The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 18, 1896, Image 1
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Work of tho Sonate and House
:iofly Told,
CUBAN QUESTION DISCUSSED,
Penaion lllli Pusscd Without Amend
l?VOHt~ rotltloi?B Favoring ( lie Ding*
' lev 1)111 Received.
rr.v?1 ,-.v?
THE BEN ATE.
Ti.'jbdav. ? Tho Senate had 11 short session
May. Tho TfCSklotU prCbOiited a conumml
(ropi tho Secretary o( Uio Treasury,
giving tho .number of a I ion a employed In tlio
rrenanry Department, as called for by reso
lution of May full last. It stales tf.at tho
U'-lJfotyer' of s?<?h aliens at tho time of tho
adoption of tho resolution was J)5, but that
?lnoo thou almost all- of thorn hud bccome
naturalized. Various other departmental
communications were presented and refer,
red, Petitions from Philadelphia and St.
fiOUltt wore received favoring the passage of
W>o i)|ngleyT)ill; also several memorials in
<&Mu}qn to American outrage*, after which
rtftJfeljUto adjourned In rcspcct to Crisp's
wWrfiory.
w"ttpNKKi>AV'? The session of tho Senate
today was attended by several interesting
arid Important Incidents. A Joint resolution
to continue the powers of joint committee on
lh$ ~K>tt\0\ftl of taxes on alcohol lined In
manufacturing and tho arts was. reported
?ud phased. Tho independence of Cuba was
the ^Object of three joint resolutions intro
duced hy Senators < ameron, Republican, oi
Pennsylvnuia; Mills. Democrat, of Texas, and
Call, Democrat, of Florida. Tho first ac
knowledges tho independence of tho Island
, and directs the tender of friendly offices of
Ihe United States government to Spain to
bring the wnr to a clos?. Tho second
directs the President of tl^?? Uirtled
. Btntca to tnke possession of Ihe Island
with tho military and naval forces of tho
United States and to hoi I possession till tlu?
Cuban people can organize a government,
and tho third recoj ni ies the republic of Cuba
hs a free and Independent government and
extends to it nil rights in the ports and with
"in tho jurisdiction of t.'ie United fc'lates. Tho
first two were referred to tho- committee on
foreign relations n;:d tlio last was laid on the
table temporarily until such time as Mr, Call
may desire to address tho Senate on th\) sub
ject. The Dingley bill was taken up and dls
v!ti$ted at some length.
ThuasnAV. ? The indopendenoo of Cubnand
the recognition of thelnsurgontsasA regular
ly organized government had two advocates
In the Senate Thursday in the persons oi
BenHtors X Ullom, ltopublican, of Illinois, and
C?Ht- Democrat, of Florida. Mr. Cullum de
livered a carefully prppnrod speech in support
of his viewer -"WHIftt' Mr. Call contented
himself with n briiM1 discursive statement.
\Mr, CuHoln prefaced his speech with the ln
induction of a joint resolution, declaiing
|?-U "Uio extinction of tho Spanish tit!<> ami
|:JIo"Wmln alion el Spanish control in the is
)/i"hut' nt lho</<nlowuy of the (lulf of MexK'o
lu-.tv-.i- >o the welfaro of those islands
. JFIo'SVftS cbubuvw c,f tho United Stales." Mr.
elf-*- /lutlon was refc'ied to the
Au<l J iaUf^k relations. The bill U>
rejl \ Vfntlon was taken up for con
A ttink ol iV "*as post/ oncd till tlio second
8oou Ka.Vv-'^C-fVaving been defeated by a
dreautv^ \j,e Senate then adjourned
Ila spako not a
~~~r" ? lu\"en, of Nebraska,
And filled all the 6topla
Renouncing the issu
Antonio Macco, wluTeomler a /lag of truce,
was tho toxt of a resolution offered in tho
Soi.hIo by Mr. ( all, Democrat, of Florida,
and referred to tho committee on foreign re
lations. The resolution ohara^tnrlJ'.cs the
nftair as n violation of tho rules of civilized
warfare and as a cowardly nct> cf treachery ,
It declared tho government which au
thorised and permitted it, or failed to
punish the assassins, "an outcast from
tho familv of nations and from the
pale of civilization ,c?n(). public la --v." Thf.
committco on foreign relations wore in
truded to Inquire into the facts and to re
port to tho Senate at an crrly date. Another
resolution of Mr,- Gall's, which was similarly
' refer rod, requires the President of tho United
States to demand tho release of allv.the
United States citizens held by the SpanWh
government as prisoners In t ubn. .V war
blast was also )j?'Vwn against Turkey, in
tho shape of resolutions passed by a church
congregation In New Hampshire, presented
' and approved by Sonator?Qnlllngcr, of that
Btate, dcclaring-tlmt tho Armenian outrages
phould be suppressed by tho < ivlllzed powers
ofoji nt the cost or dismemberment of tho
Turklfch Empire. ' Fifty-live private pension
bills were taken up and passed, nearly all of
them fo^itjerease of pensions. A resolution
by Sonaro* 'Morgan, requesting tho use by the
twnato ollhe Cuban papers In tho haudaof
tho Department of Slate was presented. {
-%PK~IIOU8g. \
TOKBDAT.?'fho House promptly got down
to business, resuming tho call of committees,
where It loft.ofY at the closo of tho Jjist ses
sion. Under the call tho commlttco on post
offices and railroads occupied nearly throo
liourfl of tho St-6Hlon In t Hat period (wearing
tbo passage of threo bill*. Thcso were.- (l.)
Authorizing tho use ol prlvato postal cards;
(2) authorizing tho Postmaster General to
J^/low an Indemnity, not dxecodlug $10 in
ny oneenstf, for tho lo&sof regl lerod pnek?
ages or icttors; (3) nuthori/Jug the appoint
ment of 'letter carriers at-- office's whoro tint
freo delivery system is not established, tho
cost thoroo'f to bo borno by tho patron.?.
When 4rffl second of these bills whs under
discussion, Mr. Bingham. Itopublloan, of
Pennsylvania,- supporting tne bill, claiming
st of insurance. " rv*
The general pension appropriation bill ?tt
on taken up and Mr. Crow, llopub'Ican, of
_ j |n fAVAV
ttWUflTMUMlUf .... t
that the investigations by tho rostofllee Dc
-/-Vk.-'iai complaints of losses of registered
"raafFln Ifttt'Irtfit fiscal year demonstrated a
liability by tho government, unless tho terms
of ihe i roposod act W.oro put Itto effect, for
six hundred losses out of over IKteen million
packages registered, air. UluKham statod
that tbo axporl&nco of ovdry country whWrS
bad adopted'tho system of "indemnity /6r
losses had- been that tho rovenuo frorfln
creaaed bnslnesa wao vastly greater thoVlbo
cost of Insurance.
^Th? i
thOO (Ainu ufioiiM ?*-? , - .
Pennsylvania, niado a brief snecch In faypr
**4 protective., tariff Wll, The pension Mil
was passed Without amendment.
- W bokbsdat.? -The adjjfllon of the House to
day wss conducted under; the influcnco of
IfiOfplrlt of labor.' Nine bills were consid
ered 4ttd two confmence reports agreed to,
laTFUdttton to scrnrctrth^r buslao**. Tho u#?
-ualJre?olaUotLdi#trlbu<I.og tho topics of the
Pf??deot'a td tho appropriate Sem
joalUeea was roporf< <l from the Ways aud
<JS^?Mf?lttceifad :K. '
T?i moat.? At tfce nimtng of the Houfte
-T*VrU4r^a eoouplttco Thursday, Mr. Catron.
W irM* from Nt?w Me*lco, endeavor^i
Wtira Iha con^r-oftfar-coinuiltfc*
lfeMifitfjiUiebood bill *> as
I
Uioilomo ndiournod until Alondny.
Monday, - Hilla were passed constituting a
now division of the eastern Judicial district of
Texas iiyq proviuiiur 'or holding lortns of
court (it Il?w>n>o(rtsViY,\?s, also permitting
I ho mayor arid city Wmwll of Monroe, La.,
to bridge (tio Ouachita river, opposite that
city. A Joint resolution recognizing tho inde
pendence of Ouhft was Introduced by Mr,
Howard, 1'opuHst, of Alabama, It recite*
tho profound regret of the American people
at tho roportod "brutal assassination of tho
Cuban lender, Maooo." It declares lliat Spain
U ccuiducUug a brutal and. guorrllla-liko
war faro against a patriotic people who are
drugging for indepondoneo, even as did tho
founder* of this Republic, 11 resolve*, there
fore, thai tho United States ahull rooonnizo
Cuba as a frco and Independent Kovernmont
nml shall tieeurd to lior- people all nlich riuhta
In 1 ) i o porl? and within tho Jurirfdh'tion of tho
United States. A Joint resolution was parsed
providing for a holiday recesa from Decem
ber 2'2d to January 5th, IJy a voto of yeas
08, and jfcays tho Houso refused to pass
oyer the President'* veto, u t>ill granting a
pension to the divorecd wile of l.owcll Taft, 1
of tho Eighteenth Regiment > onneetleut vol
\. iteer infantry, who died of ulcoh Usra in p
boldlers' homo.
HITS IX IOSS IS 1)1' I ih.
R, C.J ? On 11 ?t Co. ami Orndstrcet's
4 NVcokly ( 'oiii mercial Reports.
pNkirs. It. (I. Dun ft Co., in their weekly
Jrado roviow, say: "Tim approaching of tho
holidays and doubt about the action of Con
greavhas put oiT further Improvement until
tlio New Year. iVhilo Indu&^rUM havo gained
In working force, they ?ro waiting for a
commeusuralo gain in demand, and in<jun?
while are trying to clear away emlmrrliss.
mi'nts which restrict them. Speculation/has
been halting and timid There is no sober
minded fear of foreign dillleulty, but some
have succeeded In Imagining that "Con
Kj5?sg might go so fur beyond the Presi
dent's prudent message regarding Cnba~
as to embroil (his country with Spain.
Money is iu abundant supply; lending to
London continues, and there in nothing to
cnu?o lops activity in general business exci'pt
that the rush of orders deferred until after
t ho election has not been continued. Tho
volume of busiucss shown by clearings lias
been for the week 5.2 per cent, smaller than
iu"?l your. Scanty returns for December em
brace so bud a report t^r St. l'ant that they
foil 10.4 per cent. below those of 1KU2, and
earnings on Unit' <t States muds amounting
to $!I7,G2G,20C in in November were fO.^-pcr
cent, less than in 1HU2. *'J'\
?'Cotton has declined .'1-1(5 in spite of all the
stories that thecrop has been nearly inarket
od and continued to coiuu forward -<t?adily.
"Textile Industries aro working a larger
for"e lhati'ln October, but there, ii not much
evidence of in wr demand, and soino kinds
of goods are uccuHnulnliiur. As raw commo
dities arc lower, Jiel'JIng In prices of staples
is expected and buying is on that account
more restricted. il few qualities of goods
having slightly declined. Print cloths are
weak id tone, with enormus stocks. . Wool
en woods arc not in better de
li and ami there Is general indisposition to
make commitments ahead. .S:ilos of wool
iu two weeks," 1 -i .37.V.WO pounds against 11,
090,200 last year, are largely this year between
trader.'*, as tho mills Had at present little en
couragement to buy, and .London sales aie a
shade weaker. Quotations are not changed,
though nuro frequent concessions are re
"0^,h:& for tho week, have been -WO in
tho United Staies against 3^3 last ^ year, aud
iti Cannda against ol last year.
Dradstrc.et says: "Thcro has been no im
provement iu general trade lkl? week except
in holi'lav specialties. At Augusta, Louis
ville, Nashville, Charleston, Chattanooga,
Cincinnati and Memphis, the con'lition of
business is ijychan^cd. Like reports fomo
from ? lowland. Providence. Chicago, Oma
ha and Dulutli, Wlicro activity Is confined to
tho jutail demand lor holiday goods and
requests for stables continue moderate,
Tho situation at Milwaukee, Oiitxtx
ton and llirminghnm, Ala , is characterize! I
as diappoiutiug, but at Hi. Paul and Min
neapolis thcro la -more aetlvft derna-.d lor
drugs. yroCoi'l^, shoos fi'itd niit$p v? '
Jacksonville, Havaouah, Atlanta and New
Orleans for staple goods. Distribution ot
merchandise in Texas lias be?yi chocked by
those who have held back cotton awaiting
higher prices. Unseasonable weather lint
agaiu delayed the demand for wlntei goods,
and tho approach of the porlod for stock
taking will prolong tho season of dullness
well Into next month."
HARMON ON TRUSTS.
What tho Attprnti^jiOcMcnil Has to
Way of Them.
Attornoy-Goneral Harmon in his annual
rc|iort gees at somo length Into tho subject
of truats. Ho snysnaendments' to thooxlst
Ing anti-trust law are ncccssary.
Utisldcs this, tho funds lit the disposal of
tho Attornoy-Ctonoral arolneufllciont to meet
tlio expense of preparing and prosecuting
euite.
?Ue further says: "Many complaints have
boon made by prlvnto citizens nnd oilier of
combinations in restraint of trado and com
merco and of alleged monopolies. I havo
caused to bo Investigated, as well as tho
means ami force 'at my command permitted,
such of them ns seemed likely to eoinu within
tho scope of Federal authority over Intor
stato trado and coinineroo, to which alone
this law extends. *
The only case, however, In which ovhlenco
was discovered to justify action was that of
tlic joint traffic association of tho trunk lino
railways, against which a bill was filed by
the United .States January 9, 1800, iu the
Circuit Court for tlio Southern District of
New York.
Although thb case, was ably prepared and
presented by Mr. Wallace Maclarlanc, Uni
ted States attorney for that district., under
my supervision, the court, Judge Wheeler
presiding, dismissed the bill, holding that
tho articles of agreement of tho association
were not in violation of tho law. The enso
Is now pending la the circuit court of ap
peals and. will soon bo argued."
II? cites older cases, especially that of tho
^I'rnns-Missonrl Traffic Association which.
Viyog >no against the United States on tecii
nfft^'.Kies, showing t!io inadequacy of tho
prtseiiii^ajnr.
?Favorlfc?0.ip:>mment is mado on tho aboli
tion of fco*,'i?irn >n his department. A sav
ln|of ortfr b iln marshals' fees
Sr.* Harmon advocates tho jitohsago of tho
PaiMe^allway funding bill nnd urges that
tho United States maintain Its present atti^
tudcand refrain If posilble from going into
court M tho foreclosure "case. Ho doubt* tho
Ability of tho United Mates to preserve thin
situation touch longer. Important sugges
tion* aro mado regarding . the revision or
frl frtat'itca and ntutplUylafi, the same.
IlitngMllii Fini.
At OmXhiv. Neb., Vernon Whit, a. J8-y?ar
6 Id boy, ?m accident^ hanged us thoYciult
-oT<rt5?yi3h pTWrtr.?-W>Ht~hl? playwat^
was pliyloit polled. Whou they c?ptl
criminals they were condemned So be han j.
1 He condemned." and A pHlOW ?Ml? ?rA.
tjed around no4v?pd ho suspended hlfB*.
\ eclf by lha lo * no.1 room .iXoou. ?
arrived h^was dead.
Perm??n?#t X?ciifiro ??rrlre.
In i^ofatagd 'With - tfce- prerlpie? - o? ?
rrtK>futk?} the of Ubor
&?^fOeaU eoiitr?iS ? ptoa f?r r?
? -jsy- r- _ s ___
i ?**!?. -X? rxt^.
Tl? N STATU IHRPKNSAKY.
The I.rtw Will lit* Amended, Hut Will
Not lie Abolished.
Tho Columbia Register of ft recent
date says:
"Now that it is only about 'a month
boforo tho Legislature meet#, thoro is
a great ileal of discussion as to what
will bo dono in roforonei) to tho Dis
ponsary, tho general fooling being that
some radical ohango in ponding. It
would l>o a (lillloult task to foroenst
what tho changes will bo, but it may
bo stated with some degree of certainty
that tho Dispensary will not be abolish
i/d and that liquor will continue to bo
sold by the State, probably under a
dilloreut administration of tho law or
probably under greater restrictions,
or both, ah time and circumstances
may develop,
"That thoro will bo a change of ho mo
Hort i? almost certain, but that tho
present law will bo abolished and ft
high license system established under
the Constitution, seems at this time
highly improbable.
"While tho law as at present admin
istered, lias some features about it
tha*. aro highly objootionnblo to all
classes of citizens, still it lias good
features that commend it to overbody.
Even tho strictest prohibitionists ad
mit thin, but they contend that any
sort of license, except for "mechani
cal, medicinal and sneramental pur
poses," is wrong and should not be
countenanced, ()
"Thoro aro on tho olhor hand advo
cates of Iho Dispensary who do not en
dorse tho way it is now conducted and
many politicians who would liko to de
nvo benefit from it aro advocating
changes in tho low. Whatever dillur
out shades of opinion may think,
there seems to havo been a general
idi a that tho law should bo abolished
and a high license system instituted by
the coming Legislature.
"A gentlomau prominently connect
ed with tho State government, said in
reference to the agitation: 'It mny bo
certainly stated that the law will not
bo abolished by tho Legislature nor
will tyigh liconto bo onaotod. Tho law
will bo materially amended, but tho
Dispensary as a system will con
tinue.'
"Tliorocent activity of tho Prohibi
tionists against tho law will likely lntvo
its effect on the fight in the Logisla
ture. Thoro can possibly be no doubt
that they will havo a vast inlluoneo in
shaping legislation on tho subject. In
addition'to their natural strength it is
learned that they will havo thosupport
of those who aro opposed to'Hho Dis
pensary syatom, but not Jto liquor sell
ing generally. Should tlieso two opin
ions combine it will be seen that the
Dispensary system will havo a closo
call in the next Legislator?.
"Whatever changes in tho law may
bo made, it is understood that' -tho per
sonnel of tho Board of Control will bo
radically changed. It haG been known
for Komo timo that Col.. Wilio Jonc$,
chairman of tho ?idtir<J>. will. coign om
January 1st. lie lias comtfcmplated do
ing this for^dmfe Vrao, but only desist
ed by reasoii ofi'tho importunity of
friends. It irstatfeu that Mr. W. A,
Nicholson will also.sejj.d his resignation
at tho samo tiQii3j*1ifi!(T ^Ir. Douthit, it
is Haid, will do tho samo. The so gen
tlemen resign not from any opposition
to thy law, but from tho fact that their
privato .business arrangements provent
thom frrotoa giving tho business proper
attention."
TOWN OK-HAMIIVIU;.
John A? Chapman's History of IDdgo
County. ^
Thopteam presses of Mr. E. II. Anil,
of Nowborry, aro now busy with Mr.
John A. Chapman's sew book, "His
tory ofEdgofield County," {^Tho fol
lowing in n selection ftud sample of
what tho pages will oontnin:
"It in curious to noto tho changes
that havo taken place in the names of
some places since tho country was first
occupied by tho whites. Hamburg was
originally Suvaunah Town, talcing its
name from the nativo Savannahs. It
was ait important trading station, and
about tho year 1710 Fort Mooro
wa? orectcd noar it fdt its better jiro
tcction. v After that tho place was us
ually referred to ud Fort Mooro. In
tho year 1747 a ferry over tho Savan
nah Hivor was established at tho garri
son of Fort Mooro in Now Windsor ?
recbartered, an already montioncd, in
1 705, from Now Windsor to Augusta,
G a. '
"Foflsoroo yearn Savannah Town, or
Fort M.jore, was a vory important !
trading station, tho Indians ihemsclves
cutting a trail from their uppor towns
down the cast bank of the Savannah
to that place. After Augunta was
founded, in 173C, tho trado wns drawn
away; Savannah town wai desortod,
and Augusta hood bccamo a largo
town, with many houto* and people,
-hml a bu^trading curt. T^^City is
the first cxmHfplo on tho continent of
the rapid growth of a Western village
into u populous town.
"Mapy year* after an enterprising
Hollander, named Schnltz, of whom a
eketah will be given further Ob,x/^iIt
tho dtty of Hamburg aa a rival to Au
guet*. A For a long time 'it Was an *et?
ivc, bro plaoe, doing.* largo trade.
.Itw?* tfie tormina# of the Booth Caro
lina Kfilroad. wMofi conneotedjt wHfT
Charleston. At the ti(D6.ofitl?om
-puWn this was the largest railroad in
IheffbrM. ratnburq was a fonfcida
UeflRal to JTOgusU. batJU glorrl"#e
long since daparted/'
" ir we are ~gU6ffraert br^pprom^ wt?
must be saddened hy censure ; If we Are
muda -bnppy try friendship^ we mpel
anSZrfttma aHenalFon. Bfabop Brooks
leterweree will* oor another, tLC sa>
. ASffJKeof onr eecrodeai rtUtloOlpa,
to W
' ? " ? : ? '
!jKM*Ki> to itis moATii.
fhc dork Of Court for banouHte*
Takes Ills Own Life.
(.'?lt<rk of tho Court \V. W. Perry, of
J,anoa*tor, committed suicide Wednes
day morning of last wool;, by jumping
into Hear crook from tho Ohio Iliver
find Charleston luwlroad trestle, three
fourths or n inilo southwest of tho
town. Tho whole oommunity, was
shocked when tho nows enmo in that
Jtill IVrry hud drowned himself.
Mr. Perry was ft groat tmtYoror from
dyspepsia and fiinoo hiM defeat hint
Bummorin tho primaries for re election
has boon very much depressed. Ho
ft to his breakfast as usual and about 0
o'clock went to Ins o!l'uvtand asked his
deputy, Mr. J onus, if ho was busy.
Mr, jonc-H ropliod thftt ho had utuno
work ahead. Mr, IVrry then left tho
oflioo and vent to tho orook, on tho
track of tho rniiroad, but on roaehing
the treatlo turned andoamo back in the
direction of town, but noon roturnod
to tho oreelc,
A school boy paw him walking hur
riedly on the trestle with his hat o(Y.
On reaching tho middle of tho struc
ture over tho channel of tho creek, ho
climbed down carefully to somo plank
neiled about ton feet from the top and
jumped ofY into the swoolon wator? be
low. Tho boy who saw him gavo tho
alarm and ft man ou tho public road
ran down the orook to reader help.
Ho Buooooded in getting bolow Mr.
Perry, who, by this time, hud on tho
public road ran down tho orook. When
ho saw Perry ho \vnn holding hislio-ul
ftbovr water with ono hand grasping
a buHh nud luul hiu hat in thoothor.
Tho man oallod on him to hold on and
ho would help him. Mr. Terry turned
his head, looked at him for ft moment,
turned loose tho bush and sank for tho
last time.
Mr. Perry was 45 years of ago. Ho
was a credit at the King's Mountain
Military institute just after tho war.
Several years ago ho hold tho otlloo of
county auditor and wan clootod clerk
of the court four years ago. Ho nuulu
a model clerk. Ho was gonoroua and
kindhcartcd to a fault Jiud was hold iij
high estoorn by nJl who knew him, H'
saves a wife but no children,
ANCI10NT FKKIC MASONS.
Thoy Met in Session in tho "City by
tlio Sen."
Tho Grand Tjoilgo of Anoionb Froo
Masons mot at. tho Masonic Tomplo in
Charleston lust week. Committeea on
unfinished business and other matters
reported aud tho reports wcrii nctod
upon. Most of tho business was of a
routino nntuvo.
At noon the Grand Iiodgo wont into
tho election of oflicera for the ousuiug
year. Deputy Grand Master J. T. .Bar
ron was unanimously ','lootod Grand
Master. Heuiox; Wurdon 13. J. W?Jhar
apoou was olootod Poputy Graud Mas
tor, and Junior WardOn Orlando fihep
pard was elected Memor Grand War
den.
For tho election of Junior Grand
Warden thero waa a coute^t. W. M.
Whitehead, of Charleston, Woratilpful
Master of Orango Lod^e, \v<vh uleotod
on tho aeeond ballot by a handsome
majority. Charleston wnu e.g?iin se
lected for tli6 nixtfc annual grand cu~
eainpmout. A.<\ excursion wao gJTCis
to tho visiting Masons. Tho Plaaltw
steamed out to Fort Humter and *Iw>?
to tho jottiof, affording oxcolfea'
view of tho two points. Tho viaitor.j
woro especially interested in buitle
scarrod fiumtor. Tho jetties also
claimed a largo ^haro of attention. On
board tho Planter a banquet was aervod,
i tx which oYoryono joined. Tho trip
was highly nucceHaful, tho visitors be*
ing well plcaucd with tho entertain
ment.
Mr. J. T. Barron, tho nowly-elcofced
Most Worshipful Grand .Master, in "
prominent lawyer of Columbia, rtnd in
well known in Masonic circleo. Mr.
Barron ia comparatively young, but
has boon a leading Mason for a long
time. Ho has for many years boon in
demand at Maaouio celebrations, and
is a splendid lecturer on Masonio sub
jects. Mr. Bnrron married tho
daughtor of tho lato Colonel Jamei H.
llion, of Winnsboro, who wau during
hia lifotiino ono of tho most loarned
Mnxnno in fVi? KUto.^
?Vt Kingatrec n Desperate Prisoner
Choices Mr. Drltton.
A special from Kingstreo to tho Co
lumbia Htnto aaya: Just about dark hist
Wednesday evening tho cry of "mur
der" was hoard ringing up and down
our usually quiet stroets. In about
fifteen minutes a goodly'number of the
male inhabitants of our town had col
lected at tho jail, from wjienoo tho
cries of distress acomod to como. Upon
ir/rfcjtigation it scomod that as Mr.
Jfonry Britton, tho jailer, had gone, as
was his custom, to givo tho pjiioners
auppor before locking them up for tho
night, ono of tho prisoners sprang
upon him aud chpkod him to the floor.
Mr. Britton being taken in an entirely
unexpected way had no mean a to dofend
himself ezcopt his lists, and had to fight
for doat life for about ten minutes un-'
til help roaehod him wheathe desper
ado wwb overpo worad <wh1 Iooko4
in chain?. . .It hspppned there were
only two prisoners in ' jail and they
would but u havo made good their es
cape if Mr. Britton had not thought*
fnlly Inftltftil Hia! linttftiii door hthipl
him *e he proceeded tipst?ire, ?s- al*
ready stated. Aa it turns ont, Mr.
Briuoa fortunately e*CAp*& with a?is
Tore hiai^pg, aad ho doe# not thi nk
that he is eerionftly bnrfc The two
prisoners are negroes and the manwho
tried to kill Britton is named Henry
Jouca and hail? from . C^ordia's sta
tion, The other negro took no per ft in
the eeaffl*, Only Attempting to get on!
Coi
iUMttfA.
wwW.
1NI>Ut NATION M K.KTlMi.
Cubans n( Jucli$nu\ lile, 1 I ? * . ? I't'olosl
Against Spanish Trcttehery,
At Jucksonx illo, Via , tho Cubans held a
torchlight procession and a great m;v-s moot
ng o( citizens lo express t hoi r indlg.iallou at
ho cowardly assassin tdon of tlen, Macco
nad tho unci* iiii'.od methods of warfare prtto->
tlcod l>y Uu> Spaniards under Uen. Woyler in
Cuba. Speeches wero inado bv prominent
Americans wull as t ubans. .^oaiptiu For
tun, tJu> pr<*$14<it\t .of Kl Clrculo Cubana, onb
of the representatives of tho lunta it Fiorl*
da, said; ''Thooowardiy murder ?>f the nal
l?nt MaiWidty the Spaniards docs not veiy
far to prove tin' .se lend id patriotism and
an>lehf*Mn o( luo Snuniai'd*, luoutloucd In
thrt J'rosideyt's message,"
lie gnvo several tJistano<ff? of Spanish treach
ery during the la>t t ?*n years war in ( 'ubu ami
recalled that when (lens, .lose Macco, -(11111
lormo. Moneada and (>ulnlan Handera cele
brated a treat) -of peace with Spain in 1 H70,
they were promised that If they laid down
ll;?*ir arms they and their families would Ito
permitted to embark to Santiago do { uba
and the government would pay (heir pas
sage to any country they wished to ^o. They
embargo I, but nil were immediately put in
chains ami sent to African prisons.
In 18iS'J many mspocta were arretted nt
Santiago do Ouha and carried to Man/aiulla
and /.iguani and there beaten and put to
death in tho most bridal manner. Lola llu*
nites, a bnndito who served tho Spaniards in
tho ten years war was rewarded by being
thrown (uto a Spanish prison, lie was re
leased last year and is now ai the head of a
band of desperate criminals, whoso ta>k Is to
assassinate Cubans. In iKSOCol. Kinllio Nti
ness, now in Jacksonville, negotiated with
Clou. Itianoo for final surrender. Two assas
sins wero placed in Col. Nunez's escort with
instructions to kill him at Ihv llrst opportuni
ty. As a reward for this they were to bo
paid >t?l(>,000. Numerous oilier well known
incidents wero recalled by Mr. Foriun.
Mr. Fortun concludes:
First, Spain lms falsified the spirit of (ho
Bod Cross society In Cuba, where this Insti
tution is not allowed to euro our injured,
Hocond. Tho Spaniards attack our hospi
tals, which (hoy destroy, killed tho inmates.
I>r. D?Mgn.lo, now in Jacksonville, barely
escaped a raid on the hospital where Im was
foolng altendod. The disci lption tlmt this
< uban patriot gives of how tho wounded had
to crawl to tho woods to escape tho Spanish
fury is heartrending and excites tho wildest
indignation against the Turks of America.
Third. The Spaniards invhriably shoot
prisoners of war. Wo are relieved from tho
proof of these three fuels, because they aro
daily oflleially admitted by the Spanish gov
run moii 1. "A (tor all (his, to speak to tho
world's chivalry is the faith of sarcasm."
Flood*. of Appllc?>i<iii|jtt-- ^ . '
In New York the Cuban junta bus had
a***oaUera of late than on any one day'
*m<* W* eatablUfcroeot. Not I
?epted . TbO law* of th? United State* pr<V
htbtt tbe^enlhrtraect of men for towBiym
!tt<; II ASS >1 !<;?'?, I I N(i.
Toxhiih ICxpress Tlulr Sympathy for
Ciilxin Put riots.
At Dallas, Texas, Inst Sunday, ?b largo a
mass meeting as was over hold in Texas on a
like occasion was tmi| which' mot In Dallas
at fl j>. in. to impress sympathy for the Cubon
patriots and for Iho organisation of a perma
nent Cuban aid association. Tbo mooting
was called by tho local Cuban committee of
twelve. The Auditorium hall was packed
and contained nearly, if not quite, 2,000 per
sons. Andrew Jackson Houston, a son of
Mini Hon; toil, the Texas liberator, was
chosen president of the meeting and James
Me Noel us secretary. Two strong letters
wove read from Luis lVnoo, of Galveston,
head of the Cubnn Junta in Texas.
Thomas Kstiada Palme's telegram conced
ing Macoo's death was (read. A communica
tion from United fttateA Senator linger Q.
Mills standi/ g bv his resolution in ih? na
tion il congress and declaring that it meant
war with Spain if necessary, was mod and
created the wildest enthusiasm, Speeches
were made by prominent Tex an s. JUkoIu
tfons endorsing the stand taken by Senator
Milla were pit&syd by a unanimous vote; also
a resolution deploring tlio death of Autonlo
i\I actio.
The Cuban aid association of Dallas watt
permanently organ tnul, more lhan ^0 ) men
putting tJiolf iiiiiui'M on the roll.
Til 10 MiWSPAPICIl TRUST.
e.
Wnld to I?c i'onsolodntt'd Into n Con
trolling Monopoly.
The conferences that Jiavo been in progress*
for ten days in New York bet wet n tho princi
pal manufacturers of white newspapers have
remitted in a practical agreement of all eon
corned to pool intercuts and to deal with
consumers only through a general agency
which !u to bo established In that city. Tho
plan iuvojves tho formation of a National
nidation, capitalized at a modest nmount,
I tflilcll is to control the product of all Din
Ljnllls. JJy till# arrangement tho manufac
turers expect to reduee running expenses, to
re-organ Irte the trade and to promote friend
lier relations betwc4h all concerned. They
expressly deny that Iho prices will bo udr
vnncod as a result of the agreement, but con
tend that they are obliged to follow tho ex
ample of other men directing other great in
ddstrics and eo -operate I <> prevent ruinous
competition. The city conij anies aro Inter
ested in tho movement. They aro said to
control tho industry In this country.
Alon/.o Wallinu must dljr with Hcolt Jack
son for the mtirdef of Pearl liryan, at Cov
ington, Ky. Tho i ourt of Appeals has re
fused to- grant Walling n new trial find tho
sente^rd of death of tho Campbell county
cyfffT wii>; .".fl'.rmed.
Washington Uriels.
Tho holiday recces of Congress begins Dec, , I
22. v.
Tho Supreme Court takes a recess froin
Docombor 21 to tho first Monday in Jan
uary.
Hon. J. E. IJoyd, of Oreensboro, N.
was here last week. Ho wants a portfolio In
McKlnley's cabinet, and some say ho Is to
succeed Francis as Secretary of the Inte
rior. *
Wheeler O. Vunsey, of Vermont, has re
signed his plnco on tho interctato eommerco
commission, and It Is understood that tho
nomination, or Ilia successor will bo sent to
tho Hen a to atnl acted upon at once,
Representative Settle, of North Carolina,
is elated over having hla bill for A 'public
building nt Durham, N> C., reported from
tho commltteo on public buildings. The
chances of tho bill forpa-^nK<- this session aro
now in excellent shape.
Little else Is discussed hero among diplo
ma!* and politicians beyond tho tragio
death of tho insurgent, den. Maoco.
omoag - all- - ebtfacs r.la.
deejdedly wltb Hie" insurgents,
^Horewfons oi aympathy is board on alt
pides for the ultimate aueccas of tbo ? umq
cause. Tbere to i i both branches of
grefs a large number who are ready to reo
pgnUq Cuban bcMige ency, whether the Ma
qeo Scldept proTw correcf ;
WEEKLY NEWS BUDGET,
.Southern INmk'H INiliitero.
Tho National Good Jtuvh (.'ojiKresi will
moot iu Orlando. Flu , early next your, its
session eummomunj; <?i* I'elminry Und.
Miss l.i*7.io Miller, foil rt h of tho victims ol
John Johnson, tlio nojjro who butchered llio
Uotton family, year Now Orleans, 1 <u. , In
dcrnl.
At Woodstock , Va., aa unMiecotfsi'ul at
tempt was tniido t ? ? lv ?*??!* Hlmor WcatUor
holt/, who t was ivce'iilly no?|\iit|oi\ o( wife
murder,
Taylor I)?lk has boon convicted of murder
in t ho (lr*t decree at Ga,,nnd will bo j
handed on tho Miiao ^allows with his ton,
tinder sontonv'o for lho?aiuo etlifte,
Washington Duke, tho mlllloitairo philan
thropist tobacco manufacturer of Durham, N.
has recently j*i von ono hundred thousand
dollars to tho* 'rthiily Oolletfo ondowmont.
Itc makes a condition <? f his ^Ifl that ^ii Is bo
admitted on equal tonus with men. Ilo has
previously fjivon ?85,000 to Trinity College.
T'jift OollcKO Is located rt Dm ham,
Felix Ho Fontaine, a wall known journal-'
1st, died hi Columma, C., uftor a few days
illness of pnoumonht.
O. M. Mc.Ghoo, of Now York, has com plot -
o<t a deal by which ho obtains ooiilroJ of tho
oleelrio railway hyatom of Nnahvillo, Tenu.
Tho executive committee of tho Virginia
Republican association lias indorsed tho ap>
polutmontment of Mr. Charles .1. Doll us
chairman of llio loau^'inl committee.
Tho steam yacht '"Vamoose" which lias
Ik on chartered to curry dispatches from Ha
vana to Key West, mailed from W'lllmlnnton,
N. (. ., last week.
Tho Drown llroH. Tobacco company, of
Winston, N. f. , whoBOluotory was destroyed
hy flro rocontly, have resumed business in
another building, kIvIiik employment to over
400 hands.
Tho man ufuotu rlii}; plant of tho llrown
Dros. Tobnooy Company, of Winston, N.
has boon destroyed l?y iho. Loss about &lf<0,
000, with Insurance amounting to $.V.t,fioo.
Mr Jules tfpule, editor of tho Diloxi llo
vlow, was shot ami kijled at Diloxi, Mis.',, bv
J. II. Mil 'or, editor of tho Dlloxl Herald.
A bill has boon 1 1 it reduced in tho Georgia
Lcuialaturo requiring minisb is ami others
authorized to perform '.ho marrhiKo eore
mony, to rot urn tho marring licenso within
!JW days or pay a lino ol
Tho W'ithtngton Dussell Company, of
Wo.st Nashvillo, Tonn.. manufacturers of n^
rlcullural Implements, has noon dost roy oil by
Uro, Tho loss Is estimated at $80,000, par
tially covered by insti ranee. Fight y hands
arc out of employment*
fho comptroller of tho ourronoy hn? do*
olarod a sixth dividend of 5 por cent. to tho
creditors of llio Coinmoi-olnl National Dank
of Nuuhvillo Tonn.
Near Druaswick, (la., a rfollor oxplodod
and two men woro dan^orou.sly acaldod and
onn killed,.
A bill has boon bilroducnd In tho Alabama
I.oyislatmo lo cjumiit from prosecution any
ono who kills tho dlspollor of fomalo rolativo,
Bovontuon solid car loals of lard, from a
J.oulsviilo, Ky., house*, consigned lo Main
lu:rf{, (tcrmany, pas.v.ul through Halihbury,
N. C., last wfok.
Goo. 11, Holler,' oafrlilor of tlio first National
Dank of Iiobanon, Ky., Is a solf confcB od
ombo/.zlor to thu Orient of iJllO.OOO. Jlo has
boon at it forslx iOa^.
A Hpociai to tho LouIhvIIIo 'J'Iiiios from
Hanvlllo, Ky., myn: Anatlvniptto liurn llio
h.wii of Oanvill'A has boon m?i*loand property
to tho e.v:rnt of !jl5,0U0 was dirt roy oil. Au
unknown uc^ro. who was drive. i from a liv
ery stable Is (n^pocted,
A ppccfnl fw>m VorenllloH, Ky.,enys all toll
jjates In Woodford county lias hoon out down
and dcairoyod I ?y a mob. Hiiitilai doprcdu
tlons havo been committed recently In V'rank
1 lit, Owen, Anderson and Washington oouu
tkn, 'i'ho inobn nro coinjioned of men who
demaiul freo turnpikes In Kontucky, -
At St, L,ouar Mo., (ho nationol convrntioii
of thu W. O, 'J1. U. adjourned fllno tlio Wed -
nofldny. To tho cxecutivp comiulttoo Is loft
l|io duty of HoleethiK tho placu for tho twen
ty-fourth annual convention, /i. nuinbor of
eltios li'ii vo UrKed their Clainis. It Jaboliovod
that tho cholco 1108 botween DufTalo, N. Y.,
and Detroit, filloh., but tho choico may not
bo mado foraomo time.
looking
lualneM
Ail About the North.
Jacob Huror, posi master at Onrnnvillo.
Iowa, committed uul.'ido l?y wwallowlng car
bolic acid. IIo was short in his funds to tho
amount of $250.
At Han l'rnncfsco, G'al,, tho otriko at fcilo
Pacific Ilolllng Mills Is at pn end. Tlio xaon
liavo agreed to ? 10 per cont. roductlou of
tlM'lr WAgeB. ?"?>
Near Delaware, <>,, a daughter of Mr*. JJ.~
Clooso, wbllo building a Mro In n kltchon
stovo narrowly cscapou death. It Is suspoct
<il that Homo ouo placod a tttiok of dynHinlU
and cap In Roino wood uwd to burn in tho
stovo. Tho building was shattered.
Nearly. 1.000 men hnvo resumed work In the
window glnfca factories at Munclo, Ind,
In New York, Frank P. Hlavln, of Australia,
and Hob Armstrong, of Chler.go, fought. In
tho fourth round Hlavln after two mluutcs
and fl fty-?f x seconds of fighting, throw up
bin hands nud quit.
Tho Rev. Dr. T. DoWItt Talmago hns denied
tho roport that ho was going to bo married
to Miss Suslo Mangum, his daughter's shtor-t
in-law, at HingHing, N. Y.
Health), Wnsh.Vfcf' suffering a second Hood
visitation. OffCit damage to railroads nnd
o'.hor property hnvo boon reported.
Henry Ojyen O'Coner, oiio of tho principal
witnesses for tho protection in tho famous
Oronin murdor case, committed euicldo by
shooting himself iu Chicago, III.
John II. Fellows, district attorney of New
York, and a former member of Congress, is
?lend.
Cornelius V underbill has bought the
Knower cottage on Tho Cliffs, near Newport,
It. I. Tho prico puid was a quarter of a mil
Hon.
Wm, Drtiry, of Mercer county, 111., a multi
millionaire an i the largest land owner In the
Unltod Htntes, Is dend. AgjjKL'BG.
A hundred bushels ofy^ain 'have been
burned at Ht. iyfil, Minn. Loas, $100,000)
InsurAOCO, f30jj
The Vafli^ut I^gielaturo has panned n bill
prohlb^MK Hundny excursion trains, and a
bill exempting per cent, mortfctegeMrohi
taction, _
v ? ? ? - ?? i- ???? . . , .
Mhcell*tt?oun.
.The Weatern roade, which were
4oT"a <lfecided iuorcaip In tbo freight'
after tho excitement of the electf
ikwayv bajin iidl.ln $rcat measure
fuijijkd.
- Up ixr ?th M th* Ui
government tuul dUp<*ed Of Mi,
of tho public domain. Mwfog o"
m
*3?Sti?S34 SCtMStSSi
:
TWmmrc mt***.
ra raw ?mm
The S, A, L, Takes Ono Step in Ad
vance of Every Other Railroad.
- ?
SMALL EXPERIMENT STATIONS
For Showing What Can l?o Done la
tho Diversification of Kuria latoi'
ests and for the throwing of Form
r?od uo(8?
Tho Manufacturers' ltooord, of last wonk,
?uyrt; "Tho Monbcnrd Air Lino has tnjton
ono stop, which m'oiiih to bo in advanco of
every other railroad in tlio Month, looking to
tho boaoill of tho agricultural Interests of
tho country tributary to it and totho ^nlarg
meat of its oftoita to attract immigration and
nml capital for investment. This is to bo
found in tho orgoni/.utlon of pinna for tho oh
tUbllfilwucnl of 100 oNporliuontnl Hlatiomt
along tlio lino of lt? roa?l, giving ono experi
mental point to every ton miles of us system,
it is proposed by tho management to tako
100 small tracts of land Immediately along
tho lino of its road, and under tho direction
of tuo beat ox porta to util.'zo these bodies
of land for showing what can bo
dono in tho diversification of farm interests
and fir tho growing of frm products not
now raised in tho Mouth. Tho experiments
of this company In proving that nops and
other prodni'tH not heretofore raised U\ that
section oan la* successfully grown intlu.l ter
ritory havo shown to tho olllcors tlio wisdom
of vary greatly enlarging tho seopo of the.so
experimental operations. These experimental
stations will not ho largo enough to bo a
llnahelal burden totho railroad, bin nt tho
wiian tlino will bo large enough to amply
demonstrate tho best methods of crop-grow
1 lift ami iho bust crop? adapt> ?! to^io various
sections of tho country. It l.s proposed to ex
periment with a Inr^o number ol crops not
now produced in Hint territory, such aw hopu,
broom eorn, New England beaus, celery, hii
gar beets und othor products whloh may bo
mado to profitably diversify tho agricultural
interests of tho region hot wot' a Norfolk and
Atlantii.
" I ho Month annually spends immense sums
.'or products of this kind, which arc brought
from othor suctions, and which cou.d bo
raised at homo to ovoa 1 otter advantage
than i Isowhoro In taking tho lead in this
kind of educational work, tlio Monbonrd (lev
serves tlio heartiest commendation of ovory-"'"
ono Interested In Moulhorn ndvancotnout,'
Tluuo experimental station^ will not only
provo of linmonso vuluurfo all farmers now
located nlong tho lino of the road, but will bo
the means of showing to thousands of pros
peoll vobetttora from other yeotlons what enn
bo done In* tho Mouth, and will thus bo tho
means of greatly Increasing Immigration to
that rcglou.
"This, however, is only a part of tho plans
of tho Mcaboard looking to tho development
of the territory along Its llnO.-Itls pro- .
posed to organize a department, which will ,
not only havo charge ot tho experimental,
stations, but which will also g.'.vo caoful at
tention to the btudy of tho best markets to
which such products should bo shlppud, thus
aiding tho farmers in scouring tho grciitcB^
returns. Included httthis general work will
also bo special olTorts to Itn provo tho grudo
of tho llvo stock on adjacent farms,
"Iu connection with the^o plans, thcro will,
nlflo bo established an induBtrlnl dephrtmont,
in chnrgrt of Mr. John T. Patrick of Pino
1,'luff. N. t %, who for Homo years wnsBtnto
immigration agent of North Carolina, and
who has of recent years been identified with
exiousi vo immigration anil clovelo|>ment|work
at Mouthern Pines and other points along tho
lino of this road.
"This foaturo of tho work will tako In the
question of making known tlio Induslrlat re
uourcos and capabilities of tho country nbil
t l aiding to tho utmost oxlout in tho devel
opment of muiiufacturing interest#." /
rGiilvni. TruWUllOl'y.
J. A. lluftu, tlio agent of tho Cuban juntft
nt Jacksonville, I'ln., has received a letter
from llttbaua which confirms the roporl of
tho death of Antonio Maceo, but also indi
cates that tho Cuban lender was tho victim of
a treacherous plot formed by bis own physi
cian, Dr. Zertuoha, and the Harquis de Ahu
madfl, who .osts zs ospialn geitwirti oilinbaua
wluiii Weyler is absent In tuo field. The let
ter, which was writton by a prominent oil i
rln of Habnna, is withhold in order that he
nW not fall uador tho dUploasuro of tho
HAanish authorities.
Must I'ntlently Abide tho Result.
In an addreas iwued to tho bl-metalllits of
iho United Stateiy.,<Uiairin?(v-Cha?.:]>. J^ano,
of the national bl-metaTiint committee, urges
thoin to accept tho verdict of tho country and <
UfdiOld Mwj o r Me K I a ley as I're^ideu t , Uo ad- "
vUoethemto cease active agitation on the
subject of free colnago in the hope that the' -
theories advocated by tlio Republican party
will bring rollof, but savs tho struggle will b?
renewed uutll bi-metnllfsnt Is an accomplish*
od fact should tho Bopublicans break tht '
pledges and rosprt to tuo issuing of
maintain tho country's credit. mm
Hale Won the Baca. ?-'
At Now York, Ed'war<l Hale, of Ireland,
won the elx-day bioyele race at Madison
Square Garden, having ridden l.tflOmilca
ond 8 laps botwocn midnight Jnst Sunday
nnd 10 o'clock on Saturday night last. J. H.
Rico of Wlll^nbarre finished second, with
1.882 miles and 6 laps to his credit. "TiVclvo
riders broko tho worlds rccofal for 142 hours
rondo by Albert Schock In 1893, 1,600 miles
nnd 1 lap. Twonty-olght mon started nnd
fifteen rode at the finish. The strain on all
lias boon' groat and all showod tho effects of
loq* of uleeo. m
Small Pox hu<1 Yellow Fovcr.
Tho Marino Hospital Survive at Washing
ton lifts red vi )l reports of ?mnll-pox and
y<;llow fnvrr In tlio Cuban, .seaports, 'iho
Unit< <l States sanitary Inspector at Havana
reports 220 now case? ami 87 ^ualhsfrom yel
low fevo ami f>4 death* from small-pox uur
Imj tho wcok onded N^voiiihaf 215. " Eighty*" '
three of tin* f>7 deaths lr<?;u yellow (?vvf dur*
iuu Iho w?*:k omlcd November 20, wvro
ii!nong in| nnlsh soldiers in military lir>xpliaU. -
In-llio ?i?kIi1 guvcrnniuut military hospitals in
Iho city and yiihurlu ihera aru .ovtr .10,000.^.
lick ami wounded Spanish soldier*.
^ I'o Kcduce UiivAerense. \ ..
// The Augustn Chrotdele eayaf cot*
'too plantojs arc taking steps to bring about^)
tho South. Mr. J. M. Patterson, oom?po*d- ~
Ing tecrctnry of tboFstimerV^lftb, TW#?- -
tou, Tex,, miawta <?nncr? UjjrottRfcout tk?
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