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IMNS tEWJMTIlHI mu iiou umua um- UC ID RiniEIN UXKI v ■» TKOOPS LEAVE CAPITAL If Neither Gniterrez, Cararnza, or Villa Can Conquer it is Planned to Draw Off and Establish Separate Country—Affairs Are Greatly Un settled. A dispatch from El Paso, Texas, Wednesday tells of a movement that has' started in Mexico to eliminate both Carranza and Villa. Gen. Al varo Obregon, Carranza’s military chief, heads the mov ;ment, with Gen. Eualio Guiterrez, the national con vention’s provisional president, who recently fled from the capital. They have agreed together and with several of the Carranza and Villa leaders, it is reported, to or ganize an independent movement to establish a lasting peace. This agree ment, it was said, dates back to the early part of the present month. Several prominent Villa offlclals have been imprisoned or executed as a result of the new movement, it was reported. Luis Benavides, Gen. Villa’s private, secretary, is reported in jail at Mexico City. The troops which left Mexico City with Guiterrez have formed a junc tion with Obregon's column and are preparing 10 enter the capital, accord ing to reports-. . Advices from Mexico City Indicates ' that the Mexican capital soon would be evacuated by the convention forces. Carranza troops are reported at Apan, within fifty miles of the city. State department dispatches receiv ed at Washington said Gen. Villa's followers “were leaving for the north, but did not explain whether the movement was general or merely pre liminary to evacuation. Gen Villa has been named again as commander- In-chlef of the convention forces. From Washington comes a story that Gen. Francisco Villa is contem plating the evacuation of Mexico City, the withdrawal of his forces toward Torreon, and the establishment of an ladepentleiit government or republic In northern Mexico. Official dispatches received by the state department strengthen this Im pression and indicate that Villa, sup ported mainly by Gen Felipe Angelas and the Maderos, may M up such a government in the north, giving It the color of authority by asserting that It Is done under the name of the so- called convention. Villa has not entered Mexico City In the present crisis. He started for the capital from Aguaaralleniee when he learned of the flight of Provisional Piweldent Guiterrez. but halted at Queretaro. and Is giving orders to his agents in the capital from that point. There have been reports In Mexico City that Villa was coming there, but the belief Is growing that he will re turn to the north instead of taking chances on being cooped up In the capital. While Villa is prep, ring for the contingency of the capture of the capital by Gen. Obregon's forces and arranging for withdrawal toward the north. Gen. Angeles, who has for some time been Villa's real choice for the presidency, is handling the situa tion in the north from Monterey as a base On Friday. Just before the flight of Gen. Guiterrez from the capital. Gen. Angeles entered Monterey with the Maderos and delivered a significant speech to the people. He made a strong plea for the support of all the religious elements of the .country, and declared in favor of religious toleration. The Angeles speech is in terpreted by some as a keynote speech for the provisional presidency of the proposed Villa government in the north. These and other developments are regarded as strengthening the theory that It is Villa’s intention to establish a new republic in the north which would include everything north of a line drawn from Matamoras at the mouth of the Rio Grande river, through Monterey, Torreon, and Du rango to the Pacific coast. The new Villa government, it is be lieved, would take over the states of Sonora. Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, and the northern ends of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas. It is generally admitt d that if Villa, An geles, and the Maderos should mass their troops in this region it would be difficult for the Carrancistas or any other element to dislodge them with out a most difficult campaign. Gen. Obregon, he leading command er of the Carrancista forces, is now preparing to capture the Mexican cap ital, and expects to be in control there very soon. *The fact that the Villa, provisional government forces are moving records because they are uncertain of their ability to defend the capital, is interpreted as a fore runner of the evacuation of Mexico City and its capture by the forces of Gen. Obregon. Forces acting under the directions of Gen? Obregon and the Constitu tionalists are now in control of the region westward from Guadalajara to the Pacific coast. Guadafajara is expected to fall any day, if it has not already been evacuated by the con vention forces, as the Constitutional ists claim. The capture of Guadala jara and the occupation of Mexico City by the forces of Gen. Obregon would render precarious the position of detached convention units. After the withdrawal of the provi- ■ionjJ government forces and the es tablishment of Villa's republic tn the north. It la believed to be Villa:* pton to count upon the possibility of dis sension among the Carranelatas and to attach them in an effort to retake the capital at the irst fnvornhlr mo •oat BboaM the Cairaaelataa he aM* to strengthen their government TO INVESTIGATE ASYLUM 1 GOVERNOR EMPLOYS EXPERT FOR THOROUGH INQUIRY. Wants Only the Facts so a* to Adopt Permanent Policy for Good of I»- otltatlon. - j . In order to get an unbiased and unprejudiced report of conditions at the State Hospital for the Insane Gov. Manning has employed Dr. A. P. Her ring, secretary of the Maryland lun acy commission, as an efficiency ex pert, and instructed him to make a thorough investigation into conditions at the asylum. Dr. Herring is the personal repre sentative of the governor and has in structions to make a complete and de tailed examination as conditions are now at the asylum and to report his findings and recommendations. Dr. Herrihgs arrived in Columbia Wed nesday and Immediately took up his work. The governor desires to get a re port on conditions at the asylum as they now exist. He wants this with out regard to politics, persons, or prejudice. He wants the facts. In setting about the proper way to have this accomplished, Gov. Manning con sulted physicians of prominence with in and without the State. He spent much time seeking Information as to where he could get an expert famil iar with high ideals, but with good, common sense. After interviews with men of na tional reputations in this line of work in other states, the governor consult ed Dr. Thomas W. Salmon of New York city, who is, among other things, president of the national com mission on mental hygiene, and one of the best known authorities in this county on this subject. He recom mended Dr. Herring as the most com petent part to make an intelligent in vestigation. Inquiries from other authorities on lunatic asylums added to the recommendation of Dr. Her ring. and the governor finally em ployed him. Dr. T. J. Strait, superintendent of the asylum, was called to the gover nor's office and made acquainted with the purpose of the investigation. He approved of the governor's course and offered every co-operation. The gov ernor telephoned for Mr. J. A. Sura- mersett and Dr.-4°Hu* H. Taylor, members of the benrd of regents who live In Columbia, and they too, ap proved of the InveetlgatioM. Col. Alva H. Dean, of Greenville, another member of the board. w«s consulted over the long distance tele phone. and he added his consent and approval The other two regents, Mr J. D. Bivens of Rldgevtlle, and Mr. F R. Hunter of Newberry, were ac quainted with the purpoee of the gov ernor by letter. Wtih the approval of the majority of the regenu and of the superin tendent In his hands. Gov. Manning Instructed Dr Herring to make a sweeping and complete Inveetlgatlon His Instructions are to absolutely dis regard politics, ss It was made clear to him that the purpoee of the gov ernor was not to dig uptild sores, but to get an unbiased and unprejudiced statement of conditions as they exist The report will be filed with Oov Manning to be used by him tn decid ing whether legislative action Is nec- eesary. or what plan is to be followed In settling on a definite policy for the asylum Friction between the superintend ent and regents under the dun) sys tem of government now In force at the asylum, discontent and charges of Incompetency which have been made have been hrmrd year after year, and there has been talk already of anoth er legislative invest'gatlon. The governor wants to have the asylum removed from politics and to use his efforts to settle on a policy and plan of management which will remove the asylum from being used as a football for polllcs and make It a well managed business Institution, where the greatest care is taken of the unfortunates who are its inmates. W F. Caldwell. DISPENSARY SALKS. Fifteen Counties Sell Worth of Booze In 1014. The dlspensari In 15 counties in South Carolina made a net profit of 1850,968.09 in 1914, according to the annual report of Mose H. Mobley, State dispensary auditor. A com parison of the dispensary sales in the various counties in 1913 and 1914 follows: 1913. 191 4 Aiken . . . .$ 282,038 $ 232,957 Beaufort . . 152,350 132,775 Barnwell . . 67,990 245,482 Bamberg . . 34,144 118,315 Charleston . 592,106 578,467 Calhoun^. . 28,428 66,784 Dorchester . 29,172 86,242 Florence . . 566,674 564,116 Georgetown . 167,005 158,689 Jasper . . ’ 18,567 23,339 Lexingtog . . 107,640 Orangeburg 326,057 Richland. . 982;889. 11,133 Union . . . 150,579 170,525 Williamsburg • 41,297 Total. . . $3,071,948 $3,3663,826 Youth Killed Out Hunting. Frank Wilson, 19, of Waycross, Ga„ was killed Friday when a gun In the hands of his companion out hunting'went off, blowing away the back part of his head. * Offers Reward for the Lynchers. Gov. Slaton has offered a reward of $5(10 for the arrest and conviction of. the first five men guilty of the re cent lynching at Montleello. Three Come From Ruins Alive. Two women and an eight-year-old boy were rescued from th* ruias of Avwuoue slit* os Thursday la Mexico City tt would develop la to a ceaiast betweee the VUttata# aad the Corruacista* aad betwesu th* rciuNHMicm thee nos eh sura ir imiAl M STEIHEI CRAZED BY MAD VOICES Tried la the United States Court at Columbia Boston Architect Tells One of the Most Interesting Stories Ever Heard In a Court Rohm in This Country. i • • With the same stoical Indifference that has marked his conduct during his entire trial, George B, Perkins, Boston architect, was Thursday night sentenced by Judge H. A. M. Smith, in the federal court at ColumbU, to three years in the Atlanta federal prison for the killing of F. W. R. Hinman, business manager of the Florida Times- Union, of Jacksonville, last November aboard the Clyde liner Mohawk. • The morning was consumed with arguments by the attorneys. At 2:3'' o'clock the case was given to the jury. After taking one ballot the jury found Perkins guilty of man slaughter at 4:40 o'clock. Six o'clock was named as the time for sentence to be pronounced. It was stated by attorneys that a writ of error will be sued fo*, and Judge Smith fixed $5,000 as the amount of Perkins’ bond. The case will be carried on appeal to the fed eral circuit court at Richmond. If this verdict Is sustained an appeal it is said that the case will then be taken to the United States supreme court. With good behavior Perkins would be released In two years if he serves the sentence Imposed upon him. Perkins told his story Wednesday. With gripping Intensity he described “the awful hallucinations," "the su pernatural voices that drove me Into a frenzy," and "this series of horri ble nightmares that were ten thou sand times worse than anything I have ever experienced, from which I wanted oblivion, even the oblivion of by suicide In preference to their con tinuation." In perfect language, making use of an unusually large vocabulary, and wfth excellent choice of words to ex press the "awfulness" of his mental and physical condition. Perkins re lated his story, supplying even min ute details from that time on Novem ber 1914, when be had luncheon r 1th his brother-in-law, H B Hol ton. of Boston, at a Boston club, through a night in New York at the Hotel Martinique, when he was be set. he said, "by terrible hallucina tions In the form of bltek nebulous objects." his departure for the West Indian Islands on the Clyde liner Mo hawk. "the Incessant humming In his ears of Indistinct voices" during the first night sbosrd the steamer, the "frenxy" In which be wss thrown early In the second night on the steamer "that was tea thousand times worse than anything I ever ex pertenced.' and bow he obtained the "oblivion" from these voices snd his nightmare, he said, he desired, even ‘‘should it have been death." Perkins told the court in s calm, quiet voire how he recklessly drsnk from s bottle of medicine which bore directions to take a teaspoonful every six hours, obtaining the “oblivion" he was "frantic to find." He declar ed he did not remember the shooting on the deck of the steamer when he committed the set for wjfich he Is standing trial. Displaying some of the qualifies tions of the trained actor, the accused man made incessant use of Inflection, facial expression, gestures snd move- "tnents of his entire body to Increase the horror of the story he related with effective choice of words. He was a willing talker and answered questions, direct, possibly dangerous to his cause, with readiness, never hesitating for any reason At times the witness would close his eyes or blink rapidly when col lecting his thoughts. Again he would inject a humorous touch by reciting some trivial circumstance—for in stance, his attempt to read an exces sively dull book on the ship or to reg ister his complaint against the ser vice in the dining room. Once he controverted testimony of fered the day before by one of the waiters as to the dinner to which he was served. The waiter swore that Perkins ordered haked cod. “Now I never eat codfish. it’s full of worms, sion on his facd was one of disgust. At different times the witness would mimic the uovements of the body when suffering from the halluci nation, and to indicate how his feet tweetched, he stretched out his legs and dangled them In the air in illus tration. The voices would be discon- tinvied when the defendant talked with others, he said, With a slow, quiet pace, Perkins walked to the witness chair after Dc. Roberts had been asked to “come down,” and began to testify in his own behalf.* After a brief recital of his life work and his v habits,- he launched into his remarkable story. Perkins stated he was 44 years, two months and £ix days of.-age; that he was an architect and designer, hav ing designed the furniture for, t}ie ways and means Committee of the na tional House of Representatives, for the New York public library and oth er noted buildings. *'I have been eight times in Eu rope. three times around the world, a dozen or more times in the West In dies, and through South America. I went over the Andes Mountains when four revolut ons were in progress in Argentina." He stated he generally drank light wines after bis meals. Perkins stated be wanted to go to the West Indies to do "sods banting and swimming * He sold he felt Ms left Boston, Nov amber I. 1*14,-for Nov York, to bo- trig Hs Tort vas said Perkins. The expres-c of flrearni8 able’’; that ha “suffered Intensely with dyspepsia." As the second day at sea drew to a close, Perhins asserted ha “became ▼ary nervous." Hs said be took a dose of “the liquid" (the chloral mix ture) and then "I became very quick ly much more nervous, and I began having the most awful experience I ever knew. Immediately I began to hear the Telcee again. They were the most damnable, accnned, raucous voices I have ever heard. I became frightened. I became frensied. My brain as in a very clouded state, and I thing the voices might well have driven a man mad. I don’t know what happened to me. 1 feared I was going insane. I took some more of the liquid (chi ral mixture), I don't know how much, and the last I re member was that I swallowed some clear water to waeh a very disagree able taste from my mouth. , “I haven't the slightest recollection about going into the hall that night barefooted, clothed in pajamas and wearing a raincoat," he said. “My mind is blank as to the shooting. J recall nothing about being overpow' 1 - ered by members of the crew. In fact I have no recollection as to how Hinman looked. Yesterday when Mr. Wright was testifying I tried to re fresh my memory ;.s to the dead man. I don’t remember seeing Capt. In gram. There was no reason why I should want to shoot any man on the boat. I had no quarrel with any one." Perkins testified that he took one dose of chloral, a teaspoonful in water, according to directions. This was to relieve a “fearful headache.” Contrary to expectations, the effect was just the opposite. * The pain was intensified, and the defendant was haunted by “damnable voices of de mons" shout ng at him. "They curs ed me. They screamed at me. I never heard human voices like that. They were not of this world. They were either from th« spirit world or from the Imagination. One said get the electric battery. Another would dt reel that It be applied to my feet or to my back. Always I felt that part of the body indicted twitch." The wituess spent the night prior to sailing at the Hotel Martinique in New York. He did not sleep any at all, nor did he hear voices then, but was haunted by nightmare. “It Is difficult to describe,’* he declared. "It was all like s waking nightmare. I was in terrible distress. What I saw was with the Inner eye. or ^ Ith the eye of the mind. Three nebullous figures came tumbling towsrd me They grew as they advanced. They had no definite or fixed form. One assumed the shape of s high building with windows. Another that of an Egyptian mummy rase, without the face, or like one of Rodin s statues.” The following morning Perkins consulted Dr. Roberts, and received the prescriptions for chloral and caf- fein citrate, the former for insomnia aad the Utter for aervousneon. Describing hU actions Immediately prior to the shooting. Perkins said he hsd s light dinner, snd went early to his room, explaining that he knew no one on the boat and was feeling “very badly ” "Tba visions hsd dis appeared. but I began again to hear thoaa awful volcas. Tkiags happened very ripldly then, and this awful hor ror came upon me, ton thousand times more horrible than anything I had ever experienced. The voices were demonical, shrieking They drove me into n frenxy. I did not be lieve man could feel fear of that In tensity. 1 wanted oblivion I took some more out of that bottle (con taining the chloral mixture). I don’t know whether I drank the whole con tents of the bottle or not. I don’t say I took this liquid with Intent tn get swsy from the world," he Quick ly answered a question of this port from Attorney Waring. The first the defendant knew of the killing, he said, was when he awoke from the comatose state in the Roper hospital In Charleston. “A line of people filed In by my bed.” averred Perkins. “They all looked sad. Then one read a paper of something about a killing. I pre sume it was a warrant; nobody has ever explained. I wasn’t much in terested until I heard my name. Then I wondered if I was a murderer ’Have I killed some one? Am I a murderer? ’ I asked. The man who had read the paper said, ’Yes, sir!’ I reasoned, too, that it was strange that if I was a murderer the man should ‘sir’ me. He should have an swered ‘Yes.’' ’’ Just why Perkins should have a pistol on this trip figured in the testi mony Wednesday. Perkins said he carried a pistol for three reasons. The first was a precaution against panic. He had been on a ship that caught fire, and a panic was fore stalled among the passengers and the crew of negroes by the threatened FIRES CONSTABLES limns iku iot knenra AND DIPOTIES UTTLE BOY’S SAD *.'* * , r 1 • - i^^ ‘ FATHER COULDN'T HKLF UM NO HR HAKGM BOUSES HOLD ELECTION! Captain Griffith Re-elected Superin- •I -V vj- ' ten dent of the State Penitentiary— D. A. Spivey and J. P. Thomas oa to Make His Own Finally Got n Job Bat Rad Tap# HI* Going to Wort. * Billy McNally of N«w York wan only about 9 years old and th* young est of six brothers and n sister when his parents, Mr. sad Mrs. Joseph H. McNally, brought their family to that city a few years a.o, and Mr. Mo- Nally opened a plummng bnsineas. Citadel Board of Viritorn—Peul- Immediately. So pur- A second reason was for protec tion in foreign lands. The witness had traveled around the world three times and through Europe seven or eight times. In remote places he found it necessary to be armed, as in crossing the.Andes mountains. • A third reason was his opinion of a death by drowning. “1 wak'particularly anxious to have a revolver with me after the Titanic w’ent down. Several people went down with that boat whom I knew. Since then I have wanted a pistol with me that I might have one to turn to my temple should I ever be caught under the same citeuinstances as those on the Titanic. I would pre fer death from a revolver bullet, fir ed by my own hand, to death by drowning. I have feared drowning as a very painful death.” T have no recollection of shoot ing any one,’.' said Perkins, with un usual emphasis. “I have no recol lection of how Mr. J-ilnman looked." He made no other reference to the man he had slain, but looked with some slight ddgree of interest at Mrs. Henman, sea(Mp*hear him, who began weeping afrerf. tentiary Directors Elected. , t The commissions of all constables, speciaL deputies, law agents and de tectives are revoked through a proc lamation Issued by Gov. Manning Thursday afternoon. The proclama tion reads: i "By Ws Excellency, Richard I. Manning, Governor and Commander- In-Chief in and over the State afore said: ' "To all and sinqular, judges, sher iffs, constables, mayors, Intendants and other officers of Justice In the said state, and to whom it may con cern, greeting:'t "Whereas, certain persons have heretofore been appointed by the gov ernor of South Carolina as constables or special constables to Investigate the enforcement of law, and as law agents, and as deputies and detec tives; and "Whereas, It Is primarily the duty of officers of the various counties In this State to enforce the law; and "Whereas, It is my belief that they will do so. “Now, therefore, I, Richard I. Man ning, governor as aforesaid, hereby revoke and cancel any commissions or appointments heretofore Issued to such persons as such constables, spe cial constables, law agents, deputle* and detsctlves.*' At the night session of ths joint assembly O. C. Scarborough and P. L Bethea were elected dlcetors of the penitentiary, and D. A. Spivey and J P. Thomas were elected on the board of visitors of the Citadel. The result of the first ballots for members of the Medleal College board was as follows: Gadsden 94. Croft 83. Sima <3, Flshburne 97, William* 41. McLeod 41. Crosson 50. Wyatt 87 The new members of ths board for ths msdical college elected on the first ballot were Messrs Philip H Gadsden and Drs. Croft, FUhburnt aad Wyatt. The result was not reached until 11:30 o'clock In the Joint assembly In the elections that wars held during tbs morning sitting of tbs joint assembly Capt. D. J. Griffith was unanimonsly re-el «cted supartntsnd ent of the State penitentiary. Capt Griffith bos accep ably filled this po- •lion for many years and ths high set testimonial to his efficiency was given In his rselectlon wlthont oppo sition. Ths second election was for code commissioner to fill ths position mad* vacant by tbs promotion of Mr Bethea to lieutenant governor Mr Marshall P DsBrabl. formerly of Ab beville county, was elected on tbs first ballot. Ths other names pre sented for this position were Francl* F. Carroll af Bamberg, and F. M Wet more of Florence. There were twelve names presented for ths three positions on ths board of directors of the State penitentiary The only election oa the first ballot was that of Mr. J. M. Smith, who was a candidate for re-election, now be ing n member of the board. The nominees and ths result of tbs first ballot were as follows: O. E. Scar borough of Clarendon, 61; J. A. Llv Ingston of Orangeburg, 28; T. H Ralnsford of Edgefield, 58; J. R Haile of York, 12: E. A. Perry of Saluda. 33; O. L. Saunders of York 17; P. E. Bethea, of Dillon. 60 George A. Browning of Laurens, 4 J. M. Smith, 111 (elected); J. H Wharton of Laurens, 37; J. B. Bell, of Cherokee, 32; J. H. Gosnell of Spartanburg, 14. The elections were not concluded at the morning session and the bal loting for directors of the peniten tiary was resumed at the, night ses sion. On reconvening at the night ses sion the names of Messrs. Livingston. Halle, Gosnell, Saunders and Brown ing were withdrawn as candidates for membership tn the penitentiary board. The second ballot resulted: O. C. Scarborough, 87; P. L Bethea, 88; J. H. Wharton, 28; T. H Ralnsford, 68; J. B. Bell, 24; E. A. Perry, 15. Messrs. Scarborough and Bethea were declared elected. The vote for members of the Cita del board resulted: D. A. Spivey, 99: J. P. Thomas, 89: Wm. M. Godfrey, $1; J. T. Reese, 65. A majority vote be'ng cast for Messrs, Spivey and Thomas, they were de clared elected f r the prescribed time The nominees for the board of trustees of the medical college at Charleston were then taken up. The first nomination was tnade by Sena tor Slnkler, who nominated Mr. Phil ip H. Gadsden of Charleston as a suc cessful and energetic business man and one who would make a most val uable member of the board.’ Dr. T. G. Croft of Aiken. Dr. Chas Sims of Cowpens, and Dr. S. B. Fish- burne of Columbia, members of the present board, were nominated, also Dr. C. N. Wyatt of Easley, Dr. D. M. Crosson of-Lexington, Dr. A H. Wil liams of Lake City, and Dr. F. H McLeod of Florence. . . . . . _ Wf? Billy wasn’t a very Important mem-\ her of the family; but one by one tba' - brothers and the sister grew np aad one' by one they drifted back to Boe- ton, the home where all were born % Then, n year or so ago, Mrs. Mc Nally died, and B'Uy and his father were left alone. Mr. McNally was greatly grieved by his wife’s death. He lost Interest In his business, and finally he closed it up, taking Billy to live with him in the hotel which Bernard Brenman runs over his cafe. Billy went to cchool regularly, and spent all his spare time with his father until last June, when Mr. Mo- Nally heard of an opening in the Pan ama canal work, and departed for the South, leaving Billy in charge of Mr. Brennan. Every time a steamship arrived from the Isthmus there was n letter for Billy from his father and a money order to cover his expenses nt the hotel and leave a little spending- money for him. Billy was lonesome, but he kept e stiff upper Up, as bis father admonished him In each letter to do, and told Mr. Brennon be coaid stick It out all right till his father came back. It was last September when Mr. McNally returned. Affairs on the Isthmus hadn't been as prosperous an he had boped. and he had determined to return to his old home In Boston snd try his luck there. He consulted with Billy snd Mr. Brennan and final ly decided to leave the boy In New York until he found what his for tunes might be. He left nt once and the letters be gin to come regularly again, but thin time there was no money In them. Billy worried, but Mr. Brennsn told him everything would be ell right ns, soon as his father made his pile; meantime he would take care of the youngster. As the weeks extended Into months, however, Billy, more worried sock dsy. quit school end told Mr. Bren nan he was going to sera his own living if he could. He fonnd that he would here to hsv* working papers issued by the board of health heesasa he was only 14 years old, and ho sst about getting the necessary reports from his schools to procare thesa. Meantime he Bought e lot wlthont succena and each day found him morn dishsart*n*4. Mr. Brannon couldn’t chaar him np. “If I only had long pan to." the little chap Insisted. “I'd have n chance. Nverybody thinks I'm n kid." ▲t Inst ha fonnd an opening as n district messenger boy and told Mr. Brennan gleefully Wednesday: “I’m going to work on the *»«ts* Just ss soon ns I get my papers." He expected to get them Wednes day, aad Jam so B. Dike, on eider ty man, who lives at ths hotel aad bad known BlUy for yaart. went with him to tho health deportment. They learned that Billy had neglected In put down the name of his father as hts guardian and this little hitch, bound up in official red tape, prevent ed the issuance of his papers for tho time being. The boy almost wept at ths nows. He returned to the hotel and want at once to hts room, telling Mr. Dak* ha felt too badly to see any oa* Just than. "I’ll be down for supper," he said, snd closed his door. When hs didn’t appear Mr. Dnk* and Mr. Brennan went in search of him. They found him swinging dead beside bis window. . He had fashion ed a noose out of his leather belt, fastened it with a cord to n noil above the window, adjusted It about his neck, and ^then sprung off from the window sll time. He had been deed some ENGLAND 18 MOVED. Does Not Like Action of Government in Changing Dacia. Cable advices to the British for eign office at London Thursday said that loading of the Hamburg-Ameri- can steamship Dacia at Port Arthur, Texas, had been suspended. The hope is entertained in official circles that the United States will not per mit this former Gjeraan vessel, valid ity of whose transfer to American registry is questioned, to enter the German cotton trade. The Washington suggestion that the Dacia might carry cotton to Rot terdam instead of Bremen is not re garded by British officials as offering a solution. The foreign office Is not disposed to decide precisely what ac tion will be taken until it is known positively that the Dacia has sailed for Germany under the American flag. Even then it is probable, a prominent official Intimated, that her cargo would be permitted to reach its destination, but the vessel detained if the facts in conn ction with her sale are as reported. More Air Raids to Come. Berlin papers In commenting on the recent air raids to England refer to the fact that It is only a precur sor of the many raids which will fol low. To Bury Fallen Mexicans. A committee of citizens of Kaco, Ariz., have undertaken to bury sev eral hundred dead Mexicans whose bodies, have been on the ground nines the battles between the factions near there.- Boy Killed by LIUle Cousin. Henry James, 6 years old. was klli- *d at Hartsvllle Saturday by his stx- yaar-oM eossin. Sidney Jams*, who Kicked sp n shot gun. which went off. th* landing blowing sway th* sldn fif After Killing Wife. When his wife refused to rejoin him James Hutchins, of Pittabarg. went to Moaelalr. N. J, where she was. and killed her Friday H* than firm i The death of Liewt. Gan. 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