Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 30, 1907, Image 1

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; V* ?Px?sisrt?testr., '. i LAPiT?K 5 ACCOUNTS ! ? ' '? : - LOAN ANI* ^OUC?TK? ; ; m SAVINGS ; T LC. MAYNE, "niMif Pa C81DSNT. ?j . : . Chas^ C, Howard, ;: 'A Av3g\2si?u Cfc.. ' Cagfiiaa. ? 3?KH.- TRCE-S OTES ?1.000,00? ?j ? 18 fl i 11 a 1111 ? ? mina'' : PF?ET?ATI^AL 4 AUGUSTA, GA. ?I L. C. HAYNS, President ? ; FRANK G. FORD, Cashier. CAPITAL. .. .. ..$250,000 ; ? Surplus and Profits. 150,000 with ttl! Ea ut. CurtooioraaDd coro? uocde&li** j i.orvd uT oTenr count*? and aciomm*datioa nowt- & j j Ule und e r coaaerrulre, wodara BaaJdag aeuuda I ? 1111 VA I'MtM 1 iii H 1 ll 11111? YOI . 72 '. K?GEFIELfl, Si g jj|gi>NJBSPA?, JANUARY 30,1507. NO. ll. E mw Meeting cf Fn^ifie^l Negroes Held in Coombia, S. C. ADDRESS BY B. T. WASHINGTON - Plaident- :?Qtt% Tuskegee . j In^itute Spoaks in. Afternoon at Allen tJni versify, Negro Institution and at Niffht at Columbia Theatre, Ad dressing Large Audience, including 'Several'Prominent White Citzens '? . andi va Number of Negrbi leaders Prom South .Carolina: and1 Other j ft : -?taW . r P V : V? Wi ! - . ? ? . .-: iili . ;. Colombia, 'S: C., Special.-Booker -.; T.^ashiiigtpn, president.....0%. the * Tuskegee'; Institute, '- ' addressed" ! the fi?s? negro.- race t. conference .iever."held bf'-South ^Carolina. ; Washington spoke iii the after noon at Allen university, .a negro .in-, ' i?jjgjtff?^ ^b*%tyVMv3.".a*:;h@t}ft\^ dressed"a hjige audience ai ti?e Coy, lumhift Theatre. ;The^ first floor of. the' house' was '?eserved foi' white . people. Seated? on . the . stage were several prominent ,whit? ?'citizeiis/Jto^^j gether w?fh a large^humbor ?b^>; leaders frohi this and other States'." . .Washington, af ter-r - praising--tke work iof, Rev. Rioharcl. Carrol?, the - . moving spirit of the. conference,. said that the ?olding of this conference in South Carolina was, in his opiiiiori, , , evidence that the friendly feeling ho ?!??tween the nwes was steadily grow ing! Washington s?id ' in part : j "I was born here in the South, my ' early boyhood was spent in- slavery here; in the South and there is no ?pot on earth so dear to me as the BO? of "our Southern. States, where we, of both races for so many years . haye Jived; andVteiled. . -X .Vi gilliam E: Gonzales, editdryof The N State, spoke to the conference at the noon session, expressing .gratifi . cation , at-the meeting'.being , held-in Columbia. Observance of law hy both races was the surest .guarantee of. harmony in th? South': ) -It; is' tire province of'white leaders to impress the necessity of the laws' observance ?on'the whites, and of the negro lead ers to teach their race-the vital im portance of being law-abiding. x?laces- to Eemain Together, : " - -"We'of- both races are to live here in the South side'.by side for .-all " " time, no matter what ''the;.ries, may be -advanced and emphasized. This ' tb"any sensible man is seems to me, " '? . k" " tb?- fact " which ' we must >. face.' '.SiU'ce'.we arc to remain together, "the ^ ^estijin^.'which; we should ^constantly; "consider rs how can .we do it in ''^peace^ in harmony, and in a^way^that \ each race. w^V-serve^ the best inter - : ; > ests^oi' the other'; in a way- that : each race will. be. made more"> happy,-?m?r? prosperous because of tho presence .of,..st??D,/ qt?er.It .is. the extreme, of-j lollyr-jitti^^ for ii;iy>in*4 d?adi^rt-^ ^g^sn^^co'urse .winch will encpiixage ri - ^racial :. strife Vwhen two :. peoples - .are to remain together for ?|t time. "I.- was glad to'rse?-. that ' a -jbrave,^ strong' whit.e'Jman from- jf?ssfeijipm a;; - few days - ago- at rtte-:So*her?f%)t . JSM; Cojjy.entip.u..he}d in Bixm.mgh^m . stood lip-and ??ia'tbiat he/had' gpt ||i?n fcrthe pojnt w?er? be was stired | Qof '-'hearing the:. ? .negro continually abused. That opinion representsjthe attitude of,, thousands of our best j Souttar^white people!.' : % " The ' negro'-, race^ is given a free opporlun^tryVto tenter, the.'educational' i.and professional field and can siio . .' ceed as many are doing in the ? city i bl -Columbia. rr Vv A % -. - ~ "But we must not rest "satisfied ; with what we have, achieved in the past 1 want to. emphasize with.you, . to-night.- a: 'few; matters that :directlyi ' concern, our futrure in this communi ^ ty, and throughout'the State. In the . 'first place, we must face the: fact" that' I considerable criticism -is; constantly brought against.'us.', as ? ipeoj?e, "be . cause it is said that 'the negro is uot reliable, as a laborer.', The lead ers and teachers of our people "must | ' see tO; it; that there is a change in this; respect.- : ~:. ' \ z""?~'' "No s?ctioh of the :South is more interested from,, a financial point of view in the success of the negro than . ia, true. of- this State. .-..In, the firsj; place, it ;' is tremendouslj' important ?rth'at the ia?gfo be happy/ that^ peace ' exist between the races, because > there , can be no satisfactory labor when the- white -man and, the black man*" are" at. daggers' pomts. -, :Jhe ^moye the laborer is "satisfied, -the' bet*"] ter service will he render. '/I have referred to the subject of making negro lagorr ;areliabl,e. "> One^ way to do-it "(and that is what the'j Tuskegee Institute has been driving ; at among other things) in: the 'firs? placet fe HO], teact the negro Raboter the dignity of Tabor. --- - - - -, "I am glad to. see that in South Carolina these lessons are .being in stilled into our people. There;isyiot a white family, in , South Carolina; j that sh'i?dd"-iiot- be vitally interested j in the improvement of then egro ..womtan-especially in (the improve ment pi! the negro nurse.;'_s ' "Right here in Columbia there j should vbe a, large central train ing school for the training of.?orr?es tic serirants. Such a school should be ib ^yery laige city in the South. We_^i?d--.;?&rjB?s?h -the.tj?achers- for these communities. , ; "The food t*at>:gdes7--'irr?a' the bodies of the majority hf the. white families in South Carqlin-i is pre pared and served three times a day . by the hands of the negro women. It is njigbty: important that the wo-1 man ' who prepares and serves the j food ^which is to make blood and bones Vand -?flesbr and : brant^ ?fori the. wBit? peopjle, as well aa-membefsjof her own race, be just a's inf?llig?nt, skilled and consecientious as possi ble." - ? . . . *' . Thep^lore 'P^ ??honts jrflsjgied ? th? ebairmibshp of lhe Panama^ Canal, r?rumisidos, ta take charge of tho .?3]Eoni'.?y?n ilie?t- railway }nti> pli in New 7A GENERAL ALGER IS Dp Suffered-.Acute. Attach of Oedema of "Lungs'" af 8 O'Clbck'and Esp jed at. 8:45-Wednesday He Appeared ia Usual. Health and Transacted Con siderable Business at War Depart-" me?t. ? "Wa?Mnt?n, Speciali^fTJnit?d States. Senate* Bussell A; Alger; of Michi gan,1 ^ied .sudd?hly ?t his r?sidenc? in this-?ity;-at 8:45 o'clo?k Thursday morning, - following aii ?cute attack Df oedema pf the - lungs with which he was'stricken shortly- after; 8 .>'clock. Although Senator Alger had not peen in good ;h?alth for some 1 time, his death .wH's^uhexpectecl: -Th? Senator '?-.at .hight j was ' apparently fin hisfusual h??ithV: "Duritig thej day 'tie.' transactedyojiskl?r?bi? business and was at the ""War Department' up tb ablate hoar. At the bedsid? when ?ie passed^a.way.Avare?.Mr?i Alger, and their sou," Capt". ? ?E ? Mi Alger, j and wife?..'. j:- - - ; . -1 Senator" Algert Itended'the session of the Senate Tuesday .and remain^ ?ed; in the chamber"^intil .about 4 ^cl&fe' ?ltetenfeg. ?i$&u%?-&Sx??6' on ?he~B?wnsv?lle>affarr. -The news;pf'the^d??lh' was ?T ?nee communicated1 to President Roose-. velt "and Vice President Fairbanks. \ Senator . Alger.- is^suryiyed^'b'y* his widow and five childrei? j?sjifoll?ws : Mrs. Charies'B. ""P'i'keJ ' of "Chicago, Mjs/H?-B,-Sheld?n,-of-*?)etrok'; Mrs. William E. Bailey, of Harisburg, Pa.; Russ?li-A. Alger, Jr., of Detroit, who is now in Florida, and Captain F. M. Alger. Although entitled by.army r?gula tions to . a funeral escort composed .of one regiment , of infantry,; two troops of cavalry and a battery of field artillery; the family of G?nerai Alger has decided that the ^escort here-' shall -be- ?onfiend to a squadron of cavalry. In Detroit the troops at Fort ;.Wayne will furnish the escort. . r W^enft^e-Pr?j?ideut was informed 'of\SCT?ipr:-A1ger;7s death he addressed a note , of condolence to Mrs./Alger and accompanied it with a floral of fering*.. :. The formal announcement of Sena tor Alger's death was^made to the army >by" Secretary '^D?xt in the fol lowing ordert ; i ' "The Secretary of War announces with' deep sorrow the "d??th'?f the Honorahle Russell Alonder Alger, which occurred at his residence in .this?city." H I \? 'l ?J, Geuer^l Alger-r was? Secretary pf War during the edministratitfp of President McKinley/ from Ma&h. '5,; 1S97, to August 1, ?S99, a perio'4 durr . ing which '/the administration of the* War .. -Department ^as brought, into g^?t.rpromine?ce .?tht??gh 'its?, acti vities in connection jr?ith. ?the;: War -with: Spain' ancl/the military Spera -tions in the Philippines that succeed-' ed it.. , ... .'.;yr- - ; "G?n?ral AJ^,wns;patribtiej ear-. .nest' and mostr-devoted'"to th?' inter-. este;'o? thejiarmy. especu^lly;^n?detj; ;a?*f ol..- welfares ;.o *^*J*m?i?^^ ^sV-and'was '.mucK;.berov?d:Dyt?is' sub ordinates, '- He Svtes^the, . su'bjecVof un just criticism because . of-.^th? coun try^ lack of preparedness for war when war cMe, a'lt%'ugh for this he .was no ' wis| '?espojs?ile. -His c record. *as"a soldier in the civil war was long, |sef;ul-and ?ighly honorahle:** ' :* '% * '?choo??? and. Bridges. ; Knoxville, Special.-The* need:' of additional school bnildings'iand bridge repairs-..has . become\ so -urgent in "Knoxville that "Mayor, Heiskell \ has been requested, by ar vote df the City Council in special session'to go: be fore the Legislature and ask author ity ito levy -;a - special 3<^cent .tax, which;. ' it. is estimated, y will * raise about $60,000 for tue purpose. ;The City Council considered this plan a ^wiser; onei than... asking authority to issue ..b'nodsr A -two years' special tax will -furnish all -. the money ithat is:???d?d for th?^purposes; i .---.-?< \ - -Two* Brothers-iarLaws; Held. Cup'epper, Va., Special; Philip J. and fiants A~c Strokers, ? brothers, were indicted by. the grand jury for ?ihV killing'-of HWillim F. j Bywaters, recently, within-a hour after he-had married "their sister. The grand jury heard a large number of j witnesses, the testimony ^f^kchbeing eompara tiyely^-brief. The:indi?tment was re turned within a few hours after the -? - '. # '* *? case was taken up. Mrs. Bywaters was too Appear beforejhe grand . Shot Dead in His Office. -.London, By Cable.-A dramatic tragedy startled London, when Wil liam Wnitdy^h? of- the most uni que, ?nd i-a't. th$ same time, one of :the most:'prominent figures in the buisn&ss world, was shot dead in his storg by a youth, ?.aiming to be his 'sorL-r The assassinrther7 attempted to blow, out ! ^own, brains. f '"' A ' .?***''".&. _ Captured a*. Salisbury. JBristol,-Va., Special.-Wesley Wil kie, the condemned murderer of Otis Ross, - who made a sensational escape from jail at Gate City, Va., Decem ber 17th,. while awaiting the execu tion of '?is sentence-1 to die on th< 1 scaffold*- Pebr??jty 21st, . was recap tared. at Salisbry, N.. C., and will a once 'be returned ta" Gate City anc hung on the original date set for hi) execution. ... ?: iTidal Wave'Drowned 1,500. The H?agiie, By Cable.-The tida wave which devastated some of th .Dntck 'E??st Indian Islands south o: Atch^h, ^iis announced .Tanuaiy ll practically engulfed the Island o Simalu. has almost disappeared. I is;.?said -that -^probably- -1,500 person losV-their lives. Violent shocks cor f?nie fb-be?eli dai?y. 'The civil Go\ .nor of Atohiu bas yone tq the-jeep, of tin ORtMtroybt. Sends Secreteo R at a Polite Mess; ge. OFFICIAL INQUIRIES BY ENGLAND English Authorities jSoweveri Are Not Through With the jamaica In cident so Par as the Governor is Concerned. Washington, Special.-An expres sion of gratitude from Governor Sw?ttfcrihah?) of jamaica^ for the sympathy and aid extended by the United States to the 'vidtinls Of the disaster" on that island, the publica tion of the text of a graceful note from Esma Howard, the British charge here, conveyed the regrets of .Sir Edward Grey, the British prin cipal Secretary of State* on account of the incident, ahd ? cabled report from American Vice Cotisul Orrett at Kingston, Were among Tuesday's developments in the now famous controversy between Governor Swet tenham and Bear Admiral Davis, commanding the relief squadron which went to Kingston. While Gov ernor Swettenham's message is couched in the most polite terms, the British authorities, nevertheless, are not through with the matter so far as the Governor is concerned. In his letter Mr. Howard takes oc casion to inform this ' government that His Majesty's government is causing official inquiries to be made as; to tho authenticity of the letter credited' tb Governor Swettenham. "Governor Swettenham's cablegram ? reads as follows: "Jamaica, Jan. 20. <"The Hon.-. Elihu Hoot, State Secre t?ry, Washington. "Jamaica profoundly grateful to .your excellency for expression of sympathy, and for the very practical aid so kindly given by Admiral Davis abd the entire particular service squadron bf the United States Navy, i (Signed) "GOVERNOR." $75,000 Fire at Hamlet. Samlet,' Special.-The building and entire'plant of the Carolina Distill ing . company, 7 or 8 cottages occu pied, by negroes, the Seaboard freight ,;deppt and all its contents, together :with 17 loaded box cars, were totally destroyed by a disastrous fire which raged furiously for three hours Tues day afternoon. It was only by the most desparate and tireless firefight ing by all the citizens that the flames Vere finally stayed. " Time and again :itHooked KS if the heart of Hamlet 'would be swept away. The.fire.broke out ? about ,2. o'clock in ihe'Voods oh ;the;/outskirts .'.of - town. ' ;;The^ stiff jjjyji&A^ ' c?n^?nicat=. -e?'?tM'': fire.: td ;'the: !'Gar?liim:rDistil?ng . Company's plant. This,, a large frame structure, burned rapidly. The building arid machinery, valueJ at $15,000, was,a total loss. From here the wind. carried the sparks across to - the colored settlement of Boyd town," owned by Mr. T. F. Boyd. The loss to the railroad is variously esti-. mated at from $40,000 to $50,000. Mr. Boyd's loss is $5,000 or $6,000. There was no insurance whatever on the building or on the plant of the Carolina Distilling Company. The other loss is covered by insurance fully. The total value of the prop erty destroyed or damasred is in the near neighborhood of $75,000. For $1,000,000 Bank at Honduras. New Orleans, Special.-Announce ment of a concession to Chicago and New York capitalists to establish in Honduras a bank having $1,000,000 capital, to be known as the Honduras & United States Bank, was made here. New': Head for Virginia's Test Farm. .- Richmond, Special.-The Slate Board of Agriculture took up two items of considerable interest: The first was the appointment of a manag er.-for the State test farm to succeed C. H. Hamlet. H. C. Marshall, of Charlotte county, was selected .for this position. Hamlet was not a can-k didate for re-election on account o? ill health. The second was the im migration movement. Commissioner of Agriculture Koiner read his quar terly report on the work of that de partment, showing that a decided ad vance had been made in the immigra tion movement. Big Georgia Cotton Warehouse Fails. Macon, Go., Special.-Petition it. involuntary bankruptcy was filed m the Federal court herc against W. A. Davis & Co., one of the-largest cotton and supply warehouse in Georgia by Creditors. It is not known what the liabilities and assets are, but tho firm had been long established and did a "arge business. Held , on Charge of Arson. .Neport News, Special. - Parker Crawford, the young night, clerk of the Augusta Hotel, who was arrest ed several nights ago as a suspicious character, has been held for the grand jury on the charge of arson. It is alleged that young Parker mbade an attempt t? burn the Augusta last week, and it is believed that he is responsible for several other efforts which have been made to destroy the hostelry. The National Farmer's Union. Atlanta, Ga., Special.-Between 500 and 600 members of the National Formers' Union gathered here Tues day for their fifth annual meeting. Most of the Southern States and sev eral^ Northern and Western States tfer? represented. The organization numbers a million members through out the country, gathered in various States organizations. The first ses sions/which was held behind closed doors, was presided over by Presi dent Charle* g, Barrett, of Atwator, B0lNGi?2||ESS Waat Our Naiib??? .La^^?eis. &H Doing From" Day[WS. The Senate accepted;--wTer proposi tion, of the House -of Representatives to increase the salaries^. Senators, .Members and Territory-Delegates to $7,500 annually, and vah?se of the Vie? President; the Spiker of the Ho?s? ?nd ffi?tttafr?wt?? - Presi dent^ cabinet '^^fW?^^s ac tion was tafe?? b? ,a:?j&? df 53 to 21 and followed a duscris]Wof near ly three hours. An amendment con fining the increase to/rcabinet officers and the presiding officers of the B?n?te and H??s?; wa^#?t?d down, as Was also a pr?pos?ti?a.to postpone the increase until ?9l??;|j i Seuator B?veridg? o&Indi?na, be gan an extended address|setting forth the child labor I o?ndrt^ns- of the eountry,' in support-off his pending bill prohibiting inter-St?ter-commerce in articles which ?r? t?e^ pro duct of froin ? ocl?ck Uti til 4(30 and gave notice that he Wou?d^ts?ncl?de his address Thursday;;0^-.. President- Rooseyeit/s .- message in support of the ship'.rs^isidy was re ceived and read, by ' bflth houses of Congress. '???'.;?';/? After the readingC|u; the House, the message was referid to the com mittee on merdba?t/'?nafine and fish eries, from which "-agnail subsidy measure has just ".-.beeil reported, iu the Senate the message was sent to the committee oh commerce. The President cal&- attenti n to the great desirability ;ct enactment of legislation ' to help. ^American ship ping and American trade by encour aging the building :^ld . running of lines of large and swift steamers to South America and.t&e Orient. For An Increase p the Navy. An appropriation }oi about $95, 000,000 is provided-"for in the naval appropriation bill agr?ed upon by the House committee on^naval affairs.. The b?L provides ,fc|;:r an additional battleship of tile type^hgreed upon in the naval appropriation bill of last year. It also makes.TOO.vis.ion for two torepdo'boat destroyers and appro priates $2,000,000. ?for submarine. This $2,000,000 is .?dditional to the $1,000,000 for submarines provided in the bill last yea^v which has not yet been expended'^. . Provision . is made for about 3,0040?.additional sail ors -and 900 additional marines. The new -battleship.'-.provided for in the bill is to ,b e^afsister ship of the monster ,'a?tho'rized<|by' Congress ? last year, which- the';- bm, requires should "be a first-clas&V;gattleship, carrying as heavy armorva?S ? as powerful ar mament as .a?yf;kn0wn vessel of its classj to have th^jpghest practicable speed, ?nd'jgr??t?sf?pfacticable "radius of action.''.'Tne^&iof :the new bat tleship- is estimat3^;--?ip,000,0p.0.',.-.; To.. AbciisH:^e^^n~?gencies. .. .cT^?:vHovuse^yote?pto abolish all pension." agencies 3 throughout ' the country, 18 in nucfcber, and centra lise, the payment O? pensions in the city of Washington.! Thisection was .taken on the pesion appropriation bill after spirited opposition on the part of those having pension agencies in their States. By a vote of 58 to 114 an amend ment offered by Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, restoring the number of agencies to. 18 as at present, was defeated, and t?hen an amendment offered by Mr. Gardner, of Michi gan, consolidating all the agencies in one was adopted without-division. The pension aporopriation bill car rying $138,000,000 in round numbers was passed. A message from the President was read relative to insurance, aud at 2:30,.out of respect to the memory of the late Senator Algrer, of Michi gan, the House adjourned. A Brief Session. The Senate was in session Satur day only for a little more than an hour, the early adjournment being taken to permit attendance on thc funeral of the late Senator Alger. A few bills of minor importance were passed, but most of the time of the sitting was devoted to the further dis cussion of Senator Hale's resolution providing for an inquiry into the per sonal interest manifested by naval officers in the navy personnel bill. The resolution was ultimately refer red to the committee on naval affairs. Washington Treatre Burned. Washington, Special.-The Acade my of Music, at Ninth and D streets, northwest, was almost completely gutted by fire of unknown Origin which broke out about 5 o'clock Thursday morning. A number of of fices were located in the building, as was also the Spencerian Business Col lege. None of these were damaged by fire, but were flooded by water, the fire being confined to the stage and auditorium of tlic theatre. The loss is estimated at $S0,00?. The building was insured for $75,000. Marriott Will Probably Recover. m Ormond, Pla., Special.-Fred Mar riott, who was seriously injured when his racing automobile was wrecked while racing along, Ormond-Dayton beach at a speed of nearly 125 miles an hour, passed a fairly comfortable night and probably will recover. It was feared at first that the driver had sustained internal injuries, but no indication of anything of that kind has developed. Nine Foreigners Blown to Atoms. Roanoke, Va., Special.-A Rich mond special to The Times says nine men, all foreigners, were blown ?rito eternity by a dynamite explosion Saturday on the Tidewater Railroad near Pearisburg, Va. The laborers were at dinner and a quantity of the explosive which was being thawed in front of a fire blow np, The bodies wore badly manijied anti were hurled, quite a distance, BURNED TO DEATH MiM Kb"; i of Goch?dc Manufacturing G6mi^a.fi Dover', li; H.-, Burned to Ground-Bodies of Four Boy- Oper atives, Charred Beyond Hope of Identification, Found in Smoking Ruins and it is Believed Another Will he Discovered. Dover, N. H., Special.-Dover's most disast?rous fire, which occurred Saturday, cost the lives of four and ptob?bly five young mill operatives and a property IOSB of half a million dollars. The fire destroyed Mill No. 1 of the C?ch?do Manufacturing Coin pany?, The bodies of four boys*,- Char red beyond hope of identification, were found in. the smoking ruins, and as five boys are known to be miss ing, it is believed that another body will be discovered. ' The missing boys are : Charles Cosgrove, aged 16 years. Constantine EiopulouSj aged 16 years. ? John Nicholopulous, aged 15 years'. -Redden, aged 15 years. --Hester, aged 15 years. Several of the injured were hurt while descending by ropes. The fire broke out in the mill not l'oug after the 500 or more operatives had asembled for their day's work. Friction from belt generated sparks, which lodged in a mass of cotton and the flames quickly spread throughout the building. The exits soon became ' blocked by a struggling mass of mill hands, and many were obliged to jump from the windows. ? Others se cured ropes and defended to the ground. There were several daring rescues .by firemen. Four imprisoned men on the fourth floor we're taken out of a window, though not until they had climbed one. by one down a stout pole which the firemen had made fast to the top of a ladder too short to reach the window sill. The total loss is $500,000, covered by insurance. 12 Killed in Explosion. Weston, W. Va., Special.-Five Americans and seven Italians are known to be dead as the result of an explosion of fire damp in the Penn sylvania Company's mine at Lorenz, Wi Va,i near Buchannon, W. Va., which occured about 5:30 Saturday evening. Immediately following the explosion the mine caved in and near ly caused the entombment of all the miners estimated at 100. The bodies of 12 dead men have been recovered and it is not known at this time whether any others met death. The Americans who were killed are: Charles Boseman. William Bailey. James Scott. Charles Johnson. Glenn Miles. The bodies of seven Italians have also been recovered, but as they are ilcnowa.-only by numbers, their iden tity is not possible. The explosion occurred just as tho day force was leaving the mine. Only a few of the men had reached the surface when, with a terrific re port, the fire damp exploded. The five* Americans and seven Ital ians, who were killed, were found about 100 feet back in the mine. Ap parently the 12 men had been over come by gas and died, as their bod ies were not burned. W. P. Fife Dies Suddenly. St. Louis, Special.-W. P. Fife, capitalist, died suddenly at ll o'clock Sunday at the St. James Ho tel. Mr. Fife was in the hotel lobby chatting with friends when he be came suddenly ill, and soon lost con sciousness. Dr. William Beuerns was hastily summoned from the Southern Hotel, across the street, but could do nothing for Mr. Fife, who died shortly after the doctor's arrival. Dr. Heherns says the death was prob ably due to a heart attack, but is not positive. Asks -$10,000 For Husband's Deith. Roanoke, Special.-Mayor Joel P. Cutchin,- representing Mrs. Edward Carper, entered suit against the Roanoke Railway and Electric Com pany for $10,000 damages for Hie death of Mrs. Carper's husband, who was killed some time ago by an elec tric current. Mrs. Carper was also injured in the same manner, and it is probable that suit will be entered for damages in her case. Damage Sustained by Battleships. San Juan, P. E., By Cable.-Ac cording to information obtained here, which however, cannot be verified, the damage sustained by the United Sta tes battleship, Conneclicutt when she ran on a reef while entering the harbor of Culebra Island, consisted of an indenture, forward, 50 feet long. It is also said that 7,000 feet of lumber and 300 barrels of cement were used to stop the battleship's leaks. A court of inquiry is investi gating the accident, thc responsibili ty for which is not known. The of ficers of the Connecticut refuse to discuss the maller. Telegrahpic Briefs. Dr. Charles D. Walcott, director of the Geological Survey, was elected secretary of the Smithsonian Insti tute. President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress, urging the pas sage of the Modified Ship Subsidy bill. The new River and Harbor bill caries appropriations of $2,215,000 for Baltimore. Mysterious Crime Done. New York, Special.-Dr. Charles W. Townsend, one of thc best known physicians and surgeons on Staten Island, was shot and probably mor tally wounded while in bed in his home in New Brighton, S. I., early Saturday. The case is surrounded by mystery, but from the meagre details which' have been permitted to leak out by the official?, it ?B believed thal the doator waa the victim of a aan who sought vengence for soma real or fancied wrong. ?ssited By the Presided Tkat Wi?i Stop Land Frauds ENTRIES MUST BE BONA FIDE Ia in Form 6i Letter to Secretary Hitchcok and Directs That Here after no Certificte, Patent or Oth er Evidence of Titles Sha? be la Sued Under Law Until Actual Ex amination Has Been Made on Ground by Authorized Official of GovernmentMkands Already Ex amined in This Mafifi?? Are Ex cepted From Provisions of Ordei. Washiagton, Special. - President Roosevelt has determined to put an end, if possible, to frauds in the ac quisition of public lands by indivi duals and corporations. He-has di rected that, hereafter, no patent shall be issued to public land until an ex amination of the ground shall have been made by an authorized officer of the government. The President's order is in ? the form of a letter to Secretary Hitch cock, and, under its provisions, or ders are being sent out by the of ficials of the general laud office, Following is the text of President Roosevelt's letter. "Washington, Jan. 25, 1907. "The Secretary of the Interior, "Sir:-To prevent the fraud now practiced in the acquisition of publi* lands of the United States, I have to direct that hereafter, no final certi ficates, patent or other evidence of titles shall be issued under the pub lic land laws until an actual exami nation has been made on the ground by an authorized officer of the gov ernment; but the following shall be excepted from the force-of this or der: Exceptions to Order. "(1)-All claims which have here tofore been examined on the ground by an authorized officer of the gov ernment, whose report is found satis factory. "(2)-All calims where heretofore on officer of the government other than officers authorized to take final proof,- shall have been present at the taking of final proof to cross- ex amine claimant and witnesses, if such proof is found satisfactory. "(3)-All claims where claimant's compliance with law has been estab lished by contest or other regular adverse proceedings. "(4)-Entries which may have been confirmed by virtue of an act of Congress. "(5)-Selections and entries in which no residence or improvement is required by law, when the landi embraced therein are strictly speak ing in agricultural districts, or when charter has been fixed by investiga tion and classification made in ac cordance with law. "(6)-Cases of re-issuance of pat ents because of some clerical error occurring in the patent heretofore issued. "(7)-All Indian allotments which have been regularly approved in ac cordance with instructions of the Secretary of the Interior. 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