The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, July 16, 1901, Image 1
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IDENTITY OF THE
SEUI1E R11EALEB.
VIrlM iWA' PRIVATE MATTOX OF
FOIC 8CiEVE.N.
ils 1lessmnto Ilot Yistorday-Tho Hatd
Story of tho Yotteig ucorglant's
Lifo -1i Cmuu A way to
Ki Jllimself.
[State, 13th.]
Eldon Mattox was the name of
the young man found dend in a room
at the Congaroo hotel boro on Tues
day morning last. Ho was a privato
in Co. H of the artillery corps. This
company is stationod at Fort Scroven,
gn Tybeo Island, near Savannah. Ho
was 26 years old, and had boon in
the army 19S months.
Yesterday morning M. C. Sutton
came up from Savannah and idonti
4 lied the deceased by moans of a post
mortem photogrph.
Mr. Sutton, who was a Inessmato
of Private Mattox, brought with him
the following lotter, which he pre
sented to the proper authorities:
Savannah, Ga., July 11.
Mr. J. P. Foulk, Columbia, S. C.
Dear Sir: The bearer hereof, Mr.
M. C. Sutton, goes to your city for
the purpose of seeing the photo.
graph, and if necessary the (lead body
of the young man who committed
suicide at your hotel on Tuesday
morning. The description given fits
the description of our brother, Mr.
Eldon Aattox, who disappeared
from Fort Screvon. Mr. Sutton goco
for the purpose of identifying the
photograph and the body. It is so
ne.' - of us can possibly get oft,
and he has kindly consented to go
for us. Mr. Sutton is a friend of
ours and will be able to identify the
body at once, they having been close
friends and associates for some time.
We understand that the young
man loft, a small sum of money. In
the event that identification proves
to be that of Eldon Mattox, you will
please deduct whatever sum is due
you out of the money left and pay
balance to Mr. Sutton.
Sankey Mattox,
Daisy, Ga.
E. M. Mattox,
Riggton, Ga.
The supervisor deducted the cost
of the burial and the photograph
from the $15 found on the body and
turned the remainder over to Private
Sutton, who will give it to the family
of the dead man.
Mr. Sutton, in an interview before
his return to Savannah yesterday
morning, was able to tell some do
tails of his comrade's life which may
in a measure explain its sad end.
It seems that for seine time the
men in the company had noticed Mr.
Mr. Mattox's morose frame of mind,
and were not a little worried as to
the, possible outcome. Only his
messmate, however, knew the dark
forebodings which he had in regard
to his future, and which at length so
anbalanced his reason as f.o make
him resort to suicide.
A severe pain in the head had
been troubling the deceased for a
long time. It is not known when he
began to suffer from this, but certain
l~y ever since his enlistment nearly two
years ago.
These pains occured only at inter
vals, but of late had been especially
frequent. They always depresse d
their victim greatly.
Several times ,during the past
month lie told Mr. Sutton he was
afraid he wouldn't Jive very long.
Last week he was talking to his mess
~i ate and was more despondent than
p~ual, sayingVbose pains in his head
worn getting &r,ie and worse and he
knew he would die soon.
All this had made his comrades
especially watchful of him.
The last seen of him was on Sun
day about noon. Several remember
talking with him and he did not
seem out of sorts.
. That night he was net at taps and
straightway the company became
-alarmed, recalling the trend the
young man's mind had taken of late.
Mr. Sutton said that the other day
Mr. Mattox was reading a book in
which was the story of a suicide. He~
made this remark on finmshing the
story:
"ir I were gomng to commit snicide,
I'd go away from my family and
friends so as not to bother them."
And so he did. It is supposed ho
left the Island on Sunday night and
took tho Soal'oard Air Line to (:olun
bia. Io must have arrived here
about 5 o'clock on Monday morning
and as is known took a room at the
Congaree hotel about 8 o'clock.
Ho probably disposed of his khaki
suit in Savannah and purchased the
cheap clothing ho had on when ho ar
rived here. When ho left Fort
Scrovon there was $25 on his porson.
He had only $15 at the inquest. The
RNt) was doubtless spent on his
ticket., clothes, a room in which to
end his life and the morphine. He
had $40 back pay which ho had not
drawn.
While not surprised. Mr. Sutton
was very much distressed over the
affair. He spoke most kindly of the
poor follow's life. Ho was positive
that he had never taken a drink since
his enlistment, and had always kept
the quiet, unpretentious character
istics which were his as a farmor boy
At the old plantation in Georgia, near
Roidsville.
The brothers of the dead man were
lelegraphed as soon as he disap
peared and they camo on the next
rain.
It was thought that the deceased
had drowned himself, until the art i
cle in the State was seen.
Mr. Sutton then came up in behalf
of the family to idcntify the body,
thinking of course it would not have
been buried.
The parents oi the deceased live
in Reidsville, Ga., and it is under
3tood his father was once a member
f the Georgia Legislaturo.
Yesterday afternoon a telephone
message was received hero directing
'hat a slab be placed at the "pau
dr's" grave, in which the body was
put, until arrangements can be com
ploted for its disinterment and re
moval to Georgia.
So runs the story of a suicide
which has caused not a little indig
nation because of its attendant cir
3umstanceU. an indignation which
was incroaseol when it was known
that, instead of keeping the body for
identification, it was buried in a pau
per's grave in less than twelve hours
after death, and this, motwithstand
ing there was found on it $15, a sum
3uflcient to have given it a burial at
least better than that of a pauper.
Speaking of the case, one who has
watched' it closely yesterday said:
"No one was purposely noglectful,
but there is a type of thoughtlessness,
a type of indifferenc which dliffers
but little, if any, from neglect.
"In the first place, the proprietor
of the hotel was, to say the least,
thoughtless, and that in a great de
gree, in not sending for a physician.
"The policeman when he was re
qjuested to come and look after a man
who was in such a condition that lie
could not be waked, and whose
breathing was quite heavy, and did
not go, was negligent of his duty.
The neglhgence wvas perhaps due to
thoughtlessness, but officers of the
law are not excused on that ground.
"Because neither the proprietor
nor the policeman sent for a physi
oian, the poor fellow did not receive
the medical attention which would
have saved his life, and he died.
"In the matter of the burial in
pottdr's field, it was the business of
the county authorities to know that
any embalmer in the city of Colum
bia would have gladly embalmed the
body free of charge, and kept it in
his morgue until it wvas called for, or
buried it, and the county would have
been saved even the $4.50, the cost
of a pauper's burial. If the county
authorities did not know this, it was
their business to know. One of the
authorities is said to have expressed
the~opinion that 'too much fnss had
already been made over that dead
man.' He will find that the people
of this communif,y are of a decidedly
different opinion.
"The pointing out of all these short
comings cannot, unfortunately, be of
any avail in this instance, but it is
hoped all conc mrned will be more on
the alert should such a thing occur
again."
MORE ABOUT COMING
RACE FOR CONGRESS,
sENATOR MANNINO WILL NOT ENT1+
Tt111S LISTS.
Jtdgo O. WS. 1lttchanaun Wl ltuu,-Othe,
Untull"K is from Sunter Countty -Only
Mir. Itraiitly from Orangeburg
tnty--A St ptetnoer
Pri mary.
[ the Stato, 12th.]
Senator .1 ichard I. Manning of
Sumter passed through the city yes
torday on his way to Sa!'lda, N. C.,
where his fainily is synnding the
sumumor at his cottage. Senator Man
ning has le(IL mentioned ats a possi
blo candidato for the sent of the
lately deceased Congrssman Stokoe,
but he authorized a representative of
The State to bay that he would not
onter the raco. Senator Manning im
a man of progressive ideas as wo!l a
onf;r.ging personality and is popular
in his county and district. The an
nouncoiont that ho will not run foi
congress will bring relief to those
who intend making the raco-and
their name is legion.
It is stated that Sumtor will prob
ably have four candidates in the hiold
in the porsons of RtopresentativeF
Wilson and Altamont Moses, Col. II.
D. Lee, and Judgo Buchanan. Mr.
Moses is one of the best known and
most popular members of the legis
laturo and Col. Lee is a strong law
yer and good speaker. He is now
the Sumter member of the State Dom.
ocratic executive committee. Col.
Wilson is the present chairman of
the ways and m'eans committee of
the house, and is an earnest worker.
It was stated here in political cir.
cles yesterday that Judge 3uchanar
would certainly be a candidate foi
the position, and that the positivt
announcement of his candidacy wouk
soon be forthcoming. Si much fol
Sumter.
It was declared yesterday on re
liable authority that there will be bu
one candidate for congress from Or
angoburg County. Mr. T. F. Brant
loy, the young senator from tha
county, will make the raco. Thl
friends of Mr. Thos. M. Ifaysor wer<
anxious for him to run, but ho do
clined as there was already one ii
the field from Orangeburg. Mr. Ray
sor's supporters are very much dis
appointed. The name of Dr. L. K
Sturkie has also been mentioned b,
his frionds.
Mr. M. P. Howell of Colloton ii
said to be a formidable candidate ii
this race. Hei was for twelve yeari
senator from that county and ha<
practically withdrawn from politics
His law partner, Mr. Gumber, is nov
senator from Colleton.
As yet nothing has been done to
ward the ordering of the election fo
the successor of Dr. Stokes. UJnti
this is done there will be no call fo:
the State Democratic executive comn
mittee.
It is understood that the order fo
the election will make it so that th<
primary canvass and election wil
tako place in September, the genera
election coming on in October. Iti
understood that this is the arrange
ment desired by the people of th
district.
HO0W AGUI NALI)O WAs UAPTURiED.
The WVar ?)-partmen,t Gives the Publ!
Geon. Fuustiton'g Re~ part of the Cap,ture
of the Young Filipino Leader.
Washington, July 12.--The was
department today made public Bri!
Gen. Funston's report of the captur
of Aguinalco, made under date c
May 0. This report presents in de
tail all the facts relating to the cap
ture of Aguinaldo which were mad
public at that time. G*en. Funsto
shows that his entire plan of the em
pedition was approved by Gen. M<
Arthur. Gon. Funston gives tb~
following account of the forged le
ters which wore used to deceive Agu
naldo:
On October 24, 1900, while scou
ing in the vicinity of Gagan, Neus
Eeijn, 1 had stirprised thme Insurgem
chief, Lacunia, in his camp and hr
captured, among other things, son
writing paper, 'which already bo:
his headquarters seal. On this p.
per two letters were written to Agn
naldo over the carefully forged si1
nature of L.acuna. In one', under
lato February 2-1, I,ncuna iclkowl
edged the receipt of Agninaldo's let
ters of J anary 13 and I'I and
thanked him for tho confirmation of
his (Lacuna's) appointment as briga.
dior gonoral.
It will b) remnemibered that th
letters of Aguinaldo referred to had
fallen into our hands.
Our lettor indulged im tho usual
rhetoric employed by tho insurgent
chiefs in thoir corresponldenco and
gave a glowing account, of th pro
gross of .he campaign from tho
standpoint of Lacuna.
Another letter, dated February 28,
wis prepared stating that tho writer
had just received a comnnunication
from Baldinero Aguinaldo ordering
him to send 110 of his best com)Upa.
nios under a reliable chief to Emilio
Aguinaldo in Isabela.
In accordance with theso ordors Ie
was sending this forco under LIet.
Col. H.ilario 1lacido. Tho latter, ho
stated, had bo"t captured by t be
Amlericains a year ago and after 1. is
roloaso had livod in J aon, but recont
ly had taken to the field again when
ordered to do so by Liacuna. '[his
was included in tho lotter for fe'ir
that Aguinaldo might Iavo heard
that Placido had heonl cal)tured by
the Americans and had taken the
oath of allegiance. The lotter also
stated that Aguinaldo's courier, Co
cilio Sisisuundo, was with Lacuna
and would accompany the column.
Those two lettors were dictated by
mne, but written by Segovia. Wo
were in possession of a numbor of
samples of Lacuna's signature and
had previously succeOdod in exeent
ing a very nieat forgory of his auto
graph at the end of each of the two
sheets.
Of the actual capture G-len. Fnns
ton says:
"The Macabobos started up into
the town, and we hoard a few shots
followed by scattorod firing. Wo
hastily crossed the rivor, and, run
ning up into the town, found that
the Macabebos wero soniowhat do
moralized and firing wildly in every
direction. They were gctton under
control with some difficulty. Agni
naldo's gnard of about fifty armed
and neatly uniformed men had been
drawn up to receive the reinforce.
monts, and, on being fired into, broko
and ran, a few of them returning the
fire as they retreated. Aguinaldo,
with his officers, had awaited in h's
quarters. Placido and Segovia en
tered the house to report their arri
val, and after a short conlvorsationl
Sogovia stepped outside and( ordered
the Macabee, who had just, come
up from the river bank, to open liro
.91n the insurgents, who wvoro stand
L* ing in line at a distance of about
fifty yards. The Macabobos were so
excited and nervous that their firo
was very ineffective. But twvo of tie
insurgents wore killed, the remainder
r inl the fight throwing away eighteen
a rifles and a thousand rounds of am
1 munition.
1As soon as Segovia had given tihe
ii order hoe ra- hack inlto tile house and
- opoenod lire Onl the ollicors surround
a in]g Aguinaldo. HJo wounded Villa
anld Alhambra. Tho latter *ij)ed1
out of the house into tile river and
was not seen again. Villa onl being
e woundled, surrondaered1, an did also
Santiago Barcelona, Aguinaldo's
treasurer.
r "T'he five remaining oflicers es
~. capod from the house andl swaim the
e river. Placido seized1 Agulinaldlo and
if told him that lie was a prisoner of
-the Americans. At this juncture thc
- Americans arrived on the scone and
e gave their attention to getting th<
n Macabebes under control and pro.
:-tecting the prisoners from them
i- One Macabebe was slightly woundet
e by a gunshot wound inl the f'orehead.'
b- In conclusion Glen. Funston deah
i- out praise generously to all who hia
a share in the expedition, men
t- tioning Capt. HJazard, Capt. New
a ton, Lieut. Hazard and Liont. Mitch
it elI, while especially praising Lieut
d Taylor for tihe discretion he shiowo<
e after ob)tainin)g tihe Aguinaldo letter
e lHe also speaks in high praise o
i- Commander Barry, of the Vickcsburg
i- andl tile assistance the navy rendero<
-him.
MAKING TIE TIGER HOWL
TwO C.AI)ING FolttImt": ON Ti* W WiC
l'ATli.
1"heir0 w.tw Ino ultlit f,r the Illic-it 1)ttlhr Ii
.itnor -Whut Ih1. n I i tttr Snytt of liis
M )issionl I rro -- 'ig.r.i nter Still
01)"n, bIt 11h1-y wtt"PI(4 g
lng All the'YTimu.,
N ew.; and Courier, J uly I.'thI.]
I ke tho fulrious roir from t
jIunlt,ll) was the m11,d wail of the
Cht rleston t iger es ctorday. With1
stock and gits"swiro tutt ixturel,
gone, with cotunter's upset ind nailed
to the ioor and with a goneral air
of wrocklage about the p)lace, there
wias nothing but enrsing from hto
keeper of the olt,law joint. Custo
mt-er1 kept away. The fact that the
raiders were liable to tetuntt at any
momnteit caused so much terror that
the lituor was not brought from
hiding, and for onco sinco tho dii
p)ensaruy law was putt into oplerattionl
the blii:d tiger b)usiness was demor
ai"zed. It WI the 0110 tilne on re
curd when the tigers had been
whipped, ant as they endeavored
yestordaiy to recover from the shoek
tinl to get biack into harues they
were hit ai smashing blow again, and
niot a1 lO1ind couild h)o ratised in pro
test. Two rival constabuhiry forces
kept poiitdintg the joints, oech 1ry
Ig to outdo the other ill est ablish
ing a record, and btwdoeetn the two
opposing fires the tiger was punle
Itured and parailyzed. it was the
most severo putishimient that. was
evor receoivet.
\vhilo tho attoutt of li<por seized
was coiparatively small the tiger
lost heavily inl the lack of trado which
followetI the first attacks from the
(on1stabulary. TIht fretuonev of the
attacks was nt. calculated (t givo the
tigers anly poneen of mllinl. .1111t, as
fast as ono forco would skin a joint
anothli. would Como lup tand add
poppet to th0 lacoratod parts. Norv
Ous koopers saw that they wereil lp
against something rather hard and
11ow, adttl as thoy pulled their htlair
th10y swore at th ineonsi4tonley of
the race.
"Not l) Very lolngt, ago,", taid a
keeper last night who had b)eent Itit
with iho others, "iho blin(d tiger
(lOllolt in this city got a iluiot tip
that for it vertain consideration we
would bo aillowed the privilogo of
contirlting tluietly. 'This was not a
monoy considerat ion. We have a
hard luck story and a story which is
not Iiklly to pluase everybody. When
we had 1)eent given this promiso, for
value received, we fail to soe why wo
should have boent pountdtd in this
mannflior. It is the inconisistoney of
the higtaisharder to boar.
Even if we aire inl an outlawv buisiness
promtises of pr)oction in st irring
politicaul t imies shouh11l hold( good. W'io
aire shown no mei'rcy nowv, and wo
have to standt and1 take it.''
150 lthat aIs it nurty, I hc fact is unot
donliod that, the~ t igors htad grown too
bo01d ovent for th men1 wh01 ~o have
wvinkod at it for years. VTo koopors
of theso plac~es have' invyaded t.he
qieit st root andtt hav~o open1(ed jointts
under0' th noso5 of iho nien1 wl'io are
namelId to miako thte laws. '.h'ey haive
rofused to take a warnting andt go,
and1( thle ntoiso has kopt up antd th
tiger hias b)reathetd deliancto. It hasi
ge thte liitt. 'The nonber of blind
tigers conttinu(ed to increase. It was
the 11n0n in the business thtemstOIves
whlo liavti kilIled the gooso that laid
the golden tigor.
The general inipression is thtat t he
r'aiding in pro~gre~ss here at the i timo
is at direct result of the resolut ion
passed b)y the state board of dlisponi
sary control. Next week the mayor
and the chief of police of this city
will showv cause why theo profits ac
cruing from thte dlispenIsary should1(
not be withhol because of the fail
uro of thle city to p)rop)erly enforce
tho laiw. lIefore the muayor could
have hadit an1 opp1ortuniity to p)ut ont a
raiding force of his own tihe dispon-.
sary management at Coltumbia Mont
(down the extra mon with order to
b)reatk up the unilawful traflic and to
l see if such a thting as enforcmng the
law was potssiblo.
SHow long tihe sevoro mensures will
,he contmiue(d is a question whicht thto
I tiger eloment is trying to solve.
IChief Conninhable JLanh1ai yese.
tranisfrredl. 'o is w\"orit ing inlO
Ilorndntly of Chief 1uIwlo's hatnd,
and ho says he will crtlainly .1c horo
for sveratl w'eeL. Vester<lar (hief
I,:t''ar kept I) tih warire on the
ig e(rs. Ilr hall then 4,n1 the jmopjl
Igain, mului while it was known that
It' was a! work hIt was ablo to catcli
IIinilty u1Inawars, anrd what Ie did for
thm was unor(' that 'notgh. His
baose of opertit!ion: was chang'd from
King to Mlarkef st rot , and onco
VIen Io dipped into -it .I;ay anl
tookt at fall or two out, of the mar11ine(
tigor the now:l spIadi tlat ho was
going to clean otl ovf"ery placo from
Lino streot to the IBattv. Last
night his men Wee VOIy\vwhort.
TIhoy l h>bud up) at inoppo rtuno
tinis:I for th t igers and at ovety
joint they hadl an ax' which wais
me'aint to kill tihe nllsIii,S, for tho
n;ight at Ioast. Th sporting olo.
mnenlt, wit itw \\ac, incd lintd to givo ft
lnorry lit-ha to tho ,a itr, was
<tiikly driven 1batckc to riuartors.
There wore, of coullrs, inanly patcc"
whoro it was possiblo to got it drink
--unmy of thc m. ThIoy sol quiotly
lespiIt ti th fact that the oolliors wore
narby, but the drinlk; had to b'
gulped, not sippocl. In one0 plat:o ia
youingster calli for ia mixod drink
aind rhton ho got it. aftor at spell of
waitiing Ito wats inclined to sip it
lViHsu1rely, th har tenler c'y(uilg hit
suspiciously all the whilo.
"Say if yor is goui tr drink <lar
lickor, drink it qualick,'' was ith liorco
re(lust frout thefi mixor. ''ho young
sport didn't chang(' anl (y olnsh. "Oh)1,
I am, inl no hurry,'' he saii, 'this
drink iS tinO, iil it is Imly ploilslr
to drink it as I plaoso."
'Wotlo, I gness iit,' sati<l fiio toixor.
With that b sItir.ed 11 fIl "'Ils, umtado
it quick paw,i which ;("t fto liquid
whistling by thiyongte' iannll
Ruit, and when tho chatp au"oeo ho
faed an u)gly list and then it wis
'ho anixor turltti to a nian lwho
hIal just como inl. "\1e tako big
chancs tonight," lh0 satil, "ait' if yor
wants tin rgs fresh lin' cool it'll lavo
t. go down quick, sHo! W1V don't
stand for Ito chmltlpagno RipiIint' to.
niight. l)oy have 118 On deo run, il'
dis aini'l.t to night for har roo) jout:l."
II. was pretty 1uch that way overy
whero thtt p>o('p vats mato into tho
places vhero th ituiff wits s11d. 1'It
dolors worn willing nid anxious to
exclnilgo the hot, siull for the cash,
but Ilhere had to ho at curtaint aiiiottuit
tioni. It waisn't liko se'llinig a pIoud
of rico.
The lhghts flicked last night inl the
old haunts of the thirsty andt thlt tapl
..n thte hell was answorodt b)y thet maniu
in the apront. lie ihot an Oyot to the
litt.le roundrit hole i, the door and lie
suirveyed thle land( ig before the btolt
was shot. back frontm t cattch. Thiein
hie sniled, like fthe well-biredl bar
keeper that hte donhtless was, and1
took pua to sot ftat tt doer wim
10ocked angairn before he letd his thiirsfty
firienids to the little table unr'der* thel
singing fanrs. 'The order was giver
quickly, filled)1 slowly and executed'
by (lie dri nkers in t wo- forty fashtion,
lThe glasses wont bacnk as if by maiigi(
to thet pla1cC of hniding, the tablo11 wio
brutshedi dry whtile the ci garottek
camoe oubt Anot her rounid would lit
sold in the samto quick miannjer. It
wyas t hat. way all n tight and all ovei
town i.
Chief IHowieo force mradoe sona;
big hauls yesterday and (aptured l
great deal umorte stuff( than the I nFa]
isquaid. At one tiger niinto qularts o
l iqu or were seizAed anid at a well
known place thet force got cighiteer
dlozone b)ott.loi 0! boor. Simnila r seiz
ures were miado at. other places. TIit
tigers began to thiink last ntighit thta
Iliowio's squadtt did riot rel isih i
coingii oi LaFtIar's men,1 oir else was
try ing to showv how much iiore couh
be captulredl thantr coudld be seem 01
by the latest arrivals.
''No, thanks, I don't care to knos
thte lady."
"'t'h? Why not,?"'
"Bocauso it is mcy rule to give rn
sent in a streot-car only to laidiosi
know- -and I know too many now"
(thwnoland Plain anear
HEAT WAVE ROLLS
OVER WHOLE COUNTRY,
IN CC NtNti.. 1sol(-Til r,;-%y .vgp;m11S1{,
'i1lltl": n{Icl;( us A I{1' lIA1)I"1,
8.lin,, A h I Ie l .nll ii -(t'rnp) st nlifer
ln + ' rtal Fitt.t, I n-lnllng; 'It .s ,
1'wen only L.ocal IaM in11 %ve
n1,Iit li t e41l 1nt .
Memtphlis, TIonnt., July 1'?.----This
wast ho wvatrmest day of tho yoar in
tho cet ral S inhorn States. Many
placevs in1 weie'rnt 'cltlensseo, Ar'kain.
sias,) northl t 1 AliI i1)ppi, .1iO Isit11an, Alaa
b 1 u1 d 1 T::a11111111 eto roI)rt all heat re(t
ords! brok(('n tillilng tho aifternooni.
Inl MIomp1hiy 1he onliciatl rocord wast
102 degrees at 5 o'clock, tho Iightlvd
tttmporatUr'O (ver recorded h1ere.
Sohn a wa; t bto 1ottst 1)111co inl tho
South, I 12 degr'tos being recorded(1.
loritgimnory reported 1l)i and Mo
bile 102.
At, Littlo Hock, Ark , tho hig;hest
tem1)poraturo ever recorded wis oi!i
cial ly r1poit(d, 10").
Piito BliulT, Ark., reports tho warml
eSt. day oil record with ono fat ality.
Inl JIi'aissipp)1i tho heat was inteo;.
At Jackson, V'ickl sibur'g an d Nltci 7.
ali recol ds woro brokcn. (rop-, e
1rcially corn, all (hrough tnorth and1
etast 'lihsis11p1)1 aro drying up. Lou
inianta is also in Iho thtoes of tho hot
wavo. Sihr1ovc'lp)rt ro)urts th hot
tesit day in it:i Iiitory, thei govern
lt hthormteter registeri'd 9 iln
tho afternoo n. Iiho intonso at 11118hs .
hoon Irokenl suinowlmt ill at foe coun
t rios inl we1t. '1exats.
Stan Ange;lo, Midland and Itig
Sp)ringn all in Itho extroto we-tcrnt
part, of Illt Stat',e ropor, rniftll va
rying from I to .3 inclhos. 11hOS
poin1ts atro ill at section dovotod oxeln..
hivoly to stock raising. 'T1h( agricul
t,uratl part of north and nlort.htwe(tt
TIexas is still unroliovod from tho
drought. In itomeo 11hlos rail 1s
not, fallon1 in t.t) 110 1 ihl.
At Aiustii gooi ran:i foll Wohlo:4
d,ty and 'lThursday, andt( broito t ho
long (1roulght in that vicinity. Han
Ant,olio also ro rto a11 ralin fail of 1.76
ineol. 'Ih empon p: in tho iotlthwlVt..
orn section of tim Sti't aro in fair
col ii jot..
Shbowur.t foll I I"ilionond and So.
uitl todhay tutd I tousttoon and (alvei
hml repor)t1" good rins inl Hthist fow
dIay:l.
At,- I1 ia r 1i1' I llas hoetl anl l -
itowi (liltt it y for notarly six vooks,
whilo tho t('rn1,)raturo inast hoonl hov
ouIngI ltrutt1'I I ho ItUtdIrod Inar"l for
novoral (aly);.
ARtOUNi) t1FFC i:. TO wi:i HAlb1.111 TitllC
AIRC 81111.
sattton-D1uemet,ntt C .itr-sha p.'eI I(eloona
Pa~lris, J uly 12.. M. Sanltos-Da
mlontt's (igart shape bajtlh.!loon, d rivenoi
by)i a mlotor, luu a1( 11r iaI l ody fromt
5t. Cloud , a1eras 88I.aris, around th
E~itl'ol t.ower ami1( bac1k to St. Cloudi,
Th'o paper()i Say1( the( trip was1 1qu ito
sulccofl, anud that theo bllloont an..
conded0( and1 dcirCldou( appa)lrenttly at
tho wilt of tho niorontantt.
saile lotivo Vt Iimtes aroun1id 11ho bontg
CJhamnp8 ralco courso,h0 thent arounrd
tIe ois91 do l iontIogno( and( then
E;iffel towerV. . 1(1(1dd thalt on10 of
theo rOpos of (1h0 ruddior broko and)1
he( had ai narrowv 0scapo3 fromt colidiung
wit,ht the tower, so hto d1oscondtod to
te (Garden1 of thet TIrocadloro to ha~vo
theO damflago repatirod and1( aterwards
agin rounded11( the tower and1( roturned
to St. C1lud. T1omiorrowv ho will
maktiO anI olliciail ttetoI to w'a the
prizo.t of 10t0,000) frantcs otrorod by
II hfany Deut(.sch for a1 mtanalgoable
balloon, in te prosonco of aI com
muittoo of the Aoro club,'which in
cdlde Priunco Coland Bonaparte, Md.
JXDeutstch andl( others. The nioronaut
w liii start at 0 o'clock inl t,ho muornting
and go ovor the namo courso ast to
daliy.
v' "Shto comesci of at granid old ramdiy,
I h)olio.0"
"Yes, vry1 An anlcostor of h(ra
y was boaded(Ot ini the towor during
I theo roignl of (ho Fourth Edward!"
-"How porfectly lovely!". --D)etroit
Jon una.