The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, December 12, 1906, Image 2
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$ Synthesi
Z;Y PrCf.
GYR some little ti
included in the li
claliy, in the lab
- + ci-l manufacture
starch, nor even 1
-3 still another cart
to certain prepar;
0 ooq4+ of a small body
"methylenitan," I
ad Mmil Fischer's "a-acr
f much simpler organic<
ut, Mmtruct carbohydrates fron
'ZzAhYde, methyl alcohol, etc., so
tc-dr s by agitating formaldehyd
I Ti ft with magnesia.
E0 14he commercial productio:
VZ=4iMtaEy impossible, owing to
-hiri'. work far more cheaply thaE
M=i a Poumd at retail. What hop
=ch a priee? Potato starch costs
&etk production of carbohydrates
-mtU -e bave found a way of uti
In xMd by cUorophyl-and we
OnTy a rxy bold and rash spiri
2 -wi-., withi.n any conceivable P
of "o:>d.
A ealT review of the actual f
CnsizIe.; for example, the cost of c
is to say, into the subst,
*r pr%;peptones. Although somato
zt osts ten tiaes as much as the v
a 'hdr,d times as much as vege
ZazTedt even in popular journals,
2a the laboratory of the
Tm:: the considerations given abo
kc-sis is 3lkely to have as little i
1 the C.Iicr syEthesis of carbob3
3n zegard to foods, the task o
of their chemical constitution and
?.ezmabe value in medicine and
-The nhtical production of
e re attentien of serious-mindad
eei r.n.so Dschau
xPublicity 0
Zy Henry -COS,
E live in a progre
through a I eriod (
means improveme
lip and not reta
ance< communmities
jromoete it and in
sactions an d mei
.The one-man
dummzy directors a
Tu'mmy directors are no better t
T.e jacWz D.ey are directors w
d ect r the~se in control who sele
No a.n ou.?ght to accept a plai
c: ororz.?tion, particularly in a I
aaee -cempany, who does not fully
Mr .-d the care and vigilance it '
scfieuions!y ;er!orm its duties.]
aicir ~cn.rtions should have opin
l:-ess tZ:em. They are not alone t
in at, u fosr failure to crpose
d.er employes under their cc
Withz the growth of our popult
,mtth, att in the higher prcducts
znd scices and literature, and c
There.e we shou.ld, as we go al<
in end abuises, and pru.ne away:
The way can he best paved b:
:r.y the o poertunities for busines
3y -wise is prcperly enforced and
ThIS would compel the crooks,
e dthe basiness world who ha,
t come onit into cpen view, a:
3::zany grec.t eviEs..
Old
DeTh 'misc! by a Ba
- for
Cy W.iI2ib
; r~"~ ~LYGUGHi a bach e!<
A' ~ fort, and I despise
countcs and stea'
{ - ~:ricas to know
m-ny of -l bach
TWe sbcdd~ aj.
ex the sin::dng. T
.r. nm:elct er c:a
TM ccerts~ <itth tas<
per d cse-,-hing~ that is un
-'d t faes na follow that a w
2 ' s :gre a.ce. centeredl upoi
*e a zur. '2*.: wurme have nc
nogg-sT. tr outr in some inst.ae
a' e :t .t that dashing and~
7cm aet:s.rse,. i:nderstand that th
-s. rhit ~ae cidained for womet
..- a ~ make theseve
~o &' &ir. his stockings, sew
s r-a- ee-a; especially if
7 mm.oubtthe unmarri
d to c:r.e alor-i- 1
- VT boaste:Ci et their a
p ca m a that the c:
.-E -h r-ToZ r.ever have~ a
---vm'e 2:&t au. cabs? 1,c w do y
2i' U mre-Wiznerer I go cut
h.c:a 3yr a, rey .a: Iave :!nstractic
-4.::st M:rbasdto discharge I
-:s:n n-a r- we get o:ie ti
as::a ;g...-Odcr.b Liur.e.
,7;|y iuae of Japanese vessels
-e Ginese part f Ho'-g-Ken; b
Ehe
f Commercial
of Foods.
Th. Eokorny.
e certain of the carbohydrates have beer
st of substances that can be made artifi
)ratcry. I do not allude to the commer
of glucose, on an immense scale, fror
o the possible production of glucose froit
ohydrate, the cellulose of wood. I refe!
ttions which are yet littlo known outsid(
)f specialists; for example: Butlerow'
oew's "methose," "formose," and "isofor
>se,' which have been built up by syn
ompounds. Just as plants, aided by sun
I atmospheric darbonic acid, or from for
chemists have produced sugars or carbo
e with excess of hydrate of lime, or bW
i of these synthetic sugars will lont .i
he competition of the plants and the sun
t man. Cane sugar is worth five or su
e is there for producing it synthetically a!
less than two cents a pound. The syn
at these prices will scarcely be possib(
lizing solar energy as economically as ii
are yet very far from such a consumma
t can dream that the manufacturing chem
eriod of time, supplant the former as ,
'acts leads to a very different conclusion
onverting the albumen of meat into soma
inces known to the chemist as alburnose%
;e is only a slightly simplified albumen
ery albumen from which it is derived, an(
table albumen. There have recently ap
-eports of the synthetic production of al
eminent chemist, Emil Fischer, of Berlin
, however, it would appear that this syn
nmediate practical value as is possesset
drates.
chemistry will continue to be the stud3
structure, the knowledge of which is o:
biology.
oods is not at present a problem worth,
chemists.-Translated for the Scientifix
7ould Correct
y Evils
fhe Xew York Banker.
sive age, and we are at present passin;
f salutary business reform. This reforir
nt, and business men of all kinds should
rd it. The banking, railway, and insur
should, in particular, do all they can tC
vite the fu-ilest publicity as to their tran
hods of doing business.
power in large corporations, with a lot o1
ubservient to it, should come to an end
han so many decoy ducks that mislead
o do not direct and are not expected tC
3ted them for election.
:e as director or trustee of an institutio:
anking, railway, industrial, or life insur.
appreciate the responsibility of the posi
lemtands and intend to faithfu-lly and con.
)irectors in dealing with the officers oi
ions of their own and not be afraid to ex
asponsible for their own errors or wrong
and put a stop to the wrongdoing of the
ntrol.
tion we shall grow, not only in material
of an advancing civilization, in the arts
I that embell:shes and glorifies mankind
ing, endeavor to correct errors, shortcom.
otten and unsound timbers in our pubiift
promoting public spirit and sweeping
Swrongdoing in secret, such as rebating
backed by public opinion.
grafters, rebaters, and competition crush'
e .schemed in darkness and shunned the
i publicity alone wou'ld be a perfect cure
Maids
heor Who is Waiting
Cupd
zm E. Bro::m.
r I think woman he acme of life's comn
the reference of one correspondent to "the
lily increasing army of old maids." I am
what he might say about the increasing
:iors."
icah the ufnr.arriedl among the fair sex
:y, for they are usuially the sinned against.
hy have been too frequently the victims
-icc. A s a class "old maids" have been
:ifc to be a synonym for scandal loving,
aciols in a woman. Because she is un~
nnan is heartiess; ou the contrary, when
one object they usually are distributed
t married is seldom owing to the want of
es this may be the case: for usually their
showy order most appreciated by mien.
e position they occupy is not the highest
but they cannot see that it would mend
up into mehantable articles, advertise
itel by the highest bidder, to mend his
buttens, p)repare his meals or preside
they are required to make oath of allegi
e wrer reais a bachelor. If so. I have
ed of the opposite sex do) that iam simply
ie is the best matrin:onial agecnt. I have
biity to find ali the soluce and diversion
favorite author or int travel. ce., andl who
when all these pursuits in quest of pleas
mpanionship of the sweetest attribute in
Sthe stimulus they neededcz to mane life
The Wlrorg C:alor.
:y"hat I regard as most conspicuous
uabout Georgie Gaysen." said Mrs. Old
castle, 'is her naivete'"
of I"Yes.'' repliied her hostess, "I won
ns der what made her get a red one?"
er Modern Society.
*The Italians do not seem to feel cold
when the sky is blue, no matter hon
- t- lowte temperature. It is only wher
sthe sky is overcast and the air humid
EX-S[NATOR SHO1
Arthur Brown, Former Utnited States
Senator From Utah Shot and Seri
csly Wounded by Mrs. Anna M.
Bradley, ct Salt L:.ke City.
WD. C., Special.-Form
er Unit-d States Senator Arthur
Brown. of Utah. lies in a Critical con
Gt;ion in1 Emergency Hospital. from a
p;i_tol shot wound in the abdomen
inffieted by Mrs. Anna M. Bradley. of
Salt Lake. who arrived here Saturday
frem that city. The shooting occur
red in Senator Brown's apartments ir,
the Hotel Raleigh. where Mrs. Brad
ley also had registered under the
name of "A. B. Brown." She was
taken in custody and was locked up
for the night in the matron's room Of
the First Precinct police station.
Two shots were fired, one glazing
Brown's left hand and the othe r en
tering the abdomen and lodging in
the pelvic cavity. After working over
him for nearly two hours, the stir
geons decided that for the present at
least they would make no further at
tempt to find the bullet. It was stat
ed that while Senator Brown's con
dition was critical, his wounds are
not "-ecessarily fatal.
No Witness to Shooting.
Mrs. Bradley arrived here shortly
after noon. After being assigned a
room she immcdiately went to Sena
tor Brown's apartment. There were
no witnesses to the shooting, but a
floor maid heard the shots and noti
tied the management. According to
her statement, Mrs. Bradley came to
Washington to demand that Senator
Brown marry her. She said that
their relations were well known in
Salt Lake. "I asked him if he was
going to do the right thing by me,"
she said, maintaining a remarkable
composure. "His reply was that he
put on his overcoat and started to
leave the room and I shot him. I ab
hor acts of this character, but in this
ease it was fully justified."
While expressing no sorrow for her
act, she was glad to know that Sena
tor Brown might recover. "I was
practically penniless when I got hers
today.'' she said. "having only $1.25,
and after payinz the cabuan. all the
money I had in the world was $1.00.''
She said she urged Senator Brown to
marry her, that lie had been instru
mental in the divorce between her
husband and herself, and that as his
wife was dead he now could "do the
right thing'' by her. T!.s she said
he positively refused to do.
Tells Senator Her Story.
Mrs. Bradley is a brunette, about
3 years old, and frail of statue. Her
first act after being taken to the po
lice station was to send for Senator
Sutherland, of Utah, who called on
her. Senator Sutherland regretted be
ing brought into the case, but said
that Mrs. Bradley had sent for him
because lie was the ony man here
whom she knew. To him she told the
story of her relations with Senator
Brown. She alleged that two of her
ehildren owe their parentage to Sen
ator Brown andl that she had nam
ed one of them after him. 3Mrs.
Bradley was reluctant to speak of hee
former husband, but questioning
brought out the facts that he now is
living in Nevada with a second wife.
Fuirt her questioning disclosed the
fact that Mrs. Bradley.for two years,
1900 andl 1902. had servedl in the ca
pacity of secretary to the Utah State
Republican committee and also at one
time was edlitor of the oficial organ
of the State Federation of Women's
Clubs. She declared that she had a
sister in the newspaper business in
Salt Lake City, but that she would
not communicate with memnberr of her
family because she knew that they
would come to her assistance.
Manager Talty, of the Raleigh. was
notified of the shooting within two or
three minutes after it occurred. He
hurried to Senator Brown 's apart
ment to ascertain the facts.
Brown Retains Consciousness.
Senator Brown. despite the serious
ness and shock of the wound, retained
consciousness and was perfectly calm
and collected. He made no state
ment to Mr. Talty beyond saying that
he had been shot by Mrs. Bradley.
The woman continued in the room
while Mr. Tratly was attending to
Senator Brown, but offered no as
sitance. Finally, Mr. Tatly ordered
her to leave the~ room. She declined
with absolute coolness to comply with
the order.
"I will remain here,'' she said. "I
am the mother of two of his chil
dren."
An officer from the first precinct
police station placed Mrs. Bradley tun
dher arrest. She madec no resistane.s
and offered nou further explanation of
the shooting. She was asked for a
statcment of the incident. but referred
all those who inquired to Senator
Sutherland, of Utah.
Ra,wlings Boys Not to Hang.
Atlanta. Ga.. Special.-The pardon
board commuted the death sentence
of Jesse and Milton Rawlings to life
imprisonment. The crime is the same
for which their father. J. G. Rawlinzs
and Alf Moore. a negro. were hianged
at: Valdosta. Tuesday. The recomi
mendIation of the p)ardon board goes
to Gov. Terrel. who undoubtedly will
epp)rove the decision.
Caught in Cotton Gin.
Louisburg. Specia.-Mr. J. A.
Spencer met with a horrible accident
Thursday morning at his gin house
about one mile from here. He was
caught and drawn upon the saws of
the gin. One arm was cut to pieces.
his face being badly mangled. Sev
eral teeth were sawed out, and he
was badly cut about the body. It
was feared at first lhe could not live.
but the physicians now ententair.
slight hopre of his recovery.
W1ECK Al DANVILLE
Another Rear-End Crash and
Negligence the Cause
TWO TRAINMEN ARE VICTIMS
Engir.cr Georgp Kinney, of Tho=.as- 1
vile, Brother of the Engincer Who
Hzd Such Narrow Escape Thanks
givhg Day, and Brakeman W. B. 1,
King,, Killed Outright-No. 34 Tel- p
escopes a Freight j the Yards at 1.
Danville-Fire Follows the Wreck
-A Number Injured, of Whom at I
Lead One Will Die. ti
t]
Danville Va., Special.-Another
railroad horror on the Southera
which in many respects resembles that b
at Lawyers nine days ago, which re- r
sulted in the death of President Speu
cer, was enacted in the yards here a
Saturday morning at about 4 o'clock. C
Two persons were killed outright,. 6
half a dozen more or less injured,. one .l
of whom will die as a result of their
injuries. E
Train No. 34. northbound, a solid
Pullman and passenger train,' crash- $
ed into the rear of freight train No. .
S2, which 'was standing on the mai
line. The engine ploughed through
the caboose and demolished several i
ears ahead of it. Fire followed the o
wreck and the local department was r
called out. Four or five cars were t
consumed and others badly damag. t
ed.
The Dead and Injured. r
Engineer George C. Kinney, of No.
34, was scalded to death and Brake
man W. B. King burned to a crisp.
The home of Kinney, who is a brother i
of Will A. Kinney. the engineer on
the train that crashed into Spencer's
car, is at Thomasville. N. C. King's
home is in Danville. h
The seriously injured are: H. M. 1
Patterson, of Chatham, brakeman. in- E
jured about the head and shoulders T
and leg broken.
0. J. Mull, of Columbia, S. C., flag- P
man of No. 82. back sprained and
hurt about the head. h
0. 0. Mailer, postal clerk, slightly
hurt.
Robert Ford. colored fireman on
No. 34. injured internally and will
likely die. Several of his bones were
broken. t
The blame for the wr-ck rests up
on two employes of tl Southern.
Flagman Mull, of No. S2, who was in
jured, and one or the other of the op- t
erators at Danville and Neapoli. Y
block stations. When the freight "
came to a standstill it was the duty
of the flagman to go back and place P
a danger signal for any approaching
train and the information so far
shows that Mull did not do this.
Operator Skenille. at Danville. and ~
Operator Clellons. at Neapolis, make t4
eontradictory statements regarding
the sending and receiving of orders
ofa clear block for No. 34 and only U
official investigation will bring out
the real facts. D)ispatcher Skenille, ~
at Danville black station, was former-t
ly at Rangoon and wvas succeeded byF
Mattox. who is held responsible for C
the recent big wreck at Lawyers. An h
investigation by the lclpolice aui- it
thorities will be held in the mayor 'si
court Tuesday morning.F
Wreck at China Grove.
China -rove. Special. - Several!I
box cars of southlbound freight train
No. 75 were derailed here. A num
er were completely demolished, but
nobody was hurt. The chief feature e
of the wreck was the inonvenien1ce tl
t>. passenger trains. The main line d
is completely blocked, and unable
to pass at 11:30.
Young Men Needed For the Navy. gi
Washington, Special.-" We want
younger meni to command the ships li
of the navy,'' said Admiral Dewey, y
after an interview with the president. g
"and the only way to accomplish it b
is to retire officers early." This re- b
sult is sought to be attained by the
enactment of the naval personnel b)illp
which the Admiral discussed with the
presidlent.g
ti
Discharge.i Negro Soldiers Apply for ei
Re-Enlistment. ~.
Washington. Special.-At the in
stance of Secretary Taft Sergeant
Sanders and Private Elmer Brown, of a
the Twenty-Fifth Infantry, colored. n
filed with the military secretary ap- SI
plications for re-enlistment in the-n
army. One of these has been refer- A
red to the President in order that he
may determine whether or not any of
the men of the Twenty-fifth Infantry
who were recently discharged with
out honor shall be re-enlisted and if s:
so or. what conditions.
li
John C. Brain Dead, a'
Tampa. Fla., Special.-John C. t:
Brain, of the Confederate navy, died g:
here of paralysis. During the civ*il 01
war he commanded several Confeder- a.
ate vessels. After the war he went to tL
England and returning a month later p:
he was arrested by order of . Secre- w
try of the Navy Gideon Wel}s and F
was held a prisoner until March, a
169. being the last Confederate piris- mX
oner to be released. Ji
Planning an Investigation.
Washington. Special.-An investi
gation of the operation an'i manage
ment of the railroads controlled by E'
James J. Hill and his associates. in- s
eluding the Northern Pacific. the a
Great Northern, and the Chicago,
Burlington & Quiney, is in contempla- ~
tion mission. The matter has beeni
talked over by the commissioners and "
after certain preliminaries have been~ e
arranged and counsel for the commis- E
sion selected, formal announcement ti
of theproose inquirr will br, made.
A[ WORK Of CONGR[SS
hat Or National La make:s Are
Deing From Day to Day
Tsft to Give Informaticn.
The resl.lu!ion of Senator Penrose
iling the President or all th. i'ets
gardingt the diseharge of the neZro
uops belonging to t1he Tveuy-tfith
afantry, was rceeived at the White
'Cuse and at one.:- turned over by th-,
resident to Seeretary Taft. who will
irnish the information desired. The
oraker resolution, which also was
assed at the same time, but which
directed to th. Secretary of War,
ad not been received by Secretary
aft up to a late hour Friday. See
tary Taft said, however, upon re
irning from the cabinet meeting,
iat he would comply with both reso
itions to the fullest extent.
Simplified Spelling.
Simplitied spelling received a hard
olw in the legislative bill for 190S
aported to the House by the com
dittee on appropriations, which says:
Hereafter in printing documents
athorized by low or ordered by
ongress or either branch thereof the
overnment Printing Office shall
)llow the rules of orthography es
.blished by Webster's or other gen
rally accepted dictionaries of the
nglish language."
The bill carries an appropriation of
31,215,525, which is $6S5,842 less
ian the estimates made for the leg
lative. judicial and executive De
artments of the government.
An increase from $1.200 to $1.000
made in the allowance to members
F the House for clerk hire, and th7
quirement that members certify
iey have spent this amount is omit
,d.
Efforts to take up the bill confer
.ng ciiznliip upon the citizens of
orto Rico. reported from the com
ittee on insular affairs of the House
'ere defeated by objections of the
emocrats.
An Important Measure.
During the three hours the House
'as in session it passed a bill which
as the enthusiastic endorsement of
bor as well as manufacturers gen
-ally, repealing that portion of the
Tilson inter-state commerce bill re
Aing to convict-made goods and
iinting the several States to regu
te their competition with "free
Lbor" made grods.
The bill was introduced by Mr.
1:nt. of Missouri. himself a practi
il stonemason. Under the Wilson
11. which became a law in 1S90, con
inet labor-made goods may enter in
> active competition with the goods
Asnufactured by "free labor'" and
pder this Federal law a State could
at pass a law that would prevent
ie shipping into the State prison
ade goods of other States. The law
hich was passed abrogates the inter
tate commerce law as at present ap
ied to convict-made goods, thereby
Trdingt to the different States and
erritori.es the right to inhibit the
iipping of convict-made goods with
Sthe confines of any State or Terri
srv.
Senator Simmons gave further at
mtion to the case which he is to
ake out against Federal ofieehold
-s in North Carolina, who have been
erniciously active in political mat
rs. He confered with Mr. Dezraw,
ourth Assistant Postma-ster general
meerning the specifie charges which
ive been made against Daggerhart,
ec rural free delivery carrier, who,
is alle.ged. tried to break up a meet
gin Iredell county, at which Mr.
ackett was to speak. Mr. Degraw
id that the inspector assigned to
ok into this matter had not yet com
eted his report. but he thought it
ould be at hand~in a very few days.
:r. Degrawv enfirmed the report given
it by the civil service commission
lat an agent would be sent from the2
apartment to accompan~y Commis
oner Green when he starts on his
iur of investigation to the State to
'ok into charges against Federal of
ee holders.
Minority leader John Sharp Wil
arns declared it to be his intention
>recommend Representative Small
>r membership on the rivers and lhar
>rs committee, a recognition that is
sing urged by the entire North Car
ina delegation. Mr. Williams is re
uted to have said that Mr. Small
as his first choice, and that if
peaker Cannon did not approve of
is recommendation lie would next
iorse Representative Ellerbe of
outh Carolin:a.
Japs Want Naturalization.
Washington, Special. - Favorable
~tion by Congress on the recommien
ition of the president in his last an
aal message that an act be passed'
>eeifically providing for the natural
ation of Jap)anese who come to the
nited States intending to become
mericani citizens. will go far toward
curing a continuance of the tradit
nal friendly relations between this
io~try and Japan. in the opinion of
iscout Aoki. the Japanese ambas
idor.
The ambassador expressed the be
ef that there were not so many Jap
2eses in this country to take advan
ge of naturalization if it were
anted, but he thought that such an
>portunfity should b)e afforded them
ong with the citizens of other coun
-ies. He said lie did not think it
'obably that those Japanes? who
ere emigrating in largre numbuiers to
awaii and the Pacific co'ast would
rail themselves of nat,tralizationu as
ost of them ultimately returned to
ipan.
Stole a Street Car.
East Liverpool. 0., Special.-The
>lice are looking for a stranger who
ole a street car, ran it four miles
id collected fare from all passen
rs and then decamped. Conductor
eitz was at a pump. getting a drink,
hen the thief stepped aboard and
ive the starting signal. The fellow
anaged the business so well that
ec motorman. curtained in on ae
>nt of the rain. sape:-ted nothing.
SE'VENi DIE IN fLAMES
3 Firemen and 4 Cornell Stu
dents Meet Tragic Death
CAUSE OF THE FIRE UNKNOWN
Four Stadents and Three Firemen
Die in Fl,-mes Which Destroy Chi
Psi Chapter House, Erected 'c
Jennie McCraw Fiske at Cost of
$150,000 One Student Seriously
Injured and Three Slightly Hurt.
Ithaca, N. Y., Special.-Seven per
sons met a tragic death Friday morn
ing in -the worst disaster that ever
befell Cornell University. Three of
the victims were volunteer firemen
of the city .of Ithaca, and four were
students of Cornell University. The
firemen all were prominent in this
city. They were:
A. S. Robinson, Attorney.
John Rumsey, hardware merchant.
Esty Landon, a salesman.
The students were:
0. L. Schmuck, Hanover, Pa.
F. W. Grelle, South Orange, N. J.
W. H. Nichols, Chicago.
J. M. McCutcheon, Pittsburg.
Schmuck got out of the building,
but went back for his room-mate,
Nichols, and in the attempt to rescua
his comrade, he was so seriously in
juned that he died in the hospital.
One student, C. J. Pope, a fresh
man of East Orange, N. J., was seri
ously injured, and three others were
slightly injured. They are: R. R.
Powers, a senior of Atlanta, Ga.; W.
W. Goetz, a sopohmore of Milwaukee,
Wis., and H. M. Curry, a sophomore
of Pittsburg.
Run.sey, London and Robinson, the
Ithaca volunteer firemen, had man
aged to train a hose on the north side
of the house when the wall tottered.
There was a cry of alarm, and sev
eral men standing near managed to
get out of the way, but the three
named were caught under the mass
of debris and killed.
A few minutes after the flames
were discovered the Chi Psi Chapter
House was all ablaze, the fiame
fanned by a strong iprthwest wind,
and the students were trapped in the
dormitory on the third floor. Many of
the boys jumped to safety while those
who hesitated were carried to the
ground by the falling walls.
No alarm was turned in until half
an hour after the fire had been dis
covered and it was half an hour later
before the volunteer fire department
could get to work. There was a long
climb from the lower part of the city
to the college grounds and by the
time the firemen arrived the interior
of the building was almost burned
out. They could do nothing but pre
vent the adjoining buildings from
taking fire.
The money loss is nearly $200,000,
since the original cost of' the building
erected by Mrs. Jennie McGraw
Fiske was about $150,000 and exten
sive interior decorations had been
made.
The cause of the fire is unknown,
though it is suspected that it starte1
in the kitchen. Cornell University is
immeasurably appalled by the terri
Ible catastrophe and academic work is
almost suspended.
The burned building was built by
Jennie McGraw Fisky, the benefac
tor of Cornell, whose will was con
tested by her husband, Prof. Willard
Fiske. Mrs. Fiske died abroad, seek
ing help for an incurable disease, and
never entered her beautiful mans:on
alive. Her body was taken there for
the obsequies.
Killed by Brother-in-Law.
Bristol, Tfenn., Special.-The coro
ner's jury impaneled to investigate
the cause of the death of Dr. Isaac
Anderson, who was supposed to have
committed suicide, after two days'
session, returned a verdict fixing the
resposibility for his death upon a
brother of his widow, James Neims,
aged 21 years. Nelms was suspecte]
of the murder and arrested shortly
after Dr. Anderson's death and is
now in jail at Gate City. A waffrant
charging him with murder has been
served upon him.
Twelve Miners Die in Shaft.
Laredo, Mex., Special.-News has
just reached this city from Monterey,
Mex., of a mine accident, which oc
curred last Tuesday at the Avino
mines, and which resulted in the
death of 12 Mexican miners, who
were at work in the shaft. The ae
idet was due, it is reported, to the
carelessness of some one in letting
a big flow of water into the lower
level, where the men were discovered.
New President Takes Office.
Weshington. Special.-William W.
Finley, recently chosen as the suc
essor of the ilate President Samuel
Spencer. of the Southern Railway.
assumed the active duties of his offie2
Friday and will make his headquar
ters i~n this city. The policies of the
late president will be carried out and
no material changes in the system
or the personnel of the executive
branch of the road are cotemplated
by Mr. Finley.
Schooner a Fatal Loss.
Philadelphia, Special.-The Asso
teague life saving station reported
that the three-master schooner
Florence I. Lockwood, from Norfolk
to New York, with a cargo of lum
ber, stranded on Williams shoal, off
Assateaue, Va., last night, and is
a total loss. Captain Taylor and his
c .wmern*saue .hv the life savers.
A TRIPLE HOMMIDE
As Result of Dischara of a Shot
gun by Heintisch Coggins, Eight
Year-Old Boy, of Cedar Springs,
G. C., Eis Sister, Hattie Lou Cog
gins, is Dead, and a Colored Girl
and the Boy Himself Are Probabll
Fatally Wounded.
Spartanburg, S. C., Special.-News
reached here of a terrible tragedy
that occurred at Cedar Springs Wgd4
nesday afternoon, which may yet re
sailt in the deaths of three cbildren.
As it is, one is already dead and two
others are expected to die at any mo
ment. The dead child is Hattie tou -
Coggins, a girl eight years of age,.,
daughtei of Lisco C. Coggins. Ner
twin brother, Heinitsch CoggMs;is
badly hurt and a colored girl, who is
employed in the family, is thought to
be mortally wounded.
Mr. Coggins returned from a hzn
and placed his loaded shotgun in a
corner of a room, within reach of the
boy Heinitsch. Picking up the ffr
arm, he directed it toward his-sis,r;
who was' at play with her coo
companion in the same room. PA
fully he pulled the trigger and,...
contents of the barrel lodged in 'h
bodies of the negro child -and litle
Hattie Lou. The recoil of the gna
spent its force on the boy's face and
elsewhere, and it is feared he ma 7
die, being internally injured, it is
believed.
Three Bob Freight Train..!.
Clinton, S. C., Special.-Eastbound
freight train No. 22, of the Seaboarl
Air Line Railroad, was held up at 6
o'elcok 'Thursday morning near
Mountville, about 8 miles from Clin
ton. Three men did the work. One
car was broken open and consider- .
able silverware stolen. One of the
three, -who says his name is John
Knox, aged 18 years. of Union county
North Carolina, was shot by .Condue
tor Hovt Deadwild in tic heel, ina
is under arrest here. The whole if
fair was planned in a way which
evidenced certainly some knowledge,
of the train's cargo. During the stop
at Mountville the robbers cut the
train in twain and signalled Engi
neer Wilson to go ahead. Thinking
in, the semi-darkness, that the signal
was that of his flagman, thi engineer
pulled out, ard did ndt discover until
Clinton had been reached that half,
his train had been left behind. As
soon as the first section of the trai
had left the robbers or two of
broke the seal from one of the
and entered it. This car, loaded
with silverware, they ransacked
thoroughly.
Smith to be Tried Again.
Norfolk, Spccial.-John Smith,
the negro charged with criminal'as
sault on Mrs. Mollie Leggett in Prin
eess Anne county was put on trial
in the Corporation Court here before
Judge Allen R. Hanehel. The tril
jury could not agree as to punishment
in the case and was discharged. The
jury was unanimous for conviction.
The first ballot taken stood seven-for
death and five for 18 years' impris
onment. The last stood nine for
death end three for 18 years' im
prisonment. Smith will be put on
trial again at the next Aterm of the
court.
Death in Big Fire..
Ithica, N. Y., SpeciaL-The Cli'
Psi Fraternity House at Cornell Uni
versity, (formerly the Fiske
sion), the- finest and most elaborat
chapter house in the United State
was burned to the ground. Severa
students were burned underneath t
walls. Attorney A. S. Robinso
John Rumsey, son of a wealthy bs
ness man, and Esty Landon, all vol
unteer firemen, were killed by :the
falling of the wall.
Knoxville Boosters Work For Great
er City.
Knoxville, SpeciaL-A 'movement
was launche<d looking to a Greater
Knoxville. Citizens are seizing tha
idea eagerly and the Board of Trade
will be behind a movement to ask the
jegislature to consider the matter.,
According to the plan now on fort,
35,000 would be added to the popula -
tion and $5,000,000 property valua-.
tion.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Secretary Shouts' daughter denies
repkrts of her engagement to the.
Due de Chaurines et Picquigney.
Seven Baltimucre prisoners were on
the special train Wednesday that
tcok S7 conviets from Washington to
the Atlanta Federal prison.
A Chicago syndicate ofiers to take
over the United States postal sys
tem, cut the rates in half and save
the country $100,000,000.I
A missionary movement by reform-.
ed drunkards and those among high.
Aociety in New York is being consid- j
ered.
E. L. Adams, agent at Keyford, W.
Va., was arrested, charged with rob
bing the express office of $6,000.
Booker T. Washington's ;secretary
and Collector Anderson, a leading ne
gro politician of New York, sa. wthe
president and urged him to modify
the order dismissing the colored
troops.
The trial of Chester G,plette, charg
ed with the murder of Grace Brown,
practically ended so far as the tak.
ing of testimiony is concerned.
Mrs. Frank MeQuire,, wife of ta
schooner's captain, was lashed'to the
wheel 48 hours, steering the vessel
during a storm and getting the crafU
safely through.
Karl Hau, the Washingtonian ac
cused of murder by the Baden-Baden
police, is believed to be feigning in
sanity.
Secretary Wilson reports that the
products of American farms this ye. -
will amount to a total valuation di
$6.800,000,000, an increase of $500,.
000,00b, over last year