The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 08, 1903, Image 1
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TWENTY DIE AT SEA
Two Steamships Crash la The
- Fog.
THE SAGINAW SENT TO BOTTOM,
A Passsuger Qj^8? Qraphlc Desc*lp~
j. ? tlonof ihft Accident? The Discipline
of the Wrecked Vessel'. Crew Ad
mlrable.
t h V .8pecI a collision at sea
LlfiinVn , ,lVe8 ^20 01' moie l)CO"
S ac \ho s,nklng Of^ic Clyde steam
^ the Old Dominion
Steamship Company's liner Hamilton
bGtween Winter Quarter
if and Fenw'ck Island Ught
?h)p, on the Virginia coasf, at 4: 10
0 clock Friday morning. The Hamilton
left New York at 3 o'clock for Nor/olk
and tho Saginaw passed out of the Vir
-gflljAeapea at 9 o'clock Monday night
bound from Richmond and Norfolk for
Philadelphia, a dense fog eottled along
the cgast shortly after nightfall and
z. both vessels wero. going ut reduced
speed when the crash occurred. The
scene of the collision Is about 13 or 14
*J0lles off the shore and between 180 and
300 miles south of New York or be
tween 120 and 1 40" tq11t?r- north of Nor
folk.
The fog whistlesfof both vessels were
~.;-"4ffl^nctIy heard by each other for-sev
, .:?.r??..?.^Dutes before the qolllslon occur
red. According to Captain Boaz, of the
Hamilton, inlg ship was going about
nine mil eM an hour end the Saginaw
about tent The fog was so thick that
ship's length S?way were in
jd when the two crafts hovo in
leach other there was but a
before they n:et. The Sagl
now ve^ed as the Hamilton hove in
elgbfcr bm they had not the time to
^ clear each other afid the knifc-Iike
steel prow of tho south-bound vessel
struck the Clyde ship on the port quar'
. tcr about 20 feet from her stern, cut
ting the- entire rear of (he ship away,
""fr? '""Wishing water caused the S.ayi
fiaw to settle rapidly in the stern and
the Impetus of the Hamilton took her
out of sight of the crippled x.essel. En
- felaefi, already reversed,-- were put full
i-.oam to the jt^rtr-and the l^unilton
- -xjiclcd of - ttvew rei_>k, ut the
time iovvicring two life-boats.
~ the Saginaw was again al&lil'i'j |
-^-htr stlrrn ^as under water and her bow
? high in tho air. Panic-stricken people
rushed over her decks and ; scrambled
txiward^ the bow. Life boots were being
~ IcWieiixl ffrid into the "first 1? colored
women were placed, according to Sec
ond Officer W,. L. Morris, who was in
'- command. The boat was swamped as;
"Mt Struck tho water and Its occupants
were thrown into the sea. .All were
drowned. except the second officer and
1 ho colored stewardess, who was caught
by First Officer Goslee and held until
.boat from the Hamilton reached
tnenj. The womaa was . pulled fn. but
-tho -gallant mate sank immediately^
' The woaian died before the smalt boat
reached the Hamilton, more from ih
; Jtirle* received by the impact or the
coHJeion than by drowning; In the
r meatlme the rush of waters into tho
? bow ? of~4ho -Saginaw- had caused - the
dcCks to. burst their fastenings with a
roar like the report of big guns and
tons of freight of all descriptions -soon
1 it t ered~th &'[ seh . To this theTBtruggling
people In the water clung and many
? were rescued by the boats from the
. ..Hamilton and Saginaw.
Before tho life-boat of the Hamilton
- had reached the Saginaw the latter had
: cltaappearcd - beneath .. the ?waxea. L and
nothing but her tppmasts were viable.
-To *hese-several men were ^llnitfiigr
? one of whom was the aged captain of
- the Saginaw,. J. S. TunneH. When he
was taken offjt was found that ho had
sustained setcre, if not serious, inter
around the scene of the wreck for over
an hour but no sign of life could be
?eeri among the mass of floating
freight. Two bodies, one of a man and
me other of a woman, both clad in I
;Mght dfesa. n"rc observed drifting be
tween the bales oi* cotton and casts of
' foods.
-.- ..According to Clyde ofljcials the
names of only 18 passengers are
' kpcWu and tt is. admitted by Secofid
Oflleor Morris that 15 colored women,
Wl ot_ whom are now dead, were in the
: awamred ITfc boat ? ?.TT" "
The crew of the Saginaw numbered
an tola. iWom the offiosrs of the
:<%rtfe ?omi?Ay h?? li*
? 4t passengers was Obtained: K. B.
rfiStefWaddphla; J. l*a?or, Ph*fc
<Ugiila;"^ B. Youughcad, Ohistci',
J ?^CkO.B. Hoodr Philadelphia ; H. t.
flamden. N. J.; all white;
' mwr *. Sanderson, Windsor, *N. C. ;
Morris Pnyner, Northwest. Vm ; John
&e?a<* Norfolk; Miller PenoeJI, Nor
folk: Jttdson 8. Wills, Berkley, Vs.;
Rowland, Newport News ; Miry
and ronl passers. The passci\gera saver,
arc: K. B. Cole, Philadelphia, wb<? lost
a purse contalnUig $700 and a la s<
diamond stud; *? Trevor, of Philadel
phia; R, I). Younghead, of Chester
Pa.;' 0e6r?o I). Hcod, of Philadelphia;
tlarry P. Winters, of Camden, N.
Mary A. Sanderson, Windsor, N. C.:
Morris Payne, Jr.. . Northwest, V;\.\
John Reese, Norfolk; Miller PehufilL
Norfolk; Judson Seville* Berkley, and
David Rowland, of Newport News.
Death of ftlss Loijgacre.
Atlanta, > Special.? -Miss Ada - Long ??
ere. lady principal of Cox Collie slnco
1867, died at College Park May 4.
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
f >
Chicago, Special,? *A national in
dustrial conference, to which former
President Cleveland, Senator Hanna,
President Gopipers of the American
Federation of I>abor, John Mitchell of
Ihe miners' union and other leaders In
the industrial and .political life of the
country will be Invited, Is to be called
by the National Civic Federation to
meet in Chicago. Among the results
hoped for ig the solution of many vex
ing problems totweon employer and
employee before disagreements over
them lead to labor troubles.
Among the plans the federation will
propose la one that manufacturers 6f
a ccrtain line of goods shall be in
rtueeil to agree, where the demand of
labor Is sufficiently insistent, to n
sradual reduction of working hours,
a reduction of 'half an hour each year
Instead of one or more hours ut a tiino,
in return for the agreement by unions
not to restrict production.
Another Luffalo Tragedy.
Buffalo, Special. ? John 11. Costello, a
wealthy mining operator and oil man,
with offices in the Prudential build
ing^ has been shot by his wife. Two
shp'is were fired. One took, effect in the
right shoulder. After the shooting, Mrs.
Costello went to' police hs^dquartess
and gave herself up. Physicians say
Costello's chances of recovery are fa
vorable.
The Costellos have bc<rn separated
fo rseveral years, during which tiipe
they have engaged in litigation and
carried on open domestic warfare. Mrs.
Cifctelio has made numerous attempts
to gain possession of her ehlldYen and
charges of attempted kidnapping have
been made against her. Owing to Cos
telio s wealth awri wide business inter
ests, t^eir family troubles were given
much publicity.
? - : ? \
Negotiations Take Favorable 'furn.
Washington, Special.?' The f Chinese
minister called upon Secretary Hay at
the State Department ai^dlncttsocd
tho Manchurlan f.Itnatlon^w<ii> iit??
There Is good reason to believe that
the negotiations ' have taken a more
favorable turn and that the Russian
coup which was expected has been
either abandoned- or indefinitely post
ponod. If Is ifnderetool that this In
volves .no tetreat on tbe part the
Russian government from any posi
tion officially taken. Certain inquiries
"were addressed by $1. Planeon, tK6'
Russian charge at Pekln, to the
Chinese government respectlnir^.the
Chinese purpose as tp Manchuria. The
Russians hold that these were errone
ously taken to bb a get of-.dewands.
Aa a matter Of fact they were nothing
but inquiries .and, the Chinese aiutwora
being taken a? eatl?f?ctory, the -Rus
sian government has decided to caiTy
out its . original programme for tho
evacuation of MantfHiurla.
I?al. way Qver th?? Ande?.
Washington, Special. ? In a report to
the State Department, Consul Mans
field, at Valparaiso, says that, during
ihe last Session of the Chilean congress
e bill was passed which, provided for
the construction of a raltway over the
Andes mountains to" 'connect Buenos
Ayres with Santiago and Valparaiso.
This will be the -first line to cross the
continent of Son th-Am erica. ~
The Argentlne governmeat is build
ing a railroad from Buenos AyreB,
which is to connect with the lino froiy'
Valparaiso. Work Is being pushed on
both sides of the mountains and it
expected the line will bo completed'
within g-itew years. An" enormous lun
nel is a part of the i>raj??t.
Exodus of Fair Visitors.
St. Louis, Special.? .Nearly all the
World's Fair dedication visitors have
departed rrom St. Louis. President
Francis, accompanied by a party of vis
itors and by officials of the exposi
tion. Inspected the United States mon
itor Arkansas, moored In St'. Louis
harbor.
The closing events yesterday of the
dedication were aa follows:
A civil parafTe, hi which 30,000 per
sons took part.
A mai*-meeting In the Liberal Arts
Building at the fair grounds, where the
governors of States were welcomed^
, .i^dlotfjon of sites for State build
Fjuulwlinlc display. " ?
i^#??SOr Appointed.
Washington, Special.? Dr. John C.
Rodman, commander of the Nortti
Carolina Division, United Softs of Con
federate Veterans, baa appointed tor
thn annual reunion' at New Orleans.
Miss Mary Armistead Jones, ^f ftai
Nttt'le Lou Btemr Ot Wtoston-SaleoJ
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Atlanta Fair +n4 Morse J
Atlanta. tJ*. Sp?St!al.? There isN
ti?. Act .UlU jJkxm it
wtti be iTf ealmn of thetalrthis year.
^ vft.extewU aa ?u
ROOSEVELT "SPEAKS.
A Fierce Wind Prevailed and the
Cold Was Severe.
MEMORABLE OCCA5 ION IN ST. LCI IS
Roosevelt the Only One Whose Vote*
Coulil be Heard F.fiy pat From
, the Rostrum.
,St. Lo^iis, Special, ? The buildings of
the Louisiana Purchneo Exposition
were forma Hy dedk'Ut'd Thursday,
with all pomp and ceremony. In every
way, save one, the cxercists were a
enccfctsa, ainl?4bl? one clrcuaaatance waa
the weather. The wind blew fl.erc)y
from the west, sending great clouds
of dust whirling Into t!xe faces of the
troops as they marched nant the Pic^i
dent, and at times so nearly blind. ng
the Prtsidcnt that It was well n cJ?
Impossible for him to aei1 across tue
street U|>on which the t loops were
marching. Added to the discomfort of
the wind and dust was a temerature
\whlch sought for the marrow and gen
erally reached .it. The ladlts, who, on
the strength of the warm weather yes
terday, came In summer dresses to the
reviewing stand, suffered keenly, mid
but for the thoightfuinesa of officers
commanding the guard thrown nroond
the reviewing stand, who provided
them with blankets, many of Ihem
would have been compelled to leave
the place. Doth- -President Roosovtdt
and Ex-President Cleveland remained
In the stand- exposed to Jim raw wind
until the end of the parade, although
tholr faces were blue and their limbs
Btiff<aied -by the cold. Despitn this
he.avy/ handicap, however, tne ceremo
nies proper were splendidly handled
and the programme was carried out to
the ky.er. The paraue, which took place
in the morning, was somewhat longer
in passing the President than had been
expected. ^anJ!. ho was fifteen minutes
behind the Feed uled time when he was
escorted by the committeo into the
Liberal Arts building. In order to ar
rive even ns early as that, he whs
compelled to take his noonday meal
ender somewhat uncomfortable circum
stances. During the luncheon the fobi
was placed on , a rectawguiur couhtcr
*[*d^ the President, like everybody else,
"helped hiinijolf." The crowd inside I To
tent was dense w.ien the President,
with Secretary Wllso$-ttnd others, en?
tercd. lie vras so closely pressed that
when lie attempted to move his nvm
his elbow disturbed a cup of coffee held
"by General Corbin. With some dlftt
culty the officers forced the crowds to
allow the -distinguished giiest elbow
room, but they would hllow him nofh-. -
Tug more. IhJs manoeuvre forced the
adjutant cencrsj-out oJ the rauge of
the sandiwehes. but' the President de
voted one hand to passing food to his
escort, while the other was devoted to
b'S own advantage. Owing to hi* ad
vantageous position the President soon'
-galled upon passing plates,
which service ho performed with alac
rity and cheerfulness. The important
ceremonies :n the Liberal Artfl bulldltii
were handled with all possible dis
patch Early in the exercises word was
brought to Senator Carter, the Presl
that some portions of
the hali weva being dangerpuly con
gested, and he was -asked to/avoid de
lays, as far as possible. He did so and
| ifom the flret tft last the events on
?ne programme succeedod each other
rapidly. Of all the speakers, President
Roosevelt alone wa 3 able to make his
voice carry further than' 50 feet from
the stage. By far the largest part of
Ui?- a&?ujmbly con}4 iiear m>tnlng, and
housands of people in the rear *part
or the hall were constanUy moving
about and producing a muffled roar
that , would have bafTled a fog horn.
When the President rose to speak
he was cheered to the echo. He bowed
again and again, and suggested by his
manner that quiet be restored. Finally
he mounted the board railing in front
.9 the reatrum, where he could be seen
from every part of the hall, and again
ISwW fllle*c* Thera wM every
thing but silence, and President Fran
Vis suggested that he proceecT with his
^peech and ipiiet would follow. Presi
%S2fVeltianghed ?hook his
*?"cd' Now you - my fellow-cltiztens,
give me all the cha&e* you can, for I
needTW The chance was given and
ne began his address. A burst of an
plause greeted his statement that the
Dutch had done great tblnrs for the
country in Its infancy, and the Presl
i! "i.ftUg5Sl n tt mttnner which plain- .
means ?ncestors."
Another outburst of applaud, which
was long continued ..after he had epo
15 m,nute?. caused him to
IW *?nd r?m?rk to President Fran-.
ci.v Now ihey think I'm done," and
fce
ANOTHER KENTUCKY MURDER
L.
The Assassin Was Seen But Wit
ncsstb Will Not N?me Them.
Lexington, Ky? 8peelal.~ Just after
be had finished filing papiha, re*open
iug the contested election cases of
Breathitt county, James H. Mar cum
whs shot r#U killed by an unknown
assassin. He fell In the front entrance
of the court house at Jackson, Ky.. and
never spoke, death being almost In
stantaneous. Murcuui was counsel for
the fuslonisto who are contenting for
tho offices of a county judge, sheilff
and other jdt>ees now by Demo
crats. As a result of his effort *1 and hlB
sympathy with the Cockrttfl faction in
the Hargls-Conkrcll feud, ho had for n
year been geuerfilly regarded as a
marked man..
He was Ptauding In the front door of
the court houbo when tho shot v/us
flrcd.
Mai cum staggered and as he sank to
the floor another shot was fired. The
first bullet entered the buck to the
right of the oplnal column and passing
through tho breast and body struck
tho door facing him. Tho next shot
passei^through the. top of his head and
was aimed ?e he reeled. The shots ap
peared to come from a doorway, or pos
sibly from behind a door In the corri
dor, but as tho passage was quickly
clnarcd .aiuid groat confusion no ono
seemed able to etatc accurately where
the assassin was located. A telegram
from County Judge Harris tonight
states that the assassin Is still un
known after a diligent search and no
arrests have as yet" been made even
op suf^lclon.
The body was plclccd up by friends
and carried to a drug store opposite
and from there taken home. Sorne say
they saw* tho assassin run out of the
rear door and It seems -certain that tho(
murderer made his escape that way In'
the confusion. It is generally believed
that the assassin wa?* recognized by
some people, but 110 one thus far has
the courage to name him though this
question is 011 every one's lips.
4<-#tareum was a trustee of the Ken
tucky State College, yi&a United States
commissioner of bis district and rep
resenting the Lexington & Eastern
Railroad and othef largo corporations.
'
Cnpt?ln MJIffgfln Arreted. j
Bcufort, . SpccJal-'-Captain Milli
gan, Master of the Steamer Active
of Capo Charles, Va., camo here af
ter a crew* of 14 which ho shipped
before Collector- of Customs C.- D.
Jones, acting as United States Com:]
ml8ston(<-.There was. complaint by
a local boat owner that Mllligan had
violated the- State law against tak-!
log labor out of North Carolina.
.Tha. sheriff arrested Mi lli sail on
tho ground tliat the latter was with
out license, soliciting labor to go out
side of the State. He is under a $700
bond'knd -did not tako the crew. The
sly?rjff telegraphed Attorney Gcnor
Gilmer for his opinion and sayr the
latter advised to make the ar:
rest. It Is Claimed that the law im
poses $300 fine , on unlicensed eral*
grant agents. MiUlgnn~ and other
.persons here say he Is In no sonse
an emigrant agent and that the charge
is ufounded Md that action in thi<t
case will -worM hardships to the ship
ping interests In North Carolina.
liend-on CoIllslML on the Southern.
? T*l0Vttta, Ga.,~ Si^ctat:? Fotrr train
men were slightly injured here in a
head-on collision between a freight and
a passehger train on the* Southern .Hall
way, The trains were moving at a slow
rate of speed and came together in the
ya*d limits of FlovlHa. No paesengcrs
v/ere Injured. . .
Three Drowned.
Shieveport, Special.? Miss Evelyn
Hodge, Miss Ingorsoll- Mlnge and
Samuel Williams, three prominent
pyoung society people of this city, wei?i
drowned in Twelve-Mile Bayou, four
and a half mlleB from Oils city Suh~
dav morning. The party were in a
skiff fishing in the bayou.
rto|or Warren Kill d by a Train.
Atlanta, Special.? Major James W.
Warren, who ha3 been since 1872 sec
retary to the executive department of
the Georgia State government, waa in-"
stantly killed by a Georgia Railroad
passenger train, Monday, at Kirkwcod,
three miles from Atlanta, where be
ved. ; *
I
The President in Colorado,
The nation's Chief ExjeuiTvi waa the
guest of the city of Denver, Monday
for two and one-tfolf boon and the
people, regardless of political affilia
tions, greeted him with a warmth and
heartiness of welcome not exceeded on
bis transcontinental tour. Jhe Presi
dent made but one speech' In this city,
snd that was delivered in the open air
on tba ca.pl tb I grounds, where no less
than 26,000 people were assembled- *s
the President stepped upon the speak
?ff m BtSj'
ped forward ted presented to him. on
, Matt of tfee Daughters of the An?ri*
Mt RwoWttMrSsMKH beasUfully
t vf
~*iSuy B* T?Utly BuSf "
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
*? An ImportaNt Contract Awarded.
A contract which Is of importance
because of the developments ita com
pletlon Involves has boon awarded t\)
(Seo. O. Tenn y of Hpartnuburg, tf. 0.
This contract is ofr the construction
Of a power-bonne and a dam 900 foot
long aud 25 feet blah at Nenls ahoals,
near Union, S. C. Tbo Union Manu
facturing & Power Co. has awarded
tho co'ntrUt t. This company wus an
nounced in February ap, .being or
ganized to develop this powor and
erect ?plaut tJO transmit the power to
Union for operating cotton mills. It
was previously stated that tho ilrst
use of this power ^lil bo by the Union'
Cottn Milh', which will discard stoatp
power in order to adopt electricity.
Probably 10,000 horse power la avail
able at- (he shoals, Thomas O. Dun
cau la president of the twjfc com
panies ntjmed, us well us of the ltuf
falo Cotton Mills, tho Union and l.uf
fah> plants bavins an aggregate capi
tal of $1,700,000. It is undoralood that
Mr. Duncan oud associates contem
plate building additional cotton mills.
To Manufacture Fine Yarno.
J. A. Abcrncthy of Llncolnton, N.
C., ban let cotract for the erection' of
a building to accommodate 12,000
splndlca, which ho announced in
February was his Intc/ntlo to Istall,
as was mentioned in tho Manufac
turers' Record. . lu. W. Cooper of
Charlotte, N. C.,*has the contract to
erect tho building, and i? now manu
facturing bricks for the structure. The
D. A. Tompkins Company, t?lso of
Charlotte, ta the rnginS?- In charge
Mr. Abernothy's mill will manufac
ture fine yarns ? Nob. 40 to 50 ? from
long-staple cotton, both peeler and
Egyptian. The plant will cost about
>$150,000.'
The Cottno Movement.
In Ills report for April 24 Col.
Henry Q. Hester, secretary of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, chows
that the amount < f cotton brought Into
night during ,230 days o I tho present
season wcu 9,918,1 27( bales, an In
crease over the tam?\porlocl last year
of 228,027 bales. Exports were 6,129,
420 bales, an Increase 300, G'J3 bales.
Takings by Northern oplnncrjj were
1,933,006 hales, a decreaco of S3'J .
bales; by Southern spinners, 1.534,703
bales, an Increase of 1GG.C43 bales.
. .
Will Enlarge Next Year.
Several reports. Jiavo 6e%n current
recently regarding the ejection of an
-add Uioual mill byl'iUiC-:-Grll!ln Mnnu-..
facturlng Co. of GrifiWfc Ga. The facts
are that the company Hoes contem
plate adding 10,000 spindles and
about 400 looms, but has no intontiuu
of udcrtaking the improvement un
til 1904, Tho plant at present -has an
equipment of 16,330 ring spindles and
093 looms.
for manufacturing towels, napkins and
similar product*. Mr. Harrington j
comcs from New York, where be was
engaged In ttfttoa 1 manufacture. His
Little. Rock address Is 202 Board of
Trade Building.
Newfcerry (3. a) .Knitting Mill *111
looT L. w/pioyd has bsto ^sls^d
pre* I dent, end 'authorized to Mak* Im
provements to thei>timt.wkl<3lt \*o*"
lias seventy-live knitting maeblnse
and dyeing equipment.
It to reported that Lionel 8tuj?esast
of Liverpool/ England, ' cQ?tMplal?s
nsgTTdTflg t wwrcHH n <tii ti u?ar
land g ne"*** at tba PmJaoe
Lumber Note*.
The Loom Is & Hart Manufacturing
Co. of Chattanooga, Tenn., has pur
chased a site for Its new planing mill,
paying, it is fitated, $150,000 for the
property. The new mill will cost about
?20,000^atid will be one of the most
com^f^>4gstho South.
Mjfc-8eez?&K. Smith of New Orleans
and J. of Hattiesburg, Mies.,
have puraPfiiflU the stock of the Snra
toga Lumw&^CY.^f Saratoga, MIjb. Mtv
W. S. Welch-was selected by the naw
board of directors as manager, ana
will take charge at one er
It is reported that the deal for the
two big lumber mills oi Simpson &
Co. of JJagtfifd, Fla., tocother with
towboats, barges and 100,000 acrrs of
virgin lands, barren cloaod, Illinois
and Michigan .capitalists have had an
option on this property for two months
and are laid to be the purchasers.
The largest walnut log <;ver taken
out of t ho Eastern Kentucky mountain
forests has Just been taken from Ciobs
Fork of Kentucky river, west of May
king, overland across the mountains to.
Jackson, Brethltt county, to the Cin
cinnati markets. The log was nearly
si* feet in diameter and sixteen icet
long, a nd It required eight large yoke
of oxen to "shake" It over the moun
tains. It wabshought for $1G0C from Joo
Hale. 2^
Textile NoteS.
Marble Falls (Toxasj Water & Pow
er Co. will establish a cotton mill. It
has secured unfinished buildings which
will be completed end, eaulppcd with
modem textile machinery.
, Chas. C. Vaughn, Box 154, Winston,
N. ?., wants information on the man
ufacture of matttreoSfes and bed com.
torts. approxTniatlns^eost of the re
quired machici J^AH<TOthor details.
J. C. Harrington, lately mentioned
as proposing to organise a company at
IJWo Roek. Ark., foftha_mcUon or a
cotton mill, contemplates an epulp
CIlLltVtS PRIbST INNOCENT.
Ityv. Olio*. Iteichllii, Brother of the
iM ordered Ulrl Make* Statement,
I. online, O., Special.? Tho Rev. Cbas.
Uclchlln, pastor of St. Joseph's church,
in this city, and brother of Agatha
ItetohHn, who was murdered last
Thursday"iilghf, Sunday made a sen
sational denunciation of. the authori
ties' for the affc&t of Hcv. Ferdinand
Walter, on tho charge of murdering
his alster. Tile occasion was at tho
Ber vices In tho morning In that church
and the place was from the altar stepa;
Fathor Itelchlln was Breatly affected
over tho happenings of tho week and
could hardly speak. Several times his
voice was husky from omotlon and he
pnuscd frequently to overcome his
feelings. Father Uelchlln's statement
was as follows: . -
"Various events have happened dur
ing tho week past. No doubt they arc
a lesson to i>*.^Tbe lesson Is that we
should always bf ready for death, for
we know not when It wlfr please tho
Lord to call us to Himself. Avoid Bin
and do goofl. Tho lesson Is how little
wo can trust the world.
"Brutality Is not a . thing that Is
confided to co-called dark ages. It Is
delusively confined to non-clvllized
lountrles; l^.Is right here at our home,
In this twentieth century. The world
sc^s It every day. <. 4
"I am norry to see that Father Vv'al
ser ifi connected With the murder of my
i'.slev. I am sorry because I know I
am convlnccd before Clod that he Is ab
solutely ifhiooent, and that no matter
how strong public opinion Is, how
spltoful, liow atrocLpus that public
opinion may be, it cannot make him
out a murderer, the murderer of my
alitor. The time will come when 1 will
give (he version of the bloodhound
story upon which tho charactor of
public opinion seems to be based. My
friends, I believe Father Walsor Inno
ccnt until ho Is proven guilty.
"l'erBonaliy, 1 must say that I do
not know which nsaault Is moat brutal
?the nsHauit of tho murderer upon my
sister, or the assault upou the reputa
tion of Father Walser? the aBsault
made by publin opinion upon that good
priest.
"In your prayers pray for my poor
sister. IJrnjf nlso for Father walsei
Let us help him carry his crocs ajilJ
heavy thoush It be let us act with for
ijjudo and b* bocomes ^hrintianB."
The seen? of tho murder was the
point of Interest for thousands of call
ers at tho Relchlln home, where the
body was In view" until It was taken
inlo Bt. Joseph's church, at 3 o'clock,
where the vespers for-4h^4csd were
sung by Itc v. Chas. Itelchlln and two
ftsfllsTIHg jirjcsls. The congregatldn Waij
bo great that It .entirely filled all the
fceato nntT all" the standing room.
-Father Waiser, who Is confined tn
the county Jail at Elyrja, was not ac
cessible to -visitors/ and he has seeb
no one, He is troated as any other
pclfioner excepi that he ban the freedom
of the corridor. His preliminary heafr*
ing will b? held probably on Tuesday.
There Is no excitement at fi^rrla and
no sign of any unlawful a^Uon,
Theories concerning the crime are as
many a4 there are individuals, while
tho authorities are not disposed to
give expression to any, vlewe. Sup
port of the belief that "a burglar com
mitted the crime was 'given Impetuos
ity by the statements of several neigh
bora whofhad seen a stranger banging
around the ReichMn honw-for"severa|
hours on the night of the/crime.
Emperor Visit* the rope.
Rome, By Cable.? Emperior William
wwa received by-tfee-Pope Sunday. --He-]
had a conference with.tho Pontiff of
40 ininutee' duration and then returned
to the residence of the Pruaaian . min
ister to tho Holy See. The day wag
bright and as tke Emperor and hie
suite traversed the street# of Rome.
His Majesty presented Prince Fredrick
William and Prince JEJtthHto tbePon
tiff. At th? Vatican the Emperor waa
received with .mtl!iaty fepj?QCi Jfey_j?ftiL[
i'aiatin Quarda and a platoon of gen
darmes, and he was welcomed by the !
high dignitaries of tho pontiflcla!
court. The visit of Emperior WIllUm-L
was returned by Cardinal Rampolla,
Papal Secretary of State, at tho Prus%
sian legation/
Spnldirpi Ppmaped l/jr Flrf?
Chicago, Special.? Fire destroyed
the flve-atory building at 1S>1-153 Wa
bp.ab avenue, causing % Joes of tWMKWr]
The principal losers are the Water
bury Clock Company; Splcgle Brbs.
tailors and A. O. Spalding ft Co. The
latter Arm used the two upper stories
as a store room and their loss is
heavy, t
A Triple Tragedy.
Bifnis, Texas, Special.? Newa hs??
hflfA nf m iripm iragwfly |
ting Sunday morning at Bristol, an in
land town to mllaa .north of Ennts.
Mrs. Lineberger, a woman of about 60,
and her son, Vestns, 22 years of ageJ
wars found d?ad, both having been
^hopped to ptecea, with an axe. ' The]
husband and father. W, C. Lineberger,
hla farm, -four fiilea north of Bristol, j
with hie brains blown out with a shot- j
gnn, Tfce Unebergera
ftoi Teanaaaes. Ko caoae for 4Jh|
V; ?? >??. _ %
Minor Event* of the W'etU In n
Brief Form.
iUu i Iff and MagtedraioS. N.
John&on, <?f Yorkville, toft for- North
Cnrol! Ha* Monday with requisitions Tor ~ "
fugitives fio.u York county Justice.
Sheriff l.ox;ui \vcnt to Charlotte after
ono James Howard, who is wanted for
trying to kill o. A. Buchanan ai^Bocfc
Hill, about two years ago, and Magla
tratQ Johnson went to Wlnpton after .
J. White Y/rlgbt and. Charlie Floy,
who arc wanted for patieipation in a
riot In Bethel recently. V. r. ? r
From the correspondence In the office
of the secretary of State GrftatlVlllft
will In all likelihood have ft
The Union Hleaehery and Finishing
company has taken up the matt$f of
establiGhing a plant In this Statu, There
is now a successful bleacnery^ at Clear
water. in Aiken county jind, of course,
there is room for another one In the
Piedmont cectlon, if the mills will have
their work dono here instoad of 'at the
North. !
Chaleston has heen afl^ted; with
another negro official, this time Iri tbe^
person of J. A. Brier, who haa been aj>r
pointed by linked StatiUii.Al&ralial.^
Adams to bo a bailiff of the court, suc
ceeding ft very competent and obliging _
white man, Capt. Isaac If. ITaggett."
Hrior took charge of his office Monday.
The appointment of Brier in#kefl>iwo;/?
negio bailiffs of the Federal court.
Information ~6T a Innritrte accident t
hen been received from Savage, in the
lower part of Florence county. Swlntoh *
I'Ozicr, a well known resident or tfcftfc
community, was killed by .tho kick of
a mr.io on Sunday afternoon. The kick
was bo Btrong that the abdomen -of -W is?
Dossier was cut open and hie Uv?f -
by tlu? hoofs oft&e animal. 1
Tlie proceedings of the State of J
i ntf the com^a^y With violation of? the.
anti-trust law of tfoe State, wlH be
opened in Columbia soon by the '
nf {dcllmnnv hnfottn tlm
land county for'flnal decision..
Tucsd&^ morning Senator .Alvln H. ;
Dean, of flye-cnvMle, attorne"
Henry Suddnfch, rccelred tt t*l
from (3ov. Hcywnrdh notlf
that Heury Sudduth: had !
doned irom the State penfi
it: ?nr csst-t
W?b convTclofl '3f r Sge afftTng&itl
W me lnipriOonui^ht1 M' ih6
tlary.
J. A. Wright, of the firm of Wright
& Patman, proprietors of. ~ *---*? 1 ?
ket In Or ccn v i lie, attcraj
tho Southern hotel in thu.
ting his throat and *aveTt
of his arms. The aetata
the - of .
Clal circumstances.*
Mr. McCormlck ^abc
age, who llvea .ott, Tact
Ion, waa killed at Llttt -
tie, two miles nertb of Dillon
day-attftrnooy. iy ?#&?
eoiith-boungrtraiB, ; r
wen atopped> -ft- beat
body recovered
man's home. ;
? It Is rumored
- section thhOHSl. - T .
utlllrgfl In ft f?W wflok?
manufactory Is to be bttHt 161
Northern capitalists; who 1
tire ipntlro entt
rse from four
line per week.
- The<govornor has aiWi, ?
Ernest Clary Supreme Coui
to hear the case erf tlie Tide;
Company vs. Tho Pee Dee lee
in place riT~ Juai TT- A~^W
was disqualified by reason ol wwrr*
Interested In one of the concerns; ??
. Arthur Simmons, a z.**ri
living near Beaufort, has
cd for rfinntng a blind t
home. The constables had
his house.
The motion for a new
Brfown-IIorton murder trl
by Judge Townsena; ? -it
After (hearing the ar*.
eel on\both 8tde? the cou
motion; ;;
^ f ' ?-n? - *?*' f* T??? irj*?k
There U on
a handsome gold:
KcVibed with *
It Is bo be
union to the oldeet
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