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- z* ? , - a? The Bamberg Herald. J TS ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 14.1902. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. Jj NEGROES TO NATION Public Declaratio Formulated by Congress Held in Atlanta. ' IS CONSERVATIVE IN VERBIAGE Declaration Was Framed by the Board cf Directors and Reading Elicited Great Applause by Great Audience. The declaration of the Young Peopie's Congress at Atlanta to the American public is a very conservative document. In part it is as follows: The Young People's Negro Christian and Educational Congress having been called for the purpose of considering the moral, religious, educational and material condition of our people, sends its greetings to all the various types of racial blood and lineage which: la the aggregate constitute our nationalise.-; We join with you in the hope that our nation, true to God and true to humanity, the grandest republic upon which the sun has ever shone, shall become more and more under the leadership of men who fear God and work righteousness; and to this end, we pledge anew our heart's devotion and our life's bes'; eneigies. Our purpose hire has been to deai with all the problems which confront the republic Jn its complex national life; but more especially to deal with those problems that are essentially the negro's and which, in the very nature of the case, must be virtually solved by him. Whatever of burdens we may still have to bear, of wrong's which we may still endure, of adjustments which are yet to be made, we throw ourselves upon the justice and fair play of the American people, north and south, and declare our unreserved convletion that in the end it will prevail. The growth of the negro since emancipation is unparalleled. From four and ons^half millions a generation ago we are now ten millions, and this without the aid of immigration. Now, after years of experience, we have pleasure in being able to say that our educational methods are both practical and effective. While much has been accomplished in the intellectual development of the people, candor compels us to admit that much yet remains to be done. It is an encouraging fact, however, that more agencies are at work for his intellectual uplift than ever before. Nearly 30,000 young colored men and women, 18,000 of whom hold diplomas, hav^ been prepared and sent forth as Christian teachers.. While there is still room for a better and higher moral life among us, yet unmistakable evidences of a purer home and individual life are most gratifyng. Open concubinage has almost entirely disappeared, and similar ^ immoral tendencies bequeathed us by the past are happily passing away. In fixing our moral status we ask you as . a matter of fair play, do not judge us by our worst, as has often been done, but rather by our best We are cognizant of the civic and political inequalities under which our people are suffering, nevertheless we , urge our people to continue to strive. to associate their conduct tnat iney pjay prove themselves deserving of every right., and privilege now enjoyed -by any other American citizen. As citizens of this republic we feel keenly the responsibility of putting ourselves in touch with the best element of all races and classes and doing all we can to make this truly a liberty-loving nation, guaranteeing to eyery one, rich or poor, high or low, Mongolian or Malay, Caucasian or negro, the fullest protection of the law. tVe stand ready to join hands with the Angjo-Saxon, learning the same lesson that he learned from the ancient Greek, "To lay first the root of civilization, and then with light and learning carry that civilization around the world, more especally to Africa. JUSTICE GRAY RESIGNS. Oliver Wendell Holmes Fills Vacancy On U. S. Supreme Court Bench. A special from Oyster Bay. N. Y., says: President Roosevelt late Monday announced that he had appointed 'Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes, chief justice of thp supreme court of Massachusetts, to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the United States, vice Justice Gray, resigned. Tho resignation of Justice Gray was due to ill health. Several months ago he suffered a stroke of appoplexy, which some time later was followed by another. PALM OIL IS BARRED. j Ruling Made that it Cannot Be Used in Oleomargarine. ? A Washington dispatch says: Mr. Yerks, the commissioner of internal revenue^ has made a decision on the question of whether palm oil in very small quantities may be used in the ; manufacture of oleomargarine. The j commission has decided in the nega- I tive, inasmuch as the oil is only used for Imparting color. CHEROOT TRUST IS ON. j ! -| Stogie Maker* of the Country Organize : with $6,500,000 Capital. j A combination of leading stogie and j cheroot manufacturers of the country i has been formed in Philadelphia. The | new corporation, which is to be styled i the United States Cigar Company, will control from 90 to 95 per cent of the stogie and cheroot trade. The company has been incorporated under the laws of Delaware with a capital of $6,500,000. j STORM WRECKS BIG HOTEL j Of Eighteen Guests in Fated Buildinc ' Fourteen Were Hurt, Some of j Whom May Die. A cyclone of great intensity passed over Carolina Beach, a resort 20 miles below Wi'mington, N. C., Thursday night and left in its wake the com plete wreck of the Oceanic hotel, an old structure used conjointly as pa vilion for excursionists and hotel. Fourteen persons out of eighteen iD the building at the time of the disaster were injured, several probably fatally. Three or four who escaped were children. Without warning the cyclone struck the beach and the hotel was in th? center of its passage. Nobody had | time to escape from the building and i all went down in the crash. The hotel was totally wrecked and fourteen i persons were caught under it. Res- J cuers came quickly and did their work I in wind and rain with the night black as ink. Men and women cried to be released from the awful place of imprisonment. Within an hour hour all were gotten out. The injured were made as comfortable as possible, but there was not a doctor on the beach and the telephone communication with Wilmington was cut off and no news of the terrible accident was received in that city until j six hours after the cyclone, when a messenger was sent on foot to get a passenger boat and physicians for the wounded, but the storm had blown so many trees across the road he made slow progress. RELICS OF DEAD OUTLAW. fs * * T * % Z '* Belongings of Tracy Eagerly Seized by Curious Crowd. A dispatch from Spokane, Wash., says: When the sheriff with the body of Harry Tracy, drove through Davenpoit Thursday, hundreds of persons followed up the the street and crowded about . the wagon. By the time the wagon reached the morgue the streets were crowded, and from | every corner cou'd be heard, "Three cheers for Lincoln county." The town was wild. The morgue doors had to be closed and the crowd was asked to stand back. Several persons were allowed to see the body, and then trouble began. Every one wanted a relic, and in a short time nothing was left but the body. Some one even picked up the bloodstained hadkerehief which had been used by the outlaw to keep from bleed ing to death. Before he could carry the awful relic away he had to do it up in paper, as it was too wet to place in his pocket -*. , Some one got the strap which had been pulled around his leg to keep him from bleeding to death. That, too, was soaked with blood, which ran from the upper wound. Many locks of the outlaw's hair had been taken. His trousers were cut in strips, and before they were divided they were cut Into smaler pieces. Many of Tracy's cartridges were didivided among the members of the posse and those who could get at the buckskin bag. FIFTEEN DIE IN WRECK. Accident on Milwaukee Railway Was a Frighful Disaster. A special from Marshalltown, la., says: Thursday's developments showed that fifteen persons were killed and forty injured in the freight wreck on the Milwaukee road Wednesday afternoon. Of the injured two or thr^p. rannot recover. It is thought possible that more bodies may be found as the wreckage has has not yet been entirely cleared away. The dead are: S. Dana Marckeis, Perry, engineer of the way freight; F. M. Braman, Perry, engineer, gravel train; Thomas Casey, Worcester, Mass., laborer,, work l.rain; Jack Richardson, Dan Sullivan, Patrick Sullivan, Frank Ray, laborers, work train, residence unknown; eight unidentified laborers, four taken from the wreck Wednesday afternoon and I four not found until Thursday mornj ing. Among tlu injured is Henry Blackwood, of Bellevue, Ky. WU'S SUCCESSOR COMES. Liang Chen Tung, New Chinese Minister, Arrives at New York. Prince Chen, who was to have represented the Chinese imperial government at the coronation of King Edward when that event was expected to take place in June, arrived at New York Saturday on the steamship St. Paul from Southampton. The prince I was accompanied by a numerous suite and by Sir Liang Chen Tung, who is to succeed Wu Ting Fang as minister to this country. PICNIC WAGON WRECKED. I I Accident at Crossing Results in Injury of Merry-Makers. A wagon load of ten picknickers i was struck by an extra Illinois Central freight at a street crossing just within the city limits of Paducah, Ky.. Thursday and five were injured, two fatally. I The negro driver tried to pass the ; track, but succeeded in getting only ! half way across. DEGREE FOR ROOSEVELT. President Will Soon Have Honors in Plenty and to Spare. President Roosevelt will receive the honorary degree of L.L. D. from the University of Chicago during his visit I to Chicago in the fall. He will be the ! second president to become an alum- j nus of the university by acceptance tf j the honorary degree. President Mc- j | Kinlev received the title of doctor of j laws November 16, 1SS3. TRACY KILLS HIMSELF Wounded and Fnn to Eartb, the Notorious Outlaw Suicides. LONG CHASE ABRUPTLY ENDS Killed Half a Dozen Men?Defied Officers and Terrified Citizens of Two States for Many Days. A special from Spokane, Wash., says: Defiant to the death, Henry Tracy, fugitive convict and outlaw, blew out his brains Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock when he saw his cap ture was certain. The self-inflicted wound that caused instant death was not made until the desperate fighter knew beyond all doubt that he had played his last card in the most daringr game of life in crim. inal history. After a terrible battle with rifles, in wnicu me ouus were eigui uu uuc, xiacy fell wounded. His ammunition was gone, h/s energy spent and hope had fled. Tracy was surrounded in a wheat field near Feliowes, a station on the Washington Central railroad, about 50 miles west of Spokane, Tuesday night. Word was sent back to Davenport, the county seat, and a large number of armed men hurried to the scene. The posse opened fire on the outlaw, and one bullet pierced his right leg between the knee and thigh. About twenty minutes after being wounded, he shot himself with one of his revolvers and his body was found Wednesday morning after day break. The revolver with which he killed himself was grasped tightly in his right hand. Tracy had baffled the officers of two states and had made a wonderful flight across Oregon and Washington. Tracy was hunted down by four little farming crowds at Creston and a sole deputy sheriff. The farmers will share the reward. They are as follows: * C. A. Staub, deputy sheriff; Dr. E. C. Lanter, Maurice Smith, attorney; J. J. Morrison, railway section foreman, and Frank Lillengen. From the time of his escape from the Oregon penitentiary Tracy killed the ' following men: Breeze, E. E., deputy sheriff; Jones, S. R. T., prison guard; Rawley, Netf, deputy game warden; Raymond, Charles, deputy sheriff; Terell, Frank B., prison guard; Tiffany, B. F., prison guard, and David Merrill, his partner. Those whom he seriously wounded are Anderson, Carl, newspaper reporter; Williams, John, deputy sheriff. PROFESSOR BURNED IN EFFIGY. Gang of Covington Boys Have Fun Which Older Citizens Condemn. At Covington, Ga., Wedaesday night a crowd of boys made two straw men, one representing a negro and the other representing Professor Sledd. The twro dummies were set up in a wagon showing Professor Sledd with his arms around the negro and were carried all over the town. Quite a crowd collected in front of the court house, where the effigies were burned at 10 o'clock. When the fact that the professor had been burned in effigy became generally known, the action was universally condemned by the older citizens of the town, despite.the fact that they greatly disapprove of the statements that Professor Sledd made in his article. . HANNA IN NEW ROLE. i Wants to be Apostle of Peace in War- J fare of Labor and Capital. Senator Hanna in an address at Urbana, Ohio, Wednesday afternoon declared that his mission in life is to promote peace between labor and capital, and that he would retire from the senate at the close of his term to J promote that mission. Senator Hanna said: "I feel encouraged, that if my mission in life is to do good in this direction in which I have enlisted, it gives me more hope aDd more courage to go on." GREENE-GAYNOR CASE. Fugitives Are Again Remanded by Judge of Quebec Court. Messrs. Gaynor and Greene appeared before Judge Canron in the superior court at Quebec Saturday and ? - - ? j ? /-? I were again remanaea. juage tamuu | informed counsel that on Wednesday he would render judgment on the motions of the United States government to dismiss the habeas corpus proceedings. Should the writs be dismissed the cases against the prisoners for extradition will be heartf on their merits. IRELAND REMAINED SILENT. People of Emeral Isle Did no Shouting During Coronation. While the coronation was being solemnized in London, celebrations and rejoicings were carried out through the colonies, Ireland, alone, remained j silent. Numerous cablegrams to the j king conveyed the congratulations of representative bodies everywhere, salutes were fired and church services were held. The congratulations of European sovereigns also poured in. POLICE RESCUED KITCHENER. Enthusiastic London Mob Made it Warm for Conqueror of Boers. Lord Kitchener, who has been largely lost to public view since his tri- ! umphant re-entry into Lo:idon July 12, j received an unexpected demonstration j of London enthusiasm Friday when a cab in which he visited the city was I actually mobbed by enthusiasts close ' to the Bank of England, and the con- j queror of South Africa had to be res- ( eued by the police: . WILL LAND MARINES To Protect Interest of Americans at a Venezuelan Port. WE FOLLOW GERMANY'S LEAD Situation in Revolution-Racked South American Republic is Critical. Cities Sacked and Burned. Minister Bowen, at Caracas, advised the state department Monday that the Germans intend to land a naval force at Porto Cabello to protect German interests there which are threatened by the uprising now in progress. The minister advised that we follow suit. After a conference between the officials of the state and navy departments instructions were cabled to Pnmm#nHAr 'MirhnTc of th^ TnnpVn to proceed from La Guayra to Porto Cabello and to land a naval fo.|ce in case of attack. The Topeka has already left for Porto Cabello. The following instructions were cabled to the Topeka: "Be ready to land force in case of attack of port for protection of American interests and for protection of foreign property also if requested. Prevent bombardment without- due notice. DARLING, "Acting Secretary." There appears to be no question as to the right of the German . naval forces to land for the protection of German interests. It in no way involves the Monroe doctrine. Germany has been keeping close watch on Venezuela for some months, and at one time contemplated taking a Venezuelan port in order to compel the payment of certain* Ghrman claims. It was in that connection that the German ambassador at Washington, Dr. von Holleben, made inquiry of President Roosevelt and the state department as to whether such a move by Germany, for the sole purpose of collecting a claim and not for the purpose of territorial expansion, would meet with any disfavor by the American government. The response of the United States left Germany free to act, as the assurance that no territorial extension was intended removed the case frcm the operation of the Monroe doctrine. The present landing of a Grman force hes no connection with Germany's former move against Venezuela, although assurances heretofore given by Germany serve in the present case to show that there is no ulterior purpose behind the protection [ of German interests at Porto Cabello. Minister Bowei\. later in the day, cabled the state department that the revolutionists have cut the cable at Barcelona. Minister Eowen says the cable was | cut immediately after the receipt of a message stating that the revolution| ists were entering the city. BIG PLANT TAKEN IN. Oldest Shipbuilding Company Sells Out to the Trust. The shipbuilding plant of the Harj lan & Hollir.gsworth company at Wil: mington, Del., covering 50 acres of ground, was sold Monday night to the I United States Shipbuilding Company, a syndicate in which is represented by shipbuilding plants of Lewis Nixon at Elizafcethport, N. J.; the Neafle & Levin company, of Philadelphia; the San Fiancisco iron works, the Newport News Shipbuilding Company and several other minor shipbuilding plants throughout the country, for a consideration of $1,500,000. The Harlan & Hollingsworth company has been in. existence for sixty years, and it was the first shipbuilding establishment to turn out an iron steamship in*the United States, and since that time the company has built vessels for all parts of the globe. Negro Cuts Girl's Throat. j While Miss Susie Clark was alone in her father's house Monday morning, i near Vaucluse. S. C.. she was set upon by an unknown negro, who beat her into insensibility and then cut her | throat. JUSTICE-IS LABORED HARD. Over a Thousand Cases Decided in Georgia Supreme Court in a Year. After deciding more than 1,000 cases in less than one year, the supreme court of Gecrgia adjourned last Saturday till the first Monday in October. With Justice Lewis ill and away on a leave of absence, the other five members of the court were very hard worked. The number of cases decided was the largest yet disposed of by the rnurt. and the record of the body for the year just closed is regarded as remarkable in. every respect. GIFT FROM EDWARD. English Nation is Presented With Queen Victoria's Favorite Palace. King Edward has signalized his coronation in a memorable manner by the munificent gift to the nation of Osborne house, one of the favorite residences of the late Queen Victoria. The gift is; made in a felicitous message to his people, addressed to Prime Minister Balfour. FRIAR?) EFFECT A COUP. Sell Lands in Philippines to Laymen* Vatican Disapproves. The action of the Philippine friars in selling their lands to syndicates of laymen is disapproved at the Vatican. The lands are considered to be church. ! property. An investigation indicates | that the Dominicans alone sold their jj lands. When the sa'es are definite!.'-1 ascertained, the friars will be obliged ? :o show the amount received by them, j and reimburse the church KINO DONS CKOWN With Medieval Rites Solemn and Quaint Ceremony is Performed. ALEXANDRA ALSO CORONATED King Edward Stands the Ordeal With m Greatest Composure?Every Stage of Proceedings Was Highly Interesting. A London special says: King Edward and Queen Alexandra were crowned in Westminster Abbey Saturday shortly after noon. The king showed no trace of fatigue after the ceremony was concluded. He was cheered to the echo by the countless thousands which lined the coronation route. When the announcement was made through the great city that Edward had been crowned king, bells were rung, whistles blew- and the entire populace joined in singing the national hymn. Throughout the city the people shouted: "God save the king." While the ceremony was bereft of some of the elaboration and pageantry originally intended, it was replete with spectacular scenes and magnificent display. The whole ceremonial was decorative in character aa<l presented a constantly changing panorama around the two central figures enthroned In their robes of velvet, ermine and cloth ol' gold, amidst the distinguished assemblage of actors, the fulfillment of whose various roles necessitated constant movement. Each stage of the ceremony, with its old world usages, furnished its quota of interest, while the interior of the noble church, filled with offciating prelates in varicolored capes, with prnces and diplomats, officers In gold laced uniforms, with heralds, pursuivants and other officers of state in medieval costumes, with peers and peeresses In rich robes, with oriental potentates in many-hued raiment, coming from distant points of the new crowned monarch's empire, with the dazzling display of jewels and wealth of color, presented a picture which in its combined brilliancy and distinction has never been excelled. Synopsis of the Day's Events. The do ors of Westminster Abbey were opened at 7 o'clock. At 8 o'clock the streets of London along the coronation route were crowded with sightseers. Street barriers were closed at 1C o'clock. The head of the procession reached the abbey at 10:50 o'clock and the band played "Gcd Save the King." Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at 11:04 o'clock. At 11:40 the king appeared in the procession, which was the signal for great cheering and marked demonstration. As the king neared the abbey the people burst through the cordon of po'.ice and soldiers, but were forced back. Edward and Alexandra entered the abbey at 11:34 o'clock, the choir singing: "I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me." The king was crowned at 12:39 o'clock. The queen was crowned at 12:56 o'clock. The return was begun at 1:26 to Buckingham Palace. All the way to the palace the public demonstration was one of the greatest ever given in London. At the palace the king and queen appeared on the balcony, in their royal robes and wearing their crowns, fn response to the shouts of the popu'ace. The entire day's program was executed without a hitch or accident. The weather, excepting a little shower at the close of the ceremony, was "king" weather in the English capital. An official bulletin issued from the palace in the afternoon stated the king had suffered no fatigue whatever. "Fighting Bob" Arrives at Corea. Rear Admiral Evans' squadron, consisting of the Kentucky, New Orleans, Helena and Vicksburg, has arrived at Chemulpo, Corea. WILL APPEAL FOR PARDON. Mitchell Talks of Decision of Judge CftrnilR Case. President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, in an interview with a representative of the Associated Press Thursday in reference to the decision of Judge Goff in the habeas corpus proceedings against the miners in West Virginia, said: "The only thing to do now is to make an 'appeal to President Roosevelt for the pardon of the men in jail and this will probably be done at once." WIFE UNDER AN INJUNCTION. Gallup Places Court Barrier Between His Spouse and Becket. John B. Gallup, a carpenter, at Milton, Wis., has taken out injunction before court commissioner forbidding Thomas Becket from having anything to do with complainant's wife. This is said to be the second case of the _ i i_ *.u? 1% :/* thn 1 1 urn K 111(1 111 lue ui mv, t fession. REWARD IS HELD UP. Money Offered For Tracy May Finally Gent Into Courts. It is probable -:hat the $4,100 reward for Outlaw Tracy's body will not be paid for some time, owing to the number of claimants. Governor Gear has stated that the state will pay the reward as soon as; proper identification shail be made, but the reward will not be paid until the claimants sha ! reach 'an agreement. It. now seems likely ' that the aid of the courts will be invoked. fsjrslfvJfMfvJfvJCMfMj I SOUTH CAROLINA i jf STATE NEWS ITEMS. | Charleston's Army of Candidates. There is ail army of candidates in Charleston. Efforts have been made to draw these men out to see how they stand on the congressional and senatorial races. The office seekers, however, have endeavored as far as possible to dodge the questions, although they will probably be forced to take a s-tand one way or the other when they get before the people. Line Opens in September. President Joseph DeGiogia, of the DeGiogia Importing and Steamship Company arrived in Charleston a few days ago and announced that his company would establish a line of steamships between Charleston and Jamaica in September. The steamers will bring in fruit for the southern states and the management will frk K11UH iin Q frPlVh t Will CllUta T Ui LV MUliVi U^/ M AA business, outward bound. * * * Rates Claimed to be Prohibitive. Business men in Charleston are greatly concerned in the petition submitted to the state railroad commission by leading cotton mills of South Carolina, complaining about the discrimination of railroad rates against the port. It is pointed out that much of the cotton for export wou'd be shipped by Charleston except for the very excessive rates, which are alleged to be higher than rates to Norfolk and other ports. * * * Temporary President Elected. j At a meeting of the trustees of Furman university, held in Greenville, Dr. Charles H. Judison, dean of the faculty, was elected president pro tern, until a successor to Dr. Montague is secured. The following committee was appointed to nominate a permanent president: J. W. Shelter, Walhalla, chairman; W. H. Lyles, Columbia; W. F. Cox, Anderson; L. M. Roper, Spartanburg; H. P. McGee, Greenville. The trustees greatly regret Dr. Montague's action, and reluctantly accepted his resignation. * * * Changes in College Management. Five of the leading colleges in the state have lost their executive management this year. Dr. Woodward and Dr. Hartzog leave the two largest male institutions?South Carolina college and Clemson, respectively. Mr. Montague has recently left Furman, a leading denominational college. None of these three places have been filled. Two female colleges have also changed management. Dr. Wilson .has left Converse for a course of study in Germany, and Dr. Pell, of the Presbyterian College for Women, succeeds Dr. Wilson. Miss Euphenia McClintock succeeds Dr. Pell. * * Petroleum For Fuel. The Guffy-Bond Petroleum Company has erected a storage tank in Charleston which has a capacity of 50.000 barrels of fuel oil. Pipes connecting the tank with the head of the West Shore Terminal railroad pier have been laid, and the first supply of oil is now due. Many of the manufacturing concerns are considering the advisability of substituting oil for coal, and this fuel may be used exclusively in the Consolidated railway's power house. Propositions have t een submitted to the fertilizer factories in Charleston to use oil instead of the coal. * t a Thought Murder Was Done. A few days ago a young man named Harleson was found dead in a room at the Granby hotel in the cotton mill district of Columbia. The coroner's inquest developed nothing suspicious., The body was embalmed, as required by law when a corpse is to be transported, and was shipped to, Dorchester ronnt.v. When the relatives of the deceased found the slit in the neck through which the undertaker had injected the formaldehyde, or embalming fluid, i-nto the carotid artery, they became suspicious of foul play and an Investigation was started by the magistrate. The governor was appealed to for assistance, and when the matter was brought to the attention of the authorities of the county they explained that the wound was not made upon the young man while living, but by the embalmers. * * Great Was Greenville Reunion. The reunion of 1S02 of the South Carolina division of the Confederate veterans, held In Greenville the past week, has passed into history. The reunion Is conceded to be the largest attended and most successful in every respect in the history of the state. Commander Carwile said: "The reunion has been a grand and glorious success. Th|? attendance has far exceeded all expectations and the enthusiasm and interest in the sessions of I the convention have been marvelous. : Greenville has played her part well. ] leaving nothing undone for the comfort, convenience and pleasure of the , old soldiers." The reception and ball given to I sponsors and maids of honor was the J final event of the reunion. There I were 400 people present, including , | leaders in society from every section . | of the state. The occasion was one of i the most brilliant of its kind ever witj nessed in Greenville. I , , I | Work has becj started on the Ware Shoals cotton mill, near Laurens, in the laying off of the mill village and the mill site. A call for 20 per cent of the $500,000 capital stock has been issued, N. B. Dial will be president of the new mill. At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the Thvors cotto mills at Yorkville, the old board of directors was re-elected and George H. O'Leary was elected president of the mill. The stockholders authorized the directors to secure a suitable man to act as secretary and treasurer of the mill. The new mill at Hartsville, of which C. C. Twitty, of Spartanburg, is president ar^i treasurer, has started up. The mill is equipped with 12,000 spindles and 300 wide draper looms for making fine print cloths. The mill, it is said, will be expanded until the equipment shall reach 30,000 spindles. John M. Moore has been selected superintendent of the mill. A special from Anderson says that B. F. Guy has resigned the superintendency of the Pelzer Manufacturing Company mill to accept a similar position at Eufaula, Ala.; also that M. B. Pitts, superintendent of the Cox mill, will accept a similar position with the Grendel mill, Greenwood. * * * Novel Evasion of Pistol Law. The report, originating in Spartanburg, is going the rounds that clever dealers throughout the state have hit upon an ingenious way of evading the new pistol law which went into effect on July 1. By a recent act of the legislature, it is against the law to sell or offer for sale a pistol less than 20 inches in length and weighing less than three pounds. The legislators thought this measure would prove effective in abolishing the pistol "toting" habit. But dealers have taken advantage of the fact that the act does not specify against the rental or leasing of the weapon, and this may prove the undoing of the object desired. A Spartanburg hardware dealer has Inserted the following adver-' tisement in one of the local papers: "The new pistol law prohibits the sale of pistols. Call at my store and 1 will rent you one for any length of time." - The usual time for which a weapon is leased or rented is ten years, and a pistol worth $10 is transferred to th? lessee for that length of time. There seems to be a mutual understanding on the part of the dealer and purchaser that the weapon is not to be re-transferred even at the expiration of the lease, and the transaction in the first deal settles the matter. ATLANTA'S ELEPHANT NO MORE. Children's Pet at Grant Park Zoo Transported to Paradise Jungle, Clio, Atlanta's Grant Park Zoo elephant, the children's pet, passed Into oblivion Thursday morning from an attack of colic, com whiskey and calomel. " -1 tn Vt O TTQ OnrtthPT DUt ACittiiia io 51/1115 cv/ U?TV elephant. And It's going to be but a very short time before the new animal will arrive. That fact has been settled. Indeed, it was settled days ago, for the people of Atlanta had prepared for the worst and decided that if Clio died the children should not long be without a pet. Thus it was that when the fact of Clio's death became known early Thursday morning, a general desire to subscribe for a new animal seemed to inspire a number of prominent citizens. As early as 9 o'clock in the morning subscriptions began to pour in and by night $839 had been raised. This, of course, is only a starter, but with such a splendid beginning it will be but a matter of a few days at the very outside before the necessary amount is in hand. It will cost between $3,000 and $4,000 to buy an elephant. The more money the bigger the elephant. Everybody wants an elephant, particularly the children, and when the little ones get to work as they did twelve years ago money will come pouring in in plentiful quantities. senator McMillan dead. Succumbs to Sudden Attack of Heart Disease at Summer Home. A dispatch was received in Washington Sunday announcing the death of Senator James McMillan, of Michigan, at his summer home at Manches.ter-by-the-Sea, Mass. Death was the result of heart failure following congestion, after an illness of a very few hours. The news came as a great shock to his friends at the capital, as when the senator left Washington shortly after the adjournment of congress he appeared to be in good health and looked forward with much satisfaction to a quiet and restful summer. For some years Senator McMiilan has made his summer home at Manchester-by-theSea. having erected a fine cottage there. While no information on that point has been received, the expectation is that his remains will be taken to Detroit and be deposited in the family vault at Elmwood cemetery. The body of his son, Captain John H. McMillan, who served in the Spanish war, and who died several months ago, rests there. The senator leaves a widow, three sons and a daughter. CAROLINA VETS IN REUNION. Immense Throngs Take Possession of City of Greenville. The annual reunion of South Carolina confederate veterans began a? Greenville Wednesday. Every hotel, boarding house, numerous private residences and, in fact, almost every place | available for sleeping quarters were ! occupied. Never before has the city entertained such an Immense throng I of people. The attendance is estimated i at five thousand, including two thoul sand five hundred veterans, the reJ ; mainder being sponsors, maids of hon! or and visitors generally. The "pay, pay, pay" portion of the Boer war program has not yet been quite concluded. .* >- * >- -35* -!' -V, -VS -C-*' -.. ? j . -V' PROF.SLEDD RESIGNS I Willing to 6et Oat to Save the Reputation of Emory College. || RESULT OF ARTICLE ON NEfiRO | In Letter to President of College, Pro* feasor Says that Criticisms .. Against Him Might Hurt Institution. Professor Andrew Sledd, of Emory; college, Oxford, Ga., whose article on the negro question in the July issue of The Atlantic Monthly brought - louria so many nars-n criticisms, ten- _ dered his resignation Friday morning * as professor of Latin to President . : James E. Dickey. The resignation comes as a result of the attacks that have been made on V^|j?g Professor Sledd. In his letter to Pres- ' ident Dickey he states that he ha* -^J| heen misrepresented, but fearing that '0,j his remaining on the faculty of Emory may cause the college embarrassment in consequence of the light In which he has been placed, he feels it his duty to resign. Professor Sledd leaves the time for the resignation to go into effect to Vjll the discretion of the college authorlties, but suggests September 15. Thin i; done, it is understood, for the reason that he is now at the head of tho summer school and is preparing many ' b<?ys to enter at the opening of the _ fall term. If he were to leave at this . time they would be put to great inconvenience. H President Dickey will at once for* ward the resignation of Professor Sledd to the executive committee of the board of trustees of the college. They will probably meet in a fen days to consider it It is generally believed that the re- .3 signation will be accepted, since the sentiment against Professor Sledd in so strong throughout the state. Of ,||g course, it is impossible to learn any- ^ thing now as to his successor. '0 Professor Sledd's letter to President Dickey, in which he tendered his re* signation, is as follows: My Dear Mr. Dickey: You have, of course, observed the bitter attacks *l||| that have been made upon me In certain of . the newspapers in consequence ,35 of an article of mine upon the negro ^ | question. These attacks seem to me vjM I to be quite unjust, and my critic* I have by no means fairly represented my sentiments or my attitude either to this particular question or to our .sSS common section. This I presume yon know. It seems to me likely, however^ : from the attitude that the newspapers .. 7* and certain of the public have taken: in the matter, that our college may} 'jfjaja suffer some harm, or at least be tern* I porarily embarrassed by continuing to maintain upon its faculty a man who . is even supposed to entertain such sentiments as have been attributed to me. I am, of course, responsibzle for my own utterances; and I am ready to bear anything in the line of mia? representation or of loss that my ut? terances may bring upon me. But Emory college is in no sense responsible % j for anything that I may say or think;! ' and it does not seem to me either just or wise to ca'l upon the institution to assume responsibility or' suffer loisft for utterances that it may not, and v doubtless does not, indorse. In view of these facts, it has seemed I to me best to tender to you my resignation as professor of Latin in Emory ^3 college. As to the time such resigua- ' tion shall go into effect, I should sug- :-'igest of the middle of September, but leave that matter, of course, entirely in your discretion. Permit me to add an expression of -|||f my very high esteem, and believe me, very sincerely yours, s'^t|? ANDREW SLEDD. - t ^ ELEVEN CORPSES REUUVtncu. . ; Explosion In Colorado Mine Frightful* ly Mangled Workmen. The rescue party at the Bowes" mine, near Trinidad, Colo., where the. ' explosion occurred Thursday evening, ~ <5?as compelled to suspend work Fri- , day owing to fire damp. At this timQ the bodies of eleven dead had been recovered. There were at least thirteen men in the mine at the time of the explosion, and all were killed. Tha bodies were torn to fragments. f "BOBS" AND "FIGHTING JOE." Sit at Banquet Table of Newly Formed :?&ai Pilgrim's Club in London.* A London dispatch says: Earl Rob* ' .*>3 erts, commander in chief of the forces, '||j and General Joe Wheeler, of the Uni- " ted States, sat together Friday night at the first banquet of the new Anglo- ^ American Pilgrims' Club, which waa given at the Carlton hotel. LAMAR'S ASSAILANT HELD. ' Taylor Bound Over to Circuit Court lit isjj Tallahassee Under $2,000 Bond.Walter Taylor, who assaulted Gen- eral William B. Lamar in Tallahassee, . Fla., on Monday, was arrested on ? ^ warrant charging him with assault : with intent to murder. Taylor was ar? raigned before Judge Whitfield Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. ' V^sSj Judge Whitfield held Taylor to th? -,. circuit court in a bond of $2,000. ?The Georgia State Horticultural Society met in Macon Wednesday. ^ ?R. D. Stinson, of Morris Brown cob- >. V lege, Atlanta, a leader x>f the negro .>5^ race, declares Professor Sledd's articles " on the negro has done great injury. > Bishop Turner takes an entirely differ, ent view. _Pprmlp of Covineton. Ga.. are in- % ! dignant over an attack on the south : fyr Professor Sledd.'of Emory college, ' in an article in The Atlantic Monthly. ' .