Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, April 17, 1907, Image 1

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PUNTER'S LOAN'AND SAVINGS BANK, Augusta, G^. ACCOUNTS .SOLICITED ^ K'ESJ?TJI?'.'K-H OYES St,OOO,OOO YOI .72. Clins. C. itof^ $ ED&EFIELD, S, O, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1907. TBE NATIONAL BANK * AUGUSTA, GA. L. O. KAYNE, PrarJdAQt FEANK G. FCED, Cashier. CAPITAL...$250,000 Surplus and Profits. 160,000 ^?^JS^- CM*?n????M?<10orr??p*>4?li*?J Ht uedor coast mere, mixitrn BAnkl** tue tko** **-H-VH'MIMiri||||i|||i||| NO. 22. D?rSSiSlfiGAIE What Arbor Day Meafts to thc School Children THE PRESIDENT ISSUES ADDRESS President Roosevelt Emphasizes Im portance of the Celebration and Ex-, plains Why the Day Should .he Observed. Washington, Special - President , Roosevelt^^...Rsifa?r^.sseil. ''"to Ithe'. schoolchildren .ot'.the United States" f a messagexm"'thes?guificauc?vo? Jaitoi Pay which during the month of April is cetebrotetH?-?ffltffly?o# ^the ?-States. " It follows :.- . . -.-- - <43?o-thA school children o? the Uftitedr -.' ? States: Sw Arbor Day (which..means simply '?ree Day') is now observed in eyery State in our Union-and mainly-in thc schools. At-various times" from*' January to December, but chiefly in this month of April you give a d?j^ ? or pa'-!, of a day to special exercise^" and perhaps to actual tree plantinga in recognition of the. impbrtaj&ce. of '; trees to us as a nation," and'of what they yield in adornment, comfort ?md useful -products : to the communities in which'^'ou live. c'It is weil that you should cele brate your Arbor Day thoughtfully, for within the lifetime -thc nationis need of trees will become serious. We. ojf an older generation can get . along with what wc have, though with grow-, ing hardship; but in your full man? '.. hood and womanhood you will wan. what nature-jonce so bountifully? supr plied and niau so ..thoughtlessly de sfrbyei!; and because of this waut yon will reproach us not for what we have used, but for what we diave wasted. ,;Fcr the nation as for the man or wcman and the boy or girl, the road to suc?es* in the ?i?ht usc of what we-ha;ve and the improvement. . of. jpr?s?S opportunities. If you neglect to prepare yourselves now for the duties and responsibilities which will Tall upon you later, if you do not learn the things which you will need to know when your school l?vys are over yor will suffer* the consequence. So m:y nation which in its youth live-; oah fur thc day. reaps without sewing and4" consumes * .without hus bVnorpg, mnst expect the penalty of. ;tJio 'prodigal whoso labor could with diHU'ulty Cud him the bare meana of - Iii e. * : "A people without ehildr?u would face a hopeless .f atni e ; a country "without trees is almost as hopeless; i forests which ave so used that ?iejr. cannot. renew..themselves - will '-'soon' ' vanish and. willi them all their bene fit?. r '? true forest 'is not merely- a storehouse full-of woodj T>ut, as-it' (vire; a..factory of wood, and afr . *h.e - same time a reservoir of water. When'' yon. help to preserve our forests or to plant ne AV ones yen are acting the part pf good* citizens. The value of ' forestry deserves therefore, to be 'taught in the schools .which aim to mako good citizens of' you. If 'your Arbor Day exercises help you to real-^ iz? what benefits each one of you ve-?. ceive from the forest, and. how by your assistance" "These benefits may continue,, ihey. .will^eixe a. good.end... ; - "THEORORE ROOSEVELT." Three Killed, Fourth May Die. Alexandria, La., Special.-Three men killed' and one probably fatally injured is the result of what^ is be lieved to be the work of train-wreck ers at. Cheney ville," 30 miles south west pf here on the Texas & Pacific. Railroad, when a westbound passenger, train plunged into an open switch, wluJe running at- a high rate of speed. The wreckage caught fire and the miall ' car, baggage and express car andi two passenger, coaches. were burned.! ?j"' Birmingham;. Has, Mid^Wintef Ftoat.. Birmingham', .Ala... Special-H?avyC"? fn?s? was general throughout north Alabama Sunday, morning. "Reports." fiT-ni Huntsville say there was ice and all vegetables, early strawberries ard much of the fruit was killed. The thermometer registered; 27 in Decatur -md all grapes-were kilted; in; that ' ; tien. In Birmingham the, frost was us heavy as ever seen 'fire in- mid-r ? winter. : Ex-Governor Chamberlain Dead. Cfrarl?t?5\-ille, Ta.,' Special.-Dan iel H. Chamberlain, who waa governor} j of South Carolina during th?, turbu lent times of the Reconstruction era, died ^Saturday, at the home of Wil liam Cs? Chamberlain, n^ar the Uni versity of Virginia... He. was taken ? i't of cancer of the stomach last fall . upon his return from'a trip to Egypt: Ile had recently disposed of his prop elks in Massachusetts with a view tr locating in Virginia. He was a graduate of Yale and of Harvard law school andi was 72 years old. Peary to Start on Second Epedition July 1. Portland*, Me., Special.-Command er Robert E. Peary, who hhs announc- - od. Hs intention of starting from New Y ? : on July 1 for another voyage .to; thc far North in another'attempt'to"" re;?'-h the Pole, left for New York, after passing two days-at his abm-, mir home on Eagle . Island,- Cased ? ?av ? ' He was accompanied by Mrs. ff?_i ?W James Addison "Ruarles Dead/ ' ' Lexington, Va., Special.-James Addison Quarles, D. D., LL. J)v for ihe past 21 years professor- ?fioral"" philosophy at- Washington and Lee Uiwversrty, died here Sunday. He uas 70 years-old ' anti a native cf huonville, Mo., to which Iris body was 9 se ?li after services. He was a noted "cdiu'ator and writer, had filled pas torates i? Missouri- and was for 10^ Vi'r:> president of ?iaabeth Aull* ?_ Peiacle Seminery, at" Lexington. Mo. -SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Conditio^ fer the Past Week aa Be? ported hy the Departm?ft; The weather and Crop' Bureau i>f the Department of ?gricdt?r? "issues the following'""bulletin ' of conditions The- sunshine, temperature' and pre cipitation were below normal -during the'^eefc- l>T .'.".."- ' j ' Following :trhe> unusually 'high tem perfttures .of-; -the?? third . decade of March, there occured on April 1st, ?2riaf?iul 3rd,\ a sudden chauge-to ab - nor-nally 'luw . leinperottrrer^with thin -ice, and light killing frosts in a|l por ;tw)nsVo? the S?at^ Tr?eM?l?-?f the week had nearly normal tempera ^ujfehut the ?asiajvo.day.s; wwere again decidedly oooler than usual > ..The- Tmtxhrm-temr^ratnire^r*the~week was ,81 degrees akSummerville on the otb., "the minimum "was "26 degrees at Saluda ou the, 3rd. ?h?re *: were scattered showcrf throughout the "State on the first *?nd again ' ort the fifth and the sixth, with a genera vain on the^afternoon ancV night 0$ the 7th, which partially1 relieved the droughty condit?ons xlae to the market ?deficiency dn-precipi^attoii since Janu ary 1st. Tne weekV'rainfall y?% heavies!, in. the eastern counties, of? .pecifflly1 along" -the immediate1 -coast where the previous ^deficiency was th? greatest. The rainfall for the week, in the region, averaged over an inch', while in the rest of the State thc'avcr ?ige^was less than an inch, and many,places wa* less "than half an inch. '"'it There was very little sunshine dur ing the week, there having b??n au average of one- . cleat, two ;- parity dou(ty"'and four cloudy days. No Change Allowed in Express Bates. Columbia, Special.-The railroad commission has notified Mr.C. S. Loop second vicerpresid?nt of the Southern Express (Company,- that -there -must jbe no "rates .in; .South .Carolina^ until the--commission haB passed uppta the tariffs. The complaint come up^from Glenn Springs, th? rf .nager of-- the concern there, writing that the rates had been raised at nearly every! point in the State aud although reductions had been mate in a few cases, the point was raised that .the company had no right to' charge any of the tar iffs until the commission .had passed upon them. This point was sustained by the'commission and' ? hearing will probably^be.,- hfcd. sometime next week. She cc^missi?n lieardr General Man &jer J; R.~Ken}%. of the Atlantic Coasi Line and G. G. Ljmch of the Chai3e^*^B and ^Western - Carolina roads in regard to'a'double daily ser vice* from Yamagee "to -Augusta, there.being only onpasenger train on that road now. The'officials stated chat:the income on the: northbound train was only 19 cents per mile and on the southbound train 27 cents per mile, .while : the- operating ? expenses were 60 cents per inpeach way. The commission decited "tb^et' matters stand for.t the^present and^ will make further investigations. Rev. Mr. Scherer Declines. ^ . Charleston, Special!-Considerable satisfaction is expressed here atF/jhe decision olRev. "G..?. Scherer,vpas tor of St. Andrew'sr Lutheran.church to remain in Charleston, reclining, the call that he had received to the church of the Redeemer nt Newbery'. Dr. Severer is much beloved by the con gregation of St. Andrew's ch?rch and ??eld in hlglf regard by tl??^L?therans and-jthe, people-: of Charleston, ??nd the amiounceinent itHat.jthe minister will not go to Newberry., was .most welcome news. Dr.. Scherer has-done much to .hipcrovc Vn'd "Ttuiir? " up ' St. Andrew's .diu.rch,. ar^dl h^ ^xe^vaLJa^Newberry ^.t ?this- time especially, iwonld have hurt the charge which he serves so wclL h rr ? ? A*QT P ?? JL* --?..> * TS- JLWt?,V GOVT Ansel at. jamestown. . Gov: 'Ansel W "ebm^leHnfr arrange ments to-go Jamestown at. the open ing of the exposition on April 26 and tie and membefs of the South Caro lina commission and members of his 'taff, will- probabi^ieaye. liere? pn_ thc Air Line -for Nor?olk in rder to be ID time for the formal exercises at the Dpening. ?Tf possible the Governor wilf secure a thorough Pullman, f?oep '?V and if ras ? many" as" IS;-are'-in the party,* this can; be arranged. Ile talked'with Gov.- Glenn.7 of. .-North Carolina . on the long distance..: tele phone and was told' that the'latter would also be present.'-The governor of Georgia has written tb ? the- sapic effect," so there will be ??, large repre sentative from . this section ! off the country at the exercises. Hail Storm at Chappell - Chappell, SpeoiaL-This place was visited by quite a severe hail storm, accompanied by a high* wind, at 6; p. m. Monday -which'-'aid considerable damage, ? uprooting* trees, blowing down fences-,.etc. *Miv;G.eo..3\ Reid's store was' 'blowii." down. Fortunately no'one" exl?epi?jpie' of the el?rks, Mn White, was -iii -the st?re lt the tum', he making-'his- escape:ih iinie toj avoid* b?nigvb?ried beneath the mins. bist?'hatmg .PIa%iFo"r. Sparenburg. ?; Spartanburg,' Spe.oial.~It..;bas teen announced .'here that the Southern Po^'er and Manufacturing Company developing; Broad 'Riyv power, will erect here a distributing plant at-thc cost if $100,000 to bein operation with in 12 months.. Representatives of the company have closed a deal with Mr^ J. T. Harris for land on Lawson's fork, where-the paint is;i? be erected. Mr. T,B.?ee, of Charlotte, N. C., rep T?semed'*fl5? tfompairy^iifwe transac tion Thaw Jury Fails to Settle Long Drawn Out Case THAW GOES B?CK TO PRISON in Dismissing ' tho Twelve Justice Fitzgerald Declared That he, Too, 'Believed TEjeir Task Was Hopeless. New York, Special.-Hopelessly di videcJr-seveu-ior-a verdict of guilty of murder.'in-the first degree, and five for acquittal on the ground of insanity the jury which since the 23rd of last J?nuary had been trying Hary K. Thaw reported after 47 hours and eight minutes of delibratron that it could not agree upon a verdict. The 12 men were promptly discharged by Justice Fitzgerald!^, who declared that he, too, believed their task was hopa less. Thaw was remanded to the Tombs without bail to await a second tried on the charge of having murder ed Stanford White, the noted archi tect. When this^new trial would take placo no one connected with the case could express ?n'opinion. District At torney Jerome declared that there were many pother persons accused of homieic'ir awaiting trial and Thaw would have to take his turn with the rest. As to a possible change of venue both the district'attorney and counsel for Thaw declared they would make no such move. Thaw's attorneys will have a conference, with the prisoner to decide upon their next step. They may make an early application for bail. Mr. Jerome said he would stren uously oppose it. He added the be lief that as seven of the jurors bsA voted for "guilty" his opposition probably would be successful. In that event Thaw has another long summer before him in the city prison, for his case on the already crowded criminar calendar cannot possibly be reached, uutil some time next fall. Disagreement No Surprise. *j The scenes attending the announce ment by the jury of its inability io agree uopn any sort of verdict were robbed of any tbeatricalism by the ?gftfi!?ai.heUei that.after their lons de liberation and the reports of a wide division of sentiment, the jurors could! make no other report than one of 'dis- j agreement. No More Sunday Excursions. Lynchburg-, Va., Special.-At a con ferenee^here between representatives of the^orfolk & Western, Chesapeake & Ohib^and Southern Railway with an inter-denomination church com mission, the railway people agreed '.o the'discontinuance- of Sunday excur .sion. rates ' in :tjic future. A sub-com mittee was named lo formulate a bill to go to the next legislature looking to the prevention of cheap rates on Sunday ?and to give the State cor poration commission anthoriay to in dicate what are necessary passenger and freight trains to be operated on Sunday. Another conference will be held here when the bill is ready for consideration. Russia Assembling Troops. St. . Petersburg, Special.-Advices from the Caucasians says that Russia is assembling a body of troops on the Persian frontier for a demonstration wbicbj it is thought, will be necessary soon. Newspaper correspondents are not allowed to telegraph news of the movements yf the troops, but it is known lime 20 railroad ears loaded with artillery ami three regiments pf Cossacks passed through Ibars on their way south last week. The Rus sian diplomats describe the condition of Persia as complete chaos, but they' hope that the moral effect produced by the massing of troops on the front ier will bc sufficient to enable the Shah to .restore order without an actual invasion. - 1 The War is at an End. . Washington, Special.-The end of hostilities in Central America is re corded in the following cablegram re ceived at the State Department Fri day afternoon from American Consul Olivares dated at Managua, the Nica raguan capital: "Amapala has been surrendered by Bonilla and the war is ended." . , - . . ' ; German Physician. New York, Special.-The Red Star liner Vanderland, from Antwerp, was searched from stem to stern by the ship's afficers and the immigration in spectors in the hope of finding a wealthy . young- German physician, who "'disappeared mysteriously from the smoking room Thursday night while the steamer lay. at anchor out side 'the hook. The name of the mis sing man is George Boehine. and he left Antwerp for a visit to New York. According to several passengers, Boehme had $3,700 on his person. Jews Ordered to L.eave. Gomel, Russia, By Cable.-A band of reactionist rowdies, armed with revolvers and knives, paratV.d the principal streets here, entering all the Jewish stores and ordering the mer chants under pain of death to leave the town within three days. Repi-e! entative Jews have telegraphed io Premier Stolypin and the Governor of Mohliev, asking for protection against the excesses. ronner--Methodist Minister Suicides. . Atlanta, Ga., Special.-Rev. Frank Riley, formerly a member of the South Georgia Methodist Conference, committed suicide at his home here, locking himself in his room, barricad ing the' door anc? turning on the gas, Desppndebcy, induced..by -ill health, is believed' to Have been thc cause of ?he act;- He* leaves a wife and seven r hil dren:" Recently Mr. Riley has not .been active in his profession, brit has been soliciting Ufe insurance. PARDON BOARD REPORTS Large Number of Oases Acted Upon, But Only Three Passed on So Far Gov. Ansel Saturday received the full report of the State board of par dons, but took action on only three case6. The most important was that of Dr. Maxcy Lee, and the other two were those of H. C. Box of Hampton, and Ed. Rainey, a negro man, who was sentenced to hang: next Friday, but who has had his sentence commut ed to life imprisonment. Rainey was convicted of the killing- of a negro girl through criniinal assault and Judge Prince and the pardon board recommended that the sentence be cut down to 14 years. 'Gov. Ansel, how ever, commuted it to life imprison ment. The full report of the board, which will be acted upon by the gov ernor as soon as he has time to con sider all of the cases, is as follows: Columbia, S. C., April 6, 1907. . To His Excellency M. F. Ansel, Gov ernor of South Carolina, Columbia, I S. C. Sir : By order of the board of par dons I have the honor herewith to transmit to you a report of their pro ceedings and recommendations at the regular meeting of the board held on thc first Wednesday in April. The board met at this time pursuant to law and sat for two days, holding two sessions each day. There were 22 petitions for pardon submitted to the board by your excel lency ' and their recommendations thereon are as follows: Pardons Recommended. The board of pardons recommended that pardons be granted to the-follow ing named petitioners: 1 Luther Woodson - Anderson county, manslaughter. 2. Charley Jones-Bamberg county accomplice in the killing of E. Nor- , man. 3. Elliott Robinson-Barnwell coun- (" ty, manslaughter. 44. Ben Burwell-Greenville county violation dispensary law. 5. Jim Godfrey-T/*irion county,, assault and battery." 6. Hector Godfrey-Marion coun ty, arson. 7. Gabe Lee-Marlboro county,:fff burglary and larceny. \ 8. Newton Love-York county, arv j son. 9. Charles Harper-Cherokee coun ty, larceny of live stock. _ . 10. H. G. Box-Hampton county,/; manslaughter. 11. Dr. Maxcy G. Lee-Darlington, j county, murder with recommendation* to mercy. By reference to the petitions andj: other papers filed in the foregoing . cases^ your excellency will observe ] that the action of the board wai* frnsed upon thu recommendations numerous citizens in the respective .counties and also upon the earnest recommendation of the prosecuting solicitor in each case, and upon the recommendation of the' trial judge in every case save one. In this latter case the petition was supported not only by the citizens of his county, but by the citizens and representable men in all of the adjoining counties, whereby it appeared that the majesty of the law had been fully vindicated and the ends of justice met. Commutation of Sentence. * The board recommend; commuta tions in the following cases: John Brigman-Richland, burglary at common law ; (ive years in thc pen itentiary. The board recommends that the tenn be reduced to one year in the penitentiary. 2. Tenah Truesdale -r Kershaw county, manslaughter; three years 7n the county jail. The board recom mends that the term be reduced to years. 3. Ed Rainey-Cherokee county, carnal knowledge of a woman child; sentenced to he hanged*. Upon the recommendation of the solicitor and the trial judge and numerous citizens of the county, the board recommends that the sentence be commuted to im prisonment in the State penitentiary at hard labor for a term of 14 years. 4. Sam Jeter-Union county, man slaughter; sentenced to two years at hard labor in the penitentiary. Up on the recommendation of the solici tor and the trial judge and numerous citizens, the board recommends that the term be reduced to one year. Petitions Refused. The board would respectfully rec ommend that the prayer of the peti tioners be not granted in the follow ing cases: 1. Jake Jenkins-Marlboro, man slaughter; two years on the county cbaingang. 2. A. B. Amaker-Orangeburg conn ty, conspiracy; sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. 3. Ollie Ponder-Spartanburg coun ty, assault and battery. 4. John Wheatley - Spartanburg county, assault and battery; sentenc ed to two years on the chaingang. . Cases Continued. The following cases were continued until the next meting of the hoard : 1. Walter Allen-Grenville couni^, continued in order "to allow the attor neys for the petitioner to furnish the testimony taken upon the trial. 2. Charles Zizett-Bamberg county continued on motion of the attorneys for the petitioner in order to enajile them to furnish the testimony taken upon the trial. 3. Poinsett Gos>iell - Greenville county. At the January meeting of the board of pardons this ense was continued and returned with thc rc puest that the papers be referred back to the trial judge and solicitor foi* a further report thereupon. It appears that this lias not been done and Hie board therefore again continues the cause, and will call your excellency's attention to the request of the board as found in their report of Janna rv 4, 1907. All of which is respectfullv submit ted. W. A. Clark, Secretary Board of Pardons. This request mentioned in tho last named case refers to the lax method of sending in petitions as reguested. ?Late NetvJ I In l?rief A MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST f Fredericksburg, will be sold at auc The historic Rising Sun Tavern, in redei tipil. . Attorney before rhe Interstate Commerce.Commission argued the le gality of the mergers of the various railroads in the Harriman system. The German Anarchist Congress m?t in an open field. Earthquakes have caused a panic in-the Island of St. Michael's, Azores. The question of disarmament is dividing the powers which will send delegates to the Lague Peace Con ference. Nicaragua protests against the at tempt of the United States' repres entative to stop- the bombardment of Araa-lpa. A $2,000,000 Pennsylvania Capitol contract may. be void, f o liner Gover nor Stone it is said!, not having signed if Charles M. Schwab announced Hint the Bethlehem Steel Company would build more warships for the United States Government. Fire did much damage in the Mc Adoo tunnel terminal New York. Secretary Taft has decided to bar liquors from the Canal Zone. The brewery strike in St. Louis .ended. A settlement of the controversy between the Western railroads and the trainmen seems in sight. , Bishop Hoss announced the ap pointments for the Baltimore South ern Methodists Conference at Staun ton. The bodies of lien ry Foster, a young farmer, and his wife were found in a fence corner near Flint Kill, Rappahannock county. W. B. Pedigo, Republican was elect ed Mayor of Parkersburg, W. Va The Republicans also carried Clarks burg by a good njajority. * j . Secretary Cortelyon has decided lo redeem $43,000.000 pf the 4 per cent andi refund $50,000,000 in new 2 per cent bonds. *. Capt. William Smith, of Hie con necticut, was found guilty of negleet of duty and suspended for nine months. .. Col. Charles B. Hall and Col. Earl D. Thomas are appointed brigadier generals. E. H. Harriman's statement that jb'e. raised $250,G00 for the campaign of 190-1 at the request of . the Pres: denfc.,was denounced by the latter, aad nn "interesting controversy precipitat ed!. James J. Hill resigned the presi dency of the Great Northern Railway and became chairmau of the board of directors. Congressman H. T. Rainey, of Illi nois attacks the commissary depart ment in the Canal Zone as furnishing evidence of graft. E. J. Demarcst, a wealthy resident of New Orleans pleaded guilty to vio lating the State law in having cashed a $-lo,000 lottery prize about a year ago. He was fined $100. The prize was issued by thc Honduras National Lottery Company. President Roosevelt declared his be lief that Harriman and other finan ciers are in a conspiracy to defeat the Administration's policies, that Har riman wanted! Dcpew made Ambassa dor in order thal Harriman might be appointed United States Senator. President Finley, of the .Southern Railway declared that rates arc Hie result of economic laws, and the rail way management is not responsible for making them. ! As the result r.f the examination held on March 14, a number of con sular appointments have been made, including thc following: Edward. ? Norton, of Tennessee, consular at As uncton, Paraguay; Lucien Mommin, ger, South Carolina, consular clerk and) vice and deputy consule general at Boma, Congo Free State. Fred A. Busse, Republican, was elected Mayor of Chicago over'E. F. Dunne, Democrat. In New York thirty firemen, among them Chief Croker and Deputy Chief Guerin, were injured by falling debris and diimage estimated at $50.000 was caused by a fire in the five-story building at 159 Maiden Lane. The Spanish government has de creed that in the event of Queen Victoria giving birth to a son he shall bear the title of Prince of thc.Aus trias, the title given to tho heir to the Spanish throne and firse assumed in 1388. News of the death in Hong Koug of Bishop James N. Fitzgerald, of the Methodist Episcopal Church., was received last week by tho Methodist Book Concern in this city. Pleurisy was the cause of death. The bishop's home was in St. Louis. The remains accompanied by his wife, daughter and son, will be brought on the Pa cific mail steamer China. At New Orlenas United States Dis trict Attorney Marion Erwin con cluded argument for thc government in thcGreene andi Gaynor case on ap peal from the United States Circuit Court at Savannah before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Mw. Mary Baker Eddy has trans ferred all of her properly to trustees which move it is contended, will en able her . . stay away from court when i'f\ suit of her son and others comes up. E. D. Smith and C. C. Moore have organized a Cotton Warehouse Com pany at Lancaster, S. C., with a capi tal of $100,000. Hon. I. V. Johnson, ex-Stale Audi tor of West Virginia, who now resides in Roanoke, Va., has been ill al !!ie Ham?tuii Hotel; .H?gevEtOWii, Md., i'm several days. DEATH Of DR. JOHNSON End Came Peacefully After Long Life In Service of His Country and Church. Charleston, Special-Rev. Dr. John Johnson, rector emeritus of St. Phil ip's church died at his residence on New street about ll o'clock Sunday night, after an illness of several weeks. His death was not unexpected for his condition had been known to be very serious and it had? been only a question of time when death would ensue. A Sketch of His Life. Dr. Johnson was the youngest son of Joseph Johnson, M. D., and was born in Charleston. Dec. 25, 1821), and received an academic education at the school of Mr. C. Coats and then en gaged in professional and active life as a civil engineer. During ten years of such occupation he was employed in the surveys and construction of rail roads, water works, etc., preparing and? publishing under the patronage of the State a large map of South Caro lina, considered to be the best of r.he time, 1853, and for many years there after. ' A fondness for letters and study determined him to spend two sessions at the University of Virginia, 1858 1860. There he won honors of a gold meral for the best contribution to the university magazine, and-also the val edictory of the Jefferson society. He decided? later to enter the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church and began such preparation and was a stu dent at Camden, under the direction of Bishop Thomas F. Davis when the war broke out. He joined the South ern army and? passed through the grades of lieutenant, saptain and ma jor of engineers, while performing active service at Savannah, "Wilming ton and Charleston. He was twice wounded at Fort Sumter, where he did dr.iy a? enginer in charge during 15 nonths of its severest bombard ment. He t)ok part later in the bat tle of Averysboro and Bentonville, N. C., and "was paroled as senior officer of engineers at the surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army at Greens boro, N. C. In January, 1S66, he was ordained .o the ministry and assumed charge of Grace church, Camden. In 1871 he returned to~"Charleston to be come assistant minister of St. Philip's Bishop Howe being the rector. Dr. Johnson was made rector the year fol lowing. He was repeatedly elected to the general convention of the Pro testant Episcopal Church in the Uni ted States. In July, 1890, he. pub lished, a work of great historic and technical importance, "The Defence of Charleston Harbor, Including Fort Sumter and Adjacent Islands." This book received high commendation from the best literary and? military ?'critics, and haa-^assed. ..through uvo editions. In thes summer of 1891 the degree of doctor of divinity was conferred on him by the trustees of the Univer sity of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., and the College of Charlton confer red upon him the degree ot' LL. D. Killed While Beating His Wife. Rock Hill, Special.-Fred Barnett, a negro man, was shot by Beaufort Sturges, a youg white farmer living near here, Sunday morning about 2 o'clock. The negro died some time Sunday night and Sturges came-to town and surrendered. From the cir cumstances it would seem that the killing was entirely julifiable and.that Sturges will be released on bond as soon as the preliminaries can be com plied? with. The facts in the case are substantially these: The negro who was a tenant of Sturges. got into a row with his wife Sunday morning and was beating her. The woman raised a terrible outcry and her veils of-*murder, etc., awoke Sturges, who dressed, took his- pistol and went out to investigate. When he attempted to make Barnett stop, the negro quit beating the woman and cursed Stur ges for interfering drawing a knife and advancing upon bira. Sturges warned him not to come on him, and when Barnett continued to advance Sturges shot him. The bullet went into his lungs. After lingering some hours he died. 1 Killing of Millen an Atrocious Mur der. Rock Hill, Special-The body of young Loyd Millen, who was shot and instantly killed by a negro, near Rutherfordton, N. C., was brought here and prepared for burial. It was conveyed on a special train to the home of the stricken parents, at River side, and laid to rest in Shiloh grave yard. From?the account given by the train hands, the murder was premedi tated and feeling ran very high against his slayer, though the law will be allowed to take its course. Bitten by a Spider. Cross Hill, Special.-Mr. John Mathews, a dominent planter of New berry county was bitten one night last week while asleep by a poisonous spider. Mr. Mathews was bitten on the lip and in a few hours his face and entire body were terribly swollen. He was brought here for medical at tention and thc physicians are fear ful of blood poison. He is resting quietly, but his friends are much con cerned as to the outcome of the case. Hoke Smith Goes Abroad. New York. Special.-On tho steam er Kaiser Wilhelm II, which sailed Tuesday, was a party consisting of Governor-elect Hoke Smith of Geor gia; William F. AVilliamson, president of the Savannah chamber of com merce, and G. Gu?by Jordan, presi dent of the immigration association of Georgia. They are going to study the immigration question with a view to the developmeiic ot' th?. ?sources of Georgia. WAMS MM Entertained at Southern Pines, North Carolina WELCOMED BY THE GOVERNOR - /. Northern Members of Conference Not, Likely to Go Away With Idea That North Carolina or Any Southern State Needs Help to Further Cause of Education If the Governor's Speech is Accepted. Southern Pines, N. . C., Special. The great Southern Educational Con ference met here on Tuesday, being attended by several hundred dele gates from different parts of-- the country. The address of welcome was made by Governor Glenn; - and? "was warmly applauded. If the Nor I hern members of the Conference of Education, in the South came here with the impression that this State or thc South needs help in the education of the people, they will not go away with that im pression, sliould they believe what Governor Glenn told them in the address of welcome. For at least an hour he eulogized the State and the section, dwelling upon its glorious history, its resources, its wealth the unparallel*' " of its industries and .s advancement in education. When toward the close of his speech he paused, took a deep breath and said, "I wish I could brag on it." j The packed house broke into a roar of laughter. "But the motto on her seal forbids bragging," he continu ed, raising another laugh. "Our motto is Esse Quam Vireri," that ix, I had rather be than seem. I have got another motto; I ?m't know whether the State will adopt it or not, hut I am suggesting it, 'pos sumus; that is, we can, we are able." "But North Carolina is no appli cant for contribution or conferences," he declared vigorously, "if coupled with the idea that we are not to edu cate our children according to what we feel in our hearts. No stale in our Southland would consider for a minute accepting any aid, and con tributions of money, any counsel in tended* to bring about mixed schools." This statement was greeted with ap plause. The Governor did not make any direct statement that his State would resent the oifer of Northern ehairty, but three-fourths .of his,.ex tended speech was "an indirect"; argu ment to that effect. He said ih?'?r.in the manufacture of, cotton,'^N?rth Carolina is now second) only b Massa ?ehusetts' and that'in |?l?ji^dozenj PHENOMENA BABCOCK VEH?CLI itv, style, comfort and di equals. Our sales 3V?ore tha all the vehicle dealers in t to see us. We will prove i by our local receiver of ta FRAZIER road carts. CHASE'S fine robes. W Half as compared to prices c wagon material a specialty II. II. CO The Carriage and Han 749 and 751 Broad Stree Tl In? uranci o C. A. GRIP Will protect you agai Accidents, Sickness and It will be a pleasure to ? your business will be he Wagons FUENI Large Shipments ot thc best rj Just received. Our stcj_ of fu is complete. A Large stock. COFFINS an always on hand. All call: ly responded to. All goo gin of profit. Call to s< money. 1 . o ? ? f TT ??'%?? 1 1* . OEO. I? years she will be at the head of -tb? list. In several raw and rr^nufac tured. products she is now at the head of the list. Dr. Mitchell described the Gover nor's speech as not reverting' to tho "reconstruction," buf are proclaim ing "renaissance." He thanked the Governor for the "note of sympathy" in his acMress, "for when I frei lack of confidence% in the purpose of the movement it cuts me to the heart." His argument was that the South ern Education Board should organ ize "neighborhood leagues" to the end that the school house rather than the court house or church should be made-the nucleus of every neighbor hood and the unifying force in it. He emphasized the democracy gf the movement in that it is not an official body, but seeks to create sentiment and exercise influence with the spirit that humanity is greater than government./ "The genius of this movement," said he, "is co operation and its genius should be ex tendted to the local community: Thu mov/ment in its appeal to the sense of brotherhood in the world around j is responsive to the democracy of the South." Its objects are to create a sentiment that will" result in aid for the education of the poor white'child ren, such as mill hands; to cultivate a democratic spirit in the co$ege? and to train the ne?ro. "The activity -along these , three, lines of advancement constitute one of the grandest efforts for education the world? has ever seen." Virginia. State Librarian Sustained. Richmond, Va., Special.-AfTer a long controversy and legislative in quiry resulting from charges of un due favoritism in the purchase of books for traveling, libraries and of the use of official position f?r private pecuniary gain, State Librarian John P. Kennedy was sustained by the li brary board. His. resignation, which had b^en tendered, was by formal re solution declined, and in a report to the Governor he was completely ex? onorated*. : Rifled TJ. S. Mail Sacks. 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