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? Ei ? Ei gress ; it only remains for us to ratify their choice. I wilt hot call foi* & for mal nomination? but Sihipty Mme Joseph & Cannon, of Illinois." The statement made by Chairman Hepburn Saturday to the Republican members of the House of Representa tives Was received by h?ilrly cheers, and Mr. Cannon was immediately de clared thc nominee for Speaker. Wil liam P. Hepburn, of Iowa, was re elected chairman ot the caucus for the session and Henry C. Louden'slag er, of New Jersey, aeevetai'y. Mr. Cannon sprang a surprise on his as sociates by pulling out of hi? 'pocket a typewritten speech, which he read from beginning to end. Mr. Cannon said he would stand with bis associates in upholding the policies of the Republican party, un der Which all the people have pros pered? Referring to railway legisla tion, Le said that "by the operation of competitive forces, that matters of difference between thc corporations, the carrier, and thc people they serve, would bc adjusted to all. "The concensus of opinion of the people, however, is that Congress has the powerr, by amendment to the law, to provide better remedies for real abuses existing, so that thc producer and consumer can rind a more speedy and less expensive remedy than we now have. In this opinion, I, for one, concur. The binden is upon Congress, and our party, having power, is pri marily responsible. Mr. Cannon urged that justice bc done both to corporation and people, mid in conclusion referreifto the desir ability of a short session. The officers of thc House were re nominated as follows: , Clerk-Alexander McDowell; Penn sylvania. Scrgeaiit-at-Arms^-Hem-y Cassoin, Wisconsin. Doorkeeper-F? B. Lyon? New York. Postmast er-^losCplt CV McElroy; Ohio, Chr?plarri^Rev.;3cnr^N.. ..Condon, Michigan. -The rules of the Fifty-eighth Con gress, including the standing orders relating to thc consideration Of pen sion and claim bills on Fridays, on motion of Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsyl vania, were ordered Coil tinned during the FjfiA'-niiith Congress. This reso lution will be offered by Mr. Dalzell, when the House is organized next Monda}'. Very little besides i he organization of the House will bc accomplished the first week of the session, ul though it is possible that nu emergency appropria tion for the Panama Canal may be ? passed the last of this week. Until the committees are apointed, such a bill would have to be considered by unanimous consent, or under a special order. It will depend upon the needs of the canal finances whether the em ergency appropriation will be rushed through this week or go over until the week following. - Thc Senate being a continuous body organization was not necessary but little work wil be begun before next week. Williams Minority Leader. Washington, Special.-For two hom's Saturday the Democratic mem suing^Co't?gT?sTto succeed himself. Fearful Conditions Prevail. St. Ptersburg, -"-Special.-Intense alarm prevails here. Communications with the outer world by telegraph ceased when the Finnish operators joined their Russian comrades. The embassies, legations and banks are hastily, organizing courier services to both Finnish and German frontiers: The population is almost in a state of panic, fearing that the railroads will stop running and that the inhabitamts therefore will have no mode of .flight in the event of the cataclysm, which they seem to fear is imminent. Rumored Depew Has Resigned. New York, Special.-A rumor has gained circulation that Chauncey M. Depew had resigned from the United States Senate. When questioned con cerning the rumor, the Senator said, [ am tired of making denials of un pleasant questions, and sim resolved not to talk further to newspapers. I will deny nothing nor AV i 11 j. ailinn anything. I have learned a lesson from the past." Sultan's Proposals Not Accepted. London, By Cable.-A dispatch from Paris states that it is reported in French government circles that the gowers, after examining the latest Turkish proposals, decided thal they are unsatisfactory and therefore the international fleet will not bc i.rtler ecl home. Ti ia stated that unless the Sultan completely ba?ks down before ?loaday the island of hmm an J Miros Nv])] tye aeieaetl, caused ffiueli talk throughput the State arid lias1 Bet property Lblders" tb think ing-. Of course it is a sort of r?volu" tionary measure, and while the justice and the seuss* of it has appealed to many, good business men and big prop-1 er'ty hbldtirs regardless of the ; fact much, of this sort of property wilt be, affected, still the thing has, not becD. generally understood and there is "a. fear also that the purpose^ of the comptroller general to equalize the property throughout the State more, nearly will hot be (Juoessful under the1 departure li? ls niakiilg ?ii ac?ouilt of the great proficiency and skill indi viduals and communities have acquir ed by long practice and experience in the matter of tax-dodging. "The ervoneoui" idea spears to haye taken hold in various parts of the ; State," Mr. Jones said, "that this' is a scheme to increase the taxes. Such is not the case. My object is tog?t; property equalized in this State and stop this shameful tax dodging. There are some notorious exceptions, hut generally speaking the cotton mills and other big property holders are be ing assessed oil ? g?lluliie ?? pei* t?eiit.. basis, and small property is being as sessed at from 9 to 100 per cent. Ouly so much money is needed lo run the State and many county officials and the higher the assessment the greater the yield of money on a given levy, but the levy may be ensily changed? In other words, ip th'; assesdment-is doubled tllhutgluutt the State th? levies for State, ('(unity and city pur poses may bc cut in half. The inequality and injustice of'the taxation nf property iii-this State has' been d shame and tt disgrace foi de^. cade?; S. C; Baptists: ; The tioii ll pulsor merit. l?ture of a j the o educa _ , ^ of the chief cotton mill centrera The petitidil was referred to a committee which will report before adjournment is had. This section of the State is al so the chief hope of Representative Toole, of Aiken, of succeeding with his ten-hour labor bili, which he pushes session after session with a plodding patience and persistency that at least evinces the determination and faith of the man. Another matter that attracted the attention and engaged the thought of the convention was the masterly hand ling of the delicate subject, "Do the Scriptures Teach a Divine Call to the Ministry?" by thc Rev. C. G. BroWnj bf Sutnter." He argued with force and great logic that they do. He was opposed with an able presen tation of the other side of the question by the Rev. Dr. A. C. Osborne. The convention has elected these of ficers for the coming year: C. A. Smith, president; William J'i /.yles and the Rev. J. T. 'Hiers, vice-presi dents; the Rev. Dr. C. P. Irvin, secr?^ tarj' ; thc Rev. V. I. Masters, assistant secretary; the Rev. J. L. Vass, treas urer. The report of the trustees of the 'vonnie Maxwell orphanage showed S3 orphans being cared for in a splen id way, the financial report indicat iig that the institution has a strong old on the affection of the Baptists t' the Slate. $16,000,000 Appropriation Bill. Washington, Special.-A bill to provide appropriation of $16,000,000 for tlie Panania Canal Commission, to be immediately available for the pur pose of liquidating thc cost of the work of construction, has been pre pared and will be introduced in the House, probably Monday, on the open ing day of th(! fifty-ninth Congress. The bill stipulates that money shall be refunded through the sale of bonds provided by the Spooner act and these bonds to be taxable at a rate of one half of one per cent., when deposited to secure the circulation on the same basis as government twos. No Decision Was Given. Baltimore, Special.-Jack Johnson and Young Peter Jackson, both of whom are credited to California, met in a twelve round fight before the Eureka athlecHc club. At its con clusion no decision was given. Johnson had undertaken lo knock Jackson out within the twelve rounds or take the smaller end of thc receipts; He failed lo do so. Life-Saving Service Report. Washington, Special-The report of Superintendent Kimball of ?tho Life Saving Service, for the last fiscal year shows that the life saving crews saved and assisted in saving 464 /criled vessels and their cargoes, lapid?s af fording assistance of more Or less im portance io 677 vsssels, j ineliidirig ivaii ot f,li feiudij to?'k?i.? |tt total vi .1,141 vcs?fljfi to which M wt fu> iiHliei!, j "June. '; ' .' Jilly, r.;;;... H-97 August ... .* I t : : . : :.ll November.. . *'.'.'.' 7I December. K -Jamiary... ll.oo ^bruary.; .. .. . JJ-T 'Mareil;;:: ?...... 1L81 Claimr Agent Named .I-;- .SoWraor T- ???yward. ; i0r"prnoi' Hayward aiuio,,i!i,cii that i??i,:hatl closed' .1 contras with W. I&vii ?Vatt? \fe ftjpt?s??tl tin Staid .ofSoutli Carolina ag ?g?rh: l?i prepnr -nig data on which to secure the pay of .claims due this Stale from the 'Spanish-Ameiican war. ? -Thew claims amount to about $35 000 or ?{40,000; )t fe .?ftJct. The agent /will g?t 15 per cent., but ? $i\tl tit this l^ii be paid to Messrs. Calhoun di ^Sizer of Washington, IV C., who have already done a great deal of work ou ;?he;, preparation of these claims. . fBut a month remained before these 'Claims would have been barred by statute of limitation, a? thc act of cdngress ti?elar?s that the claims must be filed before ???tiary ist, 1906. or they will not be valid. :'The agent whom Gov. Heyward has ;appointed has been engaged | in this w$rk sinc.e he was first appointed by @j>v. Elle?-be, to whom he was private ?secretary. Gov. Heyward wouid make h<j" contract except hy sp?cial provis ion ant hu rized hy the legislature. Thc Yunda will he disbursed hy the comp troller ?reneral 'K office, The Glass of ClaimS\ '. Tii? fcl?jmS due .to1 the. Stale of South Carolina is the riiisiilg of Span isli-Araerican war .troops are-of thc flowing nature: 1 ... in soldiers who 'the place of rcliclezvop a'rrfined by the mustering ?ffle?r and .turned down on account of physical disability. (c) Compensation for all materai and expenses ocurred by the governor iii raising these troops, such as sup plies, etc., furnished by the thc State on the order of thc governor. fd)' Damage done 10 or?nniiy of any individual by The soldiers while at their rendezvous before they left tbs State. The bulk of Hie money is service pay for tho men of the two regiments and thc battery ol' heavy Url i Merv from this State. Adj. Ged. .Frost, has declined to let the claims agent remove the 27 rolls of those or ganizations, but certified copies will be made from the records in the adju tant general's office. The adjutant general will assist in making thc cop ies and will prove them. Lumber1 Kilns Burned. Georgetown , Special/-The dry kilns of the Gardner & Lacey Lumber company Avere partially destroyed by fire and a large ai?ouilt of lumber con sumed. The flames spread from thc kilns to the lumber piles on the yard, and at one time it seemed that the cn .tire stock, together with thc tramways and the planing mill, would certainly be burned. But little wind was blow in?, and the firemen did linc work with the fire protection apparatus in stalled in the plant in confining the fierce flames to a limited area/ The loss cannot be estimated but it is heavy. A Trestle Burned. ( Sumter, Special.-Por the second lime within a few mouths the trestle over the Southern railroad at Green Swamp, one mile from the city, was burned at il o'clock. This trestle is nearly 200 yards long and about 30 feet high. The origin of the fire is unknown. The construction train is here and is rebuilding il. Until il is completed the Southern trains viii come in on the Atlantic Coasl Line May Develop Water Power, Spartanburg, Special.-A party of Pittsburg capitalists have been in the city for several days for the purpose of inspecting several water powers in this region. Thc party accompan ied by several local capitalists in spected a site ou T.ro.ul Hiver which is owned by persons herc, lt is i ho purpose ol' the Pittsburg men io build an electric power development if they obtain the desired site and transmit the current thus generated to sevrai enterprises and manufacturing plants in the county. A Dairy for Charleston. Charleston, Special.--C. F. Hott inger bas begun the erection of one of the largest, and most improved da rios in Churleston. thc plant being situated in thc suburbs of thc city. In :i sect ion drained and reclaimed by thc Charleston rlrainago conmilssiom Hottineev lins pm'ehaaed ? traci of 80 aot'CB on which tho nee&sarv buildings ave how being erected. The pU? is ?to-be ? mod?? plant in ?wy wny The deal which. joins these two large concerns under one head is one of the largest commercial transact ions in the history of the State. The consolidation brines together two of the 'most famous cotton mills in the South and- creates one of the largest cotton m'??lS Jil the country and proba bly one of the best equipped mills in the United States. The combined capacity of the two mills is S3.000 spindles and 2,400 looms. hmm Bernis, Te?E Dispatches state that construction work has been completed on the Jackson Fiber Co.'s addition. The improvements include the erec't iori O? Another building four stories high;.125x230 feet} also a 40x50 foot engine house and % Operatives' hous es. The equipment of machinery for these new structures will include 22, 000 spindles and 800 looms, which are now arriving! and being put in posit ion as rapidly Ut* possible. These betterments will represent an expen diture of approximately $400,000, and will about double the plant the com-, pauy has been operating This enter prise was established several years ago by the members of the Bernis Bim Brtg, Co, oi St. Lonis and Boston which dispose* of the product to the trade. Ai ?1. Bernis is president of the Jackson Fibre Co. . Columbus, Ga. Construction work has begun on the addition which the Swift Manufacturing Co. recently de cided lo build to its plant, The con tract was awarded lo the J .F. Galli can Building Co., of G reen Ville, 8. C., and call? for a four-story annex 78x98 feet to the present mill build ing. Thia! new structur? will be equip ped with 5,00(1 Spindles and compl?te ment.-both electricity and ?team pow er will be liiicd to operate the new ma chinery. About $100,000 is the * lin expended Oil this cn Side i t.t.t'. by tli?? management n .... niously decided lo resume paying .semi-annual d?vld?lids O? ? per cent. It will be recalled that this company's mills were entirely destroyed by ifood early in 1902, and have since been re built, the construction work on the | largest being now iii progress. Charlotta ft 6; The Excelsior Cot- j ton Mills' of Charlotte*, & C., have! been organized aiTd will install a quip men t for carding cotton. John Van Landin^rliaiu is president; GPO. A. Howell; Bccrclary.-tr??surer, and Jno.. Girligaii, Manager and superinten dent; , Contract foi\ the machinery has been awarded. This enterprise is formed by Messrs. Van Landingham & Howell, cotton dealers well known to the trade; offices at No. 10 North College street. Randleman, K. ?, Thc Randleman Manufacturing Company, of Randle man, N. C. will rebuild its picker house recently destroyed by fife. Its new structure will be 50x80 feet in size of mill construction, with steam heating and electric lighting fixtures, and will be equipped with five pick ers and one waste tiidket'i All con tracts have been awarded About $6,000 will be expended. Textile Notes. TheSpartan Mills of Spartanburg, S. C.. has declared its usual semi annual dividend of 5 per cent. J. M. Rhodes of Kings Mountain, N. C., is reported ns contemplating the erection of a 10,000-spi ndle cotton mill. ' The Selma Cotton Mills and the Estelle Cotton Mills, both of Selma. Ala., have each declared a dividend of 6 per cent. The Whitney (S. C.) Manufactur ing Company lias declared its usual semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent, and an extra dividend of 2 per cent. Hartsville, S. C. The Hurtsville Cotton Mill is running full time with plenty .of help, and cottages are being built for the new comers. The ma chinery is all in operation and the affairs of the mill are in a prosperous condition. It is one of the new mills in the State and one of the raosL suc cessful ones-having been organized, built and managed by Mr. Twitty (president). Huntsville, Ala. The Dallis Manu facturing Company held its annual meeting last week and declared the usual semi-annual dividend of .'J pei cent, on <|ic capital stock of $1,300, 000, payable January J, Seth M. Muillikeu of New York was re-elected president; A. L. Rison, treasurer and general manager, and Gseay Gold smith, assistant to the latter. the ixi?nlti ?lio are to? lazy io pre pare ?hvnvs .'have & let tn say about the my th py-J?? m ?Utiimtol DEALERS IN-Cooking ?Stoves, Heaters, Grates, Tinware, Bicycles etc. 840 Broad Street. 1 W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Il > f ! AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, , Ready Roofing and other Material. Write Us For Prices. Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets, Augusta, Georgia. Wagons Buggies Large Shipments of the beat makes of wagons and buggies just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishing* is complete. A Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS. always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt-, i" r?cnonded to. All goods sold oh a small, mar- ; see mc, I will save you ?yr????y.?.'./.T' -< . a - v-'" '.?'" South Carolina, THIS SPACE IS TAKEN BY The Leading Grocers of Augusta1 Ga.;' ARRINGKTON BROS. -A. COMPANY, 839 Broad gpfVJ. F. SAMPLE of Saluda County and H. H. SCOTT, JR., of Edgefield County are with us and want to see you. For Fire and Life ?GO TO SEE; QAUGHMAN SL HARLING BEFORE INSURING ELSEWHERE. We represent the best Old Line Companies. : ^AUGHMAN 0 a gARLING ? GENTS. 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