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The Bamberg Herald. _| ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. MAY 29. 1902. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. 8 SOUTHERN EXPANDS Great Railway Reported to Wave Bought Another Line. ATLANTIC, VALDOSTA WESTERN Deal Consummated by President Spencer?Valuable Terminals at Jacksonville Was Incentive of Trade. The Southern Railway has bought the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western railway. The deal was made in Jack- ? sonville, Fla., last Monday, when President Samuel Spencer was in that city. No details of the purchase are known yet, but the positive announcement that the deal has been made comes from an official who is in a position to know. The Atlantic, Va'dosta and Western has 155 miles of road. The main line extends from Jacksonville to Valdosta, 110 miles, and branches and spurs make up the rest of the mileage. The company owns valuable terminals at . ' - Jacksonville, and it is said that these terminals are what tempted the Southern. When President Spencer passed through Savannah on his way to Jacksonville last Sunday he said that his purpose in going to that city was the arrangement of the Southern's tracks right over the Plant system when that line has been conso'idated with the Atlantic Coast Line. That has been done, but there was a further purpose in his trip, and that was to see the executive officers of the Atlantic, Valdosta and /Western and arrange terms for the purchase of that line. The executive officers of the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western are as follows: Walton Ferguson, New York, president; G. S. Baxter, New York, chairman executive ? .committee; E. C. Long, Jacksonville, vice president; Walter Ferguson, Jr., New York, treasurer. The road connects at Valdosta with the Georgia Southern and Florida, a line that has been controlled by the Southern railway for some years. There has been a rumor for some time that the Southern owned or was interested in the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western. Its purchase of the last named may be followed by the establishment of a service to Jacksonville via the Georgia Southern and Florida. FRENCHMEN AT WHITE HOUSE. . * _________ j 1 Pn. rrcsiocnx cinu MUHICI m?uivvi? tertain Loubet'6 Representatives. Surrounded by the members of his cabinet and by officials high in all the branches of the government. President Roosevelt Thursday received as the guests of the nation the distinguished Frenchmen sent by President Loubet to take part in the Rochambeau exercises. The arrival in the city of the brilliantly uniformed army and navy officers of France and their escort through Pennsylvania avenue by a troop of United States cavalrymen gave picturesque interest to the occasion, and to this was added the international significance of an extremely cordial exchange of greetings between the representatives of the two nations. After, the president's reception at the white house, the French visitors exchanged calls with members of the cabinet and Lieutenant General Miles and Admiral Dewey. In the af +o-^-nr> + Viqtt went fr\ \Tnn 1 f VprnfVTV b^lUVA^U IUVJ ft vuv wv x/vw.v . , where General Brugere, of the French army, placed a laurel wreath on the tomb of Washington, and Count de Rochambeau planted a tree taken from the battle ground of Yorktown. Thursday night President Roosevelt had the French party as his guests at dinner at the white house. Neely Boodle Returned to Uncle Sam. Secretary Root Thursday received from General Wood at Havana an express package containing $6,234, being the money taken from C. F. W. Neely at the time of his arrest at Rochester, N. Y., in May, 1900. ANTICIPATED WAGE CUT. Twelve Hundred Girls and Women Walk Out of Cigar Factory. Twelve hundred girls and women and about fifty men employed in the Brown Brothers cigar factory, at De?L troit, a branch of the American Cigar Company, went on a strike Thursday because of the announcement that John H. Brown, one of the former proprietors of the factor}', had resigned as manager of the concern for the American Cigar Company. The em ployes believed that their wages were io be cut after Brown's successor was installed. RECEPTION TO H. CLAY EVANS. Chattanooga Citizens, Irrespective of Political Affiliations, Do Him Honor. The citizens of Chattanooga tendered a public reception to Hon. H. Clay Evans on the eve of his departure for his new post The affair was nonpartisan, leading democrats taking the initiative in doing honors to Mr. Evans for his splendid record as pension commissioner. Mr. Evans and his family will sail from New York June 4 for London, where he assumes his duti^ as consul general. SOLONS CONGRATULATE CUBA. Resolution 3y Senate Welcoming Entry of New Republic. Before the senate resumed consideration of the Philippine bill Wednesday it adopted a resolution congratulating the republic of Cuba upon its entry into the family of independent nations, and the secretary of state was directed to transmit the resolutions to the presiden of the new republic. f *| I Cream of News.:; * Brief Summary of Most Important Events of Each Bay. ?Millard Lee, the slayer of Miss Lilla Suttles at Ben Hill, Ga., Sunday, was captured Monday morning at Mebelton and lodged in Fulton county jail at Atlanta. ?Georgia Technological school is given $10,000 by general education beard on condition that a similar sum is raised. ?First Methodist church in Atlanta. i J A ^ ~ Iff r>rrtr\0,rf f Ar ua., laixuts sate ui uo $100,000, and decides to purchase venable property on Peachtree street for new sanctuary. ?Rev. Sam Small challenges Hon. Dupont Guerry, candidate for governor of Georgia, to joint debate on liquor question. ?In all the Iocked-out mills in the Augusta, Ga., district, the operatives returned to work Monday. King mills grants an increase in wages in some departments. ?State Inspector Shiflett, after investigation, declares the mine horror at Fraterville mine at Coal Creek was a gas and not a dust explosion. ?Judge Thomas G. Jones left Montgomery, Ala., Monday for New York to deliver an oration on Memorial day at the tomb of U. S. Grant. ?Senator Gallinger has introduced a resolution for an investigation of the subject of lynching. ?The bitter feeling between the Sophomores and freshmen of Vermont university has resulted in the sophomores chasing Freshman Bond into a * ^ J ake, where he was arowucu. ?A hitch has occurred in the peace negotiations in South Africa. Some of the Boer leaders are in favor of resuming hostilities. ?Attorney General Boykin Wright, of Georgia, is engaged in an investigation of alleged illegal business combinations, and is ready to make test case in courts. ?Bibb county, Ga., has notified the city of Macon that it will'not pay the assessment for paying streets of the city. ?The work of rescuing bodies of dead miners at Coal Creek, Tenn., progresses very slowly. --At the Fernie mines, in British Columbia, over one hundred men were killed by an explosion. ?It is said in New York that stockholders of the Southern and Louisville and Nashville railways are trying to block Morgan's plans for the purchase of the Monon. ?President Roosevelt has again shown his dislike of General Miles Dy revokng an order which allowed the general to act as secretary of war in the absence of Root. ?Clemencia Lopez has appealed to the president to release her three brothers held by American troops in the Philipp nes. ?The news that the city of Quezaltenango, in Gautemala, containing 25,000 people, has been wholly destroyed by an earthquake has been confirmed. ?In official circles in London the Boer war is regarded as ended. The cabinet has given out no information, but privately the members consider the war over. ?The Cuban house lias passed a bill granting amnesty to Americans. The measure is intended to free Rathbone. ? - - - - ? ? _ a ?Miss Lilla Suttles, daugnter or Dr. J. W. Suttles, of Ben Hill., <5a., about nine miles from Atlanta, was shot to death in a crowded church Sunday, ty Millard Lee, a jealous lover. ?Eugene C. Spalding, vice president o? the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern, and a prominent Atlantian, was found dead in his room at his home Sunday morning. ?Extensive preparations are being made in Savannah, Oa., for the entertainment of Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia bankers, who meet there nkxt month. ?Troops have been ordered to Andersonville to prevent rioting when the negroes celebrate federal Decoration day. ?In congress this week most of the time of the house will be taken up with discussion of the immigration restriction bill, and the senate will be busy on the Philippine bill. ?Farmers of Kansas are joining a co-operative company which proposes to do away with speculators and middle men. ?A severe hail storm visited Screven county, Ga., and thousands of acres of corn and cotton were injured or totally destroyed. ?Out of the 500 operatives who went out of the King mill in Augusta, Ga., recently, 160 have returned to work. It is claimed the backbone of the strike is thus broken. ?The Rev. E. E. Hoss, of Tennessee, and Rev. A. Coke Smith, of Virginia, were elected bisTiops at the Methodist conference in Dallas, Tex., Thursday. ?Before the senate Philippine committee Wednesday Corporal O'Brien gave further details of the maltreatmpn? of a beautiful Spanish woman by American officers. ?Thousands of persons are present at the historic Winston-Sakm (N. C.) college 011 the occasion of the celebration of the centennial anniversary. SETBACK FOR MORGAN. Big Stockholders of Monon Place Ob stacles in His Way. A New YorK dispatch says: So Mr. Morgan is not to have plain sailing with his Monon deal. Some of the big j stockholders in the Louisville and Southern are objecting to the terms and to the attitude of Mr. Morgan in giving out plans he intends to car*/ into effect before allowing the stockholders to vote on the proposition. TO STOP LYNCHING Is Import of a Resolution Introduced in Senate by Gallinger. SAYS THERE MUST BE REMEDY New Hampshire Man Declares Crime is More Horrible Than the Spanish Inquisition?Resolution Went Over. A Washington special says: Soon after the senate convened Monday. Mr. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, offered a resolution providing that the judicitry committee of the senate should make an investigation into the subject of lynching in the United States with a view of ascertaining whether there is any remedy for them. Mr. Gallinger said he introduced the resolution in full view of the fact that he might be charged with precipitating a sectional controversy, though nothing was further from his thoughts. Ho said lynchings were not confined to the south. Horrible cases had occurred in the north and white men as well as black had been the victims. Throughout the country intense interest was manifested in the subject. He thought it imperative that the judiciary committee should take some action upon the subject. During the past ten years 2,658 lynchings had occurred in the United States. Of these 121 hatl occurred in the south and 14 in the north, the remainder in other parts of the country. If the strong arm of the law could reach out to prevent such occurrences, he deemed it desirable that it do so. He read the Associated Press account of the burning of a negro in Texas a few days ago. He said history did not furnish a more fiendish instance of mob wrath, and Fox's Book of Martyrs was tame in corparison. The whole wretched business, he said, was. ** A;* ??? ??A manhnnd and <x uia5ia^c tu xxiuvi avmu ? in the light of which the alleged atrocities in the Philippines paled into insignificance. The Spanish inquisition did not furnish a case exceeding that one in inhumanity. He apprehended that it would be said that the Federal government was powerless and that the states had exclusive jurisdiction. If so, the American people desired to know it. Public sentiment should be aroused to prevent such inhuman atrocities. Mr. Culberson, of Texas, presented and had read an account of a lynching in Kansas, saying that he wanted it shown that the crime of lynching was confined to no state or section. He said he hoped the New Hampshire senator would not single out his state j when he wanted to Dring sucn eases before the senate. After remarks by Mr. Hoar upon the constitutional feature of the case, j the resolution went over. The Philippine bill was then taken up, and Mr. Patterson, of Colorado, j made a speech in opposition to it. In beginning, Mr. Patterson read extracts from a report of a ministers' meeting held recently in Boston in the course of which the minister stated that the American flag had been disgraced in the Philippines by the commission of tragedies and horrors in the island, although no special attack was made upon the president and secretary of war. Mr. Patterson referred to the editoals from the Denver News, which Mr. Foraker had read in the course of his speech. These editorials strongly urged the retention of the Philippine islands and advocated the government's policy as to the islands. Mr. Patterson, said he, was responsible for the utterances of the Denver News then and now. He said he was a tpye of hundreds of thousands of American people who had held views similar to those expressed in the Denver News editorials and subsequently had changed those views. Mr. Patterson declared that after the capture of Manila, "a censored press, deliberately guided by the powers in Washington, had misrepresented the situation in the Philippines." NOT A HOPEFUL SIGN. Protracted Peace Conference in South Africa Defers Hope. Advices from Pretoria state that the prevalence throughout South Africa of the optimistic feeling in regard to the peace negotiations is hardly based upon solid facts. The protraction of the conference at Vereeniging is not necessarily a hopeful sign. The delegates to the conference have many points cf difference with the government, while an obstinate minority continues to regard the resumption of hostilities as the best outnf the nresent situation. CRADDOCK FOR GOVERNOR. Kansas Democrats Name Their Man For Chief Executive. The Kansas democratic stati convention adjourned at Wichita after nominating six of the fourteen places to be filled at the November election. Hon. W. H. Craddock, mayor o? Kansas City, Kans., was named for governor. A committee of this convention will meet with the populists at Topek-a. June 24, with power to ratify the balance of the ticket expected to be filled out at that time. , METHODIST CONFERENCE ENDS. I Was in Session From May 7 to 26. Delegates Vacate Dallas. The fourteenth quadrennial general | conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, after being in session at Dallas. Texas, since May 7. adjourned sine die at 1:45 o'clock Monday. Delegates began leaving for their homes Sunday and at one point in Monday's session there was a scurry to gather up a quorum. WROTE LETTERS BEFORE DYING. Pitiful Mementoes of Frightful Death Struggle of the Miners Entombed in Pit at Coal Creek. A special from Knoxville, Tenn., says: The latest estimates as to the loss of life in the Fraterville coal mine disaster at Coal Creek is 226, including contract miners, lay laborers and boy helpers. The last find reported was that of thirteen bodies in. an entry, and with these thirteen, ali of whom were dead, were found six letters written by five men before they became overcome. One of these letters gave the time of day it was written as 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon , thus indicating x-!-_i 11. rt.a nm.v>or>c Athor ontnmhpd UiciL III CSC C3.HU Xiupo uiuvi V- WW? ^ - ~ men lived many hours after the terrible explosion, which occurred Monday morning at 7:30 o'clock. The letters gave a general suggestion of the suffering that was undergone, indicating that the men were gradually being strangled to death by the foul air that was entering the the shaft. One pitcously read: the mine. One piteously read: "My God! For another breath!" The letters in the main were direc- | tions to famines as to what dispositions should be made of the writer's body and his business affairs and instructions as to raising his family. One unfortunate, who leaves neither father, mother, brothers nor sisters, addressed his letters to "everybody," and pleaded that they change their way of living. President J. W. Howe, of the United Mine Workers of America for district | 19, went into the mines Wednesday to make an inspection as the representative of that organization and to assist in tho rp?riifi work. He has received a message of condolence, from Presi- i dent John Mitchell of the Mine Work- ! ers of America, who stated he had ( sent $100 for the relief fund. Mr. Howe announced that the Mine Workers of America would at once ex- I pend $1,000 for the needy families of its members who died in the mine, and more will be available? if necessary. State Mine Inspector R. A. Sliflett has announced- that he will postpone his official examination until the bodies are rescuecf and the mine is cleared of some of the debris. GRAND GREETING 10 GAULS. French Commissioners Welcomed at Annapolis by Boom of Cannon From American Warships. A Baltimore dispatch says: The initial reception of the representatives of the French republic, who are on our shores to participate in the ceremonies attendant upon the unveiling of the Rochambeau monument in Washington took place on board the French battle ship Gaulois in Annapolis roads at 2 o'clock Wednesday. The scene at Annapolis bay was picturesque and inspiring. Besides the usual conungeni 01 sanmg yws^.? a^ smalJ craft dotting the bay, there were a number of American naval vessels at anchor. Assistant Secretary Pierce spoke on behalf of the government of the %United States as follows: "General: This commission now present has been charged by President Roosevelt to welcome you and your colleagues to the United States in his name and to express his hope that you will enjoy your stay in our country and carry away with you an agreeable impression of the United States, its institutions and people. On behalf of our president I bid you welcome." General Brugere was quite as brief, but no less cordial than Assistant Secretary Pierce in his response. He said: "Gentlemen: I thank you in the name of President Loubet and the French people for the kind welcome which you have accorded to us. It is a very great pleasure to me and my colleagues to visit you on such an occasion of international esteem as the unveiling of the Rochambeau monument, and I am sure we will carry back to France the most agreeable recollection of our stay in your midst. "Since our departure one incident has occurred which will stir the heart of every Frenchman in grateful recognition of American friendship, and this is the immediate and munificent aid which was extended to our stricken fellow-countrymen on the island of Martinique. Gentlemen, I thank you for your generous welcome." The American commissioners spent a pleasant half hour on the Gaulois and then returned to the Dolphin, in the meantime having paid formal calls upon the Olympia and Alabama. Later in the afternoon the French commissioners naade a return call upon the American commissioners on board the i Dolphin, after which the Dolphin re turned to Annapolis. BEEF PACKERS MUST OBEY. Warned to Strictly Observe Injunction by the Courts. Agents of the packing houses in Chicago enjoined by Judge Grossciu for conspiracy in restraint of trade, have been ordered strictly to observe every clause of the injunction in ah their future transactions. A personal letter, together with a copy of the restraining order, wa? mailed to each agent Thursday by the packer who employs him. GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED. The Two Virginias Now Face Great Conflict of Miner?;. I The United Mine worKers wno were in session at Huntington, W. Va., two days the past week, arter ordering a general strike of a'.l the miners in West Virginia, to begin June 7. and last until the demands of 10 to 22 per cent increase in wages are granted. The resolutions were sent to the mine operators. * . . x ! WAS FRIEND IN NEED I Slatne of Count de Rochambean Unvei.'ei at Washington. % NOTABLE ASSEMBLY PRESENT Ceremonies Brilliant in the Extreme. Stars and Stripes Entertwined With the Tricolor of French Republic. , Amici the enthusiastic demonstrations of a great concourse of people, the superb bronze statue of Count de Rochambeau, who brought the forces of France across the seas at the hour of greatest peril in the American revolution, was unvetled at the national capital Saturday. Seldom has an event presented so many brilliant features of military pageantry and at the same time given occasion for the manifestation of the strong bonds of friendship existing between the French republic and the United States. For the first time in its history Washington city witnessed the sight of rank on rank of French seamen swinging through Pennsylvania avenue and mingling their cheers with those of the American blue jackets and soldiers, while at the same time the French tri-color was entwined with the stars and stripes and the sound of the "Marseillaise" was heard along with the "Star Spangled Banner." The ceremony of unveiling occurred at the southwest corner of Lafayette square, almost directly opposite the white house, where the massive figure of the French general has been erected. Surrounding the figure were great stands; to accommodate the many distinguished officials and guests invited to take part in the exercises. On every hand the colors of France and | America were Dienaea. Distinguished Gathering. Within this amphitheatre were gath- j ered representatives of every branch of the government, including the president of the United States and members of his cabinet, the chief justice and associate justices of the United States supreme court, the lieutenant general of the army and the admiral of the navy, senators and representatives. Not less distinguished was the representation of France, designated j by President Loubet, and Including J General Brugere, the highest field offiI cer in the French army; Vice Admiral Fournier, inspector general of the i French navy, the venerable General Count Chalendar, the descendants of Rochambeau and Lafayette, and others distinguished in French military, official, literary and artistic life. With them were the French ambassador, M. Cambon, and the entire staff of the French embassey, all in brilliant dipInmotin tinifnrm while the dinlomatiC lUUidLlV/ uuuviu.n U<4V v.w ?-x corps was represented by the German, Russian, Italian and Mexican ambassadors and the ministers from many foreign countries. President Roosevelt and the members of the cabinet were escorted from the white house by a file of minute men, dressed in the uniform of continental days. When the president ar- i rived at the presidential stand the entire assemblage arose and greeted him with lusty cheers. After an impressive invocation by Rev. Stauiord, who took the place of Cardinal Gibbons, Preside* t Roosevelt delivered the address of welcome. He spoke in strong voice xand with great earnestness, pausing frequently at the outbursts of applause. Countess Rochambeau Unveils. As the president concluded his address the Countess Rochambeau caught up the cords to the flags enveloping the statue and the massive bronze figure emerged through the folds of red, white and blue. At the same time the "boom," "boom" of an artillery salute came from a battery of heavy guns near by, and the strains of the French national hymn, the "Marseillaise" came from the marine band. It was an inspiring moment, and led by President Roosevelt, the entire assemblage joined in cheering. Another demonstration occurred at the close of General Brugere's address, when, with characteristic French vehemence he gave this pledge of undying Franco-American friendship: "Entre vous, entre nous; a la vie, a la mort." "Between you. between us; In life, in death." The ceremonies were the culmination of the efforts of M. Jules Boeufve, of the French embassy, extending over t:ie last two years. He has sought to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two countries, and to this end has urged to a successful conclusion the legislation by which the statue was made possible. EDITOR GODKIN NO MORE. Veteran Newspaper Man of New York City Dies in England. Edwin Lawrence Godkin, editor emeritus of The New York Evening Post, died in Brixham, South Devonshire, England, Tuesday night. The immediate cause of his death was a hemorrhage of the brain. Mr. Godkin suffered a similar stroke two years ago. but recovered sufficiently to go to England in 1901. He spent last winter at Torquay and moved to Brixham on the 2d of May LAW BLOCKS MACHINISTS. Appellate Court Affirms Injunction Granted by Chicago Judge. A Chicago special says: The appellate court has affirmed the injunction granted by Judge Chetlain in January restraining the members of the International Association of Machinists from in any manner unlawfully hindering, obstructing or interfering with > the business of a machinery manufac- J turer. I SOUTH CAROLINA \ \ i STATE NEWS ITEMS. | ' csirsicsjrjfNJcsicMCvj# ( Storm Damage Not Exaggerated. s Specials sent out from Union show t that ihe reports of Sunday's tornado I were not exaggerated. So far as I known eight people were killed, three I of them being negroes. The towns of 1 Jonesville and Santuc suffered most, fifty houses and cabins being wrecked. 1 Hail accompanied the storm. f * * i Double-Barreled Campaign. * It is probable mat tne siaie cam- paign meetings will begin on June 20. '< The number of candidates for state ( and federal offices is so large that it c has been decided upon to divide the 1 | party into two sections. The candi- 1 dates for state offices will start off ? at Orangeburg and go down, while 1 those for the United States senate and ? congress will begin at Columbia and ? go up. * * * Chinese Minister at the Fair. Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese minister, l who had been formally invited to the ( exposition and had declined, unexpect- ( ealy arrived in Charleston last Mon- 1 I day while en route to Milledgeville, i Ga. He was accompanied by his pri- ' va-te secretary, Mr. Chung. Mr. Wu i I expressed great admiration for the ex- < position and especially admired the i sunken gardens and the court of pal- c aces. Afterwards he drove through * the main streets of the city, and Mon- 1 day night was entertained at the < Charleston club. Tuesday morning he 1 visited the Isle of Palms and in the af- i ternoon attended a reception given in i his honor in the woman's building at i the exposition, where, much to his ] pleasure, he saw hundreds of pretty s Charleston girls. ] Ht left Tuesday night for Milledge- i Mile, Ga., to speak before the Georgia Normal and Industrial college. < ( * ? ] Cunningham Gets Plum. s The appointment of George I. Cun- \ ningham as United States marshal for i South Carolina is accepted by many : as an evidence of the weakening of the ; McLaurin movement for a commercial 3 democracy in this state. < Those who are thus inclined in their j belief state that three months ago ] Senator McLaurin seemed to have 1 had absolute control of the federal patronage for South Carolina and as the marshal's office was the best berth, it had been planned to give it to one of the high leaders in the new cause, John W. McCullough, of Greenville, was slated for the job, and as soon as 1 this fact became known the old line republicans started a bitter fight, the result being the sidetracking of the McLaurin appointment. Cunningham, a life-long republican, and one of the ; leaders of the party in this state, had ( enough influence in Washington to stand off *the movement of the commercial democracy. * - 1 Two Interesting Contests. There are two very interesting con- 1 tests about to begin in South Carolina ] ?for governor and United States senator. It is difficult to say which will : command the greater share of public interest. 1 Although Governor McSweeney has j ' said nothing upon the subject, it is j pretty well understood that he will not i run for re-election. There are five 1 men announced for governor: D. C. Hey ward, of Colleton; James H. Till- j man, of Edgefield; J. F. Ansel, of Greenville; Congressman J. W. Tal| bert, of Edgefield, and former State Treasurer Timmerman. < Many Georgians are interested in the candidacy of Captain D. Clinch j Heyward, as his mother was a mem- i ber of the old Clinch family, of that i state, where he has many relatives. < J Mr. Heyward is about thirty-eight years old, a large rice planter, and en- 1 ters this race with many excellent I qualifications for the office, and with 1 the cleanest kind of record. He comes, too, "fresh from the people," never ? ^ + V, ay i having been a candidate iui <tu> uiuv. . office. All of his competitors have ; been in politics for many years and all have held office. : ] j Fight Against Railroads. On December 17th last suits were ] brought against the Southern railway i and Seaboard Air Line by V. E. De- < Pass and Hydrick & Sawyer, attorneys, representing the citizens of the ] town of Carlisle, Union county, to re- 1 cover damages as prescribed by the act of 1900, twenty-third statutes, page 388. This act provides that wherever ) the lines of railroads of two or more < corporations enter or pass through < the corporations are required to build < such connecting tracks as may be nec- 1 essary to effect an actual connection 1 of such lines for the purpose of inter- 3 changing and actual delivery of cars and freight in carload lots. Six months' : time is allowed by the act in which to ' make said connection, and in the ' event of failure, a penalty of $25 a ( day is prescribed. As eighteen months ^ have elapsed since the filing of the 1 suits, the complainants claim damages A~ amnnnl r>f J1 1 nf)0_ | ' tu IHC aiUVUiit Vt y*.,wv .. The two railroads have been con- J testing several such suits, and have made application to the railroad commission to suspend the operation of 1 said act, but this application will be vigorously fought by the attorneys. 1 The hearing began in Columbia Tues- 1 day. * * President Wagener's Day. Wagener day at the Charleston exposition scored an attendance of 50.000 people, 10,000 more than ffn President Roosevelt's day. and surpassed all former civic celebrations in the city in honor of a private citizen. While all was a scene of busy activity 4 ind mery rejoicing at the exposition grounds, the city of Charleston, its .tores closed and its highways of comnerce empty, lay sleeping in a quiet )f more than Sabbath stillness. Captain Wagener is president of the exposition company, and has more ,han once come to the aid of the exposition when its financial needs were he sorest and the demonstration wt-.s jractical evidence of Charleston's ap jreciation of his munificence and pubic spirit, for there were no free adnissions for the occasion. There was a civic and military pa ade from the city to the exposition grounds. Though Captain Wagener lad earnestly requested that only a neager and formal program be observed at the auditorium, the enthusiasm of the people knew no bounds tnd he was obliged to hear eloquent mcomiums upon his services in adIresses by United States Judge Braw? ? j vtCmv+h Wo rPsnnndcd dim iua; U1 wmj lu. V, - ?x nodestly and in excellent taste. He ;aid that while the enterprise had not )een a financial success, it has be?n a splendid success in many other ways md in the end will benefit the city. * * * Two New Cotton Mills. Following the announcement of thh nillion-dollar cotton mill to be built at Sreat Falls, on the Catawba river, in Chester county, comes the news of the juilding of two other large mills, one n Greenville and another in Anderson, The Greenville plant is to be known is the Woodside mill and is to be located just outside the corporate limts of that city. At a recent meeting )f the subscribers it was found that ^60,000 had already been subscribed tc Lhe capital stock, which is to be $200, 300. It is expected that $100,000 will De obtained in Greenville, and the re nainder from the north and elsewhere. John T. Woodside, a promt lent merchant of Greenville, is to be president, and his brother, J. D. Woodside .formerly president of a cotton nill in Gainesville, Ga., will be treasirer. While the Anderson mill has not yet issumed definite shape, J. J. Fretwell, nf tho. cnnprh water nower at Hatton's ford on the Tugaloo river states that active steps will be taken :o develop that power for manufactur [ng purposes. He said the work maj ciot be started at once, but within twc years actual work will have com menced. Backed by himself and oth ers, Mr. Fretwell proposes to build 2 million dollar cotton mill on the Tuga loo river, near Anderson, similar tc the Piedmont and Pelzer mills on th< Saluda. LORD PAUNCEFOTE DEAD. Chief Representative of England a1 National Capital Is Stricken by the Hand of Death. Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador to the United States, died at thf. embassy at Washington Saturday morning at 5:35 o'clock. The improvement which had been noted In his condition during the past week received a sudden check about 6 o'clock Friday evening, when it was noticed that he was experiencing dif ficulty in breathing. He rallied some what during the night, but soon aftei 3 o'clock Saturday morning a distinct weakness of the heart developed and his pulse began to collapse. He died so peacefully that it surprised - even bis physician, who feared that the asthmatic affection would prove troublesome when the end came. At the bedside when the distinguished diplomat passed away were Mrs. Pauncemote, the Hon. Maude Pauncefote,- Misses Sibyl and Audrey; Dr. Jung and Mr. Radford, one of the clerks attached to the embassy. All through the past winter Lord Pauncefote had been a sufferer from intermittent attacks of asthma and rheumatic gout, but he bravely attended his duties so far as he was able. Tmmediately uDon being notified ol the death of Lord Pauncefote, Secretary Hay dispatched the following cablegram: "Department of State, May 24.?The Marquis of Lansdowne, London: Permit me to express my deep sympathy and sorrow at the death of Lord Pauncefote. His majesty's government has lost a most able and faithful servant and this country a valued friend. JOHN HAY." The secretary had fully expressed bis sentiments in the above cablegram, and all that he cared to say in addition af the deceased peer was: "He was not only a man of very bigh personal merit, but he was a good friend of ours." President Roosevelt drove to the British embassy at 1 o'clock, as soon as he had become disengaged from the ceremonies attending the Rochambeau exercises. He expressed nis ueeij sense of bereavement at the death ol the ambassador, not only in behalf ol the government, but also for the peo pie of the country, to whom Lord Pnuncefote had become endeared ir many ways. Secretary Hay and the Dlher members of the cabinet alsc ?a'led at the embassy, leaving theii Dards and expressing their condolences. The foreign ambassadors and ministers also left their cards. The late Lord Pauncefote will have * state funeral in Washington that is demanded by all precedents. It will be determined later whether or not a United States war ship will carry the rtr ains to England. A large number of messages of condolence from all over the world were ? r. j V..* received at the emDassy ouuuajr, uu* they were cot made public. WHISKEY $1.25 PER GALLON. Mention this paper and send for private price list. WRITE: WINSTON MS. CO., Winston, N. C. LOWEST PRICED WHISKEY HOUSE ' ' ' ., -"J.'' ''' . - 1. MINE HORROR AGAIN | Scene of Calamities This Time J in British Colombia. HUNDRED MEN 00 TO BEATljlJ Through Carelessness Gases in P if Were Ignited and Fearful Explo* , - -J sion Follows?Victims j All Foreigners. ^ AdWces from Vancouver, B. C~ stata that one of the most terrific mine diff*' , >|| ' asters in the history of the frequenfc^igj accidents in British Columbia oocof* red m tne urows west company:*: mines at Fernie, B. C. Over one htui* dred men are either dead or imprfs- ^^8 oned in the mine, and little hope is en- J|h tertained of the rescue of any who' may yet be alive. Fernie is 300 miles up country, and the limited telegraph: facilities have not enabled complete details of the disaster to be sent oat. ^9 The management has a list of men who are known to have been In*. ?& the mine and there were probably^ ; others. Of these only twenty-four are "; > known to be safe. Cause of Disaster Unknown. 1 What caused the explosion has not' 3 yet been definitely ascertained. Many]r; of the miners were ignorant foreigBert?^?g| > and one of the mine shafts was always! more or less gaseous. It was generally^ ' ; ) reported in Fernie that the explosions resulted from the use by a careI?HB ^ J 1 Italian of an open or naked lamp. Afc-Trpj ~ ' other theory is that a miner stnu^:| j a match, exploding the gas, which wa* V f alwavs Dresent in No. 2 shaft. ^ Littlo Hop* of Rescue. / From all available sources assist*? / ance Is being rushed to the scene ^ the calamity, but there Is little hope'/ .; / for the rescue of the entombed men. 'J| Already the work of liberation ha*;/ been begun with such means as are at ~ :ocal command. The presence of coal/ . damp makes the work of rescue Teryi/ / i dangerous and is seriously hindering ; the workers. In No. 2 tunnel, in which the first > explosion occurred, froni 100 to 120 men and boys are usually employed,' ->/ - and in No. 3 tunnel, to which the ex- .1 t plosion extended, about eighty mea</ - generally work. In both mines there' > are many foreigners, and the difficn^/;/? ? of disciplining these menand impress-^ * ing upon them the use of unprotected lights has always been very great The explosion was distinctly heard / in the village six miles away. A few/;'/i ?*minutes later the alarming intelligence , had spread like wild fire from hoasd/igig to house, and quickly the whale poptt^ iation was on the streets and harrying | toward the scene of the disaster. '4 ]J&M Nearly All Foreigners. A dispatch from Seattle, Wash^i;sa;s: Fernie is a town in th# eastern . part of the province of British Colum-. bia, on the Crows Nest Pass branch ot i the Canadian Pacific railroad. It Men ^ ; in the center of a country vesy rich Uk 0 ; -coal deposits. The veins extend east* ' || i ward into the neighJ^iag^in?itfjgp??-? - of Albert^ The building of tie rail way four years ago was followed byijgS the operation of the coal mines, whldij belonged to a company composed; af [ largely of Toronto capitalists. These' i are the coal fields that J. J. Hill wan] ' m reported to have gained control at a* ; year or so ago. Feraie's only lndustry^^j - is mining and its population ts about; 3 5,000. Most of the miners were for* - eign born. '-f [' W OPPOSED TO ALL KING8. | ^ Representative Stephens Objects tft $ Statue of Frederick the Great. ; Representative Stephens, of Texas, . i Introduced a resolution in the boasej Friday that is directly aimed at thp, : tender of a monument of Frederick the' Great to the United States. ! It sets forth that the United States' should not accept from any foreign naion or erect in any public place any statue of any king, emperor, prince or! ;^1| potentate who has ruled or is now ing any nation by the supposed divine right of kings. - * ORDER OF DEACONESS CREATED, ^jj Most advanced and Radical Step T? J ken by the Methodist Church. ^ A Dallas, Texas, dispatch says: An, other important step in the affairs of t the Methodist Episcopal church, south, was taken at Saturday's session of the i general conference when the order of ; / [ deaconess was created. - After one of the most interesting debates since the - i conference began the legislation nec-v^aa| essary to establish the order was passed by the decisive vote of 130 to 38. f This is said by church authorities to i be the most advanced and radical step^ ! ever taken in the church policy and^ discipline. '.^3 1 "FORGERY," SAY8 MRS. DAVI8. | | Badeau Letter is Declared Fake by Its _ ^ i Alleged Writer. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, the widow of M the president of the southern confed- . eracy, pronounces the autograph letter offered for sale in the collection ol fJene.-al Adam Radeau. in which a bit ter attack is made on Gen. Nelson A. -^;0 Miles, a forgery and not the work of; her pen. The latter is catalogued ^ as having been written by Mrs. Davis while President Davis was a prisoner in the charge of General Miles. 'ill NAMED BY ROOSEVELT. '^||I President Sends Nominations to Sen* ate For Confirmation. The president Wednesday sent the following nominations to the senate: Edward L. Adams, New York, sec retary of the legation and consul general . ' ^ at Stockholm, Sweden; Henry P. ; J Fletcher, Pennsylvania, second secre- - ,' *? tary of legation at Havana, Cuba. ; Marshal?George I. Cunningham, ^ district of South Carolina. - ^