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+ VOL. XIV. M1AINNLNG, S. C... WEDNESDAY, MARH810.N24 SOUTH _ARO[INA To Be the Name of One of Ou Finest Battleships. THE STATE HONOREE n This Way by President Roosevelt, Who Has Announced His Intention of Naming One of the New Battleships After the PaI metto State. A special to the News and Courier rom Washington says: President Roosevelt has conferred a distinct honor upon Representative George Legare and the Palmetto state by de ciding to name one of the two great battleships provided for in the new naval bill "South Carolina." The day followint the passage of the bill tbrough, the house, after a hard fight, in wnich forty-one Demo crats, under the leadt rship of Repre sentative George Legare, voted for the bill, the president sent for Mr. Legare and informed him that he in tended to honor ,the Palmetto state by naming rne of the twb battleships "Soutn Caro na." The pr- sidsot also took occasion to assure Mr. L- gare of his appreciation of his magnificent efforts in behalf of the bill- which had come to his knowl edge from so many different sources Not only did he wish to emphasize his personal regard for the Cnarleston congressman, Eor the high patriotic stand he had taken and the e ffective work he had accomplisted, but he aiso wished especialy that the name of South Carolina snall appear at the head of the best of modern battleships in the Uuited States navy. At that time the naval bill had to pass through the rough seas of the senate and it was suggested during the interview that nothing could be said about the matter until the naval bill became a law, and the secretary of the navy could be consulttd as to the naming of the paposed battle ships. 'Not until Wednesday night was the seal of contidence removed. The bill passed Tuesday and the President made an .ppa ntment to see the seoretary of the navy Wednes day morning when the matter was finally deciaed and announced. The new battleship will be of from 16,000 to 18,000 tons displacement, and will have a probable speed of 19 knots. The approximate c ist of the South Carolina will bc $8,000,000. While the plans are yet to be drawn by the board of construction, it is proba21e that the new battleship in its main features will follow the lines of the New Hampshire, authoriz -d -last year. The South Carolina will in every way be a larger and more powerful ship than the North Caroli na, autfhorized by thie last congress. Tnet Sjuth Carolina is to be a first class battleship, the North Corolina an armcred cruiser. The sister ship 'will be named the Michigan. . TEmmenAvn PAss. - In notifying Gov. Heyward, Con gressman Legare wired: I have just received a letter from President Roiose velt notifying me that one or the two great tattleships authuriz -d by this congress will be named '-South Carolina." Gov. Heyward soon after his return from New York received a tel gram from Conigressman Geo. S. Legare an nouncing the gcod news in regard to the battleship "South Carn lina." After acknowiedging the receipt of the message, Gov. Heyward sent the foilowing message: Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, Wasnington, D. Q. Congxessma.n L'gare Informs me officially tnali you have notified him that one of the~two great battleships author:zlo by the congress will bear the name of South Carolina. In be half of the people qf my State, I beg to acknowlege with highest apprecia-. tion the hornor which y ou thus confer. 1 can wish for "The South Carolina" no more tiating and distinguished a career than is included in the hope and the belief that she will prove wornhy of the honored name which you have bestowed upon her, which name we acknowledge with pr~de and ~iu pleasure. (Signec) D. C. HEYWARD, Governor of South Carolina. President Roosevelt replied as fol lows: "I thank you for your telegram. It was a great pleasure to be able to name one of the batt-leships 'South Carolina.' "THEoDoEE ROoSEVELT." Later in the day the governor re ceived notice from Washiogton that the other battleship to be built would be named "The Michigan." He then sent the following telegram to Gav. Warner of that State: "Accept my congratulations on 'The Michigan.' Permit me to say that 'The Michigan' and 'The eSouth Carolina' are In fine company for a glorious career." Gov. Hay ward received the follow lng tele'gram from Gov. Fred M. War ner of Liansing, Mich.: "Thanks for congiratulations. The South Carolina and' Michigan will honor the navy and our country." The State -truly says the speople of South Carolina are very much elated to know that orne of the great battle ships now being built will be given the proud State which for years led in the councils of the nation and may yet be One of the infliuential States of the union-as she is rapidly becoming even now. The action of President Roosevelt has been commented upon in a man ner to dee-light the president of the great republic. It IS no spirit of cam mercialism, but of pride which actu ates the people of the city of Columbli to feel grateful to the president, wbc by this action gives evidence that the War Between the Sections is at ax end indeed, and South Carolinia i again a State to whom the union i glad, to give the recognition of fuix fellowshiD. CANT B; CLO*JD Fo Fays the State Supreme ("ourt Abeat Flloree 1i petsary. The Decision Says the State Board of Directors Have No Power to Close Up a Dispensary. The State supreme ccurt Wednes day banded down a decision in the case of the removal of the dispensary from Elloree. The court sustains the position taken by Chairman H. H. Evans, who acting upon the advice of the attorney general, voted agaiust the propositien to do away with the dispensary at that place on the ground that the State board has rot the au thority to take such action. In the decision of the court, writ ten by the chief justice, Hon. Y. J. Pope, a brief history of the case is given. In October last the people of Elloree signed a petition for the re moval of the dispcensary. No charges of misconduct were brought against J. M. Weeks, the dispenser. The people wanted to be rid of the dis p- nsary and did not hesitate to say %o, all but half a dczen of the men of that community having signed the petition asking for the removal of the liquor shop. The petition was acted upon by the Noard on the 14th of December ard Messrs. Towill and Boykin are re corded as having voted to grant the petition. Mr. Evans is recorded as having voted against the action of the majority, for he thought the State bard had no jurisdiction. Dispenser Weeks then appealed to the supreme court for a writ of prohibition to estop the decree of the S:ate board. In his complaint to the supreme court., Weeks says "that no vote had been taken by the qualified electors of the county of Orangeburir to close dis pensaries In said county as provided by law." He also alleges that n charges had been made against his management, that he could not be re moved except for cause, and that the State board has no authority to close a dispensary except upon the order of 1 the majority of the people of a crun ty After summing up these facts, the chief justice says: "A scruiny of the powers conferred i by law up -n the boird of directors of the State di-pensary falls to shon 1 that any power to close a dispensary once established has been coaferreo I by law to said board of directors; but, on the contrary, the law coinfers such power upon a different tribunal." H - then quotes the law as amend. d L) 1 Senator Brice's bill in 1904, and con zanued: "Apart from all of this, such power in a board of directors of State dibpen sary might set at naugnt tte will of te peup;e,'as expresst d by their rep resentatives, legally chosen. As we have heretofore remarked, there is no power given to the State board of di rectors to close a coun.y di-p nsary. The demurrer is overruled, and as aa further cons~deration is not desirt d on i the merits we will grant the peLi tion.i '"It Is therefore ordered that the act of th.e State board of control is null and void and the writ of prohi bition is hereby ord :red to issue, re straining thne respoz..dent from enif.arc irng their resolution adopted on the 14an or Dscember, 1904." Messrs Moss & Lide of Orangeburg and Mr. William E~l.tt, Jr., of Co lumbia, repreentea Dispenser Weeks, Mr. W. C. Wolfe of O-aogeburg rep resented the people of EBloree. The action of the supreme court means that no community can rid itself of the dispensary aitnough that same community might not have wanted a dispensary thrus.t upon it. It requires the vote of an entire county, to give relief. Picked Up at S-a. A dispatch from New York says Capt.. J. A. Minot, of the steaim dredge Texas, which foundered at sea with a loss of twenty-two lives, was brought there Tuesday on the steam :r Rotter dam from Rotterdam. Otnaer survi vors of the Texas were landed at Wat erfurd several weeks ago, having been rescued by the brigantine Mercedes, after a terrible experience. The Tex as, which was bound from Dantzic to Galveston, foundered at midnight of Cnristmas eve. Two of her boats were launched, but one of them, con taining twenty-two men, sank the oc cupants drouvning. In the second boat the survivors drifted for fourteen days, the last six of whic2 were abso lutely without food or water. One died from exposure, another became insane and the remaining twelve were on the verge of hysteria when help came. They had drunk sea wa ter, and their bodies were covered with boils. One of the survivors when rescued said that they had just drawn lots to decide which one should be killed to furnisn food for his fel lows, Had Enough of Them. Frank D. Ellis, formerly the confi dential representative of the national cimmitteeman and -sub-treasurer, Thomas K. Akine, has testified be fore the Senate investigation commit tee that Akins had told him that President Roosevelt had asserted to Akins that under no circumstances must R. C. Kerens be elected to the United States Senate from Missouri. "He said also in that conversation," said Ellis, "I call to mind that the President did not want any more like Elikins, Kearns, of Utah, or Clark, of Mront ana, in the Senate; that he was having more trouble with them now than with the rest of the Sena:e and ne did not want any large railroad corporation interested in a United States Senator, that is what he said; that was puolished." He Tried Many. Thirty-five thousand prisoners have faced Judge Rufus B. Cowing, senior judge of the general sessions court in New York city, since he took hi-i seat on the bench in 1877i. The judge, notwithstanding his vast experience inl that tribunal, still has an opti-| mist's faith in human nature and| -nolds that crime is not on the in t crease. He approves of inideterminate sentence and thinks that any one who appears in court after having been punished twice should be imprisoned forwlife BACK HOME. Gov. Heyward Returns After a . Trip to New York. WAS MUCH PLEASED With Northern Capitalists' Faith in the South. The Governor Was the Recipient of Much Attention, and Made a Fine Impression. Col. D. C. Heyward returned Wed nesday from New York city, where he had gone upon invitation to speak be- 1 fore the North Carolina society. This was at the annual dinner of the peo ple of the Old North State who now make their homes in the American t metropolis. In speaking of Gov. Hey- I ward's visit to New York The State e says: While Gov. Heyward was thorough- I ly tired out, he had enjoyed every mo ment of his trip. Mr. E. W. Robert son, who accompanied him on the visit to the metropolis, said that no 3ne couli have been the recipient of a more social attention during the time d that Gov. Heyward spent in New e York. a The great banquet of the North 9 Darolina society was held on Friday 9 tvening of last week at the St. Regis. V that greatest of hotels, where tbe o service is gold plate and the waiters t %d bell-boys and footmen wear the t piecturesque knickerbocker costnme C >f the Frercb court. Tte St. Regis, 1; in its magnificence, has tak-n away n .he breatn of even the New Yorkers, i who are well used to wbat soutberners g :erm the "luxuries" of life, vet what ft ;o the (ntl amites are fast becoming s 2ecessiies. b "I tried to appear as if I was used S o I-." laugbingly said the governor 13 Unfortunately, Gov. Glenn could not -e present at the barquet, at which b .50 guests sat at th'e tables. Pres- G ,ure of work, incidental to the sis- v ,ion of the North Carolina legitla- v ure, prevented toe chief executive D )s South Carolina's sister State from g meing in the city. His place, however, 1 Yov. Heyward says was ably filled by v r.xeph F. J.bnson, an ex-zovernor or b alabama, who is a North Carolinian t )y birth and who was well fitti-d to d ;articipa'e in the meeting between o .e governors of the two Stat s. 0 At the banquet were many ,North N iar.linians who have bec.ime sub a tantial citiz ns of New York, and S mne society had also iLvited *n courte- E y to the governor, about 25 Souib p )Aroin uens %ho are well known in the E c-eat city. Amoog these latter was t Eir. W. A. Barber, former attorney -u teneral of the State, who is now one v >t the most prominent lawyers in biew York. Gjv. Heyward heardb him iighly spoken of by men who knew tim well. - - Through the kindness of Mr. El. W. A B>.bertson, -Gov. Hey ward met a Lumber of gentlemen who are influen- a Gial in the financial world, and at d ,eir hands he received many pleasant g social attentions. Tne governor was particularly gratified with the inter est in the bright outlook of the south manifested by these financial and e ousiness mn. "They were remarkably well dis posed toward Sotuth Carolina," he said i ast evening, "and seemed impressea , with its wonderful manufacturing de velopment and its future. "The cotton warehouse system was something with whicn they were quite C familiar and they seemed to tnink 8 that, backed as It Is by the bankers or a this section, that the farmers would g have po difficulty in obtaining the a necessary capital once the scheme wase fairly well established. This capital might be obtained both in New York g md in South Carolina. The efforts of the cotton planters to fix a price was looked on most favorably by these gentlemen."' Gov. Heyward, as is known, made i* the theaze of his speech before the v North .Carollna society the work of e tue immigration bureau in this State, f and he said that he was surprised at i the knowledge which the New York , epitalists displayed of the success t and work of the bureau. The fact a that South Carolina had taken the ead had stamped itself deeply, and so a great was the interest in this that E the New York Herald asked an inter- c view with the governor on the sub- t ijct- t "I told them the men we wanted i were the highest class. Quality, if possible, counted much more than quantity in our desires. Home seek ers were the colonists we wisned, and C skilled artisans. The northerners agreed with me in this, havi: g seen t tne influx of immigrants to castle Garden, and knowing that many of f them were undesirable. I was told tbat there were between 75,000 and t 100.000 men out of employment in 2 New Ycrk City, many of them finish- i ed workers in their crafts. How 1 wished that they could know the ad vantages thlat we have to ofear them here in our State. I felt that I hat' a mission ini ?aking my speech on this point, even thougih as I later found, the work of the bureau was al ready known to an extenr.." Faith in Charleston as a coming port was expressed to Gov. Hey waro by some of Nea York's prominent men. The digging of the Panama canal, they said, was bound to rebult in the greatest benefit to the city. -urprising familiarity was displayed In regard to Charleston's haroor and its advantages as a -shipping and re ceiving port. "Wnerever I turned in New York it seemed to me I met a South Caro' inian," said the governor. "I h.a.d not teen there an hour before I met Mr. T. C. Duncan, president of the Union mills, and Mr. W. H. Sartor, also of Union and who is president of the Aetna mill. A few of the State's THE NEW ROAD LAW Passed by the legislature at Its Re cent Session. The New Act Goes Into Effect Next Year and Afrects Every County in the State. The new act to provide for road working in the State will not become effective for another year, but the peo ple of the State will be interested to know what their representatives In the legislature have done with this proposition. Following is the general bill which was introduced by Mr. B. A. Morgan: "Section 1. That the law in refer ence to the age and time in which road duty shall be performed and commut ation tax provided and fixed in lieu thereof shall be and remain as now provided by law in this S Late, except in the countries hereinafter named, and the law in all other resoects in all countries sball be and remain as now provided by law. "Sec. 2. All male persons able to perform the labor herein r quired, from the age of 18 to 50 years, both inclusive, in this State, except in Greenville, Anderson, Pickens, Union, Marion, Horry, Spartanburg and Cher okee, where the ages shall re from 21 to 50 years, both inclusive, and except in Saluda county, where the age shall be from 18 years to 55, both icelusive, and also except ministers of the gospel in actual charge of a :.ongregation, teachers employed in a public school, school trustees, and persons perma nently disabled in the military service of th s State, and persons who served in the late War Between the States. and all persons actually employed in the quarantine service of the State, and all students who may be attend ing any school - r college at the time when tue commutation tax may be come law, shalt be required anually to perform labor on the nigh ways under ebe direction of the overseer of the road district In which he shall reside, in the various countries, as follows: A bbeville, four dayz; Anderson, tnree days; Bamberg, six days; B:irnwell, six dayb; Be.:ufort, eight days; Brk eley, eigut oay,; Oarleston, eignt days; Cherokee, tnree days; Chester. fonr days; Cfesterfield, four days; C.arendou, six da...; D rlington, four oas; Dorcheter, six d.&ys; Fairfield, four days; FLjrence, four days; George town, eight days; Greenville, tnree daye; Greenwood, four days; Hinp ton, six oa)ts; H ,rry, six days; Ker shaw, six days: Laurens, four dayt; Lee, six days; L.:rxigton. six days, if so much be Lecessary; Mtrion, six aays; Newberry, six dayt; Oc mnee, two, days; Pickene, five days; Rchland, eight dayt; Spartanburg, three dayt; Saluua, eighb days; Uuion, two days; Sumter, eight' oay.; Wil-iamsburg, eigne days, and York, five days; pro vided, persons liable to labor under to is section shah have the right to furnish a co-petent substitute to labor in his -t aa; and provided fur tner, ten nours a day shall be a day's work. Sec. 3. In lieu of performing or causing to be performed the labor or 1o hours per day, as herein named for the several counsies, a commutation tax may be paid by the persons so lia ble, on or by the first day of March in each year, which in the bolowing counties shall be: Abbeville, one dol lar; Anderson, one dollar; Bsnhberg, two dollars; Barnwell, two dollars; Beaufort, two dollars; Berkeley, two dollars; Charleston, two dollars; Cher okee, one dollar; Che saer, two dollars; Chesterfield, one dollar; Olarendon, one dollar; Darlingtoo, one dollar; Dorchester, two dollars; Fairfield, two dollars, which shall be expended by the board of county commissioners upon the public roads in the town ships from which it was collected, Florence, one dollar. Georgetown, two dollars; Greenville, one dollar; Green wood, one dollar; Hampton, one dol lor; Horry, tharee dollars; Kershaw, two dollars; L-iurens, one d-llar; Lee, one dollar, Lexingtor, three dollars; Marion, two dollars; Newberry, three dollars; Oconee, one collar; Pickens, onedo~lar and ahbaif; Richlan~d, one dol lar; Spartanburg, one dollar; Saluda, two dollars; Sumter, one dollar; Union, one d.Alar; Willamus burg, one dollar,anid York, t wo dollars; provided, in Barnwell. td Lexington commutation tax collected shall be expended by the board ef conty com missioners upon the public roads in the township where the commnut.ition is collected; and provided further, that in Orangeburg cournty, from and after October the 1st, 1905, all those per sons who are liable to road duty in said county, as fixed by sectIon 1 of this act, in lieu of perfor ml g or cans ing to be perform- e all labor upon toe roads, shall be required to pay to the county treosurer of Orangeourg coun ty on or before the 1st day of March of each and every sear an annual commutation tax, or road tar, of one doliar per head, whion shall be ex pended upon the public road< of tne county, and as nearly as posible in the townships fron wninh it was col 1 cted; and any failure to pay sain road tax scallbe a.misdeneanor and the offender upon convIction shall be punished by a fine of not more than ty dollar., ($50.00) or imprisoned f > not more than thircy days; in the county of Cuester fi-la from and after tne approval of ta?is ..c there shall be annually levh d and collecot d a tar u1 one and ore quarter mla f ar ro purpos 5, one rt of which sh-t 1 be u-ed in toe tow~-nl ip in wmicl it, is calb cted and toe other balr shall b: used as a general road fund whicn may be used to secure machinery, tools, appliances ann stock and to supple ment other road funds. Ana the county supervisor is hereby author~z ed to have the roads worked ny coo ract, by the overseer plir, or b. eo p1' ying superinitend'ents of work; anic all road hands shall be required to work under any pt rson cirected by tue supervisor where they have faileo to pay the commutation tax. "Sec. 4. That all acts an~d parts of acts affecting the counties herein named be and are hereby repealed it inconsistent with this act. "Sec. 5. Tuis act shall go into ef fant on the ls ay o f Jarnary, 106."i A MYSTERY. Did Mrs. Stanford Die of Poison. ing in Honolulu Hotel? IT LOOKS THAT WAY. At Least Great Suspicion Surrounds Her Sudden Death in Far Off Hono. lulu. "I Hava Been Poisoned. This is a Horrible Death to Die." A dispatch from Honolulu says Mrs lane Lathrop Stanford of San Fran els3o, widow of United States Senator Leland Stanford, died at 11.30 o'clock Wednesday night at the Moana hotel here. Suspicious circumstanaes surround the death of Mrs. Standford. She was taken Ill at 11 o'clock and said: "I have been poisoned." Her last words were: "This Is a horrible death to die." Mrs. Stanford came here from San Francisco on the Korea, February 21. In conversation with Mrs. Henry Highton of San Francisco, who is now aere, Mrs. Stanford said that an at bempt had been made to poison her in that city and that this was her reason for saiilDg on the Korea. It was Mrs Stanford's belief, according to Mrs. Eighton, that enough poison had been used to kill 20 persors Before retiring that night Mrs. Stan. rord took a dose of b-carbonate of inda, which she purchased at San F-ancisco, It is reported that the oda contained strychnine, but this report cannot be verihied. Dr. F. H. Eumphries, who attended Mrs Stan 'ord, is making an examination of the nntents of tne bottle which bad not een ttiuched since Mrs. Stanford left 3an Faric'sco. Wedne day afternoon Mrs. Stanford went to a picnic. She ate beartily. ) returning to the hotel' she took >nly soup for dinner and retired short y after 10 o'clock At 11 o'cluck a guest of the hotel who occupied an adjoinlng room heard grs. Stanford groaning and running o the room found ber lying on the loar. She had evidently *tried to ,ummon help. At the time of Mrs. 3Tauford's death there were present Eiss B-rner, her secretary and her naid, May Hunt. Both are prostrat :d. In accordance with the local law, a :oroner's jury was Immediately sum noned and viewed'the remains which were later taken to an undertaker's to 6wait an autopsy. Mrs. Henry Highton told the' Aqso siated Press correspondent that Mrs. stanford said to her shortly after ar tiving hera: "The reason I left San Francisco was because an attempt had been made on my life-an attempt to pols >n me, and enough poison was used o kml 20 persons." "Mrs. Stanford seemed to be great ty affected," said Mrs. Highton, "I ought to disabuse her mind of the dea as I feared it might be only a de uslon', but Mrs. Stanford talked so ationally about the attempt on her ife that I do not now hold the belief Ghat it was a mere fancy of 'hers. I was very uneasy after this talk with Ers. S,.anford and wrote to mutual riends in San Francisco about the natter. They told me they feared uch attempts had been made; no lames, however, being mentioned." Dr. Humphries ma'ie the following itatement to the Associated Presi,! "When I was called in I found Mrs. Stanford In convulsions, and applied he quickest remedies, but it was not ,ossible to stve her life. Mrs. Stan 'ord said to me: 'Dodtor, I have been poisoned.' "Ms Stanford's condition seemed o in~diate strychnine poisoning. Be ween convulsions, her mind was un asually active, and she said: 'This is .he second time they have tried it. ihey tried It last January, and I came dere to avoid them.' "I tasted the contents of the bot le," continued Dr. Humphries, "ba rore making an analysis. I am una sle to swear that it contained stryco aine, but I am perfectly positive that tt does c-:ntain strychnine." . An antepsy on the remains of Mrs. itanford was performed next after loon. The physician who c >nducted lhe autopsy said that the cause of leath was tetanus of the respiratory ,rgans, but that he cannot state how lhe tetanus was brought about unill Liter an e xamination of the contents 'f the etomach. No icquest will be held until High ineriff H,;nry receives the re-port of abe chemists. This report widl prob Lbly be received tomorrow. it is reported ton'ght that E. A. Duncan, the territorial food commis nioner and c'2emil analyst has round' itrychnine in the bortle of blear bo Iae of soda. No 'ifilotal rep.,rc Of uch finding has vet been made, and tvher chemists have been called mn -nsultation. It Is prooable that t.e neuest will be delayed for several lays, awaiting the anala sis of the~ ntent~s of the st omach. Higt' Sheriff flnry and Deputy 3her~ff Biawlins are coaouctingc the~ nvestigation with Jihe assistance of noe pol:ce of~da's. AN ATTEMPT ON HER LIFE. A aispLten nom d.a F .e.o sco says mn the l8-- of iasL m .nth it was re p ,rted enat aa attempb had bee?n :nade to murder Mrs Stanford by means of poison placed in a bottle or mineral water at her home on Cl roroia street in this city. It was ,tated that she had takd three irmas of the deadly mixture, but the poison had been used in such large :iuantities that it 8erved as its own emetic. Mrs. Stanford was taken violently ill and medical aid was sam* mnoned. The contents of her stomach a~nd the vaater remaining in the bot tle were analyzed .and sufficient strychnine to have kille d three~ per sons was found. .Mrs. Stanford first drank of the water on January 14th and frnm that time her halth da representatives whom I met and whi called on me, were Mr. M. C. Heath Maj. W. A. Metts, Mr. Yateg Snow den, now connectpd with the E glisl departm,-rit in Columbii university Mr. E. M. Wilson, Mr. I H Hunt o: Newberry and Mr. T. W. Lauderdale who was formerly of Winnsboro bul who now lives in Brooklyn. "I was ent-ertained at the home oi Mr. John R. Abney, who was solicitoi of this circuit under the Hamptor regime. His interest in South Caro lina is never failing and I was glad tc be able to tell him about his friendE in the State. He has been away 2Z ears, but, as I said, preserves his love roi ts commonwealth." Gov. Hevward also met Mr. John Ieans Thompson, son of Gov. Hugn :. Thompson; Mr. John C. ,alhoun, in able financipr, and M. C. X. Oliver >f the Mount Vernon-Woodberry duck nill syndicate. Mr. Oli',er's love for South Carolina, his adopted home for everal years, is very ardent, and he ihinks there is no place like Columbia. "I'd rather live there than any >l!'e in the world," he said to Gov. leyward. "Mr. Oliver's faith in Co umbia as a great manufacturing cen re, is splendid," said the governor. le has a branch offce In New York, s well as one in Baltimore. When the overnor and Mr. Robsrtson passed hrough the latter city on their return hey were entertained at lunch at the laryland club by Mr. O.iver. The gov rnor was in Washington only a few tours and saw none of the prominent 3en of the State. He left over the outhern railway for.home Tuesday vening, arrived there about noon Vednesday. "Certainly no one could have made finer impression than Gov. Heywaru id," said Mr. E. W. Robertsmn last vening. "Fro a the time that we rrivert at the Waldorf until the day re left we were on the go. There rere so many social attentions that, re could not fill them, and the callers veran the governor. I was delighted D be able to introduce him to the dends whom I have in New York ity, and I know that they were equal rpleased. O every side I heard the iost flattering compliments paid him. [ sspeech for the immigrat ion bureau ras mision work, aud in a rip- field, ,r I am sure that northern capital Is afflieutly certain of the absolute rght prospect of the south, and auth Carolina, to invest its monv) ere." On Saturday, the day following the a: quet, Mr Robertson tendered -ov. Heyward a luncheon at the Uoi rsity clua, at whica the guebt. rere: W. H. Port, r, prfsidt nt of fte Chemical National bank; J. E l ard Simmons, prrsident of tWe 'urth Na- ioual bank; J. E Cannon, ice-president of tne Furth National ank; R chard Derlld, prebident of e Nat, nal Park bank; V. P. Say Br, president of the NatEional Bank r Coma e ce; A. H. Wiggin, vice rfsident of the Caase National bank; . L. Moyer, president of the Na onal Shoe and Leather bank; H. G Yr.th, vice president of tne NaLional ank of Commerce; James Woodward, rsident Hanover National bank; enry Par-ons, the wel' known capi alis; C. K G~iver, H. C. Fiteitman ! Fleitman & Son and Gov. Hey rard. Fir'e in Aike-n. The Ohatfield buliing on ' Park venue, in- which were located the .iken prostoille, the Gif t sho~p, owned y B S. Campbell, the Eagle News nd Cigar store, owoed by H. S. Jor an, the residence of Mrs. S. E. Cnat eld and the store of the Aiken Elec rical Constiustion c->mpany, owned y W. Rothrock, were burned there aturday night. The fire was discov red at 7 o'clock and burned for more ban two hours. The building was Id and the smoak and heat were so itense that practically nothing was ved except a portion of the electri al cumpany's stock. The losses will' ggregate $10,000, insurance about 5,000, divided as follows: Mrs S. E. ibatfield, building $2,500, furniture 1.000; post'. file fixtures $800, insur nce8400; the Gift shoe stock $3,000, 1surance 8700; Eagle News and Cigar bock $800, ins'lrance $350 ;, Electrical )rpany's losses not known. All of be postoffice records and valuables are afe. Many Skeletons. In removing a hill in the eastern art of Chattanooga to supply dirt yr the approaches of a viaduct, rorkmen have unearthed twenty skel tons supposed to be the remains of ederal soldiers. Brass buttons bear 'g the insignia of the Union forces ere found near the skeletons. It Is be general opinion that the remains re those of soldiers killed in the des irate assaults on Missionary ridge, nd who were hastily buried in trerc o s, being forgotten during the subie uent severe battles and campaigns of nat vicinity. The Indications are bat more skeletons will be removed ef ore the work is complete. Took Rouughl on Rtas. At Charleston William Porcher, a olored cook, attempted to commit ucide Wedarsday by taking a qua'n iy of "Rougn on Rats." After wallowing the puison, the negro got rightenedi and raised an alarm. He as sent to the city hospital and res ritive s were app:ied. He will prob ,bly get bet er. The negro got the dea into his tiead that if he kept in notion, the poision' would not take ifet and he ran about the streets at lively rate, having to be captured efore being sent up for treatment. Conduucor Killed. At Columbia while coupling two lat cir in tthe Blanddmg street yards ir the S suti.ern rail way Wednesday reigt:t Co: ductor K. G. Strouthers' ead w~is crushed by a beam project :gfrm one of toe cars, loaded with umber, and he was inst antly killed. ~I. Stroutners was from.Toi~nsson, S. 3. He leavs a widow and siveral mail children. Mane G'o( Haul Two robbers blew the postoffle safe t Eist Point, a suburo of Atlanta Sdoesday st-cured $1,500 wurtb of ~tamps and $20 in money and made ~od tueir escape. In their haste to et away the ruobbersicat'ered stamps loag the road as far as FArt McPher on. So far tinere is no clue as to te rentityo f -the robbers, clined. Although the story of the attempt to poison her was positively denied, peraistent rumors regarding the matter was revived. An cfficial of the Morse detective agency who investigated the first at tempt by poison on the .life of Mrs. Stanfora, stated that there was some foundation for the belief that she bad teen poisoned prior to her departure for Honolulu. !Beyond that state ment, however, he would give no par ticulars. Mountford S. Wilson, Mrs. Stan ford's personal attorney, said that, in his opinion, and In the opinion of Chailes G. Lathrop, Mrs: Stanford's brother, Mrs. Stanford died a'natural death. Mr. Wilson said Mrs. Stanford bad been in poor health for some time and probably died from heart failure, apoplexy or some similar trouble. WHO SHE WAS. Mrs. Jane Lattirop Soanford was born in Albany, N. Y., in )t825. She married Leland Stanford. who later became one of the builders of the Central Pacific railroad and accumu lated an immense fortune. As the wife of Governor and later Senator Stanford, Mrs. Stanford for many years took a prominent part in social affairs. S!ie ccoperated with ner husband In the fcunding of Leland Stanford Jr., university, and after Senator Stanford's death devoted her. self almost entirely to the interests of the university. Althonga the im mense endowment of nearly $20,000, 000 made by Sena'or Stanford and Mrs. Stanford to the university was placed In the hands of trustees, Mrs. Stanford until the time of her death had control of the funds and the ap pointment of trustees. Almost the entire Stanford fortune now goes, to the 'university. Mrs. Stanfard had but one child, a son who died at an early age and In memory of whom the Leland Stanford, Jr., university was founded. T.EAINS OLLIDE Killing Seven Persons Outright and Wounding Fifty Other. In a rear end collision Friday night between.two special passenger trains from Cleveland on the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad en route to Wash ington, six men and one woman were killed and probabiy 50 others Injured. Tne accident happened at Clifton station, eight miles west of Pittsburg, Pa.. and was caued by the first spec cial stopping for a hoD box and the second following so closely that the flagman bid not time to get back far enough to prevent the collision. The first train carried a battalion of the Omio Engineers. It was made up of six ciaches and a baggage oar. The second train, with the same num ber of. cars, carried the Tippecanoe club of Cieveland, witn a band of 25 or 30 women. Wnen the crash came the passengers in the rear car of the first train were the prinuipal sufferers and all of the fatalities were in that car. The wreckage took fire from the engine and the entire first train and three cars of the second were burned. New trans were made up and sent to the scene to bring the dead and in jured thiere. Maj 3. H. McQuilggs, who was in command of the Engi neers' battalion, had both legs broaen at thigh and will probably oie Capt. Charles E. Pope was the only officer of the Engineers' battalion to escape, and 'he will be in command of sne oattalion, which will return to Cleve land as soon as a train can be made up for them. The Tlpp~canoe club then continued their journey to Wasnaing ton. When r'-ll call was made of the Tip pecanoe club only two men were miss ing. They may be among the injured who were taken to the hospital at Socrnester, Pa. The engineer of the second train says the block signal showed a green light and nis train went ahead at the rate of abous 45 or 50 miles an hour. When the impact came the engine of the second train ploughed tnrough the rear Pullman in which the officers were, and half way into the tourist car j ist ahead of it. To Restricz see41 sais. The commilttee of the siea Island cotton farmers met Thursday in Charleston and drafted a form of agreement having for its purpo.~se the restriction of tue sale of seed that the cultivation may be reduced, as determined upon at the recent mieet ing of the planters, ginners and mill ers. The agreement wili be first sub nitted to the lawyers for such mnosi fi.asions as they may see fit; then It wiU be suabmised to the farmers for signacures, and at the meeting oi March 22d1 the pager w7]1 be foruiahy ratfisc and put into effect. Toe growing cultivation of sea island cot ton by other commnities suggests the restric.,ion of the sale of se'ea, since the cotton does not reproduce itself in otier pl sces. Woman snuoos aa iatruder. Edward Barr w, aged twenty-one years, of City Mills, Mas,, was shot and probably fatally wounded by Miss Os.tilmne S. Alderman, upon being dis covered in the lat er's bedroom. Miss A:derman, wno is about fifty )ears id, lives with her motner ar~d umaoen sister. She told the poLe that she was ]ying awake in bed reading when i he ligot was suddenly extinguished. She is deaf, and aid not hear the in Gruder but, distinguishimg tue oulinaes of a man's form, comman~ded him to leave. When he moved toward her shbe reachea for a snotgun kept by her bed aod firn d J.rammei saremie. Su cide in the balcony of a crowded ther .e, was the method of deato, chosen by an unknown man. ab u, 22 years old, wno hot and killed im self at the Chic go Opera Hojuse Sat urday afterncon curing a vaudeville performance. The young~ man shot rslmself in trbe head. Death was instan l ane: u*, and the body fell into the lap cf a woman occupying an adjoining s.eat. Sihe and several other women fainted, but quickly revived. Thename of the suicide is unknown. Lost aiis Foot. Grover :R~cbester, a young~ man 22 yeais old, fell while boarding a train in Anderson on Tuesday of last week anid his foot so badly crushed under the car wheels that it had to beam TERROR STALKS. Abroad in Every Part of the Great Russian Empire. THE DUKE VLABIMIR Is Hunted Everywhere by Assassins Who Swear that They WiW Have His Life. Deadly Warning'Are Posted Even on the Steps of Public Buildings. . Terror stalks in every partof the. great Russian Enplre, and no Gr& Duke or prominent rfla1 feels sa e The utter impotency of the police in the.face of the terrorist orgavlzat1on . is shown by the increasing boldness Of' . the latter' all over St. Peters.ug. - Even on thie steps of pubIe buP'dings simple notices of Grand Duke Seri _ death were found. They read: "Tae sentence of death passed upon Sirgius-Alexandroviten was February 17. "Tue Fighting Organization of tli Stclal D.:mocratic Party. Moreover, the notices were neatly printed, a thing unknownin the days of the late Ihterioi Minister 'Von Plehve, when slmilar notices wereal ways run Off on copying machne The secret police then were too cl-se on the heels of the terrorists top mit of the use of prinirig.press. The Grand'Ducness MarzPavlo whose husband, wne Granaduke dimir, Is high onrthe ast of those od demned to death, is trying to snield bis life with her owu. iaceRedSua day the grand duke ttas not unlyieen' showerea with threate and but has twice received from abroad formal letters, signed by. groups, informing nm of his sentence.:1 to death and of the assignment men to-execute It. At the same Lime the Grand Duchein Marie, hke the Grand Dacis Essa beth,'in the case of Grand Dukee gius, was notafie: that her life a neri son's lives .would be spard4 n she was appealed to not to go,.; in her husband's company. The.,. ters naturally terrorizid and househld of the grand duke, whad L has aged greatly during the last few weeks under the strain of'what hed. slits is the unjust criticism whX& placed the responsibility for the6blood shed of January 22 wholly on hiU2 snoulders.' Although the grand duke's healtbe had been falling for over a year now almnit a complete wreck. d ora time the entreaties of hisfam2jr'and the warnings of the police suffed to 'Q N keep him within tne walls of palace, bat since the funeral of GM>'Y" Duke Sergius, Grand Duke VladIir na shaken cf restraint, declaring that he refuses to show cowardice and - not only drives out in a clused car. riage, but on Sunday walked for a. - short time up and down the quay in front of the winter palace. At his side, however, on each cc casion, was the Grands1ueness Marie Pavlovi. The grand duke tries to elude her, but sne .Insists upon being Immediately apprised if he is going out, donning wraps and accompany ing him. Grand Duke Vladimir has received a letter from cue group which ha -d previously warned nim, saying his sentence was temporarily suspended, which Is- attributed eir-her to a more correct appraisement ofV hds 'share in the event, of January 22, or to a gen eral decision of tne terrorists to give the autocracy a breatning spell and await theresult of ttheassainatlnof G~rand Duke Sergius. The latrter coincideo with the views of those acqnainted with the methods of the terrorists, who point out that a -- succession of assassinations woulid de feat their object by compelling the Einperor in the interest of the safety of the imperial famly to thrust asidea all question of concessions ~and to sanction the mast drastic measures of repression. N-arto repuladon. There are 9,204,531 negroes In the United States, includifg .Parto-.Bioo and H.swaIi. N'ine-tenths of them live in oe South-one-toird of the popu lation, says Everybody Magazine for February. Seventy-seven per cent work on 746.000 farms, of which. 21 per c nt are acooutely, and 4. per cent p mrially owned by negroes. Thare are 21.000 negro caruenters, 20,000 bar bers~ and nearly as matny deecaors; 16. 000 minIsters, 15,000 masons, 12,000) aressmakers, 10,000 ergineers, and firemen, 5.000 shoemnakers, 4,000 muns Icians, 2,000 actors and showmen, 1, 000 lawyers. Since 1890 negro illiter acy has sunk from57 to 44 5per cent. Mop A bandoi.ned. All hope is given up In Charleston for the bark E..sex, which aned from that port in De.ember with a cargo or 460,000 feet of lumnoer for New York and it is th ughmtuat she has - gone down and Capt. W.. G. Smith and his crew of seven men were drown ed. The vessel was a particularly staunch ship, of about 900 tons, but with, such weato:er as has prevailed off shore the past few months, the best ships have been serional1y ,tr ubld. The cargo was valued at about $5,000. Not Sincn Lzgne. "May toe saints preserve ye." said ain old woman in Washington, who 'sad been given a quarter by Congress. man Cooper, of Wisconsin, "an' may every hair o' your head be a candle to light your way to glory!" "Well, is won't be such a torchlight procession at that," Mr. Coopor aaswered as a gust of wind took off his hat, showing a. shinning crown. A dispatch from San Francisco says the schooner reported lost off Tomales bay has been Identified as the Jesse Eatsen. Twelve men' were aboad her at the 'time and all were lost, a cording to a dispatch- received from