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ONE BOLT KILLS FIVE
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Fearful Fate Befalls Telephone |
Linemen at Work.
LiGHTNINe FOLLOWED THE WIRE
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Deadly Fluid Whelmed Two Gangs or
Men Many Miles Apart, But All
Engaged in Putting Up
Same Wire.
Three white men and two negroes
killed, one white man and one negro
injured i* the result o* a severe thunder
and lightning ktbrm irt the vifciiiitf
of Offermati, Ga., Monday atterhooh.
The men were all employed in the
construction department of the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company and were stretching wirS
W&eh Struck by lightning. The coristfclieticn
force was working in twd
sections about five miles apart. Three
white men were killed and one injured
in one section, two negroes killed a?g
^ one injured in the other.
.One lightning bolt killed the five and
injured the two,
two gangs were at Work constructing
a new telephone line between Sdvtnnak
and Jacksonville: One gang
was located at Little Satilia river, twd
miles from Screven, and the other
gafeg located heat Patterson, eighteen
infies east of Wayctoss. Two negroes
wer'fe killed and, wounded from the Patterson
gang and thi-ee kii'ed and one
wotinded from the gang located at Little
Satilia river. The men had quit
work in the early afternoon on account
6f rain and had just commenced again
When lightning struck the wires At
4:30 6'clofck.
it is supposed th&t the same shock
killed the men oil both gahgs. Those
killed at Patterson were Tom Mitchell,
coloredj of Valdosta, and Wiii Cuibert,
colored. R. W. Smith, white, was
wounded seriously in the back and internally.
B. Boykin, white, of Soilth
, Carolina, was badly shocked, but Will
recover.
When the shock came Smith and
Boykin were on top of the pole. Smith
fell to the ground, a distance of twenty
feet. Boykin falling across the wire,
Wis prevented from falling to the
ground. Four men -were at the foot
of the pole handling the wires. *The
shock killed two instantly and knocked
the other two senseless.
At Little Satilia river the killed
were F. B. Sluder, single, white, of
North Carolina; M. C. Hawkins, sin^
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B. Bradfle'd, of Atlanta, badly shocked;
will recover. Sluder and Hawkins
were unmarried, while Rymer leaves a
wife and ten children. The men had
Just begun work like the Patterson
gang when the shock came. From fifteen
to twenty men were working in
each gang.
It is believed to have been a mistake
of' the foremen in allowing the men
to work so soon after the lightning
storm.
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KNOCK-OUT BLOW FOR DEPOT.
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Atlanta City Council Refuses Concessions
Asked by the State.
So far as the Atlanta, Ga., city council
is concerned the proposition to
er?ct a new depot on the state's property
under the plans proposed by Architect
Bradford L. Gilbert is practically
dead.
^ . By its action Monday afternoon
council placed itself upon record as
opposed to meeting the conditions reiluLeci
under the Gilbert pirn and in
answer to a communication from the
special depot committee of the state
legislature stated that it was impossible
for the citv to asree to give the
property demanded by the state.
The success of the Gilbert plan de
pended entirely upon the willingness
of the city to the raising of its
bridges and upon its willingness to do
Eate a portion of Wall street to the
state. Coifncil dec'ared that the sacrifice
would be greater than the results
would warrant and declined to make
the concessions.
WILL STICK TO HIS NAME.
Holmes Values His Ccgnormn at More
Than the Sum cf $12,000.
Twelve thousand dollars which the
late Louise Frisbie, formerly a Wall
street .broker, wi led to Lumas H.
Holmes, cf Springf eld. Mo, provided
he changed his name to Frisbie, will
c go instead to Vassar college.
Louise Frisbie was Holmes' aunt.
In her will, filed in New York a year
ago. Holmes was given until July 3 to
decide whether he would change hie
name to that of the donor. He an
nounces that he will rerain the name
of Homes.
Negroes to Fill Vacancies.
Railroads are rushing section men
into Chicago to take the places of
striking freight handlers. The Chicago
and Alton sent fifty, mostly colored,
from Bloomington, 111., on a special
train Monday night.
Cholera Record for'Manila.
The cholera record Monday for Manila
was fifty new cases and thirty
deaths. For the provinces the record
was 460 new cases and 335 deaths.
PRESIDENT IN riTTSSURG.
Half a Million People Turn Out to Welcome
Him on First Visit.
Half a mi lion persons greeted President
Roosevelt in Pittsburg, Pa., on
the Fourth.
They came, not only from Pittsburg
f, and Allegheny, but from the scores of
industrial towns within a hundred
miles cf the city. It was the distin
guished guest's firs: visit to Pittsburg
as president, and his welcome was
most enthusiastic.
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Brief Summary of Most
Imfcortaht Events
bt Each Day;
?The Atiaiittf, Ga., city Council refuses
the request of the stdte depot
Commission, for the state to use k pot- j
tion of Wall street for erection of new I
dipot. This action practically defeats
Architect Gilbert's plahS.
?Three white men and two negroes,
who were stringing telephone wires,
were killed and another white man
and a negro were seriously Injured
Monday near Offerman, Ga., by a bolt
cf lightning.
?The encampment of Georgia troops
was ojleheei Monday in M?cofl for th<?
state shodt.
?A young boy near Albany, Ga., Is
given by mistake a dose of morphine
instead cf calomel by his grandfather.
A wild ride against time Is made for a
doctor; bijt too late to save the bOy'S
life.
?It is beiieved that the ciiaiice of
settling tbe strike in thp Birmingham
mining district Is remote. Operators
r.rd miners held separate conventions
Monday.
?Hon.- William Hayne Perry, one of
the moat distinguished of Sopth Carolina's
sons, died Monday at San Soiid,
h:?; countfy home.
?The work of rebuilding tile burned
city of Alexander City, A'a., is progressing
well, and sixty days will see
fi rmer conditions practically restored.
?Nine thotisftnd freight handlers
vi-nt oil strike dt fehicago Monday,
causing considerable trouble td the
railroads. Ail attempt will bo made
to arbitrate the trouble.
?It is said that President Roosevelt
has formed an alliance with Representative
Littlefleld, of Maine, and will
build up ah aflti Hdnna party in congress.
?Ah appeal has been made to the
governor of West Virginia to cliefck the
federal officers in serving injunctions
on the miners.
?Owing to the rapid recovery of
K'ng Edward, it is proposed to have
the coronation fceremony Occur between
August ii and 15.
?A severe fire did great .damage lii
Clinton, N. C., Sunday. Forty-two
buildings are destroyed. The loss is
placed at $100,000, with $20,000 insurance;
?A mafi and woman ih Tehriessee
are suspected of having poisoned theif
wife and husband respectively.
They were married several weeks af^
+>-wvr~. /^ArtfVtp
It.I UiC t?u u^r0.1110 uituinu.
?President Roosevelt wi 1 not establish
art elaborate office rtt Oyster
Bay during his vacation. Says he will
remain only a short time, and does hot
desire the visits of delegations.
?Rainstorms did great damage in
western New York and the states of
Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska Sunday.
?President Mitchell, of the mine
workers, left Wilkesbarre, Pa.. Sunday,
for New York to confer with other
labor leaders.
?German newspapers say that had
it not been for Morgan's check book
the emperor would not baVe invited
the trust magnate to iuncheoii.
?The Fourth of July was celebrated
as usual throughout the United States
by American citizens in foreign countries.
President Roosevelt received a
great ovation at Pittsburg. Pa.
?King Edward continues to improve,
and Indian and colonial troops
have been ordered to remain until after
the coronation.
?The Fourth of July was fittingly
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celebrated at many piaces uiruuguuui.
tbe south, the observance being more
elaborate in some instances than formerly.
?It is believed that conferences
held for the past two days between operators
and miners of the Birmingham
district mean that the 6trike is near
its end.
?The Indian princes were received
bv Queen Alexandra and the prince of
Wales Friday. Their reception was
gorgeous enough to dazzle even the
| Oriental mind.
j ?Major Gardner has been notified
j by the war department that he will
| be heid to strict account because of
his unproven charges concerning the
conduct of officers In the Philippines.
?The ministers of Columbia. S. C..
united last Sunday in preaching sermons
against gambling, said to be rua
openly in that city.
?Louis Disbrow, who is suspected
of knowing something of the deaths
of Miss Lawrence and Clarence Fisher,
of Long Island, has been arrested.
?On an electric railroad near Gloversville,
N. Y.. fifteen persons were
kil'ed and twenty-nine injured in a collision
on the night of the Fourth.
?Some 11.000 miners are out in Birmingham,
i.la.. district. All is quiet
at the mines. One firm makes temporary
contract pending national meeting
at Indianapolis.
?Representative Livingston, of
Georgia, says that the appropria'ions
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oy congress win luiai v>?n a
dollars, but Chairman Cannon says the
total will be only about $750,000,000.
?There is great rejoicing on the
Isthmus of Panama over the passage
of the canal bill by congress.
?It is claimed in Chicago that John
W. Gates and his friends hold the
grain markets of the world at their
mercy. For a short while Tuesday
corn was worth more, bushel for bushel,
than wheat.
?King Edward is progressing so favorably
that the surgeons will now issue
only one bulletin a day regarding
his condition.
?The Atlanta. Ga.. city council
Tuesday appointed a committee go
i to Washington and invite ftro^S<$eHt
Roosevelt to visit the city.
PEACE IN PHILIPPINES
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President Announces Termination
of Hostilities in islands.
PROCLAIMS GENERAL AMNESTt'
Country of the Moros Excepted?Gen- j
fcral Ch&ffee Relieved of Duty ar,d
the Whole Army is Thanked
for Good Work Done.
President Roosevell has formally
declared the restoration of peace in
the Philippine archipe'ago. He has
placed the isiands under the complete
fciril Cfthtrill Ar.d has extended general
amnesty t6 the T^ilfrios tvhfi have been
in rebellion. These ttifee things, marking
one of the most important chapters
in Philippine history, were accomplished
through the issue of three sep3
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araiR yruers ?uu piutiauiauuMo,
by the president OVef his own-, signature,
extending amnesty; one thrOtigh
Secretary Root by the president's order,
relieving Giener'al Chaffee from
his duties as military governor, and a
third, which takes the shape of a general
order addressed to the entire
army of the United States, in which
Secretary Root t-akc-s occasion to express
the president's high appreciation
Of the work it has Accomplished both
in Cliba arid ih the Philippines.
. Amnesty Proclamation.The
amnesty proclamation is as follows:
"Whereas, Many of the inhabitants
of the Philippine archipelgo were in
ihsiifhCCtion Against the authority and
sovereignty of the kingdom of Spain
at divers times from August, 1S<"\
until the cession of the ArchipelgO by
that kingdom to the United States of
America and since such cession many
of the persons so engaged in Insurrection
have until recently resisted the
authority of the United States; and
''Whereas, "the insurrection against
the authority and sovereignty of the
United States is now' at ah.ehd Aflrl
peace has been established in a'l parts
of the archipelago except in the country
inhabited by the Moro tribes, to
Which this proclamation does apply:
and
"Whereas, During the course of the
insurrection against the kingdom ot
Spain and agairst the government of
the United States persons engaged |
therein, or those in sympathy with ana
abetting them, commited many acts in
violation of the law of civ'ilzed warfare,
but it is believed that such acts
were generally committed it: ignorance
of those laws, and under orders issued
by the civil or military insurrectionary
leaders;
"Now. therefore, be it known that
t Theodore ftoosevelt, president of the
Uliited States of America, by virtue of
the power and authority vested in me
by the constitution do hereby proclaim
and declare, without reservation or
condition except as hereinafter provided,
a full and complete pardon and amnesty
to all persons In the Philippines
ardhipelago who have participated in
the insurrection aforesaid.
Persons Excluded.
Provided, however, that the pardon
and amnesty hereby granted shall not
include such persons committing
crimes sifldt May 1, 1902, in any province
of the archipelago at the time
civil government was established, nor
shall it include such persons hav&
been, heretofore, finally convicted of
the crimes of murder, rape, arson or
robbery by any military or civil tribunal
organized under the authority
of Spain or of the United States of
America
Provided further, That every person
who sh^ll seek to avail himself of
this proclamation shall take and sub?
k ? tk a ^ a 1 1 a tt? t r-t rr / * t V? v\Vf t1 \r q 11.
aUi iUt; luc lununiug isai.11 uj cmj u u
thority in the Philippine archipelago
authorized to administer oaths, namely:
"I, , solemly swear (or affirm)
that I recognize and accept the supreme
authority of th? United States
of America in the Philippine islands
and will maintain true faith and allegiance
therto; that I impose upon myself
this obligation voluntarily without
mental reservation or purpose of evasion,
so help me God."
Given under my hand at the city of
Washington, this 4th dav of July, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and two. and in the one
hundred and twenty-seventh year of
the independence of the United States.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
By the president,
ELIHU ROOT, Secretary of War.
Filipinos Hear Proclamation.
A Manila special says: President
Roosevelt's amnesty proclamation was
read at noon Friday in English and
Spanish, from a flag draped stand on
the Luneta, after a parade of six thousand
Filipinos.
SUNDAY BLAZE IN CHICAGO.
Two Big Buildings Gutted Entailing
Less of $325,000.
Fire in Chicago Sunday destroyed
the buildings af 305 to 313 Wabash
avenue, causing losses aggregating
over $325,000. For a time the fire
threatened widespread destruction, as
it was only through the most strenuous
efforts of the firemen that, the
fiaraes were prevented from spreading.
GATES CORNERED CORN.
For a Time Tuesday the Commodit)
Was Worth More than Wheat.
a Chicago dispatch says: John W
Gates now holds the world's gran
market in his grasp. He took mon
than 2,500.000 bushels of actual con
Tuesday and removed it from the mai
kct. By the coup ho obtained absolut
power over the shortr and they ha
1 to settle with him. For thy first tim
-n several years corn was worth inor
than whoit, bushel for bushel,
aWiJER STRIKE in GlilGACO jl
Nine Thousand Freight Handlers Quit
Work and FYactically Tie Up
Business of Many Roads. J
A strike of ft,000 freight handlers in
Chicago was Caked Monday, and every
freight house o) the twenty-foUr rflilfosd*
concerned was practically tied i
up. Business mefi fear that th^ strike
will be the most serious whicil has affected
their interests in years'. I
flit pnncipal, railroad systems affected
by the strike ?rc: The Chicago.;
Cincinnati and St. Louis; Chicago aht'
Great Western; Baltimore and Ohio;
En*- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe;
Chicagb' Tefrbiiial Transfer Company;
Lake Shore afid Mi6hig?tu Swthern;
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific; 661- 1
cago and Alton; the Monon; Chicago ;
and Eastern Illinois; Wabash; Grand
Trunk; Chicago, Burlington and Quin- ,
Cy; the Pennsylvania; Chicago and ,
Nofth western; Chicago. Milwaukee
and St. Paillj t iirio'e Central; Michigan
Central arid Nickel Plate'.The
strike was called by a coiiimU- (
tee appointed at a meeting of 1.000
freight handlers held Sunday night.
The committee was instructed to call
- f -.i-fx-.oic'ht hnurs unless
O. St.llJ\e nnuui i vi ?,i -.iif,.., -? w ?
the railroads should meet the demands
of the men at orice for ah increase in
\vage?, extra pay for overtime and holidays
and recognition of the union.
The men on the Michigan Central,
Illinois and Wisconsin Central houses
on the lake were first to act.
With cheers 1,000 men walked out
from these warehouses alone. They
Congregated at the foot of the Randolph
street viaduct, where several
spcdknrfc counseled law-abiding methods.
Anticipating the possibilities of such
a strike, the railroad companies had
brought to Chicago a considerable
nummber of men to take the places *f
the strikers. These men were intercepted
by pickets of the strikers and
most of them wort? induced to join the
Freight Handlers' Union.
A later dispatch states that hopes of
a speedy settlement of the strike are
entertained by officials of the union
and members of the state board of arbitration.
The officials cf the union
at d conference Monday night Informed
Chairmaii Job, of the beard of arbitration,
that they were willing to permit
employees of the different companies
to meet officials of the same to
discuss the wage sca'e, providing a
joint conference should be held at
which officials of the union would be
permitted to act as advisers to the
men. The arbitration board is now
working on the matter in an effort to
bring about a conference between the
railway managers and committees representing
the men.
TILLMAN ON RACE PROBLEM.
Scuth Carolinian Delivers Lecture at
Marietta, Georgia, Chautauqua.
At the Marietta. Ga.. Chautauqua
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
spoke to a large audience on "The
Race froblem."
Senator Tillman was introduced by
Senator A. S. Clay and for an hour and
a iiia'f he discussed his subject. When
he itated that he was about to close
voices throughout the audience urged
him r-ontlnue. But the senator said
it was too hot. The heat was intense
ana the glare under the white tent almost
unbearable.
Senator Tillman thinks the solution
oi the race problem is by suitable
legislation and constitutions by the
states, such as South Carolina, Alabama
and other southern states have
passed. He says the first and controlling
problem is po:itical supremacy by
the white people at all hazards. Should
the negro become successful in dominating
his politics above the white |
man then the next step would be an !
attempt at social equality, vthich could
never exist. !
He spoke of the eight years just fol- ,
lowing the late civil war, when South
Carolina was under negro domination,
ar.d told how the white people, regardless
of negro majorizes and the presence
of federal soldiers to guard the
polls and have a fair baliot and fair
count, carried the state democratic by
a good majority. They have since, he
ooia "nri will forever more hold power
there. He
urged Georgia to follow the example
of her sister states and by constitutional
amendments make suitable
electoral qualifications.
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one: battle ship cinched.
At the Last Moment Georgia Congressman
Wins His Point.
Representative Carter Tate, of Georgia,
and his forces in the house wen
a signal victory Tuesday when the senate
conferees oa the naval appropriation
bill, after n stubborn fight, yielded
to the Georgian's amendment providing
for the construction in a government
navy yard of at least one of the
new battleships authorized in the bill.
Immense Hotel Opened.
On July 3d the Crescent Hotel, at.
Eureka Springs. Ark., was opened as;
an all-year-round resort under the
management of the Frisco System. Extensive
renovations and improvements,
have been effected which wi 1 make,
the Crescent Hotel the equal of any
hostelry to be found in the southwest.
This hotel is on the main line of tho
Frisco System, is on top of a moun-ain.
and has springs of wonderful medicinal
qualities. Rour.d trip tickets good for
| three months now on sale.
SUM OF APPROPRIATIONS.
' IVFade by Present Congress Exclusive
of Canal and Other Items.
Chairman Cannon, of the house api
propriations committee before ad3
jorunment Tuesday, presented a state3
mtnt of the appropriations made at
the uresent session of congress, showing
a total of 3750,063.837, not ineludd
' ing the large amounts that will be re>
6 rjuired for the isthmian canal and pubf
lie building and river and harbor contracts.
LONDON POOR FEASTS
King Edward Was Literal Host
to Half Million Unfortunate^
AMERICANS ACT AS WAITERS
fmmenee Quantities of Beef and BeoP
Dispensed With Lavish Hand,
Dinners Supplemented with
Alu^r? ,?nd Vaudeville.
Half a million of London's sluiil
dwellers were King Edward's guests
Sattrflay afternoon. They were scattered
in about itrl?* hundred hads,
schools and parks in varyiiig hhrnbers,
the greater number of royal beneficiaries
being at Eltepney, where no less
than 45,000 enjoyed a dinner such as
they seldom partake of. At every gath
enng was read a message irom me
king tO Loudon's mayor, signed by his
private secretary, as follows:
"Buckingham Palace, 11:20 a. m.?I
am commanded by the king to inform
your lordship that his majesty and the
queen had intended visiting some of
hl3 coronation dinners today, and he
deeply regrets that his illness prevents
their doing so. The king has deputed
ttiOfiiberg of. h:s family to represent
him at as In&iiy of these dinners as
possible. I am further commanded by
the king to express his hope that his
guests are enjoying themselves and
passing a happy day. "KNOLLYS."
Saturday morning's bulletin announcing
that King Edward was out
of danger was a'so circulated, so that
half & million poor folks drank his
health in no restrained enjoyment out
of the coronation cups presented to
each of them as souvenirs of the occasion.
The prince and princess of
Wales traversed the metropolis from
end to end in semi-state, the carriages
being escorted by a detachment of the
horse guards, and appeared at central
gatherings in several districts.
Americans as Waiters.
The principal dinner was at Fulham,
where S,ir Thomas Lipton. who organ
ized the whole feast, did the honors
of the day to 14,000 of the poor, aided
by a host of titled and untitled volun
teers, including Timothy L. Woodruff
lieutenant governor of New YorP
state; Vice Commodore Eourne, of the
New York Yacht Club, and othei
Americans, who handed around plates
of beef and pudding, or filled beei
mugs with an enthusiasm emblemati(
of the whole spirit of the occasion.
The dinners were followed in even
case by variety shows, upward of 1,50(
operatic, theatrical and music hall ar
tists and 41S pianists giving the!
services for the occasion.
During the course cf the afternooi
a second message from the king wa;
read at the various gatherings, sayin;
his majesty was very glad !o feel tha
they were his guests, and hoping tha
they would all be happv and comforta
ble, and spend a pleasant afternoon.
ESKIMOS MURDERED ANDRE.
Fate of Long Missing Explorer ani
Companions is Made Known.
Advices from Winnipeg, Manitoba
state that Rev. Dr. Farlies, a Churc!
I of England clergyman, arrived froi
| York factory, northwest British terr
tory, Saturday and brought authenti
information of the fate of Explore
Andre and his company. Two year
ago 1,800 miles north of York a part
of Eskimos, under the leadership c
"Old Huskie," saw the Andre balloo
alight on a plane of snow in that v
cinity, which is about two miles nort
of Fort Churchill. Three men emerge
from the balloon and some of "Hu;
kie's" people approached them out c
curiosity.
As they did so one of Andre's con
panions fired off a gun. This is a sij
nal to uncivilized natives for battf
It is regarded as a challenge, and a
most instantly the natives fell upo
the three explorers and massacre
them.
Everything pertaining to their outf
was carried away to the homes of th
natives on ths north borders of tL
Arctic region.
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SUSPEU I fcW ur ugmu . ~ ~
Man's Wife and Woman's Husban
Died Suddenly, Wedding Followed.
A news item states that Mrs. Fier
j Ing and a Mr. Jenkins, living near La
I rel Bluff, Roane county, Tenn., ai
suspected of being implicated in tl
poisoning of Mrs. Fleming's husbar
and Mr. Jenkin's wife.
Mr. Fleming and Mrs. Jenkins bo
died suddenly about a month ago.
less than three weeks Mrs. Flemii
and Jenkins were married.
1 Suspicion was aroused by the inte
[ ception of a letter written by Mi
j Fleming to Jenkins.
] BOSTONESE ARE AROUSED.
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| Kick Over Naming cf Dr. Long zs D
< coverer of Anesthesia.
J A hornet's nest is being stirred
> in Boston, Mass., by the recent aoti
I of the Georgia commission in nami
^ " c 3 XXJ T r.r>tr r. e tVic, r!ir<r*r
LI'itW1U1U vy . uo
j erer of ether as an anesthetic, and it
I likely that there will be a revival
} the bitter controversy which so ma
years raged over this question and w
carried to the halls of congress.
TROUBLE FOR GAS ADDICKS.
Receiver is Wanted For One of h
Companies in New Jersey.
At Trenton, N. J., Monday, Jud
Kirkpatrick, of the United States <
cuit court, appointed George D. Ij
lock, of Plaintield, N. J., receiver of 1
Bay State Gas Company of New .)
sey. This is the company that pa ganized
by J. Edward Add!' 1.:; '
others for the purpose cf ccnivr'
' the various Eos ten gas ligru ic.-i
nies. .. _
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k STATE NEWS ITEMS, i
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Five Die atid Two Crazed.
Five sudden deaths ftfld two cases
i of insanity, which occurred ifl Charleston
last Monday, are attributed to
drinking of whisky and the hot weather.
The temperature reached 102 degrees
on that d4iy, the highest recorded
in th/rty-one years.
The rases of insanity were due directly
to the heat, while the deaths
came from the free use of whisky
along with the heat,
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Army Post on Sullivan'* Island#
Sixteen new buildings for the arniy
I post on Sullivan's island have been delivered
to the representatives of the
war department and eleven additional
buildings will be turned over by the
i - nnfra^fnrc within the next ten days.
For the past year the work hss been
in progress, and more than $500,000
h2S been expended for buildings alone.
I The residence for the commanding of|
ficer was constructed at a cost of
! $16,000, and other residences were
erected at proportionate cost.
The island post is now one of the
most important on the south Atlantic
coast. The new fortifications are powerful
enough to afford every protection
i to the port from hostile fleet, and while
j the defensive end has been undergoing
i repairs the work on the barracks has
j been improved. All of the buildings,
j the hospitals, offices and quarters have
j been provided with every modern conI
venience.
| Of late years the federal government
i has been most liberal in the treatment
c/ Charleston. The naval station work
1 is soon to begin, and while the navy
department will have the most important
station on the south Atlantic
i coast, the army quarters will be finer
; j than any in this part of the United
( States.
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. A Benefit to Charleston.
Tne opening of the new steamship
. j line between Charleston and Central
; ' America by the Fruit Dispatch ComI
! pany, of New York, is looked upon as
. j'a great benefit to the port of Charlesj
ton. The first vessel for the new fleet
: I will arrive from Port Limon, Costa
; ! Rica, and regu.ar weekly sailings will
- j be established. The company controls
5 i ninety-three vessels and will put as
| many ships on the line as the volume
; | of business will warrant.
The Fruit Dispatch people formerly
T ! operated from Mobile tv Central Amer)
| ica, but it was found necessary to
. ( move. Several montns ago me comr
pany opened a line between Charleston
and the West Indies and the local
l managers decided to have the Mobile
3 route transferred to Charleston instead
r | of Philadelphia. The quarantine laws
t in effect were not satisfactory, howt
ever, and the matter was taken up
with the health authorities. The result
was a change in the rules, and this
left clear sailing for the company.
Ships will arrive and sail from
Charleston every week. The steam
d | ers are handsome and commodious
with ample passenger accommoda
tions, and as soon as the line is well
h established it will handle a very largt
n i amount of freight from Charleston.
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r New Pistol Law in Force.
s I The new pistol law, which went int<
y effect in South Carolina on July 1, is j
,j? remarkable statute in many ways. Ac
n j cording to this law state dealers ari
j. I not permitted to sell a revolver iesi
h ' than 20 inches long and weighing les;
(j than three pounds. Its aim is to pre
3_ vent the indiscriminate carrying o
) j firearms, and while it will prohibit thi
I sale of smaller weapons, it will no
2. j stop the public from going armed a
r_ ! heretofore.
3 |
Samples of the new guns have beei
]_ I put on the market. Charleston deal
n | ers, however, say that they will no
ft handle the new article, for tne reasu:
that no sales can be made. Estimate
it I also show that a gun made accordin;
ie i to the required length will weigh neai
ie j ly five pounds and will shoot a 5?
; calibre bullet. The rebounds from th
J shot would be so powerful that a pei
son could not hold the weapon in on
hand, and it would be as dangerou
almost for the man firing it as for th
id man at whom the weapon was directed
The Inevitable result of the law wi
n- be the opening of bli-nd tigers for t.h
u- sale of pistols, just as the state ha
re hundreds of blind tigers for the sale c
ie liquor. Local hardware firms hav
id withdrawn their old stock, and not
single pistol can be bought in Charle
th ton legally.
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Good of Charleston Exposition.
?r- Charleston News and Courier: Thei
:s. are some things about the expositic
that are worth noting.
It brought more people to Charle
ton in six months than had previous!
visited this city in nearly, if not quit
js_ i as many years.
i Tt advertised Charleston as it h*
up | never been advertised before.
orl [ It gave the hotels, boarding houst
ptr I and railroads more business than the
^ | have ever had at any period in tfc
is past.
ot- It supplied tenants for nearly evei
vacant house in the city, and enable
ag owners of property to rent places ;
i good prices which could not be fille
before at any price.
It added from ?3,000,000 to $5,00(
000 to the money circulated in th
*is community.
It gave profitable employment
Igc hundreds of men, women and childre
;ir- It brought to Charleston the pre.'
dent of the United States, the govt
;ju nors of fourteen states, the mayors
cr. many cities, the legislature of Sou
Carolina, two foreign ministers to tl
United States, the consular repivse
2z tatives of several foreign governmen
; with which this country has arse coi
mercial relations; the teachers ai
. 2>f. -;
pupus of many of the best colleges and
schools In this and other states; thousands
Of people from all parts of the
country; capitalists looking for investments;
men searching for homes, soldiers
and sailors, home folks and
strangers.
It gave Charleston the most active
business ever known and the most
oril.iant social period in the life of this
well-meaning and hospitable community.
The exposition was the greatest enterprise
ever attempted in any town in
this country. It surprised every one
by its extetit and merit. It showed
what can be done by co-operation, even
half-way co-operation. It placed
Charleston back on tide map as a live,
progressive community. It made a
.ecord in exposition-giving that will
not be lost on other exposition-giving
jitles.
Charleston has made a reord of
which it may well be proud. It has
started the new century at a splendid
pace. It will not lose the advantage it
has gained if its people are true to
.'hemselves and their opportunities.
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South Carolina Appointments.
A Washington special says: Major
Mlcah Jenkins has been formally notified
by President Roosevelt of his selection
to succeed George R. Koester
as collector of internal revenue for the
district of South Carolina. Major Jenkins
called at the white house, had a
short consultation with the president,
and his appointment was assured. As
soon as the necessary papers can be
prepared in the treasury department a
commission wi'l be issued to Major
Jenkins.
Major Jenkins enters upon his new
duties without any political, pledges
.0 fulfill or any partisan friends to reward.
The appointment came to him
unsought and he proposes to administer
the office to the best of his ability.
In discussing the business of the collector's
office he indicated a desire to
have the collector's office transferred
from Columbia to Charleston. That
will probably be one of his first official
recommendations.
The- president also disposed of two
other troublesome South Carolina appointments
by reappointing W. L. Har
ris and J. F. Richardson postmasters,
respectively at Charleston and Columbia.
For some unknown reason, Mr.
Short, who failed of confirmation as
postmaster at Sumter, was not included
in the list of recesa appointments.
At the postoffice department
it is said that another man may be
commissioned for that office, although
no definite action has yet been taken
in that direction.
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Hon. William Perry Dead.
Hon. William Hayne Perry, one of
His.tins'iiished sons.
OUUIU uaiuiiutv u v??vv.MO
died last Monday afternoon at his
1 country home. "Sans Souci." three
miles from Greenville. He had been
' in feeble health for the past several
' years of his life.
1 Colonel Perry was the son and eldest
child of the late Governor Benja1
mln F. Peqy. He was born in Greenville
June 9, 1839, and graduated from
1 Furman university in 1856. He continued
to study at the South Carolina
college and later at Harvard, receiving
the degree of B. A. from that institu'
tion in 1859. He then pursued the
J study of law with his father, who was
afterwards governor of the state, and
was admitted to the bar in 1861.
At the outbreak of the civil war, he
enlisted in the Second South Carolina
} cavalry. He served four years, first In
1 Virginia and later was transferred tc
this state, being promoted to rank oi
* a A A TT?4 f V
5 first lieutenant, ana suneuuucu
5 Johnston at Greensboro.
5 When reace w^s declared he contin
" ued the jurrult of his profession witl
* his father. He was chosen solicitor o
e the eighth district in 1868. He was J
delegate to the reconstruction conven
R tion of 1S65, and was one of the mos
active in pronniing and advising th<
1 reforming of the state laws which thei
took place. 4
* In 1880 he was elected by a larg<
a majority state senator from Greenvilb
6 county. In 1884 he was elected to rer
? resent the Fourth congressional dis
*' trict of South Carolina. He was twic<
re-elected to congress, and declined ;
e fourth elction in the fall of 1890. Sinci
r" the expiration of his term in 1893, hi
e has led a retired life, passing his tlm<
3 at his countrv home.
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II VERDICT IN INFIRMARY FIRE.
e
s Grand Jury Fails to Indict Officers c
)f Burned Sanitarium.
e At Chicago, Thursday, after hearin
a the testimony of numerous witnesse
t- concerning the St. Luke's Society fir
disaster in "which twelve persons los
-their lives, the grand jur." voted unj
nimously not to indict C. E. Mille
and his manager. Henry C. Lavis. Th
e two men were held to the grand jur;
n bv the coroner's jury, which gave
wider latitude to its investigation tha:
s. the law allows a grand jury.
HOW ABOUT THIS?
is For Twenty-Four Hours Snow Fall3 '
State of Wyoming.
^ A special from Evanston. Wy.. und<
date of July 4 says: Snow has be
falling for twenty-four hours and i
v the mountain lies on the ground to
'd depth of 3 to 6 inches. The mercui
fell to freezing point Friday the weat
er cleared.
AN EVEN DOZEN VICTIMS.
Is
Additional Details of Trolley Horror j
t0 Gloversville, N. Y.
n- The wreck which occurred on tl
5*" Mountain Lake railroad, near Glover
ir* ville, N. Y., on the night of the Fourt
caused the death of twelve persons.
tn is believed that several other victin
,>ie will succumb to their injuries. Tl
n' bodies of many of the victims wei
rs crushed and maimed almost beyor
31' recognition and the scenes about tl
ld wreck were horrifying.
CONGRESS AIJJUllKNh m
Lirelj Scenes at Closing Sessions pM
of Both Houses. .
SPEAKER JOINS IN SONfi iHXIE* M
Debate Occupied Time of Senators Up
to the Last Moment?Finale
Was Calm and Serene, ^ ,-^aM
Amid a scene of enthusiasm that has -|1
not been paralleled since the exciting ^
and. stirring days of the Spanish war, c|j -;!$
Speaker Henderson, at 5:30 Tuesday :
afternoon, declared the house of rep*
resentatlves adjourned without day.
In so doing he said that no house of i>|
representatives since the adoption of
the constitution had done as much- ''^feiSgS
work as this one.
The audience to which he made hia/"t|?
brief address was a brilliant one. The *j|
calleries were banked to the doors
and almost two-thirds of the members
were in their seats on the floor. The
speaker's appreciative words to the
members thanking them for their cooperation
during the session had ' M
touched a responsive chord and they i-4
gave him a remarkable de-monstratfonr ?
of their friendship and good will. ; t
While the cheering and applause $|
were still in progress the members on s^g! _
the floor began singing "My Country,
'Tis of Thee." It was taken up by th6
correspondents in the press gallery. -;S|
over the speaker's chair, and by the>
spectators in the surrounding galleries, I
and soon the vast hall was ringing I
with the swelling chorus. Other patrl-' ^ *:;
otic airs followed as the members ex- ?jj
changed farewells, "The Star Span- M
gled Banner" alternating with "Dixie." -j
The speaker came down from his roetrum,
his appearance on the floor being
greeted with "For He's a Joll^ B
Good Fellow," and a perfect rush o?
members to grasp his hand. ||
Henderson Sings "Dixie." f|
Standing in front of the clerk** ^
desk, he, too, joined in the songs and 'M
there was a wild scene when GenenU^jjjjl
Hooker, of Mississippi, the one-armed ;
confederate veteran, took his place by
the side of the speaker, and together ?
they sang "Dixie." Mr. Canc^er, a MIs-^ ||
sis^J.ppi democrat, jumped upon a desk '/SB "
and let out a. yell of jubilation thatrX| ^
fairly shook the rafters. For almost a J-Jj
half hour the jubilation continued.
this time the spectators remained
standing in the galleries, watching th?
animated scene below, and joining in. 31
the singing.
The adjournment came at the end ^
of a seven and one-half hours' session
during which much minor business
was transacted. In all, seventy bill*
and resolutions were passed. H
Last Hours in Senate. " %_
After a session marked by some of iM
? ?tn.nr>ioct Hphafes ever heard In "
till? OCU iUiivuw
the American congress, the senate aI?o "
adjourned sine die at 5:30 Tn-rli^'^'jl
During the last hours of the session 3
there was a tart debate on the Philip- ||
pines question, participated In by ":-z
Messrs. Carmack, of Tennessee; 'lllljfl
! Spooner, of Wisconiin; Culberson, of
Texas; McComas, of Maryland, and I
: Lodge, of Massachusetts. The^confer- * I
ence report on the Philippine govern
ment bill was adopted without very
1 serious opposition, and when the decks 8
1 of the senate were cleared for adjourn>
ment, Mr. Carmack called up his reso- "
E lution providing for a continuance of
1. the investigation of the Philippine ^
committee during the present summer, V>;|]
* This started the trouble, and for more jB
1 than an hour a battle of words was
f waged. The resolution was referred to
1 a committee, thus effectually killing it.
Just before adjournment, the usual ||
* resolutions were adopted, including
" one offered by Mr. Cockrell, the vener*
able democrat of Missouri, cordially, -da '
thanking President Pro Tem. Frye for
e "the dignified, impartial and courteona
e manner in which he had presided over^S
the deliberations of the senate." After
r a^nntion of the resolution, Mr.
tile
0 Frye delivered a feeling response and '-JfBJ
a then declared the senate adjourned '
J without day.
e TO CROWN EDWARD IN AUGUST. King's
Condition Favorable Enough
For Early Coronation.
A London special says: King Ed- ^
j ward will be crowned between August
11th and August 15th. His recovery -" ^
has been so rapid and satisfactory that
g the above decision was arrived at Mon- v.a
b day. No official announcement of the
fact has yet been made. ^3g||
The pageant through the streets and
1 the ceremony at Westminster abbey
will be much cultailed from the original
plan. Their majesties will drive '
* from Buckingham palace to the abbey .\ i
^ through the Mall, to Whitehall ?jl5
TROUBLE COMES EARLY. *
American and British Residents of
Santiago Have Cause for Complaint.
The American and British residents
of Santiago de Cuba are indignant at
the alleged brutal treatment at one /^ll
of the hospitals of a Scotchman n$med st
'u William Housetown, who died, as asa
sert^d, of alcoholism Sunday morning. ^
y Housetown was a dry goods clerk, a ^
h. man of good family and not an habits
ual drunkard.
REJOICING ON THE ISTHMUS.
Passage of Panama Canal Bill Ail the
ie Talk of Colombian?. MIS
g_ A special from Colon, Colombia*
h says: The news of the passage fcf . - ^
It the United States congress of the
1S Spooner Panama canal bill and the >>
ie signing of the measure by the presl- ;v^j|
re dent is still the ali-absorbing topic on ..||30
|d j the isthmus and is generally consid- ie
| ered to mean final triumph'for the -_-y;
Panama canal.