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The Bamberg Herald. 1 ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. MARCH 28.1901, 0NE DOLLAR PER YEAR. A DEATHDEA1 Sweeps Through ham and Outl1 c DEAD IIST TWENTMIVE List of Fatalities Hay Show Big Increase, as the Injured Goes Over the Two Hundred Mark. Shortly before 10 o'clock Monday morning a fearful tornado swept over the southern section of Birmingham, Ala., traveling in an easterly direction, leaving death and desolation in its wake. The number of killed is estimated at twenty-five and the destruction of property at a quarter of a million dollars. Eighteen bodies were recovered from the debris within a short time and scores of injured removed to the hospitals. Among the dead are Dr. G. C. Chap, man of the firm of Tally & Chapman, who conduct a private infirmary iu this city, and the wife and infant child of Hon. Robert J. Lowe, chairman of the Democratic state executive committee. Following is the list of dead and injured as far as ascertained: Dr. G. C. Chapman, Mrs. Robert J. Lowe, infant child of Mrs. Lowe. J. Alexander, little daughter of B. B. Hudson, F. Myro, colored,. collector Union Mutual Association of Mobile; Carrie Hudson, colored; Maggie Blevins, colored; Carrie Henry, colored; L:zzie Glenn, colored; cook for B. B. Hudson, colored; nnknown carpenter, struck by flying lumber. Those fatally injured are: Mrs. R. H. Thomas; Mrs. W. H. Thomas; Mrs. D. D. McLaughlin; Mrs. J. Ferguson; Mrs. Mylnm; Carrie Elin, colored. The storm strnck the city in the extreme southwestern corner and plowed its way eastward, leaving a path 150 feet wide through the entire southern section. The district lying between Eighteenth and Twentieth streets and Avenues H and I, was struck and almost a clean sweep was made of the two i . _i mi ? ^i diocks. xne scene whs cue 01 aosolute demolition. The frame cottages were flattened into piles of debris; every tree, large or small, was either crushed down -or uprooted, while the fallen telephone poles and their tangle of wire completed the picture of destruction. Continuing in an eastward direction the storm swept everything in its path of seventy-five yards' width until it passed beyond the city limits and struck the Lake View hill, about Thirty-fourth street. There were no houses of any description iu its path after it had passed the city limits, and consequently there was no damage until it reached Avondale. ? In its eastward course the storm struck Avondale, and here again left destruction in its path. On Faggot's hill, just south of Avondale, a number of persons were seriously injured and many houses badly damaged. The residence of Mr. Miller Harbin was blown down and Mr. Harbin, his wife, child and father-in law were severely injured. Jennie Shelton and Mrs. J. J. Henden were also hurt and a number of other persons suffered slight bruises. Twelve houses were demolished and trees, outhouses and fences il It. 1 1 ?.1 1_ IV. J ill me pubu weie icveieu to me ^iuuuu. Onward the cyclone swept, and in Irondale again repeated its work of destruction. Houses and fences were leveled to the ground and up to this writing several bodies had been recovered. A number of injured were reported and great property loss. Bessemer, Pratt City, Ensley,North Birmingham and other suburban towns were visited by the storm, and in each of these places much destruction was wrought, but no loss of life is reported. Many houses were demolished at Pratt City, including a number of churches. At Powderly there was also much damage and destruction, and at Cleveland Mrs. George Hatt was struck by lightning and will probably die. A terrific rainstorm followed the wind and greatly retarded the work of MANY WITNESS HANGING. Arkansas Legislature Enacts Special Act For An Execution. John Wesley, a negro who criminally assaulted Miss Josie Cleveland, a young lady of Arkadelphia, Ark., expiated his crime on a gallows built in the court square of that town. The execution was public, and was attended by a crowd of 3,000 people. The citizens of the village demanded a public hanging of the negro and the legislature passed a special law to cover the case.-News of the public hangiDg spread throughout the country and as a result 3,000 people were present, some of whom stood in a drenching rainstorm for three hours. WHOLE STAFF OX STRIKE. Employes of Colambas, Ohio, Newspaper Leave Their Posts. At Columbus, 0 , Monday morning, the entire local staff employed on the j Press-Post went out on a strike. The j proprietor had been given until 91 o'clock a. m. to sign the scale of the j newly formed Newswriters' associa-' tion, but failed to do so. It is understood that the management is making an effort to settle the dispute. WILL REYIEW STATE TROOPS. Georgia's Governor Will Goto Albany on <. April 24th. i Governor Candler, Attorney General Terrell &nd Adjutant General Robertson, accompauied by the governor's entire- staff, will attend the review and parade of the First, Second and Fourth regiments at Albany April 24th. It it is expected that there will be in all about twenty companies present at the review, and the event is beiDg anticipated with a considerable degree of interest in military circles, J LING TORNADO City of Birming- j ping Districts. relief, which was already began by an army of volnnteer rescuers. SYSTEMATIC RELIEF WORK. Mayor Drennan and many of the city officials were soon on the scene, | and a relief station was established. A I little cottage was fitted up with Mayor j Drennan, Chief of Police Austin, Aldermen Jones and Camp and Street Commissioner McCarlin in charge, i The private secretary of the mayor and , the chief of police kept a record of the injured and suffering people. The storm swept districts were afterwards visited hv thonsands of snee- ' tators drawn out of curiosity. They ' waded through the mud and witnessed a scene of activity. Men with axes : and spikes were busily engaged first in rescuing those caught beneath the rafters and timbers of the ruined build ings and afterwards in rescuing what property or effects they could. Every ' horse and vehicle in town was engaged by persons anxious to view the scene, ' and every furniture van or wagon was in use, moviDg mattresses and the re- | mains of household effects to new quar- j ters. The dead were removed to the various undertaking establishments, ! while every available ambulance in ' the city was pressed into service in removing the injured to the hospitals, j Monday night a mass meeting of citizens was held, aud a relief fund was started and a temporary committee organized to take charge. STORM STRIKES GEORGIA. For the first time in the history of the Central of Georgia railway one of its passenger trains was blown from the track by a cyclone while running ! at a fair rate of speed. At 4:18 o'clock j Monday afternoon a tornado, probably a bianch of the destruct ve Alabama storm, struck Central train No. 21 a mile and a half below Buena Vista. The train was a mixed one, consisting of three passenger coaches and twelve freight cars. The engine was ! thrown to the ground, the tender was | derailed and turned over and two i passenger coaches and three freight ! cars were turned over on their side on j , a slight embankment, and several coal cars were left standing on the track. | Remarkable to state, no one on the j train was killed. Neither the engineer \ nor fireman was injured. Four persons were injured, but not seriously. , The tornado struck the lower or | southern edge of Buena Vista about I 4:30 o'clock, doing considerable damage. Several persons are reported killed, among them the child of Mr. ' J. D. Barrel!, Mrs. Harrell, his wife, sustaining serious injuries, having her leg broken. Every member of the family was more or less injured. GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. A List of Industries Established Daring: the Past Week. ! Among the more important of the i new industries reported for the past week are brick works at Harrisburg, N. C.; $25,000 brick and tile works'at < Laurel, Miss.; a buggy factory at < TonrlorcAn XT f! a Kn ttmi fonfftrv of. I v.* cv Batesville, Ark.; a carriage and implement company at Lake Charles, La.; a chair factory at Chattanooga; 1 coal mines at AltooDa, Ala. ;a $40,000 j i coal mining company at Birmingham; i a $50,000 coal company at Piedmont, j : W. Ya.; a $25,000 cooperage plant at j Hapeville, N. C.; a $78,000 cotton mill at Belmont, N. C.; an $80,000 cotton < mill at Lenoir, N. C.; a $100,- ] 000 cotton mill at Charlotte, N. ] C.. electric light plants at Bus- i sellville, Ark., Rocky Mount, iflH C., and Cooper, Tex.; flouring mills Bar and Eve, Ky., Mount Olive, Miss^H Cellar Valley and High Point, N. C^Hj Mountain City and Trigonia, TenrflB a $25,000 flour and grist mill at Ch^^H lotte, N. C.; a grain elevator at Noliflfl Ky.;hardware companies at Fla., and Ballinger, Tex.; a hoop tory at Fayetteville, Tenn.; and ir^H| and coal company at Tuskaloosa, AlflH a $40,000 land campany at Laurei^^J T. C. ;a $100,000 land company Beaumont, Tex.?Tradesman (Chat^^| nooga. Tenn.) JAPANESE ARE WORRIED. Kfl Mikado Fears Russia Will Get Fall Ccfl^H trol of Mancharla. A London special says: The CHj nese minister, Sir Chih Chem Lo Fe^^B Luh, called at the foreign office Mc^^fl day and urged the British governm^^H to bring pressure to bear in order prevent Russia from securing the n^^H essary signatures to tho Manchur^HB mi _ /Y? agreement, me ioreign omce is in the dark as to whether the agr^^H ment will be signed or allowed to la^^H when the time expires. The official^^H the Japanese legation are inclined^|H believe Russia will succeed in getti^^H the necessary signatures. J^H BRECK'S SLAYER JAILED. fl| New Jer?ey Man Shot to Death In Tallahassee, Florida. Edgar J. Breck, of Ivanhoe. N. J., traveling for a wholesale furniture house in Jacksonville, was shot aDd instantly killed at Tallahassee by Berry Bird, a well-known citizen of Live Oak, Fla. The coroner's inquest failed to develop any motive for the homicide. Bird is in jail and Breck's family, wife and two children, have been notified. i ROBBERS (iEl BIG BOOTY. They Blow Bank Safe and Decamp With Fifteen Thousand Dollars. A message from Somerset, Perry , county, received in Columbns, Ohio, j early Tuesday morning stated that six ; masked men had ridden into the city ! and blown the safe in the local bank ' and secured $15,000 in money and e i large amount of bonds. The robbers escaped. A Hong Kong special of Mondaj | says: The British first-class cruisei Terrible has been ordered from Amoj I to Taku. j THOSE PEACE TERMS Correspondence Between Kitchen* er and Botha Made Public. WHY BOERS DID NOT ACCEPT Story of the Proceedings From an Interesting Chapter of the Troubles In South Africa. A London special says: The preliminary papers giving details of the negotiations between the commander in chief, General Botha, and Lord Tv if cTienor nnAimnnrtiiicr TTio "RriticTi forcos in South Africa, issued Friday morning, began with a telegram from Sir Alfred Milner to Colonial Secretary Chamberlain. Th8 dispatch is dated Pretoria, February 22d, and states that Mrs, General Botha had returned from a meeting with her husband bringing a letter in reply to Sir Alfred Milner's verbal message offering to meet General Botha as a means of ending the war on the express understanding that he would not discuss the question of independence of the Transvaal and the Orange river colony. Mrs. Botha assured Sir Alfred that the letter was written with that point clearly understood. General Botha referred the matter to his generals and it was stated that the meeting would probably take place at Middleburg. Mr. Chamberlain leplied that he was glad to hear of General Botha's desire to treat and hoped it was genuine. "He will find us," said the colonial secretary, "anxious to meet him on all points affecting his individual position." On February 27tb, Sir Alfred Milner cabled Lord Kitchener informing him that General Botha had written that he would be in Pretoria at 10 o'clock a. m., February 28th. A dispatch from Lord Kitchener to the war office, dated Pretoria, February 28th, reports a long interview with General Botha, who showed very good feeling and seemed anxious for peace. He asked for information which, he said, he would submit to his government, the generals and the people. If they agreed he would visit the Orange river colony and get them to agree. Lord Kitchener arranged to communicate Botha's views to the government. All that he said was qualified by being subject to confirmation by the home government. On March 5 Sir Alfred Milner cabled Lord Kitchener suggesting the following replies to General Botha: "I beg to inform you that on the oessation of hostilities and the complete surrender of arms, ammunition, cannon and munitions in the hands of burghers in the field at government depots or elsewhere his majesty's government is prepared at once to grant amnesty in the Transvaal and Orange river colony for all bona fide acts of war during the hostilities, as well as move the governments of Oape Coloney and Natal to similar action qualified by the disfranchisement of any British subjects implia/I ?*? lUa vttaw TKa milifamt rvric. LU LOU ILL IUO \T a I JLilU iiilllLUlJ yi1J :>ners at St. Helena, Ceylon and elsewhere, on complete surrender, shall je brought back to their country. Military law shall at once be replaced 3y a civil administration, but it is the desire of his majesty's government as 30on as circumstances wilt permit to establish a representative government. On the cessation of hostilities a high court, iudependjnt of the executive, shall be estabished to administer the law. Church property, trusts and orphan funds thall be respected. English and Dutch Kes to BH B^H^BBHHce nnHMH re to ^^ j^^^n^^H^Hubin Bnn^n^^^^n^^Bia H|HB|^^Kq Mr?. Dixon, WJioMurnerecMIe^niBDand Escapes the Hanemitn. In the trial at Wrightsville, Ga., of Mrs. Sarah Dixon for the murder of her husband, G. E. Dixon, the jury found a verdict of guilty and recommended a sentence of life imprisonment. Mrs. Dixon's confederate, Jerry Walden, was convicted at the last September term of the superior court ?^ i;r.^ r^Hu ICIOIVCU ? 11JC OvUioi-vg. engine boiler exploded. Three Men Killed In Peculiar Accident ol Lehigh Valley Koad. The boiler of engine No. 633, on the. Lehigh "Valley railroad, exploded Wednesday morning virile the engine was pulling a coal train near Mud Bun, New Jersey, and three men were killed. The engine was blown into the Leuigh river and the men were instantly killed. The train was not affected and ;an for some distance without the engine. All the victims were married and leave families. MORE ISLANDS BOUGHT. Uncle 5am Hands Over $100,000 to Spanish Representative. Cession Treaty Ratified. At Washington Saturday the Spanish minister, Duke D'Arcos received from Secretary Hay a treasury warrant for $100,000 and the United States received the final cession of "any and all islands in the Philippine archipelago lying outside of the line described in article 3 of the treaty of peace between Spain and the United States of T)Ar?cnmV?Ar 1Q 1 ftQft " vvvu?^w? *-v> ?WWW. I At the same time a protocol was signed by Mr. Hay and Duke D'Arcos exchanging ratifications of the treaty of cession. The specific purpose of the transaction is to add the islands of Cagayan-Sulu and Sibitu to the possessions of the United States. The ceremony attending the exchange of the ratifications and the payment of the $100,000 warrant was an interesting one. The Dnke D'Arcos arrived at the state department by ap pointment at 10 o'clock. He had with him the Spanish version of the treaty, handsomely engrossed and bearing the signature of the queen regent of Spain and the Spanish royal seal. Mr. Hay joined the minister in the diplomatic room. The officials long in charge of the execution of treaties and ratifications wero called in. The American text of the treaty bearing the signature of President McKiuley, was handed Mr. Hay and he in turn presented Duke D'Arcos with the ratification executed by President McKinley. The treaties in each i? J 1_ i j case were uanusoineiy uuuuu, iliui. ui Spain being in red, with the royal arms in gold, while America's was bound in dark blue, bearing the national coat of arms. A brief protocol was then signed. It recited the formalties of ratification of the treaty signed at Washington November 7tb, 1900, providing for the cession of any and all islands of the Philippine archipelago, etc. The treasury warrant for $100,000 had been prepared in advance and was handed to the Spanish minister. There was an exchange of felicitations over the close of the transaction, and the Duke D'Arcos departed with his $100,000 warrant and the ratified treaty. MONSTER VESSEL LAUNCHED. The Korea, Largest Steamer Ever Built In America, Floated at Newport News. The Pacific Mail liner Korea, the largest vessel ever bnilt for the American merchant marine service, was launched at the yard of the Newport News, Va., Ship Bnilding Company Saturday. A crowd of 20,000 people witnessed the event. Miss Katharine Winthrop Tweed, daughter of the president of the Pacific Mail Company, christened the Korea. The Korea is the largest steam vessel ever built on this side of the Atlantic. With a length 572 feet 4 inches and a beam of 63 feet, she will displace 18,600 tons on a draught of 27 feet. Some idea of the size of the Korea may be derived from the faot that from the top to the bottom of the bare hull is a distance of forty feet, while the distance around the rail is nearlv a nuarter of a mile. y ? ^ ? -She is to be fitted with engines of 18,000 horse-power, sufficient to propel her at a speed of from 18 to 20 knots. The Korea will accommodate 1,400 passengers, of whom 200 will be first cabin passengers. She is designed for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. to ply between San Francisoo and Hong Kong. Just as the Korea slipped down the ways, George Bannaster, a colored man among the employees gathered about the vessel, was struck by one of the falling props and received injuries from which he died within a few hours. RIO DE JANEIRO WRECK. Responslbilly For Disanter Placed On the Dead Captain and Pilot. Captains O. F. Bolles and J. K. Bulger, United States inspectors of hulls and boilers, have handed down their decision at San Francisco on the responsibility for the wreck of the City of Rio De Janeiro February 22d at entrance of the Golden Gate. Their decision places the blame for the wreck upon the late Captain Ward and Pilot Jordan. The pilot being a state officer, is not under the jurisdiction of the United States inspectors and they have no power to punish him. TROOPS IN MARSEILLES. Strict Martial Law Enforced On Account of Great Strike. Advices from Marseilles, France, state that the center of the town is occupied by troops. Detachments of cavalry patrol the chief thoroughfares and the infantry guard various points and is massed at the docks, where 1,200 dock laborers are working. All gathering of strikers are imme diately dispersed. The few hacks and street cars running are strongly protected by gendarme". The number of strikers of other trades in sympathy with the dock laborers has increased. A MYSTERY CLEARED UP. Skeleton of Long Missing Ohio Man Is Fonml In Florida. The skeleton of James Tod arrived at Warren, 0., Saturday and a mystery was cleared away. Nine years ago James Tod, of Warren, a nephew of War Governor Tod, disappeared from Dayton, O. One day the past week his skeleton was found near Spruce creek, iu Florida, and was identified by gold fillings in his teeth, a watch and a ring of keys. FURMAX LOSES CASE. High Court Says Ho Should Show Title From King of Sp ?ln. In the United States supreme court Monday an opinion was handed down in the case of the governor and the officials of the state of Florida vs. Charles W. Furman. The case involved title to Anastasia island, in the f-tate of Florida, consisting of abont 7,500 acres. The stale ciaims it under tie United States swamp land law, .vhilo Fnrman baaed his claim npon the alleged grant of the island by the Spanish government to an ancestor. TEXANS BURN NEGRO Saturate His Body With Oil And Chain Him to Stake. CONFESSED TO A FOUL MURDER Scene Was Horrible and Unusually Spectacular-Expatiation of Crime Witnessed by Thousands. At Corsicana, Texas, John Henderson, colored, -who brutally assaulted and murdered Mrs. Younger, a farmer's wife, living iust outside the city, several days ago, was bnrned to death in the court house square at noon Wednesday. A written confession of the crime, attested by Judge Roberts, was secured from the prisoner. Five thousand people witnessed the burning and business was practically suspended for a time. Henderson was captured Tuesday afternoon after a long chase. He was trailed by bloodhounds from the Younger homestead many miles back and forth across the country, and was finally captured near Hillsboro. The officers took him to the latter place and were impelled, through fear ol mobs, to start for Fort Worth. When the train reached Itasca a party oi Younger's friends overpowered the guards and hustled Henderson froir the train. He was conveyed across the prairie a distance of forty-five miles, to Corsicana, where he was placed in jail to keep the infuriatec citizens from tearing him to pieces. A committee was appointed to see him and pass finally upon his guilt 01 innocence. Finally he made a writter confession that he had murdered ac unknown white lady three miles nortl of Corsicana, March 6." There wa; no one present, he said, but himsol: and the woman's two little children He said he did not know why he die it. When it became public that HeDder son had fonfessed people swarmec around the jail. It was decided t< burn the prisoner at the stake at 2 p - - i il-.i in., tat news was received mat iruups had been started from Dallas and th< execution was harried. A railroad rail was driven into th< ground in the corner of the cour house square. Boxes and dry timbei were piled around around it and sat urated with oil. Just before nooi about forty men rushed from the jai across the square where the rai had been planted. In their midst wai Henderson, handcuffed. The mai formed a circle, holding to a chair which surrounded the prisoner to pre vent the crowd from tearing him away The negro was fastened to the rai with wire and chains. Cane of oil were emptied over hii clothing and dozens of lighted matohei touched the inflammable material The fire alarms were rung and thi stores of the city were deserted, ai their occupants rushed to the equar< to witness the burning. Just as the pile was fired Conway Younger, husband of the murderec woman, jumped at Henderson am slashed him across the face with i knife. Henderson gave no indicatioi of pain or suffering. He rolled hi: eyes to get a glimpse of the augrj faces which surrounded him and ther< was a slight movement of the hands In ten minutes Henderson was dead At no time did he make any outcn other than an occasional groan. The negro made a full confessioi after arriving at Corsicana, telling hov he went to the Younger home and at tempted to assault Mrs. Younger, hov she fought for her honor, how finally angered at her resistance he attackec her with his knife, how the two chil dren screamed in fright when the] saw their mother's lite blood crimson ing the floor, and how Mrs. Youngei fell across the doorsteps. He tliei fled, but looking back saw his victin staggering down the road aimlessly falteringly; she fell and lay still, ther he tnrned and ran. Female Suffragists Barred. By a vote of 132 to 29 the Massa chnsetts house of representatives Wed nesday rejected the proposition foi extending suffrage in the state to wo men. THOUSANDS DRAWN OUT. Fal*n Rumor* Cau*e Heavy Run On I Staunch Pennsylvania l!auk. False and unfounded rumors caused a run on the German National bank oi Allegheny,Pa., Tuesdsy, during which $180,000 was paid out to frightened depositors. The excitement at one time was intense, causing almost e panio and giving the police all thej 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 bj the business men of Allegheny, and Cashier Helm said that every demand would be met promptly. HARRISON ESTATE APPRAISED. Dead Ex-Preslelent Left Life Insurance to Amount of 840,000. A dispatch from Indianapolis says; Ex-President Harrison left $40,000 in life insurance, having carried four policies of $10,000 each. General Harrison's executor, the Union Trust Company, announced Thursday night that their appraisement of the Harrison estate gives its total value at $380,000. FLORIDA EDITORS ADJOURN. Next Meeting Will Bo In Pengacola. New Officers of Association. The Florida Press Association adjourned at Miami Friday to meet nexl year at Pensacola. The new officers are B. B. Tatum, oi Miami Metropolis, president; E. W, Peabody, of The Times-Union anc Citizen, vice-president; T. J. Apple yard, of Sanford Chronicle, secretary! and Phillip Isaacs, of The Fort Myers Press, treasurer, I SOUTH CAROLINA I k STATE NEWS ITEMS, j ? CMCSICMCMCMIMCMrSlI Knelnper* Kxainine New Line. Engineers representing the Transit Contract Company, of Philadelphia, arrived in Charleston a few days ago to examine the lines surveyed for the Charleston Subuiban and Summerville Electric railway, which is seeking a franchise from conncil. The company expects to bnild a line to Summerville, and is after the right of way to the exposition grounds. The Consolidated Company has also asked for the same exposition franchise. The Philadelphia company will finance the new road if the engineers make a favorable report. 0*0 Depositors Are Howling. An order of court bas been issued at Charleston requiring Wm. J. Assman, formerly treasurer of the National Mercantile Company, a 30 per cent concern, to appear and answer fhe charges against the company. Three hundred depositors, who put money in the venture iu the hope of securing big interest, are howling at the absence of President White. The amount paid in by depositors 1 was estimated to have been $15,000,but none of this was returned as payments > had not matured. White, who lived > high, disappeared from Charleston and i when he failed to return the propt erty was seized by the sheriff. i White had an easy field in Charleston. The alluring offers of interest > caught people of all classes and coli ors, and they put up freely. After the i bu k of the capital had been removed i from Charleston the company failed, ' and this closing camo immediately on I the heels of the failure of White's other concern in Washington. The i assets are small, and there is little ' hope of depositors getting back any i of the money already paid in. ' ?* 1 Player Goes to Pen. 3 F. M. Player, dispenser at Kings-' f tree, has been found guilty of breach . of trust with fraudulent intent. Judge 1 Watts sentenced him to three years and a half iu the penitentiary. This - is the first conviction of the kind since I 4 ^ niAnta/l Plovni* i a ft I I LI e UiJJJCUCQI jr Diaucu. najvt ? ) white man of considerable politioal . influence. Last Christmas he claimed 3 that robbers rode up to his dispensary i and robbed the tafe of over $2,000, which, by law, stimld have been tnrn3 o.d over to the county treasurer. His t bond had expired the day before and r other suspicions circumstances led to - an investigation which ended in coni viction. Judge Watts refused a new 1 trial. 1 3 Escaped Convict Shot, i Luther Jones was convicted of arson i in Orangeburg county in 1893 and . sentenced for life. He escaped in 1897 . and was recently located in Anderson 1 county, near Honea Path. A day or two ago a constable and a guard from 9 tho penitentiary found Jones in a the woods rutting wood. He de. tied them with his ax. They shot him 3 in the side and leg. Jones ran three a miles before being caught. The doc3 tors say he will die. ?*? p Judge Witherspoon Dead. j Former Circuit Judge Isaac Donem 1 Witherspoon died at Yorkville early i last Sunday morning, aged 60. Judge j Witherspoon was greatly beloved for 3 his charity and good works. After r being on the bench for sixteen years he retired four years ago. It is a coincidence that two South Carolina ' judges elected soon after the redemp' tion of the state, and each retiring voluntarily after sixteen years, should die lie same weeK. Mrs. Treston Brooks Dies at Norfolk. Mrs. Preston S. Brooks died atNor7 folk, Ya., last Sunday night. The j funeral was held in Edgefield, her home. Mrs. Brooks was the widow of Preston S. Brooks, who was distin' guished for gallantry in the Mexican war, and who chastised Charles Sam? 1 mer in the United States senate be1 cause of au unkind refirjnce made by 1 Summer to the venerable Senator But' ler, of this state. Mrs. Brooks was 1 the mother of Mrs. Y. E. McBee and of Mr. Preston Brooks, of Sewanee, \ Tenn. % Unitarian Minister Resigns. p Kev. Henry A. Whitman, for twelve _ years pastor of the Unitarian church in Charleston, has sent his letter of resignation to the corporation, and it has been accepted. The change will make it necessary for Mr. Whitman to leave the south, as there are no Unitarian charges available in this sec[ tion. In a statement made by the . ?vestry, it is said that while the resignation is deplored by the congrega1 tion, it was best for the good of all concerned, i ?% I Almost a Contennarlan. Miss Kate Bethune, ninety-nine years old, died at Bethune, Kershaw I county, the past week. i ?% Garrison Quarters Will Be Handsome. | A Charleston dispatch says: The property on Sullivan's island, recently condemned and purchased by the government for an army garrison, will be sold and cleared away at once. Work will begin shortly on the garrison and splendid quarters will be provided. The minimum room at the barracks , will be for four full companies, and more than half a million dollars will 1 be spent on the buildings and improvements. The residence for the commanding ' officer will cost 816,000, and homes 1 f/-iv oonfninfl Tvill $1 ft ftftft. Other buildings will be in proportion. When ' the government's buildings on the lsianci nas Deen completed tne quarters will be among the best to be found anywhere along the South Atlantic coast. The plan is to make the island an important station, and since the erection of the big forts a heavy garrition will be necessary. The work has added much to the population and i wealth of Sullivan's island, although people who fared best were the owners . of the buildings bought by the government, and which will now be dis mantled and hauled away. I Tratn Kobberg Jailed. i H. lb Bing, James Shaw and John 1 Crawford, three negroes, charged with being members of the train robbi ig band whioh has be n operatin 5 around Ashley Junction, have bjen committed to jail at Columbia without bond. The trio was arrested by Trainnfaster Youngblood and Detective Wetzell of the Plant System, who were fired on from the dark after the robbers bad been captured. It is thought that other members of the gang, who were planning a wholesale robbery when captured, shot at the officers, and dep; uties sent from the sheriff's office are making a thorough search for other members. RIVER OF FLAMING OIL Pours Through a New Jersey Village Causing Destruction Of Many Buildings. A river of flaming oil swept down upon the little village of Glen Gardner, N. J., while its inhabitants were asleep SuDdny morning and reduced eleven buildings, stores and residences to ashes. The conflagration wa? extraordinary in character and in its ori gin. Tho village is in a valley along the line of the Jersey Central railroad. An immense freight train was coming east at G:30 o'clock a. m. It was composed of a striug of coal cars and eighteen tank cars filled with oil. High above the village the tracks of the railroad run along the side of a mountain. They descend as they approach the villege, bat even at the station are considera ly above the main street, which rnns up to the depot at a steep incline. A few miles west of the village, while coming down the incline around the monntatn, the train parted. The engineer on the forward part polled open the throttle of the engine and tried to race away from tho section, which was increasing its speed every second. He managed to keep clear of the racing cars until ho got opposite the depot at Glen Gardner,when the second section smashed into the first. The crash caused the oil in one of the tank cars to explode and iguite, and the terrific heat caused the other cars to explode, one after the other./ The incline running from the depot down to the main street acted as a sluice for the burning oil, and it poured into the chief thoroughfare of the village,-setting fire to everything it touched. Houses, fences, trees, shrubbery and barns were reduced to ashes in an incredibly short time. Villagers awakened by the explosions rnshed from the oncoming flood of blazing oil, carrying children in their arms. Some risked their lives to free horses, cows and dogs in outbuildings, bnt other unfortunate animals could not be reached in time and were burned. .i - 1? .3 11... J? rom iDe wreciteu euro iuc un oiou flowed down the incline of the railroad track, making a long line of Are that destroyed the ties and bent and twisted the tracks. The loss is estimated at from $60,000 to $75,000, ONLY BRIBES, SAYS BRYAN. Will Cause Nebraska Fuslonlst Legislator* to Tote With Republicans. A special from Lincoln, Neb., says: In connection with a report that a number of fusionists were considering the advisability of voting for republicans for United States senators or absenting themselves so that a less number might elect, William J. Bryan was asked whether he thought any democrat or populist would take the responsibility of giving this aid to the republicans. Mr. Bryan said: "Not unless he is bought. I shall not assume, without evidence, that any of our legislators are corruptible. No fusionist can have any legitimate excuse for helping the Republicans out of their difficulty. They have a clear majority in both branches of the legislature, and if they cannot agree upon suitable men let them take the consequences." COTTON COMPRESS BURNS. Greenville, Mississippi,| Suffers Property Los* Aggregating S 100,000. Friday afternoon Greenville, Miss., suffered from a fire that destoryed, on a conservative estimate, fully $100,000 worth of property. The Greenville compress was discovered to bo on fire at 2:30 o'clock. Stored in the yards of the compress were 9,000 bales of cotton. The wind was blowing a gale from the southeast, and while this helped to save much of the cotton, as the flames were carried from the cotton yard, it made the fire rage furiously and everything in reach was attacked. The compress bniMing and machinery are damaged to th6 extent of 815,000, A conservative estimate places the cotton loss at 1,500 bales, valued at $70,000, covered by insurance, through local agencies. Eight Hour Law Knocked Out. In the circuit court at Cleveland, Ohio, a decision was rendered that the eight hour day law for city employees enacted by the last legislature was u nconstitutional. BRITISH MUST WITHDRAW. Until Th?n Haitians Will Not Entertain Proposals of Settlement. A dispatch to The New York Herald from Tien Tsin says: Count von Waldersee, had long and separate conversations with the Russian and English commanding generals Wednesday. He orally renewed the propositions which had been made by telegraph, and which the Russians had declined to entertain. General Wogack declined to discuss the question of ownership until the British had withdrawn from the ground claimed by Russia and occupied by his forces. Drunkenness a "Disease." Police Judge L. W. Wachenheimer, of Toledo, Ohio, has decided that drunkenness is a disease and not a crime. Prisoners charged with that offense appearing before him are discharged and the costs remitted. Many Women Will Tote. The heaviest registration of women on record in Kanses has been recorded for the spring cleotion. At most places the issue is "wet" and "dry" and a lively contest is expected. -\-?; ii?tie "' TO GET AGUINALDO | General Fonston Undertakes Perilous Expedition. M BIDING PLACE IS MADE KNOW*^ Kansan, With a Few Picked Men and Native Scouts* Will At? v^Sj tempt the Capture. A Manila special says: General Fnnston is now engaged in a daring ./^|h| project which promises to be the % greatest and most romantic achievemeut of his eventful career. In January, from his hiding place * in the province of Isabella, Agmnaldo wrote letters anathematizing the sub--* v-;;% chiefs who had taken the oath of aliegiauce to the United States. Lately Jar Agninaldo ordered certain msurge^ forces in southern Luzon to join him.. ^ at a rendezvous iu Isabella provincials The rebel officer entrusted with thase '-^1 orders secretly negotiated with the ."j~ tmonVons , _ On securing necessary information General Punston planned Agninaldo'a >,' capture aud with General MacArthur'f authorization proceeded two wodkt,^^ ago to make the attempt. GenanA >, Funston, with Sergeant Major Harri%^|J| / Captain Xewtou, of the Thirty-fonrtli >; infantry; Lieutenant Admire, of the | Twenty-second infantry;. Lieutenant> ^ " Mitchell, of the Fortieth infantry; eix veteran scouts and a company of. ^ tive scouts, all picked men, embarked on the gunboat Yicksburg and were J landed on a remote beach above Baler. || It was arranged that AguinaldoV y emissary with the native scouts should ! 2 pass themselves ofl as insurgent troope," who, having captured General FoiUK | ton and others were taking then tK.^ prisoners to Agninaldo. At the rig|til>;|f 2 time, when brought before Agninaldo, ^ General Fnnston was to give a signai,:|^ when the tables were to be tnrned aad-^|9, 1% Aguinaldo was to be seized. / ^ Six days' march into the interior \ was contemplated. Treachery wan; ^. considered possible, but every preeeu?>| - tion was taken. The troops in New Yizcaya and New Ecija and tbe grin- boats Yicksburg and Albany were tifcvCXj co-operate with General SO IIANT TBOOPS NOT N2XDXD. ';^8 : It was stated at tbe war departments,^ Saturday that if the favorable Condi- jj$j tions of the past continne tbe number :: v of troops necessary in the Philippinee.^i ' will not be as great as has beeUttB*1^ . ticipated. This view of the caae will not cause any cessation in enliatmeuti^^^S nor will any determination be reached^ jf until fall and accurate information has been received from Manila. * A special to the New York Frew from Washington says: | Advices from the Philippines are so encouraging for peace that the war do- j partment is considering the advisabil?^ v ity of reducing the garrisons in the ~ archipelago. The reorganized army ; || will be recruited to full strength of,100,000 men, but it is believed that j future requirements will not oompd, u the administration to maintain thir^ "M maximum. About 30,000 regulars will be enti- | g tied to their discharges in the current ^ M year. It is proposed to let these sol-' u- m diers return to their homes and fllfrS their places. Thus the army can be reduced to 70,000 men in a perfectly natural way without interfering with its discipline of effectiveness. CONVENTION ADVOCATES WIff. i People of Tennessee Will Be Given | Chance at Now Constitution. j A Nashville dispatch says: The ad* H vocates of a constitutional convention -.;J were temporarily discomfited a few days ago'by the killing of a bill which A provided for the calling of a convention to draft a new state charter. The advocates were undaunted, however, and have been zealously at wodk to induce the Democrats to champion , the measure. ! Their efforts were rewarded FridgyXTjff by the action of the joint caucus w^jjiHj voting to support a bill providing for XjgB . the submission of the question to the j electorate. There were sufficient votes in the caucus to insure the passage of such a bill by the legislature. MAIL KATES TO CUBA. - >|j|| Domestic Pontage and Claaiiflcmtion to Bo /? Applied After April 1st. Postmaster General Smith, In m> cor dance with a decision arrived at by the cabinet has issned the foUowin?^||8 Postmasters are informed that on ^ and after April 1, next, the United States domestic rates of postage Mill .X/i | classification shall apply to aU mall X % matter passing between the United " ' States and Cuba. Notices of ttda ;j change should be displayed in poet* X offices' corridors and given to thepub* >?fl lie press when accepted as aniew*^ CHARLESTON DOGS SAFE. -~M Negro Convicted In Judicial Court Fo? Annihilating a Pet Poodle. At Charleston, S. C., Friday, Mar* tin Grimball, a negro, was convieted for malicious mischief in the jndidll court, the charge against him being that he had killed apet dog belonging to Judge Reed. Under a reoent dacision of the supreme court a dog is -H rated as property, and as such the J| owner can seek the aid of the law in his protection. MURDERS THREE CHILDREN. - 'fM Demented Father Usee Ax to Extermiaal# -r^ His Little Family. 1 Jacob Dearborn Marr, a farmer liv- . rrf j ing eight miles from Clinton, killed his three children, Alice staged thirteen; El win, aged nine; Helen, aged seven, with an ax shortly if- . | ter the family had risen from the din- ^ ner table Thursday. Mr, Marr hid been despondent for some time, his actions were not such as to mike J his wife believe that he had any it- >3 rioQs trouble to brood over.