The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 23, 1899, Image 1
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
VOhUMK X. CAMDKX, S. C., FRIDAY,-I I NK W, - - NO. 21.
Five Americans Killed and Twenty
three Wounded.
QUITE A ROUGH EXPERIENCE
Gen. \N heatun fired on in the Koad ami
.Narrowl) fscaped- A Hat 1 lo in which
Artillery was freely Used.
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Manila, Ily Cubit*. A battallion of
tho Fourth Infantry which left linus,
whore General Wheaton was iu com
mand Monday morning, to reconuoitrrt
towards Poros dua Marinas, whoro it
was beliovod most of tho rebels who
escaped from I'aiaiuwiuo and Uacoor
had lied, was altuckod iu tho rout by
apparently friendly natives. 'I !jia
brought ou n sharp engagement. last
ing several hotus, resulting in tivo
Americans being Killed and about iJ*?
boing wounded. '/ho loss of tho rebels
was very heavy. / Tho battalion soon
exhausted its ammunition, and at ^:;>0
in tho afternoon (.Jen. Wheaton and
his ntafV, with tho Second lhittaliou,
two mounted guns and ouo field piece,
went to ro onforco tho troops attackod,
(iou. Weatou was fired on iu a road
nud had u narrow escape. Later, tho
Third Battalion was ordered to tho
frout and formed ou tlio Las Marinas
road. Tioavy tiring on both aides fol
lowed, the artillery being freely used,
Tho enemy was located in the woods at
4 o'clock, showing signs of retiring, as
tho rebols woro bciug grossed verj'
hard, Odo guu of tho Si .th Artillery,
in an advantageous position, did great
execution.
The fighting was still in progress ut
o'clock, at which time tho Americans
had secured a quantity of Filipino
arms, which had beon ubandoncd in
the woods. Tho scene of tho light is
over ','0 miloB from .Manila.
The (irant Arrived.
ManjI/A, My Cable.?Tho tinted
States transport Sherman which sailed
from San Francisco May 21, 1,800 tuon
and 75 officers, umlor command of
Brigadior Gouoral Frod I>. Grant, lias
arrived bore, after a smooth voyage.
Ouo private diod aflor tho tiniisport's
arrival. Tho troops brought by the
transport will go to tho Island of No
gros, to relievo tho California Volun
teers, General l>ato?, who arrived
will probably be assigned to tho com
mauds of tho volunteer geuorals, some
of whom will loavo for homo soon.
Geuerals Halo and Funston desire to
accompany thoir rospectivo retriinonts
homo. Tho Utah Artillory, it is au
nounced, will accompany tho Nobras
kan troops ou board tlio transport
Hancock, leaving thoir gnus hore. Tho
Pennsvlvanians will start for homo on
tho transport Senator this week. Tho
Indiana sailed to-day, with 000 dis
charged and sick soldiers. Sho will go
into dock for a fow days at Nagasaki.
Japan.
A Ship Comes Into Mobile With Vcllow
l;cver.
Mujiihi:, Ala., Special.?Tiio -British
steamer Lombard, Capt. Unison, from
Vera Cruz, arrived in tho lower bay
Wednesday morning, and upon inves
ligation by Dr. Henry Uoldtbwnito,
quarantine physician, ho pronotiuccd a
nailor on board sick with yellow fovor,
and ordored the vobsoI to tbo govorn ?
mont quarantine station at Ship Island.
Capt. liaison wired Dr. T. S. Scales,
health and executive officer of the
quarantine board of Mobile Hay, pro
testing against tbo diagnosis of Dr.
(ioldthweite, and asking Dr. Scales to
couie down and confirm tbo diagnosis.
This Dr. Scales refused to do, and wired
(be captian that orders of tbo quaran
tine physician inuBt be obeyed. Dater,
at the regular monthly mooting of (ho
quarantine board, the action of Dr.
Scales was endorsed,
(icor/fia's Cotton Acreage Pedu^ed 15 Per
Cent.
Atlanta, (5a., Special. ? Commis
sioner of Agriculturo Slovens, in bis
report, says the cotton acreago in Ccor-'
cia has boen reduced 15 por ceut., and
that the reduction in tho ontiro cotton
bolt will avorago tho Hamo per
centage. The acroQuo in corn in (leor
gia has been increased 24 por cent.,
and wheat shows on incronso of 15 per
OCT! t.
2.800 Cubans raid Off.
Havana, Hy Cablo. ? (tonerai Cioorgo
M. Randall has returned from paying
the Cuban soldiers. Ho says ho paid
. almost 2,800men. Tho majority deliv
s ered np their arms, which were turned
or?r to tho civil authorities. A fovf
vqien were arrested for issuing bogu4
certificates of deposit. The additional
payrolla will probably not be ready for
six weeks. The Cuban soldiers At
medios are becoming anxious to receive
their money, as the proprietors of the
hotels and restaurants are unwitting to
allow them moro credit, owing to ill*
uncertainty of the men's being includ
ed in the revised lists.
Jeffries sad Sharkey to Flf lit.
Kkw York, Special. William A.
Brad; and Tom O'Ronrke, repreeent
iog Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey, re^
epeetivel/, met and signed articles 6t
it for a fight between thfir
The fighters agree i# engage in
aeeateet fe^ths^apiosship o* the
world nader ttWrollowing eenditioas:
That the ooateet ahall be SS rrandi to*
a liritlf. and take vtaoa on October,
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1M I IGjHI INii IN Till rilll'IM IM S.
General Olis Cables an Off.ua! Report tc
V\ ashin/ion.
I \N ASHISilTliN, 1). , Special.?(ion.
Otis, iu ti cablegram to tlio War I >o
partinont, gives the following briof ac
count of the operations south of Manila
Mo i;t lay;
"MaNil.a, .hino SO.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
''Wheatou is at ltnu?, C'avite pro
vince, with four gtina, four \ > a t
tulioua of tho Fourth auil Four
teouth Infautry, Nevada troop cav
airy; sont battalion south oil recoil
noisauco iu ilirectiou of l>aama j
rinos yesterday luorniui;, where the
enemy was repurteiloonooutrating scat
tered forces; the battalions encountered1
tho enemy's force of 'J.000 marching tc
attack linus, successfully impeding its j
progress.
''Whoatou, with two &uua aiul twe
battalion!*, hurried forward, ropulaed
tho enetuy with heavy loss, tho evioiny
leaving over 1U0 dead ou the Held. <>ur
loss was 5 killed, 53 wounded. Whoatou
was 10 auforcod Tuoaday night by n
battalion of tho Ninth Infantry; ho i>
driving the enemy be>oud Dasmarinas,
now in his possossion. Casuaitica Tues
day not reported. Wheaton's qualities
for boM nnd successful attack unsur
passed.
iSigucd > "Oiks."
I xplo&ion at a Ho rid a I ort.
.) At.KsoNMi.Li:, Fla, Special.?The
Milieu powder maga/.ino at Fort Pick
ons, ou iSnnta Kosa Island, blow up at
5:10 Tuesday morning. Tho explosion
wrecked the western corner of tho old
fort, demolished tho now brick stotc
house, tho brick bako house, tho or
derly sorgeaut's rosidonco and several
wooden buildings used for quarters foi
tho laborers, who had boon working on
tho new fortifications. Flying frag
ments hit Privato Wo!Is, of Hattcry
Hi who was oil soutinol duty on the
wharf, and almost instantly killed
him. Four other men were badly in
jured, ouo li'iving a le^ and arm brok
on.
Attack Upon Peres das Marinas.
Manila, J5y ('able.?(Jeneral Whoa
ton's command has ronowod tho attack
upon Poros dun Marinas. Farly Tues
day morning thov moved on tho town,
hoping to reach thero by noon, unless
very strong opposition "wasenoounterd.
Tho latest list of tho American casual
ties iu yostcrdav's lighting shows that
live wero killed and 23 wounded. The
iist includes no officers. Tho wounded
wero brought to Manila from Uaccoor
in cascoes.
Peres das Marinas Not worth Molding, j
Manila, By (.'able.?The troops com
manded by General Whoatou ontered
Pores das Marinas without opposition,
exoopi upon tho part of a small body
of rebels, who inflicted uo losses upon
tho Americans. Tho town is an uuim
portant place, surrounded by swamps,
and (ieueral Wlieaton will probably
return to Imus.
Congressman Danford Dead.
\Vmbej,in<i, W. Virginia., Special,
? Copt. Lorenzo Danford, serving
liis sixth torm as Congressman froir
tho sixteenth Ohio district, died to
night at 7 o'clock at his conutry home,
near St. Clairsvillo, O. His deal h was
sudden and was caused by heart die
ease. Tho only member of his family
present at his death-bed was his daugh
ter.
$700,000 Willed to Colleges.
Boston, Mass., Special.--Tbo will o!
tho lato Bobert <'. Hillings givos about
8700,000 in public cbairitiea, including
$100,000 oach to Harvard College, tlic
Massachusetts Inntituto of Technology
(with ?00,000 additional to found tLie
Billings student fund, and tho muaono;
of fino arts; ?25,000 to tho Hampton
Institulo, Hampton, Va.; iio.ouo tc
tho Tuskegoo, Ala., Normal School
and $5,000 to Atlanta University .
Pcacc Conference Affairs.
Bkhi.in, By Cable.?An ofllcial of tlx
.German foroign otlico who was inter
?viewed by tho correspondent hero o:
tho Associated Press, rolativo to th<
visit of Dr. Zorn, one of the dologatei
to tho r-eneo coafcronoo to Berlin, on
phnsi/.ed the impossibility of (iorumnv
accepting Sir Julian Pauucefotow arbi
tration tribunal proposals.
The Arrival of Dreyfus.
Pakis, By Cable.--'1 be approaohin&
arrival of Dreyfus at Keuncs is causing
?a \nllux of foreigners tbere. The ho
tels are besieged with applicants foi
"rooms, which command immense
prices. The arrangements for the cou
veyance of tho prisoner from Brest
have been hqado with the greatest care,
land it is believed there is no danger ol
dnbonstrations. Dreyfus is expected
to reaob Brest early Wednesday morn
ioK, and precautions Lav# been taken
to prevent anybody from seeing him,
either at Brest or at Kennes. Th?
Figaro says it understands Dreyfus will
be landed e!eewhje?e than at Brest.
FevrTrinpsrlt Sail fer Manila.
Ban FsAWwio, Ceil." Special?Font
traaaporta will anil for Maaiia within $
?week, and a fifth will soon follow. The
Wtoamor Zoalaada will sail on Thnre
day. The Sheridan and the Pennsyl
vania will depart together oh Satnrdwy,
and tho VtUieis will follow on Hah
day., Tho WjefieM, sarrjiag onlj
'freight, will depart early next week.
Tho Zoalaada will UU part of th?
Poctoeath Iafaatay Md the Veleeoit
wfU take the fMMftwy
i-pinim sen
Several Matters That Need Fur
ther Explanation.
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THE INVESTIGATION RESUMED.
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Interest in the I'eintentiar) Scandal Robed
With (he Meeting of tlio ln\esiigatinjf
Committee More I > itcnce.
lhe Penitentiary investigating com
aiittee resumed business on Tueaday.
l'ho sensation had ulmoM passed away
whon the committteo started tho ball
rolling, 'llto appturanoos tow are th t
the oililti and ends are to bo gatberod
tu ami that tho main part of tbo ses
*iou will bo a soil of vindication post
id'ipt. Tho first day brought forth a
t'onplo of letters from Senator Till*
(nun, tbo drift of which worn to inako
light of tho whole ailair bo far as ho
?'hk conccrned.
It was developed in tho day's t?*h!i
mouy tIiht tho hoisory mill at tho pen
.tontiary, which is run by privnto
parti oh, has not had a settlement in
years for tho power it uses, and which
ih in the penitentiary. There appears
to bo some dispute about tho matter,
but no decided effort has been made
to collect the money.
A number ol account books nud tho
records of the minutes of tho board of
lircctora of ttio penitentiary were of
fered in evidence by Mr. John Taylor,
tbj bookkeeper. Chairman Steveu
ion Senator Hay find Senator Living
don were present, but Messrs. Pat ton
and MeDow were absent. Tbo board,
an account of tbo absence of two of tho
members and tho desire to get things
in shape and map out tho programme,
did not hold a long session.
The committee bold ita sessions in
tbo Supremo Court room, which is
quite convenient.
Messrs. 1*. II. Nelson and Julius
Hoggs were present of counsel for Col.
Seal. Pirectois Cunningham and Ta
tuin attended the session of the com
mittee. .
('apt. E. II. Wostfleld, who said iu
respoute to an impiiry that tho lion.
J. \V. Ashley, member of tho Honso
from Anderson, had his horso stabled
and fed at tho penitcutiry during the
session of IK'JH. lie did not think ho
paid for it. Mr Ashley had furubdied
more teams to tho ponitentiary than
I he feed would probably amount to.
Prisoners would bo sent t.? Ilonea
Path, and Mr. Ashley would furnish
teams to haul tbo prisoners, and when
the '.'amp was broken up in Abbevillo
M.j. Ashley hauled tho convicts. He
mrido no charge for this service and in
return received tho feed of his horse
freo during tho session of lHUK.
Thou Mr. Wcstliold was askod who
constituted tho Congareo Brick Com
pany. Ho said Col. Neal was a mem
ber of tho company. Tho Hood farm
bought SfiOO worth of brik Iron. tho
Cougarew Brick Company. Col. Neal
was a member of th) compair for a
part of the time. Tbo purchase may
httvo been made for special classes of
briok tbo Penitentiary did uot have.
It was reported to tho commilto,
paid Mr. Stevenson, that ollicers had
been required, in consideration of
their appointment, to pay a certain
j orcentugo of their salaries to Col.
Neal, utd os it v jb reportep Mr.
Stevenson wished to ask th? ques
tion .
Capt. West field in reply said that
was uot tho ease with him, as ho paid
ao one anythiug To his knowlego
it was uot tho case with others, and lie
did not think there was anything in the
roport.
Hit. HTEYKNHON's IjETTKIW.
Mr. Stevenson then presented let
ters, which ho said, ho had sent to cor
taiu gentlemen, giviug thom an op
portunity of appearing nud explaining
Biieh matters iih wero of interest^
them. Tho first letter read was thill
cI Chairman Stsveufcon to Senator
Tillman and his reply, and these wero
followed with letters as to usiug the
letters.
The first letter was to Senator Till
man :
(J her aw. May UO. 189P.
Hon. B. 1*. TiMiMan, Dear Sir: ?In
(bo investigation of the ponitentiary
managomont thoro appears on the brick
book ono carload of brick charged to
you, and on tho commissary book cer
tain grocery accounts for 1S94, and it
is chrrgod by the ollicers that you ran
a farm while Governor with couvicts,
and tho penitentiary got no benefit
from it, and also that certain furnituro
was presented to you by tho manage
ment. Tho committee'* experience in
the past in finding receipts for account*,
etc., which appear to be unpaid and
are uot so entered, require that we givo
every party againHt whom such charges
and insinuations are made an oppprtu
oity to be beard, and I write to say
that we will meet at the State House
Iu Columbia, June IB, at 12
o'clock M., and will be glad to liave
your statements ait to those matters, if
you desire to be heard. Very truly
yours. W. F. Stkvensov.
Senator Tillman replied, in part, as
follows: "*?
Tkkntox, May 20, 1890.
Hon. \V. F.Stevenson, Cheraw, S. C.
?Dear Hlr: I hare your letter of May
tO. I hardly think it worth my while
to appear before your oommittee to an
swer the trivial matters brought out in
the Neel investigation. I do not see in
The Alliance will have ? grand
gathering and (mrbeen? dinner at
Sonera'on the 4th of Jnly. Invitation*
aie now Msg eent onl and it k pro
po?ed to hare qnite a gala lime of it at
lbe Atlianee gathering. The apeakera
on the oeeaaion will be Praaident J.O.
Wiiboro, of tbe National and Stat* Al
ii* a or. Senator B. R TUlm% Tboniae
S. Weteon, of Georgia; Congreaaman
A. C.Latiair and Viee PrcaideatJ. B.
Blake, of tbe State AWavee.
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what way Col. Seal's dereliction or
misconduct. or his transactions in ro
gardtotho bricks ami book case, etc.,
enu attect ma I nm tu the dark as to
tlio oxact uaturo of 0110 of those mat
tqrs, to wit: "The account on tho ooiu
i missary book," uiul would bo glu<l to
kuow tho until.o of that aooouuf, items
and Autos.
I will Ktuto fur your information thai
! J liavo BO recollection whatever of ovor
: having obtained any groceries or any
! thing olso that couht l?o charcod on it
j book of that kind frotn tho penitentiary,
j except an occasional moss of veg
etables, which were sont to mo by Col.
. Neal p ii oompluuout, I suppose, and 1
I am sure I paid for anything else 1
' got,
In regard to my running a farm with
I convict#, 1 will state that I never ran a
I farm while in Columbia at all in tlie
common sonso of the term. 1 routed
Vo or six acres of laud, which I showed
in oats lu tlio fall for my carriage
horses, and then sowed in peas, after
tlio oat a wore cut, for pea hay. There
wus a littlo patch nt tho I Executive Man
? sion, which wai similarly treatcl, and
tho couviota who kept tho j arils auit
i ground a clean helped (o t:athm in tin*
j hay, an well lis that on tho routed land,
tho lust year 1 was at tho Mansion, and
j Col, Neal would nevor take any nay.
Tho labor of curing and hauliu^ tivo
acres of oats and pea ha\ ono year, you
can estimate so an to boo about tho ex
i tout of tlio account, if it is utili open,
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?"Ii. K. 'I'm.i.man."
Tho committee then entered into tho
ovidotioo and record books presented.
It was decided that it would bo best
to wait on tho other members of tho
committee and at the tifl'rnooii session
map out tho work for tho committee.
It is likely that tho committco will go
to the State farm to ninko n personal
I inquiry into tho conditions there.
'The Penitentiary investigating com
mitteo liuiahed tin; Columbia oud of its
work Wednesday. Tho members of
! tho committee mid others will hnvo to
go through the ordeal of inspecting
tho State farm. The committee tnko
tho position that there lias already boon
too much taken on faith, and that they
must go to the State farina and see for
"themselves tho actual conditions. Col.
Neal haa asked though his counsel that
li6 be givcu an opportunity of linving
his Witnesses heard. It will bo more
convenient for him and be far less ex
poueivo for theso witnesses to be ex
amined near where they live, so tho
! committee docided that when it finished
| its work nt tho State farm, it meets
again in Greenville on tho l*t day of
i August.
Wednesday's evidence did not bring
out any special feature. It was mere
ly piling up the evidence along certain
lines indicative of how loosely the
| 1'enitentiary was conducted. A good
. deal of evidence ?s to the amount of
food stuff used reminded one of u lur
? mor's institute,
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, Till: WOMIN IN CONVICTION.
The federation of Women's Clubs in Ses
sion in Chester.
j Tho Federation of Women's Clubs
j of tho State of South Carolina con
| vencd in Chester Thursday, promptly
; at 10 a. m. Tho president, Mrs.
i Coleman, called tho Federation to
| order. After tho invocation by Rev.
j I). N. McLaughlin, Mrs. Paul Ilemp
| hill, in uu address of weloomc, wel
comed tho Federation to Chester,
which was responded to by tho presi
dent. Mrs. A. G. Price then read the
Federation poem, which called forth
vooiferous applause. Mrs. Lowe,
president of tho National Federation
of Women's Clubs, wus thou introduced
and presented tho invitation from tho
body of which sho ie president, to nnito
with them in thoir grout work. This
was refered to tho proper committee.
Mtb. Iiowo at night addressed tho
South Carolina Federation on the ben
efits derived from being a memltcr of
tho National organization, and ex
plained in detail tho outlino of tho work
for tho ensuingyear.
A recess* was thou taken until 1 p.
m., when two essays wero read, on
whether women should serve on school
boards. Miss McCullotigh argued
very ably tho uflirmutivo, whilo Miss
MeFsddeu presented tho negative in a
way that left no doubt as to tho wis
dom of continuing the service of men
on theso boards.
After some rontino work a recess
whs taken until H.:iO p. in. During
j this interval tho visiting delegates were
given a corriugo drive over tho city.
On tho return from tho drive, the
! Commercial ami Manufacturers' Club
; entertained the ladieB in a most royal
: manner.
A Phosphate Miner Murdered.
The other evening at Griggs's phos
phato mines, on tho Ashley Kiver, an
j altercation took place in which Jack
! Weir, Thomas .Jones and Israel Single
! ton were tho chief participants. Jones,
who, it is snid, had a gnn, threatened
? to clear out Weir,and would have done
! po thou if ho had not been disarmed,
j Soon after, however, ho obtained a
pistol from hi* frioud, Singleton and
blazed L^ay at Jack Weir, shooting
him through the mouth, thp ball lodg
i ing in tho loft sido near tho heavt, to
! suiting in Coroner Muckenfusa being
! rent lot to view the dead body of Jack,
i The jury of inquest, aft^r hearing the
testimonyfonnd "tfcat Jaok Weir
came to his death from a pistol shot
wonml in the hands of Thomu Jones,
aided and a'*etted by Iarael Singleton
aa acecasory before the fact"
Jferirg 1ti > thunder storm leet Hut
nraSj night, at HeRer*, Mr. Dtvid
C?rtsr loat three horrec from en elee
trie dUcherge. Hi* lUble h?e ? ptM
ege, and three borne were etabled on
one Me of Ike pimge end ou bo??0iA
on the opposite 4de. The one hot**
tu aniojnred. The eteblee were not
e*t on Are end wire wt little injured.
Mr. Carter aew the Keek, bnt wea no
eeeie of hie leae liH ,tbe ne?* w*tu
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Largo Hotel at Greensboro, N. C ,
Totally Destroyed.
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SPAIN'S BIG WAR DEB1.
John l>, Kcikfrltcr llu\s the \u.uonda
Mine for J>?J,000.000 -Jeffries and
Sliarkev to li/.w.
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( JuKI'NNItoliO, N. , Special.-? At
I2:l.'? Saturday afternoou tiro broke out
on tlio lourth floor of tho Honbow hotel.
It is euppoaod to havo been slutted by
<Ufectn|o kitchen lluo. The alarm wua
uu'l tho tho company promptly
Uinioit out, \>ut it was found thai tlioro
'van ? iily pressure enough ta tho ot3'
water tank to throw tho water ton
lent, hih! to muke mat-tors hopeless, tho
tiro ultimo blow out uu tur chamber.
And no it whs that .">00 poopie stood
holploHH (iu?l watched a tiro, that might
liftvo boon extinguished m tho begin
uing with only a few gallons of wator,
ruin oonlrot aud ultimately dostroy
a $1 <>0.000 properly.
At about 12:4.1 tho ongiue was in good
working condition and tho wator pros
mho sufiicioutly strong for otVoctivo
work, but by this timo tho Humes hud
hrokou through tho mansard roof aud
tho entiio building was a raging fur
niu'o. All i'tl'oi t was thon directed to
wards preventing tho tiro froiu spread
iii 14. ami this wo9 successful, thoio be
ing, fortunately, scarcely any brooze.
At I2:W) Mayor Taylor wired to Win
ston Salem for assistance, and his
tologieni was (supplemented by a torso
.viro from Superintendent O'llrion, of
tho Southern, instructing tho engiuoor
that would bring tho spocial to strike
ground onlv in high places. I5y 12:4'.)
tho Winston Salom companion hail
thoir gear on two flat cars attached to
tho engine,t and, holding on for doa '
life, tiioy camo tho 20 miles from Win
aton to (iroonsboro in the record timo
of 20 minutes.
With tho three engines at work, tho
tiro wa? well under control by :i o'clock,
though tho nakod walls of tho Ilonbow
attostcd its succoss thoro This hotel
is a complete iitiu nnd tho loas to its
owner, I'tipt. I>. T. Fisher, is approxi
mutely Slit0,000. 11 was not inaurod
for a cent.
Robbers Capture an I \prcss and Mail Car.
Mi:na, Ark., Spocial. ? Friday tho
southbound passongor tiain on tho
Kansas City, Pittsburg nnd (Julf road,
Wiih hcbl up by threo muskod men nottr
Shady, Judiaa Territory. The engi
neer was .signalled to atop, and on
bringing tho train to a standstill, guns
woro levelled at bun, and tho liremau
was commaudod to go back and cut off
tho express car. Thon thoyall ontored
tho cub of tho ongino aud ran tho cars
down the track a con pi oof miles where
thoy wont through the express and
mail c*rs, securing considerable booty,
tho exact amouut of which is not
known, as tho express company will
not giro out tho amount of its loss.
An I nrtt quake In the Philippines./
Manila, By Cable.?Au eartWiusko
shock was felt at Tloilo at H oflock,
Fridaj* afternoon. Tho inhabitants say
it was the severest ever known. It is
r.npposed that tho shock was caused by
(ho volcuno Coniouo, in Negro*, in
eruption. An explosion was hoard ap
parently undor Tloilo, followed 80
seconds later by shaking of tho earth.
Hopes Jeffries ill Get l.lckcd.
hi a street sermon tho Kov. Mr. Jof
fries, father of tho pugilistic champion,
expressed tho wish that his sou soon
would ^e whipped. "Jiin'a uo worao
than the rost of you," said tho cham
pion's father. "Ile'll keep up lnadev
rlraeut till ho gets licked and thon
ho'll come to salvation. I'd wish him
to get lickud if ho was going to fight
thrco uunues from now."
lhrcc Men Arrested.
IforflTov, Tex., Special.?A special
from Paris, Texas ways: Late advicos
nay Joe Tate, John Burns and John
Peterson bavo boon arrostod at Potau,
Indian Territory, after a running fight
of balf a mile, for complicity in tho
robbery of tho Kansas City, Pittsburg
X- (Julf tiaiu last night, noar Potoau.
Tlioy wcro taken to Fort Sini'h.
Spain's War Debt.
M.u>iui>, By Cable. ?The budget was
hubmittod y*o the Chambers by the
Financp/ftioister, Honor Villavordo.
H alioa-ed that the expenditures for
tho Colonies from the commence
ment of tho insurrection in Cuba to (he
end of March, 1800, were 1,009,855,000
pesetas, of which 1.71M5,26{tyOOO peseta*
wero for Cuba, 7,007,000 for Portp
ltico, and 109,088,000 pesetas for the
Philippine*. Of these sums,'1,4^4270,*
000 are represented by bopde and other
securities outstanding. The budget
estimates the expenses for the fiscal
year el 037,173,184 reseta* and the rpr
enue at 1W7,280,41ft poeetas.
Caledonia Mine fxplotion*.
N'ohth Sii'Nkv. Special,?The most
appalling disaster fo Hi tUloff W
Cape Breton coal mining, ooenrred at
the Caledonia mine at Glaee Bay, tba
principal colliery of fbe Dominion
Coal Company Friday, when two
pioeioae oocnrrW, SMitSf tk? 4attb
of 11 men, including Tbomae Johaeoa,
tho nidoigroiiBd manager of tbw
works, aad .brother of the eeeistaat
maaager of tbo Itomintoa Coal Com*
Ky. Up to a*oa toa bod toe hare
B wworoi,
0
Wil l CONSIhl k 1*1 NSION LAWS.
<it Important Order on llic Subject Issued
t>> lien Walker,
(ion. O. 1. Walker bus issued tho
following order to tin* Veteraus of tbo
S t ft t o:
< liar)(:?tiHi, Juno 12, 1H'.Kb
(loiicral Order No. bl: At a moot"
ill}.; of C'itm|> 11Kto|>l">tt, No. UNO, I'.
C. V., helil Juno 2, tbo following re
solutions were adopted.
"lb solveil, Tbat Comrade W. 1*.
Starling bo appointed i\ committee of
ouo to confer v*tth tt similar committee
from other camps of ttio State, tit tbo
annual Kounion in July, tho 20th, with
tbo object of amending the pea*ion
laws, ho as to prevent the groaa im
position now practiced and make tbi<
law what it shonhl be, a provision for
oulv deserving Confederate soldiers
ami their widows.
"That tho adjutant of this camp bo
instructed to commnnioato with lien.
0. 1 rvino Walker, commanding South
Cirolina Division, Ignited Confederate
Vetoruns, rtipicstiug him to call upon
every camp of Confederate Veterans
in Ibis State to appoint one delegate
to meet in convention at Cheater on
.Iuly 20, next, to consider the injustice
comp ained of in tbo administration of
the pension laws anil tno distribution
of the Stato appropriation, so that such
legislation may be augmented ns will
correct tho alleged evil.'
The diviaion commander in not in
formed of the abuKea complained of
nor of tho remediea proposed.
Tho matter of pensions let tho anf
jfercrs of tho Confederacy it ono of the
deepest interest to all comrades of the
division, it is, therefore, eomuiende 1
to the attention of tho division, and
tbo division commander eheei fully
calls upon oacb caiup to appoint one
delegate from Camp llampton, and kii
gest. any action it may be deemed wise
for the division at its convention to
tako to better tho administration ot
tho laws, .,#nd to beuetit our worthy
comrades, who are deserving ponsion
era of the Stato. Tho time and place
of tbo meeting will bo annouueed dur
ing tho convention.
The campH will appoint this delegate
aa *oou an possible, and each is re
ipiestcd to study tho oporntion of tbo
law in his neighborhood, and tbo
wliolo subject of pcnsiouiug as it ex
iata in the State, and be prepared to
HiiKneflt any improvements which may
l?o found necessary. Thero in no
higho* duty devolving upon tho Con
federate Voteriina than the caro of those
true ami nobbt MifYorors.
1 Jy order C. Irvine Walker, Coin
mnndcr. Jamkn O. Hoi.mish,
Adjl. (Son'l, Chief of Stafl",
- - - ?
200 leathers at Rock Hill.
Tho South Carolina Stato Summer
school for teachers, which been ho
much talked of during tho last two
weeks ia now a reality. For two days
tear bora havo been arriving at Rock
Hill from all parta of tho Stato until
now every county is represented and
no ware Homething over 200 strong.
Pea.-ito tho intense boat, evory on<
bcoiuh preparod for hard work, teach
era and pupils abko. Everything pos
sible has been dono by those in clmrge
to inauro tho comfort and welfare of
tho teachers. A broad, practical
coutho baa been arranged utnlcr the
following oorp? of instructors: Prof.
E. S. Joynen, English language; Prof.
K.M. Davis.political science; l'rof. G.
P. Moore, political science; Prof. Pat
tersou Wardlaw, pedagogics; Dr. O. Y.
Pond, mathematics and astronomy;
Prof. H. N. Snyder, English btrra
tnro and Anglo-Saxon; l'rof. J. W.
Thompson, peragogics: l'rof. C. W.
lbson, Latin ami Greek; Dr. W. S.
Jack man, nature study; Prof. ?T. W.
Pattison, art; Miss Macfeat, primary
methods; Prof. Leathers, Putuny and
Physiology; l'rof. Ablo,physiography;
Prof. Pyers, phyaice. , There will ho
several eveuing lectures by prominent
educators. Tho opening exorcises took
place iu tho auditorium this morning.
The Newberry W heat Crop.
Tho wheat crop in bettor than was
expected 6ome timo back on account
of tbo unfavorable seanooH and condi
tions, and tho yield in much larger than
it has bi-ou for yearn. New icrry will
aoon eat hor own homomado bread,
and the Hour niil not bo adulterated.
Tho new roller mills aro ready for tho
new crop,and it is hoped thotflour,good
and plentiful, will now bo within tho
reach of all. Newberry farmers de
sorvo credit (nnd it is hoped that they
will bo ablo to got ail they want) for
pitching in and raining wheat instead
of continuing to plant all cotton and
a little cane; for heretofore cotton hae
been the only money crop in this sec
tion, and they have been forced to
plant it. It took nervo and backbone
to how so largely of small grain, and
it went Against the grain of some farm
ers to do it.
The York Cotton Mill.
Tho new machinery in tho addition
recently completed at the York Cotton
Mill is being placed in position and it
will probably be in operation by ibo
first of August. The capacity of the
plant will'be about three times aa
great as when the company eommeneod
operations-in May, 1897. Not leas
than forty new honeee will be built for
the accommodation of the addition*! j
operatives necessary. Many of tbs?J
are cow neering completion. 1
Mosrtikrrs Refers Willi Geld.
~ "Txcomm, Wush.. ttpecint, ?
steamer City of Tacema has passed
Port Tow^send, bound for Tmmm,
with 900 Klondikers who bring cut
$500,000 in gold dost^id $300,000 in
drafts, as the first installment ef the
sptiBff d*** up , '
About 100 minere ef the Rsbtsm
Company, struck at Birminghem. Ale.,
Thursday morning beeeuee en advance
of It ? w iae?ee*e wee yf.
PALMETTO M:\VS
Clemson Commencement.
Thurfiday'a proceedings olosod the
oouunoncomcut exorcises for *00, and
woro h)v buoocm*fill, bringing to
gcthoi thu larjntd uudouco that has yot
attended. Kiitoon young mon rcoeivod
diplomas, Tho subjects selected by
the graduates far theses ft d oasaya dif
forcd very muoh fioin anbjaotn usually
chosen by college graduates, boiuxofa
more technical and industrial character,
and being highly appropriate for a
college liko this, thai given essentially
practical and industrial education. Of
tbo sixteen graduates only five delivered
speeches: Mr. W, N. Uook,
Mr. ij. A. Tnrnipseod, Mr. A. J.
('hreitzborg, Mr. A. J. Mathies and
Mr, Ralph Mrfioudou. Tho other
luoniborH t?f thu elans prepared thoses,
t>iit these woro not road. After tho
speaking ended Col. D. K. N orris,?
ono of tho lifo trustees, nud olio who
htm done much fur t\)o advanoomotit of
tho College, arose auik, stated that ho
took pleaniru in preAeuting a modal
offered by Presidout Ilartzog for thtf
beat otssay written by any student on
tho subjeot of liatnro study, and that
Mr. 10. M. Matthews, of Wainaboro,
was tho winner. Mr. Matthews in u
sophomorj. Another pleasant feature
of tho day wan tho prcBrntatiou of a
sword to Cadet ('apt. Ira B. Taylor, of
Greenwood county, by inomberH of
Company F, of which ho was captain.
I'icsidont Ilartzog uIho road out tho
following unmcH as being ontitled to a
place in tho "diitinguishud lint," whioh
moann that tho young men not 90 per
cent or over iu every study for th<r
term of '98-99: J. C. Thompson, C.
I',. Mauhlin, W. E, MoLoan, F. M.
Gunby, J. F. Mooro and 15. M. Shoaly.
Thu following woro entitled to spe
cial mention," having gotten. moro
than 90 per cent avorago iu all studies,
hut having fullcu below 90 in one study .*
11. G. Smith, 91) por cent; J. F. Sulli
van, 99 por cent; \V. K. Chapman, 94
pei cent; J. Lynnh, 91 por cent; H.G.
Htoken, 911 por cont; A. F. lliggs, 94 oj
por cont; (.). M. Nuwiiinn, 95 i>pr eont; J*
W. I>. King, 91 por oont; Q. T. Mo
Crogor, 9'J per cont; 13. 11. Jiari'o, 92
per cont.
McSwccney'l first Pardon.
Governor MeSveouey granted his
first pardon on Wednesday of last
week. It wan that of Whitofield Mur*
rell, who, in 1880^ killed Fronton
Yoneo. All of tho parties are white
and tho cuso excitodTconsidorablo in
tercut at tho iimo of the trial. Tho
ehief groundn fur tho pnrdon wero tho
horrit)Io physical condition of Murroll '
and the confession of Carpenter.
There were petitions for tho parda^n -
signed by ono thousand eight hundred
white citizens of Edgoflold county.
Tho 11 rut petitions wore Bout to Govor
uor Tilluian Hud ho refused to grant
tho pardon. Govoruor Ellorbo
also refused to grant tho
pardon. Col. James IT. Tillman and
frienda of Mtiriill took tbo p^rdoa? -
that grantod freedom to Murroll, and
broken iu health and with ruiuod
prospects, lio departed for bin home.
All Asking Pardons.
Gov. Mo8ween?y is encountering
what nil now Governors have to tackle
~u perfect flood of new petition* for
the pardon of couvicts. Although he
has boon iu oflieo ouly a very short
time, the friends of conviots.no matter '
how often thoy huvo failed before,
have piled bio dc-k up with now peti
tions. Ono of tho most noteworthy
eases to bo urged upou the Governor'*
attention is that of Mrs, Carson, who
was convicted of complicity in the hor
rible murder of her husband in Bpar
tsuhnrg. Her sentence id for life.
Counter petitions have been preaented.
Tho whito steward Of tho O'Keefe club
of Hampton, Hlol,who took a gun from
tho club rooms while drunk and waa
arrested as he was bringing it baok -
upou realizing what he had done, i*
hIso asking h pardon, the petitions be*
ing unanimously eudorsed. No end of
chhos conld be named. Gov. Mo&wee
ney is letting each tako its regular
course, and no one need expect sudden
action. \
,
A charter has boen issued to tho
Chesterfield Land and Lumber Co.,
with headquarters at Cheraw. The
officers of the company are Charles E.
Johnson, president; E. Williams, vice
president, and John M. Turner; sec
retary and treasurer.
The talk of a cotton factory for the
town of Cheraw continues andi it is
confidently believed ere long one or
more will bo uudcr way there.
Tho Newberry Cotton Mills chal
lenge any corporation in tho Stat* to
show so good a rocord. Tho manage
ment of the mills has now given three
lots for chnrch purposes, beside* con
tributing 8500 each to the three
cbnrohes. The Lntheran church i*
ereoted by Dr. 0. B. Meyer as a mem
orial to bia father, the late Dr. Mayer,
who waa one of the moat eminent pbj
?ioiana and anrgeone in the Stat*. The
eoet of the bail ding will be aboat
000, which will be defrayed to Dr.
Mayer, the $500 from the ootten mill*
to be need in pdDtingtti TOlMNatej
end elMtcio lights. Newberry MtanHL.
in cborphe*^
Aheafc m Tstscco.
- Marion bdnrfly is
foremost in tneState fn the
of tobneeo. ftMv
Cos ond Warrab, prominent
of lferiot,
three
30 deya earlier then
ussoea, and wilt prove
to the Virgtalaas fhen tW?
flSRi