The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, January 19, 1905, Image 1
VOL. I. NO. 51.
CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 190o.
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IU SALT! TDE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
Prominent Durham Physician Puts a
Bullet Into Hie Own Head ? Gavt
Intimaflone of Hie Intension ? Mel
Death Calmly While at Prayer ? A
' Brother of. General Julian S. Carr.
w ?
^ Durham N. C.f 8pncltL ? All of Dur
! was horrified early Friday morn
lac when the news spread rapidly otoi
I : the streets that Dr. A. G.Carr, one of
DarhanTs old and highly honored clfc
laens and one among the best knowj
physicians In the State, had taken his
\ own life. He committed suicide in
\ his elegant home on Bast Main street
at 6:45 o'clock, using a 12-caliihre pis*
toi and firing one shot Into his brain.
The barrel of the pistol was placed
fa his right ear and the ball reached
at vital spot, death following lnstnst
:? ' ?y
At the time of the snlcide there
' -were but three persons In the house ?
Br. Carr, his wife. Mis. Annie Carr,
,;jMi the cook. The only son who is
y t'fMtw at home, Mr. William Carr, had
'left bnt a few minutes before for the
Durham Hosiery Mill, where he holds
s position. The muffled shot wss
' . heard by the cook, who was on the
first floor almost immediately 'under
the hath room, where the tragedy was
ens r ted. She ran up stairs and found
Dr. Carr In. a small closet, connecting
with the bath room. In a kneeling po
.. sttlon with blood streaming from bis
hesi. She ran back down stairs and
.. told Mrs. Carr and then told the col
ored man who was at the stable when
?V -the shot was fired. The latter ran
. Into the bath room and then went
to the house of 061. Harpfcr Brvln.
r'v '-Just across the street, and told htm
to come quickly. Thii he did and Just
-as fae ran into the bath room and
..raised the head of tho doctor, he
tireathed his last. He never uttered a
word after the leaden messenger' of
'fi? th was fired Into his brain. Coro
flar Maddry was summoned and exam*
* fned lotto the f*$ts surrounding hi*
?death,, but an leanest was not deemed
% accessary and the body was turnod
?.?Ver to the undertaker.
. tAlLURB OrHKAUTH THB CAU8B.
heUT^Jd maJSS^saaejd 8^*18
% physk*T^m" Uina erussd'hlm1 to take
? the raah step. J>or three months or.
more ha had been fireatly depressed
?and did not una like his* former
self. He was dejectod and care-worn.
tBereral times he expressed himself as
plahlag' that the end would come so
that ha could pass away from his
??Borings. No one, however, anticipate
-ad that no would take his own life.
The dead man was last soon alive
V?y his son. When Mr. Will Carr
wtarted to the hosiery mil} about 6:30
o'clock, he saw his father, who wac
, In his -night clothes and going towards
thrh^h room.
The position of the dead man when
, found was such as to leave no doubt
> but that he knelt in .prayer and then
Bred the fatal shot.
I. A. L Reorganisation.
New York, 8pecla. ? The plan to con
1 ttolidate the different properties of the
* flea board Air Line Railway into a "In
gle corporation and to provide addi
tional capital, was made public by the
re-organ isat ion committee. The com
mittee Is composed of Thomas F. Ryan,
chairman; James A. Blair, Erneat
Thai man, James H. Dooley, T. Jeffer
son Coolldge, Jr., C. Sidney Shepard,
and 8. Davis Warfleld. The new plan,
? as announced Is as. follows: "The cap
. ltal of the company Is v re-arranged.
* The total authorised stock Issues sre to
aggregate 171,000,000 divided as fol
lowa: First preferred 4 per cent, stock
authorised $13,000,0.0, of which only
'f7.t25.000 is to be issued at present;
. second preferred non-cumulative six
per cent, stock, authorised 918,000,000;
mon stock authorised, $36,000,000.
Steamer Qoea Ashore in Fog.
j New York, Special.? While feeling
tier way through the dense fog early
Thursday, in ao effort to reach this
port, the sugar laden steamer Indus,
from West India ports, struck Fire Is*
l land bar and la now stuck hard and
\ fast. At midnight the Indus was still
aahon, with little prospect thst it?
would be floated before the next hlga
i tide.
Russian Prisoners Pleased.
Nagaaakl, By Cable. ? The Steamers
' Kaga gnd Sunukl have arrived here
I .With 1,000 Russisn prisoners of war
[' ?nd 50 officers. All the prisoners have
> Seen quartered at Inasa. a village near
\ Sr. where had also been prepared a
lodge for General StOessei, who will
arrive next Saturday. The Russian
oScerx are allowed much liberty with
In the bounds of the town, but they
?re under police escort.
General Stoessel and staff will sail
to here for Kurope on a French
ill nteamer, January 16. The Rus
M prisoner* are unfoignediy pleased
the end of (he hardship of the siege
,d the considerate treatment of their
Victors.
An Appeal Denied McCue.
'hmond, Va., Spccial.? The 8u
Court of Appeals refused a writ
?rror In the case of ex-Mayor Mc
Cm*; of Charlottesville, convicted of
Wtto-mnrder and sentenced to hang
Mth of this month. A Charlottes
special says thst when the news
M the action of the 8upreme Court
m Staying a writ or error waa convey
to Ucttie, he lost his nervo and
>todL.
CONCUSS A1 WMK.
The StnaU and Houee RtgulaHy at
Work? What Thay are Doing.
Morgan on Statehood Bill.
After tha passage of the omnibua
bill claims bill and fixing January 28
for the delivery of addresses In mem
ory of the late Senator Hoar, the Sen
ate devoted the dsy to thfc Statehood
bill. Mr. Morgan spoke for two hours
against the bill.
The speech of Mr. Morgap followed
closely the arguments he made against
the Statehood legislation proposed two
years ago, but he spoke particularly
of the character of the population of
New Mexico and Indian Territory. He
declared that the framers of the legis
lation were of the white race and that
it was not the Intention of the Mexl
cans. Indiana, negroes and half-breeds
should be brought Into cltlsenshlp. He
said that If Arizona and New Mexico
were admitted Into the Union this class
Of cltlsenshlp would control the elec
tions and that bribes and whiskey
might control them.
Mr. Mallory presented the minority
report of the merchant marine com
mission. It was referred to the com
mittee on commerce.
The omnibus claims bill was passed
with several committee amendments.
It carries direct appropriation amount
ing to about $2,800,000. The Senate ad
journed.
The Swayne Investigation.
The House of Representatives de
voted Ita entire session to discussion
of the impeachment charges against
Judge Charles Swayne. of the north
ern district of Florida. A dramatic
Incident occurred when Mr. Little
field, of Maine, called on Mr. Lamar, of
Florida, who filed the charges against
the Judge, to admit or repudiate an
alleged Interview which the former
claimed tended to Incite the people
to commit an act ot evidence against
Judge Swayne. Mr. Lamar said thai
although Judge Swayne was known to
be the most lawless man in Florida
he had remained secure from bodily
harm.
Mr. Lamar, of Pennsylvania, chair*
man of the committee of seven, ap
pointed by the Spesker to prepare
the case against Judge Swayne. ex
plained that the majority of the com
mittee had received their conclusions
after most painstaking deliberation'
and it remained for the House to take
such further- action In the case as it
might deem proper.
' Mr. Palmer defined what constitut
ed impeachment offenses and said a
judge could be impeached for any mis
behavior. He then gave a resume of
the 12 articles of Impeachment, which
his committee had brought in.
Replying to a question by Mr, Cock
ran, of New York, as to whether any
legal residence in his district, Mr. Pal
mer said the evidence abounded In
such cases. He discussed at length
the statete governing contempt cases,
ard eald it was "so plain that a way
faring man or a fool may not err
therein." That, he said, was "where
this man has sinned."
Mr. Palmer evoked loud applause
when, raising hi* voice, he declared
his intention of introducing at the
present session a bill which would
give every man punished for contempt
the right to appesl to some higher
court.
Mr. Palmer reviewed the contempt
cases of Behlen and Davis, saying that
Judge Swayne claimeu that the pun
ishment of tliu two men was moderate.
"I hope" he added. "God will be good
to the men that Judge Swayne Imposes
a severe sentence upon."
Referring to the real estate trans
ection of Judge Swayne in Pensacola.
Mr. Palmer said that no other Judge
on 'earth would have done such a
thing.
Judge Swayne's court, he said, was
reeking with bankruptcies, scandals
and suicides, and he did not believe
the Judge had a friend in his district.
Th? Senate and the Mormons.
Nearly the entire day Thursday In
the 8 moot Investigation was devoted
to a continuation of testimony relating
to political conditions In Idaho. Frank
Martin and P. H. Holsheimer, promi
nent Idaho Democrats, testified that a
majority of the Democrats of the Bute
opposed "an unnecessary attack" on
the Mormon Church, which they said
was the effect of the anti-polygamy
plank of the party's State platform.
James H. Bradley, chairman of the
Republican State committee, told of
taking advantage of the Democratic
charges In order to get votes for the
Republican ticket. He charged also
that the Democrats traded off Judge
Parker, the Democratic candidate for
President, for votes for former Senator
Heitfleld, the Democratic candidate
for Governor. Just before the adjourn
ment was taken. J. W. N. Whltecotton,
of Prove, Utah, was called to the stand
and an examination began In relation
to political conditions in Utah.
Mr. Holchelmer ssld there had been
no plural marriages In Idaho since the
manifesto. He said all young Mormons
were opposed to polygamy; that the
practice of polygamy In Idaho is only
In isolated cases; that there had been
a few cases where children have been
born In plural families since the mani
festo, but that there are not more than
20 or 30 plural families in the whole
State, and that the Church did not in
terfere In politics.
Mr. Martin said he never had known
of any instance of Mormon interfer
ence in the politics of Idaho. He said
1 e had heard It charged that Mormon
Influence had defeated former Governor
Morrison for re-nominatlon, but he be
lieved 30 per cent, of the people did
not credit the charge. The witness ex
pressed the opinion that It was an an
nouncement by Senator DuBols that he
intended to push the Smoot investiga
tion that provoked the Mormon contro
versy of the last campaign.
Mr. Brady said that he made a care
ful inveatigatlon of the number of
polygatnlsts In Idaho, and to the best
of his information there were only My
Ilehald that Mormon precincts In whirl/
Mormon polygamlstp campaign^
showed a frilling off In the Republl<^n
vote. This Information wan glveu to
show that the younger Mormons were
opposed to polygamy.
"It Is nil bosh," said thf wltnoss, "to
say that Mormons get everything they
want In Idaho? at least, if they do they
Want very little."
THE FILIPINO NEEDS
Taft Writes laterestiigty of Affairs
la Oar Eastern Possessiais .
SUBMITS COMMISSION'S KEPOKT
Tho 3scretary of War 8ay? In His Let.
tor of Transmittal That Tranquility
la tha Ruls Throughout tho Islands.
Washington, Special. ? Secretary
Taft has subui tted to the President
the annual report of the Phil
ippine commission. together a 1th
the separate ports. of the com
mission of . the nivll governor of the
Islands. The wav|?ry says In his let*
ter of transmlttafto ths President that
the reports shol the great benefit
which, has b?en conferred upon the
islands by -a continued state of tran
quility. Execpt In the wild, mountain
ous regions of th? unexplored Island
of Samar and In 'he Moito region nf
the Rio Grande aaj Lake Lanao, In
the sparsely settled Island of Minda
nao, and In the lsfcnd of Jolo, condi
tions as to tranquility and ladronlsm,
he says, continue U Improve, and ex
cept in the places nentloned agricul
ture and the aits oi peace are not at
nil Interfered with by lawless bands
or -depredations. H? says It is quite
satisfactory to qy|ve the good ef
fect of a settled pouts; with regard to
| the civil service, undeti a stringent civ
11 service law. on th|e personnel and
efficiency of the service. Many of the
Filipinos are learning iQngllsh and ap-.
plying for examlnatloa as English
clerks. He says that the total expen
ditures for education' >ast year were
nearly $2,000,000, although $6,000,000
n year could readily b* expended with
out wasting mone> . ]
The secretary *hvs [me of the most
satisfactory reacts Oi the govern- i
ment's transactions during the year
In tho islands i* the establishment on'
a firm basis of jbc ner- coinage. The
8panlsh Fillpin4)coln and the Mexican
coin hare been practically driven out
of the islands. The danger which pre
sents Itself now Is tfcl. rise in price
of silver, whichJ if it Continues, may
make silver pfio wdth more than
SO cents In gold, the present standard
of value, and this lenti to the melting
up of the new ?llvtl' pesos of the
Philippine government. During the
year the commission .'has enacted an*
internal revenue law abolished the
Industrial taiet, wllch had come
down from the Spanish regime. The
present bill imposes /a tax on the pro
duction of llquot ay* alcohol, upon the
manufacture or* cigars and cigarettes
and ai?o up?n , banking and corpora
tions. The aw has not been in op
eraUdu-e.p iBcient length of Hme to
justify critidmA or praise of it.
Regarding the tariff on Philippine
products in tte , United 8tates, the Sec
retary says: "The reports of Governor
Wright and Commissioner Worcester
show whst 'iss appeared in the re
ports from tie Islands since the Amer
ican occupation, the necessity for re
ducing the tariff on Philippine pro
ducts entering the United States, in
order that we may give the Island a
market in Anerica, leading to the revi
val of business in the islands. I have
already meat toned this so often that
It Is unncr<?sary to repeat what , was
said In my annual report." ?
Of the ;.i>rj?. Secretary Taft says:
'The repor o# Major General Wood
on conditions In Moro province Is of
much Inteitat., The report Is given
with a vied to giving persons respon
sible for t|e Moro govornment great
latitude In, dealing with the various .
Moro tribe*, and the* wisdom .of this
latitude Is ihown by the event. It was
supposed when the Moro act was
passed that th* Moros were sufficient
ly advanced in tribal government to
have laws which, after the elimina
tion of suet features as were savage or
barbarous, might be adopted for prac
tical use; but General Wood's re
port shows that among the customs
of the Moros ttiere is practically noth
ing which a government under the aus
pices of the I'nitcd States cin make
itself responsible for, and he recom
mends that the effort be to make the
criminal tews of the islands substan
tially uniform throughout the archi
pelago, and In this view I fully con
cur.
French Cabinet Resigns.
Paris, Py Cable. ? The ministry of
M. Combe.', after emerging successful
ly from its bitter midnight struggle in
the Chamber of Deputies has decided
to abandon tho field while some por
tion of its prestage still remains, and
has signified <ts Intention of resign
ing. The formal termination of the
ministry, after a tompestuous career
of three years, only awaits the for
mal submission of the letters of re
tirement.
id at Southport to
P-t^ent Sinking.
Wllmlnfeffl^l opecial. ? The schoon
er Llzile EA|Lnlson, from New York
to Jackson ^Vlwlth a cargo of ferti
liser snd ^P*%t, was towed into
Southport Hp4*Vy 13, lesklng badly
after havli?p<n%n buffetod by wind
and wave?fw,ne ^condition of tho ves
sel requl'Vl the <\onstant attention of
the ere V for 'tvro\days snd nights to
preverV>c ?ltikin|L The crew was ex
hausts/ ?P?n \arrlVal at 8outhport.
wher/ the vosAel waH beached to pre
venter fllllngV ?
'/ T?legn*phl?j Briefs.
//Secretary of t|?e N>?vy Morton. In an
tortlcls in the OtitlooK suggests a solu
'tlon of the frelnht-rate problem.
The articloB of Vlmpe ichment of Judge
Charles Swsyne.lof Florida, were dis
cussed In the H oiive of representatives.
In tho coursr of she debate there was
an angry controversy between Repre
sentatives Llttlefl?yd an, | i^mar.
.The plan of rehabilitating Balti
more was crltltjlzekl by Philadelphia
architect at tho \c?nv*?ntton 0f the
American Institute of Architects.
i 4
PMGKESS OP m CMBN VAK
' *T
leim Hard Fighting to P*omlssd In
Nnr Future
St. Petersburg, By Cahlp- ? The War
Ofllce does not admit thsfl the appear
ance of General Mistchae^o'a cavalry
southwest of Lino Tanf ll more than'
u raiding expedition desiflfeed to strike
?he railroad at several paints and In
terrupt the transportation of General
Nogl's guns from Port Arthur to Man
churia. hut from certain indications u
aeema possible that It la preliminary
to an operation of maggftpde. Gen
eral Mlatchenko has ov?ril,MO horse
men, and, moving rapidly, might be
able to damage seriously communica
tions In the rear of Llao Tang. The
tone of dispatches from soaae Russian
correapondenta vaguely Mats at rry
Important developments, gptf the mili
tary writer for The Nov?,Wremya ex
ptesaes the opinion that the long calm
since the battle of Shakkgsla about to
be broken. It la also noteworthy that
H ere have been 1 *b offtkl dispatches
from General Kuropatkia for two
Oyama'a Sappers ^ Work.
Hun Chan. Bv Cable., .via Mukden. ?
Then* haa been no serlott flg'uting for
several days, tLough nljflt: gkirmitshes
ou both aides continue, a 'ue 'most
iir.po tant actl>a recenttr that
ii: which Captains Koslnotf and Troit
sk.'. with 75 Cossacks, dror-) the Jap
anese out of the vlllngda.uf -?itxl ami
'lluti;ay and captured a targe amount
of forage at both place*.
Ofliieril Llaevltch haa been injec t
ing tiy whole front and ftaits that
'bo men and supp'ies are In cxcoHcnt
con.l'Lon, "The la-uj-iM on their ?ido
avo ri' thing sap'/i.*.? operations to
ward the Russian lines at several
px.uiH, but have t.ot made serious pro
gress. v
China'* Neutrality Violated
T>?fclo. By Cable. nooo^Lata renort.
uZh%Z?,Z2?tkm,*um
"-i
??*r
^k. u? Mmlu ? th. ??
reported Russian not* ?? K?
celling attention to Chl^vT P?Wer"
forcement of neutnUity^T re^toi"
h.r? to Mn, 4iM>rt#ra
'? hit that Ohina'a ? " 3' u
,Unt tollure to ?2S^i!2LS?
t.w"? u*toTn"on of
"tot I.?n ^???2".? u
herself aaafn.t ??. te Intact
??? ex J?iL? repetition of m<1.
on the Tiol?^o? f?*? "UCCe*" "?<?
oiatlon of neutral territory.
?*n# M'?tchenko Cut Off
'^^???17? *" '<* ??
tvar-:rr?
tr :r
Will reeume tie offenalye. ??n
doted jSlfaVV'Jwi from YI?*ow.
General Ml?tchenko> ?M?nre#P?rt that
cut off on it, wa_ h?ni^i, o*^orce w>s
^/oK'^ThuT
By Wlra aM Cable,
test asSnst bf?n bi" con
sorernorabip Cf cSJJado for th?
ocrate were exrJo??2* Two *>?"??
8enate. "?* ?*Peil?d from ti?e State )
1 n v^v.nTl^BMn^ lrre*?l?ritles
man Bank of bI,#?.i? *r?ckad Oer
Baltimore. wal Jre,*'?f,,rd
'? . ?'?JVWr.tXWrl*U'
nominated byr*Conr!i~?iBll!'tf>,ej **?
Howieyf , &IT";
neer PlJee*?JJd1"dn? *?? etrended
veo. to New ?Sr? way ,rom He.
ha!T ?>rrZ\.V il'o'XT N Y ~
variety derived
*-c??.0n
M?nt. and adjourned U "nltary
viSidT: ^sfoTusr,
nond seven yesra .?? u Rich?
,n;r:
elected Judge He?ry%2>niT ?f Appeal"
ot the court. 7 Brannon president
i^ssss. vszt^jk,* 5?
ronfJJninV(thraJrnro^0mmenda*on*
taxes * railroads and State
bu^echemSPrrnoroent ,n the Pe^?
.hoV,Hm^ru?fvP.r,r.;c??t;",v,t,!
?rtSttS ffiK ??? ? ?' W'n??on.
North Carolina r'vorncr <"
Republlrana who arc oppoaed to an
"aim IT0"."" the tarin rovT, "n
Republlcai mJmtST p"cen,:l&? of I ho
'<? SK h^'CTro^*^
no/ 1? Now York!^ by J"""t" ?*>'
^ Iwmaa h' BardT t0
8e?ere o,htln, contlmee Id Morocco.
LEGISLATURE MEETS
Stalk Carofim Tivmhrs Cti Dtwa
feaslaess.
BOtl BOUSES ARE ORGANIZED*
Iwilon of tho Hmm and Scmrti Open
ed on Tuoaday and Both Bmnchoa
OrganizoM For ftuainoaa.
.J"1* ??nato OTOl?ed by tfc? elec
* "J* toilowla? named o fleers:
Jfor ?? L Manilla*, Sumter,,
iwary chairman; R_ R. Hemphill
C rk; J- F- Schumpert. ' sergeattM
ReT1 WW*i H? 8t#Wart' clpr*;
R*v. W. I. Herbert. Methodist, c*mm
-???. In each case the incumbent wu
^nt^d,*fd DOne WM ?W?^ ?
Mr. EL 8. Din
?i.&.r3?r>n- *?*
Question came up In
C a resolution by SenJto?
*atk!!f ' ? * thorough invest!
2? th? s?Bt?m SS* ?vcry department
JaTbJSr^S^1 ?f 1Tery rumor tb"
??? . oeen started against It
/fter Clerk Hamer bad ralfciiln ilm
' Mr. Prince Altamont Moses
iirTiiKS
Smith was chosen
-??? ssr-^r-si,^
A^wSt ?tie or
SSjS8?
' . Att#r th* Olspsnsary. * '
The legislative machinery war ??*
% mOV* "*th dI?Patch In
Sap? {? b!' i?2J?ew 541,8 not be,n* ,n
s^ton. o# ?J?*k ^ UPOD " ^ So the
???sions of both houses were short and
neither was characterised by interest
ing or Important incident. The Sen ???.
SSSISSjPl the
unimportant new bllisy and will llkelv
Adjourn until Monday? eljr
vT*1? _,H?u,e *?? in session only an
a# nro? FMdtays until Mondays
An important new bill touching th?
&0n2?,L.,kh*v1*
(the hh!^ ? ^mend "ection 7
*? ?? to require the
on* h/*** * consent before more than
??un?l "V can 50 ?PPo'nted in sny
to? X* I ?* ,ourt* ?* ^e qualified elec
of. A township in which It is pro
PO'?d locate a dispensary net it inn
?'??<?
?L^fi ensuing eJ?ction may
Sa a!J ^,>pen8ftrjr or ,n ^lk? manner
Shed w frfh8!1"1*8 al,ready estab
n 7"h the exception of Henry
!S?t^M.t.h!K!!,!f8,- dl?l?"~rl?i are
lo ?e established In unlncoroorateri
towns except by special act of the Lex
i?8srf~?~ m,r nm?r" w ?:
tobllsh dispensaries by majority elec
ted M '?K9f one-fourth the quali
Si?KT' bUt these Sections may
?i!l? only once four years.
mwit ft? *k pr?r,(,es for the appoint
ment of the third member of th?
county board on the recommendation
? the mayor at the county seat The
Kr.,<.'nr?d> Kare..*? -w'ovJ "he or!
Squo* ? " ,he for
? Thursday's ?ession.
j. .ur^ay WM sgsin a do-nothlnr
??nh *! the Sooth Carolina Legislature
each house house sdjournlng sfter a
whlch 80me
HousTSS.JS .?dUC*d Speaker of the
SS2L"?'2l.a?Wd hu new com
Se .nM **. V |r been done In
rnfn* u i d the engrossing depart
ment having gotten Well under way
,8 expocted that both houses will be
by the ?4f1Sth,y/Dd wlth d,8I>?tch
^y the first of next week. By an are
Jgy ?t? ?< ?? "? 23 the House
Iwav ii/S o. ?P*!Tra ^esohjtlon doing
away with Saturday sessions, in the
House a number of new bills were in
ley> hjn J he???,nc??ded Josh Ash
department^ b<""b the
In the Senate, Senator Blease Intro
In r.n^5,"1 ca,,lng for * reduction
, d af8re8 to 2 1-2 cents a mile
from 3 cents a mile. The committer
fnI?Jv!b,y r.eported h,s resolution call
ing for a rigorous Investigation of the
dispensary, but so far the result is
thl i noth,.n* definite will result from
KfnL IfvILg?J,0n 8n,d 1,tt,e attention Is
th? LeBO,u,,on- The reaolu
tlnJT i,?V*r' 8enator Br'ce objecting
to Immediate consideration.
io???"VLr ?ajr,K>l:l8 dispensary bill, fol
i^truMiinn ,,n?" of Governor Heyward s
li55*L w,th the exception that It
*?f k ?PBOlntinent of the three
aut?orlsA<f ?* thB ??vernor- who Is also
for ^ f d "u"Pend the commission
; cau"?* T,hte members of the board
are to be paid $1,500 a year, and are
to meet weekly Instead of monthly
thle?SIlr^ i1* *"thorlty taken from
U? ,*nd **\en J? the eommlssion
!?k? * '? r?(?u,red to open the seal
fd ?'?? submitted to the State Treas
c. presence of the board.
JJ* *e1B; ?te snd House committee ap
bLth* ,a8t ^iWattire to m
a ?tLt? foim. ib,"fy of e?lal)llshlng
ftJ ^S2irr.M,5fr h?" "ubmltted
-? L1!? effert thst the resolu
tion under which the commission was
created falling to provide for expenses
c?n mission has found a thorough
Impossible. State (Jeolo
gist Sloan, whom the commission call
Ih nr?, ? T1'1, ?*t!mated the cost of a
thorough Investigation at $12,000 and
two years' time. The matter is of
?ome general Interest In view of the
sad way |n which the phosphate ln
f he ?' ithe 8la,? haR fa,,e? off In
nothfnip fdecade? dwindling to almost
"nd.ruKl^r " "reM *nd
The fight over the formation of the
5Efflr.icss#? from part8? ?f
| Kngefleld, Abbeville and Greenwood
countlee la warmfter up a bit, and in
.temt in the forthcoming contest is
increasing. A determined effort on the
part of BffMild wfl be Made to tie
up the new county M the Legislature
witl the bill .creating the new county.
The Calhoun advocated perfected their
approval of tie State beard of canvas
aars from the Hading of the Edgefield
county board, which decided to throw
out the Edgefield vote 00 the pound
that the books of registration were
opened on Monday Instead ef Tuesday,
ad required by The Code. A special
meeting of the State board of canvas
sers to determine the appeal will be
Jtold next Monday at noon im the Sec
retary of State's offibe.
Currency BFU! Taken 1%.
Washington, Special*?' The session of
the House Tuesday vto? given ?*er al
moett entirely to a discussion of the
bill Mported by the committee on1
IllIN and currency "to improve
currency conditions." '? A sudde* in
terest in the measures seemed tar de
velop, aa evidenced by the large mem
bershijp present throughout the tkyi
Democratic oppoaltlon mainly was*dfs
aipated by the station at an amend
ment offered by Mr. Wllllame, of Mis
sissippi providing that government
deposits' shall be made onQi upon com
petitive hi da. Final actios en the Mil
was not taken.
Old Man Accuaed of Arson.
Suffolk, Special. ? Accused of arson
In Onslow county, N. C., an aged white
man, Furaey J arm an, -wan arrested
here. Staartly after Jarmanfa arrival
at a local hotel he was fallowed by
two detectives, but Police Chief Brink
ley got ahead of them in tUe arrest.
Sheriff Mlddleton, of Onslow county,
wired Brlnkley to hold Jarmnn, say
ing that there was $200 reward for hie
capture and conviction. Jarman told
the local police that he fled for fear
of lynching.
NEWSY GLKANLm
Betsy Meagher, of Ireland, tied the
other day at the age of 125.
The San Francisco (Car.) police ad
vocate the establishment of a public
whipping post for footpads.
A pianist of Hull. England. William
Frost, recently played on that instru
ment unceasingly for seventeen hours.
? spring wagon that Is sixty-fire
years old and can stand a load of 1000
pounds, to owned by Robert Hill, near
Earl, Mo.
At Hllle. France, the other day. a
floor gave way under fifty people. Two
persons, were killed and many ethers
severely wounded. *?.
The fastest train In Europe fs said
to run between Leeds and Edinburgh,
a distance of 23(1 fdiey, making tMt
trip In 250 minutes.
Of seven ty-five samples of coffee ex
amined by the inland revenue depart
ment of Ottawa about one-third were
found to be adulterated.
The Danish Government has found
It necessary to grant greater privi
leges to the heads of families in chang- '
ing tbeir names if tbey feel so dis
posed.
Chinese students abound in Toklo.
There are also a number of Korean stu
dents at the university The average
allowance of one of these for a room,
food and clothing is 910 a month.
Before the altar of St. George's
Church, New York City, Miss Mary
Byron tried to shoot the Rev. Dr.
Rainsford. She was committed to the
psychopathic ward of Bellevue Hos
pital.
The California State Board of Trade
has voted to request the Secretary of
Agriculture of the United Stntes to ap
point a special commissioner to ascer*
tain and report regarding all agricul
tural products tbat can be raised iu the
State.
LABOR WORLD.
Unton carpenters In Connecticut
number 17,300.
There Is practically a labor Govern
ment in New Zealand.
Window glass jobbers held a recent
Conference in Chicago. III.
Chicago (III.) shoe manufacturers are
feeling the loss of the union stamp.
The Massachusetts (Mtton at
Lowell, have reduced the 'Wages of 300
employes.
Fottfotown bricklayers adopted a for
ty-cent per hour and niuc hours a day
scale for this year.
The coal delivery system of Lynn,
Mans., was demoralized by a strike of
all the screeners and drivers,
A new union is to be formed In Mil
waukee, Wis., among men engaged in
moving and setting up heavy machin
ery.
The question of a "lal>or defense
fund" is again engaging the attention
of the Toronto (Canada) District Labor
Council.
It Is stated in the recent annual re
port of the State Labor Commissioner
that the number of wage earners In
California has increased in the last ten
years by 90.037.
A canvass made by llie State Labor
Bureau in six cities of Michigan shows ,
Hint the average of wages per day re- '
celved by 1487 women wage earners is
a fraction less than eighty nine cents.
The 00,000 members of the Brother
hood of Painters. Decorators and
ranerhanscers are taking a referendum
vote on the proposition of holding a
general' convention of the organization
-In ioor?.
Notice lias been given by the Lanca
shire (England) employers to the Boil
ermakers' Society of a reduction of
(wo shillings a week on the standard
rate of wages and five per cent, reduc
tion on piecework, to go Into effect in
February next.
Wouldn't Stand for Tattling.
A little boy In Deerlng. Mc? was
brought before his father recently and
accused of killing a chicken. "Who
told you about It?" asked the boy.
"The hen did," said the" father. Noth
ing more was said that day, but the
next njornlr.g the hen was found dead,
and the boy being accused of killing
It. admitted It, saying In defense, "Yes,
I did kill the hen, and I'll kill every
hen that tells on mo."
CAROLINA AFFAIRS
Oc< urreno?j of Interest In Various
k Parts of tho State.
\ ,
\ Gene a I Cotton Market.
Middling.
CttlVwrton. easy 7.00
New Ork'ans. quiet 0%
Mrtblltr. ewy ...&K
SMvannsk, quiet 7.00
Btdtlmerm, quiet 7%
New WbV. quiet 7.10
(tnfcH 7-1 EV
Charlotte Cotton Market.
TlVse flsures represent prices paid
to wagonitt
Middling.. ... ?r- 'VikQI
ITln|?f.?w 4.... 4 <(oAi
'Stain* 5 to 8%*
Nimitiai M?ywwi Ce?nmlool?i?
At (be menlAi g 6ey the Hampton
k%num?t> oowalndon yesterday reso
lution n were pfMd expressing the sor
row of tbv mniWs of* the commission
on account' of the death at CbL C. 8.
McCail ob Marlboro, chairman1 of tike*
commission* Mkr. Mclvrr T'llManrin nf
Darlington- ww pneat md became a
member of tbe- cnanaiitlosi bp appoint
ment of the icfwr. The*qther mem
bers are: Senator Marshafl'and Rep
resentatives K. SBtcbel! Beaboook, B^A.
Morgan- and; Aliasont Moeh. Senator
Marshall wn? eloctsd chairman- >oi' the'
commission, amh? or worthay/beetow
ed because bs has taken sucbdeep in-t
terest itai the ennctkm of thee law and'
In the proirna mt the work- oC tht*
oommission.
To Urgs Organizations .
Anderson, Speoin).? At the regular
monthly meeting of the Runners' - Edu
cational and Cooperative union a reso
lution waa- unanimously adopted
pledging the members of the union to
reduce their cotton acreage this year
25 per cent. lb was decided alee*" to
make the same reduction In the use of
commercial! fertilisers. A committee of
five waa appointed to issue an address ?
to the- farmers at the State, . urging
thorough organisation along the -lines
of) union in tthis county.
Palmetto Itsms.
lib* Union Glenn 8prlngsg rail
road has completed and opened to 'the
1 psIHIo the* bridge made necoooaiT hr
l&fc>ot eut on "Virgin street, ?MT .
tne old Presbyterian cemetary. Tl?
bridge is n very substantial structure
and Is wide- enqogh in the middle to.
allow too vehicles to pass while on
each side railed off is a pasagge way
for pedestrians,. the outside being lat
tice work bo closely built that there
is no poslhiilty for even a small child
to fan th roughs. The town street force
nas been doing some work to put the
approaches of tbe bridgge in better con
dition. This will be charged baek.
to the railroad company.
Florida Specisl Derailed.
Wilmington, N. C., Special. ? Train
No. 31, known as the New York, and
Florida Special of the Atlantic Coast
Line, on its initial trip from New York
to St. Augustine. Florida, inaugurating
tbe tourist season, was wrecked this,
morning near Hardeeville, S. C.. 32
miles north of Savannah, the three
rear coaches of the train made up of
solid Pullmans having been derailed
and tornod on one side by the track.
Five pasengers, the Pullman oonduc
tor, electrician, four waiters, flour
cooks, two porters and the train- con
ductor, McCutcheon. Baggage- Master
Orlst and the colored train portBr were
slightly hurt, while Flagman- Mbseiey
White, of Salters, 8. C.. was seriously*
but not necessarily fatally, ihlured.
Headquarters of the system lm this,
city have have not ye! bee**- abifc to
accurately determine what caused1 the
wreck. The three cars which left the
track were at the rear, the locomotive
and three others having passed over
without damage. The Injured were
transferred to the intact section of
the train and given necessary medical
attendance at Savannah-. arriving
there only an hour and ten minutes
late. The remainder of the passengers
went through to their destination.
Fall River Unions t & Meet.
Fall River. Mass., Special* ? The mem.
fcers of the different textile unions In
the city will be asked to vote on the
question of delegating the power of set
tling the strike in the cotton milta
here to the fifteen members of the tex
tile council. "The call for thts meet
ing was issued and is said to be the
result of the offorts of Governor Doug
lass to settle the strike, which has
been in progress for nearly six months.
Stock Grower*' Convention.
4 Jacksonville, Fla., Special. ? The
Southern Stock Growers* convention
listened to a number of interesting
papers during the morning session.
Four addresses were delivered at the
afternoon session, after which the old
officers were re-elected and the con
vention adjourned to meet in Tampa,
Fla.. Feb. I.
- Telegraphic Briefs.
The American Public Health Asso
ciation , In sonHion at Havana, discus
sed tuberculosis.
More than 70,000 German coal min
ers are on a strike
Vice-Admiral Doubanoff who recent
ly conferred with the C*ar, said that
early peace between Russia and .Japan
is likely.
A statute of f/ord Russel of Klllowen
formerly Chief .Tustico of England, waa
rnveilcil in Lordon.
King Christian, of Denmark, nomi
nated M. J. Clirlstonscn, Mister of Pub
lic instruction, to form n new cabinet.
A bill has bow introduced in con
gress authorizing the sale of unused
burial lots in the Congressional ceme
I tary.