The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 18, 1901, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED 1S91. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. APRIL 18. 1901. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
BLOODTHIRSTY JAPS!
Indications Still Point to Sang*
Binary Conflict In Orient.
MIKADO MAY TACKLE CZAR!
Japan Insists That Chinese Ruler
Return to Pekin and Send
Troops Into Manchuria.
A cable dispatch from Pekin says:
Komours Yutaro, the Japanese minister,
accompanied by General Yamaguchi,
the Japanese commander, called j
upon Prince ChingSnnday and notified \
him that the retnrn of Emperor KuaDg
Hsu was urgently desired. Prince
Ching was informed that the emperor's
wishes would be respectod by the foreign
troops and that every courtesy
would be shown him.
It was pointed out to the Chinese
plenipotentiary that the emperor's return
was of the highest possible importance
as affecting the maintenance
of the integrity of the Chinese empire,
and that he should come accompanied
by every available soldier, by
at least twenty thousand men if possible.
The troops, it was fnrther contended
by the Japanese minister, must be sent
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into iuancnur:a, as iu? x\ussiaus reported
great disturbances there and it
was not right that the task of quelling
the trouble should be thrown upon oue
nation. Finally, Prince Ching was assured
that if the 20,000 Chinese troops
could not suppress the disorders in
Manchuria, other powers would send
an international force to co-operate
* with China, which all the powers regarded
as a friendly power.
No reply having been received to
this commnnication, Li Hnng Chang
was notified to the same effect and
told that Emperor Kuang Hsu must
give an immediate answer.
The preparations which the Japanese
are making here for an early start
indicate that they still expect war lotween
Russia and Japan. Vessels arriving
at Taku from Nagasaki report
the mobilization of the Japanese fleet
and the continuauce of preparations
on board snip for the anticipated
struggle.
Prince Ching says all his reports go
to show that the missionary statements
regarding a rebellion in Mongolia
are not supported by the facts.
Neither does be believe that the rebellion
of General Tung Hsiang
amounts to much.
"It is the object of certain elements,"
he asserts, "to make it seem
that China is in a condition of constant
broil, rendering it unsafe for the
foreign troops to be withdrawn. Those
who have this in view will magnify a
village quarrel into a big rebellion.
The missionaries, naturally timid, take
tnese reports m gooa iaitn.
MINISTERS ABE CRITICISED.
The conduct of the ministers of the
powers over the negotiations with the
Chinese plenipotentiaries canses much
adverse comment among the military
authorities. Their dilatory tactics have
prevented what might have been accomplished
two months ago. Even
now the meetings of the ministers are
postponed for the most trivial canses.
For instance, the desire of one minister
to go on a picnic to the tombs
of the Miag dynasty prevented the
holding of a meeting for a number of
days. Then M. De Giers and other
ministers insisted upon celebrating
Easter, and thus a week was consumeJ.
In a third case an unnecessary
visit by one minister to Tien Tsin
held up negotiations for four days.
These are fair illustrations of what has
been almost continuous from the beginning.
Memorial services will be held by
order of the court in honor of the
members of the tsuDg-li-yamen who
were executed last summer because of
their pro-foreign sentiments?Hsu
Ching Chien, Li Shau and Hsu Yung
Yi. The staff of the United States
legatiou has been invited to attend.
Hsu Ching Chien, who was a man of
considerable wealth, held at various
times the post of Russia, that of director
of the Busso-Chinese bank and
that of president of the Chinese Eastern
railway.
SEW RECRUITS DESERT.
Soldiers of Fourteenth Cavalry Keciinent
Take French Leave.
A special to the Chicago Tribune
from Leavenworth, Las., says:
Many of the Rewly enlisted soldiers ;
of the Fourteenth cavalry regiment, ,
recruiting here, have deserted. j
The missing soldiers are nearly all
young recruits and were from com- ,
panies of the new regiment. Friday
was their first pay day and the deser- :
ters came to the city, many boaiding
departing trains. The exact number
of men missing is not known, but it is (
Eaid to be in the neighborhood of 160. ,
BRAVE BOY SAVES LIVES.
Little Mllo Hughes Prevents Train From
Going Through Burning Bridge.
A Monon local train containing many
passengers was prevented from crashing
through a burning bridge fifty feet
high near Frankfort, Iod., Thursday
afternoon by Milo Hughes, an fightyear-old
boy. At the risk of his life
he remained on the traok until he attracted
the attention of the engineer,
who brought the train to a stop a aozen
feet away from the bridge.
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Mr?. Carrie Nation was arrested in
Kansas Ci*y Sunday night on the
charge of obstructing the street and
taken to t^he police station in a patrol
wagon. ?he wa3 released on a cash
bond of sh dollars.
Zionistic Movement Approved.
Fifteen'1 hundred Hebrews held a
meeting |iQ Milwaukee Sunday in the
interest (pf the Ziouistic movement,
and demo nstrated approval of the plan
which it i s hoped will restore the au
cient pres of the Jews as a natiou. t
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RACES DRIFTING APART.
Future of the Xecro Seems Hopeless,
Declares College Pre*i<l?-nt.
The annual convention of the American
Academy of Political and Social
Science adjourned at Philadelphia
Saturday night. The closing day's
sessions were devoted to consideration
of the recj problem of the south and
our newly acquired West Indian possessions.
President George T. Winston,
of the North Carolina college of
agriculture, and Professor W. E. Btughardt
Dubois, of the Atlanta university,
discussed the negro question
from opposite points of view at the
afternoon session. At night Senator
Piatt, of Connecticut, and Charles M.
Pepper spoke on the Cuban and Porto
Ivican phase of the race question.
In his address, Mr. Winston said in
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pan: "lae xwo races are umiuu^
apart. They were closer together in
slavery than they have been siDce.
Old-time sympathies, friendships and
affections created by two centuries of
slavery are rapidly passing away. A
single generation of freedom has produced
indifference, mistrust and prejudices.
Unless a change is made the
coming generation will be separated
by active hatred and hostility. The
condition of the negro is indeed pitiful,
and hi6 prospects for the future
are dark and gloomy. There is no solution
for the problem, unless it is
dealt with from the standpoiut of reason
and experience without prejudice
or fanaticism."
WILL >LM> COMMISSION.
Cubans Now .Art-op to Withhold Expression
on I'latt Amendment.
A special from Havanua says: At
Saturday's secret session of the constitutional
convention Senor Nunez
asked that the convention either reject
or accep* the Piatt amendment as the
resolution adopted Friday was not a
formal declaration and was misleading.
The conservatives considered the resolution
practically njected the amendment,
while the radicals and the radical
press maintained that it did not,
and Senor Nunez therefore asked that
a yea and nay vote be taken. This
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wasopposeu uy me rauicais, wuo u?vc
always avoided taking a decided
stand.
The conservatives were pleased at
the point, and as a split was threatened
among the radicals, a compromise was
offered and agreed to by the terms of
which a resolution was adopted that
the convention should not express
itself either for or against the amendment
and that a commission be sent to
Washington to reach the best possible
agreement with the president. This
commission will not be authorized to
settle definitely the question of the
relations between the United States
and Cuba, but will report back to the
convention.
LOMUNU'4 B.ll) BREAK.
Mississippi Governor Makes Remarks
Which Azigor Ohl Soldiers.
Considerable indignation is being
expressed by confederate veterans
and members of the Daughters of the
Confederacy at Jacksonville, Miss.,
over a remark made by Governor
Longino when the petition asking that
the corner stone of the new statehouse
be laid on the birthday of Jefferson
is >raa 111 tuuomuatiuui
The remark in question was made
to one of the prominent ex-confederates
who was deeply interested in the
selection of June 3d as the date for
the ceremony, and, according to his
statement, when the petition was presented
Governor Longino is reporte?
to have said:
"I can't see what Jefferson, Davis
has to do with this statehouse, and
I'm getting tired of this ex-conferate
rot, anyway."
SEEKING VENGEANCE,
Father of Burned Negro Asks For Prosecution
of Mob.
A special from Leavenworth, Kan.,
says: Alfred Alexander, father of
Frederick Alexander, the negro who
was burned at the stake for the alleged
assault and murder of Miss Can is
Forbes and for the assault of Miss
Roth, has filed information with the
county attorney against n number of
those participating in the burning and
asks for a warrant for their arrest upon
the charge of murder.
Alexander will ask for warrants for
William Forbes, whom he accuses of
setting fire to his son, one of the city
officials and a policeman, who, he
charges, assisted in piling the fuel
around the stake and aided in the
burning.
GOVERNMENT WILL REFUND.
Famous "Hat Trimmings'* Case Compromised
For 94.000.000.
The famous "hat trimmings" cases,
involving abont $20,000,000 and which
since 1884 have been the subject of a
bitter legal battle between the government
and a number of Philadelphia
importers, have at last been settled.
It is stated on high authority that a
compromise has been effected through
which the merchants interested will
receive about $4,000,000 from the
United States treasury in full settlement
of the much larger amount they
claim to have been forced to pay in excess
of legal duties.
GOLD BARS FOUND.
Bullion Stolen on Shipboard Discovered
by the Steward.
The three gold bars stolen from the
specie room of the North German
Lloyd line steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
der Grosse during that vessel's last
trip from New York, were discovered
during the cleaning of the ship Saturday
morning, behind a cornice in the
corridor outside of the secondclass
saloon, by Steward Magcrs. The
police have reopened investigations.
DEALT IN GREEN KOORS.
Two MrL and a Woman Under Arrest at
Buffalo Charged With Swindling.
Two men and a woman who are said
to have done such an extensive businer-in
green goods that their monthyl expenditure
for postage stamps represented
$500, were arrested at Buffalo,
N. Y., Saturday evening. Thty are W.
A. Clark and his wife and brother, Lee
L. Clark.
The inspectors say the gang has been
operating in the vicinity for several
mouths, some of their victims coming
all the vay from Texas.
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i STATE NEWS ITEMS, j
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Sensational Fun ral Oration.
The sensatioual incident at Columbia
Monday in connection with the
mysterious killing of Captain John J.
Griffin, for which Major Barnard B.
Evans is in jail, waB the funeral oration
of B.ev. Father Fleming. Tho
church was packed, among those present
being delegations of railway offirti'olc
fr/->m niflfoi-Ant nnrts of the COUn- i
try.
Father Fleming, after paying a high I
tribute to the personal character of
Captain Griffin, referred to his war j
record. Although a native of another j
country, when the south needed men ;
he, believing her cause just, bad been j
among the first to go to the front, j
ready to die, and in fact almost did ,
give his life.
"His death was unwarranted, unde- I
served," declared the preacher. Continning,
he said:
"It seems hard that such a man j
should die as he did, but let us take j
this as a waruiDg."
Fi*l?erinon Violating I.awR.
State Fish Commissioner Edward i
Willis, of Charleston, who recently j
persuaded the government to stock j
the rivers of the state with shad, has j
opened a vigoj ous warfare on fishermen
who have been violating tlfe law.
Within the pa>t two weeks he has had
more than forty shad nets removed
from rivers iu the low country, and
several fishermen who have broken the
laws have been arrested and lodged in
jail at Walterboro. By. using traps
and nets the fish people have almost j
depopulated the rivers, aud great j
difficulty will be met iu having the
stock replenished. Efforts are being
made, however, to have committees
appointed in the various counties to
protect the fishing interests.
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By a vote of 170 to 5G the town of
Bock Hill refused tc permit the establishment
of a dispensary there. This
is the culmination of a warm local
fight. Charlotte ships Bock Hill between
sixty and seveuty thousand dollars'
worth of liquor a year. The town
prefers to lose about ten thousand a
year profits to having the dispensary.
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Evan* Abandon* Suicide Claim.
It is announced that Major Evans
has abandoned the claim as to suicide,
and has stated to a friend that he shot
Captain Griffin in self-defense. The
walking stick used by the crippled
soldier will furnish the ground for this
defense. The post mortem shows that i
the bullet, entering the breast, took a
j slightly downward course.
Judge Andrew Crawford, of Columbia,
and Major William T. Gary, of
Augusta, have been retained by the
defense. Ex-Congressman George
Johnstone, of Newberiy,another noted
[ criminal lawyer, will also be retained.
Counsel will permit no statements by
Evans.
Pro*pectiv? Depot Fi>r Charle*ton.
It seems that there is at last a prospect
of Charleston's haviDg a union
depot. A commission has been issued
by the secretary of state to a company
to build such a depot. The corporators
represent the several systems of
roads entering that city, and are:
Samuel Spencer, New York; Jtt. (j. jla-win,
Savannah; Henry Walter?, Baltimore;
Warren G. Elliott, New Houover,
N. C.; A. B. Andrews, Raleigh,
and (J. S. Gadsden, Charleston. The
minimum capital will be $50,000, with
a maximum of $20,000.
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New Auditorium Started.
The citizens of Greenville turned
out one afternoon the past week to
witness the ground breaking for the
new auditorium building of the Greenville
Female college. The building
will contain ai\ auditorium, study hall,
art gallery and lecture rooms and will
cost $15,000, Work will begin at
once. Addresses were made by prominent
citizens. Miss M. C. Judsou,
lady principal of the college, threw I
out the first shovel of dirt.
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Superintendent McMahan In Atlanta. j
An Atlanta, Ga , dispatch says: j
"Hon. John J. McMahan, of Columbia,
S. C., arrived iu the city yesterday
morning and is stopping at the
Kimball. Mr. McMahan is superintendent
of education of the Palmetto
State and enjoys the reputation of being
one of the most progressive and i
enthusiastic young educators of the i
south. Duriug his sojourn of a few }
days iu Atlanta Superintendent McMahan
will visit the city schools and j
make a thorough inquiry into Atlanta's I
school system."
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Had Money In Her Trunk.
Miss MeCondon Kaiser, an aged inmate
of a public almshouse in Charles- !
ton, died recently, but before her |
death begged piteously for burial in a I
cemetery instead of in the potter's i
field. She was supposed to be a pan- !
per. Pel sons interested in her case
raised funds for a decent burial.
Later, when the Ionian's trunk was
examined, it was fouud that she had j
$240. Not willing to spend the money,
even on a funeral, she let it remain j
concealed, mid now the full amount !
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has been given over to tne city.
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Created a (ipmiin 1 Sen?ation.
The official announcement from j
Washington that the president had :
appoiuted Johu G. Capers, a son of !
Bishop Ellison Capers, of Sonth Car- J
olina, to be district attorney to !
ce-d District Attorney Lathrop, creat- j
ed a sensation in state political cir- i
cles.
Constables Kept Itiisv.
The state liquor constabulary is !
divided into seven squads, which are
.so disposed as to best repel the iuva- j
sioii nf the "blind tiger." Etch squad i
has a chief, who makes weekly reports j
of seizures, witn *he names of those j
| persons from whom liquor is seized, j
No attempt is made t) prosecute unless j
the blind tiger is caught in the act of j
selling. The 1 qior captured is for- j
warded to the di-peusary and partly j
offsets the expense of the constables.
ijast week two squads ol live men eacn '
made no seizures; the others got 320 1
gallons of liquor and 90 dozen bottles I
of beer. Tiie largest haul was made
from the moonshiners of Greenville |
county,where 140 gallons were obtain- j
ed. Columbia came next with 75 gallons
and 30 dozen bottles of beer.
Charleston furnished 36 gallons of
whisky.
TRAGEDY IN COLUMBIA.
Captain Griffin Dies From Pistol '
Shot Wound Inflicted By
Major Evans.
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock i
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Captain John J. Griffin, commercial j
agent of the Norfolk and Western '
railroad, was shot to death iu the !
rooms of Major Bernard B. Evans in i
Columbia, S. C. The arrest of Major !
Evans subsequently created a pro- j
nounced sensation.
The two were alone, and occupants I
of adjoining apartments were at din- j
ner. Major Evaus summoned a phy- j
sician, saying that a man was hurt in !
his rooms. Dr. R. W. Gibbes found j
Captain Griffin lying in a dying con- j
dition and speechless on Major Evans' J
bed. A 44 caliber Colt's revolver bul- ;
let had entered just above the left \
nipple.
When Dr. Gibbes announced that
Griffin was dying, he declares that
Evans, who had been drinking heavily,
became wildly excited and exclaimed
that Dr. Gibbes lied; that Dr.
Gibbes and not he himself bad killed
Griffin. The physician, under pretext
of replacing a broken instrument,
managed to get out of the room, although
Evans declared that he should
not do so.
Dr. Gibbes summoned the police
aud they were refused admittance until
Judge Ernest Gary, a cousin of
Evans, arrived aud demanded admittance
and submission to the officers.
Evans struck Judge Gary and was
taken to jail in a state of hysteria,
having declared that Griffin had taken
his own life.
In the room were evidences of the
fact that oue or both of the men had
been drinking. Aside from this there
is no reason why Griffin should have
killed himself or that Evans should
have shot him.
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loth sides and there was an abrasion
of the skin on the bridge of the nose.
His wa king cane, clotted with blood,
was sevtral feet from where blood
marks indicated that the fatal shot had
taken effect.
The coroner's jury Sunday afternoon
rendered a verdict that to the
best of its belief the death of Captain
J. J. Griffin was caused by a gunshot
wound inflicted at the bands of Major
B. B. Evaus.
Captain Griffin served in the confederate
army with a company from Macon,
Ga., and after the war entered the
railroad service. He bad tbe position
of general freight agent of tbe East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia at
Atlanta, Ga., for many years, and subsequently
went to tbe Norfolk and
Western. Two years ago be was assigned
to tbe South Carolina territory.
Major Evans is a son of Brigadier
General N. G. Evans and a nephew of
Major General Mart W. Gary, of tbe
late Confederate army. He is a brother
of former Governor John Gary Evand.
who was adjutant general in 1S98,
and was himself iu the Havana postoffice
department at that time. He is
well known in militia and political circles,
having twice received a large vote
for railroad commissioner. He and
tbe present lieutenant governor* James
H. Tillman, fought a bloodless duel in
<snnip vpars flffo.
ried when only eleven years old aud
has eDjoyed remarkable health ever
since.
TIKEK TACKLED KEEPER.
Proprietor of IndlHtiapolIn Zoo Badly
Wounded By Knratrcd Beast.
Bajah, the Bengal tiger that fatally
injured oue of the keepers at the zoo
in Indiauapolis several months ago,
after a desperate fight in the animal's
cage, Friday attacked Frank C. Bostock,
proprietor of the zoo,and dangerously
injured him. It is feared by the
surgeons that Bostock will lose hi1
left arm. Ilis right leg and his face
were badly lacerated.
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Captain Griffin had quite a large
family. He is survived by a wife and
seven children, four sons and three
daughters. His family continued to
reside in Atlanta up to a short time
ago, when they joined him in Columbia.
There are many theories for the
killing, but none have much to support
them. It is known that Major
Evans was in financial straits.
Only a part or the available testimony
was brought out by the coroner,
but the jury was unanimous ou the
first vote, aud the verdict has been
geuerally accepted as proper.
phoninu Tyro crookedness.
Investigation of .Manila Frauds SubstanPtiatcft
Charges Made.
A Manila special says: The trial of
Sergeant Memson, the first case-in the
commissary scandals, began with the
startling disclosures expected. Two
witnesses testified that quantities of
flour were taken from a government
warehouse and sold by three commissary
sergeants and two others, who
dhiled tho proceeds. Finnick, proprietor
of an American bakery, was
incriminated, and other busiuess men
were also involved. Tho extent of
the illegal sales has not been ascertained.
FOUR MILLIONS LIABILITIES.
YF. C. Coffin File* Petition In Bankruptcy
at New York.
William C. Coffin,of New York City,
who was a former partner in the banking
house of Coffin k Stanton, which
made a general assignment in 1894,
fiied a petition in bankruptcy in the
United States district court Friday.
He schedules his liabilities at $4,150,907
and assets at $25, whioh is
cash in bank. The secured claims
amout to 82,986,172.
DECISION NOT ANNOUNCED.
Supreme Court Fails to Mention the Porto
Rican Cases.
A Washington special says: Again
the supreme court has disappointed
the expectant by failing to announce
an opinion in the Porto Rican cases involving
the question whether the con
stitution extends over our new possessions.
There is no telling when the decision
will be annouuced, but good judges
seem to think that the uncertainty will
be ended within a week.
Radiator Plant Burned.
One of the large plants of the American
Radiator Company, at Detroit,
??.Tick., was almost completely destroyed
by tire Friday night. The loss is J
about $130,000.
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NEW PARTY POLICY
Inaugurated By President McKinley
For Southern States.
BENEFITS WHITE REPUBLICANS
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Appointment of Capers as District
Attorney In South Carolina
Starts Ball to Rolling.
A Washington special says: A(l
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VOCaies UI U ? UllC Luau a
party in the south received a crumb of
encouragement from the presideut
Monday. Among the federal appointments
formally promulgated at the
white house was is the name of John
C. Capers, of South Carolina, to be attorney
of the United States for the
district of South Carolina. Under ordinary
circumstances but little or no
significance would be attached to an
appointment of this kind. There is,
however, said to be a new political
principle underlying the president's
action.
Since the election of McKinley for a
second term there have been frequent
statements emanating from cabinet officers
and other members of the administration
to the effect that it was
the intention of the president to assist,
as far as he was able, iu the rehabilitation
of ihe Republican party in
the south. As at present constituted,
the Republican party in the south is
composed largely of negroes,and,except
when a national convention is at hand,
but little interest or pride is taken in
the southern contingent by the Republican
borses at the north.
During the campaigns 1806 and 1900
a number of prominent gold Democrats
in the south refused to support
Mr. Bryan and gradually drifted away
from their old line Democratic moorings.
Added to this element it is
claimed there is a youuger generation
with new ideas and new ambitions iu
politics, who have to a certain extent
acted or become indirectly associated
with the Republican administration.
Mr. Capers claims to be a representative
of the latter class of southern
Democrats.
Mr. Capers is at present an assistant
attorney to the attorney general in
the department of justice and is engaged
in the settlement of southern
war claims iu the court of claims. He
was appointed to his present position
during the last Cleveland administration
while Mr. Olney was attorney
general. When McKinley was elected,
Attorney General Miller was impressed
by the legal ability aud experience of
Mr. Capers, aud accordingly retained
him in the public services.
In the meantime Mr. Capers had declined
to follow the leadership of the
free silver wing of the Democratic
party. In the last campaigu he practically
broke away from the Democratic
party and went on the stump for
McKinley in West Virginia and other
doubtful states. For some time past
he has been in frequent conference
with Senator Pritchara, of North Carolida;
Senator McLaurin, of South
Carolina, and other well known southern
men who profess to be interested
in the formation of a white's man's
Republican party.
After a careful survey of the political
field the president apparently concluded
that Mr. Capers is we'i qualified
to become an administration missionary
to lead the new crusade in the
Palmetto state. Mr. Capers is young,
ambitious, has had some experience in
politics, belongs to a distinguished
South Carolina family and is the favorite
son of the well-known Bishop
Capers, of South Carolina. It is contended
that the appointment of Mr.
Capers may attract to the Republican
camp many white men who have lingered
in the Democratic columns because
they would not consent to affiliate
with a party organization which
was composed largely of the colored
brother.
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aUOUirV Ul lliC nunc uuuoc u.
out the fact uot noted in the official
bulletin, that Mr. Capers' appointment
does not take effect until the expiration
of the term of the present incumbent,
Mr.Lathrop.
TILLMAN TO FIGHT CAPERS.
There will undoubtedly be considerable
opposition to the confirmation
of Mrs. Caper's appointment. It is
well known that the Republican organization
in South Carolina is united
in urging the reappointment of Mr.
Latbrop. Not only has he satisfied
the members of his own party, but it
; is said that the legal profession
throughout the state, without regard
to party, has indorsed him for reappointment.
In addition, it is said
that Senator Tillman would rather see
| Mr. Lathrrp appointed than any one
J whom Senator McLaurin might name.
I It is, therefore, probable that when
the nomination of Mr. Capers comes
before the senate for confirmation,
there may be a battle royal between
I the rival senators from South Carolina.
GRANDMOTHER AT TWENTY-SIX.
Remarkable Story of South Carolina Girl
Who Married at the Ace of Eleven.
It is reported on reliable authoiity
that there is a woman living in the
mountains of Oconee county, South
Carolina, who is twenty-six years old
and has fourteen children, all living,
mid nnp rrrandohild. The woman mar
CUBANS ARE DEFIANT
Convention Delegates Defeat the
Piatt Amendment.
WILL HANDICAP COMMISSION
Senator Spooner Declares There
Shall I3e INo 44i loaincaiion.
Other News Items.
A Havana special says: The Cuban
constitutional convention placed itself
upon record Friday against the Piatt
amendment by a vote of 18 to 10 on a
resolution that the convention should
declare itself opposed to the amendment
"on account of the terms of some
the clauses, and the way in which
they are drawn, and also on account
of the contents of others, especially
clauses III, VI and VII."
The conservatives assert that this
action is embarrassing, inasmuch as
it practically ties the hands of any
commission that might be sent to
Washington.
NEWSPAPER MEN SENTENCED.
Senors Torrel and Urritis, respectively
the editor and director of El Estivador,
the organ of the stevedores
and lightermen, have been sentenced
by the captain of the port of Havana,
Lieutenant Commander Lucien Young,
to thirty and sixty days' imprisonment
respectively. They were charged with
the publication of libellons articles
intpndpd to invite trouble among the
dock laborers of Havana.
At a late hour Friday afternoon both
men were released. It is admitted
that Lieutenant-Commander Young's
court had jurisdiction in the matter of
sentence, but he considered that his
object had been attained in making an
example of two agitators who, it is alleged,
were at the bottom of the recent
labor troubles, and who had been
even more recently engaged in inciting
another strike.
The former strike was settled by a
mutual agreement by all parties to regard
the schedule of wages drawn up
and published in the official Gazette,
as the law, by El Estivador had been
attacking the schedule as unjust, and
calling upon workmen to resent it.
XEELY TO SELL PROPERTY.
The legal authorities have granted
permission to Charles F. W. Neely to
sell the brick yard and land in Havana
standing in his name. The money
realized will be turned over to the
court and kept intrust until a decision
is reached in connection with his alleged
embezzlement of postal funds.
SPOOXER IS EMPHATIC.
"Congress has defined the relations
which shall exist between the United
States and Cuba, and in my judgment
it will not agree to any modification,"
said Senator Spooner, member of the
senate committee on relations with
Cuba, after a conference at the war department
Friday with Secretary Root.
"The terms offered Cuba," Senator
Spooner continued, "are more in the
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United States. I am confident that
the mass of the people of the island
appreciate the nnselfiah attitude ol
this government, and if they had an
opportunity to declare their views
they would unhesitatingly approve the
relations as defined by congress."
The attention of the senator wae
called to the suggestion that General
Wood should dissolve the convention
and issne a call for another, the people
at the time of the election of delegates
to vcte upon the question of the
acceptance of the Piatt amendment.
"I have seen that report," he said,
"I know nothing about it. I believe,
however, that the convention after
further consideration of the matter
will come to the conclusion that the
wise course to pursue is to incorporate
in the constitution the terms offered
them."
Another step toward tho establishment
of full civil government in Cuba
was taken by the appointment bj
General Wood of Ernest Sterling as
deputy auditor of the island. Seno:
Sterling has been discharging similar
duties for some time past under Majoi
Ladd, but is now re-appointed as b
purely civil official.
THOUGHT UK HA!) CKOWE.
Verdant Tennesseo Constable Arrested
Trnmp On Errand of Mercy.
A Chattanooga dispatch says: A
constable of a very green nature got
excited at Jamestown Wednesday
night. Lie saw a tramp goiDg aloDg
the road driving a nice looking horse,
and as he was iu need 01 some money
he got excited and arrested the man,
saying that he had captured the wonderful
Pat Crowe, the Cudahy kidnaper.
He put the man in jail and wired
that he had the man, the very man
wanted. Later he wired that the man
was not the one wauted, but a tramp
driving a horse for a farmer to get a
physician.
SAMOAX CENSUS.
Uncle Sam Bosses 5,800 People In His
Part of Islands.
A census of the population of the
Saraoau group has been taken. The
number of Samoans in Upolu and
othpr islands under the German gov
eminent is 32,000, while the population
of the six islands under the United
States government is returned at
5,800. The very slight iucrease during
the last thirty years is about the
same in proportion all round.
MORE FILIPINOS SURRENDER.
Inmirgents Are Laying Down Weapons of
Wai faro I5y Wholesale.
The war department received the
following cablegram Thursday:
"Manila, April 11.?To Adjutant
General, Washington: Colonel Arce
surrendered Sastiilejos yesterday; 335
soldiers, twehe officers and arms. This
and the surrender of Colonel Alva at
Oroupapo, April 8:h, with thirteen
officers, 391 men, nine-two rifles,
frees Bataan, Zambales provinces.
"MacAbthub."
CATHOLICS ON EDUCATION.
Church Opposes 5tate Control of
School System In This
Country.
A declaration of the Catholic position
on education in the United States
was adopted Friday at the closing
session of the national conference of
the Association of Catholic Colleges.
The resolutions comprising the declaration
received the unanimous assent
of the representatives of seventy
different colleges, the entire collegiate
system of the Catholic church in America.
The delegates on adjourning
were enthusiastic over the results of
their labors, feeling confident that the
con Terence has been a marked success,
j The declaration adopted was as foli
lows:
"1. That this Association of Catholic
Colleges request its president,
Rt. Rev. Thomas Conaty, to respectfully
call tho attention of the bishops
j of the United states, ai meir annum
J ineetiug, to the work of this conference
in regard to our collegiate conditions,
and especially to the importance
of the high school movement.
"2. That the tendency of educational
legislation forces us to warn our Catklic
people of the systematic and welldcfined
effort in certain qoarters toward
absolute state control in education,thereby
threatening and crippling
all private educational effort, thns depriving
a large proportion of the citizens
of the liberty of maintaing schools
in which their religion ahall be made
an essential element.
"3. That we remind legislators of
the rights of conscience guaranteed to
us by our American citizenship, and
call their attention to the system ol
schools which our people have maintained
at great expense and sacrifice,
"4. That we protest against the unfair
and unjust discriminations resulting
from much of the educational
legislation, and we appeal to the fairmindedness
and sense of justice of the
American people to protect us from
such illiberality.
"5. That this conference of Catholic
colleges convinces us that we are
justified in asserting that our college
system deserves the generous co-operation
of all interests in higher Catholic
cduoation; and we pledge ourselves
to use every effort to perfect still
more our collegiate education.
"G. That we call upon all Catholics
to recognize the imperative need of e
more perfect organization of our educational
system, and we assure them
ikat with a fuller development of the
Catholic high school we shall have a
complete system, with its headship in
the university, and thus we shall continue
to maintain a high collegiate
standard."
INYITE TO 0031 TAUL.
Illinois Legislature Asks Boer Preslden
to Deliver Address.
The following resolutions were unan1
imously adopted in thp Illinois houst
1 of representatives Friday:
1 "Whereas, It is reported in thi
' public press that Oom Paul Krnger,
, the sturdy leader of the Boer peopli
of the South African republic, is ex
pected to arrive in the United State*
on or about the 23d day of the presen
month; and,
, "Whereas, His services as the lead
! er in the patriotic cause of his in re
; sisting British oppression and preserv
ing to his people the inalienable righti
< of home rule and self-government hi!
re-enacted the Magna Charts in thi
, hearts of freemen and added luster t<
i the cardinal principles of America!
institutions for which our forefather!
i fought and died, therefore be it
[ Resolved, That this house extendi
, to Mr. Kruger a cordial welcome t<
our shores and to the state of Illinois
and asks him, if permissible with hit
, plans, to address this house prior t<
the day of adjournment."
L003IIS A GREAT TALKER.
Some of HU Alleged Interviews DIspleas
ing to Washington Officials.
The interviews ascribed to-'MiUlste;
* Loomis at San Juan have attractec
much attention in Washington and thi
minister probably will be invited t<
explain some of his utterances, if he ii
| not able to enter a broad denial of the
accuracy of the interviews. Reflec
| tions upon the personal character o:
Ll? /n t \T An Arrnalo OVA nnf T A
IL16 prysiueu I Ul T OULiiuvm mu .-W
garded as proper, according to officia
etiquette, and it is confidently hopec
k that the minister will be able to re
pudiate these.
TO BO DM 31R. JOHNSON.
Hooeier State Single Taxera Want Him ai
Candidate For President.
The Indianapolis Single Tax Clut
has called a mass meeting to launch s
presidential boom for Tom L.Johnson
in Indiana. Resolutions will be adopted
setting forth Mr. Johnson's eligibility
for the presidential nomination,
Carriage Factory Destroyed By Fire,
The carriage and wagon factory oi
A. C. Norman & Co., of Covington,
Ga., was totally destroyed by fin
Thursday night, many new vehicle!
i being destroyed. The loss amount!
to $3,500, with no insurance.
DYNAMITE'S DEADLY WORK.
Three Men Killed and Ten Injured Bj
Kxploalon In Mexico.
Advices from Chihuahua, Mexico,
announce that a terrific dynamite explosion
occurred at Minaca, Mexico, 15C
miles from Chihuahua, in the heart oi
the raining district, Monday. Xiiree
men were killed, one is dying and ten
others were seriously injured, some of
them fatally. Much property was damaged.
LETTERS KEPT SECRET.
Brother* of Arrlngton Decline to Make
Public Note* of Marderer.
It is known that J. J. Arrington,tbe
suicide and murderer of Miss Cleghorn,
left three letters, all of them addressed
to his brothers in Rome. Two of these
notes were found, but the third hatnot
been located. The brothers de
cline to give their contents to tht
public. It is thought a full explanation
leading to the death of J. J. Arlington
and Miss Cleghorn is told.
The Arringtons are guarding the
secret in the letters closely/
GOV. ALLEN SCORED
i
i -*
I Porto Rican Commissioner Refntes
Statements Giren Oot
! "ISLANDERS NOT TROSPEROUS"
Rule of Chief Executive of Island
t
Is Attacked and His Reports
Branded as False.
i
1 V- A:i.nAtAll ?? P aril Wm.
A new iUI A Uif^attU COJS.
; ing to the public utterances of Governor
Allen, of Porto Rico, since his ar;
rival in Washington, Wenceslao Borda,
| Porto Rican commissioner Thursday
! made the following statement:
"The question at issue between
i Governor Allen and the commissionj
ers are merely two:
I "First, whether his administration
in Porto Rico has been conducive to
the prosperity and welfare of the
island; second, whether the Hollander
reveuue law was such a measure as
should have been passed, and, with- $
out a hearing, approved by the chief
executive of Porto Rico. Governor ~
Allen has gone out of his way to attaek -J*
personally the commissioners when he'
( | says that the members of the so-called
! commission are foreigners; one s
' | Spaniard, one a South American and
, : one an Englishman. We fail comi
pletely to see how this assertion, even
i : were it true, could affect the merits of
| i our case, but we do think that it shows M
:: his arguments must be poor when he 1
! has to vail himself of one of this
. nature.
I ! "Governor Allen states that Porto ^
. | Rico has never before, in its history, v ::
( i been so prosperous; that more persons J
I are employed today than before; that .:
i the sugar crop will yield 100,009 tons. ^
. ; He shows, however, no facts or figures
, ; to substantiate these assertions. They
t are, therefore, mere statements of an
interested official. There is no more
truth in them than there is to the
statement that we are tax dodgers and
[ that the rest of the Porto Bicans are
well satisfied with the situation. Now
, comes a Porto Bican labor leader,
k Santiago Iglesias, with a petition
} signed by G,000 workmen which de- ?
L clared that the condition of the Porto >
, ! Bicans could not be worse. These
t people certainly are not tax dodgers.
, "Governor Allen is apt to believe ' 1
that everybody who criticises his adj
ministration is bad, but he cannot call
his new crities tax dodgers, whatever
else ha may call them, since they have
nothing that can be taxed.
"Porto Bico is not as prosperous as
he would like the people of the Unit- _ aj
ed Ststes to believe, as is eloquently V>;
and conclusively shown by the cus)
toms statistics.
"It is misleading to compare the ?
j I exports and imports of this year, that |
is to say, the production and consump- . |
3 lion of the island, with that of the ^
years of the war and hurricane. The *
} test contrast should be made, to be v ^
^ fair, with the fiscal year just previous
to our occupation of Porto Bico and
. with the present fiscal year, which, accnrding'
to Governor Allen, is also a v
_ normal one. The exports during the ^
B! former year amounted to about $19,j
000,000 pesos, or 811,400,000. The
3 imports to about $18,000,000 pesos, or <2
j about 810,800.000, a balance of trade >4
1 in favor of the island of 1,000,000
3 pesos, or $600,000.
The exports from May 1, 1900, to
3 February 28, 1901, were $5,814,083,
j and the imports $3,100,000, a balance
of trade against the island of $2,285,J
917, which is wholly unsupportable
^ amaIIa rr?V> 14 ia vooallo/)
j auu opens iuiu nucu it id ivvbiivw
that our circulation is less than
$2,000,000 and that Porto Rico has |
lost her credit in the commercial
world.
"Governor Allen states that never
ha^Ahw^been the number of laborers
r employed aT"aP"prcse?t.- He fails to
1 offer the grounds for this belief. The
3 production of the island does not show
) it. The alarming emigration of labor3
ers to Ecuador, Cuba, Hawaii and
> Santo Domingo, which he admits is -* 35
taking place, emphatically belie the
f | governor's assertion in this respect.
"Why does not the governor menI
tion the other industries of the island
I besides sugar? We answer, because ^
- misgovernment has nearly wiped them
?ut-" 1
BOOHING CASSAVA. . J
, Recent Convention In Brunswick, Ga., Is
Having Wonderful Results.
, The recent agricultural convention
i held in Brunswick in the interest of
1 sugar cane and cassava has had moat
wonderful results, and is being talked
' about all over south Georgia.
A feature of the convention was tfeefree
distribution of a large quantity -??
> of cassava seed among all who exf
pressed a desire to plant the important
product aud it is believed that a
s very large acreage of cassava will be
? planted this year, directly attributable
J to the interest aroused by the Bruns- * |
wick convention.
IS BUBONIC PLAGUE CASE,
' Ann Arbor Student, However, Will Recover
From the Disease.
Dr. Victor C. Vaughn, dean of the
medical department, and one of the ;
notoii h?r?cArioloQrists in the
? v.w.? 0
, country, appeared before the Michigan
state board of health Saturday
and practically acknowledged that the
; case of Student Charles B. Hare is one
of bubonic plague. He assured the
board that there would be no spread >
of the disease .
(Veneral M'Clurg Dead.
A telegram announces the death at s -' ?
St. Augustine, Fla., of General A. 0.
i McClurg, head of the publishing
house of A. C. McClurg & Co., of
Chicago. Geueral McClurg was widely
known both as a business man and
as a factor ia public affairs.
rhristian Scientists Win Case.
Judge Eugene S. Elliott, in the circuit
court at Milwaukee Monday, decided
the Christian Scientists are not
" liable to prosecution under the state ~
medical law.