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HRONieLE VOLUME XVI11, CAMDKN, S. C.. FRIDAY. MAY 24, Ii?07. NO. 20. Only American Naval Officer killed in Spanish-American War V HOBSON AND BLUE SPEAK Thousands Witness Ceremonies in Honor of Only Naval Officer ot United States Killed in War Witli Spain -Oration Delivered by Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobaon and Ad<j drees by Lient. Victor Blue, V. B. N. Rakish N. C., Special.?The uu- j veiling un (lie Capitol grounds here , May 20th of the monument and stat ue lo Ensign Worth Bagley. a North ! Carolinian and the only naval otttcer of iho United States killed in tho war' with Spain, attracted a crowd of j about 20,000. The statue is a life reseniblainv. | ami .stands 7 feet J) inches on a base i Ol' the same height. It is of bronze, j following the work of F. S. Parker, of New York, the Sculptor who <le- j .sinned it, while the pedestal and base j are of pink granite front the Balfour j quarry at Salisbury, N. C. Kiim^ii Bagley was killed in action off Cardenas, Cuba, being the deck of ficer of the torpedo boat Winslow and with him four of the crew were kill oil. The statue is the gift of the en- j lire Union, coiflributions of one do!- | lar paying for it. The city was liberally decorated i.i United States Hags loaned by the War Department, and the unveiling proper was in charge of Frederick D. Owen, and got oil th<* stand; Hundreds of women ?br{MjMd ill their brightest and best Ailed the seats around ihe statuo. The 350 girls who were to sing, but who never sang, were banked against the west wall ?f the Cipitol. There was a burst of applause as the distin guished guests entered the stand jioaded by Governor Glenn and Hob* apn and lilue. The stand was quick ly lilled by 400 lucky peoples 'Gay indeed was tlje scenq. Every hiche of open space was filled in front. blaster of Ceremonies Wm. * M. i Hush, cried out "Attention," and t'f: grand affair began. At this point Senator Simmons, delayed by a be lated train, arrived and joined the distinguished company. Mr. Rues was happy in his introductions. There was plenty of cheering when llobson rose. He is yet quite an idol with the women iynd they show this clear ly. }l? is softwwhat bald and has a dash oi gray, but his presence is tine and commanding and so is that of Bin*, llobson referred dramatically to the Mecklenburg Declaration. Cnp t&in John Wilkes was introduced and i .'.poke words of appreciation as the ! oldest living alumnus c4:' Annapolis. He paid a high tribute to Ba??lny, llobson and Blue and thanked North j Carolina and the country for this grand monument. Blue was given a I remarkably hearty reception by the ' vast audience and expressed his j pleasure at being a North Carolinian by birth. ' Chairman Huss presented the stat STATUE ERECTED TO THE MKMuRY OF WORTH BAGLEY, RALEIGH, N. C. of Washington^ who hud charge of | the unveiling of (lie McClellan *uul the Rochambeau statues in Washing-1 i ton. The day is a legal holiday in North Carolina, as it marks the signing t??! the Mecklenburg Declaration of In dependence, on the 20th of May, 1773 The invocation was by Rev. John S. Watkins, of the Presbyterian churcti oL' Spartanburg, S. C., who was Ba;J- ' lev's pastor, and in addition to music : by military bands there was a chil dren's chorus of 200 voices, which gave Patriotic music. The parade started from the honu-' of Mrs. Hagley on the minute, with military precision, at the command (.1 Chief Marshal Hubert Roysters. There was a platoon of police and then a line of veterans of the spai) ish-American war. Major B. F. l)i\ mi commanding. Next came three of the (iraud Army of the Republic wiih Rev. lhO1 1.. MeK. Pettiuger in ihe center; lino band of Third Regi ment; Company B, (Moody's Com pany) of that regiment with its .tint ling gun detachment mounted; Now bern and Wilmington divisions of na val militia, tho latter drawing one powder gun; band and cadet corps of 1 A. & M. College, Lieutenant Yon ig, 1'. S. A., commanding; School chiKi ren and carriages with distinguished ^iiest*. Hobson and Blue were in the . leading carriages with the Governor and other State officers. When ihe procession halted the Confederate veterans under tho command of Gen eral .Julian S. Carr, took a place .*,i j the ranks immediately ahead of the 0. A. R. detachment. There were about <?0 of these veterans, some of j whom were in uniform. It was a good looking procession and marched ' well. The streets were jammed with peo- j pie. There were thousands upon thousands of people in Capitol Spaie having marched with the procession Cotton Seed Famlae&Tkraatened. Now Orleans, 8peeial.?Advices tiow Baton Roqga ?av that cotton sc^.l is becoming *> a?urea that far iqcis who hava sold aeaa to oil milla Are telaphoning tha milla begging a chance to buy it baek. As mauy oa three plantings, made neeeasary by the phenomenal raina in some we ftsin?S hove brought plantara to the ot a cotton ated famine. Sev ere eloaed u<{ to Governor Glenn and said it rep resented tho contributions of over 11,000 persona all over this country and Canada. Governor Glenn began his response by saying: 'The 20th of May is and ever will be atl historic and almost sacred day to the people of North Carolina." llo laughed himself at a break he nnvije whei\ he said, in spoaking about Blue's 'fa mous scouting trip in Cuba, that the latter had 4'climbed a tree to see the British army," while the audience laughed and applauded. He said it was particularly fitting that Captain Wilkes was present. He paid the tenderest tribute to .^Irs. W. E. Shipp and her boys, and Mrs. Bagley, who] sat near him, and said Barley was ready to die for the greatest nation ion ejrth. The unveiling itself wan a fine sight. At the ceremonies ended and a reception was held in Guven/br (Glenn's office in which most of tno notable* were in the receiving line, ; amonsj them being Lieut^pant Pope Washington, of the Dolphin, also cm the Maine, when it was blown up in rH*vana harbor. His brother, Lieut. Commander Tom Washington, next j week takes command of the Dolphin. ? Roth are'from dfcfdsioro. . A largt oil portrait of/^rorth Bagley from the Corcoran Gallery at Washington, was in the Governor's office during the reception. In the evening there was a reception and dance at the Cap itol Club m compliment to the visi tors, who first attended the concert of the Raleigh Choral Society at the Aeademy of Music. In his oration Hohson dwelt upon the past primacy in the nation of 4he South and th? promise of the future f<V it's repetition, brought by I he Spanish-American war. The address of Lieutenant Blue told 61 personal incident* of the bravery of Bagley. Engineer and Fireman Hurt. Spencer, Special,?Engineer E. u. Craddoek and fireman Hamilton* both of Spencer, were painfully in jured at Lyman, Va. The locomo tive on which they were making a trip turned over. The accident oc curred at; a derailing awith. ,A num ber of eara was* demoliehed and the main Up# tVMk/WM ton up. Tht Itt jml an nlaiaad to flntnetr oiiuiti mmrn maiitK?J Occurrences of Interest from Ail Over &oulh Carolina MANY ITEMS Oh STATE NEWS ?,/ ? ? A. Batch of iilve Paragraphs Covsr x ing a Wide Range?What is Coing On ih Out StaUr William A. Cuerry in Bishop Coad jutor. Columbia, Special. ? William Al exander (luerry of the University of the ttouth, Sowanee, Tenn., has heen elected bishop Coadjutor for the dio cese of South Carolina, Only three ballots Wflre takem When the result had been declared the action was made unanimous and amid general je joiring Bishop Capers thanked (Jod for the reverent and dignified consid eration of the weighty matter and the singing of "(Jloria in Kxcelsis," the most important business of the couuil was linished. Sketch of His Life William Alexander (Juerry was born in Clarendon county, South Car olina, about 45 years ago, the son <f Hev, W. A. (Juerry ami his llrst wife, who was Miss Hrailsfoid of Caiudeii. lie was educated at the Porter Mili tary academy, Charleston, from which institution he graduated and then taught for seferai years ?t the ??*n?l emy. Frojff there he went t.? the Cni versity m the South at Sewanee, and took J^ie master's degree, and latter entewd the seminary, from which iie algraduated, lie accepted the call he church at Florence, S. C., where 'he labored with great success and en ergy. From Florence ho was called to succeed Bishop (jailor as chaplain of the University of the South when Dr. (Jailor was made bishop of Ten nessee, and Mr. (Juerry now holds 'lie position of chaplain of the university and professor in the theological sem inary at Sewanee. He has had num erous calls, including several leading to the bishopric in other dioceses, but has declined them all in order to stay at Sewanee, where he has been greatly interested in his work. lie has been particularly concerned for the completion of the magi^icent new chapel, which is now a certainty, and it is hoped and believed that h" will accept this call to the diocese in which he was born and in which .his now af.cd father has for so many years been an honored and useful cler gyman of the ?hurch. l)r. (Juerry married Miss Annie Mc Bee, a sister of the Rev. Silas MeBee, editor of the Churchman. Dr. (Juer ry^ met his wife while engaged for a while in teaching al the home of the Me Bees at Lincoluton, N. C., soon aft er <!??* completion of bis course wt school. Bethune is Visited by Incendiary Fire Beihunc, Special. ? Nearly half the business houses of the town were destroyed by Are. The stores were all frame buildings and burned like tin der. The fire started in the rear of W. J. Sowell's store and in a short while seven or eight buildings were burning. The following is a list of the losses: L. W. Copeland, general merchan dise, loss $12,000; no insurance. " King & Clyburn, groceries and hardware, loss $1,800; insurance $1, 000. \V. J. Sowell, gi*oceries, loss $700; insurance $400. C. S. Nicholson, general merchan dises. loss $1,000; insurance $400.v A. Ij. Seegars, general merchandise, loss $1,000; insurance $1,000. Dispensary, loss $3,000; insurance $1,500. I.. O. Hifekabee, groceries, loss $400 insurance $Q50. J: E. Copeland, groceries, loss $000; insurance $400. The lire was of incedinary origin. Experiment Proveo Serious. Darlington, Special. ? A teacher at the graded school here was plan ning to give her class a practical de monstration of volcanic eruption. A pile of dirt was heaped up over some guupowder. By some meanH there wai a premature explosion and three or four boys were blackened and pain fully burned about the face and hands Medical aid was summoned, however, and there were no serious results. Adam Frost Dies at the Age of 127. Spartanburg, Special.?Adam Frost colored, said to be 127 years old, died early last week in the county between Cedar Springs and Rich llill. Until within the last few days Adam Frost wag in the best of hoalth. According to his own story, given a newsnapef man a few weeks ago. Adam Frost was born on Sullivan's Island inl7S0 His first owrcr was a man named Hunter, who ^old him to Col. Drayton Before the Civil war he was bought by Dr. Frost and the old ne?ro lived with the Frost famiiv mul after the "wiir. During ttnrCivil war the family ^T^Djf/Frost refugeed to this couuty ? Shooting in Spartanburg. Spartanburg, Special. ? C. L. Car ver, an old man over 50 years old, an operative at the Spartan mills, wta shot, and, it is believed, fatally woun ded by Jack Scruggs, a youug white man, in (he Spartan mills yard at 6:40 o'clock Friday morning. The shooting was the outcome of a small trouble that arose some days ago be Iwns Cftror*? children and Scruggs. PALMETTO CROP CONDITIONS Conditions for th? Past Week m ported by the Department. The weather aud Crop Bureau of llu- Department of Agriculture issues the following bulletin of conditions fur the week ending Monday, May 20 Thrt weahter was generally favor able throughout the week. There wtis much sunshine in the western half of the State, but there was considerable cloudiness in the southeastern por tion j especially daring the middle and latter portions; Thfi mean temperature was below normal. The nights were ttnaeasou ably cool during the middle of the week. The highest temperature w.is 1>0 degrees at Blackville on the 15th and at Colmnbiu on Hie loth, the low est temperature was 30 degrees nl Liberty on the 10th. A large portion of the Htate re ceived either no rain or only a trace, and the rainfall was light in the re maining portion. The heaviest rain fall occurred in the extreme westesn and in the northeastern counties, and along the immediate eoast. The following special rainfall re ports were received by telegraph and include the measurements ai 8 a. m., of May 20th: Columbia 0.0(5 of -in inch; IVI/.er no rain; Chappels, no rain; Blairs no rain; Catawba lio rain; Camden 0.2-1 of an inch; Saint Stephens no rain; Allendale no rain; Batesburg trace; Blaekville trac.>; Charleston 0.S2 of an inch; Chcraw 1.00 inch; Florence no rain; Green ville 0.1(5 of an inch; Greenwood 0.01 of an inch; Kings tree 0.01 of an inch; Saint George 0.02 of an inch; Saint Matthews no rain; Spartanburg 0.04 of an inch; Yemas^ee 0.08 of an inch; Charlotte, N. C., 0.10 of an inch; Wilmington, N. ('., 1.20 inches; Au gusta, Ga., 0.05 of an inch; Savan nah, (la., 0.20 of an inch.?.J. W. Bauer, Section Director. Robbed and Murdered? Columbia, Special. ? The jury of inquest into the death of the old ne? gro, Paul Benson after taking testi mony agreed on a verdict that Benson came to his death at the hands of par ties unknown. His wife ond son had been arrested on suspicion and were held as witnesses, but the jury did not implicate them in the matter. Benson and his wife had not lived to gether recently, but he went to see her in Lexington county ft> jfew days ago and on Thursday morning was found in a dying condition Hear the Conga vee river and died Saturday. Tie had recently drawn his pension and it is supposed he was robbed and murdered. Spartanburg'8 Water Plant. Spartanburg, Special. ? The water committee of the council gave out the full report of Engineer Ludlow upon the water situation together with the text of the agreement between the* city and the Home Wator Supply Company for the purchase of its plant. The price the city proposes to pay for the plant is $1^0,000, not in cluding opcarting supplies,/which may be on hand at the lime of the trans fer. The proposition-, is to be sub mitted to the people for ratification on June 4. The Home Water Supply Company is owned by Mr. John B. Cleveland. Mad Dog Scare in Bamberg. Bamberg, Special.? There has been an unusual epidemic of mail dogs here within (he past week, and no less than 12 or 13 have heen killed by the authorities, and there are sev eral others which were bitten and will be killed immediately. Fortu nately there have not been any dogs of much value among those which had to bo killed. Bamberg is a place which has a large number of ftno bird dogs and cntfle dogs, and it remark able that they have all escaped the teeth of these with the rabies. Cnr?f is now being taken to keep all the pets shut up and it is hoped that the mad dog scare will soon pass off. Killed by Overhead Bridge. Laurens, Special. ? Ham Wood, a colored brakeman on the Charleston and Western Carolina railrt%d, was knocked oil the top uf a caboose of a northbound freight at the overhead biidge just south of the city Sunday at 11 o'clock and instantly killed. The body was brought to the city and tho inquest held Monday afternoon. Dispensary Election. Columbia, Special. ? No date has been tlxed yet for a vote oij the dis pensary in this county. The petitions were presented several days ago to the county supervisor as required by law but Capt.-Starling has been very busy with reunion matters and has. not yet had time to consider it. will, however go over the petition wime time this week and after a con sultation with the c/hmty commission ers, will tlx the electiofr--d?t{\ As suggested some time ago there wHJ be an election of the county court nifttt ters in August and the dispensaVy election will probably be" held then. Work of FUh Commission. Columbia, Special. ? The ?ab com mission wijl uicst tbe latter part of tbje month or early in Jun? to review tbe work for tbe pest season. Tbe eoQunieeiqn consists of Messrs. Geo. 8. Mower of Newberry, L. M. Gaaque of Marion, and Jas. M. Rhctt of Beaufort and much work bat been done in developing tbe industry on the coeet and at the same time en* forcing the law in regard to eeaaon* SAN FRANCISCO'S GRAFT WAR Mayor Schmitz Delegates His Powers to a Committee, llotmildiiig of tin' i'lty 1'racttcnlly at u Standstill ItecaiiMe of Htrikes?? Ilu< Challenged. San Francisco, Cal. The Commit* tee of Seven, which has undertaken t?> restore confidence and reconstruct (ho city government, hold a long session. Tho iivcwt 111 k was secret, 1? 111 ii \sas announced that a resolution had boon agreed on calling on Chief of Police Dlnan to resign because of failure i<> protect tho interests of tho city dur ing the street car strike. Tho committee has procured from Mayor Schmitz a written agreement to execute any recommendations agreed upon, all reports to the con trary notwithstanding. Tho committee will gradually ox tend tho scope of its actions t<? tho works hoard, Street Department and either branches of tho municipal gov ernment. '?\Ve hold Mayor Schmltz's written promise to carry out tho wishes and Instructions of the committee In ad ministering thn affairs of tho city," said I'\ W. Van Slcklen, a member of tho Committee of Seven. "The committee's agreement with Muyor Schmitz Is short, barely embracing ton linos of writing, hut it contains his sweeplug promise? to act abso lutely and completely as the commit tee may direct. Mayor Schmitz has not resigned. The only hold we havo on bitty ;|s bis promise. If bo disre gards t'nat wo can do nothing, but 1 bellovo he will do anything (he com mittee asks. I believe he Is not only willing, but anxious to do what wo want." When spoken to on tho statement by Mayor Schmitz, that ltuef had "lied" !n slating (ha' he had paid bribes to the Mayor, ltuef declined to make any comment, beyond saying that his statement was made under oath and could be depended upon. All tho electricians in tho employ of (ho United llallroads struck in | sympathy with (ho striking car men. There Is direct authority for tho I statement (hat (to electricians em ployed by tho San Francisco (Jas and Electric Company will not slrlke, as to do so would bo a breaking of tho union's con(ract with the corporal ion. Governor Gillette and his rides held a meeting in (ho Ferry Tluildlug. Adjutant-General Lauek said: "The strike of the electricians un questionably complicated the situa tion. I am Informed that tho Elec trician's Union will not attempt '<> Interfero with the serving of power to Iho United Railroads and that Mr. Calhoun Is able now to replace all of tho slx(y electricians who quit." All tho brewery workers and brew ery wagon drivers In San Francisco went 011 s'.r'ke. They demand an in crease from $2 0 (o $2 7. San Francisco is at a standstill ns far as rebuilding is concerned. Y/ork Is progressing on so mo structures, which actually have been begun, but on others work is suspended. Ma terials are cheaper than (hey were a few months ago, but labor grows dearer all tho time. There is little public confidence In the truth of Abo lluef's confession to the Grand Jury. Tho public cannot tell how far Ituef's confes.-ion la vol untary or how much of it is influ enced by tho prosecution. STANDARD Olfi METHODS. Grow Up by Abuse of Transportation Facilities, Commissioner Reports. Washington, D. C.?The report of Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner Of Corporations, to President Roose velt o* the position of tho Standard Oil Company in the petroleum Indus* try was made public. "It is appar ent," the commissioner says, "that the dominating position of the Stan dard Oil Company in the oil industry has largely been secured by the abuse of transportation facilities?first, by flagrant discriminations obtained from railroads; second, by a refusal to operate its pipe line system so as to extend to independent interests tho benefits to which they wero .mor ally ami legally eutltlod, whllo at the same time the Standard has prevent ed such independent Interests from constructing lines of their own." He believes that, asldo from railroad discrimination and "predatory meth-w ods of competition," the most Import tant eloment in the company's mon opoly is its almost complete control of pipe lines. Tho keystone of its succcss, he snys, has been tlx.* trans portation factor. ?ETS 01) YEAH SENTENCE. Uoy Who Killed Woman Pleads Guilty and is Sent to Prison. St. Louis, Mo.?John Stapp, fifteen years old, who pleaded guilty in the Juvenile Court to the killing of Mrs. Otillia Kraus, was sentenced to servo ninety-nine years in the penitentiary. It was brought out that, young Stapp had planned to rob Mrs. Kraus, and on May 1 went to her husband's grocery and called for ten cents' worth of cheose. As the woman handed him the purchase he stabbed her, but was arrested the following morning. Mrs. Kraus died the next day. Stoke* Signs Railroad Hill. Governor Stoke* signed the bill creating a State Railroad Commis sion in New Jersey. Elect Dr. Roberts Moderator. The Rer. Dr. William H. Roberts, Of Philadelphia, was elected moder ator of tha Presbyterian General As sembly at Columbus, Ohio, by accla mation. He was congratulated as tfce flrtt moderator of the reunited chnrch. ?" ? ? 1 1 ? ? 19 prinks of Whtjsky Fetal. ' To win a wager, Thomas Taylor, a negro cab driver* ot St. Louis, Mo., ooaetamed nineteen drinks of whisky without * break.' He die* seytn tours later. 1 lie Common House Fly. Whenco Hn {*.' i ies .'iii'l V.'' ! |w ; Hi n>- ii \it<*i.i> m a The common house fly f.\/uHca I><? megticu) is a creature of such se? re tlve 11h 1?iim thai nit hough from Ili*? very earliest time*. ho ha;+ Imen with iik, ami I he most ancient writer*! have mentioned and described him, stiff very Huh' was known of his origin and history. K remained for tlx1 eminent lk>H* 1 on biologist, Dr. A S Packard. In 1 sV(o make known his origin, hah I(h and tiam>fo?::;aiic:*.f! from the egg through the larva fstate with ItH two changes to dm pupa slate, then to I he perfect fly. Near the first of August t ho female lays about 120 eggs of a dull gray color, Selecting fresh horse manure In which (o deposit her eggs, and so Kocreten (hem that they are rarely seen; it takes only twenty-four hours for them to hatch Into the first form of larva, n white worm one-cjuart^r of an Inch in length and one-tenth In diameter. They feed on the decaying matter of their environment, and two changes or casting of skins occur be fore they turn Into the pupa state; this change comes very suddenly. The entire period from the egg to the pupa state is from three to four (lays. If moist food is wanting when In this condition they will eat each other and thus decrease their numlver. Heat and humidity greatly assist their de velopment, as upon careful com put a t Mil each pound of manure around stabloa and outhouses develops un der favorable conditions over 1000 flies. II is no wonder that where these conditions exist we have such n | veritable harvest of the fly pest, j In the pupa stale when jhe fly Is | about to emerge the end of I he pupa case splits off, making a hole through which the fly pushes a portion of its bend, but here it seems to encounter a difficulty; the pupa case i? too stiff and hard to pass through, but nature comes to its assistance, and a sort of bladder like substance forms behind the head, which swells out apparently filled with air; it acts as a means of pusliiug away the pupa case and releases the fly. When the fly llrst emerges it runs around with Its wings soft, small and baggy; It is pale and the colors are not set; lis head rapidly expands and the bladder formation passes awav within a few hours the wings grow and harden; U Is now a perfect fly. The whole lime fiom the deposit ing of the egg to tun perfect fly it; not over ten days in duration. Many persons who observe ?*mnU flies In midsummer suppose they .are the young, but such Is not the case; they are flies that are imperfectly nour ished in the larvae and pupae states, and do not attain full size; in facf, they are the dwarfs of their race. The male fly differs front the female In ? ho front of the head between the eyes, "being at least one-ihird narrow er, though In size the female Is rat ti er smaller. Adult tiles like most other creat ures have parasites of minute size that prey upon them; these can often be seen as presenting small red specks over the body of the fly. Another enemy in tho form of a fungus often attacks the fly In the early autumn. This makes Hs ap pearance ns a white swelling and the white uporPB of the dlseaso ran he Keen penetrating Ihe body of (he fly, which It finally distends and rup ture*. The fly hibernates in winter, hut with his tiKuu 1 secretive hahit.lt is very diflicult to And iiini in It Ik winter quarter*, With the firs' chill of au tumn tho file.", feeling tlie cold, seek temporary warmth in ? housei, and clustering together form bunches in th e corners of walla and other jilaces. They are (hen sluggieh and not so nc tlveca? in (he warm weather. How ever, they do not make a permanent stay indoors, hut on (he Ilrst mild, sunny day seek the windows to gel out ami And their permanent winter hiding place. Many prefer to make their homes in the roots of grass on lawns, where they hide themselves so effectually that the Icq nnd snow of Winter dons not destroy ihem i:i theli hibernating t>(nte, If in (ho first warm days of spring when the snow Js gons and Ihe grass on tho lawns Uscomeh dry nnd warm, long befor-o the yellow dandelion shows Us head, a dose observer may see numbers of diets cradling up on tho gram* 10 got the welcome sunshine, their wings standing out stiff and useles?, but they soon acquire the power of flight in the warm rays of the sun. A great many days, however, elapse before they appear In the homes of men. in recent years tho medical profes sion have demonstrated that while the fly itself does not propagate disease, it is ono of (he most Industrious car riers of disease germs, r/hlch by con tact adhere to his fee?, hairy'legs and body, distributing them to innocent Victims. if every housekeeper could know nil these interesting facte, which have nover before been brought to thcit attention, they w.ould realize the Im portance of securing the very best f.> tx terminator. Unavoidable. There was .some confusion at to which side of the street cars should stop. "Let us make it a rule," sajd tho motorman, "to notice an which alio the people are waiting, and then stop at the other." T "But soppoe* there are people on both sides?", ventured one lees fcard v. ?yv end In experience. "Oh. as to that," replied the ?tmctorr "of coarse* Iff ??t to <*Uf? >oirtoi| |? a WASHINGTON. j-ro8iu?>nt ?nrt Mrs, Roosevelt wont lo I'lno Knot, Va., for a few djiva of vacation. Governor Hughes was elected pres ident of the Northern Baptist Conven tion, which was organised in Wash ington. Charles A. Edwards, secretary of the Democratic Congressional Com mittee, was arrested charged with stabbing an attache of the Peruvian Legation. Th? United States Supreme Court held that the eight-hour law of 185)2 Is eonstitutionai, hut does not apply to laborers and mechanics employed on dredges, who are held to he sea men, Secretary Tuft, with the approval of President Roosevelt, refused tho demand of PanainaCanal steam wliov el men for higher wages. Admiral Rltey announced that the places of sixty-four naval surgeons, paying $1760 a year to start, were vacant, owing to the scarcity of ap plications. The llelipious Educational Asso ciation has been asked to hold Its 1908 convention In Washington. Secretary of War Taft denied that the Jamaican Government had h^en asked to pay for supplies sent by tho United State* for the Kingston earth quake sufferers. The United States Supremo Court dismissed the suit brought by Kan sas against Colorado to restrain t;hot_ luttor State front diverting the wat ers of the Arkansas River for Irrlga- ' Uon purposes. ^ , '7~ OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. ' * General Allen was succeeded as chief of tho Philippine constabulary, by Colonel Hurry II. Dundholtz. Mr. Stelnhart, tho American Con sul at Havana, will *Htt*?*}ino genera! manager of tho Havana elcctrlc tram way systoin. Governor Magoon la planning ox tensive road improvements for Cuba. Aguinuldo is living quietly on his much in the Province of Cavite. Governor Magoon signed a decroo providing for census ofhcinls and giv ing tho scope of tho work In Cuba. Senor Lanuza ga\{o a glowing re port of tho progress of the new con servative party in Cuba. Governor Magoon has suspended Ygnaclo Montalvo, Collector of tho Port of Guantanamo, who is charged with demanding tribute from tho railroads and importers. General Allen says there Is llttlo troublo in the Philippines iH>w,^e*cept In Leytn and Samrtri where the hill tribes still worry tho insular govern ment. r DOMESTIC, % Fifty-eight babies and children from New York have been received at New Orleans for distribution aud , adoption. Edwin M. Bid well, a photographer odoo*.patronized by nil nociety, com mitted Hulclde in New York City at ' 8lxty years because a model of twen ty-five refused to marry him. The annual report of the Inter- - borough-Metropolltau system, of New York, showed a deficit of $1,347,489. Salem Female College, at Winston Salenj, ^C-, Opened a $50,000 mem^rW. mtuig> jiell. J^ai'tiuy?ftr-,ii^tleton, ex-President of Brar^kij^i^ Borough, will probably have (charge of Thaw's defense and the case is likely to be tried again in New York in Septomber. James W. Carver, a son of Conrad Q. Carver and heir to a fortune; killed himself in his home at Sharon, Pa. q William II. Harrison, a shipbuild-~r cr, committed suicide at Montclatr, ' N. J. Judge Wood, it Boise, Idaho, dercd an investigation into .the Inter view with Harry Orchard, the con fessed slayer of ex-Governor Steun enberg. FOREIGN. ^ The Corporation of Dublin unani mously adopted a resolution con demning the Irish bill. The censor who impeached ?Mpts Ching and Governor Tuan Chlh Kwel bus been dismissed because his charges of bribery proved unfounded. Marquis Ito iB expected to-resign as President General of Korea, and bo succeeded by Count Katsura. ' According to a special London dls? . patch Mr, llarriman is importing Russian and Chinese labor from Vlad" Ivostok to work on hie new lino iu Moxico. Cossacks rushed into a factory at Lodz, Russia, and shot sixty-eight workmen, twentjsone of whom weru killed; the attac/ followed the rob bery of a'smail wagon near the mill. Negotiations to establish a Jap anese Embassy at Constantinoplo have been hampered by Turkey's re fusal to grant to Japan the super vision of Internal affairs which is pos sewed by the great powers. \ The Russian Government's failuro to isBue a statement in regard to the plot against the Emperor and the at* titude of officials have caused suspic ion that the conspiracy was managed by the tttreme reactionists. President Diaz of Mexico says hi* country will not go to war with Gua* tetnala. and that he is ready to co-* operate with the United States in as suring better conditions in Central America. AU the indicted officials at Wesfl Ham, England.* with one except ion# were found guilty of receiving bribes, and sentenced to terms of imprison* meat at hard labor. "Government reports In India shot* over 450,000 deaths from plague is the last si* weeks The speculative erase In Japanhaf ended, tuacy projected cempaalsv wttk % $350,000,000' capital, hatlttf been dissolved. Albert Clement, the well automobile driver, tfss kls car and instantly ?"tress