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' j-1 . - '7/-&A2K The Bamberg Herald. : i ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 27 J 902. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. | csjfvjrjCNJtvicvjfNjrsJji \ SOUTH CAROLINA I I STATE NEWS ITEMS, j * CMCSJCMCNHMCSICSICSI0 Sites for Buildings. Assistant Secretary Taylor has selected sites for public buildings in this state as follows: Spartanburg, S. C., North Church and Walnut streets; price, $8,500. Rock Hill. S. C., northeast corner Main and Caldwell streets; price, $3,000. * t Road Did Good Business. The annual meeting of stockholders of the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad was held in Charleston the past week. Reports showed good business for the past year. A. F. McKissick was elected director to succeed the late D. A. P. Jordan. President J. B. Cleveland and other officers were re-elected. * * Julian Foster Found Guilty. Julian Foster, the negro who was Drougni oacK irom <jnnton, iyiass., iu stand trial for killing Louis White, another negro, was found guilty of murder in his trial at Greenwood the past week, with a recommendation to the mercy of the court. The jury was out about an hour. Foster's attorneys at once gave notice of a motion for a new trial. * * Old Officers Re-Elected. A meeting of the board of directors of the Arkwright cotton mills, at Spartanburg, was, held a few days ago. Officers for the ensuing year were elected. The old officers were re-elected. They are: R. Z. Catcs, president and treasurer; R. H. F. Chapman, seco retary; K. McGowan, superintendent. The Arkwright mills has a capacity of. 604 looms ana 20,256 spindles. * * * Capacity of Mill to be Doubled A meeting of the stockholders of the Blue Ridge Hosiery Mills was held in Spartanburg the past week for the purpose of considering a proposition to increase the capital stock from $20.000 to $40,000. The decision was unanimously agreed upon. The Blue Ridge Hosiery Mill is located at Landrum and was incorporated in 1301 with a capital of $20,000. The mill since starting has been running on cotton seamless hosiery, and the success of the undertaking has led the success of the undertaking led the stockholders to their decision. c * * Assassin'i Dastardly Deed. A fnAAol f \Ti r% n. iiuui iiivuv/io oajo tuai a, serious shooting occurred there about 5 o'clock last Monday afternoon, resulting in the almost instant death of Duston H. Sarvis, and severely, though not seriously, wounding Miss Jody M. Burns. Two. shots were fired, but as to who fired them it is conjectural. Miss Burns, however, states that Sarvis fired both shots, shooting her first, then turning the revolver on himself. Sarvis was about twentytwo years old and was engaged in the study of telegraphy at Nichols. His home is near Loris, Horry county. * * * Station at Port RoyaT. According to a Washington dispatch Secretary Moody will make a special report to congress as to what disposition, in his opinion, should be made of the government property at Port Royal, formerly the site of the naval station. A provision in the last naval appropriation called for an investigation and report of the matter and \ the secretary will naturally not disclose the character of his recommendations until they have been submitted to congress. The secretary also acquainted himself with ttie work at Charleston, and is eAye<ji.eu?au auuue iu it in uis> annum report. * * A Record-Breaking Raid. A record-breaking raid was made one night the past week by a party of revenue officers and state constables on the dark corner section of Greenville county. The officers destroyed six large illicit distilleries, seventy-five fermenters, eight thousand gallons of beer and mash, sixty gallons of low wines. Three of the stills were found in operation, but the moonshiners in charge escaped, being warned by sentinels, of the approach of the raiding party by signal yells and repeated firing of guns. The party was composed of Deputy Collector^dams, Deputy Marshal Putnam and Constables Cooley, Alton and Bell. * Brave Woman Protects Herself. News comes from Camden of a dasutnriy aueiupt on tne pari 01 a negro by the name of Ned Kendric" to force his way into the room of Mrs. Mary E. Elliott, a highly-respected aiiT hardworking white woman, 45 years old, who lives with her 19-year-old son near that place. The negro reaped the due reward for his criminal intent, however, as Mrs Elliott, with undaunted courage, killed him at her door step. The story as related by reliable parties who '/.e in the neighborhood is as follows: Mrs. Elliott's nearest neighbor 7,-as Ned Rendrlck, who lived with his family about one hundred yards from her house. The next nearest neighbors were some white people about a ouarter of a mile distant. Mrs. Elliott s home consisted of one room, occupied by herself, and a shed room, where her son, Allen EHictt, slept, opening onto a back poreli. On the night of the killing, between 9 and 10 o'clock, Ned Kendrick appeared in front of the shed room, began to curse young Elliott, fired off a pistol and warned him he would shoot bHu if he poked his head out of the window, that he "had the right gang with . him!" He then went to Mrs. Elliott's back door, fired his pistol a"ain, cursed her and told her to keep quiet j or he would shoot her. He then be- j gan to batter down the front door with ! an ax. Mrs. Elliott recognized Ken- [ drick by his voice and unlocked the back door just as he entered the room, armed with a gun and pistol, by the front door. At the same moment Allen Elliott rushed into the room through the door just opened by his i mother. Then it was that Mrs. Elliott, in ! mortal terror that the intruder would shoot her unarmed son, jumped at Kendrick like a tigress and winding her arms about him, pinioned his arms to his body, at the same instant her son seized him by the throat and began to choke him. In the scuffle that followed all three fell and rolled out of the house. Mrs. ! Elliott jumped up. wrenched the ne- ' gro's pistol out of his hand and beat him over the head with it till it broke I and then crushed his skull oy hammer- I ing it with a rock till he died. After viewng the body, the coroner's I jury rendered a verdict o- justifiable homicide. MINISTERS ROAST SMOOT. Alliance of Salt Lake City Adopt Strong Resolutions Against His Senatorial Aspirations. The Ministerial Alliance of Salt Lake City, Utah, Monday adopted resolutions strongly opposing the proposed election to the United States senate of Reed Smoot, one of the twelve apostles of the Mormon church. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to every ministerial alliance of prominence in the country at once, and also probably to President Roosevelt, every congressman and United States senator, and every one prominent in political life. The resolutions in part are as follows: , "We protest against this endeavor to elect Apostle Smoot to the United , States senate as an endeavor to force ; upon the citizens of Utah a union of , the church and the state. "The election of a man wbo holds the highest office, save one, in the gift of the Morman church to the highest office, save one. in the gift of the people of Utah or the United States, would be a menace to our civ- . ilized and religious beliefs. No other church has dared to attempt such an ecclesiastical invasion of congress. "The election of Apostle Smoot for the United States senate would virtually be the election of the will of the Mormon first presidency and twelve apostles to that body. As a consistent member of the Mormon apostolate. Apostle Smoot cannot make an important move Without getting permission or taking counsel of the quorum of Mormon high priests to which he belongs. By virtue of his apostolic vows he must act first as a Mormon apostle, and second, or third, as a citizen of Utah and patriotio America3i. , i "We protest against the proposed election of Apostle Smoot to the United States senate because the majority of the Mormon apostolate to which he , belongs, and with which he works in harmony, are living in polygamous relations in violation of covenants made to the people of the United States, as well as in violation of the criminal statutes of Utah. The two or three apostles who may be living monogamous lives are obliged to defend the , righteousness of the polygamous sys- , tern of marriage and to wink at the law-breaking polygamous relation of their fellow apostles. "The Mormon apostolate stands as one man before the community as directly or indirectly encouraging or conniving at the continuance of polygamous relations throughout the Mormon church." NO HELP FOR VENEZUELA. Monroe Doctrine Cannot be Stretched Over Little Republic. The state department is thoroughly well informed of the length to which Great Britain, Germany and other European powers propose to go in their dealings with Venezuela. Great Britain and Germany have, in fact, sounded the department to learn ; wnetner any ODejcuons wouia De maue to active measures on their part to secure the collection of debts due their citzens on account of violated concessions and the destruction of their property incident to the internal dissensions which have raged in Venezuela for several years past. The department has been extremely cautious in dealing with these inquiries, but the substance of its replies in all cases has been set out in the declaration of J President Roosevelt that the United States does not construe the Monroe ( doctrine to mean that it should shelter 1 any of the American republics against ' the results of their own misdeeds or 1 violations of international amenity. The only condition made by the 1 president was that the punishment inflicted upon any of these South Amer- ! ican republics by a European power must not include the seizure by that power of any American soil. Georgia Boys Nominated. It was announced at the war department Monday that among the recent ] nominatons to second lieutenancies in ) the array are the following Georgians: ^ James H. Beyers, R. M. Blount, J. S. Conde, Grant Capron and George Fleetwood. < t FLORIDA JUSTICES NAMED. Governor Jennings Appoints Maxwell, Cockrell and Shackleford. ' Governor Jennings. Thursday, appointed Judge Evelyn C. Maxwell, of Pensacola; Hon. Thomas S. Shackleford, of Tampa, and Hon. Robert S. Cockrell, of Jacksonville, to Le aduN tional justices of tho Florida supreme court, provided for by constitutional amendment, and ratified at the election on November 4. New justices will assume their duties on December 1st. ' 1 < FLAMES TAKE LIVES Many Persons Victims of Great Fire at Ashland, Wisconsin. IMMENSE DOCKS ARE BURNED Firefighters and Dockmen Caught in the Collapse?Number of Dead Not Yet Known?Property Loss Over Half Million. The Wisconsin Central railroad ore dock at Ashland, Wis4 was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon, the loss involved being about $525,000. In falling the dock carried with it a number of firemen and dockmen, and sevoral Hvps wprp Inst inst hnw mj>nv probably will not be known for several days. Several badly injured firemen were removed from the burning ruins, one of them with both legs broken. The fire caught about 5 o'clock, presumably from a boat unloading lumber on the slip. Before the firemen arrived the entire ore dock, half a mile long, was in flames. An engine was run on the tramway as near to the fire as possible and half a hundred men began tearing apart the timbers connecting the tramway and the dock, to keep it from falling with the dock. Suddenly the dock gave way, falling with a crash and carrying with it 200 feet of the tramway, the engine just barely escaping the fall into the bay. Several hundred people were under the tramway, bu-: most of them escaped with slight injuries. As the broken tramway and the burning dock fell, at least a dozen men were seen to go down in the ruins. The wreck fell into 20 feet of water, and it will be impossible to recover the bodies for some time. When the fire began the upper dockman was cut off from the shore, and a lumber boat was put off to rescue him. Another man, in running to the shore, fell into an ore pocket and his companions wero /compelled to leave him to his fate. GOMPERS IS RE-ELECTED. Federation of Labor Names Old Officers at New Orleans Meeting. The following officers were elected by the Federation of Labor at New Orleans: Samuel Gompers, president; James Duncan, first vice president; John Mitchell, second vice president;James O'Connell, third vice president; Max Morris, fourth vice president; Thomas I. Kidd, fifth vice president; Dennis A. Hayes, sixth vice president; John B. Lennon, treasurer; Frank Morrison, secretary. Fraternal delegates to the next labor convention of Great Britain, Max S. Hayes and Martin Lawler. Fraternal delegate to Canada, John Coleman. Without exception the officers are hold-overs from last year, the fraternal delegates, however, not being classed as officers. DEATH OF TENNENT LOMAX. Removes One of the Most Brilliant Young Men in State of Alabama. Hon, Tennent Lomax, the solicitor 1 for Montgomery county, Alabama, ! died at his home in Montgomery Friday. 1 Mr Lomax was one of the most brilliant young men that ever lived in the state He was a talented lawyer, an orator of note, and was distinguished throughout the United States in the order of Knights of Pythias. Mr. Lomax's death removes the greatest prosecuting attorney in the ; state of Alabama. He was a son of J the Confederate General Lomax. EX-QUEEN LILIOUKALANI i Swoops Down Upon National Capital 1 for an Indefinite Stay. 1 Former Queen Lilioukalana, of Hawaii, arrived in Washington Sunday night to remain for some lime. She was accompanied by ner maia ana Dy John D. Amiku. She is seeking favor- < able action by congress on measures < for her relief. ( HILL GETS HIS REWARD. I Gov. Terrell Appoints Campaign Manager Railroad Commissioner. Monday Hon. Warner Hill, of Meriwether county, was appointed by Gov- 1 ernor Terrell railroad commissioner of 1 Georgia for the term of six years, be- i ginning October 15, 1903. Mr. Hill will succeed Judge Spen- : :er R. Atkinson, whose term will ex- i pire at that time. Judge Atkinson was j appointed by Governor W. Y. Atkin- i son, and since the expiration of the i :erm of Commissioner Crenshaw he ] ias been chairman of the commission, i Mr. Hill was Governor Terrell's ] campaign manage HERR KRUPP PASSES AWAY. Great Gun Maker and Richest Man hr I Germany Victim of Apoplexy. A dispatch from Berlin says: Herr ^ Krupp, the great gun maker and the ] ichest man in Germany, died sudden- ; y of appoplexy at 4 o'clock Saturday < ifternoon at his villa at Huegel. i Hints at suicide were made in many 1 juarters, but investigation proved i heir fallacy. ] MILL OPERATIVES OUT. 3lants Shut Down in North Carolina Through Scarcity of Coal. Thousands of cotton mill operatives liave been thrown out of employment < the shutting down of five of the ] Gannon mills at Charlotte, N. C. , J. W. Cannon, owner of the mills, ( states that the scarcity of coal is the ?ause. , The Cannon mills blcachery and nills Nos. 1, 2 and 3 shut down at , loon Friday and the Cabarrus mill j ilosed. at th? same hour Saturday . ] COLOMBIA IS TARDY And Nicaragua May Now Get a Chance at Canal. BAY IS TIRED OF THE DELAY Advocates of Nicaragua Route ar< Greatly Encouraged at Turn of Affairs and Hope to Finally Win Out. A "Washington special says: The negotiations with Colombia relative to the Panama canal has given great en couragement to the friends of the Nicaragua project and the first evidence of renewed activity on theirpart was the appearance at the state department Thursday of Senor Correa, Nicaraguan minister to Washington. Hav never has taken the ground that the negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica were terminated by the passage of the Spooner amendment. On the contrary, as he felt called on to direct the attention of the Colombian government at moments when the negotiations have lagged or unseemly delay intervened, to the fact that under section 4 of the Spooner act, if he is unable to obtain a satisfactory title from the Panama company and control of the necessary territory in Colombia by treaty, then he is required to obtain such territory from Costa Rica anc! Nicaragua. The present hitch in the Colombian negotiations has, v.herefore, encouraged the Nicaraguan contingent, and it is now said to be probable that to emphasize the repeated declaration that the act of congress in the passage of the Spooner amendment did not finally commit the United States to the acceptance of the Panama route, Secretary Hay may proceed to draw up a treaty with Niciragua and Costa Rica on the lines of the protocols laid before the last senate, and submit it to the senate a: its next session along with such a treaty with Colombia as he may be able to conclude. In this way the senate itself might decide whether or not the Colombian treaty is satisfactory, and if it should decide in the negative, then it will have at hand the Nicaragua-Costa Rican treaties, so that there will be no excure for delay in the canal project. As for the Colombian negotiations, it can be stated that the United States has now come to the practical end of the concessions it is willing to make, and it has received from Colombia a memorandum noting a number of objections to its proposed treaty. Some of these have been admitted to be well taken, but the great majority have been regarded as either in contradiction of the terms of the Spooner act or inadmissible for other reasons. The Colombian minister to Washington has been notified of the decision reached, and is expected to make further reply, either accepting or rejecting our last proposition. The 1 state department does not regard the objections lodged by Colomoia as material; the Colombians on their part think they are vital. Such, for instance, is the difference over the tenure of the United States in the canal strip. This has been alluded to before as one easy of adjustment, but it now , appears that the Colombians do not see their way to accepting any of the compromising propositions on this point offered by the United States. Prominent senators who have been consulted by the state department have indicated their strong opposition tn tho aroint a rw'p nf ft hundred vears' lease with a provision of renewal. Nothing less than "perpetual control," as set down in the act, will satisfy Item. The Colombians say that would be a violation of their constitution. But a careful reading of the Colombian constituton by the officials here loes not satisfy them that there is any such prohibition against alienation of territory as is represented. Six Men Arrested For Arson. Six white men have been arrested and placed in jail at Pocahon.as, Va., charged with 'setting fire to the mines af the Pocahontas Collieries Company an the night of August 31st last. I EVEN DOZEN HIGHWAYMEN. Hold Up Train in Iowa and Use Dynamite on Express Car. A westbound passenger and express train on the Rock Island road, known as No. 11, was held up by twelve masked robbers, soon after midnight Friday morning, at a point twelve tiiKcs west of Davenport, Iowa. The rubbers uncoupled the express car and ran it two miles further west, where Lhe safe was blown open with dynamite. The explosion was heard in Davenport. The amount of bcoty secured has not, as yet, been made tuown. FLORIDA PHOSPHATE RIVAL. Flich Deposits Have Recently Been Disvocered on Ocean Island. United States Consul Kehi, of Stettin, lias reported to the state department that Florida phosphate will meet s. serious competitor in the recently liscovered deposits on Ocean island, northeast of the Solomon islands, which appear to be superior in qualty to either Florida or Christmas isand phosphate. BURGLARS GOT EIGHT DOLLARS. Bank in South Carolina Relieved of Very Small Amount. * -U??I '.Vi PyAoniMlln Q C iV uisnatA-ii uvui u. says: The Bank of Liberty was broken into by unknown parties early Fri- < 3ay morning, the vault door dynamitsd and two deposit boxes blown open,from which the burglars secured; about $8. Strange to say, the two boxes open3d were the only ones that contained any money. No papers were molested' nor was the safe tampered with. . > rffi r L ifi ill ffi rfti rt> tli tCt rii >1 .rf.rt.fliT. rti ?fi A A rti rf-i rli rt i A * TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTB i Cream of News.f Brief Summary of Most Important Events of Each "Day. ?Gipsy, a trained elephant with Harris' Nickel Plate Show, killed her keeper at Valdosta, Ga., Saturday night, and was shot to death after an exciting chase. ?Nearly the entire town of "Willington, S. C., has been destroyed by fire, supposed to be of incendiary origin. ?In a wreck on the Southern railway at Spartanburg, S. C., Monday morning three cars were derailed, the engine wrecked and the firemen of the southbound train killed. Several nf thp n9??dnfprs wprp irriiirpd ?Six prisoners escape from jail at Dandridge Tenn. One prisoner held the jailer. While unable to escape himself, six others made their liberty. ?Queen Lilioukalani, former queen of Hawaii, is in Washington for the purpose of getting relief from congress. ?It is thought that the miners of Pennsylvania will be offered 10 per cent increase and a nine-hour day as a basis of settlement of trouble. ?Herr Krupp did not commit suicide, but died from natural causes. It was reported that the "cannon king" took his own life. ?Cholera is on the decrease at Ma- 1 nila, but is spreading among the Mores. ?The emperor of Germany is being sued by one of his subjects for the price of a pig. ?Jailer Brown is attacked by six negro prisoners in Americus, Ga., jail and a general delivery is prevented by a life convict and bravery of officer. ?Several cotton mills shut down in North Carolina on account of scarcity of coal and thousands of operators are thrown out of employment. ?Deficit of the state of North Carolina will probably reach $325,000, says state treasurer. ?Harvey Logan is convicted of robbery of express train on Northern Pacific in Montana in federal court at Knoxville, Tenn. ?A hundred mills, representing more than $25,000,000, are in Fries mill merger. ?Carrie Nation enters suit against Murat Halstead, the wellknown editor, for $25,000. Libel is based upon statements in Halstead's "Life of McKinley." ?The f.on of the United States min/\M nf IrlllArl \X7 ill? O W> 13LCI at 'jauiciiiaia aihcu tv inmm Fitzgerald, of Grand Rapids, Mich., at Gautemala City. ?A treaty of peace has been signed between the Columbian government and the revolutionists. ?As result of the decision of the United States government officials to allow bonds of the city of Atlanta to replace government bonds it is expected that a lively demand for Atlanta bonds will be created. ?Georgia senate passes bills providing for state elections to be held in November," and for the sessions of the general assembly to occur during the summer. ?Remains of Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson were laid to rest in Mississippi Thursday. ?Socialists make strong fight to gain control of convention of American Federation of Labor at New Orleans. ?Three negro children, locked in by parents near Greenville, H>. C., were cremated. ?Carrie Nation appeared at the horse show, New York, Thursday afternoon, and standing in front of the Vanderbilt box berated the ladles on account of the fine dresses they wore. ?Charles C. Anderson, one of the most prominent business men of Chattanooga, commits suicide rather than meet creditors. ?Physicians were on the stand before strike commission Thursday, telling the arbitrators of the dangers to health down in the mines. ?Georgia house of representatives kills the Hall anti-pass bill by a vote of 68 for to 70 against ?Cholera is reported on the decrease at Manila. ?The emperor of Germany, while on his way to embark on the imperial yacht came near losing his life Thursday by horses running away. ?Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, of Mississippi, died at Jackson Tuesday after lingering illness of cancer of the throat. ?Alabama railroad commission asks for power to enforce rates, to force roads to erect suitable depots and to abolish grade crossings. ?Change of Venue is granted in trial of Wilcox, charged with the murder of Nellie Cropsey at Elizabeth City, N. C. ?Mrs. Lilla Graham, who killed her sister in law with an ax, is given liberty at Knoxville, Tenn., the husband of the dead woman agreeing not to prosecute. ?Most stupendous increase in wages in country's history is granted by the railroads, amounting to $17,000,000. ?Atlanta "city" council overrides mayor's veto on ordinance restricting employment of convict labor on city work. ?Campaign has already begun to keep Apostle Reed, of Utah, out of Qtat&a Rpnafp IUC UilltVU U vv?WM ? ?Andrew Carnegie and family suffer from poison eaten in food in Switzerland and return to America is delayed. Mrs. Carnegie and daughter have quite recovered, but the father( is still unable to travel. ?American claims commission allows $1,683,000 for losses in China and disallows $1,804,000. ?Entrance and exit to Atlanta's new depot to be controlled by terminal company. A NEW PEACE MOVE Proposition for Operators and Strikers to Get Together. WILL KNOCK OUT ARBITRATORS Announcement Causes a Genuine Sensation?Strike Commissioners Offer no Objection?Move is Made to Save Time. A special from Scranton, Pa., says: The mine workers, through their representatives, have agreed with the mine owners to attempt to adujst the differences existing between them outside the anthracite coal strike commission. The proposition was made on a compromise basis and negotiations, it is expected, will be at once entered upon, with a reasonable hope of settlement with the aid of the arbitrators. The rough proposition, which is to form the basis of negotiations, is a 10 per cent, increase in wages, a nine-hour day, and trade agreements between the miners and the company by whom they are employed. The only one of the four demands not touched upon is that of the weighing of the coal by the legal ton. While both sides have expressed the willingness to settle their differences among themselves, it is not to be construed that it carries with it the acceptance of the terms proposed. They are mentioned only as a basis, it is understood, from which a settlement is to be effected. It is possible that the foundation already laid can be wrecked by either party holding out too strongly against some question, and thus leave the whole matter in the hands of the commissioners, who, in the meantime, will act as a sort of a board of conciliation rather than as a board of arbitration. Came as a Surprise. Few persons were aware that an attempt would be made at an outside settlement until it was practically so intimated by Judge Gray, the chairman of the commission, who read a carefully prepared announcement from the "bench." The move, one of the most important in the whole history of the coal strike, created a mild sensation when it became known. The surprise was.all the greater when it will be remembered that numerous persons from the president of the United States down, and that many organizations from the National Civic Federation to the small boards of trade of the mining towns, failed to bring the two parties together. It is said it was all brought about by both sides seeing that the proceedings before the commission would be interminable, and that, in the intermingling of the lawyers for both sides, fVtsv /Mif rlrl A oo-r/aAmATif nrnTinQitinn tilO UUlOiU^/ 0^1 u^/Uiv^xiv pt was broached and taken up. It cannot be officially stated which party made the proposition first. The attorneys for both sides are averse to talking, but those who were inclined to say something differ in their statements. An attorney for one of the railroads sad it came from the miner's while one lawyer for the miners said it came from the operators. Another representative of the miners said "it was a spontaneous proposition." It is generally believed, however, that the operators were the first to make the proposition. Wayne MacVeagh, who carried on such a brilliant cross-examination of President Mitchell, is given credit for bringing about the present situation. He went to New York after he finished with Mr. Mitchell and had a conference with certain persons connected with' the coal industry, among them, it is reported, J. Pierpont Morgan. He was in New York Friday in connection with the matter. Arbitrators Are Willing. The commissioners were informed of the new turn of affairs, and ac- | quiesced in the proposed arrange- i ment. The subject did not directly come up in the hearing Friday, i and the adjournment proposition was J made ostensibly to permit both sides to complete their work of preparng documentary evidence. TWO IMPORTANT BILLS. Affecting Dates of Elections and of ^ ? A ---I* 1 */ D'seeoH ueorgic* MSbCiiiui; ro?v.u, By unanimous vote the Georgia senate Thursday passed a bill changing the date of holding state elections from the first Wednesday in October to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, beginning in 1904 and biennially thereafter. The senate also unanimously passed a bill changing the time for the meeting of the general assembly from the fourth Wednesday in October of each year to the fourth Wednesday in June, beginning in 1903. Both measures have been transmitted to the house. ENTIRE TRAIN BURNED. Destructive Work of a Prairie Fire Near Laporte, Texas. A spark from an engine at Laporte, Texas, Tuesday afternoon started a small prairie fire. A freight train fol lowing fanned the Diazc ana couuu uu a flat car ignited. The entire train, with the exception of the engine and one car of cotton, was burned. The loss amounted to $100,000. No Insurance. PANIC CAUSED MUTINY. Forty-Eight Men are Coming from Philippines Shackled in Irons. The Isla de Luzon, one of the Spanish gun boats captured at Manila by Admiral Dewey, is en route from the Philippines to New York with fortyeight of her men in irons. Advices received at the war department indicate that on the trip to Singapore the machinery of the boat shifted badly, creating a panic among the crew and causing a substantial mutiny. ELEPHANT KILLS HER KEEPER. Gipsy, the Pet Pachyderm of Harris* Nickel Plate Shows, Goes Mad at Valdosta, Ga. Gipsy, the ?tuge performing elephant of the Harris Nickel Plate Show, became unmanageable after the performance in Valdosta, Ga., Saturday night and killed her keeper, James O'Rourk. Another member of the show was injured in endeavoring to capture and chain the infuriated animal. The show people lost all control on the elephant, and after terrorizing a goodly portion of the people on Toombs street, she made her escape to the country, where she was followed and shot to death near Cherry Creek, six miles north of the city, after an all-night chase. The mad creature's escapade created intense excitement, and although it occurred after 12 o'clock at night, a large crowd was attracted to the scene. The elephant went through her usual performance in the ring in an apparently docile manner, but became unruly before the tents were struck. II was the last performance of the season, the show going into winter quarters at Pane park, near the city. ? x*- - -1- - 1. -i. * ~ J Alter ine snow u rtourK suuicu nnu the elephant to the park, riding on her head. He is thought to have been under the influence of whisky, and is said to have left the show ground scolding and prodding the already maddened creature. Near the Baptist church the keeper fell off the elephant, striking the ground almost in front of her. All the evil in her huge body seemed aroused when the man struck the ground, and before he could make a move to save himself she placed her ponderous feet on his body and crushed his life out. She knelt on the body and then rolled the insensible -and dying man along with her trunk for seventy-five yards. WRECK ON SOUTHERN. Fireman Killed, Engineer and Several Passengers Badly Hurt. Southern train No. 35 was wrecked Robert Sifton, fireman, killed, and Engineer Solomon and several passengers seriously injured Monday morning at 2:30 o'clock in the yard at Spartanburg, S. C. The train had just started on its way to Atlanta, and while still in the yard collided with three box cars which had broken loose at the Junction and were running down the hill at terrific speed. The engine of the passenger anil three coaches were completely wrecked, as were the box cars. Three other coaches were slightly damaged, but did not leave the track. SALOON IS BLOWN TO ATOMS. Proprietor's Sons Were Non-Union Miners and Worked During Strike. The most destructive dynamiting outrage that has occurred in the coal regions since the strike began was perpetrated at Mahanoy City, Pa., at 5 o'clock Sunday morning, when the saloon of Christopher Portland was dynamited. The front part of the building was blown across the street and the adjoining buildings on either side were badly wrecked. Portland's sons are non-union miners and worked during the strike. CASH SAVED HIS LIFE. Rich Negro Pleads Guilty of Murder, But Case is Compromised. Frank Wynne, a rich negro of Wayne county, North Carolina, murdered his nephew, put up $2,500 bail for appearance, ran away, but was recaptured at Fayetteville. A compromise in the case is effected by which he pleaded guilty of murder in the second degree, goes to the penitentiary for ten years and forfeits the $2,500 in cash which he had deposited as bail. ROBBERS GET LARGE SUM. Ho!d-Up on Rock Island Railroad Was Very Profitable. A special from Des Moines, la., says: The United States Express Company officials have, it is asserted, been formally apprised that the loss in Davenport hold-up on the Rock Island railroad approximates $20,000. SIX PRISONERS GAIN LIBERTY. | Jailer at Danbridge, Tennessee, Overpowered by His Guests. While one prisoner held tne janer six others escaped from jail at Dandridge, Tenn., late Sunday afternoon. Juhon Perry was the man who grabbed Jailer Fuller, and in the struggle was unable to escape himself, although the others successfully got away. Chaffee In New York. Major General A. R. Chaffee has arrived at Governor's Island, N. Y., from which post he is co command the department of the east ENTIRE TOWN BURNED OUT. Wiilington, South Carolina, Whelmed by Torch of Incendiaries. The whole of the business portion of the town of Wiilington, in Abbeville county, South Carolina, on the Charleston and Western Carolina railwry, was burned Sunday morning at 2 o'clock. The origin of the conflagration is not known, but is supposed to haire been the work of incendiaries. I GRAND DUKE IN DISGRACE. ! Uncle of Czar Cut Out Because of Sen* { satlonal Marriage. The dismissal from the Russian arI my of the Grand Duke Paul Alexandroj vitch, uncle of tne czar, which was officially announced at St. Petersburg Monday, was due to his recent mar-, riage to the Baroness Pistolkoff, who got a divorce from her husband in order to marry the grand duke. It is said that the grand duke has also been banished from the Russian for t?o years, i *' '"S&c*:'?:. ? . ^ RIOTING IN BAYANA Strikers Attempt to Take Charge of the Cohan Capital. d NEARLY A HUNDRED MEN SHOT As Result of Bloody Clash Two Strikers are Dead and a Score of Peo. pie are Wounded Among Them r; ^ ?|| Several Police Officers. , ;j ^ As the result of conflicts of & se* JfZ rious nature in Havana Monday be* tween the police and the men on strike there, two strikers are dead and eighty-two other persons wounded. ijj Five of the wounded, one a lieutenant |H -^52 of police, whose throat was cut by a striker, have very severe injuries. Eight other policemen are wounded. . | The strike, which at first only concerned the cigar makers, became general at an early hour of the morning, / by the calling of all trades in symps* thy with the cigar makers. All the. trades people closed their doors at' once, clerks, cooks and every-class of ' workmen having obeyed the com- - Vj? mand of the union except the motormen and conductors of the electric cars, who refused to join in the gen-' \ eral strike. Trouble began by the holding up of the electric cars by the strikers, whose wrath naturally was directed p against the street railroad employes. Several cars w^re held up and stoned ^ in the outskirts of the city and thei passengers were compelled to walk into Havana, among these being the British and German minister. Several cars were wrecked and some mo- ; tormen and conductors were injured during these occurrences. The men, however, continued running their , cars until 10 o'clock,, when Superin- ; tendent Greenwood ardered a'suspen- =*|||| sioi} of traffic. The employes wewr^|||| willing to remain at work, but the offl- #|| cers of the company, in order to protect the property, deemed it wise to suspend the service. Mr. Greenwood had asked for protection from the civ* 11 governor, but the authorities were unable to protect the public vehicles. f ^ A mob of strikers drove the men on the western railroad from the trains " ^ during the morning. The mayor took drastic measures and issued an edict prohibiting crowds 'M, from gathering in the streets and authorizing the chief of police to kiU, if " such action should be necessary, to preserve order. The Central Veterans' Union, head* ed by General Gomez, held a meeting during the afternoon and sent word to - .<v?| in? laoor unions mat u ioe uisoruvni gg continued the veterans would offer their services to President Palxna to . r| preserve order. No bread or meat is on sale, and a i continuance of the strike wil cause much suffering to the poor. The mayor gave full power to chief of police who soon had the situ- * ation under control. | Public Blames Tamayo. Senor Tamayo has resigned his of* '.VJ flee of secretary of government, but President Paljna will not accept his . resignation until the strike has been settled. The public blames Tamayo for his active participation In the' strike and says he and the mayor are responsible for the riot, as he had; openly expressed sympathy with the . strikers. At a political meeting last week, at which Senor Tamayo waa * chairman, he indorsed the action the strikers. "CHANGE OF VENUE." : '}v '-Jp? Scenes of Strike Settlement Negotfa " ? tions Transferred to Washington. '4>c3 The scenes of the strike settlement 4 f negotiations nave been suddenly snm> ed from Scranton to Washington and New York. In the latter city the committee of nine of the independent oper- * f J ators expect to hold a conference with / the presidents of the coal carrying roads regarding the position of the Individual companies, and at the same .; time a meeting between Wayne Mao ' Veagh and possibly other attorneys will be held in the national capital* THIRD CARGO TO LIBERIA. Ship Load of Negroes to Sail From Savannah in January* i -oJpSB The steamship Donnald will sail from Savannah, Ga., January 20 next >?: 'J for Liberia with a passenger list of -K't 300 ex-slaves and other colored restdents of the south. '^^?1 Agents are in the city now making arrangements for the departure of the vessel. These negroes will come from all sections of the south. This will be the third cargo that has been sent from Savannah. ROUNDING UP CRIPPLE8. ' ; Startling Discovery Made In Neva York Pending Visit of Lorenz. Selection of crippled children in; New York in preparation of the visit of Dr. Adolph Lorenz nas aisciosw* . jag* the fact that there probably Is In the ^ great city more than 25,000 children ' v: suffering from his diseases which are likely to make them cripples for life^ ^ unless they are properly treated. CAPITAL IS TEN M1LLION8. 1 International Banking Company le Preparing to Begin Business. ,'Sg The International Bankng Corpora- f? tion, which was established under special act of congress to act as a flacal agent for the United States in the Orient, at a meeting of its directors ; in New York Friday, increased its ^ capital and surplus from $6,000,000 to . .Jjg $10,000,000, and elected William I* v? Moyer as its president The bank has ^ established branches in Omaha, Hangy kgw aafl_ ftfciwore, P