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, . . _ . _ JB||. . ' ' The Bamberg Herald. 1 ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG, S. C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 26.1903. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. Jj m '111 ?? ? - = :WM HotTCAROLINA X I STATE NEWS ITEMS. 5 CMCMCnJTVICMCVM Alleged Bigamist Held. Governor Bliss, of Michigan, wired Governor Heyward, asking him to instruct the sheriff of Charleston to hold Smith, the alleged bigamist, until proper requisition papers for his return to Michigan could be sent. Governor Heyward sent proper instructions to the sheriff. 08*5 5 * Three Killed by Dynamite. A premature explosion at Stewart's granite quarry, two miles south of Columbia, caused the death of three negro workmen and injury to several others. The force of the explosion was so tremendous that it shook every house in Columbia, although the city is on a bluff of a hundred feet above the level of the quarry. " speaKer srrmn uanea. During the closing hours of the general assembly Speaker M. L. Smith was called into one of the committee rooms and presented with a handsome gold cane and locket as a testimonial of personal regard from the attaches from the house. The presentation speech was made by Bill Clerk Boyd . Evans and the speaker responded in graceful terms. *% New Military Company. Another military company has been formed in Columbia and it will be asked to be enlisted in the militia. It is known as the Gatling Gun Club and has the following officers: E. Law, captain; S. C. Snelgrove, first lieutenant; T. O. Ott, second lieutenant; Dr. J. E. Burkhalter, surgeon Charles P. Coble, chaplain, and J. Hamilton Love, secretary and treasurer. ** Law to Hold Dago. Mrs. Adelaide Del Guidice, of Charleston, has invoked the aid of the law to prevent her husband, Guisippe Del Guidice, from leaving the state with the custody of their 12-year-old son. Not being able to avail herself of divorce law, Mrs. Del Guidice has applie'd to the courts for a legal separation from her husband, with alimony. Del Guidice, according to the wife, was rronorincr tr\ rotnm tr? iR former hnmft J(.VJ/?WU6 ?V in Italy, where he is said to own much valuable property. He is well connected there, his people ranking high. Del Guidice has oeen a stevedore in Charleston for years. He made a fortune at the business and married a iC" *" T Charleston woman. m. * Old Mill to Resume Work. The installation of machinery in the Camperdown mill building in Green ville has almost been completed, and in a few days the mill will begin work in the manufacture of ginghams and other li?e fabrics. This is one of the oldest mills in South Carolina, but fully ten years ago it failed and the machinery was sold. Since that time the building has been ;> idle. Recently a new company purchased the building and shoal in the heart of Greenville city, with its 260 horse powder from Reedy river. The premises have been fully renovated and the plant wiir^e practically new. * ;y # * Sues Show for Damages. Saul Bowman, the father of Raymond Bowman, the 13-year-old boy who was attacked by a leopard some weeks ago at Charleston, has entered suit for $20,000 damages against Hall's animal show. Miss Hall, the woman trainer, admitted the boy to the cage hllea with an imals, and before he could retire one of the leopards had seized him by the thigh. He was badly lacerated. Blood poison set in, and the physicians at the hospital declared that Bowman could not live. His case was miraculous, however, and he is recovering. He is not yet out of danger, and his father claims that he will be crippled and lame for life. Sheriff MartJ^ seized the property of the show people, pending the hearing in the circuit court. * * Contest for Spartanburg Postoffice. There are two aspirants lor a $2,600 job at Spartanburg who are now "looking eagerly towards the hills at Washington from whence cometh their help" or their discomfiture, as the case may turn out. The plum in question is the postmastership, which pays $2,600. The present incumbent is Colonel S. T. Parmer, who is also h candidate for another term. Alderman W. R. Dillingham, who was one of the ardent supporters of Senator John L. McLaurin, ic the serond knieht to enter the lists. Both Colonel Parmer and Alderman Dillingham have filed at Washington their recommendations, in the way of strings of signatures and other devices whereby they may gain strength for their cause. The question paramount, though, is, "Who is pulling for the candidates in Washington?" It is known that Senator Pritchard, of North Carolina; John G. Capers, United States district attorney, and Collector of Internal Revenue Micah Jenkins are "high authorities," whose friendship is a very convenient thing to political aspirants. It is said that Capers and Jenkins really hold the matter in their hands and that their recommendation will settle the matter one way or the other. Clinton In the Swim. At a meeting of tne board of aldermen of Clinton plans were set on foot looking toward the installation of a waterworks and electric light plant for the city. Energetic and enterprising men are anxious for Clinton to rank even with the towns of her size elsewhere, and others are tired of ill I lit streets. The majority of citizens 1 seem to favor municipal ownership, 1 but in case this should in any way fail, a splendid opportunity is offered to private investors to obtain franchises and operate one or both of the improvements. Clinton has long been ripe for such an undertaking, being often spoken of as the wealthiest small town in South Carolina. The town is talking now of the phenomenal strides made during the last few years. Clinton has doubled Its population every census of its life, and it seems that within a few montns it is to double it again. Work will be commenced immediately on a 4,000 spindle mill to be operated and owned by the stockholders of the old mill there, and built out of the profits. It is calculated that some 2,500 white people will be added to the population by that time, which will make it 5,000. In addition to this the Lydia mills, one mile from town, will soon enlarge. - Attorney General's Report. The annual report of the attorney general Just issued contains a statement of the criminal cases brought to trial in South Carolina during the year 1902. While there are alwavs ouite a num ber of homicides for which no one is brought to trial, last year 223 men and women were actually arraigned for murder. There were 102 acquittals, but of those convicted only three were hanged. As probably, at least, twentyseven persons were killed for whose murder there was no trial, the loss o! life reached 250. In South Carolina's 1 population of about 1,400,000, this wa* one homicide to every 5,600 inhah.- : tants?men, women and children?ol the state. The same ratio of killings to population for the other states of the union would make casualties last year 13,570 in the United States. These would make an army corps of two divisions, each having two brigades, each brigade containing three regiments of 1,200 men each. Three years ago, when the record of killings was not so large as in 1902, the Episcopal bishop called on the clergy to preach against this "blood guiltiness," and invited the preachers of other denominations to join with them, but the response was not particularly heavy. * * * Crum Matter Goes Over. According to a Washington dispatch, it has been decided in the senate that a vote will not be had this session on the confirmation of the president's appointment of Crum, the negro, as collector at Charleston. Senator Clay 1 has submitted to the senate the adverse report of the committee on com merce. and the committee's report will 1 very likely, lay on tae table until ad- ' journment of congress ends the whol? matter. THRONGS GREETED REX. 1 Brilliant Culmination of Carnival Festivities in New Orleans. Rex made his triumphal entry into New Orleans Monday and the Krewe of Proteus presented their gorgeous 1 pageant Monday night in the presence 1 of perhaps the largest multitude of 1 people ever gathered in the streets of ' the carnival city. Tne number of 1 strangers exceeded that of any pre- 1 vious year. 1 Aside from the homage paid the king ] the feature of the afternoon parade ' was the popular demonstration in hon or of Admiral Schley and General ' Wheeler, both of whom had been ere- ' ated dukes of the realpi tor the occa- ! sion. They rode near the head of the ' procession through solid masses of 1 shouting men and past crowded gal- ' leries of applauding women. At the 1 conclusion of the parade Admiral Schley, accompanied by Mayor Capdeyille and General Wheeler, was escorted by the Continental Guards in their < picturesque costumes 01 tue revuiuuuu to the armory in command, where, in behalf of the Schley Pleasure Club. 1 City Attorney Gilmore presented the ! admiral with a beautiful loving cup 1 bearing an engraving of the flagship Brooklyn. The admiral made a fe- 1 Iicitous acknowledgment of the gift. < When night had fallen Proteus rode 1 through streets congested with people < at the head of an unusually magnifi- I cent pageant. The subject chosen was ] Rider Haggard's novel, "Cleopatra," ; and the thrilling story of the Egyptian queen was illustrated in twenty radiantly beautiful floats. The decorations of clubs, business houses, hotels and private residences were on an ex- ' tensive and elaborate scale. Following the parade Proteus was host at a brilliant ball at the French < opera house. Admiral Schley, General Wheeler, Miss Alice Roosevelt and , Miss Root were the most distinguished ' guests and the highest honors were | paid tnem. >nss iwujc?vh, *? daily singled out for knightly favor. Nearly every state in the union was , represented in the attendance, which , also included anany guests from abroad and the officers of the battle ship Tex- ] as and the French cruiser Tage. POPE'S SILVER JUBILEE. Catholics Celebrate Twenty-Fifth Year of His Ascension to Pontificate. Friday was the twenty-fi.th year of the pontifical reign of Pope Leo, and Catholics throughout the world celebrated at their altars the notable event. Elkins' Rebate Bill Signed. The president Friday signed the Elkins rebate bill. With the signing of this measure the administration's anti-trust program for this session ot congress Is completed. SULTAN BROUGHT TO TIME. Turk Forced to Adopt Scheme of Powers for Reforms in Macedonia. A Constantinople dispatcu says Tewfik Pasha, the minister of foreign affairs, notified the Austro-Hunrjarian and Russian ambassadors Monday that | the sultan had agreed to adopt the scheme for reforms in Macedonia. HOLOCAUST IN HOTELl I Onests Engulfed in Flames of a Veritable Death Trap. TEN KNOWN TO BE CREMATED Those Who Escaped Death Were Forced to Jump From Windows. Forty-Two Were Thus . Injured. Fire early Friday morning destroyed the Clifton hotel, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, cremated ten of the guests, and caused injuries to forty-two persons, who were scorched or forced to Jump to the frozen street from second and third story windows. The loss is $60.000. The dead are: W. A. Mowery, What Cheer, Iowa: E. C. Young, Minneapo lis, Minn.; two unidentified men, bodies recovered; five bodies still in debris. Nearly all those injured were Iowa people. While their injuries are severe in many cases, no one was fatally hurt. The fire started at 2:30 o'clock, and at 10 o'clock the smouldering debris furnished so fierce a heat that search for bodies was impossible. The list of dead may prove larger than the number given, but it is hoped that the information which accounts for all but this number is correct. Hotel a Fire Trap. The hotel, a three-story brick veneer structure, is said to have been a veritable fire trap. The flames started in a pile of rubbish in the basement, presumably ignited by defective electric light wires. The night clerk was on the third floor when the cry of fire, raised by a bell boy. startled him. He took up the cry and in an instant the hallways were choked with frightened guests. A rush was made for the stairways. It was then that the crowd, already collected in the street, heara heartrending cries of anguish and desperation, for the fire, feeding ravenously on the tinder-like material of the lower floor, had completely cut off escape. There followed a stampede for the windows, the only means of exit left. The street below was now filled with a crowd scarcely less frantic than the despairing ones in the fast burning building. It was like a Dorc picture of "Inferno sprung to life," said one spectator In describing the scene. "The flames, looking blood-red from reflection against the snow, lit up the pale, drawn faces of the people in the windows with the? glow that was ur earthly." Forced to Leap. The victims were literally driven by the flames to jump. Nearly every one of them lingered to the last moment, urged by the people below to wait as long as possible in the hope of assistance. Then a cry would tell that th* fire had reached them, or the smoke had made it impossible to breathe, and one after another jumped, some to the street and some, more fortunate, to the roofs of buildings adjoining. In a short space of time the street was filled with men and women bruised, battered, broken-limbed and half-craz3d. All were In their night garments, [n an hour St. Luke s hospital contained fifteen injured, while many more, ehiefly those who had escaped with eompatatively slight injuries, were be,ng cared for in buildings near the scene of the tragedy. Some who jumped owe their live^ to the fact that their fall was broken by telegraph wires which interposed in their downwaru flight. AGREEMENTS NOT EXECUTED. Caracas Newspapers Say Allies are Ignoring Terms of Protocols. The Caracas papers publish a protest directed to Venezuela, the United States and the European nations, as follows: "In order that the public may know fiow Germany, Great Britain and Italy sxecute their agreements, we call attention to the grave fact that up to tolay, February 20, the snips taken by :he three powers have not been delivered to the goverment of Venezuela, is stipulated in the protocols." DEWEY GETS PRIZE MONEY. But Case of Admiral Sampson and Others is Turned Down. The United States supreme court, Monday, decided that the prize money cases brought by Admiral Dewey in behalf of himself and the officers and men of his fleet on account of the vessels sunk at Manila and arterwards reclaimed in their favor; but the cases :if Admiral Sampson, for wnose name that of Admiral Taylor was substituted [n his own behalf and that of his ofti- J cers and men on account of the Maria j Theresa, sunk at the battle of Santla- j go, were decided adversely. INHUMAN MOTHER'S DEED. Poisons Children to Prevent Husband Securing Possession of Them. Mrs. Walter Dykes is being hunted j by authorities at Davy, W. Va. Her j two children were found dead Sunday j morning, having been poisoned. Rumor has it that she administered j the drug rather than allow her bus- ! band to secure possession of them. She I and her husband had been separated a j few weeks. GEORGIA BAPTISTS CONVENE. Annual Meeting Opens at Macon With 1 Large Attendance of Delegates. The Georgia Baptists opened their I conference in Macon. Ga., Tuesday j night. There were delegates from all J sections of the state, from Alabama, j Florida, Tennessee, the Caroiinas, j Cuba, Porto Rico, Honduras, Mexico* and Souch Africa. Methods of promoting spiritual life ! and knowledge of the Bible were the j theme for discussion during the initial j session. ' RALEIGH'S BIG SENSATION. Further Investigation of HaywoodSkinner Tragedy Reveals the Woman in the Case. Tho saying of the French "that there is a woman in the case" is true of the tragedy which occurred in Raleigh, N. C., Monday, in which Ludlow Skinner was shot and instantly killed by Ernest Haywood. Both parties occupied the highest social position. Mr. Haywood is a prominent lawyer, whose income exceeds that of any other attorney in the city. Mr. Skinner was the son of the Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Skinner, the noted Baptist divine, ar.d at the time of his death was a clerk in the office of Charles E. Johnston, cotton broker. He was a very quiet and unobtrusive gentleman. The dead man was 31 years old, and several years ago he married Miss Octavia Winder, daughter of Major John Winder, who at one time was general manager of the Seaboard .-vir Lin-e. Her elder sister, Miss Gertrude, married William R. Tucker, wno died about four years ago. Since that time Mr. Haywood has been paying marked and persistent attention to Mrs. Tucker. The mother in law 01 Mrs. Tucker is Mrs. Florence P. Tucker, widow of the late Rufus S. Tucker. The entire estate, valued at $500,000, was left to Mrs. Florence Tucker. Her attorney and business manager is Ernest Haywood. Mrs. Wlhiam R. Tucker lived much of her time with her two children about four miles from the city at Millbrook, on the Seaboard Air Line. It was here that Haywood saw most of Mrs. Tucker. Every one supposed they would marry. It was -known that Mrs. Florence P. Tucker was bitterly opposed to the marriage. For several months?perhaps for nearly a year? Mrs. William R. Tucker and her two children have been absent from Raleigh, and it has been currently reported for some time that she and Mr. Haywood were married a year or more ago, and that they have a little girl that was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a short while ago. She is now said to be in a hospital in Philadelphia undergoing treatment. The old negro woman nurse who went away with Mrs. Tucker and her two children returned to Raleigh about three weeks ago and she has confirmed the marriage and the birth of the baby girl, although Mr. Haywood has made no statement of the relations that exist between him and Mrs. Tucker. A few days ago the wife of Mr. Skinner is reported to have addressed a note to Mr. Haywood insisting that he should announce the marriage of himself and Mrs. Tucker. Mr. Haywood is reported to have considered this note very insulting and to have reDlied in kind. His attitude in the mat ter finally culminated in the tragedy. MAIL CLERKS CREMATED. In Collision on Big Four Railroad Both Trains Caught Fire. In a head-on collision Monday between a westbound passenger train and an eastbound freight on the Big Four railroad, east of Borea, Onio, both trains caught fire and four mail clerks were burned to death. The engineers of both trains, an express messenger and two firemen were seriously injured. The trains were running at full speed. Both locomotives were demolished and the track was heaped with debris. GUAM ON THE RISE. Earthquake Disturbances Lift Level of Island Some Six Inches. Naval Governor Schroeder, of the Island of Guam, who has arrived in Honolulu, reports the occurrence of a severe and prolonged series of earthquakes, which have raised the level of the island some six inches. The shocks were accompanied by loud subterraneon noise#. Union to Pay Damages. In accordance with an p/rangement arrived at between the parties to the suit, a London court has awarded the Taff Vale Railroad Company $115,000 damages against the Amalgamated Society of Railroad Servants. SUFFICIENT PROOF LACKING. United States Supreme Court Decision in Florida Case. The United States supreme court Monday decided the case of James Torrance and others against the state of Florida. The charge was that of discriminating against the negroes in the enforcement of the law by refusing to summon colored jurors in criminal trials against the appellants. The court held that there was no proof of such discrimination and affirmed the decision of the supreme court of Florida which upheld the legality ot the proceedings in the trial court. MONUMENT TO LAWTON. Unveiled on the Spot in Philippines Where General Was Killed. A Manila special says: Two hundred troops and hundreds of veterans participated Sunday in the unveiling of the monument marking the spot where General Lawton was killed at San Mateo. General Davis and others made speeches eulogizing General Lawton. SHIPPING EILL SHELVED. House Committee on Marine Votes 10 to 6 Against the Measure. The house committee on merchant marine and fisheries Monday voted not to report the ship subsidy bill to the house, the vote being 10 to G. Those voting to report were: Grosvenor, Young. Green, Fordney, Wachter and Littleficld. Those voting against reporting it were: Hopkins, Miner. Stevens, Jcncs, Stevens, Spight, Small, Davis, McDermott, Belmont and Snook. \ Legislative Melange \ $ # %%%?%^ Lawmakers Go Home. The state legislature adjourned at Columbia at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. having remained in session the full forty days. Few "heavy weights" have been developed this first session. Nothing radical has been done but the failure to provide for a state exhibit at St. Louis. The failure to pass a practical road law and make provision for assessment of property at its real value is regretted by the progressive element. The Gonzales killing has been the only startling event during the legislature sitting. The closing week of the legislature was a busy one in both senate and house. Mr. Lyie's bill to empower towns ind cities of five thousand inhabitants and over to subscribe to the maintenance of public libraries was opposed by Mr. Dorroh and Mr. Mauldin, of Greenville, who did not think that the people should be taxed for public libraries. Mr. D. D. McColl favored the bill. He thought that if the municipalities wanted to tax themselves they could tax themselves without any harm to the people at large. Mr. Blackwood said that there was nothing thai the people of the state needed more than public libraries. Now we have a chance to get them and we should not put anything in the way of this noble work. Mr. Gaston, of Chester, hoped that the bill would pass and wanted the bill amended so as to include towns of less than 5,000 inhabitants. The bill was passed by a large majority. The famous Kinloch Creek bill was up in the house again the past week and was finally disposed of. The bili as passed reads: Section 1. That the right, power and privilege to construct, erect and maintain a dam across said Kinloch creek is hereby authorized, granted and given to said A. A. Springs and St. J. M. Lachicotte, co-partners, doing business under the firm name of S. W. Ward & Co.,- their heirs and assigns and the survivors of them, or either of them ; Provided, that the said A. A.^Springs and St. J.M. Lachicotte, co-partners, doing business under the firm name of S. M. Ward & Co., shall be liable for all such damages as may be established in any court of competent jurisdiction by any land-owner, claiming that his land has been damaged by reason of the erection of said dam. A communication was read in the senate from the governor, who transmitted a letter from the Hon. John Izard Middleton, of Baltimore, offering to the senate a portrait of nis greatgrandfather, Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from this state. Senator Raysor offered a resolution thanking the donor and accepting the gift, and the governor will so communicate to Mr. Middleton, The portrait is to be i laced in the senate chamber. A road wonting bill, with some changes, to go into effect next year, as well as a bill to require railroads ot forty miles in length to run Jim Crow cars were passed. Senator Aldrich offered a concur rent resolution, which the senate adopted, to refer the reports of the state house commission to a special committee to consist of two senators and three representatives. 'The commission made two reports, the majority holding that the work had been properly done. The minority, consisting of Col. J. Q. Marshall, reported that the work was faulty and defective, It is proposed that the special committee provided for in the concurrent resolution shall meet during the recess and shall have power to employ an architect and summon witnesses, and to report at the next session. Senators Aldrich and Manning were appointed members of the committee. The child labor bill passed in the legislature is now a law, having been signed a few days ago by Governor Heyward. Under the provisions ol this law, from May 1, 1904, children under eleven years old shall be excluded from the mills, and from May 1, 1905, those under twelve years old cannot be employed in factories. From May 1, of this year, no child under twelve years shall work in factories between the hours of 7 p. m. and 1 a. m. The exceptions to the Operate.^ne nf thic law ic In thf> CaSG Of chil dren of a widowed mother or of a totally disabled father, dependent on their own labor for support, and orphaned children dependent on themselves for support may be permitted to work in mills when under twelve years old. In every case the parent or guardian must make sworn affidavit to the facts, and this must be indorsed by the mill superintendent, who must be satisfied of its truth. The mill official who employs a child contrary to the provisions of this act Is subject to a fine of from $10 to $50, or imprisonment for thirty days in each case. The same penalty attaches to the parents or guardian who makes false representation as to the age of the child. Children under twelve years of age and not dependent upon the support of widowed mothers or crippled fathers may work in mills during the months of June, July and August on presentation of a teacher's certificate that they can read and write and that they have attended school for, at least, four months in the preceding year. This last exception is intended to let the children who have been at school and are advanced in their studies, aid in support of the family during the summer and so relieve the children who have been doing steady work all during the year. The compulsory educational bill that was introduced as a compromise measure to the child labor bill was de, fcated in the house of representatives j by the narro wmargin of four votes. It passed the senate by a considerable majority. The strength the bill developed, however, was greater than its advocates had anticipated, and they are satisfied that next year it will become a law. VAN WYCK GIVES ADVICE. In Banquet Speech Former New York Mayor Says Southerners Alone Can Settle Race Problem. i The annual banquet of the Southern Society of New York took place Saturday night at the Waldorf-Astoria ho1 tel. The annual address of the president, Hon. Augusta Van Wyck, was very striking, for the reason that it dealt with the race problem. Mr. Van Wyck took the position that the ? southern whites are the best friends of the negroes and that the former should be allowed to settle the problem without interference. In part, he said: "Prior to 1795 the south led all sections in variety of products?agriculi tural, mineral and manufactures. When Whitney's invention of the cotton gin made the cultivation of that staple so profitable, the whole product selling readily for 50 cents Der Dound. that she abandoned to a large extent all other enterprises for that during the period of about fifty years, while the north revelled In manufacturing that staple. The result was a loss of her leading position in variety of products and enterprise. Cotton monopolized until 1845, when its price fell to 5 1-2 cents per pound, causing the south to recognize her mistake and extend her lines once again into every field of i human endeavor and enterprise. In ^ 1860, fifteen years thereafter, she found herself again fully abreast of i the ever alert north in commercial, industrial and agricultural enterprises. Her wealth, prosperity and prestige I was so great as to arouse the envy of the world. Her wealth was 44 per cent of that of the country, her agricultural products 50 per cent, her banking capital 30 per cent, her mileage of railroads over 50 per cent. "In the meantime, as a result of her good climate, the cotton gin and rich lands, she attracted to her cotton fields all the northern slaves; slavery, an institution for which the south was no more responsible than the north, soon aroused a northern sentiment againsi it, they no longer having any practical or pecuniary interest tnerein?the ir? repressible conflict broke out into actual revolution in 18G1, at a time when the south was leading in wealth and i enterprise. Appalling was the devastation and ruin, impoverishing the south and proportionately enriching the north. In the decade from 1860 to1870 her wealth actually decreased 40 i. J J per ceni, uliq iu me ufuauc cuoiug m 1880, the dark days of her reconstruction, her values were still further rei duced and her poverty and prostration . seemed complete. But finally peace came and with it a change, which in the next two decades advanced her wealth 72 per cent, her planting profits . on amount invested were 25 per cent, i khe was producing 75 per cent of the tobacco of the country and 100 per cent of the cotton of the country and 75 per cent of that of the world. Her cotton spindles increased 415 per i cent, her manufactures 222 per cent, her pig iron product increased in 1900 i 550 per cent over that of 1880 and her coal products 716 per cent over that of 1 1880. The percentages cited, for which I am indebted to Richard H. Edmonds, can be relied upon. Today these beneficent gifts utilized by an energeti ic .intelligent and industrious popula! tion, have made our southland once [ again triumphant in material progress i ?a fair .and just competitor of the . north once again, to the glory of both . and to the common welfare of our nai tion. "What the south needs and must have is peace at home and jointly with the rest of the nation, international ^ . peace. There is but one unsettled . problem peculiar to that section, com; monly called the negro question. The . south understands it and if left alone i it will be settled rightly and justly In a i Christian spirit. The national friend- J , ship between whites and .blacks of long standing (with no idea of social ? equality) is well known to those at all t familiar with the subject. The best friend of the black race is the white ; race of the south. The future welfare L and development of the former rests . upon the absence of conflict between ( the two, and he who destroys or less; ens the amity so existing between the t two is not a friend of the black man, but an enemy, intentionally or uninteni tionally, to civilization." JUDGE SHIRAS RETIRES. His Last Day on Supreme Court Bench i a Very Busy One. A Washington dispatch cays: In ac cordajice with the terms of his letter . of resignation, Justice Shiras Monday ? retired from his office as an associate : justice of the United States supreme court. The day's record in the matter of opinions handed down was one of 1 the largest ever made. This was an effort to clear up the docket of cases in the hearing of which Justice Shiras has participated. Justice Shiras left for Florida soon alter tne adjournment of *.he court. CAN TAX RAILROAD STOCK. United States Supreme Court Upholds State of Alabama. In an opinion delivered by Justice Holmes in the case of Kidd vs. the State of Alabama, the United States supreme court Monday held tnat a i state has the right to tax the stock of railroads incorporated in another , state, and which is held by an estate i in the state seeking to exercise the power. The opinion affirmed the opinion of the supreme court of Alabama. Schley Resolution Tabled. The resolution which passed the sen 1 ate providing that Rear Admiral Schley be given the pay and allowance of rear admiral on the active list was called up in the house committee on 1 naval affairs Friday and tabled. 4*++**** M11 111111* ; |Cream of News.;; Hf T"T"T' T"T"T I' l l'T 'M'I ? T"T i T* T Brief Summary of Most Important Events of Each "Day. ?Frank Cook, who killed his. young wife with an ax at Hazlehurst, Ga., is believed to be of unsound mind. ?The report of the Florida commissioner of agriculture shows a pnenomenal increase in farm products of the state. ?The report of the committee on the North Carolina convict camp says the bedding is filthy and unfit for use. ?The Alabama house has approved the senate substitute for the osteopathy bill. This action is a victory for the regular physicians. ?The North Carolina senate Friday passed the child labor bill. Children under 12 years cannot be employed under this bill. ?In a hotel fire at Cedar Rapids, la., Friday morning, ten lives were lost and many Injured. ?The senate spent the entire day Friday in executive session, the Colombian canal treaty being considered. ?Admiral Schley, General Joe Wheeler and Colonel McClure were given an ovation at New Orleans Friday. ?In executive session of the senate Friday, Mr. Quay attacked the New England senators, declaring that they hate the south. ?At the jubilee of Pope Leo, In Rome, Friday, a tiara of gold, valued at $25,000, was presented to him. ?Reports from north Georgia points say that the loss of the mountain peach crop is greatly feared. ?Chief Justice x ope, of South Carolina, denied J. H. Tillman's application for bail. ?The Alabama house, Thursday, passed the Starr-Waddell railroad commission bill over the united opposition of the roads. ?The report of the attorney general of South Carolina for the past year shows that while 233 men and women were arraigned for murder, only three were hanged. v ?At Newark, N. J., a fast express cut through a trolley car crowded with children, killing twelve and injuring twenty. ?President Roosevelt will call an extraordinary session of congress unless the canal and the Cuban treaties are passed. ?President Schurman announces that typhoid fever, which is epidemic at Cornell university, is due to polluted water. ?Six new warships are provided for in the naval bill passed by the house Tnursday. ?By the explosion of a storage magazine at Fort LaFayette, N. Y., four men were killed outright and nine injured, two fatally. ?Convention of representative Georgia citizens organize Greater Georgia Association to work for the advancement of the state, held in Atlanta Tuesday. J. K. Orr was elected presi dent. ?Major G. M. Ryals, of Savannah, says the Georgia peach crop is unhurt Other authorities believe that the cold wave has killed peaches. ?The United States and Venezuela have signed a protocol for the settlement of American claims. In the event of disagreement Queen Wilhelmina will select an umpire. ?Commissioner of Agriculture O. B. Stevens, of Georgia, who has been In Washington, has secured a cane syrup station for the state, which will be located at Waycross. ?Four negroes were hanged In Mississippi Wednesday. ?The passenger steamer Olive went down in the Chowan river off the North Carolina coast Monday night. Seventeen people were drowned. ?King Edward and Queen Alexandra opened parliament in state Tuesday. There was nothing notable in the speech from the throne. ?Ernest von Wildenbrueh, the court poet of Germany, has written an article advocating the union of Germany and tbe United States for the overthrow of tbe Latin races. ?Kansas legislature, by a close vote, bars women out of the voting booth for presidential electors in that state. ?The on lire republic of Guatemala has been declared in a state of siego, says Berlin. ?Crown Prince of Saxony obtains his divorce from princess on the ground of unfaithfulness. ?Humbert c?se begins in Paris, and Madame Humbert threatens some startling revelations. ?Columbus, Ga., is making elaborate preparations for the state Young Men's Christian Association convention. A number of good speakers have been secured. PRESIDENT HAS COLO. Took Ride in Snow Storm and Has Throat Trouble in Consequence. President Roosevelt's insisting upon leading the strenuous life has put him again in the doctors' hands, says a Washington dispatch. This time the trouble is with his throat. A couple of days ago he and Baron Speck von Sternberg, the German envoy, went for a four hours' horseback ride in a blinding snow storm. NO VOTE ON CRUM. Matter of Negro's Nomination at Charleston Goes on Table. It has been decided in the senate that a vote will not be had this session on the confirmation of the president's appointment of Crum, the negro, as collector at Charleston. Senator Clay has submitted to the senate the adverse report of the committee on commerce and the committee's report will very liKely lay on the table until adjournment of congress ends the whole matter. COTTON AGAIN KING i Rapid Advance in Price of Staple Was Phenomenal. FIFTY MILLIONS TO THE GOOD M Is What One Cent a Pound Means to Southern Planters?How Open- 1 ator Sully Got on the A New York special says: The t'i'i story of the sensational rise in cotton . | makes interesting reading. When the ' gja| drought was reported in some of the southern states in July a well-known j||j Providence operator started on a trip g through the south to look over the' ^ fields. He had taken the same trip for , sixteen years and found the sbil very 0 dry and the cotton plant small. In his estimation, the prospects for a bij '$?L crop were poor. On his return to New York ho told various memDers 01 me excnange mac . ? the big crop estimates being circulated by a New York authority were not : based upon facts, but upon a speculative attitude in the market and a desire to see prices decline. Cotton was selling at 7 1-2 and 7 1-4 cents. This operator started buying. ^ cotton, and when the price was 8 3-4 cents his operations began to attract attention on the floor of the New , York exchange. At this price a halt took place, lasting most of the month of January. The same New York an- : > thority came out with a bear circular--* and predicted a break of a half cent It was at the time that the market began to take on the aspect of a battle^ A Providence operator, D. J. Sully, J| came into the pit the day after, taking 5,000 and 10,000 bales at a clip, and. 8till the price did not advance. Then % came rains in the south that made it ^ almost impossible to move cotton, arid "Jgi spinners began to get uneasy. The dry goods trade in this country vj|B" began a boom that carried prices for . all manufactured goods to the high prices of the season, and spinners began to buy cotton in wholesale fashion. Every bale of good cotton in the south * was in demand, and this demand car- ^ ried prices to a point that left the v New York future market the lowest^ in ^ the country. A 9 cents Mr. Sully yjj came into the pit and took all the cotton offered at that priee, buying 25,- ;:||H 000 bales. It wag then the local ex- \ change took the lead in the most sensational rise in prices in rece.it years. From 10 to 20 points a day, thn market finally became so excited that an ad YttUCC Ut tt ^U<U ici Ui a nag *3vvsi w* - -? - * * In a single day last week. Not for :^8 years has the market advanced so rap- " \^si Idly and without a reaction. Fair dealing has marked the manip- ?& ? ulation of the market through an advance of 1 cent a pound, and haa ~|j| meant an additional return of $50,000,- { 000 to southern planters. ??? CHARGES AGAINST JURIST. Attempt Being Made to Impeach Judge Swayne in Florida. .^0 A Washington special says: The ?29 judiciary committee of the house Mon-- .Jl day morning gave a short preliminary. hearing to Attorney A. E. Pace, of the Florida bar on the memorial asking for . the Impeachment of Federal JudgeCharles F. Swayne. Mr. Pace recited the charges against >9j Judge Swayne, which alleges non-resl- ; dence in Florida, incompetency and misconduct of office: He laid stress 9 on the charge of non-residence, which. '- * mlc/Iomoflnnr In SSSB me law any a is a m&u uisu^uvuuv. ? ;.r. a federal judge's office. After Mr. Pace's recital the charges :- J|g were referred to a sub-committee. If the judiciary committee decides there is good ground for the charges, ' fh a report will be made to the house, which will in turn maKe formal charges against Judge Swayne before the senate. If the impeachment trial is ordered it will come off before the sen- ^Igs ate. The sub-committee which now has the matter in charge is composed -Jig of Chairman Jenkins, of Wisconsin;. Barker, of New Jersey; Overstreet, of Indiana; DeArmond, of Missouri; Clayton, of Alabama. FOR PRESIDENT'S PROTECTION. . :f|fH Senate Accepts House Amendments to / , Original Bill. The conferees on the bill for the pro- '^11 tectlon of the president have agreed and their report has been submitted to K ^ the house. The senate accepts th? -1^?$ house amendment to the original bill, with some changes in the wording. " . :'^C0S The death penalty is provided for any one who shall wilfully or mailciously kill the president or vice presI-.>J|nH dent, or any government official. ''^?1 An attempt to murder is made pun- v ^ ishable by death or imprisonment for not less than ten years. INDIAN CHIEF SEES MILES. ||g Red Man Calls at War Department and "Shakes" With His Captor. ' One of the most unique meetings Washington has witnessed in years oc- z? curred at the headquarters of the commanding general of the army in the war department Friday, when Chief Joseph, of the Nez Perces Indians, grasped the hands of the "great white -.-vj chief" Miles who conducted the campaign which led to his capture. * GALVESTON'S SEA WALL. Imposing Ceremonies at Laying of Corner Stone of Big Undertaking. The cornerstone of the $1,500,000 sea wall was laid at Galveston, Texas, Monday, with imposing ceremonies and a parade of citizens and marines and officers from the United States battleships at anchor in the harbor. * | The great wall will be three miles in. length and give absolute protection to the city, even from a stage of water equal to the great and destructive ti- M day wave of the 1900 storm. ..