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Wk* L, 4 w? "J J 1< t' :.t ' tfl S ,A% -\ !AA - 1865.__ -- - ----- NEWBERRIY. S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE '27, 1902(WG EK 15 DA1 aJRftusEJE % _.-_- - THE STRICKEN KING. SD; IW4tW'8 oONDI'ON BtCCOMES W-11t81!-AN OPECATION --I Operation to For Porttyphlltts and is Successfully 'urformnd. The King Stands thu Shock Well-Tho Corona tiou iirernonal lnd.'fluituly Post. posud--It Will br Seyeral Days Before Iian Rloyal Pa tient can by Pronounced Out of hanger. London, June 24.-The corona tion has been postponed indefinitely, on account of the indisposition of King Edward, who is suffering from perityphylitis, and who has under gone a surgical operation. , Sir Francis Knolls, the king's pri vale secretary, has issued the official medical announcement as follows: "The king is suffering from peri typhlytis. His condition Saturday was so satisfactory that, it was hoped with care his mlajesty would be able to go through the ceremony. On Monday evening a recrudescence be came manifest, rendering a surgical operation necessary today. "(Signed) Lister, Thomas Smith, Laking, Thomas Barlow, Treves." The first news of the renewed ill ness of the king came from the house of commons, where various court of ficials gave an intimation that the ar .rangements for Thtursdtay would bet ter be suspended forthwith, as the coronation would be postponed in definitely on account of the indispo sition of his majesty. The sudden announcement of the postponement of the coronation, just on the eve of the ceremony, caused the utmost condternation every where. The news spread like wildfire. The tens of thousands of ocenpants of the streets suddenly stood still under the sudden shock and gazed at one an other in silent dread of what. might come next. On Saturday and Sunday, society was discussimg the reports of the king's iliies, and though the cir cum-itanciality, detail and sources from which they came preclnded en tire disbelief, there was a disposi tion to doubt t e stories, and when the positive cat egorical denial was otlicially issued, they were dismissed as being unfounded. Hemhorridgies, apoplexy and lum bago were a few of the king's mnala dies dised.ecl i ihe clhlubs and draw. ing rooms and t hose disenssing them recalled the stories of the king even recently roit.erating his belief that. he would never be crowned. On the Stock Exchanige the eff'ect the startling niews was immediate. Pricos weakened, led b)y consols, a fall of one h)alf a point. His msjesty, uder ordlin.ary con ditions, wans not loo,ked u pon as a oodl subject for operations, and bough the king passed snecessfully rangh the or-dealI, it is believed I hat our weeks miusi elapse before lie be able to undergo the ardnons Ia. bors of the coro nat ion ceremonjial. Therefore no (late eann yet be indi cated for carrying out t he corona tion. Oflicini anniounemen'it of the king's serious illness wvere made to public bodies ats speedily asR possible. Word was sont to the house of commons and acting Lord Chamberlain, Lord Ohurchill, personally dlelivered to the *mansion house, the official residence of lord mayor, a message regarding his majesty's illness and at the morn ings rehearsal of the coronation cere moniy in Westminster Abbey the bishop of London, the lRt. Rev. A. F. Ingramn, at the request of Lord Esher, the deputy governor of Wmndsor cas tle, made an statement as follows: 'I have to make a very sad an nouncement. The kinig is suffering from an illniess which makes an opera tion necessary today. T1he corona toi, therefore, is post poniied." The bishop reqjuest.ed the congre. gation to join in the lit..ny out of the coronation service anid pray for the recovery of thne king. During the afternoon the Earl Mlarshall, duke of Norfolk, issued the following notice: ''Thle earl marshal has received the king's commnanids to express his maj esty's deep sorrow that, owing to his Serious illness, the coronation cere mony must be postpone'd. The cele. bration in London in co'isequence will be likewise postponed, but it is the king's earnest hope that the cele brations in the country shall be held as already arranged." The king also expresses to the lord thayor his desire that his majesty's dinner to the poor of London be not postponed. Nothing has yet been decided re garding the movements of the foreign guests. The first intimation which Whitelaw Reid, the special ambao sador of the United States to the cor onation, heard that anything was wrong was contained in a communi cation canceling the banquet of state which , was to be held at Buckingham palace. It is privately admitted that his majesty's condition is more serious than represented by the medical bul letin. Outside of Buckingham palace enormous throngs of people congre gated since early morning for the purpose of witnessing the arrival of the special ambassadors who were to be received by the king and queen today. Large numbers of foreign repre sentatives actually arrived, but the shortness of their stay was noted, in quiries were made and soon the news. of his majesty's serious state of health was circulated among the awaiting thousands. At the various palaces and hotels, where the foreign representatives are staying, the news created the greatest dismay. Royal carriages were already drawn up in readiness to take the guests to the reception at the palace, but the moment the "tickers" an nounced his majesty's illness, all the preparations for the day ceased. On the streets the change which came over the crowds was most pro nounced. Traffic seemed paralyzed and it was long before the full effect of the startling intelligence was felt. The street, as the day wore on, became more and more congested, and the holiday crowd concentrated into groups reading and re- reading the extras. Most of the people seemingly felt dazAd and scarcely tp preciated the full import of what they read. Work on the stands erectod on all sides to enable people to .iew the coronation procession was ,radually discontinued. The lord mayor has instructed the workmen to demolish the stands in front of the mnanidon house. Tihose at Piccadily will be taken dowvn to morrow. AFTERl THE OPERIATIION. London, June 24.-An operation was perfor-med on the king this afte noon by Sir F"rederick Treves, the eminent specialtist. in appendicitis. TPhe operation was successfully parI formed and a large abcess evacuated1. The king hore the shoek well. There was an unusually large at tendance at the honse of commons this afternoon wvhen the oflicial an. nouncement of the condit.ion of the king was made. The government, leaders decided niot to adjourn par liament as it is believed that such action would create a panic in the minds of the public. The Marquis of Salisbury annonneed mn the house of lords that there was every pros pect of a favorable issue from the operation. London, June 24, 2:5i p. m.-Tlhe operation was performed success fully. His majesty did not lose con scionesness while being operatad upon and is now asleep. London, June 24, 3:30 p. m.-The king is progressing favorably. Should the operation prove success ful, and those close to affairs in Backingham palace say his majesty is worse than the public know, the recovery of his majesty must be necessarily slow. Perityphlitis is an ailment similar to appendicitis in that it affects the bo' els hut is a more serious operation, owing to the adAanced age of the king. Previous medical reports concernin'g the con dition of the king have been so mis leading that little credence is placed upon the official bulletins issued to day. 'That the coronation will be long delayed if it takes place at all, is indicated by the fact -that the lord mayor has ordered the stands in front of the Mansion house dernol ished. The work on the stands elsewhere has gradually been die. continued. London, June 24.-Midnight. The king continues in a stupor. The first rumor of his death at 10 o'clock caused wild excitement. The troops were ordered under arms at Welling. ton and St. George's barracks to help the police. The queen and royal family and premier are wait ing in adjoining apartments for the crisis. The doctors expect the crisis in the early morning hours. London, June 25.--One o'clock, an official bulletin signed by all the physicians says: The king is rest ing as well as expected. He has partaken of a small amount of nour ishment. His strength is;maintained and he is in less pain. It will be soms days before it is possible to asy he is out of danger. LATEST BULLETIN HOPEFUL. London, June 25.-2 o'clock-No further news from the bedside of the king. An unofficial announcement from the physicians says the crisis cries will not occur today. The queen is broken down over the ter rible etrain. 0HOLERA Is NOT CHEOKED. 8preads in an Alarming Manner in the Philippiues Manila, June 24.-Despite the rigid precautions adopted by the au thorities and the heroic work of the civil and military doctors, the cholera in the provinces is spreading in an alarming manuer. Yesterday 242 deaths from the disease were re ported, and there were undoubte lly many other deaths that. did not come to the knowledge of the authorities. The province of Laguna de Bay is suffering heavily from the epidemic. The burial of the victims has been abandoned and the corpses are now cremated. The ports on Laguna de Bay have again established a quaran tine agaiust homeward bound sol (tiers, and the detention camp has also been re established. The troops and constabulary re port increases in the number of chol era cases. The native police, assisted by the inhabitants of the province of Rizal, have captured the leader of the band which recently murdered several cav alrymen at B3inanonan, together with a majority of the others implicated in the crime. General Chaffee is rigidly uphold. ing the civil government. He has reprimanded Captain Wild of the Thirteenth Regiment, who was court martialed and convicted for refusing to comply with a civil judge's request that he investigate e charge that a number of soldiers burned a cockpit that was organized by the muni cip~ahity. T H N IST HMEAN CANA L. There ha Little If Any D)oubt, that theo sen mmti 151 Hiwill be0 A greed to inm Conforence. WVashington, June 23.--The open ing conference on the isthmian canal bill was to have been held to-day at 2 o'clock. The House conferees ap peared at the ap)pointed time, but through misunderstanding the Sen ate con fereos were not on hand, anid the meeting wvent over until 11 A. M. tomorrow. There is said to bo no doubt that the House conferees will at, the out set make strong insistence on the Nicaragua route, as provided by the Hiou'te bill. Statemente~ made by the House conferees, however, lead to the belief that the insistence will not be carried to the point of a per manent dleadlocik, defeating all canal legislation at. this session. The friends of the Panama project have b)een making a canvass of the strength of the Senate amendment in the House and are confident that a motion to concur can command a majorit. CAMPAIGN MEETINGS. A ONAr OVArION 1S OIVEN 11EY WAtD AT WAElItItIIOto. Nothing New EXopt a Little Merap Betweon Caughnuan and Itvane, Cantdidate for Railroad Com meeAlonur-Every thing for Heyward. [Special to Charleston Post.] Walterboro, Juno 23.--In the presence of 1,000 yeomanry and 300 ladies, Chairman Howell introduced the campaign speakers today. It was absolutely and enthusiastically a Heyward crowd, his home folks giving him an ovation. Each candi date for governor was given a respect ful hearing, but the Heyward senti ment permeated everything. The candidates were cared for by the citizens. The same old speeches were made by the candidates for comptroller general and adjutant and inspector general. Caughman and Evans for railroad commissioner had a hot, colo quy. Oaughnan was chargod with opposing the anti-trust legislation and Evans for lobbying against the establishment of an independent for tlizer factory. There were choors and cries for each. Ansell led off for governor with the same speech and the same story. Heyward met with immense cheers. He laid down the same platform as heretofore and closed amid terrific cheering. 'I'here was too much music and time killing. MANY HEAR TE OANI) ATI.A Senatorial meeting at 13n,,etteville o'n the 23d Altractas Hondt Oroswt. The senatorial stone, contrary t.o the old adage, gathers moss as it rolls. The best meting of the cain paign to date was hold in the court. house here today, County Chairman McCall presiding. Prayer was said by Rev. Rufus Ford. The weather was cool and pleasant. There was the largest crowd which has yet at tended, there being about. (S0) pros ent, with standing room in demaud. Some ladies atterded. The crowd was in a good humor and the candidatos in good condition. They referred to the splendid crops, the excellent conditions and the beau tiful ladies of Marlboro. The andi. once was intelligent. and attontively applauded the speakers. Sympathy was liberally divided among the candid-tes. The speeches were along the same lines as before. The oleomargorine laws were t he subject of d iscussion be - tween Hemphill, Evans and Lat imer. Homuphill opposed the tax as an eifort to prevent the Sout.h from legitimate sale of oleomargerine foi- legit imate purposes. Evans favorr, the tax as the oil mills are owned by a trust which dictates the price of cot tonseed and makes the farmers paty $2 to $3 more per ton for fortilizers. The only tax now paid 1)y thle trust, is the tax on oleoni argerine. Lati mer replied that olcomnargorn n purie food was not made by thie Virginia Carolina Co. If the p)rinlciple was admitted discrimmnation cantI h) made in other articles such as ferUlizers. The candidates aire entertained by citizens of the town. coL. iEOItoE .IolIN5TONE. [News and Courier.]~ The big crowd proved an inspira tion to Col. Johnstono. Ilis exposi tion of the cardinal p)ircilos of Democracy, in hIs iintrodluctioni, was in keeping with the vigorous man that he is. lHe is a h)orni orator and( his (deep earnestiiess holds at every [meeting the at tonition of his andience. In cpeakiing of thle Philippinies anid their acquisition, first by punrchiase and afterwards by a war of coinitiest and( subijugat ion, hiis knowledge of the constitution was mnado mniifest. A synopsis of his airguiment has pro viously beenl given. lHo made no0 reference to any of his compeIt it or'S, and on more than one occasion wats interruptedl by sponitanions onthu)1rst s of applause when he spoke or t hid cause which made the South rise upion the North. He said that lIP-wwas an unequal strife that the Southern character stood, but it elicited the admiratter: of the worrl. Ho point.. od out the necessity for building the isthmian canal and the great benefits to be derived from its construction. The Republicans hold out to us the ship subsidy measure as a compro. mise. Col. Johnstone also received a bouquet. IN TiLL NICW OUtUN LY OF LICIC. Ti'u Aggrogation of eonatorhal Anpiratits Havo HRther an Unatttvfactory Moot Ing at itishopv111e [_The Daily News.] Elotts, S. C., June 24.-The fifth regular campaign meeting was held today in Bishopville, the county sont of the infant county of Leo. It was the first meeting yet held in the ope)n1 air. Congreasional candidates Lover and McLaughlin spoke in the fore. noon. They had a v.ry lively spat. McLanghliin attacked Lever's record in the legislature and in congress ant Lever replied with vigor and discussed tarilf rovision and exipan gion, After the recess for dinner County Uhairmtan Ihane again called the meeting to order at 2 o'clock and tlho senatorial candiilatos had their my. After the first speech threat mning weather drove the crowd into the opera house. About 400 persons woro prosent, including some ladios. The peculiar railroad schedules no. ,ossitated a very short stay in Bish pvlle. The speeches were limited to twenty mi.nutes each and they were along the sam lines as before. LEvans, Latiwer and Rompiill on. Iivened the tiay a little. [ vans re ferred to the cowardly policy of some ;ongressmnen who attemlpt no legis lation for the relief of the South be ctanse the lipuhlicans are in power and promtisedt if elected not to have his wife for private secretary nor give his son a fat ollico. Latimer said no inan had ever facdttl him and called him a coward. ILe had donee ovorything in his power. It was impossible to legislate on any question without, consent of the to p1b licans. Elliott, Iso defentded his record and showed that the ltopnbliclans in tho (;rnIpacker bill and in tIe Ci. ban reciproeity bill werle thwarltd through the tl1')ris of tho Demo crats. At the reqlnet,- of it iions of DilIon a special meting will bo held there on Saturday. This makes a moting every day this week. NICTo:''H aCs ouf A~it .1 I.Eia inatilr.i. Cing I !EiSIini e,t Llas O aval war II. i,ai ofE by "X. (Con. 5*'244' a tlernoi, er ef' thei 1 hirci 5. t?. i 45y haue ni. CapI tini Snax Ito N. Da~vid wats a native or Newbo~irry Conn i.y. At. t,he begiin irg ot thle wvar lhe was farmm rg on his pl awe near SilIver Stroot . lie voluniitered at J1alapai on t he 6t h of Jaurnary, 18(11; was electedm capt nini of the comp say that wasH known as Co. 1B, 3dh S. C. V. II is comnpanty entered t he Cnfederate service ill . Jurn, 1801, arid was t,rans forred fromi h ighitwood Knot Spring to Virginia with the regiment in Julne, I18(1. C.apt. Davidson had never atto nded a il i ta1ry school, but, nievertheless he was a mil iitary mani arid soon had hiis comnpany well dilnled, lie was a strict (hdcipina rian, but always kind1 and conisiderate to his menti. lHe was second seniior captain of thle regiment. At thle re. orgatnizat.iont of the regimienit ini 1802 hie was agalin elected captain oif hiis compa&ny, andtt as Cap t. 1. C. U arling tori was eletd il Iijent. Colonel, Capt. D)avidson was t he sen ior n ) catinr of lihe regi niont. Julst hoafa re t he Seven Pines light, Capt. D)avidsona was given a furlongh, hut hel invimrg thait some1 ti ghinrg was s.'lit t.t teira, liii snt one of his lieuternanits home in his pilae, alt hiongh he wras unot a I all well. The (lay of the Seven I irnes light thle 3dt reigirmonit was5 stationtd jut rip the, river frm New Bridge Thaliit niighit we were carried to t he ba11ttle field anid lay all nightI on the field in t he mend and( sIn hi of the river swaimp. The inext day we( ret urnred to onr former positioni near New B3ridge iandu Capt. D)avidson was car. ried to the Manchester hospital at which nlace lie died( with typhoid an earlier hour, and that going from the burial ground she met certain people going to the burial. The (iroani faded from her mind, but a few weeks aftor the dream she was going to Silver Street to help feed ihe soldiers. At thme identical place where she mot the ladies in her (iream she met the same ladies and knowing thr nor brother was sick, ((ho asko(t t inm if they had hoard fromt him. 1 hey told her Sergt. A. K. Tribble was at Silver Street and could give her news from her breethor. Hler dreat was immedi ately reitnenbored, amd she hastened to Silver Street and found Sergt. 'Tribble with her broth(er's remains. The sitme lanntloulncemtent, about the burial as she had soen in her dream was made, and overy detail of the dreamnwas carried out, even to meet inlg tho partiot going to the burial ard l th other peollo comting away. Thiis was i strango oceturrence but is at riet ly t ruo. Mn's. lteodor still owns her hon)( inl our (Jountty, but, lives wi1h. her daughter, Mirs. Andrdws, in (.rooniwood. X. ()on. Po'd. ()n of the E)nglish i)Iprs gives the answers of cortain board school [oys who wore asked to write down lte whole or part, of the chorus of "litlo Britannia." One of then gave the first. Lino as "Itoyl 1Brick Tanriior, Brick 'aiuor rules t he way;" a sec oid began it with "10 r0 l iirtanir," while a Ihirl atte'npto(I a whole verso. Thl'is wat is Jers1Ot: "The Iiat.ionls not so blost has he hut still in stern hil '41 ill stern to (ol most all this was tho ('heltor, the Cholter of thi etiii oma Iod in Antgles sang l ho i ,ru v . It b1. i yt+ bh)e titanyat wOve's th waves for liritain1s ne ver wivl be+ slin." 'hiis boy ought, to (iIIl)(4114 for the I)rt%, er.)i'ronationl ode. McCALLA. I)WWW I lie a'lti11d I )ist tiol of South liltn. .ar' ,undesvillo, S. ( ., in Abbe.ville .orgo it. leCa,ilhi, one of t ha" largest Ilo wasi ai 1lad of t welve youirs at, the t he publhIic scho ols of t lhe neigh borh ood rii.ing. l'or more t hani thiirty years ([('5-4s l i is coIIl.drlhl onie of t h S'taito, aml forI ai 1inaber~i of youri1' hais nis8 looIkinig to the ilvainceent of the he geneiral goodl of hisIl coniunnumity, follower' o1f llmpitonl in th mem i.'.ora I efl'eeti vo seice I for thle red emp tioni ' 1 850. nan1 inis 8 igh t inl t he( St autE ( Conven - thIe l{efo.rmu mtovemienit, g..iving~ it is i.gate fromi t.he Tlh.irdl Con.gressional lonivientio of)1 Oihlm, anid also0 to t he u' s~'tole by the d.legatio to1114 repire. ni of' Ar. Br.yan., in. New York, in Au | to the State Sonato for four years, Swas also electe.d a ftolegate to thme the largest ntumuber of votes oIf aniy dloel arel warl against4 Spa11in, ani d South oa, he muanoii tot th front, anwl went to m.d ass4tmt ini the pr)toper~. '( eqipmen1It of me first regimen01t', for' miilitary sorrico. nad wvelfarie of the y'oning Holdiers who otiry, and1( Companj)I.y A pass5od miost t im for his os 11t valluable services 0 subm)itts his candidacy to the Dl)mo. md1( will preseunt his views on1 leading 115 tihn (amnahm1 pmronresns fever. Capt. Davidson was about six feet high, square shoulderod, strict in the disnhargo of his duty, but ever kind and considerate of the welfare of his men. His remains were carried home and buried on his sister's place about two miles from Mt. Zion church. Hero lot mne toll of a strange occurrence in connection with the death of Capt. Davidson. He had three sisters who survived himu-Mrs. Emily Goggans, wife of the late Daniel Go"ans, Mrs. Eliza both Reedor, wife of Alfred Rootd.r, and Mrs. Mary F. ttodor, who was at that time a widow and is t he mother of John W. Itcodor of New. berry. Our noble women of the South (and none wore moro noble and patriotic -than the good women of Newberry County) to )k days at stations along the railroads to food the soldiers going and returning from the army. Silver Street was one of the stations that. tookt a wok to foed the soldiers. A few days before t he occurrence mrs. lteoder dreamed t hat. she was going to Silver Stroot to helpl food the soldiers, and that. she know her brother, Capt. Davidson, had been quite sick, but t bought he was better. In her dream abtoit half a mile from Silver Street she mitot. two ladies in a buggy and asked them if they had beard from her brother. They told her Ilhat St'rgt. A. K. Tribble was at Silver Stroot and could tell her about Capt. I )a-. vidson. In her droao she lhastteni.d to Silver Street. attd fouil Sirt. Tribble with her hrit her's remiis. It was announced Int her Ibrtiher would he buried at I he I avidson fanil) burying grtmitI hc+ oext ibty ati a certain hour, and that t hie oly was so badly packed in cbareoal t ht. they found it. necessary to bry it at, HON. I. H. OJandidate (m (oniigr('-s F1mii ISAAC II. M(!CaiA wa . ori . County. llis father was Captain ( farmers in that section of thle State. close of thoe Civil War, arnd aittemul in which his father lived unmt ilibe wva chosen occupat.ion for life, lhat of ft lie has devoted himsnnel f tot agr*iculto a judigmnt have been crowned with sr best farmers ini thle u ppeir part of thle boonm identified withI all thin movemei farmer anid their interests, anid forl county arnd State. Hit was an1 ardeIn ble (days of 1876, arid did valiant ano of his State, taking an intoret in~ I county ini thre State Con vent is sine Having stood withI Sernator TIilh I t.ion in 1888, lie becamie a leader of most activeoi spprort. lIe wva' aL dEl District to thle Demiocrat ic N ational I convention of 1890 and~ I Bi f, andt wi sent South Caro li na at. the nioti ficat it gusmit, 1 896. I n I189 he was e-lecteel serving lisa county withI ability. 11I Constit ut.ional Convent ion, receiving ot her mteber of thle dlotgattioni. In 1 898 when t.ht liniite.d States Carol ina was cal led uiporn for voluinit ' Columbia at his own texpensa4l to ui.i Cornparny A, anti the solditrs of tIl Hie took great interest ini the coriifort .a rr called out t.o tight for t heir co' cornpliment ary resolutions, t han kingi and assistance. Being a life long Deimoeraf. h cratic voters of the Third D)istritt, national questiona from timn ttinn'm