The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 05, 1909, Image 1
VOLUME XII. y CAMDKN, S. C., KRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1909. . NO, I.
PALMETTO HAPPENINGS TOLD IN BRIEFS
f H i " '
Occurrcnote of Interot 0!?ui?d From All S?ettou? g f tk? B\i?y
PaJautto Siato
LAURENS TRAGEDY.
Stone *nd Burglar '? ratal
. Fight.
Iih ?nU^n*'. 8pwial.? Fovr tragedies
, 0 fc?. "hocktfd the people of the
::r:;,n':rw rJt. 9 ?
l^holniHM m iiKM y between
IW w".bMd)u?? 6tone ??d W.
lui Wi ,u uu unknown burg
hat !! outilt Qt tools indicates
I now n \.l ft packer. The urv
h ! >( gm*" hr <le'd Bt ?he city
died a Stone
Kioi v of /'? Thursday afternoon. The
Mi' w-.iJ Uii 1<,H,'?ied from
1 1, " 1 Mr- 8 tone is that in
Uieir nightly round, the
,J ,nct the through
e g ht from Spartanburg, which ar
toni* r?r? at 2: V-' UK is their cus
? l pnn reaching the depot Mr.
tiain? of" d?W" ?ne sido of the
' " 1 cars and Mr. Walker down
' ?H er Seeing a stranger with a
o ''e meal sack in hi? ha'nd, Mr.
? oiw accosted him and /inquired
*\li at ho was doing.
"T am a trainman," replied tho
to the
oV,lcre 'H your lantern T"
'' ? Mr- ,S,?"0' "'rain hands don't
m, ttl'wu,id here in the dark."
hereupon Mr.- Stone advanced - in
_reac|i thn man and laid- hi* -hand
Liui" '?H.hrn01'' i . ul L " * 1 , J,?, arreKt
tive to loa fci'H a t t he depot. As soon
!'s S,t?.nc * hand touched the stranger
he whipped out IiiK pistol, a .45 call
? ? . n.nsrazine, from inside his vest
and began firing:, emptying the eharra
Oer, Jive of the shots taking effect
in the l:ody <,f Stone, one. in the
lowels, t li t co in the fleshy part of
to |(i; r.iid one in the lower lip.
' o close was the range that Stone
1,1 ,1()t have an opportunity to draw
clinched his antagonist and to
gether they fell to tho ground.
were so lying when Pclice
"iii" Walker crawled under from the
other side of the tr^in, tho stranger
* (niggling to loosevhimself. He was
almost 1 roe from the weakening hold
o Mono and was reloading* his pis
tol .when Walker came upon him.
"Don't shcot." cried the stanger,
i am a i ready siioi to pieces," which
Of course was a bluff to gain time,
lor Stone had never drawn his pis
?ol. "I will surrender," said he.
' 'pvc n'o your pistol then," said
\Y alker. Pretending to hand the pis
tol to the policeman, the stranger
II red at \\ alker, who quickly drew
nna sot the man to his doath, four or
five shots taking effect... In tho sack
which he h4ld in his h?id was a com
pleto i veggnian's outfit with nitro
glycerine. dynamite, keys, wrenches,
ctc, lie had $110. CO about him.
An Educated Pig.
Mr. J. B. Henderson, of Branch
vllle, has a very fine milk cow that
pives a great quantity of milk, and,
rf which he is very, proud,* says the
Andetvon Intelligencer. -For the past
few weeks this cow lias not been giv
ing the usual amount of milk, even
when the feed was increased and the
best of attention given she still fail- 1
cd to give any more milk. Suspicion {
was aroused by this and thinking that |
eomeone" was visiting his barn yard
In the peaceful and still hours of the;
time when men should fleep, and ap
propriating tho milk t d their use a!
watch was mado to And* out the par
ties. The one that was getting tho
milk from this fine stock was found,!
and who do yc? suppose it was? Ono
ef thoso Berkshire pigs In the same
lot had learned that tliig milk was
the best of food for himself and he
was peacefully making a meal on the
milk that should have gone into the
pail, ? ' *
Southern Fire Insolvent.
Columbia, Special. ? The only in
formation that Commissioner . Mc
Master has been able to securo from
the insurance department of Louisi
ana in regard to the Southern Fire
of New Orleans is that " Owing to
tho insolvency of the company the
same has been placed in the hands
of a receiver." ' Insurance Commis
sioner McGivney now in New Orleans
examining affairs of Southern Fire.
South Carolinr. News Notes.
A snake nt Mullins, S. C., swallow
ed half-dozen china eggs that had
been placed in a ben's- nest. ...
J, W. ^IcCowen has been elected
State Senator from Florence county
to succeed the late Senator Nathan
Gibson.
Deputy Sheriff Bruce, of Abevillo,
county, shot Harrison Smith, colorr>l,
because the negro attacked him with
an axe.
Tho annual convention *of the Tri
Stftto Mcdical Association will be
field in Charleston February 16-17.
The association is composed of the
Carolinaa" rad-Vifginia.
News Items of General Interest.
The business men of-Marion, N. C.,
have OTganited a joint stock company
to build an up-to-date hotel.
President-elect Taft was entertain
ed Saturday and Sunday at Charles
ton, where jie wen* aboard the North
Carolina bound for Panama* * -?* ?
Governor Patterson, of Tennessee,
in his inaugural, expresses a sting
fron> critics by inviting prosecution
L-ient*
Forest Preservation.
Columbia, fcpeoial.? ^Tbe following
preamble and resolutions have been
adopted by the Senate and sent to
the House:
"Whereas, an effort in being made
by quite a number of the States to
secure some legislation looking to the
preservation of our natural forest*
and the protection of our water sheds
and navigable streams;
"And, whereas, there is now pending
in the congress of the United Stales
a measure to enable the United States
government to cooperate with the
States in this important matter, now
therefore
"Be it resolved by the senate of
tbo State of South Carolina, tbo
house of representatives concurring?
"Scetionl. That wo heartily indorse
the effort now being mode by our
members of tbo congress to secure
this much needed and important le^
islation and urge them to use all hon
orable means to obtain the favorable
action of congress on same as soon
as possible, ?
"Sec. 2. That a copy of this reso
lution be forwarded by the of
the senate and to the members of
congress from South Carolim^-!.'
Medal For Greenwood Man.
Greenwood, Special. ? Greenwood
county lias probably the distinction
of being the first county in the State
to havo one of its citizens receive
recognition at the hands of the Car
negie hero fund commission. Through
the efforts of Mr. W. H. Nicholson,
now a member of tbv Legislature
from this county, and a prominent
young attorney here, the attention of
the commission was directed to the
heroism of Mr. James B. (loldman,
in- saving the life of a 4i?#rro, Warrsn
Finlay, at Waterloo, on June '29, 1007.
The award of the commission is that
Mr. Goldman is to get a silver medal
and the sum of a thousand dollars
to bo applied towards the purchase
of a farm or other such worthy pur
pose as may be approved bv the ex
ecutive committee. Mr. Goldman is
a young white farmer, living near
Capt. J. H. Brooks' place at Cam
bridge. He has a wife and several
small children, and the money that
ho is to get will go a long way to
ward setting him up in life.
Local Freight Passengers.
Colurirbin, Special, ? A bill intro
duced in the Senate Thursday by
Senator Black provides for the re
quiring of railroad companies to ac
cept passengers upon local freight
trains. Tho bill provides:
"Section 1. That on. and after
tho approval of this act every rail
road company engaged in* this State
as a common carrier of passengers
for hire shall bo required to acccpt
in. its local freight trains passengers
having only hand bagage and paying
fare to points at which said local
freight train is scheduled to stop."
Blacksburg News Notes.
Blacksburg, Special. ? The Carolina
Amusement company has pitched its
tents here and promises a week o 1
jfun and amusement in the form of a
i street fair and carnival. Tho never
I failing merry-go-round will bo one of
j the principal attractions of the show.
At a recent meeting of city council
the mayor was authorised to issue
$15,000 municipal bonds in denomi
nations of $500 each, bearing inter
est not exceeding 6 per cent, annu
ally and for a period of 20 years.
Another Teacher Added.
Branehville, Special-. ? Prof. W. H.
Hand, high school inspector, visited
the local school on the 21st inst. He
recommended an increase in the teaoh
ing <orce and another teacher will be
added to the present faculty at onco.
The contraetors have begun work on
the new addition to the present aohool
building and it is hoped that it will
be ready for ocoupancy within the
next tw6 months. .
Tennessee'! Gold Water Campaign.
Nashville, Tenn., Special. ? In the
upper house of the J^egislaturo a bill
was introduced to Require sheriffs to
sociire frona the eFderal revenue of
flcals a list of all persons to whom
Federal liquor licenses have been is*
sued. Another bill was .introduced
providing for a commission to assess
tho value ? o,f all property, the use
of whieh, /it'is alleged, will be dam
aged by the State-wide prohibition
bills. ' In the Hoyse a bill Was intro
duced making it' unlawful to adver
tise in any form intoxicants fa this
8tate.
Elevator Dfope Ten Stories Injuring
New York, Special.? Three persons
were injured, two probably fatally,
by the fall of a passenger elevator
car in the Heeler-Jon es-Je well Mill
ing Company's plant im.this city Fri^j
dey* night. . Kate Conroy, 16, and
Moses Levy, 19, received serious in
temal injuries end snay die. ?mtn*
Sweeney, 88, was kss s*rioosly hurt,
WITH S. C. LAWMAKERS
Doings of Palmetto Lawmakers Told
in Brief,
Tuesday was a busy day in the
Senate, Balloting for U. W. Senator
Was part of (lie order. Tho follow
ing were among t ho new bills offered;
Mr. Hough ? To amend the law
with reference to component ion and
salaries of county officer*.
Mr. Sullivan ? To regulate the salo
of painta and proscribe penalties.
Mr. Hardin- ? To empower the
grand juries to employ expert ac
countant* and to provide for tlu'ir
compensation.
Mr. Lido? To provide for an elec
tion to determine the State'** policy
witli regard to ^egulatpig the Bale of
alcohol.
Mr. Rogers? --To prescribe attor
neys' fees in foreclosure eases and to
declare all contracts, mortgages and
agreements in violation of the terms
of this act null and void and to fur
ther provide for attorneys' fees in
certain cases.
Mr. Clifton ? To provide for the ex
pens'e of conducting certain primary
elections.
Mr. Clifton-? To allow the circuit
judges of this State traveling ex
penses.
Mr. Clifton- ? To allow certain wid
ows above 4T> -years of npp- to jhh1
"ttcipafe i?i the pensions fund.
Mr. Crosson ? To establish the office
of State bjghwa'y engineer, to define
his duties, 'to fix his salary and to
appropriate money to carry out t lie
provisions of this act.
The House also cask its vote for
E. 1). Smith for U. S. Senator.
Withorft any debate the house pass
ed to third reading Mr. Browning'*
bill prohibiting the fradulent use of
tho credit of corporations by the
officers.
The House had some extended de
bate on Mr. Aycr's education com
mission to si ml i fy and harmonize the
laws of the State. The bill provided
for a commission of seven lo report^
hack to the next general assembly.
Without a word of dissent or dis
cussion the House killed tiic Senate
bill providing for a raise. in salaries
for State officials.
Tho Senate bill providing for an
amendment to the constitution relat
ing to municipal indebtedness was
passed to third reading, it being nec
essary to call the roll on this . The
amendment now becomes a- law,
Mr. McMahan's bill ameuding the
railroad incorporation law passed
without debate.
Mr. Berg's marriage license bill
'was killed, although the author de
fended it vigorously.
In tlio Senate three unsuccessful
votes were- taken for Associate .Jus
tice of Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Messrs. Thos. P. Cot h ran, of (Ireen
vill.e ; I). E. Hydriek, of' Spartanburg
Geo. W. Gage:, of Chester; John Ci
Shcppard, of Edgefield; R. C. Watts,
of Cheraw, arc candidates and a
deadlock 1b not improbable. The fol
lowing are sorao of the new bills
offered :
Mr. Mauldin ? To prevent frauds
by giving worthless checks, drafts
and orders.
Mr. Mauldin ? To empower the
county boards of education and the
several boards of trustee* to estab
11th kndergartens.
Mr. Sinkler ? To provide for sub
mitting to an election the manner in
which spirituous liquors and other
beverages shall be sold or whether or
not they shrill be sold in any county.
Mr. Sinkler ? To grant to the city
council of Charleston all the right,
title, interest and estate of the State
of South Carolina in and to certain
lands in the harbor of Charleston.
Mr. Otts ? To ratify the amend
ment to section 7, article 8, of
the conatiutiou, relating to municipal
bonded indebtedness.
Mr. Dick ? To provide for the in
vestigation of the State Hospital for
the Insane.
Mr. Hall ? To provide on additional
*emedy in homestead proceedings..
In the Houso the following bills
were introduced :
Mr. Dixon ? To require railroad
companies in this State to file with
the railroad commission a list of
passes' issued by them.
Mr. Williams ? Prescribing a pen
alty for any person practicing law
without having 'been admitted and
sworn as an attorney.
Mr. Sinkler ? To devolve the duties
with reference to the analysis and
inspection of commercial fertilisers
jointly upon the boards of trustees
of Winthrop Normal and Industrial
and Clemson fcollcgfs.
Mr. Todd? To make disordely con
duct on passenger trains a misde
meanor.
The following third reading bills
were ordered sent to 'the Senate :
Mr. Browning ? To prohibit the
fradslenft use of credit of corpora
tions.
Mr. Scarborough? To amend en aet
entitled "An act to prescribe the
punishment for assault with intent
to ravish."
w* ?ri bill to amend an ect
entitled 44 An act limit the hours
of labor in cotton and wooleri mills."
The following bill* were iritroduc
'-r- :iS* - if '
cd iii t hu Senate Thursday :
Mr. Kelloy ? To provide for the re
lief of sureties upon the bonds of
person* acting in a fiduciary capacity.
Mr, Harvey- To authorir.* the gov
ernor to parol* prisoner* on condi
tions. ,
Mr. Ifurvoy? To require tin* pro
ponents of now counties lo pay the
expenses of surveys, elections, e|e,
Mr. Mlaek To require railroad
companies to .accept passengers on
local freight t ruins.
Mr, Sinklef-? To protect, the own
ers of bottles, boxes, syphons, tins or
Regs used in (be sale of soda waters,
porter ale, beer, eider, gingerale, milk,
small beer, 'larger beer, Weiss beer,
white beer or other beverages or med
icines, medicinal preparations, per
fumery, oils, compounds or mixtures.
Mil Waller? To amend law eon fee
ring the power to condemn land.*,
8 tp arris and water sheds and for sew
c m if t?.
? Mr. Mauldin ?To amend the State
insurance law by providing for part
iusurajiee ill old line companies and
regulat ing settlement of losses.
Mr. McKcithan ? Proposing to
amend section 7, article 8, of the con
stitution relating to municipal bond
ed indebtedness.
Mr. Johnston ? To fix the time for
holding courts in the ICigbth judicial
circuit.
Mr, Weston ? To enlarge the pow
ers and duties of the commissioner
of agriculture and immigration, to
prescribe the duties of persons, firms
and corporations subject to his super
vision, to prescribe penalties for
failures -to perform the" same.
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday
evening. ?
- Tin; following Mils were offered in
the llouse:
Mr. Vender Horst (by request )-?
To require the drainage of phosphate
mining excavations so as to better
provide for the public health.
Mr. Brice ? To prescribe the condi
tions upon which legal reseve life
insuranco companies may write in
tlie.ir policies and certificates that
their .legal rscrve is secured by a
deposit in the. State in which they
are chartered.
Mr. Mars'? To amend section 1214
of code of 'lows of South Cnrolitui
JL902, volume I (criminal code) by
prohibiting the transfer of children
to another without the consent of
the board of trustees of receiving
school.
Mr. K. 1'. Smith? To fix the salary,
of the n\a\or or intendant of any city
or. town heretofore, or hereafter in
corporated under the general laws of
the State.
Mr. arey ? To provide for hearing
in the court of common pleas of eases
in which the State has an interest.
Mr. Carey ? To regulate the prac
tice ami procedure in appeals in
cases in which the State is interested.
Charleston delegation ? To submit
question of dispensary or no dispen
sary to qualified eletors in any coun
ty in the State.
Mr. Cosgroyo (by request) ? To au
thorize cities having. a population of
">0.000 or rc ore and -located upon nav
igable streams to' condemn private
property for the purpose of extend
ing, improving; or proteoting their
water fronts.
Tho following bills passed their
third reading; in the Senate Friday:
Mr. Weston ? To declare the wulful
or wanton burnin? of any building
which is insured a felony, and to pro
vide punishment therefor. With
amrndemnts.
Mr. Bates ? To amend seat ion 2040
of the code, relating to the empanel
ing of jurors. With amendments.
Mr. Earlo ? Relating to the r>ollufc
tion of water courses.
Mr. Clifton? -To further ',deflno and
extend the liability of telegraph com
panies in, cases of mental anguish or
suffering.
Mr. Walker ? To amend the law to
provide for the issuing of bonds in
public school districts in South Car
olina.
Mr. Mauldin offered a bill to make
it unlawful to pay dividends on stock
in any corporation unless the same
aro actually earned on the capital
stock of such company, and for any
officer of such company to make any
false statement in regard to such
company.
Mr. Muckenfuss ? To amend the
lien law so as to require persons mak
ing advances to furnish itemized
statements.
Mr. Mauldin ? Relating to pensions.
Senator Mauldin 's bill as to stock
companies provides that in the cases
cited above there shall be "unishment
by n fine of not less than $100 or im
prisonment for not less than 30 days.
Mr. Muekon Hiss' lien law bill pro
vides this addition: "That it shall be
the duty of the person making such
advances to make out and deliver to
the person for whom the advances are
made at the tim? the advances* ?re
made a true and correct itemized
statement, and showing, if money, the
amount of principal and interest
charged, and if snnpliea the amount,
kind and prices charged for such
supplies. "
Mr. Mauldin 's pension bill provides
that all Confederate soldiers and sail
ors, bein^ 04 years of age, who par
ticipated m tho War Between the Sec
tions for period of 12 months, or
honorably discharged therefrom, on
account of wounds received or in
firmity, shall be entitled ti> participate
in . the pension fund provided by the
State for Confederate soldiers
sailors. ~
The Senate then adjourned until
Monday.
Among hills of lesser importance
the House passed the Rfeterd*' bill
Cor repeal of the lien law by vote of
S") to ;i.Y
It met at ni){ht to p.tss uncontested
bills to third reading, ? 1
Adjourned until Tuesday,
Among tlu> new hills offered (luring
l he day w? re t hi* re ;
Mr. Knit/, To amend an a?' relating
to pensions.
Mi>*rs. I'tsey an?l Haw?iue? "To pro
vide for the taxation of timber.
Mr. Dixon?- To on force the liability
of express .or t ransfer companies in
li.is State for damages arising from
/ ai ( IcKsne^s or neglect Tn transporta
t:?n and d?rtive?\?\|)f goods in their
(barge. '
Mr. K. I*. Smith? Prohibiting tin
sale of cigarettes or cigarette paper
in th <K State.
Mr. Todd? To protect the owner*
of bottles, boxes, siphons, tins or
kegs, used in the sale of soda wateis,
mineral or aerated water, porter, ale,
beer, cider, gingerulo, milk, c.rcum,
small beer lager, Wales beer, whito
beer, or other beverages or medicines,
medicinal preparations, perfumery,
oil;-, cempcnnds or mixture:*.
The House then adjourned till
1'uesday.
INCOME TAXES FOR PAST YEAR
Have Never Had Resident With In
come of Over 92,600 Aome Fig
ures Givou. i'
Columbia, Special. ? Comptroller
General Jones hns issued his annual
report on thtf_ income tax*?? --r??eetxil
for J 90S. The report shows the total
amount received by the State since
?the lau went into effect in 18t>8. The
law provides a graduated scale for all
incomes over $2, 500 per annum and
some of the coulnics show largo and
some very small incomes. For in
staiue, the county of Barnwell has
not a single person with an income
)ver $2, 500 annually. Barnwell h.'.s
never hqd a person with an income
jver this amount, according to the of
ficial returns. The satne applies to
Ccflk'tort and Fdgeflcld, -Hampton,
Lee, Pickens and Saluda. It is ru
mored, however, that there are resi
dents of the above named counties
that earn more than $2,500 per year
M)d members of the general assembly
<nid the other day they believed the*
ould name several who were liable. ,
The report also shows that the
"?ounties t'f Abbeville, Anderson,
Bamberg, Harnwell. Dorchester, Fair
ield, Florence, ( JeorgetoAvn, Hampton,
(Horry, Kershaw, Laurens, J /ex in art on,
Marion, Oconee, Union and Williams
burg paid no taxes from 1898 to 190f5.
Charleston paid for- three years and
then quit until 11)0(5.
Statement by Countios.
The total amount of taxes paid on
incomes for 1908 and the total
amount of taxes received since the
taw went into effect are given below:
Counties. 1908 Totals.
Abbeville .. 47.00 $ 3^0.21
Aiken 110.45 1,008.04
Anderson .. .. 10.20 510.89
Bamberg 45.00
Barnwell A
Beaufort . . ... 9,'}. 50
Berkley '.....
Charleston . . . n,577.41 2T.773.75
Cherokee .. .. 101.13 1,015.47
Chesterfield. .. 00.24
Clarendon , . 320.70
Colleton
Darlington
Dorchester
Edgefield .. 247247.55 513.40
Fairfield 41.00 113.00
Florence., ,, 57.0
Georgetown. , , 230.03 1,053.30
Greenville , , . , 21.05 1,080.34
Greenwood , 132.84
Hampton.. .
Horry 85.32
Kershaw .. .. 114.85 340.17
Lancaster . r . . 6S.27 395 38
Laurens 177.50
Lee
T/exington.. . . 57.50 180.00
Marion 30.25 217.25
Marlboro .. .. 35.00 481.81
Newberry . . . . 205.91 419.11
Oconee .. ,, 11.50 44.51
Orangeburg. , . 124.33 411.30
.... ...a... .......
Richland; .. .. 1,191.49 0,181.32
Saluda
Spartanburg. . . 1,401.04 8,311.47
Sumter 323 03 1,771.27
Union 825.50 020.28
Williamsburg . . 18.00
York 211.20 1,307.73
Totals $8, 554.88 $49,029.10
. In the preliminary remarks the
comptroller general says:
"The income tax law, which makes
<*11 incomes over $2,500 liable to taxa
tion, has been held constitutional in
a decision on the circuit by Judge R.
C. Wotts. ' TJiis law has never been
generally enforced. A determined ef
fort was made by this office through
instructions to county auditors ~ in
1900 ? that being the reassessment,
vear for real estate ? to exert great
diligence in enforcing it, but the re
sults have been far from satisfactory.
As Rtatofd in ray report of 1907, it is
evident that only a small class of con
scientious people are paying this tax
and others who are liable, and in all
probability . bettor iblo to pay, are
4soapm? and wading its payment.
1
DonHf? IM HriwHaHilte tSv&vrr
Altogether too muoh time has been
wasted. We hare -been buildisf rail
roads and neflectlnc the -waterways
and American shipping Now we can
and should turn oar atteaUoa to these
.other tremendous problems that are
of such vast importance to the entire
country.
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TAFf PLEASED W TH PROGRESS
After a Thorough Examination of the
Plana For tho Gatun Lock and Dam
the Export Engineers Pronounce
Them Satisfactory.
Culehrn, Panama, By Cable. Wil
liam II. Taft and I ho engineer* ac
companying him readied here fiom
Panama Monday. in a special train
im?l math* a detailed examination '1
tho 14 in ilea of the Cubhra cut. The
fact that tho ? existing plans for the
look ii nil dam ry Ontun arc t?a!it<fae<
tpry to tho visiting engineers has
created a local feeling of optimism
ami tho fears of clrlny in tho (om
pletion of tho woik hr.ve boon re
lieved,
Mr. Taft exported 'that the views
of the engineers regal ding the *itu
ation at (ialnn would !??? favorahje,
and their llndiugs consequently did
not romr an a xtn prise to lii'ni.
Mr. Tuft ami th.e engineers are
very much gratified at the extent of
the work accomplished at Culebra.
Tho OommiHSRry Mattor.
Mr. Tnft < ailed upon ox President
Amador, who is ill. Kx-I'residcut
Amador and President Ahaldia have
not been on friendly terms Tor a long
time because ot' political differences.
Mr. Taft wishes to make it plain dial
his cordiality is toward Panama as a
whole and not toward one ?r another
political fiiefTon, and lie has endeav
ored during his stay here to treat all
men ami till parties in the same cor-"
dinf TnattlierT
. Both sides of I lie controversy
which has ajison through the com
missary system will he given a hear
ing, but he will make tin reeommcn la
tion with regard "fo the treatv, which
refers the question to arbitration.
Without doubt the eo aaiissary will
continue, although so called luxuries
will he eliminated. Mr. Taft has ex
pressed full <oufldenoc in the judg
ment of Secretary Root in this
matter.
Prior to the visit of Mr. .Taft and
tho board of engineers to the Culo
bra cut Monday, till dynamite was re
mover from the workiugs so that pos
sibility /if accident to the President
elect might be avoided. Although
not speaking for publication, the en
gineers do not conceal their satis,
faction at the feasibility of the (Sal tin
dam. Chief of engineers, l,ient, ( ol.
(loot hals, and the army engineers
engaged in the construction work, are
much gratified at thv results of the
investigation of the special engineers.
Colonel floclhalH . said that naval
vessels would- sail through the lock
canal by January 1st, , 11)13.
WAR ON OPIUM
International Opium Commission in
Session at Shanghai.
Shanghai, Cliinn, By Cable. ? With
influential delegates* from several na
tions in atendance, the meeting of
the International Opium Commission
was opened Monday. The object of
the conference is to stamp out the
opium traffic in China and eventually
throughout the world. F or years a
determined crusade against npium
has been carried on by "the Chinese,
and with tho co-opsratlon of England
and tho United States it is believed
that it can bo rendered effective and
the people of the empire rescued from
the greatest curse that hos ever nfll
icted the countrv.
One of the most serious difficulties
that confronts tho anti-opium cru
saders Is the fact that the British
government of India derives a largo
part of its revenue from the sale of
opium as a State monopoly. About'
$25,000,000 a year is the amount ro
| ceived by the Crown from tho de
gradation of the Chineso tlwough
their addiction to tho product of tho
"slumberous poppy.','
For years British reformers have
demonded that tho production and
sale of opium be prohibited in India.
The British commissioners to the eon
fercr*-? opened Monday are empow
ered to ptomlse that if China can
give satisfactory ossurance that the
cultivation and salo of cpium will be
prohibited in China, India will follow
suit. According to the statement of
Chinese commissioner*, euch an ar
rangement is likely to be made, and
the traffic which has been called "the
shame of Great Britain" and '.'the
curse of China" is likely to bo abol
ished.
North American Conservation Confer
ence on February 18th.
Washington, Special. ? Now that
the Canadian and Mexican govern
ments Jiave both formally nccepted
President Roosevelt's invitation to
send delegates to a North American
conservation conference hero the final
arrangements arc boin* rapidly put |
into. shape. The conference will bp'
held probably in the Slate Depart
ment and will begin on the morning
of Thursday, February 18th. From
present indications, the sessions will
continue about three da> s.
Dof Fight Causes a Bloody Battle.
Huntsvills^ AUM Special. ? Steve
Bridges and Alex 'Locke, brothers-in
law, and well-known farmers, engag
ed in. a bloody fight near Jeff, Ala.,
Monday. Locke was chopped in tho
baek with an axe and will die before
night. Bridges telephoned- that be
would come in and surrender. The
difficulty arose over a dog fight,
CUBAN REPUBLIC
STARTED AGAIN
Major-General Gomez Inaugu*
ratod as the Mew President.
U. S. GOVERNOR MAGOON LEAVES
At Havana, /",nii<l (ircnt Knthnjinsm
(!nd Willi Simple Ceremony, ?
Cuban . Jmlt'pt'ndcnec W'M 1)C?
<iam).
Havana, Cubs, ? * Major-General ,
J 030 Miguel Gomez was inaugurated
President of IJie restored Cub:jLn Re
public, and within sin hour :if ter lit)
htul taken the solemn oath- of onice,
Administered by tho Chief Justice of
thy Supreme Court, tho American
officials who lied bitn in control of
affairs nines tho autumn of J 'JOG had
departed from tho inland.
Tho American Provisional Gov
ernor, Charles W. Magoon, who escort*
ed General Hiome/. to the palace and
there turned over lo Lira the reina
of government, sailed on tho battle
ship Maine. Tho Maine was followed
out ?f the harbor by the battleship
M issi bbI pp I 11 nil tho army transport
McClellan, An immense crowd gath
ered ftling tho sou walla to wltncsa
tho spectacle, and a Bwartifr of yavbtK,
Uig? and f iumII boats nf!eojnpi\ni','rtno
ships tn the optn tea.
The departure of Governor Magoon
and the military officers, who served
as advisers durliliTITTe" period oTTnter
vention, leaves about 300.0 American
troops Ktiil on tlu> island, under com?
maud of Major-General Thomas L.
Barry. These will be returned to the .
United Stater.
Cuba begins her new period of in
dependence undar conditions which,
seem propitious. It is believed that
tho people will rcD.ll/.3 their oppor
tunity and endeavor fro make their
second attempt at self-government a
lasting Kucc,ioS. Tho island is pros
perous and the revenues aro increas
ing steadily. ;
Inauguration day wan brilliant
with sunshine! and intensely warh).
Crowds l;:?gan gathering i'i frotit of
the palaco in the early forenoon. Alt
tho ships in the harbor, including tho
American lattlcships, put on gala at
tire of llx^s and pennants and bits of'
sluna) bunting. The day marked tho
anniversary of the birth of Josa
Murii, cftiteil "the apostle of Cuban,
liberty," and th*? ceremonies began
at It o'clock in the morning with tho
placing of a yreath on tho memorial
tablet on tha boa::y where ho was
born.
At 1 1 o'clock Alftvuo Zayas wa3 in
ducted Into olllee as Vice-President of
the Republic in the Senate chamber,
this ceremony being brief and simple.
It was .lust after noon wo.eu Gen
eral Gomez stopped out on the palace
balcony on tho second floo/, accom
panied by Governor Magoon and tho
Supreme Court Justices. The crowd
cheered heartily, and then there waa
Bilenca r.B the Chief Justice read the
oath of office, and General Gomez in -?
a voice hardly audible to the' throng
below pledged himself faithfully to
?hold and defend tho laws and the ,
constitution,
The new President made a speech
of a few words from tho balcony, and
then, us the crowd cheered again, re*
turned into tho palace, whera Gov*
ernor Maroon read his final official
address and th? commission front
Washington, D. G\. authorising him tQ
turn over tho island affairs to PraiU
dent Gomez and the new Congress,
General Coraes read hl3 reply in
Spanish. ? '
Governor Magoon's speech was in
the form of a letter addressed to tha
President and Congress of the Repub*
lio of Cuba. After stating that by i
direction of tho President of. the 1
United Stivtes he relinqnished tOFrejf* *
ident Gomez the power and authority!
which had been held and exercised'
by him, Governor Magoon declared1
the provisional administration at Att
end. ?
In closing Governor MaRoon^oBUe#
half of President Roosevelt,- the Gov*
eminent, and the people of the United*
States and himself, as retiring Pro
visional Governor, extended heartiest
felicitations and good wishes for the
success of the new administration.
President Gomez, in accepting the
letter from Governor Magoon, said in
part:
"We receivo from you the govern*
ment ofCuba which you turn over ta
us in compliance with tho Instructions*
of the President of the United States,
The constitution shall be upheld in all
its Integrity, because our chief con*
cern will be to preserve it inviolate.
We shall faithfully ndhero to t~e
treaty between the United States and
Cuba."
Telegrams pf congratulation from
President Roosevelt; 1 Presldcnt-elect;
Taft and Secretary Wright were read
In Spanish to the throng, and whUe
congratulations were being extended
to President Gomez, Governor Ma
goon hurried away.
nooo cats aju: sent to japan,
Hal Extermination Plannci1 Co Figlit
the Plague,
Washington, D. C. ? Five thousand
cats, whoso solo mission 4u lite. t>i\
rather in their nine lives, henceforth
is to serve as rat destroyers in /air
Japan, have been shipped from Chi
cago. The purpose of this euiious
feline invasion is to aid in flghtfna
the plague, which is spread by
rodents. -
Implement* and Sprd? Active.
Preparations for sprlre are etidi
In improved demand West and Soi
for fertilisers, seeds, agricultural j
plements and kindred Mnes.
^ Less Butler Stc
? The Ajuount of but
New York Ctly is lei
on hAnd at the sam* 1
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The wool