The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 17, 1902, Image 1
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?INTEROSIING ClNUiS FIGURES.
Ihc W fit Show s a Rapid Decrease
1-roni Previous Urowlh ; the North
?s 'cws a Decrease, While ihe South
Shows an Increase.
Washington Special?The Director
? 0 census announced Monday tho
fn hV***o of population
, " t it eicnt pa-.'ts of t ho country, show- i
"S or tho lust iitoado a rapid decrease I
10,11 tI,e l'''e v lous rate of growth ot i
popu ation i:i the W'<\st, a le,<? marked |
out decided decrease in tho North and
a slight ido; ca.su in the South. For
the first tiiU(J j? ()lL. history of thia
country tht population of tho South'
RJ,"ewhat more rapidly I
than th i of iho North. The ICast
h:n^lai .\-u<!ly' ls in tho tt. ni 1
,,,hf' lau' the growt h in the i
JNorth, West and South is far more
nearly tin eamo than it ever has been
oetoie. n,o otticial announcement di
vides tho country as follows: West.
Horn the Pacific to the eastern boun
dary of Montana, Wyoming. Colorado
and New Mexico; Noith and South, the
respective sides of a line formed by the ?
I otoiv.fu' and Ohio river and the south
fcu noundary (if Missouri and Kansas,
1 no I'.f-.'eentru; e of increase fio.u ISs'.i)
to 1SS0 was til. 9 in the North, 48. 4 in
the Sunt.'- and 1 Si . G In the West, while
In the last 20 years, IS. SO 1990, it was
48. 7 in the. North. IS. 5 in the South and
131.5 In the West.
Prior to the civil war, the Northern
. Ktutrs nearly doubled in population
with each 20 years, while in tho South
ern Slates the increa.se of population
was only two-thirds as many. During
the- last 20 years there has beeen no
substantial difference^ the rate of
growth of tli" | wo ^options. The per
centage of increase of growth of these
regions during each of tho last two
ten-year periods as follows; 1SS0-90,
? North 21.8; Soutu L'0.1; Wo-t 71.3.
1890 1900, North 19; South 22; West
81.9.
If the comparison is liniled to tho
States cast of tho Mississippi river,
clashing Minnesota and Louisiana with
the Western States, the result is
slightly different. It would show the
Increase to be; 18SO-90, North 20.1;
South 10. 1S90-1900, North 19.9; South'
17.7. ,
\\ h' ii the I'rans-M Ississippl States
ar? omitv.d- -flto rate of growth in the
North is slightly greater than that in
the South, but tho present difference
between the two sections in this re
spect i.- about one-half what it was be
tween 1SS0 and 1S90, and less than one
seventh of what it was between 1 S.~?0
.and IStjO. Tho frontier as a large area
, of rapid but intermittent growth, is no
longer an iniprctant factor in the pro
gress of American population .and the
rato of growth in the several great
ureas of the t'nited States is now near
ly the same.
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? Senator Gorman Once More.
Annapolis. Md, Special.? Former
United States Senator Gorman arrived
here Monday afternoon and is the
guest of Governor Smith, at the Exec
utive Mansion. Tuesday at norm wit
nessed his re-election to the United
States Senate, to succeed Senator
George L. Wellington, whose term
will expire In if arch, 1903. No other
name than that of Mr. Gorman was
eveh thought of in this connection,
and not. a single Democrat in either
? branch voted against him. It was
thought at one time that tho six Dem
ocrats who oinod Isaac Lobe Straus and
the Republicans the other day to ab-_
ruptly adjourn the House of Dele
gates. might possibly go further and
take some steps to delay the election
of Mr. Gorman, but nothing of the sort
was contemplated.
Texas Hank President Arrested.
Dcnuniont, Tex.. Special. ? J. P. With
ers. who was until December 31, pros!
dent of tV American National Hank,
of this city, was today arrested by a
deputy l.'nilcd States marshal, at Kan
sas City, on the charge of forgery,
which is stated aggregates 137,000.
a' foutz Executed.
Washington, Special. ? The "Wnr De
partment has heen advised of the ex
ecution of Phincas Foutz, lat^coviraral
of Company K, Nineteenth Infantry,
at Cebu, Philippine Islands, on the
morning of January 3, 1902. Private
FouLj was convicted of the wilful
murder of a native girl.
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Nonrnatlon.1 Confirmed.
Washington, Special.? The Senate
Monday confirmed the following nomi
nations: John C. Dancy, of North Caro
lina, recorder of deedfl, District of Co*
lumbia; John T. Wilder, pension agent,
of Knoxvllle, Tenn.; John B. McCall,
colleotf?r of internal revenue, fifth dis
trict U}f Tennessee; F. W. Collins, reg
ister oT the land office, Jackson, Miss.
United States Attorneys: William
Vaughan. northern district of Alaba
ma; A. E. Holton. western district of
North Carolina; Waren S. Reese, 3t..
^?middle district of Alabama. United
States Marshals: Leander J: B. Ryan,
middle d strict of Alabama; D. N.
Cooper eastern district of North Caro
lina. Poitmaiteti ? Nprth Carolina;
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
New Enterprises That Are Enriching
Our i nvu'-i'd Suction.
Southern Progress.
The more important of the now in*
i>? t ri or reported hy tho Tradesman for
tilt; ended Quinary 4, include a
$50,000 barrel and truck factory at
Louisville , Ky ; $30,000 l>! jek works at
Rome, (la., $10,000 brick works at Abi
lene, 1 exits; $i(0,000 brick works at
Beaumont, Texas; a coal company at
Richmond, Va. ; a coal and coke com
pany at Ma yard. \V. Va.; a coffin fne
I tor y at Cleveland, Tenn.; a copper
mining company at llisbee, Texas; cot
ion g.ns at Paris and Wootan Wells.
I exas; a $10,ot'0 cotton mill at Green
ville. Miss ; a cotton mill at Charlotte,
N. C.; a MOO.OOO cotton mill at Fair
mont, K c ., a cotton mill at Vermont,
lexas; $i5.0(u) creosote works at Hous
ton, Tex*as, a $25,000 devojopment com
pany at I.Marks. mi g, \V. Va.; an elec
tric power plant at lluntsville, Ala.; a
$-0,000 c!( i ll ic railway and power com
pany a: Kiizaheth City, N. C. ; an ex
celsior factory at Milan, Tenn.; a $C0,
0O0 Hour .spur mining and manufactur
ing company at Paducah, Ky.; a $50,
000 company to manufacture food pro
ducts at Louisville, Ky.; a gaa plant
at Fi Paso, Texas; a $10,000 company
to manufacture glass and electrical
supplies at Houston, Texas; a $50,000
glass factory at Mannington, \V. Va.;
a $200,000 g old mining company at
Wayueavillo. N. C\: a $5,000 hardware
company at Dirmlugham, Ala.; a $100.
ono ic<? factory at Slireveport, La.; a
$25,000 incandescent lamp factory at
Owersboro, Ky.; a $50,000 knitting
mill at Cednctown. Ga.; a $50,000 knit
ting mill at Taiboro. N. C.; a $10,000
land company at Loaf Miss.; a $!:0,000
HiinboiMonipany at little Itock, Ark.;
a $15,000 lumber company at Memphis,
Tenn.; a $10,000 lumber company at
Pig Sptings, Tex&fc; a $25,000 mining
and prospecting company at Lewis
lnirg, Tenn.; an oil company at Pren
ham, Tfc?a3; a $250.00Q oil and pros
pecting company at New Orleans, i*a.;
an oil mill at Stamford. Texas; a pea
mil oil plant at Petersburg, Va.; a $15.
000 overall and clothing factory at
Birmingham, Ala.; a $100,000 railway,
light ami Ice company at Winchester,
Ky.; a $21,000 ?'ice mill at Pierce, Tex
as; a $30,000 tice and irrigation com
pany at Hay'Ciiy, Texas; a $50,000 rim
and veneering company at Petersburg,
Va.; roofing and cornice works at New
Martinsville. W. Va.; a $25,000 com
pany fo manufacture wire buckles at
Went herford. Texas, and a $50,000
wood-working plant at Norfolk, Va.
Southern Knitt'ne; Industry.
Progress in textile manufacture in
the South has not been limited to the
spinning and weaving of cotton and
woolen products. The manufacture of
knit goods has also made marked ad
vance.
The Southern knitting; Industry made
coaiiiiendable p. ogress in the year Just
ended, the establishment of new mills
and the enlargement of existing plants
indicating an aggregate .expenditure of
$r.Si,000. The mills manufacture a
variety of products, mainly the lines
of underwear garments most commonly
in demand for domestic use, although
some mills are. making shipments to
foce:gn countries, one plant having re
cently filled orders from Australia.
The total of new mills announced
during 1001 was twenty-six, with an
aggregate capital of $5SH.000 (five of
these mills not stating the amount of
their investment). The State of Ala
bama loads with five mills, four of
which have an aggregate capital of
$205,000. One of the latter is a $200,
000 enterprise, owned by experienced
k. fitting manufacturers, who operate
mills in New York State, and Is the
lufigest reported during the year.
Textile Notes.
Franklin Mills of CJreer Depot. S. C.,
"will increase cap.tal from $15,000 to
*g;>,Ooo.
Hope Mills (NT. C.) Manufacturing
Co. states that the report of its Intend
ing to build a new mill is not correct.
It Is unde: stood that Aberdeen Mills
of Poulan. (Ja.. will be put in operation
opaln soon. This is a 5000-splndlo and
ISO-loom plant.
Rivingvllle Cotton Mill has been
chartered, with capital stork of flOO,
000, at Karmont. fi. C. The incorpora
tors named fire Messrs. C. P. Mathews,1
John If. Montgomery and Walter S.
Montgomery.
Voorhecs Manufacturing Co., J. .V?
Pomccoy, president. Graham, N. C.
states that its cotton mill,' reported
last week at length, will bo a weaving
plant, and is not to be built until
spring; capitalization $100,003.
Pennant Knitting Co., of Philadel
phia, Pa., previously rej)orted ss re
moving Its plant to Shcp-hordstowo,
\V. Va., now has eiglity-eigJil knitting
machines operating on t-ho production
of cotton r 11) bod seaxnlefis hosiery for
boys and girls.
Chns. Lane Poor of New York and
associates have purchased .thirty-two
icrcs of land at iluntsville, Ala., for
I7G00. and will use the tract as site for
thti erection of a number of cottages.
These cottages ate to be occupied by
operatives In the mills of the Lowe
Vfanufacturing Co. and the Eastern
Manufacturing Co., which recently
comfactod textile mills.
Mathis & Davis Co. of Chattanooga.
?Yenn., has been purchased by the Rich
mond Hosier* Mills of Ros3vlUe, Oa..
which latter company recently consoli
dated with the Oooee Hosiery Mills of
Chattanooga. W. B. Davis will have
?barge of the sales department of the
lifihmond Company. The newlj-aequlr
>d plant has ninety knitting machines,
tod capitalised at ttiooo.
A. T. fttock* of G^RMsb, Ala-, la
cald to wntmyteU UlO ersctkw of a
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ASSAILANT LYNCHED
Colored Man Pays Penally I or
rage On luting laJy
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RESCUED BV lIEtt TWO BBOIIIl'RS.
A Ale;fo H.i 1 1 - it il Down tl:c Jail Doors
and look the (In lis j'tan Ui?| iinJ
I lung I Inn
Sprlugtleld, Ky., SpV?-l :il .1 1 m? M.?y.->,
a negro chained willj a.'ufU'.iti.ig laii i
Joans, the daughter of J>.s. Jean* oaf*
of the most promlm m Miiic-i'ii i ?? fljo
county, iir.ii Siniiii->;<?\vn, s-l\ miles
from hc.ro, was taken from jail i>y a
in oh early Sunday ami hanged i ? a live
In the high school yard Th* uioh
canio Into town (luicjjy an 1 after
mousing Jailer Catllott.Meinnudin ; the
keys to the Jail. 'I heir cl m ind wan
rofusod, however, ami ih<y immedhiicly
began to hammer the lo.ks on tin?
jail doors. In a few minutes they ef
fected an entrance and found Mays
scowering in his cell, bogging ihe other
prisoners to protect him.
Tho leaders of the mob took charge
of tho negro and Icllin >, tho jsllcr f1
watch the other prisoners, dragged
Mays to the high school yard, whrrn
lie was speedily stiung up t.i a tree..
The mob's work was <iu?e?ly <1
and but few words were spoken by the
leaders whilo they were at the jail.
Citizens knew nothing of the lynching
until Mays' body wan found swinging
from the tree. It is n )t known in what
direction the inob depart ed and none of
t ho members is knoAvn t > the ofTi 'Mis.
The negro's body was out down ami an
j inquest held by the coroner.
The negro was arrested ; nd brought
hero Wednesday. It was charged that
th^ assault was committed while Miss
Jeans was returning home from a
neighbor's. She fnuglit stubbornly and
her screams brought two of hei broth
ers to her rescue.
They 'pursued Mays and succeeded in
rapturing him after a long rha e. 'H e
brothers beat the negro severely and
Were only prevented from killing him
by the-' arrfval of sun ft firr.M-rs who
turned tUe negro over to a constable.
He Kin 1 :y Arch
Washington. Special. -The McKin
ley National Memorial An:!i Associa
tion has drafted a bill which will be
Introduced in Congress rhis week, an J
supported by a petition signed by the
members of the McKinley Natinil
Memorial Association, formed to erot
a monument in Canton, to which the
arch association yielded the field of
popular subscript ion, providing fur a
commission to select a site atiX'se^uc
plans for a memorial arch in honor < f*
President McKinley, to be ercctc I in
the District of Columbia. Tim caaim.s
sion Is to report to Congress. An ap
propriation of 125. (foo is made with
which to nay competing artists furn
ishing plans and models.
The Cotton Supply.
New Orleans, Special. ? ?rr retarv
Hester's statement of the world's visi
ble supply of cotton, shows the iota!
visible to be ?M1S.4fj2 bales, nga'nst
4,362,72?. last week, and 4.0S7.277 lpa|
year. Of this the lotal of A merman
cotton is 3,710,402 against 3.CS3.723 las;1
week, and 3.335.277 last year, and ol
all other kinds Including ISgvpt. Ura
cil, India, etc.. 73S.OOO, against G71,u0(
last week and 752,000 last year. Of the
world's visiblo supply of cotton the re
is now afloat and held In Great Britain
and continental Europe 2. 227. 0^0 hales
against 1.025.000 last year; in Kgypl
220.000 apainst 175.000 last year; ir
India 254, M>0 against 317,000 lsftt voir
end in the Knited States 1,733,00(
against 1,070 000 last year.
A Revolution.
Huenos Ayres. via Galveston, Sjjioclal
? The rumors circulated hero $>f a rov
olution to the republic of ^'ai-aginy
turn out to be well-founded. 'j he re
volt. which broke out at. , Assuneion.
the capital, was caused by the qucs
tlon of the I'lvcM'r.M"! r.'.icccKSlon. the
term of President . / > j. i cxpw jUo
No\ j*nber of this year.
Ship on Tire.
Baltimore, Special. ? The Mcrchantf
and Miner's aleanicr Juniata, which
sailed for Boston Saturday night re
turned here Sunday niorn'ng with oar
go In her forward hold on ftre. Afiej
erveral hours of hard work, during
which the compartment was complete*
flooded by the. flrq depart mcnt. tin
l|re was extinguished. No estimate ol
tho damage has been made.
Development Company.
London, Ry Cable. ? Tho Shanghai
correspondent of Tho Times savs
that Prince Chlng, president of the
new Chinese Foreign OfUce, recently
informed United States Minister Con
g'.: that the viceroy of Canton has
hern ordered to enter into no under
takings with refercnco to railroads in
Hwang Tung province of a natnre af
fecting the rights of the American
China Development Company, under
tho Ilankow-Cantod Line contract.
Tho company has notified Shcng.
director gen ??r~! of railroads In China,
?ay* the correspondent, of Its inten
tion to proceed with tho construction
of tills II net beginning at Canton.
SCHLEY IN THE SOUTH
Addresses : indents of Ne^ro Sduul
in Savannah,
RICEIVING IV A 1 IONS IM RVW III Kl:
The Man Who Destroyed the Naval
Power of Spain Rcce.vlng Highest
I loitors ill l>. xle.
Savannah, (la.. Special? Admiral
Schley, accompanied by (Journal W
W. Gordon, visited the (Soorgin State
?\grii ultural and Met lumbal College
(<ulored) at noon Tues la.v . The.voi
lege band ?-:ii>rtfd the visitor* to
M fid i i 111 Auditorium, where the t.l it
d nts and -'many of the representative
colot ed citizens df Savannah had rtfc
semhled. President W. It Wright u
reived tho admiral and other guest*
;:t tho entrance to tlio chapel. The
u liniral. escorted by President Wright
asiciu.U'd the rostrum, ivceUlng
j c'u-ern and applause from Ihe
I'luc, Tlio sludcuts tang "Anierb a."
com hiding \\ ? ( i> the old plantation
j melody, "Steal Away to ,J? sus." Ad
miral Sehloy made a short nddi ?
i in tho course of v^iieli, alter rompli*
I nunting tho colored soldiers and
I sailors in tho war with Spain for
| their bravery, ho said:
"ll gives mi' ni t at delight to he
! | m 3C1U to lay to willies-:- the de
. wdopment of an Idea which will bring
i tn every citl/.en happiness and pros
: peri l v. Schools are e.-'-tabliahoil lor
i lite Ocvclopnu ut of men and women J
j in mi ml. hand and heart. If > on will
! t.iiiiil the full requirement:! of de- i
; Vi !op:n( lit of min i and hand, von will j
| not lire to yoursclve.-j <<mifort and
j happiness, and l.e a i des:.:;ii; to your
rn< e and tlio nations."
j At night a brilliant reception iii
1 honor of Admiral Schlev was held at I
j the residence of (lem-ial W. \V. (lor
I don. Captain T. F. Schley. uf t'he j
! ar?.\y, Ron of the admiral, ??ame dowi j
i from Fort ImPhon*on, Atlanta, to see !
li i.i father and was a gin .st at the re- ;
| coption.
"I o l?e Welcomed at KnexvUle.
Ktioxvilb"!, Tenn.. Special ? "I'll o clnm*
j her of commerce has arranged 1 1 rj pr>
: givifhme of reecpt'ofl to Admiral Schley
i who will visit Knoxvllle F.hrunvy
i and Tho principal feaM'res will if
: a parade tin tlio morning of the 5th. a
public recl< pi Ion and a banquet at
p!?bt. On tso s-cond day th ' admiial
and party will be driven to the birth
place of Admiral Farrago t. and at night
another reception will he t'-nd-'fe l ti e
distinguished guests by the Cumber
i land Club'. ^The local chapter of tlio
Daughters of th<! Revolution will enter
tain Mrs. St-hl v and drrlng the a I
mlral's stay unveil a tablet erected at
the home of Win. Blount, llrst ('Severn- j
or of Tennessee. J
Chicago (icrmans 1o Honor Win.' J
Chicago, SpeHnl.? A monster demon*
I s'ration by the Carman population of
i Chic'it'..), iueluding a t ncli parade of
/,.00n v tonus of the German army and
n cho:u* of l.ttOU voices, was slated f u
tlio com I n g celebration in honor of Ad
oi ?*al S< liley. That it is not to be is
o.-tly due to the fact that the. events al
ready arranged for his entertainment
more than occupy the time which the
admiral can spend in this city. Date
"Tuesday afternoon tTie committee holil
; a niee'Mng at which it was decided to
j abandon all of the p'ans frir tho enter
I tainmcit and Instead to formulate an
address i.f welcome to tie magnificently
engrossed and to present it to S. h ey
during his visit.
DoPccman K lis Two AAen.
Knuxville, Tenn.. Special.? While
; Pcdieeman Joe Cfuse was on his way
I home Monday morning, live shots were
| fired while he was nearlng tho corner
of Cumberland avenue and Patton
street; At the corner three men were |
standing. Don and Alec. Nelson and
Os. Ingle. Cruse uccused them of do
ing the shooting, hut llicy denied it.
He placed nelson under arrest and
the others interfered. Cruse drew his
pistol a ad shot both the Nelsons and
flerd at Ingle. Alec. Nelson died
I early in the n'lcmoon as a result of
his wound and Don Nelson died* at
night at 10 o'clock. The Nelsons were
brothers and were within 20 feet of
i ijieir home when shot. Cruse was ar
jested on the charge of murder and is
- v nf police headquarters. I Jot li the
j^Nelsons and logic were said to be un
armed.
Invited to Negio Conference.
Atlanta. Special. ? The board of
directors of the Negro Young Peo
ple'* Christian Congress niof in this
<i?v Wednesday to make up the pro
gramme for the inter-denominational
meeting of Christian young people o*
that race to he held in Atlanta next
August. On Thursday night tlio bo^r..
will leave for Washington and wtll
rail upon President Roosevelt Satur
day morning hy appointment, for the
purpose of inviting him to attend tha
possions of the congre>ees some tirno
between April C antl.l'l. An adjourned
session will l>o held in Wafihlngton.
In thg Convention.'
Richmond, Special. ? The constitu
tional convent??**,- by a large vote,
reconsidered Its action of Monday,
restored the heads of the educational
institutions, reported by the commit
tee, to membership on the State board
of education.- ft also adop&d an
amendment providing for the elec
tion o t the State Superintendent of
?Public Instruction by the people. This
leaves the report In the chape In
wUlch It came from the committee of
whole.
THE SI All: I AWMaKIIKS.
A Civ at Deal ot I iti p v> ii tt n t \\ oiU I ui
I livlll K? Do.
TUo fcOiici al a; ??>... tit ly cun\?ni-u
TiU's>?irty ui iK-oii i iu'iv are it uj.h. <
01 t llUll&t K 111 III.' ptifcoPUOl U| I. IV
body tialor i I L(ian< < ? ? ,
signed >6 b;i<\<i-u I b> 1 1 1 ? 11 I >i
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( i ?.!.?>? d a: e sn< i ?'* .1 i ? .-i ? i : i .i i\ in
IttHI. Mt'SSlS \V. .1 .toMl: ..11 ail. I M. I
Dough. Hon J. It Halts el 1 1 . 1 1 r i >.\ < 1 1
ib another member ivtciuly d> . i
llr. is silct.cy.iy.l . h\ una. I.aii.i t
Jsinr.
While l lif people would like in sc.
a short Hi'st. 1 1 >a . Uie silling ?'J i In* I > ?
hvluiui u loslltljj uti i ^ 1 .?????? a i!.i\, .
iinio arc impoi i tin I mat . <?i s i > l>
t iniisnt ted it it. I the h'Kisinaire wiil I"
i a st .'sii) ii tot i lit1 i u 1 1 t ft tn of It' ii'
One 1. 1 ihe i ii. i' t pi e - Hing matte:
niatuiiii,, enactment is the ia ?< . t
s.tsieni in i niiul) gov ;Tii.jci>i . l". <
\\ eal.nessos of existing statutes have |
1 1 f ni i'ii 1 1 y been attacked mi the court.- j
Utnl oat Ii time the laws have In n dc |
< lan d to be uncoiuitltuti mal This Iti i
particularly the <a.-e !n tin- mailt r of (
salnilts of t utility othcers mi l oi tie
diawing of jut u s. Wiiilc ? m; * t ?? j
Improper to .speculate n t ? > tin* out ;
come ef infUtt I* pt tiilini; in 111.' sii j
promo couit, yd a promm-nt Mttatoi j
remntked yesterday Unit In* expects
to koo tlii; jury laws declared tin. on |
Htitutiotiiil. 'Ilu matwr of toum. j
gove: ti tit* ui In all t l its phases w,i.. j
i-eienod to a special (omniltue " |
lllehli. IS of till.' hollbC, UllO ll'OJII < o ti j
(unnty, laM at'ssiun. an! it Is prolj j
aide tl at :i Kt ii' ia! I'ill U m i ;?? to j
( ni l' ail defea ts m the \t ay <>f special i
legislation v. ill lie put throuj;h iHi.vj
M'ssion.
Til H TIM'S I S.
Another matter of as nni< Ii interest j
i.s the it: ed for legislation against Ihe
"tniRts" or those monopolies whit h i
are shutting out competition. This
'natter will be rcfe.vcd to tin- let*|s
lalttfe by the attovm-y nuienil. Two J
via in ago tbo legislature authorized
Mr. Meilliii;cr ti> n;ake InveatlKatimia
ln< ideal to proscctit im; the .trusts. A s
not liing >vas said about (P'fravluK the
expeiiHejt of sueli an investigation.
Mr, IJell'nger was unald" to proceed
The |ej;Isbit ure pushed the matter at
its last session and Mr, Helliti};or has
in a manner worthy of bin ofVio
givtn t.hf leKlahiture t li?> facts upon
wliii b to proceed.
Mild. u:<:isi.at)o\\
The bill to pre\t nt thildtfii of ten
der aK<; from working in cotton mill'
will probably become a law. but tle iv
will be a Unlit 011 tile l>i|l to limit tno
hours of labor in the teNtlle and other
Industries in tb.e State. The housd. bv
nn overw heuniim vote. ki!!o;{ :!.ecn!!'!
labor bill last sfarlon. altho'i :li !?> nn
tor Mut.shall won n tlmial v it" tory for
it In the senate, it i.i runiorecl that
itbere will be no spirited resistance
'Ibis year. The King's IiHUglHern. a
'land of Christian women. hav? been
nghtiim for tlii?; Pill. Mi s llaldwi.ii
nnd Miss MeMiy ter of this < 1 1 v have
done very effective work during the
summer.
The State yesterday received the
following :
"Whereas the Society of Kim;'*
Daughters of Columbia has for the
past two sessions presented a peti
tion to the legislature of South Cafo
linn urging the passing of a law re
stricting child labor in the mills.
"Resolved, That we. the N"W Cen
tury club of Columbia, express our
disapproval of the present condition
of child labor in the cotton mills,
and our complete svinjiathv with the
nction of the King's Daughters.
"Mrs. (). V. Owfngs. I'us..
"Mrs. R. W. Gibbcs. See'ty."
Columbia. Jnti. 2, 1902.
A MEMORIAL TAIJf.KT.
On the 7th of last February f!ov.
McHwpcncy notified the general as
sembly that Col. .Ino. 11. Clevelnn 1 of
Spartanburg hail expressed a desire
to present to the State a copper t ;i t ? -
let taken from tho coffin <>f the late
James Olen, who was governor of
South Carolina from J7.'5S to 175*?.
"during which period his wise ad
ministration added greativ to the
peace, security nnd prosperity of the
province." Mr. Ilacot of Charleston
introduced a resolution granting per
mission for the tablet to bo placed iu
the wall of the rotunda of the Statv
capitol and fixing a day for Oif plate
to be accepted with formal ecrornonv
Gov. Glen was a native of Longcroft.
Scotland, and his remains lie burlc.l
In Linllthgoe Castle. It was there
Mint this brass tablet was X^'ind.
The resolution having been'/ adopted.
Senator Marshall of C<*[iiiilt)fa and
Representatives T. W. 13acot of
Charleston and C. P. Sanders of
Spartanburg were appointed a joint
committer to locate the proper set
ting for the tablet and to arrange for
it w reception by tho general assembly.
?Tho committee has since had the
tablet put into position. It was then
agreed to have the public exercises
on the night of the first day of the
session of 1902.
JSenator Marshall who, as chairman
"of tho committee, has arranged tho
programtntt, announced yesterday
that the officials and dignltai len of
the State will assemble In the senate
chamber* at 7:. 30 p. in. Tuesday night.
The procession -will be headed by th?>
Justices of the supreme court aud
Judges of the circuit court, the State
officers and officials will follow, and
then tho senators, members of t ho
house of representatives, etc. This
body wijl then proceed to the hall of
tho Tiouse of representatives whero at
8 p. ni. promptly Prof. R. Means Davis
of th? South Carolina collego wijl -In
behalf of Col. Cleveland, mako the
presentation and will tell of Gov.
k Glen's career. Prof. Davis has a
knack of telling such things well.
Tho tablet will be accented bv Got.
McSweeney. officially. The public Is
cordially Invited to attend tbete" ex
erclaat which, will he held the ' first
} night \hfl re?9rat~d caipotwlil ?mtdT8
night renftrated capitol ^11 be
uri^ei nic'Tixc.
The in:il!"r of rearranging the con*
.il'i'SSI Olial ll : I I' ! U|H disposal of
an. I tho Motlowan bill act ma 'o bo ib<
on e in favor 'I his hill has. pra 'ticalo ,
been divided upon by tho sonato.
TAX ICS.
T.iM'H Is a* <1)0 root of nil govern
n.-'iit nil I the legiala lure may p.* a*
s >ue law* to perfect tin' system of
,im pioperty for taxation 'T?ie
n.<n mills an I such industries \\jti.
-? jou'il m a new v n> last year, in I
the rovi ni:o of t It f< Stalo considerably
ltu*f eaac I t herob?
i:i.i:(vnANir
'llsrro are a number of f* I <*<.? t ions to
be held, and (lus will cause a ?.\ai
thai of i uU'usion until all these mat
l ;< aie stilled. The lobby. n* of raii
,ii l it. ? an I the frien H of candidate* .?
- ,i lov | t mi isf.ie tory a n.l st at ea
ra. i ill;!." h jilslat inn
I ' I \ \\. 1*14 Kl* \ H ATI ON S.
. ? I v | here was no etui of rush
w iik ; ? i T i >" cii ii> and nhout the cap
iu)!. Tiie <?<??* 1 1 ;i s forces. at' m
work : n >; all nu'ht on the interior, wc.o
t, lic\< l hy la i v fnro s Saturday, and
these in turn were relit Ve>l l>y the for
mer f.me vitunlay night. The tinisa
i ii ;? to?eh( i wi re nearly all put on. On
the exlcriiir iron! neatly all the \vn:-K
of cleaning the columns, etc., was e mi
ni. ic 1 an I l he s-alToldlnK wart to. it
do a n, show! im the front In all lla ?u
i ;i .1 1 . t ill ill hc.uit v .
sum:: ukoomm k.\'i > \tm?ns.
Si><av.i?R of tii" Stale eapilol and
grorn Is. the i ceammondatloiiH male j
in lit" forthcoming annual report of
I', VI* tar.y nf ?!*?'?? ')??? euKttHllau of
the building, are of interest!
t !i comph t;on of the i.apil<d build
in;; giving the Stan* a tielitable puh
Ih i-lilhe. necessitates the Improve
ment of the p-onnds surrounding ;t
whhlt'iiti and should he made attrac
tive ami in kt'epltw, with the huil I ir;.
The contract for the building Imdild
e,| in.) vi novation of tho old portion of
I at- building. t\e< pt for new outsde
ibvrs ami tor cleaning tho onts.de
ts ills, and did hat j ;o h< yond the base
line of the bull ling. The terries
around the building have been erect1'. I
hv the >;. evclary of Stale, with eon
v'.:.. rioiii 'he Slate peiiil.mtiaty at
very little eo.it. Cranite slejift shoahi
he plate I this lenaee at the various
(?ul ranees of tlio huildlii>?. 'V granite
retaining wall around it would lru rcase
KViatly the apparent size of the. lmild- j
?n;\ A permanent low Kranlte eutb
should he plat e I around the stpiare al
thf side walk l!?e. and all the walUi
propei I v i avt?d. ^ lule work i)f thi^*
kind is expensive, at the outset if can
hi*- afforib d h.v the !?t ate and la eean
omv la the , n I. During the present
w riter i will have the grounds U \c'.v 1
and t errai'.ed and res'. eded with gross.
jukI put In the best eonditions whh'lj
the in* ans at tny disposal will pens t
?| svbmit herewith a report of
Mi?srs. W. IV Smith Whab y A: t'o.
ii j >: > n the heailn'g^apparalus now in
n.se. made at my request, on aeermnt of
eraeks developed in the boilers, and a
eomplcLu break down in the H.vstem.
which required sevi-ral days to rep.i r.
I ivouhl earnestly recommend (hat pro
vision be made for the improvement of
th ? present system, which baa now
been in uao 11 or IS years.
? I would surest to your body the
{idvlsahllltv of painting the lower ccir
ridor .if the building in imitation of
enanib-d brick. This could lie done at
n miinal cost, and would increase the
li-dil In this corridor, which la now so
defective, very materially.
-I u ;>:\hl also suggest that the rear
lavatory <i!i the west able of the build
ing he fitted up at; a receptacle for I !?e
original acts of the legislature? if a
vault door is placed at the ^.entrance
this room will be absolutely fireproof.
"While Hie building of course is fire
proof and can never be destroyed by
(ire. many of the offices are verltab'o
fire trtns. The wooden tloora nftween
them would communicate the flames
ptul the building is thus in danger of
being KufJed of the contents. Tills is
especially Irife of the room containing
t he 'heMorie records in the secretary ot
stale's office, which are far from saTe.
with the large quantity of Inflamablc
shelving, counters and often loose pa
pers in the room with them. The orig
inal acts of the legislature-- the ac
eumulation of 200 years-are in tho
woodc.n cupboard bases to theae ca&"?.
liable mt only to attacks of rats hut
constantly in danger of destruction by
More Exhibits.
Monterey, Mex., Special. ? The State
Pt Neuve I. ton will be represented at
the 8t Louis World'* Fair, Governor
Neal, U response to an invitation
from the World's Flair management,
haa decided to supervise the prepara
tion of a suitable exhibit of the into
?am) and other nnourcea of this State. .
nM Uj**?&or* at t ha SUtee of
huahua. Tsmagnes aad Sonora, have I
likewise receive* lavltstjoae to MM
as exhibit and wflj co-operate. Mr.
5i?SrtLSBV,~sa
Chibvabee.
nr>.\
"'n>? original corporation papers
which arc so rapidly accumulating In
t.lif office, invnlviiiK as they do nrac
tlrally t lie entire corporate wealth of
the H t at are In loose pasteboard
ho ;ck. which are likewise in danger of
fire and vermin, and which prevent
tint systematic and proper arrange
ment so essential to the future effi
ciency of Iho office.
"It l? not a- source of ploasuro to a
department of the State government
to recommend appropriations for pur
poses like those suggested above. To
Ute accupants of the office, personally.
It makes little difference whether thry
are granted or no^. and it Is only l>e
cauce tho nce^4* rpore apparent to
Uicm and duty demands It, that they
are made.
"The appropriation for the granite
steps at the past entrance of the build
ing I deemed it good Judgment to h'lld
unexpended until the permanent lines'
of tho" terrace were determined; that
steps In keeping with the other 4n
trancea could be erected."
COMMITTEE IS SUED
Cropsc> ilcoA Case Takci Incx
pecled Turn.
? ? + ~ ? ? *
WILSON AM) DAWSON PLAINTIFFS
1 lio Hayor anil Chief of Police of
I li/.abcth CHy tiach Stic Uiu Clti
Hv'uji' Committee,
Buffolk. Spoi i.il. -Mayor J. D. Wil
son and Police Chief W. C. Dawson,
of lCllzaheth City. N. C., havo euterod
suit* In $10,000 each n ku i nut tho Crojv
ae.v citizens' committee. This was the
(Umax of six weeks' of alleged friction
ami an attitude of rivalry unit antagon
ism which is t>.iUI to have existed all
along, lnu whnli for reasons suggested
b> prudence was concealed from tho
public. Tho brand \v h U- h touched off
tho volcano of unreal and hostility waa
applied In 'lit; form of a signed state
ment from lour committeemen, which
In substance dimmed t.*.u mayor and
police chief not onlj with Ruptttoness
in solving the Nell Cropsey mystery,
hut, to us* tlio committee's words,
"They have at nil times sertausly
handicapped our efforts liy their ac
tions and manner of treatment." Tho
committee also accused 1,'hlof Dawson
of wiring the release of a Cropsoy sus
pect whoso iileutily they were prepar
ing to Investigate. After referring to
tho burden of crltic/sm tliey havo
hornu the committee further I nsencod
tho ofT It lal^ hy declaring, "Wo could
havo accomplished better results and
have saved much time had the chief oT
police and mayor recognized that thoy
worn public oft trials paid as public ser
vants and discharged their dutios In
accordance with those facts."
A coord in 2 to rumor In Elizabeth
City one member of the commit Iro do*
sired Chief Dawson's Job ?^r! th^y nat
nrally made oxen ions to tlnd the body
before the police did and regarded him
as an agency which should lend, Ike
best endeavors in assisting rather
than directing the committee. Daw*
son's refusal brought the first ruture.
The committee has among Its members
Rome of tlx* wealthiest residents of
Elizabeth City, and a verdict. If ob
tained. would be worth Jta face value.
| Though a newspaper^ r*ti>ly wan ax
i peeled to the committee's statement,
( Mayor Wiison und Chief Dawson de
! elded that a press answer to tho actn
nations would not appease their feel-1
Ingn. whoso soothing the courts will
be asked to adjust. The best legal tal
| cut obtainable will apt?^ar.
! The Intense Interest which first <:??
! tered In the finding of Miss Crr*peejr
and then Lh?r*fate of iWlcox, her lorer
and alleged murderer, has now been
! diverted to the legal strife amoos
those w ho Boucht to dlspol the uncst>
! fainty, and unless a compromise be ef- 1
j fected the bitterness which will creep
' Cn will draw a sharp line between ths
two local factions, both of which here
influential adherents and tho cause of
whoso principals they bo sdently
endorse.
Locally the factional bitterness wiU
overshadow the frantic attempts to gel , I
Statute evidence to convict James Wll- ? 1
cox, who whiles away bla time amo? '
lng and reading, and whose Indlffer* i
enco to It Is well nigh Impregnlble. . J
To Meet in Charleston.
Washington, Special. ? A call hM
been issued for the fourteenth annual
convention of the National Association
of Hallway Commissioners, to be held
at Charleston, Tuesday, February It,
The principal subjects that will be COO
sidered are the classification of opera*
(ion and construction of steam and
electric railways; grade crossing; rail*
road taxes and ascertaining fair valu
ations of railroad property; uniform *
classification and simplification of tar
iff sheets; railroad statistics: necce
sary legislation; safety appliances; da
lays in enforcing orde/9 of railway ,
commissioners; rates and rate-making
form for reports of electric railway*.
Steamer Ashore*
Baltimore. Special. ? The eteamer
Augusta Bennett, from Norfolk, fear
Baltimore, with passengers and mer
chandise, is ashore ofT Sparrow's Point,
having got ashore, during the dense
fog. On board the steamer were 4?
passengers, whp jy#r& token off and
brought to Baltimore by the tug BriV>
iannla. The tugs. Britannia and Chi^
cago will try to pull her off at
water.
Schley at Savannah,
Savannah. Ga., Special. ? Rear Ad*
mlral W. S. Schley, accompanied bp ...
his wife, arrived In this city FrldJqf '
afternoon, an hour and a half tat* .
The depot was thronged wltH " JNoptai -
who waited patiently torfrejt blm. An _*J
he alighted (he cheering^Hle deafen
ing. Mayor Myers and a delegation of
aldermen extended the admiral a tor?
dial ?f Tlcial welcome, and aak?* his
oonsent for a formal reception
cttit hail. The admiral agreed.
ere then takes for the ?
W. WJ. Gordon.
ilral aifd Mnugchley will m
days. General *tto??oo was a
of the Pmo Rift e ? ^
?kick Admiral teMey