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fell ' . f The Bamberg Herald. j P ESTABLISHED 1S91. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. MARCH 21.1901. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.^^H GENERAL HAI >~-v v * Passes Peacefull Home in Ir / ILLNESS Of SHORT DURATION Demise Was Quiet and Painless Being Preceded by Many Honrs of Total Un* consciousness. mur**' I General Benjamin Harrison died at hiB home in Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon at4:45 o'clock. His death was qniet and painless, there being a gradual sinking until the end came, which was marked by a single gasp for breath *8 life departed from the body of the great statesman. The relatives, with a few exceptions, and several of his old and tried friends were at the former president's bedside when he passed away. The general's condition was so bad in the early morning, after a restless night, that the attending physicians understood that the end could not be far off, and all bulletins sent out from the sick room were to this effect, so that the family and friends were pre pared when the final blow came.' The gradual failing of the remarkable strength shown by the patient became more noticeable in the afternoon, and there was an apparent break down on th9 par*. of the sufferer, as he surU rendered to the disease against which he had been so bravely battling for bo many hours. The change was noticed by the physicians and the "'relatives and friends who had retired from the sick room to the library below were quickly summoned, and reached the bedside of the general be? fore he passed away. News of the death spread quickly through the city and several of the more intimate friends at once hurried to the Harrison residence. The word was flashed from the bulletins of all the newspapers and thus communicated to the people on their way home ^ _in the evening. The announcement produced the greatest sorrow. Within . a few moments the flags on all the public buildings and most of the down town business blocks were hoisted at half mast and other outward manifestations of mourning were made. rj-anoTol TTorriftnn had hppn nncon scions for hoars before his death, the exact time when he parsed into a comatose state being difficult to determine. He spoke to no one dnring the day, failing to recognize even his wife. The greater" part of Tuesday, also, he was in a semi-'comatose condition, although he was at times able to recognize those at his bedside. None of General Harrison's children were present at his death. Neither Colonel Russell Harrison nor Mrs. McKee had reached the city, although both were hurrying on their way to the bedside of their dying parent as fast as steam could carry them. Elizabeth, General Harrison's little daughter, had been taken from the sick room by her nurse before the end came. The group at the bedside included , Mrs. Harrison, William H. A. Miller, Samuel Miller, his son, Hew. Dr. M. L. Haines, pastor of the Fifth Presby" terian church, which General Harrison had attended for so many years, Secretary Tibbets, Drs. Jameson and Dorsey; Colonel Daniel M. Randsdell, sergeant-at-arms of the United States Senate and a close personal friend ef the dead ex-president, Clifford Arrick and the two nurses who have been in constant attendance. General Harrison's two sisters and an aunt were also present. Xue general's little daughter, Elizabeth, was brought into the room for a few moments to see her father, and offered him a small apple pie which she herself had made. General Harrison smiled his recognition of the child and h6T gift, but the effort to speak was too much and he could do nothing more to express his appreciation. Wednesday all efforts to arouse the slowly dying man to consciousness failed, and he died without a word cf recognition to any of those who sur rounded his Bedside. The Gallows For Minder. L Minder, the Macon, Ga., tailor who last fall stabbed Andy Mahoney, another tailor, to death, was convicted of murder and sentenced to hang on lpril 30th. Money For Ctah Library, Andrew Carnegie has offered to give $25,000 Sd th? Ogden Library Association, the city to furnish the site aud guarantee $2,500 for maintenance. The proposition will be accepted. CONCESSIONS TO BOERS. England Will Make Liberal Termg In Order to Stop the War. A London special says: It is nnder^ stood that the British cabinet at its meeting Wednesday considered, amoDg - otber things, the negotiations proceeding between General Kitchener and General Botha, and formulated instructions for General Kitchener which defined, on broad lines, the terms on which a peace settlement might bo effected. The terms, it is stated, will PRISON DEAD y Away at His tdianapolis. HE TALKED OF BOERS. From one who was present at the death-bed it is learned that the allegations of cruelty and injustice dealt out by England to the Boers in their struggle for liberty bad been a subject for thought in the mind of General Harrison. In his semi-conscious condition, when the sentinels of discretion and propriety had gone from their posts and the mind of the man was wandering, he began to speak of the Boers and their hopeless struggle for national life. His voice was weak and trembling, his thoughts were not connected, but the listeners bending over him could hear words of pity for the dying farmer republics. A deep interest was manilestea throughout all the executive departments in Washington in the reports that came as to the condition of exPresident Harrison. As office hours Lad closed for the day before the end same, the first official action regarding the death were deferred until Thursday. It was decided at a meeting of Governor Durbin with other state officers that the body of General Harrison should lie in state in the rotunda of the capitol all day Saturday. The highest hcmors which are in the power of the state of Indiana to pay will be rendered to General Harrison. It was decided to ask the former members of his cabinet to be General Harrison's honorary pallbearers. Notices to this effect were sent to ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster, Mexico; Secretary of the Treasury Charles W. Foster, Fostoria, 0.; Secretary of War Stephen B. Elkins, Elkins, W. Va.; Secretary of Navy Benjamin F. Tracey, New York; Secretary of Interior John W. Noble, St. Louis; PostmasterGeneral John Wanamaker, Philadelphia; Commissioner of Agriculture Jeremiah M. Busk, Milwaukee. General Harrison's wealth is variously estimated, public opinion rating it as high as half a million dollars. Those who are best informed about the dead ex-president's financial af? ' XV-J. 1 .. 4-U iairs, nowever, say ihhi no was v?uhu about two hundred and fifty or three hundred thousand dollars. At the time he was elected president he was reputed to have accumulated a fortune of $125,000 from his law practice and this has been doubled at least since that time. Of late his practice, owing to his great reputation as a constitutional lawyer, was very lucrative. His fee in the Venezuelan boundary dispute, in which' he represented the South American republic, was $100,000. BLIZZARD IN NORTHWEST. Immense Mountains of Snow Wall Inand Block Railway Trains. A special of Wednesday from Grand Rapids, Mich., says: Raging along the entire coast of lake Michigan north of Grand Rapids, and reaching out over the Saginaw valley is one of the most disastrous storms in years. Railroad reports show that all lines are blocked and that not a train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana or the Pere Marquette north and northeast is able to move. So far the winds have been southeasterly, but railroad men fear that it is turning to northwesterly and that the worst is yet to come. Five passenger trains are stalled between Grand Rapids and Mackinaw City. Two Pere Marquette passenger trains are fast in the snow and are rapidly being snowed in completely, and there are freight trains out on both lines which are banked in with walls of snow and frozen slush. Railroad meu say that the storm is one of the worst that they have ever encountered. The strength of the blizzard may be understood when it is known that the windows of the coaches and the cabs of the engines were in some instances broken in. The trainmen in reporting from the north say that their situations are perilous and ask for immedi ate aid. They say the snow is falling in clouds and that they are unable to assist themselves. CARXEGlfc To HIS EMPLOYEES. Bif Hearted Philanthropic Donates HillIons For Their Aid. Two letters from Andrew Carnegie, made public at Pittsburg Wednesday, tell of his retirement from active business life and of his donation of $5,000,000 for the endowment of a fund for superannuated and disabled employees of the Carnegie company. This benefaction is by far the largest of the many created by Mr. Carnegie, and is probably without a counterpart in the world. This fund will in no wise interfere with the continuance of the savings fund established by the company fifteen years ago for the benefit of its employees. In this latter fund nearly $2,000,000 of the employees' savings are on denosit. CRIMINAL LAWYER DEAD. Noted Chattanooga Attorney Made a Molt Remarkable Record. Colonel W. Joe Clift, one of the most noted criminal lawyers in the south, died Wednesday at his home in Chattanooga, Tenn. Colonel Clift had defended every notable criminal in that section for many years past. He has defended 290 criminals charged with capital offenses and has never bad one hanged or one go to the penitentiary for over twenty years. ? CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER. Owner of Wrecked Chlcafr> Laundry Placed Under Bond of SIO.OOO. At Chicago Tuesday formal charges of "involuntary manslaughter" were entered against A. M. Doremus, manager of the Doremus laundry. The charges were entered with the consent of Mr. Doremus, who had been under nominal arrest since the explosion in his establishment. This action enabled him to regain his liberty by securing bondsmen in the sum of $10,000, which he promptly furnished. The bearing let tw HareU ttid* BRAVE BONi AVENGED. In Duel Count Castellane "Plugs" Editor Rodays of The Figaro in the Thigh. A paris dispatch says: In the duel fought Saturday between Count Boni de Castellane and M. de Rodays, the latter wa3 wounded in the thigh. M. de Rodays, whose wound was in the lower fleshy part of the thigh, bled abundantly, but he is not seriously injured. The determination to exclude the curious from witnessing the duel was well kept. Only the witnesses and ? I i /\v\ win O iLit) uectjssmrjr' aucuuauio ncio D^tuia * tors of the meeting, so zealously was secrecy maintained in regard to the meeting place. Count de Dion having measured off twenty-five paces, requested M. de Rodays and Count Boni to take their alloted places. Both principals were dressed in black frock coats. The usual words of warning and explanations were given, the Count de Dion counted three and then said Tiro." Scarcely had the word been uttered than M. de Rodays was seen to totter and fall. The witnesses hastened to his side, and were obliged to carry him to one of the dressing rooms, where the doctor gave him immediate care. Count Boni, after inquiring into the character of the wound, left the spot, accompanied by his witnesses. Shortly afterwards M. de Rodays was taken to hi9 residence in a carriage. The doctor said M. de Roday's wound is not of a disquieting nature, and that, though the bullet had not yet been extracted, M. de Rodays will be well in ten days. Count Boni was not touched. The duel was carried out with the utmost correctness, and every step of the proceedings was marked by absolute calmness and courtesy on both sides, which, if anything, enhanced its dramatic effect. TO REDEEM STAMPS. Treasury Officials Preparing to Enforce Revenue Reduction Act. The treasuiy officials at Washington are actively making preparations to carry into effect the war revenue reduction act which becomes operative on July 1, 1901, and with a view to giving the publio all information on the subject possible at this time the interna! revenue bureau has issued the following statement: "All documentary and proprietary revenue stamps in the hands of purchasers on and after July 1,1901, will be redeemed by the government under the provisions of the act of May 12, 1900. "Such stamps should be presented for redemption by the owners thereof to th'e collector of internal revenue from whom they were purchased, who will supply the applicant with necessary forms and instructions for the preparations of his claim. It is prob' able that regulations will be prepared and issued providing for the reduction of imprinted documentary stamps without requiring the destruction of the checks or drafts on which they are imprinted." NEGRO WOMAN LYNCHED. Her Alleged Crime Was Purloining Money From a Pocketbook. ? A dispatch Nashville, from Tenn., says: Bailie Brntchfield, a negro wo mao, was lynched by unknown men Friday night, the only cause being that she was suspected of having taken the money out of a pocketbook which was 1< st recently by a neighbor. The pocketbook had come into possession of the woman's brother and a mob undertook to lynch him several nights ago, but he broke away and escaped in the darkness. Friday night the men visited the woman, and after tying her hands behind her, took her to the bridge over Lick creek. Here she was shot through the head and her lifeless body thrown into the stream, from which it was recovered Saturday. The coroner returned the usual verdict of death at the hands of unknown parties. The amonnt of money in the pocketbook was $120. Fatal Pittsburg Fire. During the progress of a fire at Pittsburg, Pa,, Sunday, one man lost his life and three others were badly hurt. The property loss will bo fully $250,000, well insured. ALLEGED LYNCHERS COMMITTED. Judge Binds Over Certain Parties and Is Denounced Therefor. Deputy Sheriffs Ashcroft and Seymour, and Ora Rolls, were committed for trial at Scranton, Miss., Saturday. Out of the eleven who were charged with the Knox lynching, Rolls was the only one admitted to bail in ten thousand dollars, The bond was af| terward refused and the prisoner was sent to a distant jail at Waynesboro. The people at Scranton are furious. They will hold an indignation meeting at which Judge Woods will be denounced. And there are threats of violence to the court officers. COAL COMPANIES AT OPTS. s Suit Brought In Birmingham, Ala., Court For 8100,000 Damages. Suit has been filed in the Birmingham, Ala., city court by the Alabama Coal and Coke Company against the Ivy Coal and Coke Company for $100,000 damages. The plaintiff claims that the defendant, during the year 1898, removed about 200,000 tons of I coal from certain lands belonging to I - - * . /v? i i the piamuil. lue muu 1U quegwuu is located in Walker county. ENGINE BOILER EXPLODED. Three Men Killed In Peculiar Accident on I.eliish Valley Koad. The boiler of engine No. G33, on the Lehigh Valley railroad, exploded Wednesday morning while the engine was pulling a coal train near Mud Rnn, New Jersey, and three men were killed. The engine was blown into the Lehigh river and the men were instantly killed. The train was not affeoted and ran for some digtanoa without tba ongins, All tbo victims vers rasmed ' and leave families, RUSSIA MUST YIELD Or Conflict Will Be Precipitated at Tien Tsin. FACED BY BRITISH BAYONETS j I Dispute Over Railroad Property \ Grows In Intensity?News From Chinese Capital. Advices from Tien TsiD, China, state that the British and Russians are disputing over the limits of rail? ii r> : way property in ine xtussian uoucession, and the guards of the two nations are in close proximity to each other. The British have been strongly reenforced and trouble is imminent unless the Russians retire. The Russians are now intrenching in the disputed territory. A company of the Hong Kong regiment, with fixed bayonets, is in front, while two companies of the Madras Pioneers, under the command of Major Johnson, are held in reserve. Both the Russians and the British are awaiting instructions from their governments. FRICTION AN ADMITTED FACT. A London special says: A question in the bouse of commons Friday,in regard to the news from Tien Tsin announcing friction between the Russians and British there elicited a confirmation from Lord George Hamilton, the secretary of state for India, who said Russia had claimed the land in dispute by virtue of a concession alleged to have been granted by China since the disturbances commenced. The authorities on the spot were dealing with the matter. The government had not sent special instructions, as, throughout the Chinese operations, the Britist officers had shown a spirit of excessive conciliation. LOOTED BY GERMANS. A cablegram from Pekin says: It was reported at the United States legation by Bev. W. S. Ament, of the local staff of the American board of foreign missions, that the Germans bad visited the prosperous market town of Nan Ming, sixty miles from Pekin, and completely looted it, and that they had also ransacked and desecrated a native Christian chapel and despoiled women of their trinkets, even taking rings out of their ears and generally ill-treating the natives. The attitude of M. de Giers regarding further punishments is delaying the demand of the ministers of the powers upon theChinese and the matter has been referred to the home governments. Mr. Eockhill, the American special commissioner, says that practically he is in favor of drawing a clean sheet over additional executions, but that certain high officials throughout the provinces are guily of most barbarous crimes and that it is generally recognized that these must be punished if only as a warning to others. In every case where leniency was possible Mr.Rockhill has advocated it, but he has felt that in a few cases leniency was out of the question. He said M. de Giers had virtually agreed to certain additional punishments,but that the change in his attitude is presumably attributable to Russia's annoyance at the interference of the others in the Manchuria affair. At the latest meeting of the ministers, M. de Giers vehemently declared that he would rather see his right hand cut off than consent to further j uecapiiunuua. As regards questions of indemnity, individual American claims, Mr. Rockhill says, under the agreement agreed upon by the ministers, will be paid in almost every case. The arrangement he considers satisfactory and fair to both Chinese and foreigners. MRS. NATION MOVED ON. She Stopped on the Sidewalk In Kansas City To Harangue a Crowd. Mrs. Carrie NatioD, who has been visiting in Kansas City for a few days, was arrested in Union avenue near the union depot Friday for obstructing the sidewalk where she had stopped to harangue a crowd. She was released on her promise to depart on the next train for Topeka. THOUSANDS DRAWN OUT. Falsa Rumors Cause Heavy Ran On S. Staunch Pennsylvania Bank. False and unfounded rumors caused a run on the German National bank of Allegheny,Pa., Tuesday, duriDg which $180,000 was paid out to frightened depositors. The excitement at one time was intense, causing almost a panic and giving the police all they could do to prevent an outbreak. The bank is a state and national bank, and one of the most reliable in the city. It is thoroughly trusted by the business men of Allegheny, and Cashier Helm said that every demand would be met promptly. GOLD RECORDS SMASHED. Uncle Sam Is Possessed of More Yellow Metal Than Ever. A Washington special says:' On Friday the gross gold in the treasury amounted to $482,913,023, Compared with $416,218,209 at the same period last year. The day's figures break all records. The increase in the gold holdings of the department during the year has been $66,694,814. SIX PERSONS CREMATED. Coal Oil Store Explodes at Campbellton, N. B., "With Fearful Result. A special to the Buffalo, N. Y., Express from Campbellton, N. B., says that six persons were burned to death Saturday night at Little Cascapeda, Quebec, as the result of an explosion of a coal oil stove in the house of John Ganthier, of Gauthier & Arseneau, merchants. Gaiuhier's wife, who waa siok in bed, and fire children wer? the Tinto, BOER WAR NOT OVER. Result of Armistice- Not Yet Real, ized According to Dispatch From Kitchener. A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, issued at London Friday morning, is so studiously silent upon the subject of the peace negotiations that it leads to the conclusion that nothing has yet been accomplished of a sufficiently definite character to justify lending official support to the view that the war is over. Nor do General French's movements indicate a cessation of hostilities, although possibly, as no date is given, bis captures were made previous to the granting of the armistice. Lord Kitchener's dispatch, which is dated at Pretoria, reports as follows: "Dewet has reached Senekal on his northward progress. "French, in addition to his previous successes, reports forty-six Boers killed or wounded, 146 taken prisoners and surrendered, with 200 rifles, 3,700 rounds of ammunition, 2,400 borses, 2,500 cattle and 400 wagons and carts, besides mules and trek oxen. "Metbuen has arrived at Warrenton from Klerksdorp, bringing in prisononers and cattle. "The weather is wet, delaying the movements of the columns." A dispatch from Pretoria, after noting General Dewet's arrival at Senekal, Orange River Colony, says that though he has only a small following, Dewet is nearing a district where he is likely to receive considerable reinforcements and probably intends to pick up roving bands of republicans who are ever present in the Dornberg and Koranna districts. General French, the dispatch adds, had been detained by swollen drifts in the Piet Retief district, but is now able to move again. Dispatches from Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, state that prisoners who have lately been released by General Dewet say they think he is a madmaD. They aver that the terrible fatigne he has undergone, his anxieties and the intensity of his feelings have unhinged his mind. Apart from this view of General Dewet's mental state some of his pecnliarities are that he rarely sleeps within the bounds of the camp. He seeks his rest outside, with a few trusted followers. Thus, the orderlies of his subordinate commanders are frequently unable tc find him to receive orders. His secrecy is extreme. He absolutely imparts his plans to no one. General Dewet repudiates the peace negotiations which are going on. He has declared openly to the men undei his command that no terms except independence will satisfy him. A recent utterance attributed to General Dewel is that after the British he hated the Transvaalers. The whereabouts of General Dewet during the last two or three days is unknown, nor is it known whethei President Steyn is with him. CUBANS NOT SATISFIED. Foreign Relations Committee Will Xol Accept the Plait Amendment. A special from Havana says: The committee on foreign relations hole another private meeting Friday afternoon. Senor De Quesada, one of the members, says the committee agreed unanimously that the Piatt amendment in its present form could not be accepted and that a report to this effect will be submitted to the constitutional convention. He also asserte that the committee is assured of the support of twenty-eight delegates. Monday the committee will meel offftin whAn individual ODiuions or ?e>? - _? A the question will be filed, to be incor porated later into the final report, The intention of the committee is no! to make a final report for some time, bnt Senor de Quesada declares thai this delay will not weaken the deter mination of its members not to accept the Piatt amendment as it stands. Dewey to Sojourn at Aiken. Aiken, S. C,, is preparing for Admiral Dewey. Information was received there Friday that the admiral's physicians had ordered him south, and he has chosen Aiken as his resting place. Alabama Tillage Burned. The village of Comer, Ala., was almost totally destroyed by fire Fridaj morning at 4 o'clock. Nine store houses went up in flames, and only a small portion of the stocks were saved. carnegie offers millions. Proposes to Establish Sixty-Five Branch Libraries In New York. Anerew Carnegie, who, since retiring as an active figure from the steel world, has been able to devote hie time exclusively to his other passion ?the founding of libraries?has made his departure for Europe this spring memorable by the largest offer of that kind ever advanced. If New York will provide the sites and the maintenance he has promised to give 85,200,000 tc establish sixty-five branch libraries in the city. The offer was made in a letter tc Dr. John S. Billings, director of the New York public library. price of totes were high. Money Flowed Freely Daring Frlday'l Election In Savannah. Ga. In the election at Savannah, Ga., Friday, Major Thomas Screven defeated Captain Henry McAlpin for ordinary by a majority of 384 and Thomas F. Thompson defeated Hon. David Wells for tax collector by 788. The election was hotly contested from start to finish and money was spent freely on both side9, votes ranging in price from So to $15 each PULLMAN CARS BURNED. Tourists En Route to Florida Rose All Their Clothing and Valuables. Two Pullman sleeping cars, of trair No. 32 of the Plant system, Tampa tc Jacksonville, were completely burnee at an early hour Sunday morning a1 Buffalo Bluff, seven miles from Jacksonville. The sleepers were filled with tourists and all of them were asleep at the timo of the fire. So quickly did the flames spread that there wq9 prao tiealiy no tjifle for saving cjotjies 01 yalwi&fj -V " I SOUTH CAROLINA 2 } STATE NEWS ITEMS. \ CMCSJCNlCMCMCMCMC^f Exposition Kureaus Formed. Seven bureaus, with various divisions, have been formed for the South I Carolina Interstate and West Indian j exposition at Charleston. Commit! tees to serve on these bureaus will be ; appointed later by the auxiliary board ! and the organizations will be perfcctj ed at once. The bureaus are as fol! lows: Bureau of agriculture?Division 1, agricultural products; division 2, agricultural implements; division 3, live stock; division 4, foods and accessories; division 5, horticulture and floriculture. T)^^ C /AWAfiiutT on/1 l-> 111 CttU U1 lUi OOl I J J UOU^l ivo WW V4 mines?Division 6, forestry products; division 7, fisheries; division 8, mines and metallury. Bureau of machinery and electricity ?Divison 9, machinery; division 10, electricity. Bureau of transportation, exhibits, good roads, ordnance?Divison II, transportation exhibits; division 12, good roads, i Bureau of manufacturers and graphic arts?Division 14, manufacturers; division 15, chemicals; division 16, sporting goods; division 17, furniture; division 18, jewelry and cera, mics; division 19, dry goods; division 20, stationery; division 21, leather, i Bureau of liberal arts, nology and archaelogy?Division 22, graphic arts; division33, liberal arts and education; , division 21, scientific apparatus; division 25, hygiene; division 26, music; division 27,.ethnology and archaeology. Bureau of collective exhibits?Division 28, state college exhibits; division 30, city college exhibits; division 31, Cuba, Porto Rico and West Indies; division 32, Philippines and Hawaii; division 33, foreign exhibits. Preparing: to Unveil Monument. Extensive preparations are already being made by Veterans, Sons of Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy for the unveiling of the South Carolina menument at Chickamauga. The ceremony will take place May 29th. *% Want Sentence Coimnnted. Governor McSweeney is besieged by attorneys for Lawrence Choice, of Greenville, who is sentenced to hang March 29th for the murder of Sam Coleman. They seek a commutation ' ? - l mu ~ , of seutenoe to me imprisuumout. xuo j udge and solicitor are understood to oppose clemency. i *** > Are Fighting For a Franchise. There is a warm fight going on in ^ Sumter for a telephone franchise. The 5 Samter telephone exchange is endeavoring to hold the exclusive right to operate 'phones there, while a new company is making strong efforts to get into the city. Between friendship for the local concern and a desire for k competition the citizens and council are divided. I Found a Kuklux Grave. ? At Greenville W. B. Webb,aplumbl er, while placing pipes in the court . house betwen the ceiling and roof ) found a coffin containing human bones, j The find was soon known and crowds . gathered. The loft where the coffin I was found was a place of hiding for a ) Kuklux band daring the civil war,and the supposition is that the bones are b those of a member of the gang, i *% Tnnocent Man Pardoned. ' Governor McSweeney has pardoned Will Williams, convicted in Laurens ' county last year of house breaking and larceny, and sentenced to thirteen months' imprisonment. The inno' cence of Williams has been established by the real criminal who has all the stolen articles in his possession, and states that he committed the theft and that Williams knew nothing about it. i *** , Railroad to Cheaterflpld. - ' ' L_:ii ' A railroad nas oeen uum iu vucoterfield. This was the event in the Pee section of Ihe state the past week, and the arrival and departure of trains will be the event in the old town of Chesterfield for a good many days to 1 come. 1 Heretofore a trip to Chesterfield was never taken for pleasure. There was fifteen miles of sand to plow through. The competition of this road i leaves but one court house town in the state without a railroad?Saluda. This ' is a new county, and plans are afoot for | the building of a road. A few years i ago the county seats of Colleton, Pick. ens and Bennettsville were only aci cessible by private conveyances. Big Fire In Sumter. Fire started last Monday night in the stables of G. F. EppersoD, at ' Sumter, and before it could be co~1 trolled nineteen buildings were destroyed at a loss of $40,000 with iu1 surance which does not exceed $14,000. The flames quickly consumed the inflammable stuff in the Epperson stables and spread to neighboring buildings. , The old and new county jails, across the street, caught and were burned clown. Many buildings within a qnarter of a mile were at times on fire from sparks, but at midnight the fire was i under control. The volunteer firemen worked so near the flames that several sections of hose were destroyed, the heat beiDg so intense that the firemen could not stand it. The prisoners in tne jan were pafely transferred to the town guardhouse. Breeden Suicided. 1 Thomas Troy Breeden committed snicide at his home near Bennetts1 ville. He and his children had been ? down with the grip, and when the physician called Breeden told him he would not be alive the next morning when the doctor came. He kept his word. Breeden cut his throat and then shot himself. He was about I flfty-five years of age. ?% ft!"h Had Highwayman. Willlim Ford,?negro blgb*?y?90, I entered the store oI aamuei ocnwau, in Columbia, knocked down the pro- J prietor with a lead pipe and robbed the piece. Schwan's arm was broken. Ford was captured the next morning. A crowd of Schwan's friends surround- J ed the prisoner and he was bound to a telegraph pole with fire. Violence might have been done had not a motorman rummoned the riot squad from the stationhouse. The police unbound | the negro and sent him in, dispersing I the crowd in the meantime. Ford is a desperado who has served in the penitentiary. I CLOTURE IS APPLIED The Maryland Senate Passes a i "Disfranchisement" Bill. J t WAS A VICTORY FOR GORMAN \ 8 Measure Was Forced Through 1 ? After a Short But Sharp Contest?Bill Goes to Governor. t i s A special from Annapolis, Md., i states that the Democratic majority * in the senate, after a tedious session * Thursday, lasting from 11 a. m. until j 8 p. m., aided by the application of < the cloture rule, succeeded in passing < the "disfranchisement" bill by a vote J of 14 to 11, a strictly party division. The session opened with a spirited squabble over the engrossment of the i bill, the Republican members of the 1 engrossing committee claiming that 1 the committee had not been called to* f aether bv its Democratic chairman' c and insisting that they had not been < afforded an opportnnity to compare ( the engrossed copy with the original. ' A motion to recommend it to the * committee was lost, as was also a mo- ( tion to make the bill the special order * for 4 o'clock. Then, jast as the president of the senate was about to de- j clare the bill on its final passage and } order a call of the roll, thns shutting ( off debate, Senator Wilkinson, of St. j Mary's county, obtained recognition 1 and proceeded to discuss the provis- ( ions of thtf bill at length. He was fol- 1 lowed by several other Republican 1 senators, with the evident intention of wearing the Democrats out, but at 1 7:30 p. m. tho president cut off further debate and the bill was passed. ' It now goes to the house for concurrence in the senate amendments. There has been some talk to the effect that the Democratic leaders in the house will non-concur in some of these, in which event the passage of 1 the bill in that branch may be delay- J ed, but the concensus of opinion is \ that no further obstacle will be placed 1 in its way, and that it will go to the governor for his signature. During the fight in the senate form- 1 er United States Senator Qorman sat f in the private room of the president ( of the senate, adjoining the senate J chamber, and directed the Democrat- ' ic forces. 1 i BOM POUNDS EDITOR. * 1 Castellane Offended at Paragraph Published in Paris Fiffmro. i A special from Paris says: Count i Boni de Castellane thrashed M. Fernand de Rodays, editor of The Figaro, Thursday for stating that M. de Cas- ] tellane had betrayed the De Roulede plot on the occasion of the funeral of the late M. Faure. February 23, 1899, A duel will follow. . Count de Castellane interpreted a j paragraph in The Figaro as alluding ^ to him. Boni was accompanied by his father, the Marquis de Castellane, and a newspaper friend, M. j Dorel. They proceeded to the resi- , dence of M. de Rodays, in the Rue de La Chaussee D'Antin, situated in the center of Paris. The count asked to see M. de Rodays and was ushered into the writer's study. M. de Rodays i later received the party in his dressing room. Count de Castellane said: "Yon published in The Figaro this \ morning an abominable paragraph j against me." * , M. de Rodays replied that he did not understand what the count meant, j to which the latter reported hotly: ( "Will you retract or not?" To this M. de Rodays replied by explaining that the paragraph was courteously coached and that no mention was made of the name of Count de Castellane. Then, without further ado, Count de Castellane boxed M. de 1 Rodays's ears severely and repeatedly. M. de Rodays, who was seated,recoiled and M. de Castellane followed him up , and slapped his face again. The Marquis de Castellane an5 M. 1 Morel then interposed and protected M. de Rodays from further violence. The Castellane party then withdrew. 1 M. de Rodays later in the day said he had decided to send seconds to Count Boni de Castellane. ' i SANGER BEGINS DUTIES. 1 He Succeeds Mr. Meiklejohn as Assistant j Secretary of War. ( Col. William Carey Sanger, of New York, was appointed assistant secretary of war Thursday morning and immediately entered upon the dis- ] charge of the duties of his new office. His commission was promptly made out at the war department and was sigued by the president during the fore- J noon. Polygamy Bill Vetoed. < Governor Wells, of Utah, has vetoed ' the Evans bill, relating to the making * of complaints and commencing of j prosecutions in criminal cases. COTTON MILLS CLOSING. Thousands of Spindles Will Soon Be Idle ! In FaU'River. J At Fall River, Mass., Monday the ! Chase-Robeson American Linen end Metacot cotton mills, operating 350,- ^ 000 spindles, were stopped in pursuance of the agreement to curtail production. It is probable that next < week the majority of the mills in the < city, including the Laurel Lake mills, ] which at first had deoidod to oloi# i Mogdty will be shut dews, i sum IU vmnuKAw m iritish and Russians Not (hrorri|J Anxious to Fight -MiM V- A 1 .1 HFFICULTY WILL BE SOLYEB" ^ London Press Declares That plomacy Will Be Able to Smooth Out the Friction* ~^|| " 1 -l 1L^ Un til? nignesi omciai saiuwn; Associated Press representative in.. xgSIl jondon is authorized to annouBOf^ hat the difficulty at Tien Tsin between^ > he Russians and British over the con<?.J?| ;truction of a railroad siding in terri- ^ ory claimed by both will probably be ->jip ' % ol ved by the withdrawal of both the 1 British and Russian troops from tha \ There is a disposition in London to rM hink too much has been made of Anglo-Ruisian incident at Tien Twn*:^ ind a more hopeful view of the s now taken. This is aided by the itatement contained in Dr. Morrison'* ^ 8 iispatch from Pekin Monday to Tho^;" London Times, which is talftn to meairM ^ hat the combined efforts of the inte^^H ^ >sted powers are having the effect of ?! causing St Petersburg to check endency to undue aggressiveness ;he part of the Russian representatives^ : ' The comments of the aftwnnoi^^ . ^ I lewspapera repeat the views of '?$| najority of . the morning papers, - . H lamely, that diplomacy will be able smooth the friction. ':H The officials of the British f<?eagftp office have not yet received offici|3^|';/:^ confirmation of Russia's alleged boek- -^ 1 lown in regard to Manchuria, Tui&g^V^ lestan and Mongolia, and inquiries >n the subject are new being made at^l 4 St. Petersburg and Pekin. ' ^ The British Foreign office is not re- :; :M axing its efforts to secure a more sat- ' > ^ isfactory statement of the inienti<w^-|^ )f Rnssia, bnt the officials deprecate^ n [he British press agitation on the sub- V sot. * On all aides it is officially andffiyy >therwise said that Great Britain baA^s" ' i not the slightest contemplation of Wtjl - ^ sorting to hostilities against Russia* (rhatever may be the outcome of tho^i! ^ present negotiations m $ A prominent British official, often - \_-'h :he mouthpiece of the goveramenjl^H -jM vhose position makes it undesirably^ 0 that he should be named in this con- ' nection, said Monday eyening: ~ "It is useless for our newspapers to ^ use provocatiye language. They fof-^ ^ jet that we haye a gieat army in South . || Africa and that we haye no other annjvfJ .1 lor the making of one elsewhere, lip s impossible to go to war with Russia." ;:Jf A semi-official statement waa issued;.:^ Monday evening to the effect that the .. |i nuch-talked of assurances of the Bossian foreign mraiFtei7~CSnut Lazus-- || -vji lorfl; to Sir Charles Stewart 8oot?rJj ^ British ambassador at St Petersburg,^ ''|c vere made February 6th and evidently ^ referred to the Basso-Chinese agreigg nent concluded at Port Arthur November and not to the Manchum&v' It is understood that one official^ f ^ riew is that the dispute may eventuilly be referred to arbitration. ~ ^ WAI1DIB8BB mrSBFXSBS. . 'tS The Times of Monday made' the fot?^ lowing announcement: ^0 "We learn that Count von- Walder- I see has interfered as commander cbeif of the allied forces in China te^||g ' put an end to the mutually hostile at- < titude of the British and the BasciaftgHH^H troops at Tien Tsin." There is i^^nfirmation of this ' J| statement in miter, quarters, bnt>it ^ ? has an air of extreme probability and will be received by England with feel-' ' & . ings of considerable relief. The Daily Mail, in an editorial^ which frankly faces a disagreeable |jl| situation, says: "We must admit that this is no. 3| juncture to risk fresh quarrels. Our i armaments are inefficient, and our fleet ' * in the far east is so weak that its poei- lion would be perilous. It is a paln-v;.;jM;^ full process for the nation to have'itss^^~ face slapped, but until the counttjT^7 compels the government to put ourbouse in order it is a humiliation to which we must accustom ourselves." :~M FOUR DIE IN FLAXES. '~M H?mbera of UooleTom*s Cabin Company Caatht In a Burninjc Car. At Olive, a station fprty-five milea west of Missoula, Montana, Saturd^^^*^ a special car containing the Ed Davis "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Company, was^^yj burned, four members of the company ^||| losing their lives?three musicians-and ' Ihe company's cook. The car was attached to the regular ? eastbound train due to arrive in Mis- */ soula at 9:30. Shortly after leaving Plains the car was discovered to be.on fire in the sleeping apartment, and be- ' fore the alarm conld be given the whola^^gg car was in .flames. EYANS MAY SUCCEED BUCK. Rumor In Washington That TenneMooan WHl Go to Japan. There is a veil defined report in ad* ^jjM niniatration circles that H, ' Clay Svans, the present commissioner of v pensions, will be appointed to snooted , Jolonel Bnok as United States minis;er to Japan. The Georgia leader is ;o be provided with another position jither in the diplomatic service or 'something equally as good." House Calendar Reviewed. A review of the house calendar shows that congress was in session J 197 days, which is less than any si congress for years. Number bills, .. j I 14,336; reports, 3,000; public acts,845; ;1 private acts, 1,260; total acts, 1,595. n-v..(. PlavKA SnrAAdl. 0H Duwmv jlwqov wr The bnbonio plague is spreading Capetown. Five corpses, all of color- I 3d perions, were found within twelve boars. Eleven others, believed ta be B i&oted by the disease, here fete*** b#t?4 to hoq>mi, -i'iJH -v