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! sE *U> WEEKLY' L A N (; A 8 I' E U >S O.. J A X U A R V 28, 1UU3 ESTABLISH ED 1852
A Bi-Colored Reception.
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Mr. Roosevelt Invites Negroes ?
White II o u s e Precedents
Broken?A Sensation in
Washington.
Special to The Observer.
Washington, Jan. 23.--Many
Birangeuiungs are aauy coming
to the surface under tho present
administration, consequently it is
only the extraordinary that excites
wonder. This happened
last night when President Roosevelt
shattered all precedent and
gave a bi-colored reception at the
White Hn^iee. None of the local
and but few papers atji distance,
fiich as are represented by men
on ull night duty, wore made
nware ot the facts last night, with
the reKultythat tney did not circul
ate the story. When the story
(lid become known to <lay, however,
it was on everybody's tongue.
The ocfcswion was the judicial
reception, one of the four
big annual social functions that is
given at the White House during
the session, and among tho 1,500
invited gues'.s were half a dozen
or more negroes, two or three of
the number being women. Scoios
of Southerners were there and
many of these took umbrage when
they reulized the social euualitv
feature of the affair, and left.
One Southern Congressman was
accompanied by a bridal couple
whom ho expected to introduce
to the chief executive, "but when
the party saw the* eoloni I people
they left immediately without
shaking hands with the President.
Representative Small said ho saw
a number of people hasten from
the building and admitted that ho
did not himself tarry very long.
Oae of the colored men who wore
prssent^according to several who
attended the~receptiou, was .John
C. Daacy, <ho colbred recorder
of deeds of the District of Columbia.
Another was Jndson Lyons,
regtfc:or of tiio Treasury.
Soma toutend that it w is in keeping
with tho eternal fitness of
things for Recorder Danoy and
Register Lyons to attend, in view
of their connection with tho government
service, wlii!u others go
cvou mi iiiui'uiui me rroMueut
was justified in invnitig whoiu^be
desired, whether black or while,
uiau or went in, as the function
was in one sense official rather
than social, hut Southerners contend
that none of those considerations
can bo held to excuse the
occupant of the Whito House,
who, they declare with hitter emphasis,
sought to force men and
women of the South on terms of
social equality with negroes of
both sMfes at a time when they
had no reason to expect such an
experience. This is true, they
say, because the negroes shook
bands with the President who in
\ turn introduced them to Mrs.
Roosevelt and the ladies of the
cabinet and then all were forced
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tion room.
senator tiixman's say.
Sonutor Till nan said: 4'The
thing that bothers me in ^9 is tho
fact that my namo <vhs printed this
morning as umong the guests p ev
ent. 1 have not been to tho White
House this winter and do not expect
to go while thg present oc
cupant resides there. I do not
blume any Southern white man or
woman for leuving the building
last night for I think it is tho first
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time such social equality has ever
been attempted at the White
House. But thon this is a stren
our ago unit wo must bo prepared
for a:cidonts I suppose those
negroes who attended tke reception
might bo likened to tlios in a
pan^)f uyiilk. Northern men may
like the milk but Southern men
will refuse it."
Judgo Gi'iggs, of Georgia,
chairman of the Democratic con
gr^ssional committee, thus ex.
pressed himself: "1 am both
surprised and disgusted. I don't
think Southern men will cure to
go to the White House again with
this example before them."
For a Practical lioad Law.
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Tho following petition frou tho
Chester Supervisor's office has
boon received by that county's
legislative delegation: ?
Gentlemen:?this office desires
a change in the road law and earnestly
requests that you gentle.*
men take the matter up, give it
careful consideration, and use
your influence to have such a law j
passed as will accomplish the de
sired end. . ' !
The present road law requires I
all able bodied male citizens be-1
twceu' tlio ages of eighteen and
fifty to perform eight days vyork
upon the roads, or to pay iu lieu
thereof a commutation tax of
$1.00. It is a well known fuet
that a few of our citizens pay the
$1.00. A fow do a few days
work, and the majority neither
work nor pay. It is true that
the law provides a punishment for
failure to perform road duty, hut
I aui informed that my predecessor
had persons who had failed to
perform road duly prosecuted,
but failed to convict, on account
of the general public feoliag of
indifference iii reforouco to tbis
law. We would like to see the
law so changed that all persons
liable to road duty would be required
to p^y commutation tux of
at least $2.00, and the cuuuty
b aid, required to divide the highways
of the county into soctions
and out of the fuud arising from
the commutation^ tax, employ a
competent overseer and a squad
of hands for each section, unit
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j ivcujj iuu luuua tn proper snape.
I A proviso might be inserted in
the law so that any person who is
not able to pay this commutation
tax could work a certain number
of days ? I would suggost six?on
the same high way under tne supervision
and control of the regular
hired overseer, and the over
seer could give him a receipt for
the work performed which receipt
should be accepted by the treasurer
in settlement of commutation
tax.
YVe think that if this was tho
law, very few, if any, would bo
able to dodge tho road duty, for
if tliey did not have the over
?eor'a receipt for the required
number of days, they would have
to pay the commutation tax to the
treasurer. And under this system
wo are sure the roads of the
county would ho kept in a fair
condition without tbo chain gangwhieh
could bo put to doing permanent
work.
The present law is as much of
a failure as it could well bo, and
if it is impossible for you gontlo.
men to secure tbo passage of such
a law <^is outlined above, wo ro
spectfully ask that you leave no
stono unturned to at least, incr ease
tho commutation tax from $1.00
to $2.00
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Honoring k Hero.
The Anniversaiy of Geu. Wade
Hamptou'ij Death Appropriately
Observed By
Tho Legislature.
Special to Greenville Ntiws.
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Columbia, S. C., Jan. 23.?
The anniversary of the death of
General Wade Hampton was appropriately
observed by the lc^
islature today. Gen Butler w?s
the orator of the day.
The life aiuhchuructer of llamp>
ton was an inspiration in itself
and right eloquently dnl General 1
Butler rise to the occasion.
Senator Aldrich presented the
rcsolqtious of respect to the
memory of the general, which
resolutions had been written by
General Leroy F. You mans. Jn
supporting them Senator Aldrich
made a very eloquent speech, reviewing
briefly the life of the deceased
and drawing lessons from
it. Representative Muuldin, of
Grecnvi. lo seconded ill? resolutions
with appropriate remarks
and Senator Sheppurd eloquently
introduced the orator General
Butler.
On the seals in the front part
of the speaker's rostrum was the
orator, Gov. Hey ward and CN#f
Justieo 1* ope. Ex-Govci nor
McSweeney, associate justice of
tho supreme court and Iho committee
of uri'iinffemonlrt nlwi had
seats on the rostium. On either
aide of tho rostrum on the floor
..were seated Indies of the Confederate
Memorial association, daughters
of tho Confederate veterans
and others
Many ladies occupied seats in
the aisles and tho gallery was
crowded with them. Pupils from
tho <?raded Kclmnl* noil
O 7W..V.V,..Lfrom
colleges in tlio city were j
present in a body.
Senator Marshall the other day
introduced a bill tho title of which
did not iudiealo its importance.
It is intended to make provision
whereby factory villages may be |
incorporated into towns. At pro
sent this cannot bo done under!
our incorporation laws, because it
requires tho signatures of frco-i
holders to petition for an election
for the formation of such munici
imnuu^, nun luo^ojiurtiuvos are'
noLfreeholders: Pelzer, for in-1
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stance, is a town of about 6,000
inhabitants and is absolutely with
out a town government. It seems
to lie golting along very well
without it, too.
Under the provisions of tho bill
the Manchester Mill village would
bo entitled to be incorporated.
i\n objection to such a measure is
that it would open the way for
dispensaries in the mill villages,
if even as many as a half dozen of
tho residents should bo freeholders
and a majority should petition for
the holding of an election on the j
nuniktion ?liiw!.- f 1111 Tlr.....M
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The startling; announcement of
a Discovery that will surely lengthen
life is made by editor (). H.
Downey, of Churubusco, Ind. "1
wish to stato," ho writes, "that
Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption is the most infalli
bio remedy that I have ever
known for Coughs, Colds and!
Grip. It's invaluablo to. people|
with weak lungs. Having this
woudorful medicine no fine need
dread Pneumonia or Consumption.
Its. rolief is instant and
cure certain." A't~?J. F. Mackey'a
4c Co. and Crawford Bro's.
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Sentenced To Death.
Col. Cyuch, Member of l\irliii*uient,?
Guilty of Treason.
? Fought for the
Boers.
L union, Jan. 23.?Col Arthur
Lynch, member of the parliament, I
was f<?mid guilty of high treason
toda? and sentenced tt? death.
When asked if he had anything
co Say as to why he should not
bo heuteneed to death, he replied:
"Thank you, I will say nothing.v
The sentcnco of death was pass
ed on each of the four counts in
the indictment. The prisoner
then by word from the court was
removed into custody.
Colonel Lynch throughout bore
hiin-eif with unfaltering composure.
Ho walked out steadily
between the jailors and past the
bench where his wife and other
relatives woro seated. Airs. Lynch
has been given permission to see
her husband. Although formally
sentenced to he hanged, Lynclds
sentence will 110 doubt he commuted.
After the prisoner had been removed,
Lynch and his counsel
had a conversation regarding the
Cotirso to ho adopted in the future,
and later it was announced tbnt
110 action would he taken at present.
Counsel can proceed- with
applying for a writ of error, but
it is thought that this may ho
rcu lcrcd unnecessary by the cora"a,
^?*
uiutuuuu ui semuiico to a snort
term of imprisonment, in which
case it is probable that the prisoner
will accept the situation.
The Lonih n newspapers this
morning take it for granted that
the sentence passed upon Colonel
Lynch will ho commuted. They
urge that a punishment should he
inflicted exemplary enough to act
us a deterrent, hut not sufficiently
severe to make Lynch a martyr.
U K A I>* SHOUhl) NKVKR
ACIIK.
Never endure this trouble.
LJso at once the remedy thatatopped
it for Mrs. N. A. Webster,
of Winnie, Va., she writes "Dr.
King's Now Life Pills wholly
cured mo of sick headaches 1 had
suffered from- for two years "
Curo Headache, Constipation,
Biliousness. 25c at Crawford
Bros., and .1. F. Mackey & Co.,
<lrn<* store.
n Logic.
"If he wasn't armed," says
James II. Tillman, "he ought to
have been, after what ho has said."
If James II. Tillman is not
hanged ho ought to be, after what
ho has done.?Keowee Courier.
Tillman's Jail Life.
Columbia, Jan. 24.?Sheriff
Coleman has heard a great many
rumors floating about the city us
to how Jim l il'man is living in
jail, and one of tlu-m was to the
effect that ho was being furnished
with adl the wine and whiskey he
wanted. Sboiilt Coleman <1 sires
it stated that theso things arc not
x ti ' -
u uo. no says ho would discharge
tiny jailor who would permit them
to go on.
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To Cure- .1 . . hi in One l!ny.
Tsike Laxative Bronio Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
money if it fails to cure. E. VV.
lirove' ^signature is on each box
*25c.
?The treaty between Colombia
and t iled Suites for the eon
at ruction the rauamu canal was
signed in Washington Friday.
Battle With Bank Robbers.
Attempt To Uo!) Mocksvillo Bunk
?The Vice President and
Cashier Have a Warm
Encounter With tho
Cracksmen*
Charlotte Observer, 2Gth inst.
At 2 o'clock this morning an
ineffectual ctfort was made to
rob the Bank of Advance at
\frt.,1..^ -in,, v n i.
A?xvv.l\OV 4.1 . \J. Jl'iA|!CL t Ul ill IV.1^
men broke opcq_ the vault and
stole some loose metal currcnec,
Out were interrupted before they
had time to open the time ^loek
safe inside the vault.
At about 2 o'clock Mr. T. J.
Byerly, the cashier of the bank,
who rooms in a building close to
the bank, heard two explosions,
which ho thought came from '.lie
bank. He aroused theevice president
of the bank, Mr\ James Melinite.
Jr., and arming themselves
with shot-guns and pistols
the two young men started at once
for the bank. When they came
| close to the building they saw that
the door was open. As Byorly
started to cuter a man inside tired
011 him with a Winchester ritl'e.
Byerly and MeCJuiro both returned
the lire, and a fusilade ensued.
The cashier and vice prcsi- j
dent lired ton shots and the would
be robbers answered them almost
shot for shot. No one was
struck.
When iho tiring was o\er it
was found that the cracksmen
had (led. A hurried exuminapf
the batik showed that no damage
was done beyond t lining the
vault, which has a massive steel
door one and a half inches thick
This had boon torn oil' by nitroglyderin.
Mr. Bvorly started
over the phono this morning that
there, was every indie ition that
several professional robbers were
engaged in tho attempted rob bory.
'L'ho whole town of Mocksvillo
was aroused by the occurrence and
etl'orts wore lnndo to surround tho
place and prevent the robbers
from eacaoinor. As Tlin Obsr*rvor
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goes to press the cashier and the
other odicers of the hank ar<* trying
to get a special train to bring
bloodhounds into MocUsvillo in
order that the do,*s may got on
the trail of the crack -men before
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it gets cold.
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Bombardment of Fort Carlos Still
Going On.
Caracas, Jan. 22.?News hat
reached here that the hattlo al
Marictuhe commenced yesterday
hot ween three German warship*
and Fort San Carlos guarding the
entrance to Lake Mariuiihe, k
till rafiin". 'l'ho bombarding veso
n n
scls, supposed to he the Vincta,
Commodore, Sohcders, the flagship,
Panther and Lithcr, tin
Falk or the Gazelle, attacked the
fort yesterday morning without
warning, pouring a terriflic liie t*:
which the fort, eoinmanded by
General Belle, responded vigorously.
Tho latest reports say that the
village of San Carlos, near the
fort, is in flumes and today tlie
populace of the entire vicinity, is
in llight Maricaibo is intensely
excited over the fresh aggregation,
l>nt none of the Gorman
residents were molest* d
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Lkdgku and be happy.
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Shipping Texas Cattle.
Contract for Carrying Ono Hundred
Thousand to South
Africa.
Pcnsacola, Fla., Jan. 25.?Tho
Linghum Trading and Timber
n o
company of London, which recently
inaugurated a lino of steamers
net ween I'ensncola and South African
ports, has received a contract
for handling one hundred
thousand head of Texas cattlo
through this port to South Africa,
and the next vessel of tho line
which is due hero in a few weeks,
will carry a large cargo of live
stock. Tho first steamer of tho
line which went out a few months
ago carried out several hundred
head of this lot, which was an experiment
on the part of tho shippers,
it being feared that tho cat'
tie would not thrivo in the changed
climate. A cable has now been
received, stating that the cntiro
lot was thriving, and to commerce
tho shipment again. Every vesscl
of the line going out will now
carry live slock until the one hundred
thousand head are shipped. *
Henry M. Teller Elected Senator.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 24.? At 5
o'clock this afternoon tho Demo
emtio members of the senate and
house of representatives cast their
ballots 51 in number, for llenry
M. Teller, to succeed himself as
i ! r m t i > m .
I u nuoa Males senator and lie was
i declared elected by \V. H. Adams,
who presided. The result was
i reached alter a week of untiring
effort on tho part of the Democratic
leaders, during which many
rumors <>! treachery hud been cir*
culated, and many delays had occurred
by reason of the absence
| from call of different members of
; tho assembly. Since Monday
i morning the Democratic branch
of the senate bus been in oraeti
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cally continuous session, and siaco
Wednesday at noon, the joint
session of the Democratic mem*
hers of both houses has been coni
tinuous.
Prof. Tizzoni Kinds a Serum to
Combat Pneumonia.
Rome, .fan. 25.?Prof Tizzoni,
of the lielo^i.e University, has
announced to the Royal Academy
of Sciences the discovery of a sorum
to combat pneumonia.
?The United States senato on
ThurftUay passed a bill that had already
passed the house, providing
' for the holding of terms of the
Federal court at Rock Hill.
' ?By tho terms of the canal
> treaty tho United States governj
mcnt agrees to pay Colombia
. $10,000,000 cash and an annual
rental of ?250,000.
? The Philippine coinage bill
5 reported by the insular committee
was defeated in tho house Friday,
and a substitute was adoptedmak?
ing the lawful money of the Unit'
I rd Stales - tho currency for the
Philippines.
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Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Br\iisos;
conquers r leers, and Fever Sores;
v cures Fruptions, Salt Hhcum,
Boils and Felons; removes Corns
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o-.rlh. Only 25c at Crawford
Bros , and J. F. Mackey & Co.,
drug store.