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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04

Office to William r. birmingham, the ne"
Senator from Vermont, who succeeds the /
<late I;tstin s. morrill,, no important busi-
ness was transacted. The other new mem
her Of the body, former Representative
#rona han DoIliyer, who succeeds the late
Senator Gear, of Iowa, was present he
win be sworn in tomorrow.
1rhe scene in the Senate chamber was
unusually brilliant From the ceiiins the
chamber was bathed in suooueu' out
lovely light. and the air was heavy win
the fragrance of magnificent nora1 p'eees'
SESSION OPENED.
After President Pro Iem iss .,a1s
ao,r, his payel. at II o'clock, declaring the
session opened, the venerable blind cnap-
lain. REV M. dilburn. invoked assine
hIessfne. paying tribute to the memory
of The late Senators Gear and Davis.
Mr.. Proctor, of Vermont, presented M.
Dillingflams s. credentials, and the ia.tes
was administered the oath by fres1ost,e
Pro TEN Frye The House was then noti,
fed that the Sena ts was ready to proceed
to business, and Senators Hoar ana SocA- H-
rell we're appointed to join Representatives.
OF the House In formally informing tue
President that Congress was In SESSION.
the usual resolution liking u O'CLOCK hool. '.
each day as the hour Of meeting was
adonted and a recess Of forty minutes
was taken to await the return OIL ,ns Coz
mittee sent to walt UPON ll1e : -, 80.
On reconvenins a con1munscatson TN. a..
the House gave notice that 1t was ieaas
for business. Mr.. Hoar, Of the comm,ssee'
tn,n reported that the President hao sA-
pressed pres his pleasure that cons,ess so1,is omss
more was IN session. and tnas ne "ouia
nonom,inicate with It forthwith.
>THE BODY ADJOURNED
Instantly Major Pruden. assistant sec,
retarv to the President, was announced
and presented the awaited message OF the
President , +ho
! reading of the document the reading being
carefully followed and occupying one hour
| and fifty minutes.
Mr. Allison, of Iowa then announced
| Senator Gears death. and offered the USUAL
! resolution of sorrow-
Senator Nelson. Of Minnesota, who had
| lust returned from the funeral OF his col
league, Senator Cushman n Davis. an
rounced formally the death OF Senator
| Davis.
The Senate then. at 3:45. upon motion Oh
| G1r. Allison, as an additional mark or re-
spect for the memory OF Senator Gear and
| Senator Davis. adjourned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
56TH CONGRESS
IS CONVENED.
Second Session Opened at
Noon Yest 9rday.
A BRILLIANT SCENE
Desks of Senators and Representa-
tives Strewn With Flowers.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE READ.
New Members in the House Took Oath
Of Office. and Both Bodies Adj
iourned Out of Respect to the
Dead Representative
Baily, OF Texas,
Heard From.
Desks of Senators and Representa-
tives Strewn With Flowers.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE READ.
fRv Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. Dec 3.-The opening OF
Congress at noon to-day drew great
crowds to the Capitol. On June 7th last
the first session of the fffty-sixth Congress
a6ic urncd. and the second session began
to-day with many momentous questions
ar,aitinr the attention Of the national law
makcrs Early in the day the tioe oi
travel turned down Pennsylvania Avenue
toward the Capitol, and by II o'clock the
galleries were overAowins-
There were a number of early confer
ences among the Senators and Represents
tives as to the weeks programme. Speak
or Henderson arrived at 11:15. and was
soon surrounded by members. Most OF tae
army of spectators tlocRu to the House
side.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
JIM CROW LAW UPHELD.
Justice Harlan Dissented from Opin-
ION Handed Down.
fHy Associuted PresHl


CBy Associated PresRl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The law re-
quirins segarate coaches for coIored pas-
sengers was the subject of an opinion IN
the United States Supreme Court to-day.
the case beirg that of the Chesapeake
and oaio Railroad Company VS.. the state
of Kentucky.
The opinion was handed down by JUS
tice Brown AMI the KeItucky Courts juds-
mens ii favor OF the State was affirmed.
justice Brown stated that the railroad
eempanyrhad attacked the statute ON the
ground that it was unconstitutional IN
thatEst ia an Interference with interstate
commerce. Without relying specifically to
this ostectson, the Justice said there IS q
sufhefent compliance with the law II "a sep
arate coach for lpcM coiored passengers Is
attacnsd TO a train while passing through
E:he sssate-
Justice Harlan disseuted. stating his
i er,ir1:on TO be ttrat the law Is an snterfer-
eace with Interstate commerce. and also
taxing the position that the Kentucky
sT,ag,sIacure has no right TO classify citizens
+ by color in railway coaches. E,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
iENsrITY TO JoPLENG.
RETURN TO PEKIN.
haIsan Expedition Was Very Sue
cesSfuJ
By Associated Press.)

BERLIN, Dec. "a dispatch from Field
Marshal Count Won Waldersee. from Peiin.
under date OF December 1st. says that
after hoisring the German nag at Ming
Tombs. and Furnishing several 'neiaffoorins
villages for the murder of Christians. the
late Colonel Yorck's tstachrene- coIn-
manded by General Gayl, returned to
Pekin.
,.lls Kalgan expedition was very sue
cessful. Several thousand Chinese regu-
lars, under command of two generals.
were driven in wild flight
The remains Of the late Colonel Yorek
have arrived at Peksn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
NAVY OFFICER INJURED
I,ieutenant-Comma Hall Has His
Skull fractured.
By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. Dec. s.-L.eutcnant-Co Com
mander Reynold T. Hall. assistant en-,
eineer OF the Brooklyn SasG-fard. was
struck and probably fatally iniure! to-dny
BIZ piece OF timber dlsiodged from the
roof of the new engineering building. un-
der which he was passing. His skull was
fractured He was taken to the Naval
Hospital
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
REAPPORTIONM N ENT.
Virginia Will Lose One Member. Under
CrunpaclSer Bill.
Axcoo;ctod r>ra,e ~
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
WAsHLNGroN. Dec. s.-The first bill of
the session introduced in the House of
Representatives was by Representative
cru,npacker (Rep.), Of Indiana, making
an apportionment of representatives IN
congress under the eleventh census. It
provides for an increase Of membership
from 357 to 800.
The following States gain representa-
ton: Arkansas, ]; Colorado. /; California.
/; Connecticut i; FLORIDA, i; Illinois. Q;
Massn chusetts. 1; Minnesota, 3: Missouri,
L; New Jersey. Q. New York. 3: North
Dakota. 2: PENNSYLVANIA. 2; Texas, g;
Washington, 4; West Virginia, l.
The following States lose: Kansas, Il:
Louisiana. D. Aississlppl. 3; Nebraska.
North Carolina, Z: South carolinn, 8; Vlr-
xir1ta
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
W. c. f. U.
fBy Associates. Press,

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5--yne National
Convention OF the Wo!na.'s Christian Tern
psrance Union was called to order at the
LAFAYETTE Theatre this morning Ens
President, Mrs Lillian III. stevens. deisV-
cred her annual address
Nearly five hundred delegates were as
semblea. representing every State and
Territory in tie Union
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
ARMY BILL.

Secretary Roots Measure VIII t'roba-
bly Be Reported To-Day.
(By Associated Press]
wAsHuNHToN. Dec. s.-secretary
Roots hill for the reorganization of the
armvmas introduced to-day by Chairman
Mn oI the House Military Committee
and of once referred to that committee
W The measure probably will be reported
to-morrow. and Mr. Hull expects the
House win pass 1t this week,
The committee today adopted an anti
3. - san nnen1ment offered by Mr. Hau
of virginia. prohibiting the sale of liquors
On military property. transports. etc,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
Win No. yi.i. ViennA or Rome

InNDOS. Dec. THE Vienna cores
5snondent. Of the Daily Chronicle wires
y t,,as. Mr.. kruger win not yisis either
vienna .or Rome
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-04
They No Doubt Attempted TO KID
Him.
HIS BED RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
He Was Not in it and Returned Their
Fire - His Curtain Caught Fire
from His Pistol, and When He
Put Out His Hand to Extin-
:uish it the Buckshot
Were Fired,
Special Dispatch to The Times,

Special Dispatch to The Times.)
BEDFORD CITY, VA, Dec. s.-Mr. Benz
| nett ". Jopling. justice of the peace and
local agent OF the Norfolk and Western
Railway at Goode, was shot through the
hand by a band OF white caps, who sur
rounded his home between 10 and Ii o'clock
Saturday night. with the evident intent OF
killing him.
Mr. Jopllng, whose room is not far from
the freight station, was preparing to re-
tire for the night. ard had Just put out the
light in his room. when suddenly. without
warning OF any kind, terrific fusiiade
was begun by band of men without. sup-
posed to number about twenty-five
A RAIN OF LEAD.
They were armed with heavily loaded
guns and revolvers, and they directed
their victim was lying. This was hre-
rally riddled with bullets. and every pain
of glass III the house was smashed to
atoms by the rain Of lead.
Dlr. Jopling, fortunately, had not retired,
or he would have been killed at the first
discharge. Jumping instantly tn the oppo-
site corner near the wardrobe. he began
to return the fire from his own revolver. !.
THE CURTAIN ON FIRE.
The flash from his pistol set fire to the
curtain of the window. and when Mr..
Jop!ing reached out his hand from cover
to exttnguish the flame. it fell to his side
pierced with six buckshot. The men then
retired
Mr. Jopling states that the next morning
the floor of the room was covered with
lead. and that the one window pain re-
manning had fourteen bullet holes in it.
For nearly year the neighborhocd OF
Goode has suffered from the lawlessness
of this band of white caps. A barn has
been burned and a gentleman twice fired
at in his home without reason or provo
cation.
ENarITY TO JoPLENG.
At the present term of the County Court
several of the men, all OF whom are well
! known, were brought before the grand
! jury, but their case was sent back to Mr..
! Jopling for trial. and it was because of his
being the representative of the law that
ne incurred the enmity OF the gang OF out
| laws.
| Public sentiment demands that prompt
| and full punishment be given.
( The Baldwin Detective Agency Is at
! work on the case in behalf OF the Norfolk
/ and Western Railway.
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FUNDS FOR NEW HOUSE.
At the solicitation of the Committee on
Water. through chairmanC. w. Tanner,
the Council recommended that the Com
mittee on Finance, in making up the an
nual budget for the year 1901, reappro
pirate, for the purpose Of erecting house
for the keeper of Marshall Reservoir, the
sum of $3.50, set aside for this purpose in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

there is grave danger that about 5000
from New York will remain abroad I'M
til after election and thus jeopardize
the chances of your Uncle William Nc
Kinley for reelection The friends of
Brother Bryan are not worrying about
any Of his supporters going abroad for
such a stay. They are going to stay
right at home and saw ice. / suppose
a law could be quickly passed by Con-
gress which would make 1t treason for
a Republican to remain out of the coun-
try on election day, and surely the Pres
ident would sign such bill. The mat
ter could be left to the government off,
Gals at the sailing point, and the tour
lists could be compelled to give bonds
that they would return before Novem-
Der. How lucky Col. Bryan is that he
does not have to worry about his rich
supporters getting so attached to the
wickedness of Paris that they will for
get to come home and vote. If Com
missioner Peck, the original Mckinley
man, knows his business he will order
all Americans out of Paris about the
LIST Of November, and save his country
again, as he has done on several occa-
SiOuS-peck'S Sun
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

The Mckinley administration is evil
IDENTIFY anxious to avoid a judicial de-
clsion as to the status of Porto Rico
under the Constitution. After Judge
Lacombe had granted writs of habeas
corpus and certiorari in the case of
Jorge Cruz, the Porto Rican who came
to New York under a labor contract
with the Herald, Immigration Commits
sioner Fitchie received from the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury instructions to
allow Cruz to land, the Department re-
serving the right to deport him at any
time within one year, and to bring suit
for 81 600 penalty against the person or
corporation assisting, encouraging or
soliciting him to come in under con-
tract. AS an excuse for this evasive
action, Secretary Gage says: "Legisla-
ton now pending in Congress may
change the present status. The de-
partment prefers to test the question
by bringing suit to recover the penalty
imposed by law upon the person who
brought Cruz into the country under
contract. The matter will be referred
to the Department of Justice, with re-
quest to take such action in this direc-
ton as the case may justify This is
a manifest dodge" for suit to recov-
er penalties may not reach judgment
for long time, while the habeas
corpus proceeding would have been
summary. The action of Secretary
Gage is confession Of weakness.-Al-
bany Argus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
Would Beg Him to Shoot.

+ This young fellow Is engaged to a
pretty Detroit girl, but they don't care
to publish the bans until after Lent.
says the Detroit Free Press. This dis
turbs an irasclble old uncle of hers,
who has a daughter Of his own, too
much after his own style to be ia
vorite. He took 1t upon himself to send
for the young man the other day.
Are you going to marry that niece of
miner he asked sternly, when they
were alone in the inner office.
Pardon me, sir, but must decline
to answer. She has father and n
mother, and Pm on good terms with
them. I fail to see that 1t is your
affair"
There's whole lot that you fail to
see, young man. I'm really the head
of our family, and I'll not shirk my
duty. Her parents are couple of
chumps. Are you or are you not en-
gaged?"
You force me to say, sir, that it Is
none of your internal business. and
that you are just what l thought you
were, sour, cross-grained old cur
mudgeon."
"See here, sonny. I'll not handy
words with the likes Of you, but If you
had been going with my daughter as
long as you have my niece wouldn't
do thing but put a revolver to your
head. informing you that IL you didn't
marry her I'd shoot"
"And I'd beg of you to shoot"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

An experiment that is as strange as
1t is interesting is being tried by an
organization of students In several
American universities, which has for
Its purpose the frightening Of working
hours. This experiment is based up
on the belief that sleep is, to a large
extent. matter of habit and that 1t
can be lessened materially If proper
care of the system is taken. They be-
lieve that rules can be devised by
which they will be able to reduce the
sleeping hours to minimum consist
ent with continued health and they are
working hard to bring this condition of
things about.
Although there is probably no neces-
sary connection between lack Of
sleep and brilliant career 1t is never
theless fact that many of the most
eminent men spent less hours in their
beds than most of US. 1t is no unusual
thing for Edison to work thirty-six
hours continuously at single problem
and seldom does he do more than
snatch an hour or two of sleep when
exhausted nature proves too strong for
him. Humboldt, the great German
philosopher, rarely spent more than
four hours in bed, and Littre, who lived
to be 80. thought that TO spend more
than five hours day In sleep was
shameful self-indulgence. Jules Verne
is another believer in the virtues of lit
tie slumber. Although lie reads until
late into the night, he is at his desk Mt
dawn in summer and by o'clock in
winter. Lord Wolseley, like Bismarck
and Won Moltke, has always got along
very nicely with little sleep and the list
of men who have made a name in the
world in spite of the fact that they
have been almost strangers to their
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
s%rhe future will tell" she answered
"Is she rich, Conf"
"she is far from beingsa beggar."

@rhe future will tell" she answered.
as she rich, Conf"
"She is far from beingsa beggar."
"Young?"
Comparatively"
"PrettyY'
People call her very pretty"
"Then my happiness is complete.
Only for you. Connie, I'm afraid I'd be-
come rusty old bachelor" And as he
babe her "good-afternoon," he was so
happy he looked as IL he would have
liked to repeat his former offense Of
kissing her, but he dared not-yet.
When he had gone Mrs. Weston
leaned back in her chair and laughed
merrily. Its not leap year, but then
l had to give him hint or two" she
told herself.
A month later Constance sits In her
luxurious drawing-roo waiting to re-
ceive him. She wears a paleblue dress
and single Jack rose (hls favorite
flower in her hair.
She hears his step up the pathway;
the bell rings, and he stands before her.
WELL" she exclaims after minute.
81 give it up, Con. l find there is no
one can ever learn to love as did
Fiji unless-don't laugh at me. Con
It's you yourself"
"of course It's me, you dear old
goose"
And 1t was not for hours afterward
that Courtenay discovered what fool
he had been.-Boston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

There are more strikes on in the Uni
ted States to-day than since the big
railway strikes of 1894, and with the
difference, too, that now they are scat
tered all over the country. The strikers
are generally successful in carrying
their point, either for an increase Of
wages or reduction In the hours Of
labor.
1t is significant, however, of the rela-
ton between employer and employed
that the workingmen should have to
strike in order to secure some small
share of the prosperity which has
come to their employers. 1t becomes
an object lesson to the laborers that
they are under obligations to no one
but themselves for the wages which
they earn. Strikes are a bad omen for
the party in power.-Burlington Qowa)
Democrat-Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
, beds might be almost indefinitely e

beds might be almost indefinitely es-
tended.
The theory upon which the members
of the association are working is that
1t will yet be possible for them to gain
such complete control over the body as
to keep part of the system at rest
while the other part, Is engaged In Its
labors. In this way any unnecessary
waste Of vital energy would be
avoided.
They are also trying to discover how
sleep may be made most advantageous.
They believe that people do not sleep
wisely; that in Ignorance they pass
many hours in slumber and yet extract
from that sleep the minimum of rest.
For instance, 1t has been found that
ii the bed is not constructed properly
one cannot get the best results from
the hours Of repost. 1t is, of course,
bad to sleep upon the back. but 1T is
even worse to sleep in such a position
that the stomach is as high as the
head and the feet lower than both. In
the same way il the spring of the bed
yields to the weight of the body too
readily, the sleeper will be in n kind of
hollow whether he lies on his back or
his side. If he lies on his back his
feet are too high, and il he lies on his
side the spine is SO badly curved that
the sleep is actually a detriment to the
health rather than an advantage.
In order to obviate this it should be
seen that the springs are SO construct
ed that they are stronger at the center
than at the head or foot. Then, the
mattress should be moderately hard
and the pillow should not be too high.
If these conditions are obtained it will
be possible for person to obtain the
greatest amount Of benefit from the
hours devoted to repose.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
WAS RUINED sY a HEADLINE.


Serious but Amusing Typographical
Error that Cost a Man His Paper.
Amusing typographical errors in
newspapers that have at times added
to the mirth of nations were under dis
cussion by q small crowd of newspaper
men in favorite resort one morning
last week. Among the numerous sto-
ries that We're told the following was
the most amusing example Of the cal
lousness and recklessness Of the old
time travelling comp"
81 was working on Detroit paper
in the early 'S0s," he said, when got
a chance to buy sheet in small town
back In the State. OF course, consti-
tuted the entire editorial staff, but
took up from Detroit printer whom
meant to make my foreman. With
the exception Of requiring two days
drunk each week, and one more day
to sober up on. he really had few faults
for n printer-and was glad to get
him.
FOR quite time after we got estab-
lished everything went well. Business
was good, i had the Endorsement of the
right people in the town, and fattered
myself that at last had secured just
the position shifted to my eminent abili-
ties. Here came my undoing.
II had been there nearly three months
when the daughter of the most promi-
nent citizen of the town died. She
was leader in all church and society
events. and extremely popular. The
obituary notice got up for the occa-
sion was about the best could do. 1t
really was fine. and with 1t wrote a
'splurge' head that I think was all right,
too.
.srhe paper was printed Thursday
night and that morning ! was sum-
moned to Detroit. left most explicit
instructions with the foreman and sup
posed l could trust him. Naturally l
was out early next morning to get a
copy of my paper. 1 got 1t, and never
came SO near fainting in my life. That
scoundrel had given the obituary no.
tice the most prominent place in the
sheet, us told him, but I had written
the headline One. More in Heaven He
had made 1t One More in the Oven
."rhere was nothing to be done. got
back as soon as possible. but my fore
man had gone and left no address. l
put In the day explaining. offering to
print the whole issue again. and did
everything could to square the thing,
but was done for in that town, and
sold out soon afxetward. 4.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
Too CONSTITUTIONAL.

Leary, paciticator and statesman Of
Guam, 1t appears, has been deposed be-
cause he failed to ignore the fact that
the Constitution of the United States
extended, ex proprio vigore, to our
new insulap possessions when they be-
came ours quite as much as 1t does to
our old continental territories. Leary
was right, but not from the dollar mark
viewpoint of Rockefeller, Havemeyer,
Spreckles, Duke and Hanna. What is
required of an island governor is ad-
herence to the noble saying: Whats
the Constitution betune frinds?"-
Washington Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
Eighty.five Per Cent Justice.

The action of the merchants of Porto
Rico ought to move the heart of the
Congressman il they are amenable to
any appeals from our SUBJECTS in
Porto Rico. Although they ought to
be expected to hail with joy the appro-
priation of 100000 for their benefit,
they have shown no gratitude for the
charity voted them, but are more
strenuous in their appeals for chance
to help themselves. They will accept
punishment even of % per cent. tax
II only they are given an opportunity
to transact business and industrially
to recuperate.
They are in the condition of work
men, who have gone on strike for u
just cause, but, being starved into SUBJ
mission, are willing to give their as
sent to pluck-me stores, in order to get
an opportunity to return to work. The
fact that in their extremity the Porto
Ricans are willing to accept IS per
cent. of justice does not absolve Con-
gress from the injustice of treating our
new possessions as colonies to be ex-
ploited.-Evansville Courier.