Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 20, 1904, Image 1

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I THE PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS I BANK. f AUGUSTA. G?.I Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited, i I*. C. HATNE, President, CHA8.C.H?WABD)< Cashier. NO. 69. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNlDA?; JANUARY 20. ?904 THE NATIONAL BANK * OF AUGUSTA' L. C. HAYNE, CHAS. C. HOWARD. President. Cashier CAPITAL $250,000. Surplus J Undivided Profits. $125,000 Our New Vault contains 4:0 Suflv-Lock Boxes, which we offer to oar patrons aad the public at three to ten dollars per afinar NO. 4. i D/II Minor Event? of the Week In a Brief Form. Palmetto Points, Saturday night of last week as I John M. raeford, who lives in 1 J?. Holly section of York county * Passing through a new road in ' t Roct^n8 abOUt three mIIes ??th laS ?u?i?pn the Way Reward. mei ?dthhiSnh?rSe ??oSSSSa anow the negro to pass, but the felih for the bridle of Mr. Willeford's hon Remanding at the same time ita? J should surrender his money. Mr Wi ?atnhTVered that he had no mon S*? i ttree hard blows in the fei T?JLrlding bridIe he"was carryS KPP?nWi? ??d' beinff unarmed ar hmSf?? 0ppor?un^ PUt whip to h Icnown ,*Bf??T* ?o was ur . *"h??SS? morn,inS about 4:30 o'cloc ?SJffiSjy? church and s?? ii fl1? ?WS was discovered to fe on fire and before help or water coul Sr"Sp5UrT;d-the whole building wa ?Th ,s a ?reat loss to the mil] roe building cost over $7,000, and ha only been erected-about four years. Th ( ompany had only recently purchased i Jeautuu new pla?? for the school an Iw? bfS?deS an organ and several hun S ooo falt W,?rtb of books ove, S?SM? S'? ?f property belonging tc joe Odd Fellows was totally destroyed K? ^US,ht that tb-e fire started Tr ihl S utm'-a? -the night previoi ?? fw? i**110T3 bad an ouster suppei "?wa iii"" ^ " ,S SUpP0sed ttat fire ' lm 5Siin the stove. . The insurance will portly cover the loss. The State has now on hand enough ttoney to run the government until Sur? ??mber- or untiI taxes come in. ?;5?'J48'74, and lf tte State was run tn A7x0n a cash basis this would be ?ni*ttat eould be appropriated, but . such will not be the case. The tota claras against the State, including notes and other matters of this kind ?mount, to $516,779.95, and the cash balance-amounts' to $206,983:08. There ??o?i2??5tandin& however> including the lb?i?tuec^ by Senat?r Tillman, *Mch the General Assembly may place to the general fund. $776.937.61. This makes a total of $983,920.69, and with the $D16.?76.95 subtracted from this -tnere will be a balanc? of $467,143.74. - While O. R. Horton and C. S. Ma ree, Furmans, students, in Greenville ^cre in- attendance lipon their respec tive casses Monday morning some un- ! known party entered their room at the dormitory and walked off with practi- 1 cally everything the young men pos .?'T-Se?Jn. the WY. of wearing apparel'. rheMthief or thtevpg rf>p-"r""* -,"r ^d other garments from ~- the -v^un^mei'?.trunks.: also removed the contents of the bureau, drawers besides two overcoats.'The loss ? of the young men amounted to something like $70. rosse Brown and. Joe Humburt, col-. oi:d. were"landed in the county jail in Greenville-Tuesday-by Sheriff Gil vc-th on suspicion of being implicated In the shooting of Park Sexton which occurred near Grove Station in Green vale countv, Saturday night The as sault on Sexton, by which he received a revere and probably fatal wound in thc side, was reported to Sheriff Gil rerith Monday afternoon late. There are several cases of interest ir the United States Court in Colum bia this week. There is one r gainst Lawrence Copeland, the postmaster of Bethune, who is charged with em bezzling the funds of his office to the amount of several hundred dollars. Copeland is now in the Richland jail and it is understood that he will plead guilty in order to secure the mercy of the court. The governor has completed his re pet as to pardon granted in 1903. Of offenses grave enough to put the con victs in the penitentiary only fifteen were granted, which ii juite a falling of: from previous records. For chain ing offenses the pardons and commu tations were about the saxne. The grand lodge of Masons has adopted a resolution that no man shall be eligible to membership who is en gaged in the manufacture of intoxi cants, or who is in the wholesale or re tail iquor business, but there is thi? - proviso, this resolution is to be refer red to the subordinate lodges and doe not become a law of the grand lodg until the majority of the subordinat lodges vote for lt. Riverside Mills Burned. Danville, Special.-Fire broke out tc day in Riverside Cotton Mills, a $2, 000,000 plant employing 1,500 handi the damage to which cannot be estl mated Friday night. Most of the darr age was by water, the fire bein checked almost in its incipiency. Wat* leaked through on all the floors, fallin upon the delicate machinery, a portio of which, will probably be ruined. 'Tl origin of the fire is presumed to 1 spontaneous .combustion. It was fir discovered in a room in which pap and lubricating oils are kept. News of the D*y. During the month of Novemb there were 24 deaths in Charlotte, of these being white and 10 color people. The causes of death wer Consumption 1, typhoid fever 1, grippe 1; bronchitis 1, ptomaine po oning 1, pneumonia 5, old age 1, anition 1, congestion of brain 1, par ysis 1, nephritis 1, tumor 1, malar fever 1, tonsilitis 1, other causes James Har?is. leader of the Har, faction in the Hargis^Cockrell feud Kentucky and uncle and defender Curtis Jett, the convicted assassin James B. Macrum and James Cockr was recently the guest oL honor a 'possum supper given by George Wa ington Muir, chief of the Loxing fire department. Charlies Austin, a negro employed a lu tier by -Mrs. Lottie Cobb, at Mr-disoh avenue, New York, was I wiiboufc bail , Tuesday on tho cha of the murder of a negro at ville, *f;~G"In.March, 1902. ?tn SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATUR fv Number of Bills Passed By Body. The house of representatives ta< ed t?ree important questions on third day of its session. One of th is the disposition of the tag tax fertilizers; another is the punishm< of violators of farm labor contrac and the third is "treating" on el tion days. No action was taken in 1 matter of fertilizer tax, and of the creasing the penalty to be impos upon farm laborers who f?:* to coi up to their contracts, but hou by a. large majority pass- he t prohibiting..selling liquor . treati: on election days. There were four third reading bil and each was passed and sent to ti Senate, including Mr. Wade's bill outlaw slot machines. The four thi: reading bills were: Mr. Beamguard to provide for the immediate delive: of freight; Mr. Coggeshall's to pr vide for the immediate shipment ai delivery of freight, and Mr. Dbrroh to regulate the size of cabs used t railroads. . After the conclusion of the work ( the "morning hour" debate was - rt sumed on Mr. Haskell's bill to requit the recording of deaths, births, ' an marriages. The author hoped tha Ibis would not be regarded as' a mai i.'age license bill, and hoped that n Marriage license amendments woul U attached to it. This bill will sim Uify matters in probate court. Ii recording deeds it will also ' -be o Sreat value. The fee of ten centi /pr recording.a birth or death or mar rg?' is not a fee, but is to pay'tht >.xpense. Dr. Lancaster, of Spartanburg, sug gested a happy domestic picture "and ion tended that, while the- bill Us 'ail :-igbt it required the physician, to re :ord the birth of a child within five .lays, when , really /many children are lot named in. that time, . the. . proud .parents being too happy to select a suitable name. - Mr. Fraser g?llaniy abjected to the bill on the ground that many ladies do not want their ages known. ' Mr. Wade favored the.hilli as it would facilitate the ' enforcement of the law against child labor in cotton mills, as the exact age of children would be known under the proposed law. By a vote of 45 to 31 the Louse struck out the enacting words. There was quite a discussion of Mr. C^rwile's bill proposing to amend the law as to farm labor contracts. Mr. Carwile's bill provides for ; an" in creased penalty. Mr. Cooper offered a substitute bill embodying that1 ieas." ture and making another proposed change in the law in- requiring ^thirty, days' notice of prosecution in' 'Tffjffirr to protect the man who has u&wftv tingly employed a DJM^W-^SLSIK^ feature 'of-t?^^wh?ch ^"?H alternative, punishment.; ,^ ^ to see these darkies who violate con t?acts woking' tho public Toads, and Ss is the sentiment in his county. On motton of Mr,DeVoreRebate was ?djourned, as he himself has a bill of like, nature which is in the: commit tee rconi. . -" . . There was no event^^tf? import In the- proceedings of tue house of representatives^das.The calendar was pro?e eded *th m regular manner . until' every bill baa been called. The most: mating event of the day was. Mr. PoHocrt s ^drawing a bill entitled "a bil to further regulate the P^c^sebea^draSgae| of intoxicating liquors and beverages within the State." . . This measure was introduced at the last session and at that time included a provision that all concerns must Submit bids to the. State: board ol^ di rectors, That provision became a. law, and the part of the bill which Mr Pollock again introduced and which he voluntarily withdrew yesterday- pro dded for the reduction of the stock on hand so that the county schools mieht get more money. Mr. ?*OUOCK Evidently saw the futility of: push ng the measure and withdrew it as the wiseft toing to-do under tho eircunv stances.' in doing so he said. This bill was thoroughly discussed at the last session of the generaly assembly and the bouse in igJjisdoiti record? its disapproval. While I still thin* that the bill should pass in the inter ests of the public schools of the State 1 ajn unwilling to argue my views o Souse in opposition tootha .wish? ot the majority, believing that the ag gre^te wisdom of the house IB supe flor to that cf any one man There fore, in deference to the will^ortt house as expressed last year, I mov to lay the bill on the table and asl to withdraw it irom tne nies or tn hous?1 The house ran- through its calenda yesterday, but nearly every bill wa nassed over as the respective author were not prepared at this time to er ter into a discussion of the measure! Today's session will . be short, an there will be no session Monday c Tuesday, the latter being Lee s birt! day and a State holiday. There is s little on the calendar that it was coi sidered that a session Monday woul be time wasted. In consequence \ these adjournments, the elections wi not occur until next Thursday, tl house having agreed to the sena amendment to the concurrent resol tion which had fixed upon yesterds as.the day. The Anti-Treating Bill. There was no discussion of E Doyle's bill to prevent treating < election days, and that measure w given its third reading and was se to the senate. It is singular th both this measure and Mr. Wade s a ti-slot-rnachine bill had received u favorable reports, and yet both we passed. Mr. W. J. Johnson's bill require the estate of a deecased ? fleer to turn over public funds to 1 successor within 30 days also had ceived an unfavorable report, but pa ed second and third readings in t house on successive days and was st to the senate yesterday. Thc house by the necessary ti thirds majority gave third reading Mr. DeBmbl's joint resolution p posing' to amend the "constitution as to permit the general assembly enact local and special laws on i nibj^ct of lanying out, opening, all ing and: .working, roads and .highwi and as to the ase at which citiz< shall be subject to road or other p lie duty." The necessity for some islation.is shown.by the fact that 1 .oimti?s are satisfied with the arno of commutation tax, and a gen? aw is not satisfactory. priority of Mortgages. The house killed Mr. Lesesne's relating to the recording of eba 1 as 87. teld rgc vis E mortgages. The bill provided mortgages of wares, goods . or i chandise shall be delivered to the clerk of court for record within days after the date of said mortga^ .. and upon the failure of the m gag?es of such mortgages to so tne they shall have no priority over 38e share with other ordinary cr?dite on Providedi That the provisions of 1 3Bt act shall not apply to.any cha :ts, mortgage of $100 or less, ec- Mr. Lesesne declared that this i? he bill to prevent fraud. By record in- the mortgages promptly their ex ed ence would be advertised. The law ne present permits ? man to favor c s of: his creditors. .Mr. Cooper opposed the bill. He < 1111 not think that'the majority of mc Q? gagors are seeking to defraud. 3 Beamguard thought the time limit ls, the present law-30 da. -is amp ae He moved to- indefinitely postpoi to This was carried by a vote of 53 to rd These Passed Second Reading. [?s Mr. Toole's bill. to provide for fy special township road tax was pass ' without discussion. The bill provid ' that there must be an election upi l? petition Of one-fourth of the reside ^ freeholders, and one-fourth of the ri .y ident electors. None but qualifb electors can participate in the votin )f the township board of assessors B- act as managers. The fund raised 1 .e" the special levy adopted at the cle d tion shall be used for the improvemei of the public roads within the tow; ? ship: .;. ,S; The house also passed Mr. Hun ?" phrey's bill to permit ' I* Humphre " and C. T. Hayne to open' certai ? parts of Lynches' river .o' navigatioi ? Mr. Humphrey" stated that the genth f men named propose to erect a bi 3 lumber mill at ;the W. C. and A . bridge, but they will not do so unies , thby.are given the protection provide; ' in the bill. Second reading was given Mr. W. J ' Johnson's bill declaring all municipa r.hwt?rss n?rnetiial. unless nthp.rwis( stated "in the charters; also Senato: Williams' bill to authorize the trustee; of Kingstree to issue bonds for th< erection of school biuldings. Dr Lancaster got the ncuse to give ' second reading to the bill""permitting the .county of Spartan burg to borrow form the State sinking fund in order to pay past indebtedness. Two or three bills relating to vot ing precincts were tabled. SENATE. The railroads' must carry drummers* and other' people's trunks free of charge tovthe. extent of 200 pounds, says the Senate 'Cf South Carolina. The ; bill .which was killed Thursday was taken up again Friday, and with a slight amendment was passed by the Senate. It was about, noon when Senator Blake, of Abbeville/announced that he, by request, moved to reconsider the 'vote,whereby House bill No. 402 which .proposed, to have railroads in South Carolina'.carry . baggage free ., to the extent of - two hundred pounds Trfllftfr Th, Senator Walker offered anotheramend ment-striking out the words "sample cape" and "sample trunk" wherever they occurred. This was practically an.-emasculation of the resolution, al though it stipulates that personal bog gage, other than drummers, shall be carried free at the increased pound rate. Senator Walker's amendment was tabled. There was a good deal of discussion over the bill, Senators J. W. Ragsdale and G. W. Ragsdale and Manning strongly advocating it. Sen ators Hay and Walker spoke against the bill. It was finally passed in its alter?d form. Senator Sheppard reported that the committee on privileges and elections suggested that the elections for the various State offices be held on Thurs day, the 21st inst. The offices are: An associate justice (term eight years) ; two members of penitentiary directors' board (term two years); dispensary commissioner (term two years); chair man State board of control (term two years); two members of the board of control (term two years) ; two trustees cf South Carolina College (term six years) three trustees' of ; Clemson (term four years'); two trustees of State colored School (term six years); two trustees of Winthrop (term six years. The offices ore to be voted foi In the order named, and no speeches are to be made in delivering the nom inations. If the elections are not com pleted by 3:45 p. m., the joint sessior will take a recess until 8 p. m., wh'ei the business will be resumed and dis posed of. The Senate adopted this res olution and sent it to the lower house Senator Johnson introduced a bill t( prevent strikes and "lockouts. Th ii bill, explained Mr; Johnson, was passel by the Senate last year, and while no entirely satisfactory to him he wouli s submit it to the house for its consid * erati?n. He thought that perhaps th e house had acted hastily on the bl) killed Thursday, r Senator Sheppard asked that an s Senators having amendments to th s voting precinct laws would hand ther L- to him before Wednesday next, as o 3. that day he intended to submit a ger d eral bill on the subject, ir Three bills were read for the thir i- time, namely: Senator Raysor's bill i o apportion the dispensary profits fe i- Orangeburg county. Senator Dean ,d bill relating to the fire commissions ji of Greenville. Senator Aldrich's bi 1) relating to bonds for schools in Ban ie well. te The Stanland bill against treating ( u. election days being unfavorably r iy ported, WAS killed, as was Senator A drich's bill to fix the compensation county officers. Another bill whii died was that of Senator Brice pr ? viding that "summer and fall or wi )r ter terms of court shall be held a^ each circuit judge within his own ci n| cuit." Senator Butler's bill to exem at Confederate soldiers from municip % licenses as pedlars, etc., passed to in' third reading. Senator Mower gn Te notice of amendments to he offen *c The remainder of the calendai xs ?/ passed over, lis re -? ss b? Thread Worth $500 a Pound. The dealer had sold the young i *"0 man a number of beads-he sold th tc to her, for some reason at five ce: ro a thimbleful-^ nd now he sh av ?" her ?orne fine French flaxen tare tnt the kind that the most expert "le :er makers use. lyt "I brought this thread home fi ?in: Fiance with we for a curiosity,' ub said. "It is like cobweb, isn't [e? Out of it laces as valuable as jev fev and paintings are made. - "The thread is valuable in .'tr ?A pound of it-there is not an on hese-would cost $600. There wc bil be in a pound one thread 226 m tte- i?ng."Phl?adelphla Record. that ner tbe ten ?es, ort do, or irs: ibis tt?l s a ing ist at me lid ?rt ?r. of le. ie. il. ?POINTS AT ISSUI Russia and Japan Cannot Agree Terms STATUS OF FAR EASTERN QUESTK Russia Refuses tb Accent Dictatic From Japan; and An Embrogi imminent; a ed es 3n nt London, By Cable Tu what claims is an authon re statemen The Daily raphic Morney morning ar nounces that the negotiations Have ai rived at a stage leaving two point upon which neither Rusisa nor apan i inclined to yield, and as to which n means of a compromise have yet bea found. Both these points concern Man j chpria and their acceptance would no in the slightest modify the legal statu; quo or change the administrative sit uation in Manchuria, but apan insist? "that they be embodied in a treaty be tween apan and Russia, while Russia, as a matter of amour propre, refuses tc accept such dictation at the hands ol Japan. Much, however, is still hoped from the Czar's influence. The state ment adds: "Of course any attempt of Rusisa to Increase very largely her naval forces i in the far East by moving her Black Sea or Baltic fleets, would make war a '. Quiv. n of ouly a few hours;" . ! -This statement seems to be borne out by thc Associated Press dispatch from rc-kio yesterday that Japan had re ceived Russia' scommunication, saying mat Rtuftia would extend the rights and privileges already acquired by the powers in Manchuria under the exist ing treaties with China, except in the case of the establishment of foreign settlements, which shows that negotia tions are continuing on the question of Manchuria. The Daily Mail's Tokio corespon dent says that M. Paylcff. the Russian minister at Seoul, has notified^ the Corean government that Corean troops have crossed the Chinese boundary re peatedly and committed excesses on the inhabitants. Th Russian customs officials on the extreme northeastern ?orcier report similar occurrences and assert that the Coreans are burning -P? AND K?LLLNG pe?PIe- Minister Pavloff warned the authorities that such proceedings will necessitate se= i tere measures. h J?e^Clrr!Spondent says that riots have broken out at CI -Ting Chyongdo, m the province of Pyongan, Corea. no iers ebels.; ?Tacaay.iii miff*, . _ scene ot tue ris-, ingWw?ch*1ed to the war between Japan and China, The Daily Mail's Seoul correspon dent says that an armored train with quick-firing guns from the ships is ready at a moment's notice. The cor respondent says that the Japanese have secured control of the Corean court and that the Emperor has wired Pekin and Tokio advising a triple offensive and defensive alliance, and promising not to leave Seoul. According to the correspondent, Mc Leavy Brown, supervisor of Corean customs, secured possession of Corean field guns on the pretense that they needed repairs, and locked them in the customs house. The Daily Mail's Port Arthur corre spondent estimates that the total num ber of Russian troops now in Man churia fe 200,000, half of whom are guarding the railway. The corre spondent says: "Cbina's firm stand since the re occupation of Mukden has complicated the Russian arrangements in Man churia for defense and doubled* the dif ficulties of guarding the long line of communication along the boundaries and the coast line. The council of war is sitting daily. The Port of New Chwang and ports on thc Yalu river are ice bound. Suit Compromised. Pensacola, Fla., Special-The suit of Judge W. A. Millican, of New York, against Martin H. Sullivan, of this city, for $100,000, claimed as com mission for the sale of a large body of land to Russell A. Alger and others, was settled, Sullivan depositing a check $55,000, subject to the order of the United States Court. The sale was made several years ago, and since that time several judgements have been rendered in favor of Judge Mili ken, the most recent one by the Sup reme Court of the United States, aoout two weeks ago. The result of the com promise. A $110,000 Fire, Scranton. Pa.. Special.-The Oly phant breaker and washery of the Del aware & Hudson Company at Olyphan was totaly destroyed by fire Sunday A hot journal is supposed to hav started the blaze. The breaker was on of the largest and most modern in th State, having a capacity of 2,200 ton a day. lt prepared coal for-six open ings. Upwards of'2.500 hands will b thrown idle for two months or mon Loss estimated at $110,000. Editors Endorse Roosevelt. St. Joseph, Mo., Special-The Repul lican editors of Missouri, in conventic here, adopted the following resolutioi "Resolved, That the president of th association be instructed to telegrar President Roosevelt its congratulate upon his patriotic, consistent attitui in connection with the Republic' Panama, and inform him that the H publican press of Missouri is a unit f his renomination at Chicago ne June." ; firs. Hobson Dead. Boulder, Col., Special.-The moth of Capt. Richmond P. Hobson died the home of Shirley Davis Sundi after a. long illness.- Her son was wi her when she died and will Ien-ve wi tho reMains tomorrow for Gvcensbo Ala., where they will be interred. M Hobson came to Boulder last sumn for her health. She was 70 years age. CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS, y the House and Senate Are Talking About More Smoot Testimony. b Senate committee on elections ajpriviieges met for the purpose aring the repr?s?rit?tiori of the ?ys on both sides of the case lng the right of Senator Smoot li to occupy his seat. Former tentative Taylor of Ohio, ap ?a tor some of the protestants and Stephenson for those who ?re resented by the Nationi Reform lation. S. A. Worthington and on?r Van Cott were present in : of Senator Smoot, who also wag attendance. The first presen '5: "as made by Mr. Taylor, who 2phis argument by saying tha* hW not know that any proof would hereented in support of the charge thair. Smoot was a polygamist. Mr. Tsjc said the protestants expected it?r?ye the following charges: r)hat the Mormon priesthood as sies to exercise supreme authority irjil things, temporal and spiritual, cfli.and political; that they promul gajhe doctrine of polygamy without relation; that the president of the ! MoTBjn Church and a majority of the twe,y' apostles now practice poly gamy and polygamous co-habitation and'?me of them have taken poly ganos wives since the manifesto of 189ff; 'durai m?rirage ceremonies have beenrperformed by the Church and Mornlns have . taken plural wives sincethat time:" MrWorthingtoh in reply laid down the-jmeral proposition that the S?n ate ms without jurisdiction of offen ses.,Thich may have been committed befor a member in connection with his eection. - "D(you mean,-*' asked Senator Pet tus, tjmember of the committee, "that this, ;ody is not permitted to inquire as ff any moral quality of one of its ? members with a view to his expulsion; that- no matter what he did or said before his election the election puri fied >im?" Mi. Worthington replied that such was.his meaning. In reply to a ques tion from Senator Hopkins as to what would be the effect if the offenses shcnild be of a continuing character, Mri Worthington admitted that the Senate would have Jurisdiction. Mr. Van Cott made a statement in Senator . Smoot's behalf. He invited the ?uii?st inquiry Into Senator tot's life. "We throw down the he said, ."and invite you to in mate his entire career." gSgfiSWisd T-i?n Held Ur_ by four white men. The .door of iggage car was blown open with lite, the robbers mistaking this ^r the express car. engine was stopped by a vol shots fired into the cab. The and engineer were taken off fine and escorted to the second 3ach, and the robbers ran the fiead about a hali' mile, when ?W open the baggage car. The lductor went forward, but was and driven back to the coa BSflBmductor L. S. Speck was e?tfe|ffi&ding over the line, called for e-armi and volunteers. N. H. Har ^??S*rim agGnt ci tfie road; B. B. Call,|ltraveling auditor and J. C. :iin?mk)n, traveling freight agent, ?ggjgj|ggd, and the four went forward, Hpcue^?iire and drove the robbers fflj]|j|g|uctor Peck took the throt 11 the train four miles down The robbers secured? no 1 made no attempt to rob hgers, but there was great taxassessments ofK?w reuity la ??281,078,2SS, and on persona property $109,101,288. The Clarence River (Australia) Farn ers' Union has dccliucd an otter to pm chase sugar cane on thc terms i vogue in Queensland. At an arbitration conference i Washington, D. C., resolutions wei adopted urging an arbitration treat with England and other nations. Southern cotton manufacturers mi recently at Charlotte, N. C., and n rited other sections to join in a niov ment to curtail the output of mills. Emperor William of Germany bs displayed extraordinary interest in tl St Louis Exposition, and it is mo: than probable be would send one ? the royal princes to represent hi there. _ Technical schools will in the futu be the leading means of education 1 the bulk of the population, commet the Baltimore American: The lat? are unable to pursue an elabon scheme of education, embracing t public school, college and univers! It cannot be said that either 1 States or individuals are fully awa to the importance of the situation, 1 .time will rapidly remedy this. LAID ?O HIS REST No Alarms of War Now DisturbGen, John B Gordon THE FUNERAL SERVICES THURSDAY The Great Chieflian Laid to His Rtst Amid the nourning- of South ern People-His Funeral; ?tlant?, Special.-Thursday was a day of mourning throughout Georgia and all people of the State joined in paying te last ributes cf respect and honor to the memory of Lieutenant General John B. Gordon, whose mortal remains were laid in their final resting place. In every part of the Southland business was laid aside and tens of thousands gathered in memorial meetings in honor of the man who was loved as much for his personal worth as" for his record in public life. An honored leader in the civil war, twice Governor of Georgia, three times rep resenting the State in the United States Senate and since the war lead ing the struggle back to prosperity, I1?3 memory is revered as that of no other in all the South within the last decade. Few men have been borne to their last resting place amid such surround ings nnd with such concourse from every rank as was the body of General Gordon in Atlanta. The body had laid in si^te in the rotunda of the State capitol from early Wednesday mbruiug till the hour of the final services at noon Thursday. During those hours 50,000 .veterans and citizens gazed on the features that were familiar to so many. Men, women and children of toth races have joined in the tribute of respect, and the demise of the Con federate leader has been the occasion of the gathering o? mo. e old soldiers from every part of the South tuan has been seen at any but the anual meet ings of the United Confederate Veter ans, of which General Gordon was the first and only commander since its or ganization, thirteen yoar3 ago. Everywhere were seen the signs o? mourning. On all public buildings flags have flown at half-mast, from S o'clock In the morning till 4 in the afternoon guus have been fired at half-hour in tervals, making seventeen guns, the lieutenant colonel's salute. During the hours of the funeral business geue?2Jlyr|: T?r"?nT"Srarcf?r*-^ The first exercises were held in <3$ hall of Representatives at 10 o'clock, over which Governor J. M. Terrell, ol Georgia, presided. The great hall was crowded to its limit and in the audi ence and on the speakers' stand were many of .the- leading , men from s?!i parts of the South. TiifiTresses were made during- the two hours by Gov ernor Terrell, General S. D. Lee, who succeeded General Gordon as erie! commander of the United Confederate Veterans; General Clement A. Evans, commander of the Department of Ten nessee of the same organization; Judge Thomas G. Jones, of Alabama, who was a member of General Gordon's sta fl in the civil war; Governor H?yward, of South Carolina; Chaplain William Jones, of the Confederate Veterans: General Eennet.t H. Young, of Ken tucky: John Temple Graves, of Atlan ta; Governor W. S. Jennings, of Flor ida, and Albert H. Cox. of Atlanta. The burden of these addresses was the worth of General Gordon as a private citizen and as a leader in civil life and in public endeavor. At the conclusion of these exercises t.ie body was taken from the capitol to the Central Presby terian church, across the street from try, under Colonel Butler D. Price State militia, led by the Fifth Georgi Infantry, with regimental bands; con panies from Brunswick, Macon an other cities of Georgia. The honorai escort followed the hearse. Followir these were the Confederate veters camps from Georgia, Alabama. Soul Carolina and other Southern State veterans from the Soldiers' Hom Daughters of the American Revolutio posts of the Grand Army of the Repu lie and the procession was ended wi a long line of private citizens. Aram the veterans were seen some who i Bisted on joining the march, thou; their progress was slow and crutch were needed; old men broken with t weight of years came from lon? di tances to join theoir tributes with ol ers to the dead commander. The thro that watched the procession number nearly 20.000 and included strange from distant cities and States. The ceremonies at the grave w< simple. As the body was lowered., to the earth a sonad from the Irii Georgia Infantry fired three voile anil tups was sounded. Prayer was fered by Rev. W. G. Woodbridge, p tor of General Gordon's church Kirkwood, bis suburban home. 1 hymn. "Near. My God. to Theo.' v played by the Fifth Regiment oand.i thi3 was followed hy prayer i?y Cn lain Jones. TEN FELL FROM 6th FLOOR. Eight Killed and Two Injured By Accident. St. Louis, Special.-A crowd of em ployes' pressing against th? elevator gate on the sixth floor of the Brown Shoe Company building, at Seventh street and Washington avenue, caus ed the gate to give way, and ten per sons were plunged down the shaft. Six were taken out dead and the other four, seriously injured, were hurried to the city hospital, Two died short ly after reaching the hospital. One of the injured died soon after reach ing the hospital, without regaining consciousness. The employes had as sembled at the close of work in the corridors oh the different floors, wait ing for the elevator to tak* them down. The elevator was at the seventh floor receiving pasengers when those on the sixth floor, eager to get near the door and be first into the cage, began to push toward the gate. Sud denly the gate gave way, just as the elevator started to descend, and ten of the employes plunged head first down tho shaft. The dead are: Joseph Provazenik, George Rothmaun, Frank Weinberger (died at hospital) Antonio Giacom?, and three unidentified. James John son, tlie elevator Operateur was taken into custody by the police, pending an investigation. Johnson said the eleva tor gate did not break, but that it had been raised by employes while wait ing for the car to descend to the floor, and suddeniy employes in the rtar of the crowd began pushing, precipi tating them down the shaft. Super intendent Fray corroborated John son's story. <ien, Gordon Lies in State. Atlanta, Special.-Banked In masses of flowers, the offerings of loving friends, and covered with the Con federate flag, th? body of Gen. John B. Gorden lay in state from early Wed^ nesday morning until a late hour at night in the capitol of the State he loved. Through the long hours un ending lines of veterans, citizens, men, women and even children, trooped past tho casket, catching a fleeting glimpse of the dead commander. If one would know the love and venera tion and grief cf Georgia's citizens, he had but to watch these people. Sad faces were wet with tears. Old men who remembered thc towering form in the prime of life, and on the fleld of battle, grasped hands in silent sympathy, for words were powerless to express the feeling of loss that per vades the Soli th tonight. Stat, nod as a guard of honor about the remains of the body, details from the State militia stood immovable and yet the discipline of the soldier did not prevent these stern men involun idden mr m ms it was received bySS^mi?itar^L... and, despite the r3j?jP-? Georgra*wTn: ter i'sj and ihe early hour, hundreds had gathered to/rjecfiive the remains. The body was t?S?n at once to the rotunda of the Su^e capitol, where a place of honor hae"?been provided near the picture of thejuead general, placed on the wails of the capitol when he was Governs of the State, which looked down from its draping of black. Quickly the guard was stationed and even at the early hour, when theso arangemenls had been completed, bo gan the procession which has been unbroken for 15 hours. No Truth in Ruriior. New York Special.-A statement was telegraphed from New Orleans Wednesday afternoon to the effect that prices on the cotton exchange were affected near the close av f statement that the- J^^staX6a Press had issued a war'bulletin. As mem bers of the Associated Press are aware, no such bulletin was issued by the As i-a Fress durlug the day, and if inie of the Association was used such circumstances any such lent was false, and any action of tharacter was reprehensible. Mis si tg Hoy flurdercd. ?lfcstou, S. C., Special.-Thc bodj mg Howell, who disappeared >s home in Columbia on Christ and for whom such exten grebes have been made, was dis by hunters this afternoon. H irdered and the axe with whicl fed was committed was foun Howell had been struck fror fir on the crown of his heac kwas crushed. Howell went ot' negro to cut holly bushe: ^gro, who has since disappears ;d to the city without him an sd that Howell had gone to h f Freedmen's Aid Society, meeting of the board of ma: cf the Freedmen's Aid ar torn Educational Society, held : inati it was decided to rebui pn University at Nashville, Ten: was recently destroyed by fii Plans will be formulated soon for t raising of funds for rebuilding pt poses. Officials to Attend. The South Carolina Legislati convened at noon Tuesday, and af the reading of Gov. Heyward's first ; nual message, the step taken was < passage of a concurrent resoluti designating the Governor, the Ch Justice of the Supreme Court, th members of the Senate and five the House to attend the funeral Gen. Gordon as representatives of State of Georgia. Gen. Gordon gratefully remembered in South Cr lina for his cooperation with G Wade Hampton in 1S7G. Telegraphic Briefs. John Garris, of Rockingham cou! a young man of good family, while tending a dance near Wayncden, that county. Friday night, asked J Mary Martin to dance with him. was intoxicated and she refused "3U??; this made him mad and .?.ulled out a pistol and shot her. lived until Saturday morning. GP. was sent to jail Saturday afteruoo Nebraska Republicans started an ganized effort to boom John L. V ster for the Republican nomination vice-President. SAFES BLOWN OPEN Bold Burglars Get ia Work io Charlotte. ONE OF THEM SHOOT OFFICER A Daring Piece of Work in the Busi ness Centre of Populous City-Nc Arrests Made. Charlotte, N. C., Special.-Ac an early hour Thursday morning profes sional crac'ksmen tried to murder Po licemen Shields, and blew oper the safes of Cooper & Davis, Trotter's Har ness Shop, and in the store of J. P. and J. C. Long, all on North College street. They also broke to pieces the cosh drawer in J. P. and J. C. Long's, and are supposed to have committed other robberies and damages. At this hour, 5 o'clock, the police are guarding the buildings, hoping that thc robbers have not escaped. It was 3:15 o'clock wher Policemen Shields and M. M. Earnhardt heard the s?und of a hammer inside the store of Long Brothers. The officers stop ped, and then saw some one inside tie store make a light. After finding that the front doors of the store were locked, they hurriedly ran to the rear of the place. The location of the buildings in the rear of the Lorg store is unique. On the northern part of the block is the building of the South ern Pants Company; on the southern S'de of the big building of the batting side is the big building of the batfng there is a small structure about ten feet high, and through this there Is a door which ls almost directly in the rear of the Long store. When Shields came to the rear of the small structure, which may be termed a gateway, a man arose, faced him, and without saying a word fired on Shields with a revolver. The officer staggered back and did not recover himself at once. The man ran through the little aperture, com ing out on the side next to the Long store. Earnhardt ran to Shields' res cue, and after an examination it was found that Shields was not hurt seri ously. The bullet had struck one of the big metal buttons on his dress coat, just above the heart, and had glanced through his heavy outer coat, through a heavy inner coat, and pene trated almost to the skin. There was no abrasion, though the shock sick ened the officer for a little while. Feeling sure that the thief-for the man was only suspected to be a com mon thief at this time-had not es caped, but was either between the Long store and the two buildings in the rear, Shields left Earnhardt tb th of the small build* l?foT?^tnTol^ers43^ the enclosure two minutes, Sergeant Farrington yelled: "Why, three stores are open, and the mischief is to pay!" Other policemen came, and all were certain that the robbers-for it was evident now that more than one man was in the thieving party-must be concealed inside one of the three stores. While more lanterns were brought and hurried preparations were made to enter the buildings that had been opened, Policeman McCall, who was keeping watch on the west side of the street, discovered that the front door of the Cooper & Davis furniture store was open. McCall and Policeman Har gett at once entered this, but after a hurried Investigation comforted them selves with the belief that the^rgaj ?S8*iuS? tif? ?er? could not have gotten out through the front door of the furniture store. After battling with poor light for a few minutes a large lamp in the store was found and lighted, and it was only when this was held up that the full character of the early morning depre dations became known. "Professionals!" gasped McCall and the glance of an instant showed tnat the cleverest cracksmen had been suc cessfully? at work. . The safe in the furniture store was llown to pieces. It lay on its back, with wide open mouth. The combina lion had been knocked off, and there was plain evidence that nitroglyc?rine in a large quantity had been poured In this and used to such terrific effect that the entire inside of the safe was chattered. All the cash drawers lay on the floor-empty. A little distance iway lay papers, mortgages, deeds and the like, which had evidently not been touched. Stamps were lying around to large quantities yet a hurried exami nation made it plain that everything of value had been taken from the ? The intelligence of the sensational discovery in the furniture store led to excitement among the officers, but they were grimly certain of their prey iinUl McCall found that a small back door at the rear of the store was open. Then the officers became disheartea rd for it was apparent that while Shields and Earnhardt had left un guarded the west side of the street, or ~o!lege street, and had gone ir. the ear of the building, the samo man Tho fired at Shields and his couteder tes W'Vjld have had ample time to lave ?ade their escape by running the ength of the furniture store and <{'\ng -iut the front door, Evangelist Arrested. Spartanburg, S. C., Special.-S. L. Parks, a street evangelist, who has hocn in this city Cor two months, was -irrested Tuesday afternoon. Com plaint that bis preaching was a nuis ance was made to the council yester day and Parks was informed that his cervices must cease. This aftei noon he .ppeared at his accustomed place and ..egan singing. Sergeant Woodward ook charge of him. Forks made no -ifort to continue his service, but says >"e will refrain from preaching . until he case is tried tomorrow. He ex 'ects to make it a test case. Contest Case Came Up. Washington Special.-House elec ions committee No. 1 took up the Moody-Gudger contested eic ! a case rom the tenth district of Ne* ti Caro ina. Mr. Moody is dead, b* ' ie Re publican leaders in that dist ict want he seat declared vacant on tJ ground hat there were so many ' dulent jallots cast in Buncombe ./ that he correct result could n - ascer tained.