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CAMDEN GHRONieLB. \\ VOUM1C Will. OAMDKN, S. C., FRIDAY, KKHlUJAitY 8,1907 so Ill Of JlSffl K. ?~ 0 -- fnu! ot Marry K. Thaw is Now Wed tie^un ? THE CASE FOR THE STATE GIVEN w v * - ? The Thaw Case Fully Before the Court Ploa of Insanity the Priu tiprd Defence. ^c\\ York, Special.?The Stnu? '?lid it>? van1 Harry K. Tltaw a plain ttnciiioiiuiil ?tory of the on th'- Madison Square (Jar :<,'i idol', leaving the malice and llut laoiiyo ii> Ins inferred I tpm l lit' act? dcfi'iiM.' replied with a plea of hereditary insanity. It was asserted dlat Thaw, in slaying. *fcbniird White believed Ik. vvas aftin^ a>i an agent of I I'ovideuce. that real or fancied ?i<?a:;s commit led against hint by the architect and former friend flf his v* ifi* had boiled and hnhbled in his until at last there came the ' xp|?>-i\<? impulse to hill. Win n the deed was done, Tliaw made no mov<] to it* consequences, hut hold "'K i!'W fatal revolver aloft, he stood Miutciy proclaiming to the world: "lltf deed is done; it was right; it wits not wrong.', Titus 'I haw's counsel outlined his <%?>?? to the jury, after the prosceit 1 i"" had occupied less than two hour# the morning sitting of the com t hi rein tin:; through ? ye-wit nesves the narrative ol the tragedy. When tlie defense had iuteipo>ed its plea and ?iithned its rase, m11 :utjourument '?vns taken. Will Hear Stoiy of Insanity. on will hear the story of this limit's insanity," Attorney .John 15. ? dcasoii, tor tl;e defense, promised 'he jury, "from his mother, from his wife, from relatives and from his physicians. \ on will judge him oy ! ' acts, by the In-reditv and stress v liii'ii entered inlo his madness, and iit'ii you come to judge him you will ;i\ to yourself that liis ad may have !'<'ii of insanity, but it was not ? :e <>f i rime. flu. I Shaw's wife was to he one of his most important witnesses has '"ii'jr heen Known; that his mother, Mrs. William Thaw, ol' Pittsburg, was lake the .-laud only hecarne known positively when the court enforced i'(> i tile excluding from the court )ooin all witnesses save experts. Thaw? "s mother, at the command, left the room after a moment's hesitation. She seemed unwilling to he parted front her son in the hour of his need. Mi-, wife., too, reluctantly left the room, bestowing a ins! radiant smile ff eourage and hope upon her pris oiK't-hrishand, . May MacKen/.ie was ?lie third of the women, who have ? ?Pen daily included in the Thaw par ty, to leave the court room. Thaw scented dejected. Many times last week during the dull days of jury ? elect iou he turned to hi& wife for comfort and found her ever ready with a quick responsive smile. Now that the- serious work of the trial was to begin he was to be denied her pi'Cov 2?CC. The Jury Completed. The jury, as completed follows; Fo^*mau, Doming B. Smith, 55, retired manufacturer, married. No. 2, (leorge Pfntf, iJ4, hardware, mat lied. No. ('hales 11. Keieke, 45, ship ping agent, married. No. 4, Oscar A. Pink, hi, sales mat). married. No. 5. Menrv ('. Hartley. 50, pianos, iiii'ri ied. N'o. ??, Ifarry Ilrearley, :??"?, ad vertising agent," manicti. No. 7, Malcolm Kraser, 40, salcs Hint Tied. No. H, Charles I >. New Ion. t>.~?, re tired railway oflicial. married. So. !?. Wilbur S. Steele, 00, tnanu r.u'ti'ier, married. ? No. 10. .John S. Dennec, .'IS, rail wav freight agcn?. married. No. 11, .Joseph II. Holloii, .?/. clerk, man ied. No. 1 -, Bernard (.! rest man, ^ -50, cuuiufactuier's agent, married. Engineer Dies at His Post. h. 4^ Now Orleans, Special.?A* a result nn obseuiec'l danger signal on a draw l?mi tlie* Illinois Ccnhal Kailrnad, Kngineer < ieo?'ge Coburn, MePomb City, .Aliss.. who* *lucl\ !n lii~i post, went (<? tlie bottom of l.irico I'ontehart rain with his engine .,?i| was browned. Ujs li reman nar i^vK "escaped h\ j.imping. The ,!v?? was open tot a si hooner which was pass in;/ t h !t and-because of !\>}? both ihe engineer .md fireman ? aik?l to ? even the "caution" sig nals. River Rising at New Orleans. New Orleans, Special.?The river he*, continues to rise slowly, a gain of* teuth ofNa toot being recorded in the past 24 Only a lew men were jfenRajred in liHiMing protection Irwfwi at the foot of Caftal and Jack ^Tf'fllrects and no fears are entcr that the embuiikmcuts will be vert^xed' " A slight rain fell Mon SIA11 tAWMAKEKS IN StSalON What the House and Senate Are Do ing Day by Day. In the Senate. ill" ii;>i Will un (|lt. calendar was (lie I oole IO-lioy^r labor bill, which was oil tli?> calendar us a special or der. Senator \\ illiatnK moved to ad journ debate which motion was adopt ed, On motion of the senator from Dor cheater, the hill providing /"???? u grad ii.itcil license tee trom persons oper ating hunting preserves was recom *niltcd to the committee in order that ?i ?peeial delegation interested may he heard in opposition to it. Debate on the compulsory educa tion bill ntul on ail hills relating to the dispensary was adjourned. Mr. Carlisle's hill to regulate the hums ol In bur o| i ail road employes was made a special order for Wet! ncsdjty. Forbids Adulteration of Cotton Seed. Next the House passed the Sear-j borough bill forbidding the manufac ture or sale ot' adulterated cotton meal under a penalty of #1,000 to -1-10,000. The debate developed that there has been complaint on the part ol the farriers throughout the State ??-'.aiust uf-11 adulteration*. Nobody ?ippcais to know ju>t what the mnnu lacturers have been putting in tho '????!. Inn it is complained that many line milk cows have been killed in ad section.-, ot the State. Toward the close o| t!;1 se-.-ion h'eprcseutativc < :ir;oii created a sensation by in t ro om mg a coiicii rren t rcsolut ion callincr l'or a joint commit tee of six to look U:lo the us<> of free transportation hv members of the l.euislaiuie. The iixj'iiry is to be as to (|,e us,, of l,nsst'- whether in payment of services or ot herwise. Representative llarley moved t<> table the resolution, while others wanted il amended or postponed <>, hoih. 'I'he resolution was evidently a "hot potato." Kll'orts to i?et the House to -adjourn by way of relief tailed. ;upl the motion to table would certainly have been h.:,t. Finally the House agree^to adjourn debute till the nij>ht session. AVithout division the House passed ?J. I'. (iilison s anti-bucket shop bill, which outlaws all forms of future dealing, on the part of the buyers as well as the sellers and operators ol shops. It mauls immunity frrmi prosecution to those who will uive information. The substitute which the commit tee recommended was ta bled. This was the Sanders bill of last year. whivh Senator Carlisle has .just ia< (he Senate to pass. Mr. Nash, ol Spartanburg, supported the sub stitute, as he contended the original l>il!, which is the ('eoigia law on the subject will prevent cotton mills from huyim.r lor future delivery in a legi timate way. Tii" original bill Avas passed. Many I'ovored the North Carolina law, which is like the sub stitute, 'i h<we was a steady run of local bilis on Kriib'.y in both houses. At noon the special order was tak en up, being No. 80, introduced by Justice, increasing the powers of tho corporation commission, the bill be ing on third reading, Manning mov ed to amend Section 3, so:r that it should bo a penalty of $25 fok failure to deliver freight for the flrst^TTnyv, ami $1 for each day thereafter and the actual damage sustained. Dough ton strongly favored this amendment. No opposition developed am! the amendment was adopted. The bill to pay solicitors salaries instead of fees passed' second read in if. Railroad Fare JReduccd. Tlic Gyles bill was next on the cal endar and with the committee amend ments passed with almost no discus sion beyond an explanation of the measure. Mr. Carey explained tho amendment relative to roads under 40 miles in length which were mostly small lines owned by local people. Mr. Morrell's motion to strike out the en acting words was voted down at once. The bill as passed to third reading is as follows: '?Section 1. That ,s<vtion 2ltV>, volume 1, of laws of Soiitli ('nr oliua, he arid the same is hereby amended by striking out tlic wor<l 'three' and inserting in lieu thereof 'two and one-half,' ss> (hat said sec lion when so amended shall read as follows; "See. 2105. The rate for trans portation of passongers on all rail roads to which the provisions of this chapter shall apply, shall not excecd two and one-huif cents per mile for every mile t raveled:? and such rail roads shall not he re<|fiired to have second class eoa?hcs or to sell .-ecoiul class tickets. ? '"An ended by adding at he end of 'the' ilie words: Provided. The pro visions hereof shall not apply to rail toads under *10 miles in length oper ated by the owner.? thereof. Provid ed, further, Thai no railroad shall be required f* charge a fare of |e?--s than i) tents for the entire distance trav eled."' The circuit judge** will get an 'ad ditional .f'HIO each year hereafter, as traveling expenses, if the bill which passed second reading in the senate is adopted by the house. As origin ally introduced, by Senator Graydon, the bill provided fol* $000 a year as traveling expenses. Tbo finance com mittee recommended that ibis be re duced to $50, which was accepted by ^he outhor and its friends. But there was strong opposition to giving the judges any increase whataver and there wai.a h4rd fight before il was passed in its amended forua. . Wluli i In' lull v >e.i:i )lniM>n ollVtvl .t - ,b?t it ulc, jovided thai I in' ;.;?I -1' should lilt.' it ll till' compt roller ?..*?' J i ? I ; 11 ;i ,;U?'II)1UI ? ?! I !.<? ;.< ! 1ra\ ?'l!n\j < \ >i'sr?> ea<h :? :\.| that th<\ I Ii<i nil a?:.?>!??!I i't|ii;il l.i il :if -;.in .u ?! ? more. ij\ \ ??,,?<? I I i . !'! i1.'. ys n ji H< !?. Senator I.' >_i r< 11n? \'i I i!:? ii lil'lv |" 'Hi 111. bill I'iil . v. ;4 ? i ,? i-tby :i \ ni . 1i 1 " ' ill! Ci(M; I \ "111-; 1 I, .It t If i:t. '?si iO I)'1 !; I I( 1'111 .| . i jits*, j1111 ."?? iu sitting or lor any judge already el'ted to till mil (In* unexpired term o (another judge now sitting. By a V'? of 14 in 1'J i Ii is amendment was lo ?nator Mauldiu moved to amend b\flxiug the amount allowed each Clljit judgt $3UU instead of if.)Oil, Be tor Brico and others spoke a^uist this aniendtnent and made a mon to table il, which was lo>t by onyoto. On the direet question of tli<fedoption of the amendment l lie Vol stood as follows: us ? Appelt, Hal e>, Hiving, Bh*., Blease, Carpenter, Karle, Etlrd ?Joiioii, Kellev, F.aney, Mauldiu, Hoin, Toole.- 15. lys?Brief, Carlisle, Christenscn, Cliln, Oraydon, llardin, Mcliowau, Ott Smith, Sullivan, Weston, Wil liai??12. T hill was passed third reading but dice of amendments were given, whi?wH8 accepted as noliee of a re new Ho ht before the full senate l'oi allovvanee of $')00. M Graydon's bill for increasing the y of jurors in circuit courts to $".) per day passed, after being anien.J by making the pay .+'2. A siinihbill has already passed (lie house F fal Aid For Good Roads. Sri!?r Sullivan's resolution in struct' our representatives and sen ators the national congress to sup port : measures proposed for gov evninc.nid for building good roads was anted by a vote 1(5 to 11. The use resolution calling for an invest , ion {^ascertain what mem bers <?)(! general assembly were em ployed attorneys lor the railroads and wl members rode on pasfes did r< t e<s up. By some members of the see this resolution is treated veiy lily. Senator Appelt will oi ler an eudmeut providing that the joint emit tee shall purchase but tons l-'hes in diameter to he worn by tlieiMiibers of the house and senate, "lie amendment provides that thiutton; :-hall show a rail road tnfoaded with palmetto trees eneirelerith these words: "Found (Hit guit' | Stjjal'Ht's bill whieh i- aimed to nialii-c Southern's fast trains stop at <"ney was given second reading, ortier to prevent a gen eral attain the bill and to have it consHden\mply as :i "local meas ure." he ivided tltat the bill shall apply oi.to towns whose popula tion, aeopr to 111<_? census of 1 SfOO I was beiv^ ;{.<???<) and -1.000, andr "(laft'ney i <> only town that comes withm th^ovision. The Kills bill !' or a practice school at ittlimp college received its Uig witUouT discussioj). n ccrW^opy-M?f the resolution recommend the removal and pro secution of members of the board jii directory the State dispensary, with the li'gs of the special com mittee app'jd to investigate the affairs of ( institution and the c videnee lal^t their heal ings, was ordered sentuhe.governor. The setHipdjourned at 1:30 o'clock, to n next Tuesday at t oon. when \ uncontested matters will be consi^J, The light on the dispensary wie opened at the pijiht session. New Bin the House. Mr. Sawyei bill to require all alcoholic liquor intoxicating bev eiagvs sold oiired for sale in this Slate to he rzed and providing foi a special 'hereon. Mr. I'outer*v hill to authorize I he hoard of tees of the school districts of tIAvn of Laurens to issue bonds l'o| purpose of erect ing or repaira school building and equipping ianie and to refund bonds he re to funned. Mr. Wingatobill to amend sec tion ?!.>(), code ws of South Caro lina, 1002, volif, so as to require copies of the rijf court ruailc an?.l., furnished clerk court. Mr. DouglasJhill to provide for license oi'lon ginneries, li\ the fee requireports and provide for the puhlicaif the report, and prescribe penalt Mr. Cannon?jlf^ to create a sinking fund l'<* purpose <?f. pay ing off certain ds of Sullivan township in La: county. Mr. Younians|>il| to provide for the election! supervisor and two county coiloners for the county of Ham and to deline powers and duli Mr. Pattersonhill to amend section 7f>.'? of lode of laws of South Carolina.!, volume 1, so as to provide f*? appointment of the county sup?r by the gover nor. Lee County Die?A bill to re quire and authofoe county board of cinimissiouernee county to is sue bonds for thbose pf purchas ing a site and lie erection and furnishing of a I bouse at Bish ville and to pr<i for a special commission to bWn as the court hou?e commissi^ to prescribe their power* ?iim. Mr, Kud*r?II to authome the county autyr of Anderson1 I I'' older ;;i| election of all tjtin!iticd <i| said county to hold an election and \i?le upon the ?pic.-iion ni' ini-icnsing taxation and i-'Mtiii'. homls for ihe improvement ot' tlx* pnldw toads in said cuiuily. .1 adit-no \ < iitimi11eo A l'ii| to Validate the a< I of ceilain foiiani>sioii ot deed* ot 11::>? State and to jutt ami !;n l? in i??1?( omniUhion ot same. Mi. t "I? at t \ A joint resolution to .'()) i'inl a commit ice K> investigate 11ti'iiuii-t* and general management - f < !. in-oii college. M. Wyche A In!! It* amend an art ti.l it led ''At. af! to |?ft i \ it It* for tin' t'i ect i.o i,' a new41 coin I house ill New hei I \ ?ni: s y,'' a)>)>)< ? \ t'd |-Vb. 17, M:'. I hi\ ni A liill to prohibit inil i o;;d ?> lioiii Iiit \ i tiii' joint freight agents in tlit* SinK'. Mi. \ mrnansi* A led providing lor li t' olrtaiin.t'i I of the expenses of the t t nnt v ,';t.wi nu'.ent at tin' county of I lampion. Mr. T o>ld- A IntJ io provide for 'lie indiii'i i.jt tin* affairs of the ^tn'.e tii?|'i*jt:.:iy and to provide for 'In' tjiWl.'.i'rlai ni of connty dispen Mutual ImmiKration Titaly. Tokio. 15\ ("able.-?After a direful survey of public feeling here regard ing; tin- pros peels id' a satinfaelory solution of the San Fi linemen school controversy it inav l>>* stated tliat while the approach of tin' termination of the disagri enhle affair is welcom cd. ye| the ii-poii from Washington that a solution may he clTcclcd by a mutual t reaiy excluding the immigra tion of lahoicis i-, tfcueially dihe Iic\ ed ; unrensouabl \ To Cruise in Gulf and the West Indies, Washington, Special.?The naval vat lit MayHower left the Washington Navy Vartl, hounti for New Orleans, where she will lake on hoard Assis tant Secretary Newberry and parly for a cruise in the (Julf of Mexico and the West Indies, during which the Assitant Secretary will ihake an otlicial inspection of the naval sta tions at I'ensacola, Key West ami (Snautaiiamo, Cuba. The party will start from New Orleans the latter on rt of next week. r i:* i f v i \ i.; \ kws \<) ri:s. l.<>.ii ha? enact ;cl ii law which permits ciiio< of over 10,000 inhab itants t-< pnoiut women factory in spcc. :>r;. Mr.v Jcssamy Steele, daughter of the lain TJrei Hari?\ ,?lck and penni less. was committed to the poorhouso a( Portland, Me. Queen Amelia of Portugal was edu cated as ;t physician and trained nurse and employs hett knowledge for tho relief of (ho nick poor. N'orn Urcekenridge, night, telegrnph operator at Arlington, Kansas, pre vented a wreck of two Rock island freight trains a few nights ago lteports from Sweden thai a league ,has been formed there for the pur pose of restraining extravagance In woman's dress, have an Elizabethan ring about then). The oldest woman in Maine, Mrs. Louisa Cox, celebrated her 108th birthday at her hom'i In Harrington. She is an inveterate smoker and also very fond of candy. Mrs. Spender-Clay, of London, who before her marriage was Paulino An tor, and who is the only daughter of William Waldorf Astor, has given birth to a daughter. ivinces'i Mary of Saxe-Altenburg. former Queen of Hanover, who died In (Jmunden. Upper Austria, on Jan uary 9 last, left $730,000 to various charities in the former Kingdom of Hanover. Mrs. James Uryce, wife of the new British Ambassador to the United States, ^Ivas Miss Marion Aslilon be fore she married Mr. Hryce, In 1SS9. Her social success has been notable in London. An American woman, Mr*. John Leslie, who was Leonie Blanche Jorome, of Nov.- York, is inofficial ad viser in fashion and dress of the Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia, to the former of whom she is lady in waiting. Apples of Gold. At tin. Franklin Inn, a lit*rury <-lub of 1' liiatlrlj hin, a young poet. licking his Hps. *ui(l thai v'onan Doyle was paid $1 a word. "Tbat is nothing," uaid a railroad advert Lselng man. ' I know of a caso where a man was ixiid $1,000 a word. Our lino used to have at its grade crorishus a very long j?nd complicated sign that began, 'Heware of tho on gineo ami cars,' and then this sign went on with a lot of injunctions and warnings that would have taken five minutes to read. "In a lumber <>f accident cases the complainants for damages declared that our signs w^t?: not. clear warn ings. Therefore the line decided at last to get a new grade crossing sign, and Judge l'axon ,w,as engaged (o write one. "The sign that .l.Klge Faxon wroto cost $1,000 a word, but it whs a classic, it remains a classic. It is as well known among us as "Father, I cannot tell a lie,' or 'Kngland ex perts every man to do his duty.' "The sign that oost 11,000 a word, or $6,000 in all, was the famous, 'Rail read Crossing?Stop, Look and Lis ten.' "?Philadelphia Bulletin. A SURE THING. "Why do you think your n?w state house won't cost more than $8,000^ 000?" 4 "That's all the nionty we have In the trer wry?Chicago Record-HeT ?* - V> ?? * * e c'iriM nuiinfi i?i ? UUblll Paris Suffers from Religious Disturbances GREAT EXCITEMINT IN STREETS ? Militant Catholics Attempt to Bieak Up Sci vices in Church of Holy Apostles, Where French Apostolic Catholic Church is Inaugurated Thousands Within and Without the Church Veils Greot Fath?r Rous win, the Pastor, Who Continues Un moved Police Finally Summoned and Prevent Trouble by KxpelUug a Number From the Church Build ing?Btreets Cleared. I'm is. My Cable.- ()nl\ the proen of police pre\ruled a riot at the Old Httrnahite monastery, whi?h has been re christened lit*' Church ot liie Ilol|? Apostles, where (lie I'lcin-li Ap ostolic < 'ntholic ('lunch was 111:?11 ; 11 :t rater Sunday, The nnnounecuieui ?*i" the h*t?-?ttj>1 lo organize a schism had Mined up the militant Catholics, who oriraiii/.* ed a hostile reeeption with the inten tion ill brcakinji up the . services. Handbills were distrihulcti contain ing the words of a popular account, deserihini;1 Archbishop \ illattc, head of Mte independent Catholic inove nieut in America, as an Aineriean monkey whom M. Itrihaml, minister of public Distinction ami worship, de sired to make a !? rem h I'ope. No:uc Greets Father . Rounsin. Several thousand persons weie out ride I lie ?*li 11 i t'll ;i11<i scon-.- h| others |tenet i*;iIed tin- :?11v ciowded church. Interruptions commenced ;is soon ;is l'*;it lit* r b'olissiu, I lie pas lor of (lie cli ii if 11, bc^aii liis senium welcoming I li?' opproeaching Csitholie independence ami I lie da \si 1111 ?? of (lie ? lav when "nil the churches o|' Jesus ( hriM will unite in ('hristaiu char ity. '' When lie thanked Archbishop Vi la! te for aiding llu- French ('atholies in establishing the first church, say ing he was consecrated by the patri arch, the successor ol' St. IVter, a shout in the rear of tin* edifice, ''lie is excommunicated," was the >iyual for a general tniunlt and Father lioiissiu finally was compelled to ask that the police he summoned. 50 Persons Expelled. About ">0 |M*rsons Were expelled from the church and quiet was prac tically maintained until Archbishop Vollatte appeared on the altar iu the robe and mitre of an archbishop. Instantly tin' din began a?ain with redoubled force, almost drowning his words. Nevertheless lie calmly con tinued, saying he had been a mis sionary for ;i(i years but no savage tribe had ever prevented him speak ing, and concluding "even to those who interrupt and revile me 1 nav I will not excommunicate. I wish you no ill. God be with you. Amen." len Indictments for Violation of Anti-Bucket Shop Law. -.Atlanta, On., Special. - The Fnh>.i county grand jury returned indi^t ncat.s against 10 pcjjbons charting violation of the Hoylun unli-hncket ereP law, passed by -^he (Scoiyia Legislature at its last session, pro hibiting the o|K>ration ot' brokerage houses or tirins by which futures are traded in. Bench warrants were is sued and bond Axed ;ti *1.0n() for each (Ufendant. Among those against wIioi.m indictments were re turned was Holland I'urran, secre tary and treasurer VfV the board of trade, and T. M. Hamilton, Sr., man ager of the commercial exchange. I Brazil to Participate in Jamestown Show Norfolk. Ya.t ? Spc.-ial.?Hear .\d mirn1 Harrington, retired, in cliarge of tlie naval features in connection with the Jamestown (\|iositiou, was m titled from Washington that Iho Itraxilian government will participate in the naval review in Hampton Koads during the exposition, soliding two or three warships. President to Speak at McKinley Me morial Dcdicatoin. Washington, Special. ? President Roosevelt will deliver an oral inn at the dedication of the McKinlcv me morial monument at <'union, < >.. the last week in September. Tin* exact date hn,s not heen 1ixe?l. The I'rcsi detn made this promise i<? three meni hers of the boiH'd of trust ol the moil, ument association, who called upon him and asked him to deliver the Ova tion. They were Vicc-l'resideni Fair banks. Associate .lust ice Day, of the Supiemc Court, and Postmaster (Jen era I Oortelyou. Receiver For Tennessee Bank. Winchester, 'Tenn., Special.?On application of stockholders Judge MeConcell of the chancery court, ap pointed a receiver for the Bauk of Winchester. Theb ank has $75,000 capital, $300,000udepoaits an<* 000 loans and discounts. Depositors, ft is claimed, will be paid in full. jUpoiv IwnIii Big FmrdxMe of WEST'S FUEL FAMINE WORSE North Dakota Suffering from Cold and Starvation. l'lvsitlclit It<M>s< \ rll ||5U! 11??* I ?? < <>!*? Odiiiiiu<'omiuissio.i I I'm* IUmkIs (o Si'iul Helicf. WaahliiKloil, D 0.--. TU.: PrOKhicnt tJif members of |li< lutor.tato ( oil) nierce Com illusion ami tho Coiiprcs* delegation f.'ithi No: tii Dakota art gravels nituvi'iu'l o??*r t li?* fuel famine in ihut Statwhich shows no si^iis ?>f abatement an.I which is oh tailing such suffering that tho jn*.>;>! ? are glowing dcspcrat<\ Tnwua wiii't'i1 I lit" I'M is* absolut el v tin fuel, tho ther mometer in front t wont y-ilvo to thir* ty-olght degrees In-low /.ero and mail ami railway coin mimical ion with l lie outside world is coinplet<M\ shut off are besieging tho I n* ?T?t:?(?? Com inoroe Commission, tho President, and their representatives in Coiimvss, hy telegraph, to afford tht'tn assist - anee at any cost. In tiOtne Instance:! oven ! elegraphic communication is enl oh*, ami nios sages have to ho carricd ten or twen ty miles across the snow covered and wind swept prairies to tho nearest open telegraph oflleo. Sueli was tjir case with one telegram received. II conies from the Commercial ("lab. of Maxhass, ami was carried across the open prairies ten utiles t<? Kckotan. Maxhass i>; a snuill town on the Croat Northern Railway, close to the fan adiaf"*11iic and a litttle wed of mid way between the eastern and wealern boundaries of North Dakota. 'nils message reads: "Situation unchafU'.ed. Two coal cars (snowed int between here ami Towner. Conditions grow more des perate every ho!tr. Wire coinmunica tion cut off." Prom New' Rock turd, i>n .he North ern Pacific Rails a>, c'lii.'S the follow i?i>.< message: "Fuel situation d-speai1. The railway <?!i this branch not making any effort to day to reli've us. I lave had no freight thia year, no : tail for twelve days. Pffuple d> :-twrnte. Will burn railway properly for fuel if relief is not forthcoming within forlv olght hours." Other informal ion which nreiies the Interstate Commerce Commission indicates that President iiill, of tho tIreat Northern Railway, has about "thrown up his hands," has grown discouraged and abandoned tho ef fort to relieve Urn free/dug people of North Dakota. An early app<a1 for relief by tho Federal (Jovernnieni was answered by a dispatch lo the Covornor of North Dakota, asking if it was not possible for the State to alford ndiof. To this the (love.nor replied that the i all ways were doing' overyi bins posrible, meaiilng, apparently, to Imply that he knew of r.o way in which ho could render assistance. Tho Interstate Commerce Commis sion, by direction of the President, has twice telograpbe i to tho. presi dents of the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific Railway'?, urging that everything possible be? done to relieve the situation, and assurances have been given that tho requests will bo heeded; but tho situation re mains unchanged, thousands of peo ple nro menaced by the constant dan ger oj| freezing to death, and the rail ways seem powerless to relieve tho conditions, WJSNDKIj MUST STAND Til IA Tit Governor Hughes Ilcfleinds Orders Dissolving the Coin*. Albany. N. Y.?Captain T,oui? Wendei, of the First Batter/, New York City, cannot resign from the National Guard to escape having to appear before a court of inquiry to answer to charges of conduct not be coming an officer. Governor Hughes rescinded the orders issued by Ad jutant-General Henry," granting Wen del a discharge pursuant to his re quest to bo permitted to resign. Noth ing like thin has happened within recent years in the National Guard, and tbe effect of the Governor's ac tion will cause not a little dismay in some circles. It has always been tiie custom to permit an oftlcer to resign when ho wanted t:/. F1VB JMIO IV THAIX CHASM. Freight Huns Into I'assengor on Hus ton and Maine. Deerfleid, Mass.-- Five men were killed and one seriously injured as the result of a freight train running into the rear of a passenger train on the Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine Railroad about a mile west or West Deer field. The dead are George lit; Btuiueao, of the express train, lived at Trov, N. Y., forty-soven years old. married; G. W. Harrington, * baggage mastn- of the expresp, lived at Troy, N. Y.; M. A. Fitzpatrick, engine driver, Rotterdam Junction,-N. Y., and R. N. Dennison, fireman, Mechanicsville, N. Y. Tariff War Avrr(rrt. A longlterm arrangement to avoid a trade war between A~nmrica and (Jerman.v has been made l?y tlie com missions In conference at. Ilerlln, sub ject to approval by Congress and the Reichstag. Witnesses Agninst Hnrriiuan. Witnesses in J he investigation of the ilarrinihii mergor, at Portland, Ore., testified that there had seem ingly been a cessation of competition between the different.roads since the combination. ^ Bell Accused of Killing Dr. Town son tl. John Bell, whose relatives "cqj^ fessed that ho had admitted to them he had murderbd Dr. Charles W. Townstnd, of New Brighton, S. L, it determined to die at the hands of the law, if not by hla own hands. He re fused to see a lawyer. (.'ourj Killed In Hla Factory. ? Joseph Coury was slain and John Oed wounded by men who eafered Coury * new factory in Weal mooo koa, N. J., M claimed to ow# It, - ? -i - . * EPIDEMICS SWEE? (IE OVER CHICAGO Nearly 15000 Cases Caused by Impure Raw Milk. STOPS ALL SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Al>])<'<il Miidc Co I'uMir?\nU<'<1 (o (iivc l'|? Hulls I'.nrllcs ami Other AiiiunimiiciiIs I'litiI S- u li'i !?*<? Can Uc> (Mh'cK?'<!. Chicago. Extraordinary jwicau. tlons were lftkon to check the scarlet fever and diphtheria epidemic In Chi cago. A proclamation unking aid from tho public by the canceling of social functions, an offer of assist ance front prominent medical men, (lie appointment of a commission of physicians to help in an Aldermanic inquiry, and the. removal of contra] ? police details to make room for tho Health Department, were among tho features which developed when It wan found thai tho record breaking figures ot the contagion were marked again by high numbers. Three hundred and fourteen new canes of scurlct fever, ftfty-fivo of diphtheria and tWonty-flvo of measles were reported on the day the procla mation was issued. II is estimated that (he total eases of contagious diseases which have de veloped in the present epidemic is considerably in excess of 10,000, and may reach 15,000. Commissioner of Health C. W. Whalen issued a call to the people o< Chicago to,cancel social gatherings and other public meetings for'several weeks in order to aid the department In suppressing epidemic conditions. This followed the official announce ment that scarlet feveV and diphthe ria cases reported indicate that tho epidemic has advanced appreciably. Churches, Sunday-schools and thea tres were not included in Dr. Wha len's request. The Commissioner explained that while he desired tho assistance of tho public he did not believe if necessary to no further than his request indi cates. He declared that, in the opin ion of the department, it would not, bo wise to order the closing of any public schools, as the new medical in spectors were doing competent work toward preventing the spread of any disease through that source. - Ilocords of tho Health Department show the present epidemic to be one of tho most serious tho city has known. Tho records show that tho number of cases of scarlet fever in tho last four days vastly excecda tho total for the whole month of January in a normal year. $5,000,000 FOIl CHARITY. *4 William Whitoley'K Will Provides For, Homes Fov Aged Pool'. London. ? Tho will of William Whiteley, tlje London merchant who was murdered Inst weok, makes a number of generous charitable be quests, the chief being $5,000,000 to yrovlde and maintain almshouses to be known os tho "\Vhitel?y Homes For the Aged roor\ Mr, Whiteley leak1* $25X),Q00 to each of his two sons,">nd hfy sister and her two daughters rfce-elve annu ities of $5000 each. IlisNtflfe, fror whom he had separated, vlded for during life." In addition to several other family and household bequests Mr. Whiteley leaves sums' varying from $2500 to $10,000 to a number of hospital*, while two sums of f 25,000 each aro left in trust, o?e to be applied to the giving annually through ^n > certain clergyman of "Whiteley Christmas gifts," while the income of the second sum is to bo devoted to the promotion of cricket, football, rowing and swim ming. Any residue is to be divided between Mr. Whiteley's two ?? ns. ' he unusual public Interest In the Whiteley tragedy was shown by the ? scenes nt tho funeral of tho men chant. Long before the hour for the ceremony thousands of persona gath ered about the home a.id dense ? masses lined (he streets loading to the church where the service waa lielcl. s Most of (he shops in tho West liOiirne Orovo district kept their shut ters up and more than IPO carriages followed (he hearse to the cemetery.r KVtur of those were laden with floral ' wreath!!. ' . * fiOV. 8WHTTKNIIAM APOLOttlZKS. Withdraws letter Co Admiral I7flviit aiul IC.\presses Regret. London.?Tho Associated Press learns that the^nternational phase of t.lur J<ingston incident lias fooen Anally closed by Governor Swettoftham for mally withdrawing his letter to ReaY Admirnl Davis and exi)i-<>??ii)g hie re gret for having written U. Washington, I). C.?Officials at the State Department refuse to discuss the report that Oovornor Swettenham has withdrawn his letter to Admiral Davis and apojogly.ed thsrefoiv." 0 It is pointed out that the Presi* dent has taken every means to make it evident that he regards the I^ngs ton episode as a closed incident, so officials decline to commeut on It In any phase. Baldwin Works Damaged. Fire did $1,000,000 damage to the plant of the Baldwin Locomotive Work*, Philadelphia. Standard Oil Resists Salt. .Motions were filed at Flndlay. Ohio, to squash the ^indictment* against the Standard Oil Company, of Ohio; John J). Rockefeller; - Buckeye Pipe Line, the Ohio 6ll Com pany and the 8olar Refining Com* Hkpy " Pmlintan Oar Contpogr - The Grand Jury nf County, at Ptuatur*. kaa/ six true bllla aeettet tkm Palace oar Company tor impure milk and cream *