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THE LAFAYETTE MONUMENT. . ,
In Lafayette Square, nearly opposite the White House, is the Imposing
bronze and marble memorial to Lafayette an i his compatriots who served in
the Revolutionary War. It was erected by Congress in 1890, and is the
work of two French sculptors, Antoine Falquiere and Antonin Mercier.
America, in front.'bffers the sword of liberty to the heroic figure of Lafayl
ette. On one side are Rochambeau and Duportail, on the other D'Estaing
and DcGrasse. : -
7ne Color J5eaiVi ;
'sst LucrcHa Macy Gardner ' "
"K m. a roll for Widow James kid
at Bluff Ledge! 'Taint often a parcel
comes by express for that chap!"
wheezed Silas Carr," the captain of
the Molly, as he drew a whiff at his
Fire.
'Shame about that little feller,
declare: lie's so cute with his hands;
seems tnough he makes up for his
little shriveled legs," exclaimed one
old skipper.
'There s something else on that
bundle besides his name. I hain't
Lo: my readin'-specs what is it?"
" 'Deliver before Julr Fourth,'
read Fred Vincent, agent of the local
express.
Wail, drawled the weather
prophet of the fishing village, "that's
easier writ than done, with -this sev
smy-mile-gale blowin', and, what's
more, 'taint goin' to stop in a hurry;
storm signals flyin'."
"Oh, the kid can have his parcel
me day after to-morrow 'taint likely
Ee 11 care.
"Don't you fool yourself into think
ing that, Si; why, Jim savs he's as
teen as a whetstone, and a reg-lar
good American, allers readin aboyt
the soldiers that died for the country,
and "
At that moment the door flew open,
end shouts of "Come aboard!"
greeted the newcomer, a young fel
lovr, Bii5hi and narrow-chested, in
contrast with the sturdy skippers, but
Peculiarly lithe and alert. . As the
wind swept through the wooden
building, the roll which stood in the
corner foil across the threshold.
"Look out, don't tread on "that!
It's fur the kid at the Ledge; got here
two days ago with special instruc
tions to deliver before the Fourth.
Sounds fine, don't it?" asked a Jolly
weed seaman with a twinkle in his
eyes.
and his speech for the little cripple
i of Bluff Ledge was the longest that he
had made for many a day.
When there were signs that the
company was about ready to disperse,
he strode to the corner, tookdown
the roll, and said quietly, "I'll see to
this." ;
"Yoi won't think of goin' sech a
fool trip, Jim? It .won't be no sea
fur Bluff Ledge before another forty
eight hours," exclaimed the oldest
captain along the water-front.
"Your boat'll be smashed to smith
ereens, boy!" said Si. "You can't
do it, never!"
It's
bet
Something for little Dick?
Mr. Saltonstall's writing, and I
it s a flag." . .
' Yes," the latest arrival added, as
gave the parcel closer inspection,
Ji course it must be, a long roll like
nis, and then this on it, "To be de
"ered before the Fourth.' '.' A long
whistle followed these remarks.
"Wall, it's one thing to order it
JJt, and it's another to git it there!
Ly folks don't know nothin' about
sech winds as these," said Silas, with
flisgust in his voice.
"It won't be the last Fourth for the
"ap that kind allers hangs on,
and "
r-f iVhat kind?" thundered the voice
the young skipper. "I don't know
J hes to blame because some fool
-uPs nearly burned
ocen years
their
paw
him to death
ago to-morrow, setling
firecrackers, and "never
l1rr'',,""'-8Bg3aa i-.., i ii y yv-Nl
I'H OF JULY PARADE
rvjftWAKD, MARCH!
JIJV. Durrant, Xew Jersey.
Wil3S Where tQey went! the boy's
brai a11 right; rd'Hke to have his
a In. Those New Yorkers sent him
ook on Lincoln last -winter, and
Just liked you to have heard him
' 11 me the whole story."
arl: l'ad they didn't git that down
iGr." grumbled Dan Farley. '
,4 Twan't no use talkln'; when Jlm'g
jaw is set that way, Iwe'd: might es
well save : our ? powder, , but r he "was
clean crazy!"
3 The skipper of the Petrel was fully
aware of the dangers that were be
fore him. He stowed the roll care
fully away, covered it with an old
"oiler," lighted his' pipe," set it firmly
between his Hps, then gave himself
to the battle with the wind and wave.
For hours it seemed as though, he
were no nearer Bluff Ledge than two
hours before, and It looked exceed
ingly doubtful how long the Petrel
could last in such a sea, when some
thing loomed up on the unbroken
stretch of ocean -the life-boat,
manne'd by the crew from the station,
was coming!
. It needed ."skilful management to
go up alongside of the Petrel; but,
after frequent attempts Jim was
pulled aboard, drenched to the skin,
and holding the roll in its covering.
"What in creation is this? .Are you
wild to start out in such a gale?" was
the first question after the Petrel had
been fastened to the. life-boat.
"I could have made a landing all
right," said the plucky little fellow
wheezing as he spoke, but with suf
ficient presence of mind not to touch
the whisky that was offered. "No,"
he said, "I'll be all right, and I
mustn't touch a drop of that."
Little Dick who had been anxiously
watching the angry sea all the fore
noon, scarcely leaving the window
long enough to-eat his dinner, had
the greatest surprise in his life when
a dozen men came up th walk to his
home. As soon as he caught sight of
J his friend Jim, he turned pal, and
caned to his mother, "It's my Jim,
and he has. been saved-by the
wreckers.." . .. , . -
It was a very jolly wrecking-party
that stood in the little, low room,
while Jim, bashful and conscious, ex
claimed, "I have brought you some
thing for your Fourth, Dick, and,
thanks to these men, I've got here
before sunset."
"No, you don't!" they shouted, "he
was coming all right, Dick, but we"
helped him along." -
Dick trembled as he attempted to
untie the hard knots. "Here, lad,
take my -knife there's no -time to
fuss there now!" exclaimed one' of
the brown-faced men. "That's the
talk my, isn't it a beauty?"
The boy's eyes sparkled, his breath
came In quick gasps as the whole
glory of the Stars and Stripes lay be
fore him. Tenderlyhis little hands
traced the outline -of the stars oh theii
blue background; while the weather
beaten seamen, with Jim in their
midstr and the delicate little'woman
looked on In admiration.
"Now I'll fetch a pole, and we'll
hang it, Dick."
SOUTH BECOMING
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Encouraging Reports From All
Sections o! Dixie.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
Fourteen Superintendents of Bradstreet Com
pany, 4n Session; in Atlanta, Maie
; Interesting Reports. ".' .
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: CARPENTER'S HALL PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Where First Continental Congress Assembled, 177i:
A chorus of "nevers" was heard
from one end of the shanty to the
other.
"The Petrel's seen seas before;
anyway I'm going to try to reach the
Ledge; the wind may fool all or us,
and go down." . ,
The gray heads shook dubiously,
and bluat Captain . Brewster said,
"Another Declaration of Independ-
ence by vum!" as Jim strode out into
the night. . ' '
The next morning found him In his
"sow'wester," and cap drawn over
his short, curly hair, preparing ior
the expedition. He had hoped, to
leave the wharf before the usual row
of skippers should be settled in front
of the fish-houses, but that was the
. i i j
very day tney cnose to uo- uuwu
early.-
"You're awful resky, and the game
ain't wuth the candle; me wina s
dead ahead!" shouted Captain Brews
ter. . -.- ". .
"I know all about it, but I'm bound
to have this flag for this Fourth of
Julv. and not the next. We ve been
told to go through fire and water for
Old Glory, you know, and Jhe Petrel
and I'll try water."
vha skinDers Deered through tneir
gUsses until not a vestige of the frail
craft could be seen, thin Si ex
claimed: ' : ' . .
"I'm goin' into the tower to watcn
him es long es I can. Ef there am t
a lot of grit in that small parcel, then
my name, ain't what it i3 ! But, I
tell you boys, Jim's goin to ketch it!"
For two hours the Jeirei seemea
to be making no headway, and not
until the point of land, tnat projecieq
far out 'into the' sea had hidden the
boat from the captain's Sjight did the
t- looTo'.thP tnwer. muttering to
"No, Jim, you sit still," suggested
Dick's mother. "I've got some hot
coffee for. you and a piece of steak;
the other men will see to the flag."
How bravely it was . flung out on
the piercing northwest gale, while
Captain Sawyer brought forth his
harmonica, and Mrs. James led the
men's voices ii "America," in which
little Dick's sweet soprano mingled.
Dick, threw his arms around Jim's
neck, and exclaimed, "This is the very
best Fourth of , July I ever had, and
all because you brought me the . flag
in time." , - ;
The letter that went to the Salton
stalls was so full of the praises of
Jim that, when the family came to
Bluff Ledge in August, the faithfifl
fellow. was engaged to act as their
skipper, and not a year passed but
some token of their esteem was sent
to Dick's color bearer, who had felt
no effort too great to. carry to the lit
tle cripple of Bluff Ledge his coun
try's flag. 1,
- Atlanta, Ga-Tiiat the south is fast
becoming the f most 'prosperous sec
tion in, the country, is the opinion of
the fourteen superintendents of the
Bradstreet Company, who held a con
ventfon in Atlanta. aVii:
Regarding the marked prosperity of
the south,, interesting reports . are
made: :" ' '" ' '
CONDITIONS AT SAVANNAH.
E. C. Myers, superintendent at Sa
vannah, says: .
. "Savannah has in the past year ta
ken on new growth . which surpasses
any of the ; previous , years. Various
business enterprises ' have . been in
stalled. The imports, exports, poa.
office receipts, . banking figures and
business in mercantile lines showed
marked, increase over the same period
of 1909 and preceding years. Outlook
for remainder ; of -- the year is very
bright" . : - - - , . :
OUTLOOK GOOD IN MONTGOMERY
George M. Williams, superintendent
at Montgomery, gays: -
"Although at present the ' depres
sion in financial and . business circles
is pronounced, yet the outlook , is
greatly improving. The merchants in
general have been more conservative
in granting credit than for years past
and business as a whole is being op
erated on a. sounder basis. In Mont
gomery there is a marked activity
noted in building operations."
GREENVILLE GROWING FAST,
B. P Showalter, Jr., superintendent
at Greenville, S. C, says;
"Greenville now has a population
of 30,000 and is growing rapidly. It
is situated in the richest farming sec
tion in Carolina, the Piedmont dis
tricts The Atlantic. Coast Line is now
erecting a new depot which will im
prove tne city materially. A new
electric line, which will take in the
cities ' of Anderson, Greenville and
Spartanburg,- is proposed."
JACKSONVILLE BUSINESS BRISK.
Clarence W. Hendley," superintend
ent at Jacksonville, says;
"The Clyde Steamship Company lej
a contract, last month for the building
of a new terminal to cost $750,000,
The Merchants and Miners' Transpor
tation Company report their first
year's business far in excess of their
anticipation. Business is brisk In
realty circles.- All lines of trade are
good."
CHARLESTON IS - "TIP TOP.'
- F. W. Henneker, superintendent at
Charleston, says:
"Business in Charleston is 'tip top.
Merchants are all doing a good busi
ness, new i . enterprises are being
launched and considerable buildingis
under way, real estate having advanc
ed one-third in value the last three
years. The Chamber of Commerce
has been - reorganized and will start
out this fall with a live commercial
secretary and 1,000 members, so all
aboard for Charleston."
PROSPERITY IN BIRMINGHAM.
Lee W. Griff, superintendent at Bir
mingham, says: . ,
"The railroads' entering Birming
ham are hauling all the tonnage they
can well handle. The coal mines, es
pecially steam coal, are taxed to' the
utmost capacity to supply ' demand.
.Natural gas has been found some
miles out from Birmingham and " a
franchise to put in a pipe line in the
city. has. been procured. AH : indica
tions are -favorable fort continued
growth and prosperity." . i ;
I : CHATTANOOGA GROWING,
John L. r-Wray, : superintendent at
Chattanooga, says: '
"Every phase of the city's "commer
cial life has shown good progress' dur
ing the past year. Census just com
pleted will show the city's populatiou
about 80,000 as ; compared- with 70,
000 last year. Building permits show
30 per cent increase. - Fifteen story
Hamilton Natipnal Bank building com
menced. Strawberry crop just mar
keted amounted to $650,000, biggest
in history Of industry."
- INDUSTRIES ARE NUMEROUS.
J. N. Clark, superintendent at Alba
ny, says: . ' ,-. .- - - . - . .
"Albany has about 12,000 . to 15,000
inhabitants, and is growing daily. Be
ing weiriocated and . accessible from
all-directions, having five railroads, it
bids fair to be one of the principal
cities of the state: Industries are nu
merous, and wholesale houses plenti
ful.". - . ' : , '
HARMON FOR PRESIDENT.
Onio Democrats Endorss Tneir Governor For
' , United States Presidency. ' .
Dayton, Ohio. The democratic par
ty 'of Ohio goes into the state cam
paign this -fall with! Judson Harmon
as, its candidate for governor and
presiedent The democratic state con
vention, which completed its "labors,
endorsed him : in the strongest terms
for the presidency of. ' the United
States after it' had renominated him
for governor by acclamation. " -x -." ,
The following resolution, presented
by the committee on resolutions, was
adopted by the convention, endorsing
Goernor . Harmon for the presidency
in 1912: . 's :.-v,
. "We invite the attention of the na
tion to Judson Harmon and the . work
- Named For President.
JUDSON HARMON.
Congress Passed Record Amount
of Progressive Legislation.
ADHlSTRflTloTlLlS PASSED
Hore Than. 27,000 Bills Were Introduced is
. toe House and 9,000 in the Senate
at Session Jast Closed.
he Is doing for Ohio. Two years hence
it will have been completed, then we
can spare him for larger" duties. He
believes that guilt -is personal is act
ing on that belief at Jiome, and would
act upon it in larger fields. A high '
sense of duty provides his " only mo
tives for official actions, and his sense
of justice alone compels judgment.
Firmmness and strength mark him the
man to supplant vacillation and weak
ness. - The nation needs a real man
and the Ohio democracy presents and
endorses for the presidency in 1912
Judson Harmon."
Governor Harmon made a futile re
quest of the of the resolutions - com
mittee that they omit the presidential
endorsement resolution, saying that he
is making his present fight on state
issues, and . did not want national is-
- J. i 11 1 J XI
sues injected -into the coming. cam-J 01 government m AiKa aim on me
Daien. He was told that it could nttH rura. mi; w uce t v
be prevented.
ESKIMO BABY AT DENVER.
Female Interpreter for Peary, TVIother
- of Lusty Infant.
T Denver, Col. -The first Eskimo
baby born In Colorado and the second
child of the race known to have been
born in the United States, has just
made Its , advent into the . world In
the Eskimo village at Luna Park in
Denver. - The infant Is a boy and
weighed 12 pounds at birth. The
new baby is a brother of Miss Co
lumbia, the girl born in the Eskimo
village, at the World's. Columbian " Ex
position in Chicago
Parole Bill Agreed To.
Washington, D. C The house has
adopted the conference report on the
bill to parole federal prisoners.' The
measure will- now go to President Taft
for his approval. Under the provis
ions of this law federal prisoners who
strictly , observe the rules ""of the in
stitution to which: they-are confined
are entitled to parole after ; having
served one-third of their sentence.
This legislation will work to the re
lief of Banker Charles W. Morse, now
serving a fifteen-year sentence in the
federal prison at Atlanta, . ;. 1
Knight Cotton Ordered Sold.
Birmingham, Ala. At a. special
hearing of the Knight-Yancey bank
ruptcy case the trustee was author
ized :uto sell all of the spot cotton in
;nis possession. The order involves
1,150 bales at Mobile and . the trus
tee is now negotiating for 380 bales
at Pensacola. ' An attorney for New
York creditors filed a; petition asking
that the trustee , turn over all cotton
in" his possession or $98,000, alleging
that the money was loaned ' to . the
bankrupt
Remarried After 25 Years.
Church Point, La. After & separa
tion of 25 years, Mr. and Mrs. Jules
Setig, the latter living, a few - miles
north of here and the former having
resided in Opelousas, La., were reunit
ed in marriage here. Both are well
i advanced in years. -
Washington, D. C Notwithstanding
the fact that action on many import
ant measures was delayed by conflicts
between "insurgents'' and "regular"
republican . factions in both branches
and . that the democratic minority wad
sn active force, congress concluded ita
. -' j session with a record for en-acting-
legislation that - seldom, if ever,
has ' been - equaled. The alliance of
insurgent republyicans and democrats
was-responsible for mush of the pro
gressive legislation
Chief in the list of legislation for
which the C- administration . contended
were the following:
Striking revision . of the , railroad
laws, including the cYeation of a com
merce court.
Admitting Arizona and New Mexico
as seprate states. . -
Authorizing the" establishment . of
postal savings banks. "
Giving the president unlimited au
thority to withdraw public funds for
conservation purposes,
Providing for publcity of campaign
contributions
- Authorizing the issue of $20,000,000,
in certificates of indebtedness, to com
plete reclamation projects.
Creating a bureau of mines.
. Extending - the activities of the tai
iff board, and appropriating $250,000
for -its use.
Locking to the suppression of trai
fic in "white slaves."
Authorizing the entry, of the sur
face of coal lands
Creating a commission to consider
economies in tue administration of
the federal government.
Providing a new tariff system for
the Philippine Islands
Legislation which ultimately is ex
pected to give practically prohibition
to the Hawaiian Islands.
Opposed to the foregoing list of leg
islatioh obtained were a number of
measures which had administration
sympathy, but failed of passage. They
were measures on the subject of -ship
subsidy anti-injunction, for new form
health: to provide Increased rates of
postage for second class mail matter;
to create the Appalachian forest re
serve, and increase the engineer corps
of the army. :
, The enormous proportions of thede
mands for legislation which are
pressed upon, congress is Shown by
the fact that since the beginniing of
the present congress more than 27,
'000 bills have been introduced in the
house and more than 9,000 in the sen
ate in addition to .hundreds of reso
lutions on various subjects. This rec
ord, so far as the number of bills is
concerned, Is without .parallel,
TAMPA COMING INTO ITS OWN.
George - A.' Fallin, superintendent at
Tampa, says: - . , v
"Tampa is coming into its own and
Is destined to become the greatest of
all the gulf - ports.," The present con
gress has appropriated. $300,000 as the
first annual, appropriation .for harbor
-improvements at - Tampa on work
which the ' engineers have estimated
will cost f 1,750,000. This ? will give
Tampa 25 eet of water -in a channel
300 feet wide, and nearly seven miles
more of dockage. Our main industry
is the clear Havana cigar business.
Fifty-two per cent of the 'phosphate
In the world passed through Tampa's
port in 1909. The natural trend of
events will place Tampa supreme as
the base of naval stores operations.".
MOBILE MOST PROMISING.
Linton S. Lewis, superintendent at
Mobile, says: ";"i--.: '"" ' .
"Mobile looms up as one of the
most promising cities of the south.
Her .growth in recent years has been
marvelous. - She can point with pride
to numerous skyscrapers, and presents
to the traveling public - a group : of
magnificent u hotels. ; Her nine bank
ing institutions, with - large' capital
and deposits, well provide for the
enormous lumber and manufacturing
interests and wholesaletrade of this
cpftinn " . -- - - " ; '
JEWELS WORTH $30,000 LOST
Jewelry Cast in Wash .Basin and
Swept Into Pipes.
San Francisco, Cal, Baroness. Von
Schroeder, daughter of the late pio
neer; Peter Donahue, of this city, who
left her a fortune of millions, is
tearing out the plumbing of her coun
try home,;. Eagle's Nest, in the foot
hills, of the Santa Lucia mountains,
in San Luis, Obispo county, in. search
for jewels valued at $30,000. - . The
jewels were carelessly , tossed into a
wash basin by a maid and were swept
into the pipes. " The plumbing of the'
entire - house has been -. ' dismantled
without success. It is now believed
the jewels are wedged in one of the
pipes, and the.se, are being opened.
ATTEMPT TO BRIBE SENATOR
Senator Gore of Oklahoma Exposes
Suggestion by Lobbyists.
Washington, D. C. Senator Gore of
Oklahoma disclosed in the senate
what he interpreted as an effort to
bribe him in connection with legisla
tion affecting the fortune in attorney's
fees claimed by J. FMcMurray of Ok
lahoma for; services rendered to the
Croctaw and Chickasaw nations in
land and town site cases.
The charge created a sensation in
the senate, which later extended to
the house. . 1 . "
As the result : of the denouement,
Senator Gore finally involved a mem
ber ' of the senate committee on In
dian affairs, a member of the house
committee on Indian affairs, two
formre senators one from Nebraska
and, the other from - Kansas but
whose names were not made public
in debate. " ;', ' ':x
Forest Bill Passed.
' Washington, D. C- The Appalachi
an forest reserve bill for the conserv
ation of the water sheds of navigable
streams was passed by the house. The
bill applies especially to the White
mountains and. the southern . Appa
lachian regions. '
First Bale Brought $375.
. - Houston,- Toxas. Weighing four
hundred and sixteen pounds,- the first
bale of the cotton crop of 1910, reach
ed here from Mercedes. -The bale
classed' as good middling and at auc
tion brought $375. '
BUILDINGS BILL A MOCKERY.
E.e:tlonof Structures Are Authorized But Ho
- Money Provided By Congress. ' :
Washington, D. C Discovery was
made that -the public buildings MIL
carrying about 520,000,000 as it -passed
the senate and house, does -not'
carry any. actual" appropriation of
moneys, but merely authorized the
purchase of sites arid thev.erectloa of
buildings. And thereby hangs a talo
The bill originated in the . house,
and it was stated it was generally un.
derstood. there was' to be no immedi
ate appropriation of money, although
a number of members worked ardent
ly for the bill in the belief that: their
districts were to receive some imme-"
diate benefit . '-'J ' -'
. In the senate, however, many of the
senators busied themselves in unu
ual effort for their states, believing
that the bill provided for the : early .
erection of public buildings. .."'.
It was explained by a statement
from the house committee on appro
priations that the supe rintending ar
chitect of public buildings was sofar
behind with his work that there waa
no use appropriating money for -any,
additional buildings for at least six
teen months to come. " , .
CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES. 5
Senate Committee's Reasons for High :
Coet of Living.
Washington, D. C. Republicans and
democrats do not agree as to the
causes for the great increase in the
Cost of living between 1900 and 1910.
The majority report -of the special
senate committee which has been , in
vestigating these questions was sub- -mitted
to . the senate by Senator
Lodge, chairman of tte committee.
The minority report will be presented
later. ' . ' ,
The majority of the committee
found that cf the many causes con
tributing to the advance in prices, the
following wje most marked. Increas-.
ed cost of production of farm products
by reason of higb.er.land values and
higher wages. '-
Increased demand for farm prod
ucts and food.
Shifting -of population from' food-'
producing, to food-consuming, occupa- '
tions and locations.
Reduced fertility. of land resulting
in lower average production, or in in- .
creased expenditures for fertilization.
.Increased banking facilities In agrl-v
cultural - localities, which enabled
-farmers to hold their crops and mar
ket them to the best advantage.
It was found that - this not only
steadied prices, but had- a tendency
to increase them.
- Cold storage plants, which result in
preventing - extreme . fluctuations of
prices of. certain commodities with
the seasons, but by enabling the
wholesalers to buy and sell them to
the best possible advantage, tend to
advance prices,- -
Increased cost of distribution.
Industrial combination,
Organizations of producers, or Of
dealers.
Advertising. ' .
Increased money supply. -
Overcapitalization; -.: v
Higher standard of living.
MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED. ;
Porter Charlton, Arrested in . New ,
York, Confesses to Murder of Wife.
New York City. The Lake Como
murder mystery is . solved.. Porter.-'
Charlton, an American youth 7 of good
family, sought by the police of two
continents, was arrested in Hoboken,
N. J., as he stepped from the North
German Lloyd liner Princess Irene.-
. In less than an hour he had confess-'
ed, without tremor, that Is a fit of
temper he beat his wife into insensi
bility with a mallet, jammed her body
in a trunk and sunk it in the waters
of the Italian lake.
She was Mary Scott Cattle- of San- -Francisco,
a woman sixteen years his,
senior, divorced wife of Neville H. '
Castle, a San Francisco lawyer, and
a beauty. .. -j
Charlton is only twenty-one, and'' a
son of Judge Paul Charlton, law of
ficer of the bureau of insular affairs'
at Washington, and a classmate of
President Taft's at Yale. The boy
married Mrs. "Castle in Wilmington, '
Del., last spring over his parents' pro-r
tests. '
ANTI-OPTION BILL PASSED. 1
Southern Representatives Rap Cotton
Gambling.
Washington, D. C. The Scott antkl:
option bill, to restrict cotton exchange
transactions, which do not Involve ri
tual delivery of . the commodity, waa
passed by the house." The bill is not
expected to pass the senate. Mr.
Hardwick of Georgia made the legal
presentation of the advocates of the
abolition of cotton futures. He said
that the bill involved a porver clearly -
delegated to congress that there was .
nothing in it that infringed on the
doctrine of states' rights and that it
did not disturb any legitimate trans- ,
action. All eleven cotton states, said .
he, favored the legislation. ' .
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.
219 Deaths and 790 Fresh Cases Are
Reported In One Day. v ' ,
Odessa, Russia. Oholera is sweep
ing southern Russia and . inhabitants
of ; many, of the cities are fleeing , in
panic. - 'i .-C ,"" ; ;',-;"
' The dread : disease "has apparently
doomed the city of Rostoff. There were
219 deaths there in one day and 790
fresh cases developed the same day.
An accident to the water system, cut
ting off the city's " entire supply, has
afldpd to the ereneral terror. :
Labor Unions Lose Fight
Washington, D. C. The labor or
ganizations lost their fighf- to gain
exemption - from : prosecution lender
the anti trust and - interstate com
merce laws, after a hot k debate in the
house, the house - agreed to striking
out a provision in the sundry civil
bill that affected this immunity. ;
i Washington's Population.
! Washington, D. C The population
of the District of Columbia is 331,069,
according to the returns of the thir
teenth decennial census. The popu
lation of the District of Columbia in
1900 was . 278,718. This shows an in
crease during the last tea years of
52,351, or 18.8 per cent. :
20 SOLDERS KILLED.
Troop Train is Wrecked in Mexico
With-Fearful Results. . r ;
Mexico City, Mexico. Twenty fed
eral soldiers are reported to have .
been killed and more than that num-
ber injured when four cars of a train
in which the troops were being trans- -ported
on the Manzanillo line of the :
National railways in the state of Co- -j,
lima, broke loose from the locomo- '
tive and dashed down a steep grade.
When the cars reached a curve af
ter tobogganing for six miles; and at
taining a terrific speed, they left the
track and were dashed to pieces..
The accident was due to the break
ing of a coupling and' the failure of
the brakes to work.
45,000,090 Cold Storage Eggs.
Newark, . N. J. Forty-five million
eggs have been shipped intothiscity
,since Abril 1 and placed in cold stor
age by the warehouse men, to remain
there until the high prices of last
winter are duplicated. The eggs come
mostly from Indiana, . Michigan and
Ohio. They were purchased at an
average price of 23 1-2 to' 24 cents a
dozen. Two cent3 a dozen is added
to cover insurance, storage costs, etc.,
which brings the. total cost up to
Money Left to Baptists.
Mobile, Ala. Among tte instltu
tions remembered by John Curtis
Bush, the wealthy retired cotton fac
tor and philanthropist, who died here,
are the following: Southern Baptist
Theological- Seminary at Louisville,
Ky.; Howard College at East Lake,
Birmingham, Ala, ; Judson Institute, -Marion,
Ala.; Louise Short Baptist
Orphanage, Evergreen, Ala.; St. Fran
cis Street Baptist Church, Mobile,
Ala.,' $10,000 each; Alabama States