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\ The Horry Berald, C6NWAY, S. C. THDRIDAY, May 24. 1W NOT AN ISSUE. The State Dispensary Was Not Mentioned in The STATE CONVENTION By Either Paction of the Democratic Party. This Was the Result of a Common Understanding; Among the Leaders of ?' ' the Two Sides. Harmony was the keynote of the Demooritlo state convention which met in Columbia last Wednesday and was called to order at noon in the hall of the htuse of representatives by State Chairman Wllie Jones. The delegates had ciucussed and conferred in the friendliest way and with practical unanimity reached the conclusion that, as the l'quor questi.n is to be fought out in the campaign this summer and decided by the Demo oratio hosts in white man's primary, ther^av. > no us* in plunging the convention Into a useless wrangle on th's vexatious question and prolong its session without benefit to either side. . R>v. S. M. Smith mane the opening invocatl )n, asking the Almighty guidance for the deliberations of the con mention and ooiicludlng with the repe tition of the Lord's Prayer, in which the delegates joined. J. W. Rogsdale, of Florence, nominated Col. Robt. Aldrlcb, of LUruwell for temporary chairman, paying a fit ting tribute to his worth and ability and referring to his soldier servloes, when a mere youth, for the Cause which is being honored by the reunion here this week. He was elected by acclamation and escorted to the chair by Messrs. J. W. Ragsdale, H. H. Watkius and Cole L. 15tease. H is speecn of acceptance was short but very appropriate. He especially appreciated the fact that his election was a tribute to his service when he was too young to do anything Vinh Hiirht. fnr Vila uV.at.n VIa ToforrnH to the divided views of the people as a matter to be settled by the arbltra merit of a vote of the whole people, a smtloaeut which was loudly applauded. Messrs. J. T. Parka and Geo. R. Koester served as temporary secretaries. The roll was prepared by amend ment of the printed roll of elected delegates J. P. Bean, of E Igedeld, nominated J. Wm. Thurmond, of Edgefield, for permanent president of the conven tion, referriLg to him as a man whom thoK? who knew loved to honor. The nomination was numerously seconded and the election was unanimous. D. S. Henderson of Aiken; T. S. Dunbar, of Barnwell, and J. P. Bean, of Edgefield, etoorted Mr. Thurmond to the chair. In his speech of acceptance he spoke of Democracy as the party of white supremacy and to the G. O. P , as the party of trusts, though not to be trusted. He reforred to the domi nation of the Republican party by the oorporatious, to which domination he ascribed the recent pitiful spectacle of the president's breaking a solemn agreement to stand by a measure of relief to the people from railroad exactions. He referred to the gathering of Confederate veterans In Columbia and said the Democracy would never forget the men who fought for the stars and bars and who were the mudsills of the party. lie urced a policy of moderation, as best, for the interests of the state Democracy?and this sentiment was loudly applauded. A vice president from each con gressioual district was elected, as follows: Firt?J E. Tirdal, of Clarendon. Second?D. S. Henderson, of Aiken. Third?Frank B. Gary, ?.f Abbe ville. Geo. B Ctomer, of Newberry, was nominated, but withdrew. Fourth?T. S. Safte, of Spartanburg. Hifth?J.G Richards, of Kershaw, W. F. Stevenson, of Cuestertield, was nominated, but. withdrew. S;x;h?W. E James, of Darlington. u?, Marlhnr.i' rP I R(lU. VY ? YY DIIUC) U1 iljLUi M ? ?V* ? ' J A A, era, of Marlboro, and J. W. Rsgsdal**, of Florence, were nominated, but withdrew. Sevpnth?II. D. Lee, of Sumter. T. G. MeLaod. of Lee, waa nominated, but withdrew. J. W. Gray, of Greenvllh; J. T, Parks, of Orangeburg, ai d D L. Sink ler, of Charleston, were elected secretaries. Geo. R. Koester was noml* nated, but declined. C J. S. Wilson, of Lanoaster, was elected serge&nt-at-arm, and T. C. JIamer, of Marlboro, treasurer. Geo. R. Koester, of R ohland, then offered the following resolutions: ' Resolved, That the convention f have two standing committees, cno on platform and resolutions and on* on constitution and rules, to which should be referred, without reading ill resolutions end proposed plat forms. ' Resolved, That these committees | should each be composed of ona member from e&oh oouuty, to be select^'* by tie coonty delegation, and that **ch committee elect Its own chairman. " Tnls resolution was unanimously adopted, The ocnventlon adjourned till ''the afternoon after appointing committees on ievolutions and platforms and rules. The afternoon session was pulled off as if it had been greased. * The business was all over aud the delegates were tiling out of the hall of the house of representatives in half an hour, it was the smoothest, most harmonious and shortest state convention in the history of the party. The resolutions of the morning were all reported through the committers, and these reports were adopted throughout, with the exception of ohanglng the rules of the party, prohibiting county organizations from 8 assessing candidates for congress, state * cilices or solioltorshlps. By au amend r ment adopted, these candidates are to j be assessed by the state executive committee alone. O te of the counties 1 charged some of these candidates to 1 the tune of $500 in the last cam- s paign. Through the committee a resolution was adopted favoring a "single ring circus" in the county-to county campaign speech making. Hereto fore candidates for congress and sollcWorship had been having' separate meetings. N >w these and all car.dl dates for otuer offices as well will speak at the same meetings. A resolution introduced by I) A. Z Ouzte, loosing to the state executive committee providing separate boxes at tbe coming election to decide the liquor question, was promptly Oslerlsea by tne convention. Resolutions were ad:pved requesting the South Carolina representatives to warmly endorse the proposed de naturalized alcohol bill. The following resolution was Introdiced into the committee by Cirtain Richards was reported unanimously and favorably, and was adopted by tbe convention: "Whereas, The Hon. D. C. Hey ward has for two terms discharged the duties of governor of the state of South Carolina with ability and distinction, and to tbe satisfaction of tbe people of tbe state, be it resolved, "By the Democratic party in convention assembled, That we do hereby reoord our endorsement and approval of his public service. And be it resolved further, That he be presented with a copy of these resolutions." The following resolution was also passed: "Be it Resolved, That the very able and consistent oourse of our senior senator, B R Tillman, in the. United Stales Senate, commands our approbation and approval, and that we titnrl?r tn r?lm t.hlo oTni-MoInn r\t A.,1. wavv. ww VUI? VAI/ILDOIUU KJ1 UU1 , ooniiience." ( The new executive committee met ( immediately after the afteincon ad- j journncent to provide for the State , campaign speech-making, etc. The ( itinerary ana other detail** were left ( to a sub committee. General Wllte Jones was elected ohalrman of the main committee. The substance of the general platform whioh was adopted without debate. is as follows: "Ttie Democracy of the State of South Carolina by their duly constituted representatives hereby renew their pledge of fidelity to the fundamental principles of Jeffersonian De mocraoy as heretofore repeatedly announced in the State and national Democratic platform. We believe that the legislative, executive and ju diotal departments of the government should be forever separate and dis tinot from each other, without the right of any one to usurp or enoroaoh upon the rights of the other. We be- 1 lieve that honesty in the public ser- 1 vice and economy in expenditure are essential to good government; no tax j should be levied or tariffs imposed upon the people beyond the actual ( necessities of government economi ( oally administered. We, therefore, ] u'gesuoh revision of existing tariffs * that manufacturers shall not obtain ( higher prices for their products at \ "ome than they cm get for such pro ' ducts abroad. It is absolutely esseii- k t.lal to the material interests of the 1 people and to the development of the c nai ural resources of toe country that 1 there shall be no unjust restriction J upn healthy competition. We there- ' fore demand the rigid enforcement of 1 ill la*B on this subj ^ot. "The Tights of labor and capital : are Identical; they are each entitled 1 to protection under the law. Kvi- 1 d noes exist in other parts of the . ocuntrv of a urrowlnt/ hnaMllt-.v h?. 1 ? - ? n '/ \ t -/e? n t? ese two gre^vt foroep, and we believe that, such snuatlon should be ameliorated." J Went to IlotCoin. I At New York t ? big doubled deck- 1 ed ferryboat Baltimore of the Penn | sylvanla Railroad company sank in ( ner blip at the f ?ot of Desorcsses street, North river, Wednesday night nfter having been in collision with a ! steam lighter in midstream. Follow- j ink tv e crush the captain of the R&l i tlmore ordered full Hpeed ahead and i ru hed his boat Into the New York slip The vessel had begun to settle i before the last of the 150 passengers i and several teams on board had reaoh- i ed toe landing stage. All got ashore i ? afely however, ana ti e crew was , ummoned'to the upper deck before the Baltimore finally settled on the \ bottom. I PLAIN TALK Indulged in by Senators Tillman and Bailey on i i THE SENATE FLOOR. ; < ( i lailev Denounced Certain Newspaper ( ??. ( Articles as Lies and the Person ' 1 Who Inspired Them ,s a Liar, Tillman Also Talks PlainIs About the Matter. j The reoeut efl >rts of the president md the Democratic senatorial leaders to reach an a^reem^nt on the ' ..... anroan run received rurther notice J n the senate Wednesday from Senitors Bailey and Tillman. The mat- ! >er was referred to hy the Texas sen- | itor In the course of a personal expla- ( latlon Cilled by a Washington dls- j patch In the Chicago Tribune chargug Mr. Bailey with the failure to find < jommon ground, and bv Mr. Tillman n a speech in support of Mr. Bailev i md in presenting a further statement i 'rom Former Senator Chandler. In an sddress Mr. Bailey denounced | jhe article as a lie and the author i md insplrer of It **s liars. The charge ] n the Chicago paper was to the ef- i 'ect that Mr. Bailey had been respon- i dble for tbe failure of the agreement ] >etween the president and Senator Tillman. Former Senator Caandler , was given as authority for tiie state- ( sent that Tillman had been suspio ous of Bailey, who it was also stated was really opposed to rate legislation j and was a so in u Lstsnt conference with Senator Aldrioh, with the pur pose of defeating the rate bill. After tihls statement had been read by the slork Mr. Bailey took the iloor and iaid deliberately: "I have taken no part In the question of the veracity between tbe presiient and Mr. Cbandler, and 1 had not jven given any public expression on the question of good taltli, because I xnew nothing about either question. I had never conferred with the presl lent directly or indirectly or with Mr. Chandler. It was, therefore, a matter of great surprise to me when my attention was called to the extract which I have read. That oorresponlence, it was understood, was sent by i correspondent who is very close to hih? Whir,p. Floiirtft. and Is nrftsumnd t,n jpeak with Borne degree of authority joncernlng transactions there. I do f lot know as to the truth of that, and ( [ do not charge that his Btatement ' was made with authority. But 1 ! ienounoe the publication as an un jualifl^d, deliberate and malicious ( lar. I denounce the man who in iplred the statement as an unqualified leliber&te and malicious liar, or who- ' >ver he may be and however high he lolds." TILLMAN TIKES T1IK FLOOR. The statement was made in a de- . lberate monotone, but it was none , jhe less impressive on that account , Lt was riC9lved with absolute silenoe, ind the silence continued for a few moments, until, indeed, Senator Till man had taken the floor on a quea- ( Lion of personal privilege, beoause the ( irtlole quoted had stated that he had , >cen suspicious of Mr. Bailey. Qe , lad read the part of the correspon- ( lent's lotter which Mr. Bailey had ( emitted, and proceeded with his . itatement, saying: "This oorrespon- ' lence is undoubtedly a much rake, into whose house the handle goes or J what hand holds lt I will not attempt { LO say." j Mr. Tillman said he counted eight listlnot falsehoods in the artlole, but ( le desired to address himself first to a lenial that he had ever been suspiol )U8 of Senator Bailey. He declared lis great esteem and admiration for ihe Texas senator, and that their sordini relations had always existed. I Articles of this character were being ] lent broadcast over the country, said Senator Tillman, at the instance of jhe Republican machine, to 'befudlle' the situation. As to the state- I ment by Attorney General Moody ( that he could see no hope for an t igreement on any amendment unless , t were drawn by the senators them- , iclves, Senator Tillman said that was , in ad riot effort to give color t.o the ( president's retreat behind the Allison f imendment. , "1 do not care to pursue this sob- | lect further," said Senator Tillman, 'but that future historians may be ible to get at the truth as to who lied L shall make another contribution." i He then had read the letter sent him i Oy former Senator Chandler in re tpon.se to Senator Lodge's denial for 1 the president of Senator C.iandler's . rormer statement- This letter Is print3d in another column. < IJAILKY TALKS AGAIN. When Senator TiPman ooncluded Senator Halley again took the Moor, tnd said that his attention had been sailed to another article, printed in i the New York Tribune of today. He <ald It was of the same character a* , that printed by the Chicago Tribune, uid evidently they had been timed to orlng them both to Washington at the samr time. Pointing to the press gallery he said: "I intend to put in the record upo the state ment of more than cne rcpu table newspaper correspondent in tha gallery, and as a rule they are as honorable aa senators on this floor, on their antorlty I state that the two chief ouooos of this administration *re the correspondents of the New York Tribune and the Obloago Trlb une. "And therefore It seems to me con elusive that this Blander proceeds fr-)m the white house. I hop?\ for the honor of my country, that it does not proceed from the president himself. ''Hut If he be a man of high srnso of honor, he will see to It that senators are not slandered by bis subordl cnates and the miserable wretch wh communicated to these newspapers iud who sought through them te communicate to the oountry a slander in me whioh people might dlstuts, rather than these Issues that have ieen raised, he is unfit for his high ofioe, and the man who perpetrated Sibat infamy will pay for it with his onsl&lan; and If the man continues to iold his office It Is to be assumed that what he has done has been with the ipproval of his ohief." TILLMAN SPHAK8 AGAIN. In the Senate on Thursday Senator Tillman, in replying to the letter of President Roosevelt said: ' There are only two points In the president's letter which 1 deem worthy of notice. Ills attempted explanation 1b Ingenious, but not lngeunius. He calls in question the integrity of purpose and utterance of Mr. Jhandlor by deolarlng: " 'He was asked to ^ee ex-Senator Jhandler as representing Mr. Tillman, ?vi1u vtjvm iu uunrkt) oi litlO Dill. lie itated to me the views of Mr. Till man with soemlng authority.' "Mr. Chandler has declared moit positively In a written statement that the president sent for him for the purpose of getting |n^0 cummunlcat/lon with Senator Hilley and myself *nd he has produoed the letter of Mr. Loeb. 'T now declare most emphatically that no human being have 1 ever ilven authority or even expressed a wish to have any oonferenoe with T :eodure It iosovelt In reKard to the hill now under consideration. On the ooutrary 1 havo expressed the opinion In more than one public Interview that he had nothing to do with It and that it was the business )f the senate aud while I did, at bis r< quest, enter Into negotiations with bhe attorney general, it Is well known to every senator on this tloor what my ittitude and feelings have been, and it is most remarkable when the presllent sent for a Democrat to confer with him about this measure that he jndertake to assort under the clrcum nances that I sent a man to him to oegiu negotationi. The statement Is ibsurd as it Is unfair. "The other point to which I shall refer Is the cavalier way In which Mr. Moody disousses the idea of the president not being hound. "While contradicting In no In itance, however slight, mv statement jf what occurrod, the attorney gen 3ral seems to think that the code honor am jDg geDtlemen in not binding upja the exdoubive and bin cabinet. "The president asked htnn to see Mr. Hailey and jnyseif. We mot by ippointment made by Senator Chand Ler and talked over the vital question. He wrote and seit to Mr. Hailey his understanding of our views and when we met subsiq iently we reached an absolute agreement both as to form ?nd the substance of a proposed amendment to which he said the president would assert and help get vote* for. "Of course he was not bound not to change, but he vas bound under such 3) rcu instances to give notice and that was not done. Kven the attorney gen jral himself was not notified. The sharge 1 made aDd still make Is that the rate bill, wlijoh will be when en acted into law, a much better and stronger measure than we hoped to jet, has been emasculated of one 3f the most valuable and essential amendments by the president's action. "I am ready to leave the whole juestiop to the thoughtful and honorable men and women of this county." | 8ira*K? l)o*t ft. Struck in thf neck by a piece of oroken glass, seven-v ear-old Charles Mandel, of Nol 26 Norfolk street, New York, died inside of Ave minutes Wednesday nig^t. Tne jugular vein had been severe#. Mandel and half a iczm other bops had been drinking leu/.jr and wlian tiiev had finished jno of them tjirew the glows on the ddewalk. The boys lied when Manlei dropped. Detftcfclv<.s arreHted Isaac i.nd Jacolp Merger, of No. 73 Orchard Ureet, who said that Ilarry Welsberg, of No. 143 Fist Hroadwav, smashed the glass. Oftuiitil I)v Water. Ten members of the Foster family at Guelph, Ontario, have died within a very short tlihe of what the puzzled medical men pronounced pneumonia of a severe typl A double funeral of John Foster, Jr., a son, and Mrs. Healy, a sister, took place Wednesday. It Is thought something In the well water Is responsible for the dls Base. Htiot Wrong Man. Eiward Springer, of La Veta, shot and Instantly killed Aurello Eaparsa near Sunnislde Col. Sunday night. Springer had left his horse tied in front of a saloon and a friend took It and rode it to the Rocky Mountain Mine. Springer telephoned to the mine for his horse and the man who rode it away sent it back by Ezp&rsa Springer met Ezparso on the road riding his horse and Immediately shot him dead. I ENTERS THE RACE. HKNATOH MANNING COM KM Ot'l h OR GOVKUNOII. In a Plain, Business like Address to I emocratic Voters of the 8tate. The following address will explain Itself: To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: I will stand for the Democratic nomination for governor of South Carolina In the primary election to be he'd In August, 1906. 1 will stand on my record as a man, a olfciz-m, and on my reoord as a public otllclal In the general assembly. 1 bind on my record as a Democrat, adhering steadfastly to the doctrines of that party In advocacy of those principles of right and justice which proteot and defend the rights of the Individual, as well as the protection of property. Relieving tv at the foundation stone of a republican form of government rests on tho free, untrammeled ex pression of the popular will, 1 stand f >r pure elections, free from the corrupting and debasing practices of the use of money, whiskey or anything which tends to lulluenoe voters, except the legitimate and educational intluence of argument. 1 stand for the steady development and Improvement of the educational system of the State, liberally supported. I stand for the equalization of assesstiH nts of nroDeitv. sn that the burden of taxation will fall more evently than at present. 1 stand for the rigid application of business methods to all departments of government, and the requirement of faithful performance of services in all the departments 1 stand for rigid ^oonomy in the public service, so far as is consistent with efficiency, and with that spirit of progress which requires new methods to meet new conditions. ttoaliz'ng fully that success in the executive chair can be attained only by the just and tirm administration of laws 1, pledge myself to the unfaltering enforcement of law by every power vested in the chief executive under the constitution and laws of the State. The otlloe of the governor is executive and administrative, not legislative. It is his duty and prerogative to enforce law, whathever the law is, and 1 pledge myself faithfully to discharge tills duty should I be elected. In view of the widespread discussion of the liquor question, 1 deem it rtv.vnnw * V. _ 1 ~ / 1 fiufci uu niauc ui 101 iy my puHitiuu liu tills question. 1 aumit that there has been a growing tendency to curtail drink, and the time may come when prohibition can be made eiTactive in South Carolina. But, in my judgment, that time has not come, and this question must be met in a practical way. 1 reatllrm my conviction that the dispensary system, an embodied in ttie dispensary law, and amended, as proi sed in the Raysor-Manning bill, faithfully, nonestly and tirmly enforced, would promote temperance and sobriety, re strict the sale and use of liquor and minimize its evils. Let me be plainly understood. 1 believe that liquor is an evil, but it is an evil that cannot yet be banished from South Carolina, and the best that cin be done Is to regulate the sale of liquor by law and curtail and restrict Its use, and that this can best be done under a rigid enforcement of the dispensary law, amended as proposed by the KaysorManning bill. I will declare my position fully and without reserve on all question agisting the public mind lu my public utterances during the campaign. Richard I. Manning. Sumter, S. C., May 19. 1906. ITJ&LL DEAD. A Olrl Organist i>ios While Playing at Memorial. During a memorial service for the victims of the San Francisco earthquake, held in the influential Fifteenth Baptist Church at Philadelphia Wedneaoay evening, Miss Bertha Gerson, the organist, fell forward, dead, with her face resting on the organ keys. Wnen the Bev. Thomas Cross, pastor of the churoo, recently proposed holding a memorial service, Miss Gerson, who was only twenty, entered entered enthusiastically in the arrangements. She appeared in the best of spirits, rosy and animated as she took her seat at the organ Wednesday night, and her preluue was, the congregation thought, a trifle too merry for the occasslon. ^ - * i iie ivjv. Mr. uross men arose and began to describe the earthquake and the tire. He dwelt upon the unexpectedness with which death had come In San Francisco. Thomas Alexander, the tianoe of the organist, saw the color gradually leave her cheekB as the minister proceeded. When the sermon ended MlsaGerson slowly turned to the organ for a farewell hymn. Fainter and fainter grew the music from the loft, and the congregation, turning, mystified, saw Miss Gerson fall forward. Mr. Alexander rushed to her aid, crying, "Get help quick," but when lie saw that she was dead he oollapsed. The Rev. Mr. Gross, his voice quivering with grief, reascended the pulpit and uttered a prayer, the entire congregation kneeling. The girl's death was due to heart disease. BRUTAL MURDER. An Entire Family of Nine Killed and Cremated. > CRIME IS A MYSTERY. A Minister. Mis Wife and Seven Children Are Slain Near Milton, Florida. Tfcelr Heads Were Crashed b? Heavy Blow, and the House Bnrned Down. An entire family, consisting of the father, Rev. Mr. Aokerman, who la an Itenerant preacher, his wife and seven children, the oldest being about 14 y>ars of age, was murdered and their bodies cremated in their home, whloh was fired by the assassins In Santa Rosa county, 10 miles north of Milton, Florida, Sunday night. The crime was discovered the day after by parties with whom Ackerman had an appointment, who found the house a mass of ruins, and the charred lK)dles of Aokerman, his wife and seven small children among the wreckage. Examination of the bodies by Dr. II. G. Kldridge disclosed the fact that Aokerman and bis wife had been struck on the head with some blunt instrument, their skulls being crush? ? m?. - i >? - - ^ -- uu in. x iii! iiuuit'H was scattered aooufc in different parts of tbe ruins. DetallH Indicate that the father, mother and each of the seven children were murdered before the building was tired, as the skull of each was crushed. The body of Aokerman was found near the location of the door leading from the bed room in which he slept, and by his side was a revolver. The body of Mrs. Ackerman who gave birth to a ohild on Friday before, was found with that of her infant ohild outside of the sill at tho front of the house. The oldest child was found near the door leading out to the front porch. All of the bodies were badly burned, practically only the trunks remaining. The bodies of three boys were found practically where tne bed upon which tiiey slept stood pievlous to the conflagration. When & party from Milton reached the scene about 11 o'clock the sills of the building were still burning, which seemed to indicate that the tire had been started several hours after midnight. The country nearby is sparsely settled the nearest neighbor residing about one-quarter of a mile away. This neighbor says he knew nothing of the tire until early the day after when he saw that the building had been destroyed and not!tied other neighbors before trying to ascertain the damage. The feeling throughout Santa Kosa county is high over the dastardly deed and every etfort is being made to appreuend the guilty parties. Investigation brought out the faob that the crime was one of the most brutal on record and has not a parallel In the criminal annals of the state, it appears that the six children wore murdered while In bed, wbile the parents and one child met death outside of the house. The charred bodies of hi* ohlidren were found lu tne rulua of the house, whioh had been tir d soon after the murder. While the bodies of the parents and one child were found outside of the house, and not burned at all, they were butchered beyond recognition. Tuese bodies were the ones which developed the faot that murder had preceded the act of arson. Officers of two counties are endearing to get a clue to the miscreants, but so far they have been unsuccessful. There Is a suspicion In some quarters that the family was murdered by negroes who make a living traveling from one turpentine camp to another, as If this suspicion Is founded on facts and the miscreants are caught, there oould be no salvation of the prisoners by any number of officers, judging from the feeling of the populace of Santa Rosa county, In which the crime took place. Ackerman moved to the settlement which was known as Alleuiowu, from Opp, Ala., about three years ago, and has always been considered a good and peaceful citizen. Mr. Ackerman was a Methodist preacher, and while he had no regular charge It was his custom to preach occasionally throughout that section of Santa Ko-ta county. lie was not knowu to have any enemies and the motive for the atrir cious orlme Is a mystery. A lund of over $1,000 has hftun ralaart V.u w M/ ut 1Q citizens of Milton, whlcli will be offered aw a reward for the apprehension of the murderers, and the governor has been appealed to to otter a reward on behalf of the state. Kllluu l>y * t'Mki. Attired as a bridesmaid Frances Graooski, of No. 113 ToQuetle avenue Jersey City Heights, met death Wednesday at the wedoiag ceremony by falling down a flight of stairs at the home of Miss Talka Gathinskl, of Allen street and Germaoia avenue, who was married at Arpath Muleskl. At an early hour the ceremony was performed, with Miss Graboskl as > bridesmaid. As she went Into t.h* bill her high heeled shoe oauaht la the long train of her dress its she stumbled. She rolled down a flight of stairs and landed on ker uead. > When picked up sue was bleeding i from outs and died almost Immediately from a fractured skull.