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\ \\ VOLUME XVIII. CAMDKN. 8. C? KHIDAY, MAIiCII i:?, 1907. NO. 10/ Occurrences of Interest From All Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS ft Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover ing a Wide Range?What ia Going On in Our State. Dickson Oil Hunting. Dickson, Special.?Parties engag ed in the search for oil in Dickson county, intend (o immediately begin drilling on the two selected sites, one ?'M the McKarland place and one on ? he Hilling place, within a ((iiarter of a mile of the town of Dickson. The prospects are declared to he all that can he desired, and it is i/nlideniiai I.V believed thai success is going to frown the effort. However that may be, the projectors are going to give tlie territory a thorough lest, and thut when they are through there will either l>o at least two producing wells or else a thoroughly punctured bar ren earth. Big Lumber Plant is Complete Loss. I fair pt on, Special.?The Salka hatchie Lumber company, located <?n the Hampton and Hpinchvillc rail road, at Moselle, one of the largest taw mill and lumber plants in I his count rv, owned and operated by Me sms. Woodward & Ley of Augusta, {hi., snfTered a total loss by lire. The. fire originated from the slab pile and succeeded in burning its way to the mill, after which it was burned, the flumes sweeping everything before them until everything in connection ivith the mill was destroyed. The loss is estimated at $150,000 to $200,000 with no insurance. Capt. Courtency Chairman. Columbia, Special.-?The commis sion appointed by Gov. Ansel to beau lily the state house ground* met and organized by electing (.'apt. William A. Courtenay chairman. The other members are ; .> Messrs. Kdward Khr lich and A. H. Gonzales. There was some discussion over the plans which will probably result in the employ ment of a landscape gardener on the use of plans already suggested. An appropriation of $15,.100 is given for the work, and the commission will arrange at an early date for begin ning work. Aged Man Burned to Death. Spartanburg, Special.?Mr. John j Terrell Wilkins, aged 70 years, was burned to death at his home near Cowpens in a fire which destroyed the Wilkins housif*. Mr. Wilkins has for many years been a paralytic and has been practically helpless. A Pardon Wanted. A petition was fllecL-iviih the gov ernor asking for a mrdon >ur-Win, H. Todd of Horry bounty, who is gerving\ sentence/?m the chaingang for adultfrryr ^Hi/wife and children lire said to bo in destitue circum stances. Ho has served six months already. Stockholdera Held Liable. Charleston,-Special.?A report wan filed by Master Sass in the circuit court making the stockholders of the defunct Columbian bank responsible for the face value of their shares of slock. The capital stock of the bank was $50,000 and same investors will lio hit heavily. Negro Girl Burned to Death. Sumter, Special.?An eight year old negro girl was burned to death on ji farm at Dalzell, near here, on Mon day. She was left alone in the house nnd her. clothing caught fire. She was burned to death before assis tance could be given. Boardn of Education. Columbia, Special?The county boards of education will be appoint ed next month by the state board and since the dispensary boards in sev eral counties have one member select ed by the educational board, the lat ter is generally selected on the ree coinmendation of the county delega tion, although the state board does not always /ollow this rule, and will scan carefully all lists submitted. Arc Legal Immigrants. \X Wnshington, Special.?A statement was issued by the Department of Justice Thursday concerning an opin ion submitted to President Roosevelt by Attorney General Bonaparte as to whether certain immigrants who wpre landed in South Caroling last fall are legally in this country. The opinion, in effect, is that tin; immigrants were entitled to admission to the United States and that they are in this country legally. The opinion agrees with that rendered on the same case by Solicitor Earle, of the Department of Omerce and Labor. N?w? Not#*. Charlet F. Harriaon, of the Leu bin* bar, will bo a tandidate for Commonwealth'? Attronay for Loo doun eounty, to itMCMd E. E. Oar ret, the promt iaeombeat. who wtH again aland for tfca noadnatioa. lln. Rom Harwita diid at Bt V?ncoiit\ Hoapfcal* Norfolk, from burn* received Sunday afternoon. * Mr*. Harwit# attempted teMpur oil y in a liyfcted lamp. An exftNRh fol fHUUHl CONDUCTOR CKUSHID L. P. Brown, Whoet Hom? U la Greenville, Frightfully Mangled In Freight Yard at Lancaeter. Lancaster, Special.?At noon Sat urday a frightful tragedy occurred in the freight yards here. L. 1*. Brown, conductor of special freight train No. M72, extra on the Southern, was killed by being eaught between the bumpers of two oars while coup ling them. It seems that live loose cars were slowly coming down the track to be coupled, that Mr, Brown turned his back to them and was caught botween the bumpers. Though his body was nearly severed in t\<*afn J and he was otherwise terribly man gfrdi lie walked several yards and. crossing u ditch, sat down and died without a word in less than a minute < alter the accident. Mr. Brown was from GreenvilHf, where he'lias a fam ily living, a wife and several chil dren. lie was about 45 yers ol<l, and had been running on this division but a few days. In fact, this was his second trip. Little, is known of him by the railroad men here on this ac count, but he was popular, elllcient and a good man. His body was sent to Greenville. Negro Shoots Town Marshall. Anderson, Specials?"llun" Fer guson, colored, was brought from Pendleton and lodged in the county ,jail< 'charged with shooting Mr. Charles Koberson, town marshal of Pendleton, Friday night. Marshal Koberson was in search of a negro. He went into a yegro pool room, ex pecting to find his man in there. He remained a few minutes and the ne gro Ferguson got up ami went out of the room. In about ten minutes two pistol bullets crashed through the window f>lass, both hitting Mr. Koberson, One of the bullets en tered his right leg and the other grazed his breast. Koberson is nol | dangerously wounded. It is not j known that Ferguson did the shoot ing, but ho has been making fre quent- remarks about Mr. Koberson? that. he. would kill him if lie (Kob erson) would cross his path. It seems that one of Ferguson's "pals" had been pulled by the tow.i marshal. He holds this up against the ollieer. Ghastly Find Near Darlington. Darlington, Special. Mr. K. K. Du bo.se, one k>f the county's leading citizens, made a ghastly lind on his plantation, three miles i'lom here, lie and some of his negro hands, while out in a field, were attracted to a spot, a sink formerly an old well,1 which had been filled years ago. Tin; depression in the ground, however, was slight. Beneath a pile of leaves in the sink was a pasteboard box about 18 or 20 inches long, which con tained the body of an infant. The sides of thcabox had decayed from dampness, making it appear that the (?Time had |been committed several weeks ago. Mr. Dnbosc did not ?inake a careful examination, as -Ihe decomposition of the body made him retreat. The legs and feet of the infant, he says, appeared white. Mr. Dnbose immediately reported his dis covery to the coroner, who is invest igating. Mr. Beaty's Successor. Greenville, Special.?Mr. .J. II. M. Beaty, who has i'Or some time boon in charge of the weaving machinery of all the mills under the manage ment of Mr. Lewis \V. Perker and who has hceti made the general man ager of the Olympiu and (J ran by mills, of Columbia, hits been succeed ed in his position by Mr. David Jen nings, formerly of Charleston, but more recently of Connecticut. f Mr. Jennings has supervision of the. weav ing in the Monaghan. Victor ami Ap palachec mills. lie is a graduate of Clemson college, and will doubtless make a competent successor of Mr. Betrty. llis headquarters will be in Greenville. Train Smashed Wagon. BranchviJIe, Special.-?The South ern's Blaekville-Kingsville train, due here at 8:1)0 a. m., ran over and killed two^fine, mules and demolished the wagon belonging to Mr. D. L. Rhoad here. The driver, Elliott I,e von, colored, was thrown some dis tance from the track, but it is not thought his injuries are fatal. State Pension Fund. Comptroller General .Tones will call a meeting of the state pension board the latter part of this month when all ot the returns will bo gone over, practically all of the counties having sent in their pension lists. There is an appropriation of $250,000 for t,hr old soldiers this year, of which $*( 000 is for the artificial limb fund. The artificial limbs are to l>e pur chased by the comptroller general and the board, and blanks arc now being sent out to the counties for applications, slating tho company and regiment in whifh the limb was lost. Newberry May Have * Vote. Newberry, Special.?From what can be learned, partial report* a* to tho reealte of obtainla* name* of the petitions on tbe question of dispen sary or no dispensary for this coun ty, wei^i made to tbe "interested ones" for when one of tbe knowing ones w?s asked how ihsaHsts were aneeeeding, with a t\]jrtne in hi* eye be said, "By April 1 ye will I haw a majority of tho eounty op the lilL" TWO MORE IMPORTANT LAWS Registration to Bo Opened in All Towns and Cities. Members of the county board of registration will do well to acquaint themselves with the new law con cerning the registration of voters, ' which provides that the hooks shall he opened in the various towns and cities throughout the counties. The law is as follows: "An act/ to amend section 170 of the Code of laws of South Carolina of ^ 1002, volume 1, relating to opening of hooks of registration. "Be it enacted by the general as sembly of the state of South Caro lina : "Section 1. That section 170 of the code of laws of South Carolina of J902, volume 1, be amended so as to read as follows: See. 170. The Supervisors of registration for the several counties of this slate shall, in every general election year or in any year in which any special elec tion is to be held, subsequent to the first day of September, hold in each and every town, city or industrial j community containing .'100 inhabi tants or more, in their respective counties, at such time as may be designated by the board of regis tration, after two weeks notice, pub lished or posted in such town or city/ one meeting, at which shall be aegisfPred such qualified electors of the county a* may present them selves. "The books., of registration shall be also opened on the lir>l Monday of each month at the court house for the registration of electors entitled to registration under said constitution, and be kept open for three succes sive days in each and every month until 30 days before a general ?elec tion, when they shall be closed until the general election shall have taken place: Provided, That such persons as shall become of age during the said .'0> days shall bo entitled to reg istration before the closing of the books, if otherwise qualified. After each general election the registra tion books shall be opened for tho reg istration of electors entitled to reg istration under the constitution on the first Monday iu each month at the court house until 30 days preced ing any general election, when the same shall he closed until said gen eral election shall have taken place. The registration books shall be in like manner closed five days before any special election. "In those counties of the state hav ing more than ">0,000 inhabitants, as shown by the last preceding Vnited States census, in every general elec tion year, when the registration books are opened in the month of August, they shall be kept open continuously every day except Sunday at the court house up to and including the loth day of August of said year, for the registration of qualified electors, anu this particular provision shall in no wise affect tho registration of elec tors in counties having leas than 50, 000 inhabitants, and any additional cost incurred bv reason of the partic ular provision in regard to keeping the books open in August in those counties of over 50,000 'inhabitants shall be paid by such respective coun ties. "In Sumter county tho supervisors: of registration may attend at least one day at some public place in each voting precinct. inr said county, of which due notice shall be given." Violation of Land Lease a Misde meanor. Another law of considerable im portance, especially to landlords-and (tenants, in the following, which makes tilie violation of a contract between tenant and landlord a misdemeanor: ?'An act to declare the violation of :i lease of land or tenements iHjd a failure and refusal to enter itpbu the due performance of a con Iract for leasing lands or tene ments, and the. violation of any such contract, upon the part of the landlord, a misdemeanor, and to provide a punishment therefor. "He it enacted by the .general as sembly of the state of South Caro lina : "Section 1. That any person or persons who shall hereafter go into possession of any fanning land of another, or shall enter into a written agreement or contract to go into pos session of the farming land of an other as a tenant or under a con tract to farm and cultivate said land, and shall without just cause or ex cuse leave, desert or quit. the. land so leased or contracted for, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be finished not less t/ian $25 nor more than J&100, or suffer imprisonment not less titan five nor nine than 30 days, in the discretion of. "The court. "See. 2. That nny person who shall violate any of the contracts mentioned in section 1 of this act shall bo doomed guilty of a misde menor ami he fiiu^Ljiot less than $25 wor more than fiSp. or suffer im prisonment not than five nor more than 30 days in the discretion of tho court." Heywwrfl Goes to Europe. Kx-Oov. D, C. Heywardi acoompa nirtl by Comtoieeioner E, J. Wnteon, will leave Jfridav for New York, whence they sail for-Bremen early next week. The trio is made iu the intent of immigration, Got. Hey ward being president of the Sontn em Integration association, the offi cers of which have decided to have the South set right in countries where desirable immigrants may bp oV tamed, Columbia, S. C, Merchant Is Killed on Mis Way Nome ? ?" ? ? BLOODY DEED NEAR SliANDON 0. B. Green, Suburban Merchant, Waylaid and Killed Saturday Night. - ?- -- - Columbia, S. ('., Special.?Charlie M. (.jrecn, a suburban merchant, was waylaid and Killed, and his assail ant, Kilgar Marshall, mm of 1\ (}, Marshall, was also killed in Shandot) in sight of (ii;#en's bonu*. Their dead bodies were nut found for *ev orfci hours. So far as eyewitnesses are con e0? lir <1, tile tragedy is a myxtciA Mild ouiy eireuinstanees tell the tale, tirlcu, with his clerk, left his t>tor?* near Kpworl h Orphanage about 1 I :M0, ami they walked two bloiks together, when (Jreen turned down bloek lie wa:< accosted and the )h?si lion of the ;> idles and other circutn* slancOt; indicate that Marshall at tacked him with a heavy sl.i< shot that (iiveu tired at Marshall nt close rat.-je and that (ireen was himself fired upon either by Marshall or u confederate of Marshall. Three shots prnft rating (ireen's body, and two of them were llred as ho was falling to his ki.e?s. Before being wounded he had doubtless given Mai shall his death wound, tlx' ball entering the right chest, and two others making He.-!i wounds on the face. Missed at 2 O'Clcock. When Mr. (ireen had not come home by 'J o'clock Mrs. (Jrecn arous e*! a neighbor and a search was made. The two men were found in the street, lying with their feet together as they had fallen. (ireen's pistol, with four chambers fired, a 32 cnlibre Smith A: Wesson, was at bis right liAml. At Marshall's right was a .'IH-calihre Smith & Wesson, which had iit>! been fired, and near his left hand was a 41-ealibre Colt's, of which live chambers had been fired. I'mlcr Marshall's body was found the regulation highwayman's slung shot, and his lace was covered by a black cloth mask, while a woolen comforter enveloped his throat *to complete the disguise. The young man was unknown in Shamlon mid was not identified for several hours until his father was fiuint l'Qr and recognized in the would-be robber his yjr.ag son. J. Alexander Dowie Dead. Chicago, Special.?John Alexand er Dowie died at 7.45 Saturday morn ing at iShiloh House, Zion City. There were present with him when he died only Judge I). N. Barnes and two personal attendants. It had been Howie's custom, summer and winter, to hold religious services every Sun day afternoon in th^1 parlor of Shiloh House. About 3o0 of his original followers remained faithful and at tended theso services. Dowie always wore his apostolic, robes and mado ft characteristic address. Five weeks ago these meetings ceased, and Dowie appeared no longer iu public. Three Killed in a Boat. . Sargent, Ivy., Special. ? Thftcker Rice and Speed and Elijah Bailey, brothers, were killed in a desparate fight in a boat crossing the Ken tucky river, 20H miles below here. With them was John Ellsmore, A dispute arose between Ellsmore and Rice, whereupon the Bailey brothers took sides with Rice. Kllsmorc, with out warning, struck Rice on the head witln an oai, and then a fight with pistols ami knives followed, iillsmore, iiioieslf badly wounded, finally reach ed shore with his companions, but thev died soon after. Stock Specialist an Embezzler. Scranlon, Pa., Special?J. T. Havi. land, of 20 Broadway, New York, who says he is a stock specialist, was arrested here on a charge of embez zlement. He is accused of embez zling $22000, trusted to him by Scran ton J people for investment. lie waived a hearing and was placed un der the care of two constables for a hearing. t President to Attend Oponing. Washington, Special.?It is prob able that President Itoosevelt will make the trip to Jamestown to attend the opening of the exposition thare on April '-(> on the exposition yacht Mayflower or on the Dolphin- In that event he will leave Washington on the afternoon of April 25 and steam clown the Potomac and Che.sa I>o?k-o Bay, reaching Jamestown in the morning. President Tucker, of the exposition company, war at the White House to consult with the of ficials about the ? arrangements for the trip, ? Should Pay Sbare of Taxation. New Haven, Conn., Special.?A demand that public service corpora' tions should pay their juut share of the burdens of taxstion in municipal ities vtM made by former Mayor J. M. Head, of tfaahville, Tenn., in an address at Woolsey Hall a.) guest of Yale University and before the As ^soeiatied Civics Societies. Ho apoko after Abe general subject of^'Civic Jletterment." President padlcy of Vale presided.' ,v COMMISSIONER NAMED Dr. W. W, Dodson Named On Pure Food Boaid. (Jov. Alist'I litis u|k|H>int<>d Dr. \V. vV. Dodson of I.am ions as member of he board to carry out tin' provisions >f ilu' pure food law as passed by In* Inst legislature, Lie. Dodson was 'ecom mended |?v the South Carolina Miarmaceulioal association as a iiihm 'tillv coiuripotenl to comply with the 'Cipiiiciuciii? mill In-, appointment a ill he well received l>\ the state joard of health. The law absolutely prohibits tin1 ululleration of foods and drugs with >ut notice given upon the package >r hottU' and is similiar to the one Jii*s()d by congress lust year. The icrtiou relating to the ap|Munt mini of i I)i*. Dodson i.s a* follows: "Sec, (5. That for the purpi.se .it' ?allying out the provisions of litis aet he shite board of health with one iepiiKod druggist, to be appointed by he governor upon I he rc< omuicmla tion of the South Carolina I'harma ?eutical as.soeintion,. shall take cog ai/ance of ttie interest* of the public health, as it relates to I lie sale of food, drug*, spirituous fermented ntnl malt liquors, and the adultcra lion thereof, and make all ueeesuary inquiries ami ^investigations relating thereto, and for such purposes may appoint inspectors, analysis and :diemLsts, who shall lie subject to ts Hupervision ami removal. With .11 (10 days after (his act goes into effect, the said slate board of health shall adopt such measures as it may .h'em necessary to facilitate the en forcement thereof. It shall prepare rules and regulations with regard to lhe proper method ot' collecting and ixamining diugs, articles of food. 4 4 See. 7. The sum of $1,000 is herC jy appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expense, il any, of analysis or examination of any ar ticle of food or drug as provided lot in this act: said sums to be expend ed under the supervision and direc tion of the state board of health, "See, fl. This act shall po into affect mx months after its approval by the governor." Two Constable* Appointed. Gov. Ansel lias appointed two dis pensary eonstables as result of |<>l I e is received from (Jroenwood am! Chester. In (! roe11wood Mr. J. It. Riley was commissioner and for ('hosier Mr. It. K. Wright. The ex pense in (Jreenwood will he paid out jf tlio regular county i'uud and in Chester out of the county dispell sary fund, the latter being n dispell-, *ary county, Under a diecsion hy the assistant attorney general Ihero is no longer any authority for the us* otf dispensary funds now in the hands of the state commission. The pay is lixe<V?at $2 per day and weekly ropoits' are required by (4ov. Ansel from the despOcitve counties. Dorchester's Board Named. St. (leorge, Special.?T. W. Stajf land, of Sunnnervillo. I. J. Hut to, (of St. George and VV. N. Campbell, c?fN Beech liill were recommended to Gov, .Ansej by tho county delegation as tho board of control of Dor chester. Stanlund i& ex-senator and was the first member of the K?*noral assembly to agitato the investiga tion of the state dispensary nud is a retired capitalist. Hutto is a prom inent merchant of this place ami is a good, honest business man. Camp bell has been a member of the county board of control for a'simnber of years, lie is a farmei4. Board For Bamberg. Bamberg, Spccial. ? The county board of directors has been appoint ed as follows: By tho ini#yor, (J. B. Clayton, Khrhardt; by the county board of education, \V, I,. Caliif, Denmark; by the legislative delega tion, IS. C. Hays, Hnmberg. The board is considered a very strong one. It has not held a meeting yel. To Bc^in Work on New Road. . Charleston, Spccial. ? Mr. John J. 0'Council hns returned to Char leston from Philadelphia, where he went to attend a meeting of the pro moters of tho Chat lesion nnd St. Andrews railway and he re|>orls that satisfactory progress is being made. The beginning of actual Work will be begun, Mr. O'Conndl says, in about two weeks. Abb^Ville'h New Court Hbur,??. Abbeville, Special.?The com I house commission met and elected Supervisor Neckols chai irony and \V. II. Jones secretary.^ Kdwnrds & Walter of Columbia were chosen a> the architects. It. was decided to remove the old building ami put the new court honsr? on the same site. The building will cost about $50,000 and wiiS bo modern in every respect. Messrs. b'dwards & Walter are also architects for the new city hall, which will be built adj&eent to the court bouse at u cost of about $00, 001*. Proposed Y. M. C. A. Tor And^s-on. Amlereon, Specif.?Miy. Huntington, eeoretery of tl|? Vtmnff Men'* Christian *woci*tioi? fyv the Coiolinae, addrwed a lot? 6 audi ence in the eourt home on i"io citftb liehment of the a*soci*tiou. ?cre. He outlined the plane of the, interstate committee /or railing fv^Ae em) es tablishing 'nfeeociationa* lfi* vtait mean* touch to Antic for U W*ft piven a great i?pp^?* tonnrd Mi# jnovement, v BOWIE DIES NEGLECTED IN Wt HE FOUNDED Neither Wife Nor Son Was at His Bedside. SHILOH HOUSt SEIZED AT ONCE Prophet'* Wealth lii)in*?\ uliva nnd llic Iteeeivrr Announce TluU Ills Death Will Nut XtYoct I''ii(iiiv of '/Aon. Chit am>. John Alexander Howie, oni4 of iho most remarkable ? diame ters of modern religious history, dlvd at his home, Mhlloh House, iq Zion City. Tlje founder of the Christian < "nt hoi it- Apo.stolie Chuteh, a soot that had its followers in ovory quarter of tho globe, passed awav peacefully, after a period (?t unconsciousness pre coded by delirium. lie was nearly sixty years old. The olid was not unexpected. For hours the old loader. deserted by all except a lew faithful followers. had boon sinking slowly. I'nralysls and a corapllcatIon of dropsy and other inn ladies caused death No relative was with him at the last His wife and Ron were repulsed when they made a llnal effort to see him three months ago, and neither was at his beside when the end eamo. /Vs. Dowio and her son arrived late at night from Men MacDhul, their home in Michigan, whieb is prnctical ly all .that remains of the wealth once rontrolled by Dowio, estimated to have bes?n many millions. Soon after Dowle's defiih Sliiloh House, with its furnishings, wag Rolzed by John C. ilatoly, the Zion City receiver, in tho name of the Culled States Court, for fho benefit /if tho creditors of Zion City. Tho house is valued at Sr?0,0()0 and the furnishings at $SO,tMM>. The future of Zion City, it was declared by Cencral Overseer Wilbur (Slenn Vollva, Dowle's successor as head of the church, will not be affect ed by tho death of the founder. Mr. 1 lately made the same announcement.. When the end came Judge Barnes announced It to the people in Zion City, though the. great majority of I hem long since deserted Dowle for Vollva. A large crowd had gathered outside the house when the news of his serious condition spread. "The first apostle has 1 passed away," was all that Judge* Harnes said and he returned to the house. There were few dry eyes among the gathering, and for tho time all tho faults of Hie dead man wore for gotten. Tho news quickly spread through the city. The work in Hie factories and stores was stopped. The em ployes of the great lace works, brought from England by Dowle, came out and gathered around Shiloh Mouse. Vollva, though suffering from tonsllltis, went to the house and visited the room where the body lay. Then, with bowed head, apparently deep in thought, ho returned to his dwelling. Flags were lowered to half mast on the principal buildings, on tho roof o( Ibe great tabernacle and tho col leg^ building. Inv Accordance with'the- often cx s?re*8<d wUh of Dr/Dople atjd Also of Mrs, Dowle, tho body will be laid toVfiat lit-toko Mound, the cemetery,. In ZJofTClty where tho body of the daughter Esther, who was burned to death, Is burled. MERCHANT AND ROBBER DKAD. Bodies Fonml Where First *i'ad Been Waylaid by Young High-/flyman. Columbia, S. C.?C. B. Green, for- j ty-flve years old and married, a mer chant of Shandon, a suburb of this city, was waylaid and killed by Ed ward Marshal], who himself wan killed by Greer. Robbery was tlio <j motive, When found Green's clothing was on lire, lfls body being badly charred . where the bullets look effect, and a ' roll of greenbacks was burned in twain. At Green's right hand lay a re- ? volver with four empty chambers. Near Marshall's right hand was a six shooter with five empty chambers', whilo another pistol which had not been fired was at his l??ft hand. Un der ills body was a well made leather slungshoV. Near his head lay two burglars' masks, one having two mil let holes In it, and it was clotted with blood. Mflrohall was the son of the man ager of a large fctore in this city. ST. LOVIS HEIRESS SHOT DOWN. Ruffian'* llcfcl* Lacerate Dying Mrs. Qiicrnheim'is Body. Rt f?ouif<, Mo.?With a , thumb mark forming the only clue, ju in the of Mark Twain's story, 'ViMld'ii head Wilson," Mrs. Katherinc Quwii-* helm, who inherited a largo fortdno from hor father, Charles Dreher, a retired capitalist, and whose husband, is a wealthy hardware merchant, was shot to death in the family homo, in this city. Tho murderer also jumped on the woman, terribly mutilating the body and head with his heels. Thero was every evidence of a desperate struggh?, and of tho most careful preparations for the murder. The woman's husband was out of the city on business. The body was found in tbe basement when a servant went to open the door to the milkman. I '<f . T" - - ? Woman Commits Suiculc. Mrs- Xatharo, the American fttUct who killed hsraalt lu Pitrl*, waa Id financial atrnlte, tboniU aha received remittance regular)?, Her father had curtailed her allowance bucaUil ha wUhed har to return hone. mmmmrnrnrn i Vdpf?Mdent((l Byla>y AeCl% It Ik significant q>at bualneas placed tirmoat liiuuai ?e<*lona dur ing th? Joat two n?ifhe exceed* that f?UT?*no*. .1 N(Yc\vox f/ie >r ' WASHINGTON. Ai lornoy.(}oneral Uonaparte de cides that Status n<> more than indi viduals may violate tho Contract Labor Jaw. Sonor Don llamon Pina, tho now Spanish Minister to the United States, has arrived. Max I inn in and minimum tariffs woro urged hy advisors of tho Prosl dont for submission to tho next ses sion of Congress. Ambassador Bryco will go to Can ada to confer wit'.i Karl Grey, tho Governor-General. on tho tlshorloK and all diplomatic questions now at . issuo betweon tho United States and Canada. Misa India Doll Voddnr Fleming, daughter of Colonel and Mw llohert 1. Flowing, became tho bride of Don l.uls F. Coroa, tho Nicaraguan Minis ter to the United States. ^Secretary Hoot has informed the Government of Haiti that this eonn tr> cannot permit discrimination against American citizens by decrees of expulsion, and such must be ap plied to all foreigners as well -a* Americans. Clio President, has nominated Cap tains Sell) M. Ackley and Tlenjamln F. Ti I Icy to be Uear-Admlralp. Tho new I'unama Canal Commis sion was completed by tho appoint ment of Hear-Admiral Harry - H. Housseau in place of Hear-Admiral Endicott, Ol'lt ADOPTKD ISLANDS. Tho opinion of Attorney-General Uonaparte, to the effect that assisted immigration is illegal, has caused tho greatest consternation in Honolulu, Hawaij. ? Tho news' of the passage of the llank bill was enthusiastically re ceived ami the newspapers of Manila congratulate Secretary Taft and ,the Philippine Commission upon it. The Federal Court at Sun Juan holds that Porto Kio.o is a Territory. After months of procrastination the United States military authorities have begun tin; work of fortifying Hawaii. A reception was held at the Jap anese Consulate, in Honolulu, in honor of Admiral Tomiokl and t.ko ofllcers of the Japanese training squadron. Many leading cltlaens of Hawaii were present. A: n ;4L r+KtJY/.' . DOMESTIC. Ex-Governor Montague, of VIr-" ginia, discussed lynching at Harvard University. The seal fishing steamer Leopard was crushed in the ice off Cape Race, ~ her crew of 103 escaping over the floes. Colonel Albert S. Tower, Assistant Paymaster-General ,pf the Army, ha? I been placed On the'retired list on hlef } own application after more tljan thir ty-two years of service. - The Minnesota Legislature has passed a bill appropriating $10,000 for a silver Service for the battleship Minnesota. Run down by a wagon at Hot Springs, Ark., MrB. R. H. Thaw, sec ond cousin of Harry K. 'Thaw, wan badly hurt. The Italian Consul at New Orleans has protested the use of jails for de- . fining immigrants under doportatlofo sentence. Six Steel Trust official# visited Su perior, Wis., to report on a site tor a plant at the head of the Oreat Lakes. Because he attempted to whip a boy pupil, Perry EJvans, teacher -of country school at Crotebo, O. T,, was assaulted by a number of male pupils and injured so badly that he dted ft few hours later. The Illinois House of Represents- ' tives has refused to reduce an appro priation of $100,000 for investlKAtfnf the State's claim against the Illinois Central road. Employes of the Cincinnati South ern will contribute $60,000 to the fund for a monument at Atlanta to the lute President Samuel Spencer.^ ' The Ute Indians, at Fort Meade, S. D., threatened to resist the decision that they mustJreturn to their reser vation. . *? ? .?i, I FOREIGN. M. Golovin, President of the Duma, was rcoplved In audience by the Czar. The Russian press generally ex pressed the opinion that the spirit shown in the Duma rendered a speedy dissolution Improbable. Emperor William dined at Berlin with Mr. and Mrs. Tower; the For eign Secretary commented on the American Ambassador's large influ ence in Berlin. jSlgnor Gallo, Italian Minister of Justice, died in Rom^. , The Empress DoVager of /Russia wast carefully guarded by police on hor arrival in London for a visit. Dr. Montono, according to a St. Petersburg dispatch, informs ?,M. lsvoltthy, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the evacuation of Man churia is a proof of the Mikado'g^fle slro for a complete resumption of, friendly relations with Rudsia. Messrs. Vlckers' Sous & Maxim, of Barrow-in-FurneB8, Great Britain* have received an order to construct a battleship for Braxit. It Is said this new vessel will be of the Dreadnought typo. The Persian Deputies, at Teheran, took the oath of fidelity to the Shah and the constitution. X The Female Suffrage bill tu talked to death In the House of Com mons; ft meeting of suffragist* at Exeter Hall, London, decldcJ to. carry on the agltatItih, Foot hundred unemployed through the str??M ?t ; ' carrying feannara inacrlhi word*, "Premltr *otha U hpp#/1 * The agitation again* grfttloa R aetfra at. Abont 70? fuaaUfea from Malaga fcr the Hv :$m : . :?