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THE FORT MILL TIMES . ' imm^^mmT.^ '- ' ??? i? . ^ . ?? -**^?* ?i ?^??i i ?? ~ "* ^??? VOL. XVII. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1909. NO. 45. NEW ORLEANS His Entry Into Ncv Picture New Orleans, Special.?President- i elect William II. Taft landed here 1 shortly before 3 o'clock Thursday * afternoon from Panama and was ( most enthusiastically received by the 1 entire city, whese guest he is to be 1 until Saturday morning. < Mr. Taft made a brief speech in ? which he heartily approved the present lock typo of canal across the < isthmus of Panama. Ho r?vicwo<t ? > parade of enthusiastic citizens miVv*.' t in length and attended ono r* .s t carnival season balls, tb'J ? the t Klves of Oberen. i On the trip from Panama Mr. t Taft made the first draft of his in- 1 augural address. This he intends to ? submit to certain friends in Washing- t ton on his forthcoming visit there next week. Report of Engineers. i It may be stated that the engi- ( ticcrs' report will be a complete ai>- 1 proval of present plans and methods s on the isthmus. They will not omy c recommend the construction of the i Gatun dam, but eive it as the:: j;:dg- t ment that the dam will be perfectly t safe if built to a height of 1 lf> feet t instead of 135 feet, thus saving ox- t pensc in construction. They will also a approve of the $10,000,000 break- T waters at Colon, the construction of h which will erente a harbor out of the e present open roadstead. h In his speech on the steps of the r city hull here, 11 r. Taft made what h he said was his summing up of his a recent trip. e Sums Up His Trip. v "J am here on my way from a great s constructive work," lie said, nftiT c paying his compliments to his audi- 1 ence. "The greatest entered upon by v any naticn during the present two a centuries and I am glad to say to you. 1 who, perhaps, are more interested In j s that work than nnv other part of the h people of the United States, that the i work is CoillfT nn .IS vriil u-nnlJ - it go oh. That on tlse 1st of January, , t 3915, at least if not before?and I am f CENTENARY OF PRC 31 o: Hodgcnville', Ivy., Special.?The f centenary of Abrahntc Lincoln's s birth was observed generally through- jj out the United States but nowhere jj was the commemoration exercises! more interesting than those held In this little town on February 12th. Two miles from here on the Lincoln 1 farm, which lias been purchased by . a a national association, formed for (A the purpose, President Roosevelt, a laid the corner stone of n memorial r. building now being erected by popu- f lar subscription to mark Lincoln's f birthplace and to protect for all I1 times the little leg cabin in wlpea k the murdered President was born. The ccntenarv address on this oo- t< ension was delivered by President V< Roosevelt. General Luke E. "Wright, the Secretary of War, spoke on be- l f half cf the Confederate soldiers, j v flptinrnl flrnnf WiKmii rnni'ncontn.l u the veterans cf the Union army and ft Lincoln's native State was represent- 11 ed by Governor Augustus E. Wilson, N of Kentucky. e A Second Mt. Vernon. c Hodpenville, which is near the pro- a graphical centre of the State of ii Kentucky, and not far from the con-,L tre of population cf the United a States, promises to become a new si Mecca in America and the Lincoln | Farm a second Mount Vernon, llo ,i< lived here for cipht years and before a he left, knew very much of what ri Mark Twain calls "the model little p Better Is Dysp< If you can help it Kodo! effectually helping Nature But don't trifle with Indige A great many people who have t trifled with Indigestion, have been i sorry for It?wben nervous or chronic dyspepsia resulted, and j they have not been able to cure It I Use Kodol and prevent having f Dyspepsia. 3 Everyone is subject to lndiges- 1 tlon. Stomach derangement follows stomach abuse, Just as naturally < and Just as surely as a sound and J healthy stomach results upon tho taking of Kodol. When you experience sourness 1 of stomach, belching of gas and nauseating fluid, bloated sensation, gnawing pain in the pit of the . stomach, heart burn (so-called), , diarrhoea, headaches, dullness or > chronic tired feeling?you need Ko- j 4ol. And then the quicker you tako i Kodol?the better. Eat what you ] want, let Kodol digest It. Ordinary pepsin "dyspepsia tab- j lets," physics, etc., are not likely < to bo of much benefit to you, in .41f6Btive ailments. Papain la only j FOR SALE BY AUDREY'S D?T L-w LPS w v Orleans is Quite sque fery mnch interested in having it ivithin the next four years?that :anal will be completed. And when that time homes you will see loading lown this river j-our great commerce bound through those straits to the kvest coast of America, to the west roast of South America, to the Orient ind Australia. "The board of cnginccis that aerompanied me havo examined the vhole work and they say it is good; hat it Rhall go on as it has gone on; hat the organization on the isthmus, he American push and the good feeing that is there commends i!self to liera as men who understand great tvoiks of that class and convinces hem that the canal is now an imnediato prospect." His Entry Ficturesque. Mr. Tnft's entry into New Orleans vas picturesque and thrilling. He ame up the hundred miles of the Mississippi from its mouth on, the tout cruiser Biiminghnm at the rate if nearly thirty miles an hour, breakup all records. All the. shipping in he river had on gala dress and as ar as a dozen miles below the city he biff, muddy stream was alive with ugs and stern wheelers having board crowds of shouting citizens, ""lio concert of steam whistles, brass lands and banks lined with saluting nthusinsts added to the scene. A ig stern wLcclcr carried the local eception committee eight miles be)w the city, which, with a dozen tugs nd other passenger steamers, hovcrd around the sleek cruiser with her tar paint, as she slowed down and truck a seven knot pace to keep in ompany. From the flying bridge Mr. Taft ras kept busy waving his cap and nswering salutations, while Mrs. 'aft, on the quarterdeck, had her hare of the oration. A big red >nrge. No. 23, was brought alongside n mid-steam at the foot of Canal j Ircct, over which the party boarded ' he reception committee's steamer, rem which a landing was made. ZNT LINCOLN'S BIRTH arm that raised a man ' He went ivimming in the nearby creek and by fie light from the huge fireplace in fie little onc-rcom cabin he learned is first lessons. ' Moved to Indiana. At this time Kentucky offered few llurements to a poor man and iu S14 the Lincolns sold the little farm nd moved to Indiana. Subsequently kbraliam Lincoln moved into Illinois lin the rest is history. Rut through II the years that followed he never i.:. r. i i tt t im^ui iur* ur?i nonic. tie rareiy reerred to it. but after he hod become 'resident of the United States he is nown to have said: "When the or is over I would like very much 3 visit my old Kentucky home. I emember it well." But he never did return, and the arm and the little log cabin had a aried history. A few years ago it as given into the management of Rev. J. W. Bingham, who removed lie leg cabin to the exhibition at 'nshville, and later sold it to some xhibitors who trok it about the ountry as a traveling show*. But year or two ago the logs were found l a cellar at College Point, Long dntul, where it was stored and with [>remony was restored to its original te. The farm itself has been the sublet of litigation for several years nd efforts bnve been made by va:011s interests to use it for one purosc or another. t lot Get spsia K prevents Dyspepsia, by to Relieve Indigestion, stion. i partial digester?and physics are iot dlgesterB at all. Kodol Is a perfect digester. If rou could see Kodoldlgestlngevery ^article of food, of all kinds, in the Class test-tubes in our laboratories, rou would know this Just as well is we do. Nature and Kodol will always :ure a sick stomach?but in order o be cured, the stomach must rest rt _ a s ? ?i a j j * -* * i iiov ib wuai. rvoaoi aoes?rests mo itomach, while the stomach Keta veil. Just as simple as A, B, C. Our Guarantee On to Tour druggist today and fret a dotar bottle. Then after you have used tba pntire coutenta of the pottle If you can honestly say, that It haa not done you any rood, return the bottle to the druggist and Be will refund your money without question or delay, we will then pay the arugJlst for the bottle. Don't hesitate, all ruggfsta know that onr guarantee Is good. This offer applies to the large bottle only and to bat one In family. The large bottle contains 2)i times as much as the fifty sent bottle. Kodol It prepared at the laboratories of B. C. DeWitt ft Co., Chicago. IG STORE v. PALMETTO JLEGISLATURE. Proceedings of the State Legislature Told in Brief. The following measures passed third reading in the Senate Tuesday and were ordered sent to the 1T Mr. Sullivan?To amend aa act to require railroad companies to put cinder refleptors on passenger eoaehes. Mr. Appelt?A bill to impose a license tax upon all liquor drummers and persons who solicit orders for sale of liquors or beverages containing alcohol. Title thereof amended. Mr. Weston?To establish a State board of embalming, fix its duties, and provide for licensing cmbalraers. Mr. Carpenter?To further protect the public health and thp health of domestic animals, bv providing fe* the inspection of live stock imported into the State of South Carolina for breeding, dairy work or feeding purposes, and to provide for Uie eradication and exclusion of contagion* and infectious diseases of live stock from the State. Mr. Sullivan?To fix the salary of the mayor or intcndenl of any city or town heretofore or hereafter incor- < I poratcd under the general laws of the j State. Mr. Sinkler?A joint resolution? ( "Whereas, the battleship South Car- , ?>1 ina, one of the largest battleships , built by the United States govern- } ment of the Dreadnought type will be placed in commission on or before ) the 1st day of Deeembor, 1900, and | whereas, it has always been custom- , ary for eaeh State to present a silver service to the battleship named in her ] honor." The bill provides a silver service. Mr. Liilc?To repeal section 1295, , volume 1, code of laws, 1002, relnt- | ing to the Colored Normal and In- ( dust rial. Agricultural end Mechanical College of South Carolina, and to en- j large the powers of the board of ( trustees of said college. I Mr. Me.Keithan?A joint resolu- ] tion proposing to ameud section 7, , article 8, of the constitution relating to municipal bonded indebtedness. j Mr. A. Johnstone?A bill to provide for the dmission of institutions ( supported by the State of South Carolina to the benefits offered by the Carnegie Foundation for the A<1- , vniKcment of Teaching. Mr. Moulding?To amend chapter G, article 1, of the code of laws of j South Carolina, 1902, in relation to } the State insurance of public property, by inserting therein, imcdiately , after section 128, section to be desig- j noted us section 128a, and by insert- { inir immediately after 129a n section to ho designated rs section 120b, hy j providing for unit insurance in old lino companies and regulating settle- j ment of losses. Mr. Weston?To amend an act en- | titled. "An act to amend section 19S9 of volume 1, code, relating to borrow- j ing money by municipalities." I Mr. Carlisle?To amend section ? 1081, volume 1. code of laws, 1902, relating to pensions. I Mr. Hoimb?To incorporate the Wntcrce Power company. . Mr. Waller?To amend section < 2012, volume 1. code of laws of South Carolina, conferring the power, to condemn lands, streams and watersheds and for sewerage. < Mr. Mauldin?To restrict the us-> j of taxes collected- hy municipal offleers to the purpose for which levied and prescribed. c There was a scrnmble to have 15 to ^ 20 bills placed to special order, hut ( it failed. The House on Tuesday passed amendment to high school bill. Took up prohibtion bill. Decided not to allow any new bills to be introduced after February 10. Balloted for associate justice. Among various new bills introduced were: t Mr. Nicholson?To provide for investigation of the several county dispensaries and the business of all ( persons, firms and corporations licensed to bottle or manufacture beverages containing alcohol. j Mr. W. D. Wilson?-To authorize ( the county commissioners of York r county and ( rerokee countv to construct a steel or iron bridge across ^ the Broad river; authorize tlie county ; commissioners of said countiea to raise funds to defray tho expenses of ^ seme, and provide for the maintenance thereof. Jj Mr. Richards?To require railroads j and other common carriers operating s in this State to provide cuspidors in all passenger (onchcs. Mr. Horgcr?To llx the compensn lion of the county dispensary board ( of Ornngebuvg county. Mr. Richords--Authorizing the comptroller general to draw a warran! for the sum of $1,000 to he paid to the widow of Albert Capers Guerry | for portraits now in the possession of the State. Mr. Leland?To establish a free ferry across Wnmbaw ercek at Elmwood plantation. Three more ballots were taken Wednesday for associate Justice of Supreme < curt with ho apparent re. i suits. The third bnlbt stood, Cothran 45; Hydrick 59: Sheppard 47: McDonald 10. Among hills of general interest i that passed their third reading were: < Mr. Carlisle?To exempt certain property belonging to Young Men's Christian Assoeiations in this State from taxation. / Mr. Christensen?To protect shade j iicro ulviig l<igu?Y{t^S. Mr. Croft?To make article 7. of hapter 14, of volume 1, jt code apdcable to banks. Mr. Carlisle?To air .nd section 8 if nn act entitled "A' act to provide for the appoint men of a bank examiner and to d' une the duties of liis office," r- proved February 23, 190G. rr' following were among the new nils offered: Mr. Hardin?A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 16, article 4, of the constitution renting to the charge by judges to juries. Mr. Christensen?To amend nn act entitled "An not to establish an inlustrial school for boys and provide for its government and maintenance," 1 ipproved 24th day of February, 190(1. The House took up the approprin- 1 lion bill. The following new bills are among those presented: x Mr. Rncker?To provide for pat- < rolling the Savannah river for the protection of fish. Mr. Wells?To prevent any deduction from weights of cotton for bag- I png and ties. Mr. M. L. Smith?To repeal an act ; Ilk- A 4 A-1-15-1- ? uimvu /ill nil iu t'bUlUU^n ail III- | tirmarv for Confederate veterans" ; nnd dispose of the property belong- | ing to the same. I Mr McMahan?To amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the | sheriff of any county of this State .1 to appoint a deputy sheriff or deputy ( die riffs for a fair association. I Committee on Privileges and Elections?To amend the law in relation to the names and locations of the | roting precincts in this Stnte. , Mr. Harris?To provide for the re- 1 lief of sureties upon the bonds of , persons acting in a fiduciary capacity, j Mr. Wells?Proposing io amend section 7, article 8, of the constitu- j lion, relating to the municipal bond- < ed indebtedness. , Mr. Daniels?To amend an act en- | titled "An act to amend section bo.l , if the criminal code of South C'aro- | linn, confining tin) hunting of certain | birds an 1 deer to the period begin- . ling November In and ending March . 1, following, so as to strike out Lexington," approved the 20th day of | February A. 1). 1008, so as to strike | :>ut Saluda. j On Thursday lion. I). E. Ilydriek **ns elected 011 the fifth ballot for j Associnte Justice of Supreme Court. After the fourth ballot Mr. John C. Sheppard had his name withdrawn ( uul the dead-lock was broken. Among the new bills presented in lie Senate Thursday was that of ( Mr. Harvey?To prohibit persons , iwning or keeping sheep killing dogs. Many bills passed their third readng. Among them are the following: xr.. r ;.io tv, *i.~ pj sto Power Company, with certain . -ights, privileges, immunities and iahilitieg. Mr. Pass?To regulate the statistics 6f leaf tobacco sold upon the loors of leaf tobacco warehouses of | South Carlina. Mr. Earle?Relating to actions for , he recovery of personal property. Mr. Christensen?To further pro- : ado for vfflding up the affairs of the state dispensary and for the sale of eal estate heretofore used in con- j lucting the dispensary . Mr. 'Waller?To amend Sections ( 1383 and 2334, code of laws of South , Carolina, 1902, volume 1, with refer:nce to renunciation of ,dower. , Mr. Weston?To amend section , )48, code of laws of South Carolina, rolumc 1, relating to the probate of leeds beyond the limits of this stnie. j The following passed their second ending at the night session: , Mr. Earle?A bill to regulate the ( talc of paints and prescribe penalties. Mr. Kibler?To amend the charter ( )f the Lutheran synod of South Car)linn. Mr. Watson?To amend an act esablishing the insurance department ( )f South Carolina. Mr. Kcllcy?To provide for relief j >f sureties I'pon the bonds of per- j ions acting in fiduciary capacity. Mr. Mauldin?To make it unlawful to pay dividends on stock in any orporations unless the samo are ictunlly earned. Mr. Cosgrove?To declare the wil "ul or wanton burning of any buildng which is insured a felony and to ' arovido punishment therefor. This >ill was amended so as to make the 1 ^revisions touch only one who shall iftcrwards apply for insurance upon he building burned, also that the bill ! ihall rot affect the present law on 1 irson. Mr. Laney?To regulate the sa>, nnnufneture and delivery of commercial fertilizers. With committee 1 amendments as published. Mr. Mars?To authorize masters ?c. J administer oaths, etc. The House passed the appropria- \ linn Kill n..A i ' \ 1 ..... ?imm tuiiBuuiL'u some nine oil > tho prohibition bill. , The committee on enrolled nets ] made its report to the senate Friday and in joint session the nets were ratitied. Mr. Johnson: An net to release beneficiary students attending State colleges from the obligation to teach school if appointed to naval or mili- 1 tory of the United States or to poai- 1 tion in the army of the government 1 service f the* United States was the 1 only one of general interest. < The following passed their third 1 reading in tho Senate: 1 Senator Weston's police regulation 1 bill which has passed both houses and < is ready for ratification. ' Senator Mauldin's bill to make it i unlawful to pay dividends on stock i in any corporation unless the same are actually earned on the capital stock, passed third reading with , amendemcnts. The annaul appropriation hill passed to third reading in the senate. Senator Weston's bill providing that the insurance commissioner be ^ allowed a certain sum for stationery and that his salary be provided for by the State was sent to the house. Senator Clifton's bill to provide for the appointment of referees in counties in which the ofllcer of master does not exist passed third reading. Mr. Waller?To amend sections 2883 and 2.'184. code of laws of South Carolina, 1002. volume 1, with reference to renunciation of dower. Mr. Karle?To amend section 1710 of the rode, 1902, volume 1, relating lo the liability of common carriers. Mr. Wharton?To amend an act relating to the use, etc., of alcoholic drinks, relating to county dispansary i boards. I Mr. Ilrowning?To prohibit the I fraudulent use of credit of corpora- f tions. j Mr. McKeithan?To amend section s ISO. volume 2, relating to officers to keep an itemized statement of fees ' in<l costs received by excepting Par- 3 lington county from the provisions 1 thereof. ^ Mr. Clifton?To provide for the np- *; pointnient of referees in counties in ivhich the office of master does not 1 ?xist and to prescribe their duties and j1 provide for their compensation. Mr. McMaban?To amend sections f 1. 3 and t> of an act entitled "An act J to provide for the manner in which owners or projectors of railroad com- r panics incorporated under the laws of other States or counties may become incorporated in this State. Mr. (iriffin offered a new bill to 0 imend eel ion !) of an act entitled. P 'An act to declare the luw in refer- f ince to and to regulate the manufnc- ? lure, sale, use, consumption, posses- 1 'ion and transportation and disposi- ' ion of alcoholic liquors. It provides ' tint 1 lie articles Jionght hy dispensary iarv hoards shall be "minutely ite- 1 nired." The IIousc on Friday became enI angled with a tilibuster on the prohi- ' bit ion bill which consumed most of F its time. ' s r The house Saturday accomplished s inueh work, it being agreed that <ounIV matters ho tnton "? > * . - ? "I' ? . While there was some Rebate on some I 1 if the hills, the majority of them were * passed without discussion. Anion*; the hills were the following of more than local or personal inter- ' est: ^ Mr. Way?To amend an act enti- * lied "An act to declare the law in r reference to, and to regulate the manufacture, sale, use, consumption, possession, transportation and disposition of, alcoholic liquors and hever- * ages within the State, and to police v the same." '' Mr. Cosgrove?To authorize cities ^ having a population of ">0.000 or more 1 and located upon navigable streams. * to condemn private property for the c purpose of extending, improving or a protecting their water fronts. Mr. Hates?To amend the law relat- ^ ing to magistrates nnd their consta- s bles. s Mr. Foster?To require the South- 5 crn Railway company, lessors or les- J sees, to erect a depot. Mr. Walker?To amend an act en- fl titled "An act to provide for the issu- r nig of bonds in public school districts 1 in South Carolina." Mr. MeColl?To incorporate Marl- ? boro and Southern Railroad company. Mr. hide?To repenl section lolurac 1, code of laws, 1902, relating n fo the Colored Normal and Industrial, ? Agricultural and Mechanical College * if South Carolina and to enlarge the 0 powers of the board of trustees of r taid college. Mr. Daniel?To amend an act entitled "An act to amend section 553 n if the criminal code of South Caro- 0 line, confining the hunting of certain f birds and deer." Tn the Senate on Saturday the hill I if Senator Christensen for inevestirating the Insane Asylum affairs was liscussed. chiefly relative to the in- r realisations being public or in secret. T The bill passed allowing so much v if the testimony to be made public as n lie board of regents deem necessary p ind wise. The Senate also discussed the bill o investigate county dispensaries. A * lumber of uncontested bills of local 0 interest passed their third reading I Tack Birns Welcomed Home. Peterborough. Eng., ? "Jack" B:'ins. the wiiel^s telegraph opei.'fir who was on hoard the steamer Rennblie at the time of her collis'on off Nantucket last month with the steam 1< m Florida, was given n rousing reeep- n lion in Peterborough, lr's native town i ^ Tlioecl n I* ofianiOAn TT? ?? ^ ^ I tlie railroad station with bands play- ? ing "See the Conquering Hero c femes" and the mayor in his ehnins h ind lobes of o.'iice, extended htm ? * ireloomo. _ VI May Send War Vessel to Liberia. Washington, Special.-?The State j( Department is considering the quesion of dispatching an American war ressel to Liberia where alarm is felt 8 for the safety of British and French a jitzens employed in the customs scr- v rice of the republic. Already the g British government has dispatched a a ivar vessel to Monrovia an<4 also a ii jompanv of soldiers. The.present sit- fl nation, according to official advices, t nay result in the passing of its 40,000 a miles of territory into alien hands, t TAFT HOMEWARD BOUND rsiks Through South?Remarks at Hattiesburg, Miss.?Canal Management Deserves Support. Birmingham, Special. ? Talking hrough Louisiana, Mississippi awul | Alabama, just like campaign (lays, j he President-elect bad on Saturday he gratification, which he evidently ! ?njoyed, of being heartily received by j argc and enthusiastic crowds who | tad not voted for him. He talked from the rear platform i >t Ilatticsburg, Miss., in a vein of J Peasantry and then touching on the | lunal subject he said: "The Panama canal is going to be ! milt," he declared," and what Iwant 1 tvery American citizen to do, is to 1 K.. 41? . - 1 ..... u.iu uj uic men wno nre iimiiling it. | 'Voices: "We will do it.") Don't ;et a fire in the reur, don distrust < he. men that are giving up their j trcngth and energy and enterprise to j >ut that great work through. When ( *ou have agents who nre doing your I work, you stand behind them. If ' ou don't, you cannot get yonr work J lone. The men who do your work are , ntitled to your help and cnfldencc- | ind you ought not to allow yourselves \ o be led astray by buncombe speeches j in the tloor of ihe House of Reprcs ntatives, or by headlines in sensnionnl newspapers, and go back on the ] nen that are doing your work. j "I don't care whether you nre i democrats or Republicans, you want ( he work done and when the army \ mgincers who are doing this work are ? giving all their time to the carrying ? ?ut of this work, yen are not men to i, :o back 011 them and to believe every ; die story that comes from the mouth ( >f some politician who is seeking to nake himself prominent or to give i limsclf the advertisement of a little infoundcd sensational statement. "That work is being done honest- | y. 1 know what I am talking about. 1 t will be built and all tbe wind op- | oition that comes merely from a deide to exalt and exploit the man who | nnkes himself responsible won't ob- i trnct it. "I know what the people of the i "nited States want in that repard and ! 11 so far as I have power, as the Sxoeutivo of this country. I am poing i o push that work and I am poing 1 o stand behind the men who are donp it. And now, gentlemen, yon s lave gotten me into more heat than 1 expected but I think you very mu?h nu eh for your welcome.' * I Policeman Fatally Shot. c Salisbury, Special.?Policeman W. s I. Monroe and Policeman SiceloflP ( rerc called to North Church street, a 1 lepro settlement, on account of John i i. Jackson, a nepro, beatinp his wife ( Saturday night. As they attended o arrest him and while trying to cs- 1 ape Jackson shot Policeman Monroo I nd made pood his escape. Monro? 1 >'as taken to the ^Vhitehend-Stokes ( Tospital where his wounds were con- ( idcrcd necessarily fatal. IIo was \ hot in the abdomen. He is about 50 i ears old and was esteemed for many i rears faithful service on the police orce of Salisbury. Apainst reason- s iblo expectation Monroe expects to i ?cover. $150 reward is offered for he capture of Jackson. ic&rlet Fever on Receiving Ship Han- I cock. ' New York, Special.?Ret ween 200 ; nd 300 men on board the receiving ' hip Hancock at the navy yard, Jrooklyn, are under quarantine, wing to an outbreak of scarlet fever m the vessel. Eleven men suffering ' pith the disease have been removed o the naval hospital in Flushing venue, Brooklyn. Tare has been xercised to prevent the spread of the i liscase at the navy yard. uberculosis Exhibit Opens Sunday- j i Philadelphia, Special.?The interintional tuberculosis exhibition which ; ras formally opened here Monday 1 vns visited Sunday by ninny nurses ' md school teachers. An exhaustive mogramme has been arranged for the oaing week, each day being devoted n eome particular phase of the evil r iti remedy. joecs Hie Life in an Attempt to Res- ' cue Aged Woman. Rochmond, Va., Special.?Mrs. , lobert Skipwith, an aged woman hedging to a prominent family, and a nan nnmed Johnson were burned to enth in a fire which destroyed an Id mansion near Clayville, Powhatan ounty, Saturday night. Johnson and is wife were tenants in the house hicli was the property of Mrs. Skipith. Johnson returned to rescue [rs. Skipwith when the floor fell in. svere Storm Strike Mississippi Town Learned, Miss., Special.?A storm truck this place from the northwest bout 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon 'ith terrific force, blowing down a nero church, killing Dick Harris' wife nd one child of Maggie Bennett, and njuricg eight or ten. About seventyve persons were in the building at he time. If it had not been for the rcbed ceiling they would all probacy have been killed. DOINGS OrCONGRESS* Summary of Important Proceeding! Enacted From Day to Day. The postal savings bank bill was before the Senate during most of the session Wednesday and Senator Ilevburn, of Idaho, spoke in opposition to it. But little progress was made. The Senate took a recess in order to join the House of Representatives in counting the electoral vote, resuming its legislative work immediately I hereof ter. Wednesday the ceremony of n counting tho electoral vote, resumforraod by the Senate and House of Representatives in joint session. William II. Taft, of Ohio, was officially leclnred elecied President and James 5. Sherman, of New York, Vivo Presdent, th? count disclosing 321 electoral votes for the Republican candidates as against 162 for Messrs. Brvnn and Kern. Following the refusal of unanimous consent for the consideration of a csolution appropriating $1,230,000 Tor a Loncoln memorial in Washington and the passagge of several bills >f minor importance, consideration of he agrcultural appropriation bill vas resumed. The effort of Mr. Lever, of South Carolina, and his folowers to abolish the board of referees of the Department of Agriculture failed. The bill was pending vhen the House at 5:07 p. m. adjourned. ? A report was made to the Senate Thursday frorr the committee on appropriations or the Presi<lcnt's statcnents concerning the attitude of ^ongreRs towara npporprintion* for he support of the secret service. Senator Homenway who presented his report, added that the President vas not justified in making the statencnt voutnined in his message to Congress. Just before adjournment the Sen i?- |ii joini resolution in ine *xart form it hud boon parsed bv the House of Representatives declaring February 12th bo a special log.il iclidav in honor of the centenary of he birth of Abraham Lincoln. A bill was passed also repealing he increase in the salary of the Secretary of State from $8,000 to $12,000 io as to permit Senntor Knox to ae'cpt an appointment as Secretary of Stute. Senator McLaurin made a speech n opposition to the passage of any )ill for the re-enlistment of the negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Regiment iccused of having "shot up" Brownsville. The agricultural appropriation bill vas passed by the House of represenatives Thursday practically as it ame from committee. Debate dragred wearily on for several hours when he proceedings were enlivened by a irief but spicy tilt between Mr. Maiou, of Arkansas, and Mr. Cook, of ^olorado. A successful tight, led by Mr. Sa^ath, of Illinois, was made against lie bill amending the naturalization aws which, among other things, in reased the naturalization fee front Ive to ten dollars. By an emphatio e ?. ? it. '\'IV IHC lUim'ICIIVC H'JMM l UII llJtf ncasure was rejected nud tho bill laid jpon the table. A tribute to Lincoln by Mr. BouteU )f Illinois, closed the day's proceeding*. The Senate on Thursday adjourned ill Monday. In the House on Friday Representative Raney took up tha ?nnnl libel suit, matter and thrusts ind retorts consumed much time. Initio seemed to be effected. The Senate was not in session on Saturday. In the House a variety of wards shall be "minutely itemized." ppropriation bill technically was tinier consideration, but many members tvailed themselves of the opportunty for general debate. Mr. Lamar, if Florida, argued for tho amendment if the railroad rale law, claiming tho aw was insufficient to cover the eases f ncluded in its provisions; Mr. Mad- I len of Illinois, referred to increases n freight rate* since the rate law / vent into effect; Mr. Murphy, of Wis* / 'onsin, delivered an eulogy of Lin* oln; Mr. "Washburn, of Massachu* -etts, favored a modification of the J Sherman anti-trust law in order that g t might be less burdensome: Mr. A layo, of California, attacked the | rules of the House; Mr. Longley, of Kentucky, criticised the administra- m don of the affairs of the Choctaw In- M liens; Mr. Sherman, of New York, I ?*plained the provisions of the In- tuH lian bill, while Mr. Proctor, of Vermont, pleaded for an adjustment o:f oostnl rates as affecting merchandise thrugh the mails. ^H| Sunday was set apart for eulogies of three deceased members. They |&gg| were Sena.'or William Pinkney Whyts of Maryland; Representative William II..Parker, of South Dakota, and I?oposentative Abraham I.. P.id:, cf ln? >na. Fifteen addresses were dt-li.1 ^BMBi Uncle Sam Not Responsible For ^D9H Rainey'c Uttcrancc3. ^^^^B Washington, Special.?The Unite! ^B^^R States government disavows all re. sponsibility for remarks made by H Representative Rniney, of Illinois, in ^H^^B the House about two weeks ago criti* ^BBBE eiaing President Ohaldia., of Panama, KSSSStm according to a letter sent by Secretary ^BB^HB of Stato Bacon to C. C. Anrsemert. 9^h minister from Panama, in reply 'o r ^^^Bjj^Bj protest by the later made by di..*e HB^S tion of tbv wiiMibtti 'g goverumept, Bh|BH BBS