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President Taft Take Senate Chamber B Snow Storm F ??.rt. Washington, Special.-With all " tte homage that assembled thousands, representative ol every State,- almost every hamlet, of the nation could pay, the accompaniment of martial music, .tho rythmic tramp of soldiers' feet, the echo of saluting guns, the un-, checked* enthusiasm privileged : only to a free people of a great republic, ' William Howard Taft, of Ohio, Thursday became the twenty-seventh ... President bf the United. Stat?s. And not without its influence upon the day and the epoch-making event Was the exit of Theodore Roosevelt heralded by countless admirers for ' seven years past as the most pictur esque/ the most virile, and one of the greatest figures ever npon the stage of American public life. Panoramic Decorations. . The inspiring ^medley of national airs, of; folk, songs, of blood-stirring marches,. floats over a kal?idscppk I ? ,~??'?>, .wind-flapping bunt er, every form an*d manner of dec oration that could- be devised < in honor of the nation's chief plays its silent tribute to the day. By dusk the pageant passing in con stant review before the Court of Honor had its end; the light of day yielded the scepter to the most gor geous and 'brilliant illumination of the Capitol ever attempted j the hiss of skyrocket, the jubilant crack and boom' of every form of pyrotechnic deyic? was heard ; the rumble of car \ xiages, the shouted command of of ""ficers, the beginning of the ina?gual baih came in for, their own. Tho escort from the White House -to ihe Capitol consisted of members of the G. A. R.', United Spanish War Veterans, and, the Army and Navy Union. The Vice President entered the Senate chamber just before noon, and in a speech filled with emotion; expressed his. regret.,at parting with that body. . The scene was an- affect ing one. . Vice President Sherman.' Vice President -Fairbanks^ in ' his ?npst impressive manner, then admin istered the oath to his"* successor. This impressive feature over,Mr. Fair banks handed " the gavel to Viee v President Sherman, the retiring Viee . President taking a seat near Speaker Cannon. Mr. Sherman then began his short inaugural address. At its conclusion he admimatered the oath of the new Senators, some of them re-elected, " and then ft-rmal ?ly adjourned the Senate. Gradually 'tte procession, began to move to the :Sehate Chamber where President v <>eleet Taft was inducted into office. Takes the "Oath. '; In all the day replete with histpry .: ;tnaking events the one great supreme .moment was that when the shouting 'thousands ceased their acclaim, a . cdlemn hush fell over the multitude, . and the President-elect with hand up SEVERE STORM ON HI5 'J .A fearful storm struck thfe nation * - again on the historic 4th of March. ;A ^Washington, special says: Much ' .Vu^ering- w^s cansi?i.an?ong the vast inauguration crowd'here byrthe win try ? jtfsnds, the slush Under foot and , freezing temperature. ~ Two persons were reported, dead as a result of ex posure ?and many ! other persons are seriously ilU All the hospitals report that they have treated numerous cases of ex COLD HILL NOW RIVA Salisbury, N. C., Special-Sorpass ing the reports from Alaska of the immense discoveries of gold are the ? (finds" being ma#e at Gold Hill, Row an county. At ii depth of 400 feet '"^Wer' ground a y ein was op?ned yield-, ? "?ng $1,210 per ton iv. gold! while it is Said much of the ere will-assay, on' less than $4,020 per ion: The ore is being, shipped in bags bv express to the Balhach Smeltering (ind Refining ';..Company. Nrw?rk. Nr J. ? M?", ??eyrffiRa i? now nt, Gcl J R:II s Oath of Office in ecause of Bliadiag laging lifted, unfalteringly uttered the oath of office, "I do solemnly swear ^at I will faithfully execute. the office of Pres ident of the Uni?ed States, and will to the best of my ability preserve, pro tect, and defend the Constitution of the United States," kissed an open Bible in the hands of Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller, and stood erect -President of the greatest nation on earth After, his inaugural address hundreds pressed about . to grasp his hand, until at last he slipped away to the President's room in the j Senate, where he rested a few min utes before beginning the return to the White House. Roosevelt Withdraws. The retiring President loath to di vide the honor with his successor, quietly began the journey to the Union Station, where he took a spec ial train for Oyster Bay. The new President and Mrs. Taft were alone in the first carriage, and the drive from the Capitol to the White;" Hoijse down P.ennsy' ?venue _c onsumec. ' only ab?nt T Immediately after a hasty lunch eon \ the Presidential joarty .. proce?ded down the curved walk 3t the western side of the White House grounds and took their position in the reviewing stand in the Court of Honor. The parade was several miles in length, and was more than three hours in passing the reviewing point. It formed in streets surrounding the capitol. Who Made Up the Parade. The greatest event, in the life of William Howard Taft, now President of the United States, was now practi cally over. More than 22,000 soldiers and sailors, regular and volunteer, and more than 9,000 members of civic organizations were in the great parade, a total of nearly 32,000 per sons. Pyrotechnics. The fireworks programme, which began at 8:30 o'clock contained fifty numbers, and embraced 1,000 rocket bombs, 500 batteries,' 600 colored lights, 2 tons of colored fire, 50 bal loons, 10,000 Roman candles) and 750 sky rockets: One of the unique fea tures was a pillar of light 100 feet high, which was seen for "miles around. The Star Spangled Banner was unfurled 1,000 feet in the air. and the word, "Taft" appeared in let ters of fire m the sky. This feature was accompanied ' by an aerial salute of: twenty-one guns. The most spec tacular piece was a "battle in the skies." . - , President Taft Leads the Dance. President Taft and Vice President Sherman arrived at the ball at 9:30 p.-m., when the grand march began, which was led by Mr. Taft, wljo also ?danced in the first waltz. Th? bril liant uniforms of the army and navy the gorgeous dress of the diplomatic corps, and the expensive costumes of the women, ali went to make a scene that will long linger in- the memories' of the beholders. 5TORIC 4TH OF MARCH haustion among\persons who stood for many hours" inv tte ; slush, and snow viewing the inaugural.parade. News from New -York says: As a result of a blizzard 'which swept down unannounced Wednesday night, the middle Atlantic Seaboard from New York to Norfolk found itself buried in an avalanche of sndw and swept by destructive winds. For a time conditions, seemed to threaten a repetition 'of the blizzard of 1888. iLS ALASKA IN YIELD giving personal supervision to th? developments there. The Gold" Hil) Consolidated Company,, has a capital of $6,000,000, and the Union Coppei. Mines Company, has a capital of $3, 000,000. It was in one of the four teen shafts of the latter property that the startling discover.' was made. A large force of men are en gaged in operating the mines, whick for yeats .'irive been regarded af ftme?;? the richest in thc United . liles. THE NEW CABINET Statesmen Who Will Be Taft's Coun sellors. Of great interest to the country at this time is the Cabinet which is to be "President Taft's official family for the present administration. The following sketches of the men chosen by the incoming president, arek taken from a recent article in the Philadel phia Record. Secretary of State. Philander Chase Knox was born at Brownsivlle Pa., in 1835. He graduated at Mt. ' Union College, Ohio, in 1872; was admitted to thc bar in 1875. From 1876 .to. 1877 he was a'ssistant United, States district attorney. In 1901 he was appointed Attorney General of the United States by President McKinley and retained the post under Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, until 1904, when he was appointed by Governor ?ennypacker to succeed the late M. S. Quay as United States senator from Pennsylvania. He has been in thc Senate ever, since. Secretary of the Treasury. Franklin MacVoagh, a brother of Wayne MncVeagh. who was a mem ber of thc- Garfield cabinet, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1862. from Yale and in 1S64 from the Columbia Law School. On account of ill-health gave up the profession and went to Chicago, where he embarked in mercantile pursuits. He was Democratic condi date for the United States senate from I?lionois in 1S94 but was de fe/aieu. He is president of the Bu reau of Charities and Municipal Art is a member of the exceutive' com mittee of the National Civic Federa tion anrl is vice-president of the Am ericai: Civic Association. Secretary of War. Jacob McGavoc Dickinson was born at Columbus, Mi.?s., in 1831, and graduated from the University of Nashville in 1871. He served sev eral times by special commission of. the Tennessee supreme court. Fjprim 1S95 to 1897 he was assistant'attor nev general of the United _?iates. In politcs he has generally bjr?n a Demo crat. He will be appointed as from Tennesee. He is president of the American Bar/Association. He weighs 270 potinds and is G feet'3 inches in height. He is weal th v. He and Mr. ?Ptft call each other "Bill" and "jJ?ke." < Attorney General, j?eorge W. Wickershnm is a native J5? Pennsylavnia. was born in Pitts burg in 1858. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania, with the deeree of L.L. B. in 1880. In Martin dale's American Law Directory he is rated as "very good" in legal ability and "very high" under the classifi cation of recommendations-these are thc highest and most laudable ratings contained in the directory. Mr. Wickersham has been'particular ly prominent in corporation law, and in this respect resembles his two nrei. decessors-S?nirt?r" Knox and Sena tor-elect Root. Postmaster General Franfc"Iiarris Hitchcock, has been a government official nearly ever since he graduated from Harvard in 1891. He was born in 1867. He held various clerkships, bureau chieftainships, etc. and finally became assistant post master general. He took charge of the campaign of George B. Cortel you for the presidential nomination, but when this boom was squelched was invited to become manager for the Taft boom which he did. Secretary of the Navy. George Von Lengerke Meyc , now postmaster general, was born in 1858, graduated from Harvard in 1879. He is very wealthy. He was speaker of the house in Massachusetts in 1894, and was appointed ambassador to Italy in 1900. In 1905 he was trans ferred to Russia, and in 1907 was re called to becc-me a member of Presi dent Roosevelt's cabinet. Secretary of the Interior. Richard Achiles Ballinger was born in Oh'o in 1858, and after graduating in 18SG from Williams College, Massachusetts, removfd to Seattle, Wash. He has written a number of volumes upon the law, seved one term as a superior court judge, one term as mayor of Seattle, and has since 1907 been commissioner of the general land office. Secretary of Agriculture. James Wilson is a Scotchman, and therefore the one man in the-cabinet who could not succeed to the presi dency. He was born in 1835, and come to the United States in 1852, settling in Connecticut, but went to Iowa, where he engaged in farming. He has been secretary of agriculture since" 1897 and his appointment to the Taft cabinet will (rive him a rec ord unparalleled in cabinet service. Secretary of Commerco and Labor. Charles Nagel, of St. Louis, is a native of Texas and has earned a fortune in the practice of law..His legal practice has been largely for corporations. Mr. ..Nagle is extreme ly tall and slender, thin-faced, brown hair and mustache mixed with gray. He was rforn in 1849. He did not receive a college education, but sp^rrf. one year in the University of Berlin, where he studied Roman law, politi cal economy, etc. After studying abroad he returned to St. Louis in 1873 and served as a member of the Missouri leaislaturc and as president of thc St. Louis city council. No State-Wide Prohibition For South Carolina. ? Columbia, S. C., Special.-The House concurred in all "amendements to the prohibition bill, thus accepting thc local option con-promise proposed by the Senate. The amendments to the bill deprive it of its State-wide character, providing that an election bc held in thc "wet" counties to de cide whether the sale of liquor shall continue under the Carey-Co th ran act. Tb? "drv" conn tirs aro not af ileck*!. NEW LAWSENAGTED List of Acts Enrolled by'General Assembly. The following important acts of general interest were ratified , by the general assembly at the session just closed : ri'o incorporate the Edisto Power company with certain rights, -privi leges, immunities and liabilities. To amend section 2012, volume 1, code of laws of South Carolina, con ferring power to condemn (lands, streams and watersheds, and for sewerage, ?j j To amend sections 2383 and 2384 of the cede with reference to /renunci ation of dower and the record there of.. To amend . the law in reff renee to and to regulate, the sale, is?, con sumption, manufacture, possession, etc., of alcoholic liquors, in so far as the same applies to the counties of Charleston and - Georgetown. To prescribe the punishment foi rape and assault with atfempt to rape and to provide for airing pe positions of females in sich .cases. To amend. 309 of the cote of laws, so as to make a' verdict cc the . jury and an order of the court, in . the county where rendered a.Jien upon thi real estate of the peron against whom it is rendered from the rendi- | tion thereof till the expiration of five days from the rising a tbs cor.rt at which same was rendeeo. To require electric stret railway j t companies/ to affix incloied vesti bule's to their cars. To fix the fees of the olffk of court of Sumter county. To make it unlawful t< pay divi dends on stock in any corpration un less the same are aciuaHy carried on the capital stock of su?l company and for any false statement in regard to such company. ? j To declare the soliciting of ordere or offer to sell liqu/irs^^beverag? containing pAetfEol a iisdemeanor and to provide punishment therefor. To repeal section 3059of ;the code relating to the lien law Jj STLO incorporate MarboS and South ern Railway company* I j To amend an act gruting.to the United States of "Amejia tje title of this State to and the juridiction of this State over certiin laids on Sullivan's Island. j To amend an act entitled j'An act to limit the hours ,of labor ?tx cotton and woolen mills.'f v j. / To prohibit the mannfac?re, sale, barter, exchange, giving away to induce trade, 'the ifumishig at pub lic places or otherwise dissing of alcohol, spirituous viuout or malt liquors or beverages by ^at soever name called, which a dmk to ex cess will produce, intonation, ex cept for sale of alcohobn certain cases upon-certain'condilins and ex cept the.sale of wines fqracramental purposes and to provide malties for the violation thereof. . To amend an act to pee term of office of county snpeijtendents of education and counjh supervisors and registers, of ^imsi^-conveyance four years. . .. \ ?R J. To authorize mar /?t? administer oaths, etc. Tb amend sectior.'l, 3 and 6 of an act to provide f! the manner in which owners or piectors bf any railroad company inrporated under the laws of other Sics or counties : may become incorpated in this 5 State. f tit To release beneficiy. students at- | off tending State colleg<from the obli gation to teach sch!, if appointed to naval or militarjjf the United States or to position*, the army of the government serv?: bf the Unit ed States. To incorporate the ices and mem bers of Marboro lodj of Free and Accepted Masonary /Benhettsville under and by the naiJand style of Marlboro lodge of M>hs. To amend an act ^declare the law in reference to ? 'to regulate the manufacture, salelse, consump tion, possession, tracprtation and disposition of alcoholi^puors, so as to change the competfion of the members of the coup, dispensary board for Richland ind Chester counties. [ To amend chapter hrticle ?, of the code of laws of Sth; Carolina, 1902, in relation to $e insurance of public property. [ . : To regulate the mafacture, sale and delivery of compcial fertili zers and to provide fairies and punishment for violaticof this act. To further protecijthe public health and the healttjf domestic animals by providing fjthe inspec tion of live stock imptd into the State of South Carolinar breeding dairy work or feeding rposes and' to provide for the ercation and exclusion of contagiousand infec tions diseases of live st from the State: To amend section 222>f code so as to further define anjxtend the liability of telegraph ?.paniss in eases of mental anguish; suffering. To provide for the jhase and presentation of a silver ?ice to the battleship South Carolij and to make an appropriation tefor To authorize the gov?r to par uers on condi til" To provide certain tl P 2i A di cc to ta Si o? Iii <( as co th in he co lie Hi Hi dr on th. sa: th? ??ii foi Si ist po etc r tri! titi riitions >to i ivning ole prii To 1 be imposed upn certaimreign. in surance companies and tain other foreign companies for privilege o? entering 'ind doing n'ness in this State. | To prohibit persons keeping sheep-killing d<J T6 empower the granjry to em ploy expert accountants! to pro vide for their compensaj. To amend section 8 <n act en titled "An act to.prcj for the appointment of a bank jniner and to define the duties of flffice." To exempt certain ]jerty be longing to Young Men'stistian as sociationss in this Staf ation To amend an act rj-ing rail road companies to put tors on passenger coach) To provide for a mount to thc heroism, fidelity and fotie of the >\vmen of South Carolithring the rom tax ?r deflec tai 51? um 1 the effi. thii 1 sev anc liqi pro pen 1 for ary I the gov mei vide san T to c ty i T to cult and and er,' ruai the clau in ] trie? rel a Ti of f ing dav? B ous, bra^ cum finit the mati It it sava ing. is yi vera ens his : chec minc Pont The war between' the Confederate State! and the United States. To require county treasurers oj the State to deposit in chartered banks surplus or unused funds al interest. To ratify the amendment to sec tion 7, article 8, of the constitution relating to municipal bonded indebt edness. To prohibit the fradulent use oi credit of corporations. To repeal section 1295, volume 1, code of laws of 1902, relating, to thc Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricul tural and Mechanical College of South Carolina, and to enlarge the powers of the .board of trustees of said college. To amend section 378, volume 1, code of laws of South Carolina, 19C2, so as to definitely fix., amount of mileage to be paid to county boards of equalization. . To amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate certain religious and charitable societies for the advance ment of education, and to renew and to amend the charters of others here tofore granted." To declare the willful or wanton burning of any building which is in sured a felony and to provide pun shmcnt therefor. To amend an act entitled "An act :o provide for the issuance of bonds n public school districts in South karolina." To fix the salary of the mayor or ntendant of any city or town here ofore or hereafter incorporated un ler the general laws of the State. To mab? article 7 of chapter 14 of .olume 1 of the code of laws of >outh Carolina applicable to banks. To fix the place of trial in all ac ions to recover a penalty fixed by tatute for delay, loss or damage io reight by common carriers. To incorporate the Wateree Power ompany. Regulating appropriations made to leet the ordinary expenses of the tate. To require all school warrants to e approved by the county superin mdent or education. To provide for the investigation ? the State Hospital for the Insane. To amend the law in relation to ie names and location of the voting recincts in this State. To amend sections 298, 406, 409, 59 and 275, volume 1, code of laws, . D. 1902, relating to powers and aties of county treasurer and tho illection and assessment of taxes. To require the comptroller general i draw his warrant in favor of cer ,in Confederate soldiers and the tate treasurer to pay the same. To amend chapter 43 of volume 1, ! the code of laws of South Caro la, 1902, by inserting therein: One additional section to be known ; section 1774a, relating to banks.'" To amend section 1555, volume 1, de of laws of South Carolina, 1902. To proscribe thc manner in which e State treasurer shall pay out the come fiom the funds of $50,490 ld by him persuant to an act of ngress for the benefit of free pub i schools in the parishes of St. siena and St. Luke in Beaufort and inipton counties. . Declaring it a misdemeanor to aw and utter tiny check, draft or 1er where the drawer has not at B time sufficient funds to meet the me, and providing punishment ?refor. To amend section 2 of an act en led "An act to make the term of ice of the county superintendent ? register of mesne conveyance ir years." To amend the law relating to mag rates and their constables, their ?vers, duties, jurisdiction, salaries, To regulate the collation and dis bution of dead bodies for scien c purposes. Po authorize the payment of cer n back pensions. To amend sections 506, 508 and h of the code of criminal laws, vol e.2, relating to gambling. . fo increase the average length of school term and to improve tue ciency of the public schools in* 3 State. *o provide' for the closing of the eral dispensaries in this State 1 for the sale of all stocks of lors, beverages, fixtures and other perty belonging to the several dis saries. 'o provide for the levy of taxes the fiscal year beginning Janu 1, 1909. "o make appropriations to meet ordinary expenses of the State ernment for the fiscal year corn icing January 1, 1909, and to pro ? for a tax sufficient to defray the ie. b amend the. law with reference lompensation and salaries of coun DfiiGers. 0 amend an act entitled "An act establish a department of agri ure, commerce and immigration, to provide for the appointment compensation of a commission ' approved the 23rd day of Feb *y, A. D. 1904, so as to eliminate word "immigration" and ses relating 'thereto, substituting lieu thereof the word "indus >," and to incorporate provisions ting thereto. a amend section 2456, volume 1, he code, relating to the record of deeds, limiting time to ten 1 after May, 1909. "Where the "Brave" Excelled, loodthirsty, vindictive, treacher crafty, scornful of suffering, re unto death when at bay, more ling than the fox, and of in e more patience on the trail, Indian has proven more than a :h for the white in the jungle, j certain that more whites than ges have perished in forest fight But in a set battle the red man without steadfastness and perse nce. The least reverse disheart hlm. After the first mad rush purpose wanes and the slightest k is apt lo disturb his capricious 1.-From "The Conspiracy of ;iac,:' by Lynn Tew Sprague, in Outing Magazine. EVOLUTION OF THE RING. People who say that marriage is a state of servitude for the woman find a particular significance in the be stowal ot the ring. This mystic gold en circlet round which so much ro mance and tender associations have clus cered is a mere survival, they say, of the iron 'bracelet that man once played on the arm of his female slave to dignify that she was his. Gradually thi i badge of servitude became small er and more ornamental until from a symbol of humiliation it became a mark of honor and a woman's most precious and cherished possession. New York Tribune. AU the Vowels. "Abstemious" and "facetious" are the only words In English having the vowels in their order.-Pittsburg Dispatch. ("?? 11 H"t"M'M'I I'M I'l'M11!1! THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA, AUGUSTA? GA. L. C. HAYNE, CHAS. R. CLARK, President. Cashier CAPITAL $250,000.09. Surplus & Profits $190,000.00. The business of our out-of-town friends receives the samo carnful attention as that of our local depositor?. 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