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Stee) Tracks. E wonder that more nollce has not been taken of the system of steel tracks as devised by Martin Do4ge. State 1ighway Commissioner of bio, first advocated by him In ISM. nd of which he built a section near leveland, Ohio, in 189S. also small tions on the Expositon Grounds at maha, and other sections have been ilt by the road expert of the office road inquiry at the agricultur:l ex iment stations at St. Anthony's rk, Minn., and at Ames, Iowa. We take his description of them from e Year Book of the Deparzment of iculture: "The road thus laid consists of two liel lines of steel plates, eight hes wide, laid at a suffiieent dis nee apart to receive the wheels of icks of standard gauge. These ates have a slightly projecting flange ward on the inner edge, to prevent els of the ordinary vehicles ve no franges, from easily track. At the same time. n, beng only about cue , are not of a hcight vehicles from leaving purpose of passing o desired. These red by wooden dinal stringers rovided with nward nud imbedded , so as to and the* super-; Ceement to give a continuio lng at every point. For a grad tflree feet In one hundred, special rails ,would be needed, corrugated or ribbed transversely. The experimental sections which have been laid have cost about $1 a fcot, but when rolling mills are equipped for making suitable plates of,' say, one-fifth of an inch thick and 1weighing thirty pounds to the yard. the steel would cost about $1500 a mile, and perhaps It might cost as much more to prepare the roadbed and lay the track, including bringing the sur race of the roadbed even with the sur lace of the rails. Mr. Dodge thinks the adoption of this. method would lead to the use of ye-, hieles much lighter in proportion to: the load carried than those now In 3pse, thus reducing the power needed., and the lowering of the wheels, now mad, high to overcome the Inequalities of the road. The development of the bicycle since: they were made with low wheels., so that each now carries several times Its own weight, Is instanced as what can possibly- be done. Now vehicles for the purpose of strength are made about as heavy as the load they are to earry, and some of the older ones often exceed that, and the power re quired t'o move them was thus doubled. For distances over five miles some. other power could be substituted for the horse, Increasing the speed and' lessening the cost of the power, saving much time and expense in travel and transportation.-Boston Budget., Good Country Roads. ' A report of the recent International Good Roads Congress, published by the Department of Agriculture, coters a subject of such vital Interest to all rural regions that Its valuable sug gestions should be carefully studied. The fundamental principles of their construction, eiucidated in the proceed ings otf the late Congress, Inciude lirtt or all layirs ai solid and stable road bed of ample width, not less than twen 4four feet. andr this should be ma cadamized -md graded so as to give a fall of one inch to the foot from the centre to the ditch on either side. But It Is of pramount importance to its preservation that the road should be thoroughly draincd by tiles on both sides. Good roads are obviously indispensa ble conditions of prosperity In every' agricultural iistriet, and the taxpay ers will do vweil to see that they are laId out and maintained by the best available cn;;lneerinlg talent. - New York Herald. *There are eight edible andc "Telve poisonous variedies of miushr.~& 'In the Unit-ed St.ates. CIILD LABOR BILL KILLEi. Measure Fails to Pass the House By a Close Vote. The House killed the bill to pro hibit little children from working in Le cotton factories of this State. The vote was 54 to 52 with five pairs. Had zll the members been present and voting it is claimed that it would have passed by one vote. The Senate passed it last year. Seventeenth Day-The House held two sessions, one beginning at noon and the other at S in the evening. At tech session a great deal of routine work was accomplished, and there was a good attendance. At the morning scssion the House re ceived memorials from the freight bu reau of Charleston and also from the city council, and the Merchants' ex change of Charleston, praying for the general assembly to grant a charter to the Charleston Union Station com pany. The petitions stated that there are obstacles which prevented the charter from being obtained from the secretary of State. It had been report ed that a citizen of Charleston had ap peared before the railroads committee of the House to object to granting the charter. The memorials declared fur ther that there is great need of a union pas-enger station in Charleston. Eighteenth Day-By a vote of 57 to 55 the house refused to strike out the enacting words of the child labor bill. This does not necessarily mean the success of the measure but it was a very great victory for the advocates of the bill. The house adjourned withoui taking further action on it. The discussion was varied and warm and was indulged in by a num ber of members. Several new bills were introduced during the morning hour and referred to appropriate com mittees. Nineteenth Day: There was a skir mish when the senate amendments to the domertic fowls bill came over just after the house convened for bus iness. Dr. Kibler wanted the sen ate amendments agreed to. Dr. Woods wanted to lay the whole bill on the block and chop its head off. Mr. Weston said chickens do annoy neigh ors sometimes but this is an iniqui us bill. It will drive people to plant e cotton and will stir up strife en neighbors.Mr. IvicLeod didn't hat it would raise more cotton uld raise more "cain." The agree to the senate's the chicken bill, s will go to a ref er and the bill's neck ng. The senate's . Lomax's bill to pro ber of school books as agreed to. When the house a number of eat many new bills The senate sent it insisted on its chicken bill. The the committee on llows: Capt. Dean, Mr. Brown. ot of discussion but ral Interest was done. nh he Senate did amiora sess'on, but res:.-n ork at c XThere was an un large i Ne.J16Ms@ following s,& ..jernment from ue'day. The Senate got down to nevery-day calendar work, and ad Alvely debate over the anti-roy Ing ure, finally passing it, fter ofsticating the various fowls numerated In the House bill. The enate also passed the bill to require restibules to be used on street cars. The House sent back to' t'e Senate he jury bill with numerous amend nents. It was decided to ha 'e all of hese printed and laid on the members' esks before any action upon them be aten. The following bills passed third eading: Bill fixing time of holding ourt in Lexington. Bill exempting ortions crf Dorchester and Clarendon ounties from the operations of the tock law during certain months. Bill elating to appraisement of the person l estate of intestates. Bill relating LO bonds of Anderson Issued in aid of Savannah Valley railroad. Bill to , - horize Lancaster and Chesterfid ailroad to change Its track in ,r an pe .ieulars. To authorize C kee ounty to borrow money from the 'ik ng fund of the county. Bill to 'ay V. 0. Guy, treasurer, certain amo ts or taxes collected in 1897. Bill c - ng county pension commissioner. o incorporate the French Broad a southern Railroad company. Bill to he cost of magistrates in civil case Bill relating to magistrates in Green vood county. Bill to exempt school rustees from road duty. Bill to in ~rase salary of magistrate. and con ~:able in E't. Paul township. Clarendon ~ounty. Bill regulating catching, sale nd export of oysters, clams and ter apins. Bill to enable Hcrry county to uld a new jail. Bill securing to nanufacturers exclusive us0 rnf k'mq. ~otes, etc. kcesoiution extending the! ime for Mrs. Boylston to comply with deed made to her by the sinking uod commission. Eighteenth Day.--The Senate held wo s:sions morning and night, and he proceedipgs of both sessions were 'uli of interest. The jury law passed .ts final reading, the Senate agreeing : the house amendment. The bill to llow women to pay taxes to vote for resdential electors was killed. The jill to bring domestic fowls under the novisions of the general stock law assed its third reading, after a hard ight. When the bill was reached Senator enderson moved to indefinitely post. ne. If the bill passes, he said, we nil have turmoil and trouble and amily feuds would be without end. t would bring on more litigation than ny other law ever passed. Them an amendment to make the i apply only to turkeys, offered by ~enator Mayfield, was killed. Senator ldrick then'-offered an amendment hat t'he law should be enforced only gainst persons who allow fowls to resass upum the cultivated lands of noter. after having received written ~otic'e not to do so. This was agreed . Then Senator Mayfield offered arn ~mendment that the law should not o info effect until January 1. 1903. 'he motion to lay the amendment on he table was lost. Senator Hydric k anted to amend by 'naking the date uy 1, 102. This motion as lidi nm the table by a vote of 18 to 16. Sena tor Mayfield then offered an amend ment to make the maximum penalty $1 for each trespass instead of $5 for each trespass. This was laid on the table by a vote of 17 to 15. The ayes and noes 'were called for and a great deal of time was con sumed. Finally all the proposal amendments were voted on and then came the question. shall the bill pass and be sent to the house with amend nmnts? Senator Mayfield called for the ayes and noes. The vote was 17 to 16, and the bill was then passed. The Senate then took recess until 8 o'clock. The following bills were given their third reading. A joint resolution to authorize and require the payment of certain past due schools claims in Williamsburg county. A bill to regulate the qualifications of non-resident executors. - A bill to amend the county govern ment law as regards Orangeburg coun ty. A joint resolution to authorize the secretary of state to deliver to Colui bia chapter, Daughters of the Revolu tion, of the broken granite col umns on e State House grounds. Nineteenth.r)ay-The senate spent nearly three h'o in discussing Sena tor Ilderton's b o regulate the lia bility of raillroa anies having a relief departm W loyes." 'he bill finally passe utenan' gov crnor casting the deeifding vote. So much time was occupied in this discus sion that practically no other business was considered. Twentieth Day-The senate was n session both morning and night. Be yond the ratifcation of a'ts the pro ecedings of neither session were of in temr'r. The new code was adopted at iight and is now the statutory law of the State. The new jury law was also rati field. The governor was in waitin in his office and as soon as these two acts were ratified they were sent down o the chief executive and received h s signature and the seal of the SLate. Jurors will probably be drawn in sev eral counties this week under the new jury law. Two Killed By Mob'. Wheeling. W. Va., Special.-Tues day night at Glen Ji)n, a mining town in Fayette counO this State, a mob went to the home of T. Williams, a colored herb doctor, called him to the door and shot him to death. Mose Allen. colored, was found a short dis tan( e away shot through the stom ach. He died "is afternoon. In a post mortem statement he said he was passing along the road and was struck by a stray bullet. Williams was a re cent arrival from Tennessee and ignorant negroes believed him to be a conjurer. Four Children Bu Cumberland, Md., Spe 3 o'clock Saturday morning the house of Wm. P. Robertion, about 29 miles east of here, on fhe Maryland side of the Potomac rivrr, was entirely destroyed by fire, and-fur of the Rob ertson children. Pearl, Oven, Effie ad Joseph, the eldest aged 10 and the youngest 4 years, were 'lemated. The fire, which Is thought t> have started from sparks fro an- open hearth, r.--~Mi~ and Mrs. Robe son foun all means of escape gone for the children, who were in the second story. Admiral Sam'-son Grows Worse. Washington, Specal.-Alarming ru mors were afloat here Saturday to the ffect that Admiral Sampson had taken' serious turn for the worse within the last twenty-four hours. Inquiries at the ampson residence and of the naval physicians, developed that there has een no decided change in Admiril Sampson's condition, but that a steady retrogression Is in progress which is ommon to his dIsease. Will Cut No Figure. Washington, Special-Hon. White law Reid has invited Miss Alice Roose elt, oldest daughter of the President, to accompany him to London as his guest when he goes to attend the oronation of King Edward. It is the present expectation of Miss Roose elt to avail herself of this opportuni y to see London, but If she does so, she will have no status sa~ve that simply of a young American girl, and will not figure In the coronation cere nonies in anv mannol0 Desers Hanged. ashington, Special.-Two soldiers e undoubtedly hanged in the Phil i es Friday, in the execution of sen t imposed by military commiu Sl y which they were tried and on of deserting to the enemy. hel mes were Edmund A. Du ose Lee Russell, and both were attac o Company E. of the Ninth avar .gro regiment. While their omp a operating against the In surgent the province of Albay, in August he two- men deserted Fou .idren Cremated. New Y . Special.-Jennie anr. Elsie -Burlin aged 8 and 6 year: respectively, Idren of Dr. Eel linger, were ated and died whili the fire was I gress. in their fath er's residence, is city Sunday. Af ter the fire w extinguished the bodes of the e n were found ly ing near the door eir room on the second floor. Rutherford B. Ha son of formei President Hayes, h 'hated a hun :lred volumes of cho books to (he o-m-~ty sr"(a' r' "" be. Liv. Animals to ca. The newest thing in reported from Monte Carlo. wher . Rich ard De Broms~ey Richard English woman, appears for her enade with a lIve black and w ulstiti sitting on her shoulder, wi long and bushy tall turned snug und her tiroat. An culs It. Is a E -ey, the principal part of Wh PALMETTO NEWS. Legislators Return from Charleston. Columbia,'Special.-The members.ef the general assembly, or the greater part of them, returned to the city Saturday night from their trip to Charleston and the exposition. A num ber of them availed themselves of the invitation to remain in Charlestcn until Monday morniag, but the great- I er pdrtion of them reLurned Saturday night, the legislative special reaching the city at 10:45 o'clock. The trip was one of unalloyed pleasure to every member of the party. From the time of their de parture Friday morning until their re turn Saturday night there was not a single incident to mar the pleasure of the occasion. If the only object in go ing to Charleston had been "to have a good time" the trip would have been an eminently successful one, but the real purpose of the visit was a vastly different one, and in this respect, too, it was a success. The lawmakers had the opportunity of seeing the exposi tion with its many anavdri m mahm hibits and attractions, and the in struction and benefit they have re ceived will be of incalculable benefit not only to themselves but to the en tire State. Every man who -came back was singing the praises of the exposition. And, as was stated in the dispatches 1 from Charleston, it was spoken of as "the State's expcsition," and not as 1 "the Charleston exposition." The ex position has been seen ad' enthusi astically endorsed by the Jembers of the general assembly, a feeling of State pride and interest has been , aroused to a degree that did not here tofore exist, and from now on there will be a greatly increased attend- r ance. The legislature will return to their work Mon lay refreshed and benefited by their trip to the exposition, and, as more than one member said when coming up from Charleston, the two days instead of -being lost may be I the most profitable of the entire ses- r sion. s Pardons Granted. The governor has acted upon a t uumber of applications for pardon waiich have been hanging up for some A pardon was granted in the case of S. J. Rutledge, sent up last month from Kershaw county for vio lation of the dispensary law. Ele, en of the jurors and the solicitor ree ommended the pardon. In the case of Greenwood Washing ton convicted in Newberry county of larceny of live stock in 1E99 and sen tenced to two years on the chain gang the governor commuted the sentence to 18 months. Solicitor Sease recom mended a pardon. In the case of Wesley Head convict- t ed in Pic county in March, 1900. o f s of m . ughte , with a recommend to mercy an sentenced to three years in penitent y the sentence was commuted one r. This action was s accordance with olici a tor Ansel s recommendation. ' Henry sullivan, of Greenville, con vlcte4-e January, 1900. of house-e breaking and larceny, and sentenced to two and a half years In the peni tentiary, was pardoned. Solicitor Boggs wrote: "Inasmuch as defend ant itas so faithfully servedtw-er of his sentence, I recommend his par- t don." In the case of Mattie Chapmean, con- C rited in Greenwood county in March, ~ 1901, of assault and batterv and sen-c tenced to three years in the peniten- c~ iary, the governor commuted the son- ,h tenee to one year. Senator Sease made a recommendation to that effect.~ Jasper Taylor was convicted in Lex-F ngton in September. 1901, and sea enced to pay a fine of S100 or serve 90b ays in the penitentiary for the viola- 8 ion of the dispensary law. The pris- u) omer is an old man and upon the pres etation of strong petitions the gov- th ernor commuted the sentence to $50 ine or 90 days on the gang. Pardons were reused in the o~ow-W nag cases: Julia Hood, Hampton county, con- be ricted of adultery and sentenced to vi six months In jail. Preston Jefferson, Sumter county, to cnvicted of rane and sentenced to hi ife imprisonment.a he Charter Mill Increases its ly Capital. Notice has been filed with the secre- H ary of State of the Increase of the th apital stock of the DeKalb Cotton F mills of Camden by $100,000, making a otal capitalization of the company of o! 300,000. The following companies were chart- of ered:W The J. H. Bennett company of Clo, a hich will do a general merchandise tr usiness on a capital stock of $50,000. i he officers are J. H. Bennett president t1 and treasurer; Neville Bennett vice ' resident, and Charles Manning Eecr-e- i ary. The Wilcor Hardware company of ec arion, capitalized at $10,000. Thed ffecers are: H. M. Wilcox president; j . L. Wiscox vice president, and Ar- CC tur R. Craig secretary and treasurer. in The Charleston Palace of Life com- at any of Charleston, capitalized at Sc 2,500. The officers are: P. B. Salley th resident and G. J. Lanneau secretary re nd treasurer. n Fatal Shooting Affray. D Florence, Special.-Sheriff Burch has een advised to look out for M. D. Ne- A rith, who last night at Clade's shott ad probably fatally wounded Eli s auls. The two men are procminen'tly ju cnnected. Nesmith was bargaining nc Ith a negro for a loa~d of crossties, s hen Sauls came up an'd offered more oney. Nesmith became angry and ca ~ter- words, shot fear times at Sauls, di e bullet taking effect. Nesmith im di ediately disappeared. tn Tried to Burn a Mill. in SiC Greenville, Specal.-An attempt was th ade Thursday morning at 2 o'clock o set fire to the Carolina Cotton Mill, ta hch Is locateci near the .jnction of da he Air LUne and C. & G. railroad T acks, in the west end, There a e cfictn ports in regard to the noa Is not easy to obtain the Iasj the parties cont'sned tic ed arson are unknown qu~ be for present parrow SENATOR TILLMAN TALKS. N Measure In the House to Anncx Cuba to United Statzs. HOUSE. Thirty-eighth Day-Representative 'ewlands, of Nevada, of the ways and ueans committee, who was the author >f the resolution annexing Hawaii, in roduced a joint resolution inviting the epublic of Cuba to become a part of he United States, first as a Territory ind then as a State of the United 4tates, to be called the State of Cuba, iso authorizing a 25 per cent. redue ion of duty on the prEsent crop of uban sugar, in cocs*deration of Cuba's ,ranting preferential rates to the Uni ed States. The resolutions confine the 5 per cent. reduction of duties to the >eriod prior to January 1, 1903. The >rovision of annexation is as follovws: "That in the meantime the republic >f Cuba is invited to hecome a part of he United Stites of America and her )eople to become citizens of the United tates with the assurance that Cuba vill be entitled at first to a territorial orm of government under the consLi ution and laws of the United States Vith a Delegate In Congress to rep:e ent her pecple, and that. ultimate tatehood will be granted when, in the udgment of the Congress, it is advis ble to admit Cuba, including such ther West India islands belonging to he United States as nay be deemed Avisable, as a single State in the nion to be called the State of Cuba." Thirty-ninth Day-The day was do oted to a further hearing of Gov. aft's Philippine report. At 4:35 p. m. t adjourned. F ieth Day-There was but little nter in the House :roceedings. The iusineis under consideration was of a urely routine nature. The House ad ourned to Monday. SENATE. Thirty-eighth Day--Throughout the ay's session the Senate had under con ideration the urgent deficiency appro eIation bill and just before adjouin ent passed it, sutstantially in the hape in which it was reported to the enate by the committee. During the early part of the session he case of Judge Arthur H. Noyles, of he District Court of Alaska, and Alex nder McKenzie and others, which was rought to the Scnate by Mr. Tillman . day or two ago, was discussed. Mr. McCumbcr, of North Dakota, do ivered an elaborate speech in defense f Judge Noyl. ; and Mr. McKenzie. He aid a high personal tribute to both aen, characterizing them as men of ne character, eminent ability ani terling intergrity, incapable of doing he things with which they had been harged. In the course of his argument e became Involved in a colloquy with fr. Tillman. The South Carolna Sen tor had intimated that he would de lver a ech on the Noyes case, but at he usion of Mr. McCumber's pe 'ontented himself practical y b ting into The Congressional eccrd the decision of the Circuit ourt of Appeals of San Francisno in he cases of contempt against Noye& nd McKenzie. a brief spcech Mr. Stewart review it case, taking strong ground ainst ge Noyes and his actions tAlas Durin mber's remarks he ferre i d p Ion -in Alaska. Mr. Tiliman, of South Carolina, In rruped to Inquire whether Mr. Mc mber- did not think he owed it to e Senate to give It all the facts con rning the "damnable corruption" of rtain United States Courts, to which had referred. Mr. McCumbet- replied that he had )t accused the members of the San rancisco Circuit Court of Appeals of 1 tything worse than prejudice and I as. The conclusion of the court, he1 id, were based for the, most part I on evidence the Segator from South 1 Lrolina (Mr. TIllman) would not give .e least credence to. He asserted that I r. Tillman had east -serious asper ns upon a man as honorable as he as-a man whom the South Carolina ~nator might meet outside the-chamn r, and tha-e, if he saw fit, call the le names he had applied to him. I Mr il~man djgaJaied any Intention reflect- improperly upon anybody. t s remarks, he said, being directed the Department of Justice, practi 1y, for not doing Its duty In prompc investigating and acting upon this se, scandal as had developed In this se whoever were the guilty parties. Ea e insisted that either the 1uares of I e Circuit Court of Appeals of San ancisco were guilty of some Infamy, -e the party was. He felt It his duty f he had some respect for the judiciary the United States, to defend judges s ao had been arraigned -so seriously I id to see that their side of the con-e oversy should go -into The Record. r. Tillman said that he appeared In e role of a defexfder of J nlted States ~ urts when he was on record as hay g made many scathing criticisms of e Federal judiciary, but, he remark ,facetiously, that he would not be t: dng his duty by his clients, the three ti dges of the San Franeisco Circuit g urt of Appeals, whom i.e had gotten to hot water, if he did not atempt C least to cool the water a little. The t th Carolina Senator, saying that s e debate had been precipitated by the ading by him of a clipping from a I wpaper, read a dispatch printed in a New York newspaoer charging Bes a niels, whom the Senate had con med as United States marshal of -zona. with being entirely unworthy ~ hold that office. Mr. Tillman made ms scathing comments upon the dicary committee for passing such a mination favorably. He supposed, he Id. that Senators from the State from in ich Daniels hailed now would ici [led upon to criticise him for intro- ti eing this newspaper clipping, but he r< it simply "to hold up the mirror order that the other side might see a eiselves as others saw them." Ihrty-nnth Day-The Senate was J sessio'i but 30 minutes. The discus- ~i n of the Philippine tariff occupied 'y a time. Fortieth Day-While the Philippine 1ff bill was takten up early in the y, the session was notably quiet. Mr. rner, of Washington, delivered A refully-prepared speech upon tg- ~ neral Philippine guestlon, and br. -o t concluded when the bill was 17 ide for the day. He discussed pa. ' ularly the legal ad constitutiona: etons Involved in the govjeinment ' 4 .ontrol of the a bhe UriTes~d epianation ana tne . patxon of only minor amendments the pension appro priation bill was pcssed early in the seson. Dui ing the consideration of the pen on appropriation bill, Mr. Pritchard, ; North Carolina, offered an amend :rent, p.roviding that a man who tad rcre.i in the Confederate army, 'but obsequently scred in the Unionardiy, sh:uld have a pensionable ta tus. A po'nt of order against the amr.emment by Mr. Gallinger was ue .ained. The wages of sin are sometimes paid by the day. Wa'ked on River D-ube. Vienna, Special.-Capt. Crossmas started on Thursday from Linz fox Vicnna, a distance of 100 miles, wal ing on the surface of the River Dao, utc on shoes invented by himself. He covered twenty miles on Thursday, towing his wife in a boat. . He was therefore unbale to make anywhere near the speed he expected. It Is -tated that the peasants along tht banks were terrified by the strange spectacle. 'irent D'sappolntment. Charlestoa, Special.-The greatest disappointn.ent is felt in all circles here at the abandonment of the Presi dent's propcsed trip to Charleston. Arrangements had been made for a. splendid rereption and everybody waT looking to the occasion as the great day of the exposi'tin. Everythfig will have to be called off as the President was the central figure of the program me. New York, Special.-Jos. C. Black burn, Jr., son of the Senrtor, is barely alive tonight, and is not expected to survive until morning. FROMINENT PEGPLE, Sir Philip Burne Jones, British port trait painter, is coming to America. Great Britain Is said to be free from hydrophobia, owing to the stringent rules on muzzling dogs. The freedom of the city of Dundee, Sestland, has been conferred on An drew Carnegie. Prince Henry's gift to Miss Roose velt Is a gold jewel box, with hand some ornaimentation.. The Empress Eugenie says- her me moirs will not be published until ten years after her death. In a magazine article Lewis Nixon, the new Chieftain of Tammany Hall, declares the United States will become the greatest ship-building and ship owning country. Charles Earl Currie, -of Louisville, Ky, by reason of his efforts to pro mote trade relations between Den mark and the United States, .has been knighted by King Christian IX. It is said that the present Lord Lyt ton has Inherited, to a. great extenAt, ter.~o {,the deW~e sMe evr declara s 3 was hea onal ris ltion and. ?rofessor of Sociology in the Univer- ' ilty of Chicago, has just returned after ~even months spent i.4ermany stud:,y. ng jails and prison cbnditions, exam ning cells and eating the brown bread. tnd soup of the prisoners. Judge Thomas Breen, of Michigan,. vho served du. aig the Civil War, has. ust received his discharge papers, after hey had been lost la the archives of he War Department for many yeau.. Vhat makes the documents particular y Interesting Is the fact that they lear the signature of the late Presl lent when he was "Williamt McKin ey, Jr., Captain and Acting Assistant Ldjutant-General. __ NEWSY CLEANiNCSi New York City is talking of abolls'.e ag the Coroners. Berlin has adopted the London sys em of controlling street traffic. William C. Whitney ha~s announced is permanent retirement from active cross the Charles River be called the aongfellow Bridge.. The entire street car system of VI nna, Austria, has been transformed rom horse to electric traction. The artist who submits the best de ign for a symbol or emblem of the ,ouisiana Purchase Exposition will re elve $2500. Plans for the construction of a sys em of roads. throughout New York tate provide for the expenditure of 20,000,000. The Navy Department ha4 ordered ic omission of submerged torpedo 2bes from the battle shilpsof- the Vir inin class. The $500,000 mining building for the iniversity of California, a memoriaE >the late Senator Hearst, will be tarted at once. The cast of buildings err.',ted in New ork City in 1901 was $150,072,657, cx Increase of about seventy per cent. ver the previous year. The 1French Government allows free assage to its colonies to individuals ad families, provided they have suf eient capital to start wah a chance ( success. The State of Louisiana has tested Its ew plan of conviect labor for one year 'Ith great success. As the result of ue first season's work the State has aIsized $18.000J in cash. The Government of Japan will hoa n industrial exhibition at Osaka in X03. Its primary object is to afford. apanese manufacturers an i oppartur y to study the lat~est products of lesterni invention. The statemer~t Is goin'; the rounds . tat John B. Rockefeller, who is iought to be the. richest man In the arid, is shut out from moot of the leasures of life by the nervous effects f(the strain of manai~iug his wealth, 'hus he can eat only hct milk and rackers, It is said, and mrust retire ightly at ek. He finds It, tonnr inxitemnt.'