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BUK IETTIED tl SNIIH? POHTOFFICE MATTER CXDrXTDKD. Klterhe PuIIm Off HU Omaft te Work Against the Selection Of What He Term* an "Adventur? es"* mm Saocevd Negro WUaon, and Uei* President to Hold Up the Noni Witsblngtoa. March 15 ? The eltu ?nltk respect to the Florence post raitttor appears to be consider mixed yet and there la no way tbrecastiag definitely who Is to get i ttppoistanent aa the successor to ta WNsos. preaeatative Bllerbe, of South Ina. called on tho president to V by appolnment. When aeen later r. BIJerbe admitted that he had call* I oeeoerwlng the Florence postofBce team. He esid that as far back December he wan aasured that would not be confirmed nor Peeling that the proml asad? the Florence people had kept he waa satined for the mi Wilson's successor to stand Snaator-eleot Smith could be a ka, Florence being the home of i junior aenator. Since Senator mm has been hare he has had nu loaa conferences with htm about ? postmssterahtp. Ha further stated lie bad been to Senator Smltth aal ad blm scores of times to t man, but that to this hour smith had not Indicated to la tba slightest way whom he fa Areiag m the Washington papers jajsjbsrdag evening that a Republican eyweftd be appointed? he had a friend wrhe la dose to the administration to And lowt about the situation. This gtlsasi assured him that a Republican ,neas slated tor appointment. He then ??41 ad up the White Houae and made abb appslntmsnt with the prealdent. He sitated to the prealdent that In his mm nils a tbat It waa Immodest and out ngeotti for this temporary aojourner for this place, and requested sf It waa his Intention to name man a week bo given the people ?ejf Florence, that they might be heard from. The president waa exceedingly kind, and promised that ha ahould mm** two weeks, and be heard In full before anything ahould be dene. He Ja\r/ber says that since being assured lam year of Wilson's removal he has iosr nothing save offer his services Aa Moss tor Smith, but fearing a great errwsv may be dona the Florence peo sake be wow proposes to do all In hla ge>nwjr te prevent the appointment of ?$m adventurer to an office, where ha Saenld be obnoxious to the people of Florence He yet hopes and believes Senator Smith and he may be te secure the appointment of one satisfactory to the people, to prevent the carrying out of the it plsn for the appointment of who Is known to be obnoxious to people of Florence, istor Smith, with reference to le president's attitude toward the Ith generally, said: "bfjr Impression Is that the presi? dent shown a disposition to conault with the rspreeentatlvee of the peo? ple, particularly the senators, as to gba best men to be appointed to fad emcee. Whether he means the m-?n regard lese of politics re kins to be seen. If he means the men within the Republican raaks. then I am persuaded that the Deaaavrattc senators will not become the advisers as to the relative merits of Republican applicants. But If he means the best man. regardless of poMtica then I think It the duty of Democratic senators to confer with ?.hm whenever aaked. This is all I Tbave to aay. and It seems to me all tbat can be Inferred at present. ""The flrat definite move that the president snd the admlnlatratlon weak* will, of course, determine the Interpretation of his attitude, and then the Southern senators and repre-l sssnratlvss can govern thamaelves ac ceritlnalv News snd Courier. ? leb Itru.ird. SI CO The readers of this paper will be f>le u?ed to learn thst there Is at le?Mt etie di Mi d de..-H*e tbat len bus tSe*en able by . ure In all its stages, and that bj Oatarrh Hails Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure now known te the medical : aternlty. Catarrh be? im, i institutional disease, requires m e??n aitntional treatment. Hall's Ca 'ib Curs is taken Internally, acting iv upon the blood and mucous stirf ic -* ?> ftbe nvitrm, thereby de atroving tb<? foundation of tin- dis? ease and giving the patient strength by building up tbc constitution and Minx nature in doing Its work, i n * in have so much i aw ats curative powers that they offer Osn Hundred Hollars for any case tbat It fall? to cure Send for list of Imoniala. Address F J. CHENEY & CO., To o Sold by all Druggist*. 7 5c. Take Hall's Family IMIls for conatl peib.n 3-4-lm. Judge I'rloec liiiprotlng. prasjfl, March 26.?Attending ?sn* aald tin* nfterno< n that mr th u continuation of hla past Im ptovenriMit. Judge Prince, who suffer e4 a rtroke of psrslysls a wek ago. eriO A>s up by Sunday. BIG FIRE IN JACKSOVILLE. FUnifts Throating Entire Business District, Extinguished With Loan or S* 10,000. Jacksonville. Fla.. March 26.?Flre at 1 o'clock thla morning In a three story bullding on Forsyth street, for a time threatened the entire business district. The loss is estimated at $360,0000. partially Insured. The H. and W. B. Dew printing ? plant ia a total loaa. The fire is said to have been caused by lightning striking the electric wires which ignit? ed in the storage rooms on the east end of the third floor. A heavy rain? storm occured during the flre which aided the firemen considerably and the flames were confined to the Taylor block. SUICIDE SHOCKS WASHINGTON. Mrs. Pierre Lorlllard, Jr., Kills Her? self With Gas. Washington, aMrch 25.?Weary of the cay whirl of society and face to face, as ahe believed, with years of physical suffering, Mrs. Pierre Loril lard, Jr., aged 49, wife of the tobacco magnate, commltteed suicide by as? phyxiation at her home, near the fashionable Dupont Circle, in this city, today. Her tragic death has shocked the first social circles of the capital as has nothing else In years. In spite of the coroner's certificate of death by suicide, members of the family declared that Mrs. Lorlllard died of heart failure. The death was made more dramatic by the fact of its occurrence only a few hours after Mr. and Mrs. Lorlllard had been the guests of Mrs. Richard Townsend at a dinner given in honor of Lady Pa get. In fact, it ia believed that as soon as Mrs. Lorlllard arrived at her home, shortly after midnight this morning, she began to prepare for her death. About 8:30 'oclock this morning the butler in the Lorlllard residence de? tected an odor of gas. The origin of the fumes was traced to Mrs. Lorll lard's apartments. Opening the door to the bath room, just off her suite, the butler was horrified to behond the body of the mistress of the house stretched lifeless. Her face was turn? ed to the mat on the floor. THE ADMINISTRATION BUILD? ING. An Economist Makes a Suggestion That Merits Consideration. To the Editor of The Daily Item: The continued discussion and agita? tion of the plan to build a comblna tlon flre department, city prison and municipal office building on the No. I Hose Company's lot on East Liberty street hss suggested to me the thought that it would be good busi? ness policy to sell both the East Lib? erty and West Liberty street hose house lots and with the money de? rived therefrom purchase a suitable lot on a side street and erect a flre de? part ment house. It Is not desirable to have the flre department house in the business district where-the streets are frequently crowded with vehicles and pedestrians, which render acci? dents from collision with the flre ap? paratus liable to be of frequent occur nee. especially If the city continues to grow. Besides the lots are worth too much for business purposes to be used for slt'S for flre engine houses, when the needs of the city can be l etter aubscrved by locating the flre ngine houses in other localities. The tax payers of the city cannot afford to use such valuable real estate, to say nothing of putting so much money into a costly combination offlce build? ing that is not actually needed, even tho' It >vere good policy to house the firemen and the city convicts, police and city officials under one roof. Why not sell the lot*, bulid the flre depart? ment headquarters on a side street and abandon the administration building plan. When the necessity arises for a larger city prison a suit? able building could be erected on th? city hall lot in the rear of that build? ing. At a conservative estimate th? hose company lots are worth $10,500 and this amount would go a long ways toward paying fo,' the lot on * side street and the building actually needed for the flre department. ECONOMIST. Maate*, s. C. March 25, 1909. The Roman Catholic diocese of Ituffalo has bought the big home of the late Cicero J. Hamlin, in that city. Mr. Hamlin was one of the best RnOWO horse breeders in tho country and did as much for grand circuit i " mg as any one man. Now it looks as if his home would be razed to make room for a beautiful new cath? edral. ?This Is the most danirerous time of the year to catch cold, and it li? the hardest time to cure It. If you ?hOUld take a cold, ,( few doses of Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Will act very promptly. Its laxative prin? ciple cures the gold by driving It from thi system by a gentle but natural uc t.ou of the bowels. Children especial? ly like Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup, as It tastes so good, nearly like maple sugar. It Is sold by All Drug? gists. SITUATION IN THE BALKANS. Austria-Hungry not Satisfied with tlie Servian Note. London, March 24.?Conflicting re? ports from Belgrade and Vienna with regard to the Balkan situation are accounted for by the fact that Servia in her reply to the representatives of the Powers made every concession that the governments thought Aus? tria-Hungary had demanded, but Ba? ron Von Achrenthal, the Austro Hungarian foreign minister, is not satisfied. Great Britian and the other great Powers are hopeful of reaching an amicable settlement and negotia? tions are still proceeding at London and Vienna. British officials admitted today that they were somewhat disappointed at rAustria-Hungary's reception of the British proposals, and these had been framed with the idea of meeting the views of Baron Von Achronthal. so far as they ar? known here, and at the same time to save Servia undue humllition. Gretit Britian is rather of the opinion that Austria-Hungary wishes throughly to humiliate Servia and place her lr a position In which she will not be able to create any fur? ther troubles in the Balkans. Offi? cials do not go so far as this; using more diplomatic language they say: "Austria-Hungary is simply trying to get all she cm while she has the opportunity." The arrangements for a conference of the Powers to regulate the recent changes in the near East depend up? on the success of the negotiations to bring Austria-Hungary and Servia to? gether. London, March 25.?The Balkan difficulty has assumed a somewhat new aspect, owing to the sensational news of the abdication of the Ser? vian Crown Prince. Tho Prince hith? erto has be m considered the leader of the war party at Belgrade, and his firebrand speeches have done much to inflame the feelings of the Servian people. There are not wanting those, both here and a.t Vienna, who believe that a political move under-llea his re? nunciation. Whether or not this is the case, it Is cl.rtain that the remov? al of the Crown Prince from the scene is a step making for peace. Advlcea received here tonight are of a distinctly more hopeful charac? ter. All the rumors that Austria Hungary is sending an ultimatum to Servia may be dismissed as unfound? ed. Paris, March 25.?It Is held in of? ficial circles heie that the Balkan sit? uation, on the account of the irrecon? cilable attitude of Austria-Hungary, has now reach* d a most acute stage, and that the next few days will de? cide between peace and war. The ef? forts of Great Britain. France and Russia, to present a formula for the settlement of the difficulty acceptable to Baron Von Aehrenthal, the Austro Hungarian minister of foreign affairs having failed, Austria-Hungary is ex? pected forthwith to deliver an ulti? matum at Belgrade. After this if Servia refuses to make complete sur? render, no doubt exists in Paris that Austria-Hungary will dlapatch an ar? my across the Servian frontier. M. Khomyakoff, president of the Russian Douma, and 117 of his colleagues in the Douma have sent a telegram to the French arbitration group, asking that it Join with the groups of other' Powers in Intervention to prevent war In the Balkans Baron d'Estournelles de Constant president of the group, replied to M. Khomyakoff that the other groups had been notified of tho situation but that M. Pichon, the for? eign minister, had advised the French group still to have confidence In the efforts of the chancellories towards peace. ?The best known pills and the best pills made are DeWitt's Little Early Risers. They are small, easy to take, gentle and certain and are sold by All Druggists. Collarless coats are threatened and we trust the summer will see the re? storation of cuffless trousers.?Mil wauki e Sentinel. The Lurid Glow or Doom ?Wag seen in the red face, hands and body of the little son of H. M. Adams, of Henrietta. Pa. His awful plight from eczema had for five years, defied all remedies and battled he best doctors, who said the poison? ed blood had affected his lungs and nothing could save him. "Eut." writes his mother, "seven bottles of Electric Bitters completely cured him. For Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Sores and all Blood Dis? orders and Rheumatism Electric Bit? ters is supreme. Only 50c. Guaran? teed by Slbsrt'a Drug Store. At the White House now It Is not the Ananias Club, nor even the Bun? combe ciub. it Is the Optimists' Club, and everybody who wants to be anybody will belong to that,?Phila? delphia Cress. It Saved Ills Leg;, ?"All thought I'd lose my i< g,' writes j. a. Bwsnson, Watertown, \VK. "Ten y. .its of SOSSma, that IS doctors could not cure, had at last laid me up. Then Buoklen's Arnica Salve cured it sound and Well." 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