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SUICIDE Of IS. BRIME. Wife of Prof. & I Brazeale, of Rutgers College, New York. FORMERLY OF WINTHROP G0LLE8E. Jumped Overboard From a Sound Steamer and Drowned Herself. Anderson, April 17.-News reached "here today of the snicide of Mrs. Martha Brazeale, wife of Prof. W. E. Brazeale, of Rutgers College, N. J. -She jumped overborad from a steamer in Long Island Sound, Monday night, while en route from her home in Brunswick, 1?. J., to New York city. Her body has not been -found. Prof. Brazeale is a native of Anderson County, and was for several years professor of mathematics in Winthrop College. He resigned that position several years ago and went to Bordeaux, France, wita his family, *where he remained for two year^ He returned to the United States two years ago and accepted the position of professor of mathematics in Rutgers College and has , been there-since. No cause is known for Mrs. Brazeale's -suicide, except melancholia, following -ill health. She left her home in Brunswick without letting her hus? band know of her intentions, and he - found that she had taken a steamer for New Fork . only after diligent search. %When the boat reached port she was ?missing but her cloak and nat were found in one*of the toilet rooms opening on the deck. It was -plain that she had jumped overboard at night. A search is being made for tho body, but at last accounts it had not been found. The married life of Prof. and Mrs. Brazeale had always been most happy, except for the periods during which she would suffer from melancholia, due to ill health...'She attempted sui? cide while the family lived at Winthrop by severing ait artery in her wrist, "but was discovered by her husband in time to save her life. Before doing so she left a note for her husband, declaring her love for him, and saying that she would take her life because she feared she could not live to rear iier children as she would like. Her mind dwelt largely upon her children and she became a monomaniac on that subject. Mrs. Brazeale was a Miss Dodge, of Massachusetts. She was educated in Baltimore and it was there that Prof. Brazeale met her. She was 38 years old and was the mother of four children, ranging from 8 to 2 y^ars ?ld. The youngest was born in France. Passage of Irish Land Sill Praoii cally Sss&rsd. ? 'Dublin, April 17.-The Irish Nation? al Convention concluded this evening. In two days it got through a large amoant of controversial work and emerged, to quote T. P. O'Connor, "scatheless and honored from a test which the whole world was watching. lt was not only shaping the destinies of Ireland, but it held in its hand the fate of the powerful British ministry." John Redmond, replying tc an en thnsiastic vote of thanks for his chair? manship, declared that the Convention was ? credit ?a every particular to Ireland. * In ? statement Mr. Redmond makes tile importent announcement that the amendments adopted by the Conven? tion will be accepted at the joint con? ference at which Lord Dunraven, Ijord Mayo, Capt. Shawe-Taylor, -^Jbhu Redmond, William O'Brien and T. W. Russell will meet This prac? tically insures the passage of the Irish land bill. % P. O'Connor, summing up today's t?TOceedings, wrote the following for the Associated Press: '"'This was the day for agreeing on ,tne amendments to the land bill which i?re considered essential. Most of ?cese were proposed by William O'? Brien. -They covered several impor? tant questions, including demands for >tnore liberal treatment of the congest ?$d districts, and of the laborers. The -proceedings were extremely harmoni? ous. There was an animated, but good humored, discussion oh the re Mention of an eighth as a rent charge, proposed by Mr.- Davitt "and myself, the former representing views in terror of the nationalization of the land, while I put forward those of jpeasant proprietary. Ultimately the resolution was adopted condemning the- eighth, but retaining a technical rent charge." One of the most important amend? ements was that proposed by Michael Davitt, that the principle of the American homestead law be introduced into the land bill to "safeguard tbe .peasants from the results of impro? vident borrowing and the operation of land grabbers and land jobbers." in view of a misunderstanding in the case of certain English papers, ?John Redmond introduced a strong borne rule resolution, declaring that the Irish nation would never be satis? fied until it obtained a full measure of -self-government. " Jiichael Davitt briefly seconded the resolution, saying Irishmen would be neglecting their sacred duty to the cause, if they did not send such a message to their race th rcughout the -world. Mr. Redmond's resolution was carri? ed by acclamation. Springfield, Mass., April 16.- The Sepublican says today Roosevelt is ambitious to succeed President Elliott, of Harvard, in 1909, after he finishes tis second term at the White House, schien he expects the American peo jple- to secure for him. The suggestion baa aroused a lively interest among Harvard men in the east. Roosevelt at the head of the institution would mean a great advertisement and boom for athletics. He is not a profound scholar, but his fame as a literary man would enforce the scholastic side of tte university. The site of the ancient city of Car? thage is now a great wheat field, ?here farming implements of American manufacture are used by the natives mader the direction of American over? seers. The soil is as rich as it HOBE TROUBLE FOB BUILDING ANO LOAN GO'S. Supreme Court Hands Bown a Decision of Far Reaching Effect. Columbia, April 17.-This has been a year of many annoyances for the building and loan companies. First i was the opinion of the ?'? to rn ey gen- j eral's office which caused the comp- j troller general to order the auditors to have the companies returned for taxa? tion; and now tbe lawyers and the stockholders of these concerns are very much worried on account of a decision- of the state supreme court in regard to the validity of stock which has been put up as collateral. The case is that of the Interstate Building and Loan Association against Holland, sent up from Edgefield coun? ty. The general effect of the decision of the court seems to be that if a certificate of stock if pnt up as col? lateral, the party to whom th6 stock was originally sold becomes exempt from bearing the burden of expense of operating the company. A prominent lawyer in speaking of the matter said to a reporter of the State yesterday: "The effect of the decision upon the building and loan associations and upon borrowers there? from is thought to be far reaching. It seems to be a matter of surprpise to the profession to learn that stock as? signed as collateral security for the payment of a. debt is to be treated as stock * cancelled, and that' while the contractor will pay a given sum per month nntil the stock of the associa? tion reaches the par value it is to be credited as a p?yment on the debt. It is claimed that the effect of the de? cision is to wipe out the debt before it has been paid-if the stock should reach its par value before full payment -and also to wipe out the debt before its stock reaches full payment if it is paid before that time. However, the court itself will be called upon to de? clare the effect of the decision as cases arise." GAUFOSNU DESPERADO KILLED. Bakersfield, Cal., April 19.- James | McKinney, the outlaw, was shot and killed here today. Deputy Sheriff Tib betts was also killed and Constable Packard was shot fatally. Sheriffs Keiiy of Kern, Collins nf Tulare and Leovin of Arizona coun? ties, with Officers Will and Burt Tib betts, Gus Tower and City Marshal Packard surrounded McKinney shortly before ll o'clock this morning in a house. Will Tibbetts and Packard approached McKinney in the house and ordered him to surrender. McKin? ney answered by shotoing Will Tib? betts htrongh the stomach, who died soon after. Packard was shot through the neck and shoulders and danserous ly wounded. Burt Tibbetts, a brother of the dead deputy sheriff, shot Mc? Kinney through the mouth and neck, killing him. McKinney has been in Bakersfield two days and was harbored by friends in a Chinese joss house. The house was a regular fort. In the place with McKinney was Hui Hulze, a desper? ado. McKinney had a sawed off shot? gun and Onize used a pistol. Hulze would not obey the order to come out of the barricaded house and< the fire department was ordered to the scene. S?lze?gave himself up. He was taken to the' county jail. An immense mob surrounded the jail and tried to take him from the officers. Another accomplice of McKinney was known to be in the house where the battle took place, but be would not' surrender. At 4.50 p. m., the building was set on fire and the man was soon smoked out and taken to jail. Farmer ShGt by His Own Sen. Branchville, April 19.-L. W. Kin? sey, a farmer living six miles from here in Bamberg county, was shot and painfully if not seriously wounded this afternoon. It appear that a disptue arose between Kinsey and one of hjs sons. The former started for his gun ; the latterrdrew his pistol; there was a general mix-up. The pistol went off with the above result. . .* Touiig Kinsey and one of Lis broth? ers were arrested bare this afternoon and will probably be turned over to the sherilf of Bamberg county tomor? row. Missouri Lynchers in Trouble. St. Louis, April 17.-A special to the Post-Dispatch from Joplin, Mo., says the coroner's jury that investi? gated the lynching of the negro found a verdict holding three men. It fol? lows: " We, the jury, after hearing the testimony at the inquest over the body of a negro, whose name is un ? known to us, find that he came to death from hanging by the neck, and that said hanging was done by Sam Mitchell, Ed. Fields, alias "Hickory Bill," and a man named Barnes." Fields is now in custody. Ed Smith, who is charged with larceny during the riot, has been arrested and is now in jail. It is reported that seven or eight of the leaders of the mob have left trie city and others are going. Mr. John D. Cappelmann, of Char? leston, has been appointed one of the board of visitors to the Deaf and Dumb Institute at Cedar Springs. The placing of telephone poles and wires in a city street is held, in Donovan vs Alfert (N. D. ) 5S L. R., 775, to be a new burden of servitude thereon, requiring compensation to be paid to abutting owners. Newport News, Va, April IS.--The United States armored cruiser West Virginia was successfully launched at the Newport News ship-building yard today in the presence of a throng of 25,000 people. A street pageant, in which military companies from Vir? ginia cities and an artillery detachment from Monroe, and the officers, marines and sailors of the German cruiser Gazelle participated, preceded the launching. Wampum, Pa, April 18 -In a fight fallowing an unsuccessful attempt to rob the First National Bank of this place early this morning, one man was killed and another seriously wounded. The dead man was one of the burglars, and he has not yet been identified. The wounded man waa Henry Wilioutihy, a baker, who sur LIPTON'S SHOCK SU. Struck by Squall and Sails Car? ried ?way. Weymouth, England, April 17. Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger for the America's cup was dismasted in a squall today, shortly after leaving ' this harbor preparatory to another trial spin with the Shamrock I. Her mast, as it fell over the sides, carried several of the crew and gear and can ! vas. overboard. ' One man was drowned and several persons, including Sir Thomas, who was knocked down a hatchway, were bruised or otherwise injured. The yachts were manoeuvering in the roadstead under main sails, jibs, foresails and gaff stopsails prior to the start. A strong northeast breeze was blowing but there was nothing in the nature of a gale. The boats seem? ed to carry their racing sails well as they fetched out from the shelter of the breakwater, the Shamrock III leading on a tack out seaward apparent? ly with the intention of testing the strength of the wind outside. Before the start Sir Thomas Lipton, Ratzy, the sailmaker, and Col. Shar? man Crawford, vice commodore of the -Royal Ulster Yacht Club, boarded the challenger, which made a magnifi? cent picture as, under her cloud of canvas, she drove past Nothe ^lead. When nearly a mile off shore, a sud? den gust of wind sweeping out of Wey? mouth bay struck the yacht and com? pletely dismantled her. The weather rigging screws of her main shrouds gave way and her mast carried away close to the deck and with it went her spars, sails and gearing in a confused mass of wreckage. The yacht's decks were crowded with Sir Thomas Lip? ton's guests, officers and men and it seemed impossible that the disaster was not attended by serious loss of life. So sudden was the calamity that tho yacht lay, wrecked and helpless, before those on board of her well realized what had happened. . For? tunately most of the tremendous weight of the gear fell clear of the deck, as otherwise the disaster must have been multiplied tenfold. . As it was only one life was lost, that of a member of the crew named Collier, a brother-in-law of Capt. Wringe. Collier at the moment of tho accident was handing a binocular glass to Sir Thomas Lipton and still had the glass in his hand when he WES struck by some of the tumbling gear and knock? ed overboard. The lull which followed was broken by a sharp order from Capt. Wringe to get away a boat. A boat was shot overboard, manned and started to searcn for Collier. Boats were abo dropped from the Shamrock I and Erin. Collier, however, never reap? peared. A number of others were in? jured by falling gear, but none was seriously hurt. Sir Thomas was knock? ed down a hatchway and ene of his hands was injured but not seriously. The Erin passed a line to the wreck? ed yacht and stood by .her to give all the aid necessary. Sir Thomas, who was extremely distressed by the fatali? ty and the injury to the yacht, said in an interview that the accident occurrer1 absolutely without warning, and much more quickly than wben the Shamrock II was similarly dismantled in the Solent. The hull of the Shamrock III was not damaged. The mast when it went overbosrd went solid. There was at that time only one break, which WDS about seven feet above the deck. As the big spar with its weight of canvas became heavier owing to the water in it, the mast again buckled its bead going down till it rested on the bot? tom. It is believed it will be com? paratively easy to repair the mast but a whole suit of canvass is irretriev? ably rained. Sir Thomas bad a narrow escape. He was thrown down the hatchway with a sailor and fell with such force as to break the beard flooring covering the tank. Sir Thoms Lipton informed the cor? re psondent of the Associated Press that he expects to fulfill his engage? ment off Sandy Hook on Aug. 20. THEI?SETFI?BISI Washington, Arpil 19.-"The Jews are preserving the home and family better than we Christians are doing. I do not know how to account for this, but I do know it to be a fact." Bishop Satterlee, of the Episcopal Church made this declaration in a ser? mon here tonight, in which the main subject of his discourse was divorce. .'Men," said the Bishop, "are losing respect for the home and caring less for the f mai ly-the unit of our ci vil? ization. On the shoulders of the hus? bands and fathers of the land," he continued, "rests the responsibility for the low estate to which the family has fallen in this country. Thus has been fostered and encouraged the greatest curse of the age-divorce and the loose manner in which the sacred marriage vows are kept. "The great evil, the most frightful danger, of our age is divorce, and the breaking down of the family institu? tion," said the Bishop. "If it is not stopped the women of this country and of our race will be degraded within fifty years." The New York Evening Telegram of Tuesday says: "The decision ren? dered by the United States Supreme Court yesterday, though it but re? affirms the law previously declared by tue same tribunal, is an em? phatic reminder that the Courts have entered upon a new era in view? ing Okalahoma, Dakota and other Wes? tern divorces. In several leading cases they have refused to recognize the validity of such divorce unless obtain ed after bona fide residence, and this rule is in a fair way of becoming general The effect of it will be that if a citizen of the State, for example, goes West merely foi tlqp purpose of getting a divorce after tbe residence qr sojourn required by local law and then returns here to resume hjs or her residence the decree will be held in? valid and a second marriage, if con? tracted, will be bigamous. Now it is well known that hundreds of Wes? tern divorces are of that character. Hence they will not stand the test of the law as now applied by the Courts, and hereafter a valid decree can be obtained only by becoming a rmanent b6na fide citizen of the IMPORTANT NOTICE T? VETERANS. Edgefield. April 17.-From the head? quarters of the South Carolina divi? sion, U. C. V., the following general order was issued this afternoon : General Order No. 4. The commanding general requests that all veterans attending the State reunion at Columbia shall wear their camp badges, the object of this heine: to facilitate the work of the entertain? ment committees at the depots, enabling the committeemen to identify the j veterans. It is also desired that each veteran ! who intends to attend the reunion ad? vise at once Secretary E. J. Watson of the Chamber of Commerce whether he desires entertainment free of cost. If this is promptly done, the work of assigning the old soldiers to comfort? able quarters can be accomplished in advance of the reunion, and each man will be enabled to come to the city with the address of his host in his pocket. j By order Thos. W. Carwile. Major General Commanding S. C., j Division, U. C. V. Official : J. M. Gordan, ?djutanat General and Chief-of Staff. Hester's Cotton Statement. New Orleans, April 17.-Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement, is? sued today, shows for the seventeen days of April an increase over last year of 60,000 bales, and a decrease under the same period vear before last of 26,000. For the 229 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the229 days of last year 200.000 bales: ahead of the same time year before last 639,000 and ahed of 1900 by 1,340, 000. The amount brought into sight dur? ing the past week has been 109,669 bales, against 86,069 for the seven days ending this date last year, and 93,137 year before last, and for the seven? teen days o? April it has been 266,610 bales, aginst 20<J,147 iast year and 292,662 year before last. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States torts 7,221,966 bales, against 7,093,032 last year: overland across the Mis sissipi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 979,761, against 1,020,694 last year: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 131.049. against 179,285 last year: Southern mills' takings 1,473,500 against 1,313, 424 last year. The total movement for the 229 days from September 1 to date is 9.806,270 bales, against 9,606,435 last year. Foreign exports for the week have been 32,279 bales, against 43,941 last year, making the total thus far for the season 6,093,939, against 5,72S,120 last year. The total takings cf American mills, North and South and Canada, thus far ior the season have b^en 3.490,406 bales. against 3,258,902. These include 1,893,753 by Northern spinners, against 1,923.701. Stocks at the seaboard and the twen? ty-nine leading Southern interior centres have increased during the week 2,043 bales, against a decrease during the corresponding pcricd last season of 40,70S. Including stocks left over at perts and interior towns from tho last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date has been 10,021,350 bales, against 9.9661,22 for the same period last year. THE WORLD' VISIBLE SUPPLY. New Orleans, April 17.-Secretary ilester's staetment of the world's visible supply of cotton, issued today, shows the total visible to be 3,343,727 bales, against 3,471,74 last week and 3,835,510 last year, of this the total of American cotton is 2,135,727 bales, against 2,262,747 last week and 2,695,510 last vear, and of ali other kinds, in? cluding Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, 1,20S,000 against 1,209,000 last week and 1,140,000 last year. Of the world's visible supply of cotton there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 1:992,000 bales, against 2,50S,000 iast year; in Egypt 107,000* against 186,000 fast year; in India 693,000, against 612,000 last vear, and in the United States 551,000, against 980,000 last year. t A Hero in C?vii Life. The city of New?rk has a citizen who has in him the stuff of which heroes are made according to an ar? ticle in a recent issue of the New York Commercial. There is a large manu? facturer of machinery in that city named Joseph Mundy. Among his employees are some non-union men. The International Association of Mas? sachusetts demanded that he discharge all the non-union men and this was the result of that demand : "I will enter into no agreement with any organization," promptly de? clared the proprietor, after calling all classes of his workmen before him, 1 which prevents honest labor from se? curing employment or which takes the bread and butter out of your mouths. If every man bas not the right to work without being forced to obey the mandates of an organization, then it is time for us to get out of business. The very audacity of the proposition astounded me and in my estimation it is anarchy. If any of you strike be? cause of my position on this point I will never take one of you back." As before remarked, this is the stuff of which heroes are made, and it is earnestly to be hoped that he will stick to what he says. It is probable that the Association can ruin his bigness. They can at least make it very unpleasant for him by boycotts and blacklists, and may be able to prevent him from getting employees to carry on his work, but if anything of the kind is attempted ali people in Newark who believe in right and jus? tice ought to stand by him. and his customers outside ought to make it a point of honor to see that he loses nothing by the brave stand he makes for the riyht. If all emplomen* cf labor would positively refuse to be dictated to and would insist on the right of any man to work for a living without interference from others, it would go a long way towards correct? ing an evil which seriously threatens all industries in the United States. TALES OF REPUBLICAN RUSGJiLITY. Departmental Gossip From Wash? ington-How High Officials Shield The Corrupt Subordi? nates and Prevent Their Punishment. I Washington, April 20.-If tho Presi I dent desires a thorough investigation of the Postofnce scandals and the ex? posure of the rascals rather than a whitewashing, he had better manage to infuse a little of his strenuousness into his Postmaster General, " said a prominent official of the Government to your correspondent today, and that is the general impression among all who have closely watched the course of events since Postmaster General Payne returned from his southern cruise. It is evident that the Postmaster General has no heart in the investigations which are being conducted by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow and that, as a result of political in? fluence, or for other reasons, he would like to prolong the affair until the public is weary cf it and then drop it with as little publicity as possible. With an evident desire to curtail the publicity which the affair bas been re? ceiving in the newspapers, the Post? master General has twice-taken oc? casion to say to the newspaper corres? pondents whom he receives each day at ip. m., that he would expect them to prove the allegations which they send to their papers and that it was more than possible that General Bristow would attempt to drag them into the investigation and make them testify as to the sources of their information. Charges of the gravest import are being filed almost daily, but no word regard? ing them is given to the public, and it is doubtful if they will ever be made public unless on an unequivocal order from the President or on the impera? tive request of Congress. The appearance of " Cousin" Abner McKinley in Washington this week was not altogether surprising, but it is taken to confirm the rumor that Mr. McKinley is trying to protect his old friend Superintendent Machen cf the Pcstoffiee Department from the fire of Presidential wrath. Mr. McKinley had a long talk with Mr. Machen and from him wenr immediately to the Postmaster General with whom he was closeted for some time. It was gener? ally believed that when Perry Heath was First Assistant Postmaster Gener? al, it was Mr. McKinley that effected the withdrawal of tne request for Mr. Machen?s resignation which bad been made at that time. A proceeding which reflects grave discredit on certain officials of the Administration has just come to light in connection with the smuggling cases in Porto Rico. Officers of the army and navy and some civilians were recently arrested for smuggling wines, silks and tobacco into Porto Rico, and the case was taken up at the instance of the United States Attorney for the isl? and. When Secretary cf the Navy Moody, Postmaster General Payne, Representatives Cannon and others were in Porto Rico they were appealed to in the matter and immediately cn their return to Washington the United States Attorney was instructed to ''nolle j'ros'' the esses. The Porto Rican jud?;e ref?sed to entertain the plea, however, and the grand jury has indicted the officers and civilians. The Department cf Justice, cn being noti? fied that the local judge refused to dis? miss the cases cabled the attorney, in part, "Considerations of moment not confined to Porto Kico or individuals involved have moved Administration, after full investigation and delibera? tion, to course directed which wi il be adhered to." What will be the further course of the Administration, now that the culprits have been indicted remains to be seen, but it is diificulc to see reason or justice in the apparent exemption granted to smugglers, ap? parently on the ground that they are army and navy officers who should be the first to uphold the law. A news item has reached iVashington from Ohio which has excited the keen? est interest. It is to the effect that Senator Hanna is to no longer enjoy the position of supreme dictator of re? publican affairs in his state but must, as a result of his defeat in Cleveland by Mayor Johnson, share bis dictator? ship with Senator Foraker and George B. Cox of Cincinnati. This informa? tion is of especial interest because of the fact that the Ohio republicans hold their state convention in June" to select a candidate for Governor and Mr. Hanna ha? already selected his candidate, Mr. Myron T. Herrick, lu selecting Mr. Flerrick, Senator Hanna turned down General Dick, of Akron, now a member of Congress. General Dick has long liad gubernatorial aspirations and there are those whc believe he will land the plum this yeai despite Mr. Hanna. Meanwhile the mere suggestion of a factional fight in republicaan ranks strikes terror tc the republican politicians because ol the recognized strength of Tom John? son. Rumors of the necessity of an in? vestigation in the Navy Department, especially one that would go verj thoroughly into the question nf am munition and the contracts let foi naval vessels, continue to circulate despite the efforts of the Secretary tc discredit them. The accident on tin Iowa, the damage to the Maine, th? prompt disavowal of any responsibility on the part of the contractors, by offi? cers of the Nayy almost before there bad been time to ascertain the ful! extent of the damages to the lattei vessel, are all cited as indicating the necessity for a full and thorough in? vestigation, and it is said that some j very forcible truths will be presentee I to the President on his return to Wash j ington. A scheme put into operation, b} . which Secretary Shaw bas just alfordec : the National City -Bank of New Vori ! an opportunity to make some ver> ! handsome profits in connection witt ? his bond refunding scheme has jusi i come to light and has occasioned the greatest indignation on the part o otl?er New York bankers. The Secre ta ry caused to be addressed, from t:b< list of registered bond holders in '?hi possession of the Treasury Depart mont, circulars of the bank named offering to purchase the 4 per cen bonds and exchange them for the nev issue of 2 per cents. As there is i very handsome profit in the transactioi for the bank making this exchange an< rite Secretary was party to th* scheme, numerous protests are beinj i HAMPTON LEWIS HAS A RIVAL j Ciiizen Josh Ashley Tells Why He is Agin' the Bonds. Honea Path S C Apr 13 1903 I Mr Editor I notice in your Last ls j sue Results of the Election which you j said that the opposition was lead by j me now I beleive that all the Readers of your Paper no that I do not oppose suporting the Comon scfaole or the Building up of the Comon schools But I do oppose having Bonds put on my properrty thirty years ma be for my children to hav to pay I never new of Bonds being votd on people but what they wer sick of them before they Ever got Rid of them and generally" it is away them that was the keenest for them that try first to get Red of them without paying them I am no Lawyer but I do not think that they Can E\rer fioat thay Bonds as thier is no provissions in this Bill to pay the Princible the Election was not held according to law for the law says plainly that the Trustees, shall be the manager now as far the opposition being led by me I did not no but what they were agoing to let me out of the disstrict just about a week be? fore the Election if they will let all the white men in this disstrict vote th majority is against the issiuing of them Bonds to day now in favor cf the Bonds they voted men that lives in abbervill county and negraes that did not Hav any Real estate nor Pearsonal property now as Concerning me surparting the Comon scnools I think my ReCaed home and abroad will Shaw that I'hav done so now if thier petiatior at Honea Path is correct it will shov; that Joshu ashleys money had hope Build and Repair th pressent School House that stands thier now I aliso sawed out Evry stick of Lumber that Built the mcadams* School Eouse in anderson Co and the Rock spring School House in abbrvill County free , of charge that is all they wanted me to sow Besides I give the People cf Mcadams School money Besid now I offerd to give to the Honea Path peo? ple to th Build Present school House twenty five Dollers and me so far from school House tbet Cannot send to school without I keep a Horse and Buggy for that purpose and I am against the Schooie House being Bnilt in a quarter of amile of the Lower line ana me aliving upon th npper line 3'.> miles from th School and Bonds to be on my Propperty for thirty year and might be all way Joshua W AS!Jley -Honea Path Chronicle. Secretary Moody's Tribute to Our Torpedo Boat Heroes. Washington, April 17.- Secretary of the Navy Moody, in a cordial letter cf acknowledgement, has completed a pleasant interchange of tokens of good feeling between the North and South. On the Battery, in Charleston, S. C., there is a handsome granite monument to the men who lost their lives in the operation of the Confederate torpedo boat "Hundley," called by the Fed ?rai authorities the "David." On Secretary Moodys" return from the West Indies he received through Mayor Smyth, cf Charleston, a hand? some double frame containing photo? graphs of the two inscribed faces cf the "torpedo monument." The fol? lowing letter from Mayor Smyth' ac? companied it : ''You expressed a wish for a .photo? graph of the monument cn our-Bat? tery to our torpedo heroes during a drive I had the honor to have with you when recently in our city. I men? tioned your request to Mrs. S. E. Conner, president of the Charleston Chapter of the Daughters of the Con? federacy, and also your remarks as you stood with bead uncovered before that monument, 'Mr. Mayor, this belongs' to our country, not to Charleston alone' "It gives me great pleasure to pres? ent this photograph and to thank von for yo.ur kind words and the interest you have manifested in this o?d city. Such feelings, as you expressed co honor to your brain and heart, and will be cherished by us all as typical of the true and broad Americn citizen you have always proved yourself to be." Mr. Moody's response was in the same kindly vein. What was known as the "Fish torpe? do boat," a submarine, was built .at Mobile, in 1863, by Hundley and Mc? clintock. Hundley lost his own fife within his boat and eventually she went down for the last time with her victim", the Housatonic. The "Da? vid" was ari entirely different type of torpedo craft and was never entirely submerged.-Ed. The N. and C. inm - cart-i A. F. H. Dukes Dead. Braach ville, April 20.-Mr. A. F. H. Dukes died at L25 this afternoon after an illness of three months. Mr. Dukes has suffered intensely and be? lieved up until a few days ago that he was going to get w.ell. Mr. Dukes was one of the most progressive citizens here and he will be a great loss to this tovri and community. Mr. Dukes carred about $21,000 life insurance and belonged to the follow? ing orders: Masons. Knights of Py? thias, D. O.K. K., Knights of Honor, Knights and Ladies of Honor and Woodmen of the World. Coal Miners Locked Out. : Pottsville, Pa, April 20.-Of the forty-three collieries bf the Philadel? phia and Reading Coal and Iron ?eav pany'all but eleven are shut down to? day, owing to the employee's being locked ont by an order of the company. At the thirty-two idle operations many of the employees on Saturday i refused to work nine hours, as CA - I manded by the management ci tT:e j company. In the Shenandoah ard ! Mahanoy regions, the storm cen tie, I all of the Reading operations a:e I closed today. Upwards of thirty thixt i sand mine workers are locked ont *? y ? this company alone. Savannah, Ga., April 20.- J. r. Oliveros, ex-cashier of the Atlantic * Coast Line, who is charged with tie embezzlement of $5,777.45, while acting in that capacity, is still in jail, navint* thus far been unable to make the rt - -aired bond of $5,00C.