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:-V'"^'JwH > The Bamberg Herald. t - _ _ , _ , . . ?^r** . ? ? ? ' , J " - ,, - , - ' ' - - - * * ? ^ ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. 8. C.. THURSDAY. MAY 8. 1902. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. J ? 1 <? ? I fi i irnun/rn II7ITMCCC PRISONERS RIDDLED Captive Moros flake a Desperate Break for Liberty. HALTED BY AMERICAN BULLETS t ' Eighty-Four Tried the Trick and Thlr. ^ ty-Flve Bit the Dust.?Chaffe# Bends Casualties in Rd< cent Battiei; A ififliia ipecial sdysi Eighty-four Moro prisoners, under guard, made an attempt to escape Monday. At a preconcerted signal they got between the soldiers forming the guard and a company at dinner. The latter, realizing what had happened, fired on and pur j .V _ if tV.tflv.flT!-a nf I suea lilt? .11UI US, kill! l; u. k, V? them and capturing nine. The other fugitives escaped. The one chance of saving the life of Captain Moore, of the Twenty-seventh infantry, who was wounded during the recent fighting with the Moros, in the island of Mindanao, is by trepanning a portion of his skull resting on the brain. The body of Second Lieutenant Thomas A. Vicars, of the Twenty-first infantry, has been temporarily buried at Malabang. Hopes are still entertained of saving the lives of the other wounded American officers. A soldier has died of cholera oh board the United States transport Warren, in quarantine off Manila. Her crew and passengers have been landed by the United States steamer Meri^ veles. The Warren will be fumigated and undergo another five days in quarantine. List of Casualties in Battle. l General Chaffee cabled the war department Monday the following list of casualties of the battle of Boyan, Mindanoa, May 2, which was described ill his dispatches made public Sunday: Killed?Flrist Lieutenant Thomas A. Vickers, Twenty-seventh United States i&fantry; Privates James J. McGrath, company F, Twenty-seventh infantry; William Lorense, Charles Reynolds and John Langdon, company G, Twenh ty-seventh infantry; Alfred Callahan, Frederick Cornell and Corporal Michael Golden. n Wounded?R. S. Porter, major and sqrgean, wounded in thigh, serious; ^ Captain James T. Moore, wounded in had, serious; Second Lidutenant Albert L. Jossman, lung, severe; Second Lieutenant Henry S. Wagner, leg and wounded in abdomen, serious; Sergeant John Wheatori, company F, Twenty-seventh infantry, wounded in oai-innc- Qarooant T, Mp IVUO , IWfV?0VM4Ab MV.QV-W ? Carthy, wounded In thigh, serious. \ DEATH CLAIMS ARCHBISHOP. fel End Came Somewhat Unexpectedly at Late Hour Monday Night. A New York dispatch says: Archbishop Corrlgan died at 11:20 o'clock Monday night. death of the archbishop came as a great surprise and shock to those f in the arch-dpiscopal residence. It was more so to the general public, for the last bulletin of the day was that , so certain were the physicians of an improvement in the condition of the patient there would be no more bulletins for the night. About 11 o'clock the trained curses who had charge at the bedside noticed a change. Acting on instructions, the physicians were telephoned for. At the same time the archbishop's two r brothers were summoned to the room, as well as a number of priests. It was nnirklv seen by the physicians that * end was at hand and in less than a quitrterof an hour death ensued. His last mfrm&nts were peaceful and without evidence oPnrSering. Courtmartial Papers on the Way. By the usual schedule the papers in the Smith courtmartial held in Manila will consume about six weeks in transmittal to Washington. 8TOCK BROKERS GO TO WALL. Failed to Meet Obligations in Wall Street and Collapse. A New York dispatch says: The developments of-the latter half of last week in Wall street in connection with the stocks of the Dominion Securities Company, the Rutland Railroad company and the Hackensack Meadows company resulted Monday in the announcement In rapid succession of the suspension of stock exchange brokerage houses. The first firm to declare inability to meet obligations was Offenbach & Moore. WEALTH IN SUMATRA LEAF. Connecticut Growers of Weed Get Average of $1.25 a Pound. Secretary Wilson received a telegram announcing that the crop of Sumatra wrapper tobacco grown in the Connecticut valley under the supervision of experts of the department of agriculture has been sold at prices averageing $1.25 a pound, with an indicated profit to the grower of $1 a pound, or $1,000 an acre. SCHLEY PARTY IN MERIDIAN. Admiral and Wife Receive Hearty Wel?2 corr.e of "tuousands. Admifal Schley and party, consisting of MrSj, Schley and Miss Albert, arrived in Meridian. Mass.. Friday morning. ^ They were met by a special commit tee from the board of trade and 4.000 W school children, and escorted to the p citv hall amid a roar of whistles and rev - ' music, brass bands ami cheers of thcuP sands of visitors who -lined the sidewalks and blocked the streets. < DECISION OF GREAT IMPORT. J Georgia State Supreme Court Says, ! Practically, That Trusts Can Be Proceeded Against. One of the most far reaching decis- J I ions ever rendered by the Georgia j state supreme court was handed down J Wednesday when the court held that j the efforts of the drug firms in At- ! |anta to prevent the Jacobs' Pharmacy from purchasing goods from wholesale houses was illegal under the common law and contrary to the public policy "of the state; which decision means, practically; that trusts and other combines can be proceeded dgaiiist hhder the common law of the state, a The court also held that the antitrust law of Georgia passed in 1896 was unconstitutional. This was in ! line, with the decision of the supreme 1 court of the United States, which held only a few days ago that the anti-trusl law of Illinois, after which the Georgia law was patterned, was unconstitutional. This, however, does not affect the decision, which is based altogether on the common law. The supreme court has had the matter under consideration since last October. The opinion which was rendered by Mr. Justice Fish is an elaborate one, and deals with the questions at great length. The decision of Judge J. H. Lumpkin, of the superior court, who held that the action of the druggists was illegal, was adopted almost in its entirety by the supreme court. In addition to being complimented by being sustained in his decision by the higher court, Judge Lumpkin was further complimented by having his opinion adopted as that of the supreme court. The history of the case is well remembered In Atlanta. About a year ago the Atlanta Druggists' association, composed of nearly all the drug firmi " ? * ? ? ~ ~ Oil TV. , Ill AllctUlit, Vduie LU LCI tail! ui ug auy V ply houses in the north telling them j that Jacobs was cutting rates and if i they continued to sell him goods all J the drug firms composing the Atlanta j association would withdraw. The j firms notified the Atlanta association < that they would no longer sell to Ja- t cobs, and Jacobs immediatel brought { suit, claiming that conspiracy had been j formed to crush his business, and < that such a conspiracy tended to less- < en competition and was contrary to t public policy. Furthermore, he asked $ for an injunction to prevent the other 1 Atlanta druggists from making efforts ( i to kill his trade, and besides sued fof i $50,000 damages. The druggists who l were being sued demurred to the in- s junction, which demurrer was over- 1 ruled by Judge Lumpkin, and which ( was taken to the supreme court on a i fast bill of exceptions. i NAY, NAY, SAYS KNOX. , Attorney General Refuses to Ho!d Con- j ference With Beef Trust Folk. < Having received a letter from the ] president of the republican club at New York stating that he had ar- ' ranged for a conference between At- 1 torney General Knox and represent*- J tives of the packing companies, the ] attorney general Wednesday replied ' as follows: 5 "Your action requesting, represents- < tives of packing companies to meet < me is unwarranted by my letter of 1 April 28, and was without my knowl- 1 edge of any intimation to me that ' you proposed doing so until receipt of 1 your letter of the 28th. I regret that you have assumed to arrange confer- ! ences which misrepresent the govern- l ment's position." i DEVEAUX LANDS SAFELY. 1 < Notwithstanding Strenuous Opposition Colored Man Gets Office. 1 President Roosevelt. Thursday, sent +r? thf* ?enatp thp aDDOintment of J. H. Deveaux as colector of customs at Savannah, Ga. In making the appointment the president paid no heed to the resolutions of protest which reached him 1 from Savannah. He takes the posi ! tion that no charge is made against Deveaux except his color, and this, 1 he holds, is not to be considered in federal appointments. 1 BISHOPS IN CONFERENCE. Sqmi-Annual Meeting of Methodist Prelates Begins in Chattanooga. The semi-annual conference of the board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church convened in Chattanooga, Tenn., Thursday morning with the following bishops in attendance: Herrill. Chicago; Andrews, New York; Warren, Denver; Foss. Philadelphia; Walden, Cincinnati; >Iailalreu, Boston; Fowler, Buffalo; Fitzgerald, St. Louis; Goodsell. Chattanooga; Cranston, Portland, Oreg.; Hamilton, San Francisco. Bishop Joyce arrived Friday. 1 HAS BEEN BADLY TREATED. Perry DeLeon Will Appeal to President to Review His Case. Consul General DeLeon arrived in "Washington Friday and had a conference with the officials of the state department. He enters a vigorous deniai to the statement made at the department that he had resigned. He is in conference wih influential, personal and political friends and hopes to get a transfer to some Cuban post. PENDING FOR A CENTURY. After One Hundred Years Heirs of j Bradford Get His Wealth. The family of James W. Colbert, of j Portsmouth, Va., were notified a few | days ago through Attorney J. S. B. ; Colbert, of Norfolk, that their share of | the estate of the late William Bradford, who came to this country on the Mayflower in 10G0. amounts to between $750,000 and $1,000,000. The settlement has been pending for more than one hundred years. _ BALKER IS M'LAURIN ( Refuses to Enter Regular State Primary in South Carolina* ISSUES EXPLANATORY ADDRESS I Says System Has Been Perverted Into Political Machine With Till man as Chief irt Control. tinder date of May 3, Senator Mc LauFin, of South Carolina, issued Ail address to the people of South Carolina in part as follows: "My Fellow-Citizens of South Carolina: The great doctrine of represenMPnnnclMlltn I c fnnnrlo. wd. H T to 1 UXIA K,J AO IVUiiUM tion stone upon which our republic rests "and no one more keenly than I recognizes his accountability to the people of South Carolina for all official acts. At the same time no people who insist that their representatives adhere to political policies and traditions long since dead and declare them vital issues can ever become truly ?reat. Every advancement in the history of our race has been the direct result of independence of thought and action. In most of the states of this anion this is secured by the presence >.* two political parties, and the resultant discussion of every public question pefore the people who are thus enabled to form an intelligent opinion and ;ive a verdict at the ballot box. Unfortunately, in South Carolina, for learly forty years we have been unable to have two parties, for fear of aegro domination, and for ten years af:er the Hampton revolution, in 1876, >ur people took no interest in public affairs, beyond maintaining a 'white nan's government.' About the year L900, however, began what was known as the farmers' movement, which was aothing more than an instinctive effort an the part of the people to preserve :he principle of self-government. With Shell, Irby, Norris, Tillman, Donaldson and others, I contributed what I aould toward its success, simply because I felt that agitation was better :han stagnation and it is passing strange, in that connection, that the eader of that movement, B. R. Tillnan, was then denounced, as I am deinnnrpd for attemDtine to Mahoneize :he state. The freedom of thought and action, however, which followed :he farmers' movement opened the loors for every white man and every negro who voted for Hampton in 1876 and they could advocate whatever news they cared to express, provided Dnly that they took an oath to support the nominees of the primary election. Men who voted the national republican ticket were allowed to vote in the primary for state and county officers. "The primary system adopted in our state, through the farmers' movement, has been prostituted and perverted into a political machine for the purpose of excluding all candidates who ire not in full accord with the views and wishes of the dictator. The vital juestion, therefore, is, will the people nf the state submit to this political tyranny and join m this unholy and unpatriotic work of disfranchising the intelligent people and excluding them from our elections? "With such a system I have no sympathy and feel impelled by a strong sense of duty to warn the peopk against such tyranny as it encourages and establishes. With these facts before me, and my convictions as to thi original purpose of the primary system, I am driven to the conclusion that it has outlived its usefulness. It is, therefor 2, a matter of no concern to me what may be the action of the May convention as to the rules of the primary and a revision of its pledges. "The suppression of free speech and independence of action in voting by such means renders it impossible for any self-respecting citizen holding my views to become a candidate in the democratic primary in South Carolina. "A party yoke has been placed upon our people, and it has become too galling for further endurance, and yet I realize that many of my loyal friends would even once more hold in check their resolution not to again enter our system of primary elections in order to again vote for me, but I have reach-J n'lior/i T not snhfpct CU tut; yuiut rr 11V1 ^ X them to subscribing to an oatn to support men and measures which do not represent their views upon the issues facing the American people today. "Respectfully, "JOHN LOWNDES McLAURIN." It is said that the riots in Russia were fomented by proclamations to which the czar's name was forged, calling on the serfs to seize the lands of the nobles. REMAINS OF MORTON ENTOMBED Body of Ex-Secretary Consigned to ' Final Resting Place. It was a sorrowful procession tnat J followed the remains of J. Sterling | Morton to the final resting place at j Wyuka cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb., j Wednesday afternoon. The streets were lined with people wno steed in respectful silence while the proces* - _ j _ j i _ j _ e i S10D, neaaea uy u gua.ru ui ruuur, passed through the down town streets. HAZLETON MINERS ARE READY. If Big Strike Should Come, They Will Go Out ' o a Man. The impression prevails among the miners of the Hazleton. Pennsylvania, district, that there will be a general strike, as a result of the failure of the operators ann the reprcssntatives ofthe United Mine Workers to come to a.*i agreement. I? suspension of work is ordered, the members of the union, thereabouts, it is believed, will obey the order to a man. CONGRESSMAN OTEY DEAD. Noted Virginia Soldier, Legisfatdi' Snf Prominent Busirvess Man Succumbs After Short illness. Congressman Peter J. Otey, of the Sixth Virginia distHdt, died in Lynchburg, his home, Sunday aft^rfiOGtt fit 3:30 o'clock. Word to this effect w3? received at the sergeant at arms' office of the house of representatives at Washington at an early hour Sunday night. Mr. Otey had been named as a member of the committee to accompany the remains of the late Congressman Cummings to New York, but he notified the speaker that he was too ill to attend. Mr. Otey was a demo crdt. Mr. Otey was well known la the south a a business man before he came to congress. He was interested in railroads, banking and insurance. He bad been active in politics in his state since 1869, but never held office until 1894, when he was elected to the house of representatives, since which time he bad been a member of that body. H? was born in Lynchburg in 1840 and was graduated from the Virginia Military institute. While a cadet he participated in the defense of Virginia n the John Brown raid. After graduating he became a civil engineer. In 1861 he joined the confederate army and part cipated in the western campaign, culminating at Donelson and Shiloh. Mr. Otey returned with his command, and entered the army of northern Virginia, remaining in the infantry branch until the close of the war. He was badly wounded at New Market. When his wounds had healed he returned and commanded a brigade under General Early at Cedar Creek. Major Otey is survived by his wife aDd three daughters, Mrs. W. Norwood Mitchell, of Atlanta; Mrs. John M. Mi'ler, Jr., of Richmond, and Mrs. A. Lynch Ward, of Campbell county. He was serving his fourth term in the house. FLAGS TO FLOAT FOREVER. Unci* Sam's Banner of Freedom Not to Be Hauled Down in New Lands. A banquet at the new Willard hotel at Washington, Friday night, attended by nearly four hundred persons, brought the annual congress of the Sons of the American Revolution to a close. The occasion was made notable by the presence of President Roosevelt, who spoke for about 15 minutes, paying particular attention to the army and the navy and the flag, which, he said, would not be hauled down in any of our new possessions. WILHELM1NA WEAR DEATH. Queen Prematurely Confined?Small Hope of Recovery Entertained. Advices from The Hague state that it was announced from Castle Loo at midnight Sunday night that Queen Wilhelmina had been prematurely confined at 6 o'clock Sunday evening. The queen sufTered intense agony, and her condition was described as critical and small hope for her recovery was en tertained. ARCHBISHOP GROWS WEAKER. Attending Physician Announces Prelate's Condition as Dangerous. There is much concern felt over the case of Archbishop Corrigan, who is ill lr New York, as Dr. Keyes, the attending physician announced Sunday night after his visit to the bedside of the prelate that his condition is still dangerous and there is a possibility it may become more critical. SMITH COURTMARTIAL ENDED. Papers Forwarded to Washington?Acquittal is Generally Predicted. The trial by courtmartial of General Jacob H. Smith ended at Manila Saturday. The findings of the court have been forwarded to Washington. The general imn-eKsinn is that Smith will be ac quitted, as it is not believed anything has been proven against him contrary to general order ixo. 100. EVANS GETS THAT PlUM. President Sends His Name to Senate as Consul at London. A Washington special says: Just as soon as the cables had announced the funeral of the late Consul General Osborne at London, President Roosevelt sent to the senate the commission of H. Clay Evans, of Chattanooga, Tenn., to be his successor. Million-Dollar Barge Line. The completion of the deal of the million-dollar barge line between Tuscaloosa, Ala., and New Orleans gives to that section the most Immense enterprise that it has ever had. KING PARDONS AMERICANS. I Officers of Cruiser Chicago Given Their Liberty in Venice. Tho king of Italy has pardoned the officers of the United States cruiser I Chicago, who have been imprisoned at j Venice. They were immediately hand ! ed over to the umtea oxaies cuusui, from whose charge they were transferred to the Chicago, which v.as ready to sail. Good Bye, Mr. Long. Secretary Long closed his official I career as the head of the naval estabI lishment Wednesday. It was arranged I that Secretary Moody should assume j the duties of secretary of the navy i Thursday morning. Carnegie Loaves for Scotland. i T1 e wholesale jewelry firm of Moore ! & EvanSj at Chicago, one of the larg; est in the west, was placed In the i hands of a receiver Wednesday. Lia' blliiies are $175,000; assets $100,000. DIPLOMAS TO CADETS President Roosevelt Officiates io Exercises at Annapolis. ADDRESSES EMBRYO "SEA DOGS" Boys are Toljj That Nation's H Rests Upon Them?Sick~Wember Of Class in Hospital is Visited and Got* Parchment. The speckl train from Washington conveying President Rdflsevelt and party to Annapolis to atlefid the graduating exercises at the naval academy arrived on schedule time Friday. AS the president alighted from the train he wag received by Superintendent Wainwright. A batUlion-of marines was drawn up at the station. The party proceeded in carriages to the academy grounds. The president wa'ked across the campus where the cadets were lined up and passing down the line looked each cadet squarely in the face. He was then presented to the officers of the academy by Commander Wainwright. While this was going-on the shore batteries fired the president's salute of twenty-one guns. At the. sound of a bugle blast the cadets stacked guns and marched by fours to the chapel, where benediction was pronounced by the chaplain. In the meantime the president had been escorted down the aisle by Commander Wainwright and was shown to his seat on the platform, the battalion of cade.s, the officers and others receiving the president standing. Commander Wainwright then introduced Dr. George T. Winston, a member of the board of visitors, who delivered a short address. He was loudly applauded when he referred to Dewey as the hero of Manila and Sampson th<> hero of Santiago, and at the conclusion of his remarks was congratulated by the president. The graduating cluss discarded their guns and acoutremtnts and advanced close to the platform. President Roosevelt then addressed them, his remarks being frequently interrupted by applause. He said in part: "In receiving these diplomas you become men who, above almost any others of the entire union, are to carry henceforth the ever present sense of responsibility which must come with the knowledge that on some tremendous day it may depend upon your courage, your preparedness, your keen intelligence and knowledge of your profession whether or not the nation is again to write her name on the world's roll of honor or to know the black shame of defeat We all of us hope that the occasion for war may never come, but if it has to come, then this nation must win; and the Drime factor in securing victory over any foreign foe must of necessity be the United States navy. If the navy falls us, then we are doomed to defeat, no matter what may be our material wealth or high average of our citizenship. It should therefore, be an object of prime importance for every patriotic American to see that the navy is constantly built up and above all that it is kept to the highest point of efficiency, both In material and in personnel. It cannot be too often repeated that in modern war and especially in modern naval war, the importance of the navy in achieving triumph is what has been done in the way of thorough preparation and training before the beginning of the war. It is what has been done before the outbreak of the war that is all-important. "Officers and men alike must have the sea habit; officers and men alike must realize that in battle the only shots that count are the shots that hit, and normally the victory will lie with the side whose shots hit the oftenest. Seamanship and markmanship?these must be the two prime objects of your training, both for yourselves and for the men under you." At the conclusion of his address and the distribution of the diplomas the president requested that he be taken to the hospital where Cadet Emery S. Land, of Wyoming, a member of the graduating class was lying ill. Sitting up in bed, the sick boy received his diploma from the president, who made a few appropriate remarks, in which he expressed the hope that he would soon be out. The president was then given an opportunity of witnessing the customary prank of the plebes throwing the graduating class out of quarters, which offered a great deal of amusement. After luncheon the president and party went aboard the torpedo boat Gwynn for a short trip on Chesapeake bay. Among the prizes awarded was a silver medal to Cadet James Patrick Lannon, of Virginia, for being the champion fencer with broad swords. COSTLY BLAZE IN NORFOLK, starts in Candv Factory and I ' " " """ "" ' ? . Causes Loss of $80,000. Fire started Thursday in the building of the Virginia Candy Company at Norfolk, and gained such headway that at one time it was thought that the entire block bounded by Commer i cial p'ace and Water street and Roanj oke avenue, would be destroyed. The losses aggregate $83,500. fully covered by insurance. TO HAVE ANOTHER TRY. j Mine Workers Again Refer Theii Troubles to National Civic Fed. i A New York dispatch sa>s: Aftej | spending two days in endeavoring t( j arrive at a settlemnr of their differ j ences, the operators and representa ! tives of the United Mini- workers o: I America, who were bronchi, tcgethei by the good offices rf ; Nationa Civic Federation, h-v-.. r a,;, rcferrec their troubles io the- (.omtnittee 01 1 conciliation ol that body. X SOUTH CAROLINA I 1 STATE NEWS ITEMS. fMfMfNifSjrvMNJCNJCSll Fair Closes June 1st. At a meeting of the board of directors of the ?df#tk Carolina, Interstate and West Indian exposition last Monday evening it was determined that the exposition would close on 1 next, ThAro had been considerable talk and many" requests have been made for an extension of tiiA exposition for one month, but the terms of various state appropriations and the time limits of many contracts made a month's ex tension impracticable. 4 f? Thre$ Studertf Drowned. Cadet Lindsay,. Nvcholg and Stevens, of the Kings Mountain military academy, at Yorkville, wer? drowned in Blacks pond, two miles W ?t of Yorkville, one afternoon the past week. Lindsay and Nichols lost their lives ia attempting to save Stevens, who was unable to swim and got in deep water. Lindsay was the son of Captain J. R. Lindsay, cf Yorkville. Nichols' parents live near Yorkville, and Stevens' home was at Kershaw. *' ? * Insane Burglar Killed. C. M. Babb, a . aative of Germany, about 50 years of age, and a jeweler by trade, broke into W. E. Avery's jewelry store, in the very heart of the business section of Columbia, Friday night. Babb's mind was unbalanced. He was shot and mortally wounded by a policeman while attempting to escape from the store. Babb died at the hospital Sunday. The Columbia Germans took the matter in hand. They found that Mrs. Babb was also Insane. She had been shut up in a room in her house for days. Conditions were fearful and she seemed starving. Persons who weni in noticed bumps on the carpet They investigated and found a quantity of small pieces of jewelry and precious stones stuck under the carpet. It is said the cause of Babb's insanity was that he had recently lost a fortune. He deserted from the German army when his service was nearly completed to come to'this country. Re cently a relative left him $40,000 in Germany, and he could not go there to take possession of his property. m Violated State Game Law. A case on the charge of violation of the game law was tried in the magistrate's court at Greenville the past week for the first time In that section of the state. There have been numerous violations of the state game law. and many threats of prosecution made, but the records do not indicate that any one has ever before been tried ane. convicted on such a charge. C. F. Schwing, secretary of the South Carolina Game Protective Association, was the prosecutor, and William Sewing, proprietor of a restaurant in the city, was the defendant There were several witnesses who testified that they had seen the defendant ???ti fmm him Sewfne was con OCH 4Uau AXIS*** w victed and sentenced to pay a fine of $ 12.50 and cost, or work on the chaingang for 30 days. He gave notice of an appeal and the case will be heard at the next term. The final outcome of this case will be watched with no little interest by the proprietors of restaurants and the sportsmen as well. The verdict in the case will establish a precedent in regard to the selling of quaii in South Carolina. e * Crime Vs. Dispensary System. T. J. La Motte, of Columbia, S. C.f who has been secretary of the South Carolina stale prohibition committee for several years, and who is regarded as a most reliable man, has prepared a statement, based on carefully tabulated figures, as to the prevalence of crime in South Carolina under the dispensary system. The investigation covers the official data furnished by the annual reports of attorney-generals made to the legislature of South Carolina for fourteen years?1887 to 1900, inclusive?being for the last six years?1887 to 1892? of the license system, and for the succeeding eight years of the dispensary i system?1893 to 1900. The classes ol tItiipk covered are those of violence against the person, such as assaults ' with intent to kill, assaults of violence with criminal intent and homicides technically indictable as murders. 01 these crimes the investigation has long since settled that at least 75 per cent are traceable, directly or indirectly, tc , the influence of strong drink, and the record is, therefore, an unfailing test ! as to the extent of which any system of regulation of the liquor traffic is a success or faiiure. Mr. La Motte's figures show that 101 the last six years of the dispensary management there has been an aggre I gate increase of more than 40 per cent in assaults, etc., and nearly 100 per cent increase of homicides over the six years preceding the dispensary, under the license system. A comparison of the last two years " 1* j: ?ronnrfpri 1899-1900 01 Hie Ulbpeiiaai* i ?shows an increase in the latter year of over 97 per cent in same classes of crimes. Crimes against property?Larcsny, robbery, arson, etc.?have increased Ie a still greater ratio, as shown by th j statements made to the attorney gen * j eral's office by the clerks of court ol i the several counties and set forth ir * j the attorney general's report. > | They show cases of this class dis j posed of in 1899, 349; in 1900, 740, ovei - i 125 per cent in one year. ' r Many Are Out for Plums. 1 A Columbia dispatch says: Federal j appointments for South Carolina, which are expected within the nexl ; - -- "'J?/' ? few days, will occasion uu uu v* J litlcal excitement in Charleston. According to Washington advices, United States Marshal Lawson D. Melton, whose term expired April 15, will not be reappointed, and the understanding is that Postmaster George L Cuflfli?gham, an old-line republican, will get (ft? place. Melton, it is said, will bo cared for by the government, probably in some foreign consulate. In the event of Postmaster Cunningham being made marshal, interest centers in the race for the postoffice, and just now it looks as though W. L. Harris, chief pension examiner for South Carolina, will be named. Harris has been in Charleston long enough to establish a legal residence. He owns property iD Columbia. His wife, who comes from a South Carolina family, is a first cousin of Major Micah Jenkins, a close personal friend of the president, and the chances seem to be greatly <n favor of Harris. Major A. H. Mowry, Colonel A. C. I Kaufmann and John P. Deveaux are candidates for the postoffice, ana tney , have sent bulky petitions to Washington. Collector of Port Wallace, who does not want that office again, be- J cause it pays nothing, would like to be marshal, and should he fail there, his friends are anxious to have him made postmaster. Altogether the fight is growing warm, and some feeling has been shown. The Clemson College Sensation.. According to reports sent of sensational developments are expected when the board of trustees of Clemson college take up th investigation of the recent trouble as a result of which the entire sophomore class withdrew from the institution. From reliable sources It is learned that friction existed for some time between the faculty and the student body and resignation of members of the faculty are almost sure to follow. Just what part President Hartzog will play in the dispute remains to be seen, although it is claimed that another president may take his place. Had it not been for the prompt work of members of the board of trustees the bitterness expressed in certain circles gives strong evidence that there is something radically wrong. It has been stated in a very positive way that Judge William C. Benet, who recently resigned as judge of the firs* judicial circuit, would be tendered the position as head of the institution. Judge Benet's name was before the board at the time of President Hartzog's election, but Senator Tillman's influence went to Mr. Hartzog, and he eot the Dlace. Whether President Hartzog will resigr. is & matter of uncertainty, although the news comes from a pretty good source that Judge Benet will be offered the position. It is likely that somebody connected with the college will have to go, as the unsatisfactory conditions at the college have excited much feeling. Every effort has been made to quiet the disturbances and while other classes have agreed to remain temporarily it i? known that they will notstay unless professors who have made themselves unpopular are asked to resign. From the present outlook the chances are that another president will have to take charge and Judge Benet is the most available name now before the public. STRIKES IN CHATTANOOGA. Carpenters, Stone Masons and Hod carriers Have Various Grievances Two hundred carpenters, seventyfive stone masons and fifty hod car riers went on a strike at Chattanooga Thursday. The carpenters demand a nine-hour day, with eight hours on' Saturday, 25 cents an hour, with scale contract for one year. The stone masons and hod carriers demand 50 cents a day advance in wages. Building operations will be seriously crippled in conse^ quence of the strike. MAY DAY WALK-OUTS. Building Trades Workers in Pittsburg Demand an Eight-Hour Day. Nine organized building trades in the Pittsburg, Pa., district started the | conflict Thursday morning for higher wncM Manv of the employers agreed" to the demands during the day and at its close there was every indication , that the struggle will be of short duration. Of the 12,000 men who were ordered out, probably rot more than , 6,000 remained idle. In Germany every domestic str vant is under the supervision and pro; tection of the State. Each one on en: tering service is duly registered at the ? Burgomaster's or at the nearest police i station, and receives a little book con. taining Dot only the various rules .tnd regulations of domestic service, the bylaws concerning the "hiring penny," the "fortnight's notice," and so forth, . but blank pages on which the* masters and mistresses subsequently insert the discharge and testimonial. On leaving one situat'on to enter an: other the domestic's book must be shown to the police sergeant, who : puts the official seal on it and enters ' the new address in his ledger. A Great Secret, ? Feeble natures live in their sorrows Instead of converting them into apoth! egms of expr-rience. They are saturated with theio. and they consume , themselves by sinking back each day l into the misfortunes of the past. To , forget is the great secret of strong and creative existence, to torgei aner ? the manner oJ Nature, which knows no past, and begins again every hour the mysteries of her indefatigable productiveness.?Balzac. The Literary Digest asks the question: "Is fear mental or physical?" The Kansas City World explains that it all depends on the nature of the Individual case. If the object that In[ spires the fear is a bill collector, it's mental, but if it is a footpad, it's | physical. JlAVEMCIEtt Willi WO -3 a Congressional Committee Probes Into Sngar Trust Affairs. ITS PRESIDENT IS QUESTIONED J Inquiry as to Ownership of Cuban Sugar and Sugar Lands is Begun at Washington by Special Committee. -. The Inquiry into the present holding of the Cuban sugar and sugar lands; ' " I ordered by the senate, was begun at ' .yf Washington Thursday by the sub- ' r: committee on Cuban relations. Prea- V'i ident Henry O. Havemeyer, of the -:it? American Sugar Refining company, was the first witness, and all of the members of the sub-committee, ,"i; Burn Messrs. r ia.it, Ul Wuuvvv*v?.?y ham and Teller, were In attendance. . v Senator Patterson was, also present. A-ij Others present with Mr. Havemeyer were Arthur Donner, treasurer of the company, and Henry C. Mott, its raw: sugar buyer. All of them were sworn. Replying to questions by Senator Piatt, Mr. Havemeyer said his com- Ipsa pany was generally known as the su? gar trust and that its refineries were ; |j||S located as follows: "In New Jersey, '-?$3 one; in New York, three; Massa- -V'^gg chusetts, two; Philadelphia, two, "and one in New Orleans." f "Will you," Senator Piatt asked, "tell the committee how much Cuban sugar if any, has been purchased and is now ? held by your company?" "Since early in February last we -<s|g have purchased 50,000 tons or 256,000 bags, or about ten days' supplies," re- '"gj&m plied the witness. "Of the quantity, 26,000 tons is now in process of shipment from Cuba." The prices paid had, he said, range* ^ from $1.75 to $1.93, the highest prictf ^ being paid on March 13, and the lowest on April 22. "Where 'id you buy your raw sit* 1 yjjgH "All over the world?In Cuba, Java, Hamburg, Trieste, the British We?t . Indies, South America?wherever angar is grown." "Does the 50,000 tons you mentionrepresent your entire purchases in Cuba since the 1st of January?" "No. We have bought all told, 83,000 tons of Cuban sugars during tho present year, or about three-fourths || of a month's supply, our consumption/ being about 35,000 tons per week." "Do you control any sugar in Cubd other than that purchased?" "None whatever in any manner." , Jaffl "Have you taken any options on Ctw ||| ban sugar?" "I have not" "Have you made any advance 04 ' any Cuban sugar?" "None whatever." "So you wishHEfbe understood at % saying that the amount you have men- "'ill tioned as having represented your en- . p tire stock direct and indirect in Cn? . -f^ls ban sugars?" "That is the statement I make." Continuing, Mr. Havemeyer said * the entire Cuban sugar crop is about 750,000 tons, but that much of it has . . been withheld from the market In ' view of possible tariff concessions to be made by congress. On this account in^rcocM hfl.ve> been only about one-third of the average of other years. ' On this account, too, the purchase ? had been made principally at outports, where the storage facilities were poor, rather than at Havana. The purchases fiom the outports had caused most of the shipments to be made from these : ports rather than from Havana, where the company had about 45,000 tons ?9 stored. The purchases at the outports has caused the sales there to ?* be made on a parity with the best su? ; gar prices. Speaking'of the capacity of hfe company, he said that it refined 65 ~ per cent of the American refined pro*-?^ COURTMARTIAL FOR OFFICERS. Men of Cruiser Chicacgo Not Yet Out of Their Trouble. Private dispatches from Venice, Italy, says the cruiser Chicago will pro- ?' |f| ceed to Naples, and that she will thero be joined by the battle ship Illinois, ? the flagship of the European United States squadron, on board of which vessel the officers of the Chicago, who '> ^ were arrested and imprisoned in Venice, will be tried by courtmartial, TO POSTPONE ST. LOUIS FAIR. Gates of Big Exposition Will not Open Until 1904. Secretary Hay sent to the senate a letter stating the necessity for postponing the Louisiana Purchase Expo- V sition from 1903 to 1904. Senator * i,Cockrell had the letter read in the senate and then offered an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill now pending in the senate providing for the postponement of the exposition in accordance with the request. MERCER BOYS ARE ANGRY. They Claim that Envelopes Containing "Marks" Were Illegally Opened. The Oratorical Association of Mercer 1 university, at Macon, Ga., is investigating an alleged infraction of the constitution of the Georgia Intercollegiate Oratorical Association during the rr* cent contest in Atlanta in opening the envelopes containing the marks on composition and thought before the . \v speaking began. _ - . '