Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.News From the Nation in Passing fo Hil HES IS ll Transportation of the mails by iraiiway, steamship lines and various ..sfar routes cost the government, .during the fiscal year, ended June 30, 1909, $83,493,762. These are the figures given in the annual report of Joseph Stewart, Second Assistant Postmaster Gener al, which was made public last Mon day. The number of railroad routes . -employed by the department was I -3,316, aggregating 217,115 miles. The total expense of the railway .-service for the year was $45,054.48. For the fiscal year of 1911 it is esti mated that the expenditures for ;raiiroad, transportation will be $46, KSO.OOO. r he result of the readjustment of pay for railroad 'transportation, ef fective Jnly l, 1909, for the ensuing four years, based upon the weighing .of the mails, shows a decrease of $494,360.31, or 5.08 per cent; and .for railway postof?ice edr pay a de .crease. of $3,195.97, or 0.29 per cent. It has developed that electric .street railway companies in some .cities demand extortionate rates for .carrying the mails. Concerning this situation, Mr. Stewart says: "In view of the demands made by .electric car companies for higher rates for service in the large cities it is founcf desirable, in some cases, to substitute motor-wagon service for. the electric car service. It"is shown by the report that "on f-June 30, 1909, there were 168 full railway postof?ice lines, manned by 1,651 crews of 8,063 clerks ' (includ ing 75 acting clerks; of these thr.re "Boll Weevil Causes Short Crop. The cotton crop of the year 1909 will be the smallest since 1899' ac cording 4o the statement of W. D. Hunter, of - Dallas, Texas, expert of the department x>f agriculture. "It is due," he said, addressing the House'committee on agriculture, ?"to the weevil in Louisiana, portions .of Arkansas and Mississippi 'and the extreme dry weather in Texas, .where sensational conditions inter fered with propagation of the para sites." The boll weevil, he decarled, un doubtedly would cause remarkable redistribution of production of cot ton, first in large areas. What were large centers of production former ly were going to fell down and there the redistribution of small ?ms. He declared the soil conditions in certain parts every plan'ntion in the ll permit the planter ' to Ito raise cotton profitably Hie boll weevil. Cements For Augusta, (fa. quarter million dollar improve xnent for the Savannah River, at Augusta, the cost 'to be evenly di vided between the Federal Govern ment and the Georgia city, has been : recommended to Congress 07/ the war department. Where Augusta rests on the Savannah's banks, the river's slope changes from a steep to a gradual incline, which subjects that section to sudden, severe and de structive freshets, with constant ert? sion estimated to have carried away half a million cubic feet of material from the river bank along the city front since last August. New Bank For Jacksonville. The Fourth National Bank of Jacksonville, Fla., capital $400,000, has been authorized to begin busi ness by the comptroller of the cur rency. . Largest Financial Transaction. What is said to be the largest financi?l transaction in the world's histofy occurred here. It consisted in giving of receipts for $1,260,124. 946 by Lee McClung. treasurer of the United States to Charles II. Treat, who retired from that office October 31st. The receipt is ac knowledgement of money and securi ties in the office November 1st. Moore Gives Up Office. Professor Willis L. Moore, for five years president of the National Geographic Society, which organiza tion imported favorably on Com mander Peary's North Polar records, has addressed a letter to each of the j board of managers that he does not wish the hoard again to consider his name. Representative Page is trying to get the Postoffice Department to in augurate the county system of rural mail served in TJnioc County, N. C. Taft Invited to Open Show. A delegation of prominent Tennes seeans have invited President Taft to open and attend the Appalach ian Exposition to be held in Knox ville next September. The Presi dent promised to open the exposition by telegraph and to attend if pos sible. The fair is designed to exploit the natural resources of the Appala chian region. GO TC DARLING Before insuring elsew her OU Line Companies. I H?RilflG At The Farmer? \ al Capitol Briefly Noted r the Reader. Offil ill I III were 139 full railway postoffice lines having apartment car service manned by 905 crews of .1,307 clerks. There weer also 1,374 apartment railway postoffice lines manned by 3,994 crews of 5,163 clerks (including 69 acting clerks); 21 electric car lines with 19 crews of 21 clerks; 55 steam boat lines with 92 crews of 92 clerks (including 24 acting clerks).; making a total of 1,757 lines ^of all kinds, manned by 14,646 clerks. In addition there were 48 officials, 129 chief clerks, 755 transfer ^clerks employed in handling thc mails at important junction points, and 466 clerks de 11 iled to clerical duty in the various offices of the service." The total num ber of officers and employes was therefore 16,044, an increase during the year of 749. ! "There were 35 railroad accidents during the year in which postal clerks were either killed or injured or in which mail matter was lost or [ damaged. Thirteen clerks, 1 substi ! tute,, and 1 mail weigher, were killed,. 93 seriously injured and 403 slightly ! injured. The number of fatal acci dents is larger and the number cf others. is smaller this year than i last." I Recommendations are made that railway postal employes be given ; thirty days' annual leave and sixty \days sick leave; that railway postal clerks be retired by the government when physically incapacitated; and that a railway postal clerk injured in the line of duty be granted leave, not exceeding twelve additional ?months with, pay at 50 per cent of : his regular, salary. I To War Against Trusts. A million members by March 1 to wage battle against the unrelentles9 trusts controlling the necessaries of i life, is the hope of leaders of the ? movement fer the organization of a national anti-trust league. For final action regarding the organization of the league invitations have been sent to everv Senator and Represen tative in Washington besides all prominent citizens to attend a meet ing here. President Taft will be in vited to be present and lend his moral support to the undertaking. It is the plan of the leaders to. ob tain the cooperation of Congress men in building up a national organ ization. -Thc Senators from each State will bc asked to suggest a man ; and woman as the directors of the ?league from his State and every vrep jresentntive will be invited to name j trustworthy men and women ; from his district to act as district repre sentatives of the movement. For financial support the league will rely upon a mem1-" ' r-a-CkS-1~ 10 of which; organization branch of t capital of $2 of the fight expected, wil To War on I For several as the red spi siderable flam ???,.<. ? ^ ... ~ Carolina; especially in the sections around Batesburg and Leesville. The insect is very destructive and where it has taken firm hold the crop ii usually almost a total failure. Farm ers around Batesburs: have had this matter under consideration with Representative Lever during the past year, with the result that through his efforts the department of agri culture has become interested in tht situation and has formulated defi nite plans for beginning work at Batesburg on Fberuary 1. Whiskey'Board Named. The three cabinet officers to whom President Taft, by his decision in the case of the way in which whiskey shall be labelled, have appointed as the special board Solicitor McGabe, of the Agricultural Department; So liciter Earie, cf' the Department of Commerce and Labor, and Internal Commissioner Cabell, representing the Treasury Department. To Be Given $13,000,000. . j Committee cn agriculture will) give committee on agriculture will give the agricultural department cf the government approximately $13,000, 000 to run it during the coming year, according to the estimate of the subcommittee of that body. Three men were killed and nine were frightfully burned iu an ex plosion and fire which destroyed the plant of the Buffalo, N. Y., Cereal company, causing $75,000 damages. Postoffice Sub-Agency at Charleston. Charleston has been made a sub agency for the distribution of stamp ed evelopes, newspaper wrappers and postal cards, according to announce ment made here. Augusta, Ga., baj also been made a sub-agency for en velopes and wrappers. These sub agencies will be conducted under th? direction of the Third Assistant Postmaster General and the im mediate supervision of the respec tive postmasters. DURANCE ) SEE. > & BYRD e. Werrap resent the Best & BYRD' Bank of Edgefield I HIB OF Ul STATE Below is givtn a brief summary of the doings of the law-makers of the South C jrolina General Assembly day by day: TUESDAY-Jan. 11th. The Senate-The Senate is very much divided on the question of pro hibition for the State. Four classes on the liquor question. L State-wide prohibitionists. 2. Local optionists. 3. Standpatters. 4. Those with open views. It is thought that the action tak?n last year on the compromise bill may have effect on the coming vote. The season did not last long, the principal matter considered was the Governor's message, which was re ferred to the "various, committees, as is the custom. It was agreed .to visit Winthrop College on the 19th, this being Gen. Lee's birthdaj'. Among the bills were: The State wide porhibition measure on the cal endar was indefinitely postponed; Clifton's widow's pension measure went to third reading. The House-Gov. Ansel's' message was read and referred to the various committees; organization completed; agreed to visit Winthrop College on Gen. Lee's birthday, the 19th. The first bill cf the session passed was for the creation of Dillon county. WEDNESDAY-Jan. 12th. The Senate-A poll of the mem bers showed a complete block on further legislation t?n prohibition. Members consider the compromise ! as binding and satisfactory to pro hibitionists, though there is no tell ing as yet as to what will turn up along the line of further legislation. It is not thought prohibitionists will fight for a State-wide proposition. The House-Members voted to use Glenn Springs water for .drinking purposes, instead of Columbia's sup ply. Vote 71 to 26. An imitation was accepted to visit Clemson Col lege on the 22nd. Cosgrove, intro duced a resolution on drainage of considerable importance to South Carolina, especially in the lower part of the State. The resolution en dorses the efforts Of Senator Smith in securing statistics as regards the lands needing drainage work. Every member has gone to work in earnest to get in bills early, the engross ing department received 71. THURSDAY-Jan. 13th. The Senate-Laney's bill to regu late the running of automobiles was killed; Sinkler, of Charleston intro^ duced a bill to do away with trad ing stamps; Sullivan introduced a bill to keep young men out of pool rooms, making it a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100. or im? prisonment for not more Man 30 days. This refers to the keepers of pool rooms; the tax proposition was brought up by Senator Clifton, but is to be considered later. The House-Disposed of a number -*- -*--^-?-^J-li-r__Ra?tl^l certificates. Wade's bill amending the law relating to the railroad com mission also passed. This bill places in the hands of the commission the control of all interurban railways operated by electricity over 10 miles in length as well as those operated by steam. Riley's bill requiring the owner of live stock under a lien to and providing a penalty should thc report not be made. Cosgrove's bill to provide for the organization o? mutual protective associations alse passed. The house also passed and sent to the senate a resolution from D. L. Smith providing that at a joint sessions on Jan. 25 all officers to eb filled by the general assembly be decided on. There are a number of vacancies on the circuit bench and with the penitentiary directors and college trustees it is probable that the elections will take two days. In addition to the names already pub lished the terra of Judire Wilson ex> pires in December, 1910, and this vacancy will have to be filled. FRED AY-Jan. 14th. The Senate-Sinkler's bill, provid ing for a Commission of Law Exam iners passed to third reading. The bill requires that all applicants for practice of law shall be made by pe tition to the supreme court, also to create a Stated board of law examin ers to consist of three members of the bar of at least ten years' standing, who shall hold office for three years. Supreme court to appoint the mem bers; Andubou Society's bill for the protection of game, received favor able reoort. The House-Agreed to take up the calender in systematic order; Rich ard's'bill to authorize the commission on the monument to the women of the Confederacy and erect the statue on the approaches to the capitol on Sou?h Main street should the com mission? decide the way was favor ably reported; Whaley announced committee to confer with a similar committee of the Senate regarding the erection of a Supreme Court building. This committee will report back at the present ssesion; resolu tion to appoint two more pages was killed; resolution by Cothran that tho bunders of the battleship "South Carolina" to send th? vessel to South Carolina waters before the ganeral assembly adjourn, in order that the body might be present to present the silver service, by the State, was passed; Cothran's kinder garten bill was killed; McKeithan's resolution as to municipal indebted ness, including Darlington, was pass ed to third reading; Dick's bill for bidding neptoism in the employment of professors, in State colleges, went. to third reading; Smith's bill to raise salaries of 'circuit judges from $3,000 to $4,000, failed to pass. Vote, 55 to 49. House adjourned until Monday. SATURDAY-Jan. 15th. v The Senate-Business was trans acted with no quorum, but point was not raised. -Sinkler's bill regulating the admission to practice of attor neys, solicitors and counsellors, to provide for . a board of examiners, passed third reading and was order ed sent to the house; Croft's bill "to amend section 380 of the civil code of procedure of the State of South Carolina, volume 2," passed third reading and was ordered sent to the house ; Christensen 's bill to amend the act establishing an industrial school for boys passed the senate. The effect of the amendment is to keep the boys convicted of any crime in the school until they are '??, An other feature of the amended bill is to plaae the j expense of sending the boys to the r?formatory on the coun ties from which they come; Carlisle's bill providing against the working in the cotton mills of any child under 18 years ?of age between the hours of 7 p. m. and 6 a. m. passed second leading; Otts' bill to declare the un lawful sale, barter, storage and keep ing in possession of alcoholic liquors a common nuisance, was brought up but was passed over; Carlisle moved reoonsideartion of the ' ' South Caro lina" battleship resolution. It was hoped that the new warship could be finished and the silver service pre sented in South Carolina waters Feb. 10th, during the session of the gen eral assembly but it will not be ready; Senator Earle's bill "relat ing to State printing there was con siderable discussion but . no action was taken; the bill to renew the char ter of Porter Military academy in Charleston, passed to third reading; Carlisle has introduced a bill that changes the law very much on the question ,o? distress of rent. The measure of Carlisle provides : "That from and after the approval of this act the right of distress for rent shall be abolished except for premises leased for'agricultural pur poses." There is also a repealing section of the act. The House-There was no session of the House. FARMERS GET VAST SUM. Corn, Wheat AndT Cotton Exported at High Prices. Washington, Special.-A picture which reflects the prosperity of the country, especially that of the farm er, is drawn in the statement of domestic exports for 1909 prepared by the .Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Cern at 70 cents a bushel, wheat at $1.04 a bushel and about 12 cents for every pound of cotton exported is the record for 1909. More than $24,000,000 worth of corn and $48, 000,000 of wheat went from Ameri can ports to feed the world last year. More than $460,000,000 worth of cotton went to foreign looms, and as these, figures show only the ex portations from the principal ports of trade, the detail statements will be larger. Labcr toj Go Into Politics. Washington} Special.-Labor is preparing to take an active part in country." -; Found Strangled to Death. Poughkeepsie; N. Y., Special. Sarah O. Breymer, aged 26 years, a pretty and cultured governess at the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Barnes Compton, at Millbrook, Dutchess county, was found in her bed strangled to death. Frank Schermerhorn, aged 26, employed as coachman on the Compton place, was brought here charged with the murder. He made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, cutting his throat with a razor. Pass White Slave Bill. Washington, Special.-By a viva voice vote the house passed the Ben net-Sabath "White Slave Bill." The "White Slave" bill is the re sult of an investigation of traffic in alien women, made by the national immigration commission. Provision is mado for deportation and exclu sion of immoral alienta and for ex clusion and punishment of their pro curers who traffic in immoral women becomes subject to restrictions of interstate commerce laws. Sugar Men Sentencsd. New York, Special.-Edward A. Boyle, John R. Coyle, Thomas Kehoe, and Patrick J. Hennessey, checkers on the Williamsport docks of the Havemeyers and Elder Refinery, who were convicted with Oliver Spitzer, of conspiracy to defraud the govern ment, have been sentenced in the United States Circuit "Court, to serve a year each in the penitentiary. Want $95,200,00? For Arny. Washington, Special.-Carrying an appropriation of $95,200,000 for the main ten an ec of the army for the fiscal year of 1911, the army ap propriation bill passed the house by a vote of 166 to 106; prosent and not roting, 9. Weylic'g B?ck Nearly R?ady. Madrid, By Cable.-Gentrai Wey ler 's long awaited book, ea titled "My Rul? in Cuba," in which th? captain-general of Catalonia, it is expected, has made important reve lations, is almost ready for the press. Tho work consists of four vol?mes. Graves to Be Ferreter. Washington, Special.-President Taft has appointed Henry S. Graves, director of the Yale Forest School, as Forester of the United Stutes tc succeed Gifford Pinchot. He ap pointed Albert F. Potter, at present acting Forester, as associate forester. Tnlan? university reamed an en ?oxaiMRt fund ff ?l.O?O.WO lest renr PALMETTO HAPPENINGS News Notes of General Interest From All Parts of the State. LARGE VEGETABLE CBOP. Railroad Officials Preparing for Spring Shipment?. Charleston, Special.-Tha officials of the Southern Railroad are already planning to move the spring vege table crop, which is expected to be large this season, as thc weather so far has been favorable to thu young plants. The movement of vegetables is quite a factor in the spring busi ness of the railroads and ar?ngc ments have to be made far in ad vance to the end that there may be no delay when the cars are needed by the truckers. Shipments by the Southern Railway are brought to the city from the adjoining islands in boats and reloaded on cars at the company's wharves here, bat'on the "Neck" the vegetables are loaded di rectly on cars at the various Mations and rushed North with all possible dispatch. With the fertilizer and vegetable business this spring the railroads will have. plenty to do arid arangements for handling all shipments promptly are now being made. Carolina Traction Co. . Rock Hill, Special.-The Carolina Traction company has been char tered by the secretan' of state. The company has a capital of $150,000. It is proposed to build an electric railway from Rock Hill to Charlotte, N. C. Thc road will pass thrcragh York and Chester counties in South Carolina and Mecklenburg county in North Carolina. Liquor Claims All Settled. Columbia, Special-The claims of ( the New York and Kentucky whiskey firm for approximately $22,000 against the dispensary commission has been settled by the payment of $18.000. The sum of $4.000 was de ducted by thc commission for "over charges" or "graft." To Hang For His Crime. Lexington, Special.-"Coot' Level the negro who attempted a criminal assault upon the young wife of a prominent Dutch Fork farmer on November 1, last, and who escaped being lynched through the efforts of Deputy Sheriff Miller, will pay the death penalty on February 25. Bonds May be Issued. Columbia, Special.-By a unani mous vote the ways and means eom mitte decided to recommend thc pas sage of the bill by Repressntativ Cos grove calling for the issue of $2. 500,000 in bonds for good roads work in this State. Campaign on Tnbeculosis. Columbia. Special.-A shipment of exhibits for the campaign against tuberculosis arrived in this city last Friday and Saturday, the work of in teresting the people began by a series of lectures. Hurtsville, Special.-Jack Jones, a negro, was shot and instantly killed from ambush on the plantation of G. Walker Power, nine miles from Hartsville in the negro section of Darlington county. Rapist Sentenced to Be Hanged. Kingtree, Special.-Johnny Rose was tried and convicted of assault with intent to ravish at a special term of Court held hire. He was sentenced to be hanged February 4. Injunction Permanent. Columbia, Special.-The fifteen Charleston "blind tigers" against whom temporary injunctions were issued recently, had these injunc tions made permanent against them in the Supreme Court last week. Safe Blown by Burglars. Seneca. Special.-The safe at "Wal halla post office was blown and $1:50 in stamps secured. Briefly Tol?. A three-story brick hoi el is being erected at Cheraw. The residence of D. J. Garrison at Camden was destroyed by fire. An unknown negro man was killed by an Atlantic Coast Lnie train near Charleston. Dr., B. H. Padgett, a Avell knwon citizen of Walterboro, is dead at his home. John A. Marshall, a prosperous farmer of Lancaster, entertained 200 guests at his home last week. For biting his wife through her lip Paul White, a Columbia negro, was fined $20 in the police court. Dr. C. WI Stiles, of the United States public health department, will deliver an address in Columbia Feb ruary 5 on hookworm diseases. William Boozer Reeves, aged 15 years, of Orangeburg, is dead at his home as the result of gunshot wounds received a few months ago. Richard Carroll, colored, has been re-elcied president of the State Col ored Fair Association. A. H. Fuller, a Florence county farmer, was caught under a falling tree and instantly killed. J Governor Ansel will be asked lo order a special term of court for Anderson in order that the criminal docket might be cleared. The office of the Southern Rail way at Edgeficld was broken into and robbed of $50 in cash. The postoffice and express office at Effingham, Florence county, were robbed by yeggmen. Fifteen dollars were stolen from the cash drawer. Citizens of Orangeburg and Char leston held a conference in Char leston on the question of making the Edisto rivei a navigable stream. GOVERNMENT TOO COSTLY So Says Adair, of Indiana, Before the House. Washington, D. C., Special Representative Adair, of Indiana, n an address before the House a few lays since, had the following to say ioncerning the extravagance of the ?". S. government. "The President's salary should lot have been increased to $75,000 i year," he thought $50,000 was .sufficient. Attacking the President's allow ince of $35,000 for vehicles, stables, rte, Mr. Adair argued that this was ?30,000 too much, and he also assert ?d that one-third of the $9,000 allow ance for care of the White House rreenhouse would "furnish ' the President with all the flowers he can possibly use." Without depriving the President )? any of the comforts or luxuries ivhich properly belong to the White j House, Mr. Adair said, the appropri ations of the Executive Department, ivhich were $320,420 last year, could be reduced at least $75,000 a year. Mr. Adair declared that appropri ations for all purposes could be re duced at least $100,000,000 a , year without impairing any part of the Grovernnient service. "Extravagance and waste permeate everywhere through the Federal service," he said. Opposing the proposition to pen sion government employes, Mr. Adair ?aid the departments in Washington were crowded with incompetents, and if they had failed to lay aside part of their earnings for a rainy day the failure was due to no fault of the Government. "There is more extravagance 1 in the army and navy than in any other ?departments of our Govern ment," said Mr. Adair. "It is enough to bankrupt any government in the world to spend $238,132,699 each year for the maintenance of its army and navy, and that, too, in iime of peace." FOLLOWS TAFT'S PLANS. Bill treating Court of Commerce In troduced in the House. Washington, Special.-Representa tive Townsend of Michigan intro duced in the House last Tuesday the bill embodying the recommendations outlined in the? special message of President Taft for amendments to the interstate commerce law. It provides, among other things, for a special court composed of five Fed eral circuit judges to have exclusive original jurisdiction over matters growing out of orders of the Inter state Commerce Commissiou. This court is to be composed of five circuit judges who shall serve by assignment of the chief justice fer a term of five years, but no two of the judges' terms will expire at the same time, and thus under all circumstances four of tho judges will have ha i several years' experience with these technical questions. MORSE MAY SEEK WRIT. Confers Wit?i T!T_?nv Smifh nu naDeas corpus may ne sueu out uc-11 fore the Georgia courts. To Cut Loose From Liquor Men. Louisville, Ky., Special.-T. M. : Gilmore, president of the National . Model License League, announces ' that the league is in correspondence ; with leading men throughout the ; United States with the purpose o? placing the organization entirely na* ? der the control of persons in nc , way connected with the liquor trade . Federal Boycott is Placed on ' ? . Standard Oil. . Nashville, Tenn., Special.- ' '. . Maj. J. W. Harts, United Stal^ ' ? . engineer in charge of the gov- 1 . ernment work on Tennessee 1 ; . streams, has received a circular 1 ? . from the chief of engineers prc- ? " hibiting him from purchasing 1 : " supplies from the Standard O? 1 ' . company or any other corpora- ' . tion which has been adjudicat- ' 1 . ed parties to an unlawful trust. ' < Miser Ragman Leaves Fortune. St. Louis, Special.-A fortune ol $60,000 in good securities awaits the heirs of Jeremiar Moy ninan, an aged miser ragman, who died here. Berlin Dates Roosevelt. Berlin, By Cable.-According to 9 statement purporting to emanate from a diplomatic source, Mr. Roose velt will arrive here on April 24 and will remain three days in Germany. Report of CenEUS Bureau. Washington, Special.-Up to Jan .1st there had been 9,646,285 bales ol cotton ginned from the growth ol 1909 as compared with 12,465,298 or. Ihe crop of 1908. In North Carolin* 647,505 as compared with 606,196 foj the previous year. Gale Devastats* Island. ' Las Palmos, Canary Islands, Bj Cable.-A gale devastated the en tin island of Oran Canaria, destroying many houses and ruining hanan: ?nd other crops. Carry Fight to President. Washington, Special.-The Amen ean Federation of Labor, through i committee headed by Samuel Gum pers, James O'Connell and othe: union leaders have carried its fighi against the United States Steel Cor poration to President Taft. Th? committee presented to the Presi dent a formal paper in which thc; set forth fourteen different charge of illegality against the steel cor poration. NEWS BREVITIES Condensed from Wide Fields, Domestic and Foreign. AS THEY ARE HAPPENING DAILY Suited to the Wants of Busy Evaders Seeking a Knowledge of Waat ig Going on. At Ocla, Fla., fire completely de stroyed the Crystal Cold Storage and Canning company's plant. Losa $100,000. There was no Virginia pilot aboard the battleship Georgia when it grounded near Norfolk, and it iii said an investigation will follow. The widow of former Presiden!; Barrios, of Guatemala, once oossess ed of millions, applied for admission to a New Orleans almshouse. At Nashville, Tenn., P. B. Jones, president and general manager ol! the Southwestern Co., publishers, shot and killed his 5-year-old son. Jerry, and then committed suicide. The Cotton States baseball league is to be revived and in the course of the next few days a meeting will be held for the purpose of perfect ing an organization. J. C. Barnett, a Louisiana farmer, has been made agricultural expert to the King of Siam. Standard Oil interests are said to have closed a deal for the entire natural gas output of West Virginia, the sum involved being $200,000,r ooo. A fire at Bramwell, W. Va., burn ed 25 buildings and caused a loss of $100,000. Jefferson Taylor, of Aakhill, Va, shot his bride ol three days, mistak ing her for A burglar. Karl Hau, the George Washington University professor, Whe murder ed his mother-in-law in Germany and got a life sentence, made a fu tile attempt to escape from prison. Three men were killed and two others injured, one seriously, when the automobile, in which they were riding, collided with a street car at Atlanta, Ga. The automobile was wrecked and the street ear badly damaged. Rev; Dr. Samuel Smith, pastor First Presbyterian church, Columbia? S. C., dropped dead of appoplexy. Atlanta, Ga., is to be the head quarters of an ice and coal corpora tion that* has just been chartered un der the Virginia laws. The new corporation has acquired absolute control of the plants of six local companies, and will shortly erecfc two more plants in cities near Atlan ta. The cities interested are Atlan ta, Chattanooga, Macon, Borne, Augusta, Athens and Columbus. Secretary Ballinger of the Interior Department, Washington, has sus pended from office Superintendent John D. Benedict of the Five Civi lized Tribe3 of Oklahoma and three Supervisors, as the result of an in vestigation which has disclosed "a dissraeeful condition" afrVwti*? uva bi.uc uvu . Diplomats, officials and hundreds of others attended Cardinal Gibbons' annual reception in Wr.3hington. Speaker Cannon is promised a more decisive defeat by the Insur gents if he attempts with Senate aid to overturn the resolution of the House to elect its members of the Ballinger committee. Republican leaders fear the effect of the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy on their party. Secret Service men are at work . in New York trying to get on the trail of persons who "strip" gold and silver coins. Thc percentage of idleness is re ported to be decreasing in New York State. The H. C. Frick Coke Company announces that the wage scale of 1907 will be restored. At San Francisco, the trial of Pat rick Calhoun, charged,with bribery, bas been defended until Jan. 31. Mrs. Flora Darling, founder of the Daughters of the American Rev olution, died suddenly in New York. Governor Harmon, of Ohio, in a message to the Legislature, advecat 3d an income tax. Sweeping ref roms in the direction of economy are proposed by the New York Board of Estimate. J. Pierpont Morgan is said to* be interested in negotiations to form a $200.000,00 nitrate trust. The Paper Board Association was indicted in New York on the charge of being an illegal combination. , John and Daniel Utsler, brothers; S3 and 80 years, respectively, were burned to death in a fire which de stroyed their little one-room log cabin located in Indiana county, New Florence, Pa. Tammany retains control of tke New York Board of Aldermen, but Mayor Gaynor is not affording en couragement. Cases of eaneer are said to hara been oured at Manila with a vaeeine virus prepared from the cancer of the patients. Maj. Gen. Newton Martin Curt?a, who commanded the van of the as saulting column which captured Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865, and lost an eye in the battle, dropped dead in New York. Five hundred justices of the peace and constables throughout the state of New Jersey are about to make a concerted move for higher wages. Three young Harvard exploren have just left New York on a two year expedition to the interior of South America, where they -will col lect ethnological data and specimens for Ihe Harvard museum. Two officers of thc Russian Army li ave purchased two dirgible balloons to go to the South Pole.