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by means Of resolution, which would
require only a majority vote, will be
inaugurated. Some members of the
Foreign Relations Committee, who IA
vor annexation, advocate this course,
because they say they see no reason
for traversing the same ground twice,
as they would be compelled to do In
case the matter should be first consid-
cred in executive session, fail there,
and then be taken up in the form OF
resolution in open Senate and House.
The immigration bill, for which SEN
ator Lodge stands sponsor, is prac-
tically at the head of the Senate leg
islative calendar, and will be consid-
cred early in the session. Senator Lodge
to-day repeated his intention of press
ing the bill, but he will as antagonize
the Hawaiian treaty with The first
bill on the calendar is 6 IA ter Gears
measure providing for the adjustment
of the Pacific Railroad debt, but the
sale of the Union Pacific doubtless will
have the effect of causing the tenn
porary withdrawal of this bill and the
substitution of others. OF the 300 bills
on the calendar about 200 are private
pension bills, all of which will prob
ably be disposed of at one sitting when
taken up. There are also several hun
dred recess appointments to be con-
sidered in executive session.
1t is not probable that much will be
done in the way Of legislation the pres
ent week. There will be an adjourn
ment on the day after receiving the
message on Monday, and as there is no
disposition to press the Hawaiian mat
ter until the Foreign Relations Com
mittee agrees upon a line of action, the
indications now are that it will not
be taken up in the Senate before next
week.
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THE PRESIDENT ANXIOUS.
He Has Made Arrangements to Re-
turn to Canton To-Night.

WASHINGTON, Dec 5.-President
Mckinley, accompanied by Assistant
Secretary Day, arrived in Washington
at 1:45 O'Clock this morning. He was
met by Secretary Alger, Secretary Bliss
and Secretary Porter and driven to the
White House. The President had re-
ceived two kilograms en- route from
Canton reporting the condition of his
mother, but he was anxious for later
news. In the midst of the forenoon a
message was received from Abner Nc
Kinley, at Canton, saying. that the
Presidents mother was resting in about
the same condition as when he left
She might last through the day, or
even one or two days longer but was
liable to die at any moment
Arrangements have been made for the
return trip to Canton tomorrow even
ing. The President, Mrs. Mckinley and
party of half-doZen close friends and
relatives will leave Washington at {
O'Clock on a special car attached to
the regular Pennsylvania train, and
arriving in Canton at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning.
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STOLE HER OWN CHILDREN.
A Woman Who Had Followed He1
Husband for Two Years.

LAS VEGAS IN. M, Dec. 5.-Some
weeks ago DR.. Rhodes, veterinary SUR
geon, came to Las Vegas with two in
teresting children, boy of and a
girl of 9.
Wednesday evening the train from
Colorado brought handsome middle
aged woman, who went to a hotel and
registered as Mrs. Aliver, Ogden, Utah.
The next morning she left the hotel,
and in the afternoon returned with two
children. She said that she was Mrs
Rhodes, divorced wife of the veterinary,
and told a sad story of the taking of
the children from her by her husband
in San Francisco, two years ago, and
how, spur7ed on by a mothers love,
she followed them TO Alaska, thence to
Utah, through Colorado. and finally to
Las Vegas, where she located her chill
dren, finding them playing in the street.
She left for San Francisco with them.
The doctor was not aware of the chill
dren's disappearance until after the
train had gone. kilograms We're sent
to Albuquerque for the officers to inter-
cept the three, but as no warrants We're
issued here the Albuquerque officers
refused to hold the woman, and she
was allowed to proceed to her destina-
ton.
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sworn out and the Lansing party was
arrested, being released on bail.
SETTING A PACE.
Fast Time Made by Trains ON the
Union Pacific Road.

OMAHA, Dec 5.-Celebrating its new
birth, the New Pacific has taken two
more falls out OF Father Time and has
set pace for fast running that will
likely stand i'll the West for some time
Three record breaking spurts in one
week is its record.
or the first the Associated Press fur
nished full particulars last Tuesday. AT
that time, a 520-mile run was made at
the rate OF 62la miles an hour with n
hundred mile dash at the rate OF So
miles an hour. Yesterday the fast
mail was again late in Wyoming and
was danced across the Nebraska plains
at rate that makes the Tuesday run
look slow. 1t covered forty-two miles.
from Sydney 10 Julesburg in thirty
eight minutes: eighty-one miles from
Julesburg to North Platte in seventy
one minutes; sixty miles, North Platte
to Lexington in sixty minutes: thirty
five miles, Lexington to Kearney, in
thirty-three minutes and final dash
of forty-two miles from Kearney to
Grand Island in thirty-siS minutes. or
seventy miles an hour.
The 261 miles from Sydney to Grand
Island was made in 23S minutes, an
average OF 65.6 miles an hour. From
Grand Island to Omaha, the run was
ordinary, the lost time having been
made up. To-day the Union Pacific
brought a theatrical company on
special train from Juiesburg TO Council
Bluffs, 294 miles in 2S6 minutes. From
this must be deducted five minutes Cor
changing engines at Grand Island, four
minutes delay by Missouri Pacific
train on the crossing at Petrol and nee
essary slowing up through Omaha and
a slow run over the Missouri Pacific
bridge. The actual running time of
the train was 215 minutes, an average
of 63.G miles an hour.
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AN AGED BRIDEGROOM.
Forced to Separate From His Bride
He Takes His Own Life.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-On Thanksgiv-
ing evening Samuel G.. Parkhill "A
years of age, of Brooklyn, married Miss
Kirkland of Brooklyn, who was oO
years his junior. To-day Parkhill COM
mitted suicide at his home in Brooklyn
by shooting himself through the brain.
When the couple were married the fam
lilies of the two objected strongly 10
the union on account of the disparity
in their ages The couple were forced
to separate. and since that time Park
hill has appeared somewhat depressed.
He lived with his married daughter
and son, and when the family We're at
church he shot himself. His relatives
give no reason for the suicide beyond
the statement that Parkhill had seemed
Respondent during the past few days.
He was employed ON the Kings County
elevated road. Previous to this he was
superintendent of the Brooklyn City
and Newton Railroad. and became pos
sessed of considerable property
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GENERAL PELLIEux RESIGNS.
Italian Parliament Amended a Bill
Against His Advice.

ROME, Dec. 5.-Qeneral Pellieux,
Minister of War, maintains the attitude
he has taken up. in consequence of the
action Of Parliament in amending the
bill dealing with army promotions
against his advice, and persists in his
resignation.
King Humbert, the Marquis di Rud-
ini, the Premier, and other members of
the Cabinet urge General Pellieux to
reconsider his action, but he refuses to
do so.
In view of this, it is expected that the
entire Cabinet will resign, and that
Marquis Di Rudini will reconstruct the
Ministry.
The present Italian Ministr ry is as
follows:
President Of the Council and Minis
ter of the Interior-The Marquis An
tonic Ii Rudini.
Minister of Foreign Affairs-The
Marquis Emilio Visconti Venosta
Minister of Treasury-Professor Lui-
gi L,Izzatti.
Minister of Finance-Signor Ascancio
Branca.
Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical
Affairs-Professo Luca Emanuelo Gil
anturco.
Minister of War-General Luigi Pei
lieux
Minister of Marine-Admiral Bene-
detto Brin, InspectorG General of Naval
Engineering.
Minister of Commerce, Industry and
Agriculture-Comte Francisco Guccia-
radini.
Minister of Public Instruction-Comte
Codronchi.
Minister of Public Works-Giucio Pri-
netti.
THE CABINET RESIGNED.
LONDON, Dec. 5-The Rome corre-
spOndent of the Morning Post" says:
The Cabinet has resigned. General
Pelliauxs action is regarded as a DO
liticai move to make it possible for
the Marquis Di Rudini to secure a
unanimous Ministry. The Ministers of
Finance. Justice and Public Works. in
the retiring Cabinet, will not appear in
it's successor.
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Fourth Day Of Mother Mcklnley's Illness
Passed.
Her Condition is Still One Of
Steadily Wasting Away and
She May Die at Any Time
Sinking Spells Follow One An
other--The President Arrang-
ing to Return From Washing
ton to Canton Tonight.

CANTON, Dec. 5.--Mother Mckinley
has passed the fourth day of her i'll
ness, and enters upon the fourth night
with the spark Of life still burning
dimly. There has not been a material
development in her case to-day. Her
condition has continued one of steadily
wasting away. The family watched by
the bedside all day, prepared for the
end at any moment, and sometimes
feeling that it had come, as the patient
was seized with sinking spells, which
yesterday We're mistaken for a second
stroke of paralysis. During these at
tacks she would perceptibly weaken
almost cease to breathe and show
scarcely a sign of life. For the most
part these spells were limited to half
an hour, and when they We're over she
would resume the quiet repOse charac-
teriStic of the entire illness. About the
middle of the afternoon, however,
more serious sinking spell occurred
and lasted two hours. Several times
those keeping vigil thought the last
f1utter of life's flame had come. The
attack passed away at last, leaving her
almost the same as when it occurred.
There is a possibility that she may
survive the night or even longer, but
most constantly have the least hope
of such a result Communication was
established with the White House as
soon as the President arrived there.
and a telegraph wire is constantly open
to Washington to advise the President
of every occurrence in the sickroom.
Besides this, he had several times
taxed with his brother, Abner McKin-
ley, by telephone. DR.. Phillips, the
attending physician, had number of
calls during the day. This evening
he said he could report nothing new.
There had been no notable change in
the patient during the day. She had
continued to grow weaker in the same
manner, and at about the same rate
as during the past few days.
He admitted that this condition would
prevail to the end. Asked as to the pros
poets of her surviving the night, he
said: Yes, there is a possibility of
her living till morning. Indeed, l am
inclined to think she will. But she
has been taken so long that no one
could make a prediction for the future
with any assurance of certainty The
case is one in which we must be pre-
pared for the end at any moment. There
will be no rally, no more conscious Pc
riod, no final struggle
The patient has taken no nourish-
ment since Thursday. II cannot be ad-
ministered by ordinary methods, and
the case is one in which heroic methods
of administering food are not regarded
justifabe.
GRADUALLY PASSING AWAY.
CANTON (O), Dec. 6.-At this hour
Q:15) there are strong hopes that Mrs.
Mckinley will survive the night. She
is much weaker than at any time, but
is resting quietly and gradually pass
ing away. The whole family is about
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A QUEER CASE.
Consuming Desire for knowledge
Leads to Crime.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.-On September
3, 1896, William Mills Butler, alias
Westerfield, was arrested for using the
mails to defraud. He had some letter
heads Autographed, ostensibly for the
Orphans Home at Rondout, n. Y, with
the name of w. S. Bissell, Postmaster
General under Cleveland, in the COR
ner as President. Buffers name ap-
peared as Secretary. He used these
in ordering books, and his
orders We're filled. Finally he was ar
rested and pleaded guilty. While in
Jail he repeated the offense.
He always got books by standard au-
thors. In extenuation he said he had a
consuming desire for knowledge. His
term for the first offense expired Fri
day. Now United States Judge Adams
admits he is loath to again sentence
Butler, as he feels that Butler is not
a criminal, but simply wants learning
and is too poor to pay for it. He has
taken the case under advisement
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THE WIRE TRUST.
Control Said to Rest in the Hands
of j. Pierpont Morgan.

CLEVELAND (O.), Decv. 5.-The
proposed immense combination of wire,
wire nails and steel rod interests. over
shadowing anything of the kind ever
before planned, has been advanced to
the point where the concerns interested
have decided to go in, and all that re-
mains to be done to reach an agree
ment on the value of the different mills.
Daily conferences are being held in
New York. and Cleveland manufac-
turerS are in constant communication
with the seat of activity. Besides rod
and Wire mills, the new combination in
cludes steel mills, bast furnaces and
iron ore mines. The mines are owned
by the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
and by the Oliver and Carnegie inter
ests. The further statement is made
by Cleveland iron men who are inter
ested, that the control of the big COM
pany will rest in the hands of j. Pier
pont Morgan and his associates.
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CONGRESS WILL CONCUR.
Will Give a Trial to Spain's New
Scheme of Autonomy.

NEW YORK, Dec. "a special to
the Herald" from Washington saws
that Congress will concur with the
wishes of President Mckinley and give
a trial to Spains new scheme of au-
tonomy. The 'Herald's" poll of the
Senate and House shows the following
results:
Senators against action 42, Senators
who favor but do not expect action n
Senators for immediate action 9, Sena-
tors non-committal or not seen IA
Representatives against action 17S,
Representatives for action 159, Repre-
s5ntatives non-commi tai or not seen IS
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were inactive operation 3,617 having
an authorized capital of $500, 230, 295
The total outstanding circulation
of the banks then was $229, 199,-
$50, of which 500. 994 500 was secured
by bonds of the United States, and the
balance by lawful money deposited
with the Treasurer of the United
States The circulation outstanding of
all national banks on October 31st last
was $3.50, 131 ,005, of which amount
81, ,55S. 500 was secured by bonds held
for tie account of insolvent and liqui-
dating banks and S26,2Oo,325 by lawful
money deposited for their amount and
by active banks reducing circulation.
The net decrease in the amount of cir
culation secured by bonds during the
year was SO, ,5S4, ,334, and the gross de-
crease in the total circulation was
81, ,S51 ,292
The 2,367 banks in operation are di-
vided geographically as follows: 5SS,
with an authorized capital stock CT
$159. 291 ,620, in the New England
States; $50, with an aggregate capital
of S19J, 124, 21o, in the Eastern States
546, With capital stock of $66. 161 900,
in the Southern States: 1.0i6, with a
capital stock of S160, ,369961. in the
Middle States; 357, with a capital stock
of So, ,654 ,160 in the Western States,
and i24, with capital stock of ST.
10000 in the Pacific States.
During the year forty-four banks
We're organized, with an aggregate
capital stock of $6.420000; during the
year seventy-one banks went into vol
untary liquidation.
There was paid to creditors of insol-
vent banks during the year $13, 169 7S1
in dividends. The magnitude of this
unequalled record, the report says,
will be more forcibly illustrated if con-
sidered in the light of what has been
accomplished heretofore, in the way
of dividend payments to the creditors of
insolvent institutions. In 1893 there
was paid in dividends So, 433 GAG; in
1894, S5124. SIT; in 1895, SO. $50, ,552: in
1896, S2,451 $50, and in 1897, $13, 169,-
ISL, making a total of dividends paid
within the five years of $27 ,560,515 or
36l per cent. of all dividends that have
ever been paid to creditors of insolvent
national banks. From 1863 to 1897
there has been paid in dividends $15.-
93o, 325, and in the year embraced in
this report $13, 169,7S1, or II 1-3 per
cent. of all the dividends that have
been paid during the period of thirty
four years of the existence of the sys-
tenn. Since October 31st, the end of
the report year, seventeen additional
dividends have been ordered, amount
ing to about S625, 600.
The report contains the latest conlS
piled statistics relative to the worlds
monetary systems and the stock of
gold, silver and paper currency.
A very interesting feature of this
statement is the per capita amount Of
each kind of money in the countries
named. The per capita averages in the
principal countries of the world are:
United States, $23 20; United King
dom, $50 50; France, $34 6S;. Germa-
ny, SIS 10; Austria Hungary, 50 SO.
and Russia, IS 90.
The Comptroller .renews his recon-
mendation of last year, urging that ma
tional bank examiners be paid an an
nual salary instead of fees, as now.
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THE CABINET RESIGNED
A WIFE SHOOTS HERSELF.
Believed That She Was a Hin
drance to Her Husband.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 5.-In their
meager rooms in Charlotte street at
midnight last night, Mrs Lillian How
ell. aged 81 years, blew out her brains
with a revolver She had been a suf-
ferer from chronic pneumonia for
years and believed she was a hindrance
to her husband. f. P. Howell. After
she died, Howell was with trouble re-
strained from killing himself
They were both students at the Kan
sas City Homeopathic College, coming
here from the Louisville. Ky. Homeo-
pathic College in September. The body
VIII be cremated and sent to Madison,
Wis. Howell's home. for burial
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BRYAN Goes to Mexico.

GUTHRIE 60. T). Dec. 5.-Hon. w.
J. Bryan departed for Mexico this
morning after being elaborately enter
tanned here. At the opera-house Mr..
BRYAN lectured ON bimetallism- He
will stay in Mexico for four weeks
Yesterday he received an invitation by
wire to be the guest of President Diaz
at the Mexican Capital Mr.. Bryan in
an interview gave it as his opinion that
the present Congress would be do
nothing affair.
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DISASTROUS PRAIRIE FIRE.
1t Swept With Lightning Speed
Across the Country.

GUTHRIE 90. T). Dec. 5.--Last night
disastrous prairie fire ragged in ID
County. where II fed on the high and
dry grass. and was famed by a strong
south wind. The fire started near Ruth
Postoffice. near the county line, and
swept with lightning speed.
1t was an exciting night among the
farmers. who fought like demons to
preserve their crops, the women and
children assisting. The canyons run
ming east and west along Trail Creek
finally stopped the fire, but only after
serious loss had been entailed. Many
tales of narrow escapes are told
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Insurgents Forced to Retreat.

HAVANA. Dec. o.-According to the
announcement issued from department
headquarters the Spanish forces be-
longing TO the Manila division have
had a sharp engagement with the in
surgents at Piedra, province of San
tiago de Cuba, with the result that
they captured all the positions Of the
enemy. and compelled the insurgents
TO retreat with numerous losses.
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Griggs to Succeed McKenna.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.--It was Of
ficiaIly announced at the White House
to-day on the return Of the President
to Washington that Governor John
Griggs of New Jersey has been ten
dered and has accepted the office OF
Attorney General of the United States,
which Will be vacated by the nornina-
ton of Acknowledgement McKenna to
be Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court 1t has not yet
been settled when Governor GriggS
shall assume his new office, but it is
probable that the date will be about
the beginning of the new year.
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Burned Herself to Death.

MCPHERSON tkan.). Dec. o.-While
temporarily insane. Mrs. NJ +. Dorr.
clothing with kerosene and set them
an elderly woman. to-day saturated her
afire. she was burned to crisp. Her
husband and daughter, in trying TO
extinguish the flames, were seriously
and perhaps fatally burned.
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Storm in Snain.

MADRID, Dec. 5.-The Cantabrian
coasts have been swept by hurricanes
and heavy SHOWS have fallen in the
northern provinces of Spain.
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In Memory of George.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Exercises in
memory of the late Henry George were
held ut the Auditorium this afternoon.
under the auspices of the Chicago Sin
gle Tax Club. Over 1000 persons were
in attendance
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GRADUALLY PASSING AWAY

CANTON (O), Dec. 6.-At this hour
Q:13 there are strong hopes that Mrs.
Mckinley will survive the night She
is much weaker than at any time, but
is resting quietly and gradually pass
ing away. The whole family is about
the bedside, expecting the end.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-06
The FIRST DAYS RACES
A Battle Royal Fer the One thousand
Collar Stake Offered.
A PROLONGED AND HARD STRUGGLE,
AHyhody'S Ola Rnrc-Io BIO Decided
ioa"S -fcnri j. Wins The ":at rrot
HI Grrnt Sty;c--Eut Ono rirn, or
the a:i5 Race Kun ana Grn,c e..
Villas That.

The Norfolk Driving Club began Its
annual fall meet ycstc! day in conjunc-
ton with ;hc fair
Mr.. Joseph Culbcrson, OF Chicago, Is
oihc!ating as st0rtcr; McSsrs. j. Is. Gar
rlaon and Or. Gilch.iSt as Judges. ana
MefsrS. Randolph Cromwell ana Frank
Luther as timers.
Three races were scheduled, but only
one was finished.
The first WAS the thrcc- minute TO, for
4 stake OF $l,G00. and ii was the hottest.
most vigorously contested ever witness
ed here.
There were only seven entries. but In
all The long six heats the greatest din.
Guilty w;ts cNpcri't-~ ed IN starting the
horses Al the first Othc,lo was Il 10 to
. IaEori;c against the field. and he re
manned in the betting until the end.
The sixth heat was run between the
three heat winners. and was uudccisivn
n EEtHcc at I1IC suIHITTU-y witt tell the
story.
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TIE SECOND RACE.

II looked as though R.uce's fourteen
year-uld Wilfrcd would have Il look in
for the money III the second race, the 80
irot FOR purse OF $500, a.l lie took the
hrst heat in the petty time OF 2:2iia.
with Pearl j. not II bad second: but in
the second heat the Suffolk horse broke
under the wire and raced twice around
thus clcctually nipping his chances In
the bud. for he was d!StancCd for run
ming. Pearl j. took the hcat and the
two following; ii in great style. winning
the race and first money. Hazel took
second money, Bursar third, and Maud
u. fourth.
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IWo Arrr'WEG t>.RA.
Niagara Falls, iiu;Inin AID Watkins
t.iUt,.

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
run two personally conducted excur-
sicns to Niagara Falls. Eunalo Rochcs-
ter Geneva ANA Watkins Glen on Mon
day. October ith ana llth, at the low
roraid trip rate. Of $ll.50 from Norfolk
via Baltimore. and $l5.S0 via Washing
ton. Tickets valid for eleven days from
date of issue. For further information
apply To Arthur 6. Lewis. Southern
Passenger Agent Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, under Atlantic hotel, Norfolk.
Va. se2I-we. fri. sat till oct IL
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-06

a. John Willis. Jr's exhibit at the
fair n representative OF the Gland Ran
Ids factories will take orders for fine
furniture during the fair, charging only
he factnry's wholesale price. and show
ing a splendid lire Of photographs of
these fine products. parlor and bedroom
furniture
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N. & W. EARG.INGs

The statement of Norfolk ana Western
earn .nCs for August last is at hand.
and shows total earnings of $1.0ll.5Tl.55
against $SSo,o- for the same month in
lS"G. an increase of $i3i .t9&.II. Net earn
irGs. E3iS,h3G%i, against $l9i,73iiS for
August 1896