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MAYOR VAN WYCK j WILL NOT BE MOVED. Roosevelt Indicates Whs Such Action Would be Improper. Albany. N. T., Nov 23.-Gov tr Roosevelt tonight gave ont bis decision ;s the application for the removal from office of Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck. of New York cit*. He declines to remove thc mayor on the grounds that, white he was cc doubted ?y a stockholder v in the American Ice company, there has been no proof that he wi i fal I y violated the law forbidding a public officer to be a stockholder io a corpora? tion baring dealings with his muni? cipality. The governor's memorandum says : "I concur in the attorney generai's opinion My judgment is that the s-? called ?C3 trust is not a corporation :n which the Gaa7?>r of New York shoulu have stock. But no proof has been of? fered of any willoi violation of law on the part of the mayer such as would justify the drastic measure of removing him from office. The power of remov? al from office of elective officers should be treated much as we treat the power of impeachment. It is ao extraordinary and net an ordinary remedy f* "The normal remedy for bad gov? ernment most be an appeal to the peo pie. and only in wholly exceptional v eases is it desirable to substitute for this appeal to the power of removal or the power of impeachment. The case is, therefore dismissed." Ia giving out bis decision the gover? nor said : ''Although tho matter of the trusts ie Bot directly io rolved io this decision, I wish to poiot oat ebat the existing law of the Si ate, even provided that under it the attorney general's action against the iee corporation should be success fal. is not adequate. In my last annual aaeseage to the legislature I recom? mended the adoption of a system whiob would secare reasonable publicity of such faets concerning corporations as the pnblie bas toe right to koow, and reasonable restriction of the powers. Acd it has been shown, especially io view of what has occurred in connec? tion with the ice trust, that stronger aetion than what I recommend should IO taken Not only should such provi S'IOOS concerning corporations as above mentioned be erjaetsd into law. but ther ? shou:d be lodged somewhere thc power to prescribe the conditions under wbieb foreigo domestic corporations can do business io this State and to deprive them of their charters if they sbeald attempt to violate this law." SENATOR JONES ON "REORGANIZATION." Says Proposition of Gol? Democrats is Nonsense. Little Rock, Ark, Nov 22 - Hotted State3 senator ?aoes K Jones, chair mao of the Democratic national com? mittee, 9peot tbe day io Little Rook and left tonight for Washington B3 fore leaving be said io an interview : *4The election result was a great j surprise to all Democrats. All were j so coogBent of success that the sweeping j Republican victory came as a 6evere j ?bock. Eveo on tba evening of the I day before election reassuring telegrams ! came from leaders that New York was j ?afe for Bryan, and tbe leaders io ? yih?r pivotal Stales tbat the democrats were 9ore to win It was these fore? casts that buoyed U9 cp at the last moment and made (be actual re&ult < more 6tart!io2 "But Mr Bryan is a grear, man, one j of the greatest in America today, and j his influence will be felt for many years to come in American politics. He is a j gi&ot io intellect and simply iudefati i gable io the prosecution of a campaign. Whether be will be a candidate for the | presidency ia the near future remaios to be 8^90. bat it is not probable that be will, it is more reasonable to pre? sume that he would decline the nomi? nation even sh>uld it be offered to him. "Reorganisation ? Oh. that's al' nonsense ! There's oothing io it. and it will blow over in 30 days It is ; proposed by those wbo deserted the [ party and gave aid and comfort to the enemy and dees not represent the strength or the spirit of the genuine Democracy. What tbey would do is to adopt ail tbe policies of the Republican party and be Democrats only io name But granting that there is a cause for or strength io so-called reorganization, who ba? tbe power within tbe party to do it now ? Not the disgruntled disor? ganizes who have raised the issue. If there is to be a reorganization of nation? al committee or platform it cannot be done for four years, or until the next national convention 4,As to the issues, they must depend largely opon tbe national and inter? national developments of the nest four years. Ic may b^ laid down p-imariiy. } however, that the Democratic parry j will never vary from its established j fundamentals, a strict cinstructi'.io of i tb? constitution an unswerving adber- j ecce to its nrinciples and an economical j !y administered government for the ben* ! efr of 'bc governed Tb* silver q-j-n j tioo may solve itself Shoo?d thc moititaio a sufficient volume of metal- j amount cf gMd produced bo ample to J lie money and insure the stability cf j ' prices the silver question will be sub I ordinated, bat should the supply fall ? short of demands of trade the silver J question will be made prominent. The ! question of'imperialism may also Bod a solution outside the ballot box. I be? lieve the supreme ocurt will decide against the Puerto Rican isw and shoo d this be done there will be revulsion on I the part of the Republicans themselves ; against the retention of toe Philippines. But just what the sara's of 1904 will be no one can predici with any degree of certainty The Use of Traitors. Maoila, Nov 20 -Geo MacAboles, the former Filipino chief, i? prepared to start in pursuit cf Aguinaldo with 100 picked natives, supported by Amer? ican troops. O-her ex-rebel Filipinos will be used in campaigning in the country Their offers have sot been formally made yet, but they are ready if the authorities will accepi their services. Aguinaldo, it is supposed, is in Northern Luzon, according to state? ments made by es-rcbel leaders now in Manila, confirmed from other sources. Aglipay, a reoegade native pr?p?t, lons an insurgent leader in Northern Luzon, bas written to friends in Manila, asking for election news, and requesting to be ioforroed whether a decision has been reaobed concerning th8 relatioos bet ?feen churob and state, and the disposition cf church proper? ties The replies sent him contaio the information that church and state will be separate and that entire religious freedom will be allowed. Paper From Cotton Seed Atlanta, Ga, Nov 22 -The Journal ibis afternoon says that plans have been consummated here for the erection of teo plants for the manufacture of cottonseed hulls into paper of different grades. Robert Thomas of New York,at pres? ent in this city, gays that tbe scheme is beiog baoked by the National Saw oompany, with $5 000,000 capital and that work will be begun in putting up the plaots io about thirty days. He says he is also backed by the Standard Oil compaoy. It is the intention to have thc facto? ries scattered well throughout the cot? ton belt, and they will ex'end from Texas to North Carolina The plan's willijruo with a capacity of 125 to 200 toas each fy* ash i o et on, Nov 21 -In the j (jfiminal court today a verdict of one j cent damages was rendered in the \ -\ i case brought by W T Ferguson, a ? colored man, against P B Chase, proprietor of a local theatre, for $10, 00U damages for ejection from tbe j theatre last November. ; Disagreement in Pekin. IF MINISTERS CANNOT AGREE, WHAT WILL BE DONE ? - Washington, Nov 22 -The state department so far has beard nothing (tom Mr Conger respecting tbs "im? passe" reported to have been reach? ed by the foreigo ministers yesterday at Pekin In fact, save a brief expression respecting the insufficien cy of the punishments proposed by the Chinese government to be inflict? ed upon the responsible leaders of the Boxer movement, Mr Cooger has not communicated with the depart ment for more than a week. Without taking issue with Mr Con ger tespecting this matter of punish ments, the state department has ear nestly advised bim not to insist upon impossible conditions in the negotia tious An interesting problem is suggest ed by the possibility, which today is almost a probability, that tho minis ter? representing the powers at Pekin cannot reach au agreement If Russia. France and the United State should refuse io accept the German idea, as seconded by the British representative very much would depend upon Japan, and even some of the lesser powers represent ed at Pekin by ministers might have great power in swaying the proceed? ings of the council. The impression seems to be that if a mojority of the ministers, or perhaps even one of the representatives of a great power, withholds assent to the agreement, then the whole undertaking falls, and there must be eil her fresh negotia tions directly between the govern ments in the effort to agree upon a new basis of action, or the powers must proceed to deal with the Chi? nese situation singly, or in groups, 1 the latter contingency having been provided for in the German British agreement Birmingham, Ala . Nov 21 -A I string of empty train cars broke loose ! and ran away in the Slow ore mines 1 of the Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron company, near Bessemer, this morn mg Nape Thompson, the superin? tendent, was run over and instantly killed. Chas Kelley and Andrew li Hart, who were wo king noar by, weie struck by two cars which jump- s pd the track and crushed to death 1 against tile wall of the mine 1 Gen Baller s\y* ih*r. when ?he his ? ' ory of (bf B.)er war is writ ?en it will 1 50 found that the B H?*?h army covored 1 rse?f with glory. And how about the 1 Bjera? . U Population by Counties of the Palmetto State. Increase of 16.4 Per Cent in IO Fears. Washington, NOT 23 -The p?pala-1 tion of South Carolina, as officially an o Gun oed roday, ia 1,340.316, against! 1.151,149 in 1890. This is a? increase ! since 1890 of 189,167, or 16.4 per j ceiu. . j Tbe population in 1880 was 995,577. showing ao increase of 155,572, or 15 6 per cent from 1880 to 1890. Th" population by towns will not be ready for some days. .Tho population by counties follows : Abbcvi ir, Aiken, Anderson, B tmberg. Bim well, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charlestoo, Cherokee, Ghi ster, Chesterfield, Clarenden, Colleton, Darling'on, Dorohe?ter, E ige field, Fail field, Florence, Gc >rgetowo, Greenville. Greenwood, Hampton, - Horry, K-shaw, Laocaster, Lmreos, L xiogtoo, Marion, Marlboro, Newberry, Osonee, Oraogeborg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, 3partaoburg, Samter, LT o ion. Williamsburg, Wt, 33,400 39 032 55,728 17.296 35,504 35.495 30 454 88.006 21 359 28 616 20,401 28,184 33 452 32 388 16.294 25.478 29 425 28.474 22,846 53,490 28 343 23,738 23.364 24.696 24,311 37,382 27 264 I 35,181 ! 27,639 I 30,182 23,634 59,663 19,375 45 589 i 18 966 j 65.5?0 ! 51,2371 25,501 ! 31.685: 41,684 j A peculiar incideot was witnessed to :bc Bethany Presbyterian churoh. of j a Frent?n, N Y. The sermoo bad ;? j c loporiSc effect upon Harry Tidd. a ! young druggist, and he fell asleep j ifVhilo ?till in slumber he arose, rcmov ; ed bit? coat, vest and oollar and ws-s j ?bent to farther disrobo when tho wo i nen in bis vicinity screamed. A' | taber aroused him aod led birt) out ai i he Church ! NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. * OPFICB OF COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER-COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., Sept. 22, 1900. "VTOTICE is hereby given that I will be in my office io the Coonty Conrt House ?it Sumter from October 15rb to december 31st, 1900 ioelusive, for the co.'lectioo of taxes fer the fiscai year 1900. Tee ?e7y is as follows ; For Stare purposes, 5 mills For Couoty purposes, 3i miiis. , For Scbooi parp?se?, 3~ mills. Total levy, ll* mills. Aleo the toUcwifg special schcol ?ev?es : School District vc 1, 2 coills. School District No 16, 2 milis. Behool District No i8, 2 -rills. School D .strict No. 2), 3 mills. Mt Clio, 2 mills. Concore, 2 ailis. Privateer, 2 mills. No 5, 1 aili. -No 17, 1 mill. 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