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pp* . V Iflfrt'S CONDITION J A? I % Report Shows Average cf 'tMty-Ooe Per Cent FODLOWS THE REPORT .?i? -aely Bearish Government EstiWas a Great Surprise and ly Buying and Heavy Covering a Short on the Bearside Saved ho Market Frnm Stamnede Not/ York, Special?A large amount of selling orders had been placed in cotton market to go into effect if the bureau report made the condition 9 or better. Very few of the most tangulnc bears had expected a conrlition better than that percentage. Consequently the government estimate of 71.2 per cent, was a great surprise. The largest firms of spot dealers and the heaviest and most influential operators rallied to the support of the market. The buying and heavy covering by a heavy short who nas been on the bear side for the past two months, and his following, practically saved the market, as the bulls had been caught too heavily overloaded to render much support. The government's report caused enormous selling from the South and Liverpool, * but the market was finally steadier Bfc tinder a continuance of active profittaking by recent bean; and by some Ly; of the local and New Oilcans bulls ^ later recovering their equilibrium. Low prices show a maximum decline of 120 to 150 points from last month's high lcwl. winch is equivalent to between $0 and .?7.50 per baic. ' 4 and are practically the lowest prices } reached since early last summer. Danville Council (rets Even. Danville, Special.?The city council passed sweeping restrictions, governing the regulations of saloons, which were recently voted back after two \years of local option reiun. Blinds, screens or obstructions of any nature are prohibited and the opening and doting hours lived at 6 A. M. and 7 P. M. No entvances to a saloon except 4 the front door are allowed, and no one is allowed in a bar after closing -At hours. The right of wife or mother to forbid a barkeeper from selling her inebriate husband or son intoxicants is recognized by the council. It is also against the law to purchase intoxicants IU1" Jiicunuies vt uuuui^. Heavy punishment and forfeiture of license >s fixed for any vilation of these ordinances. The majority of the f council is composed of ' dry" men, and the "wets" claim that the wishes of the people as expressed at the polls in favor of saloons have . not been carried out. Electric Strikers in Berlin. * Berlin, By Cable.?The negotiations between the electrical companies and their employes for higher wages were broken off and a general strike in tbe works manufacturing electrical apparatus and supplies has been ordered. Two guard regiments now maneuver in? in the country have been oraereu to return immediately to Berlin as a precautionary measure against strike excesses. i Entire Crew Lost. Manila, By Cable?The inter-island steamer Canlabenia, 1907 tons, was v sunk in the recent typhoon off Tyeao Island, one of the Visayan group. Apparently all on board were lost. She earned five Americans, one Spaniard and eleven native Chinese passengers and a crew of 97 men and officers. The island steamer Carmen is also re|?rted lost. Details are lacking. Mississippi Schools Open. Jackson, Miss., Spccnal.?The educational institutions supported by the State were opened Tuesday. The \ opening lias beer, delayed on account of yellow fever and the quarantines. ;, . It is hoped, however, that the epidem- I ie is so well under control that there will be no trouble among the students of the various institutions. y By Wire and Cable. It is now declared danger of a financial breakdown forced Japan to accept Russia's peace terms as modified. Late reports indicate many lives wero lost and a number of vessels sunk by the typhoon which swept the Philippines. Because Great Britain contemplates ' * dividing the administration of Bengal 50,000 natives have sworn to boycott foreign goods. Prince Louis of Battenburg is expected to arrive with his squadron, at Annapolis on November 1. Congress will be urg<d to amend the 1 ~ fAroicriiprc />?nnot use Amep >mv? mat iviug.iv.. ican citizenship in protection of political agitation. The question is asked whether Mr. Roosevelt will pay out of his private purse for the special train that will carry him ou his 2,000-mile Southern trip. Secretary Metcalf has ordered an inspection of all the steamers in the i different districts. The hearing l,efore the Le^ative committee inv^stigafi1- nee companies in Xetv ictivc of some snrprisin^^^^ J. The demurrer tiled by the government against tk% ])lea in abatement made by the meat packers was sustained, and they will have to stand trial. President Ripley, of the Atchison, Topeko and Santa Fe Railroad, testified before an Interstate Commerce committee that the meat packers were . in a position to dictate railroad / ME IRVINIEREST Notes of Sonthem Cotton Mills and Other Manufacturing EnterprisesRoanoke Rapids, N. C.?Further important developments of the water jxnver properties will be undertaken by the Roanoke Rapids Power Co., of that city, in connection with plans for adding other manufacturing industries to those two established to have a capita! with ">0.000 spindles, and it lias about closed a contract ensuring the location of a large paper and pulp mill. The Roanoke Rapids Power Co. developed 5.000 horse-power :n IS!);}, and has increased its stock to $500,000 for the purpose of building a mill to be equipped and furnishing ]H)wcr to manufactories, and plans to further utilize its water-power to the fullest extent. It is contemplated to construct a concrete dam entirely across the Roanoke river and build an electric plant to transmit the power by electricity ,the cost of this work to amount to about $400,000. The company's engineers are now at work on the plans and estimates. H. C. Cooper is general manager. Spartanburg, S. C.?The Beaumont Ml'g. Co. will build the now but will at first install 4000 spindles mill for a capacity of 5184 spindles, and power for the full capacity, construction work to begin immediately under the supervision of .1 E. Sirrine of Greenville, S. C. He has been engaged as the engineeT in charge of the improvements. This will be Beaumont Mill Xo. 3, its product to be white and colored carpet warps, twines rope, wicking and other specialties; output proposed. 5.000 pounds daily. About 100 operatives will be employed in the mill. Beaumont Mills No. 1 and Xo. 2 will be the yarn mills, with a total of O.SJS spindles: .\o. ;s is ttic weave mill, having iv.7!'2 spindles and 2.>2 40-inch Draper looms. I). L. Jennings is treasurer of the company. Ashevillt, N. C.?A meeting of the stockholders of the K!k Mountain Cotton Mills Co. was held last week to consider adding a bleachery to the company's plant. An aiiirmalive ?lecision was made and the capital slock of the corporation will he increased from $1 ">0.000 to ?200.000 in order to provide the required funds. A site has been obtained, and the construction work is expected to begin in the near future. There are S4 looms in the mill and their product is damask, bedspreads, etc.. all of whcli is nowshipped to Lowell. Mass.. for bleaching. Electricity is the motive pow&r of the mill, and a steam engine is kept ready for use if emeigencies arise or if water is to be pumj>ed in time of lire. Charlotte, N. C.?The Magnolia Mill, which is located on South (iraham street, is one of the most successful of the many manufacturing enterprises of this city. This mill was instituted some seven years ago, anu since its beginning has always paid handsome dividends. Time and again, the equipment has been increased to meet the demands of the trade. The business of the plant has reached such proportions that Mr. A. C. Summerville, the proprietor of the company has decided to add 2000 spindles to the present equipment of 40,000. thus making the total number of machines available 6,000 devoted exclusively to the manufacture of hosiery yarns Workmen are now engaged in the construction of additional quarters, and as soon as the new machinery arrives which will be within the next few weeks, the operation of the complete equipment will be begun. The new plant will be finished by the middle of November. The Magnolia mill is capitalized at $40,000. Textiles Notes. Over $250,000 has been subscribed for the new cotton mill which is to be built at La Grange, Ga. The Fayettevillc Mill Co. of Favetteville, Tenn., has been incorporated with capital stock of $110,000, for manufacturing cotton goods, by Messrs. H. K. llolman. A. M. McLaughlin, J. II. Rees, J. H. Harms and C. T. Harms. Talladeea. Ala.?The new machin ery of the Chinnabee Cotton Mills will consist of 1,500 spindles and the necessary preparatory machinery. About $20,000 will be the cost of the additional equipment. The company has been operating 3,500 ring spindles and manufacturing yarns. It is located at Talladega, Ala. Messrs. L. W. Brown and Charles C. Vaughn of Winston, N. C., and Albert M. Brown of St. Louis, Mo., have incorporated the Pioneer Manufacturing Co., with capital stock of $25,000 for textile manufacturing. Arrangements seem about completed for building a cotton waste mill here. A stock company will be organized with capital of $200,000 to own and oj>erate the plant. Mr. John B. Cleveland of Spartanburg is interested in this enterprise, and it is understood that the Hoffman-Corr ? ^ i* ni M. Manufacturing lo. 01 rniiaucipiua, Pa., and Peter H. Corr, a cotton manufacturer of Taunton, Mass., will be tlie principal investors in the capital stock. There is no doubt but that the Calcine Manufacturing Company, chartered in Kaleigrh last week, with Messrs. E. A. Smith, A. H Washburn and T. G. Cox as stockholders and with an authorized capital of $300,000 will take over the Orient plant in its entirety. The new concern is to assume all of the obligations of the old, take control of all its assets, reorganize the entire outfit, and, in brief, outline a new policy which, li is believed will place the plant on a more profitable basis. SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN Weather Conditions Given Ont by the Department Observer. The South Caroliua 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, October 2nd. had a mean temperature about four drtrrees above normal in the central and western parts and about normal on the coast. The extremes were a maximum of 94 at Blackville on September 25th, and a minimum of 5G at Florence and Greenville on September 2Sth. There was considerable cloudiness over the eastern part but /.nutiivinns cnncViitlP fiVPT tllO aimi/iii. vwiniiiin'i ^ tmuwi.t... - .? western parts. There were no hiiili winds or other conditions that were damaging to crops or that interfered with farm work. The exception of trace of rain over the eastern half of the S*nte the week was without precipitation. The dronght has become intensified over the~ ontral and western counties where the ground is too hard and dry for fall plowing and seeding operations, and where in many localities, water is scarce, with wells and small streams rapidly drvii.g up. The weather conditions were entirely favorable for haying operations and for gathering corn and cotton. There has been no change in condition of cotton except that there continues to be some premature opening. The entire crop has opened unusually fast and picking will be finished earlier than usual with continued favorable weatiier. In a few localities there is a small top crop, but for the crop in general and on sandy lands in particular, the top crop is unimportant, and the occurrence of either a nearly or a very late kiling frost will not vary the yield materially. The average or the actual figures from a full report on the percentage of the crop already picked indicate that for the eastern division of the State 7.1 po.' cent, has been picked; in the central division 7G per cent, and in the western division 59 per cent. Reports on sea island indicate that about 3,0 per cent, has been picked. At least twothirds of the unpicked cotton is ready to pick and picking will he practically finished, with continued favorable weather, by the end of October. All late food and forage crops are suffering for rain. Corn is being housed in many localities. Weather ideal for saving pea-vine hay and for haying generally, but lias been unfavorable on truck along the coast, and for sowing fall oats.?J. W. Bauer, Section Director. F>r an Election in Anderson. Anderson, Special.?The petitions asking for an election on the dispensary question in this county were placed in the hands of County Supervisor S. 0. Jackson. The committee to whom the matter was referred had the petitions thoroughly purged to ascertain the real number of bona fide registered voters on the lists and thus to settle this phase of the question in the very beginning. There art about 2,400 names of qualified voters signed to the petitions. The estimated registered vote of the county is about 5,200. A general understanding was reached some time ago that the dispensary election would be ordered the same day that the election to fill the vacancy in the legislature takes place. When the speaker of the house of represent at res orders the legislative election the sounty supervisor will fix the dispensary election for the same date. The matter will be settled in ? few days. The Laurens Baptists. Laurens, Special?The ninth annual meeting of the Laurens Baptist Association was held last week with Mt. Olive church, Waterloo township. The association was organized Tuesday morning witn me eiecuon oi mc v>iU set of officers as follows: Rev. J. D. Pitts, D. I)., moderator; Rev. J. B. Parrott and Mr. B. L. Henderson, secretaries; Mr. C. H. Roper, treasurer. The introductory sermon was preached by Rev. 1. E. McDavid of Greenville county and the missionary sermon by Rev. Joel I. Allen, financial agent for Furman university and the Greenville Female college. The business of the association was transacted with dispatch and the discussion of the various papers and special reports was one*of the chief features of the three days' session. The association was adjourned Thursday afternoon and was pronunced the most successful in every way held yet by this organization. It will meet next year: with Poplar Springs church. So".'an township. Death of Dr. Arthur S. Lynn. Rock Hill, Special.?Dr. Arthur S. Lynn, one o fthe most prominent and promising physicians of this section died at 5 o'clock Sunday morning at the Rock Hill hospital after an illness of about two months. His death was caused by tuberculosis of the bowels. Dr. Lynn was 29 years of age and unmarried. He was the son of Matthew Lynn of Edgemoor. The funeral took place from Union church Monday HosDital Fey Anderson. Anderson, Sp<ial.?Mr. Walton Hall, of Boston, has given the hospital association the sum of $1,000 to be used for the purpose of building a hospital. Mr. Hall has visited J the I'ty several times and his gift is r* *.t appreciated. The fund for th jon t; hment of a hospital is slCaahi ving, and this worthy and nbefore tution is now as assured f' hospital association con'Vor8^ ' raising of $10,000 about ( r *\ ? 1 is now 09 hand, - IH MURDtpUS ATTACK Prominent Cilizei Brutally Slain and Robbed in: South Carolina Town NO CLUE TO THE GUILTY ASSASSINS Mr. R. A. McDowell, a Merchant of Camden, Waylaid and Murdered at 9 O'clock at Night While enroute Home. Camden, S, C., Special.?Mr. R. A. McDowell, a merchant of this city, was waylaid and foully murdered on his way home Tuesday night about 0 o'clock and robbed of his watch, keys and all the money he had with him. He was struck on the back of the head presumably with a heavy club. Entire State Excited. Columbia, S. C., Special?All South Carolina was horrified in reading the account of the murder of R. A. McDowell, brother of W. L. McDowell, editor of the Camden Chronicle. McDowell wa-i?on his way home to post his books, and was killed by a blow from a bh'dgeon and robbed. The dramatic effect was intensified when the news reached here that R L. Parker, a member of the jury of the Gillis case was found in the river near Camden. Parker is in a dying condition. He states that he was walking with McDowell when botli were struck down at the same moment. He was found in reeds on the river one mile from the place where it occurred. He knows nothing more * 1 ivoo V7L IIIU UiiULI. lUVL/UncU O UVVA uuo broken and Porker's forehead was struck. Bloodhounds are being: used. There is great excitement. There have been many holdups in this State in the last fortnight and people are getting desperate. Since the robbing of Judge Gary in Columbia nobody is surprised at the boldness of the Camdem double murder. A train from Sumter had just arrived and many people were on the street when both men were struck down. Rewards are being offered. President Duncan Resigns. Union, S. C., Special.?The Union cotton mills situation was greatly cleared at the meeting Wednesday a comp. irnise being affected by which Col. T. C. Duncan was re-elected president, immediately resigned, and was replaced by E. W. Robertson, president of the National Loan and Exchange Bank, of Columbia, who was elected president and treasurer, the new by-laws providing that these two offices could be held by the sartfo person. This action meets with the approval and co-operation of all the stockholders and creditors. The compromise came rather as a surprise to many, but nevertheless, was a great relief. Accidentally Killed. Asheville, Special.?A telephone message from the Big Ivy section of Buncombe stated that the death of Ellis Maner, of that place, was due to accident. Young Maner was found dead in the woods with a gun shot wound in the stomach, and the failure to find the gun that he had started hunting with led those in the neighborhood to suspect foul play. The gun, however, was later found some distance from the body, with one cartridge exploded. It is supposed that the unfortunate man accidentally shot himself, when he fell and died. Grasped in the dead man's hands were leaves broken from a bush that he eaught in falling. Shot His Cousin. Atlanta, Ga., Special.?Green SteeraKnnt 17 vMrs. died at Grady Uiajjy nuvuw ^ 1 hospital as the result of a mvserious shooting September 20th. The boy declared that lie accidentally shot himself, but his cousin, Thomas Steerman, who was -with him, declared that the wound was inflicted by him- i self carelessly anc; unintentionally. Compelled to Leave Town. Columbia, Special.?W. H. Newbold, former'State Detective under Gov. B. R. Tillman ar.d a man conspicuous in dispensary affairs, was practically run out of the town of Kershaw Tuesday. Newbold has excited the ire of the people there on aceount of his brine: engaged as a detective to work up evidence against the parties accused of lynching a white man John Morrison, who had killed three men and ruthlessly and cruelly idded a fourth victim on the streets f Kershaw. Three Children Burned to Death. New York, Special.?Fire started 11 - ?n fnnr storv anart in Hie ccuai wjl ?. ...... ? . 4 ment house in Brooklyn and spread so rapidly that the escape of Charles Donnelly, his wife and three children on the top floor was cut off. Firemen rescued the father and mother, both of whom were seriously burned, and after ihe fire was extinguished the charred bodies of the chidren were found in the apartment. One Killed in a Wreck. Birmingham, Ala., Special.?In a collision between a Louisville and Nashville light engine and a Southern railway freight near Boyles, H. E. Abercrombic of Villa Rica, Ga., extra fireman on the Southern, was killed and M. Fulghain, engineer, Brakeman Davis and Fireman Glass o fthe Southern and Engineer Jones and Conductor Stewart of the Louisville and J Nashville were injured. IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Many Newsy Items Gathered From all Sections. I Shortage in Richland County. Columbia, Special.?The committee 1 appointed to investigate the financial 1 affairs of Richland county submitted , its report to Governor Heyward, as I was required by the act of the legis- ' lature. Acordingto the report of that | committee the county has lost $o0,000 by the maladministration or the mis- i management of the affairs of the of- 1 fice. The report itself is sensational in the extreme in the very calmness , in which it is stated, but the recom- 1 mendations made by the committee occasioned great surprise, for the committee has suggested that the former supervisor, S. H. Owens; the former clerk of the county board of comTniccii-.nf.rc fnn O \f OouclaSSa member of that board, J. E. Harraos and two other parties be arrested on criminal charges. In short, it is claimed that the county has lost $50,000 by fraud. The charges are that warrants for pay of parties alleged to have done work for the county were issued when those parties had never done such work, and that by forgery their signatures were placed on the papers as if the parties had received the money, when in fact the money was paid to some other person, presumably Capt. Douglass. There are various other charges in the statement given to the press by the committee, but those are the most damaging. A Canadian Prisoner Escapes From Laurens Jail. Laurens, Special.?J. M. Masse.r the Canadian who is serving a short term in jail for vagrancy, escaped last week, making his exit through an overhead ceiling ard ventilator to the roof, thence to the yard by the use of blankets. He is the man who had drawings of Railey's bank at Clinton and is evidently a slick article. The sheriff is making efforts to recapture him. No other prisoner escaped. Bail Given in Pendleton Case. Abbeville, Special.?Application for bail for John M. Ashley, J. R. Moore, Wiliam Moore. Hugh Bowen and Sam Kigby, charged with lynching Allen Pendleton, colored, near Honea Path on September 17, was made here Saturday. The State's case was based on witnesses who testified as to threats made by defendants and the fact that they were in the crowd that took the negro away. The contra evidence was to establish presentee of parties at another place when the lynching occurred. After hearing the evidence the judge admitted the men to bail, placing the bond at $7,000, which was furnished. Darlington Court Adjourns. Darlington, Special.?The whole roster of cases filed for this term of court were wound up and the court adjourned. The last case tried was that of Cox, a young white man, for embezzlement. Cox was found guilty but his lawyers made an appeal. Items of State News. Late returns indicate that in the election held last week Florence county the dispensary carried by about one hundred majority. The financial troubles of the Union mills have increased Charleston's loses through subscription of stock and carrying of the paper of the industrial concerns of the State during the past two years to about $2,000,000. A special from Union says: Mystery still surrounds the death of L. M. Trevitt, the white man discovered near the railroad tracks, unconscious on Sunday morning, and no clue being secured, the coroner's jury rendered a verdict that he came to his death from unknown causes. Mr. H. W. Scarborough, the newly appointed magistrate at Bishopville, received his commission from the governor on Tuesday and immediately took charge of the office. A dispensary election for Anderson county has been ordered for November 4th. Nothing has been heard of Edward Beeman, a bookkeeper of a lumber concern near Charleston, who disappeared from there about three weeks ago. His disappearance is a mystery. The corporators of the Anderson and Easley Electric railway applied co/,r?tArv of State for a char tcr. The capital stock will be $100,000 divided into 1,000 shares of the par value of $100 each. i ~ New Enterprises Located in Darlington. Darlington, Special?That there are many visible signs of progress in Darlington just now may give rise to some surprise since this city suffered several reverses in the last three months. A thing that has been needed to make Darlington an all-round town is now eoming to pass?factories, small industries and capital are coming this way. During the past few weeks more than $100,000 have been invested here in new concerns. Power Conveyed Far. In the anthracite coal regions the transmission of steam power to distant machinery has been carried to extraordinary lengths because of the cheapness of coal relatively to the labor required for running engines. In one case the pipe is said to be a mile long and pipes from 2,000 to 4,000 feet In length are not uncommon near Scranton. Of course the metal is well wrapped In nonconducting material, usual| ly asbestos or magnesia, to lessen the waste of heat by radiation. . i <? overworkedN^arts.' low the Moat Important OTfetui of the Body la Impoaed (Jpos? So large a place Is given In these lays to the development of the muscular system, especially In the case of ooys, that the dangers of overexer;ion are sometimes forgotten or ignored until mischief has been done. The lieart, as all know, is the largest and most important muscle of the body, uul the moment it ceases to do its work perfectly the whole system suffers. It is reasonable to suppose that <o important an organ is so constitutihI as to be able to meet a good deal of strain. Rut it is often forgotten '.hat hearts [liffer in individuals as much as-do any other parts of the body, and that of two youths of apparently equal physical equipment, the amount and kind of exercise that one will thrive on may permanently disable the other. All exertion means an Increased blood supply to the heart muscle, one of the immediate effects of which is a more rapid pulse. When the exertion has been well within the powers of the individual this increased blood supply tends only to strengthen the heart, and the rapid pulse will very soon go back to its normal beat ami there will be u feeling of added strength and well-being. If. on the other hand, to much blood is constantly forced into the heart not strong enough to use It, the muscle grows too big. it stretches, loses its natural elasticity, and becomes flabby and weak. The temporary distention of the organ. which is normal, turns into a more or less permanent dilatation, giving rise to many signs of iriTpaired health. Then follows that condition knowfl to athletes *s "going stale." The pulse is feeble and irregular, the color pale, sleep often impaired, and the sense of fatigue permanent. If heart strain is- early reeognizecf and proper treatment instituted the recovery may be both quick and complete. by reason of the great powers of compensation with which the heart has been endowed. When there has been a condition of strained heart it is very important that after the period of necessary rest and treatment has elapsed the return to any form of active exercise should be looked upon as experimental?it should be both guarded and gradual?and the patient kept under medical supervision and watched with close attention for some time.? Youth's Companion. WORDS OF WISDOM. Saying and doing are two things.? Henry. Tor pity melts the mind to love.? Dryden. ctimiifrhts thev sav. are best. ?Dryden. For liope is but the dream of those who wake.?Prior. All men think all men mortal but themselves.?Young. Man makes a death which nature never made.?Young. Better it is to be able to make friends than to build up tinauees. The modern conscience is made with a "ever to throw it out of gear. Sacrifice always looks most attractive when it Is too late to give it. It is a maxim that those to whom everybody allows the second place have an undoubted title to the first.?Swift. As long as it is grievous to thee to suffer, and thou desirest to escape, so long shalt thou be 111 at ease, and the desire of escaping tribulation shall follow thee everywhere.?Thomas a Kernpis. "Slated" ?. "Booked." That extremely well written jour n?!. The New York Nation, remarks in a leading note that "the Kitchenei plan for the reorganization of the Indian Army is slated to pass the Commons." meaning, of course, that it is scheduled or "booked" to go through. Tiiis is a use of the word which on this side we have not yet adopted or have already abandoned; in these matters il is seldom safe to say which. In the States a party program it often called its slate, and to "smash the slate" is to extinguish that program. And we are accustomed to "wipe the slate"?the equivalent to the German "Sphwamm dareuber." But a "slate smasher,* according to Henlej and Farmer, is not so much a successful opponent as a leader who ignores the wishes of 'tis own party. Ovei here a slating has long meant a censure, but of late years it ba3 been brought specially into the field of liter ary criticism.?London Chronicle, " Woman at Her Worst. In every sense the most objectionable dress ever worn by Englishwomen was that of the early sixties. I defy any lady to appear refined in the correct fashions of that period. I was Just old enough to look at them in picture books and gaze in my perambulator at the common objects of fashion with infantile astonishment. The hair stuck out at the back ot tne head, as a chignon or bun (really resembling a loaf), surmounted by a little black turban with a feather stuck In it; tight litting purple jacket strapped and crossed with black and red braid; panniers of gay color?bright yellow, aay?on which were worked startling patterns in red braid; short full skirt?say of red?with wide upright stripes of purple braid; a red parasol, yellow gloves and violet boots completed a costume that our oldest gentlewomen still alive once wore!? Harry Furniss, in the Gentleman. Musical. The dramatic editor had kindly consented to answer the queries for the Helpful Hints man, who was ill. The first request the dramatic editor read was: "Picase tell me what I should wear with a fluted skirt." "If we were you," wrote the dramatic editor, "to wear with a fluted skirt we should piccolo cut waist."? Illustrated Bits. A Tall One. Railways in the Rocky Mountains have very sharp curves or loops. Of one loop they say that when a IoUw/ train of cars is going over it the train has to run very slow to keep the cowcatcher from shoving the last car of the train off the tirack, for It is right in front of the engine! . J. v -< > -- - I BARTLETT j | say btate Democrats oeit ? Convention 9H DELEGATE WAS HOWLED DOWN 2H Was Determined to Read Sub-Plat- H| form Which He Said Was Written Ml by W. J. Bryan?Municipal Owner- BBHj ship Endorsed. gBW Boston, Maes., Special.?Gen. Charles W. Bartlett of Boston was nomi-*V nated by the Massachusetts Democracy for governor. There were 110 contests for any of the places on the ticket. The remainder of the,ticket nominated was: Lieutenant governor, Henry M. Whitney, Brookline; secretary of state, Henry B. Little, Newburyport; treasurer and receiver general, Daniel J. Doherty, Westtield; auditor, P. J. Ashe, North Adams; at torney general. John T. Leahy,"Bos- ) ton. Up to the time that Jgmes E. Cot- ' B ter of Hyde Park arose to place be- B fore the convention the *inme of Gen. mm Barlllett as the gubernatorial oandi- iflj date, it was believed that tlicre would |9B be a contest. Former Mayor John ^B H. H. McNamec of Cambridge had announced that he would make i / B stiuggle for the honor of leading the ^Hj paity in the coming campaign To the ^Bj surprise of the convention, however, Mr. McXamee did not make any con- BH tset but seconded Gen. Bartlett's nom^JHjH ination. JHU The platform adopted declares for a revision of the tariff and the free admission of coal, iron, lumber, hides, ^B wood pulp and other materials; it " commends the "diplomatic courage and sagacity" of President Roosevelt B in aiding to end the war in the far B east; calls for State supervision of B insurance companies and recommends fl municipal ownership of public utili- D tics. I B Nearly 10,000 Perished. Victoria, B. C., Special?The steamer Tartar which arrived last week from the Orient, brought news from Shanghai that the loss of life among " the natives of the islands at the mouth of the Yangtse river as a result of Kn frnhnon of fViP hpo-inninO rtf SPIV w.v. ?.. -v ?? ? ? r tember was tremendous. The'North China Daily News, of Shanghai, says: 4'To the east of Tabagming, two is- "j lands, one called Yawoshwa, the other * Shihiousha, distant about twenty j miles from Woosubf, have Buffered, much from the typhoaa, nearly all the inhabitants having been swept away. The islands have only been inhabited for a short time, comparatively speaking, as they are of recent formation" and are not muoh above high water mark. > :j?h The ShanghJrt papers say that the damage to the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Japan by the typhoon will necessitates th# expenditure of $100,000 for repairs During the storm the steamer Peeehili, formerly the Rio Grande du Sol, foundered near the month of Yangtse. Her crew of 54oo..<1,1 k,. !,? nprm.m steamer wcic oat v vi Kf f imv Albega. Pay $2,500,000 for Mexico Mines. A Mexico City, Special.?Messrs. Schully, Perry and Newell, American capitalists, have just acquired for the sum of $2,500,000 a group of mining claims situated in the State of Duran- * go. The first payment^ $1,400.000,. has been placed with the National Bank of Mexico, and the balance will be paid periodically. This is the most important transaction that has been made in mining claims for several years. Lord Inverclyde Dead. Wemyss Bay, Scotland, By Cable.? Lord Inverclyde, chairman of the Canard Steamship Company, died Sunday at Castle Wemyss, his residence here aged 44. He had been ill for a month with pleuro-pneumonia. Lord Inverclyde's broth, James Cleland Burns, succeeds to the title. Negro Mob Lynches Negro. Bainbridge, Ga., Special.?News has just reached Bainbridge of the lynchin? of a negro eight ipiles west of here, by a mob of his own race. The negro had criminally assaulted a negro girl and had attempted to assault another, who cut him in the breast. He was arrested by Deputies Ivey and Murkerson, who were bringing hira to Bainbridge, when they were stopped by a mob of negroes, who said they must have the negro. They got him A and forced the deputies to go away on ^ another road. The negro was strung ^ up to a tree and riddled with bullets. ? None of ihe mob were apprehended. Ryan to Bnild Vault in Richmond Cathedral. Richmond, Special?It is under- HB stood that Thomas F. Ryan, of New York and Virginia, is to have con- Hfl structed in the half-million dollar ca-' thredal he has given to the Roman Catholic diocese of Richmond, and HH which is now nearing completion, d HH vault to be the place of sepulture for 98 himself, Mrs. Ryan and the hishops'fof H this diocese, to cost about $10,000/^ Urges Farmers to Hold. Dallas, Tex., Special.?Col. E. S. . Peters, vice-president of the Southern Cotton Association, has issued a letter to farmers advising them to sell H their cotton. This letter is expected H to arouse criticism in the Southern 8m Cotton Association as the officers of H that organization, supported by the yl farmers' union, have advised fanners V to bold their cotton for eleven cents. J Colonel Peters says he believes that cotton will not go any higher, and he predicts a big crop. VI wM