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The Bamberg Herald. __i ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 31.1901. ONE DOLI Alt PER YEAR. |j| KING EDWARD Erstwhile Prince ? Throne of CEREMONIES IN PARLIAMENT.! New Kin^ Leaves Death Cham, ber at Cowes and Goes to London, Where lie Takes Oath. A Lcndon special says: The honse of lords and of commons assembled at 4 o'ciock ^w eanesaay ?uu took the oath of allegiance to the new sovereign. The attendance in the house was large. All the members, dressed in the deepest mourning, stood up as Speaker Gully entered and announced ?that by reason -of .the deeply lamented j decease of 'her majesty, Queen Victo-1 5 5 - ria, it had been their duty to take the oath-of allegiance to her successor, his majesty, King Edward VII. ' The speaker then administered the oath and the swearing in of "the mem- ( bers proceeded. Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of s*ate for the colonies; Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the chancel- 3 lor of the exchequer; Sir Henry Camp- 1 bell-Bannerman, the Liberal leader in ' the house and Sir William Vernon 1 Harconrt, were the first to subscribe 1 their namea on the roll. p\ mMe. 1 | Mf^l \ \ I u laiii n !, II i "' 1 ^^^9B9*gv9ffiSBB?^^^E7 & '/jap*-- / ?5HRf^^^? ? wyl^E^^gyBSS i?E?? ' EDWAB In the honse of lords the oath was ^ taken by the Duke of York, the Duke of Connanght, Earl Roberts, Lord ? Roseberry, Lord Salisbury, the Duke ^ of Argyll, Lord Lansdowne and a hun- ^ dred other3. s 1 , KING ADDRESSES COUNCIL. y King Edward, in his speech to the privy council, said he had decided to ( assnme the title of Edward VII in ac- ( cordance with the wishes of his beloved mother, who, his majesty added, , , _ united the virtues of a supreme domestic guide with the affection and ( patriotism of a wise, peace-loving monarch. He had a respectful desire to leave the meuioiy of his father's name, Al< :bert, the exclusive treasure cf his be< loved mother. Notwithstanding his j personal desire, he could not hope to ( do justice to the renown and virtues i associated with Prince Albert's name j .-~ and that he would do his utmost to be ] worthy of his great position. The honse of lords then adjourned ^ until Thursdav. J KING LEAVES COWES. , Events shifted ircm Cowes to Lon- i don Wednesday morning. Osborne is a house of mourning and Cowes is j probably the quietest place in the , United Kingdom. The king departed j early. After him followed the army j of officials and newspaper correspond- j ents. The king's departure was as un- 3 ostentatious as that of an American ; president. He and the suite, in civil- ; ian attire, left the castle without a mil- j itary escort and with no sign of pomp. ( Queen Victoria's Dody was embalm- ^ ed Tuesday evening and occupies the centre of the dining room, which is , hung with trappings of mourning, j Outside two officers are on guard. < SOL 1)1 EitS COMING HOME. Our Forces In China Will Be Almost j Entirely Withdrawn. 1 A special from Washington says: War department officials state that when navigation opens in the spring ( the American forces in China will be 3 almost entirely withdrawn. ? In state department circles it is said | \ that the reduction of the force now in 1 j Pekin depends to a considerable ex- i ( tent upon the progress made in the : j settlement of the Chinese question. Big Packing Company Chartered. Application to charter the Chicka manga uompaay was received at v^nat- i tanooga, Tenn., Wednesday. The < ^ capital stock is $50,000. The company :: wiil engage in canning and packing 1 fruits, vegetables and cereals in Hamilton county on an extensive seale. j. Ship Subsidy It'll Up. 1 A Washington special says: At 2:30 p. m., Wednesday the senate passed i' the legislative bill and on motion of {i Mr. Fiye, of Maine, the ship subsidy}] bill was taken up. There was a viva j < voce vote but no roil call. ! < THE SEVENTH' of Wales Ascends England. The king emperor entered his capital (London) at 12:55 p. m. and proceeded to Marlborough house. Afterwards he drove to St. James palace from Marlborough, house, to preside at the first privy council. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwallis and Rothsay; Earl of Chester, Carrick and Dublin; Baron of Renfrew; lord of the isles, etc.; D. C. L., LL D., colonel of tbrec regiments; chancellor of Cambridge, field marshal of the army, leader cf English society and incidentally head of the British government, was born in Buckingham palace, London, on Nov. 9, 1841. Being "born in the purple," 1 - J _:il 4.:.1 ?? ne was ai once loaueu wnu imco nun has managed to pull through under the weight, especially as each brought to him a salary. The birth of the prince of Wales occurred four years and a half after his royal mother ascended the throne on the death of her uncle, King William IV. He was the second child of the reigning sovereign, Alexandria a Victoria, the only daughter of Edward, duke of Kent, who was the fourth son of George III. The father of the present prince of Wales was Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in d vn. later years called the prince consort. Without magnificent ceremonies he Bras christened on January 25, 1842, in St. George's chapel, Windsor, the king of Prussia being his sponsor. The only high and noble English title inherited by the prince of Wales it birth was that of duke of Cornwall. Before he was four years old he was created prince of Wales and also earl nf Chester by royal patent. The new ruler of England will be sixty years of age next November. The prince ha9 four children?one son and three daughters. They are Prince George, duke of York:Princess Louise, duchess of Fife; Princess Victoria and Princess Maud. the queen consort. Caroline Marie Charlotte Jnlie Louise, wife of King Edward VII, and queen consort, was born in Copenhagen od December 1, 1S44. She is the eldest daughter of Christian IX, king of Denmark. Under the salic law, which places females outside of the line of succession, she, of course, ?ould have no hopes of succeeding her royal father to the throne. Her only shance then lay in marrying an heir apparent. All London went wild over the announcement of the comming marriage ?f the prince with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The queen and the cabinet thought it high time that the wayward prince should quit sowing broadcast his wild oats and "marry and settle down." On the 7th of March, 18G3, the princess arrived in London, accompanied by her suit of trainbearers, cup holders, etc. Tb ;rowd waited in the extreme cold t< jet a glimpse of the princess. Oi March 10, 1863, the marriage took place. The parliament settled upon the young couple an income of nearly 5500,000 a year. FILIPINOS BEING EXILED, General MacArtlmr Ha* Ordered a Number of Natives Deported. A special from Manila says: General MacArthur has ordered a dozen more natives to be taken on board the Solace, preparatory to their deputation. They are charged with being insurgent abettors and agitators who 3wore allegiance to the United States for the purpose of facilitating revolu tionary operations. New State Bank Chartered. Secretary of State Cook has issued i charter to the Shadburn Banking Compauy, of Buford, G-a., capital 5*25,000. The incorporators are W. B. Shadburn, Bona. Aden, J. L. Shadbum, E. W. Vance, L. T. Suddeth, Joseph G. Quett, S. J. Busha. Charleston Donates the "Wherewith" The Charleston, S. C., city couucll Tuesday night suspended the rules ind unanimously passed the bill appropriating ft50,000 for the South ; Carolina Interstate and West Indian j ?sposition. I RED MEN IN A RAGE Trouble In Indian Territory Attracting Wide Attention. BUCKS ATTIRED IN WAR PAINT Hold a Dancing Feast and Refuse To Confer With Uncle Sam's Officers A special of Sunday from Muskogee, Indian Territory, says: "United States Marshal Bennett, with six deputies, and Constable Hubbard, United States Commissioner Hanson and T. W. Gulick left here today for Henrietta, sixty miles distant, where they will join the troops sent to quell the Creeks. They will go overland, and took a campaign outfit, commissary, twenty Winchesters aud plenty of ammunition. Just before the start was made a telegraph message was received from Checotah saying that the follow:'^-; notice had been posted there after the Snake council adjourned at Hickorytown Saturday. "Notice: Read, to all: "Presents: "? "White citizens and friendly Creeks should be dealt with according to the old Creek laws, and not according to the Creeks and Chief Porter. "Latah Mekko. "Attest: Edward Ha jo, Second 'Chief." The Dawes commission ordered a discontinuance of the surveying in the disturbed district. Mose Lyon, in charge of a party that arrived in Muskogee Sunday, says that a number of light horsemen are still riding over the country. They are heavily armed, but are not doing any damage, confinincr their efforts to protecting the members of the Snake band going to and from the meetings at Hickory Ground. It is believed that the worst is over, but Marshal Bennett has his best deputies with him and if he encounters trouble will put up a strong fight. It is his purpose to join the soldiers at Henrietta and work with them in making arrests of the leaders of the uprising. Major G. W.Lille, "Pawnee Bill," with a posse including Captain Edmund Harry of the Creek Light Horsemen; United States Marshals Dean, Hogan and Churchwell and . Indian Police Keys, Howell and Saunder, visited the hostile Creek stamping ground, six miles south of Bristow, at noon Sunday. The Indians were there holding a big feast, and refused to confer with the posse. Many of the full bloods who have been in the habit of wearing white man's apparal were dressed in full Indian regalia. They were most bitter in their denunciation of the marshals who arrested Tom Tiger, captain of the insurgent light horse, who left at dark in charge of United States Marshals Dean, Hogan and posse for Muskogee, as it is feared an attempt will be made to release him. Deputy Marshal Grant Johnson and Bunnie Mcintosh, of Enfaula, two men noted for their bravery and daring in hazardous expeditions against outlaws, made a dash upon the encampment of Snake Indians, near Eufaula, and captured Chitto flarjo. Crazy Snake. After an exciting escape from the hostile Creek camp they managed to land their prisoner at Henrietta Sunday evening, and he is now held captive under a strong guard Ann /iAmmon/1 I UI DU1U1C10 UliUCi IUC vv/ajiluuuu v& Lieutenant Dixon. The capture of the central figure cf the uprising, and the show of force which the troops will make, will likely put an end to the threatened outbreak. Lieutenant Dixon and his troops will move upon the encampment of Snakes near Eufaula. It is not likely that a forced march will be made. .Deprived of their leader, it is not thought probable that .they will make any resistance, but will lay down their arms and yield to the inevitable. Warships Start On Cruise. The flagship Kearsage, the battleship Massachusetts and the tug Potomac, of the north Atlantic squadron, sailed from Pensacola, Pla., Saturday for a cruse in the gulf. POSTAL CLERKS FIRED. Found Guilty of Trickery at Dead Letter j Sale In December. The postmaster general has dismissed Charles Varden aud R. C. Walton, elerks in the dead letter office of the i postoffice department, on charges of having purchased packages at the dead letter sale last December 17th, knowing in advance their contents, which were not fully stated cn the catalogue. After an investigation the department several days ago called upon four clerks in the dead letter office to answer the charges. The other two clerks,Mrs.Lillian Browne and Charles Albert, were not found goilty and the charges against them were dismissed. BOERS DYNAMITE TRAIN. British General, Kitchener, Was on Board But No Casualties Occurred. Advices from Pretoria state that on Wednesday January 23, a train with Lord Kitchener and a body of troops proceeded toward Middelburg, an ar norecl pilot engine preceding. n was derailed by dynamite near Balmoral. The Boers, who were iu force, opened firo and the British replied heavily. Ultimately the Boers were driven off. The British snstained no casualties. KEELY EXTRADITED. Says He Is Glad to Rt-turn to Cuba ami Expects An Acquittal. Charles F. W. Neely, the former postal official who was ordered extradited to Cuba for trial on charges of embezzlement, left Ludlow street jail at New York Saturday and was takeu on board a steamer for Cuba. lie said to one of the wardens: "I am glad I am going back to Cuba, because I can readily explain away everything snd will be acquitted," BANK DOORS CLOSE One of the Oldest Houses Io Montgomery Goes Glimmering. UNABLE TO MEET OBLIGATIONS Cash In Vaults Said to Be Sufficient to ileet Claims of Depositors. A Montgomery, Ala, special says: The failure of the Josiah Morris bank to open its dc-ors Saturday morning was a genuine surprise to everybody. The following notice was tacked on the door of the bank, which is explanatory, and i3 all that anyone has been able to get out of the bank offionro 1 V. V/* ? To the Public?Yesterday some of our checks in New York, for which we had made provision, were temporarily refused by our correspondent, though they were afterwards paid. This information came to us late after the close of banking hours. Since then a number of inquiries has been made and tho apprehension created convinces us that, in justice to creditors, we ought to suspend payment. This condition of affairs has arisen from the inability to make quick realization of large assets and shrinkage in assets. It is hoped that the assets, prudently arranged, will pay creditors in full. We have not arranged or taken any legal steps concerning the disposition of assets; but await the wishes of our creditors." No name was signed to the paper. The bank was owned by F. M. Billing, a man of large means and integrity, and it is not believed here that any one will suffer on account of the failure. The Montgomery merchants were large depositors in this bank, as were also the county and city of Montgomery. The county had on deposit Friday $114,181, while the city had $92,000 on deposit. The county treasurer has a bond in the Fidelity and. Deposit Company of Maryland for $120,000, and it is thought this will cover any loss to the county. The city treasurer's bond is only $40,000, and the president of the bank is his surety. The railroads were large depositors, pecially the Louieville and Nashville and the Central of Georgia and the Western. There were many out of town depositors, and one woman of Lowndes county had $50,000 on deposit. The Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Association had $7,000 on deposit. The bank was established by Josiah Morris years ago, and was said to be the oldest private bank in the state. After Morris' death Billing became sole owner and proprietor. No one. knows what the rapital stock was except the bank officials, and nothing can be had from them. PLAIN TALK BY CUKRY. The Doctor Addresses Tar Heel Legislature On Negro Question. In his address before the North Carolina legislature aDd state officers, Dr. J. L.M. Curry dwelt upon the negro question and the educational question and handled both without gloves. He said in the course of his remarks: "I urn glad slavery has been abolished, but I regret that its curse of ignorant, stupid, unenlightened labor remains. Nobody, white or black, ought to have the right to wote unless he can read his ballot and has paid his poll tax. Anyone who would cheat a negro at the ballot-box would cheat his neighbor in a trade. There .is no hatred between the white and colored youth of this country, and I have no fV* a /^A/kfvina fV>af forc\ iXi|/a bU J >TlkU IUU uvwiliuv fcuuv IUV4 w is. There are two remedies for the negro problem?diffusion and colonization. I do not see how either is feasible. "To me the negro problem is the most serious that ever confronted a people. I know it aud it will never be solved until it is solved justly. I know that no two races live in peace together where one is semi-barbarous and the other i3 enlightened. If the southern states refuse to do justice to the negro, the latter will become insurrectionary and lawless and it will require all the powers of the government to control them. You must educate them " GKID1KOX CLUB DINNER. Washington Correspondents Have High O'.d Time af Expense of Guests. The annual dinner of the Gridiron Club, composed of Washington correspondents, was given Saturday at the Arlington hotel. About 200 guests aud members were at the handsomely decorated tables. Among the guests were distinguished men in all walks of life?cabinet officers, members of the supreme bench, senators, representatives, army aud navy officers and ministers of fore-gn countries. The reputation of the club was sustained in the matter of unique features, burlesque of public affairs, roasts on public men. who were guests. OXE HUM)HMD TO ONE. Fierco Battle With Filipino* In Which Loftse* Were All One Way. A Maniia special says: Lieutenant Steed with ten men of the Forty-third regiment and seven native soldiers fought a fierce half-hour's engagement with a large force of Filipinos at Tenn<?una. Island of Levte. Jauuarv 9. I which resulted in the killing of over 100 insurgents. Private Edward McGuie, of company M, was the only American killed. The Old, Old Story. Walter Price and wife, who live near Gadsden, Ala., went from homo for a while and left their two-months-old baby lying on the bed by the fire. When they returned they found the bed on fire and the baby burned to death. Pepew For subsidy Bill, A Washington special says: Sena tor Chauncey Depew, of New York, spoke in the senate Friday on the ship subsidy bill. CUT IN WAR TAXES7 i i Finance Committee of the Senate j Lops Oft Many Millions. i MUCH SAVED TO TAX PAYERS i Measure Differs From House Bill. List of Articles on Which Tax Is Cut. Senator Aldrich, chairman of the i senate committee on finance, reported the war revenue reduction bill back to the senate Thursday. The committee reports a complete substitute for the bill as it passed tho house. Senator Aldrich made a statement explaining the changes, which in part are as fol-. lows: Stamp Tax Repealed.?Promissory ! notes, mortgages, bills of lading for export, powers of attorney, protest, charter, party, certificates of all kiods, leases, warehouse receipts, telegraphic dispatches, telephone messages, pass- j age tickets costing less than S30, ex press receipts, bonds, except bonds of indemnity, legacies to religious, chari- j table, literary or educational institu- j tiens. Special Tax Repealed.?Commer- j cial brokes. Taxes Reduced.?Conveyances, in- 1 snrance, bankers' capital, proprietary ; medicines, cigars, tobacco, beer. The statement says that, having al- ; ways in view the revenue require- ; ments of the government, the purpose of the committee has been to repeal ; such of the taxes imposed by the war j revenue act of 1898 as are most annoy- ' ing and burdensome to taxpayers, to ! to retain such as should be kept as a j permanent part of our revenue system, [ or at least retained until all war taxes ! can be repealed, and to reduce all oth- | era as fairly and equitably as possible ! by some general plan of reduction, i Pursuing this general plan, it has been ; rossible to reduee the taxes affected j approximately about one-half. Taking the estimates-of the treas- | ury department as a basis the reduc- ' tion of revenue affected by tho bill will be nearly $-10,000,000, a reduction somewhat less than was produced by the bill as it passed the house of repre- ; sentatives. Reductions.?The committee's sub- j stitute provisions in regard to cigars, j tobacco, beer, etc., are as follows: That on and after July 1, 1901, the \ internal revenue tax on cigars weighing more than three pounds per thousand shall be $3.30 per thonsand. That on and after July 1, 1900, there shall be allowed a discount of 25 ; percentum on all sales of collectors to brewers and manufacturers of tobacco and snuff upon the stamps provided for the payment of internal revenue taxes upon beer and manufactured tobacco and snuff, provided, that the discount allowed to brewers upon j beer stamps shall be in lieu of tho | discount of 7J percentum allowed by j the act of June 13, 1898. The effect 1 is to reduce the tax to $1.50 per barrel I and on snuff and tobacco to 9 cents a pound. There is a general reduction of the tax on insurance policies and renewals and in lieu of the present taxes, special taxes shall be imposed to be paid by the insurance companies, as follows: Life insurance companies, 4 cents on the amount insured for each $100 or fraction of every policy. The rate of conveyances, including deeds to land, is materially reduced. In the existing law all deeds covering values exceeding $10 are taxed at the rate of 50 cents. The senate commit- I tee removes the tax on all deeds where | valuation?, are below $2,500 and makes the tax rate 25 instead of 50 cents. * For each additional $500 above $3,000 the tax is to be 25 cents. The tax on bankers is fixed at the rate of $1 ou each $1,000 of capital and surplus used by them. Section 20 of the existing law pertaining to proprietary articles, including drugs, perfumeries, etc., is practically rewritten. Wants Kidnapers Fxecnted. Governor Dockery has sent a message to the Missouri legislature advocating the passage of a law inflicting the death penalty in cases of kidnaping for ransom. * "JOB WAS WELL DONE." Aged Fattier of Executed Murderer,Comments on the Hanging. James Kelly, a negro, was hanged at Charleston, S. C., Friday for the murder of Willis Bonneau, a miser, whom he first robbed. The murderer's father, an old man bent with age and infirmities, saw the execution. The father watched the proceedings closely and when the body had been cut down he sought the sheriff and grasped his hand. "Boss," he said, "I is seen a lot of niggers hanged, but dat is de best job of dem all. Dat was my youngest ehild, but you sure did hang him good." AFTER COCAINE DEALERS. Atlanta Authorities Determined to Stop Sale of the Drug. An Atlanta dispatch says: There was a stir among many druggists of the citj Friday when it became known known that nearly every dealer retailing cocaine in the city would be served with copies of accusations to appear in the city court. It is said that the batch will number some thirty or forty druggists and that the charge will be a misdemeanor. MATCH COMPOUND EXPLODES. Two Men Killed and Eight Injured In Warehouse Fire. Two men were killed and eight injured, three of the latter seriously, by an explosion of chlorate of potash during a fire in the warehouse of the Walkerville, Ont., Match Company, in Walkerville, Friday evening. The explosion, which completely destroyed in the building, was heard for mile and a half. The property loss was about $35,000. TOWNE'S VALEDiCTOXY. Hinnesota Senator Dissects Philippine Policy From Democratic Standpoint. In the senate, Monday, Mr. Towne, of Minnesota, signalized the last day of his membership with a speech which was to be at once his maiden effort and his valedictory. He spoke on his resolution of last Friday for the immediate cessation of hostilities iu the Pailirmines. In an address nearly three hours in length. Senator Towne discussed the Philippine problem from the Democratic staudpoiut. At tho opening of the session, Mr. Frye, the presiding officer, laid before the senate a cablegram from the directory of the federal party in the Philippines, addressed to the senate and house, praying authorization for President McKinley to establish civil government in the Philippines whenever he deems it opportune. "Accessions to federal party by thousands in all parts of archipelago," says the cablegram, "the attitude of hitherto irreconcilable press and the general public opinion show that labors of party to bring peace will soon be crowued with success. Until now political parties have attempted formation on plans more or less questioning American sovereignty. Our platform makes the main plank the sovereicrntv of the United States with lib ?-? / ~ erty to each citizen to pursue peacefully his political ideas. The hour of peace has sounded. On our platform are grouped many Filipinos erf hitherto irreconcilable idea", but, some more obstinate decline to join, for though -w illing to accept'sovereignly of the United States the prospect of the indefinite continuance of military government makes them distrust the purposes of the United States and delays their submission." Mr. Towne then spoke. The charge that Aguiualdo bad sold his country to Spaniards for a bribe, he declared, was "gratuitous in its calumny, -when we consider that the official publications of our own government contradict and destroy it." The senator declared: "We were in alliance with the Filipinos, an alliance sought by ourselves, availed of by us for our own advantage and finally, to cur everlasting shame, repudiated by us when we found it no longer necessary and when the lust of | empire had so blunted our moral sensibilities that we could mount from an act of perfidy to the graud larceny of a nation." "It is not easy to fix, with accuracy, the time when the design was formed to take forcible possession of the Philippine islands," said Mr. Towne. "Upon the arrival of General Merritt, at Manila, a distinct ohange of tone was observable between the United States officials and the Filipinos, the - 11 .... J *4 mA?1rA<^ o a 4/\ } uueieu tUUlUUC UCiU^ ou uuiacu <ao iv force the conclusion that part of General Merritt's prearranged task was to maneuver out of an awakward friend- ; liuess with Agninaldo, and thus to ! reach a footing for the convenient de velopmeut of some secret policy with ; which he had come fresh-freighted from Washington." Any doubt of the prearrangement of ! the plan was banished, in Mr.Towne's J opinion, by the president himself. "Either the third article of the pro- ' tocol with Spain does not mean what :: it says, or the president of the United j States in causing the issuance, on J December 21, 1898, of his famous benevolent assimilation proclamation, broke the plighted faith of this govern- j ment. ! "If we are bent on slaughter," he said, "let it be in open guise. If we lust for the people's land, let ns not glaze our enterprise with false and sinister pretense. Rather we must boidly raise the somber flag of international piracy, whistle down the wind and then close in upon our fee- ; ble victim to the cry of loot 'and glory.'" GIBSON UNDER ARREST. Mississippi Officers Are Given Their Prisoner By Mich lean Governor. I telfgram received in Jackson, Miss., Monday night, from Detroit, stated that Governor Bliss had honored the requisition of the Mississippi officers, and the officers were en route home with J. E. Gibson, the Indiana contractor who attempted to bribe Governor Longino several weeks ago. FURCHES FOR CHIEF JUSTICE. Governor Russell, of North Caroline, 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. Jndge Furches has accepted the appointment, which is for a term of two years. The vacancy on the supreme court bench caused by the promotion or Judge Furches has not yet been filled. Judge Furches, the new appointee, ia a resident of Statesville and is regarded as one of the ablest lawyers in the state. EDWARD HONORS WILLIAM, German Emperor Ig Now a Field Marshal In English Array. A special from Cowes says: Emperor William Sunday received from the hand of the duke of Connanght his sword on his appointment as a field marshal of the British army. The ceremony took place in the presence of the household of King Edward and tlio dead queen, as well as a nnml er >! British aud German naval officers. His majesty expressed great delight at the appointment. PORTO RICAN LEGISLATION'. Lawmaking: Body of Island Passes Important Measures. The house of representatives of Porto Rico passed Hollander's bill (to provide revenue for the people of Porto Rico and for other purposes) by a vote of 22 to 14. There were many amendments, the most important cutting down the real and personal taxes from 1 to | per cent. The excise and liquor taxes were reduced, but the tax on tobacco was raised. \ tNlCMCMrNJCsJCVJfM?sW ? I SOUTH CAROLINA I \ STATE NEWS ITEMS. j| CNJCMrsMSJCMCMCMCMt To Eliminate Coneomled Weapons. A radical "concealed weapon" bill has been passed by the house, so deeply do the members feel that something must be done. In practical effect the house voted, by a decided majority, to prohibit the carrying of, any firearm usually used for the infliction of personal injury. The bill went through wi h more or less of error, but it shows how decisively the Lou^e is opposed to the pistol habit. - Greenville Officer Stabbed. Chief of Police Robertson of Greenville, while attempting to arrest Barnet Eiken at Belmont a day or two ago, was stabbed in the back with a loog-bladed knife by Sam Eiken, brother of Barnet Eiken.' Robertson was overpowered by the Eiken brothers, and drawing his pistol shot Sam Eiken through the right wrist and left breast jnst below the heart. Chief Robertson's wound, while painful, is cot serious. It is thought that Sam Eiken will die. Smallpox Frightens Legislators. Mayor Smyth, of Charleston, wired Governor McSweeney inviting the South Carolina legislature to "locate" in Charleston to finish its present session. The message was sent on the strength of an alarming report printed in an afternoon paper which said that the legislator had been thrown into a panic by reports of smallpox in Colombia. ' . The conditions were considesed alarming nntil the Columbia health autlorities made a statement showing that there were only fifteen cases in that city, all of which were isolated at the pesthonse. Exposition Building* Began. Actnai work on the grounds and buildings of the Sonth Carolina InterState and West Indian Exposition at Pharlaafnn Vioa Viaan starfoil and mnn an army of laborers will take possession of the place. The board of directors are busy with 4>lana and contracts, and Architect Gilbert is on hand to personally look after the work. The fonndation of the Administration building is finished, and lumber is being banled to the grounds from half a dozen mills. Eveiy thing is progressing splendidly. Tne appropriaton of $50,000 by the city council of Charleston has added new interest to the show, and the state legislature's finance committees hare voted favorably on a similar appropriation for a South Carolina building. Important Industrial Item. The tea planting industry is soon to become an important item in the business of Charleston and the surrounding territory. After the great success made made in the ezperient at Snmmerville by Dr. Shtpard outside capital has entered the field and the company recently organised will plant thousands of acres at Rautowles, fifteen miles from Charleston. The company will raise at least 300,000 pounds annnally for the American markets, and at the uniform price of $1 per pound, which is paid for all the Summerville tea, the industry will net rich returns for the section. x Colonel A. C. Tvler. of New Lon ~ W - * J don, Conn.,-who is president of the company chartered by the state, was in command of a Connecticnt regiment in camp at Summerville daring the Spanish war. He had occasion to watch the Shepard experiment and believed so strongly in the great success of tea culture that he decided to plant on a wholesale scale. Colonel Tyler is one of the wealthiest men in Connecticnt, and he is backed by millions, Charleston will be made a general distributing depot for the company, and the first crop will be planted as soon as the ground has been put in proper shape to receive the plants. Dr. Shepard thinks that in a few years tea culture in this part of the country will rank high with cotton. % Charleston Well Provided For. Charleston has fared well with the federal government in the matter of moneys appropriated for new ventures aud improvements at that port. While the natural advantages and facilities have helped in this work of the representatives, the city and the commercial organizations have been of avail, and all things considered, the city just now is on the verge of an era of prosperity not felt in recent years. With the coming of the big dry dock and naval station, nearly two million dollars will be expended, and the business of the port and city will be wonderfully improved. The magnificent harbor facilities have been recognized by the navy department and tfce j deep water is sufficient to accommo- | date all the larger vessels of the navy. In addition to the naval station appropriations money has been allowed for the construction of a lighthouse supply station, now in coarse of erection, and more than half a million dollars is now available for the erection of army posts and barracks on Sullivan's Island. There is also an appropriation for general harbor improvements. The petition from the South Carolina Interstate and Indian exposition is expected to bring $250,000 from the government for this big enterprise. The state has already, voted favorably on the appropriation, and there is every reason to believe that similar action will be taken in the house. This will give the exposition a wonderful lift and will clinch its ultimate success. NEW CREDENTIALS IN ORDER. Procedure Necessitated by the Death of Queen Victoria. A Washington dispatch says: It has been decided that Mr. Choate should have new credentials. His old credentials accredited him to the queen. He. will now be accredited as United States ambassador at the conrt of Ed A VTT \>uiu v xi. Lord Pauncefote, it is expected, will receive new credentials a a ambassador io the United States, his present commission being signed by the queen, i * - W.... BIG JUMP IN COTTON I Shorts Force Price Up to Twelve | and Three* Quarter Cents. I HOLDERS SUPPLY THEDEHiNI ;? Increase Due to a "Squeeze*" |jS Great Activity In Janu&iy Options On the Exchange. Monday was a great day for holder* of January on the New York cottoa exchange. The fluctuations of that ^ nnfmn reara fnr mnra rinlnnl tKtn AT*r . *??Bi before known, reaching 255 points |p|M amid intense excitement, through sing* J1 ularly small trading. Shorts wers-v| | crazed in the first hour by sensational:^* reports of 15 cents being the price i?|| which oversold January operators vert | to be allowed to "settle" and by claims ; that the cliqne would positively refuas to settle at all nntil the Jost moment., r ^ On the call the feeling was steady'' I with January 10 points higher and CI I other months 1 point higher to 3 points. ;j| lower. Very disappointing Liverpool .\fcables and heavy receipts at the posts . were detrimental to local holders of - 'C? options other than January and light *|| selling resulted. But this soon gavs.:^ i| way to Lurried baying when curronh^ ^ month shorts began to bid for with which to make settlements. - '' M An absence of sellers crested unprt*"^ ^ cedented alarm in bear circles, which ^ "M soon spread to a veritable panic.. B/;3? M great leaps and . bounds January shot up with the operators in other months ^ j| standing aghast at the remarktbls ' :% spectacle. .Not nntil a sheer nplift of | j 225 points bad occurred was there saf*^ Jjj ficient cotton enticed out to appeads j ^ | the needs of the shqrts. Then a turn- ^ ble of 75 points, under profit?takip& i ^ temporarily quieted the scare. The private reports from the aonU^ '3| declared that Xew York shorts had ing $ several instances ordered cotton shipp* ">j|| ed at once by express, the belief batiMt-vrtlR^ that a considerable amount might jetrJ ^ be brought in time for delivery on | j$f contract At the close the market waa^ ' $ quitt and steady with January net 85 v points higher and other months 1 j ^ pojpt higher to 3 points lower. ^ * Sentinii-nt was very much mired at % | the close and a few cared to express^ ? :' 3 an opinion concerning the future of *;| the January deal. Wall street and other commission houses were the leading buyers of January throughout '3 the day: The south purchased March '':-M and May as a hedge against sales ot; jg spot cotton to'exporters. Never in the knowledge of the old- J8: est traders has the cotton market : % shown the abnormal conditions whieh existed Monday. It is no unusuat-:^>i| thing to witness a "squeeze" at the' ^ end of the season, but a corner in Jan- | uary is something out of the ordinary; J a1 Yet a January squeeze has been wor- y.J| ? rying shorts in the New York cotton ??|j ' I market for some time paat. 1 ^ Closing Saturday at id20, January 'yp opened Monday morning at 10.30 and }, advanced rapidly to 12.75. The market broke later to 11.60, "which wie.; ^ $$ tlia lava] at t> Ann Til a rrraalait inmM ' -? '*51 were from 10.80 to 12.00, from 12.fi* ?| to 12 50, tlieoce to 12.75. At the lit* ' ' ter point a New York concern, repre* , r senting big New England interest^ g commenced to sell right and left and |S a little later a Greek house also sold. This stopped the rise and the market ' sagged off to 11.50. The air was filled with rumors of J1 cotton to be delivered from Fall BiTer'; and shipments are known tor have been V J made during the morning by express, | guaranteed to be in New York in time ~ ' for January delivery. About 80,000 ; bales January changed hands before noon. It does not follow that the long interest was liquidated to this $9 ^ amonnt as the clique bought as well J Daring the rest of the afternoon the j % cotton market ruled qniet, with Jan a* * ary closed at 11.05 cennts, a net ad/ance of 85 points for the day, and j the other months 1 higher to 8 lower. 5 In accordance with the advanoe in January spot cotton sold at 12 cents, -jU an advance of 1 3-8 for the day. Karl Li is ^rloasly ill. '3 A dispatch to The North China Vjgj Daily News, of Shanghai, from/Pekis, J says that Li Hang Chang is suffering from fever and delirium, hia life be* ing dispaired of. SWEEPING CHANGES SCHEDULED, Number of Offices of tho A. 41 W. P. I Railroad to Bo Abollshod. 1 The report is ennent in Atlanta |!1 Ga., that under an order whioh will be issued by President and General Manager Charles A. Wicker-ham, of the Atlanta' and West Point Railroad and Western Railway of Alabama, _. J , several of the most important oxnces - sags on the system will be abolished. ' In place of the office of superintendent, which is among the offioee sbolished, the office of consulting engineer has been created and George F. Hog- -J| gans, the present superintendent* ' - 3 ffiven the position * ;'j GERH1N STEAMER GOES DOWN. Teiul Parted Amidships and Slxteea on Board of Her Wore Drowned. A special from Rotterdam says: The German steamer Holland, from Lon- * don, was wrecked at the Northern pier while entering Kienwewaterweg, at the entrance of the river Maas, Monday. The captain and six men have been ."'.J saved. The Holland parted amidships. Sixteen of those on botrd of her w*re drowned. MOORE I.\ MERITS FORTH ME. # J Convict Husband of "Pet" Strahan Has Streak of Luck. . A New York dispatch states that- ^ William A. E. Moore, who, with his " * 11 ? -? e\ r U| aha was j?H Wile, ?B/Ut) Ultwiv, known among her friends, "Pet" :|j Strahan, b-dgered Martin Mahon, a New York hotel proprietor, has fallen heir to a fortune of $125,000. Moore is now serving a twelve-year i seutenca in Sing Sing^while "Pet" Ja is supposed to be in London in the chorus of "The Messenger Boy" attbe dH Gaiety theater. 9