Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Bamberg Herald. j - "' ' ii i - ??i??SmSS!?^SS5S? >Av|S ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 9.1902. ONE DOLLAll PER YEAR. . r~*~" ? WRECK ON SOUTHERN Disastrous Bead-On Collision Between Freight Trains. ~~~?? TflREE MEN LOSE THEIR L1YES FEre Breaks Out In Wreckage and { Bodies of Two Victims Cremated. Over Thirty Cars Are Totally Destroyed. Three men were burned to death, and thirty freight cars were destroyed j by fire as the result of a wreck on the Southern at 11 o'clock Saturday night near Rex, Ga., fourteen miies irom Atlanta. The three men who died in the flames are: Engineer C. C. Wallace, of Atlanta; Flagman Z. H. Harris of Jacks, Ga.; Fireman Prater. The injured are: Engineer Lee Whatley and Fireman Hicks, both cf Atlanta. Freight train second No. 51, in charge of Conductor J. A. "Wood and Engineer Wallace, was bound north and passed McDonough at high speed nrhen they should have waited there for the freight coming south to pass tue.ii. Conductor Wood states that no signal for a siding (the red board) was hung out at McDonough. The operator asserts that he gave Wallace the red board and it was disregarded. Freight ferst No. 54 going south in charge of Conductor Strickland and Engineer Whatley, went into the northbound freight head-cn, a mile and a half from Rex. Both engines were derailed with a number of cars cn Kftfh ?n>tnc "Rnth freights had iust , W/iU VilMUW ?- ? passed a trestle and the smash-up which occurred on a sharp curve, tcok place between the two trestles. Wreck a Mass of Flarr.es. The cars of the two trains, which numbered thirty in all, took fire and were soon a sea of flames. The trainmen on the scene, who escaped injury, found it impossible to get water to their aid. The fire burned all day Sunday and a fearful mass of ruins is all that is left of the two trains. The body of Fireman Prater, cut and burned, beyond recognition, was taken out of the wreck Sunday morning and sent to Atlanta. The bodies of Elgin -r 1<\ Wallace,, of Atlanta, and Flagman Z. H Harris, of Jacks, Ga., had not been located up to an <-2:ly hour Monday morning The men of the wrecking crews do not believe the two bodies * will ever be found. The flames swept ! through the cars piled up in a mass of ruins like a scourge, leaving nothing that fire could destroy. If any sign of the two missing men is found it will be only their charred bones. This is the belief of the railroad men. NEELY TRIAL BEGINS. With Rathbone Et AI. He is Arraigned For Embezzlement In Havana. The trials of the cases arising from ' the Cuban postoffice embezzlements opened Saturday in the audiencia court at Havana before five judges. The court room is located over the , prison in which Neely has been confined. One hundred and two witnesses had been called to testify, and of these about eighty responded. Of the defendants Neely, Rathbone ! and Reeves were seated on one side 1 * of the room, and Moya and Mascara, j the Cuban stamp clerks, on the other. , Neely showed no signs of his confinement. He has grown stouter, and was in good spirits. Upon the opening of the court Rathbone was informed by the judges that ' his counsel had withdrawn. The court asked the other counsel for the defense if they would assume charge of Rathbone's case, and being answered in the negative, appointed Lawyer Pascua, a court employee, and gave Rathbone one hour in which to consult 1 with his new counsel. ! The court then asked Neely to plead, [ and the latter responded that he had j never heard the accusations against . -- * him, but aftei^jyonsulting with his counsel, he entered a plea of not guilty. 1 Rathbone, Moya and Mascara also 1 pleaded not guilty. ? 1 OHIO LEGISLATURE MEETS. Both Branches Abide By Previous Ac- k tion of Caucus. The Ohio legislature assembled in Columbus, Ohio, Monday in biennial session. Both branches elected the officers j nominated at the republican caucuses held Saturday evening. The forenoon was spent in the usual routine of drawing seats, taking the oath of office, etc. At noon Governor Nash's message was read. The Foraker candidates in the sen: ate and the Hanna candidates in the houese were elected with their respec- ' tive full party votes. Three Trains Mix U,;. Three trains were piled up in a * * - ""? 1- : - ;7_?? A wreCK on tile remibyivauia, lamuau about 7 miles west of Johnstown, Pa., < Friday night. According to the best reports obtainable, one man was killed and four badly injured. Another Town Flame Swept. Fire at Catoosa. Indian Territory, Friday burned nearly every business building in the town. Loss, $80,000 The Bank of Catoosa building was destroyed. j MEETING IS DENOUNCED. New York Chamber of Commerce [ Scores Reciprocity Plans. A meeting of the chamber of com- s merce was held in New fork Tuesday. ? I The committee on foreign commerce i and revenue laws presented a report ; a.id resolutions, disapproving the ac- J tion taken by the reciprocity conven- j tion held in Washington. This report and the resolutions were adopted after ! considerable debate. 's ROOSEVELT AFTER COMBINES* Interstate Commerce Commission Is Instructed to Secure Data For Special Message. The Interstate commerce commission will at once begin a series of three investigations in Chicago, which are said to have for their purpose the gathering of data for a special message by President Roosevelt to congress. It is said that in this special message President Roosevelt will deal with three subjects as follows: 1. Railway combinations. 2. The interstate commerce commission. S 3. Legislation governing interstate traffic. ' Originally it was the purpose of the president to cover those subjects fully in his annual message to congress, but owing to the inability of the interstate commerce commission to get all the facts necessary, these subjects were touched upon but briefly and were left to be handled in a supplementary j message. The investigations which : will be made and which will supplement those already made are: 1. Tuesday at Chicago, the trans-. portation of packing house products j and dressed beef. 2. Wednesday at Chicago, the Bur-: lington-Northern Pacific-Great. North- J ern combination. 3. Thursday at Kansas City, grain ' and grain products to eastern and seaboard points. Subpoenas Are Served. United States Marshal Ames' deputy was busy Friday serving and trying to serve subpoenas on representatives of packing house interests. He had six summonses and succeeded in serving two. Several of the men sought are said to have escaped service by leaving the city hurriedly, one of them missing the deputy by only a few seconds. While the packing house men are apparently shunning the investigation, the railroad men are not seeking to avoid it. Many of them believe th;l anything is better than the present conditions and that with stable^ rates would come lower rates, to the great benefit of the entire country. The packing house men who were served I with subpoenas are: lieorge a. itooDins, vice presiuem. of Armour car lines; W. P. Jenkins, superintendent of transportation for the Hammond Packing Company. No subpoenas were issued for the railroad men but in their stead letters were received from the commission requesting their attendance at the investigation. It is said that every person in charge of traffic on the road centering in Chicago and known to carry packing house products and dressed beef has received a copy of the letter. Railroad men have been given to unierstand that the investigation into tate matters is not for the purpose of inflicting punishment upon any one, but simply in the line of investigation icr facts and data. This is understood as confirming the purpose of the president to send a special message to confess. SHAW IN WASHINGTON. Rwrrfapu Rank's SurrMRnr Tallro With President Roosevelt. Governor Leslie M. Shavr, of Iowa, who is to succeed Hon. Lyman J. Gage as secretary of the treasury, arrived in Washington Friday night. He is putting up at the Arlington hotel and tiad been there but a short time when, [n response to a message from the white house, he walked to the presiient's home and remained with him intil after 9 o'clock. Later he called m Speaker Henderson. LEARY WAS REAR ADMIRAL. Brave Officer Died Without Knowing of His Promotion. Information from Washington shows Lhat Captain Richard P. Leary, United States navy ,who died at Chelsea recently, died a rear* admiral wifhout being conscious of the fact, a promotion which he had looked for and it is said :o have been the one thing which troubled him in his last moments. The ippointment was made the day before le died. JUDGE FALLIGANT DEAD. Mter Lingering Illness Well-Known Georgian Passes Away. Judge Robert Falligant, distinguish ;d Georgia jurist, died at his residence n Savannah Friday morning after a :ong illness. As a soldier Judge Falligant stood in the front rank; as a legislator his :ourse was marked by numerous instances of sagacity. He sustained a desirable rank among the public speakers of the state, his gifts as an Drator making him a natural leader, a position jully justified by his course on the bench and at the bar. Pullmans Not Enjoined. Judge Tulev, in the circuit court al Chicago, Monday, declined to issue the injunction against the Pullman Palace Car Company, asked for by Truman A Taylor, who sought to have that com pany restrained from purchasing th stock of the Wagner Sleeping Cai Company ?vith Pullman stock. Secretary Gage Says Au Revoir. The text of the resignation of Sec retary Gage and the reply of Presi dent Roosevelt in acceptance wa.c made public a1 WnrMngton Monday. UPHOLDS KENTUCKY LAW. United States Supreme Court Renders AM I AMri U?% >!?*. UCCIOIVn vii i-wiia anu onui i i i au io. A Washington dispatch says: The United States supreme court Monday rendered an opinion holding as valid ; the state constitution of Kentucky c-on j cerning long and short hauls by rail road companies and statutes enacted under that provision of the constitu tion. TURNED TO TRAITORS | * Nine American Soldiers Ask! Their Fellows to Desert. ! i STRANGE PROCLAMATION ISSUED j i Charge It Made That the War Wat Started to Fill the Pockets of Mark Hanna and Other | Capitalists. The war department has received ( fiom the Philippines copies of a re- j markable proclamation, signed with j the names of nine Americans, seven ! of them stated as being in the United States military service, inviting American soldiers to desert and join the Filipino soldiers. The text of the doc lment is as iohows: "TO WHOM IT MAY CONCEHN." j "Dear Fellow-Countrymen: After I many months among the Filipino peo- j pie, studying their customs and char- j acters, we, the undersigned, have come to the conclusion that the time has arrived for us to break the silence and let you know the real truth, so that you will see the follow of continuation of fighting these people, who are defending their country against the cruel American invasion in the same manner in which our forefathers did against England in those glorious days of our grand and noble liberator, General George Washington. "Since the day we were led by our conscience (and) presented ourselves to the Filipino authorities we have received the best of treatment, and we are enjoying a life of luxury without having to put our lives in danger, as ycu do who still remain in the Ameri- ! can ranks fighting for an unjust cause, which, sooner or later, must surely i prove disastrous, as it did to the Spanish, notwithstanding that thejft knew the country and customs of the people better than the Americans do. "For the above mentioned reasons, and also that the war may soon end, we ask the men of the American army stationed in these islands to present themselves to the Philippine authoiities as we did, thereby showing yourselves to be true Americans, upholding the policy of Washington and the Monroe doctrine against the nmbit'.cus policy of President McKinley, who for two years has carried on tnis Tuel war, spilling the innocent biccl of - - . *3, __j i thousands or American soiaiers, auu with what object? To fill the pockets of Mark Hanna and several other American capitalists who have been for years and are now ruling America today, or, in other words, changing your blood for gold and robbing many a loving mother or wife of son or husband, thereby making many a once happy home sad and miserable.. "Before we close, let us tell you that near every town there are always stationed forces of Filipino troops to whom should you so desire, you can present yourselves, with or without your rifles, and avoid danger, iz is best (0 hide it in a secure place, and after ycu have presented yourself, inform the Filipino oflicer or chief of the guerrillas, and they will recover it and pay you seme money in return. "With this we conclude, wishing you the best of fortune. We remain, yours most sincerely, "HARRY HORAL ALMAN, "JOHN BLAKE, "FRANK L. CLARK'S, "J. THOMAS KREIDER, "CHARLES BUCHANAN <?nu A DT TV WPTCPT V^IArvxkjuu x ?? XVIVIAA t "HARRY RICHTER, "FITZHUGH StflTH, "JOHN RYAN." GAS ASPHYXIATES FOUR. Father, Mother and Child and Young Woman Meet Death. A dispatch from Hartford, Conn., says: Anton Cahves, his wife and 2year-old boy, Joseph, and Miss Mary DeVida, aged 18, were asphyxiated early Sunday morning at their home in New Park avenue. The gas escaped from a defective meter In the cellar. NASHVILLE THEATRE BURNS. The Vendcme Gutted By Flames, Entailing Loss of $50,000. The Theatre Vendome, at Nashville, Tenn., was gutted by a fire that started a few minutes after noon Thursday. The roof and both galleries fell in 4hortly after the arrival of the engines and nothing but the outside walls remained. The fire originated by a live wire - J ~ J railing across we urapery uu uue vi the boxes, which quickly ignited. The building and fixtures were valued at $60,000 and the loss estimated at $50,00b is partially covered by insurance. CAUSED RUN ON BANK. Failure of Big Ohio Syndicate Alarms Patrons of Savings Institution. As a result of the announcement of the financial embarrassment of the Everett-Moore syndicate at Cleve-land, 0., a run was started on the Dime Savings and Banking Company, of which Messrs. Everett and Moore are directors, late Thursday afternoon. All demands were promptly met, and Presi| dent Watterson said the bank had am pie funds on hand to pan an depositor.? | i who desired their money. ASSAULTER GETS RESPITE. | Hanging of Bill Coilier at Dalton, Ga., Was Postponed. Counsel for Bill Collier, the negro j sentenced to die on the gallows in Dal- ; ton, Ga., last Friday for an pssault on Mrs. McPherson, succeeded in get- . : ting a stay of execution by an amend ment to the motion for new trial and , Judge Fite granted a rule nisi and set the hearing for next week. CONGRESS RESUMES BUSINESS. Both Houses Adjourn For the Day Out of Respect to Memory of Senator Sewell, Deceased. A Washington dispatch says: When the house met Monday after the holiday recess, there was a large attendance in the galleries, but more than half the seats in the floor were unoccup.ed. The chaplain in his invocation referre dfeeiingly to the death of the late Senator Sewell, of New Jersey. No business was transacted outside the introduction of a fe wbills. Mr. Loudenschlaecr, of New Jersey, announced the death of Senator Sewell. In doing so he paid a warm and feeling tribute to "The citizen, soldier and statesman." He offered the customary resolutions, which were adopted and as a further mark of respect the House at iz:iu p. m., aajourneti. Representative Jenkins, of Wisconsin, of the judiciary special committee which is framing an anti-anarchist bill, introduced a measure which, in addition to providing the death penalty for assaults on the president, requires alien Immigrants to take oath not to assault those in government authority and not to publicly uphold the subversion of the government by violent means. Representative Cummings, of New York, introduced a bill to appropriate $2,500,000 for a new postoffice building in New York city. Another Schley resolution was introduced in the house Monday by Representative Schirm, of Maryland. It provides an appropriation of $12,000 for bronze tablets commemorating six great naval victories, beginning with those of John Paul Jones, in 1797, and closing with the battle of Santiago bay, "Commodore Scctt Schley commanding," in 1S98. No business was transacted in the senate on account of the ueath of Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, and adjournment was quickly taken. In his invocation at the opening of the session the chaplain, Rev. William Milburn, made a touching reference to the death of Senator SeweTT. He referred also to the disability of Senator Berry, of Arkansas, and prayed that he might be able to soon return to the senate. Mr. Kean, of New Jersey; formally announced to the senate the death of Mr. Sewell and offered the customary resolutions expressive of the sorrow of the senate and providing for an immediate adjournment to his memory. As a mark of respect to his memory the senate adjourned, at 12:07 p. m., immediately upon the adoptl?i of the resolutions. The seat formerly occupied by Senator Sewell has been assigned to Senator Depew, of New York. BEFORE A GEORGIA JURY Messrs. Greene and Gaynors Must Answer tQ Accusations. The United States supreme court Monday affirmed the decision cf the United States circuit court for the southern district of New York in the case of Benjamin Greene, John F. Gaynor, William T. Gaynor and Edward H. Gaynor. Greene and Gaynor are charged with being in complicity with Captain O. M. Carter, now serving a term at Leavenworth, Kas., on the charge of defraud ing the government or a large sum 01 money while superintending public: works at Savannah, Ga. Greene and Gaynsr have sought by habeas corpus proceedings in New York to avoid beipg sent to Georgia WINTER TOURIST RATES To All the Famous Florida Resorts and Island of Cuba. Tickets on sale daily, good for return passage until May 31st, inclusive via the Seaboard Air Line Railway in connection with the "Dixie: Flyer" route from Nashville, Chattanooga, Rome, Atlanta, Macon and other points. The Seaboard Air Line railway reaches all the fairous resorts of Florida and Cuba, and its train service in the state of Florida is superior in every respect. For information call upon nearest ticket agent, or address Wm. B. Clements, T. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. JUDGE POPE BARROW. Appointed by Governor Candler as Successor to Judge Falligant, Deceased. Judge Pope Barrow will hereafter preside over the Eastern judicial circuit of Georgia. Governor Candler Monday morning issued an order ap pointing Mr. Barrow for the unexpired term of three years, caused by the death of Judge Robert Falligant Judge Barrow was not an applicant for the position, and the announcement of his appointment will no doubt be a great surprise to his friends through out the state. GR\STY IN LAW'S GRASP. Fugitive Secretary to Atlanta's Mayor Oaimht at His OVJ Home. Robert Ware Grasty, ex-private secretary of Mayor Mims, of Atlanta, Ga., j who disappeared last week while the city detectives tfere trying to arrest him on the charge of forgery, was j caught Monday at Rapidan, Va., which was formerly his home. Grasty will be returned to Atlanta, and unless the program mapped out is changed, he will be prosecuted on several charges of forgery. SUCCESSOR TO "HISTORIAN." I i ! John Kearney Given "Important Position" Vacated By Maclay. | Secretary Long has appointed John j A. Kearney, of Cohoes, N. Y., as the | successor to E. S. Maclay, "historian" | and laborer at the New York navy : yard. The office is officially designated "Special laborer in the department of supplies and accounts, navy yard. New York," with pay at the rate of $2.48 per day. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION | ? ?. Ushers Five Souls Into Eternity At Macon, Georgia. j GIANT LOCOMOTIVE BLOWS UP, Terrible Accident Occurred In RoundHouse of the Central Railroad. Destruction Wrought Was Fearful. One of the most disastrous accidents that ever occurred in Macon, Ga., happened at an early hour Thursday morning. It was the explosion of the boiler of one of the giant locomotives of the Central of Georgia railway from some unknown cause. The explosion occurred in the roundhouse of the machine shops at 7:30 o'clock. The shock caused by the explosion - - - ? v 1 <4 A was distinctly felt at tsoinngDroKw, xl miles above Macon on the Central railroad, and the noise was heard for miles around the city. Many inhabitants of the city were at breakfast when the accident occurred and the rattling dishes and the clattering of the window sashea caused these to think that the city was visited by another earthquake. Six blocks from the scene of the explosion window panes In more than one building wreye shattered. The dead are: John M. McDonald, white, machinist; Tesh Hodges .white, engineer; Uruah Cornelius, colored, helper; James O'Neill, white; one unidentified. Injured: Alderman Robert L. Williams, badly scalded; W. M. Wilson, Edward Hambrick, Henry Fox, white, machinist; Peter Hammond, colored; "Doc" Meadows, colored; P. H. White, white; James Hnadley, one unknown white man. In addition to those given above there were perhaps a hundred other persons more or less seriously injured. Theee are among the employees of the Central railroad and others who happened to be near the scene of the explosion at the time the accident occurred. The explosion occurred because the safety valve on the engine failed to pop off when the boiler became overcharged with steam. The engineer and several of the helpers were working with the locomotive to remedy the defect when it suddenly exploded. The engines in different parts of the roundhouse were wrecked, the building was demolished and many cars and the big building in the Central railroad yards injured as a result It was thought for a time that the city magazines had been blown up, but the noise was in a different direction and the trouble was soon located. Hundreds of people flocked to the scene of the disaster. Wives, sisters, brothers and relatives of the injured hurried to the Central yards and theii grief at the sight of the mutilated bodies of their loved ones was indescribable. The engine was one of the largest used by the Central railroad. It weighed several tons, and various pieces of it were found several hundred yards away. Arms and legs and other parts of the dead and injured were picked up five hundred yards from the scene o! 'hp wrpnk. Engine No. 1475, used for pulling freight trains, and had been In the repair department of the shop for several days, and had been announced as ready for use. It was noticed that the poy valve was out of order, and It was while the employees were at work on this that the explosion occurred. Tosh Hedges, the engineer who was killed, was one of the best known men In the employ, of the railroad. He was the brother of ex-Solicitor General Hodges, and was very popular. He had just come in from his run, and was attempting to repair the defect in the engine when the explosion came. A negro who was painting the top of the round house was blown 200 yards, and when picked up it was almost impossible to Identify him. USE.-/ MAYOR'S SIGNATURE. Private Secretary Grasty Works Atlanta Banks and Disappears. * A XI X U ^ ^ Witt a numDer 01 Auuuiii u?um holding worthless notes and with the police anxious to find him for several forgeries, Robert Ware Grasty, exprivate secretary of Mayor Mima, of that city, has left for parts unknown. To the amount of $725 Grasty committed forgeries, and in each instance he used :he name of Atlanta's mayor? who had appointed him to the remunerative and trusted position of private secretary. Four banks have the forged and worthless paper on hand. SAMPSON IN BAD WAY. Admiral's Malady Fails to Respond te j Medical Treatment A Washington special says: Admi-, ral Sampson's malady progresses slow-! j ly, but very steadily toward the end. j Medical science cannot check it. Symptoms of arterial degeneration have appeared, such as are incident to his malady, injecting great uncertainty into the case. Moreover, the patient is becoming less tractable and responsive to treatment FORTY-SEVEN STILL MISSING. i Steamer Puts In at San Francisco With Survivors of Walla Walla. j The steamer Nome City arrived at San Francisco Saturday with six sur vivors of the wreck of the steamer Walla Walla. They included five of the crew and one second-class passenger. They were picked up off Trinidad island from a ltfe raft. This reduces the list of missing to forty-seven. * 4 ' w . CREAn OF NEWS } Summary of the Moat ? J Important Daily f I Happenings Tersely Told. S i. t. r.t t y r t .t t t r.t. t < > .t r > TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT ?Robert Ware Grasty, ex-secretary to Mayor Mims, of Atlanta, Ga., was caught at Rapldan, Va., Monday. He will be returned to Atlanta to answer charge of forgery. ?The depot commission met in Atlanta Monday and directed the governor to prepare a proposition to be submitted to the railroads. ?Within twenty days work will be started on the sinking of five oil shafts near Rome, Ga. Chicago capitalists are on tne grouna. une ui iu?m, ?u expert, says there are undoubted evidences of petroleum deposits. ?The United States supreme court ! Monday affirmed the decision of the ! lower courts in the case of Isadore Minder, of Macon, convicted of murder and sentenced to die. ?Governor Ay cock has signed the death warrant of six North Carolina criminals, all of whom will die on the gallows on Wednesday, January 26. ?A test of the government's floating dry dock at New Orleans was made Monday with the battleship Illinois It is said the test was in every way satisfactory, ?G. B. Keener,, of Forest Hill, La., is in jail charged with murdering his two children, both infants. They were found by the mother with their skulls crushed in. ?It is evident that the friends of the Panama Company will make a hard fight to prevent the passage of the Nicaragua canal measure. ?Rear Admiral Schley called on President Roosevelt Monday and, it is stated, appealed from the decision of Secretary Long. ?The United States supreme court has ordered that Greene and the Gaynors be removed to Savannah, Ga., for trial. The court held that there was probable cause to believe the defendants guilty. ?In the trial of Neely, Rathbone and others for postal frauds in Cuba, Reeves took the stand Monday. His * xi? j. 1?J ~ ? J XT/*/* evidence was greauy uingieu, ?uu ni?ly remarked his innocence would be established if Reeves continued. ?The text of the resignation of Secretary Gage and the reply of President Roosevelt in acceptance was made public at Washington Monday. ?A collision between two freight trains on the Southern occurred Safc? urday night near Rex, Ga., causing the death of three men and total destruction of thirty cars by fire. ?Neely, Rathbone et al. were placed on trial in Havana Saturday in Cuban postoffice embezzlement cases. ?Georgia supreme court decides that the resolutions passed by the legislature is constitutional and state's financial embarrassment is averted. ?Objections to acceptance of Carnegie's offer of $10,000,000 to government has been removed, and the first steps taken to open big educational institution in Washington. ?Robert Ware Grasty7 fonaetjgecretary to Mayor Mims, of Atlanta, has"*' left for parts unknown, leaving forgeries to the amount of $725. ?Extensive preparations are being made by the people of Columbus, Ga., for the good roads convention to be held in that city on January 16 and 17. ?In the will of the late Roswell A. Roberts, of Yonkers, N. Y., the Presbyterian church of Griffin, Ga., was given $6,000. Mr. Roberts was a member of this church before the civil war. ?The result of the Ohio republican caucus by which offices of senate were given to Foraker and those of house to Hanna men is the chief topic of discussion In the political world. ' ?W. J. Bryan addressed a pro-Boer meeting at Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday night. He hoped the South Africans would continue the struggle until they whipped the British. ?Pekin, China, is dressed In gay colors, preparatory to the court's re-entrance. Foreign ministers will not witness the ceremonies. ?Judge Robert Falligant, one of the best know and able men of Georgia, died at Savannah Friday. ?There were two hangings in Georgia Friday. John Robinson, who murdered Bertha Simmons, was executed at Sylvania, and Ernest Outland, who murdered Thomas Mitchell, died on the scaffold at Dublin. ?Central railroad officials have been investigating the cause of the explo slon of a locomotive at Macon, which five men lost their lives, and are unable to attach the blame to any. one. i ?The sheriff of Lee county, Alabama, is willing to deliver Uuriah Porter ,who killed Joseph Fincher, when a decision is reached as to which county has the jurisdiction over the prisoner. | ?The steamer Walla Walla was cut I down by an unknown vessel off the Pacific coast and quickly went to the bottom. It is thought that twenty lives were lost. ?The representative of Germany at Caracas has handed to President Castro a statement of the kaiser's demands. A limit is fixed to the time in which Castro must reply. ?Tuscaloosa, Ala., opened its dispensary for the first time Friday. The receipts for the day were $89.30. ?It is reported that the mysterious man seen near the Cropsey home in Elizabeth City on the night of the i girl's disappearance by a citizen has ! been located. j ?Miss Stone and her companion ! have not been released. It is said that 1 the brigands have become desperate owing to their failure to receive the ransom demanded. ?President Roosevelt has ordered the interstate commerce commission tc begin a thorough investigation of the transportation question in order to furnish him data for a special message to congress. - ' - . J: I SOUfH CAROLINA I $ STATE NEWS ITEMS. \ * rvHSICMCMrsJCMCMCVIt Fine Church for Spartanburg. The congregation of the First Baptist church at Spartanburg has decided upon the erection of a new edifice of worship. The proposed building will cost $25,000 and will be situated on East Main and Dean streets, the site having been recently purchased for $o,500. The sum of $22,000 has, so far, been raised. Insurance Company Chartered. The Piedmont Mutual Insurance Company, of Spartanburg, has been chartered. The capital stock is to be $50,000 and a fire insurance business is to be engaged in. A. M. Alexander, IT. R. Goodell, S. F. Mc'Cants, M. J. ShrrMan arp cornorators. Operations will begin at once. * * Blacksburg Postoffice Looted. The postoffice at Blacksburg was broken into one nigh't recently and robbed. The burglars effected an entrance by breaking out glass in the front door and after gaining an entrance into the vestibule, forced open the intermediate door leading into the main office .ransacking everything in sight. The loss is reported light * Schley to Visit Charleston. According to a Washington dispatch Admiral Schley will, on his return from Savannah, Ga.,- fill several engagements that he made some time ago, going first to Chicago, then to Louisville, and later he will go to Charleston, to be at the exposition upon Daughters of the Revolution day. He will not be there, however, when the president pays his visit * * General Hampton III. The relatives and many friends of General Wade Hampton were seriousr ly alarmed the past week over his sudi den and very serious illness. General Hampton's heart was suddenly afi fected, and for a time the gravest of fears were entertained. This is the first attack of the kind he has ever experienced.' General Hampton rallied later and his condition is now reported as being greatly improved. * Distinguished Persons Invited. The South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, through Mrs. W. H. Richardson, state regent, have invited the delegates to the annual con* vention, which meets at Washington on February 22, to visit Charleston on : February 27. This invitation has been accepted by a large number of dele; gates; among them the president genl eral, Mrs. Fairbanks, and the ex-president general, Mrs. Manning. They have also invited Admiral Schley and Captain Hobson to be present on that occasion and address the Daughters and their friends. The invitation has been accepted by both ""AddritsU^Schley-and Captain Hobson, and both of "these-distinguished naval officers will be present. Famous Organization Coming. C. E. Miller, secretary to Robert E. Burke, one of the leaders of the Cook county democracy of Chicago, arrived in Charleston a day or two ago to ar range for the coming of that famous : organization to the exposition. He announced that probably 250 members o1 the Cook county democracy would arrive in the city on the evening of February 10 and stay for several days, perhaps until after resident Roosevelt has left. Among those who will make up the ? *? --J11 v. - \tnnn. fort/Jr T-T Q VT-f CflTl piirty win uc ixxekjv/i vutw* M?n Awa.] of Chicago; John Powers, president ol the Cook county democracy; Vice Presidents J. H. Brunjes, James J Gray, T. E. Bryan and many othei prominent members. Mayor Rose, ol Milwaukee, will also be a .guest of the club. An order has been issued that all members, when on parade, must weai Prince Albert coats, high silk hats white neckties and patent leathei shoes and carry silk umbrellas. * * Crooks Out In Force. A small army of crooks, which lias invaded Charleston because of the exposition and race meeting, has beer actively at work and several big "killings" have resulted. The heaviest loss was sustained by John C. Ferris, a horseman, from Nashville, Tenn., who lost $1,900 while returning to the city from the exposition. Mr. Ferris carried the money in a wallet, which was kept in his inside waistcoat pocket, and he did not detect the until Via roa/?VipH thp ritv. While 1UOO UUU1 u? ivuvuvu ? - the robbery was reported to the police department, there was no means by which the force could get a clew, and all efforts to recover the money have been abandoned. The loss was se rious to Ferris, but since that day hit horses have hit a winning streak ai the track, and he is still in the ring. When the races began Seymoui Beutler, one of the best known Pinker ton detectives in the country, was sent on for duty at the track. Mr. Beutlei is a terror to crooks and touts, and he has kept the track clear of the pest although he has nothing to do with the nt this fact | worK m me cii^? jjclauuv ?. ? ? the crooks have given up hope of get ting rich from the race-goers and hav( confined their operations to the city. The police force has been Increasec for the exposition period and ever} effort is being made to prevent crook ed operations. ~ * * * State Dispensary Report. The annual report of the state boan of directors of the dispensary for th< year just closed has been made pubiii I by the chairman of the. board L. J Williams. The report is as follows: "Examination of the various accounts attached hereto will show that the total amount of cost of liquors, wines and beer, etc., purchased during the year has amounted to $1,617,973.47, and that our gross sales have amounted to $2,328,681.21 (exclusive of sales of fresh beer by beer dispensaries). "The net profit (to the state) for account of the school fund is $120,962.25. The net profits that have accrued to the Counties and towns dividcd equally are $424,285.87, which makes a total net profit of $545,248.12 for the year, on account of the school fund and towns and counties. "We have had constructed morestor ^ age capacity, and also a convenient : ,two?tory^ofiice building with, a cornvault, which has cost $14,494.81, besides other petty improvements. 'The act approved February 19,1900, forbids us to make more than 10 per ?: cent profit on account of the school 1UUU) auu uie pool ;?u n? >W>V on that account in round figures 6 per ^ cent, which leaves only a very small margin with which to run the business, and while it is true that the school fund is considerable, amounting at present to $611,354.38, it is available very slowly for payment to the schools^ as that is our our only working capi"We are gratified to be able to show X^i^ such a high percentage of net profits' on the business done, especially as tha price of liquors have been very high on account of the high rate of graiit^ pt while we have not made any advance In the priec to the consumer. "The system seems to be in ver?*|gg|fll thorough working order in all its do tails. Respectfully submitted, "L. J. WILLIAMS, Chairman. "H. H. EVANS, "A. F. H. DUKES, ~^MIB "State Board of Directors." COLONEL AYRE8 DROPS DEAD.' If Veteran Confederate Soldier and . ?jj noun wourruu!M wm ouuu*m/< - ' '-' tiSS ' Col. B. W. Ayres, at one time Wash* ington correspondent of the Kansas City Times, dropped dead In the Citizens' National bank at Washington Colonel Ayres was born In Lynchbnrg, Va., in 1837, and served with distinction in the Confederate army. He belonged to the famous Richmond Blues and .was a member of the com- 0. H pany that officiated at the hanging of |? CONVlfcTS PLACED ON TRIAL. M Ringleaders of Mutiny In Leavenworth Pen Appear Before Tribunal. The most novel court which ever sat in Kansas convened in the library of >; the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth, Thursday, for the arraign- ' mont of tiio rinar leaders of the mutiny7 S of November 7, who are implicated in the killing of Guard Waldrupe. Every person in the court, with one exception, was either a United States official or a prisoner wearing the stripes. The seventeen mutineers were brought in, each wearing the ball and . . . / v WALL STREET NOT AFFECTED. '% Touched Only Small Investors."^ . ^ The troubles of the Everett-Moore, syndicate at Cleveland, 0., did net V come as a surprise to Wall strs^^^HB bankers, says the "New York Press. Bankers say that those interested are principally small Investors and * * "<* banks throughout Michigan, Ohio and Indiana and that only indirectly \ ill eastern financiers feel the effect of ' the passing of the trolley lines into ;he hands of bankers. i f -$5^9 I PEKIN IN GAY COLORS. I Chinese Capital Prepared to Welcome Return of the Court The Chinese capital, Pekin, on the .1 | eve of the court's return, presents an . [ animated and gaudy scene never be1 fore witnessed in its history. All the palaces, pagodas and temples have-'been repaired and painted to form a glittering spectacle. The roof of these 1 buildings, viewed from the city walls, are patches of shining yellow tflea hi^^^ HANNA 8LATE UNBROKEN/ ^ , Foraker Men to Control Ohio Senate, While Hanna Get* House. In the republican caucuses at Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday evening for the ^ : organization of the generaltassembiy, the Hanna men secured control of the house and the Foraker men of the senate. Some of the nominations for the ? latter were made without opposition, but there was "a fight to a finish'' for i those of the house, especially for the i speakership. There was no oompRh'v/^p , mise in eitner caucus. . . FIRE MENACES MANIACS. State Insane Hospital Burns and Dangerous Lunatics Are at Large. The state insane hospital at Williamsburg, Va., was badly burned Sat- , ' urday. Many thousands of dollars will ' be required to make good the loss. What may prove to be more serious is the fact that seven lunatics, ablebodied men, escaped from the grounds | in-the early morning, and at nightfall 1 only two of this number had Heen found. At least eight are missing *?**-? Will increase vipiun ?>*??? , Stockholders In Swift & Co., Chleafo packers, have decided to increase th# 7^ capital of the corporation from $20,? 000,000 to $25,000,000, as recommended by the board of directors. . ? ' yygjMl , British Ambushed By Boers. The Boers ambushed a party of the ? Scots Grays Saturday near Brcnkhorst Spruit (about forty miles east of Pretoria). The British casualties were. > six men killed and thirteen wounded.