The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, October 16, 1901, Image 1

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_VOL XVI MANNING, S. C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 16, 1901. NO.11 SCHLEYB BATT LE. Guns Never Stpped Firing as Brocklyn M-de Har Lop. THE FIOMT DESCR!BED. The Texas Was Not E'dangsred by "the Loop," Nor Wes Its Fire BIarksted Ei;her. On Monday of ]art week Schley had a regular field day in ide court of en quiry. The chief ianeis Lient ant Hodgscn, the exccawiv, cffiser of the Brooklyn during the arbte te &nSiago. He was a s:ar witrEss tor ScL;ey. Mr. Raynor began his cross examina tion by asking Mr. Hodgscn wnether the Marblehead had hailsd he 3rook lyn when the two vessLId psIsCd e&oh other as the Brooklyn was on her way to Cientuegos. The witness replied in the negative. The examinaUn tnen turneci upon events stout Ci, nugi;s ad -. r!ly to Mr. Ray nor's ii quiry lige .n Qe tailed these at lenga. Csmmander Hodgson said in reply to these questionb that he had seen the lights on the snore at Cientuegor, whiah were afterward determined to b signals, but he had supposed they were signais Detween different ora. e ies or the spanish forces un szLore. He amaea that when Uapam McCada ahrivea with information as to te meaning %f the signals he was immociately dispa.ched to the snore to cumniunicate wici the insurge;nts. He said that the progrees of the tquadron was impedad ontween ienfaegos ana Santiago by the Le.vj weather. Mr. Raynor then asked: "How far were you - of during tne blockade ot &aUtiago, from the -oro, danrg the "ay ana night of May 28, 29, 30 3?" in response the witness said:, *.Esr ly in the day time our nabuual position was about six miles. In the night I think we steamed up and down in tront of the haroor, a distance of about six miles." He stated that the picket boats, the Marbleiead and the Vixen, were in side the line of the fleet about midway between that line and the shore lines. Tne witness then in response to a re quest from Mr. Raynor continued his gestimony, deseubing the the naval bs tie of Juiy 3, zrom te point where he had droppea tfna desoipuon at Uaptain Lemiey s request while ne was on the stand nday. In this connection he said: "The Brooklyn did ail ske could. She got into acuon just as qaick as steam could carry her taere. We con iinued nirng as soon as the iret gun on the port bow coil bear ana we kept the port batery firing unrt she turnea with port heim' trougi 4his are, usitg the at guns until *a got ali tie Ltar boaid guns to bear. We got around as quickly as we couljd with jorn iheim ui~ uii we aimost parailea Lhe coarzse ot the leaditng ilpanln vs sel, wo tmi. heim wad east~i ana the stigj simerea a .course parallei Wiii thUie casoy a, wnaich mas theni the ieadg vessei, althoughi the Mania Leresa jprobaniy was iarL..ar to the westward taan tue Virncaya. she was standing an ran angle inLto the shore. Wnen we got arounda rue snmone was so dense nouulng conia oe se ci any aug n the rear of us. 'The three 4panish vesseis wie were then engaged winn 'were tne Vtsesya, the Coicn ana the Oguento. *iu Vaaa wes aoout twentj lie hundred yarus cn oar etar board bows, tae Uoi n ooy wa a little forward ei the eraraouareu bennm, ine Oquenao was anait tne star board-. We coaantted if tesat dargecuor, when l remarked to Usptain Uooc mhat it seemed rather lonzeiy 1 orus oat there. kHe 'was in the conng tower. Hie aeae: 'l said thiat we were all alone 'with the three Spanish vesseis, and ai seemed that it dep~eJdia upuon us to znoon tnem out. AL that tuse thle eunone was so dense I conia not see any thing, and 1 aupposed that rne New Yort oeing away, the Broain was steamimg al of the siOwer veses. Hie at ypd out of the conning towe~r and exciaised to me: 'What's t~at cd our starOoard quarter?' "I looked in that direction and sa a the heavy bow ol a anij. ann saia: 'Es must be the Miasseausetts.' --He saia; 'No, it e nidros be the Massachusetts; ehe has gone to Gjuan tanamo.' I said: 'i must be .he Ore gon,' and he reziirtec; G ca bless the Oregon.' I saia: 'Welu, I am very giad to see her.' The Oregon was at: gzat time ancut, 1 shouid say, four or die huncred yaris tf our starcorrm gaarter at ll speed. We conftimUe in that positon unuil the Brookiyna's speed begun to inciease as we gos up steam, and we probabiy crew a miuel further ahead from the Oregon. She never was that clone to us again as I remember. 'ihe Oquendo, shortly af ter, tell out and 'went arhor~e. The Uoion gracualuy drew anean and also went ashore. "II remember very well the time that the Viscaya blanketed her from our lire. ihis chiase was continulild in that cireotion until when off Acoerraderas, .the Vueaya ported her heim and ran inashcre some seven niles. Aiter pass; ing the Viscaya we steamed ahead and seased firing. The men were allowed .to came out of the turrets, one at a time, to get a breathing speli, altoughi, of course, all gunls were manned and every thing ready, but the gaining upon the Colon was very slow. --At 11:15 'when the Viscays stood in for A&c.eiadoras. The enase was continued then after the Colon.. I knew it must be sex or seven miles away until we gradually began to gain. I remember keeping the state at work on her, alttoogh the 13.000 yards would not register on the steadiometer. I remember at one tae telling Commoe core denley that it was within about 13,000 yards and my recollectionl is he toid some one to tignal the Or-egon to try one of her 'raurod trtins.' At any rate, shordiy anteiward, ehe Oregon fired one of her 13-in-en =hifs which tell short. T hen we iric.a with 8-incz shells and they feii rnort. 'The 0:. eon waa signalingr to us the fall of o r e 'a L :rt'e fa. of .. : r w ode(, i S :13n a: ar- . U r z .. earem r~~~~~~~ 0 r t 1 t5sdso f I' th cfa al -: fC olon he .ec e ree pero md apr P ord vo sy tos da e m wten~d-e in om er C i e C:.r:. acett n a soe. .,t hin ou S oil Lcd her !Ce Tur a suie d _n 1h e fi oa. I wule a ut My7 w::lh It z case!y 1:15 Wv~e soe c!ar-k Sie~t ti g ed dowa Th c CIi wal acr erecd z o g2.o son board to rry t -o tl e esmmnd ing offil:er o"Cfdc the Co lcon t 0: steamn having been cut elf and ther; beig oe troutye wTith thie boat, we tre soy ritle we gettirg the boat eun the at c thstime We Sd slowed tader r:ay a 0o ha t Pidon out, a lr lut iL . Cs 'a U k rwent ba the boat adboardd th e Colon. I th-nk he probably h?,d a mile and a half to Pull. "At any rate, we h ad our gun.s trained on the Colon at this time in ca-se of treachery er azy not of that kind on her part, although I taw her throwing breech locks overboard, I dil-not eus pect anything of that kind." 'How far was the Oregon from the Brooklyn?" "From 1,000 to 1,500 yards on the starboard quarter." The witness, in reply to questions. continued his report of the ba.tle. He said that at the beginning o the d! ht he had given the range at 1,40U yaxd4, but that after the lcop it was about 2. 400 or 2,500 yards. Mr. Rav.or: "What was the bearing of Commodore Schley ducing this on gagement or any engagement in which you Saw him?" 'SHis bearing and manner, with re spect to an officer of his r.nk and sta tion in the naval service, were naturally thosa of a commander in chief of a na val force on that occasion. The wit ness said the commander had occpied a place on the platform around the con nirg towor during the engagement. Th:s, he said, was a position of dacger as the commodore was there always in full view of the enemy's ships." "I has been stated here," eaid Mr. Raynor, "that the Brooklyn ran 2,003 yards away from the enemy's ships in making her loop." The witness replied: "Any wit ness who made that statement altnough te may have stated what he tho-ght had occurred, was absolutely mistaken." "H.ow far did she go frcm the ene my's vessels?" "S'e must have gone about 600 yards to the so'1thwest, as that ii about the tactical d staace at that speed " "D.d this turn interfere with the Brooklyn's ability to keep up her fire?" ".#' aid not. She continued to fire from her aft turrets." "Dd ou ever se the Indiana dur ing the engsgemew?' I di ot. Th smoka was very dene in h direetion of e Indians." At t',s po'int Mr. Rayuor quertioned the wimess at legh conc.reig his re perted co cquy witlh Admiral bahley dUring th3 baie of Santago in whcich the commodore was reported to have "Damnn thie Texas." 5.r. Raynor askeda the wirtness if it was not Caperin Co who had given the order to "port helm." The reply was tha Captain Cook mighe have giren te order to the man at the wheel. Mr. Raynor then asked: "i Commodore Satley give the order to port the hell?" "Was the helm ator? "Ige:ss. Captain Cooks says 04 cuon was maze og Capta's Le n ley to the use of the words "I ges Dy the witness, bu: .dm rir I D iwy said the form was immittriana asked that cosei hould non intoerupt. Contir-uing his statement in his re sponse to Mr. Raynor's q restion, the iitracrs said that when his eenvoeation with Commodore Sehley had occurred on the Brooklyn the commoders was standing on the platform around the con'ing tower sa two er three feetI from~ him-s f (::e witnes.) and that -ati G'os, a part cf the time, sted i th'ar of thie conning tower fou or fi've feet distant. He said Cap 'aic Cook~ iad taken part in the conver-I Mr. R'.yrnr then questioned the wit ness very closeiy in regard to thae lan guage in whiich his colloquy was report e. by the newvspapers and the language used by Mrr. Hodgson in his correspond-[ ence with Aoiral Sehley. He read the newspaper version cf Commander Hodgaon's staucment of the colic qny as follows: S'shley: "H ard aport." Hodgson. "'You mean starboard." Sobles: "No I don't. We are near ernough 10 th m(the Spaniaris) already,' iieso:"ut wre will out down the Texas." Sehley: "Damn the Texas; let her look out for herself." Mr. Raynor then had the witness scrutinize the letter which he had writ ten to Admiral Schley on June 8 and recall from him the statement that he had not then informeed the adimiral that he had used the expre sion, "Damn the When the witness was asked if he thought that there was any suggestion of such an expression, he replied: ' When I suggestedi to Commodore Schley that there was danger of collid ing with the Texas he said: 'Damn the Texas.' He used the expression as not in any w'ay condemning the Texas for being there, but as if he were irri 'tated as one might be abont anything. Mr. Rayncr asked then abcut the ex prebsion attuibuted to the witness: "She will cut down the Texus?" Commander Hodgeon rep; ied that there was no such expression in the let ter and that he never had said that the Brecelyn would out down the Texas. "There is a goed deal in the reported colioquy that 1. did not say," he said. "T'Ihe statement there nvs never made,'' he went on, "nut the commodore did say, 'amn the Texas.' " Corn:uirg he esani thst the dialogue as reoed ws 5mtcu and that he had cad its verzal acouracy, while no t derypg the truth of a part of it. Hes hat1e hnd told Admiral Iee that' h-~ e could. not repudia oe the eire stnement, arnd that he ha-l not m r~.ersned him to renaest that he should do more than donr its venral a curmov. He al -cadY .d befre o miin g his exolicit de:ia told the adtnial tat he could not deny the woOle s ory. He had given the neweqrs-er rIrter au :arity origin"- t qte him as eu thority for the g;t of kAih Ct rant. BLALJCK KNOUCKED uUT. He Renounced MtcLaurinism and Lost the Job. The Washineton correspondent o! the News acd Courier says "President Roosevelt threw a bcm'> into the South Carolina Republican camp Thursday by refusing to appoint Lomis Bialock colleotor of internal revenue for the dis trict of S th Carolina, vice E. A. Web ster, deceised. Bialock, who was origi raby a Denccrat, bat xho has rzcenuy affin;ated. wih the Raoubiicai party in the Pr-imetto S:ate; was bighly recom mend ei for the oclitorship Among his friends and endorsers was Senator M Laurin. When the regular Repuoli can oihansation beard that Blalock's appointm6nt would probably be credit ed to Senator MoLaurin they hurried to Washington in droves and entered their personal protest at the White Eouse. Later a conference of the vari ous factions was held in the city and Bialook was invited to be prenent. Thereupon he renounced McLaurinism and pledged himseif to stand Dy the re gular Republiosa organiZaion in the State. W hen he did those who had op posed him, j iined a delegation, went to the White boupe and strongly urgc d his ap;ointaet u;,on the President. When they left the White House they were co fident that the selection o.f Mr Bla look was assured and nis appointment would be formally announet d within the next day or two. "Thursday Senator MoLaurin called upon the President ane was in consulta tion with him for nearly an hour. Dar iag the conference the South Carolina situation, and especially Blalook's ap pointment, was fully discussed, and the result is that M.Ir Bialook will not be appointed, but one of the two men whose names were suggeated by Sena tor McLaurin wid bein Washington to morrow and he will in all probability be appointed to the vacant collectorship. This sudden change in the South Caro lina Eicastion wift create consternation in the Rapublican campaign when it becomes k.-own, for most o! the South Carolina politicians who came here in cornnection with the Blaiok matter left for their homes last night coafident that the matter had been disposed of acceptably to Mr Biloek and the old line Repu olican organsation. Those wrno are aispoed to indange in speou-a tiou as to who the next Loileotor f in :ernal revenue in South Ca-olina will be suggest the name or Dr. V. P. Clay ton, a well known and reputable citi zen of South C.rolina, who is consor vative in politics and triendly to Sena tor McLarin. "Senator MoLiurin dEc'ined to dis cuss the sudien eclipse of Mr Baioex atter laving the Whiat Hours furtaer than to say the subject of Federai ap pointments in South Carolina was un der discussion. The subject must have teen interesting to the Piresident, for Senator McLaurin was closeted with him for nearly an hecur. It will be diiut for Mr. Blalock and his sup porters to realizs tata hidden hand nas upset his pail of political miik, but as the cream- was due to form he had secured the personai endoraement of all the so-c tlld Republican ?eaders in the S:ate, some under protest, and he was so conhient of his appointment that he was preparing to cdenrate the event in a popuiar manner. While it may not na fair sta:enant of the eituation to say that Senator McLaurin mtLi con trol the bulk of the Federal paronage in South Carolina under iresidlentI Roosevelt, it is evident that his sus gestions received very serious consiaers tion by the President and his Cabinet." -QLAYTON APOINT.ED. The Stare says the announcement that came from Washington Friday night that Dr.- V. P. Clayton of this city had been rnppointed by President Roosevelt as coector of interai reve nue for the district of South Carolina to succeed the lame Mr. Webster was a complete burprise to those who have been ciosely watching the matter. It was generauiy conceded that Bialock woa get tmue plum. Dr. Clayton's fiends nave been working quietly and it seemis to be aniother u:se of "still water rans deep." 'lhe why' wherefore of the appointment .. Clayton are nor yet generally no a but it is very certain that Dr. Clayton's many friends in Columbia-and he has not a few-are delighted to know tnati he has been given the position. Dr. Clay ton served most acceptably as post master at Columbia, and is perhaps the cleanest man in the Republican ranks. He has been classed for some years with the "Lilly White" iaotion of the Republican party. Since losing his place as postmaster here he has been a R~epubhroan for years, but has never been offensive to tho people of the State, ever conducting himself quietly and unassumingiy. The State's Wards. The board of regents of the State hospital for the insane held their reg ular monthly meeting Thursday. The report of the superintendent, Dr. J. W. Babcock, showed that there are 1,115 inmates. This is an average of one to every 1,000 of population. This is a much lower percentsage than in the ma jority of States. In Massachusetts, where the conditions are by no means abnormal, the percentage is 1 to 300. The board took up the matter of the propriety of oaring for those patients who are citizens or other bcates. The accommations here are crowded and there is always a demand for more room. The board decided to try to remedy this matser without involving the governor of this State with the governors of other States- It was de cded to appeal to the relatives of those alioted. There are 15 such in she hospital, and they take places which should be given to citizens of this Sate.-The State. Four Trainmien Killed. Four trainmoni wero killed and three others were slightly injured in a colli sion of freight itrains on the Chiorago Great Wentern railroad one mile east of Lombard, Ill., Thursday. The trains met head on and both engines wre badly damaed. WAIL OF A COWARD Says Roosevelt Is Sectiona, Favornrg the Sou'h. DENOUNCES SOUTHERNERt As Traiters, and Thinks that the President Should Not ba Proud of His Confed erate Uncles. The Baltimore Sun of Monday pub Iihes the following special from Man chester, N. H.: An editorial in the Baltimore Sun of O.tober 1, deploring the attazks on President Roosevelt at the McKinley memorial service of Louis Bell Post, Grand Army of the Republic, this city, on September 27, together with a Washington dispatch in the same issue of the San in which President Roose velt was quoted as assuring "Private" J. M. DA1zell of Ohio of his impartial loyalty to both North and South, haa brought out another public attack on the President and the S uth from Capt. Frank H Challis, former commander of the New Eagland division, Sans of Veterns. It was Capt. (ballis who first criti cised President Roosevelt for his friend linen toward the South, at the meeting of Louis Bell Post. Marked clippings from the Sun of the two articles mentioned were received by %apt. Challis in an envelope bt ar ing the neme of J. M. Da!ztll. The captain, taking it for granted that Private Dalzell had sent them in reply to his anti-Roosevelt speeah, promptly sprang to the attack. la an open let. ter to Private Dilsell. a copy of which he has forwarded, he not only repeats his attack on the President and the South with increased bitterness, but also assails the Rough Riders as a con glomeration of cowboy ruflians and Broadway rounders," and intimates that the President's Confederate uncles would have been hanged if they had re ceived their deserts. Capt. Challis' letter is, in part, as follows: "I had no idea that my words would attract the attention they have done, and I fear that they were only too much deserved, for it is the 'struck bird that fiatters,' generally speaking or, to use a more expressive phrase, 'the galled jade winces.' "You. were, I believe, a soldier of the civil war and, I assume went into it impelled by some patriotic principle and not besause of a big bounty or lav iih promises. If you believed in the esuse I would like to knw your feel ing3 when you read the following clieg cd letter of Theodore Roosevolt, if you ever did rerd it, which I quoto from :ho Hatford Times, in whiao Iread it: (This letter, the paper smetcd, was writ ten to a gentleman in Atlanta, Ga., un der date of June 19, 1901.): "'Iam extremely proud of the fact that one of my uncles was an admiral in the Confederate navy and that an other fired the lass gun aboard the Ala bama. I think the time has now come when we can all be prcud of the valor hown on both eides of the civil war. Iia my regiment I had more men whose fathers fought in the Confederate army than I had men whose fathers fought for the Union.'" "The fact that the President felt alled upon to attempt to answer the o called criticism and that you felt it necessary to attempt to equare things is evidence enough to me that there was jnstice in the mild criticidm that I :ade, the whole of which was con tained in the statement that I1 had 'mi~givings' as to the future conduct of a msn who could write such a letter. In all my remarks did not cover ton minutes, and it was far from my de sire to achit~ve notoriety or mar the harmony of the meeting by expressing ltra sentiments. "As for myself, I have no oc'casion for extreme pride in the fact that any of my uncles were traitors either in the civil war or at any other time. AndI while I may respect a Southern soldier as such, and would not do anything to hurt his feelings, I would still believe, ac you do yourself, Private Dalzell, that in bearing arms against the United .ates he was a traitor whether his ama was Robert E. Lee or John ikes Booth, and if he was like some of those named in the San's editoriai one who violated his oath as a West Pointer-then he was a doubly damned' traitor. No amount of soft soldier about the valor of the Southern soldizr will change the rock ribbed facts of his,-I tory. "President Roosevelt was not called upon to apologize for his uncle. who were rebel. (as they were), and on the contray he was not required to say he was extremly proud' of the fact that if they had received their deserts they weld have been hung, -which is the due and appropriate punishment to such as they. Still less was he bound to say that his conglomeration of cow boy ruflians and Broadway rounders contained more eons c f rebeis than sons of Union men for there was no other purpose in such an observation than to cast discredit upon the patriotism of the ions of the Northern soldier. "Since September 27th I have been told that a New York newspaper has contained a purported interview with the President in which he made much of the fact that he resommended more Southerners than Northerners for com missions in the army. If that be a true statement, it must follow that in Theodore Roosevlt we have a bona fide 'etional President' and the section he represents is south of Mason & Dixon's line. "Inh my humble estimation we have gone quite far enough in hiring South erners to be patriots. Joe Wheeler Fithugh Lee and 'Massacre' Butler have been made generals and have iop ped their brief day in the public eye. think it is fully time for Presidents elected by Republican and Northern votes to recall the fact that there is a considerable constituencay which does not find it necessary to loft itself into prominence on the sole recommenda tion that it has been disloyal. "As you seem to have constituted yourself guardian and chief swashbuckler for the Presideant with reference to Grand Army men, I will add th I am rot a vetr 43, oly the son of one, and Sena tor Henry E. Burnham, vho is also quoted, is not a Grand Arltn ns, only a stalwarLrepresentative of New HEAp shire sentiment. Neither is an spphoant for a pension, as the Sun's editorial seems to inf er, and speakigfCr ms'f, I can say tihAt in my esuns:on tt e pension laws .tav! gone to tLe .Jmit of what self reqec.ing sold.:e:s ciu ask. "Presideat Roosevelt owes his pre sent position not to the votes of trai tors, but to the votes of loyal mar, and if he choose to emulate the infamous ex-mple of John Tyler and Andrew Johzsoa by catering to his enemies rather than his friends he can d> so; but his day of reckening will arrive on schtedule time. "Personally I have no intercst in this controversy, no wish for notoriety but when a man for wbom I voted goes out of his way to glorify treasons and trai.tors a.d slur the patriotism of the SOns of ly al me a, I shall expreis my sentimen s about it as I have oppor tunity. "I trust, Pzivate DaiZ3ll, that you will not lose any further sleep over this matter. Bu. i. you have the immense infiaence that it would appear from the Baltimore San you may have with Pres. idect Roosevelt, will ) ou kindly exert it so that it may -ot deetroy his own in flaence, and beamirch tin own adminis tration, by open catering to the as yet untamed barcarians of the South, where they still persist in refusing Roswell G. Horr's advice and to continue to raise not hogs, but h--. "Every patriotic citiz.n desires the success of the present administration, No one wishes ill to Thecdore Roos volt, President of the United States. The bloody shirt lies in tme dioh along with the 'Lst Cat s).' It will not ba disiaterred unless those who are 'ex tremely proud' of relatives who were traitors, back it up by acts which ap pear to discriminate against, not in fa vor of, the men who never waged war against the United States." WAR COKES HIGH. Tremendous Cost of the Boor War to England, The British secretary for war, Mr. Broderick, replying to Sir Charles, Howard Vincent's offer to raise fresh troops or do anything else to &ssist the government, declines the proposal, and, in doing so, lengthily reviews the Brit ish position in South Africa, obvious ly in answer to the persistent and searching criticisms of the ministerial journals and memoera of parliament, that the govenment is languidly con tent to let the war drag on. Mir. Bro derick says, to begin with, that noth ing Lord Kitchener has asked for has not been promptly met. He adds: "We have, rougaly, 200,000 man and 450 guns in South Africa, and over 100,000 men are under training at homo. We have no difficulty, there fore, in keeping the field army up to its requisite strength, by drafts, and if a further call be made we are in position to meet it with the utmos; promptitude. Notwithstanding this, there seema to be an impreision abroad that the close of the war is retarded by a scarcisy of roops, or the want of mobility of cur olumns." This impression Mr. Brolrick com bats by reciuing what the war office is doing, providing supplies for 314.000 persons, directly or indirectly connect ed with the war, feaiing 248,000 horses and males, and maintsaining four months reserves of -food for men sad animals. Sixt'y-nine mobile col umns, perfectly equipped, are now in he field and 10,00i0 r-omounts are being andad monthly, besides thaose captured. Mr. Bredcick says the anxiety can be set at rest at home. The government has never interierred with Lord Kisch ener, in whose vigorous prorae cution of the wer they have entire eonoddence. He points out again to the vast extent f the country. Alluding to Lord Kitchener Bending back poorly trained yeomanry, Mr. Brodrick replies that they would have been trained earlier but for the opinion of military advis er in South Africa and as home, up to November, 1900, that no fresn troops were needed. & CALL ON THE PUBLIC To Subscribe $1,500,000 ror a Mar ble Memo~ial to McKinley, The trustces recently appointed by President Roseevelt for the National McKinlev Monument association, met at Cleveland. Ohio, Thursday, at Sena tor Hanna's offie and organized by electing the following officers: President, William R. Day, Canton, 0. ; vice president, M. A. Hanna, Cleve land; tressurer, Myron T. Herriek, leveand; secretary, Ryerson Ritchie, leveland. The headquarters of the association wll be located at Canton. Is is pro posed to raise about $1,500,000 by popu lar subscription to build a marbie mem rial at Canton in honor of the late president. An appeal was issued to the country for aid. The appeal says: It is the purpose to have the offerings of the people voluntary wish full op portunity to all to contribute. The cooperation of the governors and officers of the States and municipalities of the United States, and all religious educational, civic, patriotic fraternal, benevolent and other oraganisations is ordially invited. All public officials, organized bodies and the pre are requested to take im mediate steips to secure, at the earli et possible time, a full response, to this appeal. Money may be deposited in banks and other financial institutions, with telegraph, telephone and express offi es, and with postmasters, who are re uested to receive and transmit them to the treasurer promptly. The president of the United States and governors of all States and terri tories were unanimously elected honor ary members of the association by the trustees. How to encourage and keep the boys on the farm? Take them off of it oc casionally for recreation and sight see ing, where such opportunities as the ne annual State Pair will afford. TWO IUIAN BRUTES. Amtrican Man and Woman Found an Order FOR THE RUiN OF GiRLS They are A rasred and Will be Im pr'soned for Life, Bu! Rich ly Daserve Ssvirer PunIshment. A dispatch from London esys the hearing of the case of Theodore and Laura Jackson, alias Rorroes, wao are charged virh eonspiring to defraud wo men of money and jewelry by fortune telling, was resumed here Thursday. Laura Jackson, formerly Ann Odelia Dess de Bar of New York, made a strange appearance. She wore in the dock a loose, cream colored decollette garment, resembling a surplice, over which was a pale blue silk robe which she wore when remand ed, Sept. 26. Charks W. Matthews, senior counsel to the treasury, repre sented the treasury. He detailed the charges against the prisoners obtaining money under false pretence, procuring girls, and rape. The offenses, said Mr. Matthews, were committed by fraud unique in the annals of crime. The Liorroes established a religious sect called "Theocratic Unity," claimed the attributes of divine power and induced girls to miseconduct themselves with theodore, under the belief that it was a necessary part cf their religious de votion. "Poverty, chastity and obedience" were the watch words of the Theocratic Unity, which was also called the Purity League. Chastity, however, only ap plied to married people. Neophytes running the unity were obliged to vow seerccy and profess belief in-the divini ty of the Horroes, both of whom, said Mr. Matthews, possessed mesmeric pow ers, especially Laura. The latter fre quently interrupted counsel with loud screams of "false " A well bred wo man, 23 years of age, who, the prosecu tion say, is the oldest of the many vic tims of the Horroes, testified in support of Mr. Matthews statement. Evidence in the case was adjourned until Friday. It is probable that there will be many sittings of the police court before the case goes to a Jury. The government officials expect the prisoners will receive life sentence. The identity of Laura with Ann Odelia Dess de Bar has been thorough ly established. Jackson is eaid to be a convicted confidence man. Laura Jack son conducted a vigorous cross exami tion in her own and Jackson's behalf. The court was half filied with young and pretty girls waiting to testify against the couple. Iz had been learn ea that the sciused were married in Na Orleans in 1898, came to London in 1899, and then went to Paris and Cape Town, returning to England they established the Theocratio order here. Hanna Sours on Them. The Washington correspondent of the Charieston .ist says: Th'e appoint ment of Dihstrict Attorney Joan G. Uapers as Respublican national com miteeman ior S.,uth Carolina, to sue ceed tnre late Hon. E. A. Webster, which has j .ist been announced by Senator Hanas of Ohio, chairman oi the *ommittee, is anotiner step in the policoy or ene formation of a strong Re puiblcan party in douth Carolina and in thre S..uth. In tho mindm of many it alao disposes of the idea, which cartsin old leader3 of the RtepuoDlican party, or, rather, of the-remnant of the Republi can party, in south Carolina, have sought to spread througai the countrya that Senator kHanna is the chief sup porter of the "organinsion," or the old regime wing of the party in that State. Dietrict Anorney Capers nas for 3 ears been a prominent .Democran, and is to ~ay pr->bably the closest frnend of Sena tor MceLaurin in South Carolina. It is not presumed, however, thlat the Mc Laurin infiuenee iraa the least thing to do with the selection of Mir. Capers for the posiuion of national Republi committeeman, but, at the same time, it Is apparent that Senaitor M1cLaurin Wili now, in a greater tiegree than ever, enjoy wiratever benefit hre can got in his coming campaign from the assistance of tire adimilitratil, and not only Lnrat, but it is apparent snat he will have the support or Lire Rtepublican organization in the State in iris fight against Senator TViljman, which he would not have en joyed had Webster lived, and retained his position as the boas of the party in douth Carolhna. Many are Dying. A dispatoa from Bioemfontein, South Africa, says "there are now 6, 500J white persons in the various re fugee camps here, while there are near ly 46,000 in the various camps in the Orange river colony. These require sixteen railway truckloads of foodstulff weekly. The weekly death rate aver ages 220, mostly from measles, Fifty per cent of the victims are children un dera 3 years of age. The trains passing north are filled with women and cili dren returning to the Rand. Thirteen burghers have likely taken the oath of allegiance here. The agricultural de partment of the Orange River Colony, acting with the military, is inducir.g the people to take up agriculture by supply ing seeds and ploughs. Natives livir g near the railway from Bloemfon tein to the Vaal river are taking advan tage of this and ploughing is progress ing under the protection of the military garrisoning the bioakhouses. Imprisoned in Mexico. News has been received at San An-, tonio, Texas, that W. H. Meally, a former resident lof Pennmylvania and said to be a man of wealta and high charatcter, has been incareersted in the jail at Monterey and that it was the purpose of the authorities to refuse bail until he would comply with certain directions in connection with the ownership of certain Mexican mines. The Washington authorities and sever r.1 influential United States senators and representatives have been applied to. Minidter Clayton has wired that he has taken neessary steps to secure a mitigation of the conditions of Mr. Meall'y impnrisonment. FUN AT TBE FAIR. Arrangements for Outside Attrac tions in Columbia. COLUMBIA, Oct. 12.-Special: The annual fair of the State Agricatural ar.d Mechanical Soiety is of itself so full of attractions that it always "draws well." People of all occupations take interest in an exhibition intended primarily for the entertainment and the betterment of the farmers. Still it is the wish of the citizens of Colum bia to affird entertainment in the city proper, distinct from the fair itself. To this end there was organized seine years ago the City Fair Association, and every year this body appoints a committee to make necessary arrange ments. This committee has closed a contract with the Columbia Electric Light company for the brilliant illumi nation of Main street during fair week. Seven handsome cross arches are to be erected, and there will be lights along the side of the streets between the arches as well. This will provide such street illumination as has never been provided in Columbia before. The committee also closed a contract with the famous United States First Artillery band from the fort on Salli van's Island for three concerts of two hours each day for each day of the fair. The committee was enabled to secure this band, which is the raning band in the army, by going into an agreement with the executive commit tee in charge of the State ball. The ooertsWill probably be given from the piazzas of the two leaaing hotels and a stand in the State house grounds just in front of the Confederate monu ment. In addition to this band the coommittee on amusements has en geged the services of the brass band of the Columbia Orchestra, whose music, recognized as first class, will supple ment that of the Frist Artillery band. Thus there will be plenty of fiae-music all through the weet. One or more companies of acrobats or other expert performers will also be engaged, and these will give at least one free exhibition on Main street every day from Tuesday till Friday. The object of the local assoeiation is to afford entertainment to visitois in the intervals between the times when it is convenient to attend the fair itself. rhis objet will be well accomplished this year. The brilliant and beautiful illumination of Main street will make it a popular promenade, and this of it ielf will furnish entertainment to those who may not wish to attend the the itre. The annual ball of the South Carolina )lub is always a leading feature of fair week: In the hall of the House of Repre ientatives (one of the handsomest halls ,n the country) will gather ladies and gentlemen from all parts of South Car )lina and also from other States. The 3ub is a social institution of long ,tanding and great popularity. Its an 2aal bail is aiways enjoyed. Every night of fair week will be narked by a high-class performance it Colum!>a's new theatre-one of the argest and besD equipped in the entire 3outh. This theatre takes the place )f the opera house destroyed by fire, ind is in all respects a decided im provement on the old building. Under Ie management of Messrs. mithdeal & Browne, who lease the theatre from mee city, mnere are brought to Colum aia companies and star actors whose reputationis of the highest, and whose performances sustain that reputation. The plays during fair week will be fully ip to the standard, and the theatre will be full every night. One important function of the City E'air Association is the providing of pleasant quarters f or visitors-thous mnds of whiom must fiad these elsewhere ?an in the hoteis and boarding houses. ro meet this demand the association intends to maintain its intelligence affice, and hopes to make it more of an intelligence bureau this year than it has ever been. Secretary Mod unkin will have this office located in the Southern railway uptown office build tag on Main street and every visitor who desires quarters can there make mpplication. W'hatever the crowd (and it promises to be immense) there will be good accommodations for all. Horrible Death. In a wreck of the Norfolk and West arn road near Dablin, Va., Frank La vender, a fireman on a Crippie Creek passenger engine met a horrible death. While running from Palaski to Dablin bis engine crashed into another engine attachied to the rear end of a freight train which was standing on the m'ain Line. Both engines were badly wreck rd and Fireman Lavender, whose legs were caught by falling coal from the 3ngine's tender, was scalded to death by steam. Hanging from the cab win iow he begged piteously for help, but the bystanders were powerless to aid him owing the fast escaping steam. The blame for the accident is attributed to the engineer, who was unhurt. It is 3laimed he was running too fast and a ionee fog prevented his seeing ahead. The dead fireman was from Pulaski and had been married only one month. A (Good Stiart. The Charleston Post says the con ~iotion of six "blind tiger" proprietors Wednesday under the city ordinance re ently passed is a very satisfactory re ult, and a promise of extended success *n the municipal enforcement of the aw which the State has failed from the irst to carry out in Charleston. There was short shift to the accused in the sourt Wednesday, and justice fell swift y upon them. For the first time in everal years keepers of illicit liquor daces were brought to book and made *o suffer the penalties of their viola ion Wednesday's work was but the be ~inning of what will be a general, con inuous and practieal enforcement of he dispensary law under the eity ad ninistrative power. Let the State an horities observe and wonder. Robbers Fooled. News of the hold-up of a train on the fansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf road, sear Ashtown, Ark., has reached the Wels-Fargo office at New Orleans. L'he train was northbound from Shereve >ort. The information comes in a tele ;ram to the express people announcing he hold up, but saying the robbers had ;otten nothing. The telegram said the raluables the robbers believed the ex >rs car carried had been left in Shreve oret to go out by the daighet tran TRAIN HELD UP But the Bold Lone Robbsr Qot No Money. HIS PURPOSE FOILED. The Hold Up Occurred Almost at Exact Point of the Famous Warren Robbery. On last Wednesday night Conductor Carson, who runs on the SouthernBail road between Columbia and Charleston, had a somewhat exciting and never-to be forgotten experience. It was noth ing less than a bold attempt to hold up and rob his train. The hold up took plaeb about seven o,olook, only a little while after dark, and occurred between* Branchville and Reevesville, which is the same place the robbery took place, nearly two years age, for which a young white man by the name of War. ren was tried at the May term of Court for Orangeburg, the trial resultingin's mistrial. -Warren was released on bail andashort time ago shot and.kille a young man by the tame of Watson-at Branchville, where both Warren and Watson resided. Since the murderof Watson the whereabouts of Warren-has been unknown. At the last term of court his bond was estreated. .Waton was the chief witness against Warren. In view of the former robbery at-the. exact spot Capt. Carson was considera bly jarred when he looked into the muzzle of a revolver and was ordered back into his car. The following sate ment was made by Capt. Carson to a reporter of the News and Courier: "I am confi4enfthat the man was thoroughly familiar with railroad at fairs," said Capt. Carson to a Beporter for the News and Courier Thursda. "After we left Beeveuville, on the way to Columbia, I walked from the passenger car to the platform leading to the express car and, as I opened the door, I saw a figure crouched-by the opposite door. He had been kno'king on the door and I am sure he was wais ing for it to be opened, but in therush his signal was probably not heard. "The light which came from the ear fell on the stranger's face and I could see that he was disguising his identity behind a mas When I spoke to him' he rose quickly. Just then I walked to the platform of the express car and the man swung back to the stepson the oarbehind. While Iwastryingtofind out what he was about he whipped out his pistol and shoved it dangerously near my face. He threatened to kill me if I moved and there was nothing for me to do but wait: "While he had me covered with the revolver, I scrutinized him closely. I could see that he wore a mask, which did not fit him well, and he wasnerv ous about it, frequently lifting his hand to see that it was properly in p e. In a few minutes the engineer blew his signal for station No.58, and the stran ger caught the bell and gave it two pulls, a signal to stop. The train was slowing down for 58. It was running at the rate of fifteen or eighteen miles an hour when the man jumped ofE and we went on. The matter wasareported to headqasrters in Columbia whei. we got there Wedneaday night and a detee tive camec down on the train Thursday morning. I have not heard yet wheth er he struck any tradl." The Columbia State secured from passengers on the train a somewhat connected story. It seems that soon after the train passed IReeveaville, the ox press messenger, Mr. Hamimet, heard a knocking at his door. -The messen ger knew his business and refused to acknowledge the rapping. About this time Capt. Carson and a train hand came around looking for "hoboes," for this is a favorite place for tramps to steal a ride-on the platform between the second-class car and the express car. When the conductor stepped dut upon the platformn he was surprised when a revolver wasn thrust into his face and he wac ordered back into the second-class car. Like a good soldier, he obeyed orders, as did the train hand. The news butcher, prying around, was also forced to beat a retreat. As the train neared "station 58" on the other side of Branchville, the highwayman gave tho signal to stop. When the train slowed down he stepped out into the darkness at almost idenmically the place where the express rohber got ofE on the nmght of the famous robbery for which Bartow Warren was arrested. Some of the passengers who saw the man as he left the train says he very much resembled Warren, but as War ren is now a fugitive from justice with a reward of four hundred dollars on his head, it could hardly have boon him. It may be becsuse the circumstances of the other robbery was fresh in the mind of the public and this one occur ring at the same place lead to the sup position that it may h ye bean Warren. There are some people who believe that Warren is still hiding in the vi cinity of Branchville. If this is true, it might have been him who made the second attempt at holding up the train Wednesday night. If Warren was nos the man who held up the train Wednes day night, it makes it extremely doubt ful about his being the person who held up the first train. The railroad au thorities will take steps to give the next robber a warm reception. As Object Lessons. The Southrin railway has entered up on a scheme for the improvement of the wagon roads of the south in pursu ance of the policy of President Spencer to encourage tha growth and develop ment of ali territory tributary to the Southern system. A good roads spe cial train of. ten cars will leave here shortly for the south under charge of President W. H. Moore of the National Gjood Roads association, and will make frt quent stops at points along the Southern railway for the purpoae of building sample reads and arousing in terest amcng the people on the subject. The aim is to educate the southern peo ple in practical roa.d building and to impress on them the economy and ben efit to te derived from fine roads. The train will carry all necessary machinery for the building of roads and a corps of road exnerts.