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uASHIER REPORTED SHORT. rrm-KT rimur* i* brikhwick ADULT MARK VBRD(V. Pin nt Audllora Hair Hrrn linlau llirr His Hooka. hut 'lhrp Ilcfase f o Make Any Statement, air. \rrtlcry lino Heard Ibr tin uinro. Iml Assert* If There la bay ahnrlaite Hr haona Aboolulrl y Nothing Alton! 11. Brunswick. On.. Sept. 24 —Street rumor h for several day* accused local Cashier Mark Verdery of the riant System with o shortage In hie accounts. There rumors | a ,-k oftteial confirmation and ihe truth of them la denied by Mr. Vrrdrry, who ' now quite ill at hia realdence In Ihla city. Tor shortage i aliened to be .t The caatlier'a office ha* been under cnevk for several day* First Traveling Auditor* liarralson and MeCatg are al leged to have discovered an apparent mortage. The Insperllon watt supplement ed by subsequent Investigations, assisted in by H. C. Prince, controller of the Plant System, and Representative Russel of the Guaranty Company of North America, in which Mr. Verdery la bonded. These |n v> -ligations are alleged to have found the apparent shortage disclosed at the ffrst Instigation. In an interview to-day. Auditor Harrs!- ton staled that he could not say thit there was a shortage or even an apparent mortage. In fact the Interview disposed nothing either for or again** Mr. Verdery. Therefore to -hue afreet rumor la all that can tie quoted. These rumors have reach id Mr. Verdery'* ears, and In response to n request for a statement he gave out the following to-nlghl: Vea, I umleratand rumors are afloat to the effect that my accounts-hs local cash ier of the Plant System are short several thousand dollars, and 1 can only say that I know nothing of It. I have lived In Brunswick seventeen years, and In all that time I have endeavored to live an honest, upright life I have been economi cal In my home life, never speculated in the slightest degree, and am convinced that If I were able to he at my office 1 could explain things that now appear mys terious. However. If I am short. I will endeavor to pay every cent of It." P. M. I'lch has been placed to charge of the cashier's office. Mr. Verdery Is n very stek nran and has been at death's door during the past few days. It Is ex !*cled he will he at his office within ten days, when the facta In the caae will be brought out. POMD-P.IREW AT KOMATIPOORT. Cnaet and Mrlliara Have Mode Some Hlg t nptlire*. London. Sept. 24 —Lord Roberta reports from Pretoria under date of 2pi. 21. that t.ta guards, under Pole-Carew. occupied Komatlpoort this morning The bridge was found Intact. Much rolling slock, lo motivea and truck loads of "I/ong Tom” ammunition were captured. Only a few rifles were ham har d.twod BHRDLUU V rifle shots were fired. Lord Roberts add*: "Paget has captured Erasmus' camp '•0 cattle. S.OOO sheep and 23 prisoners." Methuen baa made another big haul of stock." lord Roberts al o reports that the few li.,ir troops remaining In the Eastern Transvaal are completely "out of hand." anti says they are mostly burghers. Ihe i Ign mercenaries having gone to Lo resso Marquez, owing to the Portuguese mm < ment promts ng lo maintain them while there, and give them passage to their respective countries. SHAFTER bins TOI.PNTBKRM. He la Looking Oat for Their lnlrr fal II ben Dlechargcd. Washington. Kept. 24—Gen Shaft or la taking aiepa to safe-guard the future of the volunteer# who are about to be dls hsiged, aa Indicated In the following dis patch: San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 21—To Ad jutant Oeneral, Washington: In compli ance with Instructions of ftth Inst., In regard to diacharge of volunteer*. *te[>s were taken to Insure that the men dl eharged were afforded every facility to obtain tlck'ta and they were encouraged to go home Immediately. Fair rates were eiitatned and the railroad companies sent ag-nts to the pasta to furnish the men tickets Immediate.)' on their being paid off Three hundred and fifty-five have been illseharged, of whom the greater S r portion aval ed themselves of the fa . Idties afforded and left for their homes without delay. st.after. Major Oeneral.'* (iRm'.HI)O VlHtilflA COAL.. Wanted for British Warship* Oath errd at llallfas. Halifax. N. 9 . Sept. 24,-Owlng partly to the scarcity of Nova Scotia coal In Halifax, an order for 2.000 ton* of aleam coal ha* been placed In Virginia (or Im mediate delivery for the use of the Brit ish warships making their headquarters In Halifax. The partial failure of the supply of Welsh coal for the navy has also caused the admiralty to direct ex periments to lie made with other coal. The result of the test of Virginia, coal will be reported to the Imperial govern ment. TlllvHh WILL K 90 Ft'*lO!X. Democrats and Populists Divided on a Congressman. Kansas City. Sept. 24.-It Is offlclslly announced at Democratic headquarters that there will be no fusion between the Democrats and Popullsta for congressman of the Sixth district of Kansas. The an nouncement was made after a long but futile conference of party leaders for the purpose of Inducing one of the candidates to withdraw. Tully Scott, tha Demo cratic candidate, and Dr. John B. Dykes, ihe Populist candidate, were nominated by fiarate conventions. JO IXT POI, Alt KIITJIITIO*. Hr. Xanscn mill the Duke of Birstti W 111 La Together. London. Sept. 21 —Dr. Nansen and the 1 'ike of Abruxxi, according to a dispatch t the Dally Express from Christiania •l ive agreed to undertake a Joint expedl n Into north polar region!. I iml Coviiiiauya Meeting. New York. Sept. 21-The Tennessee 1 • I and Iron Company's executive ■ ■om " u*e held n *ieciel meeting to-day (or the (Mirpose of considering sind acting up on the ordinary routine business contracts * h other companies,, and to hear the re torts of officers up to data. No eonslder "tkm was given to Ihe matter of a dlvl '*< nd. which will be taken up at Ih# reg ul*r meeting In October. To Xleel Nrxt In rkatlsasogs. De* Mofnes, lowa. Sept. 24—At today's "“sslon of the convention of the Brother hood of lawomotlve Firemen, Chat tanooga, Tenn., was selected aa the place •°r * jMlng the next meeting which lakes P-aee In IklC The two weak*' aaaslon will conclude to-morrow. Ill: 1-0 HIT l> WAHHGD AWAY. Marble Palls Said to Have Rrru Swept by the Plead. Houston, Tex,. Sept 21 _A bulletin fwim Austin says: !t Is reported here at a late hour to. night that the town of Marble Pall* has been washed away by the Colorado and that there Is a flfty-foot rise at Klngs l.i nd Efforts to reach Marble Falls are with out avail, it Is a small town of HOO people, twenty-live miles above Austin, on the < olorado river, and I# the terminus of a branch of the Austin and Northwestern road. The dispatcher *ays that at'a © clock all offices on hla line were closed and h has heard nothing of any deluge. Klngsland Is a small town In Llano coun ty, also on the Austin and Northwestern and Is near the Junction of ths Llano ami Colorado rivers, both of which are very high. WASTED ALL TO IIKSIGY. Alderman Me,luster sprung trass ftnn In (ialvFin. Galveston, Tex . Bept 21,-The City Council met to-night and and scursed topic* of Interest relative to the city's future. Ot" of the aldermen wanted to know If the supervision of the cleaning of the streets rested with the relief committee, to which Mayor Joni* replied In th a.f Prmatlve, stating that it was useless to discuss Ihe matter as the city had no money. Alderman McMaater sprung * sensation, stating In effect that wl h -ul casting any reflection on the hoard, he did not think they were eomnetent lo handle the prob lem that confronted them and were un able to bring order out of chaos The members of Ihe council were, he -aid. gathered from all walks of Ilfs,* and when elected It was not thought thy would have aueh a difficult problem to master. He favored the entire hoard re signing amd having the governor or som other legally constituted authority ap point a cdromlsslon of three or live men to take charge of affairs, discharge every man now employed by Ihe city, make a new deal and only employ such men ss were absolutely necessary lo run the town. The system, he thought, should re main In force from twelve to fourteen month*, or until ttie city could get on Its feel GRAND COL'IICIL OF MJMMKM, l ftnelAve end Kleetlon of Officers Held In t Iselnnall. rinctoer.ii 9rpt. 21. The ;;r.fKi ii4*i nlat conclave of the general grand council of Free and Accepted Masons of the Poll ed States met here to-day at Seottteh Rite Cathedral. It was received by the grand council of Ohio. Twnety-two of the con stituent grand councils were represented along slih six subordinate councils ami many past grand masters. John W. Chamberlain of Tiffin was chosen general grand chaplain, and the following Other officers were elected: W H. Mayo. Bt. Ixiuls. grand master. Andre* P. Swanslon. Bt. Paul, deputy grand master. Henry . Larrabee. grand principal con ductor. j Charley Heaton, Montpelier, Vt.. general grand treasurer, Henry W. Modhurst, Fort Wwyne, gen eral grand recorder. Graf Ms. kiln, Toledo, captain of the guard J. Albert Blake. Boston, gensral grand conductor of council. !->tw*rd W Wellington. Ellsworth. Kan., geneml grand marshal. George A. Newell, Medina. N. Y., gen eral grand steward. BY THE LIGHT FROM VBNI'B. Hr. Ilrank* Hus Nneeeeded In Making Photograph*. Geneva. N. Y.. Bept. 24.—Dr. William R. Brooks has succeeded in photographing objects solely by the light from the plan et Venus. By this it is not meant graphlng the planet Itself, which has been dono many times. The experiments were conducted within the dome of the obser vatory so that all outside light was ex eludtsl except that which name from Ve nus through the open shutter of the dome. The time was the darkiwt hour of the night after the planet had risen and be fore the approach of dawn. The action of Ihe light from Venus was much stronger :han anticipated, the photographic views being remarkably eleor. Intense and fully timed. WILL hPEAK AT CLMETA. henntor Clay Enthusiastic Over Hemocrnlle Outlook. Columbus. Gw.. Bcpt. 24.-Senator Clay and Congressman Adams are here to night on their way to Cusseto where they will speak to-morrow. They will return and speak here to-morrow night. Henator Clay 10-nlght talked enthusias tically about Democratic outlook, He say.- he Is absolutely confident now that Bryan will he elected. He thinks Bryan has gained ground In Ihe past few month* and say* his letter of acceptance was per fect. TTPOTHET IK l OSVBITIO*. More Than 100 Delegate* Have Ar rived la Kttitl City. Kansas City. Mo.. Sept. 21.-More than 100 delegates to the fourteenth annual convention of the I'nlted Typothetae or America, which opens In Lyceum Hall to morrow. arrived here to-day. Among the cities represented by to-day's arrivals are Norfolk. Richmond and Atlanta. The members of the Typoihetae wer* the guests of the Commercial Club at an Informal reception at the clubrootna to night. _ ■leantort tinsetlr Sold. Beaufort. 8. C.. Bept. 21—The Beaufort Gazette, edited since Its Inception, by Mr. William Elliott. Jr.. h* been hough* by Mr William P. Waterhouse, n colton factor here. During Its career In the Journalistic Add th.- paper has been an active Democratic organ, but Its present owner I* a National Republican. There Is considerable speculation us to what Its f jture course In iiollllc* will lie As editor Waterhouse has never been netlve In pol itic* It Is very probable he will conduct hi* paper entirely Independently of them. Relief for the Gentler Sex JgK •* Mother’• rrtond”J LSJESISLK AIWsL durins the nine trytnj;monthsbefore childbirth. TW > is a simple liniment erf marvelous power, and, by its \ relaxation erf the muscles, allays all nervousness, re- iieves distressing headaches, cramps and nausea. ] h c .jAvsff I It It a blotting In a bottlo, robbing j fa, confinement of all its pain. / i ~TDg ..D ... ft. f WspaNcSsesm ■*"**•’*•'*•“* ts sisiv #*•!>** fssllsr •* “OA,/** *skg f" ess A*** ssldttas** rtqvml mmm mm ■asisaaaslftlllfllllllllllß THE MORNING NEWS: TEES DAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1000. BIG DEMAND FOR CURRENCY. uVAvrrriss* or it h:kim.d fun %iu%i\u Tin: < KOl**. leirlmof f*l*l Certiorate* In hr *>nth and Ural %lr*nl 'lore Iluin nl liar Mwr *lim* I*o*l >enr-\rn Orlrnna lln* Taken of I lie % moil nl—% He* ere l*re*nre for 4 orreoo> l* 4 \ot t:%- peeled. Wanln* ton. Kept. 24 —The ire©xurr for currency for moving the crn* 1* begin ti:n to be felt. The t*#uo* of g.>ld cert I flea tee by the trejxury at various point* in the Houth und Writ, In exchange for deposit© of gold In the New York eub ti aury by tunß cu behalf of their country corre*|Kmil<nt*. ar ulrtady |l.OOO. more than at the •amf time last year. Thwe rxchnngea have reach* ii $4,945/00, of w hich all but $400,000 h:m hern in Hepiembcr. New Or lesnt ha© taken st.7fc*.oN> in the new nold i ertlrh atea, B(. Loui*. $730,000 and Chicago tmun. Theac are not the only exchange* being made In New York and Washington, in order to get cures ncy Into the country district*. A shipment of $10O,OO& in email silver certificate* ha* Ju*t been made to Ht. Louis in return for an equal amount of gold coin surrendered to the New York ftih trea*ury. Gold etritflcaitr also are hi* ng received at New York In exchange for the payment of gold coin at New Or leans New Orleans ha* received this month nearly ki.000.000 in small note# of turlous classes. > Silver Ortllleatea. The treasury In returning lo l**u© *!lver certificate* and other small notes ai in terior point* In exchange for gold eurren -4© red to th* euh-treaeury al New York, because gold Ik not needed to elrengthen the reserve. The policy of ehtpping note* from W ashing ton to interior point* 1n re turn for gold at New York was adopted when the gold reserve wn* low b©C©u# the hank* profited by the express rue on ihe currency In one dliectlon. and often directed their New York agent* to deposit the gold in order to obtain this benefit. * A severe pressure for currency 1* not ex pei'ted by the treasury off lals,because of the great Increase In the available supply which has teen mad** within the past year. The treasury has pall out in pre miums on bonds under the refunding taw s33.l** >.<*2. and has paid In th** redemption of the old two per cent. liond* under the recent call of H** r* tary Gage S9MCT.I&O These two Hems of more than k'J.Otin.oio have been exclusive of the ordinary ex penses of the government. CO*FFKRI.\Ci HITH RA'KKBf. Va nderllp IrrnngliiK to 'feet the Dfiiinnil for Cirrmry. New Y’ork. Sep*. M —Frank A Vander lip, assistant score ary of the treasury, conferred w ith b inkers In this city to day with reference to supplying the ex traordinary demand for small currency. While what was known as 'hand to hand" money Is always rather scarce at this sea son. th** supply of sl. $-' and £> bills is wholly inadequate Th** sub-treasury had great piles of soiled or mutilated curren cy turned in for redemption to-day. After conferring with the bankers this afternoon, Mr. Vanderllp said tluit ho had ordered $ Ouooo In S3O gold certificates to be shipted to New Yot k from Washing ton at once, that he thought, would re llwve the situation and supply the banks with a class of money fhey did not have 114 said that he thought the next step would he to supply small ilenomlnatlons at the sub-treaaury. The I tanks were preparing to-day for heavy October disbursements, one of the largest tastltuthns having hundreds of out of town accounts, reported a great mass of coupons on hand for collection lianks ar© still using quantities of bank note.- for interior currency and tnands. on* large b.mk 10-day had vary f- w of It* own notes on hand and reported little difficul ty In keeping out what extra circulation It had order* and at the time that the new currency law made possible a greater ex pansion. CALI-ICD IT “OAMBLHR'S I.t CK." W. A. Smith's Comment on Ills Kill- Inn o t Hnntml Allen. Columbia, 8 C.. Sept. 24 —The man who last night killed Howard Allen tn a gamb ling house tn thl* city, to-day gave hi* name as W. A. Smith. He said that he was originally from Birmingham, where he practiced law. but two year* ago went to gamhilng as a profession and worked Ihe policy game In Sav.,ia>ah. It got too warm for him there, and last June he came to Columbia, where he has since been working policies W. B. Harley, ihe owner of the gamb ling house, which, by the wny. t run wide open tn the business center of the town, testified before the coroner'* Jury that he had caught Smith cheating, and ordered him out of tho house. Harley es corted Smith to the and or. Allen going by hi* side, when going down the steps. Smith turned and shot, killing Allen. When caught Smith feared mob vio lence and demanded police protection. He characterized the death of Alien a* "Gambler's luck." \i:W gt iIEDI I.H ttl' I'HICES. Cotton Spinners Will Meet Oct. 2 to Arrange It. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 24 -Mr. George B Hiss, secretary of the Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association, ha* Just sent out a circular letter to the board of gover nor* of the association, notifying them ■ hat Tuesday. Oct. 2. hat been selected as the date for their meeting In Philadel phia The olijeot of the meeting I* to ar range ti new schedule of price* for soft and hard cotton yarn* |,o, Jta, Seriously Hurt. Orlando. Fla . Sept. 24.-A* the outgo ing train lo Oviedo last night reached the crossing at the waterworks, a 7-year-old lad son of L. Hazel, attempted to cross Jti* Ih fr h* of the l< comotive, to re.icli an elder brother, who was on the op|K>iJe able of the tra. k. He was struck by the projrcling cross beam on the front of the engine and knocked d.,wn Medl c.il attendance was promptly at hand.and tin- little fellow was kindly cared for. His phyal lans siy* that while severely bruised, he la not dangerously Injured MISSIONARIES ARE SAFE. (Continued from First l*ag* ) protect them. After allowing the Amert i*ni to draw their money from the na il* e bank, the m.Agi* rale furnished them with fifty soldiers as an escort through the gat© in the wall Into Mongolia. Terrible Hrarrl Journey. • We had no Idea turn of the terrible Journey which awaited us.** continue*! Mr William - We had no notion of hav ing to es> a*e m r te filbert.*, and only purposed to remain In om* place of safe ly ond return after the crjsl* When-v *r w# attempted to -tut*, however, th* ofll- ai* ordered us to leave forthwith. !<*- *r;:g the Iloxers were on out heels Fittotly reaching a Mongolian encampoiegt at llaraustt wc mk that flight a r%*e the great Gobi desert w,*s Inevitable. Hav ing •©cured a cat a van we started June Si. Just before starting seven i*wedlsh mU eionarles, with their families Jolnod us On© lady had horrible experience# Hit© had been clubbed almost to death while some of the mate© were frightful Spec tacles. being covered with blood. "Our caravan consisted of twenty cam el*. nineteen hors©© and six came! carts for the ladt**# and children. For eight days we trw\e|ei| over nothing but sand Th© air was Ilk** that of an oven and the Buffering war intense. The animals had no grass and no water and marching in the daytime was Impossible At the few Isolated weUs Mongols were encamped In ihe vicinity anti they refused to allow u© to draw water, fearing we would poison the wells. Still Told to Moir on. "After thirty-eight day# of terrible anx iety we reached I'rga. on the other side of the desert. We presented a entry spectacle. The Russ an consul genetal was most kind. He gave up to us fourteen rooms In the consulate But m our dis may th© consul told us we must leave forthwith, as there we*e 2.OU* Mongol so - dlers In the neighbnrhbod wto might he hostile. ll* also warned ns that tens of thousands of Mongols were gathering for a religious festival, and that If we valued our safety we had better clear out with out delay. "Arriving at Irkutsk. Rept 1 we took a train and reached 8t Tetersburg about Sept. IS." NOlte CHm:R. Bt re IIKKIFS. Christian Women Fired 1 pnn and Two 'ten Killed. Hong Kon&l Slept. 24 Advices from Canton say that a bout load of native Christian women Hum Chub, on West river, was fired upon, and that two men wer© then taken ashore and butchered In cold blood Native Christians ©re flocking to Canton from the sugar county Ointon Itself Is quiet. Th© native city Is full of bad char acters anxious lo create trouble, but they * --j; i- irrs. athotg tMvnr ifli'AMum. Vessels to He Went at Once to Join fl*tr nret lo the Fast. Washington. Hept 24-The Nary De partment tr doing everything in tts power to expedite the dispatch of the ship© which th© government has dee Mad to send to the Asiatic station to reinforce our fleet there. The \Ynmlngton. attached to the South Atlantic station, has sailed from Palmyra for Montevideo, where she wIM coal and proceed immediately to China by way of the Mfdlterranean The cruiser Albany, now at Piraeus. Greece, was to-day ordered to proceed to Manila. The other ships selected for service |n Asiatic waters—the battleship Kentucky, th© gunboats Annapolis and Vl kshurg and the converted yacht Dorothea—are tn American waters. All will go into dry dock at once. It |s expected that all the vessels will lavs arrived at their destin ation by Dec. 1. WMh the aldltton of these elx ships the I’nlted Rtatev fleet tn Asiatic waters will t'onelst of thirty-four vrwsels. by far the largest American fleet ever employed on strictly foreign service. Hear Admiral Kemey will remain in < ommand of ths American naval force© In the Kaw and probably will make th© port of Manlti his healqtjarter. The fleet will be divided Into two divisions—flmt cruis ing In the Philippines to lc under the di rect command of Admiral Remey, and the second, which will onflr© Its cruls© to Chines© waters, will be commauled bv Rear Admiral KempfT, who Is the second ranking officer on the station. 11l VtIXXS OK I Plllll Ll* TAI. It la a Town Forty Mltea Northeast of Tien Tain. Vienna. Sept. 21.—The admiralty has received the following dispatch: •'Taku. fiept. II —The Kus-tnns occu plrd the fortlflcatlona at I.U Tal yester day." Lu Tal Is situated about forty miles northeast of Tien Tsln, and I* about twen ty miles due north of Taku Minister W u Xo linger Guarded. Washington. Sept. 3t.—The detective* who have been on duty at the Chinese legation for about two months to-day re lurneil to headquarters, there l>elng no further necessity, In the Judgment of MnJ Sylvester, chief of police, and Mr Wu. for the prensenre of the detective* at the minister's residence. now ou:n a ms a fowl. Ilesnlted In the Homicide of Young (ieorge Ovsen. Louisville. Ky.. Sept 21-Dr. Hugh M McCullough, coroner of Jefferson county, to-night shot and killed George Owen. 21 year* old. at the latter* home. Cor oner McCullough was arrested and denied ball. The trouble that Iml to the shooting started nbout two weeks ago between the McCullough and the Owen families, which are neighbor*, over a iteafowl. Mrs Owen soys Mr*. McCullough tired seven times at her with a revolver, none of the bullets hilling her lr. McCullough came home In the evening and going Into the Owen e yard, according to Mrs. Owen, began to abuse her Oeorge Owen came in at this time ami addressed Dr, McCullough, who. Mr*. Owen says. Immediately shot the young man and then shot n Newfoundland dog belonging to the Owen*. BOV KILLED BY HIS MilOTHl'ft. Four Xrgro Murders Iteported In gnu Hi < a roll on. Columbia. S C., B*pt. It—Tom Watt*, a boy, was following hi* grown brother Jo*, who wo* hunting near Spartanburg to-day. In going through a gate, the gun held by Joe was discharged, Tom being Instantly killed There was an epidemic of murders by negioe* to- 'ay, four being reported, iti one Ins'ance i negro woman Insisted on a light, attacking a man with a knife. He shot her. Hamburg was responsible for two other murder* CHATTAXOOGA’B POP! I.ATtON. It lias M.41N1 People, an Inerenae at Italy 11 .MS Per Cent. Washington. Sept, 21.—The Census Bu reau announce# that the population uf Chattanooga. Tenn.. la UW> aa against 29.100 in IMO. This is an increase of 2,2*0 or U.6S per ct? AHta *i:YT l\ mom \tll 1 MK. %ttwraey for ilir llefpsie t ontlrmnrd Murder of Goebel. Frankfort. K> hcpl 24—The argument to the Jury In the i use of Janas Howard, charged with being a principal in th© killing of William Goebel, began this af ternoon and will ooncludt to-morrow morning C’arU* Little, for the defense, argued • hat the testimony of Ouiton and mhrr ©©lf-confassed cn*plrators was unworthy of belief, and that the word of Howard himself should go further with the Jury as he . la med to be Innocent and the st*e had la! *d to prove him guilty In addressing the Jury Little refe red to Go* he. at ah tunes as "Gov. Goebel," tn th* most rerpe. tful manner, ami an *emn ql his dMiqliiatlon vigorously, but ap pealed to the jury to not punish an Inno cent man lb mi hi he did not doubt the shot was flred from the secretary of •tat* office, but there was no proof that liowatd was in there Col T. c Campbell for the prosecution argued tli.it Howard’s defense, an alibi, hnxlng been annihilated b> th© ovkt©fice of th* pros*NUtU>n. was equal to finding him guilty, as there w;* also evidence that he hJ been dlw vered running awav from the btdldtng after the • hoivtli.g He also dwelt on HtubhloAeld'# testimony, which related to Howard s ul lege4| onfeslon Congressman W C Owens c'o.*el the cae for the defense to-nlghl. atal Jodg* Williams will conclu*!© for ih© pro#©v*ut*>n to-morrow invkatig %tii% uTomn. Qrssd Jury t nt*|e to fet %Vltnesses In tlortirl < ase. Frankfort, Ky., Hept 24 —The Frnnkttn bounty gr.it and Jury reported Anally to-day that owing to difh ujty In pro**uring at teiidnn* * of witnesses from a distance, ro further Investigation could be mat* of the Gceb©| assisidnatton. but recom m< nd*d that certain | ©rsons be placed under bond to appear before the next grand Jury. ykllow n:vßn 1% iig m. Moefallfy Report tntirates a lletter **nnilar> f oailltlon. Washington. Hept 24 —The latest Infor mation received by the marine hospital service relative to the yellow *fever slt uatten in Havana is In the report for th* week ending I9ef>t. 17. which shows nine deaths, seven of them Hpanlards and two Americans The Irspactton of the ship ping coneludsd on H©§t. 10. showed that then was no yellow fever infections on vessels In the harbor. The total mortality from yellow fever during August was 49 This was consld *rblv heow the averas;© for the past decade The total me rt a 'tty rejort for Havana during that m nth was 1149, which w* 41 leas than during August of last year, and Indicated a decidedly Improved sanitary condition of the city. •HOT bADY %Ml HhH CALWI. Miss Jessie Msore Was V*robahly Fatally Wow tided. Raleigh. N. C.. Kept 24 —At Williams town. N. C.. early Saturday night, n young man named Joseph Bennett shot Miss Jennie Moore, daughter of a promi nent lawyer, and Roland Hobbs, son of the clerk of court. Hobh© was calling at her home goon after he went in a noise was heard near the window and the young lady went out to invest Urate. Bh© returned and In a few minutes the noise was hear*! again 9hr then asked Hobh* to go wHh her to find the cause A few feet from the duor four ptetol shot© were fired. On© ball struck Miss VJ<orc and passed through th.* lung*. The wound may prove fatal Hohha received a flesh wound In the hip Itennctt ©©raped No cause can la* as signed for the deed except Jealousy. W4ITBOW K > ITT IM MILL. Tkree-fowrths of the Reeessary ©took AahsrrtHed. Way cross, Ga . flept 34—The knitting mill mentioned some weeks ago In these dispatches la* about to materialise. A meeting waa held this aftemooa at the Phenlx Hotel and the matter put In proper shape. Mr. Woodln, ihe gentleman who It at the head of the movement, ami who will probably be general manager of the bus iness. agreed to take $1"or on* -fourth of th© rerjulred stork Mr. J H Halley, president of the fTtlscrm' Bank, subserved for 910.01A more, nnd other bodness men prt.wnt run the amount up IKMJOO nw>re. making gfcJ.ooo In all. three-fourths of th© necessary $40.q)0 to atari the bualness. A cofnmltte** wan a|vpolntel to solicit additional subecrlpilonM to ©toi’k and re port to another meeting. MISTRIAL FOR Mil. IMXOT. Sheriff Howland and Othere Indicted for Letting Her Knrapr. WrlghtsvUle. Ga., Sept. 21—The Jury |n the rose of Mrs. Sarah E. Dixon of John son rounty. charged with the murder of her husband under revolting clrcumntan ce*. ha* failed <o reach a verdict am) a mistrial was ordered to-day. The Jury stood nine for conviction, with recommen dation and three for acquittal. Sheriff Rowland and five other* hove been Indicted on Ihe charge of aiding Mrs Dixon In her unsui-teeeful escape a fear day* ago. Jere Walden, who confessed to complici ty In the crime, given a life sentence. TO TAKE FROXTON HXI'K. Atlanta Aathorltlee Have Wired to Have Ulna Held. Washington, S pt. 24-It II Croxton. the Atlanta bookkeeper arrested here last night on charges preferred by an Atlanta manufacturer, will he taken lank to At lanta to-morrow night or WednestJay.Gov Candler of Georgia telegraphed to-night: "Hold It 11. Croxton. charged with fel lony, until my agent arrive* with requi sition for him " Chief of Police Manley of Atlanta also wired thiit *n officer will leave there to morrow with necessary papers to take Croxton back. Ait Atlanta attorney for Croxton ha aired Washington rounsel to represent him here In the case. MISFHx Wit I I.D HOT NTH ll*. But tgrermrst XX as Beached XX hleh Prevented a strike. Victor. Col.. He pi. 21.—The threaten'd strike of the miners employed In elx of the leading gold mines In this district. I>erausc of order* recently Issued by the Bnglleb mansgwment of fXtratton's Inde pendence mine requiring all miners to strip naked and pass before the superin tendent for Inspection to prevent their purloining valuable ore, has been prevent ed by an agreement entered Inlo to-night between the miners' < ommluee ami the managers. Tic order was modified so as ,o only moke It necessary for the men to have their outer clothing removed. It re quired several meeting between the repre sentatives ot both aides to attain this re dulW \Th^Sohoo^GSrj\ Y -Jr - .'Y I l * t. ... t' f tt Schtxtl davß arn danger days for American Rirla. Oft<n physical collapse £ollowb, and it taken years to re cover the lost vitality. Sometimes it is never recovered. Perhaps Bhe i not ovor-careful about keeping her feet dry ; through careleesneaß in thin respect the monthly aick ueß is usually rendered very severe. Then In'gin ailments which should be removed ut once, or thev will produce constant suffering. Headache, faint* ness, slight vertigo, pains in the buck and loiiih, irregularity, loss of sleep and appetite a tendency to avoid the society of others are symptoms all indicating that woman's arch-enemy is at hand. ■ This ue4*d not he so if mothers would have a thought for the physical condition of their daughters, and see to it that they have proper assistance. Q Lvtlia E. Plnklmm’s Vegetable Compouiul has helped many a young girl over this critical period. With it they have gone through their trials with courage and sufety. With its proper use the young girl is safe from the peculiar dangers of school years umi prepared for hearty womanhood. Mrs. Camp writes about her Daughter’s Health. "Dr ah Mrs >’insham I wriL* to tell you about mjr daughter. She is nineteen Tour* old and i* flowing all the time, and ho* (won for about thro.' month* Th- doctor does her very little good, if any. 1 thought I would ha'r her try l.ydla E. I’inklmm * Vegetable tom. , ml. but l want your advice before she begins gdftK. its use 1 have become very much alarmed about K&r*' her, as she I* getting weak lam so anxious for her ©f '4-!* to get well "- Mas Matuda A. C'AMr. Manchester W Min, Macon, Ga. Here D Her Second Letter. NA f) " Dear Mr* ITreiiam It give* me great plea, l j sure to tell you of the benefit iny daughter baa received from l.ydln K. IMnL limn’a Vga table Compound. She waa m a very low BWfiSy: ' J?IM Vnß atate; the doctor did her no g.xi After begin rVHHWSSP *VS nitijg the use of your medlotaa she bsgan U> mend, I mb! vTcaml* I and is now able to he at her work. I feel very L-.,:., _r =jj thankful to you. and expect alwaya to keep your Vegetable Compound in mr houas It i the best medicine I ever knew. You have my permission to publish this letter, if you wish. It may be the means of doing others good " — Mbs. Matilda A. Camp. Manchester Mill. Macon. Ga s*;onn ßEWAßD^=s S’, Ia II I dcpßl-rth lb* Niioml car H.r. ~( L/mi, s.~o, -■I! HI K I whlch wiil *• <“ ,and *">' t-’*"' 1 ,h " '**: Ir • M (iB Bm XX I, C*™, -*• h wCr Mt* W mu,', penwm K I mzzAR Uioinxi Cos. ms THF.HF. IX 90 MIOHTXGF. Ilnrien rase Is a Mystery Dark Shooting and Golf. Darien, fla., Sept. 21—The apparent shortage In Ihe accounts of County Treas urer F B. Durant is still a mystery. An expert accountant has Just finished the work of checking up Mr. Durant'* look*, and state* to the treasurer* bondsmen that there Is a shortage of about ll.**) Mr Durant says that he Is aure there I* no shortage, as he cookl not have lost or spent the money without knowing It, and he nay* he ha* done neither. H* thtnks It Is some dlscrrfniitey In figures somewhere, and lie wishes to hnve Ihe che'klng con tinue shortage Is traced to Ihe exact Item* which have caused It. Duck ahootlng Is quite a pastime among the sportsmen now. Messrs H A Strain and J M Hopk Ins were returning In s rowboat from a auccissful evening'* ■ hooting, n few dxys since, when an Im mense troul leaped out of the water ami fell In the boat. The sportsmen wete sur. prised, but managed to keep their neaia In the I mat ami bring Ihe tlsh to town to substantiate their story of the adventure. The nu mbers of the Darien Golf Club are practicing dally and some good re cords are being made. It Is hoped that a ronttaf can be arranged at an early date between n ph-kid lenrleti team and a Sa vannah team The Darien boy* are be ginning In think they can (day golf qui’e as well as anybody. lion. William Clifton has returned from his trip to the New Bngland states. His health I* much Improved The Jewish New Year was observed by all the Israelite* of Darien The stores of the Jews were dosed and Ih# day wa obsorved In the proper spirit by all of them. THKX tOI I.D XOT KillKß Democrats anil Populists of Coffee Failed to Let Together. Douglas, Sept. 21—The meeting of the eltliens of Coffee county, on Hrpl. 27, call el by Mr J, 9 lotf for the purpose of getting Ihe Demo tats and Populists to hsrmontae on one eounty ticket, fal'ed on account of Ihe nearness of the election, to accomplish any The leaders of both parties appreciate the motive* of Mr. Lott, but at so late a date, both side* feel that they would b< doing their respective nominees Injustice Hence It Is frared that Coffee county, with time Independents In the Held, will hnve to undergo another de plorable t,liter |,ollttr.il wrjngte. The Manley Manufacturing t'ompany la behind with It* work on Coffee’* new Jail. The I state that they are unable to secure the requisite number of hrlckmuson*. Sen Island cotton I* selling to-day at Sty cent* In Ihe red. and very llltirajs of fered at that figure. The lint market has . 1 '' 1 now In town. Arthur Paxton, about II yeats old, youngest son of Mr an 1 Mrs. W. O. Paxson. with other hoy* yesterday, was wniklng atiotii on the unttnisked tall when M ister Paxton missed hi* foo Ing and fell from a high! of 2ty stories to tbs ground, tua'ilnP g a painful cut and bruises. Hi was rendered unconscious for about an hour. He Is resting easy Uilx morning No bona* war* broken. FIKHCF. FORF.WT FlltF- Nearly a Thousand Person* Fighting It la Fallforala. Santa Rosa. Cal.. Sept 21 A forest and grass lire which ban been burning tn tha vicinity of Occidental the raise three days, to-day assumed vast proportions. Tha tire has covered a apace of about ona hundred square miles and Is estimated to have done over n quarter of a million dollars damage Only by hard work Wal the town of Occidental saved. The lira Is now traveling south. The North Pacific Coast Railroad loat several miles of track In wklltton (o two long trestles, one fit feet, the other 20) feet In length Three county hrhlgea arts tn ruins and about eighteen farms hava been swept clean of their buildings and crops Nearly a thousand persona ar* fighting Ihe fire. r xHrrxTKH* axd jokbm Next Biennial I nnventloa Will Bo Held In Allaala. Scranton. Pa.. Sept. 21—At to-day's aea alon of the Biennial Convention of Car penter* and Joiner* now entering W* sec ond week. Secretary and Treasurer, p. J, McGuire, of Philadelphia, presented his annuel report, It ehows n marvelous In crease In mcmltershlp tn two years. Ih* number of local unions Increasing from 12k to 711. ami from 21.C00 member* to tig.lll The finnnres of Ihe union are la splendid condition. July 1. lMh, there be ing a balance of Do M M on hand. It was derided to-day to hold the next convention at Atlanta, Qa. ROOXKVELT OX GOOD TIMES. Asked the Miners If They XYant Ist Make a Change. Laramie. XX'yo.. Sept. 21—Gov. Rooao veil made a short atop at the mining town of llanna to-day He addreaaad about ISO miner*, reminding them of the times futir end sli year* ago when It waa difficult (or mlnai* to get work and nak ed them to compare those times wltlt the pieent. when all were employed and all obtaining good wages, and *xked If they wanted to change bark again to the "hard time* from which they had emerg* ed wl h so much difficulty " , , i Roosevelt at Fheyeaae. Cheyenne. XX'yo.. Pept. 24—Preparation* on an extensive seals were mad* for the reception of Gov. Roosevelt and hts party at thD pAre to-night Two evening meet ings were held, one at Turner Hall and ■he o'her at the opera house. Roth place* were crowded and both audience* were addressed by Oiv Roos-ve't, expansion, mill at Dm and Imper'.a'.irm being the pjlnt* touched upon. ,g , v Debate Will Be Abandoned. Chicago. Bept. H —At a tn**llng‘of thff Committee of the Natlonnl Civic Federa tion here to-morrow the debate on "Im perialism" and o’her question* which had been #* for Oct. I, 2. Sand I, will he for mally abandoned. Ralph M. Easley, aec retary of the federation, announced to-day that he has been unable to secure a prop erty balanced programm* of speaker*. 5