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e AM DEN ^olumbxi. CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY, .IUN 10 Iff, 1908. N< >. 24. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS Newsy Items Gathered from Ihe Different Sections of South Carolina. Important Ruling in Inburauco Feo?. Columbia, Special. Commissioner Me.Mastcr i)HH received a ruling on the hihurunce laws from the attor My general which, will have an im* jaediute effect upon all South Caro lina companies doing a general State bimiiienn before the acts passed at the la?t soKsion of the general assembly, lite particular act ruled upon is the one requiring South Carolina com panies doing business in more than Iwo adjoining counties to deposit a bond of $10,000 or securities to that ?mount. A LilfTeience of opinion arose between the insurance commi# sioner-arnl one or two companieH which ItMd done a general State busi ness, but which did not deposit the bond, und took u license for only two counties, as to the time when they should terminate their business in other counties than those for which they took license. The attorney gen eral holds that und**1' section 2, arti cle 9, of the constitution, and under sectmn 1842 of the code, which gives the general assembly power to alter, amend or repeal the charter of any corporation created um'isr. the laws of this State, that the act requiring tlip deposit of the bond or securities for doing business in more than two ad joining counties, operated ns nn amendment to the charters of nil such companies and they must all cease to da business in counties other than those for which they have Lakiui license. Tne insurance commissioner, thcrforc, will take steps to sec to it that all South Carolina companies having insurance outside the counties fdr which they have taken license shall brhu? this business to an en?ly close. Lightning Kills Two. Spartanburg, Special. ? J. E. Cole, n well-known and sucessful farmer of the Walnut Grove section of this county, and Ilis son, Albert, aged l.T.veure, were killed at 'A o'clock Thursday afternoou~b.v lightning. In t he aFlernoou about o'clock there was a heavy rain ani'i thunder storm at Walnut Grove. Mr, Cole, who >was at home with his family, went to Jr window to let down the sash. His young son went with him and as they were in the act of lowering the sash .there was n. flash of lightning from a cloud overhead and both fath er and son fell dead. All the members of the family were in the room at the time and two young girls were slightly shocked. Mr. Cole was one of the most successful farmers of the county. True Bill is Returned. Lexington, Special. ? In the court of general sessions here the grand i jury returned a true bill against N. I Rogers Baylv of Batesburir, editor of! The Advocate, upon the charge of as- j sault. with. intent to kill, am'i carrying concealed weapons, the charge being that on Dec. 24. 1007. at Batesbura:, the said assault was made upon \Y. C. Allen,, C. F. Bass. Dr. S. \V. Page. J. J. Allen and A. .1. Bethea. the latter heiftg the private secretary to Gov. Ansel, and Rev. Allen, the pastor of the Baptist church at Dillon. Late in the afternoon the sheriff returned with Mr. Baylv. and upon applica tion Judge DeYore allowed bail in the sum of $400. Mistrial in Sellers Case. Columbia. Special. ? A mistrial was ordered last week in the caso of Wade Hampton Sellers, charged with the murder of Constable J. P. Farmer, in February, Inst. The jury delibrat od something over fifteen hours. On motion of cousel for the defendant, the court granted an order admitting Sellers to bail in the sum of $5,000. Dr. Honry Snyder Chosen. Columbia, Special. ? The trustees of the University of South Carolina elected Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder, president of that institution. Dr. Snyder is now president of Wofford College, at Spartanburg, S. C. He was born in Macon. Ga., in I860, and is a graduate of Vanderbilt Univer sity. Accident in Cotton Mill. Easley, ? Special. ? Clarence \V. Howell was fatally hurt at the Easley eotton mills last week. He was com ing down from the top of the build ing in the elevator and it seems some "one Jet a box of spools fall upon him from the top floor when he was near the bottom. He was considerably mashed anrt ..bruised up. An opera tion was thought necessary and was performed by Drs. W. C. Black of flreertville, C. W. Wyatt and % E. Ruuell of this place. The man died, however, Monday night. He leavos - s wife and four children. yearly Dragged to Death by a Mule. Gaffney, Special. ? Claude Sanders, son of Mr. Thomas Samara, a prom inent Chfiwl^fi, planter narrowly ea eaped death m a runaway aeeidentJ He was in plowing when his foot became entangled in the gears *nd th* mole, running dr&gged him a considerable diatance. Only prompt i.tifta by his father in stopping the burnt*. E&i -' . ? , ? : ' Wofford Trustees to Have Important Meeting. Spartanburg, Special. ? The board of trustees of NVofTord College will meet SatunViy. ' Jt will be an im portant meeting as ii great many mat ters of intercut will be taken up. At tUih meeting it is expected that thM election of Dr. J|. N. Snyder to th* presidency of the South Carolina University will be taken up, a s Dr Snyder will iu> doubt make a report of the action of the trustees of th? University to the trustees of Wof* ford. The trustee* are very muclr averse to Dr. Snyder's leaving Wof ford and will do everything in theii jK)wer to keep him. It is also thought that the trustees will take up th? matter of having a library buildinp ereeted. They have in hand about $30,000 for tins purpose, $10,000 ol which was left the college by Mi<? Julia Smith. The plans for the li brary were accepted a year ago. Dr. Snyder Declines. Columbia, Special ? President Hen ry N. Snyder, of Wofford, Saturday afternoon telegraphed the State Uni versity trustees .declining his electioi by them to the presidency of tlu university. There were only t\v< words in the telegram, "I decline.' Representatives of the university who h 2i< i sounded the situation a t Spartanburg before the election, wen led to hope I)r. Snyder would accept if eleeteiY xrusiees increase Dr. Snyder's Salary. Sparta?) burg, Special. ? At a meet ing of the trustees of Wofford Col lege, Dr. II. N. Snyder, recent l> electee'* president of South Caroline University, announced that he would remain at the head of Wofford (Col lege. The announcement was receiv ed with great pleasure. The salary j of President Snyder was increased t< $?{.000 a year, the same offered bj South Carolina University. New Enterprises. Secretary of State MeCown ha? commissioned the Harter Lumber company, rimers, Barnwell county r capital stock $'2,100; planing inil! and lumber business: petitioners, Kd B. Norton, Allen ?J. Harter and Lou 50. Schucker. York Drug company-, Yorkville capital stock $0,000; retail drug busi ness; petitioners, J. I). Bo wen, \V. L Williams and others. Hank of ^'arksville. fVirefield coun ty, capital stock $20,000; genera! banking business; petitioners, W. J Talbert, W. K. Parks, \V. P. Parks T. G. Tolbert, L. F. Dorx, W. N. Klk ins and W. R. Parks. A charter was granted to the Met ropolitan Horn" Mutual Industrial Life Benefit society of Darlington capital stock $500. President. Jos A. Robinson; secretary, R. B. Chest nut. The Huguenot Cotton Mills. Greenville, Special. ? The creditor? of the Huguenot mill property held f ?meeting in the United States --court house for the purpose of considering the private hid which was submittsc and deciding in what manner tlx property should be disposed of. Tlx bi('. of $50,000, which was sulrmittec bv the old stockholders for the en tire property, was refused and tlx crr litors instructed the trustee to ad vertise the property for sale at public auction in front of the postofflc* building at 1 1 o'clock on Wednesday July 8. Powers and Howard Are Free. Frankford, Ky., Special. ? By an nctancing the pardon of Caleb Pow ers and James Howard, Governoi Wilson closed the last chapter of oix of Kentuck's noted cases, in which the people of all sections of the Unit ed States have formally expressed their interest, by kinging petition? j for pardon. Poaches Moving Northward. Greenville, Special. ? The Southern railway has already hauled 150 cars of Georgia peaches through Green ville so far this season, and it is said the peach crop is 10 per cent largci than last year. .. Taking into account the impetus that has been given peach culture in this. section it will not b? tnany seasons before the Piedmont region of South Carolina will have a good money crop in peaches at this season. Many, orchards will be pnl out this fall in addition to those put out this spring. To Curtail Production. Columbia, Special.? Tho Stato as sociation of cotton mill man u fart m era at its meeting at Glenn Spring* Saturday afternoon entered into at agreement to curtail production foi tho next three months on acconnt ol the unsatisfactory condition of thi cloth market. The metjiod if cur tailment is left to the individual mills, the agreement not being bin A ing. The resolution suggests a cur tailment of ten day# or two weeks, i . - . ' ? rT' -? - GREAT PARADE OF VETERANS With Sprightly Measured to Btirrisf Air#, Ten Thousand Old Warriors Parade tho Btreot# of Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala.f Special.? The parade wf th<? heroes of the Con fed* eiaoy was u filling climax to what ib generally pronounced to be one of the moat j?ucc?'j>h1'u1 reunions of tho Unit ed Confederate V?lerau?. With bprightly *tep, measured to the aira of tho fcio u t li k>ve?, the oh> warrior*, no less than 10,000 strong, traversed the two miles of the parade route hot ween thousands of sympathetic and interwted spectators and there ?was not an accident, no' sign of s tottering step. Loving hands served ice water to the old men as they passed along the route, fans were distributed and evry thing possible was done to. re lieve the Jong tramp of it? tedium. iTiat the heroes we're III excellent wpirits was shown by the fact that many of them ?ang oldf camp songu as they marched, such as "Butter milk Cavalry," "Old Time Confed erate, " "Bonnie Blue Flag." There were .many in the parade who had left a leg or perhaps both legs ou some, bloody battlefiold, but they enjoyed the occasion as much as the other*, hcnig carried in vehi cles. Their appearance drew forth, if anything, greater applause than the ?Jght of the foot soldiers. The parade formed shortly after II o clock and required one hour and 4f> minutes to pass a given point. The route was l.rjin Sixth avemic on Nine teenth street to First avenue. to rwenty-flrst street to Fifth avenue, to .. AAY-fiiitietli iiti'cL to i'irKt nv?nu<4, counter-marching on Twentieth street to Capitol Park, where the reviewing stand was located. In the vanguard were eight companies of (he local National Guard, including one bat tery of artillery and one troop of cavalry. Chattanooga had one troop of calvary in line. Governor B. B. i Comer, of Alabama, with his entire atafT, was next in lino. General Har rison, commander of the Alabama di vision, was chief marshal, and Col. ,. ^ McHossin, of Birmingham, was chief aido. I The veterans of the Department of Tennessee headed the line of visitors of honor, these being followdi by the trans-Mississippi and the Armv ()f ? orthern \ irginia. Among the more conspicuous were the Forrest Corps, mounted, and the mounted troop from Nashville, which has attracted a great deal of attention during the reunion. 'I hese companies are regu lar members of the National Guard, being the only Confederate body-to ha\e that distinction. .Memphis rep resentatives also came in for ap plause. 1 hey were acompanicd by the crack fil'e and (Vum corps, which helped to give the martial atmos phere. Probably no one person in the parade attract cVi more attention than the handsome Miss Tommy Gentrv, a full blooded Indian maiden, who accompanied the Indian Territory Department as sponsor. Her escort was Adjutant General I. I). Colman. Gen. Clement A. Evans, the new commander-in-chief, was at the head of^hn column with his entire staff, oomif inir of (Jen. J. F. Sliipp, Gen. W. E. Mickle, Col. .J, ]|. Baukhead, Col. W . B. Leedv, Col. J. Thompson Brown, Col. J. \\. Reed and Colonel Bass. The Sons of \ etcrans followed the veterans and they "were accom panied by their sponsors. A notice able feature of the parrrrV was the fact that a number of the sponsors preferred, to walk with the compa nies they represented rather than ride in the carriages, which had been provided. Miss Mary Hall, clad in gray, aeompanied the Georgia divi sion on foot. Mrs. Kelly, of New Orleans, a ladv 79 years of ago, went through the march on foot, as did Miss Edna Raub, of Memphis, who had the title of daughter of the com pany she represented. Carlin Defeats Gordan. Richmond, Special. ? After one of the bitterest tights in the history of tho State Representative Carlin swept the Eighth Congressional dis trict. Practically complete returns re ceived assures his election in the pri maries over R. L. Gordon by a largo majority. Deputy Sheriff Steps on Uncle Sam's Toes. ? Jacksonville, Fla., Special. ? Chain ing a passenger train of tho Valdosta Southern Railroad to th? traek and standing guard over it with a shot gun, Deputy Sheriff I. Q. Hunter, of Ponetta, Fia., ran amuck with tho postal laws of the United States by delaying the mails, according to an indictment returned by the Federal errand jury. Hunter was ar/ested and brought before Commissioner Locke being' held under bond for his ap pearance in the December term of the court: To Meet In Niagara. Buffalo, N. Y., Special. ? The A sso ciation of Transportation and Car Accounting Officers of the United Stat?s and Canbda* will bold its moot ing this year at Niagara Falls, Ou\., on /Jync 23 and 24. Important rc po?t#fl?ill be presented by the 00m m it 1 00 on conducting passenger trans portation and freight traffic ,on ear eel-vice and per diem and on handling railroad business maVL . A II NATIONAL Mil IIS Republican Delegates Gather in Chicago to Make Nominations WORK on the platform With the First Place on the Ticket Settled, the Platform Agreed Upon and the 8ec<jid Place in Doubt, Chicago ia Astir With the Tuwul tulous Sccneg Which Ushor in a National Convention. ? * ?r Chieagy, 111., Special.? Tb? ftrent Kepuhliean National Convention to nominate eaixlidute* tor president an?l vice -presitVut opened on Tues day with tumultuous thousands pres ent. The preliminaries out ot' the way, the convent ion was divided into working committees to arrange for nominations, Kettle finally all eon teats and prepare a platform. The principal features of the platform are agreed upon and are given here. Judge William H. Taft came to the convention with plenty of voles to laud the nomination on lirM ballot. William H. Taft. The Platform. The live most important planks of tin: Republican platform, formulated l>y President Kobsevelt and Secre tary Taft and < drafted bv Wade II. P'llis. Attorney General of Ohio, and now in the possession of prospective members of the resolutions commit tee of the national convention for consideration are hereby pven. They are the planks on trusts, anti-injunc4 lion, railway rate, tarilT revision and currency. TI1E COLLISEUM, WHERE C ONVKNTION WAS HELD. The trust plank is as follows: "The Republican party prtssed the Sherman anti-trust law over Demo cratic opposition ami enforced it af ter Democratic dereliction. It has been a wholesome instrument for good in the hands of a wise and fear less administration. Hut experience has shown that its effectiveness can he strengthened and i's real objects better attained by such amendments j as will give to the Federal govern I ment greater supervision audi control ' over and secure greater publicity in. the management of that class of in ter-State corporations having power and opportunity to etY?ct monopolies and at the same time will not inter fere with the existence of associa tions among business men, farmers and wage earners so long as their conduct or operation results in a pos- | itivc benefit to the public." Railroad Plank. The railroad plank follows: "AVe approve the enactment of a railroad rate law and a vigorous en forcement of the present administra tion of the statutes against rebates and discrimination as a result of which the advantages formerly pos sessed by the large over the small shipper have substantially disappear ed. In this connection wo eommend the appropriation of $350,000 by the ! prosent Congress in onVr to enable the inter-State commerce commission to thoroughly investigate and give publicity to the accounts of inter State railroads. "We believe, however, that the in ter-State commerce law should be Ccrrcnt Events. The Richmond Howitzer* ' will march down the Valley of Virginia for a practice trip. A jury in the United States Dis trict (?ourt at Richmond efceided* that W. W. Koberson, of Emporia, had a right to act the spring gun in his store which killed a man. Graduatea.in the. schools of law and medicine at ?tba University of Virginia we^s wnounced. ?' r'*1 fi -Vi .i>1 ?''Vit" ?SK will on the cine hand prevent the summary issue of audi orders with out proper consideration, and on t he other will preserve undiminished the power of the courts to enforce t*sir process ,to the end that justice mav be done at all times and to all par ties. The currency plank contains this lanffua^e : a JEN ATOK J. 0. BUEROW8, Of Michigan, Temporary Chairman, "The Republican party approve* the Aldrich-Vreeland currency bill, but only as nn cmcrgency measure. We declare for a thorough and new system of currency laws that will be in accord with the needs of tho time and which would bo more adaptable to the demands of business and more elastic in its character as a circulat ing medium. " Telegraphic Briefs. (Governor Hughes again <Velared he would not accept the nomination for vice president. Harry K. Thaw and his wife be reconciled at Mattcawan. The Lustiania smashed three0 trans-Atlantic records. A man thought to be Albert Cros by, of Boston," an nctor, was gar roted and brained with a black.iact by a highwayman in sight of pedes | trians in N?w York. further amended .so as to give rail roads the light io make and publish truffle Agreement* subject to the up proval of tin* commission. but main taining always tin- priicip^e of' com petition between naturally compel tug lines and avoiding t liV* common eou Irol of suph lin?*H by any mean* what soever und w? specially favor the en act men t of such legislation us will provide for Federal rest net ion against the over issue of stocks and bonds by inter-State earner*.." Tariff Revision. The| tariff plank u as follow*: "The ltcpubhcau paiLy declares unequi vocally for arevisiou of l lt?* tariff by a special session of ('ongren* immediately following tin* inaugura tion ?.? f the next President, mi J com mend the steps already tukc4i to this end in the work u?>ugiicd to the appropriate committees of the two houses which are now investigating the operation and effect of existing schedules. In all tariff legislation the true principle of protection is best maintained by the imposition of such duties Hk will equal the differ ence between the cost of production at hoine ami abroad, together with a reasonable profit to American in- . dust t ies, ami the benefits that follow are best secured by the establish ment of maximum and minimum r;?i's \yhicli s h ;? 1 1 be n_pj?liedi automa tically to the trade of other countries in aeordance with their treatment of our trade. The minimum should rep resent the normal measure of protec tion required for the benefit of our own industries. "The aim and purpose of the He publican policy is not only to pre serve, without . excessive duties, that security against foreign competition to which American manufacturers, farmers anil producer!* are entitled, hut al?o to maintain the high stand ard of living of the wage earners of this country, who are the most direct henefieiuries of the protective system. Itetwe.en the I'nited States and the Philippines we believe in a free in ter-change of products with such lim itations as to sugar a mil tobacco as will avoid injury to domestic in I crest*. ' ' Injunctions Plank. The plank relating to injunctions is as follows: "We declare for such an amend ment of the statutes of procedure in. the Federal courts with respect to the use of the writ of injunction as BETS AT RACES STOPPED IN NEW YORK STATE New Law Makes Wagers on the Tracks a Felonyi KEENE SAYS SPORT IS DEAD Governor Hughe* Woii After a Long Contest in Force (lie Lcgislat ur? at AilHiiiy to KupprepN llor?o ItMCe (lUlllhlillg. Albany. N . V. The moot set ?*???. llonal 1 **k 1 ? I h 1 I ve battle that tho Em pire State has Known in a {feneration i-ame to an end when t he Aguew-Hart nn t l-uu'o-t rack betting bills wero passed. by a vote of 20 to 2fi, In the Senate 1 ? y tho Immediate signature of the Executive the b i 1 1 k were made statute** of (be State, and tho placing of n bet upon a borne race a felony. TIip new lawH will liave a trenien iIouk ff "?ct u|)on the sport of racing. Mont raring men Hftv that "the Jig In up" and f b e sport deud; others ore less pessimistic and 1>??1 1?? v?? that the race trarkd ran continue without !>p?. ting rings, though none Of them i? sanguine enough to predict that the halcyon davg of big nurses and great crowdB will nvrr be known again James It Keene baa calculated (lint the new laws will practically d??atroy raring property In this State to the amount of JSO.OOO.OOO, and wilt cause an annual Iosb to New York f'lty of something like * 30.000.000. Supporters Of the bllla hold that these figures are oxaggeratpd. The new laws resulted from n ram t > i k > i conducted by Governor dinrles E, Hughes. and JJm fact uf hla llual victory was made possiblo by the dogged determination and heroism of Senator Otto Foelker, of Brooklvn. who, repelling the advice of his' phy sician. roso from a bed of sickness, came to Albany, staggered into the Senate chancier a few minutes before the bills camp up for passage, and, his voICp husk v and quivering, voted for t lie bills His action, at thp risk of bis Hf??. suvod the day, for thp hill? passed the Senate by a mnjorlty of one. Ills work done, ho almost col lapsed, and supported by his physl Han nnd hi' "astor, ho Immediately left t Iip Capitol. Governor Hughes said when in formed of the nassag" of the bills: "I am deeply gratified nt this re sult. It is a victory for law and or der, the importance of which cannot be overest limited ." Referring to Senator Foelker. who left his sick bed to cast his vote for the bllla, the Governor said: "Tho act of Senator Foelker Iti coming to the Senate In his Weak condition was most heroic and wor thy of the samo praise that we Rive to distinguished service on the bat tlefield." Thunderbolt For Hoeing Men. New York City. ? The news that the auti-rar.e-traok gambling bllla had passed the Senate and were signed by Governor Hughes to make them law, was received with consternation by the followera of horse racing In tho metropolitan district. .Tames H. Haggin said ho thought that the denth knell of horse racing In this Stnto had been sounded. "I think tho bill will kill horse racing In New York State," he said, "and I am surprised at its passage. T don't see how purses can now be paid." Kill* n County Fair. Pnughkeepsle. N. Y. ? The passage j of anti-betting bills, particularly tho repeal of the Percy Gray bill, under which agricultural societies received largo revenue* from the State, will make It Impracticable to hold the Dutchess County Fair this year. The Executive Committee of the Fair As sociation, which is one of the oldest and largest in the State, haa practi cally decided to abandon tho fplr. Meet* fo He Held, Says Belmont. i* J London, England. ? When seen on the subject of the anti-gambling bills I passed lu the New York Legislature. August Relmont, chairman of the Jockey Club, Bald : "I cannot say what the various rac ing associations will do eventually. Tho associations, however, have rac ing features to run ofT this season, which constitute sporting obligations, and they will undoubtedly live up to them. No one can well predict whether or not tho prohibition of bet ting at races will ruin horse racing irretrievably, but it is a severe blow to tho best interests of the turf in anv event. It will ultimately throw many men out' of employment end cripple the breeding and improve ment of thoroughbred horses in the United States." A Hard lllow in Kentucky. Louisville. Ky. ? Kentucky prob ably will suffer to a greater extent by the passage of the raco track bills in New York than will New York. Many wealthy Easterners own large farms and operate breeding plants in tho Blue Grass region. Millions of dollars are invented In these plants and a small army of men is employed. Tho thoroughbreds raised on the places of these Eastern capitalists are culled over each year and the best of them retained and raced exclusively on the tracks near the metporolls. The operation of the law passed In Now York probably will mean tho closing of these breeding establish ments. throwing out of employment more than 5000 laborers at)d the loss of many millions each year to tho Blue Grass region. B?ek??r-C1?urchm?n a Horse Thief. Robert M. Green, vice-president of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank at Waynetown. lnd.. and trustee in the Methodist Church, was sentenced to from one to fourteen years in prlsou for horse stealing. He pleaded guil ty. Green was captured at Indian apolis with "several stolen horsea 'in his possession.. King ami C/nr Meet. King Edward and Emperor Nicho las met at Reva?, Russia* Cordial toaiU were exchanged. ft . / J- \ U . - , * 'ij Latest News BY WIRE. No Johnson Third Tern*. 8t. I'aul. Mlnn.-<~Oovernor John son in u written atatement says h?r will not l?e a candidate for re inon Inntlon for (lovernor of Minnesota for u third term. , Chained Trsin to Track. JackHonville, Fla. ? Chaining a puH?#?u({er train of the Valdost* Hon thorn Railroad to the track and utandiiiK guard over It with a shot* K u n , Deputy Sheriff J. C. Unnter, of Ponetts, Fla., delayed the maltjr, ac cording to an Indictment returned by the Federal Orand Jury. FInlf lirecd Arruwd of Arson. TiUonburg, Ontario. ? Following the Are at the Queen's Hotel here. In wfrfcii throe 1Ivch were foat. Cheater; Btjekerroiigh. a blacksmith, baa been arrested Ruckerrough bad been re fuged liquor at tho hotel on the ground that he was a half breed, and, it Ih nl|cg?d, that be threatened ven Keaijce. No Marin* llund Htimmer Tour. Washington. D. C. ? The United States Marine Band will be prevented from making Its customary Hutnmor tour under an opinion rendered by the Solicitor of the Navy Depart ment. 4 t? ?' Kentucky For llrynn. Lexington, Ky. ? -The Democratic State Convention Instructed the dele gates to vote as a unit at Denver for William J. Bryan. Klttredgc Tie a ten by Ji7tO, Sioux Falls. 8. D. ? l*ulm return* from Tuesday's primaries give Gov ernor Crawford. "Insurgent" candi date for the tTnlted States Senate, a maturity of over Senator Kit* Iredge. niinrlc* T. DumvcII Dead. Brooklyn, N. Y .-^-Charles T. Dun well. Representative in Congress from the Third District, Brooklyn, tiled at his home here of Bright** disease yo had beeh ill a year. Mr. Ounwell was fifty-six years of age. Gore Operation Put Off. Waflhlngton. D. C. ? Senator Gore has received word from Oklahoma !hat M. L. Turner, who was an as pirant for the Senate when Gore and Dwell were elected, will make a fight Tor Senator Gore's seat. The blind Senator win give tip his treatment at the hospital here, where he Is trying to recover his Bight, and go home to light. !()<) (inns In Court. Houston. Texan. ? Almost. 100 pistols were taken from spectators and witnesses before they entered v Vjurt for the trial of R. O. Kerjly on * charge of killing for County At 'orney H. f3. Robb. More Fruit Than Kver. Washington, D. C.- ? Fruit of al most every kind promises to be mord s blent ITul this year than In any sea Ion of which the Department of Ag riculture has kept record. Luscious ipples.. Juicy ))ears, glistening black berries. succulent cantaloupes and watermelons will be .better and tweeter than ever this year. BY CABLE. Knrth Swallows Village. Shanghai, .China. ? An extraordln ivy Hssuro has opened In the side of :hu muunlain Macliuanshan, near [chang. The opening Is several miles long and hundreds of families and houses have been swallowed tip. IVnrsliip to Outclass All. London. ? Tho Admiralty, t having eclipsed the Dreadnought class Of battleships by tho St. Vincent, will, start in September to eclipse the lat ter, laying down at Portsmouth a new leviathan with heavier arma ment and greater displacement. ? 7 " fa pa ii Welcomes Foreign Trade. Tokio. ? Baron Ishii, In his first speech in his new capacity as Vice Foreign Minister, addressing & joint ejecting of the Chamber of Com merce In session in Toklo, warned the Chambers to avoid antagonizing foreign trade. French Traitor Megraded. Paris. ? A dramatic scene In naval :\rcles, paralleling the degradation t>f Majpr Alfred Dreyfus, took place ivhen Knslgn Benjamin Ullmo, con victed of attempting to sell stolen naval documents, was publicly de- : graded. To Incrcann Brazil's Nary. Rio Janeiro. ? The Qudget Com mittee of the Chamber approved th? irmy and navy program for recommending a "further increase in tho navy. ? *? ?? r Fever ut Santiago de Cuba; Havana, Cuba. ? -A case of yellow fever is reported from Santiago d? Cuba. The patient, Spaniard. Is fourteen years old, Fever In British Guiana. . St: Thomas, Danish West Indies. ?It is reported that several cases of yellow fever have occurred in th* county of Esqulbo, British Guiana. Chinese Arouse Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica.? Tha Cltizen'a Association has started agitation against the Chlneso invasion and haa adopted a resdlutlon asking tho Gov efDineni to adopt exclusion legisla tion. Tt\o Yrara Fax- tdbylinx Jud-c. San .luaja, ulco^? Jtilio ? bar, the ediioi- of a labor paper here, was sentenced to vwo years' penal servitude on two counts of Ube), con sisting of au attack made upon * t Judge?v 1- ? V* '