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80YT H&YES W?LL HOT UM. Sovernor Hey ward Commutes Ssaience to Life im prisonsment, Columbia,f Oct. 15.-Hoyt Hayes will not be banged. <3ov. Hey ward has commuted his sentence to life im? prisonment in the State penitentiary. This action was based principally on the decision ot an expert examiner of questioned handwriting Bayes had been convicted of having killed his wife, and the" evidence was purely cir? cumstantial, with nothing to show motive, and for that reison it appeal? ed to the governor taut there might he cause for doubt; the statement of the expert increases 1 hat feeling of doubt to suenan extent that Gov. Hey? ward is unwilling to see the mau suffer the death penalty. On the other hand he does not grant an unconditional pardon for the reason that chere are ma ny circumstances un Favorable to the accused, that a commutation of sen? tence seems to him to be the only al? ternative. 2n making the announcement last night Gov. Hey ward said,* "The pa p?a*s in this case were itabmitted to me snout three weeks agc and following my usual custom 1 i.eferred them to the trial judge and solicitor in order to get their aid in rjassiog upon the potion. ll ??Solicitor Boggs said; "Defendant sentenced to be banj-ed on Oct. 14, I concur with !foe circuit and ewpreme ccnrts.' "Judge Dantxler inside the fellow? ing report: 4The testimony in his case having been printed and presented to yous excellency fer -consideration, I respectfully return petitions without expressing an opinion or urakingfa re? commendation, leaving it to your ex? cellency to reach ^ .jost conclusion from the consideration of such testi? fy.' X then carefully read the testi? mony and ? examined thc written ex iibits used on trial The evidence was entirely circumstantial, tbe de Seadant and has w?fo being alone at the time of ker death. "The State failed to show any mo ive for the crime. The defense re? lied upon the theory-that the deceased commited suicide and a note was pro? duced, claimed by tbe defense to be her handwriting. This note rea< follows: " 'LULA. C<1 aa treated well by Hoyt but I had rather die than to have the pain sud' sickness of motherhood, there? fore! write to let you know I did it,*' "The State claims that this note was a forgery by defendant, produced by him in order to furnish the foun? dation of a defense, ? "The-question-then., who wrote this note, was a most material circum? stance to be'Considered in this case. Testimony of local esperts was had at the trial, tbe preponderance of such evidence being in* favor of the genu? ineness <rf 'the paper. Realizing this to be a most material point iu the case I '-sent all the written exhibits nsedon trial to Mr. David N, Oarvalho of KewTork, the most prominent expert examiner of questioned handwriting, Inks and ?paper in America, with the request that he render an opinion. After keeping the papers several days h returned them witt his report. "Mr. Oarvalho is entirely disinter? ested and twhile his opinion was not tested by. examination in court, itt shows that the State may have erred 3u charging the defendant with forgery, in nrder to conceal* his crime. This presents a case where there is a . strong -possibility tb at the circum? stance now -showing tbe defendant's guilt may, in'the future, be explain? ed away. I. cannot briner myself to authorize the infliction o* the death sentence, which would now and for . ever prevent any correction of the mistake, should these circumstances be explained. *'Tbe exercise of the pardoning rpower can be governed by no inflexi? ble rule. I have been governed by a sense of gsave reenoasibi?ity in this matter to born tbesState and myself." Gov. Heyward stated last night that be had received a petition signed by about 1,(X'S people asking for execn-r ti ve clemency and ii not! J er petition, dinged by about half that number urging him to let tbe verdict and the sentence stand. Great pr?sure had been brocht to bear :o have the man hanged and on account of the preva? lence of lawlessness i ii tbe State one writer had urged hi tu to 1er tbejacccus ?ed be banged even if he were not gailty. B?si?op Smith Spo&e cn Divorce. Bristol, Va., Oct. 33.-One of the features of the second day's session of Hoistoia conference of -the Methodist Episcopal church, Sowth, now meet? ing at Abingdon, Va., was an expres? sen oe the subject of malcriase and ?divorce by Bishop A. Coke Stoitb of Norfolk, Va., who is i^eswiing over &e conference. Bishop Smith's remarks were fubught forth by the discovery that ??nring the past'year i member of the conference had officinted at the -mar? ci a divorced woman. The ?bish _ said among other tilings: "5? we do not preserve the integrity of the ?aciage relations we sap the founda? tion of civilization, a::? tins law of cur .church must oe observed. I would -antmarry the president of the United State? H he were divorced on ancrip "issi giounds or if the woman was di? vorced on uosc-riptua.. grounds." Pueblo, CoL? Oct 15.-The Cali? fornia Limited Eastbound . train on tbe Denver and Sio-Grazide was in collision with a freight train near JSoreace early this morning. It is re " that many were killed. Letter to H. J. UcUmia Sr. Sumter, 8. C. Deal' Sir: Why don't we make _?*ist, as many others do, to go three-quarters as far, or two-thirds or hall*, or a third, or a quarter? Mt. Aaron Higgins, Plainfield,, N J, always ?sed 15 gallons of paint -fer bis house ; Devoe took IL There are two sorts -of paint; all paint, true paint, strong paint, full ?aeasare; and part paint, false paint, -weak paint, short-measure. The paint-manufacturers are two aorts ; Devoe and the rest. yours tiuly 4SJ PW Devoe & Co JP. SI- IL B. Durant sells ocr paint. HESTERS WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT. Each Week Shows an Increase Over Last Year's Movement. New Orleans, Oct. li.-Secretary Hester's weekly cottou statement issued today shows for the 14 days' of October an increase over last year of 276,000 and an increase over the same period year before last of 185,000. For the 44 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is aheaa of the same days of last year 888,000, ahead of the same days year before last 291, [ooo. The amount brought into sight dur? ing the past week has been 524,659 bales, against 391,516 fer the same seven days last year; 446,340 year be? fore last. The movement since Sept. 1, shows receipts at all United States ports to have been 1,865,776, against 1,147,045 last year. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and 'Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 39,426, against 14,957 last year. In? terior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 244, 316 against 142,696 last yea*:; southern mills takings 267,006, against 223,570 last year. The total movement since Sept. 1 is 2,416,518, against 1,528,268 last year. Foreign. exports for the week have been 254,177, against 210,2.73 last year, making the total tims far for the season 1,227,581, against '675,392 last year. The total tak?ags <of American mills, north, sooth :and Canada thus far {for the season have 'been 477,856, again ts 426,090 3ast year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centres have increased charing the week 172,955 bales, against an increase during the corresponding period last season of 85,778. Including stocks left over at ports ! and interior towns from the last crop and the ?amber of bales rought into sight tuns ?far from:the new crop, the supply to date is 2,578,485, against 1,696,06^ ' DSN'S W?EKL? REVIEW OF TRADE. Pregress Slow But Sure in Lead? ing Branches of Manufacture. Xew York, Oct. 14.-R. G. Dun & Company's . Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow *vill say : Progress is slow but sure in the leading branches of manufacture, con? tracts being more readily placed for distant delivery, while the percentage of the machinery steadily decreases. Satisfactory news rom leading ironv and steel centres tends to strengthen confidence elsewhere, as the consump? tion of iron has been found a good barometer of business conditions. Jobbing and wholesale trade in fall and winter wearing apparel expands i .gradually and -euch spring lilies as are opened ibaeet with, a fairly satisfactory j reception considering the recent- indis? position to provide or future require? ments. At many points the return af warm weather checked the revival i of retail trace in heavy goods, but as that movement bad begun much j earlier than usual the net result thus far is better than last year. Building I j-operations have expanded, at some. cities'establishing a noteworthy record ! for the month of September and the! permits recently issued promise well for the future. Labor is fairly well employed, according to the latest-offi- j ctal trades union reports, although ! the Fail River struggle has lasted ) j longer than expected. Latest returns j of foreign commerce compare very j favorably with the corresponding j time last y ear and railway earniugs :in the first week of-October were 6 9 per oent Jarger than an 1?03. Little recovery i bas occurred as yet SQ the domestic demand for cotton goods, but export contracts cover ship? ments nip tc next May. Prices are firmly amain ta i ned. Faibures tbJsvweek were 208 in the CJcited States, -against 208 last year. Twelve [Lives Lost. C?a?uu?, Sftess., Oct. 14.- ? small part of the forward section of the hull aod a banting foremast stood as mute reminder tonight of the tragedy enacted b*>re $a?t night when the tbree-mastecd -pcbooner Wen worth of Moootiun. X. -struck.on Chatham bar during a taging northerly gale aDd all on board ?perished in the ter? rific seas. Wi t?a <frbe exception of the loss of the steamer Portland in Novem? ber, 1898, the wreck of the Wentworth is the worst riisaeiier ?that bas occurred cm the Cape Cod coast during the last decade. Of the ?2 persons, who were on board the-stranded vessel, not one reached the shore alive, although two bodies were rescued from the surf this morn i ne, o?je of them that of a wo? man, believed to be the wiie of the captain. With her three children she was accompanying ber husband on a trip from Hillsboro, N. B" o New? ark, N. J. Washington, Oct 15.-President j and Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by ! Secretary Loeb and two secret service men left on the regular 10 o'clock tra*n over the Pennsylvania Railroad for Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of attending the wedding of the daughter of Senator Knox at his country place^bis afternoon. The presidential party occupied a private car. President Roosevelt will return I to Wsbington tonight. San tonia, Texas, Oct. lo.-Town San Blas, Mexico, bas been partially destroyed by a hurricane, according to information brought here by a steam? er from that port Nearly 25 houses were blown down and while there is no definite news of the loss of life, it is believed that many were killed. Winhrop, Mats., Oct. 15.-Three men were killed and five injured this morning by the bursting of a gan dur? ing target pracice at Fort Banks. Shamokiu, Penn., Oct 15.-Enter? prise colliery, employing seven hun? dred men and boys, caught fire this morning. The assistant pump run neer was smothered to death, lt is feared that ethers lost their lives but it is impossible- to say ar rbe preent time as the rapid spread uur.es prevented the exploration of the mines. The fire leaps from the mou h of i be slope, indicating a con ling rat on of a serions nature. NOTHING BUT DISASTER FOR THE RUSSIAN ARMY. Russian Right Routed With Tre mesdous Loss-Troops Charged With Magnificent Bravery Be? fore Being Routed. List of Russian Loss Grows Larger Daily -Little News From Japanese Sources. Tokio, Oct. 15.-After the Japanese had partly ocenpid Shpahopau yester? day evening the Russian main body fell back into the mountainous district east of the railway, where they halt? ed and are now facing the Japanese right, which they endeavored to sur? round last evening. The Japanese engaged three Russian reserve divis? ions which are believed to be person? ally commanded by Gen. Kuropatkin. Fighting against these reserves was resumed this morning. The utmost importance is attached to the out? come of this engagement. The Russians about Pansihu have fled to the north east. General Oku has captured ten more guns from the fleeing Russians. The fighting con? tinues along the whole front and is of the fiercest character. News of the utmost importance from Gen. Knroki is expected momenta? rily. Russian Garrison Abondons Mukden. Rome, Oct. 15.-A report from Tokio has it that General Kuropat? kin has been wounded. The Itala Miltalie has a dispatch from Mukden stating that the garri? son there is departing for Harbin. Bombardment of Port Arthur Continues. Chefoo, Oct. 15.-The Japanese be? gan a bombardment of Port Arthur on Wednesday morning which still continues with unabated fury. Many, additional heavy siege guns have been brought into use in this bombardment. Japanese Success on Friday. London, Oct. 15.-Baron Hayasbi the Japanese Minister today gave out the following dispatch, which was re? ceived from Tokio, regarding Friday's engagement. "Field Marsball Orama reports that the column under Prince Kaninin is now fighting on the left bank of the Taitse river at anoint seven mileseast of Pensihu. Both our attacks and the advance are progressing satisfactorily thougbout the whole front The left army has captured ten more guns.'''' Few Japanese Officers Killed. London, Oct 35.-A dispatch to Renter's Telegraph Compny, from Tokio, states that General Oku re? ports that the casualties among the officers in the Japanese forces during the fighting Monday and Tuesday and .Wednesday were four killed, thirty one wounded and two missing. . St Petersburg, Oct 17.-Independ? ent messages from the front state that the retirement of the force of General Meyerindorff on the Russian Tight has been turned into a rout. The force suffered tremendous losses. These dispatches report that the Russian soldiers at that point charged with bayonets in magnificent fonm. They captured eleven Japanese guns and one machine gun.' The dispatches have not been officially confirmed. RussianS'Successfui at due Point. St Petersburg, Oct. IT.- Lieut General Sakbaroff, reports that on October 15?h the Japanese atacked the Russian center, but were repulsed. Next day two Russian regiments at? tacked isolated positions held by the Japanese, dislodging the latter and Porcine tbem to retreat across tbe Shabke River. Under cover of artil? lery fire, the Russian reserves after another hot engagement drove the Japanese from their second position. ! The Japanese then retired some dis I taue?. The Russian following up this SUCCP pursued the Japanese two I ki!o*, eters and the fighting did not ! end until this morning. It was then found that the Russians bad captured thejwhole Japanese position, while eleven guns and one Maxim were seized. At eight o'clock this morn? ing desultory artillery ring was pro? gressing along the whole front. Twenty-three Thousand Wounded Rus? sians. St. Petersburg,1 Oct. 17.-A report received in the Russian capital today states that twenty-three thousand wounded Russian soldiers have arrived at Mukden jdnring the past week. Fourteen More Russian Guns Taken. Tokio, Oct 17.-A report received from the seat of war this morning bas it that fourteen more Russians guns were captured yesterday. Another report from the neighborhood of Port Arthur asserts that the Russian fleet in the harbor is suffering severely J rom the shells of the land batteries. Estimates of the Loss. Tokio, Oct. 16, ll a. m.-In the reports of the great battle which con tiwae to ari ve from the front the most striking feture is the terrible record of the Russian dead. Before the severe fighting on October 14. Gen. pku's army alone recovered and biried 2,000, making the total number of Russians buried by tbe Japanese, with Nodzu's army still to hear from, 6\500. Applying the usual calculation and making reasonable allowance for the fighting of the 14th and 15th the Russian losses will exceed 40,000. Fragmentary reports of Japanese casualties are coming in. Gen. Oku, np to and including October 14th, lost 3,500 men. Estimates of tbe total Japanese losses are not possible, but they are small in comparison with the frightful losses of the Russians. Reports dispatched late yesterday from the field are in the following chronological order: "The main force of the right army, which had already occupied Chon chiafnn heights, reached a line on tho Shakbe river, but one division of tbe enemy continues to offer a stubborn resistance. The ceuter army has reached its objective and has been heavily engaged since the morning of October 15. On the morning of Octo? ber 15 the enemy of the left army con? tinued holding its positions north of Shahopo and Lamnntun, offering a strong resistance. The centre column is engaged in taking Shahopo and the main body of the right column is ad? vancing against Lamnntun and is at? tacking that position. The enemy bas six batteries between Shahopo and Sugantai, which are vigorouly shell? ing the atttacking cclunm and our position at Linchienpo, but the bom? bardment is not strong enough to prevent our advance. On October 11th the left column of the centre amy lost 261 killed and wounded. "The casualties to ourselves and the Russians and the number of trophies captured by the left army follow : Dering the five days from October 10th to October 14th, inclusive, our losses were about 2,500 killed and wounded, officers included. During the four days from October 10th to Octo? ber 13th, the number of corpses left by the enemy aud buried by us reach? ed 2,000. The enemy's dead after the battle of October 14th were very nu? merous. The prisoners taken num? bered 80. The principal trophies were 30 gnns and many rifles, uniforms and accoutrements. The latter are still uncounted. ^T* There are some forces of the enemy on the right bank of the Shakhe river in front of the main strength of the right and centre armies but no battle on a great scale has occurred. The forces of the enemy at Shahopo and Lamnntun facing the left army have bpen offering a stubborn resistance, but have been disloged and their posi? tions have been captured. On the afternoon of October 15th a force of the enemy appeared near Santaokang tsE? an continued to offer resistance until sundown, portions of our centre and left armies engaging them" St. Petersburg, Oct. 18.-Lieut. Gen, Sakharoff reports under today's date as follows: "'The Japanese yes? terday evening attacked outright flank in considerate force but were re? pulsed. We pushed forward and occu? pied positions at Sbalantsi. A large number of -corpse were buried at Puti loff hilL The enemy are now concen? trating in large numbers against oar center. There was no lighting on our left yesterday.*' ' Note-It is worthy of note that this dispatch makes no mention of the de? cided Russian success reported in dis? patches from Mukden. The last .clause of the dispatch acts as a denial .to the report that the Siberian regi? ments operation on the Russian left yesterday captured twenty-four Jap? anese guns. Prepared to Abandon Port Arthur. ?Rome, Oct. 18.-A dispatch from Tokio to Gallia Militaire states that Marshall Oyama has ask for seventy thousand reinforcements. Tlie dis? patch also states that Gen. Stoessel in command of the Russians at Port Ar? thur, isprepared to abandon the town, 'dooks and fortifications with the ex? ception of Liao Tishan where there are provisions and ammunition tojast ten thousand men six months. ; St Petersburg Reports Russian Victory. -London, Oct. 18.-The St Peters I burg correspondent of? the Exchange Telegraph Company wires that the General Staff bas received a telegram stating that the Russian right on the .17th advanced and drove out Japanese from six important positions. . The Russian captured ^sixteen guns and eight Maxims. The battle still rages. Russian Troubles ai flume. Vienna, Oct. IS.-Vigorous attacks are being made by the ft'ijsian Court party to undermine the position of the Minister of the Interior, Prince Mirsky, with the Czar. These officials represent that Prince Mirsky's views are -subversive to all previous tradi . tions of the government. The Prince ! in an audience with the Czar warmly defended ?his program and offered to . -resign. His resignation was not ac ; cepted. it is believed that bis posi ! lion ?has been greatly strengthened. Japanese Victory Reported. ! London, 'Oct. IS.-The correspond . eui of the Reuter Telegraph Company I with General Okuz s army report3 ! that, the Japanese are now in posses? sion of the entire Russian laue, except a small hill on toe Russian left The Russian centre, he says, retreated in disorder. Report Frc? Marshal Oyama. Loudon, Oct. J#.-Baron Hayasbi the Japanese Minister this afternoon gave out he following dispatch which had been received in Tokio from Field Marshall Oyama: "On Monday night the enemy twice made fierce assaults on the front of the right column of our left army. They also made small? er assaults in the direction of our central and right annies. We repulsed j them all. The enemy retreated, leav? ing many corpse on field." Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 17.-In a battle on Mosby street between tbree police officers and a negro fugitive two , men were killed and two were injur? ed. Madrid, Oct. 17.- The Infanta Maria de Las Mercedes, princess of the Austrias, sister of King Alfonso and wife of Prince Charles of Bour? bon, died today. Joe Waicott, the negro ]>rize fighter j shot himself through the hand and I kilh'd another negro in Boston, MaMS., : early this morning while fooling with j a magazine pistol. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 15.-Al G. Fields, the well known minstrel man, corroborated tonight the report that he is about to close a deal for the en? tire Forepaugh and Sells show. He said that had it not been for the unex? pected death of Peter Sells, thc deal would have been closed long ago. The name cf the show will remain un? changed. The contract reads that de? livery is to be made at winter quar? ters in Columbus, Ohio, November 23. j Associated with him as part owners in' ? the enterprise will lie Eli M. West and Owen M. Evans of Columbus, I Ohio, and Charit s S. Woods of North Adams, Mass. Augusta, Ga., Oct, ll.-H. A. Videtto, a prominent merchant, was shot and killed tonight by H. D. | Chapman for an alleged insult to bis 1 wife. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Politics and Other Matters That Are Talked About in the Natinal Copitai. -- Washington, Oct. 16.-Chairman I Cowherd of the Democratic Congres? sional Campaign Committee has re cieved word that the long looked for whirlwind fight, to occupy the three weeks before election, has opened up. Senator Bailey of Texas has joined vice-Presidential candidate Davis in West Virginia and is adding the power of his influence to the efforts cf Messrs; Davis. Hill and Whyte. New York has just had an enthusias? tic meeting, in Tammany Hall at which over 6,000 pople were present. News from Indiana brings reports of enthusiastic receptions given Mr. Bryan and reports from Congress dis? tricts in all parts of the country bring encouraging news. Judge Parker and Senator Gorman are working in entire harmony in Democratic National headquarters and the effect of their perosnal attention is beginning to be felt throughout the country, according to Mr. Cow? herd. Secretary Taft is making rapid fire speeches for the Republican ticket but it is regarded as an excel? lent 'sign that he has been placed on the defenisve and that he feels com? pelled to defend the administration because of its extravagant expendi? tures for the army and navy. Mr. Taft is also trying to impress his au? dience with the propriety of this country's holding on to the Philippi? nes, but fom all accounts he is mak? ing a week agument of it. Washington has been the scene of an enthusiastic Democatic rally this week when lively interest is taken in pol? itics, despite the fact that residents of the District of Columbia have no vote. This fact was made the occa? sion of a joke by one of the speakers who declared that judging by the en? thusiasm of the meeting there could be no doubt that Parker and Davis would receive the entire electoral vote of the District. Such meetings are not as useless as they might seem, however. There are many clerks in the Government Departments who go home to vote and, too, there are many voters from Maryland and Virginia who always attend any political rally in Washington. Members of the Democraic Congres? sional Committe are deeply interested in the fact that out of the list of Re? publican presidential electors in Wisconsin three are directors of na? tional banks. There is a statute which forbids any officer cf the United Staes to act as a presidential elector and it has long been a disputed question as to whether a director of a national bank Jwas au officer of the United States. The question has^ never been passed upon by the courts 'but Chair? man Cortelyou thought.) it wise* to issue instructions that no national bank director shonld be placed on any ball'ot as presidential elector. Gover? nor LaFollette, according to the re? port which has reached Washington, nas declined to abide by Mr. Cortel you's instructions and the Democratic managers are hoping that as a result trouble will ensue in Wisconsin, even if the Democrats fail to carry the State. lt is intimated in Washington that Chai ram n Cortelyou may not secure the Postmaster generalship, even if Roosevelt.and Fairbanks are elected. Tl>ere is a strong campaign being made against the appointment to a Cabinet office of a man who has for the past several months been devoting Iiis time to raising money from the i trusts and corporations and it is just possible that the President will see tbe propriety of the objection, espec? ially as there are others who would like the cabinet berth now occupied by Postmatser General Wynne. The appointment of Wynne was a source of annoyance to the Republican politi? cians who regard Wynne as having been guilty of "pernicious activity" in ^bringing to justice August W. Machen, the "Prince of Grafters." and George W. Beavers, "the Con? gressman's Fneud." Just why the President should have- appointed Wynne is not cle;;r as Wynne has never been a politician and is absolu? tely wihout polittical influence or 1 the ability to promote the Republican campaign in any way. Lieutenant General Chaifee has just ' issued an order which must afford considerable relief to officers of the army, especially the younger mern- 1 hers of the regiment?. A pernicious practice bas grown up in the army of 1 giving elaborate and expensive pre? sents to commanding officers wbfi?; ever tbey remove to a j:ew com? mand. The practice giew to snch pro? portions as to become a veritable hardship to many of the younger offi? cers and yet they were afraid to de? cline because such reiusal to, contrib? ute their share to the proposed gifts might be misconstrued and thus result in "an enemy at court." The order of General OhaEfee will, at leats for tne time be1-^, remedy this growing evil, although it will probably grow again in the future as it has in the past, there having always been a re I gulation prohibiting the practice among all employees of the govern? ment. The manufacturers of oleomargarine are once more preparing to make a fight against the oleomargarine law passed two year ago. They have form? ed au organization to which all deal- " ers in olo are eligible on payment of $25 each. Tbe country is ever, .now being flooded with circular which re? late tbe prospects of getting the law repealed it all contribute and promise a bot fight in Congress at the approach? ing session. It will be inteiesting to ( note the methods employed to bring about tbe hot fight tor repeal and the 1 men who lead it. If the organization ( succeeds in bringing in a large per? centage of the dealers in "fake" bat- ' ter it will have a tremendous fund i with which to conduct" "a camjwign i of education," or-to directly mfln- ' euee members ot Congress. \ Representative John Sharp Williams . was i H Washington this week and he 1 declared that the entire country was i awakening to the necessity of tariff revision. Mr. Williams is nor a 8 "rainbow chaser,"^ although be speaks s bopefr.lly of Democratic prospects, but be is certain that there will be a 1 Democratic landslide consisting of the ? voters who will have become disgust? ed with Republican "stand-patism." Hunt's Round Pointed Pens for sale ! at 08teen's Book Store. J A MATTER OF HEALTH POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS HO SUBSTITUTE NO CHANGE IN DIVORCE CANON. The Proposed Amendment Was Rejected by Triennial Conven? tion of Episcopal Church. Boston, Oct. 14.-Toe house of dep? uties of the Episcopal general conven? tion at the close of four days debate today rejected an amendment to the divorce canon, whicli sought to pre? vent the remarriage of divorced per? sons by clergymen of the denomina? tion. While the honse of bishops may yet act on the matter, it is certain that no change will be made by the present convention. The present law of the church which has been in opera ton since 1859, al? lows the remarriage of the innocent party to a divorce granted for infidel? ity. At several conventions attempts have been made to repeal this law and wben a vote was taken today by the honse of deputies sitting as a commit? tee of the whole, on the question cf reporting the proposed amendment to the house itself, the reformers were successful by a vote of 214 to 191 and this vote was regarded as representing the actual strength of the contending forces. The final v?.te, however, was taken by dioceses and orders and where a dio? cese was evenly divided in sentiment, its strength was counted in the nega? tive. The vote by dioceses was: Clerical for the amendment 30: against 21 ; divided 10. Lav vote, for 25: against 24; divid? ed 6. Practically the entire strength cf the middlewestern States, the strong? hold of the high church party, declar? ed for the proposed reform, but the Pacific States and a number of the southern St?tes voted against a change of the present canon. The diocese of New York opposed the amend? ment while that of Pennsylvania favored it. And in New England, Ver? mont, New Hampshire and western Massachusetts vote for a change as did the lay deputies from Rhode Is? land. The clerical deputies from Maine favored the amendment, but the votes of "Connecticut and Massa chusetts were cast in the neagtive. The issue was not a party one, al? though the whole strength of the nigh church forces was given to the reform movement. The president of the house of deputies, Rev. R. fl. McKim of Washington, voted for the cid canon, although the clerical vote of his diocese supported the proposed change. In the course of the debate Rev, Dr. William R. Huntington of New York said that al! the delegates were agreed as to the sanctity of matri? mony and the evils of divorce and declared that the whole question was how the integrity cf the family may best be preserved. He thought the present law offered the solution. The speaker said: "While matri? mony is an estate it ?9 also a contract When the contract is annulled the union is broken. If the church wish? ed to influence the legislatures it mest do it in conjunction with the Protes? tant denominations. If the Epfscopai church took the proposed step it would be placed on tisch: of the inter? denominational conference and the church's influence would be nil." Rev. Dr. Davenport of Memphis, Penn.-, chairman of the committee cn cauoiis, made the concluding argu? ment in a brief address for the amen ment. r ?i Pine Parlor Heater is the Puritan Occupying a prominent place m our sales floor. It's not >nly attractive as to appear? ing and fitted with the most, nodern devices for modern uel combustion, but also well * ithin the means of most fam lies who appreciate comfort u.d beauty combined at reas? onable cost. See our whole tock of heaters stoves and anges. I H. Bigham 112 and 114 S. Main. St.