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HOLDS HLR OWN Charleston Keeps H-r Eight M mberj and ColUton Los. s Due. HOW IT FIGURES OUT W *" " After l.onj; Fight t!ie Reapportion in* in ?>iii 11 mi .iiiiriHiru ii^ Prevent tin' I/<>sK of One Member l?y Charleston at the Evpense of Colleton (Vtunty. Charleston retains her eight representatives in the House of Representatives under the provisions of the amended reapportionment bill, passed in the Senate Friday night and adopted later in the House This ended the most persistent Oght, extending over several days, that the Senate had and Is all the more significant, inasmuch as the House passed the original hill with no changes. The Senate adopted the amendment of Senator Rinkler Friday nighi givinu Charleston eight instead of seven representatives, as the hill at first provided, and giving Colleton two representatives, instead of three, as originally inserted into the hill ami as Colleton now has. In the battle for reapportionment at this session Senator Robert hide, of Orangeburg, was the leader, anu It is owing to his untiring efforts that the measure finally passed the Senate. He was helped by other Senators, with no ill-feeling toward Colleton county. Senator Sinkler, when he found that Charleston should, b? cause of the annexation of a part of Colleton, retain her present representation. came to the rescue and won out. It so happened that when the reapportionment bill was made up, vuianesion. neeause or me smanness of 'he fraction of proportionate inhabitants. after the seven representatives had been accorded, was not entithd to another representative. This cu' Charleston from eight to seven. 1 iy the annexation of Adams Itnn ami Collins townships, formerly in Colleton, to Charleston county, Charleston pained 6,444 inhabitants. Uefo-o this Charleston's fraction was only 3,047. with a representation of Seven. Adding the two townships Charleston's fraction would he 9,491. entitling her to another representative. Colleton, on a population of 36 390. had two representatives and ^ f? fraction of 10,948, which would have given her another representative. 'faking away the two township's population, namely, 6,444. Colleton h ' two representatives and a fraction of only 4.604. not enough to give her another representative. S'-e thas loses one, as Colleton now has th-' e. This state of affairs was call'"' to i the attention of the Senate hy S n:? tor 5lnk1er and a fl lit of three d:c was then had on the hill. The <i . tion arose as to whether the cen Should he a lopted as it stood 1>. the annexation, or should the i> < territory lio added to Charleston ''< ' ta'""n from Colleton. The Senate vr>* '<1 20 to 0 to five Charleston ' " ei ' t reoresentntives and Coll' oo on1" two. The six negative voto* ;>>-! clcWl \ckerman. of Colleton; Bin k. of Bamberg: Rarle, of Oeon > C.re?n, of Marlboro, and Summers, of p tlhoun. The Senate adopted the bill w'?h the Sinkler amendment inserted therein. Charleston's population u*<<ler the rensiis was given at Sk.r.O', for the county. The bill as adopted reads: "Section 1. That for the purpose of the apportionment of repre en itives in the House of Benresentat es among the several counties in th St 'tes. the enumeration of the inhabitants of the several counties l>v the United States census of into nhereby adopted as a true and correct enumeration. "Section 2. That, until the next apportionment, the representation of the several counties shall he as follows: Abbeville, 3; Aiken. 3: Anderson, f.: Banrberg, 2; Barnwell 3: Beaufort. 2: Berkeley, 2: Calhoun. 1; Charleston. S: Cherokee, 2: C1 ?-j ter 2: Chesterfield. 2: Clarendon : Co^oton. 2: Darlington. 2; Dill >n. 2' Dorehester. 1: Rdgeflehl, 2; I'm field, 2; Florence, 2: Georgetown. 2; Greenville, '?: Greenwood. 3: Hampton, 2: Horry, 2; Kershav . ? Raecaster, 2; Ranrens, 2; T,ee. 2: HexinRton, 2; Marlon, 2; Marlb:>,-o. I 3: Newberry, 2: Oconee. 2: Dran obursc, r>: Pickers, 2: Richland, Saluda, 2; Spartanburg, 7: Sumter. 3; I'nion, 2; WilllamsburR, 2, and York, 4. "Section 2. That this apportion- j Tnent shall not tako effect until thej next succeedinR Roneral election." The followlnR counties Rain one representative each: Andercon, Greenville, Dillon, OranReburR, Richland and SpartanhurR. The followlnR lose one each: Aiken, Tierkel^y, Reaufort, Chester, Fair- . field and Colleton. When the hill went back to tbe House Friday nlyht a blR flRht was precipitated on the chanRe. House Concurs. After some discussion the House concurred In the Senate amendment WAISt)N IS SCARED CLAIMS THAT SOME ONK TRIED I T<> ASSASSINATE HIM. Wired Chief Elliott of Augusta to Gome to Thomson un<l Bring lilood Hounds to Catrh Man. The Augusta Chronicle savs Mr. ( Thomas E. Watson thought, Ilhursday nisht, an attempt was going to be made to assassinate him. In fact, Mr. Watson is now offering a reward ui 4>.)uu tor mi' capture ana return to Thomson of three men whom he has seen around his place. Thursday afternoon Mr. Watson wired and later called Chief George ^ P. Elliott, of the Augusta police department, and .asked that he either go to Thomson, or secure and send 1 blood hounds to that place, to capture "a boyish looking young man. wearing high heeled shoes, whom 'Mr. Watson thought was "skulking around to kill him. One of the messages received by Chief Elliott, while rather meager as to description and information, was to the effect that the chief was wantled in Thomson on account of an attempt to assassinate Mr. Watson. \ Chief Elliott, in telephone conversa- j tion. told Mr Watson that there were no does available in or near Augnsta. fit to Ir.iil a criminal, and suggested that h?' try to get them from \fianta. Subsequent Information from Thomson is *o the effect that Mr. Watson called on the sheriff of McTtufTle county early Thursday night to send a nosse to bis house, to captore some men who were trying to 'ssassinate him. and a search was made of the woods around Mr. Wat or.'s house, which developed the fact i that some MoDuflle people ?it was not learned how many were in that ; neighborhood, trying to catch a couple of ne*roes. Chief Elliott says one of the messages received by him Thursday i night was to the effect that a posse . was on the scene at that time, hut the rings were still wanted. Tcsferdnv subsequent telegrams were received from Mr. Watson by the chief asking for assistance, ami last ntght the following telegram was received from Mr. Watson by The Chronicle: Thomson, Ga., Feb. 17, 1311. Chronicle, Augusta. Ha.: Will you kindly allow me space to I announce that I will pay a reward of t'.on for the arrest and return to Thomson of the throe men who have been sknlkini; around my homo at niaht and concealing themselves in the swamp on my place durinr the d 'vtinto ever sinc e Monday nl;;ht of chis week. One of these men is said to he hoyish lookinu: and h's footprints on 'he soft, damn ground indicate he is wear'ne pra'dieally new shoes with tnrsunlly hlith heels, narrow pointed to"s. cnrvip?r slirhtly Inward. The style of ?-hoe is known amoncr deal<>rs .as o\tr Tim. This nrn is thought to 'a- wenrin a derhy hat. The nmn are well dressed, each i'l dark clothes which should now show I i -ns th:c? thev ha1 several i-'ays and ni"'?ts d ' -inn a'cuil in \? >tups and th'eket It is O'c-p-'ht the. are headed to r?ls At 1: nt ;i Tho"'*>s T?I. Watson. * liMttMUlb TOKTI'KR VICTIM. i? It's !!nir ami Hlistcrcfl Ills I'Hct' to (Jet Money. Torture by fire was resorted to by two burglar* who broke into the | rooms of Joseph WIshnoek, a eot>bler iti Willlnin?M :r?*. N. V., Wednesday I in the'r determination to make him | reveal the hi Mm; place of his pitiful small hoard of sav'ngs. it was not until the men had burned off Wishnock's bear 1 and hair and had blistered his f ace and neck that ho told that his small store of $1*2 was hidden in the mattress on which his torturers had him pinned down. At the hospital wh> re the cobbler hail bis nainful bit not fatal burns dressed he identified two yonnc men whom the police arrested as the pair v no had tortured anil robbed him. A won-an has less faith in her ideals aft< r marrying one of (hem. by tho following vote: For concurrence in Senate amendment: Messrs. Ashley. Reiser, Retina. 1 ' < o"<(>r, Unwnrs, Bowman. Boyd, Connor. Courtenny, Tirummond, K :rio. FJdwards, K, C. ml Isaac. F . :ins. Fnlfz. fJihert, Harrison, !i<>i>i<i"- "orlbeck. Hunter, Ilutto. J a in os. Kibler. Kirkland, Ft 'Rue, I l.ee, Inland. 'Mngill, Miller, Motto. ' Mower, H. A. Odom, Riley, R. L. I Shuler. C. D 3mith. Todd. Vander llorst, Vincent, WinWord, Wyche and Youmans. Total 4 1. Against ("oncurrfnre in Senate amendment: Speaker Smith, Arnold, Roamcuard, Rrice, Rutler. Ctr>, Chandler Daniel, Davis, Dixon, DnRose, Oacqoe, CJraham, Hamilton. Harris, Hill. Irbv, Jones, Kellaban, Ketchin. M"Kcown, McQueen, Manuel. Menres, Mitchum, Nunnery. I'aulltng, Peoples, Polk. Rembert, Sanders, Scott, C. T. Shuler, D. R. Smith, Tlson, Turnhull, Watson, , Willis?39. By this vote Charleston retains her eight members and Colleton I ioses one of her three. SHOT BYTHIEF Greenville is Stirred by the Shsothiog of Twa o/ Her Poiic-ratn INTENSE EXCITEMENT Dfllror Gunnels Dies From the Wounds Indicted l>y ttie llnndil. Who Made His Mscapt*, and Posses Wrc Scouring the Country on the laookoot for tlini. Scores of men, private citizens, policemen and deputies, armed to the teeth, scoured the country between Greenville and the mountains to North Carolina Friday and Friday night In search of the lone str inger, believed to be a professional yeggman, who Friday morning, between 2: .10 and 3 o'clock, engaged in a desperate pistol duel in the passenger station of the Columbia and (Jreenville Railway, with OUlcers 1>. V. Johnson and Sergt. Oliver S. Gunnels, of the Greenville police force, in which Gunnels received wounds from which lie died at 9:40 o'clock, while Johnson was shot through the right leg. Perhaps never before in the history of t lie city has Greenville been so ex-it i'd. The tragedy of Friday, which cost tin* life of a universally popular and faithful olllct r, common the heels of the dastardly assault upon the life of "1'ncle Tommy" Cureton. the oldest policeman on the force, Tuesday morning by G. W. Stonecy pher. in a drunken orgie. was heightened by a dastardly assault, made a few hours later, upon the life of another member of the police force, by an aggregation of disreputable men and women as the officer attempted to place one of the women of the gang under arrest for committing a revolting act. At coroner's Inquest held Friday morning over the remains of Ser-i. Gunnels, at the undertaking establishment of Jas. F. Mackey & Sou. but one witness. Officer Johnson, was examined. His testimony tells the story of the tragedy. "Gunnels and I," said he, "were coming along Augusta street, beyond the intersection of Vardrv street, toward the city, shortly after 2:30 o'clock. I saw a man emerge from the railroad cut of the Columbia and Greenville Hail way, and move on down the track toward the passenger station, some :'.oo yards away. I could see a mysterious looking hack slung over his shoulder, but could not tell whether he was white or black. I called Sorgt. flannels' attention to the lone tramp and made the remark that he was probably a chicken thief. "1 watched him closely and saw him approach the door of the colored wait In. room of the passenger station. I advanc ed toward the station and whnn within a few feet ot it I heard the man moving about n the inside, denials and I approach' d t'x. doer it th>- same time. He put his right hand to the door md t> i it open. \t the same time, with his left hand, he Hashed his eb?ctric Hash light into the dark room. The light rove ?led a tough looking white man, short, thiol: set, heavy, with a sh#rt, black ma ache, and dres-ed comtnotily, without a collar or tie, and wearing a slouch ' at. standing in the centre of the floor "Simultaneously with the Hash of tlie officer's pocket flash light, the man rimed his revolver and fired. The first shot pierced (tunnel's abdomen and lie fell back against the! door facing, exclaiming: 'John i I'm shot, kill him.* Itefore the [ stranger could tire a second time. I had my pistol out and opened fire on him. The second shot he fired struck (tunnels in the right thigh and (tunnels receded toward the sont'i end of the station. The third shot from the man's revolver pierced my r'"ht ley. "All the while the man and 1 were exchan"inj? shots with li htniny-llke rapidity. 1 h'<d a Smith & Wesson 'IS calibre pistol and 1 think he was armed with a 32-onlibre Colt's magazine revolver. 1 fired four times and pulled tin* triyyer of my revolver : yaln, but the cartridge failed to explode. 1 receded then nnd the man wran.y through the door, firiny as he ran. When on the outside he wheeled about, ran backwards a short distance, and fired several more shots, the first one bein fired .it flannels. who was In the act ot sinking to the eround. and the remaining shots being fired .at me. lie then fled, and I turned to assist flannels." The words of the only witness, nowalive to the f tal affray in the lonely little railway station, in the dead of night. with a desnernte mnti uli? i it Is believed now. commit toil a senes of robberies earlier in tho night at WUHainston, elghteeen miles below Greenville, Is a story which has stirred Greenville from centre to ctrenmference. Men threw down husi-1 ncs and sei/.ecl weajvons to join 1 squads that left at Intervals througliout the day to scour the country for the fleeting murderer. The mayor of the city himself joined a s<|iiad and went In the direction of the mountains shortly after noon. Tho city of Greenville has offered a reward of $500 and the State a FALLS TO HIS DEATH llKUSrillXOS HOUNCES LITTLE HOY OI T OF WINDOW. Little Fellow Urn's From the Fourth Story of His Home to the I'nvemeut. "Mind the window. Morrle!" cautioned five-year-old Sadie Solomon, who. with her brother, Morris, aged three, was bouncing a ball against a wall in the front room of their home on the fourth tioor of No. 1295 Park avenue. New York Friday afternoon. The boy and girl were standing on a hed while playing their game of hand-ball and the springs lent elastlclty to their leaps after the ball. The tied was alongside the window. The last time the lad struck the ball it shot toward the window. Morris with a cry of alarm jumped for it and caught it in his chubby fists. Hut in leaping he failed to take into account the bedsprings. which shot him into the air and through the window head foremost. A hundred feet up the idoek was Herman Tailzie of No. F>4 Fast Ninety-ninth street. He saw the baby come crashing through the window, as did several other persons. Panzie started on a run. with outstretched arms, 'n the hone of catching the child before he struck the ground. A woman across the street rushed ouiekly to the other side with her skirts held out like a lifenet. Put both were too late, though Panzie only missed catching Morris by a few inches, his jacket grazing the finger tips of the man's hands. Morris struck the pavement on his head. When Panzie picked him up he was still breathing and the man ran all the way with him to Mount Sinai Hospital, four blocks distant. The hoy died just as Hi hospital was reached, the rubber hall still in his hands. FOI'Xl* HIM A WIFF. Wrote His Name on an Fgg and Cupid l>id tlie Kent. Pecause an egg on which he had wr'tten his name while packing a crate for shipment Fast reached its destination in :i fr??sh condition. Ed ward Taylor of Alexandria. S. !>nk., i grocer's clerk, and Miss Margaret *r;'Vivr, of Brooklyn, N. Y.. were married last week. Viss Mravner when opening the eg- noted the name and address on the shell, and being s'rnck by the t'r' ' h'le s of the morsel of food an?l the oddness of the affair, wrote to t??o yr?'in r man, mom as a joke than anything p!?e. l.nter photographs were exchanged, then more notes, ami finally Tavlor journeyed down Fast to see 5r? real life the object of his peculiar romance. Tilings were better hn real life than en paper, and after a short courtship he r -turned to Alexandria nd the grocery store. He di i not write on any more eggs- lie didn't ' ive to ho wan enga'id and In'oved the "iri and the girl loved liim. The gi>-' was tin* Brooklyn hiss who wrote the johe note because she found a h >yi h name inscribed on the shell of a fresh egg. T.vo weeks ago Taylor ret urn e 1 to Brooklyn and l ist week married M'ss Mr ivuer. Kdled l-'nr Mis Money, The body of Richard Hair-oek. an iged man who for years hid lived alone, was found at his home near Panama, Fla.. Friday with three bullet WOUie's ill the lew If u-.1 M N'elll, :i n?gro. was arrested and confessed to h >vfnsr killed him. Manrook was reputed to have lieen " -filthy find i' is said that ho kept large sums of money in the house. * l>enr!is I'roni I'lagne. The viceroy of Manchuria estimates that the fatalities in M inehuroia from the Heuhonie plague already have r> ached f>."i.O00. Acrording to the general belief, however, the number of fatalities will lie ne;r >r double those of the official estimates. St ir\ i 11 g < 'hinese. The relief committee at Shanghai. China, lx-llevps that the minimum number of deaths from famine is 1 D.diin, r<-ward of jort for the capture of the slaver of Officer Gunnels. Mobs are still s'-ouri"tr tlio country for the fleeiit i murderer. Several ' suspects have heen brought Into the city, at intervals, since nightfall. Kvery outgoing fain, freight and passenger, is being haltetl and searched by police and citizens. The excitement throughout the city is intense, and should the slayer of Officer flannels he captured and brought hack to Oreenvillo there will undoubtedly be danger of a lynching The funeral services over the remains of the dead officer were held Saturday afternoon. The board of police commissioners and the police force will attend in a body. A selected squad of police will act as pallbearers, while interment will be accompanied by Masonic rites. Public, subscriptions to a fund to employ a Plnkerton detective has amounted to hundreds of dollars already and Is growing hourly. rrTC TUP MAiir v uLia mr, luuiui The Colleges Liberally Provided For by the General Assembly GIVEN AIL THEY ASKED Swells (lie Appropriation Hill to Over Two Million Dollars, Which is the Largest Kver Passed l>y South Carolina Legislature for One Years Kxpenses. The appropriation bill has passed both houses and is now ready for the signature of the governor. For the first time in years a fight was made in the senate on the adoption of the free conference report on the bill. Dy just one rote, 18 to 17. the senate early Saturday morning adopted the free conference report which meant that the bill passed with the appropriations for permanent buildings at Winthrop, South Carolina Fniversitv, and the Citadel restored to the bill. Tin* ro[>ort of the free conference committee was not unanimous. Senator VY. L. Mauldin. chairman of the finance committee of the senate, not signing the report. The question of adopting the report from the free conference committee was debuted freely and warmly. Senator Montgomery moved the adoption <>f the report. Senator Ilardin said that for the first time in his legislative career he could not support a free conference report. Senator Johnstone explained the notion of the committee and told how carefully the Items had been consid ereu and me deliberations of the committee. Senator Ratnsford regarded the cominittee as a hoard of arbitration and the senate in honor bound to abide by its decision. Senator lamey put in a word for the common schools but said be would vote for the free conference report. Senator Montgomery said all governments are liases on compromises, and when he saw tax levy would not. be put up he consented for the senate to rerede from Its amendments. Senator Hardin thought the senate lost out entirely Instead of participating In a compromise. lie could not conscientiously vote for it. Senator Strait sounded a warning. saying the time is coming when people are going to rise up against these institutions. Might as well call a halt now. He reminded the senators lie helped establish Winthron and Clemson. Senator Weston was emphatic in his remarks. He said the 1'niverslty of South Carolina, the Citadel. Clemson and Winthrop are not the rich man's colleges. The appropriations for Improvements are to be accompanied by Increased and additional educational advantages. Senator Young was glad to see the action of the committee and told of what tbe teflon will mean. S rr'ter Hates announeed that he would vote a.uinst the adoption of ?h? report as a protest against ext r: vi 'aero. Senator I.awson asked Senators Johnstone. Weston and Montgomery a number of questions drawing out the features of the added appropriat ions. Senator Johnstone told again of the stand taken by the eonimittce and earnestly urged tlie senate to adopt the free conference committee's report. The v>to to adopt the report was passed, IS to 17, as follows: Ayes Senators A kerman, Carlisle, Clifton. Hough. Johnstone, l.aney. T. J. Mauldin. McCown, Montgomery, iMuekenfnss, Hainsford, Sinkler. Spivey, Stewart, Summers, Waller. Weston, Young is. Nays Senators Appelt, Hates, Clark, Christensen. Crosson, Karle, Kpps, Forrest. flreen, Hardin, I.aw?an, Manning, Mars. Strait, Stuckc'%. S"llivan, Wharton 17. Not voting- Senators Croft, Den rs, C.inn, Hall, W. I. Johnson. I.ide, W. Ii. Mauldin, Walker S. The house then adopted the report. Mr. Hrownin: explained that when the hill left the house it provided for appropriations of 81.071.IT2, and as reported by the free eon loronce committee tho t? t:t 1 would l>e $ 2,01 9,6!?2. It',. The report c"rrion the additional $1,000 for militia, $2,000 for corn breeders' association, and a few ot tier items. Tbe principal points at issue were the appropriation for the State colleges. The committ e reported that the senate should recede from its amendments on State colleges. The university is to get its auditorium and Winthrop 11?< new iiuilding for arts and sciences. The high school appropriation of *60.000 and the public schools appropriation of $20,000 are to come out of flie dispensary profits an-1 will therefore reduce the direct, appropriation by $80,000. Held I p Town. Terrorizing the citizens of Dunoanville, Te*.. robbers destroyed the vault of the Farmers' bank and escaped with $2,000. The most venturesome residents were forced to stand in line while the robbers used their high explosives. NURSING SERViCt AX IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT OF RED CROSS ORGANIZATION. National Society Experts to Knroll lO,(NX) Truined Nurses for Ser\iee in Time of War or Disaster. A red cross 011 white ground encircled by the words, "American Na iiwiiiii itcu cross Nurse," in letters of gold on blue enamel, the whole enclosed in a laurel wreath?this ia i the official emblem of the Nursing Service of the American lied Cross, and no higher honor can be bestowed upon a nurse than the right to wear this badge, for it means that she is pledged to the service of her country. This emblem ia protected by law, and still further to prevent its Improper use each badge is nuin1 bered and the names and addresses of the nurses to whom they are issued are on file in the lied Cross of' fire in Washington. The selection of these nurses is one of the most important duties devolving upon the Red Cross, and so important indeed did this duty seem that a National Committee on Red Cross Nursing Service was appointed by the War Relief Hoard of the American Red Cross in December, 1909. This committee, consisting of Initio members representing the Nurses \ssociated Alumnae of the United States and six members representing the American Red Cross, was made responsible for the organization of an adequate nursing personnel which shall be at all times available for service under the banner of the Red Cross. The magnitude of this undertaking may be indicated by the following figures: During the last year of tho Civil War there were 20 4 General Hospitals under the control of the Medical Department of the Cnited Army, with a capacity of 1.10,894 l?eds. If the Medical Department of tho Army of 1S?;."> had undertaken to furnish a nursing service comparable with that which is considered necessary in our large hospitals today, an army of over 27,000 nurses would have been required. There were, however, no trained nurses available in those dark years of the Civil War, but today there are in the United States alone over aO.OOO women who have graduated from training schools for nurses, than which there >r.. bettor iti the world, and from these the Red Cross hopes to enroll at least 1 o.nnu nurses ift.ood selected women who are not only vouched for by the schools for nurses from which they have graduated. b,it are recommended by well-known members of their own profession. The system of enrollment adopted by the Red Cross is a guarantee to the nation that in the stress of calamity or the turmoil of war there stands ready for service a band of women worthy to follow in the footsteps of their great ("iti'licr and exemplar, Florence Nightingale. * l>F.T.\l I.S OF F.Asl.KV IvII.I.INt;. Olin Fletcher, Slaver of Mart-nil (ioiiilsttn, in Jail. Tuesday night, at the Kasley Cotton Mill, in th< town of Kasley. Olin 'leteher killed Harrall Moodson. From what r-in he learned it seems that several hoys were sitting on tho church steps at the mill, about !? o'clock. Olin Fletcher walked up io t he hoys and asked I nit her Norris for <i iiKiinnc, iNorris gave it to him. None of the hoys h:id ;i match. Olln Fletcher. seeing H?-i? Harris coming down the street, asked Harris for a match. Harris pulh <1 a pistol out of his pocket ami said: "This is tho kind of match 1 will give von." II 11ris put the pistol hack in Irs pocket. Fletcher then pulled the pistol out of Harris's pocket and began to sling it around. It was discharged ami tho hu!let struck Harrall (loodson and lie was killed almost instantly. Titey were young men about ilo years of me and unmarried. Fletcher was caught about four miles from tho scene of tho killing and is now in jail. The coroner held an inquest, and if is said a motive for the killing was brought out. Woman thinks I'oison. Swallowing laudanum then carbolic acid with suicidal intent. Mrs. Charles M. Tripp <-i Dublin, (la., died late Friday, after suffering six hours. It was stated domestic troubles caused her act. Mr. 'I ripp was- tic ...-iv <>i nt-r mi D.ind s lirst wife ami was wedded hut a few decks after the first wife's death. * Ifotly Was I-omul. Michael l.illek who Priday niuht lied from llrostes, i'a., after shooting and instantly killing Miss Alice H>land. aged 1!?. because siie objected to his attentions, was found dead on a mountain side a half mile from tho scene. Rather than submit to capture he shot himself. Make War on Rats. Pittsburg:, Pa., is overrun with rats and there is $ 1,000,000 of Pittsburg money ready to be handed to the man who will invent something which will exterminate rats quietty and effectively.