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AINLO ( AS. BAK IJR1 83 T.RI--WEEKLY EDITION. WINSO.__ OCO)"I ,19 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION qOW IN SESSION AT TFHE STATE CAPITAL. Many Important Measures Introduced. The Proceedings from Day to Day. FOURTEENTH DAY. Declined to Take God Out of the Con stitution. Fair Progress. On Wednesday, the fourteenth day of the convention, the following was the most important business transacted: The committee on charitable and penal institutions reported the follow - ing article to be article I of the Con stitution: Section 1. I .titti i care of th, insane, blind. d u ni ..u. and the poor shall always be f as upoted by the State and s-all t:-: V srch rt-gUla tion as the Ge.ivril As 'L" 'n!l eia-t. See. 2. The s : :f th- h0spital for the insane. who SIH A - a h . A the regents thereo ib a bytht Governor by a.d i:hl ih a iv ie aul coa sent (' the -et bnd 'i p :1 cli uo-niaatio?s made b th ,t tion shall be taken by Veas ain. a,S an! oentered uron the jourual. A-l t!r py ans. ofie.s and empo-Cs c4 t"-- h.t. .hail be a-I ~h~pontd'by the ag: ' une.oherwile Wrdered by the G6.:ral A y. iof thisState shall :a.- r s may be dt termined by 1.-. iahabitant.4, who by reason ;f ;it;e. i:r:iesand mis fortunes may have a cial:u upon the sympa - thy and of society. . Sco. 4. The directors of the ienvolen! and other Sta e institutions which may hercafrer created. shall be appointed or elected as the General Assembly :ay direct. See. 5. The directors of the penitentiary shall be appointed or elected as the Genera.. Assem'Ay may direct. See. 6. All convicts sente3ced to hard labor by any of the courts in this Stata may be emoored upon the public wor:as of the State i or counties and upon the public highways. See. 7. Theeomptroler geucral. secretary of Statt) and superintendent of education with - citizens of the State. to be appointed i by the governor, shall constitute a State board of charities. Th-1y shall appoint a e.retary, whose co:npensation shall be fixed by law at the next session of the general as sembly after the adoption of this Constitu tion. It shall be the duty of the secretary to visit and inspect all the charitabie institu tions of the State. including county and mu nicipal jails and prisons and report to the S general assembly as to their general condi- b tion. Said board shall have no executive I power. See. S. Provisionshali be made by the gen eral assembly for the establishment and r maintenance of a reformatory for juvenile t offenders, separate and apart from hardened See. 9. The goveinor shall havo power to C fill all vacancies that may occur in the ofice a aforesaid. until the next session of the Gen eral Assembly, and until asaccessor or sue cessors shall be appointed -ad confirmed. " ished business, the section f the executi-v article regarding the a gower of the gpvernor to suspend county officials, vhich was amended iniay before, (n motion of Mr. DerhaM,so as to allow suspension only after true bill found, was taken up and a after quite a lengthy debate Mr. Bel iinger demanded th' ayes and noes on ,he motion to indefinitely postpone a ,he section. The convention refused o indefinite]y postpone by a vote of 33 to 57 and then adopted the section as section 22, with an amendment by Nir. Howell, brief but important,which makes it read: "Whenever it shall be brought tc the notice of the governor, by affidavit, ihat any county ofilenr or any other :>ficer who has the custody of pubhei r :>r trust funds is probably guilty of em bezzlement or the appropriation of ublic or trust funds to private use,a n the governor shall direct the im diate presentation of such officer by the proper officer of the circuit in t which he resides, and upon true billr found the governor shall suspend such ofEicer, and appoint one in his stead utilhe shall have been acquitted by a verdict of the jury." The words "by affidavit' constituted Sir. Howell's amendmenr. Section 11 in this original report, section 12 in the report as amended, was the next bone of contention. Mr. Derham moved to amend by in serting "way" instead of "shall" so as to leave it optional with the governor to refer applications for pardon to the board of pardons which, under Mr. Derham's amndment is to be com posed by act of. the gcneral assembly. This amendmient wac adopted despite the oppositiou of Messrs. Efird and Al-' drich who contended that as the gov ctrno'r had absolute power to reprieve it wvas not necessary to give him die cretion in the matter of referring pati tions for pardon to the boar d. Thei see - tion aseamended was adopted. * The section regarding the Stat" ei cers was amended, on miotiona of Mr. Winkler, so as to p)rovide that their salaries may not be increase dt ore creased during their term of oftice. DEcLINED TO TAKE GOD oCT OF THE Mr. McMahan, just as the question was being put on the whole article, moved to recur to section 3. The con .vention showed its indisp'osition to do this and Senator Tillman induly su gested that if the gentlemnan from Richland would indicate his- purpose recurring his proposition ight be j od 'noon more kindly. Mr.\McMahan explained that his purpose- was to strike from the seet'on the recluiremeCnt that the gover nor shall believe in a Supreme Be ing He thought it tended toward the piolitical control of the religious sentime~nt of men, toward the intrasion of religion into nolitics, which -:tas tepug~nant to the s~ense of a large and influentialele ment of the Sitate's citizenship, includ ing the members of the two most un portant church denominations. Mr. McMahan- suggestion of recur rence was promptly and heavily sat upon on this exptio' n. The ariseile wa then adopted and sent to a th'ird rce.mdg as a '. No. t9 on the.e" er the report of th,'' >t'e en'muicipal corpora lice rg ~ations was then taken up. Section I of this bill was amended and read as follows: "The legislature shall provide by general laws for the organization and classification of municipal corporations. The powers of each class shall be de fined by general laws, so that no such corporation shall have any power cr be subject to any restrictions other than all corporations of the same class. Citi s and towns now existing under pecial charters may reorganize under the general laws of the State, end when o reorganized their Special charters zhall cease and determine. The third section was a.dopted as the econd had becu. without opposition, :he two being as follows: SeC. 2. No city or town shall be )rganiz-ed withiut the consent of the najority of elect-irs residing and n itled by law to vote within the <iitriet )roposed to :e incorrated; such cn ;ent to be ascertained iu the mainer tnd under such reglatiou as may be rescribed by law. Sec. 3. The ltgi-ature shall restrict he powers of cities and towns to levy axes and aSesmnts. to borrow mo 2ey or to contract.dbt and1+ no ta or ssessment shall be levi or debt con- i racted except in p1ursuautn of law for ublic purposes eiti by hw. Mr. Jeremiah 'imith ei'orcd au Lmeadment that no person shall oe sen enced to work on the streets until fter the right to demand trial by jury f at least si':. Adopted. The report of the committee wn unicipal corporations occupied thi aianer of the service. EXE3PTION FROM TAXAT1ON. 1ties May So Boss Future 3.Vanufa c tures of as -:ucl as $10,000 Capital. The time in the convention .vas oc upied nearly all of Thursday, he fifteenth day with a section >f the article on municipal corpora ions, giving the cor-porations the ight to exempt irom taxation man - actures to b3 hereafter establishd ith not less than 810,0-. The fighUt ras a hot one and caused somie curious ivisions, SeLator Tillman leading Con ervatives and Republicans and minor y reformers in favor of the section, rhile Senator Irby and other roini ent reform leaders were foremost in tacking it. The result of it was that he section was sustained by a majority I f one vote. An attempt to amend nother section of the same article by iaking capital stuck of baiiks subJect : municipal taxation was defeated. At the night session most of the innicipal corporaion article was dopted. The section referring to the ispensary law and the section regard 2g the municipal indebtedness was ontinued until for revision and amend tent. The legislative article was read ver and wilL be considered soon as lt mn be reached. From the present rate of progress, ae convention is likely to be in ses on at least three weeks longer. The committees on new counties and a suffrage are hopelessly deadlocked, aving been accidentally composed of 2 members each. In each of these aere ai e directly opposing reports, ged by six members. These will oth cause hot fights. At the night session the committec n miscellaneous matters suboiitted a roposed section for adoption through ~hairman Sloans. Unfavorable reports were made on esolutions offered by Mr. D. S. Hceu erson, relating to granting divorces Jr. Dudley same subjectv J. C. Alex nder to prohibit the sale of prod.ucts~ f public institutions; H. B. Bui.-t roviding for auditing of private :laims; M. P. Howell relating to mar ied women's property, now section 8 af the present Constitution; .1. V. A. doore exemption of personalty; J. J.I dc3Iahan recognizing divorces grant a in other States. The committee asked to be discharg l from further consideration of Mir dIc3ahan's resolution forbidding di -rimiation on account of religion, ant sked that it be referred to the eon nittee on declaration of rights. The article proposed by the comnmit-1 c is about'as follows: Section 1. All offieholders mist be qua' fled elecetors. Se.. 2. Leaves to the legis:,tlure the~ ower to define the manner in which claims u:ainst the State maiy be established and :'! usted. Soe. 3. D)ivorces may not I.e grauted Nit y judg:nent of a court. Se. 4. No person who deis tbol ex: enee of the Sn. remi- Being shall hiold offie nte State. Sec. 5. Provides that the public printing sall be let by contract. Sec. 6. The general assembly shall pro -ide for the removal of cases which may v -ending wheri this Constitution is adopted. Se. 7. No lottery shall b'e established i :his State, nor is the sale of lottery tick't sowed. Sec. S. Provides i r the following orth : be taken by all persons a-'ep~tin.: *!11-.* *I do swear (or affirm) that I am duly quaN fled, according to the Constitution of this tate, to exercise th utiso the omfe to which I have been ap~pointeod, and that I wiil .o the best of my' ability. di -har.te the dii :ies thereof, and prese"rv'-r.i o t and defend he Constitution ot tas smte and of the Um Led States. SoI heii""" -.d Se. 0. Provid. - that anyx ofticebelderino South Carolina who s'ia; :mbie or bet shaii become thereby diiqa;fied from the further eercies of hi-' ofil''. Se. 10. Th" reail and personal property of a woman hel.1 at the time of her marr:ng,. or that which she mayv thereafter acquire. sall not be subj- t to invy and sale for hxer husband's debts. un!i"-s by her own act she makes herself liable th"refor, and a married woman shall have all the rights incident t'o property that an unmarried woman has. Se. ~11. Ali laws of the State now in force and not repugnant to this Constitution .:--..i *--i until repealr'd by tl " Mr. .T. iomas Ausi.n, on the part *fC: l":l e '.-rotnenit c-ommittee, r..c.i n.mi on' the following Uv -Ir Harrison on county govern By Ir J. 5. Brice on county gov By Mr Nicholson on auditing ac uts and o il inspection. U. Mr. -T. W. Hamel on conditions By Mr. Mahan to render countie liable in ceitain cases. By Mr. George Johnstone as to are of new counties. By MVr. Otts as to road tax and roa( duty. By Ir. Klugh as to county govern nlt'nt. Dv Hr. Parler as to the election c county t urers. By M. iugh as to roads. By MIr. Gilland election of count audlitors and treasurers. By \r. Oits as to chain gangs. 3Ir.'Austin submitted the report o t'he hulf of the county governmen committee not rePrted in the morn ing. Sectiu i. Tli 1-islature may from tim to ti!De etabtlisi u-:w counties in the follow Whe-vre onv:-third of the qualifted voter within th ar prop- sed new count; 6hali p2tition tik .:;,4rno6r for the creatio: of a neW n.unt tt gvvernor shall order a: clection v:it ni- a reonable time thereafter by the qwi:led ot-rs within the propose area, in wbin A election they shall vote yes o no upon th- 'piet of creating said nev S-c :' It :najority of the qualified voter witbi' the several sections proposed to b( formed int a ie - county shall separatel: vte"n(: -ci question the legisla ture imil e.-tais_h s1ch new county. Pro vlded, Tit i 21ection upon such questior -bali nct i: orderd upon :he same proposel ne. co:,it .iner than once in four years c nnty hereafLer formed shall t - fliata ono hundred and twenty r r i the whle number of the in. baha o ti State. nor shall it havo les. "ar-perty than two millions of dol lr-. tr -hll it contain less than four hun dre- Lz'are miles. S Ne-. No old county shall be reduced t< !-.-s area 'ive hundred square miles. .to les: Staxable property than two milliot dollars, nor to smaller population than fif ,een houd inhabitants. See. 5.o nesv conuty line shall be run raarer to an esta;lithed courthouse than ten Provided. That this section shall no -pply to courthouses located in counties no rorcsic to be dismembered. Sic. G. Al new counties hereafter formed hal bear a just apportionment of the valid ndobted--ss of the od county or countles ret wh;-h thty hee been formed. LL1 A AND ALDRICH S'ARX1 len'Wsea nrich Wauted to Forbid t h( \egTo oiding Any State Off1e. .4!irozds Must NWalk a Chalk Line. U co.Ititutional convention Ut Li sixtecuth (,. the commWit - i coj-porations reported au articia thait Fnhject in nineteen see i n I of w -hich nrc wholly nove n1 th-: orji: law of the State, the oh - i ietn having tonchel very light yyr.m zttion of corpCiz-ations hrt lion defines corporation I b:i i:.ocitioun. and join-: stol shaving po.ers and privi >artne rshipS, WInd exKClUdeCK munDicipa11 SO1portions. Seceessivc sectionsshot i. !ollowing provisious of general in v.- No railroad, express, telegrapl ,linpoie comnyt' is allowed ti ae rr'cts rclieving it flrom it -: k lw hability. No charte 1 b'e nnted by Specia law exCel 1i-it:.tioii under the control oft! tat, but the Legilature is reqmure Sprsiih for their organization unde ~enrdalhii and all charters are to b ubj.:et to; ripe al. Every corporatio: i'n1busi a the State shall main ant -:tone public office in it fo be trai uction of b)usiness and exhibi >f t 1 11ain of stocik, etc. Al dis inition ini chargces oi facilities fo rnspotation id all charges of high rY rates ft r shor ter thain longer 'is :me ar pr ozi ibited. Any ratilro:ti any1 conneeIlt wxith. eross (or inkersec :n vt othr ra iroad. No railroad o riu 1porni:;tijon compiiaUy shalll coiitri ,r tonsolidte~ with ptaratllel or' compe ingt line-, ad juries a-re to decide thi nsto lhe-ther lines are parahllel oi ,aein. The11 Legislature is for si,i&ka to -raut atny foreign issociatio: r ori.or''tion ai license to build. opet d.* li~h:.,. railroad lines in Souti riu.ut in caso of init'-r-Stat ines t - 'uers1 inmist be incorporate ':i-tr the- *tateti haw,. No general o .p....aw.all be passed ftr the btet I it ofi any reignt corporatioin, oplernl garalroadl in the State. The' L gisluttare is forbidden t runlt iiuy (harter for blankinig purpo is bt co rporationis or associatioui or :,ueh purposes may be formed un i r general laws. Stock wautringi u r .,i pitiitled. The Legislatu r -i rejl; ied to provide for the electjii I ttPicers of corptorations by the en1 ulat'v pc lan. Corporations shl1l 'u tu- in tio business except that spt uloiv anthorizedi bv- their charters 'u ei4-itar'e is reqjuired to pat aws..agaist all trusts, combinatioms ou'tai:-itn :tgr.emen:. s inimical I hei pli I'e:la'e. andt to p)re-ve I :us- ', unijusit di;scriinatiou and e\: I rt iune sh:1 priovide for the ato iers it and regulaitioni of ateh coitt uia hv\ ouision orit'i other:wise. railiroadt ctmiion5i is estatblished,l 11 iat I s tt o e regulated by law, the es iting c.ot uaission to conltinue in plo asn of atll present powers tunt: therwi- provided by legislatior Evr emp niloye of it corpioration doini baimin the State shall have thm tane riht and remedies for any it iv suffered by himi from the act )jii'l ofl :,neh corporations or il emploi as . arc allowed to otherpe as a.1)mloyedt. All waivers t-i tont shall be null aIld v' i ch terinder which orgamizatici u 1 faith shall not in good. fait tk hiand business be comnCnece wti year from the ado.ption 1:1 til con-titati-eu shall b)e thereafter 'oid Sti"gent provisions arc made again: an; pgsltive modlitieation of the Thiio repjr of the comnrntitteei. .nu un 'ic~ ialtie le Ift i t optional with tH: .i.it are to license liquor sellini - ii t ercontinue- the dhipeniit ap~-- was made to amen-! 1 rii-tt'.- theo granting of licenses f. hc...tf i r here was a l'in siI hifat ilicnr; wt,it g-uvrel Uht-L 6tafling during the cahiign that t1b' I q-tAio sbuld' be lehft open. At la.t T.lluaD baid that he had plhdged him 1 self to leave it open and was commit ted, and while he did not want ever t - !,c a saloon i South Carolina agai;:. the dispensary might have to lie aan f doned for thi Gothenberg systei, , it w. oult 1be unwise to prohibit all ]i eisiOg. On his motion, the debat. % was mij-.irned until to-morrow. to en able liimself and others to prepur. au amendmeut which would meet the dii f icultv. After work of no general in t tere.dL. *a rcc,s-s wAs taken until even Tht night session was one of 0h Sstormiest the colyction has ever held. - Col. Iobert Aldrich offered an amend mcni uhich deuied to the negro the ri"Jht t hold any office in the State 1nd(1 for an bou and a half argued f:om decisions uf the Supreme Court Sand froui the Congr-ssional Records coitaining the story of the passage of the VFortenCth and fiftCenth anUCI that ibe right had never beeA frilcn th- negro to hold offlice by the United States constitution or aime ncut:. He seened to impress manly L ne.mbers to such an extent that 6en11 I tor Tillman jumped ou him with bothj feet and a stormy hour or mere A flvwed. Col. Aldrich and Tili u1mUU hod it. hot and heavy. Tillinvit was never more vehement in all his life. Hc told them that if they did not kill the matter then and there, they would make the greatest miatake of their lives: they would be ruined. Tillman's influence controlled the si uatli and despite persistent effortst i0 1djourL' the convention laid Col. A drieli's scheme ou the table by a vo of 102 to 25. CONFEROG(ED REPUBLICANS, POPULISTS AND: D0311CRATS COMNE TO GETHER. Butler's Amendment Adopted. C. M. Cooke introduced an Amendmnt 'Which was Lost. Wedncsdav last, at Raleigh the sil ver conference was held: it was com posed of Repuh.ieans, Populist and Republicans, with many free silver men. Mr. Ed. Chambers Smith called the convention to order, and named Mac - Rae as temporary chairman. On taking the chair Judge MacRae thanked Smith for the compliment in making him temporary chairman of so - large and representative a body. He said it was not the first time the people of North Carolina had met regardless of party in the face of some great emergeicy, to consult for the common i ood. He declared there is only one ssue now, th management of the financial affairs of the government. Sienator Butler, made a motion than SMacRae be made the permanent chair man. This was unanimaously adopted. Hal. W. Aver, Greek 0. Andrews and John A. Hendrick were made secre taries. Dr. J. J. MIott and Harry 1Skinner were eleted vice presidents. They were noruinated by Spier SWhitaker. W. J3. Peele nominated as the committee on platform B. F. Keith, B. F. Gay, Spier WVhitaker. SMarion Butler. W. .A. Guthrie, John r I. Smith, J3. J1. Mott anfd V. S. Lusk. - Senator Butler said the causes eoma-1 mittee of nine hal ag.reed on certain -reslutions, which the causes had ap lprovetd. Hei .said the caucus i-ad tie - cided that these be presented direct to the convention, as the caucus held it r s~elf tobehigher than the committee on - rsoltion.s. 1'bey were as follows: - "Resolved., That this convention, composed of members of all political > parties in North Carolina, send greet - -ing and words of encouragement to the aadhrents of the great cause of free -coinage oIf silver throughout the Uni Sted States and urges them to renewed SelTorts to secure the full and pertect aremonetization of silver. - Reolved, That the plain and only - way to put an end to the evils of goMl - mono-retallismi is to open the mints of .this country to the free and unlimited s coinage of silver, as they are now oe to gold, and we demand that this shall be done at the long established ratio of i. 16 to i and that this country shall act - tt once independently of all other - countries. - " Resolved, 'That we hail with satis faction the indisputable evidence o i re a turning reason among business men . and applaud the demands which en -lightened and patriotic men are maki ing that the selfish policy inaugurated by cupidity and avarice 20 years ago siall now be reversed in the interest Sof honesty and fair-dealing, and in or uer that commerce and agriculture may be restored to normal and pros perous conditions. Resolved. That ardently attached othe- great cause of free coinage, we pr~ooe to advance it by all means in our' pow~er and we call on all bi-metal ;ts to strenuously oppose gold mono Li-metallinsm and exert all their influence t restore silver to its former uses as a pefct money metal, as it was before 1S73. To this end we earnestly re Icomrend to the voters of this State that ther elect hereafter . only esuch ISenautors~ and Represe:atatives in the I nited States Congress as are sincere in favor of the principles hereinbe loe expressed and only such presiden tial elctors as will publicly declare on t stump that they will vote for no man for President or Vice President -ho is not in favor of such principles nd whose record and platform are a uarantee that they will he faithfully -:osoiVCe1, .ilut we do earnestly re quest aill the frieuds and advostes of the restvratio of tht Coilnle laws as they existed >rior to 1,73, to call non partisan conventions similar to this in their several States t, take similar ac tioin.' 3Ir. C. 1. Cooko .."Iered the follow ing atmem-iraent : "Tat for the p>ur pose of th.: next eltin the demands for fiwincial refcrn s;iml bt, confined to the re-torntion of sior fr coinage at the rate of t l .o 0." U a vote the 1ml.Ltn1t was l.:!t, an1d the resolu tions as lircviously reported were adopted. Mr. Ii. H1. C,wali offered a resoln tion. It was not re:d, bit was as fol lows: "Wijaer"s. We, Democrats, Popu list, 3publcan, lrohi;>itioijists and liginor jewn, linve met in convention here to-day fur tlw hionest pirpose of devising means of financial relic. by restojri to the position as at money uetal that Ite fratrs of the constituti(;n, amp- otnr farmers gave it; and, "Wherei. Tiw nt-xt President of the United Stl a u oly be a Democrat or a LepC- pi:; a; . "Wherea, Tlie iast national Demo cratie ilatfori decltred for the coinagt of both gold ad silver. fran- even to U10mintageI; and, "Whereas. The State D uri platf)rmns of 1899, 18)2 n .t manded the free and unlimitetl coinage of silver; and. "hra,Tiie anlcnpryi known to1 be ultiP'crab.Yy cummnitt,d to the gol.. tn a ; t r , it houil;lO' adicates~ of .ilver to join thL en ' . J.J --v! I' the P1,J--le1, and the- on"Y - ' -r re lief. Though 'o0 . .:idet*d:::..rl L with anl U-Dem'raie i'.e(ide* in Washiugton thspa ' f 1h eole domninatedby th. arent ntI nd' Wet, is determi it to send o t.igton a Ei'"' DL)en'oerat '1r i :eu t"t a vreDemooratic C'.gr' io carry out the willi of the peupl We tiVe r , go on reo-rd as ir-ing. this cour1e to all the real friUds of sile A momient lateir Harry Skinnet rose and said tant the business of the con ventian appeared to him to be at an end and anoved that it adjourn. The motion was put and in a miiu,t_ the convention adjourned sine dic. FOR THE STATE FAIR. First Special Announcement of Lov Mates. The Southern Railway company have just :ssued their circulars and posters announcing low rates for the State fiir, wvhich begins in this cityon November 11, and closes on November 15. They will have ample train service, and will be finllv able to accommodate the large crowds that will no doubt take advant ate of the inducements offered and comr to Columbia to enjoy the great event of the year. The announement of ra,es is as follows: "For this occasion the Southern rail way will sell November 9 to November I , iiusive. from points in South (arliVIn and also from Augusta and ~Ahville 'at one fare for the round tim, p'lu iw centsadmission fee to the gro:unds, finaILlJimit of tickets N'ovemf la- 1I 1%5a. A nd will also sell on No v: mbeatr 32. 33and 14, from points with ina a radi us a f 20 iles from Columbia, inhin ralso other se.lling po.ints as omdaove. at I corm per mile trav eI, 1' 'os 5011ent uiuission fee to the rm::;i. Final limiit for return No FIRE ATCIIESTER. A Livery Stable With Eleven Horses and Other Property Destroyed. Fire broke out in Blanton & Eskridge's livery stables at Chester Fiday morning at 4 o'clock. Eleven horses,the rollng stock and buildings, were entirely destroyed. Dr. J. E. Cornwell, a veterinary surgeon, lost a horse and all his instruments. D. A. Townsend, a cotton buyer for C. E. Johnson, Raleigh, N. C., lost a horse and buggy. Mr. JXohn Frazier lost his stables but all the horses were saved. . M. JTones & Co. lost two mules, one horse, 40 bales of cotton and a car load of "White Hickory-wagons. The ori gin of the fire is unknown. When it caught in the livery stable it spread so rapidly that it was impossible to extin uish the flames. Had the wind been blowing the fire would have swept two or three blocks on Main street. The fire companies did all they could but the fire was under such headway it was useless to attempt to put it out, The loss is estimated at S10.000. 'il: South Afri.an ainu. '~hc plins hero siretch in illbi l:e *spanset to the hor;zon. Far,t it the v.est is a range of mnna, forty good miles away,. which in thu clear maorningl air stanAs out as sharp: is if but a dozen miles didantOI o may see the dark lines and patches of the t.ime-v:ox: seams and rantzes that acar its sides. This trasluacency of atmosphere is very commonI ini Southern Africa. The ruins have lately fallen. and ever' where around the dry plains have started at t.he breath or, muoisttire im a~ slendidl if short.lived heno. . 31de u- t on miles fia, aill glowingl01 abaz wth~ purple and a rich theue hi e r ed, are spread around. Tio: wondetlrful Comnpositae are ii loer aid t he- ba.rreu. dlesertlikce flat:, are r a -ew bre weeks transformed to a Icarpet. ef the noblest coloring and pattero. Look closely andi vou may s the bleached and lalckened lim:bs of formeer g--owths of low shrubs which a nd amid the gallant blaze, aunt semindlers of the transitory e': .eigce of African flower li fe. -a -OaL Mar"azine. figure, showing aIMOA 'Iburaming out, lines, but if the large woman who 7ants to wear white will select for the naterial a creamy thin wool, for in StaUce, one that will fall in soft folds aboitt her fieure, and have the waist made with baby fullness on a yoke, :ud a touch of lace and ribbon about it, shN will be pleased to find that 1 cIn wear wiUte Und appear as charm i -a; tver. Or she may select organ die, jr dotted swiss, or a faintly figured lawi. A fill i-lain skirt, whichis em elli,hed with~a simple hem, and has ii a11in1, with lots of gathers in the back and enough of them in front to keep the skirt from drawing, a full fronte(d blouse waist, with a shoulder roilc of soft cream lace, or white if the ground of the material is whi-, and big loose sleeves, will almost make an ugly woman p.-etty. A very charm in way (,, making the waist look lon,_,er is to set three strips of lace or embroidered insertion in back and front from neck to belt, and under this place ribbons the color that yoe. iutend to wear with the frock, and baste them slightly. They are easily removed, aUd with belt.and collar of the same ribbons make an exquisite adCition to tbe pretty toilet. What ever yon do, do not skimp in the full ness of the Qkirt, as that wiU spoil the whole thing, and do be sure that your petticoats are exactly the right length for your thin gowns. A short petti coat will make a riiculous figure of you. --Washington Star. FASHION NOTES. More novel than one box plait down the front of the skirt is one down each side. The fashion of wearing wl-ie at the throat is not so prevalent as it was in the spring. Alpaca and mohair fabrics are being made into very smart toilets for house and street wear. The dashing plaid silks will be much used this fall for waists to be worn with plain cloth skirts. Mohair, grass linen and fancy taf feta silk form the three most popular I dress fabrics worn this season. Underskirts and slight draperies have appeared dpon some of the Frenclh dress models designed for next season. It is quite safe to have any silk gown, or a light wool designed for early autumn wear, made with ruffled skirt. Some very elegant plaid silk blouses are b.ing devise.l by fashiondle mo distes to wear with tailo--made cos tumes. Plaids are very fashionatle, and will be all the fall. They are now male in cottons and silks and every variety of gauze. -Belt 4 seen in several ne-v dosigns and pat terns, including the filagree work that used to be so fashionable. Pretty dresses for afternoon and evening wear at fashionable resorts are made of the soft, light pineapple silks so popular this season. Black jet serpent bracelets that go around the arm three times are a Euro pean novelty introdnod here. With the short, puffed slen,es they are very effective. The latest in sleeves is a modern ized bishoo, which is full from the shoulder to the wrist. It has a lining of fibre chamois to retain its gracfut contour. The new skirts are not especially heavy. They are interlined with hair cloth for several inches, and some of them have a light, flexible wire insert ed in the hem. A black-cloth suit is novel and handsome, and the skirt is original if it shows some attempt at draping very slight, it is true, but conspicuous because of its novelty. It is confidently predicted that bloomers for bicycle wear will be short-live]. The skirt to the ankle and high, buttoned shoes or over gaiters are to be the costume of *the future. It is rumored that Parisians are lue ly to make considerable chan;e in the size of sleeves by the time that heavy wraps become necessary. For the an tun season, however, sleeves will re tain their very fnil appearance, most of the fullness showing about the el hows, and more or less dlat in effect on the top of the arm. Yellow dotted muslin mounted over yellow silk makes a pietty garden party gown, with white Valenciennes lace~to trim the ruffles and Vandyk - collar of yellow batiste. Yellow rib on forms the belt and sash en.Is in the back, while the collar bimnd is o blue mauve velvet, giving the gown a very French appearance. Some of the newest capes are fin ished with a sailor collar ending in. Ipointedrevers down the front. Others, shaped with seams th1.t are- covered -with red gimp, have a rolling Stuart collar. Some of the capes are made of silk seal plush, the collars trim-ned with astrakhan, leaving a narrow bor der of the plueh, about one inch wide. A change in the cut of our gowns, which seemis imminent and originate I .1in Paris, is the long shoulder seam, which is slowly but surely gaining grond. At present the wide collare disguise the tendency, but by the time -they have had their day we will awati Sen to tle fact that the old-time er tended shoukkr seam, with all its did comfort, has been revived. IIt is quite the castom for mans ladies to go out for a spin on their wheels an hour or so before sundown. starting with their backs to the suu. B the time they are ready to start for Ihome the sun is out of the way, an-] they are soared the nuecessity of a btr'ned-up complexion and the need oi col cream amnd pierhaps a day indoors to recover fromn the effects of the suo's WOMA's WORL) PE ANT LITERATURE FOR CURrED AND WAVED RAIM When curled and waved hair must be had at any cost, wet your hair thoroughly with good cologne or alcohol, and while it is wet curl over a smooth hot irou. When the hair i verfety' dry, comb out your curls and arrauge as best pleases you. Then powder the hair slightly. and yon need not worry over the result for some hours. This treatment is only for summer, and even then should not be tried every day, as it would in time dry and fade the hair.-New York Post. T'! LIFE OF A TNc. It is no wonder thi nuinarried daughters of the Prince of Wales envy their siter, the Duchess of Fife, who is no,.v free to live after the nanner of any w.Al-bred, woman, to go an"d come at wijf, and to invite her friends to her table, for they, poor girls, are ollig-d to dine in their owu apartments tte-a tte, when their mother is not at loaic to watch over them. After all, who w,uld a Princess be? Happy the girl who was born under the stars and stripes of indulgent Americau par ents ! She is the sort of royalty to be envied, not these scions of cvte bound rank every time.-Bostvn Herald. wo3AN's PoopEss. In Colorado the new woman has re ceived more public recognition in the way of election to important oiices than in any other State. In Kansas w.omen have been elected to minor offices for fifteen years, but, with the exception of Mrs. Lease, none of them has been called to higher than village or township olices. A Mrs. Mic King has just been nominated, however, for Register of Deeds in Dickinson Coun ty, of which Abeline is the seat. In Colorado the State Superintendent of Public Instruction is Mrs. A. J. Peavey. The State Superintendent of Dairy Inspection is a Mrs. Clem mer, who, discovering since election that the duties of the position are onerous and often distasteful, has ap pointed her husband r. deputy, with full powers. WhLe he prowls about looing for contraband oleomargarine she remains at her country home, looks after the children and only jour nevs down to Denver each month to draw her salary. The Secretary of the State Board of Horticulture is Mrs. Martha A. Shute. She is an expert in her profession. In the new State of Wyoming most of the counties have had women as School Stperintendento for years, but Mrs. Estella Reed, State Superintendent of Schools, elected last fall, was the arst woman to hold a State office. North Dakota has a State Stue'rintendent of Schools in Mrs. Dr. Mary Barler Batcs. None of the three women last named wear bloomers, but each is up to date in all other respects.--New York World. THIE RFED CROSS IN JAPAN. One of the noblest featuares of the late war between Japan and China was the work done by the women en. roled in tho Rled Cress Society of the former coun.try. Clara Barton would have been overjoyed could she have been in Tokio just before the outbreak of hostilities and seen the splendidly organized and disciplined Red Cross army of p)atriotic and philanthropic men and women that gave an exhibi tion parade and drill in that city. The Japanese armies departed for Kores and China accompanied by Red Cross detachments. A large bodiy of the life saving army remained at home to attend the ii|t-ry hospitals, which were opened the mnomient war was de clared. The geinerail-in-chief of the Red Cross was the Empress of Japan. Her first aide was the Countess Nero, and after her Lady .Ito, La ly 16to and a score of other women of high rank. Before the wounded reaciled home the Rled Cro.ss women had taken a course of instruetion in nuirsing, medicine and sugey Many of them sttliedl eight huars a day, and eveu. after their stern work begIn in the hositals continued their studies so a' to ilt themselves thoroughly for th( discharge of their duties. En .January there were T>) recs and twenty- w. men docrs in the JTapanese hospitals, ad in M.lrch the unmblier had gone up tc :8>A In the I:iaperial Paliace there were on" sessions every dayv in wnich the la ies of 1 be court, preparedt carOo!atei lit, antisep)ic I ressin-.;s, bandages: ~et, chiolera. band-:, slin .s ndt othel anPliaces. A ito.gethier it is estiinatet tat no less than three thousani wo men have served in the Red Cros army of Japan dutring the condiet ii far East. The ishtad. empire may we! feel proud of its br tve andl hamani dauhters.-New York MIail and Ex press. LjAIGE wo'-IN AND' wilITE. If yon w.ant to look coo!. wear white. If vy~u want to be cool, wear woite. Som.e would-b iniy creatur-, im speaking of we-armu; white' clothes re centlv, sail that 0 evrbd Jinew thi the 'uh "In:1 1eld the heat.ae worse th inr ns601 li clohing loJ i.oole.r puniski e n selesby :ring i. Whi j'clothtin thcki white ducs an d pline. who stareed t the eait loo coo. bu the are bt tas br leth.< h *th:r hiud, .oft hen..1 a 1i en dli'' i n wvbite s rg and1' utiui th':t