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VOL. XIV. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14,1905. NO. 88. TWO RASCALS. Negro Preachers Convicted o Committing Pension Frauds AND SENT TO PRISON. The "Rev." Samuel B. Thompson and the "Rev." E. J. Williams, Who Stole the Livery of the Lord te Serve the Devil In, Caught Up With. The United States District Court at Charleston is making it warm for the negro preachers who have been Illegally prosecuting pension claims. As a result of the prosecution two ministers, Rev. Samuel B. Thompson and Rev. E J. Williams, of Chester field county were Thursday sentenced to terms in the United States prison at Atlanta, and another preacher, Rev. William F. Shepherd of Beaufort was indicted and will be tried at the next term of the court. Rev. Thompson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year and a day in prison and Rev. Williams entered the same plea, as an accessory, ann was given six months in the Marlboro county jail. R >bert McFarlan's case was nol prossed, he having turned State's evidence, although it is under stood that the pension examiners had proved the case on him and were pre pared to co.nvict him and the two preachers with whom he operated whether he made his confession or not. His evidence was given, how ever, and he escaped punishment by doing so. Toe case presents some interesting and amusing features, and shows the use to which many "educated" ne groes put their intelligence. Rev Thompson hails from Cash's dcpot, in Chesterfield county. and is the son of a preacher of the same name. Thomp son started in the pension business two years ago and ii this time he filed about a dozen claims, two of which were gran-ed, and these are the cases which have gotten him into trouble with Uucle Sam. The pen sions were secured in the name of Robert and Nero McFarlan. Ttie pa pers were all properly prepared and apparently straight on their face, and it was only by accident that the de partment got on to the fact of the fraud. According to the evidence of the pension examiner Thompson secured an allowance of $262 back money for Nero McFarlan. When the vouchers and other papers were received by Tiompson he met Nero by appoint ment at the bank at Cash's depot and there the signatures were affied, Thompson directing what Nero should do, and the claimant cheerfully and readily putting his name to such pa pers as were presented. The money came from Washington in due time and was deposited at the bank by Thompson. The preacher had fixed things to his satisfaction and profit, but he had to give some money to Nero since the fellow knew that money had been allowed to him, so he drew a check for $25 02, secured a govern mnent pension offie envelope, and then took himself to Hamlet, N. C , where he bought a money order for the amount and mailed it to NTero. He marked on the outside of the envelope, "B. J. Williams, Washing ton, D. C." When hero got the money order he went to the postcfie to cash it. He had to be identifid and the Identification was furnished by Williams, who was on hand, ac cording to the agreement, although the envelope indicated his presence at Washington. Nero was so pleased with the receipt of the money that he hastened to explain to the postsffie official that Williams had sent the money to him, which Williams prompt ly denied. The postuffie offcial con cluded that something was.wrong so he notified the d.epartment and the in vestigation followed, resulting in the makring out of cases of forgery and false cert.ification against Thompson and Williams jointly and on seperate counts. The investigation of the pension ex amniners showed that Thompson had secured a pension of $417 for R >bert McFarlan, but that the man han been paid only $100, having lef t the rest ou deposit as the pensioner thought for the purchase of farm supplies, but when the time came for the purchase he found that there was no money to his credit in the bank. Williams noting the success which had attended Thompson's operations, entered the business on his own account and put in a claim for one Jet McFarlan, who was alleged to have died in 1901. when the had died in 1868. Thompson came to Williams' assistance in find ing one Richard McFarlan as heir tc the dead soldier, notwithstanding the fact that Jet McFarlan had nevel marri- A claim was put ini for a child, Pauline was the name, who wai alleged to have been born in 1890 t< the man who had died in 1868. Thompson concluded to go one bet ter and he put in a claim for anothel child, Della,'born in the same year the child being declared a minor 0: Roman McFarlan. whose mother died in 1883. Tne claim must be enteret before a cbild is 16 years, and Thomp son saw that the age was safely place< within the period. A claim of 8241 was asked for these children. Wnei Thompson filed the claim for Della she was then married to a man name< William Mc2att and was the mothe of one child and instead of being 1 years, she was at least 21. These were not all the claims whici were filed by the preachers, who founi time in their work of salvation to en gage in the prosecution of pensioi caims. Among the other claims wa one for still another MLP.alan, wh was alleged to have served in the On Hundred and Thirty-fifth regiment o engineers and who is still a residen of this mundane sphere. McFarlar tells that so far from serving in gen eral Sherman's division, he and hii master "ran for two years to keep away" from the army in question. uolumbia State. COLUM IA ?XMALE COLLIGE. Exercises Held for the Last Time in Present Quarters. The commencement exercises of the Columbia college were held Tuesday night in the auditorium, which for it last time witnessed the fair scene, for ere another class is sent from within those walls the institution will be in quarters more befitting ar d more ac commedating f r its needs. Toe old building which has been doing a noble work since its erection in 1859 will no longer shelter the youth and beau ty of the Methodist dencmination, but will in all probability be given over to an even ncbler cause. The ball was crowded to overfi w ing Tuesday night when the Exercises were opened by a piano selection, by two of the students. These young ladies, Misses Woodley and Norton, rendered the "Marchee Heroique" in a style that reflected much credit upon the college. At the conclusion of these soft btrains Dr. T. W. Fitin delivered a short prayer asking the divine blessing upon the institution and all its works. Dr. W. W. Daniel, the president. then advanced and introduced to the audience one who needed no introduc tion to a Columbia audience, Dr. J. A. B. Scherer, president of Newberry college. Dr. Scherer took as his sub ject "The Century in Literature." His oration was a magnificent one, and was greatly enjoyed by all who heard it. The visitors were next entertained with a nocturne by Miss Pearl Nor ton, which was well applauded, and then the president arose and made a short address to tne members of the graduating class and took occasion to announce the winner of the Sylvan xedal which is given for the highest average scholarship of the session The winner, he said, was not present, having been compelled to return tome but nevertheless the name would be announced and the prize sent to her. Tbe young lady securing this much coveted prize was Miss Maud Owens of Dunbarton. The event which is an epoch in the life of every student was at hand and Dr. Daniel called the members of the class forward and presented to them the much desired diplomas. The fol lowing young ladies received their de grees: Lenore Ruth Ackermaa, B. A.; Madge Esling Bethune, B. A.; Janie Laura Coilins, B A.; Annie Ei.ina Dargan, B. A.; Kate Glenn, B. A.; Hattie May Morgan, B. A.; Attie Ela Phillips, B. A.; Sarah Elizabeth Reed, B. A. Certificates were given to the fol lowing young ladies: Carrie Maude Cannon, Lurline Harvey, Lilian LouiF' Marchant, Mary Brigham Moes. Lidie Riohburg, Maude Ann Riley, Aima VanMetre, Ethel VanMetre, Cirrie Belle Vaughan, Marie DeLuache Zemp. There was a pretty incident that took place afcer the conferring of de grees when Dr. J. W. Daniel arose and on behalf of the graduating class presented the popular president of the college, Dr. W. W. Daniel, a bronze bust of Lord Byron. Rev. B. 0 Watson, chairman of the the board of trustees, came for ward and annunced tae glad tidings' that the new bilding would be ready wheni the students returned to their duties. Gambling Did 10. Lawrence W. Wiggins, at one time a prominent merchant and citiz~n of Marietta, Ga., committed suicide Sat urday in a room at Folsom's hotel on Marietta street, Atlanta, by cutting his throat with a razor. He was at. the head of the L. W. Wiggins Shce Company. of Marietta, wnich failed about six months ago, and formerly owned one of the handsomest hojmes in Col b county, which is said to have gone to pay gambling debts. Wig gins married one of the handsomest and wealthiest women In Marritta, and she with two young sons, survives him. His wife's fortune of some $75, 000 Is said to have gone In the same manner as his other property, through gamblirg. and speculation. He was 45 years of age and it is said that no man in Marietta had brighter pros pects than did he several years ago before he became practically a slave to the card table. Sixteen Injured. Sixteen men and boys employed in the coal mine of the Inverness Rail way and Mining company at Inverness 0. B., were injured Thursday by an explosion of powder about 500 feet down the slope. The physicians who attended the injured say that all will recover. The injuries were cbiefly caused by powder cans, pick axes and other tools which were hurled among the employes. A spark from a miner's lamp is thought to have ignited the powder. Death of Rev. J. M.: Carilie.i Rev. John M. Carlisle, aged 79 years, died at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. L. C. Jennings, Spartan. burg, S. C., Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was for years a promi nent and irnfluential member of the S~uth Carolina conference. He was noted for his piety and his attentior to all duties as a pastor. His remains were buried In Oakwood cemeter3 Tnursday afternoon. Steam Kiled Three. Three men were killed by a sudder rush of steam in a boiler, which the3 were repairing at the American Steel and Wire Company's furnaces al Cleveland, 0., Wednesday. The dead James Donahue, William McBride. unknown mnan. Several other mez were slightly injured. Fire at Cordele, Ga. In the town of Cordele, Ga., Wed nesday electric lights, telephones telegraphs, street rollways and othe: public conveniences were put out o bariness by fire In the business dis trict during the evening that did up Swards of $50,000 damages. Severa fstores were burned with their con . tent WANTS A. RECEIVER For the South Carolina and GeorgiE Railroad Compiny The A ction is Brought in the Inter eat of An Augusta Stcckholder. Who Own Many Shares. The papers in the suit of Henry H. Cummings, of Augusta, to break the le!ase of the South Carolina and Geor gia railroad by the Southern railway, and for the appointment of a receiver for the South Caroiina and Georgia road, were filed Friday in the ffi-e of the clerk of the circuit court at Charleston. Tne Evening Post, of Charleston, says the complaint was prepared by Attorney D. J. Southall, of Aiken, and is a very lengthy bill, containing numerous exhibits, which are made part of the complaint. The bill re cites that Cummings is a stockholder of the Southern railway, owning one hundred shares, and the reason of the suit is that the plaintiff believes that the continued control of the South Carolina and Georgia road by the Southern is to the detriment of the financial interests of the Southern railway, and the plaintiff having no other means of relief, be has asked the court to intercede and give the de sired relief by appointing a receiver and selling the road, putting an end to the present operation of the South Carolina and Georgia by the South ern, which is declared to be in viola tion of the constitution and the acts of the Legislature. The bill reviews the acquisition and control of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, later the Carolina, Cumber land Gap and Chicago, Cirolina and Midland, aDd last the South Carolina and Georgia, giving a detailed account of the connections and routes of the road, the whole being to show the merging of the parallel lines which are complained of, and incidentally the alleged hurt to the cotton mills of Aiken, Langley, Graniteville and Warren, in the increse of freight rates through withdrading the com petition which formerly exIsted be fo.re the railroads were absorbed and made part of the system of the South ern railway The allegations of the mergirg and absorption are further set out in the exhibits, in which particular refer ences are made to suits which have been by various parties in Aiken and Orangeburg counties, and also by the Attorney General in Kershaw county, all seeking to break the lease of the properties under the constitution and acts of the State, especially under seceion 7, article 9 of the ocnstitution and the acts of March 2. 1897, which provides a penalty of 8100 a day for every day that the parallel line is held and operated in violation of the act, the said penalty to be acquired in the c.,urts. The several suits in Aiken and Orangeburg were Instituted by pirties seeking to have the penal ty assessed that they may scure t'neir partion of the fine, in accordance wi-h the law. The bill of complaint proceeds to tell of the large sum of money wuich as been expended In the maintenance f the South Carolina and Georgia, amage suits, etc., not to speak of the penalty which is being daily incur:ed hrough the operation of the compet lg line, in violation of the law. The petition states that instead of the South Carolina road being a valuable asset, it is detrimental and burdensome to the Southern railway, and is work ing great damage and itjury to ihe stocknod- r. The c .rporation ref uses to correct the trouble, and thais is tne jification of the petitioner going in o tie Federal court. The pe-.tion concludes: "Wherefore, the premises consider ed inasnluch as your orator is remind less in a court of common law and can only have relief in a court of equity were there matters and things are properly cognizable, your orator, ex pressly waivmng discovery and answer under oath from each and all of said defendants, humbly prays. "First. That the said Southern Rail way Company, its directors, officers and agents, be perpetually en joined from further holding or operating or at tempting to hold or cperate, either di rctly or indirectly, :-a'd South Caro lina and Georgia R slroad Company. "Second. That this court appoint some fit and proper person as receiver to take charge of, operate and control said S lath Carolina and Georgia Rail road Company, under appropriate or ders and direction of this court, until such time as the same can be sol-1 un der the direction of this court. "Third. That this court, by appro priate decrees in the premises, durect and order the South Carolina and Geor gia railroad to be sold at public or private sale, as the court may direct, to some person, persons, or corporation, who will own, maintain and operate the same in accordance with the fun damental law of the State o-f South Carolina, and that the proceeds of such sale be turned into the treasury or said Southern railway for the bene fit of its stockholders. "Fourth. That the court will from time to time grant unto y our oratoi such other and further relief as may to the court seem meek." Valuable Tow boat SInks. After completing a journey of 1,800 miles without mishap, the towboat W. W. O'Neill, one of the largest i the river service, struck an obstructior in the canal Wednesday and sunk a: the foot of Eighth street. Capt. Car rollton and crew of 15 escapz d. Thb boat, which .is the property of thi Monongahela Consolidated Coal anc Coke compa--y, is worth $100,000 anc was returning from New Orleans witi a big tow of empty coal barges. L it believed the O'Neill can be raised Navigation through the canal will no1 be interferect with. -100,000 Sunday School Children. Anniversary Day, a day which hai made Brooklyn, N. Y., famous the world over, was celebrated their Wed nesday by the combined Sunday schoc associations of Brooklyn. One hundre< .thousand children took part in th< parade, which is the principal featura f the celebration. FRAUD FOUND. Charged That Government Re ports Were Doctored. TO BE 1NVASTIGATFD Secretary Wilson Says the Charges Are Ridiculous. Secretary Cheatham, of the Southern Cotton Associ ation, Says He Has Docu mentary Evidence. A dispatch from New York to the Atlanta Journal says Richard Cheat ham, of Atlanta. secretary of the Southern Cotton Growers' asciation, who is in this city, has declared his intention of calling President R aose velt's attention to what be considers gross irregularities in iboth the pre paration and the publication of the government cotton report issued last Friday week. Mr. Cheatham will make no charge of bribery or any other crime, but his intention is to ask for a rigid investi gation, and that the resignation of one of the important employes in the statistical bureau of the department of agriculture be demanded. It is understcod that he charges some one in the department with having manipulated the figures and given them in advance of pablication to certain brokers for use in depress ing the cotton market. The Southern Cotton Growers' as scciation!s an organization of planters and southern brokers, whose object it is to regulate, so far as pc s3ible, the acreage of cotton and to p -otect the planters and other southern interests from minipulation of the market tending tc depress the price of the staple. Officers of the association, declare thy have as many experts as the department of agriculture, and make every effort to secure the most trus;twcrthy information regarding the crop condition. For several mon:hs the statistics gathered by the associa tion have been at variance with those. erranating from Washington, and the rfflcers of the association together with -r-rokers and cotton merchants in this city have conducted a secret In vestigzation in the hope of ascertain ing the reasons for the discrepancy. A prominent broker, it is now as certed, bas gathered the most impor tant of documentary evidence in th ease. From employes of the depart ment of agriculture, he says, some of whom are In the habit of making fre quent visits to thls city, he learned that advance information in regard to the reports could be secured He ful lowed up this inquiry, inquiring whether or not the rep-'rt bas not been chang 3d. and alleges he was suc cessful in this ende-.vor, alsorecein. letters frcm at lease one of ihe prom inent hir?' ri f cotton br. kers in thi-. city hadi buch an ut~derstanding with at least one offcer. Mr Cheatham was notified of the alk god discoveries by telegraph and made a hurried trip to. this city. After many hours spent in con-ulta tion, he journeyea to Wasniogton, remaned a few hours and returned to N--w York, saving he desired signa Lures to a document in his poses i.n. It is said Mr. Onheatham will :harge that the figures of the bure-au of statis'.i:s have been manipulated in the interests of a certain bearish element in the market here, and tnis charge wi1l cldude not only the fur n shinin~g (f advance informat-ion pertaining to the goverrnment figures, but also falsification of these figures. In the case of the report issued last Friday he-will charge that pians were laid a month in advance. WHO THE OFFICER Is. Edward S. Holmes, Jr., is the name of the government otficial that will be reposited to President Roosevelt, by Richard Cheatham, s:cretary of the S .uthern Cotton Growers' Association. Secretary Cheatham it Is stated on zoxellent authority, will tell Presi dant Roosevelt that not only was advance information concerning the gavernment report on cotton acreage and condition given out to bear oper ators in New York, but that the dgures of the report were deliberately manipulated so as to favor the market operations of the prominent specula rive Interest involved, by innluencing a lower market valuation for cotton than is warranted by the actual con dinicn of the growing crop. It is further charged that plani were laid practically a month in ad vance to secure in this instance a bearish report, and that the otficia: accusedi, profiting by the advantaget of his position, perfected arrange ments by which such result might be obtained. Secretary Cheatham har in his possession, it is said, numerous signed documenits showing conclusive ly that the figures of the governmen1 bureau on the cotton acreage and con dition have been manipulated in the interests of a certain bearish interesl in the market. SAYS CHARGES ARE RIDICULOUS. .1 diepatch from Washington sayi Secretary Wilsin, at the concuion c: the cabinet meeting said hIs attentiol had been called to the charges of thi Southern Cotton association that thern had been a "leak" In the informatiox gathered by the agricultural depart ment in regard to the cotton crop. Hi characerized the charges as ridica lous. It wa's possible, he said, tha somebody connected with the depart 1ment had been pretending to hay. knowledge or the cotton figures de partment, but as a matter of fact i was practically impos-sible for any bod; to obtain advance information of an: value. S"The reports from the variou states in the cotton belt," said h -"and those fro'n the field agents o the department are received by to statistician under ssal and placed in. safe. On the day when the to a] are to be footed and the estimate madre thee reportsa re taken from th safe in the presence of myself the -tatistian ard such assistarts as we may need to do the work. Behind locked d(.rs we eimine the report and make up the report, which as soon as we complete the task, is giver to the public. There is no possibility so far aq I can understand, of anybody . btaining advance infor.ation as to the report made public. I can con ceive that, by collusion with an agent here or there in the country one might obtain~a little infor 'ation but it would be of no value whatever." S:c Wilson in.-icated intetion, however of institting an inquiry nto the charges, with a view to -liminating any possible fraud. H .aid so far as he knew, Mr. Hyde, the statistician of the department had no idea of postponing bis trip to Earope on account of the charges which had been made public. WEATHER AND CROPS. Some Improvement in Cotton, But Grass Still Serious Drawback. Following is a report of crop condi tions as made by Section Director Bauer: The first of the week ending Mon day, June 5th, was warm, the middle portion cool, and the close had normal temperature. There was widespread complaint that cool nights were unfa vorable on cotton. There was more than the usual amount of sunshine over the western and central parts, and less than usual over the eastern parts. There were local high, damag ing winds in the northeastern coun ties on the 30th and 31st accompany ing thunderstorms. A large portion of the state had no rain during the week, but there were heavy rains in the east central, east ern and southern counties on the 30th and 31st, further delaying farm work and increasing the foulness of corn and cotton. Farm work made rapid progress over the larger portion of the state, but cultivation is dimeult owing to the rank growth of grass and weeds and the rapid drsing of the soil which ren ders it baked and crushed. The weath er was generally favorable for growth of crops, and there is a marked im provement noted where they have been cultivated, - but the general condition of all field crops is still poor. There is a marked improvement in cotton which looks well where worked, especially on clay soils, but Is still poor, yellow and small on sandy and gray soils, with less complaint of plants dying than last week. Lice are prevalent in the central and eastern counties. There yet remains a small part of the crop to chop to stands. Favorable progress was mtde in clean ing fields of grass and weeds, but much remains foul, and some will be abandoned owing to the rank growth or grass and the Ecarcity of laborers First squares have been noted in many parts of the state. The c: :ndition of corn is variable, ranging from good to very poor, and much of the crop is sufferin;g for want of cultivation. In many piaces it is vellow and undersized. Where prop erly cultivated it Is fine. Bottom land2s ee cestructive in southern counties. Rice looks fdairly well. A large acre we of June rice will be planted in the Georgetown district. Melons are late. Wn:rat is being harvesred and the yields are poor, owing to rust and too much rain. Oats are ripe and be ing generally harvested, with yields ranging from excellent to poor. Spring oats zoutinue pr( mising. Peaches are bemng sbipped; the quality is good, but tr.e fruit is sma-ll. In placen peacn es are rotring badly. Gardens are do ing weli, but aseed rain in the west. P.stures good. Minor crops generally promibing. She~ IMakes a Mistake. The following is told of a couple .vho attended the Wyoming state fair and st'pped at one of the best hotels it~ Salem. About 2 a. mn., the hus band was siezed with severe stomach cramps and was almost frantic. His wife was very much frightened, but she knew something must be done quickly, so without putting on any clothes she started down stairs on the jump with naught on but her ''nigh ty." Running into the dining room she saw the mustard c:uet on the table. Emptying the contents into her handkerchief she started up stairs on the run and entered the first door she came. Here she saw a man lying on the bed, who in the dim darkness she mistook for her husband, and gently tucking us his lingerie slapped the poultice on his abdomen. The man let out a howl and sitting up in b :d shouted: "Woman, what in the h-1 are you doing?" There was a shriek, a patter of feet on the hall floor and frightened half to death the poor wife found her room and suffer irg husband. She told him her troubles, and it tickled him so that his cramps took a ch'ange of venue. Fought It Out. At Belgrade, Servia, a street fight occurred at a public square Wednes day afterncon'bhetween former Pre mier Pasics and M. Ilkolics, the min ister of justice. The two met and ex changed a few words when M. Niko. lics suddenly struck M. Pasics on the head with a stick. M. Pasics seized his opponent by the throat butr by standers interfered and separated the combatants. The quarrel was the outcome of differences due the recent ministerial crisis. Minister Nikolics bas resigned as a result of the trou ble. The Bryana~ Go abroad Mrs. William J. Bryan and hei daughter Grace sailed for Germany Wednesday for a long trip abroad. They will be joined early in Se ptembel by Mr. Bryan and the winter will be spent in some part of the Orient. Mr. Bryan is going abroad especially t< study the experiments of continental cities at municipal ownership and the railroad qurstion. He expects to be in politics when he returns Democratic Victory. SA dispatch from Wheelitng, W. Va.. says Thos. D. Davis, Democrat, a Sbrother of Henry G Davis, wa ,elected as representative from th second district by at least eight hun Sdred majority over Jamen P. Larkin reversing a previous Republican- ma ACREE TO PART. Norway and Sweden Peacefully Dissolve Their Union. NORWAY WANTS KING Of Her Own, and the Old King is Asked to Aid in the Selection of One of His Family to Rule Over Nor. way as a Seperate Na. tion. A dispatch from Christians, Norway, says King Oscar's refusal to sanction the bill passed Ly the storthing pro viding for a separate consular service for Norway culminated Wednesday in the passing of a resolution by the storthing declaring the dissolution of the union of Sweden and Norway and that the king had ceased to act as king of Norway. Aa address to the king was adopted -declaring that no ill feel ing was entertained against him, his dynasty or the Swedish nation and asking him to cooperate in the selec tion of a y oung prince of the house of Bernadotte to occupy the throne of Norway. "Norway from today is a fully in dependent and sovereign state." This is the text of the editorials in the Norwegian newspapers and It re flects the spirit with which the people of Norway accept today's action of the storthing when it proclaimed King Osar no longer king of Norway. . At its meeting Wednesday evening the storthing adopted a proclamation to the Norwegian people in which is given a detailed account of the events preceding the passing of the resolu tion, and in which the hope is express ed that they "will succeed in livi~ng in peace and on good terms with Cll and not the least with the Swedish people, to whom we are linked by so many natural ties." The proclamation con cludes as follows: "All officials, civil, military must In every respect yield that obedience which the government has the right to claim according to the authority transferred to it by storthing in the name of the people of Norway." . Tae proceedings throughout the mo mentons session of the storthing Wed neslay were marked by supreme good order and by the utmost d~gnity. The piacs had been most carefully prepar ed and nothing had been omitted to secure the inauguration of a new gov ernment under the be.t auspices. That the feeling was Intense was evidenced by the great gathering of peope outside the storthing during the early sEssion, and after the an: nouncement of the result of the pro - ceedings. a quiet respect was shown the members as they left the bullding. The crowds were especially respect ful in their ovation to M- Michelson, the retiring premier. Tne storthing will, If necessary, de fend the step taken Wednesday by force of arms. M. Arctander-will be Norway's first foreign minister. He is now chief of the departments of commerce, nai gation and industry. It Is learned that Crown Prince Gus tave will return from Berlin immedi ately. It is understocd that an extraordi nary sessiz'n of tue Swedish riksdag will be called June 26, if not earlier, as the result of Wednesday's action of the storthing. HOW SWEDEN T AXES IT. A dispatch from Stockholm, Swe den, says the Norwegian coup d'etat was answered here Wednesday by a great patriotic demonstration of loyal ty to and sympathy with King Oscar. A great processic.,, accompanied by bands, weut to Ecsendal castle, where the b.nds played the national anthem. In a few minutes the king and other members of the royal family appeared on a balcopiy of the castle and ware enthusiastically cheered by the demon strators, while a number of ladles ad vanced from the crowd and presented the king with a bouquet. Though greatly excited over the sItuation, the populace remains outwardly calm. King Oscar held a council Wednesday evening at which the situation was considered. The dissolution of the union be tween Sweden and Norway has been pending for some time and had its growth in the desire which grew stronger as time passed for the estab ishment of separate consular systems for the two countries. One of the causes for the desire in Sweden and Norway for separate con sular systems was the fact that Swe den is protectionist and Norway is for free trade and also because of Norway's more extensive sea trade and other divergencies of commercial interests. EUROPE SURPRISED. A dispatch from London says the revolution In Norway, though anticip ated and peacefully effected, has come ujp E~ :'ope with unexpected sudden ness a'd the question Is asked with some anxiety whether it will mean international complications. Had Ruis sia not been involved in a diffcult war in the far east it is doubtful whether Norway would have taken the present momentous step which Is not likely to be regarded with approval by En ropeon powers. The fact that the coup d'etat is not unlikely to eventu ste in the establishment of a Nor wegian republic would alone be a rea son why the step should not commend itself to the monarchIcal powers. It is nowhere thought that King Om car will consent to a junior membei of his fa~mily becoming king of Nor way. This proposal is regarded as ar attempt to palliate the blow to the do posed king and the opinion of Englisk new.spapers is that the suggestion l quite impracticable. The consular diffculty is supposec to be only an outward manifestatioz of the deepseated separatist aspiration: of the maiority of Norwan.a Brittl sympathies appear to be strongly or the side of Sweden and King Oscar The Morning Post expresses the very general view in suggesting that it is eminently a case for Tne Hague trib unal. DESTROY MILLIONS. Bugs Coat fe Country More Than the Government. If we are to believe the Agricultu. ral Department, the United States Is a very buggy country. According tC the department bags eat up annually more than it costs to maintain the government, including what we pay for warships, for the navy End the army, the Philippines and the Panama canal. Here is what we annually lose by bugs: Cereals............$200,000,000 Hay and forage......... 53,000,000 Cotton................. 50,000,000 Toba-co.... .........5,300,000 Truckcrops............. 53,000,000 Sugars.... ............. 5,000,000 Frults .............. 27,000,000 Forests and prod-cts.... 111,000,000 Miscellaneous crops...... 5,800,000 Animal products........ 175,000,000 Products In storage...... 100,000,000 Total ............ .$785,100,000 And here what is charged up against the various kind of bugs: Gasshopper.... ..... 50,000,000 Chinch bag ........... 60,000,000 Hessian fly............. 40,000,000 Corn-root worm......... 20,000,000 Corn-worm ...........20,000,000 Cotton-boll weevil...... 20,000,000 Cotton-boll worm........ 12,000,000 Ctton-leaf worm.. .....8,000,000 Codling moth of apple... 20.000,000 Potato bug... .... ..... 8,000,000 Grain weevil.......... 10,000,000 Army worm.......... 15,000.000 Cabbage worm ......... 5,000,000 San Jose scale.. .......10,000,000 $298.000,000 This only includes fourteen varie ties of bugs, so about $500,000,000 is to be laid up against the others. Yet we live, yet we are prosperous and manage to export several hundred millions of food stuffs and cotton each yi-ar. It might be added that the Agricultural Department takes no ac o unt of the destruction worked by the "hurbug.". Win Take No More. Owing to the overcrowded condition of the various wards the authorities of the South Carolina Hospital for the Insane at Columbia are taking steps to see that the law passed in 1902 ex cluding non-residents from the hos pital and directing their deportation from this state to other states, or, In case of foreigners, their removal from the United States through the depart ment of state at Wasaington. The board of regents recently reported to she governor on the sutject, calling upon the probate judges throughout the state .to guard the interests of the State by refusing to send to the hos pital all prospective patients who are not residents of this State. There Is now a daily average of 1,250 patients In the hospitaL Last year the ad missions amounted to over 500 and up to June, of this year, 323 new patients have been taken in. The consequence is that all the room Is need for South Carolinians. The report sets forth that In spite of the law the probate judges have been careless. Twenty five non-residents have beean received and thirteen of these are still inmates of the hospital. Wedding Postponed. A-special from Spartanburg to The State says Mrs. S. T. D. Lancaster died at her home at PaulIne In that county Monday, June 8, being sud denly stricken with paralysis while the ceremony uniting the lives of her daughter, Miss Birdie Lancaster, and Mr. W. F. Westbrook of Marlboro county was being pronouced by the Rev. L. M. Roper. The death was peculiarly sad, and the atmosphere of joy, happiness and bliss was trans formed to gloom, woe and despair. The bridal party had assembled in the parlor of the home, and friends and their relatives were In attend ance, rejoicing with the happy young couple, when the final summons came with shocking suddenness to the mother of the bride. Mrs. Lancas ters sudden attack of apoplexy and death caused the postponment of the wedding. She was stricken as the bridal couple entered the parlor, In which she was sitting. Two Boys Cremated. The bodies of two boys who met a horrible death by cremation on the beach Wednesday have been Iden tified as those of Ordner J. Delaney and Willianm Jeff ries, both of Atlantic City, N. J., aged 7 and 5 years re spectively. The two boys were insep arable companions. They had gone to a bush heap of pine trees on the beach front at New Hampshire ave nue, which trees were to be used to build a jetty. They dug a hole be neath the pile and crawled under. It is believed they had matches for soon the brush was ablaze and before the boys could crawl out they were ore mated. Their charred bones were scarcely recognizsble. Firemen who responded to put out the blaze did not know the boys were under the brush until a horseman lifted one end of the brush to get a stream of water under it. He then saw the two burned bodics side by side. R .leased From the Navy. Leo Fleishman, the runaway boy from New York, who was discovered as an enlisted hospital apprentice at the Norfolk naval training station last month, after his parents had spent over $10,000, in an unsuccessful effort to locate him, Wednesday was released from the nr.;;y and will leave for his home in New York, accom panied by his cousin, Miss Wilhelm, who arrived there Wednesday and met him. 'Five Firemen lnjured. Five firemen were injured and one, Johan Corbish, will probably die, while tighting a bad fire in a warehouse 01 the New York Dock Company, Brook lyn, Wednesday morning. The met were at work on the roof when it sud denly gave way, burying them in the burning cotton. They were resece unconscious by fifteen of their fellow firemen, who dashed into the burnini buldng at the risk of their own lives TAKE THE LIFE Of Rojestvensky Rather than Have Him Recaptured WAS JAPANESE PLAN. The Guard Was lastructed to Kil the Admiral in Persuance of Agreement Made With Russians to Aow Rojestvensky to Remain on the Bedovi. A dispatch from Toklo under date of last Saturday says two torpedo de stroyers which have returned to Sase bo furnish details of the capture of Vice Admiral Bejestvensky.- The de strovers Kasumi Usuhamo, Sazanam - and Kagerou were ordered to attack the Russian warships the night of May 27, and were steaming ahead when they suddenly encountered a number of Russian ships. The Kas ma narrowly averted a collision with a Russian cruiser, the closeness of which seems to have saved the de stroyers from being damaged by the heavy fire which the Rusians directed on them. During the Rossan attack the ves sels forming the destroyer fltila di-. vided. The Sazsnami, and Kageru. continued the search for Russian ships throughout the night, and In the morning discovered two torpedo boat destroyers. One of them steae away, but the other was unable to do so. Oa approaching the latter, the Japanese discovered a white flag flying from the foremast and the Red Cross flag astern. She proved to be the B-dovi with Admiral 'Rojestvensky and his staff on bard. The Bedovi signalled that her engines were dam aged and that she was short oftcal and water. An armed guard was sent on board the Bedovi to receive her surrender. The Russians requested-the .Jaw nese not to remove Admiral Bojest vensky and the other officers-on so count of their wounds, and the Japa nese complied with the understanding that the guard would before leaing kill Rojestvensky in the event of the delay leading to a meeting-with.Bus. slan ships, thus running'the-dnger of his recapture. The Sanzanami ran a line to the Badovi and began towing her. The line parted twice. In the morning the Saznami met the Japanese cruiser A.kSMh. which conveyed the two dedtroyers toSasebo. During the trip, the destroyers en countered- heavy seas, and their decks were awash during part of the time. Bear Admiral Rojestvensky is resting well with no dangeroussymptoms and' his speedy recovery seems certain. The offcers of the Bussian battle. ship Orel have declined to accept pa role. They have been given an addi tional day to further consider. the question.___ ____ Three Russians at Manila. Rear Admiral Enquist, 'who was commander of the heavy cruisersquad ron of the Russian fleet in the late battle, arrived in Manila bay at 9 o'clock Saturday evening on board his flag ship, the protected cruiser Aurora, accompanied by the protected cruisers Oleu and Jemtchug. All the vessels were more or less damaged, and there were many wounded men on board. Rear Admiral Train- on board his flag ship, the battle ship Ohio, with the Wisconsin, Oregon, aleigh and Cincinnati, was outside Corregidor Island manoeuvrlng when the Aurora saluted with thirteen guns, and the Ohio -answered. Ad miral Train and his squadron ac. companied the Russian vessels to Ma nila. Flagged Train for & (Jhew. While a fast freight on the New York Central road was speeding along east of Rome, N. Y., before dusk one evening the attention of the engineer was attracted by a man standing on the track ahead frantif~ally giving the stop signal. The train was brought to a halt. The engineer nemd down from -his cab and asked the fellow what was wanted. "Give me a chew of tobacco," said the man. The tra, went on to Rome, where the incident was reported. Offiers went to the scene of the hold-up on a shifting en gine and arrested the individual, who was found importnning asvitch tender for a chew of tobacco. He gave the name of James Hill. Five~ Conviets Kinled. A dispatch from Biscayne, Fla., says five negro convicts at the county camp at Olno were blown to atoms by dynamite Thursday night. Dyna-. mite in large quantities is used In road building and the negroes had become careless In handling ft. The bodies of the dead cisavicts were In every case hadly torn and mangled. One, that of Henry Jones, was blown 300 feet into the branches of a tree, where it was subsequently found. The exact cause of the explosion will never be known, though it Is attribut ed to the discharge of a dynamite cap which set off a box containing 150 pounds of the deadly explosive. Got What He Deserved. 02 Wednesday at Portland, Ore gon, Charles McGinty, a wife beater, suffered 20 lashes on the bare back, being the first to suffar under the new State law. The lashing was performed by the county jailer under the direc tion of the sheriff and a physician. The whip was a braided blacksnake made of rawhide with four lashes. McGinty, after being sentenced, was. hustled to jail where he was stripped to the waist. His manacled hands were tied toa door in the jail corri dOr high above his head. Blood was drawn at the fourth blow. McGlnty writhed and groaned strained at the manales bindingr his wrists.