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Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15
.Thursday, February I

Senate. - After considerable discus
sion on S b. 81, to fund bonds due the
Farmers National Bank, a committee
was appointed to investigate the mat
ter and report as early as possible. S.
b. No 80, relating to sixteenth section
lands, passed. The bill authorizes
sheriffs to soil said lands at private sale
after once being advertised, the sale in
no event to be less than $1.25 per acre.
A number of bills were introduced and
several passed, among them one taxing
nonresident hunters $500 per week,
and one permitting churches to insure
their property.
House.-But little business was trans
acted beyond second reading of bills.
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15
Wednesday, February @.

House-House Bill 25, by Mr.. Hol-
land, was taken up and passed-ayes,
70; noes, Z. The bill makes it unlaw-
ful for any corporation, firm, comp
any or person to issue, sell, give or de-
liver checks or other evidence of in
otherwise than in lawful money Cor
labor performed. Violation shall be
misdemeanor, punishable by fine
of not less than $25, nor more than
500, and Imprisonment for not less
than ten days nor more than thirty
days. The bill also imposes a similar
penalty for any coercion on the part
of employers to force their employers
to purchase goods or supplies from
company stores in payment of wages
7 due. A bill similar to the one in
the senate was introduced, provid-
ing for an exhibit at the St. Louis
y Worlds Fair. Mr.. Wood offered a
A1oint resolution, No. 10, providing that
every person presenting himself to
vote shall be able to read and write
any section of the constitution in the
English language; and before he shall
be entitled to vote. he shall have
paid his poll tax, as prescribed by ar
ticle 81 of the constitution. But no
nale person who was, on January l.,
lS67, or at any time prior thereto,
Entitled to vote under the laws of
any state in the United States where
IN he then resided, and no lineal de-
scendant of any such person shall be
denied the right to vote at any cleo
tion in the state by reason of his
failure to possess the educational
qualifications prescribed. A joint
resolution was introduced proposing
an amendment to the constitution
permitting women to serve as no.
taries public. A measure proposing
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15
Friday, February 3.

SENATE.-A number of measures
were defeated in the senate and sew
eral passed. The Carlock bill making
the penalty for carrying concealed
weapons not less than SIS fine and
not more than $50. passed. House
concurrent resolution No. Is, provid-
ing that the next senate shall consist
of thirty-five senators instead of thir-
ty-two, as at present, was then laid
before the senate, and after discussion
was defeated by a vote of II to 8.
Numerous local bills were considered,
and at noon the body adjourned to
Monday.
HoUsE.-Mr. Williams, of Pulaski,
introduced house Dill No. 210. 1t pro-
vides for the security of contractors
and furnishers of materials in the con-
struction of buildings for cities, towns
and counties. AS the law now stands
no lien can be filed or enforced in
such cases, as public policy is against
having public property levied upon.
Bill No. % (Greene), to regulate buy
ing, exchanging and selling of wheat
and corn and requiring same to De
done by weight and prohibiting use
of what is known as the brass wheat
tester, was read third time and pass
ed. House joint resolution No. 5, pro-
posing an amendment to the constitu-
tion, so that verdict may be return
ed in civil cases by the concurrence
of nine members of jury, was taken
up and passed. Mr. Neal introduced
a resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution empowering the
general assembly to authorize the is
suance of bones in the aggregate of
$750,000 for building the state capitol
anu providing that the WORK shall be
done by contract. A bill proposing
an increase in salary of circuit judges
from $1,000 to $1,000, was discussed
at length and finally defeated.
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15

vehicle tax N cities for improving
streets passed.
Senate--House Bill 27, amending the
act establishing direct cattle quar-
antine line in the state, said line to
be open for free transportation of cat
tie from November Is to March 1,
passed Senate Bill No 94 was in
troduced by d. L, King, an act to be
entitled an act to fix and regulate fees
in some instances about 80 per cent
and in others not at all. Senator
Price introduced Senate Bill o5, pro-
viding for a board of directors of
three members, to be appointed by the
governor, and an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purpose of property
representing the resources of the state
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
at st. Louis. Senator j. Kings bill,
fixing punishment for horse stealing
or knowingly purchasing a stolen
horse at not less than fifteen years,
passed. A vote on an amendment
to strike from the Confederate pen
sion bill the old slave who did serv-
i ice for their masters during the war
was voted down-ayes 10, noes Is.
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15
CONTEMPORARY CLIPS.

1t is better to spoil the rod than
spoil the child.-Chicago Daily News.
A man is most foolish about women
before he is 20; a woman is most
foolish about men after she is 3O.-
Judge.
The truly wise man does not get
stuck on himself however great may
be his success, for he knows that he
owes his elevation to the applause of
fools.-Puck.
So much fault is found with wom-
en- who board, to avoid the trouble OF
housekeeping, that woman boarder
wrote to the Atchison Globe to de-
fend the practice. She said that she
and her husband were driven into a
boarding house by kin; they found
they were keeping a free boarding
house, and broke up housekeeping in
order to avoid a financial breaking-up
which seemed inevitable.
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15
FOR TEACHER AND PUPIL.

Four hundred and fifty London
schools accommodate $4,000 children,
On the public school enrolment in
South Carolina there are 126,395 white
pupils and 155602 colored.
Suffering is considered contagious
in Germany. There are over $4,000
suffering children in the schools of
that country, and the number is stead
lily increasing.
A bill is before the federal council
of Germany providing that the time
of study shall be for medical students
five years instead of the present term
of four years and half.
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15
MnnfinY. FohrmarY II.

SENATE-After receiving number
of committee reports on bills the in
vitation of the citizens of Fayette-
vile, asking the General Assembly
to visit that city in a body, all ex'
penses to be paid by the citizens, was
read and adopted The Shackelford
primary election bill was taken up
senator Shackelford proceeded to ex-
plain the merits of his bill, dwelling
at considerable length on that feature
of it which says that the primary
judges and clerks shall be selected by
committee of five from the county
central committee, who should report
their findings to the entire committee.
In the event that the list was not
agreed upon by the full committee, the
minority shall have the right to select
one judge and one clerk at each pri,
mary. Senator Norwood opposed the
bill. His constituents were honest,
and when they went to the primaries
and cast their votes those votes were
counted just as they were cast He
therefore could not see any necessity
for the law, and he therefore hoped it
would not pass. The bill passed by
the following vote: Ayes-Caldwell,
Carlock, Cotton, d. L. King, Jacob
King, Kirby, Lankford, MeNemer,
Mardis, Price, Shackleford, T. N. Will
son, Wood, Mr.. President-14. Noes
Adams, Flenniken, Hardy, Haynie,
Norwood, Sengel and Witt.
HoUsE-Resolution extending SYM
pathy to the family of Hon. Thomas
Moody, deceased, who was a member
of the house. were presented and
adopted and a committee appointed to
attend his funeral. Special order H.
B. No. 2S (Jobe), fixing the rate of
mileage on railroads at two cents per
mile was read third time. Lines of
| fifteen miles or less may charge 5
cents per mile, lines of over Is mflee
and under forty miles in length 8
cents per mile; on all lines over forty
| ull6S III leHSI0 C6HGS pei lAlle- L ne
bill passed by a vote of 50 ayes to
90 noes By a vote of rs to an
amendment TO the fellow-servant bill
providing that it apply to all corpora
tions as we'll as railroads was de-
feated. Special order H. B. No. 204,
amending section 13 of the Prince
road law, in favor of only three days
work instead of five days, together
with the tax provided for, passed.
By request of Mr.. Parks, house bill
No. 200, to prevent the sale of liquor
and for other purposes, was read the
third time. 1t makes it unlawful to
solicit or sell liquor in any prohibited
district, and prescribes a punishment
therefor. Mr.. Parks explained that
the bill simply prohibited wholesale
liquor houses from soliciting business
in prohibition districts. The roll was
called and the bill passed by a vote
of 60 ayes and 3 noes.
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15
Brief Synopsis of Proceedings of
Both Houses the Past
Week.
TITLE OF BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED
Senate Passes the shaoltleford Bill Amend
ing Primary Election Laws 80 as to Per-
init Candidates to Witness Count of
Ballots.
Tuesday, February 5.

SENATE.-Senator Cotton introduced
s. B. Sc, TO prohibit the shipping of in
speeted and diseased fruit trees into
this state, and providing for inspection.
Senator Shackleford's joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition to permit the issuance of bonds
for municipal improvement purposes,
was taken up, and passed-ayes 23,
noes 2. Senate joint resolution
No. /, proposing an amendment to the
constitution for the creation of par
don board, was put on third reading and
failed to pass. Senate joint resolution
No. 4, by Senator Carlock, providing
for the support of the common schools
by taxation, an amendment to the con-
stitution, failed to pass, Senator Law
renee introduced S. B. 80. 1t changes
the law relating to sale of sixteenth
section land by allowing sheriffs to sell
same, after being once advertised, at
private sale; provided, however, that it
must bring three fourths of appraised
value, and in no event at less than
s125 per acre. Senator Jacob King in.
troduced S. B. 81, reapportioning the
state into congressional districts. 1t
is the same bill as that introduced in
the house.
HoUsE.-It being local bill day, a
number of such measures of interest
only to certain communities were
passed. II. B. No. 80, requiring that
the number of poll taxes paid be taken
to determine the number of qualified
voters in petition for removal of coun-
ty seats, read third time and passed.
A bill providing for special election
to determine whether hogs, sheep,
goats and geese be permitted to run at
large in Sebastian, Crawford, Scott,
Carroll and part of Franklin county,
passed, as did also the following; Il,
B. 100, to regulate practice in justices
courts as to jurors; in all suits on notes
and accounts and other causes, where
no bond for costs is given, the jury
may have the right to demand their
ioCs pCAOlo IShuSilbR NcIuiSpi anu VIC
Jurors shall not be held in contempt OF
court for refusing to render verdict be-
fore receiving their fees A petition
was read from Fort Smith business men
protesting against the passage of the
Huddleson franchise bill. S. B "a, to
prohibit false statements by bank Off
cials and to protect depositors. passed.
The reform school bill, on second read
Ing. brought out considerable discus
sion. An amendment by Mr.. Craig,
providing that the institution be for
whites only, was defeated by vote of
66 to 90
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15
Saturday, February 8.

HoUsE.-After an extended discus
sion resolution was adopted request
ing the governor to investigate the re-
port that the act for a reward of $500
for the capture and conviction of the
negro who assaulted young lady at
Arkadelphia was passed after the guilty
party had been captured and identified.
H. B. 93, by Mr.. Brooks, was read third
time and passed. 1t requires railroads
to issue duplicate freight receipts to
all shippers The next measure taken
up was H. B. "a, which passed after
lengthy debate. The bill provides that
in suits at law against railroads and
other corporations in circuit and JUS
tees courts, where Judgment is given
and appeals are taken and the appeal
con firmed, the court of final adjudica-
ton shall assess a reasonable attor
neys fee as part of the costs. BY
vote of 81 to an act repeating the
Bush railroad law passed. H. B. No.
105, to amend the road law of 1899 so
that no person under 81 years of age
shall be subject to road duty, was read
third time and passed-ayes 40, noes II.
A number of new bills were introduced
and the house voted to accept an invi-
tation to visit the state university at
Fayetteville in body at some futurs
date.
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15

Australia has 40 daily papers
double Belgium's number.
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15

The Brahmapootra, from whose
banks came the fowls that were SO
popular in this country a number of
years ago, is 800 miles in length. 1t
is said that every variety of precious
stone has been found in the sand Of its
bed
Washington telegraph., 1901-02-15
FACTS ABOUT RIVERS.

Every ancient city of note was 10.
Gated on or near the sea or river.
The Hudson river, from its mouth to
the lakes, is 400 miles in length.
The ordinary Thames current is 1s0
feet minute; that of the Rhine, $40
feet. q
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

rests a black urn is set forth in front
Of the afflicted house. Into this the
friends of the mourning family drop their
black bordered visiting cards, the inti-
mate friends inscribing a few words OF
sympathy. Only men ever go to the
churchyard and they must make the Jour-
ney on foot, no matter what the distance.
The modern Egyptians carry their dead
in collins to the cemetery, but inter the
body without the coffin. wrapped In vol
luminous folds OF cloth. Only the men OF
the family and hired women, walters"
go to the grave. In Italy there Is
society which furnishes very spectacular
funerals chiefly to the poorer classes The
coffin, an elaborate affair. is borne aloft
on a sort Of dais, hanked by mysterious
masked figures In long white gowns and
followed by priests and mourners bear
ing cryptic insignia. There is no body
In the coffin. however. the central figure
OF the funeral having been buried prob
ably several days previously All the
pomp and ceremony are by way OF do
ing the right thing by the deceased and
satisfying the mourning souls OF the be-
reayed.
In the wilds Of Alaska q strange burial
custom fourishes. When a medicine mar
Of an Indian tribe dies. be II buried on
a lonely hillsides far away from human
habitati0n and a wooden statue OF his
totem set up over him Ills spirit IL SUD
posed 10 remain about the place and In
dlans suffering from desperate illness or
wotinds-none other would dare - far
visit tbs spot and appeal 70 the totem. cor
aid
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

preservative was used or whether the
only agency was the extremely dry air.
The little towers in W ieh the interments
were made are of stone or of a sort OF
brick. In other paris of Peru very an
cient bodies have been found wrapped in
woven reeds and buried. Fastened to the
wrapp'ngs above TIE head is frequently
found false head wi h fibre hair, and
sometimes a mask of clay or silver, or
a face painted on wood. Pieces Of gold,
silver or rare shells were placed in the
mouth OF the corp'e to pay the toll from
the land of the living to the land of the
dead.
This same idea of paying toll for the
souls passage Is found in Japan. For
merly the Japarese cremated their dead,
hut now they bury them. the cemeteries
pelng always in a side II Once year
is ceehrat' the r stival of the Dead
or the Feast. OF Lanterns, which lasts
week. Bearing food and wine, the people
go 20 the m teliss and decorate the
graves with liant rrs, special variety
aes gnf ton the resting places of those
VINO have died with n year. At tho end
% tae week the peop'e go to the nearest
IlNer or fody Of water and launch the
soul boats" These are de icate bamboo
crafts about three feet lcng, OF on show
.ns great beauty and grace OF design.
lney are brilliantly Illuminated and dec
"f'ted and make a brave showing as they
f't out on their voyage. Each Is
supposed TO bear the soul OF the
",hl rson and near the prov
of each is niece Of money. the smallest
CON Of tho rea' m. TO pay the toll for the
Iltsarc into the G-elt Bevond.
10 China the mortal rat OF the dead is
pNt under the control OF geomancer, "A
..ah wise IN the mysterious influences Of
''ns shua. FeuR shua Is a snpe - urn
'fninR earth and air forces, ana Il
't'l'.'s powerfully IN nll Chinese mai
20 but ~ none more powerfully Than
W. buripi Of the dead That the grave
Y.1d be 40 located az % invite the 70 i
n.Na' noes and avert the evil Influences
W fens shua IL the great consideration,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

men cried out that would kill the child.
and women ran about screaming and
weeping. Three or four of the policemen
became so excited that they drew their
revolvers and talked about shooting, but
the superintendent OF the Zoo cried out to
them:
You idiots; what are you going to
do? II you FIRE at the baboon you will
be almost sure to kill the child. What
you want to do Is to drive this crowd
away and let me try to coax Bob down"
The police put up their pistols and drove
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

pears to scowl at the curious spectator.
The boxes are arranged on lodges and
cornices of the affairs in the coping OF
the church yard walls. II Is great and
costly privilege to have these collins find
so sacred a resting-place.
The mourning urn is a feature of Swiss
funerals. When the death notice is pub
lished. there is appended to 1t a plea for
sympathy which states that the mourn
ing urn will be on exhibition at a given
hour on a certain day. black table
covered with a black cloth upon which
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

skulls and mortar have been found In
the burial vaults of the ancient temples
and rooms decorated with symmetri al
figures in skulls and bones. In ore OF
these CHASTITY burial places, more than
100 900 skulls we're found.
In the catacombs at Rome this same
form of ornamental n is found but Re e
1t is meant to point knocking moral OF
the instability and insignifcance of hui
man life. Thousands CT disintegrate1
skeletons have furnished the ma erial for
gruesome decorations of the undergro md
chapels a decorat on which in design is
Enthusiastically ingenious. In Malta there
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

is a chapel of Bones and a lot of
baked monks" The former is on The
vault of the Capuchin Monastery where
one finds an array of skulls. and c oss-
bones and whole skeletons forming a
sort of frieze in one place; in another,
gathered in strange groups The baked
monks" are collection of dead monks
whose bodies have been laid to rest in
slipping graves, after q Slcllian Gu tom
and after certain number of years. when
the dryness of air and soil has desiccat-
ed them sufficiently, have been taken out
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

for which the good offices of the geoman-
GER are sought-at a round price. All
graves must be protected on the north,
as from that direction the malig1 in
fiilences usually come. Hence the grave
is placed on the south slope of a hi /, wi h
protective architecture built on the IL
side or, if on a level, is suppleme nted by
a wall, half circling it on the north.
Mortuary relics found in Mexico indi-
cate that human life was held cheap
there and THEFT the sacredness of the dead
was little regarded. Towers built of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

1T is said that electricity has been put
10 a novel use In New Jersey by man
who wired" his sleigh for the benefit OF
the small boys who persi ted in shar ng
II with him without waiting for an In
vtat on ard at the exp nse Of the bright
new paint. The wires were arranged
around the Catching on" 70 nts and con-
nected with a battery beneath the seat.
An insulated cushion protected the right
ful occupant A foot lever proy.difg the
necessary opening and ciofing swi Oh.
and a little iud.cIous peepi from the
corner OF one eye sHpg ia the d'iyer
with the knowledge o. just when 70 push
tae button.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

OF their graves and set up In inches for
the edification of the startled beholders.
Brittany has strange burial custom.
Bodies are buried as in this country, but
when the flesh has disappeared the sxe &c
ton is exhumed and the skull detached
and placed In tiny coffin. These skull
collins are little boxes pa nted back or
green, shaped like a dog kennel. with
sloping roofs. They are about two feet
long, one foot deep and one foot broad
and have an oval or heart-shaped open
ing at one end, surmounted by cross.
The opening is ftted with glass so that
a portion of the skull is visible and APP
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

Holding the baby with one fore-leg. I
climbed up like a squirrel. but you ought
to have heard the shouting! Dozens of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08
Rob, THE BABooN.

His Interesting Ventures, as Related
by Himself.
1 wasn't In a temper at all, but II was
out of pure mischief that l grabbed the
smiling baby out of the carriage. leaped
over a fence and went climbing up one
of the big elm trees. You know how
tall and straig ht they are, with no limbs
until you are fifty feet above the ground.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-08

everybody away. but the people would not
go far. Instead of the crowd growing
smaller, thousands Of others came, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-24
LIBERALS ARE LOOTING
FLY WHEN GUNB0ATs COME INTO
VIEW
Gen. AIban Would Like to See the
Monroe Doctrine, Broadened to
Settle All South Amer
lean Disputes.

COLON, Colombia, via Galveston, Dec.
Z3.-During the absence of the govern
ment soldiers the Liberals returned to
Nobre de Dios and looted the commissa-
rat of the Manganese Mining company,
an American concern. They also threat
ened the life of the custodian of the
stores who was forced to surrender his
keys. The company is presenting a
claim to the government for the loss sus-
tanned by it,
On the arrival of the United States
gunboat Marietta at Nobre de Dios, and
subsequently when the Colombian gun
boat Gen. Pinzon, reached the same
place with fifty soldiers on board, the
Liberals again disappeared. After land
ing the troops at Nobre de Dios the Pin
ION proceeded to Sanavila.
Gen. Alban has received cable dis
patch announcing the evacuation of Tum-
AGO. Some of the revolutionists left there
on board the SalvadOrian steamer Ibis,
and others left by land, intending to at
tack Buenaventura. strong govern
ment force has left Buenaventura to
meet the revolutionists.
Gen. Alban says that if the Monroe
doctrine could be made to provide COM
pulsory arbitration to settle all disputes
between South American republics and
European nations, it would be accepted
with enthusiasm by all those republics.