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PUBLISHED THREE TB SENDS HOT NOTE Because Madriz Said United States Pro longed War in Nicaaranga. TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION The Secretary of State in an Official Statenierat Outlines the Govern ment's Policy Toward the Two ^Factions.?Madriz's Protest Re quired Special Action. A dispatch from Washington says Madriz has drawn from this govern ment a sharp reply to the protest he made to President Taft, claiming that the United States had prolong ) ed the war in Nfcaragura because it refused to allow the bombardment of Bluefields, or even to allow the Venus to maintain the blockade there. Consul Oliveres at Managua has been furnished with a statement1 which the consul has been directed to .hand to Madriz. It tersely ob ' serves that if any violation of netrai ity has occurred, it was when the Venus sailed from New Orleans or an expedition of the Madriz faction. Madriz protested not to the Unit ed States alone, but to all the South American and Central American re publics. The statements which he set forth in his telegrams are con strued by the state department as nothing less than an effort lo place in a false light the policy the Unit ed States .has adopted with dealing with the Nicaraguan affairs. apoaition th^reocmfwy etaoinshr Some of the governments which received his protests have asked for information from Washington upon w.hich to base their replies, and there has been an exchange of tele grams between President Diaz of Mexico and President Taft. ^President Diaz, it is explained, merely asked for information and President Taft, replying in a cordial manner sent to the government of Mexico City the same statement that Consul Oliveres has been directed to hand to Madriz. Secretary Knox Immediately de cided that the Madriz protested re quired tie special notice of this gov ernment because" 4 the allegations made evidently were founded on er ror as to the actual facts and the applicable principals of internation al law. "A reply was demanded," an of - flcial statement issued today says, "because the United States would hesitate to allow to pass unchal lenged a statement from any source which might tend, to however slight a degree, place its position in a false light." The statement w.hich Consul Oli veres has been instructed to .hand to with Secretary Knox's policy of keeping both factions informed of this government's attitude has also been sent to the Estrada faction, is as folows: "The policy of the United States remains as set forth in the secretary of stat's letter of Dec. 1, 1909, to Mr. Rodriguez, then charge d'af fairs whereby relations with the Ze laya government were broken off. That letter and statement of the con sistent applications of the same pol icy to conditions as they arose were duly published. "As to the statement made in the . telegram of Dr. Madriz to the Pres ident, the government of the United States took only the customary step of prohibiting bombardment or fight ing by either faction within the un fortified or ungarrisoned commerci al city of Bluefields, thus protecting the prepondering American and oth er foreign interests just as the Brit ish commander had done at Grey town where there are large British interests. The government of United States has acknowledged the right of each faction to maintain a blockade but has refused to permit vessels il legal}- and clandestinely filed out in American waters, to interfere with American commerce. "The government of the United States simply insists that each fac tion shall collect duties only for ter ritory under its de facto cntrl, and refuses to permit the collection of double duties. "If any violation of neutrality has occured, it was in conection with the sailing of the Venus from New Orleans as an expedition of the Mad riz faction. Packed Alive in Trunk. (The police of New York are ap parently balked at the skilfully plan-i ned murder of Moses Sachs, .':el aged jeweler, who was murdered for! $3,000 worth of diamonds and $300 in bank bills and then stuffed into a trunk which was found Saturday. It is the hope of the police that the trunk can be traced to the dealer and thence to the purchaser. The autopsy shows that the old man was choked into insensibility and th?n put alive in the trunk. Attempts Suicide. Leaving a note in which he declar ed that .'the wages of sin is death. Horace G. Noon, aged 16. who reg istered at an Atlanta hotel from New York city, but who claims that his home is in the State of Washington, attempted to commit suicide Friday afternoon in his roo mat the hotel by s.hooting. He is in a serious con dition at a hospital. * 1ES A WEEK. DYING IN HOSPITAL BUT SAVED PASSENGERS FROM LIVE WIRE. Motorman Endeavored to Save the Passengers of tfj # .While Him % self Sustaining Fa* A> Qp. *?*s. ?-e ? Charles Diver, a moto.e<^ from Injuries he sustained %. ^ while endeavoring to save passenf ^ on his car from the deadly elects fluid of a broken feed wire. The car, with others, had been stopped where overhead wires were i in progress on the .Cabin John ' Brid'ge line. The passengers had left the car and were walking about. Two young women approach ed too near the sputtering feed wire. Diver saw their danger, leaper for ward, brushed them aside, and with a newspaper in his hand, seized the wire. The current hurled him back against his car and his clothing burst into flames. As scores of people looked on shuddering at the spectacle of the burning man, some one sprang for ward and smothered the flames with a coat. Diver was then lifted and borne to the bank of the Potomac river nearby where water was thrown on him and fruitless efforts made to bring him back to con sciousness. It was long after he reached the hospital that he regain ed consciousness. His wife, who had been a mother but two weeks and who had risen and come to his side, was told that there was little chance of his recovery. RAINS HURT COTTON. Favorable Week Reported for Crop Except i i Three States. The Commercial-Appeal of Mem phis, Tenn., Monday published the following summary of the cotton crop conditions: "The past week was favorable to the cotton crop except in the two Carolinas and parts of Georgia, where the rainfall was excessive, washing the fields and delaying cul tivation so that grass is feared. The Carolina fields were damaged by flooding. Otherwise it appeared that a week of bright weather will repair much of the loss. "The crop has cot grown rapidly and is still small for the season, the plant generally looks healthy, however, and would grow very fast with high temperature day and night. Ira many sections where there are complaints, correspondents anticipate much better reports next week if the weather is warm. It would seem that a week of dry weather would put the crop in ex cellent shape as to cultivation over the South. "In Texas the soil is dry but as yet little hurt .has been received. Moisture is needed, however, to stimulate plant growth. Boll wee vils do not appear numerous, al though in Mississippi and some sec tions of Louisiana they are more so. In general dry, warm weather is needed in east Texas and Oklahoma, while rains would be beneficial in these two states." * ASSIST UNHORSED LADY. Gallant Capt. Archie With President in Auto Offer Aid. That "an invitation from the President is equivalent to a com mand" was disproved by a young woman Sunday in Washington, when Mr. Taft invited her to take a ride in his automobile. The President, however, did not feel that he had suffered a rebuff, as the invitation had been extended merely in a de sire to assist. Accompanied by his aide, Captain Butt, the President was taking a spin in his handsome car. As they drew near a young man and young woman who were on horseback, the mount of the latter stumbled and fell, throwing its rider. Captain Butt sprang from the machine and ran to her aid, the President anx iously looking on to see if she had been hurt. He proffered the use of his machine, suggesting that the young woman allow him to send her home. She declined s ying, she would remounts Captain Butt and her es I cort assisted her back into the sad dle where she swayed dizzily for a moment. Again the Presi-ent ten dered the use- cf his car, but again the young woman declined the of fer and presently was herself again. ih? and her escort then rode off without the President and Captain Butt having learned whom they had ai.cJ. Bomb Bursts ut Warsaw. (A bomb was exploded with fatal results in a squad of gendarmes at the Gorzisk station on the Vi- nna railroad, thirty miles from Warsaw, Russian Poland, Friday. One of the gerndarmes was killed and four re ceived mortal wounds. The bomb thrower was arrested. * Saw Companion Drown. Several days ago John Kerby, a negro man working for the construc tion gang 15 miles north of Wades boro, X. C. was drowed while at tempting to cross the river. Three other negro men were on the bank not over ten feet away when Kirby was drowned, but did not offer aid.* im* OBANGEBC LIFE TOO LONELY AGED PATHER LAYS DOWN THE BURDEN. Body Found Cold in Death in Ceme tery at Concord, N. C.?Breast Pierced by Bullet Cold in death, his death pierced ksv a pistol bullet, the body of iMr. 1 v^'Mam Skinner was found in Oak jd cemetery, Concord, N. C, Sat |. **day evening. The weapon of de j struction was lying near the body, bearing mute witness to the tragic ending of a good man. The deed had been committed some two hours before the body was discovered. Mr. Skinner was going towa.-d the cemetery about four o'clock, but was not seen afterwards, until three la dies strolling through the cemetery came upon his lifeless form. They immediately notified the police and Coroner Caldwell was summoned, but after viewing the body decided that an inquest was unnecessary and the remains were turned over to the undertaker. Mr. Skinner's mind had evidently become unbalanced. Since the death of his wife he had not been in his usual spirits and at times was very despondent and gave evidences of insanity. He called at the post of fice last Thursday and enquired about his mail, saying he was pen niless and was looking for a let ter from his landlady in Charlotte. In his coat pocket two notes written on an old bill-head were found. They were numbered one and two and are as follows: Note No. 1.?"I am a lonely fath er; no home to go to; just left my two children, Fr and dear C. I seen all of them, I care to see, Mother is in heaven, I don't know where 1 will go. Life is no pieaure to me since I lost her. I have no mind it is a blank. This is for one of my children ad no one else. Note No. 2.?"I have done a bet ter part by some than I ever got credit for. Salisburg depot. My- eyes is failing. Concord is my next place and I hope it will be my last." Mr. Skinner was 80 years old and was a tinner by trade. He was well known in Concord, having spent the greater part of his life at Con cord. He was a hard worker, straight and honest in his dealings and lov ed by all who knew him. He, leaves five daughters, all of who are mar ried and living elsewhere. CONDEMNED NEGRO ESCAPES. All in Readiness for His Execution He Escaped. jAll preparations had been made to hang G'?orge Fields, a negro, at West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday. The scaf fold was erected, the rope had been tested and the witnesses invited. The only thing lacking was the negro. He escaped from jail at St. Aug ustine Thursday night, where he had been held for safe keeping. In the meantime, not knowing of the es cape, Gov. Gilchrist wired a respite of a week pending investigation into newly discovered evidence in the case. The negro escaped by over powering a deputy during a religious service being conducted in prepara tion for his death. * KILLED IN WRECK. Two Men Lose Their Lives in De railment of Freight Train. Two men were killed and two ser iously injured when a freight train of the New Orleans Terminal com pany was derailed at Metairie cross ing at New Orleans Saturday. The dead: Joseph Gibsom, brakeman; G. J. Saullen, conductor. The wounded: Frank Calogne, engineer, severely scalped; Edward Guilbeau, brakeman, badly bruised and pos sibly Internally injured. While the cause of the accident has not been definitely established, it is believed that a broken flange or a cattle guard was responsible for the de railment. ? * Governors Had Narrow Escape. A dispatch from Louisville, Ky., says Governors of four states had j narrow escapes Sunday while riding from Versailes to Frankfort in an automobile, when lightning twice struck near them. Those who were in the party included Gov. Hadley, of Missouri, and his wife; Gov. An sel, of South Carolina; Gov. Sloan, of Arizona, and Gov. Wilson, of Ken tucky, and his wife. At one point the lightning struck a railroad rail near them and sparks were thrown over them. Win? Five-Acre Farm. Mrs. Mathilda Rudolph, No. 8 West Oak street, Chicago, was Sun day night announced as the winer of the five-acre Misourl farm, for hav ing formed the largest number of Word of the letters comprising "Mis-| souri Homes." More than 15,000 j I tried, coming from every state and | I territory in the union. The commit-: tee decided not to announce the number of words in the winning list, in order to prevent endless cor respondence in answering questions. Died Writing to Husband. [While sitting at a writing table addressing a letter to her husband Mrs. Thomas Humphries, of Wash ington Ga., died suddenly .Monday morning at 10.30 o'clock at the home of her father. KG, S. C, TUESDAY, J D MAKES REPORT Boyd-Brock Case Now With Governor Ansel For Decision. TESTIMONY REVIEWED Assistant Adjutant General William T. Brock Exonerated of Political Charges.?It Is Thought that the Office Will Be Made an Appointive One in the Next Few Years. The court of inquiry sitting Fri day night exonerated William T. Brock, the assistant adjutant general, of the charge of acting a political traitor to J. C. Boyd, the adjutant general, but condemned his actions in several instances with reference to the filing of expense accounts and his expenses incident to the inspec tions of the State militia during the past several years. The court in its report severely criticised the general system of fil ing 'expense accounts as practiced by Col. Brock. All of the testimony taken by the court is reviewed in detail. The court reached no decision as to what steps should be taken, but simply reported the facts in the case. It is left with Gov. Ansel as to what action will be taken. Gov. An sel instructed the members of the courts to make the report public. Gov. Ansel will no doubt make some announcement when he returns to the State. As to Col. Brock's expenses while in Columbia during the period of inspection, the court .holds that by no rule can this charge to the State be justified. With reference to the letter of General Boyd, in which he charged that Col. Brock "has wantonly wast ed the State's money," it is held by the court that the evidence fails to disclose any criminal intent on the part of Col. Brock, but "that he was unfortunately Ignorant of the respon sibility of the .high trust reposed in him and careless and extravagant in his administration of the trust." In reviewing the mileage book charges as to the number of mileage books used by Col. Brock, the court says: "It appears to the court that the public business did not demand so much travel on the part of the accused officer." Concerning the filing of expense accounts by Qol. Brock With the comptroller general, the court says: "If such has been the custom of the office it is to be condemned, but we fail to see wherein this can justify Col. Brock in filing in the office of the comptroller general accounts con taining items which were false and which he knew to be false at the time." The members of the court who were appointed by Gov. Ansel are. Wille Jones, brigadier general; Col. William W. Lewis, of the First regi ment, Col. Edwin R. Cox, of the Sec ond regiment and Col. Julius E. Cogs well of the Third regiment. Gen. Jones was the president of the court and Col. Cogswell the recorder. The court was to have met Fri day morning at 9 o'clock. It was found that Col. Lewis would be una ble to attend, so the session was postponed until 9 o'clock Friday night. Several weeks ago Adjt. Gen. Boyd announced that he would not offer for reelection. Following this an nouncemet W. T. Brock, the assist ant adjutant general, announced his intention of entering the race for ad jutant general. For several days there was noth ing said concerning the situation in the adjutant general's office. G-n. Boyd went to Charleston and Orange burg. When he returned he was very bitter toward Col. Brock and issued a statement to the press in w.hich he charged that his assistant had acted as a political traitor.. ? When the first statement was is sued Col. Brock was making the an nual inspection of the State militia. He immediately directed a letter to Gov. Ansel, asking that he appoint a court of inquiry to investigate the charges of Adjutant General Boyd. Gov. Ansel took the matter under ad visement and did not appoint the couit at that timo. While Gov. Ansel was considering the matter of appointing a court of inquiry, Adjt. Gen. Boyd went to him with a statement as to the item ized expanse account of Col. Brock. Later Gen. Boyd issued a state ment in which .he charged Col. Brock with wasting the money of the State while making the annual inspections of the State militia during the past four years. Spveral other charges were made in the letter. Gen. Boyd in an unofficial way called upon Gov. Ansel to appoint a court of inquiry to investigate the expense accounts of Col. Brock. Again Gov. Ansel took this charge under advisement in an unofneial way. In the meantime Col. Brock com pleted the Inspections of the St;ile militia and returned to Columbia. Before Ge^. Boyi made public his charges. Col. Brock went, to Governor Ansel and asked if a paper .had njt been filed with him by Gen. Boyd. Gov. Ansel explained the charges of Gen. Boyd as to the expense account. To Gov. Ansel Col. Brock gave a sat isfactory explanation.. When the charges of wasting the State's money was made public by NE 21. 1910. CITIES PROVIDED FOR PUBLIC BUILDING MEASURE RE PORTED TO HOUSE. Conferences Between Leaders Indi cate that Passage of Bill Is As sured. An omnibus public building bill, carrying authoridatious for appro priations aggregating $19,288,500, with $3,095,000 additional, for con tinuing contracts aver varying per iods, was reported to the House on Saturday. This action, while anticipated for several months, is unusual during a session when a river and harbor ap propriation bill has been passed. Both measures are popularly called ?"pork barrels," and they have had an unbroken history of alternating in the past. Congress never passing both at the same session. Conferences that have been held between President Taft and leaders of both houses of Congress, includ ing Speaker Cannon, apparently as sure the enactment of the bill into law. The bill makes liberal provniois for plans for new and imposing pub lic buildings in Washington city, where the Government now pays $500,000 in annual rentals to private owners. It authorizes the prepar ation of designs and estimates for three new department bull lings, on stftes previously acquirotl?f ir the departments of State, jiis.'c? and la bor?whose ultimate cost is limited to $8,000,000; for a new city post office building at the new aaion sta tion, at $3,000,000, and a modern office building, to accommodats th** geological survey, Indus. irvitaUm and mines bureaus, at $2,500,000. The appropriation for South C.u-o lina were Bennettsville, $o0 000: Camden, $50,000; Columbia, $75, 000. ? THREE EMIGRANTS KILLED. Train Loaded With Home Seekers Crashes Into Locomotive. A passenger train loaded with em igrants, enroute to the West, run ning as the second section of No. 5, the Chicago Limited, on the On tario & Western railway, was wreck ed 15 miles southeast of Norwich. N. Y., at 2.15 o'clock Sunday morn ing. Three passengers were killed and 25 injured. The wreck occurr ed when the emigrant train crashed into a locomotive running light. The engineer, and fireman of the train escaped serious injury as if by a miracle.. The train was made up of eight coaches and an engine, and carried 371 emigrants. It was running about thirty miles and up the heavy grade, and the light engine making about 25 miles struck it head-on. When the collision occurred the first passenger coach, an old one, imme diately behind the engine, was crushed to pieces, the tender of the engine passing nearly half through it. All the injured were in this car, as the other seven coaches of the train remained on the track. * HEAD BLOWN OFF. No One Knows How Young Farmer Met Tragic End. Carter Parks, a young former re siding over the North Carolina line, says a dispatch from Lancaster, son of H. Mobley Parks of Lancaster county, met with a mysterious and tragic death last we?k. On Wednes day afternoon he left his home on a short business errand, and not re turning, a search was instituted by family and friends. Nothing was seen or heard of him until Friday morning, when his dead body was found near the spring on his place. His head was neariy shot off. No further particulars are to be obtain ed. Another Aeroplane Record. Watter Brookins. in a Wright bi plane, at Indianopolis, Ind., broke the world's aeroplane record for al tidue Friday when he soared to a height of 4,503 feet, according to the measurement of the altimeter. His motor stopped as he was descend ing, and he made a glide of two miles, landing easily in a wheat field. * Gen. Boyd, Col. Brock went to Gov. Ansel and insisted upon a thorough investigation of his entire record as assistant adjutant and inspector gen eral of the State. Go". Ans-. 1 after taking the matter un.:cr advisement for some time, ap pointed the court of inquiry. At the hearing before the court of inquiry, which was appointed to net the facts in the case, many matters of inter I est were developed. The most im portant matter brought out was the lax business system of the office of adjutant and inspector general. It is very probable that the office of at'jutant general will be mad-? an f?.ppoii tive one. This opinion has been expressed freely in military cir cles vt the State and since the sit na tion in the adjutant general's office Iis?-; iipe-i so thoroughly aired and the people have been shown just how the office is run, it is expected that with in the next two years the militia of th - State will ask that the legislature ' make the office appointive. FEIGNS TRAGIC SUICIDE WORKS OUT DETAILS OF GRLM DRAMA. Buys Drug, Tells Friends Good-bye and Lies Down to Die.?Curtain Falls on Tragedy. Because his wife left him ten days ago and has never Informed him of here whereabouts, Charlie Kelly, living at No. 408 West Palmer Bt., Charlotte, N. C, bade his friends goodbye, and maiie his neighbors believe he had attempted to end his life by the laudanum route. His plans were indeed true to modernday stories. He lay prostrate on the bed gasping for breath and on the floor beside the bed lay an empty laud anum. A threatening note graced the table. Neighbors stood around his death bed and others gathered in expecting to look upon one Charles Kelly, de ceased, when the physician insert ed the stomach pump. Kelly could no longer stand the tickling: sensa tion on his insides as the learned doctor pumped whiskey from his alimentary canal. He instantly for got the sleeping effect the laudanum which he poured out of the window f.hcu!d have had on him and ho burst forth in vilest vituperation and abuse, waving his attendants aside and wishing them to leave him to die so his soul could restrain in the bottomless pits of Hades. Kelly works for the Ladew Leath er Belting Company on South Col lege street. He is noted for his bib ulous capacity and it may b3 th?t for this reason his wife left him ten days ago. She has not b^< n heard from since and Kelly uia.'e threats to kill her and himself, lie wrote a note to her sister asking her if she knew anything about his wan dering life. He thought that, since his wife's sister seemed content over her leaving, she evidently knew where she was and he threatened to "let the cat out of the water' if she did not throw some light on ner whereabouts. This letter was never mailed, however, but was found on the table beside the dying (?) man's bed. STORM KILLS MANY. Nearly Three Hundred are Killed in Hungary. Nearly 300 persons were killed and several villages annihilated by a cloudburst at Krasso-Szoreny, a coun ty of Hungary, bordering on Transyl vania, Roumania and Servia. The capital of the county, which is main ly populated by Roumanians, is Lu gose. It is expected that the death roll will be greatly increased wiiei! communication, which has b^n al most completely cut off, is restored. Bridges, telegraph and telephone wires in the district have been de stroyed and it is felt that many of the survivors of the flood will die of starvation or exposure before it is possible to send assistance.. * MAN AND GIRL DROWNED. Dog Causes Boat to Capsize in Swan Lake, Near Seattle. Albert Needles, 3 0 years old, at attorney of Tonopah, Nevada, and Miss Blanche Gorman, the 14-year-old daughter of Richard Gorman, of Or illa.. Washington, were dro.vned Fri day in Swan lake, several miles of Seattle, Wash., when a boat in which they were riding was capsized by a dog they had taken in with them. Miss Alice Monoban, aged 18, was also in the boat, but managed to reach shore after being thrown into the water. The lake is very deep and the bodies have not been recov ered. * Campaign Opens Wednesday. The South Carolina State cam paign opens Wednesday at Sumter. The campaign'rs v.-iJ1 then be on the road for forty three 'county trips and will end up the travel some time in August. The last week in August the first primary will be held. The candidates for Governor are: F. H. Hyatt, Cole L. Blease, T. G. Mc Leod, C. C. Featherstone, John T. Duncan and John G. Richards. Mashed by Cur Wheels. .Marcus Culp. a negro about six teen years old, while attempting to board a freight train, at .Manchester Mill, near Rock Hill, Saturday, fell under the cars and had both lege mashed to a pulp. He was carried to Rock Hill for medical attention. The hoy never recovered from tai shock sufficiently to be operate I Leg Shattered by Bullet. E. A. Fuller, of McCormick, a traveling salesman, was accidentally shot in the leg by James F. Ed munds on Stevens creek Saturday afternoon. The bullet, which was from a Winchester rille, struck Mr. Fuller's leg between the knee and the an nie, shattering both of the hones. * Train Wrecks Auto. Rp'ph C. Proud fit. L'8 years old. and his nephew, Kenneth Proud lit. 2- years old, were instantly killed and five others in the machine with them were seriously injured Sun day right at Chicago when an Illin ois Central ran down R. C. Proud fit's auto. 0 WO CENTS PEK COP? TEDDY'S HOME Vast Crowd Welcomes Hooter Back From Elbaesqoe Jungles. -?- I AROUSING WELCOME Men Prominent in all Walks of Life and from all Parts of the Coun try Were On Hand to Bid Him Welcome. Will Have Nothing to Say About Politics. Theodore Roosevelt set foot on home shores for the first time in about fifteen months and received a rousing welcome on Saturday as he landed at New York. The sharp crack of the familiar presidentian salute awakened Mr. Rcos^velt at seven o'clock as his ship, the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, drew into the harbor. From the mists of early morning emerged the drab hull of the battleship South Carolina, two lean, swift destroyers and two torpedo be behind bor. Then spoke the gun. . Blue clad sailors lined the decks in ':. ae packed ranks, while massed on the quarter deck of the South Carolina stood the marine band, a solid splash of scarlet coats, pounding out "Tho Star Spangled Banner." It did not take the colonel long to get on the bridge, dressed for the formalities of the day in a frock coat and a top hat. For a moment he stood bare-headed and waved to the men in silent answer to their cheers. Then the sight of the South Carolina touched a heart string. "By George, that's one of my sh!ips, he exclaimed, ."doesn't she look good. I built her and these tcrpedo boats, too." He bore with his usual boyancy a day of heavy fatigue, public duties and private emotions comingled and at 4:40 o'clock that afternoon left the city he had surveyed the same morning from afloat, reviewed in parade ashore and greeted by ex plicit word of mouth to be welcome more intimately by nis life-long iceighbors at Oyster Bay, L. I., that night. As a private citizen he was still the same vfgorous man the city has known for 30-years in various pub lic offices from assemblyman to president. He had an expansive smile for everybody, a cheery word for "the boys," his old friends the newspaper men, a pat anecdote for politicians, especial greetings of affection for his old command, the Rough Riders, a?nd a quick eye for absolutely every thing. "Roosevelt good luck" st'U fol lowed its namesake. Though hot and stvtry, the weather held fair until the marine parade, the exer cises at the battery and the march up'Broadway and Fifth avenue to Central park had been carried through with punctuality and precis ion. Then it rained great guns. A Torre'iitial thunder shower, accom panied by a high wind that did much damage, swept suddenly down on the homeward bound visitors, but cleared again shortly before five o'clock. The welcome- of Roosevelt was shot through with a damatic expec tancy which long ago found popular expression in the typical phases, "the return from Elba." His welcome brought men prom inent in all walks of life from all parts of the country?therefore it was national. The first zest of public curiosity satisfied, speculation now turns on what share Roosevelt will take in an acute political situation within his own party. But on that score speculation must rest unsatisfied. The Col. has positively declared his Intentions by wireless the night be fore: "I shall have nothing whatever to say in the immediate future about politics." He kept his word. Therefore there was nothing rn the only speech he made at New York Saturday that could be con strued as. applying specifically to this or that phase of immediate State or national issues. That he will be importuned to take a hand in the New Ycrk campaign this fall is a foregone conclusion, but by his oww declaration he will not com mit himself to any expression of opinion until he has acquainted him self PL first h ind with just how the political larcd shapes itS'lf. * Convicted of Assault. Gre^oria Saia, the Italian arrested : t Ormon! Fla., last week, charged with attempted criminal assault upon .Miss Flchart, a wealthy spinster near that plaie, was convicted in the crim inal court at Deland, and sentenced to twenty years at hard lobor in tho State penitentiary. Chinamen Arrested. ' j Seventeen Chinamen, believed to have been smuggled into this coun try from Mexico, were found by emi> 'gration officers at San Marclal, Tex., Friday, hidden in a box car loaded with hay. They will be held pending an Investigation. * Heat Kills Three. At Chicago Sudey there were three deaths resulting from heat prostrations although the maximum than on h three days preceeding. Lack of breeze, except for a short suffering from the heat.