Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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: "'lit England, Othtws Wanting P. f?Westr i ctio n s. HEp%SSife>> MKiit' ^ BWHig^EPCOtiraguig reports ^^^^Kbass&dor Page at Loa^KMppaasbafisador Gerard at Ber Iain and Germany to[In# of neutral comirestricted shipment ? civilian population intriee. The United expect complete ceogness to make conjtiate for ah undersubmarine food and sady has been made formal' acquiescence All eyes now are a, where opinion is 11 tided on the merits iwl Some leading iembers are said to tb? American proof solving the probe inconvenience to as possible. Another to be im ^twested; by themlfttary value of furrestricting supplies to Germany. t-r'r The -exact nature of the American HI j^ro^Mttls ta still unknown because of reticence of officiate here and .belligerent forces of an HP The removal of all floating mines by KK'SXUmiAti* ?*"? -n.y^n? Prltotw la nT/V Exposed except mines used for protec-1 M jetton oJ coast defenses and harbors, Hf?ilots to. be furnished to guide neutral BJpfoips tfcroughflelds that remain. ff^HANY BIG SUPPLY BILLS PASSED. ^H|CbngreM Speeding Up to B& Ready 0nB- For Adjournment BBByWaahfogton. ? Confrea^ ~ wgpJ?Jir Steadily on its- task supBHHfcr^bill& which out of the |P%feSeniit? passed the naval bill, ^52,000,000, the fortification bill, $6,fopKW.OGO, and the diplomatic bill, $4,fg60,000 while the House, spent the day rpftebating the general diflciency measK?re. with interruptions now and then |H|# dispose of conference reports. HT The Senate added about $8,000,000 Bj? the naval biU as it passed the HnUpuse, providing the two-battleship P&ifetructloa program, for five sea^HBSS9w&^&8 instead of one, for KHKU instead of ,11 coast defence submaExines, for a gunboat and a hospital 9hKmU^, and adding $1,000,000 for an arB Staor pJete and 5500,000, for & projecSenator Snoot vainly sought to have Authorized the construction of 50 sea^H^roiog and 25 coast defense submardeclaring that "no man can tell W'* vVhen the Eurdptean disturbance will jMpvolve- this country in difficulties." Bfc.',This precipiated a general diecussimi SBh'.'speaker Wooten'? Condition 8erlous. Raleigh.?Speaker Emmett R. WootPHpA ot the house of representatives has n -J Jla nttJ?u^i I ,91^0^ Bu?uu; n iwja nuspiuu ' wi^n "he had a chill and other alarmE&, lng symptoms aapearefl. Doctor Parygjrott of Kin&ton, hla family physician, arrived and is in consultation with Dr. g??'H. A. Royster, with a probability that HHfcfcs a last chance to save the life of ^E?&eJppea'ker the wound will be reKgopcned. There is considered at this ^Bj^P^j^eyery slightest .-sort of chance Bill Effect# Common Carrier#. H ff^^hin^on.?Senator Newlands InK^trodnced a bill 1n the senate to em E power the Interstate commerce comk mission to examine all papers of a fwrrfor." Including correspondence. It I jould amend the law to meet the su^Rpreme court's decision that the comV jrJssion did not have power to inspect the correspondence of the Louisville H - & Nashville Railway. Mr. Newlands submitted communications from Act ing Chairman Clementa of the com mission and Attorney General GregB ory, urging that the bin be passed. fll Special Tax on Foreigners Revoked. Wg Mexico City.?The French minister waS advised officially that the por4ion of the special tax of 20,000,000 A , pesos levied by general Obregon which V aplies to all foreigners, will be revok ed. General Obregon's decree stated ? *a hn no<u4 frxr* i"hrs. '.t&TPl JX1UUU>?WiVO UJ UU UUUU iUi IUL B ^ relief of the poor. Americans in Mexi ^? City at a meeting contributed a conW$$.Biderable amount of money for the foj^asaistarice of the poor. Foreign banks have signified their intention of kBa ; Vienna Statement. ?*'t Vienna, via Londoa.?The official Dteittniroemicatlon issued by the Austrian B&jN*roffice follows; '"Violent artillery ra&k&ngagements are proceeding ir the East of Prrzedborz in Russian I Along COL WILLIAM H. CROOK J Col. William H. Crook, disbursing f officer of the White House, celebrated : recently the completion of his fiftieth < year as an employee In the offices of \ presidents. ?????????-?j TRADE GOES ON AS USUAL! * " t THE AMERICAN VESSEL, CARE3, I COTTON LADEN, GOES DOWN ' IN NORTH SEA. l s Warring Nations Are Not Affected 1 Much By New War Zones.?All ] | >n Crew* Are 8aved. i London.?Another American steamer, the Carib, has been destroyed by a mine off the German coast, while a third Norwegian, the Regin, has been torpedoed or destroyed by a mine off Dover. All the Regln's crew were saved and although not stated In the dispatches from Berlin, it is believed the crew of the Carib also escaped. Thus neutral states continue to be the greatest sufferers from the mine and submarine warfare. It Is considered possible, however, that one or two British steamers have suffered a similar fate, one being overdue and another being reported blown up off Ryei As a result of the activity of German submarines the British admiralty has announced that the Irish and North Channels have been re strlcted for navigation. { In the case of a few Scandinavian, Dutch and British steamers the crews have refused to sail where the voyages vere to include the waT zone, but in y aach instance suteJj^^tfa^VfeNrWun^* \ The crew_QfJfrtrBrltish steamer Darleyd?te/wlfJch has grain for the Bel^pXim Relief Commission refused to accompany the ship from Falmouth 1 ?to Rotterdam but men were found to take their places. Otherwise the 1 trade of the country is going on much as usual, and shipmasters continue to ] express confidence that the German ' submarines cannot interfere seriously with commerce. In fact the threatened blockade which has had such a small effect thus far, is beginning to ] give way in the public interest in ' military operations to the bombardment of the Dardanelles forts by the 1 Allied fleet. j THREE BURN TO DEATH. \ ( Big Fire In Birmingham Causes $200,- ( AM n. ?Am*! Q 1 luss uw ufliiiayo nnu v hi v v??? Birmingham, Ala?Three unidentifi- { ed persons, probably more were burn- < ed to deatb, and eight others were j injured, in a $200,000 fire which swept ( che business section of Birmingham, destroying several commercial buildings and the Winsor hotel, a small old structure. The ruins of the hotel are being searched. Four of the injured were firemen. The fire started at 4:30 in a hard- 1 ware store on 20th street. Oils and ? paints stored there aided in Its rapid j' spread. It was not brought under con- 1 trol for nearly four hours. 1 The exact number of guests in the ( Winsor when it caught is not known. 1 Several of thope hurt were injured ? jumping from upper windows. The Winsor hotel was a small one in the heart of the city occupying one * of the oldest buildings in Birmingham. s Fire wrecked the structure almost 1 completely and it is probable that other bodies are in the debris which t is piled high in the shell of the buildSg. It is not known how many peoe were in the building when the flre began but police are trying to 1 get a check on those known to have < h<*on in thp hntpl T Carib Owned In Savannah. . New York.?The Carib, which was e sunk by a mine in the North Sea form- 1 erly was owned by the Clyde Line and 1 was recently sold by them to Walker, Armstrong & Co., of Savannah, Ga. She was of 2,280 tons burden and left s Charleston January 27 for Bremen 1 with a cargo of cotton > 1 30,000 Killed And Wounded. Suwalki, Poland via Berlin and London?The German forces under Field t Marshall von Hindenburg, by hard * fighting and extraordinary marches, i' inflicted such a striking defeat on tbe c Russians opposed to them in the re- ^ cent battle of the Jlazurian lakes c country, that -the Russian remnants i' are a negligible quantity in the oper- a ations now in progress. The Russian $ killed and wounded in the four days' n fighting were estimated at 30,000 men. 0 Over 60,000 Russians are prisoners in a f* n Vion/lc fl uciuiau uunuc. i SINGS IN THE FRENCH CAMPS 1 i Minstrel Employed by the Ministry of ! War to Encourage the Soldiers 1 at the Front. 1 The role that the minstrel Taillefer ; played at Hastings, vhat Roland took ; at Roncevaux and Blondel filled when Xmte 5NE MORE BILL CARFIYING APPROXIMATELY $23,000,000 PUT THROUGH. J j DEBATE NAVAL BIliL NEXT I . ' I i seven ui vric ruui iccii nppiupi tawiuii Bills Have Been Passed.?Continue Free Seeds. Washington.?The senate! added the igricultural bill, carrying} approximately $23,000,000, to tbje rapidly growing list of suply measures passed ind debate on the naval Dili began. Seven qf the appropriation' bills ha,ve seen disposed of, and seven are still iwaiting action. After considerable argument the senate declined to support jthe action if the agricultural committee in striking out an appropriation of $235,000 !or the free distribution of deeds. One >f the principal new provisions in 1 the bill is the $2,500 appropriation lor combating the food and rfiouth disease among cattle. ; Debate on the naval bill! centers jpon committee amendments adding several missions to the hou^e bill In* I eluding provisions for five sea-going submarines Instead of one j and 16 ;oast defense submarines ii^Btead of & . < \ The house began work on' the list j )f the supply measures for considers- N Jon in that body, the general deficl- ' ;ncy bill. It also adopted th^ confer- 4 ;nce report on the seamen's jbftl. The 1 senate now must, aot on it. j Confer- 1 mces on other measures which have 1 mssed both houses are progressing favorably. j. j That there is some hope of (passing , Jie bill providing Philippine eelf-gov- ( ?rnment and ultimate independence at t ?tis session became apparent* Presiient Wilson told several adrministra Jon leaders he wished the measure j ;ould have the right-of-way o^er any 1 >ther general legislation and be pass- j jd in the midst of appropriation legisation If necessary, , j \ Senator Simmons conferred) with { Chairman Hitchcock of the Philippine jommittee and later Mr. Hitchcock, said he believed ttffe bill wouId^ps?^ J FOOD EXPORT*-^CREASE. j /ast \j)/rease of Food. Stuffs While ; '-' Cotton Has Increased. ' | Washington?What vast increases 1 have been made in the export of foodstuffs since the European war began , was disclosed by the department of commerce in a detailed statement ( Foodstuffs exports lor the seven months ending with January totalled ?377,400,000, an increase of $188,000,)00 over the same month of the last Sscal year. One hundred million bushels more arheat were exported than last year; ?8,000,000 bushels more oats; 10,000,)00 bushels more corn; 40,000,000 pounds more fresh beef; 34,500,000 pounds more canned beef; 1,500,000 >arrels more flour; 1,000,000 pounds nore pickled beef; 22,000,000 gallons nore gasoline, naphtha, etc., and 11,)00.000 gallons more residuum? fuel oil, }tc., were sent abroad. At the same time there was a jreat decrease in the export of cot:on, because of the war, the total for .he seven months being 4,105,525 bales >r 2,500,000 bales less than last year. WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. i London?One sailor lost his life vhen the small British steamer Dept95ft taat Inrtf nnil 1 2ftR tnna WJLB , tent to the bottom in 20 minutes either >y a German torpedo from a subnarine or by coming in contact with i mine in the North sea at a .point >ff Scarborough. The 15 other mera>ers of the steamer's crew were saved md were landed at South Shields. * Turks Report Victory. Berlin, by via . London?Reports rom Constantinople say that a Ruslian attack in the territory east of ^.rtzin, Trans-Caucasia, has befen beatsn off by the Turks with heavy losses 0 the enemy. ' ' The Western Coast Goes Down. London?The small coasting steam>r Western Coast has been sunk by 1 mine or torpedo in the English Channel at a point off Beachy Head, rhe crew were lahded at Portsmouth. The RoyperanaftGoes Down. c East Bourne, England?The steam- jt Royperana was sunk off this port ^ t is believed tbat she was torpedoed. r ["he crew of 31 men was saved. g Also the Harpallon. j Newhaven, via London?The British B teamer Harpallon, from London for , Newport News, without cargo, has j, ?een torpedoed off Beachy Head. , Senate May Have Extra Session. Washington?Possilillities of an exra session of the senate alone after j. .larch 4th for" consideration of treat- 0 es and nominations were being 'dis- a ussed among administration leaders. y Vhite house officials refused to talk a m the subject, but it was known Pres- j, dent Wilson was giving it considertion.Treaties with Columbia to pay ^ 25,900,000 for the partition of Pana- n aa, and with Nicaragua to pay $3,- c 00,000 for inter-oceanic canal rights a n naval bases, undoubtedly will fail a f ratification at this session. " t the French minister of war, to sing ^ ind recite patriotic and warlike chan- t sons to the French soldiers, to inspire a them to mighty deeds. For the last ^ two months or more the picturesque I Breton singer, with tls sleek hair, his a wide hat brim, his flying ribbon .and t voluminous velvet breeches, looking i for all the world like the painted 1 bG^' * STATES IN NE!W ISSUES OF EUROPEAN 8ITUATI0N. Fully 8ustalna President Wilson in tho Course He Mas Taken' in international Situation*. Morrtetown, N. J. ? The United Status is threatened by a serious invasion of its rigrhte as a neutral by the warring factions ol! Europe and hi proteotfcag itii oorame:rce wkb those Nations i? ft ice to ta<:e with a criale, in the opinion of former President William Howard Taft In tbe solution of that crisis should It arise, no jingo spirit must he allowed to prevail, Mr. Taft advised; neither pride nor. momentary paseion Jhould influence judgment.. "And when the President sliali agf/ Mr. Taft tfieclared, "we must Ete^d by him to the end. In this?.4^tennina< tlon we may be sure th^t ali wlll join, ao matter what th<dr??uropean origin. All will foirget th$ir differences in self' sacrificing loyalty to our common' flag and our common country." _yM^r^fStVk reference to. the situation confronting the United States was made at the conclusion of an address before 'the Washington Association ol New Jersey. Quoting a reservation in the treaty of Algeciras, proclaimed in L907, and enteied into by the Untied States and 11 European Nations, Mr. raft said: "Our interest In the present war, under the conditions that exist, should be limited as set forth in this reservation, to wit. j. , "To preserving and increasing the commerce of the United States with the belligerents; to the protection as to life, liberty and properity of out ritizens residing or traveling in their countries, and to the aiding by our friendly offices and efforts in bringing those countries to peace.' "Our efforts for peace," he continued, "have been made as complete as possible. "In preserving the commerce of the United States with the belligerents, lowever, we are face to face with a crisis. The planting of mines in the >pen sea and the use of submarines :o send neutral vessels to the bottom without inquiry as to their neutrality when found to a so-called war zone >f the open sei, are all of them a variation from the rules of imternaional law governing the action of bel.igerents towards neutral trade. "When their violation results In the 1 extraction of the lives of! American litizens or of American property, a frave issue will arise as to what the iuty of this Government is. The responsibility. of the President and Con jress in meeting the critical issue thus presented in maintaining oar Natiouil rights and our National honor on ;he one hand, with due regard to the iwful consequences to our W000,000 >f people of engaging in thty horrible vorld war, on the other, will be very rreat. It involves on their part a udgment in its consequences that we ihould earnestly pray that the.neceslity for it may be averted. "If, however, the occasion arises ve can be confident that those in LUthority will be actuated by the highest patriotic motives and by the deepest concern for our National welfare. iVe must not allow our pride or monentary passion to Influence our judgnent. We must exercise the deUberaion that the fateful consequences in he loss , of our best blood and ^nornous waste of treasure would necesarily impose upon us. We mujt alow no jingo spirit to prevail. Wa oust abide the judgment of those in vhom we have entrusted the authorty and when the President shall act, ve must stand by him to the end." Both Houses of Congress Busy. Washington.?Appropriations for na'onal defense occupied the attention if both houses of congress. The sente discussed until late at night the ixmy appropropriatton bill carrying pproximately $103,000,000, while the louse debated the fortifications bill. While progress wg.s being made on ioth these measures, the senate com illll.ee on iuivai aiiiwis pracucany ompleted consideration of the naval ppropriiations measure and the sente paused for four ntfnutes to pass he nenuinn biU carrying S164.000.000. varfare and its customs more even han the breastplate, hand grenades ind spears which have proved their 'alue on several occasions. No one mew who thought of the plan, but, PUt il' iD ;^ T~5 mM'. ? "V * > nir in ?r rmiNutss. iviAmc juoc Prlncem M.irie Jose, the pretty lit tie daughter of the king and queen of Belgium, lit with her two brothert In England. wniiBiBiiMBBMW?i MR. TilFT FORSEES CRISIS ' " ' V " \m ? RRAVP lUNfiPR TO THE UNITED WIRED f t m ' 1 ta BASIS FOR FURTHER NEGOTIA- te ' TION8 IS PRESENTED, IT HAS BEEN LEARNED. gi 8 C BRITAIN IS VERY RETICENT n H But Still Points Out That fibod Has pi Not Been Declared Absolute Corv a* traband of War. Berlin, via London.?The American. 81 identical note on marine warfare, sent to Great Britain and Germany, is in ^ the hands of Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, Imperial German Chancellor, and Gottlieb van Jagow, the German a Foreign Minister. j The German Goveniment is not f ready to make , public the contents of c the note, but it is said they may be 01 regarded as the basis for further nego- 81 tiatjons. Certain of the proposals, as 11 an example the removal of the mine 1 fields around England, probably will 8 be unacceptable to Germany. f The German Government, it is said, * does not expect that Great Britain will accept any proposals permitting the ^ importation of foodstuffs in to Ger* " , many. ' , a The Lookal Anzeiger says it learns n that the American note presents a si basis for further negotiations. i "Washington," the newspaper adds, 11 'now takes up.the suggestions out- c line! In the final passage of Ger~ ^ many's answer and makes proposals ~ which apparently are addressed eq^a^ ly to Germany and Great Britain," ? . _? RUTTING UP AJjKfOD FIGH* ? . % 7^? Fear Tha^RSbegade Utes Wilt Join r ^ 016 Polk'i Band. n Lake City, Utah.?Fear that' j ,j?negade Utes from the reservation ^ r in Colorado will Join Old Polk's band ? of Piute Indians which has been battling United States officers near Bluff is expressed in a dispatch to The Desert *News. > 8i Reports from the Colorado reserva- e tion say the Indians, believe the white h men h%ve killed J5 squaws and pa- e pooses and they are greatly 1n censed. G Marshal Nebeker has wired. the . 1 | United States District Attorney at c , Salt Lake City $nd also the Depart- c men t of Justice at Washington that If he -vrill use the 20 Navajo Indian po- k Ike he has requested be sent him to o assist in tracking the hostltes. g "lity men will take care of all the h fighting," ^he sai$. f< A scouting party found that Old a Posey,, leading', a small band of In- h diami had crossed the San Juan u River tb Navajo Reservation on the t< south side. inrthflf crviti+fncr norftr fnllnw^wl +Viq WVVUttUQ >/Ml vj *vuvn vu l>UV ' trail of Old Pplk.and about 10 mounted wtirriors to re-Capture Wash, a eight or 10 miles dast of Bluff, but 4 was unable to determine whether his 5 movement Indicated an attempt to a escape or an .effort to obtain rein- ^ forcemeats. g ' -0$ L President Wilson For Mountaineer^ e Washington.?Praise for the "simple,, straightforward" people of the ii Southern mountains, and criticism of si the "airs that high society gives it- si self" were voiced by President Wil- it son here at a meeting held in the in- o terest of Berea College, Kentucky u founded to educate the mountaineers. w The President declared the college was "going straight $0 the heart of E one of the most interesting problems o of American life," and added that '*the v only thing that is worth while in hu- w man intercourse is to wake, some- vi body." Justice Tughea of the Su- w preme Court'presided at the meeting r< ana otner speaKers were ^resident n FroBt of Berea College, P, G. Bonser of tl Columbia University and Hamilton tl W. Mable of The Outlook magazine. , fc New Orleans Bakers Ask Embargo b( New Orleans.?The executive committee of the National Association of ai Master Bakers forwarded to Presi- ^ dent Wilson and leaders in Congress B( a resolution asking that an embargo ^ be placed on the exportation of wheat, rye and flour. a* Alabama Prohibitionists Get Hearing. m Washington.?Alabama's plan to c( prevent liquor advertisements and ai solicitation of liquor orders from be- e< ing sent through the mails to prohbi- P toin territory was incorporated in a P1 1.111 t ? L J.. J i.1 1 l\f Dill liurouuceu 111 iue iia.uuua.1 xiouse of representatives by. Representative Abercrombie. The bill was drafted w by a delegation sent here by the Alabama legislature to confer with President Wilson, Postmaster General Fi Burlson and mmbers of the Alabama C congressional delegation. la Underwood Leaves House Committee t0 Washington.?Representative Oscar pi W. Underwood bade farewell to the jn house ways and means committee, of at which he is chairman, as he will represent Alabama as its junior senator 40 after March 4. He presided over the m committee at its final session of this he congress and was presented with a nc resolution of thanks and congratula- da firms hv his rnllpflfiips Thoro worn rp speeches by various members. Speak- ni er Clark later yielded the presiding tli officer's chair to Mr. Underwood. be C' the lyric flame that carries simple wore a and simple thoughts straigh* m to the hearts of the heare/s. * ' ' T* ~ Ei More Animated. "So you attended a dinner at a sa ^cTtepJ* for deaf mutes?" pc ^^g^^^Bervlce any different from pj ia' OD SPEED TO RELIEF SKIP jti arewell Services for 8t. Helena Held Ufl At Charleston, Governor Manning Makes Principal Address.. Charleston?More than a thousand en women and children took advance of the perfect weather conditions ? attend the "farwell ceremonies", DEA i which Gov. Manning, Mayor Grace pg ad representatives of-the central Bellan relief committee for the United tates, the State committees of Sofcfch arolina, Georgia and North Garoliel and the local oommittee bade God WAJ )?ed to the Georgia-Carolina Belgian' )llef ship, the British steamer St elena, now loading many tons of revisions at the foot of Columbus Spar :reefc . I From the deck of the St Helena ov. Manning' delivered his first seech in Charleston as chief execu ve. The governor took occasion to ve^ 3 dress a few words to the people of haleston as citizens of gfouth Caro- per j na. He was enthusiastically reeived and heartily applauded at fre- Deai uent intervals during his address. At^ a le conclusion of the morning's exer-' ,vnt}| ises, Got. Manning stood at the foot ^ f the gangway from the wharf to the of T teamer and shook hands, with the the , lembers of the departing crew. v- - deat Just north of the Swedish steam- ^ hip Alderbran, the St Helena lay ct Iong6ide the wharf, all work of load- ^g35 lg stopped temporarily, mast and [gging decked in holiday attire. ^ lags of every description fluttered j rom her In the breeze, notable j mong them the red and white. bahj? er of the Belgian reli^j^fflfit^ ? J: Ion. About^toe^j^U?g/oftte upper WJ^ eck aft, fpCmwhlcli vantage point cert BJK&iters of the day addressed the; w roWds below them, was draped*1., in c_ rMte bunting with red lettering Commission Belgian Relief." ''The speeches delivered 'were In the allowing order: Introductory remarks y Mr. Lanneau, Mayor Grace, George .. V. Williams, chairman of the . local elief committee; Brace W. Ravenel, 0 ice chairman of the South Carolina . , elief committee; Dr; P. E. May, chairian of the Georgia.relief committee; efferson Davis, representing the New 0 ork centre) committee, commission lelglaa relief; and Gov. Manning. Cotton Cargo For Germany free Charleston.?The American steam- tion bip; Greenbrier, Capt, Dalton, clear- He i d at the United States custom house in ^ ere with $,400 bales of cotton toad- unti: d at the wharf of W. Gordon Mc- Com abe & Co., for discharge at Bremen. Ai he Greenbrier, a Gans liner under at harter to the Carolina company, lo- beca al representative. of Strachn & Coc, Colli j the fourth steamer to leave Char- burg iston for the German port since the St utbreak of the present war; her car- *or o is tie first out of Charleston to Gini ave been examined with the X-ray >r possible contraband shipments, duci nd her destination is the first that P?n3 as been made public Immediately- uarj pon clearance by the collector of cue- Spai im? tiArp for fhA mutt air months. 1 He . ? ; f ** Spai PALMETTO NEWS NOTES. ^he Gen. B. T. Teague has appointed a sponsor tor the South* Carolina I vision, U. 9. V., Miss Martha A. ion ham of Anderson, who has named * s her maids of honor Misses Olive T. fcGowan of Columbia and Carolina '?ra inkier of Charleston. Mrs. R. S. ? igon of Anderson will be their chap- yv rone and matron of honor. Senator Smith will close Ub Wash' a lgton .office when the present see [on of congress ends, but he will not top work on congressional matters,. ; having been learned that ;he will. v pen offices in Florence with, his sual force in charge of the clerical ork. Another episode in the race rioting a ecember 20 at Fairplay when three T* egroes were killed and several se- ? erely beaten and otherwise injured ?**ni as recorded when Sheriff John DaIs of Oconee county placed three , hite men of that section under ar- W ;st and carried them to jail at Wal- ^ alia, making six men who now face oer le charges of murder as a result of man lis trouble. D*411 The meeting of the Tri-State Con;rence of Orphanage Workers will 8000 "Art M In V rtrTrTTlllrt onil ly ft S UCIU lu ID J cai iii iviAT ittv uuu ie dates decided upon are April 13 PurP ad 14. The states of North Caro- Poul na, South Carolina and Georgia will md their orphanage executives to ,ml ike part in this conference. It will Tt 3 held at the Church Home orphan- oany ?e of the Episcopal church. sion< In a fire recently the office and ain building of the Stone Fuel and umber Company at Greenville was Sp >mpletely destroyed. The loss is Satic ^proximately $12,000 partially cover- WM 1 by insurance. " and lans have been perfected for a coasi ublic pjayground for the children was Lancaster. " , ' dent Three residences at Clio burned w^? ith a loss of several thousand dol- York rs. repr( Stockholders in the Orangeburg folkair Association held a meeting re- field' ;ntly and re-elected old officers and at A id plans for a big fair this fall. cost The war department has decided +A TTnrt TKniiltrla 1 bCUU U1U1C 11 uvpo iu X-Ui fc luvuibiivi Johnny Evers, the gr#at 'baseball Gr< ayer, who Is now In Camden play- mitt< g golf, etc., says the Camden clim- Mani e has worked wonders with him. abou A contract has been awarded for Span ' additional houses"5^ the Dunean *ons ill village of CW?enville. These Hv?r; >uses, together with those which are the 41 >w standing, will provide accommo- repre ition for the complement of labor quired by the mill when it is run- c ng to its full capacity and on full the g one. The work of construction will to ha igin atjonce. ard The Lexington County Rural Mail irriers have .just held their annual F eeting. Sp< Levi Turner was shot and seriously '? c'e aunded a few days ago by Joe and <*unni rnest Humphries near Blacksburg. lhe c Softe time during the night the iron defini fe in the freight and passenger de? comn it of the Piedmont & Northern rail- build ly, the interurb^n, at tJ^to^ of teagu edmont^waa^ blown ?f-," Nf OF T H E NEWS PA PER PROiSSION IN 80UTH CAROLINA 18 DEAD. ?? ' 3 CONFEDERATE SOLDIER^ ianburg EdTtort Occupied the Eighty Y*ari of Hit ^ In Good Work. artanburg.?Capt Charte* Pfttty, rable. citizen. bjmve Confederate ? ?* J-i- nonrana. . fc-jg "1" ttiiU IIIJT Utiau UJL uiu uv" -rprofession in South Carolina, who here at his residence on north 1 street after a brief Illness, was Lie more than 80 years of age and ; -within the last ten days had i an active member of the staff h?i Journal and Carolina. Spartan, afternoon paper of this city. His, yj h was due to a general physical larles Petty was born January 15, . r , on the farm of his father, Jamer^J y, two miles west of hen tepr^- * ^Ba^^rmTmanSed Jftiia^Davis; /ilkinsvilie. then in Union eo&ty. * tontly after the^ta* of West'- j fired on a call wait made for a < Erin number of companies. ' j hen Company C, TWrteeath South j din* Volunteers wan organized, j L Farrow was elected; major, t>. R j can, waa. promoted to captain and | rlea Petty'pa* elected lieutenant, se four officers went through the ug the .several days around Rich* , i d and was engaged" la the battle* 'cU-iUXZ:-' kbseqnentljr Capt Petty trareieo a the textbook *ubHshinr ftnu #' 1 t, Heath & Co., an? Tinted ?chboia; 1,^1879*and b^o^th? ^tWa | tan from Capt >lf. F: Trimmer. " J was editor and puBHaber of ; lie | tan until about fly* years ago. . Journal AfW that be *aa coned with th* two paper* in *? edlil caoacity until afew months a*o tpt Petty , possess^ an unusually able atyle and as a writer on \ topics,- he combined this with practical knowledgeof agriculture :h gave his writings the qualities ? oth entertaining and information . . higb degree. Probably he had qual as a writer on fanu topics in state. 9 held liberal and jjrojpT^v* r8 lO an OlIUIIHU. Wgl^Ir MVI w . never Intolerant of the views of y rs. He was a member of 'Central Todist churcn and was a regular adant on its services. ' . ie funeral service ?waa largely ated and many beautfful floral dee covered the lasi resting place he veteran newspaper man. . lanlze Stock and Poultry Clubs. '$ }[ incaster.?Tbe Lancaster chamof commerce, under the efficient agement of Luther Ellison, is nlng a campaign throughout Lanar county, to be pnt into effect as . as road conditions are sufBcientivorable for quick travel, for the ose of organising* a stock and try club in every community. . 3 rove merit Company Organized. ie Southern Improvement Con* of Columbia has been commii- .' 2d with a capital of 13,000. Vessels For Cllnchfield. _ artanburg.?The Clinchfield Navl- > m domnanv has been formed and have a fleet of vessels pljftng la out of Charleston engaged in twise trade. This announcement ' made here by C. E. Bockus, preslof the Clinchfleld I'uel Company has just returned from New accompanied by C. M. Barnett, jsentative of the company at NorThe first boat of the Clinchs fleet has just been purchased shtabula, a Lake Erie port, at ? of $250,000. 1 . / i Will Bwv Much Coal, eenvllle.?The coal buying com- >e of the South Carolina Cotton lfacturers' Association will meet t March 15. either here or in tanburg, when more than 300,000 of coal will be purchased for dey to South Carolina mills within iext 12 months. For weeks the ifrentatives of Virginia and Ten ,e coal companies have been callin the manufacturers. Last year ;Veat bulk of the business is said ve gone to the Virginia Iron, Coal Coke Company, of Roanoke, Va, or A "Cleaner Spartanburg." irtanburg.?Public sentiment for aner city morally that tas been ing strong in Spartanburg since ..;>j lose of the Holcomb revival, took . / i te form at a dinner given to a . | e was organized for 'lie por$K>3jJ^( .rrying farward a cQjnpaigrt'; jJfl saner Spdrtenbiirg/lfficers of! the league;