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l' .. The ' Shortest Road to Beauty -p By Nixola Greeley-Smith. *M Sl'"''' egee0 you want to be beautiful? Then don't waste any time or money on hair dyes, beauty lotions and the other parapher nalia of made-to-order loveliness. There is a shorter cut to pulchritude. Advertise! o, this is not a usurpation of a business office preroga tive. It is merely an injunction to every woman with aspir ations in the direction of beauty to take unt) herself a press agent. For . Did you ever know a .oman so ugly that if she were put to turning batter-caker ., a restaurant window or demonstrating a patent skirt-hanger did not attr-act he attention of hundreds of men, all of whom stopped to gape, and many -- Admire? Did you ever know a woman so pretty as to be able, without sone self advertising trick of dress or mannerism, to focus general masculine atten tion upon herself? In nothing so much as in the establishment of a reputation for beauty is the force of advertising so present and necessary. Man's capacity to be gulled on the subject of feminine beauty is such that any woman with a good comp -xion and a press agent might aspire to be considered the loveliest being of her time without fear of the vaulting am bition which over-leaps itself. And, if the press agent were fine enough, the complexion would.be a superfluous asset. If Carrie Nation could be lured into a nigh-priced corset ind endowed with a mahogany pompadour and a stick of lip rouge she might, with diligent advertising, be reintroduced to the New York public as a, possible rival to Lillian Russell. There is no limit to man's credulity in this respect. Artists even are subject to it. And the very man whose brush or chisel recalls the ancient goddesses from exile marries some big, blowsy, tallowy creature and per sta<'-(.S himself that Paris would have been more amply rewarded if he had stolen has wife instead of Helen, and Troy have perished in a better cause. ,6men waste a good deal of time in trying to be beautiful. They don't end to be. It is much easL:j and much more effective to have some one say you are. And keer on saying it till the whole world echoes him. as it will if he says it otten enough. Brass, not beauty, makes the best bid for the casual rasculine eye, and Ttwilmg batter-cakes in a restaurant window is the shortet cut to its Io quisition.-New York Evening World. What SThe World has Learned from the Siege of Port Arthur By Major Ormond L. Lissack, U. S. A. HE military student of scientific warfare finds in this siege no enlargement of the well-established principles that govern attack and defence of fortified places. On the contrary, these principles are further confirmed by the incidents of the siege. The futility of assaults against fortifications not sufficiently reduced by artillery fire or mines was shown on several occasions, and the necessity of slow approach and of the destruction in detail of the outer defences and the successive salient points of each fort was well impressed upon the Japanese. The extensive use by the Russians of the searchlight and of illuminating rockets brought a new element into the night fighting, and greatly increased, to the attacking force, the difficulties of approach. The practice followed by both sides of roofing over their trenches that could not otherwise be protected frem enfilading fire. while not new, was probably never before so extensively applied. And the same may be said of the use of hand-grenades, which were freely employed by both sides, and brought success in many attacks that would have failed if dependence were placed on rifle-fire aloae. The effect ot the devastating explorations of the high-explosive shells, partictilarly among the buildings of the city, was not confined to the material damage produced, but had its influence on the morale of the inhabitants and of the troops, and undoubtedly contributed to the earlier yielding of the fortress.-Harper's Weekly. P Japan's Juccess' ~4 Explained (" By J. Moler. HE real reason is "concentration" in action. In this conclu sion I fully agree, but permit me to say that the word "con centration," though fully answering the question of cause in one word, to me is but the summing up of many other admirable characteristics of the Japanese. There are no bickerings or jealousies among their offi cers or leaders, who are invariably polite and faithful "in .honor preferring one another." In all their great movements involving risk they act in perfect unison, precision, and accord. The secrecy with which every great movement is made is much to be commended. For example, the secret of Togo's success on the Sea of Japan was the manner in which he kept his movements and manoeuvres hid from his foe and the outside world until he had lured the enemy to the spot chosen by himself for the decisive battle. Finally the Japanese, though they -are called and really are a heathen nation, have shown much more of the Christian spirit than their so-called Christian foes. Add to these traits their great skill and endurance in using their guns and we have in detail the reasons for their success. These are characteristics which might well be imitated by older, more enlightened, and more powerful nations, including our own. Spiritual Electricity ANot for Years Has the Social Atmos: phere Been So Charged With It. ~ By Henry R. Elliot. OT for many years has the social atmosphere been so charged with spiritual electricity. Wherever we turn, in polite cen tres or the barbarous extremities of the earth, among all peoples and under every variety of creed and condition, tne same phenomena are manifest. As in a conflagration, the fire leaps from point to point, bursting out in a dozen distant spots at once. Now it is Australia and New Zealand that are chiefly affected: theni amazing reports come from Korea; next, perhaps, are extraordinary returns from Los Angeles. Atlanta or Pittsburg. Just at present the center of interest is in WVales. where scenes are wit nessed quite as thrilling as any in the history of revivals. All accounts agree that the Welsh revival is unique for spontaneity and fervor. Its leader, so far as it has any. is a young divinity student of twenty-six, Evan Roberts by name. simple-hearted, sensible, ablaze with zeal. But the movement is far beyond any personality. Religion is the one topic of conversation. Meetings are constant and crowded. The converts are numbered by the tens of thou sands. and the ethic results are of so pronounced a sort as to make criticism difficult, It is the uniform testimony that the morals of whole communities have been transformed. A visitor describes a typical ride in a colliery train where he had been accustomed to meet blasphemy and filth: but "the men were as respectable in their demeanor and as clean in their talk as one could desire. Some carriages resounded with Christian song."-The Century. Trout Without Hearing. Fe a-t l oe In discussing whether or not trout Tertniepwr ftecri hear, a correspondent of the Amatetur ienarwodfu.Oraya Sportsman asserts that they do not.agC.BWoburofonihMe In his opinion their sensitiveness to Iucact idfo a nWk approaching danger is due solely tofil.Tebrwamtdansee the vibration of tha earth along thepefclcotneinhsewhm stream and the conse'qtent vibration atCrihndiso erflcni of the water. Thus pecrsons stanlamIg Idn hth o eunt i o nerfectly still are able to talk and hnh a eeae e ie laugh with impunity when the sliglht- f~ ou.Tebr.hwvr l~ est bodily movement of either wiL! tagtt i l oei aeil frighteneon arehwondshful. Oilesaawaa. SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BULLEIm Weathe"r Conditions Given Out by the Department Observer. The South Carolina section of the climate and crop service of the Dc partnent of Agriculture issues the followji oficial bulletin of weather and cirop conditions for the past week: The v:eek ending Monday, Septem ber 25th. was one o extreme heat, with the weekly mean temperature about six degrees per day above nor mal. The temperature extremes were a maximum of 9S degrees at Bates bur. and Blackville on the 20th and a minimum of 57 at Spartanburg on the 23rd. There was very little cloud imess in the western portion and con siderable in the eastern and south eastern parts. Drou'h1t continues in the central and western (ounties. While the east eCr and southern counties had copi ous rains on the 20th and 21st, amounting in mary places to between 1 one and two inches. A few localities had beneficial showers in the west, but over the larger part of that sec tion of the State there was no rain or merev a trace. The weather was favorable for gathering. crops, except in a few east ern localities, and much hay was sav ed in line condition. and fair progress W.as maIde in cutring and cring pea vines. Over the larger portion of the I State the raund is too dry for plow- ) ing and fall seeding operations, and less than the usual amount of oats, or other grains have been sown. The dry weather was also inimical to late corn., fall root crops and pastures. 1 Over the eastern counties minor crops i have suiliient moisture and are do i n w ell. Cotton continues to open rapidly in all sections, and it is opening prema- 1 turely over a large portion of the western half of the State, but there ] is no perceptib[e change in the con dition of the crop, nor in the pros pective yield wleh is smaller than last year in all parts. The weather < was favorable for picking, with some interruption in the east, where some 1 ouen cotton was damaged by rain both this and last week. Fall truck was favored by the rains on the 21st. but some hay on the ground was damaged aloig tLe coast. In other parts of the State haying progressed rapidly and favorably. J. W. Bauer. Section Director. Sues Clemson College For Alleged Damages. Anderson. Spenial.-A suit has been instituted in the court of common pleas for Oconee county in the name of Dr. John Hopkins of Seneca as plaintiff, against the trustees of Clem son College. Dr. Hopkins owvns a plantation on Seneca river a short dis tance ,elow the college experimental farm. and lie alleges that he has been damaged by overflows through the building of a dyke on the college farm. ie clams dam.ges in the sum of $S.000. The trustees have employ ed counsel to represent the interests of the college. The Cape Romain Lands. The attorney general has advised recently that the deed from the sink intl fund comamission to the Cape Ro main Landl and Improvement company is void. This deed is recorded in book C of duplicate titles, and dated February 12. 189S. The reason that it is said to be void is because it attempts to convey lands uinder navi able waters of the State. The sink ne fud comnmission adopted the fol lowing resolution. "That the clerk: of the comrmissioni notify all claimants under saidl deed that they will beC treatedi as tressp~assers on the prop arty attemp~ted to be conveyed there by." The Union and Buffalo Mills. Union, Special .-The situation in regard to the condition of affairs at the Union and Buffalo mills remains unhanged and everything has been extremely qjuiet.. The current ru mors of the past sgral days have died out and everywhiere the opinion is expressedl that the mills will con tinue and that there will be neither panic nor tinancial disaster. Waste Mill For Spartanburg. Spartanbturg, Special.-The latest addition to he added to Spartanburg's long list of industrial enterprises is a1 waste mill. which will be established by the Hlofman-Carr Manufacturing ompany. of New \ork. The plant will inv'olve the expenditure of at least $200.000. and will be located near the Spartanburg .Junction. Re ently Messrs. Hoffman and Carr ame to the city andl inspected the territory, and sub sequent ly deelided that here was the most advanttageouis location for their plant. Palmetto Items. The number oi' students now enroll ed at the Presbyterianl College ot Soutth Carolina is 303; the number last year at the op)ening was '71. The enrolment th is session will reach at least 110. The dormitory is filled and an adjacent builing has been rented. A majority of the 01(d stud 'nt hamve returned this year. and all Iof the old studecnts wish the college1 to remain in Clintou. A mass meet:.ng has been called for next Sunday i.n Anderson to discuss the establishment of a hospital there. The preliminary examination of Mr. Blease, who killed his brother in -law some time ago, was held Fri-1 itv Sercnent Cox. of Alcandria, holds an auatomiobile that will seat 40 pssegers5 and that is to be sold by PALMETIO AFFAIRS )ccurrences of Interest in Various Parts of the State. General Market. I'lIstol, Steady: 1ifddling.. 1(0 1-2 . Louis, (uiet; Iiddling .. 10 3t-4 .uis5ville, firm: liddliif .. 10 1-4 Charlotte Market. The cotton mre moderate de nand: ow middlin ... ... ..... !- -16 itriet low middlilng7........... diddling......... ... ...1 lood middling.. ... .....10 1-4 3trict middling ... ... .....101-S Want Presbyterian College. Columbia, Special.-The desirabili y of the Presbyterian College otf south Carolina was made quite evi lent. Five prog-ressive towns sub nitted bids for the college to be lIo ated in their respective communities, mid distinguished men of all creeds md denominations pleaded for the )ids. The trustees of the college met in he clipel of the Columbia Theologi al seminary, and perhaps this build ng of historic meetings neve.r wit iessed such a gathering. There -:were resent. in addition to the memiiber's >f the board, 150 men representing all -lasses and prolessions of men in south Carolina. The small chapel was crowded to he door. and the feeling of battle was n the air. but it was announced that aci delegation would be heard sepa -ately. There were some good speech s made-arguments so convincing hat, if the board had five colleges at ts disposal it could locate each very 1appily. Clinton made a surprisingly strong dhowing. and made a bold, touching tppeal for the retention of the college >n the ground of moral obligation. Bennettsville made apparently the )est financial offer-conditioned unon t woman being elected a member of :he board. Sumter made decidedly the best howing from a standpoint of central ocation and accesibility. The Suni :er delegation came over on a special :rain. Chester had a delegation of strong nen present. and the Rome of South arolina made it evident that the col ege is wanted there very much. Yorkville, the 4rst stown to make a 1d when it wias learned tha: there 6vas a chance to move the college, ade a fine offer for a town no larger than Yorkville. The bids were as follows: Bennettsville: Cash $52,440: site ind donation of Mrs. Beckwith, $12. 300: total. $64.440. Chester: Cash $35,000; site, $5.000; :otal. $40,000. Clinton: Cash. $20,000; donation ~romn Clinton College Association. 20,000; total. $40,000. Sumter (second bid): donation $25. )00: site, $10.000; total, $35.000. Yorkville: Cash. $17,000: site. $22. )00: water and lights, $3,000; total. 942000. The health. accessibility, temper of :he people and the cause of Presbyte ~ianism in general were discussed by ill delegations. Aiken's Reservoir To Be Above Ground. Aiken. Special.--The work on the ~.000.000 gallon reservoir for the city ) Aiken was comenced Monday. uring the day when it became known hat the city intended to build the res n-voir partly underground a demand vas made to change the plans se as to rovide for the entire structure being ~reted above ground. A letter was eeived from a promninent northern resident in which the writer strongly rotested against the plan to put any art of the structure underground. rhis gentleman further agreed to con :ribute toward any~ increase in cost :he change in plan would enail. A nember of the board of health also bjected strenously amtl threatened an njunction. At a called meeting of he board it was desired to build the reservoir entirely above ground. Lwo Hundred Enrolled at Newberry. Newberry. Special.-Newvberry Col ege opened with by far the largest mllment of students in the history of .e institution. After the singing of :at grand old hymn, '"Stand Up. tand Up for Jesus.'' Prof. Bowvers nade the address of welcome in a erv forceful manner, giving as a mot 0.'Keep forward with your work md then help some one else forward.' I enlarged upon the subject of one's ;triving to~ do his v.ery best by telling he story of Gideon's army of 300 nen being chosen because of their :ealousness for battle. He closed biy eading a selection of Shakespeare. Palmetto Briefs. The Bank of Bowman was chartdred he capit alization being $10,000. F. L Aadden of Orangeburg is presi lent. G. ?. Fairey vice-president andI E.N. Mittle cashier. The Griffn & McLeod Banking and Ierantile company of Lynchburg, as given a commission. capitalization obe $40.000. T. N. Griffin and WV. T. eLeod are the corporators. Mr. C. K. Henderson has offered a old medal to the pupil of Aiken in titute, high school department. ;eventh to tenth grades, who shows he best general average at the end >f the school year~. Mr. B. F. Groh nann has offered a gold medal to be ompetedL for by the pupils of the o~er etrades. The Aiku insuitute las the largest enrollment in the his o~v of the schtool. Talk is cheap. but like other cheap hins it is apt to prove expensive BENNETTSVILLE'S BEANY FIRE LOSS Several Business Establishments Con sumed and Others Damaged-Less Will Reach $100.000. iennett, ;ille. pecial.-The et.ire bsine'ss block west oV the publie Oe~re xcept the Pi.!mIer's banlk bi'ii s cn. . s nwd by tire Fri day> night. Thet lsL startetl by al oxiohslain of (l". silop. The fIhinieSi Insantly ly d 1h- bItildizn. The large wooden pst4 oli~e buldig son cughtandthenl flhnved Capt P. L. )een's brik ht!ildintg. oe-upie( by WV. P. Brcedei' harnmess andii biuv store aid sies stabcs .umd the Excelsior Hardware ('ompany. The first was :topped by the bank buiiding but swept around in tie rear and burned C. M. Weather ly's big 1ry good1s store on the .:orner .f Liberty and 1)rliington streets. Next Cant. Breedei' ' tmee on Dar liI'. ton street wns burned, and then the fminles wcre :rrested. Postmas ter Eimnuel owned i lie postolimee buildngl_. wortdi *.5.000 anid lie hadl no illsurl:meo: Capt. Breeden 's loss is ablounlt $15.000. partially insured. Ex (elsior Hardware company and W. P. Breeden are covered by insurnuve: S. J. Pearson's losses are about $500; partially insured; J. L. 'Breeden small briblin: C. M. Weatherly's store was worth $5.000 and 'tock $3.0.000 with 50 per (ent. insurance. Planter's hanik. Eniioni Savinigs bank. H-. H. New lion. A. .1. Bristow an1d W. L'. Pearl'on were damnaged by mloviilg. The total loss uill approach $,100.000. .. .a.:kson, who was operating th brazier when it expioded, narrow ly escaped with his life though lie is not seriously injured. Special Judge Appointed. Governor Heyward hias appointed MIr. J. E. McDonald of Winnsboro to hold court inl Barnwell. a special term beginning the 1hird Monday in Octo b~cr. The act of the legislature pro viding for the election of two addi tional judges does not seem to have abated the need for special terms. However, it has been suggested that the division of time in the second circuit has not been satisfactory. In the petition to the governor, it was stated that on the civil jury calendar are 75 cases ready for triai. The rca son for the congestion is said to be that the terms of court at Barnwell for the last year or so'have been re stricted to two weeks at each term, and half of each term has been ab sorbed by criminal business, and the trial of civil cases before juries at the summer term has been prohibited by statute. The petitior. is signed by 15 lawyers and law firms of Barwell. Railroad Activity in the Mountain City. Greenville. Suecial.-The last three months of 1005'will witness consider able activity in the railroad circles in~ this city. The- first of October will see the beginning of' conistruction work on the Saluda Valley railroad, a 25-mile line to Marietta, in the upper part of this counity. This means the opening up of one -of tile linest ml~oun tain sections to be found anlywhiere. ad the final building of the road to Knxville, which will give Greenville a straight cut to tile coal fields. Tihe opening (lays of October will also see the comletion of the handsome new Southern passenger station in the western endl of the city. and the cx teding of tihe Southern yards by the adition of several miles of track lay int. The Security Trust Company. Spartanburg, Special.-The Securi tv Trust Company was organized here ast week. Its capital stock is $100. 000. The following were chosen di rectors: W. S. GlennI. A. G. Furman. .J. WV. Simpson, V. M. Montgomleryv. R. H. Ferguson, Aug WV. Smith. R. Z. aes, B. T. Earle, J. B. Lee. Palmetto Briefs. Governor Hecyward has declined to issue a par'don to John and Money HudIsonl of Oconee county. convicted -t having killed a woman whom they th othlers were attemuptinlg to "regut . e.' Each received a senitence of I1 years. The only grounds up~on whlienl the pctition was based was the fact tlat they had suffered sufficiently and that the'ir families are suffering. The Industrial Lumber company of Aiken hlas applied for a charter. The capitliationi will be $23.000. J. P. Armstrong and C. B. Hayes of North Augusta are the c'orporators. The companly will be located oil the South Carolina side, in North Augusta. A commission has been issued to the coiorator's of the Southeasternl Life I nurace Company of Spa rt anburg. the( c'apital stoc'k to be $100.000. The co:-poator's are : A. H. Twichelli. Giles L. Wilson. J. F. Floydl. E. Estis. S. J. Simpson. J1. T. Johnson. WX. S. Mont gomer, .Jno. A. Law. .Juo. B. Cleve Mr. HI. W. Scarboroughl has been ap pointed magistrate at Bishopville upon tile recomfendat ion of Lee county. He succeeds Mr. Herndon, recently i'e Governor Heyward has received a petition for tile p)ardon of Rias JIen kiis who is serving a three years senl tence on the chlaingang of Oranlgeburg county on tile char'ge of horse steahnttg. Hs term will be out on the 1st ot' Jan: uat' necxt. Sunday School Institute. Florence, Special.-The Pee Dee Sunday School Institute met hlere il tle I'resbyteriaun church M(onmday iigt. The v'arious chutrches within t~e district are well r'epr'esenlted. Dri. Phillis. who is oiie of the most prom inen an succ'essfuli Siuday school wi ke's ini the South. delivered mi most i stu'-tiv~e lectur'e on "The M'ohe! Sunday Schn ol.' In his a ld'es. he n ied o 1 ut theW mall'. neeos5 l'e ntiay school. how. to avoid and corn AN INSANE MOUHER Brained ier Seven Children and Then Burned Their Bodies MANIAC TliEN TOOK HER OWN LIFE Mrs. Clarence Markham of Cambridge Ill., Survives Long Enough to Make an Awful Confession. Rock Island, Ill., Special.-Mrs. Clarence Markham of Cambridge, near here, in a fit of temporary in sanity killed her seven children with an axe, after which she placed their bodies on a bed, saturated it with coal oil and set fire to it. She then hack ed her throat with a knife and threw herself on :ie burning bed., Neigh bors rescued her, but she was so badly burned that she died soon after she had made a confession. The oldest child was nine years of age, the youngest, a baby in arms. Neighbors. attracted by the smoke o , the burning building, rushed to e rescue and found Mrs. Markham eovered with blood and badly burned. Barely able to tell her story. she at first declared the crime had been committed by a strange man, but later when the sheriff arrived she ad mitted that she had slain her children one by one and attempted to destroy their bodies and her own in the fire. Soon afterward she died. When the ruins of the home had cooled, a con firmation of her story was had in the finding of the ,eharred corpses, each with its skull crushed. The Markhams lived apart from neighbors, the husband being em ployed as a laborer on a nearby farm. He was compelled to be away from home during the day. Having noted his wife acting queerly for several weeks he had kept the children, the oldest of whom was but nine years of age. out of school to be with the mother. She was never known to ex hibit violent tendencies previously. The Carter Civil Suit. Chicago, Special.-Cross examina tion of Capt. Oberlin M. Carter, charged with defrauding the govern ment out of nearly $3,00.000, was con tinued before Special Examiner Wy man. The inquiry into the defend ant's stock and bond deals between 193 and 1896 occupied the time at Friday's session. The financial trans actions of the captain were taken up week by week and day by day, cover ing a period of four years. Indica tions are that it will take three or four more weeks to conclude the ques tioning of the witness. Prince Charles Supported. Coppenhagen, By Cable.-It is learned on high authority that should Norwav's offer of the throne of that country to a prince of the house of Bernadotte be definitely declined dur ing the coming week, steps will be taken by the storthing to invite Prince Charles of Denmark to become king of Norway. It is believed that not more than ten members of the storth ing are opposed to Prince Charles' candidature. King Christian and the British court favor it. Five Are Murdered. Edna, Texas, Special.-Mrs. A. J. Conditt and four children, a daughter of 13, and three boys from 6 to 10 years old, were murdered in cold blood at their home near here. The mother and daughter were assaulted and their bodies brutally disfigured. A baby about two years old was the only one left alive. All of them seem ed ~to have been murdered with some blunt instrument, their heads were crushed and their throats cut with a knife or razor. Glass Worker's Suicide. tempt was made last nigdlu lu lu lulul Milville, N. J., Special-Peter Smith, a well-known glass worker, committed suicide Monday morning by shooting himself through the heart with a rifle. Business troubles over which he wor ried are given as the cause. His mother lost her reason on seeing the body of her son and it is feared that she will not recover. His sister is also pros trated and in a critical condition. Walked Out of Meeting. Montgomery, Ala., .Special.-At a special meeting of the city council Al derman Sullivan opposed the resolu tion to appropriate money for the en tertainment of President Roosevelt Iwhen he comes to Montgomery, say ing that he would oppose one dollar of the peop~le 's money going this way. Acting Mayor Mcintyre, who is also a member of the council, walked out during the proceedings, leaving no quorum and the resolution was laid Death Warrant For Three. Tallehassee. Fla., Special.-The death warrant for the execution of Isham Harris. one of three negroes convicted of the murder of Hon. N. W. Eppes, of Leon county was issued Saturday. The date of the hanging is set for November 3rd. An appli cation to the board of pardons will be made shortly for a change in the sen tence of Caldwell and Larkins. who were convicted with Harris. Steamer Destroyed by Fire. Chefoo, By Cable.--The coasting steamer Hlsiesho. plying bet ween Shaghai andt Tienstin struck and was totally destroyed by a mnne ninety miles south of tile Shant un;: Promon trv Saturdiay mnornling. Finten per son's on board the vessel were (irowned among them beinag Eugineer Manchian and Muir. The foreigni passen~gers and a portion of the crew of the Hsiesho were resce by~ two passimg WILL SOON LIFT 1HE QUARANTINE Louisiana Parish Health Officers Showing Willingness To Clear Pres ident's Path-New Orleans Record. 23 New Cases. New Orleans, Special.-Report to 6 P. M.: New cases, 23; total. 3.023. Deaths. 3; total, 391. New foci, 4. Cases under treatment. 227; dis charging. 2.405. The Sunday report would have been the lowest on record but for the re port of a nest of infection in another convent and asylum, the attending physician reporting six cases among the girls in the Mount Carmel In stitute, on Piety street. There have been several cases in the Mount Car mel Convent on St. Cloud street, and as these two institutions are closely allied, it is very likely the infection was transmitted from one to the oth 2r. Another case is reported from the French asylum, on St. Ann street, the patients former residence being far out on Gently road. Only four of the new cases were above Canal street. The Algiers side turned up two cases. Among the deaths is Sister Mary Edith of the Convent of Perpetual Adoration, on Marias street. She was only eighteen years of age and had only reoently taken her vows. She was Miss Petronille Nigel. Dr. Souchen's circular letter to the parish health officers suggesting that they fix on October 15 as the date for raising the parish quarantines against the city. has already produced results, the board of health of Lafayette wir ing that that town agreed. It is not. at all unlikely that by the time the President arrives, the quarantines in Louisiana will be only an unpleasant memory. Mississippi Fever Summary. Jackson, Miss., Special.-The Mis sissippi yellow fever summary is as follows: Vicksburg. five new cases; Natchez, five new cases, one new focus; Scran ton, eight new eases; Guifport. one new ease; one death; Mississippi City, six new cases; Hamburg, two new cases, one death; Rosetta, two new cases, three suspicious cases. Handsboro, one new case. No new infection at Port Gibson,. Harriston, Roxie or Moss point. Sup plies have been sent to the people of Hamburg, who are in destitute cir eumstances. The Marine Hospital Service has sent Dr. Desehette to the place to undertake the fumigation and detention camp work. Surgeon Was din reports that he will place an of ficer in charge of the infection at Scranton. Alabama Bans All Mississippi. Birmingham, Ala., Special.--State Health Officer, Dr. W. H. Sanders, af: ter consultation with. the local board of health announced that Alabama had quarantined against the entire State of Mississippi, effective at 3 o'clock. This action is supposed to be consequent upon the spread of yel low fever in numerous Mississippi towns, although an official explanation. is withheld. Capt. Charles Price Dead. Charlotte, Special.-Capt. Charles. Price. division counsel for the South ern Railway, and one of the best known constitutional lawyers in the south, died early Thursday morning-I at his home in Salisbury of Brigh. y/ disease, aged 59. He was for one term speaker of the general assembly of the State, had held many positions of~ honor, and conducted some of the most notable railroad suits in the south. Private Car Line Inquiry. Washington, Special.-Hearings 'n. the private car line inquiry instituted by the interstate commerce commis sion wil be held in this city on Octo ber 18, and probably wil continue for more than a week. The eases arc di reted against the Central of Georgia' the Southern, Atlantic Coast Line,. Pennsylvania and other railways. United States Court Suit. Knoxville. Special.-Daisy Shierrin vs. the Southern Railway is the most recent damage suit against that cor poration that is the outcome of the Southern Railway wreck at New Mar ket in which sixty-four persons met death, and of which Sunday, Septem ber 24, was the first anniversary. The plaintiff sues for ten thousand dol lars for alleged personal injuries sus-4 taned in the accident. Her home is in Mississippi. She is represented by Pickle, Turner & Kenierly, of this eity. The suit wa filed in the United States court. U By Wire and Cable. The end of the war in the Far East has caused a boom in the Clyde ship ards. Alderman Walter Vaughan Morgan was elected Lord Mayor of London.. The British .nission sent to mark the Persian Afghanistan boundary was decimated by death. The south tube under the North riv er between New York and New Jer sey was completed. "Prophet" Dowie Stricken. Chicago, Special.-John Alexander Dowie, who claims to bec the Reincar nation of the Prophet Elijah, and to have divine power to cure all diseases, as been stricken with paralysis. Dowie is on his way to Mexico, and the dhisease attacked him while on. dec train. In a letter to his followers. at Zion, City. Dowie anlnounes that he has chosenx his successor. b)ut that the nme will not be revealed until &fier his death.