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The Bamberg Herald. j ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 10,1900. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. . ^ FORCES MEET AT VET RIVER ? After Long Marches Britons Ron Up Against the Boers. AN ALL-DAY BATTLE ENSUES Burghers, Greatly Outnumbered, Were Forced to Slowly Retreat Before Heavy Artillery Fire. Advices of Sunday reaching London from Yet River, stated that on Saturday the British after a long march, en countered tne iSoers holding vet River, with six guns, two beiDg of long range. An artillery duel ensued. Meanwhile General Hutton after a sharp engagement, crossed the river on the left just before sunset. The Boers retreated during the night. General Pole Carew started at daybreak on a nineteen-mile march. He first came into contact with Boers holding the river at 1 o'clock p. m. The British soon had too batteries in action, and later they added two naval 9-pounders, two 4.7 and 5-inch siege guns. ' Thfc Boers fired with great aecuracy, and the duel continued unabated with "a terrible din until sunset, and even later there was desultory firing. It is xnarvelouos that nobody on the British aide was injured. General Hutton started early to find ? the drift on the west. When this was discovered it proved to be strongly held and protected by two guns. The British speedily engaged the Boers, who enfiladed the dismounted firing line with a Maxim, but General Hutton pushed forward his own pompom and a galloping Maxim and forced the Boers to leave the river bed. The encounter was terribly hot. Later the whole British force crossed the river, threatening the Boers' right The Boers must have received about < the same time news of General Hamilton's occupation of Winburg. About sunset a detachment of twenty-six Australians, who had crept unseen toward the* river bed, found themselves^ near a kopje ocoupied by " the Boers. After firing they fixed bayonets and charged capturing the kopje. All was done on their own in - itiative. Thus night fell. Early Sun- i day morning it was discovered that the whole Boer force had fled. General Hutton, during the night, got two squadrons to blow up the line , near Swaldsel. The British discovered at every one hundred yards along the railway coneealed small packages of high explosives. The Boers had destroyed three bridges over spruits between Yet river and Brandford, but in every case it was possible to make a detour. The Boers appear to be fighting with much less spirit. It is reported that they are commanded by General Lucas Meyer. The bridge over the Vet river is completely destroyed. General Hutton Captured a Maxin and took twelve prisoners. HALF MILLION MISS0UBIAN8 Honored Admiral Dewey on His Visit to City of St. Lonis. With a parade of military and civic organizations of Missouri Saturday afternoon an informal reception by the Loyal Legion at night, the two days' celebration in St. Louis in honor of Admiral George Dewey came to an end. Probably 500,000 people, including 75,000 from outside points, stood patiently for hours along the line of march to see the admiral, cheered wildly as he was driven by in the parade, then pressed 1 J .ama ?aftt rxf wonto/vo lorwuru IU OUIUO uc? yviuv ut lauwgv on the streets along which the parade wound its way through the business districts, to cheer him again. At some points of the parade the crowds were so great that the police were utterly helpless, and dozens of brirsed and fainting women and crying children were rescued only by the use of clubs, in some instances, the helpless ones being carried out over the heads of the almost immovable mass of people. D. B. CULBERSON BEAD. Wu Prominent Texan and Many Years a Congressman. Ex-Congressman David B. Culberson, father of United States Senator Charles A. Culberson, of Texas, died at hia home in Jefferson, Texas, Sunday. Ex-Congressman Culberson served several times as a Democrat in the lower house of the national legislature, and was at one time a prominent candidate for the speakership. He was for a long time chairman of the judiciary committee of the house and was regarded as one cf the best constitutional lawyers in publio life. IS PART OF UNITED STATES. Minnesota Judge Makes Significant Declaration In Remanding is Porto Rican. Judge Lochren, in the United States cirouit court at St. Paul Thursday, remanded Rafael Ortiz, the Portotffcican, back to Stillwater prison. The decision held that bv the cession of Porto Rico that island became au integral part of the United States and that the federal constitution thereupon ex proprio vigore extended o\er the island and its people. STOP~SALE OF ' SAFHO." Atlanta Book Dealers Defer to Wishes of the Preachers. The efforts of Atlanta, Ga., ministers to suppress the sale of the now famous book, "capho," seem to have met with a decided success, judging from the report of the committee to the' Evangelical Ministers' Association Monday morning. Every book 'dealer in the city with the exception of one, has agreed that not another copy of this or any other book of like nature shall be feond on their shelves. K * - . ? CBADWICK CALLED DOWN. Secretary Long Writes the Captain a Scorching Letter Anent That Interview. A Washington special says: Secretary Long, after a conference with the president, made publio Wednesday the correspondence whioh has taken place between the navy department and Captain Chad wick respecting the published interview in which the captain is reported as severely reflecting upon Rear Admiral Schley. The department's action in the case is a severe reprimand, and it is noteworthy that its letter has been made public; a fact which, in itself, adds to the weight of the punishment administered. The correspondence consists of two letters, one from Captain Chadwick anu the other from Secretary : In his lettei to Secretary Long, dated New York, April 27th, Captain Chad wick says be was in n? way privy to the publication of the article. On the 16th or 17th of this month he said he met The Brooklyn Eagle correspondent, whom he had known for some years and always favorably. The latter had previously called his attention to an Eagle editorial discussing the controversy over Bear Admiral Schley and proposing a remedy, viz, the promotion of both Rear Admirals Schley and Sampson tube vice admirals. At the casual meeting mentioned he conversed with Mr. Atkins, the correspondent,. regarding the editorial, and said in speaking of Schley: "That very sentiment of military honor demanded that Admiral Schley should ask for a court to clear himself of the charges against him, and that I believed every officer of the navy would be most p'eased to see him cleared, for the honor of the service, and that I could certianly sny so for myself. "That so long as he remained eilcnt under those, I would not take his hand or meet him socially. That it was im- I possible to advance Admiral Schley (a3 the editorial proposed) so long as he rested nnder these charges without destroying the whole standard of honor and duty in the navy. That the whole navy so far as I knew it was of jhis opinion, and that its attitude was a matter of self-preservation. "The conversation was entirely private, and was so regarded, I supposed, by Mr. Atkins." Seoretary Long in his letter says: "The department regrets that it has provocation to reprimand an officer of your rank and experience for inexcusable indiscretion and offense against the navy regulations. % ' 'It appears from your letter that in your interview with Mr. Atkins, whom yon knew to be a newspaper correspondent, you spoke of a fellow officer, your senior in rank, in a way calonlated to bring him in .contempt. You knew this to be a violation of the naval regulations, which forbid the communication by interviews of such comment and criticism. You knew it to be against the good order and discipline of the service because it is the example of one officer in high rank reflecting upon the honor and charaoter of another?an example which, unrebuked and followed, tends' to bring the whole service into contention and scandal. "You knew that the professional business of your interviewer is to collectmaterial for publication. While he may not have justification in publishing what yon understood and regarded as understood by him, to be private conversation, you knew the risk you ran and within a year had been reprimanded for similar misconduct in putting yourself and the welfare of the ser- J vice to the same risk with the same j result. Yon have thus asrain and fur- I ther impaired the confidence of the department in your direction. "It is true that your case differs from some recent cases of offense on the part of other officers, in that objectionable remarks made by them were made on occasions and under circumstances which they knew assured their publicity. "In your case the department unreservedly accepts your statement that your remarks were 'in no sense and in no part intended for publication nor considered as an interview/ It is for this reason that it takes no* action than this emphatic reprimand, the receipt of which you will acknowledge. Very respectfully. 'John D. Long, Seeretrry." CREDITORS WILL "WHISTLE." Ex-Banker and Society Man of Atlanta* j Ga.. Declared a Bankrupt. Creditors of J. Robert Collins, for* merly a private banker and society man of Atlanta, Ga., are receiving I notices from St. Louis through the mails that their debtor has been declared a bankrupt in court, with liabilities scheduled at $226,274, and assets scheduled at $50, claimed as exempt The liabilities of "Bob" Collins, as he was best known, it is said, are debts owed in Atlanta. Re was president of the Home bank of Atlanta in 1896. The bank failed and Mr. Collins left Atlanta shortly afterward. Standard.Oil Co. Raises Wages. The New York World says: TwentyfivA thonsand men employed by the Standard Oil Company all over the country have had their wages raised 10 per cent. Mutterings of a possible labor storm gathering brought about the increase. Boers Are Coining. The Boer peace delegates were warmly greeted at Rotterdam Thursday as tbev drove to the quay and boarded the steamer Maasdam, of the Holland-American line, bound for New York. Cuban Police Ji. (i. At a meeting of the municipality of Havana Friday it was charged that the island police were a demoralized body, and that the municipal were not much better. It was further alleged that degrading outrages and abuses were being committed by the secret police. Fire In Mining Town. The chief portion of the mining town of Sandon, East Kootenalf, B. C., was destroyed by fire Friday. The loss will exceed $250,000. FEW COFFINS; DEAD UNBURIED Victims of Utah Mine Disaster May Reach 250. EXTREME ESTIMATE TOO LARGE Many of the Dead Belonged to Secret Orders, and Their Remains Were Sought. Dispatches of Thursday from Scofiolrl TTf^Tv xrprA to the effect that the extreme estimate of dead -was conceded to have been too large, and it was numerically impossible to place the loss of life at 300 as there were not that many men in the mine. The probabilities are that 230 will be about the total number of dead. There were not enough coffins in the camp to bury the dead, and to add horror to the situation the bodies were rapidly decomposing. There were fifty bodies for which no provision for burial had been made. A joint committee of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias spent the day among the dead, identifying members pf their orders. They found about twenty of each among the dead. The school children of the city gathered a carload of flowers which were' sent to Scofield in a special car at their disposal. Subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers are coming in from all over the state, and the total now amounts to $13,000. PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE. President Mcixiuiey seni me iouuwing telegram to the governor of Utah: "Executive Mansion, Washington, May 3.?Governor Wells, Salt Lake City, Utah: I desire to express my intense sorrow on learning the terrible calamity which has occurred at Scofield and my deep sympathy with the wives, children and friends Of the unfortunate victims of the explosion. "William McKinley." condolence feom fbance. The French ambassador called on President McKinley and Secretary Hay Thursday and conveyed the condolence of the French republic to the people of the United States over the mine disaster at Salt Lake City, He handed the secretary the following personal letter on the subject: "Embassay of the French Republic in the United States, Washington, May 3, 1900?Mr. Secretary of State: The president of the French repubiio has just heard of the terrible catastrophe which has taken place at Salt Lake City. He. has instructed me to be his interpreter near the president of the United States of America, and to assure him of the sympathy which he feels on account of this sad event. In transmitting to me the expressions -* ' > - ? ?- 1?r T>_?; T m xne seuuiuuiiiti ut x icsiuout uvuuov, M. Delcasse, minister of foreign affairs, likewise intrusts me to convey to the American government the expression of the profound sympathy of the government of the republic. "Be pleased to accept, Mr. Secretary of State, the assurances of my high consideration. "Jules Cambon." WILL USE OWN TRACKS. Florida Central and Peninsular Glvei Sonthern Notice To That Effect. The Florida Central and Peninsular railway system gave formal notice to the Southern railway Thursday that on and after May 10th it would discontinue the use of the tracks, bridge and terminals of the latter company at and near Columbia, S. C., and will operate their own trains over their own tracks all the way from Petersburg, Va., to Jacksonville and Tampa. Track laying on the line between Richmond and Petersburg has been finished, and the new Seaboard Air Line railway will soon run through train service between New York and Tampa, using its own tracks from Richmond to the extreme southern portion of Florida. JiEGRO METHODISTS .Told Their Great Quadrennial Conference In Coluinbu*. O. The quadrennial conference of the A. M. E. church opened at Columbus, Ohio, Monday with over 400 delegates present. After preliminary exercises had been held and the auditorium ded' icated to religious services by Bishop Turner, presiding officer, the quad rennial sermon was preached by Bish' op A. M. Grant. Bishop Grant traced the history nnc growth of the A. M. E. church, anc among other facts and figures pointec out that the church had been growing in mftmhftrshiD at the rate of 34 ar hour during the last four years DOLE TO BE UOVERXOR. President Sends a Batch of Important Nominations to Senate. The president has sent the following nominations to the senate: Sauford B. Dole of Hawaii, to be governor of Hawaii; Henry E. Cooper of Hawaii, to be secretary of Hawaii; E. C. Bellows of Washington, tc be consul general at Yokohama; Lieutenant Commander Samuel C. Lemly, United States navy, of North Caroli na, to be judge advocate-general ol the navy, with rank of captain, foi the term of four years. Census Men Begin Work. The collection of census statistics ir regard to manufacturing has been be gua in New York and Chicago, anc will noon be under way in seven of th< other principal cities. The collectioi of such statistics must be completed within ninety days. More Work For Bill. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austrii has appointed Emperor William o Germany field marshal general of thi Austrian army. FIRED FROM STATEHODSE Witnesses Locate Window From Which Fatal Shot Was Fired At William Goebel. The most important testimony yet in connection with the assassination of Goebel was brought out at Frankfort Friday night in the hearing for bail in the Culton case. Assistant Secretary of State J. B. Matthews and Mckenzie Todd, private secretary to Governor Taylor, were the star witnesses and gave testimony nearly as sensational as that of Culton. Matthews stated that pardons were issued also to Charles Finley, John L. Powers, Harlan Whittaker and possibly W. H. Culton. The witnesses first said a pardon had been iatmo/l f!nltnn. but later said he was not sure as to Culton, but said he thought he entered a pardon for him at the same time he entered the other three pardons and those to Caleb Powers and John Davis, March 10th. The Culton case was resumed Friday with Captain J. F. Howe, a Barbourville military officer, on the stand. Ho testified regarding Caleb and John Powers coming to him ten days before the assasination and trying to get him to bring his company to Frankfort disguised as citizens. He declined to do so unless ordered by Governor Taylor, and no orders came until after the assassination. ;Captain Chinn, who was with Goebel when he was shot, stated that he was sure the shot that hit Goebel was fired from the executive building. Ed Steffee, who was standing on the portico in front of the state house, saw Goebel fall. Immediately after the shot he looked toward the executive building and he thought he saw the barrel of a rifle pointing out of the window of the office of the secretary of state. The weapon was drawn in and the window closed. In the cross-examination, Steffee said that after the shot was fired he thought he saw a little smoke rising above the window from which he saw the rifle. He did not look to see where the shot came from until alter Goebel fell. At the afternoon session arguments * - ? -i x_1 ^ were Heard irom attorneys 01 me telegraph company in regard to the sabmission of telegrams as evidence. The court ruled that the writ should apply only to messages bearing on the Goebel assassination. Several telegrams were read to and from the defendants, and relating to the visit of armed mountain men to Frankfort last January. At the night sitting of the court, ex-State Auditor L. C. Norman testified that prior to the assassination he overheard Judge George Denny, of Lexington, say: "Somebody ought to kill Goebel, and Governor Taylor ought to pardon the man that did it." The witness said the tenor of Denny's conversation was that Goebel's death would save the lives of other people. Witness communicated the remark to Goebel. MoKinsie Todd, private secretary to Governor Taylor, testified that he Baw Oulton and Youtsey at the governor's office several times. He did not know Jim or Berry Howard. He saw armed men around the governor's office the day of the mountaineer excursion. Asked if he saw any guns in the office of the secretary of state, witness said he saw two there on Saturday prior to the assassination. Youtsey was in the room and latex picked up one of the guns and took a position near the window. He asked Youtsey what he was going to do. Youtsey said he thought there was ' 1.'? i :i j: J trouoie in tne legisiauve uuuuiug auu that "if it started he wanted to be prepared. Youtsey said he would not start any trouble, but weald be prepared to protect the building if it did start. Public Printer George G. Fetter told of printing badges for Caleb Powers and John Powers which were used by the 1,200 mountain men on January. Private Dudley Williamson, who was with the soldiers in the arsenal, said that they got marching orders one hour before the assassination, and were uniformed and armed at the time of the tragedy. The soldiers did not know what had happened till they got almost to the state house. Direct From Tampa To New York. The transportation company of the board of trade of Tampa, Fla., and a number of business men are planning , for a direct line of steamers from that city to New York. STEAMER STRANDS; SIX LOST. i British Beat Strikes Shoals and Entire Crew Take to the Boat*. i A special from Cape Henry, Va., says; , The British steamer Virginia, Cap! tain Charles Samuels, from Daquiri, ! Cuba, for Baltimore, with a cargo of iron ore, with a crew of twenty-six i men, including one stowaWay, stranded on Diamond shoal about 6 p. m., Wednesday, May 3d, during thick, heavy weather. The entire crew took I to the boats and attempted to leave 1 the ship. One boat with fifteen of the 1 crew got away, but the other boat was ; swamped and six men were drowned, i The remaining five got baok on the steamer and were rescued. CARMACK TAKES STUMP. Tennessee Congressman Declares Himself a Bryan Democrat. Hon. E. W. Carmack, candidate for senator from Tennessee, opened his i campaign at Fayetteville Monday. Mr. Carmack declared himself a Bryan Democrat, aod his remarks on nationi al issues were strictly in conformity ?XTAUrnel-on'o rioirfl TTfi (Jg ' WILLI I-JUC iU^Uiacivuu w ? ?v?w. , dared the Democratic party would go forth to battle in 1900 as in 1896, beF hind the same glorious leader and un der a banner that had known defeat, but never dishonor. PUBLISHERS FILE PROTESTS. i The American Association Sends a Memo1 rial to Congress. Representatives of the American 1 Publishers' Association have presented a memorial to the senate finance committee finally asking that some relief be afforded on* account of the i higher price of paper. The delegaf tion said the association represented 3 22,000 newspapers. No particular legislation was advocated. a j J < - V t _ . ' . NO SYMPATHY FOR THE BOERS Speaker Henderson Refuses to Entertain Such a Motion. TELLER PLEADS IN SENATE Colorado nan Pays Glowing Tribute to Struggling Transvaalers For Their Rights. i? j? Monday was suspension uajr iu mc house and quite a number of bills were passed. The most important was the senate bill to amend the general pension laws so as to provide for aggregating disabilities under the act of 1890, without regard to service origin, and to increase the net income a widow may be possessed of without destroying her right to a pension from $96 to $230. The purpose of the bill is to modify rulings of the pension office in accordance with the recommendations of the Grand Army of the Republic. General Dan Sickles, who is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic committee, was on the floor during the 3 - ^ * Ai- _ i.:11 consideration 01 mo om. iu.uiijr members made speeches on the measure and it was passed without a dissenting vote. The bill to increase the appropropriation for the national guard from $400,000 to $1,000,000 was also among those passed. Mr. Sulzer of New York attempted to secure action upon his resolution expressing sympathy with the South African republics, but was cut off by the speaker. Mr. Sulzer first sought recognition before the journal had been approved, and the speaker ruled him out of order. A moment later after the journal had been approved Mr. Sulzer again demanded recognition. "For what purpose does the gentleman rise?" inquired the speaker. "This being suspension day," replied Mr. Sulzer, "I rise for the purpose of moving to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution expressing sympathy with the patriotic Boers who are fighting for liberty in South Africa." (Applause in the galleries.) "The chair declines to recognize the gentleman for that purpose," replied the speaker. "Is it because the chair is opposed to the resolution?" asked Mr. Sulzer. "The gentleman is out of order." "A parliamentary inquiry!" shouted Mr. Sulzer. "The gentleman will state his point." "I desire to know whether a mem* ' " * i i ?i.i oer 01 mis nouse ua? nut we nguv iu make a motion in accordance with the rules of this house?" "The chair," replied the speaker, "must perform its duty in making recognition to suspend the rules. The gentleman is out of order and will take bis seat." Thereupon Mr. Sulzer subsided. IN THE SENATE. j At Monday's session of the senate Mr. Teller, of Colorado, delivered a speech in which he strongly urged the senate to extend its sympathy to the Boers in their contest with Great Britain. He devoted himself to a discussion of his resolution, the adoption of which, he maintained, could not be considered by the British government as an unfriendly act. Mr. Teller called attention to the fact that his resolution was a paraphrase of the Cuban plank of the Republican national platform in 1896. He found a precedent for it in the resolution offered in the house of representatives by Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, iu 1831 in the interest of the South American republics and in many subsequent resolutions of a similar character. He said it was argued that the Boers were not struggling for liberty, but were simply in rebellion against the British empire, which claimed dominion over them. He regarded this as a begging of the question unworthy of serious consideration. He maintained that Great Britain had no jurisdiction for the claims it made upon the Boers and the South African republics. Mr. Teller paid a nign trioute 10 xne .Doera at* a people, denominating them as a ' 'kindly, brave, wise and Christian people." "We onght," said Mr. Teller "to declare our sympathy for the Boers. I have said nothing against the government of Great Britain, and I do not intend to, except to say I think the best sentiment of Great Britain and the United States is against this war. I believe that if the great and noble woman who presides over England had had her way there would have been no war." AGUIXALDO HEARD FROM. Advices From Manilla Show That He It Very Much Alive. Telegrams received from General Young report that Aguinaldo has rejoined the rebel General Tino in the north and that they have assembled a considerable force in the mountains. General Young desires to strike them before the rains and asks for reinforce JJ-LUU l/Oi The tenor of the dispatches indicates that General Young is confident that Aguinaldo is with Tino and it is presumed they are planning to resume fighting during the rains. Hartzell Sides With Britons. A Chicago dispatch says: Bishop J. C. Hartzell, of the Methodist Episcopal church, pleaded the cause of the Briton in the Transvaal Thursday before an audience that almost filled the j auditorium. He spoke from impressions gained by personal observation of conditions in South Africa, and made his argument in behalf of the British. The audience was pro British in its sympathies. % . - r&>.. i.v .<: BRITISH TAKE WINBURG. Roberts Slowly Pushing His Way Toward Pretoria, Forcing Boers Back as He Proceeds. A London special of Tuesday says: The Boers are everywhere retiring before the British except on the Natal frontier, and at Mafeking, to the inner circle of their defences. They appear determined not to fight until the Kroonstad hills are reached. Lord Roberts is expected to do another forty or fifty miles and then wait for a time in order to bring up supplies and to repair the railway. There are one or two hints in the dispatches from the front that he may rest for a few days at Smaidel. The capture of Winburg by tlieJBritish is confirmed and the main advance to Pretoria continues with the machine-like precision and rapidity which has characterized all of Lord Roberts' forward movements. By the occupation of Winburg, General Ian Hamilton puts himself nearly parallel with Lord Roberts and only twentynine miles eastward, while he has the additional advantage of being connected with his chief by means of the railroad that runs from Smaldeel, or Winburg road station, as it is sometimes called, to Winburg. The only feature of the carefully devised plan or general advance not disclosed by the swift developments, is that part General Buller has elected to take iu the operations. At present there are no indications of any movement on the part of the Natal army. Doubtless a few days or less will bring out the British line of action before the Biggarsberg. Lord Roberts is now nine miles north of the Yet and sixty-three miles north of Bloemfontein. The Boers are retreating toward Kroonstad. A special dispatch from Smaldeel (Winbilrg road station) dated 9:45 p. m., Sunday, May 6th, gives details of the occupatfon of Winburg, by the British. It says: "News has just come here that General Hamilton is giving the Boers no rest and that they are falling back hurriedly. He entered Wimburg today after a brisk fight, in which the Boers fell back so quckly that one of their guns, in addition to a maxim, was abandoned." The same dispatch, describing the crossing of the Yet river, says: "The Boer forces intrenched on the opposite bank, prepared to contest the crossing. Our guns were brought into play and a terrific shell fire was directed on the Boer lines. At the same time the Queenslanders, under a heavy fire, dashed across the river, and, advancing in the open, completely turned the Boer right. It was dusk, but nothing could stop the gallant Australians. They pushed on again, seized a commanding kopje and, by brilliant movements and continuous rifle fire, drove off the enemy in the darkness." ATLANTA HAS BIG FIRE. Furniture Factory and Thirty Other Houses Go Up In Sinoke. Fire at Atlanta, Ga., Monday afternoon swept over five or six acres, consuming thirty-four dwelling houses and a furniture factory, just outside the city limits, and near Marietta street and Ponders avenue, resulting in a total loss of about $130,000. The factory destroyed belonged to the Ware Furniture Manufacturing Company, and it consisted of three three-story buildings, with a large plant for the manufacture of the furniture. It is estimated that the company lost about $100,000, with an insurance of about $40,000. The majority of those residing in j the houses that were destroyed were people of small means, and in many instances the families will find themselves in an almost destitute condition. The household effects of a great number were burned, and the:furniture and goods saved were damaged by the rough handling received during the excitement. Immediately after the fire subscrip-1 tions were started for the relief of the destitute. Eleven Horses Burned. The stables of the Atlanta Dairy Company, corner of Bartow and Luckie streets, Atlanta, Ga., were destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning, and eleven fine horses were burned to death and two others so badly injured that they had to be shot to death. AID ACCEPTABLE. Governor Well*, of (Jtah, Aniweri Many Inquiries Regarding Miners' Families. In response to many inquiries from citizens of the United States making generous proffers of financial assistance for the stricken families of the victims of the Scofield, Utah, disaster, Governor Wells will issue an address stating in view of the appalling magnitude of the mortality and the very j large number of dependent women and ! children requiring care and sustenance, that contributions will be gratefully received from kindly disposed and sympathetic people everywhere. CLENELAN1) STRIKERS WIN. ronBolidat?d Street Railway Company Comes to Terms. The strike of the employes of the Big Consolidated Street Railway company in Cleveland, Ohio, which resulted in much rioting during its progress last summer, has just been formally declared off by the union. A boycott was successfully maintained against the various lines of the company for 'several months after the strike had been broken, which proved very costly to the company. It is announced now that a settlement satisfactory to the men has been reached. Demands for Relief Increasing, The viceoroy of India, Lord Curzon, wires London that the recent rain storms have not improved the situation, that the demands of relief are increasing, now reaching 5,139,000 persons, but that the arrangements for relief are equal to the increasing strain. Daughters of the Devolution. Jhe general Society of the Daughters of the Revolution in session at New York elected Miss Adeline Sterling of New Jersey president general. Delegates were in attendance from all over the country. I SOUTH CAROLINA I I .STATE NEWS ITEMS, i CNJCMfslCMrvirsJCsKMl Subscriptions Are Large. More than 8115,000 has been sub-1 scribed in Charleston thus far for the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition, which will be held in 19Q1. In addition to this amount already subscribed there is a great deal more in immediate amounts and the total will reach $150,000 as soon as the railroads and other concerns have stated just 1 ow much they will subscribe. A bill has been prepared which will go to congress asking for a government appropriation of $250,000, and this is almost certain to be allowed. The work for the great show is going on there with a will and the entire city is deeply interested in the success of the venture. A commission |or a charter has been issued by the secretary of state and the permanent organization ia soon to be made. Books of subscription will be opened in Charleston and the advisory board expects to see immediate and magnificent results. Charged With Murder. Conductor Thomas Smith of the Glenn Springs railroad has been jailed at Spartanburg. In an excursion run by negroes a riot occurred and one of the passengers was killed. At the coroner's inquest half a dozen negroes testified that Conductor Smith, the only white man present, did the shooting. Smith declares his innocence and says he never fired a shot. The South Carolina Claims. According to a Washington dispatch, the secretary of the treasury a few days ago sent to the senate, in reply to a resolution, a statement showing that there was due South Carolina from the government $178,938, growing out of the claims of the Indian and Florida wars. ?% A Bloody Record. Bichland county, in which Columbia is situated, ?is getting a deplorable record for man slaying. The court of sessions adjourned some two weeks ago and already there are seven prisoners in jail awaiting trial on the charge of murder. The latest case was the assassination | of Horace Coleman, a mulatto, by a t.-_ r gang 01 negroeB. o im uuug *o uwu8vU by the coroner's jury with firing the fatal shot and William and Marsh Curry are held as accessories. % Charter For Telephone Company. George A. Browning, president of the Home Telephone Cojnpany, of Greenville, which controls the combination of Piedmont telephone lines, filed a declaration with the secretary of state and secured a commission for the Consolidated Telephone Company of Columbia. The capital stock is $50,000 and George A. Browning, M. E. McDonald and M. A. Malone are the promoters. This means a great deal for the long distance telephone service in South Carolina. Many sjnall lines heretofore lacking connections and generally disjointed have been brought into the system. Mr. Browning's system comprises the cities and towns of Greenville, Pickens, Easley, Liberty, Travelers' Best, Greer's, Piedmont, Pelzer, Williamston and Simpsonville. ?% Associated Charities Society. Columbia now has an Associated Charities Society, largely through the efforts of Judge A. C. Haskell, who got up interest in the matter. The society was organized with nearly 200 members. The plan upon which the sooiety is working is a good one. All members agree to pay $5 per annum, half on the first Tuesday in April and half on the first Tuesday in October of each year, to go to the fund for the maintenance and work of the society; they can subscribe any amount they desire, payable in the same manner annually, to go to the emergency fund of the society. The officers will be ladies, with an advisory board of leading business men. Auxiliary associations in each ward, where the membership will be at lower rates, will be organized. Brisk Legal Fight. A very hot legal fight is on in Sumter between the Telephone Manufacturing company of Sumter and the Sumter Telephone Manufacturing company. Both concerns have lately enlarged their business and were considered prosperous. The Telephone Manufacturing company has secured a temporary injunction again the Sumter Telephone Manufacturing company to prevent the latter from using the name or any similar name to that of the former, and from using certain patents which the old company claims to own. % Incompetent Enumerators. A petition is being gotten up bj citizens of Columbia asking that the suggestions of the supervisor of registration from that district be not followed, especially the suggestions as to Columbia. The objection is to the I colored enumerators and workers suggested by the supervisor for the district. The petition will be forwarded to Washington and will be pressed before the director of the census. Congressman Wilson is anxious to sec that the desires of the business people of Columbia are carried out and Tillman and Senator Me UCuawA ? *?,? Laurin will do all that they can tc farther the purposes of the petition. The confirmation of the appointment! has been held nD oendiner the showinc that is to be made against the appointments being made. Col. Duncan Explsini. There are ten or more thousand members of the Alliance who are interested in the fund which was accumulated by the Alliance for the opera tion of its Alliance Exchange, anc which has until recently been held ir the Farmers' and Mechanics' bank, oJ Columbia. Col. D. P. Dnr.cau, manager of th< Alliance exchange, and who is entirely familiar with the history of the fund" i has given otft an interesting and im portant statement concerning tne gss money in the Cotton Plant, which is of general interest. .% Jury Tampa red With? There was a sensation in Columbia . 7 a day or two ago when William Lyles, counsel for the Colombia, Newberry and Lanrena railroad, moved for a new trial in the case where a jury had just found against the railroad $7,000 damages for injury to a woman's leg, on the ground that the jury had been tampered with. Mr. Lyles submitted an affidavit that during the night the ]ury was in the courthouse; others besides the jury were in the jury room, and that the jurors were supplied with, whisky and bee*-. The judge appointed a special mast r to take testimony in * the case. A prominent Columbia business man was foreman of the jury. A "Whale" Story. A Columbia dispatch contains the following news item: A whale, and a big one, is stranded on the beaeh at Seaview, Horry county, the terminus of a little railroad jnst built from thf^g I wilds of the interior, and people are flocking to the spot on excursions to see the great fisiL To add to the in* terest it is evident that the whale was killed by a harpoon that he had prob*# ably carried thousands of miles. The \ # harpoon has thirty feet of rope attached, the iron being driven far into 'fJS I " ' -i_ -m it., c.v rrv? mAZaaBUM me Doay ui iue u*u. iu? measures sixtf-six feet in length and 7 thirty-four across the back. Fishermen and sailors saythetaekler in the body belonged to the outfit of a whaler and the supposition is that it was struck by professional whale hunters, and breaking the line headed across the seas unmindfnl of latitude, . . f| and at last died of the wound. ' M AM?ult?r Arretted. Tom Johnson, a negro wanted ia Darlington for committing a criminal assault on his daughter, was &rr8Ste&*|f a day or two ago in Florence county -M on the plantation of Manly E. Morris, after being severely wounded. Morris* . armed with a shotgun, was aiding the sheriff of Darlington in making the ; || arrest. Johnson drew a pistol and ;'% Morris fired, one load of squirrel shot >?^ taking effect in Johnson's faoe, the 3 other in the left arm and shoulder. Bj One eye was shot out. The wounded man was plsoed in jail. Bishop Capers Accepts Invitation. All South Carolina yeterdna aredev lighted to know that Bishop Ellison JSjfl Capers of the diooese of South Carolina, the distinguished ex-Confederate M general, who is now one of the most eloauent and forceful divines in the country, has been selected to deKrer f^H the memorial sermon at the Confederate rennion at Louisville, Ky., on Sunday, Jane 3d. General Gordon, oomman ding the United Confederate Veterans, has notified the bishop of his : ? appointment and the latter has accept- Gor?rnor Cannot Go. Governor McSweeney regrets very ? much his inability to go to Washing- ^ ton with the special committee which \M is to go on in* the interest of theCas-.^ tie Pinfckney Sanitarium. He has |g written a letter to lb. Kaufman, in ?which he explains why he cannot, '' C| at this time, go to Washington, and p assures him of his hearty co-operithA. ^ J and good wishes and willingness at^l any time to do anything he can to pro- ; |? mote the enterprise. * SUNDRY CIVIL BILL ... ??? Reported In House Contains Many I Items For Improvements In? The Southern States. The sundry civil appropriation bill v - v just reported to congress contains | many items of interest to southerners > generally. An appropriation of 135,- :; 000 is reoommended for the oompte- ' tion of the custom house and postalfice at Brunswick, Ga. The totel cost of the building will be $50,000 and sf'j, this amount the appropriation for 1900 % is $25,000 and the estimate foe 1901 is $25,000. An appropriation of $20,000 is made for the quarantine station 1 at Brunswick, Ga., for the removal of the station, purchase of a site, erastion of buildings and equipment ef For the quarantine station at Sevan-1||| rial. Oa an ann.nn.iafi/MI ftf " "i v,a,? ?u ? ' yuiw is made. These are the usual appropriations. One new item in the bill it an appropriation of $10,000 to eon*- ' 1 plete the work of improving the La .J Fayette state road in Georgia front Lee and Gordon mills to LaFayette. Under the act cf 1896 there remains 1 balances for the improvement of the 'Js following rivers: ^ Cumberland sound, Georgia and Florida, $1,095,00C; Warrior river, v" : Alabama, $140,500; Mobile narbor, ' $500,000; Ocmnigee river, Georgia, :% $136,000; Savannah river, Georgia, ' 1 $25,000; Warrior and Tombigbee riv-. era, Alabama, $440,000. The policy of the committee this session is to make no appropriation I t for new work for the improvement of > rivers, and all the appropriations that are recommended are for balances due /: the rivers for continuing the improve- ? ) The amount of $60,000 is reoonK-V,^a| mended for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga national park for 1901, ! This is the same amount as has been t appropriated heretofore. Bepresentative Brewer, of Alabama; 1 has introduced a bill appropriating ' $50,000 for the improvement of the V; ' Coosa river, one half of the approprie' tion to be used for the lower Coosa 1 and the other half for the upper Coosa, | OTIS IS REL1EYED. General MacArthur It Now in Comsud in the Philippine*. In accordance with General Otm's ^ request to be allowed to return to the ' United States, the war department is I suea oraers oamruaj ieucr.ue take effect Sunday morning, May 6th, . ^ . the date fixed by General Otis for his sailing. The other order designates Major-General MacArthor to succeed ^ General Otis in command of the division of the Philippines. Brevet Major-General Wheaton is designated . to sncceed General MacArthor as commander of the department of sooth