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!!?? wj^M The Bamberg Herald. f 'M 1 - * ? ~ % ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. JUNE 5.1902. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. |g BOERS GIVE UP! WAR IS ENDED! Terms of Surrender Signed by Vanquished Heroes. ENGLAND WILD WITH JOY Telegram From Kitchener Announcing Termination of Long and Bloody Struggle Received in London Sunday Afternoon?Kruger Surprised and Hearbroken. According to a London special peace has been declared in South Africa in South Africa after nearly two years and eight months' duration, and a war which tried the British empire to its uttermost and wipea the Boers from r the list of nations has come to an end with Lord Kitchener's announcement from Pretoria that he, Lord Milner and the Boer delegates had signed "terms of .surrender." This announcement had been anticipated for several-days and it was definitely forecasted, but its receipt in London Sunday afternoon took the nation by surprise, as everybody had confidently believed that the house of commons would hear the first news rm Mrmrfftv Thp edee of anticiDation with Great Britain awaited the promised statement in the house of commons from Mr. Balfour, the government leader, was still further dulled by the following message from King Edward to his people, which was issued after midnight Sunday night: King Edward Announces News. "The king has received the welcome news of the cessation of hostilities in South Africa with infinite satisfaction, and his majesty trusts that peace may speedily follow by the restoration of property in his new dominions and that the feelings necessarily engendered by war will give place to earnest co-operation, on the part of his majesty's South African subjects in promoting the welfare of their common country." How greatly King Edward's insistence that peace In South Africa be secured prior to his coronation influenced the present agreemept will probably not be known until the private memoirs of the present regime are . v given to the public. Kruger Heartbroken. According to a dispatch to The London Daily Express from Utrecht, Hoi land, Mr. Kruger was informed shortly after 9 o'clock Sunday night that peace had been declared. He had been ' . asleep. "My God," he said, "it is impossible." Telegram Was Brief. At about 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon the war office received the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Saturday, May 31, at 11:15 p. m.: - "A document concerning terms of surrender was signed here this evening at 10:30 o'clock by all the Boer repre- . sentatives as well as by Lord Milner and myself." The clerks on duty at the war office transmitted this message to Buckingham palaee, where King Edward was lunching. At about 5 o'clock word was received permitting the publication of this message and the small notice which was stuck up outside the war office consisted of a copy of Lord Kitchener's cablegram. A similar notice was put outside of the colonial office. Beyond these two skimpy bits of paper London knew nothing of the . great event. In the clubs, the hotels and newspaper offices, which were almost deserted, the momentous news was ticked out on the tape. Then. r* like wildfire, at about 6 o'clock London awakened to the fact that the South African war was over. DR. PALMER BURIED. Services Attended by Greatest Throng Since Death of Jefferson Davis. The funeral of Rev. Dr. B. M. Palmer at New Orleans Friday, was attended by thousands of people of all classes and creeds. No such funeral, in point of numbers, has been seen in the city since that of the late confederate president, Jefferson Davis, who died there. All the commercial exchanges were closed, as well as many places of business and the flag on the city hall was floated at half mast. CHICAGOANS ARE BEEFLESS. Strike of Teamsters Bring the Meat Famine to a Crisis. Thousands of persons in Chicago were unable to buy beef Thursday at any price and it is declared that the shortage will be felt far more seriously later on. Two hundred butchers have decided to close their shops until the teamsters shall be granted the conces. sions asked, and many others will be forced to close MASSACRE A NECESSITY. Hostiles in Mindanao Must be Wiped Off the Earth, Says Baldwin. A Manila special says: Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, of the Fourth United States infantry, has telegraphed to Brigadier General George W. Davis, in command of the United States troops in the island of Mindanao, that he does not expect to establish satisfactory peace conditions in the Lake Lano district until the- defiant element Is wiped out. FEDERAL MEMORIAL DAY." ' Operators of Plants in North Carolina and Georgia Willing to Join in tho Consolidation. Decoration day was observed in Washington perhaps more generally j than ever before. Tho announcement that President Roosevelt would deliver tho oration at Arlington brought to | that historic city of the dead a vast I concourse of people, among whom I were numbered thousands of veterans ( who journeyed to the cemetery to boni or the memory of their comrades. A touching feature of the work of decoration was the strewing of flowers over the graves of the confederate dead, who lie buried in a section of the cemetery. In the meantime a vast crowd had assembled at the amphitheatre, where the services were conducted. The familiar strains of "Nearer, My God, to Thoo " hv tha Marine band marked the. beginning of the services, which had been most elaborately planned. President Roosevelt's arrival was the signal for an outburst of applause. After the invocation and the rendition of several numbers by the band and choir E. B. Hay read Lincoln's Gettysburg address. President Roosevelt followed, and as he arose he was. again greeted with cheers and the plaudits of the immense audience, whiich stretched far outside the limits of the amphitheatre. His remarks were given the closest attention, and he was frequently interrupted by bursts of applause. At Grant's Tomb. A New York special says: Memorial services were held at Grant's tomb in the presence of 5,000 people. The exercises were conducted by the U. S. Grant post, of Brooklyn. "America"' was sung and Lincoln's Gettysburg address was read. Judge Thomas C. Jones, of the United States district court of Alabama, tmen was introduced and he delivered the oration. Judge Jones said in part: "This hour is one of indescribable moral grandeur. When but a beardless youth I drank of the cup of defeat at AnDomattox and was one of those 'allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the United States authorities so long as they observed their parole and in the laws in force where they resided.' From that day to this there has never been an hour when I would willingly omit any opportunity to honor the memory' cf the immortal who forebore to add to the burden of our sorrows then. "No true soldier can deny to the illustrious man whose mortal remains lie here the possession of ail the qualities of a great commander. The man who died at Mount McGregor was never envious of the captains who won battles for him, and he sustained them loyally in the field. No ignoble emotions came to him in the hour of triumph. "From the hour he turned from Appomattox to the last day at Mount McGregor the desire uppermost in the thoughts of this victorious soldier was to soothe and better the condition of his defeated countrymen. "Thus he passed irom out 01 me sight of men. His prayer for peace ' and unity has been granted. Stronger : and nobler for the strife rises the na- , tion whose moral grandeur 'throngs in and becomes partaker* of the the coun- | cils of the nations of the earth. I "In that touching idyl, 'The Passing . of Arthur/ a master hand paints a moving picture of agony of the dying . hours of a knight with a shattered < casque and gaping wound, whose last ( thoughts were how to confound his , foes. From his parched and dying , lips came the stern defiance: 'King i I am, whatso'er they cry, and one last i act of kinghood shall they see, yet ere , I pass.' How much nobler and grander ( the last hours at McGregor! The pale and wan sufferer there thought only of j love for those who had battled against j him, and did not realize when his dy- ( ing hand wrote, after his power of ^ speech was gone, in the c'ose of his . Memoirs, of the *great harmony be- , tween federals and confederates,' that , it was indeed the 'last act of kinghood/ t God rest his soul." President Roosevelt sent a wreath of , roses and the Chinese minister, Wu j Ting-fang, a bed of roses. ( WATERY GRAVE FOR FOUR. Young Hero Goes Down to Death After Having Saved Three Lives. Four .persons were drowned Wednesday night by the capsizing of a row- ( boat in the Columbia river, near Mar- ^ tin's Bluff, near Kalama, Oregon. Besides those drowned there were in ] the boat Mrs. Jones, Mrs. E. C. Martin and Ella Martin. ] Herbert Martin saved his mother, one sister and Mrs. Jones. After tak- ( lng them to shore he swam back to * 1 save the rest of the party, but became exhausted and was drowned with three 1 others * i DEMAND TARIFF REVISION. Wisconsin Republicans Cry Out | Against Trusts and Combines. The republicans of the eleventh congressional district of Wisconsin took a [ significant stand in their convention ( Thursday, demanding complete revis- i ion of the tariff and the placing of all i '.rust-made or controlled articles on the 3 fiee list. 1 < PLANS OF SEABOARD. 8ch?me by Which Road is to Enter j, Birmingnam is hmancea. Financial arrangements have been completed for the entrance into Bir- r mingham, Ala., of the Seaboard Air . Line. New York, Baltimore and Richmond interests compose the undfrwric- c ing syndicate which has agreed to un- t derwrite $5,300,000 of bonds which c will be a first mortgage on the Bir d mingham extension and a direct lier i on the Seaboard Air Line. t ADDRESS CRITICISED President Reverts to Lynching' in His Memorial Oration. NEW YORK HERALD'S COMMEN1 Democrats and Few Republicans Sa> His Remarks Were in Bad Taste and Will Engender Bitter Feelings. A Washington special says: Democrats are inclined to severely criticise President Roosevelt for what they term his political speech at Arlington on Memorial day. They say the president was guilty of bad taste, to say the least of it, in his reference to lynch ings in his Decoration day address, which, they assert, could have been made for no other purpose than to have political effect. The view of the independent press upon this speech of the president's is reflected in The New York Herald of Saturday morning in this way: "In the essay on 'discourse' penned three hundred years ago, Sir Francis Bacon lays stress upon the fact that 'discretion of speech is more than eloquence.' President Roosevelt in his address at Arlington yesterday lost sight of this important truth. He was eloquent in his tribute to the men who fought for the union and in his defense of the troops in the Philippines, but indiscreet in raakng needless reference to things scarcely in keeping with the sentiment of the occasion, and calculated to stir up unpleasant feelings. "It was doubtless resentment against Senator Tillman for his bitter speech on the Phihppines that led him on to an untimely reference to lynchings in this country?'Carried on in circumstances of inhuman cruelty and barbarity?a cruelty infinitely worse than has ever been committed by our troops in the Philippines'?and to say: 'The men who fail to condemn these lynchings and yet clamor about what has been done in the Philippines are indeed guilty of neglecting the beam in their own eye, while taunting their brother about the mote in his.' "More unfortunate was the president's citation of the charges of 'law less cruelty,' and worse made against union troops by the confederate congress in 1862, "It is deplorable that he should have been led to revive unpleasant memories of forty years ago, and his friends must feel that they would be better pleased with a less eloquent address marked with that discretion which, the great English philosopher says, is 'More than eloquence.'" PATHETIC AND PITIFUL. Number of Those Bereaved by the Fraterville Mine Horror. Official statistics given out by the citizens' relief committee and prepared at the scene of the terrible Fraterville mine horror at Coal Crekk, Tenn., show that 216 persons lost their lives in the horrible accident. Of this number 121 were married or had near relatives dependent upon them for sup port Those left without support from the above mentioned 121 are as follows: One grandmother, aged 70; one mother in law, one aunt, eleven mothers, ninety-nine wives, 142 daughters, 102 sons, eleven children, age and sex not ?iven; .one niece, two grandsons, one granddaughter, two brothers, nine sisters, a total of 383 persons left without support. Nine children are left without either father or mother, six being sisters in one family. Forty-three of the children are under one year of age. Thirty-six are between 2 and 3 years of age. In one instance a mother and seven daughters are left, the ages of the latter being 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9 and 8. A meeting will be held at the scene af the disaster to consider a plan for :he permanent relief of these unfortunate persons. CHARLESTON SHOW ENDED. With Sounding of Taps and Salutes Lights of Ivory City are Turned Off. * > ? 3 - t -i. i j? x. At miamgm oaiuruay nigm ne&ilent Wagener turned off the electric lights, the buglers sounded "taps," a salute was fired, and the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian,exposition of Charleston had passed into iistorv. The exposition opened on the 1st Df December last, and the six months 3f its existence have made a most brilliant season for Charleston. The first lalf of the time was not so prosperous :or the fair but during the last three nonths great crowds visited it. TOURING IS NOW A FAD. Party of Chicagoans Accepts Invitation to Visit Lone Star State. A conference of manufacturers, merchants, bankers, capitalists and rail oad ojciais was held in Chicago Fri3ay to consider an invitation from 3overnor Sayers to visit Texas. The invitation was so cordial that a committee was appointed, made up of representative men, to make the necessary arrangements. NO EXCITEMENT IN PARIS. *4ews of Cessation of War in South Africa Received Nonchalently. The news of peace in South Africa eached Paris too late for publication n the afternoon papers and did not be orne generally known during the day, lence it caused no excitement. Monlay morning's papers, however, give iue prominence to dispatches announcng the fact and describing the way he news was received in London. |' COST IN BLOOD AND MONEY. Summary of Losses Entailed on Both Sides in Long and Sanguinary J Struggle in South Africa. The following summary shows duration of Boer war and its frightful cost , in men and money: Began October 11, 1899. Ended May 31. J902. Duration two years and thirty-two days. Total available fighting ' force of Boers (estimated) 50,000. Total number of British troops engaged from first to last, 500.000. Largest number of British troops in field at one time, 280,000. British officers, 1,044; men, 21,112; total, 22,206. Sfnt home invalid? i Officers, 3,030; men, 70,952; total, 73,. 892. Boers (not exactly known). Losses reported of all kinds up to 1902. 78 320. Losses of all kinds in 1902, 6,500. Probable actual number of ' Boers engaged, 10,000. Boers reduced at end of war to 8,000. Prisoners at Ceylon, St. Helena, Bermuda and Cape, 40,000. Cost in money to Great Britain (estimated, $1,250,000,000). Stages 1 of the fighting?Relief of British garrisons. October, 1899; May. 1900. Kimberly relieved February 15, 1900; Ladysmlth relieved February 28, 1900; Mafeking relieved May 18, 1900; Lord Robert's march to Pretoria 5, 1900; June 5, 1900. Gueriila war and blockhouse campaign under Lord Kitchener, November, 1900; May, 1902. Lord Salisbury, prime minister of Great Britain and Ireland; Joseph Chamberlain, secretary for the colonies; Lord Milner, home commissioner in South Africa; Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener, commanders in chief; Generals French, Ian Hamilton. Bruce Hamilton, Tucker and Kekewich; President Kruger, of South African republic; President Steyn, of Orange Free State; General Sohalkburger, acting president cf the Transvaal; Gener?.ls Joubert( dead) and Louis Botha, commanders in chief; Commandants DeWet, Delarey,' Cronje, Viljoen and Kritzinger. Memorable Incidents. British "Black Week;" disasters at Stormberg, Magersfontin and Colenso, December 10-15, 1899. Sir Redvers Buller suspended by Lord Roberts as commander in chief, with Lord Kitchener as chief of staff, December 18, 1899. Spion Kop, January 23, 1900. Cronje surrenders to Roberts at Paardeberg with 4,000 men, February 27. 1S00. Bloomfontein occupied March IS; Pretoria June 5, 1900. General Joubert dies March 27, 1900. Free State proclaimed May 28, 1900. Annexation of the Transvaal October 25, 1900. Surrender of Pri:asloo, with 3,1*00 Boers, July 11, 1900. DeWet's raid in Cape Colony, December and January, 1901. Unsuccessful negotiations for peace, February, 1901. Botha's unsuccessful raid on Zululand, September, 1901. Kitchener's big drives of DeWet and Delarey, spring. 1902. Dclarey's capture of Methuen in spring of 1902. Peace negotiations begun March 23, 1902. Death of Cecil Rhodes, March 26, 1902. Terms of surrender signed May 31, 1902. ROTTENNESS IN ST. LOUIS. April Grand Jury Uncovers Sensational Wholesale Robbery of the City. The April grand jury, which has been investigating municipal corruption in St. Louis, made final report Saturday to Judge W. B. Douglas. Indictments against the following 1 who had a ready heen arrested on bench warrants and released on bond were made public: Fred W. Zeigenheim, secretary to former Mayor Zeigenheim, charged in five counts with bribery and obtaining money under false pretenses; Charles F. Kelley, exspeaker of the house of delegates; Delegate Charles L. Geraghty and Councilman Louis Schnell, charged with misdemeanor in office. The grand jury in its final report says that, "while there may have been corruption in other cities as great as we have had here, yet in no place in the world and In no time known to history has so much official corruption t been uncovered. These rc-velations have been so appalling as to be almost beyond belief, and it will be years before the extent of the discoveries are fully realized." 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- j troit, a branch of the American Cigar ; Company, went on a strike Thursday j because of the announcement that j John H. Brown, one of the former pro- j prietors of the factory, had resigned j as manager of the concern for the j American Cigar Company. The em- i ployes believed that their wages were ( to be cut after Brown's successor was j installed. DISPATCHES READ IN CHURCH. i j Congregations in Montreal Sang "God Save the King" at Evening Services, j The Associated Press dispatch con- j veying the welcome news of the end . of the South African war was sent to i all the churches in the city of Mon- ! treal, Canada, and it was read at the i evening service. The congregations j sang "God Save the King," and the | national anthem was also played on ' the chimes for several hours. AGAINST LIGHT COMPANY. Uncle Sam's Court Sustains Supreme I ribunal of Florida. The United States supreme court ; MnnHav affirmpri tho dprisfnn nf the ! supreme court of the state of Florida in the case of the Capital City Light and Fuel Company vs. the city of Tallahassee, Fla. The company claimed the exclusive right to light the city under contract and denied the right to annul the contract by he state legislature. The court held against this con1 tentioQ. 2^0lJ^CCA80LlNi^<^ \ STATE NEWS ITEMS. \ CN>rs?CN3<N??\>IN^K^f Shot in Church. Last Sunday at Tillman, Hampton county, E. C. Box, postmaster, shot and fatally wounded James McCrery, railroad section foreman, at the Baptist church. Box fled, but was captured at Ridgeland. The cause of the shooting is not stated. t * Earthquake Felt at Greenville. A distinct earthquake shock was felt at Greenville one morning the past week. The tremor^ accompanied by a low rumbling sound, continued for several seconds. Although Greenville is located within six miles of Paris mountain the citizens feel no uneasiness. It is believed, however, that the recent volcanic eruption of Mont Pelee had something to do with the shock. * * Lively Congressional Race. Congressman William Elliott's determination to retire from the first district in order to make the race for the United States senate, has left an open field for candidates anxious to fill his position. George S. Legare, corporation counsel of Charleston, and Thomas W. Bacot, a member of the state legislature, are the leading candidates who have been announced, and the fight will have added interest with the entrance of other candidates from the country districts. * * Charleston After Headquarters. R. Goodwyn Rhett. who acted as the special representative of the Charleston city council, has returned from Baltimore, where he went to confer with Henry Walters, of the Atlantic Coast Line, urging Charleston's claim as general headquarters for the company after the consolidation of the Coast Line and the Plant System properties. Mayor Smyth has appointed a special committee to act with the commercial organizations and every effort will be made to have Charleston selected. While no intimation has been given by the officials of the Atlantic Coast Line as to their plans, Charleston business men believe that the claims of their city will be fully considered before final action is taken. Charleston is the junctional point between the Atlantic Coast Line and the Plant system. It is near the center of the big system and much valuable property which is owned In the o.-rmlri hew a ira Ha h1 p for cpnera.1 of fices. Savannah, Wilmington and Richmond are making claims similar to that of Charleston. * *j Charlestonians Favor Harris. It is said that the fight which Senator Tillman is making against the confirmation of W. L. Harris as postmaster at Charleston does not meet the approval of the business men of the city. While Mr. Harris is a republican, the fact that his confirmation is not being fought in Charleston brings about a rather unique political situation. The only opposition has come from disappointed office seekers, who, it is asserted, have misrepresented the conditions to Senator Tillman. It was announced that Senator Tillman would be requested to cease further opposition to the confirmation. Of the various candidates seening the office three were democrats, and as such they were entirely eliminated in the fight. Harris has been a resident of Charleston for more than three years. He is not looked upon as an alien, but, on the other hand, is a bona fide resident of the city, and because of his business qualifications the people of the city, with few exceptions, are satisfied with the appointment. Harris owns property in the city, his wife is a Charleston lady, and he is otherwise identified with the community. The city is not opposing him, but delegations have made the request of Senator Tillman that he will assist in his. confirmation rather than use efforts to defeat it. * m * Charleston Greatly Benefited. While the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition, which was formally closed June 1st, has not been a financial success, business people in Charleston have not suffered financial loss. On the other hand, the big showhas been of marked benefit to the community and splendid results are expected to follow. Considering the very small white population of Charleston, the undertaking was gigantic and the ability of the exposition company to carry on the enterprise was doubted. The exposition, however, lived and flourished for six months and many arguments have been advanced to prove that it was of very great value to the city. The attendance fell far below the mark expected. In the matter of railroad rates the Southeastern Passenger Association granted a scale of rates which was much lower than that ever offered for any other exposition. At the last meeting of council it was decided to purchase the property owned originally by the Jockey Club and aave it converted in to a city park. This property embraces the cotton palace, sunken gardens, the state building and other parts of the exposition. The idea of having a permanent exhibition to display South Carolina products has met with popular favor, and the plan will doubtless be put into effect. * tWater Question in Charleston. In accordance with an act of the state legislature and under a resolution adopted by city council an election will be held in Charleston on une 17 to pass on the question cf establishing a new water supply system for the city. Plans have already been completed by which a 5,000,000 gallon daily supply can be obtained, the council has ratified the plan, and now the voters will pass judgment. The election is merely a matter of form and will go overwhelmingly for the new scheme. Just at this time the water question is of vital Importance to Charleston, because of the establishment of the big naval station at Chieora park. The government plans have been completed by which water can be obtained there, although the new system for Charleston will clinch the naval station for good. I Eastern capital has been secured to back the company, lines have been surveyed from the water sources above the city and everything is in shape for TTrnrlr tr\ hecrin <; Sflfin 3S thr> reSlllt Of ?T ui IV tv Vkv - V - the election is declared. The establishment of this water plant will be one of the most valuable improvements Charleston has obtained in years. * * Marshal Injured on Raid. While on a raid for illicit distillers in the dark corner section of Greenville county, United States Marshal Alexander Phillips fell from an embankment to a depth of 20 feet. Every bone in his right leg was broken aiyl his hips and back were seriously injured. The last report was that he was still alive, but his death was momentarily expected. Phillips has been in the service of the government for several years and is a brave officer, often endangering his life in pursuing his duties. SOUTHERN PROGRESS. The new Industries Reported in the South During the Past Week. Among the more important industries reported for the past week are brick and tile works at Sardis, Miss., a $20,000 furniture factory at Hattiesburg, Miss., a $50,000 guano factory at Tarboro, N. C., a $10,000 medicine factory-at Nashville, Tenn., a $50,000 oil and gas company at Point Pleasant, W. Va., a $50,000 oil mill at Carro'lton, Miss., .in 80-ton oil mill at Rosedale, *' nnn - , ?111 o n rl MISS., a $OU,UUV Oil mill, OOHOU gm aixu. fertilizer factory at Shubuta, Miss., an oil mill at Walnut Ridge, Ark., a $100,000 oil mill at Wi'son, N. C., a $40,000 canning factory at Salisbury, N. C., a cigar factory at Greensboro, N. C., a $1,000,000 cotton mill at Anderson, S. C., an electric light plant at Laurinburg, S. C., a $10,000 furniture factory at Decatur, Ala., a hoop factory at fcaragould, Ark., an ice and cold storage plant at Lamarque, Tex., a $200,000 coal mining company at "Berkeley Springs, W. Va., a $50,000 rice miH. at Estherwood, La., a *-i,000,000 oil miM-s company at Chattanoogo, Tenn., a $75,000 oil mill and cotton gin at Linden, Ala., a $600,OuO oil company at Beaumont, Tex., a saw mill at Irwinville, Ga., a planing mill at Henderson, Tex., a laundry at Wharton, Tex., a $10,000 development company at Huntington, W. Va., a saw mill and dry kiln at Hammond, La., a $100,000 flouring mill at Lewisville, Tex., gin and cotton companies at Clear Lake, Murphy, Richardson, Rowlett and Seagoville, Tex., a $20,000 gin and milling company at Crockett, Tex., a $30,000 gin and milling company at Rich Square, Tex., a $25,000 land company at Mount Olive, N. C., a $10,000 lumber mill at T>n tOAA AAA fnlion- /^nmna. DIVCUd, 1CA., a <pUWyVVV WlivA j ny at Carlisle, W. Va., a $250,000 mining company at Parkersburg, W. Va., a plant to manufacture separators at Lancaster, Ky., a planing mill at Isola, Miss., a $150,000 refrigerator plant at Memphis, Tenn., a $100,000 stove foundry at Wheeling, W. Va., $10,000 cornice works at Fort Worth, Tex., a cotton gin at Carmel, Ark., a $30,000 gin and milling company at Scotland Neck, N. C., a $40,000 iight and water company at Pratt, W. Va., a $25,000 mining company at Greenville, Ky., an oil mill and probably refinery at Hickman, Ky., a $25,000 oil and gas company at G'asgod, Ky., a $100,000 oil and paint company at Beaumont, Tex., an oil refinery at Dallas. Tex., a spoke and handle factory at Hopkinsville, Ky., a $25,000 telephone construction company at Fort Worth, Tex., a saw mil! at Rosetta, Miss., an oil and gas company at Ashland, Ky., a saw mill at Rocky Ford, Ga., a dyeing plant at Petersburg, Va.. iron mines to be developed near Birmingham, Ala., a $100,000 cotton mill at Magnolia, Miss., a $700,000 electric light and power company at Dallas, Tex., a hosiery mill at Randleman, N. C., a $40,000 ice factory at Little Rock, Ark., a $100,000 mining company at Farmersville, Tex., a 60-ton oil mill at Camden, Ark., Tex., a $10,000 table factory at Atlanta, Ga., bottling works at Chattanooga and Mansfield. La., a cotton gin at Watkinsville, Ga., a $40,000 cotton compress at Eldorado, Ark., a furniture factory at Wynne, Ark., a foundry at Atlanta, Ga., a $100,000 lumber company at Orange, Fla., a $500,000 coal mining company at Doyle, W. Va., a $25,000 oil company at St. Mary's, W. Va., $350,000 raildoad shops and round houses at Fairmount, W. Va., a $50,000 mahogany saw mill at Louisville, Ky., a $100,000 timber company at Little Rock, Ark., and a $200,000 tobacco company at Richmond, Va.?Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) CANADIANS ARE JUBILANT. They Rejoice Exceedingly that the Costly Boer War is Ended. The peace news from South Africa was greeted at Ottowa, Ont., by demon- | strations of joy. The bell in the city hall was rung for ten minutes. The mayor arranged for a demonstration i Monday to celebrate the ending of the war. Flags were hoisted on public and private buildings; a royal salute was i.red at noon, and the school children 1 were given a half holiday. Monday ' night there was a display of fireworks and a military parade. * - a"..'.- : . - ' BIG LUMBER COMBINE Sawmill Interests in Southeast Georgia are Consolidated. AMOUNT INVOLVED $2,000,860 Many Thousand Acres of UncUt Timber Comes in Under the Deal. Which Has Already Been Closed. H. M. Atkinson, of Atlanta, Ga., has just consummated one of the biggest lumber deals ever put through in the south in combining: the Union Lumber Company, of Moultrie, Ga., and the Pineopolis Sawmill Company, of Colquitt county, the combined interests of the two companies being valued at approximately $2,000,000. The deal was put through last Wednesday, and Mr. Atkinson and T. J. Cooledge, of Boston, Mass., are the principal owners of the new company, which is to be financed by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company, of Atlanta. By the transaction the combined company comes into possession of 100,000 acres of uncut timber. The Union Lumber Company owns 60,000 acres of uncut timber and the Pineopolis Saw Mill Company owns 40,000 acres. The combined value of the properties controlled by the two companies is estimated at from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. The Union Lumber Company has been controlled by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company, and the Pineopolis Saw Mill Company was controlled by Martin Amorous and the Bacon estate. The Union company owns 47 miles of railroad, the Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf railway, and the Pineopolis company owns 27 miles of railroad, the Tifton and Moultrie railway. Besides a number of other valuable properties, the new company will come into possession of four sawmills and will have facilities for cutting and handling more timber than any other company in the southeastern states. The new company will probably be known as the Union Lumber Company. It is understood that a sum in the neighborhood of $425,000 was paid for the Pineopolis Saw Mill Company. The new company will be controlled by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. The arrangements for combining the companies have all been made and the merger will be put through within a few days. The combination was brought about through the efforts of Mr. Atkinson, who reprsenets himself and Mr. Cool6tge in the purchase. TENNESSEEANS IN CONVENTION. Democrats Nominate Frasier for Gov. ernor and McKnight for Railroad Commissioner?The Platform. Tennessee's democracy met at Nashville Thursday and amid enthusiasm and stirring scenes nominated the Hon. James B. Frazier, of Chattanooga for governor and Hon. J. Neil McKnight for railroad commissioner. The platform was reported to the convention without comment, and the committee gave out no statement as to how that body rtood on th.e points at issue, principal among which were the Philippine question and the manner of expressing indorsement of the Kansas City platform. The essential parts of the platform finally adopted are these: Kansas City platform and position of the democratic members of congress indorsed; declaration denouncing trusts; plank favoring tariff for revenue only; denunciation of the ship subsidy bill and the republican position on the Philippines, favoring the speedy restoration of peace in the east and giving them independence. The platform declares against the increased standing army, denounces republican extravagance and favors the construction of the Nicaraguan canal, 'ine pianKs luiiowiug cai/i?o ojiupathy for the Boers, liberal commercial relations with Cuba, indorse the administration of Governor McMillin, declare for such revenue laws as would reasonably limit the lien or right of recovery for taxes and such assessment as would make back taxes or reassessment unnecessary. The platform next indorses the public school system and the uniform textbook law and the establishment of good roads. Less important features are the declaration in favor of the state fair proposition, which has so agitated the people of Tennessee who favor the promotion of the agricultural interests of Tennessee, a revision of the state laws on the inspection of coal mines and factories to afford better protection for the laboring classes. Western Miners are Dissatisfied. The Kansas miners convention is preparing a schedule of wages which will be submitted to the operators. In case the demands are not granted it Is understood that the miners will order a general western strike. Schley as Memorial Day Orator. Rear Admiral Schley delivered the Memorial day address at Bangor, Me. The address, though brief, was a graceful tribute to the defenders of the nation in the civil and Spanish-American wars. THOUSANDS OBEY ORDER. Mitchell Calls Out Engineers, Firemen and Pumpmen at Collieries. A special from Wilkesbarre, Pa., says: The order of the United Mine Workers of America calling out on strike all engineers, firemen and pumpmen employed at collieries where the ?ight-hour work day at present wages tvas not granted, went into effect Monlay, and, as has been predicted, a ma- | lority of the men obeyed the order* i 1 i -M i 11111 M I Cream of News. J $** T f H y f f I y 1I IIff Brief Summary of Most Important Events of Each Day. ?In the trial of Mrs. Hooks in Memphis, charged with murdering her husband with glass and arsenic, the stat? . - - J produces evidence to show her son's body showed glass in the stomach after death. ?Riot and bloodshed marked the progress of the meat strike in Chicago Monday. The policemen were assailed . > : by rocks and had to use their revolr?The house passed a resolution Monday thanking Secretary Hay for - -/M his memorial address on McKinley. Forty-six democrats voted nay, claiming the speech was partisan. ?London celebrated the announc? inent of peace in mad fashion Monday. The terms granted the Boers are considered exceedingly liberal. ?Counsel for defense in the case of Millard Lee, in the Atlanta, Ga., jail charged with the murder of Miss Sut- ' ties, wil make the plea of Insanity for their client. Four prominent physicians have examined Lee relative to as ?From statistics prepared by the relief committee, it is shown that 216 ySM persons lost their lives in the Frater- jig ville horror, and 383 persons are left without support. ?A young white man named Barclay has been placed under arreet near Paducah, Ky., charged with having inveigled a girl into a mock marriage and abandoning her after sever?Chicago Federation of Labor has asked bankers to help the teamster* in their strike. ^jl&H ?At a fire on Rockaway Beach Sun- ; day two lives were lost and half do*en summer hotels were burned. ?The National Federation of Cor* , rections and Charities, in session at Detroit, decided to hold conference ' next year in Atlanta. ?The war in South Africa is at an end, Boers sign terms of surrender, . ^ England went wild with joy when. "5^ news was received. ?Confederate Veterans' home, near Montgomery, Ala., was opened Friday with two Inmates. Many applications ' are expected. y - *'-"1*588 ?The remains of Rev. Dr. Palmer were buried at New Orleans Friday. It was the largest funeral in that city since that of President Davis. ?Mrs. B. P. Ware, on trial at Hot Springs, Ark., charged with the mhr- ^ der of her divorced husband, has been ?Bishop Galloway, of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, will sail on July 28 tour to China, Japan ?Federal Memorial day was cele- *|?9 brated throughout the United States Friday. President Roosevelt, In his ^ address at Washington, discussed cruelties In the Philippines and lynchings in the south. ?The striking teamsters of Chicago..? ? have practically cut off the-eity's meat v5a|| supply. The packers have refused concession, and the teamsters will ex- ap| tend the strike to other cities. ?Floods in the west are destroyliCg a great deal of property. Several per-' sons have been drowned in Oklahoma. ?Judge Thomas Jones, of Alabama, delivered the Memorial day address at the tomb of General U. S. Grant at New York. ?Mr. Herbert, who is attached to || the British embassy at Paris, will probably succeed the late Lord Pauncefote as ambassador to the*United States. ?The birthday of King Edward was, celebrated in London Friday by a great military display. . ?H. M. Atkinson, of Atlanta, Ga., :.J$m has closed a deal for the consolidation of the Union Lumber Company and the Pineopoiis Saw Mill Company. The combined properties valued at approximately $2,000,000. ?At the closing session of Georgia Odd Fellows Atlanta is chosen as the -V'jjjjj place for the next annual gathering. ?W. A. Hollingsworth, of Madison county, Florida, charged with betray- j^|| ing the daughter of J. S. Scarborough, was shot and killed by the latter. ?Considerable feeling exists among the Daughters of the Confederacy in jcJgM Richmond over the alleged opposition ' of Mrs. Davis to the proposed Jefferson Jf? Davis arch. ?The Tennessee democrats, luree nominated Hon. James B. Frazier for governor and reaffirmed the Kansas City platform. ?Senators Clay and Morgan spoke on the pending Philippine measure Thursday. Ihe Georgian strongly op- ' posed, while the Alabama senator favored the republican measure. ?Harris, who has been nominated for postmaster at Charleston, S. C., it is claimed, is not even a citizen of the state, his residence being at Washing- ^ ?Mr. Balfour has promised to make a statement to the house of commons in regard to the peace negotiations in South Africa. ?It is said that Mr. Perkins, representing Pierpont Morgan, has called on Senator Hanna with reference to settling the strike of miners. ^?11 '?The strike of the teamsters against the Chicago packers is being marked , by violence. Thousands of persons are unable to buy meat. ?It is announced from Baltimore d that the Seaboard has completed financial arrangement to enter Birmingham, Ala. It will build via Cedartown, Oa. The Seaboard will also build from Athens to Charleston via Augusta. ?Governor Avcock and his staff, , . also Senator Clark, of Montana, were among the distinguished guests at the centennial celebration in Salem, yif%