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“Hoodium Train” Collide* v«'3* Switch Engine with TerriEie l.tsult*. J.ittJe Rock, Ark., Jan. 1—Thirty lailroad employes were injured, four perhaps fatally, in a wreck today at the Fort Smith crossing, in North Lit tle Rock. "The Hoodlum Train,” which tke cmpioyes go to work, approached the crossing at a fair speed, the engine pushing the cars. Suddenly the en gineer saw a light switch engine emerge from behind a ftuilding and start across the track ahead of him. lie applied the emeigemjy brake, but the four cars broke loose, and rolled on. striking the switch engine broad- sicie. The 200 men on dSre cars jump ed. but 80 were caught and crushed. The most seriously injured are: H. L. Hooper, right .leg crushed; may die. J. E. Leseder, badly ibnuised about the body. Herbert E. Ivesclter, hruised about the shoulder and arms. Ed Etigstrym, both legs, broken. The others received slight bruises. WILL GO BEFORE COMMISSION. Railroad Magnates Call&d'to Appear This Month. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 1.—To endeav or to prove its charges of a Southern railroad merger, made months ago before tlie Interstate commerce com- uiiHfdon by the Kentucky railroad commission the latter- body has had suh|M>nas served on leading flnancers of Uu* country and on high officials of the cor|)oration* alleged to have been merged. Prominent among those 'called to apeai before the Interstate 'commerce commission In New York etty on Jan. 15 newt, the date set for hearing the charge, are J. P. Morgan. George W. Perkins. John W. Gatos, August Bel- rnort. Bamuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway company, and R. G. “Erwin, president of tl» Atlan tic Coam Line company. Appointed Car Accountant Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 1.—Official announcement is made of the appoint ment of H. T. Shanks as car account- ant of the Atlanta. Knoxville and Northern railway. He comes from the same position with the Atlanta .and West Point and the Western Railway of Alabama. Announcement is also made of the appointment of H. C. Earle to be resident engineer of the Knoxville. I-afollette and Jellloo rail road. He comes from the Kansas City and Southern. Both will have headquarters ;in Knoxville. Both roads are Louisville and Nashville .properties. The appointments are ef- :fective today. Insurance ,Companies Agree to Joirtb ily -PAy Above Sum. Memphis, .Tenn., Jan. 1.—The . suit of .the widow of Joel G. Webb, in tha federal court, known as the “tick bite” case, against two insurance coqj^a- nies for $5,00# each, was compromised today by the companies agreeing to jointly pay.the sum of $6,000. Webb held accident policies for $f ,000 each is two accident insurance companies. A little more than a year ago he was bitten by a tick while at his plantation in Arkansas. Blood poison developed from the bite and Webb .died within 48 nours. The companies refused to pay the policies, alleging th{t the death had been a natural one, and the suit fol lowed The case has attracted wide spread interest in insurance circles, as it raised a point which has never been passed .upon by the courts. Anaericus’ Large Cotton Receipts. Americus, Ga., Jan. 1.—The Ameri- •cus warehouses report tonight the sea son!* .cotton receipts to date as 30,350 bales, which is 4,000 bales ahead of receipts for the entire season of .1901- 1902. Stocks in warehouses here is aeai iy .3,000 bales. Arm Badly Crushed. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 1.—Tom Jackson had his arm crushed at the Inman compress. Amputation will probably be necessary. Settlers Wife Protect Rights. Evanston, Wye,, Jan. 1.—The loom ing of new year promised to bring the Uintah county scenes of excitement never equalled in the history of Wy oming. Plans have , been made to gob ble up every foot,of oil land wbich has not already been protected by the required assessment work. A few days ago it was believed that practi cally all the land would be thus pro tected, but Closer investigation shows that at least one-third of the oil field or area of 8,000 square miles, is now open for re-flHng. It is evident that the intention of the early settlers will protect their .rights by the use ©fire arms if occasion requires. Evanston has been practically dlvestedi of its nirfe iwinilation and nearly all places of business have been closed, the men having stationed themeelircs through out the oii beh for the purpose of driving their claim stake* with the dawn of the new year. All went armed with winchesters and .shotguns and bloodshed may follow. Increase In Fertilizer Shipmenta 'Charleston, S. G., d.an. 1.—According to estimates made by freight officials I here the movement 'Of fertilizers out of Charleston this season will be the greatest on record. The increase is the greatest on record. The increase is variously estimated, although con servative figures will doubtless show an increase of 20 per cent. This will bring the total shipments from this point up to 400,000 tons, or about 25,000 cars. The movement will be gin Monday, and as the business has to be handled in a limited period, the Southern railroad and the Atlantic Coast Line will be taxed to their ut most to get it shipped promptly to the Interior. Railroad I* Sold. Natchez, Miss., Jan. 1.—C. E. Rat cliff, receiver appointe' 1 * by the feder al court tonight, issue x statement giving notice that the Natchez and Southern railroad had purchased from Edwin G. Meriau, purchaser of a fore closure sale Sept. 20, all the railroad property in Mississippi lately owned by the New Orleans and Northwestern Railway company. Possession of the property consists of a depot and sev eral miles of track. The purchase price is said to be $250,000. Committee of Investigation. Seattle. Wash., Jan. 1.—The cham ber of commerce lias decided .to ap point a committee to investigate the imported corruption at Bremerton. The request for an Investigation was made by a representative of the Bremerton board of trade who repudiates the re port and says that the town is not as immoral as Vallejo. opposite Mare Island navy yard in Callforna. la Bremerton great indignation is ex pressed over what is called a slur on the town. Attempt to Blow Open Ice Jam. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 1.—For the first time in the history of Connecti cut river an attempt is being made to blow up an ice jam. The bridge be tween this city and East Hartford is in danger of being swept away by the Ice that extends to the river bottom if a flood should carry it away. Twenty pounds of dynamite is used at each blast. A hole a foot in diametar is out with chisels in the ice. Partridge’s Successor. New York, Jan. 1.—General Fran cis V. Greene today assumed the office of commissioner of police, succeeding Oolonel Partridge. The new commis sioner appointedi Inspector Oortright chief inspector, which makes him head of the uniformed force and practically chief of police. General Greene sus pended without pay Inspector Donald Grant and the captains who are under Indictment. NEGOTIATIONS VOW WAITINGS CASTRO Question of the Venezuelan Arbitration. Ul B. MINISTER BOWEN'S PART. He Has Been Charged to Take Case la Hand Himself and Arrange De tails of Protocol To .Be Submitted to The Hague Arbitration. Washington, Dec. 23.—The Venezu elan., negotiations now wait on Presi dent Castro. Minister Bowen has been fully advised by the state de partment of the result of its exchanges with the foreign offices at London, Berlin and ome., add he has been charged to take the case in hand him self and arrange the details of the protocol, which will precede the sub mission of the foreign claims to the arbitnatipn of The Hague tribunal. In so cHoing Mr. Bowen is acting, not as United .States minister, but as Ven ezuelans representative. The officials here wish it to he distinctly under stood tlfet their functions ceased, so far as the Venezuelan difficulty was concerned, when they brought the par ties to the controversy together. By the latest Venezuelan advices it is noted that President Castro is ex pected at Caracas today, and it is felt that he will not consume much time in making up his mind to accept the proposals held out to him through Minister Bowen by the allied powers. It now seems probable that Minister Bowen will come to Washington as Venezuela's representative on the commission, which will draw up the protocol providing for the submission of the claims of the powers to The Hague tribunal. It has been decid- i ed that he may so represent Venezue- ‘la notwithstanding the fact that he has -been charged with the interests of 'Great Britain, Germany, Italy and 'Other European powers in Venezuela. As soon as he leaves Venezuela this charge will pass to Mr. Bussell, the ■secretary and charge of the American legation, whose reputation at the state ■deipartment is that of a thoroughly competent|and able official. The se lection of Mr. Bowen will cause a postponement of the assembling of the proposed commission until he can ar rive here from Caracas. No Truth In Report. Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 29.—There is no truth in the report circulated in the United tSates that British marines have been landed at LaGuayra. Com- modore Montgomery, the British com mander, said no landing had taken place and that such a step would not be In accordance with the policy of Gref* Britain. General Satisfaction Expressed. St. Petersburg, Dec. 29.—General satisfaction is expressed here at the turr of affairs in the Venezuelan con troversy. President Roosevelt comes in for many compliments for “forcing” a recognition of The Hague tribunal. The Bourse Gazette describes Mr. Roosevelt’s action as “a ’splendid Christmas gift to Europe.” Remains of Tranquilini. New York, Dec. 29.—The body of Harris Tranquilini, the cab driver who drove Crown Prince Rudolph of Aus tria and was a witness to the noble man’s murder, In Meyerling, Austria, in 1889, will be removed to Vienna af ter having Iain in, the potter’s field on Wards Island since 1895. Tranquilini died in the insane asy lum at Wards Island in May, 1888, af ter having lived' in this country since the time .he wss burled here two weeks after his master’s death, his pockets filled with gold. In Vienna Tranquilini won the friendship of the crown prince Rudolph by his remarkable presence, his con viviality and his courteous manners. He was known as “Baron Shan,” and was present at the Meyerling castle on the fatal night of Jan 30, 1889, when his master and the Baroness Vetsera met their tragic deaths. He was hurried to this country by the Imperial family in their effort to hush up the scandal, and became a fa vorite among the Austrians of the east side. Tranquilini after losing his money became a patient at Bellevue hospital and later was sent to Wards Island asylum to die. It wss cm hlg death bed that he told of the details of the famous double tragedy. Gave GrandchHd Acid. Florence, Ala., Dec. 29.—Calvin Car. son, an old confederate soldier, driv en to desperation by want, with his grand daughter, a helpless cripple, de pendent on him, gave the girl carbolic acid and cut his own throat at 7 o’clock yesterday morning. The girl has been a cripple from birth and was 21 years old. When found at 8 o’clock by another tenant of the^house she was dead. The man is dangerously wounded. The blade just missed his jugular vein, and he may recover. Carson bought the acid Friday. MISSISSIPPI POLITICS, Railroad Commissioner May Will Prob ably Enter Race For Governor. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 1.—Closely fol lowing the announcement that Rail road 1 Commissioner J. C. Kincannon will stand for re-election, comes the information from a reliable source that his brother, Professor A. A. Kin- cannon, will not make the race for governor, as had 1 been confidently ex pected, and it is stated that the lat ter has reached this determination be cause of his inability to secure the po litical hacking expected for the cam paign. With Kincannon out of the race it is a certainty that Railroad Commis sioner May will enter the race for governor, and he will be probably the only candidate from south Mississip pi, and is, therefore, assured of a strong support, and must be reckoned with as one of the most formidable factors in the campaign. It is also stated that State Reve nue Agent Wirt Adams Is preparing to shie his castor into the ring, and a formal announcement may be ex pected' from him early in February. LIBRARY FOR NEW ORLEANS. Carnegie Gives Quarter of a Million Dollars For That Purpose. New Orleans, Jan 1.—Andrew Car negie has given New Orleans a quar ter of a million dollars for a new year’s gift. The money is to be de voted to a main library building and three branches. The- city is to fur nish the sites and pledge $25,000 a year for its support. The condi tions will undoubtedly be accepted and the city will probably tear down the present library facing the city hail as the site for the itoain building. Professor J. H. Dillard, of Tulane university, vice president of the li brary board, was summoned to New York to arrange the details. HUGHES’ NEW YEAR GIFT. Money Order Clerk Bounced by Mont gomery’s Postmaster. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. V - Postmas ter Binkley today handed to Egbert J. Hughes, the money order clerk, who appealed his case to the presi dent in an open letter, the order for bis removal, which took effect at the close of business today, John Say age the register clerk, being promoted to the vacancy. The order bears date Dee. 17, and the postmaster has been holding it up till the Christmas rush was over and lets it come as a sort of New Year’s gift. The order specifies the causes to be insubordination, not amenable to discipline, inability to get along with fellow clerks because of a violent tem per and suspicious nature. Hughes, who is a man of means, says he will appeal to the civil service commission and demand a full hear ing. Governor Dockery’s Wife Dead. St. Louis, Jan. 1.—A special to The Post Dispatch from Jefferson City, says that the wife of Governor Dock ery, who has been seriously ill for several days, died at 6 o’clock this morning. New York Postoffice Receipts. New York, Jan. 1.—Postmaster Van Cott is highly pleased with the figures of the business of the New York post office for the year 1902. The total receipts for stamps, box rents, etc., was $12,428,795. The same sources In 1901 yielded a revenue of $11,. 102,»21. The profit to the govern ment in the year was $8,021,764, or $1,029,974 more than in 1901. The quarterly increase amounted to 11 per cent. Death of Mrs. W. A. Clark, Jr. Butte, Mont., Jan. 1.—Mrs. William A. Clark. Jr., died at 4:30 o’clock this morning. Mabel Foster Clark was born 23 years ago near Pittsburg, Pa., the daughter of John R. Foster, who came to Butte near 17 yea>s ago. On June 19, 1901, she married William A. Clark, Jr., the youngest son of Sen ator W. A. Clark. Her baby boy, for whom she gave her life, was born Dec. 2. Mrs. Clark was a young woman of rare grace and qualities of mind and character, which endeared her to a legion of friends. Bids Were Too High. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 1.—All the bids for the Improvement of the Inside waterway between Savannah and Fer. naddna and for the proposed work In Darien harbor have been rejected by Captain Gillette, in charge of the United States engineer’s office here. The aids were considered too high, so none of them were accepted, and new bids will be advertised for. There were three bidders for the work—P. Sanford Ross, the Coastwise Dredg ing company andi George W. Catt. Tie Cutters Thrown Out. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 1.—Negro tie cutters in Mississippi complain that they are being deprived of employ ment by the Introduction of a tie cutting machine of recent invention, which Is being largely used by contrac tors, who are filling orders for the va rious railroads. In the hardwood belts the use of the machine is stead- idly growing, and it'has been demon strated to be a practical success. ‘GLISTENINGltMONDS TEMPTEO G000MAN ilnAttnnpt tolSecure Rings Lady’s Hand Deeply Cut. CQEMS ARE VALUED AT $1,500. TThe Attack Was Made dn Full View of Scores of Marry-Makers, Includ ing Escort of Young Woman—Officer Kept Mob From Injuring Prisoner. . New York, Jan. 1 —Henry Goodman, 119 ycais old, was arrested Just before 'midnight, charged with having at- ' tempted to cut off a young woman’s ..hand to obtain the. diamond rings dis- ■ played on her fingers. The attack was made in full view •■of scores of mercy-makers, including the woman’s escort. . Miss May Matthews and Miss May I Lewis started out with their escorts :for an automoliile ride and later went i to. supper. It was after 11 o’clock •when the start was made for home. ;Boon something .went wrong with the ’machine, and the itwo men get down 'to;.examine it. .’Miss Lewis held a 'handbag, which 'contained a small i amount of money. On the fingers ol .!'Mi«s Matthews’ ’left hand glittered ^diamonds worth, it is skid, fully $1,500. .'-Suddenly from the crowdi sprang a young man who held in one hand a !knhe with a long and exceedingly llceen blade. From Miss I^ewis he. .grabbed the bag she was carrying and (Seizing Mies Matthews by the fln- (g;ers he drew hia Ikhlfe across her 'knuckles cutting a deep gash. The •young woman shrledved with fright and -pain.^and hef assailant, without wait- ilirg to make another effort to sever tier hand, brandished his knife in the 'faces, of. those who sprang to the res- •cue and' dashed west Along Houston .street. ..After a long Chase he was **eeptured, but did not surrender until tfbeaten into subjection by a policeman. The general impression was that an .(attempt had been made to murder the <irl, and had it not been for the po- • ‘Jlceman Into whose hands Goodman ?!tfell, he would have fared badly. The officer had to fight off the pur- ■oarers and at the same time prevent Iris prisoner ’from eta bing him with knife, which had been used) on "Xfiss Matthews’ hand. Goodman was taken. With much . difficulty, to the station house, where • he said be intended to cut off the flrj’s hand for the rings she wore. Beotetary Hidings Injured. Rome, Jan. 1.—as a result of ,a col- Msion between the carriage of Secre tary Jddinga, of the United! States embassy here, and an electric street 6ar last night Mr. Iddings’ shoulder was dislocated, his coachman was in jured slightly and the carriage was smashed. The coachman was hurled to the ground. Mr. Iddings, besides haing his shoulder dislocated, had his legs bruised and was much shaken, but succeeded to extricating himsell 'from the wreck. His condition is not ,«erions, though his doctors say six -weeks must elapsp before he will fully •©cover from the effects of the acci dent. Special Term of U. S. Gourt Chattanooga. Tenn., Jan. 1.—A spe cial to The News from Bristol, Tenn., says that Henry C. McDaniel w ill con- v neja special tennofthe United States court at Abingdon, Va., on Jan. 19 to tryvthe case of Henry King against Joshua,, Justice, —. N. Watkin* and .others. It Is an ejectment suit, and .Involve* the title to more than 5i00fl acres of mineral and ttmibe/ land in ■Buchana* county, Virginia, and Mingo and other counties in West Virginia, TShied at over $10,000,008. Elections In West Virginia. Huntington, W. Va., Jan. 1.—Prac tically all the municipalities of West Virgifcia of more than 10,000 inhabi- ffcants are hokttn-g elections today. There is fair weather, but the vote will he light, as very little Interest is being taken in the local conteet Electrical Workers Strike. Aabeville, N. C., Jan. 1.—An elec trical workers’ strike Is on in Ashe ville, The strike Is directed against the Asheville Telephone company for noncoavpllaaes with the union scale •f wages. Fell From Moving Train. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 1.—W. A. Byrd, of Bnsley, Ala., fell from a mov- Ing train near this city last night and was. killed. The man was about 35 yeans old* and was supposed to have been leaf and dumb. He was on hit way to Tampa, Fla. Negro’s Sudden Death. LaG range, Ga., Jan. 1.—Perm a Lane, an old negro man about 60 years of age, suddenly fell dead yesterday morning at 9:30 o’clock, while at work with a gang of laborers digging the trenches for LaGrange’s new sew erage system. His death Is suppos ed' to have resulted from heart trou ble. Coal Mine Di£aater. St. Petersburg, Jan. 1.—Fifty-eight lives were lost in the recent fire in a ooal mine at Barchmut, Ykatorinoglav province. Eleven men were rescued after having been 60 hours in the burned mines and 21 of the miners were saved after being five days la the mines. RAJOtOAD EXPLOYES JUJU RED. Little Girl Burned to Death. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 1.—A special from Crystal Springs announces the death of & little girl named Susie Hutchinson at that place as the result of her clothing catching fire while standing In front of an open grate. The child wae alone in the room, and the flesh was burned to a crisp before assistance could reach her. Looks Like Case of Murder. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 1.—Robert Staf ford was killed In Wayne county while seated in a "bHnd” watching for wild turkeys. Stafford's gun was found standing beside him. It was dis charged, but it is said that it did not cause his death and that there was murder committed. Horse Plunged From Bridge. Americus. Ga., Jan. 1.—A gentleman and lady residing, near Plains narrow ly escaped a fatal accident last night near Americus. While driving across Muckalee creek their horse took fright and plunged from the bridge 16 feet into the deep creek. Both es caped drowning. but the team was wrecked, the buggy still floating there this afternoon. Arm Mangled by Machinery. Fort Valley, Ga., Jfen. 1.—Yester day afternoon at 4 o’clock Robert Fuller, a workman in the knitting mills here, had his arm pulled into one of the large machines and very serious ly mangled: Dr. M. 8: Brown dressed the wounds and believes amputation will not be necessary. He is resting easy now. TICK'S BITE SECURED $6,000. Bill of Exceptions Forwarded. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 1.—Judge C. D. Clark signed the bill of excep tions in the Harvey Logan case and forwarded them to Knoxville, where Logan Is held In jail. This carries the appeal to the United States court of appeals at Cincinnati. MARCONI PREPARING To Install Wireless Transcontinental Service Through Canada. Winnipeg, Jan. 1—Marconi is pre paring to install a wireless transconti nental service through Canada. Two of his experts passed through Winni peg yesterday on their way to arrange for a series of tests in the Rocky mountains. The inventor anticipates that the diveree electrical currents of the high altitudes may interfere with the successful sending of his messages and It Is to satisfy his mind on this account that the tests are made in the winter time. It is understood that the station will be located at Stony mountain, an eml- nence 12 miles from Winnipeg. Large Grain Elevator Bums. Fort Dodge, Iowa, Jan. 1.—The grain •levator of the Great Western Cereal Company, with a capacity of 175,000 bushels, burned early today, causing a loss of $100,000, fully covered by In surance. The elevator contained 100,- 000 bushels of oats and a large amount of valuable machinery, all of which is a total loss. Several employee es caped with difficulty, and succeeded in saving the cereal mill. The origin of the fire Is unknown. Rebels Threaten Sultan. Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 29.—The sul tan cf Morocco is said to have retired to the palace at Fez with all his avail able artillery and ammunition and to have strongly barricaded- himself in coneenuence of a threatened attack on the part of the rebels. Changes In Americus Postoffica Americus, Ga., Jan. 1.—Henry P. Mitchell, formerly city clerk and treas urer, was today appointed assistant postmaster of Americus, succeeding in that position his brother, Frank P. Mitchell, recently appointed postmas ter by the >reeldent. Several minor changes were made in the clerical de partment as well. 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 taste, 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 ditierent kinds, giving earh 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 taking five bottles I was cured and have not had any return of the disease since.” Eugene Forbes, Lebanon, Kan. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cures catarrh—it soothes and strength ens the mucous membrane and builds up the whole system. THE GREAT HIGHWAY Aotomobllea and the Nevr Vork-Chl- cago Hoad. The otvners of racing automobiles have brought that machine, which might be useful, into such disrepute that it is pleasant to find one of them engaged in useful public service. Colo nel Dickinson of Springfield. Mass., left recently on an automobile trip to Chicago which promises to strengthen the movement for good roads, says the Brooklyn Eagle. He is treasurer of the New York and Chicago Road asso ciation, which hopes to have a line of smooth, hard highways connecting the two cities. The distance is some 850 miles, of which only 320 miles are of good macadam. The association, which numbers some 2,000 members, will ask the next legislature to bond the state of New York to build a good state highway, and Mr. Dickinson seems confident of state help in Ohio. Indi ana he regards as the enemy’s country. There is no question that smooth, hard highways would be of immense benefit to farmers and not be merely a convenience for the owners of auto mobiles and bicycles. It has been shown over and over again that the- farmer could draw four times as heavy loads to market with the same span of horses over a properly made road as- over the average roads through even, level country. The roads ought to be made and kept in repair from local taxation by the towns and counties through w’hich they run. But co-oper ation between such neighboring divi sions in the matter is more difficult to secure than uniform divorce laws , among the states or uniform trust leg islation. One long, fine road as an ob ject lesson might be worth even state co-operation for its effect upon other communities. If the automobile can be used to pro mote interest in that movement It is a good thing, but farmers are not going to vote taxes for roads which would be practically speed courses for these ma chine wagons and on which it would be dangerous to drive their family car- rj-alls. Colonel Dickinson and his as sociation should take the racers of their favorite machine in hand. If they could suppress those public nui sances, their good road movement, w’ould thrive better. PROTECTS THE HIGHWAYS. Law Reffnlattnfr the Width of Ttrea In Masaachnaetta. In 1900 the legislature of the state of Massachusetts passed an act to regu late the width of tire on draft wagons, which was to take effect on Jan. 1, 1902. This law is one which should be widely copied by other states. It provides that: “On and after Jan. 1, in the year 1902, it shall be unlawful, except as provided in section 4 of this act, to use upon any road, street or way in this commonwealth a draft wagon or cart having tires of iron or steel or of any substance equally bard which are less in width than one and one-half times the diameter of the axle meas ured at the shoulder thereof, but in no case shall a tire more than four inches in width be required, and wagous or carts built with wooden or bollon ax les shall have tires not less in width than the diameter of the axle meas ured at the shoulder thereof. “This act shall apply to all wagons and carts, the axles of which are two Inches or more in diameb-r, measured as aforesaid, and to all frcagecoaehes, tally bo coaches, barges and other pas senger vehicles not built to run on iron or steel rails and constructed to nirry eight or more persons. “Whoever violates any provision of this act shall be punished by n line not exceeding $100 ” OH Sprinkled ftnixl'i In >'- •< >. <*. Experiments iu s;>ni;!;! i . vlth crude petmleuiit in I’; .a- K f nr * been iittondw u ; h ( .\<-i ii -Its and ore l.eu,-, ol. im! '! irest stretch .if r!i::d wire!) i been spr nklcti ;s c ■ s, rm here the suiTnct i. n Inn ;iud made dust less .. I de tin* gni • Is restful to tin < Tin r •■h.I run be swept as es- - •t-q*lriltrd streeL Negro Highwayman Arrested. Augusta. Ga.. Dec. 29.—Ben Bacon end Eugene Williams, both neexoes, were arrested on the charge of high way robbery, haring held up a smail white boy several weeks ago near the city and relieved him of what money be bad. Fell Down Stairs to Death. Decatur, Ala., Dec. 29.—Tommie Cunningham , a well known Irishman, fell down a stairway at his sister’s home here today, and was killed al most instanriy. He wae nearly 70 years old. He Is said to have been drinking.