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EDGEFIELD, S, C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14.1904.
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NO. 51,
TBE PRESIDENT'S
.ANNUAL MESSAGE
Usual Document Read io Both Houses
Of Congress
BIS SUGGESTIONS ON LEGISLATION J
Thc President Makes Strong Recom- j
mendations Concerning Capital and
tabor, foreign Affairs, Army and |
Navy, Commerce and Other Subjects
That Will Come, Before Congress.
.Following is tho substance of the an- !
' nual message of President Roosevelt, j
read ia both Hoases of Congress:
To the Senate and House of ft?pre- I
senlatives: *
The Nation continues ito enjoy note- !
VTorthy prosperity. Such nrvj^perity is
of course primarily due vo'the high In
dividual average of our citizenship, !
*?kea together with our great 'natural
-?ees; ' but an important factor
-ein Is tho working of our long
-ontinued governmental policies. The
people have emphatically expressed.
their approval of the principles Uudcr
lying these policies, and their desire
that these principles be kept substan
tially unchanged, although of course
applied in progressive spirit to meet
changing conditions.
CAUTION AGAINST EXTRAVA
GANCE*
The enlargement of scope ci . the
functions cf .the National Cover nment I
required by our development as a na
tion involve?, bf course, increase ol
expense; aid the period of prosperity
through v?hich the country is passing
justifier expenditures" for permanent
imnrovementments far greater than
tf^uld be wise Ja hard times. Battle
ships and forts, publie buildings, and
improved waterways are investments
which should be made When Tve have
the money; but abundant revenues *?nd
a large surplus (Siwavs invite extr?.a
gaace, and constant care should be ?
, taken to guard against unnecessary in
crease of the ordinary expenses of gov
ernment. The cost of doing Government
business should bc regulated with the
same rigid scrutiny as thc cost of
doing a private business.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
In the vast and comnlicated meehan- j
Jsni of our modern civilized life the !
dominant note is the note of industrial- ?
- ism; ^nd thc relatious of capital and j
labor, and especially of organized capi- i
tai and organized labor, to each other !
. and to the public nt large come second j
in importance only te the intimate
questions-, of family, life. Our peculiar
-Corm of go^rhment, with its sham
division'ot1 authority betwe?n. the Na~
- tton--aml-the-several States, has been
? on. tho whole far more advantageous to
our development than a more strongly
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ adequate I
. legislation tho new problems presented
- by the total change in industrial coadi
. lions on this contineat'during the last
half century. Ia actual : practice it has
yroved exceeding:/ difficult, and in
many casen Impossble, lo get unanimity
of wise action among the various States j
cu tb-'ese subjects. From the very uature
pf thc case this is especially true of the
laws affecting the employment of capi
tal ia'huge masses.
EMPLOYERS' ^LIABILITY LAW.
The subject cf liability of employ
ors comes in for a lengthy paragraph :
of the message. It is argued that
persons or corporations using labor
should use every means possible to
protect employees.
PREVENTION OF RAILROAD ACCI
DENTS.
- The ever-increasing casually list j
upon our railroads is a matter of grave
publi? concern, and urgently calls for
action by the Congress. In the matter j
of speed and comfort of railway travel ;
vcr railroads give at least as good scr- j
vice a* those of any other nation, ~*i? '
there is no reason why this service !
6hott]d not also be as safe as human in
genuity can make it. Many of our lead
ing roads have been foremost in the
adoption of the most approved safe
guards for thc protection-of travelers
and rmployces, yet the list of clearly j
avoidable accidents continues unduly j
large. The passage of a law requiring
the adoption of a blocksignal system
has been proposed to the Congress. I
earnestly concur in that recommenda
tion, and would also point out to the
Congress the urgent need of legislation
in the interest of the public safety lim
iting the hours of labor for railroad
employees ia traia service upon rail
roads engaged in interstate commerce,
and providing that only trained and
experienced persons be employed in po
sitions of responsibility cor nected with
, the operation:of tra?as. Of course noth
- lng caa ever prevent accidents caused
by human weakness or misconduct;
and there should be drastic punish
ment, for any raliroaod employee,
?whether, officer or mau, who .by issu
ance of wrong orders or by disobedi
ence of orders causes disaster. The
law of 1901, requiring interstate rail
roads to make monthly reports of all
accidents to pasengcrs and employees
on duty, should also bc amended so as
to empower the Government lo make a
personal investigation, through proper
officers, of all accidents involving loss
of life which seem to require investiga
tion, with a reqpirement that the re
sult of such investigation bc made
? public.
UNIONS OF GOVERNMENT EM
PLOYEES. .
On the subject of organized labor
the President declares that all people
have a perfect right to organize for
their protection, but that the Govern
ment cannot discriminate against non
union laborers.
BUREAU OF LABOR.
Much caa be done by the Government
ia labor matters merely by giving pub
licity to certain conditions. The Bureau
of Labor has done excellent work of
this kind in many different directions.
1 shall shortly lay before you in a spe
. cial mesagc the full report of the in
vestigation of the Bureau of Labor into
the Colorado mluing strike, as this
v 4s a a strike in which certain very evil
/ ' torces, which are more or lesa at work
?verywhere under ? he conditions ot
' x-odern industrialism, became start
lingly prominent. It is greatly to be
r/isbed that the Department of Cora
rnerce and Labor, through the ".abor
Bureau, should compile and arrange for
ihe Congress a list of the labor laws of
.he various States, and should be given
- ?he means to investigate and report to
'"'he Congress ?pon the labor conditions
bi the-manufacturing and mining rc
-?ons tbrousbo-.it thc country; bolh as
lo wa'ges. ss to' hours of labor, as to
. "th" labor of women and children,.aud
P-~to the effect in thc various, labor
- -enters ot immigration from abroadVIn
.bis investigation especial attention
. , >oulQ be paid to 'he conditions of
child l?bor an?l child-labor ?egislalit
*.n the seYBl'?? States.
CORPORATIONS
- When we come to deai with gre
corporations the need for tho Gover:
ment to act directly is far greater tin
in the case of labor, because gt'eal cb
porations can become such only by bl
gaging ia interstate commerce, ai
interstate commerce is peculiarly t!
field of thc General Government. It
au absurdity to expect to eliminate, tl
abuse?, Ut great corporations by sta
Action. It is difficult, te b'? patient wil
in argument that such matte:
fchotihi bo left to the States, becaui
???re than one State pursues th*), polk
of creating on easy tti;ms corporator
which ave never operated .within tbs
Stats at all, but in other. States wh'bi
laws they ignore. .Tbe fJ?u?nal Goi
?rnment alone Catt deal adequately wit
these great corporations. To try,tb d??
with them in an intern ocr?te, destru?
Uve, otlv demagogic spirit would, in a
prob? tili ty, mean that nothing whal
ever would be accomplished, and, wit
absolute certainty, that 15 ?nytbjn
wcro^accomplished it,would bc Of,
liarniftil nature. Tho ?m?ricah.p?'?p?
aecd to continue to shbw the very qua
Ities tha't l?iey have shown-that i
moderation, good sense, thc eajrhest fl<
sire to avoid doing, any da?i??gl, ah
vet thc quiet ?tifc?hnuation to protect
step by jsiep, without halt and witboi
hurry, in climnating or at least in mir
baizing whatever of mischief cr of ev!
there is to interstate commerce ju th
conduct cf great cbrpcratiohs. Thc
are acting iii no spirit of hostility t
wealth. eHh'O-jr individual or corporate
They are not against thc rich mah ati
more than against the jroorjnan. Di
the contrary> they are friendlralik'e to
ward rich man and toward poor mar
provided only that each acts in ? spin
of justice and decency toward his fel
lews. Great corporations arc ucees
sary, and only men of great and siugu
tar mental power can manage sud
corporations successfully, ??d tuc?
a\en must haye great rewards-. ?u
these Corporations should be managet
with due regard to the interest of tb<
public as a whole. Where this, can b<
?one under the present l?ws It mus
be done. Where these laws come shori
others should be enacted to supplemeni
them.
AGRICULTURE.
The Department of Agriculture .li??
s,roAvn into an educational iostitutioi
with a faculty of two thousand special
ists rn?kihg research into all thc scien
ces of production. Thc Congress appro
priates, directly and indirectly, sis
millions of dollars annually to carry on
this work. It reaches every State and
Territory in thc Union and the islands
.?) fthe sea lately come under our ilag.
Cooperation is had with the S'atc cx
rerimeut stations, and with many other
institutions and individuals. The world
is carefully searched for new varieties
Df grains, fruits, grasses, vegetables.
trees, and shrubs', suitable to various
localities iu our country: and marked
benefit to cur producers has resulicd."'
PENSIONS.
The veterans of the Civil War have
a. claim upon the nation such as no
other body of ont citizens possess.
Tho Pension Bn?eau has never in Its
history been/managed in a more sat
isfactory manner than is new th?
case. . ' ?'
Ich Roads the ' tricentennial celebra
tion of the settlement at Jamestown,
Virginia, with which the history of
what has now become the United
States really begins. ? commend this
to your favorable consideration. It is
an event of prime historic significance
in which all the people of thc United
States should foci, aud should show,
great and general interest.
POSTAL SERVICE.
In the Postofiice Department the
service has iucrcased in efficiency,
and conditions as to revenue and ex
penditure continue satisfactory. The
increase of revenue during the year
was 19,358,181.10, o>; 6.9 per cent, thc
total receipts amounting to $143,382,
624.34. The expenditures' were $102,
362,116.70, an increase of about 9 per
cent over the previous year, being
thus $8,979.492.36 in excess of the
current revenue. Included in th -se
expenditures was a total appropriation
of $12,956,637.35 for the continuation
and extension of the r.tral free-deliv
ery service, which was an. increase
of $4,902.237.35 over the amount ex
pended for this pur nose in thc pre
ce, lng fiscal year. Large as this ex
penditure has been tho beneficent re
sults attained in extending the free
distribution of mails lu tho residents
of rural districts have justified the
wisdom of tho outlay. Statistics
brought down to the 1st of October,
1904, show that on that date there
were 27,138 rural routes established,
serging approximately 12,000,000 of
peoplo in rural districts remote from
postoffices, and that there were pend
ing at that time 3,859 petitions for thc
establishment of now rural routes.
Unquestionably some part of thc gen
eral increase in receipts is due to thc
increased postal facilities which the
rural service has afforded. The reve
nues have, also been aided greatly by
.amendments iu the classification of
mail matter, and thc curtailment of
abuses of the -'second-class "mailing
privilege. The average increase iu
tho volume of mail matter for the
period beginning with 7902 and end
ing June, 1S05 (that pc rtion for 1905
being estimated), is 4l'.47 per cent,
as compared with 25.46 per cent for
the period immediately preceding,
and 15.92 for the four-year period im
mediately preceding that.
CURRENCY.
Thc attention of Congress should be
especially given to the currency ques
tion, and that the standing committees
on the matter in the two Houses
charged with the duty, take up the
matter of our currency and sec wheth
er it is net possible to secure an
agreement in the business world for
hetterins: the system: the committees
should consider the question of retire
ment of the greenbacks and the prob
lem of securing iu our currency such
elasticity as is consistent with safety.
Every silver dollar should be made by
law redeemable in gold at the option
of the holder.
MERCHANT MARINE.
I especially commend to ymir at
tention the encouragement of our mer
'chant marine by appropriate legisla
tion.
ORIENTAL MARKETS.
' The growing importance of the Ori
ent as a field for American exports
drew from my predecessor, President
McKinley, an urgent request for its
sp?cial consideration by the Con
gress. In his messago of 1S98 he
slated:
"In this relation, as showing tho
peculiar volume and value of our trade
with China and the peculiarly favora
bio conditions which exist for their
expansion In the normal course of
trade, I rcfe rto thc communication !
addressed to the Speaker of tho
House of Representatives by rho Sec
retary of the Treasury on the 14th of
last Juue, with its accompanying lotter
of the Secretary of State, recommend
ing an appr?pr?p>.ib? foi* ? coi?niisslo?
tb study th? industrial, and commer
cial conditions in the Chinese Empire,
and to. report as to the opportunities
for and th'? Obstacles to the enlarge'
???n'c bf markets ih China for the raw
products and manufactures of the
United States. Action was not taken
thereon during the last session. I
cordially urge .that tho recommenda
tion receive at, your hands the coil
sjderatte? which, its importance and
timeliness merit."
ALASKA;
The mt'ss?gt? makes a number of
suggestions on Alaska, the treat
ment.of the, natives and other matters
affecting the welfare of thc territory,
lt is also recommended that Alaska
he given a delegate in Congress;
T!-ih ?N D? A Nb.
It is recommended that better treat
ment be accorded these wards of the
nation, and that every encouragement
possible he extended them to occome
moive industrio'.^ and self-r^ptforUn?;
CONSULAR SERVICE.
It is recommended that the consular
service be f?is?d to the nighest degreo
o? efccIeHcy by ?clecubg men who are
familiar with trade conditions and
who know something of the language
of the country to which they are ac
credited.
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
. 'hie President recommends that tho
city bc thoroughly deaned lip. so Ih?t
it bb .made iii f?ct ? ncrfect Amer
ican city, free from contagious and
evil influences.
TH fe ?R?tiYi
Within Ibe last three ' years the
United States has set an example in
disarmament where disarmament was
proper. By law our Army is fixed at
a maximum of one hundred thousand
Fittd d minimum of sixty thousand men.
When there was insurrection in tho
Philippines we kept thc army at the
maximum. Peace came in the Philip
pines., and. now bur Army hat? bien re
duced to the minimum at which it is
.possible to keep it with due regard to
its efficiency. The guns now mounted
require twenty-eight thousand men, if
thc coast fortifications arc W bc ade
quately .ih'??hed. Relatively to the
Nation, it is not now so large as the
pr" -ree of New York or Chicago
relatively to thc population of either
dey. We need more officers; there are
not enough lo perform the regular
army work. It is very important that
the officers of the Army ?lid?lti be a>
etistomed to handle their men in
masses, as it is.also important that tho
National Guard of the several State3
should be accustomed tb actual field
map^u>e4iug^JesjK!cialiy iii connection
with the regulars, 'sj^or this reason we
are to be congratulated, upon tho suc
cess of the field maneuvers at Manas
sas last fall, nianeuver'Svjn which a
larger number of Regulars and Na
tional Guard took part thai; was ever
before assembled together in time of
peace. No other civilized nation has,
relatively to its population, such a
diminutive Army as ours; abd while
the army is so small we dre not to bo
excused if we fail to keep it at a very
high grade of proficiency. It must be
inci??sar.?l?r--iu^>^*^n'J: theJdanda rdjfor.
th?" enlisted men should be kept very
high, while at the same tim? the sef>
vice should bis made as attractive as
possible; ?hd the standard for the offi
ccis should be kept even higher
Tyhich. as regards the unper ranks,
can best be done by introducing some
system of selection and rejection into
thc promotions. We shall be able, in
the event of some sudden emergency, j
to put into the field one first-class
army corps, which should be, as a i
whole, at least the equal of any body
of troops of like number belonging to
any other nation.
Great progress has been made in
protecting our coasts by adequate
fortifications with sufficient guns. We
should, however, pay much more heed !
than at present to the development of ?
an extensive system of floating minos
for use in di our more important har
bors. These mines have been proved to
be a most formidable safeguard against
hostile fleets.
THE NAVY.
On thc subject of thc navy Mr.
Roosevelt declares that it is ncees:
sary for us to keep our navy up to
thc most effective standard, and
makes a number of recommendations.
THE PHIL1 PPJNES.
Thc Philippine Islands have been
brought by thc fortunes of war under
our control, and wc must discharge
cur obligations to the inhabitants in
a becoming manner. In concluding
this s'ubject thc message says:
Every measure taken concerning the
islands should be taken, primarily with
a view to their advantage. We should
cretainly give them lower tariff rates
on their exports to the United States;
if this is not done it will bc a wrong
to extend our shipping laws to them.
I earnestly hope for the immediate en
actment into law of thc legislation
now pending to encourage American
capital to seek investment in the is
lands in railroads, in factories, in plan
tations, and in lumbering and mining.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House. Dec. 5. 1004.
Investigation Ordered.
Elyria, Ohio, Special-Judge Wash
burn has called a special grand jury at
thc direction of Prosecutor Leo Slroup,
of Lorain county, to inquire into the
Oberlin Bank failure. Tho jury will
? be drawn Thursday. An effort will bc
made to discover if any crimes were
committed which come within thc
jurisdiction of thc court. Oberlin is
in Lorain county. It is reported that
the action of Prosecutor Stroup wan
ta>?.n upon the request or complaint
of Andrew Carnegie. This report,
however, cannot be confirme?. Sub
poenas have been issued for President
Beckwith and Cashier Spear, of the
closed bank, to appear before thc grand
jury to testify.
Eank President Acquitted.
Beaumont, Texas., Special.-The jury
iu thc case of former President J. P.
Withers, et thc American National
Bank, of Beaumont, charged with the
misappropriation of $38.000 ot' thc funds
of the haul-:, returned a verdict of not
guilty. There were fifteeu counts iu
the indictment covering five different
transactions. Ile was acquitted on all
counts.
No Battle Imminent.
Mukden, By Cable.-Everything now
indicates that thc prospect of an im
mediate encounter on a large scale
has passed. During thc ii^litinj; be
low Tsinkihitchcn, the Russian loss
was 25 men killed and 123 wounded,
including two officers. Seventeen :
Japanese prisoner?: wore taken, ont; cf j
whom committed suicide. J
A F?ERV rRAGEDV
Faififjy Murdered arid M\? Wer?
Burned in Ml?kg
ICCWiltd ?Nftl??i?AR?Of ??WN
??iKrr?d Remains o? M.u. B. ?; Milgfiefj
His Wife and Two Daughters Found
in thc Smoking Ruins of Their Hom?
?ri thft Center of Trenton, S. C.
? lullet Thi;S?gh tn? Matf:g H?arJ,
and thc Skulls of the Women Crush
ed-Robbery the Supposed Motive- ;j
Governor Heyward Offers a Reward
Augusta, Special;-? special {o' The"
JhronKlc fr?re Edgefi?ld says:
, "Thc most iiidcous.br ali hurnan hor
wit uccurrel] ?il Tr?tttdii Thursday
light, equal in horror to the Statesboro
iftair, if the general accepted theory be'
TUC that the victims were first mur
Jerccl before the liou.se was fired. At*
? o'clock this morning DIP. residence ba
VIr: ia. ?. Hughes, centrally localed In?
he town, tfatj discovered ??.firrj; Neigh
Dors rushed thS ?ce'iie. but the fire'
ml progressed so far that ?ntralicc tor
:hc house was impossible. At once in-^l
jniry was made as to the .whereabouts
\t the inmates, it being thought .that':'
:ney .had made their escap? ih their
u'ght clothes. As soon as the fire hadij
lied down sufficiently, a fearful scene
net the eyes of the beholders. There,
iay the charred and almost unrecog
nizable bodies tit th1: ciitlre family, con-jj
??sting of Mr. Hughes, his wife, Eva,;'
ind two young daughters, Emmie,
tged 19. and Hattie, 14 years of age.1
Mr. Hughes' body lay just below whereV
was situated fte door leading, from his?
;oom to the hall, with a builet hble:
ihrough the upper part of his head. A
pistol with one empty chamber lay,:
near by. Part of his charred clothes
were on his person., sho.wing that he
was dressed at the time h? met deaths
The body of his wife was on the bed.
?piings, while those of the young ladies
were similarly situated. The skulls ot
;hesc three were crushed as if hit with;,
ai; axe or some blunt instrument. Their,
bodies when fourni occupied a most nal'!
taral position, with nothing td indicate
i struggle, showing that, they had been
struck and done, to death, while asleep'.
The news spread like wildfire and soon
the on tir? surrounding cbuntry was o?'
the sc?ii?c ;.
"Under the direction of Soliciotr
Thurmond, a coroner's jury was im
paneled, but as yet no testimony har;
been taken, it being thought best to
await further developments, lt was said
three tracks were discovered leading
from the field up to the rear of the
house; The county blood hounds were
secured and put on the train, but this
effort has av?iled nothing; The horror
is veiled in mystery. Every ?xternal
evidence goes to show that the family,
were all killed before the house was
rlrE?^??ne^ftarivliiLthR. hoiiKftj?ga
lered for the purpose.of robbery; that
upon being discovered; the r?bbers ac
complished the murders and fired the
house. Excitement runs high, but noth
ing rash will bc done. Upon the request
of Solicitor Thurmond, Governor Hey
wnrd has offered a reward for the ap
prehension of thc guilty parties.
Japs Prepared to Spend the Winter,
General Qku's Headquarters, via
Pusan. By Cable.-Delayed in Trans
mission.}-In the villages near the
actual Japanese linc houses are be
ing repaired and built, scores of well?
are being dug. villages are being de
nuded of trees, a-> quantities of fuel
arc being prepare Every indication
points to the int? on to remain in
thc present line lng the winter.
The cold weather ot affecting ?the
Japanese, althougl c temperature
has already fallen a few degrees
below zero. There few sick men.
Bank Ro?oed.
Enid. Okla.. Special-The Farmers'
Stale Bank, of Lambert, has been rob
bed by three men, who dynamited th<_:
safe, obtaining ?3,000 as their booty.
While two robbers were inside, thc
(hird guarded them, holding the
horses. The robbers escaped, making
for Hie Gloss mountains. A posse is
ih pursuit.
No More Assaults.
Tokio, By Cable.-In disabling the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur, preelud
ing thc possibility of its being able
lo reenforce the Russian second Paci
fic (Bailie) squadron, thc Japanese
have accomplished the main object ol
thc desperate assaults against the
fortress which they have been making
for thc past three months. There ls
now a strong probability that, while
continuing the siege they will avoid
losses of thc magnitude already at
tending their efforts, and instead of
assaulting, will rely on starving oui
tho garrison until it is finally cap
tured.
Reward Offered.
Macon, Ga.. Special.-A reward ol
$300 and expenses has been offered
fur the capture of .Maro S. Potter, the
defaulting and fugitive cashier of the
bank at Davisboro, Ga., where he it
alleged to-be more than $20,000 short
in his accounts. The reward is offered
by the officiais of the bank.
Potter is only 22 years old. weighs
2?? pounds and has light hair and
blue eyes. He is very popular, and
his friends express surprise at his
action.
Fatal Quarrel of Farmers.
Macon, Ga., Special.-A special tc
Thc Telegraph from Hawkinsville..
Ga., says that Themas Tharp was
killed by D. W. Reid ou the plantation
of a Mr. Jordan Tuesday night iu a
quarrel. Reid claims that he was
torced to shoot in self-defense. The
siayer has surrendered, and is now
incarcerated in thc county jail.
A good man may stand ou dangerous
rocks like a lighthouse, but he must uot
sail amongst them or he will bo a
wreck.
New Japanese Fortifications.
Washington, Special.-Mr. Griscom.
tho American minister at Tokio, has
cabled thc Stain Department that Mr.
Fisher, the American vico consul al
Nagasaki, reports that all shipping
tins been warned lo keep 20 miles
away from Pescadores, an island ofi
tho west coast of Formosa, and thal
il is reported that fortifications ?re
being coiislfueled at Seoul.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Marty Newsy Items Gathered Frdi?
ali Sections.
Will Order "Calhoun" Election.
At a Jato hour Thursday night Gov.
Hcyward announced that he' had tfeoid
ed to order an election for the new
county Hf "Calhoun';" which is to he
taken if established fruiii t'?o counties
of Edgefie.id, Abbeville and Greenwood
Tho county seat of Calhoun will bc
McCormick. Gov. Heyward issued s
stat?niSfH ns ?o I he election Friday
It will be heit! cn the fir?? Y?esdny ir
January, which is the third.
The State board of health held a
meeting lastweck to consider thc prop
osition made by thc federal govern
ment iii regard to turning over thc
quarantine stations how (/rider <fte
control tb the government.- The gov
ernment proposes t? maintain the sta
tipns at its own expense' ?.?<d equlr.
them without cost to South Carolina.
After a full discussion it was decided
to refer thc matter to thc attorney gen
eral,- who will draft a bill so that thc
gener?! assembly may give ita conscnl
to thc plari. This wJil decide the mat
ter finally.
Met Peculiar Death;
Edgefield, Special-Air. T. Bi Bailey,
a son-in-law of thc late Hon. G. X)
Tillman, met with a tragic death lasl
week wkUc out hunting. He shot 8
squirrel which lodged in thc limb of a
tree. Mr. Bailey climbed the tree foi
the purpose of getting thc squirrel!
and fell, striking the ground and crush
ing hie ??fttill: ?He hailed a companion
just before failing .fiat lie was siclt
and it is thought he waa s?t??d with
apoplexy, which caused him to looseu
his hold, on thc tree; He lived al
ClarksviHe aiid ,w?s ? prominent cit
izen of the county.
Palmetto Items.
Facts and information brought out
at thc annual meeting of the State
board of health Bh'iW that thc email
pox situation is rapidly glowing mofe
serious throiignout the State. Tli?
mortality percentage has been mor.:
than trebled since thc first or Janu
ary; and there arc cases now Iii prac
tically every county ip' the State. Thc
situation is at pre??ri? pSiHletjlarly se
rious in Georgetown and McCo?. Jil
the lower part of the State. Seere
tary Evans reported that the mortali
ty has increased to ?5 1-2 per cent.,
since the fire-t of January, as against
a highest previous record of one pei
cent. The virulence of the disease is
also rapidly .liicre?siiig ih the North
ern Stat?s, the mortality in some be
ing as high as 20 per cent. So far
!^th?q_ve?L_ the secretary reports 1,322
cases and -juoc^iw;.,-.......J..-_LV , ???a
caces the pr?viens year. The Marl
boro County Medical Society has pe
titioned both the Governor and the
State board of health to quarantine
the town of McColl, in that county
Secretary Evans reported to thc
board flu's morning that when he wa:
at McColl about two weeks ago. he
saw two men at work in the knitting
mill in the seventh day of eruption
He warned the authorities then thal
thc town would soon be full of the
disease, but the physicians disagree
ing as .to thc dagnosis. nothing was
done tb prevent the spread of thc in
fection. Thc board is without authori
ty, to order a place quarantined uti legs
there arc instructions to that effect
from the Governor, but the secretary
was directed to call the attention ol
thc town authorities to the fact that
the State law compels them to adopt
preventive measures against the
spread of an infectious disease. In
the matter ot lite quarantine, stations
at Charleston. Georgetown, Beaufort,
Port Royal and Helena, thc board de
cided lo memorialize- the next Legis
lature to give thc board the authori
ty to transfer by lease cr sale these
stations to the Federal government,
the State to be relieved of the ex:
pense of keeping them up, bul to re
tain a supervision over them, as waa
done in the case of thc Florida sta
tions. Thc South Ciirolillu stations
are worth in the aggregate about ?75,
000.
The annual report of Winthrop col
lege was received Thursday by trus
tees and turned uver to thc State su
perintendent of education. Most of the
facts and figures in the report have
already been published and are famil
iar to thc public. The cost of the
college last year was ?>64.CS9.63 and
the receipts were$t>5,<J91.GS. Thc col
lege next year uill ask for a State ap
propriation of $57,435.75.
Edwards, the alleged Eutawville
lyncher, who has turned State's evi
dence, gave important testimony at
the hearing before Magistrate McCoy
at George's. Edwards was brought iu
by a penitentiary guard and immedi
ately after giving his testimony, left
the place in a buggy. His evidence
resulted in Andrew Mr.rtin. Eastons,
Piney Martin and Police Ulah Palmer
being held for trial. Thc prisoners
will at once apply for bail. Edwards
said that Butler and Piney Martin
were not present at the drowning of
thc negro Bockhardt, but he impli
cated Piney Martin, who had ucl been
arrested. According to Edwards,
Eastons, Palmer and thc Martins tied
the bar of iron to Bock hard t's body
and rowed him out into thc stream
and threw him overboard
Charters and Commissions.
A commissionwas issued to the Parr
Shoals Power company of Newberry.
capitalized at ?r>0\000. The Incorpo
rators are H. L. Parr.Z. F. Wright, W.
G. Houseat, C. HT. Cannon, and W. Iv.
Stigh of Newberry and A. L. Scott of
Greenville.
The City Drug company of Green
ville received a commission. Thc ia
corporators arc J. H. Austin of Rock
Hill and G. P. Neal of Greeuwood.
The capital is ?C,000;
The secretary of slate last week
authorized an amendmr-nl. to the char
tor of the Benuettsville and Cberaw
Railway company. Tho company will
now extend its line from thc. town of
Bennettsvilc in a southerly direction
to some point on the Carolina and Nor
thern railway and Merrill'/! inlet on tbs
Atlantic Coast.
A commission was also issued fu thc
Wood-Meiider.lir.il company of Greer.-..
This concern will soil wagons, buggies
herses, etc., and has a capital of $2,
000. Thc -corporators are .1. T. Wood,
T. fl. Mcndenliall, 1.. A. Stone, .1. V.
Smith and Frank Burgess.
CHARGE VAST MOB
Russian Officiais Strike a Hard Fi^hi
Willi Enemies of Nie Government
WILD SCim IN ST, PETERSBURG
?r??t Anti-Government Demonstra
tion arid Measures Taken to Sup
press l? Caused Excitement Un
equaled Sirica th? Riots of 1901 -
Previous Wa rnings in News
papers Only Served to Swell ih?
?rpwd of Students, Workmen and
V?t/'/rg Wrtrmn.
St. Petersburg. By Cable.-A po pd Ja* j
nnti-govcrnmcnt demonstration, thc
participants in which included large
?uihfef? of students of both sexes, be
gan at raidtl'ay guiidajr In the Nevsky
pr?speet and lasfeJ ?h?Wl two hours.
rlur?(.ire;ls of police and mounted gen
darmes, wild irere hidden iu thc court
yard of the public building*, emerged
and suddenly charged thc crowd at full
gallop, driving the demonstrators in
headlong confusion and screaming with
terror upon the sidewalks and into ad
jacent streets. This led lo serious en
couiltei-K. 50 parsons being more or less
scver?ly irij?ir?>'j, Large numbers were
arrested;
Not since the riots of i?Oh *hen Cos
sacks, stretched across the NavSkl pros
pect from building IQ building, charged
down the boulevard frdia life Moscow
station to thc Neva, has the Russian
espial lived through such a day of
excitement as !bK Tho authorities last
night got wind of ?h? L-t?* anti-govern
ment demonstration planned f0r today
j by thc Social Democratic party to' d?
I mafid an immediate end of the war and
j the convocation of a naiional assem
bly arid this evening in every paper
in blaek-fac? type was an explicit
warning to the people, ai their peril,
to desist from congregating in the Nev
ski pr?^pftet near the Kassau Cathe
i dral. At thc sam? ?imo extesive prepar
ations were made to q?e.U any disturb'
ance. The police on the Nev'dk? pros
pect were increased six limes over and
J the devora i ks, or bowse porters, wera
i manduiierf In ?cont of their rc.*jr,ectiv? I
buildings. Half ii daze? fuiuadrons of j
J mounted gendarmes t?er*j massed in t
the .'-"ar of the" Gasean Cathedral, and
J battalions Ot r?s'?rv? police were sta
? Honed in several court, yards out ?f ?
! sight. Minister of the luieYltfr Sviato- .
pnik-Mirsky gave strict orcic:.?. how- !
ever, that ne- C?ssacks should he used
and the chief of police issued cxplici'.J
directions lo avoid harsh measures nb- j
less it should become absolutely i?ecs- j
sary,
The newspaper warning, however,
by giving liotice lo those not apprised
of th? prospect of a deoionntratiou, de
feated the very object of which they
whole population of this vast city to
the broad throughfare; and long be
fore the hour fixed, despite thc plead
ing of the police, who Iiiera?iy lined the
sidewalks, the throngs on thc pave
ments were si) d?n;0 thai movcmeill. I
was almost impossible, frliilo thc snow- j
covered boulevard was blacii ^ith a
tangled mass of sleighs. fiiicJ moally
with thc curious. In throngs oil thc
sidewalks, were practically thc whole
student body ol' the capital, including
many young women, who have alway?
been prominent lb Russia iii revolu
tionary movements, and aire thousands
of workmen belonging to thc Social
Labor parly. Towards I o'clock (lie i
workmen" and students seemed - to j
swarm toward th* corner of tho Hotel
Europe, opposite the Gasean Cathedral.
The police, recognizing that t ii c ??ritical j
moment was approaching, tried in Vain ?
to keep back the human tide. Then,
when there was not a single mounted
policeman in sight, on thc mike of 1
o'clock, from the heart of the thickly
wedged erOwd a. blodd red flag, like a
jct or flame, suddenly shot up: lt was
the signal. Older flags appeared Hi the ?
crowd, waving frantically overhead; i
and they were greeted with a hoarse
10.1(1: "Down with autocracy." The stu
dents surged Itito the .^'rcet. singing the
-'Marseillaise/' while indecent j<pecta
lors. seeking to extricate themselves
Crowded into doorways and hugged
walls. Dismounted police made a sin
fflfi ?I lum ni lo fori;? their wat- into Hie
crowd to wrest tho flags from the de
monstrators, but thc students and
workmen, armed with sticks, stood
close aiid heat hack their assailants.
Then, like a flash, frdni behind the
Kasean Cathedral, came a squadron or
gendarmie. The doors of adjoining
court yards were "thrown back, and
battalions of police came out. A dou
ble squadron charged the Ib.hk ol' the
demonstrators with drawn sabres. Five
other squadrons circled thc mob. cut
tine ibroush Hu: friur-s of Benclalors.
who gladly Ecurricd to cover. The main
wedge of the demonstrators stood fast
only a moment or two.
There was a shari) rallie of cudgels
and sabres, though the wounds showed
thal tho police si tuck principally with
the Hat of Ihcir sabres. Thc wemen
wore especially fierce in their resis
tance. Many wyn: struck and tram
pled, and blood streamed down lucir
f^ces.
While Hie mob stood, those tillhin
mana sod to (brow hundreds of revo
lutionary proclamations over thc
heads of their fellows. The police
urged their horses fiercely mio the
crowd, driving those who resisted into
thc court yards, the lietel Europe and
thc Catholic Church. The intense ex
citement lasted about len minutes; af
ter which mounted squadrons of Ibo
gendarmerie nat roi lcd the streets.,
and the policemen devoted themselves
to keeping the crowd nuning.
Considering the sharp light thc riot
ers had isp, the police acted hu
manely willi the crowd, avoiding bru
tality and roughness in keeping thc
throng moving, ami showing really
more considera lion than the pe I i cc el
many cities would nuder similar
circumstances.
In the meantime those cen Hued m
thc court yardi.:, who wore recognized
as agitators, were arrested, but oth
ers vere allowed to go quietly home,
tuc wounded lit'*l baying their injur
ies dressed.
Minor Matters.
Lena Tucker, ?? colored woman. Sit
years old. was bunted io death in
thc Colonga Old Kolks" J lome, while
Nancy Wilson. 70 years oh?, sat hy.
loo feeble lo aid her. The two old
? women were hovering nv<?r a-slove!
j enc sillo o? which was i?'d hoi.
On Monday higl*Amba$sadur Cnoa?c
presented Capt. R. S. Scott, corum-amier
o; ibo British Antarctic exnloi nig
steamer Discovery, with Ih? Pkiiadc:.
?.bia Geographical PoriolyV. medal ai
Albert Mall, London.
One Carload Received,
aDtl more coining in, which includes the following HOLIDAY GOOD?.
Boys wagous, Goat carts. Hobby Horses. ShoD-Flvj Velocipedes
and Tricycle. A large au I (ins assortaient worth selling.
Seven cases ot* Chase's line plush aud baa ver] robes fnni $1.23 to
$25.00. Renaeaiber tho Babcock vehicles.
H. H. CO SK ERY,
Sole Agent.
749 AND 75?
AUGUSTA, QA.
Farrand
Organs
Thc Bese in the world. The
Factory does three quarters
of a million dollars worth of
business a year.
Ouality consid?r?e! they a??
tde CHEAPEST ORGANS
made. Over fifty now in
ock. Terms accommodat
ing. Write me before buying
elsewhere. Other magnifi
cent organs in appearance
at Forty-Five Dollars, with
stool and box. Freight paid
J. A. Holland
NINETY SIX, S. C.
W. J. Rutherford & Co.
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AND DEALER IN
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Read}* Roofing and ether Material.
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just received. Our stock of furniture and house JuruiLhiuge
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ly responded to. All goods sold on a small mar
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pers and request them call to see our mammoth stock when
DRY GOODS: We lia ve everything
from staple Domestics to Finest Dress
Goods, tile prices and quality right.
MILLINERY; Our M?inery depart?
meut is filled with Hie newest and latest
CLOTHING : Men's Boy's and Children's suits from
?2.00 to SIS.00. also large stock of Ladies' Cloaks, Reefers, and
Walking; suits. Great Bargains in Ladies Skirts.
Finest line of Mens Pants in the city from ?1.10 to $5.00.
See our big values in Blankets, Spreads and Comforts.
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j style.
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