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Latest News. BY WIRE. Held For Tivci'tou Murder; F,t,n , Itlvor. MttbH.^TrofegBor" I' rank Mill, tho herb doctor, of thla n!a'? ,wat3 lu'L(l ball for tbo a iT .ury '<?l' murder of Mis# Amelia St. Jean, of Woontsocket, 11. I., , osy disiiionibered body was found in Heetlons along tbo Hulgarmamh road lir tbo ad Joining town of Tiver ton, H. I., recently, U. H. Gun Contract Awarded. Washington, D. C. ? A contract for tho manufacture of four twelve-inch gun carriages has been awarded by no Navy Department to the Ileth ebem Steel Company, of South Beth lehem, Pa., at a total, of $209,428. Woolen Kxpyrt Named. Washington, D. C\? E. Dana Du rand, Director of the Census, an nounced the appointment of W. J. Dattlson, of Bostqa, as the consulting expert of the e?nsua with respect to 'he census of woolen manufacturers. Drunken Motorist I'lnql. Chicago: ?-?rt a charge of operating ftU automobile whllo Intoxicated, E. M. Ifnakor was lined $100 In the Municipal Court. $1,000,000 For Famine Sufferers. Mexico City. ? Tho (lovernment will advancc $1,000,000 to alleviate the Huff .ring caused by tho corn famine among the poorer classes. Half of this sum will bo put to Immediate use by a spcc'lal junta. Aster Divorce Agreement, N(W York City. ? As a sequel of the divorce suit of Mrs. .1. J. Astor, In which it is said only one co-re /jpondent was named and only ono witness heard, an attache of the household, Mrs. Astor, formerly Miss Willing, of Philadelphia, will have custody of the daughter and Colonel Astor curt-ody ?of the son. In lieu of alimony, it is said, the estate will be divided. Lanston Co, Increases Capital. Alexandria, Va. ? The annual meet lug of the Lanston Monotype Machine Company, held here, decided to In crease the capital sto^k from $7), 000, (iOO to $10,000,000, and to increase ihe par value of stock from $20 to SI 00 per share. Eoth measures were passed unanimously. tJoycoKii:# Walter Fined, Cincinnati. OMn. ? Joseph Hirsch feldt, a waiter.', who had been dis charged from a restaurant, stationed himself at the door of the restaurant and Flopped every patron who en tered. Judge Eoie fined him $95 and COSt3. Pullman Company Karijlngs. Chicago.' ? Tho annual report of the Pullman Company for the fiscal year ended on July 31 shows gros3 earn ings of $33,801,155. The net earn ings were $10,948,201, ov 10.04 per cent. c:i tho capital stock. Ilncing Motorcyclist Killed. ' Dallas, Texas. ? While speeding a practicS mile, Eugene J. Marsh, an amateur, of thi3 city, was thrown from his motocvclo and instantly killed at the State fair grounds race course Marsh was riding fifty miles an hour when a tlra bifrst and the rider was thrown against a fence, Parsons, Kan., Commission City. Parsons, Kan.? At a Bpeclal elec tion this city decided to adopt a com mission form of government by a vote of S7T) to 209. The present' Mayor and polico ofllclala opposed the new plan. V V Chicago Hotel' For Chinese, 1 Chicago. ? Chicago will be the pos sessor of the finest hotel for Chinese In the United States. The new build ing, as planned, win be six stories, and much of the work will be done by Orientals. Thp decorat!on? will be exclusively Chinese. BV CABLE. England'^ Newest Warship. Devonport, Englnnd.-r-The new In defatigable, a larger and improved battleship-cruiser of }he IyHwcible class, was launched here. This ves sel will conipleto the quartet o I twen ty-seven-knot cruisers. Liverpool Cotton Brokers Fail, Liverpool, England.- ? Notice was posted on the Cotton Exchange that the brokerage firm of Johnson & Thorburn much regretted that they were unable to keep their engage ments at the day's clearings. American Hospital Opened. Paris. ? The American Hospital at Neullly, built and equipped through the generosity of the American col ony in Paris, has been formally opened. It contains twenty-flve beda. many of which already have been. en dowed. V . Anna Gould's Children. Paris. ? The court which had un der advisement tho case of Count Poni do Castellano against his for mer wife, the Princess de Sagan, for merly Anna Gould, decided that tho two eldest sons should be sent to | school, and Incidentally rebuked both parents, - Amerlf*n rvoroan Arrettedf-.-rrr---; - * Parli. ? A man and woman posing M_the._Counjt and Countess Oubata. arrested here On the charge of ob taining by fraud Jewelry valued at $4000. rrln?e Henry fn Balloon, i ^ Straisburg, OermtfSy;? frrtmw awl Princess Henry of Prussia made an ascension in an ordinary balloon pi loted by Professor Hergesell. They landed after five hoars' flight between leidelberg and Wuerxhurg. JOHN 0. ROCKEFELLER GIFT TO KILL HOOXWORM DISEXSE A Million-Dollar Fund to Bo Spent by a Commission of Twelvo. MAGNATE'S TRIBUTE TO SOUTH The Donor Kays Tills 'JVM Me* to Ilia Appreciation of the Courtesy lie Met There ? Aggressive Cam* l>algn Planned at Meeting. ' ' * ? ; " New York City:? Money that may aavo 2,000,000 lives has been given, It was announced, by John D. Rocke feller. The oil man has created a fund of $1,000;000 to stamp out the I hookworm disease. Two million men, women and children of all classes are suffering from tho plague lu the South. Rockefeller has selected twelve scientists and educators ns a commission to fight tho disease. Tho gift has been accepted by the twelve men under tho conditions sug gested by Mr. Rockefeller, and they 'have organized as tho Rockefeller Commission for the Eradication of tho Hookworm Disease and have taken stepB toward incorporation. These are the members of the com mission: Dr. William II. Welch, professor of pathology in Johns Hopkins Uni versity; president of the American Medical Association, ^ , Dr. Simon Flexner, director of Rocke feller Institute for Medical Re . search. Dr. Charles W, Stile?, Chief of the Division of Zoology, United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, and dlscovorei of the American species of hookworm, and the prevalence of tho disease in America. Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, president ol the University of Virginia. Dr. David .F.? Houston, chancellor ol Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Professor P. P. Claxton, professor ol education In the University cf Ten. nessee. J. Y. Joyner, State Superintendent ol Education in North Carolina, and president of the National Educa tional Association. Walter H. Pago, editor of The World's Work. H. R. PrisBelk principal Hampton In stitute. VnA.I aU T ri ? i ^ ?r y* * * iuuvuva a. UilC U L iUl . liJClH'* ; feller's business managers. Starr J.- Murphy, Mr. Rockefeller's 1 counsel In benevolent matters. John D, Rockefeller, Jr. Mr. Rockefeller wrote this letter to the educators and scientists, invit ing them to meet his reprcsentati vet at the Standard Oil Company's ofilce No. 2 6 Broadway: "Gentlemen ? For many months my representatives have b^sn inquiring into the nature and prevalence ? ol 'hookworm disease,' and considering plans for raltlgatlpg lt3 evils. I have delayed action in this matter onlj until the facts as to the extent of the disease could bo verified and the ef fectiveness of Its euro and prevention demonstrated. "Tho wide distribution and Serioui effects of this malady, particularly Id .tho rural districts of our Southern States, first pointed out by Dr. ?Charles Wardell Stiles, of the United States Public Health and Murine Hos pital Service, hava now been con firmed by Independent observation! of other distinguished lnvestlgatori and physicians, as well as by edu cators and nubile men of the South. "Knowing your interest in all "thai pertains to the well-being of your fel. low-men and your acquaintance with this subject, I have Invited you to a conference in tho hope that it mas lead to the adoption of wefl-consld-' ered plana for a co-operative move ment of ths medical profession, public health- officials, boards of - trade, churches, schools, the press and othei agencies for tho cure and prevention of this disease. t. . .. "If you degm it wise to undertake this commission I shall be glad to bt permitted to work with you to thai end, and you may call upon nVe from time to tlmo for such sums as may hi needed during the next fiva-yeari for carrying on an aggressiyo. cam paign, up to a total of onei "milliob ! dollars '($1,000,000). t- . s "Whllo it would bo-a . privilege tc j act In any movement which offers as surance of relieving human Buffering,' it is a peculiar pleasure to me to fee) that the principal activities of yout board will be among the paoplo ol our Southern States. It has been mj pleasure of late to spend a portion Ol each year In the South, and I hav? come to know and to respect greatls that part of our country and. to enjoj the society and friendship of many 01 its warm-hearted people. It will, therefore, be an added gratification tc me if in this way I may in some measure express my appreciation ol their mapy kindnesses and hospitair ties. Very truly, "JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER." The hookworm has been called fllrvnntly tho "lazy bug. ' - It make? men lazy because it makes them unfit for work. It is a microscopic worm, a parasite, which originates in pol luted soil and enters tho human bod? through the pores of the naked feet of farm laborers or Is swallbwed with food taken from mnd stained hands. The disease, unless very far ad vanced, yields to treatment readily; thymol and beta-napthol aro thi drugs most_cfflcac1ou9. _ ? ; . ; ? Riffiana Ask For Peace,. The Riffiana on the neighboring coasts have asked that peace negotia tions Uo TJpnsteftr : This crWeiree oi yielding to th& 'Spanish arms is a source of great relief to Penon-De-La* Camera, Morocco, which has been ; ; subjected to ceaseless attacks fori m ^ y W<eki' i Appointed American Vlce-Consul. ' Burgeon A. D. Foster, in charge of i the American Marine Hospital branch at Amoy, China, has been appointed vice-consul ai that dtfc ??: .- . . I ; MAN WITH A MILLION DIES Edward Steinhauser Blows Out * Brains in Pittsburg. Myxtcrloit* Suit ido of Kecom) Membci of Old mid Itich Family-? Two HrollicrH IHo lu ttanie Way. Pittsburg. Pa. Edward St$ln- , hfuiser, member of ono of the oldest rich families of Pittsburg, supposed to be worth more than $1,000,000 In his owft name, killed himself in the American House. . 1 There Is much of the mysterious surrounding the case, and none of his relatives or friends will talk. It is intimated by some interested in tho stock market that Stelnhauscr linn been plunging heavily and perhaps on tho wrong side. He was thirty-eight years old, and his lust thoughts were for his mother, grandmother and slstera whom he did not want thrown Into n panic by lmv Ing newH of his suicide 'phoned, nor did ho wish them to see his mutilated body. ? He arranged for all thin before shooting himself. At the American House Stelnhauacr registered at "\V. 1?\ Lawrence, City," and wrote the following letter: "Mr, W. 8. Wllsou.'No. 925 Penn ave nue, Pittsburg: "Dear Billy?Break tho news to tho dear cnes at home. Tlllle and mamma are at Annie's for auppeh but grandma Is at home. I cannot help this. Forglvo me, dear friends. I cannot rest until I am with Georgp. ? ' "El). "P. 8. ? Will, don't 'phono, home about this. You. might startle them. You go to Annie's yourself and tell them. And. Will, have my body ilxeiL_ up right before It Is taken home. Let them remember me as I way. Good bye, old pal, good-bye." lie blow out bis brains standing before a mirror. Tho "George" re ferred to was a younger brother of : the suicide, who died under f-lmllar i circumstances some years a:?o. $200,000 roil SAVING A LIFE. Itejvanl CoineR to Rescuer Through Will After Thirty: Vcar?. Denver, Col. ? Charles \V. Bennett, a wealthy man, of Blnghamlon. N. Y., Who died recently, willed f'JOO. 000 to J. W. Casey, of this city, as n reward for saving his 1 i to thirty years ago. ' Casey - Is tho proprietor of a laundry and Is well to do. Casey and Bennett were school chums In Blnxhamton. nnd the Inci dent which eaus?d Bennett to remem ber Casey bo handsomely occurred when Casey, an expert swimmer, res cued Bennett from drowning In tho Susquehanna ltlyer. Bennett then told his companion that ho ever would remember his brave act. F'lVE TOTS BURNED. One Gayo Her Life in Effort to Save Her Sister. Lynchburg, Va. ? Five children, all jumates of tho nursery, were burned to death In a fire-" which destroyed Shelton Cottage, the home of the girls at^the Virginia Syncyl Presbyterian Orphans* Home. ? - ? ' The children were all on the second .floor of the wing of the building, and th^y' wer? caught by tho flro in a man ner that mado their rescue impossi ble. Ruby Moorefleld. however, was taken out^of the building, but when 'she ascertained that her younger sis ter was still inside she ran back aud lost, her lUjpC FORGOT TO SHOOT. So Says Heiui Bernstein at Eiul ot '> Duel, Paris, France. ? Henri Bernstein, the dramatist, and Francis Chevassu, a dramatic tfltlc, fought a duel with pistols here. Neither was Injured. M: Che^itu' flred and missed, while Bernstein did not discharge his weapon. When he was asked later why he had not flred the* dramatist replied: "I forgot to." The duel grew out of tho publica tion! 'of lii article written by Bern stein, In which he attacked tho critic. M. Chevassu issued tho challenge. ' CHANEY PLEADS GUILTY. Arrested Here After Eight Years* Search, He Confesses Fraud. ' San Francisco, Cal. ? Georgo B. Chaney, who was arrested in Philadel phia a short time ago after eluding postofllce Inspectors for eight years, pleaded guilty In the United States District Court here of having used tho mails for fraudulent purposes. Eight years ago, In company with James Ewing, Chaney organized tho Standard Oil Investment and Promot ing Company,. This was broken up by1 postofllce inspectors, who declared It was a fraudulent concern. | DEATH IN HIS OWN INVENTION. Secret Compound Explodes and Causes Serious Fire. La ind.? Harry May, an in i ventor, who came recently from New York City, waa; kilted by the acci* dental explosion of a secret water proofing compound used ih the manu facture 6f artificial stone. Elmer E. Harding, owner of a cement block works, nnd tof-wbom May had aold the patent on tho com pound, was severely burned/but will recover. STANDARD HACK TO TEXAS. Waters-Pierce Oil Co. Must Pay $5* 000.000 For Property. Galveston, Tex. ? The Waters Pierce Oil Company, convicted as a branch of the Standard Oil/Trust and fined 91,600,000, which it paid and waa ousted from the St&t'e, is to re tain. Bat it will have to buy bacK : iur own xtroperty, which was seised by the State, and par $5,000,000 for it. Th? new company agrees to submit, to examination of its books and to STEAMER HESTIA WRECKED Six Starving Men Rescued From * Her Rigging. $ ' 9 SThrtH) H?>rt!en Ashore nut] IdenMfU'tl? - Captain NVwiimit nud All Others i'ei'Uhctl. Eaatport, Me.-- Tho six men who, half etarved and benumbed from ex posure, were rescued from their peril ous' position iu the riggluj of tho stranded steamer Ilestls, aro be lieved to be the ouly survivors of tho forty-one men and boys who were aboard tho Donaldson liner when she struck Old Proprietor Ledge, off Seal Cove, Grand Manan Inland. Three bodies came ashore on the southwest shore of N'ova Scotia, two In a boat whloh drifted on tho beach near Yar mouth, ufid tho third In another boat, which was found near Salmon River, fifteen miles further north. Two of [ tho three bodies were Identified u a , those of P. FT Munn, first engineer, and Theodore Hold. Tho third mate, Stewart, one of tho six rescued, said that tho llestla reached the end of hor last voyage and that he and his five com rude J who had beqn unable to ttud places in tho boats, which were launched when it was decided to abandon tho Ship, remained lashed to tho rigging for thirty-eight hours without food or water, before they wcro taken off by the llfesayers. So far jib can be as certained, those on btJard the Heatla comprised Captain Kowiuau, a crow of thirty-five, thrco cr.ttlemen and two boys. Av list of thqso missing Includes II. M. Newman, captiiin; T. T. McNalr, first ofllcer; J. McPhelan, second offi cer.; W. K. Best, rtiird engineer; aI lan McLean, chief steward; J. Can ning, boatswain; W. W. Warnock, storekeeper; Jack M. (lalloway, Roy Y. Calloway and Daniel Cowan, pas sengers; seven seamen and tho ship's apprentice. Tho American cargo 'consisted of sulphate of ammonia, fertilizer, whisky and textile goods, consigned to' Baltimore, Washington, D. C.. Pittsburg, Newport News, Norfolk and Richmond, Va. For Newport News there were five valuable Clydes dale stallions on board. The HeStia was submerged, and for miles tho water was strewn with lht> eteamer's cargo. Hundreds of cases -Of Whisky woro washed ashorn. Every boat In the Grand Manau fishing fleet Cruised about the scene of the wreck and hauled in every bag, crate, halo and bundle possible. No bodies were found near the wreck. AN UNWRITTEN LAW PARDON. Governor Says It Gives Pleasure to Free Man Who Killed Dcspoller. Little Rock, Ark. ? Acting Govern or Roberitoa ? pardoned George L. Chandler, who killed W. P. Surratt in Arganta January 20. In granting the pardon Governor Robertson made tho following indorsement: "I {Pardoned Chandlor because the man he killed had Invaded his home. The proof, as I understand It, showed that Surratt, tho deceased, took ad vantage of his absence and under the guiso of friendship ruined his home, J dlsgraccd his children and then open ly boasted of it. "Tho case presented in every detail the ruination of a happy family, and In my opinion the defendant ought to bo pardoned ro that he can take care of his little children, who are sadly In need of his attention. "Whiio I deprecate promiscuous homicide, yet when tho cause which produces ono Is as Intolerable as it was in tnls case, It certainly is a pleasure to mo to Ibsuo a pardon." HUNTER KILLED IN A MINE. Shot at Monntaln Lion Caused Tcrri* Me Explosion and Cavc-ln. Victoria, D. C. ? The funeral took place hero with full military honors | of Corporal Erneat Brledjford, who lost his life while hunting near Pen nys on the Fraser River under re markablo circumstances. Brledjford and a companion named Jack. Myrtal wore after a mountain lion which took refugo In an aban doned milling tunnel. The hunters crawled in a short distance and catching a glint of the animal's eyes fired. Instantly thore was a terrific ex . plosion and they wero buried in a mass of rock, Brledjford being "ln stantly'kllled and Myrtal Seriously In jured and crippled for life. The only theory advanced In explanat'.on of the tragedy Is that the. bullet struck r forgotten blast of dynamite, which oiplodcd. MILLION FOIt TRADE SCHOOL. Residents of Boston to Ilavo Prefer ence Among Applicants. Boston, Mass. ? A trade school for young women, endowed with $1,000, 000, wyi soon be available to resi dents In Boston, as provided In the will of- Frank 13. Cotton, of Brook line. An Inventory of Mr. Cotton't estate shows an aggregate of $742, 739. This is so invested that it will soon Increase to $1,000,000. On the death of .beneficiaries named In the will the estate Ik to ho devoted to the establishment and malntcnn.u o of the school. The school will be open to all young women, without regard to race, re ligion or nationality, but residents of Jjoston aro to have the preference In the, event of applications exceeding its facilities. ^ PHOTOGRAPHING BACILLI. Cinematograph Method Opens New Field of Study. Paris, France. ? Jean Comandon announced before tho Academy oi Sciences her# the discovery of a new I method 'of photographing bacilli bj the combined nae of an ultra-micro ccope nn'd a cinematograph. .. .iiii: Tho discovery Is considered of first importance, opening as It does a new field for the study of mierobio action. ImflMr *mtmm NO TIME FOR FARMING. Preparing For Tho:e Census Oucstlonr. ? Cm toon l?y (i. William*, in t!ic Indinnnpoli* Nc\r?. Tuberculosis Killed 78,280 Persons in 1908 Death Rate Declines in All Registration States Except Three? Nine Causes Are Most Frequent---30.9 Deaths Out of Every 100 Occupied Males Between * 25 and 34 Due to Tuberculosis, ?Washington, D. C ? Health Do- 1 partment returns show the total nutn- 1 ber of deaths from all forms of tuber- I cu losis returned In 1008 wr.s 7 8,280, 1 exceeding those of any previous year of registration, but the death rate per 100,000 for 1 0 0 S l:s lens than that for 1907. In nil registration States the deaths from tuberculosis showed a decline except In Colorado, Rhode Isl and and Vermont. Each of the following causes of death was responsible for at least 5000 deaths of male breadwinners during the year: Typhoid fever, tu berculosis "f lungs, cancer, apoplexy and paralysis, heart disease, pneumo nia, liright's disease, suicide and ac cident. The total number of deaths of occupied persons from these causes was, for males, 138,259, and for fe males, 1 7,4 3 4. Of the deaths of occu pied males, 29,433, or 15 per cent., were duo to tuberculosis of the kings, and of the occupied females, 5511, or 21 per cent., were .due to the same cause. In the registration area of the Uni ted States during the year 1908, 30.9 deaths out of every 100 deaths of oc cupied males who died between the ages of 2 5 and 34 years were caused by tuberculosis of the lungs, or nearly ; one death out of every thrco. During tho same age period 41.9 per cent, of the bookkeepers, clerks and conyists, 40.1 per cent, of the, barbers and hair dressers, 40.9 per cent, of tho ser vants, 4 4.1 per centT of tho boot and shoe makers, 49.2 per cent, of tho compositors, printers and. pressmen, 41.2 per cent, of tho tailors anrl 25.6 per cent, of the farmers who died in tho registration area during 1908 wore victims of pulmouary tuberculo sis. Among ll'io principal causes pf death- were the following, with their rates per 100,000 of population, for 1908 and 11)07: 1903. 1907. Tuberculosis (nil forms) .173.9 183.0 Pneumonia (all forms). .136 161.2 lleart disease ....... .133.3 141.7 Dlarl'hoca and cr.lerltls. 116 116.7 Drtght'a dlBcaso ...... 87.1 94.6 Cancer ..... .?74.3 73.1 Typhoid fever 25.3 30.3 Diphtheria and croup. .. 22.3 24.3 Tho number of deaths from nil forma cf pneumonia returned for 1908 was 61.259, a decrease of more than 6 0 00 from the number for 190 7 ( 07,320 ), desplto tho increaeo in tho registration area. Tho death rato from pneumonia was lower for 1908 than for any other of the pact flvo yeprs. Tho crude death rates from cancer continue to Increase, and slightly higher rates aro recorded for each main subdivision of tho registration group. For the year 19Q8 33,465 deaths from this -disease wera report ed, ns against 30,514 for 1907. Tho enormous extent of the mortal ity of Infants from dlarrhoeal dis eases may bo Inferred from tho fact that the aggregate doath rato from theso diseases, moro than four-fifths of which Is duo to deaths of infants under two years old, oxceeds one per 1 000 of tho total population, and ranks them in tho gamo class for gen eral effect on tho death rato as heart disease and pneumonia^ diseases whose Influence Is felt upon all pen lods. EXPOSED INDIANA FAKIR, Professor From New York Museum Takes a Fruit less Journey* - .? Marlon, Ind. ? Professor Garnum Brown, an expert from the Museum of Natural History In New York, ar rived In this city with paraphernalia necessary for excavating, preserving and shipping tho skeletons of prehis toric animals, to find that the institu I tlon he represents has been tho victim of misrepresentation. For more than a year Frank Mart, it fnrmer, has been In communication with the museum regarding the ante of tho skeletons of prehis^prlc animals i which ho said ho had found .on hU j land. Mart informed tho institution > J.ast spring that ho had founrl tho ? skeleton of an animal, while crrctvrtt Ing nn open ditch, which had beon pronounced Jo be that of ft orocodlle by a professor of an Indiana college. He said that he had exposed twenty eight feet of the skeleton, but had not reached the end of it. Mart endeav ored to gell the skeleton to the insti tution for a iRrge sum of money. Arrangements were Anally made for Profe;?or Brown to come after the skeleton. When lie arrived Professor Brown found that Mart, had sold his farm two weeks ago and had left this part of the country. Professor Brown ir.ad > a trip to tho farm in hopes of find the ?k?ieton, but was unable to find even nn open-ditoli on the place. LACK OF WORK IN BRITAIN GROWS. Steady Increase ?11 Army of Unemployed Is Caus ing: Great Uneasiness. Washington, D. C. ? The army of unemployed In Great Britain has fjrOwn steadily, and now has reached proportions that are causing the Gov ernment great uneasiness. In a spe cial report John L. Griffiths, United States Consul-General nt London, gives extracts from a special *tute ment Just Issued by tho royal commis sion on the pcor law and relief of dis tress. . V feu The commission declares that dur ing the fiscal year ended March SI last the number cf persons without work and seeking Government aid to talled thirty-one in every 1000 of population, while in tho flocal Sfj'f preceding only fourteen per 1000 made application for asrUtarce. The number of moa who applied for relief In the last fiscal year constituted Three Seats In Prussian Diet " Canto Great Joy in 6ock?W#< Party. ? Berlin.? Elections for four repre eentatives of Berlin lo tno Prussian Diet wefe held, and resulted la the re tarn of three Socialist*, with one elec tion still undecided. Socialist* were elected to the same | seats St the last election, but their fa turn was nullified ott technical grounds. " V'V'v-:. The suoees* of the candidate fol- J lowing similar victories in Coburg. Baden and 8axony, has caused * Uon among the Socialite ? . : 4 1-10 per cent, of tho worklngmen of England and Wales, while during tho previous year they constituted 2 1-10, and the year preceding that only 1 9-10 per cent. Tho destitution and absence of work fQv the unemployed is general, in pra.c(Tcally all of the manufacturing cities and towns in the United King dom. A striking feature of the situa tion is that the men teeking work are for the most part in the very prime of ilfp. Plans are being considered where by the employers and the worklng rocu may be brought closer together. Tho Government also is seeking to dieoovrr come means of cutting off the supply of unskilled and unintelli gent labor by training boys to enter regular and permanent work. " lamia rid&?iiL*ntttrtr?T v* fe> rolsmatics, in Which Me la Krpcrt, Home, Italy. ? The Trlbnna an r.ovv.soa thnt Ktns Victor Rrrrmatracl will publish a book shortly on the history of nuwltmatlca. It Is written by himselK vi Tyfr jfct-r;. ? The King has been a coin colloctor . for yean, and has already wrltU-n o ] treatise en the subject, whleh was le auod for private circulation auion* his friends.^,, u . E? ... new book, whteh la to bo rlehl& Illustrated, is the ttittlt of longed* by the nxdnsR^ FATAL / CCIDtN 1 WITH GUN Ross Boocor Killol by Younger Brother. Lexington, Spiuial.' -News raulied I.oNing'ou into Katurday ftttornoyu tliut Itoss JJoozer, a white man a boat 28 yours old, had Ix-on shot /ml in stiuitly killed by his younger I rothcy, Daily Hou/or, at (lie homo ot the for mer, about 10 miles from l.cxington. 'J'lto killing occiukkI about (? oYjeetf and i* said to have boen an accident, Tho out ire load entered tho mouth and face of tho unfortunate rr.au, leaking a ghastly wound, il is said. Information from the sccno of the hilling i# hard to get and mcugro, but it is understood that Daily liooaer ?claims that he was cleaning up an old gun when tho weapon was discharged. There, was no one at tho house when tho killing occurred except Koss l^oo/.tjr, his wife and Daily Boozer. It is Vaid that I ho woman asserts that the killing was an accident. Survey From Lugoff to Great Falls - Made. C'auulen, Special, ? Tho Seaboard Air Lino surveying party that hui boon surveyed between Lugoff and Omit Falls havo completed their sur vey. Tliey will survey a lino between f Camden and Great Folia on the east ern side of the Watoreo river. If tho railroad runs from Logoff to Great, . Falls it will run four miles west of Camden but, on the other hand, if it runs from Spalding to Great Falls it will eomo into city limits. It is said that the line will most likely run from Spalding on account of fewer hills and other advantages. If tho line comes to Camden by way of Spalding it will be switched into tho Seaboard at that point and should it eventually run to Charleston it will use the Seaboard trestle over tho Waloree. Some newspapers and peoplfl Btiy that this may some day bo the Carolina, Clinchtiold & Ohio outlo*. to Charleston. u Road Survey Completed. Society Hi II, Special.? J. C. Gov-, ington, who hrnl been employed Kurvoy (lie automobile road from Che raw to Society Iliil, finished the work a little after auiKlowu Saturday even in ff. Recently the counties of Dar lington and Chesterfield contributed ?2,000 to be expended on the road, and it is expect Oil that work will soon commence This road is on the sup posed Capital highway to Columbia. When completed the tourist will be surprised and delighted at tho beauti ful scenery along the route. Tho high ' sand ridge that traverses tho State will bo crossed about midway between Cheraw and Society Hill. It present from its crest beautiful and pictur esque scenery in every direction, com manding, as it doc*, tho valley of the I'ee Deo far into Marlboro county. In ourly spring the scenery is transcend ent ly beautiful. Eli Russell Kills Stanford Thompson. Yorkville, Special.? An unfortu nato homicide occurred at 3 o'clock Thursday morning nine miles east of Yorkville at the home of John Rus sell. His son, Eli Iiussell, shot Stan ford Thompson, a young man who lived at Fort Mill. Thompson left homo Wednesday ^nd 'camd" to Rotfi? Ilill. Then he ea'me to Russell's and wandered into the j'ard. He rang tho farm bell and when hailed gave no reply. He advanced on EH Russell and collared him, when Russell fired the fatal shot. It is said that tho mind of Thompson was unbalanced. Coroner Lonthian held an inquest and the verdict was justifiable somicido. Carolina, CJlinchfleld and Ohio Enters ; ? ffpirtftT^T Spartanburg, 8pecial. ? The first train over the Carolina,' Clinchfleld & Ohio road from Johnson City Ar rived in Spartanburg Thursday night at 8:30, bringing 800 people from points along tho line of the road for the big celebration. Aeronaut Injured in Mfking Arcent. Charleston, Special, - - Aeronaut Gowdy was injured Saturday after noon in making his descent from the . balloon in striking tho rectory of St. Patrick's church, about , four block* from Marion square, where the ascen sion was made. lie WAS thrown against tho Bide of the roetory and fell with much force to tlie ground* "T' r- ? ? fX V / V ? t- Accidental Bkot Was F^tal. Columbia , Speciuh? Dlivid McDow* ell, the Winnsboro boy who waBJiccU dentally shot and serously woundwt at his name Frldiry after noonir-diett here Saturday. The injured boy was rushed to Columbia for an operation, but after an exAUfhiatloii "ttirphysi* cians could hold out no hopo" foT hi.-t recovervf&s tho bullet had penetrat ed the base uf tho bruin and entered the^kuTK ^tod;.*itiu | out regaining < ouseiousncss. A iffiS owed mother mourns the loss of lief youpg son. P Woatui Vlottm - ovillo, 8pcd?1? 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