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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
MISHAPS AND ADVENTURES.
Wrecked Crew subs ST as Best They Can
on Small Island for Four Months
Before They We're Rescued.

NEW YORK, Jan. Capt. r. Il. Shaw
and the crew of ten OF the British
bark Glenhuntley long given up for
lost, are alive and we'll and on their
way to Liverpool. They abandoned
the Glenhuntley in fierce gale on
June 4, 1895 For 154 days the II sailor
men lived on Tristan d'Acunha Isle,
more than 1900 miles south by west of
the Cape of Good Hope. They subsist-
ed on penguin eggs and the flesh of
sea eaglets and shared with the 72
white inhabitants the scanty stock
of provisions that the captain of
passing vessel could spare. After
almost four months of such exist
ence the British war ship Thrush,
making an annual voyage of inspec-
tion tn hrough the south Atlantic. res
cued the castaways, and late in No
vember last landed them at Simon's
bay, South Africa. A letter haa been
received in this city from Capt. Shaw, ,
by way of Cape Town, which tells his
nishaps and adventures.
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He Smoked. Read the Newspapers, Owes n
Wv Dsbts and Diseased Current
Events Occssionsify.

NV YoHK, Jan. o.-Rey. George r.
Herbst has been summariIy removed
from the pastorate of st. Paul's Ger
man lutheran Evangelical church OF
Bayonne. n. j., because he smokes,
reads newspapers owes few small
debts and discusses current events oc-
casionally In a neighboring grocery
store -..f
Mr.. IIerbst was given 2S minutes no
tice of the trial upon the foregoing
charges.
The ecclesiastical court, which sat in
Judgment upon him consisted of 10
menu GERS Of the congregation. None of
the other members knew of the pro
ceedings until all was over and the
pastor dismissed.
The suddenncss of the affair almost
stunned Mr.. Herbst.
In vain he argued against the action.
He admitted that he smoked and de-
rived great deal of pleasure from it,
too. He also admitted reading the
newspapers. AS for owing debts he
said the church owed him S04, and |
this amount would more than cover all
his outstanding bills.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
A TREMENDOUS LANDSLIDE.
Fully One Hundred Acres Of Small sfeua-
tain slides Into the Frsssr River,
Changing fts Course

VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. a-News
was received here Sunday Of a tre-
mendous landslide near spences
Bridge on the Canadian Pacific rail-
way. The recent thaw had the effect
OF loosening the sides Of a small
mountain which overhangs the
Frazer river at that point This
mountain has long been IA object OF
curiosity to travellers on account of its
peculiar position, its fat summit ex-
tending considerable distance OF the
river, which is narrow st
that point. Shortly after mid
night Sunday with a roar
that could heard for over mile fully
100 acres of the hill, anywhere from 80
to so feet in depth, crashed into the
Frazer, damming It completely and
sending the water In torrents over ths
fertile Nicola valley. The course of
the river was changed completely.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
SPANIARD'S FAIRY STORY.
Inc! accuse tho Americans In the Philip
pine Islands OF Pr~ct,cing All Kinds
of Atrocities

MADRID, Jan. 6.-The newspapers
here continue to charge the Americans
in the Philippine islands with all kinds
OF atrocities AS sample of the cur
rent fctions the papers Thursday ac-
cuse the Americans of delivering up
Spanish naval lieutenant, who is al
legged to have surrendered to the United
States forces, TO the insurgents, who
arc said TO have subjected him to all
kinds of torture.
1t is alleged that 1O4 monks were i'm
prisoned at Cagayan and that many Of
them died Of hunger and suffering,
that Spanish property has been given
over TO looters that the owners have
been plundered and often assassinated
and that at Suquat convent was pill
laged and the nuns brutally treated.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
CLEARED DECK FOR ACTION.
seaIer Enterprise for Leaving San
Francisco in Defiance of Law.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.-The rev.
enue cutter Richard Rush had an
exciting experience Thursday. The
Canadian sealer Enterprise attempt
ed to leave the harbor in defiance
of the law, and with a customs
officer on board, the Rush clear
ed for action and started In pur-
suit, overtaking the Enterprise outside
the Heads. The Enterprise is liable to
seizure and a heavy fne for being in
American waters without having made
proper entry. She put in here in dis
trcss some time ago and sailed, but
later returned to port.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
BROUGHT BY THE WAVES.
IL ihdiates the Loss OF a Ship and Those
on Board on Yarmouth Cape,
Nova Scotia.

HALIFAX, n. S., Jan. GA bottle
was picked up on the beach at Port
Maitland breakwater, Nova Scotia.
last Tuesday, containing a slip of pa
per, on which was written the follow
ing:
November %, 1898.
Our ship is in shoal water about 20
miles off Yarmouth Cape. The wind
blowing hurricane and our ship fast
breaking up. In few minutes she
will be no more; the captain and wife
are sick; he requests me to write fare
woll to his folks. Mrs. Stewart is past
speaking. They belong to Nova Sco-
tia. Farewell. THOMAS HIKING,
First Officer"
A boat and broken spar were picked
up not far from the bottle, and it is
believed that the message was from a
sinking vessel.
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The Great Northern Flyer.

SPOKANE, WASH, Jan. e.-The first
Great Northern flyer, the new fast
mail from the east which left ST. Paul
Tuesday at $40 a. M. arrived here at
ll:O5 a. m, Thursday, four hours and
five minutes late. 1t remained but ten
minutes, fve minutes less than schcd-
uled, and left for Seattle. Heavy head
winds, snow and the worst storm OF
the season were encountered in North
Dakota and Montana and accounts for
the delay.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
MANILA IS THREATENED.
The Flame of Rebellion spreas. ov.
"''pp'no i'lands-N. Flosinr
fr"m the City-F,sr Atp,cx

MANILA, Jan. Tt is apn,rs. =,
the situation here has aot been inn.
proved 10y the proclamation issued NV
cen. Otis Wednesday evening. Rhere
Is leeilng OF unrest among the peo-
7 pie and it is feared by them that tho
Insurgents in arms may attempt some
overt act against the Americans.
some native families here are NOV
lng' or preparing to move, to the prov
inces' believing that Aguinaldo,s
forces Will attack the city. The trains
running to interior points are crowded
with persons seeking refuge in the
country from the ANTICIPATED attack.
Excitement here among the Amer
icans increases with every hours do
lay in the arrival of definite news from
noilo.
lhere is no longer any doubt that
the insurgents are in full control of the
Visayas group, and it is even probable
that, they have taken up arms through
out the entire islands. The past few
months have been spent by Aguinaldo !
1t is supposed, passing from island 10
island and stirring up feeling against
the Americans. For a long time the
tricky leader was missing from his
headquarters at Mololos, and II was
then that he planted the seeds of re-
DeIIlon among the most distant of the
islanders The Americans have awak-
ened to the fact that bloodshed is sure
and that a serious job awaits them.
The fear that Aguinaldo and his Lr-
,on forces may close in around Manila
has gained much headway, although
such move is hardly possible, since
he Americans are well fortified and
'ouid beat them at every turn.
1t is more than likely that Gen, Mil
er' IN command at Iloilo, will hold off ,
lntiI he can learn the number of in ,
urgents centered there, for there must .
20 no chance of defeat when he lands .
nd attempts to retake the citv. ::
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
ENGLISHMEN WELL PLEASED.
The Appoiutment of Hon. Joseph H.
Choate as Ambassador TO Great 4
Britain Very Satisfactory. ia

LONDON, Jan, 6.-The Daily News
Friday morning, in an editorial well
coming the expected appointment of
Joseph H. Choate, Of New York, as
United States ambassador to the court
of St. James, says: "Englishmen will
thank President Mckinley for his
choice. Mr.. Choate will have an easy
and pleasant task. He comes neither
to take part in quarrel nor to heal
one, but to foster cordial friend.
ship into still more friendly cordial
itv" rruy ees trf
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
CABINET HOLDS A SESSION.
The reisv ef the osve,avsn sns In Rsssra
- the nfpsnd,turs Of Measy Gel.
hSssd Rrs1 cas,oms m cuS~

WAsHESsroS. Jan- The cabinet AZ
hs meeting Friday gave special con.
sidsystica to ehe administration Of as.
fairs In Cuba. There seems to be q
misunderstanding among some Of tho
people Of Santiago ss to the policy Of
thc ecverament With respect to the ex.
pcnditurs Of money collected from in
ternal revenue and customs sources
1t 10 not believed that Gen.
Wood, who 10 In command at Santiago,
mtsusderssands the purposes OF the
governmsnA but IN any even, nothing
win be done In the matter until Gen.
Wood arrives here. Then an effor,
will be made to arrive at some general
plan for the handling Of the receipts
In the island. II seems certain, how
ever, that all moneys disbursed must
come through q central head and
that under no circumstances can any
particular city or section be allowed 10
sxpend al Of its collections TO the neg
lcct Of ether sections Gen. Wood,
however. will receive proper and
probably . sufficient allowance for
Santiago province but full consiaera.
ton is certain to be given to sections
which collect nothing or little
from customs II Is very likely
that soon after Gen. Woods return to
Santiago the governors Of the several
provinces will be instructed to assem-.
Bile for discussion Of the question Of
heir respective needs for administra.
1--we purposes and also for pressing In.
,ernal improvements Thus, 1t Is en-
'ected. fair and equitable distribu.
ion Of the funds collected on the
sland will be secured.
Nothing Of special interest had been
ecsivsd by the government from Ilo-
10. Although much interested In the
'rogress Of events there the admins
yation has full confidence In It's repre-
on the ground and no fur
her action will be taken until some
hing further is learned as to the
As soon as the treaty is rats
ed by The senate the president, IL 10
will make any changes that
lay have been found to be necessary
matters Of administration to the ond
lat his instructions TO Gen. Otis and
him proclaimed to the people, may
fully carried out In letter and In
,irit
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
TERRIFIC CRASH.
poople Killed and Two Others In
y" Jared in a Railroad Wreck.
, Bfaksmao and Fissmaa Were
,,,,ea to .Depth o. Killed uaaers
,h,R Ruins of Three Engines-
Los. IL Over 100000. :

rxovyuiE: Tenn. Jan, 9. - -Four
- Two in niurcd. one of these per-
s.os ta,al.y, and the loss Of property
,.he southern railway to the amount
,bout sl0D,OO), IS the result of n
.ot vhics occurred Sunday morning
,he Knoxville and Ohio branch Of
! /. Knoxville division Of the Southern
,guay. orc aud one-half miles west
| .iElk valley. The dead are: rs
roC,neer J. d. Maxey, Fireman
hank Readily. colored. Brakeman
,sa Hoover. colorcd. Flagman W. A.
l.lon.
The injured are: Engineer Golf,
n5lv bu, not fatally cut on the head
,,5bruised; Fireman George Huskis-
on badly burned and may die.
uaxcy. Readily. Hoover and Dillon
-, burned 10 death or killed under
,,a,h the ruins Of three engines and a
amber d ears and coaches of the two
uscked trains
sunday morning at 1880 o'clock a
sssbleheader freight train, loaded !
Nth coal and merchandise, crashed |
10 a mixed local passenger train
lille both were running at the rate
sgm;les an hour. The engines met
|,ssd on. the force Of impact being ter
he The coming together of the two
,-sns was so sndden that the train
mn were unable to jump and save
.hsir lives.
Passenger train was running Is min
s!eiaie having waited at Knoxville for
'srneeton with a western train and
lM the right Of way. All the freight
.z.ns on the Knoxville and Ohio
trldon had been notified that the
nssnCer train was on a late
m and the only cause for the accident
a,i can be given is that Engineer
YMsy, Of the freight train. misread
i orders Immediately after the
asa the wreckage caught fire. The
b could not be controlled. and this
g was asked for FIRE
|vne by the Southern rail- I
n. The engine left Knoxville l
! 5 o'e.o.6 p H., and had the fire 9
uder control at about 9:30 o'clock. /
'HTt on the branch on which the
rsck occurred has been suspended
tti Monday. The passenger train
rned about 20 passengers. None of +.
a,e was injured. u
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
PRIZES TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
Capt slgsbee and Crew of the st. Paul
Rewarded for the Capture of the
British Ship Restormel.

WASHINGTON, Jan. e.-Auditor Nor
ris, for the navy department, has is
sued certificates for prize money to
Capt. Sigsbee and all the crew of the
st. Paul engaged in the capture Of the
British ship Restormel, the cargo OF
which brought over $751; 900. Capt. Sigs-
bee receives s97ess. The next largest
sums go to the paymaster and chap
lain. They get $40 each. The gun.
ners, mate receives $40 and the sailors
between 81 and IS each.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
Death of Hon. Rsuben Goodrich.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, Jan. o.-Hon.
Reuben Goodrich died here Sunday,
aged 10. In addition to having been
prominent in state politics, no was ap.
pointed by Lincoln receiver Of the
United States land Office. He was re
moved by President johnson, but was
reappointed by President Grant whom
he served eight yeara
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
HOTEL FIRE IN PITTSBURGH.
h'et Persons Lose Their Lives ana Five
o'ht's Painfully Burned snh I.jurea--
Mohig an Mans Heroism.

hHsBuBGH Pa, Jan. "a fir,
shieh broke out in the Hotel Richie
'' at S;lj sunday morning resulted
'property loss Of only abo1t SIS, OOO
BOT three lives were sacrificed and five
iscple were badly hurt.
The Dead-Amos S. Lands, grape.
Pc Pa; George A. Waters, Camden.
F. Mrs. katherine Boyle, Pitts
lsgh.
lie three victims We're guests of the
i'iel' and all were suffooated by the
'sse smoke.
|as injuFed-Dr. Robert Blacksley,
plymouth, Pa, fracture of verte-
as caused by falling from third
w window, will probably die.
Henry Painter, Grapeville, Pa. small
o'a vessels Of lungs ruptured by in
|alng smoke; may recover.
'0an L. Mills, proprietor of the ho-
+, lace and body badly burned.
Al'' NILS, his daughter, cut by glass
lie breaking through the window to
|ape ="
4-@H Oarretson, Clearfeld, Pa,
'sNe to miners national conven-
painfully burned about back and |
- returned home.
''' IRE originated on the second !
~ ~. nom an explosion Of gas. ana !
u a lew moments the building |
mass of flames and binding |
~ 80 4he noise Of the explosion
'1ea most Of the guests, about 20 I
49, Os'' and a frantic fight for life
4 -''e'' y Thompson, Of Kalaska.
=. =, a salesman FOR tho Cadillac
..', | Co. was the means of saw
49, = 'e4s' SIX lives In the first mo-
!. @i'er the explosion he rushed
!. 'Ae hallway Of the second
-. 'a' Stumbled over the uncon-
.g,.s ,g'@ OF a woman, whom he
y, ~. !, INTO the reception room. Five
b.. .''e0 men and two women, who
|, VA turned back from the stair
Mn, ''.V ' names were shrleking and
Nd ,A" iOr some exit. Thorn pson
.b.... mem all into the big room I
!. ~'.'a , the door. Knowing that Il I
y, T a'n 70 90 into the hall he
,,;.', =, desperate men back until a
/, re - OF the arem men, when all i
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
Wealthy Farmer Missing.

WILMINGTON O., Jan. 7.--George Il.
Mitchell, farmer of this county, Is
missing. lie owns $50 acres of land
seven miles south of this city. On 0c-
tober i2,., 1898 he left for Cincinnati
with live stock. He is said to have
written from there that he intended TO
go TO Porto Rico. Several suits have
been brought against him on notes
ranging from si0o to $1,000. His
property is more than ample to pay all
indebtedness. His wife has instituted
suit for alimony.
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MADRID, Jan. 6.--The following OF.
fetal dispatch has been received from
Manila: THE insurgents refuse to
liberate the prisoners on the demand
of the Americans, claiming that this
might be construed as an act of sub
mission to the United States. With
regard TO liberating the monks The In
surgents intend to negotiate with the
vatican directly. Gen. Rios has now
opened direct negotiations with the
insurgents concerning the prisoners"
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New York, Jan. 1.-Two packages of
mail sent from New York and bound
to Grafton, w. Va, over the Jersey
Central railroad, are missing. 1t was
at first believed that the packages were
lost in transit, but it is now believed
that they were stolen.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
Life ImDrisoumeut-

MADRID, Jan. Col. Julison San
Martin, who was in command of the
Spanish garrison at Ponce, Porto Rico,
when the United States troops under
Gen. Miles landed in the island, and
whe abandoned the place without re-
sistence, has been sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life.
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stripped by Robbers.

TOLEDO, o., Jan. 6.--Thomas Her
man, of Defiance, was held up and
robbed Thursday night of all bis
money, sio1, gold watch, together
with his coat, shoes, socks, mitts and
hat. He was also brutally assaulted.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12

SPRIsorIEID, Ill, Jan. o.--Formcr
Governor Richard J. oglesby Is report
ed TO be very i'll at his homo in Elk.
hart, Logan county. he is victim of
the grip. The members Of the family
have been summoned home.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12

AsHTABULA, o., Jan. 9. = A Lake
Shore passenger train Thursday struck
two colored men en- route from Buffalo
to Youngstown, here, killing them In
stantly. Their necas were broken,
and each had leg broken at the ankle.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12

ls PHILADELPHIA, Jan. e.--0tis Kendall,
former professor of mathematics and
astronomy at the University Of Penn
sylvania and for years one Of the fors-
most educators of the country, died at
his home here Thursday, aged sayears.
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CAIRO, Jan. 6.--In the recent battle
between the Anglo-Egyptian troops,
under Col. Lewis, and the Dervishes,
under Enir Fcdil, 800 Dervishes were
killed and many others taken prisoners.
The Emir escaped. Il
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
R.rim.nr. D.p.r.ur. p...p.s.A.

LEAvESwoRrH, Kaa, Jan. o.-Gen.
McCaskey, Of the 2oth infantry, has
received an order from Gen. Sumner,
department commander, postponing
the departure of the regiment for
Manila until January 81.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
NEW ARMY ORDERS ISSUED.
Stringent Regulations for the Sanitary
Inspection OF Military Camps-ThIs
Includes All the Hospitals.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Profiting by
the experiences of the recent war. Sec
retary Alger has issued stringent reg.
ulations for the sanitary inspection
each Saturday of all the mill
itary camps, including rcgimental,
brigade and division hospitals A
special medical inspection also is
ordered on the last Saturday of
each month. Similar inspections will
be made on the last day of each month
of all military posts and general hos
pitfalls. The senior medical officer pres
ent is to make these inspections
for detached commands mill
tary posts and general hospitals;
brigade surgeons will make them for
troops that are organized into and
serving as brigades and when special
occasion requires and the general COM
manding orders division, corps or de-
partment lief surgeons will make
them.
1t is directed that a report of these
inspections, with such recommends
tions as are deemed proper, be made to
the commanding officer who will re.
turn it after endorsing thereon his
views. The medical officer is
hen to forward the report
through military channels to the sur
yeon general of the army. All COM
officers are directed to facili-
ate the prompt transmission of these
eports to their proper destination.
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Columbia River Blocked with Ice.

VANCOUVER, Wash, Jan. 9.-The Co
lumbia river from the mouth of the
Willamette to tn Cascades, for the sec
ond time this winter, is blocked with
ice. No boats are now able to navigate
the stream above the mouth o. the
Willamette, six miles below this city.
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Declines To BE cand didate For tho Senate.

LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 9.-Judge John
S. Phelps, who served as representa-
tive from Fayette in the legislature of
1890. has declined TO become a candi-
date for state senator.
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gu Al the Age of ion Va.

4 ~ I'' =, Mass Jan. o.-wm. Endi-
| ! s'.a %. 100 years, died Sunday. He
Issto witness -. Of the engagement
Ina, ne irigates Chesapeake and
/. ,s..' .' June !, 1913, and was of the
u s'a'ion M. from Gov. Endieott,
massachusetts, bay colony. 7 ! Z !
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12

! rhom''' ~''S,, = Jan o.-Ex-congross-
b a a' ,s x. Stockdale., formerly
ad "s : supreme court Of Missis-.
a. |. Prominent confederate ofii-
sunday aged II years
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-01-13

mOny Of administering the oath IN
flOclzs Of 20 promised to be slow work,
and Judge Johnston suggested that the
next batch be composed Of 40, which
was agreed TO. The house is full Of
new faces. Only IS members are
familiar with legislation, and only 10
of these were in the last house. An
even 100 new faces, therefore, appear
in this house, 20 republicans and 81
popBlists. Politically this house is %
republicans and 20 POpulists- In the
last house there were ~ republicans
and IS populists-
The following officers of the house,
selected at republican caucus, were
elected:
Temporary speaker. Maj J. b Remington, Of
Miami county. speaker. Judge s J. Osborn, 81
Saline county; speaker pro tenn T. n Bene-
Eel, Of Mon tgOmery county; chief clerk, Charles
L BObdell, Of Lane county sergeant-at-aruas,
VIII A Thompson Of Shawnee county door
keeper +. 3 johnson Of Washington county;
docket CLERK. G T. HOsttlqr. Of Cloud county;
chaplain, Col Allen BucEner, Of Douglas COun-
"; pOstmistress, Mrs Liebe ID Schaum Of
Douglas county; assistant postmaster, Fred
Lewis, OF Marion county
The caucus nominations Of the fu-
sionists were as follows: Speaker, G.
w. EairChild, OF Kingman; speaker pro
tenn, Ed Jaquius, Of COwley; chief
clerk, J. a. JOhnsOn$ sergeaut-at-arms,
J. NJ. DunsmOre; chaplain, Rev. VIII
liam Ireland; docket clerk, J. b. Wood;
dOorkeeper, ". u. Pettiugills pOstmas-
ter, / NJ Wood
The vote on speaker resulted; Os-
born, 81; Fairchild, 50. There were
two mem bers absent
The stroke Of the gavel in the hands
Of the lieutenant governor, II. Z
Richter, marked the hour of noon and
the beginning OF the regular session
Of the Kansas senate yesterday. Rev. L.
Blakesley, Of Topeka, made the open
ing prayer. Senator Anderson, Of
Shawnee, was made temporary secre-
tary. The officers agreed on in caucus
were elected as follows: NJ. A. House
holder, president pro tenn; J. w. Muir
ply, secretary Of the senatei T. y.
GassOway. sergeaut-at-arms-