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Straps ami ?act$. ? Washington. February IS: Resolutions, demanding the restoration to the army of colored troops dismissed a9 a result of the Brownsville affair, were adopted at a mass meeting here today after an address by Bishop H. M. Turner of Atlanta; W. D. Chappelle of Nashville and other leaders of negro race. Fifteen states having large negro populations, were represented. The resolution further urges that colored voters everywhere qualify for franchises to participate in primaries and conventions and "cast their ballots for Senator Foraker or men who, like him, have stood up manfully against the most powerful influence in defense of the rights of these men who had imperiled their lives in the services of our common country." ? Wall Street Journal: The progress of the Standard Oil company, as shown by its record of profits, dividends and surpluses, for a series of years during which this company has been under prosecution, does not indicate that the efforts of the government to keep the company within requirements of the law are acting as a rein upon its prosperity. Instead of diminishing, its net returns appear to be increasing. At the present rate of income its founder should receive something like $12,500,000 dividends for the current year and the stockholders as a whole approximately $50,000,000. The even tenor of Standard Oil dividends is, ir. no small measure, to be attributed to the world-wide character of the market for Its products. On that very account, its operations are much less subject to local depressions. When reverses come at one place, prosperity Is likely to continue at another, and thus gains and losses balance all the better, because of having both a domestic and a foreign market. ? Shamokin, Pa., Feb. 18: All but one of twenty-eight men and boys who were entombed yesterday in the .Mid-Valley colliery* were rescued this morning. Frank Orloskie, a miner of Mid-Valley, fell down a chute after the accident and was killed. The men were entombed by a number of pillars of coal running, causing a gangway to close in. When the miners were imprisoned they gathered in a long, well ventilated gallery and made plans as to the best means of digging their way through the blockade. The men had picks and shovels and began work without delay. The imprisoned men heard sharp raps on the steam pipes running through the drift and felt certain of being rescued. When the rescuing party penetrated to the entombed it was found that the men had dug for a great distance through the fall of coal. There were but few persons at the entrance to the drift when the rescued men reached the surface. The men quickly made their way to their homes and showed no bad effects from their experience. ? Wharton, Del., February 18: An explosion in the mixing department of the General Explosive company in this village today killed three men. broke nearly every window in stores and residences in Wharton and some windows in Dover, two miles distant. The small building in which the men were at work was demolished and the men were blown to pieces. A Delaware, Lackawanna & Western express train was passing the powder works at the time of the explosion. Every window on one side of the train was broken, several passengers were severely cut byilying glass and many others were slightly hurt. So gieat was the concussion, according to the passengers, that it seemed as if the whole , train would be blown from the rails. The passengers were thrown into a panic and it was some time after the noncor was hpfnr#? the train men could succeed in allaying their fears. Most of the injured were able to continue their journeys after a new train of parlor cars had been made up at Stroudsburg. Three of them, however, were so severely hurt that they stopped off at Washington, X. J., for medical attention. ? St. Petersburg, February 20. Lieutenant-General Stoessel was condemned to death this evening by a military court for the surrender of Port Arthur to the Japanese. General Fock, who commanded the fourth east Siberian division of Port Arthur, was ordered reprimanded for a disciplinary offense, which was not connected with the surrender, and General Smirnoff, acting commandant of the fortress, and Major-General Relss, chief of staff to General Stossel, were acquitted of the charges against them for lack of proof. The court recommended that the death sentence upon Lieuenant-General Stoessel be commuted to ten years' imprisonment in a fortress and that he be excluded from the service. General Vodar, president of the court, read the sentences amid a tense silence. By a great effort -- , <ienerai ouh'.nsci iiuuuiaiurii <? uf>iu soldier-liko impassivity. General Smirnoff also was .seemingly unmoved, hut there were tears in the eyes of General Reiss. The sentence of death was pronounced upon General Stoessel "for surrendering the fortress before all means of defense had been exhausted, for failing to enforce his authority and for military misdemeanors." ? "He's simply the slickest thing in black I have ever seen," is the way a New York police captain described a negro sneak thief, who had been arrested a few days ago. The "Rev." Elijah Harvey, "From Virginia, sah," had been arrested in a pawnshop where he had gone to dispose of a few odd pieces of silverware bearing the initials of \V. K. Vanderbilt, whose residence is constantly guarded inside and out by special police. "Yo's suttainly made a mistake, boss." the negro said to the police officer arresting him. " I'se from Virginia, sah. an' I bought this stuff from a no-Vount niggah oil de street an' was just trying to sell it to this gentleman for 75 cents." Rut the police had overheard hint tell the pawnbroker that these pieces were only samples and that lie had over 100 pounds of it. Investigation by the police brought out the fact that the "Rev." had about a dozen aliases, and that he had served a five year sentence for robbing the -* ... homes or J. i'ierj"Mini .mhi^iii. * nm ir.-> T. Verkes ami other's in 1 *! !?. lit- got away with a $1.4uo cilver cape plate from the Verkes mansion and pawned it for $30. How lie ever managed to ?et into the homes where lie committed his thieving acts, especially as the houses he seemed to prefer employ 110 negro servants, is a mystery tlie New York police are unable to solve. ? Lima. Peru. February 10: The American battleship Meet is expected to reach Callao about s o'clock tomorrow morning. Two wireless messages. one from the ilagship Connecticut and one front the Peruvian cruiser Coronet at Bologna, now coming up the coast with the Americans, were received here today. The first, timed lL'.4f? a. m., conveyed the information that the Meet was then IRM miles from the port, and the second, timed much later in the day, forwarded a message of thanks from Rear Admiral Evans. In his own name and those of the officers of the Meet he expressed his appreciation of tile affectionate welcome by the Peruvian nation and the president. Admiral Evans said he considers the Peruvian escort to Callao a great honor, and thanked the government for its offer to transmit his message to the navy department at Washington. hut added that lie had nothing at present to communicate. The government has issued a decree making Saturday a holiday in honor of Washington's birth and the Americans' visit, and it has ordered the Peruvian ; war vessels to salute the American Mag at noon. The banks and commercial houses will be closed tomorrow and great crowds will greet the fleet 1 when it steams into port, anil takcj part in the later festivities. President Pardo will give a public reception to Rear Admiral Evans and the other oflicers at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon The wireless message from the Connecticut said that Evans had not yet recovered his health.'" fthr \|orlaiUc (Nquirrr. Entered at the Postofflco in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, S. C.: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, I90K. Will the general assembly be able to elect a successor for Senator I^atimer without a deadlock? Hon. J. H. Hudson is being; strongly urged as a suitable man to till out the unexpired term of Senator Latimer. Kvkry man has his friends. It is an old and true saying and it applies with as mueh force as elsewhere to those alleged safecrackers who were captured over at Van Wyck the other day. Both the house and senate have refused to pass the Richards bill providing for the submission of the prohibition question to the primary election. The argument was that the question of such submission is more properly within the province of the state Democratic convention. Congressman Edwards, of (leorgia. is trying to secure the passage of a hill to increase ihe salaries of rural carriers to one hundred dollars a month, and to provide that no established route may be discontinued except with the consent of the congressman representing the district in which it is located. It appears that there are still those, even in South Carolina, who consider seriously the kind of politics so graphically described by Tim Campbell's question. 'What's the Constitution Between Friends?" And except for those who subscribe to this code, there would be no need for law courts or penitentiaries. Fuom stories Mat we have heard from Columbia from time to time, we are sometimes inclined to suspect that some things that have been published down that way are to be accounted for as much through the principle of "Whose bread I eat whose song I sing," as through the sentiment of friendship, so openly avowed as the real explanation. The house and senate have voted for a bill making the salary of representatives and senators $200 flat per annum. It is argued that this arrangement will have the effect of putting the senators and representatives down to steady work hereafter: that they will get through with their business as soon as they can and adjourn when they are through. It is evident that the greatest difficulty that is in the way of Mr. Lyon in his efforts to bring to account the people he is after, is too much community of interest on the part of the people he is after. There is a fellow feeling among the grafters and they will do all they can to cover up each other's tracks. Otherwise this whole business would have been settled long ago. Accoiinixo to reports in the papers the North Augusta dispensary has been closed three times because of the complete exhaustion of stock. The demand from Augusta is so great that the dispensary people have not been able to keep it supplied. A nice way South Carolina has of doing a sister state that wants prohibition, when so many of our own people have been complaining of just such treatment from other states. We are unable to understand through what process of reasoning any wouldbe candidate for governor is able to figure out a possible chance of beating Governor Ansel this summer. It has been the unwritten law heretofore to give almost any kind of a governor a second term. Governor Ansel, however, has made and is making an unusually creditable chief executive, and there isjittle reason to suppose that the people are unaware of the fact. If there is a change this summer, we will be very much surprised. Tiik compulsory education bill has failed of passage. It developed that the proposition is growing less popular than otherwise, and there are probably reasons other than the mere forcing of parents to send their children to scnooi. But those who realize the necessity of educating the masses, and who are prompted l>y purely patriotic motives should not he discouraged, l'osslbly after till, moral suasion and tact, are a better means than compulsion of accomplishing the object desired. But by all means the masses should be educated. ki i'liKst:vi ativk Hardin of Cherokee county lias succeeded in getting through tlie house a bill providing for the establishment of the office of state auditor and inspector, whoso business it shtill he to audit lite accounts of county officials. The nill passed by the very close vote of 51 t : 53. As to whether the senate will pass tne diii is iiioumii 10 oe iiouiiiiui. That it hilt should become a law. however. there c.111 ho very little question, an<l tho jurisdiction <?f ihi.ofticial might ho extended so as (o include muncipul corporations as well. There can be no reasonable objection on the ground of expense because if the proposed state auditor and inspector be a competent official lie will save to the people thousands and thousands of dollars that are now lost through incompetency and mismanagement if not 011 account of more serious faults. Not long ago the News and Courier's paragraph tiend observed that there was a mail somewhere who read the Congressional Itecord daily, and the always-loaded Anderson Daily Mail snapped back that this was nothing remarkable, as there is a man in Anderson who reads the editorial page of the News and Courier daily. That caused the News and Courier to remark that the Anderson man probably does his reading aloud to the editor of the Daily Mail. These joking digs are all enter taining; but in connection with them we want to make a serious declaration. There are several bright paragraphers at work on South Carolina papers; but we do not know of one who sustains himself better than does the artist on the Daily Mail. And so far as the editorial page of the News and Courier is concerned, we think it Is the ablest of any newspaper that comes to this office. It is often that we are unable to agree with the News and Courier. Sometimes it stands for things that are just the opposite of what we think is best; but we have no hesitation in acknowledging the breadth, the liberality, the power and the splendid spirit of its editorial conduct generally. We get several of the best metropolitan dailies of the north, and we see in them more quotations from the News and Courier than from any other southern newspaper. There is no charge for any of this ?not unless it fails to receive even the partial endorsement of the Daily Mail. SENATOR LaTIMER DEAD. Junior Senator From South Carolina Passed Away Yesterday. Hon. Asbury C. Latimer, whose critical condition was described in the last issue of The Enquirer, died in the [Providence hospital, Washington, yesterday morning at 9.15 o'clock. On Monday Mr. Latimer underwent an operation for twist of the bowels. The operation disclosed conditions that were much worse than were anticipated. but still it was thought that there was some hope. Tuesday seemed to show some signs of improvement, notwithstanding a very uncomfortable day and night; but Wednesday the situation began to appear more serious, and grew steadily worse until the end came as stated. The family was gathered about the deathbed when the senator passed away. Senator Latimer was born near Lowndesvllle in Abbeville county on July 31, 1851, received his education in the common schools of the day, and devoted much of his early life to agricultural pursuits. He took an active part in the political campaign of 1876 and early became one of the leaders in the political revolution of 1890, serving four years as chairman of the I>emoeratlc party In Anderson county. He was first elected to congress In 1S04, and was re-e4ected continuously until 1H02, when he became a candidate for the United States senate to succeed John L. McLaurin. He went before the people in the primary election and succeeded in defeating quite a number of men who were considered to be among the ablest and shrewdest in political life. Although there was nothing showy about him. oratorically or otherwise, there is no doubt about the fact that Senator I^atimer was an indefatigable worker, a hard and effective fighter and altogether a useful statesman. He based his hope of reward principally upon works, and while there were those who for political reasons would belittle him. there is very good reason to believe that had he lived he would have succeeded himself notwithstanding. As a mark of respect to the deceased there was an unusually large attendance of members at the opening of the senate yesterday and in the opening prayer the chaplain referred In a feeling manner to the loss the nation had sustained in the death of one of its devoted servants. After the reading of the journal Senator Tillman announced the death of his colleague, and offered a resolution declaring the regret of the senate, which resolution was adopted. An additional resolution authorized the appointment of a committee of senators to arrange for and attend the funeral and Vice President Fairbanks designated the committee as follows: Senators Tillman. South Carolina; Proctor, Vermont; Frazier. Tennessee; Foster, Louisiana; Overman, North Carolina; Johnston, Alabama: Carter. Montana, Dillingham, Vermont; Dixon, Montana, and Smith, Michigan. The senate at 12..10 o'clock, as a further mark of respect, adjourned until tomorrow. Committee From the House. In the house Mr. Finley. of South Carolina, feelingly referred to the death of Senator Latimer. He offered resolutions of regret which were unanimously adopted. The speaker announced the following committee-to attend the funeral: Messrs. Finley, Lever, Patterson, Elletbe, Legare, Johnson, and Aiken. South Carolina; Bennet, New York: Burnett, Alabama; Cook, Colorado; Rtdenburg, Illinois; Hinshaw and Pollard. Nebraska; Lee, Georgia: DeArmond, Missouri; Webb. North Carolina: Fairchild, New York; Kusterman, Wisconsin. As a further mark of respect the house at 1.12 p. m. adjourned. The funeral party left Washington yesterday on a special train and the funeral takes place at Belton today at 2 o'clock. Information of Senator Latimer's death was promptly communicated by Senator Tillman to Governor Ansel, ana hi- thn envernor to the eeneral assembly In session in Columbia. A resolution was adopted yesterday providing that after the completion of business tomorrow the general assembly adjourn to Tuesday March 3. when it will meet again for the purpose of electing the senator's successor. The commission named to attend the funeral is: Senators George W. Sullivan. George J. Holliday, J. R. Earle, C. L. Blease, T. J. Rogers: Representatives E. M. Rucker. E. L. Richardson. J. T. Cox. H. E. Gyles, K. I). Smith, J. H. Miller. J. A. Hall. [Allan Johnstone, L. S. Clinckscales, George Dick. ? Expenses of the Commission.?A [ good deal was said last week about the expenses of the commission to wind up the affairs of the state dispensary. There was a little bit of criticism from one or two who probj ibly had not informed themselves. Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman of the commission, stated that the actual expense was $59,000. For a while quite [a large plant was in operation. They employed a considerable force in the bottling and shipping departments as well as the clerical force. This accounts for the expense, each item of J which is suitably recorded on the books. The commission also paid the expense of the constabulary under the old state dispensary for one or two months and there were other such expenses incident to the closing out of a three-quarter million dollar stock. Dr. Murray states that it is unnecessary for the commission to plead any justification, but he is glad to get the opportunity to say that the comtnission closed out the stock at a profit of $12,000 over the above the appraisement made by the experts. To tltis $13,1(00 may be added $14,000 in interest secured from money on deposit and the interest account is growing at the rate of $2,000 per annum. And I the commission has already recouped from the Richland Distilling company $7,000. Thus the commission has reduced the expenses by $34,500, leaving the net expense for running this plant for six months $22,000. And this matter of expenses, it is |said, will be a mere bagatelle eomi i ilw, >min,.v ilie slate will I (?<ii m nun ? ne saved from the settlement n( claims, ''la- commission It els proud of us bitsim ss management of a chaotic stale of affairs and it; the final relents expects to be able to assist in prosecuting plunderers and in makinc them disgorge. Xone of the expense money has been given to the "(leorgia lawyers." They have been working for a contingent basis and have not been paid a penny.? Columbia State. afiki: Washington xkgkoks. ? a vagrancy bill introduced for the purpose of suppressing crime in Washington was introduced last Wednesday by Senator Tillman. 'There is a clamor abroad." said Mr. Tilman, "for an increase in our police force. I am sure from my knowledge of the 'negro' race that widespread vagrancy here is the cause of this crimino|< gy. This is owing to the over-education of some 'niggers' who are made to have higher aspiration than it is possible for them to attain." Mr. Tillman's bill defines among other forms of vagtancy "a man who lives on the earnings of his mother, wife or minor child." The bill, he said, is in the form of a Massachusetts law with "some little elaboration to try to make the net a little more catching." LOCAL AFFAIRS, i . r NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I. P. Boyd, No. 6?Has milk cow for 1 sale. Flnley & Jennings, Plaintiff's Attorneys i ?Publish summons for relief In the f case of Sarah M. Johnson and others ( against Springs & Burwell, E. B. Springs, surviving partner, and nth- , ors. , E. T. Montgomery. No. 7?Will appi'e- j elate information leading to recovery of a hound dog which disappeared on Feb. 13. Ti. R. Williams, Probate Judge?Pub- 1 lishes notice to the effect that W. C. ' Paris has applied to him for letters ' of administration on the estate of Jessie I. Paris, deceased. ' t W. S. Wilkerson?Gives notice that on 1 March 23 he will apply to the probate ' court for final discharge as adminls- 1 trator of estate of T. B. Brakefleld, < deceased. < A. W. McFarland?Requests all parties < subscribing to The Enquirer on his ? club to make an early settlement with s him, or Mr. R. E. McFarland or the 1 publishers. c Cleveland Dunlap?Is looking for the man who needs a 40-h. p. boiler, a 30-h. p. engine and a sawmill outfit. Cheap if sold quick. J \V. Dobson?Asks you to keep in 1 mind his special sale tomorrow, Feb. 1 22. It will be just like picking up ' money. { J. L. Williams & Co.?Say that their store is still shining in Yorkville, and J asks you to come and see the new ' spring goods. Strauss-Smith Co. ? Makes advance 1 showings of white goods, percales, ' etc. Ginghams at 5c a yard. York Furniture Co.?Is carrying a full J line of Harrison's Town and Country" j paints, Jap-a-lac, alabastlne, var- 1 nlshes, oils, stains, brushes, etc., and ' says it is headquarters for furniture, J I. W. Johnson?Tells you what he has ; that will tempt your breakfast appe- ; tite, and also tells you about other seasonable goods in his line. Glenn & Allison?Mr. Allison is in ttie ( west buying another carload of mules J and horses and will arrive in York- { vllle Monday or Tuesday. York Drug Store?Advises you to get | busy and protect yourself against 1 cold and grip by taking Bowen's grip ' and cold cure. Carroll Furniture Co.?Has a few coal c grates and a full line of furniture and ' wants you to get its prices. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Sells Shu- t mate and Boker razors and can please ' you in the quality. See them for t hardware. Star Drug Store?Has full selection of Landreth's garden seeds, which it has sold for years and which are always j reliable. M. W. White?Inquires ' as to which j side of the market you're on and ad- j vises you to advertise your stocks, j bonds or real estate if you want to sell. Local stocks for sale. Bank of Clover?Explains how It protects the funds deposited with it by , customers from b'urglars. , Thomson Co.?Call your attention to , the fact that their special reduction ! sale in their two big stores comes to an end tomorrow. t J. Q. Wray?Offers men's winter weignt underwear at very low prices In ordei to move it quick. He needs the room occupied. Royal Baking Powder Co.?Points out additional reasons why it is to your interest to use Royal baking: powder. See fourth page. Vn.-Cnr. Chemical Co.?Explains why ii is to the interest of every farmer to use V.-C. fertilizers for his crops, f See fourth page for particulars. c Tomorrow is a legal holiday?Wash- 1 ington's birthday. ] The Greenville News recommends the i use of stilts as a solution of the road ' problem. . Dr. J. H. Saye's bill to prohibit prize- t box insurance has become a law, ^and t there is reason to believe that it will be ' a great protection to the people of South Carolina who have suffered so { much at the hands of wild^t ,insur- t ance concerns. 5 r The high school law has been so , amended that towns of 1,000 inhabitants or over may not have the benefit of it, 1 even in connection with adjoining school districts or otherwise. There is j a proviso that takes care of cases , where high school districts have al- i ready been established so as 10 inciuue i such towns. That is an ugly case that Mr. L. W. Parker makes against Mr. Cole L?. Please, and it sounds very much like a true bill. Almost everybody remembers how it was Mr. Blease who prevented Mr. Parker from giving the name of Lanahan's agent two years ago. If Mr. Please does not mind he will create the impression that he is inclined to try to be smooth. There was more plowing done in the fall of 1906 than had ever been known at that season before; but last fall, because of the condition of the weather very little plowing was done. As the result, farmers generally are behind with their work and many of them are more or less worried over the situation. The probability is that there will be a general effort to solve the problem with the help of improved machinery. The first county convention of the Democratic party is to be held iri May this year. At this May convention, the party will be re-organized by the election of a new executive committee and a new chairman of the same, and delegates will be elected to the state convention, which will also re-organize the state executive committee in the same manner. The state convention will also elect a new national committeeman and choose delegates to the national Democratic convention. SPECULATIVE MARKET. The features of the speculative market yesterday are reviewed in an Associated Press dispatch of last night as follows: The cotton market was quiet but fairly steady with the close very steady at a net advance of 2 to 6 points. Sales estimated 150,000 bales. The market opened steady at a decline of 2 to 8 points and active months showed a net loss of 6 to 8 points during the first few minutes under a renewal of yesterday's late selling movement which was promoted by disappointing cables. Receipts continued lie-tit however, and instead of catching \ the expected stop orders at 10.60 for 1 May a considerable demand was en- . countered on which the market rallied f to 10.71 for that position with active t months generally showing- a net {rain of about 3 to 5 points led by October. Trading was very quie* during the later ! session and fluctuations were narrow and irregular but the market closed within a point or so of the best. Ad- . vices from the south report an easier spot basis in Texas and an easier mar- : ket for tinges and stains in the eastern . belt but futures are still said to be a . big discount as compared with spots. There was some talk that the concentrated May long interests added slight- , ly to its holdings during the day, but ' there was no aggressive hull support and local sentiment seemed to be of u bearish average owing to the unfavorable view of trade conditions. Southern 1 spot markets were l-16c lower to Jc . higher, generally unchanged. Receipts at the ports today 22,038 . against 26,t;"!t last week and 36.636 last year. Kor the week lf>rt,000 against ' 17N,6.\0 last week and 2f>R,742 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 8.371 '. ir. (iiij l.ist vear. and at Hons- . ton against 10,724 last year. \ ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. John F. Youngblood Is visiting 1 relatives and friends at Gastonla. Mrs. (\. W. Kunz and children left ! yesterday for Oartersville, On. Mrs. M. K. Buggeln left this week for | Columbia, where slie will make her ( home. c Mr. John K. Carroll is out again after t being confined to his home for two t weeks with grip. Rev. J. Meek White of Statesville, N\ r C., is on a visit to his father, Mr. Moses 1 White near Hickory Grove. Mr. A. Lee Campbell, who is critically ill with pneumonia at his home in Itethel, was slightly better last night. p Because of the illness of Mr. Lowry's mother. Mrs. M. B. Lowry, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lowry have recalled the f nvitations recently Issued to the mar lage of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth o Mr. James L. Guy, on Wednesday, February 26. The marriage has been ostponed. Miss Mary Eunice Grist left this nornlng for Bennettsvllle, where she toes to visit her sister, Mrs. H. H. ^rosland. Mrs. Julia Cox of Columbia, visited elatlves and friends In Yorkvllle this veek, the guest of her sister, Jlrs. luggeln. A phone message at 12 o'clock from Jlckory Grove was to the effect that he condition of Mr. Moses White was bought to be slightly improved this nornlng. Chester special of Tuesday to News ind Courier: The Rev. C. E. McDonald vent to Pineville, N. C., yesterday nornlng to attend the funeral of his nother-in-law, Dr. I>. L. Ardrey, who lied several days ago in Texas. However, it was stated yesterday in the Charlotte papers 'that the body of Dr. \rdrey was lost in transit while being shipped home; and it Is expected that he funeral will be delayed several lays. THE ROADS. Wouldn't it be great if the campaign for supervisor and county com nlssioners snouia iaKe piace in junjary and February Instead of In July ind August. Quite a number of people have >een Impressed with this Idea recent>' The roads are generally bad. in winter; but this year they are worse .hah for several years past. The reporter heard yesterday of a gentleman who started from his home six miles this side of Rock Hill 'or Yorkville yesterday morning and mule the trip in four hours and a lltle over. He was driving two mules o a buggy and ordinarily would have some through In a little more than an lour. Right at this season, practically iverybody is Impressed with the horible condition of the roads and the jond idea Is becoming popular. Yeserday a good'substantial citizen, one vho remembers even In the summer .vhat conditions are like in the winter, jxpressed himself in The Enquirer nfIce about like this: "Under the law, the chain gang is supposed to be used only for perrr.alent work. As it is generally used, t is worth hut little if anything. It seems to me that the most proper use if the chaingang would be to select some road out of Yorkville, the road n which it would be shown there was nost interest by the amount of help he people would give, and macadamze it as far as the people would be willing to do their full share. Rut letter than that, the thing is to issue x>nds and do things right. For one lundred thousand dollars the county lught to get about thirty-three miles >f good roads, and a hundred miles )f roads in York county would be worth no telling how much. Why that nuch good roads would be worth ibout two million dollars to the penile of this county." And so it goes; but next summer he people will have forgotten all ibout it probably, and most of the :ampaign will be. fought out on conemptible little canards that are not 1.t_ * ^ oancidorntinn A on II UH?? lllllliucn vwnoi??v..,.v.v.. ;he hands of men of breadth and af'nlrs. HAS HIS CREDENTIALS. Mr. T. M. Dobson Is exhibiting to his 'riends un interesting souvenir of the irossing of the equator by the powerful jattleshlp fleet under Admiral Evans eeertly. The souvenir Is In the shape )f ti e lithographed credentials of Mr. Dobsan's son, Passed Assistant Paynast?r B. M. Dobson, < as a member of he court of King Neptune. It has been the custom of sailors 'rom time out of mind, upon crossing he equator, to put through some pret:y rough and severe initiation cerenonies all on board who have not had i previous experience. Even the navies if the world recognize this custom, and is there were on the fleet more than a housand men who had never before jeen across the equator, the occasion )f Admit a 1 Evans's crossing was a nost notable one. Everything had been duly arranged jeforehand, and as the fleet began to tfUUIw O fair mlloa r\f thP ippi oauil ? lllllll ?(. LVM IllliVU V ...W jquator, the commanding officers quiety permitted a lapse in their authority, vhich was as quietly assumed by King Mcptune and his court, and then folowed the fun. The king, accompanied by the queen, ind surrounded by judge advocates, jxecutioners, and other officials, most lotably the royal barbers, established liniself at a convenient place on ship mil had the fishes, suckers, lobsters, clams, tadpoles, polywogs, etc., >rouglit before him as rapidly as possible. Each was examined in due form ind those who were unable to show satisfactory evidence of a previous iniiation, were dealt with in accordance vith custom. The first ceremony was that of the ihave. A paint can served for a mug ?nd a whisk broom for a brush. The at her was made of Hour mixed with nolasses and oil, and the mess was smeared on the face, hair and clothes of he novitiates. Where they stood very veil with the men the novitiates were tllowed to get off light; but where there vas any reason for an evening up of >lrl scores, the matter was well nigh settled by the barber. After the barber rot through with his job came the bath vl -ch was nothing more nor less than i ducking in a big pool of water, witn ho kind's executioners at hand to help he thing' along and make a thorough |ol> of it. But there was an alternative :o the ducking in the shape of the paynent of bottles of beer in proportion to he salary of the novitiates. Mr. Dobam had to give up two dozen bottles. Ordinary seamen had to give two botles each. Mr. Dobson stood for the jeer. Many of the seamen took the lucking. After it was all over, all who had lecome members in good standing in he court of King Neptune were given landsomel.v lithographed certificates leaving full and complete data as to lames, occasion, etc., and guaranteeing mmunity from similar experiences in he future. It is this certificate that Mr. T. M. Dobson is now showing to lis friends and a most interesting paler it Is. CONTENTED OLD VETERAN. One of the very few Confederate ,-eterans of South Carolina, who have 10 homes of their own, is Mr. J. M. Pettus of York county. Mr. Pettus went to the war from "airfield, and lost an arm in the C'on'ederate service. He lived in Fairfield intil some seven or eight years ago, via n he drifted up to York county, and luring the most of the time since lie las been making his headquarters at J lie county home. The old man was in The Enquirer of1cm yesterday. He calls here occasionilly to pass the time of day and let he staff know that he is still in the and of the living, and yesterday after ie had accepted an invitation to have a seat, he took occasion to remark: "We like our new boss at the county lome fine. He treats us right." "Didn't the other one treat you ight ?" "Yes, sir. T never had any cause for .v I.. !?t ? '<riii|H<i 1111. "Say, oM man," the reporter asked, 'suppose they pet through that bill iroviding for a Confederate home at ohuohia. what are you going to do lliout it?" "1 don't know. You know I have no >ther home than out yonder. They real me very well out there, anil I lave no complaint. If they want to nuke me go to Columbia, of course, I vlll go." "Hut they are not going to make you ,ro anywhere," the reporter assured lim. "You will do just as you please ibout the matter. It is like this. You ire one of the very few old veterans vho is without some kind of a home of lis own, ami if those people down in 'olumhia find trouble in getting enough >f you to make a show, they are going o make you some very nice promises o go and live with them." "All right." said the old man, "I can lo enough work to pay my board alnost anywhere." "They will not make you work: but rlmt can you do?" "I cut wood and feed the hogs. I've teen feeding the hogs ever since I have ieen there." "Do they make you work?" "Xo. I don't have to work unless I eel like it. I would rather cut some wood and feed the hogs than not; but if I don't happen to feel like it, the boss will make the wage hands do it." So you are very well pleased with the way you are treated." "I have no complaint at all. I do enough work to pay my board, I think and I get enough outside to buy my clothes. If they will just let me stay, I am doing very well." The reporter suggested to the old man that it was hardly probable that anybody, would think of objecting to his present arrangements, and that if the home Is established in Columbia, he would consult his own wishes as to whether he would go to Columbia or stay where he is. AFTER EXPRESS COMPANY. The ral road commission has adopted an order relating to express rates which is very important. Bills in line with this order have from time to time been presented in the general assembly and there have been some complaints in regard to the policy of the express companies in regard to the matters treated In the order, which is as follows: Order No. 31. Columbia, S. C., February 12. 1908. To the Southern Express company; It is hereby ordered: 1st. That on or by March 15, 1908, the Southern Express company file with this commission, print and keep posted, ana Keep open to puouc inspection, at each of their offices or agencies in this state, schedules showing all rates and charges for the transportation or carrying of any freight; and said schedules shall contain classifications of all freights. Said schedules of rates, charges and classifications to be open to public Inspection at any time during office hours. 2d. That no rate, or change of classification of any article, be made until 30 days' notice be posted at all offices or agencies, and not until this commission has had 30 days' notice and its "consent given to the proposed rate or change in classification. 3d. On or by March 15, 1908, the Southern Express company shall paste conspicuously on each package received by it for shipment collect, a -label as herein set out: Collect. Ami Weight Date 1th. On or by March 15th, 1908, the Southern Express company shall paste conspicuously on each package received by it for shipment prepaid, a label as herein set out: Paid. Amt Weight Date 5th. On each of these labels shall be written in ink. or indelible pencil, by omnnnt onllpnt arl or to be collected, the. weight of the package and the date received for shipment. Ft. L. Cnughninn. Chairman. John H. Earle, J. .Nr. Sullivan, Commissioners. (Seal). E. P. Waring, Jr.. Secretary. TO REFUND TAXES. The act of last year extending the limits of the Yorkville school district one and one-half miles from the corporate limits of the town has been repealed and on yesterday the bill requiring that the taxes collected in the added district be refunded passed its final reading. The refunding bill as It now stands ready for approval by the governor is as follows: Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina: Whereas, a bill is now pending to reduce the school district of Yorkville to its original territory as it stood before the adoption of the act entitled "an act to enlarge the area of the school district of Yorkville to two and one-half miles," approved February 15, 1907. Section 1. Be It enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina, that upon the passage of said bill the board of trustees of the school district of Yorkville, as then constituted, is hereby authorized directed, required and permitted, in the manner Indicated by section (2) and section (3) of this act, to pay to the persons and school district or school districts comprising said territory, out of any school funds that may be spared for the purpose, a sum of money equal to all of the school tux for 1907, that was raised out of said released territory: and upon the approval of this act the treasurer of York county shall not collect any further or other tax levied and assessed upon the property in said released territory for said graded school district. Sec. 2. That said trustees shall forthwith provide the treasurer of York county, with a fund equal to the entire amount of interest collected on the property in said released territory, for the purpose of paying the interest on the bond issue of the Yorkville graded school district, and the said treasurer shall forthwith refund same to the proper parties. Sec. 3. That during the year, 1908, if possible, and not later than March 1st, 1909, the said trustees shall set aside, in the hands of the treasurer of York county, a sum equal to the entire amount of the tax collected in said released territory during 1907 and 1908, for the support and maintenance of the Yorkville graded schools, and the said treasurer shall forthwith refund the same to the persons who paid the same: Provided, Said trustees shall not be required to refund any part of said tax collected in said released territory, to any person, firm or corporation, who has already received the benefit of said tax levy, by way of an appropriation from said trustees for a school for their benefit, nor to any person residing in said released territory whose children attended such school, nor to any one residing in said released territory whose children attended the Yorkvllle graded school during the said period. But said trustees shall refund said money to all other property owners in said released territory. Provided further, That any one entitled to said refund to taxes may donate same to said graded school, or to any other school In released territory. Sec. 4. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. LOCAL LACONICS. Engine Kills a Deer. Capt. John Barxtell told the reporter at the depot yesterday of the killing of a large buck at Camden Junction by train No. 17 Tuesday. Capt. Graham and Engineer Dunlap were in charge of the train. They killed the deer on the upward trip; but knew nothing about it at the time. When Capt. Barxtell went down Wednesday morning he found the section master at work skin ntng ine amriiiii. int- uuun. v??o ?. t.... humlrerl pounder and In line condition. It had probably run against the engine. Mad Dog In Rock Hill. Rook Hill special of February lit. to Charlotte Observer: Latham Rodde.v, a prominent young business man of this ity, was bitten by a mad dog this afternoon and left tonight for treatment at Baltimore. The dog, previous to biting young Roddey, had attempted to bite a boy by the name of Cathcost, near the Southern depot, but was beaten off and came up Main street, when Roddey was bitten. The board of aldermen has issued circulars advising citizens who have dogs to keep them up, and has appointed a dog catcher. The dog was killed late this evening [about a mile from town and young Roddey carried its head along with him I to Baltimore. Great excitement pre| vails. The Negro Who Sold the Liquor. After a prelinilnery before Magistrate Comer yesterday, Bert Jackson alias Bert Joseph, was sent up in default of a $f.00 bond to await trial on a charge of violating the dispensary law. Jackson was arrested on the Dargan place on Fishing creek, on the 11th, two days after the killing of Jim Crockett by Alf Williams, and the people of the neighborhood believe his liquor traffic contributed very largely to that tragedy. As a matter of fact, there had been a good deal of liquor sold In the neigh-1 borhood during quite a while, and common rumor fixed most of the responsi-1 bility on Jackson. The evidence befor Magistrate Comer yesterday seeme conclusive enough, and Jackson wa anxious to be sentenced at once so tha he eould have his punishment over s much the sooner. The magistral however, could do nothing but send th case up to the court of general ses sions. The arrest of this negro wa made by Constable Sanders. New Honors For Congressman Finley. Washington special of February 1! to News and Courier: As stated i press dispatches to the News and Cour ler. South Carolina has again bee honored by having one of her repre sentafives in congress appointed to high position. Congressman Finie takes the place on the printing commis sion made vacant by the resignation t Representative Griggs of Georgia, an by virtue of such otttce will have general supervision of governmer printing of all kinds, as well as all ap propriatlons made for carrying on th work. He was appointed by Speake Cannon. Mr. Fipley has also been ap pointed nrst vice ciuurmuu ui uic wu gressional campaign committee, whlc Is charged with the duty of supervlsln campaigns for the next congress for th Democrats. Its work is important es pecially In the north and east, whei the Democratic and Republican vol is close. Mr. Flnley will probably h required to spend a considerable part < the coming summer in Washington i connection with these duties. Mr. W. F. Marshall Dead. News was received here this mornln of the death of Mr. William *F. Mui shall, which occurred at Anderson at a early hour today. Mr. Marshall ha been ill about ten days, his malad commencing with grip and developin into pneumonia. Mrs. Marshall wer over to Anderson on Wednesday, an was with her husband In his last hour Mr. Marshall was a native of Charles ton, and was a son of the late Wllllai Marshall, who, previous to the wa was one of the leading wholesale mei chants of the city. He was in the 53 year of his age. On July 6, 1892, 1 married Miss Annie, eldest daughter c Mr. Joseph F. Wallace of Yorkvill and has been a resident of this plac since, except during a year or two whe he was engaged in merchandising I Anderson. For some years pust he ha been a traveling representative of tl Armour Fertilizer company and ha quite an extensive trade throughout tl state. He was well thought of in Yorl vile and had many friends here who ai very much grieved to learn of his ur expected death. 'Mr. Marshall leaves widow and six children, three sons an three daughters. The eldest, Mast< Wallace Marshall, is about 14 years < age. The funeral will take place I Yorkville tomorrow, probably from tl Episcopal church, of which Mr. Mai shall was a member. The Clawson Gold Mine. Charlotte Observer, Wednesday: Tl Clawson Mining company of Yorkcour ty, S. C., effected organization yestei day at Rock Hill, with Dr. C. L. Claw son of Richburg, S. C'., president: A. i Hunt of charlotte, vice president, an T. \V. Clawson, late of Wilmingtoi secretary and treasurer. The dlrectoi are: Dr. C. L. Clawson, T. W. Clawso: C. N. Evans of Wilmington; A. S. Hui and T. J. Graham of Charlotte; C. < Graham of Dillon, S. C.; J. E. Grahai and J. W. Marshall of Rock Hill, S. C and D. W. McNaughton of Boardmai The company was chartered under tl laws of South Carolina, the papers < incorporation specifying that buslnes may be commenced when <20,000 of tl <100,000 authorized capital stock hs been subscribed. This amount has a ready been pledged and developmei work will commence at once. Tl Clawson gold mining property is sit uated In York county, S. C., fourtee miles south of Charlotte and five mil< north of Fort Mill. Preliminary wot has been In progress since Novembe The gold-bearing vein has been cut I seven places and large quantities of 01 extracted. The specimens assayed ha\ ranged in value from $27 to $226 a tc and the indications are that there any quantity of it. Mr. T. W. Claw son arrived in the city yesterday f< the purpose of purchasing equipmei with which to Install a stamp mill ar provide for a chlorination plant. Th will be purchased at once. It is expeci ed that the mill will be in operatic within the next two months. SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATIO Annual Convention Now In Session t Dallas, Texas. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 19.?The fc-atui of the first days' proceedings of th annual convention of the Souther Cotton association here today was th address of W. B. Thompson, presider of the New Orleans Cotton Exchang Mr. Thompson, whose subject we "The Functions cf the Legitimate Coi ton Exchange," was frequently intei rupted by questions from delegate The substance of his argument \vf that the New Orleans Cotton Exchang is an indispensable adjunct to the col ton raising industry of the south i that it furnishes a market where th seller may post the price he is willin to take and the buyer may post wht he is willing to ray for the staple. H declared against gambling where n actual cotton was involved but favore dealing in futures, saying that was ah solutely necessary. Several delegates replied to M Thompson. B. W. Marston, of Eas Point, La., declared that the dlstinc tion which Mr. Thompson attempte to draw between an exchange a id bucket shop "was the difference be tween tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum. J. A. Taylor, of Guthrie, Okla., I R. Dancey, of Houston, Tex., and \ L. Johnson, of Cass Station, Gh., als joined in the discusion. E. D. Smitl of Columbia, S. C., declared that i going after the bucketshop the con vention was allowing Itself to h switched from the real issue. "Me get rich by attending to their ow business," said he. "Let us attend t our business by proceeding to mak arrangements to warehouse and flnanc the cotton. What somebody in Livet pool or New York or New Orleans ma write on a piece of tissue paper aboi the price cotton is no concern of ours, C. C. Clark, assistant statistican c the department of agriculture, read paper on the methods employed b the bureau in relation to governmer cotton crop reports. FAVORS MR. HARDIN'S BILL. Correspondent Urges That Measure B Enacted Into Law. I am wanting to see the bill offere by Mr. Hardin, providing for the at pointment of an expert accountant t examine into the county and state ol fices, pass and become a law. I be lieve the effect of it will be to sav the state, counties and schools, sa: $100,000 a year. I would call the al tentlon of the legislature to the repoi of the comptroller general under th head of "County Finances" in whlc it is stated that he has found durin his administration in five years short ages amounting $135,000 and cor rected errors in accounts to a lik amount. This shows $270,000 in ha! the counties in the state in live yean This would appear to show that fo all the counties it would be over half million dollars In dve years an for ten years, say, $1,000,000 as presumption. But I am not presum ing. I know from my own experlenc as an expert accountant for the sink ing fund commission for live year that this condition of things has exist ed for fifteen years at least. I announc ed in forty speeches In the campaig six years ago that the state, countie and schools were losing from $100, 000 to $200,000 a year and that noth ing was being done to check the evi The people couldn't believe it as matter of course, but the comptrolle genenal's report now bears me out an the people must open their eyes. The can see now, and, as the cat said o the roor wnen tne DooijacK nu mm 1 the eye: "Things are. eomlng m way."' If a worse condition of things ex Isted in the days of Reconstruction, have yet to know it. The Hardin bil will correct the evil and the generti assembly should stay here until it i made a law. 1 have very much motto say in future as to these tilings am their causes which will interest th people, but a word now to the wise i sufficient.?N. W. Booker in the State. ? C. C. Featherstone of Laurens, ha been formally announced as a candl date for governor. e PARKER BACK AT BLEA8E. a Greenville Man Talks Interestingly o About Lanahan Matter. ?. The following from Mr. L. W. Pare ker of Greenville, was published In the 3 dally papers of the state last Wednesday morning: Please pardon a few words In nn' swer to Senator Cole L. Hlease in his ' recent remarks In the state senate 11 with reference to my testimony before the winding-up commission. n The absurdity of the charge of consplraey as made by Mr. Blease must ^ be apparent, but there may be some y conditions not understood by all. Neither (.'apt. Smyth nor myself was a supporter of Governor Ansel in the d recent campaign. For myself, though ? I had the highest personal regard for 11 him, 1 differed with him on the issues of the campaign and voted for another. [e I have never had a communication fr with him or any one else referred to by Mr. Blease with reference to my testimony, except with Mr. Avery Pat" ton, to whom, after having been subg poenaed as a witness before the windie ing-up commission, I wrote on December 30, urging him "not again to put e me to the humiliation of appearing In :e a matter about which I know practically nothing." To this letter I never had a reply and had not seen Mr. Patn ton until I appeared before the commission ay few days since. Mr. Please asks the question why I waited until after Mr. Lanahan's death .? to answer the question as to who Mr. Lanahan had told me was representing ^ him in fouth Carolina. I agree with him thut it was unfortunate that the J answer had to be made subsequent to * Mr. Lanahan's death, but I had no I choice in the matter. No one knows better than Mr. Blease S- why the question was not answered two years ago at the time of the hear ing before the legislative committee, y in June, 1906. It was upon Mr. 'j falease's own motion and by the effect a of his own vote that I was excused from answering the question at that >r time, against the earnest protest of f' Mr. Lyon, now attorney general, and two other members of the investigatn ing committee. Having been excused n by the investigating committee from LS answering the question then, it certainiy would have been improper and inconsistent for me subsequently to have !e rushed into print to make public statements which I had asked the legislative e committee to excuse me from making ? l~ oefore them. Having been excused d then from disclosing the personage referred to by Mr. Lanahan, I was not called upon to note any denial by him >r that Mr. Blease was the person refern red to. It will be noted, however, that Ie Mr. Lanahan never denied any part 1 " rtf tho (.nnvsraaHnne referrpd tn hv m? In my testimony. He merely denied that he had told me that Mr. Blease le represented him, which at that time j. I had not testified to before the comr~ mittee, because, as stated, I had been r~ excused. s Air. Blease certainly surprises me, 1(j however, in his statement to the efTect n that he had no idea that I had referrg red to him in my statements before _ the investigating committee. When \ lt' I testified in June, 1906, Mr. Lanahan - had been advised of my having been ^ subpoenaed adtd of the necessity of my . testifying to my conversation with him '' if the court decreed that I should do ' so; furthermore the attorneys repref senting Mr. H. H. Evans had been ad3S vised before I testified of the purport . of my testimony. As the intimacy between Mr. Bleas?, and Mr. Evans was well known, I had j presumed that it had been communicated to Mr. Blease what my testimony l would be. " This presumption was confirmed in my own mind by statements of Mr. 'r. Blease to me. On the evening of my _ testimony, whilst Mr. Haynsworth and , ' I were supping together at Wright s Hotel, Mr. Blease, who had been taking supper at a table some distance ! away, stopped at our table a moment, is and after expressing his approval of the positioffl had taken with reference to testifying, said hf effect that he was familiar with all the facts with regard i to the employment of the party referls red to by me by Mr. Lahahan; that he / had no apollgies to make to anvone " for voting to excuse me from giving the name, but that in justice to the party referred to he wanted to say that that party had not understood fully N the service expected of him when he accepted the employment, and when . he did learn what was expected he declined to serve further, and received less than two hundred dollars for his e compensation. le I understood the statement of Mr. n Blease to be a diplomatic acknowledgle ment of his connection with the matit ter, and, as expressed in legal terms, e. "a plea of confession and avoidance." is Mr. Blease now denies that he had any t- connection with Mr. Lanahan. r- I may add that I am advised by Mr. s. Wm. Elliot, of Columbia, who was alls so my attorney in the" proceedings here fore the supreme court, that Mr. t- Blease made to him practically the n same statement as made above, le In justice to Mr. Blease himself, g and in Justice to the memory of Mr. it Lanahan, Mr. Blease is now, it seems ;e to me, called upon to say who was the g o "high state official" whom Mr. Lana- J d han had employed, as he has acknowl> edged full acquaintanceship in the matter. Whilst 1 cannot conceive that I r. have been mistaken as to statements st made to me by Mr. Lanahan, still If there be error in what Mr. Lanahan d stated to me, Mr. Blease can clear it 1 a and should do so. >- Respectfully, Lewis W. Parker. ? a n i?Ak * n i nno V. UICCU>1UC, O. f CU, II, 1JUO. , f. ? . 1? MERE-MENTION. n Chester Gillette of Cortland, N. Y., must die in the electric chair for the ?e n murder of his sweetheart, Grace n Brown, at Big Moose Lake, on July ? 11, 1906, according to a decision of the ' e New York court of appeals... .R. E. e Elliot, a deaf mute, known all over ' the south as a' vender of shoestrings y and pencils, was murdered near Culloden, Ga., a few days ago for his " money President Roosevelt has granted a pardon to Allen B. Parker, ^ a cashier of the First National bank of y Tullahoma, Tenn who was convicted 11 in 1906, and sentenced to five years' imprisonment for misappropriation of funds Beech Hargls has been indicted at Jackson, Ky., for the murder of his father, Judge James Hargis, and his trial set for the thirteenth day >e of the present term of the court. It is thought that his plea will either be .nsanity or self-defense Dave j. Gregory', white, was convicted in the 0 Mecklenburg county court at Charr. iotte on Tuesday of murder in the sec- A ond degree, he having killed his father e with an axe near Davidson, N. C., several weeks ago A young New York society woman has created a :t sensation by adding to the invitations e sent out for her approaching marriage h the words, "Miss requests that no ? gifts be sent her." Royal L. 1 Smith, a wealthy capitalist, died at I. Atlantic City, N. J., a few days ago. e He was a bachelor and left a large estate, estimated between three and a half and five millions, about half of ,! which he left in trust to be used for a the education of boys living in Clinton 'rt county. X. Y The Pullman Car u company has given notice that as soon as possible it will stop the servr ing of any liquors on its cars anywhere in the country Four men, j 3 one dead from starvation, were picked _ up Tuesday at Neah Bay on the Pacific coast, after drifting 200 miles in an n open noat. 1 neir snip was wrecaci s the previous Friday and the balance _ of the crew was lost Miss Clara Sterling, 24 years old, a teacher In a I county school at New Philadelphia, 1 .[ O.. is under arrest on a charge of cru'r elty, having driven a tack through j the tongue of an 8-year-old pupil .. The Prince of Wales will make a visit ,, to Canada next August on the occasion r of the celebration of the 300th anniy versarv of the founding of Quebec. Frank Cauthorn, who shot his . former sweetheart, Miss Ada Jones, j to death, near Christianburg, Va., has U been acquitted of the charge of murII dor and committed to an asylum 4 s A blizzard of unusual violence Is raging e throughout the northwest. There has tj been much damage to property and not e a few lives lost Thieves broke the s plate glass window of a New Orleans jewelry store Wednesday and got away with two trays of diamonds valued at m *20,rtrt0 The legislature of Virginia s has passed a bill providing that execu tlons in that state be carried out by means of the electric chair.