The log cabin Democrat., 1908-04-09

ped anchor Sunday afternoon just off the head of Canal street, says the New Orleans Picayune. She IS the second-class cruiser Gelderland, and is as spick and span a ship as ever came into port. Painted white from stem to stern, only her masts, two big tunnels and the flagstaff give a touch of color. The white effect is carried so far that even the guns are painted this color and are not visible more than a hundred yards from the ship. The interior of the ship and the officers quar- ters are painted white with sucn a generosity of paint that the very walls look as though they were en- ameled. The officers were attirel in white duck, as were the sailors, and although several score of them were leaning over the rail, they seemed but a part of the hull of the ship until within about fifty yards.
 The steamer Panama Monday brought news to San Francisco of a volcano in Guatemala so long extinct that it's name had been forgotten, having recently broken out. Its Hong sleep terminated three weeks ago with such terrifying mutterings and spoutings of lava and smoke that the people living at San Fillipe, at the base of the mountain, are flee ing for their lives. Opposite the new volcano which, during the past new volcano is Santa Maria, a VOL cano, which, during the past 200 years, has wiped out town after town.
 According to Assistant United States District Attorney Given, the trial of Representative HeAin of Alamama, who shot Thomas Me- Creary, a New York horse trainer, and Louis Lunday, negro, at Washington, D. C., last Friday night, will probably be heard this week. McCreary is at the George Washington University hospital, where, it is said, his condition is im- proving, and he will probably leave the hospital in few days.
 A fire which swept the business part of Abbeville, Ala.j Monday, caused loss estimated at $100,000, partially insured. The dry good es- tablishment of Stock X Bros., the store of the Abbeville Trading Company and the Bank of Henry County was destroyed completely. Two other stores and several small CT buildings were burned before the fire was controlled.
 What is said to be the biggest can- non ball ever made weighed 2,60O pounds, and was manufactured at the Krupp works, Essen, for the government of the czar. The gun from which this proejctile was fired is placed in the Notifications of Cronstadt. This gun has range of twelve miles, and it has been es- timated that each shot costs $1 500.
 Ed. Swenson and his brother of New York city have closed deal for the sale of their ranch of 443,- 900 acres of land situated in Kent and adjoining counties, in Texas, to the Espuela Land and Cattle Company of London England, for $2,50O,00O cash. It is stated that the ranch will be thrown open for settlement by the new owners.
 The Pike County Bank and Trust Company of McComb City, Miss, capitalized at $1o0,00O, has been placed in the hands of receiv- CTS. Creditors will probably receive 80 per cent of their claims. Depres- sion. of lumber trade and curtail- ment of working hours in railroad shops is assigned as the cause of failure.
 The Korean cabinet has decided to donate 5O,00O yen to the family of Durham W. Stevens, who was as sassinated in San Francisco by Ko- rean zealot. The amount that the Japanese government will appropri- ate has not been announced, but it is general believed that it will amount to 150,000 yen.
 Fire of unknown origin destroyed