The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, December 01, 1904, Image 1
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VOL. I. NO. 44.
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CAMDEW, S.C.,
r DECEMBER
1, 1904.
S1.SO Per Y
JAPANESE MINISTER TALKS
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f ?
Shows the Sovrce of the Great Confidence in
Japanese Finances.
WflOLE cmm IS INTttESTtt
Th? Whole Cpimtry as On* Man In its ]
Wll!irt|tww to Sacrifice tha Last
' Man and tha Laat Cant? Coming
Oiat Will Cheerfully Pau a M|?t|
pacity Being H?wi to Finanoo tha
War WMhMt Interfering With See
nomie Walatiana Foreign Trado Ac
tually Gaining.
Toklo. By Cable. ? Discussing tha
wur and tha domestic, financial and
political conditions of Japan on the;
eve at the assembling of the Diet,
with tho corroapoodent of the Asso
dated Press, Premier Kalsuria said:
"To Insure pence in the Orient nnd
to aafeguard ear national exlatence.
is (bo aim aaA pnrpoae of our empire,
and no aac rifle*, shall be too great
for succcssfnily effecting this purpose.
Russia, besidea vioiatlai bar pledges
in Manchuria, crowned her overbear
ing and aggressive policy by extend
ing her arms to the Korean peninsula.
"We are highly aoUcitous to pre
serve peace, but had no alternative
save that of War, which was forced
upon ua. Throughout the negotia
tions Russia showed n haughty and
overbearing - attitude, which, as has
lately been shown, w ^inadequately
supported by military atrength. Rus
sia allowed herself to be deceived,
nnd slighted our empire, for she nev
er believed Japan would draw the
aword of war. Then, after suffering]
repeated defeeta on land and sea, Rus
sia perceived tha mistake she had
made, nnd, having dlaoovared the seri
ousneaa of tha situation, begun to take
adequnto measures. The ease was dif
ferent with us. We were alive to
tha aeriousaess of the situation nnd
were prepared for exigencies.
"Russia muat see thst the war can
not. be concluded by the Issues of a
few buttles. With us, the war means
life or death, and not one of our 45,
?00,000 remains Ignorant of the vital
issue at stake. We are prepared to
sacrifice our last man or our last
ccn l for this war.
"The delay in the decisive result of
our stage at Port Arthur gives Rus
sia hope of being able to relieve the
garriaon, and fUr this purpose she re
solved to pmptl Bar naval defense nt
hosts, while on land cprpa after corps
baa been mobilised and sent east
ward. ,, t ,
"The military and naval plan of
Russia aeama to center In the relief .
of Port Arthur, and General Kuropat']
kin's eoathnaid advance, which re
sulted 1 a h!s se?1n?f rfefwst. had the
relief of the garrison as Its sole ob
ject. The Russian Emperor's instruc
tions to Kuropatkln not to retire be
yond Mukden were designed to raise
the gloom thht had been hanging over
the people of Ruasla since tho defeat
of Russian arms at the battle of Llao
Yang; nnd Kuropatkln assumed the
aggraaalve, perhaps against liis own
judgment
"Everything seems to hinge on the
fall of Port Arthur, but I do not
< -on sole myself with tho thought that
the capture of the Ill-fated fortress
will bring tho war to a apeedy termin
ation. Its capture will give occasion
for renewed plans of warfare by Rus
sia. and I am watching kec-aly for
such new developments. I
"The domestic conditions of Japan, i
are highly aatlsfactory. The history
of our Diet may be summed up by
saying that from tho first It planted
Itself firmly in opposition to tho gov
ernment on financial questions. Af
ter my appointment, friction became
increasingly violent. The two great
parties, toe constltutionsiists snd the
progressists, held n combined front
In opposition to my ministry. Despite
administrative reforms effected on
their demand, we failed to sstisfy
them. They trtiicised our financial
measures as excessive, and refused
to pass the bills.
Commander Lmvm.
Vtadlvostock, By Cabte.-Reir Ad
miral Haup, conmindcr of the port
Cor the last three years, has departed.
Private advices froa Port Arthur In
dicate that the position there Is not so
desperate as It la reported abroad. The
Japanese are represented to be repslr
Ins the cruiser Kasuga and 10 torpedo
boat destroyers. They have established
s sub-naval bsse on the Blllott Islands,
a short Ulstsnce east of Port Arthur.
White Howes Functions.
Washington, 8peclal. ? The program
of receptions and dinners at the White
Mouse for the season of 1905 has been
announced as follows:
January 2, Monday, New Tear, re
ception, 11 a. m. to 1.30 p. ?., Janu
ary S, Thursday, cabinet dinner. 8 p.
n.; January 12, Thursday, diplomatic
roceptlon, t to 10:20 p. tt; January 19.
Thursday, diplomatic dinner 8 p. m.;
January 20, Thursday, Judicial recep
tion, 9 to 10.20 p. m.; February 2.
Thursday. 8upreme Court dinner. 8 p.
m . February 9, Thursday, congres
slonsl roceptlon, 9 to 10:20 p. m.;
February 10, Thursday, army and navy
reception 9 to 10:20 p. m.
Well Known Attorney Dead.
Laredo, Tex., Special. ? Bedford
Sharpe, Assistant Unltod States at
torney, aged 22 years, died here Sun
day of bronchial pneumonia. Mr.
Sharps was a son of Dr. Bedford
8harpe, deceased, a former surgeon of
the navy. Hs wss a graduate of the
Yale Law School In the class of 1893.
He was appointed to his position here
by Preeident McKlnley In 1898 and re
appointed In 1902.
Judging by taese conditions. serious
collisions between the governed and
governing were predicted, but what
tbo came, this friction entirely
censed, and the House of Represents
tivee, wrlch once refused to pans n
budget of 9125,000,OM ns excessive
and unbsnrable. gave n ready and will
?f.^22rSLl? the flr,t war budget of
f2M.000.000.
"At this sessloo of the diet, the gov
ernment will be compelled to present
n budget calling for 9SS8.oeo.000. and
indications are that It wlU be passed
without the slightest dlUcultv. This
happy phenomenon Is nttrtbutable to
the characteristics of our people.
"Before n greet nntlonnl problem
our people unite, and friends end op
ponents join hands for the accomplish
meet of our nntlonnl purposes. With
the great problem of the war before
them, the people of our nation have
become u one man. We nave no
?*r party and no pence party, ns Rus
sin has, but, on the contrary, our na
tlou is one. and united with n deter
mination to fight to the last extremi
ty."
NORTH SKA AQRKKMKNT.
London. By Gsble. ? The Foreign Of
fice hss Issued the following Bngllsh
transaction of the declaration signed st
8t. Petersburg by Sir Charles Hardlage.
tbe British embassador, snd Count
Lamsdorff. the Russian Foreign Min
ister: "Hie Britannic majeety's gov
ernmsnt nnd the Imperial Russian gov
ernment hnvlng agreed to entrust to
an lnternatlonnl commission of Inquiry
S6sembied conformably to Articles IX
to XIV of The Hague convention of
July St, ISM. for the Pacific settle
ment of International disputes, the
task of elucidating by means of an 1m
partial * and conaclentious investiga
tion the questions of fact connected
with the incident which occurred du
ring the night of October SI -22. 1S04, 1
in the North Sea (on which occasion |
the firing of guns on the Russian fleet
caused the loss 0(4 bout nnd the death
of two persons belonging to a British
fleet, ss well a a. damaging to other
boats of that fleet and Injuries to the
crews of some of thoee boats), the* un
dersigned, being duly authorised
thereto, have agreed upon the folllw
lag provlelons:
"Article I. The International commls
elon of Inquiry shall be composed of
five members (commissioners) of whom
two shall be officers of high rank In the
British and Imperinl Russian navies,
|jivejT? The ipevemments of
Franco and OT Wh Tilted flutes shall
.b? requested to eeleet of their
naval officers of high rank aa a mem
ber of the commission. The fifth shall
be chosen as a member of (he commis
sion. The fifth member shall be choeen
by agreement between the four mem
bers above mentioned; In the event of
no screement being nrrived at between
the four commissioners ss to the selec
tion of the fifth member of the com
mission, his Imperial and royal majes
ty the Emperor of Austrls and King
of Hungary will be Invited to select
him. Bach of the two high contracting
partlea shall llkewlae appoint a legal
assessor to advise the commissioners,
snd an agent officially empowered to
take part in the labors of the commis
sion. .
"Article II. The commission shsll In
quire into and to report on all circum
stsnces relative to the North Sea In
cident, and particularly on the ques
tion ss to where the responsibility lies
and the degree of blame attaching to
subjects of the two high contracting
parties or to subjects of other
countries In the event of their
responsibility being established by the
inquiry.
"Article III. The commission shall
settle the details of procedure which it
will follow for the purpose of accom
plishing the task wherewith it has been
entrusted.
"Article IV. The two high contract
lug parties undertake to supply the
commission, to the utmost of their abil
ity, with all the means and facilities
necesaary In order to enable It to ac
quaint itself thoroughly with and ap
preciate correctly the matters in dis
pute.
Alleged Defaulter For 91,000.
Will am won, W. V*., Special.? Charg
ed with bains a defaulter la the sum
of M.000, from- the Norfolk 4 Western
Railroad, Richard Anderson, the agent
si Caaterbury, was arretted and Is now
In Jail at Williamson. Anderson, who
Ik of a prominent Virginia family, Is
alleged to have appropriated chccks
stnt to him to pay off employes at the
mines.
ftehbera Blow Up a Sank.
Baltimore, Md.t 8 pedal. ? A special
from La Plata, Charles county, Md.,
cays that a number of men blew up
and practically doatroyed the building
of the Southern Maryland 8avlngs
Bank early Thursday morning. They
secured 9S.0Q0 In cash. Nltro-glycer
ine la suppoeed to have been tho ex
plosive used. The robbers, after se
curing the money, made their escape,
but cut the telegraph and telephone
wlrea before leaving the vicinity. The
government lino from the proving
grounds at tbo Indian Head to Wash
Ington was found to be In working
order, and tho police of Washington
and Baltimore of the mutineers were
wounded.
Japanese on the Offensive.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.? The fol
lowing dispatch has been received from
Oeneral Kuropatkln: "On Nor. 26, the
Japanese resumed the offensive and en
deavored to envelop our left flank
whilst advancing against our center. I
have received no lster reports." Gen
eral Kuropatkln also describes the
bayoneting Of twenty Japanese belong
ing to a patrol during a reconnaissance
the night of Nov. IS.
HWSTMNMT IS OUIITIT
Throng* the liHt
. TW Uwioa-MoOkM hknrj, vttk
1MM TlhilM, vh IHi at Knox*
Till#, TMUL
, The United States Supreme Court
rtjwwed for two weeks.
Commissioner of Pensions fnglies
P. Were ku resigned, to take effect
January l.
Republican National ChihMt Cor
telyon h emending a fow days in
Washington.
Archbishop Chapelle presented to
the President a verbal meessgo at
esteem and gsod will from Pope
Pine X.
Civil service regulations are to be
^xtended to a number of the eeurioyee
; (ft the Ishmlan Canal Commission.
. Nsgotioostlons were opened at Vi
dua for a treaty of arbitration be
tween the United States and Austria.
In the North.
Roosevelt's official plurality in Del
aware wss 4,154 and Idea's 1,752.
lite annual horse show, which
marks the opening of New York's so
cial season, begsn at Madison Square
Garden, that city. i
Wire communication, which wns th- 1
terrupted over a vest area of tho coun
try by 8undsy's storm, has boon only
partly restored.
The Methodist Episcopal mission
ary commltlce. In session st Boston,
continued making appropriations for
missions, including $50,000 for South
ern whites. /
Gen. Alfred on Lowaefeld, general
adjutant of Emperor William's mili
tary staff, snd Major Count von
Sehmettow, Imperial adjutaat general,
who are to represent the Kaiser st
ths unveiling of the statue of Freder
ick the Groat in Wssbington, Novem
ber II, arrived In New York. I
Philip Welnsetmer, former presi
dent of the Building Trades Alliance,
was sentenced for extortion to Sing
8ing for SO aMmtbo In New York.
" The Francois airship failed In a
trial at the World's Fair.
Another brilllsnt gathering of social
lenders attended the New York Horso
Show. |
Senator Thomas C. Piatt gave a buck
wh ms breskfsst at Oswego, N. Y., to
Republican politicians la honor of tns
recent party victory. |
Foreign Affaire.
Prince Fushlml, of Japan, arrived In
Washington.
Count Casslnl declares that Russia
will prosecute the war In the Far
East until she wins.
Signs of sn early resumption of
lighting along the Shakhe river, Man
churia, are numerous.
Cardinal Mocenni died iu Rose
while a papsl consistory wss in pro
gress.
The Italian cabinet hss made fur
ther gains, according to the latest
election returns from that country.
It is benevolently suggested by the
Cssr that the trouble caused by boys
who climb upon the seating accommo
dstloa of slow-going motor cars In
crowded thoroughfares might be ef
fectively removed by high-tension wire
controlled by the driver.
Hasel Harrison an 18-year-old Amer
ican colored girl? the first negro ar
tist who has ever appeared in Germany
?made a successful debut as a piano
soloist with the Philharmonic Orches*
tra in Berlin recently. She Is a native
ef La Porte, ind.
I. P. Loree, former president, of ths
Rock Island system, proposes to go
abroad. In Russls he will be the guest
of Prince Hllkoff. head of the railroads
of the Ctar's kingdom.
Two school boys at Lear, nsar the
Dutch frontier, put Hendrlck Bascb, a
companion, sge 13, in a barrel half
filled with treacle for cheating at pitch
and-toss. They confesed what they
had done aftd Basch waa found suf
focated.
Miscellaneous Matters.
Manuel Garcia, the singer. Is still
living In London and on March 17
nest he will be 100 years old. He Is
.the only singer now living who took
part In the first season of Italian
opera In New York In 1825, singing
the role of "Plgaro" In "II Barbicr."
on the evening of November 29.
The Rev. J. B. Gilbert, secretsry of
the American Society of Religious Ed
ucation, has been Invited to attend the
first International congress of educa
tion, to be held In Liege, Beigfum,
next 8ep|cmbor. He will present a
papor on the morsl and religious In*
structlon of children In the family.
A Rio Janeiro dlspstch says the r*
volt there baa been quelled.
The Prusslsn Diet. It Is expected, villi
pass bills providing for extensive
csnals.
Ml i
MimMHnRiiM Dp to a
hWMplltar
r.?. moat iusais iincu
<Mm% Own NM Twrmi
Nl. Alt. r H..
DoAaa, N. C, flQpslaL ? la a ilrect
fuel Friday aMralmpboet 10 o'clock.
I. 8. Murray, a MMiliMt dtlasn.
was killed by his adphew, W. R. Mur
ray. The IwtcMi Recurred on Mala
etreet, la front of the place of busi
ness of the deceass#. aad lbs killing
was done witb a fptol beloaglag to
the deceased. All. be bad fired
tbree sbote at bis Qwsi. It was tbsa
tabsa froat blsa.iM tbe fhtal shot
firsd. He lived ? Npt few moments
sftsr tbe last abet?
Friday night W.^lL Murray, tbe
s!ayer of tbe deoses^k. who Is himself
a prominent bustasstSMa, aad Meat!
fled with both tbe p He aad Mnaoalc
lodges, wss la chgfps of tbe police.
Tbe tragedy la om that has shocked
the satire eoawaHr. Nothing baa
so stirred DurbaA ih recent years.
It came as tbe retail of aa 111 feeling
of several years' slsydlng Both aea
were encased la tbf^music baslasss.
snd this engenders* the bad Mood that
led up to a light ssreralyeiis ago, aad
eventually to tbla t?e#dy.
The full facts In ^ the cass, so far
ss can be learned, ST* -as follows: Fri
day morning, J.'l; Murray, tbe de
ceased, went oat to deliver a piano.
He suspicion ed that bis nephew aad
business rival bad sent a man to
watch hint. A few minutes sftsr bis
return two employees in tbe W. R.
Murray bouse, one )Us son. Earl, pass
ed tbe store of dsceased. J. 8.
Murray xame oat, stopped them and
engaged in conversation, la which he
charged that they had fbUowed him
In placing aa o?Ml While thl? sf
venation was fn prfigieft W. IK
ray appeared on tbe scene snd push*
lng apart thoee who were la tbe quar
rel made some remark about fight
ing a person bis own slss, Thsn tbe
troubls followed. Some witnesses ss y
that Joe Murray, the dsoessed, step
ncd back and drew bis gun, firing,
dlrecet nt W. R. Murray. Then the
two men cloeed in on each other aad
a total of four shots were fired. The
isst one was fatal to 18. Murray. He
was led back Into his store snd n mo
ment later be was dsad. . The slsyer
turned in tbe street snd surrendered
to Dr. N. M. Johnson, who ran up,
turning over to him the pietol of the
deceased with which tbe fatal shot
was fired. A few moments istsr he
wm taken in ckarge by Chief of Police
Wood all and has been iu his ofllcc
ftlnea that Ume.
In tbe duel J. 8. Murray was killed,
Karl Murray was shot in the arm and
W. R. Murray has a broken finger.
It is thought thst thp first two shots
were the ones thst woundsd Earl Mur
ray, son of the slayer.. One of these
shots past through his left wrist and
tbe other struck the left hip and
glancod. He Is not In a serious eondl*
tion. Tho prisoner has a broken fin
ger on the left hand. He contends
that this was broken in trying to get
the pistol from the hands of tbe roan
who was trying to kill him. Tho fa
tai bullet struck the left breast,
ranged upward, severing tbe artery
from which be bled to death.
Rueolan Loan Concluded.
London. Special.? In London finan
cial circles It It understood that nego
tiation* have practically boon conclud
ed for the Issue In Berlin and Paris
simultaneously In January of 5 per
cent Russian treasury bond* to the
ralue of $160,000,000, for Ito or seven
years, the price taking 9100,000,000,
and the same French bankers who
made the last loan taking 91*0,000,000.
Farmer Kills Mia ton.
Knoxvile, Tenn., Special.? In a dis
pute over some farm work, Pay no
Hickman, a farmer residing In thtt
county, killed bis son, Walter, aged 81,
striking him a blow on the head with t
?tick, which broke the young man's
neck. The tragedy was witnessed by
other members of the family. Th?
young man la said to hare been ad
?anclng on hie father with a draws
knife,, when the latter atruck him lo
self-defense. The alleged murderer war
arrested, and brought to jail In thli
city, being unable to furnish bond foi
96.000.
Cartoon lot Dying In Georgia.
Macon, Oa., Special. ? A special from
Care Springs, Oa., saya that Charios
Neeland, the New 'York cartoonist,
who has been there for some time
In search of health. Is slowly sinking,
and the attending phyalolaos have
abandoned all hope. His wife and sis
ter aro at his bedside. The cartoon
ist's home Is In Akron, Ohio, and
when he has passed away, his remain*
will be shipped there for Interment
PALMETTO AFFAIRS
?My Nxwjf Kmm Qatharatf Frtni
all lastlawa.
COTTON MARKET.
OthMtM quiet 9 5-11 ]
New Orleans, cur * 9 5-16
Mobile, May ?
?tvuMh nominal 9ft
Charleston, quiet.. 9
WllakitM, steady 9%
Baltimore, nominal 9% '
Near York, ataady. ?.70 |
Philadelphia* quiet 9.M ,
Houston, qufet 9.9ft
Augueta. quiet 9 8-16 |
MmptU, quiet 9*
St. Loula. quiet OVi
Louiavllle, Arm 9%
CHARLOTTE COTTON MARKET
Thnae figures represnt prices paid to j
Good middling ....9%
Strict middling 9H
Middling 9>4
Another Fire at Orphanage.
Clinton, Special. ? At 6:00 o'clock
Thursday afternoon the Thorn well
orphanage aemlnary building caught |
fire from a defective flue and waa
burned to the ground. Workmen had ,
Just flalahed tea ting e new furnace |
and the building had been cloaed for
the day. The fire waa discovered ear
ly but aa the town haa not yet put In
its waterworks the effort* to put out |
the flamea were of no avail. The fire
saon reached the 96-foot tower and
became a huge pillar of flame. Ef-,
forte were then diverted to the pro
tection of the McCormlck. a dormi
tory building on the orphanage cam
pua and the recitation hall of the
Preabyterlan college, both of which
were threatened. Both buildings were
adequately protected. The "Thorn
well 8emlnary for Orphana." which
waa the name of the burned building,
waa dedicated in 188S by Gov. Hush
8. Thorn peon, whoae death the people
are now lamenting. The building was ,
in proceaa of construction for 18
months, during which period the 1*
bor and I other bllla were promptly
met at the end of each week, though
at no time were the funda In hand
sufficient to pay them a .week in ad
vance. This was the main education
al atruotare at the institution and con
tained, in addition to a large chapel,
some alx class rooms. The loss Is
$6,000 with only f 1.000 of insurance.
It falls therefore as a heavy blow upon
an institution which only a few days
ago had a similar loaa, from which it
had only partially recovered by dona
tlona. In the dining hall of the or
phanage help 1s needed aa . never be
fore. The flues from which It caught ,
have been So almoet dally uae alnce
lttt. The president of the orphan*
age haa made It a practice to walk
around the grounda each night be
fore the retiring hour. The Thorn
well orphanage haa many friends. The
help of everyone of them will be need
ed now. R. H. Jacobs.
Foully Murdered.
Chester, Special. ? The mutilated
body of Mack Anderson, colored, was
found Wednesday morning oat far
from his home, nine miles northwest
of Chester. Anderson lived on Mr.
H. A Brakefleld's place and was about
28 years old. The coroner's Investi
gation shows that he had been taken
from his home Tuesday night some
140 yards and foully murdered and
robbed of $60. A bloody axe and
other evidences prove the murder to
be a very atrocious one. Anderson
waa known to have some money,
which fact he unfortunately commu
nicated to other negroes of the neigh
borhood. Arthur Williams and Jim
Sanders, both coloied, wore arrested
on suspicion and lodged In jail today.
Coroner Gladden Is continuing his In
vestigation. with the aid of a detec
tive, and probably other arrests will
b* made.
Damage Suit Compromised.
Greenwood, Special. ? Tho damage
ault for 165,000 against the Southern
railway, brought by the family of the
late James L. Andrews, has been com
promised. The road offered to pay
910,000, and thta amount has been
accepted. The death of Mr. Andrews
was unusually aad. He was one of
the best known business men of
Oreenwood and at the time of his
death was president of ttfe Durst
Andrews company, a targe wholesale
and retail general merchandise cou
cern. He was standing In a oar
watching the unloading of some flour,
and while doing ao the car was moved
by a shifting engine and Mr. Andrews
waa thrown out violently on the
ground and sustained Injuries from
which he died a few days later In a
hospital in Augusta, Oa.
Killed at Clemeon.
Clemson College. Special. ? James
Sisemore. colored, died Wednesday
night from tho offccta of a blow on
the head with a stick in tho hands of
Bill Oreenlcaf, colored. The trouble
betwoen the two took place on Fri
day, the 19th of November. "Jamee,"
the head waiter at the Clemson Club
hotel, had sold "8111/' a hand at Clink
scales' livery stable, a pair of shoes
on which BUI stilt owed a dollar.
This caused bad feeling. Bill cursod
James because he kept aaklng for the
money and "dared" him to come down
to the atable. Jafhcs went and Bill
knockod him In tho head. Oreenleaf
has disappeared. James was a hard
working, honest, harmless negro and
was well thought 6t
Significance of Jap Victories.
Headquarters of the Japanese Aniry,
Before port Arthur, By Cable.? The
possession of the Rihlung and Kekwan
forts enablos the Japanese to place a
sufficient force on the north front of
the eastern ridge of the forts, to exe
cute a sweeping movement against
the battery positions on the creet of
the western ridge of Two Hundred and
Three-Meter HIU, which, aa yet, they
have not captured.
A KH?UE CASE DEVELOFEI
Btvifwtr F?m to Parion Y?n Man
Last H? Might ?? LymlMtf.
Columbia, Special ? Hoyt Hajai, tbo
youag mountaineer, concerning whose
commutation of the death sen
tence there was eo muc'.h feel fog en
gendered throughout the State recent
ly, and which act <-f the Governor In
spired a red-hot petition from Hayea
county, Oconee, asking the Governor to
resign, preeenta the nnlque situation
unique for the State, at least ? of a
man being denied a pardon for fear
of his being lynched. At least. It Is
the understanding among Hayes*
friends that the Governor is sufficient
ly well satisfied that the young man la
Innocent of the crime for which he
?was sentenced to hang. Is convinced,
aa practically everybody else has
studied the testimony and other rec
ords In the case, but that she commit
ted suldde. but it Is arged that feel
ing in certain parts of Oconee is still
so strong against the young man that
there would be grave danger of lynch
ing if he were to return there now.
Hayes expects sad probably will get
a fall pardon within six months or a
year, but hardly before that time. ITp
to a few days ago he was not
compelled to put on prison garb, snd
was not required to do hard labor.
But In order to allay dissatisfaction
among the other prisoners, be has
been put in stripes and is working
along with other convicts In the knit
ting mill. The Governor continues to
get letters from various parts of the
State commending his course in com
muting Hsyes' sentence.
I. C. College Centennial.
Columbia. Special? South Carolina
College, which now has the greatest
attendance in its history, will celebrate
on the 8th, 9th and 10 of January next
the centennial of Its first opening,
which was on the 10th of January,
1805.
Preparations are being made In Col
umbia for a gathering of alumni and
friends of the college from all parts of
the country, and an attractive pro
gramme has been arranged for three
days, beginning with sermons on Sun
day. the 8th? in the morning by the
chaplain and in the evening by Rev.
John A. Rice, a graduate of the class
of t885 and now pastor of the First
Methodist church of Montgomery, Ala.
While Tuesday, the 10th, will l>e the
great day. the program for Monday
will render that day of no less interest
and significance. The exercises will
open on >1 on day with brief addresses
of welcome by President Sloan, Gover
nor Heyward and Mayor Gibbes. with
reaponses by invited guests represent
ing other educational institutions. On
behalf of the colleges within the State.
Dr. Harrison Randolph will make the
address.
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May Close Seminary.
Columbia, Special. ? The definite and
final announcement that the Atlanta
plan to remove the Columbia Semi
nary and the Southwestern Univer
sity and combine them at Atlanta has
failed is followed by strong talk
among South Carolina Presbyterians
of closing Columbia Semlnsry for a
period of three or four years, begin
ning with the close of the session next
spring, in order to let the endowment,
which amounts to $15,000 a year in*
crease In order to provide for another
chair, and in the hope that the bad
odors incident to controversies which
have been hampering the institution
will pass off completely enough to give
the re-organ 1 zed institution a good
chance with the new faculty.
The new proposition which President
Walton's committee makes for the
Georgia Synod for a conference in At
lanta on the 24th of next January of
representatives which the committee
proceeds to name In its resolutions, of
the Synods of Virginia, North C?i?s
lina. South Carolina. Florida, Ala
bama. Tennessess, Kentucky, Missouri,
Arkansas, Mississippi. Louisiana and
Texas, is therefore of special interest
throughout this State. It was not al
together unexpected. The Columbia
Seminary faculty and those associated
with them in their trials In Synod will
look with favor upon any reasonable
proposition to make this institution an
Integral part of a great seminary to
be located at Atlanta and bo the
crowning complement of all of the the
ological schools located in the States
named.
Where Are They Atf
The county board of control of
Cherokee, through N. H. Littlejohn,
chairman, has written to Governor
1 ey ward to know what will become of
the board after December 1st. At the
time the board will have disposed of
all property on hand and the board will
have nothing else to do.
Governor Heyward has referred tbo
matter to the attorney general and to
tbo directors of the State penitentiary.
A Killing in Hampton.
Gov. Heyward last week rocelvod
from Coroner R. M. Daley an official
account of killing of Will Grabara
by Jake Patterson. About Ave weeks
ago tho two negroes, in company with
others, wcro driving in a cotton wag
on.
Tho witnesses testified at tho In
quest that they had heard no quar
reling. and the first they knew of the
homicidal purposes of Patterson was
whun they heard the report of the
pistol. Graham was shot in the back,
the ball striking the spinal chord and
causing death after five weeks. The
witnesses say that thorn was no causo
or provocation.
Cxar Honors Alexelff.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.? A tetter
from Emperor Nicholas to Admiral
Alexleff is officially published, saying
that in relieving Alexleff at his own
icqueat from commanding the army
and navy in the far East the Emperor
wishes to thank him for the skill and
courage with which he discharged >ig
arduous duties and as a testimonial for
his services creates htm a cavaliet,
| third rank, of the Imperial Order of gt
I George,
MOKE MAN'S NECK
fttal Itntt ?f a Mm WIS fW M
Aajiy Mm
IK SUm IS QUITE rtMMHT
W m. M. Slaughter, a Coal MwdNml ?f ?
LetiltviUt, ttrlkas a Dairyman, Caw
i?f Instant Doath-TIn Trenble
Brought About By An Anumait.
Ovar a Dabt at ttS Whlct* tKa Dm*
Man Owed tlwighUr Oaaa ta Jai^,
Accompanied by Hla Wifr, When*
Ho Marioi a Yoar Ago.
lautsviUe, Ky., Special. ? Fraderiob
Sanders, a dairyman, waa killed Tuea
day by William H. Slaughter. Jr., a
cool aoicfcut aad ene of the Mot
Ira own am la Uulwlllft. Tte men
had aa argument over a dabt an <9
Slaughter struck Saadera with such
force as to dislocate the rasa's neck;
death resulting lastaatly. Slaughter
aurreadered. Panda is waa SS yearooS
age. The trouble vase over as
asaoaat of flft which Sanders seed
Mr. Slaughter Oar rent. Mr. 81sugh?
ter*s statesaent was:
"This morn log I met Saaders sad
he offered to cattle the account. I.
refused to accept the money, having,
put the matter la the hands of a law
yer. Bandera called me several'
Barnes sad I htt him with my open
hand. He fell sad I walked away.
Later I heard he was dead."
Mr. Slaughter was married about
a year ago to one of the most promi
nent writers in local newspaper cir
cles. Mrs. Slaughter has msde ar
rangements to stay in jail with her
husband until application for ball will
{ be made. Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter will
occupy a spacious room In the cast
wing of the building facing Jefferson
street, which was surrendered to
them by *he matron of the jail.
Arbitration Treaty Signed.
Washington. Special.? The American
German arbitration treaty was signed
Tuesdsy at the State Department bp
Secretary Hay and Baron Sternberg,
the German ambassador. It Is Identical
with the American-French treaty. Aa
ho left the State Department, Baron
Sternberg expressed his hearty satis
faction that the treaty had beos con
cluded so promptly. "It waa," be said,
"a pleasure to postpone my departure
for Europe In order to sign this treaty.
The importance which in Ita effect upon
the mslntensnce of good will sad amity
betwen the two countries csnnot be
sverestfmated. I esn assure you thst
this is a hsppy dsy for me. ss It Is
for my sovereign aad my people." The
smbssssdor sails for Germany with the
ambsssadre3s the mlddlo of December.
Ho will be unable to accept the lnvi
tat I on to address an assoclstlon of cot*
ton-growers at Shreveport. La., nest
month, bat bis embassy wilt be repre
seated.
Increase of Cotton.
Washington. Special.? A bulletin waa
issued by the census buresu Tuesday
showing that in 105 countiss In Georgia
the cotton gstned to November 14 aa
reported amounted to 1,246,997 running
bales this yenr. mm acslnst 792,960 bales
for the same counties lsst year. Count
ing round bales ss half bsles the num
ber is 1,244.741 ss sgslnst 793,395 la*t
year. The report issued is supplemen
tary to previous reports and' Is more
complete as to the counties covered. In
addition to the figures regarding the
cotton ginned. Tuesday's statement
shows thst the ginneries covered' by
the reports for the present yeat num
ber 31,997 as sgalnst 3,993 for the year
1904. In 1903 the reports showed the
total cotton ginned to November 1* to
be 992,666 bales and the number aC
ginneries employed 4,913.
Wreck on Northweate*n.
Colombia, 8. C., Special. ? A special
to tho State from Summerton says
that the North western^ passenger
train bound from Sumter to Charlee
ton, was wrecked near Tlndalls Twm
(Jay night. The engine** is reported
hurt, but as there is no telegraph sta
tion at Tlndalls particulars are unob
tainable. A wrecking train has been
sent out from Florence.
Commission t* Offer Bill,
Washington, Special. ? The mer
chant marine commission met at the
capttol. Senators Gallingcr and Lodge
and Representative* Minor, McDor
mont and 8plght being present. Un
der the law the commission Wt direct
ed to mako Its report on the day Con
gress reassembles, December Gtb.
The commission experts to make Itn
report on that dale, with recommenda
tions and a bill. While it In not cer
tain that the report wilt be unanl*
mous. members of I he commission e*
press the hope thai such an agree
ment will be reached. Ft Is stated
that no attempt will be made to rovlie
the Frye-I'ayne bill, providing for a
system of subsidies
Acquitted of Murder Charge.
Houston, Tex., Special. ? In the case
of of W. T. Eldrldge. charged with tho
murder of Captain William Ihitiu
vant on an Arkansas passenger train
Ir. August. 1002. which has Imen on
trial at Richmond for t lie past two
weeks, the Jurv Tuesday returned a
verdict of not r-'Utv The caxe at
tracted wide .vt'ntlon owing to tlie
prominence of r ?. <u.n <?apt. Puna
vnnt being pre*" of the ihe Cane
Belt railroad, un i I->1 ridge vice preal*
,ont e?m>r?l uiuuugw