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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-15

"You wouldn't? Well, don't worry.
I'll not call on you for assistance"
and, with a quick stride, Rob Desmond
walked out Of the store, got his horse
from the stable where 1t had been kept
during his absence, mounted and was
soon galloping away through the snowy
dusk of the late afternoon.
When he was well beyond earshot the
two conspiratorS went off into roars of
laughter Then they had to acQuaint
Miley with the occasion of their mtrth
for he enjoyed joke as well as the
next one.
It's a good one or Rob, by gum.
cried the storekeoper, joining heartily
in the laughter.
(Which calls fer a box o cigars an
two bottles O Miley's temperance phos-
plate, don't it, Ike" demanded Jim.
That's wotcver"' affirmed Ike. An
the same to be charged ter Rob Dcs-
mOnd's account|
Exactly"
Good enough" said Mlcy. Five
dollars is cheap a-plenty fer him to get
off with. | imagine | kin see him a-git-
tin madden II ever an ridin' like all
persessed through the SnoWstDrm down
ter his claim" chuckled the old man
as he reached for a box Of cigars ON
the shelf.
"Hor on Il minute, NIilcy,' said Jim.
"Wot yer say, Ike, ter diSpcnSn' with
them cigars an phoSphatiztn this
time an takin' tn amount o Rob's
treat in the toys an sich tricks fer
Christmas presents fer them kids an
putin in five of our own fer some
thin neat fer that lcetle woman"
The very idee! BY thump. | kin re
member how NOay's ark an tin Wills
ties an sich do-funnics ulster stir me
up when | wus kid back in Jackson
county at Christmas time. Yer Il plumb
genus, Jim, yer air, by ginger
Meantime Rob Desmond, his mind
filled with righteous wrath against the
unprincipled wretch who had dared
Jump his claim" was nearing his cab
in. In his anger snow and cutting
winds were scarcely noticed. only one
/ dominating desire possessed his soul
to set eyes on that rascal Of Il claim
jumper" and order him off his domain
| forthwith
When he reached the pcrSimmon
| thicket he hitched his horse and walk
ed energetically toward his cabin. The
door was partly open, held so by little
Bessie, who was watching the falling
snow. she was alone, the others hay
| ing gone to the dugout stable to sec
| that the mules were made comfortable
for the night.
The glow from the fireplace revealed,
to the owners astonshed gaze, a bright
eyed little fairy with long golden hair.
She was swaying back and forth hum
ming to herself. Then she broke out
| earnestly:
"Oh, Sanity, tum right here an make
our wagon WELL an, if you can spare
'em, just drop some nice Trismus pres
ents down"
She ceased suddenly as the form of
a man lOomed up before her. She had
been asking for Santa Claus, and there
was now no doubt in her mind but that
Rob, in his big fur ovcrcoat covered
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-15
THE LOST ARTS.


Many Abandoned because
Knowledge Makes Them Useless.
Not rs much as we used to, but oc'
casionally even yet, one hears OF Son.e
wonder accomplished by the ahclen'S
which cannot be done now.
Not so msny years ago it was quite
commonly asserted that modern work.
men could not quarry or, having quar-
ripd. could not handle stones as large
as the monolitllS of Egypt ANA 'ht
writer has heard a public speaker ol
note assert that it would he lhlpoSSIole
TO handle with modern implements
such large stones as were used III the
pyramids or to join them as perfectly
as they are joined there. Yet WheIl oc-
caSion arose, larger stones tlllh a"! VI
the larger momolithS themselves were
TRANSPORTED not only to the sea, Out
across it. and erected in England
France and America, and there ar" III
dividuals today who might, II lh'N
chose, cause the transportation to anu
erection Ill llIlN ttVIllIN vi '"' '''f'
pyramids or build new ones ten tines
larger and more durable. PNmmIdS
are not being generally built nowadays
because they are not in line with the
trend of modern ambition: that's ALL
1t is very doubtful if "DAmaSrnS
blade" would stand half rs severe
usage as Il modern band saw blade or
even as much as the spring Of a forty
cent clock, while the Communications
of those womdrous blades, so far as the
mechanical execution is concerned, can
be excelled by apprentices ana anna
teurs of today.
OF the lost art" of hardening cop
per little is heard Of late years, though
one occasionally hears a Wiscling from
the wilds wish that he knew how to 10
it as well as the ancicntS, and while 1t
is perhaps regrettablc that he doesn't
his ignorance is his own fault.
Many arts and devices have been
abandoned because new knowledge
has made them useless, and time spent
in rediscovering them would be worse
than wasted. The modern youth had
much better spend his time studying
the art of his contemporaries than that
which is "lOst. Scientific American.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-15
THE CL Al N JU NPERS.
Continued from page I,


DroWS. "Oh, Hothlh lHuch, cept met
ole bIIrF SoId out an lett All
femme ser~yeS' lhar super he got
lhroWrd an broke his collar BONE an
us E"Ioo'N l'''N "''lI uo'l Not WV ''U'u
''' I'"''h IL" up ""l' 1t" ''''I' IN
wary IooN' ul"l Holllc new Ht'.ie4'
comm IN "teIy~WohtIh 'lihoer cloilnS'
am JuilllHH en- 100 when 'hcS SII
chance. ful now Il yer leave the ole
loINS hacN III lhuiahhE
All we'll ana could hardly tear my
self away from them.
Il reckon hoarIh bout yer claim mas
kinder linked Yer back, remarked Ike,
regarding him ont OF the corner OF his
eye,
"My claim, What do You mean|
And prSmond's blue eyes dilated wide
~ and grew almost black.
Il "posed yer hcered all about 1t
fore this, SAID jim. "Nhy, yer see,
Yer claim has been kinder took. \ fam
lily moved inter yer shanty. Yes, they
have, by ginger. he added MS Il wave
Of incrodulity stole over his listeners
features.
"Do you mean to tell me that some
low down sneak has dared to jump my
claim while I've been back visiting my
father ana mothrr?" cried Desmond
the flush of doubt changing to one Of
resentment.
.,,,,,.orf,,I,,, rbo+ ,,.,vv admit.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-15

At the Saturnalia the heather proto-
type of Christmas, it was the Roman
custom to decorate the house with Cv-
ergreens. This was done TO give the
woodland spirits a refuge from the
cold.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-15

Christmas island, in the Pacific
ocean, and Christmas mountain, on
the Antarctic continent, We're 50 named
because discovered on the 25th of De
cember.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-15

There is an old superstition that to
be born on Christmas day is to be lucky
all ones life and in Silesia there is a
belief that boy born on Christmas
day must be brought up a lawyer or he
will become thief.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
KING OF DAY LOOKED BENEGNLY on
Confession Left With Spiritual Advisers, III Which
Prisoner Assumed Fall Responsibility For
the killing Of His Wile-left World
With Malice Toward None-Last
Night Spent in Prayer.

S''cc"> siu. lis sics"!,n- rnuS.,.,,.:.
features w',e rcli',oed to 4 ::,illnlrrl
~ n"G iaiu,"a. no, = soul Lost his
N,rv"." ANA in:t"r still! not i SINGLE
witness or official acted in,leco. orslv
Gr i:."GnsideraInl, One toHch G, SYM
raihy as we'll as 81 nature. ma,nS ,ha
who'r world lin. %auSht but pity fer
NrCHc was IN the hearts Of those who
saw the "Xnavrr die All appeared
70 fcoi that the man deserved his fate
Yet his conduct a, the last momsnt
vas >hrn as 10 merit considerations
| Nor was no SilprlicaliN" or crinain :.
~ inclined to nalter his last vcsliy,,
q rani':.' ~ making himself ccnspicu-
Gus Ills military bearing markc. him
To The last
Reading Death Warrant
IN lis cell wEi!o the death warrant
VAS rcin- read. The prisoners d&moaa-
o. vas tho same. Here he stood
C%Hct with his chest thrown out. his
;irEls foi'scd and his feet firmly pia.r.
e:l on floor. III his waterv lluc ewes
irE'nG and restless rs usual, shunn Il
kindly light a li"hi which arraa:cd
10 suhStanliaic ihc ministers belief
mat ~" cN-:navrr many Gays ago ha,
M'on II S"yei" repentance, tho reaec
'!,ar cum@.h from: alovr The con
dcnncA man assured Guy Scrs2a,.;
Rogers that il was unnecessary to
lad tthH 4q,l.tMarrnnt ,4ts, liz wished
& ''ls tor'na!ily eisrcteet: Nsiin III, thn
.'lcet !clr ii his Gl,ly. to DreN.eo., With
us dlsa"rrsabln task s, vrral times
tf,Eins:. Nc reading. o.! the parnr. M.
l,risnntf showed Ii, ctv intc::nsi & Il,
blossoms WHO were mGvin2 back ana
forth IN I'll: eel! ana in the hall load
ing e i.
Spent LAST Ninh- in Fervent PRAYER.
10 begin at the beginning Of tndays
chapter in the McCrc TRAGEDY is 10
carry the re2acr,s Imagination lo Char
5GtteSvllle a. $50 clock this morning
when the tcwn officials. doctors Wit
HesscS and reporters began nrGparin-
themselves tor the disagreed bic ordeal
winch vas 10 follow later IL that.
ho!lr the cliN To all inlonts ana n,,.
poses, was wrapped in sluml,er The
stars Wcr" Shinin" cnldl: iror, tho
metallic. hlne-2rsiy "auI, OF heaven.
ana the streets locked in ice an,; f.az-
en- snow, presented Il slislcnjHc,
Steeiy appearance Tho only thoatres
OF ACTIVITY werc the jail. the Colonial
ho'cl. which is tie tCwn rcnGoZ,c,,<;
and the hcmc Of FOXY Rogers. AZ
old-limc house net Fifty feet from The
hostelry The rappng on MANY doors
in the Colonial" told the .,cst.; What
was about to happen. whilo. the in
creased activity in the jail warned
nearly every soul within the white
washed walls that james SamneI Nc
t'e was soon to yield ur his life 10
ne nemesis Of ting Law Bur the
stran@est part about it all is thai uct
long at,er this unusual hustle ~.
central figure in tho tragedy the p-is
cher himself. dropped off to sic,n
! rom So to 6:25 O'clock he appar
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
INCIDENTS Of . FAMOUS CASE.

> Samuel M:Cue 1,d lee, n;~,r Sc
tho city Of C,a"'uttasvir III -' "
nc tragedy the i,,;,c,
';t !s ltf rflin' that occurred The
3.
on SuniaN night September McCre acconI,anied his wife 6
chuch and thny returned homo about O'cloth
N'hh fiieGn minutes after they had ~
hv
ne murder CT Mrs McCuc
.nl ric,i TIE McCnc nm
Mrs Alct'uc ana ,1,c,
'S 'N'hs ei Inc with abrasion
He later asserted that
" an unkncW! wi;1c Who climbed through
Mrs A!cCrt mad SLOW ana
~ !, car had been alrost severed By blow
a I'D is,n E.yr1.
ue explain III
OF small G1ci
Dl,t" IN the shirt which he officers
Wo yemen figured tho that
q the inirder and filled Nth
cEc q his women clients aoduced the trial " '>
Alc0Ne had Us wife number OF tines
Tic WIS o'lv years Of a9 and the mother CHILDREN
me lcCiGe
II occl, red has Tic iii ,chan.nI
protesting his innocence.
as Mover ipCr
being min VI -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
10000 rcrworkers Walk out.

ST rETEESBiHG rcl. ln---:'hc
l'ililn1f Iron Works and tho Franco.
Russian works are a-ain closed. the
nen haVln:: walked out in q body to
cay. III consequence Of tho refusal Ct
thei:' employers t. grant an eight
hCnr day. Tho men III Tho ;',,,ilnr'
works. who yesterday started arcc:c-
ihE elSht-hGl N shifts r,t,iliNel ~ work
this morning. but subsequently, q, 4
cnnte' eEce Of the directors the latter
adhered - their refusal To grant an
G 2ht-slcnr ,.ay and The m"r thcrcu,n.t
ceased work. indnt cd 1h"ir conlr" les 10
JON them. ana the whcl" hnl% NUi"'lv
marched rut and formed 2rour. IN ;lr
streets. TIC employees Of the Franco
russian works took similar action.
The strikers az Tho puiloF works
fE.nh"r over 12."nn men TIE ,.-.snus
continue to assure the maintenance Of
order there and at tho o1ncr Factories
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
Russians Euy Frisco Hav

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Fch To-
Arrangements have been made :o- the
Hritlsi ste; MGR Glen '!rrrct T.. dock
and begin leading 4 cargo Of $500 tons
Ct hay. i, Is presumed shat this
freight is in,cnGcG for Nlnlivostoli.
ne Glen Tnrret lately arrived in bat
last l"om s>ingaE2it. and the officers
CT the vessel al that time IisclaimcI
any i,ica Ct. having come hero 10 load
i cargo t;,r Russia lii addition 10
ne han. The steamer viii leave port
With LOCO tons O.: oats and 800 tons
ct barley
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
Another Labor UpheavaI

ST. PETERSBURG Feb. lO.--ll D..
ln.--St. Petersburg is face to face with
anrih@; labor nphcaval. the Immediate
'ncl'emcat hcng the failure OF the
"nrAn:rn 70 secure payment for Inc
time tHcN We're on strike added to the
fact that there has. been no adjust
mcnt Of the demands which led to the
strike last month.
Tic Pu'ilofTIf Iron Works. where the
former strike originated. is PLAYING
the principal part.
10000 Men Already Out
There arc 10000 workmen already
ont in inc metropolis and the work
men al tie torpedo factory in kolpino,
eighteen miles distant have also
Joined the strikers There is a strong
prospect OF The movement extending
Only energetic measures by the
troops and police prevented the, re-
sumption ioda. Of the former tactics
Of the strikers, marching from factory
to factory an;l inducing or compelling
employees to lay down their tools.
Situation Well in Hand.
Thus Tar there has been no disorder
III ST. Pctcrsburg,S and the authorities
appear 70 have the situation we'll in
land in this respect, and it is gen
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
sweatcd BY Police.

CHICAGO. r,ch. lG.--lohann IIocL.
sWcatcd Tor hours by the police carly
TINS morning. CONFESSED tina, lie had
heen married 10 thirteen women.
Re also said he had once intended
70 commit suicide and that 2 white.
powder found in a fountain pen taken
from his room in New York city. was
arsenic. which he had purchased with
the Intention OF killing himself,
ID" names Of five Of the wulnnn
married 70 Hoch We're not disclosed ~
thc police. The other eight were:
Names Of Eight Wives.
Mrs. julia stcinbrcchcr. married ia
1891
Mrs Jnl;a Marie Wackcr. married
Dec. u. 1905;
Mrs. Mary Decker, 81. Louis.
Mrs Anna Hendricks, married III
hammond ind. Jan. > 1902
Mrs Marie Gocrk married in 1904
Mrs Mary Rankin married IN 1891.
Mrs. Martha llordac!t. now OF pasa-
dcna, married III 1895.
Mrs. Emile Fischer, married iii Dec
csnbcr, 1904
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
~ .A<srci:,,..,l Press

CHAIR .OT'rESVil.LE. ~ Fob. IL
-Wi'hcnt : trnmor j. Samuel MeCrn
met de";h cn tin scaTold al "a,
aclcck 'his morning for Wife murder
Hardly ha'i his struggles ceased Hhcn
his confession vas given out BY MS
h!4G spiritual advisers Rcvs G. t..
peirlc ". B. Leo ard John b. Thcn?p-
sGn.
Before he placed tha rope ahGrt NJ
Cues neck Sergeant, Rogers Dit his
arEl oyer til" condemned mans shoul.
ders and whispered somcthin" to him.
When overriding was ready Mr. Ro.-
trs again s1oElc T. NcCnn. as:lin" him
if he hal any sta,emrn, To ma::e.
None n all" was Ills answer.
Death From stranuuiation.
The trap Was sprung ana nineteen
minutes afterwards McCnn VAS pro
bounced dead CT strangulation His
neck WAS not broken
Tie body viii bc taken to '.E:uo,.s-
vili@. near Alton. for Burial
~ order 10 'hH;arl lie curiosity of
The ncrbiI!y nclincd HE sheriff Kept
secret III" time Ct I'VE .Eucmr:on. MANY
r"cnlc beloved THAI ii >:ou!d ,,e close
upon noon
The Confessions
Imn@diat,!r after tho execution Nc
'Ene%=s tlfrGH Spiritual a!i7 TnFs: :s1yGs;nnc
Tie aicl3vilte si"nct. sta, tAlf2r1:
y. Samuel ,itrne stated this. morn
i,&s IL 81: prsstnce ara irt.ul::G:sGe,l u
- 4,1a!lc p,:,.its tho s:i3rd: that he did
~; s.ish: - lcay, Tx; wt:rld With sus-
pcjc1 res'ln2 ~ III! ,.h,,a-:;n BEING
other than himself; thar to :9lcre vas
responsible i0a. the 2cc.! i"lprlla;: t. il
~ IN evil noErr beyond his control
ana hat he recognized fis sentence
as Just.
He Died Bravclv.
NcCu" died brayrIy Had llc per
ishcd IL any ether cause save :ia, Of
ouila-cd Justice ana as {, Ieon the
advcrh. 'hcroicai!y." vG.,l,l net rc mis-
placed. Truly di,l ne speak when he
told CITY Sergeant RooclS ,ha, rv
needed DGi his support With unla!-
te1in& steps The aN-maynr marched 10
iSbH:E,s :.iplc tree lG die an icno-
minio"s death.
Just before reaching Tie -rewsuma
engine CT his destruction Tie ,,riscn..
slipped on the coating Of ice in the
lailyarr Gracefully he recovered his
cauilibrilm and a second later hc was
aSccniln" N" oalGwS' steps Win !.
serene smile on his facc and & degree
Q! calnncss in his bearing. which may
he described as astounding
The dron fell at. 7:33 O'Clock be
meath a clear. frosty Sky with winter
shnheanls shining heni2n!v on prison
e. eNecuuCher and Witnesses.
No Mistakes or Delays.
No MISTAKES and no delay marked
Ing execution If The Commemorative
rim mandate. The hanging. if it nay
PC 50 expressed W":i rreeninen,lv
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
Off With iii, Old, on With Ne W,
His MOtiO.
INTENDED TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Says the White Powder Found in
Fountain Pen Was arsenic, Secured
for Purpose Of scIfDestructon--
Names Of Eight soouses-Prisoner
Looks Detected.
,EE .\Ssociaicd Press.

CHICAGO. Feb. Confronted bv
Living Witnesses OF his Implicitly at tic
coroncr's investigation today into the
death Of Mrs. Walcker-tioch. his last
victim. Johann Hoch. the much mar
lied man. according to the police, has
admitted his marriage to thirteen wo-
men i'll the last ten years Eight or
these women. who a, one time bore.
The name of the alleged bigamist, arc
now dead. hut lIoch declares tlcv died
natural deaths. ana is firm in his de-
NAL that he poisoned any one Of them.
Inquest Postpone.
With the exception Of the idcntiii-
catiun- Of Hoch BY. several .of his
wives or their friends. nothing de-
vc'opcu at today's hearing of The cor
nacrs jury. and at the conclusion OF
he examination OF witnesses tonight
Coroner Hoffman announced that the
inquest would be postponed until next
Wednesday,
The principal witness at today,s OK
animation was Mrs. Fischcr-EIoch. Il
sister 81 the. Wonau oven whom the
Inquest was hsii= held The Witness
is the woman Hoch married a few days
aItcr the death Of Mrs. Nalckcr-Hoch.
No Suspicious Circumstances.
liz lalr$- testimony the witness OK
pailfed in minute detail all the circum-
stances surrounding the death of her
sister but there was nothing ia the
evidence to prove that Hoch vas re-
spOnsIblr Tor the wOman's death
MIS-. f!5chcr-H Och told how HOch
courtcd her. married her within four
days Of the sisters death and then ilcd
with $50 Of witness money Prior
to wedding lioch witness had ten chill
drcn by i former husband Mrs.
Fischcr-Hoch testified Hoch began
counting on the day her sisters ,.,,dy
was prepared for buricl
Hoch's B!arnev.
According 10 witness Hoch said 10
her: Nov. my dear, ! am alone in
lhe world ion stick to me ana
viii make YOU happy. will do every
thing Tor YOU that ! possibly can Your
sister siold ne that you were a good
business woman and when things get
Strengthened out ! will open hotel
and we Will work together hand III
hand. i would be a pleasure to mo to
ne a la,her 70 Your ten children. Then
they will 10 our children Then /
want wife who has had bad hus-
band 50 she will appreciate a good
one: 50 she Will appreciate me when
she gets ne. The dead belong to the
dead anal the living 10 tho living. If
Nary had not insultcd you would
nave inournad six weeks for her. but
under the circumstances we must mar
ry right away. You stick by nc and
Will send for Your children in Ger
many and We will all live together"
I! told aim said the witness. that
Was surprised that he wanted to be-
a father TO 50 many children. He ap-
pcar2d h'rt 70 think that I doubted his
willingness to to father to my chit
hrGn "
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
Senator TilIn,an i'll.
l;y Associated Press.

Wy -NSSDtlatEU T'TcSS.!
COLUMBIA. S. C.. Feb 1O.-Scna,or
= X Tillman. accompanied by his
physician. Dr. J. ". Babcock, Of Co
i9lmb!a. will leave Sunday afternoon,
Tor Philadelphia TO consult DR.. S. Weir
Wl'chell and Dr.. Sinklcr in regard to
the trouble from which he has recent
y been sufIcring--a nervous affection.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
VIRGINIA APPROPRIATIONS.
Portsmouth and Roanoke Provided FOR
in Buildings Bill

Especial 70 the Daily Press,
WASHINGTON Feb lU--i.hn
House committee on public buildings
ana grounds will tomorroy report 4
public building bill carrying in all
SHo0o.oDo. The bill will have a mum.
Der Of Virginia items in it. Among
them are an appropriation 81 $3.50 800
lor Roanoke and some $4,000 for
Portsmouth,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
"a Killed: 40 Wounded.

';EELlN Feb. li-According TO
press dispatches from Kattowitz, Rus
Slan Poland a collision occurred be-
tween $1,000 strikers and the military
~ The Russian station Of Skarzyskpe,
~ which twcntyfour strikers were
Killed ana forty wounded Tie military.
It. is reported. fred on strikers at
osiroWicz but the casualties in that
case are not known ---.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
N Strikers Gail, arirc

l.Ol>Z. Fen. lO-Thrrc was -rv,'
excitement this a,crEil. among The
strikers. who are gathering ;',,ul ;h,.
mills in somewhat ln;"ct"nin~ mar
ncr IN ?;!''iri"naI regiment OF nfan-
Try has arrived hero. Troops are sta
iI>ned in The streets leading 70 IN"
Grand hotel where The covcrno: has
taken NJ his headquarters
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11

orally believed that such precautions
have Er"n taken as will preclude the
ren>tition CT he scene OF blondshct
81 'annar, -. However, circum-
StantIa reports tina; the revolutionary
clement is about to Join With the strik-
CTS and resort TO EUnb throwing. arc
causing grave apVrehensions Sunday
Will te he crucial time
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
HOUSE DETE RMlNED.
It's Provision Must Prevail or Thcre.I
Be no Statehood Law.
(Ey Associated press)


WASHINGTON. Feb 10.-The Re.
puh1icans ci the House OF Representa-
'vcs decided III conference today that:
1h" House statehood provision shall
prevail or that no statehood lcsisla-
uGn VIII be enacted! by the present
NonS'esS. y resolution framed by
Stt'aSt.'~ Cannon. wiait1r.s. il lis said.
se's 'or' 4" this position.-.Was adopted
~ ! so'e OF Az 70 Z; after three
hours debate.
(. Keyed 70 High s.Pitch,..
Ihf. iei,ar" WIS kevel 10 a high
piteh AT all times. The .sioun;l was
taken hy those who favored the House
provisions or nothing. That il the bill
as amended! was accepted. the Rcpub-
means OF I've body would be sacrificing
tie position taken heretofore to a Re.
Dub!lcan senator. who ha,l seen fit to
mite with the minority Of the Senate
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Keyed to High / P itcl1.,,
RECORD MAINTAINED.
House Passed 133 Private Pension
3:'!s in Hour arci Hall.
fHr Associated Press !

WASHINGTON. u. G.. Feb lr.-Af-
&c: maintaining: lis recG;ti ;ui lilo rapi.l
disposition of private pension bills.
~ being ,'aSscd IN an hoHr and a
naN. tn% l'Gus" today considered for
4 :Shtrl while the bill providing a ~
c:nmcnt for the Panama Cana! zn,n.
IN early adjOnrEmc,t was taken "a
enable 'hc Republicans 10 confer tie
statehood Bill
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a TOTAL LOSS.
Schooner Sarah D. J. Rawson Goes r.
Pieces Of Cape Lockout.

~ Sf's0C71teu IrtSS.!
NORFOLK. NA., Feb. 1n--A :spc-
ca! 10 The Nircinian-Filo' from Rea,;.
n''. =. q, reports the schcunc., y. :!
lawson ashore near Cape Lookout. as
total loss
lho Ecsscl stranded Wednesday and
IL was net until this Afternoon thar no
lie savers were able 10 get near
enough TO take of the crew.
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Conklin Minis
'l;y Associated Press,

'3N Associated press1
CHICAGO, Feb. 1o.-Conklin Of
Chicago. tonight won the amateur bill
lard championship q the United
States.