THE COUNTY RECORD^ Published Every Thursday ? AT? CINGSTKEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ?B Y? Loris j. bkintow, Kditor and Proprietor. A Russian physician examined a number of students with regard to their health as afl'ected by smoking. Of the smokers 16.09 per cent, were fourd to have some affection of the respiratory tract, while only 10.69 of the non-smokers were thus affected. In respect to diseases of the alimentary tract, the figures were respectively 11.88 and 9.92 per cent.; and of both tracts combined, 8.77 and 3.22 per cent. ? Famine and pestilence are raging in Russia again, on a scale far more serious than in India a year ago. Those who charged the Indian woes ? against the British government will please take notice, says the New York Tribune. As for the scourges of Russia, there is indisputable evidence that they are really the fault of the government in refusingto permit the people to become educated and thus able to till their land better and improve their sanitary condition. It insists that they shall remain in iguorance and ??d 41?A vAcnli i a fKflf flip V BKJUtfclUI, HUU tUC icon u ?o vuwtp ? are dying like flies in a frost. Thero are floating stories occasionally of frog farms here and there, but all apocrypha!, Forest aud Stream says, if by farming be meant the artificial propagation of frogs as flshes are propagated in hatcheries, aud reared through the successive stages from the eggs to maturity. M. F. Chamberlain of the United States fish commission says that "while the value of frogs .as food is now thoroughly recognized in thia country, to such a degree, inideed, that the United States consumes more frogs than are eateu in auy other il* country, not excepting France itself, human ingenuity has not as yet devised a method of carrying artificial cultivation beyond the larval stage. It is comparatively easy to stock a pond with breeding frogs or with tadpoles. They may be protected against their natural enemies, but the insurmountable trouble is to furnish food for the young frogs. Live food is absolutely requisite, but there is no practical devica -to furnish insects. One-of Germany's leading statisti * ' n . 1 xl -i , mans nas come to tue conclusion mat in order %o live long it is necessary to be married. Out of every seventy men who reach the age of sixty he finds that forty-eight are married men and only twenty-two bachelors. This German statistician, whose name is Dr. Schwartz, further finds that between the ages of thirty and fortyfive the mortality among bachelors is twenty-seven per cent, while among married men it is only eighteen per cent Dr. Schwartz has proved that it is absolutely necessafy to be married if a man wishes to become a centenarian, for of fifty proved centenarians whom the doctor has examined not one was a bachelor. It is true that there were no married men,either for all the old men were widowers. These facts are now established. To live long a man must be married, and A wiilnwnr of cnmn norin/l MIC;I Wwaaac a W luv/w Vi av wvu*w of his life, which has not yet been ascertained Evidently, if Dr. Schw artz discovers the exact length married life should continue he will have solved the problem of old age. The United States supreme court recently decided a case that may have a marked influence toward the discouragement of suicide. It was confronted with the qAstion whether the heirs of a sane man, who had committed suicide, could recover ou an insurance policy taken out by the man upoq his own life. The court ruled in the negative, thus in the particular case in point barring the heirs from an enormous sum of money to the extent of which various companies had insured the life of the suicide. The Oonrt,s reasoning is sound and based upon a recognition of the best public poljpj with,regard to the treatment of t: ? ?o Viol/t that tn rnmnul ~ DUiUIUOO. XV ? MV*v? V v ? the payment of such policies would be to put a premium Upon self-destruction by offering a degree of incentive to discourage men whose sole hesitancy about committing suicide might spring from the fear of leaving destitute those dependent upon them. If, by insuring their lives heavily and paying a tithe of the premium required by the companies they could make sure of the support of these survives this bar to suicide, which may be fairly considered as influencing many men to prevent their self-destruction, would be withdrawn. ' It Is said that nations more by cycles. A great many people also move bicycles nowadays. \ \ M? Mlrn j Army and Navy of the United States Prepare For Emergencies. . ALGER'S SIGNIFICANT ORDER. Tlie Cm.'wr Columbia Tat In Commission ?Moving lTj> the Army?Tho Whole Beffalsr Force to Come :o the Atlantic Seaboard?New Regiments Recruited For the Artillery?Rushing Supplies. Washington, D. C. (Special).?Secretary Alger on Friday issued the first official order from the War Department looking to hostilities with Spain. It creates the Department of the Gulf, with headquarters at Atlanta, and Brigadier-General William M_ Graham is to command it. The Gulf States which would bo menaced by Spain are included in the new department. There is also created by the order the Department of the Lakes. The various divisions of the army have been reorganized to fit the new order of things. The most significant clause in the order is the following: Eighth?A department is hereby established, to be known as the Department of the Gulf, to consist of the States of South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. The departments of Missouri and of Texas are hereby abolished. The records of the Department of the Missouri win do transierrea to tne ve. ** ? -? - ~~ UNITED STATES C (She Is known as a commerce destroyer, h mercantile marine rather than to have t screws and only the, very fleetest of 1 Columbia has just been ordered in comi partment of the Lakes, and those of the Department of Texas to the Department of it. n..t? IUP VTUU. Major-General John R. Brook9 Is assigned to the command of the Department of the Lakes, and Brigadier-General William M. Graham to the command of the Department of the Gulf. The officers of the several Staff Departments now on duty in the Departments of the Missouri and Texas are assigned to the like duties in the Departments of the Lakes and Gulf respectively. Heretofore the preparations of the military branch of the Government have proceeded on the basis that it was well to have every feature under its control In perfect order for whatever iftight occurr. Now, however, knowledge of what the War Department is doing, and intends to do. considered in connection with the {activity in every branch of the naval servioe, furnishes almost conclusive evidence that, Instead of merely preparing for trouble as a precautionary measure, the Government now anticipates it. The new Department of the Gulf will be exceedingly important in view of threatened war with Spain. Its proximity to the probable scene of naval operations gives it a' prominence which it would not otherwise possess. It embraces the whole coast line from North Carolina to the Rio Grande, and every seaboard city of the southeast will be under the protection of the army of the Onlf, operating in conjunction with naval vessels in Southern water?. More important than anything that has yet been arranged under the direction of Secretary Alger are orders in oourse of preparation providing for a general movement of regular cavalry and artillery to the Atlantic seaboard. Nearly all the eavalry is in tfie West, where a majority of the infantry regiments are also located. Of course it will be necessary to leave some troops in remote sections, where Indian uprisings have to bo considered as likely to occur at any time, but it is intended that nearly all the companies and troops of the infantry and cavalry, even those as far west as California, shall .'be brought to points on the Atlantic and the ?ulf of Mexico. Secretary Alger has d'rected General Flagler, Chief of Ordnane?. to proceed immediately, without awaii lag specific appropriations by Congress, \ o procure rapidfire guns, with carriages and ample supplies of powder and projectiles for guns of all calibres. He has als j directed General Flagler to increase work at all ordnance establishments, armories, and arsenals to the full extent of their capacity, employing ! as many extra men as can possibly be utilized.' 2000 MEN FOR THE NAVY. A Board of Officers to Establish 'Recruiting Stations In the South and West. Washixotox, D. C. (Special).?In line with the general preparations for the anticipated emergency was the action taken by Secretary Long in appointing a Board J cf Officers to establish naval recruiting stations in the South and West and to personally enlist as many seamen and machinists as they can secure. The board is composed of Lieutenant-Commander John M. j Hawley, in charge of the enlistment divi? sion of the Bureau of Navigation; Chief I Engineer Harrie Webster and Surgeon Re! mus C. Parsons, who have gone to New j Orleans, where they will begin their work. 1 They were accompanied by a man of ex! perience in getting the right sort of material for the service. From New Orleans the board will go to Galveston, thence to St. Louis, and perhaps to other places on the Mississippi, and after a visit to Cleve-* land will probably end up their duties at Savannah and Charleston. The members of the board have authority to mako unlimited enlistments, and will obtain at least 2000 men. As the Naval Appropriations I bill will authorize the addition of only 1500 | men and boys to the naval personnel, the i bohrd'8 orders were issued under the wide Oar Hlaister to Persia "Weds. Miss Grace Aspinwall Bowen, a daughter of tho lato Henry C. and Lucy Aspinwall Tappen Bowen, of Willow street, Brooklyn, and Professor Arthur Sherburne Hardy, , United States Minister to Persia, were mar| rled Thursday in Athens, Greece. Tho ; ceremony took place at the home of tho bride's brother-in-law. Professor Bufus ! Richardson, head of the American University in Athens. Queen Victoria Starts. Queen Victoria sturted from Windsor, i England, for Portsmouth on her way to the i t' ' \ I ' \ ^ y> ' discretion giten the President In the emergency appropriation measure. If they succeed in their'-..efforts to obtain 2000 competent seamen*and machinists, the enlisted force will be increased by 3500. including the number provided for in the annual bill. Heretofore the South, the great lake region, and the Mississippi Valley have been ignored in recruiting for tho navy, but the present emergency affords the opportunity, which naval officers have wanted for a long time, of testing tho ability of these sections to furnish capable enlisted men. Batches of recruits will be sent from the stations established to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and thence distributed to the numerous ships which will bo placed in commission when adequate crews can be obtained, or held in reserve for service with the auxilinrtr flopf trhiph trnnM hp {mrirpkQpfl if trnr is declared. The Colonel Commandant of the Marine Corps has been directed by the Navy Department to enlist two "additional battalions. composed of 473 men, and prepare them for immediate servico on warships and at store stations. NO SHIPS SOLD TO SPAIN. N'euiicr Has She Been Able to Secure a Loan of S-tO.OOO.OOO. Washington, D. C. (Special).?According to the advices received by the State and Navy Departments from their agents abroad, Spain has not succeeded in purchasing a single warship built or building in any European country. The Administration regards this information as thoroughly trustworthy, and after its worry over the reports from London. Paris and elsewhere that the Spanish Government had arranged for securing options on a number of armor-clads at European shipyards, it is correspondingly happy.-^Furthermore, diplomatic officers of the United States, who have been endeavoring to ascertain from the most reliable sources whether there is any truth in the persistent rumors that Spain has secured a loan of $40,000,000, have reported to this Gov RUISER COLUMBIA. er mission being to prey upon nn enemy' t i place In the lighting line. She has triple | :he ocean greyhounds oan escape her. The j nission.) ; ernmont that Spain has not succeeded in raising any money, and shipbuilders and foreign nations who have vessels of war for sale are shy of making any contracts with the Madrid authorities. HURRYING GUNS FOR THE NAVY. Men In the Washington Factory Working Day and Night In Three Relays. WictTivrtTAv T> C. ? A paII for 160 men has been issued and plans have been made to utilize this force with the 700 men now at tbo yard in pushing forward wort on the smaller calibre of guns, such as would be requiasd on merchant ships and harbor craft employed on the second line of defense. The heavier guns often and thirteen inch calibre for the battleships now building would not be available for any except regular war ves- | sels, and as the battleships under way can- j not be delivered under one year, no haste j exists for the rapid completion of these pieces. The shops are now working day and night in three relays of workmen on mounts and guns, and if Secretary Long decides to begin the manufacture of additional ordnance the force will be considerably increased and the work keptKhum uing. MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS. Mlantonomoli and Katahdln In Commission?The Flying Squadron. Philadelphia, Penn. (Special).?The pl&ciDg of the monitor Miantonomoh and the harbor defense ram Katahdin in commission at the League Island Navy Yard will be followed by the addition to the effective fighting force of the navy of the swift commerce destroyers Minneapolis nnd Colnmhift also at this station. The Minneapolis and Colombia will meet tbe armored cruiser Brooklyn at Hampton I Roads, there to remain as the nucleus of a flying squadron of ocean corsairs, and to be , ready to respond to an emergency call to I Key West or some Northern port. Tho Katahdin will presumably join the Terror in New York harbor, while tho Miantonomoh will guard the entrance to Delaware Bay. CONSULS' LIFE IN CUBA HARD. None Has Resigned and One Has Applied j For Sick Lcstc. Washixoton, D. C. (Special).?It is realized at tho State Department that the lot of the American Consuls in Cuba is a very hard one; it has been difficult tor many months, and is no better now. Still, the department is gratifled at the manner iu which these officers have discharged their duties and remained at their posts. So tar as can bo learned at the State Department, none of them has resigned, and | stories to the contrary probably found their origin in the fact that one Consul, whose ' health had broken down, has applied for a leave of absence, which will bo granted to ' _ One Hundred Big Gnna For Coast Defences I Washington, D. C. (Special).?Confer- j ences were held to-day between Secretary J Alger and President Llnderman and other representatives of the Bethlehem Steel Company in regard to bringing up work on tho I 100 big guns which the Arm is making for coast defenses. Orders were sent by the I War Department to-day for the immediate installation of ten-inch rues on tho defenses at Dutch lslhnd, guarding tho west entrance to Narragansett Bay. Served to Allay Excitement. 'Washington*. D. C. (Special).?Tho passage of theDefeuse bill and tho assurance given by Foreign Governments havo served to allay excitement in Washington, and a satisfactory adjustment of relations with Spain is expected: the greatest activity in preparations for National defense is still manifested, however. Mother Murdered Her Little Girl, Tho body of the little girl found murdered with carbolic acid at Rockville Centre, Long Island, was Identified as Annie Petersen, daughter of Hilda Petersen, a Swedish servant, employed at 53 Ea3t Fifty-third street, New York City. The woman was arrested and confessed that the child was hers and was killed by her. Rnsila to Build Ylarshipa. An imperial ukase just issued in P.ussia orders the disbursement of $70,000,000 a9 extraordinary expenditure for the construction of warships. It is added that no loan will be raised to provide the money, ;N \ ITFor General Mlles'a Promotion. Washington, D. C. (Special").?TheSenate ; Committee on Military Affairs decideil to recommend the passage of the bill authorizing the revival of the grade of Lieutonant General of the Army. The bill authorizes the President to nominate an officer to this grade. The bill is in tho interest of General Miles. Signalling With Night Rackets. Jacksonville. Fla. (Special).?On orders : from Washington the men of the Vesuvius and the Florida Naval Reserves here had a long practice signalling with the new ; rocket pieces. The reports of the rockets and their bursting in midair attracted largo crowds. Spain nan Money at Last. London, England (By Cablet.?Infonaa- j tlon that has been received at the American i Embassy here induces the belief that tho amount raised by Spain for the purchase of warships, etc., is $60,030,000, which sum has been deposited in a London bank. Coal limited to Key Weat. Cleveland, Ohio (Special).?The Gov- ; ernmont has ordered 250,000 tons of coal ; from this point for immediate delivery at i Key West. Special trains and large bonus, | will be employed to hasten matters. Craxe Vor Maine Relics. Havana, Cuba (By Cable).?The craze for ; relics of the Maine is so great that men nave been stationed on the wreck to pre- j vent the thelt of divers' findings needed as evidence for the Court of Inquiry. GOVERNMENT CROP ESTIMATES. Wheat Keaerreft in Farmer*' Hands Hear* ier Than Last Year. The consolidated returns of the different j crop reporting agencies of the Department ; of Agriculture, Washington, made up to March 1 show the wheat reserves in farm- j ers' bands on that date to have been the | equivalent of 2*0 per cent, of last year's ; crop, or about 121.000,000 bushels. This is | 33,000,000 bushels in excess of the farm re- | serve reported one year ago, but the result . of the special wheat investigation made by I the Department last fall would indicate j that the crop of 1896 was larger than the I Department had reason to believe at the time. The proportion of the crop of 1S97 shipped ! beyond county is 50.7 por cent. The corn in farmers' hands, as estimated, j aggregated 733,000,000 bushels, or 41.1 per ' cent, of last year's crop, as against 1,161,- I 000,000 bushels, or 51 per cent, oh hand on March 1, 1997, and 1,072,000.000 bushels, or 49.8 per cent, on March 1,189i'?. The pro- j portion of the total crop shipped out of i county where grown is estimated at 21.6 per cent., or about 412,000,000 bushels. The proportion of the total crop merchantable i is estimated at 86.8 oer cent. Of oats there are reported to be about I 272.000,000 bushels, or 33.9 per eent., still ! in farmers' hands, as compared with 313,- j 000.000 bushels, or 44.2 per cent, on March 1, 1897. The proportion of this crop shipped : beyond county linos is estimated at 29.2 per cent. CENERAL W. S. ROSECRANS DEAD. 1 Dls Distinguished Services in the Civil War Made Him Famous. General William S. Rosecrans died near Rodondo, Cal., Friday, passing away peace- . fully in the presence of his son and daugh- ! ter, Carl and Anna Rosecrans, and several I friends of the family. Only the General's great vitality had kept him alive since the Friday before, when he suffered and attack of heart failure following a severe cold, j He leaves a large ranch devoted to wheat ! and fruit, on which ho had lived in com- i fort for years. Besides two children at his bedside "he leaves another daughter, Mrs. O'Tooie, of Helena, Montana. GENERAL W. 8. BOSECRANS. Generah William Starke Bosocran9 was born at Kingston, Ohio, September 6, 1819. 1 Ho graduated at West Point, bat resigned 1 from the Army in 1854, and began a busi- , ness life in Cincinnati as civil engineer and architect. At the beginning of tho Civil i War he re-entered the service. Ho com- ' manded In some of tho most noted battles of the Civil War. among them being Cor- j inth, Iuka and Murfrees'ooro, the latter bo-> 1 ing one of the fiercest of the whole war. I Two years after the close of tho war ho resigned from the Army, and in 1853 was appointed Minister to Mexico. In 1881 lie was elected to Congress from California, serving two terms. In 1S91 he was appointed Register of the United States Treasury at Washington, serving till 1395. Minister Bernade Arrives. Tha new Spanish minister, Senor Polo y Beruabe,arrived at Washington and was met at the depot by Senor du Bosc, tho Spanish charge, and the other Spauish officials,who gave him a cordial welcome and escorted him to the legation. Later Mr. du Boso called at the State Department and arranged to present Kenor Polo. At that time tne minister was iniro iacen to oecreiary j Sherman and Judge Day. Senor Polo ex- j pressed himself for peace, saying Spain will do all she can to avert n conflict. He will undertake to negotiate a trade treaty for Cuba. Stan and Wife Die Together. Mrs. John L. Driscoll was found dead In | her room at tho Chamber of Commerce j Building at Kashville, Tcna., whilo her , dead husband was seated in a chair near , her. The discovery was made by a physician, who received a note from Drisooll j asking him to call at his room, stating that | his wife was dead and that he would be ' dead when found. Morphine had been taken, probably on account of ill health. Driscoll was a shorthand teacher. To Contest Banna's election. Mayor Robert E. MeKisson, of Cleveland. Ohio, announced that he would contest the election of Senator Hanna when tho j latter attempted to take his sea t for the : long term. MeKisson was the candidate ' of the opposition lor Senator at Colambus ! last January, Lattimer Juror Boycotted. A. W. Washburn, a juror at the trial In Wilkesbarre, Penn., of Sheriff Martin and his deputies, was mot by a mob on his return to Yreeland, his home, after the trial, and was rescued from personal violence by his friends. Bis store has been boycotted. t I % ^ . , I VM*. 'v ' T-". I . H * LATTI1R MRDERTRIAL Sheriff Martin and Deputies Acquitted of Killing the Strikers. THE VERDICT QUICKLY REACHED. Onlr On? Ballot Taken by the Jury?Other ; indictment* t or ivmin sirixen jrcnu- , inc Acslnst the Sheriff sad Qls Deputies?The C*?? Has Been Bitterly Fought?The Trial's Cost to the County. Wilkesbabre, Tenn. (Special).?The jury in the case of Sheriff Martin and his deputies, charged with killing the strikers at Lattimer on September 10, returned a verdict of not gnllty, Long before the time for court to open there was a big crowd j waiting to gain admission to the courtroom, and when the doors were thrown open there was a wild rush, but only a limited number were admitted. Judge Woodward did not take his seat on the bench until 10.05 o'clock, the jury coming in a few minutes later. When the jurors had taken their seats the roll was called, each man answering to his name. The clerk then asked: SHZRirT JIABTIX. "Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreoJ upon a verdict?" The foreman replied, "We have," at the same time handing to the cleric the written verdict, which was passed to Judge Woodward. After reading the verdict the Judge re- , turned the paper to the clerk. The lattesr -U 1.. *>.? Un. a.{A. "Oantlarfir 41UU1003LUK IUV j UiJ, o?iu. V4 ?r your verdict la the case ot the Commonwealth against James Martin et &1, is not guilty aso say you all?" "We do," was the reply. The jury was then polled, and each juror answered not guilty as his name was oalled. There was an attempt at applause, but It was quickly suppressed by the Judge. When the jurors retired Wednesday they took only one ballot, and it was unanimous lor acquittal. It is said that they were prepared to render a verdict before leaving the box. The ballot was taken only for form's sake. After the jury bad been thanked and discharged by Judge Woodward, District-Attorney Martin asked that the defendants be required to continue their bail bond, as there are still seventeen indictments for murder hanging over them and thirtyeight for feloniously wonnding. The bond was continued as requested. District-Attorney Martin says he has not decided what to do with tnese cases, but will confer with the Prosecuting Committee. This committee, it is said, will insist upon farther prosecution. The trial of Sheriff Martin and his deputies began on Tuesday, February 1, and continued for Ave weeks, abont one hundred and fifty witnesses being called by the Commonwealth and the defense. The case was bitterly foaght by both sides, and nas excited more interest than any other case ever tried in this section of the State. It is said that the trial will cost the connty almost 610,000 and the derense $50,000. The lawyers engaged by the Prosecuting Com?a ncalat (So Olatrint Attorney were to have a fee of **1000 each. So far each I has received 6700 of it. MISS WILLARD'S SUCCESSOR. Bin. Lilian M. N. Stevens, the New President of the TV. C. T. C. By the death of Miss Willard, Lady Henry Somerset, as Vice-President-at-Large of the World's W. C. T. U., becomes acting head of that organization. The same event brings Mrs. Lilian M. N. Stevens, of Portland, Me., to tho front as President of the national organisation. According to the Hits. LILIAN II. N. STEVENS. constitution of tho national organization, tho President-elect nominates tho VicePresident and tho convention, conflrms the same. Thus it is directly to Miss Wilard'e w is bo s that Mrs. Stevens, her life-long friend, becomes rfer successor. For twentytwo successive years Mrs. Stevens has boen President of tho Maino W. C. T. U., and Id all that time only ono ballot has ever been cast against her. England Our Friend. Queen Victoria, through the British Ambassador, has sent a message to the President expressing her gratification at his conservative action. Sympathy with tho United States jn the crisis with Spain is increasing in England. Both Conservatives and Liberals will urga tho British Government to recognize Cuban independence as soon as this Government does. Girl Harden Her Father. Sadie Storer, sixteen years old, is in jail at Huntsville, Ark., together with hei sweetheart and mother, oharged with the murder of her father. lvv ... Jz.' ..,^1 THE NEWS EPITOMiZEa, . ' jl TVMblacton Item*. The President sent these nominations to the Senate: United States District Judges ?Edward B. Meek, for the Northern District of Texas; Edmund Waddill, Jr., for the Eastern District of Virginia. Marshal, for the Districtof South Carolina?Lawson D. Melton. Secretary of Legation at Santiago, Chile?Henry J. Lend erink, of Iowa. The Senate in executive session rejected the nomination of Henry S. Williams to ho Postmaster at Aberdeen, South Dakota. House Committee on Elections No. 3 has vy u suifi |?ariy voic iv# ma&o ? toJort in favor of seating ex-Representative osiah Patterson, who contested the seat of Mr. Carmack, from the Tenth Tennessee J District. Mr. Patterson, who represented the district in the last Congress as a Peao^WB cral. ran against Mr. Carmack, the cratic candidate, as a gold DemocJdt^^^^^^H also was indorsed by the Republicans. The House voted non-concnrrence in Senate amendments to the Indian Apprc^^^^H priation bill. Secretary Alger summoned to Washing-^^^H ton representatives from army posts all over the country to confer on the proposition for mobilizing 100,000 troops in the South Atlantic and Onlf States. The'President nominated William J. Cal- ^ houn, of Illinois, to be an Interstate Commerce Commissioner. Orders have been issued for the cruiser Brooklyn to hurry to Hampton Roads, where she wtll be joined by the commerce 1 destroyers Minneapolis and Columbia. They will be a flying squadron to withstand any attacks that may be made as far north an Maine until Admiral 8icard's fleet can coiae to the rescue from its station further south. , . ' i The Postofiice Appropriation bill, agreed on in the House Committee, provides for' an expenditure of over (100,000,000, and enables the Postmaster General to consolidate the Brooklyn and New York City Postoffices. In reply to a request by Spain 'for Information concerning the nature of Captain v Crowninshieid's recent trip to the West Indies, President McKinley promptly denied that the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation had been in communication with the tosurgents. Preparations to meet an emergency were actively continued in Washington, although t'no relations between this country and i Spain were considered as assuming a less threatening shape. * 'v Domestic. Mrs. J. C. Wllmerding, Jr., a great-grand daughter of Commodore Yonderbiit, Has been adjudged insane, in New York City, and taken to Bloomingdale Asylum. A fierce gale did f 200,000 damage to the shipping and docks at Ban Francisco. 'Governor Leedy, of Kansas, has issued an address attacking. the United States Supreme Court on account of its decision in the Nebraska maximum rate case. George Jackson, a motorman, was y killed and William Gardner, a conductor, J injured in a collision between a passenger trolley car and a construction car at Bed : Bank, N.J. A bitter warfare is being waged between ' the ?erefal transportation companies operating tramways and toll-road wagons ojJr the Chilkoot and White Passes. The 4mstence of the smaller companies is involved. Edward Price, an aged resident of Taunton, Mass., committed suielde by banging on the front steps of the house where be resided. Price, who was eighty years old, *- i, was a victim of paralysis and was penal- , . less It is said he determined to commit suicide rather than become apublic charge. Chung Hee, a wealthy Cblnaman from ^ Now York, was found dead in bed in a AI Chinese lodging house at Seattle, Wash. The cause of death was consumption. He wH had (1600 In drafts and a small amount of cash on his person. " John Wanamaker announced bis consent to be the candidate for Governor of the( 1 Business Men's Republican League of Pennsylvania. | 8enor Louis Polo y Bernabe, the newSpanish Minister to Washington, arrivedt -? IS. T.liiir Wlllialm fT RV HOW XV&W VU kuv aa>7v? m. i. declared that he was glad to come baofc to the United States. The Caban Janta received from General Lope Beelo his report of the four days'' battle beginning on February 21 neac Nojasa, which is to the effect that the insurgsnts won a brilliant victory. At MiUervIlle, Penn., Boy Gehrig, of Milton, shot and severely wounded his chum. Will B. Davis, of St. Clair, and then killed himself. Both were students of Pierce's Business College, Philadelphia, and each was about nineteen years old. The affair was caused by a dispute over a young woman in Millerrilie. fSSouth Town Collector Ernst, at Chicago, required Vice-President Forgan. of the First National Bank to pay instantly 185,273,21 disputed taxes, under a decision of the Supreme Court, on penalty cf having his doors closed. The money wan paid under protest. Other banks were s