The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, January 26, 1905, Image 1

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CAMDEN, S. C., THUS VOL. I. NO. 52. Sl.SO Per Year* RED RUNS RUSSIAN RIOT ?% ?v" - % '? _ ? Terrible State Of Affairs Existing in Capital of The Czar's Dominions MEN, WOMEN AND CIILMEN SIOT The Revolt of the Striking Workmen In the Rueeian Capital Culminate* In a Deadly Conflict With the Troops ? One Detachment of the Infantry Re fuses to Fire on the Strikers, Throw ing Down Its Arms. St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? The re volt of striking workmen culminated Sunday in a bloody conflict with the troops. At 9:30 o'clock p. m., it was believed that 1.G00 people bad been killed or wounded, but all estimates for the present must be accepted with caution. Popular rumor says that many thousands have fallen. The city at 9:30 was quiet. Troops are bivou acked around camp fires here and there in the streets. One detachment of Infantry refused to fire on the peo ple and laid down their, arms, but Uh lans and Cossacks attacked those the infantry would not. Firing continues on the Vassillostroy. It is rumored that the ^workmen there have seized a -axn&mite factory and also that 30,000 or 40,000 armed strikers from Kolplno, 16 miles distant, are marching on St. Petersburg. M1DLLE CLASSES FAVOR WORK MEN. Barricades erected on the island of \assili Ostrov \ate Sunday night were destroyed by troops almost immediate ly. with the loss of 30 workmen killed. The sympathy of the middle class is with the workmen. if Father Gopon, the master mind of the movement, aimed at open revo lution, be managed the affair like a genius to break the faith of the people in the "Little Father," who, they were convinced, and whom Father Gopon had taught them, would right their wrongs and redress their grievances. ?Gorky, the Russian novelist, expressed the opinion that Sunday's work will break this Talth of the people in the Emperor. He said: MEANS REVOLUTION. "This day inaugurated revolution* In Russia. The Emperor's prestige #ill be Irrevocably shattered by the shed ding of Innocent blood. He has alien ated himself forever from his people. ?Gopon taught the workmen to believe that an appeal direct -to the "Little Father" would be heeded. They have been undeceived. Gopon is now con vinced that peaceful means have failed and that the only remedy Is force. The first blood has been shed, but more will follow. It is now the people against the oppressors, and the battle will be fought to the bitter end." DESPERATE STRRET FIGHTING. The military authorities had a firm grip on every artory In tho city. At daybreak, guards, regiments, cavalry held every brWgo across the frozen Neva, the network of canals which In terlaces the city, and tho gates leading from the industrial sec tion; while in the palace square, at the storm center, were marched dragoons, infantry. anil Cossacks of the guard. Barred from the bridges and gates, men, women and children crossed the frozen river and canals on the Ice by twos and threes, hurrying to the palace square, where they were sure the Emperor would be to hear them. The afreet approaches to the square were cleared by volleys and Cossack charges. Men and women, infuriated to frenzy by the loss of loved ones, cursed the soldiers while they retreated. Men har rangued the crowds, telling them that the Emperor had foiled them and that the time had come to act. Men began to build barricades in the Nevsky pros pect and at other points, using any material that came to hand and even chopping down telegraph poles. Mr. Croker Killed. Ormond. Fin., Special ? Frank Croker ?f Now York, son of Richard Croker. ?he former Tammany chief, was seri ously Injured on the beach shortly bo fore 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mr. Croker was In his racer, an 80-horse power machine, with his mechanician. Kaoul, and was going a 40-second a mile a clip. His machine turned over and he was thrown to tho ground, sus taining Injuries from which ho died Sunday. Live Items of News. It will bo several weeks before the new rules and regulations for the stcamliont Inspection service will go into effect. The Hoard of Supervising Inspectors will meet in Washington to day. Thomas K. Kledrlnghaus was elect ed United States Senator by tho Mis souri legislature, and many other Sen ators were chosen, Including Hale. In Maine; Aldrich,. in Rhode Island; Bulkely, In Connecticut; Depew, In New York; Knox in Pennsylvania; B$verldge and Hemcnway. In Indiana; Burkett, In Nebraska; Clnpp In Minne sota and others. Gov. Preston kea, of Delaware, was Inaugurated at Dover, Del. K. C. Stokes was Inaugurated Gover nor of New Jersey at Trenton, and ad rocated Impronrelng corporation laws there. Rev. I. N. W. Irvine tiled a suit for ?lander In Philadelphia against Bish op Kthelbert Talbot, who was attend ing a meeting of the church committee on Sunday school instruction. The cruiser, Maryland will have v lf?ed trials January 25. ? / Fighting meantime continued at va rious places, soldiers volleying and charging the mob. The whole city was in a state of panic. Women were running through the streets seeking lost members of their families. Sev eral barricades were carried by the troops. Towards 8 o'clock In the evening the crowds, exhausted, began to dis perse, leaving the military in posses sion. As they retreated up the Net sky Prospect, the workmen put out all the lights. The little chapel at the Narva gate was wrecked. WITTE MAY BE DICTATOR. On the Kamlnostov all the lights were extinguished and an officer was found and mobbed. A general was killed on the Nicholas bridge and a dozen officers were stripped of their epaulets and deprived of their swords. It is rumored that M. Witte will be ap pointed dictator, but the report is not confirmed. The authorities, while they seem to realize the magniture of the crisis with which the dynasty and au tocracy are confronted on account of events, apparently are paralyzed for a moment. MUST END THE WAR. An official statement was promised a I midnight, at which hour it was an nounced that it had been postponed. Intense indignation is bound to be aroused all over Russia. The workmen and revolutionists expect news from Moscow and other big centers, where the troops are not of the same class as the guards regiments of St. Peters burg. A member of the Emperor's house hold is quoted as saying that this con flict will end the war with Japan, and that Russia will have a constitution, or Emperor Nicholas will lose his head. The Warsaw 6 Baltic Railroad is reported jo have been torn up for a mile and a half, but the damage is said to have been repaired. There are rumors of trouble in Fin land and disaffection of the troops. WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT. With darkness it was feared the mob might try to loot and pillage and even burn,1 but beyond the breaking of a few windows in the NeViky prospect an* the pillaging of fruit shops, little disorder was reported. Most of the theatres were closed? but at the Peo ple's Palace, which was open, Liberals attempted to harange the audience, proposing, but at the close the audi ence testified to their sympathy with the workmen. In tho meantime the strike leaders met and decided to con tinue the struggle with arms. No day was fixed for the demonstration. The strikers are ho excited, however, that trouble is expected. At a big meeting the following mes sage from M. Gorky, the novelist, was read: GORKY'S INCENDIARY MESSAGE. "Beloved associates: We have no Emperor. Innocent blood lies between litm and the people. Now begins the people's struggle for freedom. May it prosper. My blessing upon you all. Would 1 might be with you; but I have much to do." A workman who was Introduced to' speak In Father Gopon's name made a flery speech. He appealed to Lib erals to furnish arms. The meeting adopted a letter denouncing the offi cers and regiments that fired on the workmen and another letter extolling the Moscow regiment, which refused to Are. Revolt in Circsssia. Victoria, British Columbia. By Cable. ? Capt. Orlan Cullen, representative of the Imperial Marine Association of Toklo, received n cablegram from Con stantinople to the effect that 1.600 Circassians had revolted and killed the Russian guard, numbering 200, at Siavinl, in the Caucasus, and that Rus sians and Turks In large numbers were crossing the frontier Into the Caucasus. Valuable Laces In Chadwick Home. Cleveland, O., Special. ? United States Customs Collector Leach has found valuable laces belonging to Mrs. Cassle L. Chadwick In the Chadwick home on Euclid avenue. Mr. Leach 1b going to learn whether duty has been paid on the articles, all of which have been Imported. They nre said to be worth at least $10,000. nnd a charge of smug gling will be preferred If duty has not been paid. Steamer Sinks ? 8loop. Elizabeth City. N. C., Special.? The Old Dominion steamer Ocracoke sunk the sloop Hay. which had aboard a pleasure party. Including several wo men. The Ocracoke was bound here fiom Newbern. Mr. I^efn Champan. a member of the pleasuro party, was kuoeked overboard, but was picked up by the crew of the steamer, which brought all on the sloop to thin city in safety. Telegraphic Brlefa. Russia, It Is reported, has threatened to invade China unless alleged dis crimination in favor of the Japanese ceases. The verdlc^ In the case of Deputy Gabriel Syveton, who was found dead in Paris, was that he met death by suicide. The cultivation of the olive ia ln creasing constantly, though slowly, In Spain. The area devoted to olives In creased from 2.673,666 acres in 1901 to :?.683.r>r?0 acres In 1902 and 2,690,963 acres In 1903. The oil yield per acre laat ypar was 32 gallons, or 13.8 gallons moro than the yield of 1902-1903, 3 gal lons more than the yield of 1901-190S nnd 2 gallons more than the average. LEGISLATIVE HNKEEMINS ? III. Tht Bmw HnXkhM all linatnii? oa ffd ?ywned tuttl boob or Lfaebirthday of Gen. Robert B. Lee. XS! S!?i?Li,Trt <* ?? ?**?? Mikm M bmSSJ Presenting mv bills, ?p. ? number, and in rsoalvtag cob ? SSkJSK*' ???sL ?*d ? "^Torab,e- This shows that the committee^ arc joinf something. Mr. Beamguard introduced a cob cur rent resolution to provide ftor the ap pointment of the regular committee ??*** *uarter,y examination of the le? *ene?? 8Ut? ^reMurer- comptrol th? JEE? V sccr?UrJr of state and U ??*?? * d commission. Tbe res W*? P? ?d and ?nt to tC b/lTr foJloJl,,K [fwlutlon. Introduced and iLt cTOD' WM ??reetl to, ?na sent to tbe Senate:* "Ra it m. solved, etc., Tbat the 8enato?s and rep resentatives of this State in the Con ?7* of United States be^uW y Fcdcml legislation or otherwise the prompt transmission by stt?L .? eMCh, cott?n ?1nQer in this otate a com pie to copy of sll sinner*' deMrtmiithlIf8 of6 *** th? *?ricu,tura? department of the general govern by LiH f* th# "me ?? received oy said department," etc. re^nti^U?8e **"** t0 Mr Haskell's resoluUon to extend to the Daughters ?h?n eracy and certain other lad Its the use of the hall of the House Representatives Thursday at noon trnit ^ PurP?se of presenting a por trait of General Mlcah Jenkins. 8econd Reading Bills. o??reiS!!Sr'Bg """ WCre S,v0" Mc ...fifSSSK ?? ??? known as tho "Direct Tax Fund." The on th? h lD. part: "That aU knoir? ,n the Sute Treasury known as Direct Tax Funds.* for ncn iens of' th?Vere8t co,loclcd from c?t? tens of the former parishes of St. He lena and S. Lukes, now a part of t ax "hv* ? h?U^ iY i ?r' account of direct DresontJ r. U? ted State8' must b? dlt ^Jr/0rKPttyment before th? first ?ay or March, anno tiomlni 1905, or be forever barred." "?? ?to,,'s b,'l to amend the charter of *h? town of Klngstree. tl"*?ES> bi!| re,atlve to the elec tion of professors at the CiUdel bv the board of visitors. ^Il*?ei oy county. tor military pUr Blli to amend the law fixing travel 2t?r^ county "uperintend ents of education In Abbeville uori boro and York counties . * ? ? Third Reading Bills. tkm IAf^llUey 8 to porm,t the construe Creek Permanent dam across Goose m^r; M.cCo?'S to Permit the town of Clio to Issue 110.000 in bonds for the erection of another school house. IhJ'lSJS? do,eeatl?n's bill to change the schodl law for the city of Newberrv says: 3 iwiraS SC. TuVESt '*,ru im?" nrt?Ir.?Morgan'3 blu relative to sd pointment of foreman of petit jury. Th? f? n1* ,From the ?en?te. q*n?f? fo,I"w,ne came over from the Senate and were read the first time ti.f^ Mauldin's bill to authorize to exam?n?(!n#t(\hPP2,Ilt a cominis8ion of ^reenvHIe colnUjTDanC'a' COndltlo? ?siatrls;l?Lpdrsrjor - Senator Raysor's bill to authorize coX TtiLZrtl '? 0r'ngeb"r? In the Senate. Nothing was done in the senate ,h*f. Thur.d,r y *'1JOUrned ??? nooo ?*ar'e Introduced two tolli? affecting railroads, one to require rail roads ? practically to abolish trad. brldi^'V* Ik? UBe of unc,ercuts and Vhf?0,?W tlm ol hours of e*cept l? i'5?' trains are prevented W casualty fr<ml reaching ,he de.lln.UM "on^'ha'd'SS time. Senator H. S. Blease introduced a bill to prohibit employment in the leg lolaturo or engrossing department of any persons related to any member or officer of the legislature or any State officer. Senator Butler introduced a bill which Is practically "antl-jsraft" In substance. It is intended to punish the corrupt giving, offering, promising and rocetvlng gifts and gratuities and provides that whoever corruptly gives, ofTera or promises to an agent any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to Influence his action in relation to Ms principal's, employer's or master's business, or any aRent, employe or ser vant who corruptly requests or accepts a gift or promise to make a gift bene fit ial to himself; or any agent, employe or servant who, being authorized to procure materials, supplies or other ar ticles by purchaso or contract for his principal, receives directly or Indirectly for himself or another, a commission, discount or bonus from the person who makes such sale or contract, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $?00, or by such fine and imprisonment for not more than one year. THIRD READING. The following bills were given third reading: Senator Raysor ? Joint resolution re lating to adjuornment of the general aascmbly. Senator Raysor? Joint resolution re Intlng to filling vacanclen In the su preme court and Inferior tribunals. Senator Hough ? To fix the salaries of the sheriffs In this State. 8enator MrOowan? To amend the charter ofthe Presbyterian College of South Carolina. SECOND READING. The following bills were given sec ond reading: 8enator Blake? To authorize Patrick Calhoun, Augustine T. Smythe and Granville Beal to construct a dam across tlM fcwi?4[^w. Senator W. ft Mmmon? To amend lk? Mdt iftotlig W ?mr*l itoctloM as to spply the iMMa tfemof to primary dactloM kkfta State. Waii ?i fM provide for the holdlag off tl HUM# term off court of coobob pleaa tar Hampton coonty. Seaaior Brlce? To afcoad aa act en titlod "Aa act to pioMio for tho efcnr t*i (c?s for dooMottc building and lone associations." Seaator Hay^To Ad the code pa latine to ehui* off 1#W. Senator Bivins? To amend the code fixing the time tor holding the courts, for Dorchester. Senator Rayaor? To define and pre scribe tho manner off ^ahowlng com pliance with tho rovqltonienta of tho constitution" to governor prior to tho ordering an election an to the creation of a new county. Sens tor * McLeod ? Including Lee county In certain provisions relating to supervisor's powers. NEW BILLS. The following new fell Is were intro duced: Senator *Jlvens ? TV nmend the law relating to magistrates and conpta blee. Senator Hood ? To Abolish days of grace on notes and other papers. Senstor Wells ? To stake the act reg ulating relief departments of railways s general law for all corporations. Senator Mclver? To hare Chester field and Msrlboro purchase the Che raw bridge across the Great Pee Dee river. ??; ? Senator Hood ? Relating to jury fees. Senator Butler ? To punish corrupt giving, He. Senator Earle ? To require railroads to abolish grade crossings. Senator Earle ? To limit the hours of work of railway employes operating trains. ; k . Senator Brice ? Relating, to transfer of persons from school districts. Senator Mauldin ? Giving authority to corporations intending to furnish water and light power to condemn lands. Senator E. S. Blease? To prevent the employment of certain persons in the legislature, or in the engrossing de partment. Senator Earle ? Relating to survival of actions. Senator C. L. Blease ? Ratifying and extending the charter and power of the I'arr Shoal* Power company. Senator Mannlng-~Relatlng to the payment of annual license fees by cor porations. (This bill corrects an er ror.) -? ; Senator Marshall ? To prevent rn?> one except the 8tate electrician from Interfering with the new heating sys tem of the State house. Senator Blake ? incorporating . the board of trustees of the A. R. P. synod of the South. ELECTIONS. A concurrent resolution Introduced by Senator Warren was Adopted to hold the following elections on Tbtttidif, January 26: Two circuit jujdge*, to sue ceed Judges Ernest Gary and D- A. Townsend; a superintendent ot the pen itentiary, to succeed Capt. D. J. Grif fith; three members of the board of directors of the penitentiary, to suc ceed John G. M&bley. A. K. Sanders and M. O. Rowland; one truatee of the . folored college at Orangeburg, to suc ceed Cole L. Blease, resigned. The Dispensary. The dispensary law seems to be the chief subject of interest in the Senate. Not content with the other two bills that have been introduced. Senator Brice has put in still another. This is not an investigating bill, but seeks to change the law, and Is along the line of She celobrated "Brice" local option bilf introduced by the Senator from York in 1904. It substitutes for the present sec tion 7, the following: "Sec. 7. There may be one or more county dispensers appointed for each county, the place of business of each to be designated by the county board of control, but the State board of con trol must # give consent before more than one dispenser can be appointed In any county, and where the county board designates a location for a dis pensary, 20 days' public notice of which shsll be given, it shall be com petent for a msjorlty of the qusllfled voters of the township in which the dlspenssry is to be located to prevent its location in such township by sign ing a petition or petitions to the county board requesting that no dispensary be established in the township. Any Incorporated city or town may secure the establishment of a dispensary or dispensaries within Its limits In the following msnner; Wpon the petition of one-fourth of the qualified voters of such town or city, as shown by the registrstlon books of the same, an election, either upon the question of the establishment or removal of dis pensaries therein being filed with the Intendant or mayor of such town or city, he shall order an election submit ting the question of 'dispensary' or 'no dispensary' to tho qualified voters of such town or city, which election shall bo conducted hh other special elections, by managers appointed by the town m xHtj council, and If a ma jority o/ the ballots enst be found and declared to be for a dispensary, then * dispensary may bo established in said town or city, but if a majority or the ballots be found to bo against tne dispensary, then no dispensary shall be established therein, and any dispensary already established shall bo closed. Elections under this sec tion cannot be held oftener than every four years. "No dispensary shall be estsblished In any county, town or city wherein the sale of alcoholic liquors was pro Mbtted prior to July 1st. 1898, except as horein permitted. Provided. That where dispensaries have been estab lished In such county, town or city, they shall remain established until re moved or closed as permitted In this act. Provided, a dispensary shall not be established In any town or munici pality without a majority vote of such town or municipality In favor of such establishment." Barring the Introduction of new bills, there was nothing of deep or lasting Interest In the proceedings of either the House or the 8enate Tuesday, both of which held short sessions. The 8enate occupied Its time dis cussing the Blesse dispensary Investi gation resolution snd passed It with amendments extending the sdope of the investigation to practically every Mail of tte ajnlM from lis inception te Dm prcMtf. fit conlutoi Is to MM m oftM m ft mm flk, and Is hot mlwj to rvyort Mtfi ttat next wet Among the i?r House bills CMs mmwtam was dW \ff M jr. Bird, mk log ordinary promissory notM Invalid If (MMlted for dlscoMBt at any other haatr than that on which they are drswa Mr. VMbnrn tatmdhred a Mil re quiring marriage Heensn. The couple Is to >sC a certificate fsem the cleric of the court, giving; their names,, agea and places of residence and setting forth that there Is no impediment. This they axe to present to the per son performing the ceremeny, who Is to return the paper to the clerk -with the endorsement that the ceremony has been performed. Marriages contracted In any other way are not to be recog nised as marriages. Mr. Kerohaw had a Mil to amend the law as to cock-fighting so as to prohibit engaging In or attending a fight anywhere. The law now fiorblds this within two miles of an incorporat ed institution of learning. Depositors Hopeful. Abilene. Texas. Special. ? All efforts to secure a statement of the American National Bank failure proved fruitless other than that of J. G. Low den, president, who says that all de positors will be paid In full, and that the bank will open again within ten days. The failure has not effected any of the other Abilene banks. De positors are very sanguine, and no money has been withdrawn from eith er of the remaining banks. Railroad From Wards to Saluda. Wards, Special. ? The railroad com mission. uccompanied by Supt. II. A Williams, of the Southern Railway, visited Wards for the purpose of look ing Into the matter of building a new passenger station at this place. Plans were agreed upon, and it was stated by Mr. Williams that the work would commence at an early date. It is learned from a very reliable railroad official that the contract for building the railroad from Wards to Saluda has been given out and work will ber gin on the grading within 60 days. NEWSY GLEANINGS: tf you belong to the German army you cannot wear a monocle. Iowa provides a school tonclipr when only three pupils can be got together. , Three tons of Epsom salts and 1.000, 000 pills were used lu the hospitals of London last year. The lumber outpnt of the mills in the Minneapolis district alone last year was 718,230,481 feet. It is officially stated that the con sumption of liorseflesu as food is In creasing rapidly in France. A woman In Arkansas who wears a stuffed bird on her hat is now liable to a fine of from $25 to $50. The report Is that Russia will spend $800,000,000 In constructing it new navy, to be completed in ten years. Representative Tubbs has introduced a hill in the Legislature of Missouri making It a misdemeanor to "tip" a waiter. Munich now has a place where steril ized milk is provided at cost to all families whose annual income does not exceed $500. A Madrid rcstnurant keeper has sued a woman for a meal. lie swcjm*s that she ate and drank without censing from 8 p. m. to 2 a. m. A fish was on exhibition at Senttle. Wash., which is six feet lone and Is half animal and half vegetable, as a seed grew out of Its body. News has been received from Gensan to the effect that the Japanese com mander has Informed the Magistrate at that place that ground for the con struction of a railway to Seoul has been already* selected. The St. Petersburg Russ said the other day tlint before the battleship Petropavlovsk was destroyed at Port Arthur by a mine, It had been diseov- I ered that many of her rivets were of wood Instead of steel. LABOR NOTES. There are more than 00,000 musicians In the I'nited States. Many of the rural letter carriers in the Tyrol are women. It is said that the Midvale (Pa.) Steel Company will shortly increase Its force. There are 140O tobacco factories in York and Adams Counties, Pennsyl vania. The Cnlted States Supreme Court has decided thnt all railroad cars must have uniform couplers. The Trades Union Savings Rnnk and Trust Company, of Memphis. Tenn.. will throw open its doors for business' shortly. The Stonemasons' International Union, with $22,000 in its treasury, elected Thomas !?'. O'Neil. of Kansas City, as President. San Francisco (Cal.) Trades Council has voted to send a representative to Sacramento during the sessions of t lie coining legislature. The Lackawanna Rnllroad Company opened its new shops at Iveyser Valley. Pa., on January 1, and more than 1000 men were given work. Alnjest .*175,000 miners end quarry men are represented by ten organlzn tlons and eighty-two delegates in t lie Trade 1'nion Congress of Grent Britain. Seven workmen recently lost their lives from suffocatlo:. in the Rcese Jiltltumond Brick Company's coal mine, near Bolivar, Westinorelaud County, Pa. Robert Glockling, oi Toronto, Can ada, has been elected President of the International Brotherhood of Book binders. The office carries no emolu ments. Chief Factory Inspector Delaney, of Pennsylvania, has prepared a new bill to govern bis department to present t<; the State Legislator*, which will great 1y enlarge bis power*. Whatever * nan thinks most worth whll* that 1* th* obJ*ct of hi* true wor ?his. |KB?MIVFIttUrOIT Cwmptrblfer ficnml Haa Mad* Hi* An imal lUttMtirt of TM? Matter to tko ttonoraf Aaaowibly. Following is ?fce jrnrt of Che report sf the comptncrfler general which re late* to He operations of tire Manldin law of 1964 which requires investiga tion of incendiary fires? and inciden tally tcr let ther Southeastern Tariff association come back Into the State: "Under the act approved 24tfc Feb ruary, 'An act to provide for tie in vestigation at incendiary fires/ the Aitles of the enforcement were 0 evolv ed on the comptroller general. Ex poses necessary for the enforcement of its provisions were to be defrayed by the fire insurance companies doing business ef the State, and a tax Of ane-tenth ef one per cent on the groes receipts of ail fire insurance companies was authorized t/> be levied for that purpose, and a separate avcoant re quired to be kept by the comptroller general of such receipts and. disburse ments. The law has been In opera tion for about eight months. We have done our best to put it into practical effect. It is with some regret that I andertake to present for your consid eration a report which is necessarily Incomplete in statistics aad deficient In detail. Necessary blanks were im mediately furnished chiefs of fire de partments. chiefs of police of cities and towns, having no fire departments, ind sheriffs, with a copy of the law ind with ample instructions to report *11 fires occurring. The act does not make it compulsory upon the officers to investigate and report fires, but I they are simply 'authorized to inves tigate the cause and origin and cir cumstances of any fin* occurring, etc.* "The record of this office shows that there were reported from the first of March. 1904. to the first of Deceml?er, 1904, 274 fires, the value of the prop ?rty involved amounting to $41f>.80i;.04. The record shows the cause or ori gin of the fires to be as follows: "Nine were reported as Incendiary. 11 suspected incendiary. 9 from lamp explosions, 21 carelessness, 12 rats and matches. 35 defective flues, 3 defective Plectric wires. 3 from lightnning. 5 ac cidental. 2 from gas jets. 10 sparks from engines. 154 unknown. "Fourteen fires were investigated by this office, 6 arrests made, of which i are out on bond, ono nol prossed, Dne released, evidence insufficient. "Receipts and disbursements on ac count of enforcing this law were as follows: Receipts to Dec. 1, 1904 .. ..$852.29 Disb. for same period 592.32 Cash balance in hank n#p 1 im 269.91 An examination of this itemized ac count will show that this fund has boon used exclusively for printing blanks, postage, investigations and ex* ponsos incident to such Investigation of suspicious fires reported. "Nothing was paid for extra work antailed upon this department, al though the auditing clerk's time is now entirely taken up with this work and that of the insurance department p'roper. He has rendered heretofore grtfit assistance in helping with the clerical work of the tax department. I would probably have been justified in paying for extra help out of this fund to supplement the work hereto fore done by the auditing clerk, but convictions are deeply grounded upon the principle that the state should en force Its laws through its regular channels, and should discover and punish the perpetrators of the crime of incendiarism in the same way that it seems its duty to prosecute murder, stealing, swindling, and other crimes. Is it wise to allow corporations to practically usurp the power of tho government, when tho duties of sher iffs, magistrates and other officers charged with the execution of the criminal and civil law are transferred to other offices to be" compensated or paid by the corporations? Where is thin tendency to end? Is not this concentration of Indirect corporate influence dangerous to the people, es pecially when a large number of pub lic employes nnd officers of the State are paid by the corporations? In my opinion, it is far better for the State to pay by direct appropriation for the enforcement of Its laws, for after all. the people pay the tax whether it Is directly or Indirectly Imposed." More Than 150 Bills. During the first week's session of the general assembly more titan 150 bills have been prepared for consideration and tho most of them have been in troduced nnd are awaiting the action of committees. This represents prac tically three days' work, since few were Introduced on the first day and Satur day w a practically a dies non. Death of Dr. Hotcher. Beaufort. Special.? This community was shocked Tuesdiy afternoon by the sudden death of Rev. llarvey Hatcher, D. D., of Atlanta, which took plnce In the lobby of the Sea Island hotel about 4 o'clock. He had just entered the hotel from the street and stood n?-ar the office railing when he sud denly fell forward and remained un conscious for about seven minutes un til he breathed his last. Messrs. J. U- Oilkey and James F. Odell were the only persons present. They immedi ately ran to his assistance and sent lor Dr. Oufftn. The doctor quickly arrived but nothing could be done to revive the dying man. Drs. II. M. Stuart and M. (Iregorle Klliott wero aipo present Vote to Impeach 8wayne. Washington. Special.? The House Representatives adopted the 12 arti cles of impeachment against Judge Swayne, of tho District Court of the northern district of Florida, which had been presented by its special com mittee of Investigation. The Speaker was authorized to appoint seven man agers to present the case to the Senate and conduct the Impeachment proceed ings before that body. PALMETTO AFFAIRS Many Nwwy Items Gathered From alt Sectlona. CliJMVtt* Cotton Mntot These fl cures rap reseat prkw {Nril ?o wagons: Strict good middling .... Good middling Strict middling Middling ...T. Tiages Stsdn? ? .... 7 1-* 7 1*4 7 1-* 7, ? to 6 3-4 5 to S 74 Geeeral> Cottoir Market. Galveston, stead? .., New Orleans, steady Mobile steady ...... Savannah, steady ... Middling. .. 7 1-16 Baltimore, nominal New York* dull Boston, quiet Philadelphia, quiet Charleston. Arm . . 6 7-8 6 7-8 . 7.00 6 7-8 . 7.25 , 7.25 . 7.25 ? 7.50 The Cood Roadr Association. Cblumbfa. Special. ? The South Caro lina Good Roads Association, assem bled In annual session at the court house last week. The following went the delegates present and the countfies from which they came: Abbeville, Supervisor G.. W. Nlckles. J. C. Lomax, and J. R. Blake; Ander son. Supervisor 0. O. Jackson, Jk W. Ashley. J. K. Watson. John K. Wood. J. A. Hall. A. C. Latimer. M. P. Trlb ble. M. L. Ronham and M. Perrln; Berkeley. Supervisor J. H.. Harvey, and J. W. B. Breland; Charleston. Supervisor Wm. P. Cantwell. T. W. Bacot and Earle Sloan; Chesterfield. Supervisor Smith Oliver; Clarendon. Supervisor T. C. Owens; R. E. Mc Faddin; Darlington. C. O. McCul lough; Dorchester. Sapervlsor H. H. Gross; Florence. Supervisor James B. Mc Brlde. W. R. Langston. W. B. Gause; Greenwood, Supervisor J_ M. Major. J. B. McCant?, R. L Lyon; Horry. Supervisor J. L*. Boyd . E. F. Todd. W. L. Mishoo; Kershaw. Supervisor J. M. So well, P. M. Bethune; Lan caster. Supervisor, M. C. Gardner; Marion. Supervisor J. P. Stackliouse. J. C. Seller?; Orangeburg, Supervisor Olln M. Dantzler. T. D. A. Livingston. J. A. Bauks; Richland, Supervisor W. D. Starling. P. J. Garrlck. L. Rabon. Wm. Douglass, N. Ilawlinson, W. H. Sligh. F. H. Hyatt; Spartanburg. Su pervisor D. M. Miles, M. F. Turner. W. T. Brown; Union. Supervisor T. J. Bedenbaugh. R. L. McNally, James P. Vinson; Williamsburg. Supervisor John J. Graham; York, Supervisor Thomas W. Boyd; Barnwell. Super visor J. B. Morris; Marlboro. Super visor M. E. COward; Laurens, Super visor H. B. Humbert. President F. H. Hyatt called the meeting to order. The proceedings were opened by prayer by the Rev. J. W. Daniel. Mayor Gtbbes, on be half of the city, welcomed the dele gates. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: F. H. Hyatt, president; Earl Sloan, secretary; O. M. Dantzler, treasurer. President Hyatt read his report for last year, which Is full of Interest. A learned and highly appreciated address on the subject of Improved roads in Canada, the United Staes and Mexico was delivered by Dr. C. M. NUes. Gov. Hevward sent a message ex pressing regrets at his absence, caused by temprorary Illness, but pledges his "warmest sympathies and most earnest efforts in the interests of tho South *2arollna Good Roads Association. State Bar Association. The first session of the twelfth an .iual meeting' of the South Carolina Bar AssociaUon was called to order in the hall of the house of representatives by tho president. Mr. H. J. Hayns worth, of Greenville. The opening ad dress was delivered by the president upon the subject, "Lynch law in South Carolina." The address was most in teresting and Instructive and was lis tened to with marked attention. On motion, the Association requested that It be published In the papers of tho State, and It will also be published among the proceedings of the Asso ciatlon. The following new members of the Association were elected: Messrs. J. Wright Nash, Thos. S. Sease. W. A. Holman, D. J. Baker, John R. Cloy. W. S. Smith. W.. H. Wells, T. J. Mauldin. J. Harry Foster, Lawrence Orr Patterson, Z. T. Ker flhaw, W. P. Conyers, C. P. Sanders. Camden's New Court House. Camden, Special. ? The contract for the building of (he new court house for this county was awarded to T. O. Thompson & IJro. of Birmingham. Ala. The firm's bid was between $31,000 and $32,000. that being tho lowest bid out of seven. The exact bid was not obtainable tonight. Work will coin* menee at once. To Meet at Marion. Marion. Special. ? Tho fanners ol the county have determined to organ ize for tho purpose of reducing cotton acreage. A call, signed by some ol the most prominent farmers of Marl on, has been published in the county papers, requesting all cotton planters to meet at their respective voting precincts next. Friday, organize and elect delegates to n cotton growers' meeting to bo held at the court house next Monday to form a c otton growers' county association. The purpose ol the association will be mainly to re c'uce the amount of cotton produced by a reduction of the acreagae and ol the amount of commercial fertilizers used. South Carolina Items. Frank Leslie Morrell, age fifteen years, died at his home at Wellford Tuesday afternoon. He was operated on last Thursday for appendicitis and It was thought that he would re cover. Complications set in and hp soon passed away. I^eslle Morrell was the son of Henry Morrell. Hp was popular In his county and gave promise of developing Into a good and useful citizen. His many frleoda are grieved to learn of his death.