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Lightning Freak. Stea?y and unimaginative Swiss vouch for the folio .zing story: Al te Pont, in the canton of Vana, twenty-five persons while at a rifle match were struck and knocked over by lightning, which played along an electric bell wire. No one was killed, but several men were badly injured, .failing senseless, and being revived "with difficulty. . On the bodies of all twenty-five- persons were afterwards found photographs of fir trees. The lightning had imprinted on the skin of those it struck views of the wood \ behind the shooting-range. . ' MTS permanently cured. Nontsornervoue. Bess after first day's use ot Dr. Kline's Great NervaRestorer,$2trialbottleand treatise froe ; Dr.B.H. Kura,Ltd., 981ArchSt.,Phila.,Pa. The daily mileage of the trains of this country is 2,750,000. Care ofthe Hair. It is now generally agreed that many of the"shampoos in use are injurious to the hair. [ The best treatment is frequent brushing and'absolute cleanliness. Wash the hair-in a lather of Ivory Soap and rins# thoroughly: Let the last water ne cool, as it closes the pores of the skin and prevents colds.-ELEANOR E. PARKER. There is one doctor to every SOO inhab itants in Germanv. . IamsurePiso'sCnre forConsucaption saved my life three yoars ago.-MES. THOMAS ROB WHS, Maple St., Norwich, N.y., Feb. 17,1900 Prussia has 2033 associations of etenog taphers, with 51,291 members._ ? Miss Nettie Blackmore, Min - neapolis, tells how any young woman may be permanently cured of monthly pains by tak ing Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound. "Youno WOMEN: - I had frequent headaches of ? severe nature, dork spots before my eyes, and at my men strual periods I suffered untold agony. A member of the lodge advised me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound, but I only scorned good advice and felt that my case was hopeless, but she kept at me until I bought -a bottle and started talcing '..%iti'^I soon had the best reason in the world to change my opinion of the medicine, as each day my health im " proved, and finally I was entirely with ' out -pain at my menstruation periods, l am most- grateful."-NETTIE BLACK HOLE, 23 Central Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.-$6000 forfeit if original of above letter . proving genuineness cannot be produced. If there is anything ab out your -taft?? ahout Which you. would r*--"3IIce special advice, write freely to Mrs. Pinkham. She will hold your loiter in strict confidence. She can surely help you, for no " person in America can speak -Sgbtem ? wider experience in treat ??|ing female ills. , She has helped V'lnttidreds of thousands of women :s*4?t??k - to health.. Her address is -VI-. -, her advice is free?, ; trouble with my bowels walch made my SSEhOUE!*?' M7 itCe ?** ??Ter??* with pimple* ^VnTZXiSZ?'" J*mea* conld ?move. I tried f?>~gyjfgj*>^^lfcg??^t wu my Joy when the Pies dlaappcarPW-?<?M nmnnrh'? .b.Hv .... jra recommended them TO .Bp.? tew have found relief. C. J. Posch. 967 Park Ave., NewVtlf K tilly, ld. Pleaaao.k, Palatable, Potent. Taste Good. Do Good. IMTtr Sicken, Weaken or Gripe. We. 2Sc, 50c. Koree MM la talk. The jennine tablet stompod O C C. ? wanuKM to ear? or your money back SterttBg Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. ooo AiBBALSAiE, m mum ecxss So. 33. ClNCORPOPATtD) CAPITAL STOCK 680,000.00. . ?aalneas-Wh? n you thins of gol nc off lo school, wrl'e for Collegs Journal and Speclul < ffcr ot the laadtat; Badness and Shorthand >chools. AtMreas KrVC S BUSINESH COI.LEO?, Raleigh, ll*. C., or Chur lotto, Ji. O. [Wc (ilse tenca Book kr.plnc Shorthand. Etc.. by nmlL] Would Stop in the Way. X one? had a dos that was good to track rabbits. . But to catch them he always would fail, For whenever the rabbit was started, you sec He would stop to play with his tail. Sis stopping would hinder the other ca nines. For he always would stop in the way; He seemed to think more of his tail than of meat. And was never too hungry to play. t know of some men in high stations to day, " Who balk every good resolution That is-started la Congress, for they get in the way. And play with their tall, Constitution. This playing might do, if the time was their own. But the people do not think it neat; they would rathnr the playing was stopped, I am sui e.. They do not want barking, but meat. -Jake H. Harrison, in Dallas News. AN OLD MAN'S TRIBUTE. An Ohio Fruit Rainer, 78 Years OUI, Cared of a Terrible Case After Ten Years of Suffering. Sidney Justus, fruit dealer, of Men tor, Ohio, says: "I was cured by Donn's Kidney Pills of a severe case of kid ney trouble, of eight or len years' standing. 1 suffered the most severe backache and other pains In the region of the kidneys. These were especially severe when stooping to Hft. anything, and often I could hardly straighten my-| back. The aching was bnd in the daytime, bat Just as bad at night, and I was always , lame in the morning. I was bothered with rheu matic pains and dropsical swelling of the feet The urinary passages were painful, and the secretions were dis colored and so free that often I had to rise at night. I felt tired all day. Half a box served to relieve me, and three boxes effected a permanent cure." A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster Milburn Co,,.Buffalo; N. ?, For aale fr il) MW, VtiQO, M Oft 8TDKBY JUSTUS. FAIRBANKS NO?IFIED Republican Candidate For vice-Presi dent Accepts Nomination SPEECHES MADE AT INDIANAPOLIS Five Thousand People Enthusias tically Greeted the Speakers as They Appeared on the Veranda of the Fairbanks Home. Indianapolis, Special.-Charles W. Fairbanks, senior United States Sena tor from Indiana, -was Wednesday for mally notified of his nomination for vice president of the United States by the Republican convention. The notifi cation address was made by Elihu Root, former Secretary of War. The exercises were held on the wide varan da of Senator Fairbanks' beautiful come at Sixteenth and Meridian streets, In the presence of members of the no tification committee and many other Invited guests. The day was one of the most beautiful of the year, and as Senator Fairbanks stood on the veran da watching the finishing touches being put to the preliminary arrangements, he smilingly said: "This is the kind we used to call McKinley weather." Gathered at the residence were 5,000 people. Senator Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks received the committee and invited guests, and with little delay Mr. Root and Senator Fairbanks led the way to the veranda, where seats were arranged for all. An enthusiastic greeting was accord ed the two speakers as they appeared on the veranda. The demonstration lasted for several minutes, during which, the members of the committee were seated. Cheers broke, out again and again and several recognititions were necessary before quiet was secur* ed. Mr. Root, without preliminary, ad dressed himself .to the formal notifi cation. He said: Senator Fairbanks:. The committee which now waits upon you was ap pointed by the National Convention ot the Republican party, held at Chicago in June, and its agreeable duty is to no tify you of your nomination as the Re publican candidate for the office of vice-President of the United States for the term to begin on the 4th day of March, 1905. We give you formal notice of that nomination with, assurance of the un divided and hearty support- of the great .party which has executed the people's will iii "the government of this coun try for the better part of the last half century. The, nomination comes to you in accordance with the best Methods and practices of representative govern ! ment. It was the result of long and earnest consideration and discussion by the members of the convention. It was not the chance product of an excited hour, and it was not upon the demand of any powerful influence-political or otherwise-constraining the judgment cf the delegates. It was not made for the purpose of conciliating possible malcontents, or of swelling the cam paign fund of the party. No bargains or intrigues contributed to it. No sup pressions of the truth or^nisleading of the convention as to your principles and opinions were necessary to bring it about It was the deliberate, inform t d and intelligent judgment of the dele gates from every State vand Territory, and it/was .their unanimous judgment. :%'-It Is a great office to which you are tailed. John Adams and Thamas Jef ferson, and George Clinton, and John C. Calhoun, and Martin Var. Buren, and many others whose names are illustri ous in the history of our country, have 'filled it. It is an office of high dig nity and immediate, over present im portance. The credit and honor of our country are greatly concerned in the character and conduct of the man who presides over the Senate of the United States-i^that powerful and august -bedyrf?jat?ch.jtruiarealready so ex perienced, so useful an<T~so honored a member. Eut the vice-President has other grave duties of imperative obligation. When the people elect a President un . der our political system they do not 'merely select the man for the office : thev ?ive their approval to certaia controlling principles and policies cZ government; and the administration of which the vice-President is a part is bound to give effect to,these princi ples and policies. The primary duty ot the vice-President to be always ready to take up the burden of the presidency if the occasion requires, carries with it the duty to be always ready to continue unbroken the poli cies which the people have entrusted to the administration for execution. As to the supreme responsibility of the Vice-Presidency in case of sue ea ston to the presidency, we shall all pray, and no one more earnestly than yourself, that it may not come to you. But we are not at liberty to ignore the possibility that it may come. Sad and bitter experience admonishes us that provision for succession to the presidency, is no idle form. Of the last twelve Presidents elected by the people of the United States five -nearly one-half-have died in office and have been succeeded by Vice-pres idents. A serious obligation rests up on the political parties which select the candidates between whom the peo ple must choose, to see to it that they nominate men for this possible succession who have the strength of body and mind and character which shall enable them, if occassion comest to take up the burdens of the jerreat presidential office, to endure Its trying and exhausting demands, to meet its great responsibilities, and with firm hand and clear vision to guide the government of the country unta the people can express their choice again. Our opponents of the Democratic party have signally failed to perform this duty. They have nominated as their candidate for the Vice Presidency an excelient gentleman, who was born during the presidency of James Monroe and who before the 4th of March next will be in the eighty-second year of his age. Before the next administration is ended, he will h? approaching his eigh ty-sixth birthday. It is no disparage ment of this gentleman, for whom I believe we all have the highest respect, to say that he shares the common lot of mortals, and that the election of any man of such great age would furnish no safeguard to the American people against the disaster which would ensue upon the death of a President with a successor not competent to perform the duties of the presidential office. It ii common experience that very ag?d men however bright and active they may ap pear for brief periodB, cannot sustain 'long continued severe exertion. The demands of the presidential office upon the mental and physical vitality are so great, so continuous and so exhaust ing as to be wholly beyond the capacity of any man of eighty-five. The attempt by such a man te per form the duties of the office would with practical certainty be speedily followed by a complete breakdown both of body and of mind. In contemplating the re mote possibility of the election of the Democratic candidate for Vice Presi dent, the people of the country are bound to contemplate also as a neces sary result bf such an election in case of the President's death that others, not chosen by the people, and we know not who, would govern In the name qt nominal successor unable himself to perform the ocnstitutlonai duties of his 9fflo9i er woree still, that perimia doubt whether the Vice President had not reached a condition of "inability" within the meaning of the constitution would throw the title to the office of President into dispute. Senator Fairbanks was given another ovation as he arose to accept the nomi nation. He said: FAIRBANKS' RESPONSE. "Mr. Root and Gentlemen of the_ Committe: I thank you for the very" generous terms in which you have con veyed the official notification of my nomination for Vice President of the United States. The unsolicited and unanimous nomination by the Republi can party is a call to duty which I am pleased to obey. "I accept the commission which you bring with a profound sense of the dignity and responsibilities of the ex alted position for which I have been nominated. My utmost endeavor will be to discharge in full measure the trust, if the action of the convention shall meet the approval of the Ameri can people. "The platform adopted by the con vention is an explicit and emphatic declaration of the. principles in entire harmony with those policies of our par ty which have brought great honor and prosperity to our common country, and that the standard should be as good as the best in the world, but that the people should have the assurance that it will be so maintained. "Tho enemies of sound money were powerful enough to suppress mention of the gold standard in the platform lately adopted by the Democratic na tional convention. The leader of Dem ocracy in two great national cam paigns has declared since the ad journment of the. convention that as soon as the election is over, he will undertake to organize the forces with in the Democratic party for the next national contest, for the purpose of advancing the radical policies for which his element of the party stands. He frankly says that the' money question is for the present in abey ance. In view of these palpable facts it is not the part of wisdom to aban don our vigilance in safe-guarding the integrity of our money system. We must have not only a President who is unalterably committed to the sold standard, but both houses of Con gress in entire accord with him upon the subject. "In Congress and not with the President rests the supreme power to determine the standard of our money. Though the " chietf executive should oppose Congress, acting with in its independent constitutional au thority, could at any time overthrow or change tho monetary standard. "The wisdom of our protective poli cy finds complete justification in the industrial development of the coun try. This policy has become a most vital part of cur industrial system, which, if continued, will bring us like blessings in the future. "The monetary and economic policies which have been so forcibly re-announ ced lie at the very foundation of our industrial life, and are essential to the fullest development of our national strength. They give vitality to our manufactures and commerce, and if impaired or overthrown there would inevitably ensue a period Qi industrial depression, to the serious injury of the vast interests of both labor and capital. "The Republican party since it pre served tho integrity of the republic and gave freedom to the oppressed, never rendered a more important ser vice to the country than when it es tablished the gold standard. Under it we have increased our currency sup ply to meet the normal requirements of business. It is gratifying that the convention made frank and explicit declaration of the inflexible purpose of the party to maintain the gold standard. It is essential not only and must be maintained unimpaired. When altered conditions make chan ges in schedules desirable, their mod ification' can be safely entrusted to the Republican party. If they are to be changed by the enemies of the system along free trade lines, uncer tainty will talco the place of certain ty, and a re-action would surely fol- ! low-to-the injury of the wage-earners^ and all are now profitably employed." Uncertainty undermines confidence, and loss of confidence breeds confu sion and distress in commercial af fairs. "The convention was wise not only in its enunciation of party policies, but in its nomination of a candidate for the Presidency. During the last three years, President Roosevelt ha3 been confronted with large and seri ous questions. These he has met and solved with high wisdom and courage. The charges made against him - in a Democratic find an irrefutable an swer in his splendid administration, never surpassed in all the history of the republic, and never equalled by tho party which seeks to discredit it. "The election of the President is imperatively demanded by those whose success denends unon the con tinuance of a safe, conservative, and efficient administration of public af fairs. "WQ have an ample record of deeds d: .ie, of beneficent things accomplish ed in the public interest. The vast business of the government has been, well administered. The laws have been enforced fearlessly and impar tially. The Treasury has been ade quately supplied with revenue and the financial credit of the govern ment was never better. Our foreign trade balance continues to increase our wealth.? We have added an ir rigation policy which will build homes in tho arid regions of the West. The Panama canal, the hope of centuries, is in course of construction, under the sole protection of the American flag. "We have peace and great prosperi ty at home, and are upon terms of good neighborhood with the entire world. These conditions constitute the strongest possible assurance for the future. '/Later, I shall avail myself of a favorable opportunity to submit to you, and through you, a fuller expres sion of my views concerning the ques tions now at issue. "Permit me again to thank you and to express tho belief that wc may confidently submit our cause to thc candid and patriotic judgment, of our countrymen." Equipment Worthless. New fork, Speqial.-James M. Todd, an inspector who made a partial ex amination of the excursion steamer Grand Republic, told the Federal com mission which is investigating the Slo cum disaster, that the life-saving and fire-fighting apparatus on the Grand Republic is practically worthless. This steamer is a sister ship to the General Slocum, which was burned in East riv er several weeks ago with a loss of nearly a thousand lives. Telegraphers Are Out. Smithville, Tex., Special.-T. N. Tanquary, in charge of the telegraph ers' strike on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, south of Hillsboro, states that .ll of the men are out. A report from Denison is that the new men sent to that point were prevailed upon not to go to work. The railroad has succeed ed in getting only a few men to work and these in thc cities. The agents at the smaller stations arc still handling the express and mail matter, but re fuse to touch the keys. Trains are run-1 oin* approximately by tho time card. I SOU?H MOVING UP Siriking Showing of Vigorous Indus trial Development HEAVY INVESTMENTS ARE CITED A Heavy Investment of New Capital the Past Week Shown in the Re ports Received by The Dixie Daily Industrial News. Atlanta, Special-Thc Southern States show a gratifying increase in corporate development, as evidenced by the large number of new organiza tions reported to The Dixie Dally In dustrial News for the past week. In all the States shown, the investment of new cap?tU has been very heavy. Mississippi, Alabama end Texas, . in the number of new industries and cor porate capital invested, seem to have made the greatest progress. Alabama--Anniston: Electric and gas company; $100,000 electrical sup ply company. Birmingham: $150,000 fire brick and roofing company; $100, 000 mining company; $25,00.0 pump company; new development and man ufacturing company; $50,000 coal com pany. North Birmingham: $50,000 fire brick and tile roofing company. Mont gomery: '$2,000 lumber company; $20, 000 fertilizer company." Mobile: $15,000 printing company. Tuscaloosa: New. foundry and machine works. Florida-Jacksonville: $15,000 tur pentine company; $100,000 grocery company. Miami: New starch factory St. Augustine: New bank. , Georgia-Abbeville: $25,000 bank, Barnesville: New coal and lumber company. Columbus: New guano plant. Macon: Electrical power^com pany. Sharon: $20,000 bank. Still more: $25,000 bank. Louisiana-Independence: $15,000 box and veneering manufacturing com pany. Lake Charles: $1,000,000 oil company. Whitecastle: New canning company. - Kentucky-Louisville: $3,000 laun dry. Madisonville: New coal ?om pany. 1 Mississippi-Aberdeen: $50,000 hard ware company; $4,000 ginning and mill; ing company. Bond:'$1,000,000 lumber, company. Damascus Church: . Saw mill. Durant: $30,000'lumber and bent wood company. Greenville: $50,000 hardware company. Isola: $100,00,0 pinning and seed company. Itta Bena: $250,000 bank and tnr>t company; $10, 000 lumber company. .Jackson: $30, 000 lumber company; $25,000 fertilizer factory. Liberty: $10,000 brick manu facturing company. Port Gibson: $15, 000 canning company. Prentiss: $25, 0OO lumber and timber company. Maryland-Hagerstown: New shirt factory. . v North Carolina-Asheville: Shoe factory; $150,000 cotton mill. .Fayette ville: $50,000 hospital. George: $20|| 000 furniture company. Greensboro: ?2?,000 tobacco manufacturing coin-v pany. Lumber ton: $50,000 bank. Mound Gilead: $10,000 bank. I Oklahoma-Billings: New lumber.-l company. Enid: $150,000 coal, oil andi gas. company. Faxon: New lumber! company. Guthrie: $10,000 electric! 3ompany. Quinlon: $5,000 -farmers'j federation. South Carolin?-Charleston: $30,000 hotel company. Columbia: $15,000 bank; $5,000 hardware company. Pied mont : $2,000 ginnery company.' Pros perity: $30,000 oil mPl. Seneca: $50.^ 000 bank. Tennessee-Cornersville: $12,000, ban1.:. Huntington: $50,000 telephone" and telegraph company. Knoxville:; Veneering and lumber company. Nash ville: Ruhber stamp factory 'supply company; $6,000 brass manufacturing company; $33,000 shoe factory. j Texas-Arlington: $10.000 light;?n? power company. Bay City: $10,000 iron works. Batson Prairie: $10,000 rtr~?ompany. Beaumont: $10,000,ioil company. - Brownwood: T^iflQflriir"1 and grain company. Cheapside: $5,d00 telephone company. Forney: $15, (?00 cotton gin company... Lewisv?le: $5,000 lumber company. .McGregor: New implement company. San Angelo: $50,000 cotton seed oil mill. Telegraphic Briefs. American railroad accidents inahe* first quarter of 1904 resulted in the Ipll ihg of 919 persons, while 12,444 persons were injured. T.ie- arid-land reclamation fundr in the United States Treasury has been increased to $25,000,000. Gas made from cocoanut oil is used for illuminating purposes in the Philip pines. . Tfie'"Japanese state that their loss was 800 men in the battle of Ta Tche Kiao. Great Britain protested to Russia against the sinking of the merchant steamer Knight Commander. English Liberals gained a Parliamen tary seat in West Shropshire in a con test over the tariff. Bishop Nordez, of Dijon, France, whose summons to Rome was one]of the incident that led to the rputurejof relations between France and th? Vati can, left%tor that city. The Colombian Congress at Bogota annulled all treaties with the United States, severed all relations and pro tested against the latter's interven tion In Panama. Th? French Government oraerea two warships to Tangier "to impress the natives." \ Out of the class of '98, at the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology, which had 136 members, two are draw ing salaries of $10,000 a year; seven between $7,000 and $8,000; eight be tween $4,000 and $2,500; four are get ting $2,500. More than half the men receive between $2,000 and $1,000, while only three are getting less than $500. The French Government ordered two " "arships to Tangier "to impress the natives." Out of the class of 'S8, at the Massa chusetts Institute of Tochnology, which had 136 members, two are draw ing salaries of $10,000 a year; seven between $7,000 and $8,000; eight be tween $4,000 and $2,500; four are get ting $2,500. More than half the men receive between $2,000 and $1,000, jv'hile only three are getting less than $500. To Grow a Miniature Forest. It is quite possible for any one to own a forest of miniature oaks, which may be grown even without the aid of soil. In order to rear a miniature for est procure a shallow dish and cover the base of it with moss ac inch thick. Then set a number of good acorns In rows about two inches apart, and a perfect little forest of oak trees can be raised. The moss must always be kept very moist and. tho acorns will begin to grow in the spring. By june or July they will have rais ed themselves six to eight inches high, and will form a charming sight for Roy lover Of (Wfj i HP ter MBS. CECELIA STOWE, Orator, Entre Noss dab. 176 Warren Avenue, CHICAGO, III., Oct. 22,1902. For nearly four years I suffered "from ovarian troubles. The doc tor insisted on an operation as the only way to pet "well. 1, however, strongly objected tc an operation. My husband felt disheartened as well as I, for home with a sick woman is a disconsolate place ut best. A friendly druggist advised him to get a bottle of Wine of Cardui for me to try, and be did so. I began to improve in afewdays and my recovery was very rapid. With in eighteen weeks I was another being. Airs. Stowe's letter shows every woman how a home is saddened by female weaknes and howcompletely Wine of Cardni cures that sick ness and brings health and happi ness again. Bo not go on suffer ing. Go to your druggist today and secure a $1.00 bottle of Wine of Cardui. NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY Paragraphs of Minor Importance Gathered From Many Sources. Through the South. Ex-Governor Denton McMillin has withdrawn from the Senatorial contest in Tennessee. The Lutheran United Synod, at New Market, created a new mission board and decided to consolidate the two church papers and publish an organ at Columbia, South Carolina. . Chairman Park Agnew says the Re publicans will make a campaign in every Congressional district in Vir ginia. Arthur Myrele, a Norfolk and Wes tern conductor, was killed on a train near Natural Bridge. The family of the late T. D. Lawson, of Meridian, Miss., have insisted that the words "killed by F. G. Semmes" be placed on his monument. A Rock Island train was held up, the passengers robbed and cars looted near Tacumcari, N. M. , President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Payne decided upon the ap pointment of W. A. Lloyd as postmas ter at Chapel Hill, N. C. At Charlotte, -N. C., Tuesday, Police man, Brown, while attempting to ar rest a young man was hit in the stom ach. A few hours later he , died of heart failure. The young man was ar rested and placed under bond. Washington Happenings. The coal .output of the United States InJ^O^^as 359,421,311 short tons, and broke all previous records. z Of the $0,000,000 in Italian claims against Venezuela submitted to Mixed Commlslons Umpire Ralston allowed about $600,000. Both the available and the working balances of the Treasury materially in creased last week. In the North. A thunderstorm did a great amount of damage in New York. The shut down of the collieries in tne Schuylkill region of Pennsylvania threw 00,000 miners out of work. Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison, of' Pennsylvania, a native of Maryland, died at his home near Philadelphia, aged 53 years. According to a poll in various bi si' ness houses and hotels in New York, a strong drift toward Parker was indi cated. The striking butchers, of Chicago, de cided not to appeal to President Roose velt, lest it might embarrass him poli tically. The Building Trade3 Alliance in New York city declared a strike against th? George A. Fuller Construction Com pany. L Official attendance figures of the Louisana Purchase Exposition for the week ended July 30 were 551,842, mak ing the total attendance 5,657,577. Justice George Gray, in an interview declared Judge Parker an ideal Demo erat and expressed a lively hope for his election. Contracts were let in Pittsburg for constructing a trolley line from Gar rett, Pa., to Frostburg, Md. Cardinal Satrolli took part in the feast services of the Franciscans in New York and expects to sail for Eu rope on August 10. A band of alleged robbers, belonging to the Black Hand Society, has been rounded up and arrested in Westches ter county, New York. Death of Mrs. Miles. New York, Special-A dispatch re ceived here from West Point today, announced the death there last night of Mrs. Miles, wife of General Nelson A. Miles. She had long suffered from an affection of the heart. General Miles was in Washington when the end came and the news was telegraphed to him. He reached West Point Tuesday. General Miles is occupying a cottage at West Point for the summer. Mrs. M?63 was the daughter of Judge Chp..-,. Sherman, and a niece of the late Sen ator John Sherman, of Ohio, and Gen eral Wm. T. Sherman. She was a great favorite in Washington society. Girls War on Mosquitoes. The Leap Year Girls* club of Bever- i ly, Mass., have undertaken a crusade ? against mosquitoes at that place, j They will administer a coat of coal j oil to two ponds near Beverly. The ! girls ia Borne way figure that nTos> j quit?os may interf?ra With the pur- j tom ot the club, ' PALMETTO MENTION Occurrences of Interest In Various Parts of the State. Mutual Company Doing Well. The policy holders of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company of York county held a meeting in the court house last week and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Jno. L. Rainey, president; D. E. Boney, secretary and treasurer. These were re-elections. The report of the secre lary was read and received as satis factory. The matter of insuring live stock was discussed but no action was taken at this meeting. The stockhold ers' meeting of the Farmers' Mutual Life Insurance Company of York coun ty was also held at the same place'and the following officers were re-elected: W. S. Wilkerson, president, and D. E. Boney, secretary and treasurer. The report of the secretary and treasurer was found to be entirely satisfactory. The division with the $1,000 limit is almost full and the last three death claims have been paid for the full amount of ?1.000. THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE. ' 3 i g Meeting -o Be Held at Clemson College Next Week. The summer meeting of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society will be held at Clemson College on the 10th and 11th of August. The Farmers' Institute of the State will be lield at the same time and there will be a large attendance of- the best farmers of the State. Special rail road rates will be in force for this oc casion, and a limited number may get accommodations and board by apply ing to Dr. P. H. Mell, president of the college. Mr. A. W. Love, secretary of the State Agricultural and Mechanical So ciety, says in his letter notifying the members of this meeting: "This society still needs to have its membership doubled; good work was ?one in this line last year, but every member is earnestly requested to send in the name of at least one applicant Cor membership on the enclosed blank. "The first fair on the new grounds' should be a record-breaker; the aid of all friends of the society is asked tc secure exhibits and visitors. Informa tion will be promptly furnished by the secretary upon request." A Sad Suicide. Greenville, Special.-At 6 o'clock Thursday morning, at his country res idence, near this city, D. P. Verner, master in equity of Greenville county, killed himself instantly by shooting himself in the head with a double barrel shotgun, as the supposed re sult of temporary aberration on ac count of ill health. The tragedy oc curred in his bed-room while Mr. Ver ner was in the room alone. When found after the report of the gun, the body was across the bed with the left side of the head blown almost com pletely off. During the night the gun had stood in a corner of the room. The community was shocked by the , distressing news, and sympathy for the stricken family was spontaneous ar. it was general. He was one of the most popular and painstaking of all Greenville county's officials, and has filled the master's office of the county with eminent.satisfaction for a per iod of 17 years, his repeated elec tions testifying to the universally high esteem in which he was held.- He was in his office yesterday, and in the af ternoon was driving about the city. South Carolina Items. While sharpening tools on a grind stone at the home of John P. Clark, near Mauldin, in Greenville county, Tuesday morning at ll o'clock a light ning bolt instantly killed Mr. Clark and Charles B. Garrett and seriously in jured George Thompson, who was standing nearby. Members of Clark's family who were in the house were shocked, dazed and blinded by the bolt, but none of them was seriously hurt. It ls feared that Mr. Thompson will die. Capt. Smith, the negro who is al leged to have shot Charlie Holcomb in Greenville county several weeks ago, was arrested in Greenville by Officer Stewart, and turned over to Magis trate Poole, of O'Neal township, in whose jurisdiction the shooting took, place. Holcomb, who is a white man, was dangerously wounded. He was lilied with small shot all over the front of his body. Smith will be held for trial ar the next term of the court of gen eral sessions. The" board of visitors of the South Carolina Military Academy met at noon Tuesday in the governor's office in Columbia. The board passed on the various young men who expect to stand the examination for the vacant cadet ships in the various counties. The date for the examination vas fixed for Fri day, August 26th. As a result of an attempt to board a passenger train from Blacksburg Tuesday, Otis Dozier, a young white man of Rock Hill, had his arm broken and suffered other injuries more or less serious. He had intended to ride to the station but lost his hold and fell through the trestle over the main line, striking the track below with great force. Mrs. Sarah -W. Smith, wife of John Smith, Sr., died at her home near Simpsonville Monday afternoon of blood poison. Six days ago she ac cidentally inflicted a slight bruise on one of her hands. Swelling followed, the place refused to heal and in the course of a few 'days all the symptoms L? blood poisoning developed. Though physicians were summoned and all that medical skill could offer was done for her. her death, accompanied with great suffering, resulting Monday af ternoon. Coroner Black, of Greenville, de cided Tuesday that an inquest would not be necessary over the body of Nan Williams, the negro woman who dropped dead at her home In that city Monday night. There was not the slightest suspicion of foul play of any kind, and every evidence pointed to death by heart failure. The woman was just undressing when her hus band, who was sleeping in the room, was awakened by a thud on the floor, and he saw his wife lying near the bed. Before she could be removed and a physician summoned life was ex tinct. First News of Vessel Sinking. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The As sociated Press dispatch from Vladi vostok brought the first statement of the reason fer the sinking of the steamer Knight Commander, which was that she was short of coal and she could not be sent to Vladivos tok. It also contained the first an nouncement that the German steamer Thea had been sunk for the same reason. 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