& THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRES8 NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE 'V VOL. XXXV--NO. t V-3 EX-GONfEDERATE SOLDIER US FOUND DEAD IH HIS Was Guard in Penitentiary. Re tired Last Night in Apparent Good Health. Was 70 Years Old. Charters Issued for Two Large Firms. Slander Case Considered. About Wreck on S. A. L. State "Meas urer Lacy Leaves for Arizona. EngineeringCompany of Arizona to do Business in N. C. cjorial to The News. Knloicli, Feb. 1. A charter was is sued today for the Goldsboro Invest liiout Company, at a capital of $25,000 by R. J. Corbitt, D. H. Kornegay and others. Also to the Claud Brown Live Stock Company, of Hendersonville, at a capital of $10,000. W. T. Wally, ex-Confederate soldier, serving as guard at the penitentiary, vas found dead in his bed this morn ing at the prison. He was 70 years old and in apparent good health when he retired last night. He was appointed guard from States ville four years ago on the recommen dation, of former Lieutenant Governor Turner. Considerable interest centered here today in the trial of Drewry Lyles, a well-known farmer of Wake Forest township, cn the charge of slandering the good name of Mrs. T. B. Coley, the wife cf another good farmer of the neighborhood. Lyles had said that Mrs. Coley was "too thick" with some young men of the neighborhood. He was bound over in a $500 justified bond for his appearance at the March term of Wake court. ' Mr. Neal A. Spense, of this city, was in the wreck near Columbia yesterday caused by the collision of No. 66, North-bound passenger train, S.,A. L., with a local freight train. He arrived here this morning and says the killed were Engineer A. A. Smeck, of Ham let; Frieght Train Fireman Andy White, colored, Hamlet, freight train; and Postal Clerks H. A. Patillo, Os teen, Fla., and M. C. Watkins, Putnam Hall, Fla. Mr. Spence helped to extri cate Engineer John Robertson, of Ral eigh, from the debris. He had one leg instead if two broken, and had a bad gash on the forehead. ' State Treasurer B. R. Lacy, who is just recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia, left this morning for Arizona, where he will probably spend several months in the hope of fully re covering his health and ridding him self from the chronic case of asthma with which he has been afflicted for a number cf years. It had been hoped that the pneumonia wiuld clear out the asthma trouble, but this seems to be coming back cn him as severe as ever. The Southern Engineering Co., of Arizona, with paid in capital of $6,000 and half million authorized, domesti cates to the business in this State with principal office at Newton, W.C.Feims ter in charge. A charter is issued for the Eureka Building Block Co., of Graham, capital 11,000, A. B. Nicholson principal in corporator. COURT MARTIAL ADJOURNS. Suspends Work Until Feb. 13, So as No tc Interfere With Academy Ex aminations. By Associated Press. ' Annapolis, Feb. 1. The court mar tial today adjourned till February 13th to avoid interference with the ex amination at the Academy which be gan ycterday. Orders announcing the dismissal of Midshipman Chapin, of California, were read to the brigade at noon today. FOUR ANARCHISTS SHOT. Makes 16 Shot Without Trial in Fort night. . Associated Press Warsaw, Feb. 1. Four more anar chists, making 16 in the past fortnight, ere shot without trial in the citadel here today, 15 more Jews. CONDITION OF BANKS. Comptroller of Currency Issued Call for Condition of National Banks. Associated Press. ashington, Feb. 1. The Comptroll er of Currency today issjued a call for he condition of the national banks at l"e close of business January- 29. TOGO TO VISIT AMERICA. RePort Afloat That Admiral Togo Will p Visit America in April. t Associated press. J okio, Feb. 1. It is announced on ?" authority that Admiral Togo will ls't America in April with two ar mored cruisersr. ROCKEFELLER AT- HOME, - Had Been Reported At Various Winter t , , Resorts. ' Associated Vres t , ew York, Feb. 1. The Herald says J'ia.v John D. Rockefeller is at his llcme m the Pocantico Hills. He had Mien reported Recently in the South or dt 'Unous winter resorts. . RED EXPERT ON STAND. e Effort to Prove That South Carol Dispensary Pays 10 Cents More Per Half Pint Than Barrooms. Special to The News. - Columbia, S. C, Feb. 1. The dis pensary investigation committee will this afternoon put a whiskey man of Cincinnati on the stand to prove that South Carolina dispensary pays ten cents more for every half pint of whis key than the barrcoms in other States Sensational developments charging U. X. Gunter, now Attorney vjeueiai, wun conspiring with his law partner, William McGowan, of Spar tanburg, while Gunter was Assistant Attorney General, in make applicants pay for the positions on the State con stabulary. - MILITARY NOMINATIONS. Major General Bates Nominated Lieii- tenant General to Succeed Chaffee. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 1 The President today nominated Major General John C. Bates, at present Chief of Staff, to be Lieutenant General, to succeed Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee, retired today. He also nominated Brigadier General A. W. Greely chief signal officer to be Major General in line to succeed General Bates as Gen eral, also Colonel James Allen to be Brigadier General to succeed General Greely. WRAPPED IN CONFED. FLAGS. Last Request Was to be Wrapped in Two Conferedate Flags. By Associated Pres. New York, Feb. 1. A special from Baltimore says Rev. Matthew O'Keefe was buried under the chancel of the Catholic church which he built at Loweson. , According to the request made be fore he died, he was wrapped in three Confederate flage. He was chaplain of Mason's v brigade. MOROCCAN CONFERENCE. Draft of Taxation Project Adopted Will Appeal to Sultan. . By Associated Press. Algiers, Feb. 1. The Moroccan Con ference today adopted without modifi cation the draft of the taxation pro ject. The Moorish delegates raised ob jections and will refer the proposals to the Sultan.. The question of reform ing the customs duties was not con sidered. ASKS PRESIDENT TO PARDON. Secretary Bonaparte Appeals to Presi dent to Pardon Midshipman Mil ler. By Associated Press. . Washington, Feb. 1. Secretary Bonaparte of the Navy, recommended to the President the pardon of Mid shipman Miller, of Kentucky, who had been sentenced to dismissal from the Naval Acedemy for hazing. Funeral of Mr. Maxwell. Mr. J. H. McClintock has returned from Davidson where he went to at tend the funeral of Mr. P. P. Maxwell, Sr., which took place tlrere this morn ing. ' Mr. Maxwell died Tuesday afternoon. He was one of the most widely known citizens in the upper section of the county and his death will be deeply deplored. He was 72 years old. mm Wl LLPAY FINES Such is the Information Given to the Members of the Typogra phical Union who Thought to Pay Fine by Going to Prison, 500 of Them. By Associated Pi ess. - Chicago, Feb. 1. Five hundred mem bers of Typographical Union, No. 16, voted unanimously to go to jail, as it is estimated that they might save a thousand dollar fine assessed against the union by Judge Holdon, if permit ted to work out the amount in prison. An appeal by a committee of strikers resulted in the information that if. the fine is upheld by the higher court, it will have to be paid, and there is no prospect of the debt being liquidated by going to jail. . STARTLING INFORMATION. Jones Said to Have Declared That Patrick Was Blameless. By Associated Press. . - ' New York, Feb. 1. Among the af fidavits filed in support of the applica tion for a new trial for Albert Patrick, was one by Corporal Stanbury, of the 13th U. S. Infantry, in which he says r,ot nvmries Jones, valet to William Rice, declared to him tnat ne am kill Rice. Another,1 amaavn quu.c Jones as saying: "I was so hounded and troubled by the officers that I found that if I did not lay the blame on Patrick, they would take my Me or send me to the penitentiary for life. , ." , I told the officer. that Patrick was tc blame for everything. Patrick did not tell me to chloroform Rice, nor did he advise me in any way to takd his life.- Patrick is not to blame for his death." ' I 0 MP Negro Worran's Will. The will of Josephine Wallace, color ed who died several days ago, was filed for nrobate this afternoon. The property left by the deceased consists of a house and lot on East 11th street, which is valued at ?b00. The heirs are the three children of the deceased. ' - " CHARLOTTE, N C, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11906. MOTHER UPRISING IN CHINA IS TO BE T Chinese Authorities Appear Indif ferent to the present Anti-Foreign Sentiment and Demonstra tions. Only Issue Formal Notices to Quell Uprisings. Chinese, it is Said, Believe that Only Way to Overthiow Present Dynasty is to Start Another Uprising and Interest Foreign Powers. By Associated Pres. , Victoria, Feb. 1. Advices received by the Empress of China yesterday note fears of another anti-foreign up rising in China, to which the Chinese authorities appear to be indifferent and take no steps beyond a formal notice to the provincial government to quell the uprisings. I Japan is firmly opposed to the evacuation of the foreign troops. .One authority declares that the Chin ese referees believe the only way to overthrow the present dynasty is to start another uprising, thinking that the foreign governments will be inter ested and will depose the present rulers. The revolutionists' outbreak at Vlad- ivestock was well planned, the inten tion being to create disturbances in many places in Siberia. In the battle between the garrison at Irikutsk and the Cossacks, 1,2000 were kiled. The Cossacks threw several several hun dred bodies into the Lake Bakikal. Thousands are starving in Northern Siberia. INSURANCE MEETING. Mr. Drake Presides and Makes Ad- ' dress. By Associated Press. Chicago, Feb. 1. More than a hun dred State officials, including several governors, commissioners of insurance, attorney generals and- others -were present at the opening of the session today of the National Convention to discuss . Insurance Measures. Thomas E. Drake, insurance commissioner of the District of Columbia, presided and made the opening address. He gave as reason for assembling that the exposure in New York of the life insurance methods clearly demon strated the necessity for a better in surance . law throughout the country. The meeting' was the result of corres pondence between Governor Johnson of Minnesota and President Roosevelt. He felt that under the circumstances, various legislatures might effect dras tic measures, which might be unrea sonable and harmful of the companies as well as to policy holders. After the consultation it was agreed that a bill be introduced into Congress which will be the code for the regulation of in surance in the District of Columbia and which with the necessary changes in form will be enacted by various States and territories, making a uniform regulation and avoiding the costly liti gation from the conflicting laws. MUST MAKE IT PUBLIC.-. House Passes the Sims' Resolution to Make Public Figures on Unginned Cotton. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 1. The House to day passed the Sims' resolution in structing the Census Bureau to make public the figures on unginned cotton, as shown by the data collected for the period ending January 16th. Niagara Bill Passed. The resolutions reported yesterday by Mr. Burton in the House for the preservation of Niagara Falls were agreed to in the House today without discussion. REPLIES TO NORTH. President Jordan Says the Census Department Has Been Lax. - , By Associated Press. , Atlanta, Feb. 1. President Harvie Jordan, of the Southern Cotton As sociation, today made a reply to the statement of Director North, of the Census Bureau, published yesterday from Washington. Mr. Jordan says: "If the law prevents the director from gathering the estimates of the amount of cotton remaining to be gin ned to be made public,. then clearly the law does not . contemplate the Director to be permitted to gather sta tictics from the ginners report for the Director's . private use." NO YELLOW FEVER IN PANAMA. Governor Magoon " Reports That the Plague Is Stamped Out. Washington, Feb. 1. Governor Ma goon of the isthmian canal zone, who is in Washington, said today that sanitary-conditions in Panama are better than they ever have been aild that there is no yellow fever. ' - Mr. Magoon further said that water works and sewerage systems were nearly completed, and the streets of Panama were rapidly being paved. He said no novel questions even are now to be encountered in the canal work. SAO IMM 111 CAPT. LOVELL DEAD. One cf the Old Conductors of the Southern is No More. J Capt. James W. Lovell. who for many years ran between Charlotte and Richmond, Va., on the Southern died at his home at the latter place last Monday. Capt. Lovell had many Charlotte friends who will be pained to hear of his death. It will be recalled that he was hurt about eight years ago in the Harris burg wreck, from which injuries he never fully recoverde. He underwent an operation at Richmond about a year ago and was temporarily bene fited. Capt; Lovell was one of the oldest men in the employ of the Southern. After the wreck at Harrisburg, he was suspended, and for several years ran into Charlotte as baggagemaster. Afterwards, he was promoted to the position of conductor and has since been mi charge of a passenger train between Keysville and Durham. The traveling public had a staunch friend in Capt. Lovell. When he lost his position as conductor on the main line, a strong petition was gotten up by travelling men, asking for his re instatement. The management would not give him back his "old run" be tween Richmond and Charlotte ,but gave him a position as conductor on the Durham and Keysville division. Capt. Lovell was a straight, honor able man. Ho was in every sense a gentleman and very many will learn with regret that he is no more. IS E Virginia's Talented Congressman at Last Realizes his Life's Am bition, and is Chief Executive' of Two Million Virginians. - In augurated at Noon To-day. By Associated Pres. , : Richmond, Feb. l.--Claude A. Swan son, who began life as a member of the Fifty-third Congress and who has been re-elected to every Congress since then was inaugurated Governor of Virginia and J. Taylor, former May or of Richmond, Confederate veteran and for the past fourteen years .chair man of the State Democratic, Execu tive Committee was- inaugurated Lieu tenant Governor at noon oday. The " ceremonies were held m the House of Delegates' Hall before the joint sess ion of both branches of the legislature. The Inaugural Address. The inaugural address of Governor Swanson declared the time had arrived for putting factional politics in the background. That it is the duty of the people of the State to stand .together and bend all energies to the step with the spirit of progress everywhere. He deplored the growth of monopolies. He favored reasonable and equitable ad justment of rates on the railroads of the State to give the promoters of en tire prices affair return for their in vestments and a quick transportation for their . produce. He touched upon the desirability of immigration of good classes of labor, but preferred seeing the , waste places as to having some people enter the State as settlers and citizens, f He recommends that the State make the most possible of the Jamestown Exposition. CONGRESSMAN HITT ILL. Illinois Representative Seriously III in "Washington. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 1 Representative Hitt, of Illinois, is seriously ill at his residence here. Several physicians have been called and his friends are alarmed over his condition. Mr. J. B. Ivey Returns. Mr. J. B. Ivey has just returned from a , trip to the Pacific Coast in company with his brother, Dr, W. R Ivey, of Lenoir. . Mr,. Ivey brought to The News office this morning a dried toad skin that he purchased- from a Chinese drug store in San Francisco. The toad skin is used for medicinal purposes, being boiled and the, broth taken for certain maladies. ' Mr. Ivey reports a delightful trip, and The News has asked him to give its readers an account of it for Satur day's paper. . BY BIG CAVE-IN Explosion Caused Fearful Cave-in in Erie Railroad Tunnel. Sev era' Workmen Buried. Three of Dead Taken Out Two of the Injured Rescued. ' - By Associated Press. Otishville, N. Y., Feb. 1. Several workmen were buried toddy under the masses of earth in the cave-in in the Erie Railroad tunnel, which is being constructed here. Three of the dead have been have been taken out and two of the injured were removed. , . The accident was due to an explo sion. . -. . SWANSON ow GOV OR WORKMEN BUR ED FIRE CAUSED LOSS OF 1500,000 TODAY IH CANAL ZONE Fire Started at Two A. M. in Con cordia Building in Carrera Dis trict, Entire Wooden Block N Destroyed by Flames. Scarcety of Water. Loss Estimated at $500,000 with Little Insurance. Gallant Fire men Rescue Women and Chil dren. Americans in Concordia Reported to be Missing. By Associated Press. Panama, Feb. 1. Shortly, after two o'clock this morning fire started in the four story wooden building known as the concordia. in the Carrera district. Soon afterwards the adjoining three story building and the entire block of wooden buildings was threat end with destruction. The lack of water madethe fight ineffective for some time and the en tire block of houses was destroyed. . The fire was in eontroll at 5: 30. The losses are estimated at $500,000 with little insurance. - Many women and children were res cued from the tenements by volunteer firemen. ' , No lives are known to be lost, but some Americans known to be rooming in the Concordia building are reported missing. . CALM TEACHER STOPS PANIC. Pupils Frightened By Clouds of Steam From Leaking Radiator. New York, Feb. 1. A fire engine, with clang of bell and screech of whistle, dashed down Mott street about noon today and drew up before Pri mary School 108, just as the doors flew open and the 800 scholars, with their teachers, filed rapidly out of the build ing. The neighborhood was bedlam in an instant. : f- The innocent cause of all the ex citement was a leaky radiator in one of the classrooms on the top floor, which was busily spurting clouds of steam into the atmosphere of China 1 rnwn thrrmo-h tlio nnon nrin1viir T"i cinr ,,.. ,: Sweeney, principal of the school, show ed the presence of mind of Miss Per kins, a teacher. ; Miss Perkins went to shut off a ra diator in her classroom. First opening the window, she gave the valve a turn, when, with a loud hiss, the pack ing blew out. and in an instant the room filled with steam. The pupils of the class, who .are mostly Italians, made a wild rush for the door The teacher, however, was too quick for them. Placing . her back to the door, she commanded order in a quiet voice. Her calm attitude was caught by her younger charges. They returned to their seats and were about to resume their lessons' when the bell sounded the first drill. Some one had seen the steam issuing from the window,' and, after turnins in an alarm, ran to Miss Sweeney's office and told her the build ing was on fire. . In1 less than two minutes the build ing was emptied in an orderly manner. If Miss Perkins had allowed her class to rush through the hall, spreading panic, the result might have been se rfous. ENDLESS CHAIN PRAYER. Assassination Threatened If Instruc tions Are Not Followed. New York. Feb. 1. Mgr. M. J. La velle, rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral, has sought the aid of District Attor ney Jerome to put a stop to . an endless chain prayer which has been sent broadcast over the county and which has brought fear to most of the recipi ents. At the bottom of the prayer threats of all kinds are made for failing to follow the instructions, among which is assassination. "A number of complaints have reach: ed me," Mgr. Lavelle said, "from per sons to whom the prayer has been sent It is absolutely non-Catholic in spirit. "I have received through my parish ioners several copies of the prayer, which provoked me so that I immedi ately cast them into the fire and at once notified the district attorneys." Catholic clergy throughout the Unit ed States are taking action in the sup pression of the prayer, to which forged names or several prominent bishops have been attached. 1 . - The prayers are identical, and close with the following paragraph:: ; "He who recites this prayer and writes it for nine days, once a day, giving a copy each day to some person who will do the same, will receive a great joy at the end of nine days. This prayer was sent'by the bishop of Rome, and a copy was given to a woman who poid no attention to it, and in punish ment thereof her son was assassinated on the third day. . "Whosoever receiveth. this must re cite it, giving a copy to nine persons for nine days." .'"'. Will Ask for Divorce. In the office of Clerk J. A. Russell, notice was filed today by James Chappie, colored, that he will ask the court to dissolve the matrimonial re lations that exist between him and his wife, Sallie Chappie. ; ' . Infidelity is charged. Chappie is a weell known negro of this city. RECORDER'S COURT RECORD. The Records Show That 184 Cases Were Heard During January. The records of the Recorder's Court for the month of January show some interesting facts. During the 31 days of last month. 15 violators of the prohibition laws have been bound over to the criminal court. Against these 15 prisoners there are 46 different indictments for selling liquor. All of the offenders are ne groes and they all stated that their supply of "red eye," came from the neighboring town of Salisbury. Nearly every one of the "bunch" is now in jail, awaiting trial at the hands of Judge Bryan next week. ,- There have been 41 arrests made for larceny and many of those charged with 'this crime are now in the county jail. In the matter of assaults the records show that 17 arrests were made du ring January. The crime of drunkenness continues to show up mall. During the entire month, only 20 persons charged with being drunk, faced the Recorder. Seventeen persons charged with gambling are now under indictment. This includes the 12 negroes' and one white man who were arrested last Sunday charged with playing "skin" on the outskirts of the city. : . During January there were 12 per sons arrested charged with disorderly conduct; 11 for carrying concealed weapons; 3 for trespass; 2 for pro fanity; 1 for perjury; 1 for loitering around the station; 1 for keeping a dis orderly house; 5 for affrays; 1 for abandonment; 2 for forication and adultery and five for minor violations of the city ordinances. The above shows that a total of 184 cases were heard in the Recorder's Court for the month of January. Accepts Position at Central. i Mr, William J. Donnelly, of Wash ington, D. C, has accepted a position as second clerk at the Centra Hotel. Mr. Donnelly arrived in the city last night and has already entered upon his duties. He was formerly connected with the Hotel Johnston. . Cotton Bringing 11 Cents. The price of cotton on the local market today dropped to .11 cents. The receipts at the platform amounted to 26 bales and the prevailing price was even money 11 cents. For the same day last year the re ceipts amounted to 43 bales and the best price was 7 cents. , Wake Forest vs. Charlotte. A big game of basket-ball will be pulled off at the Y. M. C A' next Wed nesday night. The opposing teams will be the Wake Forest and a . select team from the members of the Y. M. C. A. The event promises to be an unusually interesting one. - Lawyers On the Move. Mr. Cameron Morrison and his part ner, Mr. Whitlock, are today moving from the .Trust building to the Carson building, corner Tryon and Fourth streets. These well known and popu lar lawyers now' have rooms Nos. 2 and 3 in the Carson building. REPORT IS FALSE Charles Yerkes, Son of Late .. Traction Magnate Says Con spirators are Playing Publicity Game for Purpose. Mrs. Yerkes Says Story is Ridiculous. By Associated Press. Chicago, Feb. 1. Charles E. Yerkes, of this city, son cf the late Charles T. Yerkes, declared today that Mrs. C. T. Yerkes (Mrs. Misner) was a victim of a plot and that the publicity which has been given her affairs the last two days was a result f jobbery. He re ceived early today the following reply to a telegram sent by him last night: "Telegram received. Story simply .ridiculous." Signed "Mrs. C. ( T. Yerkes." ' ' Mr. Yerkes commented on the mes sage, saying, "We are sure now this great publicity is being played as a game in New - York by some people, who are conspiring to a certain end." When asked what is the motive if their story is untrue, he refuses to dis cuss the matter. : ' COST MISSISSIPPI $43,220.28. Pestilence Last Summer Resulted In 61 Deaths From 837 Cases of Fever. . Jackson. Miss., Feb. 1. Dr. J. Hun ter, secretary of the State board of health, has submitted a supplemental report to the legislature giving the total expense of the fight against the yellow fever last summer and fall as $43,220.28. : The pestilence made its appearance in fifteen different - localities, there being sixty-one heaths from 837 cases, as follows: . Sumrall, 1 case, no deaths; Lumber ton, 1 case, no deaths; Mississippi City, 95 cases, no death; Pearlington, ,4 cases, no deaths; Hansboro,-15 .cases, no deaths; -Moss Point, '3 cases, no deaths ; Scranton.. . 4 cases, no deaths ; Gulf port, 118 cases, 3 deaths ; Natchez, 196 cases. 9 deaths; Vicksburg, - 210 cases, 21 deaths; Harriston, 2 cases, no deaths; 'Rdxie, 27 cases, 5 deaths; Hamburg, '63 cases, 15 deaths; 'Port Gibson, 62 cases, 4 deaths: " Rosetta, -38 cases, 6 deaths. ; . ' YOUIG YERKES A HRICE: 3 CENTS FIRE PLAYEDHAVOC SPORT Fire Broke Out in Hold of Vessel Early To-day. Twenty Men OvercbmV by the Flames. Three Men Dead and Four Missing. Fire Raged for Four Hours in " Spite of Fireman's Efforts. Loss to Ship and in Personal Effects Greatr Impossible to Make Estimate. By Associated Press. San Francisco,Feb.l. Fire broke out in the hold of the transport Meade at the wharf early today. The fire raged four hours despite the efforts of the fire department. . ' Twenty men were overcome by "the flames and the third officer, George Wallace, of the Meade, and two fire men, are dead. Four men are reported missing and supposed to be in the hold unconscious. . The fire was under control at three this morning and the ship flooded with water. The Meade was to have sailed this morning for Manila with 1,000 men of the Second Infantry and the Eighth and Thirteenth Batteries of light artillery. The fore part of the ship where the fire began, contained the personal ef fects of the officers and men. The vessel also carried 3,000 tons of' com missary and quartermaster supplies consigned to the Philipines. It is im- possible to estimate the damage to the . ship and cargo. Vessel Not Badly Damaged. i The vessel is not seriously damaged. The only loss is to the cargo and lives, the extent of which is not yet known. The Trouble Settled. The Chief of Police of Spencer was here today having in custody Robert Foard, a negro who is charged with the larceny of a lot of bicycle supplies, the property of Mr. F. S. Hunter. . . -The crime is alleged to have taken place about six years, ago. Foard has been working at Spencer and was re: cently located there by Mr. Hunter. A compromise was effected, the negro, paying Mr. Hunter for the articles' said to have been stolen. , ' , The case will now go off the docket and Foard will return to Spencer on one of the evening trains. . "Carnival of Hearts." The chairman of the "Carnival of Hearts," Mrs. A. Lee Champe, requests the following ladies to meet her at the Carnegie Library . tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock: Mesdames W. C. Tim mons, Charles Blackburn, E. C. Reg-. ister, D. L. Reid, Hernandez, Hinson, Furr, L. R. Camp, Kate Holmes and Misses Lottie Bixby, Lillie Blackburn and Clara Moore, Mrs. Charles Black burn. ; ' DROWNED IN AN OPEN DRAIN. Negro Boy Was Running Backwards While Flying Kite and Fell Into Hole of Water. , Columbia, Feb: 1. A ' small ne gro boy, 8 or 10 years of age, whose name is John Henry Marshall, was drowned in six feet of water which stands in a deep drain leading from Elmwood Avenue through the prop erty on the north side of the street near Spring Park. He was flying a kite and was running backwards and ran into the hole which is about 20 feet deep and is partly filled . with water. No one saw him fall in the water but a ,small boy who was with him. The alarm was given and people from nearby rushed to the spot. The pool was dragged, but it was about a half hour before the body was caught and dragged to the surface. Drs. J. E. Massey and J. H. Sayre, both members of the Legislature from York county, were strolling on Elm wood Avenue near the scene of the accident and hearing what had, hap pened,, went to he spot, but were un able to render any aid, as life was ex tinct when the body was found. The drain in which the drowning oc curred is the same one which caused some discussion ii Council at a recent meeting as to the necessity for con structing a brick or pipe sewer to pre vent further washing of the land. Coroner Walker was notified and went to the scene. He investigated the case and decided that no inquest would be necessary. BORING THROUGH ROCK. Progress on Lookout Tunnel Ik Said : to Be Without Parallel In Sontb. Chattanooga, Feb. 1. The contrac tors constructing the Lookout mountain tunnel -for' the Southern Railway, have drilled through 800 feet of solid rock since November 1. and it is reliably stated that the progress being made is without parallel? in. railroad con struction in the Southern States. - At the present rate, the drill be com pleted through the tunnel . by July 1, and. H Is thought that the entire job will be finished not later than Decem ber 1. 1906. . The new station, -which the Southern railway - is erecting , here . will probably be .-: completed within the next thirty days and . the Stevenson . extension, of which the : Lookout tunnel ; is a part, will be finished about the same time. . The Southern railway announces re cently that the Stevenson extension, with the tunnel, and' the new pasenger station, would all be ready for use. by January 1, 1907. , , , WJTH T THE MEADE