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I TBK SUMTEB WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. Aus. 2,1881. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's, andBTTuth's." SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 9, 1908. THE TBUK SOUTHRON, Established Jene 15 66 New Series-Toi. XXI. No. 36 -B?-r- ? KT. <3k Oste?n? : ; SUMTER, S. 0. TERMS : $1 50 per, ano om--io adyaDPe. A. DY SS. 7I8S?3S?; ? , ; . -v . . - . Square first in8ertiqa....~..?........$l 00 i^fcwry subsequent iusertion--.:... 50 Contracts for three monthSy or longer will made at redi^cedrates. Igj^S^c^ wbicb^su^rye private ^ll?t?wrests'wtU be charged-forjas advertiemects. ; Obituaries and tributes of respects .will be f . vbars&i for. JOB LOT wmcaiis. Odds and Ends and Left-Overs of I ali Parties Meet to Organize. |:? L?iooisyille, April 2.-The move for lithe formationi of an allied party, com- | m^?mag adherents of all parties opposed ??tothe Republican demands, or as the iJcafifor-themeeting:stated, "A union :jvof tho reform; forces, gainst plutoc iJracy^'*: toot definite shape; this after ^p^con :wnen a convention attended by fe' about SOO^delegates, Presenting eight-j SgSf?tes, and as many different - parties, ^wi??ca?fed to 6p^:in ^s city. The pl^brkxtoday was of a preliminary ^natar?y^ a temporary organization . being . effected and committees ap-' ^pointed to prepare for the permanent pbrgamzation. The convention ad ?jou^e^r?fc 4.30u>*clpek this afternoon V to meet ?gain tomorrow morning. Dragoon Guards Surprised. London, April 2.-Lord Kitchener, .}in a dispatch .from Pretoria made pub ?licV thisi evening, announces that the ^Second Dragoon Guards fought a U sharp-rear guard action, near Bosch- j oman's Kop, during the evening? of t^March 31. Four officers are known to ^'have been wounded! No further details Jo?casnalties have been received. -The columncommander, : CoL . ^Lawley, detached the dragoons with. the object of surprising a Boer laager ^reported to have been,loeated 10 miles least of Boschinah's Kop. The dra ^^oonsfc^rno^ the' Boers strongly post? ed and; theburghers were subsequent? ly largely reinforced, with the "result ^that the dragoons had to fight a hard, -orear guard action in order to regain ?-the;main column. -The heavy firing l caBed up CoL ?Law?ey-acd- his troops,.] ^who drove off the Boers. The latter's loss is reported to have been heavy. A Boer War Scandal. . London, April 3.-The Morning ^Leader publishes the alleged story of " the crimes which lea to the Court-: . martial and execution of two Austral? ian officers in South Africa, which is just now exciting keen indignation in -Australia. The newspaper asserts that several" officers of this particular, irregular jcorps shot natives like rabbits and # they are even suspected of murdering j men of their own command." ?he inci .:dent which led to their Court martial was the cold-blooded executions" , by those officers^of ten . Boers supposedly haying ?620,000, who were journeying to Pietersburg to surrender. The Aus? tralians stopped the Boers, tride.them -$y?Mock <>>urt-martialand ordered all to- be; shot. This was done by a squadron of the soldiers af ter some of the non-commissioned officers had .refused to carry out the death sen? tence. The officers then ransacked the Boeijwagons, but found the ?20, 000 was in Transvaal paper moriey. Lieut Hancock^ one of the Austra? lians concerned, /fearing a German missionary would divulge his informa? tion^ shot the missionary dead. Regulation of Water Rates. That the police power of a city ex? tends to the regulation of water rate is sustained in the case of Mayor, etc, of city of Knoxville vs\ Knoxville "Water Company, 6i Southwestern Reporter, 1,075. The defendant water? works company was orgnaized-under the Knoxville city charter, authoriz ; ing the city to provide water-works and providing that the municipal au thorties should have the power, by - oridnance, to regulate water rates, and J-also providing that the act should not interfere with the police or serrerai powers of the municipality. The city was one of the largest customers of the water compay, and a reduction in the water rates was resisted by the water i company on the ground that the ordi? nance impaired the obligations of prior contracts, and was, therefore, void un? der the Federal and Tennessee consti? tutions. The Court does not sustain this view, however, and points out that the right to regulate water rates cannot be objected to- so long as the reasonableness of the rates is subject to judicial review. Advance in Cotton Predicted. Special to The State.gT^ - New York, A Dril 2.-As to the cot? ton situation, Theodore H. Price is? sued this statement tonight : "I believe prices to be on the eve of a very sharp advance which will shortly - carry cotton considerably above 9 cents in New York. Receipts are falling off with an abruptness that indicates complete exhaustion. Ex? ports of croton today are 42,000 bales, or about four times the receipts. It is becoming more and more evident that the supply of cotton is absolutely insufficient for the world's greqoire ments. At present prices southern mills are making eager inquiry in New York for cotton to be shipped them from here. The bears tonight seem to be really more concerned aboot the situation than at any time previously this season. "Theodore H. Price." THE DANISH SCANDAL Investigation Begun by a House Special Committee. Washington, April L-The investiga? tion of the charges made in connection with the Danish West Indies purchase was begun today before the special commlfctee appointed by Speaker Hen? derson. Kiels Gron, who brought the charges to the attention of Representa? tive Richardson, and quite a number of interested spectators were present. Mr.* Gron was the first witness. He said that in-February last parties in Copenhagen, who opposed the transfer of the Danish West Indies to the United States,., conferred with him albout the Christmas report and sent him 'here to give the facts to Congress and. the people. Representative Alexander, of New York, here interposed to disclaim all knowledge of Christmas or the Danish transaction: Continuing, Mr. Gron told of hav? ing, secured a note of introduction to Gen. Grosvenor, of Ohio, of arranging to meet the lattfer in .Washington, his. purpose being, lier saic? to carry out th? assurances given* at Copenhagen that he would place the matter before influential men, Mr. Gron! told in great detail of bringing the papers before Gen/ Grosvenor', who at first seemed quite indignant, bnt later con? cluded that it would bei proper to lay the matter before . the Secretary of State. Th'iswas done, and Mr. Gron said he learned that the State depart? ment held that it could take no action, and that the^authorities here had in no way committed themselves to Christmas.7' Gron said that after Geni Grosvenor had decided not to proceed with the matter, -. he (Gron) had prepared a /statement fdr the - Associated Press -and had asked -Mr. Crane, a newspaper man, to send some one. from the Asso? ciated Prress to him for the statement,, and also to Gen. Grosvenor for assur? ances as to. G ron's standing^ He* learned Jater, through Mr..Crane, that Gen. Grosvenor said he knew nothing about it. He said he was informed the. day after he submitted the state? ment that the Associ ated Press could not use it. Afterward, he said, he submitted his statement to several newspapers and more or less of it was printed. He denied reports that the whole matter was a quarrel between Christ? mas and himself over a commission for the sale of therslnnds, and read" a let? ter stating - that an old alliance be? tween certain Danish men and Ameri? cans in the fall of 1897 was declared off eighteen months ago. He mention? ed the names, of H. H. Rogers, Charles R. Flint z.n? himself as the Americans interested at that time in negotiating** the.s&le of the islands. Asked specifically regarding a state? ment in-the Christmas report to the effect that Rogers had agreed to ac? complish; the'sale of the islands, for 10 per cent of the . purchase money, Mr. Gron said that there . was no such agreement. Mr. Gron refused to give the names of the persons whom he said he. now represented in this country, bnt said they were members of the Danish upper house. Mr. Gron was closely questioned" as to whether a proposition was made for Christmas and Rogers and himself to divide the commis? sion. He replied that there were various proposition;?. He said he had never .heard Rogers say that he had 26 votes in the Senate and could defeat the negotiations, and said. he was never present at an interview between Christmas; and Rogers. He denied absolutely that he (Gron) had signed: a contract with Christmas-by which ho (Gron) and- Rogers ?ere to have; two-thirds or the commission. He had never made any contract of any* char? acter with Christmas, but the latter had made over a power, of attorney to him, which ?ater he (Gron) repudiat? ed. Mr. Rogers saw Christmas, he testified4, but once. After that Rogers refused to see Christmas or answer his letters or telegams. Mr. Hitt asked specifically if he knew what press associations were ; referred to in the Christmas reports. "I do not know," said Mr. Gron. * Representative Grosvenor made a statement at the afternoon session. He spoke of receiving the note of introduction and of going over the papers with Mr. Gon. At that time Mr. Grosvenor felt that the matter should be looked into with a view of ascertaining if there was any irregu? larity. He conferred with Chairman Cannon, of the appropriations commit? tee, and asked that, if an appropria? tion bill for the Danish purchase came in, action on it be deferred until Mr. Grosvenor returned from a West? ern trip and had an opportunity to go over the papers. Mr. Grosvenor later saw Secretary Hay, who said that there was nothing in the charges of which cognizance should be taken. Resuming his testimony, Mr. Gron told of his connection with the Scan? dinavian department of the National Republican committee in 1896, to which place, he said. Senator Hanna had appointed him. Later, he said, Senator Hanna gave him a letter of recommendation to the two Massachu? setts Senators, Hoar and Lodge, and the lather in turn recommended Gron to the President for appointment as ministerio Siam. Mr. Gron said he was a Republican, had canvassed for that party in 1892 and 1896, and in 1897 had been a can? didate for the Danish mission. He produced a letter in favor of his candi? dacy by Senator Cullom, of Ilinois, and endorsed by the late Senator Davis, of Minnesota. In reply, to specific questions he said he knew of no Senator or Repre? sentative who had been bribed or whom anyone had attempted to bribe. At the State d?pannent he had only personally seen Mr. Hassan. Mr. Gron was then excused. Chairman Dalzell" announced that he had summoned Abner McKinley. Col. Brown and Fischer Hansen, and that they would appear on Thursday. R??SS TO PAY MONEY TO ABBEY. Son of the Dead Millionaire Will Continue Support to the Battle Abbey Begun by His Father. Atlanta Journal, April L The Bo-uss Confederate hall, by which name the Battle Abbey will be known, will not be affected by the death of the famous philanthropist, as many have snpposed. This and other matters have been determined during the meeting of the board of trustees of the Confederate Memorial association in Atlanta. The remainder of the subscription of Charles Broadway Rouss, which amounts to $40,000, will be paid by his son, P. W. Rouss, as soon as . the proper time arrives. The board of trustees also decided during th? meeting here that in the Rouss Confederate hall will be a memorial to the memory o? Charles Broadway Rouss. It will be a tablet of marble, artistically engraved, but the wording has not been selected., At the bottom of ,it, sunk into the tabled will be. a bust of Charles Broad way \ Rouss. These statements are made by Col? onel A. G. Dickinson, of New York* who is entrusted -with ft?t authority to act for the Rouss est?te. Colonel Dickinson is himself well known in the south. He is/the .'f^her of the Confederate Veterans* rcamp of New York, was one of ;4&e?pra^ erecting the Confederate monument in Mount Hope cemetery, New York, and with the aid of ^ Mr. Joseph Jefferson and .Miss May Irwin, who gave a benefit^ performance, raised a fund; that is sufficient to bury ali the dead of the New York camp for all time. Colonel Dickinson yesterday made' the following statement regarding the Ro?ss Confederate Hall :-. .'The matter.of locality has not been definitely settled, but there is. a decided leaning to Richmond. '.The. money still tobe raised to complete th? $Mj0,000, in order that the RousS subscription can be paid in full according' to the understanding, is not a large amount and the board of trustees is sanguine in regard to raising it in a short time. "Of the Rouss subscription $60,000 is; already in the hands of the treas? urer, and the balance $40,000 will be paid in as soon as the board of trustees are in a situation to ask for it. The chartered organization ;.is. known as the Confederate Memorial Association, but the building will be called th? Rouss Confederate Hall. "The board of trustees are how working very harmoniously, and the southern people will be kept informed of the progressif the work." Theietter of P. W. Rouss to Colonel Dickinson, which settles what was formerly a matter of doubt, dated in New York on March 19th, of this year is as follows : "Colonel A. G.- / Dickson, 1123 Broadway, New York. : " My rjear Sir-As you have agreed to meet the board of trustees of the Confederate Memorial association at Atlanta on the 28th and 29th of this month, and as it may not be under? stood exactly the position you occupy in relation to my father's (Charles Broadway Rouss' ) estate in connection with' the affairs of this association, will state for the information of all concerned that you are the only repre? sentative empowered to act touching all matters that have arisen or' may arise in the board of trustees or in the Confederate Veteran camps, or with any officers who now haye or may haw ?any connection with the Confederate Memorial association. In fact your relations are just the same as they were during the lifetime of my father. We feel cocfident you will not only protect th? interests of my father's ?state, but the general interests bf th? association. We believe that you thoroughly understand his views and intentions, and have done so since the earliest conception of this enterprise, and having had from him 'full author? ity to act, I without hesitation confirm that authority. "I will add that I am ready at any time to pay th? remainder of the $100, 000 subscribed by my father, $60,000 having already been paid, whenever the association shall have collected and gathered into its treaseury a sum sufficient to warrant further payments according to the agreement. I desire to say also that it was the understand? ing of my father that, under no cir? cumstances, was his subscription to be liable or subject to any expense of collection, as the .money was always ready to be paid on demsad, subject only to the conditions of the agree? ment. "I beg that there shall be as little delay as possible in bringing the mat? ter to a speedy conclusion, and wish? ing you every success, remain very trulv, von friend. ''P. W. Seuss." The Carpet-Baggers' Case. Washington, "March 31.-Efforts are being made by the friends of Estes G. Rathbone to get a pardon for him from the sentence of the Havana Court. Senator Himna^has requested the President to issue a pardon for Rath? bone, but this the latter has declined to do. The President, however, has promised to send for the papers in the case and have them thoroughly review? ed. It is stated that unless he finds something radically wrong he will allow the verdict to stand. The Post will say tomorrow that Senator Hanna proposes to introduce a bill, which will provide for the trial of Rathbone before a Court in the United States, under American law and American methods. The Senator claims that under our laws evidence not "admissible under the Cuban procedure will aid Rathbone, rhe Post will say: "It is quite likely, of course, that some consideration will be shown to Reeves, who became State's evidence, and action in his case may be expected soon after Gen. Wood's return to Cuba, j MASONS ON A LARK. Shriners Do Not Represent Seri? ous Side of Grand Lodge. Grand Master Walter M. White? head, of the South Carolina Grand Lodge, contributes ,a card to the Charleston Evening Post Thurs? day, called "Drawing the distinction between Ancient Free Masonry and tjne order of the Mystic Shrine' ' with the end in view that the public should not confuse the serious order with the amusement branch of Masonry, about which so much is being written and talked now in connection with the coming celebration of'Shriners day" at the-Exposition. Grand Master White? head, explains that the Mystic Shrine with all its amusements and attrac? tions is not Masonry, although the only prerequisit? for membership in the Mystic Shrine is that the applicant must be either a Knight Templar or a Mason of the 32nd degree of the Scot? tish Rite. Among other things Grand Master Whitehead states : It is to be expected that the "pro? fane,''the uninitiated who has never learned .the beautiful system of moral? ity that Masonry inculcates, may con: elude from the absurd, farcical parad? and the reference to * ' hot sands, ""hot air, " ' * sober camels, " " astute astrol-. oger, " ** rope ends, "and other fantastic and nonsensical terms, that Masonry is unworthy the attention of serious and dignified men? Such, however, is not the case. The Shrine should not be -confounded with the Masonic system, as it is -neither Masonry nor a branch .of Masonry.- While it diverts its mem? bers and amuses the gaping crowd the grand old order of the Masonic frater? nity, which has survived the criticism of centuries of inquiring thought, sur? vived the hostility of crowned and mitered heads, grown grander as it has grown older, which has secured the': fealty of sages, philanthropists and -patriots, which has dried the tears of orphanage, hushed the wail of widowhood, helped the stranger to friends and the poor to benefactors will continue to move forward down the centuries undisturbed and undis? mayed by the silly pranks and foolish antics of the Mystic Shrine. Oleomargarine Hard Hit. Washington, April 3.-At the con? clusion of a Kyely debate today the senate passed the so-called oleomarga? rine bill by a vote of 39 to 31. Tile discussion was largely in the nature of a reenforcement of previous arguments on both sides. The measure as passed by the sen? ate differs in some respects from that passed by the house of repr?sent?t i vs. It provides that oleomargarine and kindred-, products shall be subject to all the laws and regulations of any State or territory or the District of Columbia into which they are trans? ported, whether in original packages or otherwise, that any person who sells oleomargarine and furnishes it for the use of others except to his own family, who mix with it any artificial coloration that causes it to look like butter shall be held to be a manufac? turer and shall be subject to the tax provided by existing law ; that upon oleomargarine colored so>as to resem? ble butter a tax of 10 cents a pound shall be levied, but upon oleomarga? rine not colored the tax shall be one fourth of one cent per pound; that upon adulterated butter a tax of 10 ; cents a pound shall be levied; and upon all process butter the tax shall be one-fourth of one per cent, per pound. Tho manufacturers of process or renovated or adulterated butter shall pay. au annual tax of $600, the wholesale dealers shall pay a tax of $480 and tho retailers a tax of .$84 per annum. The.measure pro vides'regula? tions for the collection of the tax and prescribes minutely how the various products are to he prepared for market A Mill Crisis in Augusta. Augusta, Ga., April 2.- The fol? lowing notice, signed by the president of the mill in which it was posted, was put on the bulletin board in every mill in the Augusta district today: ''.Owing to the demand made on the King Manufacturing Company for an advance of 10 per cent., accompanied by a notiee that if not granted its operatives would refuse to work after Saturday, April 5, and said demand having been refused, notice is hereby given to the employees of this com? pany that should such a strike be inaugurated this mill will close indefi citelv on the eve of Tuesday, April S." This order is a result of the action by the Manufacturers' Association to fight the unions. It means that if the strike goes on in the King Mill, as scheduled, every mill in Augusta, Graniteville, Aiken, Warrenville, Vaucluse and Langley will be closed, throwing 10,000 operatives out of work. Union leaders insist that the strike will take place on Monday, al? though many operatives are opposed to it. Never Another Skate. Senator Bacon, of Georgia, is clean shu ven and bald-headed. Once when a young man, he wore long, flowing side whiskers. When the roller skat? ing craze of 15 or 20 years ago struck Georgia, Bacon was the crack skater of his town. One night he was out on the floor of the rink making fancy figures, when two amateurs, hand in hand, bore down on him. He tried to get out of the way, hut couldn't. The two skaters bumped into the embryo senator. One caught hold of his whiskers on one side and tbe_ other took a grip on the other side. Yelling with pain, Bacon, tried to shake them . off, but they clang until all three went to the floor together. . Bacon got up, took off his skates, went home and shaved. Since that time he hasn't worn either a skate ^or a whisker.-Baltimore News. THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. lt Will Meet in Columbia at Noon on May 21 Columbia, April 3.-The Democratic State executive committee tonight ordered the State Convention to be held in Columbia on May 21 at noon. During the day quite a number of members of the committee suggested that it would be a good idea to hold the Convention in Charleston in view of the Exposition then being at its best, the cheap rates and the general desire to go to Charleston. The Ex? position authorities promptly acted upon the suggestion made in good spirit by members of tW'committee, and extended formal invitations that the Convention meet in Charleston. Before the meeting of the committee those who advocated the Charleston idea thought the proposition would be overwhelmingly adoptedand gladly ac? cepted, but when the committee- met constitutional objections were made and the expected support faded down . to seven votes as against twenty-one. The Boer Flag of Truce. Pretoria, Wednesday, April 2. Communciations have passed between President Steyn and the Transvaal' mission at Kr??nstad, but nothing is yet known of the result. The major? ity of the military men and civilians here expect more from the continual pressure of the troops .than - from the present neogtiations. It is pointed out that once before, when hard press? ed, fthe T-ransvaalers showed a desire for peace, but this was promptly over? ridden by President Steyn. Nothing in i the present situation,, so far as known, indicates that President Steyn is less irreconcilable than" previously. Indeed, the known facts seem to point to a greater determination to continue the struggle. WHAT IS THE MATTER NOW? Durban, Natal, April 3.-General traffic is closed throughout the- whole country north of -the Tugelo River. The region is stoutly protected by lines of block houses extending from " Ladysmith. Permits are required to enable people to proceed- beyond Colenso. The town guards at. Lady? smith. Dundee and Newcastle are un? der arms and have been recruited to their full strength. Augusta Operatives Determined. ? Augusta, April 3.-At a meeting of the local textile onion tonight the operatives decided to disregard the notice posted yesterday in the mills and a strike was d?f?nitely ordered, into effect in the King mill Monday, April 7. The action is somewhat , a surprise to mill men, the general belief being that sufficient organiza? tion was lacking for such a move and they now contend the decision is forced by a few leaders over the wishes of a majority of operatives. Want to Buy the Gallows. The gallows' which was used in the execution of Oliver Greer at the coun? ty jail has not been torn down. There are several murder cases to be tried at the next term of court and Sheriff Green has an idea that he may need it again. Anyway, he says, he won't have it torn down yet awhile. Several citizens have been wanting to buy the gallows with a view of building a chicken house out of it. They believe that a chicken house built of the lumber in the gallows would be forever safe from the de? predations of chicken thieves. But the sheriff won'i make any promises. He says that if it is found that the county will not have any further need for the gallows he may buy it himself. . The sheriff keeps chickens and he says he might as well have a ?hief-proof chicken house as anybody else.-Anderson Mail. Don't Let Them Suffer. Often children are tortured with itching and burning eczema and other skin dis? eases bat Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals the raw sores, expels infiammatioii, leaves the skin without a scar. Clean, fragrant, cheap, there's no salve on earth as good. Try it. Care guaranteed. Only 25c at JFW DeLorme. 4 . j . Copenhagen, April 3.-Durng an all day executive sesson today the Lands- , thing, the upper house, discussed, with j no result, the treaty providing for the * sale of the Danish West Indian Islands ?: to the United States. The probabili-1, ties now are that the Landsthing will ?' reject it unless ? plebiscite provision j ] is attached. J ; Allahabad, British India, April 3.- ; Hudda Mullah, the fanatic, who has ? in the past endeavored to embroil ; Great Britain and Afghanistan has started for Cabul, the capital of Afgha? nistan, with 5.000 armed followers. It is feared that his arrival at Cabul will cause disturbances, as the widow of ^ the late Ameer is opposed to him. 5 - - - ] Don't Let Them Suffer. \ Often children are tortured with itching I nud barning eczema and other skin dis- < eases but Bucklen's Arntca Salve heals the s raw sores, expels inflammation, leaves the 1 skin without a scar. Clean, fragrant, I chead, there's no salve on earth as good, i Try it. Cure guaranteed. Ouly 25c at J x FWDeLorme's. 4 r f Makes the food more del* BOYAU BAWNO POWPEt AL SPALDING RESIGNS. Base Ball War at Last Settled. New York, April 2.-The National league baseball war is practically end? ed. A. G. Spalding has resigned his claim as chief executive of the big organization and the office will be tendered to Wm. C." Tempfe of Pitts? burg. There will be no further con? test in the courts. It! was'decided to play under the same, rules as last year. The foul strike rule was incor? porated in the book of rules. It was decied that tbepitcher should' not have more than one ^minute in' which to warm up prior to. any one inning before deliveryvpf the ballshe not being allowed to deliver more than five balls before the? pl?yjr? STATE H??SE NQT READY. Th? Governor has. cancelled; the call, issued for a meeting ot- the, sinking: fund and State House commission which was to have been nel&at 12 m. on April 8, 1902.s A? i?e/^ork on the State^Hpuse wi? not: be> re^i^vf or final inspection on |Apriltihfe meeting > ol the State House, ffimmj?Bf?m/ and of the sinking fund wrH-nbtjje held. Receiver for Anvil: Insurance Cb? Savannah, Ga.;, April 2. - John Mor? ris was appointed receiver for the? Anvil Insurance company this evening upon the application of dissatisfied policy holdefs. The company recently sold put to the American Guild and it is claimed by the policy holders that; the face value of their policies was to be cut down. Assassinated in Edgefield. Augusta, Ga., April 2.-W. L. Col? lins, a farmer of Edgefield county, : South Carolina, was assassinated by negro highwaymen, five miles from. Augusta in Carolina this afternoon.' George Woods was driving with Col? lins and resisted a hold up when the negroes fired upon them, killing Coir' lins and slightly wounding Woods. - The negroes escaped. . ? - . .? . 1 ', LTtle Rock, Ark., . April 2.-Au? thentic returns give the following, revised-figures on the . United; States seiiatorshtip : For Jas. Pl Clark, 74 members of the general assembly : Jas. K. Jones, 47 ; doubtful 14^ There are 135' members and the number required : to elect as senator is 68. ' The election bf Clark is now assured. Gaffney, April 2:-Last night be? tween 8 and 9 o'clock, a negro known here as Billy Blueshirt,".snot and killed a negro woman named Cora ?Rice. Blueshirt left at once and is being hunted. Another negro hamed Bud Lochart has been arrested by Sheriff Thomas as accessory and placed in jail. . ; i _ v The railroad commissioners have been invited. to*inspect the line of railroad between Lumberton and Ma? rion. The inspection is to take place during the week ending April 12 i at ? such time as the commissioners decide/ upon. The road is a feeder "of they Seaboard Air Line at Lumberton,. andi connects wi tn the Atlantic Coast Line-, at Marion. Iri s 41 miles long. Rome, Ga., April 1.-Walter Allen^. a negro charged , with attempting to> criminally assault Miss Blossom Adamson, a 15-year-old girl in this-; city yesterday afternoon-: "was taken from jail tonight by 4.06Q-.people, who battered the prison doors down, andi hanged him to an electric light pole im the principal portion of this" city. - Ai, volley was fired afterward: and fully a thousand bullets entered^ the nergo's body. As Major Gorgas is about to give way to a Cuban sanitary , officer for Havana, he*thus sums up the work he has. done: "The army took charge of the health department of Havana when deaths were occurring at the rate of 21,252 per year. It gives it up with, deaths occuring at the rate of 57720 per year. It took charge with small? pox epidemic for years. It gives it up with not a single case having occurred in the city for over eighteen months.** Although the city is as populous' as New Orleans, in January there were but five deaths from typhoid fever and three from diptheria. From Septem? ber 28 to the date of the report not a case of yellow fever occurred, although the disease had been epidemic there for two hundred years. Major Gorgas believes that the mosquito is the sole carrier of yellow fever germs, and he has waged war on that insect accord? ingly. How thoroughly he has done bis work in that respect sufficiently appears from the statement that "in January 17,000 houses were inspected and in only ll were larvae found.'* He Kept His Leg. Twelve years ago J. W. Sullivan, of dartford, Conn., stratched his leg with a rusty wire. Inflammation and blood poisoning set in. For two years he suifer ?d intensely. Then the best doctors urged imputation, "bat," he writes, ktI used one jottle of Electric Bitters and 1 1-2 boxes >f Bucklen's Arnica Salve and my leg was -ound and well as ever." For Emptions, Sczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Sores and all >lood disorders Electric Bitters has no iva! on earth. Try them. J F W DeLormc rill guarantee satisfaction or refund nohey. Only 50 cents. 4 LBAKING POWDER URE cious and wholesome \ CO., HEW VOft?_ . - ".*'.?'??: '