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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
AN INVESTIGATION PROBABLE.
state Department May Take Up
Charges Against Consul Williams.

The War Department has under con-
sidcration the question of causing an in
yestigation to be made of the insinua-
tions made by Lieutenant Burritt, in
charge of the mining industries of the
Philippines. against Consul Oscar F. Will
liams. Lieutenant Burritt intimated in
his report, which was contained in Cen
eral MacArthur's report upon the civil
affairs of the islands. that Mr. Williams
while consul at Manila, had entered into
a scheme with several SpaDiards to Sc
cure valuable mining claims under the
impression that the islands would be I'M
der military rIle for ten years at least
Mr.. Williams was recently appointed con-
sui to Singapore. and it is considered
that the Senate will desire to have the
charges investigated before his nominal
tion is confirmed.
1t is considered probable that Secretary
Root may refer the matter to the Stat,
Department for investigation.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
WOMEN IN PRAYER.
First of II Weeks Meeting Held by
the International Union.

The annual week of prayer was inauS-
urated in this city by the Woman's Inter
national Union yesterday morning at the
Metropolitan NJ E. Church. The meeting
was held from IL until II o'clock SINH
lar meetings will be held daily up to and
including Saturday They are in accord
ance with the appeal issued November 20.
1900 by the Evangelical Alliance for
week of prayer and thanksgiving through
out the world for the blessings of the
last year, and duplication for continu-
ance of them for the new year. The oc-
casion is the more interesting and i'm
portant because il is the first OF its kind
of the twentieth century.
Miss Mabel Callahan conducted the in
itial meeting of the Woman's Interna-
tionaI Union here. There we're about forty
ladies in the lecture room. of Metropoli-
tan Church when il was opened with the
singing OF the hymn. My Redeener.
Miss Callahan offered a prayer, after
which the audience sang Nearer, NJ God,
to Thee" Miss Callahan then delivered
a religious address. taking for her theme
THE Reckoning Christ" her remarks be
ing based upon a portion OF the nine
.eeuth chapter of Luke. The meeting was
closed at noon with singing and prayer.
Today from II 10 II o'clock, Mrs. II. 2.
Was will conduct the services The
.iln1.e will be Winning the World to
tI.iSt -
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
THE saEATHED BATrLEsH1ps.
Contractors Notified of the Decision
of Secretary Long.

Secretary Long has sent letters to the
Newport News Shipbullding and Dry Dock
Company, the Bath Iron Works, and Mo-
ran Brothers, of Seattle, informing them
OF his decision to award each the CON
tract for constructing a sheathed and
coppered battleship under the conditions
prescribed by the Navy Department. he
chief interest in these bids centres in that
of Moran Brothers. Their price was be-
yond the limit of cost fixed by Congress,
but the law on the subject makes it i'm
perative for the Secretary to award the
contract for one vessel to firm on the
Pacific Coast.
Mr.. Long rendered the contract to
Moran Brothers at 1851 coo, plus 4 per
cent, the bonus allowed Pacific Coast
builders on account OF the cost Of trans
porting material across the continent,
thus making the amount of the contract
SO 651, 400. The sum Of S3,511 600 was fixed
by deducting from the limit price, SO Geo.
600, sufficient amount to cover the cost
of inspection, supervision, and coppering,
Secretary Long having determined that
these things must be paid for out of the
appropriation by Congress. II is believed
at the Navy Department that Moran
Brothers and the two other firms will ac-
cept the departments proposals
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
First Meeting at New York Avenue
Church Well Attended.

The first meeting of the series OF special
services. which will be conducted during
the coming week Of prayer, at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, was
held yesterday afternoon at AIS o'clock.
The meeting was we'll attended and was
presided over by DR.. Merrill Gates, Con-
gregationalist, ex-President OF Amherst
College Nearly an hour was spent in
prayer. DR.. Gates, then delivered a brief
address on THE Person of the Holy
Ghost"
The services which will be held every
day this week will begin promptly at AIS
O'Clock. and will last ono hour The meet
ing this afternoon will consist Of prayer
for. "a church. which through faith in
Christ and by the indwelling of the Holy
Spirit, shall be wholly Christian. doing
Gods will, and winning the world to
Christ" Rev Luther B. Wilson will pre-
side.
The programme for services on the fol-
lowing days has been arranged as follows:
Tomorrow, prayer for such Christian
character and life as shall be pleasant in
the home, honored in business relations,
welcomed in the neigLborhood, helpful in
the church-personal religion being thus
manifested in its rightfuI attractiveness.
Thursday, prayer for right relations in
society and the nation. with the Golden
Rule obeyed as between man and man, and
all social and political action guided by
justice and good will-the Christian ideal.
Friday. prayer for all international re-
lationships and all international action,
that they may be based on the Christian
principles which apply TO the individual
the reign OF the Prince OF Peace.
Saturday, prayer for all missionaries,
and all missionary organizations that be-
ing wholly inspired by Christian devotion
and wholly guided by Christian wisdom.
they may speedily and triumphantly full
fill the Saviour's ast-command.
Sunday, January 13, appropriate sermons
and services.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
CHARLES NUNS CASE.
Turner's SInyer's Petition Vow in the
Attorney Generals Hands.

Charles L. McUin, who is under SEN
tence to oe hanged on Friday next. at the
District jail. for the murder of Robert l..
Turner, may escape the gailows. Yes
terday morning the mandate of the Court
Of Appeals for the District, affirming
the judgment OF the Supreme Court Of
the District, was sent to Criminal Court
No. l. and entered upon the docket. Jus
tice Clabaugh then ordered that the war
rant for the execution Of McUin be is
sued
During the afterroo2 Justice Clabaugh
and District Attorney Anderson to whom
McUin's petition for a Communication of
sentence was referred by the Department
of Justice. held brief consultation re-
garding the matter. Their reports were
sent to the Attorney General later in the
day.
1t is not believed that the reports of
Justice Clabaugh and General Anderson
will contain any positive Recommendation
in the matter, but will set forth the
whole circumstances in the case to the
President. During the last Few months,
It is said, McUin's mental condition has
terribly deteriorated aud that he is fast
becoming a physical wreck.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
A WASHINGTON SOLDIER DEAL
Private Evans Dies From Disease
Contracted in the Philippines.

Private Frederick J. Evans, of the
Twenty-frst United States Infantry, a
former Washington boy, died last Satur-
day in the Preside Hospital. San Fran
cisco. from disease contracted while in
the Philippines. His remains will arrive
in this city the latter part of the week
and will be inferred al Arlington. Evans
was the son OF the late Alexander T.
Evans.
He was formerly a member Of Company
d, Fifth battalion. District National
Guard, and lied for a number of years
in Washington with his parents. Since
entering the regular army he participated
in a number of engagements in the Phil
ippines. and in letters to his friends in
this city made frequent mention of the
severe hardships he had undergone while
in the archipelago.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
SENT TO A COMMITTEE.
Senator Bacon's Resolution Regard
ing Public Records Referred.

In the Senate yesterday the credentials
OF Mr.. Morgan, reelected Senator from
Alabama for term Of six years, begin
ming March 4. 1901. were presented by Mr..
Pettus. and placed on file.
MIR. Warren presented a joint resolu-
ticn Offering the thanks of Congress TO the
officers and crew of the battleship Oregon.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Bacon was then taken up:
Resolved. That any and every public document,
paper, ar record on the files Of any department
Of the Government relating TO any subject what
ever over which Congress has any grant Of power
jurisdiction or control under the Constitution
is subiec' TO the call or inspection Of the Senate
for its u-e in the exercise OF its constitutional
powers a. jurisdiction!
On lion of Mr.. Aldrich, the matter
was referred TO the Committee on the
Judiciary.
The Pettigrew resolution, directing the
Secretary OF the Interior to inform the
Senate whether he had before November
6 assured the Sisseton and Wahpeton
tribes OF Indians that he would pay their
claims. amounting to 81. 100000 after hat
date, was then taken up and adopted.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08

A bill was introduced yesterday by Rep
resentative Kahn of California to continue
in force for twenty years from May .,
1902, the present Chinese exclusion laws
and amending them in several particulars
The principal amendments permit appeal
by the Government from decisions of the
commissioners, and provide for the i'm
mediate deportation Of Chinese who enter
ciandestlnely regardless of their right to
enter through regular channels.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
The Naval Appropriation Bill.

The Naval Appropriation bill, it was
stated last evening, had been completed by
the House subcommittee and viii be re-
ported TO the full committee today The
bill as agreed to by the subcommittee
will carry about s76, 600, 0GO in round num-
bers. which is about s12. 900. 900 less than
the estimate and so, 100000 more than
was appropriated for the last fiscal year.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08

Frederick L. Rittman, OF Cleveland, who
was recently nominated as Auditor for the
War Department to succeed the late Au-
ditor Morris, took the oath OF office yes
terday and entered upon the discharge of
his new duties. The position of Deputy
Auditor, made vacant by the forced resig-
nation of Deputy Auditor Grosvenor, has
not yet been filled. The President has
several names under consideration for the
place,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT.
House subcommittee on Appropria-
tiOns Concludes the Hearings.

The subcommittee of the Appropriation
Committee of the House yesterday con-
cluded hearings in the District appropria-
ton bill. The District Commissioners
and other officials of the District gov
eminent were before the subcommittee
TO answer questions and explain the va
rious items in the estimates. Chairman
Grout, of the subcommittee, expects to
have the bill ready to report to the full
committee the latter part of the week.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
Carl Norton Dend.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Jan. Carl
Morton. President of the United States
Sugar Refining Company. and son OF ].
Sterling Morton. ex-Secretary of ASricul-
ture died at Waukegan today aged thirty
five years.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08

Judge not according To the appearance. fou
can Judge Ilelrich's Maerkcn. Senate and Lager
by their appearance, and you judge them by
their qualities. Phone G3i, Arlington Bottling
Co.. for case.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-08
Mr.. pearson's Contentious.

Mr.. Pearson of North Carolina ciosed
the discussion for the day. He spoke in
opposition to the Crumpacker bill and in
favor OF the Burleigb bill, saying that If
the Burleigh bill were enactsd into law
North Carolina. in its present political
complexion. viii send eight Democrats
and two Republicans to Congress. He
objected specifically TO the Crumpacker
bill, first, because the exact facts
necessary to make 1t Just enact
ment. uniform and impartial in its bear
ing, are not now obtainable second. be-
cause the bill is preGicated upon State
legislation In North Carolina, which is
manifestly unconstitutional, aud VIII be
declared null and void; third, because it
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
rlsA2p7577S

Chicago-Cattle, common 10 prime,
$500 to $500; hogs shipping grades.
SI.25 to $500; sheep. fair to choice. $500
TO $50; wheat No. red, 69c to zoe;
corn, No. =, soc to 56c; oats. No. .. 33c
to Doc; rye, No. >. 53c 70 Ode; butter,
choice creamery. Ice TO 20c: eggs. fresh.
lie to Ice; potatoes, new, soc to zoe
per bushel.
Iudianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
SG30; hogs. choice light, $500 10 $500;
sheep, common to prime. $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. >, zoe TO zoe; corn, No. =
white, 51c to 5Se; oats, No, whit new,
Ste to Bic.
st, Louis Cattle S3,25 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep. $500 to $3.50;
wheat. No. >. Use % 59c; corn. No. =,
56c to 5Tc; oats. No. >, soc to See; rye,
No. ., s}c to 57c
Cincinnati-Cattle.,S $500 TO $40; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to S3.25:
wheat Ne. :, lie 10 I2c; corn, No. =
mixed. 3Tc TO 5Sc; oats, Ne mixed
new, See to SIC: rye, No, >, 56o to 5Te
Detreit-Cattle. $3.50 to Sa.25; hogs.
$500 to $3.50; sheep. $3.50 to $3.T5;
wheat, M. >, zoe to lie; corn, No. =
yellow. 36e TO 55c; oats. No. , white,
SOC 20 36e; rye. 32e to 53c
Taledo-Wheat. Ne > mixed. zoe to
I2e corn, Ne mixed, J6c to 5Tc: oats,
Ne. mixed, 35e 10 36c; rye. No. >. DOC
TO 52c; clover seed, prime. $5,ST
Wheat. No. > northern.
Csc to 69c; corn, No 3, zoe to 5jc; oats.
No = white. Soc 10 SIC; rye. No. /. 52c
TO J4c; barley. No. >, 5Sc to soc; pork.
rless. St4,65.
Buffalo--Ca'tle. choice shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50: hogs. fair 10 prime, $500
"a 500; sheep, fair to choice, $500 to
StOO: lambs, common to choice, $3.50 to
500
New York-Cattle. S3.T5 to S5.S5; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep. $3.50 to $50;
wheat No. red. 74e to zoe: corn, No. .,
60c to Gle; oats. No. white. Soc to 40c;
butter, creamery. 1Is ~ zoe; eggs. west
eTn. 15c to 1Sc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
All Over the state.

Hubert Brown of Fairmont, Mimi.
committed suicide at Palmyra By cutting
his throat with piece of glass,
While August Lee was digging well
at Augusta the sides caved in and he was
buried three hours before the rescuing
party could reach him.
Mrs. Ellen Murphy, IS years old, was
found in the yard of her GAINESVILLE home
in an unconscious condition. She died
three hours later. 1t IS thought chat
Mrs Murphy suffered paralytic stroke
as she was going out of the house.
Mrs. William Buckingham died in RAJ
cine, aged IS years. She was injured
three weeks ago while attempting 20
board street ear. The car started just
as she was stepping on the platform and
she was thrown of.
4 bold attempt was made to set Ere 10
the Tibbits sawmill at Middle Inlet. The
sawdust under the bolter was set on fire,
and that part Of the mill was in flames
when ii was discovered The fire was Elk
tinguiShed before any serious damage was
done
Karl Stolen was arrested at Oshkosh,
charged with kidnapping Anna Cramer.
The girl was missing for hours and was
found with Stolen. walking along the
railroad track. The girl claims that
Stolen promised her a new pair of shoes
IL she went with him.
James Dickie, A motorman on the Mar
inette street railway, is under arrest on
charge Of seriously injuring Louis IRE
meau. n passenger. Premeau refused To
take a plugged nickel in ehange.and it is
alleged the motorman struck him over the
head with the lever.
The fire in the coal piles on the dock
Of the I.ehigh Coal aud Coke Company at
West Superior were not finally put out
until the flames had ragged for practically
week. The work Of repairing the dock
has started ana the loss viii be some
where in the ncighhOrhoed of S4u,VuO.
While pickles continue to come in at
the Grand Rapids pickle factory, there Is
no doubt that the crop will be unusually
short this season,
Clarence Shoeklcton. son of j. NJ.
Shockleton. formerly Of Jauesville, died
at Three Oaks, Mich. from blood poison
ing. caused by stepping on rusty nail,
Mrs. Sidney Brooks, Beioit bride of
a week. is insane, She was made crazy.
it is claimed, hy practical Joke perpe'
trated ny her brothers aud friends who
rugged up a dummy in her house. The
sight 50 frightened her that her reason
has fed.
J.F. Van ViakSlaer the Seymour shoe
maker who poses as n preacher, paid
I S26.74 in the municipal court Al Sheboy-
gan 10 Carl Narthe for kissing Airs
! Mantle.
The public functions rendered TO Mai.
I Gen. Macarthur sy the citizens of Nil
( waukee have been abandoned by request
OF the general himself. owing to President
j. McKinley's condition.
Three small boys built a FIRE in the barn
Of the Hotel Green az Sun Prairie, and
then Summoned the FIRE department. The
building was destroyed, causing a loss
OF $500. The boys started the FIRE for the
sake Of excitement. 1t was with difii-
Guilty that the hotel was saved.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
SLIGHT HALT IN TRADE.
Progress of Nation Checked bvAssassin
tzoIgosz's heed at Buffalo.


An assassin's bullet checked the pro-
gress of a nation. For a time projected
undertakings were abandoned and orders
held back that were about TO be placed.
Spectators sacrificed stocks aud OPP
tons on grain and cotton. Better news
earlyfin the week brought recovery in
prices and postponed business was trans
acted, but anxiety was again in evidence
on Friday. After the crisis there Will be
return to former conditions, because
the solid foundation of the country's pros
perity is too deep TO be permanently dis
turbcd,' according to r. G, Dun & Co.'S
review Of trade. Continuing, the report
says: I'm the principal manufacturing
Industries there is steady gain in the
number of active mills, and full operation
is considered near. Predictions that the
yield Of corn will be the smallest since
1874 did not prevent the marketing OF
5,ltS,TS2 bushels, compared with. 3.262,-
go year ago, but exorbitant prices
made exports from the Atlantic seaboard
only 5S4,314 bushels. against 3,474629
last year and 3,031 ,643 in 1899. Failures
for the week numbered 175 in the United
States, against 1915 last year. and % in
Canada, against 30 last year"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
A $40, 900, 900 HAY CROP.
The Alfalfa of Arizona Will Be Worth
That Much This Year.


The great drought in the middle and
west States ana the consequent general
scarcity of hay and grain is proving Il
blessing to Arizona. In this territory the
heaviest harvest OF wheat and barley
that has ever been known has just heeh
gathered. and two crops of alfalfa OF I'M
precedented size are stored away sale
ly. 1t is this great crop of alfaifa that
will be of particular value TO the ranch
ers Of Arizona While wheat and barley
are grown pr06tahiy, the land in most OF
the agricultural districts is being grad
ually given over to the more remunera-
tive alfalfa.
Arizona supplies hay to nearly all OF
northern Mexico. part OF New Mexico,
and even ships into California and the
Northern States. BY far the largest al
falfa section is about Phoenix. In TINS
valley there are nearly lUo.OOO acres OF
alfalfa. and 50 100000 IS conservative
estimate this year of its value. From
two to five crops will oe gathered, aver
aging from one to one and one-haif tons
per acre. The price Of hay is now at 81
per ton and is rising.
In other parts of the territory the aver
age production will not be 50 high as N
the valley. hat s10.oo0,oo1 as me total
worth of Arizona alfalfa will not be in
excess of the final figures. Heretofore
Arizona's alfalfa market has been re-
stricted by the size of the hay crop in
the East and the low ptices at which i
could be supplied to the Southwest.
There has always been by profit, how
ever. in putting it into tbs mining camps,
vh,,re. in some Of the more isolated dis
triets alfalfa has been sold at $50 per
ION
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CoNcISELY
CONDENSED.
Tragedy at Deiasan Lake "A Ceiling
Falls in Racine schooIroom Funeral
Takes Place of Marriage Neenah Boy
Dies of Gunshot Wound.

The summer villa of +. D. Montgomery
Of Chicago. viee-president Of the j. Manz
Engraving Company, Oh Delayan lake,
was the scene of a tragedy on recent
morning. Hilda Nelson. the cook for the
family Of Hugh A. IIowisen Of Chicago,
who occupy the place. attempted TO start
the kitchen fire with Kerosene. The i've
gallon can exploded. ens clipping the wom-
an in flames. All her clothing WAS burn
ed off and she sustained injuries from
which she died within two hours The
nurse, Lizzie Endriek, standing near her
at the time, received injuries from which
the doctors say she cannot recover The
house was set on fire and was saved only
by strenuous efforts ON the part OF neigh
boring lake residents.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
HoYs WOULD KILL ASSASSIN.
Four from Minnesota stopped En-
Rontn 10 Rnffaio Iaii.

Four boys, ranging i'll age from 10 y
13 years. were taken into custody at Ore
gen, Wis. They were on their way to
Buffalo to ayenge tbs assassination of
President Mckinley. They were armed
with a 45-caliber revolver aud had plan
ned 10 shoot their victim and cut out his
heart. The boys hail from Pine Island,
MINI, and left hume with sufficient
money to carry them as fur as Oregon.
where they became stranded and applied
to De police 10 help them on their mis-
sion Il vengeance. They are proud Of
their undertaking and the action Of the
authorities in holding them is a great
disappointment. Money was teleeraphed
sent home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
SHOT DEAD IN TRAIN HoLD-up.
One of Three Robbers Is Killed at
Mount Dallas Nd.

Mount Dallas Md.
Three masked men attempted TO hold
up a Pennsylvania Railroad train, Bed
ford Division, at Mount Dallas. Md, and
one "a negro, whose identity cannot be
estabiished) was shot dead The other
two escaped. At Bedford w +. Sou
der, paymaster for the Colonial Iron Com
pany. Riddlesburg, and r. ri. Kay. man
ager of the MorrisdaIe Coal Company at
Six Mile Run, boarded the train with
about $4,000. which they had secured
from banks to par off their employees.
While the train was standing at the
Mount Dallas station, whore the engines
We're being changed, Mr. Sonder, who,
with Mr.. Kay, was seated in the back of
the rear car. was startled by a bullet
whizzing through the window. The fire
was returned and the robbers retreated.
The ,men with drawn revolvers entered
each door Of the car. The third man who
fired the shot at Souders stood on the
outside as a guard, but Souders was toe
quick. Drawing his revolver. he fired al.
the man who had just missed him. the
bullet entering the top Of his head, corr
ing out under tn cEin. Souder was ele
waited above the man and shot almo IT
straight down, the bullet tearing clear
through the. head with terrific force and
the man fell deed in his tracks. his hf nd
clutching his revolver. The other Two
bandits, frightened by Souder's shot md
shot from Kay's revolver aimed d oae
of them, escaped.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
AUTOMOBILE rARTY u WRECK.
Vehicle Smashed and Four Occupants
Arc Seriously Injured.

Niles from the city. on a lonely country
road, four Automobiles, two men and
two young women, were injured in an qu-
tomohile accident the other night. The
crossheads of the automobile n which
Miss Caroline I.emriion, Mis- Rose Ba-
ker, Andrew Mccormick and Francis
Coyne were coming down a hill at Rocky
River, Ohio. blew out and broke the axle
Of the machine. The occupants were
thrown out with great force and Miss
Baker was drenched with burning gaso-
line from the wrecked machine. All the
members Of the party were so badly in
jured that Miss Baker was seriously
burned before the flames could be extin-
guished