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Iieerr 1<-trot-- tu ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1901. TWICE WEEK, L RTANQ TRII. U Iten'co no p v I u..,. I AmA m nr nm. n I n % Jkl u AJIJU VI GRIFFINlS DEATH. CLAIMS THAT IS FMIEND TRIED TO KILL IIIMBELF And When ho Grabbed Illm to Save him From Suicidlo the 1Pistot Went off 11 tie Scuffle- A Keg of Wlhiskey Was Open. el and They flail Drink Together F,vans Releasel on Bail-Story of a Misslng Roll of Bills Related--The Tosti m1ony of Others. [Special to the Daily News.] Columbia. S. C., April 29.-Bar nard B. Evans was today admitted to bail in the sum of three thousand dol lars. John Gary Evans, N. George Evans and W. J. Murray went on the bond and Maj. Evans has gone home. Geo. Johnstone appeared for Maj. Evans and Judge Crawford and Maj. Gary are associated in the defense. The chief and only sensational evi dence was that of Major Evans' and he testified as follows: WiIAT EVANS SAYS. "Captain Griflin helped mo to move some furniture and when this was finished we went over to my room in the Groonfied building. A friend of mino had sent me a small keg of whiskey of which I had before informed Captain Griffin and our pur pose was to open this keg and try the whiskey. The kog was sent a few days before and had not boon opened. As nearly as I can recollect it was between 11 and 12 o'clock when we got to the room. I called William Roof, the janitor, to come and open the keg and he, under the direction of Capt. Griffin, did so. When tholi quor was poured out it was found to be colored, although it had been sent to me for corn whiskey. "We romarked.upon the color as unusual for corn whiskey but took a drink of it and William filled a small water pitcher with it and placed it on the table. Wo sat down and talked upon various subjects and (luring the time took several drinks. It was a drizzly day. "After sitting and talking for some time, Capt. Griffin asked me for a cigar. Not having one, never smok ing them, I went down to get him one. Upon my return William Roof came in and Capt: Griffin remarked about my having only ono cigar and said that it would not last him and Iont William down to buy some more. "Ve continued our conversation and i'trifted to my race for railroad commissiopor in the last election in which Ca Griffin has taken such a friendly an active interest and in which he had een my principal ad visor. "He began i1> talk of plans for an other campaig'n and said he could elect me next time. "My dinner hour having ap proached I invited Capt. Griffin to go with me to dine at my boarding house. He replied, 'No' and said that I must go to Ben David's restaurant and I consented to do so. We arose and decided to take a drink before going to dinner and Capt. Griffin had just ,finished taking his. I had poured out mine and was preparing to take it and was standing with the bureau to my stde and back and was facing Lady street. sUIcIDE. "Captain Griffin was standing up at the bureau. My pistol waBs lying in the top bureau draiwer which was partly open the 'room not having been put in order for the day.. My attention was attracted to Captain Griffin by hearing him repeat poetry sometang about 'This, is not an ig noble death.' "I turned around and saw him with a pistol in his hand inclined towards himself. I put down my glass un touched and exclaimed: 'Mind that pistol is loaded.' I sought to get possession of the pistol. He did not release it and while we were thus en gaged the pistol fired. "We both jumped back startled .and Captain Griffin stepped back. 'I rushed to his assistance and he said: 'I am shot, go for a doctor.' I rushed out to see if I could see a doctor. I ran down stairs and wont into Mul ler's store and tried to call a doctor over the 'phone. I could get no sat isfactory answer. I went to Dr. street, but found no one in. I came down Main street and went to Dr. Fishburn's offico but seeing no on there I went to McMillan's drug storo and tried to telephone a doctor from there. "I could got no one and went back across Main street and wont into Malone's piano store but could not get the use of his 'phone as it was being used. I wont again into Mr. Millor's store and being informed a doctor would soon come, I wont to my room. "I found Captain Gritfin on the floor between tho bed and tho table and tried to help him up as best I could and got him on the bod I opened his collar and shirt and asked him to breathe hard and he did so. Afterwards Dr. Gibbes came in and I asked him to do all he could for my friend r.nd assisted him to the best of my ability. "Dr. Gibbes said that lie injected strychnine and that Capt. Griffin was dying. I had not realized that he was dying and blamed the doctor for the use of strychnine knowing it to be a deadly poison. "I becamo incensed and greatly ox cited. Afterwards policemen came to the room and I became indignant and more excited. I was taken int the custody of the law and have been imprisoned over since. VERY WARM FRIENDS. "Between Captain Griflin and me ,there has existed a warm and inti mate friendship for years past and with him I was, perhaps, more inti mate than with any other person out side my immediately family. Dur ing the time that covered the sad oc currences related in this affidavit our friendship and intimacy were not broken in the slightest degree. While a guest in my room not an unkind word. was spoken, not an unfriendly act suggested and I sincerely regret his death." OTHER TESTIMONY. The solicitor, Thurmond, did not have voluminous affidavits. The first was from Dr. R. W. Gibbos, who tes tified at the coroner's inquest. He also saw the bruises on Grifin's body. They had been made by some instrument and that the hat had dents in it. He referred to finding powder marks on the back of Grif fin's hand. Evans was drinking but was not drunk. The bullet could not have been fired at less than three or six feet. Dr. Earlo's affidavit was as to bruises on Griflin's body. Hie found one on each cheek, at the end of the no0se and under the chin and on the forehead. Those on the forehead and nose might have been made by falling on the floor. Others could not have been made in that way. MONEY MISSINo. Coroner Green told of finding only a silver dollar in the: pocket of the deceased.. A son of Captain G*riflin said that he was with his Zat.her about 11 o'clock at Hill's shoe store. Before that, in his father's office, he saw him put a large roll of :.lisiun his pocket. His father had gld him $10 to give to his sister and aft. his denth the family had only: roe ceived one silver dollar. His fathei was a Oonfedc rate soldier of a peace ful disposition and law abiding. He never carried a pistol. He was cheer ful and laappy and his family rela tions were of the tenderest and most loving kind. No man in the world could have had less reason to com mit suicide. He was drawing a good salary, was not behind in his accounts aind the railroad authorities were well pleased with his conduct in his posi tion and they had confidence in him. The'y have appointed his oldest broth er to his father's position. uAJ. EVANs GOEIs. To Hisi Old flome in -EdgeIield-Wnl nio Longer Live Here. [The State, May 1.] Maj. 13. B. Evans yesterday morn ing left with bin brother, Mr. N. G. Evans, for his home in Edgefield. it is stat.ed that he has determined to close his business here and will not come l'ack here to live. It is now stated that 'Judge Watts.is qual ified to hear the case when it 'comes to trial. If this be so, .the trial will come up next fall as he will -be the presiding judge at the next term of court. Maj. Evans has been in the insurance business here for some time. 111.- EAICLIE KLOAN OF CHARLESTON JFTSTHEV P'LACE. Appinltment m11Rdo Tneedlay-Mir. Sloanu lilts lRad Wido Experlences-Ilas Beens on U. H. Geological sur V%1y-:->0thl CAr70h1u1. (.The Stato May 1.] At last tho long needed offico of State geologist, provided for at the recent session of the general assembly has boon filled. There have boon a numbor of applicants for this most inlpl)rtant position sinco the passago of the act, and (1ov. McSweeney has boon carefully going over tho on dorsoments and roccommondations presented. Ho desired to got a South Carolinian if any one could be had, and ho has found one. Ho yes torday appointed Mr. Earle Sloan of Charleston to the offico. The now State geologist is a chom ist of some note. He is most highly recommended by compotent judges, among them live of the leading pro fessors of tho University of Virginia. After spending a while in travel and the study of various mineral forma tions, mines and industrial plants of the country, Mr. Sloan becamo com missioner of mines to the district of southwestern Colorada. He has twice been assistant geologist to the United States geological survey, and Capt. Clarence E. Dutton, chief assistant of the director general of the survey, speaks highly of him. lo was subsequently tendered by the United States geological survey the position of chief of the southerly division of the western survey. Then he was the mining engineer and metallurgist of the Norfolk and Ouray Mining and Smelting company and is endorsed by President Roper and Manager Echols. Later lie was chief engineer to the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company, operat ing large coal and iron mines in Alabama. Since 1893 Mr. Sloan has operated as consulting geologist and mining engineer in the Southern States. During this time he has operated on many mineral formations, designed, constructed and operated numerous chemical, industrial and mining plants, and developed various mines. He maintains a private laboratory for his individual investigations and has a full equipment of instruments. Personally he is well known and popular. There are a number of matters awaiting his attention as soon as his commission reaches him, and he can get to work. THlE VELVET BEAN AGAIN. something About Its Value. Last year I sent to farmer friends in South Carolina over 300 trial packages of velvet bean seed and nearly every one reports excellent results with them. So many have .written me for more information about them and asking for a few (seed I have decided to write a gen sral description of (lie bean and give inanner of cultivating and mode of tising, .which will save me a lot of eorrespondence and work. In the ipeginning I will say that forage crops and (plants for improving the soil has been a special study of mine for g'ears.. I thought the cow pea could not be beat until I tried the bean, but I have given the pea up and grow the bean exclusively, as I con sider it 50 per cent. more valuable, both as a stock feed and soil im prover. The vines can be cut for hay or be allowed to ripen the beans and I have known them to yield 9 tons of hay per acre and 75 bushels of bieans on land that would not make 20 bushels of corn per acre while its drouth resisting power was increased 75 per cent. The-Louisiana station found that an average acre of the bean vinos and all contained 191 pounds of nitrogen, 248 pounds of potash and 41 pounds of phosphoric acid which ~urned under has a fertilizing value 4f. $40 per acre. The mechanical effect on the soil is very great. Their planting. improves the soil to an ex tent that seems increditable. -Land thatfwould. not mnke noe 10 bh ImS i Urn wais ionowo(t aitor Lwans with corn last year and tho samo land mado 35 bushols of corn por acro. I can make and turn an acre of the beans under for $4 and they improve the soil moro than a ton of standard fe:tilizer. The bean is very rich in protein, equal to cotton sood meal in feeding value while the vines are rich in carbo-hydratos and sup. ply the roughage, making a con ploto food which is the most economi cal that can bo grown. I grow 300 acros last, year and am planting 400 acres this sonson which will be used mostly for fattoning steers. The steers are turned in on them when the beans begin to ma turo and are grazed off. In about J70 days the steers are ready for the market and look like Western stall-fed beef. The beans are also very line for milk cows, hogs, horses and all kinds of stock, but are not suitable for human food. The land should be prepared the same as for corn in planting. h'lio seed can be planted up to the mid. die of June, but the earlier the btt. ter. Lay off rows 4 feet apart and drop seed 15 inches apart in the drill, two in a hill, half i bushel of sood to the acre. Cultivate once or twice -cording to gro,%th and lay by. Tho vinos grow at a phonomonal rate and in a short time will cover the ground with a mass of foliago waist doep. The old leaves keep dropping ofT and now ones replace them, and I have seen the ground 0 inches deep in fallen leaves while none could be missed on the vines. This is what improves the soil so much. The vines keep green until killed by the frost, but tho seed ripen early. After the vines dio they rot quickly and can be turned under in a short time. The beans grow in "clusters, ripening rapidly, and a picker can gather twico as many in a day as he can of peas. They grow in a thick hull and will hang on the vine three months after ripening before rotting and stock can eat them all winter. This alone makes them preferable to peas. I am perfoectly satisfied with the bean and can find no drawback to it. I helieve it to be the most valuable plant introduced in recent years and all w.ho have tested it sings its praise. It has proven so very profitable with me on my four year's experi ence with it in bringing up a worn out and poor farm that I consider it my duty to let my old South Caro lina friends know of its value and I have sent out a great many' lots up there to be tried and to get th9m started in seed. A dozen or more seed, however, are not enough for a fair trial and to secure a start of seed and I wvill send to leading farm ers of South Carolina a large bag of seed if they will forward 25 cents in stamps for postage and thus have them fully tested. The seed cost $1.50 to $2.00 per bushels and I can't afford to furnish the seed and pay the postage, too. To thlose whlo have written asking about planting on a large scale I will say they need have no hesitancy in planting them any wvhere the cow pea wvill grow. Tro thlose who are failing on clover will find them an excellent substitute anid really more valuable, especially on sandy or gravelly land that is badly exhausted. I am willing to answer inquiries as far sa my time wvill permit, but a stamp should be inclosed. In con clnsion I will say that I am not m the seed business and have none to Bell a'nd write this article and make the offer I do simply to get my old Carolina friends to try a crop which I believo they will find extremely valuable. Kline 0. Yarn, Fvairview Farm, Fort Monde, Fla. Many women haveobeenreproached for living for the solo object of en tertaining. No one doubts that such an aim is petty and narrowing, but it is equally certain that it is a woman's duty to understand the art of entertaining, and this forms the subject of an attractive and useful article by Lady Jenne in The Cosine nnlitan for May. SHIPPING COMBINE STARTLED ENGLAND, TI11" DE'TAILS OF 1lO1CANA' TIRADEI WIT11 1I.C,111 AN. it) I'mlid Well for t i l- iglIsIiIi VII Cot klroilt of Nvatly Threo MilliotIm. T1i1k of Other A lmorptim,im. London, May I.-Tho Lhyld lin dal provokves unusual discus sion in tho 1E"uglish papors, which ro vols tho existenco of not a littlo Up prehension aq to th) possibility of the united States doiiinating the Atlantic carrying trade. Tho gvn oral improssion, however, is that tho transfer is connected with tihe prob ablo passago by tho L'I:ited States sinato of a subsidy bill. It is conceded that the terms of the transfe are so profitablo to tho Leyland line p 1oplo that thore could he no q110uestion of their acelptilco and0 that othor shipping companies wvould gladly sel oil n tho samo terms. Tho efects of the transfer aro dis eussed in aill their boarii)1g. Sir Christopher Furness, who contri). utes to the Daily Mail a long ar ticle, dealing with tho stool and othor trusts in the United States, insiats 111011 tho necessity of the country wakiig up to meet the now compo tition. The Daily Telegraph asks, odito rially, whether the wholo British empiro is to be bought out by Ameri can millionaires. It calls Mr. Mor gan "the Bonaparto of trado," and thinks the British public will be very foolish if it is lulled by statoments that there is no intention to with draw the vessels of the Loyland lino from tile Union Jack. "This is a serious situation," fllys the Daily Telegraph, "which calls for concerted action on1 this side, especially looking to the onormous growth of the American export trado and the increaso of the American and German shipping tonnago." A circular was issuod this morniiig by Chairman Ellorman of tho Ley land line, in which tho shareholders are informed that ho has enterod into a provisional contract with J. Pierpont Morgan for the sale of his entiro holdings of ordinary sharos in tho steamboat line, niamoly, 7 1,000 shares at .14.10 por sharo for oach X10 sharo and that Mr. Morgan agroo to purchase on similar terms all ordinary shares offered before May 20. Holders of ia groat mnajority of the ordinary shares have, according tc the circular, intimated to Mr. Eller man that they will avail themsolvos of tihe offer of Mr. Morgan anld the effoet will b)e that the purchasers will become owners of practically all the ordinary shares of the American cor. poration at a cost of upward of E421,. 750,000. Mr. Ellerman binds him self not to engage either directly om indirectly in tihe North Atlantic trade either with the United Kingdom oi the continent, except between Ant, wverp arnd Montreal, for a term of 1. years, onl condition that the pur chasers sell him the Mediterranean Portugal and1 Montreal fleets andl th< bu.sinelss conneIc ted tho rowvithl at ar agreed-on price. Mr. Ellermanr addi that he pr~op)oso to retaini his entir< holdings in p)roference shlares amounting to over C 180,000, andl hi co-directors will retain all their proC fonco holding'., amounting t< ?120,000. Mr. Elermanl also offer; to buy any preference shares at paa and their accrued interest. A circular signed1 by the secrotary of tile Leyland line accompanies Mr Ellermnan's circular. It explains tha tile directors, includling Mr. Ellermar hold ?880,080 out of 1 J,200,000) or dinary share capital and ?314.~,90( out of ?1 ,4 15,000 preference capit al Soveral of tihe directors also contro a large amount of other shlaresi an< 11 the directors intend to vote ii support of Mr. E'llerman's arrange mont at all the meetings in connec Lion therewith. The secretary adds: "It is anticipated that practical; all the ordinary shareholders wil ac cept the offer and the effect will b that the Morgans will 1hold ?1,200, 000 storling ordinary at a cost c over ?1, 750,000." A m,1otin4g of tle sharilholders has booln called for May -ti. Thm shlipping comlbinlo absorbs tho intorest, of tho cotmiftercial world liorv. Though no dolinito in!orma111tion is yot obtinilabl, it i;is undorstood that tho AIlericain linio has also ben slp protchod, it conlforic bing hold betw lessrs 01Morgaln anld Iiker, With tho idtla vithvr or joining or mlking a vuki 11"ngreereoInt. I,iver pool shippiig cireles, sveiigly ill ignorince of this phaso of the it affaii, prediet .Iharp eeinpitition betwoen t110 IN 0'gai Pol) anid tho A morictut A ido from tlt now combinitioni thero is gvnoral activity among tho Atlantic Stvailslip liines. Two con fonces will M 1Hld in 1th near futurt. Tm first will Io hold with tho view to bring tho Wh'lito Star and Cunar r1l-i ines into ihe conunor cial pool. Tho seconI will bo i con ferenco of purtly continvintl litis, to fix a liniforiml sttorago rato. It. will bu held in Pariis this week. It is statod that overturesI havo beil Inmado to cetlin liaichiester on ginlevring firms for tho pulrilhaso of thiir concerns by an American syn. dicato. arun t1o i Kind Ym I Avi : Signaturo of~ S l'ATU. NiCGO FU1))311 .il; SC0011. To b Il-v<d tkt Iel<tt< ' Coilteg Jtllrv 20 Ju'.iy I-j --'rho Factny ArimmuiwedMr:. MIe1lidinmi Ci4von Tillev ittenmm in Why A tbiluotas N egroitN8. htt-ici At i('tuci | Special New.i and Courior.d Columbia, April 21.-- The Stto Suiimer School for negro totechors will bo 10held at. Bienvdict, Colloge, be ginning June 20 and closing July 17. The object of this school, 19 ltl yoar, ii to botter train the principals and leading teachers umlong the neigro raco for positions of leadership in odticiton; and sO lections have been un111do from1 am1on1 tho ablest school silporitvldents ili tho stato to teach in this school. The faculty will consist of Mr. S. il. Edminds, of Suntor, is principal; Superintendents .. C. Cokor, of Marion; L. T. Baker, of Lancastor, and Prof. . ). Wallace, of Woflord Collego. In addition to thene ia courso in tdrawing will bo given by Miss Gotz, suporvisor of drawing in tho Charleston schools, andi a courso in mantual training by Mrs. Johnson, who lhas givenl such a coliso in thel Charloston siools the past year. Arrangements have been made with the authorities of Bonedict, Collego to havo th boarding lopart.ment, tho doriitorios and diiing hall of that institution open to students of the summer school. The cost, of board will be $1) for the four weeks, and overything will be mnado( as pleasant anid as comfortable, as 1pos sile for (1hose wh'o attendit. Superintendent M\cMahan has boon plaunning this school for 80on1( timei and1( hats givon much thought to it. A pairt from the (juestion (of imiparting sel iol arshiup atnd teaching abil it.y tc the teachers lie states hiis miain 01) ject thus: "To give to the negro the encouragmng assurance thbat the con -trolling educationatl forces in thc State aro riot iniffe Irent, to hiis 'wel fare and are niot content to leavc him to his owvn .natided efl'orts; t( p)rovent the widening of (lhe chiasir bet.wcen the wvhito people and1( thc negroes; to remove pirejuii(s and misuniderstaindinigs; to extenid to thi woakor race thle eonoraging atid oe (lhe stronger." in announcing thle secondl term1 ol this school Supersintendenot. McMahiar diesires to state three specific reatsoni why ambit ious' inogro teacheri shoulk ft.lat.* To inlcrease their schiolairshij adskill its teacehors andit tto learn hiow they ortasuro up to the atantdard oi the hoist edlucators amiuong theii whit 2nd. To make known thir ability to the leading school superinitondeniti in t.he State whose knowledge ani recommendations would provo mfost helpful to the negro teachers aeekinf to 1)0 employed ini the gratded schioolh of t.he towns. 13~. To get the white man's poinlt o0 vio win educational maitters and (tm enlarge the mental horizon. Governor McSwooney lias recoivoc a draft on the Unlited1 States Govern .ment for $1,008.50, which is the fiftl: paymnent on account of the claims oj this St.ato against the Government Thjis~ claim was for the fare of re y cruits who caime to Columbia ovo: - the Atlantic Coast Lairo to be exam a ined for enlistment in the Spanish American war. The claim wa ~ worked through the Governor's office i Trhe money goes to the Atlantic Coas TLinn. E. n mio 4 sullo I)SI'LACEi) I7 itiUMCME S. M'CHAVV. The Ex-Llr of 1ltireins county le.. COnPHt1111 Ui" Staite" Deputiy Mar shial for Holt It Carolina. |Tho Stato.| \itshingtonl, Aprit '30.---Thev l tornloy golerlal tills nccoptoed tho ru sigiIntion of Deputy larshil E. Brooks Sligh antd inl his plco ilp pointed ox SheiT (4,eorgo S. Me. Cratvy of Lillurens co'ulty. W. W. I'. (, eo. S. McCravy, ox-shori'f of ,aurouns, has i Vol) uiiquo political history. 11o stiillped the County with ia hoo liboit th 11 samllo timilo I'le 'tillnun wis going iround with hiti pitchforl. (eorgo woild ho driviig allong ill his bliggy whei he would 11111 across I fellow lit work in hlis fieltl. 1NCCralVy is a11 10UOeTrl ma1111, but. e was wso elough to know thlt at firIler dot'sn't wallit, to talk politivs or ho electioneered "when the graiss is growii' ill arin', aill troun'." From tho rocessos of his huggy (Georgo woldt pull out at hoo aind wold tako i row Iext to thilt ill wihich tho far. IIIer WILs Working. I tooing aild tallk. ing, (' orgo (lidn't lot the grass grow inder. his fe(,-t, iguraItively or "nlte hlly." .11t. inl h last elect ion- isti m mer -- M(raIvy w..s boh ieon inia way that imndo him dizzy. Thero woro Othroe cauldidat-s for tho oflico. In the first prilmiry McCravy ltcked 8 votes of boing vloctod over both op pononts. According to prininry rules thero wis i second primary. The secoild Iu iln tho rlco wis soveli1 hnilidle(l Votes bohilnd IMceCrlivy ill tho first, primlary, but hie glithorml all tho strongth of (lho third cindidlito and)([ bout McCrivy by -10 votes in th scoid prilliary. Dnrs tho Il i1e Kuiil You I;na Always Bouall Bignaturo of TIl I CENTICH, OF PO'LATION. Moved Ivest. Only 11 I' en in 14) Yoirs. ITH Pri i(ntI l.Ocaitn 1. Waishington, April 130.--1Th con us bureai todiay issed 1t billItiii innouncing tit tie contro of popui tition of tho Unitod Staltto oxcluding Alaik an(d recont territorii accos 0ions oil Juno I las1t, was 0 mnilos sout honst of Columbus, Bartholomew couniity, ill Southern Indiuina, It i d.escribed lit. hitudo 30 do groes, )9 Imillutes, 36 seconids, anil Joigitudo N dcegrios, mninuitos, 5.1 second.s. In )0 y'ears theit conitro of popula11tion) has muoved westwalrdl I 4 Inuihes and1( southwail twVo a11<1 0n0 halif milos(1. Th'is8 is the maallos0t m1ovemenQlt over nioted b)y thie consusi bureau. It shows tho population of the weste st,alttos was niot inicreaised as8 rapidly as inl former tdecados. The southlward m1ovemen01t is(11 duorgely to t he great inucreas(o ill the popiua tion of Indman Territory, Oklahloma mnt to thio large i ncroaso in the p)opulationl of the north Atlantic CASTOR IA For Infantsu and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought I3ars the CUTi TiIIII ONIC PI5)1s, PplofNinety -- ntgat tTet nienit b,y ICil road, [.The Stato.] Ninoty Six, A pril 30).-Thoro is great OXCitomfonIt her'e, and1( the people fool very indligniant towards8 the manago mont of theo Southern railway for ordeoring~ our tolophono wiros cut The wirosl cross t,he railroad at this point uand wore eight or ton foot Ihigher than tho telograph wires and in nio wvay mnterferrod with tis. The railroad hands Cut. all the posts from here to Rico's Turnout saive throo miles west of here. It is a great r pity that we have but one railroad. Glroonwvood tolophono 11110s and poles are not molested. They have other railroads there, but we are helpless. j, The telephone company here pro. noson to tnst Lhn case in tha nonrts.