VOL 1. BATESBURG, 8. C. WEDNE8I>AY, OCTOBER 16, 1901. NO 40
SCHLEY IN BATTLE"
Ouns Nfvar Stopped Fl'lng a*
Brooklyn Mod* H ,r Loop.
| THE FIQHT DESCRIBED.
Tht? Texas -Was Mot E 'd i-og-rrd
by "thn Lorp," Nor W >
It? Fir? Biartk *ted
Eithar.
On Motday of la*t week Schle; had
a regular field dt.y in i.l.e court of onquiry.
Tho chief v i'n > act
Hodgson, tho oiccu;wh (fficer of the
Brooklyn during the ' ari'o t ! S go.
Ho was a 8t#r witct -s for Schloj.
Mr. ltaynor began lus orcaa czaai:- ation
by asking Mr. Hodgson r'.'icr
tho Marbldhoad hai i a ' d . k
lyn when the tto vca-; la p~ 3 i
other as the Brook'yu ws oa hci v ay
to Cicnfurgos.
Tho witocrs t:\ ' ?.d i the nog/diro.
Tho examination H on tunup >n
evonts about Cicnfu f".l i. r >1
to Mr. ltayner's it4airy 11. e it
tailed these at long'-a.
Ccmmander Hod;-on sail in r ; 'j to
theB? qucBtiotia ti a: ho li?.. hl*. i tlio
lights on tho shore at C ..utjegot-,
whioh wore afterward date-* iiccd to b >
signals, but ho had Huppobt'i ooy wer.
signals between difforout t.rr> o 101 o'
tho Spanish forces o . el or.. 11 * r Jc.l
that when Captain McCs la \c-iwi-. .
informatiou as to tho mea~;n . ti lb)
signals ho was item a . :y d'spa oho<*
to tho shore to c.u/inuuioatc wiui tho
lnsurgmts. Ho said that the progress
of tho squadron we- impeded f. iw.eu
Cioofjcgoa and Santiago by tho Le_vy
weather.
Mr. Kaynor then asked: "llow f*r
wero you tff during tho bloiivcdo ?f
Santiago, from the Mo'.ro uuting the
day and night of May 28, 2ii, 30 3 IT'
In robponso tho witness paid: '"10?i
ly in tho day time our nabituai positio >
was about six miles. In the bight I
think wo steamed up and down in front
of tho harbor, a distance of about six
miles."
He stated that the picket best-:, tho
Marbloiicad and the V ixon, were iusido
the line of the tloot about midway
> between that iinc and tho shore iiuo.-i
Th. ...... ?i? -
XUU TTl??JOBn iltC U liA 1 TJD|'UUt:".' lO A I *
quest from Air. iliynor uonliuu-.d :.is
testimony, dcsoiinisg the thu nave.; dai
lie of Jury 3, fro in t00 point, wlm lo
had dropped that descriptionC.?> i.
Lomley ? rcquoet while be on ihc
s bland Friday.
r> _ Irit})") ornreation he naiu:
"xhe Brooklyn u:d ail bhe could.
She got 111(0 action just as quick t.o
steam coard carry her there. tVoooutinued
firing ?W soon as u.o fir gun ou
tno pori bow apuld Lear a -a vto kip .
the port battery drin^ until :=hy :u.-c.t
1 with pori holm turpugii t. - are, uei g
the ale guns untu wo got ai. ilio t ...
boaid gucb to bcir. \Vc got around a.
quickly as wo nould wi.li pert ho. .a ua
ill we almost paralleled t .c.u.^o of
the loading ?p?kiLh v\ icU, v.hon ih
helm waj ended aud tLo buip Bi.erou
course parallel wiux the V j, whi
was thcu the lending vet-ncl, tiihou. Ii
the Mauu fcreta probacy was fr.rli..r
to the WtdlViUld lu.su tuo \ i.)Oa, ... ii. j
was standingar uii a "gie into ?hc tO'jr?..
W'heu v.o got around toe 'juiol.0 wu- . ;
dense nothing ccuid bo b.e . of a.._,
thing in tuo rear of us. 'i ho Liu
:^aaich VeB:tis v.o wc.'u il-ei: cng <. d
with were the V.etuya, 1 .! Uolu u 1. .
iljjD Oquenuo. i.ii. V 6t. >a v- :. ,u.
bounty lift, ;.unji d ji a u our 1. u.
ward now.', the Ooiua y.icuiiiy ' -- i
litilo forwuiu of tui t.irduoaru : .
\ho Oqucnco as u .. .. U.;: : w ....; ..
Wo coutii.hc-i in 11...1 U.r e..o. thru
"1 remarked to Uupc*. 1 o- . -'it. 1.
seemed rathe. io,...... lor us 00 ict
He was in biio couii.nt. lot? r. I!,
asked:
"WI5V
''1 bam tiiat W2 wtro a : ./or 1
Lho three Spanish v<.- sc s. an- v ^
that it depend., d upon u.< to k ookti en I
e;>t. At iha: ti o the sjiOio ? a r
do.qsc I cjuld ui'. us. ; a.-y ;.. g u u .
buyipO-td ill. ', t .0 JS . b... .
aWiy,. tue liitKkiy u >;r. . . . .g .
of the blow, r v.. s. iij u. .
of :tho coun.ug tower and exo aimed
me: "'What's ti.a. < ii vu si r..^
qnarte; V
"I lcoktd in that diree <
tho hoavy buW oi a ri. . ut* .
l'aat rnujt Ly tuo blue, acnu
"lie sa:d: 'No, itcu.i . i? o
Massaohusctu-; bho has gem <i ... .
lanamo.' i s?.d: 'it iu.:s: .. .he ()
gon, acQ Lo r* iiivrk.fi; u
Oregon.' i naid: 'h. , 1 tu: very
glact to boo Lfci*.' i 1 U. i s <1 .
that uq'ju auout, 1 : . >ni v bay, ur oi
rive hundred y rid c ti cur i < o r.
'quarter, at lull bpiod. v?o ccniicut.-u
iu that pOBition u\ t o lir-m fci; i?
hi>ocu begun 10 iuc.cacO . ?-o gv< tip
Bivaui, ana wc piob&b.y . a in ;o
further ahead Jiotu the Oreyon. m.
never vtad that ca:o to u . ... u i
romeuibcr. Tho Oqucudo, : .. rtij, .-.i
tor, lcli oat and wout asi.o.o. Hi ..
Colon gradually' die/ fthoa-i an. a.:
went anlioro.
"I remember very well tl o liuao that
the Vi&oaya blankvtod her Ironi cur
lire. 1 hia ohaao waieonuond iu thai
uiieoiiou until when oti A.cutra Ilch,
tho Vuciai". po.ied Lcr 1 ui aud i j
inaahore bou.o bovcrj ilet. Antr pataing
tho Vitcaja v.o at.. nj-.d ahevu and
Coated liiirg. The men v.oro aii. 'cd
to cimo out of the turrets, coo at a
time, to got a treat..log a.though,
of ocuibc, ail gutiu Viirc xuaonud and
everything road>, bi t the gaining upcu
the Colon nab vcri ?low.
"At 11:15 wLld llio Vise ay a ? ood
in lor AcctiAdoiaa. lie c &:c vat
oontmucd thou after the Colon,
know it must be b x cr tcvcn miles
away until .vo gradually began to gain,
i remember Looping the Htato at worfc
on her, a though tho 13.000 yarns
c would not reg.B'cr on the ateadiom tor.
1 remember at one liu.o telling Coininodore
hol.b y that it wus within about
13,000 yiroa and my rcooileotton is ho
told bou.0 ono tokignaltho Oregon to
try ono oi her 'railroad trams.' At
Vany rate, bhcrtly aftuw^i , t ;c Oregon
lired ono oi her 13-inoh bhclls v hioh
loll tlicrt. Then WO tried with 8 uoli
r shells aud they fell B..o.t. Tho Oregon
was signalling to us tho fall of o r
chot a* d wo HgralW to her tbo faM of
her shoe. Wo co.t'naot to fire with
tho O. poo, . h~ with 13 asa 8 i-ioU
guns and wc ur 8 inch S'li i romcui
born r'og or.o <. -V 13 i ihe'iillH of
thf Or n fr 1 -i V e . i of in i^lon
ard or (i ou' 8 i It Hi. an>*rcc:tiy
fell lE-h ro oi t ; '.- don. A* l. at
ti^r.e ti'c; olou ' o ho'mha: d ort
Previous'y t - i ?. ,?-b< lud cv-iod h.r
fcc'm ovoo or v tc a;' -.r?'%w p-ehing
aeoltrpoton sh r . ; tired !.er If o
run an oulcd d, nlcrflay. L pu'lcl
cut ia> w* h, 1 t <x*3tlv 1 15.
YVe thor cor. :> d firing cud !o * tl do t i
and orders were given < i jet out a bt il
"ho j-ii; V ' <'i> .il to t.n or
board .u o ry twos o tl o ocuimtni'.jng
cCi :r t ' 0 ic o. O . tcocurn
oi p :.m havii i?> c cut elf an i thorn
htii?g some trouble with the boai, wo
Vjcio ro:uo li.tlo lime a,- 'ting the bos-,
cut. lo ihe mrautime wo had sliwod
I .?lit. ; ?? ? 1 _
libit 60 mj>?>- ?> C.S tUUl'J uu HOXpiUlIN
oilj o" i. o ou'trjiH *??; fit i y ^0 .ta
cut, i c.'cw i "* in. Ct.p' ? :k vt t
iu trie boat a .* bo*-i.d t (Jo on ?.
i r.uk no t r j y '. .duiu a haii
* ? ..! I
?v 4 -
"At *~y r.> '. tvr ' ad *. uri us tra:nod
c. the ' I-. ;.t ; ti. vi iu ck ?trca
-y rr y ?-c' ji t tat t.'nd on
I .T I tr< . rit gh J i.aw t 0^ V' >.
breech ii i!.- ov<,rb i, I ' :i ;io'. tu peo
iaj thing of (i kind."
"Hew far we. t Or.^on f.-itn the
Brock!. n?"
"Fror. l.Of'O to 1,500 yards on tho
starboard q-.ar' r."
Tro witness, in reply to question?,
ounti i his report ot tin r.- tie Ho
said ?.u. at tuo pevuniuy o? the fi^ut
be bad given ?^o range ?' 1 400 yaidr,
but that after t: o loop .' was aoout 2 400
or 2,500 j ards.
Mr. litvnot: "What wm tho hearing
of Coiumor rc Schley duir.' this ortugemcnc
or ary casigemonv iu lihioh
you kw him'/"
' His bca-i-?i? .v.-d raatner, n:th ruspzetto
*u ctiioir of his raaic r.ud fcta
t>OD in the Duval rorv.oe, were naturally
trios:* ot a o miuauuov in chief o! a u*
vnl fureo ou that ocoas ot'. The witness
and th i ojtimandor hud cccupicd '
a pltco ou the piatf: m preunl ibo conci^g
tower during tin tu^rsjemon'..
i l is. lo sa d, v. a a position ot darg- r ;
h i..o <) nu'ii orj who there always in
lull vo r oi tho enemy's r' ipa "
"It h: i br.cn sta.iti turo," said Mr. '
Raynor, "that tho Brooklyn ran 2,009 j
ysrdo i?w.'.y Ir .in tie enemy's ships in
making iur loop."
Tho vitnofcs replied: "Any witncfs 1
who undo that statement ilitiough Do
rosy hr.v.- Laud w'lat be t)ionghl had
occurred, war absolutely mi-v&ken."
"H>w for uid she go from i: o encmv's
vtti'C-ls? ' '
"iSio must have grne shout 600 yards '
to t o rS'i hweit, .?? ..(it i a ul the '
l&oticsl d.stance at. that sued "
4'Did thin turn iolttftt t with the 1
Brccklyn's alinty to l;erp up hor fire?" '
"li u: J not. 8ho oouiirutd to tiro
from her a?, turrcis."
' Did you ov r boo tho Indiana dur |
iag tho c::gsg.uiontV '
' 1 ci. Tue traokj was very 1
dcHeo iu tho direetion cf tho iLdiana. '
A t is poiat. &1j\ llsynor questioned 5
the witness at length oc: c.r.. lr* ro- 1
pj. tod coiit-quv wsrh Adanrd bo .?c~
.ur. :g t'.; battlo (fISan.. .v> in whioh '
11 cou 'aodora was ztporud to hv/o {
. !
"D.rua .lio Texas."
>ir. 11?. no- t k-.d tin ffitaees ii' it
v.t-s '-o . L'vplrin Cock w.Ko Lad given 1
?lo order to "port lulin."
Tbo reply was tn;t Captain Cook
;ai . it huvo gi.u tho crier to tho man
x'. iLc . ! ...
Mr. Raynor tl n asked: 1
"Id i C .n ; r S ..ley give tho '
order .o . or- tho ; lai?"
"LI e v. t. c ; yly.
O .. .ill . po. . ?"
;'l p.j.- j ^o. C.qiuii Cooks esys
I)
BO.
(J j el r - Opt a'.-! L: n.
-j l a'. oi .o . "L gdi.
n . <i '.'i i;.;ll) < ; y..s:;
: in in i >: a lsjii i-.at 1
oar... e. v. _. . . .
v. . u 1 I rt .o in his rc.'i
. e to Mr. 11 ; !.. :? question, th*
' ! is e? iiVOr.ticn
. C .. y i i. c :urrcd
a B it kljj : the oomm w ?o
V i ' I.a a'', und tho
r ;.r.. two ,-.r h: o fc.
!...? him i ( and that
? ; v. vi ih time,
d . o o e n. i ir tow i
. or f ft. H soil Cap
. ' i xi. . *ri ii' ..o con" 11.
???" L'" que t'.OT! 'd tho T?lV
. \ ' i .a .0 I : V
i .1 quy was rep- r i
. i. .: rs ? a tho 1; . . /c
t A u . tie re .i
? ; - v?* i .i v.1 Ootncii&der
i in - .v el the oo li qi> as
i'ol .i
? "li por'."
I . u re u F'^rb'ixrd."
i 1 '"N - I a t. Vr o ?'t near
t I v:<rr . :) f.lr ..d?.'
ii : . . we will on: down the
I
: "'J.) ti tho Texas; lot h?r
'o1 . j r h i
M.. i; ,or ' i ha! 1 ho witnoeo
rem.'* so * nh he hsd writ.
<u to ?.du rat ^oh y . n .Juuo 8 and
~ec ) > : i .oi tho .tft i-ac.it that bo
hvi ; ) t"j ii fori! i tlio ftjaitral that
!d L i Uf>. i > exjrts.ion, "Damn the
:
\ n the vitr^'S was atktd if ho
!hiu. 11 tl.cio <.as any Bog'cslion
of aooh iq i xprossion, ho replied:
' 'A t i >. t :<jd t ? C'ommodoro
Sthl y th P. t1 u v. i.' d-wi v>,r of ooilid
ing \;iih the t Xis fo nam: 'Damn the
. xu-.' 1. . n ; >r.n ix. rc-aijn >8
a t : i p.jv v;v, condemning tho i'f-xt-H
for Ij i. t ; , bv.i ?:j if ho wcio iiri
Utod an ooo rnvhl L about anything.
Mr. Ki, u<r a h d Li en about tiio ex
p* iio . ft ' :./U (il'O.J.rituUC 'BllO
wdi cut d . *c> tho 'i'v.x/1 V
Coixin vnd. r Hoegi, j replied that
thcio Mi no t nob 1 xprotiioo in tho letter
?ml t tat ho never ii?d Raid that the
l(:oolt!ya would en? dowu thoTtxas.
" i'horc in a p.ood deal in tho reported
c >;l .piy that I did not say," ho ?ai J.
"1 lio Htalcmoiiv there wis never made,'
ho wont on, ' .ut tho ooaimodoro did
toy, 'Llama tl o Toxih.' "
C'-utinutrg ho stud that Lite dialogue
itj rcpo;t.';d \ as fij itious and that ho
had denied its ver al aoouraoy, whilo
not do y.pg tho trutb of a part of it.
lio a*.U lira', ho h*d told Admiral
8orl0y that ho oould not rcpudiato the
entire statement, ai d that ho i.ud not
understood h:ui to rcipatBt that ho
i
should do more than deny its verbal ao- 1
ouraov. Ho already lad beforo writing
h a explicit denial told the admira' that
bo oouid not deny the whole sory. Ho
had giv< n the new 1 per reporter nu I
thority original!? to <11 ?ta him a<< ?u
tcoriiy for lb* gist of b^ ulatrui; ni.
BLALUCK KNOCKED v^Jr
I
Ho Rsnouncod McLaurmiim and
Lest the Job
Too Washington eoTroaponlent of tho
News nrd (Jourior says "President
Uoestvnit threw a bomb into the South
Cr-. olino Hepuclioa i oauip Th?; a- by
rcfu.iEg to appoint Looicis Blnlock.
oolleotor of interna! roveruo for t:,o dij- j
trust of S juth Carolina, viou E. A. Vv cb
sler, deceased. Bialook, who was oiigi- 0
pally a Demccrat, but v. iio fc?3 rec?n:ly
. fii.:r-tci luntae Kepublicsa party ia C
the Pslmott Btitej <?&i highly reoom 1
DiC'ti<io- "or tho ueluotorkhip. Among ,,
i . r.:. ...i., i .sj?, ? ? o "
i At * i ?n \4 vdi'.'yvvin v.?n c . ur.iur />
UiiLftttrio< When the regular Repubii
can > .miaation i-c&rti iiUioot's 0
uppoiium -iwouH pi babiy be credit \
eu to SjntAor MoL?u.n th?y hurried 0
10 Washington iu droves and entered
thoir porsonal protest it tho White j
HUmo. Later a oonforeuc.i of t'ao v?n
cus retioi t sa.i 1. id vd tho city and
Kialock was invited to lio proacn.. t
Thereupon Mo ronouccod MaLaurinisiu ^
a d pledged h'.tneelf to staud Dy tha rogabr
i! nablioau orp.an'tatioo ic tha ^
auto. When ho did thoio ?iho had opposed
him, j "iocd a relegation, went to 0
tho White liousc and strongly urgt d his ^
npfoiQlutit o^ut. th; President. V\ boa Q
- h? y left tho V\ Lite Uouie they V".r<j
c: t5 oat teat tho s deotioa tf Mr Bl* .
lov.k was as9ur.d and his appointment ^
would bo iorucaily aanouDOid wilhio j
the i ext day or two. ..
"'i'uur&iiay Senator MoLiurin called ^
upo tho President aac wai ia consult* t|
Lion with him for nearly an hour. Dur- a
Log tho oonfcrouoe tho South Carolina ^
situaiiOD, aLd especially Blalock's sp ^
poimnient, wad iuii> dtncurtaed, and the ^
rcealtia thai Mr Bulook will not be ^
a) pointed, but one of tho tRo men A
wiiosc nsmes wiro busgt tel by StJat
tor MoLiurin will bcin VVasbingtoa to- ^
mo ro.v aid tic will in all probability bo tj
appointed to the vacant coUcoiorship.
j hid t-udden oLango iu the South Caro
lir a ri'.uat;oa will ccato consternation
to i ? li publiO^u oalnpaign when it *
becomes *. own, lor moot ol the South
Uaioiua poluii ltns ? no cauio Hero ia
sonncotiou with the LCaioek matter loll
for their ho ins U-t bight ooahdont j
that tho mavlcr hai been biiposcd of j
toco tably ?o Mr iiLloek and tho old a
ii'uo itciuhlijau org/.aiaitioa. i'hodo ;
i !.o arodiap j^cd toiedaigo to speou'a
l.ct a to who tho next lolicotortf ia tj
orua. revenue ia Sou.h Carolina will j
to suggest thj Dimo ol Dr. V. P. Clayon,
a well Kao-*3 nntl reputable oil.- j
ten of Sou h Ctroliaa, who id oonser- ^
raave iu j o-.tioa and friendly to Sena- .
Lor MoLaurin. '
"Senator MoLiurin dto inoi lo dis j
:u33 tho audicu eolipso of Mr B aioos
iftc-' leaving tLc White Houto further /
.baa to Bay tie sat joct of Federal pp
oiut ^cntd ia Soutn Carolina wm ua ^
ler (iisaussioa. iho suhjoo;mustLavo
lcou lutcrosting to the Presiuont,
sonator [itoLnnn was oioscted witi -j
Linn for Dearly an hour. It will be ,
iiilijult for Mr. lTalcsk and hia 6uj>- ^
porters to realize that a uiuden baud ^
PAS Uj:-v? iiifl p. ii of poii'.iati lulik, but s]
as the crcuui i*as d'iu to form ho had ^
soourod tno pcreonai endorsuuonc of a.l ^
iho so ouiitu Ko4/ubiican ioaiu'siu the j
S Oi'.o, ho-oo under pro.tir, andhovtas f
so co-uueni. 01 Li? apyoiavHtat that ho
v as i rop.M'iu^ to oj?c rat flu ovout ia
i jx. Ui.vr mauucr. vViuio it may uot ^
. i. a l ir tst .tout otot ?ha PilUtioa to ?
M | Q
,.?y that b-uatcr MoL tun ii v.ill u.n ;;
ol tho u u oi iho Fe-rai pa rotate
. il tJvU -ii *1 il 11~U UlaU r i ictfauOU.
ilv)II ij bvidcUi i-ia\ His su>j
^ecuoau reee v_-d very c.rioid consi-or* t(
tioa uy tho Fn to_. aua his Cabinet."
CLAYTON APPOINT*!!.
The t-uA.u e.i. b tie auuouoc?uten-. ,
hut omlo tfjiii VYttshtug'oa Friday
uifc.it i. at Dr. V. P. Clayton oi tins
0.1> ..a i beca appointed r,y President ,j
u as o.'t .oior of lut'i u t..? <
uuo Iot the dis.r ot of OjU h t.aionrii ;
to sdoocrd tho J;. e Mr. Wobs:.r was a
.*o:> pio > bttrprtso to thoso . i.avj ^
out ? oit My wa'ohiug tho rar.ier. It
,S j ?.? ia -y '0 0: Tod luat li 1 *'0Ci ^
.oui.; k t > p.urn. Dr. Clinton a
1. iei is : ii b.iu w orking ijaicti.. -.yd 'A
it: :u'S to oi at jtiioi Cs.-.o oi "b.iil ,
rYA.tr ruo I CiOp. -ho V;bj b uQu ,
h. i\.." i) mI t; o appjic hiwut of Dr. ?
ro oot yot k morally known, d
.u i .. v ."_ ro" iQ tu ti rdf. t.,iXj '.oii b t^
mi- y i . u .a du.cbia?and ho u*. o
.lot a ft. .v- *ro utdijhtcd to know tha. |
o Las b 0.; i^ivt i iho po mod. Dr. {
Loo a.'iwcd oiojt acoeptao y as jot
:na- tor Ac L .lut bia, at;d is poihaps tho ?
P SuO . mat. Hi 10 KopttOilwAQ 1ADK3. ^
ti i \as botQ classed lor borno ycaid
wi !i tho "L. :y Vv'hito" f .otiou ol too v
Itopublioari party, rituoo lo.-uug Li v
pltoj as pv.stmns.er hero ho has bo.n (
a ltepubiioaa lor years, out has aovcr
bcco ottjusiVo to the puoplo of the '
biato, over coldaoliog himsolf ipiiotly ^
auu uua.. umiegiy.
The State's Wards.
Tho board of robots of tbo S.ato \
hospital for ibo insane hold thoir rcg (
ui?r monthly meeting Thursday. Tho (
rcoart of the superintendent, Dr. J. W. .
Babcook, sbow-.d that there are 1,115 (
int. n'.'j, This is au r voraga cf one to (
ov?ry 1,000 of population. This is *
usuoh lower pci eoui.->go than ia uo ma- ,
jority of States. la Massachusetts, ,
vvhero tho ooaditious aro by to means ,
abnormal, tho percentage is 1 to ilOO. (
l'ho board took up tho matter of tho ?
propriety of cuing for those patients ,
vvhr aro citizens of other States. Tbo ,
aooomim d it.ons boro are crofdod and
there is always a dooiaad for more
room. Tho board decided to try to ,
roaitdy this n*Utr without involving ;
the governor of this State with tho
governors of other States- It was do
oidcd to appeal to tho relaiivos of those
ntfhottd. Thoro aro 15 suoh in the
hospital, and they tako piaoes whioh
suould be givon to eitizeno of this
State.?Tbo State.
Four Trainmen Killed.
hoar trainmen worn killed and three
others tfero slightly injured in a collision
of freight trains on tho Uinoago
Oroat Western railroad one mile east
of hiouibard, 111., Thursday. Tnu
iruiun inol head on and both engines
were badly damagod.
WAIL OF A COWARD.
|pys R;>r?'V<?lt 1* U?C1?OnJr',
Fi'.vnr rg *h?*
" ENOUNCES R OU THF.S N E R j
Tracers. and Thlrks that t*--d
Pfsidsnt Should Uo'. bi
Proud of Hi? Gor>f*dfat?
Urcio*.
Tho Baltimore Sud of Monday ru^i-hoe
;lio foilowin? Bpcoial froci Mauhcator,
N. H.:
An editorial ?n ttio Malttmoi J ^un or
>!fobcr 1, deploring tho attacks on
*r sidcut Rooscvolt at tho Vl-Kinley
rismoriol strvioo of Louio 13j11 Post,
nd Army of tho llipublio, this oily,
n Heptombrv 27, togothor with a
Vobiogton di.tpatoh in the daTni 'ssuc
f iho Sun in wh'.oh Pro?id nt lio ?se
elt. was quoted at assuring "Private"
. M. Daiull of Oaio of his impartial
ijaliy to both North and South, lms
rought out anothor public tt'ack on
he President anr! tho Siu^hfrem Capi.
'rink H. (Jh&lliformer comma mi 'r
f tbo Now En^l.-.ud division, o
r otoms.
It was Capt. Oaallis who Grst oriti
iaod President H losuvelt fer his friend
tioss toward the South, at tho mooting
f Louis Boll Port.
Marked clippings from the Sua of t:,o
wo artio'es mentioned were rcc.ive J
y J%pt. Challls in an envelope b> arig
tho nsuie of J. M. Ih'.'z 11 Tho
aptain, taking it for granted that
'riva c Dalzali had cont thorn in reply
o h>8 ami Kooeovclt spoooh, promptly
prang to the atiRck. Iu an open let
ur to Privato Dalaell. a cjy of which
o has forwarded, ho not only rt pc-ats
is attack on tho Proeidont and the !
outh with increased bitterness, but
ibo assails the Hough Rider* as a ooniomoration
of cowboy ruffianB and
(roadway rounders," and intimates
lat tho President's (Jonfcdoruo uncles
rould have been hanged if they had rocived
thoir deserts.
(Japt. ChaHis' letter is, in part, as
ollowt:
'I bad no idea that my words would
ttraot the attention thoy have done,
nd 1 fear that they were only too much
cscrvcd, for it is tho 'struck bird that
ctierj,' generally epcakiug or, to use
more uxpressivo phrase, 'the galled
.do winces.'
"You were, 1 believe, a soldior of
10 civil war and, I usiuino wont into
ilq, oiled by soma patriotio principle
nd not because of a big bounty or lawih
proaiicB. If you bo.ievel in L'tc f
luae I wou;d like to knew your fooiigs
when you read the following albngd
letter of Theodore Roosevelt, if ucu
vor d d road it, which L quote fiVfn
ie Hartford T.mos, inwhiob Ireadqt:
L'ais loiter, the paper stated, wis wriq
a lo a gentleman ia Atlanta, <Ja., unjor
date of Judo ID, liiO 1 ): '
' '1 am extremely proud of tho fao
mt odo of my unolos vras >n admira
i tht Confederate navy and that aib
ther fire 1 the last gun aboard tho Ala
AUia. 1 think the time haa now cotnc
hen we can all bo proud of the valor
[town oq both rides o? the civil war
o my regiment 1 had moiu moa whose
nhers foaght in tho Confederate army
lan 1 had men whose fathers fought
jr the Union.'
"Tno fact that tha President felt
ailtuupou toat.cmpt to anawor the
a called criticism and that yju felt it
ooorrary to t empt to equare things
; evidonoo enougn ?<. mo that there
as jjts'.iiic in i' c mild orhici m thai 1
lane, tno whole of which was coniducd
in tin Btatfuiei.t thai 1 had
n.rgivings' n to tho future conduot
f a m^n who could write su^h a letter.
u ail my remarks did not ovor ten
'inutcs, and :i was far from my d jire
to ac'ii- TO no.oriety or mar tho
armony (if tho meeting bv expressing
itr&sentiment?.
"A-> for in. telf, I bave no oooa-.ion
or :i enw ;r:ia in tho fact .hat r.ny
f my uncles wore traitors cither in tho
i-ii sar c; at any o'her tuco. And
ihiio I may rc'prct a S utiiern sobaior
s such, aiid w >tt'd uot do *n>th;", y to
urt D fellings, 1 would still believe,
you do yourself, Private D-'zcll,
ion m bearing arm : again.u tho United
ka.es ho v.'-.j a traitor whether b's
i?mo was R ,'jr-rt Id. Uco or .John
V .'jte1 JJoo'h, and it he was lik-r romo
i tho o namtd ra tho dun's p-iitorial?
me who violatsd Lis otin as a Wost
Pointer?then h > wes a dou'jty damned
ruitor. No i-:uount of soft soldier
<u?. tiie valor of ilio Soutnern soidior |
'.ii oliaugc tho rock ribbed facts of his
ory.
"Proeidont Roosevelt was not called
ipon to apologize for his unolos wh .
cero rebels they wore), and on the
lontray he was not required to say hvasrxcrcmly
proud' of tho fact thr.t if
hoy had received thoir doserls t joy
would have been bung, whioh is tho
luo and appropriate punishment to
iuch as they, dull loss was ho b .uau
0 say that his oocglomoration of cow
)uy i u3ians and Broadway rounders
) jnta'ued more sons of rebels than sons
>' Union men for thuro was no oilier
urposo in such ?a observation than to
sast discredit upon tho patriotism of
.bo sons of the Northern soidior.
"Sinco Septouibor 'i7th 1 have boon
.old thai a Now York nowspapor has
lontained a purport* d interview with
ho President iu which ho made much
>f the fact that ho rojommended nioro
southerners than Northerners for commissions
in tho army. If that bo n
rue statement, it must follow that in
1 hcodoro Hoosovlt wu have a bona fido
'scotional 1'rosident' and tho aeotion ho
represents is south of Maton Ofc Dixon'*
iino.
'In my humble estimation wo havo
gonr quite far onough in hiring Southerners
to bo patriots. Joo YYheoter
Kitzhugh Ljo and 'Massacre' Butler
havo been iuado gonorals and have Hopped
their brief day in tho publio oyo.
I think it is fully time for Presidents
elcoted by Republican and Northorn
votes to rooail tho faot that there is a
ools dor able constituency whioh docs
not hud it coecssary to loft itself into
prouiiuonoo on the solo recommendation
that it. has boon disloyal. "As
you soem to havo Qonstitutcd youisslf
guardian and chief swashbuckler for
tho President with ret'eronoo to (Jrand
Arm; moo, 1 will add that 1 am cot a
vrifrw, oaly ibo goo of oac, uu 1 Seaa
tor lljcry K. Bun ham, who u also
qmted, is not a Grand Armv man. ouly
a b.alwart representative t.f N'. w Mamp*.t
i.o booliui.u: Noitiori an &(; cant
for a ; cos'.on, as tLo 3 iu'a eui-orinl
r i -:08 to iafor, r.ud sp *k: 4g for n ySclf,
1 in say th-?iu my <u ihc
p-.i.sion lawe avo goee'oico limit of
..s? floK rejpco ing boj era en ask.
"Prcsideut iioosovtU ov-. a his proeoot
position cot to tho vo:cs of tr.u<
ro, Lu' to tho vjtcB oi ioy*l m , aad
if ho choc o to- mutate t : iufa/tous
xm.de of John 1'ylcr aud Ardrcw
J^hofou by oitciiog to his ? . r .o-<
ri'hnr than ht-j frioa.a tio can do bo;
i at Ikh dav ot ra.ikttnin^ ail I kmo?
BtVlodulo UlilO.
"i'cr'onsily L havo no interest ia
this controversy, d;i wish for < aioriaty
fit wh-n ft uiio Tor w <un L voted goes
cut of bis v.-ftv to glorify treasons & .d
irakors f d Mur tl p/du:um of tho
bo a i of loyal ai :r>. 1 saaii cxjrvs ay
Beutiaon s about it 33 1 have oi por
tunity.
"J cru'it, Private D?!z'11, tb.it you
v>ill not lose any further sloe? over this
muter. Ifu*. if you have iho immense
influence coat it vr u'.d app tr from the
i;?l".oiorc Sun ;.on may havew th l'rn
Meat lloos' volt, will jcu kiu-lly f*-:rt
1 bo th*'. it any rot doc'roy hi*. own m
f.ajnoo, a 1 bosnmoii t;s van administta'iou,
by op-u catering to the as yo;
abtroiud bur*ari>ns of the South, where
tuoy ecill persist ia reiu3ing Unsure i G.
iiorr's ftd'.ica a-id to continue to raito
not hogs, but h?.
"Every patriotic oitisen entires tho
CUCOC53 of tiio pre&tn' auiui ustration.
No oco wishes ill to Huc-dore Roosevelt,
President of tho United Sta.cs.
fho Moony s'.uri. lies iu the di ohsinrg
with the L.st Pa a).' It w:'l not bj
disinterred unices 111090 who are 'ox
trecne y prom' oi relatives who were
ua tors, ba :k i; up by ao.a wtioh r.p
pear tc diaerimiuate against, ujt in fa
vor of, the men who never wa/jed war
against tho Uailei Siatvs."
WAR C02LRS HIGH.
Tremendous Cost of the Boer War
to England.
The British scorotsry for war, Mr.
Broderiok, replyi-.g to Sir Charles,
H >w*rd Viooect'e offer to raito fresh
troops or do anything else to asriat ti.e
government, dcoliues tho proposal, and,
in doing so, lengthily reviews tha Brit
ish position in South Afrioa, oLviou.ly
ia answer to the persistent and
scarohiug oiitioiaius of the m ni-.torial
journals and inr tubers of parliament,
thattho government ia languidly content
to lot tho war orag on. Mr. Broderiok
says, to begin with, that nothing
Lord Kitchener haa a*-kod for has
.not bten promptly mot. He adis:
Wo'nave, nouguiy, 2Ub,0U3 tnsn
and 4i)0 guns m South Africa, and over
100,000 moo are under training at
homo. Wo havo no difficulty, therefore,
in keeping the liold army up to it'
requisite strength, by drafts, and 11 0.
further co.ll bo medo wo are io position
to meet it with tho utmoa; promptitude.
Notwithstanding this, tiiore socm-. to
bo an tuprcesion abroad Lh&t the oioao
of tho war in retarded by a scarcity ct
troopB, or tho waul ot mobility of our
columns."
This impression Mr. Brofriek combats
by reciting what tho war ctfite ie
doiog, providing supplies ior lil-fc U'Jt)
persone, Qirootly or indirectly connected
wuh tho .var, f-e-inj, 'J4.S,0(JU horsos
a_d nicies, and maintaining four
ui.ni.hs reserves of fool i*.r nun
aid animals. Six y-tiae mobile col
ua.ns, pcrfcc.ly equipped, aro now in
.ho Ucld an- lUjOlit) rt jiouuia are
iii4 - luo?tnly, -.1?0 It- c pu.cd.
Mr. lLiducK say i tho t.x.cty c?.u bo
,01 at roil liti'omj Too government
nas uovtr iu?. rTorre 1 with Lord Kitchener,
ia whose vigorous pi eoution oi
t 10 wrr uicy have cauro e.) li ocoe.
110 points ou. agaio 10 tho van. exiont
of tin country. Alluding to Lord
Kitohener sending baek poorly trail
yeomanry, Mr. B iricv roi,:o< iLu
thoy would have been trained earlier
out for tuo op nna of ~:.i> ?y s.iw,ors
10 South Africa aula, qoiuj, up
to NeVdinber, libit), th*; u i'tcsn
troops wcrj needcu.
A CALL ON THE PUBLICfo
Subicribo 31,500.000 ior a Ilarble ;
Memo ial to hlcKitilry.
Tho trustees uc-ntly appointed by
Pr^'i'ient Kosrevclt for tho Na,. mal
McKicley Monument aBSCo'Ation, mot
at Cleveland. O. io, Thursday, a Si Dator
Hannah (ffi'e ?nd organ-: .I by
oleoting tho following cfS iers:
I'to'idcnt, VViiliaoi it Day, Canton,
0 ;v:oe 1rerident, M. A. Banna, Cleveland;
treasurer, Myr.-n T. Derrick, '
JiuV .'IaD'J : n'ur. tir.. H . nn >n in
f . ? - ' ? |
Cleveland.
'Hi-; licadijuarttTi, cf tbo association
Will bo icoatcd at Canton. 1*. ia propositi
to raiso abou-: #1,500,000 by popular
BubiCfiption to buiid a marble m?.iu
orial at Canton in honor of the lata
president.
An appeal wan issued to the country
for aid. The appeal saya:
It ia tbo purpose to have the offerings
of tbo people voluntary with full op
pcrtuniiy to all to contribute.
Tho cooperation of tbo governor* and
ofiijcrs of mo States aud municipalities
of tho IJoitod States, and ail religious
educational, oivio, patriotic fraternal,
boot v dent and othor oragan:nation* ia
cordially invited.
All public officials, organized bodies
and tho press arc ri^uustod to take immediate
sLpa to sooure, at the oarltost
possible time, a full rosponso, to this
appeal.
Money may bo deposited in banks
and other finanoial institutions, with
telegraph, telepbono and express offi
cos, and with postunsters, who are ro<(uostcd
to roocivo aud transmit thorn
to tho treasurer promptly.
Tho prcsidout of the United States
and governors of all titatos and territories
woro unanimously olootcd honor
ary members of tho association by tho
trustees.
How to onoourago and kcop the hoys
on tho farm? Jake them off of it occasionally
for reorcaiion aod sight seeI
tug, whore such opportunities as the
ocxt annual State Fair will atiord.
TWO HUM AN BRUTES.
Am?iic^n Wan - n i W?man F,. und
an Of'ijr
FOR T HE RU N OF Q RLSTh;<y
ara A nsted ard Will bn ?mprisnr.^d
f jr Llf*, 8u Richly
D s''v>
Funis1 msn?.
A dispatch from London ?%y3 tbo
haring of t''o evo of Thcodoro and
Laura J .oVnon, alirvs Horroo?j, voo arc
charg-d H'h con:pirin^ to d'fraud wpmrn
of m?ney and j > ?, >'ry b.v fortune
Lolling, A-43 resumed luro TLur^day.
jj-?uia .jr.-,,'',3o*5. fcr oily Ann OJclir.
Doss do B#r of Nuw York, msda a
strange appoaranoe.
She wore iq tbo drck a loose, crram
color-, d uooolloito garment, rescuiblir g
* sirpHop, over which was a pale blno
si!k 'obo which si o voro when remand
td, Sept 2f?. Ci ar'-s W. Ma'thow?,
ornnr oouite"! to too t.-aenry, reprose.*cd
tho treasury. He do'aticd tie
cbargfi3 agr.inst the prisoners obtaining
m -noy under fPee protenoe, procuring
p r'f, and rapo. Tho tffonso s, said Mr
Matthews, wero oommiUcd by fraud
uei'iuo in tbo annals of crime. Tho
Iforrres establishrd a rsl'gioua 8jct
called "I'lioooraPo Unity," claimed the
attributes of divine power and induced
g:-iis to inisoonduo; themselves with
Theodore, under tlio belief that it vat
a ceccerary part cf their religious do
votioa.
"Poverty, chasti'y and ob:-di?noo"
wero tho wa?ch words of theTheoorat'c
Unity, which was aiso called tho Parity
lvngue. Chastity, however, only i.pplied
to married people. Neophytes
tunning the uoi y were obliged to v;s
ccortc/ and profess belief in tlie divinity
cf the Morrocp, both of whom, eaid
Mr. Matthews, pos:ossod mesmorio pew
ere, especially Laura. Tho latter frequently
iutorruptcd counsel with loud
screams of "false." A wdl bred woman,
23 years of -se, who, tho proscou
tioc say, is <ho oldest of the many victims
of the ilorroes, testing! in suppoit
of Mr. Matthews statomont.
Kvidenoo in the oaro was adjourned
until Piiday. It is probablo that there ,
will be many sittings of the polios
oourtbeftro the case goes to a jury. ,
The government tlfieials expeot tne
prisonors wilt receive li-'o tontcnoe. ,
Tho identity of Laura with Ann j
Odolia Dess do Bar Lai been thorough .
ly established. Jaokicu. i t i aid to be a ,
convicted confidence man. Laura Jack- ,
son concluctod a vigorous cross exami- ,
lion ?u h r -wn atid Jaoksou'fl bohalf.
The ooarl was half filled wuh young
r.nd -pre.ty girls wailiog to tostify
again-.t tho couple. It has been learn- (
ed that tno lcju r>d word married in ]
New Oileacu in 181)8, cauie to London ,
iq IbJD, and then wont to Paris and
Capo Town, returning to England they
e-taolished tho fhcooratio order here
Han 11 a South on Them.
The YVamicgtou correspondent of
ths Uharkbi n I'n .' -n- Ti.?
went of ihntr.oc Attorney .Joan G.
Capers aa Republican n.'i.ioual 0021
iniiiceman lor South Carolina, to ouoceud
too late iloa. K. A. Webster,
tvhtoh n&-.? just been uanouaoed by
Sciia.er liiuaa ox Ohio, chairman ol
liio committee, id anther Mop in iho
policy oi i-c i-r.iii.Uu x ol' a strong ill
pubiio-iu paiy in South Carolina aui
in me Stum. In llio imtidd 01 mmy it
i:_o uupo -ea ol tuo ? i,lou ooriam
old loaders oi tii. llopun ioun party, or,
rather, ol lb aiUiuUul o. the ilcpuoiican
par y, in Souiu Carouua, have
oou/L. to t-pr ad tiirougu tho ooantry,
mat Senator llatna id the cruel sup
porter oi too "orgau.a v ion, ' or li.?.oia
ivguno win-i of the t u.ty in that State.
i>i6iriot Auurno. Uppers has ?oryear*
hue a a prominent ilemoorat, and lb today
prohaoiy me o oeest friu-Jd of S inu..i
MuLuurin m Sotxm (Jarouoa. it id
uot prcbumud, however, thai iho Mul.uu.in
inttuuvje _..u ttio least, thine; to
uo with iho aeloa.ion of Mr. Capers
I. c tho position of u\ lonal iiopuoii
commit tec jj >0, bu , at the eioio linit,
it tfl i . parout tLu Scnuor lieLaur.u
| will to-, m a greater begrt-o than ever,
[ enjoy WhattVur Dont h.iv ia-i v.t iu hi**
| ouuitog Oii ipaign lrom the ianeo of
tho num. l a'iiioo, a , i not .my thai,
nut it h ap, trem thai ho r*iii ouv. thu
.i.ji.i.r; u. - two. . .loan o~?*nizai.ou
:u the d.ato in tils Ufcui against Senator
AiiiUi , K-i.ii ho nouta not h.-vo tn*
joyed had Webster lived, ani retained
iiis j otuioil at ho boeO oi tho ,ar.y in
SoOtU Ctro.ju*.
Many are Dying.
A didp&ci fioui li.oi mfontoiu,
South Africa, {?&yd "uiero aio now ti,oUt)
white person* iu thj various io
'"Sit uau'| ] IIUII', wuuo luuro ?IC uc&riy
Hi 000 in iho various oauips in ihe
Uiaiig-j rivor colony. these rc<iuiro
kixicou railway iruoaloadjo: 1'ooaaiutU
weekly. I ho weekly deaiii rato averages
1520, mostly from measles. Filty
per oodi ot the vlc.iius arc ohiidroQ undortii
years of ago. The traias passing
uori.li arc tilled wi'.h wemen and elnldreu
rotumirg to Iho Hand. 'lliirluou
burghers have likoly taken the oath of
aliogiaaco here. Tho agricultural dopart
mcat of thoOrango Uivcr Colony,
acting with tho m l.tary, is inducing
tho people to iake up agriculiuro by
supplying seeds and ploughs Nativca
living noar the railway from Bloomfoiitcin
to tho \ aal river are taking advantage
of this and ploughing is progressing
under tho protection of tho military
garrisoning tho b.oikhousea.
Imprisoned in Mexico.
News has been roocivod at San Antonio,
Texas, that W. II. Moally, a
former rosidont <of I'onntylvania and
said to bo a man of woalth and high
oharatotcr, has been incarcerated in the
jail at Monterey aud that it was tho
purpesj of tho authorities to rofuso
bail until ho would ocmply with oortain
directions in connection with tho
ownership cf oortain Mvxioan mines.
Tho Washington authorities and several
intluentia! United Stales sonators
ar<l representatives havo bocn applied
to. Ministor Clayton has wired that
ho has taken necessary steps to scouro a
mitigation of tho oonditions of Mr.
Meall'y i mprisonmcnt.
FUN AT TBE FAIE "
Arrangements for Outside Attrac
tions in Columbia.
Columbia, Oct. 12.?Spcoial: Tho
nnnu 1 ia>r of tho Statu Agrioutural
and Mechanical Sooicty is cl it self bo
full ot aUra nioc; that it always ''draws
well." People of ail occupations take
interest ia an exhibition intesded
primarily for the entertainment and
tho betterment of tho farmers. Still
it ia tl c wi-.h of tho citizjns of Colam
b'- to afford entertainment in tho oity
proper, distinct from the fair itself.
') o d ' ) end there was organ red eomo
yearn *>go tho City Fair Association,
and evo>y 5oar this body appoints a
ct mmiitec to make necessary arrargomcnts.
This ootao.ittee has closed &
oen'.rect with tho Columbia Eicotrio
Light company for tho brilliant illumination
of Main p'rcct curing fair week.
Hrvou handsome cross arches aro to bo
erected, and there will Lo lights along
tho stdo of ttit! strcc's betweon tho
anbe.i v. well. This will provide euoh
street iliuinins'.iou at his r-C7cr been
provided in Columbia before.
Tho committee also closed a contract
tr'th tho famous United States First
Artillery baud from the fort on Sulli
v u a xaiBDu ior mrco concerts ox two
hours csoh day for each day of tho
fair. Tno committee was enabled to
enure thin baud, which is tho ranking
band in tho army, by going into ?q
agreement w:th tho rxcoulive committco
in ohargo of tho Stale ball. Tho
cor.ojrts will probably bo givon from
the piazzas of tho two leading hotols
and a a.and in tho 8 ato house grounds
just in front oi the Confederate monument.
lu addition to this band tho
ooommitteo on amusements has ongtgod
tho borviocs of the brass band of
tho Columbia Orshottra, whoso music,
i-.cognized an first class, will supplement
that of the Frist Artillery band.
Thus there will bo plenty of finemu3ic
all through tho woek.
Una or more oompaaiej of aciobats
or other export performers will also bo
engaged, aun these will give at least
olio tree exhibition on Main Blroot
evorj day from Tuesday till Friday.
Tho ebjcot of ILo local association is
to afford entertainment to vieitois in
tho intorvald between tho times when
it is oonvenicnt to attend tho fair itself.
This ?bjjot will bo weli aoaomplished
this year. The brilliant and beautiful
illumination of Main street will make
it a popular promenade, and this of itself
will furnish entertainment to thoso
who may not wish to attend tho theatre.
Tho annual ball of tho South Carolina i
slab is always a leading feature of fair
week: la the hall of the House of Representatives
(ono of tho handsomest halls
in the oouatry) will gather ladios and
gentlemen from rtl parts of South Carolina
and a.so from other States. Tho
oiub is a social institution of long
landing and groat popularity. Its ancoal
bo 1 is a:ways cojjyt.d.
Every night or fair week will bo
marked by a high-class porfcrmanoo
at Columbia's now theatre?ono of tho
largest and best equipped in the ontiro
South. Tbia theatre takes tho place
of the opera house destroyed by liro,
and is la ail respects a decided improvement
on tho old building. Under
(ho management of Metsrs. Smithdeal
kh Browue, wuo loato tho theatre from
tno oily, theto aie brought to Columbia
companies and s.*r actors whoso
reputation is of tho highest, and whoso
ptrfoimauoca sustain that reputation.
ILu plays during fair weok win bo fully
up to tuo standard, and the tLcatrc will
bo lull every night.
One important function of the City
Fair Aj'oci&t.on is tno providing of
pleasant qu.rtiis ior visitors?thousands
of whom muutiod these tlsownero
.ban in tiio hotels aud boarding houses,
i'o ui'.vi tots demand t'.o association
intends to maintain its iateliigeaoo
oihos, and hopes to mike it ui .ro ct an
inioiiigjscj ouroau this year taao it
uas cv.r b on. iSjcru.ary McJunkin
will have this office locatod in the
Sou.he.n railway uptown cthoa building
on-in u s.roet and every visitor
wno cosircs quarters oan tuoro inako
ui piioatioa. Whatever the crowd (and
it premises to bo linoionse) tuoro will
bj goou aooc.uuiod&vions for ail.
Horrible Death.
In a wreck cf tlie Norfolk and Western
roed njar Dublin, V-., Frank Lavender,
* fireman ou a Cripple Creek
passenger engine mot a horrioio^death.
While running from Pulaski to Dublin
ills engine oiasliod into tccthcr engine
aitaouef. to too rear end of a freight
train wh-oh was standing on tho main
liuo. Uotb engines wcro badly wrecked
and Fireman Lavender, whoso legs
were caught tiy tailing coal trom the
engine's tender, was scalded to death
tiy fatc.nu. iiangiug from the oab window
lio begged pitcously for help, but
the bystanders wt.ro powerless to aid
hiui oi?ing tno last cscap.ug stcaiu. Tho
biame Ur tho accident is attributed to
the ocgiQctr, who was unnurt. It is
claimed ho was running too last aud a
dense iog prevented his seeing ahead.
The d ad liteman was from Pulaski and
had boon married only ono month.
A Uood Start.
TU- Ml 1?a 1?- -a -*
j no oii'iiusiud i obi nsyh mo oonviclion
of six "blind tiger" proprietors
Wodntsday under tho ouy ordinance recently
pa?scd is a vary satiHfactory result,
ana a promisoof rxtei ded sueocsa
in tho municipal onfotosmont of tho
iaw which tho State has failed from tho
urst to carry out in Charleston. There
was short shift to the aooused in tho
oourt Wednesday, ar.d jmticr. fell swiftly
upon them. For tin 6rst time iu
several yoais keepers of illicit liquor
plaoes were brought to book and mado
to suffer tho penalties of tboir viola- !
tion Wedtosuay'? work wan but tho bofinning
of what will bo a general, continuous
and praotieal coforecmont of
tho dispensary law under tho o ty administrate
j power. Lot the Stale an
thoritios observe an 1 wonder.
Robbers Fooled.
Nows of tho hold-npof a train ou tho
Kansas City, 1'ittsburg and Gulf road,
near Ashtown, Ark., has roaohod tho
Wells Fargo offico at Now Orleans.
The train was northbound from Shoroveport.
Tho information coinos in a telegram
to tho expross people announcing
tho hold up, but saying the robbers had
gotten nothing. The telegram said the
1 valuables tho robbors believed tho ex
pros oar oarried had been loft in Shreveport
to go out by tho daylight train.
~ TRAIN HELD UP
3ul th<? Bold Lena Rcbbtr Qot
No Monty.
HI3 PURPOSE FOILED.
Tho Hold Up Occurred Almost
at Exact Point ot the
Famous Warren
Robbery.
On last Wednesday night Conductor
Carson, wbo runs on tho Southern Railroad
bttween Columbia and Charleston,
bvi r. somewhat exciting and never tobc
forgot!ea experience. It was nothing
loss than a bold attempt to hold np
and rob his train. The bold np took
plaoo abouv seven o,olook, only a little
v.hih after dark, and ooourred between - *
Branohviiio aud Reovcsville, which is
the bamo plaoo tho robbory took plaoe,
nt<ariy two yeara ago, for which a
young white man by the name of Warren
was tried at the May term of Conrt
for Orangcl/urg, tbe trial resulting in a
inisirial. Warren was released on bail
and a Bhort timo ago shot and killed a
young rtian by tho name of Wataon at
liranobviilo, whoro both Warren and
Watson resided. Sinoe tho murder of
Watson the whereabouts of Warren has
boon unknown. At tho last term of
court his bond wis estreated. Watson
was the obicf witness against Warren.
In view of the former robbery at the
exa?t 8pot Capt. Carson was considerably
jsriod when he looked into the
muzzle of a revolver and was ordered
back into his car. Tho following satement
was made by Capt. Carson to a
reporter of tho Now9 and Courier:
"i sin oonhicnt that the man was
thoroughly familiar with railroad affairs,"
Bhid Capt. Carson to a Reporter
for tho News ?Dd Courier Thursday.
"After wo lett itcovesville, on the
way to Colui bia, I walked from the
passenger oar to tho platform leading
to the expross oar and, as I opened the
doer, 1 saw a figure crouched by the
opposite doer. He had been knocking
on the door and I am euro ho was waiting
for it to bo opened, but in the rash
his signal was probably not hoaru.
"Ttio light whioh oame from the oar
fell on the Btranger's face and I oould
sec that ho was disguising his identity
behind a mask. When 1 epoko to him i
he rose quickly. Just then I walked wj
to the platform of the express oar and m
the man swung baok to the steps on the
oar behind. White I was trying to find q
out what he was about he whipped out
his pi.i.ol and shoved it dangerously 1
near my face. He threatened to kill A
mo ii JLxaovtfl and there was nothing _
Tor me co do eui'W*1t: - ~~MIH
"Whilo ho had rus cohered with the
revolver, I scrutinized hit olosely. I
oould aeo that ho wore a ?<*9k, which
iid not fit liion well, and he
ous about it, frequently lifting hiMffnd
to see that it waa properly in plaoe. In M
a few minutes the engineer blew his
signal for Btation No. 58, and the stran- fl
get caught tho bell and gave it two J
pulls, a signal to stop. The train was
slowing down for 58. It was running
at tho rat: oi fifteen or eighteen miles I
bd hour when the man jumped off and 1
we went cm. The matter was reported J
to hea | i in Columbia when we
gottuei j Wcuaeaday night and a deteetive
came down on the train Thursday
morning. I have uot heard yet whether
he etrucx aay trail."
Tno Columbia State ssoured from
pasae rigors cu the train a somewhat
ury. 11 satins thatsoonafter
.La .r?.ia 11 okd iloevesviile, the exlr.
lljtaimot, heard J
a kno.'it .Jg at hu door. The meGseng-.-r
k 7 .:i budinods and refused to j
a.,itao.v tl.j rapping. About this J
liuio I pi. CirdOQ and a train hand Ja
1 I >Aiog for "hoboes," for
this iu a Uvonte pi&oo for tramps to
steal a ri c?on the platform between ^
the nc. ..d-eiass car and the express
c?r. A n the conduotor stepped out
upon the platform ho was surprised
w::oa a revolver was thrust into his
was ordered baok into the S
o r. Like a good soldier, 1
rs, as did the train hand. * ?
file l ;s b.i.o .er, prying around, was
also forced to b at & retreat. As the
tr- u "station 58'' on the other
sido of -B. *.:ohvnle, the highwayman
gave the signal to atop. When the
ru.o i* 10 ?od down he stepped out into
the tl-r caesd at almost identically the i
express rohbor got off A
on too ui.jV. of tho famous robbery for j
wliioh ifiTvjw Warren was arrested. I
Home of t .o passengers who saw the "
man ad Lo left tho train says he very i
<1 Warren, but as War- I
a fugitive from justioe with J
a row.. ix hundred dollars on his B
head, it could hardly have boon him.
it may bo bcosusc the oironmstanoos of
robbery was fresh in the
mind of ths puolio and this one ooourring
at tho tiamo plaoe lead to tho sup- ?
position chit it may h vc bean Warren.
There aro some people who believe
that Warren is still hiding in the vicinity
o' Branohville. If this is true,
it naigut have been him who mado the
aeooud attempt at holding up the train
Wednesday night. If Warron was not
the maci * do bold up tho train Wcdnes- _
day night, it makc? it extremoly doubt- w
ful about his boing tho parson who held j
up too tirst train. The railroad au- <
thoritios ?ii 1 take stops to givo the noxt I
robber a warm reooption. I
\.8 Object Lessons. J
Tho bouthrin railway has entered up- M
on a soheu:e for the improvement of ^
the wav.oa roads cf tho south in pursu- 1
anoo of tho polioy of Prosident Sponoer
to eco>uragj thi growth and develop- J
meat a uory tributary to the M
Southorn system. A good roads ape- Jgi
oial train of ton oars will leave here J||
shortly for tho south under charge of
P.-osidont W. IT. .Moore of tho National
Good lLads association, and will make
fr((4uent stops at points along the g
Southorn railway for tho purpoao of
building sample roads and arousing intorost
among t ho people on the subjeoU
Tho aim ir to eduoato tho southern peo- jA
plo iu praotioal rosd building and to
imprcso on them tbeeoonomy and ben- ~
cfit to 1 o derived from ftno roads. The
train will otrry all neoessary maobino- y
for tho building of roads and a oorpsof
road experts.