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F VOL. XIII. MINE WOMEN KILLED! Parly of Sleigh Riders Meet With a T- !LI? A --!J a icrnuic Atuucai HIT BY AN ENGINE AT A CROSSING Ladies' Aid Society of the Universalist Church of Hornellsville, N. Y., Has a Disastrous Return From an Outing in Three Sleighs?Driver of the Sec ond Sleigh Could Not Stop in Time, ! and the Oceupants Were Hurled in 1 all Directions. Hcrnelisvillc, N. Y., Special.?A passenger train (Mi the Pittsburg. Shaw-" mut & Northern Railroad Wednesday night crashed into a sleigh containing thirteen women and killed seven outright and so seriously injured the remaining six that two of them died after being removed to the hospital. Of 1 the other four, two are in a serious con- | dition. The accident occurred near j Arkpert. The sleigh was one of tlirco carrying a party from the Universalist church, of this city. The dead: Mrs. Mary Oillrtte. Mrs. Charles Thomas. Mrs. Eugene Shaw. Mrs. Jos. Hallett. Mrs. C. C. Graves. Mrs. Bert Moors. Mrs. Coat2S. Mrs. Fivu Green. Mrs. Ruth Batcher.. The injured: Mrs. J. Houghton. Mrs. F. R. Rowley. Mrr. Bond. Mrs. Wallace Clark. Members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Universalist church went to a farm house near Arkport to spend the afternoon. It was nearly dark when they started on the return trip to the > city. The occupants of the leading sleigh saw the traip approaching us they neared the # lawmut crossing. The driver urged - is horses ahead, and the sleigh passes over the tracks in safety. The womeii in the first sleigh then attempted to warn those in the one following of the danger, and they did succeed in directing their atton- ( tion to the rapidly approaching train. The driver pulled up his horses, but he roil Id not cheek the heavy bob sleigh quickly enough, and when it came to a standstill the box of the sleigh was directly across the railroad track. The pilot of the engine struck the sleigh with great force, reducing it to splinters and hurling the women in all directions. Every woman In the sleigh was killed or injured. The other members of the party hurried back to the assistance of their unfortunate companions, and the train * was stopped and backed up to the crossing. The bodies of the dead were placed upon the train and the injured were laid upon improvised cots in the baggage car. The train then proceeded to Hornellsville. The news of the accident had been telephoned to the city and hundreds of friends and relatives of the i:nfo:tunto women were waiting at the 1 station. The dead were at once taken to the morgue and the injured were placed in ambulances and taken to the Mercy Hospital. Elisha Quick, driver of the second sleigh, was badly hurt. He said he tried to stop the sleigh, but could not control the horse. E.r.pcror Contributes $25,000. Favorable results are expected to follow the audience given by Emperor Nicholas at Tsarskoe Selo to 32 workmen. representing tho leading Industrial - uahiishnients of St. Petersburg. In addition to paternal admonitions bestowed upon the workmen, $25,000 has ho:n given by tho Emperor, Empress j anil i-ewager r^ui press I or uie reiie,. i>i tin families of those who were killed or ily wounded in the affair of Janu- j ary .2. Tlie manufacturers of St. Peter lunyr have made concessions to the strii:< v; and contributed to the relief fund. The situation in Poland and other of the provinces continues strained, and strikes are reported from Irkutsk and several other Siberian towns. Nominations Sent to Senate. Washington, Special?The President today sent to tho Sonata Lhe follow'ny nominations: Consuls?J$inics C. Kdlog, of Louisiana. at I'.urranquilla, Colombia; Panic! S. Kidder* of Florida, at Nanking, China. i{< ai.'ter of Land Office?Walter I* Cohen, at New Orleans. Postmasters?James P. Deevor, Ro. ktnart, C?a.; James A. Davison, Blackville. S. C.; John P. Little, Clinton, S. C.: Bernhard Le.vy, Walterboro. Coton Ginned to January 16. Washington, Special.?The census report of cotton ginned to January 16 In 695 counties shows 9,717,693 bales, counting half bales as round bales, compared with 7,163,381 hales in the same cotunties last year. Tho quantity ginned in these counties between December 13 and January 16 is 191, 964 running bales. To December 13, 1904. the remaining number <-f unreported counties had ginned 2,748,738 counting round bales as half bales. Pour .ndrod and seventy-seven giuneri. refused to report. The quantity previously returned by the-.-e bar. been brought forward in this report without addition. Tho total amount brought forward is 13-1,111 running bales. ORT FO ~M0KE STRIKES IN POLAND 8trect Paradco and Forcible Interruption of Railway Traffic Tako Place at a Center of the Iron and Cotton Industries. There ig no improvement discernablo in the labor situation in Poland. At Sosnovice. a center cf the iron and cotton industries, 40.000 men are on strike with the accompaniment of street parades and intimidation of those workmen who have not struck. A disturbance at L*>dz, where a volley from the soldiers killed two and wounded two has not been rent wed. A railway station near Sosnovice was destroyed ami trailic interrupted by strikes. In Warsaw the workmen in 42 sugar manufacturorics have struck. Maxim Gorky will be put on trial on political charges, but whether before a civil or a military court, lias not been determined. The assembly of the nobility of the province of Moscow has voted to momoralize the throne for an elective legislative body. Governor General TrcpofT regards the situation in St. Petersburg as very satisfactory. Ill health is assigned as the j reason of the retirement of Lieutenant j Gneral Gripenborg from the command 1 of the Second army of Manuchuria; his successor is Lieutenant General Myloff, a veteran of tne Turkish campaign. A Respite Granted. Windsor, Vt? Special.? A few hours , after receiving the last jites of the ! Catholic Church and hearing her faith- | er confessor read the prayers for the J dying, Mrs. Mary Mabel Rogers, who j was sentenced to die upon the gallows Friday for the murder of her husband, | listened with amazement to the an- i nuuucement of High Sheriff Henry H. Peek, that Governor Llell had granted her a reprieve of four months. Preparations for the execution had been perfected. The gallows had been erected in the west win* of the prison, a heavy black curtain hanging from the guard room windows shutting the gruesome machinery of death from public view. Sheriff Peck carried the news of the reprieve to the prisoner, j Mrs. Rogers was seated at a table I writing a letter to her mother. Ap! parently supposing that the sheriff had | come to read the death warrant, she arose and moved toward the door. Sheriff Peck had never seen Mrs. Rogers before that moment. Walking up to the door, he said: "Mrs. Rogers, I am the sheriff. I have brought you good news." "I am glad to meet you, Mr. Sheriff." said Mrs. Rogers as she extended her hand through the grating. "What is I the good news?" "Governor Bell has granted you a reprieve until June 2," replied the sheriff. Airs. Rogers remained like a statue, as though unable to comprehend the meaning of the words. Without a sign of emotion, she gazed at the sheriff a moment, and then said: "I had given up ail hope, but I am glad that the Governor lias granted me more time. He is a good man." Mrs. Rogers then thanked the sheriff and his companions for the information they brought her. She seemed unaffected hy the tidings, an;! as the party moved away from the door of the death cell, she retired to the table and resumed writing. The Governor said he granted the reprieve in order that opportunity might be given for a new trial, and only on the ground that .Mrs. Rogers claims through her attorney that she has not had a fair trial and that the evidence presented against her was false. Five hundred dollars was offered to Harold Harpin, a guard in the State prison, if he would carry a pat kage of poison to Mrs. Rogers. The offer was made in an anonymous letter from 12oston containing $1150 in hills, which Harpin received recently. The writer offered to send the other a., soon r.3 the poison was delivered t.? Mrs. Rogers. The guard turned the letter over to Supt. Gakes, who showed it to Governor Bell. Postal authorities have been asked to investigate the letter. Russian Defeat Severe. Washington, Special.?The Japanese legation has received a report made by Field Marshal Oyama, giving the details of the fierce fighting from the 25th to the 29th of January, when the Russians wero driven to the right of the Hun river. The marshal says that the enemy consisted of at least seven divisions, one of which was a cavalry division. The Japanese casualties wero about 7,000. Prisoners at ate that four regiments of Russian ituantry were nearly annihilated. Many of the companies of these regiments were reduced to from 20 to .'to men each. The field marshal expresses the opinion that the Russian casualties must have totalled at least 10,000. No Vcrciiet Yet. Roanoke, Va., Spe cial.- -Tkcv argum< nl in t he irinl of Charles Kishbnrn, i chat god with tin murder of l)r. Fred I l.olew, was couchnled Fridny evening and the case was pi'en to the jury at 8 o'clock. Two hours later the fotcrnan informed Judge Aiken that a verdict could not 1 c rendered Friday, night, and the Judge ordered the jury locked tip until morning. Mil RT MILL, S. C., WEDN THE LEGISLATURE "7, St Work That is Being Done By ths s! Nnrth P.a rnlino I ? n The following bills were introduced: M Wnborne, to provide for allot ins S1 homesteads for lands held in common, si Harrison, to amend a law establish- a ing graded schools in Weldon. J1 Gordon, of Guilford, to flx salaries of Guilford county officers. n Joyner, to fix the pay of commission- w ers in Northampton. e Woodward, of Wilson, to allow registers of deeds to administer oaths on accounts. " Roberts, to submit to the voters of a Marshall the establishment of saloons | jr dispensaries. P Woodward, to amend the charter of s the Oriental & Pamlico Sound Railway 11 Company. ? Gayle, to regulate the laws of Caro- 1 lina ..lanufhcturing establishment. Campbell, for relief of J. F. McLean " and S. P. Austin. Confederate veterans. Murphy, of Buncombe, to amend the ^ charter of the Murphy & Hickory Nut " Gap Railway Company. Graham, of Lincoln, to promote tho a use of school books in the public schools relating to North Carolina his- <1 Lory. | e Passed Pinal Reading. t The following bills passed final read- i Ing: To allow Caswell county to levy s a special tax: to authorise Dare county " to levy a special tax: to allow the c town of Spencer to issue bonds for 1 graded schools, electric lights, etc.; i ' to amend the law of 1903 and to in- '' crease the number of trustees of the I ' Morganton graded school; to allow !? Sampson county to issue bonds for a special tax. The Salary Bill. The House committee on salaries x and foes, by a vote of 8 to 7, reported \ favorably the Senate bill increasing ' salaries of the judges of Supreme and ' N Superior Courts to $3,500. Among 1' those making speeches advocating the % bill were C. M. Rusbee, James li. Pou, fl George Strong, Thos. B. Womnck, and ^ R. H. Hayes. These appeared in re- I ' spense to an invitation by tho chair- ' man. Judges Graham and Winborno. 1 of the committee opposed the increase, as did Feimster, another lawyer mem- 1 bcr. Eringhaus, McNlnch, Laughing- { house and others of the committee s spoke in favor of the bill as adopted * by the Senate and this prevailed. The 1 committee, by a vote of 9 to 7, decided ( tc- report favorably a bill to put sol- ; ieitors on a salary, but delayed nam- ' irg ihc amount of such salary until a 1 run-committee, try inquiring into pros- ' cut incomes of the sixteen solicitors ' of the State under the present fee ' system, can approximate anil agree ' an a fair salary. ^ Wednesday's Work. In Senate no billr of general impor- . tancc were introdnced except one ro- s ouiing fares on railroad and one to j better regulating fire insurance and j ether companies. IJills passed to hot- ( tcr protect clnm? and either shell fish in several counties. The principal j discussion was on the Ward hill, t which amends the Watts liquor rcgula- t tion. It provides that no town of less t than 1,500 people could grant license f foi the manufacture or sale of liquor, j An amendment was accepted by Ward ; to modify this by making population ^ 1,000. A further amendment was of- j fered providing that every town an- < thorizing the sale or manufacture* shall . keep a sa'-aried police office, who sliall make daily inspections and monthly reports, avid the possession of United States license to s 11 whom sale or manufacture is prohibited shall la; ' piima facie evidence >f violation of the State law. I.Ir. Ward said theso additions cli.i net change his bill in , any respect. A motion to postpone consideration was made. Mr. s St abbs said the bill would probably . he the only liquor legislation to come before this session and it involved c principles of th * utmost importance. Mr. IJurton said that from a political i standpoint, the bill should be cor.nid- , ered. * ' Trio mo.ion to postpone until Thursday was adopted almost unanimously, i Hills passed final reading to enable married men whc.se wives are insane, or lunatic., to convert lledr land free of dower upon certificate of superint'-ndeiu of hospital for Urn insane; tc . tine defective orders in the registration of deeds, in the House a bill v;as :ut induced to regulate, tin; sale of pat (ni medicines containing alcohol or (l dangcious drug-.; to anvnd the fire ins-uranco ac; of 1 S01>. to provide for in- ' tcichangeable mileage bookon railways. Hills passed regulating tho sale of cotton seed and fixing a stand- i ard; changing tho name of the Enter- ^ priso Saving and Loan Company to 1 tl e Wax haw Banking and Loan Com- t r?ny; to provid? for the election of i county commissioners by the people in i Union; io authorize Mecklenburg's ? beard of education to borrow money; l to provide for primary elections in Craven; to include Stanly, Ashe and ( Montgomery counties in the act punishing tho killing of fish with dynamite. The following bills passed the third reading: To amend the law or descent vnten allows all children c:f a mother to in- i herit from their mother, whether legi- i timatc or illegitimate; (this law pro- t vides simply that illegitimate children < may inherit from their common mother ' provided they get nothing t hat is left t by the father); to prevent the killing ' ' squirrels in the county of Jones and Franklin; to provide f <r the holding 1 of primary elections in Buncombe * county; to protect iish within twelve < miles of the summit of Crandfathor's Mountain, in Mitchell county; resolution of thct Senate to pay Governor's expenses of his inauguration, (the resolution authorizes the Auditor to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer tor the amounts set forward in tno ' resolution; tho entire amount does JL 1 ESDAY, FEBItUARY ' ot exceed $r>nO;) to Ox the time for | L ;!llng real estate for taxes in Jack- j i jn county; to relieve the board of ag- j culture from contributing to the eur;nt expenses of the Agricultural & jyj leehanical College at Raleigh. Scales ihl he did not oppose the bill but it licuhl go before the committee on ppropriation. as although it relieved le board of agriculture from eontriuting to the college, it provided for n appropriation. Mr. McLean, chalrlan of the agricultural committee [J hich reported the bill favorobly, r.sk y" d the bill be not referred. He asked . lat his original bill which was set JV ir a special order be withdrawn and ^ bill which carried unanimously in ^ tie House containing the same reorts. be substituted. Mr. McLean ^ aid the board of agriculture should j> ot appropriate their funds to the Agri- p mtural & Mechanical College; that jj tiese amounts should not come from \ he pockets of the farmers alone. He ^ ope.l Scales' motion would be voted own. Scales said the bill carried \\ ritli it an appropriation of $10,000 and j ; sboul'i go before the proper commitee. He said investigation never hurts good bill and if it was . ? 1 t would not bo hurt and a few days clay would work no Injury. Ho askd what was the uso of such a commit, j 'v eo if it were not referred to the prop- . o1 r conimittoo. McLean asked if the ubstitute from the House would not r ie considered by the appropriation ommittee if it were re-referred. Scales cplied that this would lie done. Mc- ' .can withdrew his original bill and a iy bis consent the suhstitute from the | louse was referred to the committee | m appropriations. a The Lacy Resolution. The House resolution on the Lacy ti dll, the special order for yesterday tras taken tip. Mr. Foushee said lie arnestly hoped the resolution would ' tass. lie was absent when the bill C vas originally voted upon and had p to been here he would have raised his v oice against it. It was a most dan- r ;erous act. Worth lost $1(1,000 by the lame man Martin, in old age. hat! been ( treasurer for two terms, and finding 1 ie had lost $10,000 liy another's dis- v ronesty lie had to go into Imnkruptey. j rhe bill does not give Worth one cent ittt Lacy $300, who is in the same con- 1 iiiion. no bettor than Worth. We ! F liould not give Mr. Lacy $300. "I have j ,< poken to one of the most prominent | ^ )emocrats in the State and with but ' me exception they have nil said the ! ' let inn of the Senate and House was a ' v noxt dangerous one." Iioddie moved i o table the bill. Ayes and noes were . ailed for, 10 Senators voted t(> table be bill and 17 voted in the negative, ' ind the bill was tabled. On motion of s Senator Zollicoffer. the Senate was ad- i ourned until 13 o'clock tomorrow. , ANTI-JUG LAW. J The McNinch hill enacting a law the * ilace of delivery of liquors the place of r sale in prohibition territory. He stated ] ie voted for the repeal of the sneak . aw of two years ago. and he called upin those of the House who acted in ,ood faith to allow this hill to pass j ts second reading. He was willing for hose living in counties bordering on he Virginia line who desire I to do so o have their counties exempted boore the bill came up on its third read- \ ng. In reply to a question .Mr. Mc- ^ Wneh said that the nnti-jug law wax ret in force, the Senate not having ' epealed it. lie said lie had copied tlio < xart language of the present law. t ie declared that there was a posdbil- r ty that the Senate would so delay the | epeal of the anti-jug law as to make , he enactment of the pre.a at hill i:n- ^ lossible. On the other hand if the hill . vas allowed to pass the House with hose counties deserving exemption dared there, no harm would ho done hem. whiie the prohibition counties 1 vould obtain relief. Murphy opposed J mrcedlate action, saying it was ridicuous to vote on this bill before the Sen- ' ite had acted on the other. Should the Senate fail to repeal the present law t would remain in force as now. He noved to postpone further cons':deraion until the Senate had acted on the epeal bill. If the present law was reicnled he would vote for the McNinch jill after his county and such other < ounties as desired it Ii.im been exempt- ^ ?*.. MeNineh and Turlington spoke . [gainst postponement, while Woodward >t Wilson. Warren. Mitchell. Murphy of , duncomhe. Wood and Winhorne favor- . d it. McNinch heiorc the motion for K)Kt:>onen>eni reached the vt?te agreed < hat the t>!ll should he made a special ?rder for Thursday. It was 01 tiered \ irinted. , Dougan & Scheftall and Solomon Scheftall, wholesale merchants of Sa- ' rannah, have purchased the White Stone Idthia Springs property and will it once begin improvements and innovations looking toward the establish- 1 ng of a modern tourist hotel in Spar- ' anburg county. It is understood that v :he consideration was $150,00. It is probable that J. E. McDonald f ">f Winnsboro will be appointed to act r is special judge to preside over tlie f regular term of criminal court which r begins in the city next Monday. r ?; Some Claims Approved. A hour 100 claims were approved by Lhe house, among them being the application fur 25 newspapers for pay for idvertising general election, those * laiins averaging about $ 12.50; claims ' >f sixteen members of State hoard of nodical examiners, averaging '125. and Dr. Murv it. ">r<j<rr tmo; and the * lainis of tlie following special judges: J Ernest Moore. ? ;".! ...; i<\ Gary. , |504; ' A. McCitllough, $189.41; Ellis) ' 1. Graydon. S:!2Vd t: C. C. Rentm r- . done. <lsrt.86; .1. R. M? Donald. 1 f:. McDonald, $20:U9; M. F. A...ad, ' M=o. ^ Among the advertir,omenta In a to 1 cent number of a Munich journal war > this: "Wanted: A second-liua 1 grave.' v PIME 3, liW.-i. ALiV.ETTO AFFAIRS B any Newsy Items Gathered From ^ all Sections. General Cotton Market. Middling. Ri alveston. lirin 7 3-16 ew Orleans. Arm 7 1-16 obilo, tirni 7.01) in lvannah. quiet 7.00 tiarleston. steady 7.00 'ilinington, steady 6% orfolk, steady 71A alt I more, nominal ew York, quiet 7.43 oston, quiet 7.45 hiladelphia. steady 7.70 ouston. steady 7 3-lt> ugusta. steady 7 3-16 em phis, iirm t. l.ouis. Arm 7*4 cc ouisville, firm 1% aa sd No Compulsory Education. p, The house l?y a decisive vote killed in le compulsory education bill. While hi ours have been spent in debate on al ther matters of far less serious im- a< art. the members of the house seemed ci nwilling to discuss this measure. In re s;- than an hotir it was numbered ai mom; the good which lie buried in the a* rchives of the house. Those who :i otcl In favor of striking out the en- a? eting clause and thus to kill the bill gt -were; Speaker Smith and Represen- :i atives Ardrey, Ashley, linker, llallen- ;1; ine. Ranks. Beamguard, Rradham. trant, llrantley. Browning. Callison. je 'lifton. Cloy, Coleock. Cot bran, Roar, ri hikes, Enrhardt. Eptlng, E. 11. Ethe- ;c edge, E. J. Ethercdge, Faust, Ford, ai \)ster. Eraser. Clause, Graham. R. E. yt Sreen. Hamlin. Harrison, llarley, \ lemphlll. J. E. Herbert, liiggins, Kir- i.c en, EaFilte, Eaney, Eawson, Roster, Si -onax, McCants. Massey. Miller. Mor- 5, ison. Nance, Parker. Prince, Pyatt, ' tawlinson. Richardson, Seabrook, Shel- i on. Stoll. Strong. Tribble. Yerner. .1. | ?r . Watson. Webb. Whatley and Wlm- j 31 torly. Those who favored the hill and ;i oted nay on the motion were: Messrs. ' Crnold, Bass. Brice, Bruce, Culler. ! f ")avis, ResChamps, ReYore, Edwards, j .} T'rost, Gaston, J. P. Gibson. W. J. Gib- R. .on. Gray, W. McD. Green, Gyles, Hall. 0. Herbert, Heyward, Hutto, ;( \ecnan Kirby. l.ittle, Hyon, MrOcll, VIcPnddin, MeMaster, Ha ban Mauldin, p] r. J. Mauldin, Moses, Nicholson, Otts. r< Patterson. Pitt man. Pollock. Poston, 3, tiley. Sanders, Sellers. Sinkler. Spivey, ^ raylor, Toole, Turner. M. \V. Walker, ! j, [. M. Walker, and Yeblell. ft (1 Killing Near Honea Path. Greenville, Special.?Sheriff Gilreath ] vas notified that a man had killed his vile in the. Princeton neighborhood * luring Thursday night. He at once * lispatched Deputy Sheriff llallenger o the scene of the crime. The murder 0 >ccurred about one-half mile from <' 'rl nee ton and nine and a half miles j ^ rom Monica Path. Dennis Wood, a a vhite man. tenant on a farm, killed ^ lis wife, who was said to have been i 1 lalf-witted. It is said that Wood beat 1 icr first and then shot her. the wo- I nan only living a few minutes. The ottple have four or five children. The j ragedy occurred at I o'clock. The ( ^ nan was arrested and is now in the j Ireenville county jail. j a Burned to Death. S Allien, Special.?A telegram was re- i ( eivod here stating that Mr. George I*. * tshlc.v was burned to death in the <i(Heo v ar attai lied to the railroad enmn of ' ,V. .J. Olliver fi- Co. at Wyekliffe. T> an., a o'clock Thursday morning. Mr. '.r.hley is an Aiken boy. aimut -1 years l() f ago, a son of Mrs. S. J. \shl? y and ?. ' brother of Miss Annabolle Ashley an! y ir. Charles \sliley. now a student ai i 'outh Carolina college. Mr. George ( '.snl"y had been in the employ of W. J. v diver fir Co., and had worked liis way ). ij? to a responsible position witli that j arge firm of rni!road contractors. Xo ti nrtlu r particulars of tlie tragedy were I (| ;iven in the telegram. | r Will Rebuild Mill. riennettsvillo. Special'. The nipnagonent of the Southern Cotton Oil com >any say that the mill here, which : vas burned Inst Wednesday, will he ( ebuilt at once. They say that Marl- . oro is one of their best counties, ooth ' or buying seed and selling meal and ^ ither fertilizers, and they cannot af- 1 ord for a single season to pass with- ^ ?ut a plant in operation here. The ' lew building and equipment will prob- ? ibly lie niti' h larger and more modern , ban the old one. South Carolina Items. At the n?xt term of the court of enoral ses ions of Horry county, which 'I onvenes on Monday. William T. Hell n vii 1 i:n tried for the murder of Mollie > Hell on Tuesday, November 1. iast * ear. in Rayboro town hip, near Zoan '' lostofiice. fp-orge C. Hell, Julius Wa- p ermnn Boll. c. it. Van Bullock an 1 < nmoq M. l'< II will be tried at th" s nne ] line as accessories to the crime. \\*il- ^ lam T and George C. Tell are in the j ointyjail. V'illinni Is held with- ( ut 1 ail and George'* hail was fixed at . n.f?0 an ! he was unnlde u> *t. liond-:. [ non. Julius Waterman' and James M. ( tell are or.t on hail In the um or $1,000 r ju ii. c. n. Van' Bullock iij also out on | .*>('0 bond. r % V; ' ' -; i I I ) i ' M ? 1 ^ S . sas NO. 40. ROKEALLRECORli jtoraobile Runs a Mile io Bat Littlfc Over Half a Minnie * 1CERS RUN FASTER THAN TV IP? His Twir. 60-hors? Power Machine Ho Establishes a New World's Reo? ord?The Ten-Mile Record Was Also Smashed Again, Young MacDonalcl Going It in 6.15. Ormond. Fla., Special.?The greatest itomobile meeting ever held in this untry or any other country ?o far i smashing records is concerned, clas^I hero Tuesday afternoon. The last M'formance was the running of s mil* 32 4-3 seconds by H. L. Uowden, La s twin GU-horse-power car. It warn tor the day's events had been flnishl. Ho asked permission of the offI>als to try for the kilometer and mil* cord, and the course was cleared Cor m. lie took a good Hying start, and. i ho tripped the wire of the automatic me machine, the crowd expected a w world's record, for the car was >uig faster than the speed of a hur? cane. Unfortunately, the kilometer uio was not caught on the automatic. >t several watches gave it as 20 3-4 eonds. the world's record being 21:54. he previous mile record was clipped* mslderably until the opening of tbl* eetlng. it was 30 flat, made last >ar by W. K. Vamlerbilt. iJiat weeVt uuur c/. luucuoiuuu irimmcu n. jowh i 34 2-5, ami soon after Mr. Dowdmv nocked off another fifth. Since theu 3 expressed the opinion that ho coul& > 33 seconds or under. He did itYoung Mae Donald was also to har? ied for a world's kilometer and better ile record, but certain parts of his lginc became strained. Ho made ths Tempt, however, making the kilom?r in 25 2-5. The automatic failed on le mile, which was not taken. It ould not have been a record. r\ The 10-mile record was again smash1. It was in the finnl of the Orruand. erby for the Major Miller trophy, oung MacHonald, who won the trolly, covered the 10 miles in 6:15. Th? ' *< cord before this nuct was 6:50, iriad* . y \V. 1\. V?nde'rbllt here last year, ast week Mr, Thomas tritnmptj tbi* own to 6:31 4-5. He was second in thw * )-mile Ormond derby this inorniujt nishing in 6:18 1-5, beating his own ne record of a few dnys ago. Tt was fter tliis race that MacDonald's raa?liine bent a liar, which interfere<i with 10 proper handling of iiis machine. The fifth mile race was devoid of ny special interest, although som? orld's records were made. It seem* iio order of things now for world's records to be established each year on tha miond beach. These records are tried or fit other meets at home and abroad, nt it remains for new machines t? ome here and lower the records. Alt re agreed that there is not such a peodway on earth as the stretch along iiis coast from here t<? MoBquito Inlet. Two Women Cremated. Darlington, N\ C., Special.?News ias reached here from Tony, Caswell onntv, 20 miles north of Hnrlington? f the burning of the home of Mrs. larah A. Florence, mother of Mr. A 5. Florence, of the mercantile firm of lor. lice & Walker, of this place, in. . hi. h Mrs. Florence and her daughter, iiss Beitio Florence, were burned to. oath. Tho lire was discovered about 1 'clock in the afternoon and an alarm ivon. I pon the arrival of neighbors iiss Florence, who was in the yard at hat time, ran into the house, when. !ii walls gave way, entombing the two . omen. The charred body of Miss loreneo was taken from the ruins, ut that of Mrs. Florence was burned, ii ashes. Two hundred and seventeen ollars in gold coin was taken from tins u ins. Cotton Pool Headquarters. New Orleans, Special.?The legal amo of the cotton pool formed by ho executive committee of the Southrn Cotton Growers Association, has eon fixed as "the Southern Plantera* lommission and Holding Company.'* 'he headquarters will be in New Organs. The executive committee of the louth Cotton Growers' Association is xpected to endorse the completed deails of the ronl ftt its meeting in Atlanta on tho 7th of February. The Statehood Bill. Washington, Special.?The Senate *ucs1ay continued the consideration if the joint statehood bill with Mr. Celeon as the principal speaker. A. i".ml.er of hills were passed, including, me largely increasing the fees for inorporation of stock companies in the list vie I c?i Columbia. While this bill vas under consideration, Mr. Itacon rm.de inquiry as to whether it intended o cur '.i| the evils relating to corporation i which had been p?'mted out by iie President, and Mr. fiallinger replied hit !t would have a beneficial effect in re ulctlng corporations organized n tho future, but would not in any way eg.:late wxJstin<? corporations. ' \ : :%<' ' ' ' ". J. ^ '