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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. '
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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 '($1,000,000). t- . s
"Whllo it would bo-a . privilege tc j
act In any movement which offers as
surance of relieving human Buffering,'
it is a peculiar pleasure to me to fee)
that the principal activities of yout
board will be among the paoplo ol
our Southern States. It has been mj
pleasure of late to spend a portion Ol
each year In the South, and I hav?
come to know and to respect greatls
that part of our country and. to enjoj
the society and friendship of many 01
its warm-hearted people. It will,
therefore, be an added gratification tc
me if in this way I may in some
measure express my appreciation ol
their mapy kindnesses and hospitair
ties. Very truly,
"JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER."
The hookworm has been called
fllrvnntly tho "lazy bug. ' - It make?
men lazy because it makes them unfit
for work. It is a microscopic worm,
a parasite, which originates in pol
luted soil and enters tho human bod?
through the pores of the naked feet
of farm laborers or Is swallbwed with
food taken from mnd stained hands.
The disease, unless very far ad
vanced, yields to treatment readily;
thymol and beta-napthol aro thi
drugs most_cfflcac1ou9.
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Riffiana Ask For Peace,.
The Riffiana on the neighboring
coasts have asked that peace negotia
tions Uo TJpnsteftr : This crWeiree oi
yielding to th& 'Spanish arms is a
source of great relief to Penon-De-La*
Camera, Morocco, which has been ;
; subjected to ceaseless attacks fori
m ^ y W<eki' i
Appointed American Vlce-Consul. '
Burgeon A. D. Foster, in charge of i
the American Marine Hospital branch
at Amoy, China, has been appointed
vice-consul ai that dtfc ??: .- . . I
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MAN WITH A MILLION DIES
Edward Steinhauser Blows Out
* Brains in Pittsburg.
Myxtcrloit* Suit ido of Kecom) Membci
of Old mid Itich Family-? Two
HrollicrH IHo lu ttanie Way.
Pittsburg. Pa. Edward St$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.
$
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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? Thu fl?t dGfttlfn
(?Uy from pellagra occurred a|
tee Tescm trmnfr- Fritter, 4b* vktk?:.q
boiug Mary tt.v wlute vromaa
about 27 ycava of: aye. who causa hcift
last August from Anba^flle, accoc*
panicd byEHPfr; children. xlwtertSBF
w.!s u
tabhshpjeut koto nmjftj
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