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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR.
EL PASO, TEXAS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HOT FIGHT OVER
CHURCH MONEY
Negro Preacher iu St.
Paul Plants His Fist
in a Deacon’s
Eye.
PASTOR IS KNOCKED OUT
Row Begins Daring “the Col-
lection” and After Rev.
Seymour Had Preached
on “Brotherly Love”
SQUAD OF COPS STOP FUSS
St. Paul, Mann., Feb. 11.—Efforts
which the congregation of the Si
James African M. E. church In this
city have been making for several
weeks to oust th8|r paster. Rev. Sey-
mour, culminated in a riot during the
services this morning, during which
Rev. Seymour planted his fist in the
eye of Deacon R. C. Minor, knocking
him down and was himself sent to
the floor in front of the altar by
Deacon Robert Lowe. A free-forail
fight was prevented by the arrival of
a patrol wagon full of police who had
been called when the row started.
The deacons of the church recently
voted to reduce Rev. Seymour's sal-
ary from $80 to $10 a month, but
notwithstanding this Rev. Seymour
had refused to give up his church.
This morning after preaching a ser-
mon on “Brotherly Love,” Rev. Sey-
mour announced the collection. Two
of the Insurgent deacons came for-
ward to take up the collection, but
Rev. Seymour caled vociferlously
upon two of the stewards faithful to
him to gather up the contributions.
The congregation by this time were
filing before the contribution boxes.
Rev. Seymour stood guard over one.
but . wo unfriendly deacons held the
other boxes.
Rev. Seymour attempted to take
charge of one of these boxes, when
R. C. Minor, a deacon who was hold-
ing it, objected. Rev. Seymour
promptly swung his fist to Minor's
eye and the latter went down. Rob-
ert Istwo. who was holding the other
contribution box, immediately went
after the pastor and felled him before
his own altar. By this time the en-
tire congregation was in an uproar,
and taking aides. The women rush-
ed in between the combatants and
tried to soothe them, but It looked
as it a free-for-all fight would result
when tts arrival of the police and
their threats of wholesale arrests
brought an end to the affair.
FIGHT DURING SERVICE
GETS HOUSE FOR COON SKIN
Owner Sella It, Buys Groceries. Win*
Buggy At a Prize and Pur-
chases, a Home.
Davis, I. T„ Peb. 11.—It is not of-
ten that a coon skin leads to a home
and affluence, but William Wainscot,
of Pauls Valley, actually bought him
a home with the pelt of a pet coon.
A pet coon belonging to tic pro-
prietor of the Hotel Hampton found
its way into a neighbor' s chicken
coop the other night. The neighbor,
believing it a wild one, kilted it. Next
day the coon was brought to the
hotel.
Will Wainscot, who lived in a dug-
out near the river front, with a wife
and six children, was given permis-
sion to skin the coon on condition
that he take the carcass away.
He sold the skin for $1 and bought
groceries, etc., with the money. The
store was giving tickets to purchas-
ers who bought a dollar's worth, and
a buggy was to be drawn for. Wain-
scot was the lucky man.
The buggy was sold for $75 and
the money used in buying lumber. He
now lives in a small house adjoining
his old dugeut, and is comfortable
and happy.
Consul Going To New Post.
San Francisco. Feb. 11.—M. Rene
Halewyek, the Belgian consul in this'
city, will leave Tuesday for Yoko-
hama, to take charge of his new post
as consul general of Belgium in Yoko-
hama. This change means a decided
promotion for M. Halewyek.
BIRTHDAY OF LINCOLN
MANY CELEBRATIONS SCHEDUL-
ED FOR TODAY.
Many Clubs Will Commemorate the
Anniversary By Banquets, At
Which Prominent Speakers Will De-
liver Addresses.
CASTRO’S COMIC
OPERA AGAIN
President of Venezuela Is
Boastings That He Will
Test the Monroe
Doctrine.
HAS ARMY OF 8,000 MEN
With These and Some Old-
Fashioned Artillery He Ex-
pects to Wipe Inter-
lopers Off the Map.
Row Over Church Funds Results in
One Death, Many Injuries, and
Priest Being Chased.
Chicago. Feb. 11.—An attack by
a crowd of angry Lithuanians to-
day upon the residence of Rev.
Edw. Stafanowtcz, a Catholic
priest, resulted in the fatal shoot-
ing of one man and the serious
Injury of a number of others. The
assailants were all members of the
church over which Rev. Stafano-
wicz presided. »
Dissension among members of
the congregation over the control
of church funds culminated in vio-
lence during the Sunday service.
Women are said to have opened
hostilities by hurling a missile at
the rastor. Pursued by worship-
ers the priest retreated to his res-
idence. There he was besieged
for more than an hour in spite of
the efforts of a squad of police
which hurried to the scene. The
police repeatedly charged the at-
tackers, who had armed them*
selves with clubs and stones, and
only succeeded in dispersing them
by firing into the crowd. John
Tammalia. a member of the con-
gregation. was shot in the left
groin, and fatally injured, dying
later. Alex. Bergian. of the attack-
ing party, received a bullet in the
head Score of others were injur-
ed by flying bricks and stones.
Fifteen of the ringleaders were ar-
rested.
PREACHER ON BIG DRUNK.
Temperance Lecturer Flourishes Gun
and Acta Bad Generally.
Quincy, ill., 'Feb. U.—The Rev. Dr.
Ford Fisher, a temperance Ie5tur®T'
whose appointments are made through
the Midland Lyceum bureau of Des
Moines. Is said to have gotten hilar
iously full at Clayton and Quincy and
flourished a revolver wd adcd W
generally. He was fined $60 at Quin-
cy, after which he left for Atlanta,
Mo., where he wag to speak on Mor-
al and Instructive Themes.
RAISULI BUYS OFF CHIEFS.
Extricates Himaetf from a Very Diffi-
cult Position.
Paris, Feb. 11.—A dispatch to Echo
de Pari* from Tangier says:
Raisuli. the bandit, hag again suc-
ceeded in extricating himself frotn tae
difficult sltuatioa by buying a certain
number of Anjera chiefs who conse-
quently refused to march against him.
It is expected that the tribesmen wt_
be busy fighting among themselves
soon, leaving Raisuli free to occ,'P>
himself with the promotion of the
plans of the pretender
Marion, Ind., Feb. 11.—The Lin-
coln League of Indiana has selected
Lincoln's birthday for the opening of
its annual convention and when the
league is called to order by President
Charles Willard McGuire, of Chicago,
several hundred delegates wfH be
present from all parts of the state.
The league has not been very active
in recent years, beyond organizing a
large number of Republican clubs of
young men in this and other states.
Last year the league devoted consid-
erable time to planning the arrange-
ments for the convention of the Na-
tional Association of Republican
clubs. For this year’s annual conven-
tion special preparations had been
made and a number of prominent
orators have been invited lo deliver
addresses before the league. Among
them are Vice President Fairbanks,
United States Senator Beveridge and
United States Senator Hemeaway.
At the Marion Soldier's home Lin-
coln's birthday will he observed as
usual and the delegates to the league
conveniion have been invited to at-
tend a reception, which will be held
in honor of the day at the Home. The
convention or the league will last
three days.
Banquet At Waldorf-Astoria.
New York, Feb. 11.—The Republi-
can club, of New York, will observe
Lincoln’s birthday as usual by hold-
ing a memorial banquet at the Wal-
dorf-Astoria. Gen. Horace Porter has
been secured as the orator of the
occasion. Among the other speak-
ers wiil be Congressman James T.
McCieary, of Minnesota: Congress-
man J. Sloat Fassett. of New York,
and Lieut. Gov. M. Linn Bruce.
$200,000 IN THE TREASURY
(Wllleatadt, Feb. 11.—Conditions In
Venezuela’were unchanged at the
date of the latest advices from that
country. The censorship is rigid. One
report is that the attitude of Vice
President. Vicente Gomez, who is said
to be plotting a revolution against
President Castro In case of a Frenoh
blockade, is causing some anxiety.
It is« reported also that General An-
tonio Velutini, second vice president,
ha« a secret understanding wlih
France, and that he aspires to the
presidency. All the turmoil over the
French Cable compamfs concession
is attributed to General Veluiini, and
it iis expected that he will soon aban-
don President Castro.
The total strength of the Venezue-
lan army i3 reported to be 8,000 men,
and not 23,000, as the army accounts
state. The total armament is 50,000
Mauser rifles and 20.000,two ball car
tridges, 80 pieces of small artillery
of oid-fashione.l type and ten mod-
ern gnus in position at the ports. The
treasury shows a balance of $200,000.
President Castro is said to be boast-
ing that he will test the Monroe Doc-
trine.
The report s say that the best infor-
tion In Venezuela shows that France
or any other power can rely upon
almost the entire populace to fight
President Castro and that anxiety is
everywhere expressed for the arrival
of the French to solve the problem
which is beyond the resources of the
Venezuelans.
Money will be deciJedly scarcer If
a war should break out, and the Vene-
zuelan government has made no pro-
vision whatever for the commissariat.
President Castro continues bis cam-
paign against foreigners and has ex-
pelled a man named Van Kestyrn.
At Lincoln’s Burial Place.
Springfield, 111., Feb. 11.—The an-
nual Lincoln day celebration will be
extensive In this city, where the
martyred president is burled. Ser*
vices will be held at Lincoln s tomb
and many societies have arranged to
place wreaths and boquets about the
monument. In the evening a banquet
will be given and at which many:
prominent speakers of Illinois will
make addresses.
Union League Club Give* Dinner.
Brooklyn. Feb 11.-The Union
League club will give a dinner in
honor of Lincoln's birthday and a
large number of prominent Republi-
cans have been invited to address ihe
club. Ex-Borough Pres iter* Martin
W Littlefield will be the principal
speaker of the evemfig. Other ad-
dresses will be delivered by the Rev.
J Wesley Hill, of the James M. E.
church; Dr. Scott, of Worehealer.
Mass.; General Wade, IT. 8. A.; Prea-
ident Colar; the Rev. N. M. Waters
sad others.
General In Massachusetts.
Bosion, Feb. 11— For the first time
In the history of this state Lincolns
birthday will be generally observed
in the whole state in accordance wttn
a proclamation issued by Governor
Golld. Under the new law the gov-
ernor of the state shall annually is-
sue a proclamation, setting spar; the
twelfth day of February as Lincoln
day and “recommending" that It be
observed by the people with appro-
priate exercises in the public schools
and otherwise. 1. is safe to say that
the day will not pass unobserved m
anv school in the state. The Boston
schools will make quite a celebration
of the day. Addresses on Lincoln
wiil be delivered before the assem-
bled classes and there also will be
singing of patriotic songs and other
feature.-.
Many Republican and vanous pa-
triotic societies will hive banquets in
honor of Lincoln's hir hday In the
evening.
Grand Rapids, Micb , Feb. 11.—The
annual Lincoln Day banquet under
TO DISCUSS PURE FOOD LAWS.
Hundreds of Retail Merchants of Illi-
nois Will Meet.
Bloomington. HI.. Feb. 11.—Be-
tween two and three hundred retail
merchants of this state will be In
attendance at the annual state con-
vention of the Illinois Retail Mer-
chants’ association, which will meet
here Tuesday morning In the assem-
bly room of the Illinois hotel. The
convention will be called to order by
President John J. Pitts, of the Busi-
nessmens association of Blooming-
ton. Mayor James S. Neville will
welcome the members on behalf of
the city and H. O. Cormtck, of Cen-
tralia, will respond on behalf of the
members of the association. Then
the president will deliver his annual
address and the treasurer will submit
bis annual report. After the conven-
tion has appointed the usual commit-
tees It will take a recess for
luncheon.
In the afternoon session the report
of the committee on credentials will
be submitted and the recommenda-
tions of the president's annual ad-
dress will be discussed. Then a dis-
cussion of other Important matters,
like the passage of pure food laws,
railroad rates, etc., will follow. In
the evening the members wilt attend
a theater party at the Castle theater.
The convention will last three days.
Tlte afternoon of the last day will be
devoted to sightseeing.
BURGLARS VISIT
MILLS BUILDING
Five Offices in a Bu si ness
Block on Plaza Are Ran-
sacked by Mysterious
Marauders.
PHYSICIANS ARE VICTIMS
the auspices of the Lincoln club of this
city will be held at the Auditorium
and promises to be the greatest and
most brilliant function of this kind
ever held In this city. A large num-
ber of distinguished guests will at-
tend, among them Senor Joaquin Na-
buco, ambassador from Brazil; Senor
Don Gonzaio re Queseda, minister from
Cuba; Senor Don Joaquin Walker-Mar-
tinez, minister from Chill; Congress-
man J. Adam Bede of Minnesota and
a number of others.
Oldest Lincoln Association.
Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 11.—The
Lincoln association of Jersey City will
observe Lincoln's birthday by giving
a banquet at the Jersey City club
house. The association is the oldest
Lincoln organization In the country
and has invariably celebrated the day
with a banquet. Special efforts have
been made to make the banquet this
year Interesting and several excellent
speakers have been secured.
Under Republican Club’s Auspices.
Newark. N. J.. Feb. 11.—The annual
Lincoln Day dinner under the auspi-
ces of the Republican club of East, Or-
ange will lie held at Commonwealth
Hall. Among the prominent speakers
will be Governor Stokes, Senator Dol-
liver of Iowa, Atorney General Robert
H. McCarter and the Rev. Henry B.
Ros* of the Church of the Redeemer of
this city.
The Guestrf Limited to 125.
Newburgh, N. Y.. Feb 11.—The
ninth annual dinner of the Jjnr.oln as-
sociation, in honor of Lincoln's birth-
day Will take place at the Palatine.
Beveral prominent speakers have been
secured for the occasion The num-
ber of guests bas been limited to 125.
Union League of Maryland.
Baltimore. Feb. 11.—The Union lea-
gue of Haryiand will celebrate Lin-
coln's birthday with a great banquet
at the Hotel Rennert. Prominent Re
publicans of this and other states will
address the members of the league and
the event promises to be unusually
brilliant and Interesting
The Largest Republican Club.
New Haven. Conn., Feb. 11.—The
New Haven Young Men's Republican
club will give a dinner in honor of
I Jncoln’s birthday, to which a number
of tht mow prominent Republicans ©J
this state have been Invited. This
ciub is the largest Republican cluo In
America and its banquets are famed
for tht excellence of the orators.
Mast Meeting and Banquet
Peoria. III., Feb 11.—The Republi-
cans of Peoria and Peoria county will
celebrate Lincoln's birthday with a
menrter mass meeting and banquet.
The program is very elaborate and In-
elniet addresses by some of the most
distinguished Republican orators of
this state.
Another office building, the Mills
block, in the heart of the city was
ransacked by burglars in the early
hours of Sunday morning. The cir-
cumstances of the robbery were so
neatly Identical with that which oc-
curred in the Masonic Temple re-
cently that, the police believe both
deeds were committed by the same
partioa.
Five offices in the Mills block, at
the Plaza and Oregon street, were
broken into be,ween midnight Sat-
urday and daylight Sunday morning.
In this instance the thieves carried
off n revolver, a rifle, two plain gold
rings and other articles of value.
The offices were left in a sta.e of
gTaat disorder, papers, nooks, letters
and other articles being promi (m-
oualy scattered alunit, Four of ihe
offices entered were those of physi-
cians. This gives the local police
stronger belie) that the burglary of the
Masonic Temple last week, when the
offices of five doctors were entered,
and the robbery yesterday morning
were committed by the same man or
group of men. They are Inclined to
the belief, however, that one man
alone committed iha acts, and the
peculiar circumstances of each role
bery lead them to heliev that the
culprit is a crank burglar wl* It a fad
for the offices of medicos.
The victims of ihe Mills block rob-
bery are Dr. W. H. Anderson. Dr. C.
T Race, Dr G. H. Higgins, Dr. M.
O. Wright, Dr. Mattie Hill and Min-
ing Engineer Mitchell.
Or. Wright Discovers Robbery.
Yesterday morning when Dr. M. O.
Wright emered his office, he was as-
tonished to wee hU rooms in a state
of great confusion. His det-k had
been opened and the contents scat-
tered on the floor. The doctor inves-
tigated, and found that his office um-
brella and a plain gold ring, which
he had left In the case, had linen
stolen. He then notified the police.
Captain Greet and Mounted Officer
Walbridgo responded. By that time
several of the other tenants of the
building had arrived and reported
that their offices, also, had been en-
tered by burglars.
An investigation was begun to de-
termine how much ‘booty was se-
cured. A Winchester rifle, belonging
to Engineer Mitchell; a revolver in
Dr. Anderson's office, belonging to
Wm. Davis, it is said; a gold ring of
Dr, Anderson's and a ring belonging
to Dr. V* tight were taken.
Many oiher smaller articles were
also missing.
Entrance to all of the offices was
affected by raising the windows which
face In the hall of the building. This
is the identical program which was
carried out in ihe burglarizing of the
Masonic Temple offices.
The Winchester rifle taken fror,-
the office of Mr. Mitchell was the
most valued article stolen from ihe
Mills building, in the Masonic Tem-
ple robbery, dentists gold and other
articles were taken. Clothing in each
instance was passed over, although
much valuable wearing apparel which
hung In the office* could have been
taken. After the investigation by
Captain Greet and Officer Walbridge,
ihe caae was turned over to Detective
Billy Smith.
A Crank Burglar.
Smith is also of the opinion that
the two robberies are the work of a
crank burglar, who has a mania for
breaking into doctors’ offices and
rummaging iheir papers.
I Late yesterday af.emoon Smith
I arrested a negro youth named Jim
j Matjoy on suspicion of knowing
* something about :he robbery, and he
! was locked up as a sospiefone ehar-
| actgr. Matjoy declared ihe knew
nothing of the burglary.
\ Detective Smith worked until late
j hut night on the case and an impor;-
j ant arrest may be made today.
TO BE A WEEK OF
HISTORY MAKING
Succeeding Seven Days Re-
plete iu Events, Many
of Them of World-
Wide Interest.
BURIAL OF DANISH KING
Unprecedented Gathering of
Rnlers-French President to
Be Inaugurated—White
House Weddinff.
CONGRESS WILL BE ACTIVE
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
New British parliament to open.
New president of France will be
Inaugurated.
Meeting of operators to discuss
the threatened coal strike.
Several important measures to
be considered in congress.
Unprecedented gathering of
crowned heads at burial of King
Christian.
Wedding of Miss Alice Roose-
velt to Representative Nicholas
Longworth.
Ceremonies attendant upon the As-
sembling of the new British parlia-
ment will be somewhat clouded by ,..e
fact tnat the court is in mourning for
King Christian, of Denmark, whose
burial Is to take place on Sunday, Feb-
ruary 18. Tomorrow the house of com-
mons will assemble for the election of
a speaker and the remainder of the
week will be given up lo administering
the oat.li of office and other prelimina-
ries. King Edward will formally open
parliament on Tuesday of next week.
Burial of King Christian.
An almost, unprecedented gathering
of the crowned heads of Europe will
lie present at the burial of King Chris-
tian. The deep feeling of sorrow at
his death has found expression In ev-
ery language and the nations will send
representatives to pay their last re-
spects.
Inauguration of President.
Clement. Armand Fallleries, eighih
president of the third republic, will
take over the reins of the government,
becoming the ruling executive In
France on February 18. On Monday
the Elysee palace will be the scene
of great pomp and festivity.
Dedication At El Caney,^
De.iica’lon of the battle monument
at El Caney, Cuba, will take place on
February I t. A party of distinguish-
ed officers of the (,'lilted States (truly
and navy left New York on February
8 to participate in the exercises at-
tending the dedication. The Cuban
government will play an active part in
the ceremonies.
The White House Wedding.
The wedding of Miss Alice Leo
Roosevelt, daughter of the president,
to Representative Nicholas Isjng-
worth will take place at the White
House at noon, Saturday, February.
17. The ceremony which will be per-
formed in the historic east room w
he solemnized by the Right Rev.
Henry Y. Satterlee, Protestant Episco-
pal bishop of Washington. There will
be no bridesmaids.
Bostonian A* Best Man.
The groom's best man will be
Thomas Nelson Perkins, of Boston, a
classmate and long time friend. Three
of Mr. long worth's classmates and
a college mate at Harvard. B. A. Wal-
lingford, Jr., of Cincinnati, who mar-
ried Mr. Ixmgworth’s older sister;
Larz Anderson, of Washington, great
grandson of Nicholas Longwoth, the
founder of ihe l/ingworth family for-
tune; Viscount Charles de Chambrun.
brother of Count Adelbert de Cham-
brim, who married the groom's young
er sister, and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
the oldest son of the president, wilt
be the ushers.
1.000 Invitations issued.
One thousand invitations to the wed-
ding have been issued. Those in-
vited exclusive of the wedding party
include the mem tiers of the cabinet
and their wives, former members of
the cabinet who are now in the Unit-
ed States senate and their wives, the
heads of foreign embassies and mis-
sions and their wives, omciai Justices
of tbe United States supreme court
and their wives, official members of
the party who accompanied Secretary
Taft to »he Orient, tbe Ohio dela-
tion in congress and the New York
delegation in congress.
Early Honeymoon in Florida.
Late in the afternoon Mr. Long-
worth and his bride will leave Wash-
ington on a trip to Florida, traveling In
a special car. After the adjournment
of congress they expect to make a
trip to Europe.
Following the trip to Europe the
couple may go to the Orient and event-
ually complete a tour of the world, re-
turning to the United States by way
of the Pacific.
The Threatened Coal Strike.
A meeting of the operators to dis-
cuss the threatened coal strike will
be held in New York on February 14
and on February 1C there will be a
Join; conference of the miners and op-
Mondav the senate will at 5 o’clock
on next Wednesday vote on the sub-
sidy shipping bill and under the same
agreement the entire days of Tues-
day and Wednesday, with the excep-
tion of the time devoied to routine
business, will be given up to ihe dis-
cussion of the shipping hill. It Is not
expected that there will be any more
prepared speeches delivered on the
bill but thare will be considerable de-
bate on Its principle and also upon
amendments that will lie offered.
Joint Statehood Bill Thursday.
The Joint statehood bill will be
made the unfinished business In the
senate on Thursday, following Imme-
diately upon the disposal of th© ship-
ping bill, and will continue lo hold
that place until voted upon or displac-
ed. Opinions differ as to the time
that will be required for the consid-
eration of the measure.
Senate It Evenly Divided,
Confessedly the senate Is about ev-
enly divided on the Foreker amend-
ment giving Arizona an opportunity
for a. separate vote upon Ihe ndmls-
ston, and it is not probable that a
test of strong;h will b© consented to
until there Is more definite Informa-
tion as to 'be att'tude of certain sen
ators than can now be obtained. Sen-
ator Beveridge who will be In charge
of the bill on the floor, expressed
confidence In the success of the bill
practically as reported from the oom-
miittee. it is understood that Sen-
ator Dick will open for the bill ami
that Senator Beveridge will close in
that Interest.
What Will Follow Not Decider.
No decision has yet been reached
as to what will follow the statehooo
bill as unfinished business. The de-
cision on that point wdll rest with the
Republican steering committee and
will not tie reached by that commit-
tee unlll the railroad rate bill shall
he reported to tho senate. The duels
ion will lie between the rate bill and
tho Philippine tariff bill. The day
for a vo.c on tile railroad bill In com
mitten lias been fixed for Friday and
the bill will be reported soon after-
ward In the shape agreed upon.
Tillman Proposes an Inquiry.
The week's proceedings will be
opened by an effort on the part of
Mr. Tillman to secure an investigation
of railroad conditions iu West Vir-
ginia as a result of the complaint
made by Governor Dawson of that
s,.atc In a letter presented to the sen-
ate a few days since by Ihe South
Carolina senator. He will make an ef-
lore to secure immodlato considera-
tion. but failing in that, will press tbe
measure upon tile attention of the
senate. Serial or Lodge will make his
speech on lie railroad raio question
Monday.
Propriety of Caucus Dictation.
Il is probable that the question of
the propriiety of caucus dictation Iu
dealing with treaties, which was rais-
ed by Senator Patterson's resolution,
will be revived some lime during the
week by Senator Spooner, who will
sustain Mr. Patterson’s- course. If
the Wisconsin senator speaks, Sena-
tor Tillman will reply on behalf of the
Democratic caucus. Many more of
tlie conservative senators on both
sides of (he chamber sre trying to
prevent a revival of the subject.
The senate will adjoinn over Sat-
urday to permit the senators to in-
tend tho Longworth-Roosevel! wed-
ding.
Busy Week In the House.
With two appropriation bills on the
calendar and the anticipate! discus-
sion or the- hill providing n whipping
post for wifo-beaiers In the Dlstriei
of Columbia, and an adjournment dur-
ing the wedding ‘day of Miss Roose-
volt and Represent at Wo Longworth.
the house of representatives begins
tomorrow a somewha; busy legisla-
tive week.
Mondav will lie District of Colum-
bia Dav, and tbe fortifications appro-
priation bill will lio iakon up Tuck-
>1A V
The District, of Columbia whipping-
post lilll is on the calendar without
recommendation from the committee
and should It be called upon, a lively
discussion Is anticipated.
Customs Collections Districts.
Coalman Payne of the ways and
means commi.tee is desirous of se-
curing consideration tUs week of a
bill placing authority In the hands of
the president to consolidate the cits-
'.omx collection districts. Mr. Payne
states that the bill Is in line with
economy, in that It allows the abol-
ishment in the discretion of the presi-
dent of customs districts wherein the
eolleclons are anmiitiiy less ihan tbe
cost of malntonanco.
While no specific agreement ha-
been readied lo that effect It is ac-
cepted that tbe house will adjourn
from Friday until Monday out of re-
spect to the Whit6 House wedding
Ha.urdsy.
2 ARE KILLED; 12 INJURED
A Pennsylvania Passenger Train
Strikes a Crowded Street
Car in South Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 11.—Two person*
were killed and twelve others Injttreu
tonight when a Pennsylvania passen-
ger train struck a crowded street car
at One Hundred and Sixth street, in
South Chicago.
The street car was wrecked and the
engine and first coach of the passen-
ger train left the tracks. The pas-
senger was a theater train bound for
East Chicago, Indiana, leaving Chi-
cago at 11:34. It was traveling at the
rate of twenty miles an hour when
the collision occurred.
24 MASKED MEN
LYNCH A NEGRO
Bnukie Richardson Is Hang-
ed to a L. &. N. Railway
Bridge Near Glads-
den, Alabama.
IN JAIL FOR MONTHS
Victim of Mob’s Fnry Had
Not Been Indicted, But
Awaiting Action of
Grand Jnry.
DOUBLE CRIME ISCHARGED
Gadsden, Ala., Feb. 11.—Bunklo
Richardson, a negro charged with tho
nssaiilt and murder of Mrs. Sarah
Smith hero last July, was forcibly
taken from the Jail here at an enrly
hour this morning and hanged to a
bridge of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad across the Coosa river.
Twenty-four masked men went to
the jail, overpowered tbe sheriff and
jailer and made short work of the pris-
oner.
Four negroes were charged with tho
crime ogulnst Mrs. Smith, one of the
most fiendish ever committed In the
state, two of whom have been legally
executed. The third, Will Johnson,
was recently convicted and sentenced
to death, but last week Governor Jelks,
believing there was strong reason to
doubt the prisoner's guilt, reprieved
the negro and sentenced" him to life
Imprisonment.
Richardson, the man lynched this
morning, hail not been indicted, buf
was in Jail awaiting the action of tho
grand Jury.
ICE SINKS WITH 8,000
NONE / • V BROWNED, BUT MANY
ARE INJURED.
In the Panic At a Skating Tourna-
ment At Chicago Women and Girl*
Are Trampled Upon.
Chicago. Fob. 11.—At the close of
the skating tournament on the Hum-
boldt park lagoon here today, tho ice
slowly gave way beneath 3,000 peo-
ple, causing a panic, in which many
were .injured. The Ice sank slowly
ami the crowd reached the banks in
safety.
During ihe progress of the tourna-
ment polite had kept the crowd be-
hind the ropes which guarded tho
course, but at last the great gather-
ing got beyond control, overrunning
ihe ice in all directions. Suddenly
there was a cracking sound and a
cleft appeared, stretching across tho
lagoon. In ihe panic tJiat ensued
women ami girls were trampled upon
or were dragged to places of safety
by their escorts. Tbe lee sank until
it was covered by two feet, of water.
$250,000 LOSS IN NEW YORK.
Several Firemen Injured In Six 8tory
Building.
New York, Feb, 11.—More than a
quarter of a million dollars' worth
of property was destroyed and sev-
eral firemen were injured, one of them
seriously, today by a Are In Ihe six-
story s'ore and actnry building at
836-838 Broadway. The four tipper
floors of the building were completely
burned out, the floors and roof fall-
ing In while .he lower portions of ihe
structure were flooded.
The firemen who were Injured were
caught under a mass of partly burn-
ed packing boxes when one of tbe
upper floor* collapsed.
The burned building was occupied
by Philips, Anderson ami company,
makers of women’s hats; Heller and
company, pants makers; J. and F.
Gol istone, makers of women's cloaks;
Louis Auerbach, neckwear manufac-
turer; Cohen and Lang, clothing man-
ufacturers, and Stlgiitz and Dinkel-
splel, cloak makers.
eratori. Great interest attaches to
I these meetings as both ihe operators j became terror stricken,
and miners are reported as firmly ad-1 houses and ramped in
herlng to their respective posit lorn
EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
Rome, Feb. 11.—An earthquake
shock, lasting eight seconds, caused
serious damage In Calabria today, es-
pecially at Canlanzaro, and ai Mrmte-
leon, the population of which places
left their
the streets.
$100,000 Damage To Factory.
New York. Feb. 11.—Eire starting
in the Bramuller Plano factory, at
Tenth avenue and Fifiy-flrsl street,
tonight caused a damage estimated at
$100,000. The blaze spread *o rap-
idly that for a time several big four-
story tenements which adjoined the
piano factory were threatened.
Plant of Electric Railway Burns.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Feb. 11.—The
entire piant and equipment of the
Poughkeepsie City and Wappflngers
Falls Electric Railway company was
desiroyeJ hy fire. Twenty-two elec-
tric cars were burned. The loss la
estimated at $150,000.
Mill and Factory Destroyed.
Aurora, III., Feb. 11.—The Stolp
Woolen mil and the factory of the
New Moyer Wrapper company were
destroyed by fire .oday; loss $125,000.
Under the tegreemeu reached last | prevailing.
notwithstanding the s.ormy weather
Owing to the Inclement weather, the
meeting of the Civic Improvement
league, which was to have been aeld
at 3 o’clock this afternoon, has been
postponed until next Saturday at 3 p.
m. Prof. Garcia of the college at Me-
silia Park will address the league on
tree culture.
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