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V? tm ?L%Jt* *11* 9111X9 *2 IPA1I1T0 rais f i i m fllnor Events of the Week In ? * Brief Form. tf **V* R ITS* fc* Si*** R**> **** Palmetto Points. Saturday night of last week as Mr. John M. Willeford, who lives in the Mt. Holly section of York county, was passing through a new road in the blackjacks about three miles south of Rock Hill on the way homeward, met a large, burley negro man. Entertaining do fear whatever or an assauii, ne guided bis horse slightly to one side to allow the negro to pass, but the fellow, instead of attempting to pass, reached for the bridle of Mr. Willeford's horse, demanding at the same time that he should surrender his money. Mr. Willeford answered that lie had no money and at the same time dealt the wouldbe robbed three hard blows in the face with a riding bridle he was carrying. This either stunned or blined the negro and Mr. Willeford. being unarmed and seeing bis opportunity, put whip to his horse and escaped. The negro was unknown. Sunday morning about 4:30 o'clock the Wilton mill, church and school house in Greers was discovered to be on fire and before help or water could be secured the whole building was burned. It is a great loss to the mill. The building cost over >7,000. and had only been erected about four years. The company had only recently purchased a ^a beautiful new piano for the school and dflr this besides an organ and several hundred dollars worth of books and over r $1,000 worth of property belonging to I the Odd Fellows was totally destroyed, k It is thought that the fire started in I the auditorium, as the night previous W the Odd Fellows had an oyster supper f in the hall and it is supposed that fire was left in the stove. The insurance will partly cover the loss. The State has now on hancf enough money to run the government until next November, or until taxes come in, $467,143.74, and if the State was run strictly on a cash basis this would be all that could be appropriated, but such will not be the case. The total claims against the State, including notes and other matters of this kind, amount to $516,779.95, and the cash balance amounts to $206,983.08. There Is outstanding, however, including the $89,000 secured by Senator Tillman, which the General Assembly may place to the general fund. $776,937.61. This makes a total of $983,920.69, and with the $516,776.95 subtracted from this there will be a balance of $467,143.74. While 0. R. Horton and C. S. Maree, Purman students, in Greenville, were in attendance upon their respective classes Monday morning some unknown party entered their room at the dormitory and walked off with practically everything the young men possessed in the way of wearing apparel. The thief or thieves removed several suits of clothes, underwear, shirts, collars and other garments from the young men's trunks, also removed the contents of the bureau drawers besides two overcoats. The loss of the young men amounted to something like $70. Jesse Brown and Joe Humburt, colored. were landed In the county jail in Greenville Tuesday by Sheriff Gilreath on suspicion of being implicated in the shooting of Park Sexton which occurred near Grove Station in Greenville county. Saturday night. The assault on Sexton, by which he received ?1 fatal wound in a severe uuu piwimv.j the side, was reported to Sheriff Gilreath Monday afternoon late. There are several rases of interest j ir the United Slates Court in Columbia this week. There is one r~ainst Lawrence Copeland, the postmaster of Bethune, who is charged with embezzling the funds of his office to the amount of several hundred dollars. COpeland Is now in the Richland jail and it is understood that he will plead guilty In order to securd the mercy of the court. The governor has completed his report as to pardon granted in 1903. Of offenses grave enough to put the convicts in the penitentiary only fifteen were granted, which is quite a falling off from previous records. For chaingang offenses the pardons and commutations were about the same. The grand lodge of Masons has adopted a resolution that no man shall be eligible to membership who is engaged in the manufacture of intoxi. %ants, or who is in the wholesale or retail iquor business, but there is this proviso, this resolution is to be referred to the subordinate lodges and does not become a law of the grand lodge until the majority of the subordinate odges vote for it Riverside Mills Burned. Danville, Special.?Fire broke out to-> I- Dl.o-IJ. a tO _ "4.1^ JU UlfCiOlUC VUIVUU U&illO, o ">00,000 plant employing 1,500 hands, the damage to which cannot be estimated Friday night. Most of the damage was by water, the fire being becked almost In its Inclplency. Water eaked through on all the floors, falling upon the delicate machinery, a portion of which will probably be ruined. The origin of the fire is presumed to be spontaneous combustion. It was first discovered In a room in which paper and lubricating oils are kept. . i News of the D?y. I During the month of November were 24 deaths in Charlotte. 14 being white and 10 colored |^HB|^^BShe causes of death were: ^^H|^^^^^^^^^yphoid fever la ^H^BH^B^^^^^^M^ptomaine poisnm^H^^H|^Al, paral ! SOUTH CAROLINA LFGISLATURE I ? I A Number of Bills Passed By the > body. The house of representatives ta< kl-' ed three importajit questions on the third day of its session. One of these is the disposition of the tag tax on fertilizers; another is the punishment of violators of farm labor contracts, and the third is "treating" on election days. No action was taKen in tho matter of fertilizer tax, and of the increasing the penalty to be imposed upon farm laborers who fail to come up to their coutracts, but the house by a large majority passed the bill prohibiting selling liquor and treating on election days. There were four third reading bills, and each was passed and sent to the Senate, including Mr. Wade's bill to outlaw slot machines. The four third reading bills were: Mr. Beamguard's to provide for the immediate delivery J of freight; Mr. Coggeshall's to provide for the immediate shipment and delivery of freight, and Mr. Dorroh's to regulate the size of cabs used by railroads. After the conclusion of the work of the "morning hour" debate was resumed on Mr. Haskell's bill to require the recording of deaths, births, and marriages. The author hoped that this would not be regarded as a marriage license bill, and hoped that no marriage license amendments would be attached to it. This bill will simplify matters in probate court. In recording deeds it will also be of great value. The fee of ten cents for recording a birth or death or marage is not a fee, but is to pay the expense. Dr. Lancaster, of Spartanburg, suggested a happy domestic picture and contended that while the bill is all right it required the physician to rej cord the birth of a child within five days, when really many children are not named in that time, the proud parents being too happy to select a suitable name. Mr. Fraser gallanly objected to t&e bill on the ground that many ladies do not want their ages ! known. | Mr. Wade favored Jjbe bill, as It would facilitate the enforcement of | the law against child labor in cotton *"* *' ??? ? * " /thIM?*An i IDII'S, &S U1C 6X&CI age vuauivu would be known under the proposed law. By a vote of 45 to 31 the house struck out the enacting words. There was quite a discussion of Mr. : Carwile's bill proposing to amend the law as to farm labor contracts. Mr. J Carwile's bill provides for an in1 creased penalty. Mr. Cooper ofTerei a substitute bill embodying that feaj ture and making another proposed change in the law in requiring thirty days' notice of prosecution in order i to protect the man who has unwittingly employed a man who has broken his contract with a former emplover. Mr. DeVore objected to that feature of the bill which permits an alternative punishment. He wants to see these darkies who violate contracts working the public roads, and i this is the sentiment in his county. On motion of Mr. DeVore debate was adjourned, as he himself has a bill of , like nature which is in the committee room. There was no event of particular import in the proceedings of the house of representatives Friday. The I calendar was proceeded with in regular manner until every bill had been called. The most interesting event of the day was Mr. Pollock's withdrawing a bill entitled "a bill to further regulate the purchase and sale of intoxicating liquors and beverages within the State." j This measure was introduced at the last session and at that time included a provision that all concerns must submit bids to the State board of di> rectors. That provision became a law, and the part of the bill which Mr. Pollock again introduced and which ; he voluntarily withdrew yesterday provided for the reduction of the stock on hand so that the county schools might get more money. Mr. Pollock evidently saw the futility of pushing the measure and withdrew it as the ; wisest thing to do under the circum! stances. In doing so he said: "This 1 M" Umpniiirlilv rii<srM1S9?>ri at the j Uiu naa viiw? ?uD..v last session of the generaly assembly, ; and the house in its wisdom recorded 1 its disapproval. While I still think that the bill should pass in the interests of the public schools of the State. I am unwilling to argue my view3 on the house in opposition to the wishes ot the majority, believing that the aggregate wisdom of the house is superior to that of any one man. Therefore, in deference to the will of the house as expressed last year, I move to lay the bill on the table and ask to withdraw it from the files of the house.'' The house ran through its calendar yesterday, but nearly every bill wae j passed over aa the respective authors i were not prepared at this time to enJ ter into a discussion of the measures. ) Today's session will be short, and | there will be no session Monday or i Tuesday, the latter being Lee's birthi .xt>a q Ctotn V?aH/1qv THopa is fin little on the calendar that It was considered that a session Monday would be time wasted. In consequence of these adjournments, the elections will not occur until next Thursday, the house having agreed to the senate amendment to the concurrent resolution which had fixed upon yesterday as the day. The Anti-Tresting Bill. There was no discussion of Dr., Doyle's bill to prevent treating or. election days, and that measure was( given its third reading and was sent to the senate. It is singular that both this ineasune and Mr. Wade's anti-slot-machine bill had received unfavorable reports, and yet both were passed. Mr. W. J. Johnson's bill to require the estate of a deecesed officer to turn over public funds to his successor within 30 days also had received an unfavorable report, but passed second and third readings in the house on successive days and was sent to the senate yesterday. The house by the necessary two\ V, thirds majority gave third reading to Mr. DeBruhl's joint resolution proposing to amend the "constitution so as to permit the general assembly to enact local and special laws 011 the subject of lanving out, opening, altering and working roads and highways and as to the age at which citizens shall be subject to road or other public duty." The necessity for some legislation is shown by the fact that few counties are satisfied with the amount of commutation tax, and a general law is not satisfactory. Priority of Mortgages. The house killed Mr. l.esesne's bill Mating to the recording of chattel mortgages. The bill provided that mortgages of wares, goods or merchandise shall be delivered to the clerk of court for record within ten davs after the date of said mortgages, and upon the failure of the mortgagees of such mortgages to so do, they shall have no priority over or share with other ordinary creditors: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to any chattel mortgage of $100 or less. Mr. Lesesne declared that this is a bill to prevent fraud. By recording the mortgages promptly their existence would be advertised. The law at present permits a man to favor one of his creditors. Mr. Cooper opposed the bill. He did not think that the majority of mortgagors are seeking to defraud. Mr. Beamguard thought the time limit of the present law?30 days?is ample. He moved to indefinitely postpone. This was carried by a vote of 53 to 31. j These Passed Second Reading. j Mr. Toole's bill to provide for a special township road tax was passed without discussion. The bill provides that there must be an election upon petition of one-fourth of the resident freeholders, and one-fourth of the resident electors. None but qualified electors can participate in the voting, the township board of assessors to act as managers. The fund raised by the special levy adopted at the election shall be used for the improvement of the public roads within the township. The house also passeu Mr. Humphrey's bill to permit S. L. Humphrey and C. T. Hayne to open certain 1 parts of Lynches' river to navigation. Mr. Humphrey stated that the gentle- ' men named propose tn erect a big lumber mill at the" W. C. and A. i bridge, but they will not do so unless they are given the protection provided in the bill. Second reading was given Mr. W. J. Johnson's bill declaring all municipal charters perpetual, unless otherwise stated in the charters; also Senator Williams' bill to authorize the trustees of Kingstree to issue bonds for the erection of school biuldings. Dr Lancaster got the uouse to give 1 second reading to the bill permitting i the county of Spartanburg to borrow forip the State sinking fund in order to pay past indebtedness. j Two or three bills relating to voting precincts were tabled. SENATE. 1 The railroads must carry drummers' and other people's trunks free of 1 charge to the extent of 200 pounds, ! says the Senate of South Carolina. The bill which was killed Thursday was taken up again Friday, and with a slight amendment was passed by the ' Senate. 1 It was about noon when Senator < Blake, of Abbeville, announced that he, by request, moved to reconsider the ] vote whereby House bill No. 402 which i proposed to have railroads in South < Carolina carry baggage free to the ] extent of two hundred pounds was killed. The motion was granted and ] tne mil was again in oraer. j Senator Hardin, of Chester, moved 1 to strike out the enacting words. The vote was very close, the motion being defeated by 19 to 18 votes. Senator . Manning offered an amendment chang- ' ing the pound weight from 250 to 200. ' Senator Walker offered anotheramend- J ment striking out the words "sample ' case" and "sample trunk" wherever they occurred. This was practically 1 an emasculation of the resolution, al- ' though it stipulates that personal bag- 1 gage, other,thpn drummers, shall be 1 carried free at the Increased pound rate. Senator Walker's amendment ] was tabled. There was a good deal of < discussion over the bill, Senators J. W. "< Ragsdale and G. W. Ragsdale and < Manning strongly advocating it. Senators Hay and Walker spoke against the bill. It was finally passed in its altered form. ^ Senator Sheppard reported that the committee on privileges and elections ( suggested that the elections for the , various State offices be held on Thurs- ( day. the 21st Inst. The offices are: An . associate Justice (term eight years); two members of penitentiary directors' 1 board (term two years); dispensary commissioner (term two years): chair-1 man State board of control (term two years); two members of the board of control (term two years); two trustees of South Carolina College (fferm six ' years) three trustees of ;Clerason (term four years); two trustees of State colored School (term six years); two trustees of Winthrop (term six j years. The offices ere to be voted for in the order named, and no speeches J are to be made In delivering the nom- j inations. If the elections are not completed by 3:45 p. m., the joint session ' will take a recess until 8 p. m., when the business will be resumed and dis- ' posed of. The Senate adopted this resolution and sent it to the lower house. 4 Senator Johnson introduced a bill to < r.revent strikes and lockouts. This 1 bill, explained Mr. John9on. was passed J by the Senate last year, and while not entirely satisfactory to him he would 1 submit it to the house for Its consideration. He thought that perhaps the house had acted hastily on the bill J killed Thursday. Senator Sheppard asked that any ' Senators having amendments to the voting precinct laws would hand them l to him before Wednesday next, as on ] that day he intended to submit a general bill on the subject. Three bills were read for the third j time, namely: Senator Raysor's bill to apportion the dispensary profits for Orangeburg county. Senator Dean's < bill relating to the fire commissioners j of Greenville. Senator Aldrich's bill relating to bonds for schools in Barn- ] well. j The Stanland bill against treating on election days being, unfavorably reported, was killed, as was Senator Al- ? drich's bill to -fix the compensation of J county officers. Another bill which ] died was that of Senator Brice pro- , N \ 4. viding that "summer and fall or winter terms of court shall be held by each circuit judge within his own circuit" Senator Butler's bill to exempt Confederate soldiers from municipal licenses as pedlars, etc.. passed to a third reading. Senator Mower gave notice of amendments to be offered. The remainder of the calendar was passed over. WORLD'S FAIR TOPICS. Water in lagoon system passes through the pumps every live hours. Washington University Buildings, cost $1,000,000, used by Exposition. Wide waterways beautify the main picture, for gondolas and small craft California's State Building is a replica of the old Santa Barbara Mission. General Grant's cabin in St. Louis County erected at Exposition. Hospital perfectly equipped with surgeons, physicians and nurses. Brazil's pavilion at the World's Fair will be one of the largest and finest foreign government buildings. It will cost $130,000. The City Councils of St. Louis, Mo., passed an ordinance prohibiting ticket scaiping, to protect railroads during the World's Fair. Live stock breeders of Canada will make a big display at the World's Fair. St. Louis. They have asked for government assistance to the extent of $250,000. The Indiana building will be painted a pure white which will be the universal color at the exposition. Indiana Day at the Exposition will be September 15. A reproduction of the cottage in which the grandfather of the late President McKinie.v was born, in Ireland, will be one of the features of the Irish exhibition at the World's Fair. In the reproduction of Jerusalem at the World's Fair, more than 200 distinct buildings have been erected. The site covers twelve acres and all buildings will be ready for use when the Exposition opens April 30. Michigan wili exhibit at the World's Filtr an extensive collection of Pioneer relics. There nre more than 1(XX> articles, including the crude contrivances with which early settlers kept house, cleaned the laud, tilled the soil, wove clothing and trapped game. LABOR WORLD. Telephone girls in Paris France, have organized a union. Nearly 30,000 barbers haw been registered under the new law in New York State. School teachers of Southern California are taking iteps to procure an increase in salaries. The Chicago and Alton Railroad has announced a ten per cent, reduction in pay of section hands. The nurnb.r of the employes at the Wabash car shops, Toledo, O.. has been reduced ten per cent. Highly-skilled workmen in the rail, plate and converter mills of the Illinois Steel Company's plant, "i Chicago, 111., earn $t! to $30 a day. The 300 members of the Sheep Butchers' Union at New York have notified their employers that hereafter they will not do any slaughtering on Sunday. Demands have been made i: Great Britain for a reduction in wages of ?teel smelters, ranging .rom ten per :ent. to twenty-tive - cent., the latter in South Wales. The Business Men's Association of Evanston. lnd? 1ms offered to co-operate with the Cent* a 1 '-abor Union of that city in the enforcement of the trhild labor laws in Indiana. The general fund of the Cigarmakers' National Union has been increased pllo.000 and its membership 2507. The total fund amounts to $600,000, while the membership is 40.S77. The American Federation of Labor tas taken up the work of organizing anions among the 'Chicago (111.) Fire Department employes. The work will >e extended to other cities. The Employers' Association of Steel Ingot Makers, representing the west >f Scotland, and the northeast coast )f England, have intimated a Ave per rent, reduction in wages. No Connecticut Peaches. J. H. Hale, of South Glastonbury, ^onn., the largest peach grower in the country, says that the peach crop for ^ouecticut for 1904 will be a failure.1 rhe cause of the death of the peach rop wa.; the recent fall in the mercury :o thirty degrees below zero. In some daces even the trees were killed. H. J. Allen a Suicide. FT. J. Allen, general manager of the United Verde Mining Company at Phoenix, Ariz., committed suicide by ihooting. A Song of Hope. 0 Here's a think I guess you hadn't Never thought; \n' if so, you hain't been happy As you ought. It's a thought to make you glad, For a feller can't be sad When he sees th' things a-comin* That he's sought. rhis Is it: Th' furder on we Mortals go. ill th' brighter does th' future's Promise grow. 3ome keeps harpin' on th' past Wishln' childhood's joy might last? Hain't got time fex any sich * Bunch o' woe. Ev'ry day since I been livln' I have found Lots an' lots o' hope an' sunshine Scattered 'round. Life's brimful o' love an' light If a feller lives It right? Always got th' best time comln', I'll be bound. I [ ain't been along th' road aa Fur as some. But she's kep' a-glttin' better As I've come. Twill be better still next year Sure as I'm a-settln' here? Lookln' back I'll sec some mountains I have clumb. Dhlrk up. growler; light yer face up With a smile; Better walkin' on ahead there 'Bout a mile Keep a-singin' songj o' hope, Sever set around an' mope; Per this life grows sweet an' sweeter All th' while. Pay of Traction Men. Wages paid street car men In the United States annually amount to nore than $88,000,000. ITAMFFTIN<sT IMIKI 1U1I1LL1 in UMDVV.VI Selection for the Meeting Place of the Democratic Convention?.? | COMMITTEE SPRINGS SURPRISE. It Was Generally Conceded That Chicago Would Be Chosen, But Sr. Louis Won the Victory. Washington, Special?The Democratic national committee furnished a surprise, selecting St. Louis as the place for tho national convention of 1904. The date fixed for the convention was Wednesday, July 6, at 12 o'clock. Previous to the meeting of the committee is seemed a foregone conclusion that Chicago would be the selected place of meeting, but political extingencies entered Into the situation and a majority of the committee voted for St. Louis. For some hours previous Jo the meeting there was talk in the corrodors and among Democratic leaders that the convention in Chicago might be subject to the influence of a strong movement and a strong newspaper influence in favor of some particular candidate. .Mr.Knapp, of the SL Louis Republic, hinted at this in a speech by saying that the convention, if held at sc. Louis, would be welcomed by an absolutely fair press. The committee meeting caused considerable discussion of politics and the claims of various candidates were advocated by their partlsians, but nothing favoring any candidate appeared in the committee proceedings. William J. Bryan, when the committee had concluded its labors, appeared but his visit was without any apparent political significance. He^did not come to the hotel until after the committee had about concluded its business. He was warmly, greeted by the members of the committee and invited a number of times by Members to call on them at their hotels. The committee was called to order by Chairman James K. Jones, of Arkansas, promptly at 12 o clock. As the members took their seats they faced a raised platform back of which was an elaborate festooa of flags, surrounding a large portrait of Andrew Jackson. The sessions were executive. Rolla Wells presented the claims of St. Louis. A written proposal was offered to the committee with a guarantee of $40,000 and the use of the Coliseum, a fire-proof building with a seating capacityy of 12,000. The Business Men's League guaranteed hotel accomodations. There were two rolls to select the city. On the first St. Louis received 23 votes, Chicago 20 and New York 6. On the second ballot St. Louis re ceived 23 and Chicago 21. The date was fixed as July 6th, on motion of Col. J. M. Guffey, of Pittsburg. Russian Troops flovlng. Pekin, By Cable.?Authentic information has reached the legations here that two divisions of Russian troops are coming by the Caribbean Railroad. A Russian force has occupied the terminus of the new branch of the ShanHai Kwan-New Chang Railroad. The , terminus is twelve miles northwest of New Chwang and will be an important stragetic point in the event of war. The foreigners at New Chwang, fear- < ing the town may become the scene of nosuiues in case 01 war, on bccuuui ui Che presence there of a Russian garrison , are urging the officials to maintain the neutrality of New Chwang, i asserting that business will be seriously Impaired and adding that as the Russian occupation is not recognized 1 by China or by the Powers, the governments have ground for action. The Japanese mail steamer leaving Ching Wan Tao Tuesday carried the families of many Japanese ministers of 1 New Chwang. To Divide School Funds. Augusta, Ga., Special.?State Repre- j sentative Kelly, of Glascock county, ] today announced to the Herald his ' intention of introducing at the next 1 session of the State Legislature a bill i providing for the caling of a State constitutional convention, for the purpose of dividing the school tax so that the white population of the State provide only for the education of whites, putting the negro on his own resources as far as education is concerned. The convention will also be < requested to revise pension laws bo as ? to eliminate frauds. c 1 t Congressman Sent to Jail. t New York, Special.?Conj^ssman 1 Edmund Driggs, of Brooklyn, was " sentenced Tuesday to imprisonment of e ono day in Raymond street Jail and to S pay a flue of 110.000. Driggs was ? convietod of accepting money while a C Congressman-elect for securing a gov- r ernment contract for the purpose of * automatic fasteners of the Brandt- a Dent Company, for the Postofflce De- h partraent. There will be no appeal. i o Weyman Received. City of Mexico, Special.?Surgeon General Weyman, of the marine hospital service, was received here Mon- ^ day by President Diaz. General Wey- ^ man is here to confer with the supeiior board of health relative to the " establishment of a permanent code of 11 laws and regulations, whereby Mexico p may be bound herafter to maintain and t, enforce for the interest and frotection of both nations such rules, wheth- ? er quarantine or otherwise, as will pro- ? tect the health conditions of both countries. ? i SAFES BLOWN OPEIW Bold Burglars Get io Work if \ Charlotte. ONE OF THEM SHOOT OFFICES 1 1 A Daring Piece of Work la the Btul> * ^ neas Centre of Populous City?No Arrests Made. Charlotte, N C., Special.?At an early hour Thursday morning professional cracksmen tried to murder Po> llcemen Shields, and blew oper the safes of Cooper & Davis, Trotter's Harness Shop, and In the store of J. P. and J. C. Long, all oo North College street They also broke to pieces the cash drawer In J. P. and J. C. Long's, and are supposed to have committed other robberies and damages. At this hour, 5 o'clock, the police are guarding the buildings, hoping that the robbers have not escaped. It was 3:15 o'clock wher Policemen Shields and M. M. Earnhardt heard the sound of a hammer inside the store of Long Brothers. The officers stopped, and then saw some one inside the store make a light. After finding that the front doors of the store were locked, they hurriedly ran to the rear of the place. The location of the buildingB in the rear of the Lorg store Is unique. On the northern part of the block is the building of the Southern Pants Company; on the southern side of the big building of the batting side is the big building of the betting there is a small structure about ten feet high, and through this there Is a door which Is almost directly in the rear of the Long store. When Shields came to the rear of the small structure, which may be termed a gateway, a man arose, faced him, and without saying a word fired on Shields with a'revolver. The officer staggered back and did* not recover himself at once. The man ran through the little anerture. com Jug. out on the side next to the Loqff store. Earnhardt ran to Shields' cue, and after an examination it was fonnd that Shields was not hurt seriously. The bullet had struck .one of the big metal buttons on his drees- . coat, just above the heart, and had v; glanced through his heavy outer coat, v through a heavy inner coat, and penetrated almost to the skin. There traa no abrasion, though the shock sick- j? ened the officer for a little while. : Feeling sure that the thief?tor tho man was only suspected to be a common thief at this time?had not escaped, but was either between tha Long store and the two buildings in * the rear, Shields left 'Earnhardt tn watch at the mouth of the small building connecting the batting building and the pants factory, and harried to the-, police station, which is only a block away, for ?ssistance. While four or five policemen watched In front, Sergeant Farrlngtoo, Policeman Crowell and one or two other officers proceeded to. examine tha ' buildings from the rear. Before the officers had been fnaide^ the enclosure two minutes, Sergeant'^ Farrington yelled: "Why, three stores are open, and tha mischief is to pay!" Other policemen came, and all werw k certain that the robbers?for. It was \ evident now that more dun one maa was in the thieving party?must be concealed inside one of the three stores. While more lanterns were brought ' ' and hurried preparations were made t9 * enter the buildings that had beea opened, Policeman McCall, who was keeping watch on the west aide of the street, discovered that the front door of the Cooper ft Davis furniture store was open. McCall and Policeman 7Iar? . J gett at once entered this, but nfier S T hurried investigation comforted themselves with the belief that the rear 1 doors of the budding were unopeoeft . J and that the robbers could not have* j gotten out through the front door ot ^ the furniture store. fl After battling with poor light for & B few minutes a large lamp in the atom n was found and lighted, and It was o n ly when this was neia up uk uc iiui character of the early morning depro- M datlons became known. "Professionals!" gasped McCall, and^H Ihe glance of an Instant showed thnMfl Lhe cleverest cracksmen had been suo^^H ressfully at work. The safe In the furniture store wagi^H Llowr. to pieces. It lay on Its back?^H with wide open mouth. The comblna^^H Lion had been knocked off, and therw^H was-plain evidence that nitroglycerine In a large quantity had been poured In this and used to such terrific effect that the entire Inside of the safe shattered. ' '1 the cash drawers :he floor? ply. A little dist;' i way lay papers, mortgages, deeds :be like, which had evidently not t B| Hj :ouched. Stamps were lying aroun orge quantities yet a hurried ex cation made It plain that eve )f value had been taken from ir. The intelligence of the senaal ilscovery in the furniture store incitement among the officers, but^^H *- -? ?? - ?" l?l? 0sJf AVia4?* nMV uvy were gniui} ltiuuu wi v7 _ ictil McCall found that a small bade jfl loor at the rear of the store anas open. K Tlien the officers became dishearten d. for It was apparent that whil* ihiclds and Earnhardt had left un- flH uarded the west side of the street cr KB .'ollese street, and had gone ear of the building, the sam rho fired at Shields and his a les would have had ampWi HHH| ave made their escape by run, ' mgtb of the furniture store m , ut the front door, which lr ntered or opened wtth ?????? v Contest Case Came Up. Washington Special.?House e^H|j ions committee No. 1 took up ^B^HB roody-Gudger contested election ras^^^H *om the tenth district of North Caro- Km 11a. Mr. Moody ia dead, but the Re-^^M ubllcan leaders in that district wma^^H ie seat declared vacant on the groun^B H lat there were so many fi inliile^BBB allots cast in be oonnty tJ B ie correct result could sot be lined.