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FORT MILL TIMES. ;1 VOL. X. FORT MILL, 8, C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5,1902. NO. 50. '5j|| 111 ? **?1??mm _ . u . . . _ i- - . _ .. - ... - SEVERELY CENSURED Tillman ari McLauria Slttifty Med By tht Senate. ALL dliVNDS NOW SEEM SATISFIED. Air. Tillman Still Showed a Disposition to Protest the Method** Procedure. IVasbtogtbD. Special.?Senators Me- , l ? .. MauA i-.iiMj.in anu Tinman. of south v>?ru ' i 'V. Friday were severely V% isYn*?d by the Fnited States Senate Yhe ad^lnistration of the censure grew out the sensational .rerjonal encounter be* tween the two Senators on the floor of the Senate \ast Saturday durina' the. consid?;^i.ion of the Philippine tarifT bill. Tne adoption of the resolution <>f c.-nsixc probably vloses the lncid?nt. v. > f ir no ofiicial action of the Senate iR couccrnod. Immediately after the Senate conv?n-" ? <! Mr. Iiurrows, chairman of the ct*?hani.'tes on privileges and elections, to vrV.irh the McLaurln-Tillnian contrQ versy had ItcWI referred, reported the i 'solution of Censure framed by a ma_ , jority of the committee. Accompanying ihe resolution was a report narr?'<tin? the events which led up to the Sir ",t between the two Senators and settins; cut the conclusions of tho majority. A brief statement was presented by Senators Bailey. Blackburn, Pettus, "VI d. Foster and Dubois, Democratic xnc:nbers cf the committee, dissenting fv in some conclusions of the majority. Tliey agree, however, to the resolution offered. A minority report was pre.'.ented by Senators McComas, Beveiridgp and Pritchani, Republicans. who 'maintained that the adoption of a resolution of censure was not sufficient punishment. Practically there was no debate on the resolution, although Mr. Dallingcr and Mr. Piatt, of Conncicti< ut. made it evident in brief statements thai the resolution was not quite satisfactory to them. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 54 to 12. When Mr. Tillman's name was called e added now sensation to the proceedings by rising and saying with 111 niieealcd pmotion: "Among gentlemen an apology for an offense committed under heat of blood is usually considered sufficient.' Exposition Mai a :ers Act. Charleston. Special.? At the meeting of the board of directors of the Exposition Company. Colonel J. H. Tiitmnn'a message to President Roosevelt was fully discussed and the following resolutions unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That the president of the Expedition Company be. and he is here by requested to communicate as once with His Excellency, Theodore Roosevelt. the President of the United States and extend to him the cordial greeting and good wishes of this board of directors. with assurances that we look forward to his promised visit to the exposition with the greatest pleasure and that he receive from our people the warmest welcome. "Resolved, further. That the President be informed that the board of directors deny any responsibility for the recent communication made hy Col. J. 11. Tillman to President Roosevelt, and express their utter lack of sympathy with his action in that matter." A committee was appointed by the hoard of directors to convey this action to President Roosevelt. The city council will hold a special meeting to take action in this matter. Colonel Tillman was interviewed at his home in Edgciiehl by a correspondent cf The News and Courier and said: "I do not propose to be placed in the liirht bv m v rxf 1 .. ? j . ........ i wi ii.ii 1:11; i n * i 11 the cause of President Itoosevelt's derision not to attend the Charleston Exposition. I am in no way connected with the exposition, officially or otherwise," The Cotton Supply. New Orleans, Special.?Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visiiilo supply of cotton, issued Saturday, shows the total visible to he 4.437.989 bales against 4.493.S41 last week and 4.030,722 last year. Of thi$ the total of American cotton is 6.390.989 bales, against 3.484.841 last week and 3.039,722 last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil. India, etc., 1.?117.000 against 1.009.000 and 881,000. Of ;he world's visible supply there is now rloat and held in (.rent Britain and continental Europe 2,322.000 against 1,789.0C0 last year; In Egypt, 2")2.000 agalMt 186,000; in India fi42^?00 against ..uui; and in tnc in It 0(1 States, 1,'2U,0:i0 against 1.541.000. Cloes Through a Bridge. Griffin. Ga., Special.?A Southbound passenger thain on the Columbia branch of the Southern Railway, wont through a trestle into a creek at mid night, near Zetella. Ga. The following were killed: A. F. Matthews, enginaer Columbus. Ga.; I. L. Hill, bag gngeman, Colummus. Ga.; Leo. G. Murray, mail clerk, Atlanta; Isaac McDowell., flreuian, Columbus. Ga Several passengers were injured but none fatally. The structure had boon weakened by the heavy rains and throe bents of the bridge gave way The train was running cautiously and J 1 "* not making over eight miles an I 1 ;ur. The first class coach was the I f.n'.y car that did not go into the warh out. .. i IIIB EVENTS OF THE WEB WASHINGTON ITEMS. President Itoosevelt removed from office United States Judge Arthur K. Xoyes, of the Second District of Alaska, upon the recommendation of At tor ney-Genernl Knox. Governor Ynfi finished his testimony before the Senate Committed o?S Uie Philippines. ^eretoi-y Long will resign from the Cobihet, probably about the time the | present session of Congress ends, the Schley controversy being rogMcd as closed. An AVhiy order directed a return the former system of departmental and subsequent examinations for all enlisted men competing for second lieutenantries. ock AttofTKh IftLA^bS; The empV^ymcht of Italians led to a riot Ky- Striking native trolley men at Ponce, Porto Hlco. An active campaign is being made against the ladrones in C'avite Province, Luzon. P. I? by (leneral Trias and the native constabulary. The insurgent leader. Cortez, second In command to Malvar, was captured 1ft the Philippines. The United States transport MrClcllan sailed for Manila carrying 1*20 men and eighty wonmn teachers who will establish schools in the Philippines. domestic. William Emerson Redmond, better known as "Billy" Emerson, widely known as a minstrel, died in destitute I circumstances at Boston. Constiiup| tion was the enuse. While trying to quiet !<. F. (IradWell at Iluinbleton, W. Va., Clark Nagle was riddled with buckshot, dying instantly. Falling into a steam vat at Suffolk, Va.. Julius Cross was boiled from the armpits down. A delegation of boomers for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of V.K>3 left St. Louis, Mo., to visit New York. New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The twenty-fifth anniversary of Johns Hopkins University was celebrated In Baltimore. Md.. with the attendance of many educator* from tim leading institutions of tlio country. Itobort R. Lindsay, the first Governor of Alabama after the reconstruct Ion period, is dead. The band of troublesome Snake Indians was brought into Muskogee, I. T? by Deputy Shcuppe. plight men were drowned as the result of the sinking of two barges at the entrance to the New York harbor. The steamship Kroonland. the largest vesftei ever built in the UMted States, was launched at Philadelphia, President Roosevelt's actiou against the railway merger ex'vlted Wall Street Stocks declined more than 000,000. Extraordinary precautions were taken by the police and military authorities to guard Prince Henry while in the United States. A premature blast in the West Colby mine. Bessemer. Mich., killed two and injured mi1 num. Andrew Carnegie gave $5000 to the Peterbdro (N. II.) town library. Heavy rainfalls caused landslides on several railroads entering Seattle, Wash. Tired of life. according to a note (die left- Mrs. J. 1*. Allen, of buffalo, N. Y.. killed herself with carbolic acid. Charles' I* Tiffany, founder of the great jen'clry house, died at New York City, of pneumonia, aged ninety. Three children of John Thompson, at Owlnjavllle. Ivy., were Instantly Killed and another and tlie mother were fatally In J "fed by the accidental explosion of a keg of blasting powder. FOREIGN. General jxltchener reported the ^ap. hire of 104 Moors by a force of National Scouts, former burghers who are lighting In the British ranks. The Duchess of Westminster gave birth to a d:'"J?hter at London. The death ls announced In Vienna of Einil llolub the African explorer. (.'rent Britain complained to Gd-many of the publication of Anibass^dor Von Hplleben s report on Lord Pauncefote's actions preceding the Spanish war. It is believed that about $."?0n.000 o< the stolen fpnds of the Liverpoo Bank will bt* recovered, leaving th shareholders ?? make good a loss o. 9,'ir.O.tKK). The British phlpping Industry is suf fering from a s?vere depression. Lnrgnumbers of old steamers are beln; broken up, and prices for building new steamers are tw?n,y per cent, unde; the best figures 1900. T ~ ...1 r ? * o'? * "'inn ivospoerj a '"lei iiuDnmuiDg his separation from Sir Henry Campbell-Banuermnn'f' wing of the Liberal party in England mused much comment throughout the kingdom. Earl Fitzwllllam must pay to the British Government succession duty to the amount of #1.250,000. The Italian Cabinet resigned because Its candidate for President of the Chamber failed to he re-elected by the Deputies. The German Reichstag passed a res- i oluiiou culling on tbe Federated Govern, raents to employ sti'lct disciplinary and legal measures to phech the abuse of duelling. The Chinese court Continued to manifest a friendly disposition toward for-j eigners and foreign enterprises. iEIOBlAL TO I'iLEt Impressive Services Held by Congress in the Capitol. EULOGY BY SECRETARY HAY The niMlnculnhril Amllcnrc WhSt-li lienored the I.at'o PrcslilMtl't Memory Cnmjirliieii the l'rcsltleut and Ills Cut.Inct, the Supreme Court, l'rlucc Henry an it the Foreign Diplomats, Washington. 1). In the pr-.two of an nudlenee that coinpiisul the j cresHieut and bis Cabinet, Mm Supreme Court. ihc* flipithhntic f'orps Prince iiehry of Prussia ami liis suite, ami Invited guests of National fame, 1 lie two houses of Congress paid tribute to the memory of President Mei\inlcy. The memorial exercises were iieUl in the Hall of Representatives. Where ,n>t twenty yi'llrs ligd tin* eulogy bf !'r?sitleitt Cmtiehl was proitouneeti by hi? j BtWretrtry of State, Janir.t <!. V'.la ne. t)n that been is i oil William McKiuley I Was chairman of the Committee of Arrangements. Mr. MeKinlvy's ettlofty was pronounced by his Secretary of j State, John Ilay. Every member of Congress was attired in black. The galleries were bright with the costumes ot women, but the only touch of color 011 the tloor was in the uniform" of Cclternls .MiieS and Cochin and other ollieers and of Prince Henry and his suite. Every a Mailable itieh of space in the galleries and on the floor was occupied, and the audience was an immense one. Admission to the Capitol was restricted to the holders of tickets. Prince llenry mm me ITOSlUCUt OCetlp.Od tile two scats directly in front of tho Speaker"* desk, where President Frye of the Kenate noted oh presiding oilioer. The Marine Bund had been stationed in the lobby, and during the period beforo the opening of the ex> roises was heard playing various selections, among which Were the late President's favorite hymn, "Lend. Kindly Light," and the hymn which he murmured in wis last hours,, and which was Ming by the multitudes through which Ids funeral train passed. "Nearer, My C?cd. to Thee." The former was played again at the conclusion of the exercises, wl? n the President and Cabinet arose and left the hall. The exercises eonsisu-1 simply of prayer by the Rev. Mr. Coudin, Chaplain of the House; the address of Secretary llay, and the benediction by the Chaplain of the Senate, till* IJoi* Hr \l Secretary Hay's address was universally pronounced a splendid eulogy nj his former chief anil friend, lie de* I livered it with no effort at oratorical effect, seldom raised ids voice, made no gestures, and did nut once change the position which lie at tirst assunn d: yet, through the hour and twenty minutes which he occupied, he was listened to with breathless silence and strained attention, and when he concluded there was a storm of applause. Many times in the course of the eulogy some of those who had been closest to the late President were seen to he deeply moved by the Secretary's words. Secretary Hoot, in particular, was much affected, and was obliged to wipe his eyes several times. The whole audience seemed moved at Mr. | llay's reference to Mrs. Melvinley and his picture of "The gentle sufferer who COllUlS TIIO long llOlllS OVl'l* in till' lit'S<>* late splendor of his fame." Mr. Hay's references 10 MeKinley's foreign policy derived an especial interest from the fact that they were made in the presence of the foreigu Ambassadors ami Minister*, and the brother and personal representative o. the Herman Emperor. He had m> more interested auditors than tlnse it nllemcn when ho declared that iho 'Monroe Doctrine so long derided ami denied by alien publicists, evokes now no challenge or contradiction when uttereil to the world." The same tiling was true when he referred to the way In which President McKinley, aided by "the wise and heroic viceroys of the South, saved the Chinese Empire frnn anarchy and spoliation." Mr. liny did not mince words here, nor did ho give to any other nation any share of the credit due to thrt rni'ed Stan - for the salvation of China. The word "spoliation" was brought out with emphasis. Wu Ting Fang ibviously was intensely Interested at this point. He placed his elbows on his desk, rested his chin on his hands, and seemed to he drinking in every word with avidity and eagerness. ' ! . eretrirv < ?/??<? ?/>- *- 1 proclty and to the need for legislation :i?ainst anarchy seemed to lip directed straight at the two houses of Congr In speaking of the latter subject. Mr. Hay called upon the memory of bincola, Garfield, and MeKinley, "l hive murdered comrades of yours, whose troices still haunt these walls" to Inspire the legislators before hint to deal with the problem. KAISER VERY MUCH PLEASED. Ht Feels Tlmf Prince II?*nry Is Dolus; Well in America. Ttcrlln, Germany.?The details of tlia mi vementH of Prince Henry and the courtesies shown him in the United States contiuue to be followed here wltu extraordinary interest, and the pleasure of Emperor William at the reception tendered Lis brother has been freeiy expressed to members of the royal household. In official circles it is considered that the Emperor has personally accomplished. by sending Prince llcnrv to the T7nited State*, what it would have taker rears to do otherwise. STATF DtPABTHFHIlOHCl Will Try to Secure the Punishment of Miss Stone's Captors. PLEDGE MAY FRUSTRATE EFFORT Tlip C'uptiv.- MI?ntonnrl?(l. i( I* Snlii,- AYrrn fc-Torii <o Pftrecj 6y (1>p IVrfcAitils^I'riilKe (or A?ifcr(ci%n I>? Of(irlnh Who Conducted the Nrsotlntlonii For the Relenoe?An AflTpctlne Meeting Washington, 1>. C.?A dispatch vc ceived at the State Department from Minister T.oishman. at Constantinople, htihbiitif&i rhf!t Mis* Mtone ? ?? free. Now that (lie captive is; fr?e tke State Department does not h(?sitnt^ to an nonnee its full approval of all that lias been done to effect the release by Mr. Lelsliman, Spencer KJdy (the Secretary of Legation). n d Consul-General Miekirisoli. ?| The tjuestlbh of 'aVnbifi irterrM in connection with tDt?lr>trite Cash, tic w that anxiety for Stone's safety lias been dissipate is <ri repaid to what steps can be ken' towards securing reparation. le State Department is still in thetjjiark on this subject, and no delin ;e line of policy has been determine* upon. Two de| mauds which will certainly be made if ' possible are for indemnity and for the Implore iinil Punishment of the brip amis, nut until more is innrncu nuout the circumstances (>f the case the State Depart merit eanriot positively der ide upon the stops to to taken. It poos wit ho: t saying that the outrage eariuot go unpuuishi d. MISS STONK AT SALONIKA. The Itriiillulu S*nrp II* rami Mmr. Trllkii trt S*rr*fc$? Salonika.?M is?. Stone fttid Mine Tsilka and Iter itnhy arrived here, tvell and elieerftil. Vliry received the tnemhers < f the Anglo-American eotnniunily in the railway carriage. At the request (if M. Gargiulo, the Turkish Governor at Strumitsn returned to the women the cloaks and garments with which the brigands supplied them, and which the Governor took possession of on Sunday. The missionaries intend to keep these garments as iitemeu os of their adventure. As the party from Strutnitsa reached the top of the Chinelli Pass, the travelers were surprised liy the sudden appearance of M. Tsilka, and tin re was an affecting meeting between husband ami wife. Miss Stone says the brigands swore both of their captives to absolute secrecy regit riling any Infr-inatlon cal< ulat.il :> e-guidish the Identity of the har.dits. the locatii n of the p.uees where the < ;'? ivt s were concealed, anil other facts l.k? 'y o coinpromse the captors. CKKFTINCS TO MISS KTONC. Amrrii'un and Woman'* Hoard* Cnlile Enrourjcrmi'lit In ttir Missionary. Boston, Mass.?The American Board lots sent its greetings to Miss Stone, the missionary released from bandits, by raiding "l'saltn 1-1." The Woman's Board cables: "I.ove; welcome home." The 1 . aim referred to by the American Board contains these verses: "Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare <>.' the fowlers; the snare is broken and we are escaped "Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and the earth." There is great rejoicing at the headquarters of the American Board over ih<> liberation of the missionary, and i iiaiv are hopes that she will he able to start for home at once, lier furlough will he indefinite in duration. Miss Stone's two brothers. I'erlcy A. Stone, <d* Haverhill, and Charles A. Stone, of Chelsea, received the news of her rc| lease with some excitement, hut the I missionary's mother, who Is ninety I years of age, showed remarkable sellpossession. Wore Sffrclfil In tint Mountains. Sainakoff. Bulgaria.?The brigand* held Miss Stone and Mine. Tsiika secreted in the Koja Mountains, ntar I'rilip, Macedonia, whence they con mmni me <il|MIVI'S UM'UUgll 111C IllOUUtains of Strumltza. RENOUNCED MONASTIC VOWS. II rot tier Khsoiik I.^iivp* t tic Trap plot .4 A ftrr Twdntj-lliree Service. Dubuque, Iowa.?An event unprcee(leutod in the Iilsfory of the Trappist Monastery in this counlry is uuide i"Ublie. Itrother Eugene, for twentythree years an inmate, Iris deliberately renounced his vows taken nearly a quarter of a century ago. lie lias left the monastery and is now looking for some means to earn a living. liis name is Joseph Graham, and he came from Illinois when twenty-three years old. The Trappist rules are the most rigid of any monastic order. CONVICTED OF BRIBERY. Henry A. Taylor, of Connecticut, Found Guilty by Grand KapiiU Jury. Grand Rapids, Mich.?The Jury in the case of Henry A. Taylor, charged with conspiracy to bribe in connection with the water scandal, returned a verdict of guilty as charged. Taylor furnished the money with which it was proposed to saddle upon the city a water supply contract of several million dollars. His home is in Milford, Conn. This is the second cijnvictiod as the result of the recent Grand Jurv investigation. (.. ( iiM* SfORl CDNTINEHT IDE Loss of Life and Destrufti^n ot Property in Many States. RAILROAD TRAFFIC PARALYZED in AHrjcluiny III vcr Threatened In Virginia nnd { eorgia?Wlr/nril rN '<liiino?olu mid the Dnlintni>?Flooit. Einpoilftl U*tlr?a?l Truffle In tli?> South?Heavy Katnn.Now York r'it.y.?Tlu* son lionlor of o ..r .,1..ill t .. 1 .IIkiik. tor lushed tlio wators hereabout* into s\nls and inado sailing oraft claw ?mT shore. it also played Itavoe with the \vh-6s, Wlfr recently prostrate under a burden Of sleet, ag.vti shutting oft' direct telegraphic Coniniunicflt ion with all coastwise cities to the south Ol" (Is. Washington tllspal-hes came by roundabout courses: some \!'! t-JUicago and sonic through Pittsburg. 'rite gale was southeast and was the heaviest blow of the winter from that point, acquiring at one time a gale in tire city of sixty-eight miles. There hasn't been a storm in many years covering so large a territory, practically two-thirds of the country. It was one of the" fr?ost erratic storms on record. It originate*? in the Pacific, came inshore at Oregon niid went cavorting down to Texas, it danced there 011 the plains awhile, recurred find headed north northeast, howling through Oklahoma and Missouri, spreading, as it whirled, almost front coast to coast. WIDK Sl'fcWM AUK A. Kaln Fell From the Atlantic to ifte Fact flc OccaiiK. Cllileftffm?flhicflgo was ilio centre it a general storm area which covered almost the entire coilht ry< The barometric pressure was less than ,'iti.V previous record, and rain fell almost from the Atlantic te the Pa el tic coast. Professor Cox asserted that P was the most remarkable stornl which had occurred in many years, owihii to Its great extent and low barometer read UtP*- v... Cutrberlntul, Md. ? One-half of the city was under water and business was entirely suspended. The Potomac Iliver overflowed its banks. All street ear traffic was suspended and nearly all the railroads were tied tip. An lee gorge at (lornum, fifty miles north, broke, and that towi. was under sevi?r:il nf wmIim* Tlin wnri forced to the second stories of their homes. Every bridge oil the Cumberland :in?t Pennsylvania road between here and Piedmont. \V. Ya.. was swept away, and the West Virginia Central road was completely blocked with Ice and water for miles. Pittsburg. Pa. The great ice gorges in the Allegheny River above this city broke and were swept down the swollen stream. The head of the gorge was within the limits of Pittsburg and Allegheny before noon, but passed the two eities and went down the Ohio without doing any serious damage. Reading, Pa.?Trallie on the Schuylkill division of the Pennsylvania Railroad was suspended. Trains on the Wilmington and northern division of the Rending road could not resume for a week. Rails were washed away, a dozen large dams burst, wooden bridges were destroyed and hundreds of factories were under water between Potlsville and Mannyunk. Nearly every colliery of the Reading company was Hooded and many were shut down. Tin: SOUTH STORM SWKI'T. Dcatli anil Ituin In tho I'nth of II i cli Wind mid Until. ? Knoxville, Tenn.?The storm caused Serious damage to railroads in ibis section. A freight train was wrecked Wear Rcdford. Ya.. in which a brake man was killed. Railroad trallie was 1 delayed. All river industries wore uusuu. Atlanta. Gn.?The storm wlili>li swept over the southeastern Gulf Stales apparently passed north and out to sett. The heavy rains raised the water to Hood height in the Chnttahooeheo, Alabama, Ocmulgee and Savannah rivers, and inuelt damage was reported in Georgia and Alabama. Four lives were lost ns a result of a wreck caused hy the washout near Zetelln. (in. Numerous freight wrecks occurred from tiie same cause. A negro woman was killed, another fatally injured and several negro men wore badly hurt by a cyclone which passed over Dawson, Ga. Ashevllle, N. r.?All railway traffic in the mountains was paralyzed | as a result of the storm. All manufacturing plants on the banks of the ! French Broad River were forced to ' close. The river rose over a thirteen, foot wall at Marshall. N. C., and flooded the town. Jacksonville. Fla. ? A very heavy thunder and lightning storm, at1 eompanied by heavy rains and a gale | of wind blew down many houses in the southern parr of the State. All oranges left on the trees were badly damaged TILLMAN SPEAKS TO IRISH J * 5peaWs About Our Wars And Other natters. * ' New York. SpociAl.?Under the auspices of the Clan-Na-Oeal, the ono hiu*J*??d nml twenty-fourth anniversary of fb? birth of Robert Emmet was celebrated Sunday night at the Academy of Music. A large crowcf was tii attendance. State Senator Victor i. Dowllfig presided. United States Senator lU'iiJ/tntviu H. Tillman, of South Carolina, deliver*,! the oration. Resolutions were adopted condemning England's colonial policy, deprecating "mangling alliances uy vne i nitea ?<!&** <? with other nations, sympathizing: with the Boers, protesting" against the United States Government allowing England to use the United ?YAtes ports for the fitting out of vessels la Which to ship her horse* aud mules,, and /'lodging the people ot Ireland hearty support in their struggle for freedom. Senator Tillman was received with great applause. He said: "I am no orator and if 1 have uny claim to it. it is because 1 speak the (filth and fight the devil with lire." "Well." came a voice from the audience, "If you're not an orator, you're a good fighter." A. littlo later ho said: "I was afraM I would have to postpone my visit because of an Incident you all probably recently read about, that occurred to me in Washington, but one of your committee came to Washington and with his Irish eloquence made ino promise to be on hand unless I was in Jail. Now. here I am, so take a good look at me, for I am going to talk plainly." The Senator launched into an abtaok upon England for trampling under the Irish. "For long centuries the Irish have been trampled upou and murdered by the English," said ho, "and it may not bo ainiss to taevw state that bickerings anl pefy squabbles among Ireland's rf a sens have been responsible for Wr roneitions today. They make rrand ..,*oh,'e for her away from home, b t/Vfid 1# ? show their qualities iu her . a"'# ,tv hfllf." Turning from this subjott, no sai?V in strenuous tones: "If beli?s u\ J flunkey and aping nobility an'f estab- / llshing a system that is akin t\ JSng- f land's policy Is making Tories o\ "s. then I think we are there at last, . at least the Government at Washington has got there. England," J continued the Senator, "can squint and * shake its thumbs at us and say 'Your 1, <1,., I >1,111 .,,.1 r... Iu CO ;.??? ?ar WUI IV 111 llir i >iui|i|??ta?- ?n UO kuu u,, Oili'* In the Transvaal.' Why have wa got such a Government? There Is the rub. Why do you pass resolutions such as you have tonight and on other occasions, and then go out and vote foxthose who are stilling liberty at Washington? We are losing our love for our institutions, and if we continue thus we will go the way of other republics." Senator Tillmail then said the American people were slaves to partyIsm and could get along' without a "boss." who. he predicted, in time would betray the people. riaj. Jenkins Declines. Warrenton. Va.. Special.?Major Micali J. Jenkins has declined to accept the sword which it was proposed to present to him at Charleston. SC., when tlie president visited thnt place. Major Jenkins, who is a member of the faculty of Bethel military academy here, has sent the following telegram to Lieutenant Governor Tillman, of South Carolina: "Lieutenant Governor James H. Tillman, Columbia. S. 0.?You are represented in the press as having telegraphed I'reRident Roosevelt .at the request of subscribers to the sword recently offered me through you. requesting him to withdraw acceptance to present same. If this is so. I must decline under these circumstances to accept the sword. Thanking you for personal kindness in the matter, 1 am, truJv yours. "M. J. JKN'^INS." Strike at Norfolk Norfolk, Special.?The street car otril/n ltnrn cnntinnna ho fl ttfrikf*. The strikers gather in the vicinity of the Norfolk Railway and Light Company's barn to see that no car* move. The officials have been -'n conference with the sheriff and the local militia to devise a plan to pre vent a disturbance when an attempt is made to move the cars. President to Determine. Washington, Specir.l. ?President Roosevelt has an appointment with a committee of Charleston citizens who are coming hero to urge that he visit the exposition. At that time the expectation 13 that a final determination will be reached by the President as to whether he will go to Charleston or not. He is very anxious to do this and has not abandoned his original purpose to do so, which was only prevented by the serious illness "of Theodore. Jr. He probably will consult the Charleston committee regarding the effect of the Tillman dinner invitation episode and then decide whether he will carry out his cherished wish. % Pottery Plant Burned. Zanesville, O., Special.?The lar?r<> plant of the J. B. Owens Pottery Company was destroyed by fire Sunday. causing a loss of $300,000 with Insurance about one-half. Many valu able designs, the accumulation of years, were destroyed. Four hundred employes are out of work. The workSi^^?2gfj^B| will be rebuilt