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New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
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.Sardoa's Seuenty-sirth Prod"ct'o"
Seen IN Paris.
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Paris. Dec. THE successful production to-
night at the Theatre de la Porte SAINT Mar LII
of Victorien Sardcus drama in a prologue anu
five acts entitled "LAffaire des Poisons. WHICH
is his seventy-sixth play shows that the manu-
of the veteran dramatist has lost none Oh io
cunning. nor have his methods aged. ihe pio'
deals with the discovery by Louis XIV Oh u0
great poison conspiracy In which the Maraui'0
de Montespan implicated and which leu ~
her disgrace The atmosphere Of the reign Oh
the "roi soleil' is admirably presented l"e
scene between the Able Griffard and ministers
Colbert and Louvos, who wish TO prevent 'ie
scandal Of disclosures concerning Mada1he De
Montespan by substituting for the guilty
marchioness an nnocent young lady IN tne re'i-
nue Of the court is adroitly made the occasion
for reterating the principles that thrilled raice
during the Dreyfus case. "LAraire ces fo'
sons was received with tremendous applause.
Without being as forcbe a play as "Thermi-
dor" or La Tosca" or "Patrie" II is one OF the
most interesting of Sardou's historical dramas
The acting is excellent. NJ. Coquelin, as 'he
Able Griffard finds the best part he mas uhder-
taken since his Cyrano and Mile Gloa DSi 'n''
az the Marquise De Montespan. maze oe0iuoN
hit 'L'Affaire des Poisons Is TO ne shoi'i
adapted In English for production In Ne" io.
and London Among those who congratulated ~
SarClou to- night were Premier CieneiCeau' "-
eral Picouart and Joseph Reinach
Among the Americans In Paris are MI anu
Mrs. Spencer Eddy, Mr.. and Mrs benjamin
Schwab, Mrs l.. Havemeyer, Mr.. and MIS- ~
Turner Mr. and Mrs. George 5. Bowman. MIS-
willoughby Smith and Mr.. and Mrs IL u freh-
tice At Pau the fox hunting season Is now III
full swing In the field yesterday were hehrS
RIdgway the master OF the hounds MI ana
Mrs Forbes Morgan. Thomas Burgess. SydheS
pIatt William * Thorn and Miss NJ Potter
The following among the new DOCKS Oh
the week: From Flammarion comes the jour
nal Inedt du Due de Croy." embracing the period
between 1918 and 1854. with an introduction ana
notes by Vicomte de Grouchy and Paul Coffin
who have selected the unpublished portions OF d
Journal found in the archives Of the French IN
stitute relating 10 Versailles and Paris Ihe
book il full OF plquant anecdotes OF Marechai
de SAKE. Prince de Soubise, Montgoifer' LaVol-
sier Bougainville and the courtiers of Louis
XIV.
Hachette issues :iIe second part or the sew
anth volume OF the "Histoha de France oy
Ernest Iavisse dealing with the reign OF Louis
XIV and the campaigns Of 1643 and 1856
La Librairie Mondials publishes Les Massa-
c-os Ar Congo" with revelations OF colonial
administration which are on the whole faVor-
able 10 the capacity. energy and morals OF 'he
French colonial government. - l. u
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
ITALY's FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
American Economic Depression Held Respon-
sible for Trying Conditions

Rome. Dec 7.-Paoio Caroano the Minister Of
the Treasury, presented his financial statement in
the Chamber OF Deputies to-day announcing that
the surplus in the Budget OF 1sS-'07 had been
s73so COO and that In the Budget OF 1e7-os II would
be about -. 600 ooo.
The Minister said that conditions in the interior
market had been trying, as a consequence chiefly
OF the American economic depression During this
intact but the influence OF the world economy had
caused a dlminution OF speculation and the rapid
fall OF all except government securities.
The State Bank OF Italy contributed S7.on0D TO
help tho situation. and the amelioration already
begun strengthens the hope that conditions are
the way 10 becoming norInal- An appropriation
Of 10000 for new railway rolling stock ap-
proved by the Chamber.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
USE ELECTRICITY ON SAVAGEs.
Novel Method Adopted by japanese to Ex,
terminate Eormosan Head Hunters.

San Francisco. Dec. THE determination of
savage, murderous head hunters by electricity is
the latest novelty introduced by the japanese In
Formosa according TO Walter Clifton, manager of
a For;nosa mercantile company, who arrived here
yesterday on the Japanese liner America Maru
These head hunters said Clifton, number
about one hundred thousand and infest the entire
eastern coast the island. All efforts to cyiIize
them have failed. They recently inveisled a party
OF three hundred Chinese and japanese into an
ambush, on the pretence of showing some treasure
and killed all but three.
Large bodies of troops sent out and now
when a company of head hunters is located the
place Is surrounded by n wire fence The ,yi,as
are charged with electricity. The soldiers been
to shoot; the savages stampede and then the
deadly wires get those that the bullets miss"
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
LONDON HOTELS FILLED.
Manu- Charity Afairs-A Ne7c Play
Personal Notes.
rs,Nc,n, by French csbl. to The Tribunal
rro,y,ixh,. 1907, by The Tribune Association


rordo, Dec. The shooting and hunting
,,,- st their height, with the pheas-
ar. covarts exposed to moro or less sclentiho
-a,..x,arabt, wherever smart p-ople are enter
..,,os ~ country houses, and at least two nun
H., ,ocks are running after foxes throughout
a., ,,irgdorn Yet with all this activity aheio
~. london hotels are flied with holiday shop-
rers and wedding guests, and there are chdFity
aratrs without end under the patronage OF
r,o-,bars Of the royal family. Among these there
tas hoon only one with any approach to original
e. bazaar opened by Lady Trouoridge' Win
ea,,,,r. salesladies in costumes of characters In
fiction. III,
-rho sa1e OF tho furniture. ornaments. CHINA
,s clocks from Warwick House VIII attract
sr-orn, of visitors at the Cadogan rooms next
-, md rival I'm interest the auction scenes at
Cbristies where pictures and oric-a-prac from
country houses are ratified off every afternoon
II 10 an interesting lot. which may command
good prices.
LADY RandoIph's success in her autobiography.
&c writing a book Of social "reminiscences.
"Arpera !" at the Comedy. is the only new play
tbis week and Il provides Miss Tempest with
an excellent part suited TO her characteristic
s,y,Ie and consequently is satisfactory TO her
host of admirers.
The Duchess of Marlborough has returned to
London
professor Mahany sails next Saturday for
America to deliver the Lowell lectures
The American Ambassador and his family.
with Mrs and Miss Carter. will sail on the
Nauretana The ambassador is closing up his
dtplomatic business for brief absence, and is
entertaining n Weekend shooting party at
Wrest Park.
The Pilgrims were most anxious to entertain
Secretary Taft in London. but he is hurrying
from Berlin to his steamer and keeping out of
England |. N r.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
CENTRAL AMERICAS PEACE PLAN
Five Members of Supreme Court of Justice
Will Pass on Disputes

Washington Dec. Five members are to con-
stitute the Supreme Court OF Justice To which uu,
be referred for decision questions arising hetwsa,
the Central American republics. This actio, has
been agreed upon by the conference of the Con-
tral American republics. in session here
Tho sittings of the court will be held at the
capital of Costa Rica, at certain stated ner,oa =,
be hereafter determined it may be called %
gether when any immediate and pressing pecesstt
therefor demands its attention
The conference expects now proceed with ri.
work of framing In detail the proposed arbitration
cal unanimity Among the delegates
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

Stockholm. Dec THE following bulletin on
the condition of King Oscar was issued at 10
O'Clock this evening:
The King to all appearances passed painless
dav. No essential change in his strength has
been noticed since the last bulletin. His res
pration is still irregular.
King Oscar was unconscious practically all
day. and the end is expected at any moment
The final sacraments have been administered
and all the members of the royal family are
gathered at the bedside of the venerable mon
arch The patient has had occasional moments
of consciousness when he recognized those about
him but these have been OF short duration
Shortly after o'clock this evening the King
was able to utter the word Thanks to his
doctors for their ministrations. but since then
he has not spoken.
Although the theatres and other places of
amusement were open as usual this evening. the
crowd, numbering thousands. patiently waiting
in a pouring rain in front of the palace testified
to the popular sympathy for the aged monarch
His majesty had been removed In his bed at
noon to his study when still unconscious. This
measure taken to enable all the family and
the officials to be present at the last moments
without undue Crowding.
The physicians in attendance administered
stimulants. consisting of saline solution
camphor and dlgitaltS, which were injected at
intervals. and they also relieved, as far as pos
sible the vescal trouble from which the King
has suffered severely all through his illness
They could accomplish, however. little more
than the bringing back of their patient to mo-
mentary consciousness. Every effort was made
to reduce the pain to a minimum, and this ap-
parently successful.
The physicians state that recovery is irnpos-
sible, although they still have slight hopes of
keeping the spark of life burning until morn
ing. The breathing is weak and the pulse low
and irregular. The blood vessels of the heart
and other organs are hopelessly affected
Bishop Billing, OF Lund, has been summoned
by telegraph to come by special train to the
palace to pray at the bedside for tie King. In
the expectation that life will be prolonged until
the morning, the ministers left the palace at II
O'Clock, the members of the royal family with
drawing for the time being from the scsroom
The physicians remained with his maiestv
throughout the night.
At a. the physicians administered p,.
ther stimulants to the King, which II ls ex-
pected will proong life for some hours
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
TAXES RAISED, EXPENDITURES CUT
Japan Takes Meas res to Improve Condition
of Empires Finances.

Toxic Dec. IA hnsl agreement mas oeeh
reached with regard TO the financial policy 10 oe
maintained during the fiscal year l%oS-oe IT IN
wolves an increase OF the taxes on OH. SAKE sugar
and tobacco from which IL IS expected to realize
60 10000 yen S00a0o). The government has
also determined Il reduce its extraordinary ex-
penditures including the army and navy. thus
enabling to meet its liabilities.
Yoshiro Sakatani. Minister OF Finance. said that
the Department OF Finance is confident that after
1910 Japan's financial position will be such as 10
enable the government TO undertake the work OF
DEVELOPMENT q large scale.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
STUDENT DISORDERS IN ST. PErERsalpe

ST. Petersburg, Dec 7.-Student disorders ba,,o
broken out again at the university here Toda:,
the police dispersed meeting of students ana
more than hundred arrests were made This
afternoon the streets surrounding the university
patroed by mounted police who dispersed
little Knots of students as they formed occasionaIv
making use Of their whips.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
REVENUE CUTTER PEORIA GROUNDED

Santo Domingo. Dec. The United States reve-
cutter Peoria, which bringing w Z Pull
liam. Of the Customs Administration OF Santo Do
mingo. from the United States grounded at the en-
trance OF the harbor arriving here to-day II Is
expected the vessel will be hoated without sustain
ing damage.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
INCREASE IN BRITISH TRADE.

London. Dec. THE November statement of the
Board Of Trade shows increases Sc $50 Oo In i'm
ports and slf, in exports. The principal in
crease in imports IN grain Cotton imports
from America decreased. The principal increase in
exports in coal and manufactured cotton
goods.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
cAMoRRA's PRESIDENT ARRESTED.
Had $4,000 Said To Have Been P;Id for
New York Black Hand Recruits.

NanIes Dec 7-Antonio Delucia. who snort
,irra aro was elected commander In chief OF the
Camorra secret society. has been arrested He nad
in his possession $1,000. which no Is said TO have
made by furnishing recruits for the Black Hand
in New York.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
SENTENCED TO psA,u

yIadvostok. Dec. Another batch of sailors i'm
plicated 10 the recent hnutinies here were found
guilty to-day, and twenty-one were condemned tn
death. while twenty -four given varying terms
OF penal servitude.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

Incidentally. the Illinois Central contest
comes bitterer Mr.. Hartman. Nr. Nand9IoN'
and other trustees file spirited rstogts 70 20
I-,,o,, r,scidc control suggestion Of 1Ir- StoS-
vesant Fish. sunlmonins official rscor'S =
Fish.s former administration Of the company
illustrate that Mr. Fish himself mas "-i@' -
col, a.. eranciaf mast" Some Of thelr savases-
thrusts Mr. Fish does not parry II ,,,
EYsb.s misfortune to be officially reiaIed " .
defunct Trust Company Of the RepHo1lc' W
for,,,res becarne finally so involved tnat ~
perate appeals had 20 be made 10 meet -.
axirencies. Mr. Fish was generous ne
nitted the use of Illinois Central IundS III 49,,
,,avs at critical periods-and seven Of '1f'
as,oc,a+s Illinois Central directors un aaE'-
to Mr. rarrirnan) make joint signed Stat1
declaring that his philanthropic use Oh -
Central resources to bolster up S''77,
trust conpanv was not just quite the AIN. -,
r.scua work which can be applauded IN an
hduciarv trustee whose campaign 20 se' -.
of the corporation consists so fueH - .Ias,
claiming that other folks are wicked ha''
motives are real worldly people Il, vr
From the standpoint of campaign ..as. tae'iOs
EYsb,a infusion of personalities into thiS -
must nroye thus to be discourasinS 70 pAi~
who have been bewalling that MI III,
cessors In control of Illinois Central arc ,srs
preferring profits to piety. But III Si'oo'' rbs
Mr. Fish does not show 10 disaGVaA'Nse ,sar
vanderbilt interests are urgss s,rors rgr
il is not TO the advantage-that y WI 70 Pass
extremely inimical-for Illinois ~ r5,eiac Ra-
into the possession OF the Missouri ! - row be-
way with which system Mr.. Fish nSs H., obtairs
come intimately identified u NF. MI, with such
stoesnolaers 10 r,a,n1v R will be wen within his r,ss
in bringing Illinois Central INTO .es Nat Ms
souri Pacific as the greater system .sr caarce
dominance and through dominance pIo.s p.s Ilunois
alter the case Controlling alliance VI Ireasi1s
Central could. sure enough proo,sso sr not, o..
Missouri Pacific profits And way LA a. I.sanA
tainly Mr.. Fishs Missouri Pac,. srIAUAf -
New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
KING OSCAR DYING.
End of S7ceden's Venerable Monarch
Momentnily Expected.

Stockholm. Dec. THE following bulletin on
the condition of King Oscar was issued at III
O'Clock this evening:
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31
News in Brief.

Four persons were killed We'd
nesday in an auto accident in
Rochester, n. Y. Eugene
CargelI, marshal of Cairo, Ga,
was shot snd killed Wednesday
by q negro, Cohen Slmms.
Arthur G.. Moore, formerly of
Greenwood, was killed by a
street car this week in Birming-
ham, Ala. Thomas M Sumer-
all was shot and killed Wednes-
day in Montgomery, Ala, by
Wade Hampton, formerly OF
Sumter, S. O. Mrs. Rachel
ID. Barry, Of Long Branch, n. j..
died this week from the effects
OF cat bite seven weeks ago.
A fight at negro church in
EdgefeId county resulted i'll one
negro being killed and several
others wounded. Many shots
were fred. A jug of liquor on
the grounds was the cause of the
battle. "A New York woman,
Mrs. j. r. Mckay, has sent lbir-
ty thousand dollars to a baby in
Georgia, child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Powell, of Cordele. "A
falling scaffold at York, Pa,
Thursday killed two men and in
jured others "A fast mail
train was wrecked Thursday near
Tulsa, Indian Territory. Two
passengers a0d a mail clerk were
seriously injured u. Lee Kirk, a
negro wanted in Greensboro, n
c., to answer to charge of mur-
der, was captured in Ohio yes.
ter0ay.
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Do You?

From the Marshville Home.
The editor of the Lancaster
News doesn't like to be scratch.
ed, as the following from his edi,
torial column indicates: eff the
Chicago man who invented
shirt without buttons will now
contrive to rig up a woman's
waist without pins he'll save a
fellow from many scratch. i"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31
TO THE WOMEN'S CLUBS OF LAM
CASTER.

With view Of extending
and enlarging its sphere of use
tulness, The News desires to
make proposition to :he wo-
mems clubs of Lancaster. We
have received so many assur-
ances of the good being accom-
plished by the paper's agricultu-
raj department that we have
concluded to make another eX-
pertinent. provided we can sse-
cure the cooperation of the la
dies of Lancaster through their
literary and social organiza-
tions.
Our plan is 10 allot certain
space in the paper to be known
assay the Home Improvement
Department-though that desig-
natlon is not suthclently com.
prehensive to be entirely des-
criptive of all matters it is con.
templated to have discussed in
that column or department. To
fill that space with original arti-
cles is what we ask the club la
dies to do, the clubs arrangin Q
among themselves the order of
taking up and carrying on the
work. Each club might assign to
certain of its members the task
of preparing for publication ar
ticles on subjects to be selected
either by the cub Or by the
members themselves who are
appointed to do the work. As
there are several clubs, aud
each with a goodly number of
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31
Lightning Kills Woman and
Boy.

Newton, N. o., special in Char
lotte Observer: While on the
camp grounds yesterday your
correspondent heard of a most
distl essing incident that occurr-
ed in Maiden. While Mrs. Lum
Bumgarner, her children and a
little BOY, Dan Summit, were at
dinner, a bolt of lightning struck
the house, instantly killing Mrs.
Bumgarner aud the Sammit boy,
but not in the least hurting the
others in the room. The boy
was burned on the back of the
neck and it was broken. The
child sitting close to the Sum-
nit boy was not affected at all.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31

Half Brother and Sister, the
Younger IA, Meet for First
Time.
Mr.. II. l.. Cauthen, of the firm
of Cauthen Brothers, wholesale
and retail stockholders of Elber
ton, Ga, paid a brief visit this
week TO his half-sister in this
county, Mrs. Mary Bralsington,
widow of the Rev. VIM. Bras
ington. 1t was the first time
that they had ever met, though
he is At years old and Mrs. Bras
Ington 90. Mr.. Cauthen is son
of the late George Cauthen, who
moved from this county to Geor-
gia many years ago.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31
Pleasant Hill Items.

Mr. f.. NJ. Beckham of Rock
Hill is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S Beckham, Sr.
Mrs f.. ii Beckham and chill
dren of Branchville, S. c., who
have been visiting her sister, Mrs.
M. l.. Beckham, lett for her
home last Monday.
Mrs S. Beckham, Sr., return
ed home from visit 10 her
daughter, Mrs J ID. Nisbet of
Jacksonham, Thursday las.
Mrs. F. A. Magill, of Magill
section, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Caskey.
News Reader.
Pleasant Hill, Aug. 30.
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The Coming Picnic at White
Bluff


Bluff.
We have been asked why the
big picnic at White Bluff will
not be held until Sept. IA. Don't
know, but our Flat Greek friends
no doubt have some good reason
for not pulling it off any sooner.
1t may be that Frank Lowry
and Joe Baker are waiting tor
their yearlings and spring chick
ems to grow a little larger.
We have never had the pleas.
ure, by the way, of eating any OF
friend Bakers fowls, bnt if they
are prepared for the table at his
hos pftable home like they are
served at friend Lowry's, it
will well repay one to ride many
miles to dine with him What
Mrs Lowry doesn't know about
cooking sa chicken isn't worth
knowing. We speak from long
years of experience and obser
vaiion. We, in fact, know almost
as much about chickens as a
Methodist preacher.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31

Charleston seems 10 be maxim q
some progress in the herculean
task of getting rid Of its numer-
Gus blind tigers. Six'y-one Of
the animals have been forced
out of business during the last
few weeks and, in consequence,
sales by the county dispensaries
have considerably increased.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31

The r ev. Samuel Wiilhite, OF
Arkansas, who has just returned
from a trip to Europe, predicts
on the strength of a "vision"
that America will be "entirely
destroyed" today. 1t is not too
late, however, 10 rush in your
subscriptions to The News.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31

members, the undertaking sug
gesied would by no means prove
irksome.
AS to the kind of matter want
ed. While the name proposed,
the Home Improvement Depart
ment, is not altogether as broad
as we should like, still, it of it.
self is suggestive of very many
topics. Lancaster needs to be
old much under the head of
civic improvement. The beauti.
fying of ones home is an mex.
haus'ible subject. There are
many homes, especially those of
newly married couples underg o.
ing their first experience in
housekeep ping, that could be
made more comfortable and at
!ractive, and the burdens OF the
young wife lighter, by plans and
methods known only to women
who have had much experience
in such matters. The planting and
cultivation and care Of flowers, the
making of vegetable gardens,
the cauning and preserving of
vegetables and fruits, the cook
ing of meats of various kinds,
recipes for making cakes, Gus
tards, etc, are all fruitful sub
jects for discussion. Much can
be said about the sick room, its
ventilation, what it should con-
contain in the way Of furniture,
be dding, etc., how to make the
surroundings pleasing to the
eye Of the patient aud, above all,
how the patient should be nursed
and fed. 1t is not desired of
course to usurp the functions Of
the family physician, but it is
well-kncwn fact that patient
needs much care and attention
which it is not practicable for
tie physician to give. Here is
where the value OF the trained
nurse comes in, but where there
is one family able 10 employ the
services OF such nurse, there are
ten that can not afford to do so.
Women who have had much ex.
perienoe in the sick room, who
are acquainted with the recog-
nlZed sanitary regulations and
who know how to prepare the
various delicacies for the sick,
would confer a great boon on
suffering humanity by giving the
public the benefit of their knowl-
edge and observation.
These are only a few pegs
upon which the women NAV
hang heir ideas. If they con
Glade to cooperate with us in
this matter they will, of course,
be free to choose their own SUBJ
jects. What say you, ladies?
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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Quent insertion 80 cents. For three months or
longer reduced rates.
Professional cards, per year, Sl2.
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Lost and Found, ana other classified auver-
each insertion: | cent? word for each add
uoual word over - words
Obituaries. Tributes OF respect, cards OF
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Brief correspondence on subjects OF general
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correspondents. -.
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J. NJ. RIDDLE, JR., BUSINESS MANAGER,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-31
Saturday, August 81, 1907

Stock feed must be scarce in
Atlanta. A visitor to that city
this week had his only pair of
trousers devoured by hungry
COW.
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Entered as seconj.class matter, Oct. :, 1905,
at the poStofice Mt lancaster c., under Ac;
OF Congress OF March 8. 1879