The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, December 19, 1906, Image 3
0 fOREIGN BIDDERS
'American Contractors to Get
Panama Canal Job
ANY CHANGES IN CONTRACTS
any thanges Agreed to in Form of
Contract for Construction. But
Most Important is Announcement
by Chairman Shonts That Only
:Proposals by American Firms Wil
Be Received.
Washington, Special.-Foreign con
tractors are to ze barred from com;e
ttion for the completion of the Pao
ama Canal. Chairman Shonts, of
the Isthmian Canal commission. made
this announcement. Many changes
-ve been agreed to in the form of
contract to be entered into for the
construction of the canal, but the
most important is the limiting of
propksals to American firms. The
right will be reserved by the commis
sion to reject all the bids submitted;
in case none of them is satisfactory
and the commission will then either
throw the competition open to for
eign bidders or proceed with the
work without contract. January 12
is the date set for the opening of
proposals.
A substantial reduction in the bond
of the successful bid-aers was also
made by the commission, in compli
anc with the request of prospective
bidders. The bond will be only $2,
000,000 and the total liability of the
contractor is to be limited to the loss
of percentage and premiums other
wise payable to the cont-ractor and
$3,000,000 in addition. Chairman
Shonts indicated other changes as
follows:
"To relieve the contractor from re
4ponsibility for the use of defectivc
xmaterials, or for the preparation for
use of the same, provided he has re
quested the chief engineer in writing
for the definite approval of the ma
terials, or the preparation for use
thereof. and the chief engineer after
a reasonable time fails to act upon
such request.
"To provide for a later change in
the estimatEd cost and time of con
structure, as orizinally agreed to by
the engineering committee, in case the
plans and specifications for the con
struction of the canal shall be ma
terially altered in any respect; or i
it shall be made to appear to the
-President of the United States that
the estimates are based on physical
data so erroneous as to affect the es
Mimnated cost and time of construction
of- that the estimates have become
substantially inequitable by reason of
the intervention of an act of God or
a public enemy; or for any other ma
terial cause which shall not have
been taken into account by the en
gineering committee in makingr their
estimates, and for which the contrac
tor is no responsible.
''It was also provided that in case
minmate the contract, when the con
tractor is not in default, the contrac
tor shall be paid the cost of the work
performed by him to date, and
~$5,000 in addition to such percent
*as may have been earned by him
upon such cost up to that time.
''The responsibility of the contract
r to .the eommissioner for all in
uries or damages inflicted upon the
plant, canal, or its auxiliary works.
Sis limited to negligence of himself,
or any of his employes. or subcon
Ltractors, or the employes of such sub
contrators.''
Green and Gaynor Appeal.
Macon, Ga., Special.-The appeal
Vfor a new trial in the Greene ani
Gaynor case, now before the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, will
be heard at New Orleans, on January
*5, 1907. They have been in jail here
Sfor. several months pending appeal
for a new trial. Gaynor s1rs acente
pains from asthma and locomotor
ataxia, and under advice or physic
ans is permitted to take rides into
the country where fresh air and ex
erise seem to grive him relief. Both
men are kept closely guarded withim
prison limits and not allowed libertkes
outside of prison rules.
Cruiser Montana Launched.
Newport News, Ta.. Special.-The
United" States armored cruiser Mon
tana was sucessfuilly launched at
Newort News ship yard in the pres
ene~of a large number of people..
The vessel was christened by Miss~
Minnie Conrad, daughter of W. G.
Conrad, of Montana. Governor Toole.
gepresented by Martin Maginnis. the
former territorial delegate to Con
gress. The navy wa-s not ofileially
represented.
Enriue C. Creel Mexican Ambassa
dor to United States.
City of Mexico, Specia.-It has
been officially announced by the Mex
ican government that Enrique C.
Creel, Governor of the State of Chi
huahua has been appointed Mexican
ambassador to the United States.
Senor Creel is of American descent
and is one of the wealthiest anid
most progressive men of the republic.
Two Killed and Two Injured.
Doaldsile, La.. Special.-Four
persons were killed and two serious
ly injured in a head on collision be
tween a passenger and a freight train
at a long curve near here on the Tex
as & Pacific Railroad. All the fatali
ties were among members of the
train crews, no passengers being seri
ously hurt.
PLAN IS_INADEOUATE
Bankers' Scheme of Currency
Reform Not Sufficient
SECRETARY SHAW GIVES IDEAS
Sec. Shaw Appears Before House
Committee on Banking and Curren
cy in Advocacy High Tax Credit
Currency Suggested Five Per Cent
as Desirable Rate.
Washington, SpeciaL - Secretary
Shaw appeared before t.he House cor
nittee on banking and currency 2m
advocacy of a high taxed credit cur
-eney, suggesting 5 per cent. as a de
-irable rate. He emphasized the need
ior greater elasticity in eurreney, ut.
expressed the opinion that the plan
:ramed by the American Bankers' As
;ociation will not bring out sufficient
io be very useful. Granting that the
ankers' plan results in the issuance
)f $200,000.000 additional in national
)ank notes, Mr. Shaw said that in his
opinion not more than' $20,000,000
worth of these will be redeemed.
Mr. Shaw thought the bankers'
plan wholly inadequate to meet the
7eouirements of the commercial vorld
and said it was encumbered with too
much machinery for the limited good
results he feels it is capable of ac
:omplishing. He would not want to
be regarded as an opponent of the
measure suggested by the bankers be
cause he felt that any step toward
relieving the demand for greater elas
ticity at certain seasons of the year
was desirabl-, but urged that the
committee strive to frame a more ef
fetive measure.
It was urged by the Secretary that
an effort should be made to make
all our currency elastic, rather than
to impart elasticity to a certain
amount of emergency currency. Un
de:.- the bankers' plan, he said, only
the credit currency whih goes ;into
redemption. There woulI( be no rea
son why private banks should seek
.A redemption of national bank notes
and consequently they would Dake
no effort to do so.
In the bankers' plan national banks
are to be permitted to issue $25.000
additional notes for every $100.000 Of
their capital at an interest rate of
2 1-3 per cent. and an additional $12,
500 with interest at the rate or 5
per cent.
Bpiscopalians Withdraw.
Norfolk, Va., Special.-It develop'
ed that the Episcopalians, as a de
aomination, have withdrawn from
the proposed inter-denomination evan
gelistic campaign to be conducte.3
iuring the Jamestown Exposition
period. A meeting of tile Virginia
St ate Baptist,.Presbyterianl and Meth
dist committees has been called for
December 1S, when the local commit
tees of these denominations will dis
cuss with the State representatives
the situation as prescribed by the
withdrawal of the Episcopalians. It
is stated for the Epin'opalians that
their ,rithdrawal was oecause of no
disilination to co-operate, but be
cause of the rather tusettled condi
tions in two of the leading Episco
pal churches here, and further be
cause it was not regarded that there
was as great need for the evangelistic
campaign as some thought.
For Ship Subsidy Measure.
Washington, Special.-That Presi
dent Roosevelt will send to Congress
a special message advocating the pas
sage as a ship subsidy measure at the
present session, was stated by several
members of the House. It was said
that the President had declared that
the recommendation in his annual
message was misunderstood. In that
message he said if it was found inex,
pedient to pass the Senate bill, a
measure should be passed to provide
for a few lines to South Amnerica
ort. He did not mean to minmize
the 'improtance of. other features of
the bill, it is said, and now purposes
to correct any false inmression that
ma have been gained by the House.
Tweve Business Houses Burned and
Their Contents Destroyed.
Sharon, Ga., Special.-Sharon was
Friday morning visited by a disaster
ous ire. Twelve business houses and
contents were totally consumed. There
was i loss of $.50,000, with insurance
of 10.000. The fire started in the
drug stsre of Dr. L. R. Brown. The
flames spread rapidly, making a clea:t
sweep of everything except two briek
store:;. the bank and the Georgia Rail
road depot.
Contract Has Been Awarded.
Nofolk. Ta., Special-The contract
for t2e building to be erected at th
Jame town Exposition by the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy all over the
ountry, has been awarded. The
build ng will cost $5.000 and will be a
repro ution of "Beauvoir,'' the
home of Jefferso:. Davis, President of
the Confederacy, at Gulfport, Miss.
Charged With Assassination of Fath
er-in Law.
Columbus, Ga.. Special. - Charles
Hardy was arrested near Chilpiey.
his State. on the charge oft ha.ving
asassnated his father-in-law. Chlar
ls H. Brooks. several. da.vs ago. Hiar
dy disapeared aner a cornr' u r
Ixed the crime upon: im Broks
CONGRSS AT WORK
What Our National Lawmakers Are
Doing From Day to Day
Salaries Increased.
By a vote of 106 to 1SS the House
of Representatives refused to increase
from $5,000 to $7,500 the salaries of
Senators, members and delegates.
The House, however, by an over
whelming vote, increased the salaries
of the Vice President, the Speaker of
the House and membeis of the Pres
ident's cabinet to $12,000 each.
In an anticipation of the question
of increasing salaries coming before
the House there was an exceedin-ly
large membership and the debate on
the several amendments for increase,
which were ofored by Mr. Littauer,
of New York. to the legislative ap
propriation bill, was followed with
marked interest. After disposing of
the salary question, the House passed
the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill.
Mr. Littauer, of New York, opened
the discussion by presenting an
amendment raising the salaries of the
Vice President and the Speaker of the
House to $12,000 per annum. He
spoke of the dignity of the position of
Speaker of the House and said that
everybody recoep_ized that the duties
are arduous Lbdh.,iat the pay is un
equal.
Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, op
posed any further increase of salaries
along the line of legislative and exec
utive offices. He believed the salaries
of the minor clerks of. the govern
ment should be increased on account
of the increased cost of living.
After several speeches the amend
ment was adopted by a vote of 214
to 151, the opposition failing to se
cure votes enough to call the ayes
and noes.
Having won a most substantial vie
tory Mr. Littauer introduced another
amendment as follows:
"On and after March 4. 1907, the
comnensation of heads of executiva
departments, who are members of the
President's cabinet shall be at the
rate of $12,000 par annum each."
Mr. Littauer held up a large pic
ture of a president of a baseball asso
ciation, whose salary had been in
creased from $10,000 to $15.000 a
year, and contrasted that with the
salaries of the cabinet. The amend
ment was adopted 204 to 60.
Mr. Littauer who retires to private
ife with the close of the present Con
gress, offered a provision raising the
salaries of Senators and members of
Congress. delegates and the resident
commissioner from Porto Rico to $7,
500 and on agreement the time for
the increase to begin was fixed on
March 4, 1909.
-Salaries May Be Increased.
The House reached an agreement
under which it looks as if there would
be a vote on the much mooted ques
tion of an increase in the salaries of
members of Congress, cabinet officers,
etc. Mr. Littauer sought to have the
question taken up but Mr. Underwood
objected at this stage of the proceed
ine. - He said, however, that he would
agree ,to consideration at the conclu.
tion of the reading of the bill and
when it shall b-e reported to the House
from the committee of the whole.
During the morning hour in the
H:use several resolutions were pass
ed, one aiming at the lumber trust
and calling upon the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor to investigate
the high prices now prevailing in
lumber, and another calling upon the
Secretary of the Interior for a de
tailed d~escript-ion of the coal lands
withdrawn from public entry sines
July 1, 1906.
The House agreed to vote on the
resolution increasing the salaries of
Senators and Representatives to $7,
500 and making other increases in
official salaries, when the legislative
bill is reported to the House from the
committee of the whole.
The resolution also fixes the sala
ries of the Vice President and Speak
er at $15.000, and of cabinet officers
at $12.000.
Senator Dubois on Mr. Smoot.
The -Senate listened to the second
speech which has been made this ses
sion against the continuance of Reed
Smoot as a Senator from Utah. It
was delivered by Senator DuBois. of
Idaho. ivho after reviewing in detail
the working of the Mormon Church,
and Mr. Smoot's prominent connee
tion therewith. concluded with the
charge that President Roosevlet has
used the weight of his administration
to assist the Republieatn-Mormon
vote in the lest election.
Rayner Talks.
Much interest was manifested in
the Senate in the position taken byv
Senator Reyner in his discusslin of
the .Jnpanese question. He contended
that the inherent rights of a State
could not be violated by treaty a:2y
more than they could be volated by
Coges.z To support this lie cited
miy adjutdicated cases before the
Supreme Court and arrayed long lines
of emiinent authorities. Mr. Ravner
also nave the cases and the autori
ties of the other aide to the proposi
tion.
Smoot Should Get Out.
At the conclusion of the morning
business in the Senate Senator Bur
rows, chairman of the Senate com
mittee on privileges and elections,
called up the resolution from that
committee declaring that Hon. Reed
Smoot is not entitled to a seat as a
Senator of the United States from
the State of Utah and addressed the
Senate on that subject.
Six Men Blown to Shreds.
Knoxville. Tennt., Special.-Six
mn met instant deaths Saturday af
ternoon in a dynamite explosion about
24 miles from Newport, Tenn.. and
just across the State liny fro North
Carolina. They were employed on
reconstruction in building an exten
sion to the Tennessee & North Caro
lina Railroad. A load of dynamite
fr a blast etplode-d while being
tamered. tea:ing six men into
shreds and serioutsly injuring a sev
TO SPELL AS BEFORI
Congress Forces Presiderd t
Revoke Spelling Order
hOUSE HOLDS TO OLD SYSTEP
Will Withdraw Order to Public Prini
er and Documents Hereafter Wi
be Printed in Old-Fashioned Styl
-Resolution Adopted by the Hous
Passed Without a Dissenting Vot
-Considerations Governing Actio
of Committee.
washingt6n,* Special.-Simplifie
spelling received a final quietus i
the House. The subject has bee
nder more or less continuous discw
sion in the House and in committc
ever since the convening of the pre
et session of Congress. but it wa
brought to a sudden termination b;
the adoption of a resolution favorin
the return to the old standard of oi
thography, just before the House ad
bourned. It was understood that thi
et.ion had been taken as the resul
of an interview with the Presideni
in which he had said that if th
House should go on record as again
the new system he would abandon hi
effort in that direction. The Hous
was prompt in meeting this conditio
and the resolution was adopted by
manimous vote.
The Resolution Adopted.
Representative Landis, of the join
ommittee on spelling, had a confei
ence with the P-sesident when th
President said that he did not wis
to have spe-lling overshadow mattex
of great importance and expressed
willingness to revoke his order for th
new spelling in case the House o
Representatives should go on recor
-3 opposed to the system. Aecordino
ly late in the af-ternoon Mr. Landi
introdueed the following resolution i
the House:
Resolved, That it is the sense c
the House of Representatives the
hereafter in printing reports, doev
ments, or other publications authoi
ized by law, or by Congress pr eithe
branch thereof, or emanating fro!
the executive departments, their bt
reau or branches, and independer
offices of the government, the Goveri
ment Printing Offiee should observ
and adhere to the standard of orthoE
raphy prescribed in generally accepi
ed dictionaries of the English laz
guage.'
The measure was passed without
dissenting vote, although Mr. Gillet
of Massachusetts, who made a fig
for simplified spelling before th
ose committee on apropriatior:
ad has been regarded as the chan
pion of the President's attitude, e:
plained that he did not wish to giv
the impression that he had change
his mind. Mr. Gillett said that la
saw the House was overwhelming]
against the innovation and cons<
gnently he bowed to its will.
The system of reform spelling we
put into effect by the President du.
ing the recess of Congress and a
pubfic documents supplied to the e:
eutive departments have been printe
in the simplified way. The committe
on printing in its favorable report o
the Landis resolution stated that tlI
ommittee had been governed by ti
following considerations:
"In the various reprints of the coi
stitution of the United States adhe:
ene to the original spelling is founi
in the majority of cases. The spel
ing in the original statutes refiee1
the forms of spelling in vogue at ti:
time of their enactment. The variot
odifications of the statutes reflect ti:
spelling in vogue at the time of tI
adoption of such a c.ondition. TI
last codification adopted was in 187
The subsequent statutes now numbs
14 volumes, covering a period of 5
years. Each volume reflects the spe]
ing in vogue at the time of the cuae
ment of the statutes embraced thera
"A new codification is about to 1
p)resented to Congress. Until Conegre
shall see fit to order the printinlg<
flhis proposed codification of the st
utes, embracing all the enactments
th law-making power of the go
einent now in force, in some for
of spelling other than that general
accepted by the p)eople, it would a:
pear to be the part of wisdom for ti
government in all its branches, in ti
interest of simplicity and econom
t adhere to a uniform system
speling, and this system should 1
the one already most generally reco;
nized and accep)ted by the people.
"If Congress shall adhere to ti
form of spelling already in vogue;
applied to the statutes, it would a
pear anomalous to employ some oth
form as applied to all of the prehimi
ary stages of legislation, includir
the proceedings of Congress. up
the point where these proceedings a
e,ystalized into law, and at this poi
order a change in the orthograp]
of the original statutes.
Made Fal:;e Entries in Timber La:
Purch.ase.
New Orleans, Special.-Admissii
that he swore falsely in making e
tries of a large Louisiana timber lat
purchase from the United States go
enent, was made by John i
Smith, principal government witne
in the conspiracy case against WV
iam A. and Fred P. Brewer, wealtl
Michigan lumbermen, and Jose]
Dunlap.
Stranded Schooner Floated.
Norfolk, Va., Special-Late Thum
day afternoon the tug Rescue. of t:
Merritt-Chapman Dry Dock & Wre
ing Company, got a line to the stran
ed schooner Ralph M. Hey woo
asheor 14 miles south of Cape Hlem
and at 7:20 at night succeeded
f!ating the vessel. It is expected th
the tur will arrive early Friday mnor
inr with the schooner in tow. IR
prts are current to the effect th
EFRNCHIN_-TROUI
D Serious Outlook Over Ch
Regulations
1 THE LAW IS BEING VIOLJ
Services Will Not Be Broken U1
1 Police Will Attend and Note
e fractions of Law, Citing Priest
e Assistants to Nearest Jus
e Chief Danger Lies in Possib]
a vasion of Churches by Rowdie
Free Thinkers add Gendarmes
Be Stationed at Various Poim
c Guard Against This-Masses
a clined to Side With Governme;
e Paris By Cable-The clerg
Paris issued special appeals to
S parishoners to be present at
churches at the first mass celeb
outside the pale of the law. The
ernment, however, purposes to
ceed gently. These services wi]
t be broken up, but policemen w
, in attendance to note infractio:
e the law and cite officiating pries
i their assistants b-fore the ne
justice of the peace. The chief
C ger of disorders in Paris is be]
a to lie in the possible invasioa
a churches by rowdies and free t
ers. Reserves of gendarmes wi
stationed at various points thr
out the city to giard against tr
of this Eart. The effort made by
e tain members of the Chamber o
puties and other disinterested
s sons to secure a continuation of
a vices in churches in spite of the
veto, by inducing Catholic laymi
each parish to make the forbidde
claration, have not thus far met
much success. Up to a late hou
s church of St. John the Evangel
the only church where s-ach legs
plications had been made. Th
t dications are aginst anything -
t might be dignified by the nan
religious .war, and the prompt e
sion from France of Monsignor I
ragnini, secretary of the Papal
n ciature here since the recall o:
Nuncio, coupled with the threa
Sxpel recalcitrant clergymen
France, has had a sobering inflt
e The militant Catholics are in a
less minority and the masses
either indifferent or, except in a
isolated instances, inclined to
with the government.
a That the rank and file of the
t eral Catholic disapprove of th
t transigent attitude of the autho
e at Rome was evidenced by the
s that M. Martinet, editor of The
aissance, and Felix Robin filed
-their own initiative, with the pa
e -> police Lepine an applicatiox
d der the public meetings law of
C for permission to hold religious
I ings in all the churches.
Late Thursday Dr. Tissot,
president of the church warde>
the church of St. Jean L 'Eva
and Emile Petit, a commu.nicar
the church, filed an application
~he prefect of p:olice, who accep
das alegal ization of services There
ing the coming year.
There was a riotous demonsti
e at Nancy while the bishop was
e ing out of his residence. A cro'
2,000 accompanied the officials t
Sresidence, hooting them const:
The bishop will- be prosecuted o)
s harge of assaulting a policema
Lsause he laid his hands upon th
s liceman's shoulder while he was
e ing his residence. Five thoi
persons gathered in the Cathedi
e Rennes to listen to Archbishor
e bourgs' exhortation to obedien
e the Pope. There was an enthus
S emonstration when the archt~
left the cathedral.
SCardinal Merry del Val, the
s~ ecretr.ry of State, is at preser
aged in preparing a vigorous w
~protest against the action of
French government in searchin;
e archives of the Nunciature at:
SThis protest will be handed t,
members of the diplomatie bod
e redited to the Vatican. The
retary of State s ts forth, amon!
er things, that the incident in
t ion is the first instance in thi
tory of such a violation of the:
>of ~man.
For Slo~wer Schedules.
Wtyashington. Special.-It is
e ed from President Finley, ol
Southern Railway Company the
ing to tihe condition of some
pine--tack iines. and the. d
track work. incluiding thrvc~isi
e rades and alignment, no under
for the purpose ot releiving
crowdled condition of the presen
ig le track, the Southern Railway
opanv finds it difficult to mainta
eschedule of some of its pas:
ttrains, as now scheduled. and i
-' consequence, in the early part o:
uA.ry ensuing revise these sehe
Couple Fcund Dead in RoC
>n New York. Specia!.-A man
a. 40 years of age, believed to 1
id Rev C. S. Quinn. pastor of St.
v church at Atlantic Highlands.
v and a young woman, thought
ss Miss B. Kilev, als of Atlantic
i. lands, were found dead in a ro
iv the top floor of an East 18th
4 boarding houso. The room was
with gas which had escaped f
partially open jet in the room.
couple had been at the house
Wecdnesday evening.
k-AGREED.
d- "There is no use denying,'
d. the man with the high brow.
v. this race problem is a serio
in fair. Now, down South-"
at "Dat's straight talk, fur fair
n in the man with the loud clothe
. matter wa't system o' bettir
a foller. yer bound ter git t'rowed
d. some time.-Philadelphia Pre
II UR THL . USCOOL fUND
How the Dispensary Profits Have
urC. . Been Apportioned.
Columbia, Special. - Comptroller
General Jones has issued a state
ment showing his handling for the
fiscal year ended November 30, 190.
ITEE The statement shows a distribution
of only $75,000 of profits paid in oa
this year's account. In addition to T]
i, But this, $100,241.50 balance from 190Z trea1
In. was sent out, making the total distrib- to ii
Sand ut-ed in the course of the year $175?- TI
000.50. The comptroller is just now tion.
ice- completing a distribution of $40,013.- Moo
a In- 41 which will be the last of the old vote
; and year's account. This found alway, A
will laps from one year to another, the men
tsto amount distributed to the schools av
eraging from $175,000 to $250,000, 00
In- so it is difficult to say what effect if
t. anv. the voting out of about a third T
of the dispensaries in the State and 120
alleged mismanagement and actual to s
r of grafting are having on the profit ac- Ai
their count. According to a statement re- som(
the cently issued from the State dispen- stru<
rated sary management, the school fund is Yzrd
still $70,000. There is a statute Ti
gov- which requires these profits to be sion
Pro- paid over to the State treasurer with- givix
1 not in a certain stated time after they ac- railv
11 be crue, but this has never been striet- . A
is of ly observed, and its constrction is be b
s, or disputed. neat
arest
dan- Union Cotton Growers.
ieved Union, Special.-The annual elee- ws
. of tion of officers for the Union county
hink- cotton growers was held Saturday Cl
11 be and the old officers were re-elected, his
ugh- although they insisted on resigning. ed
>uble These are: Capt. F. M. Farr, presi- TI
cer- dent; Capt. Wm. T. Peter, vice pres. have
De- ident; Mr. W. W..Colton, secretary; have
per- Mr. John W. Gregory. treasurer. ThA "dii
ser- president announced that he had hop- rega
>apal ed to have State President E. D. gula
n in Smith to address the association, but ville
n de- Mr. Smith is touring Georgia with TI
with President Harvie Jordan. On motiou ed b2
r the of Dr. M. V. Culp, President E. L. Se
was Archer of the Spartanburg associa- clari
I ap- tion will be asked to speak at the trali
in- Janurary meeting. Delegates' chosen ga
rhich to attend the State meeting in Co- G
e of lumbia the first week in Janurary bor
xpul- were: Dr. M. W. Culp, Rev. Jno. G. Nati
[ont- Farr, Capt. Wm. T. Jeter. Dues to
Nun- the amount of $S.90 were raised, and Ei
the those present felt sure that the total by I
ts to of $303 would be raised this year, as cisic
from it was last year. Several members orde
ence. volunteered to collect dues during In
ope- this month, but it was finally decid- will
are ed that the township treasurers tion
few should do this, receiving 10 per cent Mut
side for their time. A
stril
Lib- Rebel Rally Day in Chester. ther
in- Chester, Special.-"Rebel Rally der
rities Day" in Chester, Dec. 1S, is engag- jc
fact ing attention here just now. The vzt- he t:
Ren- erans from all parts of the county part
on will be in attendance. Committees iali
rfect are appointed in every neighborhood T
un- to look after the matter of preparing
1SS1 a bountiful dinner for "the men of pa
neet- the '60s,'' who raillied then and en- so
dured hardship and danger for the H
e.x- love of country. The Daughters of o
s of the Confederacy will lend their ae- tion,
gile, tive assistance to make the occasion a estI
t of success. Four military companies of to ~
with Chester and York counties will unite A
ed it in a batallion drill to add to the in- is s:
dur- terest of the day. Gov.-elect Ansel turni
'anand Gen. Robert R. Hemphill have mar
ainconsented to deliever addresses per- -TJ
mov- tinent to the object of the gathering. pan:
d of Rev. Dr. Wharton, a distinguished Cun
> the Baptist minister of Baltimore, him- Pen
~ntly. -self a veteran, will lecture at the it.
the oprea house at night-.T
be- ed t'
po- ])ied From His Injuries, the
leav- Ki'ngstree, Speciai.-Little Court- the
snd ney Kirk, the 11-year-old son of Mr.
al at and Mrs. R. J. Kirk died from the
Du- effect of injuries received in the ca
e to morning on the railroad track of the Je
iastie Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Corn- cati
ishop pany. The little fellow was standing T~
on the main- line watching a freight econ
apal train coming into the pass track and be ;
t en- did not see the approaching train. T]
rded No. 51, which was coming slowly up of p
the to the station. His back was turned to t]
the to the on-coming passenger train and A
aris, it is supposed that the noise of the-.ig
the moving freight train made it impos- on.
ac- siife for him to hear the bell and gres
See- sound of the moving passenger trait s,
oth- which knocked him from the main men
ques- line and threw him against the cross- cont
his- ties of the pass track, his head strik- the
its ing the corner of a cross-tie .as he sehc
fell- T:
ado]
Taxes Come in Slowly. pi
ecarn. Columbia, Special.-While taxes witl
the are coming in to the State treasuret pub
ow- rather slowly this year. so far enough F
)f its mon.ey has been received to meet run- repi
)uble- ning expenses and for the first time deni
m of in a numbcr of years the State hat
way, not borrowed the $500.000 allowed by ed I
the law. The officials hope that with the was
tsin- money received daily it will not be i
Com necessary to make another loan. T
the $325.000 having been already bor- asb<
en er rowed. Several of the county treas- hr
i in urers have sent in large amounts but
Jan- in some of the counties where the i
ues. farmers were hard hit by the storn
F
Burned Cotton House to Cover Thei pa,
m- Crime. 0
ete Abbeville. Special.-Jerry Ware th~
net and Tom Williams, colored, were jail- fo
y. ed here for stealing cotton from th.
to be plantation of Mr. Jas. Cheatham, and C
High- then burning the cotton house to cov- abo
> orl er up their crime. William has con- mna
strect fessed to hauling off the cotton and
filled implicates another negro, who, it i5sv
om a believed, will be caught in a day or the
ThE two.
since a
Bellfiower Case Again, for
Georgetown, Special. - On the S
strength of newly discovered testi- coc.
abbi
oeino-ny bearinz on the killing of M. L. -
"ta Bellflo.wer. Coroner Parker went ov
"that- er the entire case b)e.fore a new jury
tsaf Monday night at the court house, mot
",u which Na packed to the doors withi 000
3 -'o peole anxious to hear the sensational C
,'vutatimonyv of witnesses. Some new ge
down facts were brought out, but nothing Ge:
of sufficient importance to solve the Uio:
Late CU4'~ ~
In 'Bie~
.e Senate conffrmed the k- Abed
y, but dis Zimed T .i*r SOr
iterfere in Eurpean aaim.
te Senate mofrm-n& the A===
; of Mr. Bonaparte --d. 3M
dy, but there were a niA GE
Sagnst 3r. Donapart
delegation of Baltimre UnM&mI
will go to WafshinaA SLnIM;
rge the appropriaiWof $244
bo widen the Baltimo eeNa
e Philippine Commixsi*n 4xn .
more Amerien shl
rve in the ina
niral Capps zeeom es fut
of the new war vessis Ue -en
lted in the GaMrm X2t MM
S.
e Virginia Cor Iie C
placed the blame fDr t1a Tha
g Day wreck an the Sa2aw
ray on Operator C. D.. Mtt=
handsome new bank Bningwi!
ilt on the site of tha Qi a=
al Hotel Martinsburg
e schooner Ralph M. Ry rSck
Ii went ashore near Cape Mawxs
:5oated.
arence Parker found. the. boircf
ather, Henea'BPrez, 4n.am
I a SZm!2 PooL Mea RiaWI
ie eolored people ef MeameE
held two meetings,Ia uiV h ter
denouned Presiin B v'ksee --i
charged without ho oMria
rd to the three emmpes OE-a
rs in conneetida widL Zh.-.an=&
riot.
ke Hartje divore Weear4Pi
i favor of Mrs Harfe
cretary Root made a sea -
ng that the tendency fetard Qg
zation. is the fawk of the S2M
rnments.
>vernment by injnefo*xa=E 3x
by children was dsmaE hs thm
onal Civic Fedeati.
irico Caruso's appeal wa-s BaME
6eeorded Goff, in New York D*
n was reserved arl kriefs a
red filed.
spectors approved by,*9 fU
supervise the forthcoik -
of directors of the New Yoz2 -Z
aal Life bsa"rnee Co' a
Wisconsin Federat jf4 de-3hess
.es and even conspiraeies ta .im
economic improvemezt hea =e
iertain cireuzestanees,
hn Novalne, an Austrin e
-aveled half way areand the -xpeiV
ly on foot, to escape ii.n r -
nlined widow,.
ie Great Northern Barm4g/- .
rwill issue $6,00,00 in aee
3 to finance expanson pl- .
avie Jordan, president. oE n
hern Cotton Platrs' Asuea
.deelares the S w e
ule too high and M la.
old their erops fo oo
Montaaman nowliigsa ii
tid to have marxriea sfix iimn
,five having diedn4 . i
ie Pennsylvania haa Ds&
ris acquirin;r the stoek of 2m
berland Vanev Bdire4 gr
isylvania ste in erhges
ie French Govemm asAME-s
take immediate steps ?. s'appmet
lergy's pensioa-s and dismea
ehurch edifices.
te British House -et Cone'
Sto open rupture with Tards. e
ng the amendments a the ]S2
>n bill by 416 votes tn 1!i7-.
2e Castellane eredlar' -ese 'ase
luded in Paris arA a. em
.en soon.
2e Shah's third soa is pt2
urposing to contest the ssee:xr
ie throne of Persin..
merican artists in mak
eda petition asking thai dae i
art works be remsved byO
~nator Raynor, in an abi .ar.r
t, attacked Presien Bessut
ention regardi ther eie'aer'.
Japanese from the San 2&.a
s.
ie H,use, by a. ver o 1-'I tmv4
ted a clause to the ge:iMil appr
tion bill designated. to dob~ :m
.the "simili" S6ENiE 'i:
ie doenments.
arrmer Ambassador Stora~ mk
to the published htij ofP
;Rocsevelt.
ev. John Quincy Merni.a ar
shot and killed by his ds::tw:
fnily row.
lo British steamer Gasby we
>re on Staten islaa n a ewv Fsa
Simplified" speBing was adhen
lie Honse.
le thousand eigsaears io Yr
Fi., struck as a protest za3ea
street ear servme.
he Colorado river has hors.n
sugh the dam and is eneA me
iling the Salton Sink.
reat damage was casma e a
it San Franeises by a stairn mei
being killd under af s
[itehell R. Brr:so, aGakra
d two persons haom a. hrpii.
rsk of his life- ^.
hester E. GuiYke w'as sa:dne
ierkmer, N. T., to the death ch:r
the redel.r otT Gr:x En.
eeretary of thie inte Fdiu
s anlal report shw a r
prevale:1e of lasd' fzrt el
ihar Oireme5/s.
eethary STaw~ 253re-n
icy m2Yket by~ mZ-hM
of Tre .ory h
~bjecto2s to the e a
retary Bo rtie a 'n
i5eralthe up d .. .i