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SOUTH C?ROLIi Mews of .r.teres? Gleaned Fro Arranged Fer L?ffi??S TRAGEDY. Officer Store and Burglar's Fatal Fisit. H Laurens. Spolia:.-Few . tragedia . Jiave so shocked the people of the ?community as the result of a deadly .encounter "Wednesday night between Patrolman MeDuffie Stone and W. IPrank_"Walker and an imknown burg-' lax, whose outfit of tools indicates ; that he was a safecracker. The un inown yeggman lies dead at the city station house and Patrolman Stone -died at 6:30 Thursday afternoon. The story of the tragedy as learned from j Hr. Walker and Mr. Stone is that in the course of their nightly rounds the two policemen met the through freight from Spartanburg, which ar rived here at 2:15, as ;,3 their cus . tom. TJpon reaching the depot Mr. Stone walked down one side of the | train of cars and Mr. Walker dow* the other. Seeing a stranger with a little meal sack in his hand, Mr. | ??:' Stone accosted bim and inquired, what he was doing. "I am u trainman," replied the stranger. "I am going back to the caboose." . .??.. "Well, where is your lantern?"; ?aid Mr. Stone, ''train hands don't j walk around here in the dark."I Thereupon Mr. Stone advanc?d in reach of the man and laid his .hand j upon his shoulder, about to arrest him, such being instructions rela tive to loaf/rs at the depot. As soon as Stone's hand touched the stranaer he whipped out his pistol, a .45 cali bre, magazine, from inside his vest, and began firing, emptying the charm er, five of the shots taking effect - in the body of Stone, one in the "bowels, three in the- ileshy part of the leg and one in the lower lip. "So close was the range that Stone : ?lid not have an opportunity to draw j SC' clinched his antagonist and to gether they fell to the ground. They were so lying when Police man Walker crawled under ?rom the i -other side of the train, the stranger straggling to loose himself. He was almost free from the weakening hold ?of Stone and was reloading his pis tol when Walker carce upon him. "Don't shoot." cried the stanger, "I am already shot to pieces," which of course was a bluff to gain time, i for Stone had never drawn his pis tol "I will surrender," said he. "Give me your pistol then," said "Walker. Pretending to hand the pis tol to the policeman, the stranger llred at Walker, who quickly drew lind sot the man to his death, four or live shots taking effect. In the sack ivhieh he held in his hand was a com plete yeggniaa's outfit with nitro ?^ycerrae, dynamite, keys, wrenches, etc. He had $110.60 about him. An Educated Pig. Mr. J. B. Henderson, of Branch ville, has a very fine milk cow that, gives a great quantity of milk, and, of which he is very proud, says tho Anderson Intelligencer. For the past few weeks this cow has not been giv ing the usual amount of milk, even when the feed was increased and the i best of attention given she still fail ed to give any more milk. Suspicion was aroused by this and thinking that someone was visiting his barn yard in the peaceful and still hours of the time when men should sleep, and ap propriating the milk to their use a watch was made to find out the par ties; -The one that was getting the milk from this fine stock was found, . and who do you suppose it was? One of those Berkshire pigs in the same lot had learned that this milk was the b>2st of. food for himself and he was peacefully making a meal on the . mi k that should have gone into the pail. Southern Fire Insolvent. Columbia, Special.-The only in formation that Commissioner Mc Master. has been able to secure from the insurance department of Louisi ana in regard to the Southern Fire of New Orleans is that "Owing to "the insolvency of the company thc same has been, placed in - the hands, of a receiver.'" Insurance Cpmmis - sion er McGivney now in New Orleans examining affairs of Southern Fire. _ ? r * ... Sooth Carolina News Notes. - A snake ?t Mullins, S. C., swallow ed half dozen china- eggs that had been placed in a hen's nest. J, W.. McCowen has been elected State Senator from Florence county to succeed the late Senator Nathan Gibson1. ; Deputy Sheriff Bruce, of Abeville, . comity, shot Harrison Smith, coloro?l, j because the negro. attacked! him with an nxe. The annual convention of the Tri . State Medical Association- will be held in Charleston February 16-17. i The association is composed of the; Caroliniis and Virginia. Woltems of T^nersl-itoterest.-. Tbs business men of Marion, N. C., have organized a joint" stock company to maid an up-to-date hotel. ' "Pnsident-elect Taft'?"was-"entertain^ ed Saturday and Sunday-at Charles ton, where 3he went aboard-the North Carolina-bound, for Panama. Governor. Patterson, "of Tennessee* in his inaugural,, expresses-iS sting from critics by inviting prosecution or impeachment. _ " The American squadron, composed of the battleships Missouri, Ohio, Louisiana' arid Virginia, sailed Mon ' day for Negro bay cn the'north coast of Morocco, where the entire fleet rendezvoused prior to proceeding to Gibraltar. Thc story that Sam Houston's In dian irife is dieing of want in Okla homa, i& denied by relatives of Hou ston j vho declare that his Indian wife was idead before, he mumed the mother of hir -living descendants in r Texan. SV hi NA NEWS ITEMS rn AH Sections of the State and Busy Readers Forest. Preservation. Columbia, Special.-Tbe following preamble and resolutions have been adopted by the Senate and sent to tho House: "Whereas, a>i effort is being made by quite a number of the States ic secure some legislation looking to the preservation of our natural forest and the protection of our water sheds and navigable streams; "And, whereas, there is now pending in the congress of the United States a measure to enable the United States government to cooperate with the States in this important matter, now therefore "Be it resolved by the senate of the State of South Carolina, thc house of representatives concurring "Section!. That we heartily indorse ?the effort now being made by our J members of the congress to secure this much needed and important leg islation aOjd urge them tb use all hon j o rabie means to obtain the favorable action of congress on same as soon as possible. "Sec. 2. That a copy of this reso lution be forwarded by the clerk of the senate and to the members of congress from South Carolina." Medal For Greenwood Man. Greenwood, Special. - Greenwood county has probably- the distinction of being the first .county in the State to have one of its citizens receive recognition at the hands of the Car negie hero fund commission. Through the efforts of Mr. W. H. Nicholson, now a member of the Legislature from this county, and a prominent young attorney here, the attention of the commission was directed to the heroism of Mr. James B. Goldman, in\ saving the life of a negro, Warren Finlay, at Waterloo, on June 29,1907. The award of the commission is that Mr. Goldman is to get a silver medal and the sum of a thousand dollars to be applied towards the purchase of a farm or other such worthy pur pose as may be approved bv the ex ecutive committee. Mr. Goldman is a young white farmer, living near Capt. J. H. Brooks' place at Cam bridge. He, has a wife and several small children, and the money that he is to get will go a long way to ward setting him up in life. Local Freight Passengers. Columbia, Special-A bill intro duced in .the Senate Thursday by Senator Black provides for the re quiring of railroad companies to -ac cept passengers upon local freight trains. The bill provides: "Section 1. That on and after the approval "of this1 act' every rail road company engaged in this State as a common carrier of passengers for hire shall be required to accept in its local freight trains passengers* having only hand bagage and paving fare to points at which said local freight train is scheduled to stop." Blacksburg News Notes. Blacksburg, Special.-The Carolina Amusement company has pitched its tents herc and promises a week of fun and amusement in the form of a street fair and carnival. The never failing merry-go-round will be one of the principal attractions of the show. At a recent meeting of city council the mayor was authorized to issue $15,000 municipal honds in denomi nations of $500 each, - bearing inter est not exceeding 6 per cent, .annu ally and for a period of 20 years. Another Teacher Added. Branchville, Special - Prof. W. H. Hand, high school inspector, visited the local school oh the 21st inst. He recommended an increase in the teach ing force-and another teacher will be added to the present faculty at once.* The contractors have begun work on the new addition to the present school building-and it is hoped that it will be ready for occupancy within the next two months. Tennessee's Cold Water Campaign. Nashville, Tenn., Special.-In thc upper house of the Legislature a bill was introduced to require sheriffs to secure from the eFdcral revenue of ficals a list of all persons to whom Federal liquor licenses have been is sued. Another bill was introduced providing for a commission to assess the.value of all propertv. the use of which, it is alleged, will be dam aged by the State-wide prohibition bills..' In the House a bill was intro duced 'making it unlawful to adver tise in1 any form intoxicants in this State. . .' Havator Drope Ten Stories Injuring ..- Three. New York, Special.-Three persons were injured, two probablv fatally, by thc fall of a. passenger elevator car in.- the. Hecker-Jones-Jewell Mill ing Company's plant.in this city Fri day night. Kate Conroy, 18, and Moses Levy. 19, received serious in ternal injuries and may die. Emma Sweeney, 28, was less seriously hurt. At Full Capacity. Bristol, Special.-The Crescent Iron-rolling mills here, which bad been idle for more than a year, are now going practically to their full capacity, and are giving employment to upwards of 200 men, most of them skilled mechanics, receiving high wages. As yet nothing has been done toward repairing the iron furnace. Success CCJIOS about from knowing what tf expect and when to expect it. THE S. C.JLEGISLATURE Doings of Palmetto Lawmakers Tole in Brief. Tuesday was a busy day in thc .Senate. Balloting for TJ. S. Senatoi was par? ' o? thc order. The follow ing were among tho new bills offered: Mr. Hough-To amend the ' law I ?j, \ .. . - ?r-^i. ?_ with . reference to compensation and salaries cf county officers. Mr. Sullivan-To regulate the sah of paints and prescribe penalties. Mr. Hardin-To empower thc grand juries to employ expert ac countants and to provide for their compensation. Mr. Lide-To provide for an elec tion to determine the State's policy with regard to regulating the sale of alcohol. Mr. Rogers-To prescribe attor neys' fees in foreclosure cases and to declare all contracts, mortgages and agreements in violation of the terms of this act null and void and to fur ther provide for attorneys' fees in certain cases. Mr. Clifton-To provide for the ex pense of conducting certain primary elections. Mr. Clifton-To allow the^cirxpit judges of thit State. traveling ex penses. Mr. Clifton-To allow certain wid ows above 45 years of age, to par ticipate in the pensions fund. .Mr. Crosson-To establish the office of State highway engineer, to define his duties, to fix his salary and to appropriate money to carry out the provisions of this act. The House also cast its vote foi E. D. Smith for U. S. Senator. Without any debate the house pass ed to third reading Mr. Browning's bill prohibiting the fradulent use of the credit of corporations by the officers. The House had some extended de bate on Mr. Ayer's education com mission to simlify and harmonize the laws of the State. The bill provided for a commission of seven to report back to the next general assemblv. Without a word of dissent or dis cussion the House killed the Senate bill providing for a raise in salaries for State officials. The Senate bill providing for an amendment to the constitution relat ing to municipal indebtedness was passed to third reading, it being nec essary to call the roll on this . The amendment now becomes a law. Mr. McMahan's bill amending the railroad incorporation law passed without debate. Mr. Berg's marriage license hill was killed, although the author de fended it vigorously. In the Senate three unsuccessful votes were taken for Associate Jus tice of Supreme Court on Wednesday. Messrs. Tb os. P. Cothran, of Green ville; D. E. Hydrick, of Spartanburg; Geo. W. Gage:, of Chester; John C. Sheppard, of Edgefield ; R. C. Watts, of Cheraw, are candidates and a deadlock is not improbable. The fol lowing are some of the new bills offered : Mr. Mauldin-To prevent frauds by giving worthless checks, drafts and orders. Mr. Mauldin-To empower the county boards of education and the several boards of trustees to estab lish kndergartens. Mr. Sinkler-To provide for sub mitting to an election the manner in which spirituous liquors and other beverages shall be sold or whether or not they Khali be sold in any county. Mr. Sinkler-To grant to tho city council of Charleston all the right, title, interest and estate of the State of South Carolina in and to certain lands in the harbor of Charleston. Mr. Otts-To ratify the amend ment to section 7, article 8, of the constiution, relating to municipal bonded indebtedness. Mr. Dick-To provide for the in vestigation of the State Hospital for the Insane. .' Mr. Hall-To provide an additional -emedy in homestead proceedings. In the House the following bills were introduced: Mr. Dixon-To. require railroad companies in . this State to file with the railroad commission a list of passes issued by them. Mr. Wilhams-Prescribing a pen alty for any person practicing, law without having been admitted and sworn as an attorney. Mr. Sinkler-To devolve the duties with reference to the analysis and inspection of commercial fertilizers jointly upon the boards of trustees of Winthrop Normal and Industrial and Clemson colleges. Mr. Todd-To make disordely con duct on passenger trains a misde meanor. .' The following third reading bills were ordered sent to the Senate: Mr. Browning-To prohibit the fradulent use of credit of corpora tions. Mr. Scarborough-To amend an act entitled "An act to prescribe, the punishment for assault with intent to ravish." Mr.. Brice-A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to limit the hours of labor in cotton and woolen mills." Tho following hills were introduc ed iu the Senate Thursday: Mr. Kelley-To provide for,, the re lief of sureties upon the bonds of persons acting in a fiduciary capacity. Mr. Harvey-To authorize the gov ernor to parole prisoners on condi tions. Mr. Harvey-To require thc pro ponents of new counties to pay the expenses of surveys, elections, etc. Mr. Black-To require railroad companies to accept passengers O' 'local freight {rains. Mr. Sinkler-To protect thc own ers of bottles, boxes, syphons, tins or 1 kegs used in the sale ol' soda wp tere, : porter ale, beer, cider, gingerale, milk, small beer, larger beer, "Weiss beer, I white beer or other beverages or med icines, medicinal preparations, par : f umery,; oils, compounds or mixtures. Mr. Waller-To amend law confer ring the power to condemn lands, steams and water sheds and for sew ? craike. Mr. Mauldin-To amend the State I insurance law by providing for part insurance in old line companies and regulating settlement of losses. ; Mr. McKeithan-Proposing to amend section 7, article 8, of the con ! stitution relating to municipal bond ed indebtedness. Mr. Johnston-To fix the time for holding courts in the Eighth judicial circuit. Mr. Weston-To enlarge the pow ers and duties of the commissioner of agriculture and immigration, to prescribe the duties of persons, firms and corporations subject to his super vision, to prescribe penalties for failures to perform the same. The Senate adjourned to Tuesday evening. The following bills were offered in the House: Mr. Vander Horst (by request) To require the drainage of phosphate mining excavations so as to better provide for the public health. Mr. Brice-To prescribe the condi tions upon which legal reseve life -insurance companies may write in their policies and certificates that their legal reerve is secured by a deposit in the' State in which they are chartered. Mr. Mare-To amend section 1214 of code of daws of South Carolina 1902, volume 1 (criminal code) By prohibiting the transfer of children to another without the consent of the board of trustees of receiving school. Mr. K. P. Smith-To fix the salary of the mayor or intendant of any city ,or town heretofore or hereafter in corporated under the general laws of the State. ? i Mr. Carey-To provide for hearing in the court of common pleas of cases in which the State has an interest. Mr. Carey-To regulate the prac tice and procedure in appeals in cases in which the State is interested. Charleston delegation-To submit question of dispensary or no dispen sary to qualified eletors in any coun ty in the State. Mr. Cosgrove (by request)-To au thorize cities having a population of 50,000 or more and 'located upon nav igable streams to condemn private property for the purpose of extend ing, improving or protecting their C water fronts. The following bills passed their third reading in the Senate Friday : Mr. Weston-To declare the wulful or wanton burnin? of any building which is insured a felony, and to pro vide punishment therefor. With amendemnts. Mr. Bates-To amend section 2940 of trie code, relating to the empanel ing of jurors. With amendments. Mr. Earle-Relating .to the nollu tion of water courses. Mr. Clifton-To further define and extend the liability 'of telegraph com panies in cases of mental anguish or suffering. Mr. Walker-To amend the law to provide for the issuing of bonds in public school districts in South Car olina. Mr. Mauldin offered a bill to make it unlawful to pay dividends on stock in any corporation unless the same are actually earned on the capital stock of such company, and for any officer of such company to make any false statement in regard to such company. Mr. Muckenfuss-To amend the lien law so as to require persons mak ing advances to furnisn itemized statements. Mr. Mauldin-Relating to pensions. Senator Mauldin's bill as to stock companies provides that in the cases cited above there shall be punishment by a fine of not less than $100 or im prisonment for not less than 30 days. Mr. Muckenfuss' lien law bill pro vides this addition: "That it shall be the duty, of the person making such advances to make out and deliver to the person for whom the advances are made at the time the advances are made a true and correct itemized statement, find showing, if money, the amount of principal and interest charged, and if supplies the amount, kind and prices charged for such supplies." Mr. Mauldin's pension bill provides that all Confederate soldiers and sail ors, being G4 years of age, who par ticipated in the War Between the Sec tions ,for a period of 12 months, or honorably discharged therefrom, on account, of wounds received or in firmity, shall be entitled to participate in the pension fund provided by thc State for Confederate soldiers and sailors. The Senate then adjourned until Monday. Among bills of lesser importance the House passed the Richards' bill for repeal of thc lien law by vote of 85 to 35. It met at night to pass uncontested bills to third reading. Adjourned until Tuesday. Among the new bills offered dming the day were there: Mr. Fultz-To amend an act relating lo pensions. Messrs. Utsey and Casque-To pro vide for the taxation of timber. Mr. Dixon-To enforce the liability of express or transfer companies in 'i.is State for damages arising from carelessness or neglect in transporta ron and deliv?rv of goods in theil <hj?vge. Mr. K. P. Smith-Prohibiting tin -ale of cigarettes or cigarette papci n this Si a rc. . Mr. Todd-To protect the owners "f bottles, boat's, siphons, tins oi *egs, used in thc sale of soda watets iner&l or aerated water, porter, ale ^or, cider, gingerale, milk, cream "nail beer lager, Wales beer, white .<T. or other bevvages or medicines rdicinr? 1 preparations, perfumery I? rc -".ls o?* mixtures. The House then adjourned til' " ""?day. COLO, ICY BLIZZARD All Sections of the Country in Grasp of Sleet and* Snow. TRAINS BURIED UNDER SNOW. Wires Are Prostrated in Furious Gales Which Steadily Swept From West to the East With Great Dam age in Their TraiL Chicago, Special.-Four dead, many injured, much suffering and an un known property loss is the toll paid by Chicago to the storm that swooped down upon this city Friday noon. Early on Saturday the snow ceased falling, the temperature dropped not much above the zero mark: The dead: Thomas Clancy, delivery wagon driver, killed when an auto mobile crashed into his team under cover of blinding snow. Patrick Crane, 35 years old, killed by being blown from stairway. Morris Haberle, 70 years old, dropped dead from over exertion, while shoveling snow from bis side walk during the blizzard. Patrick Higgins, 35 years old, drop ped dead overcome by cold, while waiting for a street car. Train Lost in the Snow. The train on the South Minnesota division of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, lost in the snow drifts some time Thursday night is still unlocated. The train was reported lost in a snow drift west of Jackson, Minn. It was last reported at Kin brae, Minn.,'345 miles west of La Crosse. The train is now supposed to be buried between Kinbae and Sibley. Communication between these two points is obstructed. In the train there aro two day coaches and a combination mail, baggage and ex press car. No food was aboard the train. Railroad officials believe the passengers were given shelter at Kinbrae or at farm houses along the fine. The overland train, due Friday, became stalled somewhere in Iowa, and for 24 hours it has been battling with the blizzard. Intense suffering was experienced by many passengers on trains which were, unprovided with sleeping and eating accomodations. Florida Weather Coldest in Years. Pensacola, Fla., Special.-Follow ing a wind which attained a velocity of 15 miles an hour and which had been blowing steadily for twelve hours at over thirty miles, came a drop in temperature Saturday morn ing of 5 degrees and this section of Florida is experiencing the clodest weather of the past two seasons. It is feared that the fruits and vege table crops may be seriously injured by the cold weather due to the warm weather of the past few weeks caus ing them to bud and spout. Entire East in Storm's Grasp. Washington, Special.-Gale-swept coasts, a freeze in the fruit belt of Florida, temperatures 20 to 30 de grees below the seasonal average, snow in many sections and cold snaps everywhere north of the Mexican Gulf and east of the Rockies were the features that marked Saturday night's weather map. The storm, with its trail of cold wave and ac companiment of high winds, is off the New England coast, passing off to sea, wrecking craft along the Atlantic as an earnest of its force. Anniston, Ala., Special.-A fierce blizzard prevailed here, the first snow of the season falling Saturday morn ing. There have been five fires since the blizzard began. Columbus, Ga., Special.-With the mercury several degrees below freez ing point and steadily falling, Col umbus on Saturday night was in the grasp of the severest blizzard of the winter. Wireless Saves Two More Vessels. Norfolk, Va., Special.-The inesti mable value of wireless telegraphy was again demonstrated Saturday in Hampton Roads when a message flashed through the air telling of the collision bf the Old Dominion liner Hamilton with a car barge of the New York, "Philadelphia & Norfolk Rail road, and calling for assistance. Kills Wife and Self. Wilmington, N. C., Special.-Evi dently enraged toward her because she would not consent to return with him to Atlanta, Ga., or surrender to him their 17-month-old child, Edward A. Mizer, a young white man living here for the past six weeks, Sunday at Second and Nun streets, in a prom inent residence section, intercepted his young wife, a daughter of John H. Land, a well-known carpenter here, as she was on her way to the First Bap tist Sunday school; shot her twice, resulting in her death an hour latei at the hospital; then turned the pis tol upon himself. Town Devastated by Fire. Coffeyville, Kan., Special- Th?, town of Nowata, across the line from here in Oklahoma, was aliaost wiped off tho map Saturday by a fire tha destroyed 13 business houses, twe banks and the county court house which held all the records of thai section of Oklahoma. The loss is estimated at $200,000. Cold Ware a Blessing to Georgia. Savannah, Ga., Special.-A dozen reports received from as many towns throughout south Georgia assert that the present cold weather came at the right timo to prevent the killing of thc fruit crop later on. "It is instead of being a curse a veritable Godsend ': is the wording of several reports. Fruit growers all seem satisfied with run outlook for a grood fruit crop, hough the low temperature records cf more than two years' standing have been broken in several places. MORE ABOUTPELLAGR? A Grave Menace to Health Consider ation in the South. . Washington, Special.-Looming up as a grave menace to health condi tions in the South is the recent ap pearance of a deadly disease known to medical scientists as "pellagra." For several centuries "pellagra'1 is known to have existed in the Old World, but its presence in thc South has but recently been- discovered. This peculiar disease has been di agnosed as true pellagra and the reedit for its discovery in the South belongs to Passed Assistant Surgeon C. H. Lavinder, of the public health and marine hospital service. "Pel lagra" is a malady caused by the eating of spoiled "maize" and pro duces in persons afflicted with it a sort of intoxication. The disease gen erally occurs among the poorer classes of the rural population who subsist largely or exclusively, on corn most usually prepared by boiling corn meal in salt water called "pol entia|' in Italy. Dr. Lavinder states that in pallagrous countries the corn is often of a poor quality, gathered before maturity and not properly cured and stored, so that parasites more easily develop upon it. "The disease usually begins with gastro-intestinal disturbances," says Assistant Surgeon Lavinder, "follow ed shortly by the erythema of the skin, and in a brief while there is more or less involvement of the ner vous system. It is slowly advancing toxemia, the brunt of which, in the end, is borne by the nervous system, and each annual recurrence leaves a deeper and mr?fc indelible mark on the mental and nervous condition of the sufferer." The great gravity lies in the number of people affected, and in its immediate and remote con sequences not only to individuals, but to the race-intellectual feebleness, lessened resistance, economic loss, physical deterioration of the race, etc." , Concerning the etiology bf the dis ease, it is said to be an intoxication due to using as food Indian corn (maize), which under the influence of unidentified parasitic growths (fungi), has undergone certain changes with the production of ene or more toxic substances of a chem ical natures. Within the past two or three . yea>-s, for some reason or rea sons unknown, this disease has rap idly increased in numbers and ex tent of territory affectd. "Pllagra" bears a close resemblance to the ac tent to territory effected. "Pellagra" it occurs in the old world, though dif fering in some particulars, and the acute cases greatly preponderate and the mortality is high. "Since it is of a serious nature, and epidemic in character," declares Dr. Lavinder, "knowledge concerning it is becom ing of much importance to the Amer ican physician and especially to the practitioner in the Southern States." Roosevelt and Fairbanks Guests at Dinner of Gridiron. Washington, Special.-Farewell to President Roosevelt and vice-Presi dent in their official capacity only, was said to them Saturday night by the famous Gridiron club of Washing ton newspaper men. Thc occasion was the annual winter dinner of that club. In all there were nearly 200 guests, and. as is always the case, the roll included many that figure eonsoiciously in the hall . of fame. Ambassadors, justices of thc supreme court of the United States, cabinet officials, senators, representa tives, editors, publishers and men of affairs generally, were in this gather ing- of guests of the newspaper men. It was far from a sad affair, though the occasion was of a i are well nature, Gridiron dinners never are sad. As the president and vice-pres ident were the guests of honor, so they came in for equal prominence in the fun of the evening. Water Wagon a Featur e. The temperance movement that has swept over the country showed its effect on the club. As the souvenir of the dinner, the guests were given "H-2-0," illustrated Grid-Iron alma nacs, published by the "Grid-Iron Water Wagon Press." Between its covers there was no remedy given for tte ills of 'statesmen, journalists, .real newspaper men, molly coddles, malefactors of greAt wealth'1' other than plain "H-2-0" In this alamnac, thc "Teddy Bear" formed {he cen tre of the Zodiac, while the entire production was marked as forwarded to copgress as "special message No. 232323232323." "A Total Eclipse." The guests observed particularly that a total eclipse of the year is due "early in March," and "will be viewed with interest by the United States, Canada, Africa and Oyster Bay." Glass Works Resume. Grafton,, W. Va., Special- Th* operation of the Wells window-glass plant, at Sistersville, was resumed Friday by co-operative concern com posed entirely of Morganton work men, who have formed the Indepen dent Glass Company. By this method the company will be able to sign' the national scale. Prohibition Fight in Norway. Christiana. By Cable-There has been widely published through Nor way the manifesto of an organization formed by representatives from all parts of the county to combat the prohibition movement. It invites every community to organize against the aggressive prohibition party. Its program is to protect individuals and commercial liberty, to oppose tne mis use of intoxicating drinks, to erect asylums for drunkards and to fight the Prohibitionists at local elections. tl NEWS IN BRIEF {terns of Interest Gathered By Wire and Gabl?^ -^^ GLEANINGS FROM DAY TO DAY Live Items Covering Events of Moro or Less Interest at Homo and Abroad. W. N. Cromwell who affected th? Panama canal purchase, was before the grand jury 'in Washington Satur day about the libed suit of the gov ernment against the New York World. Pensacola, Fla., has "Blue Laws'' on the observance of the Sabbath and the sheriff executes them rigidly, but two games of base ball were played on the government reservation last Sunday, one by the local team, and the army boys, and the other by the army and navy boys. The sheriff had to be still. Dayton, Ohio, has been afflicted with a series of murders of young women, the latest of which was Miss Mary Forscher, whose body wa? found in a shed near her home last w?ek. Edward English and H. C. Walston, prominent and wealthy farmers shot each other to death near Beatrice, Ala., about a negro laborer last Sun day. ? Frank Carter died in Atlanta last week of apoplexy. It was proved that he had lived the last seventeea years with his neck broken. The Enquirer-Sun, of Columbus, Ga., came near being destroyed by fire Monday. The Supreme Court of Mississippi has sustained the anti-tr?jst law of that commonwealth. While approaching the land the rescued passengers of the Republia and the Florida, made up a purse of $1,060 to be distributed among th? Tews of the Republic, the Baltic amt the Fi irida, 50 per cent, 35 per cent and 15 per cent respectively, as it token of gratitude. The Baltic crew, with thanks, asked that they receiver theirs in medals. The graded school of New Bern., N. C., have been closed by county physicians on account of an out break of scarlet fever. The Boyd Hotel at Hamlet, N. C, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. It was a four-story structure. .The Southern and the Bessemer Cotton Mills, of Bessemer, N. C., were sold in Charlotte on Wednes day, by Receiver Cone. The former to Geo. Stevens, of Charlotte, for $110,000 and the other to Gen. John. Gill, of Baltimore, Md., for $40,000. Since Augusta fed President-elect Taft on 'possum New Orleans pro-, poses to feast him on alligator steak when he arrives there. Malcolm R. Patterson was . inaugu rated Wednesday, as. governor ot* Tennessee, for a second term. ' Rowesville, S. C., had a fire Sun day morning that burned about $S0, 000 worth of cypress lumber. It was insured at about SO per cent of its value. A bill has been introduced "in the Legislature of Iowa giving a bounty of 50 cents on the head of every rattlesnake killed. The rattlers are a menace to the citizens along the Mississippi. Fire burned a pier in Galveston,. Texas, last Friday together with 7,000 bales of cotton and large stores of cotton seed oil, cotton seed meal and lumber. Henderson Gremeans, said to be 112 years old, dropped dead last Fri day at Gallipolis, W. Va. Mrs. Ruth Leavitt, daughter of .Hen. Wm. J. Bryan, has entered suit against her husband for divorce on, ground of non-support. Washington Briefs. The Turkish Ambassador . has ar rived in Washington and represents that the Ottoman empire is trans formed and the Sutan delighted with, the constitutional monarchy. The Government has now opened its alcohol school in tha city for the instruction of the people of the Unit ed States in proper methods of mak ing'and using the denatured product. Hon. E. D. Smith was elected U. S. Senator from South Carolina on Wed nesday to succeed Frank B. Gary, whose term expires March 4th. A bill has been drawn with re gard to the Brownsville affair that is said to .be agreeable to the Presi dent and Senator Foraker. Secretary of State Root and Am bassador Bryce of Great Britton-.have signed a treaty Ky which a perma nent high joint commission will hereafter arbitrate the varied dilrlcui ties arising between the United States and Canada, particularly along the water front of C?nida and also on the Great Lakes. Foreign Notes. On the eleventh anniversary of the entrance of the ill-fated Maine in the harbor of Cuba, the New Maine entered that port to honor the in auguration of President Gomez. Louis T. Navarro has applied to the Government of Mexico for a patent cn a machine that he says will foretell an earthquake six hours before its occuranc? in any locality. China's baby ruler is reported to have smallpox. Castro, the deposed president of Venezuela, in all his bearings seems to say "I'll be good now." Turkey and Bulgaria are still not agreed in matters of detail and they give some annoyance to the Euro pean powers. The fiftieth anniversary of Emp eror Williams birthday was celebrat ed on last Thursday. It is said that as many as a dozen earthquakes occur in I^aly every day. Many will take refuge in America as soon as they can get away.