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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-04

ST Lou-s, December S.-The hoard Of ma
hs'itS'raton OF the Southwestern Traffic
association is busy giving consideration to
.'a acts OF the rate committee, which al
j5Nrnea Wednesday
AuthoHfg has bscn graaaed TO make
rates ON live stock applying to Karsls
C.iy TO all points in that territory. and on
I've stock 10 Omaha Da NEWPORT terri tory
lhe rates established On shipments 10
o'nahai rates to points taking nifercn-
l+cis Over kansas CITY or oipaIa on class
eS soulh-houud. to De made by add ng run
local rates from Deares, Jun'rore, VITA
the UNDERSTANDING thSt kane as cay am |
Omaha rates respectively may be appl "a,
as maximum to d,Tectiy ntermeiiatA
points.
a rate of ~ cents per 100 pounds has
bee. authorized n lumber catloaus, from
STA ions on the ST. Louis Southwestern,
Texas, Louisiana ami Eas' crn and ca /.
Colorado ANA Santa Fe Mcn,g om ~
Francisco railr,ad north o. Nicholas iun1-
ton,
Effective December TO- I'VE stock may h.
ehpPsd ~ m Nsd ca. Dads at the Highest
rate and h Ehest minimum wsight, apps
cable OF any of the ANNA g when sh.ppei
no case to he less than 2Dool. tbs rating
hc.ne subject to thu further prov siou
that different SPECIES Of live stO IL must
lie separated ny strong partit n placed
derstool that unless cars are so patli.
tic ned tarff rate at actca we'gni shlll
hp ann G on slch Of the different ms
Of live stock conpr sing the shpme4L
The hoard OF admins ration ha elected
MIR s. : Dodge wise chairman 20 succeed
j. Waldo. decC1soi
Mr.. l.. igc represents tho 1ould line III
forests at the Southwestern hoard.
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Washington, December Z Reports re-
cciVed here up 90 midnight show that slcct
and spow, which prevailed in the South for
the last two days. was OF unusual severity
for that section Of the country Serious In
terruption to telographc communicate lion
has resulted and the railroads have aiso
been unable to send out their tralns on
schedule time Judging from the manner
IN which the telegraph wires we're pgos-
trhtci, the storm made ts FIRST ,lioc,s iclt
somewhere between Jacksonville and Al
an,a aud then worked it's way slowly up
The coast until reaching Norfolk, WHEN Il
probably Sh'fttd out to the scas, as niaht
ot 1t was lost While keeping near the
coast there were number OF piaecs where
II swept further inland. TO the rreat do,ri-
m,nt of telegraph wirra.
Jacksonville was cnt OF from outside
communication 60 the North until late
nouf Tuesday night, Whilc the wiroa TO
Augusta, Ca have suffered total u, GA :
i alton, connection with Wilmington, n
tu was also last for u time. while cnpi-
munication 10 Norfoi, aud snrrounlinr
towns OF Fort Monroe HAMPTON, N,yyport
| Nova aud Portsmouth is still cut on
CherltRton. Savannah nnd Columbia ttyo
Funcred to moro nr less extent and direct
communication by aomr ~ tho lines Is ATM
Interrupted. 10th the Western u,,lon mud
me foaial companies expect sann 10 have
IN" wires Ia g0od shape aud IN regular
wording order.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-04

PARIS. December "a terrible disaster
has occurred In the ryrenncs Some Span
iards crossing on foot. had reached Cav
arnc in France, whore they related with
apparent rcmorsc that they had loft n
,.Cmar, unable TO proceed with her hns-
band. and brought her some two hours dis
lani Guards went 10 the rescue and heard
'~rs Or help. when sudden avalanche
blocked the mountain pass 80 lnnt ~:
luiG,s We're Obliged to istnrD to Gavarnh
and wait there for two days. When they
finally reached the III lg,cd trio, two 81
ihcm were dead and the third YVES dyin6
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Empire Lengur Meets.

Lon.on. December 3. tcopyrIg1tod. 1896
by the As5pciaied Pross.l THE British Elm
pirc league held a meeting this afternoon
at tae Guild hall The lord mayor. MIR
George Guod"l- Phillips. presided. The lali
was well filled but there was lac. Of en-
thuslnsm The Duke Of DoYnnkhirc md
speech 80 which he said he believed ha,
tho scntmcnt in favor If imperial fcdtra'
ior was growing but that ar. Chamber
lains proposal to establish free trade with
In the empire had not met with Tlch heart
responses In the great colonies ~ 10 de-
mrnd Immediately another colonial ccnfcr'
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san Francisco. Cal, December S'--l'ob
Fitzs.mmons. through his attorney. has
commenced suit in the superior court 10
,,s,r.in the California bank from
having Sharkcy the $1,000 purse AWARDED
the sailor by Referee carp. titHsinmcns
charges conspiracy be.ween sharkey. me
r,nnos arc net gwen. to award ShArNcy
he rurse under any circumstances. t1t2-
simmons alleges that before tarp was g.
lected as referee this agreement WaS u'tug I,
and that had he i1nown of " ne Wouia
have refused 10 enter the ring IT,.
Judge Sanderson granted the injunction
n,-lvei for and the case wall soon De urea
The National Athletic club is corlrosed
of T. G. Groom, John Gibbs local meh'
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Nacordochcs, Texas. December g. Mr.
6. D. Hanaa of Tempe, Texas, has aec1
prospecting in this county aud Shelby and
San Augustine for gold, slyer and other
meals in the earth and he has been re-
wardcd by finding quito a number of Gu
co,rapinr evidences some In each county
named. He has some interesting speci.
mems Of ores, which nc VIII soo take TO
New Orleans for assay: He IS taxing
leases upon lands for the mining inter
osts. and In several places he has sun.
exploring shafts ana expects 10 sink more:
He finds prehistoric lninor or evidences OF
mining In the way of o.d shafts that may
he > thousand years old, one N s'sa Au-
gurline county that is n rel! wonder.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-04

Zanzibar, December 3,Thc massacre NJ
Senior Cacchi l,aliaa consul here. captains
Of the Italian war ships Voltu,no and stuff
alta, and also six other Italian officers by
Someiis at Magado on the coast o( Suira-
ira, Fast Africa, occurred on Saturday last,
November IS The party MAS accompanied
by seventy Askaris and vas Gu trip int,
the country outside ot Masndo wheu tho
somclis attacked the Italians ami Killed
all the whites and also thirty Askaris
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New York. December THE New yor,,
Wor'd this morning says:
Tho ba't'oshp Texas. which has been
"F'erFoins repairs for two weeks WAS
uoAtod out of the timber dry docks o,rly
'n's morning and with the ass'.fance OF
TWO government tugs WIS moored AT tho
zoo dock The ship is unit fo- service
ana VIZ In all prohahii lie put out of
commission in the noir future ana under.
20 extensive aNcra.iens.
BESIDES the weaknes, of bu.khe,d the
water ;ight compartments and the anna.
ra'n7 which works the Pinch guns. Tho
'u''n's are found 20 have been so flu.,!ly
oo''''ucied that the guns can only hc
'oiNed from two pon IONS. Should tho
iurroiS become jammed the turre,s would
he useless
Many o;hcr defects have also been dis.
covered The pirtng TO the hosting ana
ralnmAr gear is unprotected when /, tray.
'fses the SPICE between the protect,v,
"'cN 'Ad tie floor of tho redouht. Tht.
means THAI tho main battery can he dis
"''"u wv Nfot from small gun
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DnrinE Robbery.

s. LOUIS, December 3-Two h glway-
msn with drawn revolvers entered the Of
flee OF ths Home Brewing company a,
o'c,-ck this afternoon ana held m Tho
"a sly ar Robert Hayercamp forced him 10
hand over $i1o and then went behind tn.
counter. looted the money drawers ana
securoi probably 500 additional
TIC robbery was the most daring that
has o occurred In 81. LOUIS FOR yeIr~. Whea
tho ho'd-up occurred there we're nro@enl 70
mo off - the cashier. half dozen clerks
nd Sc, era, customers. The robbers made
their escape.
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Lima, Peru, via Galveston, Texas. he.
Gerber 81 Advlc,s received here from 80
iivia confirm the report tina, hitch has
o'e"tted between iolvis and tho Arscn.
tine limit commission,
The president gives banquet 10 the
spanish minlstcr today aad It wlll be fol.
lowed by reception
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London. Drccmhot 9. Tho paily Nows
has ncrl'n dispatch which says Count
Fickens,cln. M mt,mat. friend NJ Emperor
William, has been found mortaily Wounded
IN the woods on his estate at Malit., tear
briesen.. The Vorwaert says the count is
supposed TO have beon killcd by vouchers
nc wns ono OF tho wcalthcst landowners In
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-04

London December o.-tporgc Ha!g, o.
the Arm OF nais G IIag, whisky merchants
OF this city. Informs tho Associated prcs5
that there Is no truth IN tho statement
that he IL engaged TO marry Mrs. August
prhy,on. the eldest daughter OF Mrs. VII
i'eri fs'"r, who Bome time ago obtHlaed \
divorce ir3tn ]. Coleman nrayton on sht
grounds OF dtBer,ion and non support.
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Of the 1.ccward Islands. says that scrlcus
foods have occurred In the Island OF Mont
scrra' Roads and bridges. II Is added
have been DESTROYED, and seventy ave per
sons have been drowned
The L,cward Islands form part Of IN,
West Indian Islands Mont Scrrat has an
area of about 4, square miles aud a poru-
lntipu OF nearly 1000
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ST. PotclsbS,g. December 81 Ecnl-oi'
neisl rotc has been iazued omphntieal'l
drnylng ina ihero has been Disagree
ncr,t hciw-cp France and Aussia reg1rdln'
forfi~a Dpliticf
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per'in. Nccemher S.-'rhc trial OF Herr
lLcoclort, raron Luotaow, Iiorr PloeN, Herr
Berger ard Herr Foellmor, the Journalists
who nre emerged with libeling Count botho
Zeu- Gutenberg Baron Marshall Won bicb-
crstoin and Prince Alexander Won llohen-
lohc. was resumed today
Prince Alexander Won Hohenlohe, Baron
Marshall Won Bieberstcn, Privy Counselor
Uolstcip and Counselor o, Legation Ham
mann were in attendance NJ witnesses.
Prince Alexander von Hohenlohe test ned
that it WAS possible that Herr loeckert
mlaht have spoken TO him In the ante room
Of his residence ut Breslau, but ho could
not recall anything on the subject.
Baron Marschall won Bieberstcin icposcd
that he knew neither Luetzow nor Herr
loecl.,i. ard later thu minister Tor for
eign affairs said that on the supposition that
i..ss ,Aographcr attending the banquet wha
unable TO take shorthand notes In French.
he wrote the words CT the Gears toast ana
Immediately had Il verified by RUSSIAN
official,
Baron Won nichorstein added that the
wrong version Of The tonst puhliBhed "as
probably due tn a mistake Of tho reporter,
AZ two versions Of IL never existed
An interview with the chief OF police hos
doyelopcd tho fact that Van Tausch. tho
commissioner Of the detective Of police.
trpctG the incrimlnailnr article to the for
o'gn Office and 1t vas subsequently dcvol.
icrcd tina, Barren Won luet2ow was she pu-
tho, nf the assertion that tho false version
came from tic foreign office and il vas
shown that Won LuotHow was nm agent CT
the secret polcc
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81. LoNs No, Decemher ~ spSc'aT
N Tho Pom-plspaich from Lexington.
XIV. says: Il fight occurred ,olaY n
,o,chcr o,o Of the molr;,i1 counties,
hctwren the Morgan nd rerflson fam
W. 4 father and two sons fought o,
n,ch edo -nd-ae a result Mcgln 10 fcl !
ANA his TWO sons are GyinG. ard both
ne Younger Harrlsons are dead.
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Borton. Mass, December s.-Tle oTialal
canvas1 ror president IN this Slate ssoHs
that a1s.osS bal OTIS were cast ~ McKln.
l.y, io5 5li for Bryan and 'i,f'a f1r PAIN
or. McKinley's plurality lI4.?sS, agrin7t a
plurality Tor Harrison in 1892 o 260ol.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-04

Cleveland Ohio, December 3.-Colccrn
Ing the report going the rounds TO the ~
feet that the inaugural ba may p'ss!t'ly
DO omitted at the coming inauguration Of
President cleo, Mckinley In March. Char
man Hanna. who has charge Of ihe ar
rangcinents pertaining 10 such matters.
said today
II ,hink the inaugural ball WIN be held
az usual. II has become time honorc
custom in connection With ihN inaugural
ceremonies and there f. no reason why 4,
should be emitted now.
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water SIM Rising.

milwaukee,, WIS., ncccmbcr 3,--A sperial
to ihe Wisconsin From chippewa ralla
says Late tils afternoon the water wac
Sun rising II the water getu much lasbor
INC electric plant will have to suspend on
lite'y ana ,hc Gprlnpss viii be- total to.
hlsht. The weather Is cold hlt there are
Indications Of a storm. and /! ra.n OF Wet
7no" 'omte tholr via be- a ilighlful state
of auairH,Gan large amount Of valuable
Bnods aud merchandise arc ,Nposod to Tho
clements.
NE Wisconsin, central pah.rnger station
hhr bcon anchored van siruue caBios but'
/ " the current grows much sunnscr ii viii
be cariitd away together with the railroad
, linolss, The railroads. uypOr bridge la A,lli
thnNo 'ho Hood. but thr lower bridge IL al.
most covered with ice anf any sudden
itoYemcn, OF the water VIII carry II away.
| me wagon bridge below the dam Ig in rrn,t
| p"nEnr aud may 70 az any moment Tho
zee is now pilcd mp againRt the hrldsn 10
the twcnty seven font MARK. n mint Meter
before touched In Tho history of The city.
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Pierre. s. D., December S.-~Ths offloi |
vote In South Dakota for president is not
yet made public, but tho canvass OF coup-
ties IL complete The unofficial voc Is IS
follows: Mckinley ii.0i2l Bryan i,,22i.
/ vering $3.50. Congress rep.
a, $50; Gamble. rep. 4oat3; Kelly, pop /.
l.isS. Kncuies, pep. E.2i7.
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Hamburg, December Various meet
ings OF tho strikers were held this morning
to consider the situation in view Of ;he To-
fusal Of the employers to submit the dis
putr to n court Of arbitration, aud It was
decided to call upon tho strikers oouidu'
tee to declare general strike.
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San Francisco, December i,-one OF the
nbvs,cians who examined shaikey tonight
stated 10 the Associated Pre-" that II
was his opinion that sharkey was pot +, so I,
~ - SS,,s axhTbitod might nave been
caused otherwise chan by dow
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W VI fNEWN NUNNN.
.'o" oi'fGns, December S.-ytea:.cr
Gear ana cold; trick heavy:
"'e'. ionr,hs Of a n,lc- Domingo. Mon.
10, ho!le OF Fordhsm, Time. 1894.
ioNrihs OF a mite -Rober. Bonner
IVORY, fonl.roy Sec. Time. i;.gs
:, ti'e-elasl.hs OF 4 r,..e .Doon,ii,, Nav,
henr 60. Time. i:1Si,. lawn
roy n-c.ghtn" o. . mile i.innc;e, Mrs
Hr'rH,gsnaw, FaHsko;a. Time. i;Sai,
DOL ~ GRAFTON, Sammy Young. Tine
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uhlaaslpha. i,ecsmhsr Nj. !. II.
soYtr.rn. the s7;or and N'rg MA Ha- 81.
~ former Ieldue ladT .wsrf pTNa;sIy
n,srr,e4 N III S ci;y tbs sttlGAcoh
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Ca, o, December S.-~Lord Cromct the
British agent hero, has informed the Esyp-
tian government that he Ia authorized to
state that In the event OF that government
deciding to repay to the Caisse OF the
Egyptian department the 100000 pounds
advanced to meet the nxpennes nj 'he
Anglo Egyptian expedition TO Dongola,
Great britain is prepared to advance such
sum Of money ma the Egyptian treasury liz
unable to provide for that purpose
The action ot Great hritain In ,hls mat %
ter Is the result Of the decision sosturdny
OF the court Of appeals AT Alexandria that
the funds OF the caisse should not have
been used for the war expenses md that the
Egyptian government must Ray back tn,
money advanced.
Paris. December = The Temps today
dwclle upon the moral effect Of he dstisl Ion
Of the cour, OF appeals AT Alexandria COM
peliing the Egyptian government to repay
to the cnisso Of the Egyptian debt the
money advanced by the latter for the cN'
pcnac OF the Anglo Egyptian expedition to
nongo'n and saws
"Henoeforih, before executing plan OF
campaign Of which khartoum IN the miii
tary objective. but diplomatic object clsc
where the au,hoi Of these schemes iurai
come TO an agreement with tho other
ruM,TS -
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territory supposed to embrace Enterprise,
he dispatch doubtless means about 10 .000.-
coo acres To tho Manao company, which WAS
transferred to the Or,noco company.
The gran, includes the territory extend
ins from near the western or upper lint,
81 the orinoco delta to the coast incluh ug
by It's northern boundary several o, The
delta islands, ani extending southwest TO
The ores, OF the lmataca mountains.
II is said to have l-rsn indicated by Hum
eoldt rs tho most promising and favorable
region for colonization he had seen IN his
travels In South America.
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Bremen. December S.-.Thc s,rkors al a
meeting held here today adopted an agree
moni concluded with the warehouse Z M
mit,tr and a committee OF thc strikers for
tho settlement Of the dispute and therefore
the Rtiikp IR over,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-04

Thllsdephia, Pa. pccemher 3.-~Tbe Ma
tional League ~ Dusiness Men tphilndrl.
phia branch to-day sent By messenger tho
oAowirg io,tcg 10 Senator Quay at the
Intel Walton
Dear sir.--At mcetirg 81 the execu
tive committee Of the National League OF
Business Men committee consisting OF
M,ssrs. Howard b. Frrn,h, Jamos Pollock,
Francis d. Reeves, John q, croNlon apd
The undersigned were appointed to ASK
conference with you regarding the unitfu
states senatorshir. KiDdy advise us ny
beerer at VIVA, hour ynu can MAKE II c1n-
vcnieui 10 meet us today and obi &C. hc'
spccifully yours.
Rudolph B!ankcnburg.
Chairman Executive Cvni,siiA -ee'
sonator Quay's answer made verbally 70
The messenger but written down al the
time, wag;
"You can say 10 MIR, Blan.enburs That
| NJ rubl,r meeting held at Erie Pa. on
| tho 2Sth uI,, at which he was pr s1enl ana
| non .protcg.ire, one OF the above named
| committee Mr.. Pollock, In speaking ~ tho
| sonniorship said. I'VE are willing ~
have one man like Quay. but VIC want one
man Aho will not be away nshing or drunk
when Important measures are up copcera-
ing our welfare decline TO have any
communication with the committee, what
ever. and you can give them this as my
reason"
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x.u nricnns EntrIrs.

r,rs. r7ca, one mic, Se.' HI--! = ~ -, !,
oa,,k Jr Ne1housc. Marqu!se' l9l WEI
strat.oa lOJ, Dances ie" t
scconi race Gve-oish'ns o. ,, m,'' v 1
ii,,Hscrd5N. Dawn, 100, snar, brothef fr''''
"rb,ra race. cyea-e'Ehths OF 4 n, .ie' SIX Z,
lug-liarmony Rlpala ,s,ele' ,,,i;i,o., LIN
I!tfnll M Duniar' WILL
Fourth race. ,hree-fouf'h: 81 rI nor
sa,'iny Cooper. sillv Jordan' ,;1-lh lit ~
"9,' fth -sce, ;hree-fourths OF a NILE sen
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Tendon. Decembsf San official dispatch
received from ST. johns An,insua. capita!
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), mine head brought ss3,ca2.


San Francisco. Cal. l1a07H'V' o.
woather fine; track fast a. Ingles.de. re-
rhtr,ee,.s.x,eentfas Of . mile-sumnler
T.ne' ' re lgl.ns;on, wyoming Tine "a :.
:s,e,vcn.e'sla.hs Of a it-, isl, IAN
d5lsr3a, TEe Ro"',gg 1'm nile l. MoyIan. La
~ nrof,c 'Alvsrado. Time, Ia
'' ~ Sfi rytecn;h-;Fr,ahie Muddy
rctnianita, Tom Elmore. Tine TIM, ;''"N,a.
MiIe-Wawonl, Johany M'A@'v' N-''
BrLwueh me-. l;R
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Clcvcland. Ohio, December ! Chairman
Hanna expects to start for Washington TO
morrow noon md II Is believed that upon
the result Of tho tDlk with Senator Sher-
man. which he expects TO have VIII depend
the lline OF two places In the cabinet of
Prerdon, elect Mckinley, white Mr., Han
no viii not carry with him nm offer OF tho
sccretaIyrhlp Of state TO senator sherman.
no VIII n, least be commissioned To ASA
the senator II he would Rccpp, the pa :,
II II was offered him II " snid Biso that
Mr. Hanna wan offered the tfe0Hlry por ,
folio Whilo at Canton yoetcrd n d thu,
he does not desire to accept IT, Ills daei9-
ion IL sud 10 have been vel hhtld until he
discovorr whether Senator She man would
accept a cabinet place. thus leaving the
way open for Mr. Hanna 10 20 To the son
ate. which he would much prefer 70 n
cabinet place. Mr.. Hanna has drclincd 10
discuts hia yisii to Canton. but some 81 has
coRe friends who seem to un1eratlnu tie
situation assert nuch IL The case,
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Petersburg, Va. December 3-The SNOW
fall ceased at daylight this morning with
n depth Of three inches on level. AZ
other polrtB in tho State II IA much decpsr.
The temperature ross rlightly today Al
tolegrnphic communication between this
city aud Norfolk rs cut off but railroad
trenic con,inuey as usual. though n ~ns
interrupted few hours durlrg the might.
Norfolk was In darkness laat riSht and
ell wires were thrown into great disorder.
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POLITICAL NOTES.


Canton, Ohio, December S--rhc b-irbt
sunshine and good air OF tho morning AZ
forded Major and Mrs Mckinley opp,r-
tuni'y Tor q drive about tho gity, wbirh
they enjoyed very much. Mrs Mckinley ii
apparently enjoying ms near good health
M ever faila to her lot and seems to hays
rcganod the strength lost during her N O..
ucsS following the elect o.. There In an
unuaunl plumber OF callers NJ the MrKiilnY
house iddny Aside from the congrCesn' n
On route 20 Washington and other pfonl-
nont men OF he patty who called to sec
the president elect u.orc waa an inueual-
ly large number NJ social C3i'erh Rnd poo
lilo who merely dropped IN 70 ,hlke hands
| with the major
! Congressman nlnelcY of Maine, chairman
| ~ the wnys and means rommitioe, and M
thor Of tho D!nsley revenue hlil, arrived
! this afternoon aud held a conference WITH
Major McNlnlcy on pertinent questions OF
Tho hour
! SENATOR'S John II Mitchell and CcorE-
| " Mcbride and Congressman Henran ~
! Oropou arrived Ia The rity al no1u - my.
| rhty are ON their way 10 Wa h nEto1 tor
| the wirtcr ard stoprrd on u pay 'hrir
| respects 10 Msinr Mckinley.
| Senator Mcbride when seen hy an Az
soc.nlod Press representa- i've. said
There Is nothing poll l'fl In ont Il I
10 Major Mckinney II IL uf a purely eoclai
nature. We would hn nrrui - hnve n II
| from Oregon In tho clbinrt but 90 yot the
sentiment has not rrys aiiz,d on on tie .
son. There has boon lnuch talk az senator
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| 10 the senate again