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End of Famous Cherry Tree Case,

Charlotte, n. c., Special.-Sentence
was passed in the Federal Court on
those who were connected with the
Amos Owens Cherry Tree Company at
the time the law took hold of the COM
pany. The sentences were as follows:
Rev. T. Bright: To pay fine Of $1,000
and four months in the county Jail OF
Rutherfordton. C. D. Wilkie: To pay
a fine Of $1,000. c. F. Geer: To pay
a fine Of $500. G. w. Rollins: To pay
a fine Of $500. M. C. Padgett: To serve
three months In the county jail. AS to
DR.. Frank Bright. the court was ap-
pealed to by Mr.. Thomas s. Rollins to
show mercy on account Of extreme i'll.
ness of his wife Mr.. Rollins stated
that he had in his possession a certi.
ficate from two reputable physicians o!
Rutherfordton that Mrs. Bright was in
the last stages Of consumption and that
her death was daily expected. He ex-
hibited this certificate and read it in
the courts hearing. Judge Boyd con-
tinued the case as to DR.. Bright and Or
dered that he give justified bond for
his appearance at the May term OF
court in the sum Of $4,000.
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rloney to Fight Trusts.

Unexpectedly and without warning
in the House, during the consideration
Of the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr. Bartlett, a Georgia Democrat,
sprang an amendment to appropriate
$3.50 to enforce the Sherman anti
trust law and to direct the Attorney
General to proceed to the prosecution
Of all violators of the law. Although
such provision was plainly amenable
to point Of order, not member on,
either side Of the House raised objec-
tion. Indeed both sides wheeled into
line. All agreed that some such action
was advisable. Some Of the Republi-
cans, however, raised objection to the
looseness Of the language OF. the
amendment and Mr.. Hepburn. OF Iowa.
offered as substitute for it the Ian
guage of the bill he introduced o1-the
opening day of the session to appropri-
ate S5O0,000 for the enforcement OF the
measure.
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At The National Capital.

The United States has irtimated 10
Greet Britain and Germany that it ap-
proves the arbitration proposal Of
President Castro. Germany was rott-
fed that interference with American
shipping will be viewed with disfavcr.
The Congregation OF the Propaganda
nominated Bishop James c. QuigIey,
CT Buffalo. to be Archbishop Of Cnica-
60.
'7ae tine CT the SSrate was de-
voecd largely to discussion of the
Militia ana Statehood bills.
Tic House passed the Senate bill
providing for the erection Of $4,.
G0G.GJ0 union railroad station in
Washington.
\ minority report filed by Demo
Gratis OF the Senate committee oD-
pose admitting Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory as one State.
Representative D. A. De Almond
offered a sweeping bill declaring cor
Horat:oIg bankrupt under certain con-
ditfcns.
Senator ]. c. Pritchard. Of North
Carolina. declared himself in favor
CT reducing Southern representation
at Republican national conventions.
E2mi-oEcial advices state that Co.
;cr2bia is preparing TO invade Mica
"S&;:a. IL order to keep her troops en-.
g2Scd aid to -apture both canal
tuu,ss.
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Get Five Years Each.

st. Louis. Special-The joint trial OF
five former members of the House of
Delegates, which began Tuesday, ended
Friday night in a verdict of FIVE years
in the penitentiary. The defendants,
John A. Sheridan, Charles Gutke. Ed
mund Bersch and T. E. Albright, were
convicted on charges Of bribery in con-
nection with the passage of the subur-
ban street car bill. to accomplish which
it was charged, $4,000 had been placed
on deposit to be used as required. The
five defendants, after hearing the ver-
dict, filed motions for new trial ana
eahc was released on bond.
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At The North.

The miners closed their case before
tla Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
intrcdUcing evidence to prore the own
ership CT coal mines by the railroad
companies.
4 number Of New York banks, in
cludins that OF ]. P. Morgan & Co.,
have formed a pool Of S50,000,000 to
lend in the money market in the event
OF actual emergency.
Richard Garfield, the alleged New
York gambler. has sued District At
tocney Jerome and police officials for
s6,054 worth of property destroyed in
the raid on his house.
Twenty workInen and 81 engines
were caught in the collapse OF the roof
of the Pennsylvania Railroad round
house at West Philadelphia.
DR.. Adolf Lorenz strained his wrist
and was compelled to suspend an OPP
Grafton at a New York clinic.
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HlIitla Bill.

The Senate discussed the bill to pro-
mote the efficiency Of the militia and
also the omnibus statehood bill. After
agreeing to the concurrent resolution
of House for an adjournment from De-
cember 20 to January S, MI. Proctor
called up the militia bill. An amenR,
ment by Mr.. Pettus, striking from the,
bill section "a, having particular refer7
ence to the reserve force Of trained
men, provoked some discussion, Mr.
Pettus raising the point that the sec-'
ton, If enacted into law, would be an
infringement of the constitutional au-
thority Of the States and put the con-
troll Of the militia Of the severaT
States into the hands of the genera:
government. The bill was laid asid;s
for the omnibus statehood bill, Senator
Dillingham;, of Vermont, who is cD-
posed to the bill, occupying the time Of
the Senate for the remainder Of the
day in rehearsing the testimony taken
by the subcommittee Of the committee
on Territories, during its tour Of inye.-
tigation in New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma. After a brief executive
session the Senate adjourned.
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Venezuela Makes Answer.

Caracas, BY Cable.-The correspond
ent here of the Associated Press has
obtained copy of the answer made by
the Venezuelan government to the Ger
man note, addressed to Lopez Baralt,
Venezuelan Minister Of Foreign At
fairs, by Herr Won Pilgrim -Baltazzi,
the German envoy. 1t is dated Cara
cas-, December z. This answer was
transmitted by the Foreign Office to
Herr Won Pilgrim-Baltazzi on Decem-
ber 8, the 8th inst, being feast day.
1t Is signed by Lopez Baralt. The
Venezuelan note, after replying to al
legations as to the conduct Of Vene-
zuela in dealing with German claims,
declares that abnormal circumstances
have paralyzed action relating to
claims and that the Venezuelan gov
ernment was then considering the ap-
pointment Of fiscal agent. The note
then says:
''The imperial government desires
that the government OF Venezuela i'm
mediately satisfy the claims of German
successes arriving from the civil war
and that the other matters in which
the interests of German subjects are
involved be arbitrated. In order that
this be done, it becomes necessary that
declaration be made.
Treatment with the interested par
Sies will facilitate, hasten. or end in
the satisfaction of said obligations.
Venezuelan government only awaits
such time when the work of pacifica.
ton, in which 1t is earnestly engaged,
shall permit it to issue an order re-es-
tablishing public credit. The claims
arising oat Of the present war which
still devsstates the republic will be
treated With all jrstice under the laws
70 be passed 20 cover the requirements.
upon the special command of my
government, refrain from replying to
that part OF your note which relates to
action on the part of Germany. A pow
er like Venezuela, which Is in need Of
no stimulus to prompt it to fulfill it's
legal obligations to its utmost ability,
can never expect, in It's intercourse
with other cultured nations, any course
Of action which shall not conform to
the principles Of mutual respect and
the rules Of reciprocal cordiality."
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Methodists to Confer.

Pittsburg. Special.-For the first
time in the history of the Methodist
Episcopal church since the civil war
important commissions from the
church North and South have arranged
to hold a joint meeting in the interests
OF like impcrtantce to both branches.
This will occur on the 10th Of next
month. when a commission Of The
church North of eleven members wAo
have in process of preparation new
hmynal for the denomination will mcc,
with similar commission Of eleven
men from the church South at Nash
vile, Tenn, for the purpose Of ccnsid-
ering the adoption Of the same book
for both branches of the church. The
general impression is that comprom-
ise will be made. and some Of the best
hymns Of the two branches be placed
in the new hymnal.
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Big Diamond Haul.

Washington, Special.-Special Agent
]. F. Evans, stationed at Ell Paso, Tex.
as, has reported to the Secretary of the
Treasury the seizure at El Paso of dia-
monds said to be worth $4,000 and
which, it is claimed, were smuggled
from England. The jewels have been
placed in the custody Of the collector
of customs at Ell Paso pending hear
ing of the case. One of the pieces OF
icwelry was diamond neckless a
brooch containing about GOO small dia-
monds. 1t is. said wealthy lady OF ri
Paso. and a young man, a professional
palmist claiming 20 be from India. ar:
connected with the case, or at least:
know the history Of the gems.
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Fowler'S Currency Law.

Representative Fowler, chairman cf
the House committee on banking and
currency. introduced a bill which vas
drawn by him in accordance with the
views Of the Republican members es-
pressed at recent conferences and which
will be urged instead Of the currency
bill reported to the House at the last
session. The bill provides that any
national bank may, with the approval
Of the Comptroller 'of the Currency,
take out for Issue and circulation an
amount Of national bank notes not ex-
ceeding 25 per cent. OF its paid u3 and
unimpaired capital. without depoaiting
United States bonds with 1he United
States Treasury. such notes TO be -
denominations of SO and multip!ts
thereof"
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DOlNGS OF CONGRESS.
The Omnibus Statehood Biil-Othef
r5atterS


Senator Bate presented in the Senate
the minority report from the commit
tee On territories favoring the immeai-
ate passing by the Senate Of the omni-
bus statehood bill without amendment,
as it came from the House. The re-
port argues for the admission OF Okla
homa, New Mexico and Arizona and
o2poses the uniting of Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory into one State.
It shows minutely the conditions OF
each of the three Territories as to pop
uIation, wealth and general features OF
the Territories and says that these are
such as to call for immediate state
hood.
1t criticises the majority report and
shows that both the Republican and
Democratic parties, IN their last ma
tioral conventions, adopted with per-
feet unanimity a plank in their respec-
tive platforms recommending eacn o.
these Territories by name fo- state
hood. Such expressions should, the
report continues, be respected by both
parties. The report says among other
things:
1t was never intended that Congress,
should bar by party objection admis-
sion when the population, wealth and
institutions were the same as in the.
case of other States found"
With reference to the question of the
Territories, thereport contends that 1t
Ought to suffice that 95 per cent of the
population are white in Oklahoma and
the 80 per cent of the population IN
Arizona and the 122,CGO white popula-
ton in New Mexico are quite sufficient
to leaven all the foreign-born in each
OF those Territories" Liberal quota
ton is made from the report OF the.
majority upon the statehood bill. 0'se-
CT the portions quoted is that referring
TO statement made by witness thai
some of the white people in the Terri
tories are like the ritfraff which fol-
lew the construction of railroads. Com
menting upon this. the minority says:
The riffraff who follows the railroads
have been the sturdy Irishman whose,
pick and shovel and spade and labor
have built the 100000 miles Of Ameri-
can railroads. Why that 'riffrah'
should not be as good citizens in Mex
leo as they are in every other State
and Territory, the report does not ad
wise the Senate"
The report is signed by Senator's
Bate, Hayfield, Bailey and Patterson.
constituting the Democratic member
ship of the committee on Territories.
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ANARCHIST KILLED.
Fatal Tragedy in The City Of BrOthefly
Love
NOTED ANARCHY DISCIPLE IS SHOT
Female Teacher of LawlessneSS Nor
tally Wounded By Pupil Who
Claims She Broke His Heart.

Philadelphia, Special.-Voltarine lie
Cleyre. a noted anarchist and teach
er of languages, was mysteriously shot
and mortally wounded by Herman
Helscher, former pupil. The woman
is dying in a hospital and Helscher
is in custody. UnreQuited love is said
to have prompted the deed. When ar
rested, Helscher's only explanation
was the following: I'VE were sweet
hearts, she and l. She broke my heart
and deserved to be killed" Miss lie
Cleyre, is 20 years of age and her as
sailant is "a The shooting occurred
on the street in bread daylight and
was witnessed by score Of persons.
Helscher, who had disguised him.
self by means of false mustache, ap-
preached the woman from the rear
and accosted her. Almost at the same
time he drew revolver from his pock
ct and pointed it at the woman who
turned and attempted to run away.
She had gone only few steps when
Helscher began firing upon her. After
discharging five shots at the fleeing
woman. three of which took effect, he
replaced the pistol in his pocket and
started TO walk away. He made no
effort to escape and was Immediately
arrested
Miss LIE Cleyre ran a short distance
and then sank exhausted upon a door
step. She was carried into the house
and from there removed to hospital.
In her statement to magistrate she
denied acquaintance with Helscher.
but when he was brought before her
minus the false, moustache she at
once recognized him. She declined,
however, to accuse him of having shot
her, but asked the police if he had ad
mitted it-Neither would she state the
nature Of her relations with Helscher.
Two bullets took effect in the wo-
mans right side below the shoulder,
and another embedded itself in the
right side Of the chest. The physicians
hold out no hope for her recovery
Miss LIE Cleyre has attained wide
spread notoriety through her an
archistic utterances and her intimacy
with Emma Goldman and other an
archists. She is an accomplished
Nnguist and musician and has writ
ten much anarchistic literature and
erotic poems.
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Miscellaneous Matters.

Admiral Dewey began maneuyers
with his battleships of Culebra Island.
REPORTS to the Young Mems Chris
tian Association international COM
mittee show that there are 1918 asso-
Citations, with 323,234 members under
its control.
Gabriel Harrison, an old-time actor,
the friend OF Aaron Burr and Edgar
Allen Poe, is dead.
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss is expected to
arrive from Cuba today with dra1i
Of the new treaty.
The President nominated Brigadiei
General Commandant Charles Hey
wood, Marine Corps, to be a majol
general.
According to dispatches from Hun
gary, 62 persons were frozen to death
there during the last three days
Wolves are devastating the sheep
folds and have devoured three shep
herds.
New York exchange premium in
Mexico City declined to 165.
At a meeting Of the board OF direc
tors Of the American Locomotive
Company, in New York, the officers
were reelected. A dividend OF l 3-4
per cent. was declared on the prefer
red stock, payable January 81, 1903.
The earnings for the six months end
ing December 81, 1902 (partly estt
mated), were reported to be S15,165,,
352. an increase over the same period
in 1901 Of S3,034,3S7.
Mrs. Mary E. Bulloch. widow OF the
lcte DR.. w. G. Ballcch, who was a
relative Of President Roosevelt, died
in Savannah CT pneumonia.
It is announced in special dis
patch from Seoul, that the United
States minister TO C2rea has demand
ed the payment of S1,500,GO0 due tt
the builders OF the electric railroad.
Senator Morgan. Of Alabama, gave
notice that on Saturday he would ad'
dress the Senate regarding the con
struction of the isthmian canal.
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Killed By Tunnel Explosion.

Cleveland, Special.-Two men were
killed, two others perhaps fatally
burned and a number of others less Sc
seriously burned in an explosion Of gas
in the water-works tunnel, 100 feet be-
low the bottom of Lake Erie Sunday
The dead are: Ben Rurner, Rochester
N. Y. aged 21; Arthur Beegles. Car
ton. O., aged "a, unmarried. TIE in
jured are: VIM. Knox. Brooklyn, y
Y, civil engineer. seriously burned
about the head, face and body, vii
probably die; James Ossman, vii
Jamestown, Pa. burned about the AeaJ
and face. serious. Several others we~>
less severely burned. The cause }. ;h(
explosion. it is believed. was q spar
from an electric light wire in tae TIM
mel.
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KILLED IN COLLISION
Eightee. People Meet a Sudden and
Tragic Eeath
WRECK CT TIE STOCKTON FLYER.
Seven OF tic Dead Identified - riany
Killed Or Seriously Wounded - A
Church Turned lnto a MoTgu:

Byron. Cal. Speciai.-Eightcon per-
sons were killed and - injured ii tAe
collision Saturday night between the
Southbound Los Angeles Owl train
and the stockton nvCr. 1t w3s rear
end collision, the engine CT the LEGAL
blowing its way into the rear-cc2ch CT
the Owl" which was filed wiki
Fresno people. The passengers who
escaped death were hurled to tie for
ward part of the coach and crushed
in the mass Of debris. Thar suffer-
ings and danger were intensified by
the clouds Of scal3!ES steam tha.
poured out from the shattered boiler
of the Stockton engine. After the
owl" left the Oakland Mole it vas
noted that there was leak in the ii1e
of the engine. This increased to sucit
an extent that it was deemed adViS-
able to stop here and take freight
engine for relief. The train officials
knew that the Stockton local train
was following half hour behind ana
lagman was sent back, along the
track to give warning Of the presence
Of the owl"
It is said that the Stockton train.
in charge Of Engineer Naguife 2@d
Fireman Joyce. got the warning signal
in due time and save the signal. tie
usual response With whistle blasts.
Why the following train was not
!. checked. however. has not been eN-
planned thus far. the men who could
give the facts being among the badly
injured. So fOrcibly did the local meet
the rear of the Owl that the end oi
the second Cav. the dining car, WG5
smashed in and the three cooks Tt"r
seriously hurt The horror Of fire wa%
ro& added to the disaster and th"
penned up victims We're spared fIois:
flame, for the oil burners we're eNt!n-
guished when the crash came.
Relief quickly came to tire iniurei
passengers, axes and saws bei"g
brought into play. Messengers were
sent to Byron and Hot Springs. short
distance away. and physicians came
quickly to the station. Every cToEt
was made to alleviate the suffering
and those who were Unable TO proceed
on their journey were taken to the
Springs Hotel or the church in Byron,
which temporarily was transformed
into hospital.
Ten persons were killed outright
and the other two succumbed to their
injuries. Seven of the dead have been
identified as follows: Elizabeth L..
Smith. Fresno, CAL. aged 3S; Clar-
ence P. Oluffs, Fresno. aged %; Miss
Birdie Elliott, San Francisco. aged
%; Mabel Vezey, Modesto, CAL, aged
10; George Sessions, Oakland. CAL,
aged so; Charles Owens. Fresno,
aged so; Miss Myers, Fresno; Robert
Renick, San Francisco; Len Irwin.
Oakland; w. A. Temple; Lung Tia
Gong. a Chinese girl of San Fran
cisco.
The unidentified dead include one
white man, evidently sailor; two
Chinese. one Japanese woman and a
Japanese child.
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From Across The Sea.

Though NJ. Seneque IS in the lead for
President Of Hawaii, Generai Nord,
with his army, may secure the prize.
Reports from Martinique state that
the Blanche river has been obliterated
by lava and ashes from Mount Pelee.
According tG Berlin reports. Emperor
William will make Chancellor Won Bue'
low a prince.
Gen. Maxine Gomez and delegation
requested President Palma not to fur
ther prosecute the Havana strikers.
Many Marseilles strikers have al
ready returned to work.
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MARC9NI ACHIEVES SUCCESS
Practical Tests in Wireless Teiegra'
Dfy Prove Satisfactory.

New York. special-The following
Gisratca from MarcoHi. dated Glace
Bay. y. s.. December q. has been re-
ccived b. the Associated Press: i beg
tc inform you FOR circulation that
have established wireless telegraph
communication between Cape B:eton
Canada an! Ccrawal!. England, with
complete Success. lraugu-a,ory res
sagcs. including one from the Gov
e:nor General OF Canada to King Ed-
ward VII, have ALREADY been transmit
ted and forwarded to the King of Eng
LAID and Italy. y message 20 the Len
den Times has also bean transmitted
in the rr 5enca Of i;s special CORES
pondent. D. FaGkin. ". P.
(Signed.) &c MAECONI."
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Large College Endowment.

Knoxville, Tenn. Special.-President
Larry. of the Lincoln Memorial Univec-
sity. at Cumberland Gap, Tenn, an
nounced that be has secured from
, Northern sources an endowment Of
100000 for that institution. also a
number of scholarships He stated that
more money for the endowment is Sc
cured. The benefacto-s are not made
known. The Lincoln Memorial Uni
versity was founded largely through
the efforts Of General o. 0. Howard. 1t
si for the monntain people.
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For a Union Depot.

The House has passed the Senate bill
for union railroad station in this city
to cost $4,0O0,0O0. The station Is to be
situated north of the present site Of
the Baltimore G Ohio depot at Della
ware and Massachusetts, avenues. and
in front of it is to be large Plaza
Park. The Pennsylvania Railroad, by
the terms of the bill, is to remove its
tracks the mail and reach the site or
the proposed station through tunnel
to run between the capitol and library
buildings. The government is to pay
the Pennsylvania Railroad $,500,00e
and the Baltimore & Ohio $500, 900 in
addition to providing for the Plaza
Park
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Whole Town Destroyed.

AShkabad, Russian Turkestan, By
Cable.-The town Of Andijan, Fergha,
ne. was totally destroyed by an earth
quake Wednesday. The number Of IA
talities is not yet ascertained. The
population is threatened with starva-
tion. Shocks were felt in New Marghe'
Ian and surrounding villages and a
railroad at Andijan was destroyed for
a considerable distance. Food and
clothing are being sent to Andijan.
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RooseYelt's Answer Sent.

London, By Cable.-It is believed
that President Roosevelt's answer tc
the proposal made by the allied powers
that he arbitrate the Venezuelan issues
has been received in London. The
strictest secrecy with regard to every
phase of the negotiations is preserved
however, but such indications as are
obtainable point to President Rocse-
velt's acceptance Of the Offices Of arbi-
traitor. a constant interchange OF
cablegrams is proceeding night and
day between the United States embassy
here and the State Department al
Washington. It is believed that the
Presidents answer will be submitted
formally to the Foreign Office, by We'd
rosaav. unless s2me unexpected com
plicationS arise.