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Scraps and facts. ? M rs. Thomas J. Jackson, widow of General Stonewall Jackson, will In the future receive a pension of $20 per month from the national government on account of services rendered by her husband, the noble Confederate chieftain, during the Mexican war. The bill was first introduced in the senate by Senator Overman and passed that body. Yesterday It was passed by the house. There was a good deal of Interest in this pension bill. Mrs. Jackson Is not in reduced clr* michlnt the cumsiances. uui mucrc bill declared she did not have enough of the world's goods to support her as became the widow of Stonewall Jackson. Congressman Nicholas Longworth, who Is a member of the house committee on pensions, supported the bill actively. Mrs. Jackson now lives In Charlotte, N. C., and the delegation from North Carolina all Interested themselves In her behalf. ? Jamestown Island, comprising 1,600 acres of land, has just changed hands, the property being acquired by D. R. Creecy and associates, some of whom are Norfolk capitalists. The acquisition carries with it absolute ownership of the Island with the exception of about twenty acres the property of the Historical society of Virginia. The new purchasers are forming a company which will operate a line of boats between the exposition grounds and the island, and between the Island and this city. It is also learned that the boats will probably run between Washington and Baltimore and the island. Jamestown Island Is situated in James river, sixty-eight and three-fourth miles below the head of the tide water, at the foot of the Richmond rapids, and fifty-eight miles above the Virginia capes. It is two and three quarter miles long, with a width varying from about 300 yards at its head to about one and three-fourth miles ai us iu?er extremities. ? The Thaw trial was adjourned last Thursday until Monday with Mrs. Harry K. Thaw still on the stand. Jerome's withering- cross-examination not yet half completed. In his cross examination Mr. Jerome referred frequently to a voluminous bunch of manuscript, which evidently contained a complete history of Mrs. Thaw's life. The understanding is that the Information was furnished by Mrs. Thaw's mother and brother. The object of the cross-examination was to discredit the testimony of Mrs. Thaw as far as possible, and to make her lie. It was a terrible ordeal through which the woman was put; but she was ready with her answers and did not seem disposed to conceal anything. It was reported Friday and Saturday that Jerome would probably try upon a new tack and make an effort to have Thaw adjudged a lunatic and committed to an asylum. Thaw's mother Is said to favor this arrangement; but that Is merely a matter of rumor. All the Thaws deny the story that they have agreed to settle money on Mrs. Evelyn Thaw. ? A dispatch from New York says: "According to what appears to be a well authenticated story, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is to receive $300,000 for baring her soul to the world. A young woman close to the family is authority for the story that soon after the memorable roof garden tragedy the girl had said she intended to sail at once for Europe and spend many months in the seclusion of southern France. Immediately there was a conference of Thaw's counsel, in which the elder Mrs. Thaw had taken part. All realized there was no chance of saving the young man's life and they made her the offer of $300,000. The only condition was that she should remain in New York?within the Jurisdiction of the court?and be on hand ready to take the stand and tell what led the slayer to attack the architect. A part of the stipulation was that Evelyn would receive the fortune, no matter what the outcome of the trial might be. Evelyn Thaw consented to the arrangement and the money will be settled upon her as soon as the trial is over. Mrs. William Thaw it is said Is personally responsible for the agreement. ?There was a frightful marine disaster at Hook of Holland, on the North sea, last 'week. The victims were the passengers on the steamer Berlin, a steam vessel used principally to transfer railroad trains across from England to Holland. The past sage always more or less rough, was unusually so last Thursday. Old sea captains who made the trip on that day say that conditions were the worst they had ever known. After being pitched and tossed in a manner that seemed to threaten destruction at any moment the Berlin finally reached the roadway at the Hook of Holland and within a few moments would hove been safe. But the vessel could not be controlled in the terrible wind and was dashed ashore. Within a few woments she broke asunder, the bow going to the bottom. Tugs and small boats made gallant efforts to approach; but were unable to do so owing to the terribly high seas. The life saving service, one of the best in the world, worked for thirty hours before it was able to establish more than temporary communication with the distressed steamer. Finally fifteen of the 143 people aboard were taken off alive. The rest had either gone down with the sunkl,?" n' "i" shin had been drown ed subsequently or had frozen to death. The few who were rescued were taken off the ship In a terrible plight, more dead than alive from hunger and cold. ? Washington. February 22: America's pocket book was enriched by practically <500.000,000 through Its exportatlons last year of cotton, the products of that staple, according to a statement Issued today by the bureau of statistics of the department of commerce and labor. The exports of these products amounted to onefourth. or 28 per cent of the $1,773,000 worth of the domestic exports. The following figures show the kind of cotton products exported last year and their value: "Unmanufactured cotton $419,137,036; manufactures of cotton $42,910,041; cotton seed oil, $13,993,931; cotton seed oil cake and meal. $14,165,268; cotton seed. $205. 032; eottolene, lardene. etc., chiefly from cotton seed oil. $4,801,078, bringing the total exports of these products up to $489,304,681. Of the $413,000,000 worth of raw cotton exports $173,000,000 went to the United Kingdom. $109,000,000 to fJermany. $45,000,000 to France. $31,500,000 to Italy, nearly $7,000,000 to Belgium, $5,000,000 and $1,000,000 to the Netherlands while to Japan the exports valued at over $11,000,000. and to Canada $7,333,000. The figures show , a reduction in the exports of cotton sent to Japan compared with 1905. I while to Canada they showed a slight c Increase. In quantity the records t show a falling off as compared with i 1905 the total number of pounds ship- ( ped during the year being-4.137.154.- I 935, while in 1906 they were only 6.- 8 850.228,030. The falling off in qual- J Ity, however, was "more than offset by J the increase in price of cotton exports, the increase in value In 1906 exceed- J Ing the previous year by 321.000.000. s Of the cotton manufactures exported, | the bulk of it went to Europe. The j value of cotton clothes exported last 1 year was 332.500,000. of which a lit- J tie over 3500,000 went to Europe: t 316.750.000 to China: 35.000.000 to r other Asiatic countries and about 33,r 000.000 worth went to the West Indian islands, exclusive of Porto Rico; *1,500,000 to Central America and more than three quarters of a million dollars worth to Canada. <?ht \|orl:villr (fuquirrr. YORKVILLE, S. C.i TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1907. Thr commission U> wind up the af- ? fairs of the state dispensary has al- j ready discovered shortages In -the s county dispensaries to the amount of * J18.00Q and the work has only fairly s begun. It is quite probable, we under- u stand, that the work" of checking up ^ dispensaries may be placed in the ^ hands of the American Audit compa- n ny. This company, employing the d most expert talent In the country and ? backed by capital sufficient to guarantee Its absolute responsibility makes a w business of looking Into affairs of this kind. Its principal business Is to au- ( dlt and report on the financial condl- h lion or solvent iiriun aiiu nu|iumiiuu?, and its reports command confidence ^ and respect everywhere. If the com- ^ mission should secure the services of U this or a similar corporation, there would be no ground for dissatisfaction with such reports as It might make. The fact that congress has voted a a pension of $20 a month to Mrs. Stonewall Jackson for services, that her 0 distinguished husband rendered in the p Mexican war is another evidence that f< the country is steadily coming to its * senses. There was never any real y good reason why Mexican war veter- fi ans should have been denied the bene- w fits and . privileges of government bounty. In seeking to punish Confed- tl erate soldiers who had previously 1 served in the Mexican war by depriv- d ing them of recognition on account of p the Mexican war service, the' Federal a congress showed a. smallness of spirit r seldom paralleled in the history of rep- ? resentative government. It is easy to ? understand how the present generation fl is able to feel the shame that did not r occur to the generation before. But ^ this act of congress shows repentance, and the country is beginning to have a cause for congratulation that all Is ^ again getting right. s ? o Taklng issue with ,an effort of Tom 8 <2 Watson to institute a comparison be- ti tween George Washington and Robert t E. Lee. the Charlotte Observer, gives expression to the following thoughtful observations: ^ We have no , sympathy whatever with Tom Watson's attempt to place Lee above Washington. Gen. Lee is nearer to us, he suffered more with us and for us, we love him above any fVvfif' Kitt mnlAstln flcurf* of ? J ?" ,] Washington towers out of American t history above all other men, and even t "the greatest captain the English- ^ speaking peoples have ever produced" s should not be forced into rivalry with him. Such a comparison is peculiarly odious. Gen. Lee revered Washing- h ton above all other men in history, . and the soul of Washington surely loves the soul of Lee. The homes t where in different generations they . lived were side by side and they were growths of the same civilization?that v civilization which lead had no power to destroy but which is now threaten- t ed by gold. Feud between the memories of these great Americans Is impossible. Even the professional iconoclasts among us should put off their shoes from their feet when they stand upon the tombs of our mighty dead. TILLMAN VS. NEWS AND COURIER a r Senator Indulges In Sarcasm and Paper MAkes Scathing Reply. "I want to congratulate the News ( and Courier," said Senator Tillman, . "on its new departure, after openly and brazenly encouraging lawlessness C and resistance to the state government e in regard to the state dispensary law 0 for thirteen years. Its editorials in the last few days have indicated such 1 a revolution of feeling that I am bound c to praise It for returning sanity and r decency. "I note it says that 'the tigers must at least learn to be good,' and that the I taxpayers of Charleston are interested s in havinm tho v?mintv riisnensaries .. conducted in a way to make all the money possible.' f "It Is a matter of little concern, as c far as the principle goes, whether the 0 liquor is purchased by the board In j Columbia or by the board in Charleston. provided we stop the stealing. The ' sale by an officer for public profit and c in the interest of sobriety and good v order is the whole issue anyway. 1 am delighted to see that Col. Hemphill c has at last joined the Law and Order J League and that the policemen will n not be "spies." as the constables have been culled all these years. "I hud really expected the News and t Courier to encourage the tigers to re- t sist with all of their might, in the in- t terest of obtaining high license later ^ on. but we will see what we will see. Perhaps "Old Granny" will get to be a v strong advocate for county dispensaries s after a while, and if Farnum can be j kept from getting in his fine work everybodv may be happy. "Since reading the editorial in Is Wednesday's News and Courier I bid s Chicco a long* and sad farewell."? ^ Washington special to the News and Courier. Replying to the foregoing in the same issue under the caption "Sena- ? tor Tillman Runs to Cover," the News 11 and Courier has the following: "The number of misstatements of r facts that Senator B. R. Tillman sue- | ceeded in crowding into a brief inter- jj view, which we print elsewhore, is of . more interest than consequence, the ' senator's ingenuity as an entertainer P of that sort having been long estab- d lished?as beyond rivalry. Of course. e he knew that the News and Courier has not encouraged lawlessness and resistance to the state government; of 1 course, he knew that constables have o not been called 'spies' in South CaroUna for eight or ten years: of course, he knew he was drawing his bow long 1 when he said these things, but they r will tickle his friends, and it is a hard n heart that will grudge them a little mirth in this day of the senator's dark " brown sorrow. b "So far as we are aware, there is a nothing thinkable that the senator is c not excusable In saying at this time if it &ives him relief, for. thanks to the v Kraser Lyons and others, upon whom o: lis wrath spent Itself last summer, it j an do no harm. In an article which he senator read with engrossing Inerest and made the text of a harangue n Bamberg last July, the News and 1 'ourler said: 'The time has come vhen the people, however they trust Tillman, are indifferent to his ravings igainst the press.' Mr. Lyon's ma- J ority was 16.000?which might have >roved greater than the senator's had ?ol. Lumpkin remained in the race. < "But others may be mirthful when !enator Tillman is discovered trying to ineak through a crack in the backloor such as this: 'It is a matter of ittle concern as far as the principle f roes whether the liquor is purchased >y the board in Columbia or the board n Charleston, provided WE (capitals 1 >urs) stop the stealing.' In that 'we' he senator perpetrates his second Joke >f the season. 1 "But it is. senator, a matter of trenendous concern?it was the one 'con ern,' senator, that carried you roar ng and snorting:, slamming: and damnng newspapers and men through went.v counties last July and August, t was the state dispensary, the state n the liquor business and not the 1 :ounty. that was the Tillman dispenlary?that was, that is no more and lever shall be. You. senator, entwined rour name with the 'principle' of the J itate as the liquor dealer, and we, lenator, meaning the state dispensa v's opponents, and not you. 'stopped ts stealing.' Your pet's pilfering days I re over; the only thing that remains s to remove the Dutrid carcass of rour 'best solution of the liquor ques- I Ion.' and it is too late, too late, for 'ou to coddle the county dispensary r'ea. which. If it be a fraud and breedr of frauds, will bring odium upon 1 he guilty counties and not upon the tate of South Carolina." NOT A JOB HUNTER. "o Neils Christensen Virtue Carries ^ Its Own Reward. Several days ago. says the Columbia orresponrient of the News and Cou- , ler. the Columbia Record, which Is n he chief mourner at the funeral of the tate dispensary, published a local arIcle and also an editorial. Intimating hat Governor AnseJ would appoint and hould appoint as dispensary auditor, nder the Carey-Cothran act. Senator feils Christensen. Jr.. of Beaufort, who , as one of the hardest workers for the c Jarey-Cothran bill and one of the f lost determined opponents of the state Ispensary system, one who has done s much as any one else to bring r bout Its downfall. 1 J The friends of Senator Christensen fl rere very much surprised by these arIcles, and none more so than Goveror Ansel. The first suggestion of Mr. T 'hrlstensen In this connection, which a ad been made to the governor^ was j he query of the Record the day the rtlcles were published. This corre- r pondent wired Senator Christensen for a is reply to the articles and the fol- c >wlng has been received: ^ Senator Christensen'* Letter. Reaufort. S. C., February 23. 1907. The use of my name by the Record i connection with the dispensary au itorshlp is unauthorized, unwarranted nd preposterous. I have not had raining as an auditor. 8 It has been permitted to me by an o verruling Providence to be one of the istruments in the overturning of the r armer state dispensary, for which I c m deeply grateful, but the satlsfac- r Ion in the task springs largely from [ he fact that It was undertaken and ^ nished at a personal sacrifice and r rithout hope of reward. For two years I have given most of c ly time and energy to the lnvestiga- 0 Ion of the former state dispensary. ^ "he compensation allowed was 54 per v ay and five cents per mileage, all of . rhlch barely covered traveling and llv- r ,ig expenses. Moreover, the approprl- c tlons made by the legislature to car- j y on these Investigations were so in- e dequate that they would have failed, j, a very large measure, if I had not v uaranteed. over the signature of the g rm of which I am a member, to be esponsible for the payment of bills ggregating several thousands of dolirs. I cannot bring myself now to accept ny office that might be construed to >e a reward. If I were peculiarly fit- 1 ed for this work and the situation i eemed to demand my services, as anther situation plainly demanded the ervlces of my co-worker. I would acept despite the fact that it is dis- d asteful. There are many skilled audi- c ors in this state. I am not one. . Worked Unselfishly. Mr. Chrlstensen is a member of the rm of Nells Chrlstensen & Sons, of - Infant V seaurori, wno are amuug uic oncerns In that portion of the state, nd Mr. Chrlstensen neglected his per- ? onal business to spend a large portion f his time on the work of the lnvestl- v atlng committee. Not only that, but t le obligated himself and his firm for j he payment of the bills of the Plnkeron detective agency for service renlered to the committee and a sworn a tatement to this effect appears in the g eport to the legislature. Mr. Chrlstenen has good nerve, as was shown In ils work on that committee, and his r rlends remarked on it again when he c i-as told one night a few weeks ago y hat his firm had lost about $30,000 in he big fire at Beaufort, and he never hanged countenance: he kept at his v rork in the senate and did not go home e intll the legislature had adjourned, af- j er killing the dispensary. He Is not Job hunter and does not need to be. MERE-MENTION. J Earthquake shocks at Kingston, Ja- a naica, last Friday, caused walls dam- 0 ged by previous shocks, to fall. Ig- j mrant natives believe the Island will ^ Ink into the sea before Easter Sun- r lay Secretary of War Taft will ^ nake an official visit to Panama and a hiba In April Five persons were ^ ;illed in a collision on the Michigan y Central railroad last Friday. A fast j xpress train ran Into a light engine n sharp curve Mayor Dunne has ieen renominated as the Democratic andldate in the approaching Chicago nayoralty contest... .Harry Pratt Judon has been elected president of the Jnlverslty of Chicago... .Raphael Spoato, a White Plains, N. Y., contractor, ias last week sentenced to Sing Sing trison for three years, having been onvicted of kidnapping a fifteen year Id girl Josheph Sucher, a Brookyn. N. J., man. who did not have faith n Savings banks, was relieved of $147 >ne night last week, while he slept kith a pistol under his head. Sucher arrled his roll in his pocket The .lodern Woodmen of the World have ffered a reward of $2,000 for the ares t and conviction of the party or laities who sent an infernal machine o Justice Cortese of Paterson. N. J., hrough which the latter lost his life ome weeks ago Five Boers who renton a raid in November, have been entenced to death at Kimberly, South Lfrica... .The Porto Rico line steamer lugoma, was sunk at New Orleans itst Thursday as the result of a collii??n with the French cruiser Kleber. leven lives were reported lost 'hree persons died in the United States ist week whose combined ages were 37 years. The oldest was 114 years s Id Business failures In the United a States for the week ending Feb. 20, h lumbered 177. against 204 the week a revlous Terrorists attacked the lostofflce at Warsaw, Russian Poland s ast Friday, who shot and killed the o ostmaster, two clerks and two soliers. The robbers got away with sev- s ral thousand roubles A woman J nd three children were drowned as n he result of breaking through the Ice n a creek at Buffalo, N. Y? last Fri- f: ay The Austrian Lloyd steamer c mperatrix. from Trieste to Bombay, ii an on a rock and sank last Saturday il ear Gape Elaphonisi, on the Island e f Crete. Passengers and crew num- fi ered 150 A Norwegian schooner e rent ashore off Fjaltring, on the west d oast of Jutland, last Friday. The essel was entirely lost and her crew li f eighteen was drowned. tl LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS3. E. Boney, Sec. and Treas.?Aska 11 you Insure your homes and barm why not Insure your mules agalnsi loss by fire, lightning, etc. r. C. Wllborn?Offers town and country property for sale on terms to sull purchasers. Ilenn & Allison?Say that Mr. R. T Allison Is now In the west buylnj mules and horses, which will be ready for your Inspection next Monday. Star Drug Store?Invites you to see its handsome showing of post card! which It has just received. L W. Johnson?Has chewing ant smoking tobacco and cigars and 1: headquarters for coffees and teas. L?oan and Savings Bank?Tells yoi there Is no surer way to accumulate money than by having an accoum with It. fork Drug Store?Invites you to consult it about paints before you buj for your spring or summer painting It sells Sherwin-Williams paints. ?*irst National Bank?Wants you t< become one of its patrons and customers if you are not such already You are always welcome. r. L. Williams & Co.?Claim that the J. E. Tilt $3.50 shoe is the best Ir the world at the price. They have them In all leathers. 3ank of Hickory Grove?Invites you tc Investigate Its methods and facilltiei for handling your banking business Richard W. Hutson. Clerk?Publishes order and notice In the matter of L B. Foushee, bankrupt, returnable or March 11, 1907. 11. W. White?Says the Tavora lot he offers for sale will fool the man wh< does not buy It as an Investment oi for a building lot. fork Supply Co.?Tells you what II wants to buy and also gives a list ol articles which it wants to sell, Including roofing, shingles, guano, etc forkville Buggy Co.?Says its bugglei are away up among the best. It i? overstocked on farm wagons, anc will sell cheap to reduce stock. Thomson Co.?Is showing a new shipment of lace curtains, also an express shipment of embroidered and net shirt waist fronts. Federal arms wers unable to comruei he civilization of the south and we lo not think that Mr. John D. Rockeoiler's $32,000,000 can do so either, Mr. J. W. Simril says that the three nlles of road from T. M. Martin's tc . H. Barry's, constructed by the people >f the neighborhood with the assist ince or toe caiawoa rower comjmiy. t? get by the back water In Allien creek, occasioned by the powei lam. Is the best three miles of unnacudamlzed road In the county. He ays that the road was put In thor>ugh condition by the right kind ol Irainage. AGAINST COCAINE. Following Is the text of a law passid at the recent session of the general issembly to restrict the sale and use f cocaine: "Section 1. Thut any person, firm >r company who shall sell cocaine, exept on the written prescription of a iractlcing physician, to be used undei he personal supervision of such phylclan, shall be deemed guilty of a nisdemeanor, and upon conviction hereof shall be punished for the first iffense by a fine of not exceeding $100, ir by imprisonment .not exceeding 3d lays: and upon any subsequent condctlon shall be fined not exceeding 500, or Imprisoned not exceeding sin nonths, with or without hard labor, >r both, In the discretion of the court: >rovided, That nothing herein contalnid shall prevent the sale of cocaine >y wholesale druggists to the retail ot wholesale druggist, nor the use of the ame by a regular licensed aemai iractltloner In his own practice." WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The waste baskets put up along he streets by the members of the Ci^c League are quite an acceptable lmirovement. ? Something Should be done to lnluce consumption of the large amount if electric power that the town ol forkvllle Is paying for without getting my benefit from It. If this power vere utilized the revenue to the town vould be many times Its cost, ? Trinity Methodist church Is under;oing extensive repairs. All the woodwork Is being overhauled, as also are he windows and a handsome carpel s to be put down. Several additional nemorlal windows are under considertlon 'among members of the c utgre;atlon. '?fvhat promised to be quite a selous fire was checked by good work in the part of the fire department esterday. The alarm came from the esldence of Mr. T. M. Dobson and when the department, which respond d promptly, reacnea we spot, me nterior of an upper sleeping room i-as found to be In a blaze. Within a ew minutes the Are was soon conluered. Quite ft number of articles n the room were destroyed or damged; but the heaviest loss consisted if a trunk and contents, belonging to Irs. Dobson. Besides wearing apparel he trunk contained valuable souveilrs. Jewelry, etc., the aggregate value ieing estimated by Mr. Dobson at bout $r>00. There was no Insurance, 'he room In which the fire occurred ras more or less damaged; but the oss Is covered by Insurance. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. W. N. Ashe of Rock Hill, was n Yorkville Thursday. Mr. Samuel W. Ouy of Lowrysville, ras in Yorkville yesterday. Mr. A. B. Correll of High Shoals, N". spent Sunday with Yorkville riends. Mrs. NT. T. Praftln of Riverside, Is isitlng her daughter, Mrs. M. W. Vhlte. Mr. John W. Simrll and daughter, rliss Clara Belle of Ebenezer, spent ast Saturday in Yorkville. Misses Cora Edwards and Amy Garison of Pineville, N. C., are guests of diss Bessie McConnell. Mr. John B. Ross of Russellvllle, trk.. Is spending a few days with his ister. Mrs. W. C. Ewart. Mr. H. F. Adlckes of Raleigh. N. C.. ame to Yorkville Saturday on a short isit to relatives and friends. Mr. Bert Ormand of Bessemer City, C. C.. spent Saturday and Sunday flth Mr. G. C. Ormand's family. Mr. Paul G. McCorkle and son, laster Billie. returned to Chester last vening aft<-r spending a few days rith Mr. It. It. AlcCorkle's family. Misses Marie Moore, Fredrica Linday, Bessie Pegram, Winnie Crawford nd Mary Dobson of Wlnthrop have ieeii spending a few days with friends nd relatives in Yorkville. Miss Margaret McLean of Gastonia, pent Sunday in Yorkville, the guest f Misses Hazel and Mamie Lee Grist. Mrs. John S. Jones and children pent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. ohn D. McConnell's family at McConellsvllle. Mr. Adolphus Honey is at home rom Columbia, where he is taking a ourse in stenography and typewritig. having come up on account of the iness of his father. Mr. D. E. Bon y, who has been confined to his room or the past ten days. Mr. D. B. Bony expects to be out again in a few ays. Bqnnettsville, Feb. 22: A number of idles were present at the parlor of le Skye hotel Monday afternoon to hear the very interesting address o Mrs. Robert Moultrie Button, stab regent of the Daughters of the Amsr f can Revolution. Nineteen ladles gav< ^ In their names as charter members o a local chapter, and others have slnci . signified their Intention of joining t Mrs. John N. Drake was selected ai regent for the local chapter. The or \ ganlzatlon will be completed and offi ? cers elected at a subsequent meeting ' held for that purpose. , Charlotte Observer, Feb. 24: Mr ? Baxter Balles, a leading farmer of tin lower section of the county, wa | thrown from his buggy near the inter section of Tryon and Morehead street yesterday afternoon and badly hurt He was driving Into the city with i friend and was Just turning up Soutl Tryon street. The moment that hi reached Morehead street a negro boy Roy Ralney, who delivers clothes fo the Carolina Pressing club, ran lnt< the horse, frightening him and causlnj him to run away. Mr. Balles and hi: companion were both thrown to th ground and severely bruised. The bl cycle was broken In a half-doxei places and the colored boy knocke< unconscious. Mr. Balles was carrle< In the home of Mr. F. D. Alexander an< soon recovered. The boy was carrle< home and a doctor summoned. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. Mr. T. E. McMackln. superintend ent of education for York county, ha received from the School Improve ment association, Miss Mary T. Nanci of Abbeville. Dresldent and Miss Ann! i P. Starke of Rock Hill, correspondlnj ' secretary, the following letter tha ' will prove of Interest to the schools h . this locality: The School Improvement assoclatloi I has decided to offer fifteen prizes t< the schools of the state for the mos decided material Improvement mad< , during the given, length of time. Fivt of the prizes are to be $100 each ant ' ten are to be $50 each. Regulation! concerning the fifteen prizes that an to be awarded by this association an as follows: 1. Improvements must be made be > tween Jan. 1 and Nov. 15, 1907. . 2. Prizes will be awarded to school! where the most decided material im provements have been made during thi time mentioned. 3. Under the material Improvement . are Included local taxation, consolida' tion, new buildings, libraries, interioi decorations,, beautifying yards, ant > better general equipment. 4. No school can compete for an] , of these prizes unless It is a rura ' school. No town or city with mort than 500 population shall be eligible tt the contest. 5. All who wish to enter this com test must send names and descriptioni of schools, before Improvements art I made, to the president, prior to Oct; 1 6. All descriptions, photographs ant ether evidences showing lmprovementi must be sent to the president befort i Nov. 1. 7. Prizes will be awarded in cheoki , sent by Dec. 1. The prizes are to b< ^ ImnrnuamAnta In thi linen 1UI 1UUIICI linpt u t v??v..ku ... schools receiving them. 1 THE MULf MARKET. Notwithstanding the prevalent hlgl > prices the demand for mules contlrtuei about as brisk this seasop as hereto ! fore, and the outlook Is that the em , of the season will show thai loca dealers have sold as many head o; animals as usual. "But really mules are not hlghei > than usual," said a local dealer d's 1 cussing the matter with the reportei a few days ago. "I mean proportion' ately" he explained- "Go back to tb< time when mules were selling at $8( ^ and J100 and cotton was worth froir 4J to 5 cents a pound. The average purchaser why had to dig the price of his mules out of the ground generally required two years for the task ' He can pay for a 1300 mule just a." 1 easy now." ' . "But I will make this remark Ir this connection; the dealer woulc 1 much rather handle low pricet mules than high priced animals. Toi see we stock dealers do not follow the percentage basis so closely as d< ' other classes of dealers; but look Coi our profits rather at a per capita ba ' sis. As a genera) thing we do no make any more out of a high prlcpc animal than out of a cheaper animal It requires a lpt more money to handle high priced mules than low pricec mules and therein comes much of tip hardship." 1 Concluding the dealer remarket that the mule season did not open until about the first of January; but h? Is of opinion that there are still ? good many mu|es to be sold during March and April. 1 1 MR. McCAW AND MISS ANQERSON The Charlotte Observer of thh morning has the following readabh story In connection with the marriagt of Mr. William H, McCaw and Mist Genevieve Anderson. It was 10 o'clocK at a residence ir Hickory when Mr, Williarn If. MqCaw, manager of the Observer's Columbia bureau, was married to Miss Genevieve Anderson of Rock R|1J, S. O Mr. McCaw, a bright young mar was quartered at the Hickory Inn pending the performance of the ceremony. "In the hour of the night wher i men art not courageous," he was roused by an alarm of fire, and ran as hf was then clad to the ground, to thf safe bosom of Mother Earth. Nc sooner did his feet upon the dew oompose his mind than he recalled thai his license, for which he had had tc drive to Newton, and his necessary ef fects In clothing, to say nothing o| his wad?as the wads of newspapei men go?were all still In. his room. He made a return dive, burst Into the wrong room, when time was of the essence, squandered a great man> minutes, righted himself, struck his leg into his proper trousers, his wad into the pockets of the same, and hotfooted it to the ground again. Now, this Is no fiction. Mr. McCaw und bride came Into the office lasl night, absenting themselves a few moments from the Sehvyn (which he called a "joint!") He and she leaned over the counter and told this thing to a crowd of witnesses In Old Jawn Ross's department. They told or themselves, they did. The bride?and none of this story is conventional?was beautiful: light brown eyes, full of laughter: blush that went and came, a breastpin comprising a crescent of alternating pearls and sapphires, a wonderful sudden hat shot straight up from the forehead draped with a loosely woven veil and decorated with a swan wing on one side?the left side? and the wing of a wood-drake In the midst of the white, and gauze shirtwaist. a checked gray coat and skirt, and an exquisite, most lively sense of humor: To-wit, she said. In the presence of her new husband and others, that she did not Intend to refawm him or take him to Sunday school and that if ever she took him to church it would be more of a social than a spiritual activity. "H-what trick did he play?" asked T.? ?? * * Rnuu 1111I vpvIntr In hi? rip]ioirillS fatness. "H-what trick?" "Graft." said the bride. Everybody howled with laughter, because of the presumption, derived from that single word, that she is rich, and the knowledge derived from an acquaintance with his occupation that he is poor. "That's so." said Mr. McCaw. "I never have seen anything equal to shemales for graft. Wa'n't it you" (to Ross) I wrote to gimme a pass? Oh. but a shemale loves to ride on a pass!" The laugh was on the bride. "Genevieve. Genevieve," said the poet, reminiscing. Said he, "Oh. Genevieve, the world's despair." Said he. "All thoughts, all passions, (quoting the first stanza of Coleridge's stunt f addressed to one Genevieve) all de? lights that animate this earthly frame, ?all are but ministers of love, and feed his sacred flame." He then sang, s being moved thereto by the situation, f "Genevieve, sweet Genevieve, the 6 years may come, the years may go," and so forth and forever." This took ' well; s But It was funny, that Mr. McCaw . should be the Only man under the wide and starry sky that ever married a woman whose purpose was not to make of him a drone, refawm him, cut out of him the fire, subdue him. But here: Mr. McCaw had 'phoned ' early the night before the fire that he e I wanted the connubial, matrimonial [ s knot tied very early In the morning . yesterday, and the bride-elect, waiting behind her silken curtains, had 'phon8 ed back, "Not too early." But after ~ the fire, Mr. McCaw had nothing x ahead, but to get married, and he hastened down to Miss Anderson's lodging at a little before 6. She conB fessed last night that she hadn't slept -, a wink, and he told that he saw her r through her window, wide-eyed and ornamented with a papered curl de5 scendlng on her forehead. He begged j her to get married right then. B "I can't, can't do It now," said she, (This Is so; they can't deny It.) And he stayed there, stuck rlfht - there, pleading till 10 o'clock, at which i hour, as hereinbefore stated, the matj Ing was consummated. They ran a narrow risk with a preacher, who had 1 an Imminent funeral, but that Is past 1 and Irrelevant. , j Mrs. McCaw was tickled to death last night with the boys; she thought them bully; her conversation was entirely unrestrained; said she to her husband, as they walked on back to the Selwyn. "It's a pity they can't use It for It really Is a good story, ls'n't 8 It?" Bless her Innocent soul! Her - new husband hurried back to tne B newspaper and betrayed her. "Gosh!" said he. being hints a newspaper man. "Gosh! But won't she be sur? prised when she sees It In print!" t Here's lookin' todes you-all! t ? LOCAL LACONICS, t Magistrates to Keep the Peace. 3 The following is published at the re* quest of Senator Brlee: "Please give s public notice of the fact that under i the present law, each magistrate and ' his constable, when requested by the g persons in charge of any public meeting, and, especially when requested by school trustees or persons in charge of g any public exercises of any school . meeting, in their respective townships, s are required under penalty, to attend all such public meetings, and school ? exercises for the purpose of preserving r and arresting all offenders," 1 Charged With Robbing a Car. f Theo McGraw, a young white man 1 from Rock Hill, was committed to Jail i last Friday afternoon on the charge of 3 robbing a car In the Southern railroad . yard in Rock Hill on Friday. Officers s EubankH and Langley caught young 8 McGraw In the car. He had plied qp some flour and other articles In a way j that seemed to make clear his pur8 pose to Hteal them and subsequent in^ vestlgatlons developed that a case of ? shoes had been taken from the car s and placed In an outhouse near by. A pair of the shoes had been taken out, tried on and put back. McGraw was bound over in & bond of (500. His 1 friends tried to secure his release on a 1 straw bond; but Magistrate Beckham saw through the effort and sent him 1 to Jail. McGraw is only about twen1 ty-two or twenty-three years of uge; f but he has a criminal record already, having been convicted of robbing a r man at the muzzle of a revolver. New School In No. 36. At a meeting of the county board 4 of education in the office of Superln. tendent McMackin lgsf Saturday, plana were reached where what once was known as the Adnah and Watson [ school are to be consolidated |n a single school to be established near the plantation of Mr. C. C. Hughes, about four miles south of Yorkville. The Watson school bu|ldi Ing is located In District No. 8, kpown I as the York district, and the Adnah . school is in District No. 36. The proposition Is to change the line of school district No. 36 so as to Include the Watson school. It is understood that about $400 can be raised by the sale' of the present buildings and by private subscription of those interested and it j is expected that $300 additional can be obtained from the general school fund, making $600 available for the proI posed new building. Messrs. R. M. Anderson. C. C. Hughes and J. M. Rranch were appointed a committee to select and procure a site for the proposed ' 1. 1 new acnuui uuuuuig. , Freak Girl Burnfd. "Wild Rose, the monkey girl from , Yucatan," one of the freaks with the Coney Island United shows, which exhibited in Yorkville a few weeks ago, was so badly burned in Columbia last J Saturday night that she died early , Sunday morning. Thp Coney Island ' United Shows were exhibiting in Coj lumbia and after the shows had been closed for the night. Rose was locked j in a room with only a dog for company. Some time afterward the people were aroused by the frantic barking i of the dog, and unable to gain admission in any other way they broke down [ the door, finding the unfortunate frealf . fatally burned. "Wild Rose" was about ' forty years of age, and was an idiot 1 who was unable to express her wants ' except by inarticulate sounds. The 1 show people claimed that she came ' from Yucatan: but it is just as ' likely that she may have been born ' somewhere in America. It is said that 1 the people who had charge of her have * been making large sums by exhibiting ' her: but she proved a very poor at; traction in Yorkville. i Death of Mrs. Bridget O'Connell. ! Fort Mill special of February 25 to ! Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Bridget r O'Connell, of this place, died Satur1 day afternoon after a lingering 111I ness of a year or more. She was about 80 years of age and Is survived by five children, three of whom still reside here at their large and comfort; able place near the outer limits of r town. One son. Dr. Dennis O'Connell, is now president of the Catholic uni' veristy at Washington, though for 1 years he occupied an Important posl1 tlon in the church at Rome. For years the O'Connells have been known as the Catholic family of the town, though in their social relations and many acts of kindness and charitable work one could not dissociate them from their fellow citizens of other faiths except It be to give them credit for being more liberal. It is a wellknown fact In Fort Mill that there are fovi- raaod nf <tli>knpss here when an O'Connell Is not the first present and when death comes their helping hand Is most felt in the last sad rites. Those ; who knew the old mother best loved her most and it will be hard to realize that her sunny disposition and cheerful words will never be felt again. The body will be taken to Co- , lumbln for interment, from which plac? the family moved during the war. War In Central America.?A state of war exists between the republic of Honduras and Nicaragua. Zeleya, the ; president ofXIcaragua on last Sunday gave out the following statement: "We went to war because Honduran forces uttacked our small garrison on the frontier, looting, burning and kill- I ing. We demanded satisfaction and < it was denied us: we agreed to accept I whatever decision the arbitration i court might render, but President < Bonilla of Honduras, dissolved the I court by withdrawing the Honduran < arbitrator. ' "Nicaragua has triumphed in four ' combats over the Honduran forces without suffering one defeat. Our I forces are today in the territory of I Honduras. I ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Anderson-McCaw?Planting of the Class Tree?Death of D. N. Roddey? Other Notes, correspondence of the Yorkrills Enquirer. Rook Hilu Feb. 25.?News was received here today of the marriage in Hickory. North Carolina, of Miss Genevieve Anderson, daughter of Mr. Jno. G.-Anderson of this city, to Mr. William H. McCaw of Columbia. The marriage took place at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. George Kllltan, where she was visiting. This event was not altogether unexpected as Mr. McCaw has been haunting Rock Hill at frequent Intervals for some time past. Thev will arrive In Rock Hill tonight and spend a few days with the bride's parents before going to their nome in uoiumoiu. It is the custom of the senior class at Winthrop to plant their class tree on Washington's birthday, so on last Friday the class led by the college marshals In the class colors, black and gold, preceded by the president cf the college, Dr. D. B. Johnson and Rev. W. L. Llngle, D. D.. marched solemnly across the lawn to a spot on the east campus where the tree was to be planted. After a short prayer by Dr. Llngle, an address by the class president. Miss Eliza Mabry of Abbeville, and a song by the class the tree was duly and snugly planted. The president of the class then formally turned over the spade to Miss Estelle Beck of '08. who made a suitable response and the deed was done. Mr. D. N.? Roddey, who has been 111 of pneumonia for some days, died Saturday at his home in West Main street and was burled Sunday afternoon by the Reverends Arial, Duncan and Gibson of the Methodist church. Mr. Roddey was a member of the Woodmen of the World, who held ceremonies at the grave. The deceased was a native of Chester county, but has lived here for several years, conducting a woodyard. His son. Mr. W. D. Roddev Is also 111 of pneumonia. Tl?e< McGraw, a young man. but an old offender against law and order, was nabbed Friday night by the police while In the act of robbing a freight ear standing In the yards here. He had thrown out several sacks of dour when caught and later a box of shoes was found concealed where he had put 5t. / fter the preliminary tidal, where 'lis bind was fixed at $500, he was tf.ken to Jail. McGraw has figured In several bad cases Dotn in me cuy ana county courts and at this time was under a susoenslon of sentence on good behavior. A small fire occurred Sunday night at 8 o'clock and was very proir 'tly extinguished by the city firemen who fot to it and*had water throwing in _ hree minutes after the bell tapped. Of course the fire was quite close to the engine house, but the promptness of the department and especially of the driver, Mr. R. M. Erwin was none the less to be commended and there Is no doubt whatever that this promptness saved the city from what would have been a costly fire. The blaze was discovered in a kitchen house in the rear of Mr. F. H. Barber's residence. Thd flames were rising fiercely from the roof of the building which was not more than 12 or 15 feet from Kimballs big livery stable. Had this caught it is more than probable that the whole square up to the Presbyterian church would have gone. Nothing but quick work saved it. Mr. R. W. Cranford. who for several years has conducted a dry goods business here with Mr. S. E. True of Spartanburg as a partner, on Thursday bought Mr. True's interest and will continue the business as sole owner. Wlnthrop college and the city schools began holiday today In honor of the Father of his country. Consequently the streets were alive with blue and grey uniforms. Mr R. A. Erwin. the very efficient driver of the "fire wagon" has resigned to take a position with a railroad contracting firm. This is a distinct loss to the c|ty and the department as Mr. Erwin was exactly the man for the place. It will be long before one better suited can be secured. Mr. L. C. Harrison, auditor of the Southern Power company came down from Charlotte today and is checking up the books of the Catawba Power Company. "The Sweetest Girl In Dixie" Is the catching title of the play which will he .on the boards at Frledhelm's hall Thursday evening. Mr. L. D. Pitts, secretary and treasurer of the Aragon cotton mill, has bought the O'Bryan home in Oakland, opposite Winthrop college. Mrs. ( O'Bryan and family are expecting to move 'n a short time. At the meeting of Catawba chapter ( D. A. R.. Jield with Mrs. T. A. Barron of Ebenezer, Mesdames Thos. L. Johnston and A. R. Smith, were chosen delegates to the general meeting < in Washington in April. I Mr. R. T. Fewell of the Arcade mill i is hi New York on business connected i with his mill. I , r t i EVERYBODY HELPED. ! i Mr. Jeff D. Whiteside* Thinks H* Was i Given Too Much Credit. 1 Editor Yorkvllle Enquirer: In The Enquirer for Feb. 22, there J appeared an article in reference to the work growing out of the burning of ] Mr. J. L. Whltesldes' barn, which on account of several inaccuracies tends j to give too much credit to me, and , fails to give to others equally deserv- , ing. The whole facts are that a good part of this whole section of the coun- j ty was Intensely interested in the , capture of the guilty parties, and there , were probably more than a dozen men ,j actively and continuously engaged in | trying to effect this capture. I did j spend some money and some time, but ( several others spent as much and some of them spent probably more than I did. As to the purchase of mules on the part of Mr. J. L. White sides, I only happened to be in York- i vllle on other business, and gave him \ nothing but my advice in regard to ; the stock. In the trip to Marion, N. i C., Messrs. B. F. Scoggins and J. Meek i MCGill, together with myself, constl- i tuted the party. Others made other ) trips, and probably Mr. R. L. Scoggins | really did more than any other man < In effecting the capture of Jim Bryan. < I simply ask you .to make this correc- i tlon In justice to all concerned. I Yours truly. I JiEFF D. WHITE6IDB3. , Hickory, S. C., February 26. I The facts In the account referred to ! were gathered from various sources, ] with no other Idea in view than accu- i racy. We are very glad to have the < statement of Mr. Whltesldes, which we are quite sure, makes the record straight. Editor Enquirer. , ! SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ' ? Spartanburg, February 22: Mrs. . t)nuol,i TJiAmou tfl/o r\f a wall IrnOWTl and prosperous young farmer, committed suicide last night by Jumping into a well. Mrs. Thomas had been in ill health for some time. She married Mr. Thomas, of Cavins, several years ago, though recently she had been living with her father, J. G. James. She slipped ou? of her room last night, took off her clothing and plunged Into the well. It Is understood she has been very despondent for several months. Sumter. Feb. 22: By collapse of a two-story burning building early today nine firemen were carried down in the a ruins. Chief W. S. Graham received a s fracture of the skull in two places, and e one arm and both legs were crushed, from which injuries he died later. Two firemen suffered the amputation of a leg, each the result of being crushed, r and the other six were badly Injured. I The second story of the building was n occupied as a hotel and several guests f had narrow escapes and lost all their effects. The fire started in Man- t helm's cafe, occupying the first floor of a the building in which were also Beck r Bros. & Co., wholesale dry goods, and Tisdale's grocery. Proprietor of the 11 cafe, Manheim, w&s badly burned. The t loss is {50,000. I, ? Tha finmrnlwlnn tn wind lln tho a t- ? fairs of the state dispensary adjourned Friday afternoon to meet again on v the 12th of March. The morning ses- c sion was spent in detail work. The a commission having organized its work- e ng fierce will now have to take stock if the various county dispensaries as ? ivell as the state dispensary and this v ivill require some time to complete, c rwo experts were sent to Charleston a this afternoon to check up the Charleston dispensaries and as the county n joard has given bond and is ready to p begin work it will not be long before the dispensaries in that city are opened under the new law. These will doubtless be the first to open. The Richland county board has been waiting for their bond in order to organise and they will be ready within a day or two. They have been besieged by friends of persons who desire to become dispensers, the fellows who have been in want to stay in, and those who have not want to get in, and, altogether, the situation Is very interesting. ? Sumter, February 24: While both companies of the fire department were attending the funeral of Chief Graham, who was killed by falling walls In the fire here Friday, a blaxe broke out at 3 o'clock in the baggage room or rne union suruon anu gained turnclent headway before the department could respond, to destroy the building. Fireman Eugene Stanslll scaled the building and was fighting the blase from the roof when an explosion of gas occurred in the interior, hurling him to the ground and severely cutting him about the face and head with particles of slate roofing. Fireman ? Frank Lyman was also severely cut by flying slate but not seriously. Stansill was taken to the hospital and may recover. The loss of the station, which was a two story structure, was $15,000, fully covered by Insurance. About fifteen pouches of United States mail was destroyed or damaged by water and several pieces of baggage burned. The contents of the ticket office were destroyed. The fire broke out at 3 o'clock this afternoon and was not extinguished until four hours later. It originated in the baggageroom, but the cause is a mystery, as it Is said there was no Are In the stove and no one was inside of the station. Passengers awaiting trains were caused much suffering as they had to stand outdoors in a downpour of rain, with the thermometer below the freezing point THK Hl'iijuko or the Canau?In the sundry civil appropriation bill, which has already been ifavorably reDorted in congress, nrovision Is made for legislation which authorises the president to make contracts for the construction of the Panama canal, and which, according to the interpretation placed upon it by members of the committee. leaves him unrestricted as to the amount of money which shall oe expended under such contracts, f his Is a wise as well as an all-important provision. The gigantic task could never be carried on successfully tn any ?ther way. The plan to place the authority in the .president and not have to run to congress for adjustment of the affairs connected with the canal work Is admirable. The president, under this section, Is empowered to make contracts to complete the work, whether the cost la $130,000,000 or " (300.000,000. Congress thus relieves itself of the details of construction and eaves the entire administration in the hands of the president and the canal commission. The argument is made n behalf of this provision that Inasmuch as no contractor would take the canal work under the restricted appropriation, congress is thus forced to give the president unlimited authority to make contracts, or devise some other plan for digging the canal. It Is said that Secretary Taft la largely responsible for the insertion of that provision in the bill, and his recommendation was based upon a clear knowledge of the entire situation, backed up by common sense and good Judgment. tet Burning dp Hickort I44,?The Hickory Inn was entirely destroyed by Are this morning. The Are discovered between 4 and 4.30 and an alarm given, to which the hook and ladder coftniany responded promptly, but the names had gained such headway that it was soon realized that the building was doomed. By good work the Aremen prevented the Aames spreading to neighboring property, but the hotel Is an utter ruin. Fifteen guests who were In the ho* tel at the time, narrowly escaped with but slight Injuries. Mr. Montague., the. proprietor. In i'! some way had his back badly hurt and k travelling man, one of the guests, dislocated his knee, The Are originated in a small room near the oAlce, where ajl the l&mP* were kept, and one of them which h*d been left lighted, exploded, The hotel was a handsome threestory building with sixty rooms and the original cost was 366.Q0Q. Insurance was carried to the amount of 350.000.?Charlotte Chronicle, Tuesr day. est Tlllmak Ok Lbctukk Tour.?According to the Washington Herald. Senator Tillman has now booked engagements to speak every week-day night and several Sunday nights from the day when this session adjqurns until congress meets again on Pec. |, except three nights still left open* "For these speeches,*' says the Herald's story, "he has a contract at 3300 a night with a lyceum company that assumes all risks as to connection by rail, rent of hall, and similar details, His flrst date is at Baltimore, on the night of March 4th. March and April will be spent in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North CarolinaHis tour will extend into the far west in. me ran. ana auring me summer ue will be heard In New England and the middle west. July 4th he spegkg at Ashland, Ky. He Is free to speak on any subject he may choose so long as his effort is the characteristic Tillman speech. The senator's honorarium In the grand total Is $43,000 for the summer's work?more by some than he could make tending hie cotton crop in the Palmetto state? Rockefeller and Hn $33,000,000.? rhe sum of $32,000,000 must be enormous; Indeed, It is scr great that the minds of men cannot comprehend It But with all of its Immensity. It-ought not to be large enough to cover the multitude of sins for which the m&n who gives it to the "cause of education" is responsible, and with all Its power it ought not to be strong enough to destroy the living fact that civilization will have failed whenever rice can be transformed Into virtue t>y the contribution of money, and the habitual law-breaker Is lost sight if in the lionized hero because he has poured Into the laps of educators part jf the enormous sums of gold he has taken from a people whose laws he has brazenly. defied and whose substance he has systematically plunlered.?The Commoner. To Or pose Senator Latimer.?It is jndel-stood that Representative Lever will be a candidate for the United 3tates senatorshlp to succeed Senator Latimer. There Is no secrecy on the art of Mr. Lever in making this statement, for in conversation with a nernber of the cabinet the South Car>llna representative announced the lenatorship from his state to be the < roal of his ambition. When the mater was discussed among members of he delegation In congress their oplnon was that there might be other aspirants for this honor besides the genleinan from the Columbia district, rhere will be a diligent and vigorous >verhaullng of records before the batle begins and some of the contestants nnv finrl thfit uonntnriol hnnn r? f*AmP retty hard sometimes, unless there Is in appreciative and responsive contltuency.?Washington correspondnce of the News & Courier. ? A very remarkable wreck occured on the Pennsylvania railroad near ilack Diamond. Pa., last Saturday nornlng. The wrecked train Is the 'ennsylvanla's famous eighteen hour rain to Chicago from New York, nd at the time of the accident was unning at the rate of 60 miles an lour. The derailment was caused by he dropping of the front brake gearng of a Pullman car, falling to the rack and throwing the sleeper off. ,-hlch in turn derailed the following ars, the three sleepers rolling down sixty foot embankment, leaving the ngine and combination car standing n the track. On board the train ere fifty-four passengers and a train rew of twelve. Of this number not person was killed, but every one was tore or Jess Injured, two or three erhaps fatally.