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SECRETARY JOHN HAY DEAD Eminent Statesman Passes Away at Lake Sunapee, N. H. CLOSE OF A GREAT ~ CAREER Wa? at One Time 8e?r?lwy (o""Preild?nl I.tuuolii? (Jratluato of Mrown Unlver ?ll7~Wu Born In H3l>C?me to 8tat? l>?partu?ent In UIWi at the OIom of Spanish- American War. Lake Sunapee, N. 11.? Secretary of State John Hay died at his summer home here ft 1 o'clock In the mom ing. Ills family were grouped abput his bed lit the end. died as peacefully as though ?ol^ to sleep. Ills physicians had been summoned a few minutes before the end. The physicians arrived Just before he breathed his last. Secretary Hay was taken ill last February. He went abroad on March 10 in the hope of regaining his health. He took the Herman ? baths, but did not regain his strength, which laid been undermined during a long appli cation to ills duties In Washington, D. C. He returned to this country with his family on June 15 and returned to Washington. He remained at ills post there;- however, only a few days and on June 23 started for his summer home. He had beei) there just two days when he was attacked with a chill. This was the beginning of the end. That iiis ~-r~. ..??nu prove fatal no one at first believed. Dr. Charles 1/. Scudder, the Boston specialist, who was called, said that beyond the chill be foresaw no special danger, and that he hoped to soon have the distin guished, patient on his feet again. The secretary <1 HI show f-igns of Im provement for a time, but lie later de veloped ureamia, and from that time on grew, steadily worse. Ills physicians, however, said that his progress was satisfactory and they still held out hopes of his complete restoration. There was no alarming symptoms until late /at night, when symptoms of pulmonary embolism set He sank rapidly after midnight' l'ayne Whitney and his Avife, avIio was Miss Helen Hay, had all of their plans made to s^iil for Europe only >'? few days ago. 7 They were about to abandon the trip and no to the bedside of Mr. Hay, but such reassuring re ports of his condition were received that they embarked. : John Hay was born in Salem, I ml., October 8. 1838. Ills parents were Charles and Helen Hay. He was graduated at Brown Uni versity in i?r.8, afler taking high rank as a scholar, especially in English composition, and Immediately began the study of hiw at Springfield, III., ii^ -the ofllce of his uncle, an Intimate friend and associate of Abraham Lin coln. There, besides qualifying himself for the bar. 11$ learned' his first lessons Jn practical politics and made the ac quaintance of the leaders of the lle Jmblicait party. He took' part also in the campaign of 1800 as a writer and speaker. 8ecr?tary to Lincoln. Tn 1801, after being admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Illinois, he accompanied President Lincoln to ?Washington as assistant secretary. Hay was j>ne of the greatest diplo mats ever developed in the United States and a master of statecraft whose genius was recognized in every chn nn-llerio of Kurope. His work for the open door in China, his efforts for trade privileges in the Orient, alone stand out as a monument to his ability. Mr. Hay came to the State iTfcpart inent In September. 1SI>8, at the close of the Spanish war. lie had served with distinction as Ambassador to the Court of St. James, having had former diplomatic experience in Paris, Madrid and Vienna. He negotiated a series of important extradition treaties, making It almost impossible for a criminal to be safe In any civilized community. . He settled many claims of citizens against this country and increased our prestige. lie won additional fame In the Venezuelan tangle. Ills repeal of the Clayton-Bui wer treaty was one of his greatest achievements. His tri umphs in the East and his settlement <>r the Alaskan boundary question are still fresli in the public mind. ItIG BLOW AT EAST ST. LOUIS. Five Smokestacks and ? Wireless Tower Fall? Many Injured. Fast St. Louis, Mo. ? A storm of cy clonic proportion* broke over this city, destroying property worth $150, (XXX A score of persons were injured. Three smokestacks of the Missouri Malleable Iron Company were blown down, seri ously injuring four men employed at the works and wounding ten or fifteen other employes. Two smokestacks of the American Steel Foundry Company Were blown down. The 200-foot tower of the DeForeat Wireless Telegraph Company tit St. Clair and CoIliusvUle avenues was blown down. j More New York Postal Clerljj. % *J Postmaster General jCftrMyon has ft 'it t^i-i -J00 more clerks for tile Ne\>^York 9lty postofflce. JT-* ?' ' ^ - Russian Cruiser Ipterned. v ? The Russian ir ? er Terek has been iuterned at Batavia. INJURED IN WRECK. Pittsburg Flyer Derailed Between At water and Ravenna, 'Ohio. Cleveland, Ohto.?Tlie Pittsburg flyer ~Tniiy mtrl Ravenna. Ohio. N -Fifteen persons Injured. They were taken to Alliance, Ohio. When the accident occurred the trat* running over a Temporary track tb? regular line was re The left Cleveland at LAST SAD RITES OVEK IJlmpIo But Impressive Ceremony j Marked the Burial of the Dead j Statesman. j Cleveland, Ohio, Special.-- The fun eral of Secretary llay took place hero on Wednesday. The body of the dead statesman did not lie In state, owing to the express wish of Mrs. Hay and liie family. Tho ceremonies w<?re im pressive, hut simple. The President and party were in attendance, as also a large outpouring of citizens. A Proclamation by the President. Oyster Bay, L. I., Special. ? President Roosevelt has prepared tho formal proclamation announcing tho death of John Hay, Secretary of State, as fol lows: "A proclamation by the President of tho United States: "John Hay, Secretary of State of the United States, died July 1. His death, a crushing sorrow to his friends, Is to tho President of this country a nat ional bereavement, and in addition it is a serious loss to mankind, for to him it was given to stand as a leader | In the effort to better world conditions by striving to advance the cause of international peace and justice. "Ho entered the public service as tho trusted and intimate companion of Abraham Lincoln, and for well night forty years he served his country with loyal devotion and high ability in many positions of honor and trust; and finally he crowned his life work by serving as Secretary of State with such farsightedness of tho future and such loyalty to lofty ideas, as to con fer lasting benefits not only upon our own country, but upon all the nations of the earth. As a suitable expression of national mourning, I direct that the diplomatic representatives of tho United States in all foreign countries display the flags over thoir embas sies and legations at half-mast for ten days; that for a like period tho flag of tho United States be displayed at half-maet at all forts and military posts and at all naval sta^lu?s and on all vessels of theL-U?tteft States. "I further order ><hat 011 the day of the funeral, the Executive Department in city of Washington be closed, and that on all tho public buildings throughout tho l/nlted States the nat ional flag be displayed at half-mast.* "Done at J-heJcity of .Washington, this third day of July, A. D., 1905, and of the independence of tho United States, the one hundred and twenty ninth. "THEODROE ROOSEVELT." "By the President: Herbt D. Price, Acting Secretary of State." President Announces Peace Commis ^?f oners. Oyster Bay^T. Y., Special.? Official announcement was mado by President Roosevelt of the nuuic-a of tlio Russian and Japanese envoys to the Washing ton peace oor\ference. The character and ability of the men selected by both bel ligerents is an earnest of the desire of vthelr respective government to con clude, If possible, the tragedy enacted In the far East. The plenipotentiaries are: Russian, Ambassador Muravieff, for merly Minister of Justice and now am bassador to Italy, and Baron Rosen, recently appointed as ambassador to the United States to succeed Count Casslnl. Japanese, Baron Komura, Minister Foreign Affairs, and Kogoro Takahlra, minister to the United States. direction of the President. Sec retary Loeb mado . the formal an nouncement in the following state ment: PRESipENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT. "The President announces that the Russian and Japanese governments havo notified him that they have ap pointed the plenipotentiaries to meet here (Washington) as soon after the first of August as possible. The two Russian pi<*i?ipotentiarics are Ainbas stWor Muravieff, formerly Minister of Justice and now ambassador at Romo, a nd\ Ambassador Rosen. The Japanese plenipotentiaries are Baron Komura. no\tf Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister Takahlra. "It is possible that each side may send one or more additional represen tatives. The plenipotentiaries of both Russia and Japan will be entrusted with full power to negotiate and con clude a treaty of peace, subject, of course, to ratification by their respect ive home governments." Stories Kxagcrated. ^ Nagales, Ariz., Special.? The stories sent out from this phue regarding the attack by Yaqui Indians upon the Buenos Ayreg ranch in Sonora last Sunday in which over twenty Yaquis and several settlers and their families were said to have hern slain are the grossest exaggerations. The only foundation for the reports vV'as a light, occur! Ing at the rnnch in which two Indians were killed and Luis Cnraiizn was wounded. There was no attempt at a massacre, and no troops were sent out is renorted. killed" salmon with rifle. * Sculptor Tefft Shot It While On* Hand Held the Rod. ft The open season for sea salmon on (he Penobscot river began two weeks ago, but thus far only one fish has been taken from the once famous Bangor Pool. Charles E. Tefft, the New York sculptor, was the lucky fish erman. H? had whipped the rapids below Bangor dam all the afternoon and had begun to think he had wasted his . time, when, just at dusk, there came a sudden flash, a vicious strike and he had a big salmon fast. Being inex perienced in salmon fishing, Mr. Tefft had neither gaff, nor net, and there was no shoal water near. He had in the boat a small target rifle, and, af ler playing the big flsh for ten min TROT tnrnrowwlsff In holding ttra rod in one hand and pointing the rifle with the other. Although the boat was lotting about In the rough water, he killed the salroAn with the flrgt.shot. the ballet passing through Its head, like salmon weighed twenty-two povttdsr.~New York Son. Latest Move With Reference to the : Russian Insurgents DESTROYER'S PERILOUS ERRAND Desperate Expedient is Seized Upon by the Russian Authorities to Clear the Black Sea of Mutineers and Prevent International Complications fit. Petersburg, By Cable. ~ A dispatch from Odessas states that the destroyer Smetilvy lia.s left that port with the In tention of-.sceklng out and sinking the Kniaz Potemkine. With Kustenji ai^l other unprotect ed porta of Roumauia, Bulgaria and Turkey are at the uiert-y of the battle ship's guns < ml with the inability of Vive Admlrai Kruger's squadron to interfere with her career tacitly ad mitted by retiring thorn from com mission, this desperate expedient was seised upon to prevent international complications and to rid Che Black Sen of mutineers. This problem for a single destroyer, which is difficult and dangerous enough at best, as she will have to encounter both the Kniaz Polemkin and her attendant torpedo boat, is now com plicated by the departure of the battle ship from Kustenji and ignorance as to where she will next turn tip; but the dispatch froiri Kustenji throws a beam of hope on the dark situation by intimating that a considerable number of her crew are anxious to desert their leaders and to escape the consequences of their mutinous actions. The Admiralty, however, it should be stated, docs not admit that the Smctil vy has gone on such an errand, though the officials say frankly that the Kniaz Potemkine must in law be regarded as a pirate. Bucharest Roumania, By Cable.? The Russian tropedo boat No. 2t>7, accom panied the crew of the Kniaz Potem kine to enter the port of Kustenji. The Roumania cruiser Elisabeth a fired on the torpedo boat, but failed to hit her. The torpedo boat then retired. The Incident followed the refusnl of the crew of the Kniaz Potemkine t/> accept the government's offer, man* through the captain of the port, who positively announced that the muti neers would not be allowed to<?feeelve provision^ unless they came ash<m; un armed and delivered up the battleship and torpedo, boat to the captain of the port. If these conditions were fulfilled, \the mutineere would be given liberty to go where th^ky. pleased. The rebellious sailors conferred together, then refused the government^ demands and renew ed their demand for provisions. This was again positively denied by the cap tain of the port, whereupon the Russian torpedo boat attempted to enter the port, but on being fired upon by the Kllsabetha and evidently awed by the firm stand taken by the authorities, she decided to retire. Cotton Crop Letter. Messrs: W. F. Klumpp & Co. issue the following cotton crop letter: Since our crop letter of the 1st ulto., the conditions havo improved materially, and farmers have had good weather to cultivate the crops, which were very backward in a great many sections.' In Mississippi. Tennessee. Texas 1 and the Territo?ies, the plant wtth the exception of being late, is healthy and making rapid growth, but there are still complaints from Ixmisana and Arkansas, of some fields being grassy, in Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas the crop is well cultivated and making good progress. The crop over ? the entire belt, Is now making good progress, and we believe the Government Hureau Kn port to be issued on the 3rd inst will show an average con dt ion of about 82, against 88 last year, and 77.1, in 1903. however, it is too early to form an oplnton as to what the final outcome will be as the crop has tq pass tnrough the most trying period during late July and August, and much also depends upon the weather conditions during the picking season. The undertone in cotton shows less strength, and svith good weather condi tions. prices are likely to seek a low er level in the near future. Condition of Cotton 77. Washington, SfWial/ ? The monthly report of the chief of the Hureau of Statistics of the Department of Agri culture will show the average condi tion of cotton on June 25 to have been 77 per cent., as compared with 77.2 on May 25, 1905, 88 on June 25, 1904. 77. t at the corresponding date in 1903, and a ten-year averhge of 84.6. Fol lowing is the condition by Stated Texas 72, Georgia 82, Alabama 83. Mississippi 72, Georgia 81^ Alabama 83. Mississippi 72, South Carolina 78. Arkansas 75, Louisiana 73, North Car olina 82, Indian Territory 79. Tennes-M sec 80, Oklahoma 83, 'Florida 87, Mis souri 8G, Virginia 88. ( Long Voyage .in Row Boat. Petersburg. Special. ? S. C. J4urt. W. H. Hunt and T. H. Doss, of Lynchburg, have ai rived here after a long voyage in an open rowboat. They went down the James to Norfolk, where they camped for several days, then - went through the Dismal Swamp canal to Elizabeth City, N. C., up Albemsrle sound and the river to Wiudsor, N. C., the boat being shipped from that point. Hart Knocks Out Root. Reno. Nov.. Special. ? Marvin Hart, of Louisville, knocked out "Jitck" Root, of Chicago, in the twelfth round of a fight for the heavy-weight championship. The betting odds were 3 to 1 in favor of Root. The punch which eticooiMssed the downfall of the Ofcfeagoen %as a short, powerful Jolt of the right arm to the body. The blow was delivered ; with terrific force and it taught Root while Tie was corain* up. Root reeled, tottered and fell In a heap. PALMETTO CROP BULLETIN Conditions For Past Week as Given Out by the Department. - The section director for the South Carolina section of the Department of Agriculture issue the following bulle tin: The week ending Monday, July 3rd, had nearly a normal mean tem perature. it having been very high at the beginning of the week. with a miix iinuin of ;??J degrees at Bla?kvllle on June 27th, and vviih comparatively etjol during the middle of the week with a minimum of til at Allendale on June 29th. There was more than an aver age amount of cloudiness. The winds were mostly easterly and drying. Copious rains fell in the Savannah valley counties and along the southern coast; excessive rains In the extreme western and northwestern counties. The co-operative observer at Walhalla reported oyer thirteen inches for the week. Scattered showers, generally light occurred lu the central, eastern and northeastern counties, where the drought has only been partially re lieved. 1. rinds were washed and bot . torn lands Hooded in Oconco, Pickens and parts of Oreenvllle, Anderson and Harnwcll counties; in all otner sections the rainfall was wholly beneficial. Cotton improved in general appear ance, although It has not attained normal size except In a few scattered localities. The, cotton crop is uneven and Irregular in size, growth age, though It Is bloomlug^iormally over practically the wholo State. Thero are fe.wer complaints of dei4? lice and shedding than last week. In the dry sections, somo plants are blooming to the top. Sea island cotton continues small, though generally healthy. There is little, if any improvement. In the early planted corn, which con tinues unpromising; later plantings have improved In color ami growth, but are still being Heinously injured by chinch bugs/in plptcos. Wheat tHrCBfilng is under way and the yields are very poor. Rice is do ing well. Tobacco is being cured; the crop la poor and shows the bad effects of drought. Peas are being sown ex tensively. Pastures and gardens are parched, except where the recent rains have partially revived them. Water melons are being marketed. Sweet po tota slips aro being set out since tho fralus .atTH.w liero-set out earlier aro do lug well. The general crop outlook is more promising than heretofore, but Is still poor where, a moisture is defi cient, which includes about half the State. J. W. BAUER, Section Director. Slayer of Seven Women Escapes Americus, Ga., Special. ? Tho whole sale shooting and killing of seven ne gro women here at the hands of War ren Hicks, a black desperado, still ..creates tho greatest excitement in the neighborhood of the tragedy. . The county is appalled at tho horri ble deed. Tho county commissioners met and requested Governor Terrell to offer a reward for tho murderer's cap ture, the commissioners making such an offev on behalf of the county. Hicks was chased ten hours by ofli cera, luit is still at large. ? * Ship Yards Strike Spreads. St. Petersburg, By Cable.?' The strike of the Nevsky shipyard, which began Monday, became general Tuesday morning. Between 5,000 and G.OO0 strikers hold a meeting in the court yard ?>f the works. Speeches detail lux the men's grievances were deliver ed and subsequently the men attempted to form a procession. Thereupon the authorities requisitioned 800 Cossacks, who dispersed the men by the free use of their whips. There is marked/ ex citement in labor circles. Leaflet^ are being cast broadcast detailing the re cents events at Ix>d z and Odessa. Telegraphic Briefs. President Roosevelt is at Cambridge, i participating In the jubilee of bis class at Harvard. Tho Yaqui Indians, the Apaches of Mexico, are on a raiding tour in the country along the San Miguel river, and have killed at least 12 ranchers, be sides several women and children. ' T. A. Deveny was, at Fairmont, awarded judgment for $40,000 in bin case, against James D. Cook. President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the University of California, speaking at the Darmouth College commence ment. expressed a poor opinion of the wealthy class In Isolation from hu manity. leading members of tho New York bar are more or less in sympathy with the views of Secretary Taft on the ad ministration of criminal law. John F. Wallace, who resigned as chief engineer of the Panama canal and a mftmber of the commission, has ac cepted a ftfO.OQO position with a New York corporaiionV^? N i Graeme Stewart, several times a candidate for Mayor of Chicago on the Republican ticket and prominent In the business life of the Western city, Is dead. Party Moves Onward. Washington, Special. ? Wn, H. Taft, Secretary of War. aocompanled by a distinguished party, Including mem hers of both houses -qf -Cuimwn, ITTpy official*. tho daughter of the President, Mlsa Alice Roosevelt, and others, be gan their journey to the Philippine Is land* at 5*80 o'clock Friday after* noon. The -party embarked in t^ro epoeial car* on the regular train' Over tho Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad/ SUMMEH SCHOOL OPFNED The Largest plumber of School and College Workers Ever Assembled in S^>uth Carolina. CloinVou C^/llego Special l?? Colum blu Stal*.'. Tho State Summer School ! ami (lu> Sta(i> Teachers' Associat Ion combined make tho largest nai boring of teachers ? ? v * :r assembled in South ! Carolina, mi far as this writer recalls, ?j Tho regular enrolled at tendance at ; tho summer school is now about .">70 ; ami there la a largo number besides attending tho association. Tho total | is now estimated at Ufa). Tho exercise* of t he association bo Kan with a quartette by Messrs. S. H. j lOdmunds, IS. L. Hughes, Dr. A. L. Man chester and Dr. J. I..| Mann, accoiu j panicd by Mrs. 1?\ S Shiver. Tho quart of to was cuthusiastii-aily re ceived. Dr. I'\ \ Prcssly, president of lOrskino College, (h?*n led in prayer. Stato Superintendent of Bducntlon (). H Martin (hen int reduced Col K W. Simpson, chairman of (ho board of iruatooH of Clemson College. Mr. Martin told of tho hard work Col. Simpson had done for education in his arduous labors looking to tb<> founding of Clemson College. Col. Simpson then mado tho address of | Welcome, (oiling the teachers that t li ? ? doors of the college were thrown wide open and that everything and every body was at their service. l'rof. A. (1. Kcnibert, of Wofford Col lego, chairman of the executive com mittee, was called on to respond on behalf of tho association, lie said that, it was an honor to bo invited to Clemson College, but thai to bo wol > coined to a spot made sacred by one \of the noblest lives that have enriched the history of our country' was more thai) Jill honor I l'rof. Remhort then introduced the president of the association, l'rof. 1*. T. lirodie, of Clemson College, who j;oad a carefully prepared paper deal ing with tho groat problems before the public schools. The first discussion was on tho in troduction of manual training into the common schools, l'rof. \V. M. Itiggs, of Clemson, led off and contended that manual training could not profitably bo given in such schools?Unit is, sueji manual training as is in col logos. Tho main obstaoln^vero cost of equipment and time for the work. Superintendent 10. L. Hughes, of Greenville, agreed with l'rof. lligus as to cyst and lack of time, nut maintain ecl 'that some of the simpler and less o^pensivo methods ought to be intro duced Into all of our schools, and gave Strong reasons for his beliefs. ' Tho president then announced the following committees: On nominations: l'rof. 1'atlerson Ward law, Supt. 10. D. Hughes, Supt. S. H. lOdmunds, Miss Minnie Macfoat and Mr, 10 ,S. McCowan. On resolutions: Dr. J. L. Mann, Dr. J. P. Kinard and Miss Selby. Auditing committee: Supt. 10. S. I) ru ber, Supt. J. E. Roland and Prof. F. 10. Hlnnant. Un memorials: Supt. A. It. Hanks, Dr. F. Y. Pressly und Supt. M. VV. Peurlfoy. The secretary and treasurer, L. W. Dick, of Abbeville, without whom the association could hardly exist, was kept busy collectlg dues last night. lie is the best secretary and treasurer that can be found, and has held this ofllco almost from the beginning of the association. The following members of tho State board of education are here for the meeting of that board to bo hold to morrow : Hon. O. 13. Martin, Messrs. A. R. Hanks, W. K. Tate, J. E. Roland, D. W. Daniel, A. CI. Rembort, H. M. Ayer and A. J. Thackston. Tho colleges are well represented at the State Teachers' Association. FrOm South Carolina College are: President Benj. Sioan, Dr. A. C. Moore, Prof! F. Horton Colcock and Prof. Patterson VVardlaw; from Winthrop, Dr. D. H. Johnson, Dr. J. P. Klnard, Miss Minnie Macfeat, Miss Wyclirro, Miss Kathar ine Mulligan and Miss E. E. Lumpkin; from Erskln, Dr. F. Y. Pressly; from WoCord, Prof. A. G. Rembcrt; from Furman, Prof. M. I). ICarle; from the Greenvillo College for Women, Miss Kvelyn Cooner; from Clemson a large number of the members of the faculty. lion. J. J. McMahan, of Columbin, cannot (orget his lovo for school work, and he is here for the association. Col. J. J. Dargan ' came yesterday. Ho will lecture during the session of tho summer school. Hon. and Mrs. M. F. Ausei, of Green villo, aro here. Prof. Joseph Spencer Stewart, of the University of Georgia, is expected heie today. lie Is to speak tonight. Reduction*''*)! Freight Charges. Columbia, Special.? Recent corres pondence between the secretary of the South Carolina Wholesalers' Associa tion and the traflc managers of the large railroads doing business in this State strengthen tho hope indicalted in this correspondence several weeks ago | that important freight reductions ark to be granted this territory In the near future. The agitation which the pied mont commercial bodios started in the beginning of the summer against dis crimination in fa.vor of Atlanta point* and a recent decision of Judge Speer, in Georgia, In which he decided that the .Southern had no right to raiso the rate on lumber, have had an important bearing In the case, it is thought. Tho Southeastern Freight Association is said to be working out the problem of making certain reductions, but in such a way as not to disturb present co*fcv mercial conditions, and to this ond is* collecting copies of way-bills and bills of lading so as to base calculation on amounts shipped. Charters and commissions went to a number of important new enterprises. Tho Marshall- Weecott Harrdware Com pany. of Charleston, was chartered with a capital of $60,000; E. H. Prtngle, president and treasurer,' and G. T. Prlngle, secretary. These were com missioned: The Palmetto Palpt Com pany, Columbia, capital, |28,()60r" COr pdratora, W! A. Tunader, W. B. Low ranee and W. J. Murray; the Sumter Cotton Warehouse, capital, 915,060; the Lynch-Letton Company, Columbia, d raying, capital, $10,600; corporators, C. J, cyn cb B Letts*; the Woodstde Cotton Mils, of Greenville, hacreased iU capital from $190,000 to FORTUNE FOR EDUCATION John D. Rockofollor Gives $10,000,000 to General Hoard. riio IIIk Uiilv?r*!li?i Arc Hnrroil Any l'ortlon of t Ii o 1'uiut ? i'oiitllllon* Nmnril, New York City. Following the an nouncement of the gift to Yale by John I). Rockefeller <if $l,ooo,ooo, came thW announcement of his gift of $10,000,000 l<> the Oencral I'M iiciu ion Hon nl for higher education in llic I'nlbsl Slates. Tito announcement was made in (lie following statement : "At a meeting of the (?'encral Mduca lion Hon I'd a gifl of $10,000,000 was announced from Mr. John I). Rockefel ler. The fund Is to he an endowment for higher education in tin* United SI at os. "Dr. Hu( l rick, of tlio board, gave out the following statement with respect to this gift. lie said the announce ment ot the gift was contained in a It Iter from Mr. K. T. Oates. who Is Mr, Rockefeller's representative. The following is a copy of tlio letter of gilt: '"JO Itrond way. New York * *)(>?, To Messrs. Wallace Huttrick and Starr .1. Murphy, Secretaries and Uxecullve otllcers, (iciieral Mil il ea I ion Hoard, ui William Street, New York: "Dear Sirs ? I am authorized by Mr. John I). Rockefeller to say that l:e will contribute to the Cciicral (''duration Hofird the sum of ten inillion dollars ($10,000,000) to be paid October 1 next, in cash, or, at his option, in Income producing se< urJW 'varket value, the principal ^o lie held in per petuity as a foundation for education, the Income, above expenses and ad ministration, to be distributed to, or used for, the beiiellt of, such institu tions of learning, at such times in such amounts, for such purposes and under such conditions, or employed in such other ways, as the board may deem best adapted to promote a comprehen sive system of higher education in the United States. Yours very truly. "F. T. OATKS.o "Mr. John 1). Rockefeller, Jr., with other gentlemen of New York City, was instrumental iu forming the Con em! Education Hoard in February, A very broad and admirable Charter was secured from Congress and signed by President Roosevelt on January 12, UK).'}. "A gift of $1,000, (MX) from Mr. John L>. Kockefeller was immediately passed over to the board, especially desig nated for educational work in the South. Other funds have been added b.v other philanthropists since that time, and the board has confined Its work hitherto mainly to .educational work in the Southern States. "The present gift differs from Mr. Rockefeller's first gift, to the board iu the following particulars: "The principal sum of the gift of $1,000,000 made on the organization of the board could be distributed. The present gift or $10,000,000 is held as endowment, the income only being available for distribution. "The first gift was designed to be used exclusively In tlio Southern States. The present gift is for use not only in the Southern States; but throughout the United states, without distinction of section. "The first gift could bo used for com mon schools and secondary education. The second gift is confined to higher education and' Is designed specially for colleges as distinguished from tlio great universities, although there is no pro hibition in,, the letter of gift against making contributions to universities. "Both gifts are alike available for denominational schools as "well as for those which ai'e non-sectarian. While the funds may be employed for de nominational schools, they will lie em ployed without sectarian distinction*. No special denomination will be par ticularly favored, but the funds will' be open to approved schools ot gll de nominations, although they cannot bo employed for giving specifically theo logical instruction. "The present members of JJvt^hoard are as follows: Robert C. OjAlen, chair man; (Jeorge Foster l'eabAdy, treas urer; Wallace Buttrick, secretary and executive officer for the States south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers and Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas; Starr J. Murphy, secretary and exccutlvo officer for the States of the North and West; Frederick T. (fates, Daniel 0. Oilman. Morris K. Jesup. Walter II. Page, Albert Shaw, Johlt I), ltocke feller, Jr., Hugh II. Ilanna, William It. Harper and K. Benjamin Andrews." DOCTOR A FEUD VICTIM. ? Wounds Prominent Texa^as lie Falls ?Factions Arc Aroused Dallas, Texas.? Dr. F. B. Mancfiiud Ephraim Cirltiln, two of the best known men In CeutrarvTexas, m*?t li*>llie street at Itasca, and* renewing an okl feud, exchanged seven shots from their pistols. Dr. Manor was killed by shots through the right lung And heart, and (irlttln was slightly wounded. Grlttlu surrendered and was taken to the Hill County jail at Illllshoro. The shooting has created iutense feeling between friends of the two. Equitable Saves Money. In the rush to escape the payment of the tax on mortgages the Equitable Life tiled a $10,000,000 mortgage in ; New York City, saving f50,000. ' Falls From Freight Train. A son of wealthy Boston parents, Walter J. Clark, fell from a freight train at Eimoore, Cal., and was killed. Canal Commlsalon Buys 8hlps. The Pans ota Canal Commission at Washington, D. O., aftfcounced that the purchase had bean toads of two Ward Line steamers for the use of the Pali* a ftJrttTOBd Company, to carry supplies to the canal some. Restore KqclUble Money. Valentine IV?oyder aB?JL O. Dp?* Ing. directors of the Z* vita tie UTS As. snraace SocMt^ lis New Terk Wty, tt? , atored money ffM fca MttNfl #C UnHjiimUcamm. . - - . ? EIGHf LYNCHED 8Y MOB Seven Netrros and White Man Kitted at Watkins villo, Ga. WEHE TAKEN FROM THE JAIL M hsUimI m?*ii Ovei'iii)u?reil <liilli>r i' Xuly Morning Hour mul Nliin I'rla onfm Who AVcre Ac?im?(l ot Hur>l?r mul Criminal Amtauli~t<eil Them m Short HlHlniice Aw?y itixl Shot Th?in Watklnsvillo, (Ja.? A im?l> composed of half a hw ml rod masked men armed Willi revol vers, rltles and shotguns, ap peared at the county Jail, which is lo cated In tlio very heart of the city, a bom 2 o'clock in the morning, secured the keys to the building and, taking nine prisoners to a spot loo yards from the prison, shot eiKht of them to death. With the exception of Alonzo Aye cork, a white man, all victims wcrt* negroes. The ninth man escaped dentil by falling to the ground when the first volley was fired and pretending he had ben killed. He was wounded in two places ,9ml failed to make his escape when the mob left, lie was returned to the Jail where he was a I tended by a physician. Four of the men lynched, including the white man, were charged with complicity Hn the murder, some weekday ago, of 1 1 . 1 1. llullbrook and ids aged wlf?? which occurred at their home, four miles from this place,. Their.. . mutilated bodies were found by neigh* hors on the morning al'ler the crime, .wivkco slayers were being held In Jail hero to await trial. The negroes alleged to have had a hand in (he murder were ltlchard and Louis Kohluson ami Claude lOlder. The four oilier prisoners will! were killed by the mob were In Jail for various offenses, some of them being charged with Implication in criminal assault cases. . - There was no d I sorer of any kind. The mob gathered quietly at the Jail, forced 'Jack (.-row, who was on duty, to surrender the keys. The prison wus cleared of its prisoners before any one knew what was Impelling (flnd the lynching occurred JmmodiateTy. The bodies of the dead were found where they fell and remained on the spot ? till the coroner conld hold the Inquest. Some of the prisoners, it was said, realizing what was to he their fate, begged their captor? piteously Jo be saved. Others marched along stoic ally to tho spot picked out to' he their execution ground. The nine men were forced to stand In the semblance of a row. although the position of the bod ies would Indicate that several had attempted to run away and were shot down as they turned to fit'e. ? It is not known how 'many volleys were tired. The negro who lay In the Jail wounded could give but little l?r formation regarding the tragedy. After the lynching the masked men dispersed and went their several ways quickly and silently. v There was no clew as to who-conu ? posed the mob, and it was not known - what steps would be taken at tlilj time regarding the matter. Eyerfe thing awaited the action of the COP- ; oner's Jury. , The gruesome evidence of popular, ' vengeance was left to strike terror Into the lawless negro1 element which - the whites of Watklnsvlfle hold?re* sponsible for the series of crime tli*" lynching was designed to tend. There* have been few more terrible punish ments inflicted under the mob law In the South than this. The authorrtte?? have Informed tho State government of the occurrence, but what steps ?will' bo taken to punish tlu* men who took part in the lynching Ivasjipt been de- # elded. ^ ? The murders for which some of th* men were lynched were committed. twoi weeks ago. An aged white pair that lived In an isolated farm house werei - murdered In a brutal manner, after, being tortured apparently by thieves who had tried to make them tell where ? money was hidden. An effort was made to set the house afire after the. ? crime. Bloodhounds were used to track tha murderer 8, and they led to a negro settlement. Seven negroes nnd a while man who associate with them were arrested on suspicion which, in the popular uilnd, was certainty. All the prisoners had bad reputations, and the feeling that they should ho put ? out of the way, beyond tho possibility of o miscarriage ~?>f - justice "In the courts, had been strong since their Cap ture. ? The negro 'who ^yas* lynched for at .tacking a white wwiian was a membert - of the same gang as the others, and bis crime brought to a decision the feeling that a terrible example should be madoTV of tho prisoners to put an end to law* Iessness. a ? ' " ?" 'killed in train crash; * ? Three Others Injured In Co1Ub1oi\ W Kansas City, Mo. / Kansas City, Mo.? An Atchison, To peka and Santa Fe limited trahs bound for Chicago, III., craahed into a train on the Belt Line ?mllw*y at Troost avenue, two miles from - the centre of the city. Three peisohs Wist# killed and three injured, TURKS KILL TWENTY SERVIANS. ?? Vi Band Routed in Macedonia? Only " ? Soldier Slain. Salonika.? Turkish troops routed: baud of Servians, killing twenty* The Turks lost one killed a ad teen wounded. ? ' .... ? i, .. , Tii *Friacu Butclwrt XHtttT. Th* San Francisco Board Of puUUhtd a list of .nor* tbanlfcO butchers who have bean Ing the meats with dya ' Icala. todh aa aoiam " i?te ? tminssF^