Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I 1 WARDEN'S WIFE AIDS ESCAPEJJFJjONVICTS Was Infatuated With One of the Criminals. CAVE THEM SAWS AND PISTOL Edward and John Biddle, Awaiting Ex* ecution at Pittsburg for the Murder Rahney, Overpower Make Good Their Esoape. of grocer T. D. GuaHs and Make Pit^burg, Pa., Ji RICHARDS DIED SUDDENLY. »burg, Pa., Jan. 30.—Edward and John Biddle, awaiting execution in the county jail for the murder of Grocer Thomas. D. Kahney, of Mount Wash* Ington, overpowered the guards at f o’clock this morning and escaped. Both prisoners had been provided ■with saws with which they cut the bars in their cells and were ready at any moment to make an opening sufli* ciently 1 large to pass through. The prisofievs occupied adjoining cells on the second range. They had evidently been preparing for escape for some time and had assistance from the out- Bide, as both were armed with revol vers. .Shortly before 4 o'clock one of the Biddles called to James McGeary. who had charge of the outside gates, and asked for some cramp medicine in a hurry, saying uis brother was danger ously sick. McGeary hastened to the cell with the medicine, when John Biddle sprang through the opening in the cell, and seizing the guard around the waist hurled him over the railing to the stone floor beneath, a distance of 1C leet. Edward Biddle joined his brother Immediately and both, with drawn re volvers, hurried to the first floor, where they met Guard Reynolds and Shot him. Tlieie were but three men on duty, and the third was on one of the up per ranges. He was ordered do’.vn at the point of the revolvers and the three guards were put in the dungeon. The keys were taken from Keeper McGeary, and the two desperate pris oners had a clear field. The only per sons who witnessed the escape were prisoners, who could not interfere or give an alarm. The Biddles went to the wardrobe where the guards kept their clothing and ecch put on a new suit. They then unlocked the outside gates and passed out into Ross street The escape was not discovered un til the daylight guards came on duty at 6 o’clock. They were informed by prisoners where the night guards had been put, and they were soon released from the dungeon and sent to the homeopathic hospital. For several months preceding the Kahney murder daring burglaries were of almost nigntly occurrence. The po lice seemed powerless to prevent them and nervous citizens retired at night In fear and trembling. On the morn ing of April 12 last Mrs. Kahney was awakened by burglars and called to her husband, a cripple, who was sleep ing in an adjoining room with one of the children. As he entered the door of his wife's room he was shot dead. The burglars thMS'fled. A few hours later Detective PaWick Fitzgerald and two officers surprised the Biddle brothers at their home on Fulton street, but before they were captured Fitzgerald was killed, and Edward Biddle, who shot him, was dangerously wounded. Wal ter Dorman, another of the gang, turn ed state’s evidence and the two Bid dies were convicted of Kahney’s mur der and sentenced to be hanged. John on the 14th of this month, and Edward on the 16th, but three days before ths date set for John’s execution they were respited until Feb. 26 and 27 by Governor Stone, so that their cases could go before the pardon board at its coming meeting. The entire detective force Is at work on the case, but up to 10 o'clock there was no clew as to the direction the murderers had taken. The escape of the Biddles has been explained. Warden Peter K. Soffe! has authohzed its publication. It is the allegation that his wife Is responsible for the furnishing of the revolver and saws to the Biddles Which enabled them to escape. In her infatuation for the hand some desperado, Edward Biddle, it i( alleged that she has left her husband and her four children, and it is sup posed is to meet the escaped convicts at a place agreed upon. The story of the matter is brief. Mrs. Biddle was the only person admit ted to the jail since last Sunday. Yes terday afternoon she vtsited them dur Ing the warden’s absence. Last Evening sue retired at / 1 O’clock. She told her husband she was going to visit a sister at McDonald and that she would retire early so thal ,She could get an early start. Warden Soffel was about the Jail pntil after 12 o'clock. He retired tc his room, which is separated froit Mrs. Soffel’s, shortly before 1 o’clock When he awoke this morning he ask «d for Mrs. Soffel and was informed that she was absent. Later, when th# details of the feocape became known, he telephoned to McDonald and wai Informed fhat Mrs. Soffel was not there. Warden Soffel immediately made « trank confession of his suspicions. Illinois Man Found Dead In Hotel at Jackson, Ga. Jackson, Ga., Jan. 30.—W. D. Rich ards, of McLeansburg, Hamilton coun ty, 111., traveling In the Interest of the Deerlng Harvesting Machinery company, was found dead In his bed at the boarding house of J. M. Holifleld, on Second street, yesterday. He retired in usual health and spir its, but did not come down to break fast yesterday morning. Mrs. Holland went up to see what was the matter and found him dead. He seemed to have died while asleep, without wak ing, not a muscle of his face being dis turbed. The coroner’s Jury returned a verdict of death from heart disease. A handsome gold watch and !|>4.71 in money and a seal ring were all the valuables on his person. From a news paper found in his room it was learned that he was a candidate for sheriff at the primary which comes off in his home county next April. Both his rel atives and his firm were notified at once by wire. CAUG-.T BY DECOY LETTER. Death of Rev. A. B. Miller. Pittsburg, Jan. 3b.—Rev. Dr. A. B Miller, for 41 years president of th« Waynesburg, Pa., college, died todaj of paulysia. Negro Postmaster at Burroughs Charg ed With Robbing Mails. Savannah, Jan. 30.—J. C. Legree, the negro mayor of Burroughs, a ie- gro village of Chatham county, who is also deputy postmaster, was arrest ed yesterday by United States Marshal Bullner ou a warrant issued by Com missioner Ryals charging him with stealing a letter from the mails. Frequent complaints have been made against the Burroughs postoffice of late. A decoy letter containing $4 was addressed to a firm there by In spector W. H. Lewis. The letter was not delivered and an investigation showed the letter and marked money on Legree s person. His defense is that he merely held the letter for sufficient postage. Legree was a sort of Pooh Bah of the village, holding almost every of fice in it. SCHLEY IN LOUISVILLE. Given Enthusiastic Greeting—Guest ol Knights Templar. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 30.—Admiral Schley was today the guest of the Louisville Knights Temniar. At 10 o’clock, in co* -any with a committee of the Knights, the admiral started for a drive over the ice-covered streets of the city, and shortly after wards addressed the students of the civic high school, where he was given an enthusiastic greeting. At 11 o’clock Admiral and Mrs Schley were entertained at breakfast by Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Jefferson at their residence and at 1:3U o’clock the ad miral rode in state to the Masonic Widows and Orphans’ home. A pa rade, which had been planned, was abandoned owing to the severity ol the weather. At the Masonic home the admiral spoke to the children, who manifested their pleasure and enthusi asm by prolonged cheers. Abater Ad miral Schley visited the industrial school of reform and was heartily re ceived. NEPHEWS HELD FOR CRIME. Coroner’s Jury investigates Death ol S. G. Futch. Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 30.—Some light has been thrown on the recent killing of S. G. Futch. The tragedy occurred 13 miles below here Tues day night while Futch was returning home from Tfiomasville and whec within half mile of his home. He was shot from ambush and kill ed by parties unknown. Both coronei and sheriff hastened to the scene. The coroner’s jury found that the deceased met his death at the hands of his two nephews, John and Saun ders Sauls, and recommended thal they be tried, the one as principal and the other as accessory to the deed. Both of the men have been arrested and are now lodged in Jail here. Lived In Three Centuries. Macon, Ga., Jan. 30.—After having resided in this community for lOl years. Mrs. Mary A. Van departeu this life yesterday morning, death being irom senility. Mrs. Van was the old est white woman in this section, and probably in the entire state, she was born and reared within a few miles of where she died and her descendants are numbered by the scores. Until a few weeks ago Mrs. Van was in ths best of health and went about hei household duties as usual. A rapid de cline caused death. $50,000 For Medical School. Bosion, Jan. 30.—Under the will ol Mrs. Ellen O. Proctor, of Brookline, whose death occurred Sunday, Har vard Medical school receives $50,000 for the study of chronic diseases. The American hoard of foreign missions is given $10,000 to be used in the work of the medical missions of thal board. COLUSION OF BOATS IN BIG SN0WST08M Railroad Tug Plows Into a Nor h iver Ferryboat. CHINESE EXCLUSION HEARINGS GREAT PANIC RESULTED Food Commission Begins Suits. Chicago, Jan. 30.—The Illinois Pure Food commission made another attack upon dealers, and has commenced suit against 15 grocers f or alleged viola tions of the statute governing the sale of chocolate and cocoa, and five ar« for violations of the provisions lating the sale of vinegar. Twelve Women Fainted During the Excitement, but No Fatalities En sued—Four Inches of Snow Reported In New York City. New York, Jan. 30.—The Jersey Central railroad ferry boat was run into by a railioad tug in the North river during a snowstorm today. There were 500 passengers on the ferry boat, of which about 100 were women. The Central found it very heavy go ing in the storm and was feeling her way slowly out in midstream. When about a quarter of a mile out of her slip at Communipay the ferry clash ed into one of the heavy tugs of the Baltimore and Ohio, having in tow a float carrying a dozen loaded freight cars. Before the Central eould re verse her power the tug had forged its way through the light woodwork that covers the ladies' cabin and the wom en inside were panic stricken. Their shrieks, combined with the crackling sound of the breaking tim bers, quickly brought a number of the men passengers over to their side of the boat. The men rushed over so quickly that the Central careened, and it was feared for a second that she would turn turtle. The Central’s running gear was not damaged, however, and she soon right ed herself and proceeded to her New York slip. Twelve of the women pas sengers fainted during the excitement, but they were soon revived. No one was badly hurt. The snow, which began falling here yesterday morning, continued through the night and today. At !) o’clock this morning the total fall was 4 inches. Usually a heavy snow ties up or badly delays traffic in this city, hut as the storm began in daylight the elevated and surface roads were able to keep their tracks clear and practically all lines were running on scheduled time. It was very thick on the bay, how ever, and the ships in the harbor mov ed very slowly. H. F. Fuller Speaks In Behalf of Broth erhood of Railroad Employes. Washington, Jan. 30.—The uearings on Chinese exclusion were continued today before the house committee on foreign affairs. H. H. Fuller, in be half of the Brotherhood of Railroad Employes, spoke in favor of strict ex clusion. He said the objection to the Chinese from the laoor standpoint was that they come into competition with American workmen, the Chinese having such habits of cheap living that they work for wages which re spectable American workmen could not afford to take. Andrew Furusuth, of the Seamen’s union, San Francisco, gave the extent of Chinese labor or. the Pacific coast, showing that they practically monopo lized the labor field in the salmon can ning industry and were competing with American labor in cigar making, tailoring, laboring and many other branches. He said the Chinese work er in these cases accepted wages so much lower than the white man that the lormer secured the work. Mr. furusuth said the labor organi zations would not be satisfied with any bill w 1 \ -h did not protect Ameri can workmen from Chinese coming from the Philippines, as well as from China. SPANISH WAR REVENUE TAXES. Attorney In Bankruptcy. Savannah, Ga. ; Jan. 30.—W. S. Bran ham, a WaycroM attorney, filed a pe tition in bankruptcy here in his own behalf. The petition shows liabllt ties of $39,031.65, practically all bor rowed money and unsecured notes and no usseU. TROLLEY CAR’S WILD DASH. Ran Away on Steep Incline and Jump ed Over 40-Foot Embankment. Pittsburg, Jan. 30.—Wilmerding hill was this morning the scene of the third traction car accident within 12 hours, the result of icy rails. Car No. 603, of the Pittsburg, Mc Keesport and Connellsville Traction line, ran away on the steep incline and jumped over a 30-foot embank ment. Harvey Shanow, motorman, Williafn Shafe, conductor, and Thomas King, the only passenger, escaped, death by jumping from the ear. All were pain fully, but not seriously, injtlred. The car was almost completely demolished. Chairman Payne Authorized to Report Bill Repealing Same. Washington, Jan. 30.—The house committee on ways and means has unanimously authorized Chairman Payne to report a bill repealing all the Spanish war revenue taxes ex- cept tax on mixed flour. - The repeal is to take effect July 1. 1902, except the duty on tea, which is to take effect Jan. 1, 1903. Chair man Payne made a statement showing that the total reduction would be $77,- 000,000 annually. The delay in the repeal of the tax on tea is for the pur pose of enabling those who have stocks on hand to dispose of them be fore the repeal takes effect. Mr. Payne says the country will start up on the next fiscal year with $174,000,- 000 available cash. An amendment was offered by Mr. Newlands to except from the repeal the tax on petroleum and sugar re finers, and by Mr. Richardson to re peal the customs duties on trust made goods. Both were defeated by party votes. Mr. Newland’s amendment also provided for a tax of one-tenth of 1 per cent on the gross receipts of all cor porations whose annual Receipts ex ceed $10,000,000. HALF MILLION FOR ATLANTA. GIGANTIC TRUST FORMED. Glucose Combination With a Capital of $80,000,000. New York, Jan. 30.—Consolidating the most important glucose establish ments of the country, papers oi incor poration will be filed, according to The Times, in New Jersey within a short time for the largest industrial combi nation since the United States Steel corporation xas organized. The new trust will have a capitalization of $80,- 000,000, divided into $30,000,000 prefer red and $50,000,000 common. The ne gotiations looking forward to this deal have been jn progress in this city foi several days past. The companies which are stated to have thus far been brought into the deal are the Glucose Sugar Refining company, the Illinois Sugar Refining company, of Pekin, 111.; Charles Pope Glucose Manufacturing company, the National Starch company and the New York Glucose company. Senate Passes Clay Bill to Improve r • - Federal Building. Was^ngton, Jan. 30.—The senate has passed, without A dissenting vote, Senatdrt£lay’s bill appropriating $500,. 000 foj^lldditions to the public build ing at^&tlanty. ( During the morning hour Senator Clay called tip his bill, whiehihad received a favorable report froto the committee on * pyblic build ings. and as there was qo objection to its consideration it was passed. The-bill will get before the house committee probably at its next meet ing apd Representative Livingston will g0 before it to secure its favorable report; It will not be as easy work to get. action at the house as the house leaders have expressed a determina tion to prevent public building legis lation as far as possible. Colonel Liv ingston hopes, however, that with this early start he will be able to get it through some time this session. RANSOM MONEY NOT PAID. Sued Dead Man and Won. Onawa, Iti.. Jan. 30.—Mary Chris tiansen has secured a verdict for $6,- 000 in her breach of promise suit against a dead man. She sued Ihe estate of Frank Crum, who died last summer, for $7,000, claiming he had postponed the date of their marriage and finally died before the new date ar rived without marrying her. It was proved conclusively that he Intended to marry her and the suit was begun as the host legal way to recover a por tion of the property left by him. Believed Bandits Have Been Frighten ed Off By Turkish Soldiers. Washington, Jan. 3p.—Unless Miss Stone’s captors have abandoned her, despairing of being able to safely sur render her to the agents who have been trying to ransom her, she is not yet at liberty. It is quite certain that the ransom money has not been paid down, and that the agents referred to have com pletely lost touch with the brigands, who have ueen frightened off by the appearance oi TVrkiijh soldiers in their neighborhood. The efforts to se cure the women’s releash will not be abandoned, but it is feared that they must be removed in another direction, the present line having been broken. Confessed Robbing Postoffice. Spartanburg, S. C„ Jan. 30.—At an investigation yesterday before Com missioner McGowan of Wilson and Groff, charged with robbing the post- office at Wellford two weeks ago, Grofl turned state’s evidence and confessed, including Wison therein. Both wera bound over by the court inarlefault of $1,000 bond. Wilson is non-committal as to the crime. Groff says his real name i-* Iwckeleller, Jr., ol Lancaster, Pa. American Palace Car Company. New York, Jan. 30.—Organization of the recently incorporated American Palace Car company has been com pleted by the election of the following officers: J. H. Hoadley, president; W. J. A?kell, vice president, and William J. Hoagland, secretary and treasurer. James M. Brady has resigned as di rector of the Pressed Steel Car com pany and has been elected a director of the American Palace Car company. It is stated that the company has placed orders for 100 of its palace sleeping cars to be operated principal ly on European roads. Bsard of Visitor* Appointed. Washington. Jan. 30.—The president has appointed the following board of visitors at the naval academy: W1I Barn Butler Duncan. New York; Fran cis Rawle, Philadelphia; James P. May, Portsmouth, N. !!.; L. M. McGru der, Vicksburg, Miss; Eugene L. Zini merman, Cincinnati; George Winston Raleigh, N. C., and Francis U. Galt. Tacoma, Wash. French Ambassador Goes to Cuba. New Orleans, Jan. 30.—Jules Cam- bon. French ambassador to the United States, sailed today on the F.e^ *_ zruiser Duguay i'rouen for Havana Mayor Capdevielle and members of the Freneh societies who have been entertaining the distinguished visitor saw him oh. Ex-Congressman Sprague Dead. Providence, R. !., Jan. 30.—Ex-Con gressman Charles F. Sprague, of Mas- sachusett* died at a sanitarium here today. SLEETSTORM DOES IMMENSE DAMAGE ■ ' ■ ' 1 ■■■■ * Telegraph Wires Prostrated, Traffic Interrupted. HEAVY LOSS AT LITTLE ROCK In That City a Cozen Buildings Were Wrecked, the Damage Amounting to About $500,000—Dyersburg, Tenn., Opera House Wrecked. Memphis, Jan. 30.—In addition to the interruption to telegraph and tele phone communication to territory im mediately surrounding and west ot Memphis heavy damages from the weight of sleet on roofs is reported. Little Rock, Ark., has suffered tremen dously, a dozen buildings being wreck ed, with loss of about $500,000. At Rector, Ark., a number of houses collapsed and the loss is estimated at $20,000. At Dyersburg, Tenn., the opera house is practically wrecked and other buildings badly injured. Heavy dam age is also reported at Union City, Tenn. SLEETSTORM PLAYS HAVOC. Prostration of Telegraph Wires Most Complete Known in Years. Nashville, Jan. 30.—All kinds of wire communication, which was al most entirely suspended yesterday morning in some parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas on ac count of a heavy sleetstorm, has not yet been resumed. The telegraph and telephone coinpanies have started gangs of men in various directions tc rebuild their wires. The prostration is the most complete known in years, Arkansas being isolated as far as tele graph communication is concerned. The damage from sleet in the city of Little Rock is serious. The weather bureau predicts gen erally unsettled weather, embracing rain and fog, for different sections of the south. Temperatures have risen about 10 degrees in the past 12 hours. RODGERS CABLES LONG Concerning March of the Marines Across the Island of Samar. Washington, Jan. 30.—Secretary Long today received the following ca blegrams from Rear Admiral Rodgers at Cavite concerning the march of the marines across Samar: “Details Waller’s expedition across Samar not yet received. Much credit due Shoemaker for services rendered in connection with rescue. Detachment at lanand. Marines in Samar will be relieved in about 10 days.’’ The second dispatch reads: “Following casualties: Captain Porter's command, attempting march Lanang to Basey, Samar: Lieuten ant A. S. Williams, slightly wounded in chest and weeping eczema; Corpo ral W. Slattery, Privates J. McDay, E. Witzell, J. W. Hackler, W. D. Smitn, R. Desmond, J. E. Egan, T. J. Carey, condition serious from weeping ecze ma. Privates P. J. Connell, T. San- Jule, G. N. Foster, T. Bredtt, J. Woods, F. F. Brown, T. Murray, M. Bassett, L. A. Bailey and I. Baronie missing; hope abandoned.” COAL FAMINE ON. Fuel Scarce In Many Lake Port and Northwestern Cities. Chicago, Jan. 30.—Local consumers of coal are threatened with the coal famine if the zero weather keeps up, while consumers of fuel gas who only use coal In the winter are threatened with a boycot by the members of the Coal Teamsters’ union. The opera tors’ Team Owners’ association and the teamsters have combined together to force some of the largest hotels and office buildings in the city to use coal all the year through or else strictly adhere to fuel gas. Word has been received by some of the largest coal operators In the city that a coal famine Is on In St. Paul, Minneapolis. Milwaukee, Oconomowoc, Sheboygan and other lake ports and northern cities. WILDES LEAVES PENSACOLA. Will Take Command of Asiatic Squad ron—Petition In Bankruptcy Filed. Pensacola, Fla., Jan. 30.—Rear Ad miral Frank Wildes departed last night for San Francisco, where he will sail for Japan to take command of the Asiatic squadron. George D. Headen, surviving part ner of Dallas Headen & Sons, exten sive timber and turpentine manufac turers of Milligan, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities are placed at $25,000. Wreck On Canadian Pacific. Sault Ste Marie, Mich., Jan. 30.— Very meager Information has been re ceived here of a wreck on the Cana dian Pacific railroad near Sudbury last night, In which one person was killed and a number injured. The express train due here at 5:30 last evening ran Into a freiffht train that was too long for the siding it had taken. No train has arrived from the scene to day. Howard Guilty; Life 'mprisoment Frankfort. Ky., Jan. 30.—At U:35 o’clock the Jury in the case of Jim Howard, on trial for the assassination of William Goebel, returned a ver diet of guilty against the prisoner and fixed Ids punishment at life imprison ment. All Stuffed Up That’s the condition of many sufferers from catarrh, especially in the morning. Great difficulty is experienced in clear ing the head and throat. No wonder catarrh causes headache, impairs the taete, smell and hearing, pollutes the breath, deranges the stom ach and affects the appetite. To cure catarrh, treatment must be constitutional—alterative and tonic. -I was afflicted with catarrh. I took medicines of different kituis, giving eacb a fair trial; but gradually grew worse until I could hardly hear, taste or smell. I then concluded to try Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and after t-.king five bottles I was cured and have .tot had any return of the disease since.” Ecoexe Forbes, Lebanon, Kan. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cures catarrh—it soothes and strength ens the. mucous membrane and builds up the whole system. HOGS FED ON BODY. Horrible Discovery Is Made N«af Ozark, Ala. Ozark, A!a., Jan. 30.—A few days ago Ike Petty was at work in Get ton Creek swamp, about 10 miles east ol Ozark, near Skipperville, when he no ticed some hogs eating some bulky ob ject which on investigation he dis covered to be the remains of a human being. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition, and it could be remembered that the buzzards had been seen in droves about the placs for several days, hut of course noth ing was thought of it till the decom posed body was discovered. The coroner was summoned and tha Jury impaneled found that tha body was that of a negro woman, the wife of Posey KirklamL Tier head had been crushed by *a terrible blow. She was identified by some articles ol clothing. Posey Kirkland had on sev eral occasions threatened to make way with his wife. He had told his neighbors that hie wife had gone to Georgia. He had in the meantime taken another negro woman and ran away with her. Posey had been guilty of another crime and was apprehended and brought to jail before the wife murder had been dis covered. He was already in jail when his greater crime came to light. The officers immediately arrested the ne gro woman with whom he had run away. Since the discovery Kirkland has confessed the w'hole crime and says the woman helped him kill his wife. The husband of Nora Smedley has been missing as long as the dead ne gro woman has been missing, and it is thought that he, too, met the same fate. ROBBERS STILL AT LARGE. No New Developments In the Branch- ville Affair. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 30.—There are no new developments from tfranchville in regard to the express robbery which occurred hero Monday night. All efforts to capture the robbers seemed to have ended when the ex press company recovered their through safe from the bottom of Edisto river. The belief is prevalent that the men are still in that community. Express officials are still reticent about the actual contents of the re covered safe. Special detectives are reported to be working on the case. The robbers knew John Reynolds, the engineer, and called him by nama ; BROWN IS HELD FOR MURDER. Boy’s Body Showing Violence Found In Coalburg Mines. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 30.—The cor oner’s jury has returned a verdict charging Sol Brown with the mur der of John Askew, a negro convict 17 years old. Askew was found dead In the Coal burg mines, his head having been beaten to A jelly. Brown was the boy’s boss and the theory is that he mur dered him because he refused to work. Brown was serving time in ths mines for the poisonlqg of two women. Steel and Iron Shipments. Birmingham. Ala., Jan. 30.—The shipments of steel and pig Iron out of Ensley this week are heavier than for several months. The railroads have been asked to furnish cars during the extra spurt in the traffic out of Ens ley and they are responding to the call. Five furnaces and the steel plant are in blast. The steel plant has about half of Its ten open hearth fur naces in operation now and there is a great demand both for steel and pig Iron. The conditions at Ensley were never before as active as they are now. Killed By Falling Logs. Raleigh. Jan. 30.—Miss Minnie Rose went, in company with her sister-in- law, to a place on the bank of Neuse river, in Johnston county, where large saw logs are rolled down a sloping bank into the stream. They sat on the logs, watching some relatives at work. Suddenly the logs moved and caught Miss Rose by the skirt. She was violently pulled under the logs, which rolled over her, crushing her to death instantly. Military for North Carolina Day. Raleigh, Jan. 30.—Next week the ad jutant general will select the 12 com panies of the state guard which will comprise the provisional regiment which will ue at Charlotte during North Carolina week, beginning April 6. It is the purpose to take four com- panu s from each regiment of the threo Infantry regiments. To these a bat ters ni ay be added and two divisions ol Davit; reserves.