The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, January 16, 1901, Image 1
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VOL 1 BATESBURG. S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16. 1901 iXXJO HoY ; ... NO. Ys||||
A WALK OVER.
Stevenson Won Over Two Opponents
on First Ballot.
HAMER RE-ELECTED CLERK
The House of Representatives
Elects All cf Its Officers
and Gets R?adv for
Bus'ness.
The House of Representatives met on
TucfcUv of l*st week. Whonthomcui
born had *11 been sworn in, the eleotion
of officers wax in order, the first otfije
to be filled beiug speaker, or presiding
cffiocr of tho houso.
Mr. W. F. Stevonson of Chestoifi^ld
was put in nomination by Mr. T. Yancey
W.lliama of Lancaster. Mr. Franth
II. WostoD of Ktohland wan nomi
nated by Mr. John McMaster of Richland,
Mr. lieorgo K? Prince of Anderson
was tomiratcd ly Mr. E. M.
ltu-kerof And?rson.
O i the fir-t ballot 116 votca were
cast, 59 being necessary to cleot. Mr
Qtovcn-ion received 73, Mr. Weaton 17
and Mr. Prince 26. Mr. Stevenson wan
declared oleotod.
Tho following ia tho voto of tho
hou-e:
Prince?Austin, Brown, Dantzler,
Dean, l)>dd, Dorroh, Eard, F x, Hardin,
Johnson, Koblcr. L:vcr, L^max,
Lylep, Mauldin, Morgan, Nesbitt,
Nichols, W L Park<r, W H Parker,
RankiD, Chan E It ibinson. K B A
Robinson, Ru krr. Strom, Wingo ?26
Wraton?Br oka. Di Loaob, Fiocman,
Guiiuc.hat, Little, Logan, Maysoi, Mo
Laugh in, MeL:od, F 11 MoMaster,
Joo MoM aster, Moffctt, Moss. Pyatt,
Robertson, Seabrook, Webb ?17
SteveDson?Aul), Btoot, Banks,
Bates, Bo mi guard, Bivena Blease,
Bolts, Bostick, Bryan, Butler, (Jimp
bell, Carter, Uoggeshall, Colo ck,
Cooper, Coairove, (Jroft, Cum, Do
Bruhl. Dennis. Domini-k, Dunbar, Du
rant, Elder, Ettridge, Fra'-cr, Gaston,
Qourdin, Guottr. Ha lr. Hill, lloliis,
Humphrey, James Jamigan, KtIh,
Kinard. Kinney, L de, Lockwood. Lof
ton, MiCall, McJraw, MMJnwan.
ki: i \f : v? . %i _ l
i*iIPHOC. itiv>iribu?, luob'-s, luuron^Hou,
Patterson, liainsf nd, Kidfaru, Rich
ards Richardson, Siackhoufn, Smn
ders, Sciglcr, Smkler, J B Smith, M L
Smith, Si ears, S r iiuati, Tatnm, Theus,
W II Thomas, Wo'line, Welle, West,
Whaley, Williams, Wilson, Woods.?
73
Mr. Ashley of Anderson, who would
| . bav: v tied for Mr. Prince, was paired
have VvAt?*iw?'CtT. Stevtuson
Messrs Baoot, Ruck rand McMaater
^IH^^^werc appointed to coaduot the speakerto
the
Moses acministered the oath of
R^Pi^^mo speaker's office to Mr. Stevenson,
wlii was received with applause.
Mr. Stevenson then aidressod the
house, speaking with difficulty on ao
count of a cough. His remarks were
timely.
Nominations for olerk of the hou>e
were then in orlcr. There was two
names before the house?Mr. T (J
Hauicr < f Marlboro, and Gen J Walter
Gray of Greetv lie. Mr. Hamor do
feated Gen. Giay two years ago. This
time 119 votes were recorded. Mr Ha
nier receiving 78 and Gen. Gray 41
T'hero were live nominees for ser
gcant-at-arms to sucoc>d Mr. N H S .ansell,
who is now a dispensary in-pcotor
Ou the first ballot 116 votes were cast,
Capt. T S Brownir.g of Berkeley, a
member of the house- last yiar, rc *eiv
in< 26, Mr .1 F Wilson of Lancaster
42, Mr. J P Goodwin of Greenville 26,
Mr St Julien YateB of Orangeburg 11,
and Mr. W 11 Hair of Bamwtll 11.
On the second ballot Mr. Yates having
dropped out, the vote stood: Wilson
54. Goodwin 26. Browning 32. Hair f>
Trie latter then withdrew On the
third and last ballot the vote stood
Wilson 65, Browning 29, Goodwin 19
Mr. John S Withers of Ch<stor, the
even-tempered stentorian voiced reading
clerk, was reelected unanimously
The election of chaplain was not en
tercd upon, as a motion to adjourn wai
put through at 3 15 p. m. Tito sessiot
Tuebday was not opened with j rayer.
WEDNESDAY.
The House was opened with jrayri
by Kov. J. C. Abncy. Tho elcctior
of a caplain was then ert-rcc
into Tturo werp two nominees, R v
E Palmer Hutson, of Groen Strec
Methodist church, Columbia, and R v
R N. P rait of the Sejond Baptis
ohuroh, Columbia. Mr. Ilu'son wm
elected, receiving 62 votes out of 116
Sptakcr St? ventson announced tin
following appointments:
Assistant clerk, J P Richardson.
Bill elerk, O il llollis.
J uurnal clerk, W E Cook
Inaidc doorkeeper, W L Gibson.
Outsider doorkeeper. W B Knight.
Gallery doorkeeper, 11 L Hatood
Keeper of spceki r a room, J N Pear
man.
Mail ilcrk, John M Sharp.
P<tges for thi? session only, Wiliiat
Wariuamakcr, Will am Prinoe, Fran
Gault and Calhoun Cason.
Laborers: Fred Jones Collie llobin
Arohie Oliphant, Abram Foster.
Mr. Ashley introduced a resolu ioi
tf to extend the time forpajmcnt of t?xc
until March 1. Mr Strom will iritroduo
a ai nilar mea-iurc making March 1!> th
'/ * last day.
Mr. Tatum wanted to take a reoes
until 8 o clock t-o that the speaker ooul
at that time announco the committed
However, tbo house on the motion <
Mr Wingo a<lj turned until Thursda
morning at 10 o'clock, as vi ry litt!
could he accomplished by the couimi
tee boforc Thursday afternoon.
THURSDAY.
After the opening cxercis.-a in tl
House Thursday the calendar was take
up, and scoond rending bills considorci
Mr. Asblcy mad i a ol.araotoristio d
fense of his joint icsolution to extct
the timo for the payment of taxes ui
til March I. lie said it would oost t)
State nothing. The roids cannot I
worked and the road tax would ho 1,
ing in the treasury until tbo first <
April.
Mr. Rainsford said that in a part
Edgefield oounty it is of almost vit
importance that tho peoplo bo giv<
this extension.
Mr. Wirgoof Greenville, fought tho
I ill. A pica iB made for the poor man,
when it iB tho rich man who is really
benefited by the extension. The poor
man has paid his taxes. .
Mr R 11 A Robinson of Anderson,
Mr Cooper of Laurens, and Mr. Dean
of Spartanburg, favored the resolution.
Tho latter, however, said that he would
never again vote for such a proposition,
as t) o line should bo drawn somewhere
Mr. Strom Hpoke feelingly of conditions
in Kdg< field. Mr Dennis of i
Berkeley, Dr. Woods of Clarendon, and
; Mr. Austin of Qroenville, spoke in
favor of tho resolution.
Mr Harvey Wilson was not in favor
of the extension as there was no great
neceeeity for it iu Sumter, but as other
oouoties'oame here asking for relief ho
oould not deny them and would vote
for tho bill.
Tho voto oo Mr. Wingo's motion to '
strike out tho oraeting woids was then (
taken, tho previous question being
called by Mr. Wolliog, The houso by
vote of 85 to 21 refused to striko out
the enacting words. Tho olinohcr was 1
put on tho motion of Mr. Ashley. ]
Mr. Stone offered an amendment to
extend tbo time still further, until 1
March 15 h 1 his was tabled on motion 1
of Mr. Austin. i
Mr. A-hley's resolution thon passed
the second reading.
Tho 1u-.ii ja t knn ?aaIt sno m % A a 1
the senate could oome over to hear the
publication of tho vote for governor I
and lieutenant governor. The roll of i
ocuntioiB was called, and the speaker
announced tho number of votes ro
oeived by each of tho above named
officers in caoh oounty. Tne total vote 1
fur >1 B McSvceney for governor was i
46 457; for .J II Tiilnian for lieutenant |
governor, 46 362 Tho tellers wete
S nat">rs Blakcney ard 3iackhouse,
and 11 preventatives Lvibler, Kinard
and Hardin
After a few new bills had been introduced,
tho homo adjiurncd until 12
o'clock Friday, choosing that hour in
order to let tho committees dispose of
some pending matters
FRIDAY.
The hnu-*e a-s-mbled at noon Friday
and in less tl.au an hour and a
halt had transacted all the busioesa
before it Mr Ashley's concurrent
resolution extend the tiir for tho pay
meut of tax< * passed third reading, as
d d that, of Mr. Jno 1?. Thomas, Jr ,
to provide for the i.nai'd a e insurance
of the Srut h Carolina col If go buildings
When trio noood reading bills were
taken up, there was a fight on Mr.
lia nxford'H concurrent resolution to
appoint a special committee to examine
in'o t'c tfiiirs of the Stato peni en
tiary ai.d to report a* tho next session
upon the expediency of sel'ing the
State farms After some discussion the
resolution war laid on tho table.
J nit b fora the house ?dj urnad, Mr.
^Wcs^on presented ^o^nvitation from
club of tbiso ty, ex'eading hospitalities
to tho legislators and ioviting them to
a rcooption Tuesday cvooiag ntx ..
In prcFonting tho invitation Mr
Wts'on said that Columbia extendod a
warm welcome to tho gonerat assembly
an i ino memoirs or ttiat body arc in
tho house of their friends. Columbia
h.s no ax to grind Sho is not impelled
by any mercenary motives, bu one of
cordial wolotna Tae inv ta ion was
unxoitnru ly, by a rising to a
M: Frank B Gar , an ex- peakerif
the house, waiiu the nil as tho house
wis about to adj turn. Speaker S.even9on
oalle<l Mr Gsrytothe speaker's
desk and prosen'cd hioi to the house
Tae v sitor was r ootved with hindolappiog,
the members rising.
A numbtr of low bills were introduced.
Starving in a Box Car.
Loud hammering on the door of a
Louisville and Nishvillc box ear Bidotneked
in the jaris at Hopkins ville,
Ivy., Wodne.-day moraine brought the
polioe to iho reaouo of Wilson Kline,
i ged sixteen. Ttio boy halt starved and
.villi cvidencoof a strurg eon his face,
hands and clothe told a tearful and ex
citing story. 11?* sa d that ou tho morn
ing previous anunknowu man had en
tic.'d him to a secluded spot in the railroad
jards at Nashville and had forced
i him into t ie box car, entering with
him and !?>roibly preveting any outory.
Tho car left shortly afterward. Shortly
oefore rraobing Ilopkinsvillo tho man
' if; the oar at a stop and locked Kline
? in
Died for a Kiss.
Last wpi k. at Presootl, Waila Walla
r oouoiy, Kansas Frank Sloan in lun
kissed >li"?s K la Bjjne, whom ho had
blindfolded. She resented it, and pulling
a hatpin fro u hir hv., stabboi
hioi in the leg. Ti e pin was broken off
in his limb and blool posioning result
1 ed Next div the pain beoa.no so ins
tense that Sloan went to tho hospital
at Walla Walla An x ray machine fail
B ed to lcca'o any sign of tho remaining
portion of tho pin, and Sloan grew
worse and died Miss Boono had remarked
in Sloan s presjnoo that sho
haod never been kissed. This innooint
remark led to Sloan s death.
Talking Out.
''In the lower house of the Misouri
legislature en Tuesday last tho follow
tog resolution was adopted by a voto cf
!' 7f>to47: ''Whereas, 1'ho sympalhioi
of tho Amorioan people go out to all
nations and all peoples struggling for
1 liberty; therefore, bo it llesolved, That
. i. . i ~e
uiv) iiuunu wi i v \u unuiti uu vui ui vhu
fort>-first gcncrtl assembly of Missouri
extend sympathy to the people of
tho Phillipine arehiioligo in their
heroic Btrug^lo for frot d >m." Missouri
is a Stale that has had some experience
^ of ' paoifioa'ion" hv the bayonet.
s A Good Hit.
^ Tho Springfield Republican Hays:
J> "Tho annouaeeinent that tho oleotton
'c of Mr. Carlisle to tho board of managers
1 of the Manhattan (/.uh is a first step
toward reorganizing the Domooratic
praty gives some point to Mr. Bryan's
,c remark that tho talk of reorganization
lD ootnes from swell clubs and high priced
i. hotels rather than from the thrct hing
o maohine. Tho Manhattan Club should
id get nearer to the oorn and cottou fields."
A Sad Death.
)c Bev. I). A. Patrick died at Gaffnoy
y. Thursday at *1 a. m , and his remains
of wero carried to Summorville, his homo,
for interment. Ho was sont to Gaffnoy
of oirouit by tho iate session of tho South
al Carolina Conference. Ho was married
jn in Borkeloy county Deo. 27, last.?
Spartanburg Herald.
THE STATE SENATE.
John C. Shcppard Re-elected
President Pro T? m
THE GOVERNOR S MES8AOE.
Qen Hemphill Re-elected Clerk;
Mr. Schumpnrt Defeats Co'.
Oaston for Serg?ant
at Arms.
Tlio opening of the first session of
the South Carolina Stato acnate in tho i
Twentieth century wa? a very quiet
and buainops like affair. P.MJliotlly all
the members and attaohes were on |
hand, but the opening soeraed to bo of \
eery little interest to the general pub- 1
lio, j ldging from the number of visit ]
ors present. Probably half a dosen out t
aiders had scats on tho floor, outside 1
the railing, and one solitary speotator
looked down from the gaMory when, I
promptly at 12 o'olook, Hon R B <
Scarborough, the retiring lieutenant- I
governor, gavo one rap with his gavol i
and called tho body to order.
Tho features of Tuesday wero th?* <
address bv Mr. Scarborough to the old '
and new mrmhers and the introduction ,
of the ohild libor bill and appropria- <
tion bill for tho South Carolina Inter
State and Wost Indian exposition.
The exoroiscs woro op mod with
prayer by Rev (1. H. Waddoll, ohap 1
lain of tho last session. Mr. Waddell
referred feelingly to the death of Sena '
tor Mauldio, and iuvoked divine oon
solation for tho bereaved family.
Clerk Hemphill oall 'd the roll of tho
hold-over members and all answered to ,
their attuoH oxco.it Senator Williams
of Williamsburg, who is detained at
home on aec mot of illness. Later, oo
motion of 9 mator Manning, indefirt*
Uav?j of absenoo was granted Dr. Wil
limns.
Tho roll of tho nowly elected Sena
tors was then oa'lod and all were pros
nnt exoopt Senator B L Caughman of
3aluda, sad aaaio to tbo bar of the
senate All took the constitutional
oath with uplifted hands Mr. Caugh
mao oame io a fow minutes liter and *
took the oath a'one.
The prtaidoot announce 1 that the '
first business in order was the eltc ion
of a president pro tempore. Senator
May field nominated Mr. Shcppard, who
was president pro tcm. of the last sen '
&tu The nomination was seconded by 1
deDaTTli- 4111 Viifto being no '
othor nominations,' Mr. Shopped was
elected. - 1
Senator Oraydon nominitod Q o. R
H. Hemphill of Abbeville for reelection
as o'ork, and ho was reelected withou
opposition.
The election of sergeant-at a-nn then
oame up. Senator El.-nderson nomi
nated Mr. J. I Gaston of Columbia
for reeleotion; Senolor Mower nomina
te>l Mr. J F Sol.uiipcrt ofNcwbcrrj
and Sena or Brio.' uoiuuaUd Mr. K A
Crawford of York. Oa the first ballot
tho vote stood: Gaston 17, Schumpjr?
12; Crawford, 5. Tho second ballot
gave Gaston and Shumport 18 votes
oaoh and Crawford 1, when Sena'O'
Glonn oharg-d bis vote from Crawford
ro Sohumport, thus giving the place to
Sohumpcrt. Tho result was a surprise
to many, as it was generally though'
that Mr. Gaston w mid be reelected
without difficulty.
Mr. Sheppard nominated Mr W. II
Stewart of Ktoknill for reelection as
reading olork, and, there being no op
position, he was elected
IIcv G II. Waddell doolinod roolen
tion as chaplain, and on motion of Sen
ator Glenn Kev 8. II. Zimmerman,
pastor of the Main Street Methodist
church, was clooted to tho position.
Tho prosident auniuneod tho follow
ing appointments at the request of the
lieutenant governor elect:
Journal Clerk?M L Clark
Bill Clerk?E. S. Dingle.
Doorko? pors?downstairs, J C. Ita |
gan, u. r. iioin.oupstairs, J. A.
Whi o.
Pages?Halsov F>x, Willie Ltigte
Mail Clerk? U ,J Parks.
Potter?II D. B itler.
K-oper of President's Kioua ?L B
| McCracken.
Assistant Clerk?R M. MoCown
Laborers ?Jack Pressljy, Albert
Nan oo.
Mr. 8earb>rough the retiring lieu
tenant governor, toen mule a brief ad
dress to tho sanato.
WEDNESDAY.
Tho proceedings of tho Sanato was
opened on Wednesday with prayer by
tho Chaplain, ltov. 8. 11 Zimmerman
Tho pcna'o was in session just 30
minutes Tuesday. Tho only features
of tho session of general interest was
tho roapp)rtionm mt bill introduood by
Mr. Shopptrd and a message from the
governor announcing his veto of a sen
ato billed passud at tho last sossion relating
to granting of ohartors of oor
porations.
Mr. Shoppard thon introduood his re
apportionment bill. The first snotio;<
doolarcs the Federal oonsus of last
year to bo a true and oorreot ornnt of
tho population of tho Stato. lu tho
event new oounties are formed thero
will bo a reapportionment by tho gen
oral assembly. Tho mombors to bo
ohoson under this bill are to be oho sen
at the general nlnntinn in I'lill
every two years thereafter. If the bill
booomcs a law tho rcprcsenta'ion in the
nrzt house will be as follows:
Abbeville 3 Aikon 4 Anderson 5
Bamberg 2, Barnwell 3, Beaufort 3
Berkeley 3, Charleaton 8, Oherokeo 2
Chester 3 Chosterficld 2, Clarendon 3,
Collotoo 3, Darlington 3. D >rohester 1.
Kdgcfiold 2. Fairfield 3, Fn ronoo 3,
Georgetown 2, Greenville 5, Greonwood
3, Hampton 2, Horry 2, Kershaw 2,
Lancaster 2, Laurens 3, Lozington 3
Marion 3, Marlboro 3, Ncwborry 3,
Oooneo 3, Orangeburg 5, Dickons 2
lliohland 4 Saluda 2, Spartanburg 6,
Sumter 5, Union 2, Williamsburg 3,
York 4
The counties wbioh will each gain
ono member under this reapportionment
will be Spartanburg, Lozington,
Aiken and Qrcenwood.
The oounties whioh loso ono momber
oaoh are Kdgefiold, Boaafort, Berkeley
jr
and Charleston. Thcro do other
changes.
Tho bill was read and referred to tho
30tu mitten on privileges and oleotions.
Senator Livingston introduced a bill i
to givo attorneys a lien on claims plao!>d
in thei;' hands for oolleotion, and
ilso introduced a concurrent resolution
providing for tho appointment of a
jommitto of two from tho senate and
three from tho house to prepare a bill
lo fix compensation for oounty offioTf
?nd to regulate the name aomrding to i
the amount of work dono and tho irn
portanoo of the office. The resolution
was plaoed on the calendar
Mr <}rubf?r introduced a bill to d?>jlare
the coostruction of certain acts
unending f ?rmor acts. Ileforrcd to tho
luticiarj committee
At half past 12 o'clock the Seoa'e
adj >urDod to Thursday morning
TIIURSDAT.
A^teri tho r>11 oall ail moruiog
grayer in the senate Thursday notice
was rcooived from the house that that
jody had concurred in tho sioa'.o rest
ution adopting tho ru'cs of tho last ,
session for tho government of the two
bousos during tho present session
The Scnato at 12:15 went over to the
ball of tho house to witnoss tbo opening
){ tho returns for governor and lieu ,
tenant governor This consumed 30
minutes.
Senator Sheppard introduced a conjurrent
rosolution. whioh was aloptel,
ixing Tuesday, February 15 as the
lav for billolting in the tw > houses for
t Uuited Statos seuator to succeed
Senator Tillman, whoso term expires
March 4, and fixing tho dato for the
joint balloting on Wcdnesday. tho 1G h.
S-nator Henderson introduced a resolution,
whioh was a'so adopted, pro
vidine for a j.?int session to bo hold on
rhurs iay the 17th, tohold*all elections
whioh are to be held at this scssitn
*xi"pt United 8 a^es senator The
positions whioh are to bs filled at this
session are: Successors to Judges (Jir> (
ind Townsend; oao trustee of th>
3outh Carolina collcgo to suoeocd Au
lU't Koha, who was ^appointed hv th?rov?
ruor on tho resignation of I L
Withers; ono trustee of Ulctnson ool
logo to succeed the late Senator Minllin;
a superintendent of tho penitenti
iry and three direoors of that institution
to tuooood Messrs O lei 1, Sanders
and Kiwland; a S ate librarian and a
jode commissioner f^r tho term of ten
Fears.
Senator Sheppard introcuood a bill to
jreato a Siato board of entomology
rho bill provides for tho iDspeotion of
fruit trees, vineyards and truok f*rtno
prevent oontaeicms diseases, and de
troy destructive insects ia orchards,
vineyards, eto. Tho board is to oinsisi
if the president, tho chairman of th->
board of trustees and the professor oil k
agitculture o* Clem?> >n oo!'e*o. Th-?^
ooard is authoriz d to mako such rule- j
ind regulations for tho prevention of.
iisoases of fruit trees and vegetables
as ii !Pay deem expedient and to ap
point a 8u*.* entomologist and an as
listant if n?.ee6sary, whoso salarier
nhall bo paid out the foods of Ulem
son ooliego. When arrases appear in
u(ji1?iud, t vvj , v ? vu*vm?v?
igist is to Uko proper steps tv. nrovont I
he 6prea i if the disease, tho excuse I
to be paid by the own r, and when t' "
areoondemoed they shall be dostroy? d
and do compen-ation paid the o*nor
Vn appeal to tho full boar I from the
leaisioDS of tho entomologist is provid
d for, a9 is also tho inspection of fruit
trees shipped into this Stato frotnoihcr
Slates.
Senator Marshall introduced a bill to
amend tho aot regulating to tho ap
poi:.tment of the p. aoo officers in unin
torporated t ow is. Tho b 11 r< quireheso
fficcrs to give boad for the per
'orrosrecs of duty and relieves tht
shor ff from fi lanoial responsibility for
iireliotion in office on the part of ihcst
ffi lers, as is now the oase.
Senator Qraydon introd-oed his bill
( quiring railroad oompaniea to tak?
ut ohartcis in this Stato. It was re
ferred to the committee on railroids
Senator Goodwin introduced a bill
author zing towns, cities, special school
iistriots and oountios to issue ncgotia
ble bonds to refund any sobool debt
that may bo incurred by them.
Senator Gruber introduced a bill to
amend peeiion 1 81'.l of tho general sta
tutes of 1892 relating to landlords and
tenants; and also introduced a bill
looking to tho ratification of tho consti
tulional amendment as to drainage.
Senator Dean introduced a bill to
auimend iho county government law so
far as it relates to working the roads.
Senator Livingston introduced a bill,
which was placed on tho calendar
without reference, authorizing tho sinking
fund commission to 1 <aa certain
monoys to tho county oomomsioncrs of
Marlboro oounty for tho purposa of
building a new jail, and authorizing
tho commissioners to impose a speolal
tax to meet tho debt.
Senator Livingston introduced a bill
directing tho board of directors to oan
oel all contracts with privato parties
for tho working of convicts and to hire
tho convicts to the dtf! rent countios;
also a bill to amend Bcotion 8 of the
tot relating to tho appointment of magistrates
and their deputies, and an
olhor bill to authorise tho sinking fund
commission to sell or lcaso all tho State
farms cxioptthe Lexington farm.
FRIDAY.
r i:.t.i ?... .v.- : t , v.
iiuiuiuiBUjiy ftiiur i lie upuuiu^tM me
senate Friday Mr. Manniug tffcred a
resolution that when iho b >dy adj >urn
it adioura aotil 12 o'clock Monday.
Mr. (Jraydi.n moved to auicnl by m ak
tog i ho hour 8 p. no. Tho resolution
wai adopted with this amendment,
and the sonate will not bo in sossion
sgain until 8 o'clock Monday night.
IJuforo adjourning the Senate passed
some unimportant bil.s to a third readmg,
and a number of new ones woro introduced.
Misunderstood Orders.
Au engine, riming light, atrunk a
freight on the Mononirahela rivor divi
8ioo of l.ie Baltimore and Ohio railroad
at Anderson, -W. Va., Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock and tho collision
resulted in tho death of six or seven
in'3 0 and tho serious injury of two others.
All were railroad employees exoopt
the tramp, who was stealing a ride
on the freight It is supposed that a
misunderstanding of orders was the
oauso of tho aooidont. Tho wreck occurred
on a trestle, whioh wa3 broken
down and the traok badly torn np.
A STEAMER ASHORE
Ml Attemp's at Riicui Have
Failed So Far
A TERRIBLE SUSPENSE
Gf the L^v^d Ones of the Pussen*
gars ard Crt-w, Who Are
Waiting in Great
Anxiety.
Dbpathos from th? village of Fa_a
man F anc, near which tho French
r> ail steaajcr R>i"?ic. from Oran. Al
rii?, stranded Monday in a violent
*-iorm with fiO passengers and a crew of
40 on board, say that ail ? ff irts to reach"
IV; steamer ha?? failed, o?in?. to tlio
tremendous height of the soas whioli
arc running The pilot boats and torledo
boats whioh havo attempted to
I 'aah tho steamor have boon unah'o to
battle with tho wave9 and havo return
ed. The only hope seems ?o b in tho
stability of life savers to throw a lino
tver tho Russic us tbo wrecked vessel
is driven closer to the shore Tho fore
ms'lo and part ol tho forwird drok
I.o'jho arc all of the vessel remaining
atovo water.
When night fall Tuesday enshroud
r-1 the Ru^sie, quite a r.umbct of tho
erew ar.d passengers wtre seen clinging
to the foro r gging and to the rails,
risking d'spti'ing signals for succor,
?bioh tho-e ashore w? re powerless to
af<>rd The gale increased in fury all
eight long and th <ugh a fl okeriog light
aas perceived fr to tin.; to t;me, ap
[ar-*otly waved by those on board to
ittraot attention, it was feared tho
earner would either freak up or dts
\ppi ar in tho shifting sands before
r.orning A thousand persons awaited
aioog the Bhore and tho fishermen pre
pared to launch a boat at the first ?-wn
tho aba ement of the hurricane
When dav broke it wat a great relief
for the watchers a?horo to find that the
bow and other parts of the forepart of
the ship wero s ill above wit?r, though
the stern had completely vanished A
aroup of men budded on tbo .steam t'h
b>w renewing their uauto appeals for
help
As the day wore on mora persons ap
pcared on the deck forming three
croups, one at the bow, another on the
bridge, and a third around tho funnel
Thus it was seen that most of thi crew
and passenge s who, a reotified list
shows nutnbor 102, wore still living.
The Russio lies partly on her beam
inds, with her deok facing seaward and
he ficas, whioh have carried a*ay her
hatchways, filling tho holds and cabins
: !'*?. (."i / 'p*.'. d! v/?v". -Ui
w?< tried from the shoro to Bavo the
jtiffercrs The coast guards men and
dshermen manned life boats and made
several iacffeotuil attempts to roach
he steamer vhich was shifted by the
tCocssant pounding of the seas a tiifl
nearer the shcro. Ojo lifo boat got
tjalf way when it was capsii d and its
r?w swam ashoro and wero dragged
>at of tho w iter by tho people ashore,
fjho formed a lino wi ll bands j lined
and waded breast deep iutj the water ia
iu order to sozi them.
A tug approached as Dear as possible
to tho wreck and th:n flow a kite to
which a life liao was attiohod iu the
iircotiou of lb-: Hu>bio, but tt failed to
reaoh the stranded vessel. Ftoa's wire
? sj sent out from the beach with lines,
cut ia do otsj did they buccecd iu
reaching the steamer Rockets were
tired fruitless y until the amuoitioo of
the rookct mortars, which was very
meagre, ran out. Tno tugs whtoh made
ropcated efforts to approach the Ru-sic
were themselves meoaocd with dtsasiei
tad obliged to reltoq uah thoir at
tempts.
Late in tho afternoon another tx to
iition was assayed?that of launching
a raft, with a 1 fc line, from a tut
laying offthe wreck. The result of thi:
iitempt to reach the endangered crew
>ad passengers of the Rusio is not yei
xnowa. Tnose on board of her were
soen to launch floats, hut they were al
carried away out to sea hy the current
Harrowing scenes were witnessed al
the offices of the steamship company
a< re, outside of which were gatbcrec
vctping wivos and ohildren and othti
relatives of iho crow, who mostly hai
''rem Marseilles. A message posted a
3 3d p in that up to that time all o
ouard tho llussio wero alivo, evtk/d s
palhoua explosion oi joy.
Shortly alter 2 o'clock, du ing a u'l
(he men oa shore suooaedei in gottini
t life line to the Rustic, but it snappct
s-? it was being pulled ou board. O.hei
similar attempts failed; bat a m ?r<
hop.ful feeling prevails in view of tl *
i ideations that tho weather is clear
mg A messago from the Rassto says
> ru? k... , . i . .. v...
iuy fa DJI'^UIS u^iuw, ui
all the orcw are at their justs; and th
captain anl officers are lashoi to th
oridge. Tne seamen tried to oonstruo
several rafts, but as they noared ooui
ploiion they were washed away."
Tho sinking of the stern in the sao
proves to havo b>co a lucky thing fo
those on board, as tho bow of tho mail
boat i? tilted huh above all savo th
biggest waves ami affords a rofuge
Otherwise it is belie Vod thit all woul
havo long since perished.
The oruisor Galileo and a tug wit
rookot apparatus loft Toulon to attcini
to rosouo tho passenger >, who are chief
ly oolonial funotioaaries and Sollier*
SOME IIKtlOIO WftKK.
A message from Karaman Thurda
uorning report that to spite of th
Iioavy si a still running a lifo boat bu<
ooeded in reaching tho French Btcaun
11 issic, from Oran, which sirand-d o
Monday on the oo?-t, near the vi'laj
of Faraman, during a violent storm, i
4 A. M., and attaohad a line to her, V
whieh food oan bo furnished to the pa
sengors and orcw, who had all ber
oooped in tho forecastle sinoo Monde
evening, when tho vessel atrandod, at
were famishing.
There aro sanguino hopes that tl
resiuo of tho ondangorcd persons
possible, now that ootnmunioation wii
the Hu-sio is established Tho lifof lit
si ill holds good, despite tho tremendrr
seas running, but it has not yet lei
possible to tako off tho passengers. T
attachment of tho lino was duo to t!
hrroio efforts of twent) fishermon, wl
attempted what appearod to bo a foe
hardy ta?k. Thoir flat bottomed ori
was tossed about liko a straw on t
X
wave. Tho spectator.* vratohed it with
bated breath Snvoral tiims thoy
thought tho small oraft was lost, but it
fioalty got-'into a ourreoi whioh oa ried
the boat to tho starboard side of the
H jsbio'h bow, and a line was thou
thrown oq board tho wreok
Theoiptaio of tho Uuasie, standing
ou the oriJgo, shouted: ''We have not
lost heart and have oo?fidenoo in you
but be quiok " A. moment later, amid
gr< at exaitctnent among tho spcotatora
ashoro. tho line was-ee?*o to part. Tho
fisherman male anothcreffort aud again
got the line oq board the stranded vestal.
They then returned to ih? bcaoS,
where hundreds of willing hands , ulU-(J
: their b at high an 1 dry, while a thril
I'Dg s :euo of enthusiasm ensued. Tn?
fishermen w to earrie 1 in the arms of
the jeeple'oiit o? roach of the waveB
Ltter the iioe again parted, causing
much ?? *t oy as the sea was blooming
r ngi or Theu -"he at5ie fishermen
mado anoter 2'^ctnpt to reach tho limbic.
0*-t'ne first attempt tliey were
oipiized into the mrf and the men were
thrown ba k oi th-i strand. They made
a frosh c tf >rt, with a few new oom'Ts
a-dirg, and the same boat's crow ag?in
k ioc?m dcd in getting a line on board
tho Husflic This timo its Becnrity was
enhanced by the line being attached to
Fereral rafts between the wre^kand tho
tho re.
RB8COEO AT LAST.
After a night of terrible suspense all
tho passengers and orow of the French
steamer llussie, from Oran, Algeria,
which stranded near Kara ma a du.ing a
violent M;rm have been safely landed.
Tho life lino conncoted from tho shore
with the steamer parted again yctercay
afternoon, and a signal last night
read:
' VVo havo not a forap of food left
Consternation prevails on borad."
The fishermen made two more plucky
launches of their boat bat were beaten
back.
I'bo storm raged with renewed fary
during the night, and few remained
along tho shore
At midnight two attempts to reach
tho Rustic were fruitless In the early
hours of the morning torches lighted at
the how of the Russie caused the fish
ormon to make another tffort, but they
wore again tossed batkashoro At daybreak
the weather percptibly moder
ated an I at about ft:30 a. m. thcCarro
fishermen again put to ?oa Thoir small
or a't gradually ncared the Uussie.
Then a rope was thrown, which the
fishermen caught, and the life boat soon
afterwards was alongside Then another
boat maoncd by four men was lauaohed
and t-ucoccded in reaching tho wrecked
vessel.
A few minutes later the Carro boat
left Ku*sie'a sido with the women and
one baby, i The enthusiasm was deli-'
reus. The spectators plunged into
the sea. Rome dragged the life boat
k.iti bt,,;**'cur.ieu ii3'
in their arms to dry laud. Most of
them collapsed from fatigue, cold and
hunger. Their haggard faces and
trembling limbs told of their awful ex
periencos- By anovcr.-ight all the nour
ishment was kept at tho lighthouse,
two miles distant, whence tho sufferers
had to walk assisted by their friends.
Tho life boats then made repeated
journeys until all were saved and shel
tercd in the lighthouse
A FILIPINO PETITION
Teller Springs a Sensation on the
United Stale Senate
In tho United States Senate on last
i nursaay oooaior idler presented a
memorial from 2,0(10 "Filipinos and
peaceful inhabitants" of Manila. The
memorial was in the form of an appeal
to tho oongress of the United States
and as Mr Teller stated, was "signed
by tho leading pcopio of Manila and
that section, lawyers, hauliers and pro
feasional men rej r seating tho best ele
meets of that community." It reviewed
the oiicum -tanees leading up to th1 prosent
struggle of the Filipinos for in
- dependence. It paid a high tribute to
tho work of Aguinaldo and hisooadjutors
in their behalf to obtain liberty
and independence for the peoile of the
Philippines.
1 IteferoLCi is made to somo of tho
priLC;pal ovents of tho present revolution
against Amcrioan authority, tho
petition urging that the American troops
' had failod to make a serious in pre--ion
r upon the revolutionary party. It point
ed out that Agutnaldo had declare 1 he
1 m ght loso the hope of vioury but he
1 would not lose the hope of dyirg for
k the liberty and tho independence if
his pcopio. It points out that the le'
volution has the support of praotieiily
j all the people of the PI i-ippmcs und
declares that thoneh 100 tuvolutionists
r bo destroyed, 1,000 will rire up to supJ
port tho fi<lit for independence All of
' tho islands of tho arobiptlgo, nays the
memorial, are supporting the {evolution
' and they will not yield until tho last
" dren of Filipino blooi has been shed.
Tho Filipino nation, the memorial
" continues, bearing in mind tho history
of America and its humanitarian dca
triors asks the government of the Uoi.
ted States to cease its "prosecution of
men struggling to he freo." Tho appeal
r declares that an autonomy similar to
' that enjored by Canada or Australia
c wouldnothj arcptaole 11 the Filipinos
who desiro full liberty and indepeodenoo.
Whon the reading of tho dooo,
mpnt had t oen c it eluded Mr. Toller
, renewed a request that it he printed as
!' a d cucnoDt but Mr. Harwley objeotod.
Later Mr. Teller presented an order
' for the printing of tho Filipino appeal
as a s -nato document. Mr. Hawley
y immediately protestod.
'? > 11 ;i-? - 1.1 . .
jr Shortly after one o'olook Wednesday
d mormug tiro broke out in the Hub be 1
je Orphan Asylum, a three story structure
\t on ihooornerof Hubbol Park and ftx
>y ehange street.There wore one hundred
a> and sixty toono hundred and eighty in
>n mates and between twenty and thirty
ly aro dead. It is impossible to got the
id names of the exaot number of dead
now an the bodies havo no*, boon reoov
10 ored, but officers of the institution art
is ocrtain that the number of dead is noi
th under twonty and may bo thirty. Th<
10 bodies, as rcooverod aro being taken t<
as neighboring houses. There aie twolvi
in dead in one house aad three or four ii
so another. A dozen injured are in an
ha othor. The number of ir^ired is pro
ho bably forty and some of those will die
>1- Tho firo originated in the furnace room
ift and was followed by an explosion o
he gas.
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
la Which the Various State Matten
Are Reviewed.
G 'V. McSwecney's message to the
legislature was a aiosiblc 1)
was quite length f, l?u every lino ol
it bore the imrrint of the houe't nflection*
of the Governor's idoas aboat
the affairs of the S ate. The Srirtanburg
Herald, speaking of the m:**age,
says the Governor ''treats rxiaustiveJy
of education, fi iano( s, chiid labor,
the dispoDStry, a-.d all of the Bts'o
ohariblo and penal institutions. He
talks of pe'fli>ns and the ?t\t.?
militia, of the Cucauiauza battlefield
and tho Hlsok report of *p cial courts
and looal lrgiclwion aoeodments tc
tho (Junstiiution and the anoortinn
mcnt of r^prcreiiUtioo The
vrdvornor >id">wc?iney h?H uuobel on
everything directly or to-iircoily oooneoted
with tho StateG >v jrnmeat
''On the But joot of the di?peDs*ry,
whioh wu the main issue in the last
oatn paign, he is of the opinion that
the present ejsteiu can be pcrfeoted tc
such an extent ?s to silenoo all opposition.
Oe thinks that the question ol
State ownership of the saloon bust
oess of one of expediency rather than
pnnoiple and bo does not hesitate to
say that in his opinion the dispensary
offers the beat method of dealing with
this evil.
"Governor MoSweeney contends,
with reason, that tho law is more rigidly
enforoed now thsn ever before.
Ho calls for a more explicit declaration
by the law making branch of the Government
in order that those who are
oharged with tho execution ?f the laws
may know how to act. He is very muoh
of favor of abolishing county boards of
control, devolving their duties upon the
Mayors, and county supervisors.
Governor MoSwrcncy's message is an
able and exhaustive document. - It
shows tho present condition of th<
State and will prove a valuablo guide tc
tho legislators Hn has not besitated
to make suggestions for the improve
moat of the various departments and h?
has shown an earnest and sincere do
sire, to recommend euoh things as wil!
tend to th advancement of the people
and the prosperity of the State."
i?r. Bryan'# Noble Word#.
Whatever may be said ef the plam
and polioies advocated by Mr. Bryai
in his Jaikson day sp)eoh at Chioagc
last week the manner in whioh heallnd
ed to his own interests and prospeoti
was certainly admirable. Hosaid: '1
#m nnur nr ivi fn oitiwan mit k ? '
ent prospects of remaining such. ]
intend to continue aoiivelyin the disens
sion of publio questions and do not de
sire to be embarrasod by being placet
in the attitude of a candidate for an]
offioo. In selecting j uroalism as thi
JiaiLJR.cJd for. vLsqf?ilr.cs6, X sat awan
that I am plaoing myself in a positioi
where I can give more aid to other
than to myself, bi" the field is okosoi
deliberately because i am more inter
ested in the promulgation of Derooertl
principles than 1 am in enjoying an.
honors which my countrymen can be
stow."
Stole Safe in Daylight.
Jos. Hart, Samuel Goldstein, Davii
Karner, l>avid Wtrblinsky and Teret;
Silverman wore arrested at Chcleoa
Mass.. ohartrod with stealing a safe oon
lining 11,300 .n money and $2,00<
worth of jo*olry from tho offioe c
Morse Brothers in Boston on Novem
b^rl4h. The polioe have recovered
part of tho stolen jewelry and $5000 ii
Dank bills. Tho robbery was the boldes
ever committed in Boston. In broa<
daylight the safe, whioh was 20x14x1
inches and weighed 300 pounds ws
wheeled out of tho offioe. Morse Bro
there conduotcd a diamond and jowelr
business on the loaso plan. The robber
vi-ited ihe plaoe while the proprietor
wire out solictiDg trade, and, oovcrin
the safe, took it away on a wagon. J
uuiu?r 01 persona ?aw mo sue djid
carried away but supposed the met
were legitimate safo movora.
Florida's Cattle Famine.
According to the Jackso&rdle papei
a serious condition confronts the catil
industry ) Florida, it has reoentl
developed that the remarkable deman
for beef and dairv ca'tlo in Cuba ha
about stripped Florila of her auj
piy of those animals?especially i
the better grades. It seems tbi
(ho island was oomplctly depleted c
ca tie by tho vaiious arm es during lb
long war pjiiod and every range an
farm is now getting back its stock i
fast as it can procure the cattle. Mao
in consumed as fast as they arrit
while tho better bred ani mals are pr<
served for breeding purposes. Florida
ranohes h?vo been drawn on very htav
ly to meet this demand, and tho resu
bat bcomo very not:c:ablo.
She Is Wide Awake.
The Florence Times says: t-The worl
do movi I and it cuts some queer oapei
in Charleston. A few yearn ago tooi
was a dreadful wail down thero againi
tho introduction of the trolley and no
preatol a company that asks tho rigl
to run oars through certain of its atroo
has to swear that it will not under an
ciroumstaucet use hirsts as a ra >tr
power or the right will not be grauto
i'ofltibly Charleston is afraid ttiat hors
will drag hor back iato the old qui
ways. But what are tho newly pi
i gressive oitisona going to do with th
alderman who wants to put the embi
go automobiles?" This only shows th
the old oity is now wide aw*ke a
' proposes to stay so.
McK-inley Prosperity.
Tho Florenc i Times says the c
' plojoasofthe Hosbuard Air Line a
i djw enj ?yiog souio of that MoKinl
. prosperity that their president Jo
cikelioa Williams, who made aoi
L twenty millions by scratching around
little on some paper, advised them
' vote for. They are beiDg laid off by t
> dozens is a 1 departments. MoKinl
I proap:rity is a great thing, oh yea! tl
is for those who oan got it, those w
? tan soratch around on paper and oall
l money.
] Suicide,
s Felix N. Cobb, a politician and li
t jor of Carrolhon, G?., oommiti
suioido in Atlanta Wednesday nig
lie left a letter to his parents sayi
domestic troubles was the oause of
1 act. Cobb was the candidate of t
f Populists for attorney general of Qe
gia in the last eleolion.
~ ANOTHER BOY GONE. M
1 1 HH
Kidnapped Whila Walklrg on an
Atlanta Streat.
fi&Bt
THE VICTIM WAB A BTODCNT.
The Crime W a CommitUd In II
Broad OaTligh*. A Lattar j^H
Mac Bean Bant to tha
B >? Fathar. flH
Fnwk B?u Frun.ofUnioB 3prli|y !
Ala., a rtineteeo yearLioljd student 'W
;ro Atlanta TeoftS
! kidnapped on the streetsofitaer^^B^^M
last Saturday week. 4 H" waa taken
in a stupefied condition to Kansas Oity ^^B
and is now held there by hie abductors fl^B
for ransom. The only eln t to the perpetrators
of the crime is founti in a let-.
ter mailed from Memphic and addressed ^H|
to the father of the b<>7, Captain N H. ^B
Praser. The letter elated that yonai
Fraser was being carried to Kaasts Jfl
City, bnt the polioe of that eity have B
been unable to secure any elne ae to the SjgB
kidnappers' identity.
An explioable motive for the crime J|
seems entirely lacking. CapUiri N. W
U. Fraser, father of the kidnapped 1
youth, is a comparatively poor man. 1
Until six years ago he had eonsidera- 1
ble wealth, bnt bninees reverse at that
time swept his fortune almost entirely
away. All the ciroamstanees surrounding
the crime are eloaked in deep and
seemingly unfathomable mystery.
The first intimation reoeived by the
parents of yonng Fraser of hie disappearance
in Atlanta oame In the shape
of a telegram from Mias Cailie Williams
of 406 Spring street, with wheat
Bus Fraser boarded in this oity. The jmg
yonng man was last seen at his board- g^B
ing house at 1:46 o'clock Saturday afternoon
He did not return to supper,
but this faot did not cause his room jB
mates any uneasineess. It was taken B
| for granted that he was taking tea with B
s some college friend. m
When however, young Fraser failed 1
to show up at his room Saturday night, 1
Miss Williams gave expression to soots 1
uneasiness. Tbe fear that some mis
' fortune haC happened to the young
1 man took firm hold of her mind when
1 the room mates of the youug man notified
her Sunday morning that they were
1 entirely ignorant of the oauae of his
1 absence. Half of the opinion that Bass
[ Fraser had gone to his home at Union
8prince, and hoping that suoh would
prove the ease, Mus Cailie Williams
j addressed the following t iegram to A
the father o? the miaMng >y
^Bass left SatuH' - aX>I^^Bij|IH9
1 This oame to the parcn:s/ot Bass
" Fraser as a first intimatioyti his dis1
appearanoe from Atlanta^or the reply
from Captain Vraier, reoeivedJa0
ter stated that Baca rae not at homo V
T and indicated the greatest surprise that fl
f he was not at his boarding house in 1
Atlanta. 1
Miss Williams was at a loss to an- I
(j derstaad the situation, as she felt a I
_ responsibility attaohing to her in the
matter of the young man's safety.
' Monday afternoon Captain Fraser, at
;) his home at Union Springs reoeived ? ?
f the letter whioh explained his son's
I. unusual absence from Atlanta.
This letter, whioh telle the tale of
iL. L!J 5 a JAI 1-? Ji
q me aianappiog, wu noi aaieo oj iu
I author, but the envelope, whioh bore m
j speoial delivery stamp, alao bore the
4 postmark, "Memphis." The wfi'rds of
the letter had been oarefully printed
out and the wording indieates that the
writer i? a man of meager eduoatiou. ? .
The letter is as follows: 40
"Dear Sir?As kidnapping is all the 9H
g rage nowadays, we have stolen your
Y son. We intended to steal him before W
K Christmas, but eould never get a
q ohanoe- We don't know your fina&oial
standing, as vour son refuses to '
tell us and we only found $15 on hie fl
person. He is a boy 'way above the B
, average and we need him in our busi- 1
e ness, we intended to keep him, but you j
y might send a letter to Jim Oiaeer, I
d General Delivery, Kansas City, as we m
iS will be in that oity by the time this fl
^ reaches you statiug how muoh you fl
jf will give for his return, and if the fl
%t amount meets with my approval I will
write you more about it. Do not notify
ie any offioial authorities, as it won't do
d any good and would ruin all your
IS ohanoea of getting him. We will aly
low him to sign his name, to prove to
r0 you we are not joking. We have him
a. in stupe i^d eondition and we w) ear g
rying bim as asiek person and our
j. younger brother.
lt Base Fraaer."
The letter is in pencil throughout,
while the signature of "Baeg Fraae^^^^
is in purple iuk. 11 nlH1H ill
Id of the sbduotora do not appear at tr^^H
ra end of the communication and the
,0 only name lending the alightest elue I
|t to the identity of the men ia that otJ^
w that "Jim Glaeer/'whoia mentioned'
u as the intermediary at Kansas City be?V
ta tween the kidnappers and the family
iy of the kidnapped. Jj
yo The oarelesa tone of the letter leot 1
d the impression to the members of the , J
ca family that the abduotora meant busiet
noss and that to put the deteetives on
ro. the traek would be work in the injury
!at of Base Praa?r himself.
^ Why, Oh, Why?
Qd The Spring field, Mass., Republloan
saye: "Congressman Mooay of this state
takes the position that the fourteenth
amendment is mandatory upon eonm.
grass?respecting the rednetien of rere
presentation in the Southern states,
0y for example, to correspond with any rellQ
duetion whioh may have been made
there in the negro vote. If that is so,
I % then even more olearly is the thirteenth
t0 smondment mandatory upoo oosgtsss;
and ybt what is Mr. Moody doing' by
ley way of enforoiog that amendment
)(U against slavery in the dominions of our
h0 subaid ied Sulu under lord?" j
An Old Man.
The Florence Times ssys Olio, 8. 0.,
is the hsppy possessor, perheps, of the
iw- eldest oitisen in the Stete. "Jesse
ted Poloton," it is noted, "liTel fire yesrs
ht. in the 18th. oentury, *11 of the 19th.
ing oentury end is stsrting out on the 90th
his oentury." Olio should feel proud of herthe
distinguished oentenerisn. He Is one
or- of the wonders of the twentieth sent