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fcu VOL LIV WINNSBORO. S, C., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 11< 1899. NO. 9 GOLD SWORD Given toiT1 Admiral." Dewey ir Washington. MP WAS VISIBLY AFFECTED Secretary Long,' President Mc Kiniey and Admiral Dewey, in Turn, Made Speeches \ to Esch Other. On Monday of last week Admira Dewey was presented in Washingtoi with a beautiful sword, voted to hin by congress. The presentation wa9 pre ceded by a parade, the display beinj cne of the most magnificent ever seer in "Washington. The start from Mrs McLean's residence was made \t 1( oVloftk. Dewev- -emerged from th< house with Chairman Moses, of the lo cal committee, aud took a seat in Mrs McLean's carriage. When the admiral appeared, rospien dent in epaulettes and lace, the grea throng cheered wildly. There was als( a demonstration when Captain Lamber ton and Lieutenant Brumby and Cald well came out, and took the second car riage. Dewey entered the white hous< grounds by the west gate and, on reach ing the portico, quickly alighted aoc was shown into the White Room, wher< he was met by the president and mem bers?of the cabinet. Oaly a few min utes??elapsed befoie the admiral reap peared with the president and the] took seats in the white house caariage Members of the cabinet occupied th< next three carriages. Former Secretary Alger sitting with Secretary Long anc then followed various officials. As the carriages swept briskly dowi tfiA nnrvftd drivewav into Pennsylvanii k avenue, there was a blare of bugle com v mands, the clash', of bands, and th< great procession started. It was ; magnificent and inspiring sight as th( . parade swung into the handsomi thoroughfare, through Broad street cleared from curb to curb, with th< majestic Capitol looming from thi further kend and with the Treasury be hind. At the head of the line rode Majo General Miles, the commanding genera of the army in the full uniform of his rank. He was astride a supurb gra] horse. Back of him came rank afte: rank of his military aides, all officers o > high rank. The brilliant coated m.a rine band ?added ^color and inspiring - - -3 music to tue gay scene, ana iuuuwj.ui them came every describable kind o t soldier, sailor and mariDe, mounted an< afoot. ?JBattery after battery of light artiller; tossed, and the mammoth 8 incb sieg< Hns of the 7th artillery chaDged to yel Sol of cavalry as line after line rode by Bthat had gone before was but a bril h prelude to the coming of th HLof Manila," riding with the presi Bn his way to the capitol to re rrihnte. Thev were ii P"^^K^president's private carriage, seatec on the rear set, the president on th ! right. McKinlev raised his hat only occa sionallv, leaving the admiral to acknow ledge the plaudits of the multitude From end to end the Avenue rang wit] deafening cheers. Arriving at th Capitol the distinguished guests wer ushered into the grand stand for th presentation ceremonies. Secretary Long made an address 01 delivering the sword by reading hi famous teleeram to the admiral t( "'Capture or destroy the Spanish fleet,1 and the brief reply of the admiral tell i og of his work. Secretary Long said; great epoc in history had been coverec in few words and now the chief figur i a the affair was here to receive his re ware. A:j Secretary Long concluded h passed the sword to President McKin ley. The latter rose and faced the ad rairal. Dewey was visibly affected an< trashed his gloved hands across hi * ryes before'standing'at*attention. Th said: "Admiral Dewey?From your en iranoe in the harbor of New York wit! ^ your gallant crew and valiant ship, th uemonstrations which everywhere hav r reeted you, reveal the public esteem o: your heroic action, ard the love ii which you are held by your country. "All the>;people.vgive you an efi'ec lionate welcome home, in which I join with all my heart. There was no fla^ i 1 your victory, there can be no falter iug in maintaining it. It gives me ex t reme pleasure and great honor, in be -j. 1 alf of all the people to hand you thi s rord, the gift of the nation, voted b; the congress of the United States." The president handed the admira K. / PTord, and there was a roar of applaus $r" as Dewey received it. The reply of the admiral was charac tons tic, a few words, only, beinj !-i)o?en in accepting the gift. Th< ? sord is a triumph of art. Except fo the steel blade and the body metal o );s scabbard, the sword is entirely o 22-karat gold. On the pommel i cirved the name of the battleshi] Olympia and the zodiacle sign fo December in which lucky month Dewe; wis born. It is Damascened with th r inscription: '"The gift of the Nation to Rear Ad rt.iral George Dewey, U. S. 2s., ii n:emorv of his victory at "Manila bay May 11S9S. The crowd hushed as Dewey turnei Btjjreply. He said: thank you 31 r. "President for thi H|pPeat honor you have conferred upo: Hr I thank congress for what ha JH done. I thank the secretary o vvy for his gracious words. "?^couDtrymen for this beauti snail De a souveuu- iu m ^ ^revcv as ail eviience tbat re J- ,-krc cot' ungrateful, and I than :r. Chairman, and gentlemen c - . ?'committee, for the gracious cordis | a d kindly welcome which you hav j:; *en me to my home.*' *- The band theQ played "The Sta [ - S; angled Banner,'' and Cardinal Git r _ boas prcnounccd benediction. l Want Damages tThe cotton exchange? of several citie : r-i investigating the false cotton <fjoij ti ns sent out recently, and will d( m md damages from the Western Unlor I- is reported that the company ha offered to take all the cotton bought i inflated prices, giving what was pai for * . , f k. WESTERN UNION'S ANSWER. ( Has'.Disciplined Those Responsible'for ^ Bogus Cotton News. President Eckert of the ' Western Union Telegraph company telegraphed the following statement to President nt via \t/mt- nrlfla-ns ?>y x airv^j. vx tAjtw v?* vvv- ?? change, in reply to the communication . of the latter-official published this < morning: New York, Oct. 4, 1899. John M. Parker, President Cotton Exchange, New Orleans. Dear Sir: J am in rcceipt of your message of yesterday afternoon in which , you charge that the quotation semce 1 last Friday ''vras no less criminal than 1 if it had been the result of wilful and g 1 corrupt deception," aod in which yon i - 2 J m O 1 AT? I U illiliiU Liid L LUC V UUl V4 VikUViMAk/ I whose Deglect of duty permitted such ? 1 conditions, and the operator or opera- \ tors who sent the dispatches without ) notice of change should be known to i the world and promptly dismissed." In answer thereto, and with all re- j spect to the members and officials of your exchange, and with every desire ? ni-na t-liom O C511 TO T1 f>.A flf nrftfiantiOU ^ VV gitw IV ~ - jr - "?- ? t against the possibility of a repetition of > rhe circamstancss of last Friday, I beg 1 ' to say: 3 First. That we cannot admit that any , criminality can be attributed to the ac- . tion or omission of any official or oper- 1 5 ator of the company. The explanation v " already sent to you frankly and exactly 1 I states the cause of the confusion in the f i reports and that cause must be free from any imputation of the charge of I " intentional neglect or wilful misirepre sentation in'any form or degree. ? Second. It is the purpose of the Western Union Telegraph company and J J its officials to ensure to the New Or- : 7 leans cotton exchange, and all other 1 1 exchanges, the most efficient and relia- c ble telegraphic service possible. Your , 1 long experience makes you cognizant of , 1 the intricaces of that service and "will " ;^o confirm the fact-that for more iL ; 3 20 years it has been performed wi jj 1 exactness, reliability ana promptness. 5 This result has only been reached by 5 the education of men'especially adapt> ed to it. 3 Third. The instant dismissal of the 3 men of any of them who were on' duty " last Friday would not accomplish any good purpose, but might on the contrar ry, by the necessary substitution of in1 experienced men, put the correctness of 3 the service in peril,;.to the equal disad^ vantage of the exchange and the com? pany. In the absence, therefore of any f -nosaibie susoicion^of dishonesty of .mo- 1 " tive or action, and because of our wish > and purpose to preserve the high fluali? ty of the service that has always been * rendered, with the one accidental ex* ception last Friday, we must request you and the'members of your exchange^ 7 to believe that we have applied suci; 5 discipline to the officials and operators* " in the commercial news department as * will best guarantee the improbability of * any interruption in any way to the exe cellence of the serviceFourth. This decision has been " reached *fter the most careful examina1 tion of all concerned in the service of * Friday, and with due consideration of e the importance of the service to your ? exchange. While appreciating the ' " conditions wlvich dictated your message 1 " we cannot but believe that your own 5 * reconsideration of the subject will lead 1 you to coincide with us. e (Signed) Thomas T. Eckert, 1 * r> r flCSlUCUb. CHARLESTON TO AUGUSTA. s 3 I s Seaboard Air Line Bailroad Gets Its 0 2 " . Charter. I a nTlie 30 days' notice having been giv- c [ en and no onehavingraised objection un- < R der the raiiroaa incorporation act, me j. . secretary of state yesterday issued a x commission to the Chattanooga, Au { e gusta and Charleston Air Line Rail. road company, which is to construct j . the Seaboard Air Line's proposed road s i from Charleston to Elberton, Ga., via f 3 Augusta, Ga. t e The formal filing of the signed decla- a ration which rras published some time x . ago was made yesterday, and the com- j i mission was issued to Messrs. E. Goode wyn Rhett, Geo. W. Williams, Jr., 'c e C. Wulburn and W. B. Chisholm, the ^ Q four corporators resident in the city of t a Charleston, which is to be the com- ^ r\f A pauv 5 puijti^iai ymw ?? ^ It is said that all the requirements ; necessary to securing the charter* will ? v be complied with immediately and the ] >. return Sled at the earliest possible mo- t ment. The Seaboard is anxious to get the j s charter and push things along as rap- . P idly as possible. There is now nothing j in the way. I The Seaboard's work in and around c e Columbia is now "going at a gallop," ] to use a slang expression. Much has - been accomplished in the last few weeks c g in the park, through the city and in e the country, and fine progress is being a r made on the construction of the piers a f for the river bridge and Smith's branch f trestle.?The State. a Notorious Robber Dead. r Worn out by years of confinement, ? y resulting from his long career in crime, e ?;Jimmy" Logue, the famous es-ccnvict J who is believed to have stolen more . money than any other thief of his time ^ Q and who was perhaps the best known s bank robber of the age, died Wednesday z ' in the county alms house, at Philadell phia 62 years of age. He sought religi- 1 ous consolation before he died. Logue s is supposed to have had a fortune at n one time of about $300,000, all other I iS people's money. He started his career ,f of crime at the age of IT and spent more J ~ " ^ Var r\? 1 tnan ?u yc&rs m pnsuu&ui <* uuuv^ [. states. His aptness displayed itself 5 j best in discovering where large sums of money were to be obtained. He was > k connected with three big ba^k robber- < ,f ies in Philadelphia and also operated ( j extensively in other cities. One of the ( e largest robberies he made was im Wash- * iegton. D. C , where he played his fav- i T orite game of sneaking through a roof 1 trap. His victim in this case was 1 Naval Constructor Isaah Ilanscombe, J and his booty was $75,000. J A Big Crowd- < 1- The Metropolitan street railway, sur- 1 5- face, of New York city, moved 3.600.- 1 1. 000 passengers in the three days of the i ts Dewey celebration. The estimate of 1 it the number of visitors in the city is : a 1,000,000 and they are supposed to have 1 spent $7,000,000. ] 3UT OFF HIS HEAD. 5uch is the Political Fate of the Dispensary Committee. CAUSE OF THE REMOVAL 2heap Liquors Marked and Sold as More Expensive Grades and Certain Makes Systematically Boomed. Another dispensary sensation was prang Tuesday after having been a >rewing some time. It was the usual lemi-annual revelations with some exra frills. Commissioner Pouthit was 'Removed for Cans*." It was a fierce game while it lasted tnd finally Robinson, Miles and Hasellon voted to remove Douthit, while Joykin and Williams voted to give him !> further show and to go more fully nto the case. Then Haselden moved o make the suspension of Outzs pernanent, but before action was taken m adjournment was had. Th^rA was a, rtnmmittee aDDointed to ook into the contraband room, consistog of Haselden and Robinson. They rent right into things. Their sumnary made nine pages and there were everal hundred pages of affidavits >earing out the summary of the comnittee. Tne meat of the report against )outhit is, it seems from the testi- | nony, that under instructions from Commissioner Douthit one firm's labels rere ordered to be place.T on another irm's whiskey, and that high grade la>els have been placed on lower brands >f-good-;. Jri this connection Superintendent 3rjant testifies: -"Yes, I put up whis- i :ey in.bottles with one firm's whiskey 1? Vs /^ ] o V?tnf 14* Trio V'lXLL auuiuer uim a uuu ? mder instructions-from Commissioner Douthk." / He further testifies that Lanahan's abels were placed on the goods of the' rVilson Distilling company. Gantt says: "Yes; whiskey is hotled with one'firm's label and another irm's whiskey. I have never known lira to. put a label on whiskey where .he liquor called for by the label was :heaper than the whiskey actually in he bottle's. We put up one X corn whiskey with labels of XXX." King testifies that whiskey was put ip last Saturday and the XXX label vas used, but the firm name "Wilson Dialing Co." was struck off. Earnhart, assistant superintendent, .cstified: "I have never known him to >ut a label on whiskey where the label vas cheaper than the whiskey. Have coown him to put on as high as an KXX label on Grover whiskey? vhich I have heard is X goods. I lave never kept a record of these ;hanges. This has been a practice durng Mr. Douthit's administration. They )ut up Grover's whiskey Saturday noroing with Wilson labels, but the lame "Wilson" was struck off. C. H. Cnarles, assistant bookkeeper, lays: "Grover's whiskey is classed as ? corn whiskey and the difference in he price of X and XXX corn to con lumers is $1 per gallon." The report of the committee says: t;We conceive it to be our duty to eport the facts to the board as they eally appear, but in our findiDg the :onclusion cannot be cscaped chat this icheme of changing the labels on whisky shipped ou: could have been demised for no other purpose than to create i way for collecting more money for joods sent out to the local dispensers han the same were invoiced for to the onrl fnrrVipr tn ftrp.ate iUULUUlOOAVUVA J j ^ he impression on the members of the >oard that certain brands are becoming nore popular, they being hard to keep n stock. "We find that this practice of changng labels is not only -wrong for the reasons stated, but it is absolutely indcensible from any standpoint and conravenes the spirit and letter of the law; tnd candor compels us to add, it has mquestionably worked a fraud on the >eople of South Carolina. "We further find that the practice >f substitution of orders has been in rogue under Mr. Douthit's administraion. Orders have been substituted rhen received from the city of Charleson. and elsewhere,1 in the State." It was reported that Mr. Douthit :ave the printing "of the labels to the lecord. Bids were called on a lot of en tnousand, and instead of the 10,000 | ot the Record printed 50,000 and Mr. ! 3ryan states that on that size order the I >rice should have been t-welre per cent, ess. After that no bids were called for m printing and they all went to the lecord. The report shows a discrepancy if $1,100 in the contraband room. Commissioner Boykin made a fight orainst the nnmiuittee jroinsr beyond its authority. , - Mr. Douthit was given a hearing md explained the matter. He said hat the liquor was in'vats and there fere no labels on hand, and that the abels used were of goods of the same alue and that Grover's corn was the inest he ever saw. He was charged vith pushing. Mercantile Club liquor tnd said that' he suggested, this liquor is a cheap screw top. He gave explanaions of all the charges, but they were ! lot satisfactory to the commissioners. J WHAT MR. DOUTHIT SAYS. Commissioner Douthit asked for the mblication of the following: I ask that the public suspend judg ' * 1 - P A.1 ^ nfcut as to me until my siae 01 tue ease s presented to it, as it will be very oon. For three weeks two members of the state board of control, assisted by' two ixpert accountants and a stenographer, have been at work preparing the :ase against me. Their charges, with :he evidence in support of them, were ead when I was"not present. " ' An at:empt was made to pass judgment on the eport of Messrs. Haselden and Robinson, without opportunity being given ne to say a word in my own defence, rhe injustice of such a proceeding was p 7-i o 11 T ;o stroDgiy poiuteu uui lum uu<uv * s*as accorded the mockery of a semblance of a hearing. I was called be-:'ore the board and a brief verbal summary of the charges against me was made, and I was expected in a few minutes to reply to charges which had been prepared after three weeks work. I can either^disprore or/satisfactori! ly3 explain every charge made against me. (Signed) J.1 B. Dcuthit. WILL SATING TO THE~OFFICE. At the afternoon session Col. Johnstone appeared and read - the following, which he presented to the board for it consideration: Columbia, S. C., Oct. 5, 1899. To the Hon. State Board of Control: Your resolution of this date-has been furnished to 3Ir. J. B.Douthit, commissioner, our client, who has furnished us a copy. You will pardon us for suggesting that you seem to be 1 1 * ^ a laDOriDg utiucr a sju lozljjjjicuig uoiuu uw i to the position taken by Mr. Doutliit through his attorneys. We did not ask for a rehearing, but for a hearing, which you know full well he has never had. We confess that we do not clearly understand whether by your resolution you have adopted the report of your committee, or whether you base your action solely on some alleged admis sions of your commissioner. And we respectfully ask that you inform us in writing whether or not your resolution is to be construed as an opinion of the committee's report. Definite information from you on this point will largely determine our advice to our client. Mr. Douthit does not personally desire to hold the position of commissioner since it is apparent from your action that he is persona non grata to a majority of the board of control, but as now advised he must reluctantly insist on retaining the place until lawfully removed. He admits your right - ? i?i. co remove mm ior cause, out maw cause must be found by you to exist after a full and fair hearing. That is to say, you must judicially determine the existence of sufficient cause. This judical determination of sufficient cause can only be had after a fair hearing. As he has had do opportunity to vindicate himself and his official conduct, he can not, as now advised, recognize your right to remove him, and for the purpose of securing a hearing of both sides of this, unfortunate jnatter, he will, for the present, continue to act and perform the.duties pi the office of commissioner. Mr. Douthit stands ready to disprove | every allegation made against him violative oi' either correct morals, the I re<Tn1afif>r)s and instructions of VOUr board, or the laws of this State. Respectully, Geo. Johnstone, ' Geo. E. Prince,. Attornejs*for_J. B. JDouthit, Commissioner. TAKEN EROM A WRECK. Crew of a Sinking Schooner Picked TJp oy sxeamer. The British steamship Rhodesia, Capt. Bates, from New Orleans to Hamburg, arrived at Lambert's Point, Ya., Thursday morning, having on board the crew of the schooner Carrie A. Lane of Bath, Me., who were picked up in the otrnom ehinwrpftlced. Tnesdav. OViVUUij ? j ^ _ The crew is composed of Capt. J. Frank Skofield, whose wife is with him, and eight men. Their experience was a most thrilling one. The Lane, which was a three masted schooner, sailed from Apalachicola for Noank, Conn., Sept. 19 with a load of lumber, and had good weather up to about Tuesday of * last week, when northeast winds set in. She labored heavily in the sea afterwards, but had ^ L A-l A f<-A???AAn no accident umii uuuu.ajr an-m uwu.. All bands were at dinner when the vessel suddenly shipped a heavy sea and shifted her deck load of lumber. She immediately began to leak, and when the pumps were first put to work she had 11 inches of water in her hold. At 9 o'clock Sunday night there were 7* feet of water, and the crew took to the deck house. Here they remained until Tuesday morning, when a life boat was sent out from the Rhodesia in charge of Chief Officer Jewell, and they were taken on board the British ship. In the attempt to hoist the life boat to the deck, after the party had been rescued, it was smashed by the heayy rolling sea and lost. Capt. Bates says that the wreck of the Lane is right in the track of vessels plying along this coast and is J.o/Mwno frt noT7i<*ofinr> MnKt nf vci^ uau^cwuj ?jV .-.v.. the Lane's crew reside in Baltimore. Their names are as follows: Mate C. Van Lippeloy, Edward Jones, L. C. Show, George Doleman, Ernest Johnson, P. A. Keeler, Charles Albert and Jossph Locust. KILLED HIMSELF^ A Stranger Found Dead at the Depot in Denmark. A special dispatch from Denmark to The 2sews and Courier says:.. Thursday evening about G o'clock a strange white man' was noticed walking up to the Southern llailway track from towards Charleston. Nothing more was seen of him until about 8 o'clock when the ! azent of the Southern Road at East Denmark went to the office. He went in and was at work on his books. A little later his son and a friend came down, and the friend was j requested to go around to the back part of the office and shut in the window blinds. He soon came back and reported that there was a man sitting with his back against the wall with a pistol ia his hand. The matter was reported to Mr. G. W. Hightower, theintendant of the town, who promptly came to the depot. An examination was made and the man was found to be stone dead. He had quietly sat down and leaned back against the wall, took out his pistol and put it to his right temple and pulled the trigger. The ball did its work well. Miss Marie Sontag, who keeps a store just across the street from the depot, says she he-ml the pistol when it was fired, just after dark. Coroner Bellinger will be notified Friday morning when an inquest will be held, at which time the roan may be identified. He _ 1 _ looks to be about 4U years oia, ana is well dressed and about sis feet high. The coroner held an inquest Friday over the remains of the stranger. The verdict -of the jury was i:that the decoased came to his death by a pistol shot wound inflicted by his own bund." Xo papers were found by which he could ,be identified. On his right arm, just below the elbow, was tattooed the picture of a woman and the Dame of "G. Cook." The body was turned over to Undertaker Hightower for inf terment. THEY ABMLARMED. Mark HannaReviyes the Infamous Jay" Hubbell System. OHIO REPUBLICANS SCARED. ? . f . ^ A General Assessment Tora campaign in a Single State is Without Precedent. A special dispatch from "Washington to the News aad Courier says so desperate has the Republican situation in Ohio becoma that Senator Mark Hanna has revived the Jay Hubbell system of levying campaign assessments upon the in TV7 a qTiiti crtnn X gviwiai uuiv^'uviuuiu au ri regardless of the States to wnich they are accredited. Within the past few days most every employee in the Government service at Washington has received a long letter from W. E. Bardell, treasurer of the finance committee of the Ohio Republican State executive committee, calling for contribu tiotts to the Republican campaign fund in the Buckeye State. The letter goes on to state that "A Democratic victory in Ohio this fall would carry with it almost full control of the political machinery of the State; thus enabling the opposition to entrench itself 'for the Presidential campaign of 1900. "A special session of the Legislature called by a Democratic Governor would redistrict the State for Congressional purposes under the apportionment of 1900, thereby reducing the Republican rerepsentation from this State in the Inwnf Virtnco nf PnncrrpQfl snd nprhans endangering :our majority in that body. These facts, it seems to us, will forcibly appeal to every Republican. ''We hope you will be willing to contribute to the legitimate expenses of the State committee in its efforts to maintain Republican supremacy." So earnest is the appeal that it is ac companied by printed extracts from the Act regulating the civil service relative to the collection of political assessments from employees in the public service. In addition Treasurer Burdell states that to avoid any violation of the law on the subject the committee in charge of the financial branch of the campaign is made ap of persons in no wise conirri+li "Ro/leral QPTPIPP. TTa TT1UU VUU A VV4 *.?#* MV* ?vv> ? adds: ''In sending us a contribution you will in no way violate any provision of the civil service law. We are asking for voluntary contributions to assist in deiraying the proper and lawful expenses of the campaign, and we will be responsible for the proper distribution of any'funds which may be entrusted to us." As a final appeal Treasurer Burdell says: ''On account of the important bearing the result in Ohio this year will have upon the greater contest of 1900, and because of the fact the defeat of his party in the President's home State would be heralded by the opposition as >? icbuke to his administration. we hope you will aid us in this i j i i:v i ? contest Dy senaiag us as?iiucr?i & tuutribution as you can afford.'1 These circular letters are marked "confidential," and sent to the resident address of the various employees. A ft rvn M ii*ari TT3A TP- I YYCiJ AUV/VYJU V UlU \jl uhuwu ?? ?*v ceived one of these letters, confided to your correspondent?:, the information, which he said he had received as coming from Senator Hanna. to the effect that '"Johnny McLean is putting up an unexpectedly strong fight in all the big cities in the State, and it will require every dollar the Republican committee can raise to secure a Republican victory." Many of the recipients of these letters are terrorized by the fear that they will lose their places if they fail to contribute, although they do not understand why they should be assessed to help out in Ohio, when they have demands from other States made upon them at regular intervals. It is said that a ''black list" will be made up showing all who fail to respond to the Hanna call for funds, and the victims will be dealt with accordingly. The practice of soliciting campaign contributions from Government employees during a Presidential contest has never been entirely abandoned, although the collections were made in a quiet, inoffensive'way. It-is, however, unusual and without precedent to levy a general assessment for a campaign in a single State, and especially as that State happens to be the home State nf the President of the United States. Queer Names. A correspondent of the St. Paul Dispatch says: "The most suggestive and inviting name I saw was that of a druggist in North Dakota. It was (J. K. Welcome, his first name being Urias. Across the street was another man with a funny' name. He bore the euphonious cogomen, John Stonepounder. In the next town I found a m*n who was so fat that the name of Abraham Crumpacker seemed especially fitting. But there was a woman iu me ?.uvyh nuu went him one better. Her name was Emily Freshbread. In the next town I got so interested in queer names that I soon heard of a speedy individual called Sarah Deerhoof. In the same town there is a man called Henry Bookstruck. Ever after that I was on the lookout. On the train I met David Newsalt and Millie Newlove. The man with the most warlike name I ran against was Abraham Saltpeter. In one town I found a man who had a very poetic name. It was Seabright Sunbloom. But the last name I struck finished me. It seemed like a direct command to cease my sacriligioue monkeyrtl T fArtlr if. oa o lDg W11IL peupie 3 JUitLUCS. J. wun. iu ? warning, and quit. A. Quickfinish. And what do you suppose his partner's name was? It was W. K. Goforth. The Latest Syndicate, According to the correspondent of The London Times the discovery has been made there that syndicate exists which has been insuring the lives of poor people and murdering them in order to collect the insurance money. Three cases of the sort are known to have occured from which the promoters of' the icheme netted ?10.000. The syndicate has other policies amounting to ?30,000. The ringleaders have been arrested. The Equitable Life society of Neff York is said to be affected. ikk new yoek;vtew:of.tis. Burlesque Idea of Southern Troops from a Metropolitan Daily. Soldiers were much in evidence yesterday on New York's thoroughfares. Several trains brought militiamen from the West, the South, and e\en faraway Texas. The blue uniforms, the slouch hats, and the natty brown leggings were familiar sights on Broadway. The boys are eDjoying themselves immensley. Those Southerners who were quartered near the Bowery found abundance of entertainment, and en joyed it hilariously. In most cases the places assigned to thesoldiers are fairly comfortable, but some of the South Carolina boys and the Maine Signal corps will find it cool sleeping if there is a change in the weather. The place assigned to them is a road house at One Hundred and Tenth street and Lenox avenue, and they must sleep in the long stables on straw and their own blank ets. All others are well cared tor. "We-uns are all stuck on this place," said one of the South Carolina soldiers who are quartered at the Manhattan lyceum, 66 68 East Fourth street. "We 1 thought it was a pow'ful big place yesterday," resumed the southerner, laughingly. "We got overjbyah on the ferry and then marched around the town fo' three hours looking fo? East Eo'th street. We liiro tn froze f,n d#>at.h ton " he added. "Last night was mighty chilly and weuns had thin clo's. But I reckon we'll be warm 'nough oa Saturday. There are 750 South Carolinians at this place, and they are well fixed. They brought with them the First Artillery band of Sullivan's Island in Charleston harbor. One of the companies is the Irish Voluateers, organized in 1788. * The Ninth Pennsylvania attracted a great deal of attention yesterday afternoon as they marched up Broadway to rr l : L me j.weiiLii regiiueiii) miuvij/. jiucic were about 250 in line, and they were accompanied by a drum corps. They arrived over the Pennsylvania railroad, landing at the foot of West Twenty third street. Three hundred and sixty sturdy and bronzed men from Florida are at tfie Twenty second regiment armory, They are an imperturbable lot and are unmoved by the sights of New York, although most all of them are on Manhattan island for the fust time. "Say, old man," said a lounger at the armory, "what do you think of a good big crty, anyway?" "Oh. I low it'll do," responded the Florldian languidly, as he gazed vacantly at a passing automobile.?New York Times. IT IS ALL TEUE. Sometr/ing About Admiral Philip that South Carolinians can Endorse. All the members of the South Carolina party who had the pleasure of meeting Admiral Philip and receiving his courteous attentions at the Breoklyn navy yard last week will heartily endorse the following from the Richmond Dispatch: ' 'It has leaked out that the arrival of Rear Admiral Howison in Xew York harbor, after the programme for the Dewey naval parade had been arranged, threatened more unpleasant complications than was at first supposed, and that only the 'tact and diplomacy' of Rear Admiral Philip, commandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, prevented things irom getting into a 'sorry mess.' "In noticing the fact, the New York Times says that the public is indebted to Admiral Philip for the rearrange* * * - r _ J _/? ment and settlement or tne oraer 01 parade in such a manner as to preclude all complaint and all justification for dissatisfaction on the part of any officer concerned. Xature, the Times farther says, imparted to Admiral Philip a large measure of the kindly tact that has made Admiral Dewey loved as well as famous, and this tact he employed in a delicate and vexatious matter so accurately and diplomatically ag to entitle him to a few words of commendation. "And it seems that nature also imparted to him the heart of a hero and the trusting Christian gentleman and true humantarian. Witness the magnificent manner in which he fought the Texas in the battle of Santiago, his command to [his men not to raise a cheer of victory because the enemy were dying, and his call t-o prayers after the fight was over. Then in sizing him up - - ? i and uttering a]few words ol commendation, forget not his order that certain offensive words on a plate of the Confederate ironclad Virginia preserved at the Brooklyn yard bs painted out. The true heroes of our war with Spain are not confined to those who have been brought most prominently te the front or have occupied the largest space in the public gaze." Fighting and Fanning. Aguinaldo, according to a report brought to Manila by a Dominican Friar from the north, has issued orders to ininn cnl^?<?r<5 in the northern 1 CUC XillyiUU W provinces to return to their towns and to resume farming. This story lacks confirmation; but the rumor may be in accordacc3 with Aguinaldo's policy of keeping the countrv as productive as possible by using his men in altermate shifts on the farms or under arms. Dagupan, San Fernando and Delincinict, which are under the guns of the United States warships are supposed to be evacuated. It is alleged that the evacuation order calls upon the male inhabitants to be >rderly in case of the arrival of the troops and express the hope that the Americans will protect the towns. "Poccintr nf the Horse. Within the last nine years 16,000 horses have been mustered out of service by the Metropolitan Traction and Third Avenue companies, and in their places electricity has been substituted as a motive power. There remain today 5,100 horses in harness on the street car lines of the city, and that number will be diminished by several hundred before the year is out. Five years hence, the officials of the Metropolitan road say, the horse will be a thing of the past as motive power on the streets of New York.?New York Post. BTJjJNED AND.'STTNX. Total Loss of the Mcllory Line Steamer Leona and Her Cargo. A dispatch from. New York says the Mollory Line steamer Leona was burned and sunk at her wharf in New York Thursday night. The cargo, consisting of tobacco and 8,000 bales of cotton, and worth over $250,000, is a total loss, and the damage to the steamer is $50,000. It is believed that the Leona, which sailed from Galveston September 27, caught fire at sea several days ago, since which time she had proceeded at full speed, with battened hatches, for this port. At 3.30 this afternoon the Leona came racing up East River to her " 1 X - J .1 1 pier, wnere naste was maae 10 aeuars. the passengers and open the hatches. An hour later an army of men was vainly fighting a fire in the steamers hold. Finally the ship was scuttled. As soon as the Leona made fast to her pier, about 4 o'clock, the officers of the vessel, commanded by Capt. Wilber, ordered the members of the crew to try to put out the fire in the hold without cilling the fire department. This was soon found to be impossiDie ana an alarm was sent in. By 5 30 o'clock ten streams were playing from fire engine3 and six streams from fire boats. The firemen had a hard time to get at the flames as the boat came into her dock Bternmost, leaviDg-the burning portion out in the water. The lire at first was confined to the forward hatchway, di rectly forward of tJtie loremast. xne Hatches being lifted a tremendous volume of smoke came out making it impossible for the firemen to see. Soon tons of water were pouring into the doomed vessel, and the ship began t? list to starboard, settling a h'ttle as she did so. At 6 o'clock about seventy firemen, with the chief and deputy chief, were on the boat working to keep the fire from spreading toward the stern. It was found to be beyond the efforts of * 1 4.^ tee nrenten, ana an oraer was givcu w open the for and aft port holes in order to allow the -water to enter and make her settle. The water already pouring into the boat was managing to run along the bilge keels until it had reached aft, and the ship showed evidence of listing to starboard. Most of the firemen finally left the ship by sliding down a hose which was fastened to the wheel. About half dozen men who were on the starboard side of the boat were unable to get to the pier, and kept on work ing as if nothing was happening to endanger their lives. They continued until the ship was partially submerged beside her pier. The men were thrown into the water. Deputy Chief Duane and Fireman Thomas McFariane, of Engine 12, had- to battle for life, and were rescued with difficulty. Several of the fire boats engaged in the work of rescuing the firemen were nearly carried down by the sinking of the Leona. At 1 Qft rt'nlrtnV a ror>nrfc that, shook XA.ll I.UV V ViVVa A W^va ? ?? the deck plates forward showed the presence of gas and possibly powder in the forward hold. "Another report came about fifteen minutes : later, and a third in about ten minutes. The explosions were not serious enough to cause a further inflow >of water. At about 8.15 the flames were under control at the main hatchway and the entile twatV* troa trt the forward hatch. The flames were so persistent that they were not under control for a long time and the New Yorker was kept at the boat playing on her all night. The cause of the fire is a mystery. The boat left Galveston on Wednesday, September 27. It was said by one of the passengers that three days ago the hatches were battered down, and upon questions being put to Capt. Wilber he said the cause was the'high seas. From that time the ship was kept at full speed. The oassenzer said that on several oc casions he had detected smoke, but had not thought particular about it, as the captain said all was well. Capt. "Wilber denies that the ship was on fire at sea, and the first he knew of the nre was when the hatches-were lifted to-day after arrival. OTJfi LOST GUN BOAT BAISED. Brisk Fighting and Casualties on Both Sides in the Philippines. Commander "Watson cables the navy department that he has raised thi ormVinat TTrHaneta. recently sunk bv the ? Filipinos, who killed or captured its crew of nine men. The boat has been brought to Cavite. where it will be refitted and again put in action. General Chis cables that on the 1st Captain Poore, of the 6th infantry, attacked and dispersed a Filipino robber band at Negros, killing 20, including two leaders, and capturing twelve rifles 1 1 -c ana. a large quantity ux ammumuuu and stores. Lieutenant Grubbs, of the 6 th infantry, r.was killed and four of our men were wounded. On Lnzon the Filipinos attacked the line of communication west of Bacor and were repulsed after severe fighting in which we lost Captain Eldridge, of the Fourteenth infantry, killed and ten or twelve men killed or wounded. On Monday the Filipinos attacked Calamba and were repulsed with aloss of 60 kill ed. Our loss two men tilled ana seven wounded. There was a fight on Monday near Santa Anna in which the Fourth cavalry had a man killed. The Filipinos were driven back. A picket post of three men were killed Wednesday by natives west of San Fernandino. General Lawton at Bacoor is organizing a heavy mised force to clear the country between that place and Innus. He has already captured a number of Filipinos with their arms. Mnles Lost A cablegram from General Otis to the war department Friday brings word of the loss of several hundred horses and mules on the transport Siam. The message follows: SteamerSiam, which lift San Francisco August 19 with foriv-five horses and 330 mules, encountered a typhcon on the 1st instant, Northern Luzon, in which all but sixteen mules were lost. The animals were killed by the pitching of the vessel and lack of air frm ncces;ary closing of hatches. No casualties among passengers. . Otis."' "I have used your 'Life for the Liver and Kidneys' with great .benefit, and for Dyspepsia - or any derangement - of the Liver or Kidneys I regard it as being without an equal." James J. Osborne, Attorney at Law, Boliston, Henderson Oo., N. 0. A NEW PLAJN Adopted; in/Andersonlto: Punish Ravishers. ALLOWED ITO MAKE CHOICE. And He";Preferred to SubmiCto Surcrical Ooeration Rather Q ? . Than be Hanged on the Spot A special dispatch from Anderson, S. C., to the Columbia State says Wednesday afternoon as a young lady pupil*of the graded school, a daughter of one of our most highly respected citizens, who lives about a mile and a half from town, was returning homcfrom school about 3 o'clock, and when in sight of home,' she was accosted by a Negro by* the name of Tom Jenkins, who made an indecent proposal to her, followed by an indecent exposure of his person. The young lady fled, screaming, toward home and outran the Negnr and; escaped his clutches. The affair did not leak out'until Thursday, when a party of determined men set out to capture the Negro, which they did. They gave him his choice of lynching or submitting to a certain sur* 1 ^ TT L.J iU? gicai operation. _ xie auoeptcu iuc latter, and the operation "was thoroughly, successfully and scientifically performed. The Negro was carried back to his home and told he must clear himself of these parts as soon as he was well enough. This is the Anderson plan, and it beats lynching. TAKEN" WITH SALT. " / Columbia Special About Game Chick ens Subjected to'Doubt. "In a recent issue of a New York newspaper "a special from Columbia, S. C., made some very interesting but wholly romantic statements concerning the game cock industry of our State," said Mr. P. W. Dc Witt, of Charleston,at the Piiggs. "The. dispatch related that a resident of York county" made a specialty of raising fighting cocks, and that hundreds of his particular breed were exported annually to Mexico, where the fighting of game chickens is a national pastime. It was further stated that one particular fine fizhter had been sold to a Texan, who, after pitting him against the best birds of-the Lone Star State and3winning twenty-seven battles, sold lum to a Mexican -'sport for $10,000. Across the Rio Grande this feathered champion, so the story went, kept up his record, and won a battle in which the stake was $10,000. "One would think from reading the ahove that the days of Baron Munchausen had'come again. I am something of a game chicken fancier, and assert most positively that the cock never existed that won as many as twenty-seven victories. The most I ever knew one bird to achieve was fifteen, and that was deemed extraordinary. A chicken that could win twenty-seven times in the pit-ought to be worth ten times the sum reported in this entertaining but wholly apochryphal story."?Washingtnn P/iot ^VU X Vk)V? Fatal'Affray ."Among Lawyers. Col. A. D. Hawes, a leading lawyer and politician of Ba'inbride, Ga., was assaulted and shot at Thomas?ille, G-a., Wednesday by W. H. Hammond, another lawyer. The difficulty grew . out of the argument of a case in chambers before Judge Hansell, of the superior'court, by Colonel Hawes and Capt. William Hammond, father of the man who did the shooting. During the course of the argument Colonel Hawes characterized as untru-j a statement . 1 r _ /i . i. TT 1 mi 13 maae cy captain jaammona. xneynaa some words and blows with walking canes outside the court room, but were separated by policemen. Later W. H. Hammond,"son Captain Hammond, met Captain Hawes, taxed him withinsuiting his father and shot him. Chloroformed by BurglarsTwo masked burglars "Wednesday entered the residence of C. A. Trainnum at KnoxvilleTenn., and after chloroforming his sister, Mrs._ Kimbrough, searched the room where Trainnum, who is treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, had several hundred dollars concealed. They secured some of it, but Mrs. Kimbrough had hidden the larger part which they did not discover. The woman is in a precarious condition and it is feared she will die from the effects of the drug. The police have put bloodhounds on the trail of the robbers. Terrible Tragedy. News has just beer, received of a terrible tragedy at Lydia, Darlington, county, Friday afternoon. I)r. Uacy Lee, a prominent physician, thirty years old, shot and fatally wounded bis o.fn father, Dr. H. J. Lee. The shooting seems to have been the result of the father rebuking the son for some angry words spoken to the housekeeper. The two doctors live and practice together. The younger was in Darlington Friday drinking and that may account for the tragedy. The Lee family is one of the most prominent in the county. Dewey off to Vermont. a i. l:. , a "n ?... ills icqueou ^uuxnai -L/cncjr w?d formally detached from the Olympia. He telegraphed the executive officer of that ship to haul down his flag which will terminate his connection with the cruiser which has been his home for more than two years. The admiral will go to Yermont and after a reception at the State capitol on October 13th will go to Boston to attend a reception in his honor on October 14th. ^ Threatened With. Lynching. A special to The News and Observer i? T \T / ^ tfrttTO* P ATll>An IrUILI JJUIUUCiLUU^ *1. U.y oajo* Ross, colored, was brought here Thurs? day charged charghed with committing rape on Mrs. Betty Ingram, a respectable white woman of Lumber Bridge. Lynching is threatened for the crime.