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ESTABLISHED IS91. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. JUNE 26.1902. 0NE DOLLAR PElt YEAR.
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LONDON IN TURMOIL
Beginning of Coronation Week
finds City Well Prepared; j
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Streets densely thronged
All Sorts of Rumors are Circulated Regarding
King Edward's Health.
He Seerr.s Much Alive,
However.
A London special says: The reappearance
Sunday cf a brilliant suh- j
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same auvr weess oi ram uuu xuiun*
tfedthet gave to the first day of corb
nation week an air of unusual gayety
and gladdened hearts of thousands of j
British, subjects from all parts of the i
empire and the thousands of foreigners
pouring into London eager to witness
as much of the week's events as
possible.
The announcement that King Edward,
Queen Alexandra and the court
would return to London from Windsor
Monday at coon increased the universal
anticipations for that day and
served to quiet, to some extent, the
flood of extraordinary rumors concerning
the king's physical condition, varied
in some quarters by weird tales of
plots to assassinate his majesty and
other fictions, all of which were
promptly denied by the officials most
intimately connected with the king.
King Edward's health was authoritatively
declared to be good at Windsor
castle Sunday and during the morning
his majesty attended divine service,
accompanied by other members of the
royal family. Sunday evening he enjoyed
a drive through the royal gar- ;
aens or wrnasor castie in a ciosea carriage.
At the command of the king many
thousand persons were admitted to the !
east terrace of Windsor castle for the
y Sunday band performances. The ter- j
race was crowded. The king and the
queen listened to the music from the
windows of their private apartments.
King Edward's appearance does not
justify the sensational rumors of his
illness.
Thoroughfares Crowded.
The congested condition of the
streets of London throughout Sunday
furnished an omen of the condition
of travel through these streets the
latter days of the week. The barriers
across the streets which intersect
those through which tiie coronation
procession will pass, and which are
completed, are proving an Impediment
^ to ordinary traffic.
"Kensington gardens and the beauti
ful groves about the Crystal and Alexandra
palaces are filled with colonial
and native troops, clad in scar et
white, khaki and blue uniforms.
The throngs in the street at night
finH mnnVi tn on cm ca tho Pre TbP
fronts of innumerable buildings are 1
bung with lighted decorations and the
Venetian masts are covered with garlands
and connected by strands of
roses. The streets are filled with mile '
after mile of colored lights and the various
stations of the royal coronation
procession are marked with arches 1
representing Great Britain's colonies. 1
American flags were In evidence at a (
great number of windows. Some hotels c
are flying both American and British 1
flags from their staffs in honor of the ?
American visitors domiciled within. t
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DISASTER ON THE RAIL. <
Two Killed and Many Hurt in Wreck *
Near Ashton, Iowa.
A passenger train on the Sioux City 1
branch of the Chicago, St: Paul, Mln- c
neapolis and Omaha railroad, due to c
arrive in St. Paul, Minn., at 7:25 a. m.,
Jumped the <track near Ashton, Iowa,
early Sunday morning. Two trainmen
were killed, five others seriously hurt <
- and a number of passengers received
minor injuries.
Pensions for Life-Savers. j
The bill providing for pensioning !
members of the life saving service !
was ordered favorably reported by the
house committee on commerce Friday.
CADETS GET THEIR DIPLOMAS.
Presentation Made by Rocsevelt in Silence
and Only a Hand-Shake. j J
The centennial celebration of the j
West Point Military academy was ended
Thursday with the presentation of t
diplomas to the graduating class. The *
weather was fine and the ceremony j t
took place out of doors on that part of ! t
the parade grounds known as '.'Cavalry i
Plain." President Roosevelt presented t
each new officer with his diploma. 1
It was expected the president would c
make a few remarks, but he simply j
shook hands with each cadet u
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SIX BLOCKS IN ASHES.
Portland, Oregon, Has Fire Which En. i
tails Property Loss cf $600,000. ! ^
A fire that started shortly before j
midnight Saturday night in the Phoe- |
nix Iron works, at Portland, Ore., burn- j
ed for four hours and destroyed six j
blocks of buildings, valued at $600,000. j
The insurance amounted to about j
$200,000. It was long after daylight j _
Sunday before the fire burned itself j
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FOUR BOYS DROWNED. J
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A Tragic Incident of Turn Verein Pic- !
nic Near St. Louis. j _
Four boys were drowned Sunday i
evening by the capsizing of a boat at !
Fern Glen, a resort 35 miles from St. i li
Louis. They are: j y
Eddie Flynn, 17 years old; Robert j tl
R*.tan. 16 years old; Peter Larkin. 17 1 L
jea s old; Alphonse Kerns, 16 years ! s
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The drowning occurred at the annual ^ h
picnic of the St. Louis Turnvercin h
GEORGIA TECH COMMENCEMENT* '
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Twirvty-FiVe Young Men Receive Dh j
plomas from the in$tittiti6ri;
^iie graduating exercisfes bf th? !
Georgia School of Technology; at Atlanta.
occurred Thursday morning in
the fchapei of the school, and were the
.ucSt successful in the history of tn6
school. Twenty-five young men re;
ceived their diplomas from the iristi- ,
tutipii.
The feature of the exercises was the
announcement made just as the exercises
were closing by President Lyman
Hall, that the $10,000 from the
general educational board of New York
liad been raised, and that the equipment
of the electrical and experiment;1
laboratories, for which this money
was raised, would be installed during
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tuy Mimujti muiuiie auu "v/u iu
ready for use by the students when the
.' chooi opened for the fail ternt.
The graduating exercises were V?ry
simple. President Lyman Hali delivered
the baccalaureate address.
The degrees were conferred by Chancellor
Walter B. Hill, of the University
of Georgia, in a neat and happy
litt'e speech. He gave some splendid
advice to the graduating class and
ronferred the following degrees:
Mechanical Engineering?Thomas
Meriwether Thompson. Harold Bernard
Wey, Roy Gibson Merry. Robert
Lee Hicks. Morgan Taylor Hoehstraseer,
Edward William Klein, Henry
Lenn Strickland, Jacob Henry Paulsen,
Ansolm Herbert Morton, Charles Harmon
Kicklighter. Milton Graham
Smith, Maxwell Rufus Berry.
Textile Engineering?James Thaddeus
Anthony. Isaac Hardeman. Jr.,
Charles Walter Rainey, James GignalIiat
West, Jr., Edwin Henry Bacon,
Donigan Dean Towers, Eolger Johnson,
Arthur Alvln Jones, Paul Howe.
Norcross, Julian Carroll Prioleau and
Louis Gardner Yankey.
Civil Engineering?McDonald Lawrence.
KING OP SAXONY DEAD.
Fought Bravely For Life?Eldest
Brother Succeeds to Throne.
King Albert of Saxony died at Dres3en
Thursday night. He left no children,.
and Prince aeorgerhls eldest
brother, succeeds to the throne of Saxmy.
The death of the king brings to a
?lose one of the most determined and
Extraordinary fights fo: life against
long odds which has ever been known
in history. The lcing'a case was deilared
hopeless by his physicians several
weeks ago, and they have announced
more than once that he could
iot possibly live for more than a few
lours. Each time, however, he rallied.
About a week ago the royal physisians
announced that the end was
sear. The bishop was summoned to
:he bedside and the last rites of the
>hiirrh wPro administered to the kins:.
{Vhile his majesty was surrounded by
:he members of his household who
ffere awaiting the end, he suddenly sat
jp in bed, called for a cigar and anlounced
that he was ready to attend to
iffairs of state.
INQUIRY IS UNNECESSARY.
Democrats Opposed to Investigation of
Status of Negro Race.
The democratic members of the
louse committee on labor has filed a
ninority report on the bill creating a
;ommission to inquire into the status
>f the negro race. The minority says
;hat there does not seem to be the
lightest necessity for the creation of
his commission, nor for considering
he status of the negro race apart from
>ther races.
"The negro race can never reach its
ull development," says the report,
'until it is permitted by the governnent
to work out its destiny as do the
>ther races with which it comes in .
:ontact."
TROOPS NOW IN PATERSON.
aovernor Murphy Orders Infantry ana
Cavalry to Protect City.
Tlinrcdai, nlcr)^ rjnvpmnr Miirnhv.
>f Nev,* Jersey, ordered a part of the
first regiment of infantry and the enire
First troop of cavalry to Paterson
o preserve order. General Campbell,
commanding the First brigade, is in
command. The troops wi 1 be put on
juard duty at the mills. j
WOMAN'S THIRD TRIAL.
lessie Morrison Again Arraigned For i
Murder of Mrs. Olin Castle.
A jury to try Jessie Morrison for a
hird time for the murder in June, i
900, of Mrs. Olin Castle, was com- '
ileted at Eldorado. Kans., Saturday afer
a week's effort, and the taking of
estimony was begun. Miss Morrison 1
s charged with having killed Mrs. Cas- 1
le by slashing her throat with a razor,
["he first jury disagreed and the sec- 1
nd found her guilty and assessed her 1
mnishment at ten years' imprison- ]
Qent. The verdict was reversed on a 1
echnicality. 1
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COST OF PHILIPPINES WAR.
iecretary Root Informs Senate that
Expenses are $170,326,536.
Secretary Root Thursday made anwer
to the senate resolution of April
7. calling for information as to the
ost of the war in the Philippines.
Reports from the various bureau of,cers
are submitted to show the cost
f the Philippine war. including outtanding
obligations, showing that the
otal up to date is $170,320,556.
ilTCHENER RECEIVES OVATION.
Iritons and Boer Vie in Doing Him 1
Honor at Cape Town.
Lord Kitchener received a great pubc
ovation on his arrival in Cape Town |
londav. At a luncheon., in accepting
:ie presentation of a sword of honor ;
ord Kitchener asked for the suppres- j
ion of all racial feelings and all ;
agues and bonds. Briton and Boev I
ad a good fight and were now shftkm- 1
ands.
WORK OFANARCHISTS
Poof Paterson, New Jersey, in
Hands of a Howling Mob.
BLOOD SHED; PLANTS WRECKED
Among Leaders of Mob Were Several
Former Comrades of Assassin
Brcsci ? Pandemonium
Reigned Supreme.
Paterson, New Jersey, was in the
hands of a mob Wednesday, and as
a rpsi'lt of the riots a number of per
sons were phot and two at kast will
die.
Tlte police did their work well, but
they were so few iii number that
could make little headway against" the
mob.
Mins were wrecked with stones and
bullets by the striking silk dyers, helpers
or roughs acting for them. There
were threats to resort to the torch.
There seems to be every indication
that the riot was the result of a prearranged
plan to involve the would-be
peaceful element in the affair from
the start. Among the leaders of the
trouble was a man named McQueen
and another named Gakeano, the former
an Englishman and the latter an
Italian. Others, agents cf anarchist
circles have also been quietly fanning
the flames,
"Wednesday morning Chairman MeGrarh,
who has held the strikers in
leash since he first obtained control on
the second day of the strike, was on
hand, and presided. He spoke; so did
McQueen, and the latter worked his
countrymen Into a frenzy.
Then McQueen leaped into control
of the meeting. He called for a vote
on the question of the calling of the
strike in a'.l branches of the silk trade.
All voted in favor, and a committee
was appointed to consider means for
bringing the silk workers out. Galleano
was one of this committee, it
gathered amid a babel of tongues and
a scene of confusion. Five minutes
later Galleano emerged from the group
shouting something in Italian. Instantly
a mob had formed about him.
Into it rushed the Italian, and then
the other foreigners, and a moment
later, the mob, led by Galleano, swept
down Belmont avenue.
A quarter of a mii-e down Belmont
avenue stands the Columbia *mlll, a
silk ribbon factory. The doors had
been locked, but when the mob appeared
they forced them open; with
the crash of the doors came a volley
of stones, which riddled the windows
in the front of the building.
President Grossegbauer telephoned
for the police. Stones rained into the
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ty young women on the first floor
stood at bay and threatened to fight,
and the weavers on the second floor
ran down to their aid. William Weslerfield,
the leader of the ribbon workers'
strike eight years ago, took command.
He directed those in the place
to leave, and denounced the anarchists.
Anarchists in Evidence.
When the operatives were out of
:he Columbia, the mob swept on down
Belmont avenue. Several members of
the group, Bresci's comrades, with
Galleano at. their head, were in the
lead. A half-mile march brought the
mob to the Cedar Clilf mill, where
they stayed until ail were out.
Just beyond the Cedar Cliff is the
Rynewater mill. The doors were burst
open there, and the men and gir's
were found ready to go out. and waiting
for the orders from the New York
office. When this was seen, the rioters
did nothing but wait until the mill
was closed. The next place visited
was a cotton braid factory. The women
became hysterical as the howling
rioters climbed in windows and burst
in the doors. Mr. Rheinhardt, the
owner, ordered his employes to quit
for the day.
The mob dashed through the cotton
works and did much damage, and then
poured on down the street to Bamford
Bros.' mill, in Cliff street. Herp they
were intercepted by the police and a
general fight ensued.
"BOARDS" AT WHITE HOUSE.
Gen. Wood Will be Domiciled With
President for Some Weeks.
General Leonard Wood, formerly
governor general of Cuba, has taken
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He will live there for several weeks at
least, and possibly until he departs for
Germany to witness the maneuvers of
the Prussian army.
When General Wood returned from
Cuba he took apartments in the Everett,
but at the president's request be
moved to the white house Wednesday
morning and is now eamfortably instated
in one of the E?fife rooms on
the second floor of the aanalon.
MONT PELEE EMITS SLIME.
The Descending Column Almost De.
stroys Town of Basse Ponte.
A dispatch from Fore ae France, Island
of Martinique, states that a column
of s'.ime metres high has been
ejected from the volcano of Mont PeIce
and has fallen on Basse Pointe, enveloping
the lower portion of the town
and completely razing twenty-two
houses. No loss of life has been reported.
EXPLOSION SINKS CRUISER.
Chinese War Vessel Goes Doati Carry,
ing 148 Officers and Men.
A dispatch to the Central News
(London) from Shanghai says 'hat the
Chinese cruiser Kai-Chi was wrecked
Sunday by a terrific explosion while
lying in the Yang-tse river. The KaiChi
sank in thirty second and lot; officers
and men cn boar! were killed or
drowned. Only two ?sj tjcaie. mo
cruiser escaped death.
GROVER AND DAVE HARMONIZE
Ex-President and Ex-Senator Speak at
Dedication Exercises of "Tilden
Hall" in New York City.
A New York special says: Democratic
unity was the keynote of a great
gathering of representative democrats
Thursday bight to attend the opening
Of the handsome new quarters of the
Tildeii club. Addresses were made by
prominent democrats and afterwards
a collation was served irt the banquet
hall to the distinguished guests of the
evening and a buffet supper was serv{
ed in the basement for the rank and
( file.
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| 10 aemocrais iue tvtiM, wae> uuc ui
| the most memorable for many a day,
as Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill
met in harmony, seeking to draw the
factions of their party together. It
was the first public speech of the ex'president
in five years. He spoke first.
Ex-Senator Hill spoke after him and
then Governor A. J. Montague, of Virginia,
and Colonel W. A. Gaston, of
Boston, delivered addresses.
William J. Bryan had been invited to
attend, though not to speak, but no reJ
ply was received from him.
! Mr. Cleveland ha.d scarcely got into
the building when ex-Senator David
j B. Hill, accompanied by L. Laftin Kel;
logg, came in. Mr. Hill's eye caught
j Mr. Cleveland as soon as he had enj
tered the club and a moment later
I they were cordially shaking each oth{
er's hand.
Loud and prolonged applause greeted
the two men as they entered the assembly
room. President Dowling, of
the club, soon began to speak, and, in
j introducing ex-President Cleveland,
said:
"We have founded this club to proi
mote the. best interest of the democrat
| lc party. For that reason we have in*
j vlted democrats from all parts of the
, country to listen to the words of those
j prominent in their party. W? have
; named this club after that great states!
man, Samuel J. Tilden, and this club
| stands for the political and govern'
mental hones:y for which the name
j Tilden stands.
j "We have with us here tonight the
_ greatest of living democrats. The first
speaker I have the honor of introduc'
ing to you is the successful candidate
, of two nominations, ex-President
( Grover Cleveland."
; There was tremendous applause as
; Mr. Cleveland ascended the small platform.
This applause wound up with
i three cheers and a "tiger." When
, quiet was restored the former presi;
dent began speaking.
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J XVLL L?It?VCI?lllU^U^^iaiCU iuai uvrn
, ocratic party is not insolvent and that,
j With unity, the prospects of a winning
campaign are bright.
( At the point in his speech where
: Mr. Cleveland announced his absolute
1 retirement from politics the crowd
( yelled "No! No! No!"
Senator David B. Hill, who spoke
j next, was received almost as enthu,
siastically as Mr. Cleveland.
j PATERSON WELL GUARDED.
Citizens are Sworn in to Supplement
the Police Force.
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1 Thursday Mayor Hinchcliffe took
command of police of Paterson, N. J.
He was much displeased that the meeting
of strikers Tuesday night was not
broken up. It was at this meeting
that the speeches were made which it
is believed led to the disorders of Wedi
nesday.
! The mayor went to police headquarters
and had all the men lined
up in front of him. Then he said:
j "Men, if your clubs prove useless,
you know what to do. Be aggressive
from the start."
1 The reserves, who looked as if they
fully approved, the command as to the
aggressiveness, were then dismissed
to await the call to action.
! In addition to the regular police
force of 104 men there were sworn in
23 constables, 25 deputies ana 15
firemen who are to do duty as policeman
All thesp men were immediately
armed with revolvers and heavy night
sticks.
1 Ten silk manufacturing firms opened
for work Thursday morning.
J DALLAS HOTEL TUMBLE'S DOWN.
Sleeping Guests Miraculously Escape.
Lodging House Also Wrecked.
At 2:05 o'clock Monday morning the>
center section of the St. James hotel,
at Dallas, Texas, collapsed without,
warning and thirteen men were carried
j down with the debris without a single
i fatality. For a few minutes after the;
crash it was thought several lives had
been lost, but by quick work firemen
and policemen rescued all those who
had not escaped
The Sherman lodging house, which
' is next door to the St. James, also fell,
but all the guests escaped.
AMERICAN TEACHERS MISSING.
Constabulary is Searching for Four on
the Island of Cebu.
A Manila special says. Four American
teachers living at Cebu, island of
Cebu. went out for a day's outing June
10 and have not yet returned. Three
detachments of native constabulary
are searching for the missing Americans.
and have received orders not to
return without them,
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TRADUCED AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
Slurring Remarks Lead to Bloody and
Fatal Fight at Garden Party.
Slurring remarks regarding the
American army in the Philippines
made at a garden party at Knoxville,
Tenn., Saturday night started a desperj
ate fight, which may cost fo .r lives.
| One many is dead and three others, in!
eluding the traducer of the soldiers
: and a discharged regular, recently rej
turned from Manila, who defended the
' name of the military, are probably fatelly
wounded,
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BRYAN JABS GROVER
Caustic Comment on Cleveland's
Recent "Harmony "Speech.
WATTERSON TOTALLY OUTDONE
Sage of Buzzard's Bay is Charged
With All Sorts of Malignant Doings
While In Presidential
Chair and Out of ft.
A Special from Lincoln. Neb., says:
The absence of William J. Bryan from
the democratic harmony dinner at New
York is nrettv well explained by a
statement given out by Mr. Bryan
Monday evening, commenting upon the
dinner. At the outset Mr. Bryan says
there is no such thing as democratic
harmony where former President
Cleveland is concerned. He says:
"The banquet given on the evening
of June 19 by the Tilden club of New
York city was advertised as a 'harmony
meeting,' but it turned out to be
what might have b:en expected of
such a gathering, an ovation to the
chief guest, former democrat, Grover
Cleveland. There can be no such thing
as harmony between men like him and
those who believe in democratic principles,
and he is frank enough to say
so. He spent no time looking for 'middle
ground' upon which to gather together
discordant elements. He boldly
called upon the members of the party
to abandon their convictions and accept
the construction which he placed
upon democratic principles. He even
taunted the party with being a sort of
prodigal son and invited it to give up
its diet of husks and return to its father's
house.
"He spoke of his 'retirement from
political activity,' and said: 'Perhaps
there are those who would define my
position as one of banishment instead
of retirement. Against this I shall not
enter a protest. It is sufficient for me
in either case that I have followed or
the matters of difference within our
party the teachings and counsel of the
great democrat in whose name party
peace and harmony are tonight invoked.
No confession of party sin
should therefore be expected of me. I
have none to make, nor do I crave political
absolution.'
"He is not only defiant, but he insists
that party success can only be
secured by an open and avowed return
to his ideas. Harmony is to be secured
not by the suppression of differences,
but by the elimination of those who
differ from him."
Mr. Bryan says he will print in his
paper Mr. Cleveland's speech "to show
that the reorganizes do not want narmony,
but control, and that their control
means the abandonment of the
party's position and a return to the
policies and practices of Mr. Cleveland's
second administration."
; Some of the most striking sentences
in Mr. Bryan's arraignment of Mr.
Cleveland are the following:
"He (Cleveland )secured his nomination
in 1892 by a secret bargain with
the financiers; he filled his cabinet
with corporation agents and placed
railroad attorneys on the United States
bench to look after the interests cf
their former clients.
"He turned the treasury over to a
Wa'l street syndicate, and the financial
member of his family went from
Washington to become private attorney
of the man who forced (?) the
treasury department to sell him government
bonds at 105 and then resold
them at 117.
"His administration, instead of being
a fountain of democracy, sending
forth pure and refreshing streams,
became a stagnant pool from whose
waters foul vapors arose?poisonous
to those who lingered near.
"Having debauched his party, he
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was UUCUUVU UJ 1vuv.v
and gave comfort to the enemy.
"And now, still gloating over his political
crimes, he invites the party to
return to him and apologize for the
contempt which it has expressed for
him. Will it? Not until the prfnciples
of Jefferson are forgotten and the
works of Jackson cease to inspire."
POSTAL GETS WESTERN UNION.
Negotiations Concluded Whereby Vast
Business Goes Into New Hands.
Negotiations have been finally concluded
at Philadelphia whereby the
Postal. Telegraph Company will secure
the 3,500 offices and all the lines owned
by the Pennsylvania railroad now
operated by the Western Union. The
Postal will take possession of the office
nn .Tanuarv 1.
This deal will deprive the Western
Union of its chief outlets west and
south, in addition to the 3.500 feeders
that cost little or nothing to maintain.
GIGANTIC DEAL IN VIRGINIA.
Street Railways Sold in Richmond to
New York Syndicate for $4,000,000.
The sale of the Richmond Traction
Company, the Virginia Electrical Railway
and Development Company and
the West Hampton Railway and Park
Company to the Merchant's Trust
Company, a syndicate of New York,
was consummated at Richmond Monday.
The price realized for these
properties was about $4,000,000.
Valet Jones Out of Prison.
At New York Friday, Charles F.
Jones, who was valet to William Rice,
the murdered Texas millionaire, and
who confessed* that in conjunction
with Lawyer Patrick he caused the
death of Rice, was admitted to bail in
the sum of $1,000.
Anti-Trust Law Totally Void.
In a decision sir::: Frida Judge
Hanscy, of 4he state circuit court at
Chicago, held that the Illinois antitrust
law of 1-S01 is unconstitutional
end void in all its parts.
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\ SOUTH CAROLINA 2
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Second Cyclone in Union,
The second cyclone of the season
struck Cross Keys, Union county, last
j Sunday. Many negro cabins were
j blown down, but no lives were lost, so
i far as reported. Fields of cotton knee
high were swept as clean as a floor.
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Bank Cashier Passes Away.
Mr. George Munro. cashier of the
Merchants and Planters' national bank
at Union died last Sunday afternoon, j
He had been connected with the bank j
j for twenty-three years and made a i
I foitvifni nfappr Hp was 69 years I
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of age. He was one of the oldest
members of the Masonic lodge of Union
and was also a steward of Grace j
Methodist church.
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Heavy Rains Cause Washouts.
As a result of the recent heavy rains
several washouts occurred on the Carolina
and Northwestern railroad near
Yorkville. Trains going north could
not pass these washouts and it was
necessary to make transfers to ,ge*
through to Lenoir. In some parts of
York county where the rains were esI
pecially heavy considerable washing of
lands is reported.
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Foul Play Is Suspected.
The residence on the H. H. Evans
place, several miles from Newberry,
was burned one night the past week,
and Butler Kinard, an elderly gentleroan,
who was occupying it, was burn
ed. The coroner is investigating.
There are conflicting stories told by
negroes on the place. It is believed
the old man was robbed and murdered.
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Heywood Sets Hot Pace.
A Charleston dispatch says: If the
events cf the past week count for
much in the campaign for state offices
South Carolina's next governor may
come from the ranks of business, not
political life. At the meetings so far
Captain D. Clinch Heyward, of Walte
boro, has had a walkover. This i:
Captain Heyward's first entrance into
state politics. He was never engaged
in past struggles, but realizing the
necessity of having a business man in
that high position, he was urged to
enter the race.
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Slew His Brother-in-Law.
L. C. Myers, a young planter living
another four carloads.
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Campaign Uninteresting.
The first week of the campaign for
the United States senate, congressmen
and state officers was not specially interesting.
The senatorial candidates
particularly seemed to find it'difflcul
to strike the old-time stump-speaking
gait, and the audiences which have
been accustomed so long to be enter
tained with a lively show do not appreciate
these quiet performances.
With the state candidates Colonel
Tiliman has added a little spice by his
attack on Congressman Talbert, who
is running for governor. Talbert so
far has made no rejoinder, but it is
said he will respond in time.
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ni*r? Amono Stranaers.
An air of mystery has developed
in Charleston over the identity of C
X. Smith, in charge of the American
Steel and Wire Company's exhibit at
the exposition, who died suddenly a
few days ago.
When it was seen that he was seriouly
ill friends of the young man asked
him to give them the address of his parents
in order that they might be noti |
fied of his condition. Smith declined
to give this information. His friends
urged him to talk, but he would not I
and died with his secret.
When telegrams were sent to the
New York headquarters of the company
the answer came that nothing
was known in that establishment of i
Smith's family connection. He began
work with the company at the Paris
exposition and was put in charge ol
the entire display at Buffalo and
Charleston.
The steel and wire company instruct
ed the local representatives to spare
no expense in the funeral, but Smith
was buried among strangers with hi
secret untold.
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Charleston Water System Cinched.
By a vote which was almost unanimous
the taxpayers of Charleston have
approved the franchise recently grant
I ed by the city council to the Charleston
Light and Water Company for the
[ establishment of a new water system. I
j This filially clinches the deal '
and removes the last obstacle
j in the way of the naval station. Without
this new water plant it was claim- _
i ed that the government would not 1
j build its navy yard at Charleston, Utit
i now that the matter is settled, work
j on both enterprises will shortly begin.
Mayor Smyth said that contracts
i with Baltimore and Philadelphia capi- I
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talists would be signed just as soon as
the accessary details can be arranged.
Water will be brought from Goose ^
creek. There will be a daily supply of
five million gallons and when filtered
at the city plant the water will be ab
solutely wholesome and good.
The medical fraternity has indorsed
the project, and business men art
highly elated at the satisfactory ad
justment of a long standing problem. a
" ~ * v; fa*? a rtmc i ti
Under Hie iraucmse me tuj
the right to purchase the entire system i
and eventually municipal ownership ^
may result.
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Careless Handling of Lye.
Five deaths have occurred in and e
around Beaufort in the past few years s
from the careless handling of concen- t
trated lye by the parents of children, t
Only a day or two ago a negro child t
about two years of age, living near
Beaufort, was taken to the office of a t
physician by its parents in the hope i
of saving its life from the effects of
swallowing concentrated lye, which (
was consumed in infantile ignorance. <
The usual antidote was administered, t
but no hope is entertained for the <
child's recovery. i
The physician expressed the opinion i
that legislative restriction should be 1
placed upon the sale of this deadly poi- i
son to persons too ignorant to realize
the danger of placing it within the <
reach of children. - 1
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Telephone Property Sold. i
The assets of the Citizens' Tele- <
phone and Telegraph Company of
Spartanburg were sold by order of s
court last Monday. ]
The company was organized about ]
near Scranton, slew his brother in law,
S. W. James, also a prominent farmer,
one day the past week. There were
no eye witnesses. Myers went at once
to Kingstree to surrender. There has
been a family feud for years. It is
said that the men quarreled and that
James advanced on Myers with a fence
rail. Myers fired, breaking his oppo
nent's arm. James, unarmed ann
wounded, continued to advance. Myers
knocked him down, breaking his.
gun stock, and then beat his brains out
with the barrel.
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Crops Give Fine Promise.
In the section between Columbia
and Augusta known as the Ridge, the
fruit crop is exceptionally fine. Cotton
and corn are also reported to be
in fine condition. All fruit is more
abundant this year than usual, especially
the peach crop. At Monetta.
one of the principal shipping points
in the Ridge section, every man, wo
man and child that can be employed
are busily engaged in picking and
packing fruit. One day last week 3,000
crates of peaches were shipped to the
northern markets in one day and on
four years ago to compete with the 1
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company, and for a while it was
thought the company was doing well.
The sale was to satisfy a mortgage of
$30,000 and was bought by Mr. L. W.
Floyd, of Newberry for the sum of
$23,000. It is rumored that Mr. Floyd
was one of the indorsers on property
mortgage.
Very little interest was taken in the
sale, the only bidders being Mr. Floyd,
of Newberry, and Mr. Haynes, of
Greenville. Mr. W. T. Gentry, manager
of the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company, of Atlanta,
Ga., and Mr. M. B. Spear, superintendent
of Charlotte, N. C., were present,
but took no part in the bidding.
r. * c LMfc IN TRAIN WRECK.
Twenty-Nine Others Injured and a
Dozen Coaches Reduced to Ashes.
Five men killed and twenty-nine
"other people injured are given in the
iist of casualties resulting from a colI
lision between two passenger trains
on the Northern Pacific, near Staples,
at 1:45 o'clock Friday morning.
The dead are: Engineer Walter
Scott, not found; supposed to be in
wreckage; Express Messenger F. Moeller,
Fireman George Rasmussen, Conductor
John Noble, Dan Kennedy, secv
tion laborer, G'adstone, N. Dak.
Engineer Scott, of the westbound, {
took the siding expecting the eastbound
which had the right of way, to
pass. The latter, believing everything j
clear,, came along at a high rat? of ,
speed. The switch, however, had in '
some way not yet explained, been
turned and the eastbound dashed into 1
the waiting train. 1 <
The wreck caught fire, but the pas* j
sengers formed a bucket brigade and ,
kept the flames under control for a
time. But the work was given up and 1
che fire burned four coaches and three t
or four mail, express and baggage cars. 1
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ADDS TO FLORIDA REVENUE. ,
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Governor Jenning's Administration |
Scores Big Financial Triumph. ,
A Tallahassee, Fla., dispatch says: ]
Whatever else may be said of Gover- ,
nor Jennings' administration, it has, at
least, succeeded in materially increas
ing the revenues of the state. The
last achievement in this direction was
the passage of the old Indian war '
J claim bill with which one congress af
I ter another has struggled in vain.
The passage of this measure at the J
present session was secured by incor <
porating it in the omnibus bill?a step
which will add something like $700,000 1
to the state's resources. Already the I
newspaper fraternity throughout Flor- i
Ida is busily engaged in spending the j
money in advance.
It is, however, much to be regretted
that so much misapprehension should c
prevail as to the manner in which the <
proceeds of this claim are to be dls- t
posed of. As a matter of fact, the
money will go into the general fund of
the state, subject to the action of thlegislature,
and as for the old Indian f
war warrants, upon which so many in
dividiials are now pinning hopes that
can never be realized, it is a well- e
known fact that they were long since r
outlawed. a
Florida's Indian war claim is based u
directly upon the money expended by v
the state in the suppression of hostili- i
ties during the Seminole outbreak. c
while the warrants in question were j,
not issued until 1861. e
NEGRO GIVEN A DEGREE. 1
i
I Princeton Confers Master of Arts on '
I George S. Stark, ^lored.
i Announcement was made at Prlnceton,
N. J., Friday that among the de!
grees conferred during Princeton's
j commencement was the degree of mas'
ter of arts upon George S. Stark, a negro,
and the first of his race to receive
a degree from the university. He
graduated from Princeton Theologica'
seminary last month.
(VATERSON 4S CRITIC
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.onisville Editor Has Nocb M
Say of Cleveland's Speech.
JSES PEN AS A PITCHFORK.
:ormer President is Likened to "Grl?o
sly Death's Head at Democratic
Feast"?A Scathing Ar.
raignment.
Under the caption, "A Death He&& ,A
,t the Feast," Henry Watterson, edlor,
has the following to say in Th?
-ouisville Courier-Journal regarding
Irover Cleveland's "harmony" speech!
it the Tilden Club banquet in New;
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"The democratic party is not so ridt
lither in leadership or in position of .
trategic advantage that it can afford >f?j
o reject good counsel from any quarer,
but surely it has the right to draw.
he line on Grover Cleveland.
"To Grover Cleveland's insufficiency,
o use no harsher term, it owes its
"He found the party, what Mr. Til*
len had made it, a moral unit, a great ^
compact body of fighting men and
hat, having twice betrayed it, for hia ^
>wn selfish ends?he left it leaderleas,
md divided to the mercy of the winda ^ S
md waves of factionlsm, called into -:-g
leing by his own lack of generosity ^
md foresight.
"He, literally, held Carlisle whilst
Carlisle's enemies skinned him. Bat,
later along, when a sacrificial nomina- ' -*
Lion was in issue, he was prompt, eve?
vociferous, in his refusal to consider
It. In a word, he was a receptive caniidate
for a fourth nomination.
"It seems a kind if irony that if \'ri
should be a Tilden Club to welcome; .<
Mr. Cleveland's baleful re-entry into . -'-1
political activities. Mr. Tilden died
tvith words of scorn, and contempt
apon his lips for Grover Cleveland. He
mderstood perfectly the coarse tex- > ,
Lure of Mr. Cleveland's physical and J|j
nental make-up, his obtuse selfishness,-.
lis ignorant obstinacy, his vulgar self- "M
issertlon, his indefatigable duplicity.
"That Mr. Cleveland should put himself
forward as a conjecturable party
leader is proof of a self-confidence |||
(vhich would be sublime if it were nof
*-'* TXH Vl him.
Sinister, Utiauoe ICaUMBUiy nivu I I ' ? gu
means office, and nothing but office. " .-jag
"From the day he was one and twen?
ty till now he has been an office seek*,
er. He never drew a disinterested re*>
piratlon in all his life. We are not per* :
mitted, therefore, to see in this art*
fully timed and ostentatious reappear*
ance upon the scene from which he
withdrew into the conspicuous shad* .v
3f a great university anything except Jjg
the organization of a presidential!
boom, as it Is called.
"We rather think the party will 4 *S
agree without much division that it' /J
bad its fill of Mr. Cleveland. The Idea .*
Df his nomination is little short of '
ridiculous.
"The name of Cleveland' may stilt
be a name to conjure with in the eas^ '
but to the democrats of the west aml | H
Bouth it is simpiy hateful."
MAY SKIP TO FRANCE.
Quebec Judge Will Give Greene and
Gaynor a Chance to Escape.
?Xessrs. Greene and Gaynor maj^j 1
mike their escape from Csmada by.
lumping ball and will go to France,lawvprs
helievp thev will
rru^io vuvi* ** ? j ? m "
be free from extradition. Department!
ot justice officials at Washington feari
this result. They seem to belieye
that the judge in Quebec, before whosa- . J|i
the case will be heard, now proposes
o remand the two men to the extradition
commissioners, but pending commitment
by this official the judge will' "sJra
admit them to ball. This means that
30th will have an opportunity to escape
from the province of Quebec and willseize
upon it. The action of the Que*'
bee judge would not be possible un- 1||||
ier American forms.
TRAIN GOES THROUGH TRESTLE. ^||j
Passengers Saved by Coach Being
Caught on Pier. . i|
A dispatch from Shelby, N. C., says::
k portion of a mixed train on the
South Carolina and Georgia extension -i
railroad fell through an approach to .vM
;he bridge over Bread river Thursday ,:;j9
UierilUUU, Mirug uuc uau auu iigiung
over a dozen passengers.
The coach fell precipately fifty feet
>n the brink of the river and was
:aught by the stone pier which saved
he passengers from a watery grave.
KNOCKS OUT CUBAN BILL.
Nineteen Republican Senators Declare
Against Reciprocity Measure.
A Washington special says: Sevinteen
republican senators rose in the 7 ^
epuo-ican caucus >v euucsucty mgm,
,nd with all emphasis declared that :
nder no circumstances would they -,:}M
ote for the administration Cuban bill,
'wo others who were absent from the M
aucus were annnounced by their fel?,^
jws as pledged to fiay with these sev?
TO DRIVE REDS FROM PATERSON.
rifty Wealthy Business Men of tho
City From Vigilance Committee.
An organization has been completed ;*|
it Paterson, N. J., composed of fifty
wealthy business men to be known to
he public as the Paterson vigilance
:ommittee, but the membership and ^
jroceedings are not to be^made public.
Tbe anarchists are to be induced to
eave Paterson quietly, if possible. If - -r
;hey do not go the committee is said
,o have its own plan for action.