The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, January 16, 1902, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED 1S91. . BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 16. 1902. ONE DOLLAR PER pAR.
ro ROB THE CUBANS
Was Plot Ferraed By Messr^.
Neeiy Rathbone and Reeves.
TRIAL REVEALS B^L$ SCHEME!
On the Star ^ Swears that
"'"r*0 thfc Government By
turning Stamps and All
Got a Draw Down,
A special from Havana says: At
the opening of Saturday's hearing of
the charges arising from the Cuban
postoffice frauds, the government I
asked ff)T* ft furtTiOT o-rft Triiyio *\P Til
? ? ? ?- w VMV4 VAUUJiuaVWU VI TT 1
H. Reeves. He submitted several let- '
ters from Charles F. W. Neelv, the i
government's purpose being to show j
the Intimacy which existed fcetween
INeely und Reeves.
In reply to a question of the court,
Sleeves said he did not get any portion
of the $15,000 from the stamp
burning incident. Reeves said Neely
told him he had given it all to Rath
-bone.
The cross-examination of Reeves
"by Moya and Mascarcs, attorneys, did
not bring out any new evidence.
When cross-examined by Rathbone's
attorney, Reeves said he was
appointed by Perry S. Heath, the first
assistant postmaster general.
The contention Gf the government
side to prove the intimacy between
ReevftS "RafhhnrA rsn^ KcpIv hv intrn.
ducing correspondence between them
brought out a letter from Rathbone
* to Reeves which the government had
In Its possession, but failed to intro-v
dnce Friday. Rathbone's counsel declared
that the letter itself shows that
Rathbone was not desirous of concealing
the fraud.
The letter was written while Reeves
was ill in Florida, in February, 1900.
Rathbone wrote that Colonel Burton's
examination of Reeves" books had disclosed
a discrepancy of $500. Colonel
Burton thought that the error lay
with the bank and suggested that the
matter be left open until the next investigation,
but Rathbone insisted
upon finding the discrepancy and
?- then waiting until Reeves returned to
explain. Reeves admitted having received
thl letter and said he thought
It was sfc honest expression from
Rathbone.
To Fool the Government.
Reeves further said that after his
firrnct Pofh hAn n eii<rcreo+o/1 tTiof oil
MJ.A VtfV 0UOOVWWVU M??
three get together and they could fool
the government. He said that as auditor
he had authority to allow certain
claims without vouchers when
the accounts were approved by Rathbone.
The defense contends that the
law forbids this. Reeves declared that
no orders had been issued to audit
the monthly accounts of the postmaster
of the island. He did not recognize
the alleged order shown by the
defense and he said that it never was
posted cn the postofSce building
board, as other orders were.
Neely's counsel sharply cross-examined
the witness. * Reeves recalled
- the stamp burning and said that the
packages were sealed, though he was
. not sure whether with the Washington
seal cr another. He took down
k,'.he amounts marked on the outsido,
and the number, he said, corresponded
with the amounts which it was reported
were destroyed?$310,000. He
knew, he said, that fraud was intended,
but he did not exactly know how
it was to be committed.
The court has allowed Rathbone's
lawyer to send to the Philippines for
a deposition by Abraham L. Lawshe,
deputy auditor for the postoffice department,
who was sent to Cuba to
iT>v?jKticate nostai affairs there and
who proceeded to the Philippines later
to make an investigation.
Costly Blaze In Chicago.
"Fire which broke out about 1:30
o'clock Monday morning in the elevator
of the American Malting Company
._^%t Chicago, destroyed 300,000 bushels
of barley, together with the building.
Tlie loss, it is said, will be near half
a million dollars.
McCREARY FOR SENATOR.
Former Kentucky Governor Named In
Caucus to Succeed Deboe.
Standing in the rostrum of the old
hall of representatives of the Kentucky
capitol at Frankfort, where
nearly thirty years ago he began his
public life, the Hon. James B. McCreary,
of Madison county, Thursday
night accepted the nomination of the
democratic party to succeed William
J. Deboe in the senate of the United
" States. He received the nomination
by a vote of 62 to 37 over Circuit
Judge James R. Cantrill, of Scott
county.
Britons Surprised the Boers.
The British forces have surprised
and captured a Boer laager 20 miles
northwest of Ermelo. Forty-two Boers
were taken, including Major Wolraa*
rans.
Chile Approves Extradition Treaty.
The extradition treaty between
Chile and the United States has been
approved by the Chilean congress.
AWAIT PRESIDENT'S ACTION.
Schley Resolutions and 3il!s Will Be
Temporarily Heid Up.
Maryland delegation in congress, in- 1
eluding senators and representatives,
held a meeting Monday to consider the
course to be pursued on the Schley
case, and reached a determination that 1
pending the decision of President '
Roosevelt upon the appeal to be made 1
by Admiral Schley to the chief execu- !
tive it would be inadvisable for the '
delegation to urge upon congress any
of the "resolutions or bills 1
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holocaust in buffalo, i
Py?von Lives Lost Irt Burning Building
Which Wrecked By
an Explosion.
beven lives were lost in a fire in
Brcadwa^* Street, Buffalo, N. Y., at
aa b&rly bour Sunday morning.
The Pearlsteins and another family !
lived in rooms above a shoe store and j
were asleep when the fire started. The j
watchman told the police later in the '
day that he accidentally dropped a
lamp. A few minutes after the fire began
there was a loud explosion that
blew out the front of the store and
hurled some of the contents of the
window into the middle of the street.
Plate glass windows the opposite
side of Broadway were shattered and j
the souhd of the explosion was heard j
two blocks away. The flames envei- J
oped the building in a short time. The j
: i.. . 1 _ a ~ ?. iiomlv I
liiiliUJ' liVillg 1U lUC icat uai
escaped with their lives. The Pearlsteins
were awakened, but before they i
could reach the only stairway leading
| from their rooms the fire had undermined
the floors in the hallway and it
collapsed, carrying them down into a
mass of flames. Their bodies were
found at 8 o'clock, four hours after
the firemen had extinguished the
flames.
The body of the mother and baby
were found together, the little one
tightly clasped in its mother's arms.
Pearlstein's body was found Close to
that of his wife. He also had one of
the children in his arms. The bodies
of the other three children were found
huddled close together near the father's
body.
SOUTHERN TRAINS CRASH.
Engineer Killed and Several People
Hurt, Among them Mme. Noraica.
As a result of a wreck on the Southern
railway early Sunday morning at
Roeve* Station, 20 miles north of
Rome, Ga., Engineer Frank Tracey
was instantly killed; Mme. Nbrdica,
the famous singer, was iDjured; E. R.
Simmons* pianist for Mme. Nordica,
sustained a badly bruised hand; Guy
Connally, engineer of the freight,
bruised; George Florence, conductor
of the passenger, badly bruised by
falling in his car; Ed Lewis, negro
fireman, injured.
Train No. 9 was a mixed passengei
and freight, leaving Atlanta for Chattanooga
at 11:30 and arriving at j
Raovm at 3-30 "Engineer Tracev had i
orders to meet freight No. 55 at
Reeves. An extra freight was on the
side track at Reeves when the passenger
passed and the engineer
thought the track was clear. The passenger
was making 40 miles an hour
when it met the regular freight No.
55 on a sharp curve a mile north of ,
Reeves.
-The two engines plunged into each
other in an instant after they came in
sight. Engineer Tracey, of the passenger,
leaped, but was caught between
two freight cars and crushed
to death. The ehgiheer and fireman
of the freight escaped by jumping and
sustained bad bruises. The engines j
wer8 total wrecks and a dozen cars
destroyed.
"NOT WORTH THIRTY CENTS." 1
Senator Morgan Throws Cold Water
on Panama Canal Agents.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has <
started an investigation of the Pana- |
ma canal affairs that is causing con- (
sternation among its advocates. Saturday
he summoned M. Lampre and
M. Boefve, agents of the French com- ,
pany, and gave them a bad hour and a
half. / ,
"Your property is not worth 30
cents," he said. "It makes no differ- |
ence whether you offer it for $109,000,000,
your first bid, or $40,000,000 your
last tender, you cannot give clear titie.
Unless I am much mistaken, the ,
United States will not be deluded into ,
this scheme to rob the French peasantry.
If we buy your ditch, we will, ;
for years to come, be confronted with
claims from the 500,000 stockholders,
whose rights cannot be alienated by
any hocus pocus of French or any
other courts. This is an attempt to ^
take advantage of the friendship be- ,
tween France and the United States
to rob the American government and 3
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the French peasants, and I warn you
that it will not succeed."
BOERS READY TO YIELD?
Rumors in London Says Peace Over- "
tures Will Scon Be Made.
The London Globe's financial editor
said a report which came from we1! t
informed quarters was current in th c
city Friday that the Boer chiefs had 1
made overtures to the British govern 1
ment to the effect that they were pre t
pared to lay down their arms, provide;: *
they were not exiled. Wdnesday nes j
is Boer feast dav. and it was said the -
surrender of the Boers would probabl; occur
then. J
The war office officials asserted that <
no proposals to surrender had been re
ceived from the Boers.
THREE STATEHOOD BILLS.
i
Committee Names Dates For Hearings
on Important Measures.
The house committee on territories f
Friday fixed the 23rd instant for hear- j
ings on the Oklahoma statehood bill; <
che 31st for the Arizona statehood bill, j
and February 7 for the New Mexico ?
statehood bill. ?
Tpp hill to rreatp tho territory of i
Jefferson out of the Indian Territory
was referred to a subcommittee.
DEATH CLAIMS PIDCOC.CPresident
of Georgia Northern l.^ii
way Dies at Home in New Je."C?yt <
John F. Pidccck. president of ihe
Georgia Northern railway, died at the
family homestead, Whitehcuse, N. J.. .
Sunday. He ttent north several
months ago to submit to an operation
?.nd was married just before the op
oration was performed. Mr. Pidcock
???.3 the son of the late Congressman
I. N. Pidcock, cf Nov,- Jv:sey.
r? .? OM-I I I I- ? IB I I -> m Jiww?^?p ^
SOUTH LEADING ALL]
Ve Have Taken First Place in
Incrc ss of Population.
NORTH AND WEST FALL BACK
Is First Time In History That This i
Section of the Country Has
Forged to the Front In
Popular Growth.
The director of the census announced
Monday the percentage of incrcaso
of population in different parts of the
country, showing for the l?st decade
a rapid decrease from the previous
growth of population in the west, a
less marked, but decided decrease in
the north and a slight increase in the
south. For the first time in the history
of this country the population cf
the south has increased somewhat
more rapidly than that cf the north.
The east geographically is included in
the term north. The rate of the
growth in the north, west and south
is far more nearly the same that it
has ever been. Th5 official announcement
divides the country as follows:
West?From the Pacific to the eastern
boundary of Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado and New Mexico; north and
south, the respective line formed by
the Potomac and Ohio rivers and the
southern boundaries of Missouri and
Kansas.
The percentage of increase from
1860 to 1880 was 61.9 in the north,
84.4 in the south and 185.6 in the west,
while ih the last twenty years, 1880
to 1900, it was 48.7 in the north, 48.5
in the south, and 131.5 in the west.
Prior to the civil war the northern
states nearly doubled in population
with each twenty years, while in the
southern states the increase of population
was only about two-thirds as
great. Since i860 the rate of growth
in both parts of the country has been
much less. While the rate of growth
in the north^-as decreased steadily,
that in the sourn during the last twenty
years has been slightly greater
than during the twenty years from
I860 to 1880. During the last twenty'
years there has been no substantial
difference in the rate cf growth of the
two sections.
The percentage of increase of
growth of these regions during eaeh
of the last two ten-year periods follows
:
18S0-1S90: North, 24.8; south, 20.1;
west, 71.3. 1896-1900: North, 19;
south, 22.4; west, 31.9.
If the comparison is limited to the (
states east of the Mississippi river,
the result is slightly different!?. It
will show the increase to be:
18S9-1890: North, 20.1; south, 16. |
1890-1900: North, 19.9; south, 17.7.
When the trans-Mississippi states
are omitted, the rate of growth in the .
north is slightly greater than that in
the south, but the present difference j
between the two sections in this respect
is about one-half what it was between
1S80 and 1890 and less than oneseventh
of what is was between 1S50 1
and 1860.
The frontier, as a large area of rapid
but intermittent growth, is no long-. J
er an important factor in the progress
Df American population, and the rate j
of growth in the several great areas j
of the United States is now nearly the j
same.
WERE HIGHLY "RECOMMENDED.' \
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Rathbone Testifies as to Appointments
of Neely and Reeves. I
The hearing of the charges growing
out of the Cuban postoffice frauds
were resumed in Havana Monday afternoon.
E, G. Rathbone was unex
pectedly called by the government ?
The court told hhm he had the right tc ?
refuse to testify if he so desired, 'tc r
which he replied he was glad of the
opportunity to testify. {
The court questioned him concern- *
[ng the appointments of Neely and
Reeves, to which he replied that both
men had been sent him by the depart- ^
ment at Washington well recom- j
mended.
CROKER FINALLY RETIRES.
rammany Boss Delegates Affairs of '
the Organization to Lewis Nixo;:.
Richard Croker announced his re- |
irement from the formal leadership 1
>f Tammany Hall, at New York, Sat- j
irday afternoon. The announcement j
vas made at the meeting of the execu- .
ive committee at which the plan of
>rganization for the year 1902 war c
igreed upon. Lewis Nixon was cho- I
;en as Mr. Croker's successor as the I
rhairman of the finance committee, c
This position, by long usage, carries i
vith it the leadership of the orgaiiiza- i
ion. t
PALL RIVER WEAVERS OUT.
kll Departments of the Sagamore R??l3e
Shut Down. c
A dispatch from Fall River, Mass., ) .
says: In accordance with a vote ta t
een Friday night the dissatisfied weavers
of Sagamore cotton mill No. 1, to
J~e number of 140, struck Monday atal
it noon all departments of the mill a
shut down. The weavers object to the t
enath of the cuts of cloth. r
WILL NOT LEAVE CAROLINA.
Senator McLaurin Denies Widely f>uh*
lis'ned Report. *
In a dispatch to The Greenville (3.
1) News Senator John L. McLaurin
lenies that he will take up his resi- 1
ience in Washington and quit politics i
n South Carolina. 1
He says he has formed a law part- <
tership with F. L. Wells, of Washing- i
cn, for the purpose of keeping in ;
ouch with his profession, and that his :
>ublic duties demand he should have
office in Wasshingtca. :
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BAYONETS AS PEACE BAKERS
Secretary Root Talks to House Committee
Regarding Retellion
In the Philippines.
Secretary cf War Root gave an interesting
exposition of the condition
of affairs in the Philippines, together
with the outlook for terminating
military by civil rule, in the course of
a secret hearing Thursday before the
house committee on military affairs
in connection with the army appropriation
bill. The discussion was
brought out by a question by Mr. Hay,
of Virginia, as to whether civil government
could be maintained in the
islands without the presence of the
army.
Mr. Root said the army was necessary
as a moral force to maintain the
civil condition. One of "he main
causes, no said, wiiy tnere naa not
been more progress in the Philippines
was that the Spooner amendment, restricting
the grant of franchises, pr?venting
the investment of capital and
the consequent employment of labor.
Many people were idle and many of
these became conspirators simply b*
cause they were idle. The secretary
instanced the fact that although rice
was one of the main products of the
Philippines, yet about $5,000,000
worth of rice had to be imported last
year. In ' this and many other
branches of industries the wheels of
industry were not moving, the people "j
cut of employment were encouraged
iii viciousness and as a result It was
necessary to keep some 40,000 troops
in the islands.
In some provinces a very satisfactory
civil administration had been set
up, but Mr. Root pointed out that
even in provinces where civil government
had been a success, there were
men conspiring to assist in the agitation
and warfare carried on in neighboring
provinces. On the whole, how:
ever, the secretary expressed the belief
that if congress enacted the bill
proposed by Senator Lodge, or that
c? Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin,
providing systems of laws for the
Philippines, it would be possible soon
thereafter gradually to reduce the
military establishment in the Philippines.
Mr. Root said it was the expectation
of the war department to do
away with the army transport service,
so that the transportation of
troops thereafter would be carried
on by priyate concerns. Some question
had been raised by members of
ttio rnmmlttpo a? to thp nrnnripfrv nf
an item in the bill of $1,000,000 for
emergency expenses of the war department.
The secretary said this
amount was unnecessary and had
been estimated through oversight, so
that the committee doubtless will
omit it.
SHAKE-UP IN MISSISSIPPI.
President's Appointments Greatly Displeasing
to Republicans.
A Washington special says: The
turn-down of "he organization of republicans
in Mississippi seems to be
even more complete than was first understood.
Not only did democrats get the
places under the department of justice
announced Wednesday, but Jim
Hill, the colored leader from that
state, who has been a power in the
republican councils for a long time, a
member of the national committee, is
to be superseded as register of the
land office at Jackson. His successor ,
Is, however, a white republican, Frederick
Collins, who has been marshal
if the southern district. Collins made
i good record as marshal, and is taten
care of in the shake-up.
EXPRESS AND FREIGHT CRASH.
Occident Occurs on Mississippi Railroad
Near New Orleans.
The Vicksburg express on the Mississippi
railroad collided head-on with
t' freight 12 miles from New Orleans
rhursday during a heavy fog.
Henry Foster, a negro fireman of
:he freight, was kflled, and Engineer
Campbell was seriously injured. Engineer
Baldwin and Fireman George
fVasson, of the passenger train, and
hree negro brakemen, were injured.
Vone of the passengers were hurt.
BOOKIES HELD UP.
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Vlasked Men Rob Pool Room People
In Kansas City.
Two young men of slight build, with
landkerchiefs tied across the lower
)ortion of their faces, entered Harry
y
3. Chick's pool room in the center of
Kansas City Monday night and with
irawn revolvers commanded the proirietor,
a cashier and three other employees,
who were in the place, to lie
lown on the floor. A third man, sup)osed
to be a confederate, but not
nasked, guarded the entrance while
he roDDery was committed.
Chicago's Big Burglary Bill.
The postofhce department Monday
lent to congress the claim of F. E.
:.'oyne, postmaster at Chicago, for $74,110
covering the amount of burglary of
he postoffice in October, 1901.
Move to Reduce War Taxes.
According to a Washington dispatch
, call for a caucus of republicans of the
louse to consider a reduction of war
eyenue taxes is being circulated.
POOR OLD MOSES A THIEF.
Time Governor of South Carolina
Convicted of Petty Larceny.
Admitting that his picture was. in
"he rogue's gailerv and that for a period
of years he had been familiar
with the "lowest depths of New York
Dpiura joints," yet pleading for mercy
Jrora the court. Franklin J. Moses.
)nce governor of Couth Carolina, was
entenced in a Boston. Mass.. court
Fhursday to four months' imprison
rent for the larceny uf au overcoat.
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BOUSE IS FOR CANAL
Hepburn Dill Is Approved By Ad
Overwhelming Vote.
ALL AMENDMENTS KNOCKED CUT
Only Two Negatives Were Recorded.
Frinnds of the Panama Route
Will Make a Fight In
the Senate.
A. Washington special says: A
scene which has probably had no
parallel save the passage of the bill
1 carrying the $ou,uuu,'juu ayprupiiation
for war with Spain was enacted
enacted in the house of representa
tives Thursday evening when, with
but two negative votes, the Hepburn
bill, providing for the construction of
the Nicaraguan canal, was passed by
that body. The negative votes were
cast by Representative Lassiter, of
Virginia, and Fletcher, of Minnesota.
Mr. Bishop, of Michigan, declined to
vote. Afcer the test of the Morris
amendment for the purchase of the
Panama property, which received 102
votes, these members, who had made
a gallant effort to inject their ideas
into the bill, joined hands with the
supporters of the committee bill and
put it through practically unanimously.
There was great interest in the
contest over the Morris amendment
and great enthusiasm over the final
vote which carried the bill through in
a way to serve notice to the world of
the sincerity of this government's determination
to put through the great
project which means so much to the
commerce of the world.
The opposition to committing the
[ government to the Nicaraguan route
I +/\ connro omonHmprife +fi
Ci CL< OVV?UiV< ? ?.
lodge with the president the discretionary
power to purchase and complete
the Panama canal, if it could be
purchased for $40,000,000. The test.
?me on the first vote, when the advocates
of an alternative route polled
102 against 170 votes. At each succeeding
vote their strength dwindled
until Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, under
whose leadership the fight was made,
was unable to get the ayes and noes
on a motion to recommit. All other
amendments failed and the bill passed
exactly as it came from the committee.
None of the votes, except on
the final passage of the bill, was a
record vote.
What the Bill Authorizes.
The bill as passed authorizes the
president to secure from the states of
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in behalf
of the United States, control of such a
portion of the territory belonging to
said states as may be desirable and
necessary on which to excavate, construct
and protect a canal suitable to
the wants of modern navigation and
commerce, and appropriates such a
sum as; may be necessary to secure
the control of said territory. '
Section 2 authorizes the president,
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aner securing coniroi or me ueeueu i .
territory, to direct tho secretary of I
war to construct such canal from tho
Carribean sea, at a point near Grey- ,
town, in Nicaragua, by way of Lake (
Nicaragua, to a point on tho Pacific ,
ocean near Brito, and also to con- <
struct proper harbors at the termini ]
of said canal, and to make necessary
provisions for the defense of the canal ,
and harbors. ]
Sections 3 and 4 authorizes the ,
president to make such surveys as <
may be necessary and to employ ?
such persons in constructing the canal
as may to him seem wise, and di- ^
rects that in the construction of the
canal the river San Juan and Lake
Nicaragua shall be used as far as they
are available.
Section 5 authorizes the president 1
to guarantee to the states of Costa ^
Rica and Nicaragua the use of the
canal and harbors, upon terms to be 1
agreed upon, for all vessels owned by
said s:ates and by citizens thereof. *
The last section makes an appro- 1
priation of $10,000,000 to carry on 1
this work, and authorizes the secre- i
tary of war to enter into proper con- ?
tracts for material and work as may
be deemed necessary, such work and j
material to be paid for as appropria-'
tions may be made from time to time. \
The section fixes the aggregate cost
at $1$0,000,000, to be drawn from the 1
treasury on warrants of the presi- 1
dent.
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schley starts sooth. 1
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Accompanied by His Wife He Left
the Capital Thursday Night.
Admiral Schley, accompanied by *
Mrs. Schley, left Washington City *
Thursday night for a ten days' visit
to Savannah, where they will be the i
guests of General Winlia W. Gordon, t
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brigands have relented.
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Officially Reported that Miss Stone J
Will Be Liberated at Once. I
The release of Miss Ellen M. Stone
the brigands who have held her in l
captivity since sepiemoer o is uencv g
ed to be only a question of hours. An e
official telegram received in London z
Friday afternoon, which was dispatch ?
ed from Constantinople after midda?
says tbo release or' Miss Stone is imminent.
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SAVANNAH MERCHANT SUICIDES j
Turner, Tired of Life, Ends His Ex- j
letence In Atlanta Hotel.
R. H. Turner, a cotton merchant of
Savanna# and a member of one of
the most promincn^families in south
Georgia, was found dead in a room i
at the Jackson hotel, in Atlanta, Sun- f
day morning. (
He had taken morphine, and the
verdict cf the coroner's jury was that c
he had taken the poison with suicidal i
intent, i
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CREAH OF NEWS
J Summary of the Most j
* Important Daily J
+ Happenings Tersely Told. *
?Policeman Joe Cruze, in Knoxville,
Tefifi., Monday shot and killed two
brothers, Lon and Alex Nelson. He
heard shots and came upon them, ac
cused them of snooting, which they
denied. They resisted arrest and he
wounded them with pistol.
?J. P. Withers, until a few weeks
ago president of the American National
bank in eBaumont, Texas, was
arrested Monday for forgeries amounting
in the allegations to ?37,00Q.
?The Chicago board of trade has
adontcd resolutions callinz on con
gross to make the opinion of Admiral
Dewey in the Schley case its own.
?In spite of the fight made against
"Pink" Morton by Major Hanson and
Colonel Lowry, It is said that President
Roosevelt will reappoint the negro
postmaster at Athens, Ga.
?Governor Candler calls on church
es and schools of Georgia to observe
January 29th as McKinley day.
?Atlanta Policemen will not be compelled
to pay old debts as long as high
prices of provisions prevail.
?In the house of representatives
Monday Mr. Rixey, of Virginia, urged
the admission of confederate veterans
to national soldiers' homes. Mr. Richardson,
of Alabama, supported the
Rlxey resolution, but all other southern^
emocrats opposed.
?At the meeting of the liberal association
of London a letter of regret
from Roseberry was received with
hisses, and its author was denounced
as a traitor.
?Walker Martinez, the delegate
from Chile, created a sensation by
walking out of the Pan-American congress,
being in held in Mexico City,
and denouncing a ruling by the president
as chicanery.
Tn fho nnetol -franco trial at TTa.
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vana, Estes G. Rathbone was put on
the stand by the government Monday.
He denied participation in the frauc
and said that Neely and Reeves were
sent to him from Washington highly
recommended.
?Governor Candler, of Georgia, has
called for a meeting of the military advisory
board to determine how to expend
military fund of $20,000 voted by
the legislature.
?Mme. Nordica, the famous singer,
was injured in the wreck of the
Southern near Rome, Ga., Sunday
morning. Engineer B F. Tracey, of
Atlanta, was Instantly killed.
?Mrs. M. A. Barnett, whose death
occurred in Atlanta Saturday afternoon,
at one time saved the great seal
of Georgia from confiscation by federal
troops.
?The dispensary fight ifi Washington,
Ga., is said to be not ended yet.
It is claimed those opposing the institution
will try to elect legislators
who will work to have the law repealed.
?Acting upon the suggestion made
by Comptroller Croom, of Florida,
Governor Jennings has reduced the
tax rate on real and personal property
a m!11? ?r Kir low t n
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2 1-2 mills.
?The second trial of James Howard
on the charge of killing William
Goebel is proceeding rapidly. The
defense claims it will present evidence
that was not available at the
former trial.
?George E. Graham, war correspondent,
who was aboard the Brooklyn
during the Santiago battle, is to
write a book entitled "Schley and
Santiago." He will show that Sampson
was not in the fight.
?In a fire at Buffalo Sunday morang
seven members of a family lose
:heir lives. The fire was caused by
i watchman dropping his lamp.
?New York people are arranging
for the entertainment of Admiral Hen*y,
of Prussia, brother to Emperor
William, who is coming to witness the
aunching of the emperor's new yacht
?Hon. John Goode In a speech before
R. E. Lee camp of Confederate
Veterans, at Richmond, proved that
Lincoln never offered to pay for the
iegroes' liberation, as has been asserted.
TKo TTnitfi/i will Send the
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Dattleships Kearsage, Massachusetts,
Alabama and Illinois to Venezuela to
vatch events in that country. Admiral
Higglnson will command the squad-on.
?Sidney Lascelles, who cut a wide
swath in Georgia as "Lord Beresford,"
s under arrest at Boston. He is wantid
by the authorities of Hot oprings.
?In the postal frauds trial at Ha
rana Reeves gave damaging evidence
igainst Neely and Rathbone. He said
)oth of them were in the plot.
?Citizens of Griffin, Ga., may denand
restoration of property deeded
o the state unless encampment is
)romised.
?Governor Candler, of Georgia,
ias received from the governor of
riorlda a requisition for a man, A. G.
lolt, who has been adjudged insane.
?Signor Marconi, inventor of wireess
telegraphy, is in New York. He
;ays he will soon be sending mes
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CUXJiiiICi Liai aau utuvi
icross the Atlantic. He will have two
itations on each side of the water.
?Oil has been struck at Cherokee,
?uthbert county, Alabama, at a depth
>f 300 feet.
?The attack made on Joseph Chamberlain
by Chancellor Von B.ielow
las aroused very bitter feeling
hroughout Great Britain.
?Attorney General Knox will visif:
Atlanta at the opening of the new federal
prison, which occurs January 25.
?Hon. James D. McCreary was
lominated for United States senate
rom Kentucky over Judge Jam-H
^antrill on the first ballot.
?Harvey Logan, held in Knoxville
m suspicion as one of the Great I
Northern railway train robbers, hai
>een positively identified.
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) STATE NEWS ITEMS.
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Ex-Governor Moses a Convict.
Admitting that his picture was in
the rogues' gallery and that for a period
of years he had been familiar with
the "lowest depths of New York opium
joints," yet pleading for mercy from
ihe court, Franklin J. Moses, once governor
of South Carolina, was sentenced
at Boston, Mass., a few days ago
to four months' imprisonment for the
larceny of an overcoat.
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Health Rules Are Modified.
The health department of Charleston
has amended the port rules concerning
the quarantining of vessels
from South and Central American
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detention of vessels from clean ports.
Heretofore, in order to avoid detention,
vessels in trade between here and tropical
ports were required to carry a physician
who could give a certificate for
each voyage. The modification Is made
for the benefit of the fruit trade, which
is growing here.
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Without Water and Light
The power house of the Abbeville
Electric Light and Power Company
was totally destroyed by fire one day
the past week. The company operated
the city waterworks in connection with
its electric plant and in the same building,
and the city loses about $1,000 In
damage to the machinery of Its works
The city was without light for some
time and is also without water. The
company lost electrical machines, engine
and other property of the estimated
value of $3,tvv> to $4,000. There
was no insurance on any of the prop
erty. The origin of the k fire is unknown.
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To Meet In Charleston,
A call has been issued at Washington
for the fourteenth annual convenHnn
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Railroad Commissioners, to be held
at Charleston Tuesday, February 11.
The principal subjects that will be considered
are the classification of operating
and construction, expenses of
steam and electric railways; grade
crossings; railroad taxes and ascertaining
fair valuations of railroad property;
uniform classification and simplification
of tariff sheets; railroad appliances,
delays in enforcing orders, of
railway commissions, rates and rate
making; form for reports of electric
railways.
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Georgia Governor Invited.
Governor Candler, of Georgia, has received
a very pressing Invitation to
attend, in company with his military
staff, the Charleston exposition on the
10th of next February.
The women of Charleston are preparing
a grand floral fiesta for that
date and the chief executives of sevfll*el
of VkA/Mt ArtlrAil Aa
wcw uiuw ciaica 11 a y g uccu ao&vu tv
form an escort of this pageant The
invitation was extended by t&e fro>
man's department of the exposition
through Mrs. H. McCall Travis.
The governor replied, stating that
it would give him much pleasure to accept
the invitation, provided Providential
causes and official duties did not
prevent. It is probable that' he will
present the matter .to the members of
his staff at once.
Boy Kills Poacher.
Warren Richardson, the ycung
white man who was charged with the
killing of a man named Porter, who
claimed to be a Georgian, in Hampton
county the past week, appeared before
the circuit court, in session at Beaufort,
and was released from custody
on bail for his appearance at the next |
term of court to be held at Hampton
court house.
me evidence an went to snow uiai
Porter, in company with several others,
were trespassing upon the game
preserves of which the boy's father,
Major Hal Richardson, had charge.
When approached by the father and
son, the trespassers threw up their
guns. Young Ricnardson, seeing that
their lives were in danger, fired and
Porter dropped dead.
The coroner's jury justified the homicide,
claiming that it was a clear case
of self-defense.
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Liberty Bei! at Charleston.
Liberty Bell day was celebrated at
Charleston with all honors; the city
schools and many of the sto/es were
closed and citizens observed it as a
general holiday. The colonial chimes
from the belfry of St. Michaels pealed
merry welcome to the historic bell
from Philadelphia. The Lafayette artillery
fired a salute of thirteen guns.
The bell, with is escort. Mayor Ashbridge
and the common council of
Philadelphia, arrived on the handsomest
special train that has ever come to
Charleston. Thousands of persons
crowded the station as the train rolled
in. ' I
The route or tne procession lay
through Calhoun and Meeting streets
and Rutledge avenue to the Ivory City.
The military escort included the First
artillery'band, the garrison on Sullivan
island, United States marines from
Camp Heywood, Citadel and Porter ca- j
dets, drum corps, Irish Volunteers)
Washington Light Infantry, Sumter
Guards, hospital corps, German Fusileers,
truck, German artillery, followed
by the carriage division.
When the parade reached the ground
the bell had already arrived and as
Tsnccfhio it was removed
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to the Philadelphia building, when a
salute of thirteen guns was fired by the
German artillery. j
After prayer by the Re7. Dr. A.
Toomer Porter, "My Country, 'Tls of
Thee" was sung by 2,000 school children.
Then came an address of welcome
by Captain F. W. Wagener, presi/
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dent of the exposition, who spoke
briefly, but most appropriately. Mayor
Smyth, cf Charleston, followed, enthusiastically
haiiing the presence of the
bell as a proof of good will between
"these two great commonwealths?
Pennsylvania and South Carolina?and
these two cities?Philadelphia and
Charleston." >
Mayor Ashbridge, of Philadelphia,
responded in like vein, and was applauded
to the echo. Other addresses >
were made by Hon. J. F. FIcken, Hon.
George McCurdy, president of the
Philadelphia common councils, and F.
G. Ravenal, a collateral descendant of ?>--5
Edward Rutledge, a signer o'f the Declaration
of Independence.
The exercises closed with the singing
of "The Star Spangled Banner" by
the school children, an address by Hon.
Henry Clay, of the select council of
Philadelphia and chairman of the ~>C''
committee on exhibits in the Phlladgl
phia building, and "Praise God from
Whom All Blessings Flow," sung by
school children and the audience, with
grand organ and military band accompaniment
TO WATCH CASTRO
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American Warships Are Orient
to Gaayra, Venezuela.
SIGGINGSON IS IN COMMAND >
Th? Move Ha* No Connection With
Germany's Troubles?Castro ^
Prepared to Flee the Country
If Necessary.
A Washington special says: The
finish of President Castro is in sight
if the advices which the government
has had from .Venezuela reflect the situation
properly, and It is believed that
the growth of the revolution against
the Venezuelan dictator president has
been steady and certain, and it is
now believed that he cannot long withstand
the combination of forces
against him. Castro is said to feel
this and has on the quiet made all
I necessary preparations to disappear
I when things get too hot for him, hav
lng already cent large amount* of
j money for deposit In Paris banks.
I It leaked out at the navy department
Friday that- orders are- in preparation, '
if they hare not already been sent,
directing Rear Admiral Higginson and
i the north Atlantic squadron to proceed
to Venezuelan waters and take up
headquarters at La Quayra. This
move, it Is made plain, has nothing to,
do with (fermany's trouble with Vena*
zuela, but is made in the conviction
that the Castro government cannot exist
much longer.. It is feared by the
authorities that the triumph of the
revolutionary forces would bring sucfc.^sl
j a state of uncertainty as would almost
j breed lawlcesless and it is essential
I there should be a good American
squadron to look after American inter,
ests. It was also deemed highly essen1|
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naval officer on the Ecen^shouid be an
American, hence an admiral is sent.
In any concerted action by tbe foreign
navies Admiral Eigginson would be in
command.
It is significant that tbe ships of tbe
squadron have recently been equipped
witb larger complements of marines ^
tban usual, indicating tbe' belief la tbe
miads at the authorities that landing
, parties will be needed. In addition to
the admiral's flagship, the Kearsage, ;j
there will be the battle ships Alabama *
and Massachusetts, and these will
soon be joined by the battleship Illinois.
Other smaller vessels may be
assigned to the squadron later.
The ships which Admiral Hlgginsott _?
will take with him on this cruise will
have an unusually large complement -
of marines aboard.
| PLAY BEGETS FALSE IDEAS. ;
! Lexington, Kentucky, Women Opposed
to "Uncle Tom's Cabin." ^
Lexington chapter, United Daughters
of the Confederacy, has sent a ^
written petition to Charles B. Scott,
manager of the opera house In Lexington,
Ky., asking that-the play, "Uncle
Tom's Cabin," never be played again
at the opera house there.
They gave as their reasons that the
best citizens and old families living in
and around Lexington were once slave
owners; that the incidents of "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" are not typical of slave
life in the south, but of isolated cases;
that the production and its advertisement
with bloodhounds and pictures of
an old negro in chains and a slave ^
owner with a whip in his hand present
a false idea of the history of the times
to the children 01 the city, and are in
disrespect to the southern gentlemen
and good citizens and their faimlies ia *
this part of the country.
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Major Waller Makes Dashing Raid ^.4j||
Across Island of Samar.
The navy department Friday receiv- ^
ed the following cablegram from Rear
Admiral Rodgers at Cavite:
"Waller reports having completed j2
ten days' march across Samar from
Lanaeeg to Bahey. Column endnred - " >
great hardships. Killed thirteen la*
Burgents, captured eaptaln, lieutenant
and four men." -
RAPIST MEETS HIS DOW. '
Mob Storms Jail, Secures Prisoner, '
and Swings Him to a Limb.
Jim Mays, charged with assault
ing a white girl, was taken from jau
at Springfield, Ky., by a moT6 about 2 o'clock
Saturday, morning and hanged.
His body was found hanging to a tree ^
In the high school yard.
The mob came Into town quietly,
and after arousing Jailer Catlett, demanded
the keys to the jail. Their
request was refused, however, and
they were forced to break down, the
Jail doors.
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