Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ill Milt MIMIM Published Wtekly ABBEVILLE. 8. O. Keep your overcoat handy. Time for tbe weather man to stop his bad gueafclag. An Ohio man advertises for a home ly wife. And in leap year, too. If New York Is to have hold-ups, it should restore the old stage coach. The small boy with bat and ball beat the robin to th? green swards. Aviators are doing wonderful stunts, but the toll of death does not top. The hatless man and the slippered woman are two of a kind this weather. A heart throb specialist tella us that (t 1b poflBlble to marry on $10 a week, but why? Dogs once ran under the wagon? now they ride on the teat of the xutomobile. A Chicago man wants a divorce be cause his wife refuses to cook. What a ridiculous plea! No, gentle reader, there is no re semblance between the turkey trot *nd the chicken reel. A bee travels 48,000 miles to get a pound of honey, but bees are not both ered by railroad rates. What's In a name? An expert In forms us that clam chowder 1b being made out of jack rabbits. Any man who tells you that he habitually works 18 hours a day exag gerates at least six hours. The auto for many purposes has pushed the horse Aside, but it will never do for an equestrian statue. A prominent dentist Bays false teeth are more sanitary than real ones. This Is a reflection on natnre. No one likes to discuss the trou bles In Chihuahua because no one can pronounce the name of the prov ince. A scientist tells us how to find out the age of a fish. But what rule can he give us for finding the size of a Hah? Egg-shaped bonnets will be worn tor Easter. Another dastardly plot on the part of the milliners to Fal?e i the price. / ' ? i ?i .... . A Texas preacher arises to remark 1 that a man will not tell a lie if the trnth is easier. The preacher is not a fisherman. c A New York sculptor killed himself because his work was inartistic, so he must have hated the thought of i mnaiufi tuvuvj. ? . i The New Yorker who was sent to fall for the theft of a loaf of bread Is looked upon by hla fellow New York ers as r. piker. V One of our scientists tells us tha{ poets are mad, but they are not half as mad as the editor who Is flooded with spring poems. ' " " Reckless Joy riders should be pet to work on the streets and roads. Then their speed could be utillxed with poetic justice. Why do sociologists declare that a man cannot live on $620 a year when p lots of them are supporting families on no greater wages? Sparrows have been taught to sing like canaries, but we have lost all hope In the cultivation of the feline voice. _____________ Tom Edison says there will be no poverty in 100 years, but In the mean time the ultimate consumer Is not In ganger qf dying rich. - & A statistician Inform* us that there are 170,200,000 English sneaking peo plet but h? 4^5??^ tel1 us bow many of them speak English. & ? New York millionaires sometimes make good use of their money, even If the mftthodti by Which they acquired H cannot be commended. A gun made of cement is the latest thing in implements of war. The in ventor has not yet determined wheth er it is safer to stand at the muzzle or at the breech. It is said that the people of this country ate $200,000,000 worth of ice cream last year. seems that the soda fountain clerk has developed into an important citizen. Five Ecuadorean generals have been j hanged, but it is said that Ecuadorean ! generals can be found hanging around j almost any street corner. A Chicago man returned home the other day and found two wives at the station to greet him. Of the warmth I of his welcome there can be no doubt. ! Whenever a warship and an ocean | liner collide, the warship generally j gets the worst of it All of which speaks well for the fighting qualities ' of warships. A man in Philadelphia asked for di vorce on account of his life's being made miserable by his wife's nine cats. As they had eight other lives apiece over and above his own, he decided not to risk that one any long er with the odds so great against him. A Milwaukee court has decided that fathers have a legal right to whip sweethearts of their daughters who propose elopement. This judicial de clsion will uphold opposition to the common idea that in sentimental mat ters everybody has a right but father. STATE TEACHERS WILL SOON MEET THE GATHERING IS TO BE HELD IN CHARLESTON IN THE NEAR tri ITI f D c r w i un&. ARE ARRANGING PROGRAMME There Are a Number of Addresses to Be Made By Some Very Distinguish ed Visitors?A List of the Speakers Given Below. Columbia.?Reports coming in from various sections of the state indicate that the meeting of the state teach ers' association in Charleston on the 25th, 26th and 27th of April will be unusually well attended. A number of schools will send their entire facul ties, while practically all the graded schools in the state will be represent ed by the superintendent and one or more teachers. Many teachers in ru ral schools will attend, including a number whose schools have closed. The local committee in Charleston, consisting of A. B. Rhett, chairman; D. M. O'Driscoll and Jas. R. Guy, with its subcommittees are actively engaged in making the arrangements for the meeting. The general sea sons of the association will be held in (he German Artillery hall, while the meetings of the departments will also be held in this hall and in the Memminger and Bennett school au ditoriums. These buildings are all close together and are centrally loca ted. The information bureau, regis tration desk and the exhibits will occupy places in the German Artillery hall, which building may be consid ered the general headquarters of the association. The programme of the association has been completed and is now in the hands of the printer. A copy will be sent to each teacher in the state with in the next ten days. Among the prominent speakers who have con sented to deliver addresses are Pres ident W. W. Finley of the Southern railway, Dr. Chas. W. Kent, professor of English literature of the Univer sity of Virginia; Dr. Howell Lee Jones, an eminent Baptist preacher of Charleston; Lewis W. Parker, of Greenville, O. B. Martin of Washing ton, D. C., and Supt. J. E. Swearin gen of Columbia. Besides these a large number of principals, superin tendents and prominent teachers will wiifw addresses.. Capt. Richardson Hat Resigned. Capt. J. M. Richardson, command ing First company, Coast ArtfUer^, N. G. S. C., has resigned, having sent his fetter of resignation to ^aj. James H. Hammond, who was recently com missioned major of the coast artillery of the South Carolina National Guard, composed of the Aiken and Lancaster companies. Capt. Richard son, who was two years ago a candi date for adjutant general, does not attempt to conceal his disappointment at not being appointed major, and states that Governor Blease has not carried out his promises to him. Matter Left to The timmsion. Railroad Commissioners Caughman and Richards were in Saluda, having come over the Augusta Northern rail way with a view of inspecting it. They were accompanied by "W. J. Montgom ery jnd Dr. J. C. of Majjon, t^ of the new railroad's officials. It is not known whether the commission will receive the road or not. Under an agreement recently had between the officers of the road and the com mittee representing the citizens of Sa luda, the objections heretofore inter posed have been withdrawn and the matter of its being received or repect ed left entirely with the commission. Decrease In Use of Fertilizer. The farmers of South Carolina have used 200,000 tons less of fertilizer than to the same date last year ac cording to the report on file in the jtate treasurer's office. The tag tax rqcelyffdl so amounts to $169,741. The total amount received to the same date last year was $214,498* Nol Pros Ente'^cTTrH^spehiary Case. Acting under Instructions from J. Fraser Lyon, attorney general, a nol pros was entered at Chester in the Chester county court against the Blocks of Macon and I. W. Bernheim of Louisville, Ky., charged with con spiracy to defraud the state of South Carolina in connection with the affairs of the old state dispensary. The let ter from the attorney general contain ed a check for $2,500. The attorney general al9o directed that the bond of $5,000 put up by Bernheim to guar antee his present be estreated. To Apportion Indebtedness. A commission to apportion the law ful indebtedness among the counties of Jasper. Beaufort and Hampton has been named. The members of the commission are S. B. Owens and Ben ton for Jasper county; G. G. Dowjing for Hampton county;! Thomas Martin for Beaufort county, and J. H. Hunter of Newberry. S. F. Crews has been named as county commissioner for Hampton to take the place of W. A. Vaigneur, who resides in Jasper. J. P. Clarke, Jr., has been named as magis trate for Berkeley. S:iot In Arm and Cut With Axe. A man named Perkins, employed by the Charleston Mining and Manufac turing Company at Pacific, was shot in the arm and shoulder and cut on the back of the head with an axe at Pacific by a negro, also employed by the mining company. The man was brought to Beaufort and his wounds dressed. His condition was such that it was impossible to get a statement from him, other than his name was Perkins and that he had a family in Charleston. No particulars could be obtained from the company. I TO IMPROVE STATE PARK Question of Bond Issue of $1,000,000 to Be Submitted to the People of the State. Columbia.?The question of the is suance of $1,000,000 in bonds to carry out the plans for improving State Park, to care for the unfortunates of the state, for all future time will be submitted to the voters of the state in the primary election next August. The commission, charged with the work of relieving the congested con ditions at the State Hospital for the Insane, have prepared elaborate plans, which will give South Carolina one of the best equipped institutions of its kind in the United States. The first constructive work by the commission was the purchase of a tract of land containing over 2,000 acres. The site is located in the roll ing sand hill region about six miles north of Columbia. On these grounds it is proposed to erect the buildings needed in the immediate future to provide for the overflow from the asylum now in Columbia. It 1b ex pected that all patients will be ulti mately transferred from the old asy lum to State Park. Last year the commission in charge of the work proceeded slowly and carefully in the development of the plans. J. L. Ludlow was named as consulting engineer, and H. P. Kel -i - J *? nfAnIr nf Im. sey was abmgueu iu mc ..... proving the landscape. F. B. Ware was selected as architect by the com mission. ?For the various engineer ing plans connected with surveying and map making the commission em ployed E. L. Wells, Jr., of Charles ton. The services of J. H. Foster and H. C. Corbett of the United States department of agriculture were also secured. The Destructive Fine Beetle. Repetition of the enormous losses sustained by timber owners through out the South last year because of thei destructive pine beetle may be pre vented this year if timber owners will simply burn the bark of the dead and dying pines from which the needles have not yet fallen, the burning to done before May 1, according to Dr. A. D. Hopkins, who is in charge of the forest insect investigations for the bureau of entomology. "The people of the South have an opportunity to make a final effort, which if properly directed will go far towards controll ing this pest," BayB Dr. Hopkins. "The beetle is now passing the winter in the bark of the dead and dying pines from which the needles have not yet fallen. These trees should be cut down and the bark of the main trunks destroyed by burning before May 1 or the beetles will come out with the warm weather and take up their work of destruction. ,1 South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has granted ? charter to the Real Estate Holding company or Sumter with ? capital stock of $50,000. The officers are R. B. Belser, president, and D. R. Mc Callum,' secretary and treasurer. A general real estate business will be conducted. A commission has been issued to the Merchants Supply com pany of Columbia, with a capital stock of $10,000 to do a general wholesale commission business. The petitioners are W. L. DePass and D. K. McDuf fie. The Kershaw Lumber company of Kershaw has been chartered with a capital stock of $5,000. The officers are R. M. Perry, president and treas urer, and J. E, Williams, vice presi-. (lent and secretary. - hailroad Wreck at Blackville. Extra freight train No. 278 had a rear-end collision with freight extra No. 477 at Blackville in which L. P. Helm, fireman, D. P. Coleman, or Co lumbia were injured. A negro Pull man porter, one Taylor of Pennsyl vania, was also slightly injured. From information received from the super intendent's office here, it seems that some cars of extra No. 477 were occu pying the main line about 600 or 700 yards south of the station at^Blackville when extra No. 278, northbound from Savannah, ran into them. On the rear of extra No. 477 was a deadhead Pullman and a baggage car, both of which were completely demolished and several freight cars were wrecked. The front of engine No. 278 was mash ed in and part. ^ ^s was stripped. Director* and Stockholders Meet. The directors and stockholders of tjje Qreenville, Spartanburg & Ander son. Railway company met at Green ville and elected officers and directors for the ensuing yeai\ empowered the executive committee to select one of four proffered terminal sites in the city of Spartanburg and decided hold another meeting of the directors in the near future at which time com mittee representing the Greef route and the Reidsville route would appear before them and submit data relative to the availability of either route. Stiafcfc Bankers Meeting. The program Committee of the State Bankers' Association consisting of B. F. Mauldin, chairman, John M. Ki nard and Lee G. Holleman, president and secretary of the Bankers' Asso ciation, met at Anderson and adopted a tentative program for the annual convention of the association to be held in May. Two or three speakers of national prominence were extended invitations to address the convention but the committee deoided to with hold the names until those invited give answer to the invitations. Highway Engineer For Marion. Mr. J. Roy Pennell of Anderson county has secured the position of highway engineer of Marion county. He will enter upon the duties of his office within the next few days. The system of county government in Mar ion county is somewhat different from that in other counties of the state, j Three commissioners are appointed there by the State Senator and mem bers of th^ House of Representatives, and these in turn appoint a highway engineer. The engineer has the same duties as county supervisor. i TOGA RETAINED 8Y STEPHENSON BY VOTE OF 40 TO 34 SENATE DE CLARES HIS ELECTION IS VALID. LOOKS GOOD FOR LORIMER Test Vote of Investigating Committee I . _ Favora|le to Senator From 5- Illinois. Washington.?Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin, octogenarian million aire banker and lumberman, retains his seat. By a vote of 40 to 34 the senate declared his election valid and rejected the charge that $107, 793, which the senator admitted spending in the Wisconsin primaries, had been used corruptly. Twenty-eight Republicans and 12 Democrats voted to hold Senator Ste phenson's election a valid one. Eigh teen Democrats and sixteen Republi cans voted to declare it corruptly obtained. Senator Stephenson declared he felt a vindication was due to him. "I nev er spent a dollar wrongfully in my life," said he. "The sitxy years of active management of large institu tions I have employed several thou | sand men?three generations of them ?and never had a strike. I never used a dollar for a fraud of any kind." Senator Lorimer, whose vote for Stephenson -was greeted by an out burst of laughter In the senate gal leries, is under similar charges. The special committee of eight sen ators which has been investigating the election of Senator Lorimer, in dicated in a test vote that it stands five to three in his favor. The major ity of the committee has adopted the contention of Judge Hanecy, Senator Lorimer's counsel, that the senate, having passed Jipon Senator Lorimer's case once and declared his election valid, cannot try him again on the same charge. Such a resolution will be reported by the majority of the committee. A stormy session precip itated the test on a motion to close the committee's vote upon its report. T.hls was defeated, 5 to 3. and the vote was indicated to be a forecast of how the committee stands on the case. nnnsFVELT ATTACKS TAFT The' Colonel Grows Virulent at Chi cago in Denouncing Taft Methods. Chicago.?Colonel Roosevelt's most stinging campaign speech thus far was delivered here. He lashed his opponents/and charged some of them with using fraud and trickery to de: feat him. Colonel Roosevelt said it was a fighting speech. Ii was de livered before a throng which pack ed the auditorium and cheered him enthusiastically. The primaries in New York furnished the text for his speech and he cited a number of in stances in which he said his oppon ents had resorted to improper prac tices to defeat him. He expressed belief that In tne greac majoxnj ui districts of the country the people were with him, and that the opposi tion was attempting to defeat him by methods which he characterized as "infamous." , New York. ? Characterizing the primary in New York county as a "farce," Charles H. Duell, chairman of the Roosevelt committee of the city of New. York, after a conference with Roosevelt leaders, appealed to Governor Dix to declare the primary invalid and provide for a second pri mary. Samuel S. Koenig, chairman of the Republican county committee, and William Barnes; Jr., chairman of the Republican state committee, both express the opinion that a secopd primary would be illegal. Leaders of the two factions of the party can not agree as to who is reponsible for the failure to deliver official ballots at any of the polling places. Chair man Duell insists that the Republi can county organization was responsi ble while Mr. Koenig declares that the board of elections and the c'ficial printers had complete charge of the printing and distribution of the bal 'ots. Senator Bob faylor Very III. Washington.?Senator Talyor of Tennessee, who has been 111 for sev eral days \vlth an aggravated gall Btone trouble, was much worse after a rfestless night. His case so far has failed to yield to treatment and his condition is regarded as precarious. Farmers' National Congress. Washington?President George M. Whitaker announced the 1912 meeting of the Farmers' National Congress would be held in New Orleans in No vember. Old Jefferson Davis ^ome. Hopkinsville, Ky.?Preparations for conversion into a park of the old Jef ferson Davis home site at Fairview, since the bill appropriating $7,500 for the purpose has become a law, are moving speedily. Plans have been prepared for the building of a stone 'wall about the property. N. M. Elects Republican Senator. ** Vrt'" VTovtnn nlopt Sante Fe, .\. jvi.?.>c?* .>,^1^ ? ed two United States senators, both Republicans. The new lawmakers are A. B. Fall and T. B. Catron. Mistrial Ends Crawford Case. New Orleans.?The sensational trial of Annie Crawford for the al leged murder of her sister, Elise Crawford, resulted in a mistrial. The jurors reported to Judge Chretien of the criminal district court that they were unable to agree on a verdict and were discharged. The jury stood nine to three for acquittal, the minor ity holding out for a verdict of mur der with capital punishment. The result was not unexpected by either the prosecution attorney or counsel for the defense. Mr. McCombs Is managing Wood row Wllaon'a campaign for the Demo cratic nomination for the presidency. ?? < NATION'S AUTHORITY FIRST ALL STATE LINES ARE DESTROY ED FOR THE RAILROADS OF THE COUNTY. Decision of Far-Reaching Import Ren dered by Interstate Cod merce Commission. Washington.?The interstate com merce commission, in an opinion made public, established the far-reach ing principle that a railroad must so adjust its rates that justice, will be done between communities, regardless of state lines. If a railroad makes a low rate upon traffic wholly within a state, even when forced to do so by a state commission, it must accord the same rate to interstate traffic moving under substantially similar conditions. It puts on a radically different basis the relations between state and Fed eral railroad commissions. The decision directly affects the Western and Atlantic railroad case, in which the Georgia railroad com mission is claiming the right, under the terms of a lease for the state road to fix the rates from Atlanta to Chattanooga. It would also affect the rates from Atlanta to Augusta, Atlanta to West Point, or any other local rate that might be shown to have an effect upon the interstate commerce business of the carrier. A sweeting extension of the power of Via Intsratata MmmPiro commission Is here indicated; and notice is served 1 on state commissions that they must take into consideration the interstate business of carriers in passing upon the justness and reasonableness of rates entirely within a state. The decision was in the case of the railroad commission of Louisiana against the St. Louis and Southwest ern railway and other carriers oper- ( ating between Louisiana' and Texas. The case practically precipitated a i conflict between Federal and state authority over the control of inter- | state traffic. The opinion of t^e ma- , jority of the interstate commerce com-, i mission, prepared and handed down by Commissioner Lane, is a definite , assertion of the supremacy of nation- i al regulatory authority over the pow- , ers exercised by any stata. Attack Made on Americans. Ichang, Province of Hu Peh, China. ?A telegram received here from Wu Shan, Province of Sze Chwan, says that three Americans, Messrs. Hicks, Hoffman and Sheldon, who are pre sumed to be missionaries, were attack ed while exploring the gorges in the Yangtse river in a boat, and all three ?on*? TununrterT Soldiers and YYC1D1UUUCU uuu " w _ a doctor have b^en dispatched from , this city to Wu Shan. Why Ainsworth Was Dismissed. Washington.?Secretary Stimson's version of the relief from duty of Ad- < jutant General Ainsworth, prior to Ainsworth's voluntary retirement, was given to the house. The papers . shows numerous communications of , the adjutant general's with his col- . leagues, which the war department ' construed as language of intemperate find discourteous character. Lawrence Strike Declared Off. Boston, Mass.?The great Lawrence strike, which brought in Its train in creased wages for 275.000 textile workers in New England, was official ly declared off at all the mills in Lawrence, having accomplished its purpose. In this connection, it is gen erally believed too that advances in wages or reduction in hours to paper mill employees, bagging and burlap workers, machinists are all traceable directly or indirectly to the movement which had its origin in Lawrence. Second Bomb for Rosalsky. New York.?Although it has become known that the police are in posses sion of a second bomb mailed to Judge Otto A. Dosalsky, detectives would not disclose on what clews they are | working to solve the two mysterious attempts upon the life of the jurist. The new bomb was detected in the mails and kept intact; threatening let ters have been sent to Delancey Nic oll, attorney for Mortimer L. Schiff, in the case of Folke E. Brandt, Mr. Schiff's former valet. 25th Dreadnaught for Great Britain. London.?The Queen Mary, Great Britain's twenty-fifth dreadnaught, was launched at Jarrow in the pres ence of thousands of spectators. The new battle cruiser is of the same type as the cruiser Lion, launched in Au gust, 1910, but has a greater displace ment and horse power, which are giv en as 227,000 tons and 75,000 indicat ed horse power, respectively. The Queen Mary is the largest warship yet built in Great Brtain, and her to-1 tal cost amounted to $10,305,320. ROOSEVELT BEATEN IN TWO STATES . . ) ' , TAFT WINS AT PRIMARIES IN NEW YORK AND ALSO CON TROLLED IN INDIANA. "STrAM ROLLER" METHODS In New York Roosevelt Gets Only Seven Out of Ninety Delegates to National Convention. The results of the election con tests in New York were not favorable to Colonel Roosevelt, and he has left New York for the West, declaring the Taft methods are "scandalous." In Vatw Vnrlr Pftv on/l ototfi tVlA X li 111 II J. VI IV UMU uvavv buv Roosevelt candidates were defeated by an estimated vote of 8 to 1. It Is declared Roosevelt will not have more than 7 of the 90 delegates of New York to the national convention. In Indiana the contest was closer, but President Taft's friends easily controlled the state convention and elected Taft delegates. The Roose velt supporters, however, alleged that "steam-roller" methods were used and bolted and named delegates of their own. New York.?Victory for organiza tion delegates to the Republican na tional convention, who were opposed in 17 congressional districts of New York state at primaries by candidates named by the Roosevelt supporters, was claimed an hour after the polls had closed by the state and county organization chairmen. The primary elections in this city, where most of the contests arose, AkoAti/? Kr nriG nf thP worst ballot mix-ups known for many years and returns from the election were considerably delayed. William Barnes, Jr., chairman of the Republican state committee, claimed that the opposition "by the highest possible estimate" would not win more than seven out of the nine ty seats in the national convention, which the state i8 entitled to. Indianapolis.?Controlling the In* diaqa Republican convention by a ma jority of 105 of the 1,439 delegates, supporters of President Taft elected their four candidates for delegates at large to the national convention and instructed to vote for the renqmina tion of the president. Advocates of the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt, charging they had a majority of the delegates, made ineffectual because of the "road-roll er" method of the Taft organization, held an Independent convention while the Crowd was pressing from the hall and elected four delegates at large Instructed for the former president RIOT CAUSED BY POLITICS Mayor of Rock Island, III., Orders Po lice to Open Fire on Opponents. Rock Island, 111.?Three persons were killed and nine seriously wound ed in a riot that grew out of strained relations between Mayor Schriver, ( and many of his opponents.. The riot was a climax to a series of clashes j in the past few nights, which, how ever, have not resulted in any one being hurt. , It is believed authorities have the , situation well in hand. The local and ( the Moline companies of state guards- ( men, with the police, are preventing ( w^tev^r ^rouble might have come after the first clash. A mob of five hundred stormed po lice headquarters where two leaders ( 3f previous disorders were in prison. Bricks and stones were hurled through windows. Unable to quiet the rapidly swelling mob. Mayor Schriver, in personal charge of a po- j lice squad, ordered the officers to ( charge. A volley was fired. For a moment ' all was still. The horifled citizens retreated. On the ground lay ' JIU ? a. j twelve prostrate forms. Of the twelve ' men victims of the police fire, three were dead. Nine others were so bad ly wounded that they were sent to ' hospitals. Some time ago Mayor Schriver an- ; nouiiced that he Intended to run un desirable persons out of the city. His . political opponents said this move was to rid himself of formidable op- ! ponents. He was combatted on many sides. 82 Men Killed in Mine Explosion. Welch, W. Va.?Eighty-two men were killed by a gas explosion in the Jed Coal and Coke company's mine at Jed, W. Va., a half dozen miles ' from here. Only eleven men escap ed alive and one of those died with in an hour after being brought to the surface. The explosion took place 1 before noon and probably only the eleven men working at the foot of (he shaft had a chance for their,. lives. They readily made their way up the cages which were not dam - agcu., Chicago Packers "Not Guilty." Chicago.?Chicago packers ended a ten-year legal battle with the gov ernment when a jury in United States District Judge Carpenter's court found them not guilty of violat ing the criminal section of the Sher man anti-trust law. Whether further investigations into the beef packing industry will be made. District Attor ney Wilkerson refused to say. He , was overwhelmed by the verdict. lie i had been confident of convictions. The verdict, came after the jury had , been out 19 hours. Cotton Schedule Attacked by Taft. Washington.?President Taft, after vetoing every tariff bill passed by the Democratic house, including the wool bill, sent to congress a message *ofiPF nn urging revision ui mo iu..u ton goods. Representative Oscar W. Underwood, the Democratic house leader, has taken the position that the house had finished its work on tariff revision unless some disposi tion is shown by the Republican sen ate and the president to approve tar iff reductions already recommended. I Head of Great Meat Packing House. WOMAN BESTS ROOSEVELT SUFFRAGETTE ALMOST BROKE UP MEETING EX-PRESIDENT WAS ADDRESSING. Miaa Maud Malone Demanded Votea for Women and the Colonel Said They Could Have Them. (New York.?In one of the six meet ings which Colonel Roosevelt address ed on the East Side on the ere of the primary elections he faced a situ ation which had the better of him and other leaders at the meeting for fully fifteen minutes. It was all due to a woman. After Colonel Roosevelt had launch ed into an attack upon the new pri mary law, exhibiting the 14-foot bal lot which will be used in one election district as an example of its encum brance ana begun on tne "rigbt or the people to rule," one of the few women in the audience upset things by crying In a loud voice: gjg "How about the women?"' , Many identified the interrupter as Maud Malone, a militant suffragette, \ who has upset similar political meet ings in the same way. There was at once wild confusion of hisses and cries to "put her out" H Mr. Roosevelt was self-posessed. and, after the clamor had quieted somewhat, replied affably; "Madam, I have ashad that yo? women yourselves be allowed to deter mine whether you shall vote." This was greeted with genera3 ? cheering, but Miss Malone kept her feet and was about to make further \ interruptions, when the colonel said: "Apparently you don't feel content ed with this. Tn that case I have a great.deal better opinion of your sex 1 ^han you have." ? - Men in the crowd began throwing paper programs and other missiles'at Miss Malone. The colonel pleaded for courtesy, but the pandemonium con tinued, notwithstanding the colonel's Bhouts from the platform and the ef fort of the chairman to rap the crowd to order. The riotous demonstration continued for a quarter of an hour, .< y during which Colonel Roosevelt was nhsnliitelv helDless. The band tried to calm the rioters, but the music only stirred up more excitement. MEXICAN REBELSVICTORIOUS Complete Defeat of the Force# of Ma* dero Is Reported at Jiminez. Mexico City, Mexico.?Apparently reliable messages received by El Ini parcial report a complete Federal de Feat at Jiminez. General Gonzalez Salas, c<)tamander-in-chi.ef of the Fed eral army, is reported^ to have com mitted suicide. Both General Blan quet and Tellez are reported wound ed; other officers were killed and fif ty officers taken prisoners to Chihua hua, together with many privates. Orozco, with 164 carloads of rebel sol diers, is reported moving toward Tor reon. All Federal troops are said to have already withdraw to that point The Federal flight toward Torreon began Sunday afternoon, according to a telegram to El Imparcial, and Gen. Pascual Orozco, with his victorious army, is said to be close on the heeia of the retreating Federals. Railroads to Fight Decision. Washington.?Resort to the courts / probably will be made immediately for a review of the comprehensive decis ion of the interstate commerce com mission, announced in the Texas-Lou isiana rate case. The commission de cided that interstate railroads which put into force low state rates must f adopt equally low interstate rates for traffic moving under similar condi tions. It is generally believed that the case will ultimately be taken to the Supreme court of the United States. Another Cotton Mill Strike. Lowell, Mass.?A general strike,, which leaders declare results in at' i??=? - rtOrt more of the 20,000 cotton mill operatives in this city failing to report for work, was declared by the Industrial Workers of the World. All of the loom fixers, numbering about 500, in the seven plants of this city, voted to stay away from work. Strik ers are dissatisfied with an advance in wages, which became effective, va rying from 4 to 10 per cent. They ask for an increase averaging between 15 and 20 per cent. x Wage Increase Denied Engineers. Xew York.?The conference of the managers of fifty railroads east of Chicago and north of the Norfolk and Western railroad and their locomotive engineers arrived at a deadlock over the question of an Increase and stand ardization of wages. The managers re fused to accede to the demands of tne men and the engineers declined to ac cept this decision. The question will have to be placed before the rank and file of the Brotherhood of Locomotiv# Engineer*.