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ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12.1903. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. f
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? SOUTH CAROLINA :
i STATE NEWS ITEMS, i
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Grading New Road.
The work of grading a new railroad, i
to be known as the Cheraw and Bennettsville
road and connecting those i
towns, was commenced a few days i
ago. The road will be 14 miles in j
^ length and it is proposed to complete |
it by May 1. James A. Drake, of Ben- i
nettsville, is president.
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Sentence Commuted. 1
Governor Hey ward commuted the
sentence of Queenie Small, a man of <
Berkeley county, convicted of stealing
and sentenced to three years. His
sentence is made two years, which he
has served. The commutation was
made on the recommendation of Solicitor
Hildebrand and Judge Klugh.
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Would Cost Too Much.
A Washington dispatch says: The
president in returning to the house,
without his approval, the bill providing
y. for additional terms of court in the
western judicial district of South Carolina,
stated among other things that <
the attorney general had advised that '
much expense would be incurred and
that the necessity was questioned .
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f. Ask Bail for TiJIman.
Congressman-elect George W. Croft, i
of Aiken, Tillman's law partner, and j
P. H. Nelson, a leading criminal law- ]
yer of Columbia, attorneys for the accused,
will ask that James H. Tillman.
Charged with the killing of Editor N.
G. Gonzales, be released on bail. ' i
They have served no .ice of their ac- :
tion on Attorney General Gunter and
Solicitor Thurmond. A hearing upon <
the writ was granted by Chief Justice
Newberry. i
__ Magistrate Kills Farmer.
Henry W. Biitch a truck farmer of j
Megget's, Colleton county, was shot
and instantly killed there last Friday
afternoon by Magistrate Behling.
There had been some dispute be- J
jSgfe-. tween them about a land transaction.
gfi?L Behling advanced toward Biitch with
jjsfm a-shotgun. Both men were armed, but
the magistrate was quicker with his 1
weapon and fired first, a load o. buckshot
ripping out Blitch's heart. i
' _ Behling surrendered to tne sheriff of 1
Colleton county.
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Charters are Granted. <
Secretary of State Gantt has recent
ly issued commissions for two new
cotton mills, both of which will be located
in Dillon, in Marion county. One (
[ of them, the Hamer mills, will have a
capital stock of $100,000, and the other,
the Maple mills, will also have a
capital of $100,000. It is understood j
that William M. Hamer will be at the ^
head of both enterprises. ,
The secretary of state has also issued
a commission to the Harris Man- *
" ufacturing Company, of Greenville, '
with a capital stock of $12,000, which i
will manufacture steam valves and de,
, vices for signaling on railway trains. 1
A charter was granted to the Dar- 1
.* lington Hotel Company, of Darlington, J
'with a capital stock of $25,000. 3
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Crum Case Again Postponed.
By a vote of 10 to 4 the senate commerce
committee decided upon a fur- I
ther postponement of the case of Dr.
Crum, the colored man who has been
nominated collector of the port of <
Charleston. It was the intention of '
the friends of Dr. Crum to force a 1
vote, for they felt certain republican j
senators,-who claim that the appoint- i
ment is an ill-advised one, would not
antagonize the president's podcy in 1
dealing with federal appointments in 1
the south. i
There were other subjects claiming i
the attention of the committee, conse- ' 1
quently Senator Penrose moved that 1
the Crum case be rostponed until a 1
future meeting of the committee. The
vote was a complete surprise to the
supporters of Dr. Crum, tor it revealed
a stronger opposition than his friends (
had anticipated.
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Attempt to Bribe Is Charged.
Representative W. P. Pollock, for
eight years a member of the house j .
and always an enthusiastic supporter
of the dispensary system, furnished a ,
sensation at last Friday's session by
declaring on the floor of the house he 1
had been approached with a proposi- 1
tion intended as a bribe. There have
v been rumblings in the internal work- *
ings of the dispensary for some time j '
and an eruption of the political ele- 3
ment has been predicted by many per- I
sons.
Two years ago the dispensary law j
was changed to permit whisky distil- j
leries to be established in this state 1
and allowing the dispensary to buy
from them. Several have been estab
lished, the largest being In Columbia. j
Its entire output of corn whisky is ta- j 1
ken by th? state. The extent of its I i
business is indicated by the fact that :
it is paying internal revenue tax at i
the rate of $1,500,000 a year. It has j ]
been common talk that the dispensary ; 3
directors owned a controlling interest
in the concern. ]
? It has developed in the last few days j j
that whisky for the local dispensary
was not purchased as was liquor from
without the state. They made no bid
at so much per gallon, as was required j
by outsiders, but sent trp a hundred or
a thousand barrels of liquor, as might
be ordered, and fixed their own price. j
Representative Pollock introduced a {
bill to increase dispensary profits {
from 6 to 12 per cent, which would in- ,
crease the public school fund by a 3
quarter of a million dollars, and also
providing that the liquor from local j
dispensaries should be bought by bid |
as from other manufacturers. This j
bill passed Thursday by a majority of s
4. Friday the bill was killed on the
third reading by a majority of 12. (
Mr. Pollock, speaking against the j
motion to recommit the bill, said he j
had been approached since Thursday's j
vote by a man who asked him if he
wished to make a barrel of money :
easily, and honestly. He intimated his :
willingness.
His visitor then told him to buy J
the Camden distillery and get into the j
swim. It was making money, he said,
but the owners didn't know how to
make it a gold mine. Representative
Pollock protested that he hadn't the
money to make the purchase. His
visitor assured him that he could ob- 11
tain all the capital needed without
trouble. ;
Of course, the distillery could not be
very profitable if his bill passed, but
that could be withdrawn.
Representative Pollock declined to
give the name of the man at this time,
but said another member of the house, <
favoring his bill had been approached
with an offer of $2,000 to buy an interest
in a distillery in the upper part of
the state.
Many Negroes Gulled.
William White, a negro, claiming to
be from Washington, has been placed
in jail, at Spartanburg for collecting
money from unsuspicious negroes, telling
them that he was an emigrant
agent and would take them to Washington,
where they could "marry rich
white women and walk with them on
the streets with their arms locked."
White, it is said, operated out in the
country and gathered in a neat sum.
Then he visited Spartanburg.
He promised the negroes that they
would be carried to Washington by
him, but the wily agent nrst required
the small sum of $1 as a guarantee
that the negroes wou.d meet him at
the depot on a specified day. His case
e;rows worse as new facts come to
light.
A negro now brings in the story that
White says that the negroes who go to
Washington can marry white women,
also that White claims to have carried
already some 10,000 negroes to Washington
and that he is backed by ample
capital.
White will bo tried at sessions court
Lhe latter part of the present month.
FOUR DEAD IN WRECK.
Disastrous Head-On Collision Between
Freight Trains in New Mexico.
A head-end collision uetween two
Rock Island freight trains early
rhursday, near Tecolate, New Mexico,
resulted in the death of four
nen and the injury of several others.
The dead are: Conductor G. Davis,
Fireman Winderwall, and two ur
known men.
Among the dangerously injured is
P. Pittsburn, Torranco, New Mexico,
rhe wreck occurred at a sharp curve
m a steep ?rade.
THE SAME OLD FIGHT.
Opponents of Southern Fast Mail Once
More Knocked Out.
A Washington dispatch says: After
i war of words in which personalities
Igured in some degree, the house late
Wednesday afternoon voted to retain
n the postoffice appropriation bill the
tern of $140,000 for special mail facilties
through the south.
This is the appropriation that is uslally
characterized as the Southern's
subsidy. Eecause of this annual ap
?ropriation the south is given special
nail facilities on a par with those of
?ther parts of the country.
SIXTY-TWO BOYS DIED.
Epidemic of Black Diphtheria Plays
Havoc on Receiving Ship.
Several months ago J. B. Shoemakar,
a brother of Mrs. Clark Reed, Oi
rhree Rivers, Mich., enlisted in tl^
unuea -Oiaies marine eci vice nuu naa
issigned to the United States receivng
ship Franklin.
Mrs. Reed has just received a letter
'rom her brother, in which he says
:hat the black diphtheria had been raging
on the vessel and that out oi sixtyseven
boys from the vessel who were
:aken to the hospital ship all but five
lad died, he being one of the live survivors.
COUNT BALLESTREM OUT.
President of German Reichstag A.09ep*
ed Over Krupp Episode.
Count Ballestrem has resigned the
presidency of the German reichstag
n consequence of disapproval of his
ittitude during the attempt, January
10, of Herr Vollmer, socialist, to raise
i debate in the house on the charges
brought against the late Herr Krupp
md on Emperor William's telegrams
md speeches on the subject.
The president at the time declined
;o permit the discussion on the ground
:hat it was out of order to discuss a
private person while debating the bud
teu
MORE RUSH ORDERS.
Vessels at Mare Island Navy Yard
Will be Hurried to Completion.
Rush orders have been received at
Mare Island Navy Yark, Cal., from
Washington ordering that all work on
ressels now in the yard be completed
with the greatest possible dispatch,
[n view of this order, an extra force of
men will be employed at once.
It is understood that the trouble
brewing in Honduras is the reason for
the orders.
POLYGAMY GIVEN AIRINO.
Vlormonism Brought Up In Discussion
of Statehood Bill.
The discussion of the statehood bill
n the senate Thursday turned on the
juestion of polygamy, a number of
senators who heretofore have taken
10 part in the debate participated in
:he discussion.
The Influence of the Mormon church
n politics occupied a large share of
:he debate, which Mr. Hale characterized
as interesting, valuable and
startling, because it had disclosed a
powerful religious organization "exerting
itself as a dominant, potential
!orce" over the mind and action of
,ts followers, which should be taken
,nto account in future legislation.
t legislative Melange |
Acts Ratified.
The senate and house in joint ses- !
sion ratified the following acts:
Granting jurisdiction to the United j
States over certain lands in Charleston.
To return certain taxes to St. Philip's
church, Charleston.
To amend law prescribing the number
of calendars to be kept by clerks
of courts.
Amending acts relating to drainage J
in the county of Charleston.
Relating to wills as evidence.
To transfer records to Probate judge I
of Lee county.
To authorize Marlboro school district
to levy and collect a special tax.
Joint resolution to pay $6,000 to
state printer on his present contract.
Increasing bond of superintendent
of education of Saluda county.
To authorize school district of town I
of Greenwood to issue bonds.
To define limits of school district of
town of Greenwood.
To declare bonds of Wise and Pick*
ens townships, of Edgefield, valid.
To amend act as to incorporation of
towns of less than 1,000 inhabitants
and not more than 5,000.
Dam Causes Long Talk.
Nearly a whole day in the senate
was taken up with the discussion of a
bill to build a dam across Kinloch
Creek, in Georgetown. It was a private
bill, but as the creek is a navigable
stream constitutional objections
were raised to its provisions.
Bill Passes Second Reading.
The house of representatives Saturday,
by a vote of 59 to 53, passed the
Marshall bill to prohibit child labor in
cotton mills to its third reading.
The bill has already passed the senate.
The bill prohibits from May of
this year the employment of children
under 10 years old in textile manufactories.
One year from that date the
age limit becomes 11 years, and two
years from that date 12 years.
Fire Patrol Bill Passed.
The house, after passing the Kibler
insurance commissioner bill, took up
and adopted, without a word of debate,
the fire patrol bill to its third reading.
The bill is very sweeping in its provis
ions.
Before the passage of the Kibler bill |
its author explained the necessity of i
protecting the people. He thought the
present method of regulating the insurance
companies insufficient. This
bill would not only protect the people
from wild cat companies, but would
doubtless cause a reduction in rates.
The rate on country dwellings in North
Carolina is 50 per cent cheaper than
the rate in this state. This bill would
not interfere with insurance features
of fraternal orders. The insurance
features of fraternal orders. The in- ;
surance laws of the state are very poor j
and the ce??Hesi?aer^"bottW" 'Trfafte?
suggestions. The salary would come
from fees to be paid the companies,
and the latter would not object to paying
this pittance for protection.
Discussing Dispensary Profits.
Mr. Pollock was very much interested
in his bill to change the mode of
distributing dispensary profits. The
bill provides for an increase in the
school fund from the dispensary profm1
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IIS. 1 He WIIOIB UibLUiJ' Ui Luc UIO^LU- I
sary profits was taken up and he show- I
ed how originally the profits all went '
to the public schools. Two or three !
years ago the law was changed so the '
state dispensary is to make only 10 ;
per cent, and the major profits go to j
the cities and counties. Tne board :
stated that the present profits made
were 6 per cent to the state dispensary j
and 18 per cent to the towns and coun- i
ties. He thought 24 per cent profit, J
wholesale and retail, was too little, j
He wanted the state's profit increased :
from 12 to 20 per cent. If 6 per cent
made about $120,000 for the public :
schools, an increase to 20 per cent
would readily double the income to
the public schools. The drinkers could ,
readily stand an increase of 10 per j
cent. i
The dispensary officials went before
the committee and they said some of
the liquor was sold at a profit of one 1
cent on the pint?for the state, county
and city. He did not believe a fivecent
profit on that pint of liquor too '
small. It was as well to get rid of the :
whole thing if nothing more can be
made out of it. The promise has been
made that the law is to curtail the j
sale of liquor, but if liquor is to De ,
sold at cost, that is not likely to re- i
duce the sales. He could not undef- i !
stand why the committee should have ,
reported unfavorably on his section as j
to the purchase of liquors.
Mr. Wlngo was very frank in saying i
the state was in the liquor business for
the profits and nothing else. There ;
is no honpr in the business and every
one knew the state was in the business
for profits and nothing else. The peo- j <
pie have been hoodwinked in the pres- ;
ent law, which takes the profits from ;
ths school funds. Increase the profits
and the consumer would not feel j <
it and the schools ought to get every i
ceqt it can out of the business. He I 1
was a prohibitionist and the dispen- | ,
sary has never been a sweetheart of ;
his. J ,
Mr. Bonner saw one good feature in
this act and that was the denial to j
give special privileges to local distill
ers. The rest of the bill is pernicious. J j
It will kill the dispensary law, because j
it will take it out of the province of '
boing a police regulation and make it ;
a matter of profit. The courts decided j 1
that the law was not for the purpose j
of raising revenue. If the purpose is
to baptize the schools in whiskey money
this bill can be passed.
Mr. Spearman, of Anderson, favor- j '
ed the bill. The United States govern- |
ment charges a little revenue?why '
not the state? He had always favcred : !
the dispensary, but not if it is to be a 1
scheme to stop foiKs from drinking
and not get any profits lrom it. He
had been informed that 75 per cent of j 1
the sales are to negroes. Then why j '
not put on a little more to the price 1 1
and make the negro help keep up his 1
own schools?
Mr. Jeremiah Smith favcred ihe bill. 1
If tbii is a state institution, then it 1
should be a state fujid. He made a
stirring appeal for the schools. The
idea of the public school scheme is to
hoip the weak, and he tnought this
should be done. The result of the
law now is that the cities and towns
get the lion's share. The city of Columbia
gets four times as much from
the dispensary as it did from high license,
but this should go into a state
fund, because so much is spent here by
people who do not live here. He was
sick and tired of this "nigger" question
in discussing the revenues for the
public schools.
The people in the cities educate the
negro, there are 1,300 in the graded
schools in Columbia. Then why not
give the rural schools a chance to enjoy
this fund?
The first section of the bill reads:
That from and after the first day of
May, A. D. 1903, all spirituous, malt,
vinous, fermented, brewed (whether
lager or rice) or other liquors by whatsoever
name known or called, which
are sold under the dispensary law of
the state, shall bo furnished or sold to
the several county dispensaries at a
net profit of not less than 12 nor more
than 20 per cent to the state.
GREWSOME EXHIBITS MADE
Shrouds Which Clothed Bodies of trie
Dead are Produced at Trial
of Grave Robbers.
A special from Indianapolis says:
There was a promise that there would
be no lack of sensation during the testimony
of Friday's trial of Dr. J. C.
Alexander in the grave robbing cases.
A parcel in the possession of detectives
was introduced as evidence. The
parcel contained two shrouds found by
the detectives in the basement of the
Central college during one of the visits
made to the place wiui search
warrants. One of the shrouds was
identified as the one made for Mrs.
Catherine Doerring, whose body was
stolen from the German Catholic cemetery.
Samuel B. Martin colored, who was
prominently identified with Cantrili in
the grave robbing business, was the
first witness up. He first met Dr.
Alexander at the latter's office last
June, he said. The doctor told him
that he wanted from seventeen to
twenty subjects for dissection and
would pay $30 each.
Martin said that a. this meeting Dr.
Alexander told Rufus Cantrili that he
would watch the death returns at the
board of health and would notify Cantrill.
The first trip, he said, was in
July, when, with Cantrili! and others,
he went to the Anderson cemeteray
and secured the body of Glenaore
fi-ates and handed it over to the Cen
tral college. Next day Colonel Alexander
paid him $10.
His next trip was to the Ebenezer
grave yard, when the boay of Wallace
Johnson was secured. Dr. Alexander
told him the subject '^as-hot a good
one, becauseJLt=jvscS""mang!ed by the
carv-finBTSiartin received but $5. At
the same grave yard he assisted i?
getting the body of Johnson Stilz, for
which Dr. Alexander paid him $8. In
addition to these bodies Martin said
he got a body at the insane hospitail
grave yard, which Dr. Alexander said
was a good subject, but witness said
he did not remember how much money
was paid for it.
Witness assisted in raising body of
Rose Neidelinger ^at the cemetery
near Traders' Point.
On another occasion Martin and'
others went to a cemetery, but were
chased away.
REQUEST OF ALLIES REFUSED.
President Roosevelt Shys at Job of Arbitrator
in the Venezuelan
Entanglement.
After giving the best part of the
day Friday to a consideration of the
unofficial request from the allies that
he act as arbiter upon the differenr
points remaining in dispute between
Bowen and the powers. President
Roosevelt has decided it will be best
that ha do not act in that capacity.
This decision means that the question
of preferential treatment will go
to The Hague tribunal for its decision.
Herbert Angered.
The confirmation of the London dispatch
to the effect that a?t. Bowen
and the British ambassador at their
interview Monday had a somewhat
heated argument, was obtained in
Washington Friday.
Indeed, it is stated that should the
character of the cablegrams mat the
British ambassador has oeen sending
to.Lis government regarding the attitude
of Minister Bowen become public,
the country would be furnished
with sensational diplomatic incidents,
it is the opinion of the Venezuelan
negotiators other than the British ambassador,
that the latter is directly recivmcriMo
fnr the ahrnnt breakine off
of negotiations with Mr. Bowen.
It is the opinion in official circles
at Washington that Minister Bowen
has an absolute right, acting for Venezuela,
of course to object to President
Roosevelt's acting as arbitrator.
To do so would cause pain to i.ir. Bowen.
whose admiration for Mr. Roosevelt
Is well known, but he feels
obliged to keep well in mind the fact
that he is here not as an American,
but as a representative of Venezuela.
The British ambassador's conduct
has resulted in severa: important details
of the momentous conierence of
Monday last leaking out and these are
now substantiated by the other negotiators
present.
HOBSON'S RESIGNATION.
Is Finanlly Accepted by Secretary
Moody of Navy Department.
Naval Constructor Richmond Pear- j
son Hobson's resignation has been ac- |
septed by Secretary Moody, who has
written Mr. Hobson as follows:
"The department acknowledges re:eipt
of your resignation tendered Jannary
29, 1903. also your telegram February
5. 1903, declining to reconsider
the same.
"Your resignation from the United
States navy is accepted to take offect
from this date, February 6, 1903,"
KNOCKS OUT TRUSTS ~
Littlefield's Anti=Monopoly Meas
ore Passes Hoose.
NOT A SINGLE VOTE AGAINST IT ?
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Democrats Offered Many Amendments,
But All Were oVted Down.
Bill Now Goes to
Senate.
A Washington special says: By a
onanlmous vote, 245 to nothing, the
house Saturday passed the anti-trust
bill. The closing chapter was devoid
of excitement. For three hours the
democrats offered a series of amendments
designed to place "teeth" In the (
bill, but they were either ruled out of ]
order or voted down by a strict party '
rr?to i
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On only one voto "were the political (
ranks broken. It was on an amend- j
ment offered by Mr. Thomas, republl- i
can, of Iowa, to make the filing of returns
incumbent upon all corpora- *
tions mandatory. On that amendment '
seven republicans voted with the
democrats.
The bill as passed requires corpora- *
tions "hereafter organized" to file returns
covering its articles of incorpo- 1
ration, financial composition, condi- 1
tion, etc., with the interstate commerce
commission on penalty of being '
restrained from engaging in interstate
commerce, prescribed penalties for
faise returns, etc. The commission is 1
given authority in its discretion to call ]
for similar returns from existing cor- 1
porations doing an interstate business. 1
The commission is given power to 3
compel the answers to questions and
a fine not to exceed $5,000 is imposed 3
for failure to obey the commission in 1
this respect. Rebates by carriers is '
made punishable with a fine of not
less than $1,000 and corporations vio- ]
lating the provisions of this section 1
are forbidden the use of the instru- '
mentalities of interstate commerce.
Carriers are prohibited from knowingly
transporting articles produced, ]
manufactured or sold in violation of 1
the Sherman act. In cases of prosecu- 1
tions no person is to be excused from 1
testifying on the ground that such tes- 1
timony would tend to incriminate him, 1
but for such testimony the witness is 1
not to be prosecuted. The circuit '
courts are given purisdiction in cases 1
of violation, and it is made the duty of
the district attorneys to institute pro- !
ceedlngs to prevent violations and in- (
divlduals damaged by violations are
given authority to sue. ;
ANARCHIST RUBINO IN COURT. j
Being Tried in Brussels for Attempt- "
ing to Assassinate King Leopold.
The trial, at Brussels, Belgium, of
Gennaro Rubino, the Italian anarchist, |
on the charge of attempting to assassinate
King Leopold, November 15,
by firing three shots at him while he '
was returning from the cathedral, was !
opened Friday in the assize court.
Large crowds of people gathered in
the vicinity of the court, but only the ,
witnesses, lawyers and reporters ,
were admitted. A detachment of police
of considerable strength main- (
tained order. j
Rubino replied volubly to all inter- ]
rogations, and whenever he uttered 1
the word "anarch," he raised his voice <
as though exulting in his connection j
therewith. The prisoner bitterly as- :
sailed modern society as the cause oT
all evil, declaring he only attempted j
Jo take the life of the king because!
the latter was the highest representa- |
tive of society. Rubino added that he
had intended going to Italy for the
purpose of making an attempt on the ^
life of the Italian monarcn, but he
fid not have sufficient funds. During ^
the prisoner's examination it develop- ,
ed he left the Italian army because nis ^
officers persecuted him. .
The prosecution included in the indictment
a letter from Rubino to a so- 1
cialist newspaper published in London,
justifying the murder of Scnor
Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish pre- J
mler, and stating, that he, Rubino, had '
contemplated killing King Edward
November 25.
In regard to his stay in England,
Rubino said that it was a hospitable
country and he decided not to make
an attempt to kill King Edward, as '
that would bring trouble on his comrades.
He spent the money which
he received from the Italian embassy ,
for spying on anarchists, in purchas- '
ing a revolver, explaining that "an- ,
archists ought to always be armed so ^
as to be in readiness to kill the wild
beasts of society."
He had hoped to be able to kill King
Leopold, Prince Albert and a few cler- 3
gymen. When the examination of thfl 1
prisoner was concluded, the hearing
of witnesses commenced. ;
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ROOSEVELT GETS INVITATION.
To Unveiling of Monument to Maryland
Soldiers at Chickamauga. j
President Roosevelt received an invitation
Wednesday to attend the unveiling
of the monument to be erected }
at Orchard Knob, on the Chickamaiga
battle field, July 22nd next, in com- '
memoratlon of the services of Mar- 1
land's soldiers on both sides of th t
civil war. The matter has been taken
under consideration.
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MA!L SERVICE CINCHED.
Appropriation Indorsed in the House
by Majority Vote of Twenty-One. I
The southern fast mail appropriation
was again indorsed by the house
Thursday morning, the roll call showing
121 votes for the appropriation to ]
an even 100 against it. This action by (
j the house insures the continuance ot
the special mail service from Wash- {
ington to New Orleans, by which un- 3
der the connecting schedules practi- 1
cally the entire south from Washing- i
ton to the Mexican border is given tha i
best possible mall facilities, <
ALL FOR WHITE MEN I
secretary Root Makes Sensational
Speech in New York.
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SAYS THE NEGRO IS DOOMED
Declares White Men Oniy Will Hold
Office and that Amendments to
the Constitution Have Proven
Utter Failures.
At the celebration of the fortieth I
inniversary of the Union League Club
it New York Friday night Secretary
>f War Hoot made an address, la
vhich he said:
"After the civil war the great quea:ion
was, 'What shall we do with the
alack man?' and the answer was
Give him citizenship, equal rights
ind the franchise and he will rise.'
Three amendments were adaed to the
constitution, and I fear we will have
;o face the conclusion that the experiment
has failed.
"The suffrage has been taken away
!rom the negro ,and m many of tne
southern states the blacK man no
longer has the right of suffrage.
"A curious development has been
seen within the past year. President
Roosevelt has appointed fewer black
men than President McKinley dld^
md there are today fewer black men
aolding office than when McKinley
lied. Yet loud cries are to be heard
in the south about President Roosevelt's
policy in appointing black men
to office in the south. Under previous
presidents, McKinley, Cleveland, Harrison
and back to Hayes' time, more
negroes were appointed to office and
nothing was said.
"A black man attended an official
reception at the white house a short
time ago. The black man was an official
of the government, and had always
attended these receptions. Yet
the invitation of the president to*
these men was the signal for an outcry
of a thousand papers In tue south
that the whites were being insulted.
"I don't want to argue this question.
[ am certainly showing that we have
to face a new change of feeling in
the south, that the black man is denied
the right to aspire to the highest
iignity which was formerly unquestioned
is now questioned. In a short
time the white man will succeed in
excluding the black man from all ofSces
in the southern states.
"We can never throw off ue responsibility
that rests on our peopte for
the welfare of these biack people that
we held in slavery for so many generations.
^Now^ that the first attempt has
" " - ' - ?io wlmt tn Hn and
L til ICQ, lilCJLj UCOL1W11 AO ITUUW ?.V N*W,
it should ta??vthe greatest thought ol
!se greatest minds-oMhe country."
POLICE REPORT VETOE?T"~?
Mayor Howell, of Atlanta, Turns Down
Foolish Findings of Committee.
The report of the Atlanta city council's
special police investigating committee,
of which Councilman Key was
chairman, has received the veto of
Mayor Howell.
The report was adopted by council
iuring its last session, and there was
cnly one vote against It.
It is tne belief of memDers of council
that the veto will be sustained,
is several members of council are
known to have voted for tne report of
the committee for the reason that they
svere not interested on either side.
Several of them have since expressed
regret that they votea for the report
MURDERER UTLEY RECAPTURED.
For Hie Return to Jail Reward of
$1,000 is Paid.
Edward L. Utley, who is under sen*
^ + Vimiiiv??kY*
LUUC* UL t ncut/ / ecu o lvjl tuv
>f Hotel Clerk Hollingsworth, and
tvho escaped from the jail at Fayotterille,
N. C., Monday night by the alleged
bribery of the jailer, was recaplured
Friday morning in Harnett county,
some twenty miles from Fayetteri'Ue.
For his arrest and return to jail the
3tate offered $400 reward, the county
MOO and the sheriff a personal regard
of $200.
DEBRIS FULL OF CORPSES.
Further Horrors of Wreck in Arizona
Made Known by Investigation.
The coroner's jury empanelled at
rucson, Ariz., by Coroner Culver viewed
the remains of fourteen victims of
Wednesday's disaster on the Southern
Pacific near Vails station. Identifica Iati
t*too aiffirMiit flnrt nnlv one bodv I
4UU n uo uiuivuiw ? ?v. ^ ?
was identified with certainty. Other
remains are being taken from the
*uins.
The total number of dead thus far
eported is twenty-four, and it is now I
relieved tha\: the fatalities will num- j
>er not less than thirty-five.
COLOMBIANS ARE HAPPY.
Are Jubilating Over Signing of the
Panama Canal Treaty.
At Colon, Colombia, Friday, the news
received that the canal treaty between
;he United States and Colombia had
neen signed caused much jubilation
:hroughout the isthmus, and hopes are
expressed that the United States wili
soon begiD work on the canal.
IRISHMAN SLAYS BRITON.
Fatal Quarrel in Brooklyn Over Con.
viction cf Colonel Lynch.
Thomas Lynch, a resident of Brooklyn,
N. Y., stabbed James Golden to
ieath Tuesday in Brooklyn. The men
quarreled over the conviction of Colonel
Lynch on the charge of treason.
Lynch, who is not related to the former
member of parliament, declared
:be convictior, of his namesake was an
GERMANY STILL OBDURATE
Emperor Bill Aga.n Blocks Negotiations
in Venezuela Case and
Seems Bent on Trouble.
A Washington special says: As the
Venezuelan issue stands now the British
protocl is so drawn that Rr. Bowen
may accept it in principle. But the
German draft is unacceptable and the
differences between the negotiators as
to this protocol are more marked
than in the case of any other.
One statement made, and this statement
is not by Mr. Bowen, was, that
while the Germans, with other allies,
in principle accept the reference to
The Hague of the question of allowing
preferential claims, yet their protocol
is so drawn as to practically require
such preferential treatment in advance
of the submisison of the case to that
tribunal.
xir. jouweu ietris lucti mc pi
would not be acceptable to the Venezuelan
government and he has therefore
declined to sign it in its present
form, which necessitates a reference
of the document back to Berlin and an
extension of the negotiations beyond
the time when it was hoped by the authorities
here that this phase of the
subject could be closed and the blockade
lifted.
The reports that come from Caracas
are to the effect that great suffering
is being inflicted upon many innocent
persons and the foreign residents are
bearing more than their share of the
rigors of the blockade, because their
more complex wants are not to be
satisfied with the native food which
suffices' the Venezuelans.
From this element pressure is being
brought to bear upon London, Berlin
and Rome, which may have some effect
in hastening the negotiations. It^
is believed that Italy is not likely to
prove an obstacle to the winding up
of the negotiations for, although naturally
desirous of securing all the ad?
vantages she can by the injection into
the protocol of extraneous matter, it
is not believed that she wjll prove
obstinate when once her allies have
harmonized upon a p>an which can be
accepted by Venezuela.
Baron Von Sternberg, the German
minister, was very active Monday
morning in his efforts to hasten the
negotiations and spent some time with
the British ambassador and with Mr.
Bowen at the latter's hotel.
United States May be Drawn in.
There is a distinct probability of
this government yet being drawn into
the controversy. Bowen is reported
to have said that the German proposal
infringes upon a principle dear to the
heart and if Germany insists upon her
present position he will-carry the matter
to the American government.
Moving Against the Rebels.
Advices from Caracas state that a
force of 2,000 men with fifty horses
and two guns under the command oof
.Minister of War General Ferrera, left
Caracas MCfc4$?_morning in the direction
of Uie seaport,- Biguerote, 55
miles east of Caracas. The~sehject of
the expedition is to attack a body^or
1,500 revolutionists under General Monagas,
who is reported to be too feeble
to attack the government, but
strong enough to devastate the district
around Rio Chico, province of
Miranda, 60 miles southeast of Caracas,
and daily enter and pillage the
town.
Even ardent revolutionists seem to
recognize that President Castro is
master of the situation.
COMMISSION MEN LOSE OUT.
Cotton Spinners' Schedule of Prices
for Yarns Not Maintained.
News comes from Spartanburg that
there is no doubt but what the new
schedule of prices adopted by the
southern cotton spinners at Charlotte
recently has put the commission man
out of the game when it comes to
quunu5 t'ltwu.
The mills and the buyers are considerably
apart, some of the mills holding
tight for prices adopted at the
Charlotte meeting, and it is said that
they are getting what they ask for in
some instances. All of the hard yarns
are, however, being offered from the
weave mills, it is reported, at a lower
figure than that named by the regular
spinners.
COLLISION ON SOUTHERN.
Passenger and Freight Crash and
Fourteen People are Injured.
Fourteen persons were injured in
a head-end collision late Monday afternoon
on the Southern railway about
one-half mile south of Jackson, Ga.
The trains which came together
were passenger train No. 10, drawn by
engine 843, which left Atlanta at 4
o'clock, and the first section of freight
train No. 51, drawn by engine No. 256,
which left Macon during the afternoon.
The crew of the freight is charged
up with the accident, as the passenger
train had the right of way.
NEGROES TO HOLD CONFERENCE.
Colored Citizens of Jasper County,
Ga., Will Discuss Many Subjects.
The negroes of Jasper county, Ga.,
will hold a meeting at Monticello on
February 14th to discuss the best
Ideas about farming, going into debt,
how to rear their children, how to pay
for homes, ahd other Questions of interest
to the race. There wiil be a
grand barbecue.
WE WLL GIVE UP NOW.
Little Santo Domingo Will Not Obey
Demand of Minister Powell.
The Dominican government has informed
United States Minister Powell
that it will not obey the demand of the
American government in the matter
of the claims of the' Clyde line of
steamers and that under the law cases
such as the Clyde line claims must be
settled in the courts of the republic
tnd not by Intervention.
BACK TO ROOSEVELT
XJ,
Powers Tarn to Entangle Much'
Ij Mixed Yenezcelan Muddle.
ARE IRRITATED BY MR. BOVEN J
Great Britain, Germany and Itaty 00
Again Propose that Roosevelt | ^
Decide Questions Which Have ;]
I Caused Hitch in Negotiations. j . ^>3
A Washington special of Thursday
says: Irritated by the note of Minis*
ter Bowen, Venezuela's represents*
tlve addressed to the British ambaasador
on Monday last, refusing to accept
the allies' proposal for a scheme ' r0
of preferential payments by whicbf
Great Britain, Germany and Italy*
were to receive 20 per cent and the re* '04
maining eight creditor nations 10 pep
cent of the customs receipts of LIB
Guayra and Puerto Cabello, the allied
powers have instructed their repre* sentatives
here to submit the que*
tion of preferential treatment tot yfjjj&p
settlement to President Roosevelt*'
and in event that he declines to act iJ-S
as arbiter, to take this and possibly
the entire Venezuelan controversy w
The Hague for settlement, thereof
breaking off negotiations with
In view of the fact that the London
government is now taking the lesufc
in the negotiations, the British ambaa*
sador will preside at this conference
In the meantime he expects to have .
an interview with the secretary <rf '
state, whom he will sound as tt> tt^or
probability of the presidents accept*
ance of the allies' request If it It 3
found that President Roosevelt is not
disposed to allow himself to be drag** . -|||
ged into the negotiations, the instroo- ~4saH
tlons of the allies are such as to permit
them to forego the embarrassment
of a rejection at the hands of
Mr. Roosevelt and instead of making,
known their wishes to him, steps will-/:'./?
be taken to draw up a protocol with; . ?
Mr. Bowen for a reference of the caM v H
to The Hague,, as suggested by hiaft :
in his note of Monday. The British;
ambassador was the first of the rejp ^
resentatives to receive instructions to ^
this effect and the matter was dhK
cussed at the noon-day conference be*
tween the three representatives of the ;
Announcement of the decision o?
the allies to abandon further negotie*. ^
tions with Mr. Bowen has not been received
with surprise by the few officials
of the Washington government '*
who have been advised of it "The
Hague tribunal," said an official of the.
administration, "has all along beett
kept in sight as a port of safety 1ft ^
case the negotiations here were no^
productive of a final settlement Ami
as for the suggestion that the presi- '
dent act as arbiter, that has been a?
favorite idea of the alU^jdnee^h#^^!!
beginning of the trpable.""
Will Beosevclt Accept? . , :-^j|jg|
?Whether President Roosevelt will .
accept this invitation of the allies Inr jjg
not known. An official of the administration
expressed his surprise that
the allies would be willing to submit
this question to the president in view: .
of the fact that their representative
within the last few -days have been
informed by cable that the president
views with disfavor the contention of
the allies for preferential treatment
The drafting of a protocol will, if
is expected, occupy some time, hut
it is the understanding that upon the
submission of the matter either td
the president or to The Hague,, the \
blockade is to be raised at once.
WOMEN HANG IN ENGLAND.
Two "Baby Farmers" Pay Ignoble Pen*
alty for Their Crime.
A London dispatch says: Amelia
Sachs and Anna Walter, "baby farm- -'|a|
era," were hanged at Holloway jail
Wednesday. The women were recommended
to mercy on account of theic
sex, but the home secretary was unable
to grant the reprieve usually ac- - :J|
corded. The women walked to the
Scaffold unaided and. displayed re-_ ;
markable fortitude. JSo woman had
been previously hanged in England
since March 1800.
CHILDREN DRAW MOTHER, j ^
Erring Crown Princess Finally Give* igj
Up Her Dear Giron.
A dispatch Srom Geneva, Switzer*land,
says: A mother's love for her ^
children has at last triumpned In the '
heart of the former crown princess Ok.
Saxony, and in a burst of passion,
which has come as a climax to the
flight from home and husband, the woman
of royal birth has said goodby to
M. Giron and left for home.
The separation was pathetic?almost
heartrending. It was the final battle
the woman made against her own self,]
"I must see my poor children again.":
The woman almost shrieked the declaration.
A REGRETABLE PROCEEDURE. ? -^|S|
During Moody's Funeral Lawyers
Work on Contest Case.
While Congressman Moody's funeral x
was being held Saturday at Waynes
- VftS
boro, N. C., the contest for the seat ne
can never occupy was going steadily
This strange and regrettable proceed
ure was necessary, the attorneys .'J
having the affair in charge say, in or- 7
I der to maintain the contest.
DIPLOMATS HARD AT WORK. :j .
Rapid Exchanges are Going on Anoit |
Venezuelan Trouble.
j Many exchanges are goin# on bo-;
tween Washington and European caj^'
ltals as the result of the efforts of thfc!
allied representatives at the national]
capital to prepare satisfactory prot<K
cols providing for a settlement of the"
Venezuelan claims. The task of draif^ j..
f lng up the documents is very comptt*1
cited. j