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THE CAMDEN volume xvn. CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY, -I ANIJAR V 2(i. l!K)(i. NO. 3. Occurrences of Interest From A15 Over South Carolina ? "* - ? MANY HEMS OF STATE NEWS . * ? - A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover ing a Wide Range? What i? Goin| On in Our State. Gcueral Cotton Market. flalveston, linn . 11") New Orleans, steady 1 1 *V;i Mobile, steady 1 1 '/< Savannah, nominal ...11*% ( ha i 'lesion. linn 11 V-i Wilmington, nominal Nor! o!k, steady II"! liali in. ore, nominal . . . . . . . . . 1'2V> New York 12.2." lioston, quiet 12.2; IMiilmh Iphin, steady 12.5t I lou>toi); lii in 1 1 **'> A uyur.sta, kulet and steady . Memphis, steady 1 1 :5'| St . Louis, firm 11 1 1 -It I .ouisviiie, firm 1 1 I "?-lt Charlotte Cotton Market. These lijyurcs represent prices pan; to ( lood I. i ? i ? 1 J s m vr 11': Si rift i>' ifldlin^ 11"% M iddlin*. 11*/' St rid Lew Middling 11 <!mo(1 Middling tinned 11% Stains 1<)'4(?/ I <)?*', Palmetto Breveties. .Jtidviu;: from tin; report of tin j;r;nnl .ji:ry to tin* court there is : state ?,!' immorality existing in l.ex inuton county that the ?rood citizens ol the county are determined to cor rect. :i i id to ? >i 1 1 ify the KU! i-onndin;r at mospbere even if it- takes the strong ri?4'ht arm ol' the court to do so. Thi presentment of the srrand jury ar raiyns lor immorality l'onr eases, am recount. -m! ; that the parties he in di- ted i>r> : lie criminal side of 1 h< ?court. All of the parties a re whites It is charged that two siri'^h* men auc two married women, and one marrier man and an unmarried won? 'in an livinv in adultery and thai an rnmar ricd inan and an unmarried wv>nar are op< n!y living in violation of tin law (>! dc-'oncy and morality. Tlu names of the witnesses who will prove this stntv? of affairs have been fur nivhed Solicitor Tinimermau and h< will h;.; tl out hills of indictment at the in?. t term of court against th< parties named. At the meeting of the Itichland P>ai association held jM the county eourl bouse to discuss the advisabilit y of introducing in the legislature a hil providing (lie establislinient of p county court for Kichlaud count v llie scot intent oT (he attorneys was al most unanimously in favor of the plan. Alter several talks had beer made and the pros and cons discussed the I'. diowing committee was appoint ed to draft a suitable bill for pre sentation lo the Richland delegation to be introduced: Mr. 1{. W. Shand. president of the association and ex-of licio chairman; Messrs. A. W. Hay, P? P. Aici?i aster, J. S. Mniier mid Johr I*. Thomas, Jr.. No discussion was had upon the text of the proposed bill and the contents was entirely left to the judgment of the committee Acting under instructions from tin Stat'1 hoard of control in Columbia Andersen's dispensary was closet will not he opened again. The ordei came without any pre\ ions intimation th.it s-.u'h action would be taken and even the county board did not know of i; "until after the dispensary wa> dosed. As soon as the stock car, be c!>? ; Led up by the inspector it will be shipped back to Columbia. The protection of the birds of South Carolina is a subject which is inter esting fr any leading people of this Suit.-. There are bills before the leg islature which will require attention at ii.i> session. M 's. Noel Sharpe, who lived neai < iasfon, committed suicide about 1'J o'clock :it night last Thursday by jumping into a well, which is about 100 led deep. Mr. (it'orge Millgan, the inventoi of a new self-folding barrel, espe cially designed for truck, announced plans foi the erection of a barrel i'ac tory, with a capital of $7.>,(MH). The factory will be located near Charles ton. and it will have a large output. The Slate supreme court has dis charged the rule nvrainst J.'S. Fa mum and in that way the pendin - contempt " proceedings were dismissed. A street car conductor was held up in Columbia Thursday night and robbed of what money he had on his person and also a watch and revolver. There in no clue to the x-obbor. \ A sjxflial from Columbia saya^J. AY. Parker, one -of the three accused pickpockets arrested in the crush at the entrance to the street car enclo sure at the fair grounds during fair week, was dismissed from jail aftei having Wl-the amount of his bond reduced from $3,000 to $l/)00 on pe tition lor the reduction taken by H. Palmar McMaater, before Associate Justice Woods at chamber* last week and' conaentod to by Solicitor Georg? Itcli 7'mmwmuL WITH OUR LAWMAKERS j Body ?f State Lawmakers Down at Work? Bills That Have Been Intro J duced. Tuesday in the House. The House of Kcpre*cntat ives Tues day gave third reading to the hill t < > aid (In- dispensary investigating nun mittee. The Senate gave ihird reading to a similar hill hut it did nut reach the House in time for tiraf reading I here. This was i he only third reading hill. 1 iich-i' the head of second reading lour received favorable action and two were rejected. The four which were given second reading and were or dered to he read the third time were: Mr. I'rince's to provide an appro priation for the Confederate Ho?ni> college in ( harleston. Mr. Saye's relating to game law. M''. lainey's to provide for Christ mas holidays at Styte college?*. The Aiken delegation's hill to pro vide for a county court l'or Aiken. The two hills which w.ro killed were: Mr. Isold's to classify magis trates and to increase their jurisdic tion; and Mr. Vomer's to require the use of the "blue hack speller" where the trustees demand it. Dispensary Bills. The dispensary committee leported Col. Morgan's hill with four members in its favor and four opposed to it. Messrs. IJass, Kishburne, Cause and Masscy favored t,he bill, Messrs. (las ton, Richards. <1 recti and Dukes op posed the bill. There was an unfavorable report on Mr. Lahau Mauldin's bill to make drunkenness a crime to be punished by forfeiture of citizenship. There was an unfavorable report on | Mr. DesChamp's bill to provide that members of the State board of di rectors cannot receive "extra pack ages, bottles, demijohns or rebates 'and other packages than those pre [ scribed by law." Mr. l,ahau Mauldin received an un favorable report from the committee i.n ])uhli<' scho(ds on hi> bill to give to school trustees the risrlit to seize con traband liquor and apply the proceeds to t he school fund. As to Immigration. The following concurrent resolution by Mr. Aslilev was n<l<?j?to?l : "Resolved, hv (lie House of Hepre sentatives the Senate concurring', That Congress is hereby earnestly re quested and urged to restrict iunni gration by the educational test, physi cal examination and an increase of the head tax, so as to preserve and maintain our free institutions." Tuesday in the Senate. On Tuesday in the Senate there was much discussion, at times of a breezy nature. During the day the celebrated I?ay sor-Manning bill in a remodeled shape was introduced by Senator lvaysor. This bill provides for the appointment of three members of the board of dispensary directors by the Governor, at a salary of $1,500 per annum. The Governor can remove these di rectors, who must give bond for $10, 000 and must meet once a week in Columbia. The commissioner is elcct ed by the Legislature. Advertise ment is made not only in the South Carolina newspapers but in those of Louisville, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Pittsburg, and a feature of the bill is that all liquors are to be obtained from government bonded warehouses. These bids are to be opened by the (ommissioner in the presence of three citizens appointed by the Governor and not eligible to serve more than once. The whiskey must be pure and this must be certified by statement. If whiskey is offered through the agency of any one connected with the dispensary, this person forfeits one month's salary for the first offense and his office lor the second. No case goods are to be bhught under this bill. During the morning hour quite a number of new bills were introduced and referred to committees. 'The Ten-Hour Bill. The ten-hour bill was up before the committee on Wednesday, and was variously discussed in its several fea tures. This measure will conic up be fore the legislature at some future time, when final action for this ses sion will be taken upon it. Tn the house a number of minor mcasuros were passed to their sec ond and third readings nnd a lot of now bills were introduced and re ferred. Wednesday in the Senate was de voted largely to routine business, few bills of a general nature being un der consideration. Thursday *8 Session. On Thursday both bouse andJSen atc were busy with second^ find third" reading bills. Also quite a lot o'f new measures were up fop first read ily?. The work was, ljowever, largely devoted to local measures. The bulk of really important business will come from the committees and be dis posed of later in the session. ' Friday a Doll Day. There was no excitement attend ant upon Friday's session in either house; The grind of local bills is kept up, and things move along in n monotonous sort of way. An effort has been made to force the Icgislar tive elections, but so far without avail. A Dispensary Bill. The dispensary committee sub imitted a substitute bill for the Rapr *<?i lull roni ; > i n i : i thc-o provisions: I he board of directors is to In* <?! i?? 1 - ?'d by lilt' legislature ii-, ;i| piCij! 'lit ami iiiv to nvfiu- a salary ?>t *1,.">00 annually. Tin* hoard shall im ft o 1 1 1*0 every Iwu weeks anil stay in session as long as nocessarv. The commissioner sliall bo elected by % lie lejrislut uro lor I w ?? yea is. Tito governor lias iln> power of suspension. Ho shall a?lvortiso lor bids in two or more daily papers in tlio Slate, and in one in Louisville, Ky. ; Cincinnati. Baltimore and Pittsburg, siicli bids to be lot furnishing goods dining the year, Bids shall bo sealed with noth ing to show who is making them and bidders roust give bond in an amount io be lived by the board. Bids mils! be .sent by express to (he Stale treas urer, who shall ponnii no inspect ion of l hem until Maivh .11. when stu b bids shall be opened in public, in con junction wiili lh roe cili/ens (?? he ap- J poMtteVj by the gOveruyr. Members of this board must not bo in any way connected with (ho dispensary nor in terest*^ in the sale V liquor or the representative ol any liquor house; each must make oil I h that' lie hits re ceived no fpvor, rewat\l or compensa tion froth any liquor IuhW wilhiu I wo months before the meeting- Tito con tract' to be awarded to the lowest re sponsible. bidder by the committee. Tin* members shall receive $1 per day ami mileage and not be subject to re appointment. All liquors shall be purchased from I nited States government bomle<l warehouses. The State shall pay the revenue lax and purchase on ware house certificates so as to insure that it is unadulterated. Wye, bourbon and corn shall be purchased that wav in quantities* which, in the judgment of the commissioner, will bo necessary to meet the demand. The bidding for the different varieties shall indicate not less than '20 different brands as quoted on /the market at the whole sale price rturrent. Alll whiskey must be at least one year old. Bids for beer shall stale the amount of malt and hops, alcoholic strength, and that salyilic acid is not contained therein. No beer shall he purchased except bottled beer. I lie commissioner is empowered to employ an expert to do the blending* of liquors that may be required. They must not be adul terated in any way by injurious ad mixtures. '1 he formula for blending must be posted in his office. Various brands are provided for, the XXXX to be whiskey bottled in bond and not less than seven years old. Straight whiskey may be bought and used instead of hlvnded goods if if is desired because of demand. The commissioner must make quar terly reports to the board as to amounts contracted for, brands and grades, seller, for each quarter, which shall be published in at least two daily papers of the State. The liseal year shall begin November .'!() of each year. The governor shall appoint ox pert accountants. Any corporation or person solicit ing orders jn any way or through any employe of the dispensary shall be subject !o a line of $1,000 or im prisonment not less than six mouths and shall forfeit all right to sell iu the State in future. Dispensaries violat-' ing law shall lose salary ami be re moved from office. Dispensers w!m purchase liquors .otherwise than through the dispensary or shall use any request blank more than once, or in any other way violate the la-w as to the sale to minors and .habitual drunkards shall be liable to a line of $500 or impris onment for six months. NOTES OF ROYALTY. King Carlos of Portugal is nn artist of considerable ability. King Haakon of Norway is gradually becoming used to Ills new surroundings and people. The present Tope Is the first Pontiff of the ltonuin Catholic Church to in dulge in cigars. Shooting for live hours at Schloss Mosehen recently -the Kaiser's bag amounted to 1130 pheasants and hares. The Czar of Russia. who is consider ably below the average height of men. Is fully a head shorter than the Czar ina. The Grand Duke Adolphus of Luxem burg, -who died recently in his eiglrty nlnth year, wn? the oldest reigning sovereign in Europe. Among the celebrations connected with the "name day" of Eraneis Joseph of Austria is the giving of money to servants long In the service of one famRy. The Sultan of Turkey always ex presses the greatest astonishment when told that reforms have not been carried out, an# declares that It is the fault of his ministers. The German Emperor, the King of Italy, the youthful King of Spain, the Queen of Holland, the Klug of Bavaria and the King of Saxony have never ;4nken'the treQble to be crowned. When the Prince and Princess of Wales desired the other day to Inspect the Golden Temple, at Amrltslr, In the Punjab, the Sikhs declined to allow them to enter the main gate, because they were not Sikhs. King Haakon VII. of Norway has a royal eye which is evidently very keen , for the success and succession of bis dynasty, as he seems to have lost* no opportunity of holding up his son, the Infant Crown Prince Olaf, to the en thnaUttfe case of the Norwegians. Klof Alpbonse XIII. of 8paln Is pre paring for hi* forthcoming wedding. It Is ttan, high time, thinks Harp er's' Weekly, that thn association of eel f-etta cement with the name New burg should be emphasised by a new ?sample. i EIPLOSION UN WAR VtSStLl ? ?- ? Hundreds of Lives lost On d J Bdr/il Vessel - ?? ? 212 DIE, INCLUDING 4 ADMIRALS ? Turret Ship Aquidabau is Sunk at a { Port South of Rio Janeiro by an j Explosion in Her Powder Magazine j and Oroat Loss of Life Results. | H io Janeiro, Brazil. 1'y <'nb|e.~? Hrazilian liii'icl >li n? A<|iiidahau hat-' been sunk at Fori Jucaiepa^nn. south of Ki<> Janeiro, as I lie result of an ex plosion on boa ril, and tlx1 dead num ber '-l'J. The rnti:n*r ilriltco has ill rived here from Fort Jacarcpa^ua with t lio.se injured, numbering: J<>. Tlu Atpiidalmn . blew up at ln. i*> Monday ni;jlit. Nearly ull f h*' oili?,\is were killed or injured. Four rear admirals perished on b<?ard the Aquidaban, which had been used for the accomodat ton of a num ber of supernumerary ollicers and men attaehed to the llotilla escorting the eruiser llaroso. The Haroso had on board the Minister of Marine and his staff, who were inspecting t ht* sites proposed for a new arsenal. The explosion on the Aijuidahan oe eurred in the powder magazine. The vessel sank in three minutes. The following members o| the com mission whieh left the arsenal on board the Atpiidahau, accompanying the Minister of Marine, were drowned Hear Admiral Hodigo .lose Da llo ehu, Hear Admiral Francisco t'alhei ros Da (Iraea, Hear'" * ,d .loao. Captain Alves De Larrigo. /I^vu 'iinunanders, two (ierntiin pho \ "i; raphe in and one reporter also were drowned. Later advices show tluit 1)8 of those aboard were saved. / The bodies will be brought to Hio Janei ro and given natural funeral. Death From Alleged Hazing. Natchez, Miss., Sneeial.- Telegra phic advices received here from ( J reensburg, La., state thai Joseph Silurian, a sub-freshinan who left Jef ferson Military Academy is dead at his home at that place and it is alleg ed that his death was due to injuries received at the hands of a crowd ot hazers at the eollege. The boy's fath er. Dr. ('. \Y. Sitman. will demand an investigation. Lieutenant (Jus Morris who was day ollieer at the college denies that there has been any at the. -crtllege and said that Sitman was suffering from a carbuncle and took French leave of the institution. Assaulted A*od Negro. Winston-Salem, Special. ? Lon Thaeker, colored, wns arrested Satur day 1 1 iuli I ami committed to jail on .the cli a rge of assault imr, with intent to rob, dim Watlimjtoji. According to Wntlinutoii's story, Thaeker came to his home on Chestnut street and borrowed a lantern for the alleged purpose of finding a quarter. The lantern went out and Watlingtou was called out to light it. .While stooping down, ??Thaeker crabbed the lantern and struck Watlingtou several blows. The old negro called for help and Thaeker skipped out. In an hour or two thereafter he was arrested and lot ked up. News Notes. Baron Boris Ivorff, who was ordered to Livonia, Russia, to help crush the uprising;, committed suicide rather, he said, than kill helpless persons. Because Saturday was the Mo hammedan Sunday there was no ses sion of the Moroccan conference. Coventor (Menu, of North Carolina, visited the Virginia Legislature. In Santo Douiiniro ii is said the at i - tilde of l lie I nitcd States during the late revolution has strengthened the proposed trealv. Speaker Cannon ami the House leaders decided to brim; I lie Joint Statehood hill to a tesl i? the House early next week. China proposes in the future to have a voice in the management of foreign ?settlements within her borders. West Belfast, for many years a Cniouist stronghold, elected Joseph Devlin, Irish Nationalist, to the Brit ish Puiiiment. The Senate committee investigating Panama Canal affairs decided not to punish Poult noy Biglow for not dis closing his sources of information. Pharos May was sentenced to be hanged and Berl Lamb sent to the penitentiary for life for the murder ot a Syrian peddler in Pocahontas county, West Virginia. The Walter Wellman-Chicago Re cord-Herald North Pole Kxpedition was incorporated in Augusta, Maine. Secretary Root announced that flen. Lnke K. Wright, of Tcnnepsec, has been selected as Ambassador to Japan; Judge Henry 0. Ido to succeed him as Oerernor-Goneral of the Phil ippines. President John Mitcfeell, of the TJnied M4ne Workers, in the course of n debate on the motion tp accept transfer cards tfrom the the Western Federation of^iiiners, accuscd that organisation of trying to disrupt the United Mine Workers. * - ? FIND OF A RICH IKON DEPOSIT ' Discovery of Very Valuable Deposits | of Iron Ore Near Southern Town. ( i reen vil le, S. Special. linn ? ? r? ? | wiis exhibited in I In* eitv which was * found in 1 1 m' mountains above lirceii villi*, anil analysis slow thai n com lams not less than lilt per ri'iit. The on was exhibited bv !i. I'. .1 1 ?li ? ???! ???? . i?l' ihis fit \ who has ttplioits mi lh?' proper! v. Il<* says tlii' iron vein ex UMiils across an iMitii" i ulue ami is 1 I mill's in length. Mr. .Johnston v.hih' overlooking u sect ioe ill ores' noticed till' Ol''. II*' | >11 l<l lit I ll' at tl'lll lull (<> il at .lust hill, win' n In* found that il was .so I'.xti nsi\e, h ? selected a num ber <il. samples I mm liilTi'ivni pai ls ol the ridge. The*" sample-, were leii'iitly yu.'ilysetl in Philadelphia, willi the results mcnl ioned. flu- is saiil t<> hi' a- liitili unule ore is In hi' found in tin' world with the sii'vrh' exception of :i pocket mine in Spain. I( has been hinted I" Mr Johnston. hv a slei-1 ?'oin|nuo in I'eun syh ania, thai 000,000 niighl i.ot he loo nineh I mi* tin1 properly. Brooklyn "L" Oar Derailed. New York, S|Vciul. The middle roach id' a three-ear elevated train on the Cypress Hills branch ol the Mrooklyn Rapid '''ran? il Company was (("railed at an " uneoni rolled' ' switch and plunged do feel from I lie overhead si 1'iict lire lo a vacant lot. The forward end of the ear si ruck a heavy houhlcr ami was split from end to end, collapsing into a mass of wreckage. Of (he I'J passengers who wen! down with the car, one was kill ed and l he others seriously injured. A guard was standing on l he front pliMform was so badly injured by be in;? hurled lo I he ?'round that lie is not expected to live. Foil in Whiskey Vat. ( Jreeuville, S. Special. Ollie Sinilh, I'J years of age, fell into a #1 earning vat of mush at a government distillery, seven miles from this eily Saturday afternoon and was literally cooked. He cannot live through the night, physicians say. The boy was feeding cows from a cool vat and, as lie watched them eat the boiled corn meal, lie leaned againet a post, sup )K?sed to protect the steaming vat. The post gave way and lie fell in, only his head ami one shoulder being held above the boiling mass of meal, four feel deep. ' When pulled out he dash ed himself in a cool mountain stream in the hope of casing the pain. When his clothing was removed most of the skin came with il. 17 Washouts Near Roanoke. Hoanoke, Ya., Special.- ? The. trains on the Noifolkjp& Western Hail way west of Hoanoke are l?i? ? 1 1 v delayed as the result of washouts along the line. It was reported that there were 17 washouts-- het ween Hoanoke ami llluclicid. 01' this nuinher, 1"> ol" them "Tire said, to he between Bluo lield and Lunch on the New river division, and two others are near Mnr ion. Westbound passenger train No. ;i. which left Hoanoke was caught in an onrush near Lurieli and stood for two hours' in live I'eet of water. Hung' to City Scales. Tlopkinsville, Ky? Special. ? A mob of .'100 men, early Sunday morning, took Krncst Maker, a negro, from the county .jail and hanged him from a beam of the eit\ seaKs in the "enter of the citv. lViket* i.t tempted. Sat urday night, a criminal assault on Miss Mary f Sentry, aged 1^, whom he knocked down and i! ragged by the heels into an alley, iler screams at tracted neighbors and the n.'gro fled lint later was captured bv oflicers. The mob's work was so secretly done that the prosiuers in the jail next to Bak er did not know of the lynching un til morning. Train Kills Two^-^' < ! reenviile, S. < Special. ? Carroll Hall, a negro hov, was killed by a Southern train here. Th" boy was on his vay home from school ami was holding an umbrella, whieli probably prevented him from seeing the ap proaching train. Preston Crawford a mill operative frot/i Kasley, was run over and killed by? the Southern's fast train from Ne\* ?/ork to New Orleans. The ac cident occurred a mile north of the statwui and his body was brought to the city on the pilot of the locomo tive to which he was fastened. 5 Years on the Roads Wadesboro, "Special. ? llery Rich* ardson, a negro who claimed to rep resent a New York firm ami who was arrested some time ago on a warrant sworn out by three n crocs living near Wadesboro, on the charge of obtain ing money* under false pretence, was sentenced by Judge Moore to five years at hard labor on th? county roads. / * I Mishaps in Fog at Brunswick. Brunswick, Ga. Special ? Tho steam er llessie, plying between Brun?wick and Darlen, was sunk in five feet of water off 8t. Simon pier. Fortunate ly the accident occurred in shallow water and tho crew and passengers were not in any great danger. Ths llewssie was returning from . Darlen and in feeling her way through ths dense fog struek an obscure piling. WO UK OF CONGKESS What Our National Law Makers Are Doing Day by Day. Tillman Gets Warm. Senator Tillm in mad * a passionate speech upon llie recent ejectment from the While House ot' Mrs. Minor Morris. On Thursday h'> introduced a resolution to appoint r. tommitteo of invest igati m, which i vseluiiou t ailed to pass. A Lot of Discussion. Abu*e in the expenditure of appro priations was tin' text the discuss ion in th?> llusc during 1 1 1 considera tion of tin* urgent delieicey appropria tion bill. I'm little progress was made in consideration <> f the hill, whieh will In* the continuing topic for Monday. The portrait of ex Attorney general Knox for w It i?*|i the I depart incut of ?Justice has asked fj.til') was ygain the topie of comment. The inosi ani mated discussion of the day j took place on ait amendment by Mr. lyeifer Ohio, to increase the amount for, t he transportation of silver coin. Mr. Smith (Iowa) declared thai the practice of transporting silver coin I loin and to suh-t reasunies was graft fare ami simple and in the interest '*1 express companies. Mr. Hill (Conn.) said it was *' un adulterated graft." Kvery Secretary of the Treasury from < 'arl vie down, he said had. disapproved of the practice, lie said he could give a specilio in stance where an express company was pa UK by the government .tlii.000 for t ra report ing its own money from San Kransisco t?i New York. Mr. Williams! Miss. ) stated that of the movement of silver was stopped or restricted it would work hardship in agricultural districts. The amend ment was lost. Want License Record. Mr. Humphreys (Miss.) discussed a measure lie lias pending in make t he government reeords of Federal liquor taxpayers and license-holders availa ble as evidence. In prohibition and local option sections of the. country, he said, the present practice of with holding this information really placed the Federal government in the posi tion of aiding the violators of local laws. Persons operating "blind ti gers," sx* i<^ Mr. ^lumphreys, obtain Federal license and thus avoid pursuit by government agents, but the govern ment records were withheld bv the rules of the Internal Revenue Bureau from being available by State ollicials in making prosecutions. The. rule of the Internal Revenue Bureau, ho said, contravened the well-established rules of evidence of our jurisprudence. Stating that there had been con siderable criticism of Sout hernCdotton planters in their efforts to decrease their cotton acreage Mr. Sims (Term.) denied that this would increase Euro pean acreage and placed in The Record an article from tho govern ment crop reporter on the subject. , Bill in Exposition '8 Bohalf. Washington, Special. ? Representa tive Maynard, of Virginia, introduced a bill authorizing the government to participate in the .Jamestown Tea Centennial Exposition at Hampton Roads in 1007, and providing, an ap propriation of $1,340, 000- -for govern mental buildings and exhibits. The bill also provided for the coinage by the government of 1,000,000 $2 silver pieces, the exposition to pay for the bullion used. By this means the ex position expects to realize a profit of about $800,000 on tho difference be tween the cost of the silver and the circulating value of the coins. Rep resentative Maynard believes there will be a great demand for $2 silver pieces especially coined for the ex position and bearing scenes typical of .Jamestown, as the coin will be of such unusual size that it will be prized as a qouvenir. Charged With Murder of Sleeping Brother. Madison," Tex., Special.? Rangers arrested and jailed K. I). Defeo and .f . 11. Defcc on allidavits charging them with the murder of Tom Do fee, ;; son and brother of the accused, who was beaten to death with an axe as he lay asleep in his home at Midway. Augusta-Columbia Trolley. \ Augusta", Cia., Special.? James U. Jackson, vice president of the Augus ta- Aiken Railway Company, and others, tiled with the Secretary of State at Columbia, S. C., application for charter of company to be known as the Augusta and Columbia Rail road Company. It is their purpose to extend the Aiken trolley lino, now 22 miles long, on to Columbia, shorten ing the distance between Augusta and the South Carolina capital nearly 20 miles. Cracksmen Get $2,050 Gold, From Oklahoma Bank. Oklahoma City, Special. ? After four attempts, robbers blew the safe of the Bank of Dale, near this eity, and secured $2,050 in gold and made their escape. It is thought that the thieves belong to the same gang that has been robbing bakks near here for the past thrMjaontha. ifoStT .. ' WASHINGTON T It ** nominations of Luke II, NVi'lulit ?- < first a inbassador to J ii imn. of Judgo ltlo to succeed I ii m us Governor (Jen oral of the Philippines till Tune 1. and of James F. Smith to succeed Mr. Ide on that date, worn announced. Secretary of State It? vot said the Stnto Department ltj)d lo depend on casual rumor to find out when Ameri oan Consuls did wrong'. Senator Cullom. chairman of ihe Com mittor on Foreign Uelatlonfc, has been forced to go to Florida for his health. Five special agency districts, ^ith headquarters at London, Far is. fcJt. (in II. Cologne and lieriin. have heen es tablished by Secretary Shaw to prevent under '-valuation ot Imports to America. OCH ADOPTFD ISLANDSf. Great activity prevails among the troops in the garrfcons at Manila. P. I. Three regiments are under Held orders in view of i lie possible eventualities iu China. '"T ? On the island of Tuluila, one of "1 In ch* Vain's Soulh Sen possessions, a com pany of native soldiers has ''Mat l'e* cruiled, equipped and drillod.4%4)^|s al ready considered a successful ^x||orl uient in military adaptation. ^ Fnlistcd men rtf the American fleet at Manila euteriained toy, men ot' tin? visiting Hriii.-sh snuadrou. DOM FSTIC. F. P.. Dillon, of lie Cnnncery CourT lit Columbus. Ohio, granted eleven divorces in two hours' time. or at the rale of one divorce every ten minutes. Judge Dillon has granted for t\ divorces in a week. At the same time only twenty marriage licenses were issued by the Probate Court. One luiiii, Simon C. Wilson, was hilled and thirteen persons were In jured In ii < n r which Jumped from the Brooklyn "I," at Fulton and Chestnut streets, Brooklyn. N. V. Captain James Cardiff, skipper of the Scythian, owned by Mrs. Susan l)e Forrest Parker, testified in a court at New York City in the suit for the recovery of part or the insurance paid for the destruction of the yacht that he burned the vessel on orders of Mrs. Parker's husband. Friends of Senator Depew, It was re ported. say that he is sufferiug from aphasia and melancholia. Atlantic City people decided to a line seagoing vessel to Captain Cnsto and his crew, who rescued people from the Cherokee. Several small riots followed a strike of coal wagon drivers on the west side of New York City. Dr. .T. W. Simpson was held for the Grand Jury In Northnort. Long Island, on the charge of murder in the first de gree for the killing of Ids father-in law, Hartley T. Horney. It wiis said in Pittsburg, Pa., that the manacer. of the Carnegie Hero ' Fund would Investigate the Cherokee disaster.- wltha view to-jewardffig 'the- ? rescuers. The funeral of Marshall Field was held in Chicago. III. Cyril* M. Strong, through Lis attor ney. filed at Blnghamton, N. Y.. objec tions to the probating of his father's . will, charging fraud and undue influ ence. jj Ponton Honking was placed on trial ' In Brooklyn. N. Y., on h Charge of wife murder. *' Captain Archibald, and his ofllcers lert the-. Cherokee, which was stranded on Brlgantine Shoals, N. .7. The SoiiuiOiii Cuiiuti AonOC'iuiiou UK8 . re-elected Harvie Jordan as president. In the Carnegie Library, at Guthrie* Frank Frantz was Inaugurated Gov* ernor of Oklahoma. Cashier E. L. Humphrey, of the bank at' Wadlcy, Ga.t killed himself by, shooting, . Governor Pattlson, of Ohio, has can- 1 relied all social engagements, but fnftt recovering his usual health. The army transport Sherman landed# fiflO officers and enlisted men 'roin the . Philippines at San Francisco, Cal. Shot through tlie head and slasfioit Willi a razor, the body of George 'Hop pt/l\ colored, was found in, Currituck Sound, near Coinjoek. N. C., and three pegroes are charged with the murder. The gunboat Topeka. now out of com mission at Portsmouth. 11. H? will be*/ changed by the Navy .Department Into a station ship at n cost of $00,000. 10 very man 01 the Sixth Battery which made the !ong inarch fnrtn Fort Riley to Fort Sam Houston In'Texas is declared ;o be in ?ood condition, aa arc also?<Gie. ?ors* . , Suits for $100,000 each were* brought against McClure's Magazine by the Union Refrigerator Transit Company and lis president, who allege that arti cles 011 rebates wore. libelous. FOREIGN. General Bartolome Mitre, < formeC President of the Argentine RepdbHcv died at Buenos Ayres. -rfA strong element in Santo Domingo favors the ratification of a treaty with the United States. Insurgent force* have captured Qui to, the capital of Ecuador, and Vice President Moreno has' assumed execu tive power. General Arias, the Insurgent Govern or of Monte Cristl, Santo Donjlngo, lias received permission to leave the coun try; Returns recejyd In London, Eng land. showed tlHthe Liberal and Lf Iror parties liad^SI seata in the-ne** - Parliament against ninety-six won ttjr the Unionists. Seventy >tvro National ists have been elected. ; ^ The Russian workmen In the: capital decided 011 a strike without demonstrn* tions to celebrate the Anniversary ait R?l Snnda^ A convention of .the Russian Consti tutional Democrats voted to take 1i?, - fullest possible part In the -Action* tm . the UouumC X. ? * *. . v.t. Accor difcc to Information recettt* Ihe X^bern Provinces of Ja*U tttfferin ? (hxh renint whWir' i|uk*ke st. relief will be able U The rice crop tkia year ks shont ittfieen yer wtt #C iwix