The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 11, 1912, Image 3
TOLD COV; MANN
SjifiUiiitt S orj ijr
* BMJtk B-ii'i
IaLKID Wlltt <Ht DEAD
Wrote It Out and Sent It to Got.
^ Maim lief ore keattie Coofewed
lii.s Awful Crime uud Was Corroborated
by the Coufewsiou of tlie
Murderer.
That a spiritualist wrote to Governor
Maim, of Virginia, a full and
minute account of the Heattie murder,
which was later entirely corroborated
by lioattie's confession, became
known in Charleston says The
News and Courier during Gov.
Mann's recent visit to that city.
The governor himself, while at a
loss to explain the mystery admitted
that the spiritualist had been correct
In every detail of her description of
the murder. Ho averred, however,
that her communication had not iiv
fluenced him in the least in his decision
not to pardon Heattie.
0 In the days after the trial, Governor
Mann received an average of
from fifty to seventy-flve letters a
dry, many of which declared that the
evidence was insufficient to convict,
r while others maintained that Paul
Heattie was the guilty party. One
letter in particular caught the governor's
attention.
A spiritualist wrote to say that
she had at first beer, convinced that
Paul Heattie was the murderer. As
she had the power to converse with
the dead, however, in order to satisfy
her curiosity, she had summoned
a frionrl from the other world and
vhad asked her to call on tho murdered
Mrs. Heattie and get from her
a Mill description of the affair. This
her obliging friend had very willingly
done.
Mrs. Heattie and her husband, It
seems, had been talking about Beul;;h
Hinford. The conversation was
resumed in the automobile. Beattie
. stopped the machine and took her
T lino i ho road. There he shot her,
w which accounted for the pool of
* blood in tho turnpike. He then had
plaeo.i her body acroaa the front
scats of the machine and aat on her
head while coming back.
At the time this letter was received
tho prosecution was unable to
explain the pool of blood in the turnpike,
except on tho theory that he
w had dragged his wife from the car,
^ and was unable to offer any acceptable
theory as to the big spot of
blood on the seat of Beattie's trousers.
Other details at that time
clouded in mystery were also fully
stated in this remarkable spiritualist's
letter.
overnor Mann ol course, let the ,
matter drop from his mind until
J^Beattie's complete confession was
brought to his attention. He was
then astounded to not? the accuracy j
c? tho letter when compared with the
confession. The two doretalled exactly.
It is possLbl? that the spirit- ,
uallsts merely guessed what had hajn
pcnod.
If so, she ought to bo !n~the
.weather department, for she could
Easily make a living estimating tho
size of the crops or the status pf the '
future market. It is noted that she
did not claim to have taken or communicated
with Mrs. Beattie herself,
but sent a friend to interview her. ,
^ Governor Mann himself is too en- ]
grossed in the prosent to be worry- ]
ing about spiritualism, but he does ?
not deny tho facts as they have been i
presented here. On tho contrary, he
substantiates the whole story.
There have been rumors of late
f that Detective Burns depends for his (
success almost entirely on his ability j
to ( mmunicate with the dead. Me ,
has not denied or affirmed this, if
indeed, it has been brought to bis
attention. The Beattie case is al- .
vjT'St the first in which a spiritualist
has given advance information that
later proved to be accurate. Did she
guess or did she kr.ow? ,
i
WHISKEY CAUSES A KILLING. 1
4 ? ?
V oll-Known West Virginia Physician ]
Shot by Feudist Son.
Dr. Edwin O. Thornhill, aged 3h, \
a well-known physician and business
man of the southern section of West 1
Virginia, was shot and killed Monday
by Willie Ilatfield, son of the !
noted feudist, "Devil Anse" Hatfield,
in a drug store at Mullens. The physician
was attending an injured per
- - ahrtnHnir took iilaoo.
bH II >V I I l ' I I LUC UXWUVO'd .
t Hatfield, it is said, asked Dr.
Tliornhill to issue a prescription for
a pint of whiskey. The doctor re- 1
fused and when Hatfield used abusive
language the physician slapped him. 1
W Hatfield, it is alleged, immediately
drew a revolver and fired, two bul\
&ts into Dr. Thornhill's bddy. Step- i
ping closer, Hatfield again fired two
more shots, each taking effect in the i
hod of the prostrate man. i
TTntfleld ran from the drug store, 1
but was captured within a few minutes
by persons who bad witnessed
the shooting. Fearing lynching Hatfit
Id pleaded with the bfflcers to protect
him, and he was taken to Plneville,
the coiinty seat, where deputy
sheriffs are guarding the frail prison.
TKAUllU ItAUUJii
' ?
NE?U>F1> fN Tp? 8TAT(f FOB TUB
' oouyvy qcHVQf*.
# !
Prpf. W. K, T?(? M>jrt Snm jfrlaraafc
1b| fjiijf# #!< ? WIA ffijwwni t*
\r'j / .,,! 'i' '
llur?i floktild.
T ^ .j >| ?y?-\ ;
"The most ljuaiatea.1 kmA ef Ik#
country Mokuttl lis for the trained
teacher who U willing lo eater into
the community life and lift the educatlonal
standard of the people."
This stateweilt la Contained in the
annual report of \V. K. Tata, supervisor
of rural elementary schools.
Under the caption, "Wanted: Trala
"i - - I a n o ?V. AAIA ?? 1.A
oti leacuoiu iur ^uuuu; ocuw**, av
points out that "onu year with such
a teacher will often revolutionize the
popular attitude towards the school."
"Near the close of the past scolastic
year," says Mr. Tate, "I endeavored
to obtain accurate facts as to
the number of college graduates now
teaching in the town and city schools
of South Carolina. A complete list
of all the teachers employed in the
county was obtained from most of
the county superintendents. Of this
list the superintendent was asked to
indicate after the names of the college
graduates the colleges from
which they received their diplomas,
us recorded on his certificate register."
The table appended hereto includes
the counties of Abbeville,
Aiken, Anderson, Parnwell, Calhoun,
Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield,
Clarendon, Colleton, Dillon, Dorchester,
Georgetown, Greenville, Greenwood,
Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster,
Lexington, Marlboro, Nowborry, Oconee,
Orangeburg, Pickens, SaLuda,
Williamsburg. I was unable to secure
definite information from the
other counties. Tbo result was as
follows:
College graduates now teaching in
26 counties of South Carolina:
Town Country
Chicora 7 12
Citadel 10 ; 12
Clemson 2 20
College for Women. . 7 3
Charlftstoa college. .5
Columbia College. . 19 17
Converse 8 0
ftrskine 9 0
Furinan University. .14 5
r.'Till* F?mal? Collsse 17 27
Lander 14 27
Limestone 14 19
Newberry 17 8 5
Presby. Co. of S. C.. . 8 3
University of S. C.. . 9 29
Winthrop 114 71
VVofford 21 25
Woman's C. of D. W.. 14 28
Col. in other States. . 52 29
Totals 353 401
\ '
Grand total 75 4
"In the counties named there were
2,(516 white teachers employed.
Twenty-eight per cent have received
college training and most of these
are teaching in the town and city
schools and in the consolidated country
schools. Few are employed in the
one-room country schools. Of
the colleges named( only two or
three offer an adequate course of professional
training."
? ?
CHINESE CUT OFF QUEUES.
This Is the Way They Pay Tribute
to tlio Chinese Republic.
Hundreds of Chinese In New York
celebrated the inauguration of the
first president of the Chinese Republic
by having their queues cut, thus
3evering, as they said, the' last symbol
of Manchu rule. At noon, when
2,000 Chinese gathered for the celebration
not a queue was seen.
Many of the Chinamen also shook
r?ff their sandals and in heavy American
shoes climbed the stairs of the
Lrh h nil so in Moth street, which
was rechristened "The Chinese Public
hall," and gravely bowed before
a large portrait of the new president,
Dr. Sun Yat Sen.
Chinese girls and boys dressed In
American fashion sang a new Chinese
national song entitled "The
Country of the Chinese Republic" to
Lhe air of "America." The sentiment
of the song was something as follows:
"Dr. Sun Sen has sown the seed
and grown the republic. All Chinese ,
should be patriots of one heart, one
love and one life for their country
and liberty and freedom. Manchu
rule is gone, and the Chinese shall
remain forever free."
More than 500 of the new Chinese
flags were displayed in the district,
together with portraits of the new
nro?mATif There was a narade
through the district and speech-making
at the public hall. The shops
contributed almost their entire supply
of firecrackers, hundreds of thousands
of them being thrown from
roofs and balconies.
Another Victim of Blizzard.
The fourth victim of cold and
snow during the last week In Western
Kansas was found near Van Ness
Thursday morning In be discovery
of: the body of E. Taylor, a farmer,
by searching parties who ha I bom
04 the hunt sli ce \)"nday.
e e ?
Some one asks if the Republican
party san reform itself. If it did it
would eemmit sulfide.
ROCK HILL PLAN
?
Aafarua T?U* Ivitn Cmcimu *t Iks
SjkjMj ti Bek FtfifW
t , f ., .'' .*
?
SU6CKST SOME THINGS
, ' .t
Tk? First 94*9 to (M 4Cu?t Bto>
cium4 pim u to flrito m stoto
8uperl?lemd#?U, ui ftoi Mm
?r m_ - * /V 1??? _ ? ? fUAAi
W OrK US VrMMUpua < ? im*?ii|
Pled^ts Should Pinhid.
As a further stay in the direction
of putting the "Rock Hill Plan" kefor#
tha plantars of tka South, John
G. Andarson of Rock Hill Saturday
night sant out lattars to tha govarnora
of twelve aotton growing
States, a eopy of which follows:
"At tha raauaat of Col. E. J. Watson,
president of tka Southern Cotton
congrees, I am sanding you under
auothar oorar a package of printed
matter setting forth tha 'Roek Hill
Plan,' as adopted by tha executive
committee of tha Southern Cotton
congress In New Orleans on December
1, and am also inclosing a copy
herein.
"Col. Watson is busy preparing his
annual report for the legislature,
and hasn't the time to give this matter
attention, but roalizing that it is
very important, and that you should
havo the information Immediately, he
has, as stated above, requested me
to write you for him.
"You will note that the governor,
commissioner of agriculture and
State Farmers' union president are
to select a State superintendent, who
U to hav# direct charge of the organization
of counties. A sail for
funds is also to be mad# by the above
named officials, and I should think
that from $3 00 to $500 will be am
pie, *ia the only expense to be Incur
rod by th? Stat? superintendent
is the salary ?f stenographers, postage,
printing, ?to.
"Col. Watson suggests that a letter
b? mailed th? larger banks of
your State, manufacturers, Jobbers'
and fertiliser men, asking for a donation
of $25 each, and he belleres
that will bring the necessary funds
at once.
v "If you tan got a good man to
act as State superintendent, who has
the necessary ability, energy and enthusiasm
and will get the counties
organized promptly, and then keep
In behind them every few days, I am
satisfied that wo can put this thing
through by the last of February, and
if wo do it will be the best thing
that h>as ever been done for the
South.
"Just as soon as you select your
State superintendent, please giro mo
his name and address, and I will forward
him some other matter that
will be useful in his campaign, and
will also send him a donation from
the Rock Hill Buggy company of $25
for the general expense fund.
"I am enclosing a sample of the
Farmer's union pledge. In order that
these may he obtained promptly, I
hare arranged with a printer to get
them up at $$.50 per 1,000; $1.50
per 500, and 50 cenU per 100 for a
less quantity. '
"The1 State superintendent may
need a few more copies of the Hock
Hill plan' for his correspondence
with the Yarious county committees.
I havo asked the printer to keep the
typo up, and If any of these blanks
are wanted they can bo had at the
same rate as that of the Farmer's
union pledge.
"Honing to hear from you as early
as possible, I ara, yours very truly,
"J. G. Anderson."
What the "Rock Ilill Plan'* Is.
As slightly modified by tho executive
committee of the Southern Cotton
Congress, at a meeting in New
Orleans 011 December 21, 1911, it
is proposed that the plan shall be put
into operation by each state acting
for itself and not in collusion with j
others.
' It is proposed to call upon bankers,
merchants, mercantile and manufacturing
interests for small subscriptions
to meet the expenses of
organization and iho work to bo done
in the various counties. It provides
for the selection of a state superintendant
who shall have entire charge
of the work in the state and be responsible
for it. It is suggested that
the governor, the commissioner of
agriculture and the president of the
Farmers' Union start the work and
arrange for raising tho necessary
funds.
The state superintendent is to appoint
county committees in each
county, composed, it is suggested, of
men taking enthusiastic interest In
the work?one a banker, one a merchant
and one a farmer. The county
committee is to have charge of raising
county funds for the purpose of
conducting a house to house canvass
for the purpose of securing signed
pledges from all farmers, and those
interested in farms, that they will
reduce their cotton acreage in 1912,
not less than 26 per cent, or by
whatever amount may be agreed
upon.
It is pointed out that the average
county can be covered by canvassers
at a cost of from $125 to $200,
which can easily be raised by proper
effort. Enough canvassers should .be
| CAUSE A FLURRY
ALL NOT HAIIMONIOUS AMONG
TEH BIG DIHOOtilR
I *
! ? -
[ .
Haomim Uxfm* Wm QArmm I?i Piwe
JmIum Dimmer, Umderwoot
Refmeee tm Ipwir
Tke deeimlmm ef Oeear W. UmAerwood.
Democratic leader, mot ve mt*
? -?-* ** ? TclronB 4a* VaaSkxi. kt
lltuu ? ?v?*va ??/ .......
Washington next Monday might*
which bocamn known Wednesday
immediate'? after the announcement
hat the managing committee had given
to William Jennings Bryan, at
his own request, the last place om the
speaking programme, threw Democrats
in congress into a flurry.
Mr. Underwood declared he would
not attend the banquet because of
his recent attack of threatened appendicitis.
Ills physician, he said,
had ordered him to attend no banquets
and particularly to make no
speeches nor do anything requiring
unusual exertion.
"I will not hare any speech to be
read at the dinner," added Mr. Underwood.
"If I were there to make
a speech I would desire to deliver it
myself."
Nevertheless the prospective absence
of tho majority leader of the
house from a national Democratic affair,
at which other leaders of the
party and men who are mentioned
as candidates for tho presidential
nomination are to speak, aroused discussion,
particularly in connection
with tho socalled break between
Messrs. Bryan and Underwood.
Mr. Underwood's letter to the committee,
announcing he would not attend,
was sent after it became known
that Mr. Bryan was to speak last.
Tho arrangement did not meet the
approval of many leaders, but it will
stand. Some of Mr. Underwood's
friends pointed out that Mr. Bryan,
speaking last on the programme, ,
would be in a position of derided advantage
to make declarations which
would of necessity remain unanswered,
and that such a contingency was
to be avoided. Others said Mr. Underwood
did not wish to enter an
oratorical contest witn Mr. i^rjam.
Tho controversy between Mr. Bryan
and Mr. Underwood, which developed
over the woolen schedule, the
secret cauous and other party affairs
at the special session of congress last
year was recently renewed when Mr.
Bryan practically leferred to Mr.
Underwood as Wall street's choice
for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Mr. Underwood never has denied
that his political views differ much
from Mr. Bryan's, but manv of Mr.
Underwood's friends recently have
declared that he has no hesitancy
to express himself concerning iMr.
Bryan's position.
RECENT MATRIMONIAL TANGLE.
) ' , .!
'
The Mix-Up That Divorce People
Mako by Marrying.
Speaking of a recent social event '
<
among New York's millionaires Ths ,
State says Alfred Vanderbilt, who j
was for a fow years husbasd of Ellen j
French, has married Margaret Em- j
rson who was for a few years wife ^
of Smith Hollins McKim. Alfred
Vanderbilt is a man of horses, wo- ]
men and money. He inherited about ,
$80,000,000. The woman of his lat- t
est choice is the daughter of an old t
fellow who made a great deal of t
money out of tho manufacture of ^
drugs and recently divorced the j
mother of Vanderbilt's bride, marrying
a little while later Mrs. Anne f
Preston McCormack. Summing up, j
it appears that the mother of the j
Vanderbilt bride Is a put-away bride, ,
the latter has a second-hand or hand- j
me-down husband somewhere on the
shelf and the bridegrom has a put- t
away wife. ,
employed to cover the county thoroughly
within a period of two weeks.
They should make daily report to the
county committee, and tho names
should be published in the county paper.
The county committee should
report daily to the state superintendent
who should give out a consolidated
statement to the press.
It is confidently believed that the
percentage of those who would fail
to adhere to such a pledge would be
eo small as to bo insignificant. The
newspapers are counted oipon for assistance,
which they will unquestionably
give, and county rallies are urged
to arouse interest.
It is earnestly recommended that
the acreage of cotton planted in 1912
be reduced not loss than 25 per cent
as compared with 1911, and that the
written pledge adopted by the National
Farmers' Union, be used in
each state.
? +> ?
Chinese Change Calendar.
Tho Chineso Republican government
has Issued a proclamation to
the effect that the plan to change the
Chinese calendar to conform to the
European calendar had become effec- (
tlve. 1
?
Want to Lynch Brute.
Mrs. Smith Guthrie, wife of a con- 1
stable living on a farm hear Parks* <
burg, Pa., #as attacked by a negro *
and roughly handled. The negro es- i
aped but was pursued by a posse, i
WAIT FOR BRYAN
Ik* Great tii?1111 Anirn ia Wuk?
iagtaa I* Caauk Uakn
ABOUT PAKfT AFFAIRS
"* ?
A (itiii Muthii ( Mrfmm mm4 la?
FolMt* M Ike Dep*t, Tkefr Traims
Arririag AWil tka font Tint,
Sets Tiigm lafglif Abit a
Haw PM|f.
Col. William J. Br yam, af Nabraeka*
an 4 Saaatof Re bar! M. La
Follatte, Af Wisconsin, had a cenferenee
At the Union Statlen at Washington
Sunday night upon tkalr joint
arrival la tka elty, tka former from
tka Sautk and the latter froxa tka
Waat. Tka meeting between tka threetime
Presidential candidate ef tka
Democratie party and tka progressive
Republican whe i? seklng to wrest
tka Republican nomination from
President Taft, wae accidental.
No looner wae it known that the
progressive leaders ef tke two parties
had come together than tongues
began to wag and third party talk
flew thick and fast about the hotel
corridore. It was not wholly confined
to members of the Democratic
national committee, who were gathering
for the meeting Monday. Republicans,
tod," showed a lively interest.
All day tke Democratic committeemen
had been seeking methods
of dealing with the several perplexing
questions scheduled to come up
at the meeting, but nearly every poe
sible Bolutiom advanced sesined to depend
upon tile probable attitude of
the Nebraska leader Progress was
slow hecatiee of the general desire
to seasall Mr. Bryam, end his arrival
scheduled for 4 p. in. was awaited
with great lapatlenee. Finally it was
learned that his train had been
blesked by a wresh and was two
ksars lata.
fthertly before f e'olook the Nebraskan's
train arrlTed. Many pretn[aent
Demoeratlo leaders were at the
Rtatlea. After handshaking all
around Mr. Bryam sighted Semater
La Follette, or to be exact, they
seemed to sight eaeh other at the
same time. They rushed toward
each other and shook hands and then
lest no time in withdrawing a shert
distance from the crowd. They sat
down on a bench and conversed with
evident earnestness for several minutes.
"What's being pulled off?" was ths
question the walling Democrats
seemed to be asking each other as
tksy watsked ths two men. This interrogation
In the vernacular ef the
street was not actually propounded,
but that there was some consternation
In the party waa apparent.
When Mr. Bryan and the Senator
parted there waa anether show of
Koed feeling. Mr. Bryan then explained
tereely that Senator Da Follette
and he had talked about the reeslntlen
pending In Congress providing
fer the eleetlon ef the Senators
t?y pepnlar vote. Senator La Follette
gave the earn# explanation by teleikan*
bnt In ths minds ot some
tkere remained a llttla ceptlclam.
It wai reported that Senator La
Follette had gone to the station to
cneet Mr. Brjan. When telephoned
?l>out thla report, the Senator said
:hat the meeting wai purely accidental,
resulting from the fact that their
:rains happened to get in at the same
lour.
"We only talked about the direct
elections resolution," said the Sena;or.
"We are both deply interested
n the subject, and Col. Bryan agrees
rvitli me that the resolution should be
passed."
Col. Bryan drove from the station
;o the homo of Cotter T. Bride, his
dosest friend in Washington. Ho dedined
to talk about any of the probems
the national committee will
lave to solve. It was evident that
le wanted to get his bearings beTore
dunging to what promises to be a
itirring gathering.
After removing travel stains, Col.
2ryan drove to the hotel apartment
if Norman E. "Mack, chairman of the
lational committee and with wdiom
le dined.
At the hotel Mr. Bryan was mot
iy a large number of newspaper men.
de would not discuss candidates, con;ests,
Presidential primaries or any
)f the matters before the committee,
fde would not talk of the letter said
o have been written by Woodrow
Wilson a few years ago, urging the
?arty to rid Itself of the Nebraskan,
nit he was affable as eyer, as he
>dged away from the persistent group
ind slipped Into the elevator, which
jarrled him to Mr. Mack's apartment.
\V. P. McCombs, manager of the
Woodrow Wilson headquarters,
charged tonight the report of friction
between Wilson and Bryan was Inspired
In Wall street, and that other
stories of the same character might
be expected from that source. He
lid not deny the existence of the alleged
"Jollne" letter, however.
The letter "K" promises to he the
most prominent In the alphabet In
jongress for the next few months.
3chedule K of the woolen tariff Is
probably the one around which the i
greatest controvert^ will rage.
, GREED
FOR GOLD
m
MJMU'f OJTLT HOUSE FOB
KLROHfimO THU PKR8IANS.
?
The BlMMfld mid Crielty is the Resalt
of PerefA'e Refusal to Re Robbed
Amtf Loiiftf by the Russians.
AW ef the bloodshed, the misery,
the burned and sacked cities and villages,
the indescribable cruelty of
the Coseaeks and Turcomans in Persis
I si a 1 mail Ad Ana h i n ir lonnrrllno
*<? i* mujvu v?v WIIT; lump,, at/^v/i UIU5
to information received in Washing*
ton from the Persian Central Committee
in Constantinople Saturday
Might.
According to this information, the
real motive of Russia and her silent
partner, Belgium, now brought for
the fret time into this sordid tragedy,
ie that $400,000 in annual draft
ehall not escape their hands. For
yeare the financiers of Russia and
Relginm had mulcted the Persian
government of $400,000 annually for
taking care of her fiscal affairs?this
in addition to the great sums that
disappeared from the Persian Treasury,
going no one knows where.
It wai learned Saturday night that
the contract mado by the Persian
government with W. 'Morgan Sinister
and his tvventy-one assistants was
for three years at approximately
$100,000 per year, a saving to Persia
in the aggregate for that time of
nearly $3,000,000. This in addition
to the vast sums that by honest administration
will be kept out of the
hungry hand of the greedy grafter.
Practically the first day Sinister
was in office he and Russian and Belgian
bankers clashed. So eager were
the two grasping nations to retain
control that they proposed to Persia
that Shunter and his party bo paid
ike full amount of their contract and
be eent home to America. Belgium
evon went so far, is was stated Satarday
night, as to cffer to foot the
bill. Persia refused.
Diplomacy having failed, only the
Coeeaok eabre and the rifle of the
Tureonian remained. An instance of
the march of the Cossacks from
Resht to Kasbin was read to the International
Newi Service correspondent
Saturday night, which for barbarity
eeeme almost incredible.
When the Cossacks reached Kasbia
ahead of the column of 4.000 troops
th#y invested the place and evicted
the residents. A drunken L'ossack,
according; to this story, was in the
act of carrying off the child of a
widow whose husband had served in
the civil war against the Shah. The
woman endeavored to recover the
child and at her last appeal was given
her little one impaled on a bayonet.
At another point 3 00 women and
children were penned in a fleld that
had been irrigated for cultivation.
Then in the night Cbssacks opened
the sluces and those who escaped
death by drowning were shot and
sabred to death by drunken calvarymen.
MONEY FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.
+.
The Mission Review Gives Figures
i
for World's Evangelization.
v
Gifts to foreign missions in 1911
by protestant Christians throughout
the world, as tabulated by the Missionary
Review, show a decrease over
preceding years of $175,000.
North America's total appropriation
of twelve million, three hundred
thousand was nearly half of the
grand total, twenty-five million three
hundred thousand.
Great Britain gave nine million.
The five societies of the world having
the largest incomes follow:
Methodist Episcopal, headquarters
New York, two million, two hundred
Hir>itan Till
Church of England, London, one
million, nine hundred thousand.
Presbyterian, New York, one million,
seven hundred thousand.
Baptist, Boston, one million, one
hundred thousand.
Congregational, Boston, one million.
' ?
CAUSE OP POISONING TRACED.
Liquor Dealer Sold Wood Alcohol to
the Victims.
A cablegram from Berlin, Germany,
says since the arrest of the wholesalo
liquor dealer who had been in the
habit of disposing of wood alcohol
and groceries to the inmates of the
municipal night shelter for the home
less, and the confiscation of the adulterated
whisky found on his premises,
no further poisonings have beon
reported In the city. The official
total of the dead since December 26
Is 72 out of 162 cases.
Caused by too Much Booze.
A gambling and drinking row
among negroes at Ctover, York county.
on Sunday afternoon led to the
killing of Hud Adams, breaking a leg
of John Stowe, and Kd Orr In Jail on
the charge of murder.
Notaries Public Named.
The annual report by the secretary
of state, tt. M. McCown, shows
that 3.377 notaries public have been
commissioned during the year. The
fees received from this source
amounts to $7,1(4.
. k
. :. - :