VOLUME XVI.
OAMDKN, S. 0., FRIDAY, M a lit II Iltic,.
NO. 8.
PALMETTO A H AIRS
Many Newsy Items Gathered From
all Sections.
General Cotton Market.
February , . 7.2<><f07.23
March 7.23@7.25
April 7.24#7.2G
May 7.26@7.27
Juno 7.28@7.2a
July 7. Si
August 7.33<H>7.3f>
September 7.86<8>7.38
October 7.38(^)7.41
November 7.41 @7.43
December \ 7.43?7.4r?
PuFttjjfcs closed stoydy; middling
7 1-2; spots steady, unchanged; sales
2,800; arrive 500; F. O. B. 100.
Charlotte Cotton Market.
Good middling 7.80
Strict middling 7 3.4
Middling 7 1.2
Tinges and stains 0 & 7 1-4
Steady.
POLK ODOM ACQUI'l TED OF HEM
BREE'S MURDER.
Trial Lasted Nearly Whole Day and
Verdict Was Reachcd in About Two
Hours.
Spartanburg, Special. ?The trial of
Polk Odom for tho murder of H. 11.
Hembree resulted iu the acquittal of
the defendant, and occupied almost the
entire day of court. The jury in the
case was empaneled Friday after
noon, and at the convening of court
this morning the case was promptly
begun.
The stale subthittod four witnesses
and the defense live. An importint
point J>roiight out in the stale's tosti
moijy wa if the fact that the load of
nhrtt that (inflicted tho death wound of
H. H. Mylubrce come from a cut shell.
A portion of the shell was; taken out
of the wound in the thigh of the dead
man, along with the bullets.
The defendant, a young man of about
30 years, was a calm, expressionless,
but Interested spectator of all the pro
ceedings today. FJe is of medium build,
?with a sparse moustache, black hair
and eyes, and dressed as the ordinary
countryman of the north westernn sec
tion of the country. By his side during
the day sat his father, a man of solid,
substantial appearance, with long,
wavy black whiskers and coal-black
ball* and eyes. Directly behind the
prisoner sat his aged mother, neatly
but unpretentiously dressed, and be
side her, with an infaift crooning and
crowing on her knoos, was tho young
wife of Thomas Hembree, for whom
the deceased and Ills sons were hunt
ing when tho tragedy occurred.
To Return Confederate Flags.
Great interest has been manifested
among Southerners in the Senate's
action In adopting a resolution for the
return of ull the Confederate Hags to
the States to which tliey belong.
Here are t he South Carolina flags to
be returned:
Flag, number of regiment unknown,
by ThirtV-Ninth New York, at Antie
tani. ^
; Flag, number of regiment unknown,
by Eighty-Second ^nnsylvania, at
Malvern Hill.
Eleventh South Carolina, Inscribed
"Port Royal. Cedar Creek, Swift
Creek, Petersburg, June 2 t,;v>>Veldon
lallroad."
Sixteenth South Carolina, by One
Hundredth and Fifty-Seventh Pennsyl
vania, at Five Forks.
Twenty-Seventh South Carolina, by
Eighteenth Massachusetts.
Eighth South Carolina, captured by
General Sheridan's forces.
South Carolina State flag, history,
unknown.
Flag of Sumter's Flying artillery, |
by Custer cavalry at Appomatox.
Sumter Heavy artillery, by First
New York Lincoln Volunteer cavalry,
at Sailor's Creek.
^rrested at Cheraw.
Cheraw, Special. ? A man believed to
be Gus DeFord, the escaped federal
prisoner, was arrested In Cheraw Fri
day night at the Instance of postofflco
department officials. He Is the same
man who was In Florence Wednesday
and asked for work at the Times office.
Me walked into Cheraw Wednesday
aboqt 1 o'clock. He applied for work
at the office of the Carolina Citizen.
Ho had a union cnrd with him and
said he was fiom Waycross. Ga. lln
wa? given work at the Citizen of
fice. lie gives his name as Val Kvans
and is about .10 years old; weight 130;
height 5 fertt inches; dark brown
hair; dark brown eyes; florid complex
ion; largo nose and prominent cheek
bones; clean shaven, with two days'
beard; two upper right front teeth are
missing and upper front teeth are All- i
ed with gold. The fellow la Well dress,
od; dark stilt, black overcoat, black :
derby hat; size 6 shoes.
6outh Carolina Items.
Gov. Heyward is in receipt of a let- '
tor- from ex-Senator A. H. Dean of
Oreenvllle, in which is made an urgent
appeal for executive clemency in tho !
" rase of Alexander Bowers, who was (
convicted of manslaughter and sentenc
ed to three years' servitude. Bowers
Is said to have labored tinder great
provocation, .having killed a man who
had Insulted his wife. Mr. Dean writes '
earnestly In regard to the matter, say
that BowerR has already served
frls^grffT and has made
ft trustworthy man on the county chaln
ganv, and that the judge, solicitor and
some of the Jurors have recommend
ed a commutation of sentence.
Camden. Special.? The South Caro
lina Lumbermen's Association met here
lest peek at the Hotel KlrkwoOd. Thero
were 21 members present and quite a
?Jot of business was transacted. The
meeting adjourned early in the after
noon In order to enable certain mom
ken W tho southern part of the
State to set away on the afternoon
#?1*. A C*vat many theaters remained
t* ittaHl ttet g^,gg+J?>_
M;W SOUTH CAROLINA LAWS
The Public Laws Enacted By the Re
cent Session of the Legislature.
Tho following Is a classified list of
tho public bills that wore enacted into
laws, and they hav'f been classified ?o
that those interested nifty the better see
what was done:
FINANCIAL AN1) TAXATION.
An Act to require the Secretary of
State to inal.e reports to the (Comptrol
ler (ieneral of certain fc?*s and funds,
and to 11 x the time of the payment
thereof to the State Treasurer.
An Act to provide for a reappraiso
ment and assessment for taxation of
certain abandoned rice lands.
An Act to amend Section 1, 4, 5, 10
and 1! of an Act entitled "An Act to
require the payment of annual license
fees by corporations doing business in
this State, and reports to the Comp
troller General," approved 1st day of
March, 11)04, so as to correct errors. To
provide that local corporations shall
pay the license fee thiough the Comp
troller General s office and railroads
and other similar corporations shall
pajLdireetly to the Treasurer.
An Act to amend Section 1,115 of the
Code of Laws of South Carolina, Vol
ume 1, 1902, fixing liabilities of stock
holders in banks and hanking institu
tions. This is to make the statute law
comply with the constitutional liability
as to banks.
A joint resolution to provide for the
appointcmnt of two members of tho
Senate and three members of the House
to examine certain offic.es.
A bill to make appropriations to meet
the ordinary expenses of the State
Government for the fiscal year com
mencing January I, 1905.
An Act to amend Section 714 of tho
Code of Laws, 1002, Volume 1, relating
to the Slate Treasurer, so as to require
duplicate instead of triplicate receipts.
An Act to make appropriation for tho
payment of the per diem, mileage and
stationery certificates of the members
of the General Assembly, the salaries of
the subordinate officers and employees
thereof, and other purposes herein
named.
An Act in reference to the duties of
chairman of local l>onrds of assessors
and their compensation.
An Act to amend an Act entitled an
Act to provide lor charter fees for do
mestic building and loan associations.
This exempts Increases of capital stoc k
from charter fees.
An Act to raise supplies and make
appropriations for the fiscal year com
mencing 1905. This fixes the State levy
at 5V? mills, an increase of mill.
FISH AND OYSTERS.
A Joint resolution providing for the
appointment of a commission to exam
ine into the terrapin, oyster and other
shell fish Interest, belonging to tho
State, and to report to the General As
sembly suitable measures to adopt in
order to develop said industry.
An Act to preserve the game fish,
shell fish and terrapin In and on the
public lands and waters of the State,
and provide a revenuo (herefrom for
the benefit of the citizens of the State.
MILITARY.
An Act to reorganize the military
forces of this State; to adopt and make
of force a military code, and to provide
ponalties for the violation thereof, an!
to repeal all laws referring to the mili
tary forces not herein re-cnacted.
An Act to authorize the Governor to
enter into a contract with tho repre
sentatives of soldiers to collect what
ever pay is due soldiers for, services
rendered in the Spanish-American
?var.
An Act to empower the Adjutant and
Inspector General or the clerk of the
historical commission to add names to
the Confederate rolls, upon proper
proof.
An Act to provide for the establish
ment and building of a State armory
appropriates $6,750.
RAILROADS.
A joint resolution authorizing the
Georgetown and Western Railroad
Company to construct and maintain a
bridge across the Sampit River, in
Georgetown county.
An Act to require railroad companies
to construct, maintain and operate in
dustrial tracks.
An Act to punish the wilful and ma
licious taking, removing, etc.. of brass
en, etc., out of any Journal, box or boxes
of any locomotive, etc.
An ActA to regulate the transporta
tion of passengers on electric railways.
This provides for the separation of the
races on suburban trolley cars.
An Act to fix and declare the liabil
ities of any corporation, firm or indi
vidual operating a relief department.
An Act to amend Sections 204 and 205,
of the Criminal Code of Laws of South
Carolina, prohibiting issuing and using
of free passes. The commissioners of
agriculture is permitted to acept a
pass under this Act. \
An Act to make it. a misdemeanor to
place any explosive substancc Whatever
upon tho rail of any railroad in this
State by nnv unauthorized persons.
INDUSTRIAL CORPORATIONS.
An Act to enable municipal corpora
tions or other corporations in this State
engaged or about to engage in the busi
ness of supplying water for fire, sani
tary or duwlc purposes, to condemn
land. wate^Tlghts and watar - privi
leges. and other property for the pur
pose of establishing, maintaining or ex
tending water-works system, or for the
purpose of securing a gseater or better
supply of water, or for the purpose of
protecting the water sheds from con
tamination or any conditions which
may be a menace to the health of the
community.
An Act to require the Secretary o\
State to collect at least $5 for all chai^
^ers.
CRIMINAL -WW8.
An Act to kmend Se/tlon 163 of the
Criminal . CodV^of Sprfth Carolina, so
as to make It >rnme to break into
any vessel.
An Act to declare the reduction of
any woman under promise of marriage
a crime and fixing U?e punishment
therefor. _
cwnig, ycMMii and of
gifts and gratuities.
judicial.
An Ait to amend Section 2,941, of
Vol. J, Code ? ?f I.aw8 of South Caro
Una. 1D02, by striking out Haiti section
anil enacting in lieu thereof another,
to bo known as Section 2.941.
An Art to divide tlio State Into ten
judicial circuits, and provide for tho
selection and assignment of two addi
tional Judges.
An Act to amend an Act, entitled
"An Act to autbori/.e the establishment
of Municipal Courts in cities having a
population of not less than 4.000 inhab
itants and not more than 20,000 inhabi
tants.
An Act to amend an Act entitled "An
Act relating to the selection, drawing,
and summoning of Jurors in tho Circuit
Courts of the State," approved the 7th
day of February, A. I). 1902, by adding
thereto a section to be known iih Sec
tion 18a, to provide against an omission
in preparing the jury list and boxes.
An Act to assign the present circuit i
solicitors to the proper circuits in order |
to conform to the provisions of an Act
entitled ' An Act to divide the ritatc
Into ten judicial circuits, and arrange
the same, and to provide for the elec
tion of solicitors for the 1st and 9th
circuits.
An Act to amend Section 2,727 Civil
Code, 1902, "relating to salary of Chief
Justice and associate Justices of the
Supreme Court. ?
An Act to amend Section 1.847. Civil
Code of South Carolina, relating to in
surance of certificates of stock.
An Act to amend Section 2,735, Vol
ume 1, Code of Laws, l'.?02.
An Act to amend Section 2,859, of
Volume I, Code of Laws, of 1902, relat
ing to the survival or right of action.
GAMK LAWS.' ^
An Act to provide for game wardens.
One game warden is to lie appointed in
.-?a< h county without pay.
An Act to provide for the protection
of birds and their nests and e:;gs, and !
to provide for the punishment of vio
lation thercif. , i
An Act tP further regulate tho hunt- J
ing of deer In this State.
MUNICIPAL,
An Act to amend Section 224, Volume
1. Code of Laws 1902, relating to tho
forwarding of election returns.
An Act to amend Section 1,396, Code
of Laws of South Carolina, Volume 1,
1 002 . relating to laying out streets anil
Incorporated towns.
An Act to amend an Act entitled an
Act to provide corporations of towns
of less than 1,000 inhabitants, etc.
EDUCATION A I ; M ATTEKS.
An Act to encourage fin# building of
school houses. This bill give? a por
tion of the county school funds where
the home people raise money for school
buildings.
An Act to amend Section 1 of an Act
entitled "An Act to amend the various
statutes and the laws as to school dis
trlcts embracing the towns of Marion,
Mulllns, Latta and Dillon, in Marlon,
county,*' approved the 23rd day of Feb
ruary, A.D., 1903, by making its pro
visions apply to Fork School District.
No. 2G.
An Act to provide enrollment in pub
lic night, schools.
An Act to amend the laws as to the
Ai t to encourage the establishment of
libraries in the public schools of the
rural districts." approved the 18th day
of February, 1901. 4
ELECTION'S. K
An Act to amend Section 2!>*5, 250 and
257, of colume 1, of tbe Code of Laws
of 1902, relating to primary elections.
An Act to amend Section 265, 200.
272, 273 and 274, of Criminal Code of
South Carolina, so as to apply to the
provisions of tho primary elections.
An-. Act making certain offences in
primary, elections misdemeanors, and
prescribing penalties therefor.
An Act to require clerks of Courts
to keep a record of the names of all per
sons elected to any office within their
jurisdiction. ,
MISCELLANEOUS.
An Act to amend an Act entitled
"An Act to amend Section 1,731, Vol
ume 1, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1902, 80 as to reduce tobacco ware
house charges,' 'approved first day of
March, 1894," approved first of
ges changed by 8aid Act.
An Act to amend Section 1.079, Vol
ume I, Code of Lawn, 1902, aa to com
pensation of State board of pension
ers.
An act to further provide for crea
tion and continuance, and to define the
duties and powers of the historical
commission of the State. now existing
under the terms of an act entitled "An
Act to provide for the appointment of
a historical commission ?>C the State
of South Carolina, for the purpose' of
collecting and preserving all matters
relating to the history of the State."
approved December 27. A. 1>. 1901. It
allows the commission to select its own
clerk, salary (1,000.
An Act to regulate the running of
automobiles and motor vehicles.
A joint resolution relating to the
purchasing of a portrait of Chief Jus
tice John Helton O'Neall,
An act to regulate the trade in seed
cotton and unpacked lint cotton.
, An Act to provide the age and time
in which road duty shall be performed
In this State, and to provide for and
tlx the amount of commutation tax in
lieu thereof.
An Act to amend section 1, 7S6, (Jorle
Of I.aws of South Carolina. VohTtoe 1.
relating to foreign corporations.
An Act to regulate the naming of
motor vehicles upon the public high
ways of the State, and fixing a pen
alty for the violation thereof.
An Act to amend Section 1.790, of the
Code of IjAwb of 1902, Vol. 1, by addius
a proviso at the end of said section re
lating to "live stock insurance."
CONSTITUTIONAL.
An Act to define and prescribe the
manner of showing compliance with the
requirements of the Constitution to
the Governor prior to his ordering an
election as to the creation of a cew
county.
An Act to ratify the amendment (>f
Section 7, Article VIII, of the Consti
tution of 1895. relating to municipal
bonded Indebtedness.
An Act to ratify the amendment to
the Constitution of 1895, whereby Sub
divisions IT and IX. of Section 34. Arti
cle III, thereof is repealed.
? An Act to ratify the amendment of
tho Constitution of 18J>5. wherebv a
new article thereof is added, relating to
roads, highways and drainage.
MKDICAU
An Act authorising the pe usage of
ordlnaneea by incorporated cities and
towns, and the promulgation of rules
a ad regulations t>y th* fttats hoard ol
health to svforos and uompel the rae*
rtrmnrtitlTrn of dttsens
smV, residents of (!j0 Suite ..f Sout h !
Carolina, and prescribing the duties I
<<f ce rtuin olljeials and persons for thai i
end. and providing certain penal: 'es* i
for failure, refusal or neglect |(l .oumlv
v\ith the pro^iona of the same
An Act to reguln'e the f?rs of phy.-d- '
< lans in this, State testifying as e\
perts in any of t h?> Courts.
An Act to prevent the spread of ,on 1
tagious diseases.
A joint resolution to (inthori/e State ;
Ixiftjtl of health of South Carolina t<> '
regulate with the Culled States t;ov
ernment about quarantine stations i
This looks to the transfer of t\/o quar i
antlne stations to the ivderai Gov- j
eminent
D1SPUNSAHY.
An Art to amend section of an A/ 1 ;
entitled "An Act to furlhei- regula'io
the appointment and pay of State , on. !
stables hy striking out Action fir. 1 in I
Volume I, Co lo of Laws, 1902. page 171 '
and Insert a section In lien thereof."'
approved 19th February, a. IV 190:5. so
as to increase the pay of State con
stables to $2. HO per day
An Act to amend section r? ? ? 2 . Criinl- I
nal Code, Volume 2. 1902. relating to
appointment of county dispensary.
An Act to amend Section. 305 <>f Code '
of Laws. Volume 2. South Carolina re
lating to appointment of count v dis- !
ueaser.
nil: KILLING OP Mil l II BI LL
wo Bells Gentcnccd to Eleven and
Five Y ears, Respectively ? Othc-fs
Implicated Were Acquitted.
Conway. Special.- The spring term I
?I court for Horry count. \ has just
lose.l. Judge Dantzler having presid
d. 1 he record for this county was
?roken in the 1. umber of murder cases
riod. Seven persons were before the
>nr of justice charged with taking hu
nan life, only two of whom were con
?ieted, and they of mniislau.r|iter.
William T. Hell and Geojfge . Hell,
?harged with the murder of/Airs. Mil'
ie Hell (wife of George He|| and aunt I
>1 William T. Hell), were found gunil- j
> ot manslaughter ami fi-nienced to I
he penitentiary for 11 yijjLrs and live
zeals, respectively.
Two younger hrothersj of William
{ell and one Van Hulloc^. implicate 1
i" the sani;? ease, weiy all ae(|uitled I
jy the jury.
The story of the killing of Millie
?ell. as told by' William T. Hell, one of
he convicted men, to a represeniai ive
?f The State a few weeks ago, while
1 waiting ti .Hi. is as follows:
"On November 1. the day of the
Ight. my uncle, who >>ad bei n staying
.vith nio nil night, myself, J. w. (jell
uid C. H. Van Hullock, went over to
leorge's home to bring over l<? my
loine the rest of the corn and potatoes
hat belonged to him. I told him he
O'.ild keep it at my heme until he c;.ul 1
Jo better. Nan Hullock was driving
ny team of mules. We all walked up
the house, an.l got a 'cussing* out
for our pains. Some of 11s worried
I guess, in a way. We joked
Jack at her. She called us all out of
?ur names, and my mother, too. Dur
ing the day we noticed the women who
ft' ere in the house, including George's
wife and his daughters, Lizzie and
ftosella. were carrying considerable
water to the kitchen, and ns we did
flot see thorn washing or scouring, wo
wondered what they were doing
with it. At noon Van Bullock carried
he first load to my barn and returned
about 1 o'clock with James Hell to help
js. We had brought our rations with
t?. and ate our dinner near a spring.
.Waterman, after lie ate his dinner,
wefrt op to the house and talked to
Kosella and her mother. Lizzie had
50"e toward her home, which was not
far away. After we ate our dinner
Lizzie came back. After dinner Irving
Bell and his wife came from their
Jionie and tney stopped out on the
road. His wife, got out of the buggy
and held several conversation:* with
the women. They shortly drove away
and returned about sunset. This time
they drove Up to the Held where we
were working and he told Waterman
he must stop 'cussing' his mother.
Ills wife cursed Watorman at the same
time. After We had finished digging
potatoes we threw them in the wagon
with the t<>ols ? plow, hoes and potato
fork and rounded the house on our
way home; Van Hullock was driving.
The others of us were walking. All
had their hoes in the wagon with the
exception of Waterman. Ho had his
011 his shoulder. As George passed his
wife he noticed she had a bucket of
hot water and she was -swinging It.
He asker her not to throw it at any
of them. She permitted him to pass.
I said the same thing to her and she
let me go by. Hut when the mules
started by she threw the contents of
the bucket broadside on ono of the
mules causing the team to start to run
away. As soon as she threw the wa
fer she dropped the bucket and grab
bed nie. and Rosclla grabbed me, too.
They tried <0 gouge out my eyes and
chocked me. I saw they were getting
the jicst of me and I said, 'Hoys, como
up an get them off me.' Oeorgo and
Waterman took them off me and
George begged them not to have any
m?X? 1 stepped away a piece
and I thought they would let me qjone.
Uzle Smzith then struck George over
the head with a mlssle of some kind,
it staggered him and he fell. WThen ho
fell she went 011 him. George reach
ed and got her by the hair, and she
scoured sand iu his face ami tried
to gouge (pit his left eye. Hut she
kept him down until Jlmmle Hell pull
ed her off.. When the old lady got
off me she got a bar rail and stood
over me in a threatening way. Just
then I sjiw a hoe lying beside Lizzie
and George. I picked It up and poked
it at the two of them. Jogging it at
thetn."
"1 'id you strike the woman over the
head with the hoe or qoke It at her?
H is tald she was hit on th^-fop of
:hc head?" was asked.
"They say there was a mark on her
head; some say, ? knocked her brains
out (with a sarcavKie,*mIle) ; I don't
know. I poked her as I said I did." I
Committee Organizes.
The legflpative committee appointed
under the Bleaw resolution last month,
to investigate the affairs of tho State
dispensary, met Monday In the parlors
of Wright's Hotel and organized by
electing Senator Hay chairman, Mr. A.
H. Dooth, of Newberry, stenographer
and cleric, and Se r gean t- at- arm* of the
Senate J. Fred Sehumpert, also of
Newberry, marshal. The commission
elected an expert aoeountant in tM per
son of Col. Sdnund Bacon, at tpmwr
to?*. ? . ,
II Sl'IHt Sill Sill
Senate I ailed to Convict on Charges
(f Impeachment
? - -
nil: VOTC LARGELY A PARTY OM:
#
Highest Vote Recorded Toe Impeach
ment Was 35 and the Lowest Against
It 47, 50 Being Required to Convict
? The Larger Votes Were Largely
Along Party Lines? Only 13 Votes
Tor Conviction on the Articles Re
lating to Use of Private Cars.
? ? ?
Washington. Special. The Senate
Monday concluded the impeachment
(rial of Judge Swayne by acquitting
him on all the charges made against
him In tho ariiclcs of impeachment
presented hy the House. The voting; on
the Sway lie case began at id: ) o, 20
minute* aftct: iiu> Senate convened, and
continued until 11: ir>. There was no
discussion , anil all 1 lie time was con
sumed in taking 1 1 1 <? 1L' votes necessary
'.c dispose of cach of tho articles. Tlu?
highest vote for impeachment wan Hf? ,
and the lowest against it, 17. On the
two articles charging the use of private
railroad ears, only 13 votes were cast
tor conviction. The larger votes were
largely along party lines.
Judge Swayne was not in the Sen
ate during the roll-calls, hut In the
President's room, jus! hack of the
chamber. The result of each ballot was
sent to bin*, by his attorneys. Five of
tho House managers attended during
the proceeding*. When the first article
was read, charging Judge Swa.^ae with
making a false certificate fo. vpensrs
while holding court at Waco, Texas,
the presiding officer said: "Senators,
how say you. is the respondent. Charles
Swavne, guilty or not guilty as charged
in this article?" The calling of the roll
by the secretary was then begun. The
first Senator to rice in response to tho
call was Mr. Alger, who " voted "not
guilty" In clear and distinct, tones. Mr
Bacon was the tirst. Democratic Sena
tor 011 the roll, and likewise the first to
answer in the affirmative, finding Judge
Swaync guilty. The vote throughout
was largely partisan, and stood 33 to
?19. The Senators who voted guilty
we i'?> Ikron, Baile.y, Hard, Hate, Hor
ry, lliacKburn, Carmack. Clark, of
Montana; Clay, Coekrell, Culberson,
Daniel, Foster, of Louisiana; Gorman,
Kittredge, Lattlmer, MeCreary, Mc
Cumber, McKnery, McLaurin, Malloiy,
Martin, Money, Morgan, New-lands,
Overman, Patterson, Pettus, Simmons,
Stone, Taliaferro and Teller ? 33. Under
tHo rule requiring a two-thirds vote to
convict, f>5 votes in the affirmative
would have been necessary to convict.
As this vote was almost reversed, Judge
Swayne was pronounced to be not guil
ty. The chair announced this to be the
result.
The reading and voting upon the
other articles followed' in rapid suc
cession. The second charge was that
of an excessive chai'go for expenses
while holding court at Tyler, Texas.
The proceeding in this case was an ex
act counterpart of that on the first
article, and the result was 32 for con
viction to 50 for acquittal. Tho third
charge also related to excessive ex- '
pense charges at Tyler. Texas, and the
vote was identical with tho vote on tho
second article? 32 to 50. ? The fourth
and fifth articles related to the use of
prlvato cars. There wore only 13 votes
of guilty on them, as follows: Bailey,
Horry, Blackburn. Carmack, Coekrell,
Culberson, Daniel, McLaurin, Martin,
Money, Morgan, Ncwlands, Pettus, Ad
ams, Sixty-nine Senators voted for ac
quittal. On tho sixth, charge, that of
non-residence by Judge Swayno in his
district, tho\vote was 31 to 51. On tho
seventh artiMe, relating to residence,
tho vote was 19 for conviction to G3
against. The affirmative vote was as
follows: Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Car
mack, Clark, of Montana; Coekrell,
Daniel, Dubois, Gibson, Lattlmer, Me
Creary, McEncry, McLaurin, Malloiy,
Martin, Money. Morgan, Pettus and
Taliaferro? 19. The vote on the eighth,
ninth, tenth and eleventh articles, cov
ering the contempt cases of Davis and
Belden. was 31 to 51. The twelfth ar
ticle was the last. It dealt with the con
duct of Judge Swayne in punishing W.
ft. O'Neal for contempt in assaulting a
trustee in bankruptcy appointed by j
hitn. On the final vote, tho result was 1
35 for guilty to 47 for not. guilty, the :
largest vote given for conviction.
The result cm this vote bolng an- j
nounced, and with It the entire verdict 1
ascertained, the chair directed the 6e<> j
rotary to enter an order of acquittal on j
all the articles. This being done tho I
long and tedious proceeding came to an j
end.
14 Die in Church.
New York, Special. ? Eleven persons
were killed and upwards of. fifty In
jured, some probably -fataUy, by the
collapse of the flooring of the Fleet
Streot. Afrionp Methodist Episcopal
Church, lu Brooklyn. Monday night, j
Of thoKO killed, eight worn women, :
two men amf one child. The lmildtng j
was an anclcnt ramshackle frame
ptructuro, erected r.O years ago In the j
1 cart, of the colo.'ea tscctior of Brook- |
lyn, in Fleet street, near Myrtle ?,ve:
r.ue.
Too Large For Railroads.
Savannah, CJa , Special. ? The eques
trian statue of General Notban Bed
ford Forrest, the great Cc-nfcderate
cavalry leader. ha8 not arrived at
Memphis as erroneously stated, but Is
in the railway yards, having1 arrived
laRt week by steamer from New York,
whence it wa* received from Paris,
where It was cast. The statue was
not sent by rail from New York. It
is more than thirteen feet high In Ita
crate and the railroada would not re
ceive It, being uaable to transport It
through tunnel*. It is said tfeftt tbe
road mat recciVft?_Jl Jhtre may find
It ImpoMlfcio to it oooVr bridges. .
FATAL MINING ACCIDENT
Ovr i S.mp' c>( Repairer* Perish at
Ury, W. Yu
I Chiisc I l? v l'"lr<slnni|> <!h?
iii'; in (niilitil W i 1 1 > Ti?rc??i'? <?iilotl
)>y Hit' W.iiltiiiriit
V.i \ telegram was ro?
lore from M. .1. Cnplef. superbl
teauent < T (li.* Pocahontas Division of
(lie Norfolk a;id Western Hallway Com
pany, sayin,*t that an explosion liatl oc
curred i : i llif mines (if llu? United
Stales Coal iiinl ? 'uke Company at
? lary. W. Va .. nhoiil I o'clock during t li?>
a florin-oil. It was not positively known
liow many ni?n wore in tin* mine a I
I ho time, lut t il was estimated that
noire than a score had lost 1 1 a <> i r lives.
'Ht.> mines a iv dn 'I'll vc Fork, a few
mile- from Welch. W. Va., beini; one
ni iiii> l.irii'si opera I ions i* Ion;: the Nor
folk ami Western llailroad. Only tlio
carpenters and track repairers were at
work with a f? w experienced men who !
wore* idaeinu liinhnrs in the initios. II |
wit* learned later that t wenty three ]
Weil1 killed ;s lid ll'.a! li ( !?<!>!! Iwh||ii?i li'n! '
lie. 'it rivov vivd and every ellort was j
h"inyr made to reach the oilier men. j
I l\ S ll \ del-, chief i let U to Vice I'reM- !
? 'out a i i<l (Iciioral Manama' N. I). Ma
in /, < f t lie Norfolk and 'Vi siern. noli- ?
tied him of (lie arcident I ?y wire Into
in 111" afternoon. Mr. Mailer I- in
I'itlsbury:. wImto the homo otliees of
the Cnitod Stiiles Coal and Coke Coin
nanv are situated. It Is believed that
I lie ii.'i-ident was caused hy firedamp
^ a s ? otniiiv' into < oubiet with the
torches rallied hy the workmen.
C :T MO IE TH VI 10':) 3DDI?3.
INfiiov.it of Ot'Hil It on \?r>litl.i 1% f 1 1 1 0 in
.\I:(ImIII I Hlt'11,1 Mil I.
i ' i i iii inu'h." in . Ala. 4 i> to noon on the
third day after tho net Idont ion ho?lles
of vietims <>f tlio explosion at tin? Vir
ginia mine had been recovered. Three
mole hail I cell siyiijnd. It will In* im
possible lo reach all t!ie bodies until
the water i* removed from certain
pai l s ot t ho mine.
The bodies found last showed that
tiie men weiv lyln? on their faeos.
some of them with coats and
about their faces in a vain endeavor
to keep rtflf the black damp. The day
was another period of ftiuerals at Vir
ginal and other near-by mining camps,
lb'lief committers from I'lrminghani
and r.essomer are ttctively at work
:t nion^ 1 he sulTerer-.
RCSSIANK TO BI,AMK.
I _ _ _
1 ukVl'.a t i<m:i I Court at Paris Censures
A <1 in Ira I Rojest vensky.
Paris, France. ? Excepting Admiral
Dnuhassnl. the Russian representative,
every member uf r r??? North Sea In- i
quiry Commission signed the report
given out censuring Admiral Rojest- J
vensky tor firing on the British Halting
licet In 1I10 North Soa. It was against
Russia. although pains were taken to 1
show leniency to Admiral Rojestveu
sky.
The court finds that Admiral Rojest
vensky wfts not justified In firing on
the British trawlers, hut that he was
justified in proceeding wltfiout slop
ping to render assistance to the British
fishermen.
The decision says the delay of the
Russian transport Kaiuschntkn follow
ing the breakdown of her machinery
was perhaps the cause of the Incident.
Tile commander of the Kamscbntku
signaled to Admiral Rojestvensky-dur
Ing the evening that he had been at->
tucked by torpedo boats. The admiral,
therefore, had reasons to believo ho
might be attacked.
ERIK TRAIN WRECK.
Tuxedo Express (iocs Over Embank*'
inent Ncnu. Paterson, N. .7,
New York City.? Carrying more than
U00 passengers and running at a speed
of almost a mile a minute, the Tuxedo
express, from Mlddlelown, N. Y., to
Jersey City, on the Erie Railroad,
jumped the track at Warren Point, a
few miles e<(st of Paterson, at 8.0f?
o'clock in the .taiornlng, and plunged
over an embankment twelve feet high.
By H marvellous circumstance only one
person was killed, but fully fifty were '
more or Jess seriously injured.
Grace Matthews, sixteen years old, a
stenographer, who lived in Suffern, N.
Y., and worked in New York City, was
crushed to death In the wreckage of
the car In which she rode.
REICJN OF TERROR AT BATUM. \
The Whole Caucasus Hald to Be Seeth*
ing With Disaffection.
Constantinople.? Advlce3 from Batuiu
say that the Prefect of Police and sev
eral leading lfierchants of that city
have been assassinated, and that num
bers of Ottoman subjects have been
murdered by Georgian strikers. The j
Porte has drawn the attention of the
Russian Embassy to the situation, and
the latter has promised the necessary i
protection. 1 1
Revolutionary manifestoes In favor i
of a republic are being clrculalcd >
broadcast at Butuw. j
Fa v or 8 Sea Level Canal.
The successful completion of the
Simplon tunnel may have an important
bearing upon the project of General
"Walla/e, Chief Engineer of the Pan
ama Canal, to wake that waterway a
sea level ^annl by driving a tunuH
four miles long under a mountain to
divert the surplus .waters of the 1
Cbagre* BIvfr\
Voted For Nineteen Presidents.
William W. Richards, who enjoyed
the distinction of having voted at nine
teen Presidential elections^ died at hie
residence at Ogdensburff, N. Y., aged
nlnety-eeven years. He xvaa born at
lloupstead, I.. 1.
To Investigate Pulp Mllta.
Governor Hlggiua began ait InvestV
gatlon of chargea tbat pulp iftlll men
had denuded hundreds of ?cre% of A<tt?
rond&ck fnmti nf ttiflr Uml^r fn Tl?
i.u? ?t iU I.W.. .? -I
IIIC HIIES lil HIE Mil
Nov/ 0, loans no I Hot Springs Visit vJ
Sv Disastrous Conflagrations,
POCKS AND TERMINALS BURNED
till !<?? ((l | CTusrmt City J?r.
a. r,.?.i,u ? M|,|loil? wf
,)U" u"' ?>' I'rojxMty ? Many
of i ?iio:i Hun,.
X""' La. Tilt; worst lire
<'M'r Known in \,.u. Orleans, ?>iituf|.
i?x a loss in ,.\,osh ,,f $o,0<M),0(M), start
?'? al (In. docks ii ikI wharves of t ho
Illinois < Vntral l{, ill, oii(l, known as tho
? lu.? \e*ant iio, k?r. nn, | oc iip.viiiK near
'.v a mil,, front on Hi,. Mississippi Kher,
in lit,' very , I'M re ?,f u,(. ,.j(v
Tl>" docks were I, uiii *1*' yearn auo
"n, named in honor of Stny vosant
. . ?r Hi,- Illinois Central,
i I try u ,-il. u?. finest freight terminals
ir
?ii?i , . " i ? < f Or OmiK
'V';:1 1"ly.'!al' ???<,. I ,'o?,,n,'r,.(> of
who Iv to I "r is almost
in i ? I , ",i,l'?a<t anil tho freight
!:: i'.;,;. ?"? '??.oo..K
< Vim- ?i'1';'"11.' ri?o Illinois
f'-. v! lo w V. ,H: Kiain
ton ? i i hU?!"' hIh>jIh and (lie ,-ot
I pvs i s wc'i-o wiped out. Tim
M ikhmi".^ i !,< "'?,u ^'Mh?M)0o to
.. ' ? an,l tin* Hn?, coming al (his
of'v'ew oh' 1,1,1 i,,xporf ?'??? business
i Ai \\ < h |,.,i?s immensely.
vt,. .v, /V0/lt,v,,l0lK wliloli were do
i ? . |C i V ;1 tf"l?rti'Hy of over a inll
I >n l>iis|ii.|s ?f corn, and hnth of them
I'aftiniiy nn,,,. AlMHll
s Jn (111' neighborhood of the tiro
i;.;,r ;;!";v;lil""" '?<? ? ,
1,1 Part of the cltv was
onvev i1"' ,h't' ?"i?i""<(.d In the -
a mi sin , m, ? r,U' ,,f tUo vluvalorK.
? M ?a? along the river front for a
1 c with llglilnlng-llke rapidity. Five
S" f ^olton and 12,000
t ? Ids of ?t,Kiir were destroyed. Ten
? an steamers. whleh were at the
pl^j wore Iiadly I, but worn
So tar as cap j?? learned, no lives
,wM- "'?'????h there were maily
" " Z \ Rlxlv rr,'tel,t ?" " '?
hi jaul* are a total loss. The local
I In- Department prartfcqlly throw up
'* I'andK early, and the lire spread
in!?, i" '"'orferenee until all the tor
n, uiii Is were destroyed.
The Illinois < en t'ral'ea tried its own
<ilH) (MK)lo 'ii' ,ljl,,r,lt >!* u,,,,pl'?t00d,
oMIm tire fumi K f"ml to lhe Cl'e<,,t
dociT .''n? lK foniplete. The "
Ivs 1 1 1 1 yard h covered nearly fifty
?">,?* of Kiound. Otlldnls of the rn r'"
road say that It will take the raWcm d'"
fiS'ios. ?V?'' 10 1'0'""'0 1,5 ?e?l?ol;r
HDT SPRINCS FIRE~ KILLS FIVE'
"'"?xrisrc:,'-;
!?" .. ! ^ rand Central Hotel next' 1
jnoininx, and later the bodies of two
men were tnkeu out. > ? ,
-W'JSS? Hot.
iisu let, widen wan destroyed ??vw?t
pci'Koiis nro mlnsiiiif but It ' is not'
k?o?n I luit nny |?8, ot ,if'' omuwM
; " i" nt Central nvemic nnrt;
the H VSU0A,,| '."i n,? f0nther" V**t '6C
ami tiift'fl wind wa?."blowli)||f'
and tho flames quickly spread to thSf
h, Hn I T"? Hotel?!
Hotei Moodj*, the tiarnler flata nri^
destrjyed?dtfl',fi U?m?3 WOle .OTlCktej;
The lire department rendered Bonn
m 7 ot I?vo
,i" ,argMt
<)\ cr 100 houses <vere destroyed before
the Hatnes were cheeked. The district
hut w een Ounchltn avenue and Prospect
t ha?n "X>S SWP,pt l)y th0 flames. Moro
rvoiv" !? poop,,? nre I>oineless. Fortu
a iid finrimrlhkft t weather has passed"
"PUngllko temperature prevails
I! f,S:VU? f,1,0(l wlth nierchn,!:
.I Wrtc, S'" """"
I he main hotels, the Kactman l*ark
a "d Arlington, are safe as are alsn
Loll, railroad stations.^ ' 8
NBW NAVY FOR SPAIN.
1 \Y;iy Found to Build It Without
creasing Taxation. I
Ma (hitl.? It is understood that tlio
! Government will raise a loau to carry f
: out Its naval program wjthput Increas
j ln? taxation. The scheme Involve* the
I expenditure of r>00,000,000 peseta*. It
wax temporarily abandoned after It* m
Inception, but h is now been taken i||>
again. ? * ?". wj?*
J tnimff*' at the establishment of ft
strong navy, with vessels of the latest
type:', the re-armament of the coast
tVtenses and the naval bafcea In
Canary and Balearic Islords.
Juryman Fined For Race prejudice. ;
E<1 gel Davis, the Indian Territory ,
cattleman who refused to Serve on a
Federal ttrund Jury with negroea, wa? Z
taken from Jail at Durant, brought ?
before United States Judge Humphrey
ami lined $50 for contempt of court
Davis' frieuds paid the fine and hewaa
teleu#ed. _T ? . ?
Canal to Cost $230.5001000, r .
The engineering commute* of tbo
Panama Canal Commission - unaitf*
mously rccommenda the cwftnktba^ ;
of a *en level canal, which. It ULlIf^v
clared, can be a?t-em?ll?be4
years, at a cost of $280,800,(
federal Inanraaoo CtatiO,
Senator Drydeu,
aoraace
doce n 1
dtnt'o