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PUBLISHED THEEB T! ?rave Aviator Compelled-^tojtascentl] Teii Miles frem~fiaYana " THE AIR MAN GIVEN OUf Elles at the Bate of Fifty Miles an j Hour?-Starts From / Key West, Pia., and When Near His Goal Had to Light in the Water. After a week of / nerve-racking smxiety, Aviator J. A. D.HcCurdy in a Curtiss biplane, started on his . much-heralded flight from Key "West to Havana at 7:32 o'clock Monday morning. At Key West a light hreeze was' blowing and the sea was , smooth. Similar reports came by \ wireless from Havana, and McCurdy ' whose patience had nearly been eis hausted by. a week of anxious wait , Ing, quickly decided to make the flight. Early Monday "morning orders were issued to the government boats at Key West, and they immediately took their positions ten miles apart When word came by wireless from the torpedo boat destroyer Roe that the boats were all ready for him t McCurdy got ready to make tht flight.. Every brace and wire pf th< biplane had been thoroughly tested The motor had been tuned up and amid a silence that was almost op . ipresslve, 'McCurdy took his position on the aeroplane. The engine was started, an assistant gave the pro peller a couple of twists. McCurdy listened a moment to the sound* of the motor and then raised his hand as a signal to the men hold ing the machine to let go. Swiftly the aeroplane ran along the smooth ground for about one hundred feet Then easily and gracefully it rose from the earth and McCurdy com menced to mount to the sky. As he left the ground the assembled crowd gave a mighty I cheer. McCurdy waved his hand and was off on the most difficult trip over the sea that has even been attempted. With tremendous velocity the great white-winged plane shot out over the smooth waters. Anxiously the crowd gathered on the xshore, -watched the machine as it grew . smaller and smaller and faded from sight. Anxiously- they waited for'She ."? first news by wireless, and when the dispatch came that he- had passed the third boat, thirtj' miles from shore and was flying smoothly, an other mighty cheer was igiven. While the last details were being looked after MrCurdy ? stood about calmly smoking a pipe. > He lookea cool and confident. At 6:45 the ma chine was roiled into place, and five minutes after the big steam whistle at the ice factory;, woke' up the town with a tremendous blast, and almost j . the entire population rushed through the streets for the starting point It is.:estimated that fully 10,000 peo 7pie saw the start. iMayor Fogarty, with the entire police force, had great difficulty in keeping an open . sn'ace of 500 feet so that a start ? could be made. "McCurdy took his place in the ma chine, an assistant oiled the pro peller and then gave It a number of whirls. Four men held the machine while McCurdy tested the motor by smarting and stopping it. McCurdy adjusted his headgear, his assistant whirled the propeller, the motor was started and the machine was off at a ? fast -gait, running along the ground. It ran nearly the length of the op-'-a space and then arose in the air toward the east. > McCurdy first circled over the har bor at an elevation of 500 feet. He made a second circle at an elevation of over 1,000 feet, and at 7:3,'l the fiag dropped and McCurdy crossed the line over the wireless station, going nt the rate of nearly sixty miles an hour. In ten minutes he was out of sight over Sand Key, ten miles away. Before starting Mc-| Curdy put on a life-buoy and care fully inspected the pontoons which had been attached to the mach.ne to i keep it afloat in case he had to de-1 scend to the water. The flight Is for a prize of 5.5,000 offered by The Havana Post, and I $3,000 appropriated by the Havana I City Council. As soon as the avia tor had disappeared from view, the) crowd rushed about the wireless sta- j tion and awaited reports by wire less. When the news came that he had passed the third station a vig orously cheer went up. As the mo ments flew and no further reports i came, tho crowd grew anxious, and gathered about the cable office to wait for reports from Havana. When news of the start had been | flashed to the waiting boats, place ! ten miles apart, everybody was on [ outlook, officers on deck and sailors in the sparse rigging of the destroy ers. Suddenly out of the light base I loomed the great white Curtiss bi plane?known as the "Belmont racer"?flying high, and in a direct J course for the Cuban city, the mo-1 tor's clatter being distinctly heard J by those on the ships. A cheer greeted the aviator, and he replied) with a wave of his glove. Id. a min ute the birdliko craft was lose in the distance toward the Cuban shore. It was estimated that McCurdy should have reached Havana by V) o'clock, and when that hour passed and still no news, great uneasiness was expressed. Then came a wire less that the intrepid bird-man had DUES A WEEK. LJ?1N0REDS DROWNED ID Aug 10 - DESTRUCTIVE TIDAL WAVE DEL :f ? "^UGES AN ISLAND. Disaster Follows the Violent Erup tion of a Volcano in the Philip pines. A dispatch from Manila say-i an American school teacher who ha& traversed the" west shore ot L*ke Taal, telegraphs that five small rai lages were destroyed hy the tidal wave an<!l that not less than 300 per sons have been killed in that vicin ity. Many were burned in fires start ed by molten masses. A constabulary- relief detachment reports twelve persons were drowned and one killed by lightning; at Tali say and thai- three [persons were drowned at Ltmery. The government is hurrying relief trains to the scene. Many "persons, all natives^ lost their lives In the tidal wave which followed the eruptions of the *.?! cano Taal, according to prew ad vices. All the towns within a radius of fully twenty miles have suifared damage from the rain of mud an.l stones which continues. . The eruptions continued Monday. The sky was cloudless and there was, no wind but the muddy rain fell steadily. The natives, have aban doned their village homes in the vi cinity of Lake Taal and sought ref uge in the surrounding hills. ?Mount'Taai, rises in the center of 'Lake Ta&l, ? body of water not more than fifteen miles in> circumference. It is thlrty-four. miles from1 Manila, from- which dense clouds of smoke, rising from the crater are plainly visible. : / The . observatory authorities .be lieve that M&nila is in no danger, but there is some alarm ambng the na tives, who. recalled the destruction .caused by Mount Mayon, the other volcano on Luzon, in 1897. So far, however, Mayon has shown no threatening disturbance. Investigators of the bureau of sci ence report that with the first vio lent rumblings; of the volcano. The towns of Taal) Lomery and Pallsay seem to have suffered most. Mount Taal rises 1,050 feet from, the center of Lake Taal province of Batangas, Luzon. It Is the second volcano in importance In Luzon, and has experienced eight violent dis turbances preceding the present one since 1709. ? ?' ?It- has- been more . or less, .active from time Immemorial. Its mosiTde structlve eruptions occurred In 1754 and continued for a period of six months, causing much loss of life and enormous destructor of property. There were less serious outbreaks In 1S08 and 1873. In.1769 Mount Mayon was in erup tion for two months, destroying the towns of Cagsauaa and Malihao, to gether with several villages. In 1814 it burst fo :th again destroying five towns, After the eruption of Taal on Sat-, urday the volcanic island appeared to sink five feet and the waters of the. lake rising, swept the shores a mile inland, carrying away the bam boo-shacks and catching a score of natives. Others in the vicinity had taken warning and" fled at the first rumblings of the volcano. Another eruption took place In May, 1897, when four hundred per sons lost their lives. The latest out break, less severe, was in March, 1900. UNUSUAL ACCHJENT. Three Persons Killed by a Sign That Fell Down. ' At Philadelphia on Monday death swooped down upon a crowd of shop pers in busy Market street, when a big sheet metal sign blown from a roof fell among them and killed two men and a girl. A half dozen other persons were Injured, several so seri ously that they were taken to a hos pital. The sizn was about twenty feet wide and ten feet high and stood on the roof of a four-story building in the heart of the retail shopping dis trict. A panic ensued and some on*1 turned in an alarm of fire, which brought out the firemen, thus adding to the excitement. ?Tumps to Death. At New York Mrs. Mary Colla jumped to her death and two oth ers .probably fatally burned in a ::nectacular fire which destroyed a four story tenement at Thirty-Sev enth street and Sixth avanue. fallen into the sea and a groan went up from the crowd. Finally came the news that McCurdy had been forced to light on the water necnuse of the shortage of oil, and that neith er he nor his machine had been in jured and the cheering was renewed, mingled with expressions of regret that the attempt had failed when McCurdy was within sight of his goal. The Navy Department took an ac tive interest in the proposed flight, and every facility at its command was given *o help. Tug boats and torpedo boat destroyers were ordered to act as slation boats ten miles apart to mark the course of the flight. Early this morning they took their stations. First came the cutter. Forward ten miles from shore and '?hen at intervals of ten miles each the tug Massasolt, and the torpedo boat destroyers Terry, Crayton, Roe and Paulding. OKANGBBUBGr, NEW SCHOOL ? ? Drastic Measnie That k Now Pending in ih* General Assembly. CHANGES ARE RADICAL Take the Schools Out of the Hands of the People and Pets Them in the Hands of Seven Men, Who Appoints Practically All School Officials. There is a most drastic bill now pending in the General Assembly, which, If passed, will take the man agement of the schools of.the State out of the hands of the people and lodge it in the hands of a few men, who are appointed by the State Sup erintendent of Education. It Is a bill that the General Assembly should consider and let the people discuss before it is enacted into law. The bill was Introduced in the Senate by Senators Sinkler, of Char leston, and Senator Christensen, of Beaufort, and makes most radical changes in our present school law. ? The. Columbia, correspondent of The News and Courier says "while some mention has been made of the report of the commission appointed at the last session of the General Assembly to look into the present school law and to report at this ses sion needed legislation, it is doubt-! ful that ten members of the Qen eral Assembly, aside from the edu cational committee of the House and Senate, hare gone fully into the bill drawn up under the "commission's report and know exactly what will be accomplished if. such a measure passes." That is why we Bay the bill should not be rushed through the General Assembly. The law declares that a Uber?! and efficient system of free public education shall be maintained throughout the State. Separate schools and institutions of learning shall be prorideu for persona of the white and colored races and no child or person of one of these r?;?? oh all ever be permitted to at'*?id a school or educational Institutional provided for children or persons of the other race. The system shall- embrace ele mentary schools in every school dis trict or city or town where such city or town is not embraced In some school district for the education of children between the ages of six and twenty-one years; high sihools, as hereinafter provided for, the Uni versity of South Carolina, Clemson Agricultural College,. Winthrop Nor mal and Industrial College, the In stitution for the Deaf and Blind, the State) Colored College of South Car olina, Agricultural and Mecha?.u'cal College, and such other special and technical schools as may from tlm.} to time be established in whoie or part at public expense." The bill would give the State Sup erintendent of Education $2,500 per annum and $600 travelling expenses which would make him the highest paid State officer, except the Gov ernor. The State Superintendent, .by Section-1 4 of the bill, would be given division supervisors. "It will be exceedingly profitable to have all of the county superintendents of the State assemble at least once a year to discuss matters pertaining to the educational advancement of their re spective counties," says the report, and the bill provides for this. It has been pointed out from time to time that the reports of school officers have been incomplete as io the State department of education. The commission provides for this in its recommendation and the bill could enact it into law. "In order," writes the commission, "that the statistics of the State Superintendent may have real significance it is high ly important that the reports of all school officers shall be complete and be promptly sent in.'.' The bill makes the boai-d of ed ucation consist of the Governor, the State Superintendent of Education and five members (instead of seven as now) to be appointed by the Gov ernor upon recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education. The term is four years. A difficulty is avoided by providing that the ap pointive members shall serve out the terms for which they were appointed. At least three members of those to be appointed shall be professional teachers regularly employed in edu cational work. Instead of a per diem the board is- paid only actual travel ing and hotel expenses. A text-book con1 mission is cre ated by the bill. "The meeting at which the adoption (of text-books) is finally made shall be open to the public," says the bill. The commis sion is to be composed of five school men. The report says: "In creat ing a text-book commission it is not intended in any way to interfere with the powers of the State board of education; but simply to give the beard the benefit of the co-operation of live school men whose successful experience should render such co-op-j eration or groat value." Certain changes in the text book matter are made in the bill, as sug-j geste? by the commission. A bind ing contract with all publishers of the text books adopted is necessary j in order to render the adoption ef-| fective. j Section 12 provides, In accordance with the commission's recommenda tion: (Continued on third page.) S. C, TH?JRSDAY. FBBli REPRESENTATIVE WTJLLIAMS OFj ATKEN SPEAKS PLAINLY. House Passed His Bill on New Coun ty Matter by an Overwhelming Vote. In the House -Mr. Williams' bill toj prevent the formation of deformed counties passed second reading with out objection ? Saturday. Monday night the motion was made to re commit it. Mr. Gasque.cpoke in favor of the bill. He' spoke of the bitterness sometimes caused by new county fights. There is no reason now for "gerrymandering" since the negro has been forced out of politics, and hobble-skirted and narrow-walsted counties. Mr. DixOn also favored the hill. It I has got so now that if a territory objects to ) taxes or prohibition or I other local conditions in their coun-j ty, at once the threat is made that [ they will leave the old county andj go into some other. Mr. Courtenay of Edgefield de clared his personal apposition to the formation of Heyward county, but he believes that the constitutional requirements have been met and that those restrictions are severe j I enough. Dr. Turnbull of Aiken made a j spirited speech for the bill. He de clared that twice hits the,Heyward county proposition been defeated and jnow it comes back up here in an al 1 most identical form and it Is all the proposition of one land corporation. [He opposed the new county warmly j land favored the bill. Mr. Butler of North Augusta, Aiken county, denied flatly Dr. Turnbull's statement. He argued j that the people of North AugUBta as well as the land company, favors the1 new county. The people of that ter ritory have complied with the re quirements of the constitution and those requirements are severe enough. He made a strong and ear nest fight against the bill. Mr; Rembert declared the bill un constitutional. Mr. Stevenson In a very clear man ner showed that the bill Is not In violation of the constitution. Mr. Stevensons declared that that propo I sition had been fought out in the formation of Dorchester county 14 years ago. When "Josh" Ashley tried to get a part of Abbevllte voted into Andersons Xetfxyearsjyjq.^his. same proDosition was again deter mined. Mr. Williams of Aiken, author of the bill, declared that he had not intended to say anything on the bill as its merits should be apparent. But as it had been intimated that he had made - a personal fight on the promoters, he would resent it and would preacn the funeral of Hey jward county. IMt. Williams did not mince his words a bit. He declared that this bill is an outrage. That it see-saws across the county of Aiken from El lenton on the south to Parksville, or somewhere near the Greenwood line. The county is 50 miles in length and only three miles across I at the proposed county seat and this three-mile Vine is within eight miles I of the court houss of Aiken. He charged that: the effort to name this county was an Insult to Ciov. Hey ward who was in office at the time, because the effort was ?made to gain his favor by showing that his name would go down into history in this manner. He alleged that the present governor was also insulted by having his former law partner employed as one of the at torneys of the new county, but he I had been too much of a man to be (swayed by such blandishments. Mr. Williams declared further (that the attempts to create this new county are all the ambitions of one man and that he lias already put the county of Aiken ;:o a great deal of I expense in the twe elections in which be has failed anl there is now be fore the legislature a claim for $1,S00 for surveying this butterfly county. 'Mr. Williams also paid his respects to the attorneys engaged on this proposition. Tie declared that his bill would prf.ver.t in the future all such shoestring propositions of nouhties and ihat the lawyers who keep these matters in litigation so successfully would not then have such an opportunity. He concluded by saying that ho h-ul not wished to express himself so pointedly on the hill hut he had been forced to do sc by circumstances. When he concluded the house voted on the motion to recommit and the motion ws rejected. The bill then passed third reading and was sent to the senate. San Francisco Wins. The House of Representatives at Washington Tuesday by a vote oi 1.SS to l">f) decided in f.ivor of San Francisco and against New Orleans j >s the city in which an exposition to celebrate the opening of the Panama j canal in 1915 shall be held. All the | South Carolina Congressmen except Finley voted fo: New Orleans. Another Killing. As the result of a row bet-sveen Will Nance and Dempsy Potter, two young wb.te men, of Little River, in Horry county, Saturday night at a party, the former lies dead, having been shot and almost instantly | killed by the latter. Nance was in I liquor, and attacked Potter. HARY 2, 1911. The General Assembly Passes a Mar riage License Measure TEXT OF THE NEW LAW After a Long and Hard Fight the General Assembly Passes a Gen eral Marriage License Law, Which Becomes Effective On and After '(Next July. The legislature of South Carolina hag!. passed a marriage license bill. This is the otcome of 25 yean of effort. Tuesday in the house of rep resentatives there was a long de bate and T. B. Fr?ser opposed the bill in a powerful argument, but by a majority of fifteen the house voted down opposition and gave favorable action to the measure which has al ready passed the senate The fol This is the outcome of 25 years of law: ?? Section 1. That from the first day of July, 1911, it shall be unlawful for any person to contract matri mony within this State without first procuring a license as is hereinafter provided; and it shall likewise to be unlawful for any one, whomsoever, to perform the marriage ceremony for any such person without said persons first delivering to the party performing said marriage ceremony a license as Is hereinafter provided, duly authorizing said persons to con-, tract matrimony. Any officer or per son performing the marriage cere mony without the production of suchj license shall on conviction thereof by payment of a fine of not more than $10 0 and not less than $25 or imprisonment of not, more than thir ty days nor less than ten days. Section 2. For the purpose of carrying out the foregoing provis ions, the Judge of Probate shall is sue a license for the marriage of any persons upon the payment of a fee of $1 therefor, and a statement, under oath or affirmation, to the effect that the persons seeking to contract matrimony are legally ca pacitated to marry, together with the full names of the persons, their ages and places of residence. Of the fee of $1 the Judge of Probate shall retain twenty-five cents as his com pensation; the remaining seventy Aye cents shall he . paid Into the county "treasury and go to the school fund of said county: Provided, no such license shall be issued when the woman .or woman-child is under the age of 14 or the man is under the age of 18: Provided, further, jhat when either party to the proposed marriage shall be under'18 years of age and shall reside with the father or mother or other relative or guar dian the Probate Judge shall not is sue a license for such marriage until the consent of such relative or guar dian in writing shall first be deliv ered to him. Provided, that such license shall be issued In the coun ties of Beaufort, Colleton, Darling ton, Horry, Georgetown and Sumter by the clerks of Court. ; Section 3. That upon the hack, of each license so issued there shall be a blank to be filled out by the party performing the marriage cere mony, and shall be signed by both contracting parties, the form of the license and certificate shall be as follows: "State of South Carolina. "County of - "Whereas, it has been made to ap pear to me ., Judge ot Probate for. County, upon oath, that ........ of.and . of. are legally capacitated to contract matrimony, and. that their ages are respectively .... years and .... months, and .... years and .... months, and that their race Is ., and their nationality is . These are therefore, to authorize any person qualified to perform the marriage 'ceremonies to perform the marriage ceremony for the persons above named, and for the so doing this shall be sufficient warrant. "Given under my band and seal this .... day of.A. D. "Judge-of Probate for .... County." "Certificate?This is to certify that I..did this day perform the marriage ceremony for the within named persons at ., S. C.day of.A. D." "Section 4. It shall be the duty of the party performing the mar riage ceremony to take the marriage license and fill out certificate of marriage and within 15 days turn the same over to the Judge of Pro bate, who issued it, and it shall be the duty of the Judge of Probate to record and index same in a bock kept for that purpose: and it shall lie the duty of Judge of Probate to is sue a certified copy of said license and certificate to any person upon j such person paying him the sum j of twenty-five cents as a fee terefor. Section 5. That all fines imposed and recovered for any violation of this Act shall be paid to county treasurer and credited by him to the j school fund of the county in which the violation occurs. Section 6. Nothing herein con tained shall render any marriage il legal without the issuance of a li cense. "Section 7. The production of such certificate or a copy thereof with the blank on .the back thereof properly filled out and signed by the person WENT AFTER GIRL MAN AND WOMAN RESENT WHIP PING OF SON AT SCHOOL, Pope B. Havird and His Wife Are . Charged With Assault on Miss Mitchell, an Orphan. Warrants have heen Issued against Pope B. Havird and his /wife by the trustee of the school of the Havlrds ville community in Saluda county charging them with assault and-bat tery upon Mies Carrie Mitchell, their teacher, and likewise for assault and battery on Willie Harmon, one of the pupils of the school. The teacher has been having trou ble with one of the Havird's boys In the school and Friday it/became nec essary to whip him. The boy who is about 18 years old resisted and 'M?6S Mitchell, who is young and del icate, called upon the Harmon boy to hold young Havird. After school was dismissed the Havird boy ran home and told his father and mother of the whipping. Havird got in his buggy with his wife and talcing his double barrel shotgun set out after the teacher who was on her way home. Overtaking her, it is said, ... ird tried to "drive over her and cursed and abused her most outrageously. Havird's wife, it is said, struck Miss Mitchell with a stick and otherwise maltreated her. Havird likewise cuffed the Harmon boy about rather roughly. It is said that Miss Mitchell was greatly frightened and for a little while was on the verge of a com plete collapse. Miss Mitchell is an orphan. She is regarded as a most excellent young lady. The . community was greatly In censed when the news of Havird's conduct was learned, but cool coun sel prevailed and it was decided to let the law take its course. Some people strongly advocated cow-hid ing Havird. At a meeting of the trustees Hav ird's son was expelled. Pope B. Havird has caused untold trouble and annoyance to the people of that community for the past ten years 01 more. PRETTY WOMAN STRANGLED. Body Found in Room of Hotel In New York. The body of a young womai, strangled to death, in the opinion of the police,1 was found in a room ?on the second floor of the Bryant hotel in Sixth avenue Sunday night. Up to a late hour investigation had de veloped no clue to her identity or that of the supposed murderer. A couple which had occupied the room last night were registered as ? Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Montclair, N. J. A bell boy discovered the body Sunday night. A handkerchief had been stuffed down the woman's throat and her neck and face were disclosed and bruised. The hotel clerk informed the police that the man who had accompanied the wo man to the hotel left early this morning. i The. victim of the murder was about 30 years old and pretty. There was evidence that the wo man had fought hard for life. Her body was found lying on the bed and partly on the floor, and although dressed, her clothing was badly torn. The police believe the murder was committed between 2 and 6 o'clock in the morning. Neither the man nor the woman had been seen at the hotel before, according to the night clerk. WANTS THEM OUSTED. iBleasc After Those Fellows Who Hold Two Places. o Charging that the supreme court itself is careless of obedience to the constitution, and declaring that many members of the legislature vio late the constitution by holding their seats and at the same time serving a? trustees of State institutions, Gov ernor Blease sent to the general as sembly Saturday afternoon a special j message, suggesting appointment of a joint committee to ascertain what I j persons, in the legislature or hold ing other official positions, are also trustees of State institutions. A 'rigid enforcement of the law as sug II.nested by Gov. Blease would cause the retirement of Gov. Tillman from the Clemso" Board cf Trustees as well as others. Miss Trllman to Wed. Much Interest is centered in the wedding of ?.ri?s Lona Tillman, daughter of Senator Tillman; and j Charles Sum nor Moore, a lawyer of Atlantic City, S. J.. which will oc cur in Apr:! at the home of Miss I iTHlman's parents, Trenton. S. C. j ! performing such ceremony; and cer tified by the clerk of Court or Judge j of Probate, is issued by that officer shall he received as sufficient evi dence in proof of contract or mar riage between the parties therin named in any of the Courts of this State. Provided, that nothing in this Act shall prevent proof of marriage in any way now allowed by law in this State. Section 8. That only ministers of the gospel and officers authorized to administer oaths in this State are authorized to administer a marriage ceremony in this State. WO CENTS PEE COPY TBE REBELS WIN Regular Mexican Troops Whipped in a Bsitlc by Insoneciars AFTER A SEVERE FIGHT Mexican Bcgnlars in . Vicinity of Ojinaga Outgeneraled and Badly Defeated ? Insurrecios Assert That There is No Hurry for Tak ing Towns Held by the Regulars. A dispatch from Preaedio, Texas, says outgeneral led and defeated witb more than 100 soldiers killed in . battle, the forces of Gen. Luque are divided and cooped up in the towns of Ojinaga and Cuchillio Parrado. Gen. Luque with less than 10 0' men occupies Ojinaga, and Col. Dorantes, with about 200 cavalry is at Cuchil lio Parrado. The rebels occupy ev ery road leading into both towns, and. will not permit provisions or forage to be carried in. , j From several points come reports that the scattered bands of insur rectos are gathering for a simultan- ' ecus assault on both Federal strong holds. Last night the camp fires of the insurrectos were visible from Presidio. The rebels could be seen patrolling the roads within five miles of Ojinaga across the river from this The Associated Press correspond place. ent interviewed Jose de La Cruz Sauchez last night. "We could take Ojinaga at any time," he said. "We have delayed the attack for several reasons. The wives and families of many of our men are shut up in the town. They would probably be killed by the soldiers if we made an attack. We have been able to use our forces to better advantage in the field, and have no desire to tie up a permanent garrison in the city. The time is hear, however, when Ojinaga will be ours." Two days ago the Associated Press correspondent and a Mexican guide encountered 8. party of seven gendarmes on the American Bide of the river. The Mexicans were con cealed until the two horsemen ap- ? proached when they arose from their, hiding place, rifles in hand. The leader politely greeted the corre spondent and said:. "I thought you. were another man." ?It is reported that the Federal officials at Ojinagt:. have offered a reward ..for the capture or assassina tion of the insurrectos leaders^ / " > HAD TO BE DUG OUT. Burglar Caught Bbird and Fast in a. Chiirney. A rather unusual incident in the : criminal annals occurred at. Eatru ton, Ga., last week. Two negroes in attempting to enter the country store of Mr. Joseph H. Webster, about six - miles out, on the Oconee Spring, road, decided to make an entrance' by going down the chimney of the store. In so doing, the would-be* burglars made a sad mistake in com puting the :alibre of the chimney,;' and also the avoirdupois of their own anatomies?Lhe first one going down, getting hung hard and fast in the chimney, formin? an effectual cork to further operations inside the store. Becoming more and more fright ened at his failure to move himself either up or down, and more so at the approach of dawn and firemak ing time; the negro hung In the chimney, began sucn a loud alarm of shrieks and yells that his companion fled posthaste and the community for some distance around the store was aroused by his cries. Finally no was located in the chimney and i>. was necessary to- secure picks and axes, and dig a hole into the ch'mney to release him. Later both negroes were arrested and jailed. RESCUED FPOM THE SLUMS. Young Girl Saved by American Sal vation Army. The News and Courier says the at tention of Adjt. Owens, of the'Amer ican Salvation Army, on Ashley ave nue, was called last Saturday to the case cf a young girl who had just come into the ci; and had been tak en by a young man to a house sup posed to be a house of ill fame. Adjt. Owens immediately investi gated the matter and found the girl, lie then secured an Interview with ? her and found that she was willing and ready to leave the place. On be ing informed that she would at once be t"ken 10 a respectable place and cared for, she readily consented to i go. and within two and a half hours from the time the cacc hrd been re ported to Adjt; Owens he had the girl in his Home Shelter. The girl told a pitiable- story: how she ran away from her mother and came here to marry a young man of this city, and how he deceived her. Adjt. Owens wired her mother, informing her of the whereabouts of her girl, and the mother wired back asking him to send her home on the next train. This wish was carried out. JLifc for a. Life. Robert Howe and son were killer! in a pitched battle with county jf ficers near Sierra Bianca, Texas,; when an attempt was made to arrest Howe for alleged murder.