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FUNDS FOR EDUCATION. The Florida Treasurer'. Report Treat* ot Them. Tallahassee. Fla.. Jan. 4.—An inter esting feature of the forthcoming re port of the state treasurer is that part relating to the educational insti tutions of the state. The state treasurer is ex-officio treasurer of the Florida Agricultural College and Experiment Station, lo cated at Lake City. The state re ceives from the United States, under an act of Congress, approved Aug. 30. IsSO. $25,000 annually. This is known as the Morrill Fund, and is given by the United States to aid in the sup port of "colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts.” The amount is equal ly divided between the Florida Agri cultural College for white students, at Lake City, and the State Normal and industrial School for colored students at Tallahassee. The state also receives from the United States, under an act of Con gress approved March 2, 1887, $15,000 annually. This is known as the “Hatch Fund,” and is used at the Experiment Station at Lake City, under direction of the trustees of the Florida Agri cultural College. The funds for the support of the Florida Agricultural College and Ex periment Station are derived from the United States' appropriations men tioned above, from the state appro priations, from the interest on bond* owned by the Agricultural College Fund, and from incidental funds col lected at the college and station. The receipts for the year 1902 were: Interest on bonds in fund, $8,951; United States appropriation, Morrill Fund, $12,500; United States appropri ation, Hatch Fund, $15,000; state ap propriations, $37,686.30; inoidental funds collected, $8,331.43, making a to tal of $82,368.73. The disbursements were made upon warrants drawn on the treasurer, by order of the trustees of the Florida Agricultural College. FIRED AND CUT PAY. Aiucri*iiN Council Had Oat Itn Ax. Other Jicrr*. Americus, Ga., Jan. 4.—The new City Council of Americus is now In charge of affairs, and the first official meeting was full of surprises in the election of city employes. The office of city attor ney is to be abolished and all legal work will be jobbed out as required. There was a reduction in nearly all salaries, that of the councilmen alone being increased, while many of the old empolyes were dropped and new ones put in their places. Fire Chief Monahan and Foreman Guerry, for ten years connected with the department, were made to walk the plank, as was Engineer Stephens, at the city reservoir, Sexton P. D. Hill and others. Mrs. J. L. Adderton, an aged and es timable lady, was stricken with paraly sis yesterday and her recovery is a matter of much doubt. The public schools of Americus will open again to-morrow for the spring term. There has been plenty doing in Americus in a matrimonial way during the holidays. Within the past two weeks alone nearly a hundred marriage licenses have been issued. Americus is promised another big fertilizer plant and another ice factory, though there is one of each here al ready, the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Cos. having Just completed a $159,000 fertilizer factory. It is said that an other large cotton oil mill may be built here as Well. The Americus Y. M. C. A. has suc ceeded in raising $5,000 towards the fund for anew building to be erected during the year. The new First Meth odist Church building, costing $20,000, will soon be completed. SHIVS FROM THOMASVII,I.E. Tle New Variety n( Oranges May be Set Out. Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 4. —People here are beginning to talk about planting out groves of the Webber orange, the new and hardy variety. This county has produced many of the old-fashioned oranges In the past, but the cold wintess during the 90’9 gave the industry a death blow. There is every reason, however, to think that the new variety will be successful here, even for a commercial crop. The Boston team of the National Baseball League has decided to winter in Thomasville, where they can take their practice to the best advantage. The Prohibitionists have made a live ly campaign for the wet and dry elec tion in this county on Jan. 6. They are claiming a majority of 1,000. Their side of the contest has been led by Judge S. A. Roddenberry. Jay C. Morse, who lives in Cleve land, 0., a few months in the summer, but who owns a palatial winter home near this city, where he spends a good part of the year, is a great believer in good roads, as, indeed, are most of the great army of tourists who frequent this le gion annually. Fortunately, Mr. Morse is so situated as to make his good roads creed agree with his prac tice. His residence, a great spreading one-story structure, built with an eye to elegance, comfort, convenience and security from fire, is located in the heart of an extensive park of natural forests, containing some hundreds of acres. These grounds are laid out with wide, winding driveways, kept in per fect order. Mr. Morse also has supervision over the many miles of roads throughout the spacious grounds of the Thomas ville Country Club. He takes great pride in these roads, and gives them much of his time. They are graded up as trim as a garden walk. Every bridge !s in perfect order. Sar.d beds and wet places are carefully looked after and properly remedied. Mr. Morse's interest , kood roads Joes not end with these Pleasure grounds and drives. He is 'ery anxious to get the people gener ally interested in the roads leading Into Thomasville. THE CLOTH TRADE. Manchester, Jan. 4.—While the holi days interfered with the trade in the Goth market the situation has not changed materially. Most sections ast w eek were in fair demand. Pro- M u f* r . B have been harder to deal with, peeially since the sharp advance in tton at the opening of the year; anufacturers have not been able to ~ P P ar e with the rise in cotton. The r'uers made by 'buyers have been im p aeticable, except for immediate re quirements. Jddla- was the most active outlet last _ > although the inquiry from China as fairly satisfactory. The South . inquiry improved and trans actions with South American countries . ere fairly widespread. The Mediter nean outlet was operated more free- tas t week. Offers received from Pan mentioned a rise which prevent- Progress. Yarns advanced during T e week, but business was restricted. \ , "as In healthy demand, but quick deliveries were more difficult. Restoring: Palace*. Petersburg, Jan. 4.—The restore , 11 “ y 'the Chinese government of the imperial palaces at Mukden. Manchu *a, has begun POLICEMAN WALKER HAS NARROW ESCAPE. Negro Pressed Revolver Against Him and Tried to Shoot. Policeman D. P. Walker, at the Union Station, had a narrow escape from death at 2:15 o'clock this morning. A kind providence seemed to intervene on his behalf. For some time the suspicious ac tions of a strange negro had been noted by the officer. Finally he approached the negro and asked him what he wanted. The insolent and profane re ply of the negro was that it was none of his and and business.” "I’ll just run you in for that kind of talk,” the officer said, and started to ward the negro. Out the negro whipped a bright new, hammerless revolver and presented it at the officer. The muzzle touched the officer’s coat as the negro, in quick suc cession, pulled the trigger. Two clear, sharp and incisive clicks followed. Almost as quick as the negro was the officer. His right hand flew to the •negro's revolver and depressed it so that a shot would have done no dam age. The officer's left hand descended in a telling blow upon the negro's wrist, and he dropped his weapon. Officer Walker rang for the patrol yagon, and soon the negro was lodged at the barracks, charged with having attempted to shoot an officer. He gave his name as Frank Sessions. An ex amination of his revolver showed that two chambers only had been fired. By some singular chance, fortunately for the officer. It was upon these chambers that the plunger descended. BY A SNARE GUN. Xfgro Bmglnr.Wnn Wounded) Wn Cnptnred Later. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 4.—The police have arrested Tom Roman, a negro wanted in Lexington for incendiarism and robbery. The Lexington depot was discovered on fire in time ,to prevent its destruction. Some shavings had been saturated with kerosene and ig nited. An investigation showed that the depot had been robbed. Under a nearby house a quantity of plunder was discovered, where it had been hid den by the burglar. Believing that the thief would return, a shotgun was rig ged up, with a string attached to a box of goods. Late in the night the gun went off, and there was a cry of pain, but no one couid be found. The police in Columbia were noti fied of the events in Lexington, and when Officer Bowland saw a strange negro with a right arm ban daged and apparently hurt otherwise, he arrested him. An investigation showed that he had been wounded by the string gun, so he has been sent to the Lexington authorities. BIG DEAL FALLS THROUGH. Mallenhle Castings Consolidation Will Not bo Effected. Pittsburg, Jan. 4. —The Gazette to morrow will say: The $20,000,000 malleable castings con solidation, announced last month as an assured thing, has gone to pieces. It is said that the support of the former Judge Elbert R. Gary, Max Pam and their associates in the United States Steel Corporation was withdrawn on the ground that the conditions are not opportune for the launching of such a concern and this led to the deal being dropped for an indefinite time. The new concern was to have been launch ed the first of the year. The seventeen concerns which were to form the consolidation have a com bined output of 200,000 tons of malle able castings. These concerns are most ly located in the “Middle West” with three others at Buffalo, N. Y., Trenton, N. J., and Chattanooga, Tenn. NEW BOARD GOES IN. Brunswick Will See n Change In Al dermen. Brunswick, Ga., Jan. 4.—Mayor A. J. Crovatt will be inaugurated to-morrow at noon at the City Hall, as will also the four aldermen elected Dec. 9, Messrs. J. E. dußignon, T. Newman, L. A. Robinson and W. R. Dart. The only change in the Council, however, will be the Mayor and Aldermen Rob inson and Dart, as Aldermen dußignon and Newman are members of the pres ent Council. Considerable Interest is being mani fested In the election of city officers on Thursday night. For several of the places there are two or three candi dates and some very' interesting con tests are looked for. Judge T. A. Parker, the newly elect ed Judge of the Brunswick circuit, will open his first term in this county on Jan. 19. Judge Parker was sworn in last w’eek by the ordinary of Appling county. PUSHING APPROPRIATIONS. Congressmen Want to Get the Mens urc TUrongli. Washington, Jan. 4.—No complete programme Is mapped out for the House for the first week of the new year. The leaders are very anxious to force the appropriation bills aiiead as rapid ly as possible. The Indian bill is on the calendar, and headway is being made in committee with the postoffice, diplomatic and consular and District of Columbia bills. Mr. Sherman of New York, chairman of the Indian Commit tee, is ill at Hot Springs, Ark., and his absence may delay consideration of the Indian bill. Until the appropriation bills get into the hopper the House will probably occupy its time with miscel laneous matters brought up under calls of committees. * TWO CASES*OF plague. Hermosillo, Mex., Jan. 4.—Two cases of bubonic plague have been reported in the little town of Ahome. in Sinaloa, not far from the Sonora border. The authorities of Sonora have notified those of Sinaloa that a sanitary cor don has been established on the bor der, and no one will be permitted to enter the state from the ssuth. Dint urlia neon in China. Shanghai, Jan. 4.—The disturbances in the interior of China are sprxading. Five thousand troops have been sent to suppress the disorders in the prov ince of Che Kiang SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. JANUARY 5. 190^. Easy Pill f> Easy to take and easy to act is A that famous little pill DeWitt's Little Early Risers. This is due to the fact that they fcnic the liver in stead of purging it. They never gripe nor sicken, not even the most delicate lady, and yet they are so certain in results that no one who uses them is disappointed. They cure torpid liver, constipation, biliousness, jaundice, headache, malaria and ward off pneu monia and fevers. PREPARED BY E. C. DeWITT A CO., CHICAGO j Don’t Forge* the Name. EARLY RISERS MORE MAGNIFICENCE AT THE INDIAN DURBAR. About Forty American, at the Chap ter of Indian Order.. Delhi, India, Jan. 4.—The chapter of Indian orders, held last night, was one of the most brilliant functions follow ing the durbar. It was attended by Lord Curzon of Kedleston, viceroy of India, and Lady Curzon; the Duke of Connaught, representative of King Edward, and the Duchess of Con naught, and scores of native princes. Among the brilliant assemblage were nearly 300 members of the order of the Star of India and many majarahs. About forty Americans were present at the chapter. They included Mrs. Adair, Mrs. L. Z. Leiter, (mother of Lady Curzon), and Miss Daisy Leiter; Henry Phipps and family of Pittsburg; H. Getty of Chicago, and Miss Getty arid Consul General Patterson of Cal cutta and his family. Lady Curzon and the Duchess of Connaught walked up the hall togeth er, both attired in dresses of white and silver and wearing diamond coro nets. They took their seats behind the golden thrones occupied by the vice roy and the duke. During the cere mony of investiture the bands rendered music from the balcony. When the herald and trumpeters announced the beginning of the func tion, a red silken curtain rt the foot of the hall was drawn aside and the grand procession through the building began. The sight was an impressive one. This morning Lord and Lady Cur zon. the Duke and the Duchess of Con naught aryl all the distinguished vis itors attended the state divine service conducted by the Bishop of Lahore. Thousands of troops were formed in line and the responses were rendered by flag signals. A notable feature of the service was singing through meg aphones. PATHANS TRIED TO ROB THE JEWEL ROOM. London, Jan. 4.—ln a dispatoh from Delhi the correspondent of the Daily Mail says: "A body of Pathans made a bold at tempt in broad daylight Friday to at tack the guard and rob the jewel room of the arts exhibited, where gems val ued at $1,250,000 were in keeping. Mem bers of the police force and the jew elers present, after a scuffle, succeeded in foiling*the attempt. “Entrance to the Jewel room has now been made much more difficult." ABBEY WILL LEAVE THE MAGNET ALONE On Promise* That He I. Released from Arrest. Atlanta, .Tan. 4.—Dr. T. H. Abbey, who was arrested last night on a war rant sworn out by his brother, R. N. Abbey, charging him with alienating the affections of his wife, was released from custody to-day and the warrant was dismissed. Dr. Abbey signed an agreement in which he said he would in the future leave his brother’s wife alone and re main away from her altogether. R. N. Abbey married Miss Annie Abbott, known as ‘‘the Little Georgia Magnet,” who made a reputation and a fortune through her wonderful electrical pow ers. With his wife he returned from Australia about a year ago and has been living quietly in this city ever since." The Little Magnet seems to have proved a strong attraction for Dr. Ab bey, who is a practicing dentist here, and the result was a warrant for his arrest by his own brother. TRAFFIC AT STANDSTILL Washouts are Suffered anil Trains are Tied Up. Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 4.—Traffic was at a standstill on the Northern Pa cific to-day, not a train leaving Ta coma. The Chinook still ' prevails, and wa ter is pouring down the cascades in torrents. There are five washouts on the main line between Castle Rock and Kelso. There are innumerable slides all the way from Cosmopolis to the terminus on the Gray’s Harbor branch. The Auburn cut off is under water for one mile. Nearly a mile of track is gone in one place on Green River. The company has two passenger trains tied up at Maywood. There are slides ahead and washouts behind and arrangements are being made to get supplies to the trains. Not a county road can be followed a single mile in any direction. One passenger train is bound up at Lester. No communication is possible either way until the water shall have abated. BURNED BOY TO DEATH. Twenty Head f Horses Were Also Destroyed. Dallas. Tex., Jan. 4.—Fire in the warehouse and stables of the Hughes Brothers Manufacturing Company on Hughes avenue to-day burned J. W. Williams, a negro boy, to death and destroyed twenty head of horses. A warehouse containing machinery and manufactured goods was also con sumed, making a total loss estimated at $50,000. COTTON IN COLONIES. Frenchmen Want to Raise It to Com pete With the United Stntes. Paris, Jan. 4.—lt is said that Jules Siegfried, Richard Warrington and Fe lix Meline, as well as other deputies and senators and a number of leading cotton manufacturers, have formed a colonial cotton association, with a view to resisting the American cotton monopoly by aiding the development of the growing of cotton in the French colonies, and especially in the Sou dan- COMMENTS OF PRESS. United ,S>tate. Hid Not Appreciate Favor of Henry*. Vi.lt. Berlin. Jan. 4. —The government is without Information regarding the landing of German marines at Puerto Cabello, Venexuela. The Foreign Of fice says that if such a landing oc curred It must certainly have been transient, and regards the reported seizure of the customs house at Puerto Cabello by German marines as a ca nard. Several newspapers to-day in their yearly political reviews devote much attention to Venezuela and the Mon roe doctrine. The Vossische Zeitung, Independent Liberal, regards Germany's proceed ings against Venezuela as entirely within the limits of international law. "Whoever has a claim against an other," says this journal, "tries to col lect it whether they be private Indi viduals or nations. If anybody dis putes our right to compel payment of the Venezuelan claims, we must ask that person if he be willing to pay the debt himself, or give guarantees there for. The United States is unwilling to take thi3 step and should not hinder/ Germany from pursuing the course that is deemed expedient.” It says that since the third Napol eon's disastrous failure, no European nation will seek to establish Itself in the western hemisphere. The Tueglisohe Rundschau com plains that that hard realist, the Yan kee, does not appreciate courtesies like the visit of Prince Henry and the gift of the statue of Frederick the Great, but blows a few notes into the rusty and hoars Monroe trumpet, and Ger many must let that impudent trick ster. President Castro, alone, while he laughs in his fist. STRIKE AT*MONTEREY. Employe. of the Guggenheim Smelter Walk Out. Laredo, Tex., Jan. 4.—Word reached this city from Monterey, Mex., to-day to the effect that 250 employes of the large Guggenheim smelter in that city have gone out on strike because of dissatisfaction with anew system of pay Inaugurated on the first of the year. The strike includes the men of the furnace, roasting and sampling de partments, and while only about 250 men are directly concerned In the strike, about 600 others are affected by the enforced closing down of the smelter. It Is reported that the strikers be came demonstrative last night and that the police and militia were called out to disperse them and guard the smelters. The report states that the officers were compelled to use their re volvers to quiet the mob. Two of the strikers were injured, although not se riously. The fires have been banked In Smelter No. 3 and work is at a stand still, and unless an amicable settle ment can soon be reached the smelter will suffer an enormous loss because of its enforced idleness. HUNTER WAS THREATENED. Cnntlemnn Say. He Hail Been Or dered to Leave. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 4.—A relative of ex-Minister Godfrey Hunter ot Guate mala has received a letter from Sam uel Castleman, formerly of Chicago, but who is now in Guatemala, stating that Godfrey Hunter, Jr., who killed W. H. Fitzgerald in Guatemala City, had been threatened with assassination prior to the killing If he refused to leave the country. According to Mr. Castleman, thirty six witnesses at the investigation of the shooting by the Guatemalan gov ernment swore that six men had formed a conspiracy to shoot him. None of these men, the letter states, is now in Guatemala City, while two are no longer in the republic. Mr. Castleman further states that the shots which killed Fitzgerald were fired in self-defense. He also says that Secretary of Legation Bailey had been threatened by the alleged conspira tors. SENATOR FROM IDAHO. Content for the Position Will Soon he Chosen. / Boise, Idaho, Jan. 4. —The Legisla ture will assemble at noon to-morrow. It is overwhelmingly Republican in both branches and will select a sena tor to succeed Henry Heitfeld. The contest *! a three-cornered one be tween W. E. Borah of Boise; John W. Heyburn of Wallace, and Judge D. W. Standrod of Pocatello. Senator George L. Shoup is in the field, but his fol lowing is small. The Senator is in poor health, and it is found that mem bers generally think he should not be selected. There is a spirited contest in progress. Mr. Borah has a decided lead, but it is too early to predict what the outcome will be. IN HONOR OK IM RAN. Popular Demoiintratton for the Gov ernor of Pannntn. Panama, Jan. 4- —A great popular demonstration took place here last night in honor of Dr. Duran, the newly appointed Governor of Panama. Mem bers of all political parties were seen among the big assemblage, and con-* gratulatory speeches were addressed to the Governor by Conservative and Liberal orators. In his reply Gov. Du ran said he had accepted the post for love of the isthmus only, and that his appointment proved the Intention of the national government to*bring about conciliation of the different political in terests in Colombia. HINT WAS SUCCESSFUL. Parties from Beaufort Killed Many Deer. Beaufort, S. C., Jan. 4.—The John N. Wallace and Matthew White, deer hunting parties, which left here last Monday for Hilton Head and Hunting Island, returned this evening, after five days' very enjoyable sport. The Wal lace party consisted of eight gentlemen and the White party of twelve. During the hunt each man shot from one to two deer, several of which were ship ped to Rockville, Conn., and New York during the week, there being several Northern gentlemen among the sports men. Baker Bass. Brooklyn. Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 4.—Baker Bass, son of Mrs. Ella Bass, who for merly lived in this city, died Friday in Brooklyn. His body will be brought here for burial to-morrow. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bough! DESPERADOES CAPTURED. Hint*, and Brjnnf Taken at Starke. Swindler. Remanded. Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 4.— Jim Hines and Henry Bryant, two colored des peradoes wanted In Leon county, were arrested in Starke, Fla., by Sheriff Johns of Bradford county yesterday. The negroes were brought to Tallahas see and turned over to Sheriff Pearce last night. There are seven cases for aggravated assault charged against Hines, the last crime placed at his door being assault with Intent to murder Oscar Gardiner several months ago. A reward of SSO was offerd for his arrest. Henry Bryant has been a fugitive from justice for over three years, being wanted for the murder of John Turn er. on Aug. 7, 1599. He made his es cape at the time, and a reward of SIOO was offered for his capture. W. L. Seaton, a young white man from Chicago, was yesterday bound over to the Circuit Court by Judge Whitfield, in the sum of S2OO. Seaton, who had been working around Talla hassee for about two weeks, hid him self away In Ball’s saloon a few nights ago, armed with a revolver and hatchet, with the Intention of robbing the place. J. D. Jackson and J. C. Clark, the men who claimed to be agents of Sears, Roebuck & Cos,, of Chicago, were yes terday given a preliminary hearing by Judge Whitfield of the County Court, and bound over to the Circuit Court iu the sum of SSOO each. The swindling operations of the men were more ex tensive than at first suspected. Ac their trial it developed that nearly every resident of the Moore settlement had been pinched for sums ranging from $8 to $25. They would take any old thing the farmers had in exchange for some thing new, always stipulating that a cash deposit of at least one-third the value of the article purchased, be made. They sold buggies, wagons, har ness, cane mills, cultivators, in fact anything the farmers wanted. When arraigned before Judge Whit field the men made a groat plea for mercy, even trying to compromise the matter by offering to refund the money to their victims and pay the costs, but it wouldn't work, and they were re manded to the custody of the sheriff. CO Ml* AM ES CH A R.TK 1(1.II. Independent Codon oil Company of Charleston. Columbia, S. C„ Jan. 4.— The Secre tary of State last evening granted a charter to the Independent Cotton OH Company of Charleston, which has a paid up capital of $1,000,000. This com pany controls a number of cotton seed oil mills and will operate refineries. The officers are: Morris Israel, presi dent; Bright Williamson, vice presi dent; L. E. Williamson, Jr., secre tary, argj E. Keith Dargan, general manager. All the officers are from Darlington, this state, except Mr. Is rael, w'ho Is a leading Charleston banker. A charter was also granted to the Marlon Water, Light and Bower Com pany, with a capital of SIOO,OOO. Offi cers; J. W. Johnson, president; A. N. Walker, vice president; H. Wltcover, secretary, and S. S. Spruks, treasurer. COMMITTEE HAS POWER, Hermann Say. the National League Want. Peace. Cincinnati, Jan. 4.—Chairman Her mann of the National Baseball League Peace Committee made to-day the pos itive statement that his committee had full power to act in negotiating for peace with the American League. Her mann protested against the construc tion Which President Ban Johnson placed on his letter of last Friday. He said: "The National League wants peace. In obtaining It there will be no ob jection on oUr part to have a fair, a flank and open discussion on all the points about which there may be a difference of opinion.” JOHNSON IS IN LINE. He Says the Amertean League, too, Wants Peace. Chicago, Jan. 4.—There is still a chance for peace in baseball, accord ing to Ban Johnson, president of the American League. Mr. Johnson says his organization Is prepared and willing to hold a conference with the National League to further the best Interests of baseball, but he also insists that the meeting “be held in the open.” “The American League is ready to do Its part to reach a Just settlement,” Mr. Johnson said, “and I still think there is a good chance for a meeting. There are certain matters which I shall take up with Chairman Herrmann and in the end all may be adjusted.” ~OBITUARYr~ Mrs. de Monlinollln, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 4.—Mrs. Susie Dunn de Montmollin, aged 28 years, wife of Col. H. M. de Montmollin, died at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dunn, No. 211 West Bay street, Friday morning, Jan, 2, at 5:15 o’clock, after a short Illness. She was a native of Florida, and had lived in this city since last October. During her residence here she had made many friends. There was a short ser vice at 8 o’clock Saturday morning by Rev. W. E. Boggs, D. D., of the Pres byterian Church, and at 9:30 the body, accompanied by the husband, father and mother, was taken to Paiatka, where the funeral took place at 12:30 from the First Presbyterian Church. The Interment was in the family lot. If. L. Townsend, Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Jan. 4. —A private dis patch received here to-day from Cam den, 8. C., announces the death in that <Sty of Henry Lester Townsend, senior member of the banking firm of De Haven & Townsend of this city and one of the leading financiers of the country. Mr. Townsend had been in ill health for two years and went South on the advice of his physicians. For more than twenty years Mr. Townsend was a governor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and served two terms as president of the organization. Howard Thrower, I nJlfnrnln. Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 4.—Howard Thrower of Georgia, who died in Cali fornia a few days ago, was buried in this city to-day. He was the son of Rev. Mr. Thrower now a member of the South Georgia Conference, but since transferred to California, where young Thrower had gone for his health. Mr. Thrower married Miss Kate Roddenberry of Cairo, Ga., who, with three children, survive him. D. McCauley, Chester, 8. C. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 4.—Donald Mc- Cauley, at one time the most extensive cotton buyer in this ■ state, and a wealthy man, of apoplexy while conversing with his son in their home in Chester to-day. Mrs. McCauley had gone to church and was summoned home as she reached her pew. Pierre Inline. Paris. Paris. Jan. 4.—Pierre Lafllte, leader of the French positivists. Is dead. | remember - *"J § Uneeda 1 I Biscuit jppjjg|J NEW YEAR’S ADVICE DON’T WORRY. ~ f „ ’ DON’T FUSS. Not How Cheap, DON’T HURRY. Bot How Oood * DON’T CUSS. Oar Motto. MARRY YOUNG. BE CHEERFUL. PRAISE YOUR WIFE. DON’T FRET. KEEP YOUR TEMPER. PAY YOUR BILLS. AVOID STRIFE. DON’T BET. And bay yoar Farnitare and Carpets from the Leaders, LINDSAY & MORGAN MAY BE A DEADLOCK. Trouble Ilrewlng for Colorado's Sen atorlal Election. Denver, Col., Jan. 4. —The senatorial situation In Colorado Is becoming de cidedly complicated, and should pre sent declared plans be carried out, the contest over the selection of a suc cessor to Senator Henry M. Teller, which will begin in earnest with the convening of the Legislature on Wed nesday next, will, say the least, be exciting and more than likely spectac ular. The solid support of the Demo- I cratlc wing of the Legislature for Senator Teller Is still maintained, while the Republican strength is par celed out among four candidates, of whom ex-Senator E. O. Wolcott is the most conspicuous. At a meeting of the Democratic state Central Committee the matter of the threat of the Republican majority In the House to unseat the entire Arapahoe Democratic delegation was discussed and resolutions adopted to the effect that It is the right and duty of the Senate to utilize the same con stitutional right and authority and re store the equilibrium. The majority in the Senate being Democratic, should their threat to meet revolution with revolution, be carried out, it would tiring about a condition rendering a selection of a senator impossible. With a solid Democratic Senate, if is said a deadlock could be maintained to the end. It had practically been agreed that on next Tuesday night a caucus of the Republican ‘members of the House would be held to select a speaker, but it develops that severul memjbers have refused to be bound by the action of the leaders, stating that they Were nominated and elected op an anti-Wol cott pledge, and they fear that a cau cus selection of a speaker would be made to appear as a Wolcott victory. For this reason they will, it is said, re main away Tuesday night. These re calcitrants number seventeen, enough to defeat any action the caucus might agree to. A sensation was created t/y a circu lar Just issued from the headquarters of P. B. Stewart of Colorado Springs, who is supposed to be the spokesman of the administration at Washington, charging that copies of letters sup posed to have been received from Sen ator Lodge, saying Wolcott was the choice of the administration, are for geries. WATER AWAKENED THEM. White lllor Overflowed and Gave Town a Wetting. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 4.— White river overflowed its banks near O'Brien's station, fourteen miles below Seattle, eariy to-day. The people of the town were awakened by the water In many cases creeping into their beds. No lives are reported lost, but much property has been destroyed. The flood was caused by the re cent nine days rain and the Chinook winds which melted the heavy snows in the Cascade mountains. Announcement was made to-day by the Great Northern that the Madison bridge would be repaired Monday evening and the first break In the traf fic blockade would be made during the night by the arrival of an overland train. It will carry four day’s mall. STRIKING PLUMBER^WIN. St. Louis, Jan. 4.—The Master Plumbers' Association, at a meeting to-day, acceded to the demands of the 400 plumbers who went on strike Fri day for higher wages, and decided to adopt the scale of wages demanded, which is $5 a day, an increase of $1 a day over the old scale. The strike:s will return to work to-morrow. Much Caul Moving. Reading, Pa., Jan. 4.—By midnight to-night the Reuding Company expects to have transported to market for the preceding forty-eight hours 3,500 cars of anthracite coal. This movement of coal breaks the company’s records. Fire Loss f 150,000. Chicago, Jan. 4.—Fire to-night in the warehouse of Franklin MacVeagh & Cos., wholesale grocers at Sixteenth street and Newbury avenue, caused a loss estimated at $150,000. The loss Is covered by insurance- Wliat Makes lien Fight f La Salle A. Maynard, in Leslie’s Week . iy. What makes men fight? This is a question asked by the Russian General Skobeicff In Mr. Frederic Villler'a new volume, “Pictures of Many Wars.” It seems from the replies that the motive varies with the nationality. Speaking of the Turks, the general menarked: “I wonder why those meuHlght like fiends?” "It's probably' their fanaticism,” I replied. "Then," I pointed out, "your men are Just as fanatical. They light for their particular God, the Great White Czar, anil Holy Russia." “Yes, that’s so,” laughed Skoheleff. Then, turning to his French guest, "And you, monsieur—what do you fight for?" Gesticulating, as some Frenchmen will, he sprang up, posed heroically, and said, "Ah. Pour la glolre.” "Bravo. And now, you English?” “Well, probably the greatest aspira tion of all.'’ “Vat's dat?” smiled the Frenchman. “Why, British interests, of course," said I. Both he and Skobeieff laughed heart ily at this. Polar Hears no Looger Dangerous. Com. Robert E. Peary, in Leslie’s Monthly. The animal par excellence, which the hunter, the amateur Arctic traveler and the young explorer hopes and dreams of killing, Is the polar bear. The reason for tills id the magnificent trophy which the great white skin makes. This feeling was no less strong centuries ago than It is now, for we read that one of the early Icelandic sea rovers to Greenland quarreled with and killed his bosom companion be cause he had slain a large bear in stead of leaving that honor to his chief. With the modern repeating rifle the bear stands no chance against the hunter, no matter under what condi tions they may meet, and if he is hunt ed in the native way, with the assist ance of dogs, there is hardly hore ex citement than In killing musk-oxen, except for the wild, helter-skelter dash over the Ice to overtake the animal after the dogs strike the hot scent. (tanrrelcil Over a Hot. Beaufort, S. C., Jan. 4.—News has bean received here of the serious wounding In the. right thigh of Nathan Priester by Alec. Gardner at Coosa whatchie. Both are colored. The quarrel grew out of a bet as to who made the best shot at a target. Twenty-five cents was the stake, and both claimed it. Then followed the shooting. 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