FORT MILL TIMES.
15TH YEAR. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 5,190<>. NO. 14.
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Candidates For the State Offices Make
Their Formal Bow to the Public.
A ikon, Special.?The generous citikmi
of Aiken entertained the rampaiun
party. The meeting was held
in one of Aiken's many beautiful
groves. A big crowd of Aiken county*
representative citizens gathered
about the stand to listen to the speaker-.
Hon. D. S. Henderson called
tin: meeting to order at 11 o'clock
hi-.u made the address of welcome. He
made a strong plea for close attention,
iud for a clean campaign and primary.
Mi-.-j.rs. Sullivan, Sumniersett, Wharton.
Cnnsler and Sellers spoke lirst
s- candidates for railroad commission
Few New Ideas.
Messrs. Ansel. Bleuse. Branson,
Mdwards, A. C. Jones. Manning. MeMuhan
and Sloan, candidates for (toverunr,
were all present. Few newideas
were introduced. Mr. Ansel
lee's that the control of a county dispensary
by the grand jury would in>iiin
honesty in the dispensary system.
He wants long terms for the
common schools. Mr. Ansel concluded
his address bv telling the "Brother
t'rnwford" story, which was greeted
with lively annlattse. Mr. Blcnse
i- strongly opposed to the county dispensary
system, suggested by Mr.
Ansel. Mr. Bleuse claims to be the
oe.lv consistent out-and-out dispensary
candidate in the race, lie alleges
I hat Mr. Manning V. and Mr. Sloan's
record in the Senate in voting on dis
pei.sary bills is inconsistent with their
resent platforms. Mr. Blouse believes
the State dispensar is being
conducted honestly under the present
mm of officers. Mr. Brunson made a
speech based on moral grounds,
against the present dispensary sys1
in. Mr. Brunson's platform is "A
Righteous State and the Supremacy
Law."
Mr. Edwards says lie is out not to
field the railroads, but to fight corruption.
Mr. Edwards believes in (lie
strenuous administration of law. lie
alleges the railroads have disgraced
the courts and the Legislature of
South Carolina. He believes that the
s.uitliern Railway does not deserve
much consideration as would an invading
army.
Opposes Professional Politics.
Mr. A. C. Jones made, a warm
speech advocating the principles of
his platform, lie wants an economical.
business-like administration: lie
> strongly opposed to putting nrofes
politicians iu ulliee. Many candidates
forMlu' Legislature put themselves
on record in regard to lending
i-siiMS of the day. Mr. Jones claims
to tie the man wlio started the light
thr* ugh 11 letter to tlie people which
ha* caused many of tlm counties to
vote out the dispensary under the
lii ier act. lie claim* that it i* undemocratic
for llli? Sl.ltrt l.? ? ?
iii any business. Mr. Jones said that
last year <he ineouie from the dispensary
for school purposes did not
amount to more than ten cents per
pupil of all the students enrolled in
nil tire common schools r.f the Stale.
Mr. Jones says that there is a standing
bet of $20 hy a Greenville man
that you can never tell vhero he
stands or. any question. He says some
proplo say Mr. Ansel is hnwr-letrgcd
"because he has straddled the fence
so long. lie claims that Mr. Branson
has never been connected with any
limit leading to voting out the dispensary;
that Messrs. Manning am!
Sloan are running on the dispensary
platform because of nopularitv. Mr.
Tones manes sport of Mr. McMabnn's
State lilr- insurance plan. Mr. Manning
was glad to sec so many ladies
pvt ert because of their retining and
uplifting influence. Mr. Manning hasi
(1 mi to discuss the burning issue.
l1 <iis,i?'Tisnrv. tie feels ilint the dis)><
<ar\ lias done awav with the
t: ?-i.jMtijr habit. lie claims that ho has
i <>tliin<* t?> hide in his record in the
Si note on the dispensary question.
Mr. Manning* voted lor prohibition
in 1802 because his countv, Sumter,
had voted a large majority or a
prohibition law, and so lie fell in- .
arreted to vote for prohibition as the
representative of his people. Mr.
Manning explained in ih'tail what lie
believes to he (lie strong safeguard
ot the Uaysor-Manning bill. Mr.
Manning says ho stands for fundamental
public honesty. Mr.McMahan
claims ilint tin- Governor -is a part
<-? I tie legislative machinery as he
is nominated "by a primary of the poople,
he has a tremendous power over
puni 10. opinion. Mr. McMalian Ls
HIrongly in favor of a compulsory
education law. Moderate at first, covering
only the children between certain
acres. Mr. "McMahan is advocating
schools nrrvieultural and domestic
science for every countv in
ilie State, lie feels it would help to
solve the servant problem if negroes
Nverc trained industrially.
Col. Sloan Explains.
..oh Sloan snvs his voting against
>'ne dispensary in lSf)*2 was con*i*t1
cnt with the faet that he was elected
by tlie people of Richland county
on a prohibition platform. He says
that after the introduction of the
dispensary law, he came to believe in
it. because he thouebt it a great improvement
over the old barroom system.
He believes that everybody in
Columbia has forgotten the fact that
Mr. A. C. Jones ever lived in Colum
r?ia. iff ieois Miat it" a man were not
allowed to change his opinions that
his friend Blcase could never get to
heaven.
Messrs. Ragan, Morrison and MeCown
spoke as candidates for secretary
of Slate. Mr. McCown is running
on a strictly business platform.
Of the candidates for attorney general?Messrs.
Lyon. Ragsdah* and
Yonmons?only Mr. Lyon, was present.
lie was glad to speak in a
county of a clean dispensary record,
lie is no straddler, lint is unalterably
opposed to the State dispensary. He
is afraid that the State will have to
levy a special tax to pay the $700,000
of claims now held up.
Charges of Graft.
He says that the county dispensary
of Athens Georgia has not been free
from charges of graft. Mr. Lyon is
in favor of local self-government. Ho
says J. W. Kelly & Co., of Chattanooga
.sold liquor to the dispensary
at $.1.")0 |>er gallon, ami sold the same
brand in the city of Chattanooga at
$1.7"> per gallon. He was given very
careful attention. He has investigated
every man against wyiom there has
been an honest suspicion. (Applause.)
Messrs. .Tones and Walker spoke
( as candidates for comptroller general
l<Y>r 11 ft i 111 nnf u,i<t ? *
J U Iiu inc|frrtui ^I'lKTUl.
j Col. Boyd and linskeli addressed the
crowd. Col. Haskell said Aiken might
to have a military company and he
would work to that end it' elected.
At Lexington.
Lexington, Special.?Tlihe campaign
meeting Saturday varied from
the others this week in that there was
some little excitement in it. and it
savored somewhat of the older days,
when there was bitter antagonisms
and attacks of personal nature. Mr.
J. \V. Hagsdale made an acrid personal
attack on Mr. .7. Fraser Lyon, to
which Mr. Lyon had but Utile opportunity
of replying, such were the circumstances.
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Mr. Jones made a speech of merit,
and Mr. McMnhan advanced a new
and ingenious idea that the State of
South Carolina enter into the busij
ness of manufacturing light wines in|
stead of selling liquors.
The meeting was held at Lexington
' and was quite well attended. In the
court house at times, there was a
crowd of about J00 people hut at other
times the number dwindled to
about 75.
Asks For Damages.
Gov. 1 ley ward lias received (he f?>llowi'ig
letter from P. L. Redmond of
Woodford. Orangeburg; county: "1
guess 1 was reported for selling liquors
and two State constables came
(town here and broke in my store
while T was in Orangeburg, and left
the hole open and last night there
was a lot of my goods stolen out. and
1 can prove it. 1 would like to get
i damages if there is any possible
chance."
$30,000,000 of Bonds Offered.
Washington. Special. ? Secretary
Shaw offered to the public $.'{0,000,000
of bonds of the Panama Canal loan,
authorized by the recent act of Congress.
The homU will I.not
a! the rati' of '1 per cent., ami will
be dated August 1, 19(Mi, ami the rtiteist
will be payable quarterly. Tliey
will be redeemable at the pleasure of
the government after ten yea is from
the date of issue ami will be payable
thirty years from date.
Items of State News.
Columbia, Special.'?Julia Belmont
and Irene Pelrnie, inmates of Annie
ii 1:.. v i.. -
xiaitiin ^ muni' in Ilie roil IItfIIt 11IStr*?t.
were accidentally drowned in
what is known as Horse creek, ten
miles from the city. The women
stopped into a hole over their heads
and were drowned before assistance
could reach them. Willie Moore,
Ethel Met^uarters and Margaret Hamilton,
ot the same house, were in the
party, but they were saved, though
Moore and McQuarters had narrow
escapes.
meeting Postponed.
Many South Carolinians who will
attend the meeting of the South Carolina
society in Atlanta this year will
be interested in the following from
the Atlanta Journal:
"The South Carolina society banquet,
which was to have been held
on June 28, has been postponed until
October in order that there may
be (present a number of distinguished
*South Carolinians who otherwise
wftuld ho obliged to miss the function.
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SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
Condition of South Carolina Crop#
for Week Ending Monday, July 2,
.1906, as Given Out by the Department.
The week has somewhat less than a
seasonable amount of sunshine owing
t?? the frequent oeeurrenee of thunderstorms
during the middle of the day
that caused much local cloudiness.
The temperature was high throughout
the week and over the entire
State, the maximum temperatures
having risen to 110 degrees, or above,
every day ami at a few places rose
to over 101) degrees on one or move
days. The average temperature for
the week was sliirhtlv above norinnl. I
and Ili?* extremes were a maximum of
102 degree- at Hlackville 011 .Iuiio
28th. and a minimum temperature of
~>S degrees at (ireeuville oil .lane 2(>th.
The preeipitatiou was unevenly distributed.
some loenlilies having had
exeeessive amounts and others recorded
detieieneies. The -largest- loeal
amount for the week was .">.20 inches
at St. Matthews. The smallest
amounts occurred generally on the
immediate coast. The entire rainfall
tor the week was due to thunderstorms.
some of which were accompanied
by high winds, and some by
hail. .Ml pelt- of the State have at
present an ample supply of moisture.
State Teachers Association.
The State Teachers' Association
will meet at Winthrop College en tlie
night of .Inly 4rh. The adddress of
llu* president, Prof. A. G. Kemhert,
ol" NVofford College, ami tbe address
by President Seheter ot' Newberry
College will be the features of the
first ni^hl's exercises. For tbe remainder
of tbe meeting', tbe following
is the programme:
Second Session, July 5, 4:30 P. M.
Topic?The Lesson:
(a) Length of Lessons: Claude
Legge, Charleston: Miss Annabel
Johnson, Columbia.
(b). Tbe Teacher's Preparation:
Miss Alice Selby, Columbia: Supt. \V.
H. MeXnirv, Marion; Miss Mary T.
Nance, Abbeville.
(< ). Review: Prof. Patterson
Wardlaw, I'niversitv of South Carolina:
Supt. D. D. Lewis. Timmonsville.
(e). General Diseussit?n of the 'Popit*
: (Introductory talks will be liinitted
to live minutes).
Third Session. Jnlv f? R-sn P M
Topic?The High School,
(a). Needed legislation: Supt. \V.
II. Hand, Chester.
(1>). Organization: l'rof. P. !'. Claxton,
I'niveisitv Tennessee.
(c). Heneral Discussion of the
Topic.
Fourth Session. July 6, 10 A. M.
Business Session.
(a). Report ol' committee on reorganization.
(hi. Report of special committees.
Departmental Session. July 6, 4:30
P. M.
1. Woman's Associnttion for the
Improvement of Rural Schools.
'2. College department -programme
to he announced.
3. Department for primary learhors.
8:30 p. in.?Reception ami Social
session.
Union B. & L. Association.
I nion, Special.- At a meeting of
the directors of the l uion Building
and Loan Association .1. D. Arthur*
wa> elected treasurer t<\ succeed \Y.
W. Hitches, the defaulting treasurer,
and dates for stockholders of the various
series to meet were set.
A Horse Thief at 9?
Clarksburg, Special.- -Klijali Hull. I
a 9-vear-old boy, is charged here with
stealing two horses bitched to a luirgy.
and driving them to a gvpsy ramp
two miles from town, where he tried
to trade a gray horse for a black one,
so as to have a matched team, but
failed. The boy was lodged in jail.
Killed by Lightning.
Union. Special.?A very heavy
wind, rain and electrical storm passed
over this section late Monday afternoon,
the wind blowing at a fierce
rate, while the rain came down in
a perfect deluge. David Nelson, aired
about 20 years, was killed by lightning
during the storm, as was also
a dog under the house. There were
some ten persons with him in the
house of his father. Nathan Nelson,
who lives on Dr. T. B. Bates' place
several miles from Santue, and all
were considerably shocked, the baby
being badly burned.
THE PARKS KILLING
Coroner'8 Inquest Held Saturday.?
. Remains of Mr. Parks Taken to
His Old Home.
Orangeburg; Special.?-The death of
Mr. James T. Parks, which occurred
from the wounds received in the pistol
battle with Mr. Robert 11. Covar,
has east a shadow of universal sorrow
over this entire community. Mr.
Parks, in addition to his newspaper
work, taught srhool at one time in
this county. He was for several years
one of the public cotton weighers at
this place, ami had numerous friend*
all over the county, lie was of a jovial
disposition ami easily mado
friends in this city. He has many
strong friends in this city. He was
always considerate of others and it
was not eharacteristie of him to
speak ill of any person. .
Covar's Condition.
It is understood that Mr. t'ovar has
been suffering intensely from his
wounds, and it is said that his right
arm is paralyzed. He has not been
resting well at all. The doctors do
not consider his injuries as necessarily
dangerous.
The Inquest.
Coroner ! '. N. Riekenbaker itupannelled
a jury and the regular inquest
was held according to law over the
remains of Mr. I'urks. The finding
was in the following language: "The
said .1 .T. Parks came to liis death
by gunshot wounds in tho hands of
R. II. Covar.'' Tho jury of inquest
was composed of the following: business
men: Messrs. F. .1. D. Folder,
A. 14. Dukes. K. R. 1 lulling, P. M.
Smoak. R. K. Keller, A. lb Knple,
J. X. Weeks, J. C. Pike, K. l>. MeMichael.
.V W. HolTmaii, .T. W. Stack
and J. I.. Weeks.
The Testimony.
Mr. C. P. Branson, sworn, says:
"Ou June 'Jfi, 1006, about 11 o'clock
a. m., T was driving; up to the court
house gate. at niv office. Before getting
to the usual place of slopping:,
Mr. A. M. Bo/.ard came up and spoke
to me. relating the death scene of his
wife, .lust then I saw the deceased
J. T. Parks, walking out of the court
house, and at the same time Mr. R.
IT. Covar toward Russell street side
of the court house on Church street.
I was looking at them. .Tust at the
gate they met. Mr. Parks gave Mr.
Covar a hand salute. .Tust then Air.
Parks spoke to Mr. Covar and Mr.
Covar replied. Just then Mr. Parks
struck tl presume) Air. Covar. Just
as that happened Air. Covar hacked
a little, both hands to his shirt
bosom: in the twinkling of an eye
lie (Covar) presented a pistol at
Parks' bodv and filed and continued
tiring. Then Parks kinder turned and
then drew a pistol and fired. Then
it was continual firing by both men."
Question. "Did anyone else fire a
i..I >*'
-M .
Answer. "No one. T saw Air. Covar's
father with a pistol in his
hand. ami suvinir to his son. 'Kill
him!' ami "oiiur in tin* direction of
his son ami Paries. Paries was movin?r
l"?elewards.''
Mr. A. P. Lindstedt. sworn, says:
' That on .Tune 2th 100(1. nhonl II
'clock a. m.. T was coining down
t'hnrch stieet hv the court house
fence. I saw Mr. Parks strike Mr.
Covai". Then ustantlv shooting commence.
Air. Covar tired tir-l. Tliev
could not have hren over ei M or ("it
feet apart at flm first shot. It could
M??f have lieen more than a shroud
to fore vapid firinir hv h<?th parties.
Pnvks and Covar. Just at (the time
they cee?rd firms' and commenced to
reload. T rushed to Mr. 11. P. fivar
and disarmed him. Just as I looked
around T saws Air. Covar's father
eoinimr up hollowing, 'llobhie. -ton!
stop!' He was armed. T tried to
take the pistol away from him. lie
said. "Don't disarm me.' I said,
'Put if in your poeket .' Then he
out it in his poeket and went off with
his son. I then turned Mr. Covar's
pistol over to the sheriff."
Questtion by foreman: "Would
you know tlie pistol now if you saw
u\" . i
Answer: 'Mrs. (Pistol presented.!
Tt is 1 lie pistol; it was unbleached
when 1 got it: had two loaded shells
in it : no empty shells in it."
Dr. A. S. Tlydriek. heinsr sworn,
rays; ''That, lie h?s this day examined
bv dissection the body id' .1. T.
Parks and finds on the body of -.tin
i. 1. I'arks three jjiundmt wounds,
viz: first, on? shot enterim* and frneturin.*
(lie chin and pnvdmr out. the
di reel ion lioiiur from rbrht t<? loft mid
from above. flown wonts: the second,
n srnnohot vrounfl entering on the riirlit
ndo of the body bet ween the ninth
and tenth ribs, in the nvilnrv lino,
and passim; through the bod,y wound'
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ing in its passage the right lobe of the
liver ami the transverse colon, the
point of entrance being tive inches below
nipple. right side, and the point
of exit six and one-half inches below
nipple on left side; third, a wound
below and to the right of the umbelliens,
which was made by a spent bullet
and did not pass through abdominal
wall. There was about three
pints of blood in the abdominal envitv.
ami evidence of general peritonitis.
Tn my judgment, the death of
kaid d. T. Parks was due to the
wounds described above."
During vesterday afternoon, in spite
of his intense suffering, Mr. Parks
gave directions regarding the disposition
of his business affairs, ami he
made a will. There were some directions
that he desired to give in regard
to his business matters and lie
apparently was in possession of his
mental faculties until a short time before
his death, lie made 110 antemortem
statement, as far as has been
made known. He made none to h:s >
attorneys. Mr. t'ovar ha- not given
out any statement.
INJUNCTION ASKF.D FOR!
:
Former County Auditor of Barnwell
Takes Book Depository Case Into
Coxirt?The Complaint.
Columbia. Special. As a result of
lite book contracts by the State board
?!' education ami the decision of tlihat
body ot establish a State depository
11 Columbia, a temporary restraining
arder lu? been obtained from Chief
Justice TVoods by Messrs. Bellinger
? Welch which will result in a liear.ng
on the legality of the action of
board on duly II and until that time
no contracts can - be signed and all
ol the school book business held up;
The suit is brought by Messrs. Bellinger
<k Welch for Mr. W. H. Duncan
of Harwell, former auditor of
that county. It is not known whom
Mr. Duncan represents hut it is
thought that some book bouse might
be interested in the fight. The complaint
presented to Associate Justice
Woods at Marion states that the code
provides tor county depositories of
books, except in some four or five
..unin^ i-.vi'iiipitMi ny ino ad. The
county boanl of education is required
to set aside a certain amount of
money each year to purchase these
books and a certain profit is allowed
each depository. All bids for supplying
the State with hooks are supposed
to include the prices laid down
at the various county depositories
with no charge for shipping; or drayage.
The petition then continues:
"Your petitioner is informed and
believes and so alleges that since the
late of the acceptance of the hid and
the adoption of said books for the
next succeeding live years as above
mentioned, to wit: on the 2(ith day
>f dune instant, the various publishers
or a majority thereof, whose bids
had been accepted by the hoard, met
and selected, as the manager of the
the "central depository" in the city
of Columbia, a retail hook concern
of said city, and then and there
agreed to give as compensation to
said book eongern, for acting as the
said central depository. 10 per cent,
of the gross pi ice of all hooks to pass
through the hands ot said dealer or
shipped to county depositories or individuals
by its order, under its direction
or through said 'central depository,"
the said extra It) per cent,
being in addition to (be net price of
said books as furnished to the county
depositories, and tin* '10 per cent, allowed
said county depositories for
Ilii*ir immediate remuneration and
XJHM1SO.
"Ami your pel it inner contends ami
hemes 11ijiI tho amount so allowed
lo the central depository in an additional
amount over and above tlie*
:u*tual cost of tljo bonks which the
law contemplates shall he charged
lo tin' patrons of Hie schools, and heintr
chained solelx for the maintenance
of tlte central deposiinry. is a
violation of the law in thai it inn-eases
the number o| middlemen actinn
wtheeeu the publisher and the ultimate
purchaser, to the cost and dam u>o
of the latter.
' Your petitioner respect fully eontend
that by tin* statutes of this
| rstjiI? Iii?* cost of tli?' bonks to pat runs I
if I In* srliool sllilll III* till' not price
received by tin* publishers plus the
percentage allowed to tlic local cniinty
depositories and that it i< unlawful
ami bcv01 id tlic power of (be board
to add. by any means whatsoever and
especially by newly created and additional
agencies, any sum however
small to the cost of these books which
the purchaser is rpijuired to pay."
The point made in the above is that
(lie publishers in their bids > ' .ecd nil
additional charge ot 10 per cent on
!lu books and for this reason r.one
>f tin* bids are legal. Justice Wood
will bear (lie arguments in the ease
in July 11 and a decision will be rendered
thereon as soon as possible.
In the meantime, however, all of the
book contrasts are held up.
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HEAVY APPROPRIATIONS Largest
Appropriation Ever Made far
Public Buildings.
Washington, Special.?Subject
changes, the Senate committee en
public buildings and grounds, upon
convetiin? made public the amendments
made during its night session
in the omnibus public building bill.
Among the new items included, are
the following:
Lynchburg. Ya.. $80,000; Fernanditia.
Fa.. $100,000; Greenwood, S. C.,
$7.~>.(>00; Clifton Forge. Va., $40,000;
Dalton (la.. $7,n00; WavcroML
Ga.. $7.">00.
Reductions in appropriations from
llu* llouse hill are as follows;
Greenville. S. t$80,000 to $75,000;
Florence. Ala.. $1 .">0.000 to $40.000;
Tuscaloosa. Ala.. $1 AO,000 to
$1 25,000; Oeala. Fla.. $80,000 to $65,000;
Portsmouth Ya.. $08,000 to $00.000;
Dotliau. Ala.. $40,000 to $55,000;
Albany. (i?., $125,000, to $100000.
The Senate committee made increases
in the House appropriations f
as follows:
Marietta, (la.. $.">.000 to $.">0,000;
Fayetteville. X. <$10,000 to $60,000;
Paris. Teim.. $10,000 to $40,000;
Chattanooga. Tenn., $.">0,000 to
$110,000; Gainesville. Ga.. $4.">,000;
to $.">0,000; Salislmr- X. <'., $60,000
to $75.000; Washington. N. ('., $60,000
to $75,000: Fredericksburg, Vu.,
$.10,000 to $40.000; Gritlin, Ga., $5,000
to $7,500; Newman, Ga., $.5004)
to $7500.
To the general legislation of (be
House is added a provision for tearing
down and rebuilding the public
building at Richmond, Va., "and infracts
are authorized not to exceed
$'200,000. with a limit of cost for the. '
building when completed of $800,000.
Leading Sunday School Workers
Hold Meeting.
Knoxville. Special. A meeting wa?
held in Knoxville last week of some
of the leading Sunday school worker*
of Knoxville preparatory to the meeting
of Sunday schools of East. Tennessee
in Knoxville on September 5,
(> ami 7. Secretary Edward Albright
of the slate organization was in the
city to give the matter impetus. A
chairman of the entertainment committee
was appointed, a committee
selected to secure a place of meeting
and other arrangements made. The
program was discussed and the intention
is to have a program of able \
speakers. In a few weeks, the program
will he issued and the work
will begin in earnest to secure a large
attendance at the meeting.
Found Dead in Her Room.
Richmond. Special. Miss Albenia
Fitzgerald was found dead in her
room by a colored woman, Eaur;*.
Clark, who had gone to the Fitzgerald
home to gather the laundry. No
one answering the call, she entered
the house and went to .Miss Fitzgerald's
room, where she found the. body
lying directly in front of the grate,
the head resting against a trunk. The
coroner found nothing to indicate the
cause of death except an affection
of the brain. Miss Fitzgerald bad
probably arisen and commenced to
dress, and bad been stricken while
crossing 1 li?? room. Mis> Kilz^erald
was years o! 1. She had beer* in
ill health l'or several years.
Columbian Minister Named.
Washington, Spceial Kuri(|ue Corte/
has been named the Colombian
minister l<> the I'nited States to sueeeed
Diego Monda/a. The State Department
has been advised by th*1
American Mini ter llairett at Bogota,
that the !!]>|n>iniiiient of Corlez followed
the initiali >11 of preliminary
negotntioiis at Dotoira looking toward
the framing of treatie- Ijelween the
I'nited Slates and Colombia intended
t _ . # t I -. .1 11- '
m Willi- .in (i i.-jiuii's : i: i < i u in men rate
h new era of friendly relations.
Forest Fire Raqe.
KIPa>o, Texas. Special.?Forest
Arcs l)iiriiilfjj- in the lumber tracts
near Magdalenu. Sonora, and the town
of Mngdalcnu. is threatened. 11 is repcurted
Ilial several mining ramps /
have been desl ivyed. The region i*
thickly populated willi American
miners.
Great Race Horse Dead.
New York, Special. Perhaps the
greatest race horse thi> country has
?ver known, and possibly the best
<if nil time l'i-ll ilc.ui ill liis l???v afc
Sheapsh' ;ld liny at .1 o'clorr? Sunday
afternoon (!mna'.rcous to the end, h?
i f:- <> five :;;? until the last ounce
of his strength wa.- expended, and he
died as lie had lived a bravo-hearted
thoroughbred, dames 1?. Kecira, tluowner
of Sysonhy, when an offer of
$200,000 mcis made a few months ago
for the animal, merely replied thaw
money would not buy him.
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