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ESTABLISHED 1801. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. APRIL 5. 19(10. ONE DOLLAR PEK YEAR. jM
HUMOROUS HIT
BY MR. PETTUS
Aged Alabama Senator As
a Fun-Maker
AIMS AT MR. BEVERIBGE j
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Much Merriment Created at Expense of
Orators In the Senate?Congratulations
In Order.
A Washington special says: The
sensation of the day Friday at the cap*
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ltol was the speecii 01 senaror .renus,
of Alabama, in wnich he poured upon
the head of the youthful Kepublican
orator, Mr. Beveridge, of Iudiana, the
rials of his -wit and synicism. It was
an entirely new roie for the senator
from Alabama to assume, 'and to say
that he made a hit is to give mild expression
to the very evident facts.
In the course of a general speech on
the Philippines General Pettus delivered
a dissertation upon the qualities
of orators in general, aud the young
orator (Beveridge) who addressed the
senate Thursday in particular, which
was the funniest thing the senate has
known in many years.
From this time forward Mr. Pettus'
speech was personal in its application.
He first took Mr. Gallinger
to task.
"I was very much entertained by
the senator from New Hampshire on
yesterday," he said, "when he informed
ns that he was not a lawyer
and he proved it to us, not only by
asserting it, but by his argument.
Lawyers know that when you come to
read a decision of a judge you must !
take all he says on a subject; that it I
will not do to take a sentence here
and another there, but that 13 exactly
what the senator did in quoting Justice
Bradley on the M:rmou church case."
The senator then went ou to relate !
an anecdote illustrative of his point,in |
which a preacher of the oldeu timewhen
the senator was a boy?had figured
in Alabama.
"The minister," he said, "was as
learned in the Bible as my friend from
New Hampshire in the law. (Laughter).
He said: 'Brethren, my text
today will be the following: Seven
sons did Milcah bear unto Euon. Now
I expect, brethren, the preacher went
on, if you would look at the commentaries
you would ^ind various meanings
to this text, but taking a common
aense view of it, I will say this:
44 4I expect that Enon was sick and
the doctor told his seven sons, great,
atrong fellows, that it was absolutely
necessary that he should have milk for
his nutriment; and thereupon the
seven sons went out to look up the
cows. The cows had not come up the .
night before, and so the sons could
not find them; 1st they came across a
bear and they m: .ked her and carried
the milk to Enon, and so, brethren, it
is writ 'Seven sons did Milcah bear
unto Enon.*
4'That preacher," concluded Mr.
Pettus, amid an outburst of hearty
laughter, 4'has as accurate a conception
of the scriptures as some of our
senators have of the law of the land,"
Mr. Pettus then turned his attention
to the speech of Senator Beveridge
and said:
44Mr. President, the Master once
had to select a man to lead the children
of Israel out of Egypt and
through the wilderness of Cauaan.
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lie aia no* Beiecu v-u. uo
selected one of these men from Iowa
or Maine, and his name was Moses.
And he was a stubborn man, too.
(Laughter.)
"But Moses told his Master to his
% face that he could not do it because
he could not speak to the people. And
what was the reply? There is Aaron.
He speaks well. And they took Aaron
along, not in command?that was not
allowed; but they took him along as a
kind of deputy. And when Moses on
his Master's order went up into the
mountain for the tables, the orator
left in^charge had a golden calf framed
(laughter) and he put ail the people
. down to worshipping the golden calf.
(Laughter.)
"More people worship the golden
calf now than did in those days. But
while Aaron and his people were all
down worshiping the golden calf the
man of God appeared and he pulled
out his sword and demanded to know
who was on the Lord's side, and the
orator jumped up from his knees,
drew his sword and got on Moses'
side and went to killing the Israelites
along with Moses.
"All these orators will do the same
thing (laughter), the last one of them.
We saw an instance of it yesterday afternoon."
At the conclusion of Mr. Pettus'
apeech senators crowded about him to
tender congratulations.
TRANSVAAL REPRESENTATIVE
Holds Conferences With President
McKinley and S jcretary Hay.
General James R. O'Beirne, who
was appointed by President Kruger
commissioner extraordinary of the
Transvaal republic, had long inter
views Friday with the president ana
secretary of state concerning affairs
connected with the Boer government.
"While General O'Beirne discussed
* Transvaal matters with Secretary Hay,
the latter is authority for the statement
that it was in an informal and
unofficial capacity entirely.
SOUNDS SOMEWHAT FISHY.
Report of Big Coal Deal With Englishmen
Is Not Believed.
Representatives of southern coal
companies in New York say they regard
ihe contents of the recent New Orleans
? dispatch, announcing the sale ol
000,000 tons of Alabama coal to an
English syndicate at 75 cents a ton, al
the mouth of the coal pits with 50 cent:
V- a ton allowance for transportation tc
Ne-.v Orleaus, as highly improbable, iJ
sot a gigantic hoax.
[ CITIZENS APPROVE
STERNBERG'S ACTS
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j Idaho's Governor Upheld By Conservative
People In His State.
! ROOT IS SHOWN PETITION
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| Asked Secretary of War To Let
the Troops Remain.
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A "Washington dispatch says: Govi
crnor Steuaenberg, of Idaho, called at
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! the war department oaiuruay uuu presented
ia person to Secretary Eoot
the petition to whic 1 he referred while
nnder examination before the house
committee on military affairs in favor
of the retention of the Federal troops
in the disturbed mining districts. The
governor had refused to produce the
; petition before the committee until
I he had first submitted it to?the secre,
tary of war, to whom it was addressed.
The petition bears about 2,500 signatures,
and cities that all o* the sigu|
grs are citizens of Idaho and of the
j county of Shoshone and the Coeur
| d'Alene mining district. They petition
j that the secretary of war be allowed a
a small force of federal troops to remain
in the quarters provided for them
and occupied by them at the town of
Osborn, Shoshone county, for as long
a time as Governor Steunenberg may
think their presence necessary for the
preservation of peace and order.
The citizens also express their approval
of all the acts that have been
done by the governor and the officials
of their state to preserve peace and order
and to bring criminals to justice.
The petition says that some cf the
acts of the state authorities may apT>par
to neotde at a distance to be dras
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and severe, but the signers, who are
familiar with the conditions which existed
for several years prior to the
declaration of martial law last May,
know that drastic measures were necessary
to stop the band of conspirators,
who, shie'ding themselves behind
the name of the labor organization,
had created a reign of terror and tyranny
seldom equaled in the history
of the community.
In conclusion the signors beg to
state the efforts of the governor and
the state officials, assisted by the military
officials, have brought peace and
good order to the district and given
an impetus to all business interests
and a sense of safety to all people,
which are highly appreciated, and for
xfhich the signors are grateful.
AS IN THE OLD DAYS.
The Two Branches of the Methodist
Church Will Meet In Washington. *
For the first time since 1861, when
the Baltimore conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church divided, the
two organizations, the Methodist EpisI
copal and the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, will meet simultaneously
in annual conference in Washington
during the week.
The Methodist denomination in the
United states divided in 1844 on the
question of slavery, but the Baltimore
conference remained undivided until
shortly after the outbreak of the civil
war. Since 1861 there have been two
Baltimore conferences.
The sessions of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held at the Metropolitan
M. E. church, and Bishop
John M. Walden will preside. The
M. E. church, south, will meet in the
Mount Yernon church and Bishop W.
A. Candler, of Georgia, will preside
and make the opening address.
^ROBERTS SENDS CONDOLENCES.
British General Expresses Sympathy
Over Death of Joubert.
Lord Roberts has sent the following
dispatch to President Kruger:
* " " A ? J iU? /I ll.
"nave ]USfc uearu ui mo uraiu ut
j General Joubert, and desire to offer
my sincere condolence upon the sad
event. Would ask you, to convey to
General Joubert's family an expression
of my most respectful sympathy
with their sad bereavement, and to
assure them also from me that all
rauks of her majesty's forces share my
feeling of deep regret at the sudden
and untimely end of so distinguished
a general, who devoted his life to the
services of his country, and whose
persoral gallantry was only surpassed
| by his humane conduct and chivalrous
| bearing under all circumstances."
BOTHA SUCCEEDS JOUBERT.
New Commander of Boers Hade Big
Reputation In Present War.
A New York Herald dispatch from
Pretoria says:
General Louis Botha has been api
pointed to succeed General Joubert a3
' commander in chief of the Transvaal
! forces.
Ship Load of Lunatics.
j The United States transport SherI
man sailed from Manila Sunday with a
| battalion of the Fourteenth infantry,
j Captains Bichard T. Yeatman, Armaud
Lasseigne and William S. Biddle,
! Lieutenants Robert Field and Oliver,
i 175 military prisoners and twenty-five
I insane men.
TURN ON THE LIGHT.
Casualties ! the Philippines Must Be
Made Public By Otis.
The senate committee on military
: has authorized a favorable report npou
Senator Allen's resolution calling on
| the secretary of war for information
j regarding casualties of all sorts in the
Philippines.
The committee amended the resohi
tion so as to call for information as \c
the comparative losses and disabilities
of colored troops in the Philippines a>
I compared v.'ith white troops.
alleqed safe robber
Apprehended In Jacksonville, Fla.
and Subsequently Identified.
1 j George W. Clark, a white man, 3;
1 | years of age, was arrested at Jack
? ' sonville, Fla., Thursday, charged witl
' blowing open the safe in the bank o
i the Perry Loan and Savings company
; of Perry, Ga., from which he is allege*
i to have stolen ?4,000.
> W. G. Riley, representing the bank
f went at once to Jacksonville and iden
tided Clark.
[BOERS CAPTURE
i BRITISH GUNS
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Broad wood's Command
Moves Into Trap.
BEAT A HASTY RETREAT
Once More the Invaders Underestimate
the Cunning of the Burghers To
Their Great Discomfiture.
Advices received at London, from
Bushman Kop, under date of March
31st, stated that the British force commanded
by Colonel Broadwood, consisting
of the Tenth Hussars, Household
cavalry, two-horse batteries and
a force of mounted infantry under
Colonel Pilcher, which had been garrisoning
at Thabanchu, was obliged,
in consequence of the near approach
of a large force of Boers, to leave their
position Friday night.
Colonel Broadwood marched to the
Bloemfontein waterworks, south of
the Modder river, where he encamped
at 4 o'clock Saturday morning. At
early dawn the camp was shelled by
the enemy from a near point. Colonel
Broadwood seut off a convoy with the
batteries, while the rest of the force
remained to act as a rear guard.
The convoy arrived at a deep spruit,
where the Boers were concealed, and
the entire body walked into ambush
and was captured, together with six
gun 8.
The loss of life is not great, since
most of the British had walked into
the trap before a shot was fired.
LONDON DISAPPOINTED.
A London special of Monday morning
says: General Buller's anxious inquiry
whether British officers will ever
learn the value of scouting comes back
l with enforced emphasis to the British
public on receipt of the tidings that a
convoy with guns has walked deliberately
into a Boer ambush within about
twenty miles of Bloemfontein.
Lord Robert's own report of the
affair, if yet received by the war office,
has not been published and no account
of the affair is available to the
publio except tne aispatcnes irora
Bnshm&n kop. Nothing can be said,
therefore, regarding the exact extent of
the British misfortune.
Evidently Col. Broadwood thought
it necessary to retreat in haste from
Thabanchu, as he marched all through
Friday night, apparently followed by
a considerable force of the enemy.
The oonvoy and guns had to pass
through a deep spruit which the Boers
had occupied.
Six of twelve guns, comprising two
batteries, all the wagons and, it is
feared, many men, fell into the hands
of the Boers, whose daring, displayed
so near Bloemfontein, shows th_at they
are rapidly recovering heart after their
recent reverses.
The hope is expressed that General
Colville will recover the convoy and
gunB and extricate Colonel Broadwood
from his difficult position.
Severe criticisms are heard regarding
the renewal of the old mistake
of underrating the Boers and the absence
of proper precaution. No doubt
the affair will revive Boer hopes and
inspire confidence among the enemy
at a critical moment.
Great things are expected by the
Boers of the new commander-in-chief,
General Botha, who has made his reputation
wholly during the present
campaign. Foreign officers serving
with the Boers have expressed surprise
at his tactics.
The proof of continuing Boer activity
in the Free State will compel greater
circumspection on the part of the
British, and will probably delay the
march of Lord Roberts northward.
Detailed accounts of the fight at
Karee Siding estimate the Boer forces
variously from 3,000 to 5,000 men.
Brabant's horse occupied Wepener last
Thursday unopposed.
Lord Methuen has issued the following
notification at Kimberly:
"I have received instructions that if
any disturbance occurs west of the
Yaal river, my force is to return and
punish the rebels immediately."
China Issues Blue Book.
A blue book of China has been issued
covering the period between January
6, 1899, and January 15, 1900,
aod including the correspondence between
the United States ambassador,
Joseph H. Cboate, and Lord Salisbury
on freedom of trade as recently presented
to the United States senate.
Commission Outlines Plans.
The Philippine commissioners met
in Washington Thursday and agreed
upon the personnel of the staff that is
to accompany the commission to Manila.
They also agreed on certain
i outlines which they will follow in their
work in the Philippines.
BRICKMAKERS POOL INTERESTS.
Thirty-Six Large Concerns Combine
Under One Administration.
A corporation embracing a majority
of the brick manufacturers of Cook
county, 111., was formed at Chicago
Saturday. The new concern has a
| capital of $9,000,000 and will practically
control the brick market of
Chicago and the neighboring cities.
> Thirty-six firms, including, all of the
large and important brickyards of
Chicago, have been combined ia the
! deal under the name of the Illinois
I Brick Company.
CLEVELAND FAVORS TREATY.
' | Hopes That the Hay-Pauncefote Ar5
j rangement Will Succeed.
" I Former President Grover Cleveland
^ I ? ' -1 /lnttnmorr rasprvd nq
. ; Has reiaxeu uw
to the discussion of public and politii
cal affairs, and in the course of an interview
expressed himself in approval
of the Hay-Fauncefote treaty for the
' neutrali?*iion of the Nicaragua canal.
Mr. Cleveland added that he hoped
the treaty would he ratified%
THREE HEN KILLED '
IN AN EXPLOSION
Bodies Were Badly Mutilated and
Boiler Left Intact. j
ACCIDENT A QUEER ONE
Five Tons of Iron Sailed Through '
Air Four Hundred Yards.
An Atlanta dispatch says: Three j
men were killed by a boiler explosion
at the brick yard of the G. O. Wil'
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Hams juumocr company, ou tuo uuur
tahoochee River trolley car line, about
four miles from the city, shortly after
11 o'clock Monday morning.
The explosion was a terrific one, the *
boiler flying through the roof of the 1
engine room and striking the earth 1
nearly 500 feet away from the brick ^
yard. The boiler weighed nearly five j
tons, and was of sixty-horse power.
The accident was undoubtedly a (
most remarkable one, as not a break ]
can be found in the boiler. When the j
coroner was investigating the affair he <
heard hints of the explosion having i
been probably caused by dynamite, j
but this was merely a vague suspicion. 3
The three men killed were:
John M. Smith, white, aged about <
fifty-six years.
Walter Evans, white, twenty-one j
years old.
James Perkins, white, twenty-five j
years old. ,
Five negroes were injured, but it ]
is thought none will die. <
Perkins was killed instantly. Smith ]
lived about five minutes, and Evans 3
died about four hours after the acci
dent.
The manner in which the three men j
were crushed and mutilated, and the ]
great distance the heavy iron boiler j
was hurled through the air, showed ,
the terrific force of the explosion. A
remarkable feature of the accident was ]
+V>of olfVirmnrVi annVi fnrnft WAS i
mc lovn ?u?? 4
evident, yet the boiler itself was but
little iojured. It seems to have risen j
straight up from its foundations, passed
through the roof of the building <
and then shot toward the car line, (
clearing a negro cabin and the trolley ;
wires and landing upon its end. When
it struck the ground it bounded up ]
and planted itself in the earth several
feet away.
The cause of the accident is not i
definitely known, but it is believed 1
the cold water must have been turned ,
into the hot boiler when it was empty
or nearly so.
Unfortunately the accident happened
at a time when-the engine had been ,
shut down for a few moments for re- i
pairs, and nearly all the employers were
standing near it. <
Mr. Smith was found lying against <
a pile of lumber fully 40 feet away |
from where the boiler bad been. He \
was standing withing four feet of the 1
boiler when it exploded. He was j
badly mangled. 1
The body of James Perkins was \
found wrapped around a post about ;
ten feet away from the engine. It had <
been whirled with great force against ]
the big post and death was instantaneous.
No limbs were torn from the j
body, though one of hi3 arms and both ]
legs hung only by small shreds of i
flesh.
Walter Evans was found about thirty
feet away, where he had been thrown
with great force. He was resting j
against a pile of brick, and it ie ;
thought that he struck the brick head <
first, as his head was badly mashed, j
Blood was flowing from many wounds,
too, on his body. He was sent to his
home and died shortly afterward.
The negroes who were injared were '
found at different places about the
yard. Some were badly scalded, while
others were injured by flying debris. ]
All of the six men were painfully and '
severely hurt. j
General Broadwood's Losses. <
The London war office reports thai
Colonel Broadwood lost seven guns !
and all his baggage in the ambush i
laid for him by the Boers on Saturday, i
The casualties numbered 350. 1
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Death of "1812" Pensioner. 1
"Aunt" Emily Bennett, the oldest 1
citizeu of Plainfield, Conn., and the
last 1812 pensioner in the county, died 1
Sunday after a long illness, aged 89. 1
KIRKMAN DISMISSED.
Courtmartialed At /lanlla For Drunk- <
enness and Insulting a Priest. .
Secretary Boot stated Monday th^t
Major George O. Kirkman, Forty- .
ninth volunteer infantry, is no longer (
in the service of the United States. (
Under the articles of war, the approval
by General Otis of the action of the
courtmartial which recommended
Kirkman for dismissal on the charge ^
of drunkenness, was sufficient to exe- ?
cute the sentence. Kirkman was ac- j
cused of being drunk on the transport (
Liverpool on the voyage from San ,
Francisco to Manila, and of insulting ^
a prie3t aboard his vessel.
NEGROES DENOUNCE BOERS.
Complain of the Slavery System as 4
Practiced By Burghers.
At a session of the Delaware Methodist
Episcopal (colored) conference in J
Philadelphia a resolution denouncing '
the Boers as slaveholders was present- 1
ed by Rev. F. H. Butler and unanimously
adopted. The conference is v
composed of colored preachers and
laymen of Deleware, Maryland and a ^
portion of Pennsylvania. The slavery
complained of is the apprenticeship j
system in vogue in the Boer republio.
JOUBERT LAID TO REST.
British Prisoners Send Flowers and
Military Attend Body.
Advices from Pretoria state that the
funeral of General Joubert took place
Friday afternoon and was attended by ,
all classes. The foreign military attaches,
in uniform, were among those
present and the British officers who
are prisoners in Pretoria sent a wreath.
There were universal signs of mourning.
DAVIS ESPOUSES I
CAUSE OF BOERS!'
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Resigns Job As Assistant ic
Secretary of Interior ' i
TO TALK FOR KRUGER11
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Since His Visit To Seat of War Mr. Davis !
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Declares Burghers Are Right and ?
England Is Wholly Wrong. s
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A Washington special says: Web- t
iter Davis, assistant secretary of the J
interior, tendered his resignation to
President McKinley Monday. He (
will go on the lecture platform in the e
nterest of the Boers.
In an authorized statement given c
>ut, Mr. Davis says that a* a result of j
ais visit to the Transvaal he feels iin
celled to tender his resignation as as- }
nstant secretary of the interior. He t
will at an early date deliver a lecture
in the interest of the South African ?
republic. (
Mr. Davis feels that this is the best e
way to arouse the enthusiasm of the t
American people in behalf of those re- ;
publics. t
Mr. Davis decided to take this course (
as the result of his visit to South Afri- ?
?a. He has decided to deliver a pub- f
lie address touching the entire scope
of the present war and believes that \
he can best do so while free from any n
restraint which his present position ]
would impose upon him. i
When taking his departure home ]
from Pretoria 2,000 gathered to take 3
leave of him at the station. They appealed
to him in tears to state their c
cause to the American people, and Mr. j
Davis says his conscience would haunt t
him if he proved recreant to that piti- fi
ful appeal.
He believes the American peopla ?
are not truly informed on the situation. \
He will, therefore, avail himself of an j
early opportunity to relate his experi- ^
ence and observations at a pubiic c
meeting that shall be free to all. Mr. c
Davis has decided on this course after
mature deliberation and free consulta- ?
tion with his friends. t
Davis, who is a resident of Kansas ]
City, has a reputation in the west of E
being a great orator. He was especially
prominent in the campaign x
which led up to the nomination ot r
McKinley at St. Louis. c
Those who do not approve of his c
course declare that as soon as be got
to Washington Davis became nfflicted i
with the swelled head and that his f
change of heart is entirely dne to his -v
chagrin in being called down when t
Secretary Hitchcock took control of
the interior department. They say
that Davis at that time was fondly
imagining himself the most important |
figure in administration circles, and
that because Secretary Hitchcock did
ot so regard him he sulked and went
off to Africa to lind some pretext for 1
further self-advertisement. F
A good deal of this may be true, but *
it does not minimize the political im- '
portance of this action of the assistant ^
secretary of the interior. a
There is no doubt that the over- 1
whelming sentiment of the American *
people is with the Boers and that sen- }
timent is not likely to die out when 1
men like Davis who have been on the f
scene become active in the agitation 1
in their behalf. fl
COLOR LINE IN CUBA. 1
Santiago Mayor To Be Elected and *
Whites Will Fight For Office. ^
The funeral of Mayor Yaliente took i
place at Santiago Sunday afternoon 1
with elaborate ceremonies. United i
States officers acted hs honorary pall- i:
bearers. The military and civil pro- t
session extended two miles. 1
The death of Senor Valiente mate- s
rially changes the political situation, r
His re-election was considered assured, j
but now there is a prospect of a hard j
fight between the rivaj candidates of g
the black and while parties. Decent a
developments have shown that the G
color line will be closely drawn and 1
there may be trouble. c
The whites declare their intention (
tc organize an annexation party rather I
than to accept negro domination. g
Demand flore Pay.
Several Thousand men in New York
City and neighboring towns in New [
Jersey and Westchester county, New
Fork, struck Monday for increased
wages and shorter hours. Most of
the strikers are carpenters and the *
enormous amount of building in pro- 'I
gress favors the men. 1
Will Disburse $100,000 a Month. ^
Arrangements have been made by t
the war department for the transfer of r
5660,000 of the $2,000,000 appropriated c
for the relief of Porto Rico. Governor t
General Davis will spend the money B
in payment for labor in public im- g
provements at the rate of about $100,- t
000 a month. T
CASHIER GOES GLIMMERING,
And With Him, It Is Alleged, Went
the Goodly Sum of $19,000. ^
The chief of police of Jacksonville,
Fla., received inquiries Monday asking
'or information concerning the where- j J
ibouts of Roland Quintin, the missing | s
jashier of a large corporation of that | 6
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;ity. tie is said to nave aosconueu j
vith $19,000. d
Quentin was traced to New Orleans, 0
rom which place he left for Florida, i<
;oing by way of Atlanta. He is said n
o be accompanied by a large blonde *
voman.
HEAVY DEAL IN COAL.
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A Year's Output In West Virginia
District Is Bought Up.
One of the largest coal deals ever 1;
made in the West Virginia district was r
closed in Charleston Saturday by C. J. f
Wittenberg, president of the High s
Carbon Coal and Coke Company of a
New York. The owners of twenty col- ?
lieries signed contracts v ith this com- a
pany for the sale of all coals shipped c
by them east for the ensuing year, h
FULLER EXECUTED.
"tegro Pays Penalty At flacon,
Ga., For the Murder of Mrs.
Eugenia Pottle.
Allen Fuller, the negro who rourlered
Mrs. Eugenia Hamilton Pottle
m the night of November 20th, 1899,
vas hanged in the Bibb county jail at
dacon, Ga., Monday morning.
The negro made no confession and
nerely stated, when he was given an
>pportnnity to speak,that what he had
;aid was true.
No newspaper meu were allowed to
>e present by Judge Felton, and only
he ministers of the gospel were alowed
in the jail, besides the physi:ians
and the officers who were needed.
Fuller's remarkable nerve failed him
is he walked on the gallows. The
kfficers had to hold him on the trapioor
when Sheriff Westcostt pulled
he trigger, as lie had fallen forward
against the railing.
The attending physicians say that
he execution was one of the most suc essful
that they have ever witnessed
md that the negro's neck wa3 broken.
Fuller slept well Sunday night and
ito a hearty breakfast Monday mornng.
Up to the last moment he seem>d
to show little dread of the ordeal
)efore him, and not until he was on
he trap did he show any weakness.
The streets on each side of the jail
ind the parks in the center were
:rowded with negroes, who began to
issemble by 8 o'clock. There were
nany white people also, but the crowd
vas quiet, there being no demonstraion
at ail. In order to avoid any dis>rder
that might have occurred, however,
Chief Boifeuillet had a special
orce of police placed around the jail.
About 10:30 Sheriff "Westcott and
he physicians arrived at the jail.
Chey were folbwed almost immediatey
by several colored ministers, Revs.
kV. G. Alexander, S. M. Hawkins, M.
Spencer, H. T. Johnson and J. R.
tfcClain.
They were taken at once to Fuller's
sell, where a short service of song and
jrayer was held. Fuller expressed
he belief that he had been converted
tnd after death would go to heaven,
rhe service lasted for 15 minutes, and
tfter it had been completed the minisers
asked that they be allowed to
lave a short prayer and sing one
rerse of a song just before the murierer
was sent into eternity. The request
was granted.
When Fuller was led to the gallows
i song was sung and a brief prayer for
he soul of the doomed man was said,
duller was then asked if he had any
itatement to make.
He replied: "No, sir; I have got
lothing more to say than Ihaveal-.
eady said. I did not commit the murler
and am innocent. What I have
ilready said is true."
The black cap was then put over his
lead and the rope adjusted. The drop
ell promptly at 11 o'clock and Fuller
ras pronounced dead in five minutes
>y the physicians who were present.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
.1st of New Industries Established
During the Past Week.
Among the more important of the
lew industries reported during the
>ast week are a basket and crate facory
in Georgia; bottling works in Aransas;
brick works in Tennessee and
[*ezas; canning factory in Virginia;
i carriage factory in Alabama; coal
nines in Texas; copper mines in North
Carolina; a construction company in
Vest Virginia; one cotton mill each
n Alabama and Arkansas, three in
leorgia, one in North "Carolina, four
n South Carolina, one in Tennessee
>nd four in Texas; cotton seed oil
nills in Mississippi and South Caroina;
a creamery in Georgia; an
ilectric light plant in Louisiana; an
ilectrical supply company in West
Virginia; a fertilizer factory in Florda;
gas works in West Virginia; a
lardware company in North Carolina;
ce factories in Georgia and Texas;
ron and mauganese mines in Virginia;
hree knitting mills in North Carolina;
umber mills in Florida and Missisippi;
a machine shop in Alabama: a
iaval stores company in Georgia; a
>ants factory in Kentucky; a phos)bate
company in Tennessee; a photo*
graphic dry plate manufactory in Tex s;
planing mills in Mississippi and
Tennessee; a telephone company in
Texas; a tobacco factory in North Car lina;
a $50,000 towel factory in South
Carolina; a water power company in
Sast Tennessee; water works in Georgia.?Tradesman
(Chattanooga,Tenn.)
ORATORY IN SENATE.
)ebaie On Porto Rican Bill Draws a
Large Audience of Lookers-On.
A Washington dispatch says: As the
tour for the senate's vote upon the
5orto Rican bill drew near the popuar
interest, so far as Washington is
oncerned, was greatly increased,
donday there was a flow of oratory in
he upper house of congress and the
esult was that the galleries were
rowded almost to suffocation, and
housands of people were turned away,
mable to gain admission. Perhaps a
;ood deal of this interest was due to
he announcement that Senator Depew
rould be among the speakers.
DOUBLE TURRET APPROVED.
admiral Sampson Expresses Satis*
faction Over Test of the Kearsage.
Admiral Sampson was aboard the
learsarge during her last run out to
ea, and witnessed the test of the
:ouble turret, a feature of naval archiecture
peculiar to the United States
iavy. The test settled completely all
onbts as to the practicability of this
3ea. According to Admiral Sampson,
lone of the predicted faults of the
ystem developed.
KEEP AWAY FROM CUBA,
inless You Are Blessed With An Am
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pie Supply Of tfie "Wnsrewun.
The war department has been obiged
to sound a note of warning to
estrain overconfident Americans
rom flocking into Cuba without reources.
General Wood has made this
matter of special representations to
Secretary Root. He reports that there
ro quite a number of such Americans
ompletely stranded in Caba, whom
ie is unable to relieve.
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I SOUTH CAROLINA k I
I STATE NEWS ITEMS, i '
CSirJCMTslCMfMCMfM
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Almost Burled Alive. j
On Friday morning Piuckney Size- t
more, thirty-live years old, married, ^
collapsed in the office of Magistrate I
Mauldin, in Greenville, and before g
doctors could reach him was pro- 1
nounced dead. The body was removed i
to his home and there a coroner's jury i
assembled, viewed the remains, and <
on the statement of the doctors ren- <
dered a verdict of death from heart 1
failure. The funeral was set for Sat- j
urday afternoon. <
The grave was dug, the mourners i
had assembled, and the body was j
about to be interred when the police ]
appeared and ordered a postponement t
The body was taken home and a test ]
made which confirmed the suspicion *
that the man was not dead. The po- j
lice bad been informed by Dr. W. J. i
Bramlett that he did not believe Sizemore
was dead and this caused their
summary action.
The man, while having the appearance
of death, so far as the face was >
concerned, had a warm body and
breathing could be detected by the
use of a mirror at the mouth. The
jaws were set and the pupils of the
eyes unresponsive to the light, but the ]
joints were as supple as in life. ,
On Friday afternoon Sizemore was (
arraigned in Magistrate Mauldin's ^
office on the charge of stealing his ,
brother's watch. The sheriff had 3
found the watch in Sizemore's pocket. j
When asked by the magistrate why he 3
had denied having the watch Sizemore ,
turned pale and sank to the floor, 3
gasping for breath. A doctor was ]
summoned and declared Sizemore was 3
dying. In a short while he was pro- 3
nounced dead. 3
The coroner summoned a jury and
tho verdict was that Sizemore died
from natural causes.
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Till man's Advice to Hii Friends. <
A Columbia special says: Senator
Tillman has changed his views as to
the desirability of all candidates can- 1
vassing the entire state, speaking in
each county. The party custom, as
made under direction of Senator Tillman,
requires that to be done. The
result of the Earle-Evans-Duncan canvass
was not satisfactory to Senator
Tillman and he fears the people are
becoming disgusted with the primary.
There are indications of a scheme on
foot to shut out certain candidates not
desired by the county executive comr
mittee from those counties. Senator
Tillman has written a long letter to
Mr. James T. Park, an,editor in Orangeburg,
that indicates something is
afoot.
Senator Tillman makes many suggestions
in his reply, and finds fault
with the conduct of both daily and
weekly newspapers. He says in part:
"Whatever is done we should cling
to the freedom of discussion and joint
debate and the primary system as the
very essence of Democracy. Bather
than give these up it would be better
to confine the speeches to candidates
for governor alone. The other statehouse
officers do not outline politics,
but are largely administrative officers,
while the governor not only influences
legislation, but by the use of the appointing
power and veto controls public
affairs if he should be a man of any
force and ability. It may be worth
while to try the plan of having no
meetings under the auspices of the state
committee, but turn all the candidates
loose and let them arrange their own
meetings, or attend such as the county
committees arrange aad the people
who get up picnics invite them to, bat
until the newspapers change their policy
of recent years, and also be more
indnstrious in famishing the voters
with readable and fair and reliable reports
of what is being said and done
by the candidates, the system of joint
discussion in one form or another will
be demanded by the people and no
candidate can safely neglect it."
Baker Case Will Be Postponed.
It was announced at Charleston a day
or two ago, on the authority of Attorney
General Griggs, that the Lake
City lynching trial will not be called
at this term of the court. Thirteen
white citizens, all prominent business
men of Lake City, have been tried
once for the murder of the negro postmaster,
Baker. The result was a mistrial,
with eleven members of the jury
standing oat to convict the ringleaders.
Since the trial Baker's crippled wife ,
and crippled children, whe were sleeping
in the postoffice at Lake City with (
him when it was fired, went to Boston
on a dime museum venture and they
are now penniless, with public appeals
being made for their support. The
sensational doings of the Bakers have
injured the chances of the prosecution
and in view of this, Attorney General
Griggs has instructed the district attorney
to ask for a continuance of the
case.
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Life Sentence For King.
On his fourth trial for the murder of
his brother-in-law, Taylor W. Mabry,
Herman E. King, at Greenwood, was
found guilty with recommendation to
mercy. Tne. wnoie case uas ueeu >?
remarkable one and both men stood <
high. King alleges that Mabry had i
robbed him of his wife. Four lawyers,
including ex-Governor Sheppard, defended
King. A life sentence will be
passed.
Provides For Court Sittings.
A Washington dispatch says: Rep- j
resentative Norton, of South Carolina,
has introduced a bill in congress to
provide for sittings of the circuit and
district courts of South Carolina in
/.ifv nf Florence, the courts to
meet ou the first Tuesday in March in
each year hereafter.
Taxed of Soathern Railway.
Mr. Henry W. Miller, of the Southern
Railway, has filed in Columbia
the annual tax returns of the system. '
The returns are in book form and ev- 1
erything is as plain as possible. Every
township has an itemized statement
of the property reported for taxation.
The company returns every j
pump, section house, station house ]
and all classes of property. The val- .
nation on the real estate and buildings \
in regarded as being .foil,
, ~ i v - v.* - ' c
^ ^ ,-v
The Southern Hallway atone pay* vh -3^
>ver seven millions of property in
South Carolina, on a little less than a
bousand miles of road.
Road to Cheraw Ready.
A Columbia special says: The .j
>ridge building force of the Seaboard <^|j
s now at work on the bridge acroaa i^g :
he Congaree river. The piers, over >J|
vhich there was so much delay, have ^
>eeu completed and the bridge ia soar
joing op at a rapid rate. The traok
ayiug on Lincoln street tc the bridge ' ;
rv ill be completed before the bridge ia
eady for the track. The line, from
Columbia to Cheraw is now praett* ?||K
.'ally completed. The Seaboard atl- -'
rhorilies have asked that the line be ?
inspected by the railroad commission- 9
3rs on April 1 2, and immediately after I
:hat date regular schedules will be pat M
nto effect. The trausportation de- ' J
parfcment has already gotten oat its m
imA rairdfi. and evervthintf will be ill i f|
w W? ? , .... - ? U eadiness
for the operation cf the rqaa%||g U
is sooo as the railroad eommiaaionafa^j ;?f
nspect the line and accept it tor btidR|I
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PLAN FOR RESERVE* 1
3ill Providing: That State Jlilitl* i
May Be Used In Placed Large ' vl
Standing Army.
Representative Hay, of Virginia, i|| ..
irominent member of the military -p
jommittea, has prepared with great ; ^
tare a bill to create of the militia of j ^
he several states a reserve volunteer/* ||
irmy for nse in time of war, to supple- rM
nent the regular army. The bill oon-vJg- ^
templates a general broadening of the ~ ^
lational guard, its equipment with the r \\|h
lervice rifle and its complete organise* . ;;Jl
tion in time of war into regiments, brigades,
divisions and corps, withtl^l ; ^
three battalion formation, as in the j
regular army, and is designed to obfi*
ate the necessity of a . large stead* ; ;||
ing army upon the expiratfoh' til 7:f||
the present law July 1, 1901, iaorns^S^lg
ing the standing army to 65,000 end"..^ #
authorizing the present volunteer armp^
The measure receives additional im^ /.^JS
portance from the fact that Mr. Hay il^
chairman of the Democratic canou?? ,j$m
The bill makes all citizens between
the ages of eighteen and forty-five ^
liable to military service in the
It appropriates $4,000,000 smiin^^M"? jj
for the maintenance and equipmentiw 3S
the national guard of the aeven^ ;yl|
states, this forming the nncleua of iSSg i|J|
volunteer army, and requires the ii||g fig
retary of war to keep in eaioh stateJtijg :;?1
supply of ordnance stores sufficient tot-% M
ninety days' use of the nstional geaipffl i||
of the state in the event of war. ol
It provides a system of mobilisation ;
for the guard by -dividing the sta&aiM t./||
int.) military divisions and -Jp?o|9
vides for a board of officers in Mdt|l f&jjl
state who shall hold examinations for .
the position of second lieutenant itolj v?|
the national guard, such officers to be ;
promoted for merit and eficienoj. -?5B
"The time has come," said Mr. Hay, ; p
in explanation of hislull, "when J|
necessary to consider carefully tpCT '.i&
nnAfltjAn of )>? fntnyfl militaTY
liahment of the United States. In th#|jj |?i
minds of many the maintenance of Mi
large standing army seems a necessity, - _;|J|
and at first bTash it would:Seem..4^
there is no other Way out of the
cnlty which now confronts ua. 1 r3
' A careful consideration of tittj /^jl
question has led to the belief
situation can be met without a resort:.';
to that worst enemy of s repnbjie;|jB: ':'-M
large and permanent military e?tob? ^||
lishment The secretary of war ha*'.<.ii! .^$8
well said that the regular eatabliair 'fs||
ment in the United States will ?er?r'v\-i|*
be by itself the whole macbfnawifl??g ^
which any war will be fought* :||
being admitted, it will certainly not.^ I'M
be contended that in time of peace J
the regular establishment will be t&e I whole
machine.' ;
"On the first day of July, 1901, th*a ;*S|
present army will be reduced to its |
peace basis of 26,610 men, TsVfng^ into
account the situation which may:. J
confront us at that time, will it ^
necessary to increase the regular |
tablishment beyond thatnnmberY The \M
reasons given for such increase srwjs ; ||
various, bat the most important are t
that there mast be a sufficient number; ^
of men to man effectively our se%coastys|
defenses; a sufficient number to paw- ||
serve peace and order in the PhilippjaolW . .rj
islands, and a sufficient number to do j
police duty against the Indiana and to';'*'.
take care of the varioua posta in the >
United States. ^
"The number of men snfficient for -.; |
these purposes is variously estimated " |
at from 65,000 to 100,000 men, but it
is not now neoessary to determine this ;
question, becanse a year may material* | 4 M
ly change present conditions. ^
"But it will be admitted by all that ? S
the strongest argument wnicn cu do - -[4am
nsed against a large standing army is ||
the creation of a well organised and
thoroughly equipped national guard. ;j J
"This country has fought all of her % v_:
wars with citizen soldiers and no good '
reason can be given for departing
from that policy." i
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Confinement Killing Boer Prisoners. M
The departure of the British trans- ^
ports from Capetown with the Boer, ; ~iA
prisoners for St. Helena has been delayed
in conseqnence of the increased sickness
among the prisoners. Three 1
died Saturday and twelve died during
Instructioas Kept Open.
Secretary Boot says that the instrns- |
lions to the Philippine commission ^
will not be msde public at present ae. h
is desired to keep them open for j
possible change or addition until the ^ '
last moment. J
KRUOER HAKE5 BOAST. J
declares That Boers WHI Eventaetfly J
Retake Bloemfonteia.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
The London Horning Post, telegraph- |
ing Wednesday, says: E
"President Ernger boasts his Intention
to retske Bloemfontein within : --M
ft week, and it appears probable that i
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the soefe are advancing linoret wau- m
wri" V"
Discuss EJffht-Hour Lew. . ,:W
Thursday the house oommitiee mi -'''rjjfi
sbor proceeded with hearings on the
)ill to estend the eight hour tew to ill
government work, including the! done
n private establishment*