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ESTABLISHED JOT 1*
LIVES LOST.
Seven Are Killed in a Fire at
Cleveland.
MANY INJURED.
TThc Fireworks on Display Explode,
Causing Panic Among Clerks,
Most of Whom .Were Girls, and
Shoppers?Cry of "Fire!" Was
What Led to the Calamity.
At Cleveland, O.. Seven persons
?were killed, at least two others were
tatally injured and fully thirty more
vere severely hurt as the result of
fire in S. S. Kresge's five and ten
*cent sto/c on Ontario street Friday.
'The dead: Emma Schumaker, 18,
floor walker; Marie Wagner, 17,
?clerk; Anna Trefall, 24, clerk; Frie
da Trefall, 17, clerk; Elizabeth Reis,
18. clerk; Mary Hughes' 27,shopper;
. -James L. Parker, four years.
The fire followed an explosion of
fireworks on disrigy in the ?tore
Opinions differ as to the exact cause
of the explosion. A woman who was
at the fireworks counter said the
stock was ignited by sparks from a
device which was being demonstrated
to her by a clerk. Fire Chief Wal
lace and the store manager were pf
the opinion that the pieces were,?
ignited by a arc Ight.
Immediately following, the explo
sion an alarm "of fire was sounded
?and a panic seized the hundreds of
clerks and shoppers. A mad rush
was made: for the dobrs and windows.
Many jumped from the second and
third floor windows.
The store, which is located near
the busiest corner in the down-town
?district, was well filled with shoppers,
mostly women and chldren. Prac
tically all of the clerks were young |
girls. Although the explosi *e of
the fireworkks caused consternation
the real panic did not occur until
someone shouted "fire."
For an instant a hush came over|
the crowd. Then the women scream
ed, some fainted and sudden fearl
overcame them.
Crazed by the possibility of injury]
?or death, all on the main fldbr rush
ed for the front and rear doors.
Quck.'y they vre -zmmzi -n ths
front doorway. During the jam
those who Jiad attempted to escape
by the rear door were blocked in
their progress. The main door was|
.too small for all who sought safety
there, and the" rear windows wera|
closed with iron bars. Those who
?could not escape in this d^recton
turned to the front door. While
Practically everyone oa the main
floor was able to leave without in
jury through the fr?nt door, it was
mainly because of the jam at that
?door that the unfortunate ones lost
their lives. Two of the clerks, see
ing no possibility of immediate es
cape at the front door, ran to the
basement. The basement windows
also were barred with iron and their
return to the main floor was cut off
oy the approach of the flames. The
other women, again forced to the
rear of the store by the approaching
flames, finally sought safety under
a counter, where their bodies were
found two hours after the explosion.
The five women had been suffocated.
The sixth victim, the four-year-old
son of Mrs. George Parker, was
knocked to the floor during the first
panic. There he lay, unconscious
and trampled upon until suffocated
by the smoke.
While the panic upon the mainl
floor was in progress the flames from [
the fireworks' counter rapidly ad
vanced to other parts of the store.
The smoke and flames were whirled
up the stairway to the second and
third floor. There another frenzied
crowd of clerks and shoppers, en
deavoring to find a means of escape
by way of the stairs, were frustrated
by the suffocating smoke. The eleva
tor man made several trips during!
the first few minutes of the fire and j
took many to the main floor.
Hundreds of persons were near or
infront of the store at the time of
the explosion. . Terrified shoppers
rushed out of the front door to the
sidewalk. Women and girls appear
ed in the upper windows, shouting
and pleading for help. Men upon
the sidewalk cautioned them to wait
xintil the firemen arrived with their
ladders. Hysterical with the fright
that was upon them some did not
wait, but hurled themselves to the
sidewalk. In this manner they
Avere severely injured. Whea one
or two had thus faced death it stam
peded the others and they, too. fol
lowed.
200 RUSSIAN r.SIXERS FERISH.
Gas Explosion in Hikovsky Mine]
Reaps Harvest of Death.
A dispatch from Yusovo. Euro
pean Russia, says a terrific explosion
of gas occurred in the Rikovsky
mine Wednesday evening, in which
a very large number of miners were
nt work. One hundred and fifty
seven bodies have been recovered,
all of .which are badly burned, but
it is believed that the death roll will
reach at least 200. Seventy-three of
the men were rescued alive but many
of them are in a serious condition.
Ten of the rescued died soon after
being taken out of the shaft. There
is great excitement there, and troops
lave been called into service to pre
vent disorders.
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! SAVED BY PAROGN.
THE SENTENCE OP HARRY OR
CHARD COMMUTED.
Condemed to Hang Next Friday Re
markable Self-Confessed Murderer
Has Sentence Commuted to Life.
A dispatch from Boise, Idaho, says
the state board of pardons has com
muted the sentence of Harry Or
chard, who was under sentence to
hang Friday for the murder of for
mer Governor Frank Steunenbeg.'to
imprisonment for life.
Orchard was arrested two days af
ter the assassination of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg at Caldv^ell,
Idaho, December 30, 1906, and a few
weeks later, while confined in the
Idaho penitentiary, * confessed his
guilt ,to ,T;'.mes McPartland, a well
known de: jctiye, at the same time
ascertlng tliat he was employed to
commit the crime ? by officers of the
Western Federation of- Miners." *
As a result of his confession,
Charles H. Mover, president; Wil
liam D. Hay wood, secretary-treasur
er, of the Western Federation of
Miirers and Charles D Petti bone were
arrested in Denver and brought to
Idaho to answer to the charge of
murder.
John Simpkins, another member
'qf the Federation, was also indicted
and in still a fugitive. Haywood
and Pettibone were acquitted after
memorable trhils-Hn^ which Orchard
told a story of wholesale assassina
tion w^hfch shocked the world.
Following the trial of Pettibone,
the case against Moyer was dismiss
ed. Orchard pleaded guilty to mur
der in the first degree. In pronounc
ing the sentence of death a week
iater, Judge Wood recommended
that the boatd of pardons commute
the sentence, saying that be Vas
firmly convince that Orchard had
told the whole and exact truth at
the rials of Haywood and Pettibone,
and that he was therefore, for the
service he had rendered the State,
entitled to clemency.
The pardon board, consisting of
Governor Gooding, Secretary of State
Lansdon and Attorney General Gu
heu, in taking this action acted on
the recommendation of Judge Wood,
made at the time of sentencing Or
! chard.
Orehard to the last was opposed
to having the sentence interfered
with. Only the day before he said
to the attorney that he hoped efforts
to save him from the gallows would,
fail. *
CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.
'Greenville Man Eludes Arrest on a
Warrant Sworn Out by WTife.
An effort was made' by Jailer Noe
to arrest Marion C. Patterson, a flag
man on the northbound vestibule,
when it reached Greenville Thurs
day night, but he eluded arrest.
Patterson is wanted on a warrant
issued at the instance of his wife,,
which charges him with bigamy, al
leging he has recently married a
woman named Mary E. Parker and
with whom he now lives in Char
lotte. Mrs. Patterson, who swore
out ihe warrant, was living in Green
:''V- at the time she mar-ied n*il
she and her very young baby ap
pear to have the sympathy of the
community. She says she will not
rest content until her husband has
been arrested. *
FLAMES DESTROY VILLAGE
Village Appeals Too Late For As
sistance.
Stamping Ground, a village of 700
people, nine miles from Frankford,
Ky., on the Frankfort and Cincinna
ti railway, was practically destroyed
by fire which originated in the Hay
nor Hotel Wednesday night.
The large Buffalo Springs distillery
was destroyed and the flames swept
the principal business and residence
districts of the town.
Owing to poor fire protection in
the village an appeal for help was
telephoned to Frankfort, Paris and
Lexington, but the telephone exchan
ge was consumed by the flames while
orders were being given. *
SIX HUNDRED KILLED.
Boat Disaster Occurred at Batavia?
^ Many Eaten by Sharks.
A dispatch from Victoria, B. C,
says news of a storm which caused
a boat disaster, involving the loss of
over (500 lives at Batavia. was
brought by the Empress of China
Wednesday.
Many large overloaded boats were
overturned in the harbor and shriek
lag pn?scr.3?r? struggled f:i the wat
er with no chance of rescue.
Others were snapped up by sharks.
During the week following ".."it
corpses wore found, many being mu
tilated by the sharks.
Two Children Burned to Death. |
Lightning struck the farmhouse!
occupied by Ernest Bauder in Ar
dech. Out., Wednesday and the '.'lam
es consumed two infant children.
The fire spread so rapidly that rescue
was impossible.
Telephone Lineman Burned.
A lineman of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, S. C. Marby.
came near losing his life at Green
ville by being shocked on Thursday.
jye n-P3 w-nvcreiy burned, but will re
cover. *
BRYAN'S VIEWS.
He Expects Support of Hearst's
Independence League.
BRYAN'S EDITORIALS.
Words in Common Indicate That He
Regards the League Friendly?De
clares Republicans Afraid of the
People?Physical Valuation of
Railroads is Necessary.
? A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., un
derrate of July 3, says: Mr.>-Bry
an makes plain in an editorial in
this week's Commoner, issued today,
that he expects to obtain the indorse
ment of Hearst's Independence lea
gue.
In another editorial he gives some
broad hints upon platform planks.
In the former Bryan defends the
New York publisher from the "too
quick assumption of Republicans."
that he will oppose the Democratic
ticket. After detailing various things
for whch he should be given credit,
he says:
"Mr. Hearst could hardly be ex
pected to announce in advance of
the other convention what he thought
ought to be done, but it will be re
membered that in 1904 he was a
candidate in the Democrataic con-'
vention, after the adoption of the
platform written that year. He was
willing to make the fight for the
reforms outlined in that platform.
"There is no danger of the pit
form this year containing less of re
form than the platform of 1904.
There is every indication that it
will go even further in radical legis
lation. If the platform of 1904 was
good enough for Jar. Hearst to run
upon, may not the Democratic plat
form of 1908 be found good enough
for Mr. Hearst to support?
"The candidates, too, may have
some influence in determfhe Mr.
Hearst's action, and the organizaton
of the national committee is a factor
to be considered; the general tend
and action of the convention, also,
ought to have a right in determining
with what force the Democratic party
wili be able to appeal to the men
who are connected with the Indepen
dence party.
"Plutocracy supports the party
which leans most towards plutocracy,
and the radical element is likewise
independent. Each supports the
party that gives the best assurance
of securing what that element desir
es.
"The advocacy of remedial measu
res is not the only thing required of
a reform party: ability to secure re
medial measures is as important as
the advocacy of them, and the radi
cal who wants something done is
likely to ask himself two questions:
"Tirst. 'V\ licit parties promise re
form?'
"Second, 'Of the parties promising
reform, which party can offer the
i>e<t assurances of fulfilling the pro
mise?'
"The radical element of the coun
try can well afford to wait until after
the Denver convention has adjourn
ed before ? decides what to do."
On the first page of.the Commoner
On the first page of the Common
er Mr. Bryan arraigns the Republi
cans on vi ral counts. The first
cunt is based on the rejection of
the physical valuation of railroad
plants: the second on the defeat of
the campaign publicity resolution,
and the third on the rejecton of the
dc< laration favoring the election of
senator: by direct vote. Mr. Bryan
declares that "there can be but one
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?RG, S. C. T?EF DAY. J
I'M STILL IT!"
explanation ot the action of the\ Re
publican convention, namely: That
it is the intentibn of those in charge
of the Republican party to secure
campaign fundi from sources which
they dare not disclose."
He bngfches' the new idea that
"it is nojp^'ecessary that small con
tributions1'shall be made public and
to make these public might subject
the giver to inquiry, if, for instance,
the giver was an employe and op
posed to his employer. If a man gives
largely, the " public has aright io
know where the gift .comes from; if
it is part of an implied contract
whereby a return is to be secured
in legislation or immunity, no cor
poration of any kind should be al
lowed to contribute to campaign
funds, for corporations are not or
ganized tor political purposes."
Physical valuation of railroads,
he declares, is necessary. He says
that so long as the truth is conceal
ed there will 'be exaggeration on
both sides and the country ought to
Know whether the railroads are over
capitalized.
Bry;in insists there was but one
reason why the direct vote for sena
tors was beaten. It is this:
"So long as the exploiting interests
can control the senate, they can hold
the people at bay, and this is why
the Republican convention is silently'
thwarted the purpose of those Re
publicans who sympathize with the
desfre of the people in their demand
for relief from present conditions.
Surely, the rank and file of the Re
publican party will express their in
diguaton at. ths open and obvious
district of the people. The Republi
can party has added to its many
sirs the unpardonable on?."
The first page of this week's Com-!
aijner is devoted to a big type edi
torial headed "A Political Party
Afraid," in which Bryan gives added
proof that ho expects to make much
duriug the campaign of the turning
down at Chicago of the planks offer
ed by LaFollette.
In plain black type he arraigns the
Republicans as:
"Afraid of the truth.
"Afraid of the Light.
"Afraid of the people." *
CLEVELAND'S WILL.
Widow and Children are lieft With
Enough to Be Comfortable.
The will of Grover Cleveland has
:>een filed with the surrogate of Mer
ger county, N. .T. Within ten days
Mrs. Cleveland will come down from
^he summer home in Lamworth, N.
%., and the will will be probated.
Although no specific amount can be
'earned it is known that the ex-pres
ident left a large estate, enough
to keep his widow and children in
comfortable circumstances.
This was learned on the highest
authority. Practically all has been
left to Mrs. Cleveland, although the
children and others have been provid
ed for liberally.
The will discloses that the ox-pre
sident owned the summer home at
Tamworth, which has always been
regarded as the property of .Mrs.
Cleveland's mother. ?
BLOODY FIGHTING IN PARAGUAY
Revolution Breaks Out in Asuncion
and Hundreds are Slain.
The latest advices received from
private sources at Formosa, in the
northeastern pan of Argentina, say
that there has been sanguinary
fighting in the streets of Asuncion,
I the Capital of Paraguay, whore a
j revolution is said to have broken
out recently, and that hundreds of
persons have been killed or wounded..
Edward C. O'Brien, the United
States minister to Paraguay and
ji ruguay, and Harry B. Owsley. Jr.,
secretary of legislation, both are in
Asuncion.
Communication by telegraph and
telephone with Vscuncion has Seen
cut, and consequently there arc con
flicting rumors of a sensational
character current here. *
rULY 7, 1908.
?Macauloy n New-York World,
UNCLE REMUS" DEAD
CAREER OF AUTHOR OF' "UNCLE
REMUS" STORIES ENDED.
Death Came at His Home in Atlanta
At ? O'clock Frday Night, After
An niness of Ten Days.
Joe Chandler Harris, familiarly
known as "Uncle Remus" and an
author of note, died at his home in
a suburb of Atlanta Friday night.
Mr. Harris, whose health had not
been good for some time, had only
been confined to his bed for about
ten days, suffering from chrrhosis
of the liver. Complication set in
and he grew rapidly worse, and con-'
tinued to sink until the end came at
8 o'clock Friday night.
Joel Chandler ?Hanns was born j
in Eatontou, Ga., December 9, 1848.
He was married in 187' to Miss
Essie LaRose, of Canada, and in 1876
moved to Atlanta, joining the staff
of the Atlanta Constitufion. It was
while he was connected with the
Constitution that his tales, "Stories
by Uncle Remus," first attracted at
tention. In 1900 Mr. Harris retired
from active journalism, and until
last year, when he became editor
and proprietor of lincle Remus Mag
azine, spent most of his time at his
suburban home. He is survived by
a widow, four sons and two daugh
ters. "
Mr. Harris will be buried in At
lanta. *
MADE CENTRAL OFFICE.
Columbia Will be Central Point For
Postal Funds.
The Columbia State says: In ac
coi dance with an order of the post
office department, which bbecame ef
fective Wednesday, July 1. Colum
bia's postoffice is now the* depository
for all surplus funds in South Caro
lina postoffices. It also is the cen
disbbursing \off.ce for the State.
Every postmaster in the State, in
cludir.ft the postmaster at Charles
ton and other cities will hereafter
deposit all surplus funds with Post
master Muggins of Columbia.
Postmaster Huggins is the central
disbursing agent of the postoffice de
partment in this State and pays out
each month about $60,000 to the ru
ral mal carriers of the State.
Under the new order, which has
just become effective, many thou-j
sands of dollars of government;
funds will pass through Columbia
postoffice and banks in addition to
the If. .*ge sum heretofore handled
through these channels. *
LOST TEN THOUSAND.
Xew York Millionaire Meets with
Tough Luck in AshcvHIc.
Morris Cross, a New York million
aire who. witb his wife, has been
?passing a few days at Asheville, en
route to tiic Pacific to take a steam
ship to the Orient, has reported to
the police thai lie had been robbed
of $10,000. .Mr. and Mrs. Cross
left New York several days ago.
Cross carried bis money in a rod
pocket book, which bad also a let
ter of credit, for 2,f. pound:', and
sterling. Pocket book and letter
of credit have disappeared.
CORPSE FOUND.
Hands and Feet Tied Witb Hope and
Finger Marks on Throat.
Tlie body of a woman about :;">
years of age. with the bands and
feet tied witb a rope, was found in
a room on the third lloor of a room
ing house in Chicago Wednesday.
Finger marks on the throat indi
cated that the woman had be n
choked to death. *
HEAVY DEFICIT.
WAS A BAD YEAR FOR UNCLE
SAM.
Large Palling Off in Government
Receipts?Spent Sixty Million Dol
lars Over Income.
The forthcoming statement of the
treasury receipts and disbursements
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1908, will show a marked falling off
in the receipts as compared with the
year 1907, and a large increase in
the expenditures. The excess of ex
penditures over receipts for the year
will approximate 260,000,00i, which
has been exceded only twice since
the Civil war. In 1894 there was a
deficit of 859,803,000 and in 1899
there was another of a little oyer
four intervening years thp receipts
fell consderably below the disburse
ments. Again in 1904 and In'1905
there were shortages of 841,770,000
and $23,000,000, respectively.
The total receipts this year will
be shown to have about 8599,000,000
or $64,000,000 less than for the fis
cal year 1907. Customs receipts will
be shown to have fallen off about
$46,000,000 from those of 1907,
while the receipts from internal re
venue sources will be short nearly
$19,000,000. Miscellaneous receipts
will show a slight gain.
The disbursements for the year
will be shown to have aggregated
about $650,000,000, or $80,000000
more than for 1907, and $54,000,000
more than for any other fiscal year
since 1865, not excepting the Spanish!
war period. Although these increas
ed disbursements are very general
and are shown In nearly every ac
count except that of interest on the
public debt, some of the heaviest of
them were for importanf permanent
improvements
ThePanama canal during the clos
ing year will have cost the govern
ment $38,000,000, as against $27,
000,000, for the year 1907, and the
work this year in connection with
the. reclamation of the public lnnds
will be shown to have cost about
$13,000.000, which is not far from
last years figurea.
Tho ceflclency in the postal reve
nues for the present year will prob
ably reach $13,500,000, as against
57.5 00,000 for 1907, making a dif
ference of $6,000,000. This is the
largest postal deficiency in the his
tory of the . jgovernment except in
190?,when it reached nearly $15,
000,000. The records show that
there has been a postal deficiency
every year since the establishmnt of
[the service with' the excepton of 12,
when shall surpluses were shown.
The expense of .the rural free mail
delivery this year is not expected to
fall below $25,000,000.
The decrease n the amount of the
receipts of $'64,000*000 and the in
creased expenditures of $80,000,000
make a difference against the treas
ury for the fiscal year of $144,000,
000.
SILVER SERVICE PRESENTED.
The North Carolina Receives Gift of
State Whose Name it Bears.
A dispatch from Morehead City,
N. C.i says at sea, two miles off the
Carolina shore, the -armored cruis
er North Carolina, commanded by
Capt. Marshall, was Friday formally
presented with an elaborate silver
service by the citizens of the Sttae
whose name the vessel bears. The
ceremony occurred at 3 o'clock Fri
day afternoon. Lieutenant Gover
nor Winston, who made the presen
tation speech was introduced by
State Representative Charles U. Har
ris, of Raleigh, and Cap. Marshall
made a brief address of acceptance.
Later Lieutenant Governor Winston
and his guests, numbering several
hundred who braved the choppy sesa
were entertained at luncheon by the
officers of the warship. Friday night
the commisioned officers of the
North Carolina were guests at a ban
quet and reception at the Atlantic
Hotel in Morehead City.
In connection with the silver ser
vice ceremony two handsome flags
were presented to the ship by the
Daughters of the Revolution. *
THREE BOYS ARE INJURED.
Cigarette Causes, Powder to Explode
of a Sudden.
At New York Walter White, six
teen years old. Marry Gill, the same
age and Eugene Mine, fourteen, re
ceived their Fourth of .Inly injuries
Thursday nght. The three, boys
live tit Port Richmond Staten Island.
Waller carried the bag of powder.
It Contained twenty-live pounds.
Harry and Eugene trudged along
with him nonchalantly smoking
cigarettes. A spark from one of the
cigarettes dropped on tin.' powder
bag and the three boys were hurled
in various directions. Dr. Packer
bundled them oh' to St. Vincent's
hospital.
Waller is the most seriously in
jured of tin three. He was burned
in patches from head to fool and his
injuries may cost, him his life. The
other I wo boys will bo laid up for
several weeks.
The boys were taking the powder
to store in a hiding place for use on
the Fourth. ? *i
Not Absent From School in 12 Years.
The prize record for attendance at
pubhlic schools goes to Miss Alice
K. i n, of Henry, 111., who did not
miss a single day in 12 years and was
tardy only once. *
$1.50 PER ANNUM.
KILLS TWO.
Misdirected Jealous Rage Led Old
Soldier Into Crime.
SHOT WIFE AND SON.
"Come Witness the Justice I Have
l)one,":He Shouted, Before Realiz
ing His Horrible Mistake?Attempt
at Suicide in Crowd Proved Fu
tile.
Misdirected , and insane jealousy
caused Julius Turner, a Civil war
veteran, and resident of Clay City,
111., to kill his wife and fatally
wounded his ,son as they were walk
ing home from a church social.
When Turner turned the unconsci
ous form of his son and discovered
his mistake he attempted suicide.
The bullet scored the top of his head
but did not. inflict a serious wound.
The old man Is now in prison and
refuses to eat, declaring he will
starve himself to death. Turner shot
his wife twice in the back and once
in the head. Two bullets entered his
son's abdomen.
, Mrs. Turner had arranged with
her 15-year-old sou, Glenn, to meet
her after the church social in Clay
City that she might not have to
walk home alone. He was a few
minutes late and instead of meeting;
his mother at the church door, met
her in the shadows of a thick grove
where Turner was in hiding. The
boy is almost six feet in height and
was mistaken for an admirer of
Mrs. Turner. In his jealous frenzy
the old soldier ran up, behind his
wife and began f . She was kill
ed instantly.
More than 200 women aim chil
dren had been attending the social
In the church, and they were all
filing;-out and talking and laughing.
After the shots there were a few
spends of tense silence, then came
Turner's voice:.
"Come over, all of you," he shout
ed, "and see ?what justice I have
done!"
The" man still held the pistol in
his hand when the women and chil
dren began to crowd around him. In
the deep shadows of the grove it was
difficult to see, and Turner caught
the wrist of the boy and dragged
him 20 feet to a spotAvbere the
light from the church window streamr
ed out. Young Turner had fallen
on his face, and a3 he pulled on one
arm the old man said:
"Now we'll see who he is."
As the ? boy was pulled over on
his back Turner bent down. The
head was bent to one side and Turn
er's fingers caught in the hair and
turned, the face squarely to the light
"What! Oh, God, my boy, Glenn!"
said Turner, and he straightened up
with an anguished groan. Before
anybody couid interfere he had turn
ed, the pistol on himself and fell be
side his son.
In almost every detail the tragedy '
parallels that set down by Scott in
"Rokeby," In which the old soldier,
Mortham/suspicious of his wife, kill
ed the woman and her {brother.
Mortham was jealous of his wife's
youth and beauty, and so was Tur
ner.
Mrs. Turner was about 25 years
younger than her husband and he
was so jealous of her that they se
parated repeatedly and then lived
together after a reconcilatiou. Since
their last parting Turner has been
keeping a close watch on all his
wife's movements. *
PUT POISON IN COFFEE.
Woman Charged With Trying to Kill
Husband and Two Sons.
. Mrs. Alexander T. Clark, wife of
a well known farmer, residing near
Ingrams, Danville county Va., was
held for the grand jury at a preli
minary hearing Thursday at Chat
ham, on a charge of thrice attempt
ing to poison her husband and her
two grown stepsons by placing Paris
green in their coffee. It was only
after the third attempt that the
cause of sudden illness of the three
men was discovered. A physician,
who analyzed the coffee, found that
it contained poison. The only rea
son assigned for the deed is the un
pleasant relations with her husband.*
HUNDREDS OF CHNESE PERISH.
Floods in Southern Provinces Lay
Waste the Land.
Detailed reports from the floods
in Southern China show that hun
dreds of people have been drowned
and thousands of the mare starv
ing in the destroyed villages.
('bim se and foreigners have com
bined to raise a largo relief fund.
Large sum? and quantities of food
are being consigned nightly from
Hong Kong. The Government has
made a grant of 30,000 and the
Standard Oil Company has subscribed
$5,000. *
Resists Arrest and is Killed.
H. D. Putnam, a prominent citi
zen of Hanceville, Ala., was instant
ly killed by Marshall John Holland
Thursday. Holland bad a warrent
for Putnam's arrest. Putnam, it is
said, resisted arrest and was en
deavoring to draw a knife when the
officer shot him. Holland has been
lodged in jail. *