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V eftMDEN CHRONICLE. rCJME XVII. CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY, I>KCE.\1 lilOU 11. !?M)(i. NO. (<.). Another Rear-End Crash and Negligence I he Cause TWO TRAINMEN ARE VICTIMS Engineer George Kinney, of Thomas ville, Brother of ?.he Engineer Who Had Buch Narrow Escape Thanks giving Day, and Brakeman W. B. King,, Killed Outright-^-No. 31 Tel escopes a Freight in the Yards at Danville?Fire Follows the Wreck ?A Number Injured, of "Whom at Least One Will Die. >. ? Danville, Yu., Special.?Another railroad horror on ilic Southern which in many respects resembles that ?t Lawyers nine days ago, which rOjy faulted in the death of President Spen cer, was enacted in the yards here Saturday morning ht about I o'clock. Two persons were killed outright, halt' a dozi'ii ntoie ??r loss injured, ona of \n:om will die as :i result of their injuries. Train No. .'51. northbound, a solid Pullman and passenger train, crash ed into-the rear of freight train Wo. which was standing on the main line. The engine ploughed through the caboos.' and demolished several ears ahead of it. Fire tolloXved the wreck and the local department was 'called out. Four or live cars were consumed and others badly damag ed. The Dead ancl Injured. Engineer Oewge C. Kinney, of No. 34, was "fccalded t<i, death and Brake W. H. King burned to a crisp. |te home oi' Kinney, who is a brother Will A. Kinney, the engineer on I'train thai.crashed into Spencer'* i'r is at TliontasviHey N. C.~ Kind's homo, is in Danville.' The seriously injured arr>: II. M. Patterson, of ('hath{pn, hrakeman, in jured about the bead and shoulders )d-.leg broken. ^.Aliill, of (Columbia, S. <C., flag r No. 82, back, sprained ami jut I he. head. "-''ler. 'postal clerk, slightly colored (Ireman on internally and will al of bis bonos were O the wreck le^ts up ifes of the Southern, of No. 82, who was in or the other of the op Fpanville and NeapolU |s. When the freight tandstill it watt the duty in to go bhek Vnd place lat for any approaching information so far lull did not do tbi?. Jkonille, nt Danville, and ?llont, at NeapolU, make ' statements regarding and receiving ,of orders slsar block for No. .14 and?pu!y. il investigation ^will bring out real facts. Dispatcher SlceniHe, at Danville black station, was former U Rangoon and was sucoeeded by x, who is heW responsible for pent big wrecft oLJLawyei-s. An jation by the local police an ?s will be held in the mayor's 'uesday morning. /Wreck at China Grove. ijia Grove, Special. ? Several irs of southbound freight train were derailed here.' A num rere completely demolished, but was hurt. The chief feature wreck was I he inconvenience Ibeuger trains.- The main line ipletelv blocked, and., unabli 8s at 11:3#. Men Needed For the Navy. fiiugton, Special.?"We want men to command the ships navy," said Admiral l)ewey. m i nterview with the president, jHlie only way to accomplish it Hetiie oflicers early." This re sought to be attained by the ?nt of the naval personnel bill, > Admiral discussed with the Int. - .I Negro Soldiers Apply for Re-Enlistment. jngton, Special.?At the in* Secretary Taft Sergeant and I'rivate Klmer Brown, of >nty-Fifth Infantry, colored, r the military secretary ap for--re-??nli*tm*nt? in the >ne of theso has been refer ee President in order tfcfcLiie limine whether of not any of taf the Twcnty-flfth Infantry r^ently discharged with kr shall be rr-enli?ted and if * it.^mdittone. fjDka O Bnli Dwd. FM., .BnecinK?Joho C. the Confsjjarota navy, died iM several Coofsdtr* Walla art liHI BULLET FELLS EX-SENATOR. Arthur Brown, Former United States Senear From Utah Shot and Seri oual> Wounded by Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, of Salt Lake City. Washington, 1). Social.?Form er United States Senator Arthur Brown, of Utah, lits in a critical con dition in Emergeucy Hospital, from a pistol shot wound in the abdomen inflicted by Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, of Bait Lake, who arrived here Saturday from that city. The shooting occur red in Senator Brown'a apartments in the Hotel Kaleigh, where Mrs. Brad ley also had registered under the name of "A..B. Brown." She was taken in custody and was locked up for the night in the matron's room of the First Precinct police station. Two shots were tired, one glazing Brown's left hand and the other en tering the abdomen and bulging in ?the pelvic cavity. After working over him for nearly two hours, the sur geons decided that for the present nt 'least they would make no further at tempt to find the bullet It was stat ed that while Senator Brown's con dition was critical, his wounds are not necessarily fatal. No Witness to Shooting. Mrs. Bradley arrived here shortly after noon. After being assigned a room she immediately went to Sena tor Brown's apartment."'* There were no witnesses to the shooting, but a floor maid heard the shots and noti fied the management. According to her statement, Mrs. Bradley caine t>> Washington to demand that Senator Brown marry her. She said that their relations were well known in Salt Lake. "I asked him if he wa.< going to do tUe right tiling by me," she said, maintaining a remarkable com insure. "His reply was that he put on his overcoat and started to leave the room and I skpt him. 1 ab hor acts of this character, but in tlii-^ case- it was fully justified." While expressing no sorrow for her act, she was glad to know that Sena tor'*' Brown might recover; "I was .practically penniless when I got her.*, today," she said, "having only $1.25, and after pavinc (he cabman, all the money I had in the world was $1.00." She said she urged Senator Brown to marry her, that he had been instm* mental in the divorce between her husband and heffcelf, and that as*his wife was dead he now could "do the right thing" by her. This she said he positively refused to do. Tells Senator Her Story. Mrs. Bradley is a biiinettc, about, 38 years old, and frail of statue. ller first net after being taken to the po lice station was to itend for Senator Sutherland, of Utab, who called on her, Senator Sutherland regretted be ing brought into tho oase, but said that Mr*. Bradley had sent for him because he was the uny man herd whom she knew. To him ibo told the story of her relation.! with Senator Brown. She alleged that two of her children-owe their parentage to Sen ator Brown and thal^she had nam ed one of them after him. Mrs. Bradley was reluctant to speak of her forn^&r* husoand, but questioning ^brought out the faets that he now is living in Nevada with a second wifo. Further questioning disclosed the fact that Mrs. Bradley for two years, 1900 and 1902, had served in the ca pacity of secretary to the Utah State Republican eommittee and also at one time was editor of the official organ of the Stale Federation of Women's Clubs, feho declared thai she had sister in the newspaper business in Salt Ijakc t'itv, but that alie would not comma nit; 11 e with meaaherr of hei family beean-e she knew that thej would come to her assistance. Manager Talty, of the tlaieign, was notified of the shooting within two or thj-eo minutes after it occurred. He hurried to Senator Brown's apart ment to ascertain the facts. Brown Retains Consciousness. Senator Brown, despite the serious ness and shock of the wound, retained consciousness and was perfectly calm and collected. He made no state ment to Mr. Talty beyond saying that he had been shot by Mrs. Bradley. The woman continued in the room while Mr. Ttatly' was attending to Senator Brown,' but offered no as sistance.' Finally, Mr. Tally ordered her to leave the room. She declined with absolute ooolness to comply with tho order. ^ ltI will repiain here," she said, "1 am the mother of two of his chil dreuJ' 1 An officeV from the first precinct police -station placed Mrs. Bradi'y un der arrest. She made no resistance and offered no further explanation oi the shooting. She was asked for a statement of the incident, but referred all those who ^inquired to' Sena tot thitheriand, of Utah. ftawiia?a Boys Not lo Haaf. Atlanta, Ga., Special.?The pardon board eotpganted the death eentenec of Jesse and Milton Bawling* to life imjpriMooaaent. The crime is the sum for which their father, J. O. Rawlin? ao4 Alt VoMv. a asgro, wars baagao |>ardea board feet '" ~ ~ m REVIEW OF WORK OFCONGRcSS What Our National Lawmakers Art Doing From Day to Day Taft to Give Information. The resolution of Senator Pen rot* calling the President or all the facts regarding the discharge of the negro troops belonging to the Twenty-lifth Infantry, was received at the White House.' ami at oniw turned over by tlu President to Secretary Taft, who will furnish the information desired. The Foraker resolution, which also was passed at the same time, hut which is directed to the Secretary of War, had, nol bean received by Secretary Taft up to a late hour Friday. Sec retary Taft said, however, upon re turning from the. cabinet meeting, that he would comply with both reso lutions to the fullest extent'. Simplified Spelling. Simplified spelling received a hard bohv in the l.'Rislative bill for 1SJ08 reported to the House by the com mittee on appropriations, which says: ''Hereafter in printing; documents authori'/.ed by low or ordered by Congress or either branch thereof the Government Printing Ofliee shall ^('oJIdw I he rules of orthography es tablished by Webster's or other pen erally accepted dictionaries of the IJi.glisli language." The bill carries an appropriation of ?31/215,525, which is $085,842 less than the estimates made for the leg islative, judicial and executive De partments of the government. An increase from $1,200 to $1,000 is made in the allowance to members of the House for clerk hire, and the, requirement that members certify they have spent this amount is omit ted. Htforls to take up the hill confer* liny; ci?in?in;hip upoiU the citizens of Polio Kico, reported from the com mittee on insular affairs of the Houso were defeated by objections of the Democrats. An Important Measure. During' tlv? three hours tho IJouso was in session it passed a hill which has the nthusiastic. endorsement of labor as well as manufacturers, gen i rally, repealing that portion of the Wilson inter-state eomniere? bill ie lating to convict-made Roods and pointing the several States to regu late their competition with "free labor" made grods. The bill was introduced by Mr. Hunt, of Missouri, himself a practi cal stonemason. Under t!ie Wilson bill, which became a* law in .1800, eon vinct labor-made goods may enter in t^> active competition with the goods manufactured by "free labor" and under'this Federal jaw a State could ^:ot pass a taw that 'would prevent llie shipping into the State prison made goods of other States. The law which was pasyd abrogates the inter state eomineree law as at present ap plied to conviel-made goods, thereby affording to the different States and Territories the right tu inhibit the shipping of convict-made goods with in the confines of any. State or Terrir. V>ry, * Senator Simmons gave further at tention to the case which he is to make out against Federal otllceholti ers in North Carolina, who have been perniciously active in political mat ters. lie conferod with Mr, Degraw. Fourth Assistant Postmaster general concerning the specific ehargcs which have been made against Daggerhart, the rural free delivery carrier, who, it is alleged, tried to break up a meetr ing in Iredell county, at which Mr. Hacked was to speak. Mr. Degrnw said that the inspector assigned to look into this matter had not yet com pleted his report, but he thought it would be at hand in a wry few days. Mr. Degraw cntirmed the .report given out by the civil service commission that an agent would be sent from tic department to 'accompany Commis sioner (Jreen when he starts on his tour of investigation to tlt'e State 1<> look into charges against Federal of fice holders. M inorilv leader .John Sharp \Vi 1 - liams declared it to be his mention to recommend Representative Small for membership on the rivers and har bors committee, a recognition that i* being urged by the on tire North Car olina delegation. Mr. Williams is re puted to have said that Mr. Small wire his first choice, and that if Speaker. Cannon did not approve oL this recommendation lie would next endorse. Representative Kllerbe of South Carolina. Japs Want Naturalization. Washington, Special. ? Favorable nction by Congress on the recommen dation of the president in hi* last an nual message that an act be passed specifically providing for the natural iiiation of Japanese who come to the United States intending to beconift American citizens, will /jo far tonaio securing a continuance of the tradit ional friendly relations between this c>OTiiiy and Japan, in the opintwi '?f Viscount Aoki, the Japanese ambas sador. . The ambassador expressed the be lief that there were not so many Jap anese# in this country to take advan tags of>- uat valuation if it were grafted, but lie thought that such an opportunity AbwiM W afforded then alone .with the eiticene of ether couu triee. fie said he did not think* it fcobably that thoee Japeaeae who were tmifrrattOK ? large number* to Hawaii an* the4*e?ifie eoaet wouV mil thauiailTee of natfratiaation ?? xaoat of thm ultimetelj ^turned to Occurrences of Interest from All Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A Batch of Livo' Paragraphs Cover ing a Wido Range?What is Going On in Our State. Negro Killii Brother-in-Law. Greenwood, Special.- Joe Kvuns, ? negro, ,shot and killed his brother-in-v law. Will IIiijb(hoy, in the Hiu-k Level section of the county. Sunday niuln. He is now in jail hero. It is alleged titat Kyans committed a criminal as ?'LMilt on his Kisrer-in-lav\, 1 lughey'.<> wife, Saturday. llughey came int.* town Sunday and had a warrant sworn out for Evans. Kvaiis heard of this proceeding and Went down to, Hughey'g house Sunday nis?hi to "talk over" the matter, and while the two were outside the house ihe shooting' began, llughey had tMive bullets in him an?l was xfoue dead, wl pu found. One bullet lodged in Ihe spinal column, back of the head, brooking his neck. The Kvans negro lied and when caught was in bed feigning sleep. When carried to the place of the snooting for the purpose of having his tracks measured he wilted and confessed the crime. Nrway Oil Mill. , Norway, Special.?The Norway Oil Mill is now an assured fact. Some weeks ago it was decided by I lie stockholders who intended operating an oil mill and ginnery at Bolin, about nine miles from here, to locate the mill at Norway, provided the cit izens would take half the stock and in place of a $10,000 plant luake it $15,0()0 to $20,000. This met with the approve! of the Norway people and a ioillT facet im? was called, Th > follow iti!'; ollieers were elected: President, H. F. Adden; vice president, H. 15. Williams; treasurer, .J. II. Honnett; secretary, J. A. Weathersbee. For South Carolina Rivers and Har bors. The secretary of the treasury in his let lev of recommendation of appro I nations needed, asks that the fol lowing amounts be made available for the year ending .June .'10, .1000: Frtr public, buildings at Anderson, $35,000; Chester, y25,000 ; Green ville, $25,000; (JreenWood, .<20,000; Sumter. $15,000. For improving Winyah May, $72, 750. For improving Pee l)ee Kiver and maintaining same, $25,000, Anderson is Pleased, * Apdersoti, Special,?Tlio news oi' I he reappointment of Mr, .John IJ. Cochran, Jr., ns postmaster for (his city, which was given Ui a brief pr^s* dispatch Ja?t week was very gratifying^' to, nil of the patrons of this ofllee. Mr. Cochran hnB bcea it', the office here as postmaster for eight years, having received his ap pointment under President MeKinley in 1893. Dunn? his past service in the olflce, Mr. Cochran lots given the best of treatment to everyone. Sold Almost for a Song. Winnsboro, Special.?The property .)f the Winnsboro Granite Company was sold by the clerk of I he court n:ui was bought by H. (i. Khett of Charleston for $10,000, No person v, as ".Mowed t?> bid on this property unless they deposited a certified clveck for $10,000. with the clerk ot the court before I bey apt e red a bid a:rl th:* property was sold lor cash. This is I In*- reason the property brought so little. It is worth at least .?-::oo,ooo. Civic Improvement Society. Florence, Special?The ladies of (lie Civic Improvement Society are making arrangements to give an old fashioned . tournament and a ball during Christinas week for the bene tll of the society. Many knights from this and adjoining counties are expected to contest for the honor of crowning the queen at the ball to be I given tliat night. !. Heyward County Fails. Aiken, Special.?The proposed HeyWard county scliVmc was defeated by 38 votes of the requisite two thirds of the total number of votes cast. All the precincts h?rt'e~i>e?,TrT(fi' ported and show a tot air vote cast'of 504, of which the new bounty receiv ed 293. A summary of the different pucincts follows: North Augusta 150 ft I. IS against; Beech Island,. 84 for, 7 against; Talatha for, 93 against: Sunny Side, 10 for, 45 against; El lenton, 14 for, 24 against; Silverton, 17 for, 10 againsf. Palmetto Note. The governor has bean notified 4t i the resignation of Mr. Jaa. Coagiwe i?a member of the board of eoaunia aionere of tkdliven'a IaUnA; Tbe dilution haa recownendfd If*. Far diaand Cherry aa bit Xb? pMfl ___ tered. Tha eoneern will *> Wjiwm with cotU?4 TTSiNfi ?t APPOINTMENTS READ Assignments of Methodiit Preachers t? Stations and Circuits Were An nounced at Wednesday's Sesaion of the South Carolina Conference. j The Soluh Carolina annual Confer | enc?? oi 111?? .Met hodist I'lpiiiciiiMi! church, South, did not get through 'until Wednesday night, tiiu trial of | \\ . C. freight on occupying a good j drill o! tinn'. Mr. fi'ei<>h(on was ad judged guilty and ?-X|?elled from the church. lit* took an appeal to tin* General ( 'oil I ereiice. The appointment* weir announced 1 us follows: Anderson District .1. S. Bea>ley, presiding elder; Anderson, St. >l<diu'.< If. S. Tiui'sd^h; West End. W. E. kiggins; (>?-\ilh>, <;. F. Fd i Kurds; Auiieviltt\ ^ii(M.1 i.-.l l,y II. W. f?heuley; Donalds,* \l. F. Heard; /Lowndesville. O. M. /Umey; Mct?'or. I'lnick, -.f. M. Friday: Mi. Carmel, .1. | W^ jKailey; l'.-l/.-iv if. W. Jiarher; j Pehdleton, S. W. II Kt-rtrr, F. I'. Seroggius; Seneca, C. I.. McCain, I Townvillc, su | ?| >1 i?'?l by .1. M. Bryant; Wnlhalla, -I. <'. N ougiio; West mini t*'i". ' ? ? I. I lilrmoii. .!)?.; Williamstoii circuit, If. C. Houl ware ; Williams tou uud Briton, If. 1, I lolrovd: (i. 'IV 11 ail lion, sj| lei t.innera i y. Charleston I list i i?l |{. Herbert Jones, presiding elder; Allendale, T. C. O'Dell; Applcton. .1. T. Peeler; Beau foil and Fort Hoyal, A. B. Wat son; Bethel circuit. .1. C. Copeland ; Black Swamp, .1. H. Campbell, Chai lestonpBcthel, ,1. (i. B.ckwith; Triu ity, W. 1. II ernerl ; Spi iug St reet, (i. i F. Watson; Cumberland, S. T Creech; Mt. Pleasant, L. I). <!illespi? , I Fhrhardt, T. I,. Belviu; Hampton, <i I H. Shaffer; 11?*.?dei souvilli', II. I Hardy; Hidg< land. .In o. Manning; Hound ()., S. I>. Vaughn; Snioaks, ,1 H. Sojourner; South Hampton, W. 1). Beiidenhingh; Walterboro, .1. |,. Dan iel; Youngs Island, supplied b\ W. A. Wiinherly; Charleston Fort Society, F. A. Muv ray. chaplin * si lideul in Vauderhilt Cnivrrsity. F. C. Carris. Cokeslmrg District W. T. Diuicai., presiding elder; Aldieville. .1. C. Bop or; Butler, (). I,. Duraiit ; Cokesburv, (I. If. Whitakcr; Gi veuwood and .Mt beville Mill:-, .1. M. l.awson; KinanD, D. F. Boyd; Newberry, Central, H. M. drier; O'Nealle Street and Moilo han, J. T. Milb r; Newberry circuit, A. II. Best; NiuetySix. I'). T. Unices; Parksville, If. H. Doyle; Phoenix, J. F. St rickJand ;' Frosperity, 11. W. j Whitaker; Princeton. .1. L. Ifav"; Sa I luda, If. W. I lumphri>>s; Verdery, E. F. Green; Waterloo, W. F,. Barre; Whitmir?, Finder Speer; Bander Col lege, Jno. (). Willson,president ; stu dent at \ underbill ('diversity, ,T. B. Kilgore. Columbia District ?11. Baseomb Browne, presiding elder; Aiken, W. ?J. Snyder: Batesln.;g, A. ,L Caulh-/ en; Columbia. Washington Street, J'. F. Kilge; Main Street, A. N. Bran son'; (Ircir Street, B. If. Tnrnipseed; Gran by, ?J, T. MacFuf-lane; Brook land, supplied by .1. ('. llolluy; Edg# wood, C. K. l'ecle; Edgefield, Marvin Auld; Fairfield, J. 1. Spinks, Gilbert, J. K. lnabinet; Graniteville, J. N. Wright; Johnston, J. W. Ariai! ; Leesville, M. M. Brabham; Lexing ton, A. S. Leslie; Lexington Fojdt, K. A. Wayiic*; North Augusta, .T. L. Stokes; Ridgeway, (>. N. Hountree; Wagner, tfiipplicd by I. N. Stone; Warrenville, supplied by D. B. Hoof. Wateree, supplied by W. D. Patrick; Columbia ColLg?, W. W. Daniel, president; S. U. Zimmerman, agent; Fpworth Orphanage, W. B. Wharton, superintendent ; Paine College, (J. W. Walker; assistant Sunday school ed itor, L. F. Beatv; eonF-rence mission ary secretaries, F. F. Kilgo ami II. B. Browne. Florence District ?W. P. Meadors, presiding elder; Bennettsville, M. W. Hook ; I i enn 11svillo ci reiiM, A. T. Duu 1 a p ; Bright ville. F. B. Ingram; Cartersviile supjdied by .1. F. Taylor; Che.aw, B. (I. Murphy; Cheraw cuit,. supplied by F. S. Hook; Ches terfield, J. .1. Stevenson; ("lyde; ,i. D. Weldon; Darlington, Trinity, P. B. Wells; Fpworth and Lumber, sup plied by H. Betliea; Darlinvrtou cir cuit, .). If. T. Major; Flounce, T. K. Morris; llartsville, H. .1. < iness; Jc," fersoii. If. A. House; Liitnar, A. If. Phillips; Liberty, J). II. Everett; Marlboro, J. L. Mullinix; M?Coll Mills, supplied by Hamlin E the ridge; South Forenee, supplied by W. C. G lea ton; 'J'iinmonsville, E. W. Mas on. - Greenville District*---F.. P. Taylor, presiding cMer: Clinton, W. II.. Hodges; Knsley, K? M. DuHof-o; Fountain Inn, <!. 11. Waddell; Gray Court, J. F. Anderson.;. Greenville 'rfTu jYtsiru bo ti,e.e t. W. M." Duncan; St Paul H. Hampt :i Av enue?, A- K. l>r'?;^(Ms; Green ville oo* MOnoghnn, X. (J. Hnlloirjer, one to i>f? supplied; ftninj.son and Poe, J. N. Immii; (Jre.'nville circuit, P. All:*wo"* (1 veers', H. liurn-i; Laurens, First t-hmch. J. D. C'xml j Laurens circuit, supplied by A. A Menitt: I.oitli Pickens, supplied 1?> Samuel McCarty; Picket. I). l>. Jones; Piedmont, 8. T. Blackmail. South Gieer, J. C. Hityttiiw; Travel er* Reat, R? F. IW/ant; West Ka^ley. J. R. Walker. Marion District?K. O. Watson, presiding elder; Blenheim; -W. S. Martin; Brittou Neek, W. M. Hard ea; BuckviUe, (J. P. Penny; &nt*a~ ary, W? A, BetUj Conway, G, C, Leonard; Conway circuit," J. C. Dav is; Ctto, F. H. DHW, W. f\ Kirkla64; J- A, Campbell, awparamh ?~>r:P5Sia mts, ?r?Siiw* (lastpic; Uallivants, supplied hv W'J 1'. Kelly; Latta, J. W. Speaks; 1.al ia circuit, W. 1$. Iiak,cr; Liltl' Wock, I*'. K. Moore; L??ris, T. W. (lodhold; Miinmi, M. L. Carlisle; Marion cir cuit, supplied hy 11. lirowu; Mul I ins. W. L. Wait; Mulling circuit.] Do\e Tiller; North Mullins .1. 1*1. | Kiisliinii; Wuccainaw, Allan McCar lawe; student in Yaudcrhill l uivei'ti itv, .1. II. li raves; conference seeyu I\\ry of education, \V. C. Kirklaud. Oranuehurjjr District ,1. \V. Kilut>. presiding elder; Banding Station unu Mills, Peter Stokes, orte to be sup plied hy .1. C. Thomas; Hiaiuliville, I'!. II.' Hcckhatu; Harnwell, K. A. Younge; Cameron, A. C. Walker, Denmark, <1, It, TraywieU; Kdisto, ],. I'!. W iritis; Klloree, ,1. W. Nee Icy ; Coil M<?tte, l?\ K. Unlives; Lauvjley, C. M. IVdcr; Norway, .1. A. Hrahnm; t)rau,t>'cUurjf, St. Caul's, L. C. M? < ? Iu* ?; <Vi iU<K<l)llliT Mills,.supplied 1>\ N. C. .Jackson; Oranm'lmnf circuit, (i. NV, Davis; Orange, M, rS Dukes; Wowcs\ i||i\, W. t^. Owens; Sprinjilleld, ?I. L. Tyler; M. M. I'Viguson, super ii u mora ry; St. Matthews, .1. II. Thacker; Swansea, AN'. 1(iatdl. Hock Hill District If. K. Stack-1 house, pivsidiuir elder; Itlackstork, II. I,. Singleton; Chester. M. L. I tajiks; ('licstcr circuit, A. I-'.. Holler; llnst ( "hostcr, supplied hy S. M. ?limes; Last Lancaster, K. M. McKis sick ; Kort Mill, W. M. (twines; Hick ory drove, .1. ('. Counts; ].ancaster, W. K. Turnipseod; Lancaster circuit, W. C. Winn; l.aiicaslcr and Chester Mills. su)i|ilicd hy (C. Carter; North Work llill, \V. A. Itcckhain; Wich hit nr. W. A. l''aircy; Wock Hill. St. lohn's, \V. It. Duncan; Laurel St., \\ . It. (i ihson ; Manchester, supplied hv )?). Myers; li'oclc llill circuit, W. Jb. Ariailj Van Wvck, W. I\. Shatp; Winushoro, Henry Stokes; Yorkvilk', H. .1. ('authcu; S. A. Wehoiy stipcr uuu?>,rary; York circuit, sttyjili 'd by K. K . Hai ?lin. Spattanhurg District Maiion Dar-' .?an. presiding elder; jLielinoul, W. W. Williams; Itlackshurg, C. <'. Derrick; HulV.alo and Itethcl. ,1. W. Liking; t'lit'ton and Cow pens, J. L. Hurley; L'aiii|iiihc.l|o, !?'. dames: t'lierokee, I'f* M. Hobertson; Lliore.', ,1. ('. Cltan iller; < ia iTney, Itnl'ord Street, S. 1 {. Harper; Lime.tone Street, ,). It. Wil son ; <?afVuey circuit. T. It. Owen; Joncsvdle, D. K. Cainack; Kclton, supplied hy .1. <i. Karr; I'acohu, T. . oil)son; Weidville, T. ,L White; anltsc, supplied hy W. A. Itrock; partaubuVjr, Central. W. A. Masse eau; W. S. Stokes, supernumerary; 'CtJjid~und (tlcndalc. D. W. Kclier; hincan and Saxon, J. Ti Fowler; *ity Mission, .1. W. Shell; Union, ?race, D. M. McLuod; (Ji'een Street, V. It. Justus; WolVord (\>l lege, ,LL A. "liild. tinancialj agent; Southern hristiun Advocate, S. A. Nettles, cd or. Sunuuerville District?J.^E. Car :sl", presiding elder; Cades* J. A. A:hite; Cordesville, supplied by J. U. K tio\vl(*8; Cypress, supplied by W, I'. Patrick; Dorchester. \V. IJ. Mur av; CJeoigetown, Duncan, 'I'. (!. Her bert ; West End, W, I', Way; (Jreel* ?yville, R. W, Spineuer; drover, S. Morris; Ilarleyville, J, 1', Inabi:i? t' Harper, W. H. Thrower; John* '/fiViile, 'IV J. Ci.vyc; Kiuindrcp sia "on, J. E. MahaifeV; Lake Citv sta* .ion. S. J. He t It pa: MeCellanville, L, tt. Peeler; Pinopolis, C. W. Buigess; Providence, E. A. Wilkes; J. F. Way, Supernumerary: Ridgeville, * II. ,C. Mouzon; Home, W. S. (loodwin; Salt* ?rs, supplied by J. <). Carroway, Sampit, supplied by J. E. Cnrjaitf St. lleoige, J. M. Stc.tdinan: Scranton, W. S. Henrv; Suinm?rvillo, H. It. Mills. Sumter District?II. W. Bays, pre ddiii.tr elder; Bethel, T. W. Muiiuer ly it; Bishopville, ('. H. Smith; Cam den. C. C. Herbert; Heath Springs, K. 1'. Unison; Jordan. S. II; Booth; Kershaw, A. O. ?ilcflfeoat; Lynchburg, IS. O. Cantey; Manning, D. Arthui Phillips; New Zion. L. h. Bcuden i hau?h; Oswego, David Hacks; l'ine wood, J. H. Noland; Providence, I). A. Lewis; Richland. S. Fclder; Santce, K. S. Jones; St-4 John and Rembert, L. L. Inabin^t; Suinte.', First Church, J. W. Daniel; Magnol ia Stte.-t.' S. D. Bailey. Transferred t<? Western North Car olina Conference, J. A. Peeler. Some Conference Changes, The following changes were made in )he presiding elder.*' cabinet: R. H. Jones moved from Anderson district to Ch;?rlt\ston distVict and Rev. J. S. Berisley of Columbia di j trict goes to Anderson, Rev. II. Bas comb Browne is moved from Simple? district to Columbia; and Rev. JT"W. Kilgo of Spartanburg district i^ transferred from Spartanburg dis trict Orangeburg to take the plaefc of Rev. M<ujon Dargan who f?oes to the Spartanburg district. Rcv.?R. W. Bays is transferred from Charles ton to the Sumter district. Thus no now presiding elders were created >n those circuits and the pre siding elders of the remaining vi? euits will return to their labors. They are: Rev. W. T. Duncan, Cokcsbuf> district; Rev. \Y. Maadors, Plot ence; Rev. K. P. Taylor, Greenville; Rev. E. O. Watson, Marion; R^v. R. E. Staekhouse, Rock Hill Rov. Jv E. CftrlMtjr Summorrille (fornifrly Nor/jr Charleston district). HI8 VtLBVBRNBSS. '{Qut aeroaa thare haa a tea "Y?p. *?'* brttbt." "What haa ha 4caar ? 4 "Why; He'a the larenter 1 Ui car* CliNtai' ? RUSSIA'S FAMINE HORROR About 20,000,000 People Face to race With Starvation. r l 'nips in Si'M'ii Provinces Fail and to Ttu>uiy>oim llancsU Are Very Poor?Parent* Sell (JIi-Ih. Petersburg, RimhIh.?Princes (in-: livoff and Orbollani, the repre sent at ives of I lie Moscow zemstvo famine relief organization, who have just* rolin iter! from the stricken t rie*.s.) have Riven the following de Hriiption of the condition# in the Incline provinces: h r? Tho crops in seven provinces, Sa mara. Saratov, Bomblrsk, Kazan, Penza, Tambov and Ufa, were prac- ft tlcally total failures. In twenty-one -provim-.'H (ho harvests were very ? poor. About twenty million people will need assistance for from four to ten months |o stav? off starvation, until the new crops .are available. Contrasted wirU aUjer^ywars the pres ent famine is the largest since 1891, that of 1 nof?, though affecting eigh teen million persons, being far IcsV intense. j . V In some regions the inhabitants have boon suffering from starvation for (en years, passable crops having been gathered in only two out ot tbo t<mi years. Prince Lvoff believes the (aoverniiicnt estimate of $50,000,000 for famine relief Is inadequate. The Moscow zoinstvo relief organization calculates that 875,000,000 and poa elblv more will be necessary. Though the conditions In tbo fain* ino regions are now most distressing, the real terrors v 111 begin in Janu ary. The zemstvo organization funds; $300,000, will then be exhausted, and the Relief Committco will be compelled to ceasp their efforts to save the lives of the starving peas ants. Prince ?<toif complained that the local officials, for political res .fions, are Interfering with the estab lishment of soup kitchens and the rendering of medical assistance. .Me reported u number of cases where pet t y fiinotionsrles pj;ohHalted asaiatr arice being given to famine sufferers. The villages are convulsed l?y agrarian troubles, though the inhab itants arc actually in the greatest need of food. Hunger, and epidemics of typhus and scurvy, which usually begin in February, have already ap peared In these provinces, Tula, Kazan and Samara,-and as tho win ter progresses more epidemics are an ticipated. On the strength of his practical knowledge Prince I,voff reaffirmed the truth of the report, lately ofllclal ly denied, that glrla in Kazan Prov ince bad'been sold Into slavery and taken to Mohtrtmpedan harems in the Caucasus. Ho said tho sales; were masked under the guise of entering domostlo1 - service, but -that -did ~not affect tbo truth of the first statements, made. Hundreds of families-in the Volga provinces, the Prince added* were flocking to the already over populated towns?' Prince Orbclianl, who extended HI? trip to the Turgal steppes, said that a famine was raging among the Kir ghiz and the Bashkir tribes. The. horses and cattle of these nomad tribes were perishing from hunger and the owners were killing them for " their hides. Tho trlboamen, accord* lng to tffo Prince, will face oottp}9t* ruin next yeat.. SHIP CAPTAIN "FROZEN. Plod After Reaching Shore With ~ Crew?Suitor Lost. Dlgby, N. S.?Captain Berry, of tho three-masted schooner Emma R. Har vey, wan frozen to death near here after the Harvey had gone to pieces, and he and all but one of his craw had forced their way through.. thd breakers to land. One seaman wan drowned, but the other members of the crew found shelter and were re vived. The' Harvey, of Bucksport, Me.. ? sailed from Applesland, N. S., bound for New York, with a cargo of lum ber. Coming down the western coast of Nova Scotia she had aJpfcnlBtaB?;f light with wind and wavST and en countered a terrific gale. Driven be fore tho northwester, with the tem perature hovering about the zero mark, the Harvey reached a? point just off Sloan's Cove, eight miles egst of Digby (Jut, when ? tremendous gust of wind hurled tho three-master > ashore and every man on board was thrown into the water. The captain came ashore with tho others,-but fell on tho beach some distance away and was frozen to death. One seaman was drowned after the vessel vV out/to pieces. TOWN RUINED BY FLOOD, 1: Clifton, Arlh^Dtin llrcaks, Destroy ing Life and. Property. Dlsbee, Aris. ? Anywhere from seven-to twenty persons are reported droymed in the flood that cameddwn the San Francisco River and Chafe* Creek and struck tlfe town of Clifton The principal business section oftho town wag almost ruined. The flood was caused by the bursting of tKe Detroit dam. Mrs. Joseph Thi was caught In a falling, building killed. The o{her members of> th* family had narrow escape*. Of the saloons which was washnd carried several men lpto Qi water arid they are believed to j been drowned. A wtnaiar were lost In a small restai _ was dgshed to Mr. YiayiuVtnt dcclartn^ AhjRt 0F. _ the fed cm! Covernaffl^ to Ii>t$*.f$i<* Wftfclt Japanese from schools' ' -*i mm-;,,* ' 17?|IH|T ?ij Porvo Tirana