The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 10, 1902, Image 1
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THE GAMDEN (EHR0NI0LE.
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VOLUMKXHI. / CAMDEN, S.C., FRIDAY (lANl'AHV 10, ishi'2. ?N'?- '?
FAVOR ARBITRATION.
^ Are I is c uracil By The Pan.
American Congress.
,T IS TO lit BROUGHT TO A.N ISSIT:
'lie Delegates \\ ho l:avor the Com*
pulsory Plan Arc Determined I hat
" Shall Adopted
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Mexico City. Special.? It is thought
nons that the arbitration question in
1 >e ftui -American Conference will lvj
' < ? i.nined one way or anot her at an
?''"?Ij d?.y. Whether or not the solution
* II be the upt ion of the conference
^ depend ( :i whether th"ti ten dvi>*
f.stiuns v.ii . i i \ , ?? compulsory arh.tra
?n will .v. a compromise incasuvo
to bo offer ? i i ) (hem tomorrow on t.io
linos sjiiKt'/.iiiLii uy w. .1. Huehanan, of
' ftit'ul S:.i!es delegation. ThO Mexi
can delegation will, however, present
tho 'pom premise. M .nday after
,300n son:.: of the extreme advo
eatea of coin pulsory arbitration w?;re
Homowhat afraid of the defoe- j
the Mexicans, ani it
Is a tnatti-r of fart. almost eebtafn,
that the c -ijnpnuniRo to h.- otlosed t->
?, "lr Mexicans will inveive home mod?*
Ccatlon of th.'ir nwn attiittle.
It is po.ntei.l on: that v\ hen the M.-x
Ican delcga* ion proposed a plan where
by all thes (!. locations were to apply
for adwiHan -e to The Hague 0
i'nee, while tli >s;j favoring conipu v,v
Arbitration were to sign an agreement
tttnong them /?:%??>; embodying that
principle, th-y w< under the impivs
8-Oii thai this sol'it on was ageotble
to all tin* delegations including tho
Chiilians. Nov v tli ? fhillilans claim that
they did n 1 understand the matter '11
that lis'jt, and th?* Mexh ans w?re .1:1
dat* an ei roneou.s imprecision. Th j
Chiilians say they were never agree
ni'lc to this eonipromlxw Tlr.' .M \i
cans therefore f -1 that a? the ronvpvo
nil - ? v.*as hii ; ?? .] under an erroneous
?3>Jt:i|>ifS::i-i] on the p;:r! of Chilli's atti
tude, it in-umhent them row
to si;ge<>.?! so, -no othei plan with tl.e
hop* that it will be ajr/cmblc. to all. It
!;< again jdnie! out that mi" toi:t:KHi
is that the d elega t ions favoring t !i
compulsory plan of arbitration shou'd
p;"' .sent it in an open session of 11:3
conference and not through th? com
1 : i? ? r e. it ;s 1. no means eirtaln that
if t :*.:?* tion, already reih.i te 1 and
oh. r'd once !>> the ten. is off "red again
it v. ill he accepted. In any ev-.nt th<?
ten delega? ion ?> favoring compulsory
nrhit rction are <1 tiemin >.l to bring 'ho
matter to an i ?. :ie this wc?k.
<iooi!-Bye to I wo.
Washington, Speeial. ? ? Secretary
G.i.ve's letter of reslgnat ion. dated Do*
cciiihcr llith . r.r.'l President Uooseveit ?
rep'y, \v( 1 1; made puhlie at the Wit St i
I ! or.? e. Mr. Car.e thanks the Ptt-.'ddent
for coafldcnee bestowed and expresses
earnest desire for the highest Micce.w
of tito administration. In Ii is reply the
Present sty?:
y--V" ?ir seivice to the nation has been
rt-nJcre:! at the er.-st. of Joss to you ?
hfavy l's-. from a material standpoint
--as must vr he the case with a man
like you. who deliberately abandons
the rontparatlce ease and the high pe
cuniary rewards of a largo private
businr-ss for the exhausting work oT
the position you have so honorably
fill- 1 during the last live years." In a
letter to Postmaster General Smith
fovepllng the Jat tor's resignation, the
President says: "I deeply regret that
we are no longer to serve side by eide.
ami I earnestly wish you well in the
future and bid you God-speed in your
iv w flutter, for wher*Vftr- -you may be.
1 ho weight of your influence Is sure to
he potent on the sole of clean nnd
LoJTjd eovernmcnt."
?s5re
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; Sniircmo Court rendered km
in i olding ns valid the Siate
tuCcn of Kentucky, concerning
i:.i l s!i.)rt hauls by railror.il com
*. and liic statutes enacted miiior
? n.tt prov.s on of iljo constitution. The
rr.:>o on which the decision was ren
dered was a proceeding against the
Louisville <fc Nashville Railroad Com
r*ui y, wJiica company was Indicted
under (he law upon the charge of mik
ing a greater charge for a short than
for a long haul, and a fine was asse.js
r.d. The verdict of tho lower State
courts was favorablo to the State Jaw
and constitution and this finding vai
affirmed by the State Court t* Annuls.
Southeastern Securities Company.
Treatyn. N. J.. Special.? The South
western Securities Company*. capital
$1C0.000 was Incorporated. This ?m
pany Is given practically the same
ppwer as those that were conferred
upon the Northern Securities Compa
ny. which was organized to assume
rontrol of the Northern Pacific anj
other railroads. The Incorporators of
the company formed today Mr* Parid
H Taylor, Edward R. Othemar. - oi
New York, and K. K. McLaren. of
Jpraey City. ' - -
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
New Hnttrprlscft That Are t:hrklilny
Our rnvorcd Section.
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The NMI'.lamston Mill
The directors of the WlUlumst.n
(S. C.) Mills met during the week am!
eleeted officers for the ensuing jcmc.
They are: President au l t reav.n <?r,
James I1. C,ossott; vice-president, 101
llson A. Smyth of Pcizer, S. C.; secre
tary, (J. 1.u:ik Audeisju, ami directors,
M??srs. (Sossott. Smyth A ad Anderson,
<5. II. Malum, H. ('! Martin ami U. I*.
Ram >m of (Jreenville, S ('.
'1 his/euaipany. organised a year a^o,
has crWfetl an S7x240-ft>o? building to
accommodate lo.nOu spindb and ;:?>0
looms, although hut ?i;i ? f of this equip*
mini will bo Installed at the Mart:
this half In* heen ortlen I. and i*" to
be deliver^ I and install*. I soon. Such
machinery as hollers, eng'ne-t, pumps,
eti"., is already on the ground.
The silo of i!in mill and cwMt'.Vi's'
village comprises a 100-acrc tract, well
drained an I abundantly watered. T ?i **
company i? capitalized at $200,00f>. and
'.s expending about half that amount
for the Initial plant. Print (doth six'.v
four Inches square will ho the product.
The plant lias bec.n designed and built
tinder the direction of fit p wart W.
I Cramer of Charlotte, N. C.
Mills of Ht x co.
A short time ft?o tln'ro was a import
that Mexico was preparing to ex'<-n I
its trade in cotton goods t ) th?> Lat'li
Atner i.\ir? countries. That this report
was somewhat premature w;?s Indi
cated bv a statement of the Mexican
minister of tinance that "in:iH!UUch .?H
the increase of eons?.*npt ion is neces
sarily srad lal and plow and the ex
portation of cotton goods problemati
cal. no other solution of tho difficulty
f an be looked for s ive a piolongc.l and
perhaps^pe-rmanenl flint ting down of
certain cotton factories which, ow'nj
either to the cost of motive power, dis
tance from the centers of eons unption,
antiquated character of ma diinery or
other adverse eond.tions. are not it: a
pt?s!tlon to compete with their rivals."
A $io3.ooo Plant.
A charter of ineorporafion has been
granted the Voorhees M.tiuifactur'ns
Co., of Graham, N. C., with capital
stock placed at Sinn.O'.'O, for manafa< -
tori n v c :,(o:i waips. yarns. etc. This
company will en.":'., own and operate
the cot! on mill leporled I'^.st woi-k as
to be built by M'-.-srs. I'omeroy Hroa.
Construction of the plant is N> l?n :*o:n
menced at once, brick and lumber for
the buildings having already been or
dered. The incorporators are Messrs.
Theodore I'omeroy ami .'as V. I'oni
eroy. Mrs. C. S. i>. Pome: \v and .\lijs
(Jr.i.1' If. Poa.eroy.
Text i I ? Notes.
W. T Weaver Power Co. of Asbevill*,
N. C'.. reported recently. h:is let con
Ira it to C. H. W 1 1 lard for construction
of hydraulic canal and dam to develop
its wat": -power property. This de
velopment is expected to product* 208
hotfc power, Inoveased by two extra
wheels to 3500 horse power when sup
plemented by 30 per ccar. of Kivaoi, >o
he used three month* In the year.' A
cotton mil) and bleachery is contempla
ted in connection with this develop
ment.
The htocKhoJderB'fif t!i^ Dallas Manu
facturing Co. of Iluntsvllle, Ala., he'd
their annual meeting during the week
and authorized an increase of capitali
zation from $1,000,000 to $1,400,000.
Thy completion of No. 2 mill with 2."? -
000 spindles was announced, and it la
to ho operated f'-on. T. H. I\?l!a:j of
Nashviffe, Tenn., was rc elected general
manager.
I,imcstono Hosiery Mills of AtUgns,
Ala., has completed Its p'ant and'coin
nienced production. Its daily output be
ing 200 dqzun pairs of children's and .
misses' /liosK'ry. 1*1 f t y ojK'ratives aru'J
employed. /tthoyJ $ir?,0?'>0 Is tho inve^
ment/ln macKjmry ami building. Tho
latter being it Two-story brick, 30x60
feet in size. P. \V. Hendricks Is mail
?P?r. v~V.J-' ?J
Messrs. 1-adshaw & I,ad.shaw of*
Spartanburg, S. C., have completed
plans and let. contract for the work of
remodeling the power plant of Globe
Cotton Mills at XiiKiisfa; Ca. New ma
chinery will include two 42-lnc.h hori
zontal water-wheels to operate under
an 11 -foot bead of water.
Cannon Manufacturing Co.. -of Con
cord, N. C.. has completed the build
ing that It has becji erect!.1.1? 'or a
bleachery, and the equipment of ma
chinery is now being installed. Its cot
ton mill operates 23,100 spindles and
R.'iO looms, the product of which will
b<? treated in the blfachcry.
It. Is rumored that I^urens (S. C.)
Cotton Mills has purchased slto for
the erection of another mill. The com
pany now has 40,320 spindles and 11SS
looms.
Tho Southorn Manufacturing & Mill
Supply Co.. of Gaffney. S. C., has com
pleted It.^lant. and will manufacture
roving cans, mill boxes, baskets,
trucks, etc., for use In textile facto
ries. ,
Row? Knitting Co., of lluntsvilld,
Ala., has let contract to G. A. Plum
mer for the erection of fifty operatives'
? cottages. The company manufactures
fleece-lined underwear, and Is capital
lied at $200,000.
Social Circle (Oa.) Cotton Mills'
buildings tue completed, and the ma
?binary Is commencing to arrive. The
Huipment will be 8000 spindles (or
manufacturing Bedford cords, diaper
ing, etc., and there Is space for Jo ru
ling the spindles. ?
Elisabeth Hosiery Mills of La
Oa., previously organised with a. cap
ital stock oMMji^O, has completed Its
plant, tiidnow kg* tor*j knitting ma
chines operating oa the protection of
women's wmmHm- Mock cottaa boat*
it. A. R. gtarta te ymtftft ? -J
hm&cMMSmr (? a) Cteum mm haa
about compute* ?ha boJldlaga far its
Ke> SrnOCtm;i?J*h** iMOOfl#*
?? TM>. ?*????>
CANAL flHI KIH IIS
Formal Offer Made to Inited States
Government.
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PRICf:, FORTY Mill ION DOI.URS.
I he Presided ^ Conuminkate
Offer to Congress. Which Alone
lias Power to Ad.
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Washington. Special.-- A formal pro
posit i n to sKl t;i? l^nnm canal pro
perties io the Pnijed Stales Kov. ??
men i for * lO.iW.OOO hv
the authorities hcc. It ???? * X
M. llooufve. reprcstntl.m to-. <o.np . ,
to Admiral Walker as ehunn ?<> ^
iKtluuinn < ?? 1 ; '
a, l.Hl under ral.1.. cv h.. J
today from the Panama canal oflh ial
at Paris. Admiral Walker broim.it t .e
proposition to the knowledge of t ?e
secretory of state and tin* pr<Mi..n ,
KoiuH directly to the btuto dcpui
for that purpose.
Tho submission of this offer car ..
out a plan which has been und^r con
sideration for tho last two week.; - '?
first step was taken wliou ' ? *
retired from the presidency of t.i" ??
.una company. This brought aboat an
entire change tn the ??UA*\u?Ur\"\{
main feature of the change being
th.'sc i'n authority desired to mat'- ?
definite offer of tho Panama propei ? --a
to tills government for $40,01HM u ?
there have been numerous meetings at
Paris with this end In vlow but the. on*
which brought about tho final pcopi*;
tlon was held yesterday, it had be?,n
the Intention to make the offer through
I'M ward I^ampre, secretary general o
the company, who is due to arrive at
New Vork on the steamer Aquitaln* t ?
morrow, but the meeting appears to
have taken a view that the offer shoul J
k.o made without waiting for t * >
rival of M. U?U?. , Accord ng > U ?
CBb,e Instructions were forward v. to
M. 1 toe.u f vp. lie went at. once to ttu o
lice of the isthmian cnnal commls* >a
and advised Admiral Walker of ^
had boon the determination ... mv c,..
panv. in substance the notification to
Admiral Walker was an follows.
"The Panama Canal companv >
darns itself ready to transfer to t. u
government of Hit. United
pay m en t of ??o.o:o.tu;o Ms 1- - ??
and concessions. o.-ilifl ??? '? 1
amount by Hie iMhioUn can*. ????'?_
?Ion. in conformity with the terms un
conditions of the estimates o:
commission." . ,
Except to submit the proposition .n
tho foregoing terms, thore was no .1 fi
cussWn with Admiral Walker aa
what further step" were likely to be
taken except to bring the propos.tlm
*p.the attention o| the sen-da. > of
sate and the president.
Admiral Walker called at the Mate
department this noon and rommn?>
cated to Secretary Hay the offer
M. Hooufve had .submit ted In bj,hal or
the canal company. I hn maU I -r ?
thereafter was brought to the a .
tlon of the president. t ? ?,?
It can be stated that the P^.tl
will communicate tho
congress. This course will be pur.su
because the administration holds that
the canal question is now one for I
latlve determination and that ?
gress is about to consider t'11
lt should have P?8?^8U^eot eci tive
branchhlThe offer as made to Admiral
and later conimunicated to the
prealdcfrt^pnd secretary of state
ftthe estimates ot tho '"V,"" , 'i e
mtssloncr'a report. Thl? fa??? o f l.e
JTSW&i ?";i ??
w-t?;wrt. .<?<? iz
con'nilnsluas, making ' . '.1(1011(1
QtU.n ot Vl.t Panama eanal
000."
Killed By Boiler Hxpfoston.
Parkersburg. \V. Va., Special.?- The
holler In tlie South IVnn Oil Company
pumping station, at Harry Rh<>?bH, In
Dodrldge county, blew up, scalding to
death Harry Ithodes. a pumper for (he
eompany; Merrick Prick, w1h> ran a
string of well cleaning tools, ajid lx-ll
Ash, his assistant. The men were all
In the holler house warming them
selves when tho ejfcplosloh occurred.
They broke open the door, which ha:I
become locked, and escaped to another
house a mile away. All wore scalded
H'' ','iat flesh fell from them on tire
wa.Tj/ After reaching the other boiler
lUHtfn they collapsed, and In a fow
bonrs were all dead. ' . . ,
X.
Street Railway Sold.
Ncrw Orleans, Special ? S. H. H. Pear
son. of the Pearson Syndicate of Phil
adelphia, gave out the statement $At
out of the 76,000 shares of torn 01911
stock of the Nerw' Orleans City IU11
way Company, the syndicate had se
cured tO, 000 and would enter Into
the lease by January IK. The disso
lution <M-Um Lonlsrllle pool, which
held 25.683 shares Of stock and would
not- sell. Is consideerd to have brought
about thedeaJ. ,
Collision Near Atlanta
Atlanta. Special.? As a tesnlt of a
head-on collision between two fright
trains o t the 8onthera Railway; *. ear);
Maj awrvlnf, near Rex,( Or, 14
?flu tram this place,' threY of thf
trafjM* crews were killed and i
TIME IS EXIENDED
??|jrty l>ay* More (liven in \N lilch to
l*a> Tax?*.
TI*u ? ICxtended f i?v Payment Taxes.
I'l.fi i into for the payment of tuxes
This boon extended ftftov all. though
U was not known even to the con ity
\ va.surer until a/tor tho regular tlmo
'or the payment of taxes Iihk "xniro.l
;;o it -eannot bo said thai any who ex
p to pay thMr taxes and avoid
tho penalty wore given tho etiunee to
uohiy.
The eomptroller general and tho
governor n. 1 1 iik nudor tho law issued
lli following ordoi' of extension i.r.'l
not bos wi'in at ortto /-> ? ? i ? t tho treuv
niois s?) as to prevent them from link
i..g up theli delinquent statement
tVlpinl i.i. S. Doc, U". I >1
I'm sunnt ? t ? so. vipn f.10 of !ui. ro
viro.J sint.n,i"' authorizing the. romp
tio'ih-r i t i). with tho api-tovil o'f
tJu i:ovo.i;oi. to < ?teud tho t into t ? ? r
Mio payment < ?' wo have ! i\ i rt day
i \ t < n v I o ? I ' li<* time f"J tho payment :f
t j ? v ? : ? . wi'U h exoiivs oit ItooomhiM 1.1,
lioj, without penalty until Ma;\ h 1,
I V OlsJUIIAM.
Comptroller tituo>>il.
A i? ;?7 ?vod.
M. |l. Mt Sweeney,
t?ov?'t nor.
l in- withholding of a- lion until ti e
last Moment was duo lo the faet 'h it
!;? :*i?e taxpayers who wore aide u. pay
It. i i l,i hi holding baoiv, :nnl the
nn ! i minty treasurers were !n? i.? ? il
ei t'?inds\
Many of tho auditors have reputed
that tho "liiU'<l year" on tho tanners
has veiy soriomdy affeetod p'vjplo
who'flave novor been Known to v;,-il
to pay their taxes on time. Homo of
the auditors wrote tho comptroller
that not half of tho taxes had l-een
paid in up to a 'tow days ago In their
respective counties Those Riven tho
right to extend the time took the xlew
that thin hud been a hard year miM nl
and that tho pooler property owiiots
n ally neede l the extension; they t
1 1 ? o view also that even wore the \
t< nsion not now given the legishit'n.v,
tioon to eonvene. would grant *? u < \
teiis ion. '1 ho order allows an extension
oi ?>n <ia\:>, ii.iil at. {ircBiat iiuiic si;'.:
hi 'o llf u< eei-sity of an extension f./i a
loji,;.?r period.
VAI.IIA'J ION OF* l'ROl'KKTY.
'I i**.: llnal figures for this yea. :;!-o\v
iny; (hit \ alnation of all property in tho
Stale ^f.iv taxation are Intel eating In
e ?::!!*?< I Ion.
The es are a* follows "? ?r t|;ls
li ?. i ? ?iifi. ; :o
I ? o;:a I i ' i
Hailroad !'7o?I2M
Total ' 1 '07
The )i;.ut' s for l'.JOi) were as toi
low :
I! a I eKi a t < $ 1 "2, i 1 v ' 27
l'.'rsonal *?-.o itl.f-'.o
Haihoa I li o.'lCti.'iV:
Total $i7!>.',i t. .r;:;o
Thi-; kDowji a hamisomo im-iease Jir
tf . ? ' ear. it tx-iritr $i?.K i S .5 7 7.
1!V ( V>UNTI ICS.
totj'l taxable property by timn
iUt. j- as .'ollows :
Abbeville $
Aii.?n T.r.s'J.-^O
/ n b r.-.on , S. ?2r>.?,r,:{
Ila:nli.iK ' 11.35 1 .&(?')
Ibaufovt :t..{r>i.n'jO
Mainwell t,873,Tt?0
Ji.'ihelov a,6i:t.790
('harlosion ^?J.2lS,l2r,
Cherokee 3.r?11.21S
Chester 4.MOM4
Ch-stevlbhl 1 ,:rPI.l;71
( Marendon , / 2.770.170
Colloton 3.000.500
1 >nrlin^ton . 1.1 12 27:t
l)?jreh?rdor. . ^ 2.L'L,:i,?os
K'Uretbdd 3,i)05,:i0o
Kali-field 3.V.17.323
I'Moronro 3.S.H 072
Goor^f'town 2,S.">.'l ';7S
-tJre'Miwood t.r?<H,7<10
lib; 7.97:?.r'1.r?
' 2,sr?9.r??5
Horry .\ l.r,'<4.7f?l
KeishaWy 3,382,420
l.rm nsler. . . . . . 2.1?0.048
i.nui'enji H.OilOulS
l.oNinston 3.785. 10??
Marlon 4,8?l7.(i05
Marlboro 3.200. 2:?.r?
'^rvrhrrry . . . . -r, 4.?iii7.ii37
Oconee 2.0<VJ.!?4r>
Orangohurf? 7.0't7.0l 5
IMekens ^.i?0f017
.Hlrhland 9?700..r.r.0
Saluda T 2.0fir?.&22
Spartanburg //.... 1 1.S03.3 i 1
Sumter 6,200.729
Union 3.9-;i.02r?
Williamsburg 2.921,131
York C.01 3,111
Total $189,333,107
Blr D?y??t Cxpo?ltk>a
Charleston. 8. C., Special. ? This
week will be- * notable one at Che ex
paeltlon.,, The stock show ope? with
1,010 entree, snder the supervision of
Geo. F. Weeton. of B11Uaore. Ofi Tlrnrs
(17 the TftaU1 beU w&JLerrto from
Fhllmdeipfcfe m& be plugi itaeftiis*
tiful structure eperifsTT# toft for it
On Frltar the Intiiwtt? il^lipne of
Prat# etch* ?af the fW tM Ween
Cl ifc of PhtHiH?kta, wlH mmMt
Dispensary Profits.
'.The report of the State Disp^nauiy
floard has boon made public. Ex
amination of tho various accounts
show that the total amount >f con t
of liquors, wines and lw?r, etfc.. pur
chased during the year. has amount'
cd to $1,617,073.47. and that our Kress
(salo? have amounted to $2.324,CS1.21
; (exclusive. of sales of fresh beor by
. hcor by Dispensers.' The not profit (to
State) for accdfint of the school
ffund Is $120.062. 25. The net profits.
1 that have accrued to the counties and
towns, divided equally, are $121,
285.* 7. wh!ch makes a total net profit
nf $545.24fr.lfr for the year, on ac
j count of tbt> school fund and towns
I and coantlee.
CALLS ON PRESIDENT
Admi?al Sc hU > (iocs to Sec Chief
Magistrate.
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IWiSUU M I Akl:S II* Ills AfM'lAL
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'I he Admiral \cquaints flu' ('resilient
Willi Soul.* ot the InjiiitU'Cs houo
Mini U \ I lie Cour I .
\V u.-hllo.'tou Special I 111- ohjet I
of Adiui\n| S* Me.? 's \ it il to tho
| White HiOlhC \ . ?t til JrqUCSt I ll?*
President to i ntcrtain and consider
.Ull !l ppCill f 1 > ?' l he reversal Ol IIH1 HO
tii'!* ?ii Sec retarv I. one. and the <l i;?
upprov a! cf tin* majority ludgiuenl of
I the < (,?urt of I uqui r v . l li? interview
j X\ :t? *atinfuct?.iry. the I'l ' i ? 1 ? ? 1 1 1 grant
| Int; ill" admiral's request. Messrs.
j Havu? r uiiil T< ague will assist Ad
m Ira) Schley in the piepaiatlou of tho
appeal The interview with the Prosl- ;
I dent v. a s arrunged in advance ami at
j its CJUvlU>jlvil Admiral Si hh > lelt the
I White 1 louse ill :t satisfied frame of j
| mind. lie hail been given a lull op !
j purtnnilv to present the ease from J
j hi-, standpoint ami to acquaint tho j
President with many dT-tails of which
i the latter could n<>t have any know!
| edge.
While Admiral S< hlev would not !
[ l. rike any statement regarding; the
' uiai'ei'H discussed, hoi. ling that an in
| tervu.'v heUveen a naval olllcer and
j Ids commander in t hief should be re
garded as; eonlldential. It. la under- j
j stood that ho brought to the Presl
i dent's attention many of the alleged
' injustices and discrepancies} of the
j majority report of tlie court <>f in
I qttiry. Admiral Schley's interview
I with tlfi '-^President was the result of
! his determination to exhaust every
| means in his power to overturn the
, Judgment which has been rendered
I against him. His appeal will he dif
ferent from that submitted to the
, Navy Department, bringing out some
new fac ts which have an important
hearing upon the controversy.
Messrs. Itayner and Tongue, counsel
for Admlryi S< hley, came over from
! llalUmore and were closeted for sev
eral hours with their client. The fed
lowing statement was' given <>ut by
! Admhnl Schley's counsel at the con
elusion (if the conference:
? "Admiral Sehley has concluded, af
tor mat tire and careful deliberation,
to appeal from the majority report, of
the court of inquiry lo the President,
of the United States as commander
in-chief of the army and navy. This
action having been determined, noth
ing more enn be divulged at this
time, (jio regulations <?f the navy lin
ing s<u;b that t lot nature of the pro
posed fenpeal cannot he revealed ex
cept bvv the- President after the
formal documents have been filed
with him."
Mr. itayner stated that Vti will take
pome time to prepare tho appeal and
that it will not be filed with the
President until after the return of
Admiral Schley from bis visit to Sa
vannah, about the 20th inst.
a< ?v< !,r si M j T
"Washington. Special, ? In response
to the resolution In the Senate adopted
before the holiday recess at the In
stance of Senator (May. the Post
master General sent to the Senate a
statement covering the expenditures
of the. Government for c arrying the
ocean mails from July 1. 1S.S7 to June
'10. 1 S?0 1 . fThe statement shows the
following expediturcw for the ln.?t
fiscal yvar^ To the I nternatlonal
Navigation Company, $.M North
(flormnn Lloyd, $vfl.i i I ;/y-HajUiburg
JVnierlcan. 52.750; Cunard/ $21 11,772;
WVt i t o Star. $ !? 1 ,r.;? I : f'atnpagnie Gen
era re Trans At lantlque, $24. M2; ser
vice yi Vene/.iiuJn, $56.450 ; service to
South\nH*t?tC I'ngland, $528,531; ser
vice to Mexico. $127,602; service to
Jamaica. $117,490; service to Ha
vana. $7.'5.l7ii; service to New South
Wales. 272.
Uryan l'a*5es Through Philadelphia.
Philade lphia, Spec ial.- Wm. J. Hryan
who is on his way t ? Now Haven#
Conn., to participate in the JflelMon
Day excieisis in that city. ? passed
through he..? yesLurduy afLtl'JuOon and
tonight is tha guest ??/ Jas. H. Iilrch,
of Mnrllngtoii, N. J.. a wealthy cUlzyn
iuicI Democrat. of New Jersey.
Perry lU'lnuiut Defeated.
New York. Spec lal. ? Montague
ler. Republican, was elected to Con
j-foss In the seventh district to nne< e<-d
Nicholas Muller. D'-moerat. resign. id.
He heat Perry Ibdmont, the 4cgu:ar
Democratic canrtldate, by U'.M vote:!, the
ecu nt showing th.se figures; I
7 t',77 ; Helinont. 7 28:5. Tin! rest of tho
vote wilts: Ward, Social Democrat.
107; Dindlng'T. independent DemoeVat,
135; Dennett. Greater New York De-.
imocracy, 1S2.
Robbed a Hank
St. T/Oula. Special. ? SI* masked
mon filtered the National Stockyards
Dank, North of lOast St. LouIb, III..
Monday night and After rapturing and
pagginfj the two ulglit watch in on and
fireman at the plant and blowing
open the vanltH with dynamite,
secured $5,000 In coin and currency,
with which they decamped. For nine
hours, from 7 o'clock at night until
4 o'clock n. m., they wore at work
-?n the vaults without being Inter
fered with. The entire Hast Jk. Ix>uIh
police for<;e. aided by thev/Wr Louis
polico. are guarding all the ttvenuen
of escape, but as yet have obtained
no elms to the whereabouts of the
robbers, who. It la hollered, ?cap?d
on horseback.
Americans Fight Ras^tSq*.
?Washington, fecial ? \ serious clash
, has occurred betwsen AmcrleM sstlori
J of the United fita'.M etsamsalp Vfcfrf*
* b?rg a&d t?0 EcseUn toldicc* it Xte
i Cfewanr. OUm. Thers a*v? boca thre#
I ?s^s ?ad ?? * m*U on* Russisd *o'.
dlsr to 4 spot tad woaaded. Ths mat ret
w** mads tka ?a*ttef-ot ooaxrlaint by
tfca Rrsslan ambassador la Tt km to
Sul? JusMcr Coai? trnH Ittg
CO I I ON Mill. INCREASE.
>S ?a Mosll) Additions it nd Improve
tltCfll s.
Tln'io hut- ln'i n ti mm i Kod falling ? ' ff (
'his \ i-ar In ti,.- inn ( I ? i Of the Invest- '
?m< m In in -\\ t ' 1 t oil null fiii orprlscM
:ii South i II. din, 1 though 1 1 ? ? ? tuiio
1 1 '( ill of capital I It \ i)l v ?'d ill in W rot.
? mi nulls Is t>y in) mcalis no-agro. |
\u??t of It lu?\v over, luuj hoen p it
into iinh'iiHi'.'i la o\nulng planlrt
lather t ha it Into new plants. A n ?\
iiiiiinal Ion of .the in. orporai Ion pa- I
pets III tile oillt ?? ill I hi: M'deWUy of |
m.Uo mIiow.i thai tlin liu; the your I h ?k j
I . iiu i> il ii.vf 'id. 1 1 1 during llic yc.n
I1?nl hiiu' I n't a tu small lnduntviej>
and nm'ai luring cnterpi Isi *. in a (
i iilion H ami tn hind investment com i
l>. mi. I'hc mt ton < enterprises j
.'iii Mtj.' i hi- >i iu show that a total capi i
ml of $ !. i l.'i coo has lieen projoeti d. I
i if this amount n?ni imn been in j
i< tual lin'i. as. s of capital of tvlsiiiet |
mill plant:' ; >?? h IncrensoH being for '
tin- pni |uiM> of 1'iilai gom-nts. Tln-re j
h oi !?i i n ?71*...Um. invested iu io-w j
mills wlin I. Iia?i' .-.eciired their oliai j
ti-rs. and f I U Involved In tin' '
now mills tli.it. hav\? obtained coin i
mission* >?m have not yet ohtaiiu.1 j
their i haitcrs Most of those. how ,
ever, will inati'i in!!/*' according to tlu; ;
dooln i a t loin* liied wltu the hecrotnrv j
of state.
Tlic fid iaci onset) la capital mado j
?hiring I ho >eni ai*> as follows.
I hirlingtoii Munufuctni Imj
t'.nnpany. liailliigton .. . $l7i".00t) j
lOxccbslor Kiilltim; Mills. I'n
ton liiO.OoO j
Mori i m ( 'ot ton M Ills. C.i
ll'l'l'llCI' . . . f.ll .1 li I
Fairmont Yarn Mills. ('raw
foidsvlllo Mi. not:
C'liesw oil Cotton Mill. West
initiator mo.onon
Abbeville Cotton Mills, Abbe
vlllo 200.0A0 |
tlninoKvlllo Cotton Mills fold
Vesta ) 2.10, one
Monarch Cotton Mills. I'nloii. 1550, 000 !
I^nnettsvlllo Mfg. Co. lien
MlCt tHVlllo 1 r?(l. < Mil)
llluokahnrg Spinning and Knit
ting Mill lllnckshnrg 10,000
JOaslov Cotton M ills. , Kasley . 50. <>00
Carolina Mfg. Co.. Newberry. 40,000
1'nlrllold Cotton Mills, WIiiiih
l?oi(i r.o.oon
'Mary 1 ootsc Mills bland
Crook . . . . . 50.000
In uinn Mills. I ii in an .'500,000
Franklin Mill#. timers.. 20,0oo
Total $!>!?&, 000
Tho statoinont of the nillld eluii'
tored "!! ! ? ?> i ? i r rfinll.ili/.at ion If*, iia
follows:
Mollohon Mfi; Co . Newberry $'.'00,000
Sono< a Cotton MIIIk, Si-nurn. . "Oo.nnO
I iiinan Mills. Sparlauhiii'K ? ? 200,0L'0
Chloora Cotton Mills, Hock
Hill (iii.OOO
I'avora Cotton Milh?. York
\ ill". |i>,0ii0
liowlinu fjri'.-.'n Knitting Mills, ,
Howling (Jroi'ii 15,000
Totnl $715,000
Tho now col ton ninnnfnrturirjg on
ti'rpriKoK to which coniHiisKion.s have
boon Issued aro aa follows :
lifivls Cotton Mills, A ikon . .$200, OoO
lVo Poo Knitting Mills, 1>II
Ion 10,000
Itlvlngsvillu Cotton Mills, rair
inont 1 0f>.<4ii0.
Aotna Colton Mills. Cnion .. 120,000
Total ' $135,000
This makes iiji tho grand total of
$.'1.1 45.000, and Is rogat'ded iih roally
a good showing considoring lii??
phonoinonal Invostinent i?i cotton
mill manufacturing ontoiprlBOa la??t
A (iood Haul.
A (Jrt'MivilJe speelal to (ho Colum
bia Slate says: Tho Slate constabu
lary b<*Kin the Now Year by making
a blK haul of contraband liquor. Tho
Christmas holidays were unusually
devoid of Incident in their lino,, and
tho blind tifiers seemed to bo fjolinK a
rest, which was doubtless d"ue to tho
fa/'t thai th<> dispensaries had .sold
large quantities of 1 i(|<>r Just prior to
tho holidays, and this lessoned tho de
mand considerably. On Thursday, Jan
vary 2. Constables Cooley, Alton, lle!l
and Coleman made a raid In the
con n try. and when about 12 miles
from tho city, near Robert Heeler's |
registered distillery, thoy found
fliree 14 -gallon ke^s of corn liquor,
which wuro hidden away In different
places under the br?*h and In cthe
nrvv) '
I'lenty of Coal.
Knoxvllle, Tenn., Special.? -Tho ebJ
of tho car and coal shortage has con>e
to this section of the country, depend
t ti k upon the Jelllco and Kentucky
fields. Since the flrst of the year enra
have been coming in by' hundreds from
roads which have had them for months
As a result the supply 1h how b'if.t'jr
than for six months past. In the past
few days 1,000 cars of coal have boon
handled by the Southern.
Czolgosz's Brain Was Normal.
Chicago, Special. ? At Thursday's
meeting the Anatomical Society, a
paper by E. A. Spltrka, of New York,
was read by. the doctor and In It he
declared >that the brain of Leon Czol
goes, President McKJnley"8 murderer,
was normal. The doctor safe) that du
ring the four-hour dissection which
followed the execution of the crim
inal", he had been able to study the
brain with considerable thoroughness.
Dines Cabinet.
Washington. Spec r. ? Ths dinner to
the cabinet, the flrtt of the large for
mal functions of the year at ths Whit*
House, was gtren by ths Prssfdsnt anJ
Mrs. Roosevelt Thursday night /Unong
the gvests w?rs Senator McBiay and
General Bradley T. Johnson
? t
New# By Wlm
Tb? Oowaonr at mwb
State*. lB?eoBltrMM ?t Ba
4?dd*d to ?*k? IM icttn
catenation of tU Fftdfe
Japanese Porcelain txepairs.
In the manner of r. -pairs t i?o?"; won
? 1 ? ? i f \? 1 followers of principle an. I truth
in irt, the Japanese. Iiaye a lei son to
t?-n< !\ us When a Japanese connola
t.nir hrouka miido precious pioeb of
pottery u porcelain, Ik- does not throw
i? away with disdain, neither docs ho
I r> to iK'i'i'iM' t ho casual obseryor in
to t ho belief that it is unbroken. In
stead, ho loi.i It Joined together, gen
orally with gold lacquer. in bueh a
fashion that I ho fracture is boldly
shown and commented on, as It wore,
hy the frank exposition of the method
by which It is made good Curiously
enough. a distinctly tiow and charm
ingly decorative effect in in most casoa
adtjed hy there irregular gold lines. ^
while the sense of eraft munship In
tickled hy tho marvelous skill ex
liil'itcil hv tho repairer in thus welding
together llio two dissimilar matci ials.
Trutu is preserved at no lofut of ar
tistic beauty; Indoed otico moro it In
made clear that the two may always
Willi; hand In hand. ? The Connoisseur.
Parker's AAau Located.
r.li/.ahcth City, N. (V, Special. ru
mor was afloat hcif Unit tho man who
was tint by Mr. Parker V I ween llio
Ciopscy ie:dib-nce and FlUaboth . City,
has been located. Mr. Pnrkt-r w:ih on
his way home froir? Mr. J'Meteher'a,
nhout 7 Ut I Ion from town, and in pac
ing th? Cropsoy residence, nbout 11
| o'clock on tho niRht nf November 20th,
j saw a man and woman standing at tho
rit i-. Very little attention was glvwi
to tills couple and Mr. Parker criH
I not say defltiitely who they were, but
! a i <i ward# he met nnother man, whom
tie thoroughly observed and describe*!.
; The citlzettH' committee ?since then
1 have been trying to locate' thi.s party.
! an lie should be ftble to throw SOtJift
light on the tragic, death oT Nellie Crop
j KVj'.
Vast forests of rich yellow and BUfiar
j pine ate being opened up In eastern
i Washington.
I ?
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