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BAPTISTS WRATHY.

Bereat Attack on Their Pastor. Stir-

rlng Resolutions.Echoes Froni the

Emancipation Celebration.Suffolk, Va., Jan., 1904.

We, your conimittee appointed by theFirst Baptist Church of Suffolk, Ya.,for tho purpose of drafting suitable res-olutionB expressive of the indignantfeeling brought about by the very bitterantagonistic and slanderous remarks de-livered on Emancipation Day, Jan lst,1904, in Macedonia A. M. E. Chnrch byJas. H. Hayes, Secretary and Attorney ofthe Negro Indastrial and EdncationalAssociation of Virginia, against thecolored Baptist ministry of the State ingeneral and Rev. W. W. Gaines, D. D.,in particnlar, after a carefnl and judic-ious considertion of all the facts inthis Tery unpleasant niatter, do begleave to submit the following:

let. Whereas, Jas. H. Hayes, a repre-sentative and counsel of the Negro In¬dastrial and Edncational Association ofVirginia, did, in conrse of his speechdelivered on Emancipation Day, slan-derously abaso and insnlt the coloredBaptists by false accosation and misrep-resentation impressing the people withthe idea that tneir leaders were traitor-oue and false to their best interest. urg-them not to snpport or give eucournge-xnent to snch men.

2nd. And, whereas, he personallynamed, aLused and slandered Rev. W."W. Gaines pastor of the First BaptistChurch, as \>eing an eneinv of the peo-

Jle, untrue to their interest and thereore unfit to lead them.3rd. And, whereas, the Emancipation

eervice and the Negro Indus. &¦ Educa-tioual Asso. are| separate and distinctand boar no legal relation one to theother thus far. the prtsident or any oth-er officer; person or persons of tho In-dustrial and Edncational Association tohold snoh a celebration, provide plnce ofnieeting, print bills and iusert thenamcs of onieers without the cousent ofthe people of the coinnmnity is unwar-ranted and is intentiona 1 usurpation ofauthority.

4th. And, whereas, we believe andknow that it is the duty of Rev. \V. W.Gaines or any other pastor to adviseand lead his people .any way he maydeem necessary if he sincerely believeit to be to their best interest and is f ul-ly justified by the authority in hiinvested.

Therefore, be it resolved, That it isthe sense of this meeting as Christianand intelligent people. we unalterablyand positively enter our protest again«tsuch oncharitablo Mtfn and c-oudcmntht* remarks uiade by Jas. H. Hayes asbeing slanderous insultiug, and Jcow-ardly.Be it resolved fnrther, That we stamp

the impress of our disapproval ofsnch attempts to lead the people to dis-loyalty to true leaders, and that the col¬ored Baptist ministry be advised of, taetrue purpose of Jas. H. Hayes, to BOWseeds of discord and strife, to create op-position and trouble between the pastorand his peoDle.Be it fiually resolved, That we believe

that it is the highest duty of man tocontend for freedoin aud citizenship atwhatever cost, but we condemn themethods used by this orgauization toaccomplish that eud.

R. H. Hixes,B. F. Jonxsox,J. A. Kstks,N. A. Twitty,

Committee.On motion the abovo resolutions wore

received audadopti-d, and the comiuit-tee was authorized to have them pub-lished.

David Jordax,Acting Church Clerk.

Sir knirhts' Attention.

Blooming Lily Lodge, No. 15, K. ofP., will celebrate its 12th anniversarywith publis exercises at the FourthBaptist Church on Tuesday, February2nd, 1904, at 8 o'clock p. m. All Pyth-ians and members of the Oourts of Ca-lanthe of Richmond are respectfullyinvited to attend, and please wear theregalia of the order. The committee ofarrangements have spared no pains inarranging a very strong programme forthe oscasion, upon which are sonie no-table speakers and eminent divriues.There will also be a good many mu$icalnumbers, for which some of our besttalent has been procured.

PROGRAMME:Opening ode.The lodges.Scripture Reading.Sir Rev. F. W

Williams.Prayer.Sir Rev. R. W. Monroe.Mnsic.Ohoir.Welcome Address.Sir Elam L.

Banks.Solo.Sir Dr. Chas. E. Wilder.Oration, "The Order of Knights of

Pythias".Past Chancellor Sir. W. H.Randolph.Mnsic.Ohoir.Select Recitation--Miss Madeline

Randolph.Duet.Mrs. Mary Wilder Lucas and

Mrs. Catherine Wilder Evans."The business features of the Order"

.Sir E. A. Washington.Music.Ohoir.Poem.Sir O. M. Steward.Offering.Benediction by Rev. Evans Payne.The music for this occasion will befurmshed by Prof. Isaiah H. Oarter,supportedby his company of talentedartists.Thepublic is invited. Refreshmentswill be served in the basement.

T.1.CA. XOTES.

^The reports which the men made to

Y. M. O. A. Oonference last Friday ev-ening were very eucouraging. A spec-ial paper was read by Rtv. A. D. Daly.The pxplanation on the Sunday School

lesson by Prof. B. F. McWilliams washelpful to all. We were Rlad to seenew menibers. Otbers are invited todothe same. Conie.The comniittee on the work last Sun¬

day produeed good results. The way towin men is to keep at it.The boys crowded the roonis lastSun-

day and took an active parfc in themeeting.Every man who attended the ruen's

meeting last Sunday was well r»aid. Dr.Z. D. Lewis dehvered an address thatwas crowded with thoughts that willhelp the men to shine for the right.The music, under the directions of Di-rector Thomas M. Crump, accompaniedby Prof. H. B. Burwell, gave much lifeto the meeting, and all enjoyed it. Thedoctor was very much pleased to see theinterest which the men nianifested bytnruing out in such large numbers.Five p. m., today, you are invited to

th e explanation on the Sunday Schoollesson. Come and briug a friend.The comniittee for the work Sundayls requested to be prosent and on time.President Olifton Oabell will deliver

a special address to the boys Sunday. 4p. m., at the rooms. Subject: "TheBoy Riding the Horse"Prof. Barcr. of the Virginia Union

University, will address t/ie men Sun¬day, 5:30 p. m., at the Y. M. C. A.rooms. Every man is invited. Findthe other man. Good singing.Watch for lV e opening of the Greater

Meeting. The Search Light.Call at the Y. M. O. A. every dav.

You are weicome.

FKEK TRIP

For Colored W«Nt to the St. LouisWorld's Falr.

The Gem Shop it Columbus, Ohio,has arranged a novel coutest to seud 3colored girls or women to the St. LouisWorld's Fair for one week absolntelyfree. No mouey is reqnired to enterthis rontest. For particulars addressThk Gkm Bbop, 4!» East Loug Street,Columbus, Ohio.

S10O Endownient Paid.

Richmond. Va., Jan. 18, 1904.This is to certify that I have received

from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand WorthyCounsellor of the Grand Court of Yir-ginia, (flOO.tX)) One Hundred Dollars,in payment cf the eudowment claim ofEverliue Rohinson. who was a memberof Silver Star Court, No. 65, I. O. ofCalauthe.

hisSigned: AnciiER X Roiuxsox,

Witness«8. markS. S. Baker. Beneficiary.John R Oogbill.

Oltlcers Installed.The following olhcers of Manchester

Lodge, No. 11, have been installed byD. D. G. C. James T. Thompson: R. J.Jackson, M. of W.; Alex. Brooks, C. 0 ;Tlios. Perry, V. C: J. W. Smith, P.;Oyrus Jones, K. of R. <fc S.; Ben Smith.M. of F.; J. P. Horria, M. of E ; Al-ph.us Byrri, K.. at A.; Samuel Young,I. G.; Met. Foster. O. G ; Benj. Smith,G. R.; Alex. Erooks, Alternate.

DnUm of Onicers.The followitg is a listjof officers of

Eureka Lodgv, No. 30, K. of P., ofNewport News, Va., for the term be-ginning, Jan. !st, 1904 and endiug JuneftOtfa, 1904: CLarles H. Rohinson, O. C.;Robt. Mimms, V. C; Jas. R. Allen, Kof R. & S.; Joieph T. Branch, M. of F.;Moses Moore, M. of Excheqner; C. Al-exandcr, Prelate; F. Johnson, M. at A.;Samuel Yates, Grand Representative.

-Mrs. Sutan Jacobs, the mother ofMiss V. C. Proctor is indisposed.-Mr. Wiliam H. Evans, head-

Wttttf of the Homestead Hotel at HotSprincs, Va., and his private secretary,Mr. Robert Vs. Bell, called on us incompanv with Mr. William Oustalo.Miss Rebecca V. Farley, daughter of

Photograher J. C. Farley, left last Tues-day fcr Ingleside Seminary at Burke-ville, Va.-Mr. Jeff Anderson, 608 W. Mar-

shall street, has a copy of the New YorkHerald, dated April 15th, 1865, and con-taining a full account of the assassina-tion of President Lincoln.-Miss Lelia H. Steel, of Hinton,

W. Va:, is the guest of Mrs. Ohas. H.Lewis, 811U N. 7th Street, and will beglad to see her many friends.

-Mrs. J. M. Palmer, of Pittsbnrg,Pa., called on us. She is the guest ofMrs Trueheart. 1113 N. 5th St.-Prof. J. Hugo Johnston, President

of V. N. and C. I., of Petersburg, Va.,was in the city last week. He reportshis school in a flourishing condition.

The Baptist Ministers'Conference.The Baptist Ministers' Conference

met last Monday at the Fifth StreetBaptist Church in full. The new con-stitutiou was read andjjapproved. Thedocnment is liberal, couservative andample in all of its subject matter Allof the pastors of the city, regardless oftheir connection with the different as-sociations, State bodies and the Nation-al conventions," may meet on equalgrounds of freedom and liberty underit.Tho conference was very largely at-

tended. Dr. Walter Brooks from Wash-ingtou, D. C, was present and madesome timely remarks. Dr. Ellis Watts,of Petersburg, was also present and wasgreeted happily by all of the brethren.Rev. Hugh Wilham8, of the FountainChurch, was appointed to preach aspecial sermon next Monday morningfor the discussion of the brethren.Wholesome remarks were made byRevs. Dr. Binga, Dr. Perry, Dr. A. S.

Thomas. Bishop Evans Payne. Dr. Z.D. Lewis. H. W. Williams. Dr. W. TJohnson. W. F. Graham, Brancb Jack-son and others.The conference will meet hereafter at

the Fifth Street Baptist Church everyMonday morning and adjourn at 1 p. m.It is now thought that in the near future the conference will popularize spec¬ial meetings by inviting such men asDrs. Henry Madison, R. H. Bowliug,Walter H. Brooks, J. M. Armistead, G.B. Howarn, R. Spillor and Profs. HugoJohnston. Gregory W. Hayes, GeorgeRice Hovey and many others to deliverspecial addresses at its public meetings,

Special Scrviees at Mt. Olivet Baptistfliurrh.

Unveiling of the Scrol! Sunday, Jan.24th, 1904. 11:30 a. m., sermon bv Rev.J. R. L. Diggs, A. M. Subject: ""TheMission of tho Church of God.'' Specialmusic. Solo by Miss Pearl E. Tancil.Remarks by Dr. R. F, Tancil andothers.

Afternoon, 4 o'clock, sacred concertfor the benefit of the Charity Ward,Richmond Hospital. Free to all.

*:..)< p ni., sermon by Rev. R. Boeoh-er Taylor. Subject: "Yielding theSceptre.

Mr. Royal Threats of 38 W. Leigh,St., received a telegrani telling him ofthe death of his sister Mrs. Ella Easlnvof South Boston. He left Thursdaynight to attend the funeral Friday the22nd inst.

8100 Kndow nu-iil l'ai-l.Richmond Ya. Jan. 20th. 1904.

This is to certify that I have receivedfrom John Mitchell. Jr\ Grand WorthyCouusellor of the Grand Court of Vir¬ginia (1100.00) Oue Hundred Dollars, inpayment of the death claim of SisterMary Jane Williams, wno was a mem-ber of Old Dominion Court, No. 114, 1.O. of Calanthe.

herSigned:. Mary A. X Bradi.ky,

Witnesses: rnarkAlice Anderson, Beneficiary.Eva. G. Davis.

Ii<» You Know llir.'

I desire to kuow the whereabouts ofniy sister, Mary F. Thomas, when lastheurd of she was living at No. 4,Thompsou St., East Orange, N. J. Anyinformation concerniug her will bethaukfully r» ceived by her brother,

Rohert H. Johnson921 N. 17th Street,

Richmond, Va.

Southern Women Wantcd.Young women to do plain cooking,

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Address,HUNTKR,

321 W. 59th St..New York.

Euclose stamp. £jg^Agents wantedat once. lni-l-l<>-04

WA>'TE1).Oooks and house-girls fortnis and Northern cities. Wages good.Transportation furnishtd. R. W. El-som, 417 E. Broad St.

com j*»n2 4t

Negro Chokes and Robs Woman.Princeton. N. J., Jan. 20.Mrs. Stella

Applegate. of Princeton, was brutallyassaulted in the outskirts of th« townby an unknown negro. She was onher way home, when the negro jumpodfrom a clump of bushes, hurled her tothe ground and choked her into insen-slbility. Her crles brought aid, but then^Rro escaped with a gold wateh and$15, leaving her in a critical conditionMrs. Applegate, who is about 30 yearsold, ls the wife of Frank Applegate, ofPrinceton, and is ln the employ of thePrim-eton I-ighting company.

Governor Murphy Appoints a Judge.Trenton, N. J, Jan. 19..Governor

Murphy sent to the senate the nameof William H. Vredenburgh to succeedhimself to be special judge of the courtof errors and appea'a.

Crlpple Fatally Trample.Dayton, 0.# Jan. 19. . The Allen

achool building, ln North Dayton, wasgutted by flames which originated inthe basement. The 400 pupil3 weregotten out in saMy, with the excap-tion of Edna Baum. a little crlpple inthe first grade. who was thrown down,trampled and fatally injured in thepanie. A man at work in the basementis missing and is believed to have beenburned to death.

EVIDENCE AGAINSTMRS. BECHTEL ENDS

The ProsecntioD. Clcses After CallingForty Witnesscs.

BLOOD EXPERTS ON THE STAND

Allentown. Jan. 2<\.After havlngcalled 40 witncstes in its endeavor toprove that Mrs. Catherine Bechtel was

guilty of being an accessory after thefact in the mnrder of hcr daughterMabel. last October. the commonweafthclosed its case.The cases against John, Charlcs and

Myrtha Bechtel were continued untilthe April term of court Their bailwas rcnewed.

Dr.John Lear. professor of biology atMuhbnbere College. testified to nndinghuman blood on tiie Ingrain OWpot.bolsters and sheets from Tom'a bed,wash rap. two aprons. Mabel's stock-Ings. skirts. waist. undervcst. on thegroovod hcad of the hatchet, Tom'soveralls, wall papcr and on five of thecellar steps. Efforts. he said. had beenmade to wash the r.tains from the In-grain carpet and bofetsjfr. On cross-ex-amination he said it was Impossible totell the age of blood. Dr. Loar sald heused thrce nicthods.the microscopical,chcmical and biological or Bordotmethod. This is the first time, he said.that the biological or Bordet methodhas ever beon tried in a murdcr casein this couutry.Lawyer Schaadt, for the defence,

tried to di-rredit the biological orBordet test of dct'-rmining humanbiood, nut the oRMi ..a/uination falledto shake the direct testimony of thewitness.

Dr. John Eckcrt, of this city,who assisted Dr. Lear in his tests,was called to the stand. The defenseobjected to Dr. Eckcrt testlfying asan expert, on the ground of youth ar.dlnexpericnce, but the court overrulcdthe objection. Btating that inasmuch asthe tost was new there could be no <x-

perlonce of long standing. Dr. Eckoitwas on the stand ovor two hours, dur-lng which he corroborated Dr. Lear'satatoments and conclusions regardir.gblood test.s. and dei lared that all theatains in question were made by hu¬man blood.

Dr. W. I). Penniman. of Johns Hop-klns University, an cxpert on blood,who was in the city on private busl-ness, was subpoenaed by the coiumon-wealth. He was taken in hand by Dis-trlct Attorn^y Lichtenwalner, and hedsclared that the biological or Bordettest to show the differenos betweenhuman and animal blood to be very rellable. The Bordet test, he said, is ab*o-lute ln it.s conclusions.

Dr. W. W. Eshbach. of this city, whowas present when the blt>od tests weremade by Dr. Lear, conflrmed the lat-ter's couclusions that the stains on thearticles exhibited were made by hu¬man blood. and Dr. C. D. Schaeffer,surg^on-in-chief at the Allentown hos-pltal, the laat witness to testify, re-

tarded Dr. L*ar'g test as rcliable.Alols Eckstein, Mabel Bechtel's

fiance. was called to tho standand said that four years ago he"pieked up" Mabel Bechtel on thestreet and went home with her, andhad been keeplng company with herever slnce. Tho attorney then led himdirectly to tho Sunday night whon Ma¬bel Bechtel is supposed to have beenkilled. Eckstein said he had calledat the house and visited with Mabelall afternoon, and that they made taffy,then at 6.30 they had supper, and Ma¬bel went upstairs to dress. When shecame down she talked in a merry moodwith Myrtha, who, she sald, was wait-lng for her beau. while she was goingout to meet her beau. When askedby her mother who she meant, Mabelsaid she meant Welsenberger.

Eckstein then told of the vislt hemade to the Bechtel home on Mondaynight to get the answer that Mabelhad promised him. He found at homeMrs. Bechtel, Tom and Charles."How did they recelve you?""Well, much cooler than ever be-

fors. I notlced that Mrs. Bechtel look-ed at me in a peculiar way; in fact,they all acted queer.""How did they act?""Well, I stepped into the kitchen to

g«t a drink of water, and then wenton into the back yard. I didn't knowCharlie was in the back yard, but Imet him comlng up the steps, andwhen I spoke to him he said grufflythat he was sick and was going to bed.It seemed as If they wanted to getrld of me. Tom sat in the kitchen nearthe door reading a paper. He keptwatcblng every move I made."On Tuesday," continued Eckstein,

"I went to the factory to work, andone of the boys telephoned me thatI had better go to the Bechtel home,as my girl was dead. I hurried thereand found there Mrs. Bechtel, Myrtha.Mrs. Brobst, Mrs. Mitchell and John

Bechtel.. I tried to comfort Mrs. B'-ch-tel, and thrn she told me the storyabout the dogs barking. about the mencarrying the bundle. and about theclothos of Mabel being found on thechair in the parlor. I asked her whorethe eloth. were. and she said she hadcarried them upstairs. Directly aft^rthis John cavried downstairs thebeavor hat. the tan roat and afcoesand put them on the chair in the par¬lor, whore Mrs. Bechtel said she hadfound them. Just then Tom came inand began 1o cry. I said. '.Vhn. it's trobad! If she were only alive to tellwho struek her.

"I wantrd very mnch to go to thefoneral. but Tom said he nevrr couldface lt. Then all night long he ws.-dto cry. 'Oh, Mabel;' 'Oh. Mabel.''Don't I wish I could dle with you.*Thcn he asked me if I dien't think itnlce to die. He repeatedly said, aboutthe fmnral. that he couldn't face it."About 5.30 in the afternoon he fell

asleep. and about 4.S0 he woke up andthought he heard Tom snoring. Thenhe heard a sound like a nian havinghemonhages. and l>e know somethingwas wrong. He rapped with his tin-cup. but it was 5.T.0 before the ser-geant ciuiir. When he asked him tolook into tho cell he at first refused,but when he finally ontercd be foundTom had eut his throat.On iTd -s-.-\.iTiiination. Erkstrin said

he slept at the Bechtel home on Octo-ber 17, he and Mabel neetipying thesanie room. He said that at one timeMabel Wlnt driving with another man.and that her mother said: "Make aUthe money you aai out of him." Eck-stiun said that at another time he hadslapped Mahol's face heeause she hadused profane language wlwn he refus.dto take her nptown. He admiited tell-ing her: "Mabel, if you kep on tanta-lizing me lik- ih'.s I will be in thegrave. but if you do n< t take ^are youwill get there before me.""Did you strike, threnten and ev^n

blte Mabel because she did not likeyou and because she went with othermen?"E<kstein did not glve a dir^et an-

swer to this questlon, saylng: "I didnot call it quarreling. I was merely giv-Ing her advice."Miss HJIda Dreisbach, who llves next

door, tcstified that she retired at 1.2')a. m. on October 25, the ni*ht MabelBechtel i* supposed to have been muv-dered. She did not hear dogs barking.Neither (iid she hear a carriage dri-eup to the rear of the llevhtel home.

Sylvester Helfriih testilied that hehad engaged Tom Bechtel to cut cornfor him on Ootober 26 and 27. He saidTom cut his hand, but did not bandagit. This. the defense claims. accountsfor the blood spota on Tom's cloth-ing.DEMOCRATS CALLED TOGETHERChairman Jones Fixes July 6 For the

National Convention.Washington, Jan. 19..The following

offn ial call was issued for the assem-bling of the Domocratic national con¬vention at St Louls, July 6 next:"The Remocratic national comniit-

tee, having met in the city of Washing¬ton on the 12th day of January, 1901,has appointed Wednesday, the 6th dayof July, 1904, as the time, and chosenSt. Louls, Mo., as the place for holdingthe Domocratic national convention.Each state is entitled to representationthereln equal to double the number ofits senators and representatives in thecongress of the United States. andeach territory, Alaska, Indian Terri-tory and the District of Columbia, 6hallhave six delegates.

"All Democratic cltizens of the Unit¬ed States who can unite with us in tneeffort for a pure and economical con-Btitutional government are coidially in¬vited to Join us in sending delegates totho convention.

"JAMES K. JONES, I'hairman."C. A. WALSH, Secretary."The Republlcan Convention.

Washington, Jan. 18..Senator M. A.Hanna has issued the call for the Ro-publican national convention to meetat Chicago at noon, June 21, 1904, toselect candidates for president andTice president The call makes theusual provlsions for the numb«r ofdelegates, four at large from eachstate and two from each congresslonaldistrict Delegates must be elected atleast 30 days before the national con¬vention meets.

WILL TRY REV. ELWOODNew Castle, Del., Presbytery to Hear

Charges February 2.Dover, Del., Jan. 20..The New Cas¬

tle Presbytery decided to try the Rev.R. A. Elwood, of Wilmington, Del., oncharges ln connection with the preach-Ing of a sermon by him last June, en¬titled "Should the Murderer of HelenBlshop Be Lynched?" The trial willtake place in the Presbyterian churchat New Castle, on February 2. FormerAttorney General Robcrt C. Whlte, aPresbyterian elder and a member ofthe presbytery, will defend Mr. El¬wood.The complaint against Mr. Elwood is

that he dellvered a sermon at Wil¬mington, which, it ls alleged, e<> work

ed up the psopla that the n-*xt nigM. 'a mob gath.M-ed. stortned the wurk-house. took out George White. the col¬ored iiian. who eont'ossed to aspaultingand killing Efelea Bishop, and burnedhim at the stake.

SIXTY PERSON3 DROWNEDBurstinf Reservoir Carries Death and

Destruction B.;fore It.Bloemt'ont* in. Orange River Colony.

Jan. 19. About Co persons weredrowned. and three hotels and 176houses destroyed as the result of thebursting ol' a reservoir here. Hun-dreds of persons have been remirfdhomeless and destitute by the disas-ter.

Cuban President Adjourns Congress.Havana, Jan. 20..President Palma

ordered congrcss to adjonrn, and thesession came to an end soon after thereceipt of the order. The presidentialmessage sald briefly that as the houseshad not arrived at an agreement as tothe date of 'losin« the session, he di-rected an adjoiirnm'tit ns^Cff the Stt-thority of the constitntion. No oh-J''ction was made in either house tothis manner of i-losing the ssj sion. Noother important nieasures are psxllnfl,.and the members for the most part areglad to get their frce.dom and to beable to take part in the sJcctioa cam-paign.

Greek Catholic Cburch Burned.Bayonnc. \\ J.. Jan. 20. The Grcrk

Catholic Church of St. Johanna w.is

totally destr^: ed by fire which badlydamaged me adjoining rectory. Thesacred vcssels were rescued from tnealtar by Fathor Elias Gojdich. the rec-tor, who entered the building at greatrisk to his Hfe._

Big Coal Breaker Burned.Scranton. Pa., Jan. IS.The Olyphant

breaker utiil washery of the Delawareand Hudson eonipany. at Olyphant,wt-re totaliv t".« sti Oj~d by a flre whfc.ibrol<e otit in the engine nx m of thebreaker. A hot jourml is supposod tohave started th#> blaze. The bre-ikeris one of the largest and most modernIn the state. having a capacity of HMtons a <iay. It prepared roal tn)m sixopenings. rpwards of 2500 hands willbe thrown idle for two months or more.The coniimnv's cstimate Of the direetloss to breaker and washery is $110-000.

Adjutant General Saundera Dead.Annapolis. Md., Jan. 20..Adjutant

General John S. Saunders. of the Maiy-land National Guard. died at the homeof his daughter. Mrs. Bullard. wife ofLieutenant Commander W. H. J. Bul¬lard, at the naval academy. He was Myears of age. General Saunders hadbeen very sick for several months witha serious stomach trouble. GeneralPaunders, when a lieutenant in thoPnited States army. wa4 one of tnosedetalled to eseort the Prlnca of Wales,now King Edward VII, during his visltto this country In 1S60.

His Legs Frozen Solid.Altoona, Pa_, Jan. 20.The thermom-

eter here registered 18 degrees belowtoro. The cold wave is general ln thissection. Passengor trafflc on the Penn-sylvania rallroad suffered, the trainsbelng run without particular regard 13schedule. A number of freight trainswere frozen up on the mountain divi-elons. At Cressona an unknown manwas found alniost perished in the cold.His legs were frozen solid, and he diedseveral hours later ln the hospital.

Erie Votlng Trust Dissolved.New York, Jan. 20..The dlrectors of

the Erie railroad declared a 2 per centseml-annuai dividend on the flrst pre-ferred stock. This action dissolvestho "voting trust" on Erie first pre-ferred, the agreement providing thatthe trust should be dissolved whenever4 per cent. cash dividends are paid inany one year on first preferred stock.A semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent.was paid last August, the flscal yearending June 30. J. P. Morgan and twoassociates had control of the stock un-der this agreement.

Stray Torpedo Found On Beach.Newport News, Va., Jan. 18..A tor

pedo, 14 feet long, with propeller, cajand all attachments ready for flringwas picked up on the beach of th«reservation of Old Point Comfort bjCaptain John Burns, of the stean;launch Hygeia. Where the torpedccame from ls a mystery, but lt ls supposed that it fell overboard from on«of the torpedo boats which have beecmanoeuvering hereabouts for sometime. How long lt had been afloat, oihow near it had come to blowlng upsome of the many steamshlps plying inHampton Roads, are matters of con-Jecture.

Celebrated Lee's Birthday.Richmond, Va., Jan. 20,.Les's blrth-

day, which now has been made Lee-Jackson day, was quletly observedhere. The Richmond Howltzers parad-ed to the Lee monument, ln the WestEnd, and fired a salute thers. Theother local mllitary paraded last Sun¬day in honor of the annlversary. Thehanks were closed, and the house ofdelegates adjourned almost Immediate-ly on meeting ln honor of the day. The¦enats did not meet.

W. J. BRYAN ONPCLITICALISSUES

Givcs Den.o-Tats Wboloso^ie Aivi iani Denouiices Corruption.

STILL STICKS TO BI-METAUSM:Lineoln. N.b.. Jan. 19..A for:

wehoi/ie to W. J. Bryaa on his retfrom Europe, taking the form of"dollar diiiner," was held here. and .'.was att* nd« <1 by nearly 700 D imoecaJThe diuner was IntWUdad as a t^monial of regard and sympathy wMr. Bryan's political policies a:i amark his ^ntry into active par*: cip*.--tion in the pfVH-onvent ion eampaigrt..Mr. Rryan spoke on "The Mo: alsue." His speech was heartily ap;. laed. He said in part:"Insu-ad of ta.king of COnceaaioaa *'

eoaapromlai a, it is time for hnnoataslve aition. We are cor.fron

with a ceiidiiion that n^y well alarmthe thuiighlful ,nnd patriotle. We a-.corruption everywhcre. Votersbought at so much a head. represe'rtives in oxir <ity BjovarasMBti a<"profiting by their po<sitions, ar.d «1federal officers are selling ir.fluerWhat is the cause? The commeuui:ap :it that puU a prtca on ovrrytt;and resolves every question Into -.-

it pny?' What is the remedy? T*is only one reniedy. an appeal to Imoral sonse of the country, an awti.-ening of public eonsciciii e.

"And how can this appeal by made/Not by showing a greater desire f.rthe BpoUa of oflice than for reforn.s, |by turning a (baf ear to the coutempti-ble <ry of anything to win,' and by ar*-noancing an honest and straightfcrward posiiion on an ry publfc qu* ;..-

tion.' shaii we a< ept laipeclaliiai as ai\

IQtOaaplllhtd tacl in order to a;.pea->-those who are willing to endoise gov-ernment without the consen' >f t'govined?" l here can be no thought otsnch a turratldW, for who would trus to deal with other questions if *¦

prove lalse to the fundamental pnnci-ples of seli'-^overnmcnt?

"Shall w(. .hange our position on ? '..-¦trust question in order to Bat :re thosupport of the trust magnates? >.for a momeiit can we think of it. Weswant the trust magnates aga:rst UK,not for us.

"8hall we abandon our advocacy ofbi-metalism in order to ccnciliau*those who dcfoated the party in othercampaigns? Never. Some phase Of thomoney question is always before cou-feress.

"Shall we change our position od thetariff question in order to win overDemocrats who are enjoying the benc-fits of protection? It is absurd to sug-gest it. for the same vicious principleruns through all of the abuses froaiWhich the people suffer."The Kansas City platform is sou:/

on every plank, and the l.rst act of th<-next Democratic convention should b*to reafflrm it in its entlrety, and itsnext act should be the addition of newplanks in harmony with it and cover-ing such new questions as demand con-sideration."Then the convention should selii t

candidates who believe ln the plat¬form, candidates whose Democracy Willnot be an lssue in the campaign anc'whose fldelity to Democratic principle.\will not be doubted at the electlon. Am'<then the committee should aiinounc<_-that it will neithev ask nor receivecontributions from those who are en-trenched behind the bulwarks whichwe are attacking. And then let us de-fend our position, not on the lowground of dollars and cents, but byshowing how Republican policies lnvltethe punishment that socner or laterovertakes the wrongdoer."Will such a course insure victory?

The best that our party cau do is to de-serve victory, and an appeal to thaconsclence of the American people Issure to win ultimately and effers thebest promisc of inim< diate neoaaa,"

BRIDESMAID ODDLY SLAIN

Wedding Guest SKot Through HiaHand Into Her Brain.

Connellsville, Pa., Jan. 18. . MaryMehallick, 14 years old, of SummitMlnes, two ndles from here, was shotin the head and instantly kiiled byJobn Hudock The young girl, ln com

pany with Joe Mehallick and his bride.were returnlng from Connellsville.where she had acted as bridesman a tthe wedding. The men of the partvbegan to celebrate by firing revolver^.after leaving the clty limits, and contlnued all the way to the Mehallickhome. Hudock, who boards at the Me¬hallick house, after firing his revolycr.Jumped into the carriage, and, rexnarVlng that his plstol was empty, put hihand over the muzzle and pullael thtrlgger. The ball passed through 1.hand and penetrated Mary Meballlclforehead, killing her Instantly. Hudo kwas arrested, charged with murder, al-though ha protested that the saootingwas accldentaL