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TIE ST2TE ?DOSE SG?NB?L. Wgfci cf te Thrsatens GaplicL MR. C. C. WILSON SAYS BUILD IMG iSUMS*FE ANO LIVES ENDANGERED. * Cohimbis, June 5.-Senator J. Q. Marshall, chairman cf the commission to provide for repairs cn the. State ?cese, yesterday transmitted io Gov? ernor Hey ward special report of Mr. CX C. Wilson, in which the engineer finds that for lack of proper support .the dome is in danger of collapsing, ?sd according to Gov. Hey ward's in? terpretation of the report the lives of these who frequent the State house are . endangered and the property is iu jeo? pardy. Gov. Heyward will at once employ a non-resident engineer to look into the safety of the dome. Engineer Wilson in his. report says : Columbia, S/C, Jnne 3, 1904. Gentlemen: la preparing details and plans'for the new ceiling for the lobby in the State'boase, which it will be necessary to attach to the girders carrying the dome, it has come t<kmy attention that these girders are seri? ously overloaded,- already. I bfeve made careful calculations of the stresses in these girders, and beg leave to report as follows : No. 1. Actual stress; 102.95 tons Safe stress, 88.84 tons "Excess stress, 14.55 tons-16 per cent. No. 2. Cantilever end : Actual stress, 547.17 tons y Safe Stress, 366.00 tons Excess stress, 21L00 tons-65 per cent. No. 2. Supported at both ends : Actual stress, 91.8 tons Safe stress, 102:85 tons No. 3. . Actual stress, 233.75 tons . Safe stress, 120.00 toss "Excess stress, 113.78 tons-95 per cent. Na 4. ?Cantilever end : Actual stress^ 632.00 tons Safe stress, 91&00 tons No. 4, Supported at both ends : Actual stress, 430.60 tons Safe stress, 149.87 tons JSxcess stress 280.74 tons-187 per cent. !fhere are tao girders designated by No. 4, which rest at one end on brick wall, coming immediately ' over old ' Tent fines. These flues are spanned by a stone lintel, and a load of 206,000 pounds is brought" upon them, while the safe load ie 40,450 pounds. One of ?base stones is cracked and the weight is now supported by a narrow brick pairtitijn ^between the fines. I regret exceedingly the occurrence of this serio is difficulty ; but I deem it my duty to bring the matter to your attention, and to ask an immediate investigation by some expert, and that no-further work be done on the ?building unti< this construction is re moved cr strengthened, unless such investigation shall show that my cal cnlsiocs are wrong, which'I sincerely wish might be the case. Bespectfuily von rs, {Signed! Chas. C. Wilson, Architect. GOV. HEYWARD TALKS. I Gov. Heyward gave ont the following statement : "The report bf Architect Wilson, submitted to me by Chairman Mar? shall ottbe commission for the com? motion of the State house, comes to aa? as a great surprise as it no ccu br ;anl\ bs to the psogle cf the State .generally. Should tnis report be cor ^sect the lives of those who frequent tne State house are in danger, and the property of the State is also in Jeopardy. This certainly presents a ?cedit ion which in my judgment re qcirfs immediate and most careful at? tention ; and I deem it my duty to $aake st?s to fea?; tte dome thoroughly "Tsaramlned. and the report of the ar? chitect either verified or disproved. **At the last session of the general sasembiy a certain amount was ap? proximated for extraordinary repairs fie the State hor se and ct ating plant, Iel? expended by the go v- .rrj or in case stan emergency requiring it.' From this fund I propose to secure the sery suees of a thoroughly competent and reliable .architect, one who is not a nssdest of this State, who shall look mest carefully into the safety cf . the deane, and report to "me as soon as possible. There remains nothing fur . tfere to be done, as far as I can see, nat? such an examination and report Isas neen made.1' CHAIRMAN M A RS A LL'S LET i ER. Jtfecompanying the report was the following better from Chairman Mar shall: "?Pear Sir: I beg herewith to land yt? a report made by Mr. C C, Wil? so?, architect cf the co.-nmissioo for the completion of the State house, -wherein he has made known to said commission that the girders carrying the dome of the S rate house 'are seri ously overloaded.' "The commission do cot think it advisable with the facts as stated by Mr, Wilson before it to proceed fur ther with their work until a thorough investigation is made to ascertain if Mr. Wilson's calculations are correct. **The commission, ti;erefore, deem it proper that this matter be brought toyonr attention so that yen may take such steps as you may see fit to verify bis report." Would do al! He Could to Oblige. "Repr?sentative Adamson of Georgia recently told a ste ry which illustrated tine good fellowship. He had been campaigning in Georgia on foot and -was twenty-five miles from home. It became necessary for him to go home, and be tried to secure a convej*ance, ont all the teams were busy on the forms. Finally he went to a man whom he knew very well .and said : "Bill, I have to go home, and I ?aat a rig to take me. You've got to gai. me one.-; **Adamson," he replied, "we are five months behind with our work itere, and it is next to impossible to ?et a horse that can be spared, but there isn't anything I won't do for yon. I'll tel} yon what I'll do-I'll walk home .with yon."-Washington THE MM COTTON DROP. Acreage Increased Nearly Ten Per Cent-Department of Agri culture's Estimate of the Cotton Crop. Average Condition Better-Comparisons With Last Year-The Increase in South Carolina Relatively Small. * Wasbingtn. Jane 4.- The chief of the bureau of statistics of the depart ment of agriculture estimates the total acreage planted in cotton in the United States this season at 31,730,371 acres, an increase of 2,823,016 acres, cr 9.8 per cent, upon the acreage plsnted last year. The average condition of the grow ing crop on May "26th was S3, as com pared with 74.1 on May 26, 1903, 95.1 at the corresponding date in 1902, and a ten year average cf 85.8. The percentage of increase in acre age in the.different States (the com pariso being with the area planted last season) is as follows : Virginia 19.0: North Carolina 13 5; South Camli na 9.0; Georgia 7.7: Flor ida 10 7; Alabama 9.0; Mississippi 10.5; Louisiana 13.5: Texas 7.1 ; Ar kansas 9.3; Tennessee 11.5: Missouri 23.0; Oklahoma 29.2; Indian Territory. 26.0. The condition of the crop by States on May 26 was as follows : Virginia 82; North Carolina 84; South Carolina 81 : Georgia 78 ;.Flcrida 88; Alabama 80; Mississippi 85; Lou isiana 86 ; Texas 84 : Arkansas 84 ; Ten nessee 85 ; Missouri ^2 ; Oklahoma 93 ; Indian Territory 90. Aside from the large increase in acreage, due mainly to the higrvtfrice of cotton, there are no conditions calling for special comment at this time. * TERRIBLE FIRE IN PEORIA. Ten Men K lied-Over 3.000 Cat tle in Barns Were Jtaasted or Suffocated. Pe r a, ILL, June 4.-An explosion which occurred in the ll story ware house of the Corning distillery, the second largest in the world, this after noon, completely wrecked the build ing. The rains immediately took fire and comrnucicate'd to three adjoining buildings, burning them to the ground. Ten ben were buried beneath the ruins and burned to death and six others were seriously injured. The loss on buildings and whiskey and . spirits stored , will approximate $1,000,000. The fir* spread to the stock yards district, where a dozen large cattle barns, filled with cattle for market, were burned. The cause of the 'xplcsion cannot yet by determined. / The wildest excitement prevailed ; after the explosion, and the immense plant was surrounded by thousands of people, who, however, were unable I to get close to the structure on account , of the intense heat. Tie warehoase containing in the neighborhood of 30,000 barrels of ! whiskey was instantaneously a seeth ing calch n and it was seen no one \ inside the big structure could escape. Tjie warehouse in crushing the sm lier structure pear by set that on fire, [ and the whiskey from the burning j barrels flooded everything in that section. Large streams ran down grade toward the river, and in a short time there was a foot of whiskey in the cattle pe^s east of the ware- . house where 3.200 steers were chained, j fast. Their distress lasted but a few . moments, however, for they rere soon . roasted to death or suffocated. They were the property of Dood & Heifer of Chicago, lt is impossible to compute their less, but it will amount to thousands of dollars. : The two fermenting houses were speedily food for .the flames. They ' were two structures of good dimen sions and both of them were practical- ! ly destroyed. . ^ The firemen got near t'^e fire with , difficulty and the water had little or no effect A high wind was blowing and fanning the flames in the direct- . ion of the Monarch distillery and for j a time it was feared that the fire j would sweep along the eutire river bank. However, the heroic work of . the firemen be?an to tell and at 7 , o'clock the fire seemed under control with no likelihood \)f a further spread. London, June 6.-The Times cor respondent at Tangier, under date of June 5, says: "Tr*e snhau's author ization to comply with Raisuli's de mands cannot be received for a day or two. If the sultan fully acquiesces in the demands, the release of the captives may be expected shortly, but that by no means settles the situation, for having twice sacceeded in defying Europe and the sultan, Raisuli's suc cess will tempt the tribesmen to far ther outrages. Lexington, Va., June 5.-Edward McCormick, a young farmer of Brownsburg, 16 miles from here, last night snot and instantly killed John W. Wade and Arthur Blackwell. The .shooting was the result of bad feeling that has existed between the men for three j ears. It is asserted that tee dead men had been drinking and way laid McCormick a:.'d his fattier on their way heme arid stoned them whereupon young McCormick fired, shooting Wade through the heart and Blackwell through tbe luDgs. Mc Cormick was arrested today. Jacksonville, Fla., June 5.-Mrs. Mattie E. Carlisle was found dead at her home here foday. Her body was lying under her bed and was badly bruised. Two young women who be sides her were the only occupants of the house on returning from their work last night found the front door locked. Later when they failed to see Mrs. Carlisle tney notified the poilce. A search was made ana noth ing was found, bat feeling nervous they spent the night with a friend. Returning this morning they found that she had still not appeared and the police searched more thoroughly, finding the body. GLENN SPRINGS WATER A DASTARDLY CRIME. Strikers Blow Up a Train Load of Strike Breakers at. Independ? ence. Colorado-Sixteen Kill? ed Outright-Many Oihers Wounded. Special to The Daily Item. Cripple Creek, Col., June G, 1 p. m.-A train filled srith non nnion mineri?, imported to break the strike, and the depot at Independence were blown np wi; h dynamite this morning. Sixteen cf the "strike breakers" were kill?d, nine mortally wounded and many others seriously injured. It is believed that the strikers perpetrated the ciime. A number of doctors have been sent from Colorado Springs on a relief train. The sheriff- with a large posse is in pursuit of the dynamiters. MISCHIEVOUS BO? CAUSES RIOT Four Italians Wounded in a Fight With New York Police and (4 Wounded. New York, June 5.-A boy with a baseball started . a riot near pier 42 Norta river iate today, as the result of which four Italians received bullet WOUE?S and were taken to the hospit? al and 14 cf,their countrymen are un? der arrest. The boy threw the ball at a group of loO Italian coal passers who were leaving the pier and it struck one of the men on the leg. The Italian drew a stiletto and ran after the boy but was caught by a policeman. The Italians then knocked the officer down and beat bim until other polcomen charged the crowd. Italians and po? licemen then drew revolvers and on the Eihooting t?at followed four of the Italians were wounded. The others were driven aboard the Cunard liner Slavonia. Owing to the fact that the Italians threw their revolvers into the river as soon as the chambers were emptied none was found on the prison res but every man arrested had a stiletto and some of them two. None of the po? licemen were seriously hurt. It is thought the wounded Italians will all recover. Hil BURNED BULL FIGHT ARENA. Riot Followed Stopping of Exhi? bition in St. Louis-incendia? rism Was Rampant. St* Louis, June 5.-Incensed over their failure to see a "genuine Span? ish bull fight," which the authorities had ordered stopped, a riot was start? ed in an arena near the world's fair grounds this evening by a crowd of 2,50!) men and boys who were unable, to get th6ir money back and the building was burned to the ground. The price cf admission charged was SI. Fon r men were placed under ar? rest by the authorties of St. Louis coaaty charged with . destruction of property. The crowd, thinking these men were connected with the show, made an attempt to mob them and in their encounter with the deputy sher? iffs, a number were roughly handled and some received scalp wounds/ The building ia said to have cost $2,500. It ts a total loss. The initial performance by the com? pany of Spanish bull fighters had been advertised widely for today, but Gov. Dockery, to whom numerous protests had been made by religious and hu? mane societies, ordered that it should aot be allowed o take place. Etespite these orders a large crowd assembled i? the arena at the adver? tised time of opening. Before the regular performance a number of cow boys drove in some bulls which they ran around the arena in the wild west style. The crowd soon became tired Df this and called for the bull fight. Fhe announcement was then made that the bull fight would be proceeded wil;h. As the matadors came into the ring a county official stepped up to the an? nouncer and banded him a paper in? forming him that the proposed show :ould not take place. When this be? came known to the crowd they leaped into the arena and demanded the re? turn of their money. Failing to get this, the crowd went to Ahe office, which was located in a small building outside the arena and begaon to stone the structure. This was followed by attempts to burn the arena, which was an immense building constructed of pine. Bits cf burning paper were thrown at the woodwork and fiually some one went inside and dropped a lighed match into a pile of hay under the arena. The whole structure was goon on fire and before long was in nuns. A call was made for the fire depart? ment, but the single engine that re sonded, stuck in the mud and there was nothing to stop the progress of the flames. Tho fire department of the world's fair was called out to protect the exposition building?, should it become necessary but as the wind blew in the.opposite direction there was no danger. Piedmont. June 5.-A serions shoot? ing scrape occurred here this after neon between 1 and 2 o'clock at a negro cabin on ttie Anderson side. Aa a result two negroes, Jerry Dial and Henry Sherman, are dead and anothor, Warren Samples, is fatally wouunded. A gan# of them, it ap? pears, had conjugated at. this cabin for a game of cards and were all equipped with the? usual accompani? ment.-, psitois and mean com liquor. N. G. Osteen, Jr., SURGEON DENTIST, OFFICE : No. 18 W. Liberty St., (Over Osteen's Book Store.), SUMTER, S. 0. Office hom s, y to 1.30 ; 2.30 ,06 RUSS UK 8 KB0AT TORPEDOED. Japanese Destroyed Another Ves se!-Gain Another Victory on Land-Advancing cn PGrt Arthur. Tokio, June 6, ll a. m.-The Rus sian gunboat Giliak was torpedoed and destroyed at Port Arthur Satur day. London, June C.-The Daly Tele graph's Tien Tsin correspondent wires : "Four thousand Russians belonging to Gen. Staikenberg's brigade on May 31 attacked 1,500 Japanese occupying a position five miles south of Wafang tien. The Russians were repulsed, losing 200 killed and 400 wounded. The Japanese lost more than 100 kill ed." ALMOST IN TOUCH. Cheefoo, June 6, 1.30 a. m.-But two iles separated Japanese and Rus sian armies on the Liao Tung penin sula on June 2, according to Chinese who have arrived here from Dalny. The Japanese army, reenforced by the men who landed at Dalny, occu-, pied Twing-Ching and also Sancbim-: po, several miles west of Dalny. They then proceeded along the coast toward Port Arthur. On one side cf the army are high mountains and oo the other side is the sea from which the Japanese gunboats are supporting the flank of the army. On June 2 the Japanese forces were within seven miles of the cuter forts of Port Arthur only two miles from the Russian army, which is ready to protest their further advance. The Chinese believed that there would be a" big battle at this point. It is also stated by the Chinese that the Japa nese have moved their base to Dalny from Talien Wan. The larger Japa nese ships are anchored outside, the smaller ones inside the harbor. Troops are bei Pg landed, they say, from small vessels, apparently coming from Pitsewo or the Elliott islands. r he Chinese farther reported that a number of Chinese have been shot while attempting to get through the Russian lines. SITUATION AT PORT ARTHUR. Washington, June 5.-The Japanese legation today received the following cablegram from the home government, it Tokio, bearing on events at Port Arthur : "Admiral Togo report?, that, ac cording to a message received by him ;hrough wireless telegraphy from the ;aptain of the cruiser Chit se, which NHS exercising off Port Arthur, four nasts one with wireless telegraphic nstruments and a sentry box, were leen on the top of Laoteshan. Great explosions were heard, and rising of lense smoke was observed repeatedly n the direction of Port Arthur dar ug Saturday." The Japanese torpedo boat destroy er Ikazuchi yesterday discovered and ixloded a large mine off San Shan island, at the entrance to Talienwan 3ay. The Japanese naval authorities en gaged in clearing out the mines in he vicinity of Talienwan Bay are em- 1 )loying Japanese shell divers from iushia Province for the purpose. Chese divers volunteered for this work ind they are wonderfully expert, lt s said that with their diving para )bernalia they can stay under water 1 or half a day at a time. Hundreds of ap ese fishermen are volunteering o assist in clearing away Rnssian I nines, and it is probable that some of ! hem will be used for this work, ["hese voluntary offers are taken to il- 1 ustrate the unity of the Japanese peo- 1 ile in the war. 1 >ORT ARTHUR REALLY CUT OFF. St. Petersburg, June 5.-The Gov- J irnment apppears to be without fresh nformation today of any sort concern ng Port Arthur. The authorities are j ceptical over the stories of smoke md heavy detonations at Port Arthur, 1 fbich may have been caused by the Japanese passing over mine fields on 1 he landward side. Even this, they ] ay, is a doubtful supposition thus 1 larly in the siege. It is again pointed ; ut in official quarters that the Gov irnmentris not in receipt of any reg dar information from Port Arthur, . mt is wholly dependent upon the re- J >orts from Japanese or nentral * on rees, except when a messenger ucceeds in getting through the lines. ,t is not expected that the embargo viii soon be raised. FIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN WAR Tokio, June 5-4.30 p. m.-It is inspected here that the Russians at Port Arthur are communicating with oints on the Chinese coast by means >f wireless telegraphy. It was re torted that a wireless station had >een erected secretly at the village of ?eh-Wang, on Takion Island, one of ;he Miao Tao group, situated in Pe Zh\ Li Strait, and the Japanese crnis ;r Chit se visited the island yesterday ;o investigate. She did not find any ihing. It is reported that another uch station has been erected near Shan Hai Ewan and the Japanese are n vestige ting this matter. Yesterday the Chit se steamed in :lose to Liao Te Shan Promontory and iiscovered four masts and a watch icuse near tho coast. One of these nasts evidently was fitted for wireless iele^raphy operations. The Chit se reports having heard a scries of explo sions at Port Arthur and believes :,hpm to have resullted from blastings preparatory to em placing new batte r es. ANOTHER JAPANESE WARSHIP SUNK. Special to The Daily Item. Chef oo, June G, 2 p. m.-The Rus ian Consul here has been informed that a large Japanese warship has bpcn muk by a mine near Talienwan. Toe report bas not been confirmed. Liao Yang, June 6-8 p. m.-Mili tary interest is now centred upon th region of imminent operations-the Liao Tung peninsula. Another Japa ?ese army is landing on the eastern :oast, as a counter-weight to the Kussian advance from Damshitsiao I southward upon Gen. Oku's army. The Japanese have seekingly given ! np the idea of attacking Liao Vang if they ever entertained such plan. The rainy season, which is expected to begin in two or three weeks, would it is considered here, render an advance to Liao Yang impossible. Meanwhile the Cossacks are keeping in touch with the Japanese outposts. Ai'other force is watching Gen. Kn roki's right wing north cf the Yalu River. The health of the troops is remark? able everywhere. There are no conta? gious d:seas?s and only a few cases of intestinal disorders, bet the medi? cal authorities do not espcet snch immunity during the hot weather that is now beginning. TWO OUTPOST FIGHTS. Liao Yang, June G.-Details have been recieved here o?' two small out? post fights, one in Liao Tung and the other in Southern Manchuria. The former occurred in the morning of Jnen 3, at Yan Tsi Antnr, east of Vafangow, (twenty-five miles above Kin-Chou ) The Russian force con? sisted of an infantry regiment, some artillery, several companies of Cos? sacks and a squad of dragoons. The enemy was discovered' in the valley of Pwy-Tsi-Antuo. The Russians brought np a battery, opened fire and cleared the Japanese out of the valley. Then the Russian guns were moved to a more favorable position. The Japanese, taking advantage cf this, fired a few shells. The Russian losses were Col. Sereda and seventeen un? mounted. Both sides retained tbeir positions. The other fight was between Major Mistchenkp's Cossacks and the Japa? nese advance posts along the river Kolendzy, north of Taku-Shan. It lasted from the evening of June 3 till late the following day. A company of CoFsacks tried to cut off a detach? ment of Japanese posted on the heights of Ladzaipudzy, but the enemy brought up reinforcements and the Russians were reinforced by five com? panies of Cossacks. Fiuallly 3,000. Japanese were engaged, including ar? tillery The Cossacks repeatedly drove the enemy from their intrenchments. In one case the Japanese fled across the river, but returned with more reinforcements and the Russians drew off. The Cossacks' commander. Col Star off, was killed and two officers and nine men were wounded. The Cos? sacks carried the body of their com? mander to Sin Yen. SORTIE OF RUSSIAN FLEET AT PORT ARTHUR. Liao Yang, June 6.-It is persistent? ly reported here that the Port ArthuT squadron made a sortie shortly before dawn on Saturday, with the torpedo boat destroyers leading, and- found the Japanese fleet quite unsuspecting the presence of hostile war ships, with the result that four of the Japa? nese ships were sunk during the at? tack. RUMORS F?OM TIEN TSIN. Tien Tsin, June 6.-Heavy firing was heard at New Ch wang; coming from tbe direction of Liao Yang. The Russians have evacuated Sin Min-Tung, (about 300 miles west of Mukden,) and its vicinity. It is said that the troops which were at Sin-Min-Tung are joining on the road to Mukden. Nothing is known at New Cb wang of the Japanese movements. RUSSIAN FLEET CANNOT ESCAPE. London June 7.-The corespondent aboard the Times' steamer liaiman, telsrapbing June 6, says: "It is pretty certain from intelli? gence received by the Japanese secret j service that, even if the channel of Pert Arthur is practicable for large draught ships, there is not sufficient 2oal in Pert Arthur for such vessels to take the sea. "The explosions heard at Port Ar? thur are believed to have been caused by the demolition of certain govern? ment buildings. "A portion of the Japnaese second firmy corps will hold the land ap? proaches to Port Arthur until Talien ?Vau Bay shall have been made prac? ticable for a further debarkation. Meantime a screen of mounted troops is being pushed up beyond Kaiping for the purpose of allowing the reconstruction of the railway to proceed as rapidly as possible." Cbefoo, Jane 7, 12.30xp. m.-It is reported from Chinese sources that jhe Japanese made a land and sea at? tack 0-1 Port Arthur yesterday. No reliable information confirmatory of ttl is report nor auy statement of result Df the attack has been received. A CRAZY UNDERTAKER. f?an Kills Three cf His Children and Gcmifiiis Suicide. Roselle, N. J., June 6.-After kill? ing three of his children and wounding a fourth Joseph M. Pouch, at one time an undertaker, shot himself through tho head today and died a j few minutes after. Pouch lived in a little cottage with his four children. Yesterday he kill? ed two of them and embalmed their bodies. He took the other two to an upper room with him. Meanwhile he had mailed a warning to County Physician Westcott, who, upon re cieving the letter, notified the police. When the officials knocked at the door of the Pou eli cottage today Pouch shot and ' killed his little daughter and wounded bis remaining son. He then shot himeslf and died as the po? lice forced an entrance. The boy will recover. Ptuch is believed to have be?'n in? sane. He was about ;V2 years old and was the son o? a wealthy undertaker in Brooklyn. When tbe elder Pouch died some years ago he is said to have left his entire estate to a brother of the central figure in today's tragedy. This tact is believed to have made Pouch morose. lie bad been twice married. The first wife, obtained a divorce and has since remarried. His second wife died two months ago. lier death caused Pouch to become moro despondent. GLENN ?SPRINGS WATER The Kidney Cure, SHOT IN THE B&OK. Fatal Shooting Affair in Hasel? Street, Charleston. The Slayer Wounds Two Others-Deed Man Former Dispensary Constable and Carrolls Blind Tiger. Charleston, June 6.-George Caul? field was killed and Joe Myers and Hunter Sharp were wounded by Pat Carroll in a shooting affair tonight which had its origin in a fizht be? tween Caulfield and Carroll a few minutes previously. According to the story of several witnesses thc trouble was thought to have been ended when Carroll opened fire on Caulfield and his friends, a few blocks from Caulfield's house, io which the latter was on his way. be? ing attended by his friends. Carroll had been drinking. He came up to Caulfield, who was talking with John Murphy, Myers, Sharp, Capt. Francis and Capt. Flatley, and en? gaged in the conversation. He ard Caulfield differed about some matter which was bein^ discussed and 'tire two men clinched and fell. Caulfield being on top. Myers pulled Caulfield 'off and after speaking a few wordf, counseling peace, Caulfield was lead away from Carroll and the party start? ed in the direction of Caul?eld's home on Anson street. Carroll followed and is said to have remarked on turning into Hasell street, "I've got Caulfield where I want him." At all events the party walked a block and a half when Caul? field, jwho was in advance of the party, suddenly stopped, probably seeing Carroll with his pistol in front of him, and immediately fire was opened1. Caulfield had turned and received his death- wound in his back. Carroll emptied his pistol into, the party, shooting Myers in the arm and Sharp in the leg. The wounds of Myers and Sharp are flesh wounds, and they were taken immediatey across the street to Dr. Catbcart's office and the wounds were dressed. Carroll was arrested.abont 10 o'clock, a half hour after the shooting, in a saloon cn Market street. The wit? nesses were all pat under arrest. AU th? parties are well known and the shooting caused great excitement. Caulfield was formerly a dispensaiy constable and is thought to have been still in the employ of the constables as an informer. He leaves a wife and two children. Carroll is said to run a blind tiger. IMPORTING ?ET WSTANTS. Dr. Cook on His Way From Gan t?mela to Texas With Cotton Destroyers. Washington, June 6.-The depart? ment of agriculture has been advised that Dr. Cook, who has discovered in Guatemala an ant that is a fierce enemy of the boll weevil, ha3 started by the overland route from Guatema? la for the cotton fields, carrying col? onies of ants with which experiments will be made in the weevil ravaged, sections. If these experiments prove as suc? cessful as is e.-pected by the depart ment the ant colonies will be importedS in a wholesale manner. Dr. L. 0. Howard, the chief ento? mologist of the department, has re? ceived a report from his experts in. Texas regarding the reported discovery in Besar county of an ant that de? stroys chu weevil. The report sa;r> that the ant mentioned is the comme a Texas ant and that nothing unusual has been developed by the investiga? tion into the matter. It snggests that the weevils bad been feeding and de? positing eggs on the plants 'eft over from last season and that many cf the females which had died and had fallen were eaten by the ants and adds that as the extreme dry weather bad reduced the number of plant lice O*J the coton, the ants, thus deprived of their natural food, merely took ad? vantage of the opportunity to feed cn the weevils. BIS FIRE IN DANVILLE. The Less is Placed at $400,000 -Four Million Pounds of Leaf Destroyed. Danville, Va., June 6.-The costli? est fire in the history of Danville oc? curred vesterday, entailing a loss that will pr?bablv reach within the neigh? borhood of 8400,000. Of the burned buildings, Lee's warehouse was owned by J. G. Penn and O. W. Dudley, the factory adjoining the warehouse on the east by ?. Newgrass of London and the two factories on the wes t y the T. C. Williams' estate of Rici - mond. The American Tobacco erv - pany wa? the lessee of all the hui ic? ings and used them as storage ware? houses for leaf tobacco. Nearly four million ponnds of leaf tobacco stored in hogsheads were burned. The building owned by Penn &j Dudley was vaiced at about 315.06V: insured for 810,000. The building owned bv B. Neiygrass of London ard known ?s the Scott factory, was val? ued at 87,500 and fully insured. The two brick buildings were part of the T. C. Williams estate and valued at about 815,000 each and fully insured? The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco com panv suffered a loss of probably sever? al thousand dollars by water. Hung for Two Months. San Antonio, Texas. June Tx-While walking in a clump of trees in the 1st ward today, a railway man and a young woman found the decomposed remains of an unknown man hanging by the neck from a tree. Tte lo< y was terribly decomposed, the jaw had? ing fallen from the skull and the fles-b from the bones. The skull was bhli and a ragged fringe of reddish bea: . clung to it. The body was in a sit? ting position, the rope having cut a - most through the neck. One foot vas lame and the man seemed to about 5v> years of age. Signs of a rude camp were near. In the pocket of the trousers was a newspaper dated October 25, 1903. Medical opinion is that the body had been suspended for two months.