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The Bamberg Herald. f ' n' "" ' % ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG, S. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22. 1903. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. |1 ?*?3H9 - . ; ' j - ? ~ - ?? - ? I ?? ?.???? Tunir ! i mri - \ SOUTH CAROLINA I I STATE NEWS ITEMS, x % CM NI?NJrsKS>CN>CsJ?SI a Sympathy from All Quarters. When the news of the death of Editor Gonzales was bulletined to Charles* ton the flags on the buildings of The News and Courier and Charleston Post were at once placed at half-mast. Throughout Monday and Monday night hundreds of telegrams of sympathy poured into Columbia not only from communities, newspapers and citizens from all over South Carolina, but from many American cities, north and south. Among them were expressions from Hugh S. Thompson, of New York, ex-governor of South Carolina, and Gonzalo de Quesada, the Cuban minister at Washington. * * Sloan Elected President. Trustees of South Carolina college - , at a meeting in Columbia the past week, elected Professor Benjamin Sloan, senior member of the faculty apd professor of matnematics, to the presidency of the institution. He has Deen acting as president smce me re? .signation of President Woodward last summer. At first he declined the office oi president, but the trustees re-elected him unanimously, and he has consented to take the place. He is a graduate of West Point, and served in the United States army on the plains. He resigned his commission to enter the confederate seryice and served with honor throughout tne civil war. He was at one time superintendent of the Greenville and Colum ; bia railway and afterwards professor in Adger college. He became professor of mathematics at South Carolina college in 18S0. . V 6 ' ' Officer Killed by Negro. While attempting to arrest the negro desperado Will Davis, .Officer Jake Smith was shot and killed. The trouble occurred at Pacolet, Spartanburg county. The negro has made his escape, although officers in every direction of the state were notified over .> long distance telephone from Pacolet. The fugitive was of heavy build and had holes in his ears for earrings. He was wearing a cap when he escaped. Davis was wanted for transporting liquor. Officer Smith attempted to serve warrant and the negro resisted. Th? 4 yuu^K^uxciL uicw <x yiotui t\j ucicuu mmself, but the desperado succeeded in taking the pistol and shooting the officer through the abdomen. People around Pacclet are consiaerabTT stirred up over the affair. Parties are scouring the country and a lynching is not an improbability. ** May Ask Change of Venue. The latest in the Tillman-Gonzales case is that when Tillman is put on trial for the murder of Editor Gonf\ . zales, counsel will ask for a change of T ^ venue from Richland county to some other county in the circuit which is composed of Richland, Edgefield, Warsaw and Lexington. The motion for a change will have . to be made by attorneys for Tillman, and it is> said that the claim will be set up that on account of this being Gonzales' home county a fair trial could not be secured. Whether or not the motion will be sustained will be determined by Judge R. O. Purty, who will preside at the April term of court. Tillman's chief counsel, Congressman Croft, declines to discuss the mat^ . ter as yet. Governor McSweeney was asked for an expression as to the affair, and h? said: "It was a most deplorable affair, and that is all I can say about it just now, further than to say that the conduct of a state officer in carrying con ceatea weapons cannot De 100 severely condemned, for he is one whose sworn duty it is to uphold law and defend the law in this respect as well as in others." Soon after the death of Mr. Gonzales a telephone message carried the news to Captain Sligh, the county jailer, and he apprised Colonel Tillman. It is stated that the latter received the intelligence without any expression or betokening any emotion one way or the other. He was asked later if he would make a statement and replied through his brother in law. ex-Judge Buchanan, that he had nothing to say. * * * Politics Oust Charleston Policeman. At a recent meeting of the Charles/ ton city council Mayor Smyth sprung a surprise on the political faction opposed to the administration candidates by dropping First Lieutenant McManus from the police force. The mayor has power to nominate the chief and three lieutenants, and council confirms this action. When the matter was called the names were read quickly, and before the friends of McManus in council realized what the confirmation meant, they had voted to dismiss him from the department. The affair has brought on the most bitter condemnation from the friends of Lieutenant McManus. He has served the city for twenty-five years, and was universally regarded in the city as the most efficient officer on the force. The contention of the McManus crowd is that he was dropped because he was in sympathy wTTh the candidacy of E. W. Hughes for mayor, as against R. G. Rhett, the representative of the Smyth faction and the present administration. The claim has been made that the efficiency of the local police department has. been impaired by tho^ injection of too much politics. It has been known, too, for some time that the department is badly divided and that the chief has not 'been able to command outside respect and co-operation irom all his men. It has been demoralized, and tax payers have put up the plea that they have suffered. There is no doubt about the fact that the hasty action in council has created a sensation, and it is accepted to mean the beginning of a bitter municipal fight, which will be as hot as any ever waged in Charleston. * 4 Legare Accuses Mayor Smyth. A Charleston dispatch says: As an evidence of the manner in which the dispensary law is not enforced in Charleston, George S. Legare, recently elected a member of congress, and former corporation counsel, gave out an interview in which he declared that Mayor Smyth had made a deal with blind tiger keepers by which it was agreed to nol pros cases against them in the event that they promise to support the administration candidate for mayor of Charleston. The statement has created a sensation in political circles. Two weeks before his retirement, Mayor Smyth made a bitter attack on Mr. Legare in council, claiming that he had failed to prosecute the blind tigers. Last week George H. Moffett, Mr. Legare's successor, was instructed by Mayor Smyth to throw out thirty cases, and instantly the Legare element raised a howl, claiming that he had been criticized for doing one thing, and that the mayor took the same course two weeks later. "The attorneys for the liquor men had a conference with Mayor Smyth, through one of their representatives," says Mr. Legare, "and an agreement was reached by which the mayor instructed Counsel Moffett to throw out the thirty cases. This was a result of the deal. "Mayor Smyth also stated to city council that the reason why the cases were nol prossed was because of the absence of witnesses. In making this statement he said what was untrue. Walter E. Friend and Frank E. Givens, two of the witnesses, are still employed by the city as special policemen, and they could have been ordered to the trial if Mayor Smyth had so desired." SX ARE READY TO ESTER YOUR TAME OS OUR SUBSCRIPTION 800KS YOU V'lJ.L SOT MISS THE SMALL SUM NECESSARY TO R SCO MS >CJ? CUSTOM PR BIG INCOMES. Professional Men Who Make From $50,000 to $100,000 a Vear. The lawsuit of a Philadelphia physician, who seeks to recover a fabulous sum for medical attention to the late Senator Magee, of Pittsburg, has attracted attention in this city, says the Philadelphia Inquirer, and causes considerable speculation regarding the income of professional men generally. An inquiry into the subject develops surprising results and proves that Philadelphians are in the front rank of money earners. There are many professional men in the Quaker City whose incomes amount to more than $100,000 a year, at1'? more than a 1 1 ? 1 rtf I score wiiu xnane a liiigci aiuuuu; v->i money in twelve months than is paid to the President of the United States during the same period for governing a nation with a population of more than 76,000,000 of people?not to mention the many more millions in our new possessions. Corporations, as a matter of course, pay immense salaries. It has not always been possible to obtain the e::aci figures, but those given approximate the amount paid. Alexander Johnson Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, receives $50,0.00 a year for his services as the chief executive of that great corporation. Incidentally it is said that he receives smaller salaries from many of the branch railroads which are part and parcel of the great system over which he has charge. Presidents of the big distinctly Philadelphia insurance companies get all J the way from $20,000 to $40,000 a year. I The presidents of the various trust | companies receive not 'ess than $10,000 a year, and in some few cases a much larger amount than that. rni- ~ 1#*Yir*rAV??? O f fho t V X ut; pi UUllLCia laujgio \JM. I are big money makers. John J. John| Eon, for instance, who is regarded as one of the best corporation lawyers in the United States, has not for many years made less than $100,000 per year from his law practice. He is kept so basy that he scarcely has time to eat a noonday luncheon, and those who | know him best frequently find him j trying to satisfy his appetite with a j hurried luncheon of pie and milk. Samuel Dickson, Thomas Hart and George Tucker Bispham are lawyers who have an extensive practice among the corporations. Some of these men, and others as well, are retained by corporations, receiving as high as $25, 000 a year and being paid for their services besides. Many of the great corporations regard it as a matter of I prudence and economy to secure the services of big lawyers by paying them handsome retaining fees by the year. In this way it is not possible for the other side of the case to obtain the I services of these lawyers. Physicians, as well as lawyers and other professional men, sometimes make enorjpous sums of money from their practice. In Philadelphia a doctor's fees run all the way from nothing a year to $150,000 for the same period of time. The charges of the best physicians are always guided by the I size of the pocketbooks of their patients. Some individual fees are tremendous. It has been said, but never admitted nor denied, that P. A. B. Widener once paid his attending physician $100,000. When Dr. D. Hayes Agnew, an eminent surgeon, was summoned to attend President Garfield, after the chief executive had been laid low by the bullet of the assassin, he gate no thought to the question of money, but summoned all his skill in a supreme effort to save the life of the stricken ruler. When the bills came up to be settled his fee amounted to the modest sum of $15,000. Among the surgeons and physicians of Philadelphia who enjoy an especially lucrative practice may be mentioned Drs. La Place, BaCosta. Deavpr, Van Lenney, Hare and Tyson. Some of these men, it can be confidently asserted, receive more in fees in the course of a year than President Roosevelt will receive as salary for twelve months' work in the White House. GERMANS USE SHELLS Saa Carlos, in Venezuela, Target for Cannon of Allies. ONSLAUGHT A DISMAL FAILURE Fort Bravely Replied and Succeeded In Driving Attacking Vessel Away. No Damage Done and Only Three Men Wounded. A special from Maracaibo, Venezuela, says: The German cruiser Panther shelled fort San Carlos, at the entrance to Lake Maracaibo, Saturday afternoon for one hour. The fort returned the fire with four guns. The Panther withdrew in the direction of Curacoa. Fort San Carlos is 22 miles from Maracaibo and commands the entrance to the lake or inner bay. The correspondent at Maracaibo of the Associated Press has received the | following letter from General Bello, the J commander of the fort: "Yesterday afternoon at half past 12 Fort. San Carlos was attacked and shelled without any provocation on our part, without previous notification or the delivering of an ultimatum by the German cruiser Panther, which tried to force the entrance. After a fight lasting an hour, during which the fort used only four guns, the Panther was obliged to abandon the fight and retreated in "the direction of Curacao. The fort has suffered no damage, and only three men were wounded." TILLMAN RESUMES ONSLAUGHT. Roasts Trusts, Monopolies and Again Jabs Attorney General Knox. In the senate Friday Mr. Tillman, of i South Carolina, continued his arraignment of trusts and monopolies, and again charged the attorney general as j being primarily responsible for lack of action with regard thereto. Mr. Tillman declared that the rail- j roads are absolutely in the saddle on ! the coal question. They mine and market coal and fix the price, he charged, without regard to a solitary independent operator. Ke said it was an infamy the way the press of the country was prostituted and lending itself to befuddle the minds of the people and deceive them into the iuea that the railroads are willing and anxious to relieve the distress occasioned by the coal famine, but that somebody, somewhere, called an independent operator, is responsible for the present condition of affairs. The president deserves no credit, said he, except for his attempt to effect a settlement of the question, "but thfc actual fact is," he added, "that J. Pierpont Morgan gave orders to his co-conspirators or servants to attempt the arrangement between the monopoly and strikers." The attorney general had been, he -? ' " ^ * - ! 1 J 1 1 saia, aereuct ana crimmai, auu uu is the man to whom the people can point and say: "You have murdered all these who have frozen to death! You are the man who ueserves the approblum and hate of the poor and oppressed of this land!" CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED. Alleged "Pals" of Laura Biggar Sent Up for Two Years and Six Months. Dr. Hendricks and Former Justice of Peace Stanton, convicted of conspiracy to secure the entire estate of Henry M. Bennett, a wealthy resident of Pittsburg, Pa., have been sentenced to two years and six months imprison ment each. Hendricks and Stanton were tried with Laura Biggar on the charge of conspiracy. It was alleged that Dr. Hendricks falsely certified to the birth of a child to Laura Biggar and that Stanton issued a certificate alleging that Miss Biggar and Bennett had been married by him, whereas the prosecution claimed no such marriage took place. Miss Biggar was acquitted, but the two men were convicted. ^ . ' COL. BUCK LAID TO REST. Body is Buried in Arlington Cemetery Without Ceremonies. The body o? the late minister to Japan, Alfred E. Buck, of Atlanta, arrived in Washington Thursday at noon and was immediately taken to Arlington cemetery for burial. Mrs. Buck accompanied the body and at her request no ceremonies, such as are usual on such occasions, were observed. Several state and army officials, friends of Colonel Buck, met the body at the Pennsylvania depot and went out to Arlington. MANUSCRIPT BIBLE FOUND. Was Written in Year 116 of the Moslem Era. In a dispatch from Cairo the correspondent of The Daily Mail (London) reports the discovery in Syria of one of the oldest Hebrew manuscript Bibles. It consists of the Pentateuch, written in Samaritan characters on gazelle parchment in the year 116 of the Moslem era. It shows important differences from the existing text. POWERS REPLY TO CASTRO, Stick to Reservations Contained in Their Original Proposal. The joint reply of the powers to Castro's qualified acceptance of arbitration was handed to the United States ambassadors at Berlin and London Tuesday. The note aims tc further smooth the way for a settlement, which possibly may be reached without arbitration. The powers, however, do not abandon any of the reservations contained in their origi nal proposal. | Cream of News. J t Brief Summary of Most Important Events * of Each Day. ?A big Texas oil company goes to the wall on account of inability to fill orders contracted for. ?Developments in the investigation of the Mississippi treasury shortage may involve several Jackson bankers. ?Abram S. Hewitt, former congressman and mayor of New York, died Sunday. ?The North German Lloyds steamer Lrhn is ashore near the rock of 1 Gibraltar. At high tide attempts were 1 made to float her, but they failed. The , passengers, about one hundred of , whom are Americans, will be transferred to some other vecsel. ?The memorial arch to Von Kettler, German minister who was killed ' by the boxers, was dedicated at Pekin Sunday. , ?At council investigation of the Atlanta police board Sergeant Whitley testifies under protest, declaring that his job would be in jeopardy. He 1 makes charge that Commissioner ' Jones tried to influence a juryman through him. ?Turpentine went to cents per gallon last Friday, the highest price in fifteen years. ?The weekly papers published al Indianola, Miss., are now dated from Qtekartrrifln ?One of the grand jury at Frankfort, Ky., on trial of Youtsey, charged with aiding in .the killing of Governor Goebel, testifies that a detective tried to bribe him to reveai what Youtsey said in jury room. ?United States Marshal Johnson and Postmaster Edwards, of Macon, had a talk with the president Friday regarding conditions in Georgia. ?Cuban veterans threaten to cause trouble unless they are paid for their services by March. ?The new Piedmont hotel, one of the handsomest in the country, opened its doors in Atlanta, Ga., Thursday. ?Colonel Higdon, formerly in command of the Third Alabama regiment, will enter suit against Governor Jelks, alleging that the governor has reflected on his character as a soldier and citizen. ?North Carolina grand lodge of Masons elects officers and adopts committee's report providing for a temple of the order. ?In the trial of James Wilcox, charged with the murder of Nellie Cropsey in North Carolina, one of the jurymen is a negro. ?The house and senate have passed the bill providing for a rebate on imported coal equal to the duty named In the Dingley bill. ?The charges of blackmail brought against certain republican politicians in Georgia by Congressman Fleming have been sustained and President Roosevelt will have the guiky parties prosecuted. ?Senator Tillman made a bitter speech in the senate Wednesday, at tacking tne trusts ana Attorney ueneral Knox. ?The German reichstag in an effort to strike the Standard Oil trust may put a differential duty on crude petroleum. ?The South Carolina legislature met in Columbia Tuesday. Governor McSweeney's message dealt largcly with child labor. ] ?Secretary of the Treasury Sbaw sent a letter to congress Wednesday recommending that $1,000,000 be appropriated for a site and public building at Atlanta, Ga. ?It ie announced at Savannah, Ga., that the bondsmen of Greene and Gavnor are now ready to forfeit their bonds, which aggregate $80,000. ?Excitement prevails throughout the Atlanta city police torce over statement that policemen will be called to testify as to conduct of commissioners. ?State legislatures convened Tuesday in South Carolina and Alabama. At hnth r.nlumhia and Monteomerv in terests centers in the speakership rat e. ' ?There is a lack of news from Fez, Morocco, and this causes much uneasiness at Tangier. The pretender seems" to be a better strategist than the sul- . tan. ?The cold weather and the coal famine continue and much suffering is t resulting in the north. f ?The extreme cold weather and the c scarcity of coal are causing great suf- i fering throughout the country. c ?In her suit against The Times 2 Mrs. Tingley was awarded $7,500 in the trial at San Diego, Cal., Monday. 1 * ?The Crum appointment puts an 1 end to the "white man's republican party" In South Caro.ina, says a Wash- a ington dispatch. * f c ?"Baby Josephine," the well known child actress, was turned to death in PViotfrmnnp-a Snndflv At Charlotte 3 little girl was burned to death while trying to save her doll. * ?Solicitor Osborne decides that the Savannah pawnbrokers have no claim on the jewels stolen by Mamie De- f Christ. They will te returned to the ^ jewelers who originally owned ihem. ^ ?Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, of New ; York, is dying. He is su.'ering from c obstructi/e jaundice. a ?Congressman Ton ue, 01 Cregon. c dies suddenly of heart failure following an attack of indigestion. I ?Charleston is promised another liquor fight, as Governor-elect Hey i ward has promised to enforce the dis i pensary regulations. 1 ?Eight thousand Filipinos at Ma ( nila marched to Governor Taft s house 1 and ask him to remain there as governor. ?Mamie DeChrist. the notorious oia mond queen, pleaded guilty i. Savan J nah, Ga., and was sentenced to twe * years in the penitentiary. ( EDITOR SHOT DOWN! ! I 4 Day of Excitement in Capital City of Sontb Carolina. riLLMAN SHOOTS GONZALES! I _____ Editor of the State is Finally Called j to Time for Many Denunciatory Articles Published in His Paper. A Columbia, S. C., special says: N. j Gonzales, editor of Tbe State, is at ; the Columbia hospital in a critical condition as a result of a serious pistol j wound inflicted by James H. Tillman, ! lieutenant governor of South Carolina, j The shooting occurred on Main 1 street, just as the intersection of Ger- ! vais street, in full view of the state capitol. It was an awful tragedy in broad daylight, and upon the most frequented street and corner In Columbia, i It was just a few moments before 2.1 o'clock when the cry was passed along \ the street that "Jim Tillman had shot N. G. Gonzales" Editor Gonzales was en route home | * - "* * ^ A3 o rwrVion V? O WA S ! 10 dinner iiulu uio uim.c n uvu . ? met by Mr. Tillman. Tillman was accompanied by two state senators. It is said that not a word was spoken as the editor and lieutenant governor j met face to face. Tillman instantly drew a revolver, it is said, by eye wit- I nesses, and placing it elose to the body j of Gonzales, fired, without a word be- i ing spoken. Gonzales staggered and then catch- i ing his balance, turned towards the J man who had shot him, shouted the | one word, "Coward!" as he was caught | by parties who had rushed to his as- ! sistance. The office of The State is on the j same block as the scene of the shoot- J ing, and it took but a few moments for j a great throng to assemble in front of j the newspaper. The excitement and J the indignation on the streets was in- I tense. Immediately after the shoot- j ing Lieutenant Governor Tillman was j arrested and taken to police headquar- j ters. Origin of the Trouble. The trouble between Lioutenant Governor James H. Tillman and Editor j Gonzales has been brewing for some j length of time, and followed a severe j denunciation of Tillman, which Gonzales made in the columns of his paper and on the stump throughout the state. It had its inception airectly in the j fight between Senator Ben Tillman ; and Senator McLaurin, which occurred in the United States senate. Major Micah Jenkins, who had served with Roosevelt's Rough Riders in Cuba, and who had won for himself a record for bravery and merit, was to i have been presented with a sword by ! tne peopie 01 duuiu aiuuna, m i nition of his courage and the fame which he had won for hi3 nauve state 1 in the Spanish-American war. The j presentation was to have been made j by Lieutenant Governor Tillman. When President Roosevelt withdrew | his invitation to a state dinner, which j he had sent to Senator Tillman because of the fight the latter had in the United States senate, Lieutenant Governor Tillman in retaliation for this act toward his uncle refused to present the sword to Jenkins. Gonzales took up the matter through the columns of his paper, and bitterly denounced Lieutenant Governor Tillman, calling him a liar and a scoundrel. He repeated the accusation on many different occasions, and even dared young Tillman to deny the charges which he had made. The charges which Gonzales made against young Tillman were wired ail over the country and made a deep sensation, many uncomplimentary remarks being made in the press of the j United States because Tillman did not | resent the charges made by Gonzales. J The feeling between the two men was very deep and bitter, and ai.noagh the men had never before had personal blows, trouble was expected when they should meet, and the friends of the iwo men have been on the lookout for just such an encounter as happened Thursday. RECEIVER FOR BANK. -louse of Josiah Morris and Company Again Collapses. At Montgomery, Ala., Saturday a peition in involuntary bankruptcy was iled against F. M. Billing, proprietor )f the banking house of Josiah Morris fc Co., by Greil Bros. & Co. The Mer:hants' National bank of Cincinnati, md the Central of Georgia railroad. The petition was granted and WI1iam Berney, president of the Fourth National bank, was appointed receiver. The bank has been making desperite struggles for two years since it ailed to realize on its assets and pay iut and did pay several installments. BOUTH DONATES COAL. Citizens of Birmingham Relieve Distress of Poor in the North. Citizens of Birmingham, Ala., have ;ontributed fifty ear loads of coal to elieve the distress of the poor of New fork and Chicago by reason of the fuel amin?. aiajur uituiieii, ui Diimiug- j iam, has notified Mayor Low and May?r Harrison of the gift, which is now ^waiting transportation. Twenty-five :ars will be sent to each city. Milwaukee Gets Cargo of Welch Coal. Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, returned :rom Toronto, Canada, Sunday night md said he had secured 10,000 tons of vVelsh coal for Milwaukee. The firs: :argo, he says, left Cardiif on Saturday ind will be at St. Johns in a week. Pretenders' Men Meet Defeat. Advices from Tangier, Morocco, state that the troops of the sultan lave severely defeated the pretender's forces in the Hiana district. GONZALES SUCCUMBS Death Finally Claims the Victim of Jim Tillman Ballet. STRUGGLE FOR LIFE HEROIC Extracts from Editorials Which Brought on the Deadly Feud. Lieutenant Governor Tillman Makes Statement. A Columbia, S. C., special says: N. G. Gonzales, editor of The Columbia State, who was shot down in the street by Lieutenant Governor James H. Tillman, on last Thursday afternoon, died Monday morning at 1:10 o'clock, after heroic treatment to save his life. From the moment he was wounded he realized somehow that his end was near. Yet his spirit never quailed, his courage never failed. Narciso Gener Gonzales, editor ol The State, was born August 5, 1858, at Bdingsville, Edisto Island, South Carolina. He was a second* son of Am brosio Jose Gonzales, a native of Ma tanzas, Cuba, who, with Narciso Lopez, began the struggle for Cuban independence in 1848, being one of the junta of mpmhprs who declared the inde pendence of the land, adopted the present Cuban flag and organized the first filibustering expedition under Lopez, of which he was second in command with the rank of brigadier general; and was the first Cuban wounded in battle for the independence of the island, at Cardenas, May 20, 1850. Beginning of Fued. The following editorial extract* from issues of Mr, Gonzales' paper, The Columbia State, are believed to have been the beginning of the Gonzales-Tillman feud: August 25, 1902, the day before the primary election, The State said: . "It was necessary that Jim Tillman, who two years ago suoceeded in getting himself elected lieutenant governor because the majority of voters did not know his character should this year have that character made known when his- candidacy for governor menaced South Carolina with supreme injury and disgrace. The interest of the public having been concentrated in 1900 on the fight for the governship he literally lied his way into the secondary office, and it was somebody'* duty to stand forth and show his falsity and depravity. "It happened that The State possessed larger proofs of the criminality of James H. Tillman than any other newspaper, and, although it would have preferred?for technical reasons, and knowing verbal unpleasantness of an issue with a blackguard?to second the efforts of another journal, rather than take the initiative, its knowledge of the case prompted it, after months of reticence and the actual opening of the campaign to bring out the facts it held in store. For this reason the criminal candidate has had an excuse to concentrate his fire on The State, ignoring all the other journals attacking him. August 23, 1902, The State said: "As one of the public prosecutors of James H. Tillman, in behalf of South Carolina's honor and welfare, this newspaper Is proud of the enmity he manifests against it, although in fairness to a number of its contemporaries which have so materi?#lly aided in bringing this rogue to justice, The State could wish their services were also recognized." September 3, 1902, after the election, The State said: "Jim Tillman has made what our local contemporary describes as a 'little stage play* in offering to resign his office of lieutenant governor if the editor will go to him and call him 'a liar and a blackguard or a coward.' The editor of The State is not playing ia a melodrama and has no taste for it. In his paper he has called Jim Tillman what he was, and what, in public interest, it was necessary to call him; and.what he said about him he. has proved." Statement by Tillman. In a signed statement Lieutenant Governor James H. Tillman gave out the following: I "I would like to correct the biased reports of the unfortunate affair, but j A A MAAAIIA +Vl A f AAA ?A wut-u tiic puunu icvana uiai iucbc icports were sent out either by The State, of which Mr. Gonzales is editor, or by his personal friends, they can readily see that I could scarcely hope for or expect a fair account. "Those who know me, know me too well to believe it. When the true facts are proven my friends and the people of this country will know how grossly I have been misrepresented. Such will be shown by witnesses of the highest character. I am ready for trial by a jury of my countrymen." REBATE BILL IS LAW. President Signs Measure Suspending Duty on Foreign Coal. The president signed the bill suspending the duty on coal at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The senate committee on military affairs at Thursday's session authorized a favorable report on the general tariff bill, which passed the house a week ago. MICKLE SUCCEEDS MOORMAN. Alabama Man Made Adjutant General of Confederate Veterans. Colonel William E. Mickle, of Mobile, Ala., was elected adjutant general and chief of staff of the United Confederate Veterans by the executive committee of that organization in session at New Orleans Monday. He succeeds the late George Moorman. A telegram notifying General Gordon of the election was forwarded to the commander at Biscayne, Florida. Stvtw UlNKfcKS MANttLfcU. Frightful and Deadly Explosion In Turret of Battleship Massachusetts Off Culebra. A special from San Juan, Porto Rico, says: Seven men were killed and four others were wounded, two of them probably fatally, by the explosion of i powder charge of an eight-inch gun on board the United States battleship Massachusetts Friday morning, while at target practice off Culebra island. Details of the explosion were ob| tained when the Massachusetts arrivj ed at San Juan Saturday. The explosion occurred in the starboard aft eight-inch turret, shortly before noon, and was due to the accidental discharge of a percussion primer while the breech of the gun was open. The full charge exploded in the turret and killed or injured all the crew of the gun numbering nine men. Ensign Ward K. Wertman, who was in charge of the turret, escaped injury, though he was standing near the scene of the explosion. Magnificent discipline was immediately shown by officers and crew. Captain Lee .commanding the marine guard, of the vessel, and Ensign Clarence Abel, immediately flooded the turret with water, and Lieutenant Charles F. Hughes and Gunner Kuhlwein went below to the magazine .picking up powder charges and prevented iurther explosions, while Lieutenant William C. Cole and Gun Captain Zoneman entered the turret and withdrew the charge from the other gun, whose breech was open. The survivors of the gun's crew, when rescued, were burned, mutilated and nearly dead. In less than a minute after the explosion three streams-of water were pouring into the turret, preventing the charge in the other inch-gun from exploding. ST. LOUIS PASSENGERS WRATHY. Owners Severely Condemned for Allowing Disabled Ship to Leave Port. The steamship St. Louis arrived at New York Saturday morning after an extremely slow trip owing to leaky boilers. Her time from Cherbourg to the lightship was thirteen days, five hours and twenty minutes, six days, fifteen hours and twenty-five minutes behind the ship's best record. There was no accident of any kind at any time, and although heavy weather was encountered, practically all of the delay was caused by the inability to get up good steam in the defective boilers. The passengers became very indignant when they learned of the poor progress the vessel was making and an indignation meeting was held, at which the line was severely censured for permitting passengers to embark an a steamer in the condition the St Louis showed. A statement was drawn up and given to the public on arrival by a committee chosen to set forth the grievances of those on board. ANOTHER COAL TRAIN SEIZED. Mob of Men, Women, Boys and Girls Help Themselves to Fuel. At Toledo, Ohio, Saturday, a mob, including over two hundred men, women, boys and girls, seized five cars loaded with soft coal which had just arrived in the Wheeling and Lake Erie ailroad yards, consigned to the Na:ional Malleable Castings Company and local oil men. There was no attempt to stop the wholesale theft, neither the police nor the officials of the railway or castings company taking a hand in the affair. The fuel was carried off in wagons, sleighs, soap boxes, buckets and baskets, and nothing but the slack was left in the cars. MAZATLAN TERROR-STRICKEN. Over One Hundred Deaths from Plague Since First of January. There have been 107 deaths from the plague since January 1, in Mazatlan, Mexico. The deaths on the 15th numbered seven and many new cases are reported. The number of wooden houses burned is 106. Two coaches in which plague-stricken people sought to escape from the city will be burned. TO MARK HEROES' GRAVES. Secretary Root Sends Important Paper to Military Committee. Secretary Root Friday forwarded ti the senate military committee a memorandum prepared by Quartermastei General Ludington ifor ithe appropriate marking of the graves of sol diers of the confederate army and navy and directing the secretary of I war to ascertain the localities and conj dition of the graves of such soldiers who died in federal prisons and military hospitals in the noith during the civil war and who were buried near the place of confinement. COAL DEALERS INDICTED. Forty-five Would-Be Freezers In Chicago Must Answer In Court At Chicago, Monday morning a true bill was returned against lorty-nve coal operators and retailers, charging conspiracy to do an illegal act injurious to public trade. The indictments are against both corporations and individuals doing Business in Illinois and Indiana. Bail was fixed at ?i,500. ALLEGED LYNCHERS JAILED. Ten Men Arrested in Mississippi Charged With Mob Violence. Ten white citizens of the northern part of Attalla county, Miss., charged with the lynching of Jim Gaston and Monroe Hallum, two negroes at the Cross Roads, thirteen miles from Kosciusko, last August, have been lodged in jail at Kosciusko. These parties and a number of others were indicted by the grand jury of Attalla county at the September term of court. __ teSl .. S&ES " tu mmjukijhaw1 * &?& f Is Charge Brenght Up in Court >- | at Frankfort, Ky. ABOUT YOUTSEY TESTIMONY! | Riddell Tells Court That He Had Been ^5 Offered Money If He Would Re- f veal What Youtsey Told Grand Jury. , 4j -||J| A sensation was caused in thfli ; Franklin circuit court at Frankfort,) ^ Ky., Friday when Judge Cantrill sum-;. moned into open court the grand jury fW&k which had under investigation the Goe? Y0, bel murder case, hearing the testimony of Henry B. Youtsey, Judge Cantrill ~*|j said to the jury: "Gentlemen, I understand that certain person or persons have approach- rv^ ed some members of the jury and made inquiry as to the matters which havelDeen before this jury. If this is a fact, I want you to report it to court ,or if there have been any over- tures or intimation to you." James Riddell, who lives at Benson, r^|?j arose and stated that on his' return , home Thursday night a man of medium height with black hair, well dressed, -"S < was at his home. Mr. Riddell said: v'Vi$m "The man gave his name as Mc- r4 Dowell and said his home was afln-. dianapolis, Ilia.; that he knew W. 8. Taylor; that he knew I was a member : of the jury which had tne examination of Henry E. Youtsey; that since investigation of this case and the tea- \'-sM timony of Youtsey, Taylor was much I ^ worried and had grown thin and emaelated j that he (Mr. McDowell) knew who all the members cf the jury were, " ; had diagrams of their houses and knew, v g/* where they lived. He said he wanted to talk privately with me mid that he wanted information aoout themony of Youtsey; could get mone^HBHH it and that he would dr^de with "He called me outside of the house " and stated that if there was enough %? evidence against%Taylor to convict him ^ (Taylor), he, with others, would kid- ' nap Taylor and bring him here and divide the reward with me. He then of- JjSj fered me some money which he had in his hand and I refused it; then he' :|p! shoved the money into my vest pocket and told me to buy a hat with It; that -jp he saw there was no opportunity to gftt the information. He said he was stopping at the Capitol hotel and had Criv- / f en out to my house." The judge instructed the money to iSj be turned over to the trustee of the jury fund, which was done, and the grand jury was instructed to invest!- . gate the matter. A warning to secrecy : was given. To a friend Riddell said; > "This man said that. $2,000 was cf fered for Taylor's. delivery at framefort and that he w:>uld give me onefifth of the* money if I would tell all that Youtsey had said about the con- 4|| spiracy to kill Governor GoebeL \I told him that I could not be induced to . tell any one what I had heard Youtsey say in the jury room, and that I had not even told my wife .nat Youtsey jA was before the jury." * '' PRESIDENT SEEKS LIGHT\> - j Has Confidential Talk at White Hous^^flj With Two Georgia Republicans. United States Marshal Walter John- _ son and Postmaster Edwards, of Ma-' con, arrived in Washington Friday in response to summons from President,. Roosevelt. They called at the white house and discussed with him Georgia P affairs. The disgraceful revelations brought about by the investigation in-" stituted at the instance of -Representa- : < tive Fleming regarding the system of , /.-.nlAwaJ 4n Aortaln UldCHlUail CU1|/1UJVU AAA VVi ?7Vvv*v*M? j were considered, the president desir- -j* ing to get all the light on the subject V 5 possible. Texas Cotton Gin Company. - The Fuller Cotton Gin Company, of Paris, Texas, capital $750,000, filed a certificate of incorporation, at Dover, Delaware, Friday. Geneva School Girls Shocked. ? 'y$ The principals of a number of girls' sgSi schools in Geneva, Switzerland, have ^ complained to the authorities that they | could no longer take out the girls for :*? their usual walks, because they were shocked at seeing the crown princess of Saxony with M. Giron. Death Claims Abram Hewitt Abram S. Hewitt, former mayor of :^1 i New York, and representative in con gres-s from 1874 to 1887, died at 1 o'clock Sunday morning. He was in 1 his eighty-first year, and had been ? critically ill for ten days. - Wm SMITING APOSTLE SMOOT. ii Avalanche of Protests Against Mor? \ mon Being Seated in the Senate. Thousands of letters have been ro- * oeived by United States senators pro- > .{ testing against the seating of Apostle Smoot, who was a few days ago chosen Vitt /i?iicno to hA RAnatrirs for TTtAh. These letters are largely from women, v : The reasons given are uiat he is a Mormon. Nearly all the writers consider that reason sufficient TWO SENATES IN SESSION^ The Legislative Muddle in Colorado Reaches an Interesting Stage. Two separate senatorial bodies are i . * : now in session at Denver, Colorado, one presided over by Lieutenant Govi ernor Haggott and composed of repub- ' licans, number 19, a majority, and another presided over by President Pro Tern W. H. Adams, a democrat and made up of democrats. The latter have unseated two more republicans, Deck and McDonald. _ ^ ^