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10 PAGES 3 TO 6. WINNSBORO, S. C., WVED.NESDAX , FEBRUARY 19,1902. AE 3'o6 ISOUTHI SNOW-CLAD. Beaviest Snowfall Recorded in Recent Years. RAILWAY TRAFFiC WAS BLOCKE' hlaximum Depth of Snow Was Re ported From Char!otte, N. C., At ;6 Irches-. Atlanta, Ga. Speci.a.-The storm which was central Saturday mo:'ing near Vicksburg has moved e,.slward giving :he section of the country over which it passed .a variety of wcather. The disturbance caused rain. snov and sleet, and thunderstorms occu:rred at Vicksburg, Montgomery and Charics ton. The snow is the heaviest of the winter in many places, Charlotte re porting 15 inches; Nashville 12; Knox ville 10; Chattancoga 10, and Atlanta 3. Freezing temperature extended south to a line running southwest from- Wil mington, N. C., through the central pcrtion of the cotton belt. In Atlanta street car traffic - was seriously. terfered with, many of the suburban lines temporarily abandoning their schedules. ,Sleighing was in dulged in on many of the residence streets. Train service from the east was not seriously Interr.upted. Asheville, N. C.-Special-Ten inches of snow has fallen here within 36 hours. Street car and railroad trarfic was affected but not to any serious extent. Chattanooga.--Special.-One of the most severe snow storms in years has covered the ground with eight lncles of snow here. A number of factories were unable to start their machinery owing to the inability of employes to. reach the' city from their suburban homes on accoqnt of the street 'cars being blockcd. Street cars and trafiqc of all kinds is greatly. .mpeded in Knoxvil!e and nauy wires are down. Norfolk, Va.-Special.-It heavy fall of snow began here Saturlay morning shortly after 5 o'clock and continued during the greater part of the day. Over three inches fell according to the weather bureau measurment, but a st.ff wind made the drifts much deeper. Blacksburg, .. S. - C.-Special.-The snowfall here amc-unted to .18 inches. No trains moved in any direction for several hours. Saluda, N. C.-Special.-The heaviest snow in 20 years, 13 inches on the 1e'rel. Drif in places four feet deep. Rock . Hill.-Special.-Snow began falling here at 4 o'clock Friday after noon and ccntinued until late In the night and as a onsequcnce we have about 10 inches of~the beautiful. Al ready the sleigh-bells are jingling. So * seldom is it that swe have a good snow that the young pcoplie to not allow * I to get good settled before getting out the selighs. Ninety-Six. S. C.-Spccial-The snow * is five to six inches deep and cauight mnany people shor~t of wool. Laurens. S. C.-Special-Eight inches of snow feil hore. This -nakes six or seven snows this season. All except this one has been lighat, however. Small grain will be greatly benefitted by it. Clemson College.-Special.-Nture has put on her white organdiie. Eleve-1 Inches of snow at 7 a. in. Saturday, andI cloud Indications are th:it more will *fall. It began snowing at 2 p. mn. Fri day and was snowing heavily at 11 p. mn. Thbe heaviest snot' storm here *in years. Charleston. - Special. -- Charleston maintains its record for unusual weath er. Early Saturday morning in the space of seven hours. .92 of an inch of rair fell, which is the heaviest rmin fall since last August. Cnarieston has been undergoing a very severe drougnt and the raininll was sufficient to end the drought if it was caught in the cis terns. The rain was accompanied by a 30 mile wind and a thunclerstorm. which was the worst that has passed over Charleston in a lon: time. In a few housa the temperature jnmw'd f-rm 38 decrees to 54 dleg-ees and 'i fell down to 3G derees. Alj-o"4t-'er :t w~as a. night of *oe'iar' wouther en'1 furnishes interestin statstcs for theP weather bureau to cominle. Miss Stone'" Ran'om Pa.i* Constantinois. Py """>.-The ran paid. The li'rit of 'i"'e fr the~ r of th' esi. s n't i-it ex . agents is hourly c'pc'ed WahirnZ h en. ~a -Th - to the brigand 'n 's. "o on uSnero thca thIe h ~ i inade a conditionl 'hat they sh'all havr a period of a wee' or tcn ays which to mah:e see thi ~f era befre- the prisoner is delivered up. PRESIDENT RETURNS ils Son Much Improved and Hle is T Back in Wshington. Washington, Sp'cial.-Presidcnt Roosevelt returned to the White House Friday forenoon in a very hap- th py frame of mind, after five anxious days at the bedside of his boy, who i has been critically ill with puen-monia tar at Groton, Mass. fer In his home-coming the President to had a chance to mak e three sho t lo rear car speeches to the crowds at Wo:rcester, Woousecket andI Proi bui dence. in each he assured the w'- hu ing hundreds that ""1' was all ovI right and out of tie woos, a an sta each case the crowd samed ts as joyous as the Pre.ident ad i vocifcrously. The jour"ne, aifer 1- .. pr ing Providence, Was uneven:d 1. re: There were ony a few people at the off Pennsylvania stai he:e 'hen :hre ap: train arrived. As. an' Secret:' to Loeb met him -n the party was hi driven to the %, aite House. rea Young Rcoscveat W ti2r. wa Groton, Mass.. Speelal.-Friday was an uneventful day at the Groton an i to School. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., has pa Improved very rapidly and for the pri frrst time since his illness he partook of solid food, meat heing included in off the diet. At each taking of the chart in showing the respiration, it indicated patient was normal. azd from all ap- ing pearances the convalescence was una pal interrupted. It is hoped that the boy da; will be able to sit up by Monday. Young Roosevelt's lungs are rapidly bil clearing, with the possibility of re- H storation being completed in a few a days. ret min Seriousfy Burned. oul Charlotte, Special.-At 3:45 o'clock als from the office of the Charlotte Tel- bo: Saturday morning smoke, issuing ers phone Company, in the Davidson the buildinr, on North Tryon stree, toN cause, Policeman Hargett to turn the in a fire alarm; and as he and Police- th1 man Johnson ran toward the build ing they heerd the screaming of som .o one in agony. Just as the officers 69 started to run up the steps that ,%d bi to the telephone office, which is on m the third floor of the building, they eV( saw a woman, whose clothes were in burning from feet to head, run down the last. flight of stai's. This was 'Miss Mamie McKane, the nigh t operator of the Qharlotte Telephcne Ir Company. Quic . her. covered her as' well as possihie Th with snow and sought, as rapidly as fil possible. to extinguish the flames. Se, But little clothing covered the un- th fortunate girl, and in a few minutes So, these ceased to smoulder and she dis was carried into Jordan's drug store. me It was discovered that. clothing the ani entire length of her body bad been sh. burned until, at touch. it fell away, C and exposed sadly balckened and wb burned flesh. Her agony was intense ch, and most pitiable. Se, The firemen responded immediately bai to the alarm, but when they arrived Se, they found no fire to extinguish ex- Ed cept the flames that came from burning dis clothes and blankets that had been pr< thrown from the telephone office and cai had caught on wircs above the pave- Sa: I ment in front o. Jordan's drug store. on A number of sympathetic peoie th gathered to aid the suffering, but lofth t'ese with the exception of Mr. Clin- gr ton R. ayers, of the'*drug store staff C wre 'hel'-s in the presence of the cal1mity. Be''re physlcians could be B rached he didl everything possible to an al'tlevito pain that was bho'rible even to wi tness Finally, after t'no physi tde cans had arr!ved. Miss McKane w's be: taken to the hospital. The full extenit j of her injuries had not been as-ertain-bl ed at 4:30 o'clock. It is feared that her' I injuries will prove fatal. Ye In the room with Miss MeKane was as her brother. Paul. a hay of 9 ye~rs old. who ne on some blankets in the cor- TI ner of the room. As she ran here and bu tere in the room the clothing fromte Miss McKne's clothes set.fire to there blankets, and they we-e hurled, subse quently, from the window to the pev''~pr mnt. Paul stated that he was awak- wh ened by hearing his sister sere-amn. and knows nothing as to the origtin of the fire. He followed her down the stairs. wa too frightened to cry. anid remained bui with her until her relatives Camne. of Miss Mc'Kane is a (daughter of Mr. in Paul McKane, who lives on East 1-ill of street. She is a most estimable young cor lady with a large cirele of friends. who a will deplore the distressing ccourrence. hn - - Sp The Cotto-i Suply New Orleans, Spe"ci?-1--recray fb Hester's sttemenlt of the v'-rm s vi' i ble supply of cotlon "'sceI Fi- da w shows the total visible to be 4.44-10 the bales. ap!-s.t 4.4.51.713 last vweek - h 4095.S21 lalt year. Of t~ 'e toal Arerican (-,ta is 3 7~' b aaint 3i~11 l-'st w. C 1 rs year, and er a'l. , sto c'udin a gypi, Brazil,)1r .. --0o to 000,aais Cl t nd-1 .-~ ent C000 irt yt:.0 teY Ih su'ov" cc cotton the1re - n lat a ndj held in G- at Britan' -"U tal C~1 Eurp 2.:i2-' *rd b $40o 000 Fire. n Elizabeth Cty. N. C.. SpeciaL -A T Thmp explcosifn in t hem m~;' ( Vt Taior, 001--2. cao::md a fee at S th im eforfr hou--- b'-fore - i 1 h.otn TIlE NEW DISI5CTS. e Counties Stand About as They Will Remain. HOUSE. wenty-second Day-The :House had Trust bill under discussion during entire day, both morning and even sessions being devoted to its c.n eration without accomplishing any tgible results. The amend:nents of ed were all voted drsn and a mno:ion strike out the enacting words was + by- a goed majority. wenty-third Day-The House did little business outside of routine iness. There was much discussion r the matters of re-districting the te, but the senate bill flnal'v passed given in these columius. .wenty-fourtir Day-.Vhen the ap >pi-ation bill came Lu fcr third ding Mr. Harve'. Wisoa, chalirman (red an amedment to increase the )ropriatio- for priniing from $12,0 $20,C00. The code must be printed s year, he explained, and that will ke the difference. The amendment s agreed to. he hcuse furnther agrecd to the endment to , ovide S25 additional have the. printed on stropger >er on wI the acts are 'now nied. here were no other amendments red and the bil passed third read and was sent to the senate. L night Eession gas held, but noth of general interest was dis ched. The house adjourned till Fri n 10 a. m. wenty-fifth Day-Both the "supply s" were given second reading in the use. The proposed drainage law s killed as was Mr. DeBruhl's bill to aire all foreign corporations locat 'to do business in this State to take :charters in this State. The Hodse D' passed ihe' bill to require county rds of education to name the teach in the 'county -summer schools and several bills to give relief to certain rnships which voted bonds in aid of Greenville a'nd Port .Royal roaq ich was never built. he House was .ia sessiOn neariy ht hours and began to get the heavy [Is out of the wa$. There will be ny bills to die'.bn the aalendar, how iybecause they cannot be taken up time. SENATE. ,venty-second Day-There was .a and at times.z-'+ I1ta4 5eh!ats over the redi tricting bill. e ineasure, as it passed the House, lly passed its second reading in the ate, with the single amendment t Clarendon is taken from the enth district and nlaced in the Vicst trict. It Is thought that this amend nt will be agreed to by the House i that the bill will be ratified in this Lpe. enator Gruber offered -an amend ich would have materiaUy inged the First, Second and renth districts, but af.1er a long O :e the amendment was lost. When iator Mayfield undertook to have gefield and Saluda placed in separate tricts. This brought forth a spirited itest from Senator She -'ard, who -rled his point, and Edgefield and uda remain side by side in the Se: I district. he redistricting bill. as it passed Senate yesterday, arranges the Coa ssional districts as follows: ~irst District-Charleston. Berkeley, lraton. Clarendon and Dot-chester. eco-nd District-Aikenx. Bamberg. rnwell, Beaufor;, Edgelield, Saluda i Hampton. hird Distrct-Ph-:erns, Oconv'e. Ali son, Abbeville, Greenwood and New ry. ourth District-Laurenxs. Sp3.rtan g. Greenville andUnion. Sifth District-Cherokee. Chester, rk, Fair-field, Kershaw;, Chesterfield I Lancaster. ~ixth District-Marlboro, Marion, rry, Darlington, Fiorence, Williams g and Georgetown. eventh District-Richmond. Sum ,Orangchurg and Lexington. 'wenity - third Day - The Senate at the day on the question of ap priations. The bill as given else ere in these columns was passed hout material change. 'wenty - fourth Day - The Senate s in session more than six hours, during that time no great number matters was acted upon-debate bc the order of the day. Nearly all the morning was consumed in the tsideration of the bill to provide for :ommission to settle the boundary Sdispute between Greenville and irtanburg. The hill was killed. Lt the night session Senator May d's bill to provide for .the establish nt of a state fertilizer plant was ed,as was also a joint resolution, ch had bc-fore passed the house, for appointmrent of a committee to in tigaste the feasibility of such a ee. 'he bill to mak" domest:c fowls sub to the provisions of the general c-k law .was also i:iikcd by a refusal adot the report cf the free confer e committee, which had the bill in id. he free conference committee re ted on the house .on the "chicken ."The committee re-porte-d in fa -of the bill as It left the house. re ing th.e seote amendraent. The meO had proe to m:se the pro !aso t3ebil 0pply to ':i-:ens as i as ',-her domesi, . *..-is. The -r -s a !at of '-l naredl dis.cus ' o' Lt' caot n t' he ro:e en the to.''rre w:: abourt to be ,.n \,~ th ea . ve r word e er-m-'s report. The house ovw-d suit. arnd the bill is dead. he f::itwing neov bills were intro act reguisiing the rate of interest upon contracts arising in this state for the other commodity. By the committee on drainage, to . provide for cleaning out the streams and draiiing the swamps and bottom lands of this state. The cammittee to which was referred the bill to establish Lee county re ported favorably on its passage. The objections which were urged against the bill, aid which at one time threat ened to defeat it, have been found to be not substantiated, and the bill will now be passed without further interefernce. Twenty-fifth Day.-When the SEnate met an aZreement was made to con sider only,'Uncontentestcd matters. By this arranyment a great many bills that have &len cn the calendar for days were advanced. A few bills only got their third reading. but 37 second read !ng blils were a tcd upon. TAGRAY N BILL. A Substi Messure Against Chem Campany. In the Monday Mr. H der son, for the majority of the committee on ji a report On Senator Gray bar the Virginia Carol 1 company from do ing bus this State. T4e rePort recommen the passage of substi tute bill, aes. follows: A, t permission from the Chem!al com pa sess in this State ex cep d.itions herein stated. -,Virginia-Carolina Chemi cal c y, a- Morporation 1 formed under e Laws df the State of New Jersey. did on the 2.. day of Janfary, 1900, :fle 'with t secretary of State of Qis State the papers neces sary to enable it to do business in the, State as a fob corporationg 7 Whereas, .t oreign cob or tion previous of s ', - per did violate t f this Zte and. has in other r violated the laws of this State' Whereas, every ato tcred under .the-laws is subject to the' r'ght of amendms2t, a teration, cr 1enpell -by tL .geeral sembly of tce State. 4 tore, Be it enaci-i lby iie feneral assea bly of the Sta e of South Caro:ina: Setion 1. That the permnit or pet mIition to dc business In this State by ] the Virginie' C-oli!na Cheinical co pan-y be, # t is harey, 'revoked, .o e eg ~ t ie 1sLda . 2. - at I. -a i of said peri3 !1 not t.;kq effect if be6re sad - 'the said 'company or its stockhold rs-shill' ei:der tiake out a charter fr the secretary of State under the 1 s of th.is State a.3 a do mertic cornc ation,. or file a stipula tion with th< se-cretary of State. to the etect that said corporation will abide by all laws and regulations of this Sate now e sting or hereafter 'a:t ed relating do:nestic cor-.L ration s of like charter, ind a bend in the penal sum of $50, , with s'rest:C to be a. rroved by scoretary of State. .oo ditioned to; y said sum abselurely if said compat shall in any way fail to pay any fines and penalties now due to tho State or observe any of its laws applicable t dorme-stic corporation, or attem-pt to question the jurisdiction of the Szate courts. Senator Barnwell. for a minority of the committee. made an unfavorable report on Senator Graydon's bill and declined to reedsmnd ,ihe substitute uill, hoding thact neithe:' plan was ap plicable to the circumstances. Sunte Sunday School Corxnenhn. The fo!!owing ofPicial annuncmnt has bseen made. duted at Newbar: To Pastors and Superinenden-.s. The~ South Carolina Sunday School essociat~ion will be convened in an nual session in Greenwood, S. C.. Marc 25fi.A very intercsting con promninent an ocflseaesand Sunday zchool workers of our own' State, -.'e will have with us, as the representative of the international exe cutive committee. Mr. Chas. D). Meigs cf Indianapolis, fId one of the fore most Sunday school woc-kers of the~ great West. Mr. Meigs will discus.s topics of great interest to the Sundar sehools. Ait this forthcoming conven tion delegates will be elected to the 10th International convention to be held in Denver. Col., next JTune. .We appeal te the Christian peoplec o our beloved comnon wca1h who aro swei'. ally ie.Ierested in this great cause to identify thanselves with this organ ized movemnt 'to the end the: tae convention may be an assur:- i sneenss. Let pastors and superintenden-ts take Up this matter' at once, wit their teachers,. prcsenting the .ere' m d of larger equipment a'vd tri I b'ais to be derived by attendance upon 'll the sessions of the con2venton. rh rail roads wvill extendl the usual cour'tesy of reduced rotes. The good pe-:pe of Greenwood will entertain l airz el.I For pro'rmmes address Wm E. PcI ham, chairman excutive cornmkLtee. A .Suicide. Greenwood, (Specia!)--News has reache-d here of a suicide in the lower section of the county. Mrs. Seaborn R~ush, a married lady about Zi0 years old. committed suicide last We~dnes day by shootivn herself in the head. She had been in had bealth t'or some timne. T.ast yea~r a little child of hm:rs was burned' to death, and four yeares agoo accidentally shot himself while Ihunting. A Democratic OmlaL. Ole Han~sen, the peasant who has been appointed the minister cf agricul ture in the Dutch cabinet, looks after all the work of his farm, and even personally feeds the cows in the COST OF STATE GOVERNMENT Appropriation Bill as Passed By the House. The following are the estima'cd tems of expense for the State govern nent for the next year as allowed by he House committee: Governor's Office-Salary of gover ior. $3,000; salary of private secretary, '1, 50; salary of stenographer, S400; ;alary of messenger, $40); contingent und, $5,000; stationery and.: stamps, 500; total $10,450. Offi,'c of -Secrctary of State-Salary >f secretary of State, $1,900; salary of 'hief clcrk. $1.350: extra clerk hir'e, 1,200; coninicalt fund $200; station ry and stanps. "500; bcoks and >3anks, $350; to:al. $5,000. OfCe of Comr.roler General-SaI iry of comptroller general, .I900; salary of bookkecper, f1.40; sai : of tuditing clerk, $1,N0; contingent fund, ;200; stationery and stamps, $300, printing, $500; total $7,300. State Treasurer-Salary of State :reasurer, $1,900: salary of chief nlerk, *00; salary of bookkeeper, $1,350; sala!y bookkeeper, loan department, 1,350; contingent fund, $250; station ,ry and stamps, $200; printing bonds Lnd stock, $500; total, $7,050. Office of Superintendent of Educa Jon--Salary of superintendent of oedu ,ation, $1,900; salary of clerk, $1,2000; ,ontingent fund, $200; stationery nd itamps, $500; books and blanks for mublic schools, $1000; expenses State )oard of education, $300; traveling ex ,enses superintendent of education, 300; stenographer and typewriter, p400; total, $5,800. -.Office Adjutant and Inspector Gen rI a adjutant and inspector eneral, - salary qf cle, $1.200; salary of morer andeip, S50; sonting armory rent, $500; ttionery. - ,-$150; exnenscs ffice an collecti arms, .$550; re as ry at Beaufort, $030; for -h-e Militia, $10,000; total, Office c Attorrey General-Salary of torney :gensral, $1.200: salary of as 1 ,$f,350: contingent fund, $150; ry and stamps, $75 expenses it t n, $2.000;. total, $5,475 fite of SLate Librarian-Salsry of b mrl Kr b~a ndinif boo ,$1 otal, $1.359. 'AITrod Cdmmissioners-Salary, $5, 70: e'retary.. $1.200: stenogranher, rent, etc., $750; printing, $250. (This IpprQ dation is advanced and is to be :etured by the railroads, express and telegraph companies.) Pension Department-For rension rs, $200.000; .salary of clerk, $600: sta :ionery and stamps, $120. Phosphate Inspector-Salary of phos phate insnector, $1,200; expenses of board, $300. Keeper of State House and Grounds -Salary of two watchmen, $960; salary >f ianitor, $160; salary of engineer, seven months. $75, five months. $25, 3350; salary c firemen (p245 eac'i) 490i; contingent fund, $210; fuel for State honse, $1,200; repairs un State house. $250. Judicial Deartment-Salary of Jus tiAe Mciver. of Y. J. Pope. A. J., of Ira B. JTones. A. J. end of Euisene B. Gary, A. J.. at $2,850 each; total. $11, (f0:: salaries of eighit circuit jud-es. 24.C0: srlaries of eight circuit solici tors. 01.020: code commissioner. $400; alaries of eight circnit stenovranhers, 10.fl00: salary of State rcporter. $1 .300; salary of eierk of supreme court. $800; sabory of librarian supreme court, $800; ralary of stenographer supreme court, $400: salary of messenger -sunreme you:rt, $200; salary of attendant su nreme couirt. $200: contingent fund, 500; purchase books supreme court library. $500. Health Department-Expenses main taining~ cuarantine station at Charles ton. .5.000; sailary cuarentine office, Charleston, ET A50; salary quarantine cflice. Port Royal. $700: exnenses two stations at Port Royal, $300: salary quarantine of St. Helena, $700: ex p'nses quarantine station St. Helena, l150; salary quarantine officer George town. $450; expenses onarantina sta tion at Gcorgetowrr. $150: salary keep 3r of Lazaretto. $300: sabory keener hospital buildings at Port Royal. e,175; for the purpose of carrying out the act establishing the State board of health, e.,200: einrk hire. Stqre board of health. $.'00: to quarantine the State arainst crtazgicus andl infectons dis eases, $15,000. Ta:r Dortment-Counlty nomrtors, M2.5.10: printing books and Winks, St2.tO Co ios-'!n"rt of South "'aro!!". callern. 349 7: sannort of fiir:. cadets at Citadel. '2~>.0300. Winth rop Nornal and TIdustral1 Co! lege. S70.000: for scIhTrshis. $~.9 State Hospt'l for ther Tr ane--Sa! cry of superntndent 93 (V0: hon'd of roroents. per t'-'o and mi~lonz. S1.200; support of. S!''0 C00: rer a im 320: insrance.' *0M ,e ,330 fc:I- imp)rrvements, nebooks ,f State trcnseror. camp sronlr general and sinking fund com mission. $500; for committee to exam ine books of penal and charitable in stitutions. $500; public printing, 812,. 000; to provide for completion of State house. $15,000; Columbia water works, 2.00: salaries supervisors registra tion, $12,000. Special fund for attorney genera (ant:-trust litigation), $3.000; rent an office for State superintendent of ducation. $?50; for the payment of debt to sinking fund commission for completing State capitol, $15.000: State '-trd of equaliztion, $12.000; for pam *',Mets to b, distributed among public i:oos by State board of headth. $350; for Insuring stewards' hall, $120; for South:V Cai ilina, room in the Confeder ate museum at Richmond, $100: re ,pairs and improvements governor's mansion, $250; claims passed, $5,000; for lightin'g public buildings, including basement State house, $G.000- Agricul taral and Mechanical society. -1.200. Interest to Accrue-On R. B. C. at 4M. $5.587,435.20-$251,734.58; on Blue %400,000 at 41/ $18,000; on Agriculturil colleze stock, Clemson and Claffin, $101,800-$11,508; on $58,539.30; Clem son college perpetual stock, $3,512.26; total, $284,754.94. Past due Interest likely to accrue, $20.000. & OMINENT PEOPLE. The Crown Prince oZ Japan way visit the United States. The King of Sia will not visit Araerica this coming autumn. Andrew Carnegie has been electt a menmber of the London Refoim Club. Dr. W. Seward Webb will be a candi date for LieutkuanL-Uverngr of Vez mont. Prince Henry, after returning frcin the United states, will celcbrate the quarter-centenary OI his s.i v.ce in the Uerman Navy. Tohn D. tockefeller will give '10,COO toj'ir'am Lcuse, a settlemient institu tion )1t Cie eiand, Ohio, provided the manaeent raises St5,0J00. Ma-Genral S. 1. M. Ycung has Nen :.eleet eu b., Wie secreiary (,: r ij h tWe lii i'azi .di*t. OI We nev"iy caI.atLCd Ality I Coege w 'we lo C LdL C S~Li A 1: a, ai,-. Eenator* timies L. M 'uwan, of Al Iany, . Y. wih a peculiar acci dent thle otai day.. During a gale he was throw . to tte ground by the irg !n Igt a was f rat &M terux'~crea LypwnJ. 'a _e, 'or".mr-eret;ye th e 'Treasury,: according to information rLceived frcLx. an authoritaive source, wiui shordy succced John A. Stewait as Preident of the United States L dat ComLpany, of New york City. General Funston, upon whom an operation was performed in Kansas City, Mo., recenuy, is improving. His rbysieiaa, however, has asked the War liepartnnit to extend the Cencrais leave of absence three months.* residezt Roosevelt has named the fallowiag gentleaen for members of the l0oad oufVisiturs to the Naval Academy: Wiliam Butler Duncan, New lurk; Francis Rawle, Philadel phia; James 1". May, Purtsmouth, N. i.; L. W. McUruder, Vieksbarg, Miss.; Eugene L. Ziiaeirnan, Cincinnati, Ouio; Gorge, T. Wiuston, Raleigh, N. NEWSY CLEANINGS. IThe Navy Department will expert ment with Texas oil. Ov'er 7,000,003 lchsters were caught up on th~e Maine coast last year. A general strike of all job printers n Bangor. Me.. has been ordered. Durhng the 1000 season of navigation 357 lake vessels passed the "Soo."' Italy proaises to make a Govern ment eXhibit at the St. Louis Expo sition. The Mc~!inley Memorial Assceiatienl of The State of New York has raised $70' 000. Nearly '1000 men are at worke on tie site of the World's Fair grount at St. Louis. Suits for $500,000 wi:l be instituted against New Yotk City for land taken for reservoirs. British Columbia has rmade. no re turn on the British capital which has been poured into it. Germany has imported as nmuch as $10,00)0.000) worth of apples in onte year and $2,500,000 worth of pear's. The picking of the raisin alA straw beisy crops in California is almost ca tirely in the hands of the Chinese. An Australian has been swinging c lub:, for t.welve hmours a day for six daiys in succes::in at i.:inburgh', S,:ot land. A. movement is on foot in Spring fie'ld, Mass., get rp I eaguea among the nmerch:nts and manuacturers to proctect them)Leives agaist solicitcrs for nivet :ements in programs and literat~ure that has i:it a know~n cr c ulain. I c:1iutl is aiou t t obta in home ruile. igCuri tian of 13en.iark has called fo 'ei extraordinary m::eiing of the Allti"g next sum:ncr to conusider a re forml 0f the constitut:n. A plan to 'be sumiit d is the appointuent of a 'A iile for Icelanid, who shall be ae quaii w ith cechm:t2e aind shall re sYi at IRihearik i.t'ad of Cope:1 In the vwih" j;a our naval ves M; vcrep;.itedgre, but the Briti'sh M1-rit is nt uite satisfied that w:: t': he color for wvarships. In a r::: oe::peimert. erefore, it iz i 1.th chrm senadron painted a : xtyecelcre oeo h 31;; he7.7cclored bottle green, ethera either gra~y, dlra'a, tan, sea greea