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- . The Bamberg Herald. | ESTABLISHED 1S91. BAMBjERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21.1901. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. || ? ^ SAMPSON OOPS HEAD President Pats His Name Before That of Admiral Schley. SENATE WILL SETTLE MATTER Old Controversy Concerning Rank 3s Renewed?Hobson and Blue Advanced In Numbers. The president Thursday sent a special message to the senate recommending that the same recognition that has been given Dewey and his officers and men for his services in C Manila bay should be given Sampson, commander of the north Atlantic fleet and his men for services in and about Cuba. The message was as follows: "During our recent war with Spain the United States naval force on the north Atlantic section was charged with varied and important duties, chief amoDg which were the maintenance of the blockade of Cuba, aiding -"the army in landing troops, and iu subsequent operations, and particularly in the pursuit, blockade and destruction of the Spanish squadron under Admiral Cervera. "This naval campaign, embracing objects of wide scope and grave responsibilities on the part of the commander-in-chief and of the officers and enlisted men under his command. It culminated iu the annihilation of the Spanish fleet in the battle of July 3, 1898, one of the most memorable naval engagements in history. "The result of the battle was the fvaain/v nf Ani? A llonti/* qf fvAm J 4 UViLI ? VI VU4 auaumv VVdOb AtVU-1 IWV. possibilities to which it hail been exposed from Admiral Cevera's fleet, and the termination of the war upon the seas. "I recommend that, following our national precedents, especially that in the case of Admiral Dewey and the Asiatic squadron, the thanks of congress be given to Rear Admiral "William T. Sampson, U. S. N., and to the officers and men under his command, for highly distinguished conduct in v . conflict with the enemy and in carrying on the blockade and naval campaign on the Cuban coast, resulting in the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba July 3, 1S98. "William McKinley." The nominations in part were as follows: Rear admirals to be advanced in rank from the 11th day of February. J9S': William T. Sampson, five numbers, to take rank next after Rear Admiral John A. Howell; Winfield Scott Schley, three numbers, to take rank next after Rear Admiral Sampson, when advanced. Captains to be advanced in rank from February li, 1901: Robley D. Evans, five members,and to be a rear admiral; Henry C. Taylor, five, and to be a rear admiral; Francis A. Cook, five numbers; Charles E. Clark, six; Charles D. Sigsbee, three; French E. Chadwick, five; John J. Hanker, two. After these came a list of commanders, lieutenant commanders and lieui 1. T it. I.H.. T> 1 J3 T? tenants. m iu? lauor xwiuuaru jr. Hobson and Victor Bine were included. . Hobson was advanced ten numbers and Blue five. OLD CONTROVERSY RENEWED. The Sampson-Schley controversy was renewed as the result of the presidential nominations, and a number of senators announced their opposition to the nominations. During the afternoon a number of them received a telegram from General Felix Agnus, of Baltimore, protesting against the preferment of Admiral Sampson. This telegram was as follows: "I ask in the name of truth and justice that you will not allow history to be perverted by making the advancement of Admiral Sampson over Admiral Schley, for a victory in which he had not part, not even firing a single shot. Had Sampson, in announcing the American victory, told the truth and said that while he was unavoidably absent at the time of the action, be it said for the glory of the fiag that Schley was on the spot, America would still be ringing with his plaudits. This he did not do, as you well know. Instead he started the controversy which has just cnlminated in the nominations sent to the senate. If thej are confirmed history will have been laismea ana a monstrous injustice done a brave American officer. May I ask you to prevent these confirma. tions at this session." YOUNG FORGER CONFESSES. Green H. l>elaperrlere, a Georgia Boy, If Arreeted at Washington. Green H. Delaperriere, of Hoschton, Ga., -who disappeared from Atlanta February 11, is under arrest in Washington, and made a confession to the detectives that he had forged hi? father's name to a check for $220. He induced two boys to accompany him on his trip north. YETS INVITE M'KINLEY. In Spite of Some Opposition the President Is Asked to Vldt Memphis. At a meeting of the executive committee of the confederate reunion at Memphis, Tenn., Thursday night, a resolution adopted Wednesday explaining why President McKinley was invited to be present on the occasion of the confederate reunion in May was rescinded and the original resolution inviting the president to Memphis stands. nm vafv rnp ureal a DA.U iHV T MJ ivu i? l uutai Press and Shrewd Observers Condemn Minister DeWitte's Action. Shrewd observers in St. Petersburg believe that the Russian minister of finance, M. DeWitte, in imposing a discriminating duty on American i manufactures of iron and -steel was not only animated by a desire to pro- j tect Russian sugar producers, but was eager to seize an opportunity to mobilize Russia's industrial army, with a view to proving its ability to stand the j test of a tariff war. The Russian press does not give auj j particular approval to the experiment. RAISING CAIN IN KANSAS. Joint Smashers Are Still Making Things Lively In Hany Towns of the State; At Perry, Kansas, Friday night, fifteen prominent women, led by the wives of a Methodist minister and a bank cashier, raided several "joints." With hatchets and axes they demolished fixtures right and left, entailing a loss in that particular saloon alone of more than $1,000. Twenty whiskey barrels, sixty-two kegs of beer and twenty cases of wine were carried into the streets, where they were chopped into kindling wood and their contents flowed away in the gutters. A drug 6tore was the last place visited. The proprietor was accused of qaonching the thirst of local ine- j briates and his stock was quickly destroyed. A special from Arkansas City, Ka?., says: Seventy meo, led by the minis- j ters of this city, crossed the Arkansas j river Saturday and demolished the | "Last Chance" saloon. All the"joints" in the town had been closed for several days, but the "Last Chance" being outside the city limits, its proprietor continued to do a flourishing business. When the crowd swept down npon the place the bartender was asleep. He was backed into a corner at a revolver's point and witnessed the complete demolition of the fixtures and stock. Lanham, Neb., is in an uproar over the liquor question. Money has been raised to clean out the joint keepers. Tha town is peculiarly situated, the main street being the line between Kansas and Nebraska, jnst as the main street of the town of Bristol is the dividing lino between Virgiuia and Tenne?see. Although a town of only 200 inhabitants, it has for years given officers of both states no end of trouble, offenders from one state moving to the other at will and thns evading the officers. There was a free-for-all fight at Beloit Satnrday, arising from the feeling over the joints. The temperance men and women insisted on inspecting the places to see that their orders for closing had been observed. The investigating committee was followed by a large crowd. Soon an alarm of fire was sounded and a hose ?-art dashed up and the firemen commenced throwing water on ihe crowd. Some men attempted to cut tlie hose, but were prevented by a display of revolvers. After several had been more or less hurt several arrests were made and quiet was restored. Mrs. Carrie Nation put in a very busy Sunday in Topeka, and as a result the capital city has experienced more genuine excitement than can be remembered by the oldest inhabitant. Mrs. Nation literally crammed the day with thrilling episodes. She succeeded in having the contents of a notorious joint smashed, broke into-a cold storage plant where a number of fine bars bad been stored away for safety, and demolished them; addressed a large mass meeting of men and women, and was arrested four times. The last time that the law laid its hand upon her was when Mrs. Nation emerged from the church where the mass meeting had been held. KILLS WIFE AND SUICIDES. T Domestic Tragedy Brought to Light at Crescent City, Fla. At Crescent City, Fla., Saturday morning, Dr. W. L. McLeod and his wife were found dead in their residence. The evidence disclosed that McLeod had killed his wife and then himself. Neither of the couple had been seen for a week, when Mrs. McLeod was visiting mombers of her church regarding some religious work. The bodies were found in the bed room, undressed, and two bullet wound, both mortal, had been inflict ed 011 Mrs. DeLeod. Her husband then fired the third bullet through his own brain and held the pistol in his hand. Mrs. McLeod had first been shot in bed and then on the fioor as she kneeled before him. Y1RGIXIA SOLOXS ADJOURN. Leciilfttori Complete Their Work and the Session Is Closed. The extra session of the Virginia general assembly at Richmond closed Saturday evening and most of the members left for their homes on afternoon and night trains. The only work of the day was the passage of a bill amending the charter of the city of Charlottesville. NEW GEORGIA ROAI) To R<> Built Between Sandersville and Sparta. Thirty Miles. Secretary of State Phil Cook has granted a charter to the East and West railroad a new line that will soon bebnilt between Sandersville in Washington county and Sparta in Hancock county, Ga. The new line, which, it is understood, is already partially graded between these two points, will be thirty miles long, and will form a sort of connecting line between the Georgia railroad on the one hand and the Augusta Southern, which runs to Tennille, on thq other. ? ? vif i vo ilTTT VTILtUA 1IU3 uti. Home Elections Committee Report Hawaiian Entitled to His Seat. Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii, scored a distinct triumph in securing a unanimous vote of the house committee on elections No. 3, confirming his right to a seat in the house of representatives. Chairman Taylor will submit the report in about a week. Mr. Taylor explained that Wilcox was not subjected to the usual strict construction, because he was little more than agent. GOVERNMENT CASH GIVEN OUT. Quartermaster of Army Is Paying 8135,OOO t? Charleston People. Captaiu Price, quartermaster of the United States army, will pay out the sum of $135,00*0 to lot holders on Sullivau's island. The land is needed for the new army garrisou. The present holders had titles only to buildings as the laud is owned by the state, and the amounts paid were enormous considering the worth of summer homes for which big money was demanded. The $135,000 is paid for sixty cottages. M'KINLEY IS ELECTED I ' joint Session ci Congress Pali* fies tbe Peoples' Choice. ELECTORAL VOTE IS COUNTED The Galleries Were Crowded to Witness Formalities of the Interesting Event. The ceremony of coupling the electoral vote for president and vice } resident cast at tlie election last fall took place in the hall of the hnue of representatives at 1 o'clock Wednesday at a joint session of tko house and senate. The method of counting he vote i3 prescribed with great detuil by the statute aud was followed literally. Great Crowds thronged the galleries. At 12:55 o'clock proceedings in the house were suspended aud five rows of seats upon the right of the hall were vacated for the members of the senate. At one minute of 1 o'clock the president pro tem. aud members of t>e senate were announced. The members of the house rose to receive them, uhile page boys carrying the caskets in ^hich the electoral returns were deposited, took them to the clerk's desk. Senator Frye, president pro tem of the senate, ascended the rostrum and took his place at the right of Speaker Henderson to preside over the joint session. Immediately below Speaker Henderson and Senator Frye, at the clerk's desk, were the tellers of the two houses, Senators Chandler, of New Hampshire, and Caffery, of Louisina, tlUU XVf jjl ecru la bl * on yiuoi , V Ohio, and Richardson, of Tennessee, flanked on either hand by the secretary of the senate, Mr. Bennett, and the clerk of the honse, Mr. McDowell. Senator Frye rapped for order and announced the object of 1he session. Senator Frye said consent already bad been given to dispense with the formal reading of the certificates, but that he thought if might be necessary to read the certificate of Arkansas, owing to a slight irregularity. This showed that one of the e'ectors had been absent and that the governor had appointed a substitute. The certificate was not challenged, however, and the tellers proceeded to announce the result in each state. A lapsus linguae by General Grosvenor, when he announced the Colorado vote, created a general outburst of merriment. He announced that Colorado had cast four votes for William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, and four for Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, for vice president. "Ob," shouted Mr. Richardson, one of the Democratic tellers, while the members of the senate and house on the floor and spectators in the gallaries joined in the laughter which followed. Mr. Grosvenor corrected the error and the announcement of the several states then proceeded in alphabetical order. The certificates were not uniform and the operation of opening the bulky packages and seeking out the result was attended with many delays. When Maryland's eight votes were enuounced for McKinley and Roosevelt there was a slight ripple of applause and the same response was made to the announcement of Nebraska's vote. General Grosvenor announced the vote of the president's own state of Ohio, but it created no demonstration. Upon the conclusion of the announcement of the vote of Wyoming, by direction of the presiding officer, the tellers formally ascertained the totals. Senator Chandler announced the total number of votes cast as 447, of which "William McKinley, of Ohio, received for president of the United States 292; William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, 155, and of which Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, received for vice president 292, and Adlai E; Stevenson, of Illinois, 153. Thereupon, in accordance with the statute. Senator Frye proclaimed the state of the vote as delivered to him. "This announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senote," said he, "is by the law, a sufficient declaration that William McKinley, of the state of Ohio, is elected president of the United States, and that Theodore Roosevelt, of the state of New York, is elected vice president, c?ach for the term, beginning March 4, 1901, and will be entered together with a list of the votes on the journals of the senate and house of representatives. The count of electoral votes having | been completed and the resnlt declared, the joint meeting of the two houses is dissolved and the senate will now return to its chamber." The joint meetiDg was then dissolved. A tremendous outburst of applause swept over the galleries. Convention to Meet In Philadelphia, Secretary W. F. Thompson, of the Southern Industrial Association, has gone to Philadelphia, where be says the next meetiDg of that body will be held, beginning the first weeji in June. BILBERT PIERCE DEAD. Former United States Senator and "Well Known Newspaper Man. Gilbert A. Pierce, formerly United States senator from North Dakota, an;l in 1883 territorial governor of Dakota, died at his apartments in the Lexington hotel, Chicago, Friday, after a long illness. Mr. Pierce had a wide experience in the newspaper field, both prior aud subsequent to his election to the United States senate. BARTLETT SERIOCLY ILL. j Georgia Congressman Has Desperate Case of Pneumonia In Washirtgton. A Washington special says: Judge j Bartlett is so desperately ill that it was determined Tuesday to send at once for his friend and family physician, Dr. Hall, of Macon. In tbo ? * x * _ 1 _ 1 _ 1 opeuing prayer in tne nonse ine uuim chaplain referred feeliDgly to the erit iral illnesof the Georgian, prayiug that he might i?o spared for iua??j years of farther usefulness, SIXTY BURIED ALIVE The Most Horrible Mining Accident In Canada's History. WORK OF EXPLOSION AND FIRE Rescuers are Repeatedly Driven Back By Roaring Flames?Details of Mcrror Meagre. A special from Victoria, British Columbia, says: "What is feared wilj prove one of the most horrible mine accidents in the history of the Dominion took place at the Union mines, owned by the Welling Colliery Company, of which James Dunsmuir, the premier of the province, is the principal shareholder. Newspaper corresnnndontc linrvid^ Ht and tllGf Jyvuuvuiw "-'J " ? O boats to the scene, As near as can bo gathered, the explosion took place about 11 o'clock in the forenoon in No. 6 shaft, situated in the village of Cumberland. There were sixty men in it when the explosion took place, and not one of them escaped. The explosion ignited the mine, wrecking the shaft from midway down to the bottom and filling it with a solid mass of rocks, earth and timbers. The first explosion was followed by several more, while a dense volume of smoke pouring from the vent holes indicated that fire, as well a3 gas, was doing destructive work below. Men of the morning shift in No. 5 shftft organized a rescue party. No. 5 and No. 6 are connected by a tunnel, and through this channel the attempt was made. They had not cut their way many yards through the debiis when they encountered fire, which rendered the place untenable and obliged the party to desist. The message came back by telephone to the surface conveying the heartbreaking news to the relatives of the imprisoned men, whose urging was not necessary to induce the relief party to return to their apparently hopeless task. Overcome at last by smoke and gas, they reluctantly withdrew from No. 5 and commenced work on a long cut from No. 4, the only other means of reaching the men. Work on this was Drosecnted with the greatest vigor until abatement of the fire in No. 5 enabled them to once more return there. From the head office of the Dunsmnir company at Victoria a special train proceeded at 1:15 o'clock to Nanaimo. The last report of the inspector of mines pronounced the shaft as complying with regulations governing coal mines. MAURICE THOMPSON DEAD. Well Known Author Succumb# to Grim Keaper After Lone Illne##. Maurice Thompson died at his home in Crawfordsville, Ind., Friday morning at 3 o'clock after a lingering illness. Mr. Thompson was born in Fairfield, Ind., September 9, 1844, but syent his early life in the Georgia mountains, half way between Chattanooga and Atlanta, where his father was an extensive planter. He entered the confederate army in 1862 and did hard scont duty. After the war he became chief engineer of the L. C. and S.W. railroad, and while engaged in this work met Alice Lee, of Crawfordsville, whom he married. He then begau the practice of law. In 1867 he explored Lake Okeechobee, Florida, listing its birds, animals and plants. From his Crawfordsville home Mr. Thompson sent forth the literary work which was to win him distinction. TIGER KILLS KEEPER. Tragedy Occur# at Indianapolis Zoo Through n Mistake. A sickening tragedy occurred at the zoo in Indianapolis Friday morning. Albert Neilson,' a keeper, 15 years old, entered the cage of a Bengal tiger by mistake and was attacked by tho 1 L ueuEJt. A terrible struggle followed in which the keeper was torn in a hundred places. Redkod irons were applied to the bloodthirsty animal, but not until he was struck by seven pistol balls did be relase his hold on his victim. Neilson was finally dragged from the cage mrre dead than alive and was hurried to the ci'.y hospital, where he died a3 he was being carried in. The tiger was not fatally wounded. Neilson was in charge of the lion cubs, and it is supposed opened the tiger's cage by mistake. Charlotte .'tlay Have Dispensary. A movement has been started in Charlotte, N. C , having for its object the establishment of a dispensary to take the place of the licensed liqnor saloons, aud the question will be decided by a white primary in abont teu days. STREET CAR TAKES PLUNGE. Tli 1 rtv 1'nnpnwr* Fall Flftv Feet and Not O;io Was Killed. Thirty passengers iD a streetcar going into Cincinnati from Dayton, Ky.f Friday were carried down a fifty foot embankment into the bed of a small >tr?-am on the Kentucky side of the Ohio river and only one of the number escaped injury. At the same time no4: one of ihe number was instantly kiiled. How many may die cannot yet be told. STUDENT AT SEVENTY-SIX. J ml go Bleckley Attends University of Georgia For Special Stndy. Ex-Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley, of Claikesville, Ga., is at present a student of the University of Georgia at Athens. There are some problems in mathematics he is desirous of solving, and expects to remain in college some days iu getting the desired infoimation. It is his intention at some iutuie d?y to announce an important mathematical discovery touching the analysis of numbers, MURDER AND' SUiCiDE. Mystery of Young Widow's Disappearance From Atlanta Revealed In Bloody Tragedy. An Atlanta dispatch says: The dead bodies of Mrs. H. M. Wilson, a yonng widow, and William Hamilton, who mysteriously disappeared from the city over a week ago, were found Sunday evening about a mile from the bridge over the Chattahoochee river in Cobb county. Near the body of the woman was her murderer, William Hamilton. The man had killed the woman and then himself. Before he met death Hamilton evi uenuy set nre 10 wooas near xne place where the bodies were found, as both were fearfully burned. The finding of the bodies gave the solution of the mystery that has been vexing the detective department and making frantic wiih grief the relatives of the couple since their sudden disappearance. It has resulted in the total prostration of the mother of Mrs. Wilson, and leaving an orphan, a sweat little'gir! of seven. The bodies were found by two little negro boys about 150 yards from the road crossing Chattahoochee river near some old breast works, half a mile from the bridge. The body of Mrs. Wilson lay near that of Hamilton and throngh her right temple was a hole made by a ball from a 32 calibre pistol which sent her soul to eternity. Her features were distorted and her body charred and burned almost beyond recognition. The left foot was burned entirely away, all her hair was burned off, one hand was charred and but little remained of the clothing she had worn when she left home. Hamilton lay with a hole entirely through his bead, made by a ball which entered two inches above the right ear and plowed its way throngh the brain. His clothing was also badly burned and the disturbed leaves and growth near the place where the bodies were found proved that death came after a struggle. A32-caliber revolver of the Smith & Wesson type lay near the right band of Hamilton. Three of its chambers were emptied, and this circumstance told the story of the murder and suicide. SOUTHERN' PROGRESS. New Industries Reported In the Sonth During the l'ast TVeeU. Among the more important of the new industries reported for the past week are as follows: A brass foundry at Birmingham, Ala.; a broom factory at Tnscumbia, Ala.; a $50,000 carpet factory at Charlotte, N. C.; a chair factory at High Point, N. C.; a cooperage plant at Nashville, Tenn.; cotton gins at Bristol, Fla., and Bex, Ga., a $50,000 cotton company at Greensboro, N. C.; $80,000 cotton mills at Butherfordton, N. C.; dry kilns at Nashville; electric light plants at Hawkinsville, Ga., Orange, Texas, Fairfax C. H., Va. ;a $1,000,000 electric light and power plant at Pine Bluff, Ark., and others at Huntington, Ark., and West Nashville, Tenn.; an excelsior factory at Montgomery, Ala.; a$1,000,000 fertilizer factory at Charleston, S. C., flouring mills at Cookeville and Spring Hill,Tenn.,and Savory,Tex.; a $50,000 furniture factory at Burlington, N. C.; ice factories at Hawkinsville,Ga,Smithville, Texas, and Newport News, Ya.; knitting mills at Wankeenab, Fla., and Scotland Neck, N, C.; a $50,000 laud company at Norfolk, Ya.; a 8400,000 land company at Richmond, Ya.; a $50,000 lumber company at Valdosta, Ga., and another at Atlanta, Ga.; a $50,000 lumber mill at Danville, Va.; a $1,000,000 manganese and iron company at Staunton, Va.; a $50,000 packing company at Fort Worth,Texas; a $500,000 oil company at Hallettsville, Texas, and another at Port Arthur, Texas; a $30,000 oil and coal company at Greeuville, Texas; oil mills at Dawson, Ga., New Albany, Miss., and Laurinburg, N. C. a $G0,000 rice mill at Donaldsonville, La.; a sngar refinery at Bristol, Fla.; a sash, door and blind factory at Staunton, Ga.; a shuttle and bobbin factory at Hickory, N. C.; a $25,000 soap factory in Knoxville, Teunessee and another at Corsicana, Texas; a stave factory at Crossville, Tenn.; telephone companies at Ashlaud and Lexington, Ky., and a wire-drawing plant at Ashland, Ky.?Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) ONLY LOST OVERCOAT. Chicago Thief Did Not Get General Gordon'* Valuable*. General John B. Gordon states that the report of his loss in Chicago by theft has been greatly exaggerated. The press story stated that while sitting in the writing room of a Chicago hotel he was robbed of his overcoat, which contained valnable papers and checks to the value of $4,000. A telegram from him is as follows: "Osceola, Ja., Feb. 15, 1901.? Telegram that I lost heavily by Chicago theft is false. Overcoat was | stolen, but not oue dollar of money j nor checks lost. "Jons B. Gordon." GEORGIA BLACKS PROSPEROUS. I Profmior Dubois, of Atlanta, Talk* of Xe? l-roes In Dougherty County. A Washington dispatch says: Processor W. E. B..Dubois, of the Atlanta university, Wednesday, gave the industrial commission his views of the conditiou of the colored race in Dougherty county, Georgia. He said that the colored people now own about 15,0.00 acres of land there, which is more than thev have ever held before. STATION FOR BLITHE. Naval Department lias tlio .Hatter Under Serlon* Consideration. The navy department is considering the advisability of establishing a naval station on Blythe island, Georgia, which property ,was acqnired by the depariment under provisions of an act of cougress of 1857. The island is said to offer many advantages as a training station for landsmen, for target practice and other naval purposes, and it is said could be put iu ojudirina at au txpenaa of not more tiign $2j.OOO, ! RUSSIA RETALIATES ! Czar's Government Deals Hard Blow to American Commerce. A RESULT OF GAGE'S ACTION Placing of Countervailing Duty on Russian Sugar Seems to Act as Boomerang. A special from St. Petersburg, Russia, says: The finance minister, M. De Witte, has proved his ability to hit quick and had. He was evidently proj pared for reprisals before Secretary j Gage took final aciion. M. De Witte i sent to ttie senate Wednesday for pubj licatioa an ordinance levymg 30 per ' cent increased duty on the most im| portaut American imports into Russia. The ordinance becomes effective March 1st, and requires that the articles af! fected be accompanied upon importa; tion by a certificate of origin. The ordinance affects all sorts of iron and steel goods from unworked iron castings to sewing machines. GRAVE CRISIS BROUGHT ABOUT, Count Cassini, the Russian ambassadors at Washington received a cablegram Saturday afternoon from the Russian foreign office confirming the report of the issue of the decree, and took steps to inform the state department accordingly. It is realized that a grave crisis has been reached in the ?1 - t.: l- -i. AT- _ TT_ xraue reiauuuH ueiwceu we v uncu ' States and Rnssia. j The immediate effect of the Russian i decree, when it becomes operative, ! will be to increase by 50 per cent the ; duties on American machinery, steel and iron goods. These goods already enjoy two separate redactions, 30 per cent being taken off from the general ! and 2) per cent from the conven tion duties. The articles referred to i in the Russian decree are machinery and tools of every kind, manufactures 1 and products of cast iron and steel, i Roughly stated the United States is said to have exported goods of this descripion to Russia last year to the amount of ?30,000,000. The addition of 50 per cent duty will, ii is thought, prove prohibitory. The action taken means that the j Russian government will not concern ' itself with a test case nor await the ' issue of such a case. However, there is an expectation that tLe American importers of the Russian sngar will make the fight in their own interest. Sjme cargoes of Rassian sugar are j now afloat and on the way to the | United States, where at least one is , due to arrive in the next ten days. It | is not dc.nbted that the consignees in the United States will, rather than pay : the countervailing duty, which would ' make it impossible to compete with J other sngar, make up a test case. If the issue favors the Russian side, then the obnoxions decree will b9 amended, though it is not denied thAt the Rus, sian government feels offended. I KILLED WHOLE FAMILY. Unusually hienaisn tnmein Louisiana Avenged By Determined Lynchers. A negro named Thomas Jackson was lynched Sunday at St. Peter, La., | a station on the Texas and Pacifio road, about twenty miles above New j Orleans. Jackson's crime was particularly fiendish. About 9 o'clock in the morning he visited the home of ! Alex Bourgeois, the engineer of the , drainage machine on Belle Point plantation, some distance from the plantaI tion quarters, going there on a tryci. cle. He told Bourgeois the manager i wanted him, and the engineer mount. ed the trycicle with him. A little j way farther on Jackson stabbed the engineer in the back and threw the body into a ditch. He then returned to the house and butchered Mrs. i Bourgeois and her two babies and ranj sacked the house. Carter's Uncle Will Appeal. L. D. Carter, uncle of Oberlin CarJ ter, left Leavenworth, Kas., Saturday : for Washington to continue the fight ! to secure the release of the ex-captain ' from the federal prison. He will ap| peal from the decision of Judge Hook, : to release Carter on bond. | KLKCTIOX RIOT IX ST. LOUIS. Shotver of Lead Prevent* Fourth Ward Poll* From TJcinjj Opened. A St. Louis special says: More thau 150 shots were fired, a sergeant of police and two negroes were wounded and a ballot box was stolen in the course of a riot about the second district polling place of the fourth ward early Monday evening. It was only after a riot call had brought forty policemen and riot guns to the scene that a semblance of order was restored. Even then the streets j were filled with negroes and some j white men, all of whom were armed, ! many of them intoxicated and looking j for trouble. Not a ballot was caet Inheritance Tax $667,000. i The executors of the will of Collis ' P. Huntington have paid to the state j of New York $667,00<>, .that being the - ? ~ nefinvitu/1 Q? d 11 A t/1 tVlA j IILL1UII LI I 1UCJ g^i-iiuu ? " vtv?v w ? ; state as an ineberitance tax on the i property left by Mr. Huntington. Hig t?nn Explodes on Kearsage. A big tiiirteec-inch gun exploded on j the battleship Kearsage while the ship I was at target practice off Key West ; Saturday. The gun itself and its superimposed turrets were damged. TO LEGALIZE "SMASHING." Senator Barlow Introduce! Unique Bill In Indiana Legislature. Senator Barlow introduced a bill in | the Indiana legislature Friday legalizing "joint smashing" in Indiana. The bill permits any crowd of people not exceeding twelve to "smash" any booth, boat or other place where liquor ! is illegally sold in Indiana, declaring | such places to be nuisances. It also j ; r-vlded that any one interfering with I tl.e "s:i.ushers" shall be punished for ! assault aud battery or assault with intent tp kill, | ?tNjrsifMrviCNjror I SOLTH CAROLINA I $ STATE NEWS ITEMS. CMCSICMCMfMCMfMCMl Assailant Pay* Penalty. George Thomas, colore.!, was hang- 1 ed at Beaufort the past week for crimnal assault upon Mrs. Dukeriy of Sa- ! vannah, Ga. The crime was committed ' in April. A full and impartial trial 1 was given the negro and conviction 1 reached by due process of law. The execution was orderly and successful. * * * * < Notary Public Fired. R. P. Powell, notary public in Cher- ^ okec county, living near the Spartan- < barg line, has been removed for offici- r al misconduct. This, is probably the j first time a notary public has been deposed in this slate, except in 1892, when Governor Tillman revoked the y commissions of all of them in order to , get rid of th9 negroes who were ap- j pointed. ( legislature Kind to Schools. The legislature of the state, which ] has just adjourned, has been quite kind to the state colleges and to the old soldiers. Liberal appropriations were made to Clemson Agricultural ( and Mechanical College, Winthrop Normal and Industrial College for Wo- j men, the Citadel Academy, South Car- 3 oliiia Collejge and the State Colored ^ College The total appropriation for ^ colleges were near sum of $200,030. Cedar Springs Institute for the deaf, ( dumb and blind, which is located four miles from Spartanburg, has at last * taken due hold on the hearts of the ( legislators. Besides a liberal appropri- f ation for maintenance and teachers, this school has received $30,000 in the ^ past two years for new buildings. A " ? ? ? # i, i. j i $li,UUU Dunaing ior me cuioreu yevple has been finished. There are over a hnndred children at Cedar Springs. Captain N. F. Walker, son of the ] founder, is president ?% That "Slare" Contract. Bevelations of the existence of practical * slavery in Anderson county through the operations of a contract i have shocked the state. Judge Benet's courageous stand and strong charge in the matter of calling for immedi- , ate action by the grand jury and con- , cerning a special term of court has j brought the matter squarely before the people of the state, and it is not a , local affair any longer. ( People of prominence and wealth are accused of running this system of slavery under the guise of the convict lease system. The so-called contract is worded as follows: "This contract and agreement for labor on farm, made and entered into this day between landlord, party of the first part, and laborer, pariy of the second part, witnesseth: "That I, laborer of the second part, do hereby bind over and hire myaeif to to do and perform general farm work under the supervision of said or h;s agents, for the period of months, commencing and ending , and as pay for the said services I am to receive the sum of dollars per month, together with my board and lodging, which wages, less or any advances made to me from time to time, and lost time at per day, is to be paid by me at the expiration of above time, I agree at all times to be subject to the orders and commands of said or his agents, perform all work required of v?i? napnta. shall have the tuo, w. _ _ right to use snch force as he or his agents may deem necessary to require me to remain on his farm and perform good and satisfactory services. He shall have the right to lock me up for safe keeping, work me under the rules and regulations of his farm, and if I should leave his farm or run away he shall have the right to offer and pay a reward not exceeding $25 for my capture aud return, together with the expense of same, which amount so advanced, together with any other indebtedness I may owe at the expiration of above time, I agree to work out under all rnles and regulations of this contract at same wages as above, commencing ? ? and ending . "The said shall have the right to transfer his interest in this contract to any other party, and I agree to continue work for said assignee same as for the rriginal party of the first part. "I, , landlord, party of the first part, hereby agree with and hire the said for the above time and pay wages as above set forth'and otherwise fulfill my part of above agreement. "Witness our hands and seals this day of , 190 . " (Seal.) " (Seal.) "Witness: << _?? ?% To oorapote With Blc Company. It is generally believed in business circles at Charleston that strong opposition will enter the field in the heart of the phosphate mining section against the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company, which just now is controll-1 1 ? * #~?.*Ji:<?c nninni ins? a great, pari ui buoioiuimct The Charleston Mining and Manufacturing company, who controls the rich phosphate beds, is considering the advisability of expending large sums in improving and enlarging its plant, and the question of expending $1,000,000 for this work is being discussed. At a recent meeting of the company no definite action was taken on the question of issuing coupon bonds to the amount of $1,000,000 to be secured by a mortgage of the company's property, for the manufacture of phospeate rock into fertilizers. It was not deemed expedient at this time to issue the bonds, although the company is very strongly in favor of extending its manufacturing. Lavrtons Demand Big Price. Unexpected trouble has arisen at Charleston over the negotiations for the purchase of the Lawton property adjoining Chicora park, where the naval station will be located. The board which appraised the property owned by the Lawtons fixed a valuation of $30,000, which was about $200 per acre. When Mr. Lawton bought the r>?nce he paid So,700, but he is holding via: now for $0-3,000. The government considered the price exorbitant, aud ;he Rodgers board estimated $30,000 is a just and fair price. A naval comnittee will be sent to Charleston to ook into thetronble, bnt is more than ikely that condemnation proceedings vill be instituted. ?% -k Good For Track Farmers. According to reports irom the untying trnck centers, this season will 3e one of the best years for the trnek 'armers in the vicinity of Charleston, tfo fear is apprehended from the cold spells, and the cabbage yield, which is ' eally the money crop for the trackirs, will be one of the biggest on rec>rd. The crop will be ready for shipnent by April 1st, which is two weeks v ||| ?arlier than usual, and the heads are . n fine condition, or will be by that ;ime. The strawberry crop around Charleston is practically a total fail- i ire, due to the very severe drought of ast summer, and but few berries will jet to maraer. The loss of the berries, however, ^ svill be a small item compared to the field from the cabbage crops. The Charleston track farms represent an ,'^d mormons amount of money, end this fear the track farmers will enjoy prosperity just as their brothers did last year with cotton. Wants Bacteriological Commission. Health Officer H. 6. Horlbeck, of Charleston, who attended the Pan* .^J American congress in Havana, is mak* ||g ing a strong fight for the establish* -ijg ment of a bacteriological commission to deal with all diseases coming nndar .'22 the quarantine laws and regulations. His idea is to have this commission Dperated under the management and % direction of the countries interested, fellow fever is looked npon as the nost important disease demanding ^ mch a step, and with a commission with headquarters in Havana, it is thought that much good will result in i sar!t,ary way. AN UNVERIFIED RUMOR. Report Sent Out That Seven Nations Will | Fight Stubborn Chinese. It is reported in Tien Tsin that seven nations- have declared war igamst China. It is asserted that the real reason, for the deadlock in Pekia is a difference )f opinion between the foreign envoys md the military authorities, the . - J former favoring a withdrawal of the troops to Tien Tsin and the latter nrg* ing a forward movement; The Tien Tsin dispatch regarding ',11 the reported declaration of war against China is not confirmed from any source. ROADS REFUSE TERMS. Southern and Central Maj Build Tlwiv Own Depots in Atlanta. An Atlanta dispatch says: The Southern and Central railroads have ?':~i refused the overtures of President Thomas, of the Nashville. Chattanooga and St Louis, to renew the agreement under which the state "was to bnild a 9 union passenger station in Atlanta to ^ be leased for a term of years to the roads entering the city. ~ *Jsj The second and most significant feature of the action on the Southern . and Central now brought to light is . that there two lines, closely associated in busings interests, are preparing to erect a depot of their own. SUBSIDY BILL DISPLACED. || Senate Take* Up For DiscuMion the Olaa* ; margarine Measure. A Washington special says: At the conclusion of' the morning hour in the senate Saturday, when the unfin- ^ ished business?the shipping bill? v|| was laid before the body, Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin, moved to proceed to the consideration of the oleomargarine Dill. By a practically unanimous ^ vote?only two senators voting in the '' negative?the motion prevailed. Thus the subsidy bill was displaced as the oleomargarine bill was taken up. After little over au hour's consideration of that measure it was laid aside. MRS. NATION JAILED. Bound Over Under a Peace Warrant and ' v.Iiefu?en to Give Ball. *3? At Topeka, Kansas, Monday, Mrs. -J Nation was placed in the county jail as :;-|l a result of .a trial on a peace warrant before Judge Hazen. The warrant woo cmn?n- nnt hv the officials of the Moeser Cold Storage company, whose "JS plaut Mrs. Nation entered Sunday morning. Mrs. Nation acted as her own attorney in the trial. Jndge Hazen placed '-*? her nnder a $2,000 bond to keep the * % peace and ordered her to appear before him at the next term of the court Mrs. Nation refused to giro the ^ bond and said she wonld go to jail. EXTRA SESSION CERTAIN. President McKinley Reported as Making Positive Statement. A Washington special says: Pred- jsj dent McKinley stated to a member of the house committee on appropriations Saturday that there wonld be an extra ti session of congtess. This is the moat _V direct expression whioh has yet ooms 'i from the president, who has heretofore been content with saying simply that, < he did not see how such an extra session could be escaped. - | GERMAN STEAMER GOES DOWN, * Vessel Farted Amidships and Sixteen on Board of Her Were Drowned. A snecial from Rotterdam says: Tha German steamer Holland, from Lionel on, was wrecked at the Northern pier while entering Nieuwewaterweg, at the entrance of the river Mais, Monday. The captain and six men have been saved. The Holland parted amidshipe. ^ Sixteen of those on board of her were drowned. A "GROWLER" TRUST. Mocre Is Forming a Tin Can Combine With 810,000,000 Capitalisation. The newest thing in consolidation# is the tin can combine, which it it v said is now being formed by W. H. ; Moore, of Chicago. It is alleged am agreement has been signed with the understanding that after April 1st the American Tin Can Company will con- : . trol the output of every factory in the i United States. The capital will be 810,000,000. I At present there are 108 tin can f*o* .. tories in this country. M