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VOL. XVIIL BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1906. RAIN OF SHOT Fired Into the Czar's Palace Dur ing a Religious Rete. POLICEMAN KILLED. ‘Cf WJ r An Officer Expliiaed the Affair by Say ifl( that the Buileta Were Fired by a Battery in Reply to a Salute. Ctar Displayed Splen- did Nerve. j/ ▲ cablegram from St. Petersburg saya theceremobyef tbe blet^alug of the waters this year was accompanied by an event more mysterious, unpre cedented and extraordinary than any afforded by tbe annals of Russian bis tory. For a Russian sovereign to fall by the hand of an assassin is no new thing in Russian records, but that tbe emperpr should narrowly escape death by a shot from bis own artillery while he was engaged in a solemn religious rounded br priests of his urch, Is so difficult to realize as to almost Incredible. Yet this Is what ppened Thursday, and the Russian bile is left wondering and mystified. By the merest chance the ippperlal family escaped unhurt, ‘ but public opinion is stunned by wbat might bare been tbe tragic re£ulta of the af fair. Tbe festival of tbd Epiphany, the blessing of the waurs, bad Just cjd eluded at 1 e*etc«ir Thutsaay noon when, simultaneously with tbe salute fired from tbe St. Peter and St. Paul fortress, a rain of bullets swept over the little chapel built over tbe frozen Neva in front of tbe winter palace whore Emperor Nicholas and every membrr of tbe R)manoff family Here participating in tbe service. Tbe missiles went high, entering tbe win dows of the splendid row of salons along tbe water front, from which tbe empress, tbe ladies of the court and tbe members of tbe diplomatic oorpa and high dignitaries of the state, army and navy were witnessing the glitter- log spectacle below. Fortunately the bullets passed over tbe heads of all present, striking the opposite wall and clattering down on the parttedfioor of the white salon. ErrybOdy hil been laboring under a nnre or Us* nervous strath because of the strike situation and the windo w^ were hastily vacated and the greatest excitement reigned within ttv: palme. Lieut. Fulton, chief of police of St. Peteraburg, bimseif picked up a mis- sile In tbe white baton. It was tbe vi: of a bird’s egg. The police chief was immediately surrounded by officers of tbe guaro. who examined tbe bullet and expressed tbe opinion that it had nSbltnrTrbd. a shrapnel shell, which might have been fired from the bat tery located on tbe Bourse esplanade, and which replied to the ta ute of the St Peter and St. Paul fortress, ex plaining that a gun might have been •barged with a loaded cartridge by isfcake. In the meantime there was no evi dence outa.de of what occurred. The crowds of people who formed black lines aloog tbe quays, the palace bridge, the steps of the Bourse and every other polot of vuntagi in the white Arct ic landscape did not betray tbe slightest excitement Neither did thtt imperial party in tbe chapel be low. Although (he actual ceremony was ended the empyror remained Atf9 accompanied tbe'metrop JiUn aud clergy as tb?y circle 1 tbe pavillton around the chapel to bless the j. orge- ous stand irds of tbe famous guard regiments assembled there. Then the procession moved back to the palace and tbe original programme was car ded out Tbe emperor displayed splen did nerve. He did not show a BtSee of excitement. He received tbe diplo matee in bis usual cordial, geotle man ner, reviewed the gamd regiments on the square behind the palace and sub sequently bad Hind eoa served in the state dining roeftn. During \ the reception Emperor Nicholas greeted ^Ambassador Me Oormiok with hi, acoftstomedcordiali ty and theiambas ador conveyed to bis majaety,President Roosevelts person al greetings and wishes for a happy New Year which the emperor said be was happy to receive. When thefoor? respondeat, of tbe Associated Press (who was about to go down to ihe white salon when one of the missile flew right over his heao) left the warTftr another salon and boles outside In the stuooo of the massive red building. Additional particulamMhow that the emperor bad a miraculous escape. There. Is no doubt that tbe missiles came from a gun of tbe Bourse battery accident happened. ▲ charge of grape instead cf a saluting charge waa fired from %' gun belonging to one of tbe batteries stationed near-the Bourse Somejbdllets struck the facade Of the wifiter palac j near the quay gardens, breaking four windows. A policeman belonging to the St. Petenburg force was wounded. According to tbe infor mation to band at present no other accident occurred. I: quiry continues.” It is now stated in official circles that the grape was fired from one of the guns of the Seventeenth battery of the First Horae Artillery of the Guard, tbe meat aristocratic corps in the Russian army. It seo-ms that at gun practice on Tuesday a loaded shell was Inadvertently left In the gun. EKIT HOT TALK. Vaiiclona and Common I iar Izd a Typical blackguard Are tbe Compliments That Georgia .Folit'ciana Are Paying Another in Newspapers. Oae The political situation In the State of Georgia, which has been consider ably worked up during the past few weeks by tbe exchange of correspon dence through the preai between Mr. W. W. Oaburue, of Savannah, and Mr. Newp. A. Morris, of Athens, was intensified on Wednesday when Mr. Murris gave out as oorohtng reply to a f rmer leiter from Mr. O hJrne. The folldwlhg extracts from the letter will give a fair, idea of its severity: BOMB LUBIBD TALK. ‘ Your desertion of your former friends, tbe betrayal of tbeir confi dences in your t-fforts to pull your gubernatorial chestnuts out of - tbe mire by tbe sacrifice of your candidate for president of the Senate, your mis erable masquerading as a reformer after-) and utter want of candor corroborat es your confession that you are a ‘bad man,’ which is consequently accepted without further proof. You insinuate that the Legislature was wrongfully and cprruptly lashed by corporations into voting for me for speaker, to tbe shame of the state, and I now demand the s peel fie charge and prof of that insinuation. You insinuate that state house officials have been wroegfully and corruptly Influenced, and of this I demand tbe specific charge and. proof. You Insinuate that tbe Demo cratic party is improperly dominated and controlled. 1 demand specific proof of the assertion. I demand that you charge aud state specifically when aud where, and unde^what circum stances and by whdm any official In the executive, judicial or legislative departments of this state have been wrorgfully or corruptly approached or influenced. 1 will add that the asso c ated rail ways ha* it* polillcarSfte&t, and that I am Informed you are such paid political agent, and are constant ly chasing through the lobby of the capitol when its interests are effect ed. You charge that when or before Mr. Steed retired from the speaker strip race in 19o2, and In consider it ion bad the pledge of myself and other men, of support for tbe presidency of tbe Senate in 1906. I deny this as sertion. Y u have wantonly, and without proof repeated your charges, consequently the only alternative left me is to denounce your asserttou as a wilful and deliberate lie, and to brand you as a malicious and common liar.” OSBORNB HITS BACK. Osborne replied to tbe above as fol lows: ‘'The Moultrie Ojaerver very prop EXPERT NEEDED. ComptroHer*Qefi6ral’s Report to the General Assembly. VERY STRONG PAPER. He Wants All Officers Receiving or Dii- . / -.-V " “ • —"T ■ 4, bnrsing Public Funds to Have the Same^Systeni of Book-keeping. \* n.r-ff * The Report Contains Other Valuable Suggestions. One of the ablest and hardest work- iutr officials this state ban Trad in a de cade Is Comptroller-General Jones, head of the tax department »n un enviable poettlon In view of the tangled conditions that have pre- vailei for many years on account -of poor machinery with which to carry out the tax laws, iu his annual re port he takes bold of the problems boldly. COUNTY TAX OFFICIALS. With regard to county tax officials Comp roller Jones makes these recom mendations: ’ "l." That a 1902, 915,803,00? 70; gain 94.037,. 318.90. Premiums received, 1903, 92.334,- 721.83; 1902, 92,030,480.11;gain 8304,- 241.72. Lotees paid, 1903, 9905,890 86; 1902, 9898,677 65; gain 97,213 21. Losses Incurred, 1903, 9907.966 61;' 1902, 9976 888.68; gam 968,922.07. INSURANCE FBC8 AND TAXES "1 would recommend to take ef- f ct Jan. 1, 1906, that In lieu of oar pres nt license lawn and the require ments for companies to pay taxes to counties, that all Insurance companies chartered In other states or foreign companies licensed to do business In this state be required to pay tbe ful flowing fees: An annual license fee of 9250; filing and abstracting annual statement 920; each agent annual Roecs} fee of 82; 2 12 per cent, on gross premiums received In ibis state payable quir terly. “That tbe shove amount collected sbsll be all taxes and licenses required of such insurance companies. That ne county, city or town can Impose any additional tax or llocnse fee. ‘That all Insurance ozaapanles uniform syatem of ik-keeping be Installed for all offi- is charged with receiving or disburs ing public funds. ‘‘2. That the comptroller general be empowered to appoint an expert accountant to visit frequently during the year the various county officials and make^examtuatlons of tbeir books. ’ ’3. That a sufficient sum be ap propriated to purchase the neoessary books sad blanks required in intro ducing a uniform system of bookkeep ing. “4. That an amount sufficient to cover salary and expenses of an ex pert account be appropriated. ‘ 5. Thit tbe term of office of auditor and treasurer be fixed at four years.” AS TO COUNTY FINANCES. “Dispensary Fund.—The present law requires county boards to meet ouoe a month in tbe auditor’s office and divide the dispensary profits be tween tbe town and oounty. Tbe county auditor is required to .report tbe same to the state board of con trol. This .law is pratically-Ignored, for we find tbe oounty -auditors, with a few exceptions accept tbe county treasurer’s statement of tbe dispen sary funds received. I would recom mend U.at the law be amended requir ing the oounty board tomfet as above on the' first ' Wednesday of each month. “Borrowing Money by Counties.— Id witnessing annual settlements we find the county auditor, oounty super visor and oounty treasurer lu many Instances ignorant of the amount of money borrowed, pr they are unable to give any definite Information as to the exact amount of these funds until all hands make an investigation. The law relative to borrowed money for county or school purposes, should be amended so as to require all notes to be aigued by tbe county supervisor and oounty auditor aud countersigned by the county treasurer before thev become a legil obligation against tbe c ;unty. “Reports of Magistrates.—Magis trates should be required to make a full and complete report monthly to shall be required to pay tbe following fees: Annual license fee 950; filing and abstracting annual statement 810; each agent, annual fee of 81. One psr cent, on gross earnings received In tie state. * That all fractennl insurance com panics be required to pay an annual nual statement. Ucdar this law the state wou'd derive an estimated rev enue as follows: Annual license fees 935,000; fees for annual statements 92,800; fees, agents' atm%l licenses 94 000; 2 1-8 per cent, on gross premiums 9102 075; »tal estimated reveute 9143,875. ASTONISHING INEQUALITY. Comptroller General Jones, in his report, calls attention to the salaries uf county auditors in the following An astonishing laeqiulity exists In the salaries paid county auditors of the several counties of this state, as exhibited in tbe following statement: County. Salary. Population. Abbeville 9 900 Aiken 1,200 Anderson 1,500 Bamberg...' 800 Barnwell 1,250 Beaufort...... .. 1,200 Berkeley ....; t 825 Charleston ....... Cherokee Chester Chesterfield Clarendon. GOUttOfiV. . . •... Darlington Dorchester Edgefield... v. Fairfield. Florence Georgetown ...... Greenville.... Greenwood Hampton. ■ Hirry — Kershaw Linoaster....... Laurens ......... Lee W&fiOQHtyraitor and oounty. treas urer, of all tines and licenses collected and pay tbe same into the county all that is bad la Georgia politics. It is fitting that he should be the sp kes mao of those who have so Iqst their sense of honor and shame as to sell their political Influence for jnoney. Thoie I attack are guilty, and they know it. They dare not engage me in controversy, so they select a typical blackguard to fattier, their.counter-at- tadki The charge I made was based upon statements made to me by two men who helped write tbe last card. J have challenged them to deny it. I am now awaiting their denial. Tbe following fiota.are given for tbe in formation of tbe public: Oa Monday morning, in a conversation with a re porter of an Atlanta dally, Morris stated he would not ankwer my card, because I bad not answered blm. On Monday afternoon Morris was sum moned to Atlanta. Tuesday there was a conference of nil tbe mercenaries, Jboludtng tbeir candidate for president of tbe senate, who had been; summoned by wire. This card is the result. Morris had no more to do with this card than he did with the one that preceded It. The language used being the purest blackguardism, coming from a typical blaqhkuayd v and being uned for no treasury before warrant Is Issued by tbe county for their salary “Reports of County Treasurers.— The county treasurer should be re qulred by law to make a report on the 1st and 15th of eaoh month to the comptroller general, the oounty sup ervisor and oounty superintendent of id ication, covering his entire receipts and disbursements. A penalty should be provided for dereliction of this duty. “County Supervisor.—The supervl sor should, under a heavy pjnalty, be required to enter on the claim book every obligation of tbe oounty^ show Ing in appropriate column its disposi tion by tbe board of county commis sioners. Supervisor and County Superin- ht ovar bis heao) left the pal- other purpose than, to disgust thepub- siw a hole In the window or n c W nh this o ntroversy, Is treated which,,waa loaded with shrapnel. Some tually struck the 11 which tbe emperor the staff off one of rtyrtdfled the the palios, kill V and woum i marines, m little lower grape, not bullets acr open chapel In standing, cut he standards and a policeman out ran officer and tbe gun been aim' e charge of grape ht have wiped out tbe whole R k dynasty. The official account ursday’s shooting affair is as fol “During tbe ceremony of the bleat ing of tbe waters tf the Neva,J - dag, In the presence of tbe eoa la tha usual salute was being *" by me with the same contempt in which I hold the author. Inasmuch as Morris suggests that this Is his last appearance, I feel the following letter will be appropriate to bis exit: “ ‘Bill Jones, mercenary. Better come and look after your hired man, Morris. I caught him sklroctlsbiug in advance of your lluejaud endeavored to make blm captive. I pulled him on a high plane and assigned him a task, roundings and fell off. The last I saw of him he was wallowing in the slough and was In imminent danger of being strangled by bis own ybmlt. I am sorry. At one time I felt that 1 could make him 9 useful citizen, In time. If God had given me the power to work a miracle, I might hare made a gen tleaUn of Dim, though I do not claim this to be pctdble, even If tbe oon tlngeoey i name had happened.”-~ W. W.Osbobmb." j ■ »! ' f\ • V \ ty b: provided by law where tbe couu- ty supervisor or county superluten dent of education shall draw a check upon any fund, unless tbe report of the county treasurer shows a balance to tbe credit of that fund; that a war rant drawn by the county superyl->or or county superintendent of education shall designate tbe particular fund m tnelsan yetrerw- “ necessary In order to fund of tbe oounty AMUINGSTORY Of Hypnotism is Told by a Young English Woman. TRILBY IS OUTDONE la the Story of a Governess, Who Wss Cruelly aid Shamefully Treated She Say* by a Mss She Hated, But Whose Word She / Had to Obey. A dispatch from, London England, says through tbe newspapers* that there has just comedo light in that city a tale of hypnotic influence that chartered under the laws of this state is almost beyond belief. Tbe famous Lexington... Marion Matfawe,..,, Newberry.... Ocmee Orangeburg . Pickens Richland Saluda Spartanburg. Sumter. /.... &,200 800 1,000 700 800 1,000 ~ 900 800 1,000 1,000 900 1,000 1,200 900 900 750 900 900 1,000 750 900 900 800 1,000 900 1,200 675 2,000 800 1 600 1,200 33 075 38,616 56 089 17,037 35 051 35,207 30,288 86,296 21,247 28 455 20,294 27 966 33 343 32,914 15,206 25 213 29,333 28,184 22 498 52,646 27,906 23,615 23,267 24,464 ana Original Svengali of Geo. DuMau rler’s storv, “Trilby,” seems to have been far outdone by one Alfred White, or Sternberg, whichever bis name may be, if tbe story told by s pretty girl named Alice Gray is true. Miss Gray is tbe daughter of a Lon don business man in moderate circum stances. Tbe past year barUSSfiTfor her one of unutterable horror, misery and shame. Her health has been shattered, her nervous system wreck ed by her experiences, and her only prayer is that her friends may protect her frith'Tjartber cruelty at the hands of the man from whom she is power- ess to protf ct herself. M as Gray returned a year ago last AUiWtofrom Germany, where she had >eed traveling as a lady’s companion, o November sbe answered an adver tisement for a lady clerk, which re- uested applicants to to call at 15 Ashdown read,, Kingston. Here she wss employed by Alfred White, as he called himself. He stipulated that the girl must lire In his bouse with him. As bis wife and children were also living lo the house, sbe made no objection. Miss Gray found that White’s busi ness was ■‘-lling sewing machines, Holes, music txxesand cheap jswelry to domestic servants on tbe Install ment plan. From the first day, de clares tbe girl, White exercised a strange and potent Influence over her. Her hand shook when sbe signed her name to an employment contract, and sbe trembled whenever White looked her. She loathed the man, she says, yet could disobey him. In noth* ng- It had been arranged that she we* iO go home every Sunday, but after the first three Sundays White stopped this. Mias Gray’s sister Kate called on her sister several times and saw that all was hot right between tbe ;irl and her employer. She told her ather of her suspicions, and soon after Alice herself complained to her father of White’s strange Influence 36,890 27,033 J44fi7 25.351 29,833 23,121 69,267 19,200 42,740 18,911 64,395 50.744 31,671 41,025 Union 900 Williamsburg ... 900 York : . 1,300 WOULD RAISE SALARIES. Tbe above statement clearly shows that the salaries low fixed by law are not based, as required by tbe oonstltu tion,. “in proportion to the population and work required.” Tbe salaries based on the popuiation would an lorqualtay, botwhen the popi tlon and work required Is taken as tbe basis, there Is no reason for the present inequality. It is absolutely necessary to have well qualified men for these p:sltion; this fact should not be disregarded, sod In fixing tbe salaries the compensation should be such an amount as would secure the best business talent. The compensation of the oounty auditors and treasurers in tbe small est counties should not be lees than 9900, and even this amount is small ten^ent Of Education —That a peoal-* [ a comparison with the salaries paid tM 1 mgs. This is keep tbe special and schools separate and distinct. FIRE BUSINESS GAINS. - Fire bU8lne68,ln South Oarollua for 1903 with figures of 1902, for purpose of comparison: Risk written 1903, 996,945,176; '1902, 890,014,213.83; gain 96,930,- 962 17. rate, 1903, 91.23; 1902, Y02 09. Average 91.26. Loees paid, 1903,9557 571.70; 1902, #692,860.22; decrease 9136,288.52. Percentage of loeses paid to prem iums received, 1903i, ^9^-1902. 60 8. LIFE BUeatxafl GAINS. Life business In South Oarollua for 1903 with figures of 1902 for parposs of comparison: > written, 1903,819,840.326.60; for less responsible positions in bud- ness life.. I woula therefore recommend that all salaries of oounty auditors am treasurers of this state be readjustee and that there officers be placed upon an equitable basis., Tbe salaries of the couoty auditors the state to pay 9600, aud the counties 93 M): Bamberg, Berkeley, Cherokee Chesterfield, Clarendon, Dorchester, Horry, Lee, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda Union and Williamsburg That 91,000 be the salaries In the following counties, the state to pay 9650, and the county 9350; Abbeville Chester, Darlington, Edgefield, Fair field, Florence, Georgetown, Green wood, Lexington, Laurens, Marlon Premiums reoilved, 1903 81,191,- - nA 069.46^1902, 91^40,867.37.;-galn9oO r W'ttatfy idOTSr and treasurer of Spartanburg oounty should rank next to Gharleaton: Or angeburg next to Spartanburg. Tbe counties o( Anderson, ^Greenville, Richland, Yufk, Aiken and Sumter should brput upon the same basis. Tbe other counties can be easily ad justed to those namid. It appears that some of the ioequal Itles now existing arise from local legislation, although the oonstttutton prohibits tbe White, she says, treated her brutally and shamefully. Letters written to her and forwarded from tbe Kingston address were received by White and destroyed. White never left tbe girl alone long and never went out with out taking her along. Ooce, she says* when he tad locked her In a room, sbe broke tbe look with a screw driver aud hammer she had secreted. White, she sajs, appeared just aaabe was es caping from the room and tack ven geance on her by beating h6r, tear- log eff all her clothes and slashing her hand with a razor. After that sbe never tried to es cape from him, even though be took her driving In tbe pony trap, and left her alone in it while he went into houses to sell articlee. Often, she wt uld see him peering around the Corner of a house, stealthily watoblog her when he thought sbe did not see him. His wife diappeated about th's time, Miss Gray sa^s. She doee not know what became of her. A singular feature of tbe case is that two letters were received by Mil On the Changes Made During tha Late Campaign That The chargee of Impropriety nredelB Gray’s father, both declaring that she Am- 1896 SCQ were »v» • was •well and comfortable- She de clares that she wrote them under White’s hypnotic influence. Her ordeal ended in a long Imprls onmeut in a room In a bouse Id Lou- bet street, Tooting Hera, sbe says, White koked up all her clothes so that sbe could not get at them, and on rome days would give her no food except a cup of tea. He often threat ened to kill her, she says, and always carried a re z r in his pocket. At this time be did mail, reldom leaving the house. AfterAtx mo&tba~of indefatigable search. Gray and bis daughter Kate finally traced White to tbe bouse in Tooting. He bad fled when the res cue party arrived, and Alloe Gray was dragged out of s window. The police are now trying to find White, whose real name Is said to be Sternberg. Miss Gray is with friends in a little viriageiio Surrey She and-her friends declare that White has spies in this' ruB ™' little place who are watching her movements and have made overtures for her to return to White. This 20tb century Svengall is de scribed by Mias Gray as being a slen der man, of middle height, with dark brown hair and a muetJChe covering a mouih that never closed, - his teeth always showing. His eyes are large and dark and “seemed to flash red when he wss angry.” Kilted by Bandits. Ira A. Sanger was slain by Mexlean half breed bandits In the moustain wilds of Sinaloa, Mexico. Robbery was the purporeof the murder. Mr Sanger, who wss a resident of Colora do, bad been in the northern eeotion three years interested In mining and ranches. Ills companion in thi ventures was George L' Stewart, of Chicago, who has JUst reached El Psso.^L'exts. with news of the mur der. Tbe victim probably was am bushed, Mr. Stewart reported. Mr. Sanger was well-to-do, having prop erty and Investments worth, accord strange over her. At this time Alice’s mother wss dying, at tbeir home, and tbe i Ather and sister did not pay tbe at tention they might otherwise have to tbe girl’s strange story. She oom- ilalced again of her unhappiness, but iar family gave little heed. . On March 19 tbe girl’s mother died, mmediately afterward Kate Gray ras sent to White’s house by her ather, and bronght Alice home with ter. Sbe stayed at home a week, White rending dally messages to her, king her to come back to him. They were brought by his wife, boy and others. —* * Easter Monday, April 3, Miss Gray, and her sister went for a walk. On their way home, ntf; far from thCt? louse, they saw a pony trep; with White driving It. He stopped and ormmanded Alice G^ay to g> t in be side him. The girl declare*- she did not want togorthat she hated the man and dreaded to put herself again under Ms influence; yet she could not resist White’s command. She got Into the trap and White drove away, leaving Kate Gray speechless with amazement. - Kate ran into the house and told her father what had happened To gether they went to Whites bouse and asked for Alloe. A big, power fully built man came to the door and told them Alice Was out driving with White. This man and Gray event ually came to blows, and Gray went for the police. A police inspector Marched the house, and found Alice Gray. Pale and trembling she was taken home, and there told beYTatber and sister that she was in the house tbe first time they called, looked in a closet. She had been threatened with awful things if she cried out, sbe said. A few days later AUee went to an ing to the El Paso estimate, between 940,000 and 980,000. Usually be cir ried considerable sums with blm. but Mr. Stewart declares he had but a small am unt at the time of the at tack. Mexican rurales were sent out after the murderers. Mr. Sanger was about 35 years old. Had Hla Way. The Newberry Observer says; 4> Tbe following, which is vooebed for by Columbia physician, may prove Inter esting reading to some wbo are kick ing against compulsory vaccination and treasurers In the following ooun iimum n fee Traced at -9900, 'tee gweran advertlsementfoir a gorerndts She disappeared, and from that day, April 8, until October 18 she was ut terly lost to ber family. On April 8, Alice says, White met her In the street, evidently having been posted in advance by some mys tenous means, on ber errand. He took her by tbe arm and marched her off to lodgings In Hammersmith. A few days later they moved to Brlgh ton. Meantime Gray had obtained i warrant for White’s arrest, and tbe latter was nabbed while on a visit to his original place of business in Kings ton. He promised that if the police would set him free he would tel! there where the girl was. Gray agreed, and White gave the Brtgbton address. Gray and tbe police went there, after aettlqg White free, but found an empty house, the girl hav ing been spirited away again, to an other part of London. From that time on, according to ilia girl, aha tod a life of horror. THE TRUST’S MONEY Was Freely Cootrihsted to to* can Csmpslfa F«ad to Bsy toe -■ dectioa. Seaster Stose Said j. toe Chsrfe Ussaswered. oeadt) revived and made the subject of discusdon lo tbe United States Senate. Tbe question was rtoaea oy Mr. Stone In s speech In support of his resolution providing for sn inves tigation of the charges. Heuaad with much freedom the names of Preewsrn Roosevelt, Judga Parker and Qbalr- man Cortelyou and again traversed tbe allegations that Mr. used tbe information ■scared by mm as secretary of commerce and labor to tare mojigy from the trusts . Taking up the obsrge^made during the campaign that Mr. Corlelyou had used his secret official Information ■■ a cabinet c fil ler to > * cur ® tlona, Mr. Stone said he oojild neither affirm nor deny ‘‘this terrible indict ment,” because he did not know, only know,” be said, “that ths ing admission stands that the did supply Mr. Cortelyou campaign _ B. Moreover, Mr. Cortelyoo bM never made answer to this obarfe. lt Is bard to believe that Mr. Cortelyou, or that any man of character, would prostitute official opportunities to par* tfsan ends so base. I am loath to hi* lieve it, and yet a charge so this and wbloh so deeply the public honor and welfare be silenced by contemptuously poob* pooblng and Ignoring It.” Senator Stone said Mr. Oortolyoa ires Clothed with Inquisitorial to* thorlty to spy Into the secrets of tbe trusts and powei also wee given to make bis discoveries publio at tbe dbk tretton of tbe president. This tbls official tbe president leoted for chairman of national committee. Tbe stanooeof tbit appointment of Mexico along tbe Texas border for rloody slgnl leant, if not slnleUr, end tbe suspicions Inevitably exalted by them have provoked a situation great ly to be regretted. This snouting tael will not down that the trusts did HI Mr. Oortelyou’s campaign coffers to overflowing. Happily we have the comforting assurance, vouchsafed both by Mr. Root and tbe president, that the trusts bad no Improper motive In making those contributions, and that no Improper means were used to lo* duoe them. There, indeed, wore vlr- his officenaan at the Grsmby mill village in Col u m blare fused to bevaeciuatcd a would not permit his"Tamlly to be, and as it was not compulsory he ha< his own way about it.- Shortly after wards be took tbe smallpox and died Just before*be died his physician told blm of bis condition and said 11 he want to leave any request be must do it-quick, His re-p->nre was that he wanted his wife and Children vaccinat ed at once. His request was carried out; but his wife came near dying too, as the vaccination had not bad time to act as a preventive or modifier of the disease.” Will Retire. The Columbia Record says’ Gover nor Heyward has made the formal an nouncement that be will retire from public life after ssrviog bis second term as governor. Many Carolinians bad the governor lo view* for the United States senatorsblp, though he blmself bas never suggested in any way that he WoUT^ be a candidate for that place. The fact that bis friends desired to honor him with such a po sition Is but another evidence of the jvide popularity of tbe governor and uie high regard in which be te by the people. Ajjreat man may happen^before another election for senator takes place, but for the present tbe people of tbe state may congratulate themselves that they* cave two more years of-Heyward, anyway. ■« Voted Karly.aud Olten. In the election contest now being heard In Denver, Col., one Joo Totter a waiter, testified thst on election day he voted at least forty times. He said that slips containing names addresses were given him by men whom he knew to be prominent In the politics of the lower wards of Denver and he was instructed to vote the Democratic ticket. He agreed to out there votes for 81 each and oast more than twenty before noon. A certain route was designated for his work for tbe foteaoon and he was cautioned to change his clothing oo- eattnnally, In tbe afternoon be said he oast twenty more ballots for which be received fifty cento tuous trusts, and tKnl — nd IrtatHrtHt self sacrificing patrottlsuL They scorned all bare expectation of fa von to come, and scouted tbe very thought that tbeir gold would be mod to ooo* rapt.” He said tbe senate oould no# accept there assurances without qore* tlon and that tbe resolution of Inquiry therefore should be adopted. He atoo expressed tbe opinion tbat tbe prett* dent’s charges against the Desaocrel* io campaign management should bolo* qulred into. Mr- Stone hared hla de mand for an Inquiry Into the camyaigo nf 1896 on tbe allegations of Thnania W. Lawson, made In a reoent maga zine article. The senator wss blmeeif vise chairman of tbe Demoemtie Oh* tional committee during the core*' palgn, but he laid that be did no^pro- poee to testify. Many thousand poopto he said believe that election to tevo been bought, and that fact atone would justify an inquiry. - SOUTHERN REPRESENTATION. Referring incidentally to the bill introduced by Mr. Flatt of New York to reduce tbe congressional repreeen* tatlon of Southern States because of the imposition of qualification cn the right of suffrage, be said: The con spiracies are not only a crime egalnot tbe suffrage, but a crime tmmediato* ly f .rmed in New Yo^k to debauch tbe electorate subversire ot: attve government, and to Ito- sion the senator fr6m New York might profitably devote his solicitous attention.’’ ' ' Drowned by,Tidal Wave. ▲ cablegram from Christians, Nor- says fifty-nine persona perished as the result of an avalanche of rooks tb of Baigeu, Sunday* A mass of rock was suddenly predpt- tatid into Loenvand lake from neighboring bills, causing an imi wave twenty feet high which swept tha neighboring shores. Houses, people and cattle were swept away by the nnhof water, and It is known that fifty-aloe persons perished. Thus far only four bodies have been recovered. ▲ gnat storm Wednesday stopped tbe relief work as I'm surrounding district It unable to send help. agon ■■■ ■ in ifi iiwwretoStooli ... ... Several boyt at Fort Gal with the view of imitating era wbo burned streets ofj tbat towa j secured matches W« set fire to ji cotton fire buned rapidly and H'tntoa'rt 4 ton were consumed before It ten Hfrdf* 1 control* caught fire from i wer<* •ffO! fbt fire from narks , extinguished befc