The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, April 13, 1905, Image 1
VOL. I!. NO. 11.
CAMDEN, S.C., THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1905.
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VLAI1V05T0CK FLEET IS IEAN
Thrn of th? Four Powerful Armored
Cmlaers Are Seaworthy Again and
Prepared to Act In tho Japanaao Ad
miral's Raar Whlla Ha la Paoln?
Rojoatvanaky.
St Petersburg, Special. ? There Is
reason to believe that. Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky's entrance Into the China
Sea haa been followed by ordera for
the cruisers Gromobol, Roaala and Bo
gatlr, which haa been ready for aome
time at VladlToatock to put to sea.
Whether It Is the Intention to send
them south Immediately or to hold
them In the vicinity of Vladivostok is
not known. Their appearance outside
the roadstead -of ? Vladlvostock would
constitute a potent Isl threat against
Admiral Togo's rear, which will com
pel the retention In, or dispatch a num
ber of heavy fighting ships to Japanese
waters. Thus Admiral Togo seems to
be virtually placed between two flres.|
The peace Influences In the govern
ment urge this favorable atrategtc po
sition presents the psychological mo
ment for offering officially the olive
branch to Japan, reasoning that no
matter how confident tho Japanese
government may be of Admiral Togo's
victory, it will not overlook the possi
bility of defest or fail to appreciate the
complete disaster which would follow
the transfer of the msstery of the sea
to Russia. With so much depending up
on the issue, they argue, both countries
have mutual Interest in avoiding an ac
tual teat, and It is not impossible,
therefore, that a new movement in the
direction of peace may come just ss the
world expects to hear the call to quar
tera for the greatest naval battle of
modern times. Certslnly the spirits of
the war party have been greatly raised
by Rojestvensky's Qu>cess in penetrat
ing to the China Sea; and the prospect
of a navdl battle, even with the odds
against Russian victory, which would
change the entire complexion of the
situation, has aroused something like
? lash of enthusissm in msny Russian
bifestv:
Borne naval officers express the opln
ton'that Rojeatvensky having now ssfe
ly navigated the straits, Instead of
sailing north to meet the Japanese, csn
afford to calmly await Vice Admiral
Nebogatoff, with his division of squad
ron, which could arrive there in about
thine weeks.
The Russian Admiralty on Sunday
received a long dispatch form Singa
pore, but no Intimation as to Its con
tests has been given to the newspa
pers. The pspers Sunday morning
printed Singapore dispatches without
comment. The Svist being the only
eaeeptlon. This paper views the news
from RoJ^stvensky ss an auspicious
prelude to a decisive battle, "which
may show that over Ro>*4.vensky still
shines the happy star which helped
him, when a lieutenant, to save the
fragile Vesta in an unequal conflict
with a Turkish battleship." The Sviat
expresses the hope that Rojestvensky
Is destined to turn the tables, and that
even In case of defeat, some of his
vessels will be able to break through
and reach the Sea of Japan.
Eight Miners Killed.
Roanoke, Va.. Special.? A special
from Alllsonia, Pulaski county, Va.. to
The Times, says: "While tamping
powder In a blast Saturday after
noon at the Ardway limestone quarry,
In this county, about four miles west
of Allisonla, the blast was accidently
.discharged. This caused the explosion
of two other blasts that had been s?t
near by and a fearful accident happen
ed.
Bight men were Instantly killed and
two others wounded. The names of
the victims are: Killed ? John Fort
ner, colored laborer; Walter Millor,
colored laborer; John Harris, colored
laborer; Tobe Sutton, colored laborer;
A. Vaugh, colored laborer; A. O. Wal
ton, white laborer. The Injured? Tom
Sampso* colored laborer; William Dai
ton, white foreman, who was in charge
Of tbo gang of workmen.
Teleflraphlo Briefs.
The operators In the Central Penn
sylvania bituminous coalflold have
?Igned tho wage scale aubmlttod by the
miners under protest.
Nlcholi Zavolsky, the adopted son of
Maxim Oorkey, the Russian novelist
and reformer, is in America and will
make a tour, prcachlng socialism.
De Witt Smith, president of the
Chesapeake Western Company, wan
charged In New York with grand lar
ceny. . %
Mrs. Cassle L. Chadwlck was grant
ed a stay of execution by the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals at
Cincinnati, the decision being announ
ced by Presiding Justice Lurton.
J. O. Phelps Stoke*, a millionaire
and Ron of Anson Phelps Stokes, a
millionaire, will marry Miss Rose II.
Pastor, formerly a staff correspondent
of the Jewish Dally News.
The Congregational ministers, In
their protest against acceptance of the
Rockefeller gift of $100,000 for mis
slons, are severe on the Standard Oil
magnate.
District Attorney Jerome has receiv
ed the "Nan" Patterson letters that
were taken from J. Morgan Smith and
wife.
It la flow said that Vlce-Pteildent
James Hasten Hyde, of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, will turn the
tables on President James W. Alexan
der aad try to oust him. Messrs. Hyde
and Alexander gave out letters attack -
I Ing each other.
Thirty-seven bodies have been taken
Oat of the Letter mine at Ziegler, HI.
President RoosevSlt was cordlslly
welcomed to LeulsvJlle, Ky., where he
?ddresied a large assemblage, and th< n
ed op his trip to the ? South
DAMAGE BY SEVEKE ST0K1
Houasa Demolished and Unroofed,
Trees Uprooted and Stock Killed
Many PwtOM Injured, Thoogh No
Fatal it loo Are Reported? Path of the
?torm Three Miloo Long? Woman
and Child Carried to the Roof of a
Neighboring Houao.
Mooresville, Special.? A terrific rain
ind wind storm passed over this sec
tion of the county about 3 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon, and assumed the fe
rocity of a cyclone. Many homes are
totally destroyed, while many others
ire left without covering, and other
wise damaged. The clouds came from
ibo south and west, and as they came
in contact a few miles below town hav
3c began. The path of the storm cov
ered a scope of about S00 yards In
width, and It left destruction in its
wake. The re pert comes that on EL
C. Deaton's farm at the Held place,
* barn that had been finished yester
Jsy was blown away. The current
was heading toward town, and the
lext place It struck was the home of
Mr. Lee Kistler. the roof of the dwell
ing being blown off, and the chimney
going down through the house. No
jne was soriously hurt, and the family
xrcupied one room at the time. Mr.
lames White and Mr. Rod Klstler
*ero slightly hurt. The barn and out
houses were totally demolished. Next
was the home of Mr. Sherrill, which
was lifted from the pillars and carried
some distance. Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill
were in the house, and it is rumored
hat Mrs. SherriU'8 Jaw bone was bro
ken. The r?of of the house of Mr.
Bud Phillips was carried away. The
imall houses of Mrs. Walls, near the
lower mill, was blown down. The
storm then struck Frank Beatty's
house, on Cloaninger's Heights. This
house was wrecked. It was occupied
by three persons, a mother and two
children. One girl crawled beneath a
>ed and escaped unhurt, . while the
r.other and another child were found
:?n top of the roof some distance from
the spot whore the house had been.
Next was a cabin occupicd by John
Knox, where the roof and everything
in the house was blown away. Includ
ing a small child about 4 years old,
who wag found three hundred yards
'rom the house unhurt. All the cabins
!n this section were unroofed and
blown 'down. The next and most sert
>us loss of property wai at the home
ot Mr. J. H. Cloaninger. His big two
uory house was uqroofed and every
thing in the upstairs of the building
broken to pieces. The ell was torn
from the big house, and all his dining
room and kitchen furniture was bro*
ten. A crib, barn, blacksmith shop,
Juggy shed, smoke-house and gralnery
ind one tenement bouse were com^;.
pletely demolished. The barn of Mrs.
Crawford Johnston was blown off thf.
illlars. The home of Mr. Mack Brown
ie a total wreck, having been blown
from the pillars and moved about six
?eet from tho original sito. This Is a
six-room house and was In the old
picnic grounds east of town. The
barn of Mr. Julius Kennerly was blown
down and a horse was killed. Trees
were uprooted and tarried a great way
and pieces of timber were carried off.
Derives $1,000,000 From Convicts
Jacksonville. Fia., Special.? The or
;anization of the b! ennial session cf
he Florida Legislature at Tallahassee
?vas completed at noon by the ratifica
tion cf the caucus nominees: Park
Trammel, of Polk countv, as President
>f the Senate, and Albert Gilchrist,
is Speaker of the House. Governor
Broward's message treated largely of
routine matters, but also recommend
3d the passage of a uniform text-book
aw. It also discussed tho question
>f the leasing of convicts. Under the
present term of the lease the State
will derive about one million dollars
from this source during the four year?
>f the life of tho contract. . The sea
son of the Legislature, by law, 1$.
limited to sixty days.
Killed Wife and Parents.
Batesvllle, Ark., Special ? John Dow,
a negro, went to Sulphur Rock to see
his wife, who was at her father's
home, and because she refused to re
turn with him, he drew a pistol and
shot her dead. Then he shot and
killed his wife's mother and another
negress. His father-in-law secured a
shot gun and shot Dow. hut not fa
tally, tho latter being able to return
tlio Are, killing his father-in-law.
Losses Number 107,000.
Harbin, By Cable. ? Complete returtis
received at headquarters give the total
Russian losses In killed, wounded and
prisoners at the battle of Mukden as
107,000. The wounded are being tak
en away from here over the 8lberlan
Railroad as rapidly as possible, In or
der to free the hospitals preparatory to
a renewal of the fighting. By General
Llnevltcb's order, the bands play dally
ct all the Russian positions.
CONDUCTOR WEAVER ARRE8TED.
Placed Under $500 Bond on Charge of
Kicking a Negro from Hi* Train,
With Serious Results.
Durham, Special. ? Conductor Rob
Weaver, of the Southern road, was
brought here by Police Officer Patter
son, of the Oreensboro police force.
He was arrested in that town on re
quest of the Durham officers. Imme
diately after reaching here. Weaver
gave bond In the sum of $500 for his
appearance before the mayor. The
charge against him Is that of assault
with Intent to kill. Weaver Is charg
ed with kicking a negro by the name
of 8ajnuel3rldges from the top of his
tralii while In motion.
No Indictments.
Richmond, Va., Special ? Col. Henry
Hutchlngs, of the First Texas Regi
ment, and Ave of his officers, appear
ed before the Federal grand Jury here
Wednesday to testify In the matter of
charges that there had been Irregu
larltles In the pay-roll of the regiment
named during the Manassas manoeu
vres. Two grand Juries have now
passed on the matter without Indict
ment of any one. The first Jury was
at Alexandria, and the second lier<\
the Richmond body finding no true
bill*.
RE DIDN'T PARADE
The Czar of All the lisstats Takes
H Risks
TIE IMPEKIAL FAMILY LAY LOW
For ths First Time ths Autocrat ol
AN the RuMlans Did Not Venture
to Attend th? Annual Parade of Hi>
Own Regiment, and Only the Young
er Grand Dukee Emerged. From
Their Palaces.
St Petersburg, By Cable? The annual
parade of the Horse Guards, always
heretofore one of the most spectacular
military ceremonies, as well as social
functions, of the year, was chiefly not
able Friday by the absence of Emperor
Nicholas and the imperial family. The
Horse Guards Is the Emperor's owtf
regiment, and never before has he fail
ed to attend Its annual parade. With
the Empress, Dowager Empress and the
entire court, the Emperor remained at
Tsarskoe-Selo.
The only Grsnd Dukes who ventured
out of their pslaces were Nicholas,
Boris and Alexander Michaelovltch, the
first named representing the Emperor.
Even Grand Duke Vladimir, com
mander of the military district, was not
present, the explsnation being that he
was detained at the. palace on account
of sickness. The danger to the Imperial
family was regarded as especially great,
at 11 happened that this was the festi
val, of the Immaculate Conception, one
of the strictest religous holidays. All
business was suspended. The entire
population was in the streets snd the
fear of an untoward incident. In view
of the activity of the terrorists, in
duced extraordinary precautions. The
police made a number of arrests, but
both military displays, happily, passed
off without disturbances.
invate Cemeteries.
8t. Petersburg, By Cable ? The efforts
of the police to smother the political
agitation have led them even to invade
the cemeteries in their search for evi
dence of treason. It has become the
practice of students to place on the
graves of comrades who were active or
who suffered in the cause of freedom
wreaths bound with ribbons, on which
political sentiments are inscribed.
The other day a harmless Inscription
In Greek, simply expressive of sym
pathy, was seised, and on Wednesday
a red ribbon attached to a wreath, al
though upon the grave of a well-known
official, being Interpreted by the police
as a revolutionary emblem, wss not
only cut off but created so much alarm
that a general order was sent out to
all vendors of mortuary wreaths, pro
hibiting the sale df 'ffeatfbbons.
Red Flags at Funeral.
St. Petersburg, By Cable ? The work
men of the village of Smolensk made a
demonstration Friday, the occasion be
ing the burial of an employe of tho
Pahl factory, who was killed by po
licemen a few days ago. Six thousand
persons assembled early In the morn
ing in a heavy snowstorm and awaited
the funeral procession. There were
red flags everywhere, and a wreath ie*
posited by Socialists on the coflln was
inscribed: "Died an Innocent victim
In the struggle ffir victory."
The wreath was seized by the police
and military, which later arrived on
the scene.
Hsd 6j000 Chinese Bsndits.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? Chief of
Staff Karkevitch, In a dispatch to tho
general staff, says:
"Yesterday our sharpshooters forced
the Japanese cavalry to retire from
Erdaheze and Tsulushu.
"One of our detachments, on arriv
ing in the morning of April 4 at the
8ant8lung, engaged the enemy, who
had 6,000 Chinese bandits with them.
I have not received a report of tho r*
sult of the battle."
Russisns Resume Retrest.
Toklo, By Cable. ? The main force of
the Russians, which was recently de
feated in the neighborhood of Chln
chlacheng, has deviated towards Shum
lencheng^ and a part of It has retired
along the Fenghua road. On the even
ing of April 5 no Russians were to be
seen south of Hslnlltun, eight miles
north of Chinchlatun. A small force
of Russians Is occupying Talisvo, 26
miles east of Weiyuanpoamen.
Obstacle to Peace.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? The Jap
anese insistence upon indemnity, rath
er than indisposition to include peace
at this time, later informatloa indi
cates, wrecked the recent attcmp to
bring the warring powers Into nego
tiations. Another effort on different
lines to bring Russia and Japan to
gether Is believed to be under way, the
movers now being Frcnch and English
financial Interests.
?
490 Entombed by Earthquake.
Lahore, India, By Cable. ? Four hun
dred and seventy men, of Gurkha Reg
iments, wore burled alive as a result
of the earthquake at the hill station ?
of Dharrmsnla, according to the latest
information from that place. The re
port adds that it Is Impossible to res
cue the entombed men.
The Kangra valley Is believed to
have been devastated, and It Is re
ported that tho town of Kangra was
reduced to ruins with great loss of
life. No confirmation of the report Is
obtainable, as the telegraph station at
Kangra is wrecked.
Turpentine Operators.
Pensacola, Fla., Bpecial.? ' Turpentine
operators held a meeting Thursday, but
the public was excluded, and no defi
nite information regarding their ac
tion* were made public. About the
only thing accomplished, it is stated,
was to complete the capital stock for
a million dollars for the Export Nav&l
Btores company. About 200 operators
were In attendance.
. CIANGE IN CAlUlf COMMISSION
The Other Four Warp Named to Com
ply with the Law Requiring Ap
pointment of tevili and Will Draw
Much Lower Salaries Than the Oth?
era.
Waahlngton, Special. ? The President
haa carried out his plana for the re
organisation of the ?Isthmian canal
commission, aa to the personnel and
buslneea methods, generally on the line
of the legislation he suggested to
Congress at the last session which fail
ed in the crush of business in the
closing hours. Monday, within half
an hour after the Presidents departure
from Washington, Secreatry Taft, di
rectly In charge of canal matters, made
public the personnel of the new com- ?
mission and the division of duties
among them. Only one member of the
old commission waa reappointed, Ben
jamin M. Hairod. Otherwise the com
mission is new from top to bottom, for
there is a top and bottom and con
siderable difference between the func
tions and pay of the commissioners.
Finding he waa obliged legally to ap
point seven commissioners, the Pres
ident tgd so, but he carried out his
own plan by mahlag three of them
practically the commission. The other
four, though bearing the title of com
missioners, not only receive much low
er compensation, but are assigned to
much smaller fields of activity. The
President has also carried out hid
scheme of dividing up the work of
canal building among the commission
ers, so that, nominally acting as a body
on stated occasions, each individual
member would operate in a special
field. The head of the commsslon is a
trained railway president, chosen for
his administrative ability in the finan
cial and purchasing field; the new gov
ernor of the zone, Is a lawyer who also
has had to do with state affairs; the
engineer commissioner already Is
known for his ability in the execution
of the practical work of canal cutting.
The other members of the commission
are placed to comply with the law as
to the number of commissioners, but
are men of high ability as hydraulic
engineer* Secretary Taft told them
today that they were expected to show
results and that Is said to be the key
note of the President's action.
The personnel of the new commis
sion is as follows: Theodore P. Shonts,
chairman; Charles E. Magoon. govern
or of the canal zone; Rear Admiral M.
T. Endlcott. U. 8. N.; Brigadier Gen
eral Feter C. Hlans, IT. S. A., retired;
Colonel Oswald M. Ernst, corps of en
gineers, U. S. A-; Benjamin M. Harrod
Mob Threatens Saloon.
8prli\gfleld, O., Special. ? A mob very
similar to one a year ago, which lynch
ed the negro Dixon and burned several
dives, la congregating with avowed pur
pose of burning a resort run by Joseph
Kempler. Nearly a dozen arersts of sus
piciously acting persons have been
made by detectives. The square in
which Kemplei's place Is located is be
ing patrolled by police.
At 11 o'clock Monday night the front
and rear of the saloon are closely
guarded by police, as sre the entrances
to Columbia street at Forest and Water
streets. Every street corner in the vi
cinity is filled by a motly crowd, await
ing the appearance of a mob to burn
the saloon. In all, nearly a dozen ar
rests have been made for "safe keep
ing,' 'and at 11 o'clock, the police are
confident they have complete control
of the situation.
The report that two large crowds,
from the West End are now congregat
ing in up-town saloons with the avow
ed purpose of setting fire to the saloon
serves to keep the crowds as near the
place as the police will permit. The
movement at this time is admitted to
be almost identical with that of a year
ago, although the police are betetr pre
pared to prevent a disturbance than
they were then.
Mrs. Hill Reaches Washington.
Washington, Special ? The special car
bearing James J. Hill, president of the
Great Northern, and Mrs, Hill, who is
111. reached here Monday afternon from
Jekyll's Island, Ga., attached to the
regular Florida and New York limited,
on the Seaboard Air Line. A special
train was made up at once, and the
car started to Its destination. T,ake
wood, N. J., over the Pennsylvania
road. Mr. Hill stated that Mrs. Hill bad
born the trip well and was somewhat
Improved.
An Assassination at Fort 8mlth, Ark.
Fort Smith, Ark., Special. ? The dead
body of Samuel Spencer, a prominent,
contractor of this city, has been found
between two buildings on Tomson ave
nue, with a bullet hole through the
body. The trouser pockets were turn
ed Inside out and a 38-callbre pistol
was found lying about a foot from
his left hand. His watch and 65 cents
In money in a hip pocket were undis
turbed. There is no clue to the as
sassin.
Qlrl Dies From Morphine.
Norfolk, Va., Special. ? Edith Turner,
22 years old, who came hero from Sa
vannah, Ga., and had been living un
der the name of Edith Anderson, died
suddenly from tho effects of morphine.
The girl had recently received a tel
egram announcing the death of a sis
ter In Savannah, and swallowed ^ mor
phine powder. 8he waa found uncon
scioua In her room but physicians re
vived her until she could talk, llrr
recovery seemed certain but as a pre
caution, the girl wan taken to St. Vin
cent's Hospital. Whllo the doctors
were working with her with seemingly
good results, she died. The body Is
being held, pending Instructions from
her people In Savannah.
Revolutionists Raided.
Warsaw, Special. ? A strong body of J
police, aided by two companies of In
fantry, Monday night made a thorough
search of Woln, n suburb of this city,
chiefly Inhabited by criminals, rovolu- j
t binaries and suspected persons. The |
police seized quant Itlea of revolution- I
nry pamphlet" and, manifestos and re- J
\olvers and cartridges and arrested
68 persons. The tearftl occupied the 1
wbole of the night.
A RED DOT ANSWER
CoL A. B. Williams Takes Bishop
Potter Seyerely to Task
SOME VERY BtlLLIANT ARGUMENTS
The Editor Challenge* the Slanderoue
New York Biehop to a Show of
Hande aa to Moral Condition of Hie
-Diocese and the South Generally.
Bishop Potter of New York Is one of
tho pet superstitions of this country.
He is part of the general New York
superstition. Because New York is
big, most of us assume that any man
who becomes prominent there must be
a very large and .great man Indeed.
We persistently forget that as many
fakirs, humbugs and lightweights rat
tle and swell around In large placea
in New York as anywhere else in the
world. As for Bishop Potter, he has
said and done as many silly things as
any other old gentleman we know of.
A recent experience his indicates
that his manners are as bad as his
morals in some respects are defective,
his judgment is bad and his arragence
extreme. Some time ago he undertook
to discuss the divorce question in a
New York newspaper. As we recollect,
be floundered around the subject a
good deal and failed absolutely to
make any definite suggestion or to In
dicate any coherent policy for his
church or legislation. In the course
of liis somewhat flabby and charotic
remarks, however, he said that the ab
solute abolition of divorce would not
do. lie added: "We have an example
of what would result from such a
measure in South Carolina, where the
laws ilo not recognize it. Prohibiting
divorce is merely putting concubinage
at a premium." This does not im
press* us as a high or a churchman
line view. Certainly concubinage is
not at a premium anywhere in South
Carolina.
The editor or the Columbia (S. C.)
State wrote Bishop Potter a very re
spectful letter, pointing out to him
that he had done the homes and peo
ple of the State serious injustice, re
ferring him to the bishop and clergy
of his own church in that State for
evidence and asking him to make care
ful inquiry into tho facts and then
"take such steps as equity and justice
may dictate."
In reply the editor received a most
insolent letter from Bishop Potter, in
directly denying that he had used the
language attributed to him and de
scribing the editor's letter and article
on the subject by Judge Benet, en
closed with it as "equally unwarranted
and impertinent."
The editor of the State replied with
another respectful letter. In a perfect
ly proper and deferential way, taking
off the bishop's hide. He pointed out
that the offensive paragraph had been
published prominently, that Bishop
Potter did not seem fit to make any
denial or correction of an outrageous
and shameful slander against the peo
ple of a whole State and that his de
nial suggested in his own letter was
as evasive as discourteous. A few days
later Bishop Potter printed in the New
York Globe a brief statement on the
subject, in which he said he had no
apology to make to South Carolina
and extended his slander to the people
of the whole South. He is quoted as
saying:
"He lyid simply remarked that in
view of the prevalence of miscegena
tion in the South, the 'pose' of loftly
and superior virtue on the part of its
people, anywhere had in it an element
equally comic and pathetic."
An accusation like this cannot be
sustained or disproved by statistics or
affidavits. It can be considered only
In the light of general and obvious
facts. Virtus is not a things of sections
or of countries. The good are good
and tho bad are bad everywhere and
wherever human nature is, tho affec>
lions and passions of men and women
stray in forbidden paths. One thing,
however, is certain and plain. That
is that the moral tone is indefinitely
cleaner and the social standards are
Indefinitely higher In South Carolina
than in Bishop Potter's diocese. Cor
tninly n wornnn divorced from her
husband and mnrried to another fhan
Inside of twentv four hours would not
bo received in respectable society any
where in the South. Yet a woman who
did Hint very thing 1m a leader of New
York's most exalted society. Nobody
Knows the scci?t annals of vice; but
every observer who has met and
known the people of New York and
any Southern State knows that In the
South vastly less filth Is talked and
written than in New York. The natu
ral and inevitable presumption is that
lives in the South are very much
cleaner. The women whose conduct
and conversation are so distinctly
loud and bad as to justify definite
crltieism Is tabooed In every Southern
State, ftishop Potter cannot say that
that Is the case even In the highest
and theoretically most exclusive so
ciety of his own community.
It would be Interesting to know
where Tllshop Potter g?t his Impres
sion^ of tli?? morals of the people of
the South and how he would go about
justifying himself for circulating such
a cruel and injurious charge as that
concubinage and miscegenation are
general in this part of the country.
The truth Is that miscegenation In Its
legal sense Is Impossible anywhero In
the South because It Is forbidden and
severely punished by law. We do
not hesitate to say that the charge
that these vices are general or even
widespread In the South is false, and
in making that assertion we will do
better than Hlshop Potter. We will
offer good evidence to convict him of
falsehood if he is willing to dare the
Issue, We will put on the stapd the
Protestant Episcopal clergy of tho
whole South, from bishops to deacons.
They live among the people and know
them and have ample opportunity for
knowing their life. We may assume
I that some of them, at least, are men
| who are not afraid to tell the truth
I in any circumstances or at any cost.
! For New York, we will take the com
blned evidence of the clergy, the
| courts and the newspapers. Like the
' editor of the State, we Invite Blsbop
Upland corn planting Is nearly finish
ed in the eastern counties and has be
gun In the western ones, with some
corn already up in the former regions.
While a few fields of cotton have been
planted In the southeastern counties,
this work is not really under way. and
the preparations of lands are scarcely'
half finished. Other spring crops have
been planted In the earlier portions of
the State. Rice planting has been be
gun in the Colleton districts. Gardent
are either planted or ready to plant.
Wheat and oats made a fair growth
during the last week and where fall
sown oats were not winter-killed they
look promising. The damage from
winter killing was considerable in part*
of the State and very slight In othei
parts. There was a large acreage o!
spring oats sown and some spring
wheat. Both are coming up nicely.
Tobacco plants are of fair size in th<*
beds. Truck did well during March
with lettuce and radishes being ship
ped and peas almost ready to market
Fruit trees of all kinds are In bloom
and the Indications at this time are fa
vorable for a largo fruit crop.
A Hospital For Georgetown.
Georgetown. Special. ? A syndicate
composed of the taicdlcal fraternity of
the city has been organized for the
purpose of establishing an infirmary
here to be known as the Georgetown In
firmary. A site has been secured for
the erection of the buildings and all
plans have been perfected to make
It one of tho most complete and moil
ern In this part cf the country. A
hospital is something that has been
much needed here for a long time and
several times in the near past steps
were taken to endeavor to establish
one, but without result. The one now
under contemplation Is practically as
sured and will probably be in full op
eration by early fall at the latest. The
officers of the Georgeton Infirmary
company are as follows: President. Dr.
M. P. Moore: vice president. Dr. W. E.
Sparkman; treasurer. Dr. L. n. Sal
teis. secretary. Dr. II. D. Beckman;
superintendent. Dr. Wm. M. Gallard.
Presidential Tour Begins.
Washington. Special.? With cheers
and good wishes resounding through
the Pennsylvania Railroad station.
President Roosevelt left at 9:45 a. m.
Monday on a sprrlal train for a ttlp
through the Southwest. The special
train, which Is one of the finest the
Pennsylvania Railroad has ever sent
out of Washington, consists of three
cars, the President's private car. Rock
et, the Pullman sleeper. Forest, and
the combination baggage and buffet
car. Viceroy. The train Is handsome
ly fitted and contains every known ap
pliance to Insure the comfort and saf
ety of the passengers.
Russians Report a Capture.
St. Petersburg, Hy Cable.? General
IJnevltch In a dispatch dated April 2,
says: "The situation remains unchang
ed. A Russian patrol during the night
of March 27 surrounded a Japanese
patrol consisting of six dragoons. In
the village of Balchanchentse, on the
extreme Russian It.'t. Five of the Jap
anese were killed. A sergeant wae
captured." ?
Counterfeiter* Arretted.
Pensacola, Pie. ? A gang of counter
feiters. who have been operating for
Bofne weeks, have been caught by the
polire court and United States author
ities and are now in Jail. The men
are all resident* of this place. The
nollre also captured the molds, which
were of plaster of Paris. The molds
were made to cast dime*, quarters, dol
lars and ten-dollar gold pieces. A
large amount of the money has been
placcd In circulation and it it ? very
?oo4 imitation,
Potter to take the evidence, or join
as In taking It. If It sustains hie ac
cusal lone, we will confess with shame,
but frankly . that he Is right. If they
contradict him. will he be willing to
confess that he has circulated an out
rageous and infamous scandal and
slander? We do not care whether he
attributes It to Ignorance, recklessness
or malice or to a mixture of the
three. If he evades a simple and hon
est test like this, he will stand convict
ed of having disgraced himself by a
wholesale slander unworthy of a gen
tleman and of having brought shame
and Injury upon his own church, so
far as his Jurisdiction extends. ? Rich
mond News Leader.
?
FIRST C10P BULLETIN
First Report of th? Opening Season
Issued by the Department.
During both January and February
the temperature wap persistently low
and unfavorable for the growth of win
ter grains or of truck, but with the aJ
vent of March the conditions improved
rapidly and the latter part of March
was warmer than usual and stimulat
ed the rapid growth of all forms of veg
l tat ion. The month was unusually free
from frost, only one heavy frost and
two light ones having been generally
Aoted. and none of these were damag-.
lng. During the last week, day tem
perature of above 80 degrees wcs com
mon.
The precipitation was below normni
during January and about normal dur
ing February, and was deficient during
March. In the first of the year th<?
conditions under which the precipita
tion occurred and that portion in tho
form of snow and ice, melting as it
did slowly, were conducive to the re
tention of practically all the precipita
tion that fell, and the soil was well
supplied with moisture, but the absent-?
of rain during the second half of
March rendered the soil dry in places;
on clay lands It became baked an<i
hard. In most places and on all kind* '
of upland soil the ground was in good
condition for tillage.
Plowing, and in general, the prepa
ration of lands made rapid progress
during the second half of March and
are at this date as well advanced a?
usual.
PALMETTO MATTERS
Many Nivny Items Gathered From
all ?actions.
General Cotton Market.
Galveston, quiet 7 11-16
New Orleans, steady 7V4
Mobile, steady 7%
Savannah, steady 7%
Charleston, steady 7%
Norfolk, steady 7%
Baltimore, normal 8
New York, quiet .*8.05
Boston, quiet 8.05
Philadelphia, quiet 8.30
Houston, quiet 7 11-16
Augusta, steady 7%
Memphis, steady 7%
St. Loull, steady 7%
Louisville, firm 7%
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent priccs paid
to wagons:
Strict good middling 7%
Good middling 7-%
3trlct middling 7%
Middling 7%
Tinges 6% to 7M?
Stains 7% to 6V?
Hays Releaaed.
Marion. Spccial. ? The preliminary
hearing of H. Hayes, charged with ar
son. was held and resulted in his re
lease. Hayes, it will be remembered,
is the white man who was arrested
here last week charged with burning
his meat market and Mr. A. L*. Camp
bell's store. Mr. 11. J. llolloway from
the comptroller's office, who worked
up the case against Hayes, and who
swore out the warrant against him,
was here today to attend the hearing
before Magistrate Oliver, who issued
the warrent. Hayes was represented
by Messrs J. W. Johnson and J. 11.
Evans, and the State by the town's
attorney. Mr. W. F. Staekhouse. Tho
hearing cousumed the greater part of
the day.
The Pickens Teachers.
Pickens. Spccial. ? Pickens county
teachers will attend the State Summer
school at Clemson eolege this sum
mer. In order to arrive at the pleas
ure of the teachers in tho matter.
County Superintendent of Education
Hallum sent out a circular letter. Re
plies havo been received from all tho
leading teachers of the county and
about 95 per cent, of them favor going
to Clemson. Judging from the num
ber of favorable replies received the
Indications are that there will be tho
same number of Pickens teachers in
attendance at Clemson as usually at*
tended in the county school.
Escaped Arrest.
Magnolia, Special. ? Jack "Boss" and
Claude Simpson, brothers, white, are
"on the wing," being charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon, assault
and battery (In another case) of a higli
and aggravated nature and carry inn
unlawful weapon**). Tom Taylor, col
ored, charged with assault and battery
with a deadly weapon ? a razor ? is
hiding out. He attempted to murder
Ix?vl English, colored, a few days ago.
severing one ear from the head and in
flicting an ugly gash In his neck. Eng
lish has the reputation of being a very
Inoffensive and peaceable man. These
futigives will be captured if possible.
New Corporations.
The Darlington Trust company was
given a charter last week. The capi
tal stock will be $200,000. The officers
are: R. Keith Dargan, president; E.
Keith Darlian, vice president and gen
eral counsel; A. Watchman, second
vice president; E. C. I.<ldo, secretary
and treasurer. The active directors
are the gentlemen above named and
the following: VV. S. "Gibson. R. G.
Rhett. VV. F. Stevenson and A. C.
Coggeshall. The advisory board con
sists of S. Wolfram, G. K. King. A.
G. Kollock. W. A. Howling. A. L. Flow
ers. O. J. Sands, W. F. Early, J. A.
Weinberg. W. F. Dargan, D. D. Witt
cover. W. P. DuBose and R. F. Howie.
The Charleston Billiard and Bowling
association, capitalization $1,000, was
chartered.
The New? Publishing company of
Florence seeks to be incorporated.
Capital stock will be $3,000. Corpora
tors: P. 8. JefTers, W. M. Waters and
Dr. F. H. McLcod.
Mistrial in Peonage Cases.
Charleston, S. C.t Spcclnl. ? After br
ing out all night, a Federal Court jury
reported inability to reach a verdict
in the peonage case Involving Italian
labor contractor, who wete charged
with holding employes in Involuntary
Servitude. Judge Brawley ordered a
mistrial recorded, ami dismissed the
Jury. This Is the first ease in the South
In which It was charged that white
men were held as peons.
Brakeman Kills Conductor.
Charleston, Special. ? A special from
Orangeburg says that Conductor Char
les Oliver, of the Southern railway, ?n
charge of a freight train at Stilton,
three miles from thin place, was killed
about 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon by
Brakeman Mlckel. The Brakoman
walked to Orangeburg to give himself
up. He stated that Oliver assaulted
him without causo and stabbed him In
the shoulder. Picking np an iron bar,
Mlckel threw it and struck Oliver in
the head, the blow crushing the skull.
Oliver was a man of thirty years of
age and leaves a family.
Peaches May Not be Killed.
Gainesville, (la., Special.? Opinions
differ as to whether the peach crops
were killed or not. There wan the
heaviest frost Friday morning morning
seen here In a long time, and there
was considerable- lee In various locali
ties. Garden truck In some instances
wns damaged badly. The thermome
ter registered 31 degrees at the low
est. It Is not yet known positively
that the peaches were killed, though
they art uaort or lein injured