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ESTABLISHED IN 18 BRYAN SPEAKS Prefers Not to Run for the Presidency, but Is STILL IN POLITICS f He Says the Commitment of Gom pers, Mitchell and Morrison Is Unique in the Annuals of the la bor Movement?He Still Believes in Democracy. Philadelphia, Dec. 24.?Wm. J. Bryan delivered the principal ad dress at the annual commencement of a business school here. His theme "was "Business Integrity." "You will find that more of your "temptations will come from a desire to get rich quick than from any other source," said Mr. Bryan. ""There is nothing more empty than ?a???life entirely devoted to social en joyment" * "Let money be you servant rather than" you^ master." "Love of money 'has a multitude of ways in wMch it works the de moralization of those whom it rules. Mr. Bryan described the court room as a "soul's market, where many barter away their ideals in the (hope of winning wealth or fame," referring to lawyers who boast of 'having secured the acquittal of men "known to them to be guilty of crime. Referring to corruption In politics as one of the temptations to which the commercial man is subjected, Mr. Bryan said: "Just In proportion as a corruption secures a monopoly of the business in which It is en gaged, in that proportion the neces sity of government regulation is In creased and, I may add, the difficulty of securing regulation increases in proportion to the necessity for it. , Municipal corruption has become a "byword, and the lobbyist has made his evil presence felt at the national and State capitals. Bribery is becom ing a fine art, and neither the voter nor his representative is spared." / .He appealed to his hearers to create public sentiment against cor ruption. When asked concerning his atti tude toward another Democratic "nomination for the presidency, Mr. Bryan said: "All I can say about. 1912 is that I "hope it will never be necessary for me to run for office again. I prefer to do my work as a private citizen. "When asked whether I would refuse in advance of ever being a candidate again, I have said that I would not promise anybody not to be a candi date for any office. "I will add one other thing, and that Is that I am stall in polirics. and expect to be for about 20 ye?.rs, and I shall make it convenient to be present whenever and wherever a man or group of men attempt to Re pubMcanlze the Democratic party. Six million five hundred thousand voters of the Democracy endorsed the platform adopted at Denver. I am satisfied that a great majority of those who voted the ticket honestly "believed In the platform, and I shall cooperate with them, rather than with those who would attempt to conciliate the special Interests that have defeated the Democratic party and now dominate the country through the Republican party." Mr. Bryan was much Interested In the decision in the Buck Stove com pany. He gave considerable promi nence to the courts' injunction issue in the late presidential campaign. An Interview with him on yesterday's decision was sought. Mr. Bryan said: "The commitment to prison of two men so prominent to the labor world as Gompers and Mitchell is unique in the annals of labor movements in this country. Until I have read the court's opinion and considered the matter carefully, I 'have nothing to say regarding the case." * DIED ON THE TRIP. The Faithful Lovers Long Wait Was in Vain. New York, Dec. 25.?When the big liner Baltic warped into her dock after one of the most tempestous voyages of her career, Charles C. Clarke, of Eureka, Utah, learned that the woman he has waited years to wed had died while crossing the ocean to join him in the home he had made for both. The girl. Priscilla Hewison. of White Haven, England, was stricken with peritonitis soon aft.-?r the ship sailed. So rough was the sea that (the ship's surgeon fouud it impossi ble to perform an operation, and af ter two days' illness death ended her suffering. Neither the young woman nor '".er brother, accompanying her. had mon ey to defray the cost of burl il ashore, but several first-cabin pasaongeis, among them Mrs. Whltclaw Reid, wife of the American ambassador to Great Britain, made up a liberal purse and arranged to have the body brought to New York for b 1 rial. Clarke and Miss Hewison had been childhood sweethearts, and they had planed to be married before Christ mas. Instead, he and the dead girl's will be cheif mourners when the bouy is laid away in Kenisco c^inetary on ?what was to have been her wedding S'Sailey Jr Iii mil State House 69. VERY SAD STORY. OUT OP WORK FOR SEVERAL MONJpIS. Penniless Amid the Rampant Joy of Christmas Eve a Young Man Takes His Own Life. New York. December 25.?Out of work for months, and without a cent on his person, Edgar Verner, tweuty- | five years old, of No. 1027 St. Deuis i street.. Montrtal, Canada, threaded his way last evening through the crdwd of Christmas shoppers on Six th avenue. All about, him everything seemed to breathe the happy spirit of the holidays. The lights were bright, children were romping home with presents, and the whole world seemed to be laughing. Verner wandered down Thirtieth street and halted in,, front of the hardware store of Rudolph Herold, at 330 Seventh avenue. He gazed longingly at revolvers in the win dow. Bat he could not buy one to carry out the resolve, which for dcys had been In his mind. . He was un willing to write home and tell the folks he was practically a derelict. He could not send them presents. Al together, life seemed worthless to him, and he had determined to end it. Verner entered the shcp and pric ed some revolvers. He chose one and asked Herold how the cartridges were inserted. Herold put a bullet into the weapon to demonstrate. Ver ner said: "Three dollars, eh? Guess I'll take this." As Herold turned to place the oth er revolvers back in a case, the yo> D-, man suddenly pressed The pistol near his throat and fired. He did not fall at once. Herold, believing the man had fired at him, dodged behind the counter. Hearing no other shot, he peeped over the edge and saw Verner standing, with pallid face, just where he had stood a few moments before. Herold then remembered there was only one cartridge in the revolver, and he yelled: "You get out that door! I'll have you arrested." "Just get an ambulance, old man " said Verner, quietly. "I'll get a policeman," shouted Herold, as he started. from behind the counter, still not realizing what had occurred. Verner staggered to the door, flui'g it open, and then pitched ou t.'* face to the sidewaOk. A crowd gathered and policemvn McNally rushed up. He summoned Dr. Blakely from Roosevelt Hospital. I The surgeon found Verner had sh.?t j himself in thorax, and had nlm re-j moved to the prison ward ot Be'le-ue Hospital, where it is said he oobauly will die of his wound. He refused to' say where he has been living in 'his city. All he remarked, .a addition to explaining tho cause of hio ait, w-s "Things went wrong, an 1 J c*.u!d not stand it any longer. It's Christ mas and I seemed to bi the only one in the whole town who had no rea son to be happy. That's all. * WAS LOST AT SEA. Sole Survivor of Crew of Schooner Reaches Port. Newport News, Va., December 24. ?News of the loss off Hog Island Wjednesday of the three-masted schooner Jeanie Lippitt and the drowning of Capt. Robinson and five members of the ship's crew, was brought-to Old Point this morning by Andrew Jorgensen, the sole survivor of the wreck, who was picked up at sea Wednesday afternoon by the American steamship Ravenseraig, Capt. Johnson. The Lippitt was bound up the coast from Jacksonville, Fla., for New York with a cargo of lumber. She ran into the recent heavy northeast gale off Cape Charles Tuesday after noon and after taking aboard consid erable water and sustaining much damage to the* hull, she ran on a shoal off Hog Island and soon went to pieces. Capt. Robinson and four men were washed overboard and drowned when the ship struck. Jorgensen and the other seamen of the crew also were washed overboard, but succeeded in lashing themselves to a piece, of the wreckage. The other seamen became exhausted from cold and died before the Ravenseraig could reach port. The men were picked up off Winter quarter light ship Wednesday after noon. The Ravenscraiig's machinery became disabled during thestorm and was returning here for repairs whtVi the men were sightod. The Lippitt was owned by Corowell & Thurlow, of Boston, and was built at Boston in 18S0. She was 748 tonnage. * KILLED THE OFFICER. Sent to Arrest Him for Beating His Mother. Columbus, Ohio. December 24.? Harry E. Campbell, police officer, 3 4 years old, was killed early this eve ning by Harry Hilliard, aged eigh teen. When Mrs. Jessie Mann, the youth's sister, went to the police sta tion and informed the officers that Hilliard was beating his mother. As he mounted the steps, Hilliard ap peared in the doorway with a shot gun and fired. The wound was just above the heart. Campbell died in a *3w minutes. The slayer was ar ORANGEBUE( SOME LATE NEWS CHRISTMAS TRAGEDIES REPORT ED FROM ALL SIDES. Some Killed by Accident, Some by Design and Some by Wind and Storm. Lancaster, S. C, Dec. 27.?John Wilson was killed by Bob Cralg, both colored, at Van Wyck today. No particulars of the homicide arc known here. Jewet City, Conn., Dec. 26.?Rob ert Jeffrey, aged 17, and Hector G. Ingras, 15, broke througn tbe ice while skating on a lake here today and perished. The bodies were re covered. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 26.? Mistaking a drunken man clad In a long buffalo overcoat for a bear Thomas Deckmar, a well-known farmer, last night shot and instantly killed Thomas Andrews near Lafay ette, Tenn. Johnstown, Pa., Dec. 27.?John Stormer, a blacksmith, on a much traveled street today shot his wife., her brother, Willla riikurtz, and the lafter's wife, and then blew out nls own brains In plain view of a crowd of horrified bystanders. ~~Lancaster, S. C, Dec. 26.?A ne^ gro boy about eight years old, t. son of Nettie Evans, was accidental ly shot and killed in the suburbs of town today by Amon Lindsay, a young white man. Mr. Lindsay was shooting at a mark, and did not see the child. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 26.?Jas. Leary, a brakeman on the Cincin nati Southern Railroad, shot and Instantly killed his sister. Mr. DIdia Ditton, yesterday at a family re union at his father's home In Mount 7?on village, in Grant county, Ky. He then blew out his own brains. Manning, S. C, Dec. 26.?A white man named Frank Driggers today shot his sister, Mrs. Mamie Bose rran, with a gun, inffllcting a wound from which she died in about an hour. Mrs. Boseman lived at At colu. \ut had been on a visit to her brother, on Major W. T. Lesesne's place. Lumber City, Ga? Dec. 27.?Six persons were injured, none fatally, when a special freight train on the Southern railway jumped the tracl" near here before day break today and rolled down a high embankment to become a mass of wreckage with in a few years of the banks of the Ocmulgee liver. Fairmont, W.. Va., Dec. 27.? When Oscar Harr ignited with a clerarette stump a bottle filled with mine powder tonight he and three companions living at Belleview, a suburb, were probably fatally In jured ond several ofhers were se riously hurt by being burned and eut and bruised by flying glass. OLDEST TWINS. Muncy Brothers, of Babylon, L. I., Are a Remarknhle Pair, Brooklyn, Dec. 25.?The oldest twin brothers in the United States will celebrate Christmas today in their homes at Babyjon, L. T. They are Wililam and Samuel Muncy, and they have passed their ninetieth year. They were born in Babyion and have always lived there. The old twins are in frirly comfor table circumstances, and work around their farm daily. They used to bo fishermen, but failing eyesight and rheumatism lately have kept them from the nets. A few months ago a museum manager offered them a big salary to appear on the curio platform. William, who ia fond of his little joke, replied that they would accept provided they .vere al lowed to make addresses on religious and temperance topics. Both are tee totallers. * NEGRO ATTACKED YOUNG LADY Who Found Him Hiding on Her House Porch. Athens, Ga., December 24.?To night about eight o'clock a negro man attempted to enter the rear door or Mr. A. P. Dearing's residence with the evident intention of theft. It so happened that just at the same time Miss Katie Dearing, the young daugh ter of Mr. Dearing, opened the back doon to go out upon the porch to get a drink of water, and ran right over the negro. He perceived that he had been de tected ind seized the young lady by the throat. She screamed and her father came at once to her rescue The negro ran just as Mr. Dearing came upon the scene and made good his escape. The police believe they have clues that may lead to the ar rest of the criminal. * STEAMER GIVEN UP FOR LOST. Steamer Has Not Been Heard From in a Month. Sydney, N. S., December 24.?With the passing today of an even month since the Norwegian steamer Strick elstad left Glasgow. Scotland, Novem ber 24, for this port,, the mariners interested in the vessel gave up near ly all hope of ever again seeing her. It is generally believed that the steamer sank with all on board dur ing the terrific gales of early Decem ber. Ordinarily the passage across occupies about a week. ? It. h S. C TUESDAY. DEC THEY SPEAK OUT Messages of Sympathy Sent to the Labor Leaders SENTENCED TO JAIL Bryan Chief Among Nearly Two Score Men to Wire Protest Against Judge Wright's Decision in the Contempt Case Against Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison. Washington, Dec. 24.?Wn. J. Bryan was chilElf aimong nearly two score of men, the majority of whom are leaders In the labor movement of the country, who today sent messages expressive of thledr cordliai sympathy to President Gompers, Vice President Mltchfem and Secretary Morrison, of the American Federation of Labor. The messages, which came from every section of the country, and voiced the sentiments of persons in alnv'St every avenue of labor, convey feelings of regret over the Court's decision, ?xtend moral and financial support, and in some trstances ex press Indignation. Mr. Bryan in a telegram dated Pittsburg addressed to Messrs Gom pers, Mitchell and Morrison, says: "Sorry to read the decision. Yon did your duty In testing law. Glad you are taking appeal." "What action on the part of or ganized wage earners will, in your opinion, be most useful to re-estab lish freedom of the press and of speech?" asks H. P. Berham, presi dent of the Order of Railway Tele graphers in a telegram from St. Louis, addressed to Mr. Gompers. Perhaps one of t::e most unique among the: messages is that from J. S. Barry, of Oklahoma City, who af ter expressing regr? t ovi*r the de cision, declares: "Stay With the bag gage, right must prevail." W. D. Mahon. president of the Amalgamartfcd Association of 3trer?t Railway Employees, expresses sin cere regret at what he considers "an unjust and Un-American sentence" upon the labor leaders. He says. "You ar e clearly the victims of a Judge-made law, which If wholly un constitutional. It should be carried to the highest court and contested to the bitter end, and we pliflce you the united support of our Association to that end." That history will place the names of Messrs Gompers, Mitchell and Mo ? ripon on >the roll of honor with those men who have made read sacrifices for human uplift is the declaration of John B. Lennon, treasurer of the American Federation of Labor, in a message from Bloomington, 111. "No Court decision," Mr. T/onnon says, "can make you criminals at the bar of public opinion." ' Two hundred union farmers of Texas sympathize with the three la bor leaders," declares D. J. Nelll, the president, of the Farmers' Education al and Co-operative Union of Texa::. In a message from Fort worth. "A? vise us how to aid you," concludes Mr. Nelll. "Victory of greed is but tempor ary; yet justice w ill yet prevail," is the way John F. WcNamee, teidiror of the Locomotive Firemen and Engine men's Magazine, states it in a tele gram from Indianapolis. J. A. Franklin, president; Wm. Gil'therpe, International secretary t.reasurer, and A. Hinzman, of the Tntornaitional Brotherhood of Boiler maklirs, at. Kansas City, sent, a mes ?.l?ge declaring that Judge Wright's sentence Is "unjust." "The evidence proves that you obeyed Judge Gould's order," says the mirBsage, "but hu man judges retain and reflect the en-| vironmont In which they live. Th < judgment throttles free sp*rch and free pross, and tramples on the prin ciples of the American free man." Birmingham, Ala., December 24 ? The offices of the United Mine Work ers of America, in Alabama, sent to President Roosevelt today the folio -wr inging telegram: "Representing the United Mine Workers of America. 1n Alabama, we emphatically protest asainst the con viction and sentence to penal servi tude of those great leaders of the American labor movement, Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison. They may have violated the law, but we believe the decision is in violation of the Constitution of the United States and abolishes the rights of free press and free speech." It is signed by J. A. McKennamer, president, and J. D. Clemo. secretary treasurer, District No. 20, and W. R. Fairly, member international execu tive board, United Mine Workers cf America. * DIED FROM FALL. Falls From Third Story Window of Hot Springs Hotel. Hot Springs, Ark., December 24.? That the death of H. M. Cox, a weal thy and retired manufacturer of Port land. Maine, who fell head-first from a third-story window of a local hoM to his death on the concrete pave ment of Central avenue last, night, was due to an accident was the ver dict of the coroner's jury, which in vestigated the death. Cox, who wa^ a suffeivr from nervous neurasthenia, came to this city a mouth ago tu o,iond the winter. * EMBER 2y, 1908. NINE NEW ONES. SOME GREAT INVENTIONS ARE ON THE WAY. Thos. A. Edison Says They Will Soon Come and Pave the Way for Hun dreds of Others. In a recent article In the New York Times Thos. A. Edison says the next era will mark the most wonderful advance in science and Invention that 'the world has ever known or hoped for, so vast will that advance be that we can now have scarcely any con ception of its scope, but already a great many of the inventions of tho future are assured. It is only of those which I regard as practical certainties that I shall speak here; 1. Within the next twenty or thirty years?and it will start within the next two or three?concrete ar chitecture will take . enormous strides forward; the art of moulding concrete rwill be reduced to a science of perfection, and, what .is equally important, of cheapness; there will rise up a large number of gifted ar chitects, and through their efforts cities and <towus will spring up in this country beside which Turner's picture of ancient Rome and Carth age will pale into nothingness and |he buildings of the Columbia ex hibition will appear common. But great expense will not attend this; it will be done so that the poor man will be able to enjoy houses mere beautiful that the rich now a9plre to, and a mian earning $1.50 a day, with a family to support, will be bette ? housed than the man of today who is earning $10. 2. Moving picture machines will be so perfected that the characters will not only move, but will speak, and all the accessories and effects of the stage will be faithfully pro duced on the living picture stage. This, of course, will not be . done as well as on the regular stage, but its standard wilQ approach very near to that, and the Cact that such enter Jtalnmenf^ ?ill be furnished for five cent. ..ill draw vast numbers of the working classes. The result will be that the masses will have the advan tage of the moral of good drama, they will find an inexpensive and im proving way of spending' the evening and the deastJh knell of the saloon will be sounded. 3. In perhaps fifteen or twenty years?depending on the financial condition of the country?the loco motive will pass almost out of usi, and all our main trunk line will be operated by electricity. 4. A new fertilizer will spring Into existence, containing a large percent age of nitrogen. This will be drawn from the air by electricity, and will be used to increase the arability of ! the land. Even now this Is done to a large extent in Sweden. 5. All otir water power will he ' utilized by electricity to an extent now almost unthought of, and will be used with great advantage, both industrially and for railroads. 6. A successful aerial navigation will be established?perhaps for the malls?and achieve a sound, practi cal working basis. 7. Wie shall be able to protect our selves against environment by the use of serums and things of that sort, so that the general state of health will l>e improved and the average span of life will increase by a large percentage. The grand fight which is being made against tuberculosis and cancer will reach a successful culmination, and those diseases will be entirely mastered. S. A new force in nature, of some sort or other, will be discovered by which many things not now under stood will be explained. We, unfor tunately, have only five senses; if we had eight, we'd know more. 9. We shall realize the possibili ties of our coal supply better and learn how to utilize them so that L<0 per cent of the efficiency will not be thrown away, as it is today. Finally, let it be said, hardly any piece of machinery now manufactur ed is more than 'ten per cent, per fect. As the years go on this will be improved upon tremendously; more automatic machinery will be devised and articles of comfort and luxury will be produced in enormous num bers at such small cost that all classes will be able to enjoy the bene fits of them. These are some of the Inventions which the world is awaiting which it is sure of seeing realized. Just how they will be realized is what the in ventors are working now to deter mine. * YOUNG LADY ATTACKED. And Almost Killed in Her Home By Burglar. Richmond, Va., December 24.? M1=s Florence Jones, the grand niece of the Rev. J. William Jones, chap lain to Robert E. Lee during the civil war and now grand chaplain of the Grand Camp United Confederate Vet erans, was attacked and almost killed in her home in this city tonight by an unknown burglar. Miss Jones was sitting with the family when she started up-stairs and had reached the top of the steps when she uttered a scream and the family heard her fall. A base ball bat by her side was the weapon used. The burglar had evidently been sur prised by her and felled her with the blow. Physicians tonight hold out some hope of her recovery. * MAKES FAST RIDE. PHYSICIAN CALLED BY TELE PATHY SAV ES CHUM'S LIFE "Take a Train and Go Back to Cain den; a Man's Life Depends on it," Voice Said. Philadelphia, Dec. 25.?Answering what he characterizes as a telepathic call, Dr. Paul Mecray, head surgecn of the Cooper Hospital at Camdcn, cut short a visit to Jersey City, cai.ie home on a train three hours earlier than he had intended, and by so do ing arrived Jn time to save the life of William D. Delamater, of No. 1013 South Eigluh street, Camdcu, his dearest friend. Mr. Delamater was seized with an attack of appendicitis or. Friday. Dr. Miller, his physician, Baw that un operation was necessary, but would not perform It without Dr. Mecay. They tried in every way to locate the latter, but could not. In the mean time an Immediate operation become necessary! Dr. Mecray was in Jersey City. "1 was near the station about the mid dle of the afternoon," he said, "when I was suddenly seized with the cur ious feeling that I was badly wanted at home. I struggled against the notion, but some voice seemed to be saying take a train and go back r.o Oamden; a man's life depends on your doing so. Don't hesitate?just go.' "While I was debating the matter in my mind, I bumped into a friend who is ah official of the Pennsylvan ia Railroad. He advised me to obe> the curious feeling, and or/ered to take me to Philadelphia on the next train in his private car." Dr. Mecray accepted and instantly felt a sense of great relief. Through the courtesy of his friend, the trip was hurried as much as possible, and Dr. Mecray reached Camden abou: 6 o'clock, barely in time to successfully operate on Delamater. ? FIRE FIEND HITS SUMTER. Damage About One Hundred Thous and Dollars. Sumter, December 25?4'aimed by a stiff southwest wind and feeding chiefly on frame buildings, Sumter was to-night visited by th3 most dis astrous fire it has experienced in years, entailing a property loss that will reach $100,000. The origin of the fire Is not known definitely, but it Is supposed 'o have been from the explosion of fireworks. Included in the buildings destroyed were the hose reel house of Fire Company No. 2 and the office of the Western Union Telegraph Company. The loss is variously estimated, but will probably be in thr neighbor hood of $100.000, with possibly two 'birds insurance. The loss will fall heavily upon the occupants and own ers of the buildings, and as yet it 1.1 Impossible to know just what steps will be taken to rebuild, but it is afe to say that more suos'aiitlal an 1 safer buildings will soon take the place of those destroyed. ? SERIOUS FIRE IN NEW YORK. One Man Killed and Four Persons Badly Burned. New York, December 24?One man was killed and three other men and a woman were seriously burne l, while the lives of many others were saved only by prompt and heroic work by firemen and the tenants themselves in a fire that wrecked thr: five-story apartment house at 122 W. 127th street early to-day. The man who lost his life was Daniel Frizzell, 18 years old. The injured are: Mrs. Alice Looker, 50 years old, burned about the face and body, con dition serious. Chas. Looker, her son. 25 years old, burned about the head and face. Harrison Looker, another son, 2:1 years, hands and arms burned. David Mullen, a fireman, burned about the hands and face. Mullen received his burns in saving the life of Mrs. Looker. * KILLED BY TRAIN. Negro Man and His Wife Ran Ov< r on Thursday. Aiken, December 25.?Information reached the city this afternoon of the killing of David Zenhan and his wife at Ellenton last night by a train on the C. and W. C. Road. It appears that Zephan and wife and son, who are negroes, had been at Lilentoo shopping all of yesterday, and had started home last night wriking do<vr. ihe radlroad track. They had gone only a short dis tance when they were ovtrtaken by a freight train. The boy jumped oft" In time to save his life, hut the man and woman were caught hei eath the wheels and crushed to death. The engineer states that he did *ot see them until upon them. * Dead on Their Boat. Franklin, La.. December 25.?Al bert Alpha and Sam Touuiin two young men of this place, were found dead this afternoon on a gasoline boat in a canal one mile fiom Frank lin. It is thought they were over come by the fumes from a cnarcoal fire which they had kindled in their cabin. ? $1.50 PER ANNUM. FIEND CAUGHT The Negro Brute Who Assaulted a Lady at Hartsville HAS BEEN ARRESTED And Taken to the Penitentiary for Safe Keeping?Would Have Been Lynched Had He Been. Taken to the Scene of His Hellish Gr?ne. Early Trial Wanted. Hartsville, Dec. 27.?The black: fiend who entered the home of a merchant of this place on Monday night of last week and criminally assaulted his wife has been caught i nd taken to the penitentiary for safe keeping. It has been a ter rible week of waiting and disap pointment to every good citizen of Hartsville as the days passed and the many clues gave no results an* th*> many suspects failed to be iden tified by the lady. Enraged and determined that th? crime should not go unavenged If any human agency could accomplish: the detection and arrest of the en a llial, every man has felt more and more hopeless and baffled as, e&Sn. succeding day was fruitless. Every 'instrument of the law and every means that could be employed with aty hope of success have been used :o get to the bottom of the outrage nrd quietly, but constantly, the town Mid county authorities have worked day and night every hour. And added to the efforts of tre authorities has been the voluntary work of many personc in their pri vate capacity. Through this latter source came the first clue, which has finally led to the arrest of a brute . asainst whom the evidence is very positive. A negro named Johnson was arrested at Efflngham Saturday morning by Sheriff Burch of Flor ence, acting with Policeman Seegars of this place and Mr. Ed Perry, a biother of the victim's husband. The negro was taken to Florence; ar.d thence to Darlington, where he * as turned over Saturday night tf? Sheriff Blackwell at 8 o'clock. Tt was proposed to bring him here f?r ' len+iflcatlon, but the authorities hei ared trouble and advised ?herifi Blackwell to keep hfm at Darlington. Lat r on, acting on further advices from here that a threatening crowd was waiting to /ret sight of the negro, Sheriff Black well drove to Florence at 2 o'clock in the morning and there took the 4 o'clock train fr Columbia. A crowd met the train coming in here at 9 /o'clock Saturday night and ft is pretty certain would have made short work of the negro at once. Indeed, many of them believ ed that the negro had been taken of? the train on the outskirts of town and was somewhere(around, and all night and all day Sunday crowds ot m?*n have been congregated arourd tewn awaiting developments and anxious to locate the brute. There was never any intention on tne part of the town authorities to allow the man to be brought here. This Is the first crime of its kind committed at this place and, indeed, ore of the few In the county. It fairly staggered people ny Its enor mitv. but left no doubt .as to tho short work that would have bee.? trade of the criminal had It .been ri sslble to lay hands on him. The citizens of the town look for the governor to order an early trial or the fiend, and if he is guilty, of which there seems no doubt, a Speedy conviction and a speedy hang ing. Quick work should be made of such fiends. * SHOOTS WIFE, KILLS CHILD. West Virginia Dentist Follows Up Quarrel With a Tragedy. Cameron, W. Va.. December 24.? Dr. M. C. McCracken, a dentist of this place, today shot his wife and fatally wounded his two-year-old child, It is said, after having quar relled with his wife. He then turned the gun on himself, but it failed to explode, and Mrs. McCracken su> ceeded in taking it from him. After the shooting the mother picked up the child and started for the home of her grandfather, W. M. Kincaid. about four squares away. The blood was streaming from the wound in her back and that in tho child's head. The baby died shortiy after reaching the Kincaid home. McCracken was arrested at hin home and taken to the Moundsvilte jail tonight. ? FATALLY BURNED. Child's Dress Set on Fire by Fire crackers. 41 Savannah, Ga., December 24? While her mother was down-town to night buying presents for her first real Christmas, three year old Annie McKenzie was fatally burned, her dress ignitting from a firecracker. The child inhaled the flames and por tions of her lips were burned away. Her brother, who was with her. sought the baby's nurse and calmly remarked that "little sister is burn ing up." A hackman passing the house put out the flames too late to save the child, who died three hours* later. ?