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* -I. -- ^ feSjffiflBjiv*.-. , f*53 -v '. | . ..*v.' - _ ' - , , - - > * - ~**v . \j?. - ;*:**y;g?jgfcyaa f The Bamberg Herald. 1 p. - . 1 = ~~ " ^ |.. ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. MARCH 7. 1901. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. M ' ?- -? ^ri ! riTurn i vin CA VI innrCTm 1 nruntp n i mur. HECn J INAUGURATION Amidst Pomp am . - ident Begins i rV ; CAPITOL LITERALLY THRONGED Though Harred Somewhat By the Clements Inaugural Program Brilliantly Carried Out. > . v " A Washington special says: Monday ^ at noon, William McKinley, of Ohio, aras inducted into the presidential office, being the eighth in the illustrious line of presidents of the United States thus honored by the American people wfith a second term. Simultaneously, Theodore Koosevelt, of New York, became vice president of the United States. During the early hours of the morning, and even well into the day the prospect was certainly discouraging. At 3 o'clock a. m., a drizzling rain was i- falling, and at sunrise the clouds hung so thickly that the orb of day was scarcely visible. About 8 o'clock the clouds began to break, and in the course of an hour broad beams of sun?| - light swept the avenue, the variations from the light to shadow, as the clouds scudded rapidly over the sky under the influence of a northwest wind, adding variety to the pictures. On ? the whole the weather promised to redeem the pledge, of the weather bureau that the weather would be glorious, the temberaturd being mild and broad stretqhes of bine sky appearing as the san forced its way through the clouds. The parade that followed President McKinley on his return from the capkol to the white house and passed in ; review there before him, was different from all its predecessors in the majestic predominance of the military feature. The civil contingent 'was quite up to the average in numbers, yet l?y actual count made by the marshals the soldiers outnumbered the civilians in line by more than three to one. In J>lue were many soldiers who had carrild the country's dag out into the world, and had waged a war which was all in the future when the last inaugural procession marched along Pennsylvania avenue. ??/ With these young veterans, and in the place of honor, as the president's escort, marched another contingent made up entirely of soldieis of the civil war. At their head marched the Bough Bider band. Alv#* time ir> o */irtorfoT? ft XVI bUC UBI UIUO iu I^UIU vv> v* ? century the president rode from the white house to the capitol without a , successor beside him in his carriage. Grant was the last of the presidents of ; N the United States up to this time to ] ~ occupy a similar position. President McKinley had for his companions in , his carriage members of the committee specially chosen by congress to take ohargeof. the inauguration, headed by Senator Hanna. The nations of the world, great and small, paid their tribute to the presi- ; dsnt in attendance at the ceremonies at the capitol and in reviewing the : great parade. The navy was represented in the ceremonies more numerously than ever before. Half a dozen warships, more , than have assembled in the Potomac since the civil war, contributed through their sailors and marines one j of the most unique and enjoyahle 1 features of the ceremony, marching * oyer a thousand strong. Down on ; the water front lay the famous old : flagship Hartford, while at the navy yard floated the double-turreted monitor Puritan. Further down the Po- ! tomac lay other vessels unable to get < up the river to Washington, but whose i crews 8welled the list of paraders. Sixteen states of the union?north, : east, .south and west?were represented by their governors, most of them j accompanied by numerous staffs. Thouflrh worn and weary the legisla tive branch of the national government faithfully executed its part in i the day's ceremonies. The protracted i sessions of the last few days, involving work day and night, imposed severe physical strains upon the senators and' 1 representatives, yet when the time i came to ciose^^tEelask of legislation : and turn to the inauguration of the president, all was in readiness in the capitoL President McKinley was sworn in at 1:17 p. m., on a handsomely decorated stand at the east end of the capitol, in . the presence of a surging multitude. The dense undulating throng filled all the winding walks, the broad avenues and radiating streets, overflowing into thousands into the sweep of lawn and even seeking the tree tops points of vantage. Quite as many women were in the throngs as men, wearing bright hats and gay gowns, mingling with the color of hundreds of tiny flags waved aloft on canes. Over towards the congressional library the seething mass RESULTED IX A MISTRIAL. 1 CnU AO I ernici ill wucim vu?c< nuuu a cuit Against Confederate Veteran. Tbe suit of John C. Underwood H| against S. A. Cunningham, editor of Hf the Confederate "VeteraD, and the H[ Methodist Publishing House, for $50,000 damages, which had been in HI progress the past week in Nashville, |H terminated in a mistrial. Judge Clark charged the jury, but the body was unH able to agree and were discharged. I - FIYE MINERS KILLED. H Big Box of Powder Explodes Resulting H In Terrible Destruction. Five men were killed and two others seriously injured in a mine accident at H the Engleside zinc mine in Center Valley, Mo., Monday. The seven men were in the mine catting a drift from I the main shaft. A whole box of powder had been I sent down into the mine. One of the I men accidentally discharged an unexI ploded shot and the box of powder I was set off, refwltiog terrible deI itniotioQ, [CEREMONIES 3 Splendor PresSecond Term. was banked tier on tier on the marble steps. Just before 1 o'clock a drizzling sleet, with hail, began to fall and over the sea of heads were countless umbrellas, some of them of fantastic color and patriotic hue. The sky turned somewhat gray to black and the signs looked ominous. But the crowd held its ground unmindful of the lowering sky and slanting hail. It was just 1 o'clock when the official party came through the main doorway of the capitol. All eyes were strained toward the distinguished group as they appeared. Usually the president comes among the first, but on this occasion there was entire change and instead of having the president wait until all the officials were in place the presidential party did not appear until all the invited guests had assembled and everything was in readiness to administer the oath. By this time the hail had turned into a steady drizzle of rain making the officials and the ambassadors shift uneasily under the downpour. When the special guests had been ushered to their seats there was a momentary lull and silence fell upon the great concourse as it strained to catch the first glimpse of the president. As President McKinley stepped out on the portico in full view of the waiting multitude, a great cheer went up. The president bowed his acknowledgments of the greeting. With him was Chief Justice Fuller, prepared to administer the oath. Through the lines of senators and officials, all standing to do him honor, the president proceeded to the central pavilion, going forward to the railing and facing the vast assemblage at close range, again and. again bowing his acknowledgment to the tremendous cheers from 40,000 throats. Then he turned and shook hands with Yice President Roosevelt, while another great cheer went up as the two central figures, McKinley and Roosevelt, stood out above the crowd. Now again and a deep hush fell upon the assemblage as the president and the chief justice advanced to the center of the pavilion. The president removed his hat and then he raised his right hand. In the intense stillness faintly could be heard the solemn words of the oath to maintain inviolate the constitution and laws of the United States. He spoke in a strong voice, easily heard by those near the front of the stand. His face looked very grave as the oath was pronounced. There was no demonstration as he concluded the oath. Now he turned again to the people and advancing to the rail of the pavilion began bis inaugural address. As the president spoke the pent-up clouds gave cut their full force and the pelting rain came down in sheets, throwing a watery veil over the dripping multitude. Under his pavilion the president was well protected, and there was no faltering in the address ii- - J ?? 1: J as me uowu-pour cuuuuueu. As ho raised his voice in a resounding phrase for "Free Cuba" there was a shout of approval, and frequently he paused to allow some well-turned sentence to receive its tribute of popular approval. As the president cldsed his address the vice president and many senators grasped his hand in congratulation. Then he returned to the capitol, proceeding to the senate wing, where a lunch had been spread in the committee room of the committee on military affairs. Here the president was joined by the vice president, the inaugural committee, distinguished officers of the army and navy and a number of senators and other invited guests. Half an hour was spent in taking refreshments. Soon after the booming of cannon and blare of bugles announced that the president was ready to proceed to the white house and the time had come for the marching hosts to move, column after column of the uniformed ranks swung into position. It was 2-??U?1ekrek: whsu they took fckeir place in the parade and the procession, which had straightened out, started fairly for the white house, a mile and a half away. SENATOR CARTE R 1)11) IT. Montana Man Succeeded in Killing River and Harbor Bill. A Washington Special says: After consuming, with some outside aid, more than twelve hours of time, Senator Carter, of Montana, succeeded in talking to death the river and harbor bill. The Montana senator made the defeat of this bill the climax to his senatorial career for two reasons: One was the desire to get some advertise.. i i _f? il. . 1 " ll 11. menu out 01 me easiness, aim me oiuer -was undoubtedly the desire to please some of the high officials in the hope that he himself may hereafter receive more substantial benefits than those which come from personal praise. TO MAKE NO CHANGE. Soath Carolina and Went Indian Exposition Will Proceed Just the Same. The board of directors of the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition at Charleston have authorized the statement that the original plan for the exposition would not be changed through failure to receive the government appropriation. There may be changes in the government building, but the general scope of the project will not be altered. CONYICT AT FOURTEEN. Kentucky Youth Goes Up For. Life For Murdering Girl. At Albany, Ky., Davis Brown, aged fourteen years, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Celia Jones, a girl thirteen years old. Brown and Stonewall Jackson McGuire, a companion, shot and killed their victim as she stood in the door of her father's home because she had threatened to tell her parents that Brown had offered her an insult, McGuire has never been captured, \ PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S t \ INAUGURAL ADDRESS j President McKinley's inaugural address in part was as follows : My Fellow Citizens?When we assembled here on the 4th of March, 1897, there was a great anxiety with regard to our currency and credit. None exists now. Then our treasury receipts were inadequate to meet the current obligations of the government. Now they are sufficient for all public "? ---3 I 1 neeas anu wo cave a surplus ruoicau of a deficit. Then I felt constrained to convene congress in extraordinary session to devise revenues to pay the ordinary expenses of the government. Now I have the satisfaction to announce that the congress just closed has reduced taxation in the sum of forty-one million dollars. The national verdict of 1896 has for the most part been executed. Whatever remains unfilled is a continuing obligation resting with undiminished force upon the executive and Vin nnnnrroca "Rllt. fnrtnnfltfi aS OUr condition is, its permanence can only be assured by sound business methods and strict economy in national administration and legislation. We should not permit our great prosperity to lead us to reckless ventures in business or profligacy in publie expenditures. Four years ago we stood on the brink of war without the people knowing it and without anyprepara-' tion or effort at preparation for the impending peril. I did all that in honor could be done to avert the war, but without avail. It became inevitable, and the congress at its first regular session, without party division, provided money in-anticipation of the crisis and in preparation to meet it. It came. The result was signally favorable to American arms and in the highest degree honorable to the government. It imposed upon us obligations from which we cannot escape and from which it would be dishonorable to seek to escape. We are now at peace with the world and it is my fervent prayer that if differences arise between us and other powers they may be settled by peaceful arbitration and that hereafter we may be spared the horrors of war. Entrusted by the people for the second time with the office of president, I enter upon its administration appreciating the great responsibilities which attach to this renewed honor and commission; promising unreserved devotion on my part to their faithful discharge and reverently invoking for my guidance the direction and favor of Almighty God. Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and fortunately we have them in every part of our beloved country. We are reunited. Sectionalism has disappeared. Division on public ques tions can ho longer be traced by the war maps of 1861. These old differences less and less disturb the judgment. Existing problems demand the thought and quicken the conscience of the country and the responsibility for their presence as well as for their righteous settlement rests upon us all ?no more upon me than upon yon. The American people, entrenched in freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever they go and they reject as mistaken and unworthy the doctrine that we lose our own liberties by securing the enduring foundations of liberty to others. Our institutions will not deteriorate by extension and our sense of justice will not abate under tropic suns in distant seas. As heretofore, so hereafter will the nation demonstrate its fitness to administer any new estate which events devolve upon it, and in the fear of God will "take occasion by the hand and make the bounds of freedom wider yet." We face at this moment a most important question?that of the future relations of theUnited States and Cuba. With our near neighbors we must remain close friends. The declaration r\f t>?A nnmnses of this government in the resolution of April 20, 1898, must be made good. Ever since the evacuation of the island by the army of Spain, the executive, with all practicable speed, has been assisting its people in the successive steps necessary to the establishment of a free and independent government prepared to assume anc^ perform the obligations of international law which now rest upon the United Stages under the treaty of Paris. The convention elected by the people to frame a constitution is approaching the completion of its labors. The transfer of American control to the new government, is of such great impoitance, involvit g a > ^Migaticn resulting from our ). t vent'on and the treaty of peace that i uul glad to be advised by the recent act of congress of the policy which the legislative branch of the government deems essential to the best interests of Cuba and the United States. "The peace which we are pledged to leave to the Cuban people must carry with it the guarantees of permanence. We become sponsors for the pacification of the island and we remain accountable to the Cubans, no less than to our own country and people, for the reconstruction of Cuba as a free commonwealth on abiding foundations of right, justice, liberty and assured order. Our enfranchisement of tne people will not be complete until free Cu???V 1 A ? Da SDaii oo a reainy, uui a name, a perfect entity, not a hasty experiment bearing within itself the element of failure." "While the treaty of peace with Spain was ratified on the 6th of February, 1899, and ratifications were exchanged nearly two years ago, the congress has indicated no form of government for the Philippine Islands. It has, however, provided an army to enable the executive to suppress insurrection, restore peace, give security to the inhabitants, and establish the authority of the United States throughout the Archipelago. The congress having added the sanction of its authority to the powers already possessed and exercised by the executive under the constitution, thereby leaving with the executive the responsibility for the government of the Philippines, I shall continue the efforts already begun until order shall be restored throughout the islands, and as fast as conditions permit will establish governments, in the formation of which the full co-operation of the people has frfep slresty invited, ana wnen established will encourage the people to administer them. The settled purpose, long ago prevailed, to afford the inhabitants of the islands self-government as fast as they were ready for it, will be pursued with earnestness and fidelity. The most liberal terms of amnesty have already been communicated to the insurgents, and the way is still open foi those who have raised their arms against the government for honorable submission to its authority. Our countrymen should not be deceived. We are not waging war against the inhabitants of the Philippine islands. A portion of them are making war against the United States. By far the greater part of the inhabitants recognize American sovereignty and welcome it as a guaranty of order and of security for life, property, liberty, freedom of conscience and the pursuit of happiness. To them full protection will be given. They shall not be abandoned. We will not leave the destiny of the loyal millions of the islands to the disloyal thousands who are in rebelion against the United States. DfiftCEVEI TCWADN IN IVUVJL T Lit I J T! Vi\11in impressive Exercises Occur On Floor of Senate. VICE PRESIDENT TAKES OATH Ceremony Was Witnessed By An Immense Concourse of Prominent Officials and Civilians. Standing on a spot halloaed by history and in the presence of a brilliant and distinguished assemblage on the floor of the senate, Colonel Roosevelt, of New York, was inducted into the office of vice president of the United States. The oath was administered by Senator Wm. P. Frye, of Maine,president pro tem. of the United State senate. The ceremony was thoroughly democratic, yet it was simplicitly profoundly impressive. The scene on the floor of the chamber, intent upon the ceremony, were . r.i a-n Tflirtcxl ramflC flTA lirmSAhnld words in every city. The senate was in session, constructively, having been so since 11 o'clock Saturday morning although recesses taken at intervals had rendered the mental and physical strain the more endurable. Upon the floor of the senate the proceedings were in accordance with a definite program from which there was no deviation. As the assembly was seated the new vice president ascended to his desk to deliver his inaugural address. "Before the delivery of the speech the venerable chaplain of the senate, Rev. Dr. W. H. Milburn, invoked the divine blessing upon the assemblage j and the ceremonies. The inaugural address was brief and was listened to with utmost attention. The proclamation of the president i calling the senate into extraordinary : session was then read by the clerk, j the direction for the reading being j the first official order of the new vice I president. At the conclusion of the reading the vice president requested the new sen-' ; ators to present themselves at the ' desk to take the oath of office. The | clerk called the names of the senators ' in groups of four, and as they ad vanced to the left of the vice presii dent's desk to take the oath they were ; greeted with cordial applause from | the galleries. ] The inaugural address of Vice Presii dent Roosevelt, in full, was as followa: j "The history of free government is ; in large part the history of those Tei public legislative bodies in which, i from the earliest times, free govern' ment has found its loftiest expression. , They must ever hold a peculiar and exalted position in the record which tells how the great nations of the . world have endeavored to achieve and j preserve orderly freedom, j "No man can render to#his fellows : greater service than is rendered by him who, with fearlessness and : honesty, with sanity and disinterested! nfiss. does his life work as a member | of such a body. Especially is this j the case when the legislature in which I the service is rendered is a vital part j in the governmental machinery of one J of those world powers to whose hands, in the course of the ages, is entrusted a leading part in shaping the destinies of mankind. For weal or for woe, for j good or for evil, this is true of our j own mighty nation. Great privileges ! and great powers are ours, and heavy j are the responsibilities that go with | these privileges and these powers, j "Accordingly as we do well or ill so 1 shall mankind in the future be raised i or cast down. We belong to a young j nation, already of great strength, yet ! whose present strength is but a forei cast of the power that is to come. We stand supreme in a continent, in a j hemisphere. East and west we look ; across the two great oceans toward the ! larger world life in which, whether we i will or not, we must take an ever-in\ creasing share. And as, keen-eyed, i we look into the coming years, duties i new and old rise thick and fast to con-" j front us from within and without. "There is every reason why we should | face these duties with a sober appreciation alike of their importance and of j their difficulty. But there is also ev i ery reason ior lacing mem wun nignI hearted resolution and eager and conI fident faith in our capacity to do them ! aright. "A great work lies ready to the I hand of this generation. It should j count itself happy, indeed, that to it ! is given tho privilege of doing such a | work. A leading part therein must j be takou by this, the august and powS erful legislative body over which I j have been called to preside. Most I deeply do I appreciate the privilege of S my position, for high, indeed, is the 1 honor of presiding over the Amerioan j senate at the outset of ihe twentieth century," l SOtlTti CAROLINA . I S STATE NEWS ITEMS. J ?CMfsjrsirsic\irsir^JCsi> Scope Will Xot lie Changed. i The board of direc'ors of the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition have authorized the statement that tho original plan for the exposition would not be changed through failure to receive the government appropriation. There may be changes in the government building, but the general scope of the project will not be altered. The assurance has been given that many of the departments at Washington will make individual exhibits of a fine character and the government display will not be lacking. Many of the states have already agreed to erect buildings and make displays, aacl while the action in congress was discouraging, it will not interfere with the exposition plans. *** Walking Arsenals. An exchange says: The town of Bamberg is growing a wire-edge reputation, judging from reports published in tho newspapers of that town. Apropos of the discussion on the concealed weapon bill before the legislature a visitor in Bamberg, who had spent years in the rough mining camps of the west, declared that he had seen more people with pistols during a two months' stay in Bamberg than he had seen in a year spent in the wild lands. *** The Bamberg papers admit that the statement is a fact, but that Bamberg is like other counties in this respect. The prevalence of crime, and the desire for human blood has alarmed the better element, and the reason for the many outbreaks has not been explained. It is said that severe punishment for people who carry concealed weapons would check the wild career, although this law will hardly ever be i y-v ih a 1 i m i f % emuiucu iv iuc jimu, ** Opium Deng In Charleston. The city council of Charleston has taken steps against the opinm dens thriving in the city, and every effort will be made to drive the dives out. A number of these places run openly and the number of victims is increasing at an alarming rate. At the meeting of council a bill was introduced to prohibit the sale of opium, cocaine j and kindred drugs, except on a prescription,and to have the people guilty of operating "joints" punished, heavy penalties are added, and the police will be expected to open warfare on the dealers. ?% Cotton Acreage Increased. Mr. J. C. Wilborn, president of the State Cotton Growers' Association,who attended the meetings of the executive committee in Atlanta, Ga.,-is greatly encouraged at the outlook for a full organization in this state. He says that from what he has seen the cotton acreage this year will be the largest known in the state, and the farmers will be lacking in a duty to themselves if they fail to seek the only protection offered by a general organization. Mr. Wilboru has announced that he will be ready and anxious to go to any county to assist the farmers in organizing, and he believes the greatest benefit will result from the sticking together. Mr. Wilborn says the cotton growers in all the states interested have been urged to organize upon a general plan to be promulgated covering every county in the cotton region and make direct reports to the association's bureau. He says from what he has been able to gather in this state, that the farme-is are taking kindly to the plan and they are beginning to see that by working in a united way they will be better prepared to stand up for their rights and have matters so that the planters can absolutely control the markets. Negro Will Sue State. Pierce Hammond, a negro, has employed a lawyer to prosecute his j claim for false imprisonment. He was convicted in March, 1897, for larcency in Lexington county and sentenced to one year imprisonment. He was farmed out to "Quince" Hammond, a large Anderson planter, by the penitentiary authorities. He served out his time, but says he was not allowed to leave. He made his escape, and went home, but was arrested by a constable without a warrant or process of law and taken back to Hammond's stockade where he has been held a prisoner for three years and worked with other convicts. He was released a few days ago after the exposure in Anderson. Hammond will appeal to the governor to have him paid for the time he has been imprisoned. Contract Not Yet Signed. The Charleston city council is still figuring on its new water supply, although no contract has been signed. The proposition of the Charleston waterworks for a daily supply of 5,000,000 gallons, has not been accepted because the council committee has not decided on the details. There is a mass of work connected with the making of a contract, and the city still has in mind its great municipal ownership plan, which is being discussed, and if this idea can be carried out, the contract with the present company will hardlv be closed. Pewet Back in Transvaal. Advices received in London state that General DeWet lost heavily in men and stores by his incursion into Cape Colony, but he seems to have made a clever escape -with the bulk of his command. Apparently Commandant Hertzog crossed the Orange river with him. WILLIAM EVAIiTS DEAD. Well-Known Statesman and Noble Ornament of the American Bar. William Evarts died at his home in New York Thursday, at the age of 83. His death was caused by pneumonia. For several years past he had been without the use of his eyes and was otherwise so feeble that he was unable to leave his home. Mr. Evarts deserves to rank among the noblest ornaments of the American bar and no man of his time was more oonspiououaly eugceseful iq tho practice of tbo law, M KINLBl IS KlltK Hoase Passes Philippine and Cn= ban Resolutions. ASSURES PRESIDENT FREE HAND Charleston Fair Appropriation Precipitates a Lively Row?Bill Is Sent Back to Conference. A Washington special says: The house removed all possibility of au extra session rriuBj uy uuuvumu^ m the senate amendments to the army appropriation bill. The vote stood 159 to 134. It was a strict party vote with the exception of Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts; Mr. Loud, of California; Mr. Driscoll, of New York, and Mr. Mann, of Illinois, who voted with the Democrats. Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, answered present and was not paired. The bill now goes to the president. The only exciting incident occurred at the close of the debate, when Mr. Hull, of Iowa, whose name had been connected with a lumber and development company in the Philippines, frankly acknowledged that he had inrested money in it. He said it was a legitimate enterprise which was not looking for government favors, and said if he could not invest his money in legitimate enterprises, he would retire from public life rather than depend upon politics for a livelihood. Subsequently when tie stated tnat the company would"not have invested money if Bryan had been elected, the Democrats jeered and hissed and shouted that it was because if Bryan had been elected the Philippines would not have been exploited. Mr. Lentz, of Ohio, challenged Mr. Hull's right to vote. The challenge brought forth a storm of hisses from the Republican side. Mr. Hull voted aye. The final conference report upon the Indian appropriation bill was adopted and a number of minor bills were put through the final stages. The conference report on the St. Louis exposition bill, which agreed to Sunday closing, was agreed to and the bill was sent back to conference. A motion to concur in the Charleston exposition amendment was defeated?84 to 13*1. NO MONEY FOB CHARLESTON. Mr. Tawney presented the conference report upon the St. Louis exposition bill, which agreed to the senate amendment providing for the closing of the exposition on Sunday and disagreed to the Charleston exposition amendment. The report was adopted. Mr. Elliott, of South Carolina, moved that the house concur in the Charleston exposition amendment This amendment carried 3250,000 for I A-1 ?-A AV. - | a governmental caluaji/ at iuc iuicistate and West Indian exposition to be be held at Charleston from January to June, 1902. Mr. Ellioit argued warmly in favor of the amendment. Why, he asked, should Charleston, be discriminated against? Money had been appropriated for the Chicago, Nashville, Omaha, Bnffalo and other expositions. Why not for Charleston? The amendment was supported by Mr. Davidson, of Wisconsin; Mr. Newlands, of Nevada; Mr. Talbert, of South Carolrna;Mr. Sulzer, of New York; Mr. Latimer Latimer, of South Carolina, and W. A. Smith, of Michigan, and opposed by Mr. Tawney, Mr. King, of Utah, and Mr. Cannon. Mr. Talbert, of South Carolina, appealed for Charleston. He said this was a national, which is more import iant than an international fair. Mr. Sulzer, of New York, made a rigorous speech for Charleston. He said it wouI<i do more for the people of the south than anything else. The Chicago exposition, said he, dic^ more good for the United States than all the noney ever appropriated for the rirers ind harbors of the country. "Let us give the south, that is becoming great in industries,this meagre sum to exhibit her wealth and pro I gress." I Mr. Maddox, of Georgia, who apposed the passage of the St. Louis bill, said it was inconsistent to give that city five million and refuse to give j Charleston a twentieth part of that. ; "But if we are obliged to pay out such sums by previous legislation, then why don't congress pay its honest war claims?" * Mr. Cannon declared that from this time on his voice and his vote were against appropriating the people's money for expositions. It was time, ; he said, to show some consideration for the taxpayers. Mr. Elliott's motion was defeated? j 84 to 132?and the bill was sent back to conference. j Carnegie Makes Offer to Richmond. Andrew Carnegie has offered to | give to the city of Richmond,. Va., $100,000 for the establishment of a city public library, provided the city appropriate annually $10,000 for the maintenance of the institution. WRECK AND FLAMES. Two People Killed and Three Badly Hurt as Result of Collision. A special from Pittsburg, Pa., says: ^ tirf on rl a IWU UCttU, (.111 CO uauij uuiu uuv. M passenger train burned is the result of a head-on collision between a passenger train south-bound and a local freight on the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston railroad Thursday evening at Coal Valley, five miles from McKeesport. NEGRO RUNS AMUCK. Slays His Father and a Woman of Bad Character in Macon. At Macon, Ga., Tuesday morning, Levi Carroll, a negro aged 24, stabbed his father, Hardy Carroll, a well known newspaper carrier, killing him almost instantly. He then ran to the house of a negro woman named Diana Lockett, of bad character. ?>be was asleep. He made a fire and after warming himself, went to ber bedside and thrust the knife into her back, Her death iopuecl in}' mediately, rAinEK Aim ami AAACJIUT. | Young Man Charged With Hurder of His flother and Husband . Held as Accessory. ' Charged with the murder of his mother, Arthur R. Foofce, a youth nineteen years of age, was arrested in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday morning on a | telegram from Bessemer, Ala. At the same time news was received | from Birmingham that the father of i the boy, Charles A. Foote, was in jail there, charged with being acces: sory to the crime. The following is the telegram received from Birmingham: ? "Mrs. Charles A. Foote, the wife of a respectable mechanic living in a modest and comfortable home at Bes- ] semer, twelve miles south of here,was , foully murdered ten days ago, while working on some sewing for small 1 children. A big case knife was used, ' and the assault was horrible. The ' woman was found lying in a pool of Via* nirrn V?1 nnil Vitt A no nf li ar flanfflitflTfl uw un" w,wuu "J returning from school, and the knife was under her body. An alarm was given in the neighborhood, and many i people were attracted. Members of the family were not willing for an extensive parading of the story, and an impression was given out that it might be d case of suicide. "Coroner Paris was summoned, and taking in the situation at once, empanneled a jury to investigate the affair. Mr. Foote, the husband and Arthur Foote, the eldest son of the woman, carried the remains to Atlanta for interment, and the elder Foote returned to Bessemer a few days later. The coroner's jury for the first few days were not satisfied that the death was not a case of murder, though the impression of suicide became more prevalent It was learned that Mrs. Foote had several hundred dollars in the bank in her own name, besides there were insurance policies held on her life to the amounj of $4,000. "Evidence became more tangible onrl lafor nn tfio inrr TAfrnrtlfld A V?r* diet that the woman came to her death by fonl means, and hbr son was accased of her murder. Her husband was accused of being an accessory to the crime and brought to Birmingham to the county jail." ABTHTJB FOOTE's STOBY. Arthur Foote was seen by a reporter in the Atlanta city prison shortly after his arrest.* He was sitting disconso latly on the side of a small iron bunk. Ho said he was nineteen years old, "I do not like to talk about it to adybody," he said. "I am not guilty. You can say that for me. It is enough that my mother should have been murdered without having me humiliated and disgraced by being charged with the crime. I will tell my whole story to you, and I hope you will treat me as kindly as you can." He straightened himsfelf up and continued: * 'I was the last member of the family to see my poor mother alive. My father left to go to his work, and my little sister went to school. I saw mother sitting near a table in the kitchen, and she was lively and appeared ? ? ? - 1 * 1 1 _ : to De Detter tnan sne naa Deen in many days. She had been.ill with^he grip,-and was'co'mplaihing for two or three weeks. I believe she was sewing, or she might have been washing dishes. I told her good bye and went to a meat market, where I remained some time. Then I went to a batcher pen; was there when somebody rode np in a buggy and said that I would have to go home at once, as my mother was very ill. He did not tell me she was dead, and I did not know it until I reached the house. I thought she had had a relapse of the grip. I was told that my little sister had come home from school and had fouhd our mother murdered in the kitchen. The news was a terrible shock to me. They would not allow me to view the body. *T came to Georgia to attend the funeral, and I and my father and sister were in Atlanta a few days last week. My uncle kept my sister with him and persuaded me to remain here. I secured a position with Mr. Baer, of the Atlanta meat market, and was doing well. Today the officers walked in and showed me a telegram telling me that I was charged with killing my mother. It is all like some horrible dream to me. I am innocent, as innocent as an &Dgel in heaven, and I shall not rest until I know why it is they have ac i - It cused me ol sucn an awini crime. " WAR OX YAGRAXTS. Atlanta Police Are Given Orders to Arrest All Loiterers In the City. The police authorities of Atlanta have been aroused to the neccessity of beginning a crusade against the horde of idle vagrants who are infesting the city. The recent numerous cases of highway robbery, in which the victims were white women and the robbers negro men, culminating Thursday in the brutal attack upon Mrs. Buchanan have caused the chief of police and his officers to recognize the necessity of acting at once. Chief Mauley has issued a special order to arrest all vagrants. House Calendar Reviewed. A review of the house calendar shows that congress was in session 197 days, which is less than any congress for years. Number bills, 14,336; reports, 3,000; public acts,345; private acts, 1,250; total acts, 1,595. Bubonic Plague Spreads. The bubonic plague is spreading at Capetown. Five corpses, all of colored persons, were found within twelve hours. Eleven others, believed to be affected by the disease, have been removed to a hospital. CAUSED BY JTAU6HTY BOOK. Women Cigar Makers Precipitate Another Strike In Tampa. The cigar makers in the faotory of Lopez & Parsons, at Tampa, Fla., went out ou a novel strike Saturday afternoon. Every factory has a deader," whose duty it is to read to the workmen. The reader was instructed to read from a book to which the women objected on the ground of immorality. The men claimed the book was misjudged, and a? a result of the I disagreement both sides followed their leaders to tUe itrwt* riciw 3 iiAiumi raw | Vegro Brute Tortures White Wo* 0 man In Center of Atlanta. BOLDNESS OF ACT ASTOUNDING J|| Mrs. Buchanan Forced to Cook the Desperado's Breakfast?She Is Tied to Bed, Torch Applied. An Atlanta, Ga., dispatch says: "r.J|| With a loaded pistol pointed direct at .ajg tier head, Mrs. C. A. Bnchanan, of 95 Spring street, Thursday morning ' cooked the breakfast of a negro man, who had entered her homo for the par* < pose of committing a robbery. * Having stolen money from her pocketbook, eaten his breakfast with hia . ; revolver beside him and consumed -a quantity of whisky, the negro strapped Mrs. Buchanan to the bedside, built : a fire around her clothing and leaped through the back door. The lady saw him clamber over an adjoining ^ stone wall before she ran screaming into the street to call for aid. Frightened until her reason was almost dethroned, Mrs. Buchanan obeyed the orders of the negro^ho kept the niatal <w?Vpd and close to her head^ ?Qw&I1b9 thought that to temporize with him- ' might mean an escape from death. She showed him where the money was kept, cooked breakfast and sat still while he ate it. Not until he had left her strapped to tho bed and she heard his retreating footfalls on the back porch Jl did she raise a cry for help. That cry . J was heard and neighbors and firemen came in time to extinguish the flames, r Jg but too late to capture the fleeing out- 1 1 There was not another person in the :. ^ house except Mrs. Buchanan. Per husband and two other men who reside in the house; had gone to their ? work and her little daughter was at school. The negro was donbtless/JjjHj aware of all this. He had either hidden himself in the yard or was loiter- - ^ ing near the dwelling when the men '--"J left the house, K Police and detectives were soon at work on the case. They had secured a very good description of the negro from Mrs. Buchanan and every effort : ^||| that was possible was made to catch ': 'A{ The news spread over the city and :M for hours nothing else was talked of ,j? on the streets. Crowds of men went to No. 95 Spring street and during ^ the morning and afternoon stood in groups discussing the affair. * Within the house Mrs. Buchanan % lay upon a bed prostrated and attend- > ed by physician and frihnds. As the day wore on the pbysieian pronounced her condition serious, and stated that -' she might not survive the nervous shock. TOW OTflnm Never before in the history of the city had such a bold act of lawlessness beencon^fcj|^Ji?tehad bpec cases , of white woWMBmulteo "and robbed on the public streets nnder cover of > the night, bat for a negro to enter . home in the morning while the sun was shining brightly and people were _ U| passing on the streets, when neighbors all around and close at hand were up and astir, was a case of ?such reckless, ":M bold and defiant lawlessness as to stagger the credulity of police and oit- ^ izens. For half an hoar the negro fiend had remained in the house. Mrs. Buchanan afterwards stated to her hnsband that she thought by obeying the >negro he would take whit money he could get and leave. Placing the money in his pocket, o the negro glanced about him, and then said he was hungry and wanted something to eat. With the pistol still pointed at hear 8 head and her footsteps dogged by the negro, Mrs, Bnchanan went from the dining room into the kitchen, where; she cooked eggs and placed them on the dining table. As soon as he had ~ eaten, the negro called for hard boiled ^ eggs, and when these were cooked he ^||1 placed them in his coat pockef. 1^8 He started towards the door oP the dining room, glancing back,he defcect*A W Ttnohnnnn in thfl artt of tnriu , ^1 ing hastily toward the door leading to . ^ the front halL This caused him to ' suddenly change his mind. He wheel- ed about, picked up a leather fftrap, such as school children use to hold - ^ their books, and fastened it about ' Mrs. Buchanan's wrists, bound it to the foot of the bed and again started to leave. Once more he paused as his eye fell upon a bottle of whisky on the mantel shelf. He picked up the bottle and drained it. He took one of the har^ ^ boiled eggs from his pocket and delib* erstely sat down and ate it. Finishing the egg, the negro got up, '3|S piled some loose paper near the bed ' '.jgs and set it on fire with a match. This was done with the purpose to either burn the woman or add to her fright. f ^ CUB INS ABE ANTI-AMERICAN. Birmingham Banker Betnrns From Triy to Island and Expresses His Yiews. Mr. E. N. Cullom, a prominent banker of Birmingham, Ala., who has ^ just returned from a trip to Cuba, expresses great surprise at the * anti- ' American feeling which, he says, ex- . ^ iste in Havana. He r.tates that he did J not meet a single Cuban who was ^ friendly toward the United States. ' ?% "FOB GOOD OF SERVICE." 3 . . , A? Bear Admiral Sampson Explains Why Ha ^ Wrote That Letter. Bear Admiral Sampson, referring to his letter to the navy department re- 'tjm lating to the commissioning of warraa} officers, said that he had expressed ^ his views solely in the interest of the '-y\ services as he had come to know it and :M appreciate its reqnirements after a life time of dnty aboardship and ashore. >>? "The letter was an official communication," he said. "As an officer of the navy I am forbidden by the regn* J||| lations to diicusa it in any way for pNtoUoa."