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THE FORT MILL TIMES. s ' 17TH YEAR FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1908. NO. 9 PRICE INDICTED He Is Accused of Participation in Crop Report Leaks. BIG COTTON DEALER (haint'd With Conspiring to Furnish Advance Informal Ion ami Willi Attempting to Helix* Holmes to Shape Reports to Suit llim ami His Assistants. Tlieo. H. Price, big dealer, was inflicted in New York Friday by the Federal grand Jury after a long investigation of the leak of the rrnn statistlos contained in a Government report, which had not been made public. The government found two indictments against Price, one charging conspiracy to commit an offence ngulnst the United States and the other bribery o f a government official. Three other persons were indicted with Price and warrants issued for their arrest. With the handing down of the indictments. .Mr. Price, who. apparently, anticipated the action taken against, him, appeared at the Federal building and surrendered himself. He was arraigned before Judge Hough and pleaded not guilty. Kail was fixed at $5,000, which was furnished. and Mr. Price was released after the Court had set June 19 as the date for the prellmary hearing. Mr. Price in a statement made public after his arraignment asserted that he was entirely innocent of the charges. I A dispatch from Washington says almost simultaneously in Washington and New York indictments were today returned against Theodore H. Price, a prominent New York cotton operator; Frederick A. Peckham and Moses Haas, both of New York, and Ciuwin s. Holmes, Jr.. of that city, formerly asistant statistlcan of the department of agriculture, for alleged participation in Government crop report leaks. Price is charged with having conspiied with the other three men to furnish advance information regarding the crop reports of the department of agriculture, and Price, Peck hum and Haas are charred with i >nspiring to bribe Holmes to shape the official reports to suit their interests. There were four indictments brought in by the Federal grand jury in both cities. All but Price have j heretofore bee 1 indicted under true i bill returned in October, 1905, following the sensational exposure of (lie crop leaks. After h long legal light U*ain and Hn..s succeeded inprovriP ng their e<i>^iiion here from New York, but Holmes was placed on trial in June, 1907, the jury reporting a disagreement. Holmes lifts not beeu retired. The indictm< nt were returned here late Friday. According to them Price made $750,000 as a result of his advance information regarding the report for December 190-1 and pnid Unas $175,000 out of this sum. While not stating how much Holmes received ?? hi* share the indictment charge that Haas paid Holmes $1,000 for information on the June report of I 905. The Indictment, whieh sets out seven overt acts, says that on May :n. Price and Haas conspired by promising, offering and giving to an official of the United States a sum of money to induce Holmes, in violation of his duty, to furnish such advance information. It recites the conference in New York on May I between Price and 1 fa as, following which Hans came to Washington, met Holmes and promised to pay for Advance information; that on June 1 sod 2, lftt?r>, Hans received such information from Holmes and if was conveyed to Price, and that 011 June 'J Haas paid Holmes $ 1,00 0. The second count of the indictment says Haas and Price conspired to bribo Holmes to arrange the June rejiort so as to show a greater crop than the information in the statistican s office justified The other indictments charge three New Yorl; men, in eight counts, with bribing Holmes for the information and shaping the conspiracy report as mentioned; charge Holmes, I'cckham and llaas with conspiracy to defraud the Government by getting information in advance, and the fourth indictment, charging Peck ham and Haas only with conspiracy to bribe Holmes to give out advance information. * HOLS FOI \l> IWXKS Of Some More Victims on the Luin ncss Farm. At La Porte. Ind.. hogs. wallowing In the lowland, just below the private ceiuetary of Mr?. Belle Guinness. Friday, brought to the sutfaee two human Itones. One was from an arm and the other from a lee. The hers dragged the nones around thp hog yard for some time before tho find became known. As a result. Sheriff Snuitzer will begin turning the surface of the nog run and dragging the pond which bo.deis t>T? it t * RuiiSKifiJfcv-< ' ' . GEN. S. D. LEE. ??/ COMMANDER OF VETERANS ANSWERS LAST ROLL CALL. lie Was the Last Living Lieutenant of tlie Confederate States of America. General Stephen 1). Lee. romtuauder-in-chief of the United Confederate veterans and the last Lieutenant general of the Confederacy, died at Vicksburg. Miss., Thursday morning after an illness of seven days. General Lee was taken ill on May 21, after a hard day's task in making speeches and welcoming the Iowa and Wisconsin reunion of veterans, I Grand army of the Republic at the I. .National park In Vtcksburg. The following sketch of Gen. Lee's ' life and services was written by Col. 1 U. R. Brooks, of Columbia: 1 "About 76 years ago, in Charleston. ' S. C., Lieutenant General Stephen D. i Lee. C. S. A., was born. His eduea- ' t.ion was finished at West Point, i When the tocsin of war was sounded. ' lie responded to the call of Gen. J Wade Hampton, and helped him raise th?? celebrated Hampton Legion, by I coinmanding the Horse Artillery, then * known as Lee's battery, which cov- 1 ered itself with glory on so many < bloody fields, and was known as < Hart's battery, after the gallant I young Captain Lee was promoted at f Sharpsburg, September 17, 1862. 1 "The subect of I his hurried and < imperfect sketch was assigned to 1 duty in the army of the West, and i served under General Bragg. John- t son and Hood. He gradually rose from brigadier to major general and < to lieutenant general, and for hrs gal- * lant services rendered at the battle 1 of Ezra church, near Atlanta, on July f JS. "1861, was highly complimented, a "No better or more loyal Confeder- t ate ever lived than the lamented Ste- c phen 1). Lee, whose great soul took a its flight this day, to answer to the i last roll-call. The old Hampton Le- ?| gion was composed of some of the I very best and most gallant men in li III,. Cnnfo/lo??l? - ? ui au.v oiner arinv. i The Legion furnished to our glorious o cause five generals, as follows: J Hamilton. Lee, Butler, Gray and \ Connor. . f "General Stephen Lee's promo- o tions were as follows: Captain artillery, March, 1861. it "Major artillery, November. 1861. s "Lieutenant colonel artillery. No- t vember, 1862. F "Colonel artillery, December, 1 862. f "Brigadier general, P. A. C. S.. g March. 1863. "Major general. P. A. (3. S., Au- t gust, 1863. fi "Lieutenant general. P. A. C. S.. f June, 186 4. (i "As colonel he commanded a bat- i talion of artillery- Lee's hattallion? ( Composed of Euhanks', Grims*. .lor- ( dan's. Parker's, Rhett's and Taylor's ( batteries of artillery. g "As brigadier general, he commanded a brigade of Infantry, gar- j risoning fixed batteries of artillery at f Vicksbnrg. \ "As major general, he was assign- (1 ed August 16, 1863, to t/^ command t of all the cavalry oT the department H of Alabama, Mississippi, East Louis- j, inna and West Tennessee, and on p May 24, 1864. was asigned to the r command of the above-named department. "As lieutenant general. lit* was us- ( signed July 27, 1864, to the coin- , mand of Hood's corps, army of Ton- | nossoo, composed of the divisions of t 1). H. Hill, Stevenson and Clayton. v; "He' was one of the host qualified, ^ all-round officers of the Confederate j army, commanding with distinction \ in every branch of the service. I "An old-time South Carolinan, ho has put his impress upon the matter of writing the truth as to facts for the history of the Confederate states j and the Confederate soldier To this end he has spoken often and t written much. "(Jon. Stephen 1>. Lee fought side hy side with the lamented and dis- ' tinguished (Jen. Kllison Capers, the i beloved bishop. It was the good for- I tune of the writer to witness the last t meeting of these two great men on ^ the afternoon of January 22, li><?8. ( The most touching and pathetic thing I was lo see these Confederate heroes, who fought on so many bloody fields, weep like children whan they parted. 'May their great souls rest in peace', is the prayer of their com- 1 rades." * liM.M) THil'iKS Amkrson Will Kid Herself of Illicit ' Whiskey Sellers. i i At Anderson of tlx liquor cases , tried by the present session of the j. criminal court. -4 convictions have \ resulted. There are yet a great ? tnany cases on the docket, some of 1 which will he tried Friday afternoon, and the remainder continued on account of one pretext or another, un- ] til the September term of the court. The fact that so many convictions have resulted will very likely have a good effect upon the illegal sale oi l whiskey In Anderson county. In1' each cose where sentences have been 11 ! made thedefendantshas been required < to pay $100 or serve 00 days on the < county gang or In the state penitent!- 1 ary. Such punishment is calculated 1 to put a stop to the operation of ibiind tigers. __ . WHO THEY ARE. Names of State^Candidates So Far Who Have Announced. MAY BE OTHERS. What Kuril Candidate lias to Kay to Kilter the Rare, Whirli With His Other Kxpensos .Makes Running for a State Oflire an Kxpensive Luxury. As will be noticed upon reference to the schedule published In another column the State campaign will open Dn June 17. and there will be two campaign parties one composed of the candidates for the I'nited States senate and the other composed of the candidates for state offices. The two parties will starton the same day, it different places, and tour the state in different directions. At present there are live candidates Tor United States senator?Hon. John Clary Evans of Spartanburg; Hon. It. C. Hevwurd of Richland; lion. Jcorge Johnstone of Newberry; Hon. 3. It. Martin of Richland and Hon. S. D. Smith of Florence. These gentlemen, and others who may lereafter enter the race, will tour he state together, and it is to be loped that people will be edified on lational issues by their al>le nddte-?s on topics of the day. There are two candidates for gov>rnor?Governor M. F. \nsel and bate Senator Cole I.. lllease of Newterry. There is yet possibility of urther opposition to Governor Ansel, is some of the most insistent prohiblionists do not relish his recent ? hange on the prohibition issue and ire disposed to bring out a candidate n opposition who will stand for nu[ualified prohibition. None, of the state officials is apt to tave opposition except Railroad Comnissioner Caughman, who will be pposed by several, among whom are . A. Summersett of Columbia, Hal. ! V. Richardson of Barnwell, F. C. ' Mshhurn of Charleston and Cansler f Tirzah. The superintendent of education j .i ?<11111 lujin- lor nil' i niti'd States 1 enate and for that office there are ! hree announced aspirants?S. R. 1 t. Melllchamp of Orangeburg, E. C. llmore of Spartanburg and .1. E. iweuringen of Edgefield. CJen. VVillo Jones, for the execu- ) ive committee, anounce the' following rate of assessment for candidates or United States senate, congress, I tc.: i Jnited States senate $50.00 1 Congress SO.00 lover nor 50.00 >ther state officers 37.50 i iolieltor 25.00 The state campaign opens up on line 17 and the candidates do not j lave a great amount of time now in chich to file their pledges anil hand ver their colli" for the privilege of < elling the "dear peepul" a few things 1 .nil appealing to them for their supiort. The last hour for filing pled;es is noon of the day before the itilerary begins. It is necessary to have an experincod railroad man. one who is horoughly conversant with sehediules, etc.. prepare the onimpaign tiuerary and Mr. B. H. Todd, city icket and passenger agent of the lout hern, has been assigned to this luty by the subcommittee in charge 1 U least two weeks will intervene ! ictween the two campaign meetings n each county. i WHALE KII.I.MU lig l-'isli flagged Near I'aliiietto Itrarli, Kin., on Tuesday. A whale feet long was raptured ruesdny morning by a fishing party n Hillsborough hay. two miles off 'almetto bench. A bombardment of wo hours with Winchester rifles vns held before the whale was killid. It was then towed to the beach, t. Is the first one seen in these wnt rs in many years. IMI'MCWTKI) IN Ml ltDKll. Darlington Negro Suspected Under Arrest in Alabama The State says: Gov. Ansel has tranted a requisition for Epperson dcLeod, a negro, who has been arrested in Alabama and is wanted as in accessory to a murder in Darlingon county in 1 POO. Epperson is mid to have prompted another ne?ro, Geo. McFadden, to shoot a ne *M? r (UMil'll |? 1I1IW HCM'Vng it life sentence for the deed. TIIKKK SI.AIN IIY HAN I UTS. Englishman nml Two Americans Killed liy Mexicans. Two Americans and one Englishman were attacked by bandits and killed near Coachinin. Mexico, one r>f the mining camps of the Green Copper Company, near Dolores, Chihuahua. The report of the case was received by tho Pritish consul in Mexico City Thursday, hut no details I were given. I BRYAN WANTS TAFT TO HELP GET THE PUBLICITY BILL PASSEO BY CONGKESS. Tuft's Itcply Is That lie Hns Written a I/etter e to That Effect Already. A dispatch from Washington says Secretary Taft received the following telegram from Hon. Wm. J. Bryan on Thursday: "I hog to suggest that as leading candidates in our respective parties, we ;oin in asking congress to pass a ldll requiring publication of campaign contributions prior toelection. Ifyou 1 think best wo can ask other candi- ' dates to unite with us in the request. : "\v. J. Bryan." ( Secretary Taft. after a talk with the president save out for pul)licatiou , his answer, as follows: "Hon. William .1. Bryan, Lincoln, , Neb: "Your telegram received. On ( April 30th, last. I sent the following . letter to Senator Burrows, tlie chair- j man of the committee on privileges , and elections of the senate: " 'My dear Mr. Burrows: I sincerely believe that it would greatly tend to the absence of corruption in ( politics if the expenditures for nomination and election of all candidates and all contributions received and expenditures made by political committees cobld be made public both i 11 respect to state and national poliics. For that reason 1 am strongly in favor of the passage of a bill which is now pending in the senate and house bringing about this result so far as national politics are concerned. I mark this letter personal because I am anxious to avoid assuming an attitude in the campaign which it is quite possible I shall never have the right to assume, but so far [is my personal influence is concerned I am anxious to give it for the pu:.sage oi the bill. " 'Very sincerely yours, " 'Wm. H. Taft.' "Since writing the above, in answer to inquiry. I have said publicly that 1 hoped such a bill would pass. "Wm. H. Taft." Lincoln, Neb., May 2(1.?Mr. Bryan received Secretary Taft's telegram this afternoon. He sent tlib following reply: "Hon. William H. Taft. Secretary of War, Washington, 1). C.: "I am much gratified to receive iour telegram ami trust the publication of your letter will add the weight necessary to turn the scales In favor of the measure. Elections ire public affairs and publicity wi'i help to purify politics. 'VVni. J. Bryan," M \ Rryan wired Sen.itor Culberson end Representative Williams as ft i lows: Pious-* secure copies ->f mv teVgru nr. 1 Secretary Taft v-kI I. s reply i icertunt campaign jou rP? 'Hons ' His letor to Senator burrows may s enable you to secure action on the bill. "Win. J. Bryan." FIVE ARE DEAD. And Many Others Are Made Sick by Ice Cream. At Rockwell City, N. Y.. an epidemic of typhoid fever which had its origin in the food cooked for a Methodist church social, has already resulted in five deaths. Thirty more members of the church, includng the pastor Rev. M. E. Ready, are now seriously ill, with a chance that several more will die. Physicians who have investigated the case declare tlint the germs existed cither In the fried chicken or the ice cream. YOUNG MAX SHOT By Mother of Girl He Persisted in Going With. At Monroe, N. C., because William Luther, a popular young society man. persisted in his attention to Miss Margaret Thompson,a school girl,aged lf?. against the protest of her mother, he was shot and serrlously wounded by Mrs. Thompson. Luther's condition is not regarded as critical. Mrs. Thompson after repeated protests, declared that she would shoot Luther if he did hot desist coming to see her daughter. He came Sunday night, and an angry scene ensued, the shooting following. CLAIMED SHE WAS WILD. i Ollicer Takes Cliarge of Woman Found in the Woods. A dispatch from Greenville to The nn,l -I..... ? ...l.i*. aiiu \ nu.vn a whim: WU | man named Lillian Smith was found i in the woods, near Monaghan Mill, i Friday morning. Deputy Sheriff Hal- ] lenger received a teiegrom early in , the morning to tho effect that ther < ? is wild woman In the woods, and i he Immediately left for the scene, i i he woman claimed that she had only spent one night In the woods and denied that she had attempted ] to kill any one. She was dressed t very poorly. The officers are detaining her and will have her examined < by a luuac) commission. * DATES FIXED For the Speaking in the State Campaign Meetings. A TWO RING AFFAIR. c? The Two Campaign l'artles Will Ihs Kin to Stump the State on June 17, One Start bigg at Sumter and the Other at St. Matthews. A subcommittee of the State Democratic executive committee, consisting or Chairman Wilie Jones,Comptroller General A. \V. Jones unci C. L. 11 lease of Newberry, met and arranged the schedule for the Democratic; campaign this summer. Capt. D. J flriffitv. ..i -- ?... i. mf 111 u??r, was | unavoidably absent on business. As was decided upon by the State contention there are to be two campaign [iarties. one for the candidates for the United States senate and congress md the other for the candidates for lie State offices. The State campaign *ill open at St. Matthews on June 17, ?nd the senatorial campaign will op>u at Sumter 011 the same date. The itinerary for the candidates tor state offices follows: St. Matthews. Wednesday, June 17. Orangeburg, Thursday, June 18. St. (leorge, Friday, June 10. Charleston. Saturday, June 20. Walterboro, Monday. June 22. Meaufort, Tuesday, June 22. Hampton. Wednesday, June 24. Barnwell. Friday, June 20. Bamberg, Saturday, June 27. Lexington, Tuesday, June 2 0. Saluda. Wednesday, July 1. Edgefield. Thursday, July 2. Aiken, Friday, July 3. Sumter. Tuesday, July 7. Manning. Wednesday, July 8. Monks Corner, Thursday. July 9. Georgetown, Friday. July 10. Kingstr?*>, Saturday, July 11. Florence. Monday, July 13. Marion. Tuesday. July 14. Conway, Thursday, July 16. Darlington. Friday, July 17. Bishopville, Tuesday, July 21. Dennettsville. Wednesday, July 22. Chesterfield. Thursday, July 23. Camden, Friday, July 24. Lancaster, Saturday, July 2.7. Winnsboro. Monday. July 27. Chester, Tuesday, July 28. Yorkville. Wednesday, July 29. Gaffnoy. Thursday, July. 30. Spartanburg, Friday, July 31. Union, Saturday, August 1. Columbia, Tuesday, August 4. Newberry, Wednesday, August .7. f!enA?ui/A/wl A Mn/v>iin\;uu, I 11(11 ?UUV, AlimiM O. Abbeville, Friday. August 7. Anderson, Saturday, August 8. Walhalla, Wednesday, August 19. Pickens, Thursday, August 20. Greenville. Friday, August 21. Laurens, Saturday, August 22. Following is the schedule of meetngs for.candidates for United States enate, congressmen and solicitors: Sumter, Wednesday, June 17. Manning, Thursday, June 18. Monks Corner, Friday. June 19. Georgetown. Saturday. June 2 0. Kingstree, Monday, June 22. Florence, Tuesday, June 22. Marion, Wednesday, June 24. * Conway, Friday, July 26. Darlington. Saturday, June 27. Tlishopville. Tuesday, June 3 0. Rennettsville, Wednesday, July 1 Chesterfield. Thursday, July 2. Camden, Friday. July 3. Lancaster, Saturday, July 4. Winnsboro. Monday, July 6. Chester. Tuesday, July 7. Yorkville. Wednesday, July 8. Gaffnev, Thursday, July 9. Spartanburg. Friday, July 10. Union, Saturday, July 11. Columbia, Tuesday, July 14. Newberry, Wednesday. July 15. Greenwood, Thursday, July 16 . Abbeville. Friday, July 17. Anderson, Saturday, July 18. Walhalla. Tuesday, July 21. Pickens. Wednesday, July 22. Greenville, Thursday, July 23. Laurens, Friday, July 2 4. Lexington, Tuesday, July 2 8. Saluda. Wednesday lntv >'? Kdgefleld. Thursday, July 30. Aiken. Friday, July 31. Bamberg, Saturday, August 1. Barnwell, Tuesday, August 4. Hampton, Thursday. August 6. Beaufort, Friday, August 7. Walterboro, Saturday, August 8. Charleston, Wednesday, August 19. St. George, Thursday, August 20. Orangeburg. Friday, August 21 St. Matthews, Saturday' August 2 2. IWHAKH OCT AGAIN. Carrie Nation I'ut in Jail for the Odd Time. Carrie Nation was arrested at Pittsburg. Pa., on Thursday. This Is the thirty-third time in her ad renturous and checkered career that *he has been in the hands of the police. Carrie Nation's latest, was alleged disorderly conduct, in that *he is charged with giving four men a tongue lashing in public for something that displeased the doughty crusader. She was released upon nayment of a $30 forfeit for her appearance In court After her release Bhe declared that she would n"v >r pay another fine, hut. would serve out whatever penalty she received In Jail in preference. * BOAT TURNED OVER AXI> 11KV. JKXMN'CiS AM) PR. IiKOXAItl) DltOWMCI). A >lusl Distressing and Futal Accident Happened at Tucapan Pond Near (iiwr Monday Hveniitg. A dispatch from Greenville to The State says: Dr. T. M. Leonard, a dentist, and Rev. Mr. Jennings, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Reidville, were drowned Monday evening at 6.30 in Merry's mill pond, eight miles from Greer. The two men were taking a day's outing and were fishing when iii? storm cunie up Monday afternoon. To escape a drenching they drew in anchor and wore paddling rto the {shore, when the boat overturned, throwing both men into the water. Neither could swim and there wtjre no eyewitnesses to the tragedy. Dr. Leonard's body has not yet been recovered, though the body or the minister was found late Monday night. Further search is being made at the pond for the recovery of Dr. Leonard's body. Rev Mr. Jennings leaves three daughters, his wife having died a year ago. Dr. Leonard leaves a wife and three children. A dispatch from Spartanburg says: I Mr. Jennings was a graduate of the Clinton orphanage and was held in high esteem by Dr. Jacobs and others connected with the orphanage. He had becu stationed at Reldville for five years and was serving a number of churches. He was loved bv the members of all bis churches and his sudden and tragic death has caused widespread sorrow. There were fully 400 personr gathered at Tuscapau Tuesday night, coming from every section of the country and 20ti are actively engaged in the search for the body of I)r. Leonard. Tuesday night the great pond will be practically dry and the recovery of the missing body is expected. This distressing accident has caused wide sorrow throughout the county. Dr. Leonard was welt known in this city. He was a former student. of WofTord college and a relative of Dr. O. \V. Leonard of Spartanburg. Leaving WofTord college, he studied dentistry and practiced his profession at Reldville his home. He is survived by his wife and scvral children. ui>' ri til i.as. Had a Fine Meeting in Aiken Last Week. 1 The Grand Lodge of the Knights ; of Pythias met in Aiken last week I and had n most delightful time. The ! following oUlcers were elected for the ensuing year: For Grand Chancellor, Mr. L. M. Muttison, of Anderson, was elected without oposition to succeed Mr. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden. Mr. A. G. Rembert, of Spartanburg. was the only candidate for ( grand vice chancellor, and he was unanimously elected. Mr. .1 Walter hoar of Georgetown, 1 was elected grand prelate. Mr. hoar had opposition. There were several candidates for , grand keeper of records and seal. Mr. C. h. Brown, of Anderson received the election. Mr. Wilson G. Harvey, of Charleston was elected grand master of exchequer. Mr. J. W. King, of Columbia, was elected grand master at arms. Mr. .J. I.igon Reeves, of North, was elected grand inner guard. For grand outer guard. Mr. H. J. Cottingham. of Dillon, was elected.* AXOTilFIt DISASTKIt. Caused by a Typhoon Which Followed Freshet in China. The steamer Shinono of the Japan ese line, brings news of another disaster through a typhoon at Hankow China, following u freVhet which involves the loss of more than 1,000 lives, with the wrecking of 14.000 junks and the stranding of many steamers, including several foreign craft. The typhoon came suddenly and in a few hours reduced hundreds of boats in the Kan river to splinters. Steamers broke away front their moorings and only those which could get up steam quickiy escaped. The shores wero thick with corpses of river people. Hundred were wrecked before the steamer left Shanghai. News was also brought of a great coal mining disaster in Kwang Si, where 100 lives wore lost when a mine took fire. FOUND IN MVKIt. The I tody of a Mail Thought to Ite Murdered. At Jacksonville. Fin., the body of |an unknown white man. supposed to be a mute of some schooner in port, was found lloatiug in the river Tuesday and upon investigation it was found that the man had been shot in the head. The authorities believe the man was murdered and his hody thrown into the river to hide the crime. A thorough investigation is being made. Nothing was found on the body to lead to an identification. LOST AT SEA \ ?i Seventeen Men Drowned by the Wrecking of a Schooner. ONLY TWO MEN SAVED Tin* Boston Fishing Schooner Fame ICiiit Down ami WreckiMl in a Thick Fog hy (lie Old Diniinion Atlantic Liner Boston Off Yarmouth, N. C. The Boston Fishing schooner Fame was rammed and snnk by the Old Diniinion Atlantic line steamer Boston and seventeen members of tho crew of the schooner out of nineteen were lost. The collision occurred in a fog. The Boston, which was hound from Yarmouth. N. C\. the officers state, was proceeding at slow speed, whistle blowing constantly. Nothing was heard or seen of any vessel until the lloston smashed into the Fame. The ?lm... ... v i-ioM m rue steamer sliced the stern off the scoouer and she sank in three minutes. The Boston was stopped and a boat Immediately lowered, hut by an accident to the fall it capsized. Two more, however, were sent off wihttn a few minutes. One of them found EdwnVd I'ltts, the cook, floating about supported by a life belt. John Clark, the other survivor was swimming in the wreckage ami was hauled on hoard the life boat in an exhausted condition. The lifeboats firmed about for nearly an hour without Hading others of the schooner's crew. They had much difficulty iu returning to the Boston owing to the fog. Pitts, the cook, stated that at the time of the collision only Captain* Fa hoy and three men were on deck, while of the others, nine were in the forecastle and the rest in the cabin. Those in the forecastle reached the deck safely, but it is the opinion of Pitts that noue of those in the cabin were able to get out. The survivors say nothing was known of the proxlmit> of tin- Boston until she struck the schooner. The Fame was one of the largest trawlers iu the Boston fishing fleet. She left Boston on May 4. and ran Into this port last week for supplies. The Fame was built in Essex in 15105. She registered 150 tons, was twned bv the Eastern Fishing company of Boston and was valued at, $15,000. She had 100,000 pounds of Hsh on board, and was intending to start for home Friday. * (;.\VI-: IT TO THE BAPTISTS. lelfersoii Davis' Berth Place Site of a Church. Dr. W I). Powell says in the Western Itecorder: "A Baptist church stands on the place where ex-Presilent Jefferson Davis was born. Mr. Davis presented Bethel church, in ixs?>, with his old home stead, including nine acres of ground. The Baptist built, a fine parsonage, a splendid house of worship. house for sexton, etc. '1 ney have the finest plant of any country church that I know. Mr. Davis was present at the dedication and made a talk. He said that many asked why he .being a Methodist. ga\e his birthplace on wj|ich to build a Baptist church. He said it was because his father was a Baptist and a better man than ever li had been. The church is sustained in part by endowments, as many of the wealthier families are moving to Hopkinsviile, Pembroke and Elkton." * IOI ND IN IIIVKH Ami Identified as .diss Marie Mo..ney of North Woodbury. The body of the woman found on Gloucester Plats on the hank of Big Timber Creek, was identified as that of Marie Mooney. aged of North Woodbury, N. J. The woman lived with her mother and had been missing from home since las Friday night. It was at tirst thought that she had met with foul play, but an examination of the body Saturday failed to reveal any marks of violence. It is thought that she fell from a trestle bridge into the waters or the croek and was drowned. Then her body was washed ashore. The suicide theory was scouted by reason of the lack of motive. * CIIHtlNO INSTANTLY KILLED Noted Italian Auto Driver Meet* Death on Itace Track. At Haltlmore Emanuel Cedrlno, the noted Italian automobile driver, was instantly killed on Pimlico race I rack Friday ol ternoon. Spectators saw his car skid and turn over, three of lis wheels being smashed. Cert rino and his brother, who in his mechanic, and was with him in the car, were thrown out violently against a fence, and while the brother was little hurt, Cedrino had apparently died instantly of a broken neck. *