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f-'TftS VOLUME XI CAMDEN, 8.C.. KRIDAY, JULY 31. 11)08 PALMETTO HAPPENINGS TOLD IN BRIEFS Occurrences of Interest Gleaned Prom AH Sectiout of the Busy IV line; to State Pharwacetudal Association In Session | < olnjnbia# SpucjM, ? -The thirty second annual mooting <?f the South Carolina Pharmaceutical Association >vw? called iu order hero in tb? Lutheran Publication House* by Prof icient C. A. Milfoid. l'|K>n roll call it was found that there are thirty one mcmbeu present at the first les sion. The following answered to their names; W. ft. Atkinson, Anderson; V l\ ft. Barr, Anderson; ftfwood F. Hell, Spartanburg; W, V, Brocking ton, Kingslr-.it;; ,1. U, Bruns, Ander son; Kdward S. Bii,rnlu>in, I'har'es ton; A. A. Coleman; Greenvillo; W. A. ( '. 1 )c| orme, . Charleston ; W. W. j)o<J.son, Williamston ; (}. W. Kvans, Anderson ; 1); 1'. Frioison, Charles ton; J. P. (j)onn, Jr., Liberty; II.. K. .Heintsli, .Jr., Spartanburg; A. S. I ley ward, Columbia; I). ('. Hodges; Orcenwod; John M. Jordan. Charles ton; I,, c, ftipsconib, Columbia; O. A- Matthews, Hennettsvilta ; Robert J Mayes, Newberry; ('. A. Milfovd, Ab beville; ('. II. McMurray, Abbeville;) J. M. Oliver, .Orangeburg; It. K. Otic?, Charleston; ft. W. Palmer, George,* town; Frank M. Smith, Charleston/'; J. ( . Smith, Anderson; Thomas K. j Smith, C4)ar}e?ton ; O. ft. Thomas, Thomas, Columbia; \V. (J. Tollson, 1 Spartanburg; lloraeo ft. Wright, Georgetown; and W. H. Zeigler, 1 Charleston. C. A. Milford, Abbeville, 1 is president; S. M. Craig. Anderson, vice* pi csident ; S, C. Williams, Char leston, Hucoud vice president; Frank M. Smith, Charleston, secretary and treasurer; Frank B. Gary, Abbeville, pnlie it or ; S?nkler( Ckttrieft-j ton, assistant holieitor. At the rch eion Thursday, Mr. A. J. liethea, piivate secretary of Governor Ansel,' delivered an address in behalf of the ( State of South Carolina, Governor ^ Aiih:1 being out on the campaign, j Aldeiman F. S. ftarle, mayor pro tfin of Columbia, welcomed the visi tors in behalf of the city of Columbia, j Passed Pharmaceutical Examination, j Columbia, Special. ? The following applicants examined by the State pharmaceutical I board successfully passed; It. B. Dupre, Owings; John S. Clark, -Springfield; ft. M. Wilbur, Charleston; \Y. it. Sims, Jr., ltock Hill ; W. (j. Thomas, Kingstrec; W.J C. Delauncic, Charleston; Bertha It." Fisher, Chai leston ; J. H. Austin,] . -Green wcotlvMv - Rv Matthews; '"WR"- j liamsb; rg; J. 11. ( henning, Hender- , sonville ; W. N. (.5 lymph, Atlantis J Arthur Platkiri, Branehville; Eugene, EVan, Jr., Pendleton; W. F. Me Keown, Bianchvillo; A. F. I-igon, | Anderson ; I>. W. 'Brown, Greenville; ( M. C. Anderson, Conway; L. A. Richv, ftnoroe. Jfcw Church Plans Accepted. , BlshopvilLe, Special.? The building' committee * of. the new Presbyterian1 church in Bishopville have, * after j careful deliberation, accepted . the plans submitted by Mesars. Hamby J & Hainby, architects, oif Columbia, I and will erect the proposed structure I in accordance therewith. As the draw- ' injtu have not yet been completed it ' in impossible to give the details yet, I but it i? certain that the new church I will not only be worthy of the sub lime purpose contemplated, but an ornament to the town. The design will have a battlement effect, two towers ( in front, the one on the northeast ( comer CO feet high, that on tin south- , west a rew feet lower, each to be, 15 feet square. The front entrance will be through a loggia laid in tiles, supported by three arches of the Gothic ?order of architecture. The entire building will be of brick, trim-, n:cd with ptone, and will be a beuti- ) ful and imposing structure. The Bijd}tpvium will scat '100, Tuberculosa From Knife Wound. Hpartanburg, Special.? D. Leonard Pgcd 14 yearn, t ho Bon of Dr, T. D. Leonard, who was drowned in a pond at Tucflpau several weeks ago, died at t ho" home of his mother, at Reid ville, as a result of a knife wound on his kneo inflicted eight months ago. The lad nccidently cut himself while handling a knife and tuberculosis de veloped, causing his death. Wants His Name Changed. Spartanburg Special. ? C. Flourncy a promoter of North and South Caro lina, who several weeks ago startled the financial world by stating he had formed a 'company to organize the Thermal Iron and Steel Railway com pany, with a capital of $1,000,000, and he proposed to build a line from Try- J on to 6pa rtanburg. appeared before ' Judge Hydrie and asked that his liamo be changed to Walter C.*^lour noy, stating his former name had been injured and he wanted to start out anew. . Flourncy, it will be re membered, was arrested in Greenville some time ago. Bain Needed in Williamsburg. Kingftrae, Special.? Kingatree an 4. purrouading county are suffering from drought. There baa been no rain for the jpit two weeka and crops are suffering for it. cspccially cotton. The promise of flno crops, however is ? food, and unless some accident in - the nattttt of a cyclone "happens then ?will be a bountiful harvest this fall. The fruit crop through WilliamahrOT td ' peaehes aud melon# m .. Opposes the Kindergarten. Spartanburg, special.? 8uperinton? dent Evans U at Lome again after spending tluce weeks in Norfolk in eli urge of an institute for teacher# who come from several of the neigh bo ring counties. There was an en rollment of about 150, but the aver age attendance was not more than 125. Very fow male teachers were present. When asked how tide-water Virginia teachers compare with those of thin State, he said the average was about up to the same number selected from towns in thirty or forty miles of Spartanburg, but they were not equal to tho Spartanburg teachers. He also found that they paid more attention to the kinder garten work in schools than is done in this State. ('apt. Evans being in terrelated in that work and not seeing much benefit from it as managed here, catechised tho teachers as to its value. At first some of them did not eare to discuss it. They had accepted it as a part of the system, and "systems ' are always hard proposit ions to contend with. He secured Pome opinions, however, from the better teachers, and this is about the result of kindergarten work in Vir ginia. The children coming from the homes to the public schools are bet ter pupils than those coming from the kindergartens. They are quicker to take liold of the work in tho prim ary classes and they do it better. When a child stays in kindergarten two or three years it has formed the habit of school play, and it is more d'tHenlt to break them in to regular woik. Tho best common school chil dren come from the homes of the well to-do-people. ('apt. Evans thinks that there is no place for these nurse ry schools in tho Piedmont unless it be in some of the mill villages, -where a few children four to six years, liv ing in very poor homes with no one to wateh them, might be "better off in a comfortable ro6m, where they could bo entertained and have all physical wantsjsupplied. People's National Bank. Clinton, Special. ? A meeting was held in the Town Hall last Thursday nt 4 p. m. for the purpose of electing the officers and directors of the new bank to he opened soon, known as The P eople's ? National Bank," The election was as follows: Mr. B. H. Eoyd, president ; Mi". M. S. Bailey, vice president; Mr. R. J. Copeland, Jr., cashier. Directors: Messrs. J. H. Pitts, W. J. Bailey. A. V. Martin. J. H. Young, R. R Bryson, W. IT. Work man, W. B. Farr, M. S. Bailey, W. II. Shands and B. II. Boyd. The capi tal stock is $50,000 and this amount has nearly all been subscribed. It la probable that this bank will be lo cated 'In -the new building now in course of erection on Broad street. It will absorb the accounts of Bailey '? Bank. Thrown From Automobile. Spartanburg, Special. ? George Moore, the well known mail carrier of Moorer F. D. Route No. 2, who uses an automobile in serving his route and Dr. J. M. Lanham figured in an accident last week, that came near re sulting seriously. Mr. Moore, who recently purchased a new machine, carried Dr. Lanham out for a_ ride near Cavins. The machine was run ning at a rate of forty miles the hour when it struck an embankment, and Dr. Lanham was thrown forty feet into a corn field. Remarkable to state, he was not bndly injured. Mr. Moore held on to his seat. Tho ma? chino was so badly Injured that rj machinist had to go and repair the damage, Spoke at BennettivlUe, BennetteriHie, Speoial. ? The meet ing of the State campaign party was callcd to order here last week by County Chairman J. N. Drake, who introduced as the first . speaker Mr. Swearingen, who was well received and discussed the educational affairs of the State. The next speaker was E. C. Elmore, who was in favor of more and b,Uer rural schools. Re-Union at Darlington. Darlington, Special. ? A _re-unioi\ of the squads of the Darlington Guards, which won several prizes in the early 00s, was held last week. Among those present were W. Albert Parrott, R. E. James E. R. Cox, P. J. Boatright, N. R. Harrell, T, H. Rogers, L. M. Norment, J. W. James, L. G. McCall, J. D. Gillespie and E. Vaughan. Tho invited guests were Mayor C. R Edwards, Sergt. C. D. Evans, First Lieut. Glenn McCul lough, Second Lieut. E. A. Early, of the present Darlington Guards, of which J. D. Gillespie is the captain, and E. Earle Thornwell. ^ i . ? Farm Demonstration Work. Columbia, Special. ? Representa tives of the office of farm manage ment of the department of agricul ture at Washington are now in Col umbia getting the oo-operativo demon stration work started with the far mers in South Carolina. The first work to be established will be on the farm of Mr. A. E. Gonzales .who has four hundred aeree of land close to. the eity, and convenient to the^Bouth ud 8e*b*?rJ r*Ur??4*. POWER RESTS WITH BOARD Inter-State Commerce Commission Will Consider Reasonableness of Frieght Rate# After They Havs Become Effective and Believes the Increase is Effective After Notice Has Been Given by Carriers and Beforo the Rate Actually docs Into Effect. Washington, Special. ? The an n<Min?;tuncnt by the inter-State com merce commission (hut it would con sider the reasonableness of rates af ter notice of increases by the ship pers and prior to their filling <>f pro test s is regarded us ol" wide-spread importance. Following elosety upon the action of Cincinnati tdriimcrs up pealing to the President to iuduce the commission to tako this course, it is generally believed here that the sug gestion calling forth the Statement camo from President llooscvelL C'huinnun Knapp said lusjt Saturday that t ho law contemplated investiga tion of the reasonableness of rates by the commission after they have become effective, but he thought the commission might decide that the in crease is effective after notice has been Riven by u carrier and before (ho new rate actually goeH into ef fect. The commission's statement takes thut view of its powers. There is much interest in the action by Judge Speer, of the Southern judicial district of Georgia, granting * preliminary injunction restraining the Atlanttie Coast Line, the Louis ville & Nashville, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St, Louis, the Cincin nati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific and the Southern Railway . Com panies from putting into effect on | August tnt the increased ?rate? on ?shipments of staple products from Western to Southern points. Norman E. Mack Chairman. Chicago, Special.? Chairman Nor nan K. Mack, Buffalo, N. V., vice lhaiiman, L. P. Hall, of Nebraska; treasurer, Governor C. N. lla.-.kcll, Oklahoma, scrgeant-ut-arms, John T. Martin, Missouri, secretary, Uroy Woodson, Kentucky. After a seven liour conference with William J. Bryan and John W. Kern, respective ly Democratic nominee; for Presi dent ami Vice President, the sub committee of the national Democratic commit tec made its selections of tho ftfflcers of the commit toe. It was the first time in many years that n nat ional chairman had been selected by the Democratic party only after a bitter contest had been waged. The choice of Mr. Mack- was made pos sible only after the Now York leaders, Charles F. Murphy, of Tammany, and W. J. Conner*, chairman of the State Democratic commit tec, had yielded to the perfonal desires of Mr. Bryan. New Party *8 First Meeting. Chicago, Special.? Amid loud and enthusiastic cheering and with its members showing every sign of loyal ty to their new standard of political faith, the first national convention of tho Independence party was opened at 8 o'clock Monday night in Orches tra Hall. The main floor of the hall was filled by delegates. There are no alternates. The galleries were over crowded with a throng which entered heartily info the spirit of the pro ceedings and throughout the session applauded vigorously whatever met tlitfir approval. The arrival of "W. R. Hearst was the signal for prolong ed applause. Mr. Hearst made a brief but forceful speech on taking the temporary chairmanship, in which he arraigned the Republican and Democratic parties vigorously and claimed that the time for instituting a new order of things political ha> arrived, Famous Banks' Birthday, London, By Cable. ? Fifteen hun dred employci of tho Bank of Eng land are Monday enjoying a holiday at tho institution's expense, in ac cordance with the annual custom of observing the birthday of "the Old Lady of Threatneedle Street." The bank was founderd 214 years ago Monday and is the greatest financial institution in the world. Fine of $29,240,000 Excessive. Chicago, Special. ? Following the unanimous decision of Judges Groas cup, Seamai\?and Baker, composing tho United States Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing and remanding the case of the government against the Standard Qil Company, of Indiana, in which ca9c Jndge Landis, in the Dis trict Court had imposed a fine of $29,2-10,006 the Federal attorneys announced that the government had thirty days within which to flic a pe tition for a re-hearing and that it would be flled within the alloted pe riod. Little Hope of Finding Blayor of KtM Drow. - Troy, N. Y., SpcoiaJ. ? A Ust des perate effort is being made by?Di? trict Attorney O'Brien and the coro ner 'a jury to find out who killed Ha zel Drew and flung her body into the Ten I pond. Twenty-eight*'- 'witnosw* are to fee heard, but there is littlo chanee of proving the fraitt of lor, her uncle, or Frank Smith, the 1/arin boy? HON Of II CflNAt ? - / ?? " " Great Waterway Will Be Open for Shipping in 1912 MOVING FASTER THAN HOPED V Of All Work ou tho Panama Canal, the Great Out through tho Moun taiu Backbone at Gulebra is "the Most UnUndeat Out of All" Now Figured '1 hat This Can Be Com pleted in Three and a Half Years, and With it the Re^t of the Work on the Canal. Washington, Special,- In t liv dig ging of Ui? Panama canal it has ?l \vo>*? been considered that, outride of the construction of t ho hij{ lock and dam works, the chief dilliculty to bo eneouiltercd is the great rut through the backbone of the American conti nent at Culebra. 'l'lio problem whs there presented of removing a moun tain, Hiid by the aid of modern steam shovels, <li il Ik and dynamite (lie solu tion is being rapidly worked out. In fact, according to information which has reached the offices of (he Isth mian Canal Commission here, over one-half of this great work has now been completed. This cut through the hills and mountain.; extends a distance of nine and one-half miles. At the highest point the orginal surface of the ground was '200 feet and a hole from -4 ."JO feet to 1,000 feet wide and 100 feet <]( tj). is I)' ing duz. tllL'lL'. Thia work involved the cxeuvation of 80, 09S.24S cubic yards of earth and stone. The old French company took out 12,000,000 cnbie yards from 1S95 to 11)04 and since the Americans have taken charge of t!ie work they have excavat'-d 18,-14.'). 120 cubic yards. Tins leaves, only !W. 052, 322 cubic yards yet to be removed, less than half of the total. In view of the fact that 11,101,4HS yards were taken out last year after the Americans had eot their machinery in operation and their ui^ani/ation perfects), the. in dications are that, at the same rate of progress, the Culebra Cut will bo completed in three years and a half. In the opinion of engineers here that will "ft x the date for the comple tion of the eutire canal ? in other words they think that* the work on the? other sections will be so timed as to be finished at the moment when the excavation is done. If they are cor rect Hi this the Panama canal should he open for business in January, 1912. Ihe Dutchmen Are Indignant. Amsterdam, By Cable.- ? In retalia tion for the summary expulsion of t ho Dutch minister to Venezuela, it was ofiieially announced t hat all Dutch warships in American water> bo or dered to make a demonstration against unless President Castro makes immediate ^apology. It is probable that the Dutch will bombard La Guayra and Porto Cabelle. Interest in Washington. Washington, Special. ? The official announcement from Amsterdam 'hat the Netherlands government has de cided to make a hostile demonstra tion ogaiiut Venezuela iB received with the greatest interest by official dom. It is possible that the Dutch government will consult other nations who are smart ing under Presiden' | Castro's attitude before deciding up on a definite course of action and may invite their co-operation. Burglars and Bank Oashler. Ada, Ohio, Special. ? Six masked ' men forced Clyde Sharp, cashier of the First National Bank, to leave his bed and go to the bank and open the vault. Opening the inner door he managed to set off the fire alarm and the burglars fled with six dollars taken from the cash drawer. A posse is pursuing. ( Chinese Drowned by Typhoon. Hong Kong, By Cable. ? A typhoon struck Jlong Kong shortly before .12 o'clock Monday night, causing unus- ! usually high seas to run. A number of Chinese were drowned. Members of the crew of the British cruiser traca with a tea rch light started out in a cutter to rescue 43 men who were fighting for life against the angry waves. They succeeded in rescuing six of them, tho others being drown ed. i The property loss on shore is 1 very heavy. ^ . , , . Two Drowned in Florida. Jacksonville, Fla., Special.? Two deaths by drowning occurred in Flo rida Monday, one at Amelia Beach, near Fernandina, and the other at Daytona Bcach. Wallio Bockham, of Windsor, Fla., while In bathing with a n\imbeT ofc friends at Amelia eBaeh was caught in the undertow and at Daytona J. B. Bunch Io?t hie Ufa in a similar manner, Both bodies are ?till mMnfr [DIM FOR AMERICA j IN OLYMPIC GAMES End in a Complete Victory For the Yankee Athletes. QUEEN GIVES OUT MEDALS h(?rs niiil Stripes An- Broken Out an Total Score is Itulacil to 1 I i I -II l'olut h ? CJri-ut Britain i? J)e? civivcly Jtcntcii. FINAL HC'DltH TltACK AM) II KM) Jt VIC NTH. Points. United SiuU* >,114 1-3 United Kingdom 36 1-3 Sweden 121-3 Canada 111-3 South Africa X Greece . . . 8 Norway 6 Germany 4 Italy 3 Hungary , ... 21-3 France 21-3 Finland . 1 Australia . . . 1 Total points won by Uni ted Sliiica Iti 1-3 Total points won by nil other competing nations of the world . 12 4 2-3 London. ? It was the United States flrgt and all the other nations which competed in the Olympic games no where when Quesn Alexandra person ally performed the ta.sk of handing gold mcdaU to the winners. In all ih a Queen of l?ngland distributed twenty-seven medals to the winners of the different athletic contests, and of the total flfteen, or more than half, were American. The twelve other medals wore divided among the other nations of tliB world. The supremacy of the American athleto was conspicuously demon- 1 stinted on the last day of the Olympic sports. It was 4 o'clock in the after noon when Queen Alexandra, attend ed by several members of the lloyal ramily, reached the Stadium, her com ing being signalized by the playing of the national anthem and the un furling of the Koyal standard. She took her scat just in time to see four American?, A. M. Shaw, F. C. Smithson, W. M. Hand and J. C. Gar rels fight out the final in the 110 meu'0 hurdle race among themselves^ The representatives of all other na tions had beqn forctd out in the trial heats. At the conclusion of this event, which Smithson won in fifteen sec onds, making a new record, the Queen f.iw the American team Win the 1000-metre relay raca in hollow fashion. This was the last event of the Olympic sports, and the Star* and Stripea was the last flag to be official ly unfurled at-tl*e. staff ^in the centra of the arena to signal to the world the nationality of the winne;\ Out of a possibls 23y points the AmorJcans won a total of 114 1-3, with 124 2-3 points going to all the other nation?; ? ? - Prior to the coming of Queen Alex-* andra the winners of second and third places in each contest were given sil ver and bronze medals, respectively, v.'hllo special commemorative meualt* were given to all of the contestants, regardless of where they finished. Diplomas of special merit were also awarded. A large crowd came to the Stadium to witness the closing func tions, many women being present, their bright gowns and vari-colored Bunshndes making a brilliant picture. The winners of 6ilver and bronze medals, diplomas of special merit and special commemorative medals formed on the far side of the prena, while the band of the Grenadier Guards played the national anthems of all the countries represented. Then the drums and bugleB of tho Irish Guards sounded the advance, and the suc cessful competitors marched by the cycle track to a number of tables op posite the royal bot, where the silver medallists received their tokens from th 9 Duchess of Rutland. The win ners of the bronze medals wore given their prizes by Catherine, Duchess of Westminster, while the diplomas of merit and the commemorative med als were presented by Lady Des'oor ougb. As the prizes were being distrib uted the band played national folk tongs. The Americans were the only athletes to wear their track uniforms. They naturally were in a large ma jority, having carried off most of tho prltes. The American riflemen who were victorious at Blsley appeared in natty khaki uniforms, with American shields on their breasts. After receiving their medals tho winners were given their diplomas, and a sprig of oak from Windsor for est wm handed to each roan. These branched, togother witb the Union Jack In which they were wrapped, wore aepit by King Edward. j National Reception Planned to Welcome Returning Athletes New York City, ? The vlctorioua American athletes will be welcomed homo like tho conquering ariuy of a Cut' war. l'lnns are under way that provide for the addressee of welcome to bo made by l'reildent Roosevelt, Governor Hughes, Acting Mayor Me Cowan and other*, , < WALK (OH HACK IN JIARTFORP. New Britain Absconder Wlio Took $621 ,000 Caught iu Mexico, Hartford. Conn.? William F, Wal ker, who embezzled $565,000 from the Savings Dank of New Britain and about $56,000 from the Connecticut Baptist convention, reached this oity In custody of Thomas jf,~-J9$an, su perintendent of the State PollcoDe {mrtment.v. lie wan arrested in a min ing camp about 100 miles south of Ensauadv, Mexico. Walker Was looked lit the Hteel cage of the county building under the guard of Ave po licemen. Wnlker when seen by a reporter refused to tell what he had done with the money, Haying that ho put It into what ho considered to be a good In vestment, hit* judgment being based on a long experjenca as a successful bankvr, Walker was poorly clad, and lie said that he alone was re sponsible for the crime ho had com mitted. Walker was sentenced to not more than twenty and not less than sixteen years' imprisonment by Judge Shum way In the Superior Court. He pleaded guilty when arraigned. In h cell in the Kiate Prison at Wothers fleld sits a shaven and shorn man of sixty-two years pondering over tho twenty-year sentence ahead of him. Walker absconded from New Brit ain on February 8, 1907, and was ar rested in Mexlpo cu December 10 of tho same year. His fight against ox tradition has delayed his being brought to this State. NORMAN E. MACK IS CHAIRMAN. Selected by the Democrats After a Lout* Conference. Chicago. ? Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, an old friend of William J. Bryan and true to the Ne'oraskan .through nil his battles, will manage the Democratic national campaign and r'Maree" Henry Watterson, tho Kentucky edl.tor, will have chargo of tho press bureau. Mr. Mack was elected chairman of tho new nalioiicl conimitteo at a long eonfarenca bCvWeon national leaders and Mr. Bryan und John W. Kern, his - running mate, nt tho Auditorium unties. The list of officers selected follows : . Chairman ? Norman E. Mack, New York. ' Vice-Chairman ? Dr. 13. L. Hall, Neb ranks. Secretary ? Urey Woodson, Ken tucky. Treasurer ? Charles N. Haskell, Governor of Oklahoma. Chairman Press Committee ? ? Henry Watterson, Kentucky, J_: BUB NED UNDER UPSET AUTO. J. 15/ Dodge, of Maiden, Mass., and Port llcury Friend Killed. Plattsburg, N. Y. ? An automobile accident occurred about six miles west of Port Henry, resulting In the instant death of J, E. Dodge, of Mai den, Mass., and Lockwood Heed, of Pore Henry. B. E. Titus, of Syracuse, who wfli in the car at the time of tho accident, escaped unhurt. The three men set out for Port Henry for a load of provisions, and were making the return trip to their camp, ten miles away, when at a point about six miles west of Port Henry Mr. Dodge lost control of the ma chine, and tho car dashed Into the stream known as Muddy Brook and turned turtle, pinning Dodge and Reed underneath, Instaritly there was a heavy ex plosion and the car took fire, burning tho victims beyond recognition. WOMEN MAIL CARRIERS. Three of Them Taking Their Hus* bauds' Places Temporarily. Loekport, N, Y. ? Mrs. N. 8. May nard, Mrs. A. H. Bradford and Mrs. William Bolton ara women mall car riers appointed and sworn In by the Loekport and Oasport postmastera upon authority from the postal au thorities of Washington to fill their husbands' places while the latter were away on vacation. No complaints have been received from the public against them. They are at the poitoftlce every morning sorting out their mall for their routes with the men that carry mall. HORROR OF A EUROPEAN WAR DEPICTED. Loss to Each Power Engaged 900,000 Dead and Wouuded-Germanj Could Pat 4,750,000 Men In the Field, at a Cost of $1,500,000,000 a Uar. Berlin. ? The bellicose section of the public, Including the fire eatera ! of the army, have been rather taken ftback by a bulletin issued by the General Staff on the authority of General Blunie as to tho probable cost of a modern European war. Germany, it Is affirmed, would bs able to put 4,750,000 troops in the field. A war fought against another European Power would cost Germany $1,500,000,000 per annuam as long as It lasted. Theindirect I6ss through financial depression and the paraly sis of Industry would be far greater. If three, four or moro European Powers were Involved, as would bo PORTO RICO CELEBRATES. > ' ? ?? i ? ? i* tj?. i -? ,? -f if'. ? * Tenth Anniversary of the American * Landing is Kept, San Juan, Porto Rico. ? Porto Rico celebrated the tenth anniversary of the landing of American troops at Ouanlcao. Go verjjop Post and the in sular authorities took a prominent part. Thera waa a iptcla! observance of the day at Ponce, including a parade nod * toipautMpd puWlo_b*lU | likely In view of existing; Alliance's, the drain on the resources of Europe would be appalling. Incidentally Oeneral Blume cx preises the opinion that the loss ot, life would be heavier than In the re cent Russo-Japanese war, when twenty per cent, of the Japanese ar mies in the fleld were killed or wounded. Reckoning In the same proportion, n European Power would loso approximately 900,000 killed end wounded during the same length of time, and General Blume believe* the proportion would he much higher. He declares It would be a veritable orgy of blood. Roosevelt Accept* Presidency. President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, N. Y., ban accepted the honorary presidency of the Peace and Arbitra tion League, an outgrowth of the North Carolina Peace ~ Congress, which has as Its objective adequate armament and effective arbitration, .Stevenson- Seefcs to Be Oov^nor. _ Adlal E. Stevenson, formerly Vice President of the United 8tat??, for* many announced hia candidaoy for the "nomination for Governor e| "U jwirottthc Ptmoor?tlc tlokrt. J.C Latest News BY wire; Ulidilfit Ascends 41?)0 Feet. North Adams, Mass. ?Charles 3. (Hidden, of Boston, madea fight alone Id the balloon Boston from here. He was In the air Just an hour, and reached a height of 4 200 feet. He landed without Incident at Peters burg, N. Y., fifteen mile? away. Women Would Sign Votes. Annapolis, Md. ? For the first time the women of Annapolis, who pay taxes, had the right of suffrage In the $40,000 bond Issue election. The de feat of the proposed Issue Is largely, crodltod to their votes. ... Stole $1000 on Street Car. - Philadelphia. ? James A. Baughn, a messenger employed by the Empire Trust Company, waa robbed of a wal let containing $1900 on a atreet car. He was on his way to the Sub-Treas ury. The thief esoaped. Release Horso Thief; Lock Up Jailer* Bassett, Nob. ? A gang of horse thieves held up the county Jail here, released Bill Hazard, a noted -horae thi?f, locked the juller In a cell and escaped. . Wrestlers Fall Into Cunal; Drown. - Grand Rapldp, Mich. ? The second double drowning hero In two days oc-, curred with Joseph Brlsisky and Stephen Wolselnskl as the victims. During their noon hour the men en^ gaged In a wrestling match, fell into the power canal and were~dFOwned. ICsperantlsts' Congress Ends. Chautauqua, N. Y. ? The Interna tional Congress of Baperantlsts closed here and tho members enjoyed an excursion on Lake Chautauqua. Twenty-five hundred dollara In lndl .viduaL aubacrlptlmia was-saenfrad att ? the last seBBlon for the holding of the fifth international congress in the United States. I Blow From Baseball Fatal, ? Elizabeth, N. J.? William Heffer man, twenty years old, died in the* Alexian Brothers' Hospital here t rotor paralysis, brought on by being Struck by a baBeball. He was catching andl wore a mask, but tho ball htt hfnr? back of his left, ear* j"" Bests With President* ?*?> Washington, D'. C. President' Roosevelt will decide whether the j eight cadets of the Military^ Academy; who have been suspended for hazing Bhall be dismissed or after a year's suspension shall be serevely repri manded and permitted to rs-entpx the' academy. r Service For New Hampshire. Ih Portsmouth, N. H. ? Governor^ .... Charles M. Floyd, of Manchester, vis it oil Portsmouth and oompleted a*?* ran (cements for the presentation of a silver service by the State to,the n.ew. battleship New Hampshire, yj ' Bather Drowns at Summer Camp/ Suffern, NV Y.-? Frank Gray, of New York, who was spending thef Bummer at Mombasha Lake, was drowned at the Y. M. C. A. camp.' Gray could not swim and w.?r.9 again of water wings. ??of'/J?' G. A. R. Quits Parade. V Mount Vernon, Ind.? At th? iufe* veiling of the Soldiers and Sailors* Monument here, veterans of the Civil - War refused to march in the parad* behind the veterans of the Spanish War and formed a parade of thel; 0vn- ? BY CABLE.' A \ Ion Singe* Dies Abroad. j Frankfort - on -Main," Germany.-^ Jacob Schrumpf, one of the members of the Brooklyn Arlon Choral Society . who remained in Berlin on &c?Ount' of illness, it dead. * &*) , Tnnnel Into Hidden River* ? Berne. Switzerland.? Through' the tapping of a subterranean lake or) rlvor tho Loetschberg tunnel, in the Berne Alps, was flooded and twenty* live workmen were drowned. , Safin Hawaiian Naval Reserve, wp Honolulu, Hawaii. ?? The visit of the battleship fleet has led to ft move ment here for the organisation of ft naval reserve, to be recrultg? mainly: from native Hawaiian*. ^ lManchette Swindler Fleei^ it Berlin. ? The planchette swindler,' Willis J. Skinner, alias William ?}. Scott, of Boston, who was arrested near Berlin last February, charged with receiving large sums of money In the sale of these articles, by means of which he declared people could) hypnotise themselves and read the future, has Jumped his ball of 925.^ m yff New Airship Tested at ^ldershot. Aldershot. ? The new ftrshlp for: tho British army made the first of a' series of trials. The flight was a brief one, but successful. The air ship did a circle of two miles. ^ French Airship Wrecked. * rarie. ? The engine of W. Bierot's monoplane gave out , while he waar flying st a height of fifteen feet. The,^ machine crashed to the earth and was wrecked. "The aeronantalioaped with contuslons. tOO Casualties in Teheran. Teheran, Persia. A heavy can nonade, it ie reported, has been goings on at Tabris. Advices received here say the casuallMl number Tfr? resident b of Tabriz hftve made an ap peal to jthe Shah through the ?tfto poan legations here.1 Disorder" **?. reported in Ispahan and other places/ | Sir W.JR.GremcrDc*d. ' c London. ? Sir William Randal Gra in er,--1t?m&?r of r Haggerston tlnoe 11 in