The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 26, 1901, Image 1
THE
VOLUME XII.
CAMDKM, S. </., FRIDAY AI'IUI. 20, 1901. NO. 10.
M'LAURIN SPEAKS.
Junior Senator Discusses Politics an J
Other Tilings
AT A CIIARLOTiI:, N. CM BANQUET,
Defends 111* Several Votes- Ills Con*
ccplion ol the Duty of Southern
?Statesmen,
Senator Mrl/Aurin was ono of tho
guet^s of houor at the banquet ton-,
dered by tho Manufactures' Club to
Chinese Minister \Vu In Charlotte, N.
C., on Thursday evening of laat wct>k4
'J'bo Senator wiih one of the spcake s
of the occasion, and addressed the bri!
Ilant assemblage present in part Oi
follows:
Mr. Toastmaker and fiontlomen:
\ dofdr? to make a statement of
somewhat a personal naturo beforo
proceeding with this bpooch, which i
intend to deliver tonight. A certain
newspaper correspondent in the i-ily
of Washington has persistency spread
tbo report that I was coming to Char
lotto to make a speech whie.h would
launch a now party in tho south. The
report is absolutely false. If 1 had any
auch intention good ta te would j?re
vent mo from taking advantage of an
?"importunity of this kind. I am con
tent to advocate within Democratic
lines the policies which 1 believe to be
best for tho south, and when 1 can no
longer do this 1 am ready to retire to
private life.
In the south we are today realizing
Rome of tho dreams of its far-reaching
statesmen and,,busings men of fifty
years ago. With p;v>pheUc eye, thev
saw tho Indus.rial and commercial
possibilities of <>nr highly favored
southland.
"With an advance of Thought that is
really surprising they suggested en
terprises of wonderful magnitude for
its upbuilding a,act commercial domi
nance. From 18"S t:> 1 GO. conventions
were held to voice the demands of a
deepsfralcd public sentimea-t for in
dustrial progress. The stoVy of these
movements is chronicled in a South
C-aiollna publication, which, under the
name of Debaw'8 Review, did fjfr the
Hd south what the Manufacturer's Itc
cord is doing for the south today.
The same spirit which enabled our
fathers to leave tho field of do>at wit'll
nothing but their courage and their
characters left, still lives, in the souCh,
and inspires yuu today in your great
undert akirg.
The plans of the great southern busi
ness men and statesmen of fifty years
ago are no longer Idle dreams. Post
poned by a cruel war which destroyed
our social and industrial system, and
which for years reached co-operation
In national undertakings aimor-t lm
possiblc, such men as 1 meet he e to
niirht n.JX} making t.bese dreams actual
living realities.
WHAT WAHS SETTLED.
Talk about the "New South," the
name is misnomer. It is ^ the same
old spirit revived which sixty-.years
ago made tho south the doralhant
power in this nation?a position '.of
which nothing but war could have Mb.
bc-tl her. What we need now to again
attain that proud eminence is the sime
broad conception and the same com
prehensive grasp of tho true situation.
The last .wenty years have wrought an
industrial revolution lo the south,
which must find expression in our so
cial and political life.
Tho time is pft-st for the discussion
as to whether this government is (o
be one consolidated in its structure or
ft loose aggregation of (so-called) sov
ereign States. The elvil^war settled
that. v
It Is useless to discuss the question
of whether this Is to he a purely theo
retical Democratic government, or a:i
expanding and giant Ropubllc. Tho
Spanish war settled that, Why not
then accept conditions as they are and
make the ftiost of them?
The agitation of such issues only
serves to sidetrack broad American
doctrines and should not l>e mads
party questions because they grow out
of actual political and economic ?con
ditlons, which it is beyond the powwr
of either party to change. I care no',
of what political falt.h the occupan*
<vf the white house might have been:
for, if a true American, mindful of Jhe
honor and dignity of the nation, tho
results of the Spanish war could not
be widely different fronv-what they are
today.
Why should our people be the only
ones to close their eyes to what is
Kolng on? Why should we move along
in the same old ruts and Insist that
political policies and old tnJJWWfl^
long since dead, are vital living issues,
ftnd depend upon them for the salva
(Jon pt the south.
IjK^BON OF M'KLNLlEY'S TRWMPH.
The triumphant re-election of Mr,
McKinley In "the last campaign Is fu}l
of significance. It is a stubborn fafct
confronting tho Democratic party to
day, suggestive of reproachful remem
brances and fearful menaces. What a
reflection that this new Democracy
did not carry a State where the issues
were discussed and judgment passed
by the people upon them on th*l>
merlts. Of course with u? It bar been
impossible to decide electlooiupon U
ium. It has been simply a question of
white supremacy. In the north and
tha west, dissolved Into factions, taint
*4 by the errors of Republicanism and
(ha follies of populism, the party could
not withstand the tide of popular op
inistftri excKed, by unreasonable crltl
cUsnof the oondtfSt of a foreign war.
an4 by the Ttctoos and Ins?diary, ap
a&d* M IK tbit month of
to class hatred^ and pre
principles were lost
afeM eC and tn an tnsana effort to se
ere pa^ty saceeee at any eortjba at
socialism
wKb 99*k.
o'
I years have been Allen, Toller. ami
I I'ettlgroW, all of them ablo men but
urn* a Populist, ono a high-tariff Ito
publican, and tl^o other, l do m>t know
what. All of them opposed to Stati
banks of Issue with proper safeguard
ami most other things we hoed .In th<
south. This was called t ho "New
Democracy" In e-ontradistUu lull from
the old, and some of Its leaders -iitel
that Its Weeds wore revol .itionary and
wore so designed to bo.
To sow discontent with industiia
waditlon#4 and distrust of th.? govern
l'ng power; to array class again-t ? !a<-?.
in the hopo of securing fancied so-la
and industrial equality, is to my mind
the lltHt slop in revolution. The south
Is the American end of America, in no
section is there so small a fo.Vigu
element, so much conservatism, and
to pure a patriotism. What a political
paradox then it is for our people to bo
the allies of profaned revoluti >nis;s
elsewhere.
To my mind it 1b folly to oppose ex
pansion under the name of imperial
I ism. It deceives no man of intelll
I gonce. He understands that there is
| no analogy "between Vifis country an ft
I the Roman Empire, and that thoso
l who talk of imperialism do not take
Into account that power which is born
| ot our free institutions, h iorU-efm n
the hearts of our peoplo stronger than
! any ever built of stone. As long as
this is there they can never become
blaved; and when it is doad it mailers
not whether under republic or empire,
they become an easy prey. It depends
upon the people, not the government,
! whether they be slaves or freemen. It
Is tho people that make tho govern
ment, not the government the people.
With a brave, strong, intelligent peo
ple, with a free press and popular edu
cation, there can be"' no imperialism.
Why rhould we be afraid to trust our
selves? The whole tendency or tho
times and the spirit of the at>,e is to
ward Democratic instead of imperial
istic ideas of government.
livery member of the American con
gress, when it comes to a foreign pol
icy, a foreign war, and army, a na\y,
a merchant marine, or any other .ques
tion affecting our honor as a nation,
or our prosperity as a people, shoul 1
be free and unira.nineieu to vote as i;U
?judgment, and conscience dictates, l-'or
myself, 1 would not, under existing
conditions, he willing to y4old a seat
in the United tftates senate upon any
other terms. To allow others to think
for mo upon thene great questions is a
cowardly evasion of my responsibili
ties, and a criminal neglect of the t rue
interests of those wlio select me.
We are now in tlx; commercial arena,
contesting with tho other nations fo
the trade of the world, h'o far wo
have built up our foreign trade by in
tense absorption in the Internal de
velopment of our domestic Industries.
We now produce sufficient for tin;
needs of twice our population, and not
to find a market for our surplus is to
invite stagnation and decay.
The most striking feature in our ex
port development is the remarkable
and constantly Increasing demand for
our iron and steel. Within six years
wo have advanced to the position
where American iron and steel enter* i
into the construction of every bridge j
and railroad in the world or fixes the !
price therefor.
f I saw In the papers a few flays a?o
that, the Baldwin locomotive works in
Philadelphia were supplying the Rus
sian government with 150 locomotives
for the Trans-Siberian railroad. Th'>
facts surrounding this sale are of pe
culiar Interest. The KussiiLn govern
ment owns Its railroads and main
tains large shops. It puts a duty of t
cents per pound on Imports, but. when
It came to supplying the equipment
for this giant road of 8,0:0 miles. It
Was found that tliey bud to come to
the United Btates. And yet, seven
years ago the first iron shipment
abroad was from Birmingham, Ala.
The south must play an import-ant
part in our country's future. For a
third of a eontury she has been ham
pered by a struggle for mere exist
ence, forced to devote all of hor energy
and statesmanship to the maintenance
of white supremacy. Thank Ood. thi^
is permanent and assured beyond
poradvonture of doubt At last"' she
has emerged from her' forlorn and
prostrate condition; freed from her en
thrallment, she can put herself in
touch with the best thought of the
age, and again exercise an Influence
In national life. I believe the time
will con/e when the south will be the
hope and salvation of this nation. Ht
marvelous growth in manufacturing
enterprise?, her development of na
tural reeoureos, and hor rapid advance
In progressive thought and action. Is
making her again the leading section
In this country. The centre of manu
facturing Jn the United States has bwm
transferred from/frail River, Mass., !o
XJoJumbla, 8. Of But If we would
mako the m<?it of our opportunities we
must renounce sectional prejudices
and support broad national policies,
looking to the creation of foreigi
market*/ the expansion of trade and
the upbuilding of a common country.
We must demand And have for the
south a [full share of the benefits as
well as kfee.burdens of national life.
The south is vitally Interested In the
Asiatic markets. Her manufacturers
are studying the needs of the people
in an intelligent effort to torn oat pro
ducts suited to those markets. The
al > ? I a mt '^0 a . # r?
tunttmi of WMJ cosnv mw crwing in
recent troabI?fhee caused a glut of
?oodL whfoh l? affected by a fMlin?
of three cents a pound In raw cotton.
Wears no longer a purely agricul
tural section, hot mining, manufactur
ing and kindred Interests bare sprung
LnU) prominence and demand govern
mental policies to protect and develop
them. A statesmanship So partisan la
Ha chararfar as toadhere to oUl polltl.
csl doctrines, cither sstUsd by the ar
bftramsBt at the wort or irmly flxsd
cannot solve
' TILLMAN IMLkWIttlll.
Sharply Criticises /Vt.nuiln'A Cli.ir
lotto Speccli'
Senator Tillman was s<-en at hU
home and reply I ??K to a request ll-l
opinion on Konatol Mcl,juii lu'a (liar
lotto speech, said
? It Is contradictory, full of pars
do\t'K ami teems Intended to pavo t
way. for tho S ipiors passago m'o the
Republican camp It may i\? iu* sar
priao outside of tho St a to, hut tin* only
thine which astonishes us hero Is If a
continued offort to post' us a ihv-not-i a
poiuocrucy has a broad or k^u Kit
moaning and a apcvlal or looal m>au
ing as applied to one of tho groat na
thmal partus. My colleague says. 'My
definition of democracy Is llhorly for
man formulated into a ?h -ary of y>\ -
orntii'. It moans man's lnallonah ? ?
ownership of himself li moans fr ??
thought and free speech." t ins Is not
tho definition jrivoii in any dlcihmiry
nor is 11 the definition given l?v J? ff
s ?n. and It Is only intended to j >s,j >
^ WWfSWSV, wT Wf. VNS s\? V,'. s
treachery to its principles and hi.; jc
trayal of tho people of South Carolina
who have trusted him. Tho Kansas
Ciiy platform la the only cnibiiuiaual
of Democratic principles that <nn li-w
be recognized ami no man can ho <on
aide-red a Democrat x\lu? ignores
principles ami policies laid down .n
that platform and pc.rslstentlv vows
with tho Rcpuhllean admlnl.str.iti i >
both Us foreign and dome lie policii .?
?'Senator Mel aurin Iterate; and re
iterates the charm: that tho 'new i>t<
moorncy' 1h a sectional party and th''U
truthfully claims that tin* s.r.ith which
in the last campaign was al >nc I >etu >
eratie, 'is the American end of \me-l
ea. F>tra:.ge thaN bct\auae of this fa t
and onr veneration alul love for i!i?
pt'lmdplefl upon wliloh oiir government
rests that this broad Ameri an state
man* and new born Demnrrr.t. of a
hitherto unknown typo should o ?un< II
our people to accept conditions r>~ th^>
are and make the mo-t of them.'
"Senator Miil.au'"in declared in !'*
that 'MoKlniey should l>e renomlnat-d
bv acclamation.' and IT Ids spevr h
~ u moans that tbn
Democratic party ony.ht to survomr r
all of lis traditions which he flflim;
are "long since dead.' become an echo
to tlie Hepubllean party, endorse its
foreign policy as well as its doii?e*r.e
policy, Bhip-sulisldy, large standin
armv and everything, and subside ab
solutely as a T>on*oeratlo party.
"If the administration party is right,
what need is there for a political fac
tor. I have never believed that my
colleague would (law face the people of
South Carolina In any political cam
Ipaign again, knowing what 1 do about
him, but aa lie Indicates his purpose to
still masquerade as a Democrat and
while attacking me covertly as cue of
tho 'leaders' of the so-called new Pe
tnocraev. it Is his purpose to lead our
people into tho Republican camp, duty
compels me to speak out and tell cer
tain thing*
"Mr. McT.tturln made in tho Senate.
January 1S1K?. a speech which was ns
? trftrft and as pronounced in i's denun
ciation of the acquisition of the Phil
ippines and portrayed the I any dan
gers which threatened our country in
consequence ns any eve.r deli vol ed in
that bodv. Pp to Saturday night be
fore we voted on the treaty with Spain
on Monday. February 7, IS 9. be tc
peaUvlly told mo and other Senators
ho was bitterly opposed to the ratlll
cat.lon and would not vote for It. l*o
twoen adjournment Saturday evening
and the vote on Monday the mantle of
?broad American statesmanship' de
scended upon him and a few minutes
before t.lio Sena to went Into oxecutivo
'session to consider the treaty and tak*
a vote as agreed. ho gave, a halting and
lame explanation of his Intends-!
change of front. His vote secured the
ratification bocauso on the first rol'.ca 1
Mr. Jonea of Nevada who had aPo
told uh he would vote, against the trea
ty. 'passed' when his name was called,
and 1 feci certain If Sena.tor MeLaurin
had stood by his painty and by himself.
Mr. Jones would not a* tho end have
voted for the ratification.
{"OonM'louH ?k he was that his vote
was the', governing factor In the tra n
of momentous consequences so f:tr
reaching and terrible and Involving tho
war of subjugation in the Philippine,
tho expenditure of hundreds of mil
lions of dollars, the loss of thousands
of lives and other dire results which
no man can foresee, it Is natural for
Senator McTauiIti to make a desperate
effort to vindicate the President's pol
icy in his own'action. The declaration
of independence of course ami an aban
donment of dead ^tradition' Is the pol
icy of a man who behaves as he ha*
do no.
"Such a nan has no conscience of
pHjiriplca. The eloquent Hi??wh whitii
ht! delivered In the Senate was largely
stolen from a sermon delivered by the
K*.v. I>r. Henry Van Dyke on Thanks
giving day, November 1*98, In the
Brick Church of New York city, two
months before Senator MclAurln de
livered It In the Senate.
"It have not only had to blush bo
^ause McT.au rin 'had deeerted his pai y
in a groat orlals under hmhpIcJoiir cir
cumetances and contrary fo bis avowe<f
purpose but have had th* mort1flc>v
?tion of having ether Fernntorr, north
ern gentlemen, speak of the degrada
tion to which South C&rolIna had com?,
in being represented by a man who
would boldly steal the':brain work of
by whole sentences and para
graphs and have the effrontery to de
liver It In the Senate.
"The people of South Ofcrotina eaa
not be further deprived or misled t>y
Gils man and I speak now tn urder
that they may tally inform themselves
?b all of tbeee matters tad stand
TfSdjr to furnish the proof of ewcry
thjina I say aad if mrtsary win bmm
Mr. MeLanrta toes to faea hi a|r
forms M may choose. If his |>rnpoNd
of brom tatwiiasfclji to Ds.
OMt
s Oasoeni ssd as the psoplt of
V- ? m /*?* -
BjfMfliilgfcdE
Inside kiTotfcJust what manner of ma?>
Miis 1 ^. J hi\<j kept silent here'ofo.w
b. ause l w a.s ifcihaiued to li- tho
wrlil know how yuv people had 1m iui
deedvi-ii In him.4'
M'l.AlRIN C().?\ I;S AH A IN
Replies to the Senior Senator's Crit
icism
Senator MeLauriti came t?acU at flon
aiur Tillman In a hot Interview, de
fending his course In tin* Senate him?
explaining his \oto on the ra(JiicaMou
i <<i' tho Paris treaty and also his ioom
| lug plagiarism in tho Itev. Van Dyke's
sermon. Ho refuses to fneo Sonato'r
i Tillman on tho stninp.
I Tho interview speaks for it.solf ami
j is as follows:
"I have only this to .-ay in reference*
Ko Ken at or Tillman's interview. So lar
I as his p< isonal attack on me is eon
! cernod, tho public prints are t?<it tho
place to reply. 1 neither eonrl nor d? ?
sire his friendship or good opinion. Nor
I do 1 propose for the benefit of some one
! else to be drawn im* a controversy
| wlt'n "him. 1 am reifty to do my own'
j fighting and want other people to do
i the same."
{ Concerning his vote on the Paris
! treaty. Senator Mcj.anrin said:
j ' I did Intend to vote with the ma
] Jorlty of tho Democrats against tho
ratification of the treaty, for reasoh*!
on rely of party considers! Ion I n??t*r
, snld anything to Senator Tillman <>r
: any one else t.o give him tho right (:>
j truthfully say that 1 was ? bitterly op
posed" to Ms ratification, ft Is and ha.< j
hern intensely unpleasant for me t<> i
differ from so many of my party a-^o
dates. I had just be.;-n throuyh :? i
campaign full of bitterness and desired
It' possible to avoid further ditT -rem e:;. j
, The appeal wa^ made t?> mo ?o dofea',
i ?)io treaty and Sccuie the tactical ad
j vantave of defeating tho AdmluNt in- j
I tion and forcing thorn to call an extra
session. It is a pretty low plane of |
action, but for the sake of poa^e and
I lo avoid just what has occurred sinee
j concluded to vote for the rejection (?f
the treaty, ii was with this ideo thai ;
I went home Saturday nluht. Sunday
j afternoon, slttinr In my dining room.
; : heard a newsboy calling extras mi 1
, M iit (tut and got one. 1 saw that the
'"?lives had opened lire on our troops
| nud when I read tho account made up
my mind at once that the treaty
fchonld be ratified fco as to fix thej
status of the I'nlted Stater. In a for
eign war already on Jt made the
neonle on our troops rebels, and not
ns intruders, 'i he im <la\s lacking
before an extra session could be call
ed might be productive of untold
harm. I have never seen the day
since when I was not glad that I did
have the strength to vote an I thought
right. I <1id so freely and with no
pledge nr promise to any man.
'Immediately It was published to
the world that 1 had been promised
Judge Simon ton's place. A more in
famously false and cruel slander was
never perpetrated.
"There hasn't been a time in fivo
years when I haven't wished that I
could decently and honorably get out
of public life. When President Mo
Klnley offered me the place intended
for a Democrat on the Philippine
commission I declined and told .iim
that I never wanted anything for my
self at his hands, but If through me
ho could help South Carolina I want
ed him to do it. This is all I ever
desire or expect, and If I did not feci
that I was helping and could help- my
state nothing on earth could Induce
me to submit one hour longer to such
YitujjcraUon and abuse.
"it is no new role," continued the
senator, "for Senator Tillman, lie
began his career by slandering and j
abusing "better men. I have naught
but contempt for an intellectual bul
ly and shameless pretender masquer
ading as a statesman. . n moral pigmy
posing as the champion of honesty." ,
Concerning the charge of plagiar
ism Mel .anrin suid:
"So far as plagiarizing I)r. Van
Dyke's sermon is concerned, it was
largely due to accident. I was much
struck with its beauty of thought and
diction. I had a borrowed copy and
dictated from It three Or four senten
ces to my stenographer, and in the
original, which any one can see, are
the words 'paraphrasing the recent
utterances of a distinguished divine,'
etc. Tlioy were Ief( out of the copy.
After making the speech I went
south on the next train and never
saw the speech again until it was In
print. My secretary did not notice it
and had distributed several thousand
before my attention was called to it."
In conclusion Senator McDaurin
made this caustin comment:
"I sincerely regret the mortification
to the sensitive, delicate and refined
nature of my colleague. Honors are
even, however, for I can assure him
that I have experienced similar pangs
at some of the 'pitchfork tunes' which
lie playcM to the disgust of the senate
and the delectation of the gallery
loafers.'
Presidential Appointment.*.
Washington, D. C., ^r**nlal.?Xhc
President oiade thn following appoint
ment: Intorior. Edward I). Moore, of
Affohlgan. to ho assistant manager of
patenta; navy, Chas. O. Mel I, to he chief
of the bureau of ordance. with ihe
rank of rear admiral; Stat*. John Bar
rett. of Oregon.to be a delegate on the
part of the trotted states to ther inter
national ? Copf^rence of* American
tiiatee, to b4>e1d^ai the City of Mexi
co
Departed Wen Landed.
flan Pranclaco, Special.?The trans
port Reeecrans brought from Manila
five men trto had M&n deported by
the military authorities. Anton* them
was Santiago Xaeeeo, a eoo of the late
Cuban leeder^atonio Maeeo. WWTe
fa the PMHppteet Me<*en became
Ant eeriam of the Me ee be he scoot*
Be wm ait?* of gwiag Ipftijpetloa
t? the viiivtaaUtpope m *s 4m-,
1 llhMl or
Till: MILL TRUST.
* ?
Fall River People Declare li a lake
Story.
THEY ARE GREATU SIIRRED IP.
? ? - -
H^porll of Cooling of Now
tturi Southern Interest* Said to bo
Without I emulation In I ru t.
Kail Hiver, AliihS., Special.- -No lit
lie t.:w w .us made here by published
teineiiis jhat a fwithrr alt-mpt :o
consolidate tlu> pi i 111 i kit li null:; <>.
X. v r.i'^lan.l an.I tin* Southern .-'I jtc,
whs cm foot an.I I hat .1 I*. Morgan \r
Com) my. ? Ni w ^ o U, were l>eh I n 1
ihf movement. \i! iiuiuirv in u)?> !|iii;>'
genet ,i I It .uuong the men who arc in
jjADJy/iJ u^i jij j j. i jxS liiAi iix iii ujJJjji. ,u'
v\ ho repp-sent 'h nig nt.'nnif.K iut in-A
|i:opei :it t h.aught i'iiiI atl ftlmo t
ttnanimou* fcitateim-nf thai tin* report;,
have t:o fnu?dvr;inn in far:. The eot
ton ti;Ills here are jva;l> fur ctimuH
ditlon, bin i. t more .so now than at
any lime dui.n^ :he pay.: ycard,
in which tinn* the siilijci t has reoiiv
e.l much nlt'ntion. It w i.t dlre^ty
stated In oik- publication that an op
tion had tieen r,lv?-n for :.:t> American
Printing Company and ttin rait Hirer
lixui Wo ks .M.Ms, in pursuance cf the
pl.iii, but ic|..resent<:i.lve.s <.r th .m- in
t< rusts denv any knowlc.ljjp of such a
11 an-ae: ion- and. ridicule its prnb ibtlil v
under the present pix>spi'.ou- >o:..l,
(lull of the cloth inarl.it.
Inquiry amoti;; the largest 1? ? U
holders nnd :he prn:ninen:. hanke:s
who w**ii> !?!(??????u-d in li.* pievioti*
catiKoku! til ion uiovi.'ti<< lit, tan t
no one. here having autlna \ i act
for the cot:1: tolling lntc!e tx, has
been int?r\h>ved < n U<e ni.it. r. T.'.e
illl'il who W e: e pmm'.Urhit jn ( > ing to
effect u consolidation two years v,<\
h in I Hi-. >??? who wove tryiug t.i proven;
it, agree that the rumor at thin tinio
started in the South, because of a
plan to bring the mills under a gene
ral conirol. 'l'hi' mills spoken promi
nently of as being in the combine .,u
eluded the (hiddnrdft, of Jthode '?
l??ud and M. C. Horden.
On the Way to Washington.
Jacksonville, T'laspecial The Cu
ban assembly coniriiisskm. oil unite tj
Washington to ofinfer with IT-?> i<' or
MeKinley on tin: ulatiins af the
I'nit cd States ami Cuba, arrived lr re
at 7 o'clock Monday" night over the
Florida JCaat C.iust Kail way. from Mi
ami They proceeded to Wmshiimton
at 1 o: 1*0 Tuesilay In a ape( ial ra" <>'i
tlie Seaboard Air Nine's metropolitan
limited train, which will arrive in
Washington"at K: i."> Wednesday morji
inK- In the party were (bMieral l'->
tnlnKO Mcndcz (*apot.e, president of the
commission; Cj?ikm-jI Portj li. I'e'an
eourt, Geneinl Uafael M. 1'ortuondo,
Mr. Piei'jjo Tainnyo ?i<t Dr. I'odro
Oon/.ales Jiloj'ento. These are the
memlK>rs of th^ commission. Th"y
wore accompanied by I'odro M. Knlen
za. interrirete.r, Col. M. M. Co onado,
editor of ka Discus-skin; M. Manp'oz
Sterliw:. lepre rntatJvo of the United
States 'juth i of Cuba, and c.r>rri\.sp in
dent of KJ. Mundo. The party will stay
at 'the Shot ham. In Washington. ^
Wrecked by Natural <las.
St. Mary's, \V. Va.. Special.?A ter
rific naluii! >tas oxplosifcn occurred in
the Commercial Iiotcl. early Monday
morning The out Ire building, a large
frame strut uro, was a moss of Uaimus
when th<> eta rt led citizens rushed
from their homes at the report. The
building was entirely destroyed, and
the ruins ar<* IxMng ? searched for
bodies. Four are (lead, as follows:
Hani Cunningham. of Hixford, Pa.;
John George, of Hut lor. Harry
Roddnson, of Corning, O.; John Hl?t"r,
fifteen years old, son of the proprietor
of the hotpl. Others may be d? .1 I. The
report th ?t. Thou. Smiley and his part
ner were anror?v mo lit *\fj is no! t rue,
t*>ev havl.ifc turned up un>Jur<d Sev
eral others are badly injure...
N?t In It.
WAakJjjgton, i>. c.. Special.?Tha
War Department has made public :lie
translation of an grdor issued th'1 lat
ter part of January by Count VonWal
derseo announcing tho distribution of
the war material captured in the forts
Shan Hal Kwan. The United States
do not appear in tho distribution, dm
to the fart that the American troop;
did not participate In the capture 0/
the forts.
New A. I- Appointment.
Washington. I). O.. Special. ?It Is
announced officially that W. II. Doll j
has been appointed general agent of
the" Seaboard Air Ine Railway, to sue
reed W. M. McConnell, resigned. His I
headquarters will bo In this city. Mr. 1
Doll at present is traveling passenger j
agent of the Seaboard, with headquar
ter* in Now York. Ills nev appoint- j
meot takes effect at once. Mr. Doll is
a most capable and efficient railroad
m*Q ?n whom bU superiors re^pse the !
utmost'eonfldence. Personally he is
popular and enjoys a wide acquaint <
ane? among railroad wfcen and the gen
?ni public.
Richmond Accepts.
Richmond, Special.?Tho board of al
darmsn has d?cld%4 to aorapt the Car
aagls proposition of a Rift of flM.000
for a pnWfr library, proridedtlxe cllj_j
Ml appropriate $10,000 a yeaf tort" i
maintenance of tbe Instttntloa. The
?till baa to act <m tbe
AH OR WOULD.
Tit,'* docli i.ilmiv! > ot' ? .Viu ,i Swil/oi"*
MJhl. Ii.ava divided to on n
K. '
Nil ,lli|i llodird IH.IM I|?'? ?1 III' llll<> ill
Nrw /.imI '.ihI ilif < im i i ;ii>n ui ^ni s
i t'plw alii win!, .111,1 pais lain ill
111'' I .U t ill' oiyln > li 11 "i il;;.s ,i 11; | \
('olloii mills "i I ,:i \\ ni:? c and
Itivi'i. Miisv. h.i\ , .? lii.-.t t| (i.AVU liicir
\\'l?rks lor a I'l ii I )>i'i iiiiI v ?Il; 'J.!,
i>00 w ? ? I UIui111 mil oi i in;iIm,v
All |>;\ill I ?*:s ,i in I 1 <; 11 < ? * I li.i n v;i i ? ;l'
1'ofl \Va > nr. Iinl. wii.i ii -iriU,' ?i
III.ill.III!'.; i\\'? li!> .? i ? \ rii an.I < lie 11: i It*
ivnt* i>i i In>itr .iiiil a iiiiii' limn da\.
I ll'' l"? ? H lit? 'i? I I'-la I HIV ll.'M
|?;iss? il a I'ill Ilua Iiisi iln> employ n. al
I i?l cliiliii ci? iimli'i' i i iiruM'ii yi iii :, ni'
it^r in 111 ? 11 <. f.'Hli'i'ir- v.. ill, >iiii| i-., rii*.
| Japan lias a imiks' t:sitld, ami 111.' i \
Hit ill*: Itouirw ilo w li.? ilisi liai'r.i ;: iter
run), will.mil fi;i ? nlii lli.ll >ali?l'\ lli.il
^uilil will ii I); 111 \ rlitvtualls ln)\
Col I.'(1
'I'iii In.riiiil'ai Hiti'i ; or New /j.ii,:i iinl
liavo laUi'ii !f | to ni!^i?"tli nn
riatin in i ? in i i"' *11? 11? 111? I ? of i In1 J
niarliiiWof* fo'r JI iiiiii Imii' day and in
A Cil'llp! <1111 .sf ll.'M lu'l'll I'lVlVh'll ^
witli 11 ii - ili-.-aii ill ? > 11. j os of the
Iti |.iil>lii ! r<>i? .11111 Si i l t 'oinpan\. at
\ (iiiiivMim n nil.H .liiii iUi threatened
11'ii? i - tin !ai i .1 oil
(ii' ! I ii ? . ii i ;m. i i ii '? i people in Hi - t :<?'.?
I!!.'!!! riitpllV. III. IIIIII. I 11 a ? 11 !'t' lain l'l'l'i',
of tin ??.?;? v?.??.??? mi- himiumJ against
M' \ 11; ?>. I I'.Ct'-?? MH'I ; i r; 11 ill.- I aiilit'lll,
mitl i;:.in H).Hi I.I ;i-;:irrn nM a_;e.
'Mi I; ? i ? ::111 i iiv nl' Mo.'li'OW w ill
Soeil 11;; \ i ? : i; i ;i v .. ,?,. i, |, ,i i < ? |' w hi it'll 4
nxii a::d \\ ? ?n:?? 11 wii-i w ill pay ltoiu
h alf a i i'1'if in a rnS???"' a month to form
I : u II' I for llli' l.i in i.i t > I lli'lllli'TS wlin
ail- ill i f oi;i in' a i.i!'
l'o>iiiNMlfr ' IriH'i al Si'uili, al W'imIi
tiiuii.n. I:jm ilfinitM in i e-ite an order
pi'i inn in.t: filer eaulern I In ' * I Iv! 11 > UI
i lit' en mi 11 ? to t-ii i" a Joom' liit III;;
lip' n-: 11 ? 11 : i i ni' a lull W'lli'lt llli- Ili'llf
m iIn 11111?11 r w.i n a nts ii.
Thi* "rdinklnR"' now UinH
advocate d jn Pai ls for nm vom.i pit
tlontK is not. new. nor wau it so win n
Tenia announced hia dictrii 0:1 ilia
tor a few yearn a>*,.< Marie \ii'.'d'iclU>
tried the vlhrator\ r? tn<dy in the
eighteenth century uk a n nn ily for ;i
trembling tipper lip.
Doubif. Daiiy Servicf.
Between New vork, Taiupi, Atlanta, Now
? < ileitis and Points South and West.
IN ICKKIOCt l< I-; Kl'AUV 2-Hh, 11)01
sol; m waki>.
I >/< I ] v J)uily
No. 81 ??". U7
I.v. New York, I'. ll.lt. \2 55 pin J2 10atj
Lv. PliilutiHpliiii, " '? 8 '2'.) !?!? :)50nii
Lv. linltlinorM. " " 45 pin (I 22 mi
l.v. WitHliliiKton, " " C SO pin H 35 1114
I.v. lUolimoml, S A. I.. ]('40 pia 12 23 piq
I.v. P?'torsliur?, " '? 11 :il pm l 10 pt<
i.v. Norlfnn " 05 itm 3 30 pij
l.v. llntiilorHoll, " 30 mil 3 55ptq
I.v. ]!>i!<-IkIi, " 3 |i> am 5 03 puj
J.v. Hiiiillnii n I'lnfH, " 5 .-(7 am G 57 pic
I.v. Hamlet, " H 3o urn b 10 pm
l.v. ('oliuiil'iii, J " H 40am 1030 pm
Ar. Mnvmninli. " 12 10 pm 2 20 am
Ar. Jueknon viilo, " 3 50 pin G 30 mo
Ar. Tampa' " 5(i0uui 5 00 [fin
No. 40.1 No.ii:
I.v N?\v Yorlc.N.Y.I'. A N.? 7 55 am H 55 pin
Lv. l'ulhi<t<-lpiihi, " 10 20am 11 2tl pro
I.v.N'^v York,(). I'.M.H.T'of 3 00 pm
I.v. H.tilimnp', I!. N. I". On.. . f 0 30 pm
i.v. Wnsirtou, ,N.AW.rt.il (> 30 |>iq
Lv. i'orlHiiioulli, b. A. L. 'J 0:> ptii 10 05 1110
Lv. v\ Hilwi, ?' 11 33 urn 12 36pm
l.v. Norlina " 12 55 am 2 10 pm
Lv Hi-iiiKtuoii, " 1 20 inn 2 45 j'lq
i.v. itiiU-ixli, " 0 02 mil 4 27 pm
Lv. Houlliorn I'lm**, " 5 1 H am C 43 piq
i j v. I linn lot, " G 45 11111 N 05 pm
Lv. Wilmington, " 3 30 pm
Ar. Clmrlottu, " 0 51 am 10 15 pm
I.v. < iimt?r, " 10 OH am 1120 pm
Lv. Grwuwootl, " 12 07 pm 132 ma
Lv. Atlmm*, " 2 lupin 4 0H an
Ar. Atlanta, J " 3 35 pm 5 30aiz>
Ar. AiiKOs'n, l_". A W. ft 10 pm
Ar. Mn'WiiiO. u( On. 7 20 pm 11 10 auik
Ar, M<>ntgf>m'ry,A. A W. 1', 0 20 pm 11 00 am
Ar. Mobile, L. A N 2 55 am 4 12 pm
Ar. N?uv Ork'aii*,!., A N. 7 30 mil <1 30 1 >iq
Ar. Na.sliviiio,N.< '.A St.I.. 5 35 air to 55 pm
Ar. Mcmptita, " 4 OU ;?m ? IV uin
vMy.iiWArtjj,
Daily Dally
N<?. 402 N<>. :w
I.v. MorotJjia.jS.C.A st.I, l 00 |?in H 4."?|iin
I.v. Nii'liviD"'." 10 65 Mil v ???>?'?
I.v N .'W Orl'V?P?.!.. .V N , 7 4Vpin !
I.v. MdWk J-.A N riSOum ........
I.v. Moi.Ik -in'ry.A.AW.l' 20 aiu 1 ??I'W j
I.v. Ala.-ou, t.'. <>r (.a * ?? n?> 4 M l"f
I.v. Augusta, t*. A. W. C. 'J <0 ?m^j ? ?
I.v Atlanta, J H.A.I*. 12 00 j>ut H < 0 |*I0
Ar Atlioun, . " 2 48 pm 11 P"?
Ar (?r??nwood, " 4 60 *,ln . Rf0
Ar. Chester. " ? <3 pra 4 2ft Bra
l.v. Charlotte. ? _ V. adjMii r. OO nw
i.v. WJIjniDgton, " _ u iidjun
I.v." limulot, r 0 60 pm ? 10 am
L,v. Southern finw, " 10 65 pm 9 03 am
Lv. IUl?t&b, " 1 00 ?iu> 11 30 ft?n
Ar. Henderson. " 2 27 am 1 00 >)ta
i^JsToriliTa" '? "TgsS 2 00 prq
Lv. Wel.lon. " ^ 19 P?
Ar. Portsmouth, 6 60pm
Ar.Wa?h'toa.a.AW.B.Il...
Ar. IUltVmo<W^.M.r. CO t C 46 ??
A~rTx?w YorlctQ.U.a?. Co .. t >? P?
ATpWI?>lila, N.Y.I?.*Nt% ? pm
Ar. New York. " 8 40 pm 800 *m
; No. 44 No.??
Lv T?mp?, 8. A. l?. By. 800 pm ? 00 am
Lr. bavannmb, iJfS
L..Columb4?,l / ???? JgS
\ >o?j^ ???
Lv. BaMgb, ~
Lt- Il*u<ler?oa, I * fT ??
Lv. Norliv* 44
Lt. Petersburg, ?? ififi
jS5 JsS
jr. ? I #22 J52t
Ai. IHf XoOt * ?#MP* ,w^*
Oub bMVM K*w firt
: 53
\ 'I litsliitp on n llU'TClf.
A iinshi>,*> ui <t w.u'on has heon u
. OlUnUUI :>i;; ll ( on <?< i! i), t !\V llJU.'lM foV
11 MM-mril If theiv was no
:ut ii> tlii amount i>! nnw.ii'c iho pod~
. ?ould iiior.- into i in: many open-*
mi -.i an,I , npl-oaids" in iht+ Ki't-at
catlike vchicie. Km ||\c litcyclo may
t.iK?? tho ;?!/?? ?> uf llir old tinshop Wag
mi. u> mi ,ii!s *>f it. thanks to modern
) i> v. ii( ion. i iii' | ?i ?'! 111?? r can now I fit vol
much more tpiiekiy and at the Kama
?? ' w ; i) i exhibition. The
a* ^ Jiowi-vi.r, :n point ot
nlini i- perhaps lu'tti r adapted to"
? ?it > me ttian to 1 lit* country. 10 X ton (I-'
ili.U liejoiid I In- Inmllf llHI S of tlltf h I
? >ill" in tr.mi .iiiil behind l he Middle,
in i !n> Park, Is :i rod to each end of
which i.- la^ti'ii'-d ,i ?kc!oton cone of
w iii'f. \ll tip and down i lie wires aru
iimneron. hooks in which lite various
? nokitiv, ?:t? ? n -1!.', are himu. Tho whole
I' ll ain't li<-r < mil i Ivanco to
? uiiii tiadi* for, ui' cinir.se, many per
y thai which is brought to
(iiria, w ho In aiiftc to kin I; it for thorn
i
Vltive ncn Drowi ed.
M;ir;,!':l <1 . Special. Three {person*
ivi'i'i' d11' a itn?l in tire river hei> iM?'?iu?tty
,aft' i noo:i V l? .i1 conJninlnK lujuo men
w.ih mi i t?\i und' .? .1 wharf by ,(h\ Rwift
(\l! JIM'I . I vVK. K\erott! n 4'n"s"
Wifflirr. 'IK drowned. "I*lit* yit.hws
w mil Later two (;iyn ^latno.l
llaiili \ a:'' d 7 and I I were drowned at
llo' Kami* place.
Nf\\:;v Notes.
A dispatch to thc? Standard from
Shanghai : i> trouble ifc reported in
1 ho province of (Med?aliiK in conniN^,
tJon with the xi^ponsion of literary
esaeiinntion-J Thr< at a have been
made to horn the oiMoinl yamen and to
e\pel iii mandarin. Tim movement
ill pi .)' iPly . in cad Tho student'i
deny tiro they ati- responsible for tho
t roil Mr.
Tho report of Kcyptinii finances for
the year Pint, adopted l?y Viscount
{'?Trntcr, -b .men! and consul gen
eral In Keyi t, show:; that ilie revenue
vas II 111? > pounds and the oxpond'
ture 11.10-1 <i0i? p. iinds. The estimated "
surplus lor 11)01 is 04,000 pounds.
Sou:!) Carolina and Georgia
Extension R. fi. Company.'
?- . ^
KniF-Dui.r. "\o. r?.
l'i Kffeet 1V?:01 u ii?., iSunday, Dec. 24th, "09
Hctwcrn Camden, N. O., nnd Blacks
Ixii'k, S. <J.
KAHTEKN TIME.
'2d Cla?i 1st (Jlo-s* 1st Class 2d Cla*a
I,o, Frt l'tt.'wiiK'r ]'iu?8ijg,r I'assng'f
y*
HTA'I'IONB.
ffiillyox. Diiily ex. J>aily ex. Dally ex,t
Sunday. Sunday. Sunday. Sunday.'
p. m. p. m. p. m. p. no,
M '20 12 60 Camdan 12 25 6 80
H 50 1 15 DeKali) 1202 4 50
20 1'27 WohIvIIIo 11 MJ 4 SO
Xi 60 1 10 Kurnhaw 11 36 4 10
II ji) 'i 10 IIciilh Spring.* 1120 8 15
1185 Slfi PitttMntlllU 1115 800
12H0 " "*2 35 10 65- 2 86
3 00 2 60 lilvornJdo 10-10 100
1 '20 3 00 Sprin^'doll 10 30 12 40
'2 30 8 10 Catawba Juuc't 10 '20 1220
'2 60 3/0 Lcjllo 10 10 1100
3 10 340 Jtoek Mill 1000 1040 *
4 10 3 55 Now 1'ort 0 95 8 20
4 4"? 4 02 Tlrzah #30 < 00
6 30 4 20 l'orkville 1116 .-7 80
C 00 4 35 Kliftron V 00 - 6 CO
0 25 4 60 Hickory Grove 8 45 8 20
G 35 C OO Smyrna 8 35 ?6 0Q
7 OU 5 20 iJluckaburpr 8 15 _ 5 80
fi. >11. p. in. a. in. *. m.
I4t>i wcon ISImtkilMirKi &? C., and
Marlon, N./C,
12 v
Wont East.
I 11 33 82
EASTERN TIME.
STATIONS.
| 2d Class 1st CI*.1-* 1st CIrpb 2d Ot?M
Mixed l'HXHftv'r Pavsfift'r Mixed
Dally ex. Dnllvflx. Dally ox. Daily ox.
' Hunday. (Sunday (Sunday. Sunday.
o in. p. m. ft. ni. P?
8 10 6 30 BU^kflburg 7 48 ? ? 40
6 45 foi: 7 82 ???
8:$0
t 40 0 60 J'nttr ? 8pg fl 7 *0
9 20 C otf Shelby '715 > ? 00
10 00 6 ? Lattlmore ?M 1 * ??
10 10 C2H Moorwboro 8 48 ? 4?
10 -'5 C :W Henrietta 6 88 4 20
10 r,o fi 65 Forwt City 6 20 ? W
1115 7 I01(utherfordton605 o*
11.1.5 7 22 Millwood 6 63 8 0?
1115 7,85 (joldun Vnlloy 6 40 ??
12 05 7 40 Thermal City 5 87
12 25 7 68 Olonwood 6 17
12 60 8 16 Marlon 6 00 8 00
p. in. p. ni. a. m. JK ?.
WKST. tjalluuy Division* EAST.
1 lit flima l(t 01??#
1&' 18 EASTERN TIME ' 14 1C
ItHlly u*. r.?
Sunday. STATIONS. . Sunday,
p m n m ? ? P ?
1 00 6 00 Blacksburg ? W ?w
1 20 G 20
240 6 40
p. m. a. in.
Cherokee Fall* 7 80 140
Oaffnoy 1
t, N. O., ?*??.'?
Train No. 821 earing Marlon, ...
m making oIobo couoectlon at Keossbatf*
H- O.. with the .Southern'* train mo.M M
Char ott^ N. CJ.. and nl^^otnt* ?
con u eclTh g wTnvTRs ^mnmrrym
lug to Atlanta, Ga? ana all point*
will reortvn paea*ngar? going MB*
no. ioo??h+c~k~xM. a.a.>t,
C? at 8.46 a. m.. Mid oonneota
?. C., with the Soutkemalrul* -
tng in Charleston, H. ?., at Mi p, 1
Train No.t4 with pa*m?r ?9**i
ssksswsb"" *
train for All DM
w^rflortda train forntt
Train No, tt teaito. ck
13.40 p.mw*ftey Ua wrtn? <