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THE SANDERSV1LLE HERALD.
THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.
Could wo but know
Tlio land that ends our dark, uncertain
travels.
Where lb th s. harrier hills and meadows
low;
Ah. If beyond the spirit's inmost travels
Aught ot that country eou.ti we surely
know.
Who would not go?
Might we hut hoar
The hovering angels’ high Imagined
chorus.
Or catch, hi times, with wakeful eye s and
clear.
tine radiant vistn of the realm before
us.
With one rapt moment given to see and
hi nr.
Ah. who would ft ar?
Were w“ quite sure
To find tiie pi erless friend who left us
lorn ly.
Or then, by some celestial stream as
pur'-.
To gnr.e In eyes that here were lovellt
only.
This weary mortal coll were we quit sure
Who would endure?
Mrs. Robbins was so busy weeding ;
1he squash bed in her “truck patch” |
1hat she had to be called three times i
before she pushed back her sunbonnet
and said to a boy who had climber to
the top of the rail fence close by:
“Well, Charlie, what is it now? Has i
your tna got any more washing for ,
me?"
“liOts,” replied the boy. "That is,
another lady at the hotel has, and
mamma has told her about you. You I
are to go for the clothes right away, I
ns the lady is In a big hurry to have
’em done. She lias four boys and the
oldest of ’em is so little that I could
lick him with one hand, so you are in
for a good job for the rest of the sum
mer. I heard her tell mamma she
would stay here till cold weather If the
place suited her.”
“I don’t see how 1 can manage to go
up to the hotel before twelve o’clock,”
returned Mrs. Robbins. “Abner has
gone to the blacksmith’s to get a plow
fixed and the key of the front door is
lost. There aint much in the house
to take, but all the same 1 shouldn’t
care to have It took. The colored folks
around here are all honest enough, but
just as like as not that Abe Hurley will
be pokin’ in before I git back.”
“Is he a kleptomaniac?” asked
Charlie, who having spelled that won!
correctly In class just before vacation
had not yet forgotten it.
“No,” replied Mrs. Robbins, “if he
knew enough to be anything he’d be a
Baptist, as that’s what his mother was
In her life-time. I’m alw'ays good to
Abe on his mother’s account, but 1
(wouldn't trust him in my house when
II wasn’t there to watch him. When
folks what thinks they have good sense
will make off sometimes with what
doesn’t belong to them, what can you
expect of a softy like Abe?”
“You can go on up to the hotel, Mrs.
Robbins,” exclaimed Charlie; “I watch
out for Abe, and If 1 see him poking
his nose Inside of your door I’ll send
him about his business quicker than a
flash. Ackey, who drives the hotel
stage, says that, big as Abe is, lie'll
run if you say ‘Boo’ to him.”
Charlie Russell, the son of one of the
summer boarders at the country hotel
close by, though only twelve years old,
looked so big when he said this that
M rs. Robbins, who depended largely on !
the washing to be had from summer
boarders to make Hoth ends meet (her
husband being overfond of fishing) was
not long in deciding; to take him at his
(word, and so throwing down her hoe,
she went off In the direction of the
hotel while Charlie went into her cab
in, feeling as if he had taken com
mand of a garrison. The first thing
that caught his eye was an old shot
gun that had gone through the war
with Abner Robbins and was leaning
In a corner.
“It would do Abe good if I were to
snap a cap at him,” said he. "I see a
box of ’em on the shelf yonder.”
He had some difficulty in cocking the
old-fashioned weapon, but finally he
got it into condition for snapping a
cap, and just as he did so lie had the
satisfaction of seeing a great, awk
ward creature with a vacant look on
diis face come pushing into the front
door without the ceremony of knock
ing.
"You’ll have to call again," said
Charlie as lie brought the gun into a
horizontal position; “folks ain't at
home.”
The man grinned at this, but made
do reply.
“Come, get a move on you,” said
Charlie. “I’m in charge of this shan
ty and 1 can’t have you here.”
The grin broadened, but Abe did not
stir a step.
"Get out or I'll fire” said Charlie.
“One—two—If you are not gone when
I say ‘five,’ I'll pull the trigger.”
Abe stood stock still, staring into
the muzzle of the gun pointed at him.
rA moment later there was a loud re
port and man and boy were both on
their backs on the floor, the latter as
pale as death and not saying a word.
Abe, on the contrary, was crying out
between his groans that he had been
hilled. Although violently jarred by
the recoil of the gun, Charlie was on
his feet in a moment and stood star
ing down anxiously at Abe.
“Where did it hit you?” asked he.
But the other only groaned more louc)-
I?’, repeating the assertion that he had
:l>een killed.
“I ll run down (othe blacksmith shop
and call Mr. Robbins,” said Charlie;
“maybe you ain’t wounded sc badly as
iyou think.’ 1
By what he regarded as wonderfully
.good fortune Charlie met the neigh
borhood doctor before he had gone
■fifty yards from the Robbins house.
“Are you running from a bull?”
tasked that gentleman.
“Worse than Qftt,” gasped the boy,
and then he told his story in as lew
words as possible.
"He snj 3 he is dead,” remarked
Charlie in conclusion, "but he is mak
ing a lot of no'.ie.”
When the hoy, who had followed in
a run the doctor's galloping home, ar
rived at the cottage he found Abe still
writhing on the floor, uttering the most
dismal groans and asserting from time
to time that he was " 'most gone.” The
doctor was leaning over him, looking
puzzled.
"Where did the shot hit you?” he
asked. “1 don’t see any wound.”
“In the mouth,” replied Abe, raising
into a silting pc Hire with more ener
gy than might have been expected from
a man at death's door.
"In the moutu;’ repeated the doc
tor. "Well, it is the queerest case
I—”
“What is all this row about?” lutcr-
rupted Mrs. Robbins, who entered at
this moment with a great basket of
clothes poised on her head.
“I shot Abe with Mr. Robbins' gull,”
replied Charlie. ”1 didn't know it was
loaded.”
"Why, you little—. But 1 ain’t go
ing to say nothin' to your mother’s
son. Git up there, Abe (giving the
groaning man a shove with her foot),
"you ain't hurt.”
"My own opinion exactly,” observed
the doctor; “though his nerves are bad
ly shaken up. You are quick in mak
ing a diagnosis. Mrs. Robbins.”
"I can’t make no diagnosis,” replied
that lady, "but I can load a gun, and so
when them fellers come along here
t'other night in chase of the man who
had stabbed Jack Tredwell, Abner ask
ed me to load his gun while he was
gone to saddle his critter. Now, I did
not want my husband to shed any
man's blood, and so while 1 put in a
good-sized charge of powder, 1 left out
the buckshot. 1 ’lowed Abner had shot
off the gun since he brung it home, but
I reckon he forgot It. The man was
took before he caught up with the par
ty. You can thank your stars, Charlie,
that I was so forethoughted. If any
body but me had loaded that gun you
would now be—”
”Oh, dry up!” interrupted Mr. Rob
bins, who had come in soon after his
wife. "The hoy has had all the lesson
he wants without any of your jawing.
You may be sure that, after the scare
he has had this morning, he’ll never
again in time of peace point a shootin’-
iron, loaded or unloaded, at a fellow-
flitter.”—Christian Intelligencer.
BIRDS DESTROYED BY SNAKES.
Havoc Wrought Scarcely Realized,
Even by the Birds’ Friends.
Some one asks, What becomes of
the birds? One answers lawless
hunters, another cats, and women’s
hats speak loudest of all. It is strange
that more of the blame is not laid to
snakes. The supineness throughout
the country even with regard to ven
omous snakes is incomprehensible.
Last Summer's drought revealed myr
iads of rattlesnakes, some of them
surprisingly, large that came from
theli lairs to drink from ponds and
streams. They came In such num
bers to a mill-dam in Connecticut, that
tiie workmen fled, instead of rally
ing the neighbors with every avail
able shotgun the village actually wait
ed I HI rain came,and the reptiles went
back to the hills. If some of our
sportsmen would practice their sharp
shooting upon these loathsome and
dangerous creatures it would add to
the safety of people and animals. Far
more harm is done by them than
townspeople realize. A good rattle
snake skin is said to bring five dol
lars. A new crop for the unemployed.
All kinds of snakes feed largely up
on birds and birds’ eggs and upon
young chickens, if left unprotected.
A large black snake frequently makes
havoc in a chicken house and attacks
the farmer’s wife and even the farm
er.
One day in New Jersey a party of
us bound for the woods were attract
ed by the strange actions of a wood
robin. In a moment we saw that it
was being charmed by a blacksnake
that slowly moved to and fro, its
dreadful little eyes fixed upon the
bird. The snake escaped our sticks
and ran under a stone wall. It was
lull a minute before the dazed bird
flew away.
The next day one of our party
crossing the same wall noticed a
strange commotion among birds of
various kinds gathered in a tree. They
seemed to bo cheering on a valiant
cock-robin that was actually giving
battle to a snake, presumably the of
fender of the day before. The bird,
with bristling feathers, fluttering
wings, and shrill cries, again and
again darted toward the snake’s
raised head, seeming to aim at the
eyes. The gentleman watched the
scene, wondering and fascinated, till
lie saw that the little champion was
becoming exhausted. Then with a
piece of fence rail he dispatched the
dragon. The snake was large and
fought fiercely. When the fray was
over and the snake was hung across
a tree stump, a large number of near
ly developed eggs were revealed. Un
fortunately the stomach was not open
ed. If it had been the mate of the
chivalrous cock might have been dis
covered. Hardly noticing the young
nn.n lire bird seemed loath to leave
the dead enemy, but flew about still
uttering its cry of distress, his back
ers in the tree keeping up their excit
ed watch, it was a pleasure to think
that those woods were relieved of at
least one family of bird destroyers.—
NOTH1NG-BUT-THE:TRUTH, in the
New York Times.
The late King Oscar-stopped at the
Swedish embassy when he was in Ixm-
don and didn't cast King Edward a
penny
UNION FARMERS’ FAIR
To Be Held Jointly With Local Asso
ciation— Will Begin October 8th
and Continue Through to 24th.
Atlanta will have a state fair this
fall, opening October 8 and continuing
through October 24. It will be held
jointly under the auspices of the Farm
ers’ Union and the Atlanta Fair Asso
ciation. The Farmers’ Union will have
entire charge of tiie agricultural feat
ures of the fair, while all other features
will be under direction of the Atlanta
Fair Association.
This was the final action of the meet
ing of the county presidents held In
the hall of the house of representatives
at Atlanta Wednesday. A commitee
of the Fair Association made the prop
osition that in addition to the usual
premiums for agricultural displays, the
association would offer $2,000 in spe
cial prizes for the various oounty and
local unions, and with the understand
ing that the Farmers’ Union should
have entire charge of the agricultural
features. The details were presented
by the committeemen, and shortly af
ter they had retired from the hall the
convention had accepted the proposi
tion and assured the success of the
big fair.
"We propose to make the finest agri
cultural exhibit ever seen in the
state,” said President R. F. Duckworth.
The following members of the union,
one from each congressional district,
were appointed to act in eo-operaticn
with the Atlanta Fair Association in
arranging all details for the state fair:
First district, W. J. Kemp, Emanuel;
Second district, not present; Third
district, C. B. Bohanan, Pulaski; Fourth
district, W. P. Cumbv, Heard; Fifth
district, G. F. Hunnicutt, Fulton; Sixth
district, J. G. Hightower, Fayette; Sev
enth district, J. I. Harris, Polk; Eighth
district, U. H. O. Martin, Elbert; Ninth
district, L. M. Moore, Cherokee; Tenth
district, failed to report; Eleventh dis
trict. Z. R. Taylor, Dodge.
The meeting had an attendance of
fully 150, Including many county presi
dents and other officers from all parts
of the state.
Following the action on the state fair
matter an executive session of the un
ion was held at which many matters
were discussed behind closed doors.
Among these were questions of reduc
tion of acreage, the handling of cotton,
good roads and rural education.
RiOTOUS STATE CONVENTION
Was That Held by Republicans of Ten
nessee in Nashville.
The Teanessee republican state con
vention, which met in Nashville on
Wednesday for the election of presi
dential electors and delegates to the
Chicago convention, proved to be the
"wildest and woollest” affair of the
kind ever held In the state. Pandemo
nium broke loose as soon as the con
vention was called to order. A dozen
fights occurred between the Oliver and
Evans factions, Ih which pistols were
drawn and in one Instance a hatchet
was flourished. The Oliver people
finally got control and elected dele
gates to Chicago. W. J. Oliver was en
dorsed for national committeeman.
The Evans wing met and immedi
ately adjourned until Thursday morn
ing.
SENATOR BRYAN LAID TO REST.
Funeral and Burial Service rt Jackson
ville Largely Attended.
The funeral of Senator William .Tas.
Bryan took place Wednesday afterpnon
; at Jacksonville, Fla., from St. John’s
Episcopal Church. Long before the
cortege reached the church the
streets were thronged for blocks and
as the funeral party passed, all head,!!
were uncovered in respect to tho
youngest United States senator, from
whom the people of his state had ex
pected so much.
Prominent Florida friends from all
over tho state gathered to pay the last
sad tribute to Senator Bryan’s mem
ory.
8HOT BY KOREAN SPIES.
D. W. Stevens, American Adviser to
Korean Council of State, Wounded.
D. W. Stevens, American adviser to
the Korean council of state who was
attacked by a committee of Koreans
in the Fairmont hotel in San Fran
cisco, Sunday night, for favoring the
course of Japanese in Korea, was shot
three times by two Koreans at the
Union ferry building, Monday, and
seriously wounded. Stevens drew a
pistol and shot one of the Koreans.
WALL STREET JUBILANT.
President’s Message Considered Olive
Branch to Corporations.
President Roosevelt's message was
received in Wall street, New York,
with great joy. It was interpreted as
a message of peace to the corpora
tions.
It is asserted that the legislation the
president proposes is the most import
ant since the emancipation proclama
tion.
Georgia Briefs
Items of State Interest Culled
From Random Sources.
Refund Money to Locker Club.
After a long and acrimonious de
bate, the Savannah city council, by a
vote of 8 to 3, decided to refund to
the locker club proprietors recently
put out of business by Judge Speer the
licenses they had paid the city.
* * *
Captain Price Detailed for Dahlonega.
By direction of President Roosevelt,
Captain Frederick S. L. Price of the '
eighth infnntry is detailed as profes-
sor of military science and tactics of I
the North Georgia Agricultural Col
lege, Dahlonega, vice Captain Eze
kiel J. Williams of the fifth infantry,
who will proceed to Fort I/eavenworth,
Kan s.
• • *
New Assistant State Geologist.
State Geologist S. W. McCallie an
nounces the appointment of S. P.
Jones, a Georgian, ns assltant state
geologist. Mr. Jones succeeds to the
position which Professor McCallie held
prior to his appointment to succeed
the late State Geologist W. S. Yeates.
Mr. Jcnes is a son of Professor Jones,
who was for many years a member of
the faculty of the state university.
* * *
Agricultural Hall Nears Completion.
The work on the new agricultural
hall on the campus of the University j
of Georgia at Athens is progressing
rapidly, it It practically certain that
the building will be in readiness Tor
occupancy at the opening of the uni
versity next September, when It is con
fidently expected there will be an In
crease of not less than one hundred
to one’hundred nnd fifty In the depart
ment of agriculture. Tills Is by far
the largest and most pretentious build
ing on the university campus and will
cost $100,000, exclusive of the equip
ment.
* * *
Cotton Mill to Cost $250,000.
The manufacturing committee of the
Albany Rusiness League is working
with a special committee to complete
the work, begun last year, of raising
subscriptions for a $250,000 cotton mill.
The work was dropped during the
financial panic In the fall, Ini it Is
believed that conditions now warrant
a revitalizing of the movement.
About half of the stock has been sub
scribed and subscription hooks will be
reopened at once. Those at the head
of the movement are most sanguine of
success.
* * *
Veatch Exonerated.
State Geologist S. W. McCallie has
given out a statement, in which he
completely exonerates his assistant,
Otto Veatch, front charges recently
published, intimating that he indis
creetly gave out private information
as to the existence of bauxite deposits
in Wilkinson county, which resulted
in parties purchasing the land for less
than its value because the owners
were Ignorant of its mineral wealth.
Professor McCallie made a complete
investigation of the matter, and is
fully satisfied that there was no such
indiscretion committed by any one con
nected with the department. How the
information got out he does not know,
but he is fully satisfied that It did
not escape through the geological de
partment.
* * *
Must Swap Mileage fer Tickets.
Cash or coupons from mileage books
will he required for all transportation
over the Southern railway, and the
other lines which have agreed to ac
cept the interchangeable mileage
books.
In other words “tickets” will be re
quired for all fares, except cash fares,
on these roads.
No more will the drummer be allow
ed to produce his mileage book, have
a certain number of miles torn out,
and the remainder handed back to
the owner of the book.
Hereafter the owner of the hook, ex
cept in certain Instances, will go to
the regular ticket window, ask for a
ticket to the point of his destination,
and either pay for it in cash or have
that number of miles torn from his
mileage hook by the ticket agent, and
in lieu thereof is to receive a "pass
age ticket.”
* * *
Cattle Show at State Fair.
Plans for a cattle show and auction
during the Georgia state fair, to be
held in Atlanta October 8 to 24, under
the auspices of the Georgia division
of the National Farmers’ Union, are
being made by General Manager Frank
Weldon.
On account of the strict cattle quar
antine existing between the northern
and southern cattle districts, it was
feared that it would be impossible for
the northern cattle to take part in the
display. This obsacle has been over
come, however, by the statement of
Dr. Payne of the federal animal bu-
rea, who has been making investiga
tions in the south in regard to bring
ing the northern cattle to the fair.
According to the plans of Dr. Payne
the cattle from the different sections
will be kept separated. The northern
cattle will be unloaded some distance
from the fair grounds and will be
brought Into the park by way of Pied
mont avenue from the north. The
southern cattle will come in either
over Fourteenth street or Piedmont
avenue from the south.
Separate stalls will be arranged in
the live stock building so that the ani
mals will not eom<> in contact. The big
live stock show will he held in the
baseball park and the auction will take
place in front of the grand stand. The
exhibition will last from October 13
and 23.
Elaborate plans are heing made for
the different exhibits planned by the
farmers of the state.
• * *
Farmers' Union to Finance Crop.
It is announced that plans have
been arranged by which the Georgia
division of the National Farmers’ Un
ion will finance the cotton crop of 1908
for farmers that are members of the
state division.
The decision of the union virtually
means that the farmers of the state
will at last be able to systematically
hold their crops for merited prices in
stead of being compelled to sell them
to speculators or others who may de
mand lower prices.
According to the plans of the union
that organization will accept and ware
house all of the cotton upon which far
mers need to borrow money until their
crop has been sold. Farmers, who are
compelled to have money before the
crop is sold can warehouse their cot
ton with the union and the union will
lend the money on the cotton.
When the farmer’s cotton is sold he
will repay the loan he secured from
the union, liy tills means the farmer
will be protected, so officials of the
union say, and will not be compelled
to suffer while holding his cotton In
dividually as heretofore.
It is understood that the union ex
pects to raise $1,000,000 by which to
finance the year’s crop. The plan Is
said to have met with the heartiest
co-operation of the members of the
Georgia division.
• * *
Fruit Safe, So Far.
State Entomologist Worsham has re
turned to the state capitol after a tour
of the peach belt, and reports that
the fruit crop is uninjured and the
indications are that the yield this year
will be a good one. Professor Worsham
is taking special pains that no unde
sirable fruit trees or plants from in
fected districts are shipped into Geor
gia. There is hardly a week that
passes which does not find this de
partment seizing shipments which do
not come up to the requirements of the
law.
Professor Worsham states that it is
almost as much of a task to' watch
for the shipment of cotton seed hulls
and cotton seed from the boll weevil
district across the Mississippi, as to
watch for the infested trees. Tiie
fact that these seeds and hulls are
oftentimes Infected tends to make the
prices lower and some are shipped
into Georgia.
Professor Worsham is a great be
liever In patronizing home productions
anil home industries. He declares if
the Georgia farmer would sell Ids cot
ton seed to the oil mills of the state
and purchase from them the desired
cotton seed meal and nulls, the farmer
would Increase his own wealth anrl
help build up the cotton seed oil in
dustry in Georgia.
RIOT IN NEW YORK.
Union Square Scene of Explosion Dur
ing Demonstration by Unemployed.
A red flag fluttered in Union Square,
New York, Saturday, a bomb fell; two
men lay dying in the people’s play
ground, and New York awoke to the
fact that It harbored those prepared
to give their lives in armed resislanca
to constituted authority. The bomli
was intended for police, who, with
rough firmness, had broken up a meet
ing of $10,000 unemployed. It exploded
prematurely in the hands of the assas
sin, horribly wounding him, killing his
companion, injuring slightly four po
licemen and throwing to the ground
a score of those who were massed in
the vicinity.
Saturday night Union Square Park
was roped off from pedestrians; a hun
dred police patroled the boundary
streets and at the station house 1,000
reserves, awaited a call. No further
disorder, however, developed.
TWENTY INJURED IN WRECK.
Smashup Occurs Between Special Pas
senger and Freight Trains.
Twenty people were injured, three fa
tally, in a head-on collision between a
Blue Grass special passenger train on
the Queen and Crescent railroad a.nd
a special freight train at Curville
crossing, between Burgin and High
Bridge, in Mercer county, Ky., Tuesday.
The Blue Grass Special was on Its way
to Lexington and Cincinnati.
Mine Operators Anticipate Strike.
According to a dispatch from Leav
enworth, Ivans., mine operators are
preparing for the coming strike of the
coal miners. All of the mine mules
are heing offered for sale, apparently
( in anticipation of a long contest.
POPULISTS^OF GEORGIA
Through Execuliv. Commit,,,, .
demn Present Administration °i
Will Put Out a State Tick*
A resolution condemning the Iirp
state administration a s exemplify
the present governor, and calling f 0r
state convention, subject to the Ca *'
the chairman, to put out a state ' j
ulist ticket, from the governor do
and the selection of forty-nip? de
gates to the national convention | n s
Louis, was the action of th a Q 00r
Btate populist executive commit!!
meeting in the senate chamber at a!
lanta Tuesday.
A heated discussion was Troeipitatpa
by a resolution, which not only rap„!l
the present administration, but emk
ed the candidacy of Joseph M. Brow I
It was apparent that this resolutu:
was going to bring on a discussion that
would last Indefinitely, so Chairman j
J. Holloway promptly named a co m !
mlttee of three on resolutions to wtu '
the matter. This committee wa* out
but a short time and returned with
the resolution shorn of the endorse-
ment of Mr. Brown, and amalgamated
with a call for a state convention to
name a populist ticket.
The resolution passed with only two
dissenting votes. It is as follows:
"Resolved, by the representative.) & (
the populist party here assembled, That
we deploro the disastrous policies of
the present state administration as «.
amplified by the present governor, and
we think the best interests of the farm-
ers, laborers and business men of the
state would be well conserved by t
change in the administration.
“That it Is our desire to call a popu
list convention in the capitol, Atlanta,
for the purpose of putting out a full
state populist ticket, from governor
down.”
The section referring to the candi
dacy of Hon. Joseph M. Brown, which
was stricken out, was as follows:
"Whereas, lion. Joseph M. Brown, t
patriotic and capable business men, In
whom the elements of intellect and af
fection are admirably commingled, fit
ting him In a rare degree for the prop
er discharge of the great responsibly
Ities of this exalted office, we, there
fore heartily commend his candidacy
to all the people of Georgia."
Chairman Holloway will later take
! action on the calling of a state conven
tion for the purpose of nominating a
state ticket.
SWORN TO STOP LAWLESSNESS.
League Organized Against Night Rid
ers In Tennessee.
A law and order league has been
or ganlzed for Clarksville ami Mont
gomery counties, Tennessee. A perma
nent organization was perfected to sup-
press lawlessness in that part of the
dark tobacco district. The league al
ready has over three hundred mem
bers. Following Is the oath taken:
“As God is my witness, 1 solemnly
and sincerely promise and swear, with
out reserve or equivocation, that I ne
cept the purposes of tho league; that I
pledge my best endeavors to securing
these purposes; that I shall bold se
cret all proceedings of the league and
that I shall not divulge the name of
any member of the league, so help 1118
God."
CIVIC FEDERATION MEASURE
Seeking to Amend Anti-Trust Law In
troduced in the House.
The bill prepared by the National
Civic Federation after conferences with
the president and representatives of
capital and labor to relieve the strin
gency of the Sherman anti-trust la»’
was introduced in tho house Monday
by Representative Hepburn of Io* a '
chairman of the committee on inter
state and foreign commerce. It was
referred to that committee for consid
eration and report, and it is under
stood that President Roosevelt villi
in a message, make a recommendation
concerning 1L
LAW WAS INADEQUATE.
Indictment Against Two Porto Rican
Priests Unfortunately Voided.
The Indictment that was return'd
in San Juan, Porto Rico, against t"°
priests, editors of a Roman Catholic
publication, for printing an article in
which it was asserted that persons
contracting marriages under the cL'
law live In a state of concubinage a-
that their children are illegitimatt.-.
was quashed, It having been found that
the federal statutes do not cover il' ia
offense. The newspapers of P° lt0
Rico, however, are expressing > lulln
nation against the publication.
GOV. BROWARD ANNOUNCES.
Florida Chief Executive in Race f° r L1,
S. Senate.
Governor N. B. Broward of Florid
Thursday announced his candidacy tor
the United States senate at the coini---
democratic primaries. There ha- .' *
been no appointment by him to succe«
the late Senator W. J. Bryan.