The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 21, 1902, Image 1
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CAMDEN, S, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, H?0>.
MITCHELL ON STAND
of Aline'workcrs Stood a
? Hot Fire of Questions
I tt SHOWED SIGNS OF WEARINESS
? ? i, ..
AUoraeys | or c)svt,cr8 AttenipteU fo
? how rii?t Union Could Not Make
Legal Contracts.
JZT !'" ? Si,eolal-M'' Mitou
". for the fourth successive dav ft.
Z session "I"? Ma"(l Utt,ln* ttio
am] was , ? strfk? commlsBion
,o,L V by thr?,. at
Wllj, ' ' " tv,i"iy foal companlM
"mmlaalone,*',,? ?' tl.o
?lay was a i,t|? out, tho
?with tho^o ' . . t 1 ?ut!' co"M)are?l
arbitral >V hav* Preceded it. The
sea- ?''8 aro 8row?ng ruutlesB In con
* inn ""i t k the long C,'08s examlna
C ttr? fnln,)|)ar,ontly not bring
Blon wnnff uJ18 w l,y commls
era? tin' k? thp? p^enled. Sev
?l?v's JUl course of the
the AttnfnlPJ1 C5,arma? 0rA>" reminded
^ ?> lhe value of Umo ??fl
Mrtlted ti t,i^-examlnatlon be
limited fo hew features o(< these ques
" OM. ThJ ?'r?""y hav' 1-"" Kono
lnidLinn ?hJ?^rrB asH,l,'?d lh<? com
L plaJL,!? they/ too, wore anxIoM*
ev*?JK?? matters and would do
?low m1H>?S )0 to hurry
?2l wlthout l'0'iring their own
Mr. Mitchell haB been on the stand
til i /Way morning and is show
ing signs of weariness from M>r> ????.?!?.
or four dVtyTr w TTDBa cxatnTnation . '
1 nus far these attorneys, 8. C. S.
narrow and David'-AV i leox, for the
Delaware & Hudson; Way no Mc
*eagh for the Idle; Francis Wowan.
tor the Lehigh Valleyv and VV. \V.
I .?; f,or tlle Delaware, Lackawanna
a western Company, have examined
the miners' provident. The eommic
Kloners for th* ilrst time today en
tered into the discussion with the*
lawyers and the witness over disputed
points which aerose from time to
timy. ..i*.
Mr. MaeYooghr who began hl? cY&as
vxuininatton of Mr. Mitchell on Satur
day, toneiuded at 11 o'clock Tuesday,
1 he distinguished lawyer centered
'most of his encjgles in trying to
break Mown the miners' reasons for
asfcUig for a yearly agreement with
companies oaT hours of labor,
wages and other conditions Which, if
made, would be recognition of the
union. Mr. MaeVeagh's principal aim
throughout hiu Questioning of Mr.
Mitchell was to show that the Mine
Workers' Union, because of alleged
acts of intimidation, violence and the
use of ifte boyeott by its members,
proved itself unlit to heft a party to a
voatr&ct. Mr. Mitchell would not even
ni^urne for the sake of Illustrating
points that a reign of terror existed
In the anthracite coal fields during the
last six months. The recognition of
the tinion is looked upon as the most
important question before the commis
sion and It is quite evident from the
trend of the proceedings thus far, that
the companies will oppose it to their
utjuoat. ability.
Mr. Oowan a$'d Mr. Ross Questioned
Mr. Mitchell {principally .regarding
Venditions existing at the collieries of
the companies th*y represent. , /These
questions were Jto&re or less technical.
Mr. Mitchell's answers as a rulo dif
fered very .little from the reasons
Klven in his preliminary statement to
the commission for improved condi
tions for the mine workers. Interest in
tho proceeding Ib not waning. The
large crowd* which have been wedged
In the ca)|rt room during the preced
ing daya/of the hearing were in evi
dence, I>ttltlictLla lhere-a-fallln? off In
idance nt the attorneys, of
fcre are -Wmost , two score
at each session.
* proceeding to the examina
?hn T. Lfcnahan, of Wflkes*
ia. of the attorneys for the.
men who want tha-commis^j
^ ? tee trp their case, handed to
nmnl88lon a list of 2,000 names of
^lon men as his authority for ap
* : ; before the arbitrators. He did
V'? commission, to make the
at this time, but as
. said everything filed
- ? / ; '? public matter,
r: , -^ially handed in
f for pnhlica
/? -^!fte"t of the
? ? ^^i^S^acVeagh
right
.al
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
A large IncrcaM.
Announcement Vt>ru made last April of
the incorporation of the Union Illeach
tng & Finishing Co., with capital stork
of 12,500,000. fyr t|n? purpose of build*
ing cotton-tinisblng plant* tn the
South. During the past Week tho com
pany pvvn hacoj & $10,000 Mite at flvieort
vino* R. O., for the ?6tahllfekrnent of
He first plant. This initial establish
ment will have a capacity of tan ton*
daily for bleaVhlrig only, bttt later on a
p:jnting plant will be added to it. Tho
completion of this llnishing plant will
afford the cotton factories of Sovrh
Carolina tho fscUUtt* For finishing
their product, thus obviating tlio
nci?e?ftlty of sending goods to New
Kngland for the processes, as is now
the case. Janus 1). Duggan of lltlca, N.
Y., 1s president of the company, and
prominent "New Yo:k financiers are
among the stockholders, Mr. I). N.
Duke of New York and Durham. N. C.,
is one of the directors. Thos. F.
Uyan of New York Is also a director.
No. i Plant
It was announced in August that the
Standard Cotton Mills of Ctdartown,
Ga,, Jhad decided to build a No. 2
' plau.t< at a cost of $100,000. This addi
tion. i.will be equipped for the produc
tion of coarse yarns, and will thus af
ford a market to local cotton-growers
.for thoir coat.se staple. Tho company
has begun the crectiou of the building*
required for the enlargement, tho
main fit rut litre lo lie two scoiies high,
110x170 feet in size. The power will
be supplied by the &tpara plant of tho
present Will, and will be transmitted
by a cablo )f 1 '>rt-bn?-oo-power capacity.
The additions! mill will have a dally
?annn?v r>t on ^m-ns rrnm*
"N7>. t to No. 10, This company's pres
ent plant has 12,500 spindles, manu
facturing extra carded double-woven
mule spun hosiery yarnB, but the num
ber of spindles to be installed In the
addition has not )??en stated as yet.
Leads in (Jo'd Production.
Washington, Special. ? George E
Roberts, the Director of the Mint, has
completed his report on tho produc
tion of the "precious metals for the
calendnr ytiiir 1 DO 1. Tho tlnal figures
of the world's output are, gold $203,
374,700; silver (cpmmorcial value)
$101,999,100. The total number of
fine ounces of gold prodtieed was 12,
740,740. .uuu of silver 174.098,583. the
coinage valiip i>r the later being $2 2<L
200,200, Tlti; production of the prin
cipal countries follows* United States,
gold $78,060,700, silver $33,12$, 400;
Mexico .gold $10,286,800, silver $34,
593,900; Canada, gold $24,128,500. sil
ver $3,1 45, COO; Africa, gold $<>,908.
500; Australasia, gold $56,880,200, sill
ver $7,829,100; Russia, gold $22.860..
930; Chins., gold $9,091,500; India,
$9,305,900.
Lumber Notes,
The Planters 'Lumber Co. of Green
ville. Miss..*haa been chartered. with a
capital stock of $20,000. The incorpora
tors arte W. H. Neal, J. L. Strickland
and Percy Boll
The I j||ca 8 Lumber Co. of Wilson, N.
C., has been chartered, with ft capital
of ? 125.000. The stockholders are well
known business men of Wilson, Elm
City and Rocky/Mount.
The plant/^'f the Frost Hardware
Manufacturing Co. of Little Rock, Ark.,
was partly (destroyed -by fire on the
28th ult., entailing a loss of $?5,00().
which is v.'tll covered by insurance.
The CaddQr Lake Lumber Co. was or
ganized last week at Jefferson, Texas.
The capital stock is $25,000, and the in
corporators are G. W. Brown, A. B.
Bennett and T. S. Murray.
The Valley Pine Lumber Co., which
last month bought over 50,000 acres of
fine timber land in Leon and^ Wakulla
count lea, Ift jH'-e paring to erect a nuu?
ber of largo saw mills on its property.
City of Bennettsviile, 3. C., wants
prices -submitted through Collier to
Brown, English-American Building,
Atlanta, Ga., on 200 30-foot poles, with
rfot- lesfl than six*ineh tops; poles to be
black cypress* cedar or juniper. ? - ? ? I
The Barton Lumber & Brick Co. of
Jonesb'iro. Ark., was chartered last
we<?';, with a capital stock of $40,000.
The officers arc P. C. Barton, presi
dent; A. J. Tat inn. vice-prcsident .and
A. W. Hall, secretary and treasurer.
The Manufacturers' Record is In ??s
ceipt of reliable information regarding
the report, mentioned last week merily
as a report, concerning the Muscogee
Manufacturing Co. of Columbus, Ca.,
as building foundations for another
mill. The fact Is that the company is
"iilldlng a river wall, whlon' will be
^lable ft foundation for Its new
,g, which may be erected in the
sfefLput on the 31st ult. In the
Atills at New Berne, N.
json Bros. <if PhU
r-klln jjfod 250.
tifjl .The
with no
consul
>0.
and plant
was acid
?a' sale to
chaser pro
to con
" k About
FEDERATION AT WAR
Charges Among l abor Leader* Bring
On a Crisis.
SlIAl H:R OK GOMPtiRS Ml'St GO
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A Warm Time Alarked the Opening
ScAsion of the American Pedera
Uon of Labor.
New Orleans, Special. ? JJHhor Theo
dore Shaffer, president of the Anialga
mated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers, or Samuel Oompers, presi
dent of the American Federation of La
bor, seems destined to* pass under a
cloud. It lit a tight to the finish and at
present the odds favor (Jumper*. The
trouble which suddenly came to a
point In the convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor Monday morn
llig, was the echo of the groat strike
against the lipited States Steel Com
pany. which was fought and lost last
year by tfce Amalgamated Association
uhder thfe leadership of Shaffer. After
nls association had defeated him.
President Shaffer did not hesitate to
utter charges . of a sorloufe nature
against President Oompers. as well as
against John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine \Vorkerfif. and Frank Sar
gent, of the H rot lib r hood of Hallway
Trainmen, tie asserted that the or
ganizations over which these men pre
sided had, while listening to the ad
vice of their leaders, refused to lend a
helping hand to the Amalgamated As
sociation and had even fought it in the
# lo t*U (
Charges followed agaliiHt My. ^
-vrinirpmr: TrMftTeriT Tnrrfipefs Ti\?t faTF
made a reply denying that hn had
acted in bad faith toward the Amalga
mated Association. There the matter
slumbered, imti| this* HPirhlrig, When
delegate P: Sherhiah, of the Amal
gamated Association, a colleague of
Mr. Shaffer, rose and offered a resolu
tion relating to charges against Presi
dent Oompers, Delegate Wilson,^ the
Mine Workers, took the gavel and
Delegate Sheridan read his resolution
as follows:
"Whereas, President Shaffer, of tho
Amalgamated ABsoeintion of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers, at their lust
convention hfeld In Wheeling, W. Va.,
ipade charges against Mr. Oompt-rs, of
I he Z^ierlcah Federation of Labor,
which impeaehed hjs fidelity to the
principles of the uuion, therefore be It,
"Resolved, That the Federation ap
point a committee to investigate said
charges and report the finding to tho
convention, in order that the truth
may be known."
Objections were offered to the ad
mission of ihe resolution, but both
President OoinperR and President
Shaffer demahded the fullest Investi
gation of,the<ehargeH. It was fill Ally de
cided that the coiiveftttort should name
a committee of five members, Mr.
Oompers, to lianie t\Vttt Mr; Shaffer
two. and these four to name a fifth.
Mr. Oompers named as his represents
tiveCfe John A. Moflltt, of the United
Hatters, and Fdgor A. Agard, of tho
Olass Bottle lilowers1 Assoctatlon. Mr.
Shaffer named J. M. Slaton, of the .
'Carpenters and Joiners, and W. H.
Haskins, of tli/T United Mine Workers
| of Ohio. Th#r fifth member is nol
! known.
When the fcomsplttee met In the
evening but three members were pres
ent and after waiting for some tim* it
was decided not to appoint the fiftn
member or attempt any work until to
morrow.,. Oeneral opinion among tho
delegate^ Is that Mr. Shaffer is not in
an advantageous position. "I only
knew an hour before the assembling
of the convention that the resolution
would be Introduced," sa^ld Mr. Shaf
fer. "It looks to me as though Mi.
Sheridan and Mr. Qompers wore In
collusion and both forcings me to OTIug
charges, which they think I cannot
substantiate, to discredit me beforo
the members of the Amalgamated As
sociation, so that I cannot be re'
elected the head of that organiza
tion."
Mr. Tampers said: "Tho charges
cannot be upheld, because there ig-TPrH
truth In them. The best years of my
life have been given to tho cause* of
organized labor and I have never had
a thought or performed an action
which was not intended for Its advan
cement. I welcome a ny investigation.
There i\as been ny^ collision between
Mr. Sheridan^ and myselK I knew it
was coming and so did Mr. Shaffer.
My hope is that the special commltteo
will act promptly and that its report
may follow closely upon the charges."
Mr. Sheridan declined to discuss tho
resolution at length, saying that it
spoke for itself. "I wish to deny,
however," he said, "that. I am acting
with Mr. Gompers. I am not an ad
mirer of him myself, and if. when wo
elect a president, his la the only namo
mentioned, I will not vote for him."
, Train Robbers Tried.
k^oxville, Teiin., Special. ? Hand
cuffed to two doputy United States mar
shals, and surrounded by guards. Har
vey Logan, alias Kid Curry, the allege*
train robber, whose gang held up and
In Montana of $40,000. was marcl\ed
from Jail to the Fedoral Court Monday
where he appeared for trial before
Judge Clarke. Logan's attorneys mi
jgtred a plea in abatement in which the?*
[Veld that owing to the illegal empanel
ment of the jury which drew tho j
indictment against Logan the indiel*
mentu should be quashed. The Unite !
States entered a replication to the vWx
lod court adjourned until today wh*r.
Judge* Clarke will announce his decis
ion.
Street Cor Accident,
Augusta, Oa.. Special. ? A Charleston
? Western Carolina Railroad freight
train and an Augusta Railway and
Electric Company street c|?r were in
collision in the central porHen of tho*
ctiy,~ where tHelr tratftfe Intersect: TSo
tlKotrn frock the track
K * pftgacBgar, thtr war
?la* o* thv rear platform of the
t car. was thrown . under the
iUaln locomotive and cut to
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TRAGEDY At OMIiNVlLlE
Prominent Business Alan Mil.* th?
L).\spoller of tllx Home.
Oreenville Special;-- A-tiapie shoot
in 32 AfTAf t- toOU plu< i* y mo ninn
at ( h<? Air Line station, whUh lias cre
ated a sensation on account of the cir
I'umslmu'cs prcccdum it Mr. II. F.
Hush, a merchant of thi* ? ?ty , who was
elected Un aldermtln laat year, mortally
wounded John T. Stevens, a freight
conductor on the Southern railway, at
8 o'clock, shooting him at close range
through the head and a|s:> through iho
neck.
The antecedent facts are that 'St?v- [
ens was attentive to Hush's wife, and*
a couple of months ago Hush found
Mm one nljfbt nt his residence when it
wsB thought Hush was out of town
Ho ordered Steven* out of the house,
and alrto left his home the next day.
placed his li: other |n charge ->f the
store and went to California, where he
remained seyersi weeks, and returned
here a weOK Or two ttgO;
It If* not known that Hush ati.1 Stev
ens had iitet before since Hush's return
nnd the latter was at the station on
business, lie Was about to take the
trolley car when Stevens accosted him,
and Rush told Mm that he did not
Wish to have any conversation with
him, but Stevens persisted and Hush
again declined' to talk with, Stevens,
who tyiftde n mOV^ment as ir to draw
a pistol when Hush quickly flred upon
him and wounded him twice as already
stated. Hush Immediately left tho vici
nity of the station and went to another
building, where he was arrested soon
afterward by Policeman Tucker. It is
said that Hush left the scene of the
Shooting for ft-ar < tint Stevens' railroad
friends might do him Injury, but Iherfc
wJ vi unrrnion.
Chief Kennedy was Informed Of tho
shooting nnd wmu In a carriage to the
station, where he took charge of Hush
and brought him to Sheilff (Wreath's
ofllcpK from fclierice he waR taken to
jail. Hush was advised not to do any
talking, and Ha lias made no statement
as yet concerning the affair.
Stevens Is a native of western Nortti
Carolina, and has been connected with
the Southern railway several years, lie
is unmarried And about 33 years of age.
Stevens has no relatives here and
was boarding, ills mother and sister j
live In North Carolina, and he wan j
their main support. His conduct upon i
making an assult upon Rush, who tried j
to avoid any difficulty. Is said to be In ;
keepingV with the declarations made
since RVish came back from California.
While Hush had said to friends at dlT'
ferent times that he did not propose lo
have any difficulty with Stevens, but
wouldf attend to his own affairs if let .
alone.
Stevens died at 1 o'clock Saturday
evening fit the sanitarium. He bad not
shown any signs of consciousness
fclnee lie was shot this morning.
The sympathy of tho community is
With Hush, who narrowly escaped with
hla life, as St#vens was armed with a
44-falibre weapon, and only the fact
that the pistol <'aught In his pocket as
ho ritt.empted to draw It kept Hush
from being the victim of the encounter.
Stevens' pistol was found lying by hla
side on the ground.
Negro Kills M'S Captor.
Greenville. Special. ? Another"* kill
ing took place Saturday afternoon In
the suburbs of the city, and the victim
was Samuei Willlmon, a white man,
who tras fatAlly shot by a negnKwhoso
name Is unknown. The negro was a
stranger in the neighborhood, apu~~he
broke Into a dwelling this morning.
When he was pursued by a party of
whit? men, Including Willlmon, who
arrested him and was bringing him tq
the city. Accounts differ aasto what
took place qn the road, i^nd jas the/e
were no eye witnesses the.facVs may
never be known with certainty. One
story la that Willlmon, in charge of
the negro, allowed- him to walk along
the road with him and when nehr the
city the negro drew his pistol and shot
Willlmon, who d iCu almost, instantly.
The "tyther statements that the negro
was not armed, that hiB hands were
tied and -that ho knocked Willlmon
down and then tortk his pistol and
killed him, which docs nofBCem prob
able. Sheriff Qllreath received the in
formation by 'phone from tb? vicinjtv
of the killing and started at once with
a posse to catch the negro. Willlmon
lived about three miles from the city
and leaves a wife and several chil
dren. He was about 60 yeys of age.
President Waters Resigns.
Baltimore, Special. ? At a directors'
meeting of the Atlantic Coast Line
Company, of Connecticut the parent
company of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad, tho resignation of President
Henry Waters was received and ac
cepted. and Warren G. Elliott was
oWted president to succeed hint
Mlchaer Jenkins, of this city, was
elected a director nnd It. I). Cronly,
secretary.
' Accused of Bmbezzlemejiit
Alexandria. Special. ? George W
Dlx, a letter carrier, late treasurer ot
(He Osceola Tribe of Red Men, was
arr?Stert charged with embezzling
money from the trtha. ? I??~ will barer a
hearing tomorrow. Th.<? tribe -this
morning sent to the Corporation Court
for record a certificate Of a change in
trustees. The trifo? has appointed
Policeman R. F. Hettls and ^W. A
Ferguson trustees, vice George W.
Dlx and S, Cuveller. Jr.
Girl Rons Away.
Spartanburg. 8. C., Special. ? Miss
Lola. Turner, a handsome young lady
about 19 years of age, has been rrucfv
!ng from ber home *ince Thursday
and up to 3 o'clock Friday afternoon
no clue as to her vrtiereabobts hid
been dlscoyered. Sh*&tft her home at
-Otitfaa ti? the'iflernoojT saying to a
TTHmr UUly friend that she would not
be keen again in this part of the cjjpn
try. Mr. C. A. father of the
missis* yeung My, Is MtraeUi wit&
trief, and belac * ??? pf mi; ha*
aet *11 farces to -work ta*s w
Wtt; ? v'--. : -'T ? r? "?*??? 'K
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MINE OWNERS' SIDE.
Statement Tiled Willi Coal Strike
Commission
"*-? ? ? ?
statement cr iiirmi company.
? ? ? - * ... ?
HepOrt AMners Have die Test o(
Monies, IMmio* Add Organs* and All
the Comforts vt L'f.\
Philadelphia. Fp??iai -The slate. j
ment of tlic Lehigh Coal and Naviga
tion Compnny. submitted to tin* An
thtAcite Coal Strike Commission now
In session at tVrantcn, t'a., in answer
to (ho i|i mamlu ci' tho miners, was
Inade pith I i?' ho-e Sunday. Tho answer
ipi'ltos tlio development* of tho com
puny from ih? date of ii? charter in
1X22, refers to tho vxponsf of operation
and to the eompnrat tvoly pioHts.
and declares tho demand of t li o em
ployes foh ail Increase of 2 per font. is
unjustifiable, the reason glt'en in sup
port of the demand not being founded
on fact. Accompan>ing tho ainu-mont
eamo two exhibits. One allows the
earning.* of ihe employes of the eo;n
pany for 0110 year hawed on the time
work rd during 1901, tho number of the
Bovel'al classes of \VihkmiM, ami the
rales p:?ld according to the pay t?>ll
lot the ilrat half of 1902, T!ie other is
a catalogue of oveit acts charged to
the striking employes of th* co.npany
?in ring the ireful cojuoi, the riot as
eaults and disturbances of vnrloua
kinds, boe.tg numbered at upwards of
1)0, -The answer says:
"'l'he Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company is Mi'' oldest eorpm itiioti en
gaged in tho mining t*f eoal in Ihe an
thracite region. II was chartered In
1822, atul was the successor of the l>e?
lilKh Coal Mine 'Company, which was
organised In 1793. M also dequined
certain rights on the liOhigh river
which were granted in 1XIS.
"It owns and controls about 11,000
acres of eoal land in Carbon and
Schuylkill COlIULlCS, V.'ilini am inti
mated to contain over f>00,000,000 tona
of available unmined coal. Its ?'tu
|)loyos numbered about G,000 and it?
capacity ol production Ik over 200,000
tons n month, its capital stock and
funded debt amounted to upward of
$32,000,000. All or its capital stock and
bonds were ikvmod for lull value, but
although its more important coal lands
were purchased at a tiiuo when the
country was a wilderness, and all Iih
lands have been acquired at moderate ?
prices, the dividends upon Its c^rpTtJT
stock to date onlj' averaged y6l per
cent. The pro lit on coal mined by the
company during thq, 10 yearn ending
Decern bet 31, 1901. has averaged 11.0'j
cents per t?Jn, after charging off taxes
on coal land# and depreciation, nut not
including any charge for royalky,
which represents the value Of the coal
in the ground. Nor were the rates of
freight upon the railroad exorbitant, as
is shown by the fnet that tho company
operated its own canal, but found it
advantageous to send the coal to mar
ket over the railroad, tat her than by
the canal/'. . >
Referring to t Ho claim of the mtn??rs
that, better wages are paid Fn the hi-'
tuminous fioldn for substantially hIiuI
lar work, the answer states:
"This company does not know whal
rate of wages is paid in the bituminouii
coal flelds throughout the;?>untiy, but
there in nowhere in any fields, substan
tially similar work to' that whlrh Is
done under contract in the mlncB of
this company, ir'ls a fact, however,
that miners of ordinary skill and ex
perience have alwayV. been,- able to go
from the mines of thiaTf&llupany to any
other mining region throughout th?
country and obtain employment
_ "In 1901, for a day of 10 hau:s^j:on-.
tract iriners earned an average of >3.14
per day; skilled laborers $2.$1 ; mi*
skilled laborers >1.93; boys >1 for woi'k
under ground. Tno nit*s for outside
laborer averaged a? follows: l*
bor $1.90; unskilled labor $1.2$; boys
77 .Anin rT> l?r> n iT/\rnxrA ? ?? t\ i m 1 i1 n I li it J
I V l vil\!*i X ti" B V*. I ft'llt "N f " f"
of adults were $475.25." l">enial Is
made of the claim of the miners that'
their earnings are Insufficient to main
tain the American standard of living.
"Out of 3,043 families. 870 own thfir
own housed Pianos will bo founti in
14?5 and house organs in 337. The com
pany owns and rents to its employes
?71 housea at an average rental of
$4.75 a month. The chaiactcr of these
homes Is fully above the average lu
any part of the country occupied by
any other class of workmen. It has
been the policy of the company to sell
surface with the dwellings is now own
ed and occupied by employes of the
company. The families of the employes
have ample school nccommodatioi\H.
wiih capable teachers and over 3.000
children in attendance, while over 7b
per cent, of the whole fund expended
In the region Is derived from taxes
^.pald by this eompahy on its coal
estate.
"Some of the foreigners prefer to,
live In a very niggardly and squalid
manner so that they may accumulate
the larger part of tuttir earnings and
return to Kurope to live In ldtenc?s(
but those who^hav? their permanent
home In the nf%pn have at leapt $1.
000.000 on deposit Id banks and^aaving
funds in the vicinity, saved from tho
wages earning in the employment of
this company. The" annual remittances
to their famllites and friends abroad
through agencies in the regiQn and
vicinity, amounted to $150,000 or more,
la 1SS4 the company eatjrtrtls&srt w
beneficial fund, to which it haa contri
buted the- sum of $196,889 and the em
ployes $154,76$."
at ?
More Boodtcra to Be Tried.
St. Louis, Special.? Circuit Attorney,
Folk, who, has returned from -Columbia.
Mo., where he prosecuted the case,
against COV Ed Butler.
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x&argeof_
PALMETTO MFNTION
fl oors and M nora of Current Invent*
I broughout the State.
l or l.ower Freight Kates.
Kpartanhnrg,' Special. ? At a mat
ing of (he committee on express ami
(t4iiiH|H>r(ation of the chamber of com
merce, hold In tho office of Nichols &
Jones, i he matter a f bettor freight
rate># for the city of Spartanburg was)
thoroughly discussed. A request was
also made to the city couneil to coni
pel the Spilthern railroad to erect
gates nt the Main street crossing of
the S. 17. Ai C. railway. Mr. Wm, M.
Jones, chairman of tho committee,
was directed to write to the railroad
roinmfssion of tho State with the view
to holding a consultation with them.
Thin consultation will ho In regard to
the "jewing up" and delaying of
freight at Spartanburg Jumtlon and
other point* near this city, and there
by seriously damaging nnd Incon
veniencing business men, contractor*'
find others. At this proposed confer
ence. provided It Is granted, there will
be members of tho 'chamber of com
merce, and officials t)f tho Southern
dro hIko Invited to-jdalo their aide of
the Cflse.
fors. George VV. Helnitah and 8. It.
Dean this afternoon redklved a mod
ern splendt I ly ????<??? ?*4tic and X-ray
machine. It was manufactured ill Chi
cago. and will bo ttsod in tho treat
ment of the latest style of Xray.tturk.
fls well as for persona needing elec
trical treatment. Tho machine "will bo
run by ad electric dynamo. It la a
very valuable piece of mechanism a?d
one of the very few of Its kind hi ill's
South. ~ *
Failed of Quorum. , #
Columbia, Special.? The mcptlng ol
the state board of oauvaKaevs was not
held Thursday, hut t ho law allows ten
day* lu which the board may meet,
tabulate returns and declare tho re
sult of the recent elections. The meet
ing had been called for noon ycater
day, -and notliwlfhstandlng the lniport?
Hurc of the matter only on? member
of the board, State Treasurer Jennings,
whh here to attend, Comptroller Gen
eral Derliam has been away for some
time and did not ionic for the meeting..
(lr-n. Floyd Was In Charleston and At
torney General Bell in go r was detained
In liar B well on the Krco caie. S?cre*
tary o( State Cooper In at home In Col
leton, where It itf aald thnt h9 la sick.
Air. Patterson of the house did not
come. Attorney General Bellinger Will
very llktfy leave his csae and como
hero this morning, and J-lcut, Gov.
Till mart1, In accordance with the law,
haa been 'notified of the fact that thefe
1b not a quorum and hus been asked to
coupe immediately. If- there are only
TWo regular members here todny, the
lieutenant governor will maku tho
quorum uudep the law and the work
can be proceeded with. The return*,
from all the counties have been receiv
ed, but cannot be tabulated until the
hoard selects a clerk and puts him at"
work,
(tootf Prisoner LeWifscd.
Columbia, Special.? The governor
has Rrnnted a full pardon to Alexander
De*ildre, the ^ite man from Charles
ton, who was convicted in 189ft an<f
sentenced to the penitentiary (or six
years, Deyildro wan working lit a
Charleston business house when, being
Intoxicated, he got into a general row.
and killed a man. Since his intarcera*
t ion bis ' little girl bas^ been drowned
and his Wife has died. Only his aged
mother aw;a!ts his return to hlahomel
in Charleston. Ever since he hu been
in prison Devildre has made an exem*
plary prisoner, and baa been one of the
most helpful men 'In the inatltntioa*
Capt. Griffith, tbe directors of the in
stitution, the sheriff of Charleston andl
others earnestly urged tbe pardon, and
Inasmuch as the man had only eleven
months more to serve, the governor
determined to allow this time off for
good behavior. .
A Proper Postponement.
Those in fcbarge orthe proposedctffr
ored State fair are h6w making am.
earnest effort to provide a creditable
fair, Thoy have undertaken ? tVradST
the railroads substantial evldBHCt Jol
exhibits and to this end will bring in"
a number In advance. This being done4
chr-n^ railroad rates will probably be
allowed. In order that this may be
brought about th^faftr has been post-:
poned until DecemlfeV 2-6. _
Criticises Virginia University.
Richmond, Special.? At Thursday's
eessiwi of tho Virginia Methodist Epis
copal Conference, Bishop Duncan spoke
of the religious system at tho Univer
sity of Virginia, which has no chap-_
Iain. He said he did not wish to t)F
understood as criticising the Univer
sity, but he thought its present meth
ods in this particular unwise. ?,
?The Rice Lands Surveyed
Austin, Tox., 8peelal? Information
from Marble Falls, Burnett county,
Texas, is to the effect that aalde from
the "Patrlck trigL probably no keraJa
connection with tbe Immense estate of
the late millionaire,. Wm. Marsh Rice,
has created mor* Interest than the re*
cent report of tbe official survey of the
Rice league of land lying to the south
of Marble Falls, and bordering on tfc* I
Coloradcr fiver. This survey widens tbe]
, supposed bounds of tbe league -to att
enormous extent and takes in aupBQffed1
holdings of dttieiw: It la tbe conflict ul
claims now imminent that pprtand* tM?
most interesting and important phi
of th? watiar: c-_
^ *
A Bar bar' ? W|J|.
Chester, Special.? Ben Ht
tbe iplored barber Wlw waa
shot and "killed by Folk
ffeeft * wllljji a
A DAVIS MEMORIA
m ,
New Orleans Entertaining ftftotl
Gathering of
DAUGHTERS OF THE CWroflttC
Many Reports Migg^the S?d|
Day's Session - $6,000 forj
Winnie Davis /lemorlat. *
I
New Orleans, Special. ? The pfcooi
day's session of the ninth annua} a
ventlon of 'the Daughters of the
ted Confederacy opened Thurtd
morning. . Greetings were recetf
from Junior organization
Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky J
number, of reports were read shotrfj
the progress made by t|M
the different States? jjttw,
Florida, said that ^though the fit
had a population more than half;
which was Northern. It contained
of the largest chapters *
body and had Idtely ra
ShUU over the IlorMi
In battle and burled
Va.
Mrs. J. M. Arnold, of
that through'
the play of
bweir ? prep
Georgia" /silenced
Mrs. jfhn P, Hicl
vlile. Indft, said the.
engaged in the
monument to the
MiSs Mary M.
said the chapter
to support a SoWl
helped tQ- erect AT
to be uttTcil^d itt
erans.
Mre. Heleji m
work ofthe ch|
wore to cstablMi
at Peatirolr, the
80 Mre. Jaufe* Hi
York, um:
of Soutfee*
State and
work, ?
The Mil
that $6,000
mortal had
Daughters, waa i
Mrs. Robert
grand dlYIMott
Sherry for *"'
Connor tor
cordial greet
Dugan, who
chapter In I-oa Auge^