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?*i/w The %Shortest Road to Beauty \ vJ)?^V?km/{/W By Wixola GreeieySmith. *"VW*?V*V < HMHMM O you want to be beautiful? Then don't waste any time or D' * X money on hair dyes, beauty lotions and the other parapher nalia of made-to-oraer loveliness. X There is a shorter cut to pulchritude. Advertise! J No, this is not a usurpation of a business office preroga< [fttttti $a tive. It is merely an injunction to every woman with aspirfations in the direction of beauty to take unto herself a press agent. For . Did you ever know a woman so ugly that if she were put to turning batter-cakes in a restaurant lndow or demonstrating a patent skirt-hanger did not attract the attention of hundreds of men, all of whom stopped to gape, and many to admire? Did you ever know a woman so pretty as to be able, without some selfadvertising trick of dress or mannerism, to focus general masculine attention upon herself? *" *- ? ~ w l:1 , fnr hfiailtv iu uuiuuig so muca as iu 111c esiauiiaiiuicui. ui a. ~??* is the force of advertising so present and necessary. , Man's capacity to be gulled on the subject of feminine beauty is such that any woman with a good complexion and a press agent might aspire to be considered the loveliest being of her time without fear of the vaulting ambition which over-leaps itself. And, if the press agent were fine enough, the complexion would be a superfluous asset. If Carrie Nation could be lured into a nigh-priced corset and endowed with a mahogany pompadour and a stick of lip rouge she might, with diligent advertising, be reintroduced to the New York public as a possible rival to Lillian Russell. There is no limit to man's credulity in this respect. Artists even are subject to it. And the very man whose brush or chisel recalls the ancient goddesses from exile marries some big, blowsy, tallowy creature and persuades himself that Paris would have been more amply rewarded if he had stolen his wife instead of Helen, and Troy have perished in a better cause. Women waste a good deal of time in trying to be beautiful. They don't need to be. It is much easi^ and much more effective to have some one say you are. And keep cm saying it till the whole world echoes him, as it will if he s^s it ot'en enough. m Erass, not beauty, makes the best bid for the casual masculine eye. an* building batter-cakes in a restaurant window is the shortest cut to its acquisition.?New York Evening World. JZ? JZ? What El I The World has Learned f | from the | J Siege of Port Arthur \ i By Major Ormond L. Lissack, U. S. Jt. J 0HE military student of scientific warfare finds in this siege no enlargement of the well-established principles that govern attack and defence of fortified places. On the contrary, these principles are further confirmed by the incidents oC the siege. The futility of assaults against fortifications not sufficiently reduced by artillery fire or mines was shown on several occasions, and the necessity of slow approach and of the destruction in detail of the outer defences and the successive salient points of each fort was well impressed upon the Japanese. The extensive use by the Russians of the searchlight and of illuminating rockets brought a new element into the night fighting, and greatly increased, to the attacking force, the difficulties of approach. The practice followed by both sides of roofing over their trenches that could not otherwise be protected from enfilading fire, while not new, was probably never before so extensively applied. And the same may be said of the use of hand-grenades, which were freely employed by both sides, and brought success in many' attacks that would have failed if dependence were placed on rifle-fire alone. The effect oi the devastating explorations of the high-explosive shells, particularly among the buildings of the city, was not confined to the material damage produced, but had its influence on the morale of the inhabitants and of the troops, and undoubtedly contributed to the earlier yielding of the fortress.?Harper's Weekly. i. \ i Japan s Success ^u-nr? Explained ?JV_ ^ By J. Moler. ? .. HE real reason Is "concentration" in action. In this concluTsion I fully agree, but permit me to say that the word "concentration," though fully answe-lng the question of cause in one word, to me is but the summing up of many other admirable characteristics of the Japanese. H There are no bickerings or jealousies among their officers or leaders, who are invariably polite and faithful "in ? honor preferring one another." In all their great movements involving risk they act in perfect unison, precision, and accord. The secrecy with which every great movement is made is much to be commended. For example, the secret of Togo's success on the Sea of Japan was the manner in which he kept his movements and manoeuvres hid from his foe and the outside world until he had lured the enemy to the spot chosen by himself for the decisive battle. Finally the Japanese, though they are called and really are a heathen nation, have shown much more of the Christian spirit than their so-called Christian foes. Add to these traits their great skill and endurance in using their guns and we have in detail the reasons for their success. These are characteristics which might well be imitated by older, more enlightened, and more powerful nations, including our own. ^ ^ ^ r_ ?/ t?i?. c 7 Jpiruuui EtivisLriisuy j Wot for Years Has the Social Jitmos* & phere Been So Charged With It. ? By Henry II. Elliot p===- OT for many years has the social atmosphere been so charged with spiritual electricity. Wherever we turn, in polite centres or the barbarous extremities of the earth, among all * peoples and under every variety of creed and condition, the - same phenomena are manifest. As in a conflagration, the fire leaps from point to point, bursting out in a dozen distant V ^ spots at once. Now it is Australia and New Zealand that are chiefly affected; then amazing reports come from Korea; next, perhaps, are extraordinary returns from Los Angeles, Atlanta or Pittsburg. Just at present the center of interest is in Wales, where scenes are witnessed quite as thrilling as any in the history of revivals. All accounts agree that the Welsh revival is unique for spontaneity and fervor. Its leader, so far as it has any, is a young divinity student or twenty-six, jtrvan ?oDerts Dy name, simple-hearted, sensible, ablaze with zeal. But the movement is far beyond any personality. Religion is the one topic of conversation. Meetings are constant and crowded. The converts are numbered by the tens of thousands, and the ethic results are of so pronounced a sort as to make criticism difficult. It is the uniform testimony that the morals of whole communities have been transformed. A visitor describes a typical ride in a colliery train where he had been accustomed to meet blasphemy and filth; but "the men were as respectable in their demeanor and as clean in their talk as one could desire. Some carriages resounded with Christian song."?The Century. Trotit Without Hearing. v Rew Far t0 Q|d Home> In discussing whether or not trout retentive powers of the carrie: hear, a corespondent ofjthe Amateur p}geon are wonderful. Over a yeai Sportsma% asserts K}' do not. agQ ^ g Woodbury of Cornish, Me. In his opinion th^|L sei^Biveness to pUrchased a bird from a man in Wake approaching %danger Ts dlR solely to fleid The hjrd was mated and seemec the vibration of the earth along the perfectly contented in his new hom< stream and#the consequent \ibration cornish and his owner felt confi of the water. Thus persons standing den^ t^at wou](j return to his lof perfectly still are able to tali.; and wjjen he was released a few miles laugh with impunity when the s.Mght- from home. The bird, however, flev est bodily movement of either jviU straight to his old home in Wakefield frighten the shy fish , mjies away, \ . * ; . \ - - .. . .. J SOUT^AROLmA^O^^^TI^ I Weather Conditions Given Out by the ' Department Observer. The South Carolina section of the climate and crop service of the Department of Agriculture issues the following official bulletin of weather and crop conditions for the past week: The week ending Monday, Septemi ber 25th, was one of extreme heat, with the weekly mean temperature about six degrees per day above nor 1 T1. - 4/v.??.?nntnvo ovf romoc U*ftV?? U1U1. llll' icuipciaiuiv ^ a maximum of 08 degrees at Batesburg and Blaekville 011 the 20th and a minimum of 57 at Spartanburg on the 23rd. There was very little cloudiness in the western portion and considerable in the eastern and southeastern parts. 1 Drought continues in the central 1 and western counties, while the eastern and southern counties had copious rains on the 20th and 21st, amounting in many places to between one and two inches. A few localities had beneficial showers in the west, but over the larger part of that section of the State there was 110 rain or merely a trace. The weather was favorable for gathering crops, except in a few eastern localities, and much hay was saved in tine condition, and fair progress was made in cutting and curing pea ' vines. Over the larger portion of *he State the ground is too dry for plowing and fall seeding operations, and less than the usual amount of oats, or other grains have been sown. The dry weather was also inimical to late , corn, fall root crops and pastures. I Over the eastern counties minor crops have sufficient moisture and arc doing well. Cotton continues to open rapidly in 1 all sections, and it is opening prema1 turelv over a large portion of the , western half of the State, but there is 110 perceptible change in the condition of the crop, nor in the prospective yield which is smaller than last year in all parts. The weather was favorable for picking, with some interruption in the east, where some open cotton was damaged by rain both this and last week. 9 Fall truck was favored by the rains * on the 21st, but some hay on the ground was damaged along the coast. In other parts of the State haying progressed rapidly and favorably.? J. W. Bauer, Section Director. Sues Clemson College ^or Alleged Damages. Anderson, Special.?A suit has been instituted in the court of common pleas for Oconee county in the name i of Dr. John Hopkins of Seneca as plaint iff. against the trustees of Clemson College. Dr. Hopkins owns a plantation on Seneca river a short distance uelow the college experimental farm, and he alleges that he has been damaged by overflows through the building of a dyke on the college farm. He clams damages in the sum of $8,000. The trustees have employed counsel to represent the interests of the college. The Cape Romain Lands. The attorney general has advised recently that the deed from the sinking fund commission to the Cape Romain Land and Improvement company is void. This deed is recorded in book C of duplicate titles, and dated February 12, 1S98. The reason that it is said to be void is because it attempts to convey lands under navigable waters of the State. The sinking fund commission adopted the following resolution. ''That the clerk of the commission notify all claimants under said deed that they will oe treated as tresspassers on the property attempted to be conveyed thereby.'' The Union and Buffalo Mills. Union, Special.?The situation in regard to the condition of affairs at the Union and Buffalo mills remains unchanged and everything has been extremely quiet. The current rumors of the past several days have died out and everywhere the opinion is expressed that the mills will continue and that there will be neither panic nor tinancia1 disaster. Waste Mill For Spartanburg. Spartanburg, Special.?The latest addition to be added to Spartanburg's long list of industrial enterprises is a waste mill, which will be established by the Hoffman-Carr Manufacturing Company, of New York. The plant will involve the expenditure of at least ,?200.000, and will be located near the Spartanburg Junction. Repent lv Messrs. Hoffman and Can j came to the city and inspected, the territory, and subsequently decided that here was the most advanttageous location for their plant. Palmetto Items. The number of students now enrolled at the Presbyterian College of South Carolina is 103; the number last year at the opening was 71. The enrollment this session will reach at least 110. The dormitory is filled and an adjacent building has been rented. A majority of the old students have returned this year, aud all of the old students wish the college to remain in Clinton. A mass meeting has been called for next Sunday in Anderson to discuss the cstablishm< it of a hospital there, r The prelim nary examination of Mr. Bleasc, who killed his brotherj in-law some \jie ago, was held Fri3 da.v[ City Sergeant Cox, of Aleandria, j holds an automobile that will seat 40 , passengers and that is to be sold by j order of court. PkMETTO milts' I . Occurrences of Interest in Various V Parts of tho State. \ ? Want Presbyterian College. Columbia, Special.?The desirability of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina was made quite evident. Five progressive towns submitted bids for the college to be located in their respective communities, and distinguished men of all creeds and denominations pleaded for the bids. The trustees of the college met in the chapel of the Columbia Theological seminary, and perhaps this buildin? of historic meetings never wit nessed such a gathering. Tlierc rrere present, in addition to the members of the board, loO men representing all classes and professions of men in South Carolina. The small chapel was crowded to the door, and the feeling of battie was in the air, but it was announced that each delegation would be heard separately. There were some good speeches made?arguments so convincing that if the board had five colleges at its disposal it could locate each very happily. Clinton made a surprisingly strong shAving, and made a bold, touching ajJpeal for the retention of the college dH the ground of moral obligation. Bennettsville made apparently the best financial offer?conditioned upon a woman being elected a member of the board. Sumter made decidedly the best showing from a standpoint of central location and accesibility. The Sumter delegation came over on a special train. Chester had a delegation of strong men present, and the Rome of South Carolina made it evident that the college is wanted there very much. Yorkville, the first stowu to make a bid when it was learned that there was a chance to move the college, made a fine offer for a town no larger than Yorkville. The bids were as follows:. Bennettsville: Cash $52,440; site and donation of Mrs. Beckwith, $12,000: total, $64,440. Chester: Cash $35,000; site, $5,000; total, $40,000. Clinton: Cash, $20,000; donation from Clinton College Association. $20,000; total. $40,000. Sumter (second bid): donation $25,000; site, $10,000; total, $35,000. Yorkville: Cash. $17,000; site, $22,000; water and lights, $3,000; total, r2,000. The health, accessibility, temper of the people and the cause of Presbyterianism in general were discussed by all delegations. Aiken's Reservoir To Be Above Ground. Aiken, Special.?The work on the 2,000,000 gallon reservoir for the city of Aiken was comenced Monday. During the day when it became Known that the city intended to bnild the reservoir partly underground a demand was made to change the plans so as to provide for the entire structure being erected above ground. A letter was received from a prominent northern resident in which the writer strongly protested against the plan to put any part of the structure underground. This gentleman further agreed to contribute toward any increase in cost the change in plan would entaail. A member of the board of health also objected strenously ami threatened an injunction. At a called meeting of the board it was desired to build the reservoir entirely above ground. Two Hundred Enrolled at Newberry. Newberry, Special.?-Newberry College opened with by far the largest enllment of students in the history of the institution. After the singing of livmn "Stand Tin. lliai ?1UUU VI Vi ~r. Stand Up ?or Jesus," Prof. Bowers made the address of welcome in a very forceful manner, giving as a motto, "Keep forward with your work > and then help some one else forward." He enlarged upon the subject of one's striving to do his very best by telling the story of Gideon's army of 300 men being chosen because of their zealousness for battle. He closed by reading a selection of Shakespeare. Palmetto Briefs. The Bank of Bowman was chartered the capitalization being $10,000. F. A. Aadden of Orangeburg is president, G. E. Fairey vice-president and E. N. Mittle cashier. The GrifTm & McLeod Bankirfg and Mercantile company of Lynchburg, was given a commission, capitalization tinnnn T V fjriffin flnd W. T. I \J UC ^TIV^VVV. Jk. *1* v. ? ...... ?.aw ... _ . McLeod are the corporators. Mr. C. K. Henderson has offered a gold medal to the pupil of Aiken insi .ute, high school department, s< >nth to tenth grades, who shows ti _jest general average at the end ofThe school year. Mr. B. F. Grohmann has offered a gold medal to be competed for by the pupils of the lower grades. The Aiken institute has the largest enrollment in the history of the school. Talk is cheap, but like other cheap tilings it is apt to prove expensive in the end. BUT THE SENSATION WAS AGREEABLE. The Rev. Mr. Snow?You married that couple at the Toplofty apartment house the other evening, did you not? The papers spcke of it as one of the most sensational weddings of the season. The Rev. Dr. Fourthly?In one respect it was the most sensational wedding I ever knew. The bridgegroom gave me a $100 fee.?Chicago Tribune. L. ? n BENNETTSVIILE'S BEANY FIRE LOSS Several Business Establishments Consumed and Others Damaged?Loss Will Reach $100,000. Bennettsville, Special.?The entire business block west of the public square, except the Planter's bank | building-, was consumed by fire Friday night. The first started by an explosion of a gasoline brazier in Pearson's bicycle shop. The flames instantly filled the building. The large wooden postollice building soon caught and then f'nlli-nvml r-mt I' I,. FSrpeHpii"s brick building, occupied by W. 1'. Breeden's harness and buggy store and sales stables, and the Excelsior Hardware company. The lirst was stopped by tin* bank building but swept around in the rear and burned C*. M. V\'eatherIv's big dry goods store on the corner of Liberty and Darlington streets. Next Cant. Bceeden's otlice on Darlington street was burned, and then the tlimes were arrested. Postmaster Emanuel owned the postolliee building, worth >">.000 and he had no insurance; Capt. Breeden's loss is abount $1">,000, partially insured; Excelsior Hardware company and \V. I'. Breeden are covered by insurance; S. J. Pearson's losses are about $.">00; partially insured; J. L. Breeden small building: C. M. Weathcrly's store was worth $.">.000 and stock $30,000 with .">0 per cent, insurance. Planter's bank, Union Savings bank. II. H. N'?\vtoii, A. J. Bristow and V?*. L. Pearson were damaged by moving. The total loss will approach $100,000. J. C. Jackson, who was operating the brazier when it expioded, narrowly escaped with his life though he is not seriously injured. Special Judge Appointed. Governor Heyward has appointed Mr. J. E. McDonald of Winnsboro to hold court in Barnwell, a special term beginning the third Monday in October. The act of the legislature providing for the election of two additional judges does not seem to have _ l. - A ? J * L? maa/] PAI? cnuoi a 1 torms; auaini uie uccu ivi ,-<}n.viui .v.u... However, it lias been suggested that the division of time in the second circuit has not been satisfactory. In the petition to the governor, it was stated that on the civil jury calendar are 75 cases ready for iriai. The reason for the congestion is said to be that the terms of court at Barnwell for the last year or so have been restricted to two weeks at each terra, and half of each term has been absorbed by criminal business, and the trial of civil cases before juries at the summer term has been prohibited by statute. The petition is signed by 15 lawyers and law firms of Barwell. Railroad Activity in the Mountain City. Greenville, Special.?The last three months of 1905 will witness considerable activity in the railroad circles in this city. The first of October will see the beginning of construction work on the Saluda Valley railroad, a 25-raile line to Marietta, in the upper part of this county. This means the opening up of one of the finest mountain sections to be found anywhere, and the final building of the road to Ivnoxville, which will give Greenville a straight cut to the coal fields. The opening days of October will also see the completion of the handsome new Southern passenger station in the western end of the city, and the extending of the Southern yards by the addition of several miles of track lay ing. The Security Trust Company. Spartanburg, Special.?The Steurity Trust Company was organized here last week. Its capital stock is $100,000. The following were chosen directors: W. S. Glenn, A. G. Furraan. J. W. Simpson, V. M. Montgomery, R. H. Ferguson, Aug W. Smith, R. Z. Gates, B. T. Earle, J. B. Lee. Palmetto Briefs.* Governor Heyward has declined to issue a pardon to John and Money Hudson of Oconee county, convicted of having killed a woman whom they ;;?ith others were attempting to "regurate." Each received a sentence of 11 years. The only grounds upon which " iL. the petition was based was me ian that they had suffered sufficiently and that their families are suffering. The Industrial Lumber company of Aiken has applied for a charter. The capitalization will be $25,000. J. P. Armstrong and C. B. Hayes of North Augusta are the corporators. The company will be located on the South Carolina side, in North Augusta. A commission has been issued to the corporators of the Southeastern Life Insurance Company of Spartanburg, the capital stock to be $100,000. The corporators are: A. H. Twichell, Giles L. Wilson, J. F. Floyd, E. Est is. S. J. Simpson. J. T. Johnson, W. S. Montgomery, Jno. A. Law, Jno. B. Cleveland. Mr. ?1. W. Scarborough has been appointed magistrate at Bishopville upon the recomendation of Lee county. He succeeds Mr. Herndon, recently resigned. Governor Heyward has received a petition for the pardon of Rias Jenkins, who is serving a three years sentence on the chaingang of Orangeburg enimtv on the charge of horse stealing. His term will be out on the 1st of January next. Sunday School Institute. Florence, Special.?The Pee Dee Sunday School Institute met here in the Presbyterian church Monday night. The various churches within the district are well represented. Dr. Phillips, who is one of the most prominent and successful Sunday school workers in the South, delivered a most instructive lecture on "The Model Sunday School." In his address he pointed out the many needs in thef Sunday school, how to avoid and correct errors. AfTlta MOTHKfT \ Brained tier Seven Chiidren and Then Burned Their Bodies MANIAC THEN TOOK HER OWN LIFE Mrs. Clarence Markham of Cambridge 111., Survives Long Enough to Make an Awful Confession. Rock Island, 111., Special.?Mrs. Clarence Markham of Cambridge, near here, in a fit of temporary insanity killed her seven children with an axe, after which she placed their bodies on a bed, saturated it with coal oil and set fire to it. She then hacked her throat with a knife and threw herself on the burning bed. .Neighbors rescued her, but she was so badly burned that she died soon after she had made a confession. The oldest child was nine years of age, the youngest, a baby in arms. Neighbors, attracted by the smoke qfj the burning building, rushed to t?e rescue and found Mrs. Markham covered with blood and badly burned. Barely able to tell her story, she at first declared the crime had been committed by a strange man, but later when the sheriff arrived she admitted that she had slain her children one by one and attempted to destroy their bodies and her own in the fire. Soon afterward she died. When the ruins of the home had cooled, a confirmation of her stor * was had in the finding of ^he charr d corpses, each with its skull crushed. The Markhams lived apart from neighbors, the husband being employed as a laborer 011 a nearby farm. He was compelled to be away from home during the day. Having noted his wife acting queerly for several weeks he had kept the children, the oldest of whom was' but nine years of age, out of school to be with the mother. She was never known to exhibit violent tendencies previously. The Carter Civil Suit. Chicago, Special.?Cross examination of Capt. Oberlin M. Carter, I tViO ffAVAm. Uiiai^CU wiiii uciiauumg ?uv ment out of nearly $3,00,000, was continued before Special Examiner Wvraan. The inquiry* into the defendant's stock and bond deals between 1893 and 1S9G occupied the time at Friday's session. The financial transactions of the captain were taken up week by week and day by day, covering a period of four years. Indications are that it will take three or four more weeks to conclude the questioning of the witness. Prince Charles Supported. Coppenhiigen, By Cable.?It is learned on high authority that should Norway's offer of the throne of that country to a prince of the house of Bernadotte be definitely declined dur* lL- ctonc TV* ill hp mg IDC CUIUlUg ?ccr, onj/.. ..... taken by the storthing to invite Prince Charles of Denmark to become king of Norway. It is believed that not more than ten members of the storthing are opposed to Prince Charles' candidature. King Christian and the British court favor it. Five Are Murdered. Edna, Texas, Special.?Mrs. A. J. Conditt and four children, a daughter of 13, and three boys from 6 to 10 years old, were murdered in cold blood at their home near here. The mother and daughter were assaulted and their bodies brutally disfigured. A baby about two years old was the only one left alive. All of them seemed to have been murdered with some blunt instrument, their heads were crushed and their throats cut with a knife or razor. Glass Worker's Suicide. tempt was made last nigdlu lu lu lulul Millville, N. J.. Special?Peter Smith, a well-known glass worker, committed suicide Monday morning by shooting himself through the heart with a rifle. Business troubles over which he worried are given as the cause. His mother lost her reason on seeing the body of ?? ^ u fcopoH thaf she will ner suu auu u io ivmvx - not recover. His sister is also prostrated and in a critical condition. Walked Out of Meeting. Montgomery, Ala., Special.?At a special meeting of the city council Aldeimnn Sullivan opposed the resolution to appropriate money for the entertainment of President Roosevelt when he comes to Montgomery, saying that he would oppose one dollar of the people's money going this way. Acting Mayor Melntyre, who is also a member of the council, walked out during the proceedings, leaving no quorum and the resolution was laid over. Death Warrant For Three. Tallehassee, Fla., Special.?The death warrant for the execution or Isham Harris, one of three negroes convicted of the murder of Hon. N. W. Eppes, of Leon county was issued Saturday. The date of the hanging is set for November 3rd. An application to the board of pardons will be made shortly for a change in the sentence of Caldwell and Lark ins, who were convicted with Harris. Steamer Destroyed by Fire. Chefoo, By Cable.?The coasting steamer Hsiesko, plying between Shanghai and Tienstin struck and was totally destroyed by a mine ninety miles south of the Shantung Promontory Saturday morning. Fifteen persons on board the vessel were drowned among them being Engineer Mauchan and Muir. The foreign passengers and a portion of the crew of the Ilsiesho were rescued by two passing steamers. | w Louisiana showing ijngBmonBHfl 23 New c VMHHHS New Orleans, New 23; total, New Cases under tre^HB^Hi^^9^H charging, 2,405. |HlWHHH|||^ffl| The Sunday repoi^Hp^JHH^H^flB the on recoi^^ffigHfl^Hfl^H port of a nest of in^^SH^flpB0IHH convent and asylui^^^^^^fending physician reporting ,fl the girls in the Mxmnt^w^^Wjn- vB stitute, on Piety street. Th^ have 1 been several cases in the Mount Car- ' j mel Convent on St. Cloud street, and ~ J as these two institutions are closely allied, it is very likely the infection j was transmitted from one to the oth- I er. Another case is reported from the French asylum, on St. Ann street, the patients former residence beingfar out on Gently road. Only four of the new cases were above Canal street. The Algiers side turned up two cases. ^ Among the deaths is Sister Mary Edith of the Convent of Perpetual j Adoration, on Marias street. She was j only eighteen years of age and h<yl only recently taken her vows. She\ was Miss Petronille Nigel. ^ Dr. Souehen's circular letter to ths parish health officers suggesting that * they fix on October 15 as the date for A raising the parish quarantines against I the city, has already produced results, the board of health oiMftfftfretjfo wir- v ^ ing that that town agreed. Iti^not at all unlikely that by the time President arrives, the quarantines * * Louisiana will be only an unpleasant memory. Mississippi Fever Summary. Jackson, ^fiss., Special.?The Mississippi yellow fever summary is as } follows: Vicksburg, five new cases; Natchez, five new cases, one new focus; Scranton, eight new cases; Guifport, one new case; one death; Mississippi ^ City, six new cases; Hamburg, twp new cases, one death; Rosetta, two new cases, three suspicious cases. A? Handsboro, one new case. No new infection at Port Gibson/^H Harriston, Roxie or Moss point. Sup- H| plies have been sent to the people of" riamDurg, wno are in aesuiuie circumstances. The Marine Hospital '2 Service has sent Dr. Deschette to theplace to undertake the fumigation and . . detention camp work. Surgeon Wasdin reports that he will place an officer in charge of the infection at. -y; Scranton. Alabama Bans All Mississippi | Birmingham, Ala., Special.?State Health Officer, Dr. W. H. Sanders, after consultation with the local board of health announced that Alabama had quarantined against the entire State of Mississippi, effective aty? o 'clock. This action is supposed to ?SM be consequent upon the spread of yel- * low fever in numerous Mississippi towns, although an official explanation is withheld. # Capt. Charles Price Dead. Charlotte, Special.?Capt. Charlea 3| Price, division counsel for the Southern Railwav. and one of the k best '"** known constitutional lawj-ers in the south, died early Thursday morning* ^ at his home in Salisbury of Bright'sdisease, aged 59. He was for one term / speaker of the general assembly of the State, had held many positions of honor, and conducted some of the most notable railroad suits in the- .'Jj south. "3S Private Car Line Inquiry. "Washington, Special.?Hearings in. Vis the private car line inquiry instituted . by the interstate commerce commission wil be held in this city on October IS, and probably wil continue for more than a week. The cases are directed against the Central of Georgia flip Southern. Atlantic Coast Line* Pennsylvania and other railways. United States Court Suit. Knoxville, Special.?Daisy Sherrin vs. the Southern Railway is the most recent damage suit against that corporation that is the outcome of the Southern Railway wreck at New Market in which sixty-four persons met death, and of which Sunday, Septem* ber 24, was the first anniversary. The , plaintiff sues for ten thousand do!- , lars for Sieged personal injuries sustained in the accident. Her home is in Mississippi. She is represented by Pickle, Turner & Kennedy, of this city. The suit was filed in the United States court. w?i? J /1.I.U ay wxre aim oauic. The end of the war in the Far East ' has caused a boom in the Clyde shipyards. Alderman Walter Vaughan Morgan was elected Lord Mayor of London. The British mission sent to mark the Persian Afghanistan boundary was decimated by death. t The south tube under the North river between New York and New Jersey was completed. "Prophet" Dowie Strickip. Chicago, Special.?John Alexander Dowie, who claims to be the Reincarnation of the Prophet Elijah, and to have divine power to cure all diseases, has been stricken witn paralysis. Dowie is on his way to Mexico, and the disease attacked him while on rae train. In a letter to his followers at Zion City, Dowie announces that j he has chosen his successor, but that the name will not be revealed until , after his death. _ . . _ A