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ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 3.1902. ' ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. Jjl
CANAL BILL IS SAFE
Fbiit Bouses are Agreed and
^ Mat ;r is Ended.
3 PRESIDENT BAS ONLY TO SIGN
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Conference Report In Favor Of Panama
Adopted?Friends of Nicaragua
Havfe Not Yet
Lost Hopfc;
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A Washington special says: The j
conference report on the isthmian ca- j
nal bill was adopted by the house '
Thursday by a vote of 252 to 7.
Senator Morgan presented the conference
report on the canal bill and it
was adopted.
This passed the bill and It will be
sant to the president.
When the senate convened a few mi- j
nor bills were passed, after which con- j
. - Sideration was begun of the general
deficiency bill, being read for committee
amendments.
When the appropriations of $500,000
for the Buffalo Pan-American exposition
and $150,000 for the Charleston,
S. C., exposition were reported Mr.
Bailey, of Texas, protested. He insisted
that if congress should meet the
present demands, it would be called
upon to meet a still greater deficit in
the St. Louis exposition. He thought
it was a gross misapplication of public
money.
+- Senators Ha!e, Spooner and Teller
sympathized with Mr. Bailey's view,
but thought that the calamity which
had befallen the people' in Buffalo in
the assassination of President McKinley
had much to do with the deficiency
and should be taken into consideration.
| The senate, after long argument,
f agreed to the appropriation in the genf
cral deficiency bill for the Buffalo and
f Charleston exposition deficiencies.
Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, chairman of
the committee on interstate commerce
then called up the conference report
upon the isthmian canal bill and
moved the adoption of the conference
^ " report. Mr. Hepburn had quite a long
I colloquy with Mr. Richardson, of Ten- .
nessee, over the time in which the
president was to conduct the negotia,
tions with the Panama Canal Company
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BilU saiu mac iurv scuaic icj^vicu ti - |
ery proposition mad;- by the house
r. conferees. He said he would not have
this report if he did not believe that it
was the senate bi'.l or nothing. He
also declared tha: he did not believe
the Panama Canal Company possessed
anything we cared to buy.
Mr. Hepburn said ho thought the
" . president would fail in his negotiations
and could then resort to the o'her
route.
Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, said the
- people of his state favored Nicaragua
but he believed it was best to accept
^ the compromise.
Mr. Mann, of I'linois, said it was one
C step nearer a canal, due to the'efforts <
of the two men, Senator Morgan and
Representative Hepburn. (Applause.)
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The report was aiso supporter u,y
- Messrs. Sulzer, of New York, Fletcher,
1_ of Minnesota; Adamson, of Georgia;
Williams, of^Mississippi, and others.
Mr. McRae, of Arkansas, said he conr
sidered the substitution of the Panama
? ipute for the Nicaragua route a monu9*
mental blunder.
m* A roll call was ordered and the con
B ference report on the isthmian canal
wS bill was adopted by a vote of 252 to 8.
Those voting in the negative were
Ball, of Texas Bell, of Colorado Hay,
of Virginia; Jones, of Virginia; Claude
Kitchen, of North Carolina; Loud, of
California; Neville, of Nebraska;
? _ Woods, of California.
F While the biJ provides for the con1
r>f ? rnnal with preference
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for the Panama route in case there
should be obstacles in the way of a
clear title to the French company's
property, or there should be trouble in
negotiating just the right treaty with
. the republic of Colombia?neither of
which obstacles are likely to develop?
the Nicaragua proposition will be ta
ken tip. In either event a canal is assured.
The president will promptly
t . sign the bill.
MORGAN AFTER PANAMA LOBBY.
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Alabama Senator Precipitates a Livek
ly 'Debate in Upper House.
A lively debate was precipitated in
the senate Saturday over a resolution
oi Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, authoriz|
ing the committee on oceanic canals
I to investigate the status of American
J >" stockholders of the Panama Canal
I Company, with a view of protecting
lj~ them in the French courts. Messrs.
[ Spooner, Hanna and Mitchell antago
imzeo tne resolution. maintainnig mat
it was a matter with which the United
States had nothing to do. The matter
finally went over to the calendar
without action.
HARVARD HONORS ROOSEVELT.
President and Secretary Hay Given
. Honorary Degree of LL.D.
Commencement at Harvard university.
at Cambridge, Mass.. Wednesday,
was of unusual interest because of the
presence of President Roosevelt, a
graduate of Harvard, class cf lS'SO
who received the honorary degree of
LL.D.
There were other aotab e guests at
the exercises, including Secretary of
State John Hay. who also received the
degree of LL.D.
COLONEL ESTILL EXPLAINS.
' Defeated Gubernatorial Candidate Issues
Address to Georgians.
Colonel J. H. Estill, of Savannah.
Again addresses the voters of Georgia
"His latest is in :h? wa: of an explana
tion of his pes: ic:i having protsted
against the ai eg. i . regularities thaaided
Mr Terrell in wiunina by so
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KING PASSING DANGER POINT.
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, Latest Bulletins Favorable?Jubilee is
Being Arranged to Vent
Joy of Britons.
The latest bulletins issued in London
regarding the condition of King
! Edward indicate his rapid recovery.
The unanimity among prominent
physicians in expressing their opinions
as to the case of the king is quite remarkable.
Ail the professional opinions
gathered are distinctly favorable
and hopefui; the doctors regard the
danger of peritonitis as now almost
past and believe his majesty's recovery
to be entirely probable;
Liverpool was brilliantly illuminated
Friday night in recognition of the good
news.
The king of Denmark, who intend
ea emoarKing ror i>onaon rnaay anernoon,
was dissuaded from so doing by
Queen Alexandra, who telegraphed
her father that King Edward is making
good progress.
The prospect of the king's rapid recovery
has led to a revival of the projects
for festivities. It has practically
been decided that the Indian and
colonial troops should be reviewed by
the prince and princess of Wales on
the Horse Guards parade, Queen Alexandra
attending to take the salute on
behalf of the king, as she did recently
at Aldershot. This idea was warmly
advocated by the co'onial premiers in
London, and it has been approved by
Joseph Chamberlain, colonial secretary.
It is also likely that as soon as his
majesty is pronounced to be out of
danger London will indulge in a general
illumination. Very few of the illumination
devices in the city have
uccu uiatuiucu, luxu uwnvia a^aiuii^
the decision of the prince of Wales in
the matter. The prince has not yet
ordered the removal of the devices
from Marlborough house.
It is not impossible that the abandonment
of the naval review will be
reconsidered in the interests of the colonial
and Indian visitors, who are
greatly disappointed at missing this
sight. Other entertainments for the
nation's colonial and Indian guests are
also being arranged. Thus, if there is
no set-back in his majesty's progress
there will be a partial revival of -dee
interrupted festivities.
DEWEY "JUMPS THE GAME."
Admiral Objected to Questions by Senate
Committee and Bolts.
A Washington special says: Chafing
under the sharp cross-examination
to which he had been put by Senators
Patterson and Carmack in the hearing
before the senate Philippines commit
tee Friday, Admiral Dewey declined to
reply to some of *1116 final questions
and brought the day's testimony to a
rather abrupt end. As this was almost
coincident with the hour at which
the committee hearing was to end. the
admiral's action was less pronounced
than it would otherwise have seemed,
but his dislike of the manner of his
cross-questioning was apparent.
The minority members of the committee
manifested an unpleasant tendency
to contrast some of Admiral
Dewey's testimony since he has been
on the stand as an administration
witness with his utterances at Manila
and his official actions there. The
special questions at which he took
umbrage had reference to his declaration
that Aguinaldo had gone to Manila
for loot and money. Senator
Carmack construed this as meaning
the Filipino chieftain was, in the eyes
of the American admiral, little better
than a thief, ana he endeavored to get
ail expression rrom tne admiral as to
how this comported with his action in
backing Aguinaldo in raising an army
to co-operate with the American forces.
The admiral had manifested considerable
uneasiness under other similar
questions that had been asked him.
and he did not want to reply. Just
then the hour of 12 arrived and he
jumped to his feet declaring that he
was going. The members of the committee
rose at the same time, as it was
the hour to go to the senare chamber,
and a scene was avoided. The admiral
asked Chairman Long if he was to return
the next day, and when told he
would be expected he did not like it a
bit, but said he would be there.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED.
Fast Moving Engine Derailed by a
Horse and Wreck Followed.
The Texas and Pacific passenger
train, which left New Orleans westward
bound Sunday evening, ran over
a horse near Boyce, La., about 20(1
miles west at 4:50 o'clock Monday
morning, throwing the engine and tendi
r from the track. Engineer J. Englo
and Fireman George Dealer were both
buried beneath the engine and crushed
to death. None of the passengers
were hurt.
HAHN IN LAW'S GRIP.
Governor of Ohio Honors Requisition
From New York Officials.
Thursday Governor Nash, of Ohio,
honored a requisition from New York
for William Hahn. insurance eommis
sioner of Ohio under McKinley. Detec
live Brindley wiil take Hahn to New
York, where he will answer to the
charge of grand larceny. Hahn was indicted
for larceny of $2ti,715 from an
insurance company which he was connected
with.
COLOR LINE NOT DRAWN.
Negro Delegates to Sunday School
Convention Recognized it. However.
Notwithstanding the general understanding
that the color line was not to
be drawn in the international Sunday
school convention at Denver, the negro
delegates declined seats with white
delegates. One negro, who was allotted
to a seat next to a white lady, undertook
to brave out the situation, but
finally went back te tlie colored sec
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' RIOTING ON A TRIANj
Whites and Blacks Engage iil
Fierce and Gory Conflict.
TWO DEAD AND MANY WOUNDED
j Ten White Men Receive Bullets or
Cuts?Two Wounded Negroes
Were Afterwards Taken from
Jail and Shot to Ddathi
The*-? was a serious fidt dfi board
the Southern railway train that left
Augusta, Ga., about 6 o'clock Saturday
evening.
Just before the train stopped at the
water tank at Langley, eight miles
frem Augusta, there was some trouble
between several negroes and a white
man named John McDaniel.. A fight
was begun and pretty socn was general
between the white men and negroes
in the car. Pistols and knives were
called into play by both sides, and the
conductor pulled the trail up to the
station in the hope of getting police
help at Langlev. At the train stopped
at Langiey some of the combatants
rushed out and the fighting between
whites and blacks became general on
the train and a'l around the station.
The negroes engaged in the fighting
fled in all drections, and when the
smoke of battle cleared away there
were only two captured. They were
quickly placed in the lock-up at Langley.
There were ten white men with pistol
or knife wounds.
When the train pulled out of the
station some of the combatants were
still on board, and it is reported some
were turned over to officers at Aiken
and at Graniteville, station? farther on.
Only one of the white men, Ony Carter,
received a dangerous wound.
The people of the town of Langiey
and from the surrounding country
were soon aroused. Mutterings against
the two wounded negroes under arrest
were heard, and as the night approached
and the wounds of the white men
were discussed, the conviction grew
that the two negroes in the calaboose
were in serious danger.
Between 11 and 12 o'clock the
crowds in the streets of Langiey had
been greatly augmented by men coming
in from all directions and the mob
moved on the jail. Entrance was
forced and when the wounded negroes
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were aiscoverea me tiuwu auncu j
emptying their pistols into them, and
they were soon shot to death.
STORM IN TENNESSEE.
Loss of Seven Lives and Enormous
Financial Damage Reported.
Reports of fatalities and great damage
to property in the vicinity of Chattanooga
as a result of the storm Saturday
afternoon continue to be received.
It is said the damage to farm
lands is almost inestimable.
James Greyson, a proprietor of a
saw mill on Wa'den's Ridge, near
Chattanooga, and Jesse May, his sawyer,
were both killed during the storm.
The mill was blown down -j|pon them.
Reports from other points indicate
that aside from the loss of seven lives
the financial damage has been quite
heavy. Trees, barns and outhouses of
many farmers have been blown away
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cLLLU tuusiuciauic giaiu uciu .wwv.
BIG RACKET IN HAITI.
Revolutionists Make Things Lively in
the Streets of Cape Haitien.
There was much fighting at Cape Haitien,
Haiti, Sunday and great excitement
prevails. Admiral Killick, commander
of the Haitian fleet, has disembarked
a further detachment of troops
and a large quantity of ammunition for
the better protection of General Firman,
one of the candidates for the
presidency of the republic.
In the meantime the vessels under
the command of Admiral Killick were
bombarding Cape Haitien. This action
was taken without previous notification
to the foreign consuls who were
forced to embark on a gunboat under
the protection of their various flags.
PATTISON FOR GOVERNORSHIP.
For Third Time He is Named by Democrats
cf Pennsylvania.
For the third time in twenty years,
ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison. of
Philadelphia, was nominated for governor
of Pennsylvania "Wednesday by
the democratic state convention. Geo.
W. Guthrie, of Pittsburg, was the unanimous.
choice of the convention for lieu
tenant governor. The p'atform makes
no reference to national questions,
which indicates that the campaign
will be made strictly on state Issues
Pattison appeared before the convention
and made a brief speech of acceptance.
GIGANTIC WAGE INCREASE.
Steel Corporation Makes Ten Per Cent
Advance to 100,000 Employes.
The largest voluntary increase ever
known in the wages of 100,000 men has
been decided upon by the United
States Steel Corporation. They will
receive an advance or iu per ceni, <
which will increase the annual pay |
roll of the steel corporation by $4,000.- j
000. The advance applies to union as
well as non union men.
BUTLER OUT IN THE COLD.
House Decides Contest from Missouri,
Declaring Seat Vacant.
The house Saturday decided the con- f
tested election case of Horton vs. But- !
ler. from the twelfth Missouri district. !
In this case the majority of the committee
found that the election was so
tainted with fraud as to iMke it invalid
and recommended that the seat be
declared vacant, which waa ion?;
ABSORPTION IS NOW EFFECTIVE
Atlantic C6ast Llnfi Take* Charge of
Flant System Roads?Tem.
porary Organization,
The absorption of the I^lafct system
by the Atlantic Coast Line railroad;
which was announced some months
ago and which since that time has
been quite a live topic in railroad circles,
became effective Tuesday, July
1st.
Circulars issued by the Coast Line
have provided a temporary organization
which it is believed will largely
remain as the permanent organization
of the road. For the present the system
will be operated from Wilmington,
but lh two divisions. The passenger
department Will have headquarters
at Wilmington, while the freight
department will have headquarters
both in Wilmington and Savannah.
Tlia QnnthPrr Viae hPflin thp 11SP Of
the trackage rights of the Plant system
between Savannah and Jacksonville,
which it acquired at the time of
the arrangement for the consolidation.
For the present it is understood that
the Southern will continue its train
service on these lines as it is run at
present. The only difference will be
that the trains will be pulled by
Southern locomotives and manned by
Southern crews.
Per Diem Charges Begin.
At 12 o'clock Monday night the sys- [
tem of per diem charges for the use of
freight cars went into effect in place
of the old system mileage charges
which has been used by the roads for
a number of years.
The new svstem will, it is thought,
greatly improve the freight service of
the roads all over the country, as it
will cause a more prompt handling of
freight and will ia a large measure do
away with the car shortages, which
have been so annoying to the railroad
managers in recent years.
At one time it was thought that the
change from the old to the new system
would be an almost impossible
task for the car accountants to pernor
min the limited time that was given
them, but it is now generally believed
that the change will be accomplished
without a hitch.
President John M. Egan, of the Central
of Georgia, in discussing the new
system, said:
"The inauguration of the new system
will cause the car accountants
very little trouble, as they have prepared
themselves for it. I believe that
the new system will greatly simplify
the work of keeping up with our
freight cars and that the public will
also derive great benefit from the improved
freight service that will ge
given as the result of the roads being
better able to keep their cars on their
own lines.".
WILL OF MILLIONAIRE ROUSS.
Property Estimated at $1,500,000 and
Goes to Son and Daughter.
A copy of the will of the late
Charles Broadway Rouss, of New
York, has been deposited in the county
clerk's office at Waxahatchie, Tex
as to be recorded. The will is a
lengthy document and disposes of
property of the estimated value of
$1,500,000.
Cash bequests to the amount of
$414,500 are made, and $32,500 continuing
annuities are devised by instrument.
The mercantile business, buildings,
etc., of the deceased are left to
his son, Peter W. Rouss, and daughter,
Virginia Duane Lee, jointly, with
a provision that should the son elect
he shall have the exclusive control,
management and revenues of the business
by paying to the daughter the
sum of $25,000 per annum.
VETERAN "KNOT-TYER" DEAD.
Justice Hause Held Record of 6,000
Couples, Mostly Elopers.
Magistrate John H. Hause, of Jeffersonville,
Ind., who for many years
was one of the most unique characters
in southern Indiana, is dead. He
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was oo years 01 age auu uuuu^ iu& ^.u
years in which he held the office of
magistrate in Jeffersonvi'.le he is said
to have married 6,000 couples, the majority
of whom were elopers.
DEWEY BEFORE COMMITTEE.
Admiral Declares He Never Recog
nized Aguinaldo's Government.
Admiral Dewey made a statement
before the senate committee on the
Philippines Thursday concerning the
early operations at Manila when he
was In command of the American
forces in Philippine waters.
Admiral Dewey sail emphatically
that he never had recognized Aguinaldo's
government, nor did he salute
Aguinaldo's flag. He never called
Aguinaldo "general," but addressed
him as "Don Emelio."
MRS RAUCK RECONSIDERS.
Asks For a Divorc From Her Femalfe
Hubby in Baltimore.
A Baltimore dispatch says: Mrs.
Ernestine L. Raucl:. who was married
last weak to Lydia Lotta Sawyer, who
had masqueraded as a man for several
years, applied to the courts Friday to
have the marriage annulled. Judge
Wright signed an order for a hearing
in the case.
MUST ARBITRATE SOME MORE.
Comptroller General of Georgia Refuses
Southern's Tax Returns.
Comptroller General Wright, of Geo:
gia. has rejected the tax returns of th?
Southern railway as made by the com
pany, on the ground that the valua
tions are several millions of dollar
less than they should be.
The returns value the Southern's
properties in Geoagiq'at about Clt
000,000, while the comptrol or genera,
holds that they should aggregate about
W,600,000,
PROCLAIM AMNESTY
Cabinet Decides on Leniency For
Prisoners in Philippines.
WILL BE ISSUED ON FOURTH
Document Will Declare that Peace Existc;
in Archipelago, With Unimportant
Exception?Depends
on Congressional Action.
A Washington special says: At a
meeting ot the cabinet Friday the
terms of an amnesty proclamation to
the Filipino-, which, it is contemplated
to issue on the 4th of July, were
agreec. upon. The war department for
some time past has had under consideration
the draft of a proclamation
and has found it necessary to make a
number of changes in its text. In its
modified state it was agreed to by the
cabinet, and Secretary Root will cable
it to Acting Governor Wright for his
inspection. If it meets the latter's approval
nothing wkl remain but for the
president (if the Philippine civil government
bill is a law on that day, as
is now expected it will be) to issue on
Independence day a formal proclamation
setting forth terms of amnesty for
all political offenders in the islands,
including Aguinaldo and those held at
Guam.
The proclamation is based on the
general objects of the Philippine government
bill, namely, to restore, peace
in the archipelago and substitute a
civil for a military administration.
That bill is now in conference, and the
proclamation will not be issued until
tVirt V>h <rnvprnmMt mP.ISIirfl
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"has been agreed upon by both houses,
and the president has affixed his signature
to it.
The proclamation will declare that
a state of peace now exists in the
Philippine islands, save in the parts
of the archipelago where the Mindanao
or Pagan tribes are giving the
United States a great amount of trouble,
and will declare in effect that
with the transfer of the government
cf the archipelago from a military to a
civil status all those arrested and held
for political offenses shall be restored
to liberty granted full amnesty and allowed
to participate In the civil government
that is to be inaugurated on
the islands.
JURY ACQUITS MRS. DUNCAN.
Woman Who Slew Husband at Atlanta
Declared Not Guilty.
In the criminal branch of the supe
rior court at Atlanta, Ga., Friday, Mrs.
Mollie Eady Duncan was acquitted of
the charge of murdering her husband,
Policeman James M. Duncan, and
walked from the court house free.
The verdict seemed to meet with
popular approval and Mrs. Duncan was
warmly congratulated by a large number
of the spectators who had waited
in the court room during the day anxious
to witness the result of this reremarkallle
case.
A similar scene to the one presented
after the rendering of the verdict was
probably never before witnessd in the
Fulton county court house. For more
than half an hour Mrs. Duncan held
a reception in Judge Candler's office
and was kept busy shaking hands and
talking to those who crowded about
her. She appeared supremely happy
and accompanied each handshake.and
salutation with a pleasant smi!e.
After leaving the court house, Mrs.
Duncan returned directly to the Tower,
where she received the congratulations
of the officials and prisoners.
"I must go back home?that is, I
menn tn the Tower, and tell my friends
there goodby," she remarked. "You
know the Tower has been my home
lately," she added with a smile.
During the informal reception, the
members of the jury flled info the
room and each one shook hands with
Mrs. Duncan. She was glad of this opportunity
to thank the jury and expressed
her heartfelt thanks for their
action in liberating her.
Mrs. Duncan's attorneys were aso
congratulated for their work in the
case. They maintained from the first
that Mrs. Duncan would be acquitted.
The calling of the case was contrary
to expectations, as the trial was to
have come up at a special term of the
court, which was to have been held on
July 21st, but the attorneys for the do
fense were anxious to have the trial
proceed at this term of court, and late
Thursday afternoon they appeared before
Judge Candler and requested that
he hold court for another day in order
to try Mrs. Duncan. Judge Candler
agreed to do this, and the defense
waived the plea of former jeopardy,
which they had intended entering.
BRIBERY CHARGE SMASHED.
Committee of Congress Decides Danish
West Indies Matter O. K.
Representative Richardson, of Tennessee.
and his special committee investigating
the charges of bribery,
etc., in connection with the Danish
West Indies purchase have decided
not to make a minority report and the
report of the committee will be unanimous
that there was no bribery.
COMBINE OF STEEL PLANTS.
Six Huge Foundries Consolidated With
Forty Millions Capital.
Formal announcement of the organization
of the American steel foundries
under a New Jersey charter with
an authorized capital of $40,000,000,
half 6 per cent cumulative preferred
stock and half common, was made at
New York Thursday. The new corporation
acquires the plants and properties
of siK distinct companies,
\ SOUTH CAROLINA
if STATE NEWS ITEMS. |
Two Negro Boys .^rown.
Two negro boys, aged 11 and 12. respectively,
were drowned near Beaufort
a few days ago while attempting
to cross a deep creek with bags of
oysters on their backs. The bodies
were recovered and the coroner's jury
returned a verdict of accidental drowning.
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Examining Surgeons Selected.
Upon the request of the commissioner
of pensions. Captain John G. Capers
has recommended the following
board of examining surgeons for the
United States pension bureau for the
cities of Columbia and Greenville.
Greenville board. Dr. G. T. Swandale,
Dr. G. H. Bottum. Dr. W. T. Smith,
colored; Columbia board, Dr. L. B.
Owens, Dr. E. F. Darby, Dr. C. C. Johnson.
colored
Dr. Swandale and Dr. Owens are the
democratic members of the respective
boards.
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Peculiar Case This.
The most important case before the
court of sessions at Spartanburg was
that of Dr. S. S. Daniel, a prominent
dentist of that place, charged with
false pretense. Daniel was convicted
and recommended to the mercy of the
court. Judge Watts denied a motion
for a new trial and sentenced Daniel
to pay a fine of $150 and serve fifteen
months in the penitentiary or on the
chaingang. After sentence was passed
Daniel immediately gave bond pending .
an appeal to the. state supreme court.
Some months ago Morgan Reeves,
white, was arrested on a magistrate's
warrant, and to avoid going to jail,
Reeves arranged with Daniel to go on
his bond. To indemnify himself
against less, Daniel required Reeves
to give him a mortgage for $210 on a
tract of land owned by Reeves. The
case againsi fteeves was uismiocscu,
but the mortgage still remained in Dr.
Daniel's possession. Some time afterwards
Dr. Daniel assigned this mortgage
to a certain music and furniture
oompany, of Charlotte, N. C., for
piano said to be valued at $250. Reeves
prosecuted Daniel for obtaining goods
under false pretenses, charging thaf
the mortgage represented in the transaction
was worthless.
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An Eli Perkins' Yarn.
The following paragraph, credited to
The Boston Herald and signed by its
special correspondent, Eli Perkins, is
going the rounds of the press:
"I saw a cheap factory just started
in Columbia, S. C. The money of colored
men was behind it. For $6,600
they bought an old abandoned tobacco
factory. Then, with some northern
backing, they went to Maine and
bought four sets of machinery secondhand,
the Maine factory replacing it
with superb new machinery from Manchester.
With this new machinery
the Maine factory makes fine cotton
goods, formerly made in Belgium and
France. They make fine cloth from 75
to 150 meshes to the inch and worth
from 15 to 50 cents per yard. The Columbia
factory, with all its machinery,
costs less than $20,000. A factory in
New England ab'.e to do the work of
this factory would cost $75,000. This
southern factory is run by negroes.
Thej ;annot get over $8 per month
on the farms, and they are willing to
work for the same wages in the mill.
It is a missionary work to give them
work at any price. The mill will make
plain 4-cent sheeting and can produce
it a third cheaper than Fall River."
This is unquestionably the worst romance
that has ever gotten into a reputable
newspaper. There never has
been-a tobacco factory here, consequently
no such factory could ever
have been abandoned for a cotton factory.
There is not now. and never has
been ,a cotton factory here that cost
as little as $20.000?the smallest mill
here, the Palmetto, cost four or five
times that much.?Columbia corre
sponaeni or i>wb aim vjuuuvi.
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Preachers Roast Gamblers.
Last Sunday for the first time in
the history of Columbia all of the
preachers delivered sermons against a
public evil. In a number ef instances
they used very plain language regarding
the failure of the city administration
to carry out the laws. The immediate
cause of the sermons was the
acquittal of W. B. Smith, a gamb'er.
charged with the murder of Howard
Allen, in a gambling house on Main
street, in September, 1900. The State.
Columbia's morning newspaper, published
an editorial on the subject and
the preachers used this as the basis
for their sermons.
There was nothing sensational in
any of these sermons, but they were
strong, earnest pleas for observance
of,- the law and the protection of the
youth of the city, who are led into
temptation to gamble and then to steal
and forge to cover their losses.
One pastor. Dr. Mark L. Carlisle, of !
the Washington Street Methodist J
?,.k ,u,j nnt nnnfiriA his remarks I
L'illiilil, uiu uvt vv*?M*.v
to the gambling dens of Columbia, but
extended them to the social card parties
and the ladies' euchre clubs.
There are three separate sets of
laws against gambling in Columbia?
one contained in the city ordinances,
another in the state laws and a third j
prohibiting gambling under heavy penalties
within ten miles of the South \
Carolina col ego. It is notorious that I
for years large gambling houses have !
I been conducted on Main street in the 1
j business center of the town, and the J
j police walking on their beats can hear,
j the rattle of the chips and the talk
j of the players.
Time and again the attention cf
the authorities has been called to this
matter by the newspapers, but not one j
of these gambling houses, where there
are thousands of dollars piled upou the
tables, have been raided. Every now
and then a wagon load of negro crap
shooters is hauled up and the participants
are fined, but the whites have in
no way been disturbed.
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Campaign Briefs.
During the past week the candidates
have disported themselves at a lively
rate. From Charleston to Barnwell,
through devious windings and all
available intermediate stations.
Charleston was pleasant fishing
ground; Walterboro, years ago the
summer resort of wealthy planters, is
still pleasantly reminiscent of the olden
time, and beautiful Beaufort, with
the fine Sea Island hotel, its splendid
breezes and many attractions, made a
sDot when* pvpn thn m net ^5n ^r-arr-H/->
candidate loved to linger.
The week, apparently, has not been
without developments. If the speeches
have been read as they were listened
to by the crowds at the various meetings,
some developments might be
seen.
Some general remarks concerning
the progress made may not be altogether
without interest to many. South
Carolinians are as fond of politics as
are any people in the world.
The gubernatorial candidates, in discussing
what the yare pleased to term
"issues," have what Mr. Ansel terms a
"love feast platform." This means
they are all legislative sessions, education,
biennial legislation, sessions,
good roads, dispensary and the proposed
child labor bill. They are opposed
to trusts and combinations and
monopolies, which, however, are discussed
with proper regard for the
rights cf capital, as well as of labor.
This is also the case regarding every
reference to the child labor bill, which
is always spoken of with sincere appreciation
of and care for the rights of
mill owners and the great work they
have done and are doing. The love
feast is not exactly' perfect, though
practically so. One candidate has not
answered his opponent as to his exact
position on an important question and
two minor differences, too slight for
specific mention, exist in the stand taken
on the "issues."
Candidates for the office of lieutenant
governor are waxing warmer in
their discussions. One accuses others
of "dodging." the debates change from
grave to gay, from lively to severe,
and more than a "pop gun" rejoinder
may be -looked for in this debate.
Candidates for the office of secretary
of state still maintain their ideal
rivalry, closely followed In this by the
gallant and courteous aspirants for the
office of adjutant general. Candidates
for the office of comptroller general
ora matlnff a l.-iliHrn-hiiKineRK race.
ui g iuunmg m j^viiv^w r
with no asperities and with perfect
good feeling.
Much interest is manifested in the
debates between the two gentlemen,
one of whom is to be the next attorney
general of Fouth Carolina. The arena
has two determined antagonists when
these candidates enter, and a warm,
detailed, but always strictly parliamentary,
battle follows.
Great interest is taken in the multiform
and many-hued race for the office
of railroad commissioner. This interest
is almost (but not quite) as great
in the audience as it is among the candidates.
"Every minute will be the
next" is the uppermost thought when
these gentlemen get under steam, but
It is very hard to even think quietly to
one"s self who the next railroad commissioner
will be. Most of the candidates
make a straightforward business
race for this office, but things are generally
made lively when these speeches
begin.
A close mathematical calculation re- j
veals the fact that the candidates who j
have only five minutes allowed them
daily for their speeches pay a fraction
nore than $100 per hour for this great
privilege. Of course this does not include
precious moments used, in
hand-shaking, baby kissing and other
delights incident to a political canvass,
where offices are few and candidates
are numerous. It does represent
legitimate, official time allowed for the
enlightenment of honest voters, who
come for instruction and is a farcical
reflection of this feature of a South
Carolina primary. A smooiVtongued,
oily, glib talker can use his five minutes,
while a capable business man
can scarcely make himself or his
wants known in this limited time.
There are very many people who
have talked about the primary being
the salvation of the poor man in politics.
It is something of a strain to see
how this is so when the present campaign
is going to cost the candidates
at least $40,000. That seems to be a
lot of money, but the candidates seem
to be anxious to spend the money if
they can only get the offices.
There are sltxy-two candidates in
the field for state and federal offices
and, placing the average expense at
$*.?) per candidate, Ciiis would run the
amount up to $37,200, and the assessments
and other necessary expenses
would easily run the cost per candi
date up to $cuu.
Some folks may think that $600 is a
high average. It is no such thing. It
is low. There are already many candidates
who have spent double that
amount and the campaign is hardly I
half over. They have been liberal in
the use of printers' ink. There have
been thousands of circular letters sent
out and tens of thousands of so-called
personal letters announcing candidacy.
There is no such things as a discount
on postage bills and the railroads have
gotten full rates from all of the candidates,
as they had every right to do.
ANOTHER MACHINISTS' STRIKE.
Something Like Seventeen Hundred
Go Out on the Union Pacific.
A special from Omaha, Nebr., says:
The machinists of the Union Pacific f
railroad, in accordance with ther de- :
cision last Saturday, struck in all the
large and many of the smaller shops of ;
the system Monday morning. About j
3L70Q aw are affected by the strike. J
LAWS FOR FILIPINOS' J
Honse Passes Philippines Bill Ji
After a Week of Wrangling, j ?g|
DIFFERS FROM SENATE MEASDR& ||
Substitute for Temporary Control oil
islands Loses Out?Anti-Slav- . ^]
try Provision Was Also . | jj
Voted Down.
At 8 o'clock Thursday night, at thej
end of a nine-hour session, and of a debate
lasting night and day for a week.)
the house passed the Philippines drill
government bill, practically as it came; .
from the committee. It was a partyi ,
vote, 141-97, with the exception of Mr.l
McCall. of Massachusetts, who voted!
with the democrats. The minority sub-1. . ^
stitute for the establishment of a tern-1
porary government in the islands audi- : ;
their permanent independence as soon*
as a stable government could be estab-1
lished was defeated by 95 to 136v
The debate during the day was af .1Jg
times of a lively character. The democratg
offered a multitude of amend-:
meats, but all were voted down, includ-j .
ing one offered by Mr. Patterson, of?
Tennessee, to prohibit slavery or Involuntary
servitude in the islands.
The greatest interest attached to ani
amendment offered by Mr. McCall, re-'
publican, of Massachusetts, to the endi
of the bill, to declare the policy of ther
United States to be to develop the ca- , J|j
pacity of the Filipinos for safe govern- {
ment. The democrats challenged their . -28
political adversaries to declare their
future policy. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, Jjg
and Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, said it , ls|
would be unwise to mortgage the future
my making such a declaration
now, and the latter quoted Governor :-A
Taft as saying that such a promise
now would tend to prevent the pacifica.
lion of the islands. The amendment .dp!
was lost?80 to 128. It was a strict^
party vote, except for Mr. McCall and H
Mr. Littlefield, of Maine, who voted!
with the democrats for the amendThe
substitute for the senate Philippines
civil government bill differs from " the
bill as it passed the senate, princl- _.
pally in the following:
The house substitute provides for aj
complete system of civil government/ with
a legislature, to consist of two
houses, one of which shall be a popular1
assembly, elected by the Filipino peo- .
The senate bill contained no such
provision. The legislature is to be cho- - '.t&j
sen after "the existing insurrection inj
the Philippines shali have ceased andj
complete peace shall have been estaby
iished therein and the fact certified toj
the president by- the Philippine com-l
mission." The house substitute alsoj _
amplifies the "bill of rights," enumera-l ted
in the senate measure, and adds to'
the number of issues which can be ap-: i
pealed to the supreme court of thej
United States. The house measure alsoj
defines with greater detail than thej
senate the rights of citizenship oft
those residing in the islands, and pro-|
vides that all residents shall receive* ; ;
the same protection from the United!
States in respect to their relation with.*
foreign governments as is accorded toj
citizens of the United States.
The senate bill provided a silveri
standard, somewhat in extension and!
perfection of that now In existence.'
The house measure provides a gold*
standard system with the gold!
dollar of the United States as thai
standard unit of value for the islands.; :*:
The main coin is to be the peso, made*
in silver, but of a gold value, and this
is to be divided into subsidiary pieces!
of money, being devices emblematical . ; r#
of American sovereignty. Provision it:
also made for a system of paper currency
for banks, and a complete financial
system, the details being different
from those in the senate measure, although
following the same general
lines. In dealing with the grant of
franchises, the house bill places many,
more restrictions on such grants than.'
the senate bill. In this respect the restrictions
provided by the house followi '
the lines of those provided for Portoi
Rico. Both bills provide for acquiring
the friar lands and for the issue of ^
bonds sufficient to pay for the lands*
the senate provision malqng interest
rate 4 1-2 per cent and the house 5 peri
cent. Both measures contain extended!
provisions relative to timber lands^
harbor and internal improvements and} ;i
for two delegate commissioners, chosen
by the Filipino people, to represent
them in Washington and have the prlvilege
of the floor of the house.
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Doctor of Laws is Leonard Wood.
Among the honorary degrees conferred
by Williams College at Williamstown,
Mass., was that of LL.D. uponl
General Leonard Wood. .
CANAL A CERTAINTY.
Conferees on Part of House Agreo tol
Accept Senate Bill.
The isthmian canal conferees on. the
part of the house have done as was
predicted and Wednesday agreed to accept
the senate bill for a Panama canal.
The conferees will make formal
report of their decision to the house
and the house will adopt the report.
That means agreement upon the senate
bill. '
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~ - FIFTY-FIVE
NEW PRISONERS.
Biq Federal Prison at Atlanta Received
Guests from Indian Territory.
Fifty-five new prisoners were received
at the federal prison. Atlanta. Wednesday.
They were all convicted in
the central district cf Indian Territory
for crimes committed in the territory
of the Choctaw nation.
This gives the prison 343 inmates. Of
the fifty-five new prisoners, thirty-eight
were white men, fifteen negroes