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of forest p: tservation has attracted any attention in this country and even now only a few States have made any systematic efforts to revent the wan ton destruction of the forests, and to enact such laws as will tend to keep the supply of merchantable lumber. In our own State our people have been al most reckless in the destruction of valuable timber without even realizing it. And it is not likely that we will be able as yet to arouse them to the im portance of the subject. The State of New York is foremost in the work of forest preservation. and while this w'ork is yet in its ijfancy even in that State it is accomplish!ng much that will be of inestimable benefit to the futike. The Department of Agriculture has a forestry division ard its officers are ready at any time to assist in the way o instructing land owners as to the st methods to pursue either for the prescrvation of standing timber or of planting land that !s entirely open with the young trees or with seed. One of the most important things in con nection with the work iz to instruct the people as to the real value of their limber lands, and in this way prevent them from ignc:antly disposing of these at prices that are far below theIr value. As we have no department of agri culture except in connection with Clem son College the work of beginning and laying plans for the preservation of our forests might be left to this Insti tution, but even a few thousand dol lars spent on this work would pay big returns in the future. LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSI TION. Next year will be the one hundredth annivecsary of the purchase by the United States of the Louisiana Terri tory. This great territory was pur chased from France' in IS63, and at present comprises nearly all of the States of Louisiana. Arkansas. Mis souri, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, a great part of Kansas, the Indian Territory, Colo rado, and Wyoming and all of Indiana, Montana, Oregon and Washington. To celebrate the cen tennial anniversary of this event, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition will be held in St. Louis, Mo., during 1903. The management of this Exposition desireI the assistance and co-operation of the various States of the Union in this enterprise. Five inillion dollars have' been appropriated for this purpose by the general govcernment and $10.000, 000 by the ci:y of St. Louis, and al ready several States have made appro priations for buildings and exhibits.1 The purpose for which the Exposition has been undertaken is a patriotic one and no d'oubt the Exposition will be a great success and much good accomp lished. COUNTY GOVE'RNMENT. The economy with which the county affairs are managed fixes largely t'h.e weight of the bur.7en of taxation upon the people. Apart from the interest on the State debt and the constitution al tax for the public schools the tax for the suppcet of the State govern ment is very small. It should not be your busIness to adopt special legisla tion for your individual counties, but tha combined wisdom of repreaenta-' tions, should enable you to adopt such measures for the government of the several counties as will be economical efmcient, and just. The cost of thE Courts and tbe administration of the laws, the main tenance of highways and bridges,, and tLe support of , the penal and charitable institutions, are subaccts in which there Is great room for reform. While it is 'rr~e .tha't the conditions vary in the differ ent counties. it is also true that there could be more uniformity in our coun ty governnernt law and mere economy in its administration. As the law now stands altmost every county in the State has a diffcrcnt law from every other county. or if the law is general. a number of counties are excepted fromn its provisions. There should te more uniformity. Of course conditions in regard1 to certain matters may be -, different in different counties. but there could be more uniformity in re gard to many s'h:beets than at presenit. The Constitution re'cuircs it. Anythi~ig that you can do to :;hm pllfy and unify as far as possible the County Goverinment Law will tec of benefit to the people and shoeld have your e.^forts. LOCAL LECISLATION. Your atteaton has been called to this subjct a number of times. rn:l though speedal legislation on certain subjects is inhibitedi by the Constitu tion, yet every rssscn of the General Assembly finds a number of laws reb lating to local or speelal subjects. Though these sneeial laws have fre quently been dclared unconstitutional by the Courts it s-eems almost irpos sible to 1:eep them off the statute boohs. In sevrI of the counties the past ycar thr' have been no Courts on account of th ccei~nty of the constitutionality cf the jury law, and tihe ques on is no heore the Supreme Court for adj'-i'ca ion. This !aw rri the laws in rc'9.rd to cor!'orations nced your s-:ceia! attentlen. They have caused more troule durin.g the part year than any othcr question w~th which the ari nstratbon has had to deal and largely trase of the uncer tainty as to whart the'lav: is. Such l!c islation stoml he carefuly watched and avoided. if -oss. Oe. STAT2 GEOLOGIST. In accordance with an Act pasl at the last srssion. on the 30th of April Mr. Earle Sloon. of this State. was appointed State Gecologst. He im mediately entered upon the discharge of the dutie- cf 'she office. In view of the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition and the al vantages to the people of the S:e from an exhibt of the structural min erals and forrst reducts. a great oor tion of the atteno'n of the State 3o logist h-:s teen d:~ceted to sccurin a creditale coi~ctiorn for exhibt .. There was net even a n'!ciecs of a collectin in t:' Z30-i:s hans ei!vin the State Ceoi<G: v-ry ilttle time fre thorn:nh oem' -' f t're rrunvi pr ogr'ss w th a r' e a ~em"n' *t-he extent an:1--- r '-c:! *t va of the State's reso re.s in pop wr-'L pe the enmnietion of thi ex amination *1is the purpose of the State geologst to undertake a system atic study of Pe clays and kaolins of this State in o;er to determine their manufactured vai" The State GeoloA has responded to many demands by it!zens for an expert opinion in regaruto the min eral features of South C-oliina, and much general information has been furnished. Of course a great 1 cou!d not be accomplished In a few unrns. but sufficient has been done to on strate the wisdom of the Legislat m providing a State Geologist and a partment of Geology. The State Ge og:st tenders the State the gratultot use of the scientific instruments and apparatus in his private laboratory provided the State shall furnish him with an assistant to perform chem !.cal analyses and assist in clerical work for the State Geological Survey. Ths equipment does not comprise special apparatus and furnaces for making practical working tests of china clays, aire clays, tile clays, brick clays, and for the fire assays of gold ores, etc. The sum of twelve hundred dollars would afford a satisfactory equipment and the sum of six hundred dollars would cover a year's cost of chemicals and incidentals. These should be tarn ished and the State Geologist should be given an assistant and required to have his laboratory and offIce In Co lumbia. The assistant could remain in the office at Columbia and be able to answer inquiries from citizens who might desire to consult this depart ment in case the Geologist were ab sent on a survey or making investiga tions. I would also recommend that you provide suitable funds for the publication of the results of the ,vork of the Geological Survey In special bulletins to be issued from time to time in order to afford readily avail able information on such subjects in response to the many Inquiries receiv ed. I would also suggest and recommend the consolidation of the offices of State Geologist and Phosphate Inspec tor, both as a matter of economy and of increased efficiency. The phosphate mines come properly under the De partment of Geology and the Depart ment of Geology could very properly and appropriately look after the phos phate interests of the State. By t.is arrangement you could very easily furnish an assistant to the State G2j logist without an increase of appropri ations. The Department of Geology is a very important one and should re ceive your encouragement. SOUWI CAROLINA INTER-STATE AND WEST INDIAN EXPOSI TION. At your last session you wisely made an appropriation of $50,000 for the erection of a State building at the South Carolina Inter-State and Wcst Indian Exposition. Under the provis ions of that AM'; appointed as State Commissioners Hon. Louis Appelt. of Manning; Capt. Thos. Wilson, of Cades; Col. John B. Cleveland, of Col. John B. Cleveland, of Spartan Board of C-ommissioners subsequently elected Mr. A. W. Love, of Chester, as superintendent of the State exhibit and building, and Mr. August Kohn as secretary and auditor of the board. The Commission made contracts for the erection of the Palace of Agricul ture, and it is gratifying to state that the State building is perhaps the handsomest on the Exposition grounds. The collection of the ex hibits, which are entirely creditable. was largely under the personal super vision of Superintendent Love, who worked in conjunction with the au thorities of the Exposition company. The Exposition is a decided success and reflects credit upon the State and upon the South. The gre purpose for which it was undertaken, the bringing of our own people into closer touch enlarging our trade relations with the Latin States, and displaying to the whole world the resources -nd advan tage-s of this State and of the So'th, undec the excellent manageent which has the Exposition in charre. must and will be accomplished, an 1. South Carolina should feel a just pride in this success. It is proposed, when the Exposition is over, to make a permanent park out of the beautiful grotinds. This would be a commendable close for the grea2t enterprise, and it would be a handsome act on your part to turn over the State building to the Exposition Company or its successors at the close of the Exposition. atnd such a course has my hearty approval. TRU'STS. Recentlv the business and political wold have been startled by great combioation:, of capital seeking to de small~er competing industries to t~e wall ad to acquire complete con tol of the products and supply of ear tan articles of trade which are ne'es sries and which the people must have at almost any price. In a great many instances these combinations havc bcaa successful in their efforts to can tol the national market and the pow Ier they wield is immense. There is no dubt that it has taken business ability of a high order thus to gain control of a commodity and that without this ability it could not have been done. It is also true that the trusts, if rightly cnducted, could be of benefit instead of an evi! to the consumer. But as -soo:i as a monopoly is acquired the teadcn cy is to oppress, and with the .great power which these combinations wield the oppression may become unbeara ble. This tendency has become so marked, and the evils resulting there from so patent, that it has led to much naional and State legislation on the .subect. but in most instances o rno avai!. Combnations are s!i!1f oios and those al ady in ca:istenee are te-tOmn :g more powerful. The tentency to ':ards c''trtrztin ci Wealth is 'c r'min re -e marke c very day.Th :r-;: i s kin to cntroi cv::y lIn It is o1: reecry. howavor, tht t'e tr"st has invate:1 t'rc borders o :s Stte but at present it is a:re I s"etr. to gai control of the sur ,'y of Ihose commroidits in v:'ic~. it deas. In 189; ihe General Asse:aYy c Sout Ca4-oina named an Act ''to prohibit trusts and combinations an i to provide penalties," and at your I session a Joint Resolution was directing that the Attorney General c 1 the State be "required to forthwit nstitute an investigation to determin I by what authority the Virginia-Car 1 Ina Chemical Company ia doing busi aess In this State," and "whether sai .onmpany or any person or corporatio who may be engaged in any business ithin this State has violated or is:. riolating the provision of the laws of his State prohibiting trusts and com Jinations," and directing him to in stitute such proceedings as might be iecessary to punish violators of said ws against trusts and combinations. roceeding under these instructions him by you, the Attorney Gen er tituted a thorough investigation to d ine whether this compan is enti to do business in this Stat under laws of the 'State "pro. hibiting t 's and combinations." A full and ela to report, showing the work he has e and his ,plans, will be submitted u. In the beginning he calls attentio the difflculties he had to encounter. e anti-tiust aws have only recently enacted in this country, and especia n this 'State, and are not fully dev 'O the other hand they are ' bry onic and chaotic," In som too sweeping and in others ing the entire ground. These tions are organized secretly, a a most difficult matter to obtai nite information in regard to formation and the purposes for wh they are organized, and definite info mation must be had In order to begin an action in the Courts. If an unlaw ful combination exist "the proof of be facts tending to establish its existence is locked up In the records of tho ticipating corporations." As i see from the Attorney General's re port, difficulties of this kind are the ones that ecafronted him in his every move. Especial attentiot' is called to the defects in the laws of this State regu lating corporations. It has been the tendency in this State to give corpor tions almost unlimited powers. sul as the "v-nllmited power to deal in real estate," "the power to acquire and transfer shares of stock in other cor porations," "the power to place under mortgage or deed of trust its franchise e. as well as all or any of its proper ty." When a f-reign corporation ecm plics with certain "provisions and re quirements," which "provisions auid requirements" amount to little or nothing it "'shall enjoy the rightE of domestic corporations." In short, the tendency in this State has been to give corporations the same power to carry on business which is accorded to the private individual. This principle is wrong. Corporation's are creatures of the State, created by the State "not as the concession of a right, but as a favor bestowed," and as such creatures. the State has a rYht .to inquire Into their affairs.and m thods of transact-' ing b and it is sa e ducive to the welfare of a m~ "the people, then that State which cre ated them has the rIght to put them out of existence. The Attorney General suggests sev era! amendments to our existing anti trust laws and the enactment of seve ral new laws. Hec has made a thorough investigation of this question of con trolling the trusts and his excellent report shows much study and care in its preparation. It is worthy your most careful and thoughtful consideration and my purpcse is simply to dire::t your attention to that report. RAILROAD COMMISSION. The annual report of the Board of Railroadl Commissioners fo; t:IC year just closed is one of the most complete that has been issued from this depart ment. Thirty-nine (39) miles of new mileage have been built anrd opened for traffic durnng the year. The Com mission has had many important and difficult problems with which to deal, affecting both the railroads and the people. The solution of these problems, as well as the condition of the rail roads in the State. is fully stated in the report of the Eoard, and your attention is directed to this report for informa tion concerning this department of the State government. STFATE H-OSPITAL FOR THlE IN SANE. 'The constant accumulation of the in sea in asylums has been one of the most startling features in the histcry of the great charities of the century .iust clcsed, these great asylums be ing at once the pride of the human' tarian and a stumbling block to the legislative economist. In origin our State Hospital dates among the very first. and it is now cntering upon the eightieth year of it~s existence. Altho-i.h unfortunately 1o cated within a city, when it sho'.id have been long since removed to tihe country, it has ulfilled' its imnoorant mission in our Commonw'-alth an-I ril"en shelter to over 10.000O inmates. During the past year the a:lmission rof 439 patients has been th'e largest in the history of the in-,tttion. The growth of the Hospital durin; the last ot'nrter of a century, and ros pec'ally during the last decade has teen a matter of deepest concern to all entrusted with its administr'.tion. to the Executive and Legislativa brantl es none the le-ss than to the managing officers. The problem has been to pro vlde with due conomy for all unfortu nates within our borders who require the restrain!ng care of an asylum. while excludint. such persons who for various reasons .rnay not properly'be considered subjects for such charity. To draw this line justly to the affict cel and to the taunayers is a problem not easy of soluticn. A brief statistical review may ::erve to present the numcr'ral and finan cial sides of the rquestion. Ten . Dnily '.Titl Por Y ~ r r.P'rtIe. A 'm age. Txr--9". Ce'n. 1875. U 3h & "'1 111 $210 4(3 0. 541 .3:7 84tO7 2P1 04 5. 4 in3 ].6 977 14C .31 1 i. 0 '57 7 la 0'. 113 (i 1 0 .14 1 3(43 327.1.91 1":2 7! jeol.qe J 1.s 135.3 6 103 '0 The pe capita is based upon the ac tual yearly ex.pense for support an'] mnt~s. From these instructive figures does rnot include r-rmanent improve nents. From these instructive figures t appears that while the population if the institution has more than rebled in the total number as well as n the daily average, under care the otal annual expenses have by igid economy been kept at -bout the same - figures, wble the :ost per patient has been re luced over one hundred dollars. The pecific appropriation for support )roper has been about $100,000.00 foir icarly twenty years. In his report for 1900 Supt. Babcock rpressed the opinion that it was doubtful in view 'of the present pri es of food stuffs and supplies whether e maintenance or support of patients tn again be met for $100,000.00. For e next year It is probable that the ;um total for this item will be abova 10,000.00." The result has been as predicted, and the necessities of the iospital have required an average nonthly eo'penditure of over $9,000.00, td the opinion is now advanced by he Superiptendent that for the next ew years the monthly expenses for upport atone will average $10,000.00. In viev/ of the figures above shown d the expenses for maintaining the sane sewhere the question suggests tself wyether a too rigid economy has ot etofore been exercised in the cement of the finances of the Hospital. As to the prospect of reducing the umber of admissions the Board of legnts make clear in their report that their conception of the proper man gement of their charge lies in the di rection of the broadest philanthropy d charity with the greatest good to greatest number. The Regents efore hesitate to restrict the right mission of any bona fide citizen tate who may require asylum are, ey are- especially gaarded gainst remmending the refural of s elter to dent old people, who vuld rightly I to the custody of Sir-houses if *ese county retreats nado adequate piysion for the aged and helpless. 'k ' That the instltutioWS imposed upon i the forced receptii of non-res ents I have during thegt yer h:d rsonal experience and"Qn'aledlg rom corresponding with fic-iaa Of tio neighboring States, who fere p-. *bite1 by law from placing ersons rmerly residents af this State in thbe r aritable institutions. This que ;on f "settlement," as it is technic Iled, has bc*en referred to the Gen Assembly for some years, but no action has been taken. It would now aVekr that it is a question of growing importance and that self-preservat:n now 4emands that we restrict the right o admission of noL-residents io the Ho al as has been done by our neighb ,. The R nts and Superintentents call' atten n to the need for the ex pansion an eve opment of the hios pital of a 1 d-three nd aquarter rese. t grounds .of mend I e thousand dollars beit ually until the whole is pal the ultimate benefit to the Hospit: ,this land will be great in cognpai n with the annual .appropriatiol ked for, I join in the recommends 'on. THE STATE PENITENTIARY. The annual report of this institutiC ' ill be submitted to you. The year .ju osed has been a hard one on mot rrmers, and the State farms have n: ~en an exception. Especially have tt ~.te farms suffered, as a large pol ~dof the land lies on the river an isubject to overfezw. The ycar he ben very unsatisfasiy agricultura l . The oat crop in th:- swamp land s entirely lost. Three. stands< r~n were drowned by the overfiow< tie. bottom lands and. therefore, bt litle corn was made.gThe crop on tb uland was fairly good. jArhe new prison building has bee cmpleted and adds much to the con fot and health of the prisOners. I The institution, however, has dnr remarkably well and makes a g00 showing, even thrcugh great. loss wa sustained on account cf the high we tes, and evidences careful and prx dept management on the part of th S erntendent and the Board of D: JCONVICT STA.TEMENT. Prsoners in confinement Do ~mber 31, 1900 ...........7 Fr m Courts since that tirae.. 235 Reaptured .......... ..------24 1,02 Dl harged ...... .......---173 Pa doned ...... ...... ......2 Es ped ...... ...... ....---16 Ku ed whilo trying to escape.. 1 ~............. ........ .27 Acien hy kild......... 2-2, In frison December .31. 1901 .... 7 FINANCES. Bance cash on hind Dcc. 31, 19 1 ........$ 3,933 13 Total receipts for 1.. ........70,823 48-$74,756 G C1; let expenses f ,1901 ......47,7246 Ex 'ded for pcr m anft improve ments .1901... .15,243 13 Cash in bank De cein ber .31. 1901 11.787 02-$74,75G GS n addition to this there is alreadl earned for the year 1901, in sight an avai ble, $6,150 and 100 bales of c:t ton mewhat damagedi unsold. CONCLUSION. In whatever legislation you enar yo~ stiould keep in mind the happinrs and krosperity of the people of th State. The public treasury should b carefully guarded at all times, but es pecially at this time should you b careful and economical in appropriat ing the people's m'oncy. Whatever yat underake that looks to the uplitin; and tterment of the people and thi progre s and development of the Stat will ye my co-operation. The legis ative and executive departmen shoul unite their test efforts to ori;' credit 0 the Commoinwealth and maint n a governmcnt which wil keep tfore the people the highs ideals -f civic virtue. ' M. B. McSWEENEY, Governor. AS ASSAILANT LYNCHERD Co!ored Man Pays ,enality For edd rage On Young Lady RESCUED BY HIER TWO BROTHERS; A Mcb Battered Down the Jail Doors and Took the Guilty flan Out and Hung Him. Springfield, Ky., Specal.-Jim Maya, a negro charged with as.ulting Lula Jears, the Catghter of Jos. Jeans, oae of the most prominent farmers in tly county, near Simmstown, 2ix mils from hece, was taken from jail by a mob early Sunday and hanged to a tree in the high school yard. The mob came into town quietly and after arousing Jailer Cattlett, demanding th' keys to the jail. Their demand 'was refused, however, and they immediately began to hammer the looks 'on the Jail doors. In a few minutes tby ef fected an entrance and found Mays scowering in his cell, begging the other prisonocs to protcet him. The leaders of the mob took charge of the negro and telling the jailer to watch the other prisoners, dragged Mays to the high school yard, where he was speedily strung up to a tree. The mob's work 7.:s quietly :done and but few words were spoken by the leaders while they were at the jaiL Citizens knew nothing of the lynching until Mays' body was found swinging from the tree. It is not known.in what direction the mob departed and none d01 the members Is known to the offiials. The negro's body was cut down and an Inquest held by the coroner. The negro was arrested and brought hr-re Wednesday. It was charged that the assault was committed while M1ia Jeans was ceturning home from a neighbor's. She fought stubbornly'and her screams brcught two of her breth ers to her rescue. ' They pursued Mays and succeeded In capturing him after a long chase. The brothers beat the negro setccely and were only prevented from ki1ling him the arrival of some farmers ho r ed the negro over to a constable. flcKinlry Arch. V&sgWngton. Special.-The McKin ley NatiPal Memo'rial Arch Assoar tion has kaftcd a bill wbch will be introduced Congress this week, and supported by petition signed by the members of McKinley National Memorial Associ tion, formed to erct a monument in ton, to whicb the arch association y ed the field Af pu ubscrlptio Tidin for 3 Li Presi .the Dis slon s t .propriatio which to p ishing plans t TheC SNew Ccrleans, t Hester's statement e ble supply of cotto -visible to be 4,418,46 1 4,362.722 last week, and 3 year. Of this the total -cotmon is 3,710.462 against s week, and 3.335.277 last ye it all other kinds including E, f zil, India, ctc., 738.000, agains t last week and 752,000 last year. uurld's visible supply of cotton is now afloat and beid in Great B. and continental Europe 2,225,000 ba. egainst 1.93.000 last year; In Egy 229.000 agrainst. 175.003 last year; India 234,(00 against 317,002 last ye: C and In the Unhited States 1,733,9 d against 1,670.000 last year. - A Revoiution. Buecnos Ayres, via Galveston, Speel: e-The rumors circulated here of a re olution to the republic of Paraguu turn out to be well-Toanded. The ra volt, vrhich broke out at Assunclo: the capital, was caused by the que tion of the presidentls1 succession, ti term of President A tval expiringi N~ovember of this year. Ship on Fire. Baltimore, Special.-The Merchar and Miner's steamer Juniata, whit sailed for Boston Sateday night r turned here Sunday morn'ng with ce go in hcr forward hold on flrc. Aft several hours cf hard wcrk, durii which the comparment was complet ly floodcd by the fre de-rimernt. t) fire was extinguished. No estimato the damage has bcen made. Development Company. London, By Catle.-The Shangh. correspondent of The TImes Ea3 that Prince Chning, prerident of tB new Chinese Foreign Oflice, reccnti informed Unhite.d States Minister Co: ger that t:'e viceroy of Cantcn hu 1been ordered to cuter into no unde takings with reference to railroadsi Kwang Thung province of a nature a fecting the rights of the Americal China Development Company, und( tthe Hankow-Cantoni Line con trac The company has notilied then, director general of railroads in Chin. says the correspondent, of its intei -tion to proceed with the constructio of this line. beginning a~t Can~ton. Death Lst Grows. Nowr York. Specia!.-The death Ii! caused by the New York Central tui nel accident has been swelledt seventeen. Winnield Slutze, who ha . submtted to the amputati:n of one his legs. died at Fowier Hospital. II lived at New Rochelle. Richard Mc: ineux, another Newv Rochelle rmt who Is at the same hospital, is rt ported to be in a prccarious Co! dition. The other patients are prc MILITIA IS PRAISED. Adjtant Qeneral Speaks Highly of Our Soldiers. Adjfgant ,pneraJ Floyd's annual re port is rapidly nearing completin. !.t is to be transmitted through the gqv ernor to the general assembly. In his introductory remarks Gen. F10d says: "it gives me pleasure to note the increasing interest and enthusiasm that pervades every branch of the service. And the daily additions tBat are being made 'by enlistment in. the ranks from among the young men coming from the various military schools of the State are comforting and assuring of an even advand4id 1 , effcliency. The interest your ex leney has evinced in the past and eiA ncouragement you have always glyes' makes it useless to suggest that tm, urge upon our law-makers the im portance of libem IV supporting Our volunteer troops he zeal and pa tience they evin:e the sacrifices they make, the money they contribute oV their own private means, In the forts to serve the State; aye, the dig nity and pride of the commonwealth the safety of life and property, insurance of peace and got&, all demand it. A11tr4t-WfH be at meritoriousact, which all good zens will sanction and endorse South Carolina follows the of her sister States in the providing ample appropriations her volunteer soldiery." ."The annual appropriation for lasI decade, made by the national .ernment for arming and equip - the militia of-the States has -$40,000, each State drawing its rata share according to popn In March, 1900, the Interstate tional Guard association composed - the adjutant generals -o assembled in conventi ton for the purpose of pressing upon congress importance of increasing appropriation for equip Itla of the country. The ,co was largely attended, 39 Union being represented. quest of the cony'ention the mittee on militia and military" both houses of congress gran our association a most co patient hearing which resilted passage of .a -bill by Co creasing the .approprlatmlc $400,.000 to e,00,000 lng the increase of South (nzota from $8,000-to about was my privilege and attend the convention. generals .on the above to present to the in who perle 1 that i - the yol *bre Spri clusionsa plicity of I :hard usagea it can be hep ,while the mag mechanism, conm out of order, bard for execution no Springfield exceptf "~As to my position hI am led, after critic of the Krag rifle. to a~ 'above opinion, but would Sever, that a few he procn n! the next year's s.ppropriatio each comnnanv miay have a earmed with the Krag riflef Spractice, and in order that t omay become gradlually famili Ekilled in its use." No Quarantine Nece'sary. LiJackeonville, Fla., Special.- . s|P. Porter, State health offcer of tife SState of Florida, has issued a letter, fo 7Y the 'information of the public, frots 'which the following is quoted: "It hal s not been thought necessary to issue Sany special instructions on the sub ~ ect of ciuarantine regulations for this winter. Thbere has been so little fever 1.In Cuba this year that the quarantinw season wa~s not prolonged. The vacek nation requisite for leaving Cuba is !a force as usual. There is no disinfection c f baggage or other interruption to itravel other than an inspection of psu sengers prior to leaving Cuban ports." - Vield of Wheat. . Washington, Special.-The statisti 'elan of the Department of Agriculturs Sestimates the average yld per acre of wheat in the United States in 1301 at? 14.8 bushels. as compa.ced with 122 a ushels in 1900, 12.3 bushels in 189), -15.3 L-usheis in 1S33, and 13.3 busbe the mcn averages of the last ten yea The newly seeded area of winter w is provisionally estimated at 32.0C arsaninrrcase of 5.6 per cent -CteS an estimated to hare be 'n the fall of 1930.