The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 29, 1902, Image 1
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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.
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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>
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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.
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I Cream of News.:;
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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.
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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
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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.
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?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.
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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.
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METHODIST CONFERENCE ENDS.
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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
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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.
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Slatne of Count de Rochambean
Unvei.'ei at Washington.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. <
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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.
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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. :
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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.
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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.
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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
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received at the emDassy ouuuajr, uu*
they were cot made public.
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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. - ^