The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 15, 1904, Image 1

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CAMDEN, S. ( Ill MB. nioor Bviitto of the Week In a Br)?l Form. Palmetto Pointers. A*?* MtClellan, a farmer living about threo miles from Dillon, across tbe i?oo Dee, committed suicide Wed nesday morning by swallowing about .two ounces of carbolic acid. It ap pears that he made an attempt at sui cide very early in the morning but did not succeed. An effort was made by telephone to procure a physician from Dillon whfa It was discovered that he was tryflfc to take the poison, hul eluding theWgilance of his at tendants ho finally suoceeded In swal i1 wIuK enough to procure instant death. He was about 36 years of age, clever and industrious, but addlctcd to occasional sprees, and It was while on , one that he took his own life. He leaves a widow and several children. A valuablo cow belonging to J. A. CovH, of Chick Springs, was found dead in her stall Sunday mo nlng. The heifer was fouhd at the stall door in a helpless condition. At threo o'clo<*k It died as the result of wounds on its body. An oxamlnatlou showed that the animal's right shoulder had ? l>cen beaten almost Into a Jelly and the left shoulder was also badly bruised. &nd two sever blows had been given op the back. The club with which the ahimal was beaten was found near the stable, covgrcd with hair and blood. On Saturday whilo Wesley Bolfhr^ ft young white man eighteen years of age, and a colored boy named EsteU Kroneberger, aged ten years, were out hunting near Smyrna, In the western portion of York county, the negro boy ?was accidentally shot in the back of t)ie head by young Rollln, and died from the effects of the wound. The jury renderod a verdict exonerating young Bollln from blame In the pre mises-. Tho barn and stable on Supervisor Speegle's place, located about two miles from Greenville near the Farm ers' Oil Mill, were completely destroy ?>d by fire Tuesday nl?ht> together with a horse, cow, buggy and a lottftUlifiy ti? feed-stuff belonging to E. M. .Gillespie. The building ^as valued at/ $250'. Including the contenta.^.the total loss Is estimated at $500. v/The season for deer shooting in the 'state ended with Doc. 31. On aocount cf the shortened season for the past few years, deer have increased, in number in Georgetown county and the ? -sport has been proportionally better throughout the* hunting season. The hunters experienced better sport this last year than tor many year^ previ ously. Messrs. Smith, Lee & Frost, attorn eys, of,Chnrleston, have filed a suit for ^ $4,OOOfKsalnfit thelSlue Ridge Railroad with the clerk of the court y of Anderson county. Miss Jane W. Adger. of Charleston, 1 is the plalntlfT. She sues for the value of a trunlf whicih she claims was lost by the rail ~ md. company. While out hunting near their home Wednesday morning Mr. Coke Catoe, of Kershaw, acf&ntally shot his bro - ther, Mr. Oscar Catoe, in the arm and heart, injuring him seriously. Dr. W. C. Tvyitty attended the wounded young yotmg man , and he was getting along very welt al last accounts. The State board of directors Tues - ? granted Ajitttcl-prlvllege tp. High land Park Hotefcof Aiken. Three dis- | ^ .tillers %0l be hauled up before the: ?board fbr alleged Violation of law. ^These are J. H. Board, of, Greenville;; n /\ nf fftrlffinft ani) X F. .1 CU C7XR trantuT O i "Jl'lCHVitfr, ttwi v* :K&&' ' ' * ' 1 n?, of CliArokifc \ The Secretary of State Tuesday ? granted a corajfttision to a largo ? Charleston enterprise.. The Lebby. Shoe I Company will he capitalized at $60,000, ? will do a wholesalo business. The corporators are: ff. C. Lebby, I'Qn U Rhett and W. A, Holman. A com mission* has been issued to the! Aycock^Little Mercantile concern . of . TTnlotf county, capitalized ? at $10,000. A commission was also Issued to the j 'Citizens' ^nstiTanbe Company, of Sum ter, capitalized at $1,000, with the priv ilege of increasing it to $5,000. , Snow fell to the depth of two inched I ; In some parts of.the low country Wed . nesday for the first time In two win ters. L The governor Wednesday offered a I reward of $100 for the apprehension of James Walker, a negro, who is wanted in Blackvllle for the murder of Min nio Williams, a negro woman, several months ago. Dr. ?Jobnaonft^8tQn?y has calculated, ~ ? by application of the dynamic theory J of gases, that any water vapor Intro duced Into the atmosphere of Mars, ? would cscape Into apace, the gravita tion bclnjr there Insufficient to retain mmr Monument t Richmond, S] tue of the- late - who was Gene director, and bratcd surgeons veiletflnthe '.week. The velt * 'ttograndson. rho How iters crowd was in L. Christian, Confederate presented the 2. : Governor Ho; oration was - Holm^a Conrad, i>who served wit* 7 erai Jackson's |Uff Dr. Mcduirt, [al.- ? A bronze sta . Hunter McGulre, Jackson's medical ylic most c?le the South, was un :ol eeuarflHEjertf last ! The memory Jf weekly lKmon* ? idance. Juc commander ms of the ie to Virginia, and'j received it- The vered br Major Winchester, Va., McGnifS on Oen poet Shelter wa* Vlaregglo, Italy, led ashore and of Byroo and p^Antsnslo, the delivered an ad-' utitoodrM THE DISTILLER WON ?<?f Olspennary Hoar<1 u<cl?r< Ao Important Case Columbia su (?. out !u H^vlgoroufVu1 <;huif!h bus lo?t before the State hSld* ??uh*' U*ht pssr,S:?? fJCtS church1* leTorde*' t?Ud*fu?^ sssss; r *?v" ugakist the distiller ? rVf* lta court by bringing ?riS.i3e ?herokee by tho r<|V' "iLiai n'?!11 n ?<foi>t?d community, jn thai ^hl? ?nce tlj? to allege and U 1 y have fft?ed Hons of 1?e SE any 8podac vio?a Quently we cann f , Uw' ??*?? upon the ground of nuance*? PermU ?'books yf hw 'revenue 1"veatl?at,nff the ?Jenkins has no ?????. .? W? *?d Umt license, hut thn* nil 1,qaor dealer's effect as test I nI rL il ,fntry to tbat a ele ical or or h^ K^' waH Of the law and IM c^Uraventlon from a rhureh or , ml,e 1,m,t Kldo? cyheaV(' an<1 " "t he a?on Sf^sps? Another Murder, m,?,rf?nV,lle' 9P?*al.-Tuesdtty night a boXe0rdT?<!r,in ;? ??* S!pLth:x,o^ha%i;r:nu?ii flred through?hewTndowhe shot went through the chair and into body to the 2iT T' thence ^Ugh tho b "arm^i n'?; t?k?; ?,i .bc",g b,,rne', bo,?r<> ?? ? ,JJe ylfo and children of Andrew wJJconDiekffiUI)le^the h0use> and they when %? cotton from the boHa n the fatal shot was flred. Mc Kenzle left home last spring because fc?ohWM?,ef,OU3, %PauI Brolm, Th" ok his place la tho house soon after R^cft8 remalned there evw j McKenzle s wife pulled the dead Iren ?,?!" ^Z*' and wlth her chl1* ? t the house, alarming the I neighborhood and calling for their as ',ta? Her husband ha., noTL? seen In ihe neighborhood since he left y a* ?ear ago' but 8uspidon at once rested upon him and search wsp made without finding him. The coroner's Jury rendered a verdict that ' J-h0 party who killed BrOWfr was un- 1 known. The barn and stablea of Su pervisor J. S. Speegle, two miles from 1 .2 J /-' T^re Strayed by fire lasl nlght^together with a horse, cow, bug* gy and a quantity of provender belong lng to E. M. Gillespie. The building If valued at $250, and including the con tents the loss Is estimated at $500. A Prosperous Company. Abbeville, 8peclal.? The Abbeville Greenwood Mutual Insurance Asocla tton held Its annual meeting Tues- 1 day in Greenwood. This association wns organized 11 years ago with $60, 000 of property Insured. The reporl of the Kecrotary and treasurer showed that the outsanding insurance had r?a?il?d the present date the sum of $925,000. This company baa never had tho courts to pass upon any of Itf J assessments or losses and the cost of Insurance has never been over $C per $1,000 for anyone year. Every township In Abbeville and Greenwood counties has a director who acts as to? egent of the association, and It le expected that by their efforts the total amount of insurance will this year ex 1 c<?od $1,000,000. J. Frasor Lyon Lo was ro-olocted president of the asso. ciatlonr and J. R. Blake was reelected secretary and treasurer. Citizens and Harlnes Fight. Norfolk, Va., Special. ? As tho result of a fight between citizens and marief* nt Portsmouth Ferry dock Lawrence Cuddy and Joseph Flynn are In a hos- j pltal fatally cut, and Robert Dad den, Benjamin Marks, Frank Benedick and Joe Donohue, marines, are held by the police pending the result of the men's Injuries. Mora serious trouble was averted by a large de t*chmcnt of police charging the ferry house and fighting their way through the combatants to stop a squad of ma rines on incoming ferrboat from land By Wire and Cable, The sweetest little bulldog in the TTnited States belongs to H. F. Stapel, of Rock Port, Md., and will he exMB^j Ited at the 8t. Louis World'a Fair. Mr. tfUpel Is editor of the Rock Port Mall. Several months ago he conceived the Idea of having his bees reproduce bis office, buljdtng Jn honey. He acoord Ingly placed in the hire an exact Imi tation of the Stapel block, and la a few months the bee* completely cover ed every part of It with honey an iaofe thick. Parmer Bur nrd Out Spartanburg. Special? Andrew Phil Ip^a- ntoaier Had- merchant of Lau rens, waa robbed Thursday aight and his stone burned. He found hW large pocketbook, la which ha had placed .Vawrtjr ta the roed, The thief ".aae of Mi mto* aad tfc* waa THE LEGISLATURE MEETS Members of the House and Senate I A Lot of Work. The South Carolina I/egiHl&ture met o? Thursday at noon. A lot of old bills from last session were on 'the calendar. The organization of commit* tees remains the same as last year. ? Following Is a list of Uie members of the general assembly: Abbeville, J. It. Blake; Aiken, W. E. Johnsort; Anderson, J. K. Hood; Bam berg, 8. o. May field; Barnwell, Hobt. Aldrlch; Beaufort, Thos. Talbird; Berkley, B. J. Dennis, Sr.; Charleston, Oeo. P. von Kolnitz; Cherokee, T. B. Butler; Chester, P. L. Hardin; Chester field, Edward Mclver; Clarendon, C, M. Davis; Colleton, Jas. E, Peurlfoy; Darlington, Geo. W. Brown; Dorches ter. T. W, Stanland; Edgefield, John C. Sheppard; JTalrfleld, O. W. Ragsdale; Florence,^. W. Ragsdale; Georgetown, IeGrand ^Walker; Greenville, A, 11. Dean; Greenwood, J. M. Gaines; H&mpton.'E. F. Warren; Horry. J. A. McDermott; Kershaw. J. T. Hay; Lancaster, W. C, Hough; Laurens, O; P. Goodwin; I^ee, T. G* McLeod; Lex ington, W. H. Sharpe; Marion, James Stackhouse; Marlboro, C. 8.. McCall; Newberry, Geo. S. Mower; Oconee, E. L, Hemdon; Orangeburg. T. F. Ray toi^ 'Pickens, C. H. Carpenter; Rich land, J. Q. Marshall; Saluda, J. M. Forrest; Spartanburg, D. E. Hydriek; Sumter, R. I. Manning; Union, J. T, Douglas; Williamsburg, A. II Wil liams; York, J. 8. Brice. MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE. Abbeville ? M. P. DeBrubl. M.'G. Donald, J. D. Carwile. Aiken? G. R. Webb. G. L. Toole, It. J. Wade. W. A. Dolman. Anderson ? J, B. Leaveritt, G. A. Rankin, M. P. Wright, S. N. Pear ntnn. Bamberg ? H. Spann Dowling, Dr. J. B. Black. Barnwell ? J. 0. Patterson, W. Ches ter Smith, R. H. Walker. Beaufort ? C? Colcock, Joseph Clover, J. L. Bailey. Berkley ? E. J. Dennis, Jr., G. W. Davis, S. W. Russell. Charleston ? Hugcr SInkler, W. T. Logan, R. M. Lofton, E. M. Seabrook, D. L. Baker, R. S. Whaley, Jas. Hejjr bert, B. P,. Carey. Chester ? A. L. Gaston, Jno. M. WTise, T. C. Strong. Chesterfield ? G. K. Laney, W. P. Pollock. ? > ? Clarendon ? J. H. LeseBne, Jno. C. Lanham, Ralp S. DesChamps. Colleton? W. R. Fox. J. W. Hill, W. D.. Bennett. Darlington? W. EX James, J. R. Cog geshall, R. G. Parnell. Dorchester ? Cyrtjjs Mims. Edgefield? T. S. Rainsford, J. W. DeVore. Fairfield ? C. J. Johnson, C. S. Forde, G. W. Traylor. Florence ? J. M. Humphrey, W. B. Cause, J. W. King. Georgetown ? M. W. Pyatt, J. W. Doar. Greenville ? B. A. Morgan, Lewis Dorrah,\C. O. Wingo, Vfm. L. Mauldln, Geo. W. ^Richardson. Greenwood? J. H. Brooks, D. H ,Ma gill, P. B. Callison. Hampton ? T. O. MiddletOp; 3. P. Youmans, Hqtrcjr ? Jeremiah Smith, D. D. Har relson. Lancaster ? T. Yancey Williams, O. W. Potts. Laurens ? R. A. Cooper, R. W. Itflch cla, W. C. Irby, Jr. Lee ? G. M. Stu^ey, B. F. Kelley. * Lexington ? Jno. Bell Towell, D. F. Efird, J. B. Wlngard. Marion ? T. F. Stackhouse, J. C. Mace, J. E. Jarnegan. -- Marihdrd? D_D_MqCo11, Jru Rev. Welcome Quick, J. P. Bunch." NewBerry ? Arthur Klbler, J. F. Banks. E. H. Aull. Oconee? W. M. Brown, Dr. E. C. Doyle. r~ ? ?? ? Orangeburg ? W. O. Tatum; ' A. H. Moss, Robert Lide, D. E. Herbert, E. L. Culler. Pickens ?? Matthew Hendrix; Jr A. Hinton. Richland ? Jno.. P. Thomas, Jr., L. W. Haskell, J. M. Rawllnson. ? Saluda ? D. B. Peurlfoy, J. W. Reedy. Spartauburg? F. Clark Bates. K. D. Edwards, Jesse M. Mahafey, Horace L. Bomar, Dr. S. T. D. Lancaster, I. H. Blackwood. Sumter ? Altomont Moses, T. B. Fraser. J. A. Clifton, Jr. ? Union ? A. Cole Lyles, H. C. Little. Williamsburg ? T. B. Gourdin, W. L. Bass, J. P. Wall. _ York ? J. Rochelle Halle, J. E. Beam fcuard, P. D. Barron, F- P. McCain/ (gdrrJBsR-N|rdlu dlu ldu dlu lu lul Killed By Posse. Birmingham, Ala., Special. ? After a desperate battle with a posse of offi cers, Tom Armour, the siayer of Reu ben L?. Little, of Morris, Ala., was sKoF" a n ST rtistanHy TtmetT St" a r&rifi house near Boat Monday. Harrison Armour, a ^brother of the dead man, who also took part in the battle, escaped and has not been apprehended. As a result of an old feud, the two shot and killed Little, and are said to be guilty of numerous othor crimes. A training school for philanthropic and social work will open January 12, In Chicago, under the auspices or the University Extension Division of the University of Chicago, with Prof. Ora? ham Taylor as dllrsctor. The lecture course will Include pergonal, institu tional and public work for dependents; preoccupying, preventive, public and agency method. There v. ill be dlscus slons on legislation. Improved dwel lings and open spaces, public school extension, co-operative and benefit agencies, the city's social utilities, so cial y settlements and ethical and ra> llgSon* resources. . IMS Suit Washington, Special. ? Robert Bar ium Rodney, paymaster. with fan V of lieutenant commander on the retired list of the navy, brought suit for f&0. 000 damages against Capt. Samuel C. Lett ley, judge advocate general of the navy. Cor alleged kmg-contfnued pe cuniary and naval grade )osses and tndtgnities. The cvmpi?lu*uL altogm that Captain 7 Lemley has accepted . le ifpstvlag the com MisglStt* RUTH CLEVELAND DEAD Oldest Daughter of iix-PrMtdent Fell By Diptherla. Princeton, N. J., Bpeclal. ? Rjith, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs! Grover Cleveland, died In ibis city Thursday very unexpectedly, the immediate cause of death being a weakening of the heart uctloa during a mild attack of diphtheria. I>r. NVyckoff, the at tending phynlclan, aaid that Misa Cleveland had 1>een 111 with a mild form of diphtheria for four days, and that the heart affection was not an ticipated, ,v The Cleveland household la grief stricken over the death of the oldest daughter and many messages of con dolence are being received. The private echool which Ruth attended has been closed for the rest of the week out of respect. ^ President John N. Nlnley, of the Col lege of the City of New York, Mr. Cleveland's personal friend, hau come here to make all arrangements for the funeral. In response to many Inquiries, for mer President Cleveland gave out the following statement: "After a few days' illness, which be gan with an attack of tonsllltls and developed yesterday suddenly into diphtheria, our oldest daughter, Iluth, died today, suddenly." Ruth Cleveland was born on October 3, 1891, in her father's residence, at 681 Madison avenue, New York, after Mr. Cleveland had eorved his first term as President, Sh9 was named after Mr. ^Cleveland's grandmother, and as "Uaby RjjMth" was a great favorite 4n Wash ington society during her father's sec ond term in the White House. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland hay? to*1* remaining children. It is now understood that it was the child's Illness that provented Mr. Cleveland's attendance at the dinner to Mayor ^lcClellan, in New York, on January 4. The funeral services will bo held at thi& Cleveland home, conducted by Itev. Maitland Bartlett. Mr. Cleveland, with President IClnley, of tho Cqllege of tho City of New York, Dean Andrew West arid a few Intimate friends will accom pany the body to Princeton cemetery, where Interment wlfl take place. It Is said the other chlldre? show no signs of diphtheria. Right to Tax Bank. Washington, Special ? The United States Supreme Court, In an opinion by Justice McKenna, yesterday re versed the decision^ of the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, In the case of the Citizens' Bank o^ Louisiana vs. Col. Parker, tax collector of the first district of the city ol New Or leans. The proceedings involved ... the right of the city to tax the b?nk. hut. the bank claimed exemption under its * charter granted In 183S. The State court held that legislation subsequent to the charter had the effect of revok lng It, but Justice McKenna's decision held otherwise. The Chief Justice and Justices Harlan and Brewer dissented. After Perry tfeath. Salt Lake City, Special. ? The De sert News says the government In spectors, including James H. Bennett, of Cheyenne, havo-been in the city for two weeks in an endeavor to sub* poenae former First Assistant Post master General . Perry S. Heath, but have not. yet succeeded in serving the papers. It is said that the papers have been placed lp the hands of ,tbe United States marshal. Mr. Heath'Sv presence, it id stated, is required in tho East in connection with some phases of th^postoffice investigation. To Abolish Office.' Washington, Special. ? Secretary Hitchcock, of the Interior Department, has. recommended to tho President that the office of railroad commission -wv held by the late General Jamgs Lon it street, be abolished. It seems probable now that the recommenda tion will be adopted and that no sue I cesBor to General Longstreet will be appointed. For two years ttve Inter ior Department has made no estimate for the salary Of railroad commission er, the necessary appropriation for General I^ongstreet's salary of $5,000 being mado by Congress On its own initiative. The duties of the office practically have been absorbed by Ihp ; iutef-Suitv CvHimCrCC CSS? Paid Big Price. New York, 8pec!al. ? Daniel J. Sully, who. gained fame In the jrecent bull campaign, J n cotton, closed arrange ments today with Edward Morrison for the purchase of his seat on the New York stock exchange and the seat was posted fqjr transfer on the ax change. It was said that Bully paid something fn the neighborhood of |68,000 for the seat The commtttee on admission^ will act on the case within a' week or two. ...rfi ??? ? ? ii ? , New* In Notes. .'-u It was reported in New York that John D. Rock feller and his allies had wrested the control of the Steel Cor poration from J. P. Morgan and tys friends. . _J?n account of the great sorrow caus ed by the loss & llfs In the big thea ir/ lire . In. Chicago, the usasl smount of notsa at the begtnalag i?r wm disper?*wttb? , v 4 ... ? ^ 1.000 MECT DEATH. The Account of a Brilliant l ight With Heavy Slaughter, THE BRITISH DRUB MAD MULLAH Major (lenfral l:gerton Report* Signal Victory of Mrltlsh Troops - Great Siaugetcr Reported, Loudon, Special. ? The War Office Monday night gave out the following dispatch which had been received from Major General Kgerton. commanding the Somalilund expeditionary force, and which is dated from Jldballi, Som r.liland, January 11: "Advanced this morning twelvo miles to Jldballi. Firat brigade com munded by Manning, Second under Fasklns, and mounted troops under Kenna. Total strength of the regulars, 2.200; Irregulars, 1,000. Jldballi held by 6,000 Devlshes. Mounted troops en veloped enemy's right and Infantry advanced wllhin 700 yards of hla po?l t?on, Dervihea advanced, buj. were uu f.blo tx> face frontal fire, cdnplefl with rank attack. Enemy broke and lied and was pursued ten mles. Dervishes killed cxilmated at 1,000, mostly in the pur suit. Many prisoner and 400 rifles tuken. " regret to report that two officers of regulars were killed and nine officers wounded; five of (he rank and file wounded; of native trofcps. sev en were killed and sixteen wouuded; of Irregulars, two killed and two wounded. Am Inclined to think thia la tho Mullah's main force. Tho Mullah himself waB not present, but was ex pected at Jidbalti. Major General Eg ei ton's force is camping tonight two rjlles beyond Jldballi. The Czar Shows H'a hand. Paris, By Cable. ? A strong current of official sentiment wa? set in-motlon Monday favorable to /Strengthening the hands of Russia In 'her claims to exercise paramount Influence In Man churia, It Is pointed out that Russia having conceded Japan's paramount influence in Korea. Japan appears to be unwilling to make a reciprocal con cession by recognizing Russia's para mount iufluence In Manchuria. There is reason to believe that the lato Rus sian note makes clear Russia's atti tude and intentions concerning Man churia and how far she is .disposed to recognize Japanese ambitions in Man churia. The general purport of the Russian (position is that Japanese, merchants and individuals shall hi ma the right of free access to Manehiina for purposes of travel and commerces but that Russia does not wish this to j be extended to the colonization of [ Japanese In large communities in Manchuria. Strong sympathy is ox pressed here la behalf of the Russian ?lew, as it is said that the general "admission ot Japaaese ccridnlz5Xl0rr~lnN Manchuria would create questions of political and racial domination. It Is asserted 4o.be in the Interest of the commer c of ? gurope and .America that Russia should replace China's au/ thority with Mauchurla. lt la main tained fcrt governmental quarters that It is tor the general interest of Eqrope and America to give moral support to a settlement of the pendlng'confllct on the basis of Japan's authority In Korea and Russia's authority In Man churia. Those who are in the best position to know Russia's intentions say her determination to exercise her sphere of influence in Manchuria is irrevocable. Owing to Russia's latest attitude at Manchuria, it is the view of official circles horo that the main issue of the negotiations now centers on Manchuria instead of Korea. Seaboard Bonds. ..New York, Special. ? The directors of the Seaboard Air Line hold a meet ing here and approved the plan to issue $5,000,000 of 3 year collateral trust The lion/is are to bear Interest at 5 tyer cent. Of the total Is sue of $5,000,000, $2,000,000 are to be for general corporate purposes, the balance to take up and provide for $2,500,000 notes recently issued. Southern's New Acquest tors. Knoxville, / Special. ? The Southern Railway hart filed a mortgage in the Knox county register's office In favor of the Central Trust Company, of New York, securing the recent purchase of the Knoxville A Ohio and the Knox vi'.Ie A Bristol Railroads, both Impor tant branch lines in this section. $he amount Of the mortgage 1s not speci fied beyond "for the sum of one dollar and other considerations." The deeds conveying the properties to the South* crn Railway ere /?lso filed, and specify the sums of $1,227,9&0 In the C9se of the Knoxville A Ohio, and $82^000 In the CMse of the Knoxville A Bristol. ? - * Author D<*a<*. - New York, Special. ? Chandos Ful ton, fine of the earliest members of (he Lotus Club, one time theatrical Manager and writer and autho^ of a history of the Democratic ptfrty and olher works, Is dead Hour the effects vi operations for ice reiiei in ?*?> all luenlof.one or his legs. The remains will be sent to Virginia and will prob t bly be interred at the Pulton Home ftead at Mount Krln, DOINGS OF CONGRESS. What The Two Mouses of Congress Are Doing. The response of Senator Hoed Smoot, of Utah, to the charges mado against him was Dreg eh ted to the Hon ate committee Saturday. It WO# agreed that at the regular meeting of tho commltteo to be held next Saturday the attorney for Mr. Smoot and also for the petitioners ahould he heard. They will he expected to hIiow prece dents and authorities and after they %hall have made their presentation the committee will decide whether to go farther into the matter by calling witnesses or dispose of it on tho show ing which will then have beon made. Mr. Smoot submits In answer to charges against him tho following: "This respondent Is advised and avers that but two of the charges made against him in said protests, either directly or by implication, are such as, if true, could legally^affect Ills vight to hold his seat In the Senate. These two chargos are: "1. That the respondent is a jpolyg am Int. "2. That he Is bound by some oath or obligation whleh is inconsistent with the oath required by tho consti tution, which was administered to him before ho took his seat as a Senator." Iloth theso charges respondent de nies. >?"' * Ah to* the chargos that he 1b a polygamist, the respondent says that he was married September 17, 1884, to Alpha May lCldridge. She is still his wlfo and is ' the mother of all bin children. He has never had any other wifo and has never cohabited with any other woman. "As to the charge that the respond ent Is bound by some oath or obliga tion controlling his duty under his oath as a Senator, the respondent says that he has never taken such oath, or i?i any way assumed any such obliga tion. Ho holds himself bound to obey and uphold tho constitution and laws of the United States, Including tho condition In reference to polygamy, upon which the State of Utah was ad mitted Into the Union. "The respondent denies that he is one of said alleged self-perpetuating bodies of fifteen men, of that there is any such body of mert, or that the fol lowers or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of letter Day, Saints, or any of them, accord the right to said alleged body to claim supreme au thority, either , divinely sanctioned or otherwise, to shape the belief or con trol the conduct of those under them In all or any matters, civil or tem poral, , or that said church or such al leged body or any person or body ex ercises -any authority, or power lo In culcate or encourage a belief In tho ? practice of polygamy or belief in or practice of polygamy or Relief in or practice of polygamous Cohabitation, or that either countenances or con trives At any violation of the laws of Che State of UUh or of the , United States and this respondent for himself in particular denies that he Ib one of said alleged self-perpetuating body of fifteen men, or that there is any such body* or that said church or gay part thereof or person therein Inculcated or encourages a belief in the practice of polygamy or belief In or practice of polygamous cohabitation, and this re flpnnHtvnf denlflft that hft Is guilty of M famous cohabitation, or that- lie polygamist, or that he ever haff ? polygamist, or that he has ever tlced polygamous cohabitfttlon." V.8moot denied that he has ever ^connived at any violation of any -law of Utah or of the United States, and declares that ."since the. manifesto of President Wilford Woodruff was Is sued in 1890, neither a belief In, n6r a practice of polygamy or polygamous cohabitation has either been taught or encouraged The Wood Cim, Senator Scott, ofo'the Senate com mittee on military affaire, hag sub mitted In executive session of the Senate, a review of the evidence Intro duced before the committee in the hearing on tho nomination of Briga dier Genoral' Wood to be a major gon eral. Sonator Scott gives his reason for opposing confirmation. He cites many points brought oet against Ocn. Wood, particularly those In connec tion with the charges that Gen. Wood acepted gifts from the Jal Alal Com pany, a gambling institution of Ha vana, and was guilty of complicity with Major James E. Runcle In tho preparation and publication of an ar ticle reflecting discreditably on Major General John R. Brooke, his ranking officer. Senator Scott makes a strong personal argument to the Senate in opposition to the appointment of Gen. Wood to be made major general, say ing that the person to be confirmed should be highly qualified arid in overy way worthy and above Buupl clon. CornmAnttn<r on a. statement in. the brief of Senator Foraker, calling At* tention to the fact that It was Presi dent McKlnley who jumped "Gen. Wood over the heads of hundreds of officers, Senator Scott said: " "We are told that Augustus boast ed that he found Rome of brick and left It of marble, and 'itfr perchance, may General Wood lay olaim to the boast that he found. Cuba a den of filth and disease and felt it with a sewerage system. This, however, goes to ?is credit as a physician and, as a sanitary officer, and doee "hot, in any sense, show his fitness to com? mand a body of troop*. The evidence In this case quite clearly establish** cause of his supposed capacity .ai a civil governor and there la much to throw doubt upon the question of whether even his appointment as brigadier general was not M?*ett*6 by the President* and- no one will ht *11 eve that Mr. MoKttie^voiftl ev*? ma iah .eianaMi , ?***#*?? ? ? ? W the Ucht of the pus set mw ? GEN. GORDON DEAD Confederate Hero of Many Battles is Now at Rest III: EXPIRED ON SATURDAY NIGHT Much of 111* Life Since the Surreis 4 U?ir Ituu Uuou Spent Trying to JHp?l I lie Old Urrach. Atlanta, Special.-*-. Lieutenant General John B. Gordon died at his winter home near Miami, Fia? at 10:Q6 o'clock Saturday night. HU fatal III ness, whlcli overtook him 'last Wednes rmy, wm congestion of the stomach and liver, following an acuta attack. of iBr dlgeution, to which he woe subjected.. ' General Gordon was born In Upson county, Georgia, July 6^ 1832, of Socteh ancestry, which had a profnlriont i>a|t in tho Revolutionary war. r' ???;, Young Gordon graduated from the Georgia State University Jin 1852 and ? few months later -was admitted to the practice of law. Early 111 1861 he en listed in the vol unteer flonfedeig^e^ir*; vice and was elected captain of company. He rose rapidly by promts t'.on to lieutenant colonel of the Blxttl .Alabama Infantry in December, 28Si. Ho participated in the struggle on the peninsula, and took part in the battle at Malvern Hill, and was commission ed brigadier general, November, 1862. He was in command at Chancellor** vllle and In the Pennsylvania cam l-algn. in an official report to General 1). IT. Hill, General Gordon was chajv notorized as "the Chevalier Bayard of ihe Confederacy."' When hostilities were ended, he called hia men about him add advised them tq.bcor the trial of defeat, to so home in peace, obey the laws and re tutld the wasted country. He has taken a prominent part in the councils of his tarty since 1866. He was a defeated candidate for Governor of Georgia In 1&68, and In 1873 a ndll 879 was elected to tho United Stater Senate, resign ing that position in 1&0, he participat ed actively In bulldlngUhe Georgia Pa cific ltallroad. In 1886 and 188 he was ejected Governor of Georgia and in 18(HJ entered again into the United States Senate for the full term. Since his fe* tircment from political activity he hak devoted much of his time in lecturing presenting the North as well as toe South in his lecture upon "The I^ast ' Hays of the Confederacy." Since tho organization of thO'Vnlted Confederate veterans he has nfeld the position of Its chief commander, and his frequet re-election to that posi tion have testified to the warmth of affection in which he has been held in ther "South. ? -r? General Gordon bad 1)460 uncon scious nearly all d^4_Tbe .beginning of the end occurred this afternoon, se rious complications setting in, and by night his physicians had abandoned ,fil hope, as his kidneys refused to se ^ and 'uraemie poison- was very dee! His death was quite. He fell ly to sleep and all was over, General Gordon "became ill Wedn?i day afternon with acute indigestion. He had 8niTered froni th< . in Mississippi many months ago. At 11 o'cloctfcij|urs(lfty morning consultation of phjMnans was held *ttd it found that he was seriously ill. His son. Major ? uuii, wnu reaiuw hi nnv?|nnr^ him. A telegram was sent to nil ter, Mrs, Burton Smith, of Ai culling her to his bedside. She was with him when he dled.Qettr' eral GoMon graar^aieaofly^worsa un til tod a y^ when he was m moat?ot.ihe time. ? -- Genera] ana Mrs. Gordon in Florida this winter only three1",. before his death. His health ha 4 unusually good prior" to, his fat tack. He had bought a winter at Blscayne tbree years ago, a since been spending .? portion winters there. -? General Gordon's body will be skip ped to his home at Kir*wood? wfir Atlanta, tomorrow night, leaving thers at 8 o'clock. It will reach Atlanta Moa day afternoon. The remains of Gen. Gordon will be laid in rBtato In Atlanta and will be *viewed By his numerous friends and admirers " ~ ? Assembly Meeting. San Juan, Porto Rlcio, By Cable.? Tho Inst session of the te^ond bien nial legislature of Pofto R4<!o will be opened Monday. GoVikng^ Hunt's message will be read op ^esday and it is anxrolT^ W&ItjBff artt ta expect- ? ed to Indicate President Roosevelt's policy In the Island. The better clese has assured tho House of Reftrsaanis tlves that it will support the measure of a loan of I6.0W.W0 to the farmers. The Americans la the council ere ap posing the measure oil- the ground of economy and . the House threatens' retaliation by killing all the American measures, including the general ap-.:, proprlatlons. Dynamite b^Mos, Huntington, W. V a., 8 peclml.? A dy namite explosion occurred near Case ~vlTre,*~l!r"-^fayne ? count j. Oaterdey. whlle a numb* of employee on the Norfolk ft Western extension were , at luncheon. Six men were, killed i?i fourteen were injured. Thn dMA pre: " Thomas tt. yraxfer. FredeHflk cum, Howard Blaggl, Prank Re#or. The awsM ci the Injured haveae* - ? , _ ' . JfrrBafm WlWtlw >1 Va 'k?M 1 ? T lnim ?---?? ?