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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 38, 1901. FIRST DEBATE IN HOUSE PHILIPPINE TARIFF WAS UP FOR CONSIDERATION. Speeches For and Against the Bill Will Be Voted on Thl AfteraooB. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. The bill to pro vide temporary revenues for the Philip pine Islands was debated In the House today and will be voted on tomorrow at 4 o'clock. It was uie nrst debate of the session, and was conducted calmly anil without display o temper. Several lively exchanges and an Impassioned speech by He Armond (Dem. Mo.), who has Just re turned from a trip to the Philippines, tu opposition to the retention of the islands, were the features. Payne, the lloor leader of the majority, opened the de bate. Owing to the indisposition of Rich ardson, the duty of opening for the mi nority devolved upon Swanson (Dem. Va.). The other speakers were Grosvenor (Rep. O.) and Robertson (Dem. La.), for the bill, and Shafroth (Sll. Colo.), De Armonc!, Thayer (Dem. Mass.), and Patterson (Dem. Tonn.) against it. Tomorrow McCall, a Republican member of the ways ana means committee from Massachusetts, wlil oppose the bill, time having been granted him by the Democrats. Before the debate began some prelim inary business was transacted. De Ar mond (Dem. Mo.) and Broussard (Dom. Ia.), who had not heretofore appeared at this session, took the oath. Alter the routine had been disposed or Payne moved that the House go into committee of the whole for the consider ation of the Philippine revenue bill. Two Democrats, Vandlver (Mo.) and Cooper (Tex.), attempted to interrupt the motion with requests for unanimous consent to consider Schley resolutions, but Payne declined to yield the floor, and his mo tion prevailed. Payne, n opening the de bate, carerully explained the purpose or the bill, which already has been set forth In this report. He reviewed at some length the events leading up to the formulation of the tar iff. He contrasted the Spanish rates with those tixed by the commission. On flour, for instance, he said the rate had been re duced from $1 SS to 50 cents; on rice from R9 cents to 40 cents, and on hams and smoked meats from ?9 12 to 53. Propor tionate reductions had been made on other articles. Payne explained that the com mission also had deemed It wise to con tinue a portion of the old Spanish export tax on hemp, sugar and tobacco, owing to the difficulty of levying and collect ing a land tax. Personally he said he did not like the Idea of an export tax, but there peemed no other way at present. There was necessity for immediate action to meet the (situation created by the de cision of the Supreme Court. Payne aroused enthusiasm as he de scribed the great work of civilization which was going on along the line of ed ucation. "Our friends on the other side,' said he, "howl about our imperialistic government over the natives. "We are try ing to lift them up to the standard or American citizenship." "Are you trying to Jit them for citizen ship In the United States or citizenship in the Philippine Islands?" asked Gaines (Dem. Tenn.). "We will cross that bridge when we come to It," replied Payne. "But If you, on the other side, will co-operate with us we will fit them for citizenship in the Philippine Islands, the United States, or any other country." (Republican ap plause.) "We will co-operate with you," replica Gaines, "when you carry the Constitution and the flag to the Philippines." "I am surprised," observed Payne, "to hear the gentleman from Tennessee make that statement. He has Just returned from the islands. Is it possible he did not carry the Constitution and flag with him?" (Laughter.) Proceeding, Payne said the other side offered no substitute for thjs bill, and he made a reference to trusts in free-trade England. "Wheeler (Dem. Ky.) Interrupt ed to Inquire whether the assurance which aggregate capital had in this country that the Attorney-General would not do his duty, was not responsible for the great trusts now In existence in the United States. "I will allow the gentleman to answer his own question," Payne said. "It Is beyond me. Of course, he does not believe that any more than I do." "I do believe it," declared "Wheeler, "and 3 am quite satisfied the gentleman hlm eelf believes It." "If he docs," observed Payne, in clos ing the colloquy, "I don't know what he believes, and he does not know what 1 believe." Swanson, In opening, declared that none of the benefits for the Filipinos of which Payne had been telling could accrue through the agency of the pending bill. He reviewed the recent decisions of the Supreme Court in reference to the Philip pines, deploring the fact that it had re versed Its previous decisions and had 6een proper to confer upon Congress, a resolute power to govern the territories. He dep lecated as pernicious the principle of the bill which fixed the tariff duties on goods going fiom the United States into the Philippines. He said this really gave to this country power to fix both the price at which the Philippines should sell their goods to us, and also purchase ours, and this was a power which no just nation wanted to exercise and which could not be exercised without abuse and oppres sion. He insisted that it was precisely the same power that the British Parlia ment sought to exercise over the Ameri can colonics, against which they rebelled. Ke said that Philippine sugar, to enter our markets, must pay a duty of $3G per ton. while ours could be sold in their markets upon the payment of $17 per ton: that their hemp must pay a duty of $20. while ours could enter the Philippines at $11 per ton; that our coal could enter at 23 cents per ton, while theirs sold here rnuEt pay C7 cents per ton: that our to Afr.Midw DIAMOND MERCHANTS AND -MANUFACTURING JEWELERS NO BRANCH STORES. On the Cor. of TSrtrd and Washington STORK OPEN EVENINGS. Holiday Gifts It matters not what you want in the line of JEWELRY, DIAMOND RINGS, DIAMOND JEWELRY, CUT GLASS, STERLING SIL VERWARE, CHOICE POTTERY, FINE LEATHER GOODS or BRIC-A-BRAC WE HAVE IT " - " ' , "Oji I & Xizz " u I Cinv - I V - -- ' ' . . bacco enters their markets on n payment of 8jj cents per pound, while theirs must pay here $1 13 per pound. He said a nt place for such a bill was in the Cortes of Spain, and not In the Congress of the United States. He pointed out that the Secretary of War favored making gener ous concessions In tariff duties on Im portations of sugar and tobacco from Cuba, yet this bill failed to make any con cessions on the same importations from the Philippines. He said that If the pol icy of the Republican party were to pre vail it was better, in order to got trade concessions from the "United States, to be a subject of Great Britain and thereby secure reciprocity treaty favors, than to be an Inhabitant of the Philippine Islands, which we hold as a part and parcel of this country. Thayer, in a 15-minute speech, explained the reasons which induced him to op pose the passage of the bill. He declared that we bad overpowered the Filipinos, but had not conquered them; that the same spirit of liberty which led them to rebel against the tyranny of Spain still animated them. This bill, which proposed to tax them at both ends of the line, would naturally arouse their resentment. Grosvenor called attention to the fact that the Republican administration had tried to avoid the war with Spain. "At that time," said he, "the same thoughtless cry of liberty rang through this hall. I believe If it had not been for the explosion of the Maine there would not have been any war, but that all the results which have followed would have been worked out, except the acquisition of the Philippines. I wish the opposition would stand with us as loyally In bear ing the burdens of that war as they were ing driving us into It." (Applause.) Grosvcnor recalled the storm of criti cism against a similar bill for the ben efit of Porto Rico. Grosvenor described the benefits of the bill from the stand point of Porto Rico. Turning to the question of reciprocity, he declared that the Republican party was practically sol id as to what should be done. Those who were yelling for tariff revision, he said, were, about as numerous for the amount of noise they make as was the coyote which disturbed Grant's slumber on thi "Western plains. "Has the gentleman forgotten the last speech of the late President McKlnley?" asked Thayer. "I have not." answered Grosvenor. "i wish the gentleman would take that speech and read it, and act upon it. It he does he will rise In my estimation SO odd per cent." Referring to the provision of the bill relative to the suspension of the coast wise navigation laws on vessels plying between the United States and the Phil ippines, Grosvenor said the provision was necessary because of the congested trade in the Pacific. "Since this bill was reported, however," said he. "I learn that possibly we were in error as to our facts and that the coast wise vessels may soon be able to come to the rescue. If that proves true, the pro vision can be stricken out In the Senate." Shafroth, who has recently returned from the Philippines, vigorously opposed the bill. He declared that there were many popular misapprehensions about the Filipinos. There was a highly-educated class among them, perfectly capable or conducting a government and of govern ing themselves. A government by stran gers must fall in many respects. Shaf roth went over a list of the salaries paid to American officials In the Phllippinen He declared that the spirit of indepen dence and liberty lived In the Filipino as well as the American, and that until the Filipinos were free the situation could not be satisfactory to them or us. De Armond, who has recently returned from the Philippines, aroused much en thusiasm on the Democratic side by denunciation of the pending measure and of the entire Philippine policy of the Ad ministration. He declared that the bill proposed legislating after the manner or an empire. It disregarded the rights of the Filipinos as well as the American representatives. It was legislation by the War Department, legislation by alien for alien. He denied the necessity of taking the islands or keeping them. (Democratic applause.) "We acquired them in folly." said he: "let us dispose of them In wis dom. Almost every man in the islands longs for independence and liberty. How long will it be before another insurrec tion breaks oout? Who can tell how many of our youth It will lay away in country churchyards, how many dollars of extra levy it will cost the people? How much better would it be for us to return to the principles of any American party nnd make an end of the troubles. Why not dispose of them to some country that wants colonies?" Patterson denounced the bill as tending toward Imperialism and against the In terests of the whole country. The Dem ocrats, he sajd, always had favored the acquisition of territory which could be carved into states with American citi zenship, but opposed any colonial system. Robertson, a member of the ways and means committee, said he would vote for the bill. Failure of this bill, he said In effect would mean free trade with the Isl ands, and he was opposed to bringing the t;ugar and rice planters of Louisiana into free competition with the sugar ana rice producers of the Philippines. This bill would be a notice to the Filipino peo ple that they never could hope for equal rights with the American citizen, and must prepare for independence. He said that free trade with the Philippines and reciprocity with Cuba, as now threat ened, wo.uld annihilate the sugar interests of his state. The House at 3 P. M. adjourned. Trnetion Cnr Jnnipcd the Track. PITTSBURG, Dec 17. A Southern Trac tion car Jumped the track on the steep hillside of Mount Washington before day light thlp morning, and besides Injuring seven people, crashed Into a livery stable and completely wrecked It. The acci dent occurred at the corner of Virginia and Woodvll!e avenues. Stop the Con Kit and "Worlc off The Cold. Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a cold In one day. .No Cure. No Pay. Price, 25 cents. f tmhner. NEW SENATE COMMITTEES REPUBLICAN ASSIGNMENTS AN NOUNCED YESTERDAY. Democrats Agreed oa Their Places at a Onucu Held After the Sesalon. WASHINGTON. Dec 17. The Republl can Senators met in caucus today to hear i the report ' of the committee which lias ! completed the Republican assignments. ine repon wis maae Dy csenaior .riaii of Connectlcutt, chairman of the commit tor Thn ynnrtrf nt tnf nnmnilfrtf Tcr?ie adopted and the Republican membership ' MRS. FRANK . ' ' ili B i'''y ir.. HlHJB9HKr 195 ,; " BBEBtbBKsf'1 xj3BMHHBpl yfflBEsBPBEii S. HBH'P' "KT H ES5fi3filR3w v? &&' ;3 ir? s3v$ 3MRr HEIRESS "WHO MARRIED JAY GOULD'S YOUNGEST SON. MIm Helen Margaret Kelly, who recently became- tne bride of Frank J. Gould, Is a grand-daughter of the lato Eugene Kelly, one of Jay Gould's old op ponents. She in In her 18th year, and Mr. Gould la not yet 24. Mrs. Gould is heir to a fortune of over $1,000,000. and her annual Income is over $50,000. Her husband is heir to a fortune exceeding of the Senate committees will be as fol lows: Appropriations Allison, Hale.. Cullom, Perkins, Sewell, Warren, Wetmore and Quay. Finance Aldrlch, Allison, Piatt (Conn.), Burrows, Piatt (N. Y.), Hansbrough, Spooner, Jones (New). Foreign Relations Cullom, Frye, Lodge, Clark (Wyo.), Foraker, Spooner, Fair banks, Kean. Commerce Frye, McMillan, Elklns, Nel son, Galllnger, Penrose, Hanna, Mason, Depew, Jones (New). Perkins. Judiciary Hoar, Piatt (Conn.), Clark (Wyo.), Fairbanks, Simon, Nelson, Mc Comas, Depew. Inter-State Commerce Elklns, Cullom, Aldrlch, Kean, Dolliver, Foraker, Clapp, Millard. Inter-Oceanic Canals Hawley, Piatt (N. Y.). Hanna, Pritchard, Mitchell, Millard, Kittredge. Naval Affairs Hale, Perkins, McMillan, Piatt (N. Y.), Hanna, Penrose, Gallln ger Philippines Lodge, Allison, Hale, Proc ter, Beverldge, Burrows, McComas, Delt rlch. Military Affairs Hawley, Proctor, Sew ell. Warren, Burrows, Quarles, Scott. Postoffices and Postroads Mason, Pen rose, Elklns, Dolliver, Lodge, Deboe, Bev erldge, Dillingham, Mitchell. Privileges and Elections Burrows, Hoar, Pritchard, McComas, Foraker, De pew. Beverldge, Dillingham. Relations with Cuba Piatt (Conn.), Al drlch, Cullom, McMillan, Spooner. De boe, Burnham. Pacific Islands and Porto Rico Foraker. Depew, Wetmore, Mitchell, Kearns. Bur ton. Public Lands Hansbrough, Nelson. Clark (Wyo.), Bard, Kearns, Gamble, Burton, Deltrlch. Indian AfTalrs Stewart, Piatt (Conn.), Quarles, McCumber, Bard, Quay, Clapp. Gamble, McLaurin. Agriculture and Forestry Proctor. Hansbrough, Pritchard, Stewart, Dilling ham. Foster, Wellington. Public Buildings and Grounds Fair banks, Warren. Simon, Scott, Quarles. McCumber. Wellington. Territories Beverldge, Sewell, Dilling ham. Nelson, Bard, Quay. Burnham. Rules Spooner, Aldrlch, Hoar, Elklns. Census Quarles, Hale, Piatt (N. Y.). McCumber. McComas. Burton, Gamble. Claims Warren, Mason, Stewart, Mo Cumber, Kean, Clapp, Burnham, Kit tredge, McLaurin. Immigration Penrose. Fairbanks, Lodge, Mason, Sewell. Proctor. Coast and Insular Surveys Foster. Sts. ELEGANT Make Your Selections Early While Our Stock is Full. ffffff fe. Hawley, McMillan, Fairbanks, Welling ton. Audit and Control of Contingent Ex- i penses of the Senate Jones (Nov.), Gal Hnger. Kem. Civil Service and Retrenchment Per kins, Lodge, Elklns, Piatt (N. T.). Mil lard. Coast Defenses Mitchell. Hawley, Bur rows, Penrose, Deltrlch, Wellington. Education and Labor McComas, Pen rose, Dolliver, Clapp, Burnham. Fisheries Bard, Proctor, Frye, Mason. Forest Reservations and Protection of Game Burton, Depow, Perkins, Clark (Wyo.). Pritchard. Kearns, Kittredge. Indian Depredations Gamble, Deboe, Beverldge, Dillingham. Kearns, Dietrich. Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands Simon. Warren. Stewart, Quarles, Bard, Quay, Kearns.. Dietrich. Manufactures McCumber, Mason, Fos ter. McLaurin. Pensions Galllnger, Pritchard, Deboe, J. GOULD. $20,000,000. McCumber, Scott. Foster, Burton, Simon. Mines and Mining Scott, Stewart, Han na, Clark (Wyo), Kearns. Patents Pritchard (Piatt (Conn.). Mc Comas, Kittredge. Private Land Claims Hale. Kean, Gam ble, Burton. Public Health and National Quarantine -Jones (New), Galllnger, Spooner, Deboe, Depew. Railroads Clark (Wyo.). Lodge, Haw ley, Witmore. Scott. Bard. Revision of the Laws of the United States Depew, Burrows, Pritchard, Mitchell, Burnham. Revolutionary Claims Simon, Galllnger Millard. Transportation Routes to the Seaboard Dillingham, Clark (Wyo.), Perkins, Gam ble, McLaurin. Select Committees Woman suffrage, Wetmore, Bard, Mitchell; additional ac commodations for the library of Congress, Cullom. Allison, Mitchell; industrial ex positions. Burnham, Hawley. Hansbrough, Lodge, Scott, Wellington, McL-iurln; Na tional banks, Kearns, Burrows, Penrose: investigate trespassers upon Indian lands, Dietrich and Simon: standard weights and measures, Kittredge, Simon, Dolli ver. Democratic Assignments. The Democratic Senators met in caucus today after the Senate adjourned and agreed upon their committee assignments, as follows: Agriculture and forestry Bate, Money, Heltfcld, Simmons. Appropriations Cockrell, Teller, Berry, Tillman, Daniel. Coast and Insular survey Morgan, Ber ry. Clay. Culberson. Contingent expenses of the Senate Money, Patterson. Census McEncry. Taliaferro, Black burn, Bailey. Civil service and retrenchment Harris, Bate. Dubois. McLaurin (Miss.). Claims Teller. Martin. Taliaferro, Mc Laurin (Miss.), Foster (La.). Coast defenses Turner, Culberson, Tal iaferro, Clay. Simmons. Commerce Vest, Berry. Turner, Martin, Clay, Mallory. Corporations in the District of Colum biaMartin (chairman), Blackburn. District of Columbia Martin, Mallory, Clark (Mont.). Foster (La.). Education and labor Daniel, Harris. Carmack, Gibson. Engrossed bills Cockrell (chairman). Enrolled bills Foster (La.). University of the United States Jones (Ark.). Clay, Carmack. Blackburn. Patents Mallory. Hcltfeld. Foster (La.). STERLJNG SILVER TOILET CHRISTMAS GOODS Although our stock is the largest and finest ever seen in the Northwest, yet the best se lections canbe made now while it is complete. We will set aside for you what you select. Pensions Turner, Taliaferro, Patterson, To examine the civil service Heltfeld, Culberson, Simmons. Finance Vest, Jones (Ark.), Daniel, Tel ler. Money. Fisheries Turner. Mallory, McEnery, Bailey. Forreign relations Morgan, Bacon. Money. Rawlins, Bailey. Forest reservations Morgan, Tillman, Gibson, Simmons. Geological survey Money, Rawlins, CockrclL Immigration Rawlins, Turner, Clay, McLaurin (Miss.), Patterson. Improvement of the Mississippi Bate, McEnery. McLaurin (Miss.). Indian affairs Morgan, Jones (Ark.), Rawlins, Harris, Dubois, Clark (Mont.). Indian depredations Berry. Bacon, Mar tin, Pettus, McLaurin (Miss.). Interoceanic canal Morgan (chairman), Harris. Turner, Foster (La.). Interstate commerce Tillman, McLau rin (Miss.), Carmack, Foster (La.), Pater son. Irrigation Harris, Heltfeld, Bailey, Patterson. Gibson. Judiciary Bacon, Pettus, Turner, Cul berson, Blackburn. Manufactures Harris, Clay. Gibson. Military affairs Bate, Cockrell. Pettus, Harris. Mines and mining Tillman, Heltfeld, Clark (Mont.). Dubois. Naval affairs Tillman, Martin, McEn ery, Blackburn. Organization of the executive depart ment Taliaferro, Dubois, McLaurin (Miss.), Clark (Mont.). Pacific Islands and Porto Rico Cock rell, Mallory. Blackburn. Clark (Mont.). Pacific railroads Morgan, Harris, Raw lins, Taliaferro. Carmack, Gibson. Philippines Rawlins. Culberson, Du bois. Carmack. Patterson. Postoffices and post roads Clay, Cul berson, Taliaferro, Dubois, Simmons. Private land claims Teller (chairman), McEnery, Pettus. Privileges and elections Pettus, Black burn. Dubois, Bailey, Foster (La.). Public buildings and grounds Vest, Rawlins, Turner, Culberson, Simmons. Public lands Berry, McEnery, Heltfeld, McLaurin (Miss.), Gibson. Railroads Bacon, Pettus, Money, Car mack. Relations with Cuba Teller, Money, Taliaferro, Simmons. Relations with Canada Jones (Ark.), Bailey, Clark (Mont). Revisions of the laws of the United States Daniel. Mallory. Patterson. Potomac River front Martin, Bacon, Clark (Mont.). Territories Bate, Heltfeld, Bailey, Pat terson. Transportation routes Turner, Pettus, Daniel, Dubois. Woman suffrage Bacon (chairman). Berry. Industrial expositions Daniel. Cockrell, Jones (Ark.). Carmack. Gibson. National banks McEnery, Gibson. Standards, weights and measures Clark (Mont.), Carmack. In the Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Soon after the Senate convened today a Joint resolution making soma amendments to the act "to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia" was reported and passed. After the transaction of purely routine business the Senate at 12:35 P. M., on mo tion of Allison, went Into executive ses sion. Morgan made an effort to have the Senate make his bill authorizing the ac quisition of a right of way for the pro posed isthmian canal across Costa Rica and Nicaragua the special order for 2 o'clock tomorrow, but the Senate declined to make the order. It was suggested that Morgan might move to take up the bill tomorrow. He indicated a purpose to pur sue this course. At 1:50 P. M. the Senate adjourned. WATERS HAVE SUBSIDED. Pennsylvania Railroads Repairing the Damage. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17. Railroaa service In this state is gradually recover ing its normal condition, and by tomorrow trains will be running practically on time. Thousands of laborers are at work re pairing the damage to roadbeds and bridges wrought by the rushing waters. The railroads that suffered the most dam age are the Lehigh Valley, Central of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Lacka wanna & Western and the New York Cen tral. In some localities It will be weeks before the damage Is fully repaired. The sweep of water was greater in some sections than was ever known before, and bridges that withstood the floods of years were swept away. The sudden drop in the temperature was providential In some re spects, as It prevented the flood from spreading, but It entailed great suffering on the 20,000 or more persons rendered homeless by the destruction of their homes. All passengers on stalled trains were removed from their uncomfortable situation last night and this morning by the railroad companies, nnd the trains are now being taken to their destinations. In the lower anthracite coal region the situation Is growing worse. The mine workings are thoroughly soaked with wa ter, and it may be weeks before some of them can be worked, although there was a resumption today in a few mines. It Is estimated that 50,000 mlneworkers and me chanics are idle as a result of th flood. The weather today Is not quite as cold as yesterday, and In some sections snow is falling. Conservative estimates place the loss from the floods at from $3,000,000 to 55.XW, 000. So far reports have been received here of the loss of nine lives in various parts of the state. Below the Danger Line. PITTSBURG, Dec. 17. The three rivers at Pittsburg have fallen below the dan ger line, and the work of clearing away the debris and mud, and reclaiming lost craft washed away by the water, has be gun. The loss sustained by Pittsburg In terests may reach $l,CW,CO0. The Boarils or Health of the two cities are distributing disinfectants in the flooded districts, and this, it is thought, will reduce sickness to ARTICLES 9f$f$T i WOODARD, America's Richest Cut Glass a CELE OUR DELAYED SHIPMENT COVERING Nappies, Carafes, Vases, Colognes, Decanters, Bowls, Ice Tubs, Celerys, Ice Creams, Etc. All in the latest designs are displayed this morning. To insure rapid sales of this line we have marked it down to unusually low figures. Every piece is of the highest quality and cut. The opportunity thus presented is unequaled and will commend itself to every lover of this beautiful ware. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. Canadian Kmey Taiti at Full Yalac. FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STS. a minimum, but It will take weeks for In undated houses to be dried out and made lit for occupancy. In the "Wyoming Valley. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 17. The flood situation In the "Wyoming Valley showed some improvement today The wa ter In the Susquehanna River receded two Inches more during the night, but the low lands are still submerged and all connec tion between "Wllkesbarre and the towns on the west side of the river is still cut off. Lehigh Valley Rond Opened. EASTON, Pa.. Dec. 17. Through passen ger traffic on the Lehigh Valley Railroad from New York to Buffalo Is practically open after a tie-up of nearly 4S hours, due to the floods. Effect on Kansas Crop. TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 17. Little actual damage to stock In Kansas has resulted from the recent cold wave. Wheat, how ever, has suffered greatly. In some parts of the wheat belt no snow accompanied the cold and the growing cereal was left unprotected. If the weather falls to moderate by tomorrow, much Spring wheat will be left In bad condition, If not altogether destroyed. Frozen to Death at Omaha. OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 17. Last night's cold wave proved fatal to one man and two others were badly frozen. Thomas Jefferson, colored, was found frozen stiff in the rear of a saloon. George H. Rhodes, a sewing machine agent, and Fritz Heitz were found In a half-frozen condition. Both may lose hands and feet. Old Man Frozen to Death. ALMA, Colo., Dec. 17. A man named Whaite, aged 60 years, living near Green's Lake, was frozen to death on the road between Alma and Fairplay Sunday even ing. The body wns found today. His horse was so badly frozen that It was found necessary to kill the animal. Veteran Perished From Cold. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 17. Benjamin Atkins, a Civil War veteran, aged 70 years, was found at his home in West Lafayette today, frozen to death. Thomas Kelly, Pioneer Stage Man. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 17. Thomas Kelly, well known from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean in stage-route days. Is dead at Liberty. Mo., aged S7 years. In 1837, with General Thomas L. Price, he established stage lines covering long routes In Missouri and Arkansas, and In 1W3 the Arm of Price & Kelly se cured a contract from the Government for a weekly mall delivery between Indepen dence, Mo., and Salt , Lake City. This llrm also owned and operated the great Santa Fe stage line between Independence and Santa Fe, N. M. The Civil War ru ined the stage business, and Mr. Kelly went to California and engaged In staging until the railroads came, when he re turned to Missouri. French Steamer Ashore. PARIS, Dec. 17. Dispatches received from Marseilles announce that the French steamer Kleber, from Cctte, France, Is ashore east of the mouth of the River Rhone. The customs boat from St. Louis du Rhone succeeded In getting near the J&& v.eidmtkeim.mi DIA3IOND MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURING JEWELERS NO BRANCH STORES. On the Cor. of Third and Washington Stw. STORE OI'EN EVENINGS. Holiday Gifts Yesterday and the day before our store was crowded from early morning until we closed at night. Such a varied, beautiful and elegant display has never before been made in this city. CALL AND INSPECT IT CLARKE & CO. Kleber this morning, and learned that the captain of the ship was 111 and that the mate had disappeared. It is supposed ' the latter was swept overboard. The Kleber carries a crew of 52 men. The latest dispatches from Marseilles say the wind is now changing and hopes are en tertained that the vessel may be saved. The Commercial High School. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. In explanation of his educational plans, outlined at the laying of the corner-stone of the new High School of Commerce on Saturday. Abram S. Hewitt made a statement, say ing that he is "trying to organize an edu cational trust for the benefit of the pub lic." 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