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-- _ 3NTEEED APRIL 23, 1903, AT PICKENS, S. C., AS SECOND-CLASN ATTEE UNDER ACT OM CONGRESS OF MARCH 3,1879 VOL. X -VIll, PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBBUARY 4, 1909- and were r'~bel SOUTH CAROL News of literest Gleaned f Arranged N ILAMEN'S TRAGEDY. OMcer Stoze and Burglar's Fat2 Fight. IAurens~pecial.-Few tragedie have so shodked the people of th community as the result of a dead): encounter Wednesday night betiweei Patrolman McDuffie Stone and N Frank Walker and an unknown burg lar, whose outfit of tools indicate that he was a safecracker. The un known yeggman lies dead at tho cit: station house and Patrolman oton, died at 6:30 Thur%day afternoon. Thi story of the tragedy as learned fron Mr. Walker and Mr.;Stone is that ii the course ,of their riightlY rounds thi two policemen m'et the througI fright fr4m Spart4nbuig, which ar Arived herq at 2:15' as is their cus to. QuMl ir g the depot Mr Stoe d d one side of thi tman and :-Mr. Walker dowi the other. Seeing a stranger with j little meal sack in his hand, Mr Stonewecost him and ingniret what ht-, ng. "I '.ainan, replied thi tiranger. I am gogg back to th eaboose.t "We here is your lantern?' said Mr. one, "train hands don' walk arcnd here in the d . Thereu r. Stone ced in reach o. man a id his hand upon d ,about to arrest hii ~ Id tive t e insruetions rela tv S at the depot. As soon he Sd touched the stranger e, w Oubt his pistol, a .45 call and he , from imside his vest ber, .fv g emptying the charm . re shots taking effect in We ody of Stone, one in the bree in the fiesby part of 4 one in the lower lip. close s the range that St<e not rtunity to dr inched his a0 ther they fell to the gro - hey were so lying when Police Walker crawled under from the her side of the train, the stranger ruggling to loose himself. He was most free from the -weakening hold Stone and was reloading his pis 1 when Walker came upon him. "Don't shoot," cried the stanger, am already shot to pieces," which ourse was a bluff to gain time, Stone had .never drawn his pis 'I will surrender," said he. Give me your pistol then," said ker. Pretending to hand the pis to the policeman, the stranger Walker. wh uick drew an-fi to h death, four or e 'king effect. In the sack in his hand was a com yeggman s % ft with nitro eyerine, dynamite, ~keys, wrenches, eS - Be had $110.60 ~bout him. -An Educ&d ig r. 3. B. Hendersnf, of -Branch v has a very flue ~ilk cow that es a great guiantity; of mailk, and, which he is very proud, says the derson Intelligeneer. .For the past weeks this cow has not been giv g the usual amount of milk, even en the feed' was increased and the t of attentiQ\n given be still.fail to give any- ndrem Suspicion s aroused by this and inking that ..eone was visiting hip barn yard 1the peaceful and still.hours of the 'e when men should sleep, and ap P, priating the mi-lk to. their use a eh was made, to find out the par ti. Theone that was getting the from this fine stock was found, .a who do you suppose it was? One o thcse Berkshire pigs in the same had learned that this milk was tbedt of food for himself and he w peacefully making a meal on the Sthat should have gone into the Southern Fire Insolvent. ,foolumbia, Special.-The only In. Sation that Commissioner Me. a ter has been able tos secure from insurance department of Lomisi in regard to the Southern-Fir< ew Orleans isethat "Owing tc insolvency of 'the company the e has been placed -in the hands a receiver.'' Insurance Commis ner McGivney' now in New Orleans piigaffairs of Southern Fire h i Carolin'. News Notes. Sat Mulli.ns, S. C'., swallow ed * en hina eggs that hai bet nest. Me owen h .- been electei St. tor from lorence count' to the late genator Nathar Gil - 1 - . ce. of Abeville eo.- n 'Smith. color'g be tacked him wit' an' - tion of the Tri Stu \.' -ation will b Thg 'h sed of th lly her - -al Interest. 3 horn SMarion, N. C ha_____-nt stock compan; tolbmid a.y ate hotel. President~' aft was entertain edi Saturday ae uniday at Charles ton, wh:ere he aboard tiie Nort] Carclina hound anamna. Go vergoi- Pa~ , of Tennesse4 in. his iiguu ZI C resses a stin frmerities b~ prosecutio: o:ireaehmen~ - The Amerieai composes -of thbe battlesh S - ri, Ohi< Louigiana and L en ' ed Mox 1ay cr Negro hh coas of e~Oco. wl was fe iue d p tgit Tba. atth tZ ~ SI INA NEWS ITMS om Al Sections of the State and tr Busy Readers Forest Preservation. Columbia, Special.-The following preamble and resolutions have been cdopted by the Senate and sent to tho House: I "Whereas, an effort is being made by quite a number of the States .to sceure some legislation looking to the preservation of our natural forests - and the protection of our water sheds i and navigable streams; ''And, whereas, there is now pending -in the congress of the United States a measure to enable the United States government to cooperate with the States in this important matter, now therefere "Be it resolved by the senate of the State of South Carolina, . the house of representatives concurring "Sectionl. That we heartil..,ion the effort now being m by our members of the to secure this much neede important leg islation and urge em to use all hon orable means toltain the favorable action of coffs on same as soon as possib ""ft!"2. That -a copy of this reso lution be forwarded by the clerk of the senate and to the members of congress from South Carolina." Medal For Greenwood Man. Greenwood, Special. -Greenwood county has probably the distinction cf being the first county in the State to hay.e one of its citizens receive recognitin at the hands of the Car ncgie hero fund commission. Through the efforts of 'Mr. W. H. Nicholson, now a member of the Legislature from this county, and a prominent "obeg.attorney here, the attention of the comiision was directed to the heroisra of Mr. James B. Goldman, in saving the life of a negro, Warren Finlay, at Waterloo, on June 29, 1907. The award of the comimission is that Mr. Goldman is to get a silver medal and the sum of a thousand dollars to be applied towards the purchase cf a farm or other such worthy pur rose as may be approved -by the ex eeutive committee. Mr. Goldman is a young white farmer, living near Capt. J. H. Brooks' place at Cam bridge.' He has a wife and several small children, and the money that he is to get will go a long way to 'ward setting him up in 4ife. Local Freight Pasengers Columbia, Special-A bill intro duced in the Senate Thursday by Senator Black provides for the re quiring of railroad companies to ac cept passengers upon local freight trains. The bill provides: "Section 1. That on and after the approval of this act every rail road .company engaged in this State as a common carrier of passengers for hire shall be required to accept in its local freight trains passengers having on-ly hand bagage and paying fare to points- at which said local freight train is scheduled to stop.' Blacksburg News Notes. Blacksburg, Special.-The Carolina Amusement company has pitched its tents here and promises a week of fun and amusement in the form of a street fair and carnivaL The never failing merry-go-round will be one of the principal attractions of the show. At a recent meeting of city council the mayor was authorized to issue $15000~ municipal bonds in denomi nations of $500 each, bearing inter est not exceeding 6 per cent. annu ally and for a period of 20 years. Another Teacher Added. Branchville, Special.- Prof. W. H. Hand, high sehool inspector, visited the local schooi on the 21st inst. He recommended an increase in the teach ing force and another teacher will be added to the prisent faculty at once. The coktractors have begun work on the new addition to the present school building and it -is hoped that it will be ready foi- oceupancy within the next two months. Tennessee's Cold Water Campaign. Nashville, Tenn., Special.-In the upper house of the Legislature a bill was introduced to require sheriffs to secure from the ederal revenue of ficals a list of all persons to whom Federal liquor licenses have been is ,sued. Another bill was introduced ,providing for a commission to assess 2the value of all property, the use of which, it is alleged, will be dam - aed by the State-wide prohibition bills. In the House a bill was intro .duced making it unlawful to adver e tise in any form intoxicants in this State. Elevator Drope Ten Stories Injuring Three. SNew York, Special.-Three persons were injured, two probably fatally. - by the fall of a passenger elevator car in the Hecker-Jones-Jewell Mill ing Comp 'la ' ty Fri ,day night. Kate Conroy, , aud Moses Levy. 19, received serious - ternal injuries and .ma.y die. Em~ Sweeney, 23, was less seriously hurt. At Full Capacity. Bristol, Special.-The Crescent t Iron-rolling mills. here, which had t been idle for more than a yea , are o now going ;1ractieally to their 'il capacity, ax are giving emnployit -toi#pwards f200)men, most of the silled maahaies. receiving high THE S. C. LEGISLAIURI Doings of Palmetto Lawmakers Toli in Brief. Tuesday was a busy day in th Senate. Balloting for U. S. Senato was part of the order. The follow ing were among the new bills offered Mr. Hough-To amend the lav with reference to compensation an< salaries of county officers. Mr. Sullivan-To regulate the sal of paints and prescribe penalties. Mr. Ilardin-To empower the grand juries to employ expert ac countants and to provide for thei1 compensation. Mr. Lide-To provide for an elec tion to determine the State's polic with regard to regulating the sale of alcohol. Mr. Rogers-To prescribe atto* neys' fees in foreelosure cases and tc declare all centracts, mortgages and agreements in violation of the terms of this act null and void and to fur ther provide for attorneys' fees in '"AAleascs. Mr. Clifton-To provide for the.f ense of conducting certain primary ections. Mr. Clifton-To allow the circuit udges of this State traveling ex -nses. Mr. Clifton-To allow certain wid )ws above 45 years of age, to par icipate in the pens.ions fund. Mr. Crosson-To-establish the office f State highway engineer, to define iis duties, to fix his salary and to ippropriate money to carry out the )rovisions of this act. The House also cast its vote for . D. Smith -for U. S. Senator. Without any debate the house pass d to third reading Mr. Browning's ill prohibiting the fradulent use of 1e credit of corporations by the Aiers. The House had some extended de ate on Mr. Aver's education com ission to simlify and harmonize the [aws of the State. The bill provided >or a ecmmission of seven to report back to the next general assembly. Without a word of dissent or dis ,ussion the House killed the Senate bill providing for a raise in salarie. for State officials. The Senate bill providing for an amendment to the constitution relat ing to municipal indebtedness wa.; assed to third reading., it being nee essary to call the roll on this . The amendment now becomes a law. Mr. McMahan's bill amending the railroad incorporation law passed without debate. Mr. Berg's marriage license bill as killed, although the author de ended it vigorously. In the Senate three unsu.eessf1aL otes were t-ak':n for Associate Jus ce of Supreme. Court on Wednesday. Messrs. Thos. P. Cothiran, of Green ville; D. E. Hydrick, of Spartanburg; eo. W. Gage:. of Chester; John C. heppar# Edgefield; R. C. Watts, f Cher .are candidates and a eadlock -not improbable. The fol lwing are. some of tLe new bills ofered: Mr. V din-To prevent frauds by givi.,,worthless checks, drafts and orders. Mr. Mauldin-To empower the ounty 1:oards of education anid the everal boards of trustees to estab ish kndergartens. Mr. Sinkler-To provide for sub itting to an election the manner in which spirituous liquors and other everages shall be sold or whether or *ot they shall be soN' in any county. Mr. Sinkler-To grant to the city ouncil of Charleston all the right. title, interest and estate of the State f South Carolina in and t.o certain lands in the harbor of Charleston. Mr. Otts-To ratify the amend ent to section 7, article S, of the constiation, relating to municipal onded indebtedness. Mr. Dick-To provide for the in estigation of the State Hospital for the Insane. Mr. Hall.-To provide an additional remedy in homestead proceedings. In the House the following bills were introduced: ir. Dixon-To require railroad ompanies in this State to file with the railroad commission a list of passes issued by them. Mr. Willianms-Prescribing a pen alty for any person practicing law without having been admitted and sworn as an attorney. Mr. Sinkler-To devolve the duties with reference to the analysis and inspection of commercial fertilizers jointly upon the boards of trustees of Winthrop Normal and Industrial and Clemson colleges. Mr. Todd-To make disordely con duct Qfn passenger trains a misde meanor. The following third reading bilh wei-e ordered sent to the Senate: Mr. Browning-To prohibit tht fradulent use of credit of corpora tions. Mr. Scarborough-To amend an aci entitled ''An act to prescribe th4 punishment for assault with mnteni to ravish." Mr. Brice-A bill to amend an ae entitled- ''An act to limit the hour of labor in cotton and woolen mills.' The following bi-lls were introduc ed in the Senate Thursday: Mr. Kelley-To provide for the re lief of suireties upon the bonds o persons acting in a fiauciary capacity Mr. Harvey-To authorize the gov eror to parole prisoners on tions. 166 m v.-Torequire th kegs used in the sale of soda waters porter ale, beer, cider, gingerale, milk. small beer, larger beer, Weiss beer white beer or other beverages or med icines, medicinal preparations, per fumery, oils, compounds or mixtures. Mr. Waller-To amend law confer ring the power to condemn lands, steams and water sheds .and for sew erage. Mr. Mauldin-To amend the State insurance law by providing for part insurance in old line companies and regulating settlement of losses. Mr. McKeithan-Proposing to amend section 7, article 8, of the con stitution relating to municipal bond ed indebtedness. Mr. Johnston-To fix the time for holding courts in the Eighth judicial circuit. Mr. Weston-To enlarge the pow ers and duties of the commissioner of agriculture and immigration, to prescribe the duties of persons, firms and corporations subject to his super vision, to prescribe penalties for failures to perform the same. The Senate adjourned to Tuesday evening. The following bills were off:red in the House: Mr. Vander Horst (by request) To require the drainage of phosphate mining excavations so as to better ",ide for the publie health. "rescribe the condi tic reseve life insi Ivrite in thei. that their a deposit are chai Mr. M. of code o, 1902. volum prohibiting I to another i the board of I school. Mr. K. P. Smit of the mayor or in. or tovn heretofore corpor ited under the the State. Mr. Carey-To proviL in the court of common'p. in which the State has an Mr. Carey-To regulate tice and procedure in api cases in which the State is int Charleston delegation-To question of dispensary or no di sary to qualified eletors in any e ty in the State. Mr. Cosgrove (by request)-To ai. thbrize cities having a pl'pulation ot 50,000 or more and -located upon nav igable streams to condemn private property for the purpose of extend ing, improving or protecting their water fronts. The following bills passed their third reading in the Senate Friday: Mr. Weston-To declare the wulful or wanton burnin7 of any building which is insured a felony, and to pro vide punishment therefor. With amendemnts. Mr. Bates-T amend section 2940 of the code, relating to the empanel ing of jurors. With amendments. Mr. Earle-Relating to the nollu Mr. Cliton- sfrther define and extend the Itability~oteegraph com panies in cases of mentalTaugush or sufering. Mr. Walker-To amend the law to provide for the issuin7 of bonds in public seol districts in South Car olina. Mr. Mauldin offered a bill to make t wirbwful to pay dividends on stock in any corporation unless the s:%' are actually earned on the capiu d stock of such company, and for any officer of such comnany to make any false statement in regard to such company. Mr.. Muckenfuss-To amend the lien law so as to require persons mak"' ing advances to furnish itemized stat emenuts. Mr. Mauldin-Relating~ to pensions. Senator Mauldin's bill as to stock companies provides that in the eases cited above there shall be -unishment by a finec of not less than $100 or im prisonment for not less than 30 days. Mr. Muekenfuss' lien law bi.ll pro vides this addition: " That it shall be the duty of the person making such advances to make out and deliver to the person for whom the advances are made at the time the advances are made a true and correct itemized statement. and showing, if money, the amount of principal and interest charged, and if supplies the amount, kind and prices charged for such supplies." Mr. Mauldin 's pension bill proviaes that all Confederate soldiers and sail ors, being 64 years of age, ivho par ticipated in the War Between the Sec tions for a period of 12 months, or hnorably discharged thierefrom,7 on account of wounds received -or iin firmity, shall be entitled to participate in the pension fund provided by the State for Confederate soldiers and sailors. The Senate then 'adjourned until Monday. Among bills of lesser importance the House passed the Richards' bill for repeal of the lien law by vote of 85 to 35. It met at night to pass uncontested bills to third reading... Adjourned until Tuesday. Among the new bills offered during the day were there: Mr. Fultz-To amend an act relating to pensions. Messrs. Utsey and Gasque-=To pro vide for the taxation of timber. Mr. Dixon-To enforce th-e liability of express or transfer companies in ils State for damages arising. fromE carelessness or neglect in tran Porty ion and delivery of g thein charge. Mr. K. P. Smitl 'hbiting tIa sale of cigarettes ef igarette paper in this State.r To retent ihe owneri res,-4iphons, tIns 01 of Sod= W.a.. rprteral COD9 ICY BLIZZARD All Sections of the Country in Grasp of Sleet and Snow. TRAINS BURIED UNDER SNOW. Wires Are Prostrated in "OLious Gales Which Steadily Swept From West to the East With Great Dam age in Their TraiL Chicago, Special.-Four dead, many injured, much suffering and an un known property loss is the toll paid by Chicago to the storm that swooped down upon this city Friday noon. Early on Saturday the cnow ceased falling, the temperature dropped not much above the zero mark: The dead: Thomas Clancy, delivery wagon driver, killed when an auto mobile crashed into his team under cover of blinding snow. Patrick. Crano, 35 years old, killed by being blown from.stairway. Morris Haberle, 70 yjars old, drop.ped dead from over excricn, while shoveling snow from his side walk during the blizzard. Patrick Higgins, 35 years old, drop ped dead overcome by cold, while waiting for a street car. . Train Lost in the Snow. The train on the South Minnesota division of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, lost in the snow drifts )me time Thursday night is still 'atrA. The train was reported %iow drift west of Jackson, as., last reported at Kin '.5 miles west of La is now supposed Kinhae and ,i these hot. drop ng o, Florida weather i -feared table crop by the cold weather of ti ing them to b Entire East i WVashingzton. 'oasts, a freeze in Florida. tei-riatun ~rees below the se:. mnow in many sections. overywheore nocrth of i-f M-e 'w..sct_cf the h the features that mated SaLa. nizht's weathier en'. The storm, with its trail of ((1.1 wave and ac omp.-nimecnt c f high wir ds; is off the New England coazst, passing (1ff '0 sea, wrecking craft a!ont the Atlan:ic as an earnvst of its fpree. Annisiten. Alan.. Special.-A fierce blizzard prevailed here. the fir-e snow of the sencon fall-ng Raturday nfxrn ing. There have been five fires since the Him7rd b-gan. Ccl unbni, Gne.. Spvcial.-With the mercury several degrees below freez ing point and stea&il: fr-llin.. Ccl umrbus on Saturday ni'at was in the grasp of the sever'st bl-zzard of the winter. Wireless Saves Two Mere Vessels. Norfolk, Va., Special.-The inesti mable value of wireless telegraphy was again demonstrated Saturday in Hampton Roads when a message flashed through the air telling of the collision of the Old Dominion liner Hamilton with a car barge of the Newv York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Rail road, and calling for assistance. Kills Wife and -Self. Wilmington, N. C.. Special.-Evi dently enraged toward her becaus,e she would not consent to' return wit.1 him to Atlanta, Ga., or surrender to him their 17-month-old child, Edward A. Mizer, a young white man living here for the past six weeks, Sunday at Second and Nun streets, in a prom inent residence section, intercepted his young wife, a daughter of John H. and, a well-known carpenter here, as she was on her way to the First Bap tist Sunday school; shot her twice, resulting in her death an hour later at the hospital: then turned the pis tol upon himself. Town Devastated by Fire. Coffeyville, Kan., Special.-The town of Nowata, across the line from here in Oklahomna. was almost wiped off the map Saturday by a fire tha: destroyed 13 business houses, two banks and the county court house, which held all the records of that section of Oklahoma. Th~e loss is dstimatcd at $200,000. . Cold Wav6 a Blessing to GecorgLa. Savannah, Ga., Special.-A dozen eports received from as many towns lhroughout south Georgia assert that e present cold weather came at the gh tkme to orvent~ the killing of MORE ABOUT PLLAGRA A Grave Menace to Healt Oonslder ation in the South. Washington, Special.-Looming UT as a grave menace to health condi tions in the South is the recent ap pearance of a deadly disease known to medical scientists as "pellagra." For several centuries "pelagra' is known to -have existed in the Old World, but its presence in 'the South has but recently been .diseovered. This peculiar disease has been di agnosed as true pellagra a& the reedit for its diseovery in the South belongs to Passed Assistant:Mgeon C. H. Lavinder, of the, publieHeIt and marine hospitl seyi lagra" is a malady ca dbjthe eating of spoiled "maize" nd prol duces in persons afflicted with it .a sort of intoxication. The disease gen erally occurs among the poorer classes of the rural population. who subsist largely or exclusively, on corn most usually prepared by boiling corn meal in salt water called "pol entia" in Italy. Dr. Lavinder states that in pallagrous countries the corn is often of a poor quality, gathered bifore maturity and not properly cured and stored, so that garasites more easily develop upon it. "The disease usually begins with gastro-intestinal 'disturbances,'" says Assista,t Surgeon Lavinder, "follow '.d shortly by the.. erythema of the skin,' and in a.' 4 while there is more or less invo- tent of the ner vous system. It iglowly advaneing toxemia, the brunt of which, in the end, is borne by the nervous sy-tem, and each annual recurrence leaves n 'leper and mon r ~ mark on n of l'resideuL noosevelt dent in~ their officeial ei was said to them Saturda, the famons Gridiron club' ton ncwspaper men. - The occasion was the dinner of that club. In nearly 200 guests, and the ease, the roll incb figure conisoiciously I fame. Amhassadors, supreme court o ehc cabinet offlials -j tives, editors, publishe, affairs generally, were in a. ing of guests of the niewspa, It was far from a sad, though the occasion was of a fa':ew. nature, Gridiron dinners nevEf are sad. As the president and vte-pres ident were the guests of fronor, so they came in for equal piominence in the fun of the evening. Water Wagon a Feature. The temperance movement that has swept over the country showed its effeet on the club. As the souvenir of the dinner, the guests wer'e given "H-2-0," illustrated Grid-Iron alma nacs, published by the "Grid-Iron Water Wagon Press." Between its covers there was no remedy given for the ills of 'statesme .iournalists. real newspaper men, molly coddles, malefactors of great wealth" otner than plain "H1-2-0" In this alamnae. the "Teddy E'ear" formed the cen tre of the Zodiac, 'while the entire production was marked as forwarded to congress as "special message No. 232323232323." "A Total eclipse." The guests observed particularly that a total eclipse of the year is due "early f-. March," and "will be viewed with interest by the United States, Canada, Africa and Oyster Bay." Glass Works Resume. Graf ton,, W. Va,, Special.-The operation of the Wells window-glass plant, at Sistersville, was resun Friday by co-operative concern .com posed entirely of Morganton work men, who have formed the Indepen dent Glass Company. By this method the company will be able to sign the national scale. Prohibition Fight in Norway. Christiana, By Cable.-There has been widely published through Nor way the .nanifesto of an organization formed by representatives from all parts of th&deounty to combat .th nrohibition ..4Ii "t.I -=nory of -mp~ P Enactdi Fro Day to Day. A sho IiSde Sion 5 Senate devoted to the routine -morniigbulaes to in abrupt &iii' motion to go int? x consider the waa S tr"aty. -Senators various pending:-. wish of the -majoinl this taty, and a 'was required to cit executive bbsinss - The tratewa not T .iof. the ,ee speechao New do Roosevelt. was aned -j the mos Timpetts ferring of6 4ents, clerks the $1,000 to the the provision fC necessary intendents, others, wi l was stricken bill vOasel priation offet fore itp Senate ments wverel whieh war court- of el Friday.. S,t.r-oe$ gave iIFtie t Friday lie-woni-again call ;pt bill for the reistat.mcnt of diers of the Twen't-fifti who were dischar6d wi&tif LoveL. Thert of the su priation hb. House. The u however, the tim.. general debate. M1. ida, argued for jury trials in tue proceedings -in the District of Colum bia. Mr.'enkins. of Wisconsin, pre sented views holding to be -une)nsti tutional the acts of the last asssip of Congress in relation to the. issr ane of restraliinZ orders,. injuneti and conteflpts of courts; r. Per of New York, bavored a lowerar the tariff; Mr. Gaines, of Tenn attacked the .so-called'pw ., and Mr. Reede,of a The judiciary committ con its hearing in the case of 3u 4i. ley, of Alabama, in th,e & Saturdaf. - ' Further testimony was given Ar the case of the inquiry into the-~ nessee Coal, Iron and Ruilurdy pany merger. The Senate Demoerats.are planing a filibuster to prevent a vote in the Brownsville case. By 'voting an appropriatioqs9 .$500,00, the house of representativel Saturday made liberal provision foi further experiments by thee *ruq with balloons and airships for use iu warfare. The sut's grave to a spirited de bate, which continued most of theses sion. The opponents of -the ;preposi tion sought to encompasy ts. by raising all sorts of par points, but the chair ineloreO inions overruled thesaganA husg*vE the way for the ibeorpiati!n of 4k provision -in the army apprdp,ipfi Previous to taking up te ariy'bi the coisideration of whieb was- i completed, the huse passed a numbe thie Oo