Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Wbou, with "tremeudouB enthuni* uhiu," "tumult uoub applause, '' and "resounding cheers," some American citizen Is nominated for the i'resl? dency of the United States at Chicago, .and when, later, koiuo other American (Citizen, with ditto enthusiasm, ditto applause and ditto cheers, Ik nom inated for the name ofllce at Denver, I There Ih usually little trouble over the election of a temporary chairman. The chairman then appoint* u com inlttee to eacort the temporary chair man to the platform; ' the hand playa, the delegation from Mr. Ho-and ho'h State makes a lot of noise, and all is merry. It its Incumbent, on the temporary 'COLISEUM AT CHICAGO W1IEUK THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL BE HELD. the male population of the United Stfttoa, or tho great majority of it, at any rate, will want to know Ju?t how it watt done, why It was done, and "tho dono It. " At a National Convention each State has Its own headquarters, whore the delegated gather. They do a lot of "conferring" with each other and 'chairman to make a speech. He In- ' ? variably taken advantage of the op portunity. He "Bounds a keynote."1 After the wpeech various resolu j tions are. offered/ Usually these I have been arranged for in advance; and the temporary chairman works according to n printed schedule, calling on John Doe and Richard Hoe I at the righl time, ho that there may j William H. Tuft. with delegate:* from other Stale*. j They hold meetings and elect rliair- j ^xnen and honorary vice-presidents. j The honorary vice-president has a I aeat on the platform and an extra , ticket, hut little else. . Prior to t he. calling of the conven- j tion to order the National Committee ; William J. Hfyan. be no hitch. Committees are appoint- ' ed : one on resolutions, which will have the drafting of the platform; one on credentials or contested seats; one. on permanent organization. These are the important ones." When they are all chosen, and there has been a lot of hand-Clapping and cheer ing. as well-known men are appointed to this or that committee, the tem porary chairman announces an ad- \ journment, usually until the next day. j IN TUB PRESIDENTIAL PANTRY Tho Favorite Sous (in chorus) ? "Somebody's taken a M)ite out of my pie! " ? Prom thr Journal (Minneapolis.} is virtually in command of the situa tion. With It lies the arranging of the details, the "framing up" of the procedure of the tirst session, the se lection of the temporary chairman, and, in a great many cases, though not always, the program making of the whole convention, temporary and permanent organizations, nominating, and platform building. It is tho chairman of the National Committee who rails the convention to order, usually about noon upon the day set. This year the Republican National Convention will be called to order by Harry C. New on June 16, and the Democratic Convention will be called to order by Thomas Taggart on July 7. The convention called to order, the chairman requests the secretary to read the cnll for tho convention, which Is done Then tho roll call in gone through, and this takes a lot of time. The next step Is the announce ment by the chairman that the com mittee offers to the oonventlon as its temporary chairman the name of So and-so. There are loud and pro longed cheers, and by a viva voce vote Mr. So-and-so la unanimously ?lectad. A Lean Year Dilemma. ? Prom the Washington star. During the recess a lot of real work Is done. Three or four men, som times more, but never many, got to gether In a back room of a hotel and talk and smoke cigars. They are the leaders. I*?rt Played by Committee*. At the second session of the con vention the committees report. They have held sessions in the meanwhile and have decided the contests, ar ranged for the permanent organl?.0. | Hon, adopted tlio plat f<. rut. The Commute* on Contested Beata and I Unit on Permanent Organization, however., ttfV ready and they report The conteata decided, no matter , how, tha permanent roll of the con vention Ik iuado up and called. Then t h?? Committee on Permanent Organ ization reports, and the permanent chairman 1b named, cheered and es corted to the platform. The pro cedure la Identical with the election of the temporary chairman. The per manent chairman, too, miiHt make a Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota. snccch. It. too. 1b of the " Key not, t ? " variety. The Committee on Platform. I'xirtw after the po rnuip. *: Jit chairman has made his Kpeec'.i. When the mat ter of the platform ia disposed uf, either by (he committee reporting or by t he announcement that it ir> not ready to report, thf pt-vmaiunt c!i: !r man announces anoMur recKs; may? Vice-President Kail bunks be until the ne.xt day, possibly till later in the same day. Now back to the little room ?<> (lie four or more bosses who do t J: :? heavy work; back to the hotel lobbies, the theatres, th;' cafes, t he ? slght-peelng tours go the other delegates. (!om promises are effected, promises ait made. Eventually, in the hack room C?ov. Folk. and not in tJit- convention !ia!!, hhS! | is to be done is Anally determined a? a rule. Again the convention meets. Ii I ho platform has not boon adopted It is now. Then nominations are in or der. AUDITORIUM AT DENVER wUErl THE DEMOCKaTh: NATIONAL CONVENTION^, W ILL BE HELD. Brief New* Note* About the Conventions. The Roosevelt third-term bug which attacked Washington, as well as other part* of the United State* a week or two ago has disappeared. Governor Albert B M?*d, of the State of Washington, started bis be lief ttoat Present Roosevelt won Id ? sot aecept a rraomlnatton. politic* and make lta Influence felt, just as labor threatens to do, hat ,/? aaused perturbation Id both parties, j The Chicago Tribune finds Johnaon leading for Democratic Vice-President with twecty-two per cent;? of the votoa. Ex-Governor Douglas, of Mas* MohuaatU, U aecond with sixteen per cent. C bailer gets only seven por caoL, OuJberson and Gray attfl l?wr and Haarat brttigs up the rear. Wyoming, -California. Missouri, South Carolina. Hawaii, Alabama and Taxaa are counted on as certain to ela$t Bryan dalegaiea. /? The Rhode Ipland delegation If ?:n Instructed, and will bp pubaervier.? r< the wishes of Aldrlch. Even y*t the vision of a Rooaevcil ptajaipode i* disturbing the r^st- of th? more nervous of the Republicans. It is altogether likely that a? a re sult of tbo convention of the National >? nniafinn -cC MaouiacUtforc. tbart trill be formed a business men's polit ical party ao take a hand la the ap proaching campaign. - #v. >\ jiinwii. (Already Nominated l\>r President by the IVjipuliMe.) * . Whon the nominations are all mado ind the speeches nil heard (hero ?oihob the balloting. T>? 1h means a ?all of the States The l<*?? <1 < *i" of eaeh St;u?' rimy rise lu lUu |ilai'u and cast lie v<m t? for she whole delegation TOhY that State. He may nnomtne? l as h?> many votes for So-and-so and jo many votes for Thlngamehob. Home delegate may lit'OtOKt .nd ask | 'or a poll of tho delegation Then ?a<-h name will have to he called ?up trately. No mailer how long tt has taken to 'hooRc a notninoy for the PrcBldency, he whole performative hay to he gono ?' ' ->t-v - r" William !*'. Stone, I rpu tilie i is Sc j^l'.ipI it Arm*. l ;? uu:i v. ,t n it < lines to iioin 'H 'ltr /. a < .i:;clitla.u- for the second ?'It " on il:;; livlt -t. There flro not ?q u y "favorite i?onf>," however, : 1 1 I o'u? ballot f requont lv suffices, ".jori" noise, more enthusiasm. Tho -o:ivei)t loti lias nominated the ticket. Ihr-.i resolutions of various sorts are imssed. They.jire unimportant. Tho aoU:l keepers of tin town are Uianked 'or the splendid hos; I' allt y t hoy have Col. John 1. Martin, Democratic Serjeant-at-Arms. dispensed, and not one word Is said about hitch prices. Kverybody who can be thanked for anything at all 1b thanked The gavel with which the convention has been kept in order 1h presented to some one, probably the permanent chairman. The band plays Cheers arc given from time to time- Kverybody shakes hands with everybody Hse. it is a grand oc casion. The eon vent Ion adjourns sine die. Alton B Parker will not bo the first defeated Presidential candidate to go to a National convention a* a delegate Mr Ilrvan was a delegate to the St howls convention four years ago. Sn:u ? Senator are angry over the assertion by tb'> President that he Is Independent of Co-igreas in the oxer clse of command over the army and navy. ,v. Governor Hughes announced that he would not accept Section as Vlce President of the United States, much les? a nomination for that office. James Van Cleave, of V. Loul?, preMdent of the National Manufac turer*' Association, threatened a bolt of 11,000 Republican manufacturers t/om the party ticket In the comioc campaign If it Fapctlons the Presi dent's policy toward labor. At Ogd*n?burg, N. Y., William Randolph Hearst, of New York, has bwn In U>e Supreme Court by David T. Letbnn to recover $2B0 ex pended by the plaintiff for campaign purposes. Bill US 10 1 Mil Pittsburg Institution Unable to ' 4. ' t?. Kw?v?r From Big Steal WILL NOT HURT 0TH?R BANKS Allegheny NtfcUaal WlH Not 1 U Opou Ii? Doora luvtitutiou Oau uot Woi^?r the atom Will 6ave No RffM oil Uuvia<wa. PitUburg, Ph., Spemal.- It iu of floially announced tLut rim Allegheny [National Hank, wkoM for m*r cuahier, WiJHfttii Montgomery, it la jail, ?po oifleully i\iiur|fad_ with the uiitf Appro priation of $6U4,QOO while* officers of Iho bank and of th? Tr?ft*iury' Da paj-tmoout aro laying to fathom still larger apparent discrepancies in the bank 'a funds will not re-open for buaineas Monday Instead a notice 'ju the door \vi|! announce that the Comptroller of the Currency ban tak sn charge and will clone up the affairs of tlu* hank. Until lat? Sunday it had been ex. ported that iho institution would weather the Mtornj and be able to continue buatnem*. To tbia end a number ?>f strong Hnaneiwl institu tions and prominent capitalist* of the eity offered assistance and provided f'250,000 cash wbde the director* pro vided ii like amount to meet ituuie Jiate needs or provide for possible emergencies. At ilie some time ft complete re-orgnniznt ion wa* decided hi ? r? ; j . A hitch fxoirrod in theao plans and nl! of the day was apent in conference* attended by Kxainin ? <r Folds. represent my the Tiesiury ITopfirTuienl. tho~bft?k\ directors and financiers wlio had proffered aid. Af ler n careful reeiew of the situation suspension of the bank was decided i^pon a* the only logical course, but (his decision, was scarcely annouueed until a ne-.v ray of hope appeared. The announcement wa* withdrawn an<l the confereuoe reconvened to di? TOSh tlm new suggestion for continu ing business. Finally, however, it was agreed to stand bv the earlier decision ami to liquidate. The suspension of the bank, it is believed, will have pruct icullv nu of fset ifpon commercial ? ? i- financial in stitutions of the city. President to Methodists. Washington, Special.? ?' ' Hood citi zenship" was the subject of an ad dress by President Kosevelt in whiHi he paid a notable tribute to mother hood before a large '.fathering of Methodists at the American ("niver sitjy ii^. course of construction, just outside of the ejty limit1-'. The nscern blagn was composed principally of the delegates to the General Confer ence of the Methodist Episoopal church, now in session in Baltimore. What was to have been a feature I of the occasion ? a reception of the I delegates by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt in the college of history was abandoned owing to' an engage ment which the President previously had mode. Perhaps no feature of the exercises occasioned the Presi dent iuaose real delight than the sing ing by the GormaYi members of the General Conference of "Bin Feste Burk Isk Uuser Gott" (A Mighty Portress is Our God"), a hymn sting by the adherents of Martin Luther during the period of reformation. ".That's line," exoluitued President Rposcvelt when the singing of tttls old hymn began. He added that it was his faTonto *ong. The President j then repeated a portion of the first ! verse of the song in German ? to the ovident delight of the assemblage. ? Telographic Briefs. After a lively debate the Senate re ported Senator Hayner's Stewart in quiry resolution to the Military Com mittee. Hundreds of visitors saw a Vir ginia eouplo married in tho rotunda of the Capitol. Governor Fort, of New JerHey, is being boomed as the Republican nom ineo for Vice-President. Work an Panama Canal. Charleston. S. C.. Special.-- The lion William H. Tnft. Secretary of War, arrived in Charleston .harbor ai noon Sunday on board the cruiser Prairie and after spending a few hours in the city, during which time lie wa.s met and, greeted by a number of otBcials and friends, left the city for Washington at 5:1.1 nj. via the Atlantic (.oast Line. The Secretary expressed himself a* exceedingly well pleased with th? progress of the ca- j nal work. Monster Cotton Mill Engine Ruined. Greenville, S. C., Special. ? Owing to a derangement in rbe engine, the j cylinder head of the six hundred horse-power engine which pulls some of the machinery of tie Alports Spiaui ixg Company blew out and the engine was practically ruined. It wi]j be necessary to ahut down the mill for several days or until the daxnaye U repaired, the engineer was otit of the room at the time and no one wao injured. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS Nfcwsy Items Gathered from the Different Sections of South Carolina. ?*;. - m rrw Delivery 8y*tem Delayed la' rUreiice Florence, Bp?oiaL? -1'ho free deliv cry *y? t?m of mail whUh wan to huv? b$en inaugurated In Flytnmoo abort (liu middle of tfio preteui month i . ? Wen postponed until June J, a. \ . ,;i been seen from an u*traot from u lot (or received by the postmaster Wre. 1 'Owing to the failure of the civil Horvirc co,njnj?ii|iion to furuish the tsU gible register ho that the carriers ai?l nuhslituic curriers oould be appoint od At your oftioo in time for them to procure bonds and uniforms by the Ifitli of Ma/, tho uitsbJishment of tho oily delivery mnyioe \till be poutpou ('.110 .June J, 1M0H.'' Thin is u SQuroe of disappointment to the people of Fioronoo, who were looking forward to tlm iinmediatn hcgiiuiiiig tbo fr?? delivery, in viow of thv ft'.ot that us a result of u competitive cciiuliun iion licld here sevial wookfl ngsr rtf of the carrier* utid substitutes were iiivptunled. Strychnino In An Egg. Meiiuet tsville, Special, ? -Mr*. VV. If. l'eti'is recently discovered among ?tonie eggs which alio hud bought one which contained strychnine. In break ing the t:j;gh she noticed thai it had u lit ile hole id it and she broke it in u separate t-.aucer. Her husband, Mr, I I. I'ejeis of the . Marlboro Drug company, analyzed the mixture and found iliui ii contained enough slry elm. lie in lull several people. The -Xiii came 'through the hand* of l\. I>. Wuj: is iV Uro, and had Imen bought by I hem from the country. They ftUU. - .ui JLULUJSC. .UUliiXl.V iunoinn| of i he whole imiltej' and thought that ? h?- fi?f? wa? fr?*sh ? i ii*2 bought it for r-'Kh. It is probable that the ci*g had been fixed by tli" person who sold i( for i". dog ami that it bectmie mixed ip in the number -of fresh eggs which biiuiRiM tvi town ii ml soli! to H. I >. lingers (S: Uro, It is fortunate that M:k. Peters discovered the matter >u i '.iaie, else I lie i e nii^lil have been a dif- j I " ! e I ; I ialo tu tell. Appeal in Salaries Case. Columbia. Special.-- A t Inrucy Oen .* in I LVon has tiled with the supreme court his appeal in the case recently decided by Judge Gary, which over ruled Ins opinion and held that the State house olllcials who received raises in salaries by the last general assembly were entitled to these rais es. The attorney general held that because' < 1' Ihc wording of (he act these raises could not be granted, but Mr. Lyon wishes the supreme court lo pass um.mi the entire mattei' before tiic comptroller general can issue the, additional warrants. Those affected thereby ure l he clerk of the supreme court, the chief clerk in the comptrol ler general's oilier and the private secretary to the governor. I New Dispensary. Columbia, Special.? Thomas !<.?; Foreman lias been appointed dispell- i ser al North Augusta by the Aiken county dispensary board to 1111 the 'vacancy caused by the removal of the former dispenser, who was found , 'liort in his accounts. It is said that the former dispenser made good tho shortage and that no action will bo! taken against him. The dispensary was dosed pending tlie election of a dispenser and tho city of Augusta felt the effects of the drought. The ; former elei ks in the dispensary have been retained. Although they were iiot connected in the reports with the *fmrtage of the former dispenser's at connt-, the dispensary board has b? s*n e l is sod. :t is snid, for retaining them. New York Life Refuser to Pay. Sp'-c-a!." T! ir New York U f" IiisnrR!K? company has refused In pay to ( 'rmmissioner McMaster the $50 j?rM? ???? bv the State for the maioii naius' of llie ollice of insur ance mnirnb-slnn'er and it is under stood tha! t he co.npnnv will contest ti"> payment nf the comity and Sfnte taxes as 'Itpy are now assessed against the insurance company. Jim M alloy To Hang May 22. ttfiiiict t svillc. Special. The ?n>?"o mnrd'ier. dim Malloy. in .jail hci mi ll r wcntcnci' ? f ? i ??;? t h for killing h;* wife, will b?- hanged on tlie 22' I in The sheriff is being b'?-.eid with applications for admiss.oii cards. <)??! a very few will be per il : r . . J r i , m <? the execution, and more t ! ? : = > t .000 have applied. The gallows i?; i. ii being creeled, <lim is opend i' "j l;i* remaining days quietly and Iwiih seeming apathy is awaiting the [eu i. He has written a history of his I life and has left instructions to have I ii oublished. Harris Buys White fctone. Spartanbuvg. Special. ? It was an nounced last week that J. T. Harris had purehesed from local banks tha V/hiu. Sioac Springs property and will probably rebuild the recently de stroyed hotel. Tho b&^ks purchescd tbe property at public auction here sovcral day* ago. The price i* not | owned the property and made it one of the popular re*orti? of tbia section. Board Removed by Gov. Ansel. Columbia, Special. ? Gov. Ansel haa rt'tDovcJ from ofllco J- L< Bass mid J> M I'nrker, member# of tho Williams bn it; i.iuiity dispensary board. The ? rtiiov >ii wa* 1 liv result of an investi gation ii a. it- in which it was charged thai th ? hoard had purchased certain brand* <>f ^yudrt without the legal ad vortUmg Mi?i i Ij.Vt these goods wojfo purchased <it a higher jn'ict* than those offered b> other houses. The particular linn iuteitrfU'd in thin in Vatligutiou ww ?; Ulc.iincnt Inil & Miek ertf formerly of Ailaota. nod now of Balti?ov?\ it was . harged by the clerk of tho bourd, Mi. ,1. I>. (iiHaud, that the .members V.d violat >l the law in t hia mpcci Uud tlmi the good# quoted at higher pn,.. Umn other liquors supposed t?> be of the r.a?iui quality. Nine Children Bitten. CJreenville, Special.? -Kiiio children and a negro nurse were b'men by a eollin puppy hero and, "f^rvn^ that the animal wm suffering with rabies, the attending physician dita'c.tt-.l that the dog be killed and its bead sent to the Pateur Instituto in Atlanta for a careful examination. The* undoubtedly suffering with some dit^ ease; one of the physicians said ^|t nii^rlit be acute indigestion. The par ents of- the children arc naturally <>f die examination of tho dog's head js awaited anxiously. Several week* ago another child was bitten and as a result of examination tho offend ing dog was declared rabid. The child was treated at the Pasteur In stitute. and no ill effects have appbar Tho Railroad Commissions' Columbia. Special. ? The railroad commission insists upon the railways in this Stilts furnishing ;leces sary baggage trucks at all stations. A + number of complaints have biicn heard by the commission, to the effect that baggage is roughly handled, and tho commission, to avoid any rough handling to which baggage may be subjected, has insisted upon thfe 4 rail ways furnishing necessary baggage and lias issued an or dor aeeordinly? T!?e commission has sent out- notice to effect that the commission will en force the rules and regulations r?l ulive to the changing of schedules on railroads, saving that the rail road 4 must give timely notice, both to the public and to the commission, of any-' change of schedules, and at least five days before the change is made. Railroad Employe Choked and Rob bed. Florence, Special. ? News was re ceived in the city of serious trouble at Pee Dec Junction, about 12 miles Prom here. The story which comes here as far as can be gathered is that about ") o'clock last Friday afternoon" a white man named Blake W. God bold. who is station day pumper for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad at Pee Dee, had drawn his month's sal ary, about $30, and was. walking up the track towards Dillon, attending to his lamps when he was jerked backwards off the track and choked into insensibility. HUr assailant se cured the money and mode <lW~VO&' hp* not been heard of since, although tie is thought to be hiding in th? swamp around the scene of the crime Cotton Eoll Fifty Years Old. fiTSFnrrllr. Speciai. ? Aiaerman Stephen Kin? lins at his storo uB Hampton avenue a cotton boll 5(1 yearn old, picked from the site wher? ; the plant of tho Mills Manufaoturing company now stands The place was then owned by Capt. Brooks, an ex tensive cofton planter. '"The ball ii - in a remarkable state of preservation and was picked by Miss Eliza Powell Express Order Will Stand. Columbia. Special. ? Tbc( railroad commission declined , to amend 01 ' hange their order relative to tho la beling of express pnckngOB. Som< time ago the commission ordered thai express packages shall be labeled witb :i ticket on which was "amount," "weight." "date" and "paid" 01 "collect." This<prdcr went into ef 1'ect May 10th. The express company asked the commission to ajnend the order so ns to limit to' to prepaid shipments and they al9o asked for at extension of time before the ordei was carried out- Both requests havt been re&wed. The Tatam Robbery. | ? Bennettsvills, Speoial. ? There bnv< ; been no further developments Ui ih? , Tatum robberv. On last Friday nighi .some one broke ftfce depot thcrs ? and stole 10 gallons of liquor and I crate of boor. They also entered th* store of H. H. Stanton and took i watch. There i* no elite to the prepe jtiutprr tire deed, although ,eyc?; effort is being made to eatcb the gutf tv parties. ??? '" iTl ,TTii>i * X L Jjj_g ? ?' ? ^-Cir VrtfiMtT * H?? . Ms