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MWtr: fm . -r--: v .... .. . .... - , .. vM: ... - ?':i ' /. ~ " . ; . ' . ..' ,-i ..?/ ; 7^ fi ? ' * . ^IS I ?lj? Hamburg ijeralb | ?? W\ Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1906 One Dollar a Year Bi 0. THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP * * TO PANAMA WRITTEN UP BY * MIDSHIPilAN D. G. COPELAND. fir. Copeland is on the Louisiana, y''\- Which Ship Carried the President to the New Republic. That there are differences between & Europeans and Americans was very f elearly shown recently when Presij. dent Roosevelt made his voyage to ? Ponomo P^mnnrirnr his trio with that ?* o * v ?f^the Prince of Wales to India a few months ago, some of these differences become readily apparent, v/ ;; When England's future king left London he was accorded all the v f honors due one of his rank. His departure for the East was made the vi-; occasion of a great State function, . and the ' 'adieus'' were made with r <o ggfe Httle pomp and ceremony. On his ? flagship a small army of reporters, .artists and correspondents took - passage in order that the English people might be kept acquainted with every ?& : move and act of His Royal Highness. *VT_x ? /laTiorfiirp of V ^ ^ SU W lui txic uv|7<h?jl vu* v w?. ?..v President. Coming aboard his flagggf^up at night, his flag was hoisted .. without the ordinary salute, no marine guard paraded in his honor, nor even did the boatswain and his side - boys pipe him over the side. One lone secretary accompanied him on iilV;, THE VOYAGE. IIn order to avoid the yachts and I ether pleasure craft, which had asl eerobled at the Capes to see the squadron pass out to sea, the Presidoit gave orders to sail immediately, % and at dawn the Louisiana and the p eonvoying squadron passed Cape friaries while the sight-seers yet ^ slumbered. The course lay sou' by east, and in a few hours the "States" ^ were left far astern. The first -land seen after leaving Virginia was San Salvador, or Watling's Island, where ? Columbus and his gentlemanly band | ef robbers first set foot on the New World. The island fails to impress ?ne with its grandeur and its riches, we cannot wonder that the men ?(. wider the famous Genoese navigator were anxious to return to sunny "Spain. Probably, however, the sea was much rougher four hundred and fourteen years before than it was i the dear calm day we passed, and on ; this account maybe even the bare { rocks and drifting sands of San Sal= vador looked good to him. Several hundred miles south of the Bahamas lies Cuba, "Pearl of the Antilles," and its eastern end, Cape Maysi, was ; the next land to be sighted. If the entire island is as beautiful and as picturesque as is this locality, ioe can readily understand why the haughty Don fought so long to refrain control of it. The land rises from the water's edge to a lofty mountain range, crowned by a plateau, which extends as far as the eye can see. The sides of the mountain are clad with the most beautiful foliage, and with its gardens of wild fruit, free to all, one need not marvel that Gomez, Garcia and Maceo were able to keep their armies in the | " A# field long 3XtW UIC ^dicicud v/jl | Spain had swept the island of every j ^vestige of its provisions. Directly ' v across the Windward Passage, a x V channel fifteen miles wide, lies the o J ?; worst governed spot in the world, ' j ?v Haiti. . f It seems a travesty of justice that so fair and fertile a land should re-J main undeveloped and be domineered by a horde of illiterate blacks,whose sole aim in life is murder and plunder. Only when a man-of-war enters &an Domingo city or Port au Prince .\ ' does peace and quiet reign on the isi, . land. As the squadron passed everything was as quiet and as orderly as was aboard ship next morning at , general quarters and muster, j At 9:15 a. m. the entire ship's comk*. pany was formed on the various l; decks, mustered and inspected. The qocvi frresaero ciuseiy uum^u f man as he passed between the open ranks, and appeared very much V-'_ pleased with the appearance of his SqY.men. From the fore-castle and ryf * quarter-deck, he passed down into .? # the engine and fire rooms and inspected the magazines, turrets and handling rooms. As Assistant Secrepv' tary of the Navy, he acquired an Intimate knowledge of things naval, and hence his opinion is valued as that of an expert. After this inspection the divisions were marched aft on the quarter-deck and formed for general muster. This consists - PL A - x of the executive officer reading to the officers and men the articles for the government of the navy of the United States, after which the roll is called in order to see that no one has been lost overboard. When we remember that the complement of a battleship of the Louisiana class is eight hundred and ninety men and officers, we can readily see that this formation requires considerable time to be properly executed. While yet milnti PytAm PonomQ tVio WV 1U11CO XX U1I1 X CU1UX1XC*, W1V M. w. dent expressed a desire for the news of the day and recourse was had to the most remarkable invention of the 20th century, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The operator tuned his receiver so as to be able to intercept the messages of the French Cable Co., which are sent out from Guantanamo. Shortly after the keys of the receiver nervously ticked and the news that the Kaiser and the Pope were having trouble over their settlement of religious matters; that the Boers under Ferrara were invading Cape Colony, that the Count of Flanders had been proclaimed King of the Congo, etc., etc., was received, and, after being translated from the French, was made known to the President. This practical demonstration of the value of "wireless" to the mariner will go far to dispel the delusion of many who think that it is still but the "idle dream of an idle fellow". Early Wednesday morning the masthead lookout yelled "land ho", and sure enough far to the southwest one could distinguish the coast of the latest South American republic, PANAMA. Gradually it grew more distinct until finally we ran close jn and .anchored off Colon. The President arrived several hours ahead of time, and consequently he had plenty of time to view his surroundings. Colon, the Atlantic port of Panama, is small and as dirty as the usual South American town; the houses are small two-story affairs, which are all squatted along the beach, and are poorly adapted for the living quarters of a small Panama family of fifteen. The plaza, always found in the Spanish town, is neatly laid out, ^ hononoa on/5 nrvoan ?UiU 110 paimo, unuoiiao cuiu 5*vmi grass make it the envy of any American town. To the northward of Colon lies THE CHAGRES RIVER, At the mouth of which is Christobel, an American town. Here also is the eastern terminal of the Isthi mian canal. Christobel is pleasantly located and is strictly sanitary; being in this respect the opposite of Colon, which, on account of its poor sanitation, is always full of fever. Among the buildings of the canal zone none is more famous than the "Maison" of de Lesseps. Here, situated in a beautiful grove of date palms, de Lesseps and his confreres squandered the millions of the French peasants. After a good view of his surroundings the captain sent twenty-five rounds of 4-inch ammunition ashore for the Panama battery to return the Louisiana's salute to its flag. As the natives knew nothing about the ammunition, however, it was brought back to the ship, and this accounts for the fact that an American man-ofwar visiting in a foreign port neither saluted nor was saluted by the battery on shore. At 9.30 p. m. the quartermaster on watch reported a barge heading toward the ship; it came alongside a few minutes later and up the gangway and over the side stepped the first president of Panama DR. AMADOR. President Roosevelt met the distinguished party, consisting of President Amador, Senora Amador, Secretary Arias, Mr. Shonts of the canal commission, and other dignitaries at the gang-way and escorted them along the line of officers aft to where Mrs. Roosevelt was seated. After being presented to the officers the party was taken to .the blue room of the President's suite where a delightfully informal reception was tendered them. The President and the | party left the ship at midnight, and j we sailed at the break of day for i Chicuahua Lagbon, two hundred miles northward, to coal. COSTA RICA. At this point certainly shows off nature at its best. Mountains piled upon mountains, ranges upon ranges; here an extinct volcano, there a snow j capped peak; everywere palms, oranges, bananas and other typical tropical flora. The coaling continued far into the night and thousands of sea fowl, attracted by the glare of the searchlights, hovered around the ship in eager search of fish, teems of which swam close by and greedily fought for the refuse of the ship. The Louisiana beat the other vessels coaling and returned to Panama, leaving directions for the Tennessee * <1 TT7 1- 5 L L/M. i ana tne wasningLun tu jum nci m PONCE. The voyage to Porto Rico was uneventful, and all hands were glad to see the chief seaport of the southern part of the island. All the shipping was gaily dressed in honor of the President, and the town itself was festooned with the red, white and blue of America and the yellow and red of Spain. Ponce (pronounced pon-cy by the Porto Ricans; pone-thay by the Spaniards) is nestled at the foot of a tall mountain range, across which leads the famous military road to San Juan. The city lays claim to several beautiful plazas and a very interesting cathedral, built during the 16th century. Aji electric car line connects Ponce and the Port of Ponce. This, as well the lighting plant, is owned by an American synTVio was nror?laimed a UAVUW* *A*V V4V%J .. vw ~ ? "fiesta" and only a few pharmacies and cigar stores remained open. The population of the city is almost entirely negro and Indian. Nowhere could be seen the much vaunted ' 'Senorita''. It was said that the pure Spaniards, who still disdain to acknowledge "Los Amerikanos" and shun all work, come out only after night falls and the band plays on the plaza, probably this explains the absence of the fair blondes. A most interesting sight was the driving of cows from door to door and milking them before the eyes of the consumer. Certainly no water could be used, as is the custom in many American towns, but I fear the bacterologist would condemn the milk without so much as examining it, as the condition of the cows and the men who did the milking was far from being cleanly. ON THE RETURN VOYAGE. The ship encountered the usual fine weather, and all agreed that, if the ship had a "hoodoo", it was certain that it was unable to overcome the proverbial good luck of President Roosevelt. The men gave a vaudeville performance in honor of the ship's distinguished visitors, while one day out from Ponce. It 1.1 j ? r> Was very enjuy turn; aim cucx icoiucm was "dee-lighted". In his farewell remarks he said that he was glad to see that the American never lost his good sense of humor, no matter where he went. When just two hours off the capes a final speed,trial was arranged for the President. The boilers were put under forced draft, and shortly after the Louisiana was bowling along at 18 knots, while the cruiser Tennessee close astern, resembled a dog tearing at its leash, trying to pull away. The Tennessee,, a light 21-knot cruiser, could easily have walked away with the Louisiana, which is a first-class battleship of 18 knots speed. When the test was completed the President descended into the engine room, and after making a few remarks to the men there, passed into the fire room. Here he threw two shovels of coal into the furnace, and turning to the writer, who chanced to be in charge of the watch, said: "You did fine; she certainly is a peach''. As'he left to make HIS FAREWELL REMARKS to the ship's company on the quarter deck, the men gave him a cheer, and, it is needless to add, they would have been willing to undergo a twentyfour hour speed trial for such a commander-in-chief. Among his remarks 11 j to tne men was a cummcui uix tuc I action of many owners of places of amusement throughout the country in refusing admittance to their places to clean and sober men who wore the uniform of the army and the navy. He said that he had investigated the law and found that he was powerless to prevent this in any city other than Washington, but if ever there arose in that city such a case he would immediately rescind that company's license to do business. He expressed his contempt for those who in time of war cried for their help and then in time of peace forbade the defender of the nation's honor to enjoy himself ashore. His remarks were most enthusiastically received. At his farewell tea to the officers, he i related many of his experiences while ! Police Commissioner of N. Y. city ' while assistant Secretary of the Navy, i and as governor of New York, all of I which were most >' : sting. Mrs. ! Roosevelt very kindi} and graciously showed the handsome gifts which she received while in Panama. Surely ! she is entitled to the distinction of j being "the first lady of the land." As the President stepped over the side and into a barge manned by a volunteer crew of officers, his flag came down from the mast-head, and ; amid the roar of twenty-one guns ; from each of the five ships anchored j off Wolf Trap light, the Louisiana's famous cruise came to an end. D. G. COPELAND. IN THE PALMETTO STATE. INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading Pungent Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. * Another ship load of immigrants is expected to land in Charleston soon. Those here now have written their homefolks that they are satisfied. Commissioner Watson has been notified that the German ship, the Wittekind, will sail for Charleston .1 . />il J* T 111. 4.1 on tne iom 01 January wiui aiiuuiei load of immigrants. Commissioner Watson has won out in his fight with the immigration officials and will continue to get immigrants as he did before, the State paying transportation. The city of Sumter has voted a bond issue of $50,000 to install a sewerage system. The city now owns the water works. The vote stood 218 for to 12 against. All persons having in hand petitions for the pardon of R. A. Adams are requested to hand them to Mr. Gruber some day during the present week. Don't delay this, as the petitions must be sent to the governor early next week.?Walterboro Press and Standard. Notice of protest hac been [served on Congressman A. F. Lever for his seat in congress. The contest is brought by A. D. Dantzler, a negro, who contested the election of Mr. Lever two years ago. Dantzler is represented by a negro lawyer, Jacob Moorer, of Orangeburg. The young white man, Travis, who Jf J OVyJ ior&eu CAprCSS UIUIICJ viucio Wiu cashed them in Columbia and deserted his young wife, has been arrested in Chattanooga and will be brought back to Columbia. Travis was a telegraph operator. His wife has returned to her relatives in TennesQPP r / SCv*i The farmers of Marlboro county commenced to build a warehouse some months ago, having organized a company for that purpose, but the funds gave out before the building was completed. At a meeting held j last week the scheme was abandoned. The property will be sold and the company will go into liquidation. A white man named Tiney Chavis was shot and killed at Springfield Wednesday by a negro named Stephney Clemmens, Chavis went to the negro's house to collect a debt and cursed Clemmens, who followed him out into the yard and shot him.' Chavis was not armed. The negro was carried to Barnwell for safekeeping as it was feared he would be lynched. Morris-Chassereau. On last Sunday afternoon, Decern ber 23, the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Morris, of Clear Pond, was filled to overflowing with relatives and friends who came to witness the! marriage of their daughter, Donie Elizabeth, to Mr. Jeremiah Chassereau, of Ehrhardt. At 3.30 the bridal march, played by Mrs. Frank Copeland, of Ehrhardt, began slowly playing when Rev. P. E. Monroe, pastor of Ehrhardt Lutheran church, took his place and Mr. Frank Hires and Miss Minervia Chassereau, sister of the groom, came slowly out and took their places as best man and maid of honor and were followed closely by the groom leading his soon-to-be bride up to the minister, where they were soon made one. Miss Morris was attired in an ashes gray silk, with white trimmings, while her maid of honor was dressed in green silk with white trimmings. The groom and best man wore black full dress suits. The organist was dressed in white silk with applique trimmings. The bridal party as a whole was seen at their best and all went merry. The parlor and piazza were beautifully decorated with yule-tide foliage and they stood underneath a canopy of green and white which was emblematic of the bridal colors. As Miss Morris, the bride, is a very sweet and unassuming young j lady, and one of her best qualities is I her record at her church as organist. : She was ever in her place unless proi videntially hindered. ! Mr. Chassereau is deservedly popu. lar among his friends, and has been ! in the employ of C. Ehrhardt & Sons for quite a while. They will board for the present with Mr. and Mrs. C. Ehrhardt. The writer joins their many friends in wishing them a hundred anniversaries and happiness and prosperity all along the way. | G. E. J. 11,099,001 BALES GINNED. Latest Bulletin Issued on This Year's Cotton Crop. Washington, Dec. 20.?According to a bulletin issued by the census bureau today there had been ginned up to December 13 of this year's cotton crop 11,099,001 bales against 9,297,819 at this time last year. The number of ginneries reported in operation this season prior to December 13 was 28,322. The number of bales ginned by States was as follows: Alabama, 1,133,887; Arkansas,670,423; Florida, 55,575, Georgia, 1,513,416; Indian Territory, 323,894; Kentucky, 1,204; Louisiana, 763,999; Mississippi, 1,187,7.14; Missouri, 34,016; North Carolina, 546,645; Oklahoma, 316,848; South Carolina, 837,793; Tennessee, 219,971; Texas, 3,481,502; Virginia, 12,114. The sea island cotton for 1906, distributed by states, is Florida, 21,880; Georgia, 20,794; South Carolina, 6,656. .The last report showed 10,027,868 bales ginned to Dec. 1,1906. Inspecting Mill Villages. Greenville, December 18.?Mrs. Ellen Foster, of Ohio, special representative of the federal government, arrived in Greenville tonight and will make an inspection of mill communities in this section tomorrow with a view of ascertaining the condition of women and children in the r?^ CUll/UIi llUUlUlOCbUXUlg VUIO^CO. Mrs. Foster was invited to come to Greenville by Capt. Ellison A. Smyth of the Pelzer Manufacturing company and Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, N. C. She is prominent in the National Civic association and was recently selected by President Roosevelt to make an investigation of conditions in manufacturing communities in various sections of the country, with special regard to women and children. Killed by His Horse. Allendale, December 20.?Cornelius W. Hogg, of Kline, was thrown from his horse one mile from town yesterday afternoon and killed. "Nick" Hogg was well known in Barnwell county. He was a star baseball player in his time and had a host of friends in the "Big Fork" where he resided. > PRELIMINARY FOR GRAHAM. Anderson Farmer Bound Over cm Charge of Counterfeiting. Anderson, Dec. 19.?J. H. Graham, of this county, "who was arrested several days ago on the charge 16f counterfeiting, was given a pre 1 1- X? TT_:x_ J iiminary max ueiose umtcu Commissioner Allen today and was committed to await the next term of the federal court to be held in Greenville. i Quite a number of witnesses were introduced in the case. Graham is charged with making half dollars, mid the molds and the "queer money " are in the possession of the commissioner. The case against Graham was worked up by Deputy United States Marshal McAdams and Detective Foster of the secret service bureau. Graham is a farmer of Fork township. At Varnville. Mr. Ben Wyman, of Bamberg, was the guest of Mr. Hugh Vincent recently. Mrs. A. McB. Speaks will entertain for Christmas week, as the guests of - ? .? TT Miss Willie Meriwetner, Misses Harriet Gandy, of Bamberg, Sadie Meriwether, of Allendale, and Eileen Lanier, of Millen, Ga. Your scribe's visit to Bamberg was quite a pleasant one. During our absence of seven years such marked improvements have been made that we scarcely recognized the place. Many of the residences are palatial in size, style and finish, and would do credit to a town of much larger growth. The streets are lighted with electricity, flowing wells abound and the new Methodist church building is a magnificent structure. Rev. Peter Stokes, a beloved son of Hampton county, is the pastor of this church, and is esteemed both by his congregation and the Baptists. We | commend the spirit of ' brotherly | kindness which we saw manifested ' between these two denominations, ' Brother Stokes closing his doors and ! with his people worshiping with the Baptists during a meeting which was in progress during our stay.?Varnville correspondence Hampton Guardian. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. 1 I ' ' v} SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN YARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items fathered All Around ; . the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, December 24.?Some snow fell Saturday, but not enough to amount to anything. Sunday wag . v; a clear, crisp day, with a stiff, cold ;J wind all day-. f . Miss Rebecca All, of the Colston section, and Mr. Phil P. Padgett ' .0 were married by Rev. P. E. Monroe > at the parsonage Sunday morning. Miss All was visiting her auntie, Mrs. S. M. Brown. Was rather a \ surprise to us all. Only a few knew anything about it until they were were married. Mr. Jerry J. Chassereau and Miss ;j|j Donie Morris were made man and wife by Rev. P. E. Monroe Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride's .4? parents. Mrs. Fannie Copeland played the wedding march. Quite a jgm crowd from here went to witness the nuptial string tied. Both brides and bridegrooms have my congratulations and we wish them long and happy lives together. Misses Etta Copeland, Ned Ehrhardt, Sadie Bikle and Edrie Ehrhardt are spending their Xmas holi- ,V y'$$m days at home. Came in last week. Messrs. George Westerlund and Herbert Ehrhardt are spending their Christmas vacation under the parental rooi. , Hie entertainment at the Ehrhardt graded school building Friday night was enjoyable. Prof. Jone? i] trained his children well for the short time he had after concluding to give it, and every one, even Santa 'Qmml-? sjia enjoyed the occasion. # The oysters f| were served afterward and distributed to the large crowd profitably. ' Saturday evening seven o'clock i? was announced by the pop of fire crackers. The boys must have been M watching the second hand of their M watches. ^ Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Copeland went ^ on a visit to Cameron, They spent ;^||| ? few days with relatives there and . | will return Monday. Mr. N. P. Murdaugh, of Florida, v is spending some time in town, visit- ^ ing friends and relatives. Miss Flossie Murdaugh, of Bamberg, is spending some , time with | her sister, Mrs. Jno. F. Chassereau. Col. John F. Folk and wife ate dinner with her parents Sunday. *? T /t i j ur. j no. jl<. lopeianu, wixt? ouu children, also Mrs. Jessie Farrell, have gone to Florida to visit Mrr R. L. Farrell and family. Jee. % Ehrhardt News. Ehrhardt, Dec. 24.?There was a large crowd at the school house last Friday night to witness the Christmas exercises of the graded school. > Everything passed off pleasantly. The proceeds of the oyster supper were something over $30, the profits . of which will be used in buying books for the library. The'school desires to thank the good ladies of the town who helped so faithfully is H serving the supper, also Messrs. W. D. Sease and Edgar Kearse and Mrs. m T. D. Jones for furnishing music. The school is also under obligations to Mrs. F. T. Moore for the use ofi her organ, but the good people of Ehrhardt can always be depended '$ upon when the Ehrhardt graded \ i school is concerned. ^ Misses Edrie and Ned Ehrhardt and Messrs. George Westerlund and Jg Herbert Ehrhardt are home front '|S school to spend the Christmas holi- '% days. i Miss Etta Copeland, who is teach- . ing Mt Pleasant college, is spending Christmas with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Coleman re- " turned to Ehrhardt last Saturday. ^ They are boarding for the present with Mr. T. D. Jones. The annual Christmas dance will f | be given next Wednesday night in Dannelly's hall. Metz's military ^ band, of Charleston, will furnish the music, and a large crowd is ex- ^ pected. Maude Hutson. Ehrhardt Graded School. It is said that T. B. McLaurin, a son of Hon. Jno. L. McLaurin, will i- _ ?nAofmasfar roirnerf+SL. , < ' DC iippuuiicu pUl}bUM<OWX MV WUUVVW ville. This is the ex-Senator's home, and the position of postmaster hat heretofore been held by F. M, Emanuel, a warm friend of Mr. -3 McLaurin. ' 'M ... . v v?5&*S i'v v-.v