- t. - . 4* I ~I, J , N * ri.. (I 0 wV and :ve children, forsons am* mne danenmter. - fu TAFT NOW GOVERNS CUBA. Issues Proclamation and Calls U6n People of Stable Government No Intention to Annex. Havana, September 29.-Wili fr I less ostentation than accompanies the accession of a new municipal admiA- I istration, the Government of Cuba i was formally taken over to-day by William H. Taft, Secretary of Wlr of the United States, who in a pro- I clamation couched in a kindly and i diplomatic tone indicative of the pol- ( icy he would pursue, declared himself provisional Governor of the island. Promptly at noon Governor Taft, Assistant Secretary of State Bacon, and Capt McCoy, Governor Taft's I aide-de-camp, called officially at tlie palace and paid their respects to the retiring President. Ignoring Presi dent Palma's message to Congress on ( Friday, in which lie wrongly inter- i preted the mission of the American t Mediators, Governor Taft spoke kind ly to Senor Palma, to whom, he said, I the people of Cuba owed an unques- I tionable debt of gratitude. President'l Palma's brief reply was devoted en- t tirely to an expression of relief for t the opportunity of shifting the bur- i den of guiding the tempestuous Re public to the representative of a na-) tion strong enough to enforce eon trol over it. The fact that the Government chan-ed hands, from a position of I absolute -independence to the restraint of a temporary protector, ete, was re ceived by the masses with utter in difference. Most of the refined and thoughtful. Cubans, while they feel a certain sensitiveness over the loss of I the island's sovereignty, are inclined c to hope that the United States pro- i tectorate will be breif. Six Thousand Troops Ordered Sent. Washington, September 29.-Thie I war department to-night received I from President Roosevelt instrue- v tions to send 6,000 troops to Cuba t immediately. e GOV. TAFT'S PROCLAMATION. U r H6 Explains to Cuban People why Ih the Step is Taken-What is In- C tended. Havana, September 29.-Provision- a al Governor Taft's proclamation de-, claring intervention in Cuba, as pub- " lished in the Official Gazette to-day, n was as follows: "To the People of Cuba: The fail ure of Congress to act on the irrevo cable resignation of the President of the Republic of Cuba or to elect a successor leaves the country without a a government at a time whien great dis- 11 order prevails and requires that. pir- V suant to the request of Mr. Palma, I the necessary steps be taken in the name and by the authority of the . President of the United States to restore order and protect life and pr perty in the Island of Cuba and the ~ islands and keys adjacent thereto, and for this purpose jo establish therein a provisional government. ''The pr.wisional go vernment here by established will be maintained on ly long enough to restore order, peace a and public confidence by direction of b and in the name of the President of ~ the "Jnited States, and then to hold ' such elections as may be necessary to determine on those persons upon whom the p)ermfanenlt government oif the Republic should be devolved. Tn so, far as is consistent with the na- s ture of a provisional government ti retablished under the authority of the f' UJnited States, there w~ill be a Cuban s government, conforming wvith the Con- tr stitution of Cuba. The Cuban flagu will be hoisted as usual over the Gov- f ernent buildings of the island ; all the executive departments and pro- si v'incial and municipal governments, n, including that of the city of HaVana, e, 'rtinue to administer justice, and e loir Cuban Republic. The Courts ij wk. dntinue to adlminister juistic, andl y all the laws not in their nature in applicabl by reason of the tempor ary and emergent character of the GIovern ment' will be ini force. President Roosevelt has been miost anxiotra to bring bpeace ude"- the con utional government of Cuba, and ui mad'e every endeavor to -"OidI b the prese tstep. 12nger lJay, fi *1,s Iow'ever, would be dangerous in view >f the resignation of the Cabinet. "Until further notice the heads of f ill the departments of the central tovernment will report to me for in itructions, including Gen. Alexander todriguez, in command of the rural nuards and other regular Government orces, and Gen. Carlos Roloff, treas itcr of Cuba. a ''Until further notice the civil gov rniont and alealdes will also report o me for instructions. "I ask all citizens and residents of P tiba to assist me in the work of re- b loring order, tranquility and publie 81 'onfidetice. r( ("Signed) William H. Taft, "'Secretary of War, United S.tates, 'rovisional Governor of Cuba. M "Havana, September 29, 1906."' 1 Minister Quesada Resigns. In Washington, September 29.-Senor ti uesada appointed by President Pal- tI ni1, has tendered his resignation to h he P"rovisidnal Government of Cuba. l It it stated that Mr. Quesada has ti tot taken this stop as an act of resent- g nient or as an evidence of any ill .eeling toward President Roosevelt or P lie Americait administration, but I lint he considers it his duty to do so 1 n order to faciliate the execution a if the President's policy toward Cu mI. y DEATH Or MR. 0. B. HOWELL. a i1 Well Known Printer Dies Suddenly o In Union-Relatives in Oo- W lumbia. ti s Lhe state. h Union, Sept. 27.-Mr. Charles B. in lowell, a well known printer through ut the state, died suddenly this morn n.g at his boarding house here of ente indigestion. He was originally from Columbia, m mut so far no relatives theru have y een located. He was a Confederate V ,eteran (under Col. Haskell, it is 8 hought) about 60 years old and was ti mployed in a printing office in Au- d usta for some twelve years until D Inotypes were introduced. when he eturned to this state. Since then he as worked in offices in Newberry, w rangeburg, Chester, Union (At Pro ress office) and Roeh Hill, from rhere lie came on Monday to work A t The Times office here. 1 His health seemed good, and even rhen he retired a little earlier last ight, saying lie did not feel very well, V o one thought seriously of it. About o o'clock this morning Mr. W. T. Me- 0 lellan, an elderly gogntleman with rhom he roomed at the Mangum ouse, went to the proprietor and sked that a physician be 'phoned for, el s Mr. Howell was quite sick. Dr. C. . Austell soon reached his sid-. but Il reiedies were unavailing a lie ied ab)oit 6 o'clock. Among his effects were a registra on ticket, dated Newberry, 1902, and p photograph (If a little girl, which i. ilme one identified as tihe little m aughter of Sheriff M. M. Buford of tI ewberry, of whom it was known liet as very fond, for lhe loved children. ~ An effort has been made to corn- (II innicate with Sheriff Buford as well .s Columbia relatives, but nothing has , een heard from him and the body is e~ ow at the undertaker's awaiting fur- hi ier information. Hair and Havird's in hair and HavirdI have moved into el lernew store room in West Main m ~reet and are now prepared to show 9 ieir large and up-to-date I stock of .'" ill and winter goods and the newest i ~yles in millinery to the best advan-. st gL.% Their store room is large and in 'elI lighted and gives them aimle 'T pportunity to display their stockt CC > that the pulrchaser may know what 4' 1e is getting wvhen she looks at th.e j ew hats. The latest and flewest " 'eations in head gear' w~ill be0 display.. P' I today at the openCing of fall mil- .br nery at Hair and Hiavird 's, and Miss '" ayne and Mrs. Haid will take plea-. !. are ini showjing these creations to 'S dies who may he k ind enogh to call "or aring thie opening season. SI This firm also ,,. ries a lar, lineH uithier goods, which will he sold at rices that are just and reasonable. ThIis now store room is one0 of the t h ast arran ed in the city, and this m rm ca '' e of toe he. 'ics that off. a bn* .g pt.. BANK MUST BE BOUND. tate Examiner is Moo Unable to Find Shortage at Orange burg. Orangeburg, Sept. 29.-L. 0. Holle tan, of Anderson, State bank ex miner, in response to a telegram rom President B. M. Moss, of the disto Savings Bank, arrived in the ty last night. He came for the pur aso of going over the books of the ank to discover if there was any lortage iA the accounts of J. W. Fai y, the cashier, who left the city on unday night. The officers of the bank went im ediately into a conference with Mr. .olleman and the whole matter was id before him. After a little inves gation he said that lie could find no king wrong and saw no reason why i should stay in the city today. He ft. this morning, stating, however, int' he would return next week and ve all the assistance possible. The officers of the institution ex r-essed themselves this morning as a being at all alarmed. The busi ss of the bank is being carried on smoothly as ever. Nothing as yet has been heard of I ung Fairey. although there has been I >me inquiries made after his where- I bouts.. Ii is believed that the miss e cashier became so wrought ui Ver the sulp1zosed shortage that lie as mentally affected. No one has ie slighest idea of Mr. Faircy being tort and his relatives in this city ive the sympathy of (lie whole com unity. The Little Duchess. ''The Little Duchess,'' the clever mnsical coinedy7 that enjoyed a re arkably prosperous run at the New ork Casino, in which Countess Olga m Hatzfeldt is now on her second iason as a star, will be the attrae- I on at the Opera House next Mon- i ly night, October 8th. ''The Little I nchess" is described as (tine of those i riginaleomedy, set to the entehiest I ,ht, efferveseent entertainments. in i hiih the dominant quality is bright, rl. of popular music. The book is i i1 of the most brilliant works of z merica 's most prolific librettist, i arry B. Smith, and contains an I mising plot, langih-provokinig com lientions, sparkling repartee and I ever lines, all in' his happiest vein I humor. The first act is laid at I stend, the fashionable European aside resort, an elaborate set show 1 the palatial hotels, the grand pro. I enade, and the beach, where a ( iarming assortment of feminitv dis- i )rt in the most fetching atnd uniquge< signs of bathing. dresses anld dainty 1miner apparel. The second act tle interior of tihe splendid )artments of the little Dnehess in aris, overlooking the Seine. It is this act that the ''Sadie'' Girls are en, in the gorgeous Parisian gowns lat made them famous. It is said iat for this feature, ten of of the oat shapely anid personalhe girls tainable, hav'e been selected fromi i rainks of how g irIs, for thle pur >se of showing off these expensive ~ 'stumes to the best advantages. The st act shows the gymnasium and hool of the D)utchu fencing mater. The stony of '"The Little Duchess'" troduces a variety of entertaining anraeters, six of which are of the nst deidedl comedy sort. C'ouiitess ga von lfatzfeldt, in the title role, saidl to have established herself t the first rank of musical comedy I rs, by her dainty personality, st rik g beauty, youth, talent anid bright medy instinct. She is ably second by five of the cleverest comedians the stage-Robert Lett, I rvin~, 'ooks, Ifairy ('arter, George F. iore andl Madeline (Cook, and her iebhritudtae is aippropria (ely set in a .ckground of femeninle comelinessb lhe bir lbeauity choruns, mnakinrg fifty ople on (lie statre. This~ at tract ionI iundetr the hmaniagemenit of~ Milton dl Sarwent Ahborn. w~ho sent ius thle le'ndid present Iat ion of ' 'Rob int od ' ' last season. h Men dlislike to bhdnie t hemnselrecs for I, cir' own faults, so they bIl me wo-' mn for thedrs. ANSWERED LAST ROLL CALL. Two Members of Company G.-Sui able Rsolutions on Death of Comrades Counts and Kinard. Again our company is called on to.. mourn the loss of two of its mem bers. Lieutenant J. Henry Counts was born near old Stoney Battery October 3th, 1839. When South Carolina called on her tons to take up arms in her defense ie gladly gave himself to his state, ywhoie service he entered at Pros >erity, S. C., August 26, 1861, when tc joined Company G., 13th S. C. V. ks a private lie was ever faithful to ill calls made upon him. He was ,leeted a sergeant of the company vhile in Virginia, and for faithful ervice and duty well performed, he vas elected lieutenant by his comrad 's in arms. le saw service during the mntire war and was duly mustered out it Appomattox. le returned to his mine near Prosperity and began life u lew. e removed to Lexington coun. :y in 1869, where he married Mism quinnamaker. le was called by his "ellow citizens to represent them in :he halls of legislation and it was were as well as on the tented field that to ieasired up the trust repposed in iim by his friends of his adppoted 'ounty. Lieuteniant Counts was com. mantder of the association of Company fl., 13th S. C. V.. at. the time of his leath. Capt. Counts was in his sixty tuventi year, when ealled to answer he roil call on high. Let us water the flowers of memory Iy oulr tears of renimbrance of our lonrade in arms. L. S. Bowers, (1. P. Griffin, .1. H. )ominiek, Committee. Drayton M. Kinard. I)rayton M. Kinard wias a faithful ioldier and answered all calls to duty ind Ivhen the toesin of war sounded to answered the call. He vlunteered it Prosperity, . ., and joined Com. Mny (., 13ti, b. (!. v. lye si%w service in soeie of the hard fought battles if the war between the States. He vas promoted to the medical service bout 1863, in which arm of the ser 'ieo he continued until the close of he war. He removed to -Anderson ounty sonic years after 'he war and .ollowed planting and was success nlly engaged in the work at the time m was called away. lie was 71 'ears old. Ie leaves a record for luty well done that any one could veil desire. We vould scatter flow rs over the graves of our comrades nd ever keep their memories green in ur hearts by emulating their virtues. L. S. Bowers, ). P.1Griffinl, . H1. )oniiiek. Committee. T.I. Swygert Goes to Laurens. Mr . ThIos T. Swygert, who has been vithI the People's Bank of this city ver' since its organization in 1901 s assistant enshier' and then cashier, or' severail years goes on October 1st a Laurens, whiere lie will be ecretary t Watts Mills. Mr. Swy""it has hosts of friends ere, who regret to nkow that he is >leave Uinion.-UJnion Progress. Mr'. Swygert is the son1 of Mr. troioks Swyv~geM and a graduate of fewherry college', andI we are glad !> note the success whmich lie seems r> be aittaining. Farmers' Meetings. Tlo, correct any mnisapprvehen)sion a.s I lie appoinmtmnats I beg leave to tate offic'ially: 1. Mr. ii. F. l)iek worth will make is addresmcs in thle cou'irt house on \'dniesdal;y imo,rning Oc)to,ber 3. at I i 'liok. 2. Tlhe- re.ulari unrter!y meeting of ht e.iounty larmier s 'in will be0 I 11 - elo k. E <.iretaii'. ol. local ions1 shlold sendl the r'emtar -ur nry membehrsh,ip iiueos proinmptly3. dJ. B. ()' .11 Hlollowvay, 8ccrntary fnnu.y TUnion.