The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 02, 1906, Image 1
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VOLUME XVII
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CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 190(1,
NO. 1.
Deaih of Her Aged mid Loved
Monarch
ENO CAME SUDDENLY MONDAY
? ?
"Grandfather 01 Europe" the Vener
ablo Christian IX, is Taken 111 at
Luncheon and Expires Shortly A f.
tcrwAids From Heart Failure,
Copenhagen, Denmark, liy ('able'. ?
* ll)'i?tian IX, the aged King of Den*
unni'k, <iciii; t?i* (ho cio.\ned heads of
l.urope, Vat he i* of king Heorge of
tfirecce,, of Queen "Alexandria of Great
lirit ain and Ireland, and of the
Dowager Km press Maria Feodorovna,
of Russia ; grandfather of King llaak
"ii \ 1 1 of Norway, and related by
blood or by manias to most of the
K utupean ridel's, died with startling
suddenness in the Ame.lieul>org l'ldaee
Monday afternoon. The HeeeSsdou of
his successor, 1'rine** Frederick, bis
?dd?'s|
son. who will be known as F red
brick Y I My \mis proclaimed Tues
day.
*'lli:. majesty died at H:!JU o'clock
Monday af(ernoon. A i t ? r bis majesty
2?ad hjought (be morning audience to
:t conclusion be appeared to be (piite
well and proceeded to lumthcou as
usual. Towards the eml of the meal
be gave evidence of indisposition and
"was compiled io retire to bed at 2 *.!H)
^p. tu. His majesty passed away peace
fully, *. 'le symptoms iudicat ing heart
} fliii' re,
'fiiis tells concise! v tin1 story ol
the death ,*cene. which found e\'evy
? ?in , c\ ea those who realized the in
erea.smu fVobh'ncss of the King un
prepared for (lie sudden shock.
The death of Kin;; < 'hrishan ha-*
plnmjed half I he courts of Fa trope into
<!)" <'f( j v. t moot niiu' and brought
sense ?.f jK'vsonal !< *ss as well as of I
?sinceie grief to every one throughout |
!he kingdom of Denmark, reaching)
ven the humblest cottage, evidences
?of wjiieh are shown evcrwhere. It
Iium cast a pail o\er the palaces of the
monarch.* of (lie::' Hriituin, Hussia, I
Nor v. a;. and Greece. |
""few England Limited Wrecked.
I ?in l inyloti, \ t. Special. The New
Knglatid Stale Limited, an express
train hound from Boston lor Mon
treal was wrecked jit*^i(?lton, -0 miles
southeast of (his city, by running into
an open switch. Six ears left the
rails and wens practically demolished,
\w? none of the passengers or train
men were seriously hurt. Invcstiga
1 ion a 'ter the accident indicated that
t !:<? train was wrecked by tampering
wiih live switch.
Midshipman. Decatur Expelled.
Annapolis, ? Special.- r'l'he trial of
Midshipman (Jeorge H. Melvin, of
(.leiiesi-o, I!!.. on a ejiarge of; hazing', I
) W:V; begun. but not concluded. The
?>rder dismissing Midshipman Stephen
IVeatur, .1 r., I'm it: t lie .Naval Acad
? n, y. \\ as read <?ut at. dinner forma
ii":i ;u !i"* Academy yesterday al'ter
? lie if Li tiic grounds shortly
af :v r.
"Niiio Brought iji By Rescuers.
\ ifloria, P?. ('.. Special. ? The res
"party, av i nine survivors of the
?wtccked >t' i<?iu,r Valencia who were
nl !>ft! S?n;r rSf-U teleirraph hut, reach
ed liiiutii-i.l an i-lmost impass
;>i?i ? trail. 1''. Conuois, who got lost
nit Turtle I - i.i swU was found tonight
all!)'.-' dead i'iom exhaustion.
Five Suffer in Jail Firo.
Mcltea. t!n., Special. ? About 7 :M0
o'clock Sunday morning the Telfair
county jail was discovered on fire.
Five prisoners in the structure were
badly burned, the injuries of whom
mhom muv perhaps prove fatal.
Naval Training Ship Firo.
Newport, 1>. 1.. Special. ? 7 build
ings. connected \\ii!i the l'nited States
naval training station at Coasters'
Harbor Island, in this city, were des
1 roved by, tire causing mi est mated
mi' $fn0,00rt. T!te buildings de
stroyed were the detention building,
machine shop, paint shop, pr?y-?
ri:a>i<. r's store house, carpenter shop,
aii<l i wo small store houses.
Alfonso's Bride Arrives.
r.iarretz, France, By Cable. ? King
Ah onset, accompanied by the military
Hi embers olr bus household, in full uni
form, arrived here in automobiles to
conduct I'rineess Kna of Batteubovgi
her mother. Princess ITenry, and
Print e Alexander of llattenberg to
Sau Sebestine. The start for Sun
Sebastian was made at 11:13 a. m
? Princess Kna and Princess lfenry ami
King Alfonso were in the first auto
- mobile, and Prinee Alexander and his
Bnite in the sccond, the military ofil
cers following in otbo automobiles.
Fire at Bellevue Hospital .
Xex/Vork, Special. ? Kight lmudred
/ patients in Bel lev no Hospital were en
dangered by a fire in the laundry
building early Sunday yet, through
thH quiet and effectivo workN of tlM
hoHpilal fire brigade^ . at^id the regular
ftf-omen, who responded with muffled
'>fly ? small utunVr iu ?or:?? of
V i tnf]ll' -1 jOi-tl. - ? U ?.ii| |
WOHK Of- CONGHKSS
What Our National Law Makers Are i
Doing Day by Day.
Htatebood Bill Passed.
The House passed ' li?* statehood hill
exactly according to Schedule. The He |
publican opposit ion to the mousuro
.spent its entire force end no effort
was made to defeat (lie bill on its
final passage, only 'H o? tlu? insur
gents'* voting against the measure.
The hill passed by a vote of 35)4 to
150.
The debate which preceded the vote
began at 11 o*elock and was practi
cally fentureless ro tar as any hope
was cuieriuincu of changing the meas
ure in the slightest degree-. The abvo'
eates ? ? T the *#Wtr->ure place<l in The
Hecord through the medium of several
speeches, the arguments upon which
the joint statehood policy is founded.
Likewise, the opponents M joining
Arizona and K'e\v Mexico, embracing
the entire opposition to the hill, pro
duced their 1<m The He?*)j(l.
Sevoral or the " Msurgents' ' made
plain the {jw/tind of their opposition.
'I lie hill as passed provides that
Oklahoma and lndi;m Tenitory shall
I constitute one State under the name
| of " OklwhiVioa, " and that Arizona
and New Mexico shall constitute one
State under the name of "Arizona."
Should the terms of admission he rati
tied by the residents of the territories
in question, their respective' State
constitutions inust ContaUi clauses
prohibiting the sale of intoxicat in?
liquors to Indians and plural mar: iag>
es. There rt're many other stipulations
governing schools, courts and politi
cal sub-d i visions of the proposed new j
States.
Senate and Foreign Affairs.
The foVelgu alVairs of the United
States continued to hold the at 'en
lion of the Senate, tlu> Moroccan and,
Dominican matters being the qnes-'
lions immediate! v at issue. Mr. Money
was the principal speak< r an 1 he talk
ed for over two hours in opposition
to the course of the adinpiist ration
with reference to both Santo Domin
go and Morocco. He contended tha'
there was danger of. becoming involv
ed unnecessarily in the affairs of other
eounlries bv participating iu the
Algeciras* conference and that this
country was not suHicently concerned
with the conduct of affairs in Santo
Domingo to justify our course in that
island, lie also took the position that
i lie President, had transcended his
authority there.
Mr. Money contended that the Pres
ident had made one explanation and
his friends another of our attitude to
wards Santo Domingo. Mr. Money
declared that he felt no concern about
Santo Domingo. "As Senator of the
United States. 1 don't care a conti
nent al about it," he said, emphati
cally. Mr. Money agreed with Mr.
Lodge that the annexation of Santo
Domingo was undesirable, and declar
ed that "if to-day the United Siales
would relieve herself of every island
of the sea the country would be im
measurably stronger." He added that
if we continue our- noliey of takitur
inferior people D,c nation must sink
OL !"!- O" li nt Uiiiii'S ?? t
our form of irovermnent.
Mr. Hepburn followed Mr. M ulll'V
advocating: the annexation of Santo
Domingo, savinir (bat tin' present
population would soon 1 ;-comu .Vimri
canized r.iulcr 1 lie rule of the I'lite.l
States. t
Mr. Hepburn replied thai it* hi<
ideas* should prevail, tlir colored peo
ple of the isluiid would be supplanted
by whites.
Found Dead in His Field.
(iatYney, Kpoeial.' ? A 1 1 ? 1 < ? p; 1 1 < ? i h ? mes
sage has been received in this city
stating that Mr. Phillip Hambright. a
gentleman about GO years of aye. liv
ing near Kings Creek in Cherokee
county, had been found dead in bis
Held near bis home. Whether his
death was from natural coupes or due
to foul play is impossible to ascer
tain. the telephone line from (jaff
ney is. working1 poorly and the spot
cannot be reached by telegraph. The
message here was to the sheriff and
only stated that be was found dead
in his tie.bl about dark. Sheriff Thom
as and the coroner will j;o to the
scene.
Chinese Boycott Discusscd.
The Chinese boycott and the admin
ipt ration of the forest reserves divid
ed the attention of the Senate. Tlv
Chinese question came up in. connec
tion with a resolution by Mr. Tillman
directing an investigation by the com
mittee on immigration. Mr. Tillman
modified the resolution by omiting thr
major portion of the preamble, and j
after considerable discussion the reso- j
lution was referred to the committee
on contingent expenses.
Mr. Tillman l/ad read a letter ad
dressed to him by the Red Rock Fuel
Company, owners of 4,000 acres ol
coal IhihI in West- Virginia, setting
forth discriminations against that
company .by the Baltimore & Ohio
Kailroad, for the alleged re a so if that
.tlVvttulrond did not permit the Ked j
Rock em^to come into competition
with coal from the mines in which tin
railroad fn interested. The letter
ask* for nil investigation of. aH bitu
?minouK coal ?carrying rpatls". >\n ordei
from tho inter-Sutc commerce com
mission to.deslst from the discrimins
tiona practiced was also read, whicl
order, ? coal eoiapAt.v snv, has been
f WITH "OUH LAWMAKERS j
Body of State Lawmakers Down at
Work? Bills That Have Been Intro
i duced.
A Joint Session ? The Elections.
On Tuesday a joint .session the
general assembly was held.
Tlu* joint assembly was convened at
II o'clock hy Senator Manning, wRo
presided with dignity over the elect
ion. The llr>t pi nee to he tilled hy
the elections wan Ihrtl ? ? T chief justice
>1 the Stute Supreme Court.'
Selection of Judges
Senator .t H Hudson nominated
Chief J list ice V. j, Pope to succeed ;
himself. Mr. Taylor of N'e wherry sec
onded the nomination. There were no
other nominations. The chair de
clared that 14(i votes had heen cast,
all for Judge Pope.
Senator Walker nominated Judge
( '. <i. Datitzler to sucecd himself in
the first >ircuiL the nomination being
seconded hv Mr. Brantley. There was
no other nam** placed in nomination
:.nd the \otes were east.
For the 'select ion of judges of the'
second circuit, Mr. J. Helton Watson
nominated Senator K. |<\ Warren of
Hampton. This won nerouded hy Dr.
What ley, ivpresenlativc front Hamp
ton. Judge J a me* Ahh ich. t i i ?A ineum- i
hent, wes nominated hy t'ol. J no. K
( Joy v>t Aiken, and Ibis was seconded
hy Senator W. !?]. Johnson. The re
sult of hid lot was Ahliieh, 11!^;
Warren, J2; necessary to a choice, Tti.
For judge of the iliinl judicial eu
mil, Judge It. <>. Purdy was nomi
nated hy Senator MeLeod, This \\;is
M-eiiiidcd hy ^ 1 1". Fhi>?er. i la-re w?is
no opposition and Judge Purdy re
ceived I :?S votes.
.For judgo of t he loiuth <iu-uil,
Judge K. C. Watjs nominated hy
Mr. Pollock, seconded by ('apt. Sell
ers. There was no opjtosition and
J ndirOfcWat ts received l'J!> votes.
Forjudge of the sixth circuit, Judge
(Jeorge Williams Cage was placed in
nomination hy Senator Hardin, sec
onded hy Senator Hough: Judge (.lage
received Hit1 elttire Vole,
Judge J. C. Klugh of Abbeville was
uninitiated for re-elect ion by CqI. W.
W. Bruce of Marlboro. This was sec
onded bv Senator J. H. Blake of Ab
beville. Mr. Boyd of Laurens nomi
nated Senator Frank P. MefSnwan of
Laurens. Thi* wan Moeondcd by Mr.
Nash of Mparlahburg. The result of
the vote was U I ugh, 100; Mcdowan
11 ; necessary to a choice, 71.
This completed the election of
judges and the joint assembly pro
ceeded to the election ol' State, li
brarian. Senator Marshall nomina
ted the incumbent, Miss L. 11. La
Borde. This was seconded bv Col.
I). (>. Herbert . Miss S. M. A." Black
was nominated by Senator \\fk J. John
sou. This was seconded by Air. Boyd
of Lauren*. The result was Miss La
Borde, BUI; Miss Black, 11; necessary
to a choice. 70.
Directors and Trustees. /
Ther6 was no omtosition to tlie re
election of Messrs. \). H. lYurifov nn<l
J. O. Wingo as direc>MT*--<j,?rJ>l,ie State
penitentiary.
In the selection of trustees of Win
throp College there was no opposition
tc? the incumbents, W. .1. Roddev, Dr.
E. S. Joynes and A. Markley Lee and
they wero re-elected.
The nominees for trustees uf the
South Carolina College were August
Kohn, l)r. W. T. C. Hates and James
Q. Davis. All three wero re-elected
without opposition.
There were three vacancies on the
( lemson hoard, S. A. Sease of New
berry, Augustine T. Smythe of Char
leston. and W. 1 ),- Evans of Marlboro.
These were nominated for re-election
and ('apt. Ivy M. Mauldin of I'ick
ens was aUo nominated. The joint
assembly took recess w'.thont making
a selection. Capt. Ivy Mauldin is an
alumnus of the institution and his
candidacy was well received as ho had
been a member of the house of repre
sentatives. Mr. Sease i* also an
alumnus.
The result of the election for trus
tees of Clemson College at night was
as follows: L. A. Sease, lift; \V. 1).
Evans, 100; J. M. Mauldin, 0!); A. T.
Smvthc, GO. Total number of votes
east, V.M; necessary to a choice, 00.
The three lirst named wer elected.
There wjis no opposition to the re
election of Capt. E. M. Blythe of
Greenville and Maj. J. .7. Lucas on
the Cifaucl hoard. They are both in
cumbent members of the board. ;
The la.*>t election was that of trus
tees of the State Colored College. Dr.
Win. R. bowman and Capt. D. J.
Rradhaui were re-elected. They are
on the present board and there was no
objection to their re-election.
Theso Passed.
The bills which passed to tlio house
were :
Senator W. J. Johnson? To fo;bid
county supervisors and commissioners
from furnishing supplies while in of
fice. . ? - |
Son a tor W. J. Johnson ? To require
the clerks in the State offices to fur
nish "$1ft,ftftft bond, except the clerk in
the adjutant general 's ofilce, who must
furnish l>ond in half that sum.
Senator Wells ? To compel the At
lantic Coast Line to erect a depot and
train shed at Florence.
Senator Carpenter ? Joint resolu
tion to authorise the appointment of n
commission to examine the financial
iffairs of Pickens.
Senator Raysor ? To allow eitie*
having over 100 inhabitant* to ettab
li?lt flio limit.. 1
&
Senator Mivins To change the time
of holding courts mi I )or<-h?Mer.
Senator Mcdowau Making all mu
nicipal charters perpetual.
Senator Marshall ?To ratify iii?*
charter of (lie Central Carolina Pow
er company..
Senator C. I.. Hleasc To require
linns using 1 ' ??' Co." to declare -the
names of the parlies therein.
Senator Poitnis- To change t hi*
time of holding courts in Berkley.
Senator Wells- Joint resolution to
have the secretary of stale bnk\ new
lla^s for the State house.
Senator Met jo wan? .loin t resolution
to have a committee appointed to ox
amine the financial affair* of Laurelis.
Senator 10. S. Mease To incorpor
ate the Middle Carolina ami Western
Iwiilwa.N company.
Senator B. S. Blca*e - To re|>eal an
a?-t regarding capital stock of the
Johnston, Saluda, Greenwood and
Anderson tail road
Senator ti rooks To pay name
warden not more than #100 annually.
A house hill by Mr. Callisojt, re
garding public guardians, was uUu
lend l'oi?. the third time and will he
enrolled for ratification. The Haysor
Manniug bill was made a special order
and will be one of the first dispensary
lulls to be debated.
Besides the lockout bi|lt other
special orders on the calendar now
are :
Special committee Kcgarding the
pho>|ihaie < ommissiouct s ' duties.
Senator < '. L. Itlcase ? To prescribe
a holiday for State colleges.
Senator Haysor- For biennial ses
sion bills.
Senator llood? [{educing the time
for proving will* to two year?
Senator Hates To amend the code
relating to assessment ot property.
The bill to reduce passenger fares to
two and a half cents was uufaxorably
reported.
Third Roadtng Bills.
ihe house of representatives .spent
a huisy day, giving third readings to
14 bills which were sent to tin' senate
and to fonr which wore ordered en
rolled for rut illcrtt ion a.*, acts. In ad
dition |o tbiv !;"? local bills were giyen
second rlMiditlg.
In this way the calendar is being
silted and all necessary measures are
being pushed through. The light for
the rest of the session is now center
ing on the matters of policy.
! The compulsory education matter
was brought up lin Air. Ker
shaw's bill which came over from last
session but there was no time to get it
to a vote.
The judiciary committee has
got another bump, being the. third
time this session that the house has
given favorable action to a bill which
was opposed by the committee. Jt
was Mr. Hall's bill to permit constab
les to arrest without warrant persons
said to have been gambling. The
house lirst voted do wit -nr* hostile mo
tion and then after further debate re
versed itself and refused to pass the
bill.
- Biennial Sessions.
Tho biennial sessions proposition
has been made the Special order for
Thursday. There are seven .bills un
der this bend, one iutroudueed by Air.
Bennigunrd Inst year, one by Senator
Kal'sor and .several by the .joint, com
mittee appointed to investigate the
? est it ul tonality of the election of
11)04 on t his subject .
Since Inst year a great deal of op
position has arisen and this proposi
tion is being fonght because it is very
evidently the wish of corporations to
have the legislature to meet biennially
Senator Tillman said reeently*that
biennial sessions would bring more an
i noyanee an<l expense on the State
i than they would save for they would
probably be supplimentcd by special
sessions ? as was the <*ase in Georgia.
Third Reading Bills.
The following senate bille were
given third reading and were sent to
the engrossing department to be en
rolled as acts:
Senator Hough's to charter the Cen
tral Railway Company of South Caro
lina.
Senator Stackhouse's to provide for
a two mill levy for road tax in Afarion
county.
Senator brown's U> pay Treasurer
W. H. Lawrence $o0.
Senator l,eurifoyss to repeal the ex
emption of certain portion of Colleton
county from the stock law.
Compulsory Education.
;\t 12 o'clock yesterday the house
waded^into the compulsory education
light. Ifwas on Air. Kershaw's bill
to promote attendance of children in
schools. The committee had made an
unfavorable report on the bill.
Air. Kershaw made a very fine argu
ment for the bill. He first showed
that it is competent for the State to
reach out and educate the children.
He also showed that the decadence of
nations has been due to the preponder
ance of illiteracy union? tho people.
Tic then argued the necessity for a
compulsory education law. There arc
20,000 men of voting age in South
Carolina who can neither read nor
write. This State stands seventh from
the bottom in the matter of illiteracy,
lie told of 1(1 white children of school
asgc on one farm in Florence ' county
whose parents will not make them go
to school and they will not go them
selves. He also spoke of the shame of
seeing a white boy alTi^j cross mark
to his signature to an affidavit when a
colored boy of the same acre signed
his name in a nice flowing hand. The"
itfgro i* not waiting ott be forced Sv
school. Mr. Kershaw then spoke
TfYhe rights of 1k* children, The peo
I>1?' have a fali?e iden of 1 \ it they
Hip ik' that 1 1 10 Stiili- lias ito right t <>
intcrlcre in behalf <?l tin* lights i?l lh><
children. It is wrong in ilii* name of
liberty to shackle with iiiimi anr?' the
llliud? of t lie ? It I Id it'll.
Tin bugaboo about the nc^ro going '
to school is foolish, lie in ahead \ t;o
ing to school.
Mr. Kershaw stated that of those
who favOI' t'ompulsoiN education lu
not approve ottlii* hill, In* would he
pleased tit have them amend it. 1I<?
explained the term* of the lull in de j
tail. This is no experiment, I' has !
been tried in all the nations <>t nd
va lived civilization anil has heen pro\
en success f til.
( apt-. .1 \\ . I laiMel hi l.aucaMei
made an eariieftt plc;t f'? <i South ('ait) '
linn to bring hcj cii i/eii>iiij? ,,,,
higher plane. Kstahlishcd govern
inent in for the protect ion nf the peo
pic. 1'uder that principle id' govern
ment their is in the constitution a li\
ctl tax for schools. |>- u ft# i r to main
tain penal institutions tor the puni.-h
?iftent of siime and not provide protec
tion against ignorancc which leads to
that prime.
There is a prodienl waMe of intel
lect needing development. lie would
not condemn Ins child to ignorance
mm civ to keep t he negro ignorant. l*'or
the educated white man can fear noth
ing I i'o m (In? educated negro and the
clashes come between tin' ignorant
membra. lu replv to Mr. Kiehnrds',
1 upt. llainel stated that we ha\<> heen
till the t inn* pursuing an impelling pol
icy and it is now time to try a com
pelling- policy. It is a mistaken idea
?o huild many schools. \\ would he
better lu have lew schools, make them
sulllcienl and provide means or trans
portal ion.
Mr. Met oil ot' .Mnrlhoro; who favors
the eHinpulsoiy education hill, moved
to adjourn debate until Friday a
there are several other hills tin the
same subject. This was carried as it
would be impossible to orrivo at a
vote anyway. The house took up local
and uncontested second reading bills
and passed |.'? of them.
Bchool Holiday Bill,
I'lie senate passed the sHmol holi
day bill to third rending by ?i 'lose
vide. Discussion was begun on a bill
to (ax standing limber as personal
property.
I he debate on the bill to have a
general holiday at the Slate colleges
was resumed and Senator Wells made
the point that he had ueter ('fired for
the penitentiary system of governing
girU at school. Senator Mates op
posed the bill on the ground (lint it
would hurt discipline. Senator Mud
son ma do a speech of some spirit on
the bill. Me was for it. Muring his
remaiks lie said that some institutions
would flourish in spite of the trustees
also said that ho did not believe tho
trustees would resign and if they did,
ot hrcocs,heslshrdl shrdlu hrrfwddww
id hers could be elected iii their places.
SVnufor Hriee was opposed to the hill.
Me said that some ?l' the girls were
; too poor to go home at Chijbtmas.
Me wanted the ipiestion left to flie
faculty. Senator ('. I/. Mease criti
cised a niau^who favored having holi
days at CTemson and then used his
vote to cut out the Christmas lioli
Ja,i> ?' I , ?? ,v. ? ?? 1 1
??, ?< iuLiiiop, especially wuen uc,
was occupying' his position contrary
to flie constitution. Senator " Klake
thought' the bill would he demoraliz
ing and Senator McLcod was in fa
vor of it. Me mode a Very pretty
speech in which he spoke of home in
fluences. Me wanted the petitions on
the subject recognized. Senator
Mauldiu sympathized with the Wiu
throp girls but couhl not vote for tho
bill. ( lemson had too many holidays,
he said, but they could not be Legis
lated away.
Busy Day in House.
The house spent n busy day clear- j
ing I ho decks for action next. week.
' Five bills were killed, three were re- i
jected, three were tabled and nine I
passed second reading. That was J
about one-fifth of the entire number j
?iii the calendar. It in very prob- j
able that about 30 or 40 local bills i
will bo railroaded through.
The heavy firing will start next
week. Col. Morgan has had debate
adjourned on his local option bill un
til Monday night. It is -a foregone
conclusion ' that the. house will pass
the bill, with some changcs perhaps,
and the anti-dispensary forces will
not wait for the dispensary commit
tee to present its bill to make the dis
pensary pure and dainty. There are
18 more working days of the session
after today. j
Third Reading Bills.
The following third reading hills j
were passed and sent to the senate:
Mr, Yedell's to prevent railroad com
panies fjjym charging passengers ex
tra cornpcus-ation for crossing
bridges; Mr. Ottis' bill to authorize
olcctions in any county or township
ou the question of issuing bonds for
road improvement; Mr. Brantley's to
place license or medicine venders at
$500.
Petitions were presented as fol
lows:
By Mr. Toole ? From 110 of the
Mills mill operatives of Greenville fa
voring a 10-hour labor law.
operatives of Lockhart mill protesting
against 10-hour labor law.
By Mr. Taylor of Newberry ? Peti
tion for appropriation of $25,000 for
statue to Jno. C. Calhoun, signed by
ladies of Newberry. ?
By Mrr J. A. Hall-V-Same kind of
Vet it ion from Anderson.
Oretct boaata the larfe?t.?un dia<
*n tb? vltim. ? * \ ^ t *
()<<u rentes of Interest from
All Over South Carolina
?
MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS
A Batch o! Live Paragraphs Cover
ing a Wide Range? What is Going
On in Our State.
General Cotton Market.
( iaU <'s(?>n quirt , . . , . 1 1 '"rt
Now < h'li'iift lit in I 1 1 ?
Mobile easy I!1,
Savannah s(ca<i\ 1 1 1 s
\Y iliniuntou nominal ....
N<? folk siiiilv 1 1 ?'* ,
Ball 1 1 1 i< ? r<> 1 1< mi 1 1 1 ) ii I It :i |
New York ? | ii i<* i . . II
Boston | hi id II .Si)
1 1 1 1 i I ;i ? I > > I plllll < 1 1 1 1 I ? . . I 2.05
Houston Mcady II ! ? ? I ci
Anjrnstn quiet n 1 1 ? t > t ??;??!> 1 1 1
M i*t 1 1 ) >1 1 sl<*inl\ I 1 1 ?>
S| 1 .ouih qlliol I l;V
1 .oiris\ ill.- in in 1 1 ?' |
Charlotte Cotton Market.
I iie.M' li}:iiH-f I <? | >i'i 1 1 | ? i ir?*N paid
to Wilsons;
( iooi 1 hi idd I i i iv. . . I I ' i
Si i i* i middling 1 1 1 :>
Midiiliim II1".
St rift low in nidi Hi;.' . . . . . . . 11 ?' s
(ioo.l middling I i 1 1 V. I ' ? I II1 |
Stains . . . MH , .ci 1 lt):! i
DISPF.N3ARY PHOT fl'S.
?>
Tlio Comptroller CcnorM M^kcr. Sot
licm^nt Pot l-Jist Year.
t otij i ?tro! |c? I touotal I oik'- 1 1 ji - an
IH'Ulieed lite litlftl difl t'illllt !'Mt o| till'
Slate dispcusar> profit.-. tor I'M)'),
which j?i? I . ? tlii* ,s, in'ol hinds of I ! u ?
various count io.-. The follow iu-.r is a
st at ctiHMit ot tin- di\ i> ion :
A ld?L'\ illc .f d.O70'.7t)
Ail;.. ?a 2.3S0.75
A n<li>t>oi) .... I ,.")(!( i,7 >
I >nnil)i*)sf ... I . 107. 7">
Barn well 2.42 ">.lo
IVilUlol l . . I ,'!S.).,J('r
Berkeley I ,^00.05
< 1 1 it i lot on i..V^'>.25
(jht'i i^ki'i' i .5.17.00
Chester.. .' 2.1 0: MO
( hosier lii'ld , , ,, I ,510.7**
( 'Ir.rcixioii 2, 1 .12.00
Col 1 1' I on. . 2.00H.7."
l)Hilin.'flon 2.00;{. 25
I )oi cIm sli-f 1 .0121.70
Kd-eiieid . .. 2,O!)4.:>0
I'jiirlicld 2,51]. 00
Florence .. .(i()
( leor^eiow ii 1 ,149.05
< J n?i*n\ ilh? 4,224.20
( i r?'i'iiv. ood . ... .* 2. "ill 1.5(1
I I ;i ii i |?l on ,, 1 ,72'l.S.)
1 lorry 2.101.50
Keishaw .. .. I ,(?()]. 05
Lancaster.. .. 2.2.'1;Y.I15
Lauren.-. 2,741. .'15
Lit 1,514.50
I.c\in?>iou ' 2,.'HS.2(
Marion ' 2 .S 70. 75
Marlhoio 1.070. 05
| Newberry 2/W2.S5
( leoni'i' 2.0S0.40
< )rati.uehnf4 4.93S.75
I'iikctt-.. 1.S07.40
l{ielilau? :i,o:i7.75
Saluda . .\. . 1 ,8:15.-15
Spa i'tauhui? 5,242. 1 0
Sumter 2.4-40.45
[ I 'nil >ii 2. 1 515.50
Willianifduit;; 2..110.15
[ York J, 497.35
Total
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Body Exhumed.
Bamberg, Special.- -Ah a result of
reports and rumors which have gone
out concerning ! he cleat li of B. T.
Heed, who died in tliis eit.v on the
[ morning of January Hib, atfcP nn ill*
iwsK of only a lew hour?, an invert i
gatiou was began by lite order of Cor
oner -I. If. Zeiglcr. The coroner's
.jury v.qnt t <? t ho burial ground* at
Cope, where Reed was buried, and
there disinterred the body. Dr. J. .7.
Clerkly perfomejl the operation. The
results, if tl^ci;? arc any, will *Ug
brought, out in the court house, when
the testimony is tnkcu. At the time
of his death the commonly accepted
report was that he had died of paraly
sis i?t' the- brain. But Mr. <J. B. Kit
trell, u brother-in-law of the deceased
man, hearing the rumor that Heed
bad been poisoned, carried part, of
the body to Augusta, Ga? where he
claims thnt"o chemist found ? large
quantity of arsenic ii) the ftiomaeh.
The investigation iu>w in process is
to clear up all this ipysterv if pos
sible and to get the facts of the case.
In the meanwhile Elisha Bunch, a
white woman who resides in tho mill
district of this town, and Viola Wen
ley, eolored, are in jail, being held ns
parties connected with the death of
Reed.
Lovitt's Slayer Convicted.
Greenville, Special. The case
against Jerry Cobb and Sylvester
Barrett, both < olored, who last Satur
day night killed Constable W. J,
I<ov in, i>l' Farmvi\lo " tOAvnship, was
given to tlic jury, they returned"*'
verdict of murder in lite firM degree
dk to Barrett . and .murder ill the
neeond deprw a* to Cobb* There wnf
an iDiQMnw throng in the court house
when the jury retarnod the. verdict.
GEN. "JOE" WHEELER DEAD
Ve'eran of tho Civil and Spanish
Wars Ends His Career.
I'.iitrh AHity in llrouliljrii, X. Y., Alter
1 ! r I e I U!iic<?? Skctoli of (II* f.lfe a*
<*??> lit I c r aii.l Mit tem?ii?u. <
Now York City. Hrigadier-Gencral
Joseph Wheeler, U. a. A.f retired, and
mi" of ili't l:t st of tho famous Generals
of the ( 'onfederaey, <1 i?*U at half-past
T? o'clock i.> (he afternoon ill tho homo
of his hister, Mrs. Sterling Smith, No.
17:1m 'oiumhia Heights, Brooklyn. Sur
rounded by Ills children, lie mad? a
l?r?ive tbibt fop llfo (n ttio ond. btlt
there was no hope that ho would re
cover when a cold hc? contracted de
veloped pneumonia.
Although ho was ko weak ho oouhl
nut talk, tho aged General recognised
his children ti ^ they entered his room.
Dr. John A. Mel'orklo never left h's
bedside nil day, nnd Dr.- J'*. G, JailO
way was with him tho greater pari of
the time.
Just before 6 o'clock it was M?en
that the end was at hand. And tho Gen
eral's children wero sent fog, They
were all there, Major Joseph Wheeler.
Jr.: Mrs. W. J. Harris ami the Misses
Anna, Lucille ainl Carrie Wheeler, ami'
as they gathered about tho bedside ho
smiled at tln-m, and with that smile on
1i!k fiipo he seemed to pass into a peace
ful sleep, from which he was never to
a waken.
General Joseph Wheeler was the
most Interesting personality of the war
with Spain, i I is services under the
Hag which lie had fought against in
Hie C.'lvll War did more perhaps than
nn.V other one thing to make the cur
rent of National war spirit run, from
the Croat Lakes to tho Gulf without
a single break or tremor at Mason and
Dixon's line.
From his birlli he possessed great
energy and power of initiative, whlel#\
led him wh?\n a boy t *> leave his birth- ''
place, Augusta, Ga., where lie wa* un
a hie to obtain an appointment to West
Point. In New York lie met a Repre
sentative named Wheeler, whom lie
asked for u designation to the Military
Academy. It was granted and he wa?
graduated from the academy lu 18o9,
being immediately commissioned a
lieutenant of cavalry and sent to serve
on tho frontier of Now Mexico.
Like many of his brother oflieers, I>0
resigned In ixui and cast his fortun^sr*;
with the Confederacy,' receiving to ?
gin with a commission as lieutenant of
artillery. This was followed by su/r*.- ?~
Cesslvo promotions to tile command of
a regiment, brigade and division. When
only twenty-six years old GeneVat
Wheeler was assigned to the commitnjb. i
of tho corps of cavalry oi the Western
/Army of the Confederacy, and there.hd
achieved a reputation as a daring, .
sleepless commander, which placed h!n?
in the hearts of Southerner? In a -
niche beside those octtupled by Gen*
oral J. K, B, Stuart and FtizliucjO<^v.
The end of hostilities meant tile end of
the war for hlui,
Law, politics and cotton planting at
tracted General Wheeler's effort*
thenceforward. To tytyu'esenti the -
Huntsville (Ala.) 41vtrict he was elect,
ed to Congress in 1884 and served
each succeeding session until 1808.
Few members Uept more Closely itt
touch with tlieir constituents.
When tho war spirit swept over the ^
country President McKlnley's most,
popular act was the appointment df
General Wheeler and General Fit#
hugli Leo to bp ma J or -'generals of Ypl*.v\
unteers.
With a force of 90<) men Generpi >
Whcrlr" c!cfo$itO(l tiio n a**?!**}
Linares, at Los GuasHnas, with were-;
than UOOO Spanish .'egiJars. Me wound :
up his service in Ct.ljft as, the senior, .
member of the commission' which ne--'-.;
goftatcd tlie surrender of Santiago,. :r^
After commanding the America
forces nt Montuuk, L. I., General
Wheehr obtained permission to go to .
the Philippines, and crossed flie Pa
eitlc with a foreboding that he WOtlWij
never return alive, but happy In Uti
thought that he would meet death Itt
ocllve service. In half a dozen con*
flicts the enemy gave him a taste of V
fight I n the tropics, and then lie w#|" '
ordered to make a report upon th*> y
Island of Guam, of which tho Waah?__
Ington Government knew practically
nothing, To this task he carried the .
e<|uip;utut not only of a soldier, bVt of.
lawyer and author. His report wot f
model of conciseness.
Upon hi* return to the States lie was
appointed Commnnder of the Depart- .
ment of tho Lakes of the Regular .:;
Army, which i?ost he held uutil the-;
fall of !'.?U0. A
NA'I K'NAL DEFICIENCY HlLU
lvij{ij! M .Hioiu For the Canal and Threo
and V^Ialf Mllions For Pensions.
Washington, i>. O.? The House, Com
mitter on Appropriations reported th*^
Urgent Deficiency Hhlchcaj&lufc
an expenditure of $10,215;3?8r Jnie tft
inl amount asked for was $17,U07,4J2?\ ,
Of tin- sum carried in tlio bill
Is for tho isthmian CanaL. ihe exieT:
amount asked for in Secretary ?Taft'*?.'
estlnmTo for" tlio three mouths or At crl^
May i\ i) d June of tills jear._ The ter*"
ond largest Item Is $3,o00,000 for p?|if ?
Minn
Tin- Treasury gets ?2.413,251 nnd ttm
naval establishments $1,014, 50&. ?T**!?v
?'.*r Vj'js Treasury Department ft
Item cr $llS,5tt5 dttQ the Slate of
York for equipment \<u*t?htfied H**
nlvui* P.'Oiu the State durii
?>f is; 2. and which was detyrl
the mi.sitor several years ago.
The ommitt?e mounted In tli?
Item of Sv0,000 fo' mileage to
and '-contract ?urgeous of tl?%.
but it also added a rui* rr.det
shall be >>aid, v
Ktd McCoy in *h<r Watch
ATlw Norman 8elb? Cemi&vj
York City, formal to U^il If
and -jewelry, was In^Ofpora*
caplutl Of *10,000 at
directors arc Xormnu Seller
Coyr, **? n. Wmpiea
Jdnfcus, of Setr Xork^CH
Widow : Avtagwr
W.
killed by. Mm K.! Wl
Mis*.. the i\| J
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