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SOUTHERN LAND IDLE Lets Than One-Fourth of South’s Acreage Being Tilled. THE COMMERCIAL CONGRESS Startling Figure* on Our Own Country Will Be Pre*ented to Southern Commercial Congre**. Wachington, D. C.—In view of the present and Increasing depression in the rural and Lancashire districts of the British isles, condition* which have been investigated by a royal commission and reported upon with genuine alarm, a paper will be read and discussed at the Southern Com¬ mercial Congress, December 6 and 7, on "Opportunity for Southern Prop¬ aganda in (he British Isles.” The pa¬ per will be prepared by Thomas L. Field of London, a Virginian by birth, resident In England in connection with varied shipping interest*. Additloal subjects to he considered during the congress; "Neglected Agri¬ cultural Opportunities in the South,” • Manufacturing Opportunities in Urn .South,” and ‘'Colonization Opportuni¬ ties iu the South." will all have rela¬ tion to the one great subject of at¬ tracting to the south elements of pop¬ ulation that wilt strengthen rather than tear down the civilization of which the south is justly proud. The committee on arrangements, at the headquarters of the congress in Washington, is already in receipt <:f letters from owners of large planta¬ tions and real estate men relative to lands that could bo grouped for colo¬ nization purposes, and it Is hoped that a safe working plan will be evolved from the proceedings of the congress. The South’s Empty Acres. State. Total Acreage, improved. Alabama . . . .M, 818,560 8,654,991. Arkansas. . . . 33,816,000 6,933.733 Florida. . . . 35,1 10,040 1,511,653 Georgia .... 37,564,060 10,615,644 Kentucky. , . . 25,715,840 13,741,968 Louisiana . . 29,061,760 4.666,532 . 6,362,240 3,516,352 Maryland . . . 7,594,428 Mississippi. • • 29,671.680 Missouri. . . . 43,985.280 22,900,043 North Carolina . 31,193,600 8,327,106 Oklahoma . . 44,424,960 5,511,993 . iSOiltli Carolina . 25,916,800 5,775,74 J Tennessee, , . 26,679,680 10,245,950 Texas..... 167,034,720 19,576,076 Virginia .... 26,767,680 10,094,805 West Virginia, . 15,374,080 5,498,981 Totals . . . ,612.096,920 145,185,999 The above figures show that less than one-quarter of the land area of the south is nerving agricultural rainfall, pur¬ pose*, yet the distribution of the steady temperature, the long growing seasons, the varieties of soil, promise pre-eminence to the south in .agriculture when science and brawn unite to produce the result. REWARD FOR BRAVERY. Man Given an Orange Grove for Sav ing Boy’s Life. New York City.—Benjamin Levin 4946 Michigan avenue. Chicago, has given an orange grove in Florida as a reward to Private Charles J. Mor rls of the United States signal corps, etationod on Bedloe’B Island, for hav¬ ing saved Mr. Levin's 10-year-old son, Robert, from drowning, Mr. Levin and his son went to the island to see the Statue of Liberty, ami while there the lad fell overboard, and the sol¬ dier, through an act of remarkable heroism, drew him from the water. When Mr, Levin found it was im¬ possible to obtain the soldier’s promo¬ tion, he offered him his choice be¬ tween a life position in Chicago at $15tt a month or an eighty-acre orange .grove In Florida, fully equipped with a house and implements for conduct¬ ing it. Morris accepted the orange grove, and Mr. Levin gave him suf¬ ficient cash to buy his discharge from the army and pay the expenses oi himself and his wife to Florida. NEW POSTAL CARDS. New Small Card To Be Made for Social Correspondence. Washington, D. C.—Designs for the new 4 ’ postal cards to bo issued by tho government have been approved by postmaster General Hitchcock. On the ordinary card the head of ihe late President McKinley will ap¬ pear, as now, hut a much better like¬ ness of the martyred president small lias been selected. On the new card, intended for index purpose*, a likeness of President Lincoln will ap pear. TUe 2 -cent international card will bear a portrait of General Grant. On one halt of the double, or re¬ ply postal cards, will appear a por¬ trait of George Washington, and on the other a likeness of Martha Wash¬ ington. The paper to be used will “take ink” better than the paper now employed. “TY” COBB FINED. The Detroit Ball Player Didn’t Have Money to Pay His Fine. Cleveland, Ohio.-Tv-Cobb. outfield •«r on the Detroit hasebal Ream, was fined $10O and costs for assaulting George Stanfield, a night watchman, in a hotel on the occasion of the De¬ troit team’s last visit to Cleveland. Cobb said he did not have that much money, and the execution judgment was continued to give the ballplayer L an opportunity to obtain ’ ' nds Cobb was indicted on the charge of cutting with intent to wound, but allowed to plead guilty to assault and ffiattery. This did away with the tie ces^tty of a trial. METEOR FALLS IN ALABAMA Columbus, Ga.—Several persons at McCullough Ala. the southern nus of the Chattahoochee Valley way. 29 miles northwest of saw a large meteor fal Ito earth, tng a distinct shock, similar to an earthquake. The shock was felt at MfHts. 12 miles south of and also at Waeoochee, which is the same distance from us Moris. DEAD MEN FOUND. Still 189 Men Unaccounted for in Mine *t Cherry, Illinois. Cherry, III .—Efforts to reach men possibly util alive in the St. Paul mine were in vain in two parts of the underground workings. Although ex¬ citement was caused by the finding of u dead miner who was at lirst thought to be alive, the net result of the work was the recovery of forty-two bodies. Scarcely a kinsman of the misalnb men was at the mine. But efforts to explore underground continued with unabated vigor. Dozens of volunteers worked against exasperating impedi¬ ments to extend the limit of their ex¬ plorations. ■•They're still alive down there!" was the watchword of every woroker, although evidence in support of it was meager. The first tangible evidence that the men In the east workings were not killed when the fire broke out was the tallure to hnd any bodies where it was predicted a large number would he found if the men were smothered in their first rush for safety. Many mining implements were found, but not a dinner pai! was to be seen. Prom this it was argued that the men, unable to escape when the fire was discovered, retreated to some extremity of the mine, But carrying their food with them. this was the extent of inspiring discoveries for the day. The situation to date; Number entrapped in mine, 310 ; rescued alive, 20; bodies recovered, 101; still unaccounted for, 189. The tenseness of the nerves of the rescuers is shown by a remarkable incident. A man, when proved to have been dead many days, was be¬ lieved to be alive when brought to the surface, and was rushed to the hospital car. The mistake, however, soon became apparent. The rescuers who carried up the bodies said the men had walled themselves in for sev¬ eral days, but had emerged to seek food or water and had met death in the black damp. At a point beyond where the search¬ ers had gone, several declared they could see the shattered blocking of a pocket where the men had taken ref¬ uge. The bodies are scattered along the gallery for many yards, and the men who found them believed the vic¬ tims collapsed from weakness or as¬ phyxiation before going fifty yards to¬ ward the entrance. Some of the bod¬ ies were burned. Among the bodies rescued were two of the trapper boys. The frail bod¬ ies of the children, neither more than 14 years old, were tenderly placed in the temporary morgue by bearers, who wept as bitterly as If the chil¬ dren were their own. AN EXACTING HUSBAND. His Ten Commandments Wife Refused to Obey. Ann Arbor, Mich. — Mrs. Minfue Root, who is suing her husband, Frank, for a divorce, says that after their marriage he laid down ten com¬ mandments for her to obey. The com¬ mandments were; 1 . Thou shall love thy husband. 2. Thou shalt obey hint. 3. Thou shalt not find fault- with thy husband 4. Thou shalt beat upon the cymbals and proclaim thy husband master. 5. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's costly gowns. 6. Thou shalt not run up bills. 7. Thou shalt not waste kisses upon cats and dogs or keep them as pots. 8. Thou shalt not take any Intoxicating liquors or smoke. 9. Never neglect washdays. 10. Honor thy husband so that thou shalt not dishonor thyself. _____ CAN BRING DEAD TO LIFE. Woman Has Perfected a Wonderful Electrical Apparatus. New York City.—Louise G. Robino vitch, the young Russia woman, has H tartled medical men of this city with her declaration that she had discov¬ ered a way to bring the dead to life. She demonstrated to scientific and critical men that she can perform wonders with the electric apparatus she has perfected. of those who in the presence saw the demonstration, Dr. Robinovitc'i electrocuted a rabbit and brought it to life again by ryhthmic electric ex¬ citations that caused its heart and respiratory organs to resume their functions. She also showed the ad¬ vantages of electricity as an anaes¬ thetic. BOLL WEEVIL KILLS CATTLE. Mysterious Malady Causing Trouble in Louisiana. Breaux Bridge, La.—A mysterious malady which has caused the death of considerable cattle in this section re¬ cently. has been traced to the Mexi¬ can boll weevil. It was in fields most greatly infested with this pest that the cattle were stricken, and in the absence of other plausible theories the supposition that their eating of tho weevils on vegetation was re*ponsi ble for their death is entertained. Carlo Sheriff Removed. Springfield, ill.—Governor Charles S. Deneen declared the office of sher¬ iff of Alexander county vacant, be¬ cause Sheriff Frank E. Davis allowed William James, a negro, and Henry Salzner. white, uxorcides, to be taken from his care and lynched at by a mob on Nvember 11. To Conserve Fuel. Washington, D. C.—Iu view of rapidly diminishing tuel supply of United States, the great railway tents of the country are to be to adopt measures tor economy fuel, thus assisting in the great of conserving the natural resources 'he nation. Women May Be Census Enumerators census, beginning April lo, 1910, just been forwarded them by Director Durand. There is nothing the act providing for the taking this census, the director says, will prevent women or persons 2 t years of age from becoming ble to appointment both as the eleventh and he says that in and twelfth censuses women were ployed in such work. ATLANTA GETS MEETING Agricultural Commissioners Will Meet in Georgia. PURE FOOD LAW EFFECTIVE Previou* to Enactment of Pure Food Caw Georgia Wa» Dumping Ground for Impure Food. Atlanta, Ga.—Commissioner of Agri¬ culture T. G. Hudson, accompanied by State Chemist R. E. Stallings, have returned from Jackson, Miss., where they have been In attendance upon the annual meeting of the Commissioners of Agriculture of the Southern States, which unanimously voted to hold the 1910 meeting in Atlanta. Commissioner Hudson, as host, will begin preparations right away for tne entertainment of this distinguished body and will endeavor to make it the most successful mooting in history of the organization. According to Commissioner Hudson, these commissioners reported (he in¬ terest in agriculture more acute now than ever in the history of the south, and that ihe most brilliant future for coining years on the farm was held out. Commissioner Hudson made the convention a talk, as did State Chem¬ ist R. 13, Stallings. Dr. Stallings is recognized authority on tho subject of Pure Food Legislation, and his re¬ marks on this Hinjeer wore attended with the keenest interest. He told them how, previous to the enactment and enforcement of the Georgia Pure Food Law, this state was the dumping ground for all sorts and conditions of feed stuffs, but since the law went into operation there was no state in the south so free from adulterated feeds and foods as thin. As a result of this law, the sale and feeding of cotton weed meal to work¬ ing stock and dairy herds 1ms rapidly increased with most satisfactory re¬ sults. SCHOOL LEES ILLEGAL. No Charge of Any Kind Can Be Made in Common Schools. Atlanta, Ga.—That a fee of any Hind can not be charged legally In the com¬ mon schools of the state was set forth fully in a decision of tile preine court. The case involving this important point was raised in Montgomery coun¬ ty when fourteen children were exlurt ed from the Mount Vernon ami Alley school districts in that county because their parents refused to pay a ma¬ triculation fee of $2.50, charged in the schools in those districts. Shannon and others, parents of the excluded children, brought mandamus proceedings against tho boards of trustees of the two districts to com¬ pel them to admit the children. It was contended that the parents were all residents and tax payers of the districts, and that as the schools were maintained out of the common school funds they had no legal right to exclude the children. Judge Martin issued the mandamus and the supreme court sustained him. It, was held a charge for matricula¬ tion or any other fee could not be legally Imposed as a condition of en¬ trance to the school. PAHDUNS GRANTED. Prison Commission Grant Few Pa¬ roles and Commutations. Atlanta, Ga.—During the past week the prison commission passed on a large number of application* three for clem¬ and ency. Paroles were granted commutation to present service to five others, Fifty-one petitions were de clined. Paroles were recommended and ap¬ proved by the governor In the follow¬ ing cases: Charles Swanson, Camp¬ bell county, voluntary manslaughter; •Issse Clark, Philip Jemison, Musoe « ee Commutationa were granted in * Robert ^ Sheppard, the following cases; „ Floyd county, murder; Will Trumpler, Richmond counly. misdemeanor; Pe¬ ter Williams, Fulton county, gaming; Clifford West. Muscogee, misdemean¬ or; Charlie Hamilton, Fulton county, burglary. 17 BALES ON 12 ACHES. Terrell County Farmer Makes Record of the Year. Dawson, Ga.—The recent corn con¬ test here demonstrated the fact that Terrell county farmers could success¬ fully raise this important cereal In this section, and the experience of C. C. Lunday, one of the progressive and successful farmers in the southeast¬ ern portion of this county, in grow¬ ing cotton this year proves conclu rively that Terrell county deserves the reputation which it has as the banner county in Georgia for produc¬ ing the fleecy staple. From 12 acres of land Mr.'Lunday has already pick¬ ed and ginned seventeen bales of cot¬ ton, averaging 500 pounds, and he ex¬ pects to gather several more bales front this field this season. FOPE BROWN NOT ACAND1TATE. State Treasurer Says He Will Not Run for Governor. Atlanta, Ga. — State Treasurer J. Pope Brown set at rest the rumor which has placed him among pros¬ pective candidates for governor. ■There is absolutely nothing in it,” Mr. Brown said. "It is always the case where a man commits a crime once that people are inclined to sus¬ pect him of the same thing again.' Mr. Brown had reference to his can¬ didacy for governor in 1906. 22,000 BALLS RECEIVED. At Dawson Warhouses — More is Expected. Dawsn, Ga.—Local warehouses have received by wagon during the pres¬ ent season 22.000 bales of cotton, and will probably receive a few thousand more before the end of the year. While those receipts are somewhat less than in previous years.’yet they demonstrate the fact that a good deal of cotton has been produced in this section, for there are warehouses in three other towns in the county. PANAMA CANAL Cost of Completed Canal Fixed at $375,201,000. PROGRESS IS SATISFACTORY Annual Report of Commi»»ion Goe* Into Detail* Regarding Progr«** of the Work on Lthmu*. Washington, D. C. — Satisfactory progresc in the construction of the Panama canal is shown in the an¬ nual report of the isthmian canal com¬ mission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, just made public by the secretary of war. The report deals with the organiza¬ tion of the work, construction and en¬ gineering problems which were solv¬ ed, the civil government of the canal zone, the sanitary conditions, which were greatly improved, and the esti¬ _____ total mated cost of the canal. The cost of the canal is placed at $375,- 201,000, The report says in part; "During the year the designs for the upper locks at Gatun and the locks at Pedro Miguel were finished. The locks in pairs, separated by a wall 60 feet thick, are 110 feet in width, with 1,000 feet usable lengths. ■ The work of excavating the Gatun locks was continued during the year by steam shovels throughout the fore¬ bay and the greater part of the lock chambers, and by one of the 20-inch suction dredges in the lower part of the lowest dock. Excavation was in progress at the close of the year trenching for the curtain walls. The material excavated in the dry amount¬ ed to 933,546 cubic yards, and lhat rc ' moved in the wet amounted to 479,930 cubic yards. The plant for the con¬ struction of the lock is practically in¬ stalled and ready for operation. The report says of the health con ditions: "The healih conditions on the isthmus are reported by the chief san it ary officer as showing an Improve ment over the preceding year The total number of admissions of em¬ ployees to hospitals and sick camps, including those sick in quarters amounted to 46,194, representing for the year 23.49 as the number of men sick daily out of every thousand names on the pay rolls, as against 23 85 for the preceding year. 1 n< number of deaths was 530.” Regarding the cost of the canal the vrtfrk report savs: “Nearly 50 per cent more is necessary in order to corn plete the canal than was contemplat. ed by the original estimate, and that the unit, prices, due to labor condi¬ tions, cost of materials and gratuities given the employees, have been In¬ creased about 20 per cent. The total cost of engineering and construction alone sums up to $ 297 , 766 , 000 ; to which, if the purchase price and the estimated cost of construction and civil government be added, then* ' suits the sum of $ 375 201,000 as the to¬ , tal ocst of the canal. 100 U. S, EMPLOYEES FACE CHARGES* Big Shake-Up in the Customs Service. New York City.—Collector of the port William Loeb caused one of the biggest shake-ups that has ever oc curr-d in the customs department, when he announced the discharge frorn th© service of James F. Van, deputy surveyor of the port, and IS other customs officials. The shake-up is the result of recent investigations Into grafting in the cus¬ toms service ill connection with the weighing of importations and a direct outcome of the sugar scandal. Washington, D. C.—Official charges of misconduct against nearly 100 em nlovees of the customs service, all lo¬ cated in New York, have been filed with Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the treasury, following close upon Col¬ lector Loeb's suspension of £2 deltn nuent weighers, assistant, weighers, and at least one official of rank. With few exceptions, it ts semi¬ officially announced the accused are to be decapitated by Secretary Mac¬ Veagh. ___ BABIES WILL BE RARE. Will Be No More Births, Says College Professor, decline Ithica, N. Y.—If the present for in the birth rate should continue 150 vears there would be no more si vs nsrw ms clan of Cornell University 1 n °ls the decrease in the birtn -ale that disturbing,” said Profes sor Wilcox, “but rather the fa?t that Jhe rate decrease among the classes that would inherit the capacity for leadership. The figures from Har¬ vard college indicate that each 100 graduates produce in the next gener¬ ation only 73 sons. The native Ameri¬ population loses more by deaths can by births. than it gains KENTUCKY VOTES FOR GOOD ROADS. Amendment to the State constitution Carries. Frankfort, Ky.—The election com mission announced that the good roads amendment to the state tution had carried by a majority ot 5 900, almost exactly - the majorit, given it in the city of Louisville. It had previously been published that the amendment, which provides a taX le undeystandfng defeated, the eral being that two thirds of the total vote cast in state was required to carry ft. The rural counties, which were the most affected, cast practicaly an equal number of votes for and against the amendment. astor still missing. of High to . Futile Search Made beas Find Millionaire. New York City.—One of the most persistent searches ever made of the seas, that which is being conducted in an endeavor to ascer. abouts °f Co - ^ an rolonelTstors V* ve been worried one day by stories of % shipwreck, SXSVl and cheered the vi sate. B, S. TO SEEK REPRISAL Execution of Two American* By rauga Arou*e» Government. New Orleans, La .—Private from Nicaragua say that a reign of terror exists throughout a portion the country controlled by Zelaya. ernment troops are rounding up sons suspected of sympathy with revolutionists and executing them without trial, it is slated. More than 500 men suspected of revolutionary sympathies have been summarily shot and the bloody work continues. Residences are ransacked by Zela ya's soldiers in search of incriminat¬ ing evidence and when resistance is offered the houses are destroyed. men relatives of revolutionary sympa¬ thizers have been subjected to most horrible indignities. Nicaraguan ref¬ ugees arriving at Panama and Costa Rica declare it is time for civilized powers to forcibly intervene and put an end to the barbarities. The United States consul at Mana¬ gua reports that two American citi¬ zens, Leonard Grace and LeRoy Can¬ non, had been captured with the rev¬ olutionists and shot by order of Prei* ident Zelaya. The execution took place at El Castrillo, near Greytown. The American consul asked President Zelaya to commute the sentences, bst a reply was sharply made that the sentence was final. Managua, Nicaragua. Messrs, non and Grace, the Americans who .were executed for complicity in rebellion, were tried nt a fair martial, held under the direction of the government. 1 he men, it was charged, were responsible for placing mines which were intended to blow up government steamers, la with troops which entered the rli er at Greytown. Washington, D. C.—Announcement that thin government is tired of the high-handed actions of the small Ceu tral American republics was contained in a dispatch sent to the Blue-fields Company, which sought the protection of the state department from interference by the insurgents now operating against President Ze lava. A peremptory note, couched in dip lomatic language, but none the less direct, was delivered to Senor Felipe Rodriguez, charge d'affaires of the Nicaraguan legation, demanding a full complete explanation of the exe cuticn of the two Americans, Leon Grace and Leroy Cannon, who wero executed by order of Zelaya, they were found ia the insurgent Pending a satisfactory explanation the occurrence. President Taft has refused to recognize Isidore Hazera, now Nicaraguan minister. Mr.Taft is thoroughly aroused by the actions the Zelayan government, and ap pareutly is determined to make the of Veiled States citizens much and considerably more in Central America than they have been hitherto. 4 #f the An- J, Nicaragua has been one tral American republics that ban piv en this government more ifouble in the last few years than an« save perhaps Venezuela under the sway of Castro. The state ment maintained a quiet and that was was described by one diplo mat a* "ominous." It was learned, however, that President Taft and Secretary Knox have determined on the of some forceful moral suasion, nothing more, with a view of bring the Central American States to a realization of thoirr esponsibilitles. it is evident that the temper of the administration has been thoroughly and, if occasion warrants, ten state department may advise some action. Orders have been issued for the rmiser Vicksburg to proceed in all to Corinto, and the gunboat Des Moift** will proceed at once to Port Lirnon to observe events there and port the situation at that point wireless. Harrisburg, Pa.—Leroy Cannon, re ported shot in Nicaragua as a revo¬ was a native of this city, and was 29 years of age. Ho had been living in Central America for eight years, and in ’hat time had been heard of half a dozen times as figur ing in hazardous enterprises. Within a year word was received that he had been condemned to die for particlpa tion in aa uprising, but was saved by of the United States. An effort will be made by the pa rents to have the body brought here for burial. Newsy Paragraphs. Silas Morgan, living on Whidbee Is¬ land, Washington, found several doz¬ en cans containing a substance re¬ sembling paint, and believing a case of red paint had washed ashore, painted his house with the material On taking a sample to town he was told that the sticky find was pure op iunt. and each can was worth about *300. As he had used or spilled near lv thirty cans of the opium, he wasted more than $ 9 , 00 J. After a search lasting more than twenty years, Edward Williams of Vallejo, Cal., found his daughter, Mrs. M Jackson, at her homo in Chicago. Twenty-three years ago Mrs. Wil liams and her one-year-old daughter left Williams’ home and disappeared, He searched for them for several years, but failed to find any trace m bis wife and daughter. na Laura family, Livandais was arrested of an in ^ New Or leans accused of smuggling hundreds of Chinamen from a Mexican port to New Orleans. The woman engineer ed giant smuggling schemes, it is charged, aided by Nick Stratokas and fh^rlev Chun who were arrested with her. The smuggled Chinamen were sent to New York, it is The Oklahoma supreme court has sustained a lower court in proceedings begun by the direction Governor Haskell to restrain the circulation of publications from side t jj e s t a te which carry ^ts c{ ^toxicants. officia i statistics shows over divorces a day were granted in zerland in 1908. the total number 1.551- Separation and are as easy to obtain in as in some American states, and «« * & *r »»»«$• MONEY FOR GOOD ROADS $30,000,000 to Be Expended in South and West for Highways. LAND VALUES INCREASING l mproved R oadt m North Carolina Add ed $85 to Value of Each Acre of Farm Land on the Highways. Savannah, Ga.—Figures just gather¬ ed from fourteen states show an un¬ precedented movement throughout the south and west for improved highways. Contracts proposed or al¬ ready entered on call for the expendi¬ ture of between $25,000,000 and $30, 000 , 000 . But for the Intense prejudice against automobiles it is estimated fully $60,000,000 would now be avail¬ able for better roads. In Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Oklahoma state con¬ victs are being largely used. In parts of Missouri the money from saloon licenses is appropriated for the purpose. In Kentucky the county courts set a p ar t a certain sum to be matched w ith, equal amounts by citizen. (n Alabama the new roads are paid j 0 y half by the county and half by community. j n some parishes of Louisiana tho j )0 jj ce jury fees pay for new roads, There is a notable lack of county engineers and much incompetent su pervision in all parts of the south, But t u the aggregate a tremendous amount of work is being done. Grades pave been reduced, roads have been clayed, iron or steel bridges have re placed wooden ones and sewer draui a g e has .been installed in the low p i ace s. j n Kentucky $25,000 a year in each county is being raised by taxation, f 0r gradual improvement. The own ers of timber and mineral lands are joining in putting good roads through the hill reg ions. Drouth in parts of Texas, three cr0 p f al j ui - es j n succession in districts ; n Missouri and the bol! weevil in Mississippi have delayed bond issues C r other provisions. for actual expenditures' The last year’s figures in the south for improv¬ ed roads are as follows; Alaboma. $1,576,000; Arkansas, $1,400,000; p l0 rida. $578,000; Georgia, $2,100,000; Bo U j a jana, $925,000; Missouri, $870. 000 . Mississippi, $1,615,000; North Car0lina $ 1 , 359 , 000 ,. Oklahoma, $775, qqq. goutli Carolina, $746,000; Ten nessee , $1,6622.000; Texas, $4,138,000; Virginia, $688,000; West Virginia, $ s&3 ,ooO the adjoin¬ Thirty-odd counties in ing states 0 f Virginia, North Carolt na, Georgia and South Carolina are co . opera Ung in the building of a con tinuous highway seven hundred and flfly ralles in length, "Capital It js to be known as the Highway,” and will connect Rich raond Raleigh, Columbia and Atlan la [,,. om Richmond it leads to Wash* fngton roads built, in since the new were Mecklenburg county, North Carolina. the value of farm lands there has ris eu kom $15 an acre to $100 an acre, More than four thousand four hun dred convicts are now employed in lnl proving southern highways, More than $ 1 , 720 ,000 has been ex¬ pended in t h e United States on so ca R ed good roads, There are now 43,450 miles of mu eadam roa ds and 124,468 miles of g raV el roads. - is now be A , bout $70,000,000 a year in the f g „ ent j n the whole country work improving old roads and building new ones. HATCHET MEN IN DENVER. Threaten to Exterminate Members of Chinese Yee Tong. Denver, Col—Denvers' Chinatown is jn terror as a result of warnings re ceived from San Francisco that a p a nd of thirty batchetmen are en r oute to Denver to exterminate mem pors of the Yee Tong, of whom there a rc nearly a hundred here. This action is-, the result of the long feud t hat is now raging in San Francisco, cal., between the Yee Tong and the Gn Vick Tong. * LABOR INDORSES BOYCOTT. John Mitchell’s Speech Thrills Labor Convention. Toronto, Ont.—Indorsing a commit¬ tee report on boycott, John Mitchell, one of the three officers of the Fed eration of Labor who are under sen tence for contempt of court, made a dramatic speech to the convention or that organization. He declared that as far as he was concerned, regard less of consequences, he intended to declare for the rights gained him by the laws of his country. 228 KILLED IN 2 YEARS. ortatity Reports of Mississippi Rail r Accidents. Jackson, railroad commission ba. of the state completed a tabulation of the num her of persons killed and injuredi in tailroad accidents in Mississippi dur reports fro m some of the roads, ' T ^ e repor t shows a employees, total of 228 10 billed, of which 77 were were passengers and 1J1 neither pas senger nor employees. The total num her of injured was 2,20.9 414 were employees, 018 passengers and 212 neither employees nor pas sengers. editor laffan dead. Publisher of New York Sun Dies After Operation. N ,. Yo k ihp^late city—William M Laffati „„„ n , r . f fSmen Charles 4 Dana tatihe New York gun. and publisher of that newspaper for me last 25 years, died at his hom J m Lawrence, L-ong island, following an operation for appendicitis Mr Laffam w as born in Dub im I r - land 62 ^ ‘S?.” rs ag ST °’ nublin^Univm-sitv “T*