The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, October 30, 1901, Image 1
.MAN NING S. C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30., 1901.
VOL XVI MNIG .C
Are they Copaole et O.vern'ng
ThimstIVLs.
WHATACONGREMVAN 6AYS
Afte r Going Over to the Philip
pine is'ands and Eceir.g
the Brr wn Man at
He'me.
Congressman Joln F. Shafroth, of
Colorado, has just retur.: cd fromn a visit
to the Philippire Is!ards. Biow will
be found a statement givirg his obser
vations. CoMing fiom one of sUch
high personal characoer anA so caale
of forming a just opirion, Lis worcd
ought to have great weight. He says:
If the inteiligerce of the Ariericsrs
is to be taken as the standard -y which
the capaoity for self-govrnment is to
be determined, then it is very doouf nl
whether any oth: peopl r:c e ca-abl
of estallish.ng and m r ai.rg a ic
publican form of gover=m. Ev: r-y
country has peoples of hich znrd low
order of intelLigence, ai. d ii we are
to assume that the men of loweet o-ao-r
of civlz .ion are to rule, we might
exclude from self-gorment enry
nation on earth. It is the experience
of mankind, however that the intel i
gent classes in al the countries rule.
That being tiue, there are v-ry few
peoples wno are not capable of seit
government. It was ihenry Cia3 who
said that it was impossible for hi to
conceive of a pcople who we:e incap
able of self governmecnt.
Of the repubiacs of Central and South
America, it is safe to say that, al
though tiey may not ie as perfect in
the adminstration or affzirs as the
United States, yet they have given to
tne people governments far better and
freer from acts of tyranny and oppres -
sion than the governments whictq pre
ceeded them.
The general impression exists among
many Americans that the Philippino
people are eavages. A vi5iz to the is
1ans will oertainly dispel any such de
lusion. The members of the uncivil
ized tribes of tno aa.r.ipelago are few
in numoer, compared to the total pop
ulation; they are fewer in proporuon
than were the tribes of Indians in Am
erica at the time of the establishm-at
of our republic. They rove in bands
and are as hostile to the Filipinos as
were the red men to our forefathers.
When I And behind the prescription
desks of the numerous arug stores
of the islands, even when xept by
Americans na Eng~iihAxeD, Filipinos
compounding medicines taken from
bottlea'labeled in Latin; when I Ece
behind the counter of oarks having
large capital, natives acting as book
keepers and as receivimg and payig I
tellers; when I find them as mercnants
and clerks in almost all lines of busi
ness, as telegraph operators and tichet
agents, conuctors and engineers upon
railroads and as musicians reneering,
upon aimost a1l instrum~ents htgh tass
music; when 1 am told that they alone
make the observations and imiricate
calculartions at the M~anila observ:.ozy!
and that prior to the insurrection
there were 2,100t sohools in the islands
and 5,000 students in attendance at the
Mlanula university; when 1 fnd the bet-'
ter class hving in good, substantial ana
sometimes elegant houses, ann many
of them pureu';g prefesionsi ocenpa
tione, 12 cannot Liut conciude that it n
a vile Elander to compare tnere peojlle
to the Apaches or the Amenrc en1.n
'diane. Even the ciwitzizg test ot
Onristianity is in their favor, as a
greater proportion are ziemners of the
church than amnoag our own peopie.
Of the 8,0(00tJ0 LO)r inabimanits, ir.
bawy er, in Uis work on t?Le Pnaiippmne
islanca, asserts that 5,b666000 are
Christian nauives.
But even as to the Indians, as un
civihmzen as they may ce, onr govein
ment recogmsis t. t nt preoces a
better cnmLI ei tamga to iet tnemi
govern mefle?Vt,. ano. there cy noc
even recogL.ze a tein~ a cai.,aeay r
seit-goeinawa , e6 co not inie e
--.we ike tZaa;eS wasn tam a:, we =
with nLAb. . a n4ALa
:1he its.nct oi m..- vammezi ntin
pianaar a e.a11 ae iUm us r -
yeahar aty or hLsner tum
snan, so wi;.r naudro, til.. coNN
pie olt as t~arai.n om-1-. ni
each nlason n.ObL 64p.4e et mnaacs
1iis fa.a5 to thle naanee~.entL 0 ias
own peopie.
No better ilu.tration of thia een be
found than mn the~ :ntion ,i dhe memn
bersa ci the civi cOri.1ssion 01 (
Pnilippine isie- in r~ ig. fiai sl
aries to t.c pai cm o1 fart.ds ca e~C.
from the pecpe of a poer at n se
race. 1'hey vond to :.he governg,
who is aun.mcaofuier--,
salary of p15,000tJ per ane. a 1
day for sub.sa..Lce, in .:n the .g
gregate a alary o e2u7a a a.Th
gove:ncr is also iurniabei a fiue Ecute
in which to reside. Lo each o& the
commission thes voted a compmuLOn,
incluaing subsistence of $1%.C00 per
annum. They voted a yearig salary ol
$7,500 to the secretary of the commas
sion, of $7,(200 to each of the six (an
exceedingly large number) asm~-iate
instices of tbe supreme ccur t, of $7,500
to the chief justice, of $6,000O to the
treasurer, of $5,000 to the direetor
general of poets, and of $6,000~ to the
collector of customs. All o' these d
aries are payable in gold. I do no:
wish to impugn the honesty of tho
ommissiorners, but to oall attention to
the fact theat such action na-.ursiiy
grows out of the atte npt of one pe o;.
to govern another. 1U that commssion
were responsible to acoi~stituch~
dces any one imagine that auch salaries
would have been voted?
The naregate area of the Philippine
is 15.300 qiuare miles, a little
IeS than that of the territory of New
ri~co, y'et ba goverCer o Mexion re
e ives, cAly $3,0u0 per aevam, ard iB
n- o.cZed any ng ior EubsIs:te;oe
r furnished with an esecutive man
Thi.k of a commitioner, appointed
fram Wvs'irgtor (' place 10,000 miles
L1 the Prhippine Island-) composed
of ma who never sz the land they
g vern prior to the Spanish war, who
Srot sperk or read the largnage of
th: Pi;iire pcople, and who ae not
eve . Co : smo rice as h % -' jeC,
v'ing to ca'- me--."r a enl.y whic
i nezr! t he t Cf a cabinet Cifi
cr ci th gre-tcst nation of to worid,
.eaS tha2 t -, senatcr of the
U ited -d voing to a ter
r nr a ry o more tha-n
-ube :of the g overno cf the
w. althZie. '4sLte in t e uin o
r dus Q >u a::ttcn ncpper r to the i-.
pino ixr, wo fut shi'g hWs 0
f a: -a nng esas >tu: twenty-five
co i a !lt mst re
th.cn tered zbo r, and tha: in t he last
ilbr in one formor nther
3ays all t . uch stion cannct
but malo the Httl brown man .doub.
te z.b!iy of o,- rstion to give god
go 'mnt to anothcr. Docs not the
:- fintzres between u3 ad the
P pir~ peepe irg from the
us of goveri:ng them
t toheir e t.terest? We know that
it wI'i bo to the welfira of the is
i..d. to give free zrce ,ith the United
Suti:s. .Amttean, Spaniard and FPli
iACs thCre una'_1mo-us.y agree LSt the
- a:s can ( cvZ r De Weli developea
tx..ut it, yet Lue very fact that we
in the matter, shows that we
ire a nlting ouz own interest instead
of0, s Nu master how learned and
jtst th- judge may be, the ethics of
ou: jari:pru-ene has determiinE d that
he is :icpitaed i fom deci.ding a
ease whex.n Zia owu interess might be
dee.Na:ions are "-u: agregations
of idivudal and are subj-et to the
same it fieness
Th Fiio s not a bold, warlike
UA r. y r o; e impresses every
o. as oi a i rang subissive, kind
nature ard as one wLo will suffer great
wrongs before he will resist. Su3n
people a.ways appeal to tne law and
support gcod government. The.y have
not tee tendeney of the Spaniard to
ward revolution. Te ravohs in which
they hava participated have been to
overthrow Sparmst reigns of terror,
almost equal in barbarity to that of
the Dake of Alva in the Netherlands.
The brief experience they had in
self-government prior to the insur
rcution, was entirely in their favor.
They establishEd a government mo
deled after our own. Their state pa
pers WOULd have done credit to any na
tion. They inaugurated good jadicial,
school and revenue systeme and pre
served law and crder.
Con;sul Barrtt, a strong supporter
of the prescnt administriAion, wrote
of :Le hndre-d men wno emposed the
Phihppine congress as follows:
"aiese mcn, who. ; -Sicus I re
peatediig ateadCd, eenducted them
eei;- with ir z decorum nand s'owed
a knowledge of deb.e and parliamen
tary iaw tcat woula cz:npare favorably
wiia the Japanese parliament. Thme
execus~ive pontion of tha government
was m~ado up of a ministry of bright
mran, who seemed to understand their
respective pos itions."
Consul- General Wildman, an ap
poiteo of the president, speaking, of
t. e Philippine government, said:
"Aguinaldo imas made lile and property
safe, preserved order, and eneouraged
a conu:uation of agrisaitural pursuits.
Hle has made brigandage and loot im
possicie, respectedi pnvate property,
:.orideen treoess either in revenge or la
ane name of thme state, and maa~e a wo
man's honor safe, in Luson, than it
he be-rn in three uAdr:i years."
Anmiral Deat y, it wili De remem
beredi, eSaQd "hese people are far
supen~or :n their inte dionce, and more
capable of 5elf-goverinen; tnan the
nativei or C.ui.s; ani I am familiar
with both rae.
he ,.s: evdence cof the ability of
the L'aium people to govern thema
- e.ves, i. . .at thy possess a large in
in inee. Ma the lu : d capa~ie
or ac" r .ernng go... govermoent.
.hs abll &y ree~ntLy sa~i:g i.nre-2
aa.:ye mmorstot'3ag .. a; o.
1... ~. uOL..1 C ver 1s .t .nt,
i as. L ..-tre- a e e i vi of l.eV
. -: y o. -v. . a e V.**:, i on Y
: ca a D - s~pl co::tud au.
.1 p..63 i of. ca ;ui is t 's "th
Irn :1 - en::- a -oa hc
am. betrue our .u.e a:-...
It-:.a ppi a.L not peran from th
Arraigus Roosevelt.
President Chappeli srtairntd Presi
deaL Rosvl eor oyugw
at Muliedgeville, Qa. He said: "A
study of the racts of nas~lind places
the Southeru An >-Suxon in the high
est state ti d eel~eent and the negro
in the ic-.mt. ?'Th e gro if left to
himslf ea ;id hasvn evolved any
2:n lae:*.aciw. H, has always
bee -. -' avye. What
-o. : - '-.M d cid not tenl
-.r . a a 6:evel can bric-g
ucru the wn'ite 't-'-e'n w:me
sh* inth beca---me. of theirGod
FOUGHT WITH THE CUBANS.
South Carolina With a Record Dies in
New York.
The following spenial dispatoh from
Washington to the Baltimore San is of
interest to the people of this State:
"The identity of the man who was
found dead in his room at the Broad
way Central hotel, Naw York, oni Sat
urtay, supposed to be A. A. McCain, a
iUnied States army surgeon, was ds
c:Gsed Thurcay by W. S. Wright of 80E
E7:nth street northwest. The bcdy
i1 question is that of Arthur A. Mc
Cain, who was bu-sen in the Cub
nrmy, with the rank of major. 5s
father was . minister ei the gospel. 11e
was born in South Cao'.na and was a
veterinary surgecn. McCain eeparated
from his wife Eeveral 7ears a-. lio
trrved in the Cuban war until about
the 'im- of the outbraak of hoilitics
between the Uritedl. St.cs a:;d Spair,
when e becOame intereted i: tw
nto Doaizgo revolts that faIld.
O-e expedition was r.r.keni up by G-n.
Brooke ai.d its members were %rrestcd
a d k -t in jaii for three months at
B..racos."
In commen-tiq on the a'bove Th.'e
Stme a: Whue the army ras ai
1~m~ed at' Tampa ia M-y 1898, pro
ax-t.ry to e esm 0:1 t0 r i2 aa
t:,e eto.cr oi The 8,ate --act Dr. Mic
Cain, who was not a ieteriary as sW
ed, bnt a physicin and surseon. Dr.
MceCain went C-'uba with the exredi
o o! Gen. Laetzr, which lance~t 0:
e'c east.rn txtreme of the isi-ci, in
Santiago province, and marched toward
tho cenr1. The editor of The Sate
eziled with the expedition of Gen.
Nuvez and, lnding on the souri of
t-e illand near the cantral trocha cam
paigned across it to the northern shore
Eighteen monthr ago the two met in
Habsna and upon an interahang.e of
exceriences found that at one time
they had been buz a fw miles apart,
the trocha dividing Lacret's men on
the east from N unezs on the west, and
in attacks on the Spaniards at and near
Moron the two bodies acualy htard
each other's guns. Dr. MeCain waa a
surgeon in the Juban army but engaged
in fighting and bore a scar on the fore
head recved in a cavalry contcst with
Spanish troops. In iaroh, 1900, ho
was located in labana and practicing
his profession with some sucOccs, hiz
Eervices in the Cuban army bringing
many patients. - The stat.-ment that he
was in the Cuban army before the war
between the United Statcs and Spain
is incorrect, and ihe futhor atatement
that during that war he :ook part in
the movements against San Domingo
and wa3 impriorned therefor is oLvi
eusly untrue. From the time he left
the Cuban army in the ftll of 1898 he
p racticed medicine in Cuba, lirbt in
the country and afterwards, as stated,
in Habana.
SUME PLAIN TALK.
Goy. McSweeney Gives Opinion of the
Dinning Incident.
Mary have been heard in the last
few days to frcely express their disap
proval of the coure of President Roose
vit in inviaig Booker T. Washington
to dine with nim at his family table.
Saturday at the request of the corres
ponder: -* a New Yui k newspaper Gov.
?bleSweei.ey expressed his views. of the
incident as follows.
"In South Carolina no man would
be respected who allowed a negro to
occupy a seat at his dining table, with
his family, I do not think that this
action refsets any credit upon Presi
dent Rooseveit or his judgment. I1 have
never read anything in my life that
made me feet so much regret as did
this incident.
"The southern people are now and
have been the inseads of the negro
race an~d especiaily of such men as
Beknr T. Washingtmn, rut they do
not approve and eanoi afford to rec
I 1have a tuti appreciation of the
work or Booker T. Wasnington, but it
dus tas negro race narm to get the
impression inat they cau secure such
social recognition as W ahington did
at tne hat~ds of the presidenm.
"Fo all that I can understand
W~as..1apen Limself does not approve
of es.ce LIgs a.Ad he is cnan
c mhads-i~g th'e point thaL his race
i,1?od at be amdntIwas for social
n'"y ba:. tait a situid work anai
u * a tsrasa aind cathtao.'
--I '0 s. pr..tmL Lo say Lfaas Presi
en,. E~v a not have a piec'.
v h ilojti. f. ~ V x tolg',
e ~n ta te:y t s usa..r
v L .o ui A n anie riar
a - . g wuraa pnr.:apty
y 3.u andwoul M 0 ~tndc
u eisc aU~ pl2v'?e i~ aBn einid
1y eAe to moaci~nfldreI
e a r te d t-t. CitiJne
e gc~ af.a: 'ite al o'sr who~e
vpolse erwa ctn ivne no ou fand lose
as .a s re ftrcn~rdt ayoed ener t
SaryouthCrolicar wha decghes tandl
ihe acud id. Te &Rosnt in rhd
ui tp ok adarrago of Bsla wen
IprAna impat deisniotnt
Aqueidn an onewichfqenntlre
erl cy CoUh aitn' fee rcittodn
brkeinew f.;rrsad other wehod
astecl.A.o cooe fuusl fande lofe
rn rqure Ito way hni the ee
Tra deisar i rs band oh lpote
St Caoi?g, wht~tis alre that whln
i.urha tsmlie coNertt aore irmmonrel,
fiea Moord aid Thhe de wnat in
sing tookh ~advantg unhs lahe
er Sot Caolia, tpanid, are pottons
sustlaindb tht Fedora Courdelin
THE DISPENSARY.
Statement 'f eusin'as Done for
the Lest Quarter
SHOWINO THE NET PROFiSr.
The Balande in the State Treas
ury is Ovar Fifty rhousand
Dol ars. The Detailed
Reports.
The report of the legislative cm
mittee charged with the examination
of the S-ate dispensary for the q-isrtr
ending Aug. 31 last was presented to
Gov. Mesweeney ThEurday b- the
committee consisting of Scnator Sbarpc
and R:presentativ's Batler and Stre
man. In the repor t the committee cays
the stock on hand Tas taken on Aug.
31 and Sept. 1 by Mr. Stroman of the
commitiee and Mr. Dakes of the State
board, and all stock and supplies were
actually exhibited, conunted and valued.
Te committse adds "we- found the
r and bookkeepers in the new
cfen building comfortably quartered.
This buiding i5 a great improvement
In short this Institution is in a most
prosrec;us 1c7.On.
The quarterly fianoisi atatement o'
the butiness for the quarter ending
August 31 is as follnws:
ASSITS
Cash i:n Stale tre-sury Aug.
31, 1901.......... $ 50,675.71.
Teams and wagons (inven
tory Aug. 31, 1901) . . 64 00
Supplies (iniventory Aug.
31 1901)............ 73,272.02
Machinery and ofce fix
ire' (nventory Aug. 31,
1901)............... 3,553 51
Cc-urabard (inventory Aug.
31, 1901). ............. 64230
Realesitate.... ........44,819.82
Merchandiso in handa of
dispeusers Aug. 31, 1901. 232,177 98
Mcrchand:ise (inventory cf
stock at State dispensary
Aug. 31, 1901).. .....274,559 98
Personal accounts due State
for tax advanood on bond
ed spirits, empty barrels,
etc .......... ........ 4 498 33
Total assets..........$684,262.65
LIABILITIES.
Sboolfacd.......... $569,470.39
eersonal accounts due by
State for supplies, wh's
kies, wines, beer, alcohol,
etc.................114,792.26
Total liabilities... $684,262 65
The statement of the profit and loss
Scount for the quarter is as follows:
POFrrs.
Gross profits on merchan
dise sold during quarter..$101.677.39
ontraband seizures....... 1,462.18
Permit fees... .... ......1.50
Statc's share of proits on
beer sold by the Ger
mania Brewing Co., Char
leston, du-ing quarter... 481 69
Total gross prc.fi . $103,622.76
LOSNS.
Supplies-Bottles, corks,
labels, wire, tin-feil, lead,
seals, boxes, nail., seal
ing wax, etc., etc., used
during quarter.........$ 33,692 47
nsurance premiums... 641.25
Breakage and leakage... 88.24
reight and express charges 16,249.44
abor (pay rolle). ... .....4,245.40
xpense account-Salaries,
expenses of inspectors,
per diem and mileage of
members of Srtate board
of directors and legisla
tive examining commit
tee, cice supplies, lights,
telegrams, postage, stock
feed, ice, printing, reve
nue stampa, telephone
rent, etc............. 6,768.02
onstabulary... .........12,265 65
Revenue license.. .. .... ...125 00
Total expense... ....$ 74,075 50
et profit on sales for the
quarter, passed to the
credit of the school fand 29,547 26
Lotal.. ... .... ....$103,622 76
The cash statement for
the quarter is ae follows:
RECEIfls.
Balanne in S 'ee u-ensury
May 31, 19i1 .........$ 38 572.77
ure rteeipts. .$116,384 83
Jaiy reipts.. 139 056.55
Agu-.t receipts 126 568.63
oal receipts & r quarter.. 382 010 01
Total............ ..$420,582.78
DIk3URSIMENTS.
June disburse
men: .. $144,611.54
July disburae
nments ...... 119,804 62
ug. disburse
mente ...... 105,490.91
Tetal disbursements for
gearter....... .......369,907 07
Baanos in Siste treasury
Aug. 31, 1901.........50,675 71
Total............$420,582 78
Convicted of Arson.
The jury in the case of 0. HI. Alex
ader, who wa charged with arson,
having employed a mian to burn a build
ing in Dallas, Texts in December, 1895,
upon which there wras $15,000 insur
a-ce, returned a veidiot or guilty Wed
nesday. The punishment being fxed
at five years in the penitentiary.
Alexander was once president of the
Dallas Consolidated Electric street
rilway, and is at present connected
with a company hiciding shares in the
Beaumont oil fields.
Killed in a Mine.
Three men lost their lives in Holy
Terror mine at Keystone Wednesday
night from foul air. With two other min
rs they had been lowered to the twelve
hundred foot level and the machinery
failed to work.
We call attention to the advertise
ment in this issue of the Oraogeburg
Collegiate Institute. Under Prof. Mil
1r this has become an excellent insti
tution, and we commend it to all having
chid4n to educate.
-FOUR AT A TIME.
This Is What Capt. Cla-k of the
Oregon Says
THE BROOKLYN FOUOHT
When The Spanish Fleet Was
Destroyed by Schley at
the Battle cf
Santiago.
Gallant Captain Clark, of the Ore
gon, testified before the Sohley Court
of Enquiry on Thureday. The large
audierce manifested signs of interest as
the ',spiain of the O;egon approached
the witneEB stand. He proved to be a
m.n of gocity proportions with a brown
mustache and dark complexion. Ad
mirai DewZy !miled as he walked
around to the end of the table to ad
miniater the oath. Capt. Clark at first
spoke in an u-dertone and was two or
three time2 requested to rai-e his voice.
This he did as he progressed and was
soon distinctly heard in the vicinity of
the courl.
Csrp. Clfrk describcd the chase after
the SpaeiEi ships on July 3 and said
ht was afraid at one time the Oregon
would have o susdain the concentrated
fi:e of several Sceanish ships. Just
tben the smoke lifted and he saw the
Br.%oklyn.
"She was well forward of our port
beam," he said, "and broadside to the
enemy's flaet. The two vessels retained
their relatave pceitions approximately
to the end of the battle, the Brooklyn
steamirg near straight ahead, I should
juige, and engaging any and all of the
'parieh ships, the Oregon endeavoring
to comie to close action with the stern
most one, and whe.n she was driven out
of sotion we kept on after the next
one."
Mr. Raynot:. "Did you get any sig
na!s from the Brocklyn on the day of
bauh-?"
"Yes, sir."
"Can ycu recall what they were?"
"On my own knowledge and remem
brance the signalh that impressed
themselves upon me at the time were
'Follow the fleg.' I had repeated to
the veseers tllowing, thinking that
they might not see the Brocklyn, and
might see ui. I rem- mber another sig
nal. 'One of my ompartments filled
with water.' I recollect it because it
perplexed me a little. I was fearful
that the Brooklyn might have to haul
out of action and run in shore and I
concluded that it was given to me as
a warning in case she did haul out that
I would be prepared to look out for the
chase alone and not to pay any atten
tion to her, and that she would look
ut for herself. I also remember a'sig
nal because I did not understand it at
first, 'The enemy's ship appears to have
been built in Italy.' To which I told
the signal officer to answer. 'She will
and on the coast of Cuba.' I also re
member a signal, 'Congratulations over
the grand victory and thanka for your
plendid assistance.'"
Capt. Clark described an incident in
the cabin of the New York after the
attle of July 3, Eaying: "A Spanish
attleship was reported by Capt. Ea
ton of the Resolute. She had arrived
of Santiago and I think he said he had
een pursued by her. The admiral did
ot seem to be impressed by that. He
eemed incredulous, but I remarked
hat it must be Oamara's fleet, that
hey had arrived there to form a -con
unction with Cervera's fleet, but they
ad arrived too late. The admiral did
ot assent. Finally he maid: 'Well,
Cark, you will have to go after that
ship,' and believing as I did that there
was really a Spanish vessel there, I
aid 'Admiral, in war we ought to
>verpower the enemy if possible. Why
ould not the Brooklyn go along?"
"He turned and said, "Certainly,
Shey you go also.' I then felt that I
ad perhapa assumed too much in
speaking to an admiral and suggesting
hat a commodore also aceompany me.
I turned to the commodore and said
Commodore, we have knocked out sev
ral vessels this morning. We can
kock out another, can't we?' He said,
Certainly we can. Come on.' He
hen started over thie side and I started
fter him for my boat on the other side.
What imirsescd me was his cheery
_aener of apjproving of my having
enioned hia going and that he had
ia feeg agamst mue for mentioning
:: s a un. ior atd was rather approving
no his mtainer."
On cro.ss examination the witness
~aid tAt Lhe order under which he
o:sed it was a standin~g order, as was
.c order to a: tack at once in case the
enany appeared.
"1 thi:nk," hie said, "thst everybody
sarted in when tne enemy's vessela
a;pred in sight, it was their duty to
a~k an~d I rieembar that I had a
feeling of saisfaocuen at that time tha~t
tncro wac a standing order to close in
ea':se of the po5sibility of accident in
xe ciry that movement."
"Capt. Ciark said dhe Brooklyn had
t* one tm duiring the engagement en
aed tour different vesele, saying
a. she . as alongside all four of the
n m 8 ships, and in response to a
inestion from Mr. Hanna as to wvheth
- thiea were not other American yes
seis ergage.1 at the eame time he said:
Thei (regon was flring as fast as she
ould with her bow guns."
"Did y ou fire the 13-inch gun in pur
mance of a signal from the Brooklyn?''
r. Hanna asked, and the witness re
plied: "No; the 13 inca guns were fired
fier a couference with efficers on
board the Oz: gon. If any signal was
mde from the Brooklyn, I did not see
t and it was not reported to me."
Sickles' Haul.
One way and another Gee. Daniel E.
Sikles has drawn about $300,000 sal
ry from the government. A colonel
f the Seventeenth New York volunteer
infantry and the Forty-second regular
infantry for seven years he received
$3,500) a year. or $24 500. As major
general, retired, for thirty-five years he
has received $5,65 a ye ar, aggregating
$196875. As Representative in Con
gese fcom New York for four years
e received $5,000 a year, or $20,000,
and as minister to Spain he received
WAS A SUFRIS.
Mr Koester's Commission Astonished
People in Washingioi.
A dispatch from Washington to the
Charleston Post, a McLaurin paper,
says the appointment of George R.
Koester, managing editor of the Co
lumbia Record, as collector of internal
rvenue for South Carolina came as a
surprise to most people in the South
Carolina circle in Washington. The
candidacy of Mr. Koester, who is said
to have been endoed by a r.um'e: of
Mflu3ntial bu-ness mcn of the Sj!
was kept a good secret, alth uglh h
has been hEcr for several days, h!aving
w'me at the aqiest of the Presidsnt
him.:elf.
It rov transpir:s that the visit of
S:naor MLaurin at the White H ;u-e
last wet, about ,*hich there was so
much seerec7 manifeasrd, was for the
purpose of urging the appointatm of
5ir. Keester, co mnaki: thea o
ment is another vicry for fhe S.na
to:. Tne appoinltmeLt wra annou3Oe
just before the President lert for Con
necticut, and was not postedi. at the
ite House until nearly 5 ook.
Eirlier in the day Senator MoLNarin
was at the White Houme withi Mr. Kors
ter, but their visit was kno--n only to
a verw ew persous exceptip;; ths W *ite
HoUe emplenYes a::d the Prcsident
hinmsef. Mr Elry Brayton of C)lum
bia, who was aslo a candidate for the
position, was also at the Whir. House
I n the inte;eqt of his own caadidac,
i-ut co uld make no impression on :he
Presidont.
The a, pointment of Mr. Koester ii a
cepted by some as the complefe identi
I fiestion of the McLaurin el-msnt in
South Carolina withi the Republican
party. Among the old ]ino Republican,
however, the appointmmnt wiil proey
more distatt4ul. It will be even m,re
so than would the appointm nt of Mr.
Clayton had bten. The appointment
will have to be rerewed again at th)
coming session of t.hie Senate, and el
rr-ady there is talk in some qamera
that the irfiubnce o-f Serator. Hanna
and other priinent Iepublican lead
ers may be sought to preveat confirma
Lion at the proper time.
Deas Resigned.
J. E. Norment writing fron D.rling
ton to the News and Courier says:
Deputy Collector E H. Doas has just
returned from Washington.and is very
much wrought up over the politieal
situation so far as the old line republi
cans are concerned. He declines to
have anything to say in reference to
President Roosevelt's attitude towards
his faction just now but does not hesi
tate to add to the complications as the
fo.lowing lettcr, mailed to Acting Cel
lector Huggins will show. "I hereby
tender my resignation as deputy col
letor of internal revenue of the 21
district of internal re-Yenue to take e f
feet the day preceding the taking
charge of Eaid office by your successor,
Mr. George R. Koester.' Deas says
that -o self respecting man could do
other wise than send in his resignation
in the circumstances. He added that
there wore a plenty of such good re
publicans as Soreven, Huggings Gates
and others who better deserved recog
nition than outsider. Daas admitted
that his confidence was very rudely
shaken and said that h~e had pebbles to
throw at the spoiled eggs in the Me
Laurin basket. He says that h-e has
the dots against them all. That they
are all vulnerable, that he will fight in
the party as long as possible, and then
take to the senate in December where
he will meet them at Philippi. Das
hints darkly of much that he intends
to do should it be necessary and bhe
evidently thinks that very much will
be necessary. He seems boiling over
with soppressed wrath and indignation
but says he and his part y will present
an improable phalanx, no matter
what happens.
Horses and Jockey Killed.
A ohapter of acoidents marred the
racing at Norris Park at Newi York
Wensiay. Alexander Olsen, one of
the joceyes, received irjaries which
renteed in his death a few nlours later;
two horses were kilied outright anoth
er was so badly hatrt itnhad to be saot
nu three ether jockeye id nrrt:
ecapos. In the arse rac: King L. fell
a: tile water jump dinty in nvon- of
se grandon .u ann brno h~s iacox,
Barr:,, the jo key, eCea ij:.
In the fin~:2 race Lnree nor'm2 we
dow ad OCe ., wh> hiai tte mnau.
of iamo?sy Fae. w.-s bal:i fais-. The
dotors saii tfl'y ierrea a tracture at
to e ase of tnco su i and he wa sur
riA off to a hospitai, w aere data no
sited reveral hemis laar. 'fne rc
ws at ore mile for m.aien thr;e:e o
o.da and at d nyards. Just anier thec
sart 'iimma ELxeF~y as apronuy
eOWded Onl tiAe fence6 and Wt. an
The lieid wert 0n sad rourdog~ th~ fur
un .Johnny of Nate, wath Uecaran
u, oveercdo hanself and twiniLg a1
plate turned a compiete so rrsuit,
while Couceulman ~Tom, J Calaenri
g, ielb over him. Jenny of Na~verre
was killea and the o~ter herse was
so badly huan that he iiad to ce shot.I
The jockey-s marvolously esceped sd
walked back to the :tand. Ail tii
threw a damper on the day's sport.
Willie Was a Woman.
For four years; Willie W!!ace, a
beardess youth cf about '42, carried the
mails between Harris~urg ana1 Kim'oali,
Neb. Willie draak, smoked1 an
chewed and went out with thw bcys.
Soon after cinme, his uncle and a wo
man whom ho introduced as his wife
arrived. Soon stories of the young
mans unfaithfulnes were spread. One
burly ranehman whose wife Willie had
visited, beat him into insensibility.
He was warned away from the home of
James Baker, but did not heed and
Baker aued for divorce, charging his
wife with unfaithfulness and naming
Wallace as co-respondent. The case
was to have to trial this week, but it
never will, the wife bringing forward
proof that Wallace is a woman masque
rading in male attire. Wallace disap
peard after confessing. Bhe gave no
reason for the masquerade and the rela
tives she left behind are silent. Thte
akrare reunited.
OFFICE OF COLLECTOR.
Some Facts About Work of Clerks and
Salaries Allowed the Force.
There has been a great deal of talk
lately about the effica of collector of
internal revenue. The people generally
are not aware of the importance of this
office, because a regular or Bryan
Democrat was not regarded as avail
able for it, and in these practical days
an office does not tempt much notice
when it is so far removed from reach.
In addition to the splendid salary, and
to the power it gives the ireambent,
the offiae is a very important one.
411 the revenue or tax paid out of
this State to the national government
passes through this offide, and the
revenue o~llector is in otner words the
tax collector of the federal govern
Ment. Ttie office sbouid require the
services of experienced men, who are
acquainted wirh the revenue laws in
their frequent changes. This oEce
collects revanue of all kinds-not mere
ly upon distilleries and tobacco fc.
tories as is sometimes supposed.
The salary of the revenne collector is
$3,500 per annum. In addition he is al
lowed commission, not to exceed
$1,000 in the aggregate. On account of
the buildirg of a big distillry near
Columbia, the salary and fees of the
office will henceforth make it "pan out"
the limit, $4,500 a year. The governor
of the State and the supreme court
justices get but $3,50, and congress
men with their heavy expenses get but
$5,000.
In addition to this good "plum" in
the way of pay, the cific3 is one of in
fluence and of direct power. The rev
enue collector has the right to appoint
not less than 40 clerks and deputies,
whose salaries will average about
$1,000,
In the office in Columbia, Mr. George
H. Huggins is chief deputy. The other
deputies are Capt. J. L. Little and Mr.
L. M. Fouche. There is one office
clerk, Rev. J. H. Johnson, colored.
The stenographer is Miss Youngblood.
There are three division deputies lo
cated in different parts of the State;
A. C. Merrick of Greenville; E. H.
Deas of Darlington, and J. H. Fordham
of Orangeburg. Dess being the chair
man of the Republican executive com
mittee.
There are three gaugers and store
keepers appointed by the collector. It
is the duty of the gaugers to test the
alcoholic spirits distilled in this State.
Mr. A. S. Trumbo is the gauger at the
State dispensary, and a negro, W. E.
Boykin, is the gauger at the Riohlard
distillery. This is a very responsible
and very exacting position reqairing
difcult mathematical calculations. J.
H. Dennis of Newberry is the other
gauger. The storekeepers and gaugers
are paid by the day. There are in the
State about 25 distilleries having
licenses from the federal government.
Each one has a gauger and storekeeper
supplied by the government and ap
pointed by the revenue collector. The
largest disillery in the State is in Co
lumbia, the next largest at Camden.
The revenue collector is also custod
ian of the govenment property in Co
lumbia and is responsibe for the a )n
dition of the postoffiae building. All in
all this is a most lucrative position,
nd there is reason for it to be so much
alked of.-The State.
Bow to Kill the Boll Worm.
The complaint of the cotton boll
orm by been general throughout the
ountry, and the following letter on
he subjeer~ will be of value to the
farmers, if its suggestions are carried
ot strictly this fall it may be that the
pest- will be eradicated by next year.
he letter was written at the request
f the Anderson Mail by the entomolo
ist of Clemson College:
"Clemson College, Oct. 12.
"Dear Sir: Your letter of the 8th
nt., to Dr. H. S. Hartzog relative to
he 'boll worm' has been referred to me.
Lhe 'boll worm' is the laiva or the
aterpillar of the moth. 'heliothis
rmiger.' In October the caterpillars
eave whatever they may be feeding
pon and enter the ground where they
hange to pupae. It is in this inac
ive stage that they pass the winter.
f the ground in which they are is un
isturbed the moths emerge early in
he spring and begin to lay eggs upon
uch plants as they can find, especial
y tomatoes and peas and finally corn.
"It would not be practicable to fight
he larva so late in the seasoa as most
f the damage has beer done, but their
pupation in the ground extending from
Otober to early spring offers a good
pporanity for controlling the pest.
L has Deen found b, praceucal experi
mee that plowing in the late f ail areake
he earthern eehs in whic 2 the p nae
et, thnae exposing them to the weather
esuting in almost every i::ei!Lne in
heir deat~h.
"Systematic fall plowing and diversi
id agr~cuiture wilt tend to reduce the
aumber of this insect and co..sequent.ly
:inimisa the injury of cotton and
orn.
"We shali be very glad at any time
to assist you in giving the information
eeded by farmers.
"Yours very truly,
"Uhas. F. Chambliss."
Convictions in Army.
Gen. George Davis, jad'ge advcate
eneral of the army, has submitted to
he 8:eretary of War his annual re
port, which shows that during the year
here were 6,165 trials by genersl court
artial, being 600 less than during the
receding year. Of these sixteen were
trials of common officers of whom ten
ere convicted. Of the enlisted men
tried, 4,806 were regulars and 1,167
olunteers. The number of men
entenced to dishonorable discharge in
he regular army was 1,805 and in the
olunteer army, 333, making a total of
,228. The death sentences imposed
y court-martial were six cases of en
isted men, four of the cases being on
he conviction of desertion. The con
itions of the military commissions
uring the year show that 980 persons
were tried, of which number 729 were
onvited and 202 were acquitted. The
entences in 49 cases were diapproved.
urder leads in the number of charges
efore these commissions, numbering
17. Violation of the laws and unages
f war follows, with 157 cases. Gen.
Davis says that the death sentences im
posed by the military ecommission in
aout 242 cases were neariy all natives
of the Piilippine Islands.
BRAVE MESSENGER.
He Is Bombarded With Dynamite
but Hold His Car
AGAINST A ROBBER BAND.
Blow Oon Doors of Express Car,
But Messenger Hurls Out
Lighted Dynamite Bombs
They Toss In.
The northbound Southern Pacific over
land express, due at Eugene Oregon, at
3.43 a. m., v as held up by-robbers near
Waiker's Fation, 15 miles South of
Eugene at 3 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing and the express car badlydamaged,
but the robbers secured little booty.
Two men boarded the train at Cottage
Grove as the train pulled out. After
passing Waiker's, which is four miles
from Cotage Urove, they climbed over
the tendcr and covered Engineer Jack
Niclo:s and the fireman and his helper
with rzvolvers. Tne robbers ordered
the train stopped after which the fire
man and helper were compelled t%,un
ocupie the train between the express
car and the irst coach. Engneer
Nichois was then ordered to pull ahead,
.the firzmar and helper being left be
hind. After going a short distance the
train was szopped and the robbers pro
ceeed to the express car, taking with
them the engineor. The -express car
was blown op6n with dynamite and
Messenger C. F. Charles was ordered
out, but he refused to go, and with his
shotgun commanded the situation in
side the car.
The robbers told him to come out
or he would be blown up with-the ear,
but he replied "blow ahead." A fussil
lade ef buliets followed, riddling the
car, but the messenger, who was un
injared, kept up a continuous firing
innide which held the robbers at bay.
A charge of dynamite was then thrown
into the car with a burning fuse, but
Charles grabbed it uad threw is out
side where it exploded. Next the rob
bers compelled the enigneer to crawl
up to the opening inside of the car,
hoping to use him as a protection from
the messenger's shots but the mes
senger kept up a steay fire over the
engineer's head and still held the rob
bers at bay. The robbers then gave up
their eofrts to secure the express
treasure and went for the mail. They
secured the registered mail, then out
the engine from the rest of the train
and ordered Engineer Nichols to pull
ahead. They ran to Judkin's Point; in
the outskirts of Eugene, where they
disembarked and ordered the engineer
to return and get his train. The train
arrived at Eugene at 7.30, about four
hours late. The news wired from Sag.
inaw and officers were out in search of
the robbers early Wednesday.moraing,
but as yet have secured no trace of
them. They are handicapped by hav
ing no deseripton of the men. Posses
from Live and Douglas counties are
searching for the bandits.
"The first intimation I had of any
thing wrong," asid U. F. Oharles, the
express messenger, "was when the
train began to slow up near Walker's
station. ILt was 2.45 o'clock, as near as
I remember. Shortly after that the"
train came to a standstill and I was
ordered to open the door. I refused to
move. 'Open up this car or we will
blow you to hell,' comanded one of
the robbers. I made no response and
was given a selute with dynamite. The
first caarge blew open one of the doors
and knocked me down. My overasls
were blown into shrads and my legs
scratched somswhat, but otherwise I
was unhurt. Further commands to
opan up and threats followed, but
wathout avil. I made no reply, know
ing that the object of the robbers was
to locate me in the car and then try
to put me out of the way, either by
bullets or dynamite. I changed my sta
tion to'the other end of the car. A
second shot blew open the door at the
other end of the car. The third ihot
failed to~ go off, as I had removed my
shoes sa quietly walked over to the
dynamite and detached the fuse. Two
more shots exploiled, each of them
blowing a hole in the iaor of the car.
All tola, four shots went off in the car,
two failed to explo..e and one I prevent
ed from exploaing by removing the
fuse. Ai etiorts to compel me to. open
up or leave t~he ear failing, the engineer
was sent in tnraun tne opening blown
in the :se I ordered him to get out,
and fire& a shot over his head with my
nougn. .1he entire caremony lasted
anosa 40 innutas. 'The engineer retired
aner i Lce the shot and ordered him
tj Lave, and .1 was not molested far
?her."
Press Day at Exposition.
The execuuve commattee of the
Soun~a C(.ris Press Association met
in Gaiaresten uasi Tursday night to
arrage ;or a meeting of the Associa
uo auiring tae Exposition. The meet
ing was &senaed by President Aull, J.
L. Soppeloien, Hartwell M. Ayer, Au
gust Koun and M1. Langstan.
nLursday, .December 12, was selected
as thle day for the meeting. The di
rectors ofi the Exposition will arrange a
spcs prgr~a~ for the editors, who
wji be in Ciiarleston with their fami
lies on that day and they will be made
to hn~ve a good time. The editors will
meet ia the Auditorium at 12 o'clock
on the day of the meeting, when ad
dresses of welcome will be delivered,
responded to by members of the Asso
ciation. The indications are that every
newspaper man in the State will be
present on Senth Carolina Press Day.
President Atin will arrange for trana
portstion and hotel accommodations if
notified at Coluumbia.
Giving Trouble.
Gen. Chaffee cables from the Philip
pines that he does not expect anyopen
fights from the insurgents, but that in
Sumstory bu'letins are being posted on
ehurch doors. E iery man without an
eceupation found at large will be made
to go into a fortified town.
People Crushed.
A crowd of people became panic
stricken in a theatre in Louisville las
night on the raising of the cry of fire
and many were seriously crused, though
the coolnesa of the ushers and players
prevented much damage. There was
no ange of fire at any time,