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VOL. XX1I MNAN-NING, S. C. WED YESDAY, APRIL 1,198N.2 BRYAN'S RECORE As a Vote Getter Compared Witt Other Candidates. WHAT ARE THE FACTS! The Columbia State Shows by the Results. of Two Presidential Elee. tions That the Great Commoner Is the Strongest& Possible tandi. date the Democrats Can Popsibly Nominate. The following editorial should be read by ali Democrats: Papable weakness evidences the attempt of the esteemed News and Courier to contend against the posi tion of Mr. Bryan. as expressed in his letter to the editor of The State. And it seems as if consciousness of that weakness is having an injurious effect upon the temper and morals of the South Carolina champion of the New York political programme. Commenting on Mr. Bryan's ex pression of pleasure that his Demo cracy 'has been satisfactory to the rank and tie of the Democrats of the South as well as to the rank and file of the Democrats of the North." 'he News and Courier says that South Carolina gave Judge Parker more votes in 1904 than were given Bryan in 1900, and that Georgia gave Cleveland more vctes in 1892 than Bryan in 1896. and continues: "So it would appear from the records that the rank and file of the Democrats of the South are not by any means sat isfied with Mr. Bryan, and the rank and file of the Democrats of the North have shown Mr. C"van very clearly that they do not want him and will not have him." It is scarce ly ingenious to cite the vote of a one-party Southern State in a general election to prove or disprove a point like this, but since The News and Courier has appealed to the record, and attempts to mislead its readers. we shall quote the whole record to its confusion. What are the facts? In 1892 Mr. Cleveland was given more votes than Mr. Bryan got in 1896 in these States: Wisconsin. Vermont. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, New York. New Jersey, Dele ware. Rhode Island, Maryland, Vir ginia, Georgia and Alabama. In otbr words, in 15 States, including four in the South, Cleveland received more votes than Bryan; and in 33 States and territories, including nine Southern States, Bryan was given moer votes than Cleveland. Bryan's popular vote in 1896 was 953.000 greater than Cleveland's in 1892. If the record appealed to by the Char leston paper proves anything, what does it prove? Proceeding to the record of the Bryan vote by States in 1900. and the Parker cote in 1904, it is found that Parker got. more votes than Bryan in New York. New Hampshire. Masschusetts. Rhode island. Dela ware, West Virginia. South Carolina, Georgia ann Mississippi; or that in nine States, including three Southern States. Parker received more votes than Bryan; while in thrity nine States, including ten Southern, States. Bryan was given a greater vote than Parker. And Bryan's pop ular vote in 1900 totaled 1, 280,162 more thani Parker's in 1904.~ What does the record prove that is ap pealed to by The News and Courier "to show that the rank and file of Democrats in the South are not sat isfied with Mr. Bryan,"- and that the Democrats in the North will not have -him? It proves just what Mr. Bryan said, and proves that The News and Courier is a misleading and unsafe counselor. Since we have gone into the rec ords, .let us. pursue a little further. In 1896, even after the awful bumps Democracy received in the then cur rent Cleveland administration. Bryan had 31 more votes In the electoral college than President Harrison when Cleveland defeated him in 1892.~And i'n 1896 Bryan had seven more elec toral votes than Cleveland got when as president, he was defeated by Harrson in 1888. The least number of popular votes received by* Bryan was nearly a million greater than was ever given to any other Demo crat. In 1900. William McKinley. gen erally belovedr because of his success in allaying sectional animosities, and abnormally popular because he was the maker of a brilliantly successful war, had a majority over Bryan of 849790. Four years later Roosevelt defeated the New York World's can* didate, Parker, by the enormous plur. Once more to the record: We find that Bryan carried eight States it 1896 that went against Cleveland mt 1892. And in that year he carried twelve States that Parker lost, losing only two that Parker carried. Thal was just after the last Cleveland ad ministration had given Democracy fearful black eye. In 1900 the Re publicans, having the prestige of successful war. and McKinley a leader, were practically impregnablE particularly when many Democrat knifed Bryan. Four years later man chosen as Democratic chieftai on the advice of New York newsp~ pers and to please New York and i~ interests, was overwhelmingly d feated. This year New Yori is boos ing another candidate: making a rel uar campaign in his behalf an against Bryan. but that man can n hope to be more suc'essful tha Parker'. or even to get the New Yot vote. If New York would not gi~ Parker her vote., what chan1ge has rnan of the same type coming fro the WVest? A year ago Democracy seemed a s. lutely hopeless. Today, with leader. an inspirer, that can crea enthusiasm, that- can reach the pe pie, that is known and respected 1 te people, there is hope. Bryan BLOODY BATTLE FOtGHT OVER "HOLY CARPET' OF THE PROPHETS. Tomb at Mecca, Between Bedouins and a Caravan of Egyptians, Ten Being Killed. A dspatch from Suakin says news has reached there that a bloody bat tle was fought between Bedouins and a caravan of Egyptians. The battle arose over a desire of the Bedouins to capture the "holy carpet." a gorge ous piece of red velvet, embroidered with gold which costs a year's time to construct. At least ten men were killed. many wounded and one gun captured. The carpet is made under the supervision of the sultan and when completed is turned over to the Egyptian pilgrims to place upon the tomb of the prophet at Mecca. The journey to Mecca is a sacred one. but the pilgrims take precautions to protect themselves for the trip is always hazardous. I At the expiration of a year another carpet has been woven and the old one is replaced with a new one. The carryng of the carpet from the tomb back to Cairo is attended with solemn rites and the celebration at the end of the journey is an imposing and spectacular one. Arabs. Turks. Pesians. syrians. Circassians. Nibians. Negroes and British, Indians jion in the pilgrimage The fierce guardians of the caravan are the Bashi-Bazouks. mounted and armed to the teeth with the clumsy weapons of the East. The right to jearry the carpet has been handed from camel to camel for centuries and enturies. IMPROVES SLOWLY. Senator Tillman Wont Return to Senate This Session. The State says the condition of Senator B. R. Tillman is not alarm ng, according to his physician. but; t is not thought that he will be able to return to the Senate this session. In responce to an inquiry Dr. T. . Hunter. Senator Tillman's physi clan wired The State at 9.45 Wednes-. day evening as follows. "There is nothing alarming in Sen ator Tillman's condition. Left off anodyne last night for first time since he has been sick, and he did not. rest as well as he has been. He has been somewhat depressed today. H has developed no organic symp toms at all. His trouble is purely functional. His improvement has not been as rapid as I first expected. Don't think he will be able to return to the senate this session." Th following was received from The State's Trenton correspondent ednesdoy afternoon: "Senator Tillman is slowly improv ing. Has only been up once and has: ery little control of himself while; standing. It is thought he is In need f a complete rest." STARVING IN NEW YORK. Tried to Steal Money With Which to Get Bread. A gray-haired sick looking man walked into the banking office of C. . Richard & Co.. 33 Braodway. New ork. Friday and asked for money to get food. He was ordered out, and. after walking to the street. stood: looking for a mo'ment at the firm's window, where a quantity of foreign' oney was exhibited. Then his glance fell on a piece of* oncrete lying in the gutter. and, has: tly picking it up, he threw it against. the plate glass. The window broke n a dozen pieces. and the old man then grabbed a 110 franc and a 50 fanc note and ran. Two of the firms clerk-s cadught. him before he had got fifteen feet away. n the station house the prisoner de scribed himself as Thomas Kennedy. 70 years old, a sail maker. with no home. He said he had eaten nothing for 4S hours, and his appearance mn dicated it. The police sympathized with him. but charged him with burg IOWA FOR BRYAN. The Demuocrtic Convent ion Endorses the Gr'eat Commonerl. A dispatch from from Cedar ~Ram ids Iowa. says Williaml .1. Bryan s friends today controlled the Iowa Democratic State Convenitioni. The plaform~ adopted was a recast of the Nebraska platform. including the en dorselent of Bryan for presdentiai candidate. Every mierLion of Bryans name was greeted with a storm of cheers. The resolutions commtittee heard a ~request fronm Mr. Bryan tiiat the ideas of the Omaha platform he imdorsed by the Democrats of Iowa. There Iwas some sentiment in favor of adopt' jing the Nebraska platform in toto. but finally it was rewritten as Ic words. THEY WANT BOOZE. Blown U p Because He Refused t(o Sel Liquor. At Center Point, lnd.. th" Madg( b uiness block, containing a druti tore, shoe store and barber shop with the Knights of Pythias hall cet te seco'nd floor, was destroyed b: dynamite yesterday. Hardly any hing but splinters is left of the build The town has no saloons. and Mi e'roy. a druggist. has been importun aed often to turn his store into a bin tiger. refused. It is believed that th liquor symtpathizers who wanted th bind tiger established destroyed th uiding out of spite. 'he only D)emocrat in that class, an it is useless to attempt to blind th sepl of + Sotarlia to that fac RASCAL TRAPPEE The State Unearthed Mysteriow Scheme. GEO. A. BRISTOW'S Questionable Methods t- Get "Show' Girls.-Postoffice Inspector Gre'gory Swears Out Indictment Charging the Young Man With Fraudulent Use of the Mails.-Tr Was Very Neatly Trapped. In The State of Saturday mcrning March 14. appeared the fol!owin.g ap parently very innocent advertisement in the "Want" columns: "Wanted--Three girls to learn The show bu-siness: experience unneces sary: expenses paid while learning: state age; enclose stamped envelope for reply. Address Predro. care The State." A subscriber of The State at Kings tree had his suspicions aroused by reading the advertisement and to sat isfy his curiosity he caused a fal'o answer to the advertisement to be written, singing the name "Miss An nie Dow." His answer Lo the add was written on March 17 and was a. follows: Kingstree. S. C.. March 17, 1908. Dear Sir: I see your advertisement in The State for three girls to learn the show business. I would be glad to engage with you as I have always had an inclination for that line of work and think I have some talent if- developed. Am 17 years of age and neat in appearance. Please write me full particulars about the work you would expect of me and how long it would be until I would receive some compensation. Hoping to hear from you soon. Respectfully. (Miss) Annie Dow, Kingstree. S. C. Care of Box l73. Four days la-er he receivri a reply to his letter. dated CN ' \larch 39. and written on C :. i- Tnn stationery.: The le- -o s .igned "Wallace Amusement C-.' and "Miss Dzw" was instruct~1 te '-ld. ess this "company" care of go '- delivery, Columbia. The letter set fo-th that "we could use you if you can come up to the requirement. but we can not tell you anything withoutwecould see you and you will have to come to Columbia." The Requirement. It was stated that the girls whom the "company" required would have to work but one hour each night. and we pay from $16 to $200 per week and expenses." It was also stated that they traveled in a private car and stopped at tlz first class ho els only. The "rmtr .xxement" was hen set forth a' y suggestive lan uage and it w..s plainly stated that oly girls with good figures were anted. "If you care to .ioin us," continued he letter. "you will have to come to olumbia Thursday. March 26. and ut up at the Columbia inn, then ur stage manager will meet you here Thursday night. March 26 and ee you and if satisfactory will em loy you and you will be in a position o become a successful actress with n income that will give you a mark n your home town." It was explicit y stated that "we must hear from ou before Thursday" and she was in structed to drop them a postal card ith these words on it. "Meet me at appointed prace and hour." She was nformed in the letter that if she were employed her railroad fare would be refunded, but if rejected she would have to pay her' own ex penses. But this very signif'icant larn tuage followed. "But it you will talk o our agent. and treat him as you should, we have no doubt but what you wili 'make good." The letter consumed four pages of :rdinary stationery and was written in pent'il. On the top of the first page was wr'itten in ink the follow ing: "Charles v'an Burean. Manager Wallace Amusement Co.. is the man you are to meet in Columbia S. C. Don't forget." On the letter head also appeared in ink the following unber': "':m' 5." On the bottom of' the last page of the letter was the following in ink : ''Regieter at the hotel as you wrte to uts. Thai is. Miss Annie Dow'. so our agent wi'l know'. you. On the day f'ollowing the receipt of this letter it was mailed to the editr of The State. enclosed in a lette;' from the sub~scr'iber' in Kingstree giving the facts concerning its re('eip~t by' him. The letter andI enelosure was rece:v ed by the~ editor of The StaTe Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. Being any ous Ti) p)rotc'T the advertising co. umrns of The State and being annoy ed by the thcutght that they had been' used for futher'ing not only a fraud uent scheme but one that app~eardT to be' vie and vicious. The State im mediately decided to investigate mx matter without sparing exp)ense. The~ number'. "6(G:1.," on the lettei signed "Wallace Amusement C'o.. tn dicated that psil h rtrw and was promoted b)y nio other put pose than to bring about the dlown' fail0 ofnocenit girlis. The numbe' int made it appear' that t he whol thing wa a sytematic scheme and wa ben oked in a wholesale f'ashio-i The~ State after hard work got Pos office Inspc(tor Gregory to Columubi and sent one of its representattve to Kingstree to find a girl to come t -Columbia Thursday and impersonat the supposed Miss Dow. He succeec ed and on Thursday at 1 2:25 the gli reached C'olmbia, coming in on th cAtlantie' Coast Line train from Flo ence. the train which a person fro: -Kingstree would take in coming I dColumbia. Following instruction she registered as "Miss Annie Do~ r. -- C'a 1h Columbia inn. Follov ing instructions further, she managei 'to have the proprietor assign her a room 16. This room was to the righa of the first stairway below the offio entrance. Room 15 adjoined this room, immediately in the rear. wit] a door connecting the two rooms. The Trap Set. Inspector Gregory, who had arriv ed in Columbia in the meantime ci request of the editor of The State. ar ranged with Mr. Monckon. proprietoi of the Columbia inn, to place him "I room 15 without putting his name ca the register. Inspector Gregory gave "fiss Dow' further instructions as to how to a: when the agent of the Wallae( Amusement Co., put in his appear ,ance. He outlined the plan of worli to Mr. Monkton. who readily promisee to assist in e':ery way possible. Mr Gregory. not knowing at what houn "Mr. Van Burean" or the "agent.' of the alleged show company woud likely put in an appearance. entered the hotel at 3 o'clock through a rent entrance and secreted himself in room 15. putting down the ructains and darkening the room as much as possible. "Miss Dow" did not go down to the dining room fcr her meals but had them sent to her roorn, it being desired hat the should not come into contact with the man who was to meet her except in the roo:n where all arrancements had been made for trapping him. At five o'clock Inspector Gregory was "tipped off" by Mr. Monckton that George A. Bristow, who woirked at the lunch counter at the unicn station, was in all probability the man who was conducting this scheme Bristow had been stopping at the ho tel every night almost for two weeks and had spoken to the night Clerk, Mr. Mc!ntosh. about a woman whom he was expecting, giving her name to him as Mrs. Dow ana tell ing him that she was a wealthy young widow and that she had offered him a position to travel wiih and look after an invalid son. Mr. Monckton had also noticed act!ons of Bristow's which might indicate that he might be the man. Bristow in the Game. After being joined by a representa tive of The State Inspector Gregory, waited for the "agent." For about an hour there was nothing but still ness to reward the watchers in 15. Then a knock came at the door and Pete. a porter who knows a thing or two. whispered to Mr. Gregory a mes sage from Mr. Monkton to he effect sage "that man" had come in th e hotel and asked about "Miss Dow" in -room 16. In just a few minute the door to the stairway below creak ed and then closed and some ore came tripping up the stairs, whistling a gay air. He was heard to --.use about mid way of the flight of stairs and to call out, in an apparently careless sort of way, loud enough to be heard in the room ocupied by the young lady: "Come on. Van Burean!" The mz.n came on up stairs and went in room 1.4. After about ten minutes he went back downstairs. Bristow then sent the young lady the following note: Columbia. S. C.. March 26, 1908 Miss Dow: If you are the yout~g ady who wishes to see te/ advance gent of the Wallace Amusement Cc'.. I have been instructed to see you, nd as not to attract attention, w:l11 you be ready in a few minutes :o ake a car ride around the belt and I shall be pleased to explain the bus.i ess to you. If I have made a mis ake please pardon me. Mr. Van Bureau has gone to Atlanta to joIn he show and I have full instructio as o act. Please let me know by the porter. . Respectfully. "Geo. A. Bristow." She informed the porter to tell Mr. Bristow that she could not go out with him, but if he wished to see her e would have to come to her roo:n. The porter went back and delivered the message. Bristow then asked per mission of Mr. Monckton to call t p n the young lady in her room. Mr. Monckton explained to him tl-at he did not allow gentlemen to call upon ladies in their rooms at his 1.o tel, bixt (by agreement with Mr. Gregory) he told Bristow that if be ished to see her strickly on business. as he stated, he would allow him to go up. but advised him not to sta too long. Goces to the Room. Bristow then went up stairs and knocked at the young lady's roam door. The door was then opiened n-nd then came: "Is this Miss Dow?" An affimative answer came from .he young lady and then Mr. Bristow started out by telling her how' nor roy he was that "Mr. V'an Burean" had to go out of the cliy, etc. He again made the proposition to go out for a car ride, saying that it would be hard to place the proposi tion clearly before her as Mr. Monck' ton objected to any one calling on la dies in their rooms and he could tike her for a car ride and then they could ~o to some place where they wouldtc not be obser'ved, etc. She again declined to go. antd rath er against his wishes Bristow started in with his fancy and fascina' ing story about the show businzt' an the advantages to be gained by g irlt who enter the profession. The s';ory was roseate and almost poetical. Bristow' explained that the "Wal lace Amunsemient Co." were playing al he Tijou theatrc. Atlanta. at :ha very hour. putting on that fascina ting drama. "I Don't Care:" 0: ourse "Miss Do0w" had never b'oar< of this play and Bristow proceeded t< exlain what a gorgeous and absorb ig theme it was. There w'ere onl: 0 people in it. and only 40 of thesi were chorus girls. Then tame the first "a-lvance'S when he began to tell her, in an~ ex eeedingly apolegetic tone of v'oice sthat the chorus girls wear shor dresses. A little alter he c'ane the "tights." prefaeing his rerr ark~ -by. "Now, Miss Do'.. I hope you iwon 'Ibe offended." etc. --'Now, that is just the greates -trouble we have in securing girls. n he said, adding that there is nc rei son why any lady should object t ,wearing tights if she expected ,learn the show business. He furthE b been in the show business tor years tnat his wife was as fine a lady at ever lived and she appeared on the stage every night in tights, etc. Liked Her Looks. Bristow said he liked her appear ance and thought everytning would be all right, but he would, of course, have to call up "Mr. Van Burean" i Atlanta and see what he had to say about it. He explained that he had put in a call for his par-tner earlier In the evening but Mr. Van Burean was not at the Bijou theatre at that time and central informed him that At lanta instructed that he would have to call later if he wished to talk. The time came for him to go down to telephone to his partner in Atlanta and he would come back and let "Miss Dow" know what he had to say about it. But he didn t go down and he has done no 'phoning yet. Just as he was preparing to l'eave the room he was confronted by Inspec tor Gregory and his assi'tant, tho former appearing at the door laading from room 16 to the hatlway and the latter through the connecting door that leads from room 15 to 16. To say that Bristow was taken by surprised and was completely non plussed nxpresses it but mildly. It were as if the earth had opened up and these men had appeared out of its centre. He admitted his connection with the scheme and turned over to In spector Gregory letters, etc., in his posession and informed him where others could be found. While he ad mitted his connection with this scheme he insisted that "Mr. Van ,Burean" devise'i it and was the prin cipal operator, be (Bristow) being merely on "agent." He was questioned at length and detailed how he met "Van Buren" and how he was led into this scheme and how they had worked i- c', "h er. He said the letter to "Mi ,iw" was written by himself but that 'Van Burean" dictated most of it and told him in a general way what to say to her. Later he answered other re plies that were received as a result of the advertisement, without the as sistance of his alleged friend. Other Girls Had Answered. He told of receiving replies from girls in the city and from others than "Miss Dow" outside of the city. It was arranged for two of the girls to meet the "agent" at the Congaree ho tel and on Sunday night, March 22, he went there and stayed all night. He said that "Van Bureau" was to have met the girls expected at the Congaree and went there himself and registered but iater "Van Burean" told him that he had to go to Sum ter on the next atrin and asked him (Bistow) to go to the .hotel) and meet the girls. He said that the girls had failed to come and he left word with the proprietor that if they called after that night that he was suddenly called out of the city and would be back in a day or two. He talked with the proprietor of the Congaree, he said, about being in the show business and to prove to him that he was no "fake" showed them some of the letters that he had received addressed to the "Wallace Amusement Co." and left them with him. He had not been back since to that hotel and did not know whether any of the girls ever went there to meet "Van Burean" after Sunday night. "Van Burean"--Where? Bristow insisted that "Miss Dow" was the only one of the girls whom he ad met, but "Van Burean" had met several, mentioning one in Brookkand and one on Blanding street, etc., He gave the names of four or five girls living in the factory district whom they had planned to get into the com pany but he had left it to "Van Bureau" so see them and make the ar rangements. He denied that he placed the ad in The State and said that he had never gone to the postoffice and called for te mail. On being shown an order sent to the postmaster directing that the mail for he Wallace Amusement Co.. be delivered to "boy," he ad mitted that he wrote it. The order was signed "Char~es Van Bureau" and was written on a piece of yellow Paper. He also admitted that he had sent the same boy to the office on several occasions for the mail. When Bristow was taken in charge by In s~ector Gregory he had .iust $1.20 on his person and that is the amouit with which he had planned to take "Miss Dow" Out and give her a good time. He said that this was "Van Burea's" money and that $1.50 was given to him by the latter .iust as he Van Bureau) was fixing to leave Columbia for Atlanta Monday morn He also had a new tape line in his pcket and the money was to be used in paying for telephone message. His attention was directed to the fact that if $1.50 was given to him for that purpose .he had already spent 20 cents of it. for something else and was planning to spend more of it in akg "Miss Dow" out for a good time about the city. WVell, he could fix that, he sad. Bristow in Arrest. Inspector Gregory had Bristow locked up at the police station at 5.30 o'clock Friday mornng for safe-keep ing and at noon Friday he swore out the warrant before Commissioner V'erner. Inspector Gregory spent the entire day Friday following up the investigation and every step brought more convincing and more damaging *tetimony against Bristow. Several Columbia girls who had answered the >ad were interviewed and turned over - to Mr. Gregory the letters which they had r'eceived from this take "amuse ment" company. One young woman stated that she would not like to have her name ap - pear in connection with the case bu1 . hat if it were necessary in order t< tinsure Bristow being given the sever< Spenalty which she felt he deserve< s she would gladly appear as a witness ' Many places that Bristow state< he had visIted in company with "Vai t Burean were visited by Mr. Gregor: "and at ach place it was learned tha Bristow had been there alone eac1 o time. He gave the names of severa o houses of ill fame which he had vis rr ited with Van Burean, but the it S- ate ofihee places knew no on SHOOTS A NEGRO. Congressman Heflin of Alabama in a Serious Affray. WAS ON A STREET CAR In Washington With Congressman Ellerbee, on his Way to Deliver Temperance Talk-Renonstrated With Negro for Drinking on Car, Threw Him Off and Then Shop Him in the Head. In a desperate affray on a Penn sylvania Avenue car in Washington Friday a negro was shot by Congress man Thomas J. Heflin of Alabama. Thomas Lumby, the negro, was shot in the head and Is in a critical condition, and Thomas McCreary. a New York horse trainer, is suffering from a wound in the leg. The shoot ing of McCreary was accidental. Mr. Heflin was arrested and taken to the 6th police precinct station, where the charge of assault with in tent to kill was placed against him. Later he was released on $5,000 bail. The shooting occurred shortly after 0"Io'clock as the car reached the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 6th street bound for Capitol Hill. Congrasman Heflin, accompanied by Congressman Edwin J. Ellerbee, of South Carolina, had boarded the car at 12th street and Pennslyvania avenue, Mr. Heflin being on his way to deliver a temperance lecture at the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church, 4 1-2 street anid ohn Marshall Place. Upon boarding the car, he observed two negro passengers, one of whom was Thomas Lumby, and who was in the act of taking a drink from a bottle of whiskey. There were a number of passengers, including several ladies. Mr. Heflin says he re monstrated with Lumby and asked him to stop drinking saying: "Don't take that drink there are ladies here and it is not right. It -is against the law for you to do such a thing in a street car and I hope you will put that bottle away." The other negro, who was sober, attempted to take the bottle away from his friend, but failed. It is said that Lumby became offended at Mr. Heflin's remonstrancer and ap plied vile epithets. As the car reach ed 6th street and Pennsylvania. ave nue Heflin and Lumby were engaged in a desperate struggle. Mr. Heflin who is a large powerful man, succeed ed in throwing Lumby off the car as it came to a stop. Most of the occupants of the car hastily allighted, including Mr. and Mrs. McCreary. The negro fell to the ground on bing pushed off the car. He rose, and, it is said, began cursing Mr. Heflin again and made a motion for his hip pocket as. if to dray a wea pon, whereupon Mr. Heflin fired at him through 'the car window, missing the negro and hit'ting Thomas Mc Creary, who was about 20 feet from the car. Mr. Heflin fired once or twice more, one of the shots striking Lumby in the head above the ear. Lumby ran a short distance and fell. An ambulance was called and he was taken to the Emergency Hospital. The conductor of the car disappeared and Officer George N. Scriven took charge of the car and ran It to 3d street and Pensylvania avenue. There Representative Heflin was escorted by Officer Scriven to the Cap itol Hotel, and later was taken to the police station in a cab. He was not locked up. Mr. McCreary's wound is not serious, and after treatment at a hospital he returned to his apart ments. At the Emergency Hospital. it was said Lumby though badly wounded and unconscious, has a chance to recover. His skull was fractured. but the surgeons were un ble to ascertain at that time, whether the bullet had entered the head. Mr Heflin explained at the station his reason for going armed. He is the author of a "jim crow" car law in the District of Columbia, and said that since he introduced the measure he has received many letters of a threatening character and secur ed permission from the authorities to go armed. Mr. Heflin represents the 5th Alabama district, in which the Tuskegee Institute, of which Broker IT. Washington. is the head, is lo cated. IKILLED BY LIVE WIRE. Caught Hold Of It While in Bath Room. Edgar K. Miller. aged 23 years. of Newton. Ind., a freshman at Depau University, lost his life by coming in contact with a live wire in the bath room of Mrs. Jordan's house late last Thursday night. A cry was heard and his room mate rushed to the bathroom to find Mil ler lying on the floor dead. A hole in his right hand and a deep '6urn in the young man's foot told the story. but Bristow of the alleged pair. He had come and gone alone. Every where the evidence only added to the theory that Bristow and "Van Bur Iean" and the "Wallace Amusement Co." were one and the same and operated the scheme all by himself. Inspector Gregory left yesterday evening for Atlanta but before going he had collected a groat quantity o1 damaging evidence against Bristow. Br'istow said last night that he knew h was "up against it" and want i ed to know something about the pen .alty that would be imposed if he I should be convicted. He said he dit i not know whether he could get ou ;on bond or not, but asked that hi: t rt e notified. 1Britowr will be given a prelimi lnay on April 10. There are alread: - more than a score of witnesses wh< - will be subpoened to appear in Cha&r a leston agninst him.-The State. NEWRULE CONCERNING RURAL FREE DE. LIVERY CARRIERS. It Is Held Improper to Transmit Un. stamped Letters From One Poini to Another. The Washington correspondent o The State says it is not proper ir the opinion of the fourth assistant postmaster general, Mr. DeGraw, who has charge in general of the rural free delivery routes, that R. F. D. car riers should carry unstamped letters from one point on their routes to another. Representative Sleyden of Texas recently made inquiry of the department as to this, from which fact it appears that in Texas at least, whence Mr. Slayden hails, it has been customary for some of the ru ral carriers to carry from one point to another letters or parcels which are not stamped. It Is doubtless true in all parts of the country that rural carriers. .who get to know their patrons well, do small favors of this kind for unem. The fourth assistant postmaster gen eral, though, in answering Mr. Slay den in effect lays down a policy which will put a stop to all 'f this. Mr. DeGraw's answer to the Texas representative is made after consult ing the department of justice at torneys general advising him as to the legal question involved. Said Mr DeGraw. "All patrons of rural free delivery routes are required to pro vide themselves with approved boxes, and their contents are recognized by law as mail boxes and protected from wilful damage or depredation." He further states that these boxes, while provided at the expense of the citizens on the route, are erected ex clusively for the United States mail. Hence the matter In them is to be considered United States mail. "All mailable matter placed in ru ral mail boxes," says Mr. DeGraw, "is subject to the rules and regula tions governing the malls, including the payment of postage. While it is not In violation of law to place un stamped mailable matter In rural boxes, it is not proper that it should be done. Rural carriers finding such matter in boxes on their routes are required to bring it into the office to be held for postage. "It will, therefore, be appaj'ent to you that in the use of rural mail boxes there can be divided authority between thee postoffice department and the patron, for If this were so, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to enforce the law protecting rural mail boxes and Weir contents from damage and depredation." In this connection Representative James Griggs of Georgia has a bill now pending to allow 1 cent postage on R. F. D. routes from one point on a route to another, just as in the case of a "drop letter" in a postoffice. TOWN COMPLETELY DESTROYED And Two People Killed by a Cyclone Tuesday Morning. The town of Lynn. Ga., was com pletely destroyed by a cyclone early Iuesday morning. Two ,persons were killed, Jim Wright, colored, and a child of Major Lyles. A number of others were injured, Including Boze and Pete Hatcher. rs. Bailey, Miss Blance Mlmms, Miss George Williams. Miss Kate Arline and Mrs. Wiliam-ILynn. The costly home of Mr. Bailey was picked up and carried ten feet. Every dwelling, tenant house, barn and store house were destroyed and all the contents ruined. One little child was blown into the woods. The track of the cyclone was 400 yards wide and two miles long. Doctors from Brainbrldge and Brinson were sent on a special train to care for the injured. SEN. TILLMAN GOING ABROAD. His Physicians Advise a Change and Absolute Rest. A dispatch from Trenton says while alarm is felt there is consider able anxiety over the continued ill ness of Senator B. R. Tillman, and announcement is made that his phy sicians, Drs. Babcock - and Hunter. Ihave decided that the Senator needs a complete change. It develops that Senator Tillman's condition demands absolute rest and quiet, hence any idea he may have entertained of making another lecture tour after the close of Congress or later in the ear has been put aside. The Sena tor and Mrs. Tillman are making ar rangements to go abroad during the late spring or early in the summer, and will be away several months. * MANY MINERS lILLED In a Wyoming Coal Mine on Last Saturday. Between 55 and 70 men, it devel oped to-day. lost their lives in twc explosions Saturday and Saturday Inight in Coal Mine No 1, of the Unios Pacific Coal Mine. at Hanna, Wyo The explosions were caused by gase and coal dust and each was followed by a fire. The first explosion occurred at2 'o'clock killing 18 miners, includingi a supr intend ent and three bosses. The second exploSion occurred a t0 o'clock Saturday night. snuffine out the lives of from 40 to 50 res curers, includinlg State Mine Inspecto D. M. Elie. Storm in Georgial. About six o'clock Tuesday mornin Peham, Ga.. was visited by a sever storm. Several houses were destroy -ed on the plantation of A. Rt. Dasher IOne negro was killed on the turpen tine plantation of Boswell & Carter where several houses were blow: WANT BRYAN The WestiWill~Be Solid For His Nomination. NEARLY ALL FOR HIM. Indianna, North Dakota and Illinois Are Solid for the Great Commoner and Send Delegations to Nation al Convention Pledged to Hs Nom ination as the Democratic Standard Bearer. Delegates to thie Indianna State convention - Wednesday afternoon n. district meetings selected 26 district delegates to the National Convention at Denver and the commmitee on rules selected four delegates at !a-ge. A majority of the delegates eill vote at Denver for the reelection of Thomas Tagart as the Indiana mem ber of the national committee. While some of the district dele gates were not instructed it is the present announced intention of all 30 delegates to suport the candidacy of Willam J. Bryan for the presi dential nomination. North Dakota Unanimous. After. three hours' of oratory Tues day afternoon the North Dakota Dem ocratic convention unanimously a dopted resolutions endorsing Wiliam J. Bryan for the presidential nomi nee and instructing delegates to vote for Bryan's nomination. The supporters of Gov. Johnson of Minnesota threatened to :ntroduce a second choice resolution. but the resoluton- was not forthcoming. That part of the resolution relating to Mr. Bryan says: "The Democrts of North Dakota, in convention assembled, believing that William Jennings Bryan repr'e sents the truest typpe of American citizenship and is the natural leader of the reform forces of the United States of America resolva that thk delegates from this conventino to the national convention are hereby in structed to vote as a unit for the nomination of William J. Bryan for the president of the United- States." Endorsed in IllnoI. In a harmonious meeting of t.he Democratic State central committee of Illinois Wednesday. W. J. Bryan was endorsed for the uresidency in emphatic language. It was decided that the State convention should be held in Springfield, Ill., on April 23. The friends of Roger Sullivan, mem ber of the national commitee, were in complete control of the meeting. The only point upon which there appeared to be a division of senti ment was over the manner of select ing delegates to the State. convention. In this the Sullivan men won their point, defeating the followers of M. v. Dulop of Jacksonville, Ill., who wanted to put through a rule re uiring county conventions to be eld. The resolution endorsing Bryan was adopted by a vote of 33 to 1, as. H. Donohue of East St. Louis being the only dissenter. Sullivan roted in the affrmative. CAR ENTERS BU.IDING. wenty Persons Hurt in an Accident at Detroit. At Detroit, Mich., over a score of people were ~injured late Tuesday when an interurban car on the Ann Arbor branenl of the Detroit United Railway, bound into the city from ackson, Michigan, was derailed by :efective rails near 31st street and ploughed across the brick pavement into a store building. The car was wrecked and the front of the two-story pulding 'was de molished. Twenty people were taken to the hospital for treatment and* many others sustained minor injur ies. Two of the injured are reported to be in a serious condition. One is Mrs. E. Halladay, of Napoelon, Mich., and the other is Mike Rhowika, of Detroit. BOMB THROWER HURT. tueExplosion. At ew orkoneman was killed. anoherfatllyinjredand four po liceen ligtlyhur'asthe result of an atemp toassassinate a squad of attempted to gather in U3nion Square. After the police dispersel the crowd they began to form a proces sion and began singing "The Mar seilles.'' A squad of police started across the park and two men, one with a bomb in his hand, came up be hind them. When within a few paces .of the policeman the man In front raised his hand to throw the bomb, which exploded in his hand with the above result. The would-be assassin made a statement at the hospital saying his name was Selig Silverstein. .* IAPPARENTLY ASLEEP. A Strange Case of Suspended Anima tion of a Little Girl. A remarkable case of suspended animation is reported at Maycock, N. C.. where Bessie, the I-year-old daughter of a farmer named Perry. lies seemingly dead, but with a body still warm, and a face with all the natural coloring of life. The child fell suddenly to the ground last Friday. Two physicians pronounced the girl dead. The face of the child retaining its natural col -or and her body its warmth, however, the parents of the child refused to -permit a burial. The child presents every appearance of being asleep, ex 1cept that her limbs are stiff and there