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^ y01^r^^^^G./riIURs[)AY, Ncj^MBER 22J900. ^ -* r PALMETTO HffARS Occurrences of Interest fom All Over South Carolina MANY ItEMS OF SATE NtWS i _ A Batch ojf Live Para$aphj Co*?r* ing a Wide Ranged?Viat ia 0?inf ? J V. V'* jj ui U1CI y apui old 4!) 1-4 to 4Pil-2hiew 48 1-4 to ! 48 1-2: new SoiithcM white oorAi 4^ 1-2 to 48. j \ f j? ():?U Hnn; No. t\ vi J>*S -\^t\o 40. ' ' Hyp firm; No. 2, Western lUmcStic 73 to 7.">. Hut tor steady and undinngpd; fancy imitation 22 to 21V: do creamery 27 to 28; store pack id IS to 10. Eggs firm 30c. Cheese active and unchanged; large 13 5-8; mctintn 13 7-8; small 14 1-8 Sutra r steady and u no hanged- j Heyward Elected President. At Nashville ihe Southern knmigra'tinn and Educational C'ontvrence etYeeted a permanent orgattisbtion to be known hereafter cs ttje Southern Immigration and Industrial Association and elected the fallowing officers: President, Gov. I). C\ Heyward, Columbia, S. C.; Seeietary and treasurer, .1. R. MeMullen, Gads-, den, Ala.; The next annual convention will be held in Birmingham, Ala., the second Tuesday in November. ??? Mr. Augustus W. Smith President Columbia, S. C., Sj>ecial?Tha death of Mr. Kwald Kleitman, chairman of the board of directors of the Union Mills, at Union, will not interrupt the progress of the reorgani zation of these properties as many had feared it would. Mr. Aug. W. Smith, of Spartanburg, has been elected president of the two mills, vice Edwin Robertson, of this city, resigned. Mr. Robertson retains the position of treasurer of the two, so as to give the properties the benefit of his financial training and experience. New Enterprises. The secretary of state ommissioned the Greenville Got ton Mill company with a capital of $20,000. The concern will purchase and sell cotton and cotton goods and J. f\ L. Walker. E. C. Earnhardt, and J. B. Burgard are the petitioners. A commission was also issued to the Alderman-Weeks company oi' Aiken. .1 * - ' Educational Conference. Superintendent of Education O. B. Martin will atcnd the ipeetir.g of the Confpreneo on Secondary Education in tlnv South which is to meet at the Tniveivity of Virginia, November 22, 21 and 24. Mr. Martin is on the pro gramme for the opening of the discussion on the subject, what defl- . nite ways may the StatAlepnrtment of education develop a sjBrm of public school high schools oA established!" On in Our State. > ? ? ] General ^ottoi> ltrket. j Galveston, firm. .. . JO ^--4 New Orleans tiru.. lrt ?^1(? Mobile firm -.*9 7-8* Savannah st?ad^ . . .1 9 15-lfi j Charleston, firm. .. I 9 15-iG Wilmington steav.. I L--10 Norfolk firm I IP Baltimore noroin'.. .? l4> 1-2 New York stead., .y. v . . ... .IJ0.9I Boston steady.. . .. .. .1.. .10.9) Philadelphia stea-.; i Houston steady. 4 ? ^ Augusta firm.. ... .1 .. . l'flk Memphis quiet.. . . ,| St. liOitis steady. .. .? lO^^B l.ouisvile firm 1.. ,..10 o-S> Charlott Cotlton. Those prices re resent t e prices quoted t?> wagons* Good middling....... i a<H net middhncr.. # 4 # t. .10 Middlim* 0 11-4 Tinges and stains 8 1-2 to 0 1-4 Charlotte Prciuce Market. Chiekens?Sqrinjr 1*2 to 25 Hens?Per heud '23 to 35 i Ducks 25 Ki^ns.... 20 Rye HO Corn 72 to 75 Cotton seed 21 Oats?Feed 55 to 57 1-2 ] Baltimore hroduce. Baltimore, Nov. 4).?Flour quiet, oncjianiced. Wheat \nner, spot contract 74 1-2 to 74 34; Southern by saninlc ."?/? to 70. i!n? DIED Of HIS WOUNDS Lancaster Physician Who Was Shot Last Week By His Brother-in-law Dies in Rock Hill. Rock Hill, Special.?Dr. E. S. McDow of Lancaster, who was shot in Heath Springs last Thursday by Mr. John A. Bridges and was brought to the- Rock Hill hospital for treatment, died of his wounds about ."1 o'clock Tuesday morning. An operation was performed on him last Friday at noon, the left arm being amputated at the shoulder and the right. forearm ?ai split and the shot and pieces of tho shattered bone removed. The right arm would also have been amputated later had the patient been strong enough to stand the operation, but his condition was quite serious from the start. He continued to grow weaker until the end came Tuesday morning. Dr. McDow was a son of the late Dr. Robert S. McDow and the only brother of the late Dr. T. B. MoDow of Charleston. He was about 35 years of age. and was born in Tennessee, graduated in medicine at Memphis in 1S!)3, practiced at Heath Springs for a while, then took a post graduate course in New York and removed to Columbia, where he practiced a while. He located at thia place ubout four years ago, where he prartited his profession up to the time of his death. Mr. Bridges cam? up irom neatit springs and surrendered to the sheriff. He Las employed counsel, who will make application for bail at- once. Negro Bank Closed Pending an Inquiry. Greenville, Special.?The following notice was posted in the doors of the Workingman's Savings and Trust Company: "This bank closed for the day pending examination of the State hank examiner." This notice did not cause much i*omm??if on the streets after the'news had g- the rounds. No one seemed I especially interested. All scent to have faith that everything1 will come nut all right. The Workingman 'a Savings and Trust t'ompauy was organized about six years ago. Something over $14,000 has been paid in as eapital. It is the only institution in the State that is entirely officered oy negroes ami all of tin* depositors are negroes. ,7. O. Allen is the president : B. F. McDowell, vice president; and A. B. Davis is the secretary and treasurer. All of these are recognized as good negroes and it is believed that if there he a shortage in the bank that it is due to bad managonent and bad bookkeeping and not dnu to any fraudulent dealings. Palmetto Brevities. lodge J. K. McDonald, of Wir.nsboro, employed several months ago by the present State board of dispensary directors to look into some .tS(X),000 worth of purchases made by I lie former board and give his opinion as to whether some of these aeeourts should not be refused payment on ibe ground of fraud, has mad? his report, but the board has not yet <.rc. mm oui lur [midiirauon. it ts nude-stood that the rojiort is of a highly sensational character, that the attorneys discovers that some thrre hundred thousand dollars worth was pwrcln>e<l in an irregular way and that much of it has been shipped hack a ad that still more should go' back', -j^ J. 1 Oki. Gardner sent in his resignation to the Governor as treasurer of Ail>?g) county, effective the 1st of nex^. v![lnth. it is understood that Mr. G\linm will engage in the banking bu pess. The legislative delegation wilbo asked to name a man to succeed1 ^Mr. (Iraham. The Secretary of State issued a cnnin issi >n to the Greenville Cotton Mills' ( .mpanv, of Greenville, which on a capital of $".20,000 proposes to "deal in cotton mill products." The corpontor- are: J. B. Burgard and | W... C. Earnhardt. The Aldcrman-Wceks Company was ' also rcnniisioncd; capital, $5,000;' corpora us, W. II. Alderman and It. | \i \i?i tu. juris. An iirportunt conference regarding intcr-Stae freight rates will l?e held before |pt> railroad commission on the 27lhfcwhcn the question of when the prosnit tariff published by the commissi'n is binding on the roads will be riiivissed. Row it Hike's Creek Church. Gaffney, Special.?In a general row Sunday at Mike's Creek church, George Glovei was shot and dangerously wounded hy Monroe McSwain. Tlris place is noted for this kind of business. several negroes having been wounded there before. Dr. C. A. .Jef- \ fries, who was called to see Glover, sflyk' that the wouud is dangerous \%A PRESIDENT SEES ALL Critically Inspects Progress of Canal Work WELL PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK Insists Upon Being Shown All tlM Work of Excavation, Even to Temporwry i Tracks?Clmbs Upon * SfcewjShovel and Plies the Eagin?, With Questions ? Shako* Haifa mVith All the Americans Ho Mee\?IWitnesses the Effect of SevetU 1 Charges of Dynamite? Mrs. vRolosevelt Accompanies Him. Panani/ By Cable. ? President Roosevelt started at 7 o'clock Friday morning with Mrs Roosevelt and the other members of his party to make an examination of the Culebfa cut. At half-past eight the presidential train arrived at I'e<lro Wigul, where some steam shovels were at work. At this point in the out the peculiar oil conditions have resulted in more or less frequent landslides, und thi9 fact was brought to the President's attention. President Roosevelt climbed u|M)ii one of the steam shovels, taking a seat alongside Engineer Gray whom he subjected to a searching tire of questions regarding the work. He stayed 011 the steam shovel about 20 minutes. \ President Roosevelt told Chief Engineer Stevens that be wanted to see all tile works in connection with excavation, even to the temporary laying of trunks. With this in view they fco^^d a work train near Pedro iligul and went 011 to the next point, where stouiu shovels were at work. Here there was 110 danger of laudslides. Greets All Americans. The presidential train continued on the regular line ^toward Paqamflf. Tin* wort of thv ?teaftr- iftovoijFtTas observed and the President made a detour to examine the site of the Pedio Migul lock. He shook hands witl all the Americans he met. At 25 minutes past nine the President entered the deep portion of Culebra cut, his train going slowly in order that he might observe the workings of the drill machines and shovels. Tie President spent some time in the deepest portion of the out, where last Sunday 22 tons of explosives wore used to throw down 35,000 cubic yard?- of material. The rain was coming down in torrents and the water (loured in rivulets down the funnel-shaped aides of me ci i. oeverai cnarges or dynamite wore exploded in order that the President might see the effect, after which lie went back to bis own train. Sugar Trust on the Back. New York, Special.?The so-called "sugar trust" or tha American Sugar Refining Company, was brought to trial for the first time on a charge of rebating. Th" specific indictment charges the corporation with knowingly violating the Klkins law in accepting rebates on shipments by the New Central & Hudson Biver Railroad Company in the spring of 1903, amounting to $20,000. The case is on trial before .ludge Holt of the United States Circuit Court. For granting the same rebates the New York Central was convicted in the same court. The sugar company, it is charged, accepted the $26,000 in rebates shortly after the passage of the Klkins act. the shipments having been made just before Congress passed the law. There are several other indictments against the company, it is understood, also for violations of the Klkins law. By Wire and Cable. A proposed act for uniform divorc* regulation was submitted to the divorce congress in Philadelphia. i % * Tho Immigration ami Industrial Association formed in Nashville, Tenn., oleted Gov. 1). ('. llgywnwd, of I South Carolina, president and resolved to meet next year nl Birrainjjthana, Ala. Trunks Rifled at Normal.. Greensboro, N. ('.. Special.?While tho students of the State Normal and Industrial College were at supper Thursday night, two of the ydung ladies' trunks were ransacked land about $70 in money stolen. Suspi^'on points to Mary West, a negfip servant, who wis left in charge of the doriniy>ry while the girls were gone 1 to supper. The negress was given Explicit instructions not to loavo tue building until fh.- girls returnrd. Tlie negro woman was arrested and placed in jail. 1 1 \ IS SHOT TO PIKES Asjhevile, N: C Murderer bys I *. the Penalty J. ? * NOT WILL HARRIS, HOWEVy NegVo Found in Woods Near Fletfl| exl 12 Miles from Asherille. tH Members of Posse Iajnred. V G-iiariMte, N. C., Special?Jainl Harjvey, the notorious uegro dcsparB do who on Tuesday nigfl shot and killed two police officer? three negroes, and wounded a policl captain at Asheville, N. G., and thcV escaped, hotly pursued by hundred*?* of infuriated citizens, well-armed, waLj captured Thursday morning in thfl woods near Fletcher, twelve mik-sRI from Ashevilla, and his body riddled V with bullets. A long distance tele II phone message from that place, states that there was doubt whatever as1 j to the identity of the negro. It isH stated that the first shot was l}ied by \ a Southern Hy. deteetftAP^and that \ two members of the searching posy 1 were injured in the capture and eom-.\ bat with the negro. The shooting'l began as soon as the. nugsat was found. , Til ft mil i I O Iwvlte ? 1 " * * , Vi tin IP|IV ?- * now being brought to Asheville by the posse. It will be remembered that immed iately following the fiendish* Wmies of the negro, large parties of Asliaville citizens tilled with a burning passion jfor revenge of the crimes of the npgro desperado, armed themselves to the teeth and began a systematic search of the neighboring twaflps and voaatry around Ashevillf. All through the night different |>oeses departed and up to morning, when the black murderer was captured and killed, the ardor of the seurch has never lagged for a minute. Blood hounds were used in the chase, hut with little effect. Different rumors eame in during the night as to the whereabouts /by negro, but it was tiot until morniiig that lid was positively located*. -The] crimes of the negro were the most aaring and uncalled for occurring in 'this State in many years. Without thte least provocation the negro emerged from a house on Valley street loudly jproclaiming himself to be the noted Charlotte despara<k>, and began shooting on first sight of n man. When an attempt was nrnde to arrest the negro who had already killed two negroes with his rifle and was shooting into houses promiscumsly, by officers, U took the negro oulv a few minutes to leave two dead (fleers and one wounded in his bloody wake. Foeling at Asheville, among both 11111 k ? nn/1 tuUUno -* * r U?u iios uura ui iever heat, and the quick ending of the negro's murderous career v,-as merely the expected result, whenever ho should have been found. The Capture and Killing. Asheville, N. C., Sj?>cial.?The dead body of the negro murderer of tivo men here on Tuesday night was brought here. The body was fearfully mutilated having been pierced by dosiens <>f bullets. It is not known to a certainty that the dead negro is the notorious Mecklenburg county tie-* gro, Will Harris, but it is certain that! he is the one who did the killing here I Tuesday nigty. 4 v "** u It is stated that one ofl the balls I from hi^ rifle glazed the h?id of oua u of the pusse. 1 The rille was the same w^ith which I the negro did his bloody work here. There were over fifty men iu tha party who found the negro, and dozens of shots were fired effectively at the negro. His ly>dy was later identified a? that of Jnmes Harvey, of Fullest City, Ya. _ *?4 \ \ ' The Waahbum-Mabry Nuptials. IiOuisville, Ivy., Special.-^Fofmcr Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court Wilton H. Mabrv and Miss Irene Washbourne were married at the home of ?hc bride in Louisville. Owing to the recent dentil of the bride's mother, the ceremony was private. Mr. and Mrs. Mabrv will make t their hoine at Tallahassee, after a ( D. <i - ' oouineru lour. Wlrh to Arbitrato. Chicago, HI., Special.?Fearing that the agitation for increased wages has I reached thl> point where it threatens the successful operation of the railroads the executitc officials of all the lines west bf Chicago have decided lb ask the Interstate Commerce "Com-' mission *tn bef-dWe the b^ftrd of arhi-, (ration for. the settlement of aijL dis putcs betw|ert> the employees and the) railways, ut is hoped qhat by this means to rAmove the danger of atrikcrs for all kimo. ; 1 tl'S ?? bomb in sj. peter s The Famous Cathedral Was the Scene of Panic HE CELEBRATED TOMB IS SAFE Cmgregation Assembled to Celebrate the Dedication of the Bascilica to St. Peter. Rtartfirt Vrnm T>? _ , A AVO A/WTV" tions by the Roar of the Bursting Boom?Panic Stricken Worshipers Flee in Dismay and a Scene of Indescribable Confusion Follows. Home, Cable.-?A bomb was ex! i?ded in St. Peter's Sunday. The iifice was crowded and an indescrible scene of confusion followed, lere were no fata'ities. As soon <is e echoes of the tremendous roar ?d nWJ1'. a canon sought by insuring words (o quiet the people, 'it in vain. They fled in all direc--^ns and a number of women faiut^ JIo trace of the perpetrators of e deed has been found. Holy Ralics Exposed. Sunday w?.i the anniversary of the | iicntion of the bsscilica to St. .er and it was beautifully deeoratfor the occasion. Holy relics were 1 nnwH Jim' u iiuttt? ?! i rfeaj*! a Sb-virl A;arin<> The *rd merit '.it1! jt Flu. b i*. In IS-vt ba.ilyrrun.-wiod noMj.hyto!" eJ II yearfr^oY iht^HH^H Ohio - jnjftutmiry. Will \ r nu, ^4. | PROMINKNT PKOPLK. ' Walter Wellman has postponed his polar expedition until next year. l. The University of Edinburgh has " conferred the degree of LL. D. upon Andrew Carnegie. *Pedro Alvarado, who dug $150,- j 000,000 out of Mexican mines, means A to spehd much of his wealth before ^A he dies on the poor. Johns Hopkins University, at limore, conferred on Bir WiIIIhi^ I Henry Porkfn, the great scientist, t^^HHH degree of doctor of lahrs. H George (irenfell. who died roce^H H in Africa, was one of the greaj^^^^HH plorers. He wrote no book, an^^^^^^^H years little known In lea or H H The Shah of Persia finds re^fl H from the affairs of state the knitting needle. to be a clever knitter, and^^^^^J^^H^f of the aecompllr^^^^^^^^^^HH The Sultan at release of prisoners H H who have completed their ns a H H fiCStlOh for the recovc-H H that the^| during him a clear son is t #?ate the the hasi^^^^Hp^H^HK^P amon^ the and )^B^^B|^^Bfl ttx^BHR^HBH to tho prepa ,,nH| i * v inunm v nrm him. no on!* lnt\B^^HHR^^^Hfl| Militia Guards ox., the o\ I'aul ni i I i t 1 > r< an o a s s iri \ in a miner, who < fVmtuHntr tl?n