The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, December 29, 1904, Image 1
VOL. I. NO. 48.
CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDyjftf, DECEMBER 29, 1004/
Sl.SO Per Year
A REFORM UKASE
tassiai Dipfoaacy imks Fatorably
Oi Keftra Atveaeit , *
TIE CZAK MAKES CONCESSIONS
Long-Expected Document Deals With
Nsarly All the Subjscts Presented by
the Zemetvoe For Consideration ?
Question of a Constitutional Assem
bly Not Touched On, Nor is ths Jsw
Ish Religion Specially Mentioned.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? Emperor
Nicholas' long expected reform ukase
was Issued Monday night. The docu
ment deals, under eight heads, with
practically all the subjects brought to
the Emperor's attention by the memo
rial of the congress of Zemstvos presi
dents held here last month, and while
not specifically pledging the govern
ment to carry out the various reforms
? in their entirety, as demanded by the
memorial, promises that each shall be
, referred to the council of ministers,
with orderes to report promptly on the
fullest measures of relief which csn be
- accorded on the various subjects.
The question not touched by the
. ukase Is that of the constitutional as
sembly. Neither is the Jewish religion
specifically mentioned, though freedom
for all creeds or sects, whether Chris
tian or otherwise, is among the sub
jects will be referred to committees for
early re nor t.
In brief the subjects which will be
referred to committees of the council
of ministers for early report are:
First: A just and equsble enforce
ment of existing lsws with a view to
? securing the harmonious division of
all the courts:
Second ? Zemstvo organization, with
a view to giving the widest latitude
and autonomy to the various districts
Zemstvos. calling additional Zemstvo
representatives where required, snd
cresting smaller Zemsivo units capable
? of dealing directly with the local needs
of the peasants.
Third ? Equality of sll citizens be
fore the law. this touching the much
mooted question of peasant equality
before the courts.
Fouriu ? Arranging a scheme of
. workmens assurance, for the benefit
and protection of factory workers
throughout the empire.
Fifth?To secure citizens agaiaat ar
Lltra rearrest and to accord Immu
nity frtxn - hmrsh action of the police
except In the casea of persona known
to he conspiring to commit overtures
against the stability of the State.
Sixth ? The religious freedom of all
subjects of the empire without respect
of c.reed or. manner of worship.
Seventh-? For rescinding all unneces
sary repressive laws, leaving in force
only those designed for the protection
. of peasants and for the benefit gener
ally of subjects of the empire.
Eighth ? To accord the fullest pos
sible measure of liberty to the press
and the removal as far as possible of
the various restrictive laws.
The ukase was issued so late that Its
contents were not known even in the
newspaper offices until long after mid
night. Among those able to express an
opinion, it was considered to be a docu
ment whose ultimate value depends
largely upon the interpretation given
by the various committees to the
measure of liberty which It is possible
to grant under various heads named.
. Naturally it has not met the fullest
wishes of the liberals, but on the other
baud it is regarded by the reaction
aries as promising entirely too much
in the direction of liberal reforms. It Is
complained, also, that there Is some
ambiguity of expressions in the various
sections of tho document, which must
be left to interpretation by those to
whom tho various reforms are en
trusted.
The following communication was Is
sued by the government Monday:
"In the autumn of this year there
was a meeting In St. Petersburg of
several Zemstvos of the various gov
ernments, who expressed a series of
desires concerning what were, in their
opinion. Indispensable reforms of the
interior government of the empire.
These doslres were made the subjects
of action by members of various other
assemblels, which met for the pur
pose, and also, notwithstanding the
provisions of law. were considered at
the deliberations of certain town coun
cils and Zemstvos. Thus, by the action
of people who endeavored to Introduce
discord Into public and state life, ex-,
citeinent arose In the mids of certain
cltement arose in the minds of certain
sections of society, chiefly among Im
pressionable youths."
Southerner in Cabinet.
Washington, Special. ? The mnvo
mont for the recognition of the South
In President Roosevelt'? new cabinet
Is now centered upon J. W. Yerkcs of
Kentucky, at present Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, who has the Indorse
ment of the Republican organisation*
of nil the Southern tftntes except Vir
ginia an<l North Carolina. No action
hat? been taken by the party leaden*
In these two States, but they arc ex
pected to fall In line and make the re
commendation unanimous*. Mr. Yer
kcs' appointment has also been urged
l>y his northern friends, but the Presi
dent has given no Indication as to Ills
course.
Steamer's Cargo Injured.
New York, Special. ?The steamship
Colorado, of the Mallory bine, and part
of the cargo were damaged by fire. and
water to the extent of from $20,000 to
$25,000, according to the estimates of
the firemen. The Colorado arrived In
port on Saturday from Brunswick. Ga.,
with a cargo of lumber, roaln and cot
ton. The fire was confined to the cot
Ion. It was thought to hnve originated
from spontaneous combustion.
%
SEVEN KILLED INSTANTLY
Fallwr* of an Operator to Dalivor an
Order Results Seriously to Two
Southern Trains? Liat of tho Oaad
Embraces Ona Paaaenger and Shi
Hallway Employee* ? Ton Other Par
aona Slightly Injured Both Englnee
and Pour Coachea Demollahed.
Louisville. Ky., Special. ? The pas
senger train which left St. Louis at
9 o'clock Sunday night on the South
ern Railway collided head-on with the
paasJnger train leaving Louisville at
about the same hour near Maud's Sta
tion, Illinois, Monday. One passenger
and six employes were killed and two
passengers and eight employes were
ullghtly injured. The dead:
Charlea Schmidt, Centralia, III.
engineer Bowden, Princeton, Indi
ana.
Employo Charlea Hutt, Princeton,
Ind.
Mall Clerk Hogan, Georgetown, Ind.
Section Foreman Underwood, Prince
town, In.1.
Employe Henry Oskln, Tennyson,
Ind.
Employe Cyrus Hutchison, East St.
Louis.
Th-? St. Louis-Louisville and the St.
Louis-Knoxville sleepers were drawn
by both trains, but none o the passen
gers in the four cars was Injured.
Both engines were badly damaged and
four coaches were destroyed.
Patterson Jury Disagrees.
New York. Special. ? Following a day
of Intense nervous strain. Nan Patter
son Is In the TOmbs, ill, ill. and per
haps on the verse of a breakdown, but
with constant attendance.
The former show girl, expecting ac
quittal. at the hands of the jury which
hss listened to the evidence in her
trial for the murder of Caesar Young
last June, went Into court to learn
thst the 12 men chosen to decide as
to the innocense or guilt had been un
able to reach agreement ? In fact, had
divided evenly over the question as to
whether or not she held the revolver
which ended Young's life.
The jury stood six to six? half for
acquittal, half for conviction. Al
though no afflcial announcement was
made further than this court house
talk - had it that of the six deciding
against Miss Patterson, none was ror
conviction of murder in the first de
gree. that one held out for murder in
the second degree, tw<f for manslaugh
ter In the first degree and three for
manslaughter in the second degree.
Immediately thawowcemeat tfre ,
verdict whs "Aade, Miss Patterson
broke into a fit of weeping which con
tinued even after she was led from
the court room to a retiring chamber,
where physicians were called and re
storatives administered.
Cashisr Dewey Returns.
Newbern. Special ? Thomas W. Dew
ey, who Is alleged to have wrecked
the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of
this city over one year ago. and upon
whose head the State had a reward of
$4,000. and whose whereabouts have
been unknown save by a few intimate
friends until a fow weeks ago. arrived
in this city on the morning train from
Goldsboro. accompanied by Messrs.
Frank Daniels, his attorney; his broth
ers. Charles and Ernest Dewey, and
the Messrs. Borden, of Goldsboro. and
furrendere.1 to Sheriff Biddle, who
was at the depot, he having been an
vised that Dowey was on the train
coming down to give himself tip.
Quito a crowd gathered at the depot
and warmly greeted Dewey, when he
rtepped from the I rain. Accompanied
by the sheriff and his friends ho was
taken to tho sheriff's office in the
court houre, where many cltirens
greeted him. Judge Henry R. Bryan
held i hearlrg to dccide upon the
amount of the. bond, two indictments
under the s*.atue Having been found
against Dowey at the May term of
court. The State was represented by
Mr. O. H. Onion and Dewey by Mr. F.
A. Daniels, of Goldsboro. The State
r.sked for $50,000 under the Hist, and
$25,000 under the second indictment.
Dewey asked for $25,000 and $15,000.
ond the judge set tho bond at $25,000
and $15,000, totalling $40,000. as Dow
ey had voluntarily given himself up.
All Departments Closed.
Washington. Special ? AH depart
ments of the government were closed
Monday by order of the heads of the
various departments under instruc
tions from the White House. Govern
ment employees will also be. given a
holiday next Monday, but the matter
had to be taken up by the cabinet
meeting last week before the order
went through.
Christmas at White House.
Washington, 8recinl ? Christmas
day passed uneventfully In Washing
ton. The weather was cloudy and
raw. At the White House the day was
celebrated as a fnmily holiday. Tho
President remained In the house dur
ing most of the day. In company with
the two older boys and a friend ho
went out for a walk in the afternoon.
The dinner was limited t j the family,
and Mr. P. H. Ferguson, an intimate
friend (rom New York. The members
of the President's family exchanged
fcifts. but t.icre was no Christmas tree.
In plnce of this I he children enjoyed
the delights of the Christmas tree at
the house of Mrs. W. 8. Cowley, a
kinswoman.
Mother ard Coild Burned.
Savannah, Special.? When Benjamin
Hughes, a prosperous farmer, went to
his home for dinner he was barrlfled
to find his wife and baby burned to
death In the house. The body of the
baby was on the floor on a pillow and
that of Mrs. Hughes lying across a
bed. It Is the supposition that the
clothing of the child caught Are ac
eldentally and that In trying, to ex
tinguish It the woman was burned
to death. Water on the'floot4 showed
that she had fought for the life of her
child and herself.
BOTH NOW INVOLVED
?r. Cfeadwick laActetf Oa Ctafge Of
fctof I ?rOuted Witt lit Wife
WILL K AIIESTU ON LANDINC
Houaband and Wife Jointly praaantod
by tha Grand Jury For Forging and
Uttorlng a 96.000,000 Not*, Signed
"And row Carnegie." ^
Cleveland, Special. ? Dr. Leroy 9.
Chad wick and his wire, Mra. Caaale U
Chadwlck were Jointly Indicted by the
county grand Jury Thursday afternoon
on the charge of having forged and ut
tered a 15,000,000 note signed "Andrew
Carnegie."
Dr. Chadwlck Is now on his way to
New York and Is expected to land
next Wednesday. As soon as the In
dictment was returned. Sheriff Barry,
of this county, made plans to secure
Dr. Chadwlck's extradition. He will
meet the steamer on Its arrival.
This Is the third time that Mrs.
Chadwlck has been Indicted by the
county grnnd Jury, but Is the first In
stance of her husband's name appear
ing, In the legal proceedings In the case.
The Indictments already returned
against Mrs. Chadwlck are similar to
the one voted today, except that they
cover notes of $25,000 slid $500,000 sign
ed "Andrew Carnegie.*'
Mrs. Chadwlck was reclining on a
couch before her cell In the Jail when
she was Informed this afternoon of the
action of the grand Jury. She appear
ed not the least concerned and asked
only if there had been any one else
indicted, mentioning the name of a
person who has figured In the case to
some extent. She declined to make
any comment, saying: "It will do' me
no good to discuss my affairs In the
newspapers. There has been so much
misrepresentation that I have decided
to do no further talking and I am
also- acting on the advice of my attor
neys In tills respect." . ..
There are many things which Dr.
Chadwlck will have to explain, and I
hope he will do so," said Prosecutor
Keeler. "Dr. and Mrs. Chadwlck may be
tried on the Indictment separately or
together. Eaoh has a right to trial sin
gly If It' la desired.
"Tho Jurors will finlah their work
Saturday. The Chadwlck Investiga
tion, aa far as this Jury is concerned,
ccrcfclTKuM our inquiry into tni^Biiwr.
It is possible that there may be no
other developments."
The grand Jury has spent more than
two weeks in Its Investigation of the
Chadwlck afTalr. It Is understood that
It Is mainly on the testimony of Presi
dent Beckwlth. of the Cltlsens' Nation
al Bank, of Oberlln, O., which failed
recently, that the Jurors voted to In
dict Dr. Chadwlck. Nathan Looser, re
ceiver for the Chadwlck property, who
is trying to locate assets for the benefit
of creditors, said today that he had ob
tained Information concerning the
whereabouts of the trunk and satchel
belonging to Mrs. Chadwlck and which
were taken from the Holland House
in New York during her stay there. He
expects to recover them, but does not
know if they contain valuables.
Mrs. Chadwlck Still In Jail.
Cleveland, Ohio, Special. ? Mrs. Cas
sle L. Chadwlck was brought into the
Bankruptcy Court here in the bank
ruptcy proceedings against her, but
was oxcused from testifying because
of illness. Whether Mrs. Chadwlck
will again be summoned will depend
on counsel for Receiver Nathan Loe
scr, whose attorneys arc expected to
take, up the matter. Should Mrs.
Chadwlck again be brought into court
it Is unlikely that sho will givo any
testimony. If she does It will bo
rgainst the advice of her attorney,
who refuses even to a>low her to bo
feworn as a witness.
Mrs. Chadwlck was brought Into tho
court room by several deputy mar
shals. Sfoe took a soat next to the
desk of Referee Remington. Sho was
l>aie, but appeared In somewhat better
health than on the day of her arrival
from New York last week. There
were about a hundred persons present,
Including Mrs. Chadwlck's nurse,
Freda Swanstormj and Emll Hoover,
her son.
When tho court was roady to pro
ceed J. P. Dawley. attorney for Mrs.
Chadwlck, made t'.ie announcement
that he would not allow her to be
sworn, but had decided to liavo her
come to courl, that it could not be
said she was shamming illness, al
though he knew her to be in no condl
j tlon to be summoned.
Tclegraphlc Brief*.
Pawnbroker Hyman Stern failed to
idontlfy Nan Patterson, on trial for
the murder of Caesar Young, as tho
woman who accompanied the man who
bought the ptatol with which the young
man was shot.
Dr. Hunter, the boll weevil expert of
the Unite dStates Department of Ag
riculture, was among those who ad
dressed the cotton convention at
Shreveport, T?a., and said the peBt has
caused a damage of $80,000,000.
Independent tobacconists opened
their convention In Philadelphia.
Governor Hunn has decided to call
i h Apeclal session of the Delaware legis
lature to sure s defect In a lien law.
President Roosevelt declined the In
vitation to visit Atlanta In the spring.
A blizzard raged in part* of New
England.
A tremendous eommotlon was
caused In New York financial circles
and elsewhere by Thomas W. I,awson's
Intone story on "Frenzied Finance."
Klngdon Goul, son of Georgn J.
Ooul, the railway end financial mag
nate, fired a pistol at would-be hazers
at Columbia- University and was later
rescued by his father.
BESS
Dally Doings ?f L<m Interest
?
Pfill
The Senate rttjHfearried out 1U
unanimous agree?jp|(t )o vole on tbe
Philippine clvlV^Pptrttneot bill, and
by a rote of 44 to *3 Deseed the
aeunra. The Aaal vote was preceded
by the preteataOoa of many amend
ments sad a geaaral discussion of
them, as well as of the provisions of
the bill. There very occasional poli
tical references, but?ta the main, tbe
discussion was coaffefd to the merits
of the meaaure. Oa some of the
amendments suggested by Democratic
Senators several Western Republlcana
cast their votes ta "
Mr. UcCumber
can who roti
against the .
The most n
Ins the dar was
rate of Interest,
be guaranteed
ernment from ft
The bill as
taxation all
pine and Porto '
authorises the J
to guarantee tht
on railroad '
cent per annum;
ministration of
by the Phlllpplt
lishe* a system
patenting of
lands; fixes the n
Islands, and gives v.... x
the title of GoTerai# General.
During th? day 'Senator Beveridge.
from the commlttdttr on Territories, re
ported tbe Stntftfad bill. He gavo
notice at that th# that Immediately
after the dlsposatjof tbe Philippine
hill he would consideration
?f the Statehoodj^Jll. but upon dis
covering that tU# niies require that
committee reportMpb Over for a day.
he decided not to enter the motion
until after the Christmas holidays, his
intention being to taake the motion
on the firat day -the Senate convenes
in January.
the House was
tluslvely to the
on the private
or more being
lendmenta to the
were agreed to,
'taken until Mon
affirmative, but
only Republl
the Democrata
tbe bill.
.Jige made dur
towerlng of the
illroad .bonds to
Philippine gov*
r cent.
attempts from
~ by the Philip
governments;
_ ine government
ment of Interest
the rate of 4 per
les for the ad
migration laws
ithOrities j eatab
the location and
coal, and saline
system for the
le civil Goveinor
Friday's
given over si
consideration of
calendar, a f
passed. The 8? .r
urgent deflcleacy
and adjournment
day.
There was considerable discussion
over a bill for tMK relief of Jos. B.
Sargent, of New HaVen. Conn., who
had been detsined^by a customs In
spector at El Paso, Texas, oh a charge
of amuggllng Mexldftt drawn work In
to the United StatgaT
Mr. Maddox, df 'Georgia, Inquired
whether tbera'l%ft-l>e?n any complaint
to the PrsaManttU?b"Ut ? the, sostoms
1 aap4ctor; ,m attended that if - tbe
1 statement ss to the sctlon of the In
Ipector wss true, he should be remov
ed from office.
Monday in the House.
The House of Repreaentatlves Mon
day Smpbatlcally disapproved the pro
foaltion to hold the inaugural ball in
he capltol. The committee having tbe
matter in charge had aubstltuted for
the Pension Building, as provided for
by Senate resolution, the Congression
al Library, but Mr. Morrell, of Pennsyl
vania, who called the matter up, an
nounced that the opposition to the lat
ter building waB so great the commit
tee had concluded to substitute the cap
ital. A storm of protests came from
both sides of the chamber. The reso
lution offered by Mr- Morrell was voted
down, the result being to delay action
until the next District of Columbia day,
in January. The House also voted
down a resolution offered by Mr. Lacey,
of Iowa, making a sjecial order on
Janusry 5th the bill to restore to tbe
Naval Academy three cadets, who were
dismissed for hazing. Mr. Lacey's ac
tion wan criticised by Mr. Williams,
of Mississippi, ami others, Mr. Wil
liams contending t hat the cause of
these midshipmen could not be given
preference, when there were so ,many
matters of vast public impoftanco
which could not get time for consid
eration.
The practice of hazing was severely
condemned by Messrs. Payne, of New
York; Mr. Sheppard. of Texas; Mann,
of Illinois; and Adams, of Pennsyl
vania.
Smoot Testimony All In.
The Senator fcced Smoot investiga
tion Tuesday readied that period
where counsel for the protestanta
have concludod that the examination
of all persons that could be reached
!y the subpoenas Issued by the Ben
ate committee. Attorney Taylor an
nounced thut he was ready to rest
his caae. except for the introduction
of documentary evidence, and possi
bly to examine later 3ome persons of
whom it has been impossible to get
service. Tho caoe of tho respondent
will be opened January 10th, to which
date the hearings have been adjourn
ed. Just before the adjournment of
tho committee, opposing counsel en
gaged in a controversy over the ad
missibility of certain refcrenco works
as evidence of tho doctrines of the
Mormon faith. No ogreement could
bo re-ached, nnd ofttfr" heated . argui.;
mctits. Mr. Tafrlor recalled Apostle
Penrose to Ideritlf.v certain reference
books. In a number of instances, Mr.
Penroso denied t iiat the works had
been accepted oy tho Church as au
thoritative publications, and said that
much of the matter contained in the
documents wero subject to dispute.
Chairman Burrows ruled that utter
ances of leaders of the Church may be
offeied as tending to provo doctrines
of the Church organization.
House Takes Holiday.
An objection by Mr. Mann, of Illi
nois. to unanimous conront to take
up the Inaugural resolution In the
House of Representatives sent tho
whole matter over until after the holi
days. Mr, Morrell, of Pennsylvania,
on behalf of '.no committee cn the Dis
trlct of Columbia ??.< directed to more
the passage o? the Semite resolution
which anong other things provided
for holding the Iniugural ball In the
Pension BulHIng, as heretofore, but
Messrs. Underwood, of Alabama, and
Mann, Insisted that a quorum of tho
House should be present to consider
the matter. Immeliately after Mr.
Mann's objection, the House adjourn
ed until January 4. 1905.
CAROLINA AFFAIRS
Many Ntwty Items Gathered From
all Sections.
Geneal Cotton Market.
Middling
Galveston, quiet 7%
New Orleans, easy 7 3-16
Mobile, steady 7.00
Savannah, steady. 7%
Charleston, nominal 7.00
Baltimore, nominal 7%
New York, quiet 7.60
Boston. quiet 7.70
Philadelphia, quiet 7.8S
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent prices paid
to wagons:
Middling 7'y*
Tinges 6% to 7
Stains 6M? to 6 716
New License Tax Law.
Comptroller General Jones Is begin
ning to send out categorical circulars
to all Incorporated companies for the
purpose of gathering Information about
their condition In order to lnforce the
new license tax law which goes Into
effect next year. The circulars pro
vides for a searching examination of
the companies. The law provides that
a three-mill tax shall be placed upon
the gross receipts of all railroad com
panies, street railway companies, nav
igation; water works, power compa
nies. light, telephone and telegrsph
companies. For the domestic corpora
tions there Is a tax of one-half of one
mill on the capital stock paid in.
For foreign corporations other than
those mentioned above there Is a tax
of one-half of one mill on each dollar
Invested In this state. There is no
additional tax on Insurance companies
and no tax less than five dollars.
South Carolina Items. t
The investigation committee charged
with investigating the claim of the
heirs of tho late James A. Black to
commissions for preparing the data
en which thts State has secured a
large payment from the Federal gov
ernment, met in the State library yes
terday and took tho te3timouy of Sen
ator B. K. Tillman, who helped to get
the matter through congress. Senator
Tillman explained that there had been
& great deal of .work done by the as
sistant librarian o! congress, Mr. Ba
ker, formerly of Abbeville county.
The evidence was voluminous and cov
erod a lot of ground that is particu
larly familiar to thoso who have been
keeping np with the "Black papers,"
ltad the settlement affected with the
Fodeial government for supplies fur
nished by this Slate in wars in the
?arly days of the nation. Senator Mar
sbaj and Representative Fraser. of
the legislative committee, were here.
Mr. W. N. Graydon and Mr. M. P.
DeBruhl, of Abbeville, appeared in
dehalf of the heirs of the late James A.
Black, who was comptroller-general
prior to 1860 and has been dead over
a quarter of a century. Tho claims
which he prepared were lost for many
years, but upon the presentation of the
documento on their recovery, tho set
tlement was made with interest. The
question la whether or not Mr.
Black had received any remuneration
for his work. There 13 evidence of his
having received some pay.
A. C. Adams, the Colleton county
desperado under sentence to be hung
with his appeal to the Supreme Court
turned down, has been captured and
he will be taken to Columbia for safe
keeping. Sheriff Owens wired the
Governor that Adams had been cap
tured. but did not give the details of
what must have been an exciting event.
The telegram merely said: "Adams
captured by myself and pqase and Is
now In jail. Wont you allow me to
transfer him either to Charleston or
Columbia for safe-keeping?" Gover
nor Heyward wired the sheriff to bring
the prisoner to the penitentiary at
once. It will be remembered that the
Governor recently doubled the reward
offered for Adams' capture to $1,000,
information reaching the executive
office that the desperado was still in
Colleton county. Of course the sheriff
will not be allowed any part of the
reward. Only a commutation or a
pardon can save Adams' neck and he
will get neither.
. A 10-year old colored gjrl, daughter
c.f Sam Latimer, a tenant on the plan
tation of Josoph Pearce, throo miles
fiom Waterloo, was fatally burned by
accidently falling into the fire while
playing wllh her sinailep brothers and
sisters around a large open fireplace
In their cabin Wednesday afternoon
cbout 4 o'clock, dying In great agony
four hours lator.
Dan Smiley, 45 years, and Nat
Young, 35 years, colored fishermen
were drownod in the swamping of
their boat Elolso at tho east end of
Sullivan's Island on Saturday after
noon. According to the particulars
learned the boat was coming up the
harbor with a heavy load of fish, 'ac
companied by a number of otlior boats,
when, in muklng a laok, a sudden puff
of wind 3lrui;k her and she careened
tnj filled with water, going down be
foro the fishermen could be rescued.
Tho drowning took placo near tho
same placo where two fishing boats
were lost several months ago with 11
nun.
A charter was Issued Wednesday to
tho Charleston Drum and Bugle Corps.
The Carolina Mutual Benefit, of Spar
tr.nburg, received an eleemosynary
charter.
Tho Edlsto Investment Company, o f
Ormgeburg. wai chartered, capitaliza
tion $8,000. W. C. Wolfe, president;
T. F. Brantley, treasurer.
The "Edwards Company," of Bates
but g, asks for a < baiter. This Is to
tie a mercantile concern with $10,000
cpital.
PENSION APPOINTMENTS
CtaaluloMra Wh* Will Serve la
th? Several Couatlee.
Pension commissioners have been ap>
pointed In all thd counties of the
State excc.pt Florence and Union.
The following list was Issued from the
comptroller-general. Abbeville, J. J.
Gilbert; Aiken. J. F. Toolo; Anderson.
J. J. Gilmer. Bamberg. C. K. Clayton;
Barnwell. Wash. Halford; Beaufort.
Dr. E. R. Sams; Berkeley. J. Calhouu
Cain; Charleston Williams Mathers;
Cherokee. J. W. McCown; Chester.
Capt. W. H. Edwards; Chesterfield. T.
H. Watson; Clarendon. A. J. Rich
bourg; Colleton. Col. C. G. Henderson;
Darlington. Capt. E. W. Canuon; Dor
chester , C. C. P. Shuler; Edgefield, J.'
N. Fair; Fairfield. W. W. Crosby; Flor
ence. ; Georgetown. J. Harleston
Read; Greenville. Col. S. S. Critten
don; Greenwood. Chr.s. M. Calhoun.
Hampton, J. V. Morrison; Horry. Je
remiah Mishee; Kershaw. W. F. Rus
sell; I^aueastcr, W. B. Bruce; Laurens.
Capt. J. M. Hudgens; Lee, D. E. Du
rant; Lexington, S. M. Roof; Marion.
Ferd D. Bryant; Marlboro, W. S. Town
send; Newberry, W. G. Patterson;
Orangeburg, T. C. Albergotti; Oconee.
J. W. Holleman; Pickens, J. B. New
berry; Richland, Capt. John Gaston:
Saluda, W. E. Clary; Spartanburg. E.
F. Wall; Sumter, W. D. Scarborough:
Union. ; William?bUrg. H. H.
Kinder; York. Col. J. F. Wallace
A Strong Company.
The Secretary of State has issued a
charter tb the Broad River Water.
Light and Power Company of Lock
hart. in Union county, capitalized at
$1,000,000. The directors are: J. L.
David. A. B. Kugler, W. G. Green. E.
W. Wynne, J. Lamb Perry, M.\\ Has
elden, M. Rutledge Rivers, Edward W.
Hughes. P. J. Baiaguer. The officers
are: J. L. David, president; P. J. Baia
guer and E. W. Wynne, Vice-presi
dents; M. V. Haseideo. secretary and
treasurer. A charter also went to the
Orange Cotton Mills at Orangeburg,
capitalized at $75,000. with George H.
Cornelson as president, T. H. Wanna
maker, vice-president, and W. W.
Wannamaker, treasurer. The Charles
A. Smith Company, a $25,000 mercan
tile concern of Timmonsville, was com
missioned, with Charles Smith, Geo.
McBlvem and W. P.. Henry a? corpora
tors.
Negress Killed in Columbi^.
Columbia, S. C., Special. ? While
walking between her two children on
the sidewalk near Main street Monday
afternoon. Belle Morris, of the upper
class of negroes, was shot through the
heart by a negro who escaped and
whose identity has nof been revealed.
The shooting was evidently accidental.
It attracted little attention at The
time on account of the general tiring
of firecrackers throughout the city.
A Serious Acident.
Goldsboro, Spccial. ? Richard Tray
tor. a young machinist here, was sci
iously injured by the explosion of a
giant firecracker, at 9 o'clock Monday
morning, in front of the Kent Hotel, on
Main street, in the presence of a
large crowd he attempted to relight
the fuse. His face was badly lacerated
by the explosion.
News of the Day.
Capt. J. W. Collins, chairman of the
Massachusetts Fisheries and Game
Commission, has just died in lh>ston.
He was an authority of international
reputation in the matter of fisheries
and had executed important commis
sions for the United States Govern
ment before going to the service of
Massachusetts in 1899.
More than 22,824,299 acres of the pub
lic lands were turned over to private
individuals last year. This means that
an area almost equal to that -of the
State of Indiana luis within tlint time
been addsd to the productive regions
of the United States. Most of these
newly opened lands were homesteaded
by farmers.
Two Throats Cut.
Macon, Ga.. Special. ? A dispatch
ffom- Dublin, Ga., says that a crowd
of drunken countrymen assaulted N.
S. West, brother of the superltendent
of the cotton mills, and Low Williams,
the mill engineer at the company store.
Both men had their throats cut and
Mr. West's wounds are so ? serious
tha\ ail hopes of his recovery has been
abandoned. The four men responsible
for the results of the affray are incar
eerated. Soon afterwards a number
of their friends called the sheriff from
the jail and demanded that the prison
ers be released. Instead of complying
the sheriff arrested two of the crowd.
Current Events.
British statistics make no mention of
diamond exports to the Netherlands
Belgium and France, nor do the official
publication of those countries note the
Imports of diamonds from the United
Kingdom, although prac tically all the
diamonds Imported Into these countries
are South African diamonds}, shipped
through London.
The more of the Babe of Bethlehem
we see In our children, the more likely
we are to ?ee them with Him.
FULL POPULAR VOTE
Steading of the Yariois Presidential
Candidates
OFFICIAL CANVASS IS COMPLETED
Of 1 3,508,496 Votes, Roosevelt Re*
ceived 7,627,632 and Parker 5,060,.
054 ? Roosevelt's Plurality 2,547,578
and His Majority 1,746,768.
Chicago, Special. ? The official can
vass of the votes cast November 8th
for Presidential electors was com
peted Thursday, when the result was
announced in Minnesota, North Dako
ta and Washington. Tho Associated
Press is. therefore, able to present a
table giving the official vote of all tho
45 States. Tho total is 13.508.496.
ceainst 13.968,574 in 900, a decrease
of 460.108.
Tho ballots were divided as follows:
Roosevelt. Republican. 7.627,632.
Parker. Democrat. 5.080.054.
Debs. Socialist, 391,587.
Swallow, Prohibitionist. 260,303.
Watson. People's. 114.637
Corrcgan, Socialist Labor, 33,453.
Holcomb. Continental l*abor; 830.
Roosevelt received, over all, 1,716.
768. and over Parker, 2.547.578. In
1900 McKinley had 467.046 more than
all the other candidates and 859.984
more than Bryan.
The vote for Roosevelt was 409.822
more than for McKinley, while that
for Parker wa3 1,277,772 less than for
Bryan.
McKinley polled more votes than
Roosevelt in Alabama, Georgia, Ken
tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland.
Mississippi, New Hampshire. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
Texas and Virginia. Rbos< velt. go'?.
more l.ian McKinky in the other 32
States.
Parker received more votes than
Bryan in Delaware. Georgia. Mississip
pi. New Jersey. Now York. Rhode Is
land. South Carolina, und West Vir
ginia. while Bryan got more than Par
ker In tho remaining 37 States.
The Republicans made gains over
their vote of 1900 in 32 States, anl
the official figures show lossCs'in 13.
The total gains of the 'Republicans
were 732,048, and the total losses 312,
249. net gain 419,799.
The Democrats polled- more votes
In eight States than in 1900, but less
In 37. Their 'total gains were 30,792.
and the total losses 1,291.491, net loss
1.260,699. Roosevelt carried 32 States
against 28 by McKinley, and has 336
electoral votes under tho apportion
ment o i 1900. McKinley had 292 un
der tho apportionment of 1880, there
having been an addition of 29 by the
last apportionment. Parker carried
13 8tates, against 7 by Bryan, and has
140 electoral votes. Bryan had 153
under the apportionment in force in
force in 1900. Watson received his
largest votes in Georlga. His total
vote In that State was 22,634, with 20. ?
508 lu Nebraska, bolng nearly one?
third of his aggregate. 114.637. Par.
ker pulled 50,218 in 1900.
Four years ago the Socialists had
?u electoral ticket In 32 States and
lolled 87,764. This year they had a
ticket in 45 Slates and tho Debs vote
was 391.587. In 1900 over 5.000 votes
were polled in only California, Illinois.
Massachusetts, Missouri nnd New
York. In November Debs hot over
5.000 in California, Illinois, Indiana.
Iowa. Kansas. Massa"husetts, Michi
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania., Utah!
Washington and Wisconsin, l lie larg
est number, 69.225, in Illinois.
The vote of tho Socialist l.al?or pir
ty in 1900 was 39,914. This year it
was 33,45;).
The Continental Labor party ha*!
adherents only In Illinois; really Chi
cago, where 830 votes were polled.
The following table shows -the of
ficial vote in each State for the tw:?
principal candidates;
States Roosevelt. Parker.
; Alabama 22.472 79 S">7
j Arkansas 46^60 0i'l34
California 205,226 ' 89^294
| Colorado 131,687 100 1 or,
| Connecticut 111.089 72 90'?
Delaware 23.714 1936'?
Horlda X.31 1 27.641
| Georgia 24,633 83.472
| 47.783 18.480
| J'"/"'!* 032.645 327.608
I Indiana 369.289 274,354
'owa 307.907 1 19.1 1 1
Kansas 210,873 si so?i
Kentucky 205,277 217170
Louisiana 5,205 47.70S
Maine 64,813 27 63)
Maryland 109.499 109 146
Maassachusetts .. .. 257.822 16.*, 716
Michigan 361.866 131 151
Minnesota 216,651 55,187
Mississippi 3,147 53,380
Missouri 321,417 295! 427
Montana 34^392 ~i.'l!77:t
Nebraska 138/.58 51 s76
Nevada ?,k67
New Hampshire .... 54.179 33 905
New Jersey 245,164 164.566
New York 859.533 683.981
North Carolina 82.412 124 121
North Dakota 52,59r? 14,253
Ohio 600.006 3IL674
Oregon 60.455 17,621
Pennsylvania 840,849 33 7. 90S
Rhode ..stand 41,605 24,319
South Carolina 2.271 52.863
South Dakota 72.083 22^022
Tennessee 105.369 13L053
Texas 50.308 162^20
Utah 62.414 33,113
Vermont 46.682 6.822
Virginia 46.150 8o!638
Washington 101.504 28.098
West Virginia 132,608 100.850
Wisconsin 280.164 121 107
Wyoming 20,489 8^893
Totals 7,627.632 5,080.504
Alabama Militia Will Participate.
Mobile, Ala., Hpoelal. ? General l/oul*
V. Clark, of Hirnilngham. comman ler
In-chlef of the Alabama National
Guard, stated that plans have been
started for the participation of tho Ala
bama National Guard In President
Roosevelt's Inauguration The plans
have been favorably received In Wash
ington through Major W. F. Tebbett,
representing the board of staff offlcera.