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I . *? . /" " , <s i ' ^ THE GAMDEN (EHR0NI0LE. . .1^ |ft> _ ...._ _ VOLUMKXHI. / CAMDEN, S.C., FRIDAY (lANl'AHV 10, ishi'2. ?N'?- '? FAVOR ARBITRATION. ^ Are I is c uracil By The Pan. American Congress. ,T IS TO lit BROUGHT TO A.N ISSIT: 'lie Delegates \\ ho l:avor the Com* pulsory Plan Arc Determined I hat " Shall Adopted * Mexico City. Special.? It is thought nons that the arbitration question in 1 >e ftui -American Conference will lvj ' < ? i.nined one way or anot her at an ?''"?Ij d?.y. Whether or not the solution * II be the upt ion of the conference ^ depend ( :i whether th"ti ten dvi>* f.stiuns v.ii . i i \ , ?? compulsory arh.tra ?n will .v. a compromise incasuvo to bo offer ? i i ) (hem tomorrow on t.io linos sjiiKt'/.iiiLii uy w. .1. Huehanan, of ' ftit'ul S:.i!es delegation. ThO Mexi can delegation will, however, present tho 'pom premise. M .nday after ,300n son:.: of the extreme advo eatea of coin pulsory arbitration w?;re Homowhat afraid of the defoe- j the Mexicans, ani it Is a tnatti-r of fart. almost eebtafn, that the c -ijnpnuniRo to h.- otlosed t-> ?, "lr Mexicans will inveive home mod?* Ccatlon of th.'ir nwn attiittle. It is po.ntei.l on: that v\ hen the M.-x Ican delcga* ion proposed a plan where by all thes (!. locations were to apply for adwiHan -e to The Hague 0 i'nee, while tli >s;j favoring conipu v,v Arbitration were to sign an agreement tttnong them /?:%??>; embodying that principle, th-y w< under the impivs 8-Oii thai this sol'it on was ageotble to all tin* delegations including tho Chiilians. Nov v tli ? fhillilans claim that they did n 1 understand the matter '11 that lis'jt, and th?* Mexh ans w?re .1:1 dat* an ei roneou.s imprecision. Th j Chiilians say they were never agree ni'lc to this eonipromlxw Tlr.' .M \i cans therefore f -1 that a? the ronvpvo nil - ? v.*as hii ; ?? .] under an erroneous ?3>Jt:i|>ifS::i-i] on the p;:r! of Chilli's atti tude, it in-umhent them row to si;ge<>.?! so, -no othei plan with tl.e hop* that it will be ajr/cmblc. to all. It !;< again jdnie! out that mi" toi:t:KHi is that the d elega t ions favoring t !i compulsory plan of arbitration shou'd p;"' .sent it in an open session of 11:3 conference and not through th? com 1 : i? ? r e. it ;s 1. no means eirtaln that if t :*.:?* tion, already reih.i te 1 and oh. r'd once !>> the ten. is off "red again it v. ill he accepted. In any ev-.nt th<? ten delega? ion ?> favoring compulsory nrhit rction are <1 tiemin >.l to bring 'ho matter to an i ?. :ie this wc?k. <iooi!-Bye to I wo. Washington, Speeial. ? ? Secretary G.i.ve's letter of reslgnat ion. dated Do* cciiihcr llith . r.r.'l President Uooseveit ? rep'y, \v( 1 1; made puhlie at the Wit St i I ! or.? e. Mr. Car.e thanks the Ptt-.'ddent for coafldcnee bestowed and expresses earnest desire for the highest Micce.w of tito administration. In Ii is reply the Present sty?: y--V" ?ir seivice to the nation has been rt-nJcre:! at the er.-st. of Joss to you ? hfavy l's-. from a material standpoint --as must vr he the case with a man like you. who deliberately abandons the rontparatlce ease and the high pe cuniary rewards of a largo private businr-ss for the exhausting work oT the position you have so honorably fill- 1 during the last live years." In a letter to Postmaster General Smith fovepllng the Jat tor's resignation, the President says: "I deeply regret that we are no longer to serve side by eide. ami I earnestly wish you well in the future and bid you God-speed in your iv w flutter, for wher*Vftr- -you may be. 1 ho weight of your influence Is sure to he potent on the sole of clean nnd LoJTjd eovernmcnt." ?s5re *iO ; Sniircmo Court rendered km in i olding ns valid the Siate tuCcn of Kentucky, concerning i:.i l s!i.)rt hauls by railror.il com *. and liic statutes enacted miiior ? n.tt prov.s on of iljo constitution. The rr.:>o on which the decision was ren dered was a proceeding against the Louisville <fc Nashville Railroad Com r*ui y, wJiica company was Indicted under (he law upon the charge of mik ing a greater charge for a short than for a long haul, and a fine was asse.js r.d. The verdict of tho lower State courts was favorablo to the State Jaw and constitution and this finding vai affirmed by the State Court t* Annuls. Southeastern Securities Company. Treatyn. N. J.. Special.? The South western Securities Company*. capital $1C0.000 was Incorporated. This ?m pany Is given practically the same ppwer as those that were conferred upon the Northern Securities Compa ny. which was organized to assume rontrol of the Northern Pacific anj other railroads. The Incorporators of the company formed today Mr* Parid H Taylor, Edward R. Othemar. - oi New York, and K. K. McLaren. of Jpraey City. ' - - SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL New Hnttrprlscft That Are t:hrklilny Our rnvorcd Section. 1 1 . S* The NMI'.lamston Mill The directors of the WlUlumst.n (S. C.) Mills met during the week am! eleeted officers for the ensuing jcmc. They are: President au l t reav.n <?r, James I1. C,ossott; vice-president, 101 llson A. Smyth of Pcizer, S. C.; secre tary, (J. 1.u:ik Audeisju, ami directors, M??srs. (Sossott. Smyth A ad Anderson, <5. II. Malum, H. ('! Martin ami U. I*. Ram >m of (Jreenville, S ('. '1 his/euaipany. organised a year a^o, has crWfetl an S7x240-ft>o? building to accommodate lo.nOu spindb and ;:?>0 looms, although hut ?i;i ? f of this equip* mini will bo Installed at the Mart: this half In* heen ortlen I. and i*" to be deliver^ I and install*. I soon. Such machinery as hollers, eng'ne-t, pumps, eti"., is already on the ground. The silo of i!in mill and cwMt'.Vi's' village comprises a 100-acrc tract, well drained an I abundantly watered. T ?i ** company i? capitalized at $200,00f>. and '.s expending about half that amount for the Initial plant. Print (doth six'.v four Inches square will ho the product. The plant lias bec.n designed and built tinder the direction of fit p wart W. I Cramer of Charlotte, N. C. Mills of Ht x co. A short time ft?o tln'ro was a import that Mexico was preparing to ex'<-n I its trade in cotton goods t ) th?> Lat'li Atner i.\ir? countries. That this report was somewhat premature w;?s Indi cated bv a statement of the Mexican minister of tinance that "in:iH!UUch .?H the increase of eons?.*npt ion is neces sarily srad lal and plow and the ex portation of cotton goods problemati cal. no other solution of tho difficulty f an be looked for s ive a piolongc.l and perhaps^pe-rmanenl flint ting down of certain cotton factories which, ow'nj either to the cost of motive power, dis tance from the centers of eons unption, antiquated character of ma diinery or other adverse eond.tions. are not it: a pt?s!tlon to compete with their rivals." A $io3.ooo Plant. A charter of ineorporafion has been granted the Voorhees M.tiuifactur'ns Co., of Graham, N. C., with capital stock placed at Sinn.O'.'O, for manafa< - tori n v c :,(o:i waips. yarns. etc. This company will en.":'., own and operate the cot! on mill leporled I'^.st woi-k as to be built by M'-.-srs. I'omeroy Hroa. Construction of the plant is N> l?n :*o:n menced at once, brick and lumber for the buildings having already been or dered. The incorporators are Messrs. Theodore I'omeroy ami .'as V. I'oni eroy. Mrs. C. S. i>. Pome: \v and .\lijs (Jr.i.1' If. Poa.eroy. Text i I ? Notes. W. T Weaver Power Co. of Asbevill*, N. C'.. reported recently. h:is let con Ira it to C. H. W 1 1 lard for construction of hydraulic canal and dam to develop its wat": -power property. This de velopment is expected to product* 208 hotfc power, Inoveased by two extra wheels to 3500 horse power when sup plemented by 30 per ccar. of Kivaoi, >o he used three month* In the year.' A cotton mil) and bleachery is contempla ted in connection with this develop ment. The htocKhoJderB'fif t!i^ Dallas Manu facturing Co. of Iluntsvllle, Ala., he'd their annual meeting during the week and authorized an increase of capitali zation from $1,000,000 to $1,400,000. Thy completion of No. 2 mill with 2."? - 000 spindles was announced, and it la to ho operated f'-on. T. H. I\?l!a:j of Nashviffe, Tenn., was rc elected general manager. I,imcstono Hosiery Mills of AtUgns, Ala., has completed Its p'ant and'coin nienced production. Its daily output be ing 200 dqzun pairs of children's and . misses' /liosK'ry. 1*1 f t y ojK'ratives aru'J employed. /tthoyJ $ir?,0?'>0 Is tho inve^ ment/ln macKjmry ami building. Tho latter being it Two-story brick, 30x60 feet in size. P. \V. Hendricks Is mail ?P?r. v~V.J-' ?J Messrs. 1-adshaw & I,ad.shaw of* Spartanburg, S. C., have completed plans and let. contract for the work of remodeling the power plant of Globe Cotton Mills at XiiKiisfa; Ca. New ma chinery will include two 42-lnc.h hori zontal water-wheels to operate under an 11 -foot bead of water. Cannon Manufacturing Co.. -of Con cord, N. C.. has completed the build ing that It has becji erect!.1.1? 'or a bleachery, and the equipment of ma chinery is now being installed. Its cot ton mill operates 23,100 spindles and R.'iO looms, the product of which will b<? treated in the blfachcry. It. Is rumored that I^urens (S. C.) Cotton Mills has purchased slto for the erection of another mill. The com pany now has 40,320 spindles and 11SS looms. Tho Southorn Manufacturing & Mill Supply Co.. of Gaffney. S. C., has com pleted It.^lant. and will manufacture roving cans, mill boxes, baskets, trucks, etc., for use In textile facto ries. , Row? Knitting Co., of lluntsvilld, Ala., has let contract to G. A. Plum mer for the erection of fifty operatives' ? cottages. The company manufactures fleece-lined underwear, and Is capital lied at $200,000. Social Circle (Oa.) Cotton Mills' buildings tue completed, and the ma ?binary Is commencing to arrive. The Huipment will be 8000 spindles (or manufacturing Bedford cords, diaper ing, etc., and there Is space for Jo ru ling the spindles. ? Elisabeth Hosiery Mills of La Oa., previously organised with a. cap ital stock oMMji^O, has completed Its plant, tiidnow kg* tor*j knitting ma chines operating oa the protection of women's wmmHm- Mock cottaa boat* it. A. R. gtarta te ymtftft ? -J hm&cMMSmr (? a) Cteum mm haa about compute* ?ha boJldlaga far its Ke> SrnOCtm;i?J*h** iMOOfl#* ?? TM>. ?*????> CANAL flHI KIH IIS Formal Offer Made to Inited States Government. ? ? ? PRICf:, FORTY Mill ION DOI.URS. I he Presided ^ Conuminkate Offer to Congress. Which Alone lias Power to Ad. * Washington. Special.-- A formal pro posit i n to sKl t;i? l^nnm canal pro perties io the Pnijed Stales Kov. ?? men i for * lO.iW.OOO hv the authorities hcc. It ???? * X M. llooufve. reprcstntl.m to-. <o.np . , to Admiral Walker as ehunn ?<> ^ iKtluuinn < ?? 1 ; ' a, l.Hl under ral.1.. cv h.. J today from the Panama canal oflh ial at Paris. Admiral Walker broim.it t .e proposition to the knowledge of t ?e secretory of state and tin* pr<Mi..n , KoiuH directly to the btuto dcpui for that purpose. Tho submission of this offer car .. out a plan which has been und^r con sideration for tho last two week.; - '? first step was taken wliou ' ? * retired from the presidency of t.i" ?? .una company. This brought aboat an entire change tn the ??UA*\u?Ur\"\{ main feature of the change being th.'sc i'n authority desired to mat'- ? definite offer of tho Panama propei ? --a to tills government for $40,01HM u ? there have been numerous meetings at Paris with this end In vlow but the. on* which brought about tho final pcopi*; tlon was held yesterday, it had be?,n the Intention to make the offer through I'M ward I^ampre, secretary general o the company, who is due to arrive at New Vork on the steamer Aquitaln* t ? morrow, but the meeting appears to have taken a view that the offer shoul J k.o made without waiting for t * > rival of M. U?U?. , Accord ng > U ? CBb,e Instructions were forward v. to M. 1 toe.u f vp. lie went at. once to ttu o lice of the isthmian cnnal commls* >a and advised Admiral Walker of ^ had boon the determination ... mv c,.. panv. in substance the notification to Admiral Walker was an follows. "The Panama Canal companv > darns itself ready to transfer to t. u government of Hit. United pay m en t of ??o.o:o.tu;o Ms 1- - ?? and concessions. o.-ilifl ??? '? 1 amount by Hie iMhioUn can*. ????'?_ ?Ion. in conformity with the terms un conditions of the estimates o: commission." . , Except to submit the proposition .n tho foregoing terms, thore was no .1 fi cussWn with Admiral Walker aa what further step" were likely to be taken except to bring the propos.tlm *p.the attention o| the sen-da. > of sate and the president. Admiral Walker called at the Mate department this noon and rommn?> cated to Secretary Hay the offer M. Hooufve had .submit ted In bj,hal or the canal company. I hn maU I -r ? thereafter was brought to the a . tlon of the president. t ? ?,? It can be stated that the P^.tl will communicate tho congress. This course will be pur.su because the administration holds that the canal question is now one for I latlve determination and that ? gress is about to consider t'11 lt should have P?8?^8U^eot eci tive branchhlThe offer as made to Admiral and later conimunicated to the prealdcfrt^pnd secretary of state ftthe estimates ot tho '"V,"" , 'i e mtssloncr'a report. Thl? fa??? o f l.e JTSW&i ?";i ?? w-t?;wrt. .<?<? iz con'nilnsluas, making ' . '.1(1011(1 QtU.n ot Vl.t Panama eanal 000." Killed By Boiler Hxpfoston. Parkersburg. \V. Va., Special.?- The holler In tlie South IVnn Oil Company pumping station, at Harry Rh<>?bH, In Dodrldge county, blew up, scalding to death Harry Ithodes. a pumper for (he eompany; Merrick Prick, w1h> ran a string of well cleaning tools, ajid lx-ll Ash, his assistant. The men were all In the holler house warming them selves when tho ejfcplosloh occurred. They broke open the door, which ha:I become locked, and escaped to another house a mile away. All wore scalded H'' ','iat flesh fell from them on tire wa.Tj/ After reaching the other boiler lUHtfn they collapsed, and In a fow bonrs were all dead. ' . . , X. Street Railway Sold. Ncrw Orleans, Special ? S. H. H. Pear son. of the Pearson Syndicate of Phil adelphia, gave out the statement $At out of the 76,000 shares of torn 01911 stock of the Nerw' Orleans City IU11 way Company, the syndicate had se cured tO, 000 and would enter Into the lease by January IK. The disso lution <M-Um Lonlsrllle pool, which held 25.683 shares Of stock and would not- sell. Is consideerd to have brought about thedeaJ. , Collision Near Atlanta Atlanta. Special.? As a tesnlt of a head-on collision between two fright trains o t the 8onthera Railway; *. ear); Maj awrvlnf, near Rex,( Or, 14 ?flu tram this place,' threY of thf trafjM* crews were killed and i TIME IS EXIENDED ??|jrty l>ay* More (liven in \N lilch to l*a> Tax?*. TI*u ? ICxtended f i?v Payment Taxes. I'l.fi i into for the payment of tuxes This boon extended ftftov all. though U was not known even to the con ity \ va.surer until a/tor tho regular tlmo 'or the payment of taxes Iihk "xniro.l ;;o it -eannot bo said thai any who ex p to pay thMr taxes and avoid tho penalty wore given tho etiunee to uohiy. The eomptroller general and tho governor n. 1 1 iik nudor tho law issued lli following ordoi' of extension i.r.'l not bos wi'in at ortto /-> ? ? i ? t tho treuv niois s?) as to prevent them from link i..g up theli delinquent statement tVlpinl i.i. S. Doc, U". I >1 I'm sunnt ? t ? so. vipn f.10 of !ui. ro viro.J sint.n,i"' authorizing the. romp tio'ih-r i t i). with tho api-tovil o'f tJu i:ovo.i;oi. to < ?teud tho t into t ? ? r Mio payment < ?' wo have ! i\ i rt day i \ t < n v I o ? I ' li<* time f"J tho payment :f t j ? v ? : ? . wi'U h exoiivs oit ItooomhiM 1.1, lioj, without penalty until Ma;\ h 1, I V OlsJUIIAM. Comptroller tituo>>il. A i? ;?7 ?vod. M. |l. Mt Sweeney, t?ov?'t nor. l in- withholding of a- lion until ti e last Moment was duo lo the faet 'h it !;? :*i?e taxpayers who wore aide u. pay It. i i l,i hi holding baoiv, :nnl the nn ! i minty treasurers were !n? i.? ? il ei t'?inds\ Many of tho auditors have reputed that tho "liiU'<l year" on tho tanners has veiy soriomdy affeetod p'vjplo who'flave novor been Known to v;,-il to pay their taxes on time. Homo of the auditors wrote tho comptroller that not half of tho taxes had l-een paid in up to a 'tow days ago In their respective counties Those Riven tho right to extend the time took the xlew that thin hud been a hard year miM nl and that tho pooler property owiiots n ally neede l the extension; they t 1 1 ? o view also that even wore the \ t< nsion not now given the legishit'n.v, tioon to eonvene. would grant *? u < \ teiis ion. '1 ho order allows an extension oi ?>n <ia\:>, ii.iil at. {ircBiat iiuiic si;'.: hi 'o llf u< eei-sity of an extension f./i a loji,;.?r period. VAI.IIA'J ION OF* l'ROl'KKTY. 'I i**.: llnal figures for this yea. :;!-o\v iny; (hit \ alnation of all property in tho Stale ^f.iv taxation are Intel eating In e ?::!!*?< I Ion. The es are a* follows "? ?r t|;ls li ?. i ? ?iifi. ; :o I ? o;:a I i ' i Hailroad !'7o?I2M Total ' 1 '07 The )i;.ut' s for l'.JOi) were as toi low : I! a I eKi a t < $ 1 "2, i 1 v ' 27 l'.'rsonal *?-.o itl.f-'.o Haihoa I li o.'lCti.'iV: Total $i7!>.',i t. .r;:;o Thi-; kDowji a hamisomo im-iease Jir tf . ? ' ear. it tx-iritr $i?.K i S .5 7 7. 1!V ( V>UNTI ICS. totj'l taxable property by timn iUt. j- as .'ollows : Abbeville $ Aii.?n T.r.s'J.-^O / n b r.-.on , S. ?2r>.?,r,:{ Ila:nli.iK ' 11.35 1 .&(?') Ibaufovt :t..{r>i.n'jO Mainwell t,873,Tt?0 Ji.'ihelov a,6i:t.790 ('harlosion ^?J.2lS,l2r, Cherokee 3.r?11.21S Chester 4.MOM4 Ch-stevlbhl 1 ,:rPI.l;71 ( Marendon , / 2.770.170 Colloton 3.000.500 1 >nrlin^ton . 1.1 12 27:t l)?jreh?rdor. . ^ 2.L'L,:i,?os K'Uretbdd 3,i)05,:i0o Kali-field 3.V.17.323 I'Moronro 3.S.H 072 Goor^f'town 2,S.">.'l ';7S -tJre'Miwood t.r?<H,7<10 lib; 7.97:?.r'1.r? ' 2,sr?9.r??5 Horry .\ l.r,'<4.7f?l KeishaWy 3,382,420 l.rm nsler. . . . . . 2.1?0.048 i.nui'enji H.OilOulS l.oNinston 3.785. 10?? Marlon 4,8?l7.(i05 Marlboro 3.200. 2:?.r? '^rvrhrrry . . . . -r, 4.?iii7.ii37 Oconee 2.0<VJ.!?4r> Orangohurf? 7.0't7.0l 5 IMekens ^.i?0f017 .Hlrhland 9?700..r.r.0 Saluda T 2.0fir?.&22 Spartanburg //.... 1 1.S03.3 i 1 Sumter 6,200.729 Union 3.9-;i.02r? Williamsburg 2.921,131 York C.01 3,111 Total $189,333,107 Blr D?y??t Cxpo?ltk>a Charleston. 8. C., Special. ? This week will be- * notable one at Che ex paeltlon.,, The stock show ope? with 1,010 entree, snder the supervision of Geo. F. Weeton. of B11Uaore. Ofi Tlrnrs (17 the TftaU1 beU w&JLerrto from Fhllmdeipfcfe m& be plugi itaeftiis* tiful structure eperifsTT# toft for it On Frltar the Intiiwtt? il^lipne of Prat# etch* ?af the fW tM Ween Cl ifc of PhtHiH?kta, wlH mmMt Dispensary Profits. '.The report of the State Disp^nauiy floard has boon made public. Ex amination of tho various accounts show that the total amount >f con t of liquors, wines and lw?r, etfc.. pur chased during the year. has amount' cd to $1,617,073.47. and that our Kress (salo? have amounted to $2.324,CS1.21 ; (exclusive. of sales of fresh beor by . hcor by Dispensers.' The not profit (to State) for accdfint of the school ffund Is $120.062. 25. The net profits. 1 that have accrued to the counties and towns, divided equally, are $121, 285.* 7. wh!ch makes a total net profit nf $545.24fr.lfr for the year, on ac j count of tbt> school fund and towns I and coantlee. CALLS ON PRESIDENT Admi?al Sc hU > (iocs to Sec Chief Magistrate. ? IWiSUU M I Akl:S II* Ills AfM'lAL ? 'I he Admiral \cquaints flu' ('resilient Willi Soul.* ot the InjiiitU'Cs houo Mini U \ I lie Cour I . \V u.-hllo.'tou Special I 111- ohjet I of Adiui\n| S* Me.? 's \ it il to tho | White HiOlhC \ . ?t til JrqUCSt I ll?* President to i ntcrtain and consider .Ull !l ppCill f 1 > ?' l he reversal Ol IIH1 HO tii'!* ?ii Sec retarv I. one. and the <l i;? upprov a! cf tin* majority ludgiuenl of I the < (,?urt of I uqui r v . l li? interview j X\ :t? *atinfuct?.iry. the I'l ' i ? 1 ? ? 1 1 1 grant | Int; ill" admiral's request. Messrs. j Havu? r uiiil T< ague will assist Ad m Ira) Schley in the piepaiatlou of tho appeal The interview with the Prosl- ; I dent v. a s arrunged in advance ami at j its CJUvlU>jlvil Admiral Si hh > lelt the I White 1 louse ill :t satisfied frame of j | mind. lie hail been given a lull op ! j purtnnilv to present the ease from J j hi-, standpoint ami to acquaint tho j President with many dT-tails of which i the latter could n<>t have any know! | edge. While Admiral S< hlev would not ! [ l. rike any statement regarding; the ' uiai'ei'H discussed, hoi. ling that an in | tervu.'v heUveen a naval olllcer and j Ids commander in t hief should be re garded as; eonlldential. It. la under- j j stood that ho brought to the Presl i dent's attention many of the alleged ' injustices and discrepancies} of the j majority report of tlie court <>f in I qttiry. Admiral Schley's interview I with tlfi '-^President was the result of ! his determination to exhaust every | means in his power to overturn the , Judgment which has been rendered I against him. His appeal will he dif ferent from that submitted to the , Navy Department, bringing out some new fac ts which have an important hearing upon the controversy. Messrs. Itayner and Tongue, counsel for Admlryi S< hley, came over from ! llalUmore and were closeted for sev eral hours with their client. The fed lowing statement was' given <>ut by ! Admhnl Schley's counsel at the con elusion (if the conference: ? "Admiral Sehley has concluded, af tor mat tire and careful deliberation, to appeal from the majority report, of the court of inquiry lo the President, of the United States as commander in-chief of the army and navy. This action having been determined, noth ing more enn be divulged at this time, (jio regulations <?f the navy lin ing s<u;b that t lot nature of the pro posed fenpeal cannot he revealed ex cept bvv the- President after the formal documents have been filed with him." Mr. itayner stated that Vti will take pome time to prepare tho appeal and that it will not be filed with the President until after the return of Admiral Schley from bis visit to Sa vannah, about the 20th inst. a< ?v< !,r si M j T "Washington. Special, ? In response to the resolution In the Senate adopted before the holiday recess at the In stance of Senator (May. the Post master General sent to the Senate a statement covering the expenditures of the. Government for c arrying the ocean mails from July 1. 1S.S7 to June '10. 1 S?0 1 . fThe statement shows the following expediturcw for the ln.?t fiscal yvar^ To the I nternatlonal Navigation Company, $.M North (flormnn Lloyd, $vfl.i i I ;/y-HajUiburg JVnierlcan. 52.750; Cunard/ $21 11,772; WVt i t o Star. $ !? 1 ,r.;? I : f'atnpagnie Gen era re Trans At lantlque, $24. M2; ser vice yi Vene/.iiuJn, $56.450 ; service to South\nH*t?tC I'ngland, $528,531; ser vice to Mexico. $127,602; service to Jamaica. $117,490; service to Ha vana. $7.'5.l7ii; service to New South Wales. 272. Uryan l'a*5es Through Philadelphia. Philade lphia, Spec ial.- Wm. J. Hryan who is on his way t ? Now Haven# Conn., to participate in the JflelMon Day excieisis in that city. ? passed through he..? yesLurduy afLtl'JuOon and tonight is tha guest ??/ Jas. H. Iilrch, of Mnrllngtoii, N. J.. a wealthy cUlzyn iuicI Democrat. of New Jersey. Perry lU'lnuiut Defeated. New York. Spec lal. ? Montague ler. Republican, was elected to Con j-foss In the seventh district to nne< e<-d Nicholas Muller. D'-moerat. resign. id. He heat Perry Ibdmont, the 4cgu:ar Democratic canrtldate, by U'.M vote:!, the ecu nt showing th.se figures; I 7 t',77 ; Helinont. 7 28:5. Tin! rest of tho vote wilts: Ward, Social Democrat. 107; Dindlng'T. independent DemoeVat, 135; Dennett. Greater New York De-. imocracy, 1S2. Robbed a Hank St. T/Oula. Special. ? SI* masked mon filtered the National Stockyards Dank, North of lOast St. LouIb, III.. Monday night and After rapturing and pagginfj the two ulglit watch in on and fireman at the plant and blowing open the vanltH with dynamite, secured $5,000 In coin and currency, with which they decamped. For nine hours, from 7 o'clock at night until 4 o'clock n. m., they wore at work -?n the vaults without being Inter fered with. The entire Hast Jk. Ix>uIh police for<;e. aided by thev/Wr Louis polico. are guarding all the ttvenuen of escape, but as yet have obtained no elms to the whereabouts of the robbers, who. It la hollered, ?cap?d on horseback. Americans Fight Ras^tSq*. ?Washington, fecial ? \ serious clash , has occurred betwsen AmcrleM sstlori J of the United fita'.M etsamsalp Vfcfrf* * b?rg a&d t?0 EcseUn toldicc* it Xte i Cfewanr. OUm. Thers a*v? boca thre# I ?s^s ?ad ?? * m*U on* Russisd *o'. dlsr to 4 spot tad woaaded. Ths mat ret w** mads tka ?a*ttef-ot ooaxrlaint by tfca Rrsslan ambassador la Tt km to Sul? JusMcr Coai? trnH Ittg CO I I ON Mill. INCREASE. >S ?a Mosll) Additions it nd Improve tltCfll s. Tln'io hut- ln'i n ti mm i Kod falling ? ' ff ( 'his \ i-ar In ti,.- inn ( I ? i Of the Invest- ' ?m< m In in -\\ t ' 1 t oil null fiii orprlscM :ii South i II. din, 1 though 1 1 ? ? ? tuiio 1 1 '( ill of capital I It \ i)l v ?'d ill in W rot. ? mi nulls Is t>y in) mcalis no-agro. | \u??t of It lu?\v over, luuj hoen p it into iinh'iiHi'.'i la o\nulng planlrt lather t ha it Into new plants. A n ?\ iiiiiinal Ion of .the in. orporai Ion pa- I pets III tile oillt ?? ill I hi: M'deWUy of | m.Uo mIiow.i thai tlin liu; the your I h ?k j I . iiu i> il ii.vf 'id. 1 1 1 during llic yc.n I1?nl hiiu' I n't a tu small lnduntviej> and nm'ai luring cnterpi Isi *. in a ( i iilion H ami tn hind investment com i l>. mi. I'hc mt ton < enterprises j .'iii Mtj.' i hi- >i iu show that a total capi i ml of $ !. i l.'i coo has lieen projoeti d. I i if this amount n?ni imn been in j i< tual lin'i. as. s of capital of tvlsiiiet | mill plant:' ; >?? h IncrensoH being for ' tin- pni |uiM> of 1'iilai gom-nts. Tln-re j h oi !?i i n ?71*...Um. invested iu io-w j mills wlin I. Iia?i' .-.eciired their oliai j ti-rs. and f I U Involved In tin' ' now mills tli.it. hav\? obtained coin i mission* >?m have not yet ohtaiiu.1 j their i haitcrs Most of those. how , ever, will inati'i in!!/*' according to tlu; ; dooln i a t loin* liied wltu the hecrotnrv j of state. Tlic fid iaci onset) la capital mado j ?hiring I ho >eni ai*> as follows. I hirlingtoii Munufuctni Imj t'.nnpany. liailliigton .. . $l7i".00t) j lOxccbslor Kiilltim; Mills. I'n ton liiO.OoO j Mori i m ( 'ot ton M Ills. C.i ll'l'l'llCI' . . . f.ll .1 li I Fairmont Yarn Mills. ('raw foidsvlllo Mi. not: C'liesw oil Cotton Mill. West initiator mo.onon Abbeville Cotton Mills, Abbe vlllo 200.0A0 | tlninoKvlllo Cotton Mills fold Vesta ) 2.10, one Monarch Cotton Mills. I'nloii. 1550, 000 ! I^nnettsvlllo Mfg. Co. lien MlCt tHVlllo 1 r?(l. < Mil) llluokahnrg Spinning and Knit ting Mill lllnckshnrg 10,000 JOaslov Cotton M ills. , Kasley . 50. <>00 Carolina Mfg. Co.. Newberry. 40,000 1'nlrllold Cotton Mills, WIiiiih l?oi(i r.o.oon 'Mary 1 ootsc Mills bland Crook . . . . . 50.000 In uinn Mills. I ii in an .'500,000 Franklin Mill#. timers.. 20,0oo Total $!>!?&, 000 Tho statoinont of the nillld eluii' tored "!! ! ? ?> i ? i r rfinll.ili/.at ion If*, iia follows: Mollohon Mfi; Co . Newberry $'.'00,000 Sono< a Cotton MIIIk, Si-nurn. . "Oo.nnO I iiinan Mills. Sparlauhiii'K ? ? 200,0L'0 Chloora Cotton Mills, Hock Hill (iii.OOO I'avora Cotton Milh?. York \ ill". |i>,0ii0 liowlinu fjri'.-.'n Knitting Mills, , Howling (Jroi'ii 15,000 Totnl $715,000 Tho now col ton ninnnfnrturirjg on ti'rpriKoK to which coniHiisKion.s have boon Issued aro aa follows : lifivls Cotton Mills, A ikon . .$200, OoO lVo Poo Knitting Mills, 1>II Ion 10,000 Itlvlngsvillu Cotton Mills, rair inont 1 0f>.<4ii0. Aotna Colton Mills. Cnion .. 120,000 Total ' $135,000 This makes iiji tho grand total of $.'1.1 45.000, and Is rogat'ded iih roally a good showing considoring lii?? phonoinonal Invostinent i?i cotton mill manufacturing ontoiprlBOa la??t A (iood Haul. A (Jrt'MivilJe speelal to (ho Colum bia Slate says: Tho Slate constabu lary b<*Kin the Now Year by making a blK haul of contraband liquor. Tho Christmas holidays were unusually devoid of Incident in their lino,, and tho blind tifiers seemed to bo fjolinK a rest, which was doubtless d"ue to tho fa/'t thai th<> dispensaries had .sold large quantities of 1 i(|<>r Just prior to tho holidays, and this lessoned tho de mand considerably. On Thursday, Jan vary 2. Constables Cooley, Alton, lle!l and Coleman made a raid In the con n try. and when about 12 miles from tho city, near Robert Heeler's | registered distillery, thoy found fliree 14 -gallon ke^s of corn liquor, which wuro hidden away In different places under the br?*h and In cthe nrvv) ' I'lenty of Coal. Knoxvllle, Tenn., Special.? -Tho ebJ of tho car and coal shortage has con>e to this section of the country, depend t ti k upon the Jelllco and Kentucky fields. Since the flrst of the year enra have been coming in by' hundreds from roads which have had them for months As a result the supply 1h how b'if.t'jr than for six months past. In the past few days 1,000 cars of coal have boon handled by the Southern. Czolgosz's Brain Was Normal. Chicago, Special. ? At Thursday's meeting the Anatomical Society, a paper by E. A. Spltrka, of New York, was read by. the doctor and In It he declared >that the brain of Leon Czol goes, President McKJnley"8 murderer, was normal. The doctor safe) that du ring the four-hour dissection which followed the execution of the crim inal", he had been able to study the brain with considerable thoroughness. Dines Cabinet. Washington. Spec r. ? Ths dinner to the cabinet, the flrtt of the large for mal functions of the year at ths Whit* House, was gtren by ths Prssfdsnt anJ Mrs. Roosevelt Thursday night /Unong the gvests w?rs Senator McBiay and General Bradley T. Johnson ? t New# By Wlm Tb? Oowaonr at mwb State*. lB?eoBltrMM ?t Ba 4?dd*d to ?*k? IM icttn catenation of tU Fftdfe Japanese Porcelain txepairs. In the manner of r. -pairs t i?o?"; won ? 1 ? ? i f \? 1 followers of principle an. I truth in irt, the Japanese. Iiaye a lei son to t?-n< !\ us When a Japanese connola t.nir hrouka miido precious pioeb of pottery u porcelain, Ik- does not throw i? away with disdain, neither docs ho I r> to iK'i'i'iM' t ho casual obseryor in to t ho belief that it is unbroken. In stead, ho loi.i It Joined together, gen orally with gold lacquer. in bueh a fashion that I ho fracture is boldly shown and commented on, as It wore, hy the frank exposition of the method by which It is made good Curiously enough. a distinctly tiow and charm ingly decorative effect in in most casoa adtjed hy there irregular gold lines. ^ while the sense of eraft munship In tickled hy tho marvelous skill ex liil'itcil hv tho repairer in thus welding together llio two dissimilar matci ials. Trutu is preserved at no lofut of ar tistic beauty; Indoed otico moro it In made clear that the two may always Willi; hand In hand. ? The Connoisseur. Parker's AAau Located. r.li/.ahcth City, N. (V, Special. ru mor was afloat hcif Unit tho man who was tint by Mr. Parker V I ween llio Ciopscy ie:dib-nce and FlUaboth . City, has been located. Mr. Pnrkt-r w:ih on his way home froir? Mr. J'Meteher'a, nhout 7 Ut I Ion from town, and in pac ing th? Cropsoy residence, nbout 11 | o'clock on tho niRht nf November 20th, j saw a man and woman standing at tho rit i-. Very little attention was glvwi to tills couple and Mr. Parker criH I not say defltiitely who they were, but ! a i <i ward# he met nnother man, whom tie thoroughly observed and describe*!. ; The citlzettH' committee ?since then 1 have been trying to locate' thi.s party. ! an lie should be ftble to throw SOtJift light on the tragic, death oT Nellie Crop j KVj'. Vast forests of rich yellow and BUfiar j pine ate being opened up In eastern i Washington. I ? Vestibuiid [imited TrAI"* Double Daily Service I uiot' li lir'n !iiuipi( A'!<lnt?| NC'n ti leans and Points South and West. in kiVVicUV ?>w? . i?t, toot. KOUTIlWAltl). Mall v No. HI 1H 55 pia i> 20 pill I) 45 pill , 7 U".l pin 10 :?7 pm 1 1 20 pin l 44 urn ?jt 00 mu a urn 6 '27 urn ft - --W ? T Lvi Lv. IV. I-Y. 1- V. LV. \\ , Lv. Lv Lv. Lv. Lv. Lv. Ar. Lv. Lv. Lv. Ar. Ar. Ar, Ar. Ar. Ar. Ar. Ar. NewWrK, r. 11. H. 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