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I THE BATESBURG ADVOCATE. VOL 1. BATESBURG, S. C-. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1901. rTHE NEW DOCTRINE Preached by fteruttr McLatnln In Nr w Y< k THE COMMERCIAL AOE He Says Further l?duvt'lal D?v#fopment Is the RuDrr Q j*stiop With AH Civ,J z d At iho ar.Dusl dinner of the Nee York ohsmber of cemcirreo held Tuesday evenirg Soorciary Ilty ?? the principal Bpesker. SonaiorJjbn L. McLvirin of South Carolina apoko to the acotinotf: The Monroe dnolrinn nf Titnnii<i!i ?. ^ ftury." Tho senator declared that tho ruling question today with all nations, and one to which nil political questions are rufcordinatcd is, "What can wo dc to farther industrial development and obtain substantial butinoss prosperity?" Speaking of tho promulgation by ' tho infant republic" of tho Monroo doctrine, ho Faid that "any cthrr polioy would Lavo wrecked tur government and been an insurmountable barrier to our national growth, i rospenty and progress." Now that wo havo be*omo ".ho greatest export cation of tho world," tho "mightiest potentiality on earth for prcgrus, civilization and human freedom," wo can "no 'ongor conft ;o cur institutions and e ur destiny to this | continent, but arc comp-llcd hy uno.ititrollablo events to seek fratornitv with other nations a: d to reach cu>. for new , channel* of tra lo. "The Spanish war wv.s tho oooasion, I not thecauro. The report f 1) woy' cannon in Manila fcsy was b'-t the for mal announcement to the world of ). what ycu evil cn \our pn gramme. 'tho Twentieth century Monroo doctrine,' | hut which 1 call the 'McKtulcy doe 1 trine,' and as such it will be kno.vn to future r.gcs ' J Senator MoLaurin eluoida'td ihc McKinley doctrine to be a fo'lnws: I "First, that as ouro^n manifold . ro duotions largely (xccrded borno con Bumpticn tho expansion of territory, trade and ce mmeicc wa < tho only means of creating markets for cur surplus produots. ** "Second, that as a cation with a firmly cstai Method constitutional gov ernmen: and enlarged national obligations, wo could uo longer abstain from ?artioipation in the affairs of the world, but must take 1 doctrine n 1^- American 0< with or controlled by any European 1 % ' power, y< t wo must cult vat- fr . r.dly ' relations with ' aoek and oontrol otir share of th< trade of the world. "Fourth, that wo nhould not acd 1 oould not *fl ft nation at.fir.L from tho full pcrformaDoo of all the ro | : aponeibilities oaat upon ns, but muit 1 move forward to tho fulfilment of our national destiny 4'Tfce proprsi ions cml rac d in thie dootrine," eft u tho speaker, "will ho vo .the Twentieth century what the Moa roe doctrine was to tho Nineteenth If, as a nation, wo would e. joy the commercial fruits wo Deed and deE'ro, r we must, like individuals, make na tional ventures and heroio tffor a." Senator McLaurio declared tho principle.. embraced iii tho "Mi Linley doo trine" to be the ouly ones which prom iso tho stabi'ify rf rv>n rrd th full accoiupiiri.uicui of our i-iioial destiny, ii o j rcdiotcd that 11 is doo trine is to b * "our chart a^d con;pat.' until wc complete another cycle in r ? tional lifo and ar other iuovimtnt to be made on? ar<i *> d upwind." Tbo speaker spike of reoipr city ireaiies as oao of ihc feature: of this twentieth oentury Monroe doorrino and defined th? ir principle to be that trade is not to bo free on one side and fi iter cd on tbo other; that goods arc not to bo taken from ? foreign country free of duty or at a lev raie, uo'es ".at country take somcthirg from us frto of duty or at least at a low rate. "What wo need in this tctntiy to day," 6aid tho senator, "is a r.on partisan patriotism and statesmanship, more devoted to tho building up of oer com mon country than to party success Great n&iieuai i- uis. involving the glory of tur r< public and its tnum phant buceesa, as a lrti constitutional government, theulti not be dwarfed iuto seotionai and i anisen queb'ions. Lot us staDd ehou'der to shouidi r, good Americans, no ui&tUr wl at our piohtios or what our sec on." In oonclusioo Senator MdAurin said: "All aipns tl at eur modern civil itlion js appioaohiDg one of thoso u.oaienttu.i crii i*p ?hnt occur pcriodioally K in thn l.'s. mo if t.n tn-.ii.ini r. . a.. ~ ?" I tagooietio clemootH of 1?arfu' iorce art ' at wcrk. It stems as if all i ropheoy pointed to America as tho final battle I ground between rror and truth, aid it a may bo that we aro Dtar that field of | ATUimagcddoD dimly seen ly poet ar.d I painter, where ti c brute i aiuro < f n an I and bis immortal foul should jo n in ? tho great I a'tie, wl ich tho good book (ells u? shall precede tho if hat era of 'psaoi <>u earth and good will to ward men.' # Governor elect Albert !>. Cummins of Iowa followed S.-calor Mchvuim Mr. Cummins raid there is a feeling in this country that industrial combin* tiona arolcndi.g tr drift toward run bopolios. Not a word ooultl bj < aid, he declared, agrioat industrial CObviinAtioce, but a moeopulj was (,uite a ur ferCDl ilrng fronu inc'usttiai or. b.: atioDB. Ho said there ?ro two ft rce? to rogulato prices?oro com. tuition and tho other regulation bv law "I know," said Mr Cummin? " hat tho people of thi.? country veil not stand for industrial mo. opoly any n oro than thoy would for a monarchist form of government. Ifvo ?h?'vprou n tho manhood of our c i ziistiip the timo will non e when it wiii bo noe.rs sary to rationalize 'be '[ tiorr w ih aro now agitating th? i ubiio mird in this particular domain " The last sprakor of the veiling tho Hov. Dr. Dono <1 ^ago Maokay, who responded to tho toa it "Tho highor ideal of oivio tigh'.ecusnoss." * \ * I A REVOLTING CRIME. An Iahuman Mother Accmed of Killing Her Child. The polioo of liobokon, N. J , aro investigating tho mystery of tho death of five-year-old Einalino Dale, ??ho died Wednesday of etryohnino poisoning in Iloboken. Tho child was tho dtughter of Flarvov 8. Dale, manager of * lifo icouranoe agency in Chicago. Mrs. l>alo arrived at Llnsch's hotol Saturday eight. According to statements inado by her, sbo has not koou foclicg well and had beeu taking strychnine tab jo'i. Mond*? nivht. sho said stin l?f? ilio tablets uu a dressing table, and whilo sbo was isloep h.r child arose ?nd a'e three of them, thinking they w\ro candy. "H?t ones awoke, mo,' continued Mrs. D?U<, "and Laummooec Dr. Kudlich." Dr. Kidiioh, who sew tho ouild bo 1 fore and after death,said: "I was summoned to attend tho * obild a', midnight and remained with 1 her two brute, when she had oompiete iy recovered ai d wa? fro iokiug around ' the rootu At 3 o'clock I was told otcr 1 the telephone iha? tho child was dead ' and I again wuuttotbe botol. Mrs. ' Dalo toin mo that : hortly after I loft i the child's hands and feet began to got ' cold and that death soon followed." County Physician Converse, who was > called in to view tho body, etc ino.d to ' grant a burial permit and tho child's ' body was hold at tho hotel pending ' iho rotult of tho polico investigation and the arrival of the father from ' Chicago Mrs. Dale was a Miss llowc j cf New Yors city, llor father was a ' physician who loft an estate fr-iu which ' Mrs. Dale received taicomc ol f-00 a ^ month. \ Mrs. Dale wn arrested on a charge i tf murder. Kdward Waller, raid to be a friend cf Mrs. Dale, was also taken into ousto y, but uol under the murder e :ariO. Mrs. D Jo oii Dot show any ^ unuual emotion when llo detectives placed her under arrest until sha was ^ told Waiicr, who had just arr.vcd from r P iladeiphia, LaU been leaked up. ' "V\vll, it he's ujdtr arrrBl then tako ^ uio, too." Polloo Capt. Hayes and Assistant * P:o?eeutor Viokcrs queslioDeu her at r .cagth, after which it wrs deeded ^ t nat alio bo kept uoder polico guard at ' tier rcocu in her hotel until morning VN aikr was kept in tho kck up ?ud .t ^ is the intention to arraign the two be " lore tho itoordcr in tho morning. * Twenty-Two Perished. ^ What is likely to prove the most disastercub accident that las over oocur- 1 icd in t. iniHali.c iniri in Colorado, ro- f uli d W^doesuay from a fire, which b . u*^ '"> hu; ugr at tha mouth of *i i.bo Ltd.ion untci, through which ice i 3u.ut .:l<.r Union mine is worked and / indi i v. ii.ch li.lod the mice with F deadly gacc.t andtui ke. It is lmpossi- 1 o!e to g;v? even an approximate cf tho Icrs ol life, Lut it is believed it will \ r, ftph r.aur:u it' rnt nuitA 11111 * w.M.rj, ? MVI. JlkV *V?V/? IfftU* I Lj-tvfo are * do> n to have perished. I The fire started early this morning .! from a dofto.ivo tiuo in tho tuck house c at lh<) nwu a of mj (unt>o!. It quick- ? ly com u.u abated witft the other build I Legs. h'Lo docto siDcko from tho burning converter bouto, whiofc. was eatura- I ted. with oil began pouring into tee b tunnel, WLich with tho bhafla of the C mine fcc.ftti as a olnuinoy. Tho day r sliitt of 2U0 mc-d had just goDO on duty I ul d b< fore they oeuid be warned of I their darger the levels and the t-lopcs L wiro h ltd wiih gas. As sood as the mcti became avaro of their d&ngt: tf- J forts were tuado to reach tho surface 1 throughvarious exits and about half of I tl so i: the mice eserp d. It w:ll he c lio.oBoibie ui ascertain ihe numotr b.Ui i in the mine for several horns, on ac \ ccnut el ihe gas in souio of tho levels. 1 Seventeen of the 22 bodies fouwd were ei f..ucd ou the seventh level, Between 7.? acd UO men wi.ro working on the ! iiuth level aod tl.in has not yet been 1 cxpltr.'d. Oa accjuct tf tho gas aLd J smoke-, those levels coula not bo enttr v tu b?'C-.Ubo of the daeg'r of suffoca'iun C for 12 hturs tf.or tho tUmoa started. 1 A Horrible Death. A few moments aficr midnight 1 Thursday an unknown man threw him- 1 sell into ono of the furnaces at Schoen- 2 burgers mills, Fourteenth ani K na ( sire-cts, Pittsburg, Pa. Almcsthisiu u tiro bcuy was roasted beyond iduntid- I ta 10d, r,is left foot being tho only part not disfigured. A few moments befu e midnigiii thy man was seen to enter the mill >arcs and stand at the foot of tho c hoisting ctge which dairies ore and , other tupplios for tho furm c i. The moment mat a warnirg was sounded for ilits capo to ascend with its load three workmen raw I ho buic do jump on the platform ard itard within a ft w feet of iiicra. lie w?s pulied out nbout three ; uii&u'.os later, every part of hie body t retcmbling a piece ot half oooked meat. j No ono csn remember having seen him j before, it re probable ho will Dover ( be iiofitihed. I ho bedy was removed t to tho tmrgue. Tho man war about 35 ( yc?io of ag?4, modium height, tanoy ( uiouttaohe ar d apparency at American. io woto biaek iaoed shoos. Twenty Kskinios Arrive. Tw? nty K-kimos a- d their dogs I avo ] arrived u tho oi'y ar.tl aro at tho mid?uy oq tho exposition grounds Thr K kimo villigo will ho ono of tho many { attraolio s on t e midway durirg the txjesi'ijD. Tho Kthimos aitraotod e; i ?i < rablo atteotion upon their a:ri 1 val, tod when it war learned io tho city ' that t! <*y hid &(>i.o into t inporary i quatcrs a", tne exposition gr uods a la'go crcwd of jcop'o vdI ou to the 1 Ivory City" to nk a look at the rii kitnos, who o? u'd bo torn olad in fur suits 9 a'ki. > ab jut the grounes ?CnatlestOD I'ost. The Iconoclasts. ( The man who has dtsoovrred that < 'Jen Putnam never rode down that < rocky preoipioo to etcapo from tho < Ilr lith ought to be suj pierse J. I'hat I is one of tho ir a'icnab'e belioft of Am I erinac. aril wj havo to patioroo with ! ie man who would disprove it. Next | thing we knot* somebody will prove that tit re was no 1'au! Kevtro, no it >s- ' ton tea party, and *c know cot what n< xt. Wo had rather hoiiivo a few lies 1 than have all tho traditions of onild ! hojd dispelled. t a i FOR BETTER RoADb" Dalagatc* Appo totha Or?trviil* Convsrtir n BY COVFRNOR McSWEENEY, From iht 8'a>? at La gn rt Wol! as Frcm Each Olsfric*. Thn N irr.a* <t Thrs3 Whi Ar? Appo nlad. In respotiso to tho request of Former Lieutenant Governor Mauldin, chairman of the committee on invitation and arr^naeinor.tB for the big S ato good ms.'c ctMuirina if 1.^*1.1 . v??u ?->?v?iug aw ?o J-'iVI'VlM U MJ JIUIU io Gr"?? vilie nhout the middle of next month, Gov. MeSwceney Tuesday nn oounoed tho sppo.dtiuont of a number r>f delrgatcR from tho State at largo and fr< tn oaoh of the congressional districts. Tho governor says that ho has always felt - deep interest in tho sul jeot it good roads, and hopes in thin in stanoo to bo able to attend tho oonven dou in p-rson and noto the ideas engtosted by tie experts with tho South jrn good toads train lie will al>o by equ-et address an effi :ia' invita'ion to State Gooiogist Holmes of North Ca^o it K to cjuio to this gathering. Mr. Holmes has already doLO muoh for tho building of good r >ads in this Stat?. The governor in tho selection tf tho Iclcgatrs has, ho pa',b, been guided srgely by hiB dei itc to reenre men feci ng an inttrort in the woik, men who ko?M a'teid tho gathering and oarrj lack to their several counties tho id'-a* 0 bo presented by tioso giving tho obeot lessons. The delegates cmod are as follows: At Large?Gen M C Butler, Edgefield; Ion Jo?'C ShepjaH, Edcefild, Earl?'oan, S'ato geologist; Gon EIwaid (ItCradj, Charleprcn; F II iiyatt, Joiumbia, .1 D 5i Shaw, Lau ec; W S King, l>ar!iogton, Col '1 J N\ atsop, Saluda; Jro 3 Cleveland, Iprrtarburg; ('apt A A Browning, damptor; T S William*, Saluda; W L> Cvans, IWarlbcro; C S MoCall, B<-n iett6ville, J 11 Wharton, Wrlerloo; Ino C Mobley, Winnebcro; and Capt Thomas Wi ion, Salem Firet i) 'riot?W P Cantwoll, J kdger Suiy \ Cbarl8B?on; W F SanaIcrs, B<nufort; Nathan F Taylor, ierkoloi; B B Chandler, lvingstrec; 1 W Roquio, Sr, George: own; W 1) Iorgan, Georgetown; W Newton Jones, Adam's liun. Seoo! d Distriot?James M Bell, Jr., ir.uiy Matthews. Sa'udr; W W A-aiu*. Pgcfield; Jao 11 Eidson, Aiken; P A jmarufl. Aiken; J F Go ding, Kam,' ut>; E Bruc Bsmh< rg; Vy aahirgton ls:ror a-. ^ . pkon; \V R Park", Parksvilic; \Y >oott Allen, Saluda, Ccl W C Mauidin, lampi< n Thiru Di-triot?J N Nichols, Duo Vest; J N Vatdiver; Anderson; S M 'ool, WestniiuiBtcr; 1) 1> S'cvens, bekens; Jno M Schumpcrt, Newbetry; M M?jors, Greenwood; 1) A l* Joran, Greenwiod; J N Sullivan, Ard"r | on; NV J Stnbbiing, Oomeo, and C F 'obey, Anderson. j Fourth Di tiiot?S I1 ()* ~ <, J !' Glfcin, F S Karle, D li (io ', Co' ? ua; Maobcth Young, Lin t, Arc B iclvert, Spirtauburg; J C R oi re, Lru ons; J S Prumuiond, L?ureai; J L dowel!, Campobcllo; T J Hednnbaugh, Jeioc; Adam H Hood, Winneboro; J i Leonard. Si artanbure. Fifth DiHtrio-? J 0 Wilborn, Yo'k, 'do F Girdon, l'orkvillc; W Q Caskey, janoaster; L A Wittkow.*i,y, J B 'heirs. Cam'-cb; Ln Roy Sprints, Ban aster; T A '.'laKford, 1? >ck Hill, John { Cuip, Obettei; E tl Do Camp, J B Volchcli, G*lfocy; tt M Joily, Gra?sy >oud: A W Love, Oorater; W J Rodley, Bock 11 *11. Sixth l)ia;rot?W A D.wling, Daribgioc; James Strckhousc, Marion; 1) 1 Tiaxter, Timmonsvilh; J F Bolton, atbtu'i; 1> D MoColl, .lr., Bencottsillt, E i' King, Chester fi 1< ; Thomas ) O if cos, Manning; A B AloBrydo, '"iorencc; Job. Todd, Conway; .J T >oeicr, Marion; M E Coward, W W dooro, Bcnnettaviilo Sivonth Distriot ? F J 1) Folder, jono Star; N F Taylci, Hugor'p; .! H vnight, Summer v.lit; W H Knight summorvillt ; W II Scu), Suniter; 1' 11 Ji098, Lixingttn; Harry Adam*, Cor aret; ?J C Jacques, Waltcrboro; Dr A 'A Williams, Ccttagcvillo. The Gospel Truth. Pay jour dr bie n ycu ea ; and if you iaii t, go and see jour ori-citor and make in honest, straigliifi rw?rl Btatcment o him of you, condition and prospects Don't wait for him to seo you; don't lodge him on tho sirte .', doD t avoid iim in a orowd; for ho of ail others is he man you ought to sec, at d you can lot fee) yourself to be a mm ic iho full ixient ot the word until jou have mot ii in a 11 11 r/iiir h n a /) 1 /./> h V. . ... ?iu TI ??>i j VU1 m au bit vi, iV?V'*VV:?I Ji IUJ d the faco aid talked lo him liko a nan. Thcro is nothir g tha will take ho manhood out of one faster and more iffco ualiy than dodging and hiding "rom a creditor.?(J?finoy Ledger. ile Knows it All. The breadth and depth ot mind cf Presideut Ktiot of Harvard were strik ugly displayed in a speech ho made the >thcr dav io Hoston, ia>s the Albuu> LvcoiDg Journal. iu li'tlo mo'o I'.aQ in hour he discussed su j c b raDgirg 'rom foot ball to munijipal owncrbhip )f street railways, lis laKod on uiar lage for .-vo, money, on trio Karopeao (i a aril ? lira working in the lie de, >n the froo silver and d Tjrues. '1 hj /ariety o! I n subj >o s was amai'ng. Vet they a'.' were handled in an export end masterly way. And cnoTeov-r, he was practice! an i oooviooing. Itailroad Earning. According to compilations by the Fine. eial Chtouiclo, the grosn earnings ill ldf) rai.roads in the United States in Dctobor aevrora e d $77,583 000, an injieaso of $8,232,000, or nearlv 12 por aeut. The earnings of tho Northwes Lftin group wrro Lonctittod by tho heavy spring whoat yield, while other systems had to oontend with a smaller production of corn, barley and oats. In pito of the cotton shortage, the Smith western group increased 10 pT oent. Tho gain tn gross earnings o'* 100 roads for tho len months to November 1 is f58,273,000, with tho total $024,040,[100. RBPU8LICANJ AT ODDS. Serious Discussions May Occur In the ComiDg Congress. A dispatoh from Washington says unueual interest in tho ocming session 1 of Congress is being manifested in advance of tho assembling of the Heueo and Senate. Public men aro discussing with great oagerness tho many important questions pondirg and which will c mo up f?.r ojesidoratioa duriug the winter and spring months. Tho faot that there are wido differences of opinion over those questions in the party in po ver adds to the in tcrest ot the oocwsioa tod dr^wg attention lotbc viowaof i r jmicout m-mtKM of the mtiopt.1 lognlaturo as they reaah tbo oi'y. It looks a little now as if tho tables fright bo turned and tho tpirit of disFcnsion trarmft-rrtd from tbo Doinociatio side of the House to tho Hopub lican benches. Tbo Kopublioiaa aio pretty badly torn up over tho questions of tariff roviaioD, reciprocity, war (ax reduction and ship subsidies. Thoroia this ditfcrenoa between them and the Democrats, however?it is possiblo to hold h caucus and harmoniio their eon Gietirg opiuiens iu a definite policy, whioh would bo scrupulously followed when ouco decided upon. Signs multit 1/ that the ship subjidy bill, proposed Dy Senator Fryo and backed by Senator llanua, will meet with vigorous opposition in Republican quarters. Troubto ia browiug for tho b.It in sovtral State dclogationi. lodiaoa and Wisconsin furnish tho most coasp'ouous examples, but opponents of tho bill are Bc%ttortJ generally through tho Westorn d .-legations. Somo Republican representatives in privato eonvorsatiou declare positively that tho bill shall rot booomo a law. Representative Burton of the Clovo 1 at d, Ohio, district, Senator Manna's own bailiwick, who is one of tho prom iDect Republicans of iho Mouse aud ' will bo ohatiuiui of the rivets aud hir ' Dors oommittoc, is cu'spokcn against I ho slop subsidy bill. Seme Western representatives who havo arrived in tho past few days say ' in private conversation that they fear there will bs a tcndoncy on tho part of , this Mouse to ba extravagant in appro ! priation8 i'hoy report that thore is r,; fooling el that kind among their coj stituoncio\ aud say that extravagant: whiio keeping up hoavy interna! ret nuc taxes, will certainly bo roscnod " tho poop'e in tho CongrossioDal ele) i tious next fall. A Postollice liobbed. The safe in tho pos'tffijo at Jo-. . > j viilo was blown opou Wednesday ; . I and $200 ia siamis and cam * taken. Lliotowu marshal had a ' "4 h *^0 robbers, who e*oapcd. 7 tiro?. About a month ago this was broken open ar.d rcbhed. N | Marshall Claude Walker was about h >ards from the storo when he Ltirc ac| explosion, llo hurried to the storo a : i ioun-i thrco men whom ho ?r td tv> arrest. After a tight with piv tl|e men got away, starring in iho direct An i v f lioion. i>>nauiire hod bien U6ed i|u | I getting tho safe open. Three Strang- r?, whose burin.?d was Dm discoveret, etc eecn about the town jesterd.*?. bafo b.oAing bes becom-. as commoj as oh.ckoa tie;ii..g in tiio u; country. Scarcely a arnsll town has csosped id <ho last year. Tho impression is do oided that a gang is at work, but so for no oluo has been found and no ono baa a.-cn ihe robbers uiml last night. Safes titvo fcoen blown in Paoolct, Fair Forest, VVollford and Couverso. Two altemp's have been made on Benson's store at Weliforu. A later report from Jor.osv.lle says the amount takcu from tho sat'e was #400. The safe was ruined. No oeo was hurt in the fight between tho watchman and tho robbirs ? Sp?rtant urg Journal. Negro at tho North. It was to l ave been fxpeotou that northern payors wen *l wax vrroth and grow bitterly tarcastic in replying to southern strictures upon tfio president for entertaining Booker T. Washington at dinner. But the southorn papers arc replying by asking some pertinent questions and citing some pertinent laets. They point out the faot that north*.ra love lor tho negro is cocfinod to election day. How many business offices in tho north employ negroolerks? How many negro trainmen are cmplcycd on northern railways? 11 jw many negroes have bcon appointed to poatmasitrships in tho north? How tnaDy northern states have oleoted negro senators or congressmen? How many noj*ro mechanics are employ ei in northern mills and factories a.ongside white moohanios? North ho is limited to tho pobition of porter in hotols and on trains, or to weitcrehips in hotols and restaurants. Is there a negro linotype opirator on any great daily newspaper in the north that is so roundly denouncing tho south for ita attitule to | ward the Koosevolt-Washington dinner i incident? Dues any out) of these northern Hjpublioan daily newspapers employ a negro prcFsman, a negro re >orlor or a negro oily editor? Somo of thoso days luo nrgro will realize that he has nctLing to gain from the alleged friendship of men who seek, to uso him for political purposes only.?Tno Commoner. Schley Declines. Following the roport that tho oonrt or it (piry would cost Admiral Sohley $20,(>UO tho Kooxvillo Sentinel on Nov. 18 rort tho admiral a dispatch asking if he would orniont to publio subsorip tioos to i ?7 the amcunt. Wcdnrslay The Sni.ucl rocoivtd a personal lott i from Admiral Sohlay, tho purport of which was (hat ho cannot accept the ofior. lie pays tho report as to th cost is a mittako as tho amount is cot ho great. Ho suggests that tho matter is "too dolioate to discuss," and triu s that his friends ' will appreciate l is position and rcspoot it." A King's Bed. It is not every American millionaire who can dream of his increasing wealth while lying upon a bed upon whi ih once rested tho form of a king Yet tho other day a full bedroom suit of ash a-il olivi food, occi used by (/l.arlcs \ sold to a wealthy Am orican for $."iOft, a low prioo whou tho Hto rio.l a relations of the furniture II it koo int> o>utid iration . BEIS TO KILL MICE.I I Agricultural D*partm?nt F?rds Ally in tha Phtiippints, STINO* OF THE LITTLE lns?ct Said to Q? Poisonous to i lha Cm ill Ailmals WOI 3nlnlrcduc*d Into This C unfry. The agricultural department r.t Washing )D is to make a determined attack . upon tho Arocrioan field ruou- o. His i cxt'-rinination in curtain ioonlittos has | been resolved upon and the Philippine 1 bu.tilt-boo is to bo brought into etrvico ( aa tho cxeoutionor. ? lliis was the statement mido Dy 1 Prof. 0. II Kilcy, of tho department, i who passod through Oi-.ioago last week < en route to San Kranoiseo and the Piiippin?B. Prof, ltiley, of tho division of * en'omology, wi{! devote a year in iho i Philippines to the aiuiy of bugas d ii _ t souts Of tho arohipalago. Too "'baa- 1 ming bird" buiq^Iebco of the Philip- 1 pin.-o will be ouo of the main objects v of ins inquiry. It is planned to imp,-rt '' tho bit boo of tho Philippines into tho 1 United States that he may make war 1 upon tho American tiolu mouse, a ro- '' dent whioh has caused tho farmers of v tho country a Iocs of thousands of dol- b lars. ' It is sd old Baying among farmers," c raid Prof, ltiley, reports a Chicago pa- I put, "that when there is plenty of f dovcr there aro lots tf bumblebees, n What tho farmer really'mcans is that 1 t?h- n there are Iota of bumhlnbeos there f f plenty of olovcr. Ho rnieht carry t !s logic further by saying that when 1 \ Id mioo are soaroe thero a>-o plenty of r -.'mblcbses. and that when there art 9 ?enty of oats tntro are few field mioc. h "In order to save tho olover ctvpa r f tho oouotry tho agricultural depart- a ment has tho ohoioo of (wo things, to P itareasetho number of oats in the cou-- * try, which will destroy the field mouse, h or to take away from the rodent his 1 aupply winter food Kither me'hod t i* succe99*ui would result in a gaiu of ? hourands of doiUrs to tho farmers. The field mouse is very fond of bum bir.bco honey and never 1 s ?s an op- t portuoity to deprive tho inroot of the rowai ds of his work. The honey taken H away from the tumblchoo causes him T( to perish iu the winter time. Hence a g, short olover crop for tho lumboouo is a carrier of pollen from ona olover c : 1 aa< to auothcr. Thus when there g ar> lots of bumblebees c over comes to 1( id rlootion. If tho fiold mouse las do ^ ;royed the bumblobco thero is no in . . r line auu {fii-Yai-ffitW lpgiy. Ibis is not on y true of oiovcr, \ lu many other plants. 0 Wo hold that tho bumbleD. o is a valuable memhor of ina-. ot eooiety and jj $ tho fi:ld m,u:o is a t?cr?h?3S3 ? soiiup who likes a good dinner but uocs not want to work for it. ,. The Philippine bumUobeo is an entirely different insect Iroui Lis Auuricar cou in. lie is fu ly an isoh and a ho.1* Ifknir end ln/.lu I.Wa a ^ ,.?il ?"v* *vw? j urn j <i ruiaji u iu. |j iiu is lull of nu-dnesd and has n j fear of v 6iioh a small aamul as the Hold. m.-udo. Ho is a harmless fellor when 1.1 alone, j but his sting is deadly to 6malLr forms j of aoimil life. Lie will fight for hta y own with the tenacity of a pugilist and j any unscrupulous field mouse inv:d.ng his domain will have to tight for everything ho gets. "A tuld rnouso after receiving tho ( sting of a Philippine bumblebee would much resemble tho wrecked appeir.tnoc c of Hocao of our collego boys after the l'hanksgivitg football name. Howcu.J y have to lay up for repairs. t ' it is tho iutcQtion of tho agricultural department to introduoo this beo into tho '?.'oiled Sta.es if oltmatto coaditionb will permit, lie will bo'sent v to tho warmer parts of tho oouatry at 1 first, where ho may gradually become r hardened to the mora tovero cliuiatc. c It is then hoped fee will grow and c spread until he oovers tho cntiro country. Tho department has its eye upon t other ins<o:a in tho Philippines wmoh i may prove of value to agricultural inter \ ests. There aro several varieties of t honey bees which will be given a trial, t A 6pi cies of tree toad, whtoh has a t diaiiy antipathy for certain kinds of 1 citrus insects, will be introduced into i southern Ca ltornis w.th tho hope that, t ttinay be useful in the extermination i of the black or armored scale, whion 1 has caused so groat a 'o?s to fruit I growing interests of late years." ] Neirro Coach Line. : i Tho nogroes of Jacksonville, Fia , i who oonstitue 53 per cent of tho popu j .s...?? - -i? '? ? uvu| ii??u luamukou j* uiun; uu; i'jli ; against tho Jacksonville street railway , system on account of a recent orim- < anco by city council which separates j tho races on tho oars and gives to tho < conductor and motoraiao police authori ty in enforcing it. Several m va meet | in?9 havo b en held by the negrocp, t a: d some discr>cr has resulted. AC a , big mass meeting th<? negroes decided \ to incorporate a oompaoy for the purpose of operating a sja.en of etaje coaohcs to bo used cxclua.valy for do pro travel. It is propotoi to (u 2,(UK) t shares of stock on the mark t, to be 1 sold to the negroes, tho enterprise to ] bo managod by mon tf that raoo. The better element cf negroes oppose aoy violonoo in tho cnfjreoient ot this boy oott, but despito this opposition of tho loaders cars havo boon shot into on mors than oco occasion. Councilman Wetmoro, who ; a nogro, rays a bill to repeal tho crainano-.' will bo introduced at tie n< xt moeticgof the oouu oil. A Richmond Mystery. The verdict of tho coroner's jury, in tho caao of .John VV. Scott, the young olub and sooiely roan who was found horribly beaten in the doorway of a west ond Ktohmoid, Va , residoooo ono night last woek and who died without regain ing consciousness was rendered Wed neiday. Tho vuidiot was that Mr. Scott's injuries wore infl otod by a woap in in die hands cf sotec person unknown to the jury. In other woids that he v?i? murdered. Tho adair on tinucs a deep mystery, and is exoiting the greatest interest. BNVELOPBD IN ZOO. Two Men Killed Outright, find Nui bers Seriously Injured. The dcascflt fog ever experienced Chicago caused numerous collisions b tween trains early Wednesday, these collisions two men wero killo t.to were so badly injured that th< will probabiy notrcoover and 15 otho wcro Berioobly hart. Scores ot other tho poiiao say, wcro injured in min rocidents, due to tho fog, bnt as th< wcro able to assist thcmaolv ,s co offici re< oris were made. Tho inoro serious aojl-Jouts ooourrc on tbo Metropolitan ntd the Lai S root Kiev* ad Dads. Colli ions b tw?.cn V;hiolcs and rtrcet oars wt: frcquont but while a groat number < people were it lured t>v them, uono * tbe it Jar.0 5 inoipaoitited them tbo darnsgi was chit 11 / to iho colli* in* objjo;s themselves. The fog wt en early hout was so tbic .hat persons sttadhg'on the sidowall :ouid sokio-" y distinguish street at* discing within & few feci of them fca uotorcica kept their g >ogB olauging tonstant warning Ths oillisiou on tho Me'.npolita va s be'woen trails going tne sta v?/, Rd w?j the care tu other aco Lents. B >th trains were ?rowde< iftri**- passengers htaeaiDg on i ho ret ilalforun. Oa the fir.t train thof vera almost tho onV ones to suffo [*he motorm&n slowed up going arotu> , curve aiid whiio waiunr for a signt o increase speed the Ilumboidt Par xprcrB train crashed into tho roar c* tithoui warning. Thomas Meeay v?s :illod. On the Lake Stroot Elevated the a; 'dent was a;inaat oxancly similar. Th leoplo injured wc-ro standing on tb cm platform with tho exception of th uotortnsn, Munn, on the roar trait io said he aid uot sea the train ahea intii too !a*o. Later in the day no we of another col is-on which bad oiourrod on tbo Mel opoii'.aD, hjoatco public. One trai ?as overtaken by nuother. Otta Lric crt, tho ooncuctor of tho first traic cmnncdoc the roar platform frantic lly Waving a signal lantern whilo th 28*ei gors who hid been standio >ith him went insiie. His efforts wer ti vain. Ho was orashod and died a ho hospital several hours later. In al here were cino collisions on elevate trtc ur? a ?lur*Dg the fog. Miraclws of Development. Poor a Aiauua), wuioh io always in mating and romarkably rtliable, it .s latest oiitions giv?s a atateinen bowleg how the investments ia rail oads in the United 8tates have growl iooe 1870. Thirty years ago tho total r?Mroa< ip'tai in tho United S.ates wa* $434, 30,4 I. By tho end of ins year 1U0I . h-d ri on to tne enormous sum c 0.413.700.071, or mare th&s three an nc.it Villi s lie amount in 1870. sy vV.v'-b'? it. j 1. B-a y m?lco-j lor tho doveiopmcn f tiOc r.oity in re:onl years. in ititu, when lucro wa>uea:ly a bil ion dollars invested 10 railroads in thi ouq-jy mere war not t, cent ia elec no oniorpnto?. Tii y had thoir be inning s:vcral years later and hav rogrc-yod at a ra a that ia withou rccoudent. in any lino of dcvelopnienl From nothing in 1S70 to $3,750,000, OJ ia the grjivth of tho cn. ua ia eatcd in olectr.o railways, lightim ompinitB and other electric oompanie taia country. Tho-faot that thir s uow $332.UUG,000 uioro money ic ested \n electrical development in ih Joitcd S.atea than ;n railroads wi urpri9e moet persons. And the fact that siroo 1870 tha valu t investments in raiiroais and clat r o enterprises in t is country has ic r.and #8214 410,140 is almost in icdioio, I. i> oiio of the mar y proif f tho u"p-.'.r^(:0!i.d moreaso oi tta reahh and industrial developments c he I itiiud S'vos. ? .Via' ta J onraal. Government Fiah Exhibits. Tha socrciary t-f state- received la: reck the following leltor from Mr. VS d. O. ltwenol of Washiog'.oa, D. C. ep'cseatative of the U Uod States fit lommitBiou, which is of special inte is; in Charleston: Dear S?r: L prcaumo you know thi he n.b commission otpcois to man in exhibit of thhea at Charleston th vinter, and i have been detailed t he commissioner to tako ohargo of tii nine, it will be nooessary from tin ,o time to make collections of tiaht roui the Kiisto, Cooper, Santoo at >tuer rivers in the S.a.c and to m*k ht so colli ci. c s properly it will 1 leoisiary to mo s-.iaes and Olhi ?.t a.u;_ i 1 iii uuiaui uiuiuk UUIH. 1 WOU.U 11K0 I i?vj author.zition at onjn fromi th proper State i (hoist to inako such oo eotioDd as I Oct ire id any part of tl i.a'o. I'lie permit should bo so broa .hat I or aoy of my a^mtauts oao c his work without fear of being m ostoi by Stato offioials. 1 shall a| prioiate very much any assistant that you oao rentier mo id this ma ;cr. it this do:u not com o undor yoi lurisaioiion please refer my letter t .ho propor cthoial. l'uo boeretary of stato thought Dist to havo tho governor graat tl tuihority asked for, and this Go McSwoouey did at ooco io a lolt which has been tailed Mr. liaveno. They Were Buncoed. Now Vuti ooohdsQoe moa have ? Stlftd $1,860 fr..iu W. S. ilualer loahcD, Gs. Frank Palmer was taki into custody on a ohsrbo of being o of tbo opt raters. Tuc victims had ju returood from Bouaior, whoro thoy h been wtrking on the construction of now railroad, lluntoc hai 1170 a1 D.ll prssesscd 11,190. Thoy wore i coated by a largo, well dressed m near City Hall Patk, in Now York, w said ho was a clothiog manufaotui and he iuduo.d ihtm to go to a ro? on c*?t ScVenteeuth street, whoro th were joined by two rnoro men, ono whom was gotten up torescmb oa wo nrn ranoheor. Ho produood cards a proposod a game. '1 ho two souihcroi were loath to bet, but wcro induced show thoir money, wluo i thoy h upon tho (ah o. Tho stock man, it alleged, grabbed and parsed tho mon over to another, who <|iiokiy disi pearod whilo Palmer and tho other f low held tho two victims. Palmer a tho otiur man then started to un thoir cscapo but lluntcr grabbed Palo and hold him until Dtll ran to t street and found an otfis.r who ui? the arrest. IMPROVES US SERVICE. n- The Southern Railway Make* Vei Impoitant Changes. In The Southern rail tray is making ei [n tensive arrangements for the forthoor d, ing winter tourist business to Florid jy a ad other resorts and for the Charle r9 ton exposition business from tho ea *r as well as from tho north and wes ,y Tho winter sohedules of the Souther al railway went eff jot Sunday, Nov. 24tl when it will bo arranged to run trail from Now York and Washington 1 te Florida as independent trains froi 9 ihiso destined to the southwest vi Atlanta. The Now York and Florida cxpvcsi 9* No?. 33 and 34, wili leave Now York t 3 25 p m., Washington 9 55 p. m., ai 11 riving at Charlotte 8 10 a. m , Columbi , 11 3U * m , Charleston 3 20 p m , At pasta 2 50 {i. ru., Savannah 3 05 p. m CH Jacksonville 7 40 p. in. This train wil r? oirxy through sleeper New York t 1 Tamps, New York to Augusta, Nei * York to Charleston (effective Dtc 1st and orce a week hom Now York t ,n Thcmssvi'.lc (effcoiivo Jan. 1, 1902 ) '.? Tbo Now York anil Florida Fast Mai will lravo New York at 12 15 midnight > and be operated from Washington ii two eeotioflg?one, No. 29, going vi 'c Washington Southern lino throug r: Kiahmond, loavin? War>hington 10 50 a m., Kichtnoud 2 30 p. m. Andthoovho lt leotion, No. 35, leaving Washington 11.15 a. m., running directly over th Southern railway to Charlotte; thes trains being united at Charlotte am rnnning thenoo to Jaokgonvillo as No 29, leaving Charlotte 10.05 p. m., Co c lumbia 1 2Q a. a., arriving Charlesto: 0 7 a. nr., Augusta 7 45 a m., Savannal 0 5.50 a. m , eastern lime, Jacksonville 9.15 a. m., oontral time. Those train u will carry through sleeper NewYori to Jacksonville, Charlotte to Augusta Charlotte to Cnar'oston (effective Deo L 1st,) with dining oar set vice betweei n Chester and Washington via Hiohinond The Washington and Southwesteri '? Limited, No. 37, leaving New York 4 3( '* p. m., Washington 10 45 p. m., wil 0 havo, effootivo Deo. 9.h, sleeper Wash ? ington to Pinehurst. e Additional trams will be run betweei Charlotto and Columbia to take oar J of looal business?being Nos. 27, leav ? ing Charlotte 7 25 a. m.. arriving CO' umbia 11 10 a. m , and No. 28, leaving Columbia 5 p. m., arriving Cbarlotti 3-45 p. m. Also between Charlestor j aud Columbia, leaving Columbia 11 4( t a. m , arriving Charleston 3 20 p. m. . leaving Charleston 2.15 p. m., arrivi Q Columbia 5 55 p. m. These trains be twecn Char ostou and Columbia eon \ ncoi a' Columbia with the New Yor) . and Florida Express. S rhedules o j other trains will bo adjusted to suit all f tht s i ohaDges. a The Sou.hern's Palm Limited, N03 31 and 32, will go into servioe abou 9 tne middle cf January, running oc , tcr. 1 iHr. it a d jl\u CTUTk. aiXfclftftS rw, Y >rk and St. Augustine, with sleeping [. oars for Aiken and Augusta. F)5eciive Novoa.ber 15th will be op , crated a through t-leeping oar betweei Kansas City and Jacksonville vii e Frisco System, Memphis, llirminghan it and Atlanta to Jaaksonvula. In addition to the above the famou train known as the Chicago and Fiori . da Special botweon Chicago and St j Augustine will be reestablished aboui s the middle of Januarv on practically e the came schedule as last year, afford ing through servioo from Cnioago, Da 0 troit, Pittsburg, Cleveland, oto. j through Cincinnati to St. Augustine. fPL > * 1 * lucre is auo continued tUe tbrougl 0 sleeper from Cincinnati to Jackeonvill .. via Ashcville, Columbia and Savannah 'J'ho Ci"cinnati and Florida Limite* , has cow beooiuo aa established ail yea roaad tr&io, solid from Cincinnati t e Jacksonville, ejnyosod of sleepers am ,? first class ooacucs, also cafe cars. For the Charleston exposition ther will be in addition to through eleoper from Now York, WasningtOD, Char lotto, eto , to Charleston through sloef ing car from St. Louis, Louisville, etc. ? to Charleston and from Greenville t h Charleston. r* (Ja all of tho through trains of th Southern railway will bo oporated th highest class of diniog oar Bervioet serving all moals in tho most improve is style, t(ju \1 if not superior to the bes y hotels. 10 Etfootive on Monday last the Font 10 sylvaaia railroad inaugurated dinm, 58 car service betwooo New York am l(i Washington on their trains No*. US an L0 6li. whioh mako direot connection a > 'Washington with Southern raliwa er trains Nos. 33 and 311 southbound an ? 31 and 4U northbound. This establishe 0 dining car service on all through train 1" of tho Southorn railway betweon Nj< 10 York and Washington. l! Full details of the scrvioa of th 1? Southern railway will be announoa 3* later. P For the ooming season there will I 30 inaugurated, as abovo outlined, th i- mcst complete and up to dato arrangi ir mcnt of sohidales that has e*er boo 0 afforded for tno tourist travel. Eao want has beeu oar- fully considered an nothing tias been left nodon# to 10 it. Tne .Southern is doing its utmoi v> to etc tursgo touii.-t and other travel 1 er the southern resorts, whether locate on tbo iiao of tho Sou'hem railway < not. ie of Explosives in Cotton. 0a Seven largo oannonoraoker* and son Dl^ iulp1 u: maiohes wore f oucd scorcaU in a balo of co'.tcn intended for expo *' to Bremen, Germany. Tho bale hi ? boon lcadsd on tne British atoamsh 01 C ?yo I. "oo whi"K is taking on a aol 10 cnton cargo cf ltf.OOO bales, at Be *a saoola. Fia. ho "of Kobbers Dropped Booty. rt The B?nk of Troy, 1'enn., was robb \\ Wednesday night. The oitizms wo 0 aroused and attacked the robbers, w! . , fled, dropping sevoral packages of a vcr, containing $ 1,201), and other vi uablcs. A poaso with blood hounds in pursui*. Tho amount lost is not y known, bu. it is thought to be small. k?y Slapped Queen's Faeo. oi- A special dispatoh from Badpt nd Thursday says a newspaper there assei kko that (j pin Draga and K ng Alexi ler dria ot Scrvia recently quarrelled a .be tho king slapped tho queen's face. T d e latter thereupon dratfk poison, but I life was saved by physKians. Jkl W ~ A ROW IN ATHENS.' | ry Ctussd by tho Opposition to tho l* Translation of tho Qospols a la INTO MOOERN GREEK. at _____ ' Twanty Thousand Pooplo Join n L) ttudants rn Rioting. Thsro Is 18 Biocdthed In tho Strocts .o 11 of Athens, a A dispatch from Athens sayu agitai, lion against the proposal to translate it the gosrols into modern Greek oontinr ned Thursday. Twenty thousand pera sons assembled around the ruins of tho i- temple ot Jut iter 0:ympus and took , p?rt id a demonstration organ'aed by 11 th') Hludunu. A resolution was passed o catling on the holy synod to exoommu* nioate any person who translated the ) gospels into Greek as bow spoken. 0 K ght hundred marines were landed and oooperated with the troops in patrolling^ 1 the locality. Several oollisions ooourred and oooaaional shots were firod. a During the encounters between thea military and the demonstrators, seven h persons woro killed, 30 were severely and many others were slightly woutdr ed. Several shots were fired at M. n Thootokis, the Greek premier, but o without cfffioL 0 Groat excitement prevailed Thursday. 1 Strong military dctaohments guard the. . palace and the residence of the pre mier. Everywhere anxious groups are i disouseiog the situation. i Heartrending scenes occurred when e the bodies of the dead were handed s over to their.relatives. It is rumored c that armed mea have arrived at the , university but the building is still . guarded by the students, who are adopti ing military discipline. Opposition deputies paraded the streets during the a day, exciting the rioters by violent ) lacgasgc. I There were no further disturbances during tho evening, but it is feared that there wili bo a renewal of disorder i Friday. Among those slightly injured s are the prefect of police of Athens and - tho prefect c f Attioa. I K4R1NB& AT EXPOSITION? ' i .... ) A Company Eas Arrived and Gone Into I s Camp The Charleston Post says the comi pany of United States marines detailed f o guard the government exhibits at the [ exposition arrived at the "Ivory City" tniri m : uing. Tue oompany constats of fou; r.- aud .- siy moo. The i t officers of the company are Oapt. Hen- 4 i ry Loonard, First Lient. Arthur B. 1 Hard. g? Seocnd Luut. Arthur Hur.t. Edwt..dTec company arrivod^^ on a ovtj^ M i was taken oars guns 9 was oome prepared the r on the ido marines oipanywas a feature at the ^vniviUU* ^ The company of marines brought _ i with them a 3 in oh hold piece and r three small cannon captured in China, 0 one (f the Chinese make, the other a 1 Krupp gar. The guns wore captured bH by Capt. Leonard's company at Tion- flj o tain, while he was leading an attack. BH s In this attack Capt. Leonard was - v i. wounded by tho enemy, a ball striking him in his left arm, and it was neoas- jyg t sary for the *:ay surgeons to amputate. o tho member to savo his life. 9j The camp o! the marines has been 0 established rear the ootton palaoo, on * e tho east side. It has been namad (j Camp Hcyvrard, in honor of Col. Hoyd ward, tho commander of the division to 1 whioh Capt. Leonard was attaohed in China. i- Capt. Leonard said this morning that ^H| g he was glad to get to Charleston and d was quito oarlain that his stay here d woula hn * most pleasant one. Co ,t said ho had hoard of Charleston all of y his life, and th>t there was no oity in 1 d the pountry that he would rathsr visit . s at this time than Charleston. 9 Speaking about the exposition, ho * said that tho buildings and grounds presented a beautiful appearance, and, o from what ho had heard of tho show, he d saw no reason why it should not be a sujoess in every particular. ,0 Tho marinos wore busy all day pitoh0 ing their tents. The work will be com3. pletcd by tonight. Daring the day a D large number of people visited the h oamp and watohed the marines at workt iy Five Persons Hurt. 11 Wednesday morning there was a coli<\ i .i ? - uBiuu uuiwocQ mo ooutnorn trains at fd Lockhart Juaotion. FYvo persons ,r were slightly hart mod thore was very little damag> done to rolling stock. , J The aaoiient happened at 0.45 and by 12 05 the wrcok train had goae up from Columbia and bad oloarcd tho traok for a? traffic. Tho employos hurt wore Dan 5!* Graham of Ashovillo, firomao on No. 9, rj passenaer train, faoa cut; W. J. Dawkins, lVlrnan oonduotor, Columbia, M slight out over right eyo and left knee slightly injured. Tho thioe passenger* n* hurt were J. 8. Our'ec, Baluinoro, slight sprain of hip; J. II. Marshall, i Charleston, baok of head slightly \ bruised. .John Dae, ltoading, Ohio, A right foot spAined. Dr. Mcintosh ro wont op froiu Columbia with tho tool b? ear aod attended the injured, none of i}" whom aro hurt badly. al ? is A Close Shave. ' ct James Winn, of Oxford, Ala , had a narrow oioapo from being buried alive Wednesday. After the funeral services, tho catket was opened at the ;st grave, whon tho body was aeon to move, rts The eaaket w?s hurriid back to the in- homo of Winn where he revived and ia od now under the treatment. Winn had he been prononnord dead by physicians lor and he lay apparently dead for two 1 nights and a day. 1 A