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~ ~ ' ' "-v 1 The Bamberg Herald. % ? ================== fi 1 ESTABLISHED 1S91. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17.1901. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. " * M ^ *Tr?n rr? ! - ? . ?r? *ia /in t mi HATRED IS REVEALED Sampson's Right-Band Man Tes= tifies Before Inquiry Court. TRUE ANIMUS BROUGHT OUT Reluctantly Admits That Secret SigW nal Code Was Not Made Known to Commodore Schley. Captain F. E. Chadwick, who was In command of Admiral Sampson's flagship, the New York, and who was also chief of the admiral's staff during the ttta ? f V* Onn ? a tfiotifiorl Kof Aro T V> O Wdl mtu W3?/Cb?U, kCOUU^U UVlUi t wwv >?- Schley naval court for a short time ?-v, Friday afternoon. He was '.he last witness called, and when the court adjourned was still under cross-examination by Mr. Raynor, who stated that he had only a few more questions to ask him. There was considerable interest in Captain Chadwick's appearanc because of his close relationship to the commander-in-chief of the north Atlantic squadron. Captain Chadwick's testimony related very largely to dispatches sent by Admiral Sampson to Commodore Schley while the latter lay off Cienfuegos in May, 1898, and to the code of signals agreed upon by Captain Mc uaiia, 01 me fliaroieneau, auu me ^uban forces operating near Cienfuegos. He said this code had not been sent to Commodore Schley by disjatch be cause Captain McCalla had expected to join the commodore immediately and communicate the code to him. Captain Chadwick said he had not approved Admiral Sampson's dispatch of May 28 congratulating Commodore Schley on his accomplishments to that date. Five other new witnesses were heard , during the day, two of them being offi. cers of the New York. One of these was Lieutenant C. C. Marsh, the flag secretary of Admiral Sampson, who testified concerning dispatches to Commodore Schley, and the other was the ship's fiag lieutenant, E. L. Bennett. Lieutenant Theodore G. Dewey, nephed of Admiral Dewey, who served on the Massachusetts; Lieutenant Adelbert Althouse, also of the Massachusetts, and Lieutenant Francis Boughter, who served on the Marblehead, were the other new witnesses of the day. ACTRESS' BAGGAGE RIFLED. Car Inspector Arrested on Charge of Stealing Sonde and Jewelry. Charles Norris, car inspector for the Lehigh Valley railroad, was arrested at Ithica, N. Y., Friday charged with the theft of bonds, jewelry and other property, valued at $70,000, belonging to Mrs. Denman Thompson and Mrs. Franklin Thompson, of "The Old Homestead" company. The arrest was made while Norris was acting as an Inspector In an election booth. Most of the property, including $60,000 worth of bonds, has been recovered. The theft was reported to the police a week ago. The property was missing from the company's baggage car, in which were trunks belonging to Mrs. Thompson and her daughter-inlaw. and is said to have been taken while the company was playing at the Lyceum theatre. Locks of the trunks were picked and the articles selected at leisure. Norris, in his capacity as car inspector, had access to the car, hut the robbery was not discovered until the company reached Albany. Detectives in New York, as well as the local police, were notified, and some of the jewelry was traced to the place where an attempt to sell it had been made. Further evidence led to the arrest of Norris. BLAZE IN COTTON WAREHOUSE. V Two Hundred Bales Burned With a Loss of About $6,000. The large cotton iron warehouse at Sylacauga, Ala., owned by Lane Brothers. containing upward of 200 bales of cotton, was destroye<yby fire Friday morning. The loss Is Estimated at $<>.000, with $3,000 insurance. Many farmers had stored cotton in the warehouse without insurance. TOWN FLAME SWEPT. Los Gatos, California, Almost Wiped - Off the Earth. The entire business section of Los Gatos, Cal., was wiped out by fire Sunday. The area covered by the fire is estimated at about four acres, and property worth from $100,000 to $150,000 was destroyed. A Vozen or more business blocks, sevjraJi manufactories, a livery stable add jk church and many dwellings we>e burned. The fire department was powerless to cope with the flames oving to \a strong breeze. \ BIG STEAMER ON ROCKSy Over a Hundred Passengers Aboard, But All Were Cool and Calm. \ In a dense log, The Canadian raci^c steamer Hating, from Skagway to Vancouver, went ashore Saturday after-4 noon at Tucker bay, Jervis island, and is now hard and fast on the rocks. The Hating had on board 170 passengers. There was no panic and the passengers Were soon made aware that no danger was to be apprehended. "FOOL KILLER" GOES THROUGH. Peter Nissen Successfully Shoots Whirlpool Rapids at Niagara. PetSr Nissen, of Chicago, successfully ^navigated the Whirlpool rapids at Niagara Falls Saturday afternoon in 21-foot cigar-shaped boat called "#)? Fool Killer." Nissen has been taking soundings in ' the river below the falls and has sei cured much valuable data. The trip ' through the Whirlpool rapids was witnessed by 15,000 people. \ V x % COLOR LINE NOT CONSIDERED President Roosevelt Will not Consider "Complexion" In Making Federal Appointments. A Washington special says: At the cabinet meeting Friday the question of southern appointments generally again came up and the president reiterated his policy of appointing republicans, if suitable applicants could be found, and, if not, of appointing gold democrats. His policy in this respect meets the approval of the cabinet. With a positiveness almost convincing, it is stated that the president has definitely decided to appoint Dr. V. P. Clayton, of Columbia, collector of Internal revenue for South Carolina, as already Indicated in the Associated Press dispatches. The turning down of Mr. Elalock was so unexpected that cautious persons are disposed to wait until the president puts his official -: ?-hefnre filgUaiUl^ V.U tiit- . proceeding to gossip on the subject. President Roosevelt is experiencing considerable political impatience and personal discomfiture ir. trying to adjust his policy in dealing out federal patronage in t^e south on a strictly meritorious basis. He does not hesi- ! tate to state to his personal friends, and make it perfectly plain, that within the past week he has been deceived by misrepresentations made in behalf of certain aspirants for office and their friends. He is perfectly sincere in his desire to emphasize the merit system in making appointments in the south as well as in the north, the east and the west. He has remarked to more than one southern delegation within the last few days that a man's complexion, be it black cr white, shall not operate to his advantage or disadvantage in the distribution of federal patronage. The president has endeavored to impress upon all of his political callers the fact that he proposes to exercise his best judgment in selecting the best available man for every appointment he may J Le called upon to make. He does not hesitate to state that this is a republican administration, and, all things being equal, the preference will be given to a meritorious member of the party in power. It was with the best intentions and with an honest endeavor to benefit the public service generally that he stated at the very outset of his administration that it is impossible for biin to become personally familiar T*r?fVi flia nnalifioainna and nprannal ?T 1(.U w- w ^ ?? habits of every individual who may be suggested for a federal office. Under the circumstances, he announced that he would eheerfully receive advice and suggestions on the subject from men of influence and standing in all sections of the country, without regard to party. To this end he has freely consulted democratic senators and representatives about public affairs in their respective states with pleasure and profit. CURTRIGHT NOT THE MAN. Negro Assailant of Mrs. Sims Unknown and at Liberty. So far the negro who criminally assaulted Mrs. Sims at her home in Barnesville, Ga., is at large. Will Curtright, who was thought to be the guilty party, was caught at Thomasville, returned to Barnesville under heavy guard, carried before Mrs. Sims, for identification. He was promptly declared not to be the man. A mob of a thousand men were on hand awaiting the result of the identification j meeting. ADIVCES NOT ASSURING. Our Consul at Constantinople Wires Progress In Case of Miss Stone. The state department has heard again by cable from Uuited States Consul General Dickinson and Secretary of Legation Spencer Eddy touchI ing the progress of the negotiations looking to the release of Miss Stone. None of the details were made public, however, and all that can be gathered as to the status of the case is that the conditions are by no means as reassuring as has been expected. Buffalo Customs Receipts Stolen. It has just transpired that a month ago the sum of $5,200 receipts of the Buffalo customs house had been stolei\ evidently while in transit from Buffalo' to the sub-treasury in New York. ANGRY MOB IN PURSUIT. Negro Attemps Assault Upon Wife of Prominent Barnesville Citizen. Mrs. Sims, wife of John Sims, a well known citizen of Barnesville, Ga., who lives immediately outside the incorporate limits of the tow#, had a desperate struggle with a negro who is now being pursued by officers and men bent upon his capture and may be quick death. From a description given by Mrs. Sims her assailant proved to be Frank Cartright, a negro well known in Barnesville and portions of Pike county. COAL AND COKE COMPANY. Incorporated at Trenton, New Jersey, With Forty Millions Capital. The Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company, capital $40,000,000, was incorporated at Trenton, N. J., Friday. The ! object of the company is to acquire | and deve?op lands containing coal, iron [ and other ores, and to mine ana aeai ir. the same. The capital stock is divided into $20,000,000 preferred and $20,000,000 common stock. COLLECTOR STONE UPHELD. Baltimore Judg* Decides that Russian Sugar Is Dutiable. Saturday Judge Morris, of the United States circuit court at Baltimore, handed down his decision in the Russian sugar bounty cases, upholding the action of Collector Stone in levying an extra tariff duty of ^0 cents a hundred pounds on sugar imported to this country from Russia by Robert E. Downs, a commission merchant of Baltimore. \ \ \ \ I SOUTH CAROLINA I i STATE NEWS ITEMS. \' fsjcsirsifMrsHsirsicM# 1 Hotel at Chester Burned. The Nicholson hotel in Chester, was burned one night the past week. The firemen fought for hours, but failed to check the flames, only the walls are now standing The hotel was lately purchased and refurnished by Mrs. T. K. Cunningham, of Lancaster. There J was only $6,000 insurance on the building and $4,000 on the furniture. , Loss about $25,000. The guests got ( out of the building before the fire made headway. * * * Depot Matter Delayed. J. R. Kenly, general minager of the j Atlantic Coast Line and chairman of AU" j r\ V* o T?rr Ttri f Vl II1U iclliiuau IU..UU1IHCC b VVi X1I.U building the union passenger station in Charleston, has sent an official let- ( ter to Alderman Rhett, in which he says the matter will be taken up finally after November 1. The delay in the building has been caused by an option on the Louisville and Nashville railroad property in Charleston. This op- J tion will expire November i. and until 1 that is fixed the nvids will not be able to proceed with the negotiations. 1 1 * i After the Charleston Postoffice. Major Albert H. Mowry. who served . as postmaster of Charleston through two democratic terms, has joined the republican ranks and is now a seeker . of the same office from a republican . administration. Since being deposed Major Mowry has been known as a gold democrat, although he will make the fight strictly as a republican. Major Mowry was one of the best postmasters ever known in Charleston, and his good worK was easily recog- , nized. He has good support in his application and is favored by Senator McLaurin, his kinsman. A. C. Kauf' < man and Postmaster Cunningham are , applicants for the office, and both will use strong pulls to get in. Mr. Kaufman is now an out and out republican, - - 1 ' nr-??u: ...v.^ ana lias liitiius iu ivaeuiugiuu n uu are urging his claims. The Cunningham term will not expire until next year, but the applicants are anrious to get a grip on the office before that time. * Robber Believed to Be Warren. Representatives or the Southern railway and the Southern Express Company are making renewed efforts to apprehend Bartow Warren, charged with train robbery and murder, since the attempt one night the past week to hold up a passenger train from : Charleston to Columbia. Conductor i Carston, who was covered with the | robber's revolver says the description I of the man tallies closely with Warren, but his face was so well concealed behind a mask that the features could not be distinguished. The robber was evidently familiar with the railway sig: nals and the territory where the train I was boarded. After killing Watson, who was the | chief witness for the prosecution in the train robbery trial at Branchville, Warren disappeared. Large re war-s ' have been offered for his capture, and. it is believed that he is hiding in Orangeburg county. Some years ago Warren had a rather checkered career in the west, and it is alleged that he picked up train robbery tactics while there. i * i * * Revenue From Blind Tigers. Charleston's crusade against the blind tiger keepers of Charleston has begun and many prominent dealers have been convicted and fined. When it was found that the county machin- t ery was too powerfully worked to convict the lawbreakers an ordinance was adopted by council by which offenders were sent to the city court. At the first session a number of offenders ( were found guilty. They promptly , paid the fines, the city getting hand- ; some returns from an illegitimate ^ business which has not paid hereto- ( fore. All of the dealers have been sum- j monpd and more than 200 cases will , be made out in the next ten days. According to common report there are , 500 blind tigers in Charleston, and all of these places will be forced to pay 1 for the privilege of selling. The raids on the tigers have been farcical in the j past, and this effort to break up the business has utterly failed. With the < new law, however, tfie city will get returns from the dealers, but the sale will continue as it did in the old days of saloons. * Crooks Are on Hand. Confidence men and crooks whu hope to reap a harvest from exposition crowds, have already arrived in Charleston, the advance guard being strongly represented. The police department is at work on some plan by which the crooks can be kept under surveillance and driven out, but extra forces will have to be employed. The sharpers are spying out the land for their confederates, who will folow later, and the matter is one which win give serious trouble to the authorities. At the exposition grounds there will be a special detail of detectives and serrpf officers hut in the citv there will be need of a larger force of men to keep track of the thieves and pickpockets. Charleston's reputation heretofore has been rather soft, and an inexperienced police department has not oeen able to cope with the sharpers. Still, the conditions for dealing with the light-fingered craft will be improved this winter, and little show will be given the crooks. * * Scalpers a Bone of Contention. The exposition company of Charleston will submit a petition to the city council urging the adoption of a high license for ticket scalpers and with the bond feature attached. So many applications for offices have been received that it is clear the city will be flooded with ticket scalpers after December ] rue railroad rates to the exposition, \ however, will not be announced until j It la known just what protection the ! city will offer to transportation com- ! panies. At a railroad conference held a few days ago the passenger officials discussed the scalpers' license matter, and $500, the increased rate, will be satisfactory. By the adoption of a bond the railroads contend that the fly-by-night scalpers will not be able to open for business, and the public will be guarded. The question of the legality of the bond requirement has been raised by Mayor Smyth, but it is not believed this will stand in the way of keeping the dealers under restraint. This is meant to guard the public against crooked dealers .against whom ticket purchasers could have no redress when a bond is not taken. The rates which have been granted for the exposition by the Southeastern Passenger Association are the most liberal ever offered any exposition city. Un-n i+ if. L-nnrvn hnwpvpr what .he city will do with the scalpers the rate will not be made public, and in the present shape they are subject to change. * * ? General Hampton For the Senate. A report is current "that General Hampton will enter the senatorial contest, regardless of rumors to the contrary. The present scheme in the affaire of the senatorial contest is to have all of the candidates resign in favor of General Hampton, and thus in centering upon one candidate, it is hoped to allay the bitter political feelings that have existed for the past ten years. Candidate George Johnstone, of Newberry, has. in an open letter, declared his willingness to further the plan and stated that he would withdraw if the others will do likewise. Mr. J. J. Hemphill refused to discuss the matter, while Congressman Latimer, who is also a candidate, has declared emphatically that he Is in the race to the finish. Thus every day brings about new complications and he is, indeed, a clear-headed man who knows who's who. V * Heincu6 Plot Frustrated. A diabolical plot to convict two persons for murder was nipped in the bud at Charleston last Monday by a startling confession, made under oath, to Jailer Graddick, by Stephen Bridgeman. of Red-Top. Two weeks ago David Brown swore out a warrant charging Celia Lawrence and Colonel Browi with the murder of "Benjamin Lawrence, the former's huzband. Lawrence had disappeared, and, according to Brown, his body had been cut to pieces, tied with ircn and sunk in Cooper river. Efforts to find the body failed, and the mysterious disappearance of the husband was so conspicudus that a close net was being gathered, which would have undoubtedly led to the conviction cf the pair. Monday, however, Bridgeman reached the city and reported that Lawrence was aot dead, but was hiding in the swamps above Charleston. Bridgeman's story was that Lawrence hoped to have his wife and1 Colonel Brown rv\nrVto/l and hnncpd fnr murder, and he intended to remain in the swamps until the; execution was over. David Brown, It appears, got frightened at the desperate predicament of the prisoners, and, after concession, he fled, [t is thought that Lawrence can be located. The sheriff cf the county will make a thorough Investigation and the prisoners will be released. Such a dear case, based,, hcwever, on circumstantial evidence, was being worked up against Colonel Brown and the woman that they would have been sent up for life, if not banged. ANARCHIST MOST CONVICTED. sent to Pen For Publishing Seditious Article When President McKinley Was Shot. At New York Monday Johann Most, :he anarchist, was sentenced to one rear in the penitentiary in the court * 1 * ??kllr-V?!no \r\ di special sessions iui PUU110U1U() AAA | lis paper, The Freiheit, an alleged seditious article on the day following Lhe shooting of the late President Mckinley. The article in question was entitled, 'Murder Against Murder." In his defense Most claimed that the paper containing the article was printed and ready for distribution before the president was shot. Also, that it was a quotation from an article published fifty years ago. After imposing the sentence Judge Himsdale read the opinion of the court, in which he said: "It is no answer to the evil and criminal nature of this article to claim that it was not written for the purpose of destroying crowned heads. It inculcates and enforces the idea that murder is the proper remedy to be applied against rulers. The fact that it was published fifty years ago and again republished about fifteen years ago only emphasizes and gives added point to the criminality of the republioVier nt ft nt anv time. It shows de IXOUlUg WA. Aw w v liberate intent to inculcate and promulgate the doctrines of the article. This we hold to be a criminal act. It is not necessary to trace any connection in this article with the assassination of the late president The offense here, in the eyes of the law, is precisely the same as if the bloody event had never occurred. The murder of the president only serves to niustrate and illuminate the enormity "of the crime of the defendant in teaching his diabolical doctrine." UNIVERSAL MOURNING IN CUBA* General Wood Says Islanders Deeply Fee! Death of President McKi/Uey. General Wood, who arrived in Washington Wednesday, said he had never seen such universal mourning as was shown in Cuba for the death of Mr. McKinley, and that its extent and sincerity showed how deeply the Cubans felt It. General Wood states thai, important business with the secretary of war brought him here, and that he would probably return in about a week. PAT CROWE AGAIN ON DECK. Alleged Kidnaper of Young Cudahy Offers to Surrender if Reward of $50,000 Is Withdrawn. Saturday Chief of Police Donahue, at Omaha, Neb., received from Patrick Crow, through a friend of the latter, an offer to surrender himself and stand trial in the courts if the reward of $50,000 hanging over his head for the alleged kidnaping of Edward A. Cudahy, Jr., is withdrawn. Chief Donahue did not accept the proposition, but made a counter offer to waive the reward himself, saying nobody else could secure it. The chief says Crowe is tired of being hunted, and is willing to take chances of a trial if the reward is withdrawn. He says Crowe is less than 500 miles away from Omaha, and is not with relatives. Edward A. Cudahy. Sr., was asked if the reward for Crowe would be withdrawn. In reply he said: 'Y'es; we will do anything to secure Crowe. I still believe Crowe was one of the abductors of my son, but if he surrenders he shall have a fair trial, and if he gives himself up under the circumstances named the reward will te withdrawn at once." A secret letter was received Sunday irom Crowe naming the terms on which he will surrender. The letter came in care of an Omaha newspaper, in which it is published and covers fifteen closely written pages of manuscript. The postmark is illegible, but the letter was mailed at 8 oclock in the morning and reached the city at 8 in the evening of the same day, indicating that it had not treveled a long distance. In the letter Crowe agrees :o give himself up at once and stand trial :!or the kidnaping of Edward Cudahy, provided he is not locked up until a jury shall adjudge him guilty. He says he is unable to furnish bond in excess of $500, and demands that bail be fixed in that sum. Chief Donahue when asked his opinion of the genuineness of the letter, nnifo oatl'cfipfl UApi tSSCU iiliUCCil CLO 4Ui\,v uwwiw-vu that it came from Crowe. Donahue has known Crowe for several years, Is acquainted with his manner, handwriting and style of speech. The chief also received a letter from Crowe's un- i cle at Mancnestcr, Iowa, submitting similar terms for Crowe's surrender, which lead the police to believe that they are dealing with the right man. FINAL CENSUS REPORT. Tctal Population, of United States By Sex, Nativity and Color. The finai census report on the population of the United States by sex, nativity and color was issued Saturday. It shows that the males number 39,059,242, or 51,2 per cent of the total population in 1900. The Increase of 13,233,631 in total population since 1890 is made up of 6,744,179 males and 6,489,452 females, an increase of 20.9 of males and 21.13 females. The foreign born element have Increased only 12.4 per cent and the native born population 22.6 per cent since 1890. As to color and race the population of 1900 comprises 66,990,802 white persons and 9,312,585 colored nersons. the latter comprising 8,840, 785 persons of negro descent. The colored element as a whole shows an increase of 17.6 per cent since 1890. BIG INCREASE IN WAGES. Employees of Illinois Central Railway In Great Luck. Five thousand employees of the Illinois Central railroad, including practically every conductor, brakeman, switchman and yardman, except those in the far south, will receive an increase in wages within the next month. This was decided on in a conference between the officers of the road and representatives of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. It involves an Increase in expenditures on the part of the company amounting to between $400,000 and $500,000 annually, the largest single increase in wages granted by any westtern road for ten years. Was Last Mayor of Washington. Matthew C. Emery, the last mayor of the city of Washington under the old form of government, died in that city Saturday. He was 83 years of age. ATLANTA FAIR OPENS. More Than Six Thousand Pass Gates During the First Day. Under auspices that were favorable and gratifying to a superlative degree, the gates of Atlanta's third annual fair were thrown open Wednesday morning, and the great show to which Atlanta and Georgia and the south have been looking forward with eagerness and with expectations pitched high hung out the sign of welcome The attendance was unusually large for the opening day, and when the gates had closed for the night, more than 6,000 visitors had seen the exhib its of instruction and amusement. LIPTON'S OFFER REFUSED. Rumor Says Emperor Bill Wants tc Try at America's Cup. The New York Yacht Club Wednesday formally declined Sir Thomas Lipton's proposal to race the Shamrock II. again next summer for the America cup. It is rumored in Berlin that Emperor William has instructed the Kiel Yacht Club to challenge for the America's cup. RHODES BRIBED GLADSTONE. South African Magnate Makes Sensational Allegations Through Spectator. I The London Spectator prints letters from Cecil Rhodes and the late Francis Schnadhorst. who, from 1885 to 1892 was the chief organizer and adviser of the liberal party, sustaining the sensational allegations that Mr, Rhodes in 1891 gave 5.000 pounds to the liberal party on condition that Mr. Gladstone would not bring about the evacuation of Egypt by the British forces. WHELMED BV WATER I I Bursting of a Reservoir Greatly j Damages Town In Ohio. HUNDREDS NARROWLY ESCAPE j Little Ones Were Playing Nearby and Were Caught in Raging Flood. Damage Will Aggregate $150,000. At East Liverpool, Ohio, Sunday a large reservoir, containing 10,000,000 ! gallons of water, burst and caused i great damage. No lives were lost, but a score of people had narrow escapes. The money loss will reach probably $150,000. The reservoir, which is owned by i the city and which was completed I only a few days ago, was filled Sunday j morning for the first time. It wa~ | taxed to its utmost capacity when the ' break occurred. A gang of laborers j were laying pipes near the wall which gave way. They miraculously escaped death. The basin is located 500 feet above the pumping station, on the highest ! hill in the city. A number of houses are located on the hillside between the reservoir and the city proper. When the wall gave way the water shot down the incline with a mighty roar, the noise warning the ocupantst of the endangered houses, who rushes to a place of safety in time to save themselves. A party of children were playing in I a road directly in the pathway of the ! torrent, and though caught by a por- j tion of the rushing water, were rescued. Dozens of large trees were torn from their roots and carried down the hillside with lightning rapidity, being jammed with terrfic force against the walls of the Harker Pottery Company plant. The main building, with several smaller structures, were badly wreck- j ed. Two large kilns and sheds were dashed to pieces and $25,000 worth of ware ruined. The tracks of the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad were cov- j ered with thousands of tons of wreck ? J n? TKfl cfroof <lgO <111(1 11 tunc vt ao uiucncu, j. uv< wt car line, running parallel with thg railroad, suffered severely and traffic on a half mile of the line has been abandoned. The pumping station was in the pathway of the flood and filled with wreckage, which so damaged the en-j gincs that they cannot be used. Several houses were moved from their foundations, outbuildings carried away and a number of freight cars on a side track overturned. The loss is estimated at from $100,000 to $150,000. 8HARP WORD8 EXCHANGED. Raynor Characterizes a Statement By Lemly as False. The Schley court of inquiry held but one session Saturday. Captain Chadwick concluded his testimony and Lieutenant Commander Sidney A. Staunton, who served on the New York as assistant to Captain Chadwick as chief of staff for Admiral Sampson, and Lieutenant Nathan C. Twining, formerly of the Iowa, were introduced as new witnesses. Near the close of the day's session Judge Advocate Lemly and Mr. Ray nor became engaged 1h a controversy ? .? o^mtcsiKllIt of tVia+ tlmo of U V CI LUC aumiooiuiiiv uv WUMV V v. a chart showing the speed of the vessels of the flying squadron, and when Mr. Raynor made a statement concerning the matter to be introduced, the judge advocate took exception to its reception, saying Mr. Raynor's summary might be inaccurate, as other statements made by him, referring especially to the contents of documents presented, had been. Mr. Raynor resented the expression and replied to the effect that if uttered outside of the court room he would say that it was false. Before the court adjourned both Mr. Raynor and Captain Lemly made statements concerning the incident to the court and Admiral Dewey expressed the opinion that Captain Lemly's explanation should be satisfactory to Mr. Raynor. DEATH IN BLACK DAMP. Father and Two Sons Suffocated In a Small Air snatt. Three lives went out in a little air shaft, only 2 feet in diameter arf. 20 feet deep, but filled with deathly black damp, at the mines of the Juniata Cok? Company, near Juniataville, Pa., Sunday. The dead are: John Gilleland, a miner, aged 50, and his two sons, James and Winfield, aged 11 and 15, respectively. All three bodies were rescued, but In the effort John Nicholson, mine foreman, and John Baker, fire boss, were seriously overcome by black damp. MORMON GOES HENCE. Lorenzo Snow, High Muck-a-Muck of Latter Day Saints, Passes Away. Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints, better known as the Mormon church, died unexpectedly at his private residence, the historic Bee Hive house, in Salt Lake City, Thursday afternoon after an illness that had been serious only for one day. YOUNG ROCKEFELLER WEDS. His Bride Is Daughter cf United States Senator Aldrich. In the presence of sm assemblage which included relatives and friends and guests representing to an unusual degree the legislative and financial interests of the United States, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., of New York, and Miss Abby Green Aldrich, daughter of United States Senator Aldrich, were married at Warwick Neck, R. I., Senator Aldrich's summer home, Wednesday. ; - _ CKEAn ur iNcwa * Summary of the Most X J Important Daily f f Happenings Tersely Told. I <fr************** I f++fj+++f ?Iowa capitalists, headed by William L. Roach, have purchased the largest cypress lands, mills and logging railroads in Florida, paying a half million dollars down on the trade. ?Mississippi political engineers are new figuring on the eight congressional districts in the state to make room for the other new congressman allowed by the last national census. ?Captain Francis Cook, who served on the Brooklyn during the SpanishAmerican war, paid high tribute to Admiral Schley before the court of : ? e<infain Pnnk an lLiqUil J iiiuuuai . uupium ~ swcred every charge made against the admiral. ?The warden of Auburn prison announces that many flowers and much j fruit are being received for assassin Czo'gosz, as well as hundreds of leti ters of consolation, j ?Senator Frye, of Maine, was at { the white house Monday and discussed j with President Roosevelt the terms of I [ a new ship subsidy bill, i ?The missionary boards of the va[ rious churches complain of a decrease in collections for missions. The decrease is attributed to Mark Twain. ?President Castro, of Venezuela, has issued a statement regarding the trouble with Colombia. He says that troops line the frontiers and that war is imminent. ?King Leopo'd, of Belgium, has announced that he intends to visit the United States at an early date. ?Stockholders of Central of Georgia j railway, in annual session at SavanI nah Monday elected the old board of J directors, which, in organizing, select! cd the old officers, Egan and Hanson I retaining their places. | ?Aiken, S. C., has quarantined ! against Augusta, Ga., alleging that ?** Tho Conr. I scariet tever is jjictoicm. vw. gia city admits only an occasional case of the disease. ?Man and woman in Carolina Jail escape the gallows by confession of their accuser, who says the supposed victim of the prisoners is hiding in a swamp hoping that the arrested parties may be hanged. ?Headed by a Kansan, a syndicate purchased 100,000 acres of Florida land, whieh will be converted into an immense cattle ranch at once. ! ?Old line republicans in South | Carolina will meet in Columbia to formulate a protest addressed to the national republication organization touching Deas' recent turn down by President Roosevelt. ?Major Albert H. Mowry, who served as postmaster in Charleston under Cleveland, has raised the out and out republican banner and is now asking Roosevelt for the same gift Cleveland extended. ?Pat Crowe, the alleged kidnaper of the Cudahy boy, has written a letter offering to surrender if the reward Is withdrawn. Crowe says he Is innocent, but fears the "God of Gold." ?The new reservoir at East Liverpool, Ohio, broke Sunday, and 10,000,000 gallons of water swept down in a destroying flood. The property loss is estimated at $200,000. Several children were swept away, but were rescued. ?The Pacific steamer Hating went ashore in a black fog on the British Columbia coast Sunday and will prove a total loss. There were 170 passengers on the vessel. ?Major General Otis, in his annual report to the war department, states that desertions from the army are on the increase. ?Estimates received by the United States agricultural department indicate that there will be no shortage in the world's wheat crop. ?General Miguel Var, a Filipino 1 ooM tr? ho nlnnnine another lcrauci, 10 cum cv ^ uprising. There seems to be much unrest In the islands. ?The Berlin papers deny that Emperor William is suffering from nervous prostration as a result of excessive tea drinking. the Confederacy at Charlotte, N. C., Wednesday, the widow of Stonewall Jackson presided. ?So far no move has been made to pay the ransom demanded by the brigands who hold Miss Stone. It is claimed that to pay the money would set a bad precedent. ?Captain Chadwlck, of the New York, admitted before the Schley court Friday that Admiral Schley was not Informed of the secret code. He also admitted that he urged Sampson not to praise Schley. ?The Turkish government has called off the troops pursuing brigands who hold Mias Stone, fearing the woman would be killed. ?Advices :from Washington confirm the impression that a Georgia man will be appointed deputy warden of the federal prison located in Atlanta. ' *" ?* i? _ In o Cecil Jttnoaes puDiisues icucn *. London paper to prove that he gave $25,000 to the liberal campaign fund to Influence the party's policy in regard to Egypt. ?On the opening day of the Interstate fair at Atlanta, Ga., over 6,000 people passed through the gates at Piedmont park. ?Georgia Saw Mill Association met at Cordele Wednesday and advanced the price of extra large coastwise lumber $1 per thousand feet. DIVORCES ARE BARRED. Episcopal House of Bishops Adopt Im portant Marriage Canon. The action of greatest importance taken Wednesday by the trienni? Episcopal convention at San Francisc was the adoption by the house of bis ops by a vote of 37 to 21, of cancn C which relates to the solemnization c marriage. Under this cancn ministers are-fo bidden to perform the ceremony vhc either of the contracting p3-ties ha*, been divorced. . ' " V." . fflHBfe??jtkj : V-'. 1? ; : . . , "T "l AM m uiAwua rj& % Was Order of Secretary Long to Admiral Schley. SHORE BATTERIES WERE FEARED fich ley's Attorneys 8core Another Strong Point In Favor of Their Client at Wednesday's Session of Inquiry Court. In the Schley naval court of Inquiry Wednesday Lieutenant M. L Pristol . completed his testimony begun and three new witnesses were introduced. They were Rear Admiral Henry C.Taylor, who, as captain, commanded the hatHpshin Indiana during the war with Spain; Lieutenant Commander Tem* plin M. Potts, who was navigator of the battleship Massachusetts during that period, and Lieutenant Edward Z. Leiper, who was on the New Orleans during the war, the last named being 7.;~J still on the stand when the court ad- ^ journed for the day. Admiral Taylor related incidents of the battle off Santiago on July 5, Including the Brooklyn's famous turn. He said that none of the Spanish ships j made any efforts to ram the American vessels when they came out oMhe harbor at Santiago. Commander Potts' testimony dealt especially with the bombardment of VfJ the Colon. Answering a question from Judge Advocate Lemly, as to the conduct of Commodore Schley during that engagement, he said it was that of a man laboring under great mental exeitement and of a man who was anxious to discharge as soon as possible? a disagreeable duty. Lieutenant Lei- ^ per expressed the opinion that the -|jp Spanish shore batteries at Santiago p! had not been at any time formidable. '! During Commander Potts' examination Mr. Raynor secured permission from the court to introduce as evidence the order of Secretary Long to .X's* Admiral Sampson, dated April 6, in whieh lie was admonished against the expos":e of the American vessels to" /M the fire of strongly fortified porta. The paragraph in that order which he espedaily wished to have considered read ;|| as follows: "The department does not wish the vessels of your squadron to be exposed J|j to the fire of the batteries at Havana, Santiago de Cuba or pther strongly lortifled ports in Cuba, unless the more ? formidable Spanish vessels should take refuge within those harbors. Even . I in this case the department would suggest that a rigid blockade and employment of our torpedo boats might accomplish the desired object, vis., the destruction of the enemy's vessels without subjecting unnecessarily our men of war to the fire of the land batteries." The dispatch also contains the following order: 'The department further desires that in case of war you will maintain a strict blockade of Cuba, particularly at the ports of Havana, Matanzas and, /'III If possible, of Santiago de Cuba, Manzanillo and Cienfugos." MARTIAL LAW DECLARED." :|| England at Last Forced to Repressive i Measures In 8outh Africa. The Cape Town Gazette pnScJaJnm^.^ martial law in uie aistricw 04 vx?yo ..m Town, Wynberg, Simonstown, Port j-J? Elizabeth and ?ast London. The proclamation is the outcome of the recent visit of the premier of Cape Colony, Sir John Gordon Sprigg, and the under secretary of native affairs.in South Africa, J. Rose Innes, to the British high commissioner, Lord Mil- -' J? ler. It places under military control -01 the few points in Cape Colony hitherto exempted, and the constitution, there- :-mR fore, is now suspended over the entire colony. The action taken probably foreshadows the commencement of vigorous measures which are understood . to be necessary to end the war. Martial law will be modified in its --A application to the ports by leaving the i docks, railroads and harbors under the , ^ control of the civil authorities.^Military rule will be mitigated in some other respects. | MRS. JACK80N PRESIDED. Widow of Famous "Stonewall" Meets With Daughters of Confederacy. A number of women representing the United Daughters of the Confed- ~ eracy met in Charlotte, N. C., Wednd* day in annual convention. The meet- :M ing was called to order by Mrs. M. A. J&CKSOH, W1UUW Ui. IX1Q lOUlUUV WUVldM Stonewall Jackson. Ransom Fund Is $56,000. Additions to the Stone ransom fund hav? practically ceased. Only two | small checks were received at Boston up to noon Wednesday. The fund as- ~ gregates nearly $56,600. SEARCH FOR BANDITS STOPPED. It Is Feared They Will Kill Miss Stone If Pursued Too Closely. A cable dispatch from Constantinopie says: In compliance with a recent ^ request from Washington, the search^ . by Ottoman troops for the abductors v . -of Miss Stone, the American missionary, has been abandoned, it being feared that the brigands would kill her should they be closely pursued. TELEGRAPHS THROUGH AIR. ? Wizard Marconi Transmits Wireless Message 350 Miles. A new advance in wireless telegraphy was recorded in London Monday morning. The Daily Telegraph says that Marconi has succeeded In transmitting messages through the air for nearly 350 miles, which is far greater than the maximum distance hitherto reported. \