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ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. MARCH 6.1902. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAK. 4. A
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RAZED BY FLOODS'
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Town of Marshal^ North Caroli*
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HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE FEAREDj
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Two Weary Travelers Carry News of !
Disaster to Asheville, Where
It Is Received Forty
Hours Late.
A special of Sunday night from
Charlotte says: Western North Carolina
since Thursay night has been in
the throes of the worst flood in the
history of the state. So far at least
seven Hres are known to have been
lost in the raging torrents, into which
every river and stream has developed.
The greatest damage has been done
in the vicinity of Asheville. That city
is almost entirely isolated from the
world, save for one feeble telegraph
wire. Trains have all ceased, and
none has been run since the heavy
downpour of Thursday, when the rivers
rose 10 feet in as many hours.
The French Broad was converted
into a, roaring torrent, on the flood of
which wreckage of houses is jammed
like so much drift wood.
At Marshall the flood of Thursday
night was a terrible disaster. There
five lives are known to have been lost,
and It is feared that many others have
succumbed to the flood. The river,
* suddenly rising in the night, leaped
the great wall of masonry, thirteen
feet in height, which protects the
town in the form of a dyke. In the
pitch darkness it tore through the
long main street of Marshall, working
fearful destruction.
The crash of falling buildings and
- the cries of distress rose above the
roar of the flood. Houses were swept
from their foundations, toppled over
4 and floated with the torrest.
Alt Chances of Aid Cut Off.
The railway telegraph operator attempted
to send news of the disaster
to Asheville, but his calls brought no
response. So sudden wac the onslaught
of the river that none were enabled
to save goods or stock. By mid- '
Tiip-ht Tint a hiiildiner remained intact
oh the south side of the town except
three brick stores, and these are
greatly damaged.
News Forty Hours Late.
The first news of the awful disaster
reached Asheviile early Sunday
morning, brought by J. H. Craigbiles
and John W. Flood. They undertook
the daring feat of bringing word to the
world that Marshall had been drowned.
They left Marshall on foot, walking
to Alexander, thirty miles away,
along the ruined railway. They encountered
landslides all along the way
and suffered acute hardships, the trip
requiring forty hours.
'Hot Springs Also Whelmed.
News reached Charlotte late Sunday
night that Hot Springs, west of
Marshall, has been swept from the
map.
Relief parties left Asheviile Sunday
afternoon, proceeding on horseback to
Marshall. It is said that the loss of
life Is greater than first supposed, but
details are unobtainable.
Great apprehension is felt for Hot
Springs and towns west of there along
the French Broad and its trubutaries.
The'river is filled with wreckage.
ljSvery mill and factory- along the rivers
are flooded and thousands are out
of work.
CHARLESTON COUNCIL ACTS. j
Special Committee Sent to Washing. 1
ton to See the President.
Supplementary tp exposition com- 1
pany resolution renewing invitation to {
President Roosevelt to visit Charles- '
ton and disclaiming responsibility and 1
sympathy for Lieutenant Governor 1
Tillman's action, Saturday at special
meeting, passed resolutions repeating
invitation already extended by the
city to President Roosevelt and ap- 1
pointed a special committee to pre- '
sent the resolutions to the president 1
and to express to him the earnest de- 1
sires of the people of Charleston that '
he attend the exposition.
LAND DISPUTE DECIDED.
Georgia Secretary of State Awards
Claim to Coffee County.
Berrien county, Ga., loses in the disputed
county line case recently argued
before Secretary of State Phil Cook
and the land in dispute goes to Coffee
county as provided in the recent survey
made by D. L. Wardroper, under
direction of Governor Candler.
After long consideration Secretary
Cook decided to sustain the survey as
mjde by Mr. Wardroper. There were
about eight lots of land of 490 acres
each, or something like 4,300 acres, in
dispute between Coffee and Berrien
counties.
morgan gives two millions.
Report that Great . Financier Helps
University of the South.
The Chicago Chronicle's Nashville
Tenn., special states that J. P. Morgan
has given $2,000,000 to the University
of the South at Sewanee, Tenn.
This is one of the foremost institutions
in the south, having an average
attendance of 600 students.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVEASARY.
Of Pope Leo's Coronation Is Celebrated
In Rome, Italy.
The principal ceremony in the celebration
in Rome, Italy, of the pontifical
jubilee in honor of the twenty-fifth annaversary
of the pope's coronation, the
holding of the "papal chapel." was
carried out in the Basilica of St. Peter
Monday morning with extraordinary
pomp and in the presence of the
pontiff and an assemblage estimated
to have numbered fully 50,000 persons.
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WONT SLIGHT CHARLESTON.
it li Thought President Will ignore
Pfersonal Action Taken By
James Tillman.
It Is stated In Charleston that Lieutenant
Governor Tillman's action in
withdrawing the invitation to President
Roosevelt to present the sword to
Major Jenkins will have no effect on
the exposition program for the president's
entertainment, even if it is allowed
to stand.
The sword presentation was an incident
only of the president's visit to
Charleston and in no way connected
with the exposition program. The
sword was purchased with a fund
raised by subscription among the women
of South Carolina and others.
largely under Lieutenant Governor
Tillman's stimulation. The arrangements
for the presentation was left
with him. It was not intended originally
to have the president make the
presentation, but in view of his expected
presence at the exposition the
opportunity was deemed fitting for
such a feature.
The invitation was extended by
Lieutenant Governor Tillman and a
place for the ceremony was made on
the program by the exposition committee
at his request
The whole matter Is outside of exposition
or Charleston control.
According to a Washington special,
the statement was made at the white
house Thursday night that the president
has not abandoned his proposed
trip to Charleston.
NO FLUNKEYISM HERE.
Daring American Official Forces Obnoxious
Canadians to Decamp.
Some time ago the secretary of the
treasury received unofficial information
to the effect that J. Ivey, collector
of customs at Sitka, had instructed
his deputy at Unalaska, not to permit
Canadian vessels presumably about to
engage In pelagic sealing to obtain
supplies at that port. The collector
was informed that if such orders had
been given they must be rescinded.
Last Wednesday the department received
a telegram from Ivey saying:
"Mv IrstmrtinnK were not aeainst
vessels engaged in alleged illegal seal
fishing, but against Canadian vessels
actually engaged in pelagic sealing,
which is illegal 8nd criminal when
committed within tne marine jurisdiction
of the United States. If there is
an ancient treaty between the United
States and Great Britain by which
British subjects can commit depredations,
destroying American property,
md depleting our revenue of tens of
thousands of dollars annually, while
>ur own citizens are denied these privileges,
the sooner such treaty is abro
sated the better.
"Your new collector will arrive in
:ime to enforce your orders. My Amercanism
will not allow me to rescind
in order which gives British subjects
privileges within our marine jurisdic- *
Jon which are denied our own people.
"I have recently issued orders to the
leputy at Skagway which have put the
Canadian officer located there out cf
puisness, and sent him to his own territory.
You are aware of the fact
that this officer became so offensive
that he interfered with American officers
in the discharge of their official
luties, opened united states customs
nail, dominated over the railway officials,
discriminated in the order of
shipment in favor of Canadian merchandise
against that shipped from
Seattle, established a Canadian quarantine
at Skagway, collected moneys
and performed other acts of British
sovereignty in a port of *he United
States, such as hoisting with bravadc
the cross of St George from the flagstaff
of his custom house.
. "I have sent the concern, baggage,
Bag and other paraphernalia flying out
3f the country. You may fear the
shadow of international complications
and rescind this order, but a Reed, an
Dlney or a Blaine would not."
Defense of Neely Begun.
In the trial of the Cuban postal
fraud cases at Havana Senor Zayes
has begun argument In behalf of
Charles W. F. Neely. He said he would
Biscredit W. H. Reeves, the former
Beputy auditor, and in so discrediting
him, his testimony should have no
weight.
NO NEGROES FOR FILIPINOS.
Inlanders Consider Themselves Better
Than Blacks, Says Taft.
The question of sending American
negroes to the Philippines came up
while Governor Taft was discussing
the extent of labor required for developing
the railroads in the islands before
the house committee on insular
affairs Saturday. Mr. Williams, of
Mississippi, and Mr. Patterson, of
Tennessee, asked if negro labor from
this country could not be utilized on
this work. Governor Taft thought this
inexpedient, as the Filipino considered
himself superior to the negro.
DEATH IN FALLING ROOF.
Two Men Crushed to Deain ana i nree
Injured In Chicago.
Two men were killed and thr^e were
injured Friday by the falling of a furnace
roof at the plant of the South
Chicago Furnace Company.
The accident is supposed to have
been due to the weakening of the steel
trusses supporting the galvanized iron
roof.
TURKEY OR BULGARIA?
One or the Other May Be Called to Account
For Work of Brigands.
It Is understood at Constantinople
that the United States will soon take
steps for he reimbursement of the sum
of $72,500 paid to brigands as a ransom
for Miss Ellen M. Stone and Mme.
Tsilka, holding Turkey responsible.
The question of responsibility may
have serious developments, since Turkey
emphatically disclaims responsibility
and lays the blame on Bulgaria.
TRIBUTE TO IH'KINLEV
Fitting Memorial Services Held
at the National Capital.
SECRETARY HAY WAS ORATOR
Great Throng Packs House of Representatives
to Pay Tribute to
Memory of Dead
President.
At noon Thursday In the great hall
of representatives, In the presence of
President Roosevelt, Prince Henry of
Prussia, brother of the German emperor;
the members of the cabinet, the
justices of the supreme court, commanding
general and officers of the
army and navy who have received the
thanks of congress, the ambassadors
and other diplomatic representatives
of foreign countries, the senators and
representatives in congress and a
large number of distinguished guests,
the Hon. John Hay, McKiiriey's premier,
pronounced a eulogy on his dead
chief.
Four times before national memorial
services for presidents who have died
in office have been held in this hall,
two of them like this, in commemoration
of chief magistrates who have fallen
by the hands of an assassin.
Flags Half-Masted.
The only emblems of mourning at
the capitol were the flags fluttering at
half mast above the two wings and
on the great arching dome.
At 16 o'clock the doors were opened
and in five; minutes the space surrounding
the chamber was dense with black
uiaieiy uy nis atues, ^uiuuci -omguam,
of the army, and Major Gilmore, of
the marine corps, each in full unoform.
The other members of the cabinet
came in the wake of these uniformed
officers. The president wore a mournIn
gband of crepe upon his left arm.
He took his place in the area facing
the speaker's, desk, with Prince Henry
upon his right. The members of the
cabinet, excepting Secretary Hay, took
their places to the right of the president.
Secretaries Shaw aoi Wilson
were absent. .
Senator Frye called the assemblage
to order, and after a fervent prayer by
Rev. Dr. Couden, the blind chaplain of
the house, he-introduced the orator of
the day who read his oration slowly
and in clear and distinct tones.
Throughout Hays' speech, the pudience
listened with great Interest, but
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fo rail time, the names of Washington
and Lincoln and McKlnley seemed
especially to Impress the hearers and
as Secretary Hay uttered the last solemn
words, the spectators broke Into a
perfect storm of applause which lasted
for several minutes. One hour and
twenty-five minutes were consumed in
the delivery of the oration.
The benediction was offered by Rev
Dr. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the
senate, and to tne strains of the famous
hymn, "Lead, Kindly Light," by
the marine band, the president and
those about him arose and quietly left
the hall. As soon as all the visitors
had withdrawn, Speaker Henderson
called the house to carder and at 1:40
the house was declared adjourned.
The First Official Message.
The state department Wednesday received
a cablegram from Minister
Leishman at Constantinople, containing
the first official announcement it
has had of Miss Stone's release.
MESSAGE FROM MISS STONE.
Liberated Missionary Communicated
With Her Family In Massachusetts.
The first message from Miss Ellen
M. Stone, the American missionary, to
her family and friends was received
Tuesday night by her brother, Charles
A. Stone, of Chelsea, Mass. The cablegram
told of her release by the
brigands and her.- warm welcome by
Bulgarian friends, in the village of
Strumitza.
ARRESTED FOR WIFE MURDER.
After Many Months cfl Liberty Joseph
Blondin is htnany manned.
Joseph Wilfred Blondin, charged
with ihe murder of his wife by cutting
her head off at Chelmsford, near
Boston, Mass., last June, was arrested
in New York Tuesday. He was identified
while he was making his application
to be examined for an engi|
neer's license. The prisoner admitted
J his identity, out professed to know
nothing of tl > killing of his wife.
burglars go Hemp routs*
Closing Chapter of Attempted I'ostoffice
Robbery In North Carolina;
j Dudley Johnson, white, and Ben Foster,
colored, were hanged at Asheville,
N. C., last Vvrednesday for burglary.
Burglar>- at night in North Carolina
is a capital offense and Wednesday's
executions were the final chapter in a
case attended by many exciting incidents,
in which a fiance came to a
j hospital and married the man the burglars
were believed to have wounded
to death, and whose bravery called
forth a letter of praise from Charles
Emory Smith, at that time postmaster
General.
J The crime was committed in tha
1 combined postoffice and store kept by
Samuel Alexander, at Emma, a bam!
let a few miles out of Asheville, on
i the night of February 1, 1901. Four
j men planned the robbery at Asheville,
rows of people. Even the aisles were
filled.
In,the surrounding galleries were
many of the personal friends of the
late president. These were only a few
of those from all quarters of the union
who came to attend the memorial services.
But none of the immediate family
of the late president, so far as
known, was in attendance. On the
floor were many former members of
the house, senate and the governors of
the several states.
The Session Begins.
The vast audience instantly responded
to his signal and arose to listen to
the brief prayer of the chaplain.
There followed the usual routine of
the opening of a session of the house.
By the-speaker's direction the clerk
read the joint resolution providing for
the memorial services and the order of
the proceedings. The door-keeper then
announced the arrival of the senate.
Next the doorkeeper announced the
chief justice and associate .justices of
the supreme court who, preceded by
the marshal of the court, came sol- j
emnly down the main aisle. Justice
Gray, who has recently been stricken
with paralysis, was the only missing
member of the court.
As the president was announced the
marine band in the lobby struck up
"Hail to the Chief."
President Roosevelt was accompanied
down the aisle by Secretary Hay,
the orator of the day, followed imme1
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i walked down the railroad track to Ern!
ma, called Postmaster Alexander to
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the door under pretense of buying groj
ceries and forced him at the point of
! a pistol to take them to his room,
j which they searched, finding his revolj
ver. Then then made him open, the
j safe. Dudley Johnson, white, and Ben
| Foster, colored, were inside, and RusI
sell Gates, white, and Harry Mills, coli
ored, guarded the outsido.
Johnson lay his revolver down to
take the money out of the safe when
a cat moved in the back part of the
store, which attracted the attention of
Foster, who was holding his revolver
at Alexander's head. As quick as a
flash Alexander grabbed Johnson's
gun, shot Foster and snapped the
| weapon at Johnson, who grappled with
i him. The struggle was long and fierce,
j Foster joining Johnson, had an open
1 knife in his hand which Alexander
| caught, cutting his hand. Foster shot
Alexander as they struggled and fired
again wounding his white partner In
the face. Neither shot was fatal, and
the fight went cn. The men gradually
grew weaker, but Alexander fought
the two men forcing them to the door
and out. Here the postmaster succumbed
to his wound and fell across
the threshold of his room. The shooting
by this time had aroused the citizens
of the hamlet and on their approach
the gurglars ran.
A posse was quickly organized and
the men were captured a few days
later and placed in jail at Asheville.
Two of the prisoners were bady
wounded, but recovered. Excitement
at the time was intense and fearing
lynching, the governor ordered two
companies of militia on guard duty
around the jail. To aid them the sheriff
swore in a large number of citizens
as deputies, the services of all being
required for a week, when the prisoners
were secretly removed to Charlotte
for safe keeping.
At the last moment Governor Aycock
commuted the sentences of Gates
and Mills to life imprisonmentSCHLEY
AND HOBSON.
Entertained By Daughters of Revolution
at Charleston Exposition.
Admiral and Mrs. Schley were the
guests Thursday of the Daughters of
the Revolution at the South Carolina
Inter-State and West Indian exposition.
The admiral and his wife arrived
during the morning and were escorted
later to the exposition grounds by a
committee of the dauehters. His greet
ing, as he passed through the streets,
was very enthusiastic. The exercises
at the exposition were set for two
o'clock. Addresses were made by Admiral
Schley and Captain Richmond P.
Hobson. The beautiful weather
brought out an enormous crowd.
MINDER'S NECK SAVED.
Governor Candler Commutes Murderer's
Sentence to Life Imprisonment.
Isadore Minder, the Macon, Ga.,
murdered will not hang. Governor
Candler, on recommendation of the
prison commission, signed an order
commuting the sentence of Minder
from death to life imprisonment. The
case is one of the most remarkable
that has been cn the records of the.
courts of Georgia.
Minder killed Andy Mahoney in Macon
by slipping behind him and stab
bing him with a knife.
ANOTHER RAISE PROBABLE.
Move to Further Advance Insurant
Rates In Atlanta, Ga.
A party of agents representing
the fire insurance companies in Aian*
ta. left Monday for New York fp' the
purpose of conferring with theinsur
ance companies regarding a *ise
insurance rates in Atlanta.
A recent raise of twent-five PGr
cent was placed in Atlant; and now
it is probable that the rf.es will be
raised again on drug stors and other
special articles that are easily damaged
by fire.
NEW POSTMASTERS NAMED.
Fourth-Class Appointments for Several
Southern States
Among the postmasters appointed
Thursday were the following:
Georgia?Emerson. Bartow county.
J. C. Leonard; Pistol. Wilkes county,
E. L. Smith.
South Carolina?Lani'rum Padgett,
Pelzer.
Tennessee?George ?. Taylor, Union
City; Harry Swaney, Gallatin
GRIP TACKLES GOVERNOR.
Chief Executive of Georgia Breaks
Long Record By Calling Physician.
.An Atlanta dispatch says: Governor
Candler is still confined to his bed
at the mansion, and for the first time
1 In forty years called .in a physician.
The governor is suffering considerably
from the effects of the grip, and it may
be several days yet before he can re
turn to his office. He is carrying or.
the business of the state at the man
sion, however, and his correspondence
is not allowed to get behind.
[senators censured
Case of Tillman and McLaorin Is
Finally Disposed of.
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! TILLMAN IN SUPPRESSED RAGE
He Tells Senate That Among Gentlemen
an Apologetic Statement
Is Usually Considered
Sufficieht.
As soon as the Journal was approved
in the senate Friday Senator Burrows
presented the resolution of censure
upon Senators Tillman and McLaurin.
The report of the committee read
in the senate says that the offense of
Tillman was much greater than that
of McLaurin.
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the democrats agreeing to the resolution,
but dissenting from the majority
that there was a difference in the
gravity of the offense.
They also disagreed from the majority
that a senator might be suspended.
The report of the three dissenting
republicans submitted by Mr. McComas
asserted that the offenses of the
South Carolina senators were unequal
and the punishment should not be the
same. The minority report favored
suspension of McLaurin for five days
and of Tillman for twenty days.
Mr. Pritchard did not concur with
McComas and Beveridge as to infliction
of punishment of McLaurin and
asserted that he had merely been sufficiently
punished.
The roll was called on the adoption
of the majority report of the committee
on privileges and election.
Senators Beveridge, Clark (Wyo.).
Deboe, Deitrieh. Foster (Wash.), Kittredge,
Millard, Pritchard, Proctor and
Scctt voted "no" on the resolution. It
was carried.
Mr. Kean, of New Jersey, having
voted in the affirmative said that in
view of the remark of Mr. Tillman he
would change his vote.
When the result of the vote was announced,
Mr. Burrows demanded that
Mr. Tillman's words be taken down.
When the words were read, Mr. Tillman
said he did not intend his
words to be offensive, and if they were
he would withdraw them.
"Withour. obieetion." said President
Pro Tempore Frye, "they will be withdrawn."
Mr. Hoar presented an additional
rule looking to the prevention of such
occurrences in the future, which was
referred.
Tfilimsm In Suppressed Rage.
Senator Tillman showed a great degree
of suppressed rage at the censure
administered, while McLaurin
seemed cool and collected.
After the vote was announced Tillman
left the senate :2cor and sought
seclusion in a cloak room, where he
vainly tried to control his passion.
He paced up and clown the floor like
a caged tiger.
His great anger was first manifested
during roll call on the resolution administering
the reprimand to him and
Senatsr McLaurin alike.
As one senator alter another voted
"aye" Tillman's surprise became more
a x i
pronounced, uuin, ;as me ciertt. approached
his name, surprise changed
to evident rage.
His face grew pale, his countenance
became stern and set as if defiance
strove to break out from his soul into
words.
Then the clerk called "Tillman."
The senator arose, his frame jocking
with passion.
"Among gentlemen." he said "an
apology for an ,p*ehse committed in
heat ox' blood^usuaII.y considered sufficient"
These ^ere hrst words on
floor o*he senate since th^1^
Aaie sat down his jv^ecame liv
j4d so remained vo^e W?>s
firshed
~ Senator Tillman was asked if he
ould have anything more to say reiarding
the action of the senate. He
epliedr
"No; I'm done."
IRISH DENOUNCE ENGLAND.
T/f/man Orator at Emmett Birthday
Cenebration In New York.
Under the auspices of the Clan-naGael,
the one hundred and twentyfourth
bithday of Robert Emmett was
celebrated Sunday at the Adademy of !
Music in New York. A large crowd
was in attendance. United States
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
delivered the oration.
Resolutions were adopted condemning
England's colonia.l policy; deprecating
entangled alliances by the European
nations: sympathizing with
the Boers.
FRANCHISES AT AUCTION.
Property of Montgomery Terminal
Railroad Company Is Sold.
The real estate, tracks and franchises
of the Montgomery, Ala., Terminal
and Railway Company were sold
Friday at auction under foreclosure by
j the bondholders. There were $260,000
I of bonds issued, and the price realized
I was $68,000. The property was bought
by a local syndicate.
SHAW AS BANQUET ORATOR.
New Secretary of Treasury Addrcssei
National Business League.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw wai
the principal speaker at the bacque
of the National Business League hch
Thursday night in Chicago. His sut
ject was, "Commerce and Industries c
the West," and his utterances were r<
ceived with much attention, it bcin
one cf tie first public speeches mad
by him since his appointment to hj
present office.
I CREAfl OF NEWS
1 Summary of the Moat J
; T Important Daily +
? Happenings Tersely Told. I
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?The Carnegie library at Atlanta,
i Ga., was formally opened to the pub'
1 lie Monday afternoon.
?Some Indignation is felt in Baley,
Ga., over the removal of Mrs. Williams,
recently appointed as postmistress,
and the substitution of W. F.
Boone, a school teacher and former
member of the populist party.
?Six prisoners made their escape
from the jail in Greensboro, Ga.. Sunday
night by sawing out. One remained
behind. It is believed outside parties
aided, fearing implication in
crimes when cases are tiied next week.
?It is announced that Dr. W. S. Wyman
has resigned the presidency of
the Alabama State university, feeble
health being the cause. Captain Hob
Bon may succeed him.
?In a collision between two freight
trains on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad Monday at Pulaski, Tenn.,
one man was killed and three others
were injured.
?Prince Henry reached Chicago
Monday night and was dazzingly received,
red fire being burned in his
honor.
?President Roosevelt entertained a
Charleston delegation at the white
house Monday and promised to visit
Charleston. Senator Tillman denies
the story that he advised the president
not to go.
?Fifty thousand persons saw the
pope ascend the throne in St. Peters
Monday in celebration of the twentyfifth
anniversary of his pontificate.
?Lord Kitchener has informed th.e
war office that the Boers killed and
captured 642 men in their recent attack
on a convoy and its escort.
?In the telegraphers' tournament at
Atlanta Saturday night a new world's
record was established by F. M. McClintic,
of Dallas, Texas. The record
was 517 words in ten minutes, sending
at top speed.
?The remains of Schrenck and Carter,
who were killed and their bodies
burned near Savannah, were interred
Sunday. Although rigid investigation
is going on, there is no cluo to the
petrators of the crime.
?Henry Jeffrey, a negro from Roanoke,
Va., has appeared in Greenesboro,
Ga., and claims he owns the most valuable
of land in that city, the same
having deen deeded to his grandfather
when the latter was a slave.
?News from Marshall, N. C., is that
the city is almost completely destroyed
by flood, five lives having been lest
and terrible damage having been dona
to property. The news, brought on
foot with difficulty, was forty hours
late.
?Prince Henry, of Prussia, made a
flying visit to the south Sunday. He
made a stop at Chattanooga and visited
Lookout mountain. Citizens of
Chattanooga presented him with a
beautiful album.
?Senator Tillman denies that
ported talk with Piatt warning V ^
president not to visit Charleston^
?Floods in New York and P<ail- or
vania cost loss of many lives ' 0I
liens of dollars. .is Sun- p<
?Labor riots occurred Ln police ci
day. In the conflict bons were w
and rioters several p;
wounded. j a miid reso?The
senate adnan and McLau- si
bition censuring.racas in the cham- k
| rin for the rec<~ 0
I jhley and Captain Hob- n
| Admir^ features in Charleston *>
I Th* W6r^e occasion being Daugh- s
I Thurs^e American Revolution day at fc
I ;!rS position. Both the naval heroes
J % addresses and were enthusiast!- f
I ^y received. ^
( ^-Prince Henry attended the McKln- *
na^morial exercises in the house.
Secretary Hay was the orator. Afterwards
the prince vialted the tomb of
Washington at Mount Vernon. __
?The German steamer, Drachenfelz, (
sailed from Savannah, Ga., Wednesday
for Bremen and Hamburg with 19,332
bales of cotton, valued at $$04,397.
This is the largest cotton cargo ever
cleared from a south Atlantic port.
?Although President Roosevelt has
not yet abandoned his Charleston trip
on account of the message of Lieutenant
Governor Tillman, opinion is general
that he will do so.
?James Porter, the motorman, who
was killed in a Knoxville, Tenn., street
car disaster, had a wife living in Marion,
Va. It is claimed he was engaged
to wed two Knoxville girls, both
of whom visited his body at the
morgue.
?The application of the anti-dispenearyites
for a permanent injunction
against the Rome dispensary was
heard in Lafayette, Ga.. by Judge Henry
Wednesday and declined. The case
now goes to the supreme court.
?Great damage was done in Georgia
and adjoining states by the heavy rain
6torms of Wednesday and Thursday.
?Andrew Carnegie will give a diamond
medal valued at $400 for the
speediest work in the telegraphers'
contest which occurs in Atlanta, Ga.
?The steamboat T. H. Bacon, on
l the Tennessee river, was wrecked
-Ho. Thp
Tuesday by explosion or us uuu?. - ?
assistant engineer was killed, another
man fatally injured and two others
I hurt.
WILL BE MILITARY CEREMONY.
, Troops Will Be Detailed to Take Over
Danish West Indies.
g i It has been practically decided by
| the Washington authorities that th<
* , formal ceremonies incident to the tak
j ing over of the Danish West Indies by
the United States shall be performec
by the army, and It is probable that i
detachment of troops from Porto Ric<
8 will be sent to the islands to raise th<
,Q fiag and formally take possession o
the new territory.
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j} STATE NEWS ITE1S. \
Revenue Men Make Big Haul. ]
Revenue Officers Aiken and Jones,'
| and Constables Cooley, Altom and!
Cell the past week destroyed two illicit J
; distilleries in the extreme northern
portion of Greenville county, near Hogback
mountain. The outfits consisted
of two large copper stills, twenty-two
j fcrmenters, 3,000 gallons of beer and
ten gallons of low wines, all of which
was totally destroyed by the officers.
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Railroads Object to Rule.
Afcer hearing a protest from railroad
men, the railroad commission has
; indefinitely suspended the rule requir1
ins the roads to place and move cars
iii certain periods. The roads claimed
such a rule would seriously interfere
with inter-state shipments, as the
i roads would not be able to part with
! their equipment to acommodate
tf.rough shipments; that they would
be forced to transfer freight at terminal
points, causing delay and expense.
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Tillman Didn't Say It.
The efforts of some New York newspapers
to create a sensation over the
alleged possibility of the president being
made uncomfortable when he
comes to this state creates only amusement
in Washington.
It was alleged that Senator Tillman
had called on Senator Piatt, In New
York, and had said there was such
great indignation in South Carolina toward
Roosevelt that it would be unwise
for him to go there. The story
was made out of whole cloth. Tillman
did not see Piatt at all and said nothing
of the sort to anybody. On the contrary,
he says he is sure the president
wi'l be well received and will be given
a great time.
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Elliott Will Enter Race.
The most interesting political new?>
in the state just now is the assuranc^h
or almost the assurance, that CoWors
William Elliott, of Beaufort, will
candidate for United States seig gree
Colonel Elliott is now a mejj^ Hob
I congress and for the past f<f : aito:
Charleston has been in hi^lf. spec
Previous to that he foughtAm<
district against Bob Sm? ' T'
and Murray. An old district lon,
was the only white i/teS fnd f0r beir
who could get the /e carried ^ pli,
a dozen or more Aowever> bein? t}*_
district, once cc/can bouse- ?f
unseated by a/bas always' be n
Colonel Fdt home' thou*h be ? ,
strong folfhe m?dern pollti- 1
knows nc^5 candidacy for McLaucal
trie**1 add decidedly to the In* 1
rin's ode contest sp
"n V grs
teref * +.
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Work of Recent Storm, sw
curing a severe thunder and wind m,C
>rm which passed over this state the
st week, lightning struck and ignited we
e two-story store of J. W. Kelly, at
?lton. a store adjoining caught and ^
le belonging to Gambrei! & Casson, ,
1 the opposite side of the street Rain ^
j nn the Are and the S(
DUreu iu _
tizens flooded' the building, but all
ere destroyed. Loss over $1(1,000;
artially insured.
Alice Rhame, a negro woman, living H
ix miles from Sumter, was Instantly ^
illed by her cabin being blown down g
n her during the storm. Three other ^
egroes who were in the house at the ^
ime escaped injury. Several other
mall houses in that locality were Q
down down. _
In Sumter the storm seriously damiged
telephone wires, all connections t
vith other parts of the country being j
iroken. t
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President Will Vlalt Expo. (
A Washington special says: President
Roosevelt will carry out his original
intention to visit the Charleston
1?wae
exposition. This concxu&xuu ..
reached last Monday during a conference
between the president and the
delegation of citizens representing
Charleston. The president received his
visitors with great cordiality, entertained
them at luncheon and assured
them that nothing had occurred to alter
his determination to visit the exposition.
The Tillman-McLaurin incident was
not even mentioned during the interview
and there was no allusion to the
sword presentation affair.
The Charleston delegation was called
to the white house by appointment
with the president, and had a brief interview
with him in his office, during
which he assured them that he would
visit Charleston in the following emphatic
language:
"I shall most certainly come. I am
anixous to visit Charleston and shall
do so after consultation with Mrs.
Roosevelt as to what date will be most I
convenient. My little son, Theodore, is
still far from well and we will have to
confer with Dr. Rixey as to when we
can with propriety Ieavvj him. I hope
to be able to make the trip some time
the latter part of the present month,
probably about the 26th. These decile
wo ran arrange a few days later.
LUiiu t> v _
Now, gentlemen, will you do me the
honor to take luncheon with me this
afternoon at half past 1 o'clock?"
The Charleston delegation withdrew;
delighted with the assurances given
them by the president, and later they
returned to the white house and spent
nearly two hours at luncheon and in
the most delightful conversation with
, the president and Mrs. Roosevelt
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j Italian Consul Complains.
i The Italian consul at Charleston has
3 made complaint to the governor about
3 the abuse of Italian laborers at th<
f Pon-Pon phosphate works in Colletoi
county. Every year or two this com
plaint is made, but the investigation;
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do not reveal much. It is known, however,
that many of the allegations are
correct
The complaint is that Italians are
brought from New York and worked
under the padrone system. Promised ' '.yl
$1.25 per day, they are given 50 cents
end that is charged for board, lodging, ,
etc. While they are working thv debt
for their passage down they are kept
under guard and housed like convicts
in stables. Those who escape and are %
not shot by the guards are pursued, ^ cj;
caught and returned to their Italian ./.vjj
bosses. The mine owners only deal
with the head man, who brings these
Italians to work.
That is the story as told by Consul
Sottile to the governor. Governor Mc- ; v:
Sweeney has ordered Solicitor Henry
to visit the Pon Pon works and make a * ^
thorough investigation.
Directors Pass Resolutions. At
a meeting of the board of dlnec
tors 01 me exposmuu cuiuyauj, wiw
nel J. H. Tillman's message to President
Roosevelt was fully discussed and :
the following resolutions unanimously J
"Resolved, That the president of the L0
exposition company be, and hereby is,
requested to communicate at once with ? ''"'A
his excellency, Theodore Roosevelt,
the president of the United Statesyr
and extend to him the cordial greer
ings and good wishes of this boardf J?
directors, with assurances that w^
forward to his promised visit >r '
exposition with the greatest w
and that he will receive fronplpie
the warmest welcomeyf di"Resolved
further, TluOr the
dent be informed that tjtf Colorectors
deny any resnpt Rooserecent
communicator lack of
nel J. H. Tillman /in that mat- '
velt, and expres^r
sympathy withyppointed by the
ter." / convey this acA
commitRoosevelt.
board of (g city council held a
tionto^f^md took similar acy/eat
Day at Exposition.
votary 27th was a great day for ||?B
(daughters of the American Revoluat
the exposition, and ancestor
;hip was drowned for the nonce in -...
overwhelming plaudits which
ted Admiral Schley and Captain gj
son, the chief speakers at the an- 3|H
Mum. Both naval heroes were the
rial guests of the Daughters of the , - mbm
?rican Revolution.
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he services at the auditorium were
,p, but Inspiring, the main features
lg the address of Mrs. Charles W.
rbanks, president general of the natal
organization, on The Inspiration
Revolutionary Memories, and the wtiS
resses of Admiral Schley and Capi
Hobson.
'he enthusiasm knew no bounds \3jg
en the hero of Santiago rose to . J|8|
rak. His address was a brief but <V??8
iceful tribute to the Daughters of |1?B
! American Revolution and "those
eet grandmothers and great-grandithers
who lived in the times of . y^JsSH
liner . living and higher thinking.**
storic Charleston and its exposition |
:re warmly praised. :v^S9h
Captain Hobson's theme was "The
rer Victorious Navy," and the apause
of the listening thousands was
prolonged as that which greeted
ihley. Especially when he referred i
the admiral's services at. Santiago '"~M
j "but the crowning incident in his
rtendid career in the American navy."
e said the character of the n^vy was
rpifled by Dewey in the east and
ampson and Schley in the west, when
ley set a new standard for naval warire
in effecting the total destruction
f the enemy's fleets without any loss
f their own." The war between the
tates was characterized as a "simple
oclologlcal necessity." He paid warm
rlbutes to the Confederate Admirals \
Juchanan and Semmes. and said that
he attack of Dixon and the torpedo
K>at men in Charleston harbor was
'the most gallant feat in the history
4 naval warfare."
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GILBERT TO INVESTIGATE.
Noted Architect to Tackle Atlanta, Ga
Depot Problem.
t, Gilbert, the New York
JOi OUiVi u ? - ?
architect, arrived In Atlanta Wednesday
from Charleston for the purpose
of looking into the Atlanta depot situa- %
Mr. Gilbert called on Governor Can- 61er
and had a brief conference with
reference to the Atlanta depot situatlon,
though there was nothing definite SI
said on either side.
Mr. Gilbert did inform the governor,
however, that he would take the
matter under consideration.
FRYE ADMITS HIS ERROR.
Announces Back-Down in Matter of
Striking Senators' Names.
During the less than ten minutes In 1
which the senate was in session Thurs
^ wjit?WoT.anrln case flgur
flay, me iuuuau-iuv^~ _
ed in half a dozen different ways. - :$?9H
Senator Frye first made public announcement
of his back-down in the M||
matter on striking the names of the ySp
two senators from the roll. He had ^" 3
instructed the clerk to replace the
names, he said, and by way of ezplanation
stated he preferred to hare the
senate pass upon, the matter.
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NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. '
Senate Acts Favorably Upon Names
Sent In By President.
The following nominations were coa? %
firmed by the Senate Friday. Posfr ?.^S
Tennessee-R. S. Sharp, Chattanooga.
South Carolina?W. M. Hazzard,
i Georgetown.
t Thomas V. McAllister, collector of i?
customs, district of Vicksburg, Miss. vf b
i G. B. Rives, of New Jersey, to be
third secretary of the United States
a embassy at Berlin.
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