The Times and Democrat from Orangeburg, South Carolina • Page 1

PUBLISHED THREE PASSES HOUSE Payne Tariff Jill Now Goes to the Senate FOR CONSIDERATION The Bill, Which is a Thoroughly Republican Measure, Was Voted For by Every Republican, Except One, and Four So-CaUed Democrats, Who Sold Out. Washington, April three weeks of consideration the Payne bill was passed by the House of Representatives tonight by a vote of 217 to. 161. One Republican, Austin, of Tennessee, voted against the mjeasure, and four Democrats, all from Louisiana, Messrs. Broussard, Eslopinal, Pujo and Wickliffe, voted for it.

An attempt by Champ Clark, the minority leader, to recommit the bill with instructions, signally failed. The day was filled with excitement at noon until the last minute. The members were up to highest pitch, and a practically full membership remained on duty throughout. The final vote demonstrated the capacity of the Republican organization to get together. The bill had plain, easy sailing until the lumber schedule was reached.

Then a fight began with an amendment by Mr. Tawney to strike out Section 19G. which imposed a duty of one-half of one cent per cubic foot on hewn timber and timber used for spars, and upon which the yeas and nays were ordered. The amendment was defeated 284 to 198. Mr.

Tawney then offered an amendment to Section 197, reducing the duty on finished lumber 80 per cent and striking out the duty on the free lumber without. placing it on the fre list. His supporters were more than sufficient to force another roll call, but he was defeated, the vote resulting, yeas 180, nays 200. Th? next amendment in order was one by Mr. DeArmond, of Missouri, excepting from the countervailing duty all lumber coming from countries of the Wiestern Hemisphere, and on that the yeas and nays were likewise ordered.

The DeArmond amendment was voted down, 13? to244. The provision for the countervailing duty on lumber then was stricken out by viva voc? vote. Mr. Clark, of Missouri, forced a roll call on his amendment striking out the whole of Section 197, providing for a duty on dresed lumber. It was defeated, yeas 153, nays 228..

Undaunted, Mr. Tawney called up his amendment placing on the free list hewn lumber and sawed and planned lumber, covered by Section 196 and 197, and a yea and nay vote was ordered. This result: Yeas, 181: nays, 200, which finally defeated all attempts at obtaining free lumber so far as the House is concerned. Republicans voted for free lumber and thirty-eight Democrats against it. The following Democrats voted in the negative: Adamson, Bell.

Brantley, Edwards, Griggs. Lee and Livingston, of Georgia; Bowers and Dickson, of Mississippi; Hobson and Taylor, of Alabama; Broussard, Estopinal, Pujo, Ransdell, Watkins and Wickliffe, the entire Louisiana delegation; Clark, Mays and Sparkman. the entire Florida delegation; Glass. Lamb, Lassiter. Maynard and Satinders, of Virginia: Godwin.

Page. Pou. Small Thomas and Webb, of North Carolina; Gregg and Dies, of Texas; Gordon. Moon and Padgett; of Tennessee: Lever, of South Carolina, ar.d Wilson, of Pennsylvania. The roll was called on the amendments made earlier in the day, increasing the rates on barley and barley malt.

By a vote of 19IJ yeas to 1SG nays the amendments were retained. Amendments by Messrs. Scott, of Kansas, and Texas, fixing a duty of 10 percentum respectively on raw hides weighing twenty-five pounds or more and on raw hides and skins weighing more than one pound, was voted down. The effect of this action was to put to rout the opponents of free hides. This, as was supposed, concluded the amendment, and the Speaker was about to put the question on the engrossment, and third reading of ibe bill when Mr.

Clark, of Missouri, insisted on the yens and nays on the oil schedule, in order as he expalined. to pet a record vote. After considerable discussion over the question of whether or not free oil actually was in the bill, the Sheak decided that a further, vote of the House was necessary and the roll again was called on tho provision for the countervailing duty, which, he said, if stricken out would have the effect of placing crude pptroleum and its products on the free list. While the Chair was consider-in? The matter, the House was in crent confusion, a dozen or more members trying to get the ear of th Speaker at the same time to ex- i plain the situation. The provision was stricken out by a practically unanimous vote.

By viva voce vote the engrossment and third reading of the bill was order- ed. whereupon Mr. Lindbergh, of I Minnesota, sought recognition to recommit with instructions. Speaker! TIMES A WiCEK. KILLING IN SUMTES? A.

C. VOIGHT SHOT DOWN BY HIS FATHER-IN-LAW. The Sad Tragedy Grew Out of the Deceased IB Treating His Wife of a Few Months. I i Sumter, April special to The News and Courier says Mr. A.

C. Voight, proprietor of the NewYork bakery, was killed about 11 o'clock today by his father-in-law, Mr. W. F. Flake.

Voight was shot in the right chest with a single barrel while he was attempting to enter the home of his fathernot to do so. The shooting was done at close range and death resulted instantly. Immediately after the tragedy Mr. Flake, surrendered himself to Officer Tribble, of the police force, and was looked up in the city guard house and later on transferred to the county jail. Mr.

Flake talked freely to a number of persons and says that while he regrets the tragedy, he feels that he was forced to kill order to save his own life. The deceased, who was a German, carrie to this city about IS months ago as a baker in the employ of the Sumter bakery. Later he bought the business and changed the name to the New York bakery. About six months ago he married a daughter of Mr. W.

F. Flake, and soon after his marriage he began beating and ill treating her. This seems to have become a wellknown fact and neither pleading nor remonstrance, it is alleged, had any effect towards improving his conduct. This morning he met his wife on Dugan street and it is said slapped and cursed her. She then went to her father, asking that he do something to protect her as she was very much afraid of her husband.

Mr. Flake then went before Recorder Hurst and swore out a warrant for Voight charging him with assault. The warrant was served by Officer Weeks, Voight putting up a bond of $100. Soon after this Mr. Flake was standing in front of the Farmers' Bank and Trust Company when Voight rode up on a bicycle and stopped on the edge of the sidewalk said: "You got a warrant for nrortrrd Mr.

Flake replied that he had, when Voight, it is said, making some threat, rode off. Mr. Flake went on to his home, and soon saw Voight approaching. He went to the front porch and warned Voight not to come to the house, but Voight, he claims, would not heed him. The warning was repeated several times, without effect, and as Voight reached the second step Flake tired, killing him almost instantly.

Coroner Flowers soon empanelled a jury and they rendered a verdict that Andrew C. Voight came to his death from a gunshot wound inflicted by a gun in the hands of W. F. Flake. Mr.

Voight had no relatives in Sumter except his wife. His body was turned over to the Craig Furniture Company for preparation for burial and will be held while efforts are being made to communicate with his relatives in New York. Mr. Flake has held a responsible position with the Sumter Telephone Company for some time and he has a reputation for being a quiet, peaceable citizen. Efforts will probably be made next week before Judge Gary to secure bail for Mr.

refused to so recognize him, saying that in carrying out the new rule known as the Fitzgerald common fairness required that he should recognize Clark of the minority leader and chief opponent of the bill. Amid intense interest, Mr. Clark thereupon made a motion to recommit with instructions, which instructions were read. Almost complete silence prevailed while the instructions were being read. Occasionally a Republican would be heard to sneer at some particular recommendation.

When the reading had been finished, Chairman Payne promptly moved the previous question, and on that the roll was called. The previous question was ordered and the vote thin recurring to the Clark motion to recommit it. was lost, 102 to 21S. The only breaks in party alignment wore by Messrs. Broussard and Pajn, cf Louisiani, Democrats, who voted with the Republicans.

At precisely 7:55 p. m. voting on the bill on its final passage was begun. On the final passage of the bill the yote resulted, yeas. 217: nays.

101. T'pon the announcement of the result, the Republicans broke nut into loud and prolonged applause. The roil call lasted iwenty minutes. One Republican. Austin, nf Tennessee, voted against the bill nnd four Democrats, Messrs.

BroussT-d. Estopinal, Pujo and Wtckliffe, of Louisiana, voted for it. When the bill actualy was passed the Republicans chperpd lustily, some dancing up and down the aisles and patting their fellow members on the back. After adopting a resolution that Tin til further ordered sessions shall held only on Mondays and Thursdays, the House at p. m.

adjourned. OKANGEBTJB( CLAIMS ALL CREDIT FOR THE DECISION IX THE DISPENSARY CASE. Some Interesting Lights on the Great Fight That Has Been Made in the Now Celebrated Case. Atlanta, April following article from the Atlanta Constitution of Thursday will be very interesting in South Carolina: "From reliable sources it has been learned that the Atlanta law firm of Anderson, Felder, Rountree Wilson will receive between $150.00 and $200.00 as their fee for their services in winning the famous South Carolina dispensary commission case, recently decided in favor of clients, and involving about $1,000,000 in cash on hand, and between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 in claims. "This will, no doubt, be the record fee in the South.

"When this firm was employed in the case it is understood they were given a cash retaining fee of $100,000 and made a contract for a commission of so much on the same recovered. "As stated already, over $800,000 has been recovered, and it is believed twice this much more will be secured through the efforts of this leading counsel. "Colonel Thomas B. Felder left Tuesday for Cincinnati, from which point he will go directly to Columbia, S. to take up this work again.

Associated in the case, too, are Attorney General J. Lyon, who receives an annual salary from the State for his services; Attorney W. B. Stevenson, attorney for the commission, who also receives a state'sum for his services, and Attorney B. F.

Abney, of Columbia who was employed 'in connexion with the work before the federal courts. "By winning this case the Atlanta firm has won one of the most sweeping victories ever announced from the supremie court of the United States. A number of questions of State's rights were involved and the decision is most far reaching in its effects. "The Atlanta attorneys are being congratulated upon their deserved victory." LINCHED IX FLORIDA. Strings Up Fiend lor Most Brutal Attack.

Arcadia, Apjril Smith, the negro who yesterday dragged a young lady from her buggy, two miles from Arcadia, in an attempt at criminal assault, was taken away from the sheriff and his deputies at an early hour this morning and hanged to a tree. The lady, who had been to city on a shopping tour, was returning to her home, four miles from the- city, wheu the negro sprang into the buggy, seized lur and drugged her into the bushes, throwing her down and choking her. The young woman begged, fought and prayed the black tiend to 4et her go, and offered to give him $100 in cush if he would accompany her home, but this did not istop the brute, who was about to force his victim iiuo submission, whjsn she saw Will Knowlts ana his brother walking at some distance from the scene. With renewed vigor she screamed, and attracted the Knowls brothers, who rushed to assistance. The brute made his escape, and after taking the lady to her home, the men rushed to this city, spread the news and bloodhounds, followed by a posse of three hundred men, were soou on the trail.

The negro was found at a turpentine camp, taken before his victim, who positively identified him. Sheriff Freeman and his deputies succeeded in placing Smith in jail, bat being afraid of an attack, attempted to spirit him out of Arcadia, when they were nut by an automobile party, held up and forced to give up the prisoner. The negro, seeing that he was doomed to a horrible death, pleaded for mercy, but there was none in the hearts of the mob. who carried him to the edge of the city, where they strung hiin up to a tree where his body was still hanging this morning. His intended victim positively identified the clothing on the negro and pointed out the shirt she had torn in her efforts to escape.

SHOOTS TWO WHITE MEN. I W. B. Causey and Jesse Shcppard Wounded Near Hampton. Hampton, April W.

B. Causey, clerk of Court for this counI ty, and Mr. Jesse Sheppard, were shot here last night by a negro man known as "Peg Leg" Hughes. The particulars of the shooting are not obtainable. Mr.

Causey was shot through the body and has been taken to a hospital in Augusta to be treated. Mr. Sheppard received a bullet i in his right arm, which was removed after it entered. Hughes was arrested this morning by Mr. D.

H. Reid and was turned over to Sheriff Lightj soy and Deputy Sheriff Anderson, who carried the negro to Columbia for safekeeping. Hughes has served time in the Penitentiary before. S. TUESDAY, APJ CAME HOME From Centrai America because Daughtr begged Him HE GAVE HIMSELF UP John L.

Horton, a Former Broker, Accused of Defrauding Banks and Ranchman Out of Seven Years Ago, Surrender to Authorities at His Home. St. Louis, April by love for his wife and baby girl, John L. Horton, for seven years a fugitive from justice in Guatemala, returned secretly to his home, in Upper Alton, 111., this week, and was arrested on charge of uttering worthless paper and defrauding banks and ranchmen out of $100,000. He protests innocence of the charge.

Hs brother, Roy, also a member of the former firm, is still in Guatemala, and as the United States has no extradition treaty with that country he will be safe as long as he remains there. Horton intended to surrender. When Horton fled this country his little daughter, Dorothy, was just learning to walk. Since that time she has learned to write and has written her father two lettres each week, begging him to come home to see "mamma" and herself. One letter containing the child's picture, was on Horton's person when officers placed him under arrest.

"I could not stand it any longer," says Horton. "I had to see my wife and baby. Guatemala is 3,000 miles from Alton." I was too far for them to come and see me, and, besides, they had no money with which to come, and if they bad the money I would not have let them come into that- god-forsaken country, where fever kills. And so I did without seeing them as long as I could and then I decided to return and face the music. But I am innocent, and I will yet be doing business again in the stockyards." Throughout those seven years Mrs.

Horton has refused to believe that She declares it was the ranchmen that stole from him and not he from the ranchmen. She cites an instance where he secured a loan of $10,000 on a herd of cattle in Texas. She declares that when her husband went to see the herd the cattlemen had stolen all but 21. Horton was released on bond soon after his arrest and went to visit his mother, in Jerseyville, 111. Horton and his brother, Roy, and C.

O. Hess composed the firm of the Horton Bros. Hess Sommission and Mercantile Company, in the Stockyards Exchange building, East St. Louis. They dealt in "cattle" paper.

They would buy cattle known as "feeders" in Texas and Oklahoma and put them out with ranchmen and farmers to feed and fatten. They would borrow the money with which to buy and feed the cattle from banks in East St. Louis, giving mortgages on the cattle as security for the loans. When the cattle came to market and were sold the mortgages were paid off. It is alleged that seven years ago the two Horton brothers borrowed in the neighborhood of $100.000 on fraudulent mortgages on cattle that did r.ot exist and that with the money they fled to Guatamala, where they vent into the distilling business and failed.

STARTS VERY YOUNG. Boy of Six Kills Girl of Three and Hides the Body. Union, S. April only six years of age. Fred Bell is a prisoner in the county jail with the grim charg? of murder resting against him.

It is charged that the child yesterday afternoon siot and killed Ethel Thomas, who was only three years of age and because of this the murder charge was brought today. Tt was allerql when the accusation was made that the boy tried to bide the body Qf the little victim, in an apparent effvrt to cover up the tragedy. Tt wn? said that hi5 efforts had f-iiled nnd discoveiy of t.he dead baby caused tie boy's arrest. TTe is the youngest prisoner ever committed to th? ji il In this county and probably holds the record for the State. HUMAN MONSTER.

Bit His Baby His Wife Did Not Like It. Atlanta, April Tames Struho was today sentenced to the city workhouse for two weeks without the privll ge of a rue-, charged with biting and pinching a tenmonths-old baby. The little child wr.s brought into court by Stnibe's wife with badly bruised and discolored cheeks. St rube said he did not think to hurt the child and resorted tn the action as a of torturing his wife. TTe there hnd been continual quarrelling, and hh wife had become indifferent to repeated beating at his hands.

Mrs. Strube will seek divorce. RIL 13, CRUSHh? SMALL NEGRO BOY RAN CNDER A MOVING TRAIN While Pursuing a Hoop and Is Swept Beneath Wheels and Terribly Mangled. Charleston, April News and Courier says while pursuing a bounding hoop across the railroad track at a crossing near the Fivemile Station yesterday afternoon shortly after 5 o'clock, a negro lad, was knocked down by the protruding step of a coach on Train No. 10 of the Southejrn Railway, doming from Summerville to Charleston, and crushed lifeless beneath the wheels of several heavy cars.

Magistrate Behrens, acting coroner of the Ten-mile Hill district, was immediately notified of the occurrence and ordered th? boy taken to the boy's home, in the immediate, vicinity of the scene of the tragedy. A jury was afterwards impaneled and the inquest proper postponed until next Sunday morning, when all witnesses will have been summoned to attend the hearing. The only actual eye-witness of the accident was the negro fireman of the Irain, who saw the little negro rushing to his death too late to apply the emergency brakes in time to save him. Three little negroes, including Jesse, were seen playing with hoops near the track, which, however, was cleared by them to the train free passageway. But young Middleton's hoop took an unexpected turn towards the crossing, and the lad, in attempting to intercept it, came too close to the train brushed underneath the whirling cars by a doorstep.

The train was stopped only after Middleton had been crushed almost beyond recognition. Conductor Granger was in charge of the train at the time of the accident, while Engineer ConIon was at the throttle. The name of the fireman is given as James Brown. All three live in Charleston. DIES FROM DOG BITE.

Little Boy in Charleston Dies From Hydrophobia. Charleston, April 12. The Charleston Post says Karl King died Saturday afternoon from hydrophobia in th? Riverside Infirmary. Some weeks ago the little fellow was bitten by a mac' dog at his home in Blake street, and taken at once by his father to Atlanta, where he was given the Pasteur treatment and reported later to be recovering from the effects of. the bite.

He returned home, but was not cured, as was thought, and was taken to the Riverside Infirmary for further care. The deadly effects of the poison in his system could not, however, be overcome, ami he died Saturday afternoon. The hoy was only nino years of age, and a bright studious lad. The mad dog bit him through his lips, while he was studying his lessons for the next day at school. GAVE GOOD SUM.

A Thousand Dollar Bill Put in Collection PlateA Washington. April Insertion of an advertisement in a local paper today that there and been found in the collection plate of the Roscoe Methodist Episcopal church here after the services last. Sunday night a $1,000 bill, developed the fact that the church officers think the donor made a mistake. The yearly collections of the church do not average much more than this amount and the officials, in the advertisement state that they will return the money to the owner if he wants if back and can prove he inadvertently dropped it into the plate. CAR INSPECTOR KILLED.

C. W. Sanders Crushed to Death in Seaboard Yard. Columbia. April W.

Sanders, rar inspector and repairer for the Seaboard Air i.iii". was instantly killed in the Seaboard yard lure this afternoon at o'clock by being mashed twe two box cars that were unexpectedly brought together while Sanders was standing between them. At the inquest held tonight the verdict of the jury was that Sanders came to his death as a result of bis not complying with the rub of the Seaboard Air THAT PRIZE Given to the Ranuer Democratic County by Bryan. Lincoln, April was made today at the office of William J. Bryan thai Esmcralda county.

Nebraska, having made the greatest Democratic gain in the election iast November had been awarded the prize mule. The mule. Major Minnemascot, was presented 1o Mr. Bryan during the campaign by Minnesota admirers and Mr. Bryan offered it as a prize to the county making the greatest Democratic gain.

Esmeralde county showed a gain of C94 per cent. TW NEEDY SCHOOLS APPLY TO THE STATE FOR HELP. Fourteen Counties Report School Term Averaging Less Than Eigh-1 teen Weeks. Columbia, S. April large number of communities over the State are applying to the State board of education for State aid to lengthen their school terms under the Garris Act.

"And in many localities the interest manifested is most suggestive," said State Superintendent Swearicgen 'today. "Many schools have already closed for lack of funds to pay the teacher's salaries, but these will be in position to take advantage of the new law during the coming school year. The showing made on some of the applications would furnish a clear Insight into -iconomic conditions any localities." Fourteen ccunties in the State are having school terms averaging less than 12 weeks for the cities well as the country. county's averp.ge was only eleven weeks and Horry only One disrtricjt (in Wiiiiamsburg could raise only $50 with an extra levy of three mills, and another Williamsburg district with a 12-mil! levy raised only $200. One district in Saluda county gave its negro school only $13, its white school had just a little over $100.

Here is an eloquent specimen from about the bfst conditioned county in the State. Spartanburg: In High Point district the total resources were $180. There are two white schools and no provision of any kind for negroes. One of the schools is "caring for" 50 children, whose teacher gets $3S a month. On this school $125 was spent.

Presumably the remainder. $60, went to the other school, in which there are 29 children. The State board of education will hold a meeting on the 23rd to formulate high school regulations and to name the various county boards of education over the State. The board is made up of Governor Ansel, ex-officio chairman; State Superintendent Swearingen, ex-offlcio secretary: W. K.

Charleston, assistant secretary: H. F. Rice, Aiken; Prof. D. W.

Daniel, Clemson College; Prof. A. G. Rembert, Wofford College; A. R.

Banks, Columbia; A. .7. Thackston, Orangeburg. In a statement issued today to the press Superintendent Swearingen says: "The date of the next teachers' examination has been set for Friday, May 14. As there will be no county school work tbis yenr, teachers might find it convenient to take this examination rather than wait for a renewal of certificate already granted.

The new boards of school trustees will probably bs hunting for teachers in July, and appliennts for schools should rot run the risk of being caught without, a certificate. "The Reading Circle questions be sent out on April 14, ar.d raaoh. ers taking this course should see that their name and address is furnished the State superintendent by that date." WANTED TO SAVE HER. "Aunt Easter" Sacrificed Her Life For Her Mistress. Eatonfon, April has just, been received of the burning at Ludowici, of the home of Dr.

John I Weaver. Aunt Easter, an old family servant, who had been with them for years, thinking that her mistress was in the burning residence, rushed in to save her if possible. The mayor of the town seeing her go in the burning building, and knowing her danger, rushed in to save her. He succeeded in getting her out. aft'er she was assured that Mrs.

Weaver was safe and unharmed. She was so badly burned though that she Idled later from the effects of the burns. Su instances these are becoming more and more rare as the faithful servants of the past are fast dying out. Th old negro was cared for as me of the members of the family and given a good burial Family were among the most mourners at Aunt funeral. Chronicle.

MOB BTAXGS MAN. Who Had Beaten an Officer and Fired Into a Posse. Yazoo City. April Seating an officer, who was about to take him into custody, and firing a posse, which succeeded in placing him under arrest, Howard Montgomery, a negro, was placed in Yazoo City jail early today, diurged wit It having violated a labor 1 contract. An hour later a mob formed, overpowered the jailer and hanged the negro.

"Robbed OemWing House. Ogden, Utah, April night i five robbers walked into Hie White Elephant gambling house, held up! the place and made their escape, Four of the men held guns on the dealers and crowd of twenty-fivp1 players, while the fifth robbed the game of between $1,500 and 000. CENTS PEE COPY SIX DIE IN FIRE Woman Jnmps From Veranda With Her Hair Ablaze LEEPS TO HER DEATH Fire, Which is Thought to Been Due Spontaneous Combustion, Causes Loss of Life and Heavy Property Damage in New England Town. Lenox, April persons lost their lives, three others were badly burned and property loss of between $200,000 and $300,000 was caused by a fire in the heart of the business section of this town early today. Four business blocks, two dwellings and two other structures were destroyed in a section bounded by Franklin, Main, Housatcnic and Church streets.

The fire is believed to have started in the Clifton building from spontaneous combustion. The dead: Edward C. Ventres, electrician. Mrs. Edward C.

Ventres. Miss Leslie Ventres, aged 12 years. Miss Alice French, bookkeeper. Miss Isabel Cook, bookkeeper. Miss Mary Sparks, school teacher.

Injured: Mrs. Catharine Root, and her two sons, George and Arthur, severely burned. A fortunate shift of wind saved the public library and the fashionable Curtis Hotel. In the hotel, there were Easter parties from New York and Boston. The loss of life occurred In the Clifton building, Iwhere the.

blaze started, and resulted primarily from a series of explosions among the turpentine, paints, oils, and dynamite stored in the cellar of the James Clifford Sons Company, hardware dealers. The fire was discovered by George Root, who lived with his mother and brother in the upper story of the Clifford block, a three-story building, shortly after 1 o'clock this mornj ing. Hastily calling his brother and mother, all ran down the stairs ia their night clothes, -shouting to the other occupants of the upper floors as they went. They found the front door in flames, but the men wrenched it open and dashed through with their mother between them. All I sustained bad burns.

The Roots barely had crossed the street before there was a terrible explosion in the building behind thom, which shattered windows within a wide radius and caused the fire alarm to ring. In an instant the Clifford block was wrapped in flames. Horace Perrill and his wife, other occupants of the top floor, aroused by the shouts of the Roots, were half way down the stairs when they saw the flames leaping up to bar their exit. Three wont.n were below them trying to get out through the front door. He his wife through a long corridor to the back stairs, where he got out in safety.

All the othsr occupants of the Clifford block lost their lives. The death of Miss Alice French was one of the pitiful tragedies of the morning. While the fire In the Clifford block was at its height a woman was seen to climb out of a flame-filled room on to a veranda on the eond-story wtlh her night clothing and her hair ablaze. Staggering to the railing the woman leaped to the sidewalk beneath, landing in a heap within five or six feet of a. ets mfwy cmfwy cmfwy mfwy the blazing walls.

CASTRO HAD TO LEAVE. Exiled Dictator Forced to Go Back to Europe. Fort do France, April Castro, ex-president of Venezuela, was expelled tonight from the island of Martinique by the French government. He protested to the last against his expulsion, but his protests were in vain. He is now on board the French line steamship Versailles, bound for St.

Nazalre. Official notice was served on Castro this morning of the decision of the French government that he must leave the island within nine hours form lhn receipt of such notice and that the commissary of police at Fort de France had been charged with the execution of the order. At 8:30 o'clock gendarmes went to Castro's room and he was placed on a mattress, as he refused to put on his clothes, and was carried on a stretcher to the steamer, a distance of more than a mile. A thousand or more of the population had assembl by this time and a groat deal of sympathy was expressed for the former president. Tho later complain of great suffering and ev.

ry movement of the stretcher seemed to give him further pain. Preacher in Trouble. Griffin, April congregations composed of the churches served by Rev. J. A.

Drewery have passed a resolution endorsing their pastor. He is being sued by Mrs. Louise Castlno for breach of promise..