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THE CflUiiTI REGORO^B Published Erory Thursday ^ ? AT? fINOBTBEE. SOUTH CAROLINA, j ? BY ? C. w. WOLFE . Editor and Proprietor. The spirit of democracy may be making great progress amuu^ mu English people, as many assert, but the craving for orders and titles of nobility that pervades all ranks does not afford much evidence of the fact. The announcement of a new fuel gns made from petroleum 'while you wait.' and able to drive a steamer across the Atlantic in four days at a very decided economy of cost, comes as a surprise, but there may be some truth in it. If so. modern energy and enterprise will not let the world remain long in ignorance of the facts. The time must come?and it cannot bo long distant?when ten days will ho sufficient to land passengers in Asia, or a total of two weeks between New York and Manila. This is only 000 or 700 miles a day. and while that speed could not be maintained except at great expense, the demands of Asiabound travel will soon warrant the outlay. One of the most interesting oT re cent sifts to colleges is that of Mrs. Carroll to the University of Virginia. She has hauded over to the instiiutiou the greater part of an income which she was to have enjoyed for the term of her natural life. Jefferson's college well deserves such aid. The authorities displayed great pluck after the disastrous tire of a few years 1 ago. American brooms sweep clean. They have swept Havana entirely clear of yellow fever, and the Cubans have learned such lessons in scrubbing and in sanitary precautions of all kinds from the Yankees that this pestilential malady is likely to lie extirpated in i tue West Indies and to exist no longer as a menace to the health and pros- ! i perity of the ports in our Southern ; States. Spain was never sufficieniiy 1 energetic in her efforts to stamp out I disase. A thoroughly cleansed Cuba will be almost an earthly paradise. Mrs. Sluyvesant Fish's comments upon American society i)rinte.l In the ' New* York World's Sunday Magazine come with that high authority which attracts instant and wide attention. They are. moreover, distinguished by sturdy common sense and sterling Americanism which make them by far the most interesting as well as the most important of recent utterances upon special topics. With charming frankness Mrs. Fish answers the question: "What is necessary to get into society?" "To get into society? Why, money?nothing else. It certain- j ly isn't brains. People in society are j very ordinary ? some of them ? and some of them even below ordinary. It isn't beauty. You know, family has nothing to do with it. It is simply a question of spending." For six scholarships recently awarded by the Georgia School of Technology. there were o('?0 applications. This is accepted as evidence that the young white men of the South are inclining toward manual and mechanical work as a career. Georgia papers note this change of sentiment with much satisfaction. Formerly there was a prejudice against mechanical labor. fcoeial conditions in tue South a .lumber of years ago undoubtedly had a great deal to do with this, the irtluence of the old regime extending even after the war for more than two decades. The ' learned profes sions" were about the only avenue open to the young man of education who wished to retain his social prestige. "Xow," the Savannah Newo says, "one docs not lose caste by denting overalls and cap and laboring in mills and auioug machinery. Young men of the best families are equipping themselves with knowledge of mechanical, electrical, trxtile, mining, rnd other engineering, in preparation for the great work that is ahead of them in the development of the recources of their couu'.ry. And the tccbiccal institutions cancct graduate theo fast enough to meet the ^iiand for their service?." . _ ' - i i i \. *? Saturday In New YorkiBW^I^residont Theodore J. Shaffer and his national a=sj ciates in the Amalgamated Association with the operating officials of the J American Tinplate, American Sheet Steel. American Steel Hoop and Na C-^1 C^n.r.:cc hv P.hifh t>-f? I strike among the steel workers in force since July 1, was settled. The settlement was offered in New York, and was accomplished by the visit cf President Shaffer, Assistant Secretary M. F. Tighe, Benjamin I. Davis, editor of the Amalgamated Journal and National Organizer John Pierce. The American Tinplate Company was represented by President D. G. Reid, First Vice President W. T. Graham, Warner Arms, Second Vice President, and W. M. Leeds, Third Vice President. The \merican Sheet Steel Company was represented by President G. G. McMurtry, and General Manager I. W. Jenks represented the American Steel Hoop Company, as did President 'W. E. Corey, of Carnegie Company, National Steel Company and American Steel IIoop Company. The officials of the United States Steel Corporation refrained fiom at- j tendance at the conference, owing to irnoiiriecmont COTIO tllTIP that they would not deal further with the Amalgamated. The question of settlement was solely one with the officials of the operating companies. The basis o? settlement, as reported, was said to have keen the concessions ' of the Amalgamated of the following ' mills: American Tinplate Company?Cres- ' cent, Irondale. Chester. Star, Monongahcla, Demmler and Cambridge, ' which have always been strongholds ' of the Amalgamated, and Monessen. American Sheet Steel Company?Canal Dover. Hyde Park. Old Meadow, Saltsburg, V.\ DeWecs Wood and Wcllsville. American Steel Hoop CompanyPainter. Lindsay & McCutcheon, Clark and Monessen. The National Steel Company demanded the concession of the Sheran- > go Valley plant at New Castle, held j for years by the Amalgamated Asso- j ciation. This question is still pen 1- j ing and must be adjusted in ine fu- i ture. The company conceded to the ! Amalgamated the Mingo Junction j plant, but refused to concede the H^l- j lair plant. The New Castle plant will ' probably be lost to the union. The Federal Steel Company was not in the conference, because all of its plants were s:arted before the settlement. The refusal of the Joli't. South ! Chicago and Milwaukee men to remain firm lost for the Amalgamated the control of all of 10,509 m'-n. The National Tube Company has never formally recognized the Amalgamated. The latter has had four lodges in the Republic and Elba iron Works, but the scales were always siened by th^ plar.f superintendent. Since the strike started the Amalgamated succeeded in crganibing the National and Boston Railing mills in McKesport. and the plant at Riverside, at Wheeling. None of these unions will be recognized. Telegrams notifying the different ledges of peace were sent from New York Saturday evening by President Shaffer. About 20.000 men will walk back to work at once under non-union aus jices as a result of the strike. A very small proportion of these are skilled Amalgamated men. It is said when further settlements are made the total number of non-union men will have been increased by 29,000 more. It was estimated that about 75,00ft or 80.000 men were out during the strike. All of these have either gone back or will return to work. Brief Mention. The sixth annual convention of the Kreigerbund cf Nord Amerika, is ir session at San Antonio. Tex. The American Public Health Association favors a restoration of the army canteen. Tour men were killed in a Pere Marquette freight wreck at Wayne, Mich., near Detvoit. Emperor William has conferred the grand cross of the Order of the Red Eagle upon Prince Chun, head of the Chinese mission of expiation for the murder of Baron Von Ketteler. Rev. Dr. D. S. Stafford has been appointed irremovable pastor of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church, of. Washington. The executive council of the Federa tion of Labor has directed President Gompers to use every effort in order to secure the passage of laws in the Southern States for the abolition of child labor and for compulsory education. The Secretary of War orders a company of coast artillery to Fort Caswell, N. C. Jim Brown, a negro rapist, wa3 hanged at Asheville, Ala. HraHMir ^Sensation In the fxclusion of Personal Opinion. SESSION WILL BE SHORTENED. Counsel For Schley Contended That Facts and Not Opinions Were to Be Put in Evidence. "Washington, D. C., Special.?The Schley court of inquiry reconvened J Friday and before 'adjournment examined four wil.Ks.NOo, The most ira- J portant incident of the day was the ( decision of the court itself, asking a witness to give his opinion concerning a point in controversy. The witness was Rear Admiral Higginson. who participated in the Santiago campaign as captain of the battleship Massachusetts. This vessel at one time was a part of the flying squadron commanded by Commodore Schley and the court asked him to state whether all fusible measures were taken to capture or destroy the Spanish vessel Christobai Colon as it lay in Santiago harbor from May 29 to June 1. 1S93. Counsel for Admiral ocniey onjecxeu xo me quesuou uu mo ground that a reply would involve an opinion and not a statement of facts Judge Advocate Lemly admitted that the precedents were against questions of this character and the court withdrew the interrogatory. It is generally admitted that this decision will j have the effect of materially short- I ening the term of the court, as will also the court's manifest intention to cut out irrelevant questions and all hearsay testimony. In several cases the witnesses were admonished to relate only events coming within their own observation. Admiral Dewey showed himself a prompt and methodical presiding officer. He called the court to order exactly at the designated hour and adjourned it just as promptly at 4 o'clock. The attendance of the public was small. The court was called to order by a simple word from Admiral Dewey. The first business was the reading by Judge Advocate Lemly of the order of the Navy Department appointing Hear Admiral Ramcay to a place cn the court in place of Rear Admiral Howison and when this was accomplished. Captain Lemly turned to Admiral Schley and asked him whether he had objection to urge against anv j member of the court. The admiral arose as this question was asked and replied: , "I have not." The judge advocate then swore the members of the court collectively and was in tuin sworn in as judge advocate. The court then retired fcr consultation. The withdrawal was for the purpose of discussing the methods of procedure. At 11:23 the court returned from its consultation. Judge Advocate Lemly, addressing Admiral Schley as "the applicant," asked if he had any sugges tions to make as to tno meinuu ui jnucoeding; whether he had something to offer. The admiral responded with a nod of the head and a move of the hand "go ahead." Mr. Lemly then presented the report of the Bureau of Navigation for 'US. a hydrographical chart of the West Indies and adjacent seas and other charts. He stated explicitly that they were introduced not as testimony, but as books of reference. "Will they preclude the introduction of original documents?" Judge Wilson asked. "Not at all," was the reply. "On the contrary, we shall desire to introduce the original document when opportunity offers." The court then proceeded to the examination of witnesses, and adjourned promptly at 4 o'clock. Destroy Union Soup Shops. Tampa, Fla., Special.?Some days ago the citizens' committee notinoa the striking members of Resiste'mda that the free soup houses established by the union must close, claiming that they encouraged cigir-maker3 to remain idle. Most of them were then closed, but when it was learned yesterday that seven remained open, the citizens visited them, poured the soup on the ground and put out the fires. Some of the cigar-makers assisted in the work. Meanwhile 600 strikers have returned to work and more are joining them every day. narshal! Will Void. Boston, Special.?Judge Lawton. of the Middlesex County Probate Court, has decided that the will of the late Maria J. Marshall, of Weston, is invalid on the ground that the testatrix was of unsound mind and incapable of executing a testamentary document A score of institutons were to receive small legaces, including Booker T. Washington's school at Tuskegee, Ala. 1 CZil.60-Z COWICfED Grand Jury Finds Him Guilty of Harder in the First Degree. At the grand jury investigation I.eon Czolgosz was found guilty of murder iu the first degree, and the final trial set to begin next Monday. Loran J. Lewis and Robert C. Titu3 nave accepted ine assignment. ui Judge Emery in the County Court, to act as counsel for Czolgosz upon his trial for murder in the first degree in killing President McKinley. Judge Titus will return from Milwaukee on Friday and will then consult with Judge Lewis and determine the line of defense to he pursued. Czolgosz is now confined in the Erie courty jail. He is kept in close confinement in the tier of iron cells set apartfor murderers and is under guard day and night. He is not allowed to read or smoke and the guards are not allowed to converse with him. No one aside from the attorneys will he allowed to see him. Sampson to Leave Navy Yard. Boston. Mass., Special.?Admiral William T. Sampson left the Boston navy yard Monday, never to return, it is said: certainly not in an official capacity. This information is l'rom most compe.ent authority. The Sampsons returned a few days ago from Sunapee Lake, with the admiral's health vastly improved by the outing there. and although tie nas snown uuuscu but little about the yard, he has takeu his constitutional walks in the morning, and appears to have shaken the cares of officialdom from his shoul. dors. Everybody says that he shows decided evidence of an improved condition on the few occasions that he has exhibited himself, and that he looks stronger and more vigorous than when he went away. While the date of Admiral Sampson's retirement is not until February of next year, it is said to be the case that he will retire at his own request, on November 15 next. Another opinion has been expressed that he will get his present leave of absence extended to the legal date of his retirement as provided for in the regulations. Admiral Sampson, it is further said, was very much distressed at the assassination of President McKinley, who. it was said, had promised Ralph, the 15-year-ol'd son of the admiral, a cadctship at the Naval Academy. Telegraphic Briefs. At Winchester, England, Lord Robbery unveiled a statue of King Alfred The London Sp?ctitcr expresses tin opinion that President Roosrvelt will not quarrel with England, though lie will not show her any special favors. * -1 1 Af Oorilf.n'c T.irni 1 ne saare;u!?icis ui ted. a British corporation, voted to sell out to the American Tobacco Company. Protests against the r.ev,- Gorman Tariff bill are increasing. Tinplate workers who are dissatisfied with the strike settlement will meet to-day to prepare plans for a new organization. Ex-Gov. Robert E. Pattison has resigned as chairman of the Democratic City Committee of Philadelphia because the county convention nominated a straight-ont Democratic ticket. Charles Crest Delmcnico. of the famous New York family of restaurateurs. died in Colorado Springs. Col. During the fiscal year just ended the American board of Foreign Missions expended $ 1 y.710 in excels of its receipts. The funeral of Bishop Henry B. Whipple was held at Faribault. Minn. The liabilities of H. Marquand & Co.. the New York stock brokers who failed in June, are placed at $J 19S.G7G ami actual assets at $5.093,49G. The Sovereign Grand Lodge of'Odd Fellows approved of a proposition 11 allow copies of the secret work of the order to he made. H. H. Rogers ha.s been re-elected president of the Amalgamated Copper Company. It is announced that the great steel strike has been settled, the strikers receding from some of their demands. Gen. E. H. Hobson. president of the \fnviran Wir Veterans' Association. Is dead in Cleveland, aged 77 years. Six persons were killed and 23 injured in a railroad wreck at Avon, Mass. The "Allied Third Party" convention in Kansas City decided to adopt the name "Allied Party." pending a final decision six months hence. As a result of fusion with Nebratfu Populists the Democrats were given the Supreme Court Justice. The anti-Tammany forces of New York selected Seth Low for their nominee for Mayor. J. II. Badger, of South Gale. Ky., was murdered by a negro burglar. The Milwaukee Protestant Episcopal Diocesan Council lavors changing the name of the church to "the Catholic church of America." Tho Snvcrcien Grand Lodee of Odd Fellows will meet next in Des Moines, Iowa. The Czar and Czarina were welcomed to France by President Loubet at Dunkirk. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York were received in Montreal. The Lcipziger Bank deficit on September 10 amounted to- about $10.S50,000. % A PATRIOTIC TALK. Roosevelt Declares Himself to Be Half foathern. 0 AND HE HAS LIVED IN THE WFST. ' So That I Feel That I Can Represent the Whole Country"?Me Talks to Congressmen. Washington, D. C., Special.?President Roosevelt walked early to the White House Saturday from t.he resl-flM dence of his brother-in-law, Carnrnaa-" maader Cowle3, of the navy, arriving shortly before 9:30 o'clock. Secretary Hay, Secretary Long and Secretary Gage came almost upon his heel3 and saw the president for a few minutra i:i the cabinet room. The doors of tie White House were closed to the public but admission, cf course, was accorded to those who wished to s e the president personally and within an hour a score of men, prominent in public life, had called to pay their respects and to extend their good wishes for a successful administration. Among them was Senator Scott and Senator Elkins of West Virginia, Senator Pritchard of North Carolina. Millard of Nebraska, Eurton of Kans.'.s. and Representatives Heatwole, Mri Clcary and Stephens, of Minnesota, Gibson of Tennessee, Livingston of Georgia, and Dayton of West Virginia. Representatives Livingston of Georgia was especially pleased with his | reception. The Georgia representative : had congratulated the president, ha l expressed the hope that his adaiinisj tration would be a success, and had inj formed him as a southern man and as a Georgian he would contribute every' thing in his power to that end. The j presoident replied that it would be his j aim to be the president of the whole 1 people without regard to geographical lines or class distinctions and that it was the welfare of all that he should seek to promote. The president was even more emphatic in his declaration to Senator Pritchard of North Carolina an.1 Representative Klutz of North Carolina, and Representative Gibson of Tennessee. The south will support you most ; heartily," said Senator Prit hard, speaking for all threa of tho southern men. "The Democratic newspapers are predicting good for you and of ycu. and the feeling cf all the poop> for you irrespective of party, is most I kindly." I "I am going to be president of the j United States and not of any sortion." j replied the president. "I don't care for sections or sectional lines. When I | wn3 governor of New York I was told I could make four appointments in the I army. When I sent in tho nomes three were from the south and th# other from New York. They wer\ brave men who deserved recognition for services in the Spanish war and it did net matter what State3 they wer-o from." The president talked in the same vein with Senator Money, of Mississippi when the latter called, reaiiiiding the Mississippi senator that his mother was a southern woman. "I am half southern," sai l he, "and I have lived in the west so that 1 feel that I can represent the whole country." Anarchists On Guard With Guns. Spring Valley, III., Special.?Twentyanarchists, armed with double-barrelled shot-gun3 and 1,000 rounds of ammunition, arc standing guard over the office of L'Aurorore, the notorious o r o I cf nnKl i no t ion u? h I a o ft" nrjonniT joy at rhe murder of President McKinley and satisfaction over the announcement of Assassin Czolgosz that he was an anarchist. Meanwhile fully 2.000 citizens of adjoining towns have sent word that they are ready and exeremely anxior.s to start at a moment's notice for this city and assist in exterminating the reds. The temper of the people here is at the boiling point the defiant atAtude of the anarchist colony serving to increase thair anser. No Poison On Puliet. Buffalo. Special.?The mcst important development in the Czolgo-z ras> Sunday was the ainou*ic:mont 'hat no poison had been found on thf* bullets or thp revolver with which fh-? anar ' 'list assassinated Presid ent: M Kinlev. Bacteriological and chemical rximinaMans were made and both revealed tha fact that no poison was use 1 by 'h:? murderer. f ^ V Buying P.'g Iron. 4 Cleveland. 0.. Special.?The Leader says: "The long expected aa.l strikedelayed buying of Bessemer pig iron has started. The United States Steel Corporation heads the list of buyers, and it comes from a reliable authority that this concern alone is taking every pound that it can lay its hands ; upon, leaving but little 1'or the independent consufers. The prir? has not ? ' been mentioned, but is the l,'nite<I States Steel Corporation fixed the last price at $15.25 in the valley, it is altogether possible that they will make the same price upon the mate: ial which is now being sold. jj I i i i '.A