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SHIP SUBSIDY STE?L ? Summary of Bil! as Reported; Democratic Members cf Com? mittee Vote Against lt. "Washington, Jan. 17.-The senate committee on commerce today author? ized a favorable report upon Senator Frye's ship subsidy bill. The report will be made by Senator Frye. The Democratic members of the committee voted against reporting the bill. They also voted solidly for a motion offered by Senator Mallory to strike out the general subsidy provis? ion of the bill. The committee made several amendments to the "bili. The most important were: ""-^ Allowing mail carrying vessels un? der the bili to be either iron or steel instead of steel only, as origniaily pro-1 vided, and another reducing to one j thousand gross registered tons the ves- j sels receiving a bounty under the bill. Senator Frye furnished the follow- ] ing summary of the report : '1 The establishment of this complete American ocean mail service, involv? ing much shipbuilding, will require several years. It will render the Unit? ed States? as independent of foreign powers for its mail service as is Great Britain. The cost of the American service, by American mail steamers will be $4,700,000. Receipts from ocean postage by the United States are now estimated at $300,000. The annual deficit under the new American system proposed, including minor services, will be about $2,000, 000. The annual deficit under the British colonial system is ?2,1SS,000. H "The postal subsidy provisions enable the postmaster general to estab ilsh an American ocean mail system superior to the systems of Great Britain, France and Germany. ' ' The American ocean mail system outlined contemplates on the Pacific weekly mail service to Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, China and Hong knog, and a fortnightly service to Pago-Pago. New Zealand, Australia. The maximum cost would be $2,335, ooo. . ' On the Atlantic the bill contem? plates semi-weekly mail service to jamaica, Habana and Europe, weekly to Mexico.'once in 10 days to Venezuela and fortnightly to Brazil at a maxi? mum cost of $2,365,000. "It will give the United States 42 auxilliary merchant cruisers compared with Great Britain's 50. The second part of the report deals with the general subsidy to all Ameri? can vessels, steam and sail, except mail steamers. It quotes President Roose? velt's messag?, showing that the cost of building American ships is greater than abroad, that American wages on * ship board ? is higher, and that the government should remedy the iu qualities. Discriminating duties, ex? port bounties and subsidies based, on export cargoes are in violation of our international obligations, so direct subsidies is the only practical method. The susbidy proposed is not a naked bounty, for it is based on pub? lic service to be rendered in return. "Americans have absolutely free trade in foreign ships, so no ship builders' trust is possible under the bill. Ship builders can import now free of duty materials for ships for foreign trade, so no combination to raise prices ?of material is practicable. " The average cost of building ocean steamers, mainly for cargo is $102 per ton in the United States and $76 in Great Britain. Average wages on ocean steamers mainly for cargo are American $36 : British $26 ; German and Scandinavian $17. The general sub? sidies proposed equalize American and foreign costs on these bases. "Based on actual navigation of American vessels in foreign trade in 1900. the subsidies proposed would amount to $1,072.000 divided as follows : Steam ? including mail vessels) $559, 000: sail $513,000. Geographically : Atlantic ocean $444,000: Pacific ocean $467,000: square-rigged ships on both oceans $161,000. "Full compliance with all require? ments for the bill would fix the initial expenditures at between $800,000 and $900.000. ... "Under the general subsidy increase in expenditures depends on increase in ship building. The completion of 200,000 tons of ocean steamers for foreign trade in ono year involving $1.'??.000 in subsidies, will place the United States in advance of Ger? many ??s a ship building nation." THE UNITED STATES "ARE." A short time ago the Journal had a pleasant little controversy with two or three of its contemporaries on the question whether "the United States'* is a singular cr plural noun. Tbf Journal contended that the ? plural is*demanded by grammatical ac- j cur: y and sense and by the still stronger consideration that it was the for:*; used by those who established pair government and framed its funda? ment-;' law. We called attention to the fact that the constitu? ton invariably uses the j plural in this connection and that the federal supreme court has followed that precedent. We are glad to see thai; Justice Brewer, one of the most scholarly me2r?bers of that high court as weil as one of The ablest lawyers, has been caled upon for his opinion on this question. He was asked recently to say "which is officially and politically pro} er: 'The United States of Ameri? ca are a? nation,* or 'The United j State- of America is a nation.' " j The eminent justice rep-lied that the ! plural form is the proper one because j it is the one that is used in'the consti- ! tution. The habit Of using the United ? States as a singular noun is quite common and is probably growing, but ? that does not make it-correct. The whole argument is cn the side j of the plural in this case and in the , final appeal to grammar and history ! those who contend for the United j States "are" must prevail. Atlanta! Journal._ CASTOR IA ? For Infants and Cnildren. The Kind You Have Always Bough! 'Signature of i MB. LEVER'S CONTESTED SEAT. ! Hs Appears Before Committee. Washington, Jan. 1G.-Mr. Lever, congressman from the Seventh South Carolina district, appeared before committee No. 2 of the house yester? day and the preliminary skirmish was fought. His case revives memory of another contest which occurred over 20 years ago. The only case in the history of this country exactly similar to that of Dantzler vs. Lever is a case, strange to say, that came from the same district, when E. \V. M. Mackey contested for the seat then occupied by Mr. M. P. O'Connor and finally won from the Hon. Samuel Dibble. The record in the case is : voluminous, covering several volumes, and discloses the thread-bare charges ; of fraud, ballot box stuffing and intim : idation. The charges came from both ! sides. I Pending the contest O'Connor, the j contest?e, died and a long and. bitter j struggle ensued, consuming a great deal of time and arousing excitement in the house over the question of the .abatement of the contest on the death of one of the claimants. The Democrats argued that the death of O'Connor ended the'contest, and that if Mackey desired to con? tinue the contest he would have to ! start proceedings de novo ; that a va? cancy- had occurred, a new election 1 had "been ordered, and that Mr. Dib I ble should not be bound by the plead? ings and evidence taken in a case to which he was not a party. This con ! tention was met by the argument that to permit a case to abate on the death of the contest?e would be to place the contestant always at the mercy of the cont?stee. They argued that if a vacancy caused by the death of the contest?e would abate the con? test, a vacancy caused by a resigna? tion of the contest?e would work the same result. However, the decision was made against the Democrats and Mr. Dibble was compelled to defend the seat occupied by O'Connor. The result was the seating of Mackey, the Republican. There is little fear that the present contest will so end, though the mere fact of having a contest is sufficient to handicap a member in his work, and keep him somewhat unwilling to enter into discussions of other subjects until the contest is settled. There is a great amount of work necessary even in a case that seems so absurd to our people as that of Dantzler vs. Lever. Evidence galore must be gathered, for it must be remembered that the committee who is the tribun? al in this case is Republican. The case was taken up before elec? tion committee No. 2 yesterday, Col. Dudley cf " block of five" fame ap? pearing in the interest of Dantzler, who is an ordinary ricefield negro and it is alleged is scarcely able to read and write. Mr. Lever appeared for himself, Capt. B. H. 'Moss, his at? torney, being detained at home on ac? count of the death of his father. After a little friendly bandinage the committee allowed Mr. Lever the right to come in and defend his title. The case is set for hearing the 18th of February. The whole matter hinges on the constitutionality of the suffrage laws of South Carolina. Good lawyers say that these laws on vital points are the same as the suffrage laws of Massachusetts, hence there is little doubt that they will be sustained and Mr. Lever's right to his seat established beyond question. Will Another Cobden Arise ? The shrinkage of values in Great Britain, the enormous expenses of the South African war and the ? projects fer the enlargement of the navy have made imperative provisions for refresh? ing the streams that feed the British treasury. It seems inevitable that there will be both an increase of old taxes and an imposition of new ones. The most favorable estimate of the deficit for the present fiscal year is $50.000,000. This is probably much too low. The income tax which is an important source of revenue is falling of? so rapidly, and there is a de? cline in several other large items. Great Britain's humane and wise theory of leaving the necessaries of life free from taxation seems likely to be abandoned to nn extent th a t m a v cause serious trouble. A start in this direction was made Jlast year by the levy of a duty on sugar and imported canned goods which are used very largely by the British people will sure? ly be taxed soon. A tax upon wheat, which will include American corn, is threatened and considered ?imminent. This will undoubtedly raise a large revenue, but is likely to be resented hy millions who have borne recently increased and fresh taxes with heroic patriotism and fortitude. The mem? ory of the hated corn laws that op? pressed the British masses so long has been vividly revived. From many quarters came indignant and even angry protests against this proposed tax upon the people's bread. The time seems to be ripening for the ad? vent of another Richard Cobden. To Cobden far more than any other man England owed her deliverance; from the tyranny of a svstem of -'protec? tion" that ground the face of her poor. When Cobden went to John Bright in the darkest hour of the latter's life and found him broken hearted be? side the coffin of his wife, he said: '*Come with me. my friend, and I will show you millions in misery whom you can help to deliver." Bright, like Cobden, devoted his life to accomplishing the repeal of the hated corn laws, lt was the irresisti? ble eloquence of John Bright that 1 fired the masses of England to passion? ate oppoition to those laws ann in? spired them to a demand for their re? peal which no political party could have withstood and to which Peel had the wisdom to yield early. Bright was the chief apostle of Kng- j land's deliverance and Peel got most j of the glory and political profit of ii, i but Richard Cobden was the real leader of that righteous and benevo lent reform. He held and proclaimed j the faith when it was accounted heresy j and almost treason. The proposed resurrection of the British com laws is planting in many hearts the hope that another Cobden ! may arise. Will he be forthcoming*' Will Lord Rosebery find in this des- j perate expedient of the party for j whose overthrow is^his dearest desire the opportunity of his life? -Atlanta i Journal. 1 ?R?iE CONDITIONS. In Many Lines Prices Havo Weakened. New York, Jan. 17.-Bradstreet's tomorrow will say : The usual "Jan? uary thaw" in prices arrived this week, and securities, food products, particularly the cereals, pork and dairy products, coffee and sugar among the groceries, and copper among the metals, have all weakeneud and close lower on the week. The causes for this movement have been in many cases technical and the general trade situation has not on the whole, been weakened. If anything, in fact, im? provement may be expected to follow, a striking example of this beinLr in the cereals. High prices had killed off the export trade. But this seems io have revived this week on the decline. ? In distribution trade the situation | has certainly improved. A larger j spring business has been done in cot? ton and woolen goods. Advices from the west are of an enlarged spring job? bing business and collections remain satisfactory. Northwest advices are particularly good, agricultural imple? ments and dry goods being ordered and shipped in large volume. Trade in the southwest continues satisfactory but the lack of needed rain for the winter wheat crop is a disturbing ele? ment. More is doing in leading east ren textile markets, prints and ging? hams moving well with jobbers, while a good business is also reported in woolen goods, though the new prices made are rather lower than expected. There is some improvement noted in< southern trade, largely the result of the firmer tone of raw cotton. Among the industries iron and steel is still easily first in the volume of new business in production, although the car shortage is known to have ma? terially reduced the December output of pig iron. Conservatism in the mat? ter of avdancing pig iron prices is still noted. Southern producers an? nounce that they will discourage any advance above $12 for No. 2 at Bir mingham. The cereals have been active and ex? cited, liquidation by disappointed ."longs" was a feature, and prices fell j away, aided by the susepnsion of a prominent western operator and bear rumors of further troubles. Business failures in the Uinted States for the week number 291 as against 290 in this week last year. Canadian failures for the week 35 against 50 in this week a year ago. HESTERS' WEEKLY STATEMENT. New Orleans, Jan. 17.-Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement issued today shows for the 17 days of January an increase over last year of 238,000 and an increaes over the same period year before last of 277,000. For the 139 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the same days last year 27S,000 and ahead of the same days vear before last of 964,000. The amount brought into sight druing the past week has been 299,473 bales against 224,356 for the same seven days last year and 191,235 year before last. The movement since Sept. 1 shows receipts at all United States ports to be 5,465,206 against 4,966,914 last year; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 662,553 aganist 777, 560 last year: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the com? mercial year 487,711 against 694,022 last vear and southern mill takings 768,000 against 666,6*47 last year. The total movement since Sept. 1, is 7,383, 470, against 7,015,143 last year and 6,419,291 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 263,419 aaginst 147,569 last year making the total thus far for the sea? son 4,137,784 against 3,653,878 last year. The total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada thus far for the season have been 1,969,572 against 1.927,107 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centres have decreased during the week 67,193 bales against a decrease during the corres? ponding period last season of 20,147. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop th? supply to date is 7,743,157 against 7,227,677 for the same period last year. The Schley Resolutions. Wsahington. Jan. 1(5.-Secretary L ong has wrttien to the naval com? mittee of the house stating that he has received many requests from libraries and other quarters for copies of the testimony in the Schley case. Mr. Long says this demand cannot be met unless congress decides to print tho testimony and he sutrtrests an edition of 500 copies for the navy department and a further edition for senators and representatives. The letter has been referred to Representa? tive Heatwolc of Minnesota, chair? man of the printing committee. Representative Watson of Indiana, chairman of the committee having in charge thc Schley bills and resolu? tions, said today there was no purpose on his part to avoid consideration of these measures. He bad expressed the personal view, he said, that it was inadvisable for congress to go into the question, but since these measures were referred to his committee they would be acted upon on their merits. Mr. Watson said the committee felt that the members of the Maryland delegation and other friends of Admi? ral Sci)ley should first reach an agree? ment as to what particular measure they wanted the committee to con? sider as it would be impossible to go into all of the different plans pro posed. Moreover. Mr. Watson said it would bo difficult for the committee to take intelligent action until it, had access to the testimony taken by t::? court of inquiry as it would hardly feel warranted in forming conclusions on the individual opinion <,f mem? bers, unsupported by any knowledge of the testimony except that which was gathered from thc publications on j thc subject. H01VT LIVE TOGETHER. Constipation and health never go to? gether. Dewitt's Little Karly Risers [>:<> mote easy action of the bowels without distress, 'i have been troubled with cost? iveness nine years." says J O Greene, De pauw. Ind. "I have tried many remedies. Put Little Karly Risers give best results." J S Hughson & Co. Roosevelt and Miles. Tho stinging rebuke that Preisdent Roosevelt recently administered to General Miles and the manner ' in which it was given have provoked much discussion and the general finds i many si ont defenders. The Army and Navy Journal, the loading publication of its kind, makes a very strong case against the propri- ! ety, and even the legality cf the presi- i dent's action in this matter. It declares that the mon- it is stud- j ied the more evident it "becomes that the use of article ? of army regulations ! is an obvious perversion of j the intent and meaning of the article 1 and a serious invasion of personal rights. The army regulations are rules for the guidance of the army, they do not define offenses or prescribe punishments : these are provided for in the articles of war. A disregard of the regulations is, according to its nature, a violation of some article of war but the nature of and degree of offense and the punishment to be pre? scribed for it, is to be determined not by the will of any one man, but by the verdict of a court martial. Mili? tary law differs from civil law only in creating a class of offenses unknown to the civil courts. It does not de-, prive the soldier of the inalienable right belonging to the freeman of trial by his peers. The officer in the exer? cises of his functions has a certain measure of what may be described as polie e authority, authorizing him to deal promptly with those who offend against discipline," but his powers, even with respect to enlisetd men, are strictly limited, and if he exceeds them he is himself subject to punish? ment. In the case of officers personal rights are still more carefully guarded. The right to censure is given to a com? manding officer, but this is for the purpose of avoiding the arrest of offi? cers for light offenses.1' The Army and Navy Journal warms up to its work as it proceeds and says: "We have dwelt upon this matter of General Miles not in any sense as his personal champion, but because the summary action in his case and the erroneous interpretation put upon arti? cle 5 army regulations has far reach? ing consequences. It claps a plaster upon the mouth of every officer, how? ever judicious and discreet he may be in speech, and leaves the war de? partment at the mercy of the mislead? ing information concerning army sen? timent obtained from those whose sole duty it is to please 'that thrift may follow fawning. ' " The offense for which General Miles was humiliated was, in substance., his remark to a Cincinnati newspaper reporter who asked what he thought of the Sch?ey case that he had no sympathy with any effort to degrade a gallant and worthy officer. For this General Miles was called up by President Roosevelt and rebuked in the pres.nece of several callers who happened to be in the president's office when that officer called. Subsequent? ly Gen. Miles received an official con? demnation couched in even harsher terms. It is true that Geenral Miles had admitted that he made the remarks attributed to him, but this does not alter the fact that Preisdent Roosevelt exceeded his authority and violated the statutory army regulations. In the opinion of many officers and civilians he committed a much more dangerous offense than did General Miles. The president should be the last man to ignore or exceed the provisions of the law.-Atlanta Journal. About Expositions. In speaking of the Charleston Ex? position, the News and Courier says : It is a greater show, a far greater one, than people have any idea of. Any part of it is well worth all that it would cost to come many miles to see it. The '"Midway" alone would draw thousands of eager sightseers to every country town if it were a traveling exhibition. Yet it is only an incidental feature, "a side show," of the great show all around it. The simplest statement must suffice where no amount of printed descrip? tion will avail. The ends of the earth, from the Arctic regions to Egypt and far South America, from Europe to the Hawaiian Islands: three con? tinents and the isles of the seas have sent here for exhibition for a time the most interesting things of all kinds that they have to exhibit. It is a world show: a costly and a compre? hensive one. Nothing like it has ever been seen in this part of the country before, and nothing like it will be seen again for years, or perhaps generations. Every word of which is true. But in what respect does this exposition differ from others that have been held? The people of this country like novel? ties, and the average exposition is no longer a novelty. In this connection tho New York Tribune says that a piece of real estate in Harlem, which was held at 6900,000 at one time when it was thought possible the World's Fair, in celebration of the ?OOth anniversary of the first voyage of Christopher Co? lumbus across the Atlantic, would take place in Manhattan, was sold a few days ago for a large amount, but the price was far below the extrava? gant figures of nine-tenths of a mil? lion. It si Lrn i Hear. I iv a>ids: Are Now Yorkers now sorry that no great exposition lias been carried on here for more than forty years? Con- ? sider the experiences of Philadelphia. ! of Chicago, of Omaha and of Buffalo! j Does this jrreat city really need great i fairs, which are usually followed by ! great reactions'.-' Richmond Times. A GOOD RECCMME1TDATI0?T. j - I .1 have noticed that the saie on Cham- j bevlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is j almost invariably to those who have once used them,"says Mr -f il Weber, a promi- I inc::: druggist of Cascade.? Iowa. What j better recommendation could any medi? cine have than for people to call for it when again in need of such a remedy j Try them when you fe< I dull after ealing, j when you have a bad taste in the meath, j feel billions, have no appetite or when j troubled with constipation, and you are certain to be delighted with the prompt relief which they afford; For sale by Dr A J Cl?na. i BLUNDERS L\ FICTION ASTRONOMICAL CULLS THAT LIVE IN PROSE AND POETRY. Ha?? Caine's Wc cdc rfu! Xir.ht. Dick? ens' Stationary S'.nr. il;::t*r Kas" :'V~:';I"N: V.'ondrrTr:I Eclipse and Cole? ridge's impossible Crescent. It is curions to note in hov; runny in? stances strange astronomical errors ap? pear in works of fiction quite ann; ees sary to the requirements of the story and rc;-::! ling apparently from sheer lacie of observation. As a modern example of such gratuitous blunder? ing take a piece of description from Mr. Hall Caine's "Scapegoat:" "'It was a wonderful night. The moon, which was in its first quarter, was still low in the east, but the stars were thick overhead." A wonderful night, in? deed! And strange that such a lover of nature as Mr. Hall Caine should not have reflected that when the moon in its first quarter is low in the east it is broad daylight, with the sun high in the heavens! Nevertheless on this point he erred in good company. The young moon has proved a stumbling block to many a writer who has attempted to intro? duce it as a picturesque adjunct to his description of evening. In Dickens' "Our Mutual Friend" Eugene Wrayburn, in his walk along the river bank, finds it has just risen when "the stars were beginning to shine in the sky, from which the tones of red and yellow were flickering." Dickens, in truth, was sublimely su? perior to astronomical niceties, espe? cially when they in any way inter? fered with the artistic effect of his stories.' In his "Child's Dream of a Star" the point turns upou one special star, "larger and more beautiful than the rest," which always came out every night in one particular place and at one particular time, thereby behav? ing as no star has ever conceivably been known to do. This is undoubted? ly taking a liberty with the solar sys? tem, but it is small indeed compared with the license sometimes claimed by authors desirous of calling in the aid of astronomy to assist their plots, but who are either insufficiently acquaint? ed with their subject or count it no sin to twist and convert facts to suit their requirements. A very famous and noteworthy in- j stance of this is afforded in Rider Hag? gard's "King Solomon's Mines." where the phenomenon of a total solar eclipse is employed with most happy and dra? matic effect as far as the story is con? cerned, but with a perfect disregard of astronomical details which in its audacity is almost startling. Biere, again, as in so many other cases, the difficulty of the young moon comes in. and the sun has scarcely set be? fore the "fine crescent" rises in the east Within a wonderfully short space of time after this curious event the moon is full, and only a day later the total eclipse of the sun takes place, despite the astronomical fact that it is at "no moon" (or. more accurately speaking, the last few seconds of the old moon and the first few secones of the new) that a total solar eclipse alone is possible. But perhaps the most interesting feature of this altogether remarkable eclipse is that the total darkness lasts for nearly an hour. Alas, under the rarest and most favorable conditions, seven minutes alone is the utmost limit of time during which the sun's face is totally obscured, and the observer un? der ordinary circumstances counts him? self lucky if he is rewarded for a jour? ney of some thousands of miles by an uninterrupted view of the corona for three minutes, two or eveu less. Some years ago one of the magazines contained a story called "The Portent," the motif of which was a certain strange seeming in the heavens which, whenever it appeared, boded ill to a particular family. This prophetic sign j was none other than the appearance of the crescent moon with a star be? tween the two horns. Nor was this a particularly novel idea, for it will be remembered that in Coleridge's "An? cient .Mariner" that veracious seaman relates how at one period of his ad ventuies there rose above the eastern bar The horned moon, with one bright star Within the nether tip. In a purely miraculous and fanciful creation like this famous poem it i would be ridiculous to cavil at such a detail, though in the ease ol' the story it might well be questioned how the star could manage to appear in such a. position. We may perhaps re? fer to the line in "The Burial of Sir John Moore" where the great soldier ls represented as being interred "by the struggling moonbeam's misty light." whereas, as a matter of fact, the moon was but a day old at the time ot the battle of Corana and there? fore invisible. This seems like hyper criticism, especially in a poem that lays no claim to astronomical accuracy. The case is different when an author deliberately makes a statemeut which he intends shall be believed. In "In? nocents Abroad" Mark Twain draws special notice to the point that on the voyage across the Atlantic they ob? served the full moon located just in ? the same spot in the heavens at the J same hour every night. He accounts : for this by the motion of the ship. Which gained enough every day to ? keep up with the moon, but he seem? ingly forgot that, though for this rea? son the position of the moon might not greatly alter, her phase certainly j would, so that it could not have been the full moon which was visible night alter night.-London Standard. A Compre is ise. Borroughs- Say. old niau, lend me $20 till thc irrst of the month, will you? Markh y Well <.? I'll compromise with vou !"'! . re! 1 eu -SI till the 20tb. yspepsi? Cure Digests what you eat. This preparation contains all of the digestants and digests all kinds of food. It gi ves instant relief and never fails to cure, lt allows you to eat ail the foodyou want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. It prevents formation of gas on thc stom? ach, relieving all distress after eating. Dietingunnecessary. Pleasant to take. lt carani help but do you good Prepared only bv E. C. 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Address all orders to! E. A. LACKEY, Hamlet, N. C. dov 20-3 m T?e State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTSE. By Thos. V. Walsh. Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas. Shepard Nash, Esq.. C. C. C. P. ct G. 8. for said county made suit to me to ^rant bim Letters of Administration of tbe derelict estate of and effects of July < >*Cantey. deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and cred? itors of the said July O'Cantey. late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H.. on Jar.. 26th, 1302, next, after publica? tion thereof, at ? o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this ISth day of December, A. D.. 1901. THOS. V. WALSH, Dec IS-Gt Judge of Probate.