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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

Hungary be fnaalied promise Fnade
10 Members OF the Hungarian Rspuh-
tsean eiub several years ago
In The sFarTL-wr with the president
we're Marcus Hraan. president Of the
Hun&assan Republican club. @nnse
easst Mr.. Roosevelt wan pottes Conn
nssrascssee MrAoen ard Secretary Loeb.
AMID cries OF "El,Ju" and play
iraK ~ th@ Star Sra nEiea ia 1nsr MI
Fsaur proposed tse presidents health
z present. he said the raa wta
gives *vesy sss1s a square deal ~ tsaafe,
sao g@mm
The applause sas d~af~ning IA she
FaeEsA and mis- remarks acre tn orally
ssf asass~a
Congressman salgsr delivered a
spe~ch Nhleh excited great enthusiasm
oreYsin9 hls remarks ny 3 tribute t. the
Ansaszcanawfn Of Prexaa~nf Roosevelt.
30 BE- 4sexS1ar~d to e~ president on sna
ufsa# E~apss Mr. aulxrr svowe3 THAI
although hs wAA a Democrat and al
~AFs weul& be anes RE would continas
20 #ra@ntt9 sspport Precedent Resss~
s@sls Gwht far e~rsain n@~sied reforms
Cpntsaain8 Ay sulTsr sata n
ssaaas ssAad ~ hsra in his fight aga inst
she s~t@t~ Ut IN ~tfni'.5 Ef@ss* Hw IN
right 10 the senatorial controversy and
] he&aeve tfs@ American p~otse wtli np-
nasd ard sustain hsfn lea hts fair and
gass contention
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
NEWS w eRIgF


q y svink a i-adius psiiAs ruises.
10 dead.
s'tssrs~s Tfsehe an sx~a resident 81
Parts Tex cropped ,seaa
Fanny Rae~saa'=. an uia negroes was
fcuna lead - PaFfs. Ties
% : Miller a lnum time resident
= pailts eeunsy died sf Garland
nexro nssn~s l.ssn ssnsia s~aars.a
frefn wnveruuwns iau az Aus&osy~
t"hlsaren hsHn sn tn~ s-hsefaW uattnn
sis~e tl@samw ~ ruiln Mill b. eHFngisa
ss~ewfal taasTessnw blurred = vlnlsa Nv
= '2re ssaFsifaM "A tbr CANDY Nitehen
fux~ph f1raan whs ssxs he As.~rsea
fs~sn MS nsss. saw alsnsslf SO 81 Mus.
eewes
40 MlataHs 0k1a-. Mewafa GisiliMnA
s~li waste NkAstnw Ansa Fractured hin ras.
laF hsH@
e@w at FaaamEmant = N Wllassn =
H@i' amssas As rsaiww On asefs arssss
ervsNassaz haszs rs asmsh
re h~aae~ ~ W A L.@snass~r ~
Arisme~w exnkmksma wreukanm part Il
msnsm ana aaasaa@ Hss@ aasnmae
q r. rswmn. Charged zsth rannimm :
mamaAkmw hnamm at NJ wasa. wa@ aasmA
sS& TMs ~ Ehs arws esuvseszan snass
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

rTssidsns Roosevelt Attends Rspab-
lisan Club Banquet.
GUARDED BY POLICE.
Corgrsssnan sulxer, One Of tsuests,
Said He Was . Democrat, but Enc
dsrsed Executive In ssme
Of His ACES.

New York, Feb. 15.-After two days
receptions and dinners In New York
City, President Roosevelt left over the
Pennsyivania road for Washington.
The events of Tuesday included re-
ception AZ the University club and
at night the event OF his visit. the din
Ter given by the Hungarian Republican
club at the restaurant Little Hungary
on the East Side, where president has
never been before. The fact that Mr.
Roosevelt was TO visit places where he
has not beer since he was governor OF
New York. and v here no other presi-
dent, " While IN office. has t.een led to
unusual police precautions. but nothIrg &
ustoward happened
From the time the president arrived
an tire East Side tonight until his De-
paTtuse The greatest precautions wege
tSken for his safety
When ths president drove UP 10 I.sttls
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
FARMERS UNION.
Between Six Hundred and Seven Hun.
cred Delegates or Hand.

Fort Worth, Feb. ts.-The third an
nual convention Of the Farmers Unioa
OF Texas vas attended by between 500
and zoe delegates, There are nearly
1900 lodges in the state and about
100000 members There are also dele
gates from the Carollnas ana other
states
MAYOR Powell welcomed the visitors.
as DID also Captain r. H. Paddock on
behalf Of the Board of Trade G. w.
Wossintan. from Fort Worth labor un-
lons. =. Grant Hamilton. for the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor and George
French Of the International Cigar
makers union also made welcoming
speeches
Owing to the absence Of President
Murray 81 Kingston. caused by illness.
Vice President Morris Of Rains county
called the meeting 10 order
Various committees were appointed
Two hundred Texas counties are
represented
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

Requires Great Liesnss.
Austin. Fsb III House cDsngnitsss OF
revenue and taxation reported favor
ably house bin By AR. Love Of Dallas
and others imposing 5000 occupation
tax upon thoSe engaged In dealing In or
procuring assignments OF future wages.
Mr.. Wilmeth's bill placing q tax on
capital. surplus and undivided profits
OF banks. and permitting tax assessors
to collect delinquent taxes by ievying
upon property In another county.
House passed following by unanimous
vote:
Whereas. Texas is a long distance
from the manufacturing and market
centers of the United States. and the
high interstate rates now being charged
to Texas coman points make an
amendment TO the interstate commerce
law increasing the powers of the inter-
staet commerce commission. SO as to
enable said commission to ascertain and
enforce reasonable freight rates. one
of deep concern to our people: therefore
be IL
Resolved BY the house of represent
tyes. the senate concurring That we
tndorse the action OF our members Of
congress In voting for bill to Increase
the powers of the interstate commerce
commission. and we invoke the assist
anee OF our sena tors in securing the
passage of such needed legislation
through the senate Of the United
States We also commend the splendid
presentation Of the necessity for grant
ing more power to the interstate com
merce commission made by a distin-
guish@d citizen of Texas. Hon. Sam
Cowan Of Fort Worth and We express
otir qualification and approval OF the
hrfn and courageous course Of tn.
president Of the UDited States in re-
spect 10 this most important question"
Senate adopted house resolution In
wiling President Roosevelt to visit Aus
tin. II passed finally Senator David
son bill requiring the board of mar
don advisers 10 visit the state prisons
and convict camps and report or the
merits OF convIcts subject 10 pardon
particularly those who are frfendIess
ard for whom no pardon applications
have been filed. II also increases the
salaries Of the members of the board
from 1880 to $4,000.
Senate resumed discussion OF anti
nepotism bill
senator Looney had adopted two
amendments perfecting the blu making
the penalty for REMOVAL from office by
quo Nafanto proceedings as prescribed
by the constitution and statutes.
Senator Stone offered an amendment
exernptfng county officers" from the
provisions Of the bill.
Senator Giasscock offered an amend.
nient TO the amendment exenptinR all
except state officials, saying his tudr-
nenf was agains, the bull. but tina, he
would obey state platform demand
ana apply II only To state officers. The
amendment TO the amendment was
adopted
sit regulating fees or corporations to
ee paid secretary OF state was passed
by the house
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

n Alton B rarfer does uof te
come wealb' u tHr nes' tl,, ot trn
years % Will rs hi. own tauH Be-
certainly begins bIa leeai pfaaIss
iu Nev Ysrk a- ftr rubrieht uf
he Eeldsa spoaH WvH Informed
iaaser as Ha man tn tts rr1frs-
siaH ever msdr more adtartaEr.
oBs arrangement aa aesluuius braI
lssss aefs than g. bias made @ith ihr
Sbsehau Iirm Fho E1aranfrs 81
saeHe wheh Grower Cleveland -
seples tfem thv sf-tsaH rfm shen
~ reEtr~a frwm thw aFs-ssarnrv ths
urss Hme ~at DE martsl as tn. 8As
NJ Parker Il r. Hnas fssosa. lies ia
- eaafsafes - Gee hat a.
repssa pruposigAun sh~r~bs ~
shares ia th~ varnsass as th~ f4Fm
ana Be ~ sane usas eff Tree Is
aee~ps aatwiaw en~sne~e t4snavsau
ChroHasi~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
LIVES AT LOWELL.
laskse~ Rsaardsd by Residents % That
CITY "a Bessg Eccentric

lowell Mass Yet. i5- william
Waldorf Jackson. Jr. who sought 20
have talk ~ NsW York Tuesday Nlih
Presidents Roosevelt about governmental
fss1FHa@ IN @~ll known Ia tnis city
where he fsaa rwaass~f for mary years
BE is regarded AZ an eccentrle. but ia
Ne respect dangerous person
has persistent ciAtrn that ~ has
nilsson se reform n. naEiona, politics
and fhafssone day hs exnsets ia be
president. for long iiFne have been
Familiar 20 Lowell residents He has
announced hts candidacy tudereadent
20 any party or EseyssHs an several 0e-
eassone Jackson Was formerly a trax.
satHK Fx~a~hes. bat was never ordained
"a far as known There is rot Hotel
Hamilton hsr~ Jlf kson lixes al "a
enavesnw houme bat hAa ne regular ec-
eaK@ts1n
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

Cineinnaii. Feb. lathe intense
cold continued Tuesday, official tenn
p*faiuEe reaching below zero. Along
the river the situation continued Sc
ristas and river men anxiously watched
the Accommodations Of heavy Ice which
threatens disaster ~hen the breakup
comes. There has b~~n mueh suffering
among the poor. although prompt re-
lief Is being given by charitable or
"a II iza lions
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

Ffsaistg.i Fats - T.~o Young olsls Five
Miles saush ~ Te2arkana

Little ttack Ayks Ftb 81 a special
~ IRE flaxesse fsotu resarkana saws
tha8 Marguerite aw.f stxfeem vaaFs
1f EEtfnN HfwWes faFHpaT living eve
EnAf@s #==zzfH If here w#Fs lsz8FFea e.
a~MEh Mamie was ssamsilng 9 Front ~
tN~ hT~ NA*u hsT aFwaw ssashs ms~
n#@@snm 10 tia haAK~ FRI half = aKHs
nkMs @he F@n seFsswstax gnta ~ sassd
hNs w@s pursued ~ heT SISTER maaa IN
= ANFnte bas fgusst~ms ~sers fn NAss nwg
aaNSaifpra ssseh iNiaFism that sAs AseA
fsmE h@ass~ later Mamie as fsiwst.
fzaaH barnsa ana Stesa tn hasf an isaslr
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

Caused Knife to Sever YOUNG Mans
Fe~oral Artery. Causing Death.

Madisouvllle. Tex, Feb. 15.-whtle
buri Dean. young man. was killing
hoSs at Neal SIX miles from here he
VAS holding one animal by a forsleg. AS
y" was in the act ~ stahhiug the anti
NAL Il gave sudden kick and tn.
knife was thrust VA leg ~ Dean jusf
at-ov~ The kree The fen1orai artery
was severed and ne BLEED 20 death in a
few hours
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
RRtGATloN BILL.
Taker Up in Lower House and Passed
Without Opposition.

Guthrie. Feb iis--In the AoNef house
the GrAndy irrigation measure pas
e. Ken up the rules suspended aud
anaHY passed without opposition The
bill covers conditions so that OKLA
hofffss ean use the 81 SEQ sec rs~ lrpus-
ton fund 20 her credit for public lands
Sold Irrigation systems are wanted -
kiuvn. GpFnmnche, Greer Roger Mills.
Day. Dewey Weeds Woodward and
Heavier counties Tbs bill Simply COVE
ess the requirements asuia ntivd by the
government befuf. the reclamation
fuud can be used.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

Meet IN Tenth srual Session Al City
81 Guthrie.

gnthus Feb - Tenth annual
rneetioK - the 0klahogsss i.iyestsak s~-
sosiNtiea waa held here .he ur1u8pai
efs whs the Terrible stiie iasavs II
IL stgHafel Nat from ea 700 AZ 0e#B
Raw r~Ffwnea nwfrw ~ nc elA
Me 4bNf fh~rs Nas less titan toe meme
bets present Tessszs
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

AAmssm. F~h. 10 Tire tsswHy ~ Miss
MmaamM favmsses - g'agnhY. Hnnkasw
s@mMfr msss saA tse~m a. lnHaase e thw
szN1K iamAs1n saxsnn fEx so ssssass ~
aaa mhn e@eap~s fsusn Fssas Sassisagiam
- Aamx Fws1M8s waa nn fsana In : a@aa
mm&K thsa& eA8N TAw mmFsswssasam&a
wEmEmmm mma as~@ fTssEm NmtA aaa ewFse@-
msM Mhs maA fgmts use YwaFm st Mwm
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
FOUR BELOW ZERO.
Chattanooga Poor Suffer and Price Of
Coal Has Eeen Advanced

Chattanooga, Tenn Feb. Is.~~The
rnean temperature early Tuesday was
degrees below zero-~she coolest for
years There ls great suffering here
among the poor and Ii is announced
that dealers will be compelled To adj
vance the price Of coal on account Of
The unprecedented demand and short
age Of supply. Telegraph and tele-
phone companies have very few wires
working out Of Chattanooga ard near
w all trains are delayed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

San Anfonic Feb t8- Secretary
stiles of the BUSINESS Mems club has
b~vr advised by Secretary Dame Or tho
Rough Riders association that the re-
union II the pr~sieivnt's old regiment
VII h. bet IN san ARtouio March ae
ana u, 'hs president Reaching here
M&rUh So
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

zANmsMwNnmn. TNMs kab s&s~-~Iasmea
: aaamm snmasaE hasss $50 fsmasa aeaa ~
= mmmA 1919 maMR @saEm@ammm. AAs
= mmnwa~a - hmw@ fFww~a - ammHh
- 80 mmas smnakeasbam g. @n&mF zma
EHzzMnsMRe hmsa@ IS Asw11N.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
Texas Items.

Washington, Feb. I5-House omni-
bus public building bill makes the fol-
lowing authorizations for new build
ngs sites and for increase in cost of
buildings already authorized Tor Tex
as Tyler, s4o.e00. San Antonio. $40
GOO. Gonzales. $4,000: Texarkana.
100000 Nacogsioches. $4,000.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
IMMENSE ORDER.
Ore M,iiior Dollars Are TO Be Exnsnd-
ed Fer Locomotives.

~ " @S~ssstSA'seS.
kAnssAs CITY, FED. 15.-The Kansas
CITY Mexican ard Orient TOAD has
placed sn TIE east an order for loco-
motives tc east 81 zoe. 0e0, to be ready
for eselivery nv January next Before
tssNi gall the conSEasttee expected To be
hauling cattle In It's ears from Texas
and Oklahoma 10 Kansas city. A pas
ss-rgsse service also. wlH h- given be-
tween this city aud Ssv@etwatrr Tex.
NTH the cosuIsanys own rails are LAID
aA'n Kansas city ths. tracks OF the
alssaairi Pacific railway from Usage
City Atil he used
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
MORE COMPLICATIONS.
Lack of Coal Threatens to Tie Up the
Iron Industry

iron Industry,
st Petersburg. Feb. i4.-Accuuttla~
ton of wheat and other fre4ghts In
southeastern Russia on account Of the
Inability 81 shippers TO procure cars.
which nave been Withdrawn for trans
rortsuon of troops and munitions. Is
Tow further complicated BY the lack
o9 eoal Tor manufacturing purposes
threatening 10 tie up the iron industry
' Ass AecumulatinBs Of coGi exist In the
issist-tx region. and Prince HfIkofY,
minister Of railways. has gone there
70 try and s'raighten out matters.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15

5@sNesmnn tNsw 80 F~A T@wmtF
H@eus8 hmiAms FrrT Taat~zi States n*n-
mxmr veeastss~s &mfwanxaaas. e.. Cess
Twt1 - ksswnm ~ Fezttbphe. :. r7nk.
szeaszA d CassMak l.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
Agricultural Bill Passes.

washington. Feb. i5.--Sanate passed
the agricultural appropriation bill
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-15

1 | AhhoCA(N0 Oy lnOlC oCu-
- sonable weather and the
distribution of commodities expanded,
rejecting a sustained high volume Of
consumption. The labor trouble con-
dnue cause Of disquiet and hinder
investment in new enterprises, but 9TH
er developments have added to conf
dence in the commercial outlook.
Manufacturing remains very active
In leading lines, and has gathered
further strength from the we'll main
tanned demand for future output and
steadiness in prices. Reports from the
farming sections show spring work al
most ended, crop prospects advancing,
and the demand gaining for necessaries
and improvement material. Mercan-
tI6a, defaults are seen to be compare
lively few, less complaint is heard as
to collections generally and money re-
mains ample for ordinary purposes.
Factory work presents more activity,
particularly in farm implements, hard
ware, special machinery and electric
supplies. Building material of all kinds
remains in widespread request, and re-
ceipts of lumber were 46,O79,OOO feet,
against 32,507,000 feet a year ago.
Board of trade operations largely
centered In the winding up Of the May
options in the two prominent cereals.
Cash dealings were limited owing to
the high prices which prevailed, and
growers secured their profits. Export
demand was poor in all the bread
stuffs, alrrent quotations being a dis
enlargement. Grain receipts, 3,546, 1S6
bushels, compared with 1908, 1873 BUSH
els a year ago, and the shipments were
2,62O,115 bushels, against 2,419,304
bushels. Receipts of live stock were
less than expected, yet these fully met
the demand, and prices fell slightly.
Compared with the closings a week
ago values advanced in oats rs cents
a bushel, in wheat / cent, ribs 22h
cents, pork 111a cents and lard 10
cents, and declined in corn 10 cents,
cattle 3 cents, sheep 10 cents and hogs
10 cents.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number Is. against &c last week
and % a year agO.-Dun's Trade Re-
view.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-15

q short time. He Is wanted in Iowa fol
larceny.
1t is asserted that the United States
grand jury in Milwaukee has found
three indictments against Frank G.. Bige-
low and four against Henry c. Coll in
connection with the defalcation in the
First National Bank.
Nels Nelson, butler to Gov. Herrick,
was awakened and saw two men in the
lower hallway of the Governors resi-
dence in Columbus, Ohio. He called the
police but the men escaped after being
shot at twice by the police.
TIE train of the Gaskill Carnival Com
pany was wrecked in the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe yards in Atchison,
Kan. -Four cars were piled up and Jack
Osborn, Harry Teeter and Henry WITT,
employees, were badly hurt.
Clarence B. Young, who attempted to
rob the express car of the Northern Pa
ci6c train two miles east of Bearmouth,
May q, after he had dynamited the car,
has been sentenced to serve fifty years
in the Deer Lodge penitentiary.
A cloudburst occurred at Bellefontaine,
Ohio, and the city was flooded. Every
street was a raging river and many fam
lilies were forced from their homes. Hun
dreds of dollars damage has been
wrought to the macadam streets recently
built all over the city.
In the Merchants Bridge case, from
st. Louis, the Secretary of War has de-
cided that there is no warrant for the
government to take possession of the
structure, and that there has been no
violation of the contract between the
bridge company and the government.
Charles McGinty, wife beaten, re-
ceived twenty lashes on the bare back
in Portland, Ore, being the first suf-
ferer under the new State law. The
lashing was performed by the county
jailer under the direction of the sheriff
and physician. The whip was a braid
ed blacksnake made of rawhide, with
four lashes.
The first annual report of the settle
ment of the estate of the late James l..
Blair of st. Louis, who died Jan. 10,
1904, was filed in the probate court by
John +. Lee, executor. The report shows
that the estate comprises notes amount
ing to $27 ,35412: stocks, $31 $50; cash
in bank, 81 ,63470; total balance now on
hand, $60,03S.S2.
The Edgar County National Bank on
the north side of the public square in
Paris, ILL.,, was wrecked by dynamite at
4 o'clock Thursday morning. The charge
also demolished Bradshaw's jewelry store
and WetzePs shoe store, which are ada
cent 70 the bank. The vault was wreck
ed. The smaller safe, in which were
the bank funds, was overturned, but is
still intact. A strange circumstance is
that Walter Juntgen. the bookkeeper of
the bank, has broken arm, which he
says was caused by brick flying into
his window across the square from the
explosion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-15
FOREIGN,

Native reports have been received at
Capetown to the effect that Warmbad,
the German headquarters in southwest
Africa, has fallen and that the garrison
has persisted.
ed Fender Island, a British port, for
three hours Wednesday. The officers
say they were at target practice and
miscalculated the distance.
A bold address adopted by the zemstvo
congress in Moscow takes the Car %
task for failure to keep his reform
pledges and demands national assem-
bly, to decide on peace or war.
President Roosevelt has sent a mes
sage direct to the Car, offering aid in
bringing about peace negotiations. 1t
is believed that serious work in this
direction already has been begun.
The Norwegian tricolor was hoisted
Friday over Akershus fort, at Chris
tiania, and throughout the country in
place of the union flag. The substitution
was attended by great ceremony at the
fort.
The Gar followed the appointment of
TreDcf with dictatorial powers with pro-
hibi..On of zemstvo congress, inaugural
ing a stern policy of repression as the
answer of the throne to the cry for peace
and reform.
Oxford University, England, is to con-
fer on DR.. William Osler the degree of
doctor of medicine and on Prof. b. l..
Gildersleeve of Johns Hopkins university,
Baltimore, Nd, the honorary degree of
doctor of letters.
An explosion occurred at the Inverness
coal mine, Halifax, n. s., in which six
teen persons were injured. 1t is feared
several miners may have been entombed.
The blast was terrific and the entrance
to the mine was blocked.
Crown Prince Frederick William and
Duchess Cecilia Of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin were married by DIR. Dryander.
the court chaplain, in the small chapel
of the palace in Berlin, according to the
ritual of the Lutheran church.
The Canadian government has decided
to make an attempt to establish the lob
ster fishery on the Pacific coast. This
industry in Canada is confined to eastern
waters and all previous experiments on
the Pacific have proved failures.
Russia and Japan have agreed to ne
gotiate for peace as a result of the eff
forts of President Roosevelt. An iden-
teal note to both belligerents urging the
termination of the strife has been made
public at the White House, with their
consent.
Submarine boat A-8 was lost off the
breakwater at Plymouth, England. Three
explosions are said to have occurred on
board before she foundered. She had
on board eighteen officers and men. in
Guiding her regular crew and men who
were in training. Fourteen of this num-
Der were drowned.
The storthing at Christiania on We'd
nesday declared the union between Nor
way and Sweden under one king to be
dissolved and held that the king has
ceased to act as King of Norway. The
storthing empowered the present state
council to act as a government of Nor
way until further notice.