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BPS / r Wf The Bamberg Herald. j EST A BL1SHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY,. JANUARY ;iO. 19(L>. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. t _ _ ' ~ ~ I??? * ovin.iaufA,, onH nfhora nlnns MEN TORN TO BITS Score Ushered Into Eternity By Mine Explosion. REMAINS FEARFULLY CHARRED Horror Occurs In Pit Near Oskaloosa, Iowa?In Addition to the Killed Many Were Badly Injured. As a result of a terrible mine disaster at Lost Creek coal mine, near Oskaloosa, Iowa, Friday afternoon, twenty-one dead are in an improvised morgue and eight are in a temporary hospital. The dead are: John Gaspers, Frank uuspers, Jim sioai, syivester v^reigatcn, Joo Berto, Andy Pash, Frank Secress, John Martin, John Biros, Mike Praba, Jack Manley, Mike Fox, Jr., Mike Fox, Sr., Boone Fish, Russ Fish, A. B. Crews, Jack Elder, Dave Walter, Sam Humphrey, Jim Humphrey, Alex Gray. The injured, most of them seriously, are:* Ed Secress, Ed Swanson, Jonas Mabie, Olive Mabie, John Jerkin, WilSrf ' * 7 liam Harvey and George Gogo. The explosion occurred at noon, and was what is known as a dust explosion. The miners had just fired their usual noon shots, one of which proved to be a fizzle. The burning powder ignited the gas and the explosion followed. Smoke and debris were blown out of the shaft 200 feet high. Part of the top works was torn away and the vans and cages were partially wrecked. This made the work of rescue very slow, and it was 3 o'clock before volunteer parties dared to veni -'-i- 11 i. V + V, ^ iure? inio me easi euu) wucic mc explosion occurred. When they fought iheir way in a horrible sight greeted them. The dear and injured were terribly burned and mulilated, some of them almost beyond recognition. Fire had broken out, and this added terror to the spectacle. The flames were finally controlled, and after several of the rescue party had succumbed to the fumes, all the dead were found and carried to the top of the shaft. It was nearly 6 o'clock Friday evening when the last of the dead was taken out, and the scenes of anguish among the families of the dead men were pitiful. Nearly all of the men were married, and leave families in ooor circumstances. DENMARK RELEASES ISLANDS. * i'H " o,oc-c-sinnM at Washina I I CUiv v/l vwaaivii ? ton?Now Goes to Congress For Ratification. A Washington special says: The treaty of cession of the Danish West India islands from Denmark to the United States was signed at the state department Friday by Secretary Hay and Constantine Brun, the Danish minister. The treaty will be submitted to the senate for ratification immediately. In December, 1901, reports from Copenhagen, confirmed at "Washington indicated then that a preliminary agreement had been reached between Denmark and the United States for the sale to the United States of the islands of St. Thomas and St. Johns, in the Danish West Indies, for $4,500,000. Santa Cruz, the largest of the group, it was stated, would remain under the Danish' fiag. The islands are between 30 and 40 miles east of Porto Rico. The population of St. Thomas is 12,000, and of St. John less than 1.000. * "? no The area of the two lsiauus are to and 21 square miles, respectively. The population of St. Thomas is mainly in the town of Charlotte Amelie, which is a free port, and this probably is the only feature which makes the islands of much value. The soil is mostly unproductive and is but little cultivated. The best products of the island is St. Thomas bay rum, the ingredients of which are largely obtained in Porto Rico. Cattle are also raised. Cruz Bay is the chief town of the fsiand of St. Thomas, which is north CP.St CI SI. 1UUIHO.S. iuc Jiiviuuw.v.. St. John are much like those of the latter island. The population of the en tire group is chiefly negro. Santa Cruz, or Saint Croix, has an area of 110 square miles. Two-fifths of the land is in sugar plantations, but coffee, indigo and cattle are rais^ ed. The chief town of the island is Christiansted. The population of San ta Cruz is 18.000. Following the invariable rule In such cases, the state department ofii cials decline to make public any of the details of the treaty. TO SUCCEED SEWELL. New Jersey Republicans Select John F. Dryden For Senator. At Trenton, N. J., the republican caucus to select a candidate for United States senator to be supported during the present session of the legislature to succeed the late General Sew selected on the nineteenth ballot John F. Drvden of Newark, president cf the Prudential Insurance Company. On the nineteenth ballot he received exactly the necessary 32 votes. ECR MURDER OF HUSBAND. Mrs. Richardccn Feces Jury of Farmers In Missouri Court. Mrs. Addie L. Richardson faced a jury of farmers in the circuit court at Plattsbnrg. Mo.. Tuesday and her trial cu the char-re cf murdering, a year ago last Locenib r. iar husband, Frank W. Richardson, o wr rchant, at their home fe in Savannah, Mo., began in earnest. CREAfl OF NEWS j * Summary of the Most J + Important Daily j j Happenings Tersely Told, j ?Fred Oliver, the negro who was arrested in Jefferson, Ga., on suspicion of having attempted criminal assault, has made a confession, offering as an excuse that he was drunk. ?A train of the Southern railway between Charleston, S. C., and Augusta. Ga., was held up by robbers Monday j and the safe and other contents of the express car were carried away in a wagon. One suspect is under arrest. ?Albert F. German, formerly individual bookkeeper for the Third national bank of Louisville, Ky., who was arrested recently on the charge ! of making false entries, was rearrested Monday that his bond might be increased. ?By the explosion of dynamite in i the Rapid Transit tunnel at New York 1 Monday six persons were killed and over a hundred injured. The Murray Hill hotel, Grand Central staflon and other buildings were shattered. ?There was a sharp debate in the senate on the Philippine question Monday. Senator Money, of Mississippi, said we ought to let the Philippines go to the devil. ?The school children of Chicago { were enthusiastic in their reception of Admiral Schley Monday. When the admiral appeared the children sang, "Seo | the Conquering Hero Comes." ?In the Cuban postal frauds case at Havana Monday, Inspector Gregory testified that Neely's shortage was $131,413. ?Dr. J. G. Coulter, Jr., after three weeks' service as professor of biology in Emory College, at Oxford, Ga., has resigned the place to go to the Philippines as professor of botany in the Manila normal school. ?A fire in the wholesale district of Mobile, Ala., swept away $300,000 worth of property. .Two men were kill ed by a railing wall while assisting the firemen, two of the latter being injured. ?Rear Admiral Schley was given a wonderful ovation by the people qi Chicago. Saturday thrice he declared no political honor would tempt him. ?President Roosevelt and scores of other prominent men attended the an nual banquet of the Gridiron Club at Washington. The guests were the butts of all sorts of jokes by the newspaper correspondents. ?Strother, the negro attendant in the Turkish bath house at St. Louis, has confessed that he crushed the head of Millionaire Cooper with a hammer while the latter was asleep. ?Emperor William will give certain messages to Prince Henry for President Roosevelt. While in America the prince will meet newspaper men if they will promise not to auote him. ?The prince of Wales is in Berlin. Germany, but the celebrations in his honor are limited, owing to the existing Anglophobia. ?A negro, surrounded by strong circumstantial evidence, is new under arrest in Jefferson, Ga., charged with having attempted a criminal assault upon one of the most prominent young ladies of that place. ?As the dispensary campaign in Rome, Ga., progresses the personal utterances of Editor Seaborn Wright and Editor W. A. Knowles become more biting and bitter. ?A costly monument to the late S. M. Patton. built by his relatives, was formally dedicated on the court house grounds in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sunday. ?Admiral Schley and his wife attended church in Chicago Sunday and were at a dinner given in their honor in the evening.. ?Prince Henry is to be honored by the German societies of *scw York, who will turn out in a grand torchlight procession. ?The treaty by which Denmark cedes the Danish West Indies to the United States was signed at Washing ton Friday. The United States pnv eminent is given a free hand in dealing with the inhabitants of the islands. ?A lively fight took place between two ladies in a dry goods store at Greenville, S. C., Friday. The row was over a piece of lace on a bargain counter which both wanted to buy. ?The United Textile Workers of America will hold its annual, convention next May at Charlotte, N. C. ?By an explosion in a mine near Oskaloosa, Iowa, Friday, twenty-one men were killed and eight were seriously injured. ?Dispatches received in Londo* state that the power of the Boers over Cape Colony is increasing daily. The recent executions by the British have inflamed the Cape Dutch. ?Three eloping couples were married at the same ceremony in Bristol Term.. Thursday morning. ?Dr. William LeRoy Broun, one of the most famous of southern educators and president of Auburn college Alabama, died Thursday. He was formerly connected with the University of Georgia. ?In the English house of commons. John Redmond attacked the govern ment's Irish policy ns corrupt to the core. He said the Irish were ready for rebellion, being restrained only by ,-onsiderations of expediency. ?Blizzard in the northwest is causing great suffering. At some points the mercury dropped tc 20 degrees below zero. ?Panama people feel much elated over the probability that their canr.l route will be adopted by the United States. ?Colonel Burton, testifying in thi Cuban postal fraud case, said that it was common for the insular officials to furnish their homes and buy carriages out of the Cuban funds. HAVOC OF DYNAMITE rremendons Explosion In Tunnel Shaft In New York. SIX DEAD; HUNDRED INJURED Huge Buildings In Neighborhood Dismantled By Force of Concussion. Debris Hurled In Every Direction. 9 I A New York special says: The reserve supply of high explosives stored at the Park avenue shaft of the Rapid Transit tunnel, now in courso of con! struction, blew up shortly after noon Monday. The giant blast killed six nprsnna inTurnd n SimrYi-orl on/A seriously damaged all the property reached by the flying debris and the vibration of the shock. The irregular square formed by the Murray Hill hotel on the west, the Manhattan Eye and Ear hospital and the Grand Union hotel on the east and the Grand Central railroad station on the north was the scene of the explosion. The buildings named sustained the greatest damage, but the area affected extended for three blocks in four directions from the center. The list of injured is an exceedingly long one, but most of those in it have only cute caused by flying glass. The sunken approach to the siveot railway tunnel used by the Madison avenue line, cuts through Park avenue, and the shaft for the Rapid Transit subway was run down beside it at the intersection of East Fortieth street. The street railway approach was covered by a superstructure used for the operating plant of the rapid transit contractors. Temporary buildings for storage purposes were thrown up against the superstructure at the mouth of the shaft and there the explosion occurred. It tore a great gorge In the street, demolished the temporary buildings and part of the superstructure and sent a mass of rorfh cnlintprpri timher and twisted iron high in the air. Much of it went | batttring against the front cf the MurI ray Hill hotel, and. although the walls ! and main structure of that building stood the shock, nearly every room in | the front of the house was wrecked. I The Manhattan Eye and Ear hospital, on the east side of the avenue, fared ; nearly as bad and had to be abandoned ; by the management. The Grand Union hotel lost all of its windows and glass partitions aDd practically every front window in the J Grand Central station was shattered. The great clocks on its front towers were blown from their cases. Thousands of windows, some of them seven blocks from the tunnel shaft, fell in fragments. It was the shower of broken glass and falling debris that injured the greatest number. Fortunately the explosion occurred at the noon hour. Not more than a hundred persons were in the main waiting room of the Grand Central station, which' presented somewhat the appearance of a dismantled castle, the big windows being only ragged holes. General alarms brought firemen, police, reserves and every available ambulance to the scene and the injured were speedily cared for. A majority of the injured were treated on the spot and the ambulance surgeons worked for an hour in the debris strewn streets. miisp nf the explosion and the quantity of explosives that blew up .are not definitely known. The damage may exceed $1,000,000. The first estimate on the Murray Hill hotel placed the loss at $100,000, but later the hotel was abandoned as unsafe. If the building is condemned, the loss of it alone will approach $1,000,000. The damage to the Grand Union was. estimated at $40,000, and that to the Manhattan hospital at $25,000. The loss at the Grand Central i station was entirely in glass, as was I that of the one hundred or more buildings affected by the explosion. No estimate wras made of the losses sustained by the Rapid Transit contracj tors. DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPIST. Joe Higginbotham, Colored, Is Convicted of Criminal Assault, Joe Higginbotham was convicted at Ljnchburg, Va., Thursday of criminal assault upon Mrs. Ralph Weber, and was sentenced to be hanged on February 24. He pleaded guilty. Four witnesses, including Mrs. We ber, testified to the circumstances of the crime. A large number of state militia was on hand and the court house 2nd jail were surrounded by a guard at ? distance of a block i;i each direction. ATTEMPTED CRIMINAL ASSAULT. Negro Is Jailed at Jefferson, Ga., Under Serious Charges. Fred Oliver, a negro about 20 years old ,is in jail at Jefferson, Ga.. charged with having attempted a criminal assault upon a young lady of about IS years and a member of a prominent family. The attempt was made Saturday night at about S o'clock. The intended victim, with her little sister, was returning home from the house of a friend. COSTLY FIRE IN MOBILE. Alabama City Suffers Loss of $300,000. Two Men Give Up Life. Fire early Saturday in the wholesale business district of Mobile, Ala., destroyed property to the value of $300,000, and caused the death of Richard H. Vidmer. a leading society man of Mobile, and Bat Thomas, a negro laborer. from New Orleans. Three firemen were injured, two slightly and one painfully. 'PRINCE OF WALES SNUBBED.! In Great City of Berlin Not a Hat Was Lifted or a Cheer Given to King Edward's Representative. A special from Berlin, Germany, says: Sunday passed without any disrespect being shown to the prince of Wales, who arrived Saturday evening to represent King Edward at the celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Emperor William next Sunday. German crowds have a too deeply abiding respect for royal personages and are too thoroughly impressed to ever jeer them. But in a city where the lifting of one's hat is universal as ordinary civiiity it was singular to see the passing crowds with never a hat raised, and to hear no murmurs of applause, The last experience abroad of the prince of Wades was his departure amid thunderous cheers from the shores of Newfoundland, while the streets through which the prince was obliged to be driven on this occasion on his way to visit the British ambassador was without one single British flag. While receiving the most elaborate attentions from the family of Emperor William and German officials, the prince of Wales must feel the chilling attitude of the German public. Almost $11 the newspapers refrain from editorial comment on his visit. The National Zeitung concludes a page editorial on the friendship between the United States and Germany with these words: "The only object of the visit of Prince Henry to the United States is the cultivation of this sentiment. The German emperor could give the United States no better proof of the feelings and sentiments animating him and the German people in regard to the greatness and development of the union as a progressive power than in Viic? 'nrnthor thor<i Th P TirirCP CvUUUl^ 1UO fc/A Vtliv-1 bu W* V. MV X ? is the first German prince of the old regime to tread the soil of the great republic and undoubtedly his acquaintanceship, with the most prominent men of the union will have a beneficial effect upon national relations. "The visit of Prince Henry must dissipate all foolish and malicious associations of political' antagonism between Germany and the United States, and of German plans of conquest in the American sphere of innuence and will thereby strengthen and establish feelings of mutual recognition and equality of standing. No treaty or alliance between Germany and the United States is needed. Ever since the existence of the United States, peace, friendship and trade intercourse have prevailed between us. Prince Henry's trip shows that we wish to remain in the same relations in the future, and the reception which the people, the government and public opinion are preparing for him on American soil will give splendid proof that the Americans cherish similar sentiments and hopes." * DR. CRAWFORD PASSES AWAY. re." Over Twenty Years He Was Secretary of State of Florida. Dr. John L. Crawford, secretary of state of Florida since 1881, died in Tallahassee Friday, the fourth person to die in the past twelve months connected with the state goveernment. He was born at Covington, Ga., in April, 1816, and moved to Florida in 1845. He was elected to the Florida house of representatives in 1847, serving one term, after which he entereo the senate, which body he left to become secretary of state. He descended from a prominent Georgia family whose power and influence for good was fclf in the councils of state and nation, and such was the record of the deceased in Florida. Late Saturday night Governor Jennings appointed H. Clay Crawford, the son of the dead secretary, who was assistant secretary of state for twelve years, to succeed his father. Chinese Find Hidden Treasure. Chinese officials at Pekin have found treasure to the value of over 100.000.000 taels in gold and silver, which was buried in the women's quarters of the palace before the court fled from Pekin. ST. LOUIS FEELS SHOCKS. Buildings Swayed by Earthquake and People Flee In Terror. Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt in St. Louis and in many of the adjoining towns a few minutes before 9 o'clock Friday morning. The shock was light. The second was more severe. Persons who had slept through the first shock were awakened by the second. Reports received show that the shocks were very generally felt throughout the city and suburbs, being of sufficient force to rattle the crockery and swing pictures in residences. GUILTY PAIR SOUGHT DEATH. "Or." Zeigler Kills Himself and Fatally Wounds His Alleged Wife. "Dr." Harry J. Zeigler, of Lancaster, I Pa fata 11 v wounded his alleged wife, Anna, and then killed himself a: the J Wellington hotci, in Chicago. A note | j left by him declare;] that he and the j woman had decided to die and that as j he lacked the nerve. Mrs. Zeiglcr had j promised to commit the act. j It seems that Zeigler already had a 1 wife living in Lancaster. Pa. ! SENATE CONFIRMATIONS. New Collectors of Customs at Various Stations in the South. The senate confirmed the following nominations Monday: Collectors of Customs?B. F. Keith, district of Wilmington, N. C.; M. B. MacFarlanid. district of Tampa. Fla.; J. E. Stiliman. district of Pensacola, Fla.; Tip Warren, district of Apalach* icola, Fla.4 # FIGHT SUGAR TRUST j I I Louisiana Cane drawers Oppose Any Concessions to Cubans. DELEGATION IN WASHINGTON Prominent Planters and Manufacturers File Protest With Ways and Means Committee?General ! Wood Is Scored. A Washington special says: The Cuban reciprocity hearings before the ways and means committee Thursday ArOiiofiv to the cane su v\ t'l U uo? U'-VU V?iviV gar interests of Louisiana, who are Oj.posing the proposed concessions to Cuba on the ground that it will cripple the sugar production of that state. A number of large planters and manufacturers of the state were present, and the allied interests of beet sugar and tobacco, which are similarly opposed to concession to Cuba, were also numerously represented. The opening statement in behalf of the Louisiana interests was made by J. D. Hill, of New Orleans, an extensive planter. He pointed out that there was no need of making an appeal in behalf of Cuba, as the island was gifted by nature so as to produce sugar at exceedingly low rates which could enter into fair competition with the rest, of the world. He compared the status cf Cuba with that of the south after the ci-vil war, and, showed that the south had worked out its own saka ticn without making appeals for spe cial favors. Already hundreds cf millions o fdollars had been invested in sugar production in Louisiana, and the industry was still far short of its full capacity. He urged that this industry should not be subjected to foreign competition, which would . seriously Injure, if not destroy U. Attacks Sugar Trust. Mr. Hill asserted that the sugar trust was behind the Cuban movement, and presented statistics to show that the results of concessions to Cuba would make the sugar trust the real benefieiary, constituting that organization a colossal monopoly in Cuba. Bx-Governor Warrcouth, of Louisiana, made a vigorous speech, opposing concessions to Cuba. It was a proposition, he said, from the syndicates and grandees of Cuba who had the eheek to come before an American eoDgress ana asK tnai tne mausines of our people shall be destroyed so that they could make money out of our merchants. lie referred to General Wood's activity in the movement, which indicated, Governor Warmouth said, that Governor Wood had become infatuated with Cuba and his Spanish associates This might be a part of the governor general's duty, but it had not improved the credit of Americans at banks. The speaker maintained that the Cubans who were urging this concession were buying their goods in Spain and England, and yet "had the cheek to come to an American congress for help." The poor Cubans, he said, seemed to have been entirely "lost in the shuffle," and congress was now asked to take up the people who hclp.ed Spain to crush the life out of the Cubans. TURN ON THE LIGHT. 2e Recommendation of Industrial Commission Anent the Trusts. The industrial commission has completed its final report. On the subject of trusts and commission follows closely the lines of the rerommandations laid down Dy tne president in ms annual message. Supervision by the national government is recommended The most radical specific step suggested is that the books of all corporations should be subject at all times to inspection as are the books of the national banks. . There are some recommendations concerning taxation that will attract attention. One of these looks to the imposition of certain taxes on private property of the -tafces direct. OFFICERS ARE SCORED. Right to Criticise Army Policy In Philippines Discussed In Senate. An animated and prolonged discussion was precipitated in the senate Monday over the right of army officers to criticise utterances made in the senate or elsewhere on the conduct of affairs in the Philippines. At times it; became somewhat acrimonious, officers in the Philippines being taken sharply to task for statements attributed to them in dispatches from Manila. In the course of the debate. Mr. Money said he favored letting the islands "go to the devil." RAILROADS VIOLATE LAW. So Alleacs Interstate Commerce Com mission In Annual Report. The fifteenth annual report of the interstate commerce commission was made public Thursday. The report says that the law is being constantly broken by the railroads. It is charged that rebates are regularly given to the | large shippers. Congress is urged to amend the law. HOBSON CANNOT RETIRE. Naval Board Refuses Request of Here of Merrimac to Be Relieved. The navy retiring board Friday re fused Naval Constructor I-Iobson's ap plication for retirement on account Oj the condition cf his eyes. His claim was based on the bc-iiei j that his eyes had been so injured j during the Merrimac ?.p;.:o:'o and v: i certain work upon vessels at He:;* ? Kong BOUND BY THE OLD PLATFORM. House Democrats Are Without Power to Frame Any New Declaration of Policy. A Washington special says: The democratic members of the house of representatives met in caucus in the hall of the house at 8 o'clock Friday evening and after a short but spirited contest adopted resolutions declaring that they were without power to pro mulgate a platform heretofore regular !y made at a national convention. The contest occurred ovc-r a resolu tion proposed by Representative Hen ry, of Texas, more specifically ueclar ir.g it to be the duty of every demo eratic representative to adhere to th< national democratic platform until an other democratic convention adopts i new platform. The caucus was the outgrowth of an irnated discussion among democrats members ever since the present ses sion of congress began, the chief is sue being as to the extent to whicl the- Kansas City platform should b superseded by a new declaration o policy. The plan o/ an entirely ne\ declaration took form early in the ses sion in resolutions by Representativ McClellan, of New York, setting fort numerous planks, but omitting th financial declarations of the Kansa City platform. Mr. Fitzgerald, cf New York, als proposed a resolution declarin against any interference with the e: isting standard cf values. Oh th other hand. Representative Ball, c Texas, proposed a specific reaffirms tion of the Kansas City platforn These and several other resolutions c policy were referred to a special con mittee cf twelve leading democrat! members, headed by Representativ Richardson, of Tennessee, the demi cratic floor leader. It was to receiv the report of this committee that th caucus of Friday night was held. The interest taken was shown in th large attendance, 139 democrats out ( the total of l.~3 being present. Repr scntative Hay. of Virginia, occupie the chair and by his rulings endea ored to allay the friction which hz occurred at times during the discu sior.s. Mr. Richardson presented th majority report, concurred in by a the members of the special committe except Mr. Henry. It recited the woi of the committee and closed with th fallowing recommendation: "We are of opinion that, as the re resentatives of our various consti uencies, and as members of the ca cus made up of such representative we have no power or authority to co struct or promulgate a platform i principle for our party; that we ca not increase or minimize the bindii effect of platforms of the party her tofore regularly made and adopted 1 the people in convention a~sembl< for that purpose. "That in the house cf which we a members we should vigorously ai aggressively battle for democrat principles and with equal vigor ar aggressiveness we should oppose e erything contrary, in substance < methods, to those principles, ai should meet each question as it aris< with full confidence and a solid ar undivided front." The minority report of Mr. Henr of Texas, proposed the following d claration in place of the McClelk and Fitzgerald resolutions heretofo: referred 10: "It is not within the province of democratic caucus to promulgate < reverse a democratic platform, but is the duty of every democratic repr sentative to adhere to the nation democratic platform until the succce ing convention adopts another pis form." Mr. Henry also proposed that tl caucus action should govern evei representative when the same accor ed with the declarations of the last n tional platform. T^e vote was taken first on M Henry's minority propositions ar they were defeated by a vote of 17 92. The majoritv declaration was th< adopted without dissent. WOMAN'S STRANGE VAGARY. I Obeys Scriptural Injunction Literall Plucks Out Eye and Dies. Mrs. Beula Abbey, wife of a your merchant near Sparta, Tenn., is dec as the result of pulling out one of h< eyes in a fanatical and literal interpr tation of scriptural injunction, " t Ulnsy SWA o-fT nnrl nliir?lr it mi r 51T1/1 i ll i i-l v; C uii.Viau, A V V V* V MMX. it from thee, for it is better to go in heaven having only one eye than suffer the torments of hell fire." She became much excited over roli t ion last autumn and since that tim it is said, has been noted for Strang vagaries in religious work. Brownlow Renominated. Representative Brownlow, of t first Tennessee district, was renomir tod Thursday for congress by the i publican executive committee, subjc j to the approval of the republicans | the scvcial counties. i Denmark Authorizes Gale. j A special from Copenhagen say Authority ;n sign tlv? Danish West ! j dia treaty was cabled to the Dani I minictiir or TV." v h * 711 i Oil TbUTSdaV. ! DANES UNDEMONSTRATIVE. , ! Notice of Cession of Islands to Unc | Sam Received Quietly. The announcement which reach St. Thcinas. D. vv. I.. Saturday of ti i signing of the treaty by which De r ; mark sells th? Danish West Indies i ; the rnited States, was received <jui< ly. There was no open nianifcstatic , but much anxiety prevails regardi: ihe developments. Nothing official h yet been received from Copenhagen. \ j I SOUTH CAROLINA l j STATE NEWS ITEMS. \ rsKMCMfSKNlCMCsKMf Newspaper Change. Mrs. J. T. Harris, proprietor of the Spartanburg Herald, has purchased the plant and business of the Truth Publishing Company, publishers of The Truth. This means a consolidation ol the Herald's semi-weekly edition and The Truth. j Resignation Is Accepted. It is announced that the resignation of President Benjamin Wilson, of Converse college, has been accepted by the board of trustees at a recent meting. President Wilson has been at the 1 head of the Converse college since its origin twelve years ago. * * c Charleston. May Be Challenged. The probability is that the Charles'* ton Yacht Club will be challenged for a a race tor the cup that was won from e the Savannah Yacht Club two years f ago. There is a plan now on foot by v which it is hoped to get a boat to race s the yacht that captured the cup from e the Dragoon. Q Commodore Schley, of the Savannah e Yacht Club, said that the plan had not developed far enough yet to state positively whether or not a challenge would be sent, but if matters pro{ gressed, as it is hoped they will, Charleston will have a chance to de* j fend the trophy. i * * 1. )t- Good Roads Special. j. The Southern railway's special good c roads train arrived in Columbia early e last Sunday morning from Augusta. 3- A solid week's demonstration of e good road building was promised the ,e Capital City. The state legislators are manifesting great interest. A convene tion will be held on Friday and Satur>f day. Director Martin Dodge, of the e- public roads inquiries of the United id States department of agriculture; v- President W. H. Moore and Secretary is R. w. Richardson, of the National s Good Roads Association, and M. A. ie Hays, agent of the land industrial de 11 partment or tne soumera unwa; =e Boston, are with the party on the train. k le Spree Ends In Tragedy. p' John Chapman was shot and inll" stantly killed last Sunday morning by u" Sam Staggs and Eugene Norman. All s> three of the parties are young white n" men. They were out in the neighborof hood near .Greens, Spartanburg counn ty, Saturday night on a spree and built lg a fire in the edge of a body of woods where they spent several hours playing cards. *d A quarrel arose and Chapman jumped on Staggs and gave him a whipping As Staggs was getting on his feet, he fired at Chapman. Norman, who was d Stagg's friend, also shot, one ball en tering the left nipple, another entering the back of the head. )r d Staggs apd Norman left the com *g munity, but were caught before night d by the sheriff of Spartanburg. Thej are now in jail. y. Jr e>n Ladies Engage In Flstcuff. re While attending a bargain sale in a leading dry goods store at Greenville a several days ago, two of the city's lead or ing society women became involved ir jt a fistcuff. The affair began in a quar e. rel over the ownership of a piece o) j j_ ...v. ai lace, and a wrangie occurreu m wmv.1. d- hot words were passed. With everj it work the two ladies became more en raged. One slapped the other in the is face, which brought forth a vigorous ry scream. A friend interfered and pre d- vented any further trouble, a There were over one hundred ladj customers present, and the incident 'r created great excitement for a short id time. tc The news of the "scrap" soon spread and was the talk of the city. The in -E cident is noteworthy because of th< prominence of the ladies concerned One is a very beautiful, graceful danc er, and exceedingly popular. The othe: is a member of several ladies' club! and the wife of a prominent businesi y' man. ig * * id Atlantans Postpone Visit. sr An Atlanta dispatch says: It ha e- been definitely settled to postpone th' If visit of the mayor and council t st Charleston. As originally decided i to was the purpose of the Atlanta part; to to attend the exposition the secon< .nrrtov in pohnmrv hut at a meetinj ** 1U A, W* V*v?. ^ J ? g- of the arrangements committee Mon e. day afternoon this plan was reconsid ?e ered. A majority of the members of th< committee were or the opinion that i would be impossible to make all th necessary preparations by the 9th o *"-e February. The desire of the commil ia' tee was to have the city make as goo c' a showing as possible at Charlestor <;j; j and to that end it was agreed tha ?L j plenty of time was needed in which t< j make all the preparations. As one of the committeemen es j pressed it, Atlanta should wish to sent such a representative party as woun u be a compliment to the city of Charles Sl1 ton. It was also stated that, as Presi dent Roosevelt would be in attendanc ! on the exposition at the time originall; and the members of the party from At would doubtless be greatly crowdei :le and th emembers of the party from A1 lanta might, in consequence, find som< ed difficulty in securing necessary ac be-1 commcdations. in- j if the visit is made the latter par to i of March, it was thought, the hotel ?t- j would not be so greatly crowded am >n. ! the accommodations would be better tig j This decision on the part of the com as mittee will be communicated to th< OlttJ'Ui U1 V/UDUCOWU UUU WMIVIU y will be arranged for tie visit later. Legislative Melange. The general assembly has now been in session- for over two weeks. In that time considerable business has been transacted. There has been no vitally important or startling legislaj tion thus far. Most of the matters that have been acted upon are of minor im portance. As was anticipated, there has been no radical or gallery legk/ation, and it does not appear that there is likely to be, although it is pending. The most important work, from a legls- r Jl|jS lative standpoint, of the week, was the disposition of all of the pending elections. It was the longest and hardest ,-.&3 day^s work of the'session. The chief t 1 and about the only unusual, interest was manifest in the elections for positions on the state board of controL It has been many a day since there has been even approximately the inter- >? est that was shown in the recent elections. For days and for weeks there was a constant electioneering for the few positions. Ail of the candidates were upon the fieiu and gave their personal attention to the details of the campaign. The old or incumbent state board of control stood together for re- ,vi|g| election and that added materially to '? the chances of re-election. With one exception?a college trus-. ^ tee?every incumbent who offered was re-elected. The greatest interest just now seems to centre in the corporation or trust 'M fight. This is evidently the case, to a large extent,, because of the lack of something else to talk about Last cjj Saturday offered a field day on the Ta- 'fil turn resolution to investigate the prob- SH able cost and feasibility of establish- j'^jj ing a fertilizer plant and many are of the opinion that this will offer the sum total of what will be done on the sub- "j ject during the present session. Some argue that they are not disposed to J| spend good money in expenditures that -;|9 they do not think will result in sub- M stantial good, anu others believe the w state just now unprepared to make the experiment of establishing a complete J|| and .costly plant The resolutions that have already v been adopted in two of the cities of the Pee-Dee section are attracting decided attention, and many are disposed to j; " the belief that the increasing tobacco interests in that section have somethin to do with the expressions. The Graydon resolution which in j two, or at most three, lin^ proposes . to revoke the license or charter of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, , is one way of revoking *-iat charter or license, but the same result identically ?|| is proposed by the De Bruhl bill which 1 provides in part: "That from and after the approval- | ' of this act no permit or license shall ' be granted to any foreigi business cor1 poration to locate or do business with' in this state? and any or all permits ^ or licenses heretofore granted to any ' foreign business corporations to locate or do business within this state are ? 1 hereby declared to be withdrawn, re* Ja voked and declared of no effect from ^ and after the 1st day of April, A. IX MASON'S EFFORTS FUTILE. r Senate Refused to Consider Resolution Thanking Admiral Schley. }jraj An effort was made in the senate ? Thursday by Mr. Mason, of Illinois, to | obtain consideration for a joint reso* 1 lution which he introduced extending-^ ' the thanks of congress to Rear Admiral Winfleld Scott Schley "for his 1 brave and able conduct while in com- rmand of the American fleet at the vie- 'r; ' torious battle of Santiago." The effort - | I hnxxr0-v0r wa? nr*t anrressfuL DEFICIENCY DILL PASSED. 5 Republicans Forced Record Vote on f . Item For Protection of Soldiers. % The house Friday passed the urgent ^f|H r deficiency appropriation bill and det voted the remainder of the session to ^ t private pension legislation. It then adjourned until Monday. The repnb, licans forced a record vote on the *||| - amendment to appropriate 1500,000 for 5 the protection and shelter of Americas . soldiers in the Philippines, r JURY EXONERATES WOMAN. ^ s Mrs. Richardson Not Guilty of Mur? '/ der of Husband. At Plattsburg, Mo., Saturday, Mrs. Addle Richardson was acquitted of the . charge of murdering her husband, . - Frank W. Richardson, a wealthy mer a e chant, who was shot and killed Christ- ^ 0 mas eve, 1960, as he was entering his -3| t home in Savannah, Mo. A dramatic y scene followed the rendering of the j verdict Mm. Richardson was over- . 1 whelmed with congratulations from friends. |?] NEGRO PORTER AGAIN ARRESTED t Another Chapter Regarding Stolen e Funds of Paymaster Stevens. *JS f J. H. Alexander, a colored messen- .iJ&M I ger in the office of Major P. C. Stev* . % c ens, paymaster of the United States '^Jf i, army, was arrested at Atlanta, Ga., 1 Friday morning for the second time [t on the charge of stealing the govern- ... ment funds amounting to $4,769 which > mysteriously disappeared from the . 3 satchel of Major Stevens November 8 3 last as he was leaving Atlanta for vv4 Pensacola. Fla., to pay off troops. ^ Methodists to 3uild Hospital. The Methodists of Indiana, it is an* 3 nounced, have undertaken the erection 4 .. of a large philanthropic hospital, to be e located at the state capital. The coat v| . is to be $200,000 and the endowment* rM $500,000. s For Philippine Investigation. 3 Senator Lodge, chairman of the \ Philippine committee, has favorably 'M i reported a resolution authorizing that q committee to make an investigation of the Philippine question. v|||