The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, September 19, 1906, Image 2
Life Philoso
of a G
By Wilsoi
(He married the middle-aged, mil io
IME belongs to no uni
we sleep our enemy
gets us all. Life is
practical joke.
Work! Don't sp
an occupation I knov
me doing manual l9
St. Louis. But why s
crime. Ugh! I would
ing. But if I had to I couldn't. I'd li
it. Work is a curse. I can't underst
pleasure.
There's this skating rink fad in Ni
never could understand a man's going
extracting pleasure hoppinir around an
anything that would make me energetic
Sleep and food: then food and sleep, an
light, then go to bed. The sun just lul
People take me for a clothes-rack
baboon who wouldn't raise his hand to
elementary knowledge, two ideas beini
secondary consideration with me. I'm
the health commissioners won't compla
either. I have always made a lot, but
end of a year I'd break out in a rash.
Japan's Tra
of Et
By MajorzGen. Sir.
-- - - OME fifte m years agc
manufacturers of wal
to supply what we
minister of defense ii
in making rifles to
rifie (Fai -ott) and 0
(lerfully short time w
the same price we h.
quite equal to the Wi
ouir contract price for the same article
In articles of ordiuary use, such thi
n-a(ie in Janan are in Australia cutting
Last summer, when in the Highlands,
Japanese-niade nail-brukhes similar to
way to a town in the east of Scotland.
* 1 found Japanese boots made to n
good that I now get my boots from J
American leather-and the make are b
-iage. just one-half of what I have hitt
~How tol
* __Fort
By Professor Jam
~~offAmer
+&++++++T.RTNES may be cc
__--_ -1flimits which yield f:
+ +. The methods of relief
limit to the amount
+ + gressive taxation of
_________*1.taxes. Where should
+ --: - - -+ is repressive and is
$+.kht.h++ miu m upon relativei
advantage of benefici
incomes high enough to accomplish th
.advantages. 'Ther-e is left the progress:
- unre aiming at r-evenue, I approve of- it.
to limit fortunes, howerer, it seems to:
purpose the rate must be very high.
problem of administration. Even so 10
tax of $15,000..O0 for every estate of $5
tumnes of that size.
There are said to be fifty men in
that amount, and in the case of some
amount to upward of $43,000,000. Thea
which the heavy taxation of the wealt
p enditures.
Demor
Effect o,
By W~alter Be
HE lirst and most co
tamotrich people
vrty a a coniin ief ao mreririty.
:and disgrace.
It isdeorbebuiti .
To ask such person s, men or wome
ing but a mer-e accident. a simple hazn
elling them that two :atmd two make fia
.edlegation would surpass their- unders
readers will laugh ;and quote Voltaire:
ihan to have it: :and totose who have
:about it."
Ye-s, it is iaughable-. and it is *o.
Annoyir.g.
M1r. Garduer-Well. lear, how are:
31rs. Gardner-Oh, .lohn! I'm afraid
we'il hnave to buy what we need. is
veur.
Atr. Ga rdner-Why, how's that..
\Mary?
Mirs. Garde:--I recollected today
that when I (lid tir planting I for
got to open the cans:-Puck.
It is proposed to hold a labcrers' ex
hihition in Paris in 1909.
Dhy
ilded Youth
z Mizner.
naire widow of Charles T. YerkEs.)
on. He never goes on a strike. While
is ever at work. Sooner or later he
always a disappointment. It is a uig
?ak of it. It is the poorCSt excuse of
of. No one ever got a snapshot at
or. I hate work like the Lord hates
hould I work? I never committled any
n't mind getting up at 7 in the morn
e awake all night long thinking about
and l)ebple making such work Out of
w York. It's too much effort. And I
to a dance with four collars in his hat
d perspiring. I'd get operated on for
The ideal state of existence is rest.
d then reverse the process. Be sure it's
Is me to sleep.
; a namby-pamby jackass: a peaceful
help a fellow, capable of only the most
an unlawful assemblage. Dress is a
a perfect slob. I only go around so
,in. As for money. I don't care for that
[ never can keep it. If I had $3 at the
de Invasion
trope
Oexander Tulloch.
, when there was a possibility of the
like stores being too busy in England
night require in Australia. I got onr
i Victoria to try what Japan could io
special patterns. We sEia a .cadets
Wilkinson officer's swcr'. In a wun
e gc4 a dozen perfectly made rifles at
id hitherto given, and a dozen swords
Ikinson for C1 each-just one-third of
from England.
ngs as cricket bats and tennis racquets
out similar articles made in England.
I was informed that a consignment of
English ones had actually found its
ieasure when I was in Yokohama so
apan by parcel post. The material
Dth excellent; the price, including car
Lerto paid for similar boots in London.
imit Big '
unes
es Walter Crook,
* 2ege.
nsidered as swollen beyond healthy
sometimes proposed are an ar-bi:rary
an individual may accumulate: 1.ro
incomes, and progressive inheritance
the limit be drawn? The limitation
meant to be so. It would put a pre
nefficiency and deprive society of the
al enterprises. A progressive tax on
e purpose aimed at has the same dis
e tax on inheritance. As a tax meas
It is easily collected. As a measure
me more doubtful. To accomplish the
A tax heavy enough would involve a
w a rate as 30 percent would mean a
0,000,000, and there are now many for
Pittsburg alone whose fortunes exceed
well known fortunes the tax would
;reatest objection is the encouragement
y will give to extravagant Dublic ex
f Money
verley Crane.
nspicuous of the moral influences of
veloping themselves in our' actual so
of. the undeniable but prodigious fact
are radically convinced that to be rich
It is so-.
s of this description who positively
ause they are not rich, too: who look
ne test of merit, and who regard pov
Lf not, indeed, of absolute degradation
n, to believe that their money Is noth
rd of the game of life, would be like
re-; they could not comprehend it-the
anding. O-f course, your plutocratic
"It is more easy to write about money
:t laugh at those who can only write
An Explanation.
Hewitt-I understand that you said
that I was the biggest liar that you
-ver met.
.ewett-Well, you must remember
that I never knew Ananias.--New
York Press.
Raw Material.
"What are you doing now, Jinks'?"
"11anufacturing ladies' shirt waists.'
'Any mone-y in it?"
"Well. I should say so. Holes are
NEARLY SHOCK[D DEAD
Fort Mill Workman Comes Near to
Being Blectrocuted.
Fort Mll, Speial.-Mr. James S.
Patterson happened to a very severe
accident at the Fort Mill Manufactt
iring Campany's plant Tuesday after
noon about 1 o'clock. Hle was in the
transformer room watching an elee
trician at work on a cable which car
ries over 10.000 volts of electricity
from the Southern Power Campany's
plant on the Catawba river, when he
retived enough volts to throw the
high tension switch, stopping the mill.
The back of Mr. Patterson's head
was the first part of his body to touch
the wire, so at this eary hour it is
feared that his brain may be affect
ed. Yet the atending physicians do
not think that his injuries will neces
sarily prove fatal.
Another Murder Case.
Laurens. Special.-Another murder
ease has to be added to the rather
loug list already docketed for the ap
proaching term of the Laurens coun
ty criminal court. Chief of -Police
Clarence Reid of Clinton delivered to
Sheriff Thos. J. Duckett Vandolph
Leak. a 19-year-old negro of Clinton,
who is charged with shooting and
killing an IS-year -old negro by the
name of Bob Johnson Saturday night
shortly after 12 o'clock. The killing
occurred at the house of Ben John
son, colored, who gave a barbecue,
which was atterided by a large crowd
of negroes from Clinton and the sur
rounding country.
Convicted of Manslaughter.
Orangeburg, Special.-Aftei delib
erating about two hours a jury of un
usually intelligent men rendered a
verdict of guilty of murder with re
commendation to the mercy of the
court against Jefferson M. Way. who
was being tried for the murder of
John D. Palmer. July 9. This is the
second time Way has been found guil
ty of murder, lie having been convict
ed in 1S92 and twice sentenced to be
hanged, but secured a new trial on
the ground of after-discovered evi
dence and at his second trial was ae
quitted.
State Notes.
G. W. DeLoachli has been appointed
a magistrate at Cummings. Hampton
county, to succeed Henry McTeer, de
Jno. B. Stuart is in jail in Beaufort
on the charge of being a lunatic es
caped from Alabama. In a l-tter re
ceived by Governor IHeywarai Satur
day. Governor Jelks states tOat this
man was a trusty and did escape. but
his family theii took him "on trial"'
and the State of Alabama denies re
sponsibility for him.
Frank Balletine Captured.
Sparta nburg. Special.-Policeman
Joe Bates captured. near' the c'oal
shute. Saui Ballen tine. the 1 4-year
old1 white boy' who escap~ed from the
jail at Laur'ens on Sunday night.
Balleutine was wanmedI in Laurenus on
a combination chlargre of burglarizing
the express ofti'e and stealing a mule.
He will in all probability be. carried
to Laurens. Ballentine was former
ly a Thorn well orphanage boy and
had been adopt ed by Mr. and Mrs. I.
T. Ballentine. of Laureins.
A Desperate Deed.' -
(Colutmbia. Special.-i 'esterv Moody
a machinist. 25 years old. atempted
to murder his wife Satiurday after
noon. but she saved her own life by
fighting him until assistance c'ould ar
rive. She escaped with a bullet thro'
her lef't arm. The shooting occurred
at the boarding house of' Mr's. Dial
onl the s-e'onid floor of' the Schmidt
building ont the corner of Main and
Gireen streets.
Candidate for Speaker.
A sp~ecial to the State from Char
leston says: "Hon. R. S. Whaley
announced his candidacy for speaker
of the house of representatives. He
has been a member of the house for
six years. During the last session he
was chairman of the judiciary com
mittee, accounted by many thme most
important in the body. Mr. Whaley
has taken a prominent part in legis
lation since he entered the legisla
ture. Mr. Whaley is a graduate of
the University of South Carolina and
has a great many friends in Columbia.
Col. S. A. Darnell Dead.
Atlanta, Ga.. Special.-Col. S. A.
Darnell, former United States dis
trict attorney for the northern dis
trict of Georgia and one of the most
prominent Republicans in the State,
(ied at his home here after a brief
illness, aged 61 years. Co!. Daruiell
was a prominent member of the
Georgia (3. A. R. and contracted ill
ness at the recent meeting of the G.
A. R. in Minneapolis.
Committed Suicide by Burning Her
self.
Tampa, Fla., Special.-Mrs. Loret
ta Bond of Palatka. here on a visit
to he sister, Mrs. T. W. Duane. sud
1enly became deranged throughi con
tinued ill health, saturated her' ehoth
ing~ with kerosine, locd herself in
a colset and applied a matc'h. Her
screams attracted the attention of the
hosehold. When found she was hor
ribly burned and soon died.
Georgetown's Water Supply.
Georgetown, Special.-Georgetown
vill within a few days be supplied
withu as fine a qfuality of water as
nn be found anywhere. The city
has been getting its suipply from an
artesian well since the installation of
he waterworks system. but the water
as not been satisfaet.ory. being too
~ull of soda for kitchen and drinking
PALMEO AffAIRS
Occurrences of Interest From
All Over South Carolina
MANY ITEMS Of STATE NEWS
A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover
ing a Wide Range-What is Going
On in Our State.
Columbia Cotton Market.
The cotton market was steady. New
erop cotton:
Low middling.. ...... . 71-2
Strict Low middling... .. .. ....S
Middling.... .. .. .. .. ....S1-2
(ood middling. . . . .-.
General Cotton Market.
Galveston. firm.. .. .. .. .. ..9 5-16
New Orleans, tirm.. .. .. .. ..95-16
Iohile. steady.. .. .. .. .. .- 91-S
Savanuah, steaty.. .. .......91-S
Chleston. firm........ . ..-9
Wilmington. steady..........93-S
Norfolk steady.. ..........93-S
Balt imore. steady.. ...9 5-8
New York. quiet.. .. .. ......9-0
Boston. quiet.. .. .. ...... ..9.80
Philadelphia, steady.. ......10.05
Houston. steady.. .. ......95-16
Augusta. steady.. .. .. .. ....95-8
Iemphis. quiet.. ........9 1-16
St. Louis, quiet.. ..... ......9
Louisville, firm.. .. .. .. ....10 1-2
Charlotte Produce Market.
Chickens-Spring.. .. .... ..12@25
Hens-Per Head.. ........35
Dncks.... .. .. ..........25
Fggs.... .. .. ...........222
Rye.. ...... ..... .....SO
Ccrn ..... ... ...........73@75
Cotton Seed .... ..........is
Oats-Feed.. .. ..........47C45
Odts-Seed.... .. .. .. ....50355
Baltimore Produce.
Flo. r dull. unchanged. Wheat
,teadiur; spot contract 6S 1-2 to 685-5
Southern 45 to 63.
('orn1 firmer; spot 54 to 54 1-;
Southern white 55 to 56 1-2; do Ael
lw 52 1-2 to 541-2. Oats firmer; No.
2. mixed 341-2 to 35.
lRvo steady: No.-2. Western 64 to
05. BRotter steady and unehanged;
n im 1itation 20 to 24: do cream
erv 25 to 26: do ladle 18 to 20; store
pnevked ?6 to 17.
-',g -.4 teady 24. Cheese active and
Inehniiged 13 to 13 1-4. Sugar steady
Young Man Drowned at Lockhart
Mills.
Union, Speeial.-A special to Pro
gress from Lockha-t says that C.
McMillan, employed by the General
Fire extinguisher company, headquar
ters at Charlotte. was drowned in
Broad river while bathing with some
comnpanions. It appears he was seiz
edi with eramip and before any one
realized his .onldition he sank and
when the body was recovered it was
too late for him to be revived.
Guilty of Murder.
Columtbia. SpeciaL-For the first
thne in more than 40 years a
woman, in fact t wo women, were con
viete of' mnurder in this county. They
were Nellie Broks and her sister. An
nie Workman. the two young negro
women who on July 14th scalded
to death tlie infant of the Brooks
woman in a negro tenement house on
Plain street. in this city. They were
recommnided to the merey of the
court.
Speegle Acquitted.
(Greenville. Specia l.-Arthu r Spee
ge. charged wit h ireceiving money
from the county' under false pretense.
during the adIministration of his fa
ther. now'. deceased, while supervisor.
was acquitted .in common please
court.
Due West Opens.
Due' West. Spedcal.-Erskins and
Due West Female Colleges opened
under most propitious circumstances.
having- enrolled a large number of
students from almost every Southern
State. A ccnservative estimate, based
on the number of students already
present and those expected to come
places the enrollment in both 'oh
leges equal to, and possibly greater
than that of any in the history of
the institution.
Tragedy in Wilmington.
Wilmington. Special.-In the ten
derloin here early Friday morning WV.
L. (Pete) Williams, la well--known
traveling man, was shot and mortally
wounded in a general row in the ball
room by Lonnie Snipes. connected
with one of the local b~reweries. Snioes
ran, but a special offeer in the room
followed him andl in a pistol diue!
the st-reet Snipes was dangerot>ly
wounded in the stomach.
Lightning Kills Woman.
Gastonia, Special.-Mrs. Milt Pur
se, who lives at Clover. S. C.. was
struck and instantly killed by lightn
ing at, Clover. She was at the home
of Mr. C. (G. Thomas. a neigrhbor. and~
was standl(ing onl the porc(hi. The wea
ter was not stormyr at all and there
was nothing to indieate that the at
mosphere was heavily charged with
electricity. There was a single flash.
single report of thunder and1( the
woman fell to the floor.
Another New Concern.
Columbia. Special.-Coluimbia has
mothcr wholesale business. Mr. B.
. Cooner, one of the pioneer whole
sale grocery men of inner South Car.
olna. has sold his interest in the firm
f Norris-Cooner Co. and has taken
charge of the Columbia Grain and
Provision Company at 715 Gervais
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
Condition of South Carolina Crops
For Week Ending Monday, Stpt. 10
1906, as Given Out by the Do
partment.
Generally fair tweather prevailed
over the entire State during the week
with rain on one day only over all
the northewestern border counties
where rain fell on two days. Oconee.
Pickens, Greenville and Spartanburg
counties received the heaviest raiufall
with amounts ranging from about one
inch to nearly two inches. Over the
rest of the State the weekly amounts
were generally less than half an inch,
The deflicieney in precipitation was a
favorable feature of the week's
weather.
The mean teniperature for the week
was about normal in the western and
central portions, and it was about one
degree above normal in the easteru
portion. The day teinperatures were
high, as a rule, while the nights were
cool during the last three days. The
temperature for the week ranged
from a minimum of 59 degrees at
Greenville on the 8th to a maximum
of 96 degrees at Bowman on the 4th.
These temperatares were quite favor
able.
Light northeasternly winds prevail
ed during most of the week. There
was ample sunshine in all parts of
the State.-J. W. Bauer, Seetion Di
rector.
Tragedy Near Lowryville.
Chester. Special.-Lawson Addison,
colored, killed Matilda MeMaster and
Mamie Halsell, also colored, Sunday
night as the trio were on their way
home from church. The tragedy oc
curred in the public road, about one
mole from Lowryville in the neigh
borhood of the Dr. Epps Atkinson
plantaiton. The McMaster woman.
who was Addison's paramour, and hex
sister. Mamie Halsell. had zone to
church contrary to Addison's orders.
and the tragedy followed. As the
congregation were wending their Way
homeward, they were startled by four
shots fired in rapid succession. They
at once went to the spot from whence
the shots seemed to come. and found
the two women cold in death. The
sheriff and his deputies were at one
4uiniMoned and took the trai., but al
though posses have been scouring tha
-ountrv no thing' has been seen of the
fugative. Addison is a desparate ne-I
ro, and is said to have served on the
chaingan.: in Gaston county. N. C.
Death of Mr. R. A. Dickson.
(3reenville. Special.-Robert A.
Dickson, aged 61 years. died at his
home in this c-ity after an illness ex
tending over several weeks.
The deceased is a son of the late
Jamtes Dickson. He served in Hlamp
ton's Legion, Comnanv K. lHe spent
the greater portiont of his life in
G renville. but dutring the past f'ew
years he was supecrintendent of the
Beverly granite works, near Easley.
Mr. Dickson is survived by his wife
and four sons. He also leaves three
brothers and a sister. They are John
M. Dickson of Greenville, E. B. Dick
son of Charlotte, who were with him
when lie died. James Dickson of
Mc ntgomery. Ala.. and Mrs. Mary
Valentine of Brooklyn. The funeral
ad inter'ment took place here Thure
iay afternoon.
Bntire Train Derailed.
Greenville, Special.--A .%uthbound
passenger train ont the Blue Ridge
railroad was totally wrecked on mile
north of Anderson late Wedniesday
afternoon. The entire train left the
trac-k with the exception of the front
trucks of the engine. The combhina
ion mail and express ear plunged in
to an embankment.
Death of Mrs. Crocker.
A dispatch from Branchiville atn
noneing the death of Mrs. Janie E.
Croeker, the wife of Mr. J1. R. Crock
er, until recently a residetnt of Co
lumbia. Mr. and Mrs. Crocker mtov
ed to Branehville about five months
ago and it was at their home there
that her death occurred.
State's Only Woolen Mill.
Greenville, Special.-With the be
ginning of the new ~year the McGee
Manufacturing company of Gt'een
ville will abandon the spinning of
cotton waste yarns for the weavingt
of woolen goods. more especially
blankets. The chiange necessitated
thte purchase of looms and finishing~
machinery at an additional outlay of
about $~>0.000. This will be the only
woolen mill in South Carolina. For
the present the company will manu
facture ontly blankets. The phmnt wil
ha~ve a capacity of 400 pzairs a day.
Anderson's Cotton Receipts.
The cotton receipts for Anderson
for the year ending the 1st of Septem
ber were 16.300 bales. For the cor
resopnding period last year 20.SS9
bales were received. A considerable
part of the cotntry crTop is merket
c-d at the local mills lying just outt
sideC of the city limits and is not in
cluded in the above receipts. There
are about 500 bales stored in the local
warehouses.
First Steamnship Sails in October.
A special from New York announe
cement was made on Thursday that
the North German Lloyd Steamship~
line has decided to send a steamer!
about the middle of October on a
trial ship from Bremnen via Saltimnore
to Charleston and Savannah. A regu~
lar serv-ice will depend on fte result
of this trip. The action was taken
at the instance of E. J. Watson. com
missioner of agrculture and immnigra
tion of South Carolina, who is i
Europe investigating the subject ofl
immigrat. - to Southern ports.
-BRYAN'S STATEM-ENT I
Government Ownership Views
His Personal Opinion
WOULD DOT COMMIT IS PARTY
Nebraskan Willing to Leave the Mat
ter of a Platform Entirely With
His Party-Government Ownership
of Railroads Simply His Personal
View, and Whether it Will be an
Issue is Not For Him to Say.
Louisville, Ky., Special.-IIon. W.
T. Bryan spoke here on Wednesday
-ight to an immense crowd and was
introduced by Hon. Henry Watter
;on. A distinct ovation was accord
!d the famous Nebraskan.
Mr. Brayn read a statement *which
a part, follows:
"In my speech at the New York
,eeeption I made some remarks con
!erning the ownership of railways
and thought ihat I had expressed
myself so clearly that my position
3onld not be misconstrued even by
those who desired to misconstrue it.
rhe New York speech was prepared
in advance. It was not only writ
ten but it was carefully revised. It
;tated exactly what I wanted to state
and I have nothing to withdraw or
modify in the Itatement therein
made. What I say tonight is rath
er in the nature of an elaboration of
the ideas therein presented.
Reiterates Former Utterances.
'After quoting from the Democrat
ic platform of 1900, that 'a private'
monopoly is indefensible and intoler,
able' and after laying it dbwn as a
principle that public ownership
5hould begin where competition ends,
and that the people should have the
benefit of any monopoly that might
be found necessary, I stated that I
'aad reached the conclusion -that rail
roads partake so much of the nature
of a monopoly that they must ulti
mately become public property and be
m-naged by public officials in the in
terests of the whole community.' I
added: 'I do not know that the coun
try is ready for this legislatioi. I da
nut know that the majority of my own
party favors it. but I believe that an
ig;Creasing number of tic lembners of
all parties see in public ownership a
-adre remedy for discriminijation be
tween persons and plac-s and for
the extortionate rates for the carry
ing of freight and pass-ngers.
1" then proceeded to ontline a sys
tem of public 3wifrslip whrby the
advantages of public 6wIVershiip 1i-'.hit
be secured to the people withLout I~
dangers of centralizat ion. This sys
tem contemplates Federal owneruship
of the triunik lines only a:nd the own
ership of !ocal lines by the- severzal
States. 1 fur-ther e-xpr-essed it as my
opinion that the r-ailroads t hemnselves
v:e(re resp1onibile fo~r thet growthi ot
sentjient in favor o1f public owner
ship aind said that while I believed
that the rate bill r-ecently (-nacted
should be given a fair- trial, we might
expect to see the railr-oads still more
active in polities unless our experi
enee with them differed from the
experience we had had with fran
ehises holding cor-porations. This
statement of my views has been as
sailed by some as an attempt to force
these views upon the D~emocratie
pay. and by some a., an announee
ment of an intention to insist upon
private ownership as we have had it
or- as we arec likely to have it.'
His Own Views.
"Let mec answer- t hese two eihar-ges.
I have tr-iedl to make it c-lear that I
expressed my own opinion and 1 have
never sought to compel the acc-ept
anee of* my piionl by ane one els.
should contain a plank in favor of
government ownership, then that
plank ought to be incluided. If the
Democrats think it ouaht not to con
tain such a plank, then such a plank
ought not to be included. It rests
with the party to make the platform
and the indiv-iduals can only advise.
I have spoken for myself and for :ny
.self only, and I did not know how
the suggestion wonia be re'-eived. I
am now prepared to confess to yo'u
that it has been received more
faoably thani I expected. There~ is
this. howevri. that It do. z:<pat.
namely. that thosze 12nmoerswu.;h
oppose governmtuut owner-iship will
Reeving the right to do miy think
in". I recl)(t the rights of everyv man
to do h is thinking.
"it you ask me whet her the quecs
tion of gove-rnment ownvier-ship will
be -'n issue in the camipa i-n of 98
I :tnsweri. I do nu: kiow. If you'; ask
me wvhhe it t-ht l'-o be i:: the
pitfr . I re l ( 'n u :en a ti
raiLs believe that th inex phi iiorm
accompanyv their dleclaration azainst
it with the assert ion ihar they will
favor governmnt owner-ship when
ever they ate eonvi'etedi that the
country must choose het wen governi
men t ownersh'ipi of th r.-oads and
railroad ownrsipo the govern
ment.
No Regulation Possible.
"'I still advocat e strict reguliation
and shall rejoice if expe-rien-e pr~oves
that the rneulation can be made
effective. I will go farther- than that,
and sav- that I hpt;"-" we enn' have
more efficient regulation under a'
Democratic administration, with a,
Democratic Senate and House, than
we are likely to have under a Re
publican administration, with a Re
publican Senate and House, and -yet
would not be honest if I did not
alyadmit that observation has
convinced me that no such efficient
regulation is possible and that govern
ment ownership can be undertaken
n the plan outlined with less danger
to the country than is involved in
private ownership as we have, it or
Late Newvis
SIn Brief A
MINOR MATTERS OF INEREST
The convention of. the -Indepen
dence League. which is backing Wil
liam Randolph Hearst, began the
nomination of a straight full ticket.
The election in Maine was produe
rive of many surprises and the re
sult is construed according to party
affliations.
William J. Bryan began his South
ern tour with three impromptu
speeches at St. Louis.
Senator Dick is believed to be in
control of the Republican State con
vention in Ohio.
H. Clay Pierce was again en the
witness stand in the Ouster suit at
St. Louis and told of usupations of
authority by the Standard Oii Com
pany.
Addresses showing rapid growth in
homepathy were delivered at the
Homeopathic Congress in Atlantie
City.
Another change has been made in
the secretaryship of the international
policy holders' committee.
The cruiser Des Moines has sailed
for Havana to protect American in
terests in Cuba.
Director Eustace B. Rogers is made
paymaster general of the army and
Col. Culver C. Sniffen paymaster gen
eral of the navy.
Secretary Wilson explained to a
nmnber of railroad men the require
ments of the new Meat-Inspection
law.
The names of Chinese cities are to
be romanized according to a uniform
scheme. in order to facilitate postal
and telegraph service.
A lion attacked Leah Aimee, the
woman lion-tamer, in a circus at Suf
folk and badly injured her.
Mr. Robert Burns fell beneath a
road roller near Cuipepper, Va., and
was crushed to death.
John Orr. accused of the murder
of George Jones, is on trial in Bris
tol.
Dr. M. Smoot and his two song are
charged with burning a store and barn
at Dallison, W. Va.
Plans are on foot for a syndicate
to acquire the famous White Springs%
and greatly improve the resort.
Wm. J. Bryan arrived in Louisville
and was welcomed with addresses by
Henrv Watterson and Senator Car
mack. He also made an address. 4
The Independence League, or
Hearst convention, in New York, af
ter a noisy session, recommended a
State ticket.
Vice-President Fairbanks delivered
an address on the State Fair grounds
in Concord, N. H.
The Connecticut Democratic State
Convention named a ticket, but made
to mention of Brya In the platformi.
The mo :ement started by James C.
Colgate in favor of the Mutual Life
administration ticket resulted in the
formation of an association which
will work for. the slate.
The United Fruit Company has
been sued by the American Banana
Company for $6,000,000 under the
Sherman Anti-Trust law.
The run on the Hibernian Bank,
in San Francisco. slackened follow
ing a statement by the State bank
exainer.
A Kansas City man was mourned
four months as dead is said now to
be On his honeymoon.
President MacColl, of the National
Association of Cotton Manufacturers,
in his semi-annual address, urged that
the South be Aided to maintain its
supremacy in the cotton world and
made some valuable suggestions.
British Wai Minister Haldanie is
sued an order formally constituting
a general staff, according to recom
mendations of the Esther commis
son.
Emperor William was particularly
gracious to the American officers who'
are atendling the German maneuvers.
General Moeller-Sakomelsky has
been appointed commander of the
troops at Warsaw and will undertake
the task of pacifying the city.
The girl who assisinated General
Miu at P'eterhoff on August 26 has
en hanged.
The umbrswhose swindling ope
be released from prison conditionally.
Paul 0. Stansland, former presi
dent of. the wrecked Milwaukee Ave
nue Bank, in -Chicago, started home
from Tangier in the custody of de
teetives.
The Duchess of Fife, daughter of
King Edward, has been operated on,
Hope that peace will be restored in
Cuba is now very faint, and the vet
efforts in that direction.1
Earthquake shocks are reported
from Ambato, Ecundor, of such seve
rity as to cause people to desert their
houses.
Negroes in New York stoned poliee
men after the shooting of a negro
by a policeman.
It was stated by Sir Edward Grey
that Sir Robert Hart is to remain at
t.e head of the Chinese customs ser
vice.
Secretary Root and party visited
interesting sights in Lima and wo
men strewed flower's before him.
Troop have been searching houses
in Siedice for ter-roists and terible
scenes are described.
Plans have been made for the de
fense of Havana in case of an at
tak by insurgents.
At the session of the Polar Con
zress it was announced that expedi
tios to the South Pole as well as the
North Pole are planned.
At the German maneuvers 30,0004
infantry was marched 24 miles against