The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, October 11, 1899, Image 1

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(AJ~IY E ~~~3l;M9 VOL.XV MANING S.C.. EDNSDA~ OCOBE lb189g NOA24 A GOLD SW ORD Given to Admiral. Dewey i Washington. HE WAS VISIBLY AFFECTE[ Secretary Long, President Mc Kinley and Admiral Dewey. in Turn, Made Speeches to Each Other. Un Monday of last week Admir: Dewey was presented in Washingto with a beautiful sword. voted to hi: by congress. The presentation was tr< ceded by a parade, the display beir one of the most magnitiyent ever see in Washington. The start from Mr: McLean's residence was made at 1 o'clock. Dewey. ,emerged from th house with Chairman Maes, of the h cal committee, and took a sect in Mr: McLean's carriage. When the admiral appeared, resplet dent in epaulettes and lace, the grei throng cheered wildly. There was als a demonstration when Captain Lambe: ton and Lieutenant Brumby and Calt well came out, and took the second ca riage. Dewey entered the white hour grounds by the west gate and, on react ing the portico, quickly alighted an was shown into the White Rcom, whet he was met by the president and men bers of the cabinet. Only a few mi utes elapsed before the admiral real peared with the president and the took seats in the white -house caariag< Members of the cabinet occupied tb next three carriages. Former Secretar Alger sitting with Secretary Long an then followed various officials, As the carriages swept b:iskly dow the curved driveway into Pennsylvani avenue, there was a blare of bugle eon mands, the clash',of bands, and t' great procession started. It was magnificent and inspiring sight as th parade swung into the handsom thoroughfare, through Broad streel cleared from curb to curb, with tb majestic Capitol looming from th further end and with the Treasury b< hind. At the head of the line rode Majt General Miles, the commanding gener of the army in the fall uniform of hi rank. He was astride a supurb gra horse.' Back of him came rank afte rank of his military aides, all officers < high rank. The brilliant coated m, rine band 'added !color and inspirin music to the gay scene, and foilowin them came every describable kind < soldier, sailor and marine, mounted an afoot. jBattery after battery of light artiller passed, and the mammoth S ineb sieg guns of the 7th artillery changed to ye. low of cavalry as line after line rode b3 All that had gone before was but a bri liant. prelude to the coming of th "Man of Manil," riding with the prey dent on his way to the ca.itol to r< ceive a nations tribute. They were i the president's private carriige, seate on the rear set, the president on th right. McKinlev raised his hat only occ: ionally, leaving the admiral to acknov ledge the plaudits of the multitud< From end to end the Avenue rang wit deafening cheers. Arriving at th Capitol the distinguished guests wer ushered into the grand stand for tb presentation ceremonies. Secretary Long made an address o delivering the sword by reading h: famous telegram to the admiralt -Capture or destroy the Spanish fleet. and the brief reply of the admiral tel ig of his work. Secretary L->ng said reat epoc in history had been coveres in few words and now the chief figur in the affair was here to receive his r< ward. As Secretary Long concluded b passed the sword to:President McKit Iy. The latter rose. and faced the ac miral. Dewey was visibly affected an brushed his gloved hands across h: eyes bef ore'standinglat-attention. Tb president sama: "Admiral Dewey-From your ei trance in the harbor of New York wit your gallant crew and valiant ship, tb emonstrations which every wh are has greeted you, reveal the public estee) ~f your heroic action, and the love 1 which you are held by your country. "All the-ipeople give you a: effe ionate welcome home, in which I joir with all my heart. There was no fia in your victory. there can be no falte: ing in maintaining it. It gives me e:S treme pleasure and great honor, in bg half of all the people to hand you thi s ord, the gift of the nation, voted b the congress of the United States." The president handed tl-e admira sword, and there was a roar of app~laus as Dewey received it. The reply of the admiral was charac teristie, a few words, only. bem -poken in accepting the gift. Th sword is a triumph of art. Except fe the steel blade and the body metal c it~s scabbard, the sword is entirelyc 22-karat gold. On the pommel irved the name of the battleshi Olympia and the zodiacle sign fc December in which lucky month Decwe was born. It is Damascened with th i scription: "-The gift of the Nation to Rear Ai m~iral George Dewey, U. S. N.,i memory of his victory at MIanila bay May 1, 1898. The crowd hushed as Dewey turne to reply. He said: "I thank you Mr. President for thi great honor you have conferred upo me. I thank congress for what ha been done. I thank the secretary a the navy for his gracious words. thank my countrymen for this beauti ful gift which shall be a souvenir in m fmily forever as an evi'lence that r< publics are not uutgrateful, and I than u, 31r. Chairman, and gentlemen c ti.e committee, for the gracious cordli ad kindly welcome which you har ien me to my home. The band Lhenl played "The Sta S angled Banner, and Cardinal Gil 'bons pronounced benedition. Want Damages The cotton exchanges of severalecitie :r investigating the false cotton guot ti-ns sent out recently, and will .d< !!lnd damages from the Western nsor I is reported that the company ha offered to take all the cotton bought inflated prices. givingi.what was pai WESTERN UNION'S ANSWER. I Has.Disciplined Those Responsible for n Bogus Cotton News. President Eckert of the Western Union Telegraph company telegraphed the following statement to President Parker of the New Orleans cotton ex ehange, in reply to the communication of the latter official published this morning: New York. Oct. 4. 1x99. John M. Parker, President Cotton Ex change, New Orleans. Hear Sir: I am in rcceipt of your message of yesterday afternoon in which you charec that the quotation service 1 last Friday 'was no less criminal than n if it had been the result of wilful and s corrupt deception,' ar,d in which you demand that the "otiicial or oflicials g whose neglect of duty permitted such n conditions. and the operator or opera tors who sent the dispatches without 0 nticte of change should be known to e the world and promptly dismissed." In answer thereto, and with all re slect to the members and officials of your exchange, and with cvery desire to give to them assurance of precaution t against the possibility of a repetition of o the circumstances of last Friday. I beg to say: First. That we cannot admit that any criminality can be attributed to the ac tion or omission of any official or oper e ator the company. The explanation alre-dy sent to you frankly and exactly d s'a:c the cause of the confusion in the e reports and that cause must be free from any imputation of the charge of intentional neglect or wilful mi:.repre sentation in'any form or degree. y Second. It is the purpose of the Western Union Telegraph company and e its officials to ensure to the New Or y leans cotton exchange. and all other a exchanges, the most efficient and relia ble telegraphic service possible. Your n long experience makes you cognizant of a the intricaces of that service and will also confirm the fact that for more 1l e '20 years it has been performed wi a exactness, reliability and promptness. e This result has only been reached by e the education of men-especially adapt ed to it. e Third. The instant dismissal of the e men of any of them who were on duty last Friday would not accomplish any good purpose, but might on the contra r ry, by the necessary substitution of in il experienced men, put the correctness of s the service in peril, to the equal disad Y vantage of the exchange and the com r pany. In the absence, therefore of any possible suspicion of dishonesty of mo - tive or action, and because of our wish i and purpose to preserve the high quali ty of the service that has always been rendered, with the one accidental ex d "option last Friday, we must request S,,a and the members of your exchange s to believe that we have applied such a discipline to the offilials and operators - in the commercial news department as - will best guarantee the improbability of h any interruption in any way to the ex e cellence of the service. Fourth. This decision has been I reached *fter the most careful examina n tion of all concerned in the service of Friday. and with due consideration of e the importance of the service to your exchange. While appreciating the conditions wl~ieh dictated your essage we cannot but believe that your own reconsideration of the subject will lead h you to coincide with us C (Signed) Thomas T. Eckert, ' C ~President. ~ e e CHARLESTON TO AUGUSTA. s SSeaboard.Air Line Railroad Gets Its Charter.g t. t a -The 3~0 days' notice havinc been giv- e ienanldno one having raised objection un- t e 'ler the railroad incorporation .act, the b sec-etary of state yesterday issued a commission to the Chattanooga, Aui e gusta and Charleston Air Line Rail .road company, which is to constructi . the Seaboard Air Line's proposed road s a from Charleston to Elberton, Ga., via f s Augusta, Ga- t e The formal filingof the signed decla- a ration which 'was published some time u .- ago was made yesterday, and the com a mission was issued to Messrs. RI. Good e wyn .Rhett, Geo. W. Williams, Jr.,0o e C. Wulburn and W. B. Chisholm, the y n four corporators resident in the city of ti a Charleston. which is to be the com pany's principal place of business. t .It is said that all the requirements neesssary to securing the charter will e ' be complied with immediately and the 3 .return filed at the earliest possible mo- t .Lent. I< The Seaboard is anxious to get the y Scharter andi push things along as rap- ~ idly as possible. There is now nothing I~ in the way. IThe Seaboard's work in and around e Columbia is now "going at a gallop," j. to use a slang expression. Much has . been accomplished in the last few weeks e in the park. through the city and in the country, and fine progress is being a r made on the construction of the Piers a ffor the river bridge and Smith's branchi trestle-The State. SNotorious Robber Dead. Wor out by y ears of confinement, resulting from his long career in crime. e "Jimmy" Loitue, the famousex-convict f who is believed to have stolen more -money than any other' thief of his time and who was perhaps the best knowna bank robber of' the age, died Wednesday a in the county alms hous~e, at Philadel -'n phia i2 years of age. ie sought religi ous consolation before lie died. Logue is supposed to have had a fortune at one time of about 83i)0,000f. all other P people's money. ie started his career fof crime at the age of 17 and spent miore '? 1 than .20 years in prisons of a number of states. His aptness displayed itself ~ bt indiscovering wherc large sums of -money were to be obtained, lie was conneceted with threec big ba'?k robber- e leis in Philadeclphia and also operated e extensively in othecr ities. One of the c largest robberies lie made was im Wash- t ington, D. C ,where" he played his fav- r r orite game of sneaing~ throug~h a roof ti _ tra. Hi :"'tm in this case was r Naval Constructor Isaah llanse'.:nbe, s and his booty was 67~ n00. s A Big Crowd. - Th Metropolitan street railway. sur -face. of Ne w York city, moved 3 0 b . 00'0 pa'-engers in the three days of the f< s Dewey celebration. The estimate of n *t the number of visitors in the city is n . 1000,000 and they are supposed to have !n pe Sananon00 b CUT OFF HlIS HEAD. such is the Political Fate of the Dispensary Committee. CAUSE OF THE REMOVAL. 3heap Liquors Marked and Sold as More Expensive Grades and Certain Makes Systemat ically Boomed. Another dispensary sensation was prung Tuesday after having been a 'rewing some time. It was the usual emi-annual revelations with some ex ra frills. Commissioner Douthit was 'Removed for Causo." It was a fierce game while it lasted nd finally Robinson, Miles and Hasel on voted to remove Douthit, while oykin and Williams voted to give him further show and to go more fully nto the case. Then Haselden moved o make the suspension of Outzs per anent, but before action was taken n adjournment was had. There was a committee appointed to ok into the contraband room, consist g of Haselden and Robinson. They rent right into things. Their sum aary made nine pages and there were everal hundred pages of affidavits scaring out the summary of the com aittee. Tne meat of the report against )uthit is, it seems from the testi aony, that under instructions from ommissioner Douthit one firm's labels ere ordered to be place' on another rm's whiskey, and that high grade Ia els have been placed on lower brands f goods. In this connection Superintendent aryant testifies: "Yes, I put up whis :ev in bottles with one firm's whiskey rith another firm's labels, but it was ender instructions from Commissioner )outhit." IIe further testifies that Lanahan's abels were. placed on the goods of the ilson Distilling company. Gantt says: "Yes; whiskey is bot led with one firm's label and another frm's whiskey. I have never known din to put a label on whiskey, where he liquor called for by the label was heaper than the whiskey actually in he bottles. We put up one X corn hiskey with labels of XXX." King testifies that whiskey was put p last Saturday and the XXX label ras used, but the firm name "Wilson )istilling Co." was struck off. Earnhart, assistant superintendent, stified: "Ihave never known him to ,ut a label on whiskey where the label ras cheaper than the whiskey. Have nown him to put on as high as an XX label on Grover whiskey hich I have heard is X goods. I ave never kept a record of these hanges. This has been a practice dur ag Mr. Douthit's administration. They 'Ut up Grover's whiskey Saturday 2ornine with Wilson labels, but the ane "Wilson" was struck off. C. II. Cnarles, assistant bookkeeper, ays: "Grover's whiskey is classed as c'rn whiskey and the differenec in h price of X and XX X cera to con umers is $l per gallon." The report of the committee says: "We conceive it to be our duty to sport the facts to the board as they ally appear, hut in our finding the onlusion cannot be escaped that this cheme of changing the labels on whis ey ship;:ed out: could have been de ised for no other purpose than to create way for colleting more money for oods sent out to the loeal dispensers han the same were invoiced for to the omissioners; and, further, to create e impression on the members of the oard that certain brands are becoming ore popular, -they being hard to keep a stock. "We find that this practice of chang g labels is not only wrong for the rca >ns stated. but it is absolutely indc nsible from any stanidpoint and con avenes the spirit and letter of the law: nd candor compels us to add, it has nquestio2ably worked a fraud on the eople of S'outh -Carolina. "We further find that the practice substitution of orders has been in ogue under 31r. Douthit's administra on. Orders have been substituted 'hen received from the city of Charles >n. and elsewhere, in the State." It was reported that M1r. Douthit ave the printing of the labels to the ecord. Bids were called on a lot of n tnousand, and instead of the 10,000~ ,t the Record printed 50,000Q and M1r. ran states that on that size order the icee should have been twelve per cent. After that no bids were called for a printing and they all went to the ecord. The report shows a discrepancy $1.10i0 in the contraband room. Couuns,ioner Boykin made a fight rainst the committee going beyond its atho: ity. 1r. iDouthit was given a hearing ad explained the matter. He said it the liquor was in vats and there re no labels on hand, and that the bels used were of goods of the same alue and that Grover's corn was the nest he ever saw. Ie wa~s charged ith pushing Mercantile Club liquor ad said that he suggested thin liquor Sa cheap screw top. lIe gave explana ns of all the charges, but they were ot satisf'actory to the commri1sioners. Commissioner D~outhit. asked for the ublication of' the following: I ask that the public susp'ead judg tut as to mec until my side of the ea~se prsented to it. as it will be very ~or three weeks two members of the~ tate board of controi. assisted by two pert aceountants arnd a sten.ographi , have been at work preparing the s arainst me. Their charges, with e evidence in :;upport of them, were ad when I was not present. An at mpt was made to pass judgmecnt ona the port of Nessrr. Ilaselden and Robin n, without opportunity being given e to say a wori. in my own defence. he injustice of such a proceeding was strongly pointed out that finally I as accorded the mockery of a scm lane of a hearing. I was called be re the board and a brief verbal sum iary of the charges against me was iade, and I was expected in a few tinutes to reply to charges which had I can either disprove or satisfactori ly; explain every charge :made against me. (Signed) J. B. Douthit. WILL SWING TO THlE OFFICE. At the afternoon session Col. John stone appeared and read' the following, which he presented to the board for it consideration: Columbia, S. C., Oct. 5, 1899. To the Ion. State Board of Control: Your resolution of this date-has been furnished to Mr. J. B. Douthit, com missioner. our client, who has fur nished us a copy. You will pardon us for suggesting that you seem to be laboring under a misapprehension as to the position taken by Mr. Douthit through his attorneys. We did not ask for a rehearing. but for a hearing, which you know full well he has never had. We confess that we do not clearly understand whether by your resolution you have adopted the report of your committee, or whether you base your action solely on some alleged admis sions of your commissioner. And we respectfully ask that you inform us in writing whether or not your resolution is to be cnstrued as an opinion of the committee's report. Definite informa tion from you on this point will largely determine our advice to our client. Mr. Douthit does not personally de sire to hold the position of commis sioner since it is apparent from your action that he is persona non grata to a majority of the board of control, bu as now advised he must reluctantly insi:t on retaining the place until law fully removed. He admits your right to remove him for cause, but that cause must be found by you to exist after a full and fair hearing. That is to say, you must judicially determine the existence of sufficient cause. This judicai determination of sufficient cause can only be had after a fair hearing. As he has had no opportunity to vin dicate himself and his official conduct, he can not, as now advised, recognize your right to remove him, and for the purpose of securing a hearing of both sides of this unfortunate matter, he will, for the present, continue to act and perform the duties of the office of commissioner. Mr. Douthit stands ready to disprove every allegation made against him I violative of either correct morals, the regulations and instructions of your board. or the laws of this State. Respectully, Geo. Johnstone, Geo. E. Prince, Attorneys forJ. B. Douthit, Commissioner. TAKEN FROM A WRECK. Crew of a Sinking Schooner Picked Up by Steamer. The British steamship Rhodesia, Capt. Bates, from New Orleans to Ham burg, arrived at Lambert's Point, Va., Thursday morning, having on board the crew of the schooner Carrie A. Lane of Bath, Me., who were picked up in the gulf stream, shipwrecked, Tuesday. The crew is composed of Capt. J. Frank Skofield, whose wife is with him, and eight men. Their experience was a most thrilling one. The Lane, which was a three masted schooner, sailed from Apalachicola for Noank, Conn., Sept. 19 with a load of lumber, and had good weather up to about Tuesday of last week, when northeast winds set in. She labored heavily in the sea afterwards, but had no accident until Sunday afternoon. All hands were at dinner when the vcs sel suddenly shipped a heavy sea and shifted her deck load of lumber. She immediately began to leak, and when the pumps were first put to work she had 11 inches of water in her hold. At 9 o'clock Sunday night there were 7 feet of water, and the crew took to the deck house. Here they remained until Tuesday morning, when a life boat was sent out from the Rhodesia in charge of Chief Officer Jewell, and they were taken on hoard the British ship. In the attempt to hoist the life boat to the deck, after the party had been rescued, it was smashed by the heavy rolling sea and lost. Capt. Bates says that the wreck of the Line is right in the track of vessels plying along this coast and is very dangerous to navigation. Most of the Lane's crew reside in Baltimore. Their names are as follows: Mate C. Van Lippeloy. Edward Jones, L. C. Show. George Doleman, E:nest John son, P~. A. Keeler, Charles Albert and Joeph Locust. KILLED HIMSELF. A Stranger Found Dead at the Depot in Denmark. A special dispatch from Denmark to Ihe News and Courier says: Thursday vening about 6 o'clock a strange white an was noticed walking up to the Southern Railway track from towards harleston. Nothing more was seen of im until about S o'clock when the aent of the Southern Road at East Denmark went to the office. He-went n and was at work on his books. A little later nis son and a friend came down, and the friend was equested to go around to the back part f the office and shut in the window linds, ie soon came back and report d that there was a man sitting with his ack against the wall with a pistol ia is hand. The miatter was reported to r. G. W. Hightower, the intendant of the town, who promptly came to the epot. An examination was made and the an was found to be stone dead. Hie ad quietly sat down and leaned back gainst the wall, took out his pistol and put it to his right tem ple and pulled the trigger. The ball'. did its work well. iss 31arie Estag, who keeps a store ut across the street from the depot, as she hefrd the pistol when it was ir~e, just after dark. Coroner Bellin eri will be notified Friday morning hen an inquest will be held, at which time he man may be identified. He looks to be about 40) years old, and is well dressed and about six feet high. he coroner held an inquest Friday over the remains of the stranger. The verdiet of the jury was "that the de oased came to his death by a pistol shot wound infieted by his own hand." o papers were found by which he ould be identiried. On his right arm, just below the elbow, was tattooed the iture of a woman and the name of G. Cook." The body was turned over to Undertaker Hightower for in 'rmnt. THEY ARE ALARMED Mark Hanna Revives the Infamou Jay Hubbell .Sysiem. OHIO REPUBLICANS SCAREC A General Assessment fora Cam paign in a Single State is Without Precedent. A special dispatch from Washingto: to the News and Courier says so desper ate has the Republican situation is Ohio become that Senator Mark Hann has revived the Jay Hubbell system o levying campaign assessments upon th Federal office-holders in Washington regardless of the States to wnich the are accredited. Within the past fei days most every employee in the Gov ernment service at Washington has re ceived a long letter from W. E. Bur dell, treasurer of the finance committe of the Ohio Republican State execu tive committee, calling for contribu tions to the Republican campaign funs in the Buckeye State. The letter goes on to state that "I Democratic victory in Ohio this fal would carry with it almost full contro of the political machinery of the State thus enabling the opposition to entrencl itself for the Presidential. campaign o 1900. "A special session of the Lagislatur called by a Democr;.tic Governor woul< redistrict the State for Congressiona purposes under the apportionment o 1900, thereby reducing the Republicai rerepsentation from this State in the lower house of Congress, and perhap endangering our majority in that body These facts, it seems to us, will forcibl: appeal to every Republican. 'We hope you will be willing to con tribute to the legitimate expenses o the State committee in its efforts t4 maintain Republican supremacy." So earnest is the appeal that it is ac companied by printed extracts from th< Act regulating the civil service relative to the collection of political assessment: from employees in the public service In addition Treasurer Burdell statei that to avoid any violation of the lay on the subject the committee in charge of the financial branch of the campaigi is made up of persons in no wise con nected with the Federal service. Hi adds: "In sending us a contributioi you will in no way violate any provis ion of the civil service law. We are asking for voluntary contributions ti assist in defraying the proper and law ful expenses of the campaign, and wi will be responsible for the proper dis tribution of any funds which may b entrusted to us." As a final appeal Treasurer Burdel says: 'On account of the importan bearing the result in Ohi-, this yea will have upon the greater contest o 1900, and because of the fact the de feat of his party in the President'; home State would be heralded by- th< opposition as a rebuke to his adminis tration, we hope you will aid us in thi: contest by sending us as -liberal a con tribution as you can afford." These circular letters are markei "confidential," and sent to the residen address of the various employees. .A well known Ohio Republican who re ceived one of these letters, confided t( your correspondent -- the information which he said he had received as com ing from Senator Hanna. to the effecl that 'Johnny McLean is putting up at unexpectedly strong fight in all the bis cities in the State, and it will require every dollar the Rep dblican committe< can raise to secure a Republican vie tory." Many of the recipients of these let ters are terrorized by the fear that they will lose their places if they fail to con tribute, although they do not under. stand wh~y they should be assessed tc help out in Ohio, when they have de. mands from other States made upor them at regular intervals. It is said that a "black list"' will be made ur showing all who fail to respond to the Hanna call for funds, and the victims will be dealt with accordingly. The practice of soliciting campaign ::entri butions from Government employees during a Presidential contest has nevel been entirely abandoned, although the ollections were maile in a quiet, inof. fensive. way. It-is, however, unusual and without precedent to levy-a gen. ral assessment for a campaign in a single State, and especially as that State happens to be the home State f the President of the United States. Queer Names. A correspondent of the St. Paul Dis atch says: "The most suggestive and nviting name I saw was that of a drug. ist in North Dakota. It was U. R. Welcome, his first name being Urias. Aross the street was another man with a funny name. He bore the euphoni us cogomen, John Stonepounder. In he next town 1 found a man who was o fat that the name of Abraham Crum acker seemed especially fitting. But here was a woman in the town1 who ent him one bctter. Her name was Emily Freshbread. In the next town Igot so interested in queer names that soon heard of a speedy individual alled Sarah Deerhoof. In the same own there is a man called Henry Book truck. Ever after that I was on the ookout. On the train I met David ewsalt and Millie Newlove. The an with the most warlike name I ran gainst was Abraham Saltpeter. In ne town I found a man who had a very oetic name. It was Seabright Sun loom. But the last name I struck fin shed me. It seemed like a direct com and to cease miy sacriligious monkey ng with people's names. I took it as a arning, and quit. A. Quickfinish. nd what do you suppose his partner's ame was? It was W. K. Goforth. The Latest Syndicate, According to the correspondent of he London Times the discovery has een made there that syndicate exists rhich has been insuring the lives of oor people and murdering them in or er to collect the insurance money. hree cases of the sort arc known to ave occured from which the promoters of. the reheme netted ?10.000. The yndicate has other policies amounting o ?30,000. The ringleaders have been rrested. The Equitable Life society of New ork is said tonb haffected. NEW YORK.VIEW..OFLUS. Burlesque Idea of Southern Troops from a Metropolitan Daily. Soldiers were much in evidence yes terday on New York's thoroughfares. Several trains brought militiamen from the West, the South, and even far away Texas. The blue uniforms, the slouch hats, and the natty frown leg gings were familiar sights on Broad way. The boys are enjoying themselves immensley. These Southerners who were quartered near the Bowery found abundance of entertainment, and en joyed it hilariously. In most cases the places assigned to thesoldiers are fairly f comfortable, but some of the South Carolina boys and the Maine Signal corps will find it cool sleeping if there is I a change in the weather. The place T assigned to them is a road house at One Hundred and Tenth street and Lenox avenue, and they must sleep in the long - stables on straw and their own blank ets. All others are well cared for. "We-uns are all stuck on this place," said one of the South Carolina soldiers l who are quartered at the Manhattan lyceum, 66 68 East Fourth street. "We thought it was a pow'ful big place yes terday," resumed the southerner, laugh ingly. "'We got over hyah on the ferry and then marched around the town fo' three hours looking fo' East Fo'th street. We like to froze to death, too," he added. "Last night was mighty chilly and we uns had thin clo's. ButI reckon we'll be warm 'nough on Saturday. There are 750 South Carolinians at 1 this place, and they are well fixed. They brought with them the First Ar tillery band of Sullivan's Island in Charleston harbor. One of the compa nies is the Irish Yolunteers, organized in 1788. The Ninth Pennsylvania attracted a great deal of attention yesterday after noon as they marched up Broadway to the Twelfth regiment armory. There were about 250 in line, and they were accompanied by a drum corps. They arrived over the Pennsylvania railroad, landing at the foot of West Twenty third street. Three hundred and sixty sturdy and bronzed men from Florida are at tne Twenty second regiment armory, They are an imperturbable lot and are un moved by the sights of New York, al though most all of them are on Manhat tan island for the first time. "Say, old man," said a lounger at the armory, "what do you think of a good big crty, anyway?" "Oh, I low it'll do," responded the Floridian languidly, as he gazed va cantly at a passing automobile.-New York Times. IT IS ALL TRUE. Something About Admiral Philip that South Carolinians can Endorse. All the members of the South Caro lina party wio had the pleasure of meeting Admiral Philip and receiving his courteous attentions at the Brook lyn navy yard last week will heartily endorse the following from the Rich mond Dispatch: "It has ledkced out that the arrival of Rear Admiral Howison in New York harbor, after the programme for the Dewey naval parade had beent arranged, threatened more unpleasant complica tions than was at first supposed, and that only the 'tact and diplomacy' of Rear Admiral Philip, commandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, prevented things irom getting into a 'sorry mess.' "in noticing the fact, the .New York Times says that the public is indebted to Admiral Philip for the rearrange ment and settlement of the order of parade in such a manner as to preclude all complaint and all .justification for dissatisfaction on the part of any officer concerned. Nature, the Times further says, imparted to Admiral Philip a large. measure of the kindly tact that has made Admiral Dewey loved as well as famous, and this tact he employed in a delicate and vexatious matter s'> accu rately and diplomatically as to entitle him to a few words of commendation. "And it seems that nature also im parted to him the heart of a hero and the trusting Christian gentleman and true humantarian. Witness the mag nificent manner in~which he fought the Texas in the battle of Santiago, his command to this men not to raise a ',heer of victory because the enemy were dying, and his call to prayers after the fight was over. Then in sizing him up and uttering a few words of commenda tion, forget not his order that certain offensive words on a plate of the Con federate ironclad Virginia preserved at the Brooklyn yard be painted out. The true heroes of our war with Spain are not confined to those who have been brought most prominently to the front or have occupied the largest space in the public gaze."~ Fighting and Farming. Aguinaldo, according to a report brought to Manila by a Dominican Friar from the north, has issued orders to the Filipino Eoldiers in the northern provinces to return to their towns and to resume farming. This story lacks confrmation; but the rumor may be in accordate3 with Aguinaldo's policy of keeping the country as productive as possible by using his men in altermate shifts on the farms or under arms. Dagupan, San Fernando and Delin cinict, which are under the guns of the United States warships are supposed to be evacuated, It is alleged that the evacuation order calls upon the male inhabitants to be orderly in case of the arrival of the troops and express the hope that the Americans will protect the towns. Passing of the Horse. Within the last nine years 16,000t horses have been mustered out of ser vice by the Metropolitan Traction andt Third Avenue companies, and in their places electricity has been substituted as a motive power. There remain to-i day 5,100 horses in harness on the I street car lines of the city, and that number will be diminished by several hundred before the year is out. Five i years hence, the officials of the Metro-f politan road say, the horse will be at thing of the past as motive power on the streets of New York.--New York 1 BUiRNED ANDSUNKX. Total Loss of the Mollory Line Steam er Leona and Her Cargo. A dispatch from New York says the Mollory Line steamer Leona was burned and sunk at her wharf in New York Thursday night. The cargo, consisting of tobacco and 8,000 bales of cotton, and worth over $250,000, is a total loss, and the damage to the steamer is $50, 000. It is believed that the Leona, which sailed from Galveston September 27, caught fire at sea several days ago, since which time she had proceeded at full speed, with battened hatches, for this port. At 3.30 this afternoon the Leona came racing up East River to her pier, where haste was made to debark the passengers and open the hatches. An hour later an army of men was vain ly fighting a fire in the steamer's hold. Finally the ship was scuttled. As soon as the Leona made fast to her pier, about 4 o'clock, the officers of the vessel, commanded by Capt. Wilber, ordered the members of the crew to try to put out the fire in the hold without cilling the fire department. This was soon found to be impossible and an alarm was sent in. By 5 30 o'clock ten streams were playing from fire engine3 and six streams from fire boats. The firemen had a hard time to get at the flames as the boat came into her dock sternmost, leaving-the burning portion out in the water. The fire at first was confined to the forward hatchway, di rectly forward of the foremast. The hatches being lifted a tremendous vol ume of smoke came out making it im possible for the firemen to see. Soon tons of water were pouring into the doomed vessel, and the ship began to list to starboard, settling a little as she did so. At 6 o'clock about seventy firemen, with the chief and deputy chief, were on the boat working to keep the fire from spreading toward the stern. It was found to be beyond the efforts of the firemen, and an order was given to open the for and aft port holes in order to allow the water to snter and make her settle. The water already pouring into the boat was managing to run along the bilge keels until it had reached aft, and the ship showed evidence of list ing to starboar. Most of the firemen finally left the ship by sliding down a hose which was fastened to the wheel. About half dozen men who were on the starboard side of the boat were un able to get to the pier, and kept on work ing as if nothing was happening to en danger their lives. They continued un til the ship was partially submerged be side her pier. The men were thrown into the water. Deputy Chief Duane and Fireman Thomas McFariane, of Engine 12, had to battle for life, and were rescued with difficulty. Several of the fire boats engaged in the work of rescuing the firemen were nearly carried down by the sinking of the Leona. At 7.30 o'clock a report that shook the deck plates forward showed the presence of gas and possibly powder in the forward hold. Another report came about fifteen minutes later, and a third in about ten minutes. The ex plosions were not serious enough to cause a further inflow of water. At about 8.15 the flames were under con trol at the main hatchway and the en tire work was confined to the forward hatch. The flames were so persistent that they were not under control for a long time and the New Yorker was kept at the boat playing on her all night. The cause of the fire is a mystery. The boat left Galveston on Wednesday, September 27. It was said by one of the passengers that three days ago the hatches were battered down, and upon uestions being put to Capt. Wilber he said the cause was the high seas. From that time the ship was kept at full speed. The passenger said that on several oc asions he had detected smoke, but had not thought particular aucut it, as the captain said all was well. Capt. Wil ber denies that the ship was on fire at ea, and the first he knew of the fire was when the hatches-were lifted to-day fter arrival. OUR LOST GUN BOAT R AISED. Brisk Fighting and Casualties on Both Sides in the Philippines. Commander Watson cables the navy epartment that he has raised the gunboat Urdaneta, recently sunk by the Filipinos, who killed or captured its crew of nine men. The boat has been rought to Cavite, where it will be re fitted and again put in action. General O.is cables that on the 1st aptain Poore, of the 6th infantry, at aked and dispersed a Filipino robber and at Negros, killing 20, including two leaders, and capturing twelve rifles and a large quantity of ammunition and stores. Lieutenant Grubbs, of the Bth infantry,'.was killed and four of o-ir en were wounded. On Luzon the Filipinos attacked the ine of communication west of Bacor and were repulsed after severe fighting n which we lost Captain Eldridge, of :he Fourteenth infantry, killed and ten r twelve men killei or wounded. On donday the Filipinos attacked CJalamnba nd were repulsed with a loss of 60 kill d. Our loss two men killed and seven rounded. There was a fight on Monday near 3anta Anna in which the Fourth caval y had a man killed. The Filipinos ere driven back. A picket pest of ,hree men were killed Wednesday by iatives west of San Fernandino. Gen ral Lawton at Bacoor is organizing a ieavy mixed force to clear the country ,etween that place and Innus. IIe has lready captured a number of Filipinos ith their arms. Mules Lost. A. cablegram from General Otis to the rar department Friday brings word of he loss of several hundred horses and wiles on the transport Siam. The essage follows: SteamerSiam, which ,ft San Francisco August 19 with for y.fe horses and 330 mules, encoun ered a typhcon on the 1st instant, ~orthern Luzon, in which all but six een mules were lost. The animals vere killed by the pitching of the ves l and lack of air frm ne cessary clos g of hatches. No casualties among assengcrs. Otis." "I have used your 'Life for the Liver d Kidneys' with great benefit, and r Dyspepsia--or any derangement 'of he Liver or Kidneys I regard it as be g without an equal." James J. Os orne, Attorney at Law, Boliston, lenersn 'o., N. (C. A NEW PLAN Adopted in Anderson-.to~ Punish Ravishers. ALLOWED TO MAKE CHOICE. And He'iPreferred to Submit~to Surgical Operation Rather Than be Hanged on the Spot. A special dispatch from Anderson, S. C., to the Columbia State says Wednes day afternoon as a young lady pupil of the graded school. a daughter of one of our most highly respected citizens, who lives about a mile and a half from town, was returning home-from school about 3 o'clock, and when in sight of home, she was accosted by a Negro by the name of Tom Jenkins, who made an in decent proposal to her, -followed-by an indecent exposure of his person. The young lady fled, screaming, toward home and outran the Negro and. es caped his clutches. The affair did not leak out until Thursday, when a party of determined men set out to capture the Negro, which they did. They gave him his choice of lynching or submitting to a certain sur gical operation. He accepted the lat ter, and the operation was thoroughly, successfully and scientifically per formed. The Negro was carried back to his home and told he must clear him self of these parts as soon as he was well enough. This is the Anderson plan, and it beats lynching. TAKEN WITH SALT. Columbia Special About Game Chick ens Subjected to'Doubt. "In a recent issue of a New York newspaper a special from Columbia, S. C., made some very interesting but wholly romantic statements concerning the game cock industry of our State," said Mr. P. W. Dc Witt, of Charles ton, at the Riggs. "The dispatch re lated that a resident of York county made a specialty of raising fighting cocks, and that hundreds of his particu lar breed were exported- annually to Mexico, where the fighting -of game chickens is a national pastime. It was further stated that one particular fine fighter had been sold to a Texan, who, afterspitting him. against the best birds of-the Lone Star State and winning twenty-seven battles, sold him to;*a Mexican sport ;for $10,000. Across the Rio Grande this feathered cham pion, so the story went, kept up his record, and -won a battle in which the stake was $10,000. "One would think from reading the above that the days of Baron Munchau sen had come again. I am something of a game chicken fancier, and assert most positively that the cock never ex isted that won as many as twenty-seven victories. The most I ever knew one bird to achieve was fifteen, and that was deemed extraordinary. A chicken that could win twenty-seven~ times in the pit ought to be worth ten times the sum reported in this entertaining but wholly apochryphal story."-Washing ton Post. - Fatal:Affray Among Lawyers. Col. A. D. Hawes, a leading lawyer and politician of Bainbridle, Ga., was assaulted and shot at Thomaville, Ga., Wednesday by W. H. Hammond, another lawyer. The difficulty grew out of the argument of a case in cham bers before Judge Hansell, of the supe rior court, by Colonel Hawes and Capt. William Hammond, father of the man who did the shooting. During the course of the argument Colonel Hawes characterized as untrue a statement made by Captain Hammond. They had some words and blows with walking canes outside the court room, but were separated by policemen. Later W. H. Hammond, son of Captain Hammond, met Captain Hawes, taxed him within sulting his father and shot him. Chloroformed by Burglars. Two masked burglars Wednesday en tered the residence of C. A. Trainnum at Knoxville Tenn., and' after chloro forming his sister, Mrs. Kimbrough, searched the room where Trainnum, who is treasurer of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers, had several hun dred dollars concealed. They secured .:ome of it, but Mrs. Kimbrough had iidden the larger part which they did not discover. The woman is in a pre carious condition and it is feared' she will die from the effects of the drug. The police have put bloodhounds on the trail of the robbers. Terrible Tragedy. News has just been. received of a terrible tragedy at Lydia, Darlington, ounty, Friday afternoon. Dr. Lacy Lee, a prominent physician, thirty years old, shot and fatally wounded is 0own father, Dr. Hi. J. Lee. The shooting seems to have been the result of the father rebuking the son for some angry words spoken to the housekeeper. The two doctors live and practice to ;ether. The younger was in Darling on Friday drinking and that may ac ount for the tragedy. The Lee fami y is one of the most prominent in the ounty.. Dewey off to Vermont. At his request Admiral Dewey was ormally detached from the Olympia. Lie telegraphed the executive officer of hat ship to haul down his flag which will erminate his connection with the ~riser which has been his home for nore than two years. The admiral will o to Vermont and after areception at the. tate capitol on October 13th will go to loston to attend a reception in his onor on October 14th. Threatened With Lynching. 'A special to Tlhe News and Observer rom Lumberton, N. C., Bays: Reuben lss, colored, was brought here Thurs ay charged charghed with committing ape on Mrs. Betty Ingram, a respect ble white woman of Lumber Bridge. Lynchin s threatnd for the crime.