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w liuiM Panama Published Wttkly ABBEVILLE. 8. C. Another American millionaire has bought a Scotch castle. Hoot, moa! Keep an eye on the weather or th? will Hq vo f a 1'flon on ova ab uvvvvt n At* UU ? v vv MW vJ ? WW you. New York's first snowstorm cost the city $265,000. And It was only At# inches deep. Think of the nerve of a swindler who tries to work a gold brick game on a crowd of stock brokers. As we understand the hotel waiter*, they are willing that the tipping hab it Bhall be abolished, provided? Another victory for Turkey. A Col orado farmer tried to use an ax on ? Cobbler and almost cut his band off. Duelling: in France is becoming & dangerous pastime. Duellhit the oth * day tripped and sprained his ankle. Forty per cent of the people living t New York are foreigners. Chicago continues to be the greatest American #ity. The woman who entered suit against t railroad for "loss of her complex on," was simply suing for her runk. It Is proposed to Bend men to jail for tarrying firearms. If the proposition Is carried out the jails are likely to *e overcrowded. The Kansas nlmrod who shot at & abblt and hit six girls has achieved a lecord of which many a de*,r hunter *ould be proud. The fact that 191 persons were kill id during deer season shows that Eng and is not the only nation that takes Is pleasures sadly. When the poet summed up his rea lons why the female of the species Is nore deadly than the male, he forgot to mention her hatpin. The discovery of $477 in a new York itreet beggar's pocket shows that here are still people who do not use he postal savings' banks. A woman college professor is said to able to speak fifty-four languages, mt most women are able to make one wxguage go a long distance. A physican informs us that * worn tn'a ace can be told by her pulse Hereafter It will be considered a dead* iy insult to feel a woman's pulse. An anonymous dollar was lately re* reived by the conscience fund at Washington. The supposition Is that ?ft came from a conscience-stricken trust) A Turk in a court case in New York nsisteu on swearing by the beard oi he Prophet Mohammed. The accuracy >f such testimony naturally hupg by * hair. There Is food for a moment's reflec Ion in the case of that ice cream iealer whose wife charges him with lot taking a bath oftener than once \ year. A Kansas Ctly Judge says that all rimlnals are small, scrawny men. Gvi lently he never met one of them In in alley on a 'dark night, ready for usinesi. "New York society has been shock ?d by the dancing of a Filippino girl." ^nd she won't have to look elsefwhere or engagements so long as she can ceep It up. Another comet Is said to have been liscovered seen in Germany, but It nay be only one of the sparks the taiser has let fly In the direction oi ie crown prince. The mayor of an Ohio city has re fused an increase of pay on the ground thai, the present salary is enough. This is truly, as it has been called, the hour of wonders. A Boston pastor Is trying to Induce dls trustees to establish "courting par Ion" Id the basement of his church, ind the flippant say be Is scheming to Increase his own fees. A Pennsylvania psychologist reports that he has taught two chlmpanzeB not only to talk, but to think. He ought to be hired to experiment with the ions of some of Pennsylvania's rich men. There is in Delaware a young man who complains that his life is being made miserable because every woman he meets wants to kiss him. He might try raising a beard or eating vnions. New York waiters protest they flon't want tips, but adequate wages. As a .'natter of fact, It would be neces sary to give them the salary of a bank president to compensate them for the loss in tips, so it i? llKely palms will be allowed to Itch as before. A Chicago woman is about to give a coming-out party for her son. Prob ably he will wear a dress coat cut princess style, trousers with dlagona; gores, diamonds and pearls and carrj a bouquet of lllles-of-the-valley ano maidenhair ferns. It Is discovered that only 35 per cent, of Boston children are normal. The world's judgment that there ii something wrong ^bout Boston has been vindicated. An American Turk who went bacfc to his native land to establish an lcc plant had to undergo a crusade or op position on the ground that for men to make Ice was to usurp the tunc tlons of God. Some civilized crusades Rgalnst progress have about as muct foundation in common sense as this o the effete East. ' THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL SEND AN EXHIBIT TO THE EXHIBITION. IS EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE \re to Plan Lines of Investigation of of the National Department of Ag riculture?Mr. G. H. Stevenson Has Returned From Washington, Columbia.?The federal department agriculture looks with favor upon the holding of the National Corn ex position in Columbia next year^ ac cording to Geo. H. Stevenson, sec retary and general manager of the ex position, who has returned from iVashington. While in Washington, Mr. Steven ion completed arrangements with the 'ederal department of agriculture for in elaborate educational exhibit. This >xhibit will be made up of graphic lemonstrations of the different lines )f investigational and experimental vork from each one of the principal >ureaus of the department, and will >e fn the charge of government ex )erts who will stand ready to explain :he details to the farmers and others vho visit the exposition. "The various bureau chiefs express :bemselves as delighted at the oppbr ;unity presented by the exposition for :hem to make up an exhibit of the de jartment work in the South and will jo-operate in evry way possible to nake the exposition even greater than .he previous National Corn exposi :ions held in the North," said Mr. Stevenson. The contract which is being pre pared between the National Corn ex Josition and the federal department :alls for four coarloads o fexhibit ma :erial and ten expert demonstrators. ?rof. Scribner, who will have charge )f assembling the exhibits for the jxposltion, says that the exhibit for Columbia will be the largest exhibit sver sent out by the fed^r I depart nent except for one or t^,. interna ional expositions at which they have previously made exhibits. More com plete details will be announced later. Commissioner Watson Makes Report. "Special invetigations involving properly isolated sections ?in which pellagra prevailed extensively were nost carefully conducted and much valuable data, which is strong evi i lence of the connection between the iisease and spoiled corn, has been obtained." This statement is con ained in the annual report of Com nissioner Watson on the feed stuffs iepartment of the state department )f agriculture. The work of the feed stuffs department is reviewed in full ind it is shown that results have seen secured. He stated that conser ratism and fairness have marked the )ourse of the department in dealing a'ith violations of the law. Hyde Ha8 Not Been Resentenced. Because the remittur in the case of :he State vs. Samuel N. Hyde affirm ng the judgment of the circuit court was not received from the clerk of the supreme court last week, the ;ourt of general sesions of Anderson lounty adjoined sine die* several lays ago without resentencing Hyde. Hyde was convicted last fall of the murder of his young wife, and was Uso indicted for the murder of his !ather-in-law, William Beasley. For [ ? fni-mur Vlo W9R RPntf?n(!f?d I :o be hanged on October 20 last, but sentence was stayed pending an ap peal to the supreme court. Work At Edgefield Soon To Begin. Work upon the '"'Rock Hill plan" will soon begin in Edgefield county, (n compliance with a request from J. 3. Anderson of Rock Hill, asking that a committee be appointed to take up the work in this county, Mayor John G. Edwards appointed B. R. R. Smith, L. R. Brunson and P. N. Lott, with the first named as chairman. These gentlemen will hold a meeting1 and arrange the details at once. City Assessor's Annual Report. City Assessor D. L. Sinkler has pre pared his annual report for city coun cil showing the assessed value of real * ? ' ? -v-i.. 4 M ttixu perauua.1 piupeny iu v>uancDiuu to be $19,460,385.72 being an increase over the assessments of 1910 by $675, 391, which affords the city official occasion for a recommendation to the municipal body that steps be taken to correct the inequalities of property 'values and assessments which are found to exist, and whose correction Mr. Sinkler has been urg ing for several years. Plans For Exhibtion Farm. In view of the fact that the cham ber of commerce is now taking up the development of farming lands in the Charleston district, plans have been perfected by the Ad Club for the con struction and exhibtion of a model farm, or rather a farm model, in con nection with the Economic Exhibit in the Charleston Museum. The pur pose of this model farm will be to exhibit the products of the soil in the Charleston district; to give pros pective farmers a demonstration ol the agricultural opportunities. Veteran's Murder Still A Mystery. No evidence of an incriminating nature was brought out at the last sitting of the coroner's jury inquir ing into the death of David Hutto, the aged Confederate veteran, who , was found one week after Christmas i murdered in his little store on the extension of Greenville street. Bob ! Williams and Lou Wright, two ne groes who were arrested on suspi . ooin, have been released, and the , murder of the aged man is still a I mystery. Hi sfamily ogered .$100 for the arrest of the guilty party. \ it -T* IMPKOVt JAIL Uouu...v..o State Prison' Association Formed? Several Speeches Heard.?Ad dress by L. J. Ba>nhardt. Columbia.?"While the object ol Improving prison conditions in the state, the South Carolina Prison as sociation was organized here with a score of members. Two sessions were held in the hall of the house of representatives. At one meeting N. W. Brooker acted as chairman and A. T. Stratton, secretary. Several ad dresses on prison conditions were de livered. A committee consisting oi ^ ^ "D r* T? ollnor c nH Alan Vj. Hi. DUllO, V. Ail. IT WUUV4 e.?u ?***? Johnston, Jr., was appointed to framt the constitution of the association The constitution was submitted anc adopted. Several addresses were delivered bearing on prison conditions in Soutt Carolina. The question of corpora punishment and the prison hospltah were informally discussed by thost attending. An address was also delivered 01 "Criminal Porcedure" by J. Bern hardt, field secretary of the Georgis State Prison association. He is devot ing his life to the improvement of th< prison conditions. The South Caro lina association will be modeled aftei the Georgia association. He discussed the questions of "Why are prisons necesBAry? Do they meet the need of the hour? Conditions in Southeru prisons; prisons in politics type of of ficers; why do men commit crime: Society's attitude toward the crimi nal type of men who commit crime; probation; juvenile courts; inspectior of jails and discharged prisoners." Commissioners Held Meeting. The Charleston board of commis sions for the management, cutosdj and care of convicts held an extend ed session at t?e City Hall, the result being the election of William E. Win gate ac captain of the guard, with tht following guards: Guard No. 1, W H. Churchill Guard No. 2, Thos. C Laffan; Guard No. 3, Albert Diers; Guard No. 4, Henry Doscher. Tht elections are for one year. The meet ing was called to order by Mr. A. Sid ney Taylor, acting chairman. Mr John F. Riley was duly elected chair man and Mr. Taylor vice chairman mr. j01111 an. oeniseu was eitsuieu retary. The following constitute th< committee on accounts: Aldermer John Wohltmann, M. P. Healy an Mr. A. S. Taylor. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has "iS6ue( a charter to the Barr Drug Company of Ninety-Six with a capital stock o: $2,500. The officers are: J. H. Barr president* secretary, and treasurer. A charter has been issued to the John son Mercantile Company of Chesnet in Spartanburg county with a capita stock of $10,000. The officers are): A S. Johnson, president and treasurer; J. S. Wingo, vice president, and F. H Weaver, secretary. A general mer cantile business will be conducted. A charter has been issued to the R H. Nesbitt Auto Company of Spartan burg with a capital stock of $10,000 The officers are: R. H. Nesbitt, presi dent; W. D. Nesbitt, vice-president and J. D. Garlington, Jr., secretar and treasurer. Mystery Is Partly Cleared. The mystery which shrouded tht disappearance of Mr. W. E. Agnev from his home has been cleared uj to some extent. His body was fount by some negroes about two miles be hind his house, in a narrow gulley some ten feet deep. Hie body wai lying downward, nearly covered wit! snow, with arms crossed, legs cross ed and the face and head lying ii a pool of water, with no marks of an knd upon his person. Commission Form of Government. The commission form of governmen has been discussed more or less ii Sumter ever since Columbia set sucl a good example, and a meeting of th< chamber of commerce some fe,w week: since the form was indorsed ror sum ter and President Baker was instruct ed to appoint a special committee t< carry the matter further and to cod fer with the legislative delegation. Columbia.?The Supreme Court re appointed Messrs. F. B. Grier, o Greenwood, and W. C. Miller, of Char leston, as members of the board o law examiners. Branch of Alumni Association. An Anderson county branch of thi Alumni association of the Universit: of South Carolina has been perfectei with the following election of offi cers: Rev. Sanders R. Guignard president; A. H. Dagnall, vice presi dent; G. H. Geiger, secretary am treasurer, and T. P. Dickson and F E. Todd, members of the executiv committee. The meeting was attend ed by many graduates of the univer sity, and it is expected that ever: graduate of that institution now ii this county will become a member. An A. C. L. Engine Was Derailed. The engine driven by Engineer Fei ris, pulling Train 8fi, from Charlestoi to Florence, was derailed at tta< switch near the Evans street cross ing as it was entering the passenge: yards. The cause of the derailmen was the snow and ice that had be come so packed in the "frog" at th? switch, causing the flange of the fron truck to mount the rail and the locc motive went down on the ties. Th? derailment caused a delay of abou four hours to No. 86 and No. 82, th< Northbound fast mail. Work of State Farmers' Union. At the concluding session of th< State Farmers' Union a measure ti provide for the creation of a stat? commission on agricultural educatioi and a state director of agricultura education was indorsed. A resoli tion indorsing the co-operative rela tions recently entered into by Clem son College and the United State farm demonstration work was adof tedt by the state union. The unioi also approved the efforts being mad. to enlarge and improve the agrlci>'tl ral department of CleniBoa. v': ; . m . FOR ECONOMY :u PRESIDENT MAKES RADICAL FRO PCSALS IN A MESSAGE TO V CONGRESS. RECOMMENDS CIVIL SERVICE Says That Government Affairs Are Not Being Properly Looked After. Washington.?How the people of the United States may have saved for themselves millions of dollars an nuany in tne operation or tneir gov ernmental machinery was outlined by President Taft in a message to con gres on "economy and efficiency in the government service." "What the government does with nearly $1,000,000,000,000 each year," Bald the president, "is as of as much concern to the average citizen as is the manner of obtaining this amount - of money for the public use." I Probably the most radical proposal advanced by the president in the mes sage was that all administrative offi cers of the government in the depart ments at Washington and in the field be put under the civil service; be re moved from the influence of politics and that their terms of office be not j limited, as at present, to four years. Such officers should not be appointed by the president with the necessity of senate confirmation, he Said, but upon merit. The president did not attempt to t explain in detail the work of the econ- t omy and efficiency commission creat- ? ed by act of congress a year and a half ago. He sketched the outlines' of improvements that said could be made in government service; de clared that they would effect a saving of many millions of dollars and ask ed that congress continue the com mission >y granting an appropriation of $200,00r with $50,000 for printiog its reports. From time to time, he added, reports of the commission pro posing particular reforms would be sent to congress. To date the president said, the com mission has cost the people about " S130.000. Without having put in ef- t feet more than a few reforms it has 8 suggested changes that will save $2,- c 000,000. ,v. 1 In many ways, the president inform ed congress, a decrease in the cost of government might be assured. There * Is need, he Bald, of reorganization of - th?< government departments, a con- ? solidation and a weeding out of bu- 8 reaus that overlap in their work; ^ scores, of "local, offices" throughout ? the country should be abolished c REGULATE COTTON DELIVERY 3roposed Legislation Would Help the r Farmers in Delivering. t Washington.?Senator Hoke Smith 13 nnrf T??nresentative Bartlett. both of 8 Georgia, are working on what v they s believe to be a brand new plan for t helping the cotton farmers of the South through the regulation of the t New York Cotton exchange. They & propose to introduce a bill in con- a gross, and press for Its passage, re- c quiring the exchange to deliver the i: same grade of cotton that is sold on e future contracts in the exchange. The Georgians believe congress has | the power to enact legislation deny ing the cotton exchange and its .mem- ^ bers the use of the United States mail if they persist in selling one grade of cotton. Moreover, they believe it possible for congress to enact legis lation that will also deny them the a use of the telegraph wires for trans- t mission of their business on the same t basis. 1< Senator Smith and Representative n Bartlett Deneve mat uie (iiikc ui. ww | i. ton would be increased approximately o 1 cent a pound if the exchange could be made to deliver the same quality a of cotton that it sells on future con- a tracts. Under the present plan of op- s eration it is contended that the ex- t change arbitrarily delivers under its v contract what is known' as "dog tail" 0 cotton on all of its contracts, making o an allowance of $2.50 a bale for the a diverence between the quality of this a "dog tail" and the cotton actually t bought. c Freeze Kills Texas Orange Trees. Houston, Texas.?Nurserymen at tending the Texas Land Exposition, ' which 1r being held here, say that 1 young citrus fruit stock in Texas was t killed by the recent cold weather, r while the more mature?of more than a a year's growth?was but slightly t damaged. The damage was far less j ] than expected, they say. .The perma-[a nence of the orange industry in Tex- j as has been successfully demonstrat- c ?d in the recent cold weather, the t turserymen declare. { Tennessee Dtmocrats Harmonize. Nashville, Tenn.?Harmony reigns with the Democratic organizations m . Tennessee. The Vertrees and Barton c state committees reached an agree- ^ raent. The Vertrees overtures to the . Barton committee were acceded with ^ some amendments. Under the com promise plan the state primary of * April 27 will be held under a pri mary board of three members named ^ by the Vertrees committee, three . named by the Barton committee and \ seventh named by the other six. Cummins to Be a Candidate. Washington.?Whether Senator Al bert. J. Cummins of Iowa will be a ( candidate for the Republican nomina- f tion for the presidency will be dis- t cussed and probably determined at a meeting of the Iowa delegation in congress which will be called immedi ately upon the return of Senator Ken yon from the West. Mr. Kenyon is c said to be in Chicago in connection c with the packers' trial, and probably will be in Washington within a few lays. Senator Cummins meantime re- . used to discuss the reports. , 8* (Copyright. 1912.; BUSINESS OUTLOOK BRIGHT rHE PROSPECT HAS BRIGHTENED CONSIDERABLY DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. 3etter Tone In Iron, Steel and Copper, Recognized Barometers of Trade. V ' f New York.?Wtih hardly 311 ercep ion, there is a feeling of strong op imism among men best qualified to iize up the business situation of the :ountry. Men who a few months past vere inclined to look at things hrough somewhat darkened glasses low are seeing clearer apd In a more osy light, j From all the great industries news :omes of a better business at pres4 snt,, and., an outlook for still further mprovement. Confidence has been a [istinctive improvement in these ines, and it bears the mark of per nanency. Whiie the textile Industry has prob ibly euffered as much as any, with his year's enormous crop of cotton ind with the consequent sharp de fines in prices, the outlook in cotton nanufacturing has been measurably mproved. j Interest will, of course, now cen er lb the tariff, but therd are signs hat our legislators will ttow this >hase of the situation in a more con ervatlve ssplrlt As a rule, a presi lential year is not calculated to in ipire enthusiasm in general trade, rnt it is believed that fundamental :onditlons are so sound that even his bugaboo will not seriously un*. [ermine business confidence. Much, of course, will depend upon lext year's crops. It is a satisfaction 0 know that we have had ample aoisture where a deficiency existed 1 year ago, so that there are rea one to hope for a generous agricui ural wealth. After all, much depends upon sen iment. It Is gratifying, therefore, to mow that sentiment Is more hopeful nd that business men have finally ome to a point where they are wili ng and even anxious to moderately xpand. IMPROVE SOUTHERN RIVERS itoney Askfd for Work on Georgia, Florida and Alabama Streams. Washington.?Four members of the Jeorgia delegations, Messrs. Brant ppeared before the rivers and har iors committee of the house in be lalf of a waterway project which ooks to the improvement of 450 ailes of channel in the Oconee, Oc nulgee and Altamaha rivers at a cost if $600,000. Th* nrniect has already been favor bly reported, and is claimed that i depth of four fee.t'of water can be ecured for the entire route. The dis rict engineers wanted $155,000 for rork the first year, but the board f engineers cut this estimate to $40, 00, and the Georgia representatives re seeking to have congress give ,t least $10,000 this year, and let that >e used for securing whatever in reased depth is possible. Uniformity of Cotton Bales. Washington. ? Information which vill lead to the standardization of he American cotton bale and to the miformity of the cotton within the tale, is being sought by the depart nent of agriculture. "To bring ibout this uniformity will be a mat er of education," said Dr. B. T. Cal oway, chief of the bureau of plant ind industry. It seems to be general y agreed that the present tare-taken in American cotton is excessive; but he deplorable condition of the Amer can cotton bale is responsible. Bank Fails; President Is Shot. Iuka, Miss.?As a sequel to the sus >ension of the Tishomingo Danking :orapany of Iuka and Belmont, .\Ilss., ames H. Faircloth, president of the nstitution, was shot and wounded by I T. Jordan, a cattle buyer of Iuka. ?ne of the depositors. It is not now hought the wound will prove serious. V. general assignment has been made or the benefit of creditors and depos tors. About $250,000 is involved. In ibility to make collections is declar ,'d responsible. Lee's Statute for Gettysburg. Macon, Ga.?The Sidney Lanier * tl,? rnn. ihapter 01 me ^ouhu.v.o u, ederacy has launched a movement o ereit a statue of Gen. Robert E. ^ee on the field of Gettysburg be lide the statueu of Abraham Lincoln, vhich will be an important feature if the "Peace Memorial" for which :ongress has been asked to appropri ite 5500,0(10. Senator A. O. Bacon vill be asked to propose the plan in he senate, and Congressman Charles Bartlett to introduce it in the louse. WILL DEVELOP DAIRYING Southern Railway Will Send Dairy Demonstration Car Over Its Entire System. Washington. D. C.?Realizing the need of the South for more and bet teV dairies and the large profits which can be made in that favorable region by dairymen who will fill the great demand of the cities for dairy prod ucts, President Finlty of the South ern Railway company, following the custom of that company In further ing in every way the growth and de velopment of its territory, has equip ped -a special dairy car, which begin ning the first of February, 1912, will be run over the length and breadth of this great system, spreading the doctrine of more and better cows and, by means of lectures, demon strations and exhibits, doing every thing possible to develop and improve the dairy industry along its Iffces In the Southeastern states. This dairy special will bo under the direct supervision of Dr. C. M. Morgan of Washington, D. C., the Southern railway's dairy agent. Doc tor Morgan will be assisted by two regular dairymen in conducting the work, and from time to time the car will be occupied by dairy experts from the United States department of agri culture, the state boards of agricul-' ture and from the agricultural sta tions of the various states along the Southern railway. The dairy special is fitted up with a complete rarm dairy, every piece ui machinery and apparatus necessary to the economical production of milk, cream and butter having been install ed under the direction ofDoctor Mor gan. There will be a separator, test ers, chursn, sterilizer, Pasteurizing appratus and exhibits of various kinds of improved machinery for dairying. On the walls of the car will be charts and large views dealing with dairy subjects, showing the fundamental principles of breeding dairy types, feeding animals, the care of dairy cat tle and pictures of famous animals In the dairy world. No feature has been omitted for instruction in bet ter dairying. Taft Reprimands Hitchcock. Washington.?President Taft. sent for Postmaster General Hitchcock to explain why he announced he would recommend to congress government ownership of telegraph lines without first consulting the president Shortly after the conference the white house issued a formal state ment saying that there was no fric tion between the president and his postmaster general and making It clear that Mr. Hitchcock would not leave the cabinet as a result of the statement. Tennessee Democratc Harmonize. Louisville, Ky.?That he had hoped to find in- Woodrow Wilson another Tilden, "but had found rather a schoolmaster than a statesman," was the declaration of Henry Watterson, the veteran Kentucky editor and a ?- nomn/iriit. in a statement SUUUlciu ?, made here to the Associated Press, in connection with the break between Gr.veroor Wilson and Col. George Har vey. Liability Law Is VaMd. Washington.?After nearly a year's consideration the Supreme court of the United States gave its unanimous approval to the employers' liability law, enacted by congress in 1908 to take the nlace of a similar act de clared unconstitutional. The decision marks an epoch in labor legislation, the old common law, hedging in the rights of employees, is displaced in several particulars by the statute as approved. Notable among these is the abolition of the "fellow servant doc trine." Fargason Is Captured. Chicago.?Robert C. Fargason, 22 years old, who for the pasktwo weeks Has been living at the Hotel Astor, under the name of J. W. Wade, and because of his large expenditures of money, became known as "The Mil lionaire Kid" to the many chorus girls who live at the hostelry, was arrest nnd confessed that he is wanted in Atlanta for stealing an express package from the Southern Exprese company, containing $7,000. lie was an express messenger. Why Beef Ost More. Chicago.?Explanation of the rise in the price of fresh meat following the period of financial depression in 1907 was given in the trial of the ten Chicago packers. It was shown by the government that the practice of crediting the beef account with the value of the hides, amounting to about 53.GO an animal, was discon tinued. The result was to increase the test cost of beef and make it pos sible for the packers to raise the price of fresh meat without showing excessive profits. WARNING MESSAGE 18 SENT TO PRESIDENT GOMEZ OF CUBA BY PRESIDENT TAPT. DEMAND UW ENFORCEMENT \ Taft Says United States Will Inter vene to Preserve Republican Government on Island. YV aouilig LUli. 1 il?3 DUO MP UV|fi has served notice on President Gomez that the United States will intervene in Cuba if further attempts are made by the veteran organization to nullify ^ the law prohibiting Interference >?f ' '$ the military in political affairs. In Cuba. < The attitude of the United Stale* Is shown in the following note Ben ted to the Cuban government: "The situation in Cuba as now ro- . * ported causes grave concern to the government of the United States!!, ^ 'That the laws Intended to safe guard free republican government . i shall be enforced and not defied is obviously essential to the mainten: ance of the law, order and staMlfty indispensable to lthe status of the re public of Cuba, in the continued welt being of which the United States has always evinced and cannot escape a vital interest "The president of the United States ' ^ therefore looks to the president and * government of Cuba to. prevent the threatened situation which would compel the government of the United States, much against its desires, to consider what measures it must taVe in pursuance of the obligations of its relations to Cuba." The notification of the American government was served upon Presi dent Gomez through American Minis ter Beaupre at Havana. Senor Mar tin-Rivero, Cuban minister tov the United States, was unapprised of the action except through the prcfes and declined to comment upon He at tended the diplomatic dinner at the / , ' hite house, where he met Secretary of "State Knoxas well as Preirtdeh* Taf t . Havana.?The^newsof threatened intervention by the- United States In Cuban affairs, coming without the, least warning, caused intense excite-. ment in the clubs and cafes, whffe in all places of public gathering ft was the absorbing' topic of dlscnssUm. As tonishment and resentment against with very general incredulity. Later, as the news was fully eon firmed. the Impression became gen eral that the suggestion of interven tion probably would have a good ef fect in calming the existing veterans' agitation and in quieting political ex citement President Gomez, seen at the pal* ace, said: "I have only recently received Sec retary Knox's note through the Amer ican minister, Mr. Beaupre, and have, not yet made a reply, but probably will do so tomorrw. I am convinced that no accasfon has yet arisen for any intimation of iritervention. T be lieve thae the Washington govern ment's attitude is based on an erro neous view of conditions in Cuba, arising from distorted and greatly ex aggerated reports from Havana." DEMOCRAT LEADS SENATE And That Democrat Auguatua u. oa con of Georgia. Washington.?The sight of a Dem ocrat presiding over the deliberations J of a Republican senate probably will be a common sight during the remain der of the present session. This pe culiar situation was virtually insured when Senator Gallinger announced that he would not at this time press his motion for the election of a pres ident pro-tempore of the senate. He is the candidate of the regular Re publicans for the place, but the Dem ocrats in coalition with the Insurgent Republicans have supported Senator Bacon and there has been a long " * Sonatnr Bacon deaaiocit. iuuuuiv ~? has been occupying the chair (taring the absence of Vice President Sher man. He directed the senate for three days during the vice president's re cent absence in New York. __ | Wreck Kills 4; Injures 100. Louisville, Ky.?Four trainmen are dead and two perhaps fatally injured as the result of a head-on collision at Long Run, eighteen jplles east of here, between an Unbound Louisville and Nashville passenger train and a Chesapeake and Ohio train of empty cars. Practicaly all passengers on the Louisville nd Nashville train were more or less injured. Both engines exploded, according to passengers, bits of the wreckage falling on the roofs of the coaches and terrorizing the passengers. Butter Sixty Cents a Pound. ( Chicago?Sixty cents a pound for butter was said to be the price to which retail dealers in Chicago look ed forward. Quotations reached 47 cents, the highest in the city's mar ket history. This additional burden on the cost of living was blamed by the storekeepers to scarcity resulting fmm the recent severe weather con dition3, but other persons were not slow to ascribe the advance to an al leged trus.t which has been under In vestigation by the Federal authori ties. * '- nr*ams for Roosevelt. IN u ripv ? New York.?Col. Theodore Roose velt declared that, he was not "dis cussing pipe dreams" when he' was asked about a report from Indianap olis to the effect that he was favor ed by steel interests for the presi dential nomination. "That is a depth of tomfollery to which r cannot go."" he said. "Hare you read Mr. Carne gie's testimony before the house com mittee.'* he was asked. "I did not know he tesM'fied," Colonel noose? sit I replied, smilingly.