FORT MILL TIMES. ;1
VOL. X. FORT MILL, 8, C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5,1902. NO. 50. '5j||
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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. ..
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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.
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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.
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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