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;;MHI1 lllllllllllllll I i MAtlSOI CCUNTY R.ECC3UD, ; ; I! , EiLUJJun23,1901. .. : FRXNCII, BR.OAD NEWS, " : ; Eatabli.hed' May 16 1907. ; ; Consolidated, : ; No?. 2nd, 1911 ' '. M 1 1 1111) I 1 I'M H 11 Mllll JIIIIUIIHIMIIMIIUIIIH v Sfe Medium Through whick you retch the 3 -', pecple of M&.dison County. , X Acveriising Rates on Application 4 in ntwi'W'H"MM'i mm THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN MADISON COUNTY. VOL. XIV MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1912. NO. 45. u in. V iJlreotoryi MadlMN County, Established by the gllature m ties, WWW. Population. 10,181 County taat, Marshall. ' " , M4I ft ahov tea level ; Nw tad modern Court Hous,, eort $33,000.00. ' . , New sad modern Jill colt $15,050.00. New nod modern County Home, oit 110.000.00.' "-'' V , Officer. , " .. . . Hon. Jas. U Hyatt, Senator,' tl District, Burnsvllle, N. C. Hon. X C. Ramsey, Representative Marshall. N. C. .: W. H. Henderson, Clehk Sunerioi Court. MarshuJl, N. C "'"' ' " '"' . W. M. Buckner, Sheriff, Marshall, N. 0. James Smart, Register ot Deeds. Marshall. N. C. C. T. Runnlon, Treasurer, Marshall, rUC, R. . D. N. t. - K. L. Tweed, Surveyor, White Rock. N. C. ', , Dr. J. H. Balrd, Coroner, Mara Hill, n. a- ' ' : '"' Mrs. Ellia Henderson. Jailor, Mar ihall. N. C. ' John Honeycutt,' Janitor, Marshall. N. & " Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, County Physician, Marshall, N. C. " . James Haynle, SupL County Home. Marshall. N. C. Horn located about two miles south west ot Marshall. Court. Criminal and Civil, First Monday be fore .First Monday In March. Com mencing Feb. 2Cth, 1912. ' Civil lltb, Monday after First Mon day In March, commences May 20, 1911 Criminal and Civil, First Monday after First Monday In Sept Com mences Eept 9th, 1912. Civil 8th Monday after First Mon day in September. Commence Octo . er 14, 1912. B0ARU8. County Commissioner. ' W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman. Marshall, H. C C. T. Cassada, Member, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 1. ' Reubln A. Tweed, Member, Blp Laurel, N. C. C. B. Mashburn, Atty Marshall, N. C. ' ' Board meet first Monday In ever) month. ' Road Commlislonere . JtTB. tlryan,' ffiairiuaa. hiii'shaU. . O, R- F. 1. 2. - J. A. Ramsey, Secretary, Mar Hill, N.C.R.F.D.2. Sam Cox, Member, Mars Hill, N. C ' R. F. D. No. 1 ' G. W. Wild, Big Pine. N. C. Dudley Chlpley,. Road Engineer, ' Marshall, N. C. - . George M. Prltchard, Atty., Marshall, N. C. . Board meets first Monday In Janu ary. April. July and October each year. Board of Education. v . Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring Creek, N. C. . . ' ' Tbos. J. Murray, Member, Marshall, k C, R. F. D. No. S. -. W, R. Sams, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 1 " ,.; ' -; Frof. M. C. Buckner, Supt of SchoolsT Mars Hill, N. C. R. F. D. NX 1 "'' :'" ' : , ' Board Meet first Monday to1 Janu ary. April, July and October each year. College and High School. Mars Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moore, President, Mars Hill. N. C. FalJ Term , begins August 17, 1911.' Spring Term begins January 2, 1912. Spring Creek High School. Prof. G. C. Brown, Principal, Spring Creek, N. G, t Mo. School opened August I, 1911. , Madison Seminary HlKh School Prof J, M. Weatherly, Pnno'PJ'i; Mf r - shall, N. C, R. F. i). No. 1 7 Mo. School began October 2, 1911. , Bell Institute. , Mis Margaret E. Grlfflth, Principal. Walnut, N. C, 8 Mo. School began September , 1911. Marshall Academy,. Prof. R. O. : Anders, Principal, "MarshaH, N. C, f Mo. School began Sept 4, 1911. - Notary Publics. ; J. C. Ramsey, Marshall, N. C. Term , expires Jan. 11, 1912. A. J. Roberts, Marshall, N. C, R. F D. No. 5, Term expires May 30, 1012. Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C. Terra expires August 10, 1911 ' Q. C. Brown, Blufl;. N. C. Term ex pire December 6,. 1912.. J. A. Leak, Revere, N. C Tens ex pires January 10, 1913. W, T. Davis, Hot Springs, N, C. Term expire January 10, 1913. J. H. Southworth, Stackhouse, N. C. Term expires January 18, 1913. N. W. Anderson, Paint Fork, N. C. Term expires February 6, 1913. , . J. H, Hunter Marshall. N. C, R. F. D. No. S. Term expire April 1, 191? J. F. Tllson, Marshall, N. C. R. F. D. 'No. 1 Term expires April 31313. C. J. Ebh; Marshall, N. a Term expire April 21, 1913. ; J. W. Nelfon, Msrshall, N. C Term expire April 25, 1913. : Roy I Gudger, Marshall, N. C. Term expires May 3, 1913. ' Geo. M. Frltcbard. Marshall. N. C. Term expires May 25, 1918. Dudley Cblpley. Marshall. N. C Term expires July 29', 1918. ' W. O. Connor, Mars Hill. N. C. Term spiro November 27, 1913. ' POST. George 'W. Gabagan Post, No. 88 G. A. R. B. M. Davis, Commander. J. II. Fallard. Adjutant i i:.i(js a( the Court Ho rturiy for (' seocad Sand. la ' -h ii'.lili, VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN PASSES AVAY j it i ' THE END CAME AFTER AN ILL NESS OP SEVERAL MONTH8. UNCONSCIOUS FOR HOURS Only Twice During Day Did He Roe- ogniz Any One At Time He - Wa In Delirium. TJtlca, N. Y. After long Illness Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman died at hi home In . this city of uraemlc poison, caused by bright' disease." Mr. Sherman wa unconscious when the end came and had been In that condition for hour. ! All the member of the Immediate family were witnesses to the final scene. ' ... . '". Soon after Mr. Sherman's death. Dr. Fayette H, Peck, the attending physician, Issued the following state ment: '- "The vice president died at 9:42 p. m. without regaining consciousness for a moment. He was perfectly quiet. He died in the presence of his wife, her brother and sister, his two broth era and hi three son and their wives. He had been entirely uncon clous since seven o'clock, when be had a period of partial consciousness lasting for about fifteen minutes. He died In uraemlc coma as a result ot the bright' disease, heart disease and arterio sclorosls." : Mrs. Sherman bore up bravely un der the shock of her husband's death, as also did the other members of the family: :- ' The announcement of the vice pres ident's death spread quickly through the city. Universal sorrow was ex pressed, and Immediate steps were taken for the proper recognition of the sorrowful event. ' Mr. ' Sherman was regarded as the first citizen of the city and all differences growing out of politics died with him. The mayor gave out a statement voicing the general grief, and the big bell at the city ball a well as many church bell, tolled out the - doleful news to a public to which it was not new, v rj'.y-c: i.- " ."'. - , . Not only d!d the Republican organ ization take proper cognizance of the event, but the progressive, announced their Intention of canceling all meet ing until after the vice president's funeral. Governor Johnson, who so long as Hfr. Sherman lived wa his rival for vice presidential honors, was to have spoken here in behalf of the progressive ticket, but his ' address, like all other events of the kind, has been deferred. ' The Democrats, also, signified their Intention of removing a - Wllpon and Marshall banner which , had - been flung across one of the city streets and or suspending all political activi ty until after the funeral . ' ',.' In the course of his tribute, Mayor Baker said: V ; r. ,:j , "Mr. Sherman has long been identi fied with i the business interests ' of Utlca. . He. was ever alert in taking advantage for the city. Hi home life was beautiful. It wa a model for all American families. , "'''''' 'file found the greatest' pleasure when sammoned by those who loved Governor Wilson Shocked. Princeton, N. J. When Gov. Wood row Wilson reached his home bere from Burlington, where he spoke, he learned of the death of Vice Presi dent Sherman. ' The governor said he was shocked at the new and express ed deep sorrow. . New York. Chairman Ililles of the Republican national committee, an nounced that he had cal'ed a meeting cf tie national cormtsiMne f 'r No v "'v?r 13 la CMgo to " t a c r t ) V i ! J- i him as a husband and father, and it 1 there that hi genial presence will be missed. Stricken a he was with an Illness which required constant watchfulness, Mr. Sherman bore it with a fortitude which exemplified the trong characteristic of the man." The mayor ordered that the Hags on all city building should be placed at half-mast, and suggested that a similar course be fallowed with ally other flags in TJtlca. Mr. Sherman' rapid decline In health date from August 21, when he was formally notified of hi nomi nation a vice president, according to Doctor Peck. He wa warned that the exertion Incident to the ceremot nleg might have an Ill-effect, but In sisted that the program as arranged be carried out "You may know all about medi cine," Mr. Sherman told hi physi cian, when he urged h'.m to arrange for a brief and Informal notification, "but you don't know about politics." "It was against my advice,' , said Doctor Peck, that Mr. Sherman par ticipated In the formalities of the no tification ceremonies.''' Doctor Peck said the president ap parently has not worried over the out come of the campaign. "His peace of mind has been more "disturbed over hi Illness as several of his relatives have died from the same, disease," . "Mr. Sherman did not want a re nomination, but he was loyal and ac cepted It with the understanding that he was not to take an active part in the campaignl" ' '' o 1 When his name was being consider ed as a candidate for the vice presi dency by the Republican national con vention, Mr. Sherman consulted Doc tor Peck aa to whether he bad bet ter accept, because of his physical condition, but the doctor told him he did not care to advise- him-upon so grave a subject J ' ; v i ; 1 Visiting all sections of the country and making many speeches dally, he failed In no effort which a loyal par tisan and a vigorous man could make In that campaign, and when ultimately his labors Were crown with success and he was elevated to the vice presi dency, he vigourBly turned his atten tlon to the duties of that office. Nev er content to be a figurehead, he un dertook to lift the vice presidency into a position of usefulness and influence. A a result he became one of the rec ognized advisers of the administration and he exerted an unusual Influence among the member ot the senate. In addition the numerous Industrial and financial interests with which he was connected continued to receive the care. V: '! r-.'. v; I :' . Apparently Mr. Sherman did not weaken under this strain till last spring. Required by the tense parlia mentary situation of the senate to be constantly in bis seat during the re cent session of congress, be began to fail In March. A medical examination then revealed bright' disease In an advanced form and he wa advised to suspend aQ labor and devote himself to an effort to counteract the ravages of the disorder by building up his physics system as a whole. , -.; Big Moose, In- the Adirondack, was chosen a the place of resort, because 6t its seclusion, and to that point the vice president went in June, yielding the senatorial gaven most reluctantly. Roosevelt Sends Mewag. New York.-Just after he left the Madison Square meeting. Colonel Roosevelt was Informed of the death of Vice President Sherman. The colonel Immediately sent the follow. Ing telegram: . "Mrs. James 3. Sherman, TJtlca, N. Y.: Mrs. Roosevelt and I are greatly shocked and concerned at the sad news of your husband' death. We : cf you to accept our moBt slncer . NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA c Short Paragraph of State New That Have Been Condensed For the Peopl of the Stat. Oastonla. Gaaton ( county sent a It contribution to the Wilson-Marshal campaign fund the sum of $336.60. In the list of contributor are nearly 200 loyal Democrat of the county. Thomas L. Craig, mayor ot Oastonla, and chairman of the county executive committee, heads the list with a $60 contribution. ' , ' ' Washington. District Atorney A. E. Holton of Winston-Salem conferred with Commissioner of Internal Reve nue Cabell on the N. Glenn Williams case. He was here on that, and other legal business with the treasury de partment and spent several hours go ing over the evidence in the ' Wil liam case. ' Loulsburg. The tobacco sales have been the centre of Interest in Louis-, burg for some time. The sales of last Friday was the largest seen here since 1902 the big tobacco year. Prices have gone a high a 86 cent per pound during the past two weeks and everything In connection with the market baa been alive. Spencer. The Democratic candi dates In Rowan played Santa Claut In East Spencer recently by enter taining one of the largest gatherings ofthe year." Speeches were made by Sheriff J. H. McKenzle, candidate tor re-election; P. S. Carlton, for the house, and R. Lee Wright, Esq., who spoke for Democracy on general prin ciples. . . Wlmstn-SaIem. the local leaf tobacco market Is still firm, and sta tistics show that a total of 7,600,000 pounds has been sold here since the beginning of the present tobacco year, August 1. Tobacco has brought an average of about $14.76 a hundred, which means that $1,106,260 has been paid out to the farmers of this sec tion thus far this -year. Henderson 3ov. W. W. Kitcbin spoke to Harriet Council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics choosing 'God and Our Country" for hi subject. The governor did not re fer to his senatorial candidacy and made a fraternal address J purely. He came to speak to,'.a lodge organized about two months ago, one that has secured a membership-of 100 in that short time. : Raleigh. Insurance ' Commissioner James R. Young is making a special effort to stir the Interest of the farm ers of the state in the matter of de creasing the fire losses on farm prop erty by greater attention to flues and the general condition ot buildings. He Is pushing a campaign among the people of the cities and the country districts on the slogan that "Prevent able fires must go." Greensboro.' Considerable excite ment was created In the Brown Sum mit section of Guilford county several days ago when it was reported that two negroes were prowling around the Hardie plantation; that one of them threatened a woman and that the negroes tallied with descriptions of the two negroes who. are charged with murdering another negro In Rockingham county. Kings Mountain. The people of Kings Mountain had an opportunity of hearing two political speeches here recently. Mr. John G. Carpenter of Gastonla had an appointment here under the direction of the State Dem ocratic executive committee and came here to fill it When the time arriv ed for the speaking it was found that John A. Smith of Bessemer City had rented the opera house for the even ing and announced that he proposed to speak there. Raleigh. Hon. Chas. A. Webb In reply to a letter written him by a -Democrat who Is to be a pollholder at Thomaavllle In the senatorial pri mary, and who says that there is con fusion in his vicinity as to the reso lution by the pemocratio state com mittee as to the qualifications of vots ers. Inliis reply Chairman Webb goes Into full detail and declares that the voter in the senatorial primary bot must vote the Democratic ticket sub stantially, and give the other quali fication. ' , Asheborof Hon. Robert N. Page made a most excellent speech in the court house to a good Crowd. It was one ot the best made here this sea son, and showed the advantages to be derived, from a Democratic Victory, both In state and nation. He was fre quently applauded, v ' ; . ; Salisbury. In : a published state ment N. .A. Trexler, . nominated . by the. Rowan Republican, decline to serve. - He has withdrawn his name from the list of candidates'. He was nominated for surveyor and hi with drawal makes the second to come down from the ticket named. Statesville. R. D. Trent Is aerloTj ly Injured as the result of an acci dent while out possum bunting. Mr. Trent climbed a tree to get a pos sum and Tell from the tree to the ground, a distance of several feet His breast bone was broken and other- In juries Inflicted, i : Durham. The executive committee ot the . Durham county . Progressive party held a meeting In the office ot Chairman N. Underwood several day ago and after a lengthy session, de cided to have their candidates make a canvas of a number of the voting precincts of the county. - BATTLES RAGING OVER LONG FRONT BOTH SIDES ARE 'CLAIMING VIC TORY IN THE BALKANS. LULEBURGAS TAKEN. ADRIAN0PLE IS SURROUNDED Evident, However, That Allies Hav Broken the 8eond Turkish . Lin of Defense. ' London, England. The silence of Sofia concerning the great battle In Thrace has at . last been broken by a brief dispatch announcing a Bulga rian' victory and the capture of the town of-Luleburgas, ' This despatch and equally laconic dispatches . from the Turkish com mander contain the only . news yet available, and still leave the situation rather obscure. The message from Sofia apparently refers to earlier events, while the dispatches of Nazlm Pasha, the Turk ish minister of war, describes two battles, one a sortie from Adrianople Lin the direction of Maras, the other in me airecuun oi vizh, iiuiu wuiuu n 'must be Inferred that the engage ments are extending over a long front A Sofia dispatch sent before the capture of Luleburgas was known throws a new light on the disposl tton of the Turkish forces. It is evi dent earlier reports of the taking of this town were premature. It appears that the Turks' first line of defense extended along the Erkene river, with a second line from Demotlca to Lule burgas. , , Both sides claim victory, but there is no rason to doubt that the Turk ish second line of defense has been broken. Up to now the Bulgarian of ficial dispatches have been more ro table than the Turkish.' Nazim Pasha calms victory in the Vlza region. Sofia is still silent re garding this section, and, although the revelations concerning the demorali zation of the Turkish forces would predicate further defeats, considerable doubts are expressed here as to the position of the Bulgarians, whose con tinually, extending lines of. communi cation and the necessity of keeping a large investing force around Adrian ople might prove sources of danger It Nazi mPasha is able to take a vigorous offensive action'. That the Bulgarians are bringing up all available resources Is evident according to a diBpatch from the cor respondent of the Vienna Reichpost, who relates that Bulgarian reserves were arriving all night In the vicinity of Adrianople. , They were without uniforms, . but were adequately sup plied with arms. Sofia. Adrianople Is now com pletely surrounded by the Bulgarians whose attacks are meeting with great Success, according to the minister. The position of the Turks t Is critical. There are persistent rumors' that the Bulgarian cavalry has reached Re dosto, where the Turks have been landing troops brought from Asia Minor. ' BIGGEST WARSHIP LAUNCHED Superdreadnaught New York Rides ' Waves InPresenca of President New York, The . superdreadnought New York, greatest of the world's sea fighters, has been launched at the New York navy yard, Brooklyn. ; : Forty thousand persons, Including President Taft and the secretary of the navy witnessed the ceremony. Miss Elsie Calder, daughter of Rep resentative William M. Calder, of Brooklyn, christened the Ship. To Miss TJalder'S great confusion she failed to break ' the champagne bottle on the Vessel's bow. She struck the vessel with the bottle three times, but not with sufficient force to break the glass. As the vessel was sliding down the ways, however, a man grasped the rope to which was at tached the bottle and swung with such force that it cleared the New York's prow and burst on the port Side.' ' President Toft sat with Secretary Meyer, Governor Dlx, Rear Admiral Osterhaus, J. P. Morgan and others No Publlo Cups. Washington. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh with one swoop abolished the time-honored drinking cup from railroad , cars, vessels and other conveyances operated in inter state traffic, and from depots and waiting rooms of common carriers. This sweeping order against "any drinking cup, glass or vessel for com mon use," effective Immediately, Is In the Interest of the nation's health, and was the direct result of an In vestigation by the United States pub lic health service. 1 - Graft Discovered In Navy. Washington. A system of graft in the navy commissary department which may reach every ship In the Atlantic fleet has been fWealed by a secret Investigation, which Rear Ad miral Osterhaus, reported to the navy department, which resulted In , the confession of Q. T. Davis, chief com missary steward of the battleship Lou isiana. Admiral Osterhaus' report contains no details further than that Davis has Implicated stewards of oth er ships .of the fleet at least six and several contractors. GOVERNOR HOOPER ( . 1 at 4SSJMt hr 1111 1 . '.jjgtK Ben W. Hooper, Republican gover nor of Tnne, ha been Indorsed for re-election by the Democrat ef tha state. BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN SET TRESTLE ON FIRE AND THEN FLAGGED DOWN TRAIN AS IT . ROUNDED A CURVE. Express Car Is Dynamited and Booty Secured The Robber Then Mad Their Escape. Muskogee, Okla. Three ' masked men, little more than boys, held up and robbed southbound Missouri, Kan sas and Texas train No. 9 at Wlrth, Okla., six miles south of Eufaula. The bandits flagged down the train as It rounded a curve onto a small trestle which they had set on fire. Uncoupling the engine, express car and baggage car from the other coach es they ordered the engineer to run a halt mile farther south, where the express safe was blown open and ran sacked. Express officials declared that they could not tell the amount of loot, but expressed ' the belief that It will cer tainly amount to several thousand dol lar. . The robbers had timed their work almost to the minute. No. 9 was run ning on time, and as the train made the curve the bridge was in flames. Three masked men standing nearby flagged It. The locomotive had run onto the burning bridge before the brakes could bring the train to a standstill. Although the flames threatened to de stroy the trestle before the work was accomplished, the bandits moved de Uverately. Covering the engineer and fireman with their revolers, they or dered . them from the cab. Conductor J. A. Dolan leaped from a coach to ascertain why the train had stopped so suddenly. He was lined up beside the -other two. The porter also fell a victim to his curiosity and was made to stand beside the conductor. While one robber held the line, the other two uncoupled the engine, bag gage and express cars from the coach es. They then forced the trainmen into the cab and ordered the engi neer to open the throttle. The engine pulling the two cars shot ahead over the burning bridge '' . MONEY SHARKS IN GOTHAM Annuel Business of $20,000,000 100r 000 Persons in Their Clutches. New York. Money lenders in this City do an annual business of 320, 000,000; more than 100,000 persons, including 30,000 municipal employees are in their clutches and state courts are the unwitting instruments through which usury Is collected, ac cording to a report made public by Investigators for District Attorney Whitman.': ':,.'::':. " Other facts set forth In the report are that "loan sharks" have been re sponsible for a great many suicides, defalcations and petty thefts, that thousands of employees, private and city, have v , been made Inefficient through mental distress, while scores of big business Interests have dis charged workers upon complaints of lenders unfairly, the Investigators think Instead of co-operating with their employees to eradicate the evil. ' v.v';; Mr. Grover Cleveland to Wed. Princeton, N. J. Mrs. Grover Cleveland authorizes the announce ment of her engagement to Thoma Joseph Prestoni professor of archae ology and history of arts at Wells college. The date of the marriage Is not yet determined, but will be announced later. ' Mrs. Cleveland Is a graduate of Wells college and has been a trustees of that institution since 1887. Her wedding to President Grover Cleveland took place In the executive mansion during his first ad ministration ;- . For Bird Protection. The sum of 60,000 was spent by the National Association of Audubon societies this year for bird protection, Secretary T. Gilbert Parsons reports. He announced that Mrs. Margaret Sage had renewed her pledge of 85.000 a year for three years for the pro tection of the robin In the Southern states. In the work for preservation of the 'robin, the reports show tJrat Virginia had responded to the sug gestion of the association by passing a law taking the robin from t s 1-1 ot t!;e game birds. MENOCAL ELECTED PRESIDENT ABSOLUTE ORDER PREVAILED IN THE ISLAND RETURNS SLOW IN COMING IN. SOLDIERS GUARDED POLLS Conservative Win Out In Cuba Th Troop Guard Poll and Expected Trouble Didn't Materialize. Havana, Cuba. The' election of Gen.. Mario Menocal and Enrique Jose Varona. respectively, candidates for the presidency and vice presidency of the Cuban republic on the Conserv ative ticket, and of all the other can'' dldates put forward by the Conserv atives appears practically assured. Absolute order prevailed inall part of the Island In .the balloting. - The official returns were greatly de layed, due to the extreme slowness ot election officials In counting the vote. A an Instance In Havana four hour after the polls had close the official figures In only half a dozen election districts were available. A majority ot these districts favored Menocal, General Menocal carried the prov ince of Oriento, Camaguey and Ma tanza and Santa Clara. Senor Zaya won out in Pinar del Rio. The Liber als won the city of Havana, but the. remainder of the province of Havana and the other five provinces were carried by the Conservatives. This made a clean sweep of the election for the Conservatle. . . A dlsptach from .the Associated Press correspondent at Santiago says the Conservatles carried that city, but that the Liberals gained the re inlander of the province. Every where great satisfaction Is expressed over the success of the government's efforts to maintain order during the balloting, although some regret was evinced that the use of the troops was necessary. ; CYCLONE LEVELS ACAPULC0 Mexican Seaport on Pacific Coast Vlr- ... . , . , tugHy "Destroyed. "' San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. The jeaport of Acapulco, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, was virtually destroy ed by a severe hurricane, according to wireless dlsptaches received here. Four fifths of the town were shattered and the American consulate was un roofed. No lives were lost but a number of natives were injured. Several small craft In the harbor were, wrecked, but the United States cruiser Maryland, which was luying there, was not injured. The United States cruiser Cleveland, which was cruising in the vicinity, did not suffer. Telegraphic communication with Aca pulco is interrupted. , Crowd Riddle Negro. : - i Bessemer, ; Ala. Detective Frank Childress is dying and a negro said to be Will Smith is dead, rifled with bullets as the result of A tragedy In Bessemer. The negro shot-' Officer Childress in a pawnshop, where he was trying to pawn a watch Just af ter Childress' had been asking him some questions. The detective Is one of the most popular men In Besse mer, and as the negro dashed down the street and the news of the shoot ing spread, a large crowd took up the pursuit The negro ran into a house In desperation and tried to hide In the bathroom. Scores of shots were fired through the walls of the room, and the negro was killed. "Tipping" Is Recognized. Washington. "Tipping" as a neces sity incident to travel, la given recog nition In the regulations issued by Secretary MacVeabh to govern travel expenses of officers and employees of tho treasury department The treas ury's rules . in this respect are : re garded as models, and probably will be followed by other departments. A maximum of 60 cents a day Is allow ed for "tips" in New York and Chi cago. A similar' allowance is made in a score of other large cities. Rail road porters will be "tipped" 16' to 25, cents, and steamship stewards $10 to $15 for an ocean trip. ' Crew of Wrecked 8hlp Lost : Marshfleld, Ore.-The steel schoon er Osprey and her entire crew of six men were lost at the entrance of the port of Marshfte'd when the vessel crashed into, the jetty in a heavy sea. Captain Jacobson attempted to bring the schooner in over the bar, wher the waves were running mountain high, but thewlnd failed him and his boat was swept down on the Jetty. Aviator Chrlstofferson of Portland, with 'a newspaper reporter, made two trips out over the wrecked vessel in his biplane, but could do nothing. Shot In Fight Over Cards. Asheville, N. C William W. Hark Ins, S3 years old, a deputy revenue collector for this district, with head quarters In this city, was shot and fa tally wounded by C. B. Boyd, 24, a Southern railway brakeman at a lo cal club. Doctors attending t' i wounded man stat that li? ' live more than twelve r ? let havirs T"--r 1 t' " '' '; 1 te-r'e 1""'' '' " ' v t t' i '