Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WORDSS Of Stephen D.; Lee to flit Old Coomdes: •- THRILLING SPEECH V * Veteraas at Oyialaf at Reaaioa at New Of laaas. Wartfa that Wraaf'Chaen at Pride and Oriel Praai •i *S'' ■ • ' Battle*Scarred Soldiers Following ia tba addreea of Oen Blapbon D. Lea, oommander-ln-ohief of tba United Confederate Veterans, at tba Now Orleans reunion, last week In reply to welcoming addresses Gen. Lae said: "Tba United Confederate Veterans are again met in tbe dtj of tbelr origin. We are once more the guests of those patriotic and energetic men, Into whose labors we have entered, and to whom tbe thanks of all surrir- log Confederates * re doe. Again and again, we bare returned to taste of tbe Inexhaustible bounty of your be#* pi tall ty; to be refreshed by tbe patri otiam and enthusiasm of this generous and beautiful city. “Tba flags of France and of Spain, 6f tbe Colon and of the Confederacy, bate Am ted over the soil upon which we stand, but always over brave men and lovely women, loyal to tbe best ttaar knew, faithful alike to tbe living and to the dead; a civilisation trans planted like a rare flower of France, b'osaomlBg In tbe new world, and bearing exquisite fruit. Tbe Confed erate cannot forget tbe oi+y of tbe gallant and accomplished Beauregard, the brave and unfortunate Hood, tbe dty wberw JL fferson Davis bved to walk and which honored him In his death with an outpouring of loyalty and grief which did honor to tbe Sontbera heart. Here Is Metairie, where Albert Sydney Johnston speaks tar Imperishable bronse, and the mon ument to the Army of Northern Vir* gin la, rlsee tall and white, like tbe soul of its great chieftain. “We love you, Louisiana, wbere tbe stern blood of the Anglo-Saxon has boon touched with tbe graoe and tbe genius of Franoe. Herb amid the very chivalry of patriotism there Is wal They fulflBed it without flinching. They felt that the imue of tba battle with Cod; the (aeon of their doty with these. Glorious youths, who tat the flash of Ufa’s morning, poured out tbelr lives like a rich obla tion upon your ouuntry'a altar, we gray haired men salute youl Too en tered the great mystery with the Joy of tbe patriot In year hearts, tba ohaer of victory upon yoor Upe. With all our grief we would not have it otherwise. Ton were Spared tbe pangs of defeat, the shame of Beodnetruo- tloc; nor will it be your lot to totter down the duU steep of age or fixed upon the shore to watoh with weary eyes the rising tide of years, “I urge mondmeats to the Confed erate soldier, first, lor the sake of tbe dead, but most for the sake of the Uvlng, that In thla age these atones to _ soldier may stand like great Interro gation marks to tbe soul of each be holder. Are. you also ready to die for your country ? Is your Ufe worthy to Iteremembered along with theirs? Do ^jfou choose for yourself this greatness ofeoul? v K - - " “ ‘Not in the clamor of the crowded /* street * Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves are triumph and de- - feat.’ COTTON 18 KING. MUST BE TROT. THE SOUTBKRM OOVTOH AMO* *"** Cl ATION WIMP AGAIN. i ft* Vive X« Foreign •pinners Visit the Benth to Dealer and Into the Condition. says President X. D. Smith of the state oofton association, and national organiser, spent Bator* day night In Florence. He had Just retrunsd from a oonfotebos at Char lotto with tbe repreaentatlvea ot tbe European spinners association who the “The seeond thing is this: Let us pass the remainder of our days in such wise, that nothing we shall do will bring shame and regret; that we, also, were Confederate soldiers. As we shared with them the glory of tbelr sufferings, the fame of their vtoforiee, the tragedy of their overthrow, and that sympathy ot their oountrvmen which covered the defeated as with a mantis of imperishable love, let us, also, share as best we may their slm ptielty of heart, their scorn of all ig noble actions, their dignity of soul, that our descendents may say to os, with swelling hearts, 'He also follow ed Johnson; he also fought with Lee.’ To this day there stands carved upon the graves of our English ancestors the symbol of the Crusader. Their names are forgotten, but the &ou re mains. So let It be with the Confed erate soldier I In tbe great muster day he of the lion heart will take the band of the kingly man who sleeps at Lexington, and say, ‘Brother, my cause was also lost.’ ^ “And is there any message would give to the State we loved, and on whose behalf wa drew awords, more than a generation ego? As we have sorrowed over your devotion, we now rejoice in tout prosperity. We chose for you the fortune of rather than a shameful peace. We battled for your principles, rather than yield them, not to conviction, com '' over hare to look Into Oonfedent, ^ of the aswulatloQ and Is approved by the representative of tho foreign spin ners to sell direct from tho assoc! a- tlon to tbe spinners. Thao says Mr. Smith, the New York and Liverpool exchangee mar put what figures they please on the boards, the farmers an*f very manufacturers will deal on other terms ,suitable to themselves. This scheme, while Utopian In appearance is working out in a thoroughly prac tical form. Mr. Smith calls attention to the fact this Is the first time In the his tory of the country that such a - deal has been possible between the pro ducer and consumer, the first time that reprertntatlves of the foreign countries have come over here to meet ana make terms with these people product and erous deeds, and, most of all, a wel oomo tor him who loved his country beat and bora her cross of pain—the Confederate soldier. We, who grieved tor this unhappy olty In the hour of Its capture and butslliatloo, rejoice We oboee tbe only course worthy of Americans. Better defeat than dis honor, better tbe long, bitter Reconstruction than tame of the oonviotloni we received from our fathers, the prinolplas whloh make terms with for the purchase of any It Is a victory for the sasoelstton that i« pot to be discounted. It shows that the amootatlou is the greatest commercial.power on earth and must be reoofmised. It bad beep .thought that these representatives of the spinners were brought over here to buy up lands for European syndicates to grow cotton for tbemseives, but Mr. Smith show ed them so plainly the errors in tbe figures that had been submitted to theta to show that cotton could be made at a paoflr for six cents that they have have changed tbelr mlnda. They will meet at Washington next week for a business conference with tba offloere of tbe association on tire question of sales direct. In tbe matter of the aelllng of the next crop at prloes now offered Mr. Smith aald that ha was not worried, he knew that every effort waa being made to buy up ai much of it as pos sible but be expected to get practical control of tbe crop for tho amoclation and he knew that Only a small propor- boardof eduoati m will soon adopt tbeaevlae of text hooka, tba! an so be used la the public eohooU of tbe etat#. The adoption by tho state board means a great deal to the people of the state. It means Ito lolooUoQ of such text books as are to be ue)d tor the next live yean by tens of thoumnde of children. The adoption made by tb* state board applies to the public rohools The graded school orspedal school districts as a role adopt and ass their own test hooka. There la already the sharpest: rival ry going on over the forthcoming adoption of text books for a period of five yean. Governor Hevward has appointed a strong and able board, and tbe outlook is that tbe adoptions will be made with ears and In the bert interest of tbe echoed children end people of the state. Toe form of contract agreed upon by the state board of education Is a long document. The facts of chief Interest to tbe public ere ea fol lows: (1) The person with whom is mode to furnish books to the schools of tbe state must have from Septem ber 1, 1906, to August 3i, 1911, not less than three depositories or tgen oles in each oounty, with a suOrient number of the books agreed on to meet the demand and to be sold at the prices named In the oontraetf. Tbe books must be aoid-te anyone tar the state at the earns price—same prices must be maintained at all de poeltoriee. (2) There must be a oen tral depository at Columbia, from which the other depositories will be supplied. At least 10 per cent dis count allowed to agents. Books must be delivered free of charge for trans portation. (3) Exchange prices to be named, at whloh. old books will be replaced by new. This arrangement to end on September 1, 1907 Prloae agreed on are to bo good for five yean. (4) Books must be .rqual to samples furnished. (6) Prloes mint not be higher than those paid by any other state or territory for the same books. (6) House, Arm or company printing the books must not be a member of a trust or combination. (7) Acts of the state legislature re- [ f erred to In cun tracts are a part of tbe oon tract. It will be of Interest to note that there are to be several histories of South Carolina offered to the state board for adoption. Some of these volumes are being especially prepared to be submitted-for this adoption. Several of tbe general histories that REPORT OP THE COMMITTEE IN TBE CREIGHTON CAME. • His Statement of the Investigation of the Hatter by the Cemasittee. ‘ ' ^ _ but to force. With bres^j^g ^ 0P of M* 6 Qrop would hi ddlvorsfl to ,ara.t»-bA UTared tin board bavo-been the paper obotiiinlng oommunleatlons ooms fortil who pritt noble and gen t w e bowed beneath the ■troke of fate. ooSumoS. He ex In Its p Ids today, standing aeoond cherished as the basis of our libgrtiea. only to New York among American porta of export; your mighty river, filled with the ships of all nations, yourhlttorio streets alive with tbe eommeroe of the world. We behold with satisfaction great railroad sys tems struggling to enter your gates and the merchants of a thousand dtiee listening for the murmurs ot your markets. Ws wait tbs oomlng of tbs day when tbs watsm of the At lantic and Pacific shall mingle to gether. and on both alike shall float 1 tba oommeroe of tbls Imperial olty; when tbe Boat of those who struggled In vain toi Southern tupremaoy shall hate behold a peaceful victory, more mignlfloent than those of their great arsatee, a commercial supremacy more splendid than tbelr noblest visions and hors beside the Father of Waters •ball bo realised the capital of their "We have lost dsar friends and miades since we met together, none beloved and more honored thi.n the soldier who was recently laid to rest at Arlington. Joe Wheeler won hlo spurs by true and honorable eer- vloe. He was a superb cavalry leader and earned on many s bard fought field the right to lead where brave men follow. When tho heart of our common country yearned to express to her confederate eons that their, wel- oomo homo was complete to Wheeler It was given to show, on oar behalf, that every star on tbe flag was now dear to us and that we were ready to follow It to tbe very ‘Is'es of the Sea.’ T It was Southern hands tbst set. star after star In that blue field of glory and if any more stars are ever planted there it will be strange If a Southern er la not found ssti sting at the opera tion. Comrades, there is one thing oom mitted to our care at a peculiar trust —the ssemory of tho Confederate sol dier. So far u lies In our power we have striven that history may not laek tbs evidence of his purity of mo- tivt, his fortitude, his heroism. I, for one, do not fear that Justice, how ever long delayed, will not ultimately be done to one of the grandest bodies of men who ever battled for Indepeo denoa, or triumphing over defeat, hound up the bleeding wounds of their oountry. “There are three things peculiarly left for our concern. One of these Is the erection of public monuments t our Confederate dead, to our leaden, hut, above all, to those private aoldl ere, who made our leaden Immortal, We mart not overtask posterity by ex- peeting those who oome after us to build monuments to hsross whom tbelr own generation were unwilling to commemorate. The South has reached a position of material pros parity, which J ustifies both State and private banefieenoe to honor tbe faith ful dead. “In all human lot there has' noth tag better been found tor man than to die lor his oountry. If there be any virtue, if there he any praise, this late Is to bs preferred above all othen. We foal It Is well with those who have time fulfilled the highest of all trusts, dntf.pf aolt sen to his native and whatever may have been CaaMs, their public irith the tanmor- martyr’s devo* We leave our motives to the Judg meat of prosperity. In tbe choice we made, we followed the dictates of conscience and the voice of honor. We mnrlfioed all that men hold dear for the land of oar birth, and, while we have no fear that history will re cord our deeds with same, we do not regard even the verdict of posterity as the eqrlvalent of a dear consol- enos; nor ought we to have been false to our oouvlotions, even to win the eternal praises of mankind. If onir children shall praise us, it is well; If our own hearts tell ue we have fulfill sd our duty, It is better. “Last of all, let us remember our lees prosperous oomrsdesr-not fortu nate even in tbelr death, or In tbelr survival, to whom have been denied wealth and good fortune; alas l too often, even tbe blessing of health, without which all others avail but llt- tle. If we can psrhape sweeten the last years of these old men, bring beok, maybe, tbe light of other days In their fading eyes, awake In tbelr hearts tbe great memories, they shall bless us In receiving more than we In giving. Many of the Statee, whom they so nobly served, have begun to gather them In soldiers’ homes, in stitutions whloh combine the beauty of charity with tbe graoe of gratitude. But there are many other old veter ans who will never be brought wltbin suou hospitable walls, and who are left to bfif peftonal charge for such sympathy and aaslstanoe as are bon orabla alike to them and to os. Let each camp continue Its special care for this beneficent labor, and let us see to it that true comradeship shall Ohly when Jbt iMt old soldier has passed beyond human power. "To you, brothers of the memorial association, will bo given the service of commemorating the Midler's vir tues in the hearts of those who oome after us, by the story of, the Illustri ous dead, of oomforting the hearts of those who mourn our lost heroes, with such ministrations as bespeak the sympathy of the patriot and the lov ing kindness of those who are familiar with the same rorrow. “To you, Sons of Confederate Vet erans, we will commit the vindica tion of the cause for whloh we fougnt. To your strength will be given tbe de fense of tbe Confederate Midler’s good name, tbe guardianship of his history, the emulation of bis virtues, tbe perpetuation of those principles whloh be loved, and whloh you love also, and those ideals whloh made him glorious, and which you also cherish. “To you, Daughters of tbe Confed eracy, will be given the loving service of remembering tbe Confederate dead and of ministering to tbs living who were dsar to him, and are in need of your help and tondemeaa. Worthy daughters you shall bo of the immor tal women, your mothers, who gave to womanhood a new perfection of heroism and a more divine expression I floe and devotion, you, brave people of the South, , true hearted Americans every- ; to you, worid-ooaqosring race whloh he sprung; to all men everywhere, who prise in man the ^ manliest deeds, who love In man the tonttia hte rightly love of oountry, who praise fidelity and courage, who honor aglf-ea orifice and noble devotion, will be given an expected soon to see Id thorough organisation tbe warehouse and holding companies through the Muth and he fully ex- pMted next fsll*t&be able to take evdry bale off tbe market without straining the farmer or the local banks. He expected In fact, to get tbe ■train off of tbe local banks whloh are nbw carrying it to the discomfort of other business. He would aoon have Mmethlng ready for the pram on this line. Mr. Smith is very enthusiastic over the prospects for tbe aaeoolatioo and Its ability to serve Us purpose. 'The greatest indication of this was In tbs fact that while m very few of those who met with great promises at New Orleans a year and a half ago held out In tbe cruolal tests that the associa tion were subjMted to nearly all of them and now oomlng back one by one and tbe work Is going on Just as before. Tbe association does not have to # seek friends now, tbose who want & bo friends are seeking It. He called attention to tbe faot that be could now tit In hie office In Co lumbla and In a few minutee speak to every state dispensary In tbe oountry. If be wanted to get out any certain information he oould get It Into the hands of every grower In Texas, Ar kansas, or North Carolina Just as quickly as he oould have It distributed over the olty of Columbia and in just tho form be wanted, each word or lat ter Italicised. As an argument for raising our sup plies at home, Mr. Smith showed Times’ reporter a typloal boll weevil, oompared with the Texas specimen ones, whloh he had taken off the la pell of a gentleman’s cost In Maysvllle.- The gentleman was standing by a oar load of western hay, from whloh un doubtedly the weevil oame. In such ways as that the peet will oome Into this state to blast our ootton fields and we will wonder bow It happened. Blind Tlgew Oarnght. While at a singing convention at a church In Pickens oounty last week Cure ton Chief Oooatable Cure ton noticed a great deal of drinking going on. He oonoealed himself in the woods near by and noticed a crowd below him drinking. He made a run for the scene, and the crowd dispered, but he caught John Lealle with a pint of whiskey. When Mr. Cureton caught him, LeeKe attempted to draw his pistol and shoot him. Mr. Cureton prevented. He was fined one hundred dollars which he paid. On his way back Mr. Cureton captured John Williams, colored He had two pints of whiskey ou his person, but when he saw Constable Cureton he ran,. After Mr. Ouretod caught him he de~ Died having the whiskey. He was seen with the bottles and was asked after be denied tbe oliarge bow tbe whiskey got on big olothee. He aald that he was with a crowd down In the woods and would not drinvwith them and ttey broke the liquor oo him. He alM was tried before Magistrate Harris and convicted and was fined 1100 or 30 days on the gang. He took the 30 days. Bating • Conntjr. An Interesting case argued In the supreme court was that of W. T. Cat tles as administrator of the estate of John T. Morrison, against the oounty of Lancaster, a suit for 950,000 dam ages-for the lynching of Morrison, a white man, who shot another white man down on the street. Tbs appeal was from the order of Judge Gage, granting s change of venue in tbe oom to York eounfiy. Oltissna of T snnle Tbs Rev, O. W. Creighton, editor of tbe Christian Appeal, published at Greenwood, has issued in his paper the follewlrg »tatement in regard to the investigation of the complaints against him: “Wo oannot at this time publish the full details of the Investigation of the oomplalnte made by the presiding elders against the editor of this paper We shall, however, publish enough to give tbe public an Insight Into tbe methods employed In that proceed ing. “On March 21 last the committee met In the Methodist Church at this plus- W. T. Dunoan, by virtue of <hla cfflie, acted as ohalfonar; M. B Kelly Mrved as secretary. In add! tlon W. T. Duncan had retained the servloei of a stenographer—a very oompetent one.—” ' “We were aoeonpanled by our counsel, tbe Rev. J. W. Daniel and tbe Rev. A. J. Oauthen, and Miss Myrtle Davis, oWf stenographer.’’ ‘‘The committee waa composed of Peter Stokes, a cousin of one of tbe preaiding elders; W. A. Masseabeau, a nephew of another presiding elder, wbose term of office Is embraoed in tbe period covered by the c itlcisms of the editor of tho Christian Appeal, and who Is alM under J. W. Kilgp, one of the complainants, and pastor nf Kllgo’s family, and also that of Bishop Dunoan, who has been active In this matter; T. C. O’Dell, who served on the committee at Confer ence. “When tbe committee met W. T Duncan, by an arbitrary ruling, wbtob Is contrary to tbe law and praotloe of tbe Metbodlst Church, oxoluded Dr. Daniel, tho counsel of tho accused; the Rev. A. J. Oauthen, his brother- in-law, and then alM tried to exolude Miss Davis, his stenographer.. “Tbe preaiding elders made two oomplalnte. “1. Falsehood and slander. To substantiate that charge they produo ed copies of the Christian Appeal con taining an editorial on ‘Rings and R suits,’ ‘How tbe Scheme Works,' CUrica! Usurpation,’ eta “2. Immorality. - To substantiate that charge they produced copies of. written by South Carolinians and others by those who haft 4ived and worked here.for a long time. seIhigh aid the poor All Pared Alike In tbe Great Ban Franetaeo Earthquake. 'A dispatch from San Francisco says the distress of tbe rich equaled that of tbe poor, Not a building in tbe business district asoaptd. Nut a residence in fully three-fourths of tbe olty but what was burned or shatter ed. Tbe artillery and dynamite used to blow down buildings broke win doweand shattered chimneys whloh tbo flames did not reach. Tbe people fled to tbe forte and parks and bills. R iugbly speaking, tbe burned district Is five miles square. A smart bretn was blowing tbe smoke and ashes away and for tbe first time the dimensions of tbe damage became apparent. In surance adjusters now on the ground estimated that tbe property 1om will not fall short of 1350.000 <XXh The Insurance loss will aggregate 9100,000,000 lees. Whether or not all tbe companies will be able to pay Is a question upon whloh depends In large measure th future of San Fran cisco. Tbe prediction has been made that not more than 60 per cent, in suranoe will be paid. No adjuster places tbe total to be paid at more than 75 per cent, of the entire insur ance loss. The destrnotion of life was not great aa tbe reports indicated. The exaot number of those that perished will never in all human probability be known, for many bodies were entirely destroyed. Mechanics pavilion was used for a time as a morgue and as a plaoe for tbo Injured. Alter 2Q0 dead bad beau taken there and several hundred injured tbe fire reached the building. No attempt was made to remove the bodies, all attention be ing paid to the Injured. Tbe result was tbat not less than 200 bodies, few of whloh had beau Identified, were, cremated. Many more deaths will not be in directly attributable to tbe lire. These will be caused by explosure and by frlgbt. Thirty-six babies were bom st tbe Presidio grounds Wodnos day. They and tbelr mothers are be log taken oars of by the Red Cross society. Mm. Heyward a Patroneaa. The State aajs Mrs. D. C. Heyward Thursday received a New, York tele gram from Mrs. Donald McLean, Mrs. JobuA. L^gao, Mrs. Judge Rjger Pryor and other prominent women asking that she lend her name as pat- in tbe work of raising food, clothing, etc., for tho San Francisco sufferers and particularly tbo child ran. This request Mrs. Heyward was only tro glad to grant and sent a mes sage to that effect. Strung Him Up. At Oak woods, Texas, a seventeen year old negro boy was lynched Thurs day bv a mob of Mven men, who took him from the custody of the offloere. The negro had entered the home of a widow noar town. He was caught and fully Identified and was awaiting transportation to tho oounty seat. Tbs deputy sheriff who had the prla oner in charge fired several shots at the members of tho mob but without tffeet. Woa at Lest. Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson of signed by ‘A Pastor,’“John S. Moore,’ A Layman,’ 'An Old Layman’ and ‘Chas. P. Hodges.’ Tbe alleged 1m morality consisted in publishing In tbe Christian Appeal tbe oommuoloa thus named. > “We demanded the right to eroes- examine the accusers. Finally four of tbem were put up. During the crom-examloatlODS tba presiding eld ere repeatedly refused to answer and they were told by W. T. Dunoan that if they thought tbe questions “in criminated” tbem they need not an ewer, and they did not. On other important matters they answered, “don’t remember*' and other similar replies. We were only allowed to oroee examine four. Tbat ooooludec the testimony. We were engaged until April 12 in tbls matter, not In eluding the period-of adjournment. Wben the testimony of the witnesses J. W. Kllgo and W. E Meadors, se taken by tbe stenographer was read they denied It; they were offered tbe privilege to correct It In any particu lar way they pleased; they deolloed to make any oorreotions and then ref us ed to sign their testimony. The wit nesses had been kept in tbe room over tbe protest of tbe accused and prompted each other during the i aminatlon. And yet they refused to approve and sign the testimony 1 that he present^ their testimony to tbem for tbelr signatures, but be re fused and, ou his own motion, ruled tbelr testimony out Tbat left tbe oommlttee without a word of test! mony before tbem. And yet they re ported a trial necessary. “There Is a great deal more fibat we would like to publish, but ~lt thought advisable not to do m at pre sent. Tbat a man should be charged with Immorality for pubUshicg rrmt nations of such men as Juhu 8. Moore and Charles P Hodges over tbelr own signatures and similar oommunloa tions of 'A Psstor,’ ‘A Layman,' ete will be astounding to Intelligent men: tbat be should be canUHTwlth false hood and slander in criticising moth odsand practices which have given rise to dissatisfaction and oomplalnte in tbe Church for years will bear but one construction and admit of only one oouoluslon by a llbarty-lovlnf people; tbat a trial should be re per tec necessary without' a word of testl mony by a committee, the majority of whom are blood kin to presiding elders and tbelr predecessors In offije, will open tbe eyee of the blind and In spire the ignorant “Wears not destitute of feeling, but we Infinitely prefer to be In tbe novum nm ns. yii M ble Medial ‘ AiY lee of Che Task Confronting the Food O mmlctee. A ^Ispatoh from Ban Franqtsoo says an Idea of tbe task whloh confronts food oommlttee may be gained from tbe faekthat throughout the city ra tions for 349,440 persons were dletri bated Tauredey. Tbls Is an average ba'ed on reports from a few of tbe food depots. At one point Thursday provisions were given out to 672 persons an hour for ten hours. This station is neither one of the larg est nor one of the sma'l set and so its reports were und as a basis to strike an avrrsge. All flour that wagjreoelvcd In sacks is exchanged at bikeriee pound for pound for bread. Almost all tbe bak eries In the burned region have opened d are selling bread at 5 cents a loaf. and There Is no danger of a meat famine. Raproaentatlvee of tbe Western o>m- pany in south San Franctiao reported to the relief committee tbls morning that there are now In the yards 1,500 cattle, 300 sheep and 500 bogs. More than 200 cattle are killed and dressed dally and sheep and hogs are put under the knife as fast as they ar rive. The full quota of employes 1 at work. Tbe Southern Pacific order ed all oatt’e oars to be rushed to Sat Francisco with precedence over pas senger trains. Wholesale grabbing of supplies b; some while others are In want ba> caused tbe mll-.Lsry authorities to or der a new system In the distributfor of food. B ginning Friday kitchens and mesa room* will bo established where meats will be supplied to all who ac- piy, but no food will be given cut U be ourrted awiv. • In the distribution of olotblng pre caution against fraud will be taken by squads derailed to visit eaoh tent or each shelter, list tbe occupants and tabulate tbelr wants. O ders will' lx given out entitling tbe holders to tbr needed clothing, bedding or other stores. Pitiful stories of suffjrirg from ex posure, Ignorsnoe and helplessness are flooding the relief Oommlttee from ah sides. O: the great refuge oaimpe tba' In the Presidio, which Is under gov ernment control, seems most thorough, ly systematic d, and that In Golden Gate park most disorganised, though it Is rapidly assuming a habitable Many tons cf fresh fruit were dlstri bated free Thursday and Friday. Bun obes of bananaa and boxes of oranges were given unsparingly to tbo people, who flocked f iota the tents along tbe beach and-a bout Fort Mason. .Physical*? Ferf, ot The New York American says Apol lo, if alive Thnrsdar, would have to share laurels as a physically Ideal man wltb John F. Logan, sged twenty-five if No. 83 Taylor street, Brooklyn, who received one huidled per cent. In his examination f or membership in the Greater New York polios force Thla Is tbe second time In the history of tlli Pulloe Department that a can didate has been prooounoed physically perfect, the oaae being all th4 more remarkable in that only one other ap- lioant in 30,000 txamined has oome wltbin fifteen per oent. of it. Prospee tlve Patrolman Logan travelled three years wltb the Buffalo BUI show as bareback rider and spent two years in Cuba as a United States cavalryman in Troop K. - - Wants Another Qaoen. Tae New York American says wben Adele Rttoble, of the “Social Whirl,” at the Casino, was confronted Thurs dar night with an offer of marriage from a real live Prtnoe, she confessed afterwards tbat ehe felt decidedly “flustered.” It really made her dizzy when she learned that this scion cf royalty had actually fallen in love with her picture In far away Sings poro. But when ehe heard from L>w Gek Seng, the emiwary sent to ~ I 4. lovelorn Prlnoe was one Sarong Tebek of Slam, and ttiat be already has i harem containing sixty wives, the so trees saw ber visions of princely glqrj fading. She reserved her decision. , Another Shake. A diipach from San Franelaoo says at three b’olook Wednesday afternoon a shook of earthquake was felt. It lasted nearly a minute and eausec considerable alarm..-A number cf walls of burned buQdltfge whloh were standing were thrown down and frail buildings were considerably shaken □p but tbe damage done was slight. The ebook caused the death of Mrs Annie Whitaker, aged 25 years- Mrs. Whittaker was at work In the kttehen of her home on Shot well street In the Mission distriot, when tbe shook Dime. The chimney which had been left In a tottering condition by the heavy earthquake crashed through tbe roof on the woman and fraoturw ber eoull. Wants Her Back. Charles Jones, of Jacksonville, Fia. offers 950 reward for the return of his 23-year-old wife, who eloped with his brother, Oliver Jones, some days ago, taking a 2-year-old eon with her. The piaee of toe editor of the Christian^ brother who ran off with Mrs. Jones Appeal, with tbat report against him, than in the plaoe of the mon who made It ’’ Shot Blm Dead. A six c al from Grosbeek, Texas says: While being conveyed to jail In tbe custody of two offloere, a negro whom it is alleged assaulted the daughter of J. A. 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