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A CHARACTER. I knew him well; the last of a proud lace; j Proudest and last. Years of unjust uis- j grace, Of poverty, of insult, of neglect, Deep sickness, deeper sorrow, had not wrecked The Argo of liis love-dreams; had not flecked The clearness of that high, far-darting intellect. His a deep brain impassioned to know all Of boon or bane which n;av to no man befall. A deeper heart, e'en larger than his brain, To which no living thing appealed in vain: Xo man so vile or low lie would not bend, In sympathy, to show himself a friend. He measured each man's weakness by his own. He knew the longings which, perhaps, atone For frequent lapses in the Eye that sees With perfect love Life's endless mysteries. The vexing limitations of liis friends: The virtues of his enemies: the ends. Vast and profound, to which Creation ' tends W%h slow, majestic step (albeit with blends Of discord in her music), were by him Felt clearly ever; never fancies dim. Not stars alone as ordered things lie saw. Hut meteors likewise moving well, by Jaw: , Law, beautiful and sweet, it stern at times. I Like Milton's verse without a need of j rhymes To make it poesy, sublime, supreme! So lived he; died lie; clasping close the dream. The Dream Aueast of Human brotherhood, Of boundless beauty and Eternal Hood; And throned in worlds beiow as those above. Life, Life Divine, and Kver'asting Love! ?Henry Austin, in The Century. i ? A Treat ' Y g- For Bertie. T &an32S52SS*?aQjww *VE always kept it out of ^ your way," said Miss ?Jo Edith, affecting to totter 2 K beneath the weight of a large brown leather-bound bcoii, "out I suppose?now?you'll have to make the acquaintance of all the sisters and rousius and aunts. Albums are supposed to be out of stylo, I know, but I tliiuk families will always Lave them. No, I don't require your support, thank you. Just sit down there quietly and behave yourself whHe I show them to you?and don't make any stupid comments. I said 'behave yourself.' " "That isn't misbehaving." said the prospective member of the family. "I'd like to know what you call it?*' "Very nice, as far it went." "Don't, Bertie. Now look here. Here's pa and ma to begin with. They're recent, of course. I don't like ma's expression very well; she looks so serious. Pa's all right." ; "Good likeness, both of 'em." "This," sal". Miss Edith, turn in z the page," is Ruth when she was a little bit of a thing. 1 think she's cunning, don't your"' "Awfully cunning." "And that oue on the opposite side is Jim when he was a baby. He seems to be surprised about something." "I'd never have recognized him. It's " the first time I ever saw him without liis pipe. I'm surprised, too. Where do you come in V "Never mind about me. That's Grandma Brown. Yoj never saw her, >. . t but she's likely to come here for a vicih tlio cTii'inor Vnii'll linvp tn IiiiiiW yorr P's and Q's then, sir." "She does not look very venomous." V "Bertie! Well. I should say she ; didn't.' She's the sweetest, loveliest old thing that ever was. She used to pet me to death when I was a little girl.' "I'd .ike to know how she could help "(loose." "You know that I am sorry that 1 didn't know you then." |: \ "When?" "When you were a little girl. I seem to have lost such a lot a time." I? "You didu't lose auy time after you k' 1 did know me." "Well, I kuew a good thing when 1 saw it. Never mind: I won't lose any more time if I can heip it." "I expect you'll stay down at your dnh four nights out of every week." "You've got auotlier guess coming." jfc ' "Bertie!" "Sweetness." "Are you quite perfectly, absolutely sure that?that you do?" "1'iu perfectly, absolutely sure that If I don't nobody iu the world ever did ?r ever will. Are you sureV&j ^ * Oh. 1 think maybe 1 do?"a little. "Edith!" "Now, Bertie, stop! Yes. I'm sure. You know I r.iu. Bndie, Aunt Martha's looking at you! There! I wanted to show you lhat nlnum and you don't eem interested one bit." "Who's this?" asked the young-man. "I to?d you that was Aunt Martin:. The other is Uncle Harry. They used to he quite ^eaithy, bin Uncle Harry lost his money in some investment ami now he seem: to have changed a great deal. He won't work any more, and Aunt Ma~lli:i just supports him. Of course, that's a family secret, but I wouldn't Keep anything from you." "And I'd never keep anything from you." "Alie you sure?" "Quite sure. We'd just tell each other * wry thing. won t we. darling?" 4Tu. sure 1 wouldn't hide a thought from yon." "Nor I from you. I think that's where some ouples make a mistakenot telling thing: to each other. We won't be like that, wiil we*:" "I don't see how peop'c can if they truly love each other." "1 don't e'tiier." "IVrhaps 1 don't tuink people do care for one another as much as we do -do you'" *Tm sure they don't." ( ,* "JSertie. we were going to look at! the album. Now teli me wnat ycru think of this girl.'* "Tell me who she . < ltr3r. I'm not going to make any rash breaks. I've looked through photograph albums before.*' "Whom did you look through them with?" "Why, with friends. Yon know it's not nn uncommon form ot enter?. What are you looking at me for like that. Edith?" "What friends?" "Why?er?1 don't .iust call to raind. Why, Edith, you don't suppose i: was anything lin2 this, do you? No. Nobody 1 ever cared two pins about. If I had I'll tell vou directly." "You are positive?" "Quite positive. You see, I don't even recollect who it was." "Oh. I didn't suppose it was anybody. really. I was just jokiug. Bertie. doesn't it seeiu strange?" "What?" "Eight months ago we c;dn't know each other at ail and now here we are sitting here?engaged." "It seems too good to be true to me. sometimes. When I thin!: of it?and how something might have happened and I might never have seen >ou! I was thinking of going to St. Louis last year." "Bertie, suppj* ; you had!' "You -,'ould probably have found some one else you li'.cd." "I wouldn't have done anything of the kind." "Don't you think yen would?" "I know I wouldn't. Why didu't I ever find anybody I liked before? Do you think you would have found some one else?" "I'm quite certain I wouldn't. Nobody 1 could have cared for as I care for you. No, I guess it was all fixed up beforehand. We are just cut out for each other, darling. 1 don't believe it would have made any difference if I had gone to Sr. Louis. I'd have met you somehow. I " There was an abrupt Siart as a matronly looking lady entered the room. "Well:" she exclaimed, "what are yon two young people doing here in the dark?" "I was showing Bertie the photograph album, mamma," said Edith. "K'mm!*' said the matronly looking lady. "It didn't look much likj that to me."?Cbieago News. The Sayings of Solomon. Never go into busiuess with relatives. They'll skin you even if you get St. Feter for doorkeeper aud the Recording Angel for the bookkeeper! Beware of false profits! A penny over-cbarged may cause you to lose a dollar customer. When you hear a man say "do others before they do you," look out for him! He is oue of the evil-doers! Wheu you are down, take knocks without howling. But when you get up again just sock it to your enemy with compound interest. Mark Twain says?"Ee good and you will be lonesome!" Your Dncle Solomon says? "Better be alone in good company that sociable in bad!" The ready lender generally finds out that when, he gets broke there is a great deal of truth in the old saying that "He who goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowiug!" Paste this over your desk! If you haven't a desk on your looking glass! If you haven't a looking-glass, over your bed! If you haven't a bed. wear it next to your heart! Be sure to keep it by you so that you may remember, a dollar is your best friend! Never answer advertisements that promise to pay you thirty dollars a week for sitting home, doing nothing! Save your stamps aud your common sense! The postoflice hasn't cornered all the frauds yet! Never run from a policeman or a dog! They'll think you are guilty whether you are or not! Then you are sure to get a clubbing, or a biting, no matter how little : ou may deserve it. There are timea when it pays to stand still.?American Magazine. Chloroform and Germination. On account of the difference of opinion of the ..ction of chloroform and ether on dry seeds, M. Becquerel has made an extended investigation of this subject. He reports in the Comptes Rendus des Seauces de j'Aeademie des Sciences 011 the result obtained with peas, clover, alfalfa and wheat seeds. These were c.vided into groups, part of which were perforated, and Jie bal a nee Deiug leu iniacr. The seeds were kept in chloroform and ether ror a wlicie ; ea. and then removed and dried upon filter 1 a per. Upon testing for germination it was found that all seeds in which the outer coat had nc; been mutilated ge? urinated readily after having been preserved for over a year. In all cases where the seed coat had been perforated the seeds lost their germinating power. Living Man Tnr.m to Hon?. There lias just died at UberlingM-. in Ha den, a man who has been slowly ossifying for forty years, says the Lon- j don Express. He was attacked by the rare disease known to doctors as myositis ossificans when fifteen years old. The first symptoms of the disease, which attack the muscular tissues and turus them to bone, appeared in the feet, and slowly the muscles of the legs and the thighs became <juite hard. When the disease reached the muscles of the heait death ensued. The man was perfectly contented with his lot, and knew exactly when <?.? i.amimur TTu \vji? visited lilt? rilVl ?HIC V V recently l?y the (iraml Duchess of Baden, who sent several specialists to s-e liiin. None of them was able, however. to relieve bitu. v CURIOUS REVENGES.) - * ?9 IN:TA*'CE5 OF CUTfING OFF THE NOSE TO SFITE THE FACE WV.'AVAV.WTW/A'.'.'.V.'. EYEXCiE. according: to popu*ai superstition, possesses |-^ properties that are decidw ediy swee.. When, how/ 't ^ ever, the subject is looked into doseiy it is. it must be confessed, difficult to see where the sweetness c/v f.ii. .ic +r.a nv'toi'ttr nf i*p V UII1UO ill Hi/ 11(1 <10 iiiv. mujvk I%(. V. ?. venges are concerned, but 011 the other hand ingenuity undoubtedly enters largely into the choice of a fitting retaliation. and in these instances the mere fact that a happy idea has been thought out is perhaps in itself a joy. The burglar who some little time ago announced at the 01(1 Bailey that he revenged himself upon the officers who arrested him liv committing a burglary at the earliest opportunity 011 their heat in order to bring them into disrepute, was perhaps lacking in the ingenuity that induced a Chicago lady who had been the victim of gossip to announce a lecture, to which all her detractors were specially invited, and at which, the justly ircensed woman tohl those assembled exactly what her private opinion of them amounted to. but at a.I events, his plan possessed the element of originality. Again, the photographer who painted 1 prison bars across the portraits of those of his clients who (lid not pay his accounts, and hung the pictures outside his studio for all the world to see. resorted to a scheme of retaliation fitting the offense, and one that was. accord ing to her own statement, about to b? adopted by a Parisian sculptress a few years ago when she lost a lawsuit, that she instituted with the idea of compelling a fair client to pay for a marble bust she had ordered. Instead, however, of putting the defendant "in jail" after the manner of the ingenious photographer, the fair sculptress decided to transform the bust into a caricature ! of the lady aud exhibit it at the Salon. She did not meution, however, how she ' intended to induce the committee to ; further her design, which' was, after all, onky an adaptation of many artistic ' revenges that culminated some few 1 years ago in an Antwerpian tenant ' painting, across the front of his house the words: "At the sign of the Dirty ' Front." in French and Flemish, as a revenge upon his landlord, who refused to paint the front of his dwelling. In the course of the summer of 1001 1 a conductor on the "tube," who was under notice to leave, sought to be fit- ; tingly revenged by putting on the emergency brakes on bis section of the train 1 when in the tunnels, with the result that the train was delayed forty mill- ' utes between Shepherd's Bush and the 1 Bank and the system entirely upset. This method of revenge, however, will ( be rarely resorted to in the future, at ' -11 K*. +1,/. ,i-1cr? tho Mfltris ilil U1 CIJ13 UJ lllc lll?, 1V1 1UV trates who looked into the ease prompt- < Jy fined the practical joker ?10 or a J month, and the would-be waster of ! time found that his method was decid- ' edly more expensive than that adopted 1 by certain members of a provincial 1 City Council, who had been "closured." i who rendered a whole afternoon's meeting abortive by refusing to vote at 1 all on a measure that required two- ] thirds of the council to vote in the affirmative. That revenges, even when : they fit the offense to the admiration i of the retaliator. are at times decidedly t expensive was discovered in 1902 by a South Coast engineer who, evidently with the desire of getting even with some one in authority, connected the 1 water pipe with a gas pipe in an unoccupied house, thereby filling the gas main with water. Naturally this freak caused considerable annoyance, but it is doubtful if any one was more put out than its perpetrator when justice demanded that i e should pay a ?5 fine, ?50 on account of damages and fl 2s. j Gd. costs. Although in this instance the man , learned in mechanics was. in a sense, j hoisted with his own petard, the form j of retaliation to which he resorted had. ] in a sense, one merit?it was effective, and, though misguided, was uot with- j out originality. This latter retribute may also be said to have been shared , by the scheme of retaliation devised shortly after the Spanish - American war by a Seville audience that at some considerable expense revenged itself upon the United State.? by purchasing [ all the seats at the opera house on the night of the appearance of an Anieri- ' can prima donna and unanimously staying away, with the result that the opening act was-given to a house almost empty, except for policemen and 1 ' * * ' '1 .tlnK/iA 1 uoieciives, Wllijti JiUSUJUit: ;ncui.c ed the finest efforts cf the great artist. The form that this revenge took was the absolute antithesis of that resorted to some time ago by clivers schoolboys * when their headmaster,great Cogger, became a city rector. The boys, with ( the usual cunning of their kind, soon ' discovered that their f inner tyrant * was in the habit of excusing himself : from giving an afternoon service when * less than three non-officials were present. and forthwith resolved themselves ( into a baud of twelve, subdivided into 1 four companies, who took it in turn to T attend the church on each Sunday afternoon. week by week for several j months, for the purpose of entering the edifice at the very last moment, when : the rector was about to make his ens- c tomary announcement, thereby compelling their victim to provide a ser\F 1 ice. Apparently, both schoolboys and ( Spanish playgoers failed to appreciate 1 the fact that their policy foincidoc! ^ with the aphorism that it is unwise to bite off the nose to spite the face. * Some little time ago, when a Mr. Hatch, of Hornellsvi'Ie, U. S. A., brought in a bill to provide curfew | bells to be tolled through the State of < JCew York at 9 o'clock at night, after which no children should be allowed in the streets, the Assembly, in revenue for the waste of their time that the proposal of the bill engendered, so amended the act that t provided for a curfew to be rung only in Hornellsville. and only for the purpose of fixing the hour for Air. Hatch tc retire to his couch! That the American nation is very ingenious in manufacturing novel and fitting revenge, is also exemplified by the case of a gentleman from Missouri. who 011 landiur at New York was taxed $4.75 (IPs. (Rod.) on account of a case of fish and a bottle of whisky i that he had brought from Europe, and forthwith announced that although 5n the past he had always L-een a Kepublican in politics in the future it would vote Democrat, and further pledged himself to carry out a vow that the Republicans should lose a vote for every cent?there were 475 in number? the.v had by their system of taxation levied on him.?London (ilobe. ALL IN HER TRUNK. And So It Woi the Company Settled the Claim. A merchant was suing the Burlington Railroad for a car of household goods said to have been destroyed by water and fire at Kansas City during the flood of 3003. while the car was en route from Texarkana to Macon. Among the property lost was a trunk belonging to the plaintiff's daughter, Miss Mercedes . Her father's lawyers thought it well to put Miss Mercedes on the stand to prove the value of the particular article. The witness was about eighteen. In her innocent brown eyes no hint of humor lurked and the wavy chestnut hair rolled back from a smooth forehead that invited trust and confidence. After she had testified in chief that her trunk contained "some skirts and things." and that they were worth from $G0 to $75, the lawyer turned to the road's counsel and said: "You may inquire." The general attorney for the road. Colqnel N. 0. Borders, indicated to his associate, a youug man from a neighboring town, that he might tackle the cross-examination. This barrister happened to be a "detail man." and was inspired with the commendable spirit of finding out things. He believed in getting at the facts. Angels might bare deliberated before venturing upon the sacred territory ahead of him, but lie didn't. "You said your trunk contained 'some skirts and things,'" began the young man; "what did you mean by that, Miss Mercedes?" , She turned and looked him frankly in the eye. "Do you want to know what was in my trunk?" she asked. "Well, yes; I think we're entitled to know what we're asked to pay for," returned the lawyer importantly. Colonel Borders smiled as his young Jisciple touchel off the fuse and moved his chair out of range. "Well, let me see," began the browneyed maiden, as she began counting on tier fingers: * in the bottom there were six Japanese kimonos, two pair of bedroom slippers, embroidered; one dozen pair of fancy drop stitch hose, pair pink satin slippers, one white chiffon lutomobile veil, one box face vails, one Empire coat, trimmed in Chantilly lace: one Marie Antoinette gown of pearl gray crepe de chine and " "Just a minute," said the examiner nervouslv: "I am not asking you to name all the family's clothes. Just state what was in your trunk." "Why. all those were in my trunk." "Oh!" "Yes, and there was a handsome lace bolero with short sleeves." "A-n-what?" gasped the detail man. "A lace bolero." "You mean a bolo?" "No, I don't." "Well, proceed." "Where was I?" "You said something about a glass bolo without sleeves." "Oh, yes. A handsome lace bolero with short sleeves, a red and white foulard, 'four pair suede gloves, six onirs Sea Island cotton stockings, embroidered " "Beg pardon. Didn't you mention them before?" "Xo, sir. I said one dozen pair drop stitch " "Is there much more?" "Xot in the bottom. There were six silk petticoats, two Berise sunshades, me black velvet toque, a brand-new Silverstein evening wrap, one lace scarf, one pair leather gauntlets, a white organdy over pink " "Where did that go?" "It went with the trunk. A white >rgandy over pink silk, lace gowD, win cess style " "Miss Mercedes?" "Yes, sir." "Are you only asking $75 for all that?" "Why. that isn't all. There was a compartment tray above and a drawer containing a cut glass puff box. silver lairbrusli and comb, pair curling irons, ilcohol lamp, box monogram paper, sealing wax and die. a . necklace of Venetian beads, imperial style; a bottle )f theatre rogue?why, what a funny nan! He said he wanted to know irliat was in my trunk." The last observation was caused by .lie retreat of the cross-examiner. Chen Colonel Borders came forward ind dictated this to the official stenigraplier: "It is admitted by the defendant rail oad that the contents of Miss Mercedes* trunk were worth $75. the I imount claimed." Then he turned and lowed deferentially to the witness. "You are excused. Miss Mercedes," le said.?Macon (Mo.) Republican. Young John Rockefeller conies to the rront with the novel observation that everybody ought to live within his income. T fc. A ^ r i jPalmetto State News[| Death Claims "Samps'' Pope. Dr. Samson Pops, familiary known in South Carolina as "Samps" Popv, died at his home in Newberry last , Monday morning. He was an indeI pendent candidate for governor in 3S94- Chief Justice Y. J. Pope and i Dr. D. S. Pope of Columbia are his brothers. * * College Observes Founder's Days. April 22 was observed as founder's day at Converse college. The 21st of April has heretofore been observed as founder's day for that date is the anniversary of the birth of the late D. F. Converse by whose munificence the handsome institution was made a possibility. The day falling on Saturday, which might prevent the attendance of many who desired to be present, the authorities decided to have the exercises one day later. i * ? Dr. Lawson Dies Suddenly. Dr. John Munroe Lawson of Union, a surgeon in the First South Carolina, Spanish-American regiment, and prominently connected throughout the state, died suddenly in the Keeley institute at Columbia of pneumonia. Ke had been ill only three days. The body was taken to Union for interment in the family burying place. Dr.? Lawson was a graduate of the South Carolina College and was a frequent visitor to Qolumbia. He had many friends in the city, but few knew of his illness and the news of bis death was a surprise and a shock. * * * Tillman Arouses Hopkins. A Washington dispatch says: After stating, in a senate speech, that Mr. Tillman was a modern reformer from South Carolina, with a white population of 557,000, and a black population of 782,000, Mr. Hopkins charged Mr. Tillman with having reached the senate by suppressing the colored vote. He asked if Mr. Tillman would deny having said in 1900 he had done all he could to keep negroes from voting. "Why should I cfeny it?" answered Mr. Tillman, "when I put it in the record? I don't deny it.". Mt. Tillman, declared Mr. Hopkins, was a man most indifferent to obedience to law in his own state. "My God," he exclaimed, "think of having j here a man who gives his approval to the burning of a fellow creature, men and women." 4 * * Sympathy for Californians. Governor Heyward sent telegrams of sympathy to the stricken California cities as follows: "To Mayor Schmitz, San Francisco: Words cannot express the Sympathy which the people of South Carolina feel for your sorely stricken city. It will be indeed a labor cf love for us to aid you m all that lies in our power. "D. C. HEYWARD, Governor." He also sent the following to the governor of California: "Hon. George C. Pardee, Sacramento, Cal.: The appalling disaster which has befallen your city touches our hearts deeply. Accept our sincerest ! sympathy in the terrible ordeal which is yours. We are now taking steps tc give particular expression to the heartfelt sympathy which we feel for you. "D. C. HEYWARD, Governor." 4 * Woman Found in Well. The body of Mrs. Mary Lewis, aged 40 years, the wife of Seth Lewis, w:|; discovered lying at the bottom of a 00-foot well near her home at Glen dale, a cotton mill town in Spartanburg county. The woman's neck had been broken by the fall and death had been instantaneous. The startling discovery was made as the result of a search for her by "members of the family who missed her from the home when she quietly left the room, and unobserved, went .out into the yard. She had been in a highly nervous condition for severai weeks and the belief is that during a period of temporary mental derangement she took the fatal plunge into ' the deep well. Several months ago one of her sons accidentally shot and killed his brother and the tragedy so bore upon her mind that fefirs for her safety were entertained, and she was closely watched. It was during a lapse of the usual precaution on the part of one of the members of the family that Mrs. Lewis succeeded in evading their vigilance and either purposely ended her life or accidentally fell into the well wandering about the yard. The coroner's jury decided that the tragedy was the result of deliberation cn the part of the unfortunate woman. The deceased is survived by her husband and three children. * * New York Templars in Charleston. Apollo commandery No. 15, Knights Templar of Troy, N. Y., one of the most distinguished commanderies in r- . ^ > . .. .V-AJK"?# s l fljj the United States, was temporarily the guest of South Carolina commanderv No. 1, of Charleston, the oldest commanderv in the country, on its southern pilgrimage. The New York commandery is accompanied by its own band and a number of ladies. The party arrived by the Clyde steamer Apachc. After a street parade the commanderies attended special commandery service in the historic St. v Michael's Episcopal church. The visitors were later taken on a harbor excursion and afterward the famous drill corps of the visiting commandery gave an exhibition drill . on iuarion square. Alterwarcts a pubhe recipucn was tendered to the visitors. Tne itinerary of the party in- includes stops at Savannah, Columbia, ^ v h.chmond, Old Point Comfort, Norton: and Washington. . . . Negro Defied Officers. .; Considerable excitement was caused in Newberry a few days ago when ' John McMornes, a negro bricklayer, . held off with a shotgun several of- .* ftcers who were attempting to arrest him, and, escaping, was hunted for several houis. He was caught some < hears later as he was attempting to board a train leaving Newberry. McMornes shot at his wife with & shotgun. Police Officers Carter and Ouzts went to his house to make the arrest. The negro, however, had no intention of being arrested, and as the officers approached he leveled his Wi shotgun and warned them not to come clcscr. Policemen Franklin and Ad- . ' H ams, together with several citizens, armed with shotguns, went to the scene of the trouble. McMornes had. . by this time escaped, and the man- . hunt was begun. At the time of the arrest McMornes ., 3 was armed with a shotgun and had Ms pockets filled with shells. He was heavily fined In the city court by Mayor Brown, and bound over to the higher court on the more -Vv!|ll serious charge of assault and battery :>;M ..uv. ? 1.111 J ? .t-E vritxi iuicui lu &111 tuiu reaisuug >1^3? officer. ROOSEVELT BIFFS JUDGE, /|?| President Says Humphrey Has VJr- , i||| tualiy Made Law a Farce in the K-C:9|H| Decision of Beef Packers' Case. In a special message delivered to congress President Roosevelt declares that the result of the recent trial oI the. beef packers in Chicago was % *%J1 'miscarriage of justice/' and that the construction placed by Judge Hum- phrey on the will of congress is such, as "to make that will absolutely abortive." The message, which is most sensa- . . ^ tional in character, is based largely . on a letter to the president from At- : torney General Moody, in which the attorney general reviews the proceed- - ' ^ ings of the case of the government '0 against the beef packers. The president says it is clear that no criticism attaches to Commissioner Garfield, as what he did was in pursuance of duty imposed cn him by congress. ^0^ Re refers sharply, however, to the decision of Judge Humphrey, saying < | that congress could not have foreseen. such a decision and that he can hardly v believe that the ruling of Judge Hum- '.;/* ohrey will be upheld by other judges. . * He declares that such interpretation cf the law as that placed on it by : Judge Humphrey "comes measurably Gear making the law a farce," and he recommits that congress pass an act tating its real intent. The president requested congress to confer on the government by statute the same right of appeal in criminal cases which* the defendant now enjoys, where the merits of the case have not been deter- *>' mined. V'"^.S831I % ? - . ; Cjjj * --V MANY CORPSES IN RUINS -;< Seventy-five Bodies Taken from One Building and Fifty Others Exposed. From the ruins of a three-story lodging house at Fifth and Minna streets, 'Frisco, seventy-five corpses have been taken. At least fifty other, dead bodies are exposed. This build*V ing was one of the first to nake fire / c on Fifth street At least 100 wece lost in the Cosmopolitan on Fourth street. FOREIGN DONATION'S BARRED. President Respectfully Declines ProTfered Aid cf Other Nations. w Wholly foreign contributions for ^ San Francisco, while deeply appreciated, are not to be accepted, a<y cording to the precedent established +viq nroai/ipnt in declining: the'gift'. of $25,000 from a German steamship line. America, he says, though touch- * *3 ed by the evidences of foreign gener- " - % osity, feels able to care for its own. '* . REFUGEES SWARM BERKELEY. . . >. .i * - Great Influx Necessitates Placing the Town Under Martial Law. 4P Many of San Francisco's injured have been sent to Berkeley, Cal., and " are being cared for. Among the pa- H tients are a number of women with newly bom children. It is estimated that at least 60,000 homeless people have sought re.'uge in the city, and on account of the large influx the town has practically been ' ' placed under martial law. ,,,