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- - , 1 9 - 4 4 - - "" ___________________ ___________________ ~~~~23, 1903 at Pickens, 8. C., a eodcasiatr ne c fCnrs fMrh3 89 'voL XXXIII.PCINSS.CWDEADCME2319. TERESTING EVENT AT NEW OREANS ff1oia.1 elObi ation of tho Louisiana Traisfor, CO'MMEMORATFS CENTENNIAL. Feature of tie First Day Was the Review by Governor Heard and Dis. tirguished Pacty of the French'and American Warships. New Orleans, D.ec. 18.-Under the anspie6s of the tate of Louisiana ,city of Now Orleans and the Louisiana H1sLorical Society the eories or officiai celebrations in commommoration oi the centennial of tho transler of tiW Louisiana terriLory fromt France to the United SLates was begun today,'the day's feature being the reviow by (ov. ornor Heard and a party of (ilstinguiSI. Cd guest s of the 1Freich and American warships vhich have comc here te assist in the Ceromonial. Spain, which owned the territory belore Its cossion to France, acceptedt an official invitation to bo roprosentoed, but her-'warship has not yet reached the city, and her paiticipation will be th-rough her consul here. It was on the 20th day of December, 1803. that the French flag liuttered down from the station on tho flagstan ot the Place ('AimlOs, oppos.ite the Ca bildo, in which.the official transfor occurred and the stars- and strip)s Vero hoisted. The ceremonies will -lminate on Sunid.ay with a miaguil. ent pontifiea.l mass In the old St. ..ouis eathedral. Grandsons of Governor Clalibcre ad General Williamson, who hvad a firect participation in the. historical .vont of a hundred years ago, will be onscuous in the celebration. M. $usserand, the French ambassador to oh United States, Proildont David . rancis and directors of the St. 1.ou1s fair, Judge A. R. Routhietir, of tihe exchequer court of Oanada, and -ir E. Tashereau, chief Justice of the supreme court of the Dominion, have cone to assist 1i the colobration, which was authorized under an act of the lg-. islaturo passed two years ago. Vhe Uni-ted -tates government h as dosignated Admiral Wise to represent the federal authority. All the courts, public offices and schools have closed lor the occasion. The celebration be gani with a reception at the city hall whore M ayor Capedeviello received the distinguished guests of the city an(i Btato. At noon the governor, the mayor and the visiting guests boarded the United States steamor Stranlger- and steamed around the hoeot, the Stralg. Cr then anchoring near the M linneapo. 113, flagship of Admirai Wiso's sQuai. ron. Admiral Wise and, his offlcers, embarking from the flagship, then paid an official visit to his eXcellency, similar calls being made by the com. inanders of the French cruiser Jurien do L..aGraviore, the Hartford, the To peka and the Yankoe. Governor Heard, with his staff in full Uniform, immediately re?ij ed the calls. TPhe event of tihe (eening wiil be tihe colonial ball. Ideal weather favors the oplenling day of tihe eghobr'ation. MADE AERIAL VOYAGE. Successful Trip With Flying Macline in North Carolina. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 18.-A rsuccessfuh trial trill of- a flying machine was made yesterday 1n0ar1 Kitty Hawk, N. C.,, by Wilbur and Orville Wright, o-f Day. tonl, 0. The mlachlino flewv for 3 milos05 n the into ofc the wind~ blowing at thei rogis tered velocity of 21 miles an .1hou1 andi then01 graicefuilhy ,descended to carb at tie sp)ot selctedi by the man fn ir n1a vigator's car as a suitable 111 atf a' 'I've balloon has 1n0 bllIoonl t/h- ti n1.on, but gets Its for'co fr'om l11 liers' n workied biy a small enigine. 1" Presented False Prooft 1 *Ne w York, D~oc. 18.-Same il'lvor. a' stein, a clothIng nmerchant, hi pilead.' cl l ty to tile chal'rge of pr1 'lntingf (i fas~ 'onfs of loss to a fire li trance comnpaii ;a4 Judge Cowing s enced himnt oflo yo' n~i tihe 1)on' itliry, hily rstein confessei -that ho dI pre-. ) 01oie false proofs on1 tile aidi 0o a paublic adjustor and this was t. ens a, of anI inlvestigationl whiich 'iicei e v (den1ce of, widesprenad rr'eg irities " amnong lprofessional adjustors roulgh i which tile fire inlsurlance eC panies h claim that they have lost lar sus Ii Reports Baid To Be Un 2. P Paris, Doec. 18.-'I' 11 reOsl s thlat C War Ministor Andre had1( anne :ed thle C restor'atlon of D~reyfus to army aro manilfestly untrue. Th1 'aso is 71ow before the 'speial comi 81011 o1 Judges -which has not, con led its h1 sessions, and hlas not P01nd1 1 a de cilsion. Tile war minlistol Inls nlot Inadle any announlcomelt o he sub ject. g Scarcity of Cod Liv )ll. C Now York, D~ec. 18.--S ments om 0 good -cod liver oil to this rt are be comIng so few as to cau klnxiety.in A mledical cir'clos. In tho ik of Dec. 21, 1001, the pr1iese of a b '01 of Nor wogian coil lliver oil at pert was -$21.60. The prico no0w 14 ges from ~ $106 to $130. C Bryan Will Vlsi var,. St Petershbfra noe. -Wlliam . L Br~yan ili arrive ho unday. H-I ' j to have an audiene ith the czar. FIGHT WITH DETECTIV Brought to Bay, Crooks Mak spap ,ate Resistance. Los A'ngeles, Cal., Dec. 18.- railo to their lodging placo and 'oughl to bay .,within the walls of small room, Jo:ieph Choisser, Ago 0, unc Lewis Choisser, agod .25, f er and son, and wanted- in Penns) nia on the charge of. obtaining mll< ) under false 1pretenses, have -been lot and killed in a battle with toctivoa 1lawley, Murphy and( Cowa Th'le three officers oical injury. The detectives locate(I men at a lodging house. They , red wita out knocking. The (,.I Choisser was lying on the bed a- S the of. ficers entered, lie reachtOr his pis tol. Reforo lie could g(, Detective 1lawley seized it and w .'ed It from him. At the same rji 0nt Lewis Choi.sser oponed fire up. he officeru. They returnod tho firo i ilug Joseph Choisser instantly. . iire 1iom Louis Clignor's rovol' became so hot that the officors re'jited into tho hi. The young mari)llowed thom, firing hIls weapon at btectivo Mur phy. B0oiore he cou take aim for a socold shot, Mur' and Cowen fired, killing him inst ly. Noarly $2,000 was u;1d on Louis Choisser. BULLETS FLE T DANCE. Four Brothers Use ielr Guns With ... .. ..Fatal lcct. ? 1)alIas, a., Dec 18.-News has reached. hero that a country dancc at John Brooks', inle easter n part o1 Paudiing county, nll the line of Cobb, Will ShipI shot Clonee C0ntrell, thou a brother, williamian'tntrell, sliot'Waim Shipp, then Gergdhipp, .a orothor of Will Shipp, shot 'Illam Cantrell. There were 15 hots fired in the room. One she hit George Gro gan, but mad1 on. a scalp woun(. Will Shipp an Clarence Cantrell are both seriouslybunadod and cannot live. V - VIll Shipp is s. in the back near the spine. Clardie Cantrell has three shots in t1lower bowels. Wi. Iam Cantrell wa hot in tile hip and Wrist, flesh wou , an( is not hurt miuch. SWhis(y Is sl ed to be the cause of the diffliculty TIFTON . $50,000 FIRE. Sparks fro7 'a irnace Starts Disas trs Blaze. T'ifton, a., c. 18.-The plant of the Tift I ..u er company, one 01 the large re-I ling concerns in soul Oeo'rgia, 'as stroyedi by fire Thurs. day 1110 ng. The 4 supposed to have orig Iliatod Om spark from the stack or fur co, an( was first (iscoverea blazin ip In front of the room where the Ia.- timber machine wae located. In a ,v minutes it spread over the etirl hed, an( the most heroic. of forts k the part of those who hur ried the sceno were of. no avail. Ij:)Iant was worth $40,000 and the lum , cars, etc., a'bout $10,000. All tha as saved was the (ry kilno and con ts, worth about $5,000. NGED AT ISABELLA, GA. "B Jack" Ferguson, Negro, Pays the Death Penalty. Ivester, Ga., flec. 18.--Nedl Jack " uISOn, better kniown in tho camps 'at Ilig Jack," a nlegro, wvas hangedl at 'Tabella Thursday for tihe iling of .enry Tucker, another negro con vin WV. P. Gairy's camp at-Worth, 0 last O.ctobor, rguson had killed two men before tiled Tucker, and- had served nine rs of a life 'senitenc. I To Hang February 4th. Carroliton, Ga., Decc. 18.-Rlobert muith, the young white mian who has ion on trial this wooRl in the supo or court for the nmurder of his wvlfe, ud who, after two (lays' trial 01n the sue of insanity, was convicted by e jury without recommeondiatioin to ercy, wvas sentenced to be hangedl 01b. 4, 1904, by Judge A'tkinson,, the iw judge of tihe Coweta circuit, in the .st case in which ho presiddd after lpoinltment. Thie counsel for the ac isod have fi1l(1 a motion for a now Jeiks Chosen Chairman. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. -18.---Tha ate hoard of trustoos and the' io LIl boardls of trustees of the nine stato ;ricuiltuiral schools met here. T1his as the first meeting of the boards 1(dor the now lawv iassed by the last gislature. The olyfoct of the meet g was to' get all the schools work. g practically under the same' rules. hi the lpresidon ts 'of the slchcohs we're resenit. (iovernior Jelks was elected 'iairmani of the state board and 11. .Gunnels secretary. Presidential Appointments. Waahington, D~ec. 17.-T'he pres5Ident ss sent to the senate the followinig 11minationis: Marshals-Qilb ert B. eans, southern district of Alabama. cstmasters: Alabama: James M. Rta In, Annistiin; ilattlo N. Tabb, Thiomi ivillo. Georgia-John! I. Falwood, (3(dartowvn. Ind1 i Torritor'y-.Frod 'lek S. Walker, Afton. Ilouisiana Ibert H1. Bassett,.Kentwood; Ernest .Dupont, lOunma. WIns Frenoh ~iMdal. Princoton, N. J., fl~1,.Philip A, 'oore, of the elasso mG~rn Now. istie, Pa., has 'wbo ' b ate for 1e French gold thh was 8iflded In 1893 by Ta Couiber a, and wvas designeOd bYFrench iptor, Alfonse Neid0 d he mad. is valtted 1O0 INRNfURAS FIRES 0 IR8E VOl SMOU L0EF Ant her Aqvolutdonl I3 Nom ~SaidtoBo imminent. TO OUST PESIILDENT UONILLA Movement la Fostored by ex-Presidon Sierra Who Oupportod Arias For thi Presidenoy-Peoplo Discatisfied witi Conduct of dovernment. Mobile, Ala., Dec. 18.-Privato ad Vice roeplyoQ in the city indicate tha another V0 utlot is iminut t HonduI h. Is expeted to taktc plde a dr the firat of the'y"& t1 jt l2-. ioatored by ox-Pro.,ident Sierra *tho ugh a spccial c:ivoy, wita the ovpwod purpose of ousting Pros Wient Uioilla, the inctimbent. Thlie 10dais are 1et given. On 148 rt-iroment from the executivo chair of Honduras, President Sicira named Atlas for presidont, and he was givel the position. Then lionilla or 1anized 1 'evolution, conducted it sue ceioakli. 'forcing Arias from the head of the government and taking ih plaicolirnself. Talt was oarly in tie prosoeit year, and since thon It is saia tiora has been an unwonted activity along some linues, but a decrease aloug others. Thoe (,featod people hav'e never been satisfied, and it is clainied that there has bcen a mocuveient on foot froin the very day of Bonilla's accO~sion to brbing on another war and restore the Arias govern ment. it' is said also that the people aro noti .tisfied with the conduct of the sgovernment and name one specific cause-the lionduras railway. This, it is, pointed cut, wa built by 11ng 'lish capital. Since its constructionl not a cent--either of interest or prin Cipi-has been paid the bondholders, and it is asserted that the IEnglIsh government intends taking cognizaince of the matter and taking measured to onforce the payment. -i'hc taking over of the railway by the 10nglisi government and its conduct until the. claims are paid is onIe of the proposi tions current in Honduras. 'ThIose favoring the I3onilla govern. mont say, however, in contravontion of this, that the government has noj beei In force a year, and has not lia OPPOrtulnity of paying debts other thau those necessary for immediate pur t.hase. President Arias i3 said to b" in prison yet at Tegicigapa and thii has been a constant source of dis satisfaction among many of the poo ple who believe thut lie should b< released from prison, even if he 1, exiled. Ex-President Sierra Is Ii Nicaragua. The general exl)ectation is that war is iiinnent and that it wilI proba, bly begin early in 104. AID FOR THE BOERS. General Dewet Acknowledges Liberal Gift from Chicago Man. Chicago, Doc. 18.-Peter Van Vlis singf has received a letter from Gon oral Christian R. Dowet, acknowledg. ing the recipt of $1,1G5, a contributioni to the Bloers in the neighborhood 01 lKopjes siding, Orange lRiver colony. "Accept," writes Oenorai D e, m thanks for your sorvices in hehalf of our poor, ruined peopl)e, and also those who enalied you to send tIi sum. We hardly had r'aln sInce t conclusion of peace and harvest has been a failure. "Fturther hol11 would be welcome. do not ask anything for myself, hi beseech further aidl for the wildows ami chilflron of hCooos kIllel In tho reconti war." ROBBED HIS EMPLOYER8. Worked for $9 a Week, Took $20d Pier Day. (Ohicago, Decc. 18.-WVhio wvorking on a salary of $9 a wveek, Gtts. A. Grigs by has robbed his em11ployers at a ra-. of $200 per (lay according to Manageri David L. Rose, of M. L. Barrott & Co. Wheni arrestedi $250 worth of costy vanilla beans woern found concealed in Glrigshy's clothes. in the few mnonthts that (Grlgsby's meager salary has kept him attached to the firm, it is believed he has taken botwveen $12,000 and $15,00,0 worth of stock. "I needeId a litle ready money,' was the only explantation he (deigned te vouchsafe. Final Session H-eld. St. 12ouIs, D~ec. 18.-The final sessior of the hoard of lady mtanlagers of thc Louisiana Purchase exp)ositon1 was held today. 'Thoe session was a busy one as mrany tmatters upon01 wthich action had been dforIed camne tip for settle. ment. Miss Helent M. GIould and het party departed for New York laxsi night. Aul the others have been1 present at thIs contvetion, rained dur. ing the final Cession. T1hie newly elect. ed presIdent, Mtrs. D~anilo Manninig will secure a residence ini St. I..uin anad renmain htere dutting the exI)oitionl -Money Gone, He Suicides, Iiawkinsville, Gan., D~ec. 18.--J. Matt Yitzgerald hans coinmmitted suicide by taking strychinet. lI f failed in hi! mercantile business last wveek and hi. (loath is attributed to financial embar rassmesntt. Ito wais 550 years old. Dr MeRac Ch'scn. Atlanta, D~ec. 18.--Dr. Floydl W. Mc Rae, of Atlanta, was elected presiden af the Southern'i Surgical and Gyne cological association, whiich for the lasi tnree dlays has bieen htoldinig its soa, slons at t~he Piedmont hotel in thhi city. -- __ LEFT HEIREoS IN INFANCY Woman Only Diecowrs Fact Aft% Many Years Had Passed. Chicago, Dec. .t8.--ot an holeira in I-cr Infancy and only discoverlug r the laet when aho was 27 years old and was imarried, is tho experilence brought out in the probato court by J-udge Outting (of Mrs. Clara Mqlcolmii in procedings begun to aceortain what had becomo of an e:,tate ori:;in:ily va. uod at $135,0U0, alleged to have been idissipated by hor fither aind gnardian, Gutlbort W. Laing, once a real *t'e dealer in Chicago. The court orlored a bex in a safety dopouit vault oj~ened in tue hope th.t -O10 reinUiant of the property night De discovOred. Mrs. Malcolm told the cotlet that her mother died in 1816. - I tiite.v rd the litle g:, :I was .ct to Occasioi IlUZU her money, the laraest Minric sum be ing $30, but sho nevor know that she was ain heiross until she waa married last JMne and went to reside in Ann Arbor. Formor Governor Hamilton, who has charge of Mrs. Malcolm's case, hac suninionod Laing and former Senator Mason, his counsel, into court to show what had becomo of the money. N-eith er appeared, but an expense account of the guardianship was produced that surprised Judge Cutting. It includes itenis ranging from $3 for repairing an office desk, to $3,600 which was paild for a trip to Europe. Incidentally, among the investments, was a payment of 1%:,500 for land in Captain Strot. er's district of ihake Michigan, mada 'without perission of the court. Judge Cutting ordered a citation Is sued for the plaintiff's father to con 1;oi his appearance in conrt. MYSTERY PARTLY-CLEARED. Life History of Alpheus DuBois Reads Like' Romanco. New York, Dec. 18.--Part of thG mysteTy that surrounded the life of Alphous D. )ulois, has been clearea away. DuBois was principal of a public school here for 53 years. Ile lived as a recluse and wheni ho died the ot.her day, even his most intimate friend? wore astonished to learn that lie had left an estate valued at half a million; that he had bcen nmaried and separa4 ed tmn his wife half a century age, and had a daughter married whose name he did not even known. Information as to the whereabouts of the widov: and daughter has been obtained. They have lived for sev. eral yoars with friends in Kingston, N. Y., and are now spending the wintor in l0iorida. The daughter's naie is McKee, and she is also the mother of a little girl of whose existence the old schoolmaster was unaware. It I not yet known whether the widow and the daughter inteid to institute a con' test for the money. So far as known Mrs. DuBois, the widow and Mrs. Mc. Koo have not written to inquire~ even formally of the death, of the funeral or of the estate. The wil!I whicl brought their existence to light left Mrs. McKee only $10,00t). The prin. cipal leg itees were Duillis' two sisters who live in this citw and a bru ot' who lives In California. Small legaces were also left to sever'ai teachers, - SURRENDERED TO REBELO. Puerto Piata, Santo Domingjo, in the Hands of Revolutloniots. Nlew York, Dec. 18.-TFhis city has been surrenderedl to the revolumtioni lsts without fighting, says a lloralai (dispatch from Puerto Piata, Santo lo maingo. The govern meont for'ces after a severe battle have been1 forced1 tI ab~andion Santiago do los Cab~ alieros Clhoy were short of a1i~mrgnttion. General Caceres, who annlonneeod that he would supp)lort th" lprovisIoua government of Pre'sidenut .1orales, has fled and covered up hIs tracks. Thir.k is believed :o establish the stupreo:nney of ex-Presidenmt Jiminiez in the rorth ern part of the islandl. RUSSO-JAPANESE Cflisio. Paoific Solution Anticipated in Spite of Alarmist Reports. London, Dec. 18.-A special disipalteb from St. Petozrsburig says: Optimhistic ant(icipationls of ai par(ii solution of the Russo-Jrapaniese crisu~ are. still entertainedu In I he leaiding Russian officlal' circles in spite of somnC disquietude0 on thme part of the pu lil and alarmist press5 r'ports. Barry Will Command. W'ashingto'n, Doc. 18X.-Bhrigad~Ier Qoneral Thomas H1. Harry is to. bE c'ommnander' of the dlepart muent of the gull, taking the assignment~ orlginal%~ mado~l to General Peter C. li-alns. Thie1 change was docidoed Upion by 'tho . wat dopartmenit authorities late 'hursday afternoon, and an officIal order' to thIs effoet has boon lyreCpared and1( signed. Princess is Not iTl. Berlin, Dec. 18.-T'he report ipub. lishied by (lie Journal of Paris, thai 'tho Princues Ohar'lotte of Saxe-Mein. enagen, sister of KEmperor Wilam, is sufferinig of ecancer and that the verdleil of then physicians has croatod c'onster nation in the (Gorman court, Is offi. cily -definedi as "nonsense." The princess is not even Ill. Matthews' Case Continued. Jefferson CIty, Mo., Dec. 18.'-The ease of Senator B., I,. Mathews, of St. [iomIs county, charged wIth legisla. tive bribor'y In connection wvith the alumi bill, was today conltinuedl by Judge Grtives on the circuit court tc March 24, 19t04. 'GIRLS LEAP FROM 5TH STORY WINDOWS Des) 'rate Effort to Esoapc Joath by Suffocation. TWO ARE FATALLY INJURED. Several Landed on Roof and Skylights of One Story Building Which Sbrvcd to Br cak Their Fall-List of Thooa Injured. Dayton, 0., Dec. 18.---o escape death by liuffocation twolve -Is in froni the lifth story t4.nv w th Canby building thi.i mwning, arm~i of Dr. LaImbort who hals offic In the hjulding and who, by breIakIng the torce of their fail, -,ave4 six lives. The flames originated in the base meont of the building and the dense sioke wenRt up the ('ilevator shat, quickly filling the u pper floors. The property loss was small. , The injured: AMinnio Troxell, will (ie. Cfarles leeder, will die. Mrs. Frank Hughes, ,eriously hurt. 'Aiss I.ewir.oni, badly liuirt. TENEMENT HOUSE BURNED. One inmate, a Woman, Loses Her Life. St. LoIsI, DeC. 1.--ietd y pr tially destroyed a it enemnent house at till North Twenty-third stroet In whleh Mrs. E Itr St. Clair was burned a death and Miss itay Epelion t was ae riously injured by juiping froini a third Il(or window. WORKED SLICK GAME. Brokor Procured Thousands of Dollars' Worth of Diamonds. New York, Dec. 18.-Cl.in thus far aggregating 5li)0,0o0 have boen pre aente6 against Hyinan Gottle, a din moncl broker, who disappeared last July. Dainartptcy proceedings have d is closed, It - alloud, that (at tle pro. cured lr)m dealers in AriA.terdm.n, 1-olland, Utica, N. Y., arnd- th(i ,ty, di-amondr, worth more than $20n,0o0 on the mlemIIl(lrandimn plan, and had 1mwned much of the goods. The crditors as:ert thait, Gattle kelit in good standing for several montis by mnacing tho flirst myments to ,thie dealers who allowed nine ionliths for the baiance. Somo of the country JeweloI s w ho hought a buti $15,600 worth of stonr.s als asert t!hat Oat. the took theli notes and when th:eo were about to become (lue wrote offor Ing to nccept new paper, which they sent, and allogo that he (Itscouna ted both at the banks, thereby the makers of the notes being compelled to hettla twice. CHARRED BODY FOUND. Charles A. Davis Meets Tragic Death Near Bartov, Fin. Bar'tow, lFla., IDec. 18.-Thle bo-dy of CTharles A. Daovis, wasn fund near Baitow, with every rag of clothing burned eff, not hinig remi ining buiit hi l Th'ie the lady was terrIbly c haired. His clot hinug evid(entlIy caught frein a cam ir ~e by whi ch ho slept . There was erien~ice of' a hard str'uggle be. lore d eat I Iam e. D)avis wvas a iiter andii telr1apmh opOralor. Ile wvas 0Pf'iator at I Ave Oak, Flan., year'; ago, and has a daugh I'r .'imewh.er'e ln Georgia. Hie had lhtvis Is a-1lpposedl to be a ma~stef Mas~on and nmmbers of' that order (nok his body3 in chLarg-e. HANN-A FOR ROOSEVELT. Alabama Referees Say 8enator Will Not Be a Candidate. tBirminghamn, Ala., Dec-, I18-4. 0. T1honipson, (Tharlesi 1. Scott, and \v. F. Ald rich, the Alabam a reCfer'es of ProsidentI RoosOeel., hPAvo r~~:urinod from Washington. They aid th 11at Roosevelt has nil more ardeint supp i~or ihan Mar H-anna ando that lIamna will not hd a cadidate for- the noina~i~tlion. Extraordinary Petition. N(ew York, Do)c. I18.-4)ie of thn most in a ban' krpit court-I here has .1 nst been offered by Illinry T. .inirr'ott, tr(oasurer1 and imananger coft h' Urn ph ol Clh micl enm((11pany. TIh' pe'tItlion al leged t hat thei concern Is ina ailvent and has comnmitted acts of ban kniuptcy on Oct. 1 by paying in full the wagoa of two gir'i emloyies(, nurit between Nov. 1 and D~ec. 1 by pay'inrg claimi, of ?Cverl 01ther small credi ltrs and i tr'orkcmen. lThe concern~ was ('apdita izedl at (0) 'h00, and~( 31 mnfinelt('re ,ipowdeQ~r for uso in coloring piun. graphs. Killed Negro Barber, Miontgomery, Ala., D~ec. i8.*-Fr'anl Wilson, a baseball player, wvho pitched' with the Atlanta Chlb (of the Soulthen Leagure Inst season, shot anid luistaullI lilled Willia:mm Saffol, a nogr'o bai'er, in this city todaLy. Cuban Reciprocity. WVashington, D~ec. 18.----The, prey ident hans issued a proclaimatlion anhnoun cing the passage of the Cuban reeliprocity treaty and1( dolalrinlg Cuban reiproo. fty troaty to be effective in-inen ilayvn TOOK ROUGH ON RATO. Albarnan Becomes Despondent ar Ends His Life. G-'h':!e, Ali., Decc. 1'-- -Jff WoIh I, aged aboit 10 yIS, was toun dealsttiug upright 2b..de a tro l iMels below Gadsdenj. Itw. last Seeni alivo Wdnesda morning. Wh )-en h told ItAc Gilbor that h(. Wvould)I be th !: :n h! wo-l talk to. A hed w. 0r ha was goin n ~ ~a oblar rpled "I amGoingacrossj the ivr. n' *w <used by a doo 01 rougl on) (a', a pa~:rtlIy irre'd Ii: ohaj e boian foind11 (It his pwIeroni, nl-.o a Iim.td tc .Johna Jonrs., roiuting to le hurleIl xactly where fnd(I. WofiIord hai been workIng for Edmond C. Jol(e for th past len yeai-8. hl? waa a valiu-ibb iiin.a. but hiaI h llh h *l r. deed hilli iseless. He becam'no des. Im ident and (i(1ul his l is . ?'I' ten (a1 s Iio be rmtlo an at. ti ILLo . ' I0, but was frulc MET AT KNO TenneE.-ee Educational Conferenco Ir Selslon. Knowxylil, Tenn., Dec. r8-16 en nlessoee F.'dmttetonsi1 conferonve (-ori, vened1 here ti m tiiorin g at the Uni vversity of Tennossee, for ft two daiys cession. The (0onfearence 1 atteided by school officers afid teacho'rs from aill over (he stUite. A.mong thoe who will das liver addorises 0n ed Iat toole' are goero.r J. B. Frzier; State 'S. pernten dent of Sehools Simmllllons, 1riident C. )ahey, of the Uilvislt.y of 1Tanele, uplernte(lcnt P. P. CuJ.toni of the Southern incation head; 'ident S. T. Wv;&ison, of Mary. vIle aoll',e; S 'r.-tiary of Stiat John W. Morttmc an ! Eon. L. D. Fpe aker c tho houso of representa. Lives. The attindance is very large. SESSION MINE WORKERO, Severw! Matters of Importance Are Dic, poscd Of. Ihin:luigham. Ala.. Dle. I8.-At hI( mori:- sesioni of tho United Mline Workers of Anerlca, district of Ala Dant. it. was de-lded to lovy an Ia tron.r lit of 5) cents per month foi a defunse fund. Tle coiniiiittoO to vWvI lh tiO mattom wns referrd recommiencleI an rssess lmtll(i of 50 ceits pvr iioith. but al ter a prolonged discussion, NO cet Was aiurcJed oil. Th"e s.lary of each distrlct office] wvas ineaslod, the average boii Soie(4thin tao c"ver 10 per cent. It Wa(Is doldeIdh that the official year should begin Sept. I atnd expire Aug 31.. LIVERY STABLES TIED UP. SIxteen Hundred Drivers Go On i StrIke at Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 18.-HIxteen huidred livery drivers, hacked by overy teai. btor in the union at Chicago, strucH tod ay. Nearly <100 livery stables aro comn letehy tied- up. The% decison t. strIke wats r(nehod last night aftoi four weeks or negotiations for better wa gos and better conditis. Thenc de-maind Is for an incranso of $2n woeek. The empihloyers ref-isedl to make aniy (:ccsision, claiinag that busE. ness dlid aol Warrant It In vIew 01 the Iiroads nlide by cutomioblles. COTTON PRIOES UPWARD. Make BoethIng WIth Excitement at Nuiw Orleains, D~ec. J 8.-'h1o cot ton miarkot again seoohed wIth exelttomonl today. l'rices stIll showed an up Ward trond and townord nooni wero a quarter of a cent higher than tho clos, ing PrIces8 of yesterduy. L.Iverpool cabiles were fav-orabule tai ft contLiniued advaancc tis mornIng but the height of the ad vance was rcach-%l on a cont(hi aed hea vy~ npot dem*nand at ad vancedi prlens. March showodl an advainc or 26 polts ijbovo h close of y(.<terday at 12.27. Othei moenths showed equaluly as wvide ad1 vancesM. GlrIl s Burned to Death. Deatuir, AlIa., liee. 18.- ne I -yean' old1 daiighiter of i1 . Ibunaifton was~ hburnrdi to dioath at b or borno atI SI - pu1 . t hIa eounaty. She was at and inl ne(ar the fil e:,lace whon her shirts woro dlrawin to the flreu and ignIted. 'lhe was no one clae at hornio' except a lit t1e 8-year-old sisteor u ho aitteimpted to (Jiueh t ho fire by daiuihiing so0veral. buchots of( wa ter OVOr her itter. Do0 spi the e ffor'tn of the frlghtenod gi rh the flosx 'ouild inot he extingishet~ [nd the clothing of the unfortunati giiir nas entirely (on.S1?med. Thd~ gir lived for two'1 houa. Cival War Paymastcir Cend. Pearison. payrnasteI r for the 118a12.1 p1 division of the United State: navy in the clvIl war is d idi at bl hon'n In Vinlanrd, N. J. )He was 71 year..'of age. Troopa Go to PhIlIppInes. orf Onrited States cavalry which hav' been! ,tatlined at F~L Eth-an Alleun fo nearly two years, left toflay for lb 'hillppines. Rusian Troops Moving. S~t. P'tersburg, Decc. 18,-'A travel or wvho has just returned f-rom Mann chlurilat says Russian troops aro stl n:ovlng dlay and night' toward .Pori Arthir. NU 31 d 4 / P iEEE Don't forget the old man h the fish on his back. . !hmar'dy t hirty years he worl d, and a arouind the brf'inging heahh aiiTid\veling, wheriever* he goeIs. e To th-,~ consumptive he bri ngs; the strength and~ flesh lhe so) much needis. To1 all weak and sickly children he gives rich and stre ntelning food. To thin and pale' esn he gives new firm flesh and rich red 1blood. Chilren who first sawv the old man with tie fish are now growvn up and have children of their ownl. Ilie standls for Scott's Emul sion of purei Ccd liver oil-a. dcelightMl food and a natural tonic for cil dren,for old folks and for ail who need flesh and SoOTT-& DO0WNE. Chemists, 4-09-415 Poari St reet, New York. 60Oc. and $1.00; ;nii cdruggists. FOR SALE. Wach Tlk his bac. Hora:ty-liv ner1\ t h inl 01n body wihin nF-lfmi o incorporato i il4c o( f ibis li l is cleared and in . ' 'ale of ultr:vation, al1 tle 1 m on I < ly-fvek acrs is (rginal for cil rOm it. n et two gives touan-1 lewi(chI I f her is demand A go0d iwelling h ae.n is on the pro iet, anll all th 9 ne ary out.haouses ad ricady ereeed and in good r1phir. A hargln in this to .e had by thl prc n - or who mtans b rctuness. sevn omIE:1 (7pu c) leros in 'atton TiwnshipI, wl ntibrd ad well wat. rild I . (Go 11 TiI -eles. Two hundred andl aw(wnty-fr (22-i) ,.0 5 in entrl twn hI , well tiober l0 and ward. 00 od Tl i tols. at these irNets of l1anc ored ai reaNn1 .ble p'i s8. jill nill cash or o)n1-hal of cal, to blatn e ono yar - with gFiIve of th boa. An inspection of thid proly)01Y is invited. If not sold by De 111) 1 1st wilil be v tk n oif to market. (.aul l n 1 orwrit SAt UrLl>IN & M~A ULD11N, ol w8o. Pic ken, s . Wllm ien ars Well biais Miro or h o elingy on o Fr.in Mrn. Kdy idy1 trouble prcyzrupon tile mind, dil lobdv cr<'ed hand icherfo rno saion wh h11- alllls h too i.db ho my lcoin. went aol n ilh i I S 7 re out otorrn Tow shi, w lltilll)11.(Jand we\ l ns ll. Wo~ mn ails Wl a e Arc Made iseaeby Kine Trouy rble h Kdneytroubeoe upo revlentds courags and e tsan amitiso; beucommono fard chielnt e born disappearcic wthe w e kid n-aeys too often f orde reaces a agewhnidne shoub ble has contol he paeome isoye apricevaeth the iffcuit istidne tobe asnthcommon stc~-shoud be ord atcil temn bon thee iporantorgncs. fthchis d ulaint tr-i sdet dsase too ditten f tile kidneys and aderhend ot hodb a hbit ao otrole sps e.ti e ffitdwt bed--etngs deen aspon ar te maue mis erae iuty i kidneyan bl r trouble,hfis anep 1hould nedwad the ereat rmedy.o Troe mild d tha dimmaediatonditeon ofh Sineand-oo bladdeald.no to hait s Wome and onedll ar e r aems crae wYth kidy and baddrtrube an smpebottnee the ma geteey Thoumsandf teimediaeter rfecived Swmpeois on ufrrue.I raiingd. Kt imsor by o. drughmtn, fifty ,b urn mentiondti paedar. Dozes Yo maeay hake, umme tromferer Swured , rtn Dr. Kilmer Swamp-Root. and the address, Binghamton, N.Y., onl every bottle.