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SR. J. J. CHAFFE ACCIDENTALLY (Shoots self IChafee, 4 well-known in accidentlly shot himself fteruoon at Stone Moun and died as the result of 1. He was for a number mnected with The Her qtiite recently went to ;ota, where he remained few days, starting on 1 trip home, never to alive. ifee was one of the most oung men in Augusta numerous friends who t deeply his untimely e funeral arrangements de this aftenoon and his t Charleston, sister at and brother at Langley notified. a young man, uumar tad no other near rela- The body was brought and is now at the home hn Chafee on the Hill. niel, news editor of the At 1, who was en route to Au ver the flood story, was a 1 the Georgia train Wednes >n and made the following hout the accidental shooting L'hafee: the next car in which Mr. riding,” said Mr. Daniel to today, "when a gentleman e door of the car and an ; some one had been shot in :h. 1 hurried to the car and liafee lying upon his back in ;he car apparently in a dying iting was most assuredly the accident. Mr. Chafee had a volver strapped in the upper dress suit case, which was seat. The strap holding the ime entangled with the strap part of the case and w hen d to open the case, the weap larged. fee never got his case opened taggered front the terrible is abdomen. He took a few tered to a fellow passenger in accident and then sank to tenderely cared for by pass sicians were called arid the was taken from the Wain at n where he died in a short ley Glass, of the Atlanta >ld the same story of the de lir. GKWAYMAN HELD UP SEVEN COACHES L, —lnformation received at ■rn Pacific railroad head ■re is to the effect that a wayntan early yesterday ven coaches of tourists in b Park and compelled rn over their valuables. THE AUGUSTA HERALD TELEGRAMS OF SYMPATHY Mr. James U. Jackson is in receipt of the following tele grams, which speak for themselves: New York; August 27th. Jas. U. Jackson, Augusta. My heart aches over destruction and distress you report. Would to God I could rebuild and relieve all. My impotence mocks my sympathy. M. J. Verdery. Chicago, Augnst 27th. Jas. U. Jackson, Augusta: Accept expressions and sincerest sympathy citizens of Augusta in the present severe trial. We shall gladly join others in concerted action for relief destitute suf ferers. I know your people are doing all possible. Re sume service to public. S. R. Knott. “Save Every Drop of Water’’ Mr. John D. Twiggs, Jr., superintendent of waterworks gave out this morning the following statement. “Many of the mains are broken in a number of places. We have a large force of men out now,locating the places. My opin ion is that the mains are broken where they cross the canal. As soon as we find these breaks, the nearest valve on either side of each break will be shut off, and the water run around. We hope to get water on again in 24 hours. It may be longer than that, and it is barely possible we can get the pressure on sooner. “At 11:30 Wednesday night we cut off the water pressure at the filter plant in order to save every gallon we could, for the canal banks were broken then at several places. I wish you would ask the people to co-operate with us and save every drop of water they can when the pressure is turnnd on again. We may be face to face with a famine, as we have only a week’s supply. Canal Damage SIOO,OOO ‘‘l estimate the damage to the canal at not a dollar less than SIOO,OOO. Indeed the city will be lucky to get out for less than that. The loss may run to half a million dollars. The water from the river flowed six inches over the masonry work at the locks. The banks are broken in several places. About 500 yards above the pumping station there is a break at least 300 yards wide. There is another big break near the locks. “Wednesday morning early I was at work near the locks with *a large force of hands. The water was creeping over the canal banks from the river for a distance of 2,000 feet. We put out 1,400 sand bags, and presently saw the bank break above us. We barely got back in time to get below the break near the pumping station when the bank gave way. • “We are utilizing all the small steam pumps we can get and will tap these to the river, in order to raise the water pressure. We want to get all the increase possible. “We were about to cut away the banks of the canal above Ray’s creek, so we could dam up the canal and run the water around through the creek, when a messenger came from the pumping station with news that the bank had given way there.” NOTICE The Associated Charities and all others in terested are urgently requested to meet at T. I. Hickman’s office, Leonard Bldg., Sunday morn ing next, at 11 o’clock, to provide relief for the flood sufferers. Call for Telephone The Western Union Telegraph Co., an nounce a great many telegrams on hand unde livered account being unable to find people, parties expecting message should call at the of fice. Rev. Lightfoot Horse-Whipped Was Jusl Called To Baptist Church At North Augusta. Orangeburg, S. C Frank Demars, of this city, accosted Rev. E. M. Lightfoot, the Baptist minister of this place, in a Pull man car yesterday afternoon on the At lantic Coast Line Railroad between this place and Cameron, about ten miies from here and used a buggy whip on him. The minister received two blows, one accross the face, the other on the shoulder, but other than the humiliation, his injuries are not serious. Rev. Lightfoot is said to have written a letter in which it is claimed that he accused Demars of placing the coffin on his front piazza, about a year ago, and which caused so much excitment here at the time. The letter was used in compdgn in this county for the race of sheriff as evidence against Salley, the candidate favored by Demar's. Demars branded the statement, |so it is stated, a lie on the car yesterday, | and after two blows had passed the difti- I cutty was brought to an end by outsider*. Rev. Lightfoot has just answered a call Irom the North Augusta Baptist church i and has tendered his resignation to the church here. Yale Quarterback s Engagement Announced H A M I I. T O N, O.—Dwight (‘‘Tid'’) Jotiis, the Yale quartet back, is to be married. Rumors became certainly today, when it was stated the engagement of Jones and Miss Betty Spears, of New York, would be announced next week at the Spears’ summer home | in Colorado, where Jones has been i visiting. Miss Spears never saw him play ! against Princeton last fall. She met him after the game and the | engagement is the result. Sub-Treasury Employees Rigidly Examined CHICAGO livery employe of the United States sub-treasury in the federal building was subject to a “sweat box” examination yesterday, and, it is Relived that importance evidence was secured that will solve the mystery of the SI73JXJO robbery for which Geo. W. Fitzgerald, former teller, was arrested Sattireay. U. S. And Portugal Extradition Treaty LISBON.—The c hamber of deputieit ha* approved the extradition treaty f>e tween the United States and Portugal. The treaty provide* for extradition for 22 upecifir offense*.