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PALMETTO AfFAIRS Occurrences of interest from All Over South Carolina MANY ITENMS OF STATE NEWS A Batch of IUive Paragraphs Cover ing a V.-de Range-What is Going On in Our State. General Cotton Market. Gaivecon.. steady.... .... ..11 1-16 New Orleans, quiet and easy. .11 1-S 1Mobile. steady.... .... ......1) 3-4 Savannah, steady.... .... ..10 3-4 Wilmington. firm.... .... ..10 3-4 Norrolk, steady.... .... ....11 1-S Norfolk. nominal.... .......11 1-S Naw York, steady.... .... ....10.80 *Bostoni. quiet.... .... ........10.80 Philadelphia. steady.. .........11.05 Boust.n, steady.... .... ....11 Augusta, steady.... .... ...11 1 'Iemphis. quiet.... .... ....1) -S St. Louis, steady.........10 15-16 Lonisville. firm.... .... .....1 1-S Charlotte Cotton 'Market. These prices represent' the prices paid to wa-ons: Good middling..............11.35 Strict middling...... ......11.35 Middiing.... .... ..........11.35 Good middiing. tinged.... ....11 Stains.... .... .... ....9 to 10 The State Board Will Pay Claims. The directors of the State dispen -ary have decided to pay all of the outstanding claims which shall be re ported to be just. In determining the justice of the claims the board will be governed by the advice of the spe cial attorney, Mr. J. E. McDonald. There are said to be $675,000 in these unpaid claims and in a lot of in stances the liquor has been sold. The .board decided to pay at once these -elaim on which the liquor has been <disposed of. If there is not money enough in the State treasury to meet fhe elaims, the deposits are to be ap plied on a pro rata basis to settle the claims for whiskey already sold. In addition to this. Mr. J. E. McDonald, the special attorney. will investigate the 4ther claims to see if somb or all are Just. Upon his renort the other -clainis will be paid or suspended. The hoard was busy Tuesday with the case of J. H. Doseher, manager of the Ger mania Brewery of Charleston. Dosch er hae been selling his own beer and also Wiedener beer. The point was raised that his is but a brewer's per mit and not a retailer's. After con siderable <iseussion the matter was referred to the Charleston county hoard for a further report. New 3. F. D. Routes in South Caro lia. The monthly report of the superin tendent of rural free delivery of the Mieearmn shows that dur ing the month of June 133 new R. F. D). routes wvere put into operation in South Carolina, distributed among the various congressional districts as fol lows: First district, 7; Second dis trict, 5; Third district, 13; Fourth district. 11; Fifth district. 34; Sixth district. 3; Seventh district. 20. There were in all during this month 1.211 fatitions filed for routes in South Car olina: 549 of these were acted on ad versely. and 9E3 are still pending. There were no routes discontinued in the State. Kied Near Columbia. Cumi.Special.-A rear-end col ision btwentw freight trains on the high trestle of the Seaboard Air Line entering thscity fo h ot occurred at p few minutes before noon Wednesday in which Conductor W. H. Snead of the first section was atally injured, and Flagman Burgo y, also of the first section, was ser-I sly but less dangerously hurt. Two enger coaches, which were being eaded over the road, and the en of the front train were thrown lie trestle to the ground. 4?0 w. and were so demolished i t mo't of the woodwork was re duced to inters. Boy Caught by Belt and Seriously Hurt. Columnbia. Soecial.-A young boy, emoloved in the Columbia mills as a we(er, was serionsly injunred and ie wit hiin a hair's breadth of a 'orrible death, by being caught in a 'lt and hurled against the ceilingz. 'The -bov's name is Willie Lathiam. i'eft shoulder is fratured and his ~knee is dislocated and fractured. mediately after the accident the was taken to the Taylor Lane hios I cad wa considered to be in a 'orable condition lpter. o Mute Killed by Freight Train, .ywherry. Speial.-Tom Baxter. red, was kilied by Sout hern ht4 train No. 71. two miles from -e at 6 0o'ese Wednesdayv after ni. Baxter, whob w(lea: and bx .*a walking in the middle of t rack withi n mbrell up when*f a- e. The ''i enineer. ais Eu cameI ro :1 theuve ow 6.at s xgr waski!!ed. Donation of $100.000. e:2y. Cal.. Speciai.-Wishinz mo 'hemeor of Jh W. ay, r., is rothr Carene H ON IHE CAMPAiGN AGAIN After a Rest the Meetings of Candi dates, tAre Resumed. Orangeburg. Special.-The State campaign meeting was held- in the county court house here. About 600 people crowded into the court room and gave attentive ear to the speeches of the different candidates. At 11 o'clock County Chairman Robert Lide called the crowd to order. The Rev. D. D. Dantzler was called on to make an opening prayer. For adjutant and inspector general, Cols. Boyd and Haskell told the people of their rec ords and asked for their support. For railroad commissioner, Messrs. Sulli van. Sellers. Summersett and Cansler bit hard at Col. Wharton, who came warmly back at them, claiming to disprove allegations made by his op ponents. For, Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Thomas G. McLeod was very hap py and grateful over having no oppo sition. Mr. McLeod believes in a per fected State dispensary. Scores Col Ansel. Mr. McMahan, if elected, would stand for the stern enforcement of law. He would not permit any city to nulify the law. He is running as an independent and believes the vot e-s will cast independent ballots. He is the candidate of no clique or com bination. He is a free 'lance. Mr. McMahan said he realized that per haps in Orangeburg he was in a man ning stronghold. The Raysor-Man ning bill had Mr. McMahan's moral support but, on the other hand. the Morgan bill met with his disapproval. He feels that Col. Ansel's plan would leave the liquor question unsettled. He feels that a good name for Col. Ansel would be -Mr. "As-yon-like-it" Col. Sloan says Mr. Ansel is standing on an India rubber platform-stretch it one way and Mr. Ansel is in the dispensary camp, stretch it the other way and we find him in the prohibi tion camp. Mr. Ansel, as Joseph of old, is wearing a coat of many col ors, some dispensary stripes and some prohibition stripes. But he must take off his coat of many colors and don either a prohibition or a dispensary vesture. Col. M. F. Ansel promised, if elect ed. to discharge the duties of the of fice conscientiously and' satisfactori hv. Mr. Ansel restated his local op tion plan between county dispensary and county prohibition and cited North Carolina and Georgia to show h.ow successful the county dispensary plan has been. Col. Ansel received deafening applause at the close of his speech. Blease Attacks Manning's Record. Mr. Blease claims to have stood up on his platform for 16 years. In speaking against the appropriation for being instrumental in cutting down the appropriation for this col lege. When Mr. Blease made an at tack on Mr. Manning's record, the rowd shouted ''Hurrah ,for Man ning.'' Mr. Blease claims that Mr. Manning, in 1892, called Tillman a despot and spoke disparagingly of the judiciary of South Carolina; that Mr. Manning's platform is inconsist ent with his dispensary recoerd. The crowd gave long and loud cheering to Mr. Blease as he continued his at tack on Mr. Manning's record and he was loudly cheered when he finished. Mr. Brunson made a vigorous ap peal to the voters to do away alto ether with the liquor business and3 stablish prohibition that will protect the youth of t-he land from a fiery estruction, Hie asserts that the re sults of the rum business have been ounds. bruises, turmoil and strife. The' Bffect in Newberry. Mr. A. C. Jones read a letter from he chief of police of Newber-ry stat ng that there has not been a marked mprovement in conditions in .the own of Newberry since the dispeni arv was voted out. 'When asked by r. Blease why the mayor of N ewber v had not answered Mr. Jones' let tr of inquiry to him. Mr. Jones said e did not know. ''Because,'' said Mr. Blease. ''the mayor knew thiat our allegations of improvement are ot true.'' Mr. Blease said that Mr. . C. Davis. Mr. Jones' brother-in aw, lied when lie asserted that Blease as Hub Evans' attorney. Messrs. ones and Blease passed some hot words standing facing each other. It ooked at one time as if there would e serious trouble. Manning Greeted With Applause. Senator Manning was greeted with rolonged applause. The people gave him a close and attentive hearing. Ee will not be drawn into a personal -ontroversv. but will answer impor ant issues made by his opponents. In he conlvention 'f 1890O that nominnt d Tillmian he did not part icipate. as oth the~ reform and enservative del eates from Sumiecr county were re fused seats in the convention. As a onservative led he beeni in the con ention. lhe wou'ild not. have voted for i~r. TBibn:mu. hi .mn the i. ner:'l ele ten of 2S~0 he was one of the six n 11-0 big soting precinct of Sumter ho supported~ Mr. Tillman. consider n ihimself honor-bound to suppeCrt he rcenhir T) m'wratic norminee. As -:mdide .for the Sen:.e i~n 1S98 he an or. a dispensary pian at first. but was led to endorse it after seeing it: zood (f~eets on the community. His inOuence wvas given to the enforee enct a4 the d~;isensar law as soon a it wr- flut mit' force. Ha explain -1i-nadorily to :he pecople that, ii ''e last *.s* in oft thei Le:Cazturi. e and AIr Raysor had formulatedi e nf..or-n-M:ing'tr bill '.n3 :ll bilk At Manning.* Maining. Special.-The candida teE fr State offices spoke here on Thurs dar t,, a.mall but atentive audienee The speeches were about the same ai a: otler places. J. W. Raesdale de elared that "the newspapers deal in dirty Ijes.'' There was some disens s!i '1n aS t the anthorship ot' the Na sr-Manninz hill introduced ito !rst session of the lI iature. M: ninz and Lyon were heartily applaid ed. At Georgetown. Georgetown. Speial.-The cam paign party had a fair turnout of voters here Saturday to listen to about the usual speeches. Prohibition Aplause. Although the county is a dispensary one, the prohibitionist got some ap plause. Mr. Joel E. Brunson said that all of the candidates except Mr. Blease admitted the corruption in the dispensary and all proposed a compro mise. It was a debauch of the morals of the grand old State and an admit ted shame. County. by County. Candidate A. C. Jones said that while a prohibitionist he believed in voting the dispensary out county by county. He said he had produced proof of the dishonesty in the dispen sary and any ,member of the State board of directeors receiving a cent over $400 per year stole it. Mr. Richard L Manning. who was well received, facored no radical changes except those necessary by changed conditions. While apreciat ing the evils of liquor he recognized that prohibition was a failure. He took off his hat. to Mr. Brunson and his work and would aid in it, but the matter would not be settled that way in our time. The profits of George town amounted to about $25,000 and the necessary evil might as well be made to yield this to the State. After Ansel. two of the other candidates pro ceeded to have fun with Mr. Ansel. Mr. John J. MeMahan said he was an "as you like it"' candidate and stood for nothing definite. He wanted te put the best men in dispensary offices and gradually eliminate the aleohol and build up a temperance people. To fully carry out his theories he wanted the State to manufacture as well as sell the stuff, vile as it was. The people should not vote for a man whc could not give us prohibition. Col. John T. Sloan siid that lum ber was one of the principal indus tries of Georgetown. but that ever though enough was furnished to build a fence alound the world it could not be made tall enough to keep Ansel fl' it or climbing up and straddling (ol. Sloan believed the dispensary with improvements, could solve the liquor problem. Mr. M. F. Ansel got hack a this op. -nenIts b saving th~at he wvould come off the fenice when elected governor He explained his county dispepsary county prohibition idea. The Campaign Schedule. Following is the schedule of the State campaign for the rest of the time: Marna, WVednesdav. .July 1S. Conwvay. IFridav. July 20). Darlington. Satu rhay. .July 21. }Eishopville. Tuesday. .Jtuly 24. Bennettsvillhe. Wedfnesdtay. July 2.. Camden. Friday, Jly 27. Lancaster. Satunrday. .Julv 25. Winsboro,. M\onday. Aug. 6. Chester. Tuesday. A ug. 7. Yorvillec. W~edinesday. Aug. S. Gaiffney. Thursday. Aug. 9.. Spart anbureg. Fritjay. Aug. 10. Inion. Sat urdav y. Au. 1 Newberry. Tuesday. Aug'. 14. G reenwvood. W\edniesda y. Aug. 15. Abeville. Thursday. Aug. 1(i. Anderson, Friday. Aug. .17. Walhialla. Saturday. Aug. IS. Pickens. Monday. Au g. 20. Greenville, Wednesday. Aug. 22. THE LABOR WORLD. The laborites in England are to ave a daily paper, to be called the ajority. Some 150 Yiddish cooks have tarted a union on the east side of Cew York City. The A. F. of L. is working on lines o0 organize the express messengers of tl the railroads. red that the men wore overalls with >ut the union label. They got them nd work proceeded. The eight-hour law of Michigan las been declared valid by the Su reme Court of that State. Stonecutters of Sherman, Texas. ave made application for a charter from the national headquarters. Recently sixty bricklayers seceded rom Chicago Union No. 21 and tarted their own union, but have een unable to get a charter. Bricklayers working on a garment factory addition at Oskaloosa, Iowa, vere made to quit work because the irls employed in the factory discov Sky Pilots' Union No. 1 has been ormed in Chicago. Preachers? No; >~alloonists. There are about sixty in hat city and they want to hold up ages. National Tube Company at Lorain, )hio, will moure than double its blast urnace capacity at its local plant, iving employment to several 'nun Ired more men. President Roosevelt appointed harles Earle solicitor for the De artment of Commner'ce and Labor, to ucceed Edwin WV. Sims. now United tates District Attorney at Chi:-ago. Kansas City carpenters have adopt d a new seale of fifty-five cents an ou for toremien, an increas:: of even and a half ceni:s. and forty-five ~ents for journ~eymen, an increase of ive cents. IN NO HURRY TO M3ARRY. Young girls are less ea:;er to mar ry than they used to be. At one ime a girl who remained unmlarrd( when she had been our one or two e aons was- almoe.c a epoach to her >arens andan un 'shieae bict o SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Condition of South Carolina Crops for Week Ending Monday, July 9, 1906, as Given Out by the De partment. There was more than the usual smounit of cloudiness during the en :ire week with only short intervals :luring the middle of each day when some sunshine occurred. The nights were also generally cloudy. Temperatures were high at the be ginning of the week, but the week as a whole was unusnally cool. The weekly range in temperature was large, having been from a maximum :f 97 degrees at Blackville on the 2nd to a minimum of 64 at Colum bia and Greenville on the 5th. The average temperature was about three degrees below normal. The precipitation was unevenly dis tributed, but the average for the State was in excess o fthe normal amount. A number of places had excessive rainfall ranginm from over two inches to over four inches, with a maximum weekly amount :>f 4.45 inches at Sum merville. idely separated localities had very light rainfall, but those de ficiencies are not damazing as all sec tions of the tSate still have ample moisture. High winds, accompanying thunder storms, occurred in various .ocalities, but without doing any ma terial damage.-J. W. Baner, Section Director. Went Out of Town to Shoot Each .Other. Lake City, Special-About 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon near the outskirts of town Elisha B. Gaskins shot and seriously wounded Madge B. Morris. Both are respectable white men, liv ing near here and are brothers-in-law Gaskins shot Morris twice, the first shot missing and the second striking Morris in the right side of the abdo men just below the ribs and penetrat ifg the interior to the region of the spinal column. The wouvd is regard ed very 'dangerous, but physicians have not announced a positive opin ion. Morris' right side appeared to be paralyzed, and he seems to suffer very much. Gaskins went home im mediately. t seems there had been bad blood between these men previous to this trouble. Morris came to tow: a short while before the shooting with a double-barrelled shotgun which he displayed, declaring that either he or Gaskins would die before night, which threat -was reported to Gaskins, who appeared to avid a meeting. Howev er, they did meet near the postoffice and proposed that they go out.of town and shoot the matter out, to which Gaskins assented and they started out. On the way Morris cursed Gaskins and dismounted from the horse he was riding. He continued cursing and Gaskins shot as above stated. Mor ris did not have the gun at this time. He was drinking it is said. Bank of Elloree. Elloree, Special.-The stockholders of Bank of Elloree held their annual meeting in the bank's building last week. Capt. J. D. Shuler was elected chairman o fthe meeting and W. M. Fair, secretary. President Robert Lide's report showed that the bank was in a sound financial condition, having net earnings since Jan. 1, 1906. of 20 per cent. of its capital stock and a large deposit account. The stockholders were highly pleased with the bank's showing and voted the di reetors and officers their thanks. The old directors. consisting of the follow ing gentlemen, were reelected: Messrs W. F. Ulimer, E. F. Trick, Robert Lide. T. W. Ulmer, J. M. Weeks, J. D. Shu ler. Dr. P -L. Felder. The following officers were reelected by the board of directors: Robert Lide, president; W. F. tSack, vice-president; W. M. Fair, cashier; C. B. Dantlzler, assist ant cashier. an't Find Daughter; Thinks She i Held. Spartanburg, Special.-Pearl Mos ser, the young girl from Asheville, who has disappeared since George Shaver, who is charged with -having abducted her, was placed in jail has not yet been found. J1. S. Mosseller is still in the city trying to locate his daughter, but so far his efforts have proved un::uccessful. Abbeville to the Front. Abbeville. Special.-The Commer ial club of Abeville was organized in the courhouse here. Mr. L. W. White was appointed chairman and Dr. G. A. Neuffer secretary. The fol lowing directors were elected: F. E. Harrison, W. P. Greene. G. A. Nuef-4 fer. L. W. White. J. P. Quarles, R. S. Link. F. B. Gary, Hl. G. Smith. J. S. Stark, who will obtain rooms where meetiaes will be held. Also apply for a charter and elect officers. The aim of the clnb is to promote the commner ial and industrial interests of Ab bville. Important Railroad Work. Anderson. Special.-A prominent business man of Kno:xrille writes to a friend in this cityv that thle Southern has begutn work oni its line to Rush nell. Tenn.. and that it will be ex tended on acrouss the mountains to Wahalla. The fact that the work of extension has started is of particula :'terest to) thIiis cityV and the recent tip of leading. Sout hern ofbeials across the joonsed route from Wal halla lends additional interest to the report. Eight Injured by Cars. Memphis, Special.--After colliding with tile Southern Railway passenger train at Orleans Street the Southern railway switch engine with two ears at tachied dashed wildly withbout a crew'~\ three-qjuarters of a m2ile to theL Inion Dienot and~. crashed io w uin hurt Eniner Willimsisr AN AWFUL TRAGEDY Faur Members of Family Are Butchered in Their Beds FIRE SET TO DESOLATED HOME Ike Lyerly, Eis Wife and Two Vhild ren Mudered as Thcy Slept in Their Home by Unknown Hands.. Sever al Negroes Arrested for the Crime. Greensboro, N. C., Special.-One of. the most horrible traze dies in the history of Row an county occurred near Bar ber's Junction, about 40 miles from this city Saturday morning. Between the hours of 1 and 2 o'elcok an un known person or persons entered the home of Ike Lyerly. a well known farmer, while its occupants were asleep, killing Mr. Lyerly, his wife and two of the youngest children and fatally wounding the third. The parents and the three children were asleep in the front room on the first floor, there being two elder daughters sleeping up stairs, who were unmolested and were awakened by the smoke from below. The girls descended the stairs to awaken their father and mother. On reaching their room they beheld their father and mother and three youngest children lying on the bed, their heads were crushed and their faces badly dis figured. The two older daughters, Mary and Addie, aged 18 and 16 respectively, managed to carry the dead bodies from the house and extinguish the flames. Then they ran to the near est neighbor, W. B. Barbers, and told the story of the awful tragedy. There being no officers of the law at this place, R. R. Mulliken. train dispatch er on duty at that hour, was notified and promptly wired the news to the sheriff at Salisbury, who started at once to the scene with bloodhounds and a posse of armed men. Blood hounds were also sent from Winston Salem to assist in the pursuit of the guilty. Mr. Lyerly was a highly respected citizen and well connected and it is inconceivable that any one should have aiything against him or his fam ily. Three negro men and a negro wo man-George Erwin, Jack Dillingham and Mitchel Graham and his wife have been arrested and put in ,iail at Salisbury on suspicion of compli~ eity in the case. Excitement is intense in thle neigh borhood and there is talk of lynching, if the criminals are caught. Charged With the Crime. Charlotte, Special.-Sheriff Julian of Rowan county brought to this city for safe keeping, Neal Gillespie. his son, John Gillespie. Jack Dillingham and wife, George Ervin and Henry Lee. colored, charged with the mur der of Isaac Lyerly. his wife and two children near Barber's Junction. There was nothing to indicate a lynch ing at Salisbury. but the Sheriff thought best to m?ove the prisoners. The coroner's jury fastenedl the crime upon all the prisoners. -Negroes Made Threats. Mr. Matt L. Webb, a white man who had worked with Nease Gilles pie, a large mulatto.,about 40 years old, reported that lie had heard the negro ust the following language: "Old man Lyerly can eut that wheat and thrash it but he will never est it or get the money for it.'' This recalled something that Mr. J. G. Lyerly, a son *be a former wife, ad heard his father say. Nease Gil lespie, who is a saw mill hand for Mr. John Dellinger, inoved into one of Mr. Isirae Lyerdy's cabins last fall. He, his son and step-son agreed to work so much land if they took the house. A section of wheat was laid MLf The Gillespies sowed part of this, but finding that they could get plenty f work at good wages did not sow the entire lot. This, not being ac ording to contract. worriedl Mr. Lyer ly. who spoke to Nease and was, in turn, cursed. Finally. howeve. the matter was settled by Mr. Dillinger. the saw mill owner. agreeing to pay ouse rent for Gillespie. Nothing more was heard of the wheat until soec time ago, when it had been cut y Mr. Lyerly, who was preparing to have it thrashed. ~Monday Nease Gillespie went down to Mr. Lyerly 's house and asked .him what lhe was going to do with the wheat. "W\hy. I am going to thrash it and use it." said Mfr. Lyerly. You will not.'' declared Ncase. Hot wordls followed and Mr. Lyerly ordered the negro out of the yard. It was here G;illespie told his landlord that lhe would kill him or (lie in the attemn)t if lie used lie wheat without giving him a share of it. It was after this that Nease told Mr. Webb that Mr. Lyerly might cui the wheat. but lie would never eit 0r sell ir. Gillespie luul been very mn sol'nt to Mr. Lyerly. The crowd whichi gathered at the Lverly home heard of this threat of Gillespie and went to his home to arrest him. The negro had gone to his work, a mnile or more away. but his5 wife bec:une frighitened and~ ran 10 the hlome of Mir. Di'k Files. a farmer. and begged him 1) protect her. savina tha1 she would be hangcedl for killinie the Lye:'iys w hen she h a umbh ;o o withI it. Said Gillespie Knew of the Crime. Near the home of Gillespie was freshly burnt spot, where a straw be and other things had been tired sine daylight. Those who graveled in th charred piace found pieces of clotl ing. and a spoonful of seortehe blood. Some paces from the hous a bloody shirt, which had been boilei and was still wet, was discovere in a weed patch. These bits of evi dence, when put toether, make al interestng and convincin'X story. Gillespie's wife was hysterical an< wild. She talked two ways. hut th, officers believe that she gave her hus band away to Mr. Files. Gillespie I described as a fussy negro. One of the ladies told the officer of a conversation that their fathe: had with Dillingham, one of hi hands. He had been after Dillinghan for being triffing when the negro tol< li~m that he was going to leave an< go to work at the saw mill. Mr Lyerly answered: "Yes, if you g< there and work five days righi straight along I will set you up.' This seemed to iile Dillingham, for ho told some one that, except for the reason that he lived on the old man'i place, he would have given him i cursine. Friday Mrs. Lyerly had trouble with Dillingham's wife, who was tak en to task for leaving dirty watei in a wash tub, which had been loan ed to her. The neeress became mad and abusive. Those who were looking for mo tives thought that Jack Dillinghau and his wife should be arrested. Attack On Rowan Jail. Salisbury, N. C., Special.-On Sat urday night, just before midnight, z desperate attack by a leaderless mot was made upon the jail here with the yrrpose 'of dealing summary pun ishment to the alleged murderers of the Barbers Junction family. The officers allowed two committees of the lynchers to go through the jail anc see for themselves that the prisoner. had been removed to Charlotte. Ther the mob dispersed. FEMININE NEWS NOTES. Patti sleeps with a silk scarf about her neck. In stature Esquimaux women are the shortest on earth. - In Africa ;wives are sold for two packets of hiir pins. William Waldorf Astor, Jr., and his bride. arrived in New York' City on their wedding trip. President and Mme. Fallieres gave a dinner at the Elysee Palace in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Longworth. The eighteen "most popular" maids of Dixie visited Ellis Island, and one thanked Commissioner Watchorn for all with a kiss. Crown Princess Frederick William of Prussia, wife of the heir to the imperial crown of Germany, was safely delivered of a son. The Union Spenders' League is the name of a new organization that has been formed in New JIersey. It is composed of the women relatives and friends of union men-those who spend all the money or nearly all. The Astors, Goulds and Vander bilts are among Mrs. Robert Os borne's patrons, 'as are many of the theatrical stars. It was she who originated the ,shirt waist and was the first to wear this practical gar ment. Of Queen Victoria's twenty-one grand-4aughters, only four now re main unmarried. These are Princess Victoria of England, Princess Bea trice of Saxe-Coburg, Princess Patri cia of Connaught and Princess Vic toria of Schleswig-Holstein. SThe first 'American women's chess congress was concluded in New York City, when Mrs. Charles P. Frey won the first prize and the championship. Mrs. Frank W. Lynn, of Chicago, was placed second and Mrs. M. Wilkin son-Robertshaw, of New York, third. NEWSY GLEANINGS. Cossacks in the' Province of the Don refused to obey mobilization or ers. Archie and Quentin Roosevelt drove a locomotive from Oyster Bay to Mineola. The Shr an Estate Company has decided to rebuild the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on the old site. More witnesses were discovered to say they had heard Harry Thaw make threats of death for Stanford White. Government attorneys believe they will be able to indict Lake Shore and Standard Oil officials on the charge of rebating. Red flags were carried and rebel songs sung in many parts of St. Pet ersburg, causing conflicts with the police and troops. General Trepoff said the Russian Duma was simply a revolutionary centre and too much freedom of speech was allowed there. Charles Berry, charged with em bezzling $500,000, is driven by lone liness to return to Boston, Mass., and surrender to the police. Arrangements are being made for a new railway from Pittsburg to New England by way of the Delaware and udson and Boston and Albany lines. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson found the beef packers trying to evade the clean-up order and warned them the Government will not stand The International Policy Holders' Committee organized for the fight against the present managers of the Mutual and New York Life, and elected Richard Olney chairman. Secretary Shaw sent a letter to na tional banks, urging them to issue more $5 bills, saying the United States Treasury is unable to meet the pressing demand for notes of small denomination. Both steel and gold pens are appar ently dcometd. Dr. Werner von Bol ton delivered before the Electro Technical Association inl Berlin, the other day, an address in which he described the new metal tantalite, which is so hard that a diamond drill makes no impressioa on it. Pens made from it are mnestructihie, and more elastic than gold pens. RAILROAD HEAVILY FINED C Railroads Assessed Heavy Fines for Granting Bebates. e Chicago, Special.-Judge Landis, in the United States District Court, sen tenced the Chicago and Alton road re centlv convicted of gr:nting illegal reb'ates at Kansas City, to pay a fine I of $20,000 on each of the two counts. John Faithern 7 and Fred A. Wann. former officials of the road were sen tenced to pay a fine of $5,000 each, on two couits. The defendants were fin ed on two counts of the indictment containing ten counts. The specific chage on which they were convicted was that they had given to the Sch wartehid and Sulzberger Co. a rebate of ode dollar per car on all sh4pments from the Kansas City plant of the packing company. Judge Landis practically directed the jury t- bring in a verdict of guilty. The attorneys for the railroad and individual defen dants asked until time to show that the rebate was not a seeret matter. The attorneys.for the railroad said that they had not been able to bring witnesses into court to testify be cause the witnesses feared prosecu tion. The court in passing sentence said that he could see no extenuating circumstances in the granting of re bates. The defendants gave notice of appeal. Vermont Woman Assaulted Columbia, S. C.. Special.-Monday morning about 2 a. m. Mrs. L. S. Cha pin, a prominent lady of Manchester, Vt., was assaulted by a negro named Isaac Knight, at her home about six miles from Aiken. Mrs. Chapin had .no near white neighbors, consequent ly nothing was known of the affair until Wednesday. The sheriff imme diately upon learning of the affair, went to the vicinity and tried to cap ture the negro, but no trace of him could be found. There is no fear of lynching, but every effort will be made to capture the negro. Mrs. Chapin lives with no one but the ne gro who committed the assault and a negro family which lives in her yard. The negro stayed in a room at the side of the house. Mrs. Chapin treated the negro with the greatest consideration and is said to have re marked that .she considered him, a perfect gentleman. She had been warned by white people several times to be careful hw she allowed him to stay at her home with no white protection, but she would pay no at tention to them. Dry Dock Dewey Lands After Long Voyage.' , i Washington,. Special. - Seceretary Bonaparte sent a ,cable message of congratulation to Commander Rosley,. at Olangapo, for the successful man agement of the dry dock Dewey on its long voyage-from Chesapeake bay, in which he said: "Department deep ly appreciates and sincerely congrat ulates you and the officers and men under your command upon the suc cessful termination of such a difficult undertaking so admirably and excel lently accomplished.'' The Dewey sailed from Solomon's Island. Ches apeake bay, Dec. 28 last, on its peril ous voyage of more than 12,000 miles. The average speed was over 100 miles *a day while in motion. Commander Harry H. Hlosiey was detached from command of the supply~ ship Glacier and from command of the expedition which towed the dry dock Dewey to the Philippines and authorized to re turn to the United States. A Gigantic Loan. New York, Special.-Negotiations for a loan, understood to be for St. Paul Railroad stated to be from $25, 000.000 to $30,000,000, was concluded in Parig. Kllecd By Exploding Boiler. Lumberton, Special.-Jos. S. Stone, well-to-do citizen of this county, was killed by an explosion of the boiler at his saw mill at Long Branch about six miles from Lumberton. He was trying to remedy some irregularity while the regular engineer was away from the room. He was about. 50 years old. Fertilizer Cases. - Richmond, 'Va., Special-Tn the fer tilizer anti-trust cases .Judge Wad dill granted permission for the de fense to incorporate in the courts or der a recital of the circumstances at tending the appearance of the defeud ants and attornevs. Both sides be gan the preparation of' the record to be submitted to the Federal Supreme Court. The defense will make a test of the case of J. G. Linsey. When he is committed a habeas corpus will be applied for. Outlaws to Be Punished. Manila, By Cable.-Montalon, the Ladrone leader. surrendered to Col. Bandholbe Assistant Chief of the Constabulary at Talisay July 8. and was removed to Cavite for trial. The ceapture of Montahon leaves one more Ladrone leader at large in thc coun ty. The chief of the Constabulary has announced that all outlaws must stand triul. The govcrnment has been eriticised for not hastening their trials. Pharmaceutical Aissociation. Naragzanset Pier. Specia.-- Si'iy me~mbers ot the V irgnaPamcu tical Association 'arrived on their n m '~al outing. Oni the wa up m Nrfolk a brs~iness meetim. hld~. on sh~obard a whichi (3) new m er