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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
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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 *
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save the rest of the party, but became
exhausted and was drowned with three 1
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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\ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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the election is declared. The establishment
of this water plant will be
one of the most valuable improvements
Charleston has obtained in
years.
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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,
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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. *
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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*
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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%