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VI E 1 CAMDKN, S. C.. FRIDAY. JU1.V 19, 1SH>7. NO. 28. WILL HE GET BY? ?Cartoon by K. L. RurspII, in (he Washington I'ost. Navy Department Decides to Send Only Our Newest Warships to the Pacific Fifty Fighting Vessels, Large and Small, Will Be in Sight of San Francisco by January First. VORLiy J ("-Rn.ATF.5T NAVAL. RLYilLW Washington, L).C. ?Two important decisions have been reached by tho Navy Department concerning the an nounced program for the dispatch of the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific?first, only tiie newest and most modern ships will be sent, and, secondly, the average of captains of the ships will be reduced from three to five years. In addition it is planned to send along a flotilla of torpedo boat de stroyers. It is figured here that, without the ships now on the Asiatic station, there will be thirty-two warships in sight of San Francisco by January 1. This number will include the torpedo boat destroyers. It also is proposed to bring over the Asiatic forces. Those which are considered real fighting craft are the four armored cruisers, West Vir ginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Colorado, and the monitors Monterey and Monadnock. These, added, will give a total of thirty-eight. It also is probable that when the plaiurfor the greatest of all navy reviews are per fected even the smallei cruisers and the gunboats will come over from Asia, and the total force will amount to fifty fightjng vessels, great and small. Announcement was made at the Navy Department that the proposed voyage of the battleship fleet to the Pacific would in noway interfere with the plan alre*3y^arranged for the summed rirarfeuvreslj of the Atlantic fleet. ?( The decisioiy has been made that Irear-Admlral Evans, command ing the fleet, shall assemble his ves sels for midsummer operations at some point on the New England coast on August 25. The Rlace has not yet been determined, as there is no great haste in the matter. In the meantime the ships which may need repairs will be docked and put in condition. Repairs are being rushed on the Connecticut, which is Admiral Evans' flagship, but this is being done so that other ships may be sent to the Brooklyn yard for spe cial work upon them as may be neces sary and for the further reason that the ship has not completed her for mal trials. Tho plan of docking the vessels for repairs was mapped out months ago and is now being carried out without regard to tho intended movement of the fleet to the Pacific. These repairs would have been made had there been no decision reached for the movement to tho Pacific. The New England maneuvros will be completed some time In October. Then, following tHo usual custom, the fleet would movo southward to ward Guantanamo for drill operations and target practice, but instead of doing so this fall they will go on the cruise to the Pacific. The proposition to send the fleet to the Pacific at an early date, that is, this summer, has not been considered and will not be considered unless there is danger of an Imuiodiate outbreak oi hostilities on the part of Japan, which officers do not believe is at all likely. Much greater difficulty would be experienced in getting the big ships around to the Pacific now than five or six months later. The South At lantic is now in midwinter, the weath er is unfavorable and much danger might be encountered. Besides that, it is argued, there is no pressing need for their presence there at this time. Whatever good effect may be had by sending the ships there, it is contend ed, will be produced by the announce ment of the decision tl^t they are to go later. OF course. If there should be an outbreak on the part of Japan the plan to delay the sending of the Bhips until next winter would be changed immediately. The impression, how ever, which officers seek to convey, is that the fleet is not to be sent to the Pacific as a menace to Japan or be cause there is any danger of war, which is scouted, but rather to dem onstrate our ability to make a dash around the Horn in the event of an emergency. Whetheror not the ships will be brought back to the Atlantic is a matter for determination after I further developments. Next Decem [ bor will be nUdsummer in the South Atlantic and conditions will then be favorable for the long cruise In some naval quarters the opinion is held still that the battleship fleet will never go to the Pacific, and the impression is given that the proposi tion 1b largely bluff for the purpose of showing Japan what we would do in case it became necessary to have a | large fleet in Pacific waters. I These same officers believe that it would be a dangerous thing to leave the Atlantic coast unprotected, as it would be In the event of the with drawal of the entire battleship fleet. At the same time they point out that the transfer of the fleet to the Pacific and the abandonment of the Atlantic coast would be an argument for a large increase in the navy and the building of a corresponding battle ship fleet for the Atlantic, in order that the country might be adequately protected in both oceans. THE CRIME OF JINGOISM. New York City.?The population of Japan la loss than 4S,000.000. The' population of the United States Is j nearly 85,000,000. The debt of Japan ? taking the Statesman's Year-Book figures, throughout to insure uniformity of comparison?is about $935,000,000. The net debt of the United States is $964,435,G57. Japan is paying from four to sit per cent, interest on Its ! foreign loans and from five to seven per cent, on its internal loans. One fouYth of the debt of tho United i States is at four per, cent, and the rest at two and three per cent. Japan's revenue is legs than $250, 000,000, while the revenue of the i United States Is $762,000,000. Ja- I pan's total Imports and exports for1 the year 1906-1906 were only $420,- j 000,000 while those of the United States were nearly $.1,000,000,000. j Against twenty' first-class mod-1 ern American battleships Japan has only ten. Against our eight flrst class and five second-class armored cruisers Japan has nine. Against our nineteen fn-otected cruisers Japan lias seventeen. In effective fighting force the American superiority is vastly pre ponderant. This fact Is knoWir'to every Japanese statesman and to every Intelligent Japanese citizen. Yet America^ Jingoes are asking us to believe thftt?Japan, in some fashion or another. Is secretly ."menacing the peace of the United States. * The plain and obvious truth is that Japan is exhausted financially, that her {topulatlon is struggling under burdens Imposed by the war with Russia, and that, her resources are so far Inferior to those of tho United States that no. responsible Japanese statesman would think of war except as a last resort. Chicago Bank Wrecker Discharged. I >. The Jury trying two member* of the 9teel Ball Company for complicity, la wrecking the Milwaukee Arenne State Bank, of Chicago, disagreed nod was discharged. Mininn of KUhnea | fAiinrM the number is down to Ta? lowest'mlaluatn of the past twen ? tr-flve year*, hat the liabilities-4rj the largest, with one exception, ' Chinese Appeal to Roosevelt. An appeal fiii been made to ths. President by the Isader^el?the Ohi aeae reform movement for mottlflctf U6& of the law eaelsdlac Chinese from this ooantry. Chattanooga Bonds "Go." At Chattanooga, Tenn., fire banks took the entire Issue o( |1,000,000 city lmproremont bonds, each bank' taking an o?nal portion and paying Occurrences of Interest From All Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A. Batch of Livo Paragraphs Cover ing a Wido Rango?What is Going On in Our State. Governor Wants Reports. Columbia, Speoiul. ? (.Sov. Ansel is determined that a lull investigation shall bo made ??t' all cases where the registration hooks have not been re vised or where a county supervisor fails to order an Hectic 1 or take act ion when a petition on a dispensary election is presented. Lately he re ceived u telegram from tlio supervisor of Barnwell county asking if the hoard of registration could not em ploy some oue to do the revision work on the registration lists. The gover nor at once replied that it was the d|?ty of the hoard ol" registration, to do the work and therefore the law did not delegate them to confer the power upon some one else. To th<^ county supervisor of Wiliamsburg county he wrote that a complaint had been made that no action had been taken in regard to the dispensary pe tition in that county. In the mean time < the Barnwell matter Jias been trimed over to the grand jury for action and something is expected defi nite for the solicitor is expected this week. / I n ? Spccial Term For Union. j 'Ifni on,Special'-?I'nion county is to ' have a special term of criminal court It will probably begin Monday, July 20, and as there were a large number of important criminal cases carried over, it is possible that the term will last two weeks: Among the promiu- j ent cases that were carried over from ?Hie June term were those of Arthur Davis, who shot and killed Clarence ('. (rist, at Carlisle, on the night of Mav 2.'{, James \Y. riallutunn, charged with the murder of Sims M. (iilmoiv, at Jonesville, and Will Beaty who shot and killed Frank Hice at Sedalia. It is understood that Solicitor Sease when allied whom li? would likely name in lus request for a judge to hold this special term of court, said that he did not definitely decided, but as most of the judges will be busy this mouth on their regular circuits it is thought that some distinguished at torney may be appointed as special judge to* try these cases. New Lutheran Hospital. -Charleston, Special. ? The insta llation of the. heating system and the plumbing arrangements have been started at the old Adgcr house on Cal houn street almost opposite Rutledgt avenue, in the fittting up and opening of thagno^Lutheran hospital and it is expected that the doors of the inst t ut ion- will be thrown open in tlie early fall for the reception of patients. The charter for the hospital has been is sued in the name of the Kvangelical Lutheran Charity society, and the spe" einl committee which has the conver sion of the handsome residence into a 1 modem hospital, consists of Capt. Herman Klatte, Stephen Thomas and F. Heinz. Great Gathering of Saluda Farmers. Saluda, Special. ? Tuesday was a farmers' rally day for Saluda, town and county. There are more farmers according to imputation nnd area in Saluda county than in any other in the State and more of tJiern own then almost nnversally, it is no wonder farms. Being an agricultural people that fully 2.000 turned out. to heai the representatives of the interests they are most interested in. - From every nook and corner of the county they came anil numbers were here from nearby towns ami counties. Proposed New County. iGov. Ansel lias appointed J. M. TAieker of Orangeburg, A. M. lieeves of Dorchester niul F. J. Herey of Co|leton as commissioners favoring the proposed uev^ eonnty represented by tlV atuive names. The eonnty pro posed has Branchville for its eonnty seat and is the third petition present Oil affecting Orangeburg. A Pardon Refused. Gov. Anfel has refused the petition presented for the pardon of Jule <?i I - lespie of Laurens eonnty, who was s/ent up for larceny of a nr.Ue.tlie sentence being t\vo?^ Wtv^l one half years. Lightning Kills Stock. Lvnnville, Special. ? Late Wed nesday afternoon during an electri-' eal storm in the Uohhinsou Fork sec tion a bolt of lightning struck an.I instant Iv killed a fine mare and col; ttwqed by Peter Woods, colored. The stock had taken refuge under a lar^o tree. Verdict of Manslaughter. Spartanburg, Special. ? They jury in the ease of Jess Wooten, the wo man "harccd with tho murder of Na than Ilrtrvcy of Otiffuey in this city * few weeks ijg/ returned a verdict of it amhwghler. Attorneys for the "vroman gavo notice of a motion for 'a new trial, liarvey was killed while engaged in a drunken row with sever al women in ^ disreputable section of tlte ?ity. " * *"*" v MEETING FOR GOOD ROADS Mr. F. C. Black of Rhode Island State College Will Engage in Highway Construction in This State. Tlit* South Carolina (lood Koads as sociation meets this year in Spar tanburg on August 7 and S. A larg*?r attendance than ever is expected ami matters of interest and importance j to the public of South Carolina will be discussed. The oJlirers of the as sociation urge that not only every su pervisor in the State In- present bid thai as many of tlie county commis sioners as possible attend, as well as any who,are interested in the move ment for improving the public high ways of the Stale. At the Spartanburg meeting will he hoido prominent and experienced high way engineers ami the I'nited States government will probably have rep resentatives' present as well as the National (jood Hoads association Mr. Fingaf C. Black, a graduate civil engineer who has made a spec ialty of highway engineering for the past several years and who wjvs engi neer in charge of. the construction ol tlie vitidied brick paving of Spartan burg's streets which has attracted wide attention will be present at the meeting. Mr. Black has for the past several years occupied the chair o? highway engineer of the Hhode Island State College, lie has resigned his position there, to take effect Septem ber 1, and will probably locate in Co lumbia ami practice in several coun ties of the State as consulting high way engineer. Jn the liliwde Island College Mr. Black had a large class each year who took special instruction underV^tn. Once a year a practical demonstration of expert road building was given, a section of improved roadway being built. This was an important feature of the instruction at the college and the students were benefited more per haps by mis than.by the class studies. South Carolina's Opportunity. Mr. Black is very enthuastic re garding the sand-c!a^ method <.>t con structiiig public mails anil thinks that every county in the State should adopt this method, "There is no rea son," said Mr. Itlaek, "why South Carolina can't build her public roads cheaper than any State in the Union. She has all the material necessary in. constructing up-to-date highways right at hand, iit almost every counl ty in the State, avd, with theproper supervision any county that has olll cers who ore at all concerned about building ft system of good, substan tial roads should within ten years have roads which would be second to none in the country. 44 In the Kast more attention is beiti? paid to the construction of roads ery year. , Competent engineers are eih ployed by the various counties and the. work of building the roads is pro ceeding along scicntitlc lines. In those States, and in the North and West, where they have nothing but clay they have to rely almost solely on the macadam mad when they are after a tirst class article. Not so in South Carolina where sand and clay is plen tiful in most of the counties and ut convenient intervals, necessitating very little expense in the construc tion. "Then again, labor is cheaper in the South and where they have the convict labor there is absolutely no excuse for any county in this State to continue to use the common rouds which are ordinarily seen in this see-, tion. Richland county has demon strated the practicability of the sand slay process and I hope to see the work which was inaugurated here several years ago continued until ev 3iy road in the county is in first class condition." Election of Delegates. Kaeh county in the State is entit led to ns many members in the State association as it has representatives in the general assembly, and it is pro vided that the comity supervisor oC r?nch county be one of the rep resentatives? riii\deleirates, with the exception of the Vounty supervisor, are to be named byi the good roads as iuciation of each county. Bamberg Negro Killed. Bamberg, Special.?Thursday morn* ing just as two laborers who work for Mr. I). It. Matheiiy on hi^ plantation, ?'hot two miles'from town stalled out for J.he Held ti> do the dny 'swork,they began ? quarreling and in a few momentj there was a dead negro. It seems that dim Washington and the other negro, whose name was Chisolm have been working 1ogether for some time and have usually gotten on well' I ope! her, but Thursday n/r few words enraged Washington and ho pulled out n cheap knife and slashed Chisolm's throat t!ie wound causing immediate death. r State's Banks Prosperous. Columbia, Special. ? Mr. Lee G. tiolleman, State bank examiner, bad i*ued a statoment showing the condi tion of the 215 State, savings and pri banks in South Carolina for the quar ter, ending June 14 The statement is interesting in that it shows the de posits amount to over $14,000,000 an<l that the savings deposits arc over 913,000,000, whieU indicate* a moat pros pore u* condition of affairs. ?? \ IN EXPLOSION IiS [11 V ?? ? f atal Accident On the Georgia While at Practice MANY MORI; StVf.KtLY HURT Case of Powder 111 Hands ol Gunner Exploded on New Battlahip Sev eral Miles Oft Provineotown Whilo ? Engaged in Target Practice. Boston, Special.? By I lit? explosion of a ease of powder in I lie hands of a gunner in the after, superimposed turret *?1 the battleship Georgia iu Massachusetts Way eight men wero killed and thirteen injured. Not one ol t lie persons in the tur ret eseaped injury. The dead: Lieut. Casper Goodrich, New York." William J. Thatcher, thief turret captain, Wilmington, Del. Faulkner (ioldthwaite, midship man, Kentucky. W. J. I>u ike, ordinary seaman, Quinev, Mass. G. G. Hamilton, ordinary seaman, South Framiugham, Muss. W .M. Thomas, ordinary seaman, Newport, K. 1. (Jpurge K. Miller, ordinary seaman, Brooklyn, N. V. William F. Fair, ordinary seaman, Brooklyn. The injured are: Lieut, Casper (ioodrich, New York; Midslppman .John T. Cruse, Nebras | ka ; Frank Schbipp, North Adaim-.. Mass.; boast wuins mate, second class; i harles llassell, New York, gunner's mate, first class; Orley Tagland, Fieh ford, Minn., chief yocinanj Williari S. 1'lair, ordinary seaman, Brooklyn, I N. Y.; S. I,. KosenTjergdr, ordinary | seaman, Philadelphia, Pa.; Kdwanl J. Walsh, ordinary sea in a if, Lynn, Mass.; .John (). Mallick, ordinary sea man, Cleveland. <V; .John A. Pu?d?, ordinary seaman, \ew York; L. O. Meese, ordinary seaman; Berea, O.; II. L. Gilbert, ordinary seaman, South wick, Mass.; John A. Fone, ordinary seaman, Trenton, N. J.; Charles L Eieh, ordinary seaman, Frankfort, Iud. Lieutenant Goodrich and Sea man Muletdv jumped overboard im mediately after the explosion, with the apparent motive of ending the terrible sulYering from their burn-a Both of the desperate man were quickly rescued by uninjured com rades. Lieutenant Goodrich died at 11:40 ut night. The accident happened while the battleship wa\ several miles olT Provincetown and the men were en gaged in target 'practice, togeher with other vessels of the battleship squadron of the Atlantic fleet. The powder had just been taken from flio ammunition hoist to load an M-incn gun., It was seen to be burning and in an instant it exploded in the very face of the loader of the gun. No damage was done to the vessel, e? the powder was not eonlined, and early in the ovening, under orders from Washington the Georgia sailed back for the target grounds olT Prov incetrtwn. llow the powder became ignited ?s not yet known, but the theory held at the navy yard is that it was set off by a spark from the smokestack of the warship. Immediately after the accident the Georgia headed for the Charleston Navy Yard. There the dead and in jured were taken ashore, the wounded men being conveyed to the Naval Hospital at Chelsea. School Rifle Tracticc. Oyster l>av, N. Y., Special.?-Presi dent IJoosevelf has put 11is hearty ap proval on public school rifle practice. In a letter of congratulation to Am brose Scharfenberg, of Brooklyn, winner.of the shootintr trophy of the Public School Athletic League, he takes occasion to encourage the sys tem of vilie practice inaugurate*! by (Jen. (Jeorjie H. \Vinnate, retired. Saw Mill3 to Shut Down. Atlantic Peach, Fin., SppciaJ.?P?y a vote of 27 to 7 the (icorgi-i Florida Saw Mill Asociation decided to shut down all saw mills owned 01 operated by members ??t the ojtsocai tion for one month, beginning- An gust 1st. This action was taken on account of low prices of lumber, tin? mill men claiming that the hi_rli 'prices paid by them for timber lan?!> and the prices received for their out put causes them t?? operate at a loss. They will endeavor to secure action bv all other yellow pine lumber asso ciations in the Southeast. Receiver's Sale Jjimited. Dallas, Tex., Special.?Federal Judge Bryant at Sherman refused to turn ovcr^ho Waters-Pierce Oil Com. papy's fffaira to the State receiver, but the court stated that the Fedortl receiver would not be allowed to well anything but commodities handled b> the eompany pending an appeal on the State** judgment against the com ?fvanjt far more thau <1,000,000. * ? fit - ?? ? tr ? ? " SOUTH CAROLINA WEAlHtH Weather Conditicng for the W??k Ending Monday, July If), as Given Out by tho Weather Bureau. Tin' weather bureau of the South Carolina section of the C|iuiatok>??ieaI S?VKicc <>| the I'nited Slates Depart* 111<'11 <?t" Agriculture issues (lie follow* ing weather bulletin for Ili?>* past v\ cek: Tin1 licat was excessive on the first three days; the maximum tempera tures having ranged iVmn 1 >."> to 100 degrees. The night temperatures were imt unusually high. The temper atures were ni?rmnl. or slightly below, during tht*-. latter part of the wheel* The temperature extremes were 100 at Blackvillc on the Oth and f?9 at Walhalla on the 12th. The weekly mean temperature was above normal. Frequent thunderstorms occurred in all parts of the State during tin1 middle and latter portions of tliv. week. The rainfall was not equally distribution. Localities in the central and northeastern counties had exces sive amount while the middle Savan nah Valley counties, and scattered areas in the western, northern and coast counties had light precipitation. The average for the State was near ly normal. The rains were beneficial. Damaging hail was noted in the ex treme western counties on the 10th. The percentage of sunshine was highest in the eastern portion. The aver*" je for the week was approxi mately normal. Destructive wind storms occurred in various portions of the State on t he I 11 li. The following special rainfall re ports were received by telegraph and include the measurements at S a. m of July loth. Columbia 1 .'JO inches; Charleston 0.40 of an inch; I'elzrr 0.20 of an inclij Blairs 15.00 inches; Catawba 0.7-1 of an inch; Camden 0.72 of an inch; St. Stephens .'1.12 inches; Florence .'1.14 inches; Allendale 0.04 of an inch; Bateslmrg trace; Black vilie 0.02 of an inch; Greenwood O.SO of an inch; Greenville 0.00 of an inch; Spartanburg 0.40 of an inch; St. George .'1.01 inches; Yamassee l.itl inches; Kingstree 2.78 inches; St. George 11.04 inches; Yainmassee l.WJ inches; Kingstree 2.7S inches; St. Miifthews I ,."?s inches; Charlotte, N. C., .'1.20 inches; Wilmington, N. C., .1.20 inchesj Augusta, (!?., 0.40 of an inch; Savannah, Ga., 0.40 of an inch. ?J. W. Bauer, Section Director. Roady For Unveiling. ? Sumter, Special. ? The board of county commissioners of Sumter county has appropriated $.'100 and the city council of SuintRr $200, milking $">00 altogether, to assist in defraying the expenses incidental to the exor cises of the unveiling of the monu ment, erected to (Jen. Thomas Sumter at Statesburg in Sumter county, which event will take place August 15, 10(17, with elaborate ceremonies. The State of South Carolina appro priated $1,000 for a shaft to mark the gravo of this distinguished Rev olutionary soldier and patriot, who was lovingly an<l admiringly nick named "the Gamecock of the Revo hit ion," and Sumter city and coun ty, named after (Jen. Sumter, have for over 100 years borjje the title of "the Gamecock City" and the "Gamecock County." Gen. Sumter's grave is at Stateftburg, Sumter County, and at this famous place where many o 1 South Carolina's distinguished pa triots and statesmen are buried, is lo cated the Gen. Sumter Memorial school, conducted by Col. .John J. Dargan and an able corps of assist ants. The unveiling of this monu ment will be a most notable historical event in the history of old Sumter county and will be participated in by people from all portions of South Carolina and from other Southern States as well. President Roosevelt and the secretary of war have taken rrius. Mil interest in this affair, and the president went so far as to give Col. Dargan an order calling for the entire C. S. Marine band to he at St ates'biiig on August 14, and for the t.ic -.-?lr:* ...i' from Knil .Vl6'?: i'', on Sit11i\i;ii's Isiand to attend the exer cises. It was found afterwards, how ever, thai the Marine band had io play in Washington on that date bv law, hut I lie president lias ordered the famous First Artillery band from Fort Moultrie to aeeonipiiny. ?j!>c troops from that military station tv Stateburg on August 11. Newberry College Reunion. Newberry, Special. ? The annual reunion of Newberry college will b? Iii-lil at Little Mountain on the lirst Krida.v in August tho 2nd. Those who attend this annual occasion are numbered by the .thousands. Both old and young moot here to renew old acquaintance:*, enjoy the balmy breejse from th<f ??ko*4~oJ' (he mountain and liink of the sparkling water. Prom inent sj>eakors will bo present to ad dress the audience on educationnl topics, among whom will bo the chief executive of our Stnto Hon. M. F. Ansel. Gcmxaiisio&or Wat:on Will * Oo To. Europe. Columbia, Special.?Commissioner Wntaon expects ' to Icavo in a few days for I/>ndon end Bremen where he goes to .meko final arrangement* for the boat line to Charleston, which it was announced ?omo time. ?$??> will begin operations early in ' the &1. Befbro leaving Mr. have intaed two very vahiabli'fcpok ?tts from hie depart ta?t. . \ JUL SEIKE FOB 23 TOLEDO BUSINESS MEN Convicted of Pooling Agreement to Maintain High Pricos. SIX MONTHS IN WORKHOUSE Si'lltrncoil Men Art' All Wealthy anil Prominent in ll?o Commercial IJfo ?tf the Olalo Clty-M^umber itnd Brick MonaiKllSridccAgents, Toledo, Ohio.? Homo of Toledo'^ wealthiest citizens, and the most prominent socially, Virero sentenced to tho workhouse for sit months for be ing members of tho lumber and I) rid go trusts and conducting (heir business enterprises in restraint of trade and competition. All had pleaded guilty. Twenty-one members of the Lum ber Dealers' Credit Association,- nine members of tho Brick Dealers' Asao elation and two bridge agents were lined up before tho bar to hear their fate. The sentence created more of a sensation than that imposed a year ako on the Ice Trust men. In that case tho hired agents were punished. Tho court has now Innded the capital ists themselves. Judge Llndley W. Morris lectured the defendants before imposing sen tence. Buying: "What does a nominal flno signify?, It is wrong that you men of means, f with capital back of you, can so con-/ trol prices that tho poor are com-\ pulled to pay more than you have a/ right to ask, and more than you1 would have to pay yourself. It 1b time the courts of Ohio Jmpose such punishment as tho offense merits. "Fines aro???ly makeshifts, and do not bring prominent citizens to a pro per realization of their posftlons. Af-* ter full consideration I've determined that tho proper punlahment la impris onment in tne workhouse. The sen tence, therefore, on those who have generally pleaded guilty will be that they bo conflned In the workhouse." Tho brick men pleaded guilty to an Indlctmont under a different section of tho Valentine Anti-Trust law and the penalty could only be a fine, the maximum being $1000. IThe Judgo gave the maximum, Mb mi* V, Bp.rfccnr. of the lumber Arm of Barbour & Starr, counts his fortune in exoesa of halt-a million dollars. He Is one of the men who must go to jail. George L. Freeman, of Kelsey & Freeman, lumber de,alers. Is a local social Hon. His partner, Hiram Kelsey, Is equally prominent. John H. I'uok. vice-president of the Western Manufacturing Company, l? wealthy and a widely known politi-* clan. Frederick El. Wllktir, president of the Wllker Manufacturing Com pany, Is also a big hotel owner. Harry O. Hammond and W. N. Cleveland are well known brldgemen, the for mer with tAe Canton Bridge Com pany, his home being In ''this city. Mr. Cleveland's home is hi Cleveland, and he Is president of the Cleveland Bridge Company. ' / ' The sentences to the Avorkhooso were suspended for ten days owing to that Institution being (Quarantined against smallpox. Having pleaded guilty, the defend ants are, according to the rules of customary criminal procedure, denied the right of appeal to the higher courts. SWEPT OVER DAM TO DEATH. ' Tragic Termination of Pennsylvania* . Week-End Party. '"Warren, Pa.?A gasoline lajxnefr was swept over a dam on the Cone wango River, which was very hlgki owing to rains. Of nine persona on the launch six were drowned. They wore: ?" Mr? George Baker, / of Warre::. Pa.; John Best, of Warren, Pa.; Mrf* John Best; Violet Best, aged eigh teen, daughter of John* Warren, Pa.; O. F. Butts, traveling salesman, Phil adelphia; Mrs. Hilda Knox, Warren, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Best had invited * company of friends to take aupper with them at their cottage on thn Conewango River, and ' had conia down to the Russell Boat Landink to meet them. The visitors were IA^ one naphtha launch and Mr. Beet tnd j his party in another. The boat con taining the visitors become lodged on a pile a short distance above the dam and Mr. Best went to a salt them, when the engine in his launch broke and the boat, containing nine persona, drifted toward the dam with* out an oar or stick to stay them. TEXAS OUTLAWS TRUST GOODS. New State I^aw Mnkes Selling ^Iicm Felony. "" *. , Austin, Texas.?-The most drastic nntl-truat law enacted In any has gone into effect in Texas. U pro vides, in substance, that any peraoat who represents a trust as agfent, or sells goods made by a trust or com bination. shall be deemed guilty of felony, and, upon conviction, shall W punished by confinement In the peni tentiary for from two to ten years. The law's provisions apqly to alt merchants who s#U tr??: mado gowt? and all persons who.may bo directly in the employ of such concorna In twa State. / Attorney-General It. V. Davldnoa and his aaalataht, J. P. Lightfoot, da* clare they Intend to enforce the " to the letter. ' * Cashier Bad (9300 V?ft oT*l#MV*. The police of Palermo, Italy*a?^ reeled the cashier and eoodpllces who were concerned recent robbery of a banh ? Ruastn. When tak%a laid -?i the cashier declared i? had,: )??? o?>t of 9109.00ft left.