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J One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1916. Established 1891. ,1
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'v SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
1; IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
? News Items Gathered All Around the
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' ' Ehrhardt Etchings.
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Ehrhardt, Jan. 4.?The annual
f Christmas ball, given last Wednesc
day evening by the Ehrhardt Social
club. in Copeland's hall, was a grand
V.success. The ball room was a scene
of beauty when all the dancers were
full swing. The music (Bearden's
orchestra of Augusta), was superb
I fox* the occasion and all those who
F participated in the dances regretted
F very much when the band struck up
.igHome, 'Sweet Home," even if it
\ ^iras. after the clock had begun to
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is? that the hours were wee-wee.
si^Tbe fair damsels were all clad In
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MJ/ their special ball attire and never
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did they look any prettier than on
^: this occasion. AH left for their
% homes wishing that the time be very
short before another such social dei
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Those attending were: Mr. and
Mrs. L. P. McMillan, Bamberg; Mr.
< and Mrs. H. C. Glover, Walterboro;
Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Kearse, Kearse's;
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: yMr. and Mrs. J. F. Chassereau,
Ehrhafdt; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Farrell,
Ehrhardt; Mt. and Mrs. J. M. Smith,
r < Ehrhardt?; Mrs. J. L. Copeland, El\rfchardt;
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Kearse,
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w-ieeao Afnsftlifi CoDeland,
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K- HarriedeUe Fre6, Lallh Byrd, Bam!
bwj|; -Marie Gibson,,. McColl; Kate
Fe&Ser, Bamberg; Elise Griner, Brunl.
sod; Anna Fickens, Newberry;
, Maude Farrell, New York; Ettie
KTearse, Kearse's; Messrs. MeSweeny,
-"Hampton; Squier, University of South
V"Vdarohna; Lightsey, Hampton; Dick
j , Addison, Branson, Vernon Padgett,
i Walterboro; Monie Preacher, Branson;
T. J. McDaniels, WiHterboro;
Lucian Patterson, Walterboro; Dr.
Dan Halfprd, Fairfax; 0. W. Ram'sey^
Ehrhardt; W. H. Ritter,
^ Kearse's; C. C. Moore, Ehrhardt;
^^Carl Kearse, Kearse's; Jim Mc
kowan, Bamberg; G. B. Kearse,
Kearse's; John Clayton, Walterboro;
^^KNBigh Kifiard, Ehrhardt; and
Mr. Carl Kearse passed through
M town Friday evening on his way back
to Tatum, S. C. Mr, Kearse is a
V Wofford graduate, and was elected
P principal of the Tatnm high school
| ' for the session of 1915 and 1916.
I Mr. Laurie Kinaxd, after spending
I a;^w of the holidays with his par*
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JP' 9KStT8(Qniea W LViUiiiuia, laoi j. u^sr
r day. He is "bookkeeper lor the whole[
L sale grocers^lirm of Thomas & Howf|
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* : Mr. Allie Kinard, alter spending
* a lew* of the holidays with his parreturned
to Columbia last
Thursday. 1 ^
Y ;; Mr. fiber Herndon is guile ill at
f ..y this .writing with pneumonia.
i':: Miss Pearl Copeland, alter spendfeV-'
xng the\holidays with her parents,
- returned to Columbia last Tuesday.
v She is stenographer for the National
- " Biscuit" Co., of that city.
Miss Ruth Schuler returned SunV
day, after spending the holidays with
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Miss Lillian Sandifer returned to
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? ttamqerg -rnaay aner spcuumg lug
^ holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
^p'?joedson.
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-JMiss Thelma Goodson returned to
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J: tjSpibrs Sunday, after spending the
{ vji^ttdays; with Mr. and Mrs. J. ,W.
Goodson.
"Now is the time for all good me^
/ r to come to the aid ot the law," if we
p' are to' have prohibition, and unless
this is done all efforts made last year
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{ Someone is going to be kept very
U'S;. fcasy if the whiskey traffic is coinJ
' pl^iely shut out. The express office
r Will be to watch. Look out for the
r SJlHs- Vim*?, uauu Udg, U UUIV aim JLUXOObranded
package. If all this is stopt
. ped, our .branches, bays and swamps
* will be in danger, as most anyone can
distill good booze with an old wash
pot and some iron piping.
* The old year is gone and now let
each and every one resolve for this
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\ new year that no whiskey or any of
" - its products shall in any shape or
j^rm be tolerated. When anyone is
r aaen drunk or known to be drinking
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t necessary jail him until he will tell
f and show from whom he seeured the
I drink.. It is going to be a hard and
I long fight, but we do sincerely hope
I that prohibition will conquer.
|L Mr. James W. Priester, the city's
chief of Police for the past ten years
I (or longer), handed in his resignaHfction
last week. A petition was at
circulated, (which received the
^^Bearty indorsement of all citizens),
I Kking him to reconsider and remain
at his post of duty. We do not
know at present what will be his
definite decision. -Mr. Priester is a
daring officer; he has faced what
looked to be sure death several times
in the discharge of his duty and his
place on the police force will be a
j hard one to fill.
The merchants have about finished
taking stock, .all are well pleased
with last year's business and now
! are ready to begin this new year's
! business, which they hope to be still
better.
The banking institutions had a
I prosperous year, especially uie r armj
ers & Merchants Bank, which declared
a dividend of 14 1-2 per cent., of
which 8 per cent^ was added to the
surplus fund. This banking house
has^Mr. S. W. Copeland for its president,
Mr. W. Max Walker for cashier,
and Mr. Chas. S. Henery for bookkeeper
and assistant cashier. This
bank is very young and with small
capital. Don't know at this writing
what the Ehrhardt Banking Co., declared
for its dividend.
The Ehrhardt Telephone Co. declared
a dividend of 15 ?er cent.,
which was paid out to the stockholders.
Mr. F. H. Copeland is manager,
with Mr. A. L. Baxter as lineman and
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i operator in charge.
The K. of P. lodge will hold their
| annual installation of 'officers in
I Copeland's hall January 10th (Monday
evening.) With some degree
work to confer, all officials and mem^
bers are requested to be on hand.
School opened Monday with a good i
enrollment; prospects are good for a
fine scholastic year. i
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Miss urace Moore, aaugnitjr ui
Col. and Mrs. W. B. Moore, left for
Bamberg Tuesday to resume her|
studies at Carlisle School after spending
the holidays at home.
The farmers are getting busy planning
their work, arranging for supplies
etc., and figuring how and what
they will substitute for fertilizer as
the main fertilizer (kaijiit)- is not to j
be had. Very near all our farming
lands require this fertilizer (kainit) i
to grow cotton and the farmers are
at a loss to find something to take its
place.
We (everybody) down this way
join in the chorus when "Good-bye
booze- ffb^ ^ng.
Colston Clippings.
Colston, ' Jan. 4.?Everybody is
quite lonely since the holidays have
gone. All of the pupils at the C. H.
S. have resumed their work.
Miss Rosalie KirkleK returned to
Colston skturday after a pleasant
J visit to her mother during the holidays.
Miss Nina Henry returned Saturday
to resume her work at the C.
H. S.
Misses Mamie McMillan, of Bam"berg;
Cleo Kearse, of Ehrhardt, and
Bessie Kirkland were the guests of
Miss Frozine McMillan last week.
Miss Cleo Kearse returned home
Thursday morning. s~
Last Tuesday evening Messrs. Elgin
McMillan, Marion McMillan, Vernon
McMillan, Clyde Padgett and
MIssesL Frozine McMillan, Mamie McMillan,
Cleo Kearse, Alberta Kearse,
Went on a 30-mile straw ride.
Miss Frozine McMillan was the
guest of Misses Alberta and Natalie
Kearse Thursday night and Wednesday.
The young folks in our section had
a party every night this past week;
danced from suddown to 12 o'clock
last Friday evening.
Misses Evelyn, Minnie and Bessie
Kirkland, Frozine and Mamie McMillan
and Alberta Kearse; Messrs.
Claude, Frank and Eldon Kirklana,
Clyde Padgett, Elgin and Marion McMillan
went out straw riding and reported
a great time." .
Miss Claire Kearse, of Winthrop
! college, spent the holidays with her
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: parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kearse. j
Miss Elvie Kearse, of Statesburg,
i smeii t the holidays with her
! mother. Mrs. W. G. Kears-e.
Oak Grove Dots. '
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j Oak Grove, Jan. 4.?A merry
: Christmas is now ended. All enjoy-1
j ed the visits and good wishes that
were extended.
Mr. G. E. Copeland and family, of
Chartotte, N. C., were the charming
guests of his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Laz. Copeland. and near
relatives.
Miss Ethel Smith has returned, to
her work after spending the holidays
at home.
Misses Ada Clayton and Grace
Hoffman left Saturday to resume
work again Monday. Miss Clayton
is teaching in North Willow graded
, school, near Neeses, and Miss Grace
j at Ruffin.
Miss Rilla Thompson, of Rowesville,
S. C., is visiting Miss Clara
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Jim Scott, colored was run over
and instantly killed by a freight engine
in the Southern railway yards
in Greenville Wednesday night.
Rev. Walter E. Wilkins, a prominent
Baptist minister died in Green
ville, Friday morning, after an illness
of several weeks. He was 43
years old.
The Greenville Trust company
has purchased the grounds and
buildings in Greenville formerly occupied
by Chicora college. The purchase
price was $125,000.
The Chester county board of county
commissioners has given notice
that they will discontinue their appropriation
of fun^s for the support
of special deputies for the sheriff's
office.
C. G. Galloway, an insurance writer
of Easley, shot and instantly killed
his wife with a shotgun Thursday.
The shooting is said to have been accidental,
Galloway claiming that he i
,did not know the gun wks loaded.
Fire in Lake City at midnight
Thursday destroyed property valued
at about $60,000 with insurance of
only about $2,000. This is the sec~
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ona disastrous nre to visit i^aixe
within the last two weeks, entailing
a total property loss of about $100,000.
S. F. Boyles is in jail in Greenville
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses. It is charged that
Boyles got Sheriff Rector, of Greenville,
to sign a note of his for $80 on
the promise that he would give the
sheriff a mortgage on a horse and
carriage. It is further charged that
Boyles does not own a horse and carriage.
Belle Copeland.
Mr. Tillman Thompson, of Rowes"viHe;v
iSkturneiT home Sunday afternoon
after spending a few days with Mr.
William Copeland.
Mr. Ralph Lindar and sister, Miss
Effie, are visiting at Mr. L. H. Carter's.
Mrs. Joe Beard and children, of
Colston section, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Copeland last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hayden, of
Cope, spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs.
J. Laz. Copeland's.
On Tuesday evening, Dec. :28th,
Misses Mamie and Clara Belle Copeland
gave a fruit \party in honor of |
j near-by residing friends and visitors.
The parlor was' beautifully decorated
with pot plants and flowers. After
several games ^df progressive rook,
Miss Copeland and Mr. Ola Zeigler
entered the parlor bearing a tray of
lovely ferns, and among them a card
for each young lady present. Each
gentleman drew one, thus choosing
l a partner to accompany him to the
dining, room. Receiving in the dining
room were Mr. and Mrs. J. Willie
Copeland'and Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Copeland.
The guests entered as follows:
Mr. Ola Zeigler with "Miss Clara Belle
Copeland, Mr. Ham Carter with Miss
Louise Copeland, Mr. Marion Smith
with Miss Essie Carter, Mr. William
Copeland with Miss Ada Clayton, Mr.
John Copeland with Miss Grace Hoffman,
Mr. Clemmons Carter with Miss
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with Miss Mamie Copeland, Mr. Talmage
Clayton with Miss Sallie Carter,
Mr. Albert Smith with Miss Joe
Carter, Mr. Tillman Carter with Miss
Ethel Smith.
The dining table was tastefully
decorated with many kinds of fruits,
cake, and pickles. After much enjoyment
in the dining room the
guests returned to the parlor, and
spent the rest of the evening enjoying
many interesting games.
St. John's News.
St. John's, Jan. 4.?Mrs. Florrie
Folk and little son. Rov, spent new
year's day with Mrs. J. C. Folk.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Copeland spent
Thursday with Mr. J. Frank Folk.
Mr. J. C. Richardson, of Lodge,
spent Saturday with Mr. Jacob Folk.
Little Otto Copeland and Tommie
Copeland spent Thursday with Ernest
Folk.
Misses Clara Mae, Edna and Leila
Sease visited Miss Dora Lee Folk last
Wednesday.
Mr. Percy Hiers, of Charleston,
spent the holidays at home with his
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parents. I
Miss Edna Bishop visited Miss Do-1
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SHOT}) BY NEGRO.
Sam Wilson in Jail at Darlington After
Firing Three Shots.
Darlington, Jan. 3.?Curtis Byrd,
a young white man employed at the
lumber company's plant at Lumber,
in the lower part of the county, was
shot this morning at an early hour by
a negro, Sam Wilson. Mr. Byrd was
shot three times, the weapon used being
a .4 4 calibre revolver. The bull-x
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lets were maut; iui <x imc. ? nc
wounded man is in an infirmary at
Florence. The negro has been arrested'and
is in jail here.
It seems that Mr. Byrd left Lumber
this morning on the train from Bennettsville
to Sumter, which passes
Lumber between 7 and and 8 o'clock
for Montclare, to search for a negro
woman who had seriously cut another,
negro on Saturday at Lumber. On
getting to Montclare he located the
woman and went to arrest her. Sam
Wilson, who lived with her, followed
them back to the station. As Mr.
Byrd started back to Lumber with his
prisoner he inquired of Wilson if he
was going with them and received an
affirmative reply. Mr. Byrd told him
to! take the woman's suitcase and
bring it along and to surrender whatever
weapons he had with him. The
negro then drew his revolver and be-gan
firing.
; Immediately after the shooting the
negro fled. He was pursued by Robert
Winters, who succeeded in overtaking
him and arresting him after a
chase of a few hours. The sheriff was
notified in the meantime and arrived
on the scene shortly after the arrest.
. Wilson has told several incoherent
stories of the shooting, at one time)
stating that he did not intend to
shoot Mr. Byrd, and at another that
he did it because he was afraid. He
and the woman arrested early this
morning at Montclare are both in
jail.
?While Mr. Byrd's condition is serious,
hope for his recovery is entertained
by the physicians.
Bamberg Cotton Market.
^Quotation for Bamberg cotton marl^t^ediiesday4
January 5th:
"Opened .... ::'l5%
Closed 11%
ra Lee Folk Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Folk and Miss 'Alma
Bishop spent new year's day with
their cousin, Miss Dora Lee Folk. i
The Saltkeatchie Lumber company
began work again Monday morning.
Christmas at Cope.
Cope, Jan. 2.?The Christmas holidays
passed more quietly than any
in the history of the town, and the
ntvnr xroo v xiroc nchorpH 1T? Pfl 11A11V as
lit/?? J vo/i nuw VM ?
Quiet. Although great quantities of
whiskey were bought up to the time
of closing the dispensary, there was
no drunkenness or disorder of any
kind, and no arrest has been heard
of during the week of holiday.
New year's morning the front and
side door of the dispensary had black
bows nailed to same, and a sign suspended
from the awning frame read
as follows: On the side: "Notice?
Dead, but not forgotten," and on the
other .side, "Here lies the remains of
a popular but cursed institution."
Later in the morning a -square
quart bottle filled with vinegar or
colored water, with an empty gun
shell for a stopper and a black bow
tied around its neck, was also hung
to the front door.
Ott's Outings.
Ott's Jan. 4.?Christmas and new
year have come and gone and everything
around our busy little burg is
hustling again. Farmers are preparing
lands for another crop.
'Tis very lonely?visitors have returned
to their homes, girls and boys
to their work and schools.
Mr. G. L. Sandifer, wife and little
son. Herman, Mrs. Florrie Free, Miss
Germaine Sandifer and Mrs. James
Sandifer* and little daughter, Hazel,
were quests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. Odom Sunday.
Mr. Harry Free came through Ott's
Sunday en route to his home at
Blackville from a visit to friends and
relatives at Cottageville.
Misses Eva and Lila McCue have
returned to their schools at Manning
and Sumter.
Mr. Robert Sandifer returned home
Sunday from a very pleasant visit to
relatives and friends at Cottageville.
Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Jones, of
Br^nchville, were guests at the home
of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Sandifer.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Odom and little
daughter. Myrtle, have returned
home from a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. L. S. Dennis, of Kingstree.
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ASSEMBLY MEETS JAN. II
BOTH HOUSES ORGANIZED AND
READY FOR WORK.
No Indication 011 Eve of Session of
Any Matters of Unusual
Interest. ,
Columbia, Jan. 1.?The second
session of the 71st general assembly
of South Carolina will convene in
Columbia on Tuesday. January 11. at
noon. Both houses are organized and
the preliminaries should consume
very little time. The house will be
called to order by Speaker James A.
Hoyt and the senate by Lieut-Gov.
Andrew J. Bethea or, in his absence,
by Senator Legrand Walker, of
.Georgetown, the president pro tern.
The lieutenant governor went to Europe
with Henry Ford's pacification
expedition, and he- may not get back
until after the opening day of the
session.
The annual message of Governor
Richard I. Manning will probably be
read in both branches on the opening
day. The referring of this message
to the proper pommittees will likely
be all that is accomplished at the
initial meeting.
New Members.
There will be three new members
sworn in by Speaker Hoyt in the
house of representatives. J. Terry
Wood, of Greenville, takes the place
of A. M. Hawkins, who resigned to
devote his time to teaching; R. B.
Belser, of Sumter, will occupy the
seat of George W. Dick, of Sumter,
who resigned to become postmaster of
his native city; R. H. Hicks, of Spartanburg,
succeeds W. G. Querry on
that delegation, Mr. Querry resigning
to accept a position on the State
tax commission.
There will be only one new face in
the senate, from Clarendon county,
succeeding to the seat made vacant
by the death of Louis Appelt, which
occurred after the close of the session
last year.
The resignation of Representative
Dick of Sumter, left vacant the chairmanship
of the ways and means committee
and Speaker Hoyt ajg>ointed
Representative J. T. Liles, of Orangeburg,
to the vacancy.
Nothing Startling.
There are no indications on the
eve of the session of any matters of
unusual interest to come up. There
may be considerable discussion of
proposed amendments apd changes in
the tax commission act, but it is not
believed that any considerable altera
tions will De maae. it nas Deen intimated
that a fight may be made'in
the senate on the confirmation of the
senate on the confirmation of the
tax commissioners, for the act provided
that they should be appointed
by the governor, by and with the consent
of the senate. It has been rumored
that because of opposition of
certain ones to the actions of the
commission in assessing the banks a
fight might be made when they come
up before the senate for confirmation.
The names which will be sent
in by Governor Manning as the members
of the commission are: A. W.
Jones, chairman; J. P. Derham and
W. G. Querry.
Another appointment which will be
submitted to the senate for confirmation
by the governor is that of Dr. C.
Fred Williams as superintendent of
the State Hospital for the Insane.
Warehouse Commissioner.
The most interesting election to be
held by the general assembly will be
that of warehouse commissioner.
John L. McLaurin is the present commissioner
and he will be opposed for
reelection by John J. McMahan, of
Columbia, at present a member of the
delegation from Richland county.
This fight is beginning to attract attention
and may take on considerable
of a political significance before it is
through.
An effort to strengthen the local
option compulsory school attendance
law may be made in the legislature.
Some of the advocates of compulsory
education are not satisfied with the
present act, but want to make it
State-wide immediately. Others propose
to make the change gradually.
One of the recommendations which
will be made by the governor in his
annual message will be the passage
of the Torrens system of land registration,
and there are indications that
Viie mot- dnnp TIip e'nvprnnr will
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point out that this step is necessary
before a rural credits system can be
enacted, and it is believed that he
will make strong recommendations
toward the passage of a system of rural
credits.
Warehouse System.
The recommendations to strengthen
and perfect the State warehouse
system, education, rural credits, di'
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AMERICANS LOST.
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When British Passenger Steamer is , ^
T<?r]>edoed.
London, Jan. 1.?The British liner -.:j
Persia carrying approximately 200
passengers, and a crew of between
250 and 300 mey was sunk by an
unidentified submarine at 1 o'clock
Thursday afternoon off the Island of c . %
Crete, in the Eastern .Mediterranean.
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Reports to the Peninsular and Orien- 1
tal Steam Navigation company said |
that nearly all on board were los-t. j
Robert McNeely, of Monroe, N. C., I
American consul at Aden, Arabia, and j
Robert Grant, of Boston, were on the 1
Four boats are known to have got
away from the sinking vessel, each
capable of carrying sixty persons, but, J
it is not known if the boats were hill. '1
The rescued were picked up by a ^ff
steamer bound for Alexandria, wrhere j
they were expected to arrive t^day. .
Peninsular and Oriental Line officials
said they had received no details
concerning the disaster, and did j
not know whether the Persia receiv- ? 38
ed warning. They also were unable
to give any information concerning ' '*
| Americans on the ship.
Consul Skinner Busy.
Every effort is being made by Con- v -8
sul General Robert P. Skinner at Lon-^
don to get some information about yM
Robert X. McNeely and Robert Grant. 1
. ThA British admiraltv informed Mr. - m
i Skinner that "it had no information f
with regard to the fact of individual Jpja
i passengers. A cablegram lias been *
, sent to Alexandria requesting any
' news available regarding the sur- LJ3|
vivors. ,
The Persia sailed from London on j
December 18, for Bombay, with sixtyone
first class passengers and eighty- : .<8
-three cabin passengers, including
eight children. Some of these, including
Edward Rose, a Denver .
school boy, were landed at Gibraltar,
Marseilles and Malta. At .Marseilles
231 passengers, including eighty- .
seven women and twenty-five chil- .
( dren, were taken aboard, btrt jfinfc
officials say that after deducting
those leaving the ship at various
porte of call approximately 2.00 passengers
were on the vessel. -
Mr. McNeely sailed from New York
for England on November 2-7voh the
steamer Ryndam, being a fellow pas
.! senger of Consul uenerai sKinner.
j Mr. Skinner advised him to sail for. i '
the East by the Dutch Line, but the
young man already had engaged pfcs- ?
sage on the Persia.- He was appoint- ' ;
ed consul to Aden in October. v-j ><
Says No Warning Given. ^
London, Jan. 2.?The Peninsular ' ;|||
and Oriental Steamship company re- ? d
ceived the following telegram from
Col. C. C. Bigham, who was among,
tthe survivors of the Persia disaster:
"A torpedo struck the ship on the ;; ^9
port bow at 1:05 o'clock in the after- - -18
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noon, when about forty miles south,;
of the east end of the island of Crete, '^> .< j
No "warning was given, nor any at- .
tempt to assist. Within five minufles
the ship had sunk.
"It was impossible to lower the
starboard boats owing to the heavy .
list. Five or six boats were lowered
on the port side. I didn't see this
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1 myself, as I was washed overboard '
j when the boat capsized.
"The conduct of the passengers . \;?|
j and crew was splendid. There was
no struggling and no panic. Four 1; ^
boats, after thirty hours at sea, were
picked up by a warship." .
versified farming and economy wfll
| be among the main points in the govj
ernor's message. He will devote a . j /.
good deal of his remarks to the pub- / '
! lie appropriations. s >'
It is believed that more stringent / %
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laws ror tne punisnmeni ui viuidiuio ^ ;
j of the prohibition laws will be made
' at this session. Representative Lil6s " ^
J will introduce a measure doing away
with the option of fines and requiring
judges to give straight chain gang
sentences to all persons convicted of \ v "jj
violating the prohibition laws. It '
will be necessary for the general assembly
to provide the governor with ;
a fund for enforcing the law, for the
appropriations heretofore made by
the counties for this purpose came
! out of the dispensary profits and will
: undoubtedly be discontinued.
Rumors that the lawmakers will
devote a big part of their time to
i playing politics are discounted here
i and little credence is given to such
; reports. The general assembly has
J very little reason for playing politics?that
is, any more politics than
is always visible in all lawmaking
bodies. It is believed that the spirit
of harmony and a desire of constructive
legislation for the good of the
State, which was evident throughout
, the last session, will again prevail.
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