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President Taft Takes
Senate Chamber Be<
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Washington, Special.?With all lit
the homage that assembled thousands,
> representative of every State, almost ^
i every hamlet, of the nation eorld pay,
I the aerampaniment of martia music, to
| . the rythmic tramp of soldiers' feet, te<
p the echo of saluting guns, the unk
' checked enthusiasm privileged only ^
to a free people of a great republic,
"William Howard Taft, of Ohio, en
Thursday became the twnty-seventh
President of the United States.
And not without its iifluence upon av
the day and the epoch-making event Sc
!was the exit of Theolorc Roosevelt ut
heralded by countless admirers for
seven years past as flic most picturi
esque, the most virile and one of the ri
greatest figures evei upon the stage qu
of American publi< life. I'
Panoramic Jcccrations. ia'
r The inspiring nedley of national wt
airs, of folk song, of blood-stirring th
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marches, Coats over a kaleidscopic! W
panorama cf red, white and blue; a\
fluttering lags, wind-flapping bunt- j n"
ing, every foim and manner of dec- po)
oration tkat could be devised in I j
honor of the nation's chief pays its jj
silent trijute to the day. toj
By dusl the pageant passing in con- st?
stant review before the Court of
Honor lad its end; the light of day jer
yielded the scepter to the most gor- j
geous ind brilliant illumination of
the Capitol ever attempted; the hiss ca
of skyrocket, the jubilant crack and
boom of every form of pyrotechnic
devic* was heard; the rumble of carriage*,
the shouted command of of- W
ficen, the beginning of the inaueual of
>all, came in for their own. cal
Tie escort from the White House an
to ;he Capitol consisted of members an
of the G. A. R., United Spanish War ci>
Veterans, and the Army and Navy pa
Ukion. sot
The Vice President entered the
Senate chamber just before noon,
and in a speech filled with emotion bq
ixpressed his regret .at ^parting with nu
that body. The scene was an affect- bo
ing one. lig
Vice President Sherman. lot
Vice President Fairbanks, in his ah
most impressive manner, then admin- tui
istered the oath to his successor. This hij
impressive feature over, Mr. Fair- an
banks handed the gavel to Viee we
President Sherman, the retiring Viee th.
President taking a seat near Speaker tei
Cannon. Mr. Sherman then began wt
his short inaugural address. of
At its conclusion he administered tai
the oath of the new Senators, some sk
of them re-elected, and then formally
adjourned the Senate. Gradually
the procession began to move to the Sh
. Senate Chamber where President- p.
' elect Taft was inducted into office. wl
Takaa the Oath. da
/ In all the day replete with history- lia
vfVM?o ?uv vuc g i roi BUflirillt; l"
moment was that when the shouting co
thousands ceased their acclaim, a th
solemn hush fell oyer the multitude, th;
and the President-elect with hand up- of
SEVERE^STORMOrrHI SI
A fearful storm struck the nation ha
again on the historic 4th of March, fo
A Washington special says: Much sn
/ suffering was caused among the vast
inauguration crowd here by the win- a
try winds, the slush under foOt and do
freesing temperature. Two perspns th
were reported dead as a result of ex- N<
posure and many other persons are bu
seriously ill. sa
All the hospitals report that they tii
have treated numerous cases of ex-Ire
ilf if ill"?
sryyy* jp^r3* yjuyywji,1 v ^
pi
Oath of Office in
:ause of Blinding
ging Without.
rted, unfalteringly uttered the oath
office,
''1 do solemnly srear that I will
ithfully execute the office of Present
of the United States, and will
the best of rav ability prcscive, proet,
and defend the Constitution of
e United States," kissed an open
ible in the hands if Chief Justice
elville W. Fuller, and stood erect
President nf the .mtin..
xth.
After his inaipmral address
tndreds pressed about to ?rasp
s hand, until nt list he slipped
i'av to the Presidejt's room in the
mate. where he rated a few mines
before beginniig the return to
e White House.
Roosevelt "Withdraws.
The retiring President loath to dirle
the honor with his successor,
lietly bewail the journey to the
lion Station, win re he took a specI
train for Oyster Bay.
The new President and Mrs. Taft
ire alone in the first carriage, and
e drive from the Capitol to tho
hite House down Pennsylvania
rnue consumed only about fifteen
nutes.
Immediately after a hasty lunchi
the Presidential party proceeded
wn the curved walk at the western
le of the White House grounds and
>k their position in the reviewing
md in the Court of Honor.
Thp nnrntlo \rn? covnrol
igth, and was more than three
urs in passing the reviewing point,
formed in streets surrour. 1ing the
pitol.
Who Made Up the Parade.
The greatest event in the life of
illiam Howard Tnft, now President
the United States, was now practilly
over. More than 22,000 soldiers
d sailors, regular and volunteer,
d more than 9,000 members of
ric organizations were in the great
rade, a total of nearly 32,000 perils.
Pyrotechnics.
The fireworks programme, which
gan at 8:30 o'clock contained fifty
mbers, and embraced 1,000 rocket
mbs, 500 batteries, 600 colored
hts, 2 tons of colored fire, 50 balms,
10,000 Roman candles, and 750
y rockets. One of the unique feares
was a pillar of light 100 feet
?h, which was seen for miles
Dund. The Star Spangled Banner
>s unfurled 1,000 feet in the air and
e word, "Taft" appeared in letrs
of fire in the sky. This feature
is accompanied Dy an aerial salute
twenty-one guns. The most speceular
piece was a "battle in the
ies."
President Taft Leads the Dance.
President Taft and Vice President
lerman arrived at the ball nt 9:30
m., when the grand march began,
lich was led by Mr. Taft, who also
need in the first waits. The briL
nt uniforms of the army and navy
e gorgeous dress of the diplomatic
rps, and the expensive costumes of
e women, all went to make a scene
at will long linger in the memories
the beholders.
ORIC 4TH OF MARCH
iustion among persons who stood
r many hours in the slush and
ow viewing the inaugural parade.
News from New York says: As
result of a blizzard which swept
wn unannounced Wednesday night,
e middle Atlantic Seaboard from
?w York to Norfolk found itself
iried in an avalanche of snow and
rept by destructive winds. For a
ne conditions seemed to threaten a
petition of the blizzard of 1888.
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THE NEWCAB1NET
Statesmen Who Wi'i Be Taft's Counsellors.
Of great interest to the country at
this time is the Cabinet which is to
be President Taft's otlicial family for
the present administration. Tiie
following: sketches of the men chosen
by the incoming: president, are taken
from a recent article in the Philadelphia
Record.
Secretary of State.
Philander Chase Knox was born
at Brownsivllc Pa., in 1835. He
graduated at Mt. Union College,
Ohio, in 1872: was admitted to the
bar in 1875. From 187(5 to 1877 lie
was assistant United States district
attorney. In 1H01 he was appointed
Attorney General of the United
Slates by President McKinlev nnd
retained the post under Presidents
McKinlev and Roosevelt until 1004.
when he was appointed by Governor
Pennvpaeker to succeed the late M.
S. Quay as United Slates senator
from Pennsylvania. lie lrns been in
the Senate ever since.
Secretary of the Treasury.
Franklin MacVeaph, a brother of
Wayne MacVeajrh, who was a member
of the Garfield cabinet, was born
in Chester county. Pennsylvania, and
graduated in 18(52 from Yale and in
1S64 from the Columbia I.aw School.
On account of ill-health grave up the
profession and went to Chicago,
where he embarked in mercantile
pursuits. He was Democratic condidate
for the United States senate
from Tillionois in 1304 but was defeated.
He is president of the* Bureau
of Charities and Municipal Art
is a member of the executive committee
of the National Civic Federation
and is vice-president of the American
Civic Association.
Secretary of War.
Jacob McGavoc Dickinson was
born at Columbus. Miss., in 1851,
and graduated frcm the University
of Nashville in 1871. He served several
times by special commission of
tlie Tennessee supreme court. From
1S95 to 1S97 ! e was assistant attorney
general of the United States. In
politcs he has generally been a Democrat.
He will be appointed as from
Tennesee. He is president of the
American Bar Association. He.
weighs '.270 pounds and is (5 feet 3
inches in height. He is wealthv. He
and Mr. Taft call each other "Bill"
and "Jake."
Attorney General.
George W. Wickersham is a native
of PennKvlavnia. was born in Pittsburp
in lSJS. He graduated at the
"University of Pennsylvania, with the
degree of L.L. B. in 1SS0. In Marti'i*
dale's American Law Directory he is
rated as "very good" in legal ability
and "very Ugh" under the classification
of recommendations?these
are the highest and most laudable
ratings contained in the directory.
Mr. Wickersham has been particularly
prominent in corporation law, and
in this respect resembles his two predecessors?Senator
Knox and Senator-elect
Root.
Postmaster General.
Frank Harris Hitchcock 1ms heen n
government official nearly ever since
he graduated from Harvard in 1891.
He was born in 1S()7. He held various
clerkships, bureau chieftainships, etc.
and finally became assistant postmaster
general. He took charge of
the campaign of George B. Cortelvon
for the presidential nomination,
but when this boom was squelched
was invited to become manager for
the Taft boom which he did.
Secretary of the Navy.
George Von Lengerke Meyer, now
postmaster general, was born in 1858,
graduated from Harvard in 1871). He
is very wealthy. He was speaker of
the house in Massachusetts in 1894,
and was appointed ambassador to
Italy in 1900. In 1905 he was transferred
to Russia, and in 1907 was recalled
to become a member of President
Roosevelt's eabinet.
Secretary of the Interior.
Riehard A r biles Ballinger was
born in Ohio in 1858, and after
graduating in 1.886 from Williams
College, Massachusetts, removed to
Seattle, Wash. He has written a
number of volumes upon the law,
seved one term as a superior court
judge, one term as mayor of Seattle,
and has since 1907 been commissioner
of the general land office.
R?rr(>ta.rv nf
James Wilson is a Scotchman, and
therefore the one man in the cabinet
who could not succeed to the presidency.
He was born in 1835, and
came to the United States in 1852,
settling in Connecticut, but went to
Iowa, where he engaged in farming.
He has been secretary of agriculture
since 1807 and his appointment to
the Taft cabinet will give him a record
unparalleled in cabinet service.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
Charles Nagel, of St. Louis, is a
native of Texas and has earned a
fortune in the practice of law. His
i.? i i *?
^ni I'imiiw Him iiccn mijjuiv ior
corporations. Mr. Nngle is extremely
tall and slender, thin-faced, brown
hair and mustache mixed with prav.
He was horn in 1^10. He did not
receive n collepr education, hut spent
one year in the University of Berlin,
where he studied Roman law, political
economy, etc. After studying
abroad he returned to St. Louis in
1873 and served as a member of the
I Missouri legislature and as president
of the St. Louis city council.
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NEW LAWSENACTED ~
List of Acts Enrolled by General
Assembly.
TIip following important acts of
general interest were ratified by the
general assembly at tlie session just
closed:
'to incorporate the Kdisto Power
company w.th certain rights, privileges,
immunities and liabilities.
To amend seel ion 2312. volume 1,
code of laws of South t arolinu, conferring
power to condemn lands,
streams and watersheds, and for
sewerage.
To amend sections 23S3 and 23S4
of the code with reference to renunciation
of dower and the record thereof.
To amend the law in reference to
and to regulate the sale, use, consumption.
manufacture, possession,
etc., of alcoholic liquors, in so far as
the same applies to the counties of
Charleston and Georgetown.
To prescribe the punishment for
rape and assault with attempt to
: > * ? *
?iiu iu jjiovmu ior lUKing pepnsitious
of females in such rases.
To amend 301) of I he code of laws,
so as to make a verdict of the jury
and an order of the court iu the
county where rendered a lien upon
the real estate of the person against
whom it is rendered from the rendition
thereof till the expiration of
five days from the rising of the court
at which same was rendered.
To require electric street railway
companies to affix inclosed vestibules
to their cars.
To fix the fees of the clerk of sourt
of Sumter county.
To make it unlawful to pay dividends
on stoek in any corporation unless
the same are actually earned on
the capital stock of such company
and for any false statement in regard
to such company.
To declare the soliciting of orders
or offer to sell liquors or beverages
containing alcohol a misdemeanor
and to provide punishment therefor.
To repeal section 3059 of the code
relating to the lien law.
To incorporate Marhoro and South
ern nauway company.
To amend an act grant ins to the
United States of America the title
of this State to ami the jurisdiction
of this State over certain lands 011
Sullivan's Island.
To amend an act entitled "An act
to limit the hours of labor in cotton
and woolen mills."
To prohibit the manufacture, sale. |
barter, exchange, giving away to
induce trade, the furnishing at public
places or otherwise disposing of
alcohol, spirituous viuouus or inalt
liquors or beverages by what soever
name called, which a drunk to excess
will produce, intoxication, except
for sale of alcohol in certain
cases upon certain conditions and except
the sale of wines for sacramental
purposes and to provide penalties for
the violation thereof.
To amend an act to make term of
oflieo of county superintendents of
education and county supervisors
and registers of mesne conveyance
four years.
To authorize masters to administer
oaths, etc.
To amend sections 1, 3 and G of
an act to provide for the manner in
which owners or projectors of any
railroad company incorporated under
the laws of other States or counties
may become incorporated in this
I State.
To release beneficiary students attending
State colleges from the obligation
to teach school if appointed
to naval or military of the United
States or to position in the army of
the government services of the U*ited
States.
To incorporate the offices and members
of Marboro lodge of Free and
Accepted Musonary of Bennettsville
under and by the name and style of'
Marlboro lodge of Masons.
To amend an act to declare the
law in reference to and to regulate
the manufacture, sale, use, consumption,
possession, transportation and
disposition of alcoholic lipuors, so as
to change the compensation of the
members of the county dispensary
board for Richland and Chester
counties.
To amend chapter 6, article 1, of
the code of laws of South Carolina,
1902. in relation to State insurance
of public property.
To regulate the manufacture, sale
and delivery of commercial fertilizers
and to provide penalties and
punishment for violation of this act.
To further protect the public
health and the health of domestic
animals by providing for the inspection
of live stock imported into the
, State of South Carolina for breeding
dairy work or feeding purposes and
to provide for the eradication and
exclusion of contagious and infectious
diseases of live stock from the
State.
To amend section 2223 of code so
as to further define and extend the
liability of telegraph companies in
cases of mental anguish or suffering.
To provide for the purchase and
presentation of a silver service to the
battleship South Carolina and to
make an appropriation therefor.
To authorize the governor to parole
prisoners 011 conditions.
To provide certain conditions to
be imposed upn certain foreign insurance
companies and certain other
foreign companies for the privilege
of entering and doing business in
this State.
To prohibit persons owning or
keeping sheep-killing dogs.
To empower the grand jury to em?
)
ploy export accountants and to pi
vide for their compensation.
To amend section S of an act e
titled 4*An act to provide lor ti
appointment of a bank examiner ai
to define the duties of his office."
To exempt certain property b
longing 10 Young Men's Christian a
sociationss in t!::s State from tint
ion.
To amend an act requiring rai
road companies to put cinder detle
tors on passenger coaches.
To provide for a monument to tl
heroism, fidelity and fortitude of tl
owinen of South Carolina during th
trar between the Confederate StoW
and the United States.
To require county treasurers c
the State to deposit in charters
banks surplus or unused funds ji
interest.
To ratify the amendment to se<
tion 7, article 8, of the constitutioi
relating to municipal bonded indebl
edness.
To prohibit the fradulent use c
credit of corporations.
To repeal section 1205, volume
code of laws of 1002. relating to tli
Colored Normal, Industrial. Agricu
tural and .Mechanical College- o
South ( arolina. and to enlarge th
powers of the Ixuwd of trustees e
said college.
To amend section 378. volume
code of laws of South Carolina, IOC.
so as to definitely fix amount o
mileage to he paid to county hoard
of equalization.
To amend an act entitled "An a(
to incorporate certain religious au
charitable societies for the advanci
ment of education, and to renew an
to amend the charters of others lien
tofore granted."
To declare the willful or wantc
burning of any building which is ii
sured a felony and to provide put
ishment therefor.
To amend an act entitled "An a<
to nrovitlo fnr llio ???. #? nf
in public school districts in Sout
Carolina."
To fix the salary of the mayor <
intendan? of any city or town her
tofore or hereafter incorporated u
iler the general laws of the State
To make article 7 of chapter 14 <
volume 1 of the code of laws (
South Carolina applicable to banks
To fix the place of trial in all a
tions to recover a penalty fixed 1
statute for delay, loss or damage
freight by common carriers.
To incorporate the Wateree I'ow
company.
Regulating appropriations made
meet the ordinary expenses of tl
State.
To require all school warrants
be approved by the county superi
tendrnt or education.
To provide for the investigatic
of the State Hospital for the Insau
To amend the law in relation
the names and location of the votii
precincts in this State.
To amend sections 2!)S, 40(5, 4(1
259 and 275, volume 1. code of law
A. D. 1902. relating to powers at
duties of county treasurer and tl
collection and assessment of taxes
To require the comptroller goner,
to draw his warrant in favor of ce
tain Confederate soldiers and tl
State treasurer to pay the same.
To amend chapter 45 of volume
of the code of laws of South Can
lina, 1902, by inserting thereii
''One additional section to be know
as section 1774a, relating to banks.
To amend section loo.), volume
code of laws of South Carolina, 190!
To prescribe the manner in whio
the State treasurer shall pay out th
income from the funds of $50,49
held by him persuant to an act c
congress for the benefit of free pul
lie schools in the parishes of S
Helena and St. Luke in Beaufort an
Hampton counties.
Declaring it a misdemeanor t
draw and utter any check, draft c
order where the drawer has not 8
the time sufficient funds to meet th
same, ^ and providing punishmer
therg?>r.
To amend section 2 of on act ei
titled "An act to make the term t
office of the county superintender
?nd register of mesne conveyaiu
four years."
To amend thp law relating to ma|
istrates and their constables, the
powers, duties, jurisdiction, salarie
etc.
To regulate the collection and di:
tribution of dead bodies for scier
tifhc purposes.
To authorize the payment of ce
tain back pensions.
To ameud sections 506, 508 an
513 of (he code of criminal laws, vo
lime 2, relating to gambling.
To increase the average length <
the school term and to improve th
efficiency of the public schools i
this State.
To provide for the closing of th
several dispensaries in this Stat
and for t ho ttnlo nf oil cln/ilfo ?
liquors, beverages, fixtures and oth<
property belonging to the several dii
pensaries.
To provide for the levy of tax?
for the fiscal year beginning Jani
ary 1, 1909.
To make appropriations to mei
the ordinary expenses of the Stai
government for the fiscal year eon
mencing January 1, 1909, and to pr
vide for a tax sufficient to defray tl
same.
To amend the law with referem
to compensation and salaries of eou
ty officers.
To amend an net entitled "An a
to establish a department of ag:
culture, commerce and immigratio
and to provide for the appoint me
and compensation of a commissio
er," approved the 23rd day of F?
*
'?1 3 -
q. ruary, A. D. 1904. so as to eliminate 1
tbe word ''immigration" and
n_ clauses relating thereto, substituting
|1P in lieu thereof the word "indus],j
tries," and to incorporate provisions
relating thereto.
e_ To amend section 24.30, volume 1,
s. of tlie? code, relating to the recordx
ing of deeds, limiting time to ten
days after May, 1909.
STORM CUTS WIDE SWATH
ie ?
ie Several North Carolina Swept
c by Furious Gale. Accompanied by
Rain, Hail and Snow?Freight
Train Blown Prom the Track at
Dudley, on the Atlantic Coast Line.
Goldsboro. N. C., Special.?With
the suddenness of a cyclone and the
speed of a hurricane a storm came up '
out of tbe west about 1 o'clock Wed'
nesday and swept the city with wind,
'* dust, rain and hail for a half hour,
c with almost unprecedented furv. nut
11 ting the electric wires out of commission
and leveling souio garden fences
* with the ground in several sections
IL> of the town. Many smoke stacks
" and roofings were blown down. Two
men narrowly escaped as two houses
' in building were demolished and &
worthy negro man and .lis mnle wei*e
crushed beneath a blown down barn.
' Mr. Don Scott and his horse and
buggy were blown from the road and
* the buggy was wrecked while he and
's the horse escaped.
Storm Damage Serious.
Washington. N. C., Special.?This
city was visited Wednesday afternoon
between 2 and 3 o'clock by &
very severe wind and hail storm that
swept ever the lower part from the
j wnter front in an easterly direction,
~ the wind attaining a velocity of
about 65 miles and doing considerable
damage. Five large smoke stacks
ls of the Kugler Lumber Company
i plant were blown down causing an
estimated damage of $3,000. The
Moss Planing Mill sheds and kiln
jr were demolished ; damage $1,000. The
(*~ Banner Lumber Company's sheds
n" and stacks. $500. Furren & Co.,
* canning factory stack. $100. The
"J. sloop Cassie was blown ashore high
and dry on the banks of Pamlico
river. At the Kugler Lumber Comc~
panv, a large section of the mill roof
was lifted up and carried a distance
t o -
~ or seventy-five yards across the
street.
er _
( Train Blown From Track.
I Wilmington. Special.?J. R. Fountain.
of the Atlantic T<ine. is
fo advised that Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, while a Wilmingtonbound
freight train of 65 cars was
standing at a water tank at Dudley,
p a short distance this side of Goldsj
boro. a gale of wind of cyclone pro1<r
portion struck the centre of the string
of cars blowing six of them, all empq
ties, clear of the main line and one
,s' on the track, blocking traffic for four
J hours. Xo one was injured and the
je was no freight loss. A wrecking cr.i 7
was sent from Wilmington .^fid e aj
pected to have the line clear by night.
r_ So far as could be learned there was
lp no property damaged in the country
round about.
a_' Darkness Overshadowed Rocky Mount
,. and Rain, Snow and Hail Fell.
n Roekv Mount. Special.?The most
" peculiar storm in the history of this
lt section oecurred Wednesday after2.
noon. Rain, huil and snow, fell and
h dark clouds overshadowed the eity at
ic 2 o'clock. Lamps had to be lighted
10 in many instances while places of
,f business were forced to cease on ae).
count of darkness. Passenger trains
t. Nos. 48 and 80 were operated into the
d city with headlights and all cars
lighted as at night. For the hour of
o day with the exception of eclipses it
?r was the darkest time ever recalled by
it the oldest citizens. All forms of
ie lower animal life prepared for night
it and chickens went to roost.
i- One F&taility in Sampson County
if Wind Unroofs Houses.
it m;.!? o?:_i * *
v iiiuuu, o^i-cim.?a severe wmt
:e storm swept over this section shortly
after the noon hour Wednesday. A
number of houses were unroofed and
>r some blown down. A tree was blown
s, upon Jackson's saw mill, four miles
west of Clinton, and Ben Sutton, a
R- nefrro man was crushed to death
>- it. The country store of Robert Crumpler
is reported blown down.
rd
Severe at Fayetteville.
Fayetteville, Special. ? The severest
wind, thunder, rain andbnil storm
in recent years visited Fiyettevill#
flnrl fKio oftnilow ?A - -
jj ?? ovwivu ii ouucsuay. j\n
result all the cotton mills here using
|e the Buckhorn power have been compelled
to suspend operations tempore
j. arily, though what damage was sus>r
tained at Buckhorn is not knows I
s- herr
?s Asheville Has Weather to Suit Everyl"
body.
Asheville, Special.?Asheville experienced
nil seasons of weather
tc Wednesday. There was a heavy rainll"
fall Tuesday night. During tho
?* morning, however, conditions cleared
and the sun came out bright and
warm. Later there was a sudden
shower came up with thunder and f
n" shower came up with htunder and
lightning. When this passed quickly
. it was again warm and the sun shona
ri" only to change shortly to snow and
rain and sleet. In the afternoon it
n was cold with alternate snow and
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