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rjw -r v . The king a _^hone A NOVEL OE AMERICAN I.lFi CY MAURICE Cor*rljhJ. t*?2 *nd iW CHAPTER XX. CO.vtinv i:i>. ^lr. Veroou laid a lieavv hand on | hi vouug man's shoulder, and they | stood iu silence, while the excited people went past thoin to and fro. The rain had ceased uud the western sun flashed out litfally hot wee a scudding clouds.* "Where were yon goiug?" Mr. Yernon presently asked. "To General Jackson's headquarters,"' be answered. "The army is moving." "We will go together." AuJ arm in arm they went. CHAPTER XXI. ee ogn1tiox er fille-t.lgkt a\i> CIVSFlash. Tt *? ou flvft nftpptiivtit nf Mia nf Decembor, 1814. Lieutenant Balhutch*, and. Mr. Veruoa were not tho only frieuds of the American cause who had seen the British soldiery feeling their way toward New Orleans. Major Gabriel Villere, by a most daring dash, had escaped from the enemy after they had capturel him at his father's plantation-house. He brought rfewh which, added to what the scout : and Ballnuche reported, confirmed Jackson iu the belief that a large Army was, indeed, immediately before him. Alt was hurry and excitement. Orders had been sent to the officers of the varions little divisions of the army to inove their forces at ouco down tho east bank of tho river and take position ir. the vicinity of the Ilodrignes Cauai. a small ffnme or ditch stretch- j iog irom the river to the swamp, an hoar's ride below the city. G'eneral Jackson, swarthy and l>ilious, rode out to Tort St. Charles to review the moving troops. Mr. "Vernon joined him ther j and watched, ??- - "J n?l<vnt wltil \ ii!a An?n /I nnL'v gUUi auu OtlCU^t HUII? UI9 vu il iftiAOAj ' riflemen iiled past, t!j?ir picturesque i equipments aud vivacious features j showing iu marked contrast to the j stalwart Teunesseoan backwoodsmen's ; copperas clothes aud leau, unkempt j faces. TUo reckless forbaus fl tug up j their chapea'ax witb jaunty graoo aui j saluted the general with loud cheer- : iug. and then, catching sight of Mr. | Vernon, they took up his name and j redoubled the shout. The old man ; lifted hie hat, aud they saw a flash o: ' battle iu his eyes. . "I>y the Eternal," exclaimed .Tack- ' sou,'- "we will uinko those redcoara j feel as before morning! Mr. Vernon, ' , your men look like bad fellows to face j in a fight. I'd risk mv head on them, j ir?risk my head!' "Ton shall not be deceived in , them " said Mr. Vernon, preparing to join them in tbeir march. "They will do whatever 1 tell theia to."' "Then tell them, sir, to make! ihiuromeatof those infernal invaders!" ; Mr. Vernon extended his Uaud. and ; J&cksou grasped it with heart v good wilt Near by, on a tall ptav horse, sat : bat strange genius, Edward Living- > ton, looking on with keeu interest. He wao Jackson's other self, his untiring and all-seeing friend and conn-t aeltr. It was he who said to the ! commander as Mr. Vernon rode uway:: "There goes the kiug of all the ! outlaws, the master of the llarr'ata Tians, tbo Chata-lluauts and the |?i-! rates of Honey Island. Hut for him i they would have ell been against us." i 1 "Ring or devil," said Jackson, fol- j lowing with his eyes the grand figure ; of the old man as he galloped along | he marching column to its head, "he j is superb. He is maguotie. He fas- ; cinates me. There is something great ! in him." Livingston smiled thoughtfully; for j Ac biraseli was a menu 01 juhuub h ; and (be defender of the freebooters. : He bed had great trouble ut first get- j ting Jackson's consent to permit any i of them to join the aroiy; but what was his influence or even that of La ' fitte, in comparison with Mr. Ver- j lion's? Ho know far more tha?: he 1 dared to tell the general; but at fchift j momeot of enthusiasm ho coii^$ ?&st ; forbear remarking, as Dacquirs's i ored men and Dominique's ci\i*Wu smugglers from the water hats at Bur- I atari* went dashing by: "J told you. this, geuera!. Set devils to fight the devil." *'15at that man Vernon is a gentle- j man. sir!" exclaimed Jackhou, impetuousty, "he's no pirate!" "Oh, of course not. You are 1 right." replied the diplomatic Liv- j ingston, whose memory held on its leaves the inscriptions of Burr and Bameau and all the other great criminals who had inn le New Orlcaus their homo or their calling point. "Vmi Fond men like urint. i/euenu.* -y. Somehow, flattery.. no mutter how i oald m?d obvious. wm welcome to ^b^n i: rime from tb*? lip? | of this brilliaut and engaging citizen whom ho had attached to his staff. Fairfax had been assigned to duty with General Coffee, and was already far on the way to the Rodrigues Ca- ! nab | When all tho troop bad passed, Jaclt3on turned to Datezae, another of his citizen aids, and said, while his sunken, jaundiced face glowed with almost startling passion: "We aro invincible, sir, absolutely invinciblo! We will drive these redtoa!> into the gulf!" ^ * i OFd^ :Y ISLAND 3 DURING THI3 WAR OF 1S12. TKCMPCON. by Tlnbert SoniL auu now Uot signaled to all tiic group and said: "Coin* on! Couie ou! Wo will .smash them!" Anil away they weut at a gallop, fo?lo\v?n_r the well-beaten road taken by the troops. M-. Vomou reached the neighborhood ol' the Villcre plaututiou before sundown, anil by the time tbut General Jackson and his staff had arrived, he had formed a plan of recounoissanee of the enemy's lines; a plan which, when presented to the commander, was accepted at once. He was allowed to choose llfty mounted men, some of them well acquainted with the country, and make u bold ride right down through the British pickets. He was successful; and what he did had ill it a smack of the old timo aud the knightly. The invaders had tlnng out a weak line or pickets, and* upon one of these the horsemen cast themselves at Headlong speed. Close by Mr. Vernon's aitle rode > ussenr, mounted on a wiry little Creole pony. There, too, young Louis Livingston, son of Edward, smooth-faced and boyish, dashed along, eager for the most dangerous adventure. It was growing dark, and a thin fog was creepiug across from the marshes of Borgue; the lights of the British camp-fires dared and flickered in a zigzag line from tho river on the west to the dark swamp on the east. Mr. Vernon was familiar with every feature of the country, aud there was one with him who knew just how to find the rustic bridges over the ditches aud how to avoid the many miry slonghs wherein the horses would have stuck fast. So they rode in a liue that was a parabola, the longer part of the carve skirting the swamp, while the other touched tho river levee. The pony was shot dead under Vacsenr. but this scarcely caused a pause, in the rush. Mr. Veruoon stooped and ??wuiig tho little man up hchmd him. A little further on, down went Loni.i Livingston's horse. The nimble youth was taken care of by one of his fellows in imitation of the leader. At about the point where they reached the deepest swing of their charge they dashed almost over a * ? ? ?_i.:? *? .. pariT O. ujjicn ? imvtu;, ?ci? ?? Mr. Vernon was still ahead of nil tho rest and Vassenr was clinging to him like a leech. Tho group of surprised and startled Englishmen at the fire sprang up and reached wildly for their arras; bnt galloping over the soft, sandy soil the horses made scareely any noise, and the riders were npon theui before they conld prepare for defense. One of them, however, was qniok, cool and ready, lie leaped forward and tired a pistol just after Mr. Vernon had passed. His aim was deadly; a young creole threw np his arras aud InnibJed from his saddte. Vnsseur clutched Mr. Vernon, nud cried out: "Pierre Kamc.ru! That was Pierre Rameau!" There was a rush of charging men and a volley of musketry from keliiud " ??<*)? l/?u- trpes. Bullets saner past, but not a hcrse or rider was kit. The movement opened a view of the enemy's line at this point and showed that it was strbDg. ' Did you see Pierre Bamenn? Did yon see Golouel Loring?" Yassenr kept repeating from his seat behind Mr. Yeruou. The old man mode no answer to tho questions; bqt they did not fail to reach liis ears. He had used his eyes with as mncli effect as bad Vasrenr and had seen by the red flare of the fire the tall form aud perfectly calm face of Luring. It was impossible to stop or turn hack; the fate of Jackson's army, tho fate of New Orleaus might, l?? depending on the success of this recoil' naiHssanee. I Meanwhile' General Jackson was 1 perfecting hie lint ?t battle and pre; paring to an advance upon the eaj euy. Livingston was at Ins side ait i the time aud more *.i?u once remarked that when Mr. Vernon re1 turned with his report the whoa- plan ! of at'.uck might bare to be changed, j They heard tho tiring, and Jackson | looked uneasr. | "Don t fear, general," said Ltvingi slon, "l hey will not captnrc Vernon; 1 he knows what l?c"> aiiont I assure ! JOU." I "Well, we shall have to wait till he j gets back.'* Tl/i wait was not long. Mr. Yer noa with Vassear blill clinging <iu at the crupper c.im? straight to the spot. Jackson, who ai the time was not mounted, leaned on the sweating neck of the old juau's horse nud heard t'uc story of what had been seen ulongthe British front. "We must turn their right Hank." Mr. Vernon added, after giving a rapid report. "We must drive them toward the rivei." "Zat Pierre ltnmcau, zat Colonel Loving vat pull yo' nose, he is over care, mo'sien le general!" cried Yas*enr, jumping nimbly and lightly to Lite ground. "I seo 'eem zare, zat ;!olouel, yah, sare!" He skipped around like a jay, his gesticulations coming ia tho proportion of about three to a word. "Yah, aare, 'ee pull yo' uo-n. an' iap yo' an' zen 'ob go to ze Anglais iii* shoot at us!" He knur,- that Jacksou conld not tnderstaud Freueb; therefore bis etoi t to make himself plain in English. "Shut your month or I'll smash it!" >as ail the notice that the general ave to him. "?.Io to your place \>ilh Major J\? piisil" Mr. Vernon ordered, :.u-.i V.ts* .eur wen!. -We bad been planning." H.vhl Jackson, "and your suggestion iapis* what we we to agreeing upon when you arrived. Your men am just to ibe left of u?. here. When you lie tr ttie tjniu of the Carolina out there i't the river, march straight to the British linen. General Coffee in ou our extreme left. He will turn the enemy's Hank and drive theni toward the river. Yon kuow yonr men. You know what to do when you find the redcoats. I?low 'em sky-high, sirsky-high!" Just before going to the place assigned to him, Mr. Vernon stooped from his saddle and, speaking low iu General Jackson's ear, said: "I nui glad that you refused to have anything to do with Colouel Loriug. I was wrong in urging his claim. You wire right in your estimate." "Yes, sir," replied Jackson, with vigorous promptness, "he's au infernal villain, a scoundrel and a traitor?cut throat! I'm amazed that you? But let's talk 110 more. Go at the enemy ami give theia fits. Rejpjember the signal ? Ihe guns of the Carolina. Good luck, sir." It was a ghostly night. The rnoou had risen, bat .t could not shine through the fog that momentarily thickened after iihe ami went down. Some trouble was had in forming the line, owing to the awkwardness and nervousness of the undisciplined troops; and this battle turned out to be, as every one kuows, a wild confusion of iiaudtj-liaud combats between straggling bands of both armies. A signal-shot and then a whole broadside fom the Carolina set the little, ill-formed line iuto motion just as a flight of flaming rockets lit np the whole Britist front. Mr. Vernoa had reported the ground as quite unfavorable to cavalry operations, and so all the riders were dismounted. J1:ven the officers set out upon that strauge night-attack ou foot, plashing through the mire and tumbling waist-deep iatu ditches, leading tbeir men amid the darkness and fog, often utterly ignorant of the points of direction aud unable to distinguish friend from foe. It was an eutbusias tic. harnm-scaram rush froui the ontset, each little division anxious to bo the first to fire a' the enemy. General Coffee took Fairfax roar him, and soon saw that he bad made no mistake>in c'.oiug it. If evor a man in a good soldier, it is when there is an object for him bohiud the enemy's lines. We are all selfish to this degree: the personal appeal is the strongest uppeal. It was as lover bereft of his sweetheart more than as patriot risking all for his country that Fairfax rode ou through the fog aloug the skirt of thit awful swamp and into the first strong outpost of the British line. General Coffee was almost a giant iu statnre and as brave and daring as a lipn. He and Fairfax yvcre sido by aide when they approached the enemy near the houso of General Viilerc. Here were some orchards of orange trees and souio clusters of huts inclosed by board fencea. The firing began in a scattering line that zigzagged from tfce edge of tho swamp *- n? i?tka ULTUftB to l-uu lorco nv iup ?>*?/?, ?uv? was traceable ouly by the spurts of Same from musket and rifle and by the broad dashes from some tield-guns that had been trundled along apace with the infantry. 80 soon as Coffee felt that lie had passed the British right flank, he wheeled to the right and charged toward the river, carrying everything before him, until he reached a piece of levee behind which the enemy hud formed in strong force. Hero ho called a halt and fell back a space, as be found the position too well taken for him to risk attempting to storm it. "Hurry to General Jackson and bring me his orders," he said to Fairfax; and he gave the same order to two other temporary aids, each of which was told to take a different direction from that pointed out to Fairfax; for, i:a the darkness aud fog, 1 41... JlO OUt? WttH t*uj t; VI tur wuipao.% Tbinkiug of Pauline, the lover stumbled away ou his missiou, trying his best, to keep the course indicated l>7 tlie genor il. Deprived for the time of the light of his companion's guns, .is he ran everything scorned to come into his way. He bumped against trees, fell over fragments of fences, stepped into oozy ditches, struggled through prickly clumps of brushes and lore his clothes ou the Jjrush of fallen tree-tops. A sword, and it u clumsy affair, was now his only weapon. This lie carried naked iu his hand, having thrown away tiie belt and scai>?uru uecauso tl.ey hindered him. It seemed to him that there wu3 firing iu every direction, north, south, east aud west. Field-pieces here, musketry yonder, the heavy thunder of the vessel's guns to his left-oblique. and all around the keetf "paug, pang," of the well-known woodsiuau's rifles. <TO CONTlSVr.I).) rropcrty In l!ir Trnn?rn:it. General Cronjo'8 property near Potchofstroem consists of more than six thousand acic*. The farmhouse is a one story building, aud is furnished with the utmost simplicity. Its owner is essentially a sportsman aud a lover of open air life. He dislikes city life, , and for that reason has persistently declined to become a candidate for the Transvaal Presidency?an office the holding of which involves the necessity of living iu Pretoria, I Our. Budget j| of Humor.. Oh, .Tor! J lcnotr no single ta.'-e of fco hlissiid as 10 ask a miss If she will wed. And then to watch her chew her thumb, As tlioiudi ii were some toothsome nuin. And nod her head. ?Baltimore Nctva. Ctaulfinl. Jo <*W?" rir> ii si.-i'i! Dollv to mnrrv him while ii' lmtliin;.. Isn't be a bird';" Jessie?"Yes; a seagull." The Kea?oii. ' What makes you think that noble* man's intentions are dishonorable?" "Why, he wants to marry her."? Life. The Finishing Touch. The Nurse?"The doctor has come to take your temperature." The Convalescent?"I suppose it's'all 1 have left." Ailments. ]>r. Smith?"I've no patience with purely imaginary ailments." Dr. Jones?"You're lucky, t've half a dozen all the time.*" - Get* the Beet Altvnye. Mprehant?"Yes'm: one t>ouud of nails. Six. eight, or ten penny':" Mrs. Youngthing?'"GIVe me the tencent ones, please. I always get the best."?Chicago News. Boy* Will lie llojt. "I guess you can't tell lue anything alw>ut croquet!" "Well, that's what I was afraid of. I suppose there does come a time when m man gets too old to learn!" Its Identity. Little Ozro?"Paw, what is a chamber of horrors?" Fanner Bentover?"Wa'al. good land, Ozzte! Don't you know what your maw.> spare bedroom4ooks like':" In Donbt Kroiu Appearances. Automobillst?"Say, where can 1 get soiuc repairs made? I've met with an accident." Farmer?"What d'ye want?a machine shop or a hospital?"?Motor. Hair. "And her liair." cried Claude, "is something to dream over!" "It would make a good mattress. for a fact."' assented Meltravcrs. ever anxious to display line sensibilities. Mutual. "I'm satisfied," said the angry tailor, "tliat you intend to beat me out of tliis money." "All right." ehueklod the happy debtor; "it you're satisfied; I am."? Baltimore News. Itone to the Ocea?lon. Archibald?'"Mamma, gl#e me a pcnny?" Mother?"You're too big to he ashing for pennies." Archibald?"Well. then, give nip a quarter."?Chicago News. Not Muny There Tlirtr I>aj'i?. Willie?"Pa. ,when you say a man's 'wool gatherin* it inenns he's lazy, don't it?" Pa?"Not necessarily. He may bo Withering the wool off the Iambs in YYall Street."?Philadelphia Ledger. Mi* Idea of Ccneroalty. "Did you turn that needy frieud of yours empty-handed from your door?" "Well." answered the mild-mannered man, "I don't value money for its own sake, but I'd kind o' like to be in a position where the subordinate employes of large enterprises will say 'good morning, sir.' instead of 'step lively.'" ?Washington Star. . Small Boy Kntertalua HI* t'oclf. "Did Johnny entertain you nicely, Tnclc Abuer, while I was out?" asked the niece the old man was visiting. "He did very well," was the rather constrained answer. "He spent most of the time making me promise to let him eoine to by funeral." "Dear little fellow! He's so thoughtful. "?Chicago Record-Hern Id. Too Mat'h For th#? Xervp*. "Your husband," said the doctor, ?'iiau wnrrimi htmactf sick. lie needs a change." "Where ought we to go?" asked the anxious wife "To the city." replied the doctor, promptly." where he will not live constantly in a bar-owing atmosphere of suburban trains and time tables."? Chicago Evening Tost. ,Tu?t Wanted n I'lmncr. "Mister Jedgo." called out the colored witness, after he had been on the stand a full hour, "kin I say oue word, suh?" "Yes." replied the Judge. "What is it?" "Hit's des dis. sur. Ef you'll des ( make de lawyer set down en keep still two minutes, en gimme a livin* chanee, I'll whirl in en tell de t rut hi"?Atlanta Constitution. True Genius. Hicks?"We had a great time at the 1 club last night. Sorry not to see you there, Charley." Mrs. Porter (after nicks had gone)? "Why. Charles, you told me you spent the whole of last evening at the eiub." i Mr. Porter (with great presence of ] mindi?"So I did, my dear. The rea- , soi^ Hicks didn't see me was because , be wasn't there himself. Trying to , deceive his wife, probably." ' Mrs. Porter?"The wretch! And he i would try to rob me of the confidence I I have in you. I always did see some- 1 thing about that man I didn't like."? ' Cleveland Plain Dealer. j .~t ' , ' CANAL TREATY REJECTED Tliought to Be the Ccusc of the Rev olution. Panama. Special.?The revolutioi which occurred Tuesday and which re suited in the proclamation of the in dependence of the isthmus of Panara: v. as not. unexpected. Since Sunday las all kinds of rumors had been in cir ? ' ition. hut it was not until Tuesday night that the hour so long looued ror ward to bv the inhabitants of Panamt arrived. Kor two days previously groups of people had been gather-in; about the town discussing the sitna tion. which caused alarm upon the par of the authorities, for the houses o P". Manual Amador, Jose Arango am Frrderieo Boyd and other leaders ol the poptilar movement were watched by the police, but the revolutionists fearlessly went in and out of their residences. issued their orders and theii plans were carried out. , The revolutionists derided upon 5 p rn. as the hour to proclaim the independence of the isthums, hut a change occurred- in their plans and word was sent to Santa Anna* where over 2,00( men had congregated, Tor tne revolutionists to disperse until 7 p. m.. bu< tley wore already marching towardt the Plaza Chiriqui, cheering enthusiastically for the independence of th< miliums. Thereupon signal was givor to Genera! Huerta, of the revolutionary forces, who. in the name of the Republic of Panama, arrested Genera] Tovar and his staff and escorted them to police headquarters amidst wild cheering for the new republic, for Dr. Amdor and for the other leaders oi the revolution. The flag of the Rc j.ublic of Panama was then formerly hoisted. The cause of the revolution may be briefly summed up as being the result of the action of the Congress of Colombia at, Begota in relecting the HayHerran canal treaty. The Panamalang are almost to a man in favor of the construction of the canal by the United States, and it had repeatedly been prophesied before and after the meeting of Congress that Panama would secede if the treaty was rejected and would probably come to terms with the United States for the building c? the great Isthmian gateway. The revolutionary junto is composed r?f Jose Auguatin Arjano, Prederico Boyd and Tomas Arias, who have r\f th? rrnvernment. Wliuigv v?4 ?.?' O The composition of the provisional cabinet is as follows: Minister of the (Jovernment. Eusbis Morales; Minister of Finance. Dr. Manuel Amador; Minister of Foreign Relations. F. V. Do La Esprllla; Minister of Justice, Carlos Mendoza: Minister of Public Instruction. N. Victoria: Minister of War and Marine. De Obarrio, Jr. While Dr. Amador war, In conference with government generals, the officer who is in,command of the government warship Bogota, sent an ultimatum to the Colombian government. the time to expire at 10 p. m.. yesterday, but before receiving an answer the Bogota began a bombardment of Panama. Her fire was answered by the guns of the town forts and by those of the gun-boat PadiUa, which had declared In favor of the revolution. Shortly afterwards, the Bogota left the bay. but as she has very little coal on board, she will not be able to go very far. Communication by telegram with Bogota in interrupted. The Logical Candidate. Cleveland, 0.. Special?Senator Hanna. referring to the renewed suggestions made In various quarters to the effect that he is the logical Republican candidate for the presidency next year, as a result of the unprecedented victory in Ohio at Tuesday's election. Siade this statement: "The result of the election in Ohio Tuesday In no wise changes niv opinion in reference to my proposed candidacy for the presidency, of which position the public has been fully advised." Boy Kills a Man. Richmond, Va., Special.?A .Stuart, Patrick county. Va., special says: "William O'Dell was killed at Liberty Tuesday in a row with some boys one of whom threw a stone, striking O'Dcll on the nose wun gumcirui. !<< ? to knock him down. ODell fell against a log. and broke his Heck. The parties concerned were arresetd. Fought to the Death. Wytlieville. Va.. Special.?A fatal } hooting affray between brothers occurred Wednesday night on Potato Creek, in Grayson county, next to the North Carolina Hue. The brothers, Ira Halsey and Dick Halsey, had an old grudge.Dick Halsey was seated on his horse, and his brother was standing on the ground when the latter shot twice at Dick without effect. Dick dismounted and the two clinched. Dick was getting the better of the fight when Ira shot him through the heart, killing him instantly. Ira was held for trial. Virginia Genera! Assembly. Richmond. Va,, Special.?The latest returns from elections in Virginia s ho v.- that the complexion of the General Assembly wilt he littlo if at all changed from what It is now. There will be about 19 Republican votes on joint ballot, two Fuslonist votes and one independent voto. The total membership of the assembly is 142. Cabl-Ca s Collide. Kansas City. Mo., Special.?One person was killed outright and 51 othot-3 Injured, two of them perhaps fatally, in [he collision of two cable cars in a fog ?arlv VVednc.iday, on the steep Twelfth street viaduct. Most of the Injured were shop girls on their way from [heir homes in Kansas City, Kan., to the big department stores on the Missouri side. The dead girl, Nellie Tus?ombe, sged 20, a clerk, was killed instantly. She was found burled beneath [he debris of the wrecked trains. **4 } W> v^v 'y-^ '^l^jlj^fe/ r 1 's** ' .! MIIHIMB.]: 1 3 * fllnor Events of the Week la * Brief Form. * ? . * k*KltiraiftS*ia^S&SSCSS*SKS? 1 t County Settlements. r There are still 1C counties of the State with which the comptroller gent eral has not hail settlement, on account of the tangled condition which some of the county treasuries were. The counties yet to be settled with are Charleston, Florence, Georgetown,Williamsburg. Newberry Laurens, Darlington. Greenville. Anderson, Clarendon. Beaufort and Colleton. The comjK troller general last year only witnessed 12 settlements, and this year practically two years work has to be done. r In four of these counties the settlements will be delaped, and as a result | the work will not be finished until the > first of next year. The Legislature last s year only appropriated 1500 for the I expenses of this work, and this . employment of experts In some coun- ? . ^ : ties to straignten out arraire. As a re- ^ i suit the comptroller general will have . to pay further expenses trusting to the I general assembly to reimburse him. i Last year, however, the senate committee refused to increase the approp. riation of $500 and Mr. Jones stands ! a good chance of being out seme mon- , *. i oy. The law requires that settlements . I be in the hand of the comptroller geo, eral by July 1st, but some ! of them were not received until a few days ago, and this, is partly responsible for the delay.. Mr. SSimpson' s efforts to have the i dispensary directors authorise the i opening of a beer dispensary, at Winnsboro were again balked by theopposltion. His petition, fortified bjr i a certificate from the registration i board to the effect that the signers were qualified electors of township No. 14, was attacked on the ground that It did not show a majority because some of the signers might not be now reorients of No. 14, .although the registra. tion books so indicate. The matter was deferred till the next meeting, whenhe was advised to get ah affidavit from the auditor tnat his petition - . shows the necessary majority. Seal Paper a Will. Yorkvillc, Special.?William Young is the name of the safe-craeker, who was shot at Wright's Perry on Monday. The writing he left with Dr. ct Duliu was in the nature ef a wMl. an# it reads as follows: "Point, S. C., Nov. J, 1903. "Mv Dear Brother-in-Law: "Accept this as a release of thw mortgage I hold on your property. My TVof/ih Voon vnnr. I IU? JVU UJ . Tf UI.VU nvvy /v?. self. Am shot pretty badly. Doctors -/j claim I cannot get ov^r it Try * to bring my body home. (Signed) "NED W. YOUNG." Tiiis writing was not executed until Young wa3 assured that there waa no further hope for him. and he instructed Dr. Dulin to wire L. Hleronymous. at 2820 Waverly, Baltimore. Hierony mous reached Dr. Dulln'a ^ Thursday afternoon, and Dr. Dulin attested the paper for him. He did not talk a great deal about Young, but said his brother-in-law was a steam fitter, who had quit work on account of bad health. Palmetto Notes. Mr. J. D. Saamuela, the Southern , ' Railway's night telegraph operator at Aiken, met a tragic and an awful death on the Southern's bridge near 6 o'clock. He waa caught near the centre of the bridge by train No. 133, bound for Augusta and waa Instantly killed, bis body being horribly muti lated. The engineer saw him too late tfS to stop the train. As the locomotive was almost upon the body the engineer saw the victim raise his head and look toward the approaching train. Near the body were found two broken whiskey bottles. Why Mr. Samuels was on the bridge at that hour is a mystery to the railroad people there, the bridge -t- -<h| being several miles from Aiken. Jim Smith, a colored man. who was wanted on a criminal charge, was shot near Andersonville and died of his wounds.. He was shot while trying to make his escape. a Walter McHam, a sixteen-year-old negro boy, is lodged in the county Jail on the very serious charge of haying assaulted a negro girl about 4 years of age. at Cowpens, a few days ago. Immediately after perperating his deed McHam disappeared from Cowpens, where feeling was intense against him after the action became public. He came to Spartanburg and was arrested here yesterday. The colored child on whom the assault directed, is said to be in a critical condition. The Southern Express Company has sucecede/l in locating the $50 that was stolen from the Fishing Creek wreck* but the probability is that there will Lv no prosecution. The management of the company figures that there is a possibility of failure to convict, and in that event the thief will probably be /induced to sue for damages. General Edward McCrady, the first man of letters in the State, ^uthor of the monumental four volume History of South Carolina, died suddenly Tuesday morning at his home in Charleston. in his 71st year. He was a gallant officer, rising to the rank of colonel in the war between the States; a distinguished member of the Charleston bar an J the father of the celebrated "eight box law." which made negro domina- . . .>$| tion impossible in South Carolina after the advent of the Hampton regime. C. D. Kenner, the foreman at the Palmetto Roller Mills In Spartanburg had a serious fall Saturday morning and it seems a miracle that he was not killed. He is said to have fallen about twenty feet, .his head striking one of the grain bins. Mr. Keaner went Up the steps on tbe platform, where the . 2rain makes its entrance into the mill. J While on the platform he made a mis- JL nten and v.-a.s precipitated to the floor beneath. For a time it waa thought fl H he had been fatally injured, fie was unconscious for several minutes. H He Will be laid iri for tome time. . -jB j