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V - TURNS HI LOOSE 60VEIN0R BLEASE WHOLES “i’ORTLAtlD NED” A YEGGMAN * Convicted of Robbing the Enoree Post Office, and is the Burglar Be- tective Reed Worked the Dicta graph on Sam J. Nichols About Bast Year at Spartanburg. James Johnson, alias Edward Murphy, alias Edward Howard, alias Edward Smith, alias George Howard, alias Portland Ned, the yeggman whose pardon Detective Reed, of the W. J. Biurns agency, posing as H. N. Porter, a Chicago lawyer, alleged that he tried to buy last summer and failed, was Friday afternoon paroled by Governor Bleese during good be havior. Johnson, or “Portland Ned”, as he is better known, is being held until a reply can be had from a telegram the Governor sent the Federal au thorities asking him if they have further charges against him. If they have not he will be set free at once. Johnson was convicted, largely through the efforts of Post Office In spector Gregory, of robbing the post office at Enoree, in Spartanburg County, and served a term of seven years in th^F ederal prison in Atlan ta. When his term there expired he was tried in the State Courts and given ten years in the State Peniten tiary in 1 1 1. This prisoner came into th<> lime light during the sessions of the dis pensary investigating committee in Augusta last July At that time De tect i ye K>','d of the \V. J i'urns agency, gave the dictagraph proofs of a conversation he held with Sam J Nichols :n Spartunburg, at which alh ge 1, Nil hols ngr>- d to late Counsel in t he case lime, it en‘• •- an .m ! u n d' Johnson c, ! to got '.IN,' Heed sa «1 'hat 1 ' .is I- a a pardon ' r* , of i .1 i a \ .-r 'hat t • v .u. \ .-on par ! la- LEAPED FROM TOWER t * ♦ r l t A! i:mtu i' ’ • m • v * • r* • • . 'I. ' 5 '.!< ,f; \ 1 ■ \ • ‘• • J -a t - *• '!;r cf an a* ♦ ♦•’** »*f • * * # r n •* t ; ‘ wh»TM'V f v i»• V h * p* ! ’ i ■ s .« >ha* . » . • *.; ; v a ] t ' t. • ti 1 — ■ • p I •• ! ' A as e !i’ a', n «■ ' and how that tnvestlg.i’ on w 'h r* , hargei, ra.Mi.i a ktorm in South i ■ , i- st :l frw>h In the puh.lc mini Th.- nr< r riir whlih the comm 'tee Keld*r atii Hurns re«'eivel at th» Luuids of the South Carolina Gov error in pu' Me speeches, charg.ng that the whole kugueta I'js’.t.ess wti nn aft- • ' ■ tda< k.-n tils reputation and Injure an Innocent man. and how ttewte s; echos and sutis.- ,u»-nt !< v.-; o ; i: e?i' s 'at.ted the (amp.vl*n into v • »' . - re ( a’ led by t he parol - in. i • " . pi'- mo r who figured in the s. - s t; d vt ag raph testimon. at Augusta ' Hor'lan! Ne !." from his cell in 1 * e I ' irv t a - a ! dross,. J .sev eral b'ters to file pe.e le (if S; ar'.in- tmrg. Viht'h were putdlshed in 'tie newspapers there, asking for one more chame and begging them u> use t ‘ . ir in't ii<Mii •• to get him h,s free- <! mm and give him another chan -e \ i '■.i 1 -tretig appeals were male to the Governor in hehalf of the pris oner, begging him in the name of humarin to /.ve him clemency The Governor finally yielded and extend ed mercy. STATE l MVKRSITY FIRST. YOCNG IX)VERS CARRY OIT SIT- (TDK PART. Jumped From Notre Dame Catherdal ^in Antwerp, Belgium, to Ortain »nd Sure Death. At Autwerp, Belgium, & youth 18 years old and a 19-year-old girl were the principal characters in a love tragedy enacted there Friday. Arm in arm they climbed to the clock gal lery In the tower of the Notre Dame Cathedral and from a height of 180 feet leaped Into apace, falling at the feet of passers-by. Fxery bone In the bodies of the boy and his comp&nloa were broken. As they hurtled the air several men and women who witnessed the sight fainted. According to the police the leap from the church tower was in accordance with a premeditated sui cide pact. The tragedy occurred at a time when the market, In front of the north tower of the Cathedral was thronged with pedestrians, a large number of whom stood transfixed, helpless witnesses of every phase of the drama. The youth and the maid en had purchased from the porter at the entrance door, tickets of admis sion to visit the tower, from which a wide view is possible. The porter noticed^ nothing unusual in their de meanor. The lovers placed five letters, one addressed to the police commissary and the others to relatives, where they could be seen by visitors to the tower. entering the clock gallery the couple climbed up the stone bal ustrade. With hands clasped they poised themselves for a moment and then leaped downward into the mar ket place, striking the flags close to the historic fountain. kmhulanc*** w* re summoned, hut the surgeons declared bo'h had died ius'-cGv The ]e*»er« found In the 'o-a.-'- -how that the youth was File Walkima and that his home was In *ha' ctT The girl has not been Identic, .] The let', rv It Is declar • d sta'ed that the young couple had •i. to 'heir d''a’h b«s-ause a 1 \ • i * v r » , HAKES MS ESCAPE NOTED THIEF WALKS OUT Of BLEASE’S OFFICE I 11 K l.\W \n Y<> » |s|| WHILE MARSHAL WAITS The Governor Orders "Portland Ned” Whom He Had Just Paroled, to be Brought to His Office, From Where He Dodged an Officer Waiting to Arrest Him. James Johison, alias "Portland ffed”, walked out of the private of fice of Governor Blease Saturday, while a deputy with a warrant for robbing a poet office in North Caro lina waiting in the other office to ar rest him. Although the Columbia police and the county officials are do ing everything possible to capture ‘‘Portland Ned, 1 * who was convicted police circlee, nothing had been heard of him up to the present time. Announcement was made in The State Saturday morning that the gov ernor had granted a parole to James Johnson, known to the yeggmen as “Portland Nedd," who was convicted in Spartanburg on the charge of housebreaking and larceny and sen tenced to 10 years In the State’pen itentiary. It was also announced that officers of the United States post office department expected to arrest Johnson immediately following his release from the penitentiary on the charge of robbing a post office at Plymouth. N C . in June, I SOS The officials at the penitentiary had temp notified of the intention of the post office inspectors and the warrants had been left with Sheriff McCain of Richland county. The inspectors did not arrest Johnson, the reason being giV'm below t “The governor ordered Jamo* Johnson brought to his office this morning, dressed in citu.-ns clothes and under the <• »re of a guard.' said <‘a;ffi I» I Griffith, superintendent of th*» penitentiary, Saturday The pr.s oner was brought to 'he governor's office by Guard K"'d>.ns o' 'he p«■ 11! ’ • !, 11,ir v. a* ( otnpaii ’•* : * o otfio r“ re; roeeii?: ng the G o ! < l.Gs | )• v. tk ' irrie | lii'ii !!'.• private . :fi. e of ro" nf .my o'her d"*crlption. or at.t other a; pi cam es for the .ii. g of game fish In ' waters Ms Sta'e other t' i-i privately pond* or lak< - . i .-pt hook. or by phan art :fl( ! a 1 halt, he first (lav of \pr.l and lay of \o\ ember of e.i< h 1, Tfi.it in tin* counties of • g. 11•• rk*• 1 *■ y. (“arendon, Uolle- 1 lor, lo-ster an! Williamsburg close season shall he between Mse a' ■ ii.d 1 lo- an ! or!.na r \ • "in m nnuw, or I • a >■< r i Wofford College Second »nd Fur man University Third. The University of South Carolina won flret place in the annual Inter collegiate oratorical contest at Rock Hill Friday night, through her speak er, Mr. M. A. Wright. dir. J. C. Hyer, of Wofford, took second place, and Mr. W. L. Feaster, of Furman, third. The Judges were Messrs. John Gary Ev^ns of Spartanburg; J. M. Spears, of Darlington; P. A. Bonham, of Greenville; A. L. Geston, of Ches ter, and J. L. Douglass, of Davidson College. Rock Hill was alive Friday with college boys, pretty girls and gay colors, and a great audience assem bled Friday evening to hear the con test. Mr. W. H. Scott, chairman of the executive committee, presided, and the R^v. Dr. H. W. Bays made the opening prayer. Songs by the Winthrop College. Chorus and Glee Club were a feature of the evening. Although it was after midnight When the speaking concluded, a brief reception was held in the College. A dance in honor of the visitors was given in Friedhiem’s Hall. : » ♦ ♦ — To Carry Out Plan. President Wilson and Secretary Houston have appointed Dr. T. N. Carver, professor of economics in Harvard university, to head a new bureau of servica in the department of agriculture, which Is to carry put th* plan of eO-operatlon in buying and selling. 1 lie h: ' (l|iv of M.,iy 111 \ nyUi■(! i mbit on of 'his April and the first of oauh y oar For section, the party so iiolatiru; shall be fined twenty ij.’o inti dullara or Imprisoned tdOl thirty days for each offense Providvii. that this section shall not apply to such person or persons as are catching game fish with a net or other appliances for the purpose of stocking a pond or other streams pot for commercial purposes: Provided that In the counties of Bamberg, Ber keley, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorches ter and Williamsburg fish may be sold: Provided, also that any or all per sons engaged in the catching of fish for the purpose of stocking a pond or stream must notify the nearest game warden or magistrate of his or their purpose to so catch the fish: Pro vided, also That no game fish shall be sold during the months of April, May June: Provided, further, That this shall not prohibit the catching of any kind of fish in a private pond not erected on a navigable stream in any manner by the owner of such pond or by per mission of owner at auy season of the year. - ♦ • h ■ ■ t ' v ■ ■ r:. r ale i vep d 1.1" 1 he Il'MI uml \\ lion N • 1 to < 'u Mi l'l*h .!'• "f U " ‘ h -f ' \|>* '1* l . •• to O’- l i n in tin* l'«rt of «<t*t.- ' > « ' , 1 , r ’♦(11, •; iia’■■I it' h ti- l-ii.-r \\ II S<>n ! 1 • \ ' .t ’ a 1 ii of ' he U . 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'* r 1" o' ( !a« -ifl ttion k' iari|* h' h e p [■.!'• n 11 .ir v no' .fie.] . ? ) 1 11 » w in: fi-’i *' l.lll t>. k i 1 * n .«* H ■ verU- S I c an 1 i:: t*'d S a' es * ** i>. \.7 ,1 ,i k -!i or pu k "111'! l**1o to •r at ('o! u'I. b: a. that t he k" t« K 'i*"* or p' oi 1 t rmi • *'rl;«<l c V'-rnor had ordered Job naoti »K< ( r ro< k fi*li. w armo' ith, r**«l brought to hi* offi. e a' the State ■i; •. roll’ iln I'tvim ro('P»« r far»* or io>u*- Mr S’.oa n Immediately 1 e 1 e 1 ' ». -1 i'cuni. bn ndc'l !>*«n:ii. rtvi phoned to the iheriff'a office, and t tr out >r yellow p*trr h. ram bow upon bem* 1 n f( r med that Sh erlff on'. * p*-( ki«-ri trouU flyer r r \ p p l *• MoCr:n w a* out of the rlt y depu died .. k ! .i.-» X>'iC>cU' *7* *!l 1 while K S Hipp ru r al pole eman aa a -r< h d«• put> marshal to aerve a bench w ar 11 i' ’ < •r no ;>*■ r*on or perwofl* rant on Joi nfon chagrin* him with lall < a*' draw 'a-ton or < it her w !*•• robhmg the ;>o*t office at f'lymnnth .i K ** .j of iiny *• >1 ne or ■ Irift net. I wa* *! : 11 n g In the corridor out Will Have t a Park. Reevesville will soon have an up- to-date park. On the site donated by the Southern Railway the ladies of Reevesxille have planted a variety of flowers, which will give the spot a beautiful appearance. The park is located Just below the depot, oppo site the Reevesville Hotel. Orange burg needs a park the worst kind. < ♦ » ♦ Drowned in a Lake. Henry Harris, a prominent young man of Voldosta, G*.. was drowned Wednesday at noon in a lake near that city while seining with friends. * The body was recovered an hour lat- 1 er. Mr. Harris was 16 years old and ' the son of Mr and MrsJ W. C. Harrla, I formerly of Hawklnevtlla. ■ i-i** th«« governor • office. nail Mr Mipp. ' vih.-n the governor •ent h to-gro out to tell me to come Into hi* ivffiie*' I Went in Htl'l he nuked whnt kit. 1 of papers I ha 1 for Johnimn who w a* senteffi hv the governnr * leak I handed the governor tin I Hl'ed State* »arr.m* lie looked at It and asked me if 1 wa-u l a rjra! policeman 1 told him that I was The governor then asked no- what r’ght I had to *■ rie United States papers and said I had better attend to my own business before I was out of a Job The governor warned me not to pu' my hands on Johnson, as he had a letter from Cochrane and told me to go on and attend to my busi ness or I wouldn't have any job All this took place In his private office, which I would not have entered ex cept for the fact that he invited me in. I walked out of his office and met United States Deputy Marshal Senn, to whom I turned over the warrant for Johnson. I believe it was my duty to arrest Johason when I had been deputized by United States Commissioner Sloan to do so and the warrants had been in the sheriff’s office ever since Johnson was put in the penitentiary.’’ Later Commissioner Sloan went to the governor’s office with a warranV sworn out by H. T. Gregory, post of fice inspector for the arrest of John son. He was accompanied by Charles D. Senn, deputy marshall. Commis sioner Sloan turned over the war rants to Deputy Senn and instructed him to wait until Johnson came out of the governor’s private office and to make the arrest. Deputy Senn took a seat in the anteroom to the governor’s private office to await Johnson. In a few moments the gov ernor came out from his office, leav ing Johnson. He talked for several minutes with some visitors and then returned to his office and found that Johnson had disappeared. It was said that Johnson made his escape through the door connecting the gov ernor's office with the corridor. R. Beverley Sloan, United States commissioner, made the following statement Saturday: “Capt. Sondley telephoned me to-day from the pen! tentiary that the governor had re quested that James Johnson be sent to his office. I immediately commu nicated with the sberilT* office and deputized R. 8. Hlpp to serve a bench warrant as tbs shsrlff was out of town. I instructsd Mr. Hipp to go at Ones to the penitentiary and accompany tbs prisoner to tbe gov ernor’s office. He took a Mr. Hsllams along with him, to aaslst him. Mr. Hipp says that they went to the gov ernor’s office slong with Mr. Robbins, from the penitentiary, who had the prisoner in charge. I was informed that upon arriving at the governor's office the governor forbade Mr. Hipp to serve Che warrant and ordered him out of his office. As to the truth of this I can not say. The governor's private secretary telephoned to me and I at once went to the governor’s office, taking with me a warrant sworn out by H. T. Gregory, post of fice inspector,, and In company with Deputy iMsrshal Senn. I was in formed and was shown telegrams the governor had from Judge H, A. M. Smith. United States Marshal J. Duncan Adams, and District Attorney Cochrane substantially to the effect that there were no other charges against James Johnson. In justice to Gov, Blease I will say that these telegrams were in response to other telegrams be sent these parties be fore the parole was granted. When I arrived at the governor’s office I Immediately sent into him the war rant which Inspector Gregory had sworn out. At this time I under stand that the governor was in con ference with James Johnson in his office. I could not get access to him. Immediately I sent Mr. Cochrane the following telegram: ‘Have warrant sworn out for James Johnson by Gregory on 26th February, 1913. Wire governor at once.’ I then turn ed the two warrants over to Mr. Senn and instructed him to wait at the governor’s office until Johnson came out. I came back to my office and called Mr. Cochrane up over the tele phone. He informed me that he had wired the governor to please detain Johnson. But I am sure that the governor did not receive this tele- eram until after the prisoner escap ed. My recollection is that at the time I was talking to Cochrane over the telephone Mr Senn came to my office and told me the prisoner had escaped He stated that he was in the governor's anteroom and the gov ernor came out of his private office to speak to a lady The governor ihen went hack into Ins private of fice and immediately returned to the an'eroom and stated that Johnson had walked out of the door In hi* private office leading Into the hall of the State hnu«e at) 1 could not he found I called up the gmirnor’* >"',o and verified Mr Senn’* report is to the fact th.i* Johnson had <■* ( ipe.l I at ori'e comm in rated with the (’ilumhla j'olhe dr; ar'merit an 1 r > ; o< st*'d them to u^e ewrv endeai o'- i ' apprehend lohnson In aid! Mon I depu' 7e<! W T Ma r “h. a con- Kiab'.e of this rlt>. who know* John •on personally to serve The war rant Governor Bleaac make* the follow ing statement ' I w aa aitUng in my office, and Go! John K A all. my aecretary. came in and atated trial there was an officer outside who wanted to aee Jame* Johuaon I told him to come in Me walked in my office When he came in 1 asked him to let me aee hi* paj>era He showed hia warrant •o me 1 aaw it was a warrant issued ti) the United Stste* com in laidoner THEY DUNE TAFT NOOSE CLAIMS THAT OE CAUSED THE TIIMLE BY TEilDYS WORK TRinrTS TO TBM CMMIPM or J. MARION SIMS. 1 a I*o ■aw that he w an a rural po Ice man f i>r Rich la ini Uoun y 1 sa 1 to 1 im ar» > ou m t a rural policeman for 'hia count v ’ He said. yew mr ’ 1 *atd. haven t yo i enoug h t o d<> i< > a'tend to your i w n d lit .• « iut r ura 1 policeman v it bout t r> Ing to run the h u * news of t he 1 n 11 e, 1 St a te* G overnment and of t he l 11 > i e r nor' 1 v offic He -.ild 1 ** *u p- pored HO 1 til en Wit 1 d well. if y o u u ant to hold vo u r Job v < >u bad b. tier try to at t* ml to t tie bus! ne** o f Rich- iHtni County, for which you are em ployed, 1 don t know of an> business von have serving warrants for the Uni?<*d States Government, when you ,ire in the employment of the people of Richland County, and don’t you in your position put your hands on this man Johnson ’ “With that he left the office, and tb* next I heard from the warraJit I learned it waa in the hands of the man who was sitting in the outer of fice of the Governor’s offices when Johnson walked out of the other door. Rural Policeman Hipp was not ordered out of my office and was not treated impolitely either by my sec retary, so far as I know, or by my self. I spoke positively to him, as 1 always speak positively on a matter of immediate business to everybody. “Neither I nor my secretary or stenographer have any duty to per form either as detectives or as mar shals or policeman, and if the mar shal sent by the United States com missioner wanted to sit, down in the outer office, to which I was called by my secretary on a matter of business, while James Johnson walked out the other door, it was none of my look out and none of my business.” Where Is Your Boy, To-night? The Sumter Herald says: "The sad tragedy in Greenville was an eye- opener for some of the parents in this land of ours. There are parents In this city who know as much about their boys’ habits as an old grey mule. They know they have gone "down street’’, but where, Is another question. And the sad part about it is, they don’t seem to care.” Where is your boy, to-night? Progressive Republicans Declare They "Have the Goods" on Presi dent Taft in Signing the Recent Treaty With Japan and Which is Causing so Mach Feeling. Responsibility Is placed directly upon the shoulders of William How ard Taft for>embarrasament suffered by the federal government in the preeent situation in California rela tive to the Japanese question. The Bull Moosers are the ones who fix the blame on Mr. Taft, and they say they “have the goods”. At the time of the difficulty over the admission of Japanese children to the public schools of San Fran cisco, It will be remembered that President Roosevelt fixed up the matter of restriction of Japanese im migration by means of a gentleman’s agreement with the Japanese govern ment. It devolved upon President Taft to negotiate a treaty to continue that agreement, and he did so thru Secretary Knox. But, according to the claims of those closest to 'Mr. Roosevelt, Taft made a mess of it. This is explained by the fact that in the Roosevelt arrangement, while it was agreed that the United States would accept the word of the Japa- government to see to It that the tide of Japanese emigration to this country was stopped, there waa a re^rvation of the right to restrict the Japanese by legislation. In the treaty negotiated by President Taft and Secretary Knox this was left out The self spoken Japanese ambassa dor appears to have argued to the p re* id ent that since the reservation of t!ie right to apply harsher methods was not harmonious He. therefore, Hrggexted that it he li ft solely as a gentleman’s agreement, and that the rexi-rv.»’ion of leginraMvo authority lie H t r 11 ken out About this time Colonel Roosevelt heard of wfint wa* pending, and al though hia relation* with the White House then were not of the best, he (onsidered the emergency so urgent that he sent s special messenger to Washington from Oyster Bay to warn the president of ths grave error he was making The messenger, however, reached Washington too 1st* While he was en route from New York to Wash ington the treaty was cooaumated with the smooth suggestion of the Japanese ambassador Incorporated In It as one of ths salient provisions The colonel's messenger wired his chief too late" Ever since then Colonel Roosevelt has known that the treaty contained p« s i t) II It lee of Indefinite trouble for United States Aa It stands It gii<* the Japanese government the undoubtable right to protest against legislative acts In this country that in ;<ny way apply to the restriction of la; an**e rights If Colonel Roose velt s reeervation had been retained, 'he lapanene government would have no tangible ground upon which to -tan 1 while presuming to Interfere with American legislation It is on thi* point of the existing treaty It will do the Wilson admin- ratrament of the Wilson administra tion comes In Treaty waa ratified and promulgated and is In full force. Japan Is a friendly country To legislate against the Japanese Is a brearffi of the express terms of m solemn International covenant. To legislate against them even un der cover. California may prove a technical violation of the treaty, sub ject to revision by the courts. In any event the situation is quite as nasty and undesirable as one admin istration possibly could pass along to Its successor. That . Roosevelt and Governor Johnson have been astute enough to use the loose work of the Taft admin istration to their own political advan tage in California is only another of the injuries Mr. Taft bestowed upon Mr. Wilson. If California legislates Japan will undoubtedly allege violation of the treaty. It will be the Wilson admin istration little good to claim lack of responsibility for the acts of a state, for a treaty in the supreme law of both Japan* and the United States and Japan will hold the federal gov ernment to account. It can do so either In an interna tional court of arbitration or by force of arms. But that it will do so much be accepted aa a certainty. It was this situation which was fore seen by Colonel Roosevelt when he made his ineffectual attempt to in terfere in the negotiations between the Japanese government and the Taft administra^on. Who Was the First cian Ever Consulted bj the HoynMf of the Old World. The New York Sun says It M grat- fying to note that the day on which the pioneer of gynecolo^ saw the light has been remembered In that severely scientific nation, Germany. The great regard in which men who have accomplished things for the world's betterment are held in that country has contributed materially te the renown and prosperity of Its peo ple. Our republican eimpiiclty hae at times revolted at what is euphemistic ally called hero worship. It is s significant fact, neverthelesa, that ths achievements of its citizens are the most valuable assets of a country. Regarded even in this un sentimental light the courage and. genius of our J. Marion Sims in orig inating an entirely new branch of surgery deserve to be commemorated and to be held up to the present gen eration as an example for emulation. Dr. J. Marion Sims, a native of Lancaster, 8. C., emigrated to Mont gomery, Ala., in order to enlarge his field of practice. There he devised s method of surgical procedure for the repair of serious Injuries which in that preantisentic day was made poe- sible only by the substitution of the silver suture for the silk suture. So fruitful was this and other work of Dr. Sims for the welfare of suffering women that his fame spread to Eu rope, and he was the first American physician consulted by royalty. Those whose happy privilege it was to know this grand man psrsonalty were not surprised that he rapidly became the valued adviser of ths nobility. In him were discernsd all those elements of character which are the attribute of true nobility; simplicity almost childlike, sympathy almost feminine, courtesy without os tentation; the charming manner, ths kindling eye, ths cordial haadgraap bespoke a great soul, as did his deft ness betoken jhe^great surgeon. The Muenrhner Medtslnische Wo- rhenschrlft In s recent Issue publish ed an excellent portalt of Dr. films with an appreciative sketch of hia life, concluding that "America is en titled to honor In the history of op erative gynecology Ths namss of Mc-Iiowell, Nott. Battey, Emmet, Hoiernan. Edebohts and Kelly will be known for all time, but noae shines with such lustre as the name of J. Marios 81ms ” CHWmCll VETERAN Joha G. Lewis Victim mi John G Lewis, an old Goafs soldier, was murdered at hia home, three miles west of Cornwell Is Chea ter County Thursday sight, ths mo tive evidently being robbery, as a watch and pistol belonging to tha deceased were missing. Friday morning the murder was dlscovsrsd by James Dove, s farm hand, when he went to the houee to perform morning choree, and ths alarm waa spread hurriedly through tbs neigh borhood. It was at first thought that It might have been s case of suicide, but the finding of two wounds, ona In the side and the other in ths hack, discounted this theory and the coro ner’s Jury brought in s verdict of death at the hands of some unknown party. However, It was necessary to continue the inquest on account of scarcity of testimony. Mr. Lewis lived alone at some dis tance from the nearest neighbor.ausd as he was s man of soma means it Is the general opinion that he was mur dered for money that he was suppos ed to have on ths prsmiees. Moat of his money, however, was in ths bank at Chester, and the sum of forty dol lars, which was In the boose, wag not found by the murderers. THINKS SOUTH SLIGHTED. The Rowesville school and the South Goodland school each has been allowed one hundred dollars from the State fond for term extension nur- Explodes With Fatal Result*. Fifteen or twenty men are esti mated to hive been killed or wound ed by the premature explosion Sat urday afternoon of twelve took of dynamite between Pedro Miguel lock ahd the Mlraflores locks of ths Pana ma canal. No Ambassador or Minister and Ooa- Mils From This Section. Senator Johnson, of Alabama, has asked the Senate to have the foreign relations committee investigate tha geographic distribution of ambassa dors, ministers and consuls. He de clared that not an ambassador came from the South and only 80 consuls from 11 Southen States despite the competitive examination system. Sen ator Williams declared that the Sen ate should hold up nominations if the South were ignored. Upon his suggestion, Senator Johnson amend ed his resolution to inquire into ths politcial faiths of the present consuls but, with objection by Senator Gsl- llnger, the resolution went over. Shot at "Peeping Tom". Dr. 8. D. Parson, presidsnt of tha Bank of /Woodruff, found a man up a tree peaping into his house Thursday night and fired a shot gun si him. The man dropped and fiaA. ▲ posse sd vainly for several hours. Ths new tariff law puts wmmr usuW tMr ta* J4