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CARLSBAD CURRENT.
VOL. VII.
OAKTjSBAD, JflDDY POST OFFICE, NEW MEXICO, SATUHJUY, JUNE.il, 1800.
NO. 80.
IN MEMORY OF THE DEPARTED
Soldiers Thousands of People Gathered
and Placed Lovely Ploral Tributes
on Their Graves.
D.oomllon Dnjr,
Decoration day wan observed In
Jhundreds of cities, towns and villages
of the, various sections of tho coun
try. As la customary, Uio day was n
tollJny, and thousands refrained from
labor. Parades wero held In several
cities and tons ot floral tribute bo
decked tbo graves of thoso who foil
tho civil and Spanish wars.
At Fort Worth. Tho Confederate
and Union votorona decorated tho sol
dlers' graves hero. Judgo 0. 0. Cum
mines, nn ex-Confcdcrato, delivered
an oration.
At Dallas. Decoration day was
duly observed. Soldiers' craven were
flowcr-strown.
At Paris, Tho day was observed
by veterans ot tho blue nnd gray. Con
federate and United states (lags were
crossed and Uio veterans clasped
hands.
At Houston. The day was fittingly
obsorved here.
At IxjiiIsvIIIo. Soldiers graves In
tho cemeteries horoand atNowAlbany,
Ind woro decorated.
At Philadelphia, Tho tiny was elab
orately observed horo. Fralornal
specohos woro niado tending to unlto
tho two sections. At (Jormnntowii,
...v .uiuvuuraio soniiers nro
burled In tho Nntlonnl cemetery, arand
Army mon decorated their craves. All
over tho stato memorial exorcises woro
neiu.
nsningtou. Tho nntlonal
capital tiovotcd Itself to tho obsorv.
anco of Decoration day yesterday, Tho
ueparimcnts closed nnd public nnd
private uusincss was susponecd nnd
tlio stroets wcro flllod with marching
veterans, national gunrdsmon, military
nnd olvlc organizations, nil moving to-
ward tho Arlington cemetery, tho sol
dlors' homo, congressional and othor
cemotorles whoro appropriate services
wero hold.
Tho Grand Army of tho Republic In
Cleorgln and South Cnrolltm decorated
tho 10,300 graves at Marietta, (In.; the
13,710 at Audorsonvlllo. S. C; tho 0380
nt Hoaufort, B. 0., und tho 3100 at
Floronoo, S. (,.
At Chattanooga. Tho graves of tho
13,000 Union soldlors horo woro beauti
fully decorntcd.
At Now ork. There woro several
processions In honor of tho day but
tho inoro important woro tho military
Inrado In Now York city propor, re
viewed by MaJ. Con. Milos, and the
military parado at Urooklyn, reviewed
"by (lov, Iloosovolt. Tho Now York
parade, consisting at every nntlonal
guard regiment ot tho city, three com
panies of tho regular engineers, eight
batteries of tho regular artillery and
sixty-two O. A. 11. posts. More sorlous
exercises at Mnnhnttau woro hold In
tho afternoon nt Itlvc'&ldo park under
tho shadow of Grant's tomb. Thoro
the O. A. 11. rltunl was performed and
speeches wero made by Uov. Uoosevelt
and others.
At Ilwton. (Ion. Joseph Wheeler
Addressed tho Orand Army men at tho
Doston theater. He was lustily sheer
ed by the Immense audience.
His 8itiri Hunt.
Marlon. Hid., May 31.-The striking
ttt a match by a spectator near an oil
well three miles east ot Marlon last
evening roused the oil surrounding the
well te Ignite and the name Instantly
spread fer several squares.
8lx men who were oi the tank Into
vhloh the oil wan pouring, were terrt
ily burned. They are: Thomas Me
Oouuld of Illultton, owner ot the well;
L. 8. Gordon ot Montpeller, foreman
of the Indiana Pipe Line company;
Hamuel I'elaey ot Lima', an oil produc
er) Mask Watts ot Lima, O.. a produe
sr) Albert O. ford of ICokomo, travel
ing for the Daniel Stewart Dnig com
pany, and Fred Lose ot Philadelphia,
n silk morehant.
The injured were brought to the hos
pital In Marion, where they are being
treated. One hundred barrels ot oil
were In the tank at the time.
Queen regent ot Spain Lis signed the
deerea appointing Marshal Campos
president of the Spanish senate.
Till.-'. D.ttlh. I
Washington, May 31. The two fol-l
'owing dispatches wero received nt tho
war depnrtmont yesterda and give the
details ot CapU Tlllcy's death on Uio
Island ot Negros:
"Hollo, May 81. Adjutant acnerol,
Washington: ' Cnpt, Oeorge It. Tllloy,
United States volunteer signal corpi,
was killed at Escalento, cast coast of
tho Island ot Negros, by Insurgent
Baturday, May 27, 11 o'olook a. m. Do-
tails not known; burled at Hollo, May
30. VAN VALZAH.
"Manila, May 30. Adjutant aoncrnl,
Washington: Cable company's ves
sel, whello plnolng cable between Ho
llo and Cebu, ran to Bscalcnto, oast
ooost of Nogros, to removo old cnblo
connections. Cnpt. Tllloy. signal
corps, accompanied and with tho cap
tnln of tho vessel nnd threo mon visit
ed the town, making the natlveo
frlondly demonstrations. Whllo there
thoy wore ambushed. Tho cnplnln's
vossol nnd ono man oscaped to tho ves
sel In a launoh, Tllley nnd two mon nk
ing to the wnter nnd not readied. Tho
vossol thon roported nt Illllo. (Inn.
Smith wan Informed, who Immediately
took soventy-flvo mon nnd procooded
to Rscnlonto. Ho ronorl Hint Mm
1 I . m .
iiwy or unpt. Tllloy was found float
ing In tho river; marks of vlolonco on
tho head; tho body nont to Hollo; Bmllh
remains nt Ksonlonto for tho present.
"OTIS."
tt.Um.il from nnl.
Washington, May 80. President
MoKlnly has Issued tho amendment to
the civil service rules which he lias
had under consideration for about a
year. It releases from tho operations
ot tho civil service rules about 4000
orrtccs. Among such places are tho
following:
Pension oxamtnlng surgeons, Indians
employed in the Indian aervlao not
connected with tho Indian school sor
vlco and many places In tho engineer's
department nt largo, tbo subsistence
department nt large, tho ordnance tie-
I partmcnt at large, tho war department.
' With refcrenco to theso place In tho
outsldo war dopartmonts's sorvlce, it
; Is provided that they shall bo subject
to regulations to bo prescribed by the
scoretary of war and approved by the
president, thus placing theso branchoa
I of tho sorvlco on substantially tho
i sarno basis ns tho navxy yard sorvlce.
The members ot tho civil scrvleo
1 commission, owing to tho fact that
1 hey hnvo not had time to study its
' provisions In detail, aro not yot able
' to glvo out a stntcmont. A compro
I henslvo statement, however, will be
prepared pointing out Its correctness.
According to figures printed In Do
comber the largost classes Included In
order nnd theroby excluded from the
classified sorvlco number thus: Deptiy
, ty collectors, Internal revenue ncrvloe,
! 472: storekeepers nnd gnugers, tem
porarily employed, uOO; military pork
commissioners nnd omployos, 53;
' postofllce flnnnco clerks and coahlors,
38; private secretaries nt certain post-
' offices, 22; doputy marshals, 204; prl-
vnto secrtnrlos to United Htatos district
attornoys, r7; spcclnl agent general
land onico, 30; superlntondcnta of
warohousos, Irrigation and logging,
20; flnanolnl olorks, Indian ngonolos,
1 CO; Alaska schools sorvlco, 32; pinslon
examining surgeons, 075; chief nnd
nnnclal clerks, ponslon ngonoles, 3G;
peolnl agonts nnd experts, 25.
Conil. 7U-ISitslillih.it.
Manila, May 3. An order hai been
Issued ro-cstnbltshlng tho Philippine
courts, which have been closed since
the American occupation. It revives
nil tho Spanish systems not conflict
ing with the sovereignty ot tho United
Stntoa.
Tho chief Justice In Caytuma Ar-
rnlano, Tho associate ot the civil
branch nro Manuel Arlln, Col. Crow-
dor nnd Cregorla Arnlltn. Tho Jus
tices ot tho criminal branch nro Hay
mundo Molllta, amhroslo HynzarM,
Julio Loronlo, MaJ. Young and Cnpt.
Illrkhtmor. The attorney general is
Florontlo Torres. This corresponds
with the Amorlonn suprome court. The
oath proscribed boglns: "I rocognlzo
and accopt tho suprome authority ot
the United Blatcs of Amorten." etc.
Tho Filipino mombors nro all promi
nent lawyers. Arralano Is tho lender
of his profession In tho Islands. In the
early Binges ot tho Filipino movement
ho was Agulnaldo's principal ndvlser.
ArnntlUt was a member ot Agulnnldo's
first cabinet. Melllza was president of
tho Insuigtnt government nt Hollo;
Torres Is tho .ador of tho local com
mittee working with the ciinmlttee to
ronclllnto tho Insurgents.
Spanish will bo tho official language
ot the courts. Thoro has been agitation
among tho local Ilrltish and American
business mon and American lawyers
who camo to tho Philippines to mako
fortunes to have tho Kngllsh code nnd
Ob.rrir.it in Mrilmi,
Cltjvof Moxlco, May 3I.-Dccoralion
dny was fittingly celebrated hero with
somo oxcoptlonally Intorostlng fea
tures. Tho local O. A. It. post, com
posed of Union voternns, wont to tho
Amerlcnn comotory and decorntcd tho
graves of tho soldlors who took part In
tho war of now moro thnn half n cen
tury ago nnd nlso Inld llownra on tho
graves of (ho veterans of tho civil war
In tho United Stntos who rest here,
both northerners nnd southerners. An
oloquent nddrns was pronounced by
Amonsnntior Clayton.
Long- I.lit. A
nnltlmoro, Md., May 30. The new
Industries nnnounced during last week,
reported to tho Manufacturers' Record,
as projeoted In tho south Included a CO
barrol flour mill, 2000-splndlo cotton
mill, 100 coko ovens nnd $80,00(1 cotton
mill, In Alabama; 76-bnrrel flour mill,
$000,000 lumber compnuy and $600,000
mining enmpnny, In Arkansas; a flbor
factory In Florida; $76,000 drug com
pany, 100-barrel flour mill, $100,000 cot
Ion mill, $10,000 cuttle export company,
10.000 cotton ol mill nud $100,000 lum
ber company, In Ceorgln: RO-hnrrtd
After tho coremonv nf il, An.-n- ' flouri mm ooa nl", lnmhn con-
the nmbnstador went with B.ini.Miin.. imny' fi-nrrcl flour mill. $IO.ono Ico
u.e nmimsenuor went with a delegation IU11 cold storage plant, nnd $150,000
L S n !! t0 mA I ilon to gn plant In Kentucky;
1 L " ' " th y?l,nf S X nn .tymnets. $W,000 rice mill nnd $10.-
...u.o ui wlu niiiiiitl IWIJMOI Willi IIICII
dofondlng Hint historic rnstlo In tho
war of Amorlonn Invasion. Simulta
neously a detachment of cadets of thn
military aohool went to tho Amorlonn
comotory and decorated tho grave of
tho Amorloan soldiers. This most in
teresting coremoninl was sanctioned
by President Dlax as commnndor-ln-chief
of tho Moxlaan army.
I'.nr Cnn'.r.nc.
The Hague. May 31. The Prussels
conforonco section of the International
penco congress after adopting th sec
ond rending ot nrtlrlos 28 to 21, whloh
deal with prisoners of war. dleeiisrt
questions relating to rings of trtice,
Capitulation and armistices.
Hot Vadorlond has printed the
text ot the Hussion prnrosats regard
ing mediation end arbitration.
Part 1 deals with tbo desirability of
seeking a solution ot International
disputes by the mediation of friendly
000 sugar refining company In Itulst
i ana: $100,00 alr-shlp company, $100.
i 000 remedy company, $10,000 coal com
' pany. $110,000 brewery nnd Ico fnrtory,
wnler-power electrical dovulop-
ments In tho Potomac river, nud
I $10,000 hollow-wnrn plnnt. Mnrylnnd;
$10,000 knitting mill, $10,000 packing
company and 80-ton cotton oil mill. In
1 MhwIsHlppI; 10,000 splndln cotton mill.
UOOO-splndlp nddltlnn to mill, 10.000
J splndln nddltlnn to mill. 10,000-splndlo,
, 6000-1 wjiii mill. $10.00 table factory.
' 3000-splndlo cotton mill, X)O0-Npludl
nddltlnn to mill nnd $M,000 cotton
I mill. In North Carolina; 101-000 spln
i die and 2000-loom cotton mill, a SO,-
000-splndle mill and a $10,000 spindle
mill, ae-barrel flour mill. 30-ton cotton
seed nil mill and $K.000 Improvements
to cotton mill In South Carolina; $10,
000 olMtrlc company, $1000 lime com
pany. $7(00 flouring mills, $M,000
heating company, f 50,000 llluine
company, 30-barrel flour mill, $IA0,
0-
$SM.-
powew. and sets forth that sueh good m PMl !ron mwy and
... .Dr n.Bv u piwerw, ftour mill In T
...... mr .iriwiru . ounmsinr ' nflfl irrigation eomMiiy, $10,800 mill
iiicuuijr wiiumii nil u in uu way UI
eerapulsory farce.
Part 2 deals with International arid-
lug company. WW gin and oil mill,
Immense icebergs are reported, drift
ing In the north Atlantic ocean.
tratlon, which it declares "the most
oflleaelous and equitable mean? of get
ting nt questions regarding the Inter
national application at treaties.
At Il.rnnH,
Havana. May 31. Deeeratlnn day
wan olwervwl here In a notable man
ner. At 0 o'clock yesterday morning
Mrs. H. (1. Itathbone nnd n committee
of women who had been selected for
the purpose wero taken Into Hear Ad
miral Cromwell's launch nnd escorted
by a detachment of marines to the
wreck of the Iwttlenlilp Maine, where
they strung the skeleton ot the unfor
tunate craft with rapes at laurel and
wreathes of flower. (Ircves In Colon
eemitery were decern ltd.
The Interstate comHKvce eomintMloD
convene at Chicago 3 in IX
$I0,0M Hour mill. $100,000 drug com
pany. In Texas; $M.M0 crate factory,
IW-tmrrel flour mill, $M.0M kulltlnic
mill. 100-lwrrol flour mill. $ltS.(M4
power house, $10,000 remedy company
and $MM soap factory In Virginias
JMC.0 oil Mill eainMr. M-tou re
frigrtlHg plant and $IH.0S leatkar
manufacturing company in West Virginia.
Hr.yrJ. Unit.
Paris, May 30.-The court of cassa
tion met yesterday to hear the debates
In tho application for a revision of tho
Dreyfus ease. The doors ot tho pal
ace ot Justice were opened at 11
n'etoek. Persons connected with the
ue. newspaper men and others, be
gan to arrive half an hour previously.
There was much animation In the lob
bies of the pahwe. but the crowds In
the vicinity were not large. Itxtenslve
precautions were taken tti preserve
order Inside ami outside the building.
I.ow.r C.nrt Snilaln.d.
Little Itock, Ark., May 29. Ily n
unantmons vote the Arkansas supremo
court has handed down an opinion In
the anti-trust law case, sustaining the
doclslon ot tho lower court that tho
itato has no Jurisdiction over combina
tions mado outsldo of Arknnsas, and In
oftect practically nullifies tho Hector
law. Whlto upholding tho constitu
tionality of the onactment, and declar
ing that combinations to fix prices
aro amonnblo to tho taw, it Is held to
bo Incompetent to reach combinations
tor regulating tho prices outsldo tho
state.
Attorney Ccnornl Davis Is disgusted.
Aftor the decision ho throw up his
hands. To n mcmbor of tho bench ho
said prlvatoly that ho would novor
bring another suit under tho anti-trust
law. Tho remainder of tbo $5000 ap
proprlatcd to proseouto tho trusts will
be converted back into tho treasury
ana uio anti-trust law will become a
dead letter.
Tho opinion concluded ns follows:
"Our conclusion Is that tho statute
docs not apply to pools or combina
tions outsldo ot this state and not In
tonded to affect, and which do not at
feet persons, proporty or prices of In
suranco In this stnte. In other words
we aro ot tho opinion that ho legisla
ture, by this tatute, did not Intend to
prohibit or punish nets done or agree
ments mado In foreign countries by
corporations doing business horo wjion
siioli acts or agreements hnvo reforenco
language adopted, but MnJ. Clen. Otl. only to pcrgonSi pronerly or nroca n
tich foreign countries. Wo thoreforo
concluded that It would bo unwise,
even If practicable, to upset long
usage. Ho thought It best to glvo the
nntlves courts In the Inngungo to whloh
they have been accustomed.
Tho Spanish salaries provod a stumb
ling block to obtaining good mon. tho
highest bolng only $1800, the Spnnlsh
Judgea receiving foos, which nro abol
ished. All tho Judges aro representa
tive mon. Two correspondents of a
Now Yok nowspnpor hnvo been dis
barred for fabricating nn lnlorvioxV
with Ocn. Lawton, dated Manila, May
2S, and for ovadlng tlio consorshlp.
Tho stcamor III Cnno has arlvod
horo from tho Island' of auam, bringing
tho Flllplnon who wcro exiled thoro by
tho Spaniards for participating In tho
old rebellion.
Mml. I'ulillc
Washington, .May 30. The wnr de
partment made public two more of tho
reports of operations around Mnnlln
onrly In February. They are from
Col. Hnny Kerlln. flnst Montana, and
MnJ. Hallory, Inspector general of tho
United States volunteers. Col. iter
lln'a reglmont was thn one whleh waa
Included with Pennsylvania with Its
capture ot tho Chinese ctmotry as de
tailed In n report from tho commander
of that regiment, mado public some
dny ago. Tho story does not differ
materially from that of tho Pnnnsyl
vnnln oommnndor. Col. Korlin stutei
that tho Montana regiment took part
In thn chnrgo on tho comotory, whose
poMeeslou was strongly contested by
a largo force of natives. The rogl
mmit subsequently helped to capture
nnd occupy Cnlooonii, losing one man
klllod and twenty-threo wonudod.
lloMBli Itlilort' II. union.
Ios Vegas. N. M.. May 30. Tho pro
gramme for the three days' reunion of
thorough rlders.whlch will oecuro Juno
24-28. tins been prepared. It will be
gin with nddroMes by (lov. Itooeevolt
nnd Col. llrodlc, to bo followed by a
regimental revlow. On thwMlh (Sun
day) religious services will bo con
ducted by Chnplaln Drown. During
the entire three days a cowboy tourna
ment, consisting of steer-tying and
broncho-breaking nnd races of vari
ous kinds, wll be held. Fireworks ret
resenHng the rough riders charging on
Ian JiMN bill will be given.
Deputy Internal Itevenuo Collector
Andrew McnamiiWell. In rompny, with
Sheriff H. C. William nud Constable
John lllnlr of Young county end Dep
uty Marshall Hector and Deputy Col
lector barne, selMd a tarty-gallon Il
licit still on Ons I creek, Young wiinLy,
and destroyed It.
The Mhooner Amelia stink on San
Luis bar, off (lalveston.
hold that tho answor set up a valid de
fense nnd tho demurrer theroto was
overruled. Kntortalnlng, no doubt of
tho correctness ot tho Judgment ot tho
circuit court, tho sarno is affirmed."
DIXIE DOINOB.
ItodiiiUil.
Washington, May 30. The United
States emlMUMy at Tlrusaels has re
ported to tho state department that the
llelglan government has by deeree Is
sued on the 38th Instant rescinded the
Interdiction upon the Importation of
American cattle.
Tho state department Is very proud
of Its achievement In securing the
opening ef the llelglan markets to
American cattle, tkey having been
closed since ISO I.
Edward Dlck.n cattlo dealer was shot
and killed by Itubo Thomas at Hazon,
Ark. An old feud caused It,
Mrs. Balllo Patterson and her son
wero run over and killed by a train
near Spnrtnnsburg, B, C, while walk
ing on the track.
Aloxandcr Droomo and his son sur
prised Agnow McGulloch near Col urn
ma, H. C, In the not of stealing a horso
and shot and killed him.
Capt. Julian Myers, who served in
tho Confederate navy during tho civil
war, died nt Orango, N. J. Ho com
manded tho monitor HunUvllle during
the light with Fnrrngut In Mobile bay,
C. H. J. Taylor, ono of tho most
prominent colored mon In Georgia, died
at Atlnntn. Ho was mlnlstor to Liberia
during the first Clevclnnd administra
tion and wns rocordor of deeds for tho
District of Columbia during Mr. Cleve
land's sorond term.
Judgo II. M. Bomervlllc, for years an
ussoclato Justlco ot tho supreme court
of Alabama, and founder ot tho law
department of the University of Ala
bama, addressed tho graduating class
ot that depaitmcnt nt Tuscaloosa. Tho
Jndgo Is now one ot the board of ap
praisers ot customs of Now York city.
Ilr-.n 1'I.imiI.
St. Louis, Mo.. May 29,-Col. W. J.
Dryan expressed himself ns much
plcasod with tho result ot Thursday's
banquet. He said:
"It was a great success. Tho gath
ering was imenso, enthusiastic nnd
ucmocratto. I was glad to be there."
In a slgntd statement furnished to
tho Post-Dispatch Col. Pry an said:
"To the editor of tho Post-Dispatch:
The sentiment ot the meeting was In
lino with the sentiment ot the party
generally. The Chicago platform will
bo reaffirmed entlro and new planks
added to cover new questions. The
trust Issue will be ono of the most Im
portant ot the issues."
Work .t A Celon.
Central City, Neb., May 29,-Prob-
ably tho most destixctlvo oyolone that
over visited Nebraska passod through
tho northern part of Hamilton county
Saturday night at 7 o'clook, destroying
from $75,000 to $100,000 worth ot prop
erty, Including flttcon dwellings, ono
church, ono ncboolhouse, two Iron
bridges, across tho Dlue river, barns,
corn cribs, outbuildings, orchards,
fences and stock.
The funnel-shaped cloud first struck
tho farm of Poter Jacoby on section I,
township 11, completely destroying tho
houso, barn and other buildings. The
cloud then rose nnd did not again
strlko tho ground for two miles, It
then ocsconded nnd caught the dwell
ing, barn, outbuildings and windmill
at W. P. Lnutzen, tovellng thorn flat to
tho ground. It next struck tho resi
dence ot Jostnh Fox, completely de
stroying all buildings.
Wm. Steele's largo two-story houst
was tho next object of the storm's
wrath, all buildings and trees being
loveled to the ground. C. II. East
man's house was the next in tho path
of tho storm, which destroyed his barn
and other buildings. A number ot
head ot stock woro also klllod. B. Biac,
living Just across the road from Bast-
man, lost all blM buildings.
T. L. Clothier's place nnmo noxt and
here two flno dwellings nnd outbuild
ings woro destroyed. Mr. Clotblor lost
two horses and two cows. Cedar trees
slxtcon Inches through were broken oft
or uprootod as easily as cornstalks.
Tho family had taken refugo In a cel
lar. Whllo In tho collar an old-fashioned
hay kulto stuck In the wall by
tho sldo ot Mr. Clothier's head. a
knlfo wna blovn from Kastman's place,
a mllo nwny.
Tho Danish Lutheran church and
parsonage wero scattered In all direc
tions. Rov. Btrandskow and family
and tho family of Nols Andorson, ten
persons In all, took refugo in a cellar
Under the parson gc. A forgo, steel
rang! dropped to tho cellar, but for
tunately no one was Injured.
in tho cemetery adjoining the church
every monument was turned over,
broken or destroyed.
A llttlo north ot the church the
storm crested niuo river, taking tho
iron bridge, carrying it a hundred feet
or more and twisting it out of alt sem
bianco to a brldgo.
Tho track of tho storm wan sixteen
miles In longth and about 100 yards
In width. During tho blow a llttlo
rain fell, nocoinpanlod by Imruonso
lMilstones, some astlurgo as a tin cup.
In nearly overy case tho families
sought shelter in collars. While thoro
wcro many narrow escapos, strange to
ray no ono was seriously Injured.
T.rMlory Hlnrni.
Ardmore, I. T., May 29. Sunday
afternoon n llttlo after 4 o'clock a tor
nado and stvera hall storm passed
through the Indian Territory two mllej
north ot Caddo and thirty-four miles
north of Denlson, on the Missouri,
Kansas and Toxas railway.
Ono train scorn od to be In tho tall
end ot It, The coaches on the flyer
show what terrific force tho iall storm
had. Ono hundred and sixteen lights
on tbo west side of the train were
broken. The lights on the baggage
car woro exposed to tho storm and the
headlight broken.
The residents ot Clermont county
are working up a plant to buylO0a,M
ot land at Point Pleasant, O.. and con
vert It Into n national park In honor ot
den. U. 8. O rant. Point Plewwut Is
the birthplace at the general.
Private Melville llateman. hospital
corps, at Fort Adams, It. I., has been
ordered to Fort Sam Houston, Tex.,
for duty.
To llolil an t ni lit r.
Washington, May SO. Tho treasury
department has notified tho Interna
tional Navigation company that tt In
tends to bold an Inquiry as soon as
praetleablo Into the standing ef the
Atlantic liner Paris, and the company
has replied offering the government ov
ery oMlstunes in Its power.
The minimum penalty whlsb can bo
Imposed by the Inspector general far
responsibility tor accident ti the revo
cation of the license ot the guilty persons.
Hp.rtn.ibars Cl.brnllou.
Charleston. S. C , May 29. The revo
lutionary bntUeflold at Bpartansburg
was the scene of a big celebration Sat
urday. Amos J. Cummlngs ot New
York made the leading address, which
was Initial In scope. He was followed
by Congressmen Btanyarns, Wilson,
Latimer and Flnley, who made short
addressee. The Itev. J. D. Palley gavo
a description of the battle.
This Is the first celebration of the
battlefield proper si ace 1846. though
eongreas appropriated money and a
monumnet was unvstled In the neigh
boring town ot Bpartansburg In 1881
to den. Daniel Morgan and the vlcton
ot GowpNie.
Mrs. Martha Ann Plait!, one ot Col
lin eounty oldest settlers, Is dead, aged
80 years.
Doctor HnlrM...
Kansas City, Mo., May 39. Dr
Richmond Cornwall, a prominent local
physlslan with a varied career, com
mitted suicide in the home ot his
brother-in-law. Dr. J. O. Whlttler. yes
terday, shooting himself through th
head and dying Instantly. Ho Ictt s
note saying that despsndeney over fl
nanelal affairs prompted the set
Dr. Cornwall was S3 years old and
leaves a wife aad child