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VOLUME XII. ? ' - - ? ? ? r , S. C.. KKI DAY. 5K PTE M B K HIT. 19<M>. NO. :((). EDWARD HENRY HUMID DIES III AIM, H. I Most Potontiai Factor In Ameri can Railways Gone. STARTED AS A BROKER'S CUERK it WftH ills Ambition to Control the Transportation Hyvtciu of the Country ? Ability mm u Hullder, Not u Wrcckcr. v Arden, N. Y. ? Edward II. Harrl* frmn dl?'d at his summer ^horno on Tow?t Hill. Tho iiowh was given out two hours later by' Dr. William Gor don Lylo. I'Kii. (,'tl to Hfato whether or not Mr. llarrlman underwont an opera tion; Dr. Kylo replied: "Mr. Ilnrrlmuu underwent no op eration with tho knife." 1 .uter Robert I;. Qorry, tho dead financier's &on-lu-lnw, said: "Nobody will ovor know from what i i 10 D WARD ULi.v.iZ HAUR1MAN. I !:.i i'iiti i i cl : -1 It will bo irn poi to.:, il without an autopsy, us};! r: ? i rn-tn.iKy v. i 5 1 b held." r?h"f.!' 1 l!< U.v/ilman, for Tiii- :t y t;,t. most ?pot"entlal fac tor i:- ;?;* ri.-Mr.igvm: nt of American i ;:i !%??:; <>-. j-.la way to tho com* lir.i fi i : i,0cjii0!i ho held against ob b':i' i: ? wlr'r*) would not only have discv'iir.ii: ?? ! hiit would have worn out mo t T'i i>. tr.v! ii;l3 after ho wa3 more than f;> ty yoarrs oi 1. It \vn:; ?*'.d of Mm, affcr ho started on lils way to the place |io finally oc cupied i?> the business world, that he whs the greatest financier among rail road in ii and the greatest railroad man among financiers. ? la the later years he was accorded the place of a gnat financier among financiers, and a great railroad man among railroad men, combining tho qualities oT the two mure than any other person of hip time. He was called tho incarnation of Wall Street, but he had an Imagina tion which gava to him a view of rail road trains carrying thUr loads of wealth across k continent, and. he bought, rebuilt and enulupad tho3e railroads bo that thoy were ready for tho business whtjn It came, He waB a builder and never a wreoker of rail* roads, and It was h la boast that he had never been connected with a sys tem that over defaulted la r\ payment. Until after ho was more than forty years old there was nothing to Indi cate that Mr. Harrlman- was to occupy the place he won among the giants of tho business world. He had been In Wall Street since he was a boy, and had the reputation of being a shrewd tiader, but he had never shown his wonderful ability as a builder of rail roads and his ambltioq to control the. great transportation systems of this country, Mr. Harrlman was born In Homp gtnad, L. I.. February 25. 1S48. and his father was Orlando llarrlman, Jr.. an Episcopal clergyman. There wore Fix children in the family, and his caily life was one of poverty, with oftentimes not enough monsy to sup ply the wants of all the family. ' His father moved to J'ersey City, find young Harriman received his educa tion in the public schools there and In an IC-piscopal school, which he could attend on account of the sons of min isters receiving a reduced rate for tuition. His mother camo from one of the old families of Now Jersey, and from hor lie inherited many of the tralt3 and that rtrong personality which dis tinguished him among the great men of his day. In the early slxtlos Mrs. Harrlman Inherited enough money to pott le tho bread and butter problem C,f the family for all time. Doth the father and mother were born and bred aristocrats and had what Is oftontlme the bane of tne poor ? pride of birth. They knew few people and cared to know no more, and the children were taught to fol low the roclQl line closely, To the outside world the Harrlmans were cold, reserved and haughty, and democracy was never taught the boy ? . ? . - TRAIN KILLS SLKEPWALKKR. Searcher*, Notified He Wan Missing, Camo Upon His Body. Huntington,. West . Ya. ? While walking In his sleep W. M. .Gwlnn, a traveling salesman of Charleston, West V?., was strnfck by a Chesa peake and Ohio freight tfoln and. In jured so badly he died a short time later. Gwionr wM war stopping at thff ionie of ft friend, was missed, and te police were looking for btm when lis body was fovnd. L ? [ who *n# to become the matter mini lu the railway world. | ' Ho entered Wall Street whc?. lu hli 1 'teens and saved tmough money po that he could purchase a *oat ou tho Htock Kx< hniig(j ou August 13, *1871. He was what la known us h "$2 man." executing orders for commlsalou brokerage firms, hut be watched tho market. indeed, It la aald that he obtained the money to buy bin seat on olto of the turns of the market that were englnoerod In thoso days by, Jay Gould and "Jtiu" Flak. Two yearn after he bought hla seat he organised the private bunking house of E. H. Harrlman & Co., which later became known us Harrlman & Co. A special partner In this Arm was Nicholas Flbb, a brother of Btuy vesant Fish, with whom he was to have many years later a bitter per sonal ua well as railroad fight. His uncle, Oliver II. Harrlman, a wealthy dry goods merchant, was on social terms with tho Vandorbllta, and in that way the banking house obtulucd a part of tho Vanderbllt business. For the next few years there was nothing to distinguish thu Harrlman firm from a hundred others doing business In .Wall Street. He had wealthy rolatives in the city, but he asked no favors of them. Karly In llfo he married Miss Mary Averell, of Ogdeneburg, N.. Y., whoso family had made money In tho building of the Ilomo, Watortown and Ogdens burg Railroad, and her share of the estate strengthened his hands for the ba.ttles that wero to come. In 18S3 the Harrlman house was wealthy enough to own J 5,000 shares of Illinois CentraPstock, and Mr. Har rlman was elected a director. Stuy yesant Fish had been on the board l-slnce 187?, and the men became warm business and noclal friends. The first large amount of money Mr. Harrlman made was throiLgh the sale to the Illinois Central of the Ypzoo Valley and Mississippi Valley Rail road, which he engineered. - Wall Street began to take notice of Mr. Harrlman In the yearB that fol lowed. Ho became vice-president of t,he Illinois Central, and th.o right band man of Mr. Fish, financing the deals which roundod out the llllnoia Central system Into 5870 miles, treb-: ling Its capitalization and more than trebling Its earnings. Mr. Fish and Mr. Harrlman fore stalled the Lpulsville and Nashville, the most formidablo rival of the Illi nois Central, by purchasing an Inde pendent line between Memnhls and New Orleans, giving the dhly direct highway between those cities. Mr. Harriman was a small man, slight in build, 'narrow chested and looking anything but the part of a great railroad builder. He had a head out of proportion to his body, and hiB mnnt ?tr!k!n?; feature tvus his syss. They looked through one, and_ snapped when he gave his orders. E. H. Harriman's personal fortune has been variously estimated at from $50,000,000 to $80,000,000, though the former figure is ono which ap peals to be most In consonance with such facts as aro known regarding . Mr. Harriman's security holdings. At Mr. Harriman's bedside when he died were Mra- Harrlman. Mr. find Mrs. Robert L?. Gerry, W. Averell Harrlman, the Misses Mary and Carol Harrlman, Rqlnml Harrlman, Orlando H. Harrlman. the railroad man'# brother: Mrs. Cornelia N. Simons, hhs sister; Dr. Lyle and two nurses. nAIlRIMAN HAD CANCER. Professor StrurmpclIvof Vienna, Thus Diagnourd Ills Ailment. Vlennn, Austria. ? Professor Adolf Struerapell, the Viennese specialist whom tho late B, II. Harrlman came to Europe to consult, now admits that when he saw Mr. Harrlman in July he diagnosed his complaint as cancer. Professor Struerapell, while at Breelau, sent tho following signed statement to the Associated Press: *1 diagnosed Mr. Harriman's com plaint as carcinoma of the stomach at the end or July. 1 could not. ol course, communicate this diagnosis to private Inquirers, but I informed Mr. Harriman's American physlclaus of It, and that the conditions did not in dlcnte that an operation was hope less. I hastened Mr. Harriman's de parture homeward.' ?.t i ? Chain Your Vicious Dog. This regulation has been adopted by C&e Poftofllce Department. Waeh I lngton, D. C.: "Carriers are not ro |jdulr?i(l. tP deliver mall at residences {where vicious dogs are permitted to run at large. Persona keeping such dogs must call at the post office for their mail." Cheers For Explorer Oook. OlV F. A." Cook wra fcnrdlr eheere* ] as he left Coponbjagen to take ateara er at Christians*!!*!* Denmark, for' New York City. C ?" - ' -? (EL- "ZP?. ?>" ... a . PEABY SEEKS NORTH POLE WITH PARTY Of ESKIMOS Had Worked For This Triumph Thirty-two Yaars. STORY OF COLD AND HARDSHIP Kxplorer Starts For the Cioal, Leav ing llvHt to l!ro?k ChiiiD and Pol low? All I /en ii as It uxors Willi Muscles as Hard. '' London. ? The London Times prints Commander Robert E. Peary's story, (ak I nr. up the narrative at the 88th parallel, whore, having parttfd with his last supporting party, he was loft to face the final stago of tho journey to the pole himself with only a party of five Eskimos. , '? Peary says this was tho moment for which ho had worked thirty-two years. Me and his party woro In the best condition for tho tank, and he^ adds that their equipment and supplies at this point were beyond his rosy expectations. The Eskimos woro nil thoroughly experienced men, full of confidence In their loader, ready to obey him In everything and to risk every danger. Two had foofcn his personal com panions to the furthest north tljreo years ago and two othcrH were In Clark's supporting party on that oc casion. The fifth was no less eager and willing than the others, being In spired by the hope of a reward which would enable him to win tho consent of his fiancee's father to their mar riage. The dogs, too, were all spe cially selected survivors of J 33 which started froni Cape Columbia, all of them powerful males in fine shape. Thq sledgeB were also In excellent condition, while tho supplies carried were ample for forty dayft or for ninety If circumstances should neces sitate the sacrifice of dogs. For this final march Peary deter mined to make every effort to accom plish fivo marches of fifteen miles each bo as to reach (lie end of tin* fifth long enough before noon to al wAf briU?Viau r ?_ ? ... low him to make a latitude observa tion Immediately. He believed he could do this It weather and leads permitted, but had two alternatives In reserve In caBe Uu iaiied to make the proposed dis tance. ^ .. .. - _ The first of these was to force a last march, but rest until he could re sume the trail; the second was to make a. forced march, using light sledges and double teams of dogs, accompanied by only two members of the party, while the remainder stayed in camp in tho background. All possibilities that would upset these plana wero the increasing preva lence of open leads and non-negotla ble wator and the realization that one twenty-four ? hours' gale would spell certain disorganization and place all In peril. After midnight, refreshed by a few hours' good sleop, Peary struck the trail, leaving the others to break camp and follow. Climbing the ridge in the rear of his iglosa he drew in another notch of his belt, the third since he set out. Every ono of the party^ man and dog, was slim as razors and muscles as hard as possible. The morning broko fine, the wind of the previous two days having, subsided, while the going proved the best they had yet struck. Now they found it easy to recognize the large old floes, which wero hard and clear and surrounded by ridges. Sometimes they passed over floes and through crevices and sometime* up huge brinks. Continuing, the narrative says: A good pace was set for about ten hours. Twenty-five miles took Peary well be yond the 88th parallel. A few, hours sleep and they were on the trail again. As the going was now praetlcally horizontal, they were unhampered and could travel as long as they pleased. They made twenty Hffd MOTHER COMMITS 8UICIDK When She jLearns That Her Ron Wan Sent to Jail. p- Pall River, Ma*e. Temporarily crazed over tho Imprisonment of her son, Mrs. Margaret Sheehan, seventy five years old, committed suicide by ?}?tlilng her throat vyith a table knife. She died Just as an ambulance ar rived to take her JA the.. .hospital. Mrs. Sheehan's son was.sanWfcced to three months in jail for abusive tnatmint cr fcft wife. ' nitJea !n ten hours and wore half way to tho 89th parallel. Again thore wiih h few hours' ptop, and they went on again before mid night. The weathor and going were even hotter. The surf except a* interrupted by infrequent ridges, wus as luvd u4 the glacial fringe from Heela to Coliunbla, and harder. Thay marched something over ton h^urs, tho dogs being often on the trot, and made twenty mil*'*. Neur the end of tho march thoy rushud across k load 100 yards wide, which buckled under tho sledges and finally broke as the Irfht eledge left.lt. They stopped In Bight of t lie 89th parallel, In a temperature of forty degree* below. Again a scant sleep, and they were on their way once more and across the 89th parallol. The bitter air was as keen as frozen steel. A little longer sleep than the previous ones had to ho taken here, as all were In need of It. Then on again. Before Peary turned in he took an observation, which indicated the party's position as 89.25. In twelve hours they had made forty mlh s. After many more perils and when they wore at the end of their en durance tho polo was reached on April C. Taft Cilad Both Are American*. Beverly, Mass. ?- President Taft, during a ? spcech on board tho May llower, said: "I think It Is n groat deal better, In view of the recent developments, that when there la a dluputo as to who got to the pole, the two men who were contestants should be from the name nation. wv are, I think, much more certain of reaching tho truth under these circumstances than If both were backed up by a e?*Vtaln sort of national pride and a prejudice that might lead to error." Morgan to finance Dr. Cook. Chicago. ? ? A Copenhagen cable says: "It Is said that J. IMi rpont Morgan telegraphed to Dr. Cook offering him any ?um he might need, but tho ex plorer says lie will pay for the expe dition himself." The expedition referred to is the One which Dr. Cook l.j. planning to ser.d to ? Greenland, und**r command of Commander Bverdrup. to bring back the two Eskimo .witnesses, with whom Coos would like to confront I'enrv DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD IN MFVXlCO. Men, Cattle and Mills Swept Away by Overflowing River. Mexico City. ? A terrible flood has visited the Jamiltepec district In the State of Oaxaca. Sugar plantations and mills have been destroyed, hun dreds of head of cattle have been killed and scores of farm laborers have lost their lives in the waters. The scene of this Inundation Is In the southern part of the republic, many miles from Mbntorey and Ta maulipas. The Afoyac River over flowed its baruks and swept miles of n rich country with devastating force. The Jamiltepec district Is one of the richest on the I'ncLflc Coast, and It Is said that 100,000 persons will suffer from this most recent flood, owliif? to tho great area of land laid waste. The initial ovorflow of the Atoyac Itlver was caused by a cloudburst. UMPIRE CIIIDKD 11 Y 8HKRMAX. Vice-President Thought Owens Had Krred in a Decision. Kansas City, Mo. ? Becoming ex cited over what he believed to bo a bad docialou at first baso in the gumo between the Kansas City and Mlnne? apolis teams of tho American Associa tion here, VIce-P'-esldent James S. Sherman, who attended the game, called Umpire Claronce Owens to his box after the Inning was over and protested against the decision. "Mr. Owens," the Vice-President it quoted saying, "I believe your de cision^ first base on that man was umpiring seema to havs been good been called safe It might have won the game forrThe home club. Tour Implrlng seems to have been good outside of thai, but I believe that decision was wrong." Proposed World's Fair In 1015. John D. Spreckels, Lyman J. Oage and U. S. Grant, Jr., head a company at San Diego, Cai., capitalised at fl, 000,000, to promote a world's fair . In 19X6 to celebrate the opening of ; the Panama Canal. ~~ Woman III, Shoota .Herself, o'"., Despondent because of continued 111 healthy Wn lomma Hotkey, for* merly of New York City, shot heraeR through (he head In her home In Bloomlngtrn, N. Y. Jibe was twenty* two years old. : SpjiyjF WKiiMi if DISPENSARY INDICTMENTS Uovernmnet Takes Action Against the Men That Seem to Have De frauded the State. Columbia, The Slate tired its fli>t I tig gun in tin* dispensary "graft*' cases. I udlct it 10 1 1 (s were handed out rt^it i n?t Joseph M. Wylie, uf Chester; Jautfs S. FarnOm, of ( 'harlcston ; ,J, M, K o \V tin si>ii , of Kich Ittiid i John Hlitfk, ol ( 'nlumhia ; M, A. floodraau, of Cincinnati; John Bell Towill, of I.cxington; II. Loo Solomons,' of Kstell; John T. Kai K-y, of Batesburgj W. O. Tut mo, of Orangeburg; Dennis Weiskopf, of Cincinnati j L. Whit Boykin, of Cain* den, There are several eiwes against konv? of the defendants. In one of the indictments il , is charged that M . A . (loodman, J. S. Fflrnum, John C. Karly and U. I.e<? Solomons paid or conspii d to de fraud the Stale out of tins turn of ? I M, 000; In the list of defendants it will he noticed t hat Messrs. Joseph 1 1. Wylio, J. M . Kawlinson and John Hlaek aiv? members of the last hoard of control, charged with J lie pur* chase of liquor. Messrs. John Bell Towill and L. Whit 1 5 < ? \ kin are members of pre vious hoards of control, also charg ed with the purchase of liquor, but in the fifth indictment Messrs. Hoy lun and Tow ill are especially charg ed. J' with .conspiracy to dHYuuil Huj Slnte out of {f'Jli.oOO, ' ' io the pur-' chase of a carload of labels*, li is also charged in this particular case that former i 'omrnissioncr \Y. (>. Ta t nm is involved; Most of the cases are. those uf bribery or conspiracy, ami, of course, there arc two ??nds to such a chargc ? t he - men who are alleged to have given the money and the nun who nre alleged to have taken tlv money. According to the indictments those in official positions, who, it is alleg ed, received money, or were on that end of the line, aro the members of the boards of control and the coin missioner of the dispensary svrftem. Messrs. John Black, Rawlinson, Wylie, Boykin, Towill and Tatum. For Columbia College. Charleston, Special. ? A large task has been thrust upon the Methodists of South Carolina by the burning ot Columbia College. The handsome of fills ijiw# tl vii w>ii fi?v v# ii 1 11 If Indies had been completed only a year or so ago and was valued at over $200,000. The insurance upon it amounted to only $8.r>.f)00, .A I though the time is a most unfort>mai< one, being just at the eve of the re opening of the College. eminent l\ satisfactory arrangements have al ready been made for the coining ses sion. and st/'ps are now being* taken looking to the rebuilding of the Col lege upon the site of the burned building in the suburbs of the Stale Capital. It is desired lo make the I new plant even larger and more near ly perfect than was that which has iust been destroyed. President E. O. Watson, of the hoard of trustee.*--, lifts ? mmcd a statement, which will be moat encouraging to tlv* friends of the institution. Hut the College will need the loyal support of its friends if the hopes of those immedi telv charged with the administration of its affairs are to be realized. Tho News and Courier has telegraphed to the Rev. A. N. Brunson, secretary of the board of trustees, offering its as Istanee in the raising of the funds necessary for the rebuilding of the College. It has received the follow ing renlt?* "Appreciate and accept your kind offer to receive subscriptions for the rebuilding of Columbia College. (Signed) "A. N. Brunson. "Secretary Hoard of Trustees." Upon this authorization The News apd Courier invites contributions t.i this worthy cause. Hampton Church Burned. Hampton. Special. ? During a thun der storm lyre Friday night at 10 o'clock, the Methodist church t/as struck by lightning, set on tiro and was totally destroyed. The loss $3,500, with insurance for $l..r>t)i). The organ and* most of the church furniture was saved from the . burn ing building, under trying circum stances, and at great risk of lifts by the citizens. The Limit is olF Now. Columbia. Sjvcial. ? At a meetinj Saturday afternoon of the board ?>f ] commissioners of the Confederate infirmary it was decided by resolution that on October 1 "the home will be thrown open to any Confederate vet eran who cornea from his county pen sion board with blank application properly filled up regardless of the minimum of two from each eountv asi heretofore. Blank forms will he fur nished pension boards or old soldieri on application to David Cardlwell, chairman of the board, Columbia." There are now about 50 men in tbo home. Tltfre is room for 34 more. Win* Cotton Prise. Greenville, Special. ? The third bale of now eotioh, which has been brought into Greenville, came in Sat urday afternoon from tW ^neighbor hood of Greer. It was brought to Greenville by Mr. P. J. Johnson, in an automobile. Mr. Johnston is thus the winner of the third prize of ten dollars, which Jh? merchants of Una city have offered to the farmer; bringing in the first bales of tfcjw jk . A iTlPOTIBff^^ CHARGE CRIME TO BiACKHAND Kidnap i Throe Biuall Ohildreu and Shoots 'lhem All One Lives to Tell t lie Tale. I 'i icH, N. V., 8peciul.--lllaekband* i rj% arc lelievd to In' responsible lor n (orribl* dime unearthed here, when three children, kidnaped from (heir homo* wciv? found under u culvert near St. Agues Cemetery hy a pass ing milk man. Terefa Percopia, eight years eld hud boon shot dead; Fannie Infusino, six years' old, was uncoDBoioua, with two ballot wound* in lu*r loft arm; Freddy Infunino, two and a hall* yearn old, was dying, slmt through the abdomen. Fannie Infusino revived and tell* t lie, tale. She says she and her baby brother wore playing, with the per* copia obi I'd i:- ar the IVrcopia home late Sunday a.ftcrm on when an un known man approached and be.eUon od the ohildren to accompany him. 'IV rosa IVir?opi.a reassured . Ij>e ehil di'en, raying "Come on, he is my God father." Tly others went unwill ingly until the stranger told them I heir parents would not be angry. The {?'. ranger led them tinder the eulveil t<> an isolated spot in the rear of tlv cemetery, hidden between the eemel-rv wall and a heavy ? lump of trees. There t lie. man, without a word, drew his revolver and shot Teresa I'uvopia in tlvj abdomen. Sin* I'M! uiuonscious anil the man stood by and watehed ho r die. lie then shot the liifusina girl twice in the loft arm. The baby l:Oy began tu shout and < ry, and the Italian turi.vd the revel \ or on the baby wounding him in (lie a! dotnon. The man put his gun in his pocket then and walk ed away. Peary Will Oomo Soon. Itat tie Harbor, Labrador, H.v ('able. ? The Associated -IVess nig Douglas II. Thomas arrived hero Monday al t'lnooH. Coiiuuandor 1 '?? ti ry '?> slllliCi' Kuosevelt was found to be in goVjwondition and will leawj Battle llaffl mi' on Thursday or Friday for North Sydney. From that port the Koopevelt will proceed to New York, and if it is possible she will take part in the naval parade at- the lludson Fulton celebration. Captain hart lid t is extremely anxious to weigh anchor ond returiKto civilization but as there is danger oi' encountering storms, so prevalent iu this section on the treacherous Labrador coast every pro caution will be taken to put the Roosevelt in as seaworthy condition as possible. Under I ho best of cir cumstances ( lit? steamer is bound to make a slow run to Sydney, probably not more than flvo knots an hour. Commander I Vary also is anxious k?st I)r. Cook should reach New York first, although ho adds that the Brook lyn explorer's attempts to induce scientists to believe his story will bo futilo. Confirms Cook's Charges. St. Johns, N. F., Special. ? Alan Whit ten, who was boatswain of the Poavy auxiliary steamer Erik in 1D0."5 and oguin in 1908, add# his quota to tho polar r ' Vroversy Monday. On hit* expeditiojjH^ . saw much of Peary and kne\^ . Vary's plans. lie was also on tH^S'ik .in the summer of 11)07 when V.S Jay for a wcok in Syd ney alongside the schooner John R. Bradley, in which Dr. Cook was start ing; for the Pole. Whitten says that tho Bradley was abundantly equipped for Cook's expedition, having sup plies for at least three years. He ccr.f.riuo t he charge made by Dr. Cook at Copenhagen that Peary's people took Cook's provisions, adding that not only did the crew of tho ship take Cook's stores that werp at Etali, but that boats were Font to Annatok, 30 miles distant, to remove Cook's, provisions, which were stored thero. Going to Moet Peary. Symlney, N. S., Special.'? Tho gov ernment stearror Tyrian, with thf newspaper correspondents, left North Sydney Monday to meet Commander Peary and the Arctic ship HgohovoU somewhere olY tlv west coast of Now^ found land. Efforts will be made to get Commander Peary to board the Tyrian, which is a much faster ship than the Roosevelt, and come 'to Syd ney. Mr. Harriman's Policies Will Con tinue. _ New York, Special.- ? The continu ance, of the llarriman policies in the management of Union Pacific, South ern Paciflc and tho chain of allied railroads was made certain Mondav: temporarily at least, when Robert S. Lovett, E. H. Harriman's personal counsel and close friend, was elected to succeed Mr. Harriman at the head of the executive committee of the Union Pacific railroad. Jacob II Sohiff and William Rockefeller, botii heavily^ interested in the Harriman enterprises, were elected directors. Fatal Boiler Explosion. Saiv Francisco, Spscial. ? Half a score of persons wero inj?r*dT several probably fatally, when a boiler in the Lurline baths exploded Monday. Women patrons were blown through the windows of their compartments into the street, and the building was almost completely wrecked. boiler was torn from its foyndation fand htfrled through the roof. FtotS | the second floor of the structure men Latest News. BY WIRE. Alice Duko In Anjliint. Clilcuf;?> Alio W'e'ib I >tik <?. d! vorcod v/ifo of JL5ro<tto L. Puke, tlio tobacco magnate, it In the asylmu for tho Insane at Kankakee, 111., a com plete mental and phvsicalwuc^ Itnllnn Cruiser at Norfolk. Norfolk, Va.--Tlio Kalian crulK?p Etna arrived hero from Annapolis. Captain Bagglo, her commander, paid officio! calls upon Admiral Taussig, of the navy yard, and tho Mayor of Nor folk, A next* in Kentucky Feu J. Lexington, Ky,-? Many arrests worn mr.de in Wayno County as a result of a fond battle between political fac tions there, in which' Isaac Clark wtia killed and Louis Gregory mortally wounded. Jloth wero deputy sheriffs. . Has to Aunlt a Death Chair... Italelgli, N. C.? ? ?rWllliani Morrison, a negro of Robeson County, sentenced to death by electrocution in tlio Slate prison, was reprieved until October 15 because the clectilc chair and bwltchboard had not arrived.' This is to be the first death by electrocution in Nortli Carolina. Nearly .*>00,000 Fish in a Day, Beaufort, N. 0. ?About half a mill ion flah, which nro uEod for fertilizing purposes, and which produce an oil which la shipped North and uied for many purposes, v.ero caught hero in ono day. ~t * ' ?? Mm. Coldwln Smith He a ft. Toronto. - ? 1 Mth. Gold win Smith, wife' of the famouc historian and pub licist, is doad. " ( ?' Ivanfinnnn'H Auto Kills Boy. Ban Francisco. ? James Brennan, aged Fuven years, was run over and killed by an automobile in which At Kaufraann, the prize fl filter, waa re turning from the arena at Colma af ter his light with Jack JohnsoiK , Quick Retribution For Wife Slayer. Ban Antonio, Texas. - ? During a quarrel at the dinner table Edward Black shot his wife twice, fatally wounding her. Black wan shot and killed by Arthur Clifford, Ills wlfe'a brother. , J" Payis $75, 410 Inheritance Tax, ' Colorado Springs. ? The Slate in heritance tax on the estate of the lata General William J. Palmer, pioneer vnllrQniJ build"'*, vpjyinnnl t>d <0 $75. 4 10.90, and is the second largest ever paid in Colorado. Remove Lighthouse Keeper. J Toledo. ? -A posse of two United S(ate3 deputy marshals and two city detectives steamed out in a trig and removed from the lighthouse August Gramcr. the. keeper, who had been suspended for Insubordination. Mrs. John A. Murphy Dead. Cincinnati, ? Mrs. John A. Murphy, widow of Cincinnati's best known physician, died suddenly at Fort Thomas, Ky. Mrs. Murphy had been regent of the Cincinnati Chapter D. A. R. aud State regent and vice-presi dent-general of the National Society. A. V. Temple Dcntl. Mexico City.? 'A. V. Temple, ono of'tlire best known American* In Met* lto, iled here after a lingering illness from kidney trouble. Mr. Templo had been In Mexico for forty yearB. and was on intimate terms with most of the leading men of the. nation. BY CABLE. Slavonian Captain Censured. Liverpool. ? The court of Inquiry that investigated tha Iocs last Juno on Florae Island, Azores, of tha Ca nard Line steamer 81ftVonla. found that the disaster was due to au error of judgment on the part of the cup tain in setting too fine a course and running too fast while neariug land. The captain was severely reprimand- - ed, but his certificate was not taken away. * Major Meartis nt Fort II nil. Nairobi, BrlLi3h East Afrlcc^Ma Jor Mearna and J. Alden Lortng. thj naturalists of the Roosevelt exp?di~ ~ tion, arrived nt Fort Hall, 'traveling ? by ox wagon. They were engaged in collecting specimens. The Doners of the expedition have proceeded to Alt. Kcnla. Deposed Shah Leaves Hom>, Teheran, Persia. ? The daposei Shah of Persia left the confines of the Russian Legation and started on hi# journey. He is to live in practical ex ile at Odessa. Sir Felix Schuster Coming. London. ? Sir Felix Schuster, tho well known British financier, sailed for New York City to deliver a lcc turo before the American Bankers' Association, Swedish Strike flnard Disbands* Stockholm. ? The strikers are re* turning work somewhat slowly, but normal conditions are returning. The . order prohibiting tho sale of Intoxt cants has been rescinded, tbe civil guard has been disbanded And the speck 1 military guards have returned to their quarters. Saxon Kin# Flies With Zeppelin. Frledrlchshafen, Germany. ? Connt Zeppelin took up the King of Sftxony for hour? run in his airship. Tha =^=sg trip was uneventful, and the K^ng cx- , pressed himself aa delighted. Mr. Wu Arrives at Kingston. Kingston, Jamaica. ? Wu Tins Fang, former Chinese Minister tof " United SUtes add P*u. fen '?{aw? hM been In