Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Published Wtekly ABBEVILLK, 8. C. Girl born in Pennsylvania has a transparent back. Well backed up, Indeed. If the men compelled the -women to wear such clothes there would be trouble. London physician says veils make women's noses red. Sort of a veiled insinuation. A New York man ran up a laundry bill of $3,530. But, then, New York is a strange city. Half the population of France la agricultural. And the other half lives in the Latin quarter. Large crops of preserves are report ed by housewives, not meaning the peroxide kind, either. A Kansas dentist succumbed to in juries while playing golf. And golf is said to be a harmless game. By the way, what became of those feminine faddists who were going to wear socks instead of stockings? Autumn undoubtedly draws closer the bonds of devotion?witness the fond clinging of the affectionate fly! A man has written a newspaper to ask how to get relief from snoring. Why don't he keep the snorer awake? Esperanto may have been Invented so that the dove of peace would be enabled to coo in a universal language. Scientists say it will take a long time to stamp out the hookworm. Well, it took a long time to discover It, V The movement against tipping Is all right,~but It takes a whole lot of moral courage for a man to live up to the % theory. ,-? < V . t A famous English physician says that by the year 3912 human beings \ 111 look like gorillas. We should worry. Now the fool who rocks the boat will be succeeded by the sorrowful In dividual who didn't know It was loaded. ___________ > A London nerve specialist says modern dress is actually killing women. He's a nerve specialist, all right A New York alderman has been caught in a blackmailing trap. He should congratulate himself he never was on the police rorce. A Chicago chauffeur who ran past s & halted street car contrary to law and # killed a man has been censured by the coroner's jury. Which, of course. Is a consolation to the relatives of the victim. A French novelist says that love Is a criminal madness. He Is not the first to assail the divine frenzy, but it may be noticed in passing, that love aB a human institution has survived all Its critics. Even If prisons are all that they are alleged by critics, they ought to be quite good enough for the man who rocks the boat, and who needs the most drastic kind of treatment to rid society of his species. An Austrian professor, bound for Mars, via the United States, has been Belli UBC&. 11 IB VUH U1 LUC IDII IU stances In which we are forced to con fess that European estimates of our resources are entirely too high. In very many oases apples are brought to market loosely packed and In wagons without springs, almost j invariably with barrels on end, and ! tiiis short journey is many times ! harder on the fruit than the long car transportation to the distant market. Following In the footsteps of Luther Burbank a Denver horticulturist has produced a rasp-strawberry. Now If somebody would produce a plum-peach, and combine some of the other fruits it might be possible to get ahead of ; the pests which ravage the orchards, by baffling them for a fe wseasons at least. a TTmifh ottpnrtlnff Mlrhl^nn State Agricultural college stocked a pond with frogB and 1b more than pay ing his way by supplying frogs' legs to the Chicago market. It is said he has shipped as many as 6,000 in a single day, and that they netted him $900 last year. Time was when boys were glad to'catch frogs and sell their j legs for ten cents a dozen, whereas : the price now is half a dollar and up- ! ward. The use of socks by women will not ! be opposed by mere man. Then he j will unfailingly find a pair in condition ! for service whenever be looks in the i bureau drawer. Chicago society women are having Jinx parties to shake off the hoodoo. | But toe oniv sure way yet iouna to ; shake ~ofl the Chicago hoodoo Is to shake Chicago. There are still a few guides left, 1 but hunters who aspire to pot one had ; better make their arrangements early. ! Poland is possessed of salt mines j that have been worked for the last i 600 years. They ought to be getting j down to the salt of the earth by this j time. It is announced that the American woman's foot is getting bigger. This be all the better for her in these emphatic days when she is putting it )wn. fow the family furnace will begin lo Its little best to prove that th< ksupply is not inexhaustible. BATTLES RAGING OVER LONG ERONT BOTH SIDES ARE CLAIMING VIC TORY IN THE BALKANS. LULEBURGAS TAKEN. ADRIANOPLE IS SURROUNDED Evident, However, That Allies Have Broken tne second i urKisn Line of Defense. London, England.?The silence of Sofia concerning the great battle in Thrace has at last been broken by a brief dispatch announcing a Bulga rian victory and the capture of the town of Luleburgas. This dispatch and equally laconic dispatches from the Turkish com mander contain the only news yet available, and still leave the situation rather obscure. The message from Sofia apparently refers to earlier events, while the dispatches of Nazim Pasha, the Turk ish minister of war, describes two battles, one a sortie from Adrianople in the direction of MaraB, the other in the direction of Viza, from which it must be inferred that the engage ments are extending over a long front A Sofia dispatch sent before the capture of Luleburgas was known throws a new light on the dl+sposi-j tlon of the Turkish force3. It is evi dent earlier reports of the taking of this town were premature. It appears that the Turks' first line of defense extended along the Erkene river, with a second line from Demotica to Lule burgas. Both sides claim victory', but there is no rason to doubt that the Turk ish second line of defense has been broken. Up to now the Bulgarian of ficial dispatches have been more ro table than the Turkish. Nazim Pasha caims victory in the Viza region. Sofia Is still silent re garding this section, and, although the revelations concerning the demorali zation of the Turkish forces would predicate further defeats, considerable doubts are expressed here as to the position of the Bulgarians, whose con tinually extending lines of communi cation and the necessity of keeping a large investing force around Adrian ople might prove sources or danger if Nazi mPasha is able to take a vigorous offensive action. That the Bulgarians are bringing up all available resources is evident according to a dispatch from the cor respondent of the Vienna Reichpost, who relates that Bulgarian reserves were arriving all night in thd vicinity of Adrianople. They were without uniforms, but were adequately sup plied with arms. Sofia.?Adrianople is now com pletely surrounded by the Bulgarians whose attacks are meeting with great success, according to the minister. The position of the Turks is critical. There are persistent rumors that the Bulgarian cavalry has ,reached Re dosto, where the Turks have been landing troops brought from Asia Minor. BIGGEST WARSHIP LAUNCHED Superdreadnaught New York Rides Waves inPresence of President. New York,?The superdreadnought New York, greatest of the world's sea fighters, has been launched at the New York navy yard, Brooklyn. Forty thousand persons, including President Taft and the secretary of the navy witnessed the ceremony. Miss Elsie Calder, daughter of Rep resentative William M. Calder, of Brooklyn, christened the ship. To Miss Calder's great confusion she failed to break the champagne bottle on the vessel's bow. She struck the vessel with the bottle three times, ' *- n.ifflrti'onl f r\ *?/ > n fn UUL llUl Willi ouiuuvub wv the glass. As the vessel was sliding down the ways, however, a man grasped the rope to which was at tached the bottle and swung with such force that it cleared the New York's prow and burst on the port side. President Toft sat with Secretary Meyer, Governor Dix, Rear Admiral Osterhaus, J. P. Morgan and others No Public Cups. Washington. ? Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh with one swoop abolished the time-honored drinking cup from railroad cars, vessels and other conveyances operated in inter state traffic, and from depots and waiting rooms of common carriers. This sweeping order against "any drinking cup, glass or vessel for com mon use," effective immediately, is in the interest of the nation's health, and was the direct result of an in vestigation by the United States pub lic health service. Graft Discovered in Navy. Washington.?A system of graft in the navy commissary department which may reach every ship in the Atlantic fleet has been revealed by a secret investigation, which Rear Ad miral Osterhaus, reported to the navy department, which resulted in the confession of G. T. Davis, chief com missary steward of the battleship Lou isiana. Admiral Osterhaus' report contains no details further than that Davis has implicated stewards of oth-1 er snips OI wie ueci?ai icaou oiA? and several contractors. Becker in Death House. Ossining, N. Y.?Former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker is in the "de2th house" at Sing Sing prison under sentence to die in the electric chair, during the week of December 9, the convicted murderer of the gambler, Herman Rosenthal. He was brought here from New York im mediately after sentence was pro nounced by Justice Goff in the court room where he was found guilty six days ago. Becker's execution will be stayed, however, by the filing of a notice of appeal from the verdict. 1 Judge Gemmlll now preside* over the Chicago iourt of domestlo rela tions and enjoys the work. A NEW WIRELESS SYSTEM UNITED STATES COMPLETES THE MUST fOWtKhUL Winckcgg PLANT IN THE WORLD. First Messages Sent From Arlington Station?Washington Now in Touch With All Lands. Washington.?Crackling and sput tering with life, the navy's new wire less station at Arlington, Va., ' the most powerful in the world, flung from its lofty aerPals the first mes sage which signalized the completion of an important step in the building of a globe-girdling wireless system which will keep every ship of the United States navy and every insular possession within instant communica tion of the capital. Wireless operators, professional and amateur, on one side of the globe, probably had their instruments at their ears, straining to catch the faint buzzzes as the powerful appara tus sputtered out its calls for Pan ama, Colon and the Atlantic coast ! navy stations. l? tv>a nnnnJ nrru-if nnPT~atinP JL?UWU iIX IUO DUUUU J/a ww*. vrw.M?.MO room, windowlesB and protected by double doors, some of the navy's most experienced operators, directed by Lieutenant Woodworth, sent out the first flashes. N-Ha-X, N-A-X, the call for Colon, 1,785 miles away, was sent hurtling through the ether. At intervals, the instruments sparked off N-A-R, the call for Key West, 975 miles off. No official messages were sent, but the results of the tests were noted at all stations on the Atlantic coast as well as Key West and Colon The radius of the new plant will be 3,000 miles. This range, probably the acme of wireless operations, will be attained gradually and it may be weeks before the big plant is "tuned up'1 to its highest efficiency. Com munication with the Pacific coast will be attempted only at night for the present, but later on throughout the day the secretary of the navy at his desk in Washington will be within instantaneous communication with Key West, Guantanamo, Colon, the naval coaling stations, the winter maneuver grounds and all Atlantic stations. When the plant is working perfectly and the chain of stations is completed Washington will be in touch with Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, the Philippines and Pearl harbor. a MODERN MOLLY PITCHER She Fought Against the U. 8. Marines and Was Killed by Her Gun. New York.?When the American marines on October 4 charged up and captured Coyatepe hill near Masaya, Nicaragua, after hawing raked the insurgent position with their batter ies of rapid-firing guns, lying among the dead rebels was a native wom an, a modern Molly Pitcher. Clutched tightly in her hands was a one-pound shell which she was trying to load. This story and other details of the battle were related by Lieutenant CcJonel Martin of the FirBt provision al regiment, United States marine corps, who came up from Colon on the steamer Cristobal to have wounds which he received in the battle treat ed at the Brooklyn navy yard hospi tal. Seeking Doctor of Potatoes. Washington.?Are you a potato doc tor? If so, you may be eligible to a permanent job in the department of agriculture, where there will be no scarcity of patients. Incidentally the position pays $2,240 a year, but before any one can be appointed to it an examination is necessary, and before any one is permitted at the examina tion he must show that he has had an educational training equivalent to that required for a doctor of philoso phy degree. Also applicants must be I at least 30 years old and under 45. He Robbed Morgan. New York.?John Bernauer, the youthful Bavarian who robbed the residence of J. P. Morgan, Jr., and other wealthy persons of thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry, freely re lated in court the story of his bur glaries, but declared he was under the hypnotic spell of an old pal at the time. Bernauer entered a plea of guilty, however, and was sentenc ed to from five to ten years in Sing Sing prison. He boasted in court of how he stole into the very room where Mr. Morgan was asleep w/u..ia>i uimcelf to Death. V* IIC&IVU , New York.?After wheeling his in valid chair to the railing surround ing the fourth-floor veranda of the Montefiore Home for Incurables, Max Snodowsky, an inmate, drew himself up to the edge and toppled over into the courtyard, 40 feet below. He was dead when carried into the home. Other invalid inmates in their chairs on the veranda saw their companion s'owly drag himself by all the power left in his arms to the top of the rail, but were powerless to prevent the suicide. MASKED ROBBERS GO THROUGH TRAIN . / ? SET TRESTLE ON FIRE AND THEN FLAGGED DOWN TRAIN AS IT ROUNDED A CURVE. THREE MEN IN THE GANG Express Car Is Dynamited and Sooty Secured ? The Robbers ,Then MaHe Th^ir Eiieaoe. Muskogee, Okla.?Three masked men, little more than boys, held up and robbed southbound Missouri, Kan sas and Texas train No. 9 at Wirth, Okla., six miles south of Eufaula. The bandits flagged down the train as it rounded a curve onto a small trestle which they had set on fire. Uncoupling the engine, express car and baggage car from the other, coach es they ordered the engineer to run a half mile lfartlter south, where the express safe was blown open and ran sacked. Express officials declared that they could not tell the amount of loot, but expressed the belief that it will cer tainly amount to several thousand dol lars. rrkA kn/t thai. nrm<V 1 lie 1UUUCIO uau 1.ILUCU LUVll tivim almost to the minute. No. 9 was run ning on time, and as the train made the curve the bridge was in flames. Three masked men standing nearby flagged it. The locomotive had run onto the burning bridge before the brakes could bring the train to a standstill. Although the flames threatened to de stroy the trestle before the work was accomplished, the bandits moved de liverately. Covering the engineer and fireman with th?ir revolers, they or- ' dered them from the cab. Conductor J. A. Dolan leaped from a coach to ascertain why the train had stopped 1 so suddenly. He was lined up beside the other two. The porter also fell a victim to his curiosity and was made to stand beside the conductor. While one robber held the line, the 1 other two uncoupled the engine, bag- 1 gage and express cars from the coach es. They then forced the trainmen into the cab and ordered the engi- 1 neer to open the throttle. The engine 1 pulling the two cars shot anead over 1 the burning bridge. What remained of 1 the trestle fell Into the. water a min ute or so after the cars had passed, j Half a' mile on the other side of the bridge they ordered the engineer to stop. The safe In the express car 1 was dynamited and ransacked. Four charges were nocessary to wreck the 1 safe. The express car was badly dam aged by the explosions. With the baggage and express cars 1 cut from the main train, the bandits 1 also took the jim crow car in which there were a number of negores, all , of whom were guarded while the safe ' 1 J ? Tha noarnPa Was Deing Uyuaumcu. x uu uue.v? spent most of the time on their knees praying. MONEY SHARKS IN GOTHAM Annuel Business of $20,000,000?100, 000 Persons in Their Clutches. New York.?Money lenders in this city do an annual business of $20,* 000,000; more than 100,000 persona, , including 30,000 municipal employees i are in their clutches and state courts i 3 the unwitting instruments through which usury is collected, ac cording to a report made public by Investigators for District Attorney Whitman. Other facts set forth in the report are that "loan sharks" have been re sponsible for a great many suicides, defalcations and petty thefts, that thousands of employees, private and city, have been made inefficient through mental distress, while scores of big business interests have dis charged workers upon complaints of lenders ? unfa'rly, the investigators ? iietood nf m-nneratine: with L11111IV liiobvwu -ww w their employees to eradicate the evil. It i is recommended that the city establish a civil bureau to defend vic tims against whom lenders bring civil i action and that the corporation coun sels give an official opinion whether i garnishee orders, based upon confes sions of judgment fraudulently obtain ed in up-state courts when they be lieve they are signing applications for loans. ^ Mrs. Grover Cleveland to Wed. Princeton, N. J.?Mrs. Grover Cleveland authorizes the announce ment of her engagement to Thomas Joseph Preston, professor of archae ology and history of arts at Wells college. The date of the marriage is not yet determined, hut will he announced later. * Mrs. Cleveland is a graduate of Wells college and has , been a trustees of that institution since 1887. Her wedding to President Grover Cleveland took place in the executive mansion during his first ad ministration. For Bird Protection. The sum of $60,000 was spent hy the National Association of Audubon i ( societies this year for bird protection, Secretary T. Gilbert Parsons reports. He announced that Mrs. Margaret i Sage had renewed her pledge of $3,000 a year for three years for the pro tection of the robin in the Southern ; states. Tn the work for preservation of the robin, the reports show that Virginia had responded to the sug gestion of the association by passing a law taking the robin from the list of the game birds. ' , Forty Kinds of Tobacco. Washington.?At proper intervals for the next six weeks 125 enlisted men in the New York navy will be ( -i fv,rtv u-inds of tobacco to de- ' CII^?> IllC, iw. v?. cide which brand shall he bought for navy use. "Bids were opened here from fifteen dealers who want to fur nish 200.000 pounds, about a year's supply for the American navy. Prices ranged from 32 to 42 cents for vari ous grades. The contract may not go to the lowest bidder. Chemical tests will be made and the men's decision , will be the ultimate choice Judge Alfred Beer* of Bridgeport, Conn., who wn elected commander-in chief of the Grand Army of the Re public for the ensuing year. HAVANA NEAR HARM LAW ARMED MEN PATROL STREETS TO KEEP POLITICAL FAC TIONS FROM RIOTING. Havana Is Under Absolute Militar> Protection Against Disorder rrurri ronuw^i wamp?nf??. Havana, Cuba.?While not actually under martial law the city of Havana is now under absolute military pro tection against disorders arising from the heated political campaign. In ac cordance with orders issued by Gen. Pablo Mendieta, who was appointed by President Gomez to take charge of all the police and military forces in the capital, the streets were pa trolled by police and mounted and foot rural guardsmen. In addition de tachments of regular troops of all arms were stationed at various strat egic points ready to respond instant ly to a call to suppress rioting. The principal concentration of armed forces was the foot of Mon serrate street, where there was an encampment in the park of several squadrons of cavalry of machine guns fully equipped for field service, It was reported that an agreement had been reached between General Menocal and Alfredo Zayas to sus pend all political meetings from now until the election and also that as surances have been given by the par tisan press that they will refrain from exciting utterances in order to avoid all danger of hostile collisions on election day. PERSONS PERISH IN RIVERS i Four Persons Drowned When Ferry boat Is Wrecked. Belvedere, N. J.?Four members of an automobile party bound for Shaw nee, Pa., from their homes in Noble, Pa., were drown in the Delaware river when the ferryboat on which they were crossing from Delaware, N. J., was wrecked. The party motored up through New Jersey, and, arriving at the Delaware, drove the machine onto the flat bot tomed boat used as a ferry at that point. When the middle of the stream was reached, the boat was struck and knocked from its course by a raft. L. H. Gilbert and H. W. Trump were thrown into the water and swam to the Pennsylvania shore, while Miss Gilbert and Nathan Trump jumped on the raft and managed to wade to the New Jersey shore, when the raft Bwung that way. The' others clung to the machines and wh*n the ferryman loBt control of the windlass which pro pelled the boat were thrown into deep water and drowned. 1 Volcano Again' in Eruption. Cordova, Alaska.?Katmai volcano, which caused great damage on the Alaskan peninsula and adjacent isll ands last June, is believed to be in violent eruption again, the mail steamer Dora navmg reported Dy wire less that she Is anchored off Whale island, unable-- to proceed further westward on her voyage to Dutch Harbor because of darkness caused by falling volcanic ashes. Bulgarians Hard After Turks. Sofia.?After an all-night bombard ment of Adrianople/ Czar Ferdinand's Bulgarian army moved forward, cap turing three forts at Marasch, with 1,800 prisoners. The southwestern part of the city is burning, having been fired by the Bulgarian batteries upon the heights of the eastern bank of the Matritza river, three and a half miles from the inner forts defending that section of Adrianople. The mosque of the Sultan Selim, one of the most historic structures in Euro pean Turkey had been damaged. Women Identify Assassins. Winchester, Ky.?women memoers of the family of Ed Callahan identi fied two of the fifteen defendants pre sented at the hearing of the bail mo tion before Judge Benton as having been in the band on the hillside that shot Callahan to death early lrst spring. There was a dramatic see- .e when the widow of Callahan pointed to "Dock"' Smith and Abe Johnson and accused them of the murder of her husband. Ruth Callahan, the dead man's daughter, testified to the firing' of six shots at the assassins. Man Killed Racing Train. Atlanta.?In an attempt to beat a f;ist 102-ton Central of Georgia en pine, thundering over the tracks draw ing hundreds of passengers to Atlan ta, to a crossing near Jonesboro. R. Vincent of Atlanta made a daring dash across the tracks. He raced hfa high speed motor directly in the path of the plunging train, and wash dash ed to death before his machine was halfway across. The bent and batter ed hulk of the little gray machine was carried 400 yards under the front wheels of the engine. VICE PRESIDENT SHE THE END CAME AFTER AN ILL NESS OF SEVERAL MONTHS. ! UNCONSCIOUS FOR HOURS Only Twice During Day Did He Rec ognize Any One?At Times He Was tn Delirium. TTHo.n N. Y.?After a Ions' illness Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman died at his home in this city of uraemic poison, caused by bright's disease. Mr. Sherman was unconscious when the end came and had been in that condition for hours. All the members of the immediate family were witnesses to the final scene. Soon after Mr. Sherman's death, physician, issued the following state ment: "The vice p-asident died at 9:42 p m. without regaining consciousnesi for a moment. He was perfectly quiet He died in the presence of his wife her brother and sister, his two broth ers and his three sons and thei: wives. He had been entirely uncoil scious since seven o'clock, when h< had a period, of partial consciousnesi lasting for about fifteen minutes. H< died in uraemic coma as a result o the bright's disease, heart disease ant arterio sclorosls.'' Mrs. Sherman bore up bravely un der the shock of her husband's death as also did the other members of th< family. The announcement of the vice pres ident's death spread quickly througt the city. Universal sorrow was ex pressed, and immediate steps wer< taken for the proper recognition o the sorrowful event. Mr. Shermai was regarded as the first citizen o: the city and all differences growinj out of politics died wlth^him. The mayor gave out a statement voicing the general grief, and the bif bell at the city hall as well as man] church bell.s tolled out the dolefu news to a public to which it was no news. Not only d'd the Republican organ ization take proper cognizance of th< event, but the progressive announce* their intention of canceling all meet ings until after the vice president'i ; funeral. Governor Johnson, who s< I long as Mr. Sherman lived was hi! ; rival for vice presidential honors, wai ! to have spoken here in behalf of th< progressive ticket, but his address like all other events of the kind, has been deferred. The Democrats, also, signified theii intention of removing a Wilron anc i Marshall banner wh'ch had beer i flung across one of the city streets I and of suspending all political activi i ty until after the fimeral i In the course of bis tribute, Mayoi Baker said: "Mr. Sherman has long been identl fled with the business interests o) ; Ut'ca. He was ever alert in taking advantages for the city. His home lif? . was beautiful. It was a model for al1 ! American families. ! "He found . the greatest pleasure when summoned by those who loved Governor Wilson Shocked. 1 Princeton, X. J.?When Gov. Wood i row Wi'son reached his home here j from Burlington, where he spoke, he learned of the death of Vice Presi ! dent Sherman. The governor said he j was shocked at the news and express ! ed deep sorrow. Xew York.?Chairman Hilles of the i Kepublican national committee an nounced that he had called a meeting of the national committee for No vemver 12 in Chicago to select a sue j cessor to the late James S. Sher ! man as the Republican candidate President Taft Sends Message. Xew York. ? President Taft dis ; patchefl the following to Mrs. Slier j man.: ".Mrs. Taft and I extend to you | our heartfelt sympathy in your sor I row. Our hearts go out to you in the I ionH Invinir hnsh$)TiH 1UOO U L JUUI UWKIV- cw??* *vs'-t?0 ..... vicc President Sherman has rendered distinguished service to his country and his death, ten years before the time allotted by the Psalmist, is a great loss. As a member of congress and vice president, he endeared him self to al Iwho knew him. His mem ory Is full o? sweetness and light. * m RMAN PASSES AWAY him as a husband and father, and it is there that his genial presence will be missed. Stricken as he was with an Illness which required constant watchfulness, Mr. Sherman bore it with a fortitude which exemplified the strong characteristics of the man/' '?. The mayor ordered that the flags on all city buildings should be placed at half-mast, and suggested that, a similar course be followed with all other flags in TJtica. Mr. Sherman's rapid decline In health dates from August 21, when he was formally notified of his nomi nation as vice president, according to Doctor Peck. He was warned that ! </? ovorflnn to th A fPTpmO nles might have an ill-effect sisted that the program as be carried out "You may know all about cine," Mr. Sherman told his cian, when he urged him to for a brief and informal 'j mmm : >. ': < :<. "but you don't know about politics." "It was against my advice,'* said Doctor Peck, "that Mr. Sherman par ticipated in the formalities of the no tification ceremonies.'' Doctor Peck said the president ap parently has not worried over the out * come of the campaign, "ins peace 01 r mind has been more disturbed over - his illness as several of his relatives 3 have died from the same disease/' 3 "Mr. Sherman did not want a re- / 3 nomination, but he was loyal and. ac f cepted it with the understanding that 1 he was not to take an active part in. the campaign." When his name was being consider . ed as a candidate for the vice presl 3 dency by the Republican national con vention, Mr. Sherman consulted Doc tor Peck as to whether he had bet i ter accept, because of his physical - condition, but the doctor told him he 3 did not care to advise him upon so f grave a subject. i Visiting all sections of the country , f and making many speeches dally, he ; failed in no effort which a loyal par tisan and a vigorous man could make t in that campaign, and when ultimately* ; his labors were crown with success r and he was elevated to the vice presl 1 dency, he vigoursly turned his atten t tion to the duties of that office. Nev er content to be a figurehead, he un - ??' ?* t?Fk+/V " dertOOK to IIIl tne Vice presiuKutj iuw ; a position of usefulness and influence. 3 As a result he became one of the rec - ognized advisers of the administration 3 and he exerted an unusual influence ) among the members of the senate. In 3 addition the numerous industrial and 3 financial interests with which he was 31 connected continued to receive the , care. 3 Apparently Mr. Sherman did not ; weaken under this strain till last\ r spring. Required by the tense parlia 1 mentary situation of the senate to be i j constantly in his seat during the re * ?- * ? ?+A cent session 01 cuugreDD, m? u^ou w fail in March. A medical examination then revealed bright's disease in an advanced form and he was advised to suspend all labor and devote himself to an effort to counteract the ravages r of the disorder by building up his r physical system as a whole. ! Big Moose, in the Adirondacks. was I chosen as the place of resort, because of its seclusion, and to thaty point the i vice pres'dent went in June, yielding I the senatorial gaven most reluctantly. Roosevelt Sends Message. New York.?Just after he left the 1 Madison Square meeting, Colonel ' Roosevelt was informed of the death , of Vice President Sherman. The colonel immediately sent the follow ing telegram: i "Mrs. James S. Sherman, Utica, N. Y.: Mrs. Roosevelt and I are greatly ; shocked and concerned at the sad news of your husband's death. We beg of you to accept our most sincere sympathy. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." I - Y'. Wants Senators to Attend Funeral. New York.?The senate as a whole will be appointed as a committee to ' attend the funeral of Vice President , Sherman, according to announcement . made here by Senator Bacon, presi dent pro tem. of that body. Senator Bacon said that as soon as the date of the funeral was announced the sergeant-at-arms of the senate would : be notified by him to telegraph indi vidually to the members of the sen I ate, urging them to be present at the I funeral. k N