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FORT MILL TIMES. VOL. XI. FORT MILL, S. C., WEDNESDAY, -TUNE 4.1902. XO. ?. "Amy BRINGS FlittDOl President Roosevelt Defends Our Men in the Philippines. THE CRUELTIES EXAGGERATED Say* the Utility Will Hp IMtnliihecl? Peace ami Freedom the Object For Wltleh "iir Soldiers Are Fighting?Tlielr Victories the Rrall.v Effective Meunt of I'littliiE a Stop to Cruelty. Washington. I). C.?Justice for our living soldiers was President Roosevelt's theme In his Memorial Day address in Arlington Cemetery. The President referred to the men now fighting the country's battles in the Philippines as the worthy sons and younger brothers of the Civil War veterans who crowded to hear him speak, lie said that under the stress of "terrible provocation from a very cruel and very treacherous enemy" some had "so far forgotten themselves as to counsel and commit in retaliation acts of cruelty." These would be punished, but the President in terms of withering scorn denounced the men who. because of the acts of a few black sheep, would blneken the fame of the entire army. | Decoration Day was observed here i perhaps more generally than ever be- | fore. At Arlington, where the prlnci- i pal exercises were held, a national sa- | lute was tired at 12 o'clock by United States field artillery. Music was given ; by the Marine Band and by the Memorial Choir* The amphitheatre where the scrv- j ices were conducted was crowded to its utmost capacity. President Roosevelt's arrival was the signal for an outburst of applause, which continued for some "time after he had taken his scat | on the platform. After the Invocation aud music F. 11. Hay read Lincoln's Gettysburg address. President Roosevelt followed. His remarks received the closest attention and he was frcrmentlv InterrnntnU liv Uni-ofo ,,f on. ? ... W. | pin use. Mr. Roosevelt began by saying it was "a good custom to bavo certain* solemn holidays in commemoration of our gi 'atost men and of the greatest crises in our history." referred at length to tin- splendid services of the men who saved the Union, and continued: 'Must at tlds moment the army of tin- United States, led by men who served among you in the great war. is , carrying to completion a small l>ut peculiarly trying and ditlicult war in i which is involved not only the honor of ' tlie tiag. but tlie triumph of civilization ; over forces which stand for the black | chaos of savagery and barbarism. The task lias not been as difiieult or as important as yours; out, oh. my comrades. the men in the uniform of the United States who have for the last three years patiently and uncomplainingly championed the American cause itj the Philippine Islands arc your younger brothers, your sons. They have shown themselves not unworthy of you. and they are entitled to the support of all men who are proud of what you did. "These younger comrades of yours have fought under terrible dltlicultlcs, and have received terrible provocation from a very cruel and eery treacherous enemy. Under the strain of these provocations I deeply deplore to say that some among thi?m have so far forgot ten themselves Ms to counsel ami commit in retaliation acts of cruelty. The fact that for every guilty act committed by one of our troops a hundred acts of far grenlter atrocity have been committed by the hostile natives upon our troops or upon the peaceable and law-abiding natives who are friendly to us. cannot lie held to excuse any wrongdoer on bur side. Determined and unswerving effort must be made and is being made to find out every instance of barbarity on the part of our troops to punisli those gail y of it. and to take, if possible, ev 11 stronger measures than have already been taken to minimize or irevent the occurrence of n'l such Instances in the future. "From time r.o time there oeeur in our country, to; the deep and lasting shame of our people, lynehings tarried on under circumstances of inhuman cruelty and barbarity?a cruelty Infinitely worse than any that lias ever been committed by out troops in the Philippines; worse to the victims, and far more brutallizlng to those guilty of it. The men who fail to condemn tin s lynehings and yet clamor about what lias been done in the Philippines are indeed guilty of neglecting the beam in their own eye while taunting their brother about the mote in his. These lytickings afford us no excuse for fail uro i" stop cruelty in the Philippines. Every effort is being-made. ntnl will he made. to minimize the cham-is of cmolty occurring. "lint keep in mind that these cruelties in tile Philippines have heen wholly exceptional. and have he, i slian* l 'ssly e.\ ig;r. rated. We deei.'y and hitterly reuivi .inv stteli c-uelties should hare i men committed, no matter how rely, no matter under what provoeoti ut. by American troops. But they affoi\l far less jtistilie.ition for .a general condemnation of our army than thes,? lynehiiurs afford for the eoudomnntion of the communities in whieli they have taken plaee. In each ease it is well to condemn the deal, and it Is well also to refrain from including both guilty and innocent in the same sweeping condemnation." After telling of the freedom lite American arms are carrying to the Filipinos, tnd saying they must learn to govern themselves before we can give them independence, he closed with a prediction of the coming greatness of our destiny in the immemorial East. OHIO STATE CONVENTION Republican Gathering- Closed "With Demonstration in Hanna's Favor The Ticket Nomlnitteil?The Platform In(lorui ltooaevelt?'The Nation'* Cuban Policy?Labor and Capital. Cleveland, Ohio.?The Republican State convention has named the following ticket: Secretary of State, Lewis C. Laylln, of Norwulk; Judge of Supreme Court, Willlnin B. Crew, of MeConucllsvllle; Food aud Dairy Commissioner, Horace Ankeney, of Xeula; Memlvr of the Board of Public Works, William Kirtley, Jr., of Detlauce. The convention closed with u great demonstration iu IIanna's honor, to which he responded in a characteristic speech. The Senator at former State conventions has sounded keynotes that were taken up by the Republican glee clubs, lie told them this time to sing. "Keep On Letting Well Enough Alone" in the campaign rallies this year. The platform pays tribute to the late President MeKluley, speaking of him as the "chief architect of our later Industrial growth, and the pathfinder of ouj opening career of commercial expansion." Then it pledges the party to sustain I*rosldent Roosevelt in his pledge to "carry forward the great work which came to him as a sacred legacy." It recalls the rei>eul of the Wur Revenue act, "reducing taxation to a peace basis, while the Army Is st ill on a war footing." and then goes on to declare that "Democratic success would-threaten the destruction of the protective system, under which our splemlhl prosperity has come." Of labor and capital the platform says: "To secure for labor the consideration it deserves; to uphold the dignity of toil; to create a healthy public opinion on the subject of labor aud tit*1 j Justice of Its receiving a full share of the value it creates; to bring capital j aud labor together on eommou ground { iu the adjustment of such questions as may concern these two great factors iu production it is necessary that j labor should be intelligently organized. ! We believe in fewer hours and larger rewards for labor, and favor such laws as will harmonize the interests | of labor and capltul and tend to lighten tue tntrden of toll." The pint form recommends the re-en- ; nctmcnt of the Chinese exclusion law, recognizes the need of Trusts except those that stitle competition, control prices, limit production or unduly increase prolita or values. It declares that the Republican party Is the only one that lias dealt courageously with the Trust question. Cuba Is congratulated, advocates reciprocity with the island and upholds the annexation of such insular possessions as arc npw held. Kiiiihuh Kp|tut>llriin Convention. .Wichita, Kan.?The Republican State ! Convention has nominated a State tickj et headed by W. J. Bailey, of Baileyvllje, for Governor. The feature of I the convention was the strong Roosevelt sentiment? The platform warmly I Indorses the National Administration. HONORS TO LORD PAUNCEFOTE. Itpmuiiii of Dead Diplomat Laid Avruj With Military l'omp. Washington. It. C.?Lord Pnuneefote, of Preston, was honored liy a military 1 funeral. Sixteen hundred soldiers of | the United States escorted the bier to the church, and a squadron of cavalry, j headed by the mounted hand of the | Second Cavalry, preceded it to the ceini etery of Rock Creek, where the body will remain temporarily. The bodyi bearers were enlisted United States i marines and soldiers. The ushers in church were a detail of American ottij cers. and the military idea was fultilU d by tlie sounding of taps as tin- presid| Ing Bishop pronounced the last benediction. President Roosevelt and the Cabinet attended the church services. The diplomatic body, of which for so many i years Lord Pnuneefote was dean, was present in the persons of Ambassadors, Ministers and (.barges. In addition to these tlie resident society of the capital was fully represented. The Coadjutor Bishop of Philadelphia, the Rev. Mackay-Smith. former pastor of St. John's, conducted the services, with Bishop Satterlce. SUPPLIES NOW SUFFICIENT. Consul Ayme CuhlrH Tlnil Nothing Further ia Needed In Martinique. Washington, ! >. C. ? United States Consul Ayme, now at Port de France, lots cabled the State Department that] be visited Admiral Scrvim ??n th<> I i ship Tngo. Tlio Admiral requested him to otHoiaily inform tlio (Sovorninont of tin- I'id tod Statos that tlioro were now sullieiciit supplios in tlio colony to food ovory ono needing iiolp for fmtr months, and therefore suggestod nolle lug further need 1??.? sold. This suam lion was accompanied by ox pros . of thanks. CHILE NO LONGER A REFUGE. , Tlic New Extradition Treaty Has Heconio Operative. Washington, l>. Sec-rotary Ilay, for the United States, and Walker Martinez, the Chilean Minister, for liis Government, have exchanged ratilieatlons of the Ghllenn Extradition Treaty. This act makes the treaty operative. The United States never lias had such a treaty with Chile, and heretofore defaulters and embezzlers from the United States have fouud safety In that country. Pftin FIRST MESSAGE He Expresses Cuba's Gratitude to the United States. ISLAND'S ECONOMIC SITUATION Pre*ldent Palrna Says Cordial Kelatlona Should Alwnjrn KxUt lletwi-?D the Two Nation*?>IIo A*kn For IHvtno Aid la Katabllahlng a Stable Government? Tile Sugar Uur.tlon?11 in Suggestion*. Havana, Cuba.?President Paltna's message has been delivered to tbeCuban Senate. The message opens by giving I thanks to the Almighty for His assist- I ance in carrying out the work of obtaining Cuban independence, and asks Divine aid in the establishment of a firm and stable Government. "Never did a people fight with more perseverance," says President Pa Una in the message, "and sacrifice more for liberty than have the Cubans. No people, therefore, are more entitled to see their Just efforts crowned with success. "Together with our own heroism is the attitude of the great people who were impelled by their own love of liberty to put themselves on our side in our teuucious fight for the independence of the country. Their motive was one of generous sentiment, pure and disinterested in origin. Impelled by this sentiment, the powerful Republic of the North recognizes, through its illustrious President, the Republic of v. una. "The promise formally made has been carried out. In this moment, when we feel our right fts an independent nation, it is impossible to suppress our gratitude to the United fctates. To recognize this debt of gratitude to the great Nation Is an act which exalts us and which makes us worthy of the consideration anu respect of the other nations of tlac world. "It is necessary now to dictate all the laws laid down in the Constitution. We are capable of fullilliug all the obligations aud promises which have been contracted, and we should prepure the budget with the greatest care." Continuing, President Palma recommends tlje encouragement of the agricultural industries of the island, the raising of cattle, the establishment of agricultural stations to improve the culture of sugar cane and tobacco, and the Introduction of varied agricultural industries. "While tlie question of reciprocity is (ttill pending," lie goes on, "it is Impossible to state now what measures fthould lie adopted to meet the pending crisis. This crisis is due to the ruinous price of sugar caused by excess production of beet sugar in Europe. An Immediate remedy would he the reduction of tlie American tariff on sugar, to obtain which the Executive will at cube devote ids efforts and will negotiate u treaty in order to obtain benefits for the Cuban sugar producers." President i'alma declares it is tin [nirpose of the Government to devote ts attention to educutlou, and especially to primary schools. He says tlie Government of intervention deserves ! great credit for the educational system It established, but that there is a need for still more schools, as the future of the Hepuhllh depends upon education. It will be the duty of the <!overnment to encourage the construction of railroads In the Island, uml to protect the capital already invested in railroad enterprises. Discussing the bad economic situation of the country. President Pnlma ays he docs not yet know how the orillnary expenses of administration are to be met. Touching foreign relations, he says; I "We must cultivate cordial relations with all milieus, and make treaties of ftinity and commerce favorable to Cuba. We must also take especial care that the relations between Cuba ttnl the I*nited States be most friendly, In order that there lie no dltliculty in arranging the political and commercial Questions which affect both countries. It is also of extreme importance that ".here should exist uninterrupted concord ; between all the people of Culm, and ( that they should resolve to preserve tin* Cuban nationality." REFORMING TOWN BY FINES. ludtf)' Heavily A**e**c* Gambler*, Men Wlio i ur*e and Wlio Carry Weapon*. I.exington, <In.?Couuty Judge Bui- I lock has assessed lines aggregating \ ?KM-O against "blind tiger" operators, users of profane language and carriers of concealed weapons in the little town of Athens. One offender was lined m ?. A mass meeting of citizens has been called to take steps to reform tile town, j The Judge suspended sentences to give the men who were lined ail opportunity to take part in (lie meeting to show their dt sire to help reform the towr YOUTH ESCAPES CARHOTiNC. Four CoinpiinioiiH in Crltne, However,Will l!i< Klllcil TIiiim in I'uncfl. San Juan, l'orto ltico.?(Jovernor Hunt lias commuted to 1 iIf Imprisonment the sentence of death Imposed on Kanioii Troche, ivlio, with four companions, was sentenced to he garvoteil for crimes committed in ISPS Tliis commutation was granted on account of the youth of Troche, who was only nineteen years old when the crimes were committed. The other four men will lie garioted in l'ouce in about forty days' time. The executions will not be public. THE DROUTH IN AUSTRALIA Sheep Dying by the Million, and States Aid Unemployed Men. Block I.omk Since 1899 Ainonnt to S75,OOO.OOO?Men Found 1)p?iI by tbe IVajitil^Trrrlbln SutTerlnc. London.?Prom Sydney, N. S. W.t the correspondent there of the Daily man gives an account or tne terrible drouth from which, as the climax to seven dry years, Australia Is now suffering. He says the losses In stock since 1S99 amount to $75,000,000. Uneuinloycd men ore drifting into the cities by the thousands, and there th? State Governments are providing them With relief. The only districts that have escaped the drouth nre the Northern Ulvcrs district of New South Wales and parts of the ltiverlna district. Communication In the interior has been paralyzed, as the waterways are uunavigable. Owing to the expense of fodder, on which duty must be paid, the tirin which had the contract has abandoned the hauling of the mail in Queensland, the cost of this transportation having risen from $50,000 to {1150.000 annually. The sheep are dying by the million, an 1 even rabbits arc? starving. Animals have stripped the bark l'rotn the trees for foad. Numbers of "sundowners" cul "cwngmen" Lave been fouud dead by the waycldes. EN3RM3US FARM VALUE 3. r linpurlionH retnctn fount leu unci In- | illnn Xutloim in United Stntew. V'aslilngton, D. C.?The Census Huron u has Issued n report comprising Igricultural statistics of the counties lml Indian nations in the United ftatcs. It s'iows that the Chickasaw nation. Indian Territory, leads iu the r uuiber of farms, having 10,374. The 'allowing rank nest: Cherokee nation, njlun Territory. 13,537; Choctaw nu'jon, Indian Territory, ; Lancaster Lounty, I'a., 0437; Orangeburg County, 8408, and 8t. Lawrence County, X. Y.. 81153. Crow Indian reservation, Montana, 'ends in farm area, with 8,500,000 acres. Cherokee nation. Indian Territory, leads in improved farm area, bav- i ing 1,105,001 acres. Cook County, 111., leads in the value of land and buildings. with $77,105,220. Lam-aster County leads In the value of buildings, with S28.117.820. Chickasaw nation. Indian Territory, leads in the value of live stock on farms, with $17,054,830. r.*i nnnotoi* 1 1-. i- >- ? I Brother of tlu' j\>ung 111:1:1 Ik- Lad murdered. Wit hemp made a statement in which In- admitted having killed young dmw lis the result of a quarrel, and then thrown the hody into the creek weight- 1 cd with rocks. The moli overpowered the Sheriff and his deputies and fluttered in the jail doors with sledge ha miners. Shot Sircellirnrti Iter Mother unit Self. Alfred Petty, living near Areola, Mo., shot Mrs. Friend and her daughter and and then himself. Both women were shot twice. Mrs. Friend had objected to Pettv's attention to her daughter. , MRS. ARP'S BIRTHDAY Bill's Wife Has Reached Three Score Years and Ten. AND SHE IS STILL VERY ACTIVE. Arp's Birthday Comes in Two WeeJca t From Now, and He Thinks He Will Uet a Nice Present. Birthdays are very common things in this sublunary world. There are sixty millions of them every year anil that means about one hundred anil fifty thousand every lay or six thousand every hour. Just think of it?every minute one hundred mortal souls come into this world?to live and die. for good or for evil?for happiness or mis- j cry. As far buck as we have any his- ' tory, sacred or profane, kings and princes have celebrated their birthdaja with feasts and wine and song and even the humble and the poor take note of their annual return. Pharaoh celebrated his in Joseph's day and .t was on Herod's birthday that the daughter of Herodlas danced before him and asked him for the head of John the Baptist. 1 was ruminating about this because i today is a notable birthday in my Jam- j ily. The mateniil ancestor has at last j reached her three-3core years and ten ! ?the alloted age of mau and woman i kind, and from now on every day she ! lives will he one of grace. David says mat ine aays or our year* are three score years and ten. but If by reason of strength they be four score years yet is their strength labor and sorrow. Poor old man, be did have a troubled life. IJe sinned and he repented in great anguish, as he exclaimed. "My sin is ever before mo." Solomon salth. "The day of one's death is better than the day of his birth." And Job said. "Cursed is the night when I was born." Jeremiah's life was one of lamentation. The maxims and precepts of these old prophets and preacher* are wonderfully beautiful and have never been equalled. but great men ire not always wise, and even Solomon fell from grace and j died accursed. The man who said, "Re- j joice in the wife of thy youth and be thou always ravished with her love," forsook his own and consorted with a thousand others of all nations, creeds j and colors, lie reigned eighty years ! and died a disappointed, dishonored, degraded and miserable old man. Hut old age is not neceessarily unhappy. The poet speaks of "An old age serene and bright. As lovely as a I upland night," and another poet says: "The world is very lovely. Oh. my God. 1 thank Thee that I live." Our old age is very much what we choose to make it. It is a sa.l thing to be weary and tired with the weight of years. It is pitiful to look J upon an old man who never smiles, ] wh/i has outlived all social pleasures and whose company is neither sought i nor desired. For the sake of cur neiglw bors and friends it is our duty to be cheerful in their company. We should sometimes smile even if we have to force it. Let ns grow old gracefully. I have now In mind just sucn an one? a hale, healthy old time gentleman of four score years, whose presence is always welcome and whose children, j grandchildren and neighbors and j friends give him glad greeting when he l comes. He will be missed when he | dies, for the w#rld is better that he lives in it. His Christian faith, bis moral conduct, his good example and his cheerful disposition are a benediction to the community. I tut I was thinking about my wife s birthday. There are thirty-seven birthdays in our family, and sh. knows them all and never forgets them. They average about three a month, hut this one of hers is <1 very no,able one, for she is the materrnal tncestor, and this day fulfills her years and crosses the line. Seventy years ago she is born, and not. long .fter that the st.ais fell. Of course they did. Seventy is a 1 numeral 01 saereu signiucuiue. i nere were seventy elders of Israel and sevuiil.v wise iucu couudlod the Old Testament. The Jews were kept in captivity seventy years. Tho Lord sent out seventy of his disciples to preach and teach the people. and seventy years is the allotted ace of mankind, lint my wife is not old. Time has not written no wroikles on her brow nor furrows on her cheek nor silvered her raven hair. If the lone war had not intervened he would not. look more than r?0 years now. Hut the wear and tear of the war and anxiety whiio fleeing from the foul invader, with s!.\ little hungry ehildren tagging aTt<v her, made y< ars of months and weeks of days. Hut women, especially mothers. can endure ir.or ? li.-tn<. and suffering than men. The mat< rnal instin. t ki ps tin Til i'p- They in suffer an I bo strong, li looks like the motherhood of ten children would wear a woman out, but they seem to thrive on it. and late in life they take on flesh and round up all the corners. Hut they never step work. My wife lias made over five thousand little garments and is stiil making them, for he little grandehil j for nice needlework and making butI tonholes has been Ions established, an I she Is proud of it. She never stops sowing until she loses her spectacles, and then sho borrows mine. No. she is not old. Jaiues Russell Lowell said of Jull i . vywuuo ill I III* VilltlC Jt farm products, with SlL\r.i:?,nr>; Chiekasaw nation. Indian Territory, with fld.770.000; Mo-Lane County, Hi.. $10,5S0.O45; St. Lawrorieo County, N. V., fd.S'JO.OOt*. Lancaster County leads i.i Cite amount of gross income, with 50.210,815. BRIBERY IN TOLEDO, OHIC. run Mm Ilollcteit?(irnml Jury Suy? It Kxprrta to Get Mnro Sroundrnli. Toledo. Ohio.?After having been in K'sslou several weeks investigating tnu- | nicipnl scandals, the CJrand Jury- has ; made n partial report, lu all lifteon indictments are returned against ten men charged with bribery for munie!- | pal deals. Heading the list is the name of Moses It. Brniley, City Attorney, who is indicted on four counts. E. I). Eckert, claim agent for the Traction Company, who has charge of franchises and other legislation, is indicted on three counts. Two counts arc returned against Tor Purtel of the Board of Equalization, and one count against T. S. Dawsou, Ueorge Stepor, Fred J. Young and Mike Howard. lie CJrand Jury report onus: "We yet have hones of rniinilitu' n ? mother hunch of scoundrels before we adjourn." OUTBREAK IN A WORKHOUSE. Man Sliot Dc.nl, .1 (iuuril I'a tally anil I* ri so net* Dangerously Wounded. Cnntcn, Ohio.?Ceorge Jueoh was shot dead; (?uard Homer Stone was fatally wounded, and Charles Clgantl was dangerously wounded at the Stark County Workhouse its the result of Ciganti's attempt to escape. Ciganti snatched a revolver from the guard and began shooting. The lirst iiiiiii to fall was (leorge .Jacob, an exguard at the workhouse. Cuard 'lone r Stone promptly came to the rescue and shots were exchanged between him and ' Cigantl. In the midst of the shooting an attempt was made by the other prisoners to escape, but the guards managed to j hold them until the Canton polic oflicers arrived. MISSOURI MURDERER LYNCHED. l!u I utlirr unit mother of lie Victim l.einlorH of tlie Moli, Paris, Mo. Abe With rup. tin* mur- i ?1 rer < f Williitni Crow, was lynched here. lie was hanged from the railing of :i bridge, 'riii1 victim was shoved ! over 1o Lis death by the father ami Ward Howe on her seventieth birthdav that It was better to be 70 years young tha,n 40 years old. It is this endurance, this cheerfulness in adversity that makes the woman outlive the men. There are three times as many widows in this community as widowers. There are seventeen in our little Presbyterian church and only four widowers, and the war was not the cause of it. Maternal love is a preservative of health. It is a tonic, a promoter of digestion, a Ilftnflpon U'hfieonO ? " ? Ml t ... v a in it 11 win pursue money until he loses his digestion. St. Paul said that "The love of money is the root of all evil. ' hut he had no thought of applying it to women, for she has no love for money. If she gets any she is not happy until she spends -t. The girls said their mother wanted a new bonnet so they bought one for her birthday, and ill I had to do was to pay for It. She always lets me do that. She is a tree trader and will keep nu? In decent clothes whether 1 want them or not. She always was a free trader. 1 was a merchant before we were married and she was my best customer. She never isked the price of anything, but just bought 4wbat she wanted and trusted me to totfe fair and deal justly. Good gracious! What a long time ago thnt wr>? nti.l Iwiiv IfJro ?'?? ? 1 <*"' ...mi t.w ?? .in aim in au? uu? she was to mo. Sho wore No. 2 shoos ami stepped liko a fawn and flashed hor Pocahontas eyes bewitchingly when sho said goodby. Sho can Hash them yet. Seventy years old and swine on 71?trying to catch up. Maybe she will when I am dead, but not till then. I remember when I was twice as old as sho was. for 1 was 12 and she was *>, but she keeps gaining on me. I yev member when sho was in hor early teents and wore short dresses and pantalets and rode a past pacing horse while her long black Indian hair hung in tresses down her back. She was a daisy then and she Is a daisy yet sometimes. Hut she can't climb 'sitnmon trees any more. She is 70?the mother of ten children and twenty grandchildren. and they are .scattered from Nov/ York to the halls of the Montezumas. She is troubled now nhmit h.?r h?ii? boy, who lives under the dark shadows of Popocatepetl, in Mexico, which means the smoking mountain and is smoking now and naybo will hurst forth in these volcanic limes and destory the people as at Martinique. Two weeks from today will he my birthday and she will give me something, i know?not a bonnet, but perhaps a summer hat from Porto Itico. \ bird in the air whispered that to me.? liill Arp in Atlanta Constitution. NEWSY CLEANINGS. A ngut visible thirty miles will be put on the dreaded Ilatteras shoals. An automobile stage line will shortly begin operations lx'tween Ueilkey and Dunkirk. 1ml. Two hundred furniture manufacturers have formed a pool at Chicago to regulate prices. Cambridgeshire (England) fruit growers are paying children a halfpenny for every wasp they capture. Argentina lint* ordered two ironclads superior in strength to those recently oruoreu ny Olille from Hugland. An otticial report Rives tin; estimated additional cost necessary to complete Siberian rail roads as $.'16,050,000. The Supreme Court trf South Dakota has been culled upon to decide a case growing. out o? the ownership of a cat. Watch dogs are to ho purchased and trained to accompany the police on their nightly rounds at Sehaerbeek, near Brussels. Kingston-on-t he-Tlmmes. Kngland, lnis just celebrated the millennial of the coronation of King Kdwanl the Klder, son and successor of Alfred the Croat. on the summit of Mount Lofty, near Adelaide,. South Australia, a wiiite monolith has been erected and named "flinders Column." in honor of the intrepid uavigator who uamcd the peak a century ago. The I'nited States Cloverninent Is planning to secure the ground ami tomb of William Henry Harrison, at North Item!, Ohio, overlooking the Ohio Uivcr. and transform '' into a burial place. bclit l ing that of an ex-l'rcsideut uJ' this country. irwtiiut' .M'wninn, or .\(>w Orleans. T.a.. lias just coutrilmti'd h bit; sum of money for the erection of n training school for the boys ami girls of that city. Mr. .\ewman will also give an ample sum for the equipment and permanent endowment of the institution. A V. SI. A. Siignciitlon. Voting men living in I-ondon on small means- and they are almost numberless are likely to hear guo*l news before long. The scheme for providing a central residential club, which has been under the considera' tion of a special committee of the ; Young Men's Christian Association at Kxeter hall for some time, is now j practically Fettled. It Is proposed to provide a superior kind of Itowton | Mouse, with about 400 separate bedi rooms and let them at the modest rate of 1'. shillings :i work This will givo 1) resident the free run of tin* insti* , tutien, including library, recreation room, baths and gymnasium, together with the use of storage accommodations for bicycles. Meals will be supplied in a comfortable and commodious dining room at a mere fraction above, cost price, and even the laundry will be economically run. It Is likely that this hotel for studious youth may cost Ju'JG.000 and will soon pay for itself.