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IBL.W *?| t The Bamberg Herald. i "jCl ^?? - ?? ? * | ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 17.1901. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. | &G. ^ ~|j J NEELY MUST RETURN Supreme Court Renders Decision In Extradition Case. . CUBAN COURT HAS JURISDICTION Erstwhile Postal Director flust * Stand Trial?Island Declared a Foreign Country. _____ * The United States supreme court Monday rendered a decision in the Neely extradition case. The court held that Neely was subject to extradition and must bo surrendered to the PnK.n anMinritiAD VUV?U UV* ?kUV? * >?VW? The court held that Cuba is foreign v territory, our purpose in the war with Spain being to free the Cubans from Spanish domination. The decision was based upon the act of June 6, 1899, which act was held to be constitutional. Justice Harlan handed down the court's opinion, which was unanimous, - and immediately after the opinion was concluded an order was issued requiring that the mandate case be issued at once. The opinion embraced a complete review of the case, explaining Neely's crime and arrest and his effort to prev 4 vent extradition to Cuba. The opinion also detailed the laws relating to extradition and quoted the act of June 6, 1899, extending the provisions of " section 527 of the revised statutes to foreign countries, which is occupied by or under the control of the United States, so as to make the law cover, among other crimes, embezzlement in such countries. - Relating that the oircuit conrt for the southern district of New York to whioh an application for a writ of habeas corpus had been made, had rendered a decision adverse to Neely's claims Justice Harlan said he had them appealed to this court on the ground that the act of June 6, 1899, was unconstitutional. , Entering then upon his reasoning on the case, Jastice MarIan said there was no dispute that on the 6th of June, 1900, when the act tinder which this proceeding is . brought became a law Cuba was 4'under the control of the United States" and "occupied by the government," "This court," he said, 44will take justifiable notice that such were at the date named, and are now the relations between this country and Cnba. So that tbe applicability of the above act to the present case?and this is the first question to be examined?depends upon the inquiry whether within its meaning Cnba is to be deemed a foreign country or territory." Announcing the court's conclusions on the status of Cuba, Justice Harlan " ? said: "The facts above detailed make it clear that Cuba is foreign territory within the meaning of the act of June innn Ti. ^ ir> DU| 19W. Xfc uuuut era ?u any constitutional, legal or internal sense a part of the territory of the United States. "Whi}e by the act of April 25th, 18?8, declared war between this country and Spain, the president was directed and empowered to nse onr entire land and naval forces as well as the militia of the several states to such air extent as was necessary to carry the act into effect, that authorization was not for the pnrpose of making Cuba an integral part of this country but for the pnrpose of compellingthe reliquishment by Spain of its authority and government in that island, and withdrawal of its forces from Cnba and Cuban waters. 'The legislative and executive branches of the government by the joint resolution of April 20, 1898, expressly disclaimed any purpose to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over Cuba except for the pacification thereof and asserted the determination of the United States that object being accomplished to feavs the gov eminent and control of Cnba to its own people. AH that has been done in relation to Cnba has had that end in view, and eo far as the court is informed by the public history of the relations of this conntry with that island nothing has been done inconsistent with the declared object of the war with Spain." v WORK OF WRECKERS? Plant Syitem Train Derailed, Engineer , Killed and Many Hurt. Train wreckers are believed to have caused the derailment of a west coast Plant System train a few miles south of Dunnellon, Fla., causing the death of Engineer Tom Boach and the injuring of several passengers. The railroad officials refuse to furnish any information regarding the wreck. A survey of the track showed that a rail had been removed. Five men suspected of having been concerned in the wrecking of the train have been arrested, and the officers are on the trail of three others under suspicion. ' ADOPT "OLD GLORY." Sitka Indians Make American Flag Their Tribal Emblem. Alaska advices state that the Sitka * Indians, including the Eagle, Crow and Frog clans, who hav9 been quarrelling over the use of totems and other emblems of their respective elans, have decided, after a long conference, to put aside their differences and make the American flag their tribal emblem. Extension Badly Wanted. A Middlesboro, Ky., special says: Efforts are being made by the people of Middlesboro, Barbourville, Pinviile and Manchester to secure the proposed Burgin extension of the Southern railway from Burgin through these places to Cumberland Gap, Tenn., instead of by the route to Jellico. Alvord Enters Plea of Guilty. At New York Wednesday Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr., the former note teller of the First National bank, pleaded guilty in court to embezzling $700,000 from the bank named. r j GEORGIA ELECTORS MEET. Vote of the State Cast For Bryan and Stevenson?Revill Elected Hessenger. The presidential electors of Georgia, chose.n at the November election, met in the senate chamber at the state capitol at noon Monday and cast Georgia's 13 votes for William Jennings Bryan for president and Adlai E. Stevenson for vice president of the United States. Hon. W. T. Revill, of Greenville, Meriwether county, was elected messenger to take the vote to Washington, and Colonel Steve W. Postell, of Atlanta, secretary. The following electors answered to roll call: State at large, * niton uoi- | ville, Atlanta; Augustus Dnpont, Du- I pont; First district, W. W. Sbepard, Savannah; Second, C. W. Fullwood, Tifton; Third, W. C. Nottingham, Jefferson; Fourth, Ben F. McLaughlin, Greenville; Fifth, Edgar Latham, Atlanta; Sixth, J. M. Strickland, Griffin; Seventh, J. "P. Jackoway, Trenton; Eighth, A. G. McCnrry, Hartwell; Ninth, J. J. Kimsey, Cleveland; Tenth, T. E. Massengale, Norwood; Eleventh, A. E. Cochran, Blacksbear. The balloting resulted in a unanimous vote being cast for William JenningsB ryan for president, and Adlai E. Stevenson for vice president of the United States. -r. The main interest in the meeting centered in the election of a messenger to take Georgia's vote to Washington. The candidates were John B. Phillips, of Jefferson; John W. Greer, of Bibb, and W. T. Revill, of Meriwether. Four ballots were taken before a choice was made. The messenger receives 25 cents per mile each way for taking the vote to Washington, or a total of about $300 for the trip. Mr. Revill, who was chosen messenger, is one of the oldest and most prominent Democrats in the state. As editor of the Meriwether Vindicator he has rendered bis party valiant service, and his election as messenger is conceded to be a jnst reward. A VANDERBILT WEDDING. Young Alfred Endows niss Elsie French With His Name and Millions. Although in the depih of winter, Newport, R. L, the well known watering place, took on a semblance of its summer gaiety Monday because of the wedding of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, probably the most wealthy of the third generation of the Vanderbilt family, and Miss Elsie French, a charming Newport girl and former playmate of the bridegroom, the daughter of Mrs. Frederick Ornie French, a resident of the city for many years. The ceremony took place at noon in 'the Zabriski Memorial church of St. John, the Evangelist, far up in the old north part of the city, on the very shores of Narragansett bay, once the center of Newport's fashion, but now far removed from the social whirl of I -D-n T?? DVIIOVUO UteuuCi luioo x icutu uiauo the choice of her own place of worship and her old home for the scene of marriage, instead of selecting the more pretentions bnt less familiar surroundings which would have been found in New York. Under these conditions, the hundred .or more guests were' forced to make a journey to a city as quiet at this time of the year as an obscure country village. The festivities, however, did not suffer from these unusual circumstances. The church, which was decorated with gorgeous lavishness, was only about half filled with guests, the invitations having been limited to relatives and close friends of the couple. The wedding was as ornate as the highest forms of the Episcopal church could make it. A reception followed at * Harbourview, the home of the bride's parents. The scene was then transferred to The Breakers, the Yanderbilt Newport residence, where an elaborate reception was tendered the young couple. The total value of gifts is estimated at more than one million dollars. It is probably the handsomest and most costly list ever given to a child of wealth even in this country of lavish presents. ALABAMA'S VOTE CAST. Eleven Votes of the State Are Given to Bryan and Stevenson. The electoral college of Alabama met at Montgomery, Monday, in the office of the secretary of state. The eleven votes of Alabama were cast for Bryan and Stevenson and William Temple Seibbs, of Montgomery, was elected messenger to carry the returns to Washington. Stanley Begins Second Term At Topeka, Monday, W. E. Stanley was inaugurated governor of Kansas for a second term. The other state officers sworn in are alse to serve a second term. PEANUTS ON THE ftlSE. Virginia Crop Is Short, Demand Growing and Farmers Happv. The Virginia peanut market shows a phenomenal advance. The price of the prime product in eastern Virginia, which has been very low of late, has within a few days past shown a rise of a cent a pound for all grades. This advance means an instant profit to the peanut raising section of half a million dollars. There is no specific reason for the increase, but the peanut men are jubilant at the prospect of sealing their stock at such a notable advance. A FATED FAMILY. Father, Mother and Son Die From Reckless Use of Firearms. A special from Williamson, Ga., says: Cleveland Pitts, the youth who was accidentally shot by his brother Fred some two weeks ago, died Monday morning. Young Pitts' mother died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound some months ago, while the father <vas shot to death by an older son, who mistook him a burglar. NEW NAVAL STATION Goes to Charleston, According to Board's Recommendation. I REPORT AGAINST PORT ROYAL i | Many Reasons Given For Selection of New Location?Secretary I Lone: Announces Decision. . i Secretary Long made public Friday the report of the naval board of officers submitted Thursday concerning the establishment of a naval station on 1 the Soutb Atlantic coast, and more 1 particularly with reference to the rela i t* i ni l tive merits 01 rort ivoyai or unanes- , toe, S. C., as the site for this station. The board recommends in favor of ( Charleston, reinforcing its views with ( an elaborate' statement of the advan- ( tages of that place over Port Royal. A dissenting view is presented by Rear ! J Admiral Sumner, who favors a reten- ' j tion of the naval station at Port Royal. , The board discusses the general requisites of a naval station site on the South Atlantic coast, including acces- , sibility from the sea, immunity from attack, railroad and steamship facili- i ties, labor supply and many other special requirements of the navy. After an exhaustive review of the advantages offered by both localities, the i board recommends that it is expeditious to transfer the naval station now at Port Royal, S. C., to. a point near the city of Charleston, S. C., aud finds the only available site to be that on the west bank of the Cooper river, abont six miles above the Charleston custom house, comprising a part of Chicora park, and also, if deemed advisable, a part of the Marsh land belonging to the state of South Carolina which lies south of Lawton island. The only other site examined by the board in the vicinity of Charleston which afforded the necessary water front, was on the sonth bank of the Wando river, bnt as this site has neither railroad connection nor water facilities, it was not deemed advisable for the pnrposes intended. The board states: "We are folly aware of the fact that in selecting Charleston as a site for a naval station in preference to .Port Royal we are departing from the opinion of the boards of naval officers who have previously considered the question of the establishment of a naval < station on the south. Atlantic coast, one of which was presided over by Admiral Porter. "The service has been brought to i the attention of the bdard by the Port j Royal and Beaufort citizens' committee as an argument for the retention of the station at Port Royal. There is, however, no consistency^ in this i connection. When the previous i boards selected Port Royal as the best site for a naval station on the coast the great schemes for the improvement of southern harbors had not been carried forward to aDy extent, and Port Royal possesses the only harbor on the coast which large ships could enter under any circumstances. Kkf A oV* i rvn f V\of rlolo J1UI CUVCI, IUU DUIJJO VI kuuii uuiu were smaller and lighter and carried much less fixed weight in the shape of armor, turrets, etc." In conclusion the board states that its recommendation of the Charleston site is based simply upon its opinion that it is the better site of the two. The majority report is signed by Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers, president of the board; Captain George A. Converse, Civil Engineer C. E. Asscrson, Naval Constructor J. H. Linnard, Commander E. >H. Leutze and Lieutenant Commander S. A. Stanton. ALL WERE SAVED. Passengers and Crew of Stranded Steamer Rescued lty Fishermen. A cable dispatch from Faraman, Bonches Du Rhone, France, says: "A'fter a night of terrible suspense all the passengers and crew of the French ship Russie, from Oran, Algeria, which stranded near here during a violent storm Monday, have been safely landed through the heroic efforts of fishermen. The lifeboats made repeated journeys until all were saved and sheltered in the lighthouse." SWEEPING CHANGES SCHEDULED. A Number of Offices of the A. St W. P. Railroad to Be Abolished. The report is cur?ent in Atlantv. Ga., that under an order which will be issued by President and General \X PhoiilAo A Wu?tor .V?am r\t iuauttgei vuauco xx. ?? v. the Atlanta and West Point Railroad and Western Railway of Alabama, several of the most important offices on the system will be abolished. In place of the office of superintendent, which is among the offices abolished, the office of consulting engineer | has beeu created and George F. Huggans, the present superintendent, eiven the position I CHANDLER AN "ALSO RAN." New Hampshire Legislature Nominates < Henry Hurnhnm For Senate. A special from Concord, N.H., says: Judge Henry E. Burnham, of ManohAster. was nominated on the first < ballot for Ubited States senator by the ! J Republican members of the legisla- | i tare, defeating William E. Chandler { 2 and fonr other candidates. j t Chandler received 47 votes; Burnham 198, with others scattering. The Democrats nominated Charles t F. Stone as their candidate for United 1 States senator. -1 LYXCHINttS ARK INVESTIGATED. \ i Judge White, at Madison, Fla., Instructs ; Grand Jury to Secure Names ?>f Molt, An investigation is being made iuto j the lynching of the two negroes at j Madison, Fla., some days ago. A j special term of the circuit couit was , convened, and Judge White, presiding, has instructed the grand jury to make a diligent, investigation of the lynching, and if the names of the lynchers can be ascertained, to indict them foi murder. I. FILIPINOS WERE SURPRISED. Routed Pell Hell From Stronghold They Long Boasted as Being Impregnable. A recent issue of a Manila paper gives a graphic and interesting account of the capture and utter defeat of the forces of the famous insurgent leader, Geronimo, near Montablan, by Colonel J. Milton Thompson and a thousand picked men of the Twentysecond and Forty-second volunteer infantry regimeuts in November last. Geronimo, from all accounts, lived up 10 ms namesake m iuib uuuuiry iu that he hurled defiance from his mountain fortress in much the same way as' Geronimo, the celebrated Apache chieftain, harassed and defied our troops iu the west. The insurgent chief was strongly fortified at Pinauian, iu DeMorte canyon, near Montablan, his trenches being strung along both sides for a distance of six or seven miles. After the re-occupation of the presidential chair, says the article, it was decided by the military authorities to dislodge Geronimo at any cost. The latter had boasted frequently of the time when the insurgents killed five hundrecbSpaniards who made an unsuccessful attempt to take Pinaurao. The time for Colonel Thompson's sttack was set for noon on November 22d. The expedition was divided into four detachments. The main one, under command of Captain Brandie, was ' in the lead, and while advancing through the bed of the canon was the first to draw the fire of the insurgents. The entrenched Filipinos, believing the detachment to be the entire attacking party, allowed the column to advance well up the canon in order to more completely "bottle" it. When it nad reached the desired spot the Fili pinos, yelling like Apache Indians, opened up a vigorous fire, but simultaneously with their volleys came the attack of the Americans from four distinct directions. Then Colonel^ Thompson, leading the main body, performed the feat of the engagement in climbing a steep wall through dirt and underbrush and entered the boasted "impregnable" fortress of the insurgents. The soldiers climbed up the mountain side and when they reached the top there was not a live rebel in sight. The insurgents killed, it is estimated, was fifty and their wounded about a dozen. RIYEIt AND HAltBOR BILL Biought Up In the Honse and It* Consideration Entered Upon. A Washington dispatch says: The house Wednesday entered upon the consideration of the river and harbor bill. Before it was called up some routine business was transacted. Mr. Burton, member of the river and harbors committee, suggested that general debate on the bill be limited to three hours, but there was an immediate outcry against the proposition from Mr. Cushman, of Washington, and Mr. Boreing, of Kentucky. All attempts to secure an agreement failed. Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, was called to the chair to preside on the commit tee of the whole during tho consideration of the bill. PHIL ARMOUR FUNERAL. Last Rites Over Body of Dead Millionaire Were Extremely Simple. Private funeral services over the body of the late Philip D. Armour were held Wednesday at the Armour residence in Chicago. Following the services at the house the body was taken to the Armour mission where the body lay in state and was viewed by thousands. The service at the house was of the simplest character, carrying out the expressed wish of Mr. Armour and was attended only by the family and close friends. At the conclusion of the services the coffin was taken by a special funeral train to Graceland cemetery, where the body was interred in the Armour family lot. COUNCILMEX GIVEN ALTERNATIVE They Mast Either Tell the Trath or Go to the Penitentiary. A special from Scrantou, Pa., says: The thirteen ex-councilmen who resigned to escape prosecution for bribery are to be placed on the stand in Mia Kt?i 1% autt aobaq a t\ A oolr a/1 liio jjvuumg uiiw&lj vnogo auvi ooueu to disclose what they know of the alleged crookedness in the city hall. If they refnse they are to be prosecuted. JURY TURNED DOWN. Judge Igrrores Recommendation In Case of Convicted Ravlther. At Fayetteville, N. C., Wednesday the jury in the case of Louis Council, after being out nearly two days, returned a verdict that the negro was guilty of a criminal assault upon a white woman, as charged, but recommended that the death sentence be not imposed, but instead the negro be sent to the penitentiary for fifteen years. This recommendation, however, availed nothing after the verdict of guilty of criminal assault had been rendered and the death sentence was accordingly pronounced upon Council. POSTMASTER IS JA1LE1). I Charged With Issuing Money Orders Without Receiving Any C?*h. G. C. Wilson, the late postmaster of Milledgeville, is in jail at Macon charged with converting postoffice money to his own use and issuing money orders without receiving the nouey for them. United States Commissioner Erwin held him in default of J800 bail. Previous to the arrest the postmaser general signed an order removing ! ^Vilson and recognized B. T. Bethune ' ? temporary postmaster. CKEW ACTED DI>tfRACEFULLY. j ra&scngers Rescued From The Stranded Strainer Tell Ugly Talcs. A Paris dispatch says: Ugly stories are leaking out concerning the behavior of part of the crew of the steamer Knssie, wrecked off Farallou, whose crew and passengers, numbering 102 souls, were rescued by boats from the sbore. The Matin publishes aa interv.ew with ii passenger, who said the conduct of some of the sailors was beneath contempt. TRAMPLED TO DEATH, I j Men, Women and Children Lose Their Lives In Theatre Panic. CAUSED BY FALSE FIRE ALARM List of Known Dead Is Seven, While Many Others Are Missing?Scene Was Appalling. ? /-ii : _ l C> ? ? ^ ! a unicago special suya. ocvcu . people were crushed to death and as I many more seriously injured in a panic which followed a man's cry of j "fire" late Saturday afternoon in West j Twelfth street, Turner hall. About j eight hundred people were in the place to witness the performance. Tbe play was "Yidish," and the audience, comprised for the most part of women and ohildren, was all Hebrews. The hall stands in a district densely populated by Jews. The plsy was nearly over when the cry, which v caused the panic, was raised, and within five seconds after it rang through the hall the entire audience was converted into a frantic mob, every member of which was fighting for the safety which lay beyond the doors of the building. The hall is frequently used for dances, and when a theatrical performance is given chairs are set for the spectators. As soon as the wild, rush toward the doors began, chairs were knocked down in every direction, the aisles disappeared and the excited people ran, climed and stumbled over the chairs in their way toward the doors. Around the upper part of the hall extends a balcony, which is open only at one end. Here were seated 150 women and children, and the women at the farther end of the balcony, away from the stairway, seeiDg that the rush toward the exit was blocked to them and their children, began at once to throw the little ones over the railing to the floor ten feet below. The children fell into the midst of the maddened throng and were at once trampled nnder their feet. It is known that three of the dead were children who were thrown from the balcony and were trampled by the crowd, with not a chance for their lives. Following the children, many of the women sprang from the balcony upon the crowd, and others, swinging over, hung by their hands before they dropped. The railing of the balcony was broken through in half a dozen places by the pressure brought against by the maddened crowd. On the main floor the crush was much worse than in the balcony. The main exits from the hall, and only ones known to a majority of those who frequent the place, are two doors in the soutfe end of the main auditorium that open upon winding stairs, which, eight steps dowu, unite into one broader flight leading to the rain door at the Twelfth street front. Around these two doors a frantic mass of screaming men, women and children were packed, all struggling fiercely to force their way down the stairs. At the landing where the two flights of stairs winding down from the main hall nnite a woman stumbled and fell. In an instant a score of people were down, and before the rush was over four lives had been .crushed out in a space four feet by six feet long. As soon as the news of the panic had spread throughout the district, which seemed but a very few minutes, all the Hebrews from that part of the city rushed to the place, bent upon learning the names of the dead and wounded. Men and women fought desperately with the officers in their efforts to enter the building and learn if any of their loved ones were among the dead. The alarm of fire was false, there having been no blaze at any time. The furnace in the building is somewhat defective and at times allows sparks to pass through the registers. It was the sight of these sparks rising into the room that frightened the man who raised the cry of fire. The hall has several times been the scene of panics, and it is only a few months since a number of children were hurt in a rush for the doors, which occurred during a juvenile party that was given in the place. FURCHES FOR CHIEF JUSTICE. Governor Russell, of North Carolina, Settles Interesting Question. Governor Russell has appointed Associate Justice D. M. Furches chief justice of the supreme court of North Carolina to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Chief Justice Faircloth. Judge Furches has accepted the appointment, which is for a term of two years. The vacancy on the supreme court bench caused by the promotion of Judge Furches has not yet been filled. Judge Furches, the new appointee, is a resident of Statesville and is regarded as one of the ablest lawyers in the state. CONTRACTOR IS INDICTED. Contention Between Gov. Longino and Gibson Will Go Into the Courts. The1 Hinds county, Miss., grand jury Monday afternoon returned an indictment against J. E. GiLson, the In diana building contractor arrested several weeks ago on the charge of attempting to bribe Governor Longino to use his influence to secure for him the new statehouse contract. Gibson is in the city under a $5,000 bond. His case will not be disposed of until the criminal docket is taken nr>. FLOUR IS $45 A BARREL. Potatoes, Hacop, Sugar and Kice Can't Be Bought With Gold In Klondike. According to telegrams received from Skaguay, there is a food famine at Circle aud 011 the lower Yukon amounting almost to a famine in certain commodities. Flonr is held at $45 per barrel and purchasable then not very often. Potatoes, bacon, sugar aDd rice are not purchasable at my price. - CATHOLIC PRIEST MURDERED Was Given "Knockout Drops" While In a State of Intoxication. Robert Bryan, alias "Sailor Bob," alias "Jack Harris," wanted in Philadelphia for complicity in the murder there, 011 Friday night last, of Rer. Father Rigel, a prominent Catholic priest, was arrested in New York Thursday night. He made a confession, implicating several others,whose names were not divulged. On the night of the murder there went to Bryan's fa'.oon in Philadelphia a man, whose name Bryan gives, bit which is withheld, accompanied by three companions, one a priest, the Rev. Fattier Rigel. The latter was very much intoxicated. Tho four men' gave frequent orders for beer, which the priest always insisted on paying for. Each time he paid he displayed a large roll of bills. He was so intoxicated that he dropped bills on the floor. The men struck his hands and made him drop more. Bryan admits getting $19 in that manner, and asserts that others got more. This continued for aome time, when the men left the room. He returned with a small vial which Bryan says was filled with laudanum and chloral. Two glasses of beer were poured out, one of which was drugged. Bryan says that after lht> priest had taken the beer the man who had drugged him admitted he was going to rob the priest. Bryan then said that he could not allow that in his place, and made the men take the priest out of the room. He says he knew nothing further about the affair until Saturday morning, when he was told that the body of the priest had been found in the hallway of the house next door. Bryan said that he became frightened and left town. It is said that Bryan was arrested for highway robbery in 1897, and his picture is in the rogue's gallery under the name of Jack Harris. Father Rigel was buried at Philadelphia. Over fifty priests attended the funeral, the services being held at the church of which he was the pastor. , CLAIMS THE STREET. Rival Street Car Companies In Atlanta Again Before Court. Declaring that the franchise granted by the Atlanta city council and aldermanic board to the Atlanta Rapid Transit company on Hunter street and Cherokee avenue was not legal, the Atlanta Railway and Power company applied to the superior court of Fulton county for an injunction to compel the Rapid Transit company to stop its work of laying track on the line of the Grant park route. Judge Lumpkin issued a temporary injunction and ordered that the Atlauta Rapid Transit Company show cause before him on the morning of the 19th why this order should not be made permanent. The most significant and interesting part of the paper presented to the judge was as follows: "Your petitioner is the owner of all the property composing the entire width of said Cherokee avenue from Georgia to Augusta avenue, and of half the widfh of said avenue from Augusta avenue to Atlanta avenue, to which said city of Atlanta has never acquired title; that the title to same is in your petitioner, who is in possession nf a?mp. and to which, bv virtue of paid franchise, granted as aforesaid, the said Atlanta Rapid Transit Company has acquired no right whatever." REPRESENTATIVE CLARKE DEAD. House Adjourns Out of Respect to Fellow Member From New Hampshire. The desk of Representative Clarke, of New Hampshire, who died Wednesday night at his home, was shrouded in black and covered with flowers, when the house met Thursday. By unanimous consent the bill to I revise and codify the postal laws of the United States was made a special order after the disposal of the rivers and harbors bill. * The house then went into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the rivers and harbors bill. Mr. Shackelford, of Missouri, protest-1 ed against the action of the committee in abolishing the Missouri river commission. At 4:05 o'clock as a further mark of respect to Representative Ciark, the house adjourned. DISCUSSING ARMY DILL. Bacon of Georgia Sees Danger In One of Its Provisions. In the senate Friday a vigorous attack was made upon that portion of the army reorganization bill which confers upon the president discretion arj power to increase the strength of the army to the maximum limit fixed by the bill. Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, began the attack and Mr. Piatt, of Connecticut, replying, maintained that discretionary power onght to be conferred upou the president and expressed astonishment that anybody should entertain a fear that the power ever would be abused. Widow Garfield In Florida. Mrs. James A. Garfield, widow of late President Garfield, arrived at Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday night from her home, Mentor, Ohio, and after a few days in Jacksonville will go to resorts in south Florida for her health. Roosevelt Uoeg After Big: Game. Colonel Roosevelt and his companions ou his hunting trip left Meeker, Cal., Saturday, for the Keystone ranch, thirty-six miles northwest, where they will niHke their headquarters in a log ' abin. Governor of Illinois Tabes Oath. Richard Yates, the first native governor of Illinois and secretary of the state's war governor, was inducted into office before a great assemblage in the hajl of representatives at the state capitol Monday. Governor Durbin Inaugurated. William T. Durbin was inaugurated governor of Indiana at noon Monday. Civic and military display marked the occasion. 1' l SOUTH CABOUNA \ t STATE NEWS ITEMS. \ hCMCMCSirJCMCMrJCSII Two Pardons Issued. The governor has pardoned Henry Williams, white, of Charleston, who was convicted of burglary and larceny and sentenced to serve six years ia th* , penitentiary. He has been in the ini stitution five years and two months. Ex-Solicitor Jervey recommends the pardon, saying that the ends of justice had been met by the imprisonment al? ready served. Williams himself deI sires among other things that his citij zenship be restored. Some friends in Charleston interested tliemseives in his behalf and signed the petition for pardon. A pardon was also granted to John Ross, white, of Spartanburg, who was convicted of violating the dispensary law. He is an old man, has heretofore borne a better character and in addition his family suffers from sickness and he was its support. Report on Dlnpsniary. Chairman Williams, as the committee of one designated for that purpose, has completed the annual report of the state board of dispensary directors to the general assembly, through the governor. It is as follows: To His Excellency, M. B. McSweeuey, Governor of South Carolina: We are pleased to have the honor to submit to you, and through you to the general assembly, our report of the financial transactions of the dispensary for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1899, and ending November 30, 1900, a period covering eleven months. You will see, by examination of the data hereto attached, that our total purchases amounted to $1,460,236.78, aud that our total gross* sales for the eleven months were $2,421,840.22. The total net profits to the state on account of the school fund are $176,012.18. The total net profits to the counties and towns are $298,166.28, making a total net profit to the townsja counties and school fund, $473,178.46. Th? l*tAst, disrtensarv act. annroved February 19, 1900, made our fiscal year close ou November 30, which mekes it necessary that this report only covers eleven months; but should we consider December also, and reckon a whole year, you will find that the total net earnings are, for twelve months, $506,000.79, which is au increase of $152,686.95. We do not attribute this phenomenal increase in earnings to any increase in consumption of liquors, but think that a better feeling towards the dispensary law has turned the trade to the dispensaries. Bespectfully submitted. L. J. Williams, Chairman, A. F. H. Dukes, H. H. Evans, Board of Directors. The members of the board feel that in the showing above made they have much canse for congratulation, inasmuch as Senator Tillman,at the time of the inception of the institution, en-, thusiastically predicted that the net profits would aggregate $550,000, whereas the profits for tho past year, as will be seen above, amount to the sum of $566,868.73. Court Without Jurisdiction. In the United States circuit court at Charleston Monday Judge Simonton handed down an opiaion in reference to the application of the Charleston Consolidated Railway, Gas and Electric Company for an injunction against the town of Mt Pleasant, S. C. The Consolidated Company had been served with a notice of execution for town taxes and wanted an injunction to restrain the town officials from levy and sale, claiming an agreement for exemption, etc. The court showed the amount involved to be considerably below $2,000 and decided that it had no jurisdiction. ?* * Guarding Against Scalpers. As a measure for the protection of the railroads during the holding of the exposition, the city, conncil of Charleston has adopted a bill to prohibit indiscriminate ticket scalping. The bill fixes an annual license of $200 for the brokers and adds heavy penalties for persons selling withoit a license. Daring the consideration of the bill Alderman Gadsden read a letter from the president of a railroad in which the statement was made that better rates wonld be allowed for the exposition if the city provided proper protection against the army of scalpers. Many Students Pay Their Way. A quiet cauvass among the students of the South Carolina college has brought out the following interesting statistics?interesting especially because they show that the statement so -tViof of annthorn pnlloffAfl UltCU liiauv luak h? "V?? .....g.. boys seldom work their way is a mistake, at least so far as this institution is concerned. And it may be said that the number of young men who bear their own .expenses in whole or in part at our southern colleges and institutions is larger than the authorities themselves are aware. The student's modesty, or his pride, will not permit him to talk of his private affairs, and he does not always give this piece of confidence to his most intimate friends. At the South Carolina college there are thirty-two students, omitting certain teachers taking special courses, who are in whole or in part paying their own expenses?about one in every seven. There are twelve who pay everything and twenty who bear "<" r nt fVifi hnrdflii. Of the twelve is one who has farmed, ran the surveyor^ compass and raised and lowered tne nag over tne state hoase during the session of the legislature. A few taught for a start in the public schools, and continued to teach during the 'summer months. One student has made his expense in part by his knowledge of stenography and typewriting.' Another remains out of college for a year to clerk in a mercantile establishment, that he may return.. A few made some thing last summer by acting as takers of census. Daring their course in college one man sells wood and coal, a second keeps for sale a supply i of stationery, a third tutors and a lourtn Das acceu as engrossiug ciera at aj the capitol. One student keeps "bachelor's hall" and in this way he succeeds in redncing his living expenses by one-half. A law stndent increases, his fnnds by acting as messenger for .-J the supreme conrt. Charleston la Happy. There is great rejoicing in business . and commercial circles in Charleston - M over the news from Washington that * JlB the naval board had reported favorably (M on the removal of the naval station to- ..jjjfl that city from Port Boval. The station will bring more than $2,000,000 to |S| Charleston and will have a decidedly ^ good effeot on business generally. Charter# and Commissions Granted! /,'il The Atlantic Coast Lumber company makes a return as %to its affairs to the secretary of state. It does badness in Norfolk and Georgetown, the I *1 An AAA T A H.ll aI .by capital Deing*iuu,uw. ?j. o? umi, w - - -' jvm Bay Mill, Mich., is president. The Charleston Ancient artillery has -/j received a charter in perpetuity. J. ^ 0. Patrick is president and Julian Mitchell vice president The Cherokee Bice compaiiy has ap- ym plied for a charter. It is to do a farming and stock business at Woodburne j plantation, Colleton county. Capital stock 820,000. F. Q. O'Neill, J. B. O'Neill and B. H. Harleston are the 3 corporators. The Darlington Manufacturing com- $9h' pany, cotton mills, is to increase ita J % capital from $350,000 to $500,000. ? land Holders Want-Big Prices. A great deal of property near Char- ^ leston will be purchase I by the gov- || ernment for a naval station site, the .: ?. ;; board having recommended the remov-^ al of the station from Port Boyal to |? Charleston. The Chicora Park site has been recommeded and this will be t In getting gronnd for the station the M ^ government will have to purchase e~| - 1 tract of land from W. W. Lawton, and 'I ? it is possible that condemnation pro- '% M deeding* will be instituted to get era what the government considers a price for the property. According to j '^5 the official report, Mr. Lawton baa asked $90,000 for the property, and | f| the board considers $200 per acre a fair compensation, and less than 100, J p acres will be required. The property^ | owned by Lawton was bought forjf something less than $10,000. Charleston Get* Xaral Station. Seoretary Long concurs in the re? commendation of the naval board for-/^ > > the transfer of the sonth Atlantic : | naval station from Port Bojal to j Charleston, S. C., and arrangements;^ || will now proceed for the purchase ^ ^ the site at Charleston and the carrying is p ont of. the transfer. Already there is-J available $227,000 for the general pur~~g . J eposes of the station, and of this not to rk - 'h exceed $100,000 can be used in 'NIK purchase of the site. < s SOUTHERN PROGRESS. | | list of New Industries Reported For tho ' | Pest Week. Among the more important of the ^v'f new industries reported for the P**t jijl ^ week are brick works at Atlanta, Ga.; 3 a $100,000 buggy manufacturing plant i :| at Goldsboro, N. C.; $75,000 car shopo^f ^ at Bristol, Tenn.; coal mines at Tua-'|| ;*|| kaloosa, Ala., and Nashville, Tenn.; chemical and medicine plant at Baleigh^ 3 ?. C.; a fi,ouu,uuo commission snogs cotton and woolen manufacturing J icompany at Greensboro, N. C.;aoon-| trading company at Charleston, S. C.; a $100,000 cotton mill at Cuthbert,| Ga., and another with capital of $125,- J 000 at Union, S. C.; a $25,000 cotton J company mannfaoturer distillers' supplies; electric light plants at Tuscan* :bia, Ala., and Belington, W. Ya.; a $50,000 electric power company a??;^ m New Orleans; reported erection of Ygg 500-ton fertilizer factory at Binningham; flouring mills at Tennille, Ga., and Ashwood, Tenn.; a foundry at Dalton, Ga., and a foundry and ma- j chine shop at Basic City, - Ya.; a fur- || , niture factory at Pilot Mountain, N. C.; a grain elevator at Galveston, Tex.; a30,000 hardware company at Lexington, Ey., and another at Jack- . ^ son, Mississippi; a hardware and IS lumber company at Granger, Texas; a $75,000 harness factory at Shrerre-'|| port, , Louisiana; ice factories va?j|^H Tuscumbia, Ala., New Boads, La., Weldon, N. C., Florence, 8. C., Enox- ' ville, Tenn., and an ice and cold.storr ---v age plant at Bryan, Tex.; iron works at Norfolk, Ya.; an irrigation company . at Houston, Tex.; knitting mills at : New Iberia, La., Enoxville, Tenn., and Dallas, Tex.; a $60,000 lumber company at Mountain City, Tenn., and - JjQ others at Point Washington, Fla., Mo- ' ;|3 Einney^Tex., and Williamston,W.Ya.; i machine shops at Borne, Ga.; a $100,000 mercantile and manufacturing com- Jj9 pany at Shreveport, La.; a $50,000 mining company at Meridian, Miss.; a | $100,000 cotton seed oil mill at Macon, j? Ga.; one with capital of $70,000 at Greenville, Tex., and others at Union |3H Point, Ga., and Hollandale, Miss.; a palmetto fiber factory at Bayard, Fla.; "'m a $50,000 pants factory at Mayfield, Ky.; a planing mill at Little Bock, Ark.; a plow factory at Atlanta, Ga.; a |j $30,000 quarry at Bowling Green,Ky.; a spoke and handle factory at Hattiea- ^ burg, Miss.; a stave factory at.Littl* ' Bock, Ark.; a sugar mill at Jeanerette, . La.; telephone company at LaGrpuge, . La.; a telephone construction company at Knoxville, Tenn.; a $100,000 tobaoco manufacturing company at Mount . ' Airy, N. C.; another with capital of $50,000 at New Orleans, and a zinc mining company at Knoxville, Tenn. ;*js ?Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) C0TT02T MANUFACTURERS -|| Want American latere*ta in China Pre- gs erred and Memorialise Concree*. v Senator Lodge, Wednesday, pre- ;%| sented to the senate a memorial signed M by thirty-eight maunfactnrers of cotton |g| goods in the southern states, expressing their approral of the action of the ; M United States in the protection of American interests in China. In the body of their memorial the signers ssy their trade has increased in recent years "to such ah extent that interference in China by any European government would tend seriously to injure not only the cotton manufacturing industries, but other :'? important products of the United | States which are being shipped to JS '