The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 25, 1907, Image 1
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VOLUME XVIII.
CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY. OCTOHMK 25. 190
NO. 42.
SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS
Newsy Items Gathered from the Different Sections of
South Carolina.
martin objects to another
of ANSEL'S APPOINTMENTS..
Thinks Precedent Will Hold When
New Board is Named?Will Not
Run Again.
Columbia, Specif).??The appoint
went by (lov. Ansel of llayne F. Bico
of Aiken us a member of- the State
board of education to fill "out the un
expirel term of J. E. Roland resign
ed from tlio second district, has
caused Mr. o. B. Martin, the State'
superintendent of education to write
Gov. Ansel that the selection is not
satisfactory because Mr. Riee is a
lawyer and not ah educator. The let
ter also makes the interesting state
ment tjhat Mr. Martin will not be a
* caydidatc fortthe oflic*? he now oc
cupies again, f . f t
The situatity; in what is called the
"cabinet" by the newspaper men is
rather strained. Some time ago Gov.!
Ansel announced that he had offered
the vacancy in the second district to.
Hon. John C. Slieppard, Superintend-,
ent Martin wrote the governor a very
strong letter of protest and in the con
troversy Mr. Slieppard declined to
serve. The vacancy tiihiained until
after the meeting of the Stale board
of education last month and when
the appointment was announced
,. Tuesday it was supposed that har?
mony once more prevailed. The let
ter notifying Mr. Martin of the ap-i
pointmcnt was as follows;
L ' o. '
lion. 0. B. Merlin, State Superin-',
tendeut of E$&cation, Columbia, S.'
C- 7' . ?'
Dear Sir: I have appointed the
Hon. Jlayue F. Rice, Aiken, S. C. as
a member of the State board of edu
cation to liil the. unexpired term of
Prof. J. E. Boland, resigned. ?.tr.
k. J^ice l:as t aken great interest in
.BCTioot matters for years and 1 feci
^snre that ho. will make a very use
f111 ??f the?boattil-of cdwn?
- t.ion. j
Yours very truly, - j
M. P. Ansel,
Governor, i
Mr. Martin received this and at
once replied with the lettewpublish
ed below. Iu talking over the mat
ter he said that he did not wish to
withdraw from bis educational, work
as he planned it. He believed, how
ever that Avheu the terms the
??members of tfib present board expir
ed Gov. Ansel would appoint lawyers
or men who are not familiar wi^h j
educational work and thus interfero
with the work of the educational de-(
part-men t. I
. .Tho announcement by Mr. Martin
that lie would not be a candidate for
\ reelection will probably cause a num
- bcr of announcement* to* be issued
shortly. ? He was regard^ ** the
strongest man in the coming cam
paign for the office and therefore his
removal will change the line-up con
siderably. So far only one man has
announced himself. E.' C. Elmore of .
Spartanburg, but several others are,
spoken of for entrance.
Mr. Martin's letter to Gov. Ansel
was as follows: *
Hon. M. F. Ansel", Governor, Colum
bia, SC.
Chester's Probate Judge,
? Columbia, Sueciafc? Gov. ^ Ansel
ho3 ordered an election in Chester
county for November 26 for a kuc?
ccssor to tlio lftte Jno. R. Culp judge
of probate. This office ww offered
,T. A. Blako but be Njrecently wrote
Gov. Ansel that he would shortly ?
move to Alnbama and it was necea |
sary to order an election for a suc
cessor.
J. B. Watson For Oonfreaa.
Anderson,- Special.?Mr. J. Beltoii
Watson, a former representative of
this County, will announce himself
a candidate for congress to succeed,
Wyntt Aiken. His friends have been
talking of the race for him for some
time and when approached by a
correspondent he admitted that he
was figuring on coming onV for some
oftW and said that it would iq all
probability be fbr congress On an
anti-immigratimi platform. The al
ready announced condidstea. are Con
gressman Wyatt' Aiken nnd Solicitor
Julius E. Boggs, ,
To OnrUH NMl 1'wn.
Anderson, 8p><isl. M a
of the city m
l*ru w*
orerha?0 all of ikfrv
'mm
Dear Sir; Your letter notifying
me of the appointment of Mr. If. F.
Kice of Aiken bar as a member of
tli0 StaU board of education was
promptly received. So you have *ue
ceeded in appointing a lawyer and al
so in not consulting the officer who
?s responsible to the people for the
conduct o f.the educational affairs of
the State. I wish that \t were pos
sible^ for me to think of your action
m this whole matter other than us
email-minded, officious and pernici
ous. I prefer to think of the gover
Dotenfh.imy ?tatG aS iiberaI Uli"ded,
potential and statesmaiily.
. / ??.te tbut y?u say thyt Mr. Rice
' " ?? '"to,eat in school ,?al
tois. Likewise many of our school
men imve taken.an interest in law
shouirf toes noS fo,,ow tUai ^y
bene, ii 1 Up,?n 1,10 sl*j>remo
tnnil ? y ar? llUr<JI>' C0mpct?utv|
to rr? ftl?hcu,its f"1* admission '
to tho bar and to discharge J he nu
merous complicated but technical Z
tl?* ?* the supremo court. *
Jo t'ako a charitabjo view of? the
ituatnm ] l^lieve you utterly fail
thegK?*Si> k? drt,0S of n ,llembev of
he State board of education. Some
time ago when vou made your second
board" T10t'h ? * ,a^er ?n the
with R,Ji .ha"fl?t0r,zcd vour action
with such language a* seemed at that
tard p aster which afterwards seem
la now hi p."nKe"'t- Tlw ?"??'?*>""
V0I1 a,? f ?"?? " U|K"' mu lllu'
? ??" a!.e fuirnislnng a concrete exem
85^3** &
Whom I shall <?%,|ato aT'l'awver
N6. 2 happened to fce too broad-gaug
in n T" accept any appointment
in a department whose head had
been pored Appointed lawyer No.
t Prof;' Rlce of Aiken bar, may
elievf1 Tl ' ca,ibr? but I am to
. report given to the press
snTThal^; "PI*'!''1"1""1 I. should
a> -,,e 1? at least ambitious
amp|llh,o.iV nm^}^xtVourf XS
naeHs\lindP,tC1;Xni,,ra,<1' T',(?sc c>"?
"Plral t0 >""? A? y-M
P^nrprr -Jcttotv yntr h jrvff next year Hip
with th? av !?9 1,0a''<1 of education
who JhSaJ5TPUon. ?f tbe *****ary
o holds tfcs position ex ofllcio as
a'?I I i^-ten^t of education
tVp , have tho supreme satisfaction
I.do "0t
ions ) ?,?T be. bound by their act
of knowing I ?'i^lVOi ypu Pleasure
u Wg rd and now that I shall'
1?? J'\1 m'mbet ?f ?!?? board any
longer than is necessary for me to I
dinehaipe my duties, and obligations
% ,tevf srh' ewffSC
two terms I have been elected
oppoSn'leit 1?' edu??tio" without
fife V??d vto'Sy. "?
ofyotnownTk"'if?
wh"t i? the" poaitto" of the-old W
ribb?" The Clerk MwL"dS ?f jred
tr***-?*g sbc
dat wav.'*'6 Sffi'f't" uP''
ribbon before yZiT^
Sincerely yours, ,> " ..
' Gov*? &|rintenden? ^
Make a statement on hie returfl.
Bliss Calirlotte Powe Dead.'
Cheraw, Special.?Miss Charlotte
Powe, daughter of Mrs. James H.
Pow? ot this place, died at Ashcville,
N. ^ Thursday night, after avery
short sickness. Her body will be
brought here for interment. 8he was
greatly loved and admired here,
where she had many relatives' and
friends. ?
V
Two Young Whit* Men Rob a No*
giro's Home.
; ? ? #
Kershaw, fecial.?Some little ex
citement prevailed in town, when in
response to a telephone message from'
Heath Springs, the... chief' of police
[and two or three assistants armed
?themselves and started out ; toward
Heath Springs to capture two young
white men, headed this way,
breaking into ? colored man's hotfso
and appropriating^ unto themselves.
I one pistol, razor, suit of clothes aqd
some minor articles.
Tampered With Mail Bevsa. ;
Ora&fsborf, SpecUl. ? Hampton
parr and Demiis Davis, two yotujg
wbita men, livix^ near Bt.
ariestsd by Deputy United
RETURN OF ESCAPED CONVICT
Will Smith Arrested at Inrnan, S. 0.,
and Carried Back to Prison?Noth
ing Heard of Two Other Men Who
Escaped.
Columbia , Special.??-Will Smith,
who made a sensational escape from
the penitentiary a few daj"s ago with
Ilarry Dean, was returned to the j>eu
itentiary early Sat unlay morning,
having .been captured at Inman,
where he had gone to see relatives.
Former acquaintances informed on
him and penitentiary guards were
sent there to capture him and bring
him back. Smith ,toldi Superintendent
Griffith that he was convinced now
that Dean had used him as a tool to
assist him in escaping, admitting tha*
it was foolish in him to run away
with the expiration of h\s term so
near at hand.
Nothing has been heard so far of
the whereabouts of Convicts Walter
Allen and James Sudduth, life-tenn
ers from Greenville's dark corner
moonshine section, who escaped a
few days after Dean and Smith got
away. Superintendent Griffith has
received, a letter from Allen's wife,
telling him that she had heard of
her husband's escape, lint., that she
did not .approve . of his action, and
that if she saw him &*he would cer
tainly advise him to come back to
the penitentiary, as hopes of his se
curing a pardon at an * early date
seemed so bright.
Those who understand the charac
ter of these moonshine people believe
that Allen will in time surrender
himself to the authorities; that his
mountain friends wil pursuatle him to
do this.
Race Trouble at McCormick.
MeCorinick, Special.?neni^y "Od
oius, a negro who has been working
as a section hand on tho C. & W. C.
rainlway near Bordeaux was arrested
at that place Saturday evening while
trying to leave with goods he had un
lawfully obtained. I Co resisted, and
had to be conquered by force. After
quiet was restored another negro a
friend fo.'Henry/d^TnaMed of the of
ficers that they turn Jkjim loose. This
precipitated further trouble t and a
number of negroes began to gather
for the ostensible purpose Of rescu
ing Henry. Thfc officers telephoned
fof assistance from here, and a nucjr
her hf.rr,eft responded. Willi the ap
pearance of this extra help the ne
groes became frightened and dis
?bimnetr Cvttlimrt fin'tlrer troublcr
While//Henry, waft being brought
hero to no placed in the calaboose, he
conefssed that he was an escaped
convict from Georgia; that he was
serving a life sentence for murder
whe^ lie escaped to this State, and
that there was a reward, of $200 for
his capture. Gov. Smith of Georgia
wired to at Once and his secre
tary replied'- that $75 wpuld be paid
for his delivery at Fargo, Ga\ The
ofjlcern were not satisfied wiflh the
amount x>'? thc.rewniA.Htod bav$ turn
ed Iignry over to tut* sheriff of Ab
beville cuontv in o^der that the par
ticulars might be found out.
Killing at Warrenville.
Aiken, Special.?Tho^killing of W.
J. Chambers of Augusta by John Ca
to of Warrcnvile lias just been re
ported to C6ronei' Owens. The kill-'
ing>happened at the honle of Cato at
Wa^euville on Saturday but Cham
bers did not die until Monday. The
following details are all that can be
learned:# It is said that both njen
wqfe drinking. They went to Cato
rosidence about 7 o'clock Saturday
night. They entered the house and
some time afterwards Cato decided
Chambers was too familiar with his
wife. Without a word of warning
ho drew a knife from his pocket' and
slashed the throat of Chambers from
ear to ear. Chambers dropped to the
floor. Cato then turned upon his
wifo and stabbed her twice once in
the- breast and once in the hip.
Chambers was taken to the Augusta
hospital., .where he. diad.~on Monday
morning. " CiSto Is in jail awaiting a
preliminary hearing at which, time
new developments are ;expe<;ted.
Contention Closes.
Richmond, Va.f Spe&al.?The Tri
ennial General Convention of the
Epi^opal Church aft'ef^busy sessions
of both houses, adjourned to meet
three yedrs hence in Cincinnati. The
closing serv ices which' occurred at 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the
Holy Trinity ehurch were in an adapt
ed form of prayer meeting. The
services1 were opened by the Bishop of
Dallas- and two lessons were read by
l)r._ R., H. McKim, president of tho
iluukc , of Deputies* v.~'TIh? Miccne
Creed and the Collects were recited
I by Bishop J>oape, of Albany, and the
address replacing tho, pastoral lettor
w&s'mad? by BisHop TJiittle, chairman
ef j^be House of Bishops. A great
; crowd rttshod ctor tfie doors of the
fob when they 4 were opened at
o'fcldcjf* and ?rill?'5,000 persons
-refused, admittance. v Many oh
bishops and deputies' left on a
spetial train late this afternoon for
Washington;
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PANAMA CANAL 100 NARROW
Lieutenant Eogseau, of Isthmian Oa*
nal Commission Lays Before Sec
retary M?tcaif Proposition to In
crease Width of Panama.
Washington, ?Special.?Lieut. 11.
H. ltosseau, civil engineer in the U.
&. navy and a member ol the Isth
mian canal icommiabion hus arrived
hero from the isthmus and laid be
fore Secretary Metcalt' a proposition
to increase tlie projected width of too
Panama caual which is now planned
ut 100 feet in the locks. The recom
mendation is based upon the rapid in
crease of beam in naval construction
since the canal plans were formed.
Secretary Met calf will tako up the
matter with the Prcaidenl us soon as
possible. Lieutenant ltosseau depart
ed for New York soon after liis inter
view with the Secretary
Undoubtedly naval exigencies, sup
plemented by the building of. the
giant C'uimrders Lusitunui and Maur
itania, was the basis for this pro
jected change of plan which will in
volve the expenditure of many adr
'iilionnl millions of dollars and per
haps the extension-of the time re
quired for the completion of the ca
I nal project. It is also probable that
the mere suggestion of such a con
siderable change of plans as that pro
posed by Lieutenant Rossenu would
precipitate, a general debute in Con
gress and re-open the whole issue of
sea level, versus lock canal which'
was believed t6 bavo been finally set
tled by President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Tflft when they y;ave the order
for (the beginning of work on the
lock canal plan. The fujt is that
when Congress was so warmly dis
I cussing the two projects about two
years ago, the sea level canal advo
cates inane the point that theirs was
jtho only plan that would have sufli
j eiont elasticity to met't the needs of
rapidly increasing tonnage in marine
const ruction. Their plan involved the
use of but one lock, merely to offset*
the tidal difference between the east
ern and western sens, a comparatively
low and iiisignillcant lock which could i
bo easily widened when required.
But. they made a strong point of the
difficulty, expense and loss of time in
the use of the canal- that would fol
low t"hc attempt to widen the compli
cated and massive locks required for
the high level .cgmal.
Possibly i^resteing ? the force of
that argument, the canal commission
^appajCL'iitly feel*-that it-would-be wiso
to rnahd- the locks of tl/e canal rtvide
enough in the beginning to accommo
date the giant ships, not. only of tin
navy but of the merchant marine,
that are sure to be constructed in the
near future. "" ..
Pefhils of the new plans cannot be
obtained at present, but thfe change
is siiid to be costly, though of its ne
cessity few naval oflicors have any
doubt. <
y Breaking Camp
:* Startf&onl, La.y ^Special.?With the
close of the day the President termi
nated his fourteen day hunt on Bcnr
Lako and Tensas Bayou. That tho
last day was one of unabated activity
on his part is certain, but,what the
reSrtltx Was, was not - known at 0
o'clock as no messenger leaving the
catpp after, the close of the day's
sport had^'teached the telegraph sta-g
tion. Tho weather was excellent ay
it has been throughout the week anu
the party started out in the early
morning in high spirits and in antici
pation of a fine day with which to
close the fortnight of sport. The
President will reach Mr- Shield*^
home^duriifjg the forenoon and will
meet a ? number of Mr.1 Shields'
friends at dinner. A special train
will take the President and. bp, party
to Vicksburg starting from this point
at 10' o'elook Monday. After, a stay
of four hours at Vicksburg the Presi
dent will J>oard the Pennsylvania
Railroad train which earrtcir; him
from Washington to Keokuk Had re
turn to Washington aboard It
'???"?* ,7T.?riViTi'~r * '~nr n
? Cow Derails a Train.
t i
Helena, Ga., Special.?A construe
tion train on the Southern Railway
in charge'of Conductor John Bird*
song, of Macon, was derailed--*^*?
Savage creek, a short distance from
Adams Park, and the conductor was
fatally injured, dying subsequently.
Flagman Bird song was slightly
wounded and Bridge Foreman 3. M.
Askew, and fonr negri* laborers wer?
also hurt. Engine NoTi 1805, pulling
the train, Rtruck a oow on the track
and several flat ears goaded Willi
bridge ties were derailed.. :
Charted With Blackmailing.
New' York, , Special.?rljtigo C
Voecks, arrested Sunday nfghfc on ttw
complaint of Raymond f Hitchcock
the actor, on a charge of blackmail
ing, was arranged in police' court ant
held in $1,000 bail. Fran^.O'Tom
. U?<Wuin? plot.
(
TOT B Byjmipa
Wly daavaged Kb?n?*er fiynagogiw
?&*? MUif*
BANKERS KELT RELIEVED
Relief la Felt Throughtout Financial
District at Close of Short Session
? Most Panicky Week Wall Street
Has Known For Long Time.
Now York, Special.?There was ft
sigh of relief through the financial
district when the short session of t!i''
stock exchange ended Saturday,
marking; the close of one of the m^st
panicky weeks tlint Wall Stroot has
known for a long tiuie.
The declination of tho presidency
of the Memiutile National liarrk hi
Mr. Vf^Mtuu H.. Ridgolyr Federal
Comptroller of the Ourroncy, did not
?come until after the business day wa*
over and therefore had no elfeqt on
the market or (lio llnaneial situation
in general.. What the etYeet may be
when the market opens Monday il m
impossible to say. hut it is the gen
eral opinion ot financier# that (hi*
week-ond holiday will serve to pefllo
matters in the street and unless there
are ^unexpected developments in the
delieuto situation, conlldenee in a
large measure will be restored. b\
Monday. The weokl\ hank statement
showed an unexplained addition of
$0,443,100 to Hi?> cash holdings of the
hanks, bridging the wash holdings
$11,180,000 ahove tlun mpnrcd ic
serves. This is takeimto mean that,
the hanks are preparing tjiciuselves
for any crisis thai may ho forced on
them next week.
On fho stock exchange and the
curh practically every stock dealt in
suffered a decline during the
week. United Copper, which is not n
listed stock, and is dealt in only on
the crub, suffered a net decline of
riS 1 -ft for the common and 9'l-'4 for
the preferred, ^losing at 7 .'1-4 and 23,
respectively. Ouggenliiine* Explora
tion dropped 45 points. On the ex
change, Amalgamated copper. ncufheil
4.1 1 -2, closing Saturday at 44 J-H and
shoVtng a not )Vs of in the
week. On the lowNpoiut reached was
the bottom price for several years and
was 77 3-4 points below the high point
for the year. American Smelting also
made a now low mark of 6). 1-4 and
\showed a not loss of 12 points on the
.week. The low figure was 03 .'1-4
^points-under- the high prico for the
year and 77 lj2 under the low price
for 1000. Railroads and industrials
suffered during the,week but the close
Saturday was in almost every ease
substantially above the lotv figure for
the week. ~~ ~~ ~
GOLD AND SILVER. STATISTICS.
Former Director Roberts Oompletoa
the Compilation North Carolin's
Lose of Gold.
Washington, Special.?George K.
Roberts, who retired from the posi
tion of director of the raut, on Au
gust 1st, 3907, has completed the
compilation of the statistics of the
production of gold and Hilver .in the
vurious States and Territories of the
United States for the colendar "year
of 1900. Mr. Roberts estimates the
production of gold in t,he United
States during t h^calcndar^ year 1900
to .have been $94,373,800, as ogainsl
$88,180,700 for Jho calendar year of
1905, a gain in 1900 of $0,193,100.
'The principal gain was in Alaska.
Novadad's gain in gold was $3,919,
500; Oregon, $70,200; Tennessee, $22,-'
300; Arizona," $55,800; , Vir&inia,
$5,300.
The greatest lose of gold in any
State was in . Colorado where there
was a decrasd of $2,760,700.
North Carolina lost $33,900; South
Carolina $20,500, and Georgia $71,
100.
The tetal production of silver in
the .United States during the calen
dar year 1006 is given us 50,517,9jd0
One ounces of the the commercial
value of $38,250,400, as against .50,
101,000 fine ounces of the commercial
value of $34,221,87fr in '1905. /he
net gain in. the production of silvei
over that of 1905 was 410,300 ounces.
i Succeeds at Last.
( - 25W York.?Friday afteir ,flve
years of patient tedious effort in
perfecting his.wireless telegraph ap-.
paratus, Signor Marconi witnessed
the checking of the message marking
the formal opening of tho trans-At
lantic wiielcss service for public use.
The commercial rate will be ten
eenttf a <rord and press rate, one-half
that.
Newa in Brief,
The ..committee of the Congregtf
tionalist convention reported iir favor
of a union of that denomination with
the Methodist Protestants and United
Brethren.
Emperor Francis Joseph's condi
tion is reported to be unsatisfactory.
The Navjf Department gave out
a number of tho records made, by the
Atlantic fleet in battle practice.
V* v
General Crozier, chief of prdinance,
recommends a surplus of ammunition
sufficient for six months' use in case
' ' ' > '
SeJ^Jary Taft waa the recipient of
farther attention at Manila.
The atoekboWere' meeting-of 41xa
Bliaoiae Central Railroad was eoy
tiaoad xrithoufr reaalt in the Fiafi
Hanriman fight.
til* Duches* oi Manchester enjoyed
"v ??-A a coon hunt.
A RACE RIOT AT NEW ORLEANS
Negroes Kill Patrolman and Bam
cade Themselves in a House.
Now Orleans*, La., Special.?Far
ther race troubles are feared as tin
outcome of u riot Friday night by
negroes, resulting in tli6 death of Pa
trolman C ampbell, who was killca
while attempting tho arrest of a gan^;
of ' boisterous negroes. The negroo.?
barricaded themselves in u house and
wounded two of tlie police. Militia
.?moked tho negroes out, arresting live
an.I woundug dud. The police are
threatening to even things up with
the negroes.
Sixte?jr Under Arrest.
New Orleans, Lb., Special.-^-Six
hen members of tho sp-eallod ""Coun
< il i)i' God," negroes, under arrest,
(cn of them charged witli murder,
was tho result Haturday of nolieo iu
\ estimation into Friday night's race
liot Some almost unbojievablo ten*
ets of their alleged religion were an
nounced by thosa arrested." One of
these belief* was that men should bo
worshipped dieties. In apparent sup
port of the existence of this belief
the police state that a few dftys agv
lour leaders of tho couucil called on
M.-iyor Helirman requesting $100,000
to Iniihl a tabernacle for their Konietv
in this eity. It was learned also tbat i
roin- of the members had been forced
into the society by threats of death, i
Pmhie pxcitamtmt was the only rea
son-the police could learn for Hatur
day.night'? outbreak.
Of the dozen wounded two are in
d/th'gCf of dying. Tltey are Patrol
man Wenek, whoso neck is cut by a
ra/.pr, and Edward Honor, negro, an
alleged leader of tho society Sorg<$Hpt
Wheattley, who was announced as
fulnlly injured, recovering.
Friday night's trouble started dur
ing a meeting when excited negroes
drew razors oh Policeman Cambias
because he attempted t<v ontor tho
house to investigate reports of a dis
turbance cause<J by bi>y? throwing
slimes thrtMiph^Iiik-^iWows. Kawors
were drawn across his face and neck,
mortally wounding him. Many at
the meeting then lied. Xbosc..who re
mained -ami ?? 4M?*f4?*ad??d ?-themselves
were armed and after the negroes had
been smoked into submission by a
burning fencp, several shotguns and
other lire hrms were found under tho
meeting houso Thj fighting occurred
on~New Orleans stjeet and did not
start in fron^ of a Gorn^an Preiby-.
terian chufch as stated in early re
ports.
Ban on Sunday Marriages.
Pittsburg," Pa., Spefoal?Right Rev.
Bishop Regis Canevin has placed the
ban <in Saturday and Sunday mar
riages of Roman (Catholics in i the
Pittsburg diocese. Only by special
permission of tho bishop can mar
riages be celebrated on these two
days. This order is the result of
many scenes of disorder, often ending
in bloodshed, at the weddings of for
eigners but it will apply with equal*
force to English speaking Catholics.,1
It is also considered conducive to the
better observance of the Sabbath,
making it a day of worship, imf cad
of mcrry-makiag.
Automobiles Collide.
San Swbastinn, Spain, By* Cables?
A sorious automobile accident took
place near here Saturday and a<* a
result two people aro dead and /:\it'
seriously, injured. Two automobiles
going in., opposite 'directions came in,;
collision at a point on the jroad abovo
a dangerous precipice. Th'e wheels of
the cars became interlocked and
together they rolled over the^edge of
the cliff and crashed to the locks be
low. . Don Luis. Zappino, and a young
woman whose name has not been
learned, were killed. Senor Zappino
was secretary of the Royal Racing
Club. There were ten persons in tho
two cars. They are all well known
in court circles.
King Alfonso Has a Narrow Escape.
Manresa, Spain, By Cable.-?Kipg
Alfonso had a narrow escape frb'ttt
a serious accident near hero Sunday ^
in his automobile. The King was !
goj/ng.over a temporary bridge wheu j
the jiglit structure eolapsed under j
the weight of the car, which was pre- (
cipitated into the water.- Hia ma-:
jesty escaped with a wetting. ^ ,
A $160,000 Fire at Pittsburg.
i . Pittsburg, Special.?Fifteen fire
men narrowly escaped 'death...ojc
serious injtiry Sunday when tho plant.
of the Pittsburg Stovo & Range com",
pany and the lumber yard of the. At
S. Schwcfd Porch Column company/
of Allegheny, wore gutted' by
The loss is $150,000. Tfce start*
cd in the lumber yard and waa earn
ed. it is said> by a spark firojn a' rail-,
road shifting engine. Fire ? Chief.
Tighter warned the firemen jmt it*
time to save them from being crushed
by falling walls.
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Secretary Taft Expresses His
Desire to Be Private Citizen
IN HIS PHILIPPINE ADDRESS
At a Banquet in Manila the Secretary
Says His Visit Two Years Hence
Will Probably Be as a Private Citi
zen?Audience Not Struck With
?? His Personal Remarks.
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Manila, Hy GtCblc.- At u bahquct
given in his honor io 'this city Heft
rotary of War William 11. Tat't made
a most significant satcmeut.,. IJu was
referring to the fact mat h#i;: had
already visited the Philippine Islands
threo tiroes, ami in expressing hi* in
tention to come here again he *aid:
<41 hope another two years to visit
Manila again, but l! en I probably
will come as a private citizen';,"
The signillcanee of Mr. TatVs re
mark in illation to tho cjiance iof his';
nomination for the presidency;/. next
year did not seem to strike his,audi-:
ence. Tho Secretary 'h speech W,es re
ceived with, much enthusiasm by tho
representatives of the Filipino^.pres
cut when be declared, tin# govepiiment
was anxious and rcad^ to h?lp the,
business prosperity of the islands.
Secretary Tall opened, his address
by declaring that the future prosper
ity ol' thd Philippine Islands depend
ed primarily on the l^Upipv.s them
selves. They nwst^juak# progress &s
a nation before tl^y eou)d obtain the.
benefits realized by other nations and
it was tho duty of fmaiuess iftoband
others .eontemplatihg investment in
tho Philippines to help the- Natives
better thei^ condition'.' It>W&b,r with
the rnoftt inteiwjr satisfaction' 'that he :?
came to the islands toda^ and found
them quieter than eVcr ? beiose in
| their history. ,r., .
He was glad the Assembly, had
been established and hoped ;i{y/l?ould
take oyer some. of,. the responsibility
qt. government. He saidjto eqritaUato
aim oiniji'tf iouktng fyr iraxi?>ni9?s otiu
concessions that another'' power had
arisen in the lipid and that' hereafter
th*?y iuust come to the' Assepdbl^ with
th&v rc<pn*t? He'farad lit* MdotHH the;
Afisetn bly would ^tiarefuiiy^+ consider
all questions affecting, the nWlfire of
the islands. That it would-ndt only
look out for the interestaotf foe
F peopfc but wouliHwejlcome;*vUfc lib
erality the investment of foreign eate
ital so absolutely necessaryfp the
development of the, Philippine
existence of the Assembly,
strengthen the hand of the j
ment an? the government. wi??"
ious and ready to help the bfrsinest
prosperity of tho islands In '^which
the people themselves were qt&te aa
tduch interested as rhe merchant#.
This vTas the beginning1 of-avjj^eviod
of prosperity; the spcalker aaierted,
and ha trusted that tyiffeK;
body would be bap]
ed.
. Tho'Becretary declared
"hot ashamed of anytf '
.lands opd prged the
to make sv#ry effort
bad been to the" Phillppiiwfc three
tim%8 already and he he^dinimoth
er two yeaw to visit tbe islBods^agaiu,
but then he probably wouh? *6ne ajr'
a private 'citizen
i Mr Tsft's speech was gtfieted at
I the close with cheers J
This afternoon Secretary Talt laid
the corner stone of (mj flrtit perma
i nent school house built-in- Mimua un
! der the Ameriean*Tegime. He dfliv
e aenoor tn wureir ne\inmgrafulatea
u^on tb$**ent
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To Oo To tow Tcrk,
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thtf-TST&uth Y most gifted ^oui
and aurtotti, Laiatfiibpted the
editorship of tbe New York
eaa^> It is understood that
about November Ifitb ;:l,
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