Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rKJiwr^d ?4 the PossaSaiM at somur. & flkj a* Sei ?d Cla? xiuttm. PaOUfcOKAl* Mi.*.'* Kluuhcth Brown, ol Darling? ton i- visiting Miss Oeiivviexe Kan.I ? Mrs '. L. linker and MiMcm Theo liieeg and iiussi,- II?..>?l bit Thurs? day morning for a stay at Chi k sri ings. M.I-.- Minnie MogfJi ffld V.araar.-t Bryan Kffl Frnlav RtOTBUgg for a stay on Sullivan s Island. Mi--. - I.?-n al..I Matt, Date left Thursday for a stay In iteiiuerson vllle. N. C Mis. I'innU Jenkins is spe uling summer in Alabama. Mr.-. J. William C>x ami Ofctld fMM Spending some time at Brockton. N. C. Miss Maude ? ?wens Is visiting In Mar'on. Dr. Walter ? he wie and daughters. Misse? Mai or.-t and Hose. ha\e re? turned from a delightful stay at Sullivan's Island. Mr. Irvine Uelser, who has returned home from Oxford. F.ngl.md. on I va? cation b ft Satar.li> lot Charles? ton .?ml Bdtsto Island, after a short stop in thi- I itv with relatives. Mr. Belser was formerly a resident of StiinUr and gradu ited from the high sehool here. His many friends will he glad to see him again. Messrs. W. S. I'.oyklu and II. Ik Be\km. ot Dalzell. passed throuuh the city Saturday on their way |0 Char'eston to spend the week-end. V. .1 i m ite Henry has gone t.. HsndersoriN ille to spend the remaind? er of the summer. Miss Fiaiuc.i MarshaM. of Hreen vtlle. Is the attractive guest of Miss Susie Dick. Mr. I\ B, Thomas, of Wedg. Bsld, was a \islt in the city Saturday. Mr. B. A. Thess, athletic director of the V. M. C, A. has jSSSM t>. the Blue Kldia l ont. i?n> e grounds for Y. M. <' A. men. Here he will he in 0OHa ta< t with the gymnasium Instriu tors and other Y. M. C. A. men of the .South. Ho will stay several days. Mrs. J. M. Knight and daughters. Misses Holly Brown. Mary and M irion Knight, have gone to Wrights ? ille f..i i stay at 'hat place. Ke\. I ?a\id Klein returned luesdav from a stay en Sullivan's Islard, and ? ere Mrs. Klein will lott Dh*i Slid they Will spend the rest I Atlantic City and n.m v. ? it Mrs. J. M. Dick has returned to the city after a visit to friends in Oreenshoro. N". C. Mrs. W. C. Hane and children, of Fort Motte, passed through the city Friday on her way home from Sum merton where she has been visiting her parents. Mrs. W. I). Carson, of Summerton ? pent Saturday in the city. Miss Leila Sneed left Friday after? noon for Lamar, after having spent some linn- ? ith Mrs F.. T. Brallsford. Mr. H. C. Parrott has returned to the city alter a stay at Wrights ilb Beach. Mr. H. M. Crowson left Saturday to Join his f..mil\ ?t Msrf.e I'.each, where they are spending the summer. Miss Estelle Crow son has gone to Myrtle Beach to visit her sister, Mrs. Clarence Scott, who is spending the summer there. M:-s Aimee Moore. of Stat. hu: g. was a \isitor to the city MoTS4g) morning. Misses Kva and Bessie M? Ka>. ol Kowland. N. C.. are spending some time with MISS LsolS ROSS 01 <?ik land avenue. Mr. II. C. Brearhy. of St. th.ules. a grnd i its ol the sumt.-r High st hool In the class of 1911, has been award? ed the scholarshli for Fng'lsh at the t'nlveisity of Soi.th Carolin i Which be attended last \ear Mr. A. A Brearhy. ol St. Charles, Was a VMHtf lo t le < Ity Monday. The lion. T. C. Mcl.e.al Oj Bl*h? op\Ui?.. wa- in tin < itv Monday. Magi-frate John I". Ingram i dtng*.i*l> ill at hts home at Priva? teer. Mr- I: I M< cp p.,,, aSs4 ? hild ? n ?.mp.innd !?> Mr II II. Hn^oiie. left M"hdi\ MtSStfl iui fol ClndfllMtl and point- West Mr. M< Ch llan going with them (si tar III Columbia. Mr. .ml MfS, Ale Rj t leider? hiv. sjssss to Atiaiitu City le spend two H . nth". Mr. II. II QUlt fol ue i v i sogstlnesot on lbs Mouthers ?<?' ?i>. pi.. hsUl o < ? i-t? d i po lllof] on the !?.., |fp ,. ilk i dilo i i||i rsid, Mr. (III lesple. after I vi-it to Mr. W. W M Itftr ? In It) ti h gi m that i Mi \ W n -i ? ui H - tto riiy with tos f rally, ??>,?? \vi- ii k| Mond ? on.,. Mr. Wilts Mai ?hall win 11 Sundav from Mmmmr Where I' worklmr doronir the sttmnii r NIGHOLLS, PARDON BROKER. rij:\si:s boon COMPANION and PAHtMM si 1.1,1 ii CAVQHV <>\ DICTAGRAPH. Burn*. The t.rcat Detective ami draft ? or ditcher Frame- l|? Deal Willi Altoiury NichoU of Spartan hurt* |U k nit* Pardon I lorn do\. BlONm* fOf GOO heFoid. the YcggnUM ami Naif Blower, in Consideration of Partnern or gi.~i.oon. Whole Hlory Taben Down on Ihr Dictagraph, i>< i imi Was Behxied Because Ho Was Cossilsnwed ihn Wimm Crlasln al in IIm- Penitentiary ami Without FV lends or Inflnence in Thin Mate. \ Pa ribm for Him Would be H Moll* e\ Malter Entirety. Augusta* Os., July IS,?Five I nous-j ami for Cols 1- Bleaoe, governo; uf Boutb Corollna. Five thousand dollnri for San, .i. NIeholls, attorney ol Bpar lanburg ami friend of Oov, Bleaoe.: i'i\r thousand dollars tor C, P, Bit s?, attorney of Spartanburg. 1"'. 3. Heed,.1 chlel lieutenant of William -J. Burni the famous detective, swore that th< se amounts were to be paid to the three prsoni named for the pardon of Ous* DeFord, one Of the most notorious prisoners In the South Carolina peni? tentiary, who was convicted In Spar tanburg county In I90g on the charge of blowing the saft of the Knoree Manufacturing company, when o a r $l(00l was secured, and sentenced io serve ? term of ten .wars. Detective Rood was on the stand before the leg? islative committee for several hours this afternoon and he gave his testi? mony, supporting it with thousands of words of dictagraph records. The filial art Of the aliened glgantW pat don deal was to ha\e been leoh- 1 todaj with tite K." t el eg r s a from Sam J. Nichols to the effect that the pardon had been granted, The te!e kcr;(i. was not received. t. B, Folder placed In evldon <? his draft for IS.SOO drawn on the Fourth National hank, AUgUSta, to he de? posited In the Bank of Commerce of Bpartanburg for financing ihe deal whereby evidence '^;>s to bt secured that Oov, Blease had been guilty of telling pardons B, s. Reed, one of the beat detectives In the Cntted Mates ami head of tin- Burn forces, was selected to carry out the work under tin- name of "Henry n. Porter, I attorney, of Chicago, Hi," Direct testimony was given tii;11 Sam J. Nichols had been given Q rhetk for $500 as a retainer fee l<? secure the pardon f?>r DeFord and that the check was on dcpos.t in the Bank of Commerce in Spartan. ?urg Direct testimony was given by Reed and Felder that an additional cheek for $500 had been placed at the dis? posal of Nichols for work in buying > pardon for DeFord. Direct testimony was given that there is $15.000 on de? posit in a Chicago bank to he paid to Sam J. Nichols Upon the word that DeFord had been released from [the State penitentiary. These checks. Felder said, will be placed in evidence before the commit tee. (href ||(agg words |n testimony from the dictagraph was placed in evi? dence with reference to the pardon deal, with the conversation between Sam J. Nichols and "Henry N. Por? ter," the detective, Were given. This testimony was taken hy expert steno? grapher* The principal statement taken in a Washington hotel was bv the private secretary of Postmaster I General Hlteheoek, should the case ever be brought to court, these sten > graphers will be put Up BS witnesses, The testimony was sworn to by De? tective "Henry n. Porter/1 The dictagraph testimony further torn lied how Sam Nic hols secured a (harter l<>r the Piedmont Northern railway. According to the testimony, lie had a row with Oov, Phase ami threatened to desert him unless he gned the bill, The testimony was that Nieholls said that the Singing Of I he bill meant $10,000 a year lo him, According lo the testimony, NIeholls told Please that his hatred for Lewis W, Parker snd "Smyth" or the moiie> paid by the Southern railway a is hooping him from signing the bill. Qov, Blease signed the bill nnd the dictagraph relates n stormy scene, This conversation setting out those statements was between Bom ?'. XlehoHs ami "Henry S, Porter," the detect iv ?. Tin i ? wax Intense Inlei ? st in th< hearing thai was scheduled to begin in tin Richmond count] court h. this morning, Bevern I hundred ?|m i tor - a*i re preaent und Interest i n high fur "II Wer. ?Xpi-tiny KMltlU ? Iii Iiiini testimony. Thi com mitte? gathered al lo o'clock, it aas found that <? rta In ? e\. lopnu nl wer< pi nil imr and Ihi ? It gan in i ? wnrj lo post poll,. III. hi ?" mu until .I Ol K i iftel notili Pol t I tective bUfllntM years. Ht said that when .Burns undertook the ' -r r?f t ?' Investigation In South Caro? lina hs was assigned to Columbia and the western ie< tion of the State an 1 that "Ballle," the other Burns man known as "the fascinating Mr. Wii k n," h id been detailed t.? work in Charleston. Porter handed the com? mittees one of hi.< cards used in mak? ing the Investigation. This gave the Information that hs wai "A Chicago lawyer.'' in answer to a question by Felder Porter i ltd that he had used the dic? tagraph to gather the testltn ?nv connection with the sale of pardons, "We selected." said Porter. ? the worst criminal in the South Carolina penitentiary tor our Investigation. This man was known a- (Ins DeFord, ai as James Johnson, alias Edward \lu - phy, alias Edward Holloway, alias <:. \v. DeFord, alias O, m. DeFord and etiler aliases. This man was a yegg nan ami a safe blower, He had ust served a sentence of live years In la federal prison in Atlant, when lie was convicted in South Carolina. "PeFo d was convicted in Spartan urg county several years ago on tlie* i harge of I lowing the safe of ihe Snoree Manufacturing company. Over |8,000 was secured by the work and he Bpartanburg county court, after a long and tedious tri ' sent DeFord to the state penitentiary for 10 years. Porter said that Sam J, Nlcholls him a letter of Introduction to Capt, Sondley <d" the State peniten? tiary, Felder said that this letter would !'?? l iter Introduced In evident -, Porter said that he went to the peni? tentiary and presented the letter of Introduction to Capt. Sondley and was well received, "] asked to see several of the prls oners," said Poter, "and was ui\?i. admission to the prison. I called for DeFord. I talked with him and told him that I was Interested in his case. 1 gave him to understand that I would act as his attorney." Porter said that after the confer? ence at the penitentiary with DeFord he went t<? Bpartanburg and nut Sam J. Nichols, He said that he gave Nich? ols t?? understand that he was look* Ing for a certain convict ami that he was unable to locate him. lie said that he told Nichols that it was very necessary to find this convict as tin settlement of a lag estate depended on his freedom. The convict was one of the beneAclarles and his restoration of cltlsenshlp was necessary, Porter told Nichols of DeFord and said that ho was satisfied that he was the man. Porter said that Nichols questioned him as to amount Involved, and that he told him it was very necessary to secure the pardon for DeFord, Porter said that Nichols told him that it wouldn't he difficult to get DeFord out of the penitentiary. Porter told of depositing a letter of credit for $2,T>00 with the P.ank of Commerce of Bpar tanhurg. He read several telegrams that he exchanged w ith Nichols, These telegrams were Introduced in evidence. Porter declared that after he hail talked over the matter of securing a pardon for DeFord he paid Sam .1. Nichols a (heck for $500. UllS check, he said, was deposited In the Pank of Commerce of Bpartanburg to the credit of Nichols, and that the (heck would he later placed in evi? dence, Another check was drawn for i $.".00, subject to the older of Nichols, Issld the witness. This money was turned loos,, to aid Nichols in secur? ing the pardon. Here Porter tilfl of the injection of the dictagraph in the nvestlgntlon. The dictagraph was used in tin- Finch hotel In Spartan burg, in ilie New- Willard hotel in Washington, and in the Altamont hotel in Baltimore, Tin- llrsl meet ng between Nichols and Porter oc? curred June Porter said that sfter arriving in Spartanburg ami in? stalling himself in room 1^ ol ?he Finch hotel he sent a mde to Nlch'ds asking th.-t in- call and talk over the securing ol a pardon to,- De Kurd. Nichols sent back a note raying that he was going out of town and that it would be Impossible to talk over the matter, \ second note was sent to L\lcho)s b> Porter, A secon.1 rep'> Iwiis received. The reply ol Nichols , w i?! iit stibn lted the committee bj Porter. I I Th. v\ it lies*) sold that an export stenographer named Stetlelbaum was j located in ; he room next to No, Is I The dictagraph wh placed In the , room with Porter l?ater In the day, Porter sii id. N'Ich ob ? ailed md said ] he; held .i conference, Fol live hoars (In I '? I oi,| pai don was i i e, |\ dis ? a- ? d \ it in ? : ipt of tin i< stlmony covering more than 10,0(11) words was Introduced In evidence. Feld? i said it I tin- point that the .stenographer wll be called to testify Hi ? continued with reference to the De Ford pardon, and the manner in which it was to be secured. Porter s.iid that Nichols came to his room In Washington with a man by the name of Pasley from Spartanburg Niehoh, he .-aid. asked Pasley to leave the room as he had some Important business to talk over with Porter. It Was stated by Parter that NtCh oil promts* d t<> close up the pardon deal within two Weeks. According to tin- v Itnes*. Nichols 1< ft Washington and went to Balti? more. He w..s followed by Porter, ami they both went t.. tia- Altamont hotel, where the South Carolina dele? gation to the national convention w is registered. As this point in th< tes? timony tin- members of tin- commit? tee Questioned Porter as to tin- cor? rectness of the testimony taken by the dictagraph. A technical explana? tion of tin working of the instru? ment was given ;?nd the witness de? clared that from experience it has been shown that it was Impossible to 'lake" testimony from the dicta? graph. He said that the stenograph? er's notes would sla w whether it was genuine or not. Porter said that the record of the I dictagraph was full of local history hat would show the absolute correct- J nesa of the testimony. Smiling confi? dently, Porter told of his conversa lons with Nochola in Baltimore. The dictagraph gave details of the conver? sation National politics was among the subjects discussed by the two. At thl.3 point Porter hit the stand, and T. 1'.. Felder resumed his testi? mony. He read certain sections of the dictagraph testimony. He brand? ed as a lie statements made by mem? bers of the state dispensary board of control that he had been guilty of grafting. He gave some Interest ling testimony concerning his relations with I'. W, Boykln, John Bell Towlll and others, in answer to the pre Ivlous testimony given the commlt Itee to the effect that he h oi been I guilty of grafting, he said. Ml ivus connected with tin- dispensary Inves? tigation m South Carolina for three lor four years before these charges Iwere preferred against me. if they had anything on me they would have I brought it out. The w ould h ive Isnatched at the chance so quick, that it would not have made your head swim but would have made it go around like a whirl pool." "Did you ever try to bribe H. H, Evans with $500?" asked the commit? tee. I "If 1 had tried I would have suc? ceeded," snapped back Felder. I Felder said that the necessity of adding rebates in South Carolina p.-as [well known. He illustrated the state? ment by referring to an Augusta man I Who was unable to do business with [the South Carolina dispensary until I be had paid the necessary rebate-. Felder said that John Pell Towlll ha?l followed him around to make a [confession. He said that he WOUld I have secured a confession from many I of the "grafters"' if the present gOV lernor had nol been elected. 1 "With the election cd" Cole L. IBlease the views of the grafters jchaged as to confessions" said Fol? der. "Did you ever make a proposition I to Boykln. Tow ill and Evans to form la whiskey corporation in South Caro? lina," asked the committee. ; "Never," In- replied. "Anybody that says that I received graft in con? nection with South Carolina dispen Isary tells in absolute, unmitigated and Infamous lie." Excerpts from the dictagraph tes? timony with reference to the sign im of the Piedmont Northern ? har? ter by r.h-ase was read by Felder and the document was placed in evidence and Bworn to by Porter, it was Ibrought out that detectives had kept in touch with Nichols and that he I had left Spartanburg Thursday af Iternoon for Columbia. He went from [Columbia to Barnwell, it was stated that Nichols held a conference with IGov, Blease at Blackvillc i.i-t night or that they were together. it was expected by Felder and the [Burns detectives that the DeFord [pardon would he granted today. Fn |der the- alleged agreement, Nichols according to porter, was to gend tie ' i?. K." telegram to Chicago and the message was to be transmitted to Au? gusta. Tin- telegram was to bo ih< signal for tin lurniiiK ovi r ? t" tin money, This explained thi dolus In the session of the committee today The original indictment against das 1 ?? Fol d for blow lug 1 he wife F.norcc was presented to the commit? tee b\ Felder and placed in the re? ord. The Indictment showed Ih'it (.\ er $8,000 w t h secured by I he yegg naii from I In w "i k which occurred in 1002. F< Ider said that be w is making othci investIgatinns In South Ca r<d Ina Iii rough I In Burns ngonc> He ineiil ? I i , 1 . \? i I I I , i 1)1 lit , .III I 1 the I ! \ t The . ommitti ? held ? lonu ex. ou? tlet- n iot, tonight tind ad low n d at 11 o'clock. No statement was, made by memben of the committee as to the matter discussed. The next meeting was left subject to the call of the chairman, Senator Howard Ii. Carlisle, of Spartanburg. That the investigation into condi? tions In South Carolina is not to be stopped and that the testimony pre sented before the committee here i? only a part of records gathered by the detective, VVTUam J. Hums, md 1 Ulli 1 nil associates was made char this at- t ternoon In discussion of the admls lion of the dictagraph evidence <<n : Nichols, in swearing to the record, Porter was asked by the committee if he would later come before the committee and face Sam J. Nichols v. ith the accusation. "i will." replied the detective, n was made known thai volumes of testimony will be presented, it is known that there are thousands and thousands of words of dictagraph ords taken from various persons in South Carolina that have not been submitted to the committee. Same of these records are startling. Wil? liam J. Burns has made it clear here that this i> only a small beginning and that he intends not to let up un? til every charge made and Implied has been proved to the satisfaction of the citizens of South Carolina. The dictagraph has been used in un? covering some of the biggest graft cases in the United States. This same instrument sent the McXamaras to the san Quentin penitentiary. The reliability of the dictagraph is ree ognisi d by the courts. E. S. Reed was the center of at traction U llowing the hearing here tonight. There were several South iCarolinians In the audience and sev? eral came up and Introduced them 'selves to Mr. Heed. Several South I Carolinians reminded Mr. Reed that they had met him In Spartanburg as "Mr, Henry x. Porter? the Chicago attorney." j John P. Gra< c. mayor of Charles? ton, wa.- among the interested specta? tors at the hearing today. W. F. Stevenson of Cheraw was also among 1 those present. I The committee was governed by i i the decision of the State vs. Winters, 83 South Carolina, In going into the testimony adduced here today, j This statement was made late to? -night by Senator Carlisle of Spartan jburg. the chairman of the commit? tee. j in the investigation the committee j has consistently refused to permit .T. B. Felder to enter into a discus? sion of the private life of Cole L. Blease. Felder has many documents i in his possession relative to the do 1 ings and acts of the governor of South ? Caroling in various cities of the coun? try. This testimony was ruled out and the Atlanta attorney was made to Stick to the record. DEFORD PETITION PREPARED. Request for Cracksman's Freedom Circulated in Spartanburg. Spartanburg. July 13.?The story coming out of Augusta tonight involv Iing s. J. Nichols Of this city in the . alleged sale of pardons has caused a ! state bordering on consternation among Nichols' friends. Many of them met "Mr. Porter." the Burns detective, while here and recall being introduced to him by Mr. Nichols and other friends of Mr. Nichols were with him in Baltimore and New York when he was with the detectives and being entertained by them. C. P. Sims, who is mentioned, has been associated with Nichols in sever? al cases. Sims said tonight tath he had Inter? ested himself In tin- pardon for De Ford and that he was to receire a fee but that he never heard that Gov. Blease was to get anything out of it. Within the last week Sims has beer, buy with his petition for DeFord's pardon and many of the best known citisens of Spartanburg signed it. Sims represented DeFord as being In very feeble health and as having served two terms In prison for the same of? fense. The pardon petition is supposed to be iti t b>v . Ph ase's hand-. Messrs. H, A. Mood. S. W. allies pie ami Henry Blchardson have re* 'turned bona after a trip to New Voik fl cm w hi< h pl.i? e Uli \ < ime in a Hew motor boat recent h purchased b> l ?r. J. A. Mood, and whb h he will keep at hi- -aminer plao it Murrel - l nlct. Tin liest speech at tin State chain - ht r of commerce meeting wus hj a farmer?K. \V. Dabin- of Cl.Iwlll. pi . shh i t ? t t In Stall I ' mm r-' F| Tin n. in: friends of V r .1. W Vn Kei\ el 11|{ C\ltl It I PI Ph% -n i.i u mid siirgoo i. Ii ? hollCs II \. M [o L! P, lit ? phone 1 9, ?? -id. i . MISS CARSON i:\TKRTAI\S. Delightful Informal Entertainment for Visiting Young [JMflea, MIm Louise <'arson was. hnste#ss Friday evening at an informal recep? tion given in honor of some of her Winthrop friend? who are visiting at her home on North Main street. Quite i largo number of friends gathered to meet the guests of honor. Misses Grace McDowell, Agnes gpeightl and Theo Young, and to enjoy the hospi? tality of the charming hoste--. Various games ware played during the evening Which added much to the gaiety and pleasure of th<.C'iton. A grand auction "sale ,,f art clos con? tributed by each of the gueeta^waa the tinal event of the evening and which proved extremely amusing, especially w hen the purchasers open* ed their prises ami discovered what extraordinary things they had bought Mi<s Emma Baker, who made the highest score in the games, was awarded the prize. < ne of the litest popular hooks out. Refreshments were served during the evening which were much enjoyed. The ladles visiting in the city who were present to enjoy Miss Cat son's hospitality were: if loses Pranoos Marshall. Greenville; Elizabeth Brown, Darlington; and Misses Adams and Mills, of Statesville. Interested in sumier Plan. The following extract heading an outline of the Sumter plan of i ity manager-commission form of govern? ment taken from the Wltltagsgpegc Gazette and Bulletin of Williamsport, I Pennsylvania, will no doubt prove of interest to Sumter people: The people of Wiliam.-port who are absorbed in the problem of city gov? ernment will await with interest the working out of "the city manager I plan," which has been adopted by I Sumter, S. C. a city of ten thousand I inhabitants. ECZEMA? THY ZEMO. Has Cured Worst CgSNBS and You Can Prove it for Only 25 Cent.-. Yes. try Zemo. That's all you need do to get rid of the worst case of eczema. You take no chance, it is no experiment, Zemo is posi? tively guaranteed to stop itching, rash, raw, bleeding eczema, make a pimpled face smooth and clean. I Zemo is a wonder and the minute ap? plied it sinks in. vanishes, leaves no evidence, doesn't stick, no grease, just a pure, clean, wonderful liquid and it cures. This is guaranteed. Zemo is put up by the E. W. Rose Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo., and sold by all druggists at $1 for the large bottle and at 25 cents for the liber? al size trial bottle. Try one 25 cent bottle and be convinced. DeEorme's Pharmacy. No. 1. New York Cotton aMrket. New York. July 15. Open Ch January.12.44 lt.ll March.12.55 12 I July.12.14 ll.II October.12.38 12 I I December.12.46 It 21 Closed steady. Liverpool Market. Liverpool, July 15, Open Cl July. ?5?. Jan?Feb.671?69 4 66- > July?Aug.695?97 Aug?Sept. ... Oct?Nov. 676?7S Dec?Jan. . . .670?69 66! Futures.MJ?7 5 Basis middling. 1 1 . Death of Robert McKnlght. Summerton, July 14.?-?Robert Me? Knlght, the eldest son of Mr. Frank McKnight, died at the helm- of Mg father early yesterda) morning, after an Illness of only two or three days. However, hi had l?een In rather poor health for quite a long while. He was Id years old. quiet and unob trusive in manner and one who po negsed the confidence and esteem of all who knen him. The interment look place toda> at old st. Paul's Methodist ehuv< It. The Urem? n .in anxious to to the North C rollmi >t it< Flremenl tuornament on the 23-21 and -*th of ihi* month and expect to do so if the> ?..n gel ott. Ii the) go they will rente*! against Ibi Vewtiern team v?'.,. n now hold* ih. world's record lacing itid ? oi:i,ertioiiv. Airships and otht ; Itra? tiona are offered for ,1,.us ion. Tin i : i1" t l 'a> races In