The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 08, 1901, Image 1
THE CAMDEN GHR0NI6LE
VOLUME XII. -? CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY. FEBUUAUY 8. litdl. NO. 5.
CRUSADE CONTINUES
itrs. Nation (iocs For More Kansas
Saloons.
HAS Till: PROTFCTION OF POLICP.
After She Mad Destroyed the l-'lnest
Saloon ?n the City She Was Arrest
ed, But Was Released.
Top?ka, Kam, Special.?Mrs. Carrie
Nation and three followers 'l\Ksday
wrought damago to tho extenit of $1,
f.00 In tho Sena to, the flnost equipped
"joint" in Topoka. P>ho also gained
Iter first police protection. The jjoMce
followed up hor iaid and arreted tho
proprietor of tho Sonata ami two iwn
who were guarding tho place, and tho
?U<X',k of liquor tho saloon ?wuml to
poll tho crowd that flock of to ylew tho
wreckage. Mrs. Nation was arrested
'hut promptly released.
Mrs. Nat*!on and hor wreckers, each
armed wi;t.h a hn.Vi-.lKt, Rallied forth a<t
tUiAvvTftej* (tvwetf Ihcto wwy psvat
a negro who guarded the door of tho
Senate, aaid In less than ton minute a
had (iirowa the floor with broken mir
rors, bottle*, slot machines and .splin
tered l>ar fixtures. Tho nogro fired a
fehot of warning Into tho coiling, but It
had no effect. Presently a poi'loemsut j
talked leisurely Into tho room and
Kit.Id:
"Well, Sister Nation, I guess we'll
liavo to arrest you again."
Mna. Nation had Just smashed tho
last bottle and was ready to go. Tho
police judgo wias glad to roluuse hor
vhen sho ap-j>eared for trial and ad
ministered a rebuke to that official.
Mrs. Nation soon went down Kansas
avenue, free again. loiter OhJof of
Poileo Stahl in an Intorvlow with a re
porter eald:
"I do not eare 1f Mrs. Nation; kmah
er every Joint in Topoka. I sympa
thize with her. I hope sho will closo
up tho saloons of tho elty. As an of
ficer of tho law, though. It. is ray cluity
to arreft her overy time sho creates a
disturbance or destroys property. If
we had the r*iffht kind of Sfcate officers
It would not bo necessary for Mrs. Na
tion to do what she Is doing."
There are reports of p.v?ts to hurt
Mrs. Nation. It wits said that several !
saloon men have.'charged thick glass j
hottles with tremendous pressure to ,
that an explosion w1U follow their l>e- j
lug broken. She 'is not "at all disi.ur- j
bed by ...eao stories.
Mr.5. Nation Iras dictated an appeal !
'to.the children of the high o hoo.s i
of tho Unite*!'"States," In which sho j
u gos tho children to smash saloon |
windows with rocks.
When Mrs. Nat<1 on appeared In court :
to answer tho ehahgos of "disturbing I
the peace," and smashing a Joint," tho
flri't charge was dismissed, notwith
standing the crusader demanded a
tiial and a hearing on the second
charge was sot for Thursday, the pris
oner b?lng released without bail. Tho
charge of disturbing; the peace is dis
ar/sstd, said Judge MaGraw, as the
crusader stood at tho railing. Tho
charge followed hor ari'ewt yesterday
t/Mcr her fruitless atton.pt to wrocTe
the Unique Restaurant
I object to the dismissal," cxcl&hnod
Mrs. Nation. I was arrested wrong
fully and depri'ved of my libeity. To
tho diaige of smashing a Joint, Mrs.
Nation r<'Pnod: I plead guilty to that;
I rather think I did smash It.
MARIJI (IRAS CIHUiBRATIONS.
New Orleans, La., rioblle, Ala., and
Pensacola, Fla., February
i^th-iQth, 1901.
For theae occasions, tlcke's w| 1 ha
Bold February 12th to 18th inclusive,
from Washington, 1). C., and all points
on the Seaboard Air Line Hallway, at
' rate of one faro for the round trly,
tickets gcod returning until March 7tli.
1901. inrluaivc. With it.sne w pa.sean
ger service inaugurated January 27th,
the Seal>oard Air Line Railway is now
operating the finest and fast st traim.
In the South, and a trip to the Mardi
Gr.is on one of thes? magnificent faint)
via any of their many attractive routei
will ccitilnly prove the quickest and
most enjoyable. See that your ticko,'
read via Soahoard Air Line Rallwiv.
Actems Uxprcss C/ir I-N'bbed.
riiUarIoiphHr-4^ SieMcl.?A car ?
the Adams Evp rss Co:r. pany a:t n
to a train which left, tils c.'tyr a* m d
n:g?t, Saturday, for Now York, war
rifled by robbers cn route. About f t
000 of Htuff was taken. It Is believed
.Mhat the rohfhers boarder! the train du
ring the tei minutes s'.op at T.cnton
it is tho'.'cm they possessed a key.
$118,000,000 For the Army.
Washington, D. C., Special.?The
army appropriation bill making provls
?lot) for the army under the plan of re
organization recently enacted, was re
ported to the House by the commftteo
on military affairs. It carries approxi
mately $118,000,000, as against esti
mates of about $130,000 made by tho
War Department officials. Cfcalrman
Bull say* the present bill will be ample
and will not entail a deficiency meiaurc
lat?r. The contingency appropriation
~ of $1,000,000 to "meet emergenc es ou
f otaDtljr arising" warn struck out by th*
OoomXtee.
??A Scamiminm lavMllM."
Lonoon, By CWbl*?Prof. Sir Felix
pltfttteb* fir ?mm of the
tbroat to tlw NMUooal Hoopttal tor
? M tklainioWc^fceWy. of Urn
10
?ay t$iero la re^^ word ?
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
1 he Senate nnU Mouse Still Working
Deliberately.
SKNATK.
Forty-second Day.?Tho shipping
bill was kept steadily at the front In
tho Senate ami to fopodlt > business a
motion was agiced to for a fossion
beginning an hour earlier to-morrow.
Senator ltawlins. of l't.i??, and Bony,
of Arkansas, occupied most of tho
'.iiiio to-day in .speeches of vigorous
I> ? .'?itlon.
Forty-third Day?-Tho situation in
tho Senate >?;is not changed by any de
velopments. T he Republicans intend to
contlnuo pressing the shipping bill an 1
the loaders say next week will develop
whether or not tho opposition intend to
talk the measure to death. The Sena
tors who are leading the opposition say
tlutf there are enough speeches to con
sumo ten days, and that ?>mo Republi
cans are lending MHouragejuC't to the
tight against the bill.
Forty-fourth Day.-r-The ship subsidy
bill was laid aside informally by the
Senate to permit consideration ofthe
appropriation bills. This action \r:is
taken Into In the day on Mr. Mlisou'a
request thnt the District of Columbia
rVif pPQWi&ittti. 'vuV.v^ \\y>. VSt.
Fryo, in thiu<go of tho shipping bill,
I who had said he would not give way
to appropriation bills without a vote
of the Senate, was not In tho chamber
at tho time, but Mr. Aldrlch, Mr. Han
na and others Interested In tho meas
ure wero present and Joined in tho
general assent riven to Mr. Allison's
request. The shipping bill holds Its
place, and as the unfinished business
can bo taken up when the appropra
tion bills are not occupying attention.
Fo.ity-Slxth Day?The Senate passf-J
the Distkt of Columl)ia appropriation
bill, and parlially <onside.rcd the bill
making appropriations for the support
of the West Point Mi-.iary Academy.
The ship subsidy bill was formally la.'d
ftside and superseded as the unfinish
ed business.
The chair appointed Me~6rs. Hanna,
fpooner and Joneo of Arkansas, mem
bers of the Joint oonrroKtee on inaug
uration and Senators Chandler and
CalTory as tellers of tho vote for Pres
ident electoral college er^t.
HOUSE.
Forty-second , Day.?The house
passed an omnibus bill carrying J91
claims for stores and supplies taken
by the Union army during the civil
war. The claims were passed on by
the Court of Claims, under the How
man act, and aggregated 9314.189.
Practically nil tho beneficiaries reside
in the South.
Forty-third Day.?The IIom;e spent
the day until 3 o'clock in the consider
ation of post office appropriations. Tho
pfmgglo was over \he question of re
storing tho appropriations for pneu
matic tube service and of the reduction
of railway mail pay precipitated by
amendments offered, but no action was
taken. At 3 o'clock public business
Wits suspended to permit ine\mbers to
pay tribute to the memory of the late
Senator Davis of Minnesota.
Forty-if onrth Day?The House pa.st-o<\
tho Senate bill to create a commission
to adjudicate the claim ofUnitcd States
citizens against Spain, which tho gov
ernment Of the United States assumed
by the treaty of Paris. a>.'iter\ having
amended the bill so as to refer the
claims Court of Claims. Thhs ac
tion conforms to tho action of tho
House at the last session, when tho
bill wns recommitted with Instructions
lo report back such an amendment as
was adopted!
Forty-Sixth Day?Tho day in the
Iloiifo wae devoted to the continuation
of tho discussion of controverted ques
tions In connection with the postal
service. Mr. Griggs, of Georgia, s;K>ko
against the organisation of i>o?tal em
ployes for 'forcing leglsalMon. Mr.
Mcody, of Massachusetts. discussed
question of railroad mall pay from the
standpoint of a in (timber of the joint
postal commission. Mr. Hronrwefl, of
Ohio, area I led the appropriations for
special mall facilities from Now York
to New Orleans, declaring that the
IV>9tmaster General repeatedly liad sa id
that h?) did not desire the appropria
tion^ fcnd only had used them, because
Congress mado them. Mr. CatchJngo,
of Mississippi, and Mr. Meyer, of T>oul
elana, defond?d these appropriations
as neceee.irj? for the expenition of the
Southern vjpail.* Mr. Gaine3, of Tennca
f ec, also opposed this appropriation.
Motel Chamberlain Sold.
Fort Monroe, Va., Special.?The
famous Hotel Chamborlain was sold at
noon Saitunday under order of the
United States court. It waa purchased
by E. Cornell of Now York, represent
ing the bondholders, for $300,000. The
purchasers will reorganize the com
pany as soon a? tho sale Is confirmed.
Meantime the hotel will be continued
under "the direction of Receiver W. B.
Dunoan, Jr. The debt tor whloh the
hotel warn sold amounted to $75,000.
Wealthy Farmer Killed. --?
Tifton, Oa., Special.?M. W. Wilker,
probably the wealthiest farmer in the
county, waa killed Sunday night' by
John F. Williams, who had been his
lifelong frlend.lt appears (bat Walkei
had caused a rupture and separation
between Williams' slater, Mm. McClel
land, and her husband. W ihnllaa em?
land, and her husband. Williams
charged Walker with perfldity and tak
ing advantage of a woman. Shooting
followed and Walker waa killed/
KIHed at a Distillery.
Elkln, N. C., 8peclel.?K brutal mur
der waa committed at J. A. lUy's dis
tillery, In Tadkln county, three1 mile*
from Joneaboro, late Saturday aren
Itxr. nrory CBecfta rtot arvl Instantly
killed Andrew Pinal*. It ta Mid that
Cheek* held nn old 1 grudge sgalnef
Ptnntx nn had threatened lo kill him on
tlskl. Thn UHU ffnaantoi tteeW
' Mm n
<??>-* 5vy< '? .-V-; Y< -v*iV -
HONOR TO MARSHALL
Observance in Memory of tlie Grea*
Chief J11 si ice.
THE DAVCIillBRATFi) IN CONOR! SS
chief Justice Puller Acts as Presid
ing Off cer and Hon. Wayne He
Veagh Delivers the Oration.
? ? ?
W.ishlnR'U n, 1) fecial.-Johi^
Mninliall. of Virginia, was installed af
Chief Ju^lcy of tl-c United States
ycaia ago, and at 10 o'clock Monday
morn ing the eoi.tonnlal anniversary of
thai cecal was comunemorated with
impressive leremonlcs in the hall of
tho Homo of Represent at I vcv* at tho
capltoi. T?*o Picsldent and his cabi
net, the members of the Supritno
Court, the intMiibn* of the j-rnnte. tho
diplomatic <orj!S and mewl**-? <fV
District Par As o lation attended :-3
invited guests. Representative DaD
/ell, of I't nn-.vlvanla, called tho as
8o:i hinge to order. He stntoJ briofly
the at.'.ion of Congress In providing fo.*
the ceremonies aiul tho selection of
Chitf Justice Puller as presiding offi
cer. The Chief Justii-o, in his Judicial
robes, was escorted to the chair by
Representatives Orosvenor, of Ohio,
and Richardson, t*t Tennessee. Rev.
Dr. William St richer Jones, of Tren
ton, N. J., a great grandson of John
Marshall, Invoked the divine blessing.
Chief Justice Puller's address was de
voted almost ontlrely to the considera
tion of his predecessor's career as an
expounder of the Federnl constitution.
He refer rev! briefly to the earlier days
of tho nation's history and then pre
sented the great task which lay hefaro
Marshall when he assymed the duties
of the chief magistrate or the land. He
quoted Chief Just-he Marshall's fam
ous utterances to the eftect -that the
constitution must he interpreted by its
Intention. ,, ? .
Hon. Wayne MaeVeagh delivered tho
oration. He said: "To-day is dedi
cated to the law. I therefore speak to
vou ns a lawyer. It was hcrt\ in the
capltoi <rf the country he loved so de
votedly and nerved so faithfully, that
John Marshall was attended by tliosn
patient and achieving years during
which his ichors ??nroll?*d his name
among the few Immortal benefactors
of mankind.
"It Is also eminently fitting that
such an occasion should be honoied
by tho pr<senee of distinguished ben
ntois ami 7Representat 1 ves in Congress
of the Stnte3 whose proper and abid
ing pi act? is our governmental system
was determined by him; by the nros"
once of members of that Illustrious
tribunal tho vast extent of whose
rightiful Jurisdiction was determine:!
by him; by the presence of tho chic,
magistrate and members of the cabi
net, whose subjection to tho law was
determined by him, and by other < Itl
zons of tho country under whose form
ing hands, Instead of becoming adis
roiuble Confederacy of discordant
States, became a great and indissolu
ble nation, endowed with all the jk>w
ers necessary to enable It not only to
protect itsolf agadnrt enemies at homo
or abroad, but also to accept and dls
chai go the splendid and ennobling
mission which had been coaflded to
him In tho divlno purpose for the ed
ucation of the world, and which he
rcrognlzed when first of all men ho
spoke of the empire of America?that
of securing to the whole American
continent government of the people,
by the people and for the people.
Mr. MacVoagh reviewed Matphall s
35 yoars' service as Chief Justice, tho
great epoch-making decisions In which
ho participated, and his tremendous
Influence in the settlement of (he great
constitutional controversies which
made for the future glory and strength
of tho Union.
Tho exercises closed witJi benedic
tion by Rev. Oouden, tho chaplain of
the House." In one of the galeries wns
1' I/ewis Marshall, of Orange C. H.,
Va., the oldest descendant of Chief Jus
tice Marshall.
Mrs. Notion In a Street Flglit. "fc
Topokn, Kan., Special.?Mrs. Nation
Monday afternoon mot the first defeat
In her saloon-smashing career. Tyiter,
at the police station, she laughingly de
clared that 1* was by no means her
Waterloo, and she would soon again ho
at her chceen work. With six women,
oach armcd with new hatchets, sho ha<l
atarted out 'at 3 o'clock to wreck a res
taurant In East Sixth strc^i that also
dispensed liquors. Before she could
wield her hatchet ehe was disarmed
and a free for all atrugglc between res
taurant people and wreckers was
begun.
Youtsey Imprisoned For Life.
GeongcCown, Ky., Speci al. -Henry E.
Youtsey, stenographer to Gove; nor
Taylor during his Incumbency, and
wwa tried aa * prtno!ipaJ In the
shooting of Governor WIILiacn Goe-bal,
and found guilty, waa arnrfgned before
Judge CantriU late Tuewlay ac'veraoon
and rente need to life imprisonment.
When eentenoe was pronounced Yoih
aey exclaimed: "t mm Innocent. I havo
bees cosnctsd wjK baae iso in/amout
niilinrMtlnna at ml tin ? - \
__ L iwnat??*We
time to dtecOKlnc Cuba* fadlure to
?tato bar rofetfoa* wUb ttCm country
is bar mv OMMtttMtton.
D. Oaar. M BmiH. filed a
THROUGHOUT W COUNTRY.
Th3 South*
Founder's Day was celebrated at the
Hampton (Va.i Normal and Agricul
tural Institute.
The new St. Mary'# Cathedral u(
Covington, Ky., was dedicated Sunday
with magnificent religious pomp.
George Burkes and Wlnfrod Roger a
wore caught hy an engine on a Chcsa
I'c.iko and Ohio trestle at Richmond,
Va., and killed.
1 he .Noi th.
Nearly half tho population of Perby,
Conn . has the praik eye.
'l he Christian Kndoavor JuhiUe con
tinius at Portland. Maine.
The revenue ofllce nt I'eoria, 111 . hut
$;u,07G hy burglars Friday.
Bishop Potior has T.entcd his cottage
at Newport, H. 1 , and will not go liters
next summer.
A milk train decapitated Ix>ui<
Keifor, a veteran, at Hath, N. Y.. Sat
urday. Ilia head has not been found.
Representat.ive SorcivJ E. Payne. of
New York. Chairman of the Ways and
^"A' W ixi* 'c. U. SV? av mo
Norma ndie.
Boyd Wallace, who klllM Rolvcrt
Staftord in Washington, !>. C, in Au
gin; last, warf sentenced ito be luuiged
April ll'.
Few killing Policeman William Bau
laeister. la.-1. Nuvonxher, Fia.uk IVion/l
was yesterday sentenced to life im
prisonment at New York.
The Youn.gst.own, O.. stool plant of
the National Steel Company will ?;art
to-morrow a three months run on 130,
,000 tons of steel rails.
The .rule of a controlling Interest in
the Southern Pacific Hail road to the
Union Pacific rfeotns to he assurod, ao
tordiiitg to New York dispatches.
W. C. McAlMster, W. A. Death, S. J.
Campbell and George Kerr began serv
ing their terms at Trenton, N. J., for
the murder of Jennie Bosschlofcer.
lit Is believed that Neofie and Lovy.
Of Philadelphia; the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company and the Hath
tMaine) Iron "Works will got the con
torts for the three new protected
cruisers.
The Republican Senate conuiiIt tee on
order of business decided to ask for
earlier dally sessions and night ses
sions next week to sec two action on tho
Shipping Dill. It was the gmoral
opinion that an extraordinary session
would be avoided if j>o?tlblo and tho
suggestion was made that latcT In .tho
session t her* should be an effort to get
action upon tlio Spconor Phdllptno Hill
Foreign.
A heavy galo In tho English Chan
nel wrecked several small vessels.
King Edward VII has made Emperor
William an admiral in the British
Davy, it is paid.
JLord Salisbury had an audience with
King Edward and Emtperor William at
Windsor Castle Monday.
A if-jiort current in Europe yester
day declared that Id Hung Chang Is
dead, but it- Is not credited.
Seven thousand men are reported to
have been killed or wounded in a bat
tle with robels Ahvsslnia.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has
received from Prosldent l/oubct, of
Franco, the Grand Conlon of the Leg
ion of Honor.
It la declared tha^ Germany will not
ask the United States to substcrlbo
wholly or In part t lis loans needed, ag
gregating $49,250,000. >
One phase of the antl-cjqrlcal war
jn France Is the prohibition, of wearing
ecclesiastical garb, within his com
mune, by the Mayor of Kremlln
BloEitTO. near Paris.
A Berlin dispatch says that it 1s re
ported from Kiel that Siegfried Hfss.
a local bankor, has fled to tho United
States aifter embezzling 300,000 marks.
Tho Shanghai correspondent of tho
Ixjndon Times confirms tho report that
Belgium ha.* acquired a two-thirds In
terest In the Hankow-Canton rtonces
sions. <.
During a severe snow storm In Liver
pool Monday some telephone wires
fell In the Ixm-don road, and canne Into
contact with an overhoad electric wire.
Two .prop 1 o were killed and fourteen
Injured. ,
/Tscellancous.
""ho foreign EJnvoys ?will confer wl:h
the Chinoeo Plenipotentiaries nt To
kin.
The funeral of Quc*\n Victoria began
with tlio carrying of t.ho Ixxly in pro
cession from Osborne to Portsmouth.
Miss Pauline Astor, it 4a definitely
announced, will become the Duke of
Roxburgh's bride next summer.
Bx-Presl<kmt Harrison and Mark
Twain dcfll with imperialism In the
current number of a New York maga
zln e.
By an explosion of n1tr{V-gly.9erlne
In the (Want Powder Company's works,
near Victoria, P. C.. John Fenton and
George Phillips were killed.
The Cuototti House receipts In Cub*
during 1900 amounted to $16,084,376;
in 1899. $14,854.2*1. showing mi In
<rea?o of $1,230,115, or over 8 per cent.
In view of the possibility of a Roer
raid, all the ammunition surrendered
by burgbens at Komatlpoort has befn
leaded on lighters and moored in the
?bay.
ChlleJs said to have mads peace pro*
DOfaU to Bolivia. -?*
Closed by War Osfcineit
ilngton, D. C., Special.?-Tha
Wsi I Will I?il lisi iMiml a
onServnosr t&# aia&^vttfMlMtkra
adt dlredUov ihs dlseoatlmnuses of tbs
sals of bur, wta* ?M *-*?'?
a?d snjotalac Arid
W*r
VICTORIA'S FUNERAL
? ? ? *
Last So'emn Honors Paid to the
Dead.
WERF. MANY ROYAL MOURNERS
? ? ---
"?lie Emperor of (liritiany and the
I Duke of Ctmnaught R;de With
l-dward to the Procession.
Txnvdon, Hy Ch bliv-With every
circumstance of splendid pomp btflt
ting the ob.ieu?le? of so mighty and
woll beloved monarch, all that k> mor
tal of queen Victoria has l>oan borne
through tbo streets of the capital and
started towards the ancient .forlivsa
palace of tho sovereigns of ^Khuur
Tho aolonm magnificence of Pi ula> s
opening pha.se of theselast rites. ^
ftiHy maintained. ."TerYiaps the wtately
irrandeur ?'T~~~.'
ant through the swaa-ming streets, o
1 -ondon with hundreds of thousand
cV mourners forming a blank M)1' 11
to the route, will never be surpassed.
Never In ICnglh-h history has a sov.v,;
rign boon borne to the grave attended
by w many distinguished mo^nera.
The gathering of erownod heads rur
pawed those who rode in the luluU
pwwalon. All Uio B. c.1 oil .corn ot
State participated. ...
Tho display of tho naval and,m ili
tary forces reached tho gTtnt tota o
'^Tho day was sombre, wot and chilly,
as are most of I/ondon's wiutc^ days,
The sky added to the bIooibF of tho
whoJe oily. ,
Mo?l of tho spectators expected an
imposing catafalque n"'d the coffin
was almost past befoW they rwmzi
Its presence by removing their hats. it
was a pathetically small oblong b.o-k
conceal oil l>encath a rich pall of whito
satin. on tho corners of which gloam^cl
tho royal arme. Acrors the pal
rovai standard was draped ?ml a laigo
crown of gold, encrusted with
rested nt the head of the coftm. which
was at tho end of tho gun
Juet. over the gun. On the foot of tho
coffin were two smaller crowns
a gold. Jeweled sceptre lying between
thorn. The eight horses which diow
the gun carringo were almost
cealcd beneath their r-ich harnesses. A
large bow of purple was attached t
the coffin. This was the only symbol
of mourning.
The funeral procession occupied two
hours in passing from Victoria Stolon
to Pttddlngton, a distance oT tin
It was precisely 12:2n p. m. when thv
guards lining tho platform at: thiis Bu
tton came to a sharp ?'attention, a d
with a solemn tread tho head of tho
procession entered the building. !-<>r
half an hour all was J?ikhed t>avc tbo
occasional clatter or horses' hoofs as
the Hussars and I^anoers trottel Into
view, or tho rattle of heavy gun car
riagrs as they lumbered by. rhen
there was a break in the proocss on
and in (through the archway came the
royal bier, followed by the. mounted
representatives of royalty. Then caino
a wore or more of attendants. The
King and tho Herman Emperor alight -
ed; tho music of the massed bam a
echoed throughout the station; t
oall was removed -from the ooffln. nnrt
tho casket was deposited In tho sa loo
carrlago which tho Queen had bo often
occupded during her life time.
King Edward. Queen Alexandra and
the Duke of Connaught. stood grouped
together as tho coffin *<?S borne in and
then they all took seats axul tlut la.n
starred for Wlwlsor.
_ 9
Copt. Kitchen Dead.
Scotland Neck. N. C.. Kporlal.-Cap
tain W. H. K Itch in, passed awaypwe
fully at 9 o'clock Saturday night, t.ap
taln KHtchin was well known thro?g^
out the fttato and bin death vslll
greatly i curetted-. The high carna
tion in wiiU h he was held by the peo
ple ' was attested by the fact of his elec
tion by them first to tho State Lc*is
lature an<l afterward?**? Congno-s In
SSi of ?AOB. lxxll'0 Captain KlU-hln
oorrormcd the duties which dovolved
upon him with an ability nn<1
scdentiousnef.B that won the esteem of
all who knew him.
Briefs by Wire and Cable.
A dispatch from Pretoria announces
that Prctoriua, oiw of the leading
Iio?r8, 'has surrendered. Pretorlus,
state*, howover, that tho Doors a?-o as
determined a? ovor to fight. *'
It is officially announced that King
F)dwnrd has definitely decidod to open
Parliament in person February Hth.
Th? I*re?idei*t signed the bill for the
r<o-organ.izntion of the anny at 12:40
p. m. Saturday. It is now a law.
The engagement of tho rhike of
Jfcoxburgho to Miss Pauline , Astor,
daughter of Mr. W. W. Astor, hat*
been definitely arranged for next s?a*
nier.
Attempted Assassination.
? St. Petersburg, Ry Cable.?A man
named Payloff, who had heen con
demned to banishment to the archan
gel goveramcgt hfxxl twice at Gen.
Maaloff, the Wdef direction o#-mllltar>
sentences. The generaJ, hpwever,
escaped un4njturd. Payloff lia? been
hare on two week*' leare, rfaltlng his
?101 mca'.bcc*. He bad. unsuccessfully
(itad co peivuade Gem Maaloff to pro
cut a mitigation of his aantaac*
?cat. owft# i mil* Dead.
fcdgvfleld. 8 O.. flpdal.?Kx-Cten
gimmmn George D. Tllknaa died af
ter * looi UhMM at Ma home a#
dart's Hill, la tfcia ooaaty. ftsCoHay,
a#atf 7# Hi wm ? brotkar ct
HIE SALARY B'll,
Committee I'lxcs tlie Compensation
of County Officers.
The joint committee appointed by
lh<> house and by tho senate to draft
& soa!?\ of salaries to bo paid the coun
:y officials In the State h is reported
by bill. In fixing tin* salaries of tho
rounty auditors. tho State !?* to pay
two -thirds and tho county ono third
r.f tho amount, Tho same proportion
is to lx? oi ?served in making up tho
salaries of tho county treasurers, and
U.o 1 n11??r rc.'olvo Identically tho same
ilaries as the auditors. Section 1 of
'.ho bill p; OVldt 8:
That on and after tho passage of
'hit* act tho county officials of tho
various counties of this State shall
f.n'h r?v i lvo tho compensation fixed In
'.lit* subsequent sections of this not, tho
tamo being kra<lo\l In proportion to tho
population and necessary service re
^Ulrt'd ,
Sv<:lon 2 llxes tho salaries of tho
county auditors ami provides "that In
addition to t. o salaries heroin pro
vided for the county auditors, ah all ro
prtvo a of 2T vents for each con
I e.VilJil'3 Of i'JifiJ J*.t?.***? > ??-??Mfin
tie records of their re." pe-ll\'e offices,
such foe to bfv puid by the poison or
persons pnsenilng the eonveynnco for
transfer."
Tho county treasurer, it Ik provided
in foetlon 3, shall b> entitled, in ad
dition to the salaries so provided for,
'/> rha.sie t'elinquent taxpayers $1 for
*'.veh tax execution issued against such
(iollnqm nta, sueh fee not to bo oharge
ublo ag.Uni-t tho county.
V> to tha sheriffs, it is provided In
>?.'?(Ion 4 that the4-0 oi.icims shall re
t.'lvo salaries In lieu Of all costs and
foe,-* oxcepi 20 cents per day for (llyt
irg prisoners In custody, ami actual
traveling expenses for hlmsolf and
prisoners or lunatics convoyed beyond
^ie (ounty.
Section & is devqtod to tho salaries
?f tho clerks of court who shall ro
fi Ivo no costs or foo.-? chargeable
f gainst tho county.
Section C disposes of the county su
pervisors. As to county commlsslon
j eriuMho bill f.ponilles:
/That the county commissioners of
thV various counties of this Statu shall ,
' ach receive ?s coniponsation for their j
forvloe# tho sum of $:t per day. with- j
out null cage, for the time actually !
engaged in the performance of their,
d'uties, the number of dn>v? charged for
in each oi' the counties not to exceed
th** number fixed by law for such
county.
After fixing the salaries of the coun
ty superintendents of education, the
bill provides: That tho members ol
the county boards of education of
the various counties of this State ap
pointed by the State board of educa
tion shall each receive as a componsa
tii>n for their service the sum of $3
for each day necessarily employed and
live cents per mile for each imlle iieces
saiily traveled in the public service,
the number of days charged for in any
year not to exceed seven.
After fixing the salaries of the eoro
ners. the bill has the following pro
vinous:
That the township assessors of the
various counties of tho Stale shalll
each receive as a compensation for
tjielr service the sum of $1 per day for
tl.e time actually employed, not to
exceed two days In uny ono year, ex
cept in those yrmrft when real estnto
ir to bo iiR3?vi8ed.,wlieii the number of
days charged for shall not exceed
three.
That tho members of -tho county
boards r.f equalization of tho various
counties of this ^tiito shall each re
ceive ns a compensation for their ser
vices the sum /it $2 per day for tho
time actually'engaged and five cents
per mile for/necessary travel, the num
ber of day A charged for In any on?
year not exceeding three, except in
those years wlitsn. tej_LcsAuie Is to i.e
assessed, when the number of dayj
charged for shall not exreed live.
That the sMaries and other compen
sat Ions hereinabove provided for shall
be paid by the respective counties to
?which tho county officers entitled [b
receive the fame belong, except sii/li
portions thereof as are payabld-by <me
State under the terms of this act.
AUDITORS AND TREASURERS,
The following are tho salaries for
auditors and treasurers in the ecvcrsj
counties:
Abbeville, $900; Aiken. $'.?7r>; Ander.
son, $l,12.r?: Itamherg, $600; Harnwe'.l,
$!>37; Ueaufoi t. flei keley, $H25;
Charleston, $2,100; CheroKee. $<".75;
Chester, $750; Chesiorfleld, $075; Clar
endon, $750; Colleton. $!?00; IVarlirtK
ion, $000; I)orchc?ter, ?C00; EJgefleld,
S712; Fe'irfleld, $825; Florence, $750;
fJeorgetown, $712; Greenville, $1,125;
Grwnwood, $750; Hampton. $712;
Horry, $712; Kershaw, $712; Iaiicbs
tor, $712; I^aurens, $975; I^exlngton,
$750; Marlon. $937; Marlboro, $750;
Newberry, $825; Oconto. $712; Orange
bur*. $1,123; IMckcna. $675; Rlcbland
$1,125; Salixln. $t?75; Spartanburg,
$1,200; Sumter, $1,125; Union. $712;
Williamsburg, $900; Yak, $1,012.
SHERIFFS.
Tho sheriffs of tho' respective coun
ties are to bo pa'ld a> follows:
Abbeville, $1,000; Aiken, $1,400; An
dorton, $1,500; Ilambtrg. $600; (tarn*
well, $1,300; Neaufort, $1,200; Herke
ley. $1,200; Charleston, $5,000; Chero
kee, $800; Chester, $900; Chesterfield,
9900; Clarendon, $1,000; Colleton, $1,
200; IiarUugtw, $1,300; ivwvbfjrter,
$700; Etffefleld, $900; *\ilrtieft!, $1,200;
Florence, $1,000; Oeorgetown, $1,100;
GreentMIe, $1,800; GreenwooJ, $1,000;
Hampton, $1,000; Horry, $1,000; Ker
shaw. $1,000; I^ncaater, $900; Iyiurene,
$1,500; Loxlngton, $1,000; Marlon, $1,.
300; Marlboro, $900; Newberry $1,100?
Oconee, $1,000; Or&ngeburs. 51J00:
Pickens, $900; Richland $1,700; Salada,
$700; Spart?nburg, $2,000; Sumter, ft,
500; Union, $1,000; Williamsburg. $1,
100; York. tUN.
Cl.ERKi
Abbeville. $375; A.ketT. $350; A Oder
eon, $376; DMlberg. $150; Barnwell.
$339; Bconfoif, $309; - Berkeley, $30#;
Charleetoftf fM00; rCberokea. $900;
Chester, $3*;, CW**eld.
$33*}
Horry. $250; Kershaw. $250; Lancaster,
$100; Lauren*. $J75; Lexlugton, $250;
Marion $325; Marlboro. $225; Now
berry, $275; Oconte. $250; Orango
1)Urg, $450; Pli-keu*. $225; Klcbland,
$125; Saluda. $17'; Spastanburg. $500;
."?muter, $875; I'nlon, $250; Williams
burg, $275; York. $:525.
sfpivRyisous.
Abbeville. $650; Aiken, $750; Ander
son. $850; l'unberg. $'<50; Marnwell,
$700; Heaufoit $7o0; llorkeley, $700;
Charleston. $800; Cheiolue. $100;
rh?' i?r. $550; Chesterfield, $500;
(Mar' ndon, $ti00; Colleton, $550; Dar
lington, $550; Horobcster, $100; 10dgM?
Held. $ 00: l^airlleltl. $650: Klorono*.
$,'>00; Georgetown, $550; Greenville
$850; Greenwood. $150; Hampton,
$600; llorry, $G00; Kershaw, $550;
l,ancaaler, $400; Laurens, $625; Lex
lnglon, $050; Marion, $700; Marlboro,
$150; New berry, $500; Oconeo. $550;
Orangeburg, 000; Pickens, $.150;;
Richland. $*>50; Saluda. $100; Spaitan
burg, $850; Saunter, $750; I'nlon, $500;
W'ill'amsburg. $700; York, $625.
Sri*l9KINTBNDKNTS OK 10DU CA
TION. ?
Abbcvlll* V?00;-- AlU^iv $<*M*; Ander- -
fi-oiv, $750; Hcmbcrg,_ $:j0Ui- UarnytlL...
>vw>-, iMnuiori, $Mn);' ilerkeley, $150;
Charleston. $750; Choroke<v $.;00;
Chrtfter, $350; Cheste ?fi.?l.l. |?,V); Clar
endon, $40; Colleton. $500; D.u ungt^n.
$150; Dorchester, $.'.00; JCdpr field,
$125; Fairfield, $10; Floreneo, $450;
Georgetown , $100; Greonvllle, $600;
Greenwood, $125; Hampton, $400;
llorry. $100; K-irrth.v.v. $100; l.nnsns
tor. $125, Laurens. $525; Lexington,
$100; Marion, $5'); Marlboro, $400;
Newberry, $450; Oconoe, $425;
Orangoburg. $750; Pit-kens. $300; Rich*
land, $600; S alundn, $;?00; Spartan,
burg, $700; Sumter, $650; i'nlon, $100;
Williamsburg, $500. York, $600.
conoNrciu
A>blH*vlllo, $150; Aiken, $175; Andor
5on. $750; Ham<berg, $3t)0; Pc.ruwell,
$150, Iloaufor*. $125; Berkeley, $150;
Charleston. $1,000; Chorokco. $100;
Chester. $12,5; ChcsterlloM, $125; Clar
endon. $125; Col I Mail, $150; Darling
ton. $175; Dorchester, $100; KMgeftold,
$125; Fairfield. $150;. Florence, $125;
Georgetown, $125; Greenville, $250,
Creonwood, $125; Hampton, $125;
Horry, $100; Kcr.shav, $12^; Lancas
ter, $125; f.aureus, $225; Lexington,
$l3f>; Union, $150; Orono.o, $125;
Orangeburg. $250; Pickens, $100;
Hlehland, $250; Saluda, $100; Spartan
burg, $100; Sumter, $200; I'nlon, $125;
Williamsburg. $125: York. $175.
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