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A kfv ,< \ si. \ r. r , ' r* , PLAGUE MENACE Mtw Ywb is Greatly Vwriii Orcr the V Presesce sf the CMcra. THE DISEASE DREADED ? The United States, New York State and City Health Officers Taking Strenuous Methods to Prevent the Spread of the Terrible Malady in This Country. The United States. New York State and City medical authorities have . been working ni^ht and day for the f* past week or more in and around New York city to prevent the spread of the dread Asiatic cholera, which lias already claimed several victims at the Swinburne quarantine station near that city. All suspects are being held at the station. The situation is serious, as cholera spreads with groat rapidity when it gets a foothold In a country. Every possible effort is being made I by this government to prevent the * Inroads of cholera to the United States. With the most rigid quaiantine in force in New York; the Federal public health service has f strengthened its inspection abroad and detailed instructions have been issued to all health officials as to the best means of facing the menace. Assistant Surgeon General is watching ij the situation here tor the public V I r* /* ?% nlntiA f/\ii aV? UlNtlLJl DCi viv;u, nuoifiii^ xjl V/Iudo ium,n with Surgoon General Wyman and co-operatng with Dr. Doty at quarantine. All vessels arriving in this country are being thoroughly inIspected. At Palermo, Naples, and other Italian ports, cholera Is epidemic. Ttin dreds of victims have died from within one to 2 4 hours after contracting the disease. On the steamship sailing from Italy to the United States, the Italian government, trying its best to co-operate with the American health officials, sena specf lal health officers to observe any passengers who may show signs of ^ cholera. These officers have been of valuable assistance to the American officials. Quite a largo ni\nber of ships have been held in quarantine at Swinburne and Hoffman islands the past two weeks, no passengers being permitted to enter the por* 01 New York. Cholera has developed among some ^ of the passengers after they have been in quarantine for over a week, which emphasizes the fact that the strickest sort of guard must be kept on passengers from Italian ports. Dr. Doty said regarding a visit from one of the bacteriological experts of I Con. Walter Wyman's Marine Hospital corps at Washington: "The visit of this expert shows the ^increased precautionary methods which are being taken by the United States Government all along the coast to prevent Italy's present outbreak of cholera from entering this country. The Government is going into the (bacteriological side of this threatened cholera invasion with unusual care. f4m "The thing In fighting cholera \ Is to isolate each case as soon as it is suspected, and, secondly, to take B care that there Is no local infection, like the contamination of the water supply, in the place where the suspect teases are isolated. That ts $ ^ why I detained all the passengers of |[ the Moltke, although at the time there were no absolute cases of cholera among them. I let the crew take the vessel back to Europe, but * refused to allow any of them to come ashore. "Great precautions are also being S taken at Italian ports to keep the [ cholera from leaving them and getP ting to this country. The American [ and Italian governments and the aleamship companies themselves are <*>mbining to segregate all prospeclivo passengers on large floats in f' Italian harbors for several days be[ fore the ships actually sail for this [' country. Preliminary symptoms of L illness are carefully watched for. All Ji private stocks of foodstuffs and fluids [ a retaken away from the passengers and bacteriological examinations in I many cases are made, r Cholera, the prim? cause of which B is one of the most perplexing quesI tions with which scientists have to I deal, originated in the East Indies [ rnd was not known to migrate for B mnro than 1.000 years. It did not snread in Europe until 1830, when it created terrible ravages. The ' Russians took it from India through couriers and stage coaches. Cholera is usually ushered in by vomiting and griping pains in the stomach. Death follows in from one to 24 hours. If life is retained longer than |V this time, the patient may recover. > A large percentange of the cases die. Want Him Tried Soon. ? * A petition signed by five hundred citizens of Anderson, including every member of the coroner's Jury, asking for a special term of Criminal Court to try Samuel N. Hyde for the murder of his wife and father-in-law, has been sent in to Solicitor Bonham. The next term of general sessions is not scheduled until late In September. , i BEATHE ACCUSED ? COUSIN ADMITS BUYING GUN FOR THE FATAL DEED. Him band of Slain Woman Remains Perfectly Calm, but His Cousin Falls in Faint. The missing link in the chain of evidence which the detectives have been forging in the cas of the murdr of Mrs. Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.. who was slain last Tuesday night, five miles south of Richmond on the Midlothian turnpike, while automoblllng with her husband, was supplied Friday afternoon .when Paul Beattie. a cousin of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., made formal confession to the police that he bought for Henry and delivered to him last Tuesday the gun with which Mrs. Beattie was killed. Thereupon both Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., and Paul Beattie were arrested, tand the former was brought to the Richmond city Jail, where he is now confined. Paul fell in a dead faint on being told he was under arrest, and later writhed in convulsions. He was so violent tn-at ne niaa to De nanucuneu and thus manacled he was taken to the city home for medical treatment. The Inquest proceeded as per adjournment at the home of Coroner Loving, In Chesterfield county. At seven o'clock Friday afternoon a further adjournment was had until 12:30 o'clock Saturday. Ilenry Clay Beattie, Jr., was the first witness heard. The commonwealth line of questioning indicated its belief that his wife was killed in the road where the large blood stain ; was found, the automobile's djrip j pan having caught the hemorrhage after the body was placed in the oar. Inquiry for the clothing worn by Mrs. Beattio brought out the startling fact that her clothing had been burned by her family, who, it was explained, wished to destroy that gruesome reminder of the tragedy. Beattie was on the stand for over two hours, and in spite of all tests such as the reconstruction of the scene at the moment of the crime, stuck to his original account of the tragedy. On being arrested he remained perfectly cool, affording thus a striking contrast to his cousin. He exhibited neither surprise nor emotion. His only request was that he be given a newspaper. This was handed him, and he read it apparently witn deep interest. Then he threw it to the floor, lit a cigarette and looked dreamily Into space. * WILSON MAY BE SHIPPED. Taft Blames Him for Allowing the Wiley Incident. Secretary of Agriculture W>flson may be asked to resign as the result of the hornet's nest he permitted to be stirred up over Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, Government pure food expert. It Is declared the President is re- , sentful over the situation and the affair may result In a mild reproach j for Dr. Wiley and the ousting of realizes that Secreatry Wilson might have averted the whole trouble if he . had been more watchful of the details of the /business of his department and had shown more courage ; and decisiveness in dealing with the affair at the outset. It is evidently ? the purpose of the President to put j the brunt of the embarrassing affair j on Secretary Wilson. This is shown < by the President's refusal to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to longer j sidestep responsibility, as he has ; done from the beginning. * 1 LADY'S TRAGIC DEATH. < ? j vShc Is Killed by Falling Through an / Elevator Shaft. Mrs. Caroline Aiken Robertson, 1 wife of Manager McBride C. Robertson* of the South Carolina Cotton 1 Oil Company's plant in Columbia, < (lied at the Columbia Hospital Sat- 1 urday evening, without regaining 1 consciousnesss, 'half an hour after * fialling from the second floor level to the basement, down the elevator ' shaft in the National Loan and Exchange Bank building. Just how 1 the accident occurred may never be * known. It is the prevailing theory 1 that as the elevator came up the , operator opened the door, thinking r Mrs. Robertson wished to go to a , higher floor; that on finding she wished to go down instead, he start- ^ ed his car upward and, as the floor of the rar rose and before the door had closed, Mrs. Robertson, whose f hearing was defective, stepped for- ? ward and fell into the shaft, or else i that the door did not catch as the ? ear rose and Mrs. Robertson, peering t down the shaft, was struck by the \ car as it descended. I ? \ Charges Machinery Monopoly. A message requesting the legisla- t ture to investigate the manufacture r of shoe machinery in .Massachusetts c was sent to the senate by Gov. Foss. The Governor pointed out that the manufacture of shoes is a leading Industry in the State and that ap- C parently nearly all of the machines t belong to one corporation organized 1 In another State, but operating prin- e cipally in Maraaohuaette. * s ? r . S v l'' * >" i*&t '.fl'W.'ip, > v'- ?*' BULL RUN ROUT <l A^ry lataMtiaf Cakb/atiu ?f Its Fiftk'k Auimury By THE BLUE AND THE GRAY President Taft Takes Part in the Program.?Reviewed the Old Confederate ami Federal Veterans.?Other Distinguished People Also Attend Exercises on the Battlefield. The Blue and the Cray marched across the fields of Manassas to meet each other again Friday. This incident, unique in history, the meeting of Federal and Confederate veterans on the field Where they fought a mighty l>attle just 5 0 years ago, attracted as witnesses the President of the United States, the Governor of Virginia, the home of the Confederate capital, and visitors from many States. It was the crowning feature of the Manasas peace jubilee and t&nnlnn whir>h hotran laat. Riindav with a sermon on the court house lawn by Rev. <H. N. Couden, chaplain of the House of Representatives, who lost his sight while serving in the Union ranks. President Taft and Governor Mann long ago had accepted invitations to he the guests of honor of the day, to review the lines of gray-haired veterans and make addresses in the afternoon. In the evening they met the old soldiers and other visitors at a public reception. The following program was carried out: 0 a. m., veterans in blue and gray assemble at Henry House, 011 battlefield. 10 a. m., addresses of welcome by Col. Edmund Berkeley, Eighth Virginia, and United States Senator Thomas S. Martin, of Virginia. /Responses by Gen. Jno. E. Gilman, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Gen. George i,r n ~?,1 ? ni">ni1 ftfimmnnrlop r?f f hf> y\. uui uun, ?uvi V/UI11HIV...UV. w. -? United States Veterans. Presentation of souvenir badges by Col. Robert M. Thompson, of Washington. Noon, veterans marshaled in review, and the men in the blue and gray clasp hands. 1 p. m., luncheon and love feast. 2 p. m.f return to .Manassass. 4 p. m., forty-eight young women, representing the States of the Union, clasc hands and forming circle, sing the iManassass National Jubilee Anthem. 4:30 p. m., addresses by the President of the United States and the Governor of Virginia. It was on July 21, 1861, just 50 years ago, that Bull Run ,or the first battle of Manassas, was fought. The Confederates, under Johnson, were accredited with a decisive victory over the Union forces, under McDowell, the retreat of the Federals leaving practically a clear road to Washington for the Confederates, it is said, had they chosen to continue their advance on the Capital. This was the first real battle of the war, and its result iawakened the North for the first time to a realization of what the secession of the Southern States meant. It was here that "Stonewall" Jackson gained the name which will be associated with his memory for all time. In August, 18 62, Manassas was again the scene of a bloody battle. Leo and Pope contended for the mastery. As in the former baftle, the Federals were terribly beaten, the Confederates capturing thousands of prisoners and millions of dollars worth of stores, thousands of small arms and many cannon . The battle lines in the second battle were re - * ii n 1 1 iiu versed irom mose or me nrsi uume. The jubilee reunion was planned try committees of the Grand Army the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans. Interesting events have taken place each day, sessions )f the national organization of "The Blue and the Gray and Their Sons,, jeing held Friday. The Manassass National Anthem, adopted by the committee, was writen by Mrs. Mary Speed Mercer, of Sim City, N. C. This is the chorus: < 'America, all hail to thee; Thanks be to God who made us free, \Torth, South, East, West, hand clasped in hand, Jnited we, thy children, stand." Thin lines of veterans of the blue i ind gray, with halting steps, slowly i idvanced tow>ard each other and (1 neetlng, clasped hands in fraternal ! greeting at noon on the historic ba- < lefleld, where fifty years ago they 1 vere engaged in the battle of Bull i tun, the first great conflict of the i var between the States. i This, one of the crowning events of i he Manassass peace jubilee, was wltlessed toy six thousand people, inluding many prominent persons. * TJghtning Restores Hearing. ] Mrs. Jane Deck or, aged 65, of i Canaan, Conn., is rejoicing over the i act that she was struck by lightning i n ? recent storm. The shock restor- j d her hearing. She had been deaf < lnce childhood. 4 CROP REPORTS A FRAUD NO ESTIMATES ON COTTON CROP WILL BE ISSUED. Senator Smith Points Oat *ue Absuridity of the Guess to the Secretary of Agriculture. Senator E. D. Smith gave out the following interview Thursday, after a call on the Secretary of Agriculture: "On July 3 ta statement of the condition of the cotton crop was issued from the department of agriculture putting the condition at 88.2 per cent of normal, as compared with a ten year average of 80 per cent. Also, that the acreage of cotton w\as about 35,000,000 acres. To quote the exact language of the alleged report in this respect, it says. " 'The report shows condition of the crop to be higher than on any corresponding date in the last ten years/ A month ago the general condition was 8.5 per cent above the ten year average. Today it is 10.3 per cent above the ton-year average. " 'The acreage of cotton this year is about 35,000,000, allowing for the average amount of abandonment, about 1,000,000 acres, the indications/ are that 'approximately 3 4,000,000 acres of cotton will be harvested. " 'The condition indicates a probable yield of 2 0 2.8 pounds per acre, which, on 3 4,00 0,000 acres would mean 6,805,000,000 pounds, or about 14,4 25,000 bales.' "This being the first estimate of the kind and realizing its immense value to the speculator and gambler I believed that there was some mistake somewhere. It makes no difference as to the fact, this is a mere guess, for coming, as it is alleged to have done, from the agricultural department, it darried with it official weight, and therefore, was calculated to have vastly more effect nivnn tho mnrkpt than lauv private I guess could have. I, therefore, this morning, interviewed Secretary Wilson in person. He informed me this estimate was without the sanctios of law, and that on account of the i -any influences that, are likely to occur in effecting the final yield or the crop, J: was foolishness for any one t*. Mtempt to forecast the yield at this date. That, if this did come from any of his divisions, that it was the first and the last time it would occur. "Of course, the damage to a large extent has been done. That is, Its effect on the price of cotton has already been felt, but it is due to the public, the cotton growers and the legitimate cotton dealers to know tha't the agricultural department does not lend its sanction to the alleged estimate. "As an Illustration of the absurdity of an attempt to make a guess now, in 1908 we had 32,344,000 acres, and made 13,432,000 bales; in 1910 we had 32,403,000 acres, and made 11,560,000 bales; in 1900 we had 31,374,000 acres, and made 13,3 05,000 bales; in 1 907 we had 31,31 1,000 acres, and made 11,3 25,000 bales. "Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Aalbama are infested with the weevil. The pest begins its ravages about the 15th of July. The extent of Its ravages are largely dependent upon the condition of the weather. If there is an excess of rain the damage done by the weevil is increased; if there is not an excess of rain the damage is lessened. Already many complaints are coming in from these sections of too much rain. This factor, together with many others that the cotton trade if familiar with, make it impossible to foretell what the ultimate yield may be. And I am extremely gratified to know from the Secretary in person, that this dangerous and preliminary estimate will not be made again." * Army Worms Come. A Tvittle Rock dispatch says Chas. Chemning, of Little Rock county, has brought to the city a pail of army worms taken from his cotton fields, which, ho says, rre overrun with the pest. The worms have as yet done nr?.'c ically iittb* damage but they ( only made their appearance lasr. Sen- , day. They came in battle array from the West. The pest in past years , did great damage. v Stray Bullet Kills. I Mrs. R. R. Greene, who resides north of Rive Oak, Fla., was accidentally killed last week by a rifle i ball fired by some member of the i Suwannee Rifles. Several members of the company were out north of j the city engaged in rifle practice, and a stray bullet from one of their rifles struck Mrs. Greene, who was j it her home, one mile distant, kill- 1 ng her instantly. 1 + + 0 f Tjono By s tanner Shot, Two men entered the shop of the Franklin Jewelry company in the 1 heart of Kansas City last wtek, held < up B. J. Franklin at the point of a < revolver, took a. tray of diamonds 1 Eind ran down an alloy. When pur- 1 jued y Franklin they fired at him, 1 iangerously wounding B. A. Seitz, ' el bystander. 1 PASS THE BILL Large Majority ia (he Seaate tar the Kecipracitj leatare HOW SENATORS VOTED By a Vote of 53 to 27 the Bill is Finally Disposed of, Awaiting Only Signature of President *nd Ratification by Canadian Parliament to Become Country's Daw. The reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Canada, embodied in the reciprocity bill that proved a storm centre in two sessions of Congress, passed the Senate Saturday, without amendment, by a vote of 53 to 27. A majority of the Republicans voted against it. Of the 53 votes for it, 32 were Democratic and 21 Republican; of tho 2 7 against, 24 were Republican and 3 Democratic. This action settled the whole Can ad'an reiprocity question, so far as Congress Is concerned, and save for Executive approval and the Canadian Parliainant's ratification virtually made the pact the law of the land. Congressional practice will delay the affixing of the President's signature until next Wednesday, when tho House is again in session. Tho reciprocity bill, having originated in the House, must be returned there for engrossment and for the signature of Speaker Clark, while the House is sitting. The Canadian Parliament has not yet acted on the agreement, and, with one exception, the provisions of the bill as passed by Congress will not become effective until the President issues a proclamation that Canada has ratified the pact. Tho exception to this procedure is in the paper tand pulp section of tho bill, which, it is announced, will become immediately effective when the President signs tho bill. Following was the vote on the bill: RermWtoans against the bill: nodah and ITeyburn, Idaho; Bourne, Oregon; Bristow and Curtis, Kansas; B'lirnham, New Hampshire; Nelson and Ctapp, Minnesota; Clark and Warren, Wyoming; Crawford and Gamble, South Dakota; Cummins and Kenyon, Iowa; Dixon, Montana; Gronna and McCumber, North Dakota; LaFollette, Wisconsin; Lippit, Rhode Island; Lorimer, Illinois; Oliver, Pennsylvania; Page, Vermont; Smith, Michigan; Smoot, Utah. Demio-crats against: Bailey, Texas; Clarke, Arkansas; Simmons, North Carolina. Republicans for the bill: Bradley, Kentucky; Brandegee and McLean, Connecticut; Griggs, New Jersey; Brown, Nebraska; Burton, Ohio; Crane and Lodge, Massachusetts; Cullum, Illinois; Guggenheim, Colorado; Jones and Poindexter, Washington; Nixon, Nevado; Penrose, Pennsylvania; Perkins and Works, California; Richardson, Delaware; Root, New York; Stephenson, Wisconsin; Townsend, Michigan; Wetmore, Rhode Island. Democrats for: Bacon, Georgia; Bankhead and Johnson, Alabama; Bryan and Fletcher, Florida; Chamberlain, Oregon; Chilton and Watson, West Virginia; Culberson, Texas; Davis, Arkansas; Foster, Louisiana; Gore and Owens, Oklahoma; Hitchcock, Nebraska; Kern and Shively, Indiana; Johnson, Maine; .Martin and Swanson, Virginia; i.Martine, New Jersey; Myers, Montana; Newlands, Nevada; O'Gorman, New York; Overman, North Carolina; Painter, Kentucky; Pomerene, Ohio; Reed and Stone, Missouri; Smith, Maryland; Smith, South Carolina; Taylor Tennessee; Williams, Mississippi. The Senators who are absent were Dupont, Delaware; Frye. Maine; GalHnger, New Hampshire; Lea, Tennessee; Percy, Mississippi; Rayner, Maryland; Tillman, South Carolina. The Senators who were present, but did not vote because of being paired with absent Senators, were: Dillingham, Vermont; Sutherland, Utah; Thornton, Louisiana. There are two vacancies, from Georgia?due to the resignation of Senator Terrell and Colorado. From the White TTouso the President followed the votes on the various amendments and on the final passage of the bill spoke with the keenest interest. "I am very much gratified and delighted that the bill is passed," he said. "It indicated the increase of mutual benefit to both countries." The President received many congratulations .before leaving, that afternoon for Peverly to spend the week end. He declared that ho was cutting too much credit in the matter and that Secretary Knox really was entitled to the greatest praise.* ? ? Tjcft All to Himself. A spectacle which has not been jeen for years, If ever, was exhibitid In the Senate, siays a Washington lispatch, on the reciprocity "debate" Friday, when for nearlf ten minutes Senator Gronna, of North Dakota, who was concluding his speech begun rhursday In opposition to the pact, was the only senator on the floor. k in I* PAID HIM WELL ? GETS SMALL FORTUNE FOR BB* ING KINO TO OLD MAN. Exchanged Sleeping Car Berth With Hint and Young Man Is Gives Twenty Thousand Dollars.. Four years ago William R. O'Neal, a young business man of BainbrKLge, Ga., exchanged a lower berth for an upper one with a foeble old gentle* man who was journeying to Florida for his health. The Atlanta Constitution says on last Wednesday O'Neal learned that the chance friend had left him a fortune of $20,000, which will be turned over to him as soon as he complies with certain legal formalities. "Aw, come on, come on; I know ?# i j rv > xr i j a you are lying, suiu u ^oai gooa naiuredely to the man who informed him of his good fortune. They were walking up Peachtree street at the time. "Well, I congratulate you anyway, whether you believe it or not, and you can find out for yourself that the man's son is here looking for you," was the reply. And O'Neal did find out that the statement is correct. J. T. Young, Jr., of Oakland, Cal., reached Atlanta Wednesday on a search for O'Neal, (Mr. Young, Sr., having left him a substantial fortune in his will. Mr. Young did not know his address and enlisted the local press in the search. Nr. O'Neal is 2 6 years old. lie reached Atlanta Wednesday after living for some time in Macon. He was born in Rainbridge, and is the son of Mrs. Chloe O'Neal, a widow of that place. "What are you going to do with your fortune?" Mr. O'Neal was asked by one who had visions of a turkey dinner, an automobile, a trip to Europe and a new overcoat. "Do. Well, T hardly know yet definitely, but T will invest it and probably go to work for myself. That's lot better that working for someone else," answered the level-headed young chap. * Faked Whole Story. The Atlanta Journal says Thursday a voice, a nice, trustworthy voice, that carried well over the telephone and inspired confidence. announced that it's owner was J. T. Young, Jr., and that J. T. Young, Sr., recently deceased at Oakland, Cal., had left $20,000 to W. R. O'Neal, of Georgia. The voice asked the Atlanta papers to kindly assist in the search for W. R. O'Neal, The papers kindly did. O'Neal was straightway found?in Atlanta. Ho expressed his joy and surprise. It is now darkly hinted that these joy and these surprise were as mythological as the sick old gentleman in Florida. As soon as W. R. O'Neal waa found he was arrested for jumping a board bill in EaCrange, also for passing three worthless checks. He is now in jail in LaGrange. At the same time came a telegram, in response to inquiries, from Oakland, Cal., that no ,T. T. Young, either senior, or junior, either dead or alive, was known in thiose parts. The Youngs who did live in Oakland, who had other initials, denied all knowledge of W. R. O'Neal and of the sick old gentleman in Florida. Whose the voice was is a mystery, and there is still a bare possibility that there is some mistake, and. that O'Neal has really become an heir. Until the truth is certified, it may be well for hopeful travelers to continue the pretty custom of relinquishing their lower berths to sick old gentlemen in Florida. DREADED CHOLERA vS PRE ADS. +. . One Woman Dies With the Dies ease in Boston Thursday. Asiatic cholera has reached Boston. It caused one death, while two foreign sailors, who are belioved to? have carried the dreaded disease to that city, after being taken ill, disappeared and their whereabouts is unknown, according to a statement given out unotlicially by Chairman Samuel If. Durgin of the Boston board of health. The cholera victim was Mrs. Tamasslno Mastrodenico, who died at the detention hospital on Gallup's Island Thursday. She tock into her home as lodgers a few weeks ago two sailors who were members of the crew of a steamer supposed to have sailed from an Italian port. The sailors subsequently were taken ill and disappeared. Kfforts are being made to find them. l'ronirts Democratic jsuccoss. Six hundred Democrats at a banquet at Asbury Park New York. Wednesday night, heard Governor Wilson predict Democratic success in 1912. Wilson said the people were asking which of the old parties had seen the modern light and were turning to the Democratic party. The United States for the first time, it was declared Is yielding to Thomas'Jefferson's teachings. They Coin? High. Eller Hanson, a young man arrested in Tacoma, Wash., on charge of squeezing a maiden, forfeited $25.00 ball last week and avoided a trial of the case.