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THE PUNTER'S IOAN AND SAVINGS 'BANK. AUGUSTA, GA| Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. I*. C. EATKB, - President, CHAS. C. HOWARD,< Cashier. OF AUGUSTA. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. L'^HAY??9f0RD, Cashier 250,000' 140,000< ? CAPITAL, - - \ Surplus & Profits. \ We ?hall be oleised to have 70a open tn' f account with tbU Bank. Customer* an<4 & vatl?e, modern Banking rc oarteaji comer VOL. 70. KDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, M AUCH 22,1905. NO. 13. The More Conservative Said to Favor RETREAT TO flARBIN ?S ON AGAIN Russian Ministers Argue That Noth ing Could be Lost and Sympathy Would be Gained if Japan Should Prove Unreasonable-Minister of .War Says Fair Terms Would be to Japan's Advantage by Giving Her a Good Neighbor-Linevitch Can Be Given an Army of 400,000 Men Without a New Moblization. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-While Emperor Nicholas, whose word is fin al, still declines to abandon the prose cution of the war, and the government maintains its ability to continue the conflict, it can be authoritatively stated that powerful influences, in cluding several of the Emperor's own ministers, are now strongly urging that the time has come to indicate to Japan Russia's desire for peace up on a reasonable basis. Should Japan then attempt to impose too onerous conditions; these influences argue that in view of the universal wish to see the bloody conflict ended, Russia's position will be strengthened abroad by the alienation of sympathy from Japan, and the situation improved at home' when the nation is made to un derstand that the Emperor's pacific proposals have been met with im possible terms. The Minister of War says: "Russia has a hard task, fighting the war against such adversaries, 6,000 miles from home, and I contend that she can make a dignified peace, without glory, but not without honor. As the victor on land and sea, Japan can afford to remember, as Bismarck did at the conclusion of the Austro Prussian war, that two countries which must live through the long fu ture as neighbors may need each other's friendship. Japan may con sider the time propitious, on account of the situation in European Russia, to try ""and crush us. Suppose, for the sake of argument, she succeeded in finally forcing a humiliating peace, it would not be more than an armed ? truce. Russia is too big and power ful to retire permanently from the field: The clouds at home eventually will roll away. With the army and navy reorganized, in five, ten or fifteen years, there will come inevitably our revenge. No permanent peace is pos sible now or later unless Japan is established. _^ To the suggestion of the possibility of an alliance between Russia and Japan, the Minister said: "A reasonable peace must first be established. "Broadly speaking, Russia's renun ciation of her entire Manchurian poli cy should satisfy Japan's claim. She could have her protectorate over Ko rea, such privileges on the Kowontong Peninsula and at Port Arthur as the powers would not ?ppose, and the Chi nese Eastern Railway be placed under international control, Russia maintain ing her rights to a railway line through northern Manchuria to Vladi Yostock." Has Handed Over Command. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-A tele gram from General Kuropatkin to Em peror Nicholas, dated March 17, says: "In accordance with the orders of your majecty received March 16, I handed over to General Linveitch to day- the command of the land and sea forces operating against the Japan ese." General Linevitch, in a telegram to the Emperor under the same date, says: / "In pursuance- of the orders of yous majesty of March 16, I assumed com mand of all our forces, miiltary and naval, operating against the Japan ese." Adams Ousted. Denver, Col., Special.-James H. Pea body won his contest for I?^? office Of Governor of Colorado, from which he retired on January 10, after serving a term of two years, but his victory was achieved only after he had given his pledge to resign and surrender the chair to Lieutenant Governor Jesse F. McDonald, Republican. The News of the Day. Thc Marquis of Anglesey, who was known as the "Clothes and Jewel Man iac," died at Monte Carlo, aged 30 years. A new intrigue forced three of the Sultan's trusted to flee from the pal ace at Constantinople. The Russian defeat at Mukden was a great disaster, but St. Petersburg states the "war will go on to-the bit ter end.' Walter Hums Long has been appoint ed to succeed George Wyndham as Chief Secretary for Ireland. A heavy gale prevails along the British coast. Gen. Gonvalez Valencia has renounc ed the Vice-Presidency of Columbia. The illness of Grand Duke Vladimir ol Russia has taken a turn for the worse. American Ambassador to Russia George Voa L. Meyer, has leased the ?famous Klein-Michel Palace, an SA. Petersburg. Guests and attendants at the Hotel Astor, New York, became involved in - ~ -M. as a result of which a dozen squired the attention of sur i .orge Schistier shot and killed his ne'^hbor, his wife and son and then st. fire to their house; he was shot dfid after seriously wounding two po licemen and his wife dropped dead on hearing-of the tragedy. Judge Peter S. Grosscup talked to the newly formed Economic Club of Providence, R. I., on corporations, say ing they had come to stay. Special Government agents are said to have been investigating extensive coal land frauds in Utah. The new House office building is to contain 436 offices and a large caucus m. . if the Russian Ministers Making Terms A couple of brief messages iTom General Kuropatkin dated. March 16 says: "The rear guard of our army was engaged March 15 on a ridge south east of Tie Pass. At night the rear guard fell back to a position at the bend of the Liao river, near the vil lage of Kamluitza, without being pressed by the enemy. "On March 16 our army continued their march. On March 15 the town of Fokoman, (25 miles northeast of Mukden) was occupied by Chinese ban dits. On To Harbin. Tokio, By Cable.-Beyond thc general retirement of the Russian along the railway northward, little is known here of the details of the past three days' events in Manchuria. Various reports of the number of additional Russian pris oners captured are in circulation. One estimate is 20,000. It is impossible to confirm the reports. There is much speculation over the extent of the Russian retirement. Har bin is regarded as a logical base, but it is suggested that they may attempt to hold that Kirin line. The country be tween Kiayaim and Sungari is inhospi table. Formerly the conservative element in high councils oi' Japan favored setting a limit to the Manchurian advance. It opopsed advancing to Harbin, but the results of the victory at Mukden are removing opposite and the bulk of opposition and conservative judg ment now favovs pressing advantages and carrying the war to tue utmost lim its possible. Tokio Celebrates Victory. Tokio, By Cable.-Thirty thousand persons went to Mibiya Pass to attend exercises commemorative of the Jap anese victory at Mukden. Members of the cabinet, the elder statesmen, many officers of the army and navy and members of the Diet were present. Mayor Ozaiki read a congratulatory telegram to be sent Field Marshal Oyama, on behalf of thc municipality, the crowd cheering its approval. Lieutenant General Terauchi, Minis ter of War, and Admiral Yamamoto, Minister of the Navy, spoke on behalf of the army and navy, respectively, thanking the people for the support they had given the government during the war. Battery Officers Negligent. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The ver dict of the court-martial which tried the officers and men of several bat teries of artillery, from one cf which a shell was fired during the blessing of the waters of the Neva on Janu ary 19. scattering missies in the vici nity of the Imperial Palace, was an nounced by Captain Davidoff and sub Lieutenant Kurzeiff, of the Seventh Battery, First Regiment, Horse Ar tillery of the Guard, were found guil ty of neglect of duty and sentenced to be dismissed from the army and to imprisonment in a fortress; Davidoff to one year and a half and Kurzeiff to a year and five months. Sub-Lieu tenant Roth, Jr., was sentenced to imprisonment to a year and four months; Lieutenant Roth, Sr., to de tention in quarters for three months, and two gunners to detention with disciplinary batallions for two years. The court found there was no con nection on the part of any of those on trial with a plot to assassinate the Emperor. Kuropatkin at Tie Pass. Tokio, By Cable-A dispatch from the headquarters of the Japanese ar mies in the field dated Sunday says: "According to statements, made by prisoners, the force of the enemy re sisting us south of Tie Pass Wed nesday, March 15, consisted of three divisions. General Kuropatkin per sonally commanded during the battle in the neighborhood of Tie Pass, Tuesday, March 14." Cracksman Get GCod Haul. Petersburg, Tenn., March IC-The vault in the bank of Petersburg was blown often and all the cash taken. The amount stolen is reported to be $4.000. The bank of Petersburg is a state institution. The officials say the thieves secured $7,000. 'fha steel vault was blown wita nitro glycerine and the strong box emptied. The burglars escaped. Spoke Men Meet. Nashville, Tenn., Special-The As sociation of Spoke and Hub Manu facturers' of the South met here Thurs day. Peter Lesh, of Memphis, is pres ident. The object of the meeting is to combine all spoke manufacturers of finished and slub-head spokes in the South and Southwest, and establish a system of uniform grade and price, and to amalgamate with the Northern association. Telegraphic Briefs. Mr. J. P. Dawley. senior counsel for Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, criticised the verdict and said there were too many farmers on the jury. Roy Hildcrbrand, 14 years old. of' Pittsburg, sent a letter to his parents stating he is held for ransom in West Virginia. The Senate maintains a dignified, firm opposition to the Administration. Charles F. Booker, of Connecticut, has been selected for the active chair manship of the Republican National Committee. Richmond Daughters of the Confed eracy have decided to return to Massa chusetts the captured battle flag of the " Eighteenth Massachusetts Regiment. Morgan Makes Charges. Washington, Special-Senator Mor gan occupied practically the entire time in the discussion of the Santo Domingo treaty in legislative session of the Senate Thursday. He made a sensational speech, in which he charg ed that William Nelson Cromwell, of New York, who Tvas prominently con nected with the sale of the Panania Canal property to the United States, was the prime mover in a scheme to in fluence the United States in the finan cial affairs of the Dominican govern ment. REBUILDING ORPHANAGE Three New Buildings-Now in Course of Construction. Clinton, Special-When the Thorn well Orphanage lost two of its very best buildings by fire last November, it looked as if the crown of glory of the institution had departed. But the generous aid of the good people of this and adjoining States entirely relieved Ihe immediate pressure in the way cf beddingi provisions and other property lost, and the treasurer of the building fund was promptly provided with funds wherewith to begin work. And cn the day following the first rebuild ing work was begun. Three buildings will take the place of the two that were burned. The first to be completed will be the El dridge Fowler cottage and kitchen. This is a large brick building, its out side measures being 70 by 9G feet, costing a little above $3,000. It will be usgd for the dwelling for tlie young girls in their monthly turns at cook ing; it will be presided over by the matron, and several children will be permanent residents in it. It contains also the store room, 'the dairy, the kitchen and the distributing room. As there will be 12 cottages, widely separated from each other there arose immediately the problem as to the best way of provisioning the children. The former plan was the assembling of all in one dining room. The insti tution has now outgrown the old hall. It was, therefore, thought best to have a seperate kitchen, but to ar range for. dining rooms in each cot tage, distributing the provision at each meal. The plan is working well so far and will be given several years' trial. The Eldrige Fowler cottage will be in use in a few weeks. The second building taken hold of was the Memorial Hall. This building was of granite. After careful examin ation, it was found that a large part of the walls could be used. Much of it had to be taken down, but all has been rebuilt on the old lines and in the course of six weeks it will be again in use, not as heretofore for the kitchen and dining room, but rather as a pince to feed the mind, for the high er classes of the school will be taught in it. To Develop Cherokee Shoais. Anderson, Special.-It is probable that a. company will be formdlly or ganized during the spring for the de velopment of the fine water power at Cherokee shoals on Savannah river. The preliminary arrangements have been made, and it is not thought that there will be any great difficulty in carrying the plans of the promoters through. Cherokee shoals are situat ed about three miles from Calhoun Falls on the Seaboard railway, and form but one of the many undeveloped water powers along the whole course of Savannah river almost down to Au gusta. The purpose of the promoters is to develop the water power for the use of manufacturing plants in both States. They do not intend to engage in manufacturing themselves, but sim ply to furnish power to others. It is estimated by the engineers that the shoals will furnish between 6,000 aud 8,000 horse power. Notifies Delinquents. The office of tue comptroller general is busy making up lists of delinquents who have not complied with the law in reference to the filing of reports in the franchise tax matter. There are many delinquents, and the lists when prepared will be sent to the auditors of the respecthe counties. The names of these corporations were secured from the books in the office of the sec retary of state and from the acts of the legislature for the last 15 years. In Charleston county the names of delinquent corporations will fill 1.0 typewritten pages. In other' counties there are many companies which may be held for the penalty of $500 for fail ure to comply with the law. Comptroller General Jones deposit ed $25,000 received from this franchise tax law. This dons not in clude the checks from railroads ami from a number of smaller corporations. Iudeed there will be about three times this amount yet to be paid, as tftc final date for payment is April 1. Thanks Miss Hubbard. Anderson. Special.-The legislating of the State of Maine at its recent session passed resolutions warmly commending the services of Miss Lo nora C. Hubbard, of this city, for car ing for the graves of six Federal sol diers buried in the cemetary of the First Presbyterian Church. The reso lutions arc engrossed on parchment and are signed by the secretary ol state and chairman of the committee on military of thc Maine general as sembly. They wore forwarder! to Mis? Hubbard by the governor of thc State and read as follows: "Resolved, That thc thanks of this body be extended to Miss Lenora C Hubbard, of Anderson. South Caroli na, in grateful and appreciative recog nition of her noble and patriotic ser vice of the people of this State ir caring for- and honoring. the grave; of certain soldiers, formerly citizen; of this State, who died in defense ol thc Union." NeW Enterprises. There has been considerable con fusion in regard to an act passed b> the legislature recently. Up to thal time the law had required the pay ment of one mill on every dollar ol capitalization of companies being chartered, when such capitalization ii less than $100.000. But a new lau requires the payment of not less thar $10 for any charter fee. Heretofore when a company of $5.000 capitaliza tion was fe!ven P. charier, the fee wa $5; now it is $10. Two new banks were chartered In the secretary of state. One was tin Bank of Lowndesville. with a capita of $25.000. The officers of the com pany are B. F. Mauldin, president; T D. Cooley, vice-president; R. H. Mose ley, cashier. The president and tin vice-president and the following com pose the board of directors: I. H. Mc Calla. E. R. Horton, Irvine Clcckley J. W. Hardin. J. T. Latimer. D. L Barnes, E. W. Harper. The Marlboro Improvement Com pany. of Bennettsvile, has applied fo: a charter. Corporators arc B. IO Moore, C. B. Crosland and P. B Moore. Capitalization, $10,000. RESCUERS BLOWN UP Frightful Loss of Life in a West Vir ginia Coal Mine DEATH LIST NOW TWENTY-FOUR Second Explosion Causes the Death of the Entire Party Which Was En deavoring to Recover ih? Blacken ed Remains of the Victims of. the First-Naked Flame in Contact With Gar the Cause of the Origi nal Tragedy-Heavens Lighted For Miles by the Flames From the Drift Mouths. Charleston, W. Va,, Special.-AB the result of horrible explosions in the Rush Run and Red Ash mines", ftear Thurmond, Saturday hight, 24 men ndy? lie stark in death in the two mines. Ten' of these were killed in the explosion Saturday night; the other 14 were ia rescuing party who went into the taine Sunday morning to recover thc black* eued remains of their fellow-workmen, and were killed by a second explosion, The first explosion seemed to sh?k? the foundations of the mountaihs, add the angry twin flash from the two neigh boring drift mouths lighted up the heavens for miles around. Soon.'from the mining villages for several rniles-iip and down the river, hundreds . of/peo plo rushed to the scene of the dreadful disaster. jj \ Thc first explosion wan caused' hy'ia "naked" flame coming in contact-with the gas. The flames leaped from'-tlie di\ft mouth and set fire to ever,?th??g in reach that was not blown from harm's way by the force of therle$: plosicn. The great drum by whicliltthe loaded cars are run from the ' drift mouth down the incline to the tip?le and the empties drawn up, was blown from its moorings and down the mouii tain side COO feet, while the driijm caught fire and was totally consumed. The cars that stood at the mouth^bf the mine were blown far down tow?rd? the tipple, and much Of the track ht the incline was destroyed; Th? rails were twisted and the cross-ties whip pofl from their beds in the ballest and sent scorched and charred many yards away. The big fan that furnished^ air in the mine was so damaged that'-it was several hours before it could ;he started again. M. After considerable time, the great fan was repaired and the power turned on, and it began drawing 100,000 cubic feet of air through the charnel horise each minute. ?A rescue party was form ed and about 20 men entered the mine in search of the bodies of- those who had perished at the first explosion, the men explored the mines for three hours, putting up brattices so that pure air should follow them where ever they went. Finally some of them came out and reported that the others were too careless in going forward faster than the good air was being supplied and carrying at the same time a "naked" light. At 3:45 another aw ful explosion occurred, caused by the gas coming in contact with the "naked" flame of a miner's lamp, and fourteen more souls were launched into eter nity. Mine Inspector Edward Pinckney ar rived on the ground Sunday and took charge of the rescue work. The names of the band who lost their lives in the attempt to get pos session of the bodies of those who per ished in the first explosion are: Crockett -Hutchinson, Boyd county, Ky., machinist; Peter Hutchison, miner. Boyd county, Ky.; Norman Hutchinson, miner, Boyd county, Ky.; Thomas Bannister, fire boss and an officer of the National Mine Workers' Union. Fayette county, W. Va.;'Chas. Winn, miner, Fayette counuty, W. Va.; .Tomes Winn, miner. Fayette county, W. Va.; Bratt Jackson, m.*ie boss, Louisa. Ky.; George Hopkins, track boss. Maiden. W. Va.; Henderson Mab ly. Amerherst. Va.; E. W. Hinsman, tradesman, Amerherst, Va. No Clash Expected. Birmingham. Ala... Special.-A dis patch reaching this city early Sunday morning by long distance telephone of a clash between union and non union miners at Adamsville.. was dis proved by sheriffs who went there. The rumor started from the accidental shooting of Will Nicholson, a white miner. Nothing resembling serious trouble was had at the Murry mines. Building Trades Convention. New York. Special.-A call has been issued for a general convention of em ployers and employes in the building trades to bc held here. One hundred and eighty delegates will bc present, 90 em ployers and 90 representatives of me chanics. The 90 employers will repre sent more than a thousand builders, and thc 90 representatives of the ;;nions will represent a constituency of about 100.000 workers. The only ques tions which will come up relate strictly to the arbitration which was adopted in 1903 and which it is now proposed to amend. Concessions to Mad Mullah. Rome, By Cable.-In concluding peace with Great Britain through the mediation of Italy, the Mad Mullah has obtained permission to occupy definitely Illig, a village on Italian ; Territory, 1G0 miles from Obbia, which was the base of operations in (in; last campaign led by General Man j ning. Coast rights are granted the Mullah, qualified by a prohibition of ! rrade in arrangements and slaves. France Protests. Washington. Special-Minister Bo wen has cabled the State Department that the French minister at that place has pretested to the Venezuelan Min ister of Foreign Affairs against the action of the government, which has given notice to the French Cable Com pany of its intention to annul its con cession and seize its property. The nature of the protest Is not given, nor are any details in Mr. Bowen's dis patch. President Roosevelt made a speech to the Irish at New York Friday night. AN IMPORTANT MOVE Large Milling Intrests To Try Re? duction of Hours of Labor. Union, Special.-A very important move that may have far reaching ef fects on cotton manufacturing inter ests throughout the South will he in augurated on Thursday, March lfith, When the three big cotton mills, of which Col. T. C. Duncan is president, and Mr. W. B. (Tloiichsl.one superin tendent, and the Excelsior Knitting Mills, Mr. Emslie Nicholson president, will voluntarily -reduce the G6 hours per week schedule and adopt the 10 hour a day system. The Duncan Mills, in which this will be done, are the two Union cot ton mills and Buffalo cotton mills, in Union's suburbs, and the Excelsior mills, which operate a total of 162,000 spindles and 4,400 looms, employ 2, 000 operatives and directly affect 7, 000 people. Though the work hours each day have hecn shortened, the wages paid spinners and piece work ers will remain the same, and it is believed that the product will . bf equally as large and of better quality. The matter of adopting a 10-hour a day system has been under consider ation for some time, and was today officially decided upon by the board of directors; and made known to the public. It Is understood that the oper atives in all the mills, having an inti mation that the mill management was favorably disposed to the plan, peti tioned unanimously, agreeing to ac cept the same wages for their work as on the longer clay system, and the disposition to curtail hours does not signify that the mills are short on cotton, as it is stated on highest au thority that there is a supply on hand to run all of them many months. These adoption of this plan makes these mills the only cotLon mills in the South operating under the 10-hour a day system, except in Virginia, where it is law, and a few in North Carolina. Whether or not the plan will go into effect in Col. Duncan's other mills, Sent?ca Cotton Mills and Pine Creek Manufacturing Company, at Camden, which together operate 30,000 spindles and 900 looms, has not yet been announced. Neither can it bc-joanie I today exactly whit the other four large mills in Union county will do about reducing hours. Pardon's Asked and Refused. Gov. Heyward last week pardoned three convicts' whose terms had ex pired or are about to expire and re fused pardon to seven others. Some of the cases have already attracted attention. Wm. S. Shipes, of Edgefield, after having served two years of a sen tence of three years for housebreak ing* and larceny, was given a pardon. He was sentenced in March, 1903, the jury having been out two days and two nights. All of the jurors asked for the pardon and the judge and sol icitor recommended it. There is said to have been grave doubt as to the prisoner's guilt. Claude Dorn, also of Edgef.eld coun ty, was convicted of having falsely packed cotton. He had nearly finish ed his term of servitude and his citi zenship was restored on petition of a number of people. Tom Lambert, of Beaufort, received a commutation of sentence from $75 to $50 on the charge of riot. . The most notable case, on account of the prominence of tho relatives of the convict, was that of Sam Staggs, of Spartanburg county. Staggs was convicted of having killed John Chap man three years ago. lt is now al leged that he was convicted on per jured testimony. Solicitor Sense and Judge Ernesf Gary declined to recom mend Staggs' pardon. The witness alleged to bc guilty of perjury lias r-ct been arrested and convicted of that crime. Thone presenting the pe tition in favor of Staggs make affidavit that Eugene Norman, who was one of the State's chief witnesses, stated that he swore falsely at the trial, and it was upon Norman's evidence that conviction was" r.ecurcd. Bill Mcclintock, of Laurens, is under a ten years sentence on the charge of manslaughter. No good reason was given for interfering with the sen tence. Bill killed Lee Phillips on the 30th of August, 1903. The deceased had come to McClintock's house as a ? boarder and had run off with McClin tock's wife. Like George .Haynes, Mcclintock waited a day or two before going after his wife, and this operated against him at the trial. John Wax was convicted in Now 1-erry county of burglary and larceny, and sentenced to serve fifteen months on the chaingang. He has served all of this time with the exception of two months, but Governor Heyward saw no reason why this should be taken from his sentence. A refusal was recorded in the appli cation of John Johnson, who was sen tenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve 30 days on the chaingang for assault and battery in Greenwood county. A refusal was given in the applica tion in behalf of Austin White, of Greenville, who i? under sentence for manslaughter. The case or Glenn l-toagers is one or particular interest. He was convict ed in Union county on the charge of rape. The papers asking for the par don are numerous. Solicitor Sease asks that the pardon be granted. The mother of the girl in the case seeks a pardon, and Judge Gage states he does not remember the case, and does not express any opinion. Ten of ihe jurors ask for the pardon, but Governor Hey ward was not of the opinion that lie should interfere in such a case, where a conviction has been had. Killed on Reedy River Trestle. Greenville, Special.-James Burgess, watchman at the Carolina Mills, was run over and instantly killed un tho Reedy river trestle by Southern rail way train No. 3G. arriving from At lanta. Mr. Burgess lives at the Amer ican Spinning Company's village and was on his way home from his work. The road from the Columbia and Greenville Junction makes a sharp curve between the junction and the southern end of the trestle and it was Impossible for the engineer to see the trestle until he was on it. WILL SUCCEED BATE frazier Selected in Place of Deceased ? Statesman > CAUCUS ACTION IN TENNESSEE Contest Expected to be Three-corner ed, For the Late Senior Senator's Seat, Resolves Itself Into the Choice by Acclamation of the Present Gov ernor, No Other Name Beirs' Pre sented-Names of McMillin and Taylor Withdrawn, After Test Vote -Nominee 49 Years Old and New to Public Life. . Nashville, Tenn., Special-Governor James B. Frazier w?s Wednesday af ternoon nominated for United States Senator by the Democratic caucu? of the State Legislature. The vote was by acclamation, no other name being pre sented to the caucus. When that tody convened, it was supposed the contest was to be a three-cornered one, friends Df former Governors Benton McMillin and Robert L. Taylor having been ac tively at work in their interests. A test vote came, however, in an effort to adjourn the caucus until Monday next. The motion was defeated. 36 to 34, and it was apparent that the Fraz ier men were in the majority. Friends announced the withdrawal of ex-Gov ernor Taylor and of Mr. i. -"Millen from the race. The effort to postpone action was productive of some talk fraught with feelings, the phrases "snap judg' ment" and "conspiracy" being rather freely used. After the defeat of the mo tion, however, Governor Frazier's nom ination followed amidst much enthusi asm, which continued through the Gov ernor's graceful speech of accept ance. New Trial in Chadwick Case. Cleveland, 0., Special.-The attor neys for Mrs. Chadwick filed a mo tion for a new trial on thc ground of error in admititng incom petent testimony, excluding competent testimony and errors of law in the trial. The motion raises technical points as to the composition of the jury and alleges that newly discovered evidence is at hand which the defensa could not with due prudence ajyl^iiU gence have discovered in time to pres sent at tl e trial. Judge Taylor will probably set the time for the hearing of argument of the motion today, and it is expected that the arguments will be made Thursday. Two Men in Fatal Fight. Gastonia, N. C., Special.-One of the most shocking and deplorable trage dies ever enacted in Gaston county occurred at 12.30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Harden, ten miles north of Gastonia, when Mr. Earle G. Car penter shot and killed Mr. A. M. Kale, superintendent of the Nims Manufac turing Company, of Mount Holly, and was himself mortally wounded. Kale died instantly. Carpenter is in a precarious condition, and it is hardly probable that he can live through the aight. The Murder of a Negro. Charlotte, N. C., Special-With a large lump of coal as a weapon, Andy Hall, a negro laborer of this city, Wed nesday committed an assault upon George Gaffney, an employee of Mr. C. B. Floumoy, and inflicted an in jury from which death followed Si a short while, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, where he received every at tention until the end came. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. Washington, Special.-The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Peter V. DeGraw, as Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. Mr. McGraw is a native of New Jersey, but has spent most of his life in New York, Phila delphia and Washington. He has had great experience in newspaper work, :n the telegraph business as manager ii large corporate interests, and re cently, as the eastarn representative if the publicity department of the \cusiann Purchase Exposition. Forged Name to Application. Valdosta, Ga.. Special.-Justice of the Peace N. Chism, of Cutler, was given a commitment hearing before United States Commissioner Powell this evening on the charge of forging names to an application for a pension. He admitted his guilt, but says that he did not know it was wrong. His bond was fixed at $500, and he will be confined in jail at Savannah until the bond is made. Deputy Marshal Goodwin left with him for Savannah Monday night. I Ex-Confederate to Escort President Louisville, Ky., Special.-The Geo. B. Eastin Camp, United Confederate Veterans, has accepted the invitation of the committee on arrangements lo act as an escort to President Roose velt, upon the occasion of his visit to Louisville, April 4. Thirty years ago the camp acted in a similar capacity when President Hayes was entertained here. Third Patterson Trial. New York, Special.-The district at torney's office ha? announced thc trial of Nan Patterson, who is charged with the murder of Caesar Young, will be moved to April 10th next. This is the third triai. The first resulted in a mistrial and the second ended in a cisagreement. Philippine Bonds Delivered. Washington, Special.-The deliver* ? of Philippine bonds issued under the new act ol' Congress for $2,500,000 was made Wednesday. These securities will bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent, redeemable in 10 years and payable in 30 years. Bid? for the issue were received at the War Department March 1 10th. "Mfa.** Not Put cn Tombstones. "How often one hear? the expres sion, "She just got married because ;h<i wanted to have Mrs. put on her tombstone." Now, this seems a very natural statement -to the natural lis tener, says the Philadelphia Record, but, as a maUer*of fact, there are few tombstones that have "Mrs." on them, as very recent interviews with grave-diggers and church sextons have demonstrated, so the woman who in tends plunging into matrimony with the Idea that she is going to be known as Mrs. Jackson or Mrs. Blackson after death had better hesitate before she takes any desperate step. Even after death a married woman is only considered part of her hus band's property, for out of several hun dred tombstones Investigated none had the appellation Mrs.; while every one had "Sarah, wife of," or "Jane, wife of." When the Investigator ask ed an old sexton well versed on tomb stone lore if there were any tomb stones with "Mrs." on them he re plied: "Well, I've been seein' to the buryin' of married women for the last fifty years, but I ain't never seen a tomb stone yet that had a 'Mrs.' on it" The Warning in a Sneeze. 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