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ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.1900. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. ||H
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THIRTEEN DEAD
IN COLLISION
Excvsioi Train Crashed With
Fearfnl Force Into Milk Cars.
OYER THIRTY PERSONS INJURED
The Imrowt Was Terrific and Both
Trains 5mashed Almost to
Kindling Wood.
Thirteen persons killed and over
thirty others injured in the appalling
record of a rear-end collision between
an excursion train and a milk train on
the Bethlehem branch of the Philadelphia
and Beading railway Sunday
morning at Hartfield, Pa., twentyseven
miles north of Philadelphia.
The wrecked train consisted of ten
day coaches and was the first section
of a large excursion made np of people
from Bethlehem, Allentown and
surrounding towns to Atlantic City.
It left the nnion depot in Bethlehem
at 6:05 Sunday morning exactly thir yfire
minutes behind the milk train.
The latter train consisted of two milk
cars and two passenger coaches and
had stopped at every station on the
road from Bethlehem en route to Phil
fwyt
At 6:54 the milk tram drew np at
the milk platform at Hatfield and in
lea8 than two minutes the special excursion
train, running at the rate of
thirty -five mile6 an hour, crashed iato
the rear of the milk train. The loco*
motive plowed through the two pas?ger
coaches and crushed them as if
y were egg shells. The milk car
feamediately in front was also badly
wrecked. Four persons, Godfrey Kaolin.
his daughter Mamie, Harold Lan4is
and William Blackburn, on the
passenger car of the milk train, were
hjnost instantly killed. Fortunately
there were very few persons on this
train. *"
The excursion train was a picture of
fadeeeribable horror. The locomotive
was a mass of beut and broken iron
and firmly held the bodies of its engineer
and fireman beneath its great
height. Behind the engine six of the
ten cars were also a mass of wreckage.
The first car was broken in twain aod
toe other five cars were thrown on
^ their sides, completely demolished.
- Nine persons were killed in the first
two ears and the others in those
ecrvhes were badly maimed.
As soon as the crash came a terrible
cry rose from the smashed cars, and
those who had not been injured quickly
crawled or jumped from the cars
ud went to the assistance of the injured.
Many were pinned down t>J
* wreckage and had to be freed by the
liberal use of axes. Messengers were
ent to the nearby Tillages lor pnysieSana
and a relief train was telegraphed
Ibr from Bethlehem. With fifteen doctors
and a half dozen nnrses a special
train was sent from Bethlehem, bnt
before it reached the scene of the
wreck it was signaled to retnrn to
Bethlehem, as a special carrying nearly
* all the injured had started for the hospital
at that place. On the rnn from
Hatfield to the hospital three of the
injured died.
There are conflicting, stories as to
responsibility for the accident. One
I version is that the engineer of the excursion
train had been warned at Sonderton,
the station above Hatfield, that
a milk train was a few minutes ahead
of him. Another story is that the
* train dispatcher's office in Philadelphia
was at fault. The trainmen refused
to talk of the accident
GETS HANDSOME FEE.
Ooebcl Relate Will Pay Dr> McCormlek
10,000 For 8erv!ces.
One of the handsomest fees ever
^ paid a general practitioner for services
in a single case will he received by
Dr. J. N. McCormick, of Bowling
Green, for his attendance upon William
Goebel after he was shot at Frankfort
Arthur Goebel, brother of the
dead governor and his devisee under
the will, has placed a claim against
the estate of Governor Goebel for
$10,000 for Dr. McCormick's services.
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OTIS SUCCEEDS WHEELER.
Retirement of Atabamlan Will Cante
Promotion of General Chaffee.
A u/..Vinnlnn ano^i.1 nora' Oonorcil
A VT BOUIUQIVU uj/vvaa* v w_v>
Otis has been selected to fill the post
of oommanding officer of the department
of the lakes made vacant by the
retirement of General Joe Wheeler.
General Chaffee will be made a brigadier
general on General Wheeler's retirement
^ Germany Adheres to First Flan.
Semi-fficially it is reaffirmed in Berlin
that Germany now, as heretofore,
adheres to the programme mapped oat
' in the eirenlar of Jaly 3d and then approved
by all the powers.
TO MSCUSS BATES.
3 ?
Railroad Commissioners of Southern
States Gather at Chattanooga.
A Chattanooga dispatch says: The
railroad commissioners of the sonthern
states met w eanesday at Liooxout inn
on Lookout mountain for conference
purposes pursuant to a call issued by
J. D. Mclnnis, of Mississippi, and
others, for a conference as to railroad
rates and classifications.
THE PALACE "DESECRATED."
Foreigners In Military Parade Through
"Forbidden" Edifice.
The state department makes public
the following cable from Minister
Conger, received Thursday morning
through the United States consul at
Che Foo:
"More Russian, German, French
* and Italian troops arriving. Imperial
k palace entered August 28. Military
promenade of all nat'ous made through
* it?afterward olosed and guarded.
Prinoe Ching is expected in a few days.
'(Signed) Fowlxb, Cosogp,"
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TO IMPEACH MAYOR
Atlanta City Council Is Finally
Forced to Take Action,
CHARGES MADE ARE MORE ELABORATE
Jatnes O. Wood ward Will Answer to Accusation
of Drunkenness and
Neglect of Duty.
A special from Atlanta, Ga., says;
The impeachment of James G. Woodward,
mayor of Atlanta, has been provided
for by the general council, and
his trial on the charges has been set.
This course was decided upon dur
ing the adjonrned meeting of council
Wednesday afternoon, and after a full
and free discussion of the matter bj
members of the body.
The resolution providing for the impeachment
proceedings emanated from
th Be members of council who have in
the past been defending the mayor,
who have given him both their moral
support and their votes to prevent hit
impeachment by the city's legislative
body There were other signers than
these to the resolution, but the first
steps toward securing the impeachment
trial were taken by the former friends
of the maj ?
Mayor \\ oodward was not present at
the meeting, but his attorney. Colonel
W. T. Moyers, occupied a scat in one
corner of the chamber. It was Colonel
Moyers who persuaded conucil to take
no action upon the two former occasions
when impeachment was immi'
nent, and the presumption that he
will also play a part in the present
case is accordingly pertinent.
There was considarable excitement
In council both before and after the
reading of the resolution. Some of it
was poorly suppressed, but the most
of it was apparent, neither the members
of council nor the auditors making
any effort to conceal their interest
and feeling.
Most of those who had signed the
resolution providing for the impeachment
announced that they bad done
so with deep sorrow. The tenor ol
their remarks was that Mayor Woodward's
period of probation had ended,
that the limit of endurance had beer
reached, and that it was time for conn
cil to act or be responsible to the peo
pie for the actions of Mayor Wood
ward and his alleged neglect of duty,
Dr. G. G. Roy," councilman from th(
sixth ward, moved thst council adjourn,
but when Ihis was voted down,
he made an appeal for Mayor Woodward,
saying that the chief executive
was ill at his home and was in no condition
to prepare for an impeachment
trial, but council was inexorable.
There was apparently a determination
on the part of those who had beer
defending the mayor to call him t<
account for what they evidently be
lieved to be his disregard for tbeii
support and warnings. When the vot<
was taken on the resolution providing
for the impeachment trial there was i
grim ring in their voices when thej
answered "are." No one voted agains
the adoption of the resolution, bu
several failed to join their voices ir
the chorus of the affirmative.
Following is the text of the resolu
tion:
"Whereas, his honor, Mayor Jamet
G. Woodward has, by reason of hit
continued drunkeness, grossly negleot
ed his official duties,
"Therefore, be it Resolved, Thai
the city attorney be, and is hereby instructed,
to prefer articles of impeach
a rto inof ftia m q trn*
iUOUl a^MIUOk WUW AMWJT w* m
"Resolved, farther, That a copy o:
said articles of impeachment be servet
by the city marshal upon Hon. Jamei
G. Woodward, mayor of the city 01
Atlanta, charging him with the offensi
therein set forth.
"Resolved, further, That the tria
of said mayor under said articles oc
impeachment be fixed for the fonrtl
day of September, 1900, at 10 o'clocl
a. m., in the coancil chamber, an<
that Hon. H. M. Reid, judge of th<
city court of Atlanta, be requested t<
preside at such trial as required by th<
city charter."
Hill Klected President,
At Wednesday^ meeting of the com
missioners of agriculture of the cottoi
states at Raleigh many special subject!
were discussed. Commissioner Hil
of Arkansas was elected president o
the association at the afternoon ses
sion.
JAPAN FOR PEACE.
Mikado's Government Stands Ready t<
Withdraw All Troops From China.
A telegram has been received at th<
Japanese legation in Washington t<
the effect that having been informec
by the Japanese consul at Amoy thai
he has been assured by the Chinese oi
their readiness to afford fall protection
to the foreign residents at that post
the Japanese government has already
ordered the withdrawal of the marine!
in the native town, and are preparec
to withdraw the rest of the marines a;
soon as they are satisfied that th<
peace and order of the port are as
sured.
XEtfKOES WILL SUE CITY.
Damages Asked By Colored People Wh<
Were Injured In New York Riot.
A New York dispatch says: bevei
claims for damages against the cit^
have been filed with Comptroller Colei
by colored men who assert they wen
clnbbed without cause by the polic<
in the recent race riots.
Six claims are for $15,000 each anc
the seventh for $25,000. The filing
of them is the preliminary step t<
bringing action against the city in th<
supreme court.
EUYAN TO LEAD FIGHT.
Th? Democratic Ci?P*'?" Projitffl Ti
Materially Chanced.
A Chicago special says: William J
Bryan will lead *he fight of the Dem
ocrats himself in the central and eas
tern states. He will take commant
next week in Chicago and then wil
begin an invasion of Republican ter
ritory, for he has decided to stump II
linois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin
Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Nei
Jersey, Maryland and West "Virginia
This cVange of bis plan wag an
aounpetf by Sk&ttor J, K, /one*
: i BRESCI IS SENTENCED
j
Anarchist Slayer of King Humbert
Goes Up For Life.
! IS THE EXTREME PENALTY IN ITALY
IIIb Trial Was Without Any Exciting
Incident* and Waa Quickly
Concluded.
' The trial of Bread, the anarchist
, who July 29 shot and killed King
j Humbert, of Italy, at Monza, -while
his majesty was returning from a gymnastic
exhibition, opened at Milan,
[ Italy, Wednesday.
1 At the close of the trial Bresci was
pronounced gnilty and sentenced to
imprisonment for life. An immense
j crowd of people gathered about the
i. court from early morning, seeking ad>
mission to the court room, where only
a few places were reserved for the
, ticket-holding public,
i The hearing began at 9 o'clock.
I Bresci sat in the dock, calm and alt
most indifferent. His counsel, Signer
i Morlino, made various requests for
an adjournment, which were refused.
; He said that Bresci wrote to the judges
[ declaring he would not reply to the in)
terrogatory.
I While the indictment, which was
s very long, was being read, Bresci was
> apparently unmoved and scanned the
-- faces of the audience without any
> signs of fear or effrontery. The ini
dictment showed that the assassin indulged
in incessant target practice,
: and that he prepared bullets so as to
) tender tbero more dangerous,
t The witnesses were then introduced.
There were eleven for the prosecution
. and five for the defense. The exam
ination of Bresci followed.
; He declared he decided to kill King
Humbert, after the events of Milan "to
i avenee the misery of the people and
my own." He added, "I acted with>
out advice or accomplices."
f Tbo prisoner admitted the target
. practice and preparation of the bullets.
, He spoke in a low firm voice and said
i said he fired three shot* with his revolver.
Two wooden targets were
. here placed on the table before the
. judges. Two hours suspension of the
court followed, and then the witnesses
> were heard.
A brigadier of gendarmes, Salvatori,
, recapitulated the story of the assas.
ination of the king. Ho said he saved
) Bresci from the crowd which nearly
. lynched the assassin. Bresci when
ressued was covered with blood.
General Avogadro Des Contes di
Quinto, the king's aide-de-camp, who
t was with the king when he was killed,
) recounted how the king was shot
The royal groom deposed that he
r seized Bresci by the throat. A wit3
ness named Bamella, who lodged with
I Bresci and a friend three days prior
i to the crime, said the prisoner was alr
ways perfectly calm.
i
t UROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
i
Many New Industrie# Established During
the Past Week.
Among the more important of the
i new industries reported during the
' past week are a $50,000 agricultural
implement works in Atlanta; a chair
foofArv in Vnrtti Hamlin a: coal mines
t ?J ? ?- ?
in the Crab Orchard district and near
Crossville, Tenn., and near Philippi,
W. Ya.; cotton mills in Georgia;
. North Carolina and Texas; cotton seed
oil mills in Georgia and North Carolina;
electric light and power plants
. at Searcy's, Ark.; Owenaboro, Ky.;
Oxford, Miss; Fayetteville, Tenn.,
and Fredericksburg, Ya.; flour.
ing mills in Florida, Kentucky and
North Carolina; a furniture factory in
North Carolina; a grain elevator (rebuilt)
in Texas; a harness factory in
, Mississippi; a hoop factory in Alabama;
ice and cold storage plants at Minden,
La., and Bristol, Vs.; a $150,000 irrigating
plant near Wichita Falls, Tex.;
a $25,000 knitting mill ana a $50,000
lumber mill in Georgia; oil and gas
developments in West Virginia; a
. planing mill in Kentucky; a $125,000
i sugar refinery at Wharton, Tex.; a
3 tannery in southwestern Virginia; a
1 telephone exchange at Scottshoro, Ala.;
f water works at Clarksdale, Miss., and
- Spartanburg, S. C.?Tradesman (Chattanooga,
Tenn.)
LAWYERS DISCUSS LAW.
! The American Bar Association Holds An*
nnal Meeting at Saratoga.
The opening session of the twentythird
annual meeting of the American
Bar Association was held at Saratoga,
N. Y., Wednesday.
The president's address was delir*
ered by ex-Senator Charles F. Manderson
of Omaha, Neb., communicating
the most noteworthy changes
in Rtatute law on points of general interest
made in several states and by
congress during the preceding year.
TV?o vanrtrt nf tho treasurer. Francis
JL. UU * V^v* v ? ? r ?
3 Rawle, of Philadelphia, gave the re"
ceipts as $11,691 and the disbursements
as $8,234.
CHARUES AGAINST EMPLOYES.
?
Immigration Officials at New York AoI
cnied of Corruption In Office.
Charges were received at New York
Friday from the treasury department
r at Washington against ten employes
3 of the immigration service at the port
3 of New York.
The charges are of various charac'
ters, including incompetency, brutali?
ty and accepting bribes and are the
3 result of an investigation held last
3 spring.
OREGON IN GOOD SHAPE.
I | Big Warship Has been Repaired and
Again Goes on Duty.
. r The navy department has just re.
I reived by mail the official report of
- j Captain Wilde, of the battleship Ore1
gon, of the circumstances attending
1 the grounding of that ship in the Gnlf
. of Pechili last Jane, and her success.
fnl salvage.
% The Oregon has been completely
f repaired and arrived Sunday at Woo
. Sung, where she is to form one of the
. international fleets to guard the transport
service.
IS A SEVERE TEST
Unity of Allies Will Be Decided
By Busso-American Proposal.
OPPOSITION FROM SOME QUARTERS
London Papers Raise a Ilowl While
Germany Seems Not at All
Pleased.
A London special of Friday says:
In the absence of further news from
China the papers are again filled with
discussion* of the Russo-American
proposals 'which, so far as may be
gathered from the representations of
opinions in the various European^
capitals, are calculated to snbject the
unity of allies to an exceedingly severe
and dangerous test.
In Germany especially, these proposals
are so diametrically opposed to
Emperor "William's policy that they
have produced something like consternation.
As the London Daily News
editorially remarks, "Count von Wal- j
dersee was assnredly not sent to assist
in restoring the empress dowager."
It is recognized on all sides that
Germany's decision is the pivot of the
matter. Emperor William intended
by dispatching Connt von Waldersee
to have the master hand in the Chinese
settlement. Russia has taken the
wind out of that officer's sails, and is
now posing as the friend and protector
of China.
The morning papers express the
greatest suspicion of the intention of
Russia. The London Times' editorial
fairly represents the opinion of all,
saying:
"The advantages of Russia's policy
are not manifest, and it is very doubtful
whether it will recommend itself to
powers like England and Germany
that have large commercial interests in
the establishment of a stable and pro*
gressir^government to replace the reactionary
clique which has impeded
all progress and development in China
in recent years.
"Negotiation with Li Hung Chang
would be a condemnation of government
crimes and the throwing away of
all the advantages gained by the occupation
of Pekin.
"Much mischief may already have
been done by the hesitation to enter
the forbidden city. To withdraw from
Pekin would be interpreted as proving
not only that the allies are cowards,
but that they are hopelessly divided.
It may be that some of the powers
will withdraw, but that does not imply
that others are bound to leave Pekiu
and to acquiesce in the restoration of a
t government guilty of a gross international
crime."
The Standard says:
"Diplomacy sometimes makes strange
bedfellows. It is curious to find the
mighty autocracy of the old world and
the great republic of the new world
gently coaxing the other powers along
the paths of pace. Nothing could be
better than the spirit of these documents,
and it is interesting to find two
such powers anxious to determine the
controversy in an unselfish spirit."
"The Daily Mail says:
"Russia has forced the hand of the
Qtotoo a ore in of hottpr indc
^ uircu HQI..XW. 4 o
ment of the latter. At the same time
the United States government has adduced
such valid reasons why Russia's
policy is a bad one that it will hardly
be expected that other powers will concur."
The Daily Chronicle thinks the
"open door" will prove the rift in the
loot which now sounds such harmony
between the United States and Russia.
The Daily Telegraph remarks:
"The Russian proposals are among
the most extraordinary eoups attempted
of recent years, even by Russia.
The upshot will probably be the acceptance
of Li Hung Chang to negotiate
some kind of a compromise with
the empress dowager."
Vienna specials show that the RussoAmerican
proposals have caused extreme
annoyance there.
"Germany's attitude toward the Chinese
crisis," says a dispatch to The
Times from Tokio, dated August 29,
is causing much perplexity in Japan.
The Chinese authorities at Amoy having
guaranteed the security of life and
property, the Japanese marines will
now withdraw."
CENTRAL PAYS DIVIDEND.
Three sad a Half Per Cent on First Pre*
ferred Income Bonds.
The directors of the Central of Geo*'
f ia Railway Company at a meeting in
Savannah Weduesday declared a dividend
of 3* per cent on the first preferred
income bonds, payable October 1.
There are $4,000,000 of these bonds
and the amount of this dividend is
$130,000, to be paid out of the earn
iugs of the Central for the past fiscal
vear. It is said that some of the direc
tors were in favor of not paying mora
thau 2? per cent, bnt a majority of th<
board voted for the larger figure. Th?
moq$y was there, one of them said,
and it should go to the bondholders.
ENGLAND SHOWS DISAPPROVAL.
Times Declares Country's Honor Will Prevent
Her Following Czar's Example.
The London Times feels perfectly
clear, it says, that neither honor Dor
the interests of England will permit
her to follow Russia's example. It
trusts that Germany will also refuse to
leave Pekin and expresses tho hope
that the report that the state department
in Washington disapproves the
Russian suggestion may prove oorrect.
FOR NATIONAL COLLEGE.
Sons of G. A. B. Veterans Working To
Commemorate Civil War Horses.
With assets and pledges amounting
to upward of $500,000, the Sons of
Veterans of the G. A. R. are making
active preparations to begin work on a
national college, which is to be dedicated
to the Grand Army of the Repnblic
and in commemoration of the men
md women of civil war times. While
.he money has been raised for the
erection of the buildings and the en*
dowment of the institution; the loea*
tiop hM sot bteo lelected.
NEW G. A. I BEAD
Major Basaieur Elected Commander-in-Chief
By Veterans.
ST. LOUIS MAN SUCCEEDS GEN. SHAW
Cloalne Day of firnnrt Encampment at
Chicago?Denver Selected as tha
Ncit 1'lnce of Meeting.
With the selection of officers and
the choice of Denver for the national
enoampmcnt of 1901, the thirty-fourth
annual encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic practically came to a
close at Chicago Thursday.
,,%At the closing session, the committee
appointed to consider the annual
report of the ccmmander in chief approved
it with the exception of his
recommendation of an effort to secure
the change of the date of Memorial
Day from May 30th to the last Sunday
in Mny.
The report was adopted and the delegates
took up the Texed question of
pensions. The report was adopted
without amendment aud practically
without debate. Its main feature was
the petition to congress to pass a bill
providing for a court, of appeals to act
immediately on the thousands of pension
applications now pending, which
coart of appeals shall have final jurisdiction.
Later in the day pension matters
were again brought before the delegates
by majority and minority reports
of the committee on resolutions
on the subject of service pensions.
Th? majority report, which was adopted
after a somewhat lengthy discussion
recommended that the whole mat-J^er
be referred to the committee on
pensions, thus practically burying it
until the next annual encampment.
The minority report, presented by
Past Commander Hurst, of Ohio, recommended
the passage by the encampment
of a resolution favoring service
pensions based on length of service.
Pension matters being disposed of,
the election of officers was taken up
and in an eloquent speech Major William
Warner, of Kansas City, placed
Major Leo Kassieur of St. Louis, in
nomination for the position of commander
in chief.
J'ndge Advocate General Torrence
made a brief seconding speech. There
were no other nominations and a motion
to snspend the rnles and declare
Major Bassienr eiected by acolamation
was carried amid mnch applause.
The new commander in chief was
escorted to the platform amid hearty
cheers from his comrades and retnrned
his thanks for the honor, which he accepted.
The other officers were also elected
bj acclamation ae louows:
Senior Vice Commander?E. C.
Milliken, Portland, Me.
Jnnior Vice Commander?Frank
Seaman, Knoxville, Teno.
Surgeon General?John A. Wilkins,
Delta, O.
Chaplain in Chief^>Bev. A. Drahma,
San Qnentin, Cal.
BUBONIC IN SCOTLAND.
Dread Scourge Seems to Have a
Good Hold In Unfortunate
Scotch Hetropolis.
Eleven persons are now suffering
from bubonic plague in Glasgow,
Scotland, and five others have symptoms
of the plague. The post mortem
examination of the body of a person
who died from plague August 27th establishes
the disease of bubonic plague.
This has been officially announced by
Dr. Chalmers, the chief medical officer,
and is supported by Prof. Mnir and
Dr. Brownlie. The foreign consuls
are in communication with the medical
authorities, and all Glasgow ships
may be quarantined.
American Coal In ftemand.
Accordigg to The London Daily
Mail an order was placed at New Castle
Thursday for 70,000 tons of American
coal for the Mediterranean.
Storm Was Fearfully Falal.
Advices received in Seattle from
Nome say thirty-eight dead bodies
have been found as the result of the
recent storm.
SOW HOLDS SECOND PLACE.
The Steamer St. Paul Make* Quick Ran
Across the Briny.
The steamer St. Paul arrived at New
York Friday sight from Southampton
and Cherbourg after a quick passage
of six days seveu hours and six minutes.
This time is the best made by
the St. Paul between New York and
Cherbourg and beats the best time of
each of the big fleet of ocean greyhounds
with the one exception of the
preseut record holder, the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse, whose time is
five days seventeen hours and thirtyseven
minutes.
The St. Paul now holds seoond
place in the westward record.
KAISER PROMISES PROTECTION.
Wires Consnl at Mann ow That nine Warships
Are On the Way.
In respoose to an appeal received at
Berlin from the Germans in Nankow,
Emperor William wired the German
consul there as follows:
"Tell the German trading community,
in answer to their telegram, that
protection for the Yang Tse valley will
be provided on the arrival of nine war
ships now on their way to China."
STEAMER LONG OYEBDUE.
Sh<> Sailed On Her Initial Voyage From
San Francisco Bound For Manila.
The big steamer California bound
from San Francisco for Manila with
nearly 5,000 tons of supplies for the
army in the Philippines, is overdue
from Honolulu to Manila more than
fifteen days and the general impression
among shipping men is that she has
broken her shaft or met with some
other accident. The Californian was
launched at the Union Iron Works on
May lgtfe and this is her maiden toyftget
I SOUTH CAROLINA I
I STATE NEWS ITEMS, i
IrjrJCXHMCXKMCMCNJl
McSwfeiify IsMiies Addre?>o?.
Governor McSweeny has issued an
address in which, after calling attention
to the fact that ho and Colonel
Hoyt would run over for governor September
11th, he says in part:
"The vote on Tuesday showed that
the sentiment of the state is against
prohibition by statutory enactment
and in favor of the dispensary as the
best solution of the liquor question.
I have felt it my privilege, as well as
my duty, to ask my fellow citizens to
indorse my administration by giviDg
me a full term, and I have rested my
claims on the record of my administration.
My efforts have been to give
the people a business administration,
free from politics, because this is peculiarly
a business age. How far success
has crowned my efforts, the ques*
tion is submitted to the business men
of the state. There has been good
feeling among all the people of the
state and I have contributed what I
could, as chief executive, to that end.
Thero is no reason for our people to
be divided into hostile camps, for such
a course would retard the material development
and progress of the state."
Governor McSweeney issued another
address to the people Monday night,
saying in part:
"Statements have been made to the
effect that there was a deal or understanding,
implied or in writing, between
me, as governor, and certain
people in Charleston, Columbia and
elsewhere. There is no truth in the
statemeut. I have made no agreement
of any kind with any one, nor have I
made or authorized any deal with
blind tigers or any one else. My
views, my record and my policy are
public, and are known to all. If the
good people of Charleston or other
places see fit to support me as they
have so generously done, it is because
they are free and independent voters.
They know what is for their best interests
from a business and political
standpoint, and are not butting their
heads up against a political wall simply
to get sore. I question no one
who votes against me, and see no reason
why any one voting for me and
my platform should be charged with
supporting blind tigers."
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Charleston Is Confident.
It has been learned that nothing
official in the matter of the removal of
the dry dock and naval station to
Charleston from Port Royal will be
known positively until congress convenes
in its next regular session. The
entire matter, it is understood, has
been cut and dried and the naval board
has finished its work, although its action
will need approval. This board
has-been at work for a number of
months and all the claims have been
considered. Members of the board
have spent much time in Charleston
aud all the available sites were inspected
thoroughly before the board
made up its report. This report, it is
said, is highly favorable to Charleston.
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Hoyt to His Friends.
Colonel James A. Hoyt, of Greenville,
who will contest for the governorship
September 11th, has issued an
address, in which he says in part:
"The odds against me in the campaign
were difficult to overcome, and
the onset made of the last few weeks
was almost unprecedented in the primaries
of this state, for no stone was
left unturned that would operate to
my disadvantage. I was compelled to
meet the onslaughts of the other candidates
for governor, in addition to
the thrusts of Senator Tillman. It
ought to be well understood that my
election stands for thorough independence
of action in the executive
omce witnout trie aictation ana manipulation
of any man.
"The time has come for the association
of manhood and of personal choice
in the selection of a chief magistrate,
and while my vote largely represents
a positivo conviction as to the management
of the liqnor question in South
Carolina, the prohibition Democrats
are also in sympathy with that sentiment
which resents the domination of
political leaders who would suppress
individuality and make the bulk of the
voters subservient to the will of a few.
Only in certain localities iu this state
can machine politics prevail, and we
have a striking instance now that extremes
can be made to meet."
Charged With Arson.
Two negroes are in jail at Estill
charged with having set fire to the
town. Both men have confessed, it
is said. A negro named Lee was shot
some time ago by Mr. William Peeples
for using vile language in front of his
residence. Lee and his friends determined
upon vengeance. That night
Mr. Peeples' house and outbuildings
were burned to the ground and several
valuable horses were consumed in
the flames. The following night W.
T. O'Neill's residence was burned,
and but for the heroic work of the
citizens, almost the whole town would
have been burned out. John Brown,
an Atlanta negro, and William Morse,
from St. Helena, were arrested in Savannah,
Ga., and confessed that they
had flred the house in a spirit of revenge.
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Property Is Condemned.
Under orders from the war department,
United States District Attorney
Lathrop has instituted wholesale condemnation
proceedings against propnvnprii
nn Sullivan's island who
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have refused to accept just and reason*
able amounts for their lots on which
the government intends to build army
barracks. For three months a committee
of army engineers has been endeavoring
to reach a satisfactory conclusion
with the owners and having
failed the aid of the courts has been
evoked so that a satisfactory price can
be set
The lots being held by the owners,
are, properly speaking, the property
of the state, and the right and title
has already been granted by the state
authorities. The dwellers can hold
the lots so long as they keep up the
buildings thereon, and as the houses
are for inmmer use, they are small and
economical etrootores. The owners,
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UUWCVCI ) uaic i CI uogu *vv? ? the
government claims to be exhorbitant
and wholly beyond reason.
Judge Simon ton has ordered a special
term of the circuit court this
month, when the price of the property
will be fixed by a jury.
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Elected and Didn't Know It.
Against his wishes, and almost,
wholly nnknown to him, Lonis Maniganlt,
of Charleston, has been made
famons by a primary election. Mr.
Maniganlt is a qniet business man and
has never sought political honors.
When it was known, some time ago,
that Judge Thomas D. Green, the
magistrate who won fame by forcing
all the negroes at Ten Mile Hill to get
married, would be a candidate for
coroner and could not, therefore, be a
candidate for re-election to the office
# ?_i_ t. _ t_ _# ir_ if z
oi magisrraie, menus 01 iur. mamgault
secretly ran bim for the place
and he was elected without opposition.
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Fracas at a Picnic.
When the smoke and dust cleared
away from a riot at a colored Odd Fellows'
picnic near Belton a day or
two ago, George Baleman was
found dead, Lawrence Williams
desperately wounded from a pistol
shot, Henry Washington knocked
out with a rock and a half dozen
others with lesser injuries. The surviving
Odd Fellows scattered and
ringleaders were pursued.
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Wimberly Kept Silent.
Thomas Wimberly, eighteen years
old, was mortally wounded at Branchville
a day or two ago and died shortly
afterwards. There were no witnesses
to the shooting, and Wimberly refused
to tell his parents or officers the name
of his mnrdeier. There is a vouncr
girl connected with the case.
Atlanta Man Honored.
The Sonth Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition company has
honored Colonel W. A. Hemphill, of
Atlanta. Ga.t with the position of vice
president The position is one of
considerable honor. The exposition,
which will be held at Charleston, will
be one of the biggest ever held in the
south.
Will Bring His Daughter Home.
President H. Q. Ledyard, of the
Michigan Central railroad, has received
a cablegram from his danghter, the
widow of Baron von Ketteler, the German
ambassador to China, who was
mnrdered in Pekin,' asking him to
come for her. Mr. Ledyard will start
for Yokohama September 12th.
Sonthern Hakes Generous Gift,
The Sonthern railroad has given
$1,000 to the bnilding fnnd of the
Young Men's Christian Association of
Macon, Ga. The generous gift was
made at the reqnest of Third Vice
President Gannon of the Sonthern.
POPULISTS ISSUE ADDRESS.
Appeal to the Party to Support Bryan and
Juntlfylng Indorsement of Stevenson.
A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., says:
Vice Chairman Edmisten and Secretary
w I A *D/\?\nltel natiAnol
XiUgeriWU, Ui luo A vj/uuan uanvuai
committee, bave issued an address appealing
for the support of W. J. Bryan
and justifying the indorsement of Adlai
Stevenson as vice presidential candidate.
Big Lumber Plant Bnrned.
The plants and yards of the Otter
Creek Lumber Company at Hambleton,
W. Va., were burned Saturday, with
120,000 feet of lumber. Loss ?250,000,
partly covered by insurance.
BIG STRIKE PREDICTED.
Anthracite Miners In Pennsylvania Region
to Lay Down their Picks.
"In my opinion there will be a
strike in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania
and it will be the biggist the
United States has ever known," said
President Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers, at Indianapolis Friday. Mr.
Mitchell had just returned from a trip
east during which he was present at
the convention of miners at Hazieton,
Pa.
"Of course, a strike must be oidered
by thq, executive committee of the
council," he continued, 4,but all indications
point to a big tie-np."
TWO OFFICERS DEAD.
MacArthnr Reports Loss of Captain and
Lieutenant In Philippines.
General MacArthur chronicles two
recent deaths among his officers m the
Philippines in cablegrams received at
the war department Monday:
The messages announced that Captain
H. Bentley, Forty-seventh volunteer
infantry, died on the morning of
August 26tb, from a wound received
in action near Camalig on Ahgn^t21st
The second dispatch states that Second
Lieutenant Boy L. Fernald, of the
Twenty-sixth volunteer infantry, was
accidentally drowned in the Jalar river,
near Pototaa, Panay, on Sept. 1st.
Lightning Sills Two Policemen.
Two policemen were killed in St.
Louis Monday night by electrio shocks
sustained while they were using the
police telephone and eleven other officers
were injured in the same manner.
Hanging In North Carolina.
Will Edwards, a negro who killed
Policemen Kerns in Concord, N. C.,
about a year ago, was hanged in Salisbury
Monday. The murderer's neck
was broken by the diop.
ROCKEFELLER NON EST.
Standard Oil Magnate la Wanted To Testify
About Hla Big Trust.
A New York dispatch says: Detectives
have been hunting John D. Rockefeller,
the richest man in the world,
but have not been able to locate him.
Because of their failure the hearing
on the state of Nebraska's action
against the Standard Oil trust has
been indefinitely postponed. The
prosecution was prepared to go on
with the hearing Friday, when word
was received that the detectives had
been unable to find Mr. Rockefeller.
Denmark Declares Quarantine,
Denmark has declared a quarantine
against all vessels arriving an Danish
porta from Glasgow os aocoust of bu
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TO WITHDRAW
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Russia aid America Saggest tie .|J
Eraciatioa of Pekii. Ji
OTHER POWERS ARE SODHJB |B
If Answers Are Satisfactory the |
First Steps Toward Peace
Will Be Taken.
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The course of the United State*
pending the Chinese negotiations was y
. made more clear Thursday by an tinportant
note embodying a communica- ;
tion from Bussia and advising the | .
powers of the action taken by thii?*|i
government. The Russian note de- ^
clared the interdiction of Li Hung ^
Chang's communication with the Chi- v
nese government was inexplioable^ - ~M
and asked that the powers direct their ;
commanders to vacate the order.
The state department has dispatched | ;
its instruction to the United States diplomatio
representative abroad in eon* J.
formity with the decision by the cabi* ^
net upon the Russian proposal to with* |?
draw the troope in Pekin to allow tits
empress dowager and Emperor Kwang 'M \-:
Su to return to the capital, to institute - - J|
negotiations for a settlement with
^AIl of these steps are matters of '3 ; Jj
common agreement, so it was possible J|
for two nations concerned, Buasis and ^
the United States to make agreement^ J '
between themselves at thia stagey at |
least as it is necessary to advise eiush
of the governments represented in jg
China of the varioos propositions at : .V
they are broached. .
The instruction sent to ournpra* f,
sentatives recalls to their mind the / .3
conditions which the United Stat
has already laid down as the proper ;||
basis for the institution of negotia? .- p
tions for an amicable settlement, v?fff
Some of these conditions harve been 4'^lf
met; the international column if in. J
Pekin and the foreigners in that capi- ||
tal are safe for the time being. The ;
remainder of the conditions, namely, '-frM
those looking to the future protection. *
of American interests, are yet to be . ^-5
If arrangements can be made fbr
their acceptance under proper guarantee
for the performance, onr go vera- ||
ment will withdraw its troops from ~r?|
Pekin in order to faciliate the negotis- * j %
tioDB for peace, and this assurance has t
been given to the Bnssian government .
along with the others. The Chinese \/|j . :$
government must guarantee its ability . "4 "} $
to prevent the spread of disorder to 4 4:
the other nrovinces and a recurrence
of each disorders as have occurred. JJ vf
AWAITING BBSFOVR8.
The United States government is : J
now quietly waiting for responses to , ^
the notes which have been sent to o?*||
various representatives for presents- | ;;M|
tion to the powers. Perhaps a week 3
may pass before ail of these replies ' / M
are received.
According to their formal expres- M
sions all the powers are agreed uponf
this one point?they do not desire te^
eater upon a formal war with Ohinar v||
The United States government is try- |
ing to bring about this result |
For the moment it finds itself side
by side with Bussia, whose earnest-||ja| ness
cannot be questioned. The ob- M
ject is to bring about a situation in
China that will admit of negotiations
looking to the re-establishment of |1
order and the cessation of hostilities
with the assurance of protection to
foreign life and property.
It is with this object that Bnssishas
suggested witdrawal from Pekin in order
that the Chinese government may '
resume the reins of power, for the
Chinese people, being guided by ex- ||
ternals, are not apt to yield fealty to a
government not in nosseeaioa of itilS
own capita!. The United States government
has been earnestly champion* ^
ing the canse of Li Hang Chang from
a precisely similar motive, namely, a ; . ^
desire to rehabilitate speedily
Chinese government in order that it
may carry, ont its desire to settle the $ji
difficulties which have arisen. This '
has been the object of the negotiations .?a|j
of the last few days and the Bassian
note and the United States response
were bat parts of the general plan.
In responding to the Bassian note ,7"
the United States government availed' > ||j
itself of the opportunity of directly
inviting the remaining powers toes*
press their desires in the matter of a fM
settlement, or rather to indicate how,,
in their judgment, peace negotiations
conld be thus instituted. This note
is calculated to secures foil disclosure
of the intentions of the powers if the
inquiry is met by them in the frank . ^
spirit in which it was conceived by the
United States government The difficulty
apprehended now in reaching a : i
settlement lies in intentional procraetination
on the part of any power ' yjjB
which does not desire to avoid a formal
TUCKEB HELD HIS C0TT03T.
Lm County, Ala., Warmer* Msrksts 1U
Bales of Last Tear's Crop.
Monday Mr. John G. Tucker, awell-to-do
planter, living near Opelika,
Ala., marketed 125 bales of last year's
cotton which He baa oeen Holding, is
was bought bj Well Bros, for 9| cents. |
Th^new crop is being marketed rapidly
and is bringing good prices.
KEW "QUEEff" OF IfATY
Trial Trip of Battteablp Alabama Shews /.?
Her To Be the **Fiaest"
The trial trip of the new battleship, c
Alabama, Tuesday showed her to be
one of the greatest war ships of the -J&m
world. She developed a speed of 17
knots an hour and made the run with *
perfect ease and without effort.
The Alabama was built by the
Cramps at Philadelphia, and while of
the first class, she is unlike any of the :;?M