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EMPLOYEES STRIKE'
OIVEN ONLY FOUR HOURS
WORK PER DAY.
FJE CONDITION OF BANKS
peparcment of Education Announces
That Examination for Teachers
W:ill be Held July 30-31. Oth
. er Items of Interest.
The Brothrhoiol of Railroad Car-!
men at Alexan tria who went out on
a strike say that their erievance
against the Mis-ouri Pacific Railroad
is that the Company proposes to put
the men on piece work, and if that
were done they could not make bread.
Another grievance is that the Com
pany at certain places is only giving
the men four hours work per day
and they cannot live on the wages
they make with such short time.
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New Passenger Station.
Saturday was tie day ftixed for the
formal ope"'ni of the new passein
pr station erected at ('anal and Ba
in streets bV the New Orleans Ter-i
minal ComlpanY. The station was
first occupied Monday, when North
tastern and New ()rleas (Great Nor
thern pasen,:1zr trais began to .lo
part and arrive at it, instead of the
Press Street Stati,,n.
Scar!atina Cases Reported.
Fifteen cases ,t'of ar!lt in r were
reported Monday to thle ('it' B ,.ur
at Health, the i :ajority of tlhe ,:i .e
being in the Third I):-tric.t in. th'
infected section. The:'I were no,
leaths. he city health oflicer ,le: Not
believe that the disease will spread a
to any other section of the city. but
will be confired to the section where
it is now raging.
1 Testimony in Rate Case.
Tle Inter.tate Commerce Commis-'
ion will take testimony in the casel
sow pending before that body be
tween the Monroe Progressive Lea-,
fge and the various railway compa
sies running lines into this city. The
suit involves a question of freight
rates and is of great importance to
the city of Monroe. a
SuBnday Law Enforced.
It looks as if the Sunday law will a
be enforeed in St. Charles parish. t
The grand jury suggested the law's
enforcement. Much interest centers
in this law. It is claimed by many fi
that the field laborers, mostly negroes, a
will spend their Sunday on Monday a
and very little field work will be
lone until Tuesday or Wednesday. ti
Preacher Said to be Moonshiner.
Deputy United States Marshal S.
C. Lea from Fcrriday, reported the tl
arrest at that place of George Henry c
and Wallace Wood, negroes. the tr
former a preacher, for moonshining.
Lea also reported the arrest of Mrs. 5(
Lola Fry charged with sending an
sheeene letter to her husband's bro
ther.
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High Water Closes Saw Mill.
The saw mill of the Cat Islan.l
Land and Industrial Company, at St.
Francisville, has been forced to shut
lown owing to the high stage of the
river. All live stock of the Company
has been shipped to the hills until
the water fall sufficiently to resume R
_perations. C
al
Carnegie Library.
The contract for the erection of i
be new $10,000 Carnegie Library
at Jennings, has just been awarded
the irm of Mitchell & Weir of New
Orleans. The order for materials has nc
been placed, and ground will proba-f
bly be broken within the next two ni
Iat on tSix Mile Line.
At a mass meeting in Kinder to
dc the proposed division of Cal- A
uieua Parish, resolutions were adopt- ir
ed declaring that the line must be ,
*oved six miles to the south of bh
Kinder if the proposed division is
te receive local support.
auilketloen for Receiver Dismissed.
In Lake Charles District Court the ir
applieation of I. S. Meadowvs and
others for a receivership for the C.
SSmith Lamber Company, a $150,
000 corporation was dismissed. The s,
atoekholders have amicably settled V
their dilealties. n
New Orleans Bank Resoorces.
A eompilation by State Bank Ex
aminer W. L. Young shows that the t,
otal resoures of the eighteen bank- t:
lag institutions of New Orleans at a
the eolse of business May 14 amount- si
ed to $61.911,400.50. t
State Firen Convention.
Preparations are being pushed for
the large convention which will be
held in Baton Rouge by the state h
Firemen, which will bring 300 or 400 i
people June 5 and 6, and 4,000 or t
5,000 on Sunday, J.Tune 7, when sev- t.
eral exeurhiona will run into the city h
from all over the state for the pur- i
Pose of witnessin. the closing and d
the most important events of the i
eclebration. , d
" Pbyicians from Fhve Parishes.
Physician, from St. Martin. St.lb
vary, Vermiiion, l.:.avette and Ibe- i
ha pari.h. with 'ane possibility of n
others will assemble June 10 for the c
arpose of forming a :.ort of clear
aing-bouse of ideas and experiences
amned in their rezular practice. All
issual diseases met with will he
sade the common knowledge of all
by means of lectures and little talks.
the meetings will also be made aocial t
In character - ..---.
ET Rice Exchange To Be Formed.
It is anounced that Crowley would
have a Rice 'Exchange during the com
ing season, under the management of
W. D. Marshall and L. A. Williams,
and will be open for business Au
gust 1. The exchange will be conduct
S ed on lines of similar exchatres in
other cities for trading in orugh rice.
is Farmers havng rough rice for sale
will bring their saetiples to the ex
change. where they will be exhibited
for the inspection of all buyers, and
will be sold under the rules and reg
ulations of the exchange. It is ex
pected that the mills will do the larg
. et part of their buying on the ex.
n change. The farmers and the buyers
e look upon the new organization with
d much favor and are unanimous in
,t their belief that it will greatly facili
t tate the marketing of their crop and
1 aid them n many wa;s.
Banks in Healthy Condition.
The statemgnts of Bunkie's two
Y banks, indicate a healthy condition
of affairs. The total money on deposit
in the two institutions is $318,036.
93, with combined resources of $499,
e 651.5;. The Merchants and Planters'
- Rank now has an earned surplus of
- $60,000 to add to its $25,000 capital.
Two Breaks in Morris Canal.
As the result of two breaks in the
.Morris rice-irirgating canal at Es
therwod. some unplanted lands were
inundated. Workmen sneceted in
(kc]inc the crevasses and will build
Ihe canal higher.
Mattress Company Chartered.
There was tiled in the office of the
r(I rk of court the charter of the Loui
Diana Mattrese and Furniture Com
tpinv. limited, to be located in Lake
('harles. The company is capitalized
at $3000, composed of thirty shares
at .$.100 each.
Raising Levees.
The Red River, Aatchafalaya and
Bayou Levee Boards have a large
force of men engaged in raiing the
levees in Avoyelles parish, which are
said not to be able to stand more
than six or seven inches more of
water.
Killing at Lake Charles.
A shooting affray occurred among,
the Italians at the Ludington sawmill
at Lake Charles in which one man.
Sam Cerela, was killed outright, and
another, John Polizzi, was severely
though not fatally wounded.
Race Troubles Quelled.
As a result of the attempt by oil
field workers at Oil City to drive
away negro laborers, W. C. Claxton
and J. A. Fray were placed in jail.
Sheriff Flourney reports the situa
tion well in hand.
Fishing Vessel Sinks.
The steamer Bertha C., owned by
the Berwick Eay Fish and Oyster
Company, and used in the fishing
trade, was sunk in Grand Lake. The
vessel was valued at $2,500 with $1,
500 insurance.
Cleaning Up Day.
Saturday was cleaning up day in
Lake Charles. Houses, yards and lots
were cleaned, lawns were mowed,
streets were swept and fTooded and a
lot of dust and dirt and refuse re
moved.
Verdict of Not Guilty.
In the second trial of Andrew
Royer, charged with the murder of
Celeste Gauthreaux in June 1904,
at Crowley, returned a verdict of not
guilty and the prisoner was discharg
ed.
Examination Day Set.
The Department of Education an
nounces that the next examination
for teachers' license for white and
negro teachers will be held through
out the state on July 30 and 31.
Girl Commits Suicide.
A twelve-year old white girl named
Abreo, committed suicide by drown
ing in the Missisippi river near
Hahnville: The body has not yet
been recovered.
Peich Gets' the Berth.
Placid Perch has been appointed
Postmaster at Mermenteau, succeed
ing the late Alexou Moiguand.
First Cotton Bloom.
The first cotton bloom of the sea
son was brought to Bunkie from the
W. M. Stewart Cow Boy plantation
near town.
Receiver of Zion City to Resign.
Chicago.-After devoting nearly
two years to conserving the vast es
tate built up by the late John Alex
ander Dowie, John C. Hatley, has
signified his intention of resigning
the receivershio of Zion City.
Beach Hargis Attempts Suclde
Jackson. Ky.--Beach Hargis. in jail
here awaiting trial for the murder of
his father. Judge James Hargis, at
tempted suicide by morphine. The doc
tor. who worked over him for several
hours, announce he will recover. Al
len Creech, on trial for murder,
drank a pint of whisky containing
-strychnise ind is in a precarious con
dtion.
Washington.-A hill was pssed
by the house providi', forthe print.
ing of 10.000 copies of the prelimi
nary report of the itinand waterways
commissin with illritrations.
Con'res appropriatel at this se
sion $851.088.670 for the needs of the
gvernment.
John D. Roekefell.r made an aldi
1 tional gift of $500,030 to the Rocke
feller Institutes 1er York.
THE LEGISLATUREI
VARIETY OF MEASURES INTRO
DUCED.
DOINGS OF THE LAWMAKERS
Briefly Related So That "He Who
Runs May Read."--What Our
Representatives Are Doing
ing at the Capital.
MONDAY.
Seldom, if ever, has a new legis'a-'
ture taken to its task with the en
thusiasm and energy manifested by
both branches to-day, nor with great
er promise of achievement, and the
period has been prolific of progress.
At the request of the Jefferson Da
vis Monunent Association, Mr. Moore
will introduce a bill asking for $10,
000 toward that memorial, and Mr.
Morgan of Avoylles will endeavor to
compel common carriers to settle
claims within sixty days, instead of
at any time within eternity.
Gov. Sander is receiving a number
of resignations from various boards,
from men anxious to a eape the ban
of dual otlicehoia l g, w'(le he, in turn
appointed former Gov. Heard to suc
ceed Col. Parker as president of the
B6ard of Control of the Penitentiary.
A most important wil was present
ed by Mr. Moore designed to pro
hibit the shipping of liquor into pro
hibtion territory.
An interesting measure raises the
salary of the Superintendent of pub
lic Education from $2000 to $5000 a
year.
Senator Labbe introduced a bill for
the abolishment of the Atchafalaya
Levee Board, and to repeal the act':
providing for work on the Plaquemine
locks, this latter being based on his
belief that the task would be conduct
ed by the Federal government.
TUESDAY.
Between the Shattuck license bill,
and the Wall prohibition bill for the
state outside of New Orleans the pub 1
lie may look for the final result.
The race-track gambling issue also
Same out squarely before the public]
and law makers, and they are no 4
longer in the dark as to who is di
recting the respective forces and what
may be ex cted. The Locke anti
sece-track ambling bill, darfted by
the Anti-race Track League of New
Orleans, has already been introduced t
in the Hcuse.
Without any audible objection the 1
Senate passed the Doughtery contin- I
gent experrse bill carrying $80,000,
and it was rushed through the finish
ing touches in time for the members i
and employes to see the ghost walk
last week.
The workings of the Crop Pest
Commission will be investigated, and
on motion of Senator Marston. the
Morgan resolution from the House!
asking for this investigation was i
adopted.
Senator Richard McCulloh launched I
in the Senate a proposed constitution
al amendment providing for an assist- I
ant attorney general, with other as
sistants, that would enable that of- 1
fice to handle the legal business of all c
state boards, with possible two ex- I
ceptons.
WEDNESDAY. 1
At least one most troublesome
measure sent on its way is the Evan
geline parish proposition, dividing St.
Landry, which will be reported favor-(
ably, with an amendment, and will i
then be up to the Legislature as a
whole for submission to the people.
Within a more limited circle, of I
course, this bill has rai-ed almost as t
much excitement since its introdue-t
ton as the liquor and race track meas
nures.
Another parish division is now tot
be expected, Mr. Bruner having given t
notice of a prospective bill for the I
creation of four parishes out of Cal
carsieu, the three limbs to be loppedt
from the main trunk to be known as
"Pine," "Sanders" and "''Rice."'' Ac- t
cording to the statements of those be- c
hind the measure. no trouble is to be
anticipated over this proposition and
the residents of Calcasieu are said to
be in favor of the changes.
Feeling continues strong in favor
of the abolition of the Board of Equal (
ization-that is, among the country ;
members-and an active canvass is be- s
ing pushed to secure the passage of
the bill for that purpose. At present I
the advocates of the measure are c
studying how best to reach the city I
delegation and are devising all sorts
of scheme's to enlist the New Or- (
leans men in the movement. i
It develops that Senator Geydan' t
proposed bill rerulatini commercial (
exchanges, is aimed particularly at
the Sugar Exchanre. Mr. Guerdan's •
Panic Stricken Leap From Car.
Montgomery, Aia.-Panic-stricken
passengers returning from the ball
game leaped from a trolley car speed
ing down a steep incline when the t
motorman lost control, and it was f
seen there was danger of a collision
with the car ahead. The collision was c
averted by the motorman of the first J
ear speeding his ear. keeping ahead t
of the runaway trolley behind. More
than a score were injured.
Did Re Hide Huge Sum?
Pittsburg. Pa.--Officials of the de- I
funct Ailezhany National Bank, 1
which wa swrecked by its formers
cashier, William Montgomery. uhio a
secured almo,,t $2.000.00 from the t
institution, are now or the opinion i
that Mon.:imler has at least o$300.
000 "saltecd"' away, and with a part
of this mon:ey lie expect: to secure a
pardon, while with the remainder he
will be able to live in case far the I
balance of his life.
bill provides that all commercial ex
changes must post accurate quota.
tions and furnish a daily and specific
report of all sales, together with
the prices at which agricultural pro
ducts are sold. It also provides that
a summary of all transactions must
be furnished the press, if desired.
A senate bill creating a juvenile
court in New Orleans was introduced
by Mr. Barrett.
No doubt is entertained that the
Legislature would sanction an issue
of $3,50% 00 dock bonds, and that
the people would approve such action,
nor that an issue by the public belt
road would also find favor with aj
the intersts in the state as well as
New Orleans.
Wide ventilation of divergent views
was noted at the hearing on the Mar
ston anti-future measure, but the con
sensus of opinon has it that no such
bill will develop nto a statute, and
that this branch of a long-established
and legitimate busines will not be
disturbed.
So, too, while the Puckett anti
bucket shop bill is generally com
mended and indorsed, some of its
provisions are found impracticable,
and it is now being amended to meet
these objecttions.
Now that the import of the conca
binage substitute for the miscegena
tion bill is, dgWniug on the people,
criticism is developing on the action
of Judiciary Commttee, B. of the
House, which entirely changed the ob
ject of the measure, and words are
expected from Caddo as strong as
may be permissible to wearers of the
cloth.
Mr. Nettles has prepared a bill to
compel the incumbent of any office to
resign such position immediately on
becoming a candidate for another of
fice, and declaring his place vacated
peremptorily on his refusal to do so.
A bill was introduced in the
House by Mr. Chauvin, by which the
owner of any proposed structure will
be compelled to demand from the orig
inal contractor a bond to insure sub
contractors and laborers against any
loss through default of payment by
the principal contractor. Upon fail
ure of the owner to require the said
security he is to become personally
liable for all amounts due to all class
es of workment employed by the said
contractor.
FRIDAY.
Positive results of the work of the
Legislature to date were today con
spicuous through the final considera
tion of five bills in the House. Most
important of the quintette was that
from Mr. Middleton, for the decima
tion of the usurers in the state. Keep
ing tabs on the vote and convinced
that the bill could not possibly pass
at that juncture, Mr. Henriques mov
ed its return to the calendar, and it
will bob up some time in the future.
Of importance, though largely of
class legislation, Mr. Richardson's bill
for the increase of physicians' liens
from $15 to $30 was beaten for no
apparent reason, while Mr. Dela
houssaye's on the cutting of timber,
met alike fate.
On the other hand, Mr. Ross push
ed through his proposition to compel
corporations to pay interest on cash
bonds of employees, and Mr. Briant
did likewise with his measure per
mitting the parish of Terrebonne to
exchange property with a church at
Houma.
Four bills of great interest to the
city of New Orleans were introduced
at the session, one compelling the
City Council to provide money for
interest on certificates of indebted
ness, one authorizing a loan of $3,
500,000 for the Dock Board, a third
for a bond issue of $2,000,000 for
the public Belt road and the fourth
to establish a board of pilot commis
sioners.
Senator Wimberly's bill realting to
the adjustment of fire losses, provides
that when notice of loss or damage
has been given to the insurance com
pany or its agent within a reasonable
time after the date of suchloss it
shall become the duty of the company
to forward the insured blank forms
of statements and proofs of loss. The
company failing to do so shall be
deemed to have waived the require
ment of proofs of loss.
The following bills were passed:
Senate Bill No. 6, by Mr. Marks-
Giving increased appointive power to
parish superintendents of publie
sc'hools.
Senate Bills Nos. 15 and 1, by Mr.
Boggs--prohibiting the sale of intoxi.
eating liquors within five miles of
Haughton and Benton schoolhouses.
Senate BI! No. 37. by Mr. Labbe
Granting rigrht of way over state e-.al
in St. Martin and Lafayette parishes
to Cypress Island Lafapette Drainage
Company.
Both Houses adljourned until Mon
day.
Japs Bear Ill Will.
San Franciseo.-"The Amerlean
fleet will be given a royal welcome by
the people of Papan," All the ill
feeling toward the United States,
what little there was of it, has died
out," said Secretary Wheeler. "The
Japanese no longer talk 4f immigra
tion troubles. That question has been
Settled and there is so longer any
friction over it"
New York.-Through an act passed
by the legislature at its recent regu
lar session, persons who believe them
selves threatened with insanity are
about to be provided with a refuge
to which they can voluntarirly retire
for observation by skilled alienists,
without incurring the stigma which
attaches to an insane person. It is
now approaching completion on the
,rroun I of the Hudson River State
Hospital for the Insane, at Pough
keepsie.
THE CURRENCY ISSUE
SENATE FINALLY ADOPTS CON
FERENCE REPORT.
ACT TO EXPIRE JUNE 30, 1914
It is Purely a Republican Measure.
Democrats all Vote Against it.
Chief Feature of the Act
Reviewed.
Washington.-The conference re
port on the currency bill was adopted
Saturday.
All of the affirmative votes were
cast by Republicans.
The chief features of the bill are:
That national banking asociations
each having an unimparide capital,
and a surplus of not less than 20
per centum, and not less than ten
in number having an aggregate cap
ital and surplus of at least $3,000,
000, may form voluntary associations
to be designated as national currency
associations. The banks uniting to
form such association shall, by their
presidents or vice-presidents, acting
under authority from the board of
directors, make and file with the
secretary of the treasury a certificate
setting forth the names of the banks
composing the association, which
name shall be subject to the ap
proval of the secretary of the treas
ury.
Upon the filing of such certificate
the associated banks therein named
shall become a body corporate and
by the name so designated and ap
proved may sue and be sued, and
exercise the power of a body cor
porate.
The National Currency Association
herein provided for, shall have all
powers necessary to render availa
ble. under the direction and control
of the secretary of the treasury, as
a basis for additional circulation,
any securities, including commercial
paper, held by a national banking
association, bonds or other interest
bearing obligations of any state of
the United States. or any legally au
thorized bonds issued by any city,
town, county, or other legally con
stituted municipality or district in
the United States which has been
in existence for a period of ten
years. For the purposes of obtain
ing such additional circulation any
bank belonging to any national cur
rency association, having circulation
notes outstanding secured by the de
posit of bonds of the United States
to an amount not less than 40 per
per centum of its capital stocks, and
which has its capital unimpaired and
a surplus of not less than 20 per
centum, may deposit with and trans
fer to the association in trust for
the United States, such of the seen
rities above mentioned as may be
satisfactory to the board of the as
sociation.
The officers of the association may
thereupon, in behalf of such bank,
make application to the comptroller
of the currency for an issue of ad
ditional circulating notes to an
amount not exceeding 75 per cent
of the cash value of the securities
or commercial paper so deposited. If
in-the judgment of the secretory of
the treasury business conditions in
the locality demand additional eir
culation, he may direct an issue of
additional circulating notes to the as
sociation on behalf of such bank.
The asosciation shall pay tax at the
rate of 10 per centum per annum
upon the average amount of such of
their notes in circulation. This act
shall expire by limitation on the 30
day of June 1914.
BYE BYE TO 60TH CONGRESS.
Ten Minutes Before 'Midnight the
Agonies and Strife Ended.
Washington.-Just ten minutes of
fcially before the hands of the big
round elock in the chamber of the
two houses of congress pointed toi
the hour of midnight Saturday the
first session of the sixtieth congres
came to a close. In the house, the
closing hours were characterized by
singing of songs by Republicans in
honor of Speaker Cannon, and by
Democrat-s in the interest of W.
J. Bryan. The excitement, which was
great at times, finally subsided and
the session closed with good fellow
ship among the members. The sen
ate was extremely quiet during the
closing hours held together only by
the necessity of remaining in session
for the engrossing and signing of
bills. President Roosevelt and sev
eral of his cabinet were at the capi
tal during the evening.
Time is money to everybody but
a loafer.
Libel Salts From Wood OCase.
Paris.-J. Martin Miller, former
American consul at Rheims, and who
was memtioned in the suit recently
brought in New York by Mae Wood
against Senator Thomas C. Platt for
divorce, has instituted suits for de
famation of character against the
London Daily Mail and the edition of
the London Daily Mail publirshed in
Paris. He claims $30,000 damages
from each aper,
State Firemen Oonvention.
Preparations are being pushed for
the large convention which will be
held in Baton Rouge by the state
Firemen, which will bring 300 or 400
people June 5 and 6, and 4,000 or
5,000 on Sunday, June 7, when sev
eral excursions will run into the city
from all over the state for the pmr
pose of witnessing the closing and
the most important events of t'de
celebration.
CLEANED UP BIG MONEY.
Indictments Charge That Price Made
Three Quarters of a Million.
Washington.-Theodore H. Price,
Moses Hass and Frederick A. Peck
ham, all of New York, and Edwin S.
Holmes, Jr., former assistant statis
tician of the department of agricul
ture were indicted by the grand jury
of the District of Columbia on the
charge of conspiracy growing out of
the cotton scandal in 1905. The in
dictment charging Price with conspir
ing with the other three men to fur
nish advance information concerning
cotton crops. The three New York
men also are charged with conspiracy
to bribe Holmes to shape the reports
to suit their own interest.
Price, acording to the indictments
made $750,000 out of the advance in
formation of the report for Decem
ber, 1904, paying out of this $125,000
to Haas. The indictments do not say
how much Holmes received as his
share of the profits but do charge
that for the information on the June
report of 1905 he was paid $1,000 by
Ilass.
Price is charged with conspiracy
to defraud. Hle was released on a
$5,000 bail.
TUBERCULOSIS MARTYR.
Frank Merritt Was Inoculated with
The Germ.
New York.-In the hope of dis
covering a preventive and cure for
tuberculosis, Frank Merritt, who
about two weeks ago offered to allow
experiments to be made with his body
in the interest of humanity and med
ical science, has permitted a physi
cian to inoculate his system with the
germs of the dread disease. An ex
amination later showed that already
the disease had made considerable
progress since the inoculation a week
Sago.
Merritt. who is a m, ;dl .-,'A , -1,
was at one time a prosperous book
binder in a Westerin state unitil ail
wife and a son died of tuberculosis.
Their loss so preyed on his mind that
he failed in business and became a
wanderer.
A statement from the doctor's of
flee says that the disease has now
thoroughly entered Merritt's system,
and it is expected that the case will
be fully developed in the next few
days.
FOR SECRETARY OF WAR.
General Luke E. Wrght Will Surely
Be Named.
Washington.-All doubts have
been removed that General Luke
Wright, of Memphis, will succeed to
the war portfolio in the event of the
nomination at Chicago of Secretary
Taft and his resignation July 12.
The announcemerit that such an ap
pointment had been resolved on by
the president was received at first
by republican politicians with criti
cal incredulity, but they now real
ize that there was actual foundation
for it, as the intimate friends of
the president have fully confirmed
it.
Union Made to Pay.
Victoria, B. C.-That a labor union
is liable for damage if it calls its
men out because a workman is not
a member of the union is a decision
rendered by Judge Lanmann, in the
county court here. Graham, a Cal
gary stonecutter, member of the lo
cal union of that place, refused to
submit to a working test by the Vic
toria union, which notified the con
tractor it would call the men out
unless Graham was discharged. Be
cause of his loss of employment Ora
ham sned the union for $500 and judg
ment was given in his favor.
Asks Indemnity.
Havana.-The British minister to
Cuba, has presented to Gov. Magoon
a request for the direct payment of
indemnity to the family of William
Harrington, a native of Nassau, Ba
hama Islands, and a member of the
crew of the British fishing schooner
Experiment, who was killed by a ean
non shot fired by the Cuban revenue
cutter Abeja, off Cayo Coco, an is
land off the north coast of Cuba, last
April. The schooner was found fish
ing in Cuban waters, and was attempt
ing to escape when the cutter fired.
Break Will in Snell Contest.
Clinton, ]ll.-The sensational Snell
will case was decided by the jury in
favor of the plaintiff, the verdict be
ing in favor of setting aside the will.
The case has been on trial here in
the circuit court for ten days, and is
the second attempt to break the will
of Col. Tom Snell, millionaire, which
eat Snell's only son off with an an.
nuity of $50.
Rattlesnake Kills Saesmsa.
Louisville, Ky.-Charles Conn, a
traveling salesman died here as the
result of a bite by a rattlesnake in
a eafe. Conn elaimed to be a inake
charmer, and took the reptile out of
its exhibition cage in a spirit of
bravado, but was bitten twice. le
beeame uneonseoins in a few minutes
and was taken to a hospital, where
he raved until death ended his suf
frrings. -r
Beach Hug Attempts Sucide
Jackson. 1y.--eseh IHargis. in jail
here awaiting trial for the murder of
his father. Judge James Hargis, at
tempted suicide by morphine. The doc
tor. who worked overluim for several
hours, announce he will'recover. Al
len Creech, on trial for marder,
drank a pint of whisky containing
strychnine and is in a preearious ee
dtic.
GEN. STEPHEN D. LEE
GREAT CONFEDEBRATE SOLDIER
DIES AT VICXSBURG.
COYM %NDER OF VETERANS
Suffered Attack of Acute Indigestion
At Re-Union. Body Buried at His
Home in Columbus, Miss.,
Last Sad Rites.
Vicksburg, Miss.-Gen. Stephen D.
Lee, commander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, one or the very
few surviving Confederate lieuten
ant-generals, Vicksburg National park
commissioner, beloved and admired
by the entire nation, a:nd at 6 o'clock
Thursday morning, the 28th at the
home of Capt. William T. Rigby.
Gen. Lee came to Vicksburg the
week previous to attend the reunion
of Lawler's brigade, three Iowa and
one Wisconsin regiments, and deliv
ered a fervid and patriotic address
during the reunion ,,Arcises. He
threw his whole soul and energy into
this address, and when he returned to
the city about dark he was very tired.
lie ate a hearty supper, and a severe
attack of indigestion followed.
Dr. Birchett was called in, and
realized that Gen. Lee was a very sick
man, but the General apparently im
proved in condition until Tuesday af
ternoon, when a change rr the worse
occurred, and from that time he sank
rapidly.
Gen. Lee's only son, Blewett, ar
iived in a few hours from Chicago.
It is no exaggeration to say the
pauappes naaq seq puPlqgnoS loWoq
by the death of this great and good
man. Gen. Lee was enthusiastic in his
efforts towards upbuilding the Vicks
burg military park.
The funeral was held in Columbus
from the late residt.ece of General
Lee, according to the burial rites of
the Baptist church, of which Gener
al Lee was a member.
Possibly no man, either North or
South, did more to bring the sections
together than Gen. Lee, and airs brave
ness, patriotism and gentleness caus
ed him to be beloved in the North as
well as in the South.
At thL time of his death Gen. Lee
was the ranking officer of the Con
federacy. Two other lieutenant gen
erals of the Confederacy still survive.
They are Gen. Alexander P. Stewart,
of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Gen. Si
mon Bolivar Buckner, of Kentueky,
but by virtue of the precedence of his
commission, Gen. Lee outranked both
of these.
General Lee, soldier, was born in
Charleston. S. C., September 22, 1833.
His family was among the most dis
tinguished in the state. His grand.
father, Judge Thomas Lee, was Unit
cl States judge in South Carolina
during President Monroe's adminis
tration, presiding during the nullifl
estion difficulties and was a strong
Union man. The grand son upon his
graduation in 354, from the United
States Militarj Academy at West
Point, was assigned to the 4th artil
lery, U. S. army, where he was first
lieutenant and regimental quartermas
ter, until 1861, when he resigned to
cast his lot with the south in the
Civil War. Previous to the reduction
of Fort Sumpter, he was appointed
captain in the South Carolina army.
After the fall of Fort Sumpter, Capt.
Lee was made quartermaster commis
sary and engineer disbursing offeer
for the Confederate army in Charles
ton.
lie was made brigadier general, No.
vember 6, 1863, and ordered by Pres
ident Davis to Viek'eburg, Miss., to
take command of the garrison and
batteries holding the Mississippi rv
er at that point. Here he was sign
ally successful in many important en
gagements, and after the fall of
Viicksburg, was exchanged and pro
moted to major general, August 3,
1863. and placed in command of all
the cavalry in Mississippi, Alabama,
West Tennessee and East Louisiana.
In February, 1865, Gen. Lee mar
ried Regina Harrison f Columbus,
Mism. Since the war Oen. Lee has la
bored energetically and constantly to
build up the waste lands of the south.
By profesion he was a planter and
was president of the Mi~ssissippi Me
chanical & Agricultural College, mak
ing a most successful record in this in
stitution.
Gen. Iee resigned the presidency
of the A. & M. College to accept the
appointment as a member of the
Vicksburg National Military Park
Commission, of which he was elected
chairman.
Dread is two-thirds of life's suffer
tag.
Raid of Night Riders.
Cineinnati.-Night riders destroyed
the tobacco beds of Kur farmers near
Hathaway, Boone county, Ky., oppo
site Rising sun, Ind. There were
about thirty men in the body of rid
ers.
No Bonds For Good Iosds.
At Greenville last week the returns
show the proposition to issue $50,000
in bonds to work roads was defeate(
Burton to Nominate Taft.
naShiglgton, D. C.-While no form
al announSQCnt yet has been made,
it may be stated definitely that Rep
resentative Theodore Burton, of Ohio,
will present the name of Secretary
Taft to the C'hieago convention.
New Guns For Soldiers.
Motngomery, Ala.-The adjutant
reneral of the Alabama national guard
is sending out 2.400 of the new Spring
.eld rifles, sixty to each county,