Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, December 25, 1901, Image 1
' VOL. X. FORT MIUUS. C., WEDNESDAY, DKCE.VIBER 25, 190L NO. 11. ~
iONG POSED AS A WOMAN
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Remarkable Case of Feminine !mo:r- j
sonation at Nor.h Havei, Me.
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MA"<J'JERAD;DFORTHIRIY Y2AR3 1
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^rtlir.r T.. Carver Cnl^ic'v ftntni. Tlln
n An n AVomii'i Iv>*)l i\
j , Harbor Slum and C.f ?lv Star-* at a Sttmm?r1ti>?nrr
? Wan Kvon lVonul bv ttio
VlllH-rr S T1*!') ?.
t Ito.-klind. >1??Arthur L. Carver. of
North Haven. Me.. for thirty years has
appeared Iwfnre the rubMe as a woman
ttudrr the mme n" Tdl'.in C. Carver.
Tin* em.' of "Miss" Came- is a mo-t
remarkable one. "Miss" Cwer hid
for n niunber of years enndneted a
candy sto-re and barber slion. "Mrss"
Carver wan m errivrt barber, and was
quite popn'nr with the prom lent residents
and the rrrowlncr summer oniony
of North Ilaron ami was well
known.
"ITer" harhe- slino wns a roil''!1" re(
sort for the vibe r> "-><<;pis. ?iivl ">f!?s"
Carver Is said to lrvn rnndnoted a
nrosnerous business. "TTe-" <nf white
hands were much admired bv Mm natrons
of "Jie?'' barb"" slinn. and many
tales arc tohl of vllhiare swa'ns who
tried to ean'ure the "woman" barber
witii their w'nninc smiles.
"f-he" never ref vtp?d ^ (tj-? fi-orn (he
bis-hearted vlliarrn 'o'k. the r'eli i*nstonlans
or tlie Ne\y Yo-lmrs who make
North TTaven tbc'?* snmom;* heme.
"Miss" Carvm* dicm^'ed smh? to Mm
yomir lad'?s of the vP'.t" rail ""Cfpd
out the enrdv f-< Mm srlwd ehildren
for mans* "ears t?nsus*r*r'rd.
"Aflss'' Cevver ti**e'1 of Inn" masnite
raditiT, h"s rnndo mib"ea s'von r'atoTiipn).
slcnart 1)** * rJ7?n;* T . Cawer,
?Mior" pnven'r. and the Rev. Lyman L. '
Swnnt. r - follow?"
"ITnvlp?~ hpm krnv" in North Tt.a.
von. my blvMitilnea ?>? ..1 hnmo for <hWv
yonvr as " female 1?v tl|?? onnio n" T,tl.
Jir. p f?. fr-vp'1, T <io lwrobv iiu'<,'",v
<lwlare flint T htvo be?n me?nuora<1!u<x
and fo- more <hon ten yo*?~s a tablet
my wi?i'o?. Tforon c" InbU. filial rejrnrd
ami d"Td o" the n?oop,*i?"v ? orations
attendant neon f"p!i a sl< > h?v?
prevented me f-om dVn?r it* dn'v,
wlifeh now, r." n Chris/ma. I undertake
to do.
"Mo real noTpo *<; v'luv T 's'Ip ver:
I am a mar and s'noo
this year. haw* dressed and have liern
known r?s auob."
Tile pffii'TU eanie on the heel'? n" a
tnTTprlso firch vrar afford"'1 No"tli TTr.von
residents when "Lillian" e;mv?
Iwf!* frnrn -> <' >' !:i Tit 11 * v villi hi-i
fe.thc:\ Avilnv Carve*. a? ho liis nunniin'Vfl
**. wns in ivilc ntlivp, ?n
which ho !'i? 1v*r" ?>'v - '>?? Son . ..>
her. when ho 'of!- Nn-ih TT-'vrn.
"r.m??nM was ''o**vcv-i-ii \ \
^ cvan^el'st*. to whom revoa'0''
Ftovv. nivl rp'i" '11 lo 10 <?*..
I public. Tnc'rfcl of doinT ro * *"."11*:*to**
, left Xn"?h TTn\ :i f. ' > ; > > <011her
o*id wm to n rmoll .own no*
v*h?vo nuttloT on r'lire,
lie became n'*-V el '. in o h
Cine pvinin<? a X<> ; linv > wo <
In end rcrnvr'-V tb? < " 1: : < illlan**
Cawcr. TIv? VIC- ? * ' V.y
Jn fil?ht and rmie ;f, ?b* v. \ >
111 the nvc??n"c r.~ h'? no* li > si- n 1
the sintev.ifo" ileclnvhi-.; hiiusel." a man.
LAD D?? AM1> C XP1TAL UNiTT.
Nr.iT "'rlrol'in 'Vill i ll
Strike* ? Smulnr Tlvm:? Cinirmvi.
Nejv Tori: Cily.?Tiio Conceal Committee
chosen by the con'ovencc o.'ilh tl
to consider plans for healing difference
between the capitalistic and labor
Intercuts nf the country liave organised.
elected officers and Issued a
statement of their mission.
The officers elected are as follows:
| Chairman, Senator Mark Ilnnna: Vice/'
I Chairmen. Samuel Gompers and Ose/fr
f>. Straus; Treasurer, Charles A. Moore;
3 Eecretnry; Kalpli M. Kasley. Commit
ft tee on P,v-T,aws, Oscar S, Straus, S.
ft It. Callaway. JoUvvs 'T.. Keliels. John
5 .1. MeCook, Samuel Cr sopors and
Harry White.
The General Committee will hereaf
tor bo known officially as the Indus\
trial Department of the National Civic
| Federation. A sub committee had preI
pared resolutions, which were adoptI
ed wllli slight modifications. These del
fined the province of the newly named
1 department as being "to do what may
t seem best to promote industrial peace,
Ito be heipful in establishing rightful
I relations between employers and worktors,
by its good offices to endeavor to
lohvintc and prevent strikes and look nits,
and to aid in renewing industrial
relations where a rupture has occurred."
j The most Important section of the
resolutions Is, perhaps, that conferJ
ces should lie held to settle differVices
and disputes before an acu.c
Jr ge is reached, iu order to avoid
mlccs or lockouts. Questions at islie
may be submitted to the departVent
as a whole ov to a sub-committee
/l?e named for the purpose. Tin? denrtmcnt
will not consider abstract
Vlustrlal problems, and. obviously,
til assume no powers of arbitration
n!ch have not been specially conWed
by both parties to a dispute.
Senator Hanua is delighted over the
|>gress niaac, as no ne.ieves succes:
pw in . Ho said:
I have been working on this plan
H over a year, and am gratified with
results achieved. The committee
I conciliate, ameliorate and arid,
.e. The fundamental Idea is to
^ f w capital and labor close together."
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A FATAL GAS EXPLOSION
Workmen in a Death Trap in an
Iron Mill in Fittsburg-.
Furnnr" Kiowa Up nml Vlrtlm* Arc Caiislit
by Flmucs r.nd Molten Metiil?
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<S'o U'ny of Ksntpo.
Term.?Tty r.n crtp'op'on oT
eras in Hip folio furnaces of Jones &
I.sr.v ii'in lfpp men were Imrncil lo
death and five* others were injured.
Tlr* damn :e to tlie plant: will amount
to P'JO.O'tO.
TIv* <'::p!o<J*nn occurred i:i one of the
Hy Mad frrnr.ee. The men were fit
wovU at the in of the fitrrace, over
11-J* feet Mem the tjvound. Thny were
employed as fillers. and \v re "ust tretii;r:
rendv to onit work, hoimr members
or the nie-ht crew, wh mi .he ?ras.
wldeh had acni>. u' Med in the furnace,
cxid-nlcd. "nd tel.- of inr';:"i nic nl.
c'r.d and slajc were thrown over
til"'."!'.
\Y'?r:i <t"* 'ran h*t ye a. n.mic ensued
on tin* p"rit"e.ein above tin* lo". All
the nun had made a rush for the c*ovator.
hut it had -tone down, and the ?*
was 110 escape. To hr.nn meant death,
and to remain nn the platform was
just as cert a'n death.
Tons of molten metal and flames feM
m*on them end burn?*d nine to death.
Their hedies dronned to the roof of
the niiM. rhrhly-tive feet below, an u.tivceo?uir.ah!c
mass.
Thomas .Tones and Arthur Vonn",
m. am seers of the plant, say that ordinarily
onlv throe work on ton of the
furnaee. hut one of tin* lieavv Iron
wagons used in takincr ore .* Hie top
of the furnace t?o' stink and ttie three
men rent f?v as^Istan-'o A few nun
wen un. hut they could 1*0* move the
wa*ren. .* ml n*or.? avcii u**. nnMl the
number reaeh -d fourteen. It was Avhl'e
they wore* levin ft *0 ivl*n?e the war.ut
that the ovMosiun Mr k Mace. All the
men Ave:-* PI a a- and I'.tV:-.
I've v.*j p,,r t'..> nc"!denf say
that when tl*e ?*::*i'cslon toek Ma-a
tlu'.-e was or * loud iviu* and tlm
Itr:iveil *- wpro H'oni'iip..wiili :i rrr"tt
o* ?5ho\vT? : :1m well in *om
o" iI:-> fus-Tf" ri: enr;i\ "p icela
. Pvops and lio*" metal
l-.n'.-r' ricr* vnVetv* In re ion.
l?'ive ? * ' i- > n.r n WiVi1 lilown op* fb"?
(on or fnnruT. and. Kirr.rTe :i? if
n?:iv pooh'. luan tire tlio ones
il>n .to sI'U 1 ivir. The o'Imrs lure;
on lit" rnl'-n"". rn i'n on 11"? o;i eV ?.
n!rn 1*i-? fnsldo, rnlil (i?pi* p1o"'iint;
wri hivoed p**. Two of tlv victims
on (!) ? outside lipid on
ami rem Vim1 ol!m *,t to Mie ralli"":
it?i ;i il?ir.ii"i'V' Vi'i'vo lowed c
t'lv'v t'o"n feM to the roo." n." the mill.
itp;:'1. (' < ",il o" die mm wove found
"cad ru the ii!:i!"orrn of i 11 -? evrnda.
'Pw? wee i- ".nniptp'v r-iv' d of
liv di ? dames and ih bodies
v- ovi?o.
Ir,p nn:*r.w
psi-.t-s ':v;n d-mili. '''on*, o"
robe ru ' lint elmler some tV-pps
? ('' I'.'iv nhiicst ill-?' no'.ii'ils. allied
i'.iw 011 ill ? ro t mauv had to
nm "v'o ' >. r : end for protcei"
rde livlrT jli ? ." 1
fo" b'o ' * <';i o" s'<w w l'.-'dv
. , ,... , ..J pj. , { . > (. ;j pre.
r.nd ."'i' ' ?* uiliritofi n'.'o" the report
.t; ',] i imiI? c' per. on a
" rd jit'otr !ii > fnrnnoo.
I" ' 1 !" ; '! ? rxn'miou was
cr.u i by a in t'.:a fi'.uaee.
FUT'JHZ C r THZ Pi !il.t?P.ME3,
Sul'Jec!- 1'iscn -Til In tl?o Aiimal TTrport
of (!i? roi"iri iim.
Washington. 1). c ?Provision for a
ponuamut oivil r:?ve:*n"u-nt and for
much ir.io. : an" lesr'.slation ivrardiiiT
flip inniis:iial (lpvol ipi ipnt of .ii? V.iilijipincs
's oniPrnlo 1 in tlm rnrral tp1)0:"
of file I'iii" in->in ? t^n .lri'se'f.n
A mom;, Ike mn ;t it.rpcrian subjects
diseyfscd arc: Tim form o" the government
to hi? nrovided for tlio lslnnls.
tlfo adontion of a differential varif' in
.favor of I'lr.liivtine products entering
^ihe United Stat??, tin? issue of bonds
for taking nn tlie lands of the friars,
the granting of franchises for public
and private corporations, the creation
of a distinctive coinage. the extension
of the American 1 nnking system to
the island?, provision for aid to railways,
and authority from Centres? to
pass proper pubil. Ian J, mining and
timber laws.
PLUCKY WOMAN RESCUER.
Savrti IIio!ia;iil ami Clilldrcn Front niimlitK
Itiimr, Though ll?r t'rfl Are Frozen.
Baileys, Col.?Airs. Frederick Ilailer
saved lrom death by lire her husband
and children, but will ltavc both her
feet amputated in consequence. In
her bare feer, and wear.us ? my u thin
night gown, with the temperature thirty
degrees below aero, she carried
water in a bucket from Craig Civuk
to dash it upon a tire which was destroying
tlio cottage in which the members
of her lamity were asleep. She
subdued the ilnmes co the occupants
could break down the door and es.'apr.
The l oure was burned to the ground.
f/r.OAL OF HONOR FOR A PRIVATE
lie In 1.'. r.>?i;nt Lilin u Lion *1 Iipii Ucl|ird
to lnrr> tlir Woiiiiiicil.
Manila.?C'< ncrnl .Smith has n oo is
mended Priva.e llusu:;, o. ill.; Mcdi
enl DeparaaenL of the -\: *.? y. .or a
luedal ?;.* honor as a lewirai ior hero
ism at the battle c. ( .t.aia li.ver, Is.
and o.J Kaunir.
Hein.z lought as Ions as he was abh
while she. ?h.o;:.^ii i.ota arms am
with a had hole slash hi tue i aclc. A
tor recover.ua tro.n a tannin;., siiel.
with both arms in son;'. ', ilciula d.
reeled the work o: carrying the wnuuo
ed till they arrived u. Caibuyou.
SCHLEY CASE IS OfflEP!
The Finding of Secretary L-in? Adverse
to the Re; r-Admiral.
SAMPS3N AT ISSUE WITH DEWEY
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UN Ooun?H Slate Navy Ueivirtroent TTnrt I
Settled the Question rf tile Couimnml
OS' S .ulin^e? htiljtn Ailvoeate ami .%?ulst.mt,
tteplyim; to Hill ?>r Inceptions,
hhnvply Assail Hear- Vdmirul schli-y. |
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Y.'nCii'.v.virn. I>. Th.* S if. -y < r rt
has utoveil rapidly toward a clliuhs.
.Tml .?* Advocaio Coiioral I .era y land
li:iu \ I to Soiri.nry Dom; a pas.
rkrnod by himself ami his r.ssisinn:.
"Mr. Ilannrt. in which they reply (<i Admiral
Sehiey's liiil of e:: options am)
sharply assail the Admiral ami oil
oounsol. Admiral i'ainpson's proa J
n^ainsi Admiral Dowry's opini m a
the ease has also boon tvreiw I. Hit
counsel ronuostod that Dowry's coin*
ion bo disapproved.
Captain Dandy's answer doelares
thai Srhloy's Dill of exeopaions is "inaorttrate
anal mlslead'aa in its reformers"
to "the majority of the court."
rl liik ah! n inti Wo lw\1<lo *?*o o I'.m.lo'.i.l 1*%?
:ill throe members oi* the court, exoep.
where Admiral Dewey specifically disagrees
with his colleagues. The expression
"inaccurate and misleading"
w:i .used by the court in clia racier izlii,
Schley's reports about his coal supply.
Captain T.onily nc?eris lint Atlmirnl
8 eh ley ;^ul his counsel hove no rish
to assume that Aumira's llanisay and
Renlinin did not consider ihe testi
nnuiy of his witnesses. ti was their
sworn duly to consider it. and it cannot
po assumed that they did no:.
Hut. ho holds, they had a vivht t ? iveore
it after considering it. if tH y saw
tit. As to the eh.rare that they hrnoveil
Sc'i! o-'s own testimony, Captriii
l.cmly declares that Schley's io?
timnny proved the truth of most of the
eearves a train si him. ami thai th
court may have based their op'.uiou <.:i
what im said on the witness s,:;nd.
He also denies thai he made any admissjons
< xeenr that there was 110
truth in the eharjre that Sch'w took
his blockade away from Santiago at
niiriit. and that there was no yvound.
for any char-re of cowardice. He declares
that the points which Schley
claims were not proved were established.
Schley, he declart s. lias had
his day in court, and the Secretary
should improve the opinion.
Admiral Fninnvon's protest arraie.st
the Dcwcy opinion criticises only tuat
par; of it which li'.uls that Schley was
in absolute command at Srntia?re. Ills
counsel colliPUU '. Pat US ' <i .- M -it ion tir
1h:? fleet shows Sanmson ii> have been
in command, and Hint S iley. by niakin
; the lore*. deprived bim.-elC of tli"
rich; t<? mnk ? :miv claim to tlmt position.
They ti; lot out :hnt p.'
>T"NInlcy :>n 1 Secret aw t.o"-; liwii'.d
tii qupiiiou in fnv.v oT Frvr* Mi.
Tli v r?Jvo c';iini 'I::i <>\ >> < m tVp
sabwci was not ir.lcrn by ill" Court > f
Inquiry. There are :i it. nhi? <>' tip
lions front tli" evidence showing that
Adniiral Dpiv t. as tin* mouiinicr n'
tIn* eon v.. ruled ?.n i:::aiv cuesiie.tu;
hearing on the sub'cet. The preeon;,
they point < ut. was frai v d iti:n io <
elude any mi el'on o' tviio was in < > :innnil.
and to suinnl. nothuiy: to tb"
row; but the qu. tion oii Admiral
; Schley's conduct.
FG'JFl B3 LZIT3 FX-LCOZG.
Workmen Killnl sml t'>,5ur- 1 ami ttnoli
1'rniwrt.r llama 1.
Pi.'tsburc. I'onn. ? The lTlnok Diamond
S;rol Works of Pari; Brother*
was the scene of an accident in which
five workmen lost their lives anil
twelve were injured by the explosion
of the four large boilers in the build
inc. The holler works of .Tames McNeil,
adjoining, were also destroyed.
The injured and dead were found nil dcr
wreck ace and in the mill yard!
where they had fallen in their race
for life. Tli" No. fl ten-inch mill was
n bis iron-clad structure, built on a
steel frame. In the rear of the plant
are the bit; boiler works of .Tames MoNeil.
One of the boilers went clean
through the Park Brothers' mill and
crashed into the McNeil plant, almost
onmiiletelv ilmiinllcliinff ir
Another of the boilers went throuuh
the roof of the hnr mill, soared through
the air und crashed into a residence
across the street. It went through the
front wall and fell Into the cellar,
completely wreck in*; the house.
The other two boilers were blown to
pieces, and it was these thru caused
the complete destruction of the mill.
FOUR JOINED IN SUICIDE.
ilirrtl AtJ.iniii t Kuiintt itvxl T'illnJ I ltd All
\\ ii li Chloroform
Coluuihus. Ohio.?The dead bodies or
two men and two women wore found
in ad.ioiidn*; rooms, tilled with fumes
of chloroform, at n hoarding house In
this city. The doors of the rooms wore
securely locked and the keyholes an
<mi:\ - were car.'fully slonned whb
rugs torn mto mir?n^ Tno ucnti nrp:
Pearl Warner, aged 1 weniy-eich
years, a rook: Slrwiran I.a'h??u- >. :
onh driver: T.onKe Kline, a . ei^lile; r
y?-1vs. a cook: John .Taeolis. e'oief < >.>!The
four /ml to i lie hoarding liou-'which
is owned l?y <l< urge Pureell. :?n?
representing themselves as niarric
persons asked if tliey might rent pe
ntan.Mitly two eoinmunlojtling momThe
accoiniuodniions were given th" :>
The friends of the dead men and wo
on can give 110 reason for their suicide
IINOB EVEHTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITir.IS.
Prcshl -lit lloosovclt so lit to ConCivss
i\ lot tor strongly coanneudiu;;
tho i?!n;? for n n:ition:?l forest reserve
ill the iijntiioru Apalacliiau region.
Hills <vei*o introduced in Senate and
House o make Ilea r-.Vd mi nils Sampson
audi Schley and ('amain Clark, of
the Ort son. Vice-Admirals in (lie Navy.
rnanliiMnis agreement was reaehed
in iii" in lii'iuvwinjiini's iii:i.\ing
ih? Nicaragua Canal bill lli<> lirst
ord"r ' Iir.sim after the holiday rel
.
? Naval Hoard of Const-.v1 >n
reeoiiur.ended the sale of the receiving
'sli ;i Yermon..
j.-,. .j. tav.v lia.v eo:?s? nle.l to deliver
the oration at the scrv.. us in nie :ory j
of Mi'Kinley to l?o h M l?y Congrc.-i
Pity i Akara.i Oradkara. the new Sian'.i
m' .Minister to tit i nited States,
was pri -ented to President Hoes \\ It.
ovtt AimrTi:i? isi ands.
Secretary Hoot refused to ^change
the date of the Cuban elei ion'.
The tlovernmeir will lie asked to assume
charge of the lener colony of Hawaii.
Ceneral Hell is conducting an aggressive
campaign in Luzon, 1*. I.,
against the insurgents.
Cuban customs revenues, ten months
end int.: October ill, $lb.t>i?S.i).'?(5, a loss
of SltiO.oIf. over the same period of
M'JOO.
A publie rond from one of the leadng
towns to Pago pngo. Samoa, is
oeitig constructed as a memorial to
President MeKinley.
DOM
Warden Ilagnn. of Urn Tombs Pri
sou. New York City, was dis nis-ed
lor insubordination.
The Suneriiiteiidcnit of State Prisons
of New York issued an ordi t- to pe mil
prisoners to wear their hair long
enough to comli and part.
A New York S e k li.vehauge sent
was sold f?r ST.'t.OOO.
i run'-snr .\irxnnr.er i.r: nam i?en
doubted that 1>r. Sylvestiv 1km! discovered
a proecs* oi' sceiuj? l?y telephone.
Storiette. 11 in Oklahoma and Indian
Territories iivured a .en per eeut. loss
of stock i:i iln? :Tivm storms.
tii ureal Fnnslon's wife gave birth to
a son at Oakland, Cal.
The National Hani; < f Nor"' A "f- \
, "yin Now York City ' ,J* lie
+ of the Statu of N \J.J?}
'overcome l?y strons: p.. j
vin. a laborer, fell 011 a r>.
metal at Coin mints, Ohio. <?
roasted to death.
I.areony of StlT 1.7." is the eharsre
apa'nst Clnrle; 1'. Chipp. of the Con
tndler's otli e. at Now York City, hut
rr.M.OGO eiiihczzleiuent is said 10 lie the
faet.
A decoy letter led to the arrest of ]
A - htaui i\i tmr.ster Herb Matin y.
r. M \ tli vilte. Ya.. for opri:in\j mail. I
1 u! :i e eol-1 r ol lack of vra.er i-.
T' * a'. inv," ii hard for prairie re ideiits in
kr. n-ms.
Cherokee Indian are ;i- I11 (>1;
lahoma hi *ause of crop failures nud
the blir.r.ard.
Six per-.>ns were kille 1 and el-wen
In.'uivd in a eolii* ion 011 the 111 amis I
c, ntral road.
'''!: ? Yd el! ami Canal closed for (he j
wlnier season.
T! I'rcs'.yterian ConimiStee op
Cn .1 Tl. i.ii.11 ? snide; 1 its work.
. nrd will report February .1, 11)0J. in
I'iiilatleinira.
Fiv Mointists** at Coffey \ Hie, Kan.,
sued 11 v Mrs 11 M e.v an
I ??;?'> for j Mliii'* liquor to her - >n have
: l:con found not guilty.
For refusing to comply with the Tor'
riiorhtl laws Mayor F. A. Ahhotl. of
Mo A lis I or. I. T.. si ud Dr. Ksrvl. of Kufnuln,
wore ejected from Uio Territory.
Covcrnor Ferguson, of Oklahoma,
will investigate the sanitarium scandal
whioh resulted in tlio outsing of (iovornor
.Tonkins.
Dr. Let eve. of Pittsburg. T'onii., announced
tlio discovery of a scruui
which will cure lockjaw.
I l.uisri Storii was nut to <ir?nti? !?
electricity at llostou. lit* was th<> first
person to die in tlie chair in Massaeliu
.sells.
FORKIGK.
T' Is learned that the British postal
authorities have considered the Ainer
ican route for mails to Aus.ralia.
The Kast India Hallways Company
decided to give an order for forty lo
comotivcs to foreign manufacturers.
CJermany is expected to interest herself
in a Nicaraguau concession acquired
hy the Hamburg-American
Steamship Company.
Systematic efforts being made to col
h et money for the L'.oer cause indicate
i determination in ollieial IJoer circles
a ncraist ill tlio *trii?r??li? in?nl?ui t.'n..
bb ? I
:iikI. Fluids are heimj eolleeled every
.vnere tliromJioiit 11ollni)(]. i
11 uuh Kekewich, a member cu' the
TjOMtloll Me.nl 1 !\riianue. %vlit* lost
heavily in copper. committed suicide.
At Charlotte Anialia, Dauish \Ve.|
Indies, sailors from a Banish eruiser
lanulid. mnl the populace follow* d
dunning opposition to the sale <>.' the
sinuds.
Ccrmnii trade is looking up. improve
tin nt in the in n industry h lau must I
io. icon hie.
Cenc.nl Bruce Hamilton surprised a
Boer laager in the lCnsicrii Tniu .vaal.
tilling sixti t'li Boers and ?.iplinny,
evetny-si::, besides wounding many
others.
For murdering his hoarding house
mistress, B. t.aplaiue wa . Iiatind
.it .Montreal, tjue.
CHARLES E. SMITH OUT
Fresidont Accspts the R?fiqpation
ot the Postmas er-Geneiul.
rrrmirc of I'llvnln Hn> Ivruton
? llfnry I'. I'uyiic, tf Wisconsin,
>?aniril no 111* Succonor.
Washington. D. r. IVistmasior (lont?ral
Siaiili lias ivsi;;ii;Ml his o.'.'tv. ami
the annouiH'iMiuMit was I'iadc that
lloiiry r.iyno. or Wis-.-on.-in. would j
stieoood li I in. Tkcro i< not tin* s'.i.uhtosi
juiosiloii iliot Mr. Smith's rosi-iinliun
\\ as puroly n po:\ .mal 111:11 tor.
T!: ri> was 110 qtt s.ion of p< iiios in it.
II lias 1<>U? boon nil on -n scrvct tlett; |
:ho I'osiinastov Hon vol did not lik;?
his work. Ho coiixoii'ii ioitsiy ami
hono^.ly 01100avorod to 1 nihil tit.1 null's
of 1 lio ollioo. and nvnlo an onviaIdo
rorord. Novortiioloss it was not
llio khnl <>r work that lio proforsvd or
felt hiiitsolf host 11; tod for.
Followitf* is 1 In* io:;i of Mr. Smith's
lot tor of residua. I011:
"My Dear Mr. l*i"s'd"nt:
"l'ollowim; my verbal eoiiiinunlontlon
of sotno tiiuo aero. I bos to tender my
rosi-rnation of tho ottloo of I'os; mastorll.m.
1v.1l 1.. 1 .<! .. ..I'.'.... 1 1:.
convenience on tin* nnpn'.u meat ami
quali Ilea I ion of iny successor.
jiiis stop is tnkon in fulfillment of
a plan lonjj sinoo formed. for nuroly
personal reasons, tin* execution of
whloli has been delayed until it could
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CHAULI'S BMOtiV SMITH.
'liin'oui at c>r. .101111 s, A. I-'., l>y the
Ancr'.n Amorionn Telegraph C'onionny.
claiming a monomdy of the telegraph
business in the island for I In* < oinpany
and demanding that lie cense his ox trrlmrnts
and take away his npnn-aius,
fail i?'i which an app< al for ait !nI
junction will he made to tlit* courts.
A Unci* I.r;? tor f'n|>liiirit.
A dispatch from Cenrral Kitchener,
tatcd It.dfasl, South Africa, nnuouiua d
In ('..nimaiidant Ki u-.in..or. tie fa
mnus Hoar i a<l -r who lir.s ii'.nrcd no
rominently i'i connect u u with tin* invasion
of t'ape t'oloiiv, has he n captured.
badly wounded, by General
French.
For ltnynlfv'n Kntertnimnrnt,
1 Senator I'rye has in.indited a joint
resolution nuthnrizing the IVc-mlcni to
invito the Kins of Siani to visit the
1 'tilted Stales. An npprnpriniIon for
Ills Majesty's suitable entertalnnient
is provided, but the sum is left Plank
for the lire sent,
\ S
i
; P'lio first monitor of Presidi-ni rtoosovcli
ri Oiililnot io r?*sltii.)
j out without embarrassing
tr declared policy :ttiil until the department
measures in which I ;r.n
deeply interested cotthl In- s.tllsfactorily
advanced and ns-ond.
"In laying down the tn:st eononltiod
to nty hands I want to i.i:r you most
sincerely lor the ?nni'.iii tee yon have
r. posed in inc. ami for the giv.-r. pic asure
1 have? found in an i ial.ett
whieh has deepened nty est 'em for
you personally and my ; ! una*. ?>:t ; ?r
the spirit and aims ?>;' your Administration.
"With nty hod wishes that yen may
have the largest measure o* success,
1 remain. ih ni'v v .
"Cil A Ki.M.S HV'OKV* SMl'i'.!."
Pos:m:t> ?r ' e ral t-nllh. in at: interview,
sj1 us follows a out his :.eth
n:
"As Indicated iu nty let let* n" res'e.naIion,
til's s'e ( has he; n taU 'it n eon
fortnhy whit a tr? l'n-mi .1 to: ny
mouths ago. I cot ituun an i > y pn p.>
e to tli" Pr. c 11 at last m nth. with
ih" aceonipaitylie; ? i.ement that I
wished to consul! his convcn'rucc a.s
to the time win n I should go it. 'Cite
President was t\epeiiimriy gracious
and strongly urged nut to s ay. 1 ut
tiiiallv aeei pled toy reasons as coiulijsive
of nty duty to ntysel
"My relations with the President
llMV?? /? * t\\r% ittAo' li..l -
tor. mid have strong;honed as we have
worked together. \W have been in
| thorough acconl in all ma tiers of polI
icy. 1 have formed ilic highest esiimate
of his lofty and patriotic standard
of administration, and it has been
n groat pleasure to co-operate with
him. My resignation lias been delayed
beyond my original tmrposo for two
reasons, which have harmonized.
"First, to consult the President's
wisiies and not to embarrass his declared
policy as to his Cabinet, and
second, to carry forward department
policies in which I am greatly interested
to a point where their .success Is
assured.
"My successor. Mr. Payne, is a man
who. by ability, experience and knowledge
of public affairs, is admirably
fitted for the pj.ice. and I am glad to
surrender the trust to such excellent
hands."
M?r?- oi?I May l> Siiftl.
Papers have been served on Signor
THE M'KINLEY MEMORIAL
It Will Bi Ei'iote:! Over t'la Lat?
President's Grive at Canton.
A N?tln?ri1 Ktt'xl Kcin ; 1! \liH For tl?#
rurp i<c~r>i ilrllinC.'iin !'rnm All
Section* ?r t iio Country*
C!ovo!:iml. 01i!o.?Tho plan to croefc
11 nation::! inomo.i: l over ti'.c crvavo of
rrosUIont MrK 1:! ;* ai ('anion, Ohio,
ha* :issum>*tl a <? !oriu. The
vordion of Iho ! :. . . ! w1 ho un?>; :aki'M
!y t'.*? a: .h' y National
Mi'i jovial A?"n.-Ia: kj. of n li'cli WillIt.
I>.:y. ^ .-votary of
S. Co. 5? T' -" I." S M. A.
llaunn. Yioo at: My.\m T. ITorri(
]<. Tivnsr.ivr. a: ' llvt-von KUrlil*^,
Srri"tr.ty. i to mmoln;Ctl by
IVoshlon I; . \ ? '. . h : '!.? Coor;;e
1*. Cor;cly< u. la* !' ? - i!-in's \irivnto
spoiv a: y: Crane, of
?<!as-ac'.Mt-o: t >: K * ; I o\v;y, of
(Vo.-yia: Ilr ivy S . of California.
anil o.h"" n-o'l '.:r< \vn oiC./.ons
nM'-'osontin.? tlirfnv.H L'.-atrs of the
I'nion.
Tilt* asjocii'ir'i *' a s'a'r ntont n<l
dressed to tIi-? Amv "i people. reporis
the sal isfa? ;<>ry r.ess of organization.
It is ?!< -"..'Ml tIimt nil organization
l?e formed H every State
ami Territory. with local organizaiIons
in cities. toviK ] rurnl districts
for tlm purpose n raising the
rrt(uired fund t'o- the umnor'al. AH
harks have hern designated ilonosltories
for suhserinti ins; a'l po-tsnasters
will receive ami fn -ward ihoiii-vf, ami .
all express eont'ianies wi'l ;-mic money
orders ami forward money free of
charge.
A heaetifrl rouver'r eertifieate,
] ri> n whie'i is oo t *a \ed a nnrtrait of
I President HrNinlrv rr 1 -hadow pictrres
of the lat * l'resh!?ni"s house at
Cantor, tin* Canto'. ami White Jlor.se,
will he scut to every - a mviher. who
should have his . ; 1 or ?:im" sent to
the Treasure". . i T. Horrific, at
Cleveland. Okie. f. n-. ? -\-ation in
the permanent arcliit r. of ilie nssocint
lor.
At a eon'erpnof of t't<? vepresentnti\
es of t'i* J'cXinlt v > a otial Mnnn"i:'.l
Ass,via i, a and o' the William
MeK iitl'y Mem >! Ar 'i A s'-oci.ltinn,
| of W:n h m. on. tlm follow.ng resolution
was nd?.p ed:
"That i 1t?? the sen?u? of the trusters
of flie MeKin'-y National Metnor'al
Association tha. tk\ ftr'il of popit'.ar
srhseriotion slumld" 1 r left to it
fo * raising the sirn m o. -r ary to pro
> nn- .1 Miili'lili" I'K'IIK) .: ? iO I il(* 1.1 [R
President at '""antan. where hi*
hotly lies: and that this a<?r>r?intion
shonll .!oi 11 wiili tit Wil'tam M,%Kli)lcy
Memorial Areh A?.-oci::t ion. of Wnslila,i<
u. in m'loorialir.MV. <'mistress to
< vci a nalion:l :iini'"-;al a. tir> Capitol
f our Vorn ry ? ronr.uemorate
his servh os to the tntin"
S"i:ator Haa nr. i* ? i'ncrly cratlfh
' ?n?r th" n i ' i shown
i i the '?ropo? i ni-:m:\ to President
M'-Kinloy. >n?i 1;? tit * a- relation has
only root !i:l iis'oii ' nn i a workins:
l?:i?i- ; it < a 1 - '* -tiers of
eoilllt . *r.' : . |' :i ft -. ??r iretl
I'll il o;':;in'v ;t - i \o ' . ). or nro
h:-ill-i alio,t < ;'. r l\iiiiCV,T,V
pro oor* <>" rs?> i? r'- ui lal fund
vhieli shall, iioo < f i.?!H!< ?- . Sltt;
i ly rx?iv? tii ' ' no,vein, '.in
o' th"* rliarart ' ' mi-ex of tho
martyred Pre-V* ; in C shape of a
n tion:;! tuonio al ?.w th crave,
to! the li -.'y will li i-illy rest, in
We. I T.awn (' i ie|( : v at ('anion.
COVERNOR GREGORY CEAO.
"lilt* Clltl'f I'vi-lllivc nf Itll.i.l.. Inliltlll
i'\|iii<-i> at v. i< s.forti, i:. i.
Wiekford. It. I. Civeruov William
Cr"j?ory, of IMio ' I-?-'*i'. t'i.ol at Ids
hoi i > Lore after an il.ur ; cf several
j month .
j C ivornr.r Cretrrry nn ln \ star* in
i luisiucis as a mil! hand. 11/ was born
| in Astoria, I/. I., in IS'.P, and when In?
j was still a hoy hi-/ family moved to
Westerly. II. I., where In' obtained a
Inch school education. When fifteen
years old ho en ored a factory, and
[ fori* years later became the superintendent
of a woolen mill.
After that he tilled various places,
and finally heennie a trill owner. He
served as a Representative to the General
Assembly fron ISSN to ISh'Jand as
1 a State Senator from IStl! to 1808. ami
was Lieutenant Governor from 1 SOS to
10(0. I:j tin' latter year ho received
tli" Republican nomination for Governor.
to succeed Rlisha Dyer, who declined
to serve .Train, and was elected,
i He was President of the Wlekford Naj
tional Pa ik and a Director in the
| Union Trust Company, of Providence.
f1 LUONS O- L03T LETTERS.
Contutnnl SI2.8H In Cnr.1i nnil SI,170,070
In I'ajirr.
Was'iinslon. .'). C.?The Dead-Letter
' Ofiic ? !kilulled s.ruT.'JAT pieces of dore
liet nail matier duriuv the year ended
.Ii ne last, neei rding to the annual
report of tli" Superi itendent, David P.
I.elhhardt. just filed. Of there the un<
I.timed h to.? numbered .1,0.11,-t 07.
j There were 4-I.Orif misdirected letters
, and parcels and lOl.df/.) directed to fie
, li<ions addresses.
j Letters route mm* money found
loose in the mails without addresses
( nutnhered In !7.~i.">J of llio lot
?i io it ii mii .ii- i .i * vnr
was fo.iml. (In- total lieiir; $
1.1 uS,!!(l.'i letter.; were note;; ;in<! otlier
papers of vr.lu not currc ney of a tot..l
face value of f!.17S.07<\.7J.
Miiitlnnnrlf* Sort; 3II?<? Stoiin'*
TSio legation* at Constantinople.
| Turkey, have r.i-n^d over the negotiations
fir the release of Miss ami
her companion to the missionaries.
t