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VOL. XXVII MANNING, S. C. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY MDE OF INOL ACTOR IN THE OLD THEAT E TELL OF TRA5EDT TALKS OF FATAL NillT E. A. Emerson, Who Played Part of Lord Dundreary In the American Cousin the Night the President Was Shot, Recalls Vividly AU In cidents of the Awful Tragedy. Behind his desk in the office of his art glass establishment at 630 0 St. northwest, in Washington, as much engrossed in the business of to-day as any youthful apprentice, sits the last human link between the present and the greatest tragedy of American his tory, says a Washington dispatch to the Chicago Daily News. He is L A. Emerson, last of the leading actors in the troupe that played "The Ameri can Cousin" at the old Ford Theatre, In Washington, on that fatal night In \April, 1865, when the bullet of Wilkes Booth took away the life of President Lincoln and tumbled the country into chaos. Mr. Emerson appeared on that occasion in the role of Lord Dundreary, the dandifed and bemonocled English "swell", prob ably the best known and certainly the most popular role In the play. "I was not on the stage at the time of the tragedy," said IMr. Emerson recently. "It Is nearly half a cen tury ago, but the events were Im printed too deeply on my mind for me ever to forget them. It was just after the beginning of the third and last act and I was leaning up against a piece of scenery in the wings, wait ing for my cue to go on. when I heard a shot. "Truth compels me to say that this caused not the slightest ripple of ex citement among any of us back of the stage. There were, we knew, a score of causes In all the various parapher nalia of the stage mechanism that might cause a sound like that. We were a little bewildered for a moment by the apparition on the stage of a man who didn't belong there, crying out something we could not clearly understand. But, you must remem ber, the war had just come to an end, the President was in the house and most of the actors, I am sure, thought, for a few minutes, that It was just some prearranged patriotic demonstration. Even the sight of a man dashing through the wings did not bring us to any realization of the truth. "Then suddenly there sped through .the troupe gathered on the stage and in the wings the cry, 'The President's shot!' "Then, indeed, there was gonfusion worse than confounded-a veritable whirlpool of actors, supers, police men hurrying on the track of Booth, even some of the audience, all mixed In one Inextricable chaos of mad hu manity on the stage. Even then. in the hysteria of the moment, the cur tain was not run down and It was some minutes after the President was taken from his box before It fell. Meantime from the stage we could see them tearing the martyred man's clothing from him In a mad searen for the wound even as they bore him away "A' little while later I went to the box the President had occupied. Just to the side of the chair In which he had sat!I found a crumpled program I am confident-though I have no ab solute proof-that it was the pro gram he had In his hand when the fatal bullet struck him, and in the agony of the shock he crumbled and dropped it. Here it is." Mr. Emerson held up a framed pro gram of the play. It was yellow with age. On It was a dark sinister spot about the size of a dime. "When I picked it up," continued Mr. Emerson, "that spot was on it wet. Of course I cannot say ertain ly, but I am convinced that It was a drcp. of the life blood of Prestdent Lincoln." "I was well acquainted with younr Booth," Mr. Emerson ebttiued when asked about his knowledge of the man responsible for the tragedy. "I had played with him In theatres all over the country. One incident recall very vividly, occurring the morning before the fatal night; a certain case I have at my house snapped into four pieces, will eve make me mindful of It. flat morn ing as I stood before the- stage doo' of the treatre Wilkes Booth came ur' to me: He was in a highly nervous state. As he stopped and spoke he snatched my cane from my niand and, with anagitated gesture, mwng it over behind his shoulders. " 'Do you know what that man has done?" he cried. almost hysterically. "I knew to whom he referred, for Lincoln had been an obsession with him ever since Lee had evacuated Richmond a fortnight before "'He went down to Richmond yes terday.' Booth ccntinued. 'sat in Pres ident Davis' chair and put his feet on President Dqvis' desk. Somebody ouy'ht to kil! him!' "With that he brought his two hands, holding the ends of the cane. down with such force that It snap ped in four pieces. I sathered them up. intending to have the-n renaired. buit kep't them as they were after the events that followed. "T tried to quiet him. telling him the war was over and that such talk wa intemT"'ratC. if not danrens. But It never occurred to me that be had any idea of putting that thought Irto execution: for Booth was always a wil-' imtnious talker." Mr. Emerson. who is the last sur vivi'e membher of the troupe that hell th~e boards on that fateful night. was horn in .'iexandria. Va.. sevent"' three years ago. He was taken to St. Louis, Mo.. by his parents at an early -ge but in~ ynnth retUrn to the eBt COMPULSORY EDUCATIOO HOUSE PASRES THE BILL TO 1 TAED RE.WaING, Vote of Ninety-One to Ninetees Shows Seantimeant of House To wards Compulsory Education Law The House has indicated that it L in favor of some form of compulsory education. It did this Wednesda) after a thoroughly exhaustive debate and .by a decisive vote of 91 to 19 re fused to kill the McCravey compul sory education bil. dome aemberi objected to the bill becauer they were opposed to compulsory education in any form, and others because they ar gued that the pending amendment to the bill, which provides for county adoption of compulsory education, ti simply an entering wedge. The fact of the matter Is. howev er, that advocates of compulsory ed ucation .urge that if they be able to have it adopted in several, counties the effect will be so satisfactory that it will become general. and further, it is agreed thatth is is .the only fora in which the bill could be passed at this session. At all events, the oppo sition to the compulsory education plan. showed less strength than was expected. 91 to 19, and there Is now a decided prospect that the bill will pass and become a law. The following voted , against the bill: Addy. Ashley, J. W.; Browing. Cross, Fortner, Gray, Harrelson, Har vey. Hunter, Irby. Kirby, Iyband, McDonald. Miley. Moore, Nelson, Robertson, Rogers, W. S.-total, 19. The following voted in favor of the bill: Smit.. AtkInqu BeSkin. Bel ser, Bethea, wes, Boy. Brice, Busbee, Charles, Clowne; Courtney. Creech, Daniel, Dantaler, DeLaugh ier, Dick. Epps, Friday, Fripp. Gasque, Goodwin: Greer. Halle, Hall, Harpi4, Haynaworth, Hiott, Holley. Nutchison, Hutson. James. W. A.; Johnston, Jones, Kellehan, Kelly, Kennedy. Kibler, King, Iark, Liles. Lumpkin, McCravey, McMilan. e. Queen. Malpass, Martin. Massey. Means, Mel, Miller, Mitchell. Miu ion. Mower, Murray, Nicholson. Odom, O'Quinn. Pegues, Pyatt. Ready, Rembert, Riddle, Riley. Rit tenberg, Robinson. Rogers, L. M.: Sapp. Sanders. Schroder. Scott, W. M.; Scott, W. W.; Senseney, Sher wood. Shirley, Smiley, Stanley, Stev enson, Strickland. Thompson. Van der Horst, Walker, Warner, Whaley. White. Whitehead, Wilburn. Wil llama, Wyche, C. C.; Wyche, C. T.; Youmana. Zeigler--total 91. The House adjourned before the bill we ordered to third reading. xEGUOUB' DAY AT CORN SHOW. Friay. Pobraary 14., i Bet Aide as Thei Dal. Friday, February 14, is negrs day at the Corn Show in Columbia. The management has decided to set apart that day. Rev. C. T. Walker of Agusta. Ga.. has been requested to -eliver the principal address for this occasion. Efforts are being made throughout the State to get all the superintendents of colored public schools, and presidents of colleges and other institutions to dismiss their schools Friday so. the teachers and pupils may have a chance to be In attendance at the Corn Show If they so desire. The management of the Corn Show thinks this will be an Incentive to the farmers and to all ho attend. Richard Carroll will have charge of the management for the celebra tion of the negro day. White pe0 pe who read thin journal will ren dr good service If they notify the colored people in their employ, ad those who live in their communit''e about the special day. Low rates on ill ralroads will be granted during the entire week. Any informatao desired, address G3eo. H. Stevenso, or Richard Carroll, Columbia, B. C TALKSE SOUND SENSE. What Samto Tilimam lays About Maeian Trouble A dispatch from Washington says most senators declined to discuss the stuation In Mexico. A notable ex ception was found in Senator Till man. He said: "I think the president ought to be very, very cautious how he involves this country in war just at the clos4 't his administration. I know of no greater misfortune that could happen to us right now than to have such a war forced on the country. The situation is a very One illustra tion of 'You will be damned If von do and you will be damned if you~ ion't.' especially if you do. Let us do what Is necessary to protect the honor of. our country and no more; If we have to go there let us get away as soon as possible." and went on the stage. playing wlu!I the Booths. Charlotte Cushman and other celebrities of that long agC day. He was for several years be fore the war and during that contlkA in the companies of the famous unan agr, Ford. of Baltimore. and alst played in the companies of the etdei Walack. After the tragedy of that night I9 April. 1865, he gave up the stage going Into the bookselling businesi in Lynchburg. Va., for many years More than half a score of years agc he returned to Washington, where h4 founded a stained glass works, o which thriving concern he Is th4 Ihead. Despite his years he is in al ftel1 possession of all his powers aJ le was thirty years ago. Ho dis courses on the events of that terrible oIght with a Buency and correctnesi tat show not only a memory unim paired. but also the indellible impres son thet was made upon him. O1 not onq~ single point was his memort at fault. -n- en seems to me as though I "KILLS TODD'S MM HOUSE REFUSE TO PAY Him FOR STATE HOUSE PLAN ADOPT ANNUAL BUDiET The Appropriation Bill, Which Can. ries Nearly Two Million Dollars, Was Taken Up In the Hose and Passed on Thursday Night With out Much Change as Reported. The House passed the appropria tion bill to third reading Thursday night, after consuming the major portion of the morning and all the night session in considering It. Rel atively few changes were made- in the bill by the House. The most ex tended debate was on -secuon 3&. miscellaneous, item 30, A. W. Toda; $5,000, to purchase plans ana specl cations for State House." After the whole subject of the Todd claim, originally for some $1!, 000 and upon a special investigating committee made an unfavorable re port at the last session, had been threshed over from alpha to omega, the House refused to make the ap propriation by a vote of 71 to 32. The appropriation of $2,600 for I driveways and walks around the I State House, conditioned on the ap- 1 propriation of a like amount by the city of Columbia, was also killed af ter discussion. Section 43 of the bill, I which read "That no executive offc r shall use any of the contingent or special funds appropriated to the, t1 i partment of which he is the head 'for services in discharging duties impos- I ed by law on any officer whose com- a pensation was not provided for by a this appropriation act," was stricken I out. No changes were made by the I House in the recommendations of the i committee for appropriations to State I colleges, except that $2,500 was add- 1 ed to that of the. Citadel to pay the i expenses of the officers and corps of t cadets incurred in attending the in auguration of Woodrow Wilson and taking part in the inaugural parade. The bill carried an appropriationi ct $20,000 for the University of South Carolina with which to complete a new dormitory, and $17,500 to com plete its heating plant. Winthron college was given $23,000 for build ing and equipping an industrial arts and science building. The item of $12,500 for the -ur- t chase of a rifle range for the National Guard occasioned a debate. Mr. Schroder of Charleston explained t ed that the acquirement of a rifle range was necessary in order that I the militia might continue to receive i the appropriation from the national ] government. He said that the adju tant general had found a suitable site for one about seven miles north of Columbia and had gotten an option on about 980 acres. The range was necessary,,.too, for the use of..-the Citadel cadets, said Mr. Schroder. By an overwhelming vote the house then agreed to expend $12,500 for a range site and rifle range. The house appropriated $181,605. 98, the amount recommended by the committee for Winthrop college, which Includes $20,000 for a new industrial,- arts and science building-. The house refused to adopt "item 30 A W. Todd, $6,000" under thei""ia cllaneous" section in the bill. Mr. Nicholson of Greenville toldi the house that last session the spec-. lal committee to investigate the I whole Todd claim for drawing plans a for improving the state house had 1 unanimously reported that it was not I legally valid, and the house had then adopted the report. He read ths message from the governor sent in 1911, calling attention to the undo sirable entrances to the state house on the lower floor and the concurrent resolution authorizing the committee on state house and grounds to talce steps toward carrying out he recomn mendations of tbe governor. He toldi of the action of the committee in Rt'ting provisions for remodeling the state house.1 Mr. Rembert of Richland maid he had already rendered a legal opinio.x on the Todd claim to the effect that 4 it would have to be settled under *he 1 rules of equity as there was no legal basis for it. He read part of the ro port of the committee on state house and grounds setting forth their deal ings with A. W. Todd. He admitte-l that the committed exceeded its au thority in the matter. Mr. Mitchum of Clarendon, a mem ber of the state house and grounds committee, which entered into the contract with A. W. Todd to draw1 plans for remodeling the state house 1 ad allowed him $1,000 for expen see to travel over the State and ac quaint the members of the general assembly with his ideas, spoke next. He discussed in detail the drawing of the contract between -Mr. Todd and the sub-committee from the com mittee on state house and grounds, which made a report subsequently to the whole committee. He said "dirty politics" were to blame for the fa'% ure of the general assembly to pas the claim last year. The statement of Mr. Mitchnin that the failure of the general assem bly to pay the $12,000 Todd cla!m last session was due to "dirty poli tics" called forth speeches of person al privilege from three members: Mr. Irby of Laurens. Mr. Belzer of Sum tr and Mr. Monre of Abboville. Mr. Irby explained his reasons for op posing the Todd claim last year, and took exception to the statement th'at "drty politics" had anything to do Mr. Belzer. who was a member of .the special committee to investigate the Todd claim in 1912. said that politics played no part in its report.' He said that the evidence taken liv j th cmommie proved that Mr. Td BILL IS INTRODUCED [0 TIGBTEN UP PRIMARY LAWS IN TIS STATE. Beaator Nicholson Explained Mas are Wednesday Night Which Me Introduced in the Senate. The biW by Senator Nicholson to ighten up the primary laws was ex plained to the senate Wednesday ight and was called Thursday morn ug for action Some amendments were proposed by Senator Nicholson, md the bill as amended provides in >rief for the appointment to consist >t a board of registration to consist >f three members who shall, six onths before the meeting of th lub, make a new enrolmnent of ali roters, Each voter ofering to enroll must tate his place of residence and num )er, and a eartifcate with these on t shall be issued. The requirements or registration are twelve months' residence In state, six month. in unty and three months in voting >recinct or ward. All club rolls are to be closed thir. y days before first primary and copy iled with the auditor. The registration board must see hat ne person enrolled has his name in another club, and the boards are o meet the first Monday in August a hear protests, and also have the >ower of purging the rolls. Violations of the requirements tc eroll are made punishable by fine or mprisonment. Duplications and re eating are guarded against in the rovi I)us of the bill. The registra ion boards are to be paid by the Cnty, and are to draw their pay on he first Monday In August. Any per on denied the right of enrolling can ippeal to the court. tad practically completed his plans ad specifications before the author ty was given him to act as arch'tect. r. Moore said that "as far as he enew, politics bad nothing to do rith the matter." Mr. Mitchum sa'.. hat it had not been his intention r- reflect on any member and with irew his statement. Mr. Lee of Darlington, a member f the subordinate committee from he committee on State house and rounds, which made the contract rith A. W. Todd, reviewed the trans ctions of the subcommittee. He aid that he realised that the com aittee had exceeded its authority and gad so testified before the investigs ing committee last year, but tha he recommendations of the govern ir could not have been earried out atisfactority by expending a few housand dollars. The subcommittee nay have been over enthusiastic, but. Er Todd had been employed in good 'aith to do the work, added Mr. gee. "I honestly believe Mr. Todd is due omething by the State of South arolina." declared Mr. Lee. "I do lot know how much." Mr. Liles of )rangeburg and Mr. eoyd of Spar anbrg opposed the appropriatiou ot 5,000 for A. W. Dodd. Mr. DIeL, hairman of the ways ad means ommittee, said that a majority of he body had agreed that Mr. Todd ras due $5,000, and he intended to tad by the majority of the comn aittee. The members who voted In favor i including the $6,000 appropriat'on or A. W. Todd inl the bill were tnec ollowing: Messrs Blackwell, Brown ng, Busbee, Daniel, Dick, Goodwin, ray, Hardin, Harrelson, Holley, lnter, W. A. James, Kirby, Lee. aumpkin, Melfi, Miller, Michum, Mlx on, Moseley, Murray, Odom, Rem iort, Rittenberg, W. 8. Rogers, Jr., leneney, Thompson, Vender rest. Valker, Warner. Welch, C. C. Wycho -32. The member who voted against in lding the appropriation for A. W. rodd in the bill were the following: ~peker Smith. Messrs. Addy, J. I . Lshley, Atkinson, Belzer, Bethea, 3owers, Boyd, Brice, Charles, Clow iy, Courtney, Creech, Cross, Danta or. DeLaughter, Eppe, Rvans, Fr lay, Fripp, Gesque, Greer, Hall, Hiar rey, Haynsworth, Irby, Jones, King. irk, Liles, McCravey, McDonald. icMillan, McQueen, Malpass, Martin. eans, Miley, Mitchell, Moore, Miow tr, Nelson, Nicholson, O'Qun, reg le., Pyatt, Ready, Riddle, Riley, Rob rtson, Robinsin, L. M. Rogers, San lors, W. Mf. Scott, Sherwood, Shirley. mley, Stanley, Strickland, Stur~.., rindal, Warren, Whaley, White. Whitehead, Wilburn, Williams, C '2. yche, Yosmas, Zeigler-71. Pared-Kibler, aye, with W. E~ rames, nay, 2. Not voting: Mf. J. Ashley, Barn rell. Baskin. Fortner, Hale, Harper. Tiott, Hutchinson, Hutson, Johnson. elleham, Kelly, Kennedy. Lybrand, dassy, Sapr Schiroder, rtevenson - Subsequent efforts to approp-tate i1 100, $1,600 and $2,503 far Mr. rddI failed. The appropriation bfi a amended was passed to thir.i resd. P Mr. Dick of Sumter gioe notice 'd amendments on third remlhng. Usack Lime Cause Burning. A recently built five-room cottage. elongng to Prof. H. C. Wright, one >f the teachers of the negro normal md industrial institute of Lancaster. was destroyed Tuesday night by fire The ire was caused by the intense seat from a barrel of lime placed in no of the rooms, which on account yf a leakage in the roof of the house, was rained upon, this causing the lime to unslack and set fire to the weatherboarding. Twenty-Rix In Family. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Trultt, who were married at the home of W- W. !Jmbs, in the Lee district. Moultrie anty, Go,., have a real start for a bg family, there being twenty-foul hildrenl in the crowd that were unit, y the mearae ceremony. which ELECTION IS DECLARED. SENATE AND HOUSE CANVAMB ELECTORAL VOTES. Woodrow Wilson and Thomas B. Marshall Officially Declared Elect ed President and Vice-President. . With elaborate ceremony the Sen ate and House Wednesday in joint session canvassed the electoral votes of the various States of the Union and officially declared Woodrow Wil son, of New Jersey, and Thomas R Marshall of Indiana, elected Press denat and Vice-President of the Unit ed States for the term beginning March 4. Senator Bacon, presiding over the joint session, proclaimed the elec tion, when, to the crowded floor and galleries of the House chamber, he delivered the following proclamation prescribed Ir the official rules. "This announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate pro tempore shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected President and Vice-President of the United States, each for the term beginning March 4, 1913." Democrats In the House and Sen ate greeted the announcement with a round of applause, a row cheers and several shrill, long yells, the usual Democratic indications of approval. The galleries joined in the demon stration and the dignified Senate. led by Senator Bacon and two pages bearing the wooden caskets contain lug the electoral vote certificates, re turned to its own classic confnes, far from the noisy exuberance of the Bouse. The proceedings were quiet ed by the advent of solemn Senator al dignity when the canvass began, and even the galleries seemed to ap preciat eseoeihsur jeonpa. dJ d. .. rreclate the seriousness of the occa sion when Senator -Bacon announced that no applause would be permit OIe. The nature of the House eventual ly asserted itself, however, and there were cheers and handclapping and yells as the canvass proceeded. The announcement of the California vote drew applause from the Roosevelt supporters. A real Democratic outburst follow ed when Senator Martine, one of the tellers, announced New Jersey's four teen votes for Wilson and Marshall. and applause came f -om the Repub lican side when. Utah and Vermont each gave Taft and Butler four votes. The recapitulation gave Wilson and. 'Marshall 435 votes; Roosevelt and Johnson, 88 votes, and Taft and Butler s votes. The certifeates of all of the State were received and counted and there was no response to the formal demand of Senator Bacon as to whether there was ob jection to the recording of the vote. KILE D I AUTO ACCIDENT. Columbia Lady Meets Death When Machine Left Bridge. Mrs. Annie Mc~lendonl lost her life Wednesday night at nine o'clock rhen an automobile in whioh she was riding was precipitated from a bridge into Ricky Branch. near the Columbia Union Station. She was the wife of Millen H. McClendon, She was 28 years of age. Mrs. McClendonl, with her hus band and his sister, were returning .ome when the fatal accident oc urred. The point at which it hap pened is about two blocks south of the Union Depot. Mr. 'McClendon was preparing to ascend the hill leading to his home, at 1,206 Whar ey street; turning out from Main street he veered toe sharply and the car was hurled from the bridge crossing Rrocky Branch at that point, into the waters beloir. The occupants of the car were planed un der it. Mr. McClendonl and his sis ter, however, managing to extricate themselves and to summon assist ance. The body of Mrs. McClendoni was immediately rushed to a hospital. where it was discovered that she was beyonJ medical aid. Miss MicClen don's arie was injured by the fall from the bridge and the consequent pinning under the wreckage of the car. Mr. McClendon was slightly buised. Mr. McClendoni holds a re sponsible position with the Richland Mills Company, being overseer of the card room of the mill. -0GIRI8 LOST THEIR WAT Eight of Them Had a Rough Time in the Mountains. Lost in the wilds of Paris moun tain, eight students of the Greenville Female College and a teacher are said to have spent last Friday night in the mountains under conditions that were anything but favorable. The night was spent in a particularly dilapidated uninhabited cabin in which there was nothing resembling furniture, and was passed by the young ladies with remarkable com posure, only two of them having suf fered from it according to reports. These two were slightly iil. but are reported to have entirely recovered. Three More Die in Chair. Three murderers were executed In the electric chair at Sing Sing in New York Monday morning. Two of them murdered women. All went to the chair with firm steps. Bach called back cheeerfully to those in the cell house. Waycross Doctor Killed. At Waycross, Ga., DC. T. C. Cars well, secretary of the Eleventh Dis trict Medical Association, was fatally injured Tenday when his automobito plunged into a ditch and caught fir9. Helim n nl a few hwours after the ALL MET DEATH E ,ORES DIEAFTER FNDINi SOUTH POLE. PARTY OF FIVE PERlSHi Chief of Epeditioan sad Fea com panions Probabij Starved to Death While Returning to asse, Rat the Details of the Artul Tragedy Be Not Been Rcseived. A London cablegram says at a meetin, "t the Royal Geographical Society, lay evening announce meit was 1. of the disaster whieI. has overtakes pt. Robert F. Scott's Anarctic expedalon. resulting in the death of Capt. Sctt, Dr. E. A. Wil son, Lieut. H. R. Bowers, Capt. L. E. G. Oates and Petty OMcer E. Evans. Capt. Scott's airty, said Douglas W. Freshfleld, vice-president of the Geographical Society, in making the announcement, found Capt. Reald Amundsen's hut and records at the South Pole. On, the return trip. about March 29, 1912. eleven miles from One Ton Depot, a blizzard over whelmed them. They had suffered greatly from hunger and exposure, and the death of Scott. Bowers and Wilson was virtually due to that. They died after the klilzrd swept down on the party. Oates died from exposure a few days later. The 8eath of Evans re suited from a fal. The other mem bers of the expedition are reported to be in good health. A searching par ty discovered the bodies of the vio tims and records some time later. A London dispatch says news of the death of Capt. Robert F. Scott and his four brave companions, who succeeded by a fnal dash in reaching the South Pole, only to Snd -proofs that Amundsen had forestalled them. came in a brief dispatch from Lieut. G. G. Evans. of the Royal navy. who was second in command when the expedition startal. and who Dow signs as "commander' of the expedi tion. The message was signafled from the Terra Nova. returning from the Antarctic regions, while passing amaru. New Zealand. The stagger ing effects of the news on the public mind is all the greater, as it was be lieved that modern science and recent experience had . ompletely divested polar exploration of its former ter rors. - - . No great surprise would have been felt had Capt. Scott failed to reach the pole, but that he should perish in hus hour of triumph was the very last thing that could be anticipated and, in view of the terrible dangers which still exist, the fate of Capt. cott and his companions is likely to ruscorage further attempts to reace the pole, now that both have been rttained and the circumstances of burried dashes prevent valuable scientific results from being obtained. No detailed facts are yet known, ut It Is believed the records of the cientiflc material collected, together with the explorers' bodies, have bi n recovered. It also is understood tbat gallant attempts were made by other members. of 'the expedition to succor the Scott party, but these were lefeated by severe weather condi tons and lack of food. It seems practically certain that the explorers starved to death. The fact that Capt. Amundsen reached. his base from the. pole in 30 days, which the Scott party had been travelling more than two months when the dis aster overtook them, Is believed -to show that Scott intist either have met some misfortune, possibly in a crev asse, or encountered a succession of blizzards. The fact that Petty Of fcer Evans diedt frem concussion oa the brain as early as February- 17 seems to Indicate some such activity, possibly involving the loss of a per ion of the equipmentL Capt. Oates died on March 17, which clearly shows that the party was in dire straits and must have un dergone terrible sufferings during the remaining 12 days. No news has been received as to how the fate of Capt. Scott and his companions was discovered, but it is assumed that a rescue party was dispatched from the base. Capt. Scott's main travelling party was to consist of 16 men besides himself, while groups of four men each were to return at different stages of the journey, leaving Scott and tour others to complete the flaal dash to the pole. This would indi cate that some of the members of the party who had been left at the va rious bases were not included among the victims of the disaster and that it was through them they communi cated to the world the fate of the ex pedition. COUNTr'S FIRST HANGING. Murderr Pays Death Penalty at Tif ton, Georgia, John Phillips, a negro. was hang ed at Tifton, Ga., Friday for the mur. der of "Kid" Jelks Smith, a negro, a' Eagle Head, April 14. 1912. Phil lips was sentenced to bang August 16. The case was taken to the 8" preme Court, where the coav,ction 'as rfrmed. January 10 was set for the execution, but Governor Brown granted a respite to February 7 that the case might go before the State pardon board. The board re fused t orecommend clemency. This was Tift County's first legal hanging. A Generous Landlord. Eighty-three families made home less by the burning of Ingram flats at Chicago regard Thomas Byrne as the ideal landlord. Byrne telegraphed from Mobile, Ala., that he would give $100' to eas family made homeless b.. til dnetm-rtm of the rrin KnhLts ENACE OF M-NE R THBAIEN DEATE TO GOB. NO$ OF STATL Twops-Bent 12W .he Coal KU MricIa Beslt of Worst Conditions Jai Moenrnes. A dispatch from Charleastown, W. Va., says conditions late Thursday i the coal strike district of Kanawha county were regarded as serious. The lives of Gov. Glasscock. A4t. Gen. Elliott, Sheriff 8Il1 and of ev ery member of the military force now In the Geld had been threatened. According to reports over 1,500 min. era held a meeting with sympathisers and declared war. At this meeting. it is said, threats were made and copies of the resolution were posted at Montgomery, W. Va. When the military authorities wer notifed of the action. soidiers were immediately sent to Montgomery, Rumors which caused apprehension were to the effect that an attempt was to be made' to release all mi ers under arrest, Militia was Lame diately dispatched to Paint Creek to fortify a small farcs stationed. there now. Striking coal miners ,whoe. moan recent reign of lawlessness has just 1 been checked by an active State al- , ita, descended upon the State caai tol and were cleared from the build ing only after a riot call had broug:t a large force of policemen. In elect ing the miners frpm the building sev eral persons wear slightly- hurt. It had been reported that the miners were coming to forcibly take charge of the capitol. The legislature, fearing . further bribery charges, and with several of its members under arrest, was in ses eios when the, reports of the miners' proposed. invasion were brought in. It was not believed. but when the men began coming Into the buildig the riot call was sent in. The legis lature _ continued in session unils turbed by the commotion in the car- i Early Thursday night- warrants l were sworn out for "Mother" Jones, I well known in labor circles of: thec country; C. P. Boswell, editor of a I ocialist paper, ;.and Frank Bartley I and Paul J. Paulson. said to be con- I nected with the international organ- t Iation of miners. They are chargea i with conspiracy and as accessories E before the fact in the death of Fr-ed I Bobbett, one of the victims of a re- t cent riot near Mucklew, W. Va. Ony t Boswell has been arrested. With the wholesale arrests Thurs day the military court which cos- I vened Thursday has upwards of 150 t cases to be considered. Altiouga 1 wire service from the troubled. zone i was partially, established Thursday I only meagre details of -the riots sev- t oral days ago have been. received, The military has taken possession of 1 the wires for ofmcial- business. Whether more than 16 persons, as frat reported, were killed. can not be c ascertained. W: 9. Bobbett, a mine 4 upeintendent.,'hose brother was a t victim of the riots, stated Thursday that judging froin his reports at least 20 persons had. been killed. Fourc addtioal companies of militia were a ordered to the strike district Thur.-e ay night by Gov. Glassock ggggLD .LUMRER BE TAMED | he QUWs4.n Debated at LE.gth. In State Senat. Mdst of Thursday morning sessionr was. consumed by a debate on the Dennis bill to place a tan- on timber t a this State, requiring timber cu: int ach county to be entered in the ta u ooks as personal property. Senatorf Appelt offered an amendment, mak ng the bill apply only to timoer cat from the soil of qnother. The amend et was vote down. The financet ommittee amenge the bill so that t would not apply to individuals orA corporations culng or manufactur- I lug lumber for local purposes.. During the debate on the Dennis 4 iber tan bill Senator Dennis 8t- 4 tacked D. W. Alderldan of Alcoan a and said that he:repr'esenlted the onl/ I corporation opposing the bill. Re harged that letters had been writ ten to several senators by Mr. Alder-t man. "Areyou goingtolet D. W Alderman run. this legislaturet 1 shouted Senator pennis. | He said that Mr. Alderman'S lumn ber -carts destroyed the roads and1 that lie was a great detriment to claredot county. Benator Appelt from that county defended Mr. Al-1 derman. reterring to him as one of the best citizns in the State aind say lag that he had a perfect tight to speak for him l.f would be time forI him or any other to leave the State. Man Mangled by LUon. While assisting a moving picture omany to present a Bomne colli sion scene at Tampa, Fla., Jack Eon avita one of the best knowli n-li ma trainers In the world, had alli the fesh between his hip and kneei on his right leg torn off by Bruta,. a forest-bred lion. -Bonavita loot an arm several years ago when the lion Baltimore attacked him. Lynhburg Over in Russia. A double lynching occ *d Thursday near~Klharkov, Russia. A mob of 5,009 peasants stormed the fail, demolished the buildings, seiz d a horse thief and lylached himn Then they proceeded to the police depot and repeated the performance with another horse thief, who wa oaned there,. Blew tVp Her Huse. At Lynchburg, Vs,,, although Mrs. George Mf. Jones, 'a eaithy woman eighty years old. was blow-i cut of her bed Thursday night by a dyna mite explosiopi which wreelgd. her home, the shtck did no hargn. The polic s I et V a amL-at mur EANY PLFLE IJIIAU IETN IATTE II6UGIT II till Of MEXIO LARGER GUNS ARE USED The bsardmaent i More Ternffe Than on Former Occasion, sad the Old City is Swept In Every Dives Usa by Solid Shot and B sn She Fom Great Gam Mexico City was torn asunder again Wednesday by shot and shell, and many people were killed and sounded. It was not until 9 o'clock Wednesday night that the Are in all quarters ceased. Gen. Felix Diaz, In command of the rebel forces fprtined and entrenched in and around the arsenal, had held his ground against the Federals. He had done more than this. He had subjected the city o a more terrific bombardment than that of Tuesday.. He had enlarged tis zone of action and had sent forces igalnst the National Palace. Dias is using larger guns than he did on ruesday. . But Madero was optimistle. Thrb'. >ut the bombardment and the almost ontinuous . rattle of machine guns ad .riles, the President went about his work In the palace apparently an. perturbed. He took counsel frequent y with the finance minister, Ernesto Madero. From time to time he was n conversation with Gen. Huerto, he commander-in-chief, regarding plans of attack His courage was great, his confidence remarkable. )ver at the arsenal Gen. Dias calm y directed the operations. He char eterized them as solely defensive, 3e, too, was optimistic. The number of dead and :wound id cannot even be estimated, but It a large. For two hours during the crenoon .the rebel gunners rained hot and shell at the lofty structures tf the city, from the roofs of which ederal sharpshooters and machine. n men attempted to rake the in urgents in the trenches and behind he barricades of the arsenal. Shells rom the heavy guns were well tim 4, the explosions throwing perhaps ndreds of thousands of bullets into he roofs, effectually clearing, for a ime at least, these buildings of the >icked men from the Federal troops. Some of the rebel shells and not few rife bullets reached the Wies. onal Palace, but none believed that )ias seriously contemplates at the resent time an attack on Madero's 'eaduarters. Madero has promised a make a combined assault on the ebels' position but the operation of Wednesday indicate that Dias has hauch in reserve. From early morning the shatp .rack of rifles or the crash of cannon ould be heard in some quarter 'of he city almost every minute of the lay, sometimes close, sometimes fst listant. Diplomatic representatives if four Powers protested and aa irmistice was arranged so that an uvoy from these diplomats could ter the rebel lines and confer with )as. But, doubtless, owing to in bllty of the Federal commander to ontrol all points in his lines, this uvoy was fired upon, although rid ng under a white flag. The bombardment, which was ter tic Tuesday, reached a climax Wed reday merning, when Dias shelled he very centre of the business die ricts in an. effort to silence the can ion of the Government and drive Tom the roofs' of the taller build. ~gs the Federal sharpsnooters and he men operating the machine guns. C'~s smothering action directed from he arsenal continued for more than o hours. Shrapnel fell like hail md occasionally bursting shells tore roles in the sides of the buildings. ?eanwhile the fire from the opposite lrection rendered the far-out reel lence district uninhabitable, as well is the big apartment building known ma Gore Court, on Third Roma St. Americans again Wednesday suf rd during the height of the bat. s. Mrs. H. W. Holmes, the wife of in employee of Dun's Agency, was tlled, and Mrs. Percy Griffiths, the rife of an employee or the street silway company, was mortally wounded, both of her legs being bt off. 3.. Holmes and Mrs. Grif iths were preparing dinner In their - itchen in an apartment building lose to the arsenal, when a shell rom the Federal lines burst through he walls, instantly killing Mrs. lolmes and leaving Mrs. Grifmths in dying condition. Bland was walk g along Independenicia avenue rhen e was struck by a rifle ball, ipparently from the Federal lines. Ntot doubting .Intentions of the ]overnment to resume the action on n augmented scale, and reminded rom moment to moment by the de' sultory and scattering firing from ,oth sides that the homes In almost avery quarter of the city would be -endered unsafe, foreigners. partien-' larly Americans, British and Get imans, sent throughout Wednesday afternn automobiles under white sags to collect the women and chil Iren and transfer them to the see ton around the American embassy, which s considered relatively free l'rom danger. An American guard 1s n duty at the embassY and foreign residents, without visible arms. rat rol this quarter because of the total absence of police. Wounded Negro Was Hanged. At Collins, Miss., Rant Seymour, a negro paralyzed, was lifted from his e cot Monday and carried to the gal lows to be hanged. Seymour had eem ed jail. He was tracked by blood. onds who tore and mutilated him. He wasarged with the murder of WUeae Ldwery anzd W, T, JoimS.