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I ^ 1 A HOATIMF. Thousands Slept t,he Parks of New i' \X York I j Week. I The Heat Wan ?' ,^\teniie That the ^ i Pe<>i-'o Had t f*?}egert Their A V? Wotiios ti ,JLJt Air. TT While it was prc.'^jr hot throughout South Carolina3* It week we did not buffer here as i h people did iu New York and other large cities of the North. There were hundreds of deaths from the hn?^ in all of the larger cities and there would have been more had uot the people deserted t.Hniv ? ?? ? ? il wnvn uuima uuu lu ik iu LUC pUUHC parks. Here is a Now York picture: ' lC rne and sle^p on the garss in toe parks" was the lnvitatiou Manhattan sent out Wednesday night, and the people resporddd by thousands, says Ti e New York Sun of Weduts day. From the little triangle south of Cooper ynion to the slopes of Riverside park fcnd in all the down-to vn small paika the gra s, the benches and the band stands were populous. The ' Keep off the grass" signs were called iu "They won't be put out again this summer, either, if I can help it," said Park Commissioner Pallas lis sent a , letter to P dice C mmtssiouer MeAdoo in tue afternoon offering the park} within his jurisdiction in the boroughs of Manhattan, and Rich- mond to the weary and overheated, ( and tli's ord ;r from Commissioner MoAdoo was read iu all the station houses Wednesday night. "By dlreotlonof Park Commissioner Pallas you will permit the public to wa k, .sleep and lounge on the grass or benohe-n in all the parks within your preoirVs. d ly and night during the hot i pell, if they ho de-ire." It did not take long for the news to get about, lly 9 o'clock p. m., Mtil?n.l> in t..i! uc iiy uu uu m ui in liidiKtii quiirter, looked like the beach at Cooey w . Island on a hot day. There were tovcrtwo thousand women and children there, with a fair percentage of ineu. The sleepers took to the grasuntil there wasn't an available spot. , Th n they tilled up the baud stand. Eve rybody in the park wore as lit ( tie clothing as the law allowed. A shirt and a pair of trousers .-utile ?d for the men, while most of the c dldren , slept under the stars in their birthday dress. There were (vcr 6.000 wh sought relief at the William II S^w ard park, at East Broadway aud JeT ferson street. Onty the benches at Battery park were overcrowded. Few sought comfort on the grass. The permission appealed mightily to dwellers along the North river. In De Witt Clinton pars early in the evening were at iaiast 4,000 persons, most of them women aud children A large number of them had made arrangements to soe"d the night eu of doors and had brought piliows aud blankets. Coverings were unanimous ly voted to b; unnecessary On the bank sloping down to the river from Riverside drive space wa> at a premium in the early evening. There was a breeze ctf the river and weather conditions were quite co n fortable. It was not observable that many intended to spend the nighi there, the. bank being too sleep In most places to insure trar quil rest. Nevertheless, in the late evening ten bank was quite as crowded as earlier. Those who went Into Ontral park to keep cool were surprLed when the police failed' to turn them out at midnight. They hadn't yet heard of the new order. Many of them, upon learn Jng that they might stay there all night if they chose, wo.it home and got pillows. Through the aide streets leading to the park entrances could be heen many Bohemians and Italians from the Bast Side making for tinpark with pillows tucked under their arms. In some spots whole families were stretched out on the grass side by side. The favorite spots seemed to bt places where there was an Incline or embankme nt. Many who a~e nightly homeless and generally sle- p In areas and on doorsteps went into the park when the police found them in their usual haun.^ and told them of the new order. Morningside and M juat Morris parks, in Harlem, were both crowdfd At Jefferson park, 112th street ard East river, Harlem, Italians werecele brating the fets of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and hundreds of thorn slept in the park after the celebration was over. - In the three Tenderloin parks the men acserieo mo nencnes ror me grass, but the few women sleepers stuck to the benches. In Madison square, where there were more women than both the others, the men kept to the west side of the p??rk, giving up the east side to the women and not disturbing them in the least. In the big parks in the Bronx, es Ipeclally Pelham bay and Bronx parks, hundreds of people have been sleeping under the trees nightly. In Pelham bay park last bight a large part of the Italian population of Williamsbridge, learning of the new order, took bed clothing, pillows and, In some cases, cots, and slept beneath the trees. There was a similar oondi. tion in Bronx park. The only interference from the police came when the sleepers camped tooolo^e to the botan* leal gardens or the zoo. Seaside park, Coney Island, was a large dormitory. Thousands of people ^ came from the city with the intention i of sleeping on the beach. Between five thousand and ten thousand of them, according to an estimate of Capt. PooIcy, did so. Hundreds of others, learning that the park grass was available for beds, preferred it. A large number of the sleepers were women, and nearly all brought shawls, quilts or capes on which to rest their heads. Cant. Pooley had extra men petroling the beach and park as a protection against pickpockets. At midnight train* from the city were still coming in packed to the doors and the number of sleepers was constantly increasing. DI8PEN8ABY INVESTIGATION People Who Charge Corruption Have (Submitted No Testimony. The state dispensary Investigating committee will get down to work on Tuesday, August 8. The tirst session will be at Sp utanburg. Spartanburg is chosen because it. Ik thought it will save txpemes and the committee finds that it has a tight hold thereon witnesses and has already material enough to b< glu work. The purpose is to do what work Is necessary at S artanburg and then move to Columbia, where the public Investigations ate to be continued as long as there are witnesses available who know anything. The Idea of the committee Is to meet wherever It will be cheapest to handle the inquiry. Some of the members of the committee, and particularly Chairman Hay, said Wednesday that it was very disappointing to see people on the stump and in the pulpit denouncing the dispensary and charge corrup Ion and fraud and not iff ring the com mittee evidence or suggesting it to the state. For himself, ard for the Committee, he said that evidence or Information that is ottered the committee will be fairly dealt with, am) the committee Is anxious to get any b'ps it can. Any member of the committee may be addressed or be may be advised at Camden S. C., and the information will be given to the com mittee. He thinks it unfair to the committee for people to be charging things and not offering to help prove the charges. The chief work of the committee todvy, in fact about the only thing that was done other than canvass the situation and the work done, was to arrange to borrosv additional money. The committee was voted $3,000 out of the dispensary funds when it began work. It has spent nearly all of this money, but the committee thinks that it has now gone so far iu must eieuer turow up me sponge or borrow money with which to push the work and pay the expenses of the witnesses it is expected to suramin, and the other expenses that have been provided for.* Tire committee feels that it is warranted in arranging for additional money on the ground that it is nec j-siry and that what money has thus far b en spent has been c uiservately xpend-d, and that whatever may be he result of the investigation the people of the state want it thoroughly done. Kcat Uuaucy. A reply which was at once wise and witty is ssid to have been by a gentle man to whose decision in regard to a certain matter two pretty young girh ippealed. They were discussing ttie question as to what constitutes beauty in a hand and differed greitly in opinion. At last tney referred the m itt> r to the old man, of whom they were both very fouud. "My dears" >.aid the old man with a kindly smile, "the question is too hard a one for me to decide. But ask the poor, and they will t.ell you that the m jst beau riful hand in the world is the hand that gives the m >st freely." Met His Funnrsl, Thomas McNelus. of Ilazelton, Pa., Wednesday, met what purported to be his own funeral. It was only a h?arse driven from the morgue by an undertaker, who, when he saw MoNclus, nearly fell from his seat. Wuen he rtc >vered he turned his horses aiouud and drove back to the morgue. The body had been sent from the K treat hospital labled, by ome mistake. Thomas MoNelus, who had recently been discharged as cur<d. It looked like him, and his friends mourned him as dead. The authorities are now trying to discover whose bodv they have. Mouriutl ao IJoAtl, Goaded to desperation by the harsh treatment of ber parents, wealthy Jews of Memphis' Tenn., who, she says, have us>.d her as a slave for years, M ss L'na Plesofsky eloped with her Gentile sweetheart. The parents were In close pursuit, and, as they could get no one else In time, the couple were forced to obtain the services or a negro preacher. After cursing the bride, the family held funeral services over her name, which will never be spoken again. He Oajght to Know. Senator Piatt of New York has celebrated his 72 dtrthday and he de clares that as he looks back over his pollltcal career he is convinced that It has not been worth while and If he had to do it over again he should model his career along other lines, But he won't say what changes he would make in the record. UiKxl Advice. The Florence Times says brace up and look bright and do something for your community. The world is not going to the how wows, cotton is still ten cents and tobacco is making & new record. Young corn looks bright and fruit is ripening. There will be good business and plenty of money in the South this fall. . UNSAFE BOILER On the American Gunboat Ben nington Exploded Friday. THIRTY-NINE DEAD. Capt. Lucien Young, in Command. Wat Ashore at the Time. The Vessel is Almost a Complete Loss, and it Was Necessary to Beach Her. Thirty-nine members of the crew of the Uuited States gunboat liennington were killed and nearly 100 sailors were injured, some fatally, at lOo'olock Friday forenoon by a boiler explosion that disabled the vessel. In San harbor, Cal. Fifteen sailors are missing. Tiiere were more than 250 men aboard the war ship when the accident occured and many men were buried or forced to jump Into the sea by the territic explosion, which lifted part of the deck and compelled the beiohiDg of the ship. Tae Bennington at the time of the accident was lying in the stream, just otT the Commercial wharf, at II street The war ship bad received orders frcm tire navv department at Washington to sail Friday morning for Port Hartford to meet the monitor Wyoming and convey the monitor to Mare Is land navy yard, San Francisco. Steam was up and everything was in readiness for the departure of the Ben nington, when the starboard forward boiler exploded with a deafening roar. The explosion was terrltllo People standing on shore saw a huge cloud of steam rise above, the Bennington. Columns of water were forced high into the air. A dozen or fifteen men were blown overboard by the foroe of the torrllic explosion. Capt. Wentworth, who was looking at the Bennington when the disaster occurred, says he saw human Unrl(..a V 1 ? ,1 1 1 ? ' | innLi uu<iir.n iluUOil UVCI (V UUllHItJ 1 ItBl [upward! The air was clouded with suaoke, which enveloped the ship. When the haze cleared away only a few men oou'd be seen on the decks, while a number were floundering in the water. A boat was lowored from the vessel's side and most, of the men lu the water were picked up and taken ihoard. On board the Bennington were presented terrible scenes. The force of the explosion had torn a great hole in the starboard side of the ship and the vessel was already commencing to list. A section of the upper deck was car ried away from stem to stern. Blood and wreckage were distributed over the entire ship, the after cabin and thai part of the ship adjacent to the ex ploded boiler resembling a charnel hone. The shock of the explosion penetrat ed every section of the ship, blood and ashes being found as far as the stern of the captain's cabin. Great damage was done in all parts of the vessel. The boiler which exploded it is stat? 1, was regarded as uma'e. Commaudei stated that during a recent return from Honolulu the steam pressure waf kept reduced In that particular ono. At the time of the accident Cum mander Lucien Young and Surgeon F E. Peck were on shore. Tne two officers, as soon as they learned of the disaster, hurried to the water front, Commander Young, as soon as Ik reached the ship, gave orders that the air tight compartments be closed tc prevent the listing ship from sinking and that the magazines be fl >odec to avert further explosions. lie ther beached the ship at high tide. The ferryboat Romona, which wai crossing the bay at the time of tin accident, changed its course and hurried to the aid of the siricken wai ship. The Government launch Gen De Russey, and a large number of othei launches and water craft which wen about at the time, also rushed to the assistance of the Benninuion. By the time the lUmona reached the Bennington many of the Bailors ol the Bennington, who had jumped intc the bay to escape the scalding steam had been rescued by small craft. Th? removal of the wounded from th< ship was conducted In perfect order, The crows of the I)a It jssey and th*i other boats aided in picking up the wounded sailors and transferring there to shore. The bodies of m&ny of th< men taken from the wrecked interioi of the ship were mutilated almost be yond recognition. Tiie faces of many were covered with blood and ashes Some of the bodies may never be idcu titled. Temporary quarters ashore were ar ranged for the wouuded and sixty citizens volunteered and hurried lr launehftH hn t.hft r^Hnf nf rhnt,> nr? M-w ship. Some of the volunteers were unable to stand the slckenir ^ sighl which met their naze on the "Hennlng ton. As fast as the wounded coulc be removed they were hurried in am bulances, carriages, wagons and aut< mobiles to hospitals. Por a long tlm< the hot steam prevented aceesi to thi space between decks where tnost o the dead bodies lav, and it was noi until late In the afternoon that tin last were removed from the botlei rooms. Several bodies were so tightlj wedged In by a bulkhead that th< woodwork had to be hewed Sway U free them. When tbe explosion oo&urred, th< engineer was inspcotlng the* boilers He was not sariously Injured. Officer and men who were able tg assist ic the rescue acted in a brave and col (s 'vi ? ?f leofced manner. Pumps were manned to keep the water from the upper compartments, the magazine wan Hooded and men fought their way through the steam Into the darkened . hold. Many slightly Injured sailors remained lu the ship and assisted In rescuing the more severely Injured. 18 IT THU8 WITH YOU? The Worker's Dream that Game to Change His Way. "Aooordlng to the grace of God which Is given unto me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another bulldeth thereon. Outlet every man take heed how he bulldeth thereupon. "For other foundation can no mau lay than that Is laid, which Is Jesus Christ. "Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay stubble; evrrv man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare It, because it shall be revealed by lire; and the tire shall try every man's work of what sort it Is. If any man's work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. "1? any man's work shall be burned, he shall sutler loss; but be himself shall be saved; yet so as by tire."?1 Cor. III. 10 15." 1 sat down in an arm chair, wearied with ray work. My toil had been severe and protracted. Many were ] seeking Christ, and many had found him. As for mysdf I was Joyous In | my work. My brethren were united. < My sermons and exhortations were < evidently telling on my hearers. My church was crowded. < Tired with my work, 1 soon lost I myself in a sort of half-forgotten i state. Suddenly a stranger entered | the ro:>m, without any preliminary 1 "tap" or "come in." lie carried about his person measures, chemical imple- i rncnts, which gave him a very strange i appearance. I The stranger came toward me, and | extending his hand, said: "ILow Is 1 your zeal?" I supposed that the ? qU3ry was to be for my health, but < was pleased to hear his final words; < for I was q lite well pleased with my ? 1 zeal, and doubted not the stranger whould smile when he should know Its j proportions. Instantly, I conceived of It as physical quantity and putting my hand to \ my bosom, brought it forth and pre j sen ted it to him for inspection. He took it, and placing it in his | scale, weighed it carefully. And 1 i heard him say, "One hundred pounds ' \ I could scarce express an audible < note of satisfaction; but 1 caught hi: j narnAof 1 A/.1r w* J -1^ ?? * taiucou iuu& tut l to UUI/CU UUVVI1 liIK weight; and 1 saw at once that he had drawn no final conclusion, but was intent on pushing his Investigation fie broke the mass to atoms, put it 1 into his ciuclble, and put the crucible into the tire. When the mass wa? fu-ied, he took It out and set it to c ol. It congealed in cooling, and < when turned out on the hearth ex- 1 niblted a series of layers of strata; ( I which all, at the touch of the ham 1 mer, fell apart, and were severally ( ' tested and weighed, the stranger , > making minute notes as the process ' went on. Wheu he had finished he 1 ' presented the notes to me, and lie 1 gave me a look of mingle d sorrow ai d J compasdon, as wlt.houta word, exc ?pt, ' May God save you!" he left the room. Toe ''notes" read as follows: "Analyslsof the zeal of Junius, a " candid ite for a crown of glory. * Weignt en masse, or total weight 101) pounds. On this, on Analysis, there 5 povestobe ? * bigotry 11 parts "J Wood, ) l'or-ional Ambition 22 " i I lay r Lovo of I'raiae 11) " j ?>n<f I Pride of Donom'tuition..15 " r Stubblo, Pride of Talent 11 " 1st Cor. 1 Love of Authority 12 " I ill: 10-10 Love of God 4 " i ,. ? , s , , 0 .. Puro /eal. * Lovo of Man 3 J I had become troubled at the peeu I liar m inner of the stranger, and especially at his parting look and man* ner; hut when 1 looked on the ligures, my heart sunk like lead within me. I made a mental effort to dispute ; the correctness of the reooid. But I was startled into a more honest mood 1 by an audible sigh from the stranger. I cried cut, "Lord, save me! ' and > knelt down at ray chair, with the pa * per in my hand, and my eyes fixed * upon it At once it became a mirror, > and I saw my heart redacted in it * The record was truel 1 saw it! I ! felt it! I confessed It! I deplored it ! J and I besought God to save me from 1 myself, with many tears. With a 5 cry of anguish I awoke. I had once r prayrd to be saved from hell, but oravvtr to he savfd frnm nnai ' was Immeasurably more fervent. When the tolls of my pilgrimage * shall be at an end, I shall kneel in heaven, at the feet of the Great Alchemist and bless him for the reve ' lation of that day.?Selected. j , j a had gaho. j Five hundred dollars, which Mrs. t Knapp had raised through hard effort for the defense of her son, John 1 Knapp, who is awaiting trial at Rich - mond, Ind., for murder, has been lost - In the wreck of the Commercial bank i at Hagerstown, Ind. Knapp stands a accused of murdering Lennie Gelsler, f marshal of Hagerstown. Knapp is t now in jail there, and his mother had a directed her energies toward procur* r Ing enough money to employ attor* 7 neys. She finally collected $500 among a relatives and placed the money in the [> Commercial bank with John Bowman, the cashier, who killed himself after b looting the bank. The money Is gone . and Mrs. Knapp Is perhaps the most s wretched and despairing of the 800 i deposltliors who lost their savings in the institution. j "* \ ^ \ V A FATAL ETBAT WAVF. Many Proatratlona and Dnatha In thi Larger CltlOR. A dispatch from New York says ai area of oppressive heat, that brings t< mind with unpleasant vividness thi record-breaking summer of 1901, ha settled down over the eastern an( New Knglard States, already num bering hundreds among its victimi and causing Indescribable Hufferlcu for thousands In this and other cities From all points Wednesday nlghl came the story of the hottest day 01 the summer, attended with frequent prostrations and not a fow deaths, Philadelphia reported a maximum temperature of 98 3, the highest tig ure otllolally rioted. In this city the weather bureau's high mark was 96, while in Boston, where the sun's ray* are wont to be tempered by an cast wind, a temperature of 94 was recorded. Following are the maximum temperatures ( Hiclally reported in the larger cities, with the known cases of prostration and death: Maximum ProRtraTem. tlons. Deaths New York 90 187 23 Philadelphia 98.3 60 6 Baltimore 87.3 H 1 Washington 95 6 Piston 94 4 1 Pittsburg 93 20 13 Buffalo 78 2 1 (In the above table the total of pros trail ?ns Includes the fatalities ) "Jake" (look, keeper of the monkey house at Central park, famous as an elephant trainer and the Idol of the 3hlldren. woo frequent the zoo, was imong Wednesday's victims. The ither knopers had complained of the heat and Cook, volunteering to help bhem with their duties, overexerted himself, was stricken and died. Early In the day the hot wave Invaded the stock exchange, and Its effect was quickly apparent upon the braders. Many of the leading operators deserted the floor and the marcot became listless and dull. To add to the unavoidable physical lutferings, Brooklyn was threatened with a water famine, while the whole ilty was startled by a prospect of a itriko of the ice men. An expected itrlke In Manhattan did not matirlalze. A few Ice wagon drivers stopped work, but deliveries continued. Prompt measures were taken by the police and park commissioners to Bloviate In some degree the suffering )f the public. Orders were issued keeping open throughout the night ;be park gates and thousands of men, women aud children deserted crowded md stifling apartments for a bed upon ihe cool grass. POISONED THE WELL. V Diabolical Attempt to Kill a Family and Servants. News of a most diabolical attempt it poisoning the members of a promt lent family, consisting of Mrs. Mag <le Ferguson, her son. Mr, E. W Ferguson, and wife, 1h reported to th< Jolumbla iState from the vicinity o Jilnton In Laurens County. The re port says at about the same time Tues lay morning Mr. Ferguson, his moth 3r and a negro servant became verj ill, the symptoms indicating poison ing. In a few hours, however, the1 had almost entirely recovered. Meantime an Investigation led b the discovery of a big In the well con tainlng a horrible mixture of portion of a snake, frogs, llzzards and a quan tlty of stuff resembling pounded mate! heads. However, a physician who ha examined the contents of the bai states that there was not present an; mineral poison. Jake Carwile, ex-convict and al round bad negro, who until last Sat urday week was In the employ of Mr Ferguson, his time having expired, 1 suspected of the deed, as he had glvei Mr. Ferguson a deal of trouble and 1 understood to have made threat against ins empiuyer repeaieuiy to tit other hands on the placs. A vigorous search was soon lnstltu ted and a posse of determined mei have been scouring the country fo the negro since some time Wednesda; morning, but he st ems to have madt good his escape. Carwilo Is about 40 black, medium size, partially bald an< wears a rr ustache. Moil Kills Negro At Newhramfels, Texas, a mot Thursday nig tit battered down thi doors of the county jail and lyncher Sam Green, a 10 year-old negro boj who attempted criminal assault al this place Tuesday night on the 4 year old daughter of William K vrhach a German farmer who lives on the outskirts of the town. The mot could not break Into the cell where the prisoner was kept, so the leaden thrust their guns through the opening of the steel walls and tired three shots The negro sank to the floor dead anr the mot) ouicklv dlsnp.riipd. TO in noirn protested his innocence to the mob but during the day bad confessed hii guilt to the sheriff. Hard to Play On. The experiences of George B. Cor telyou, chairman of the republics) national committee, during the reoen campaign were many and varied With keen relish lie tells of one tha came under his notice. A countr; club about to give a parade was debat ing as to the number of transparenoie to be had in line. It was atx>u settled that twelve would be the prope number, when an old fellow with bli trousers tuoked in his boots arose am said, "Iguss two will be about right Tain't at all likely more'n two wll know how to play on 'em." \ VIP * f < HYDE RESIHNS. e He Declares That a Powerful Organization is Against Him. i _____ 0 A? AM?ortH that Etflrr Tim? His Aos ouraov IIah noon <^ueatlon?<l It 1 Hah Heon HuatAlncd. The resignation of John Hyde, * statistician and chief of the bureau of ' statistic of the department of agrlcult ture, was handed to Secretary Wilson r Tuesday of last week and promptly j accepted. Wlllett N. Hays, tho as, slstant secretary of agriculture, has [ been placed In charge of the bureau . temporally and will continue to act i pending the Investigation of the cotr , ton scandal and until a competent i statistician is found. ' IIYDK'B LETTER. The following Is the text of Mr. Hyde's letter of resignation and Secretary Wilson's reply thereto: Washington, D. 0., July 18, 1905. Dear Mr. Secretary: During the last four years, or since I succeeded In making the crop reports of the department reasonably accurate and correspondingly valuable to the agricultural and commercial Interests of the country, my administration of the office 1 have the honor to hold has been constantly under tire from one side of the market or tho other. Five time it uaft neon Investigated and on every occasion 1 have been vindicated. In January, 1903, I was awarded $2,f>00 damages In a libel suit against a prominent firm of cotton brokers by a juiy of their own friends and fellow citizens. These results have been very gratifying to me, but 1 have the highest medical authority for the statement that the continued tight upon me has already considerably shortened ray life. At the present time it is an accepted fact that a powerful organization Is bent upon bringing about my retirement, by one means or another. Now, I do not think the position I hold Is worth the light necessary to its retention, and the organization In question Is welcome to whatever satisfaction It can derive from my withdrawal from the unequal struggle. If any of my friends think that I ought not to retire under tire. I would have them remember that there is never a time when I am not under lire. I have the honor therefore to tender you herewith my resignation of my appointment as statistician and chief of the bureau of statistics of this department. With much appreciation of the uniform courtesy and kindness you have shown me and of the many tokens of contidence 1 have received from you, I am, Most respectfully, yours, John Hyde. Mil. WILSON'S REPLY. Mr. John Hyde, Statistician, Department of Agriculture. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your resignation as statistician of this de. partment. In accepting It. I cheerfully testify to tbo ability with wnioh you have discharged the heavy and diftl' cult duties of the cilice since you were tlrst appointed. The accuracy of your reports has been recognized by tbo public generally, and I am glad to be able to testify, with regard to the ^ charges made against the integrity of the bureau of statistics that no facts ^ have been brought to my attention implicating you In any way. I am fa11 miliar with your devotion to your work and with the uitlrlng efforts 8 ycu have made to render the bureau of " tiie highest service to the growers. ' manufactures and consumers of farm products In our ct intry, and I regret * that falling health should compel you Y to bring your work to an end. . Very truly, yours, James Wilson, Secretary. Mr. Hyde said that he felt he hud s cast olT an immense burden from 1 his shoulders. He had fully intended 8 to resign some time during the com8 lug autumn, lie said, and tnerefore ho u liad only advanced his resignation by a few weeks. Mr. Hyde spoke of how congenial the work had been to film, 1 no withstanding its laborious charaor ter, and expressed regret at having to ^ part "from the etllolont clerical force 0 in the bureau of statistics." "Their ' loyalty and their personal regard for myself," he said "of which 1 had evidence today, is extremely touching. I shall have very few recollections of 3 my eight years work that will not be 3 highly gratifying to me as long as 1 1 live. The secretary has always been. f extremely kind to me as I stated In ^ my letter of resignation " As regards the investigation now being conducted by the district attor, ney, Mr. Ilyda s:\ld that he had calj culated to assist in every possible way > in getting to the bottom of the case, i and that even now he was out of ortlce . he would, if called upon, be only too happy to contribute in any way his 1 aid in the Investigation. J Aflor Hljttj V?*rM. T. M. Fields, sixty-two years old, 8 of Hloombarg, l'a., has just discovered that his brother Abraham, who T. jyi Fields had believed died before he . was born, is alive and well at Fort 1 Dodge, Kansas, at the age of etghtyt, one years. The knowledge oame In a letter from Abraham Fields to the ^ postmaster asking If there were any y Fleldes besides himself alive. He ran . away from home in 1841 to go west, H his family never heard of him again, t, It was supposed he had been killed by r Indians. Two years later T. M. K Fields was born. The old man in j his declining years decided to write la and see if any of the family survived, lj and bis brother will now go west and see him. r