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: '?DO THOU LIBERTY GREAT. INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAfcl^HJR LIVES IN 'PHY POSSESSION HAPPY, OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE." .]??_' . ? :'. VOL. XXVII. BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FMpAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903. NO. 14. <THE LIFE SAVERS Hoard Voices of Boomed Men Bat Could Not Keach Thom. DROWNED IN SIGHT OF FRIENDS. Tho Complete Wreck of a Pour Masted Sobooner In Long Island Beach. Eight Lives Lost. Eight lives were lost in the wreck Saturday morning off Quogue, Long Island, of thc four-masted schoone' Augustus Hunt, coal-laden, for Boston ' from Norfolk, Va. Of thc crew of lu only two men were saved. Second Mate George Ebert of Cleveland, O., and a Swede who was unconscious when washed on the beach. The vessel was in r jmmand of Capt. Robert) Blair when she left, for Boston. Soon after midnight, during a douse fog, the schooner stra ided a few hundred feet from the beach and about a mile west of the Quogue life saving station. A lifo saving patrolman heard the cries for help of tl ?ose on board and sum moned the crew. For hours tho lifo savers were able to hear the cries of tho men on the vessel, which was near at hand, but buried in the fog. They were absolutely unable tc help tlie men. Time and again they launched their boat, only to have it hurled back to the shore by the heavy surf. The life savers adso had recourse to life lines, but the shots carrying the lines either feii wide or short of the invisi ble mark. Soon after daylight masses of wreck age began to come ashore, indicating that the vessel was rapidly breaking up. About noon a spar with a man clinging to it was seen tossing in tlie outer line of the breakers. After a line had been shot across it and made fast by the man he was pulled ashore and proved to be Second Mate Ebert. A few minutes later another sailor was seen on a mass of wreckage and half a dozen life savers, forming a human chain, dashed into the surf and drew him ashore. He was un conscious and continued in that con dition at a late hour-Saturday' night. Thc cries of those remaining on the wreck cont inued to grow fainter du ring the afternoon and finally ceased altogether. One body drifted ashore, but it was so disfigured as to be unrec ognizable, lt is believed that only the bow of the vessel remains on tlie bar and from this the exhausted sea men dropped one by one until all were swept away. Mate Ebert after being taken to the life saving station, said that tlie ves sel stranded in thu fog, having mls *%*tim? fine"72111rcnecock light for- th;; light of a steamer. The ofllcers be lieved they were at least 25 miles off shore and in no danger when the ves sel suddenly struck and began to pound to pieces in the heavy sea that was running on the bar. Great waves swept the vessel's decks, the masts snapped off like pipestems. and with the rigging, were carried away by the tremendous seas. As the hull began to go to pieces the members of tlie crew were driven toward the bow, where they hung on as best they could. Ebert was clinging to some wreckage on the deck when the whole mass went overboard, carrying him with it. Ebert was unable to give the names of any of the crew, most of whom were shipped at Norfolk. The body of the man washed ashore was Satur day night identified as that of Charles Hudson of Malden, Mass. The rescu ed sailor revived sufficiently to be able to say that he was .lolin Somer, a native of Finland, who was one of the survivors of the wreck of the schooner Jos. Hi Pharo, near Cape Charles on Jan. 2, and who shipped on. the Hun' at Norfolk. Another unidentified I ody came ashore. I3oh nailed Her Son. Mrs. Altin r Oswald of Oakland in a sudden lit ( f insanity beheaded her four-year-old joy and pet dog, which had d?fende? him from the attack from his m o lier with an axe. Thc head ol' the s< n was completely sever ed from the body and was carried from the kit then to the dining room where it was placed in the center ol' the flour besioo which the woman laid the dog's bea I. Arthur Oswald, hus band of the woman and father of the boy, upoii returning home from work Wednesday nignt discovered the horrible crime. He called to his wife but received no answer and going to the upper part of the house he found his wife lying in bed fully clothed with her dress besmeared with blood. Beside her lay their six-months-old baby sleeping peacefully. In another room adjoining Oswald found two other children unharmed. A Good hill. The Columbia State says "Mr, Bomar's bill to empower mayors and magistrates in cities of over 5,000 in habitants to issue warrants author izing police or constables to break open and enter any closed doors or rooms wherein it is suspected gam bling is going on is a measure which the legislature should pass without delay. It seems that some such legisla tion is necessary to break up gam bling in our towns and cities. Gam bling is already outlawed and gam blers also, but it ls not now possible, under tlie law, to raid gambling dens unless it is suspected that whiskey ls sold therein." Thc Georgia Mule. Tho Augusta Chroncile says the Georgia mule scored again Wednesday when one of that species, while being led through tho street?, of Columbus, Ga., kicked a tire alarm box olia post. This broke the circuit which turned in an alarm and the Uro department was given a hard and useless run. Suing a I'roachcr. Miss Agnes Justice of Pens grove, N. J., is suing Rev. J. W. Davis, pastor of Hie Baptist church at Ped rlcktown, for $10,000 damages for broach of promise of marriage. She wants Justice, if ho doesn't. THE DORCHESTER LYNCHING. The Man Huns Had Boen Guilty ot Former Attempt. In regard to the recent lynching at Reevesville Sheriff Varnadoe of Dor chester county has written Gov. Hoy ward in detail. The letter was re ceived Wednesday, although the crime was committed last Thursday. "Hearing that there had boen r lynching near Reevesville," said tlie letter, "1 immediately took such steps as I deemed wiso to apprehend the parties who participated in it. I went to Reevesville and interviewed botli the white people and the negroes to accomplish this purpose. I found the good white people of the town and community, apparently willing to as sist me in discovering the guilty par ties, but nono of these could give me any information leading to the arrest of any party who took part in tlie lynch ing. The negroes appeared indiffer ent and I could get no information nor assistance from them. "lt seems that 'General' Lee, the negro lynched, was in bad standing with the people of his own color, some of them actually expressing surprise that he had not been dealt with Uko manner several years ago for attempt ed similar offenses. Notwitlistandhig tho fact that this negro lias attempt ed several other assaults at different times on white women of this county and has evaded the law, yet the white people of Dorchester deeply regret t his lynching. "Of course I will do my duty in this case and will appreciate any sugges tion from you.: In this I have the moral support of our best citizens who wish to make an example of the law less. "The history of the case is this; A widow living in Reevesville, who has several little children to support, is running a small store. For several nights this negro nao been hanging around lier pl oof business acting in a suspicious inner; She had noti lied some of 1 neighbors of his actions and they wc on the lookout for him. Last Sunday hight lie endeavored to enter her ' me but was frightened away by hi iries for help. He drop ped a pa-'. ' of home-made knucks which were Identified as those which lie had been carrying. There were several other pieces of evidence against Lee, one of which was a pair of legg ings which he wore which left a pecu lar mark, to wit: a buckle from one of the straps marked every step of one of his feet. "A warrant was sworn out at the instance of the injured lady, a con stable was sent to arrest Lee, and af ter he had secured him and was on his way to jail with Iiis prisoner, lie was held up by unknown parties who forcibly < o ?l^4;l?>-pr Ison c.: -XIr?"con ?table was ordered to move on, which he did to save his own life. He had proceeded some distance vhe'n he heard the shots which undouutedly re sulted in the death of the prisoner. This arrest and lynching took place on the night following tlie attempted as sault." DENOUNCES MOB LAW. Gov. Hay ward Appeals for Moro Ad? quate Law Against Lynching. A few days ago The State announc- , ed t hat Gov. Heyward had been moved very strongly by the lynching in Dor chester and that he would take some steps to have the crime punished, .lust what he Intended to do was not known until Wednesday, when he pre sented to the general assembly the following special message, which made a strong impression upon the mem bers: To the Honorable the Gentlemen of tho General Assembly: In my annual message to your hon orable body reference was made to lawl?ssnessjn our suite, the frequent occurrence of lynchings being dealt with particularly. The necessity of respect being paid to the law by civil ized communities was urged in this connection. Yon, the law-makers, had not been assembled hero a week when another evidence of this lawless spirit is given in the lynching at Reevesville. The governor is popularly credited with the power to prevent or punish these out rages against the State. In reality he is practically powerless. When notified, lie may sometimes frustrate the mob by Hie employment of troops, but when the crime lias been committed his hands are. practi cally tied. The meagre rewards he has been empowered to offer out of his contingent fund have proven inef fectual, and this is as far as he is per mitted to go. In Hie meantime the spirit of lawlessness is unchecked. Any band of lawless men may feel secure in taking thc life of a fellow being on almost any pretext. This deplorable condition ought to be remedied. To compel greater respect, for tlie majesty of the law 1 recom mend thc enactment of special legis lation in reference to lynching, that the great responsibility of otllcials di rectly charged with enforcing tlie law be brought home to them, and that more sffectual measures be taken for the apprehension of persons who tako tho law in their own hands. In lieu of some such legislation, I suggest that thc governor be provided with an adequate fund for tho purpose of suppressing lynching-a fund that may bo used in offering suitable re wards or in obtaining evidence against lynchers in such marmor as may be deemed best. 1 sincerely regret tho necessity for this and am not desirous of additional responsibilities, but I will not shirk any duty that the general assembly may see tit to impose for the welfare and good name of South Carolina. I). C. H KV WARD, January 20, 1904. Governor. Too Much Booze. Tlie Newberry Observer says a man who has been In Columbia a good por tion of tho time since thc session of the legislature began* sitys'he has-secn more drunken members this time thal ' ever before. Two members have especially distinguished themselves In that linc. THE LEGISLATUBE. What Has Been Done During the Past Week. SEVERAL BILLS ARE PASSED. Tho Legislature Has Just Gotten Down to Work in Good Ernest Since the Elections. After an adjournment since Satur day Jan. 10, tho house of representa tives convened at 12 o'clock Wednes day and spent aa hour in session. At 1 o'clock Hon. A O Latlmer, Junior United States senator from this State, was accorded the privileges of the hall in accordance with the invitation sent him last week, and for a quarter of an hour be presented to the mem bers of the general assembly strong arguments in favor of his bill to have government aid In behalf of good roads. There was only one third reading bill on the calandar-Mr. Efl rd's to grant tho Lexington Water Power company the right to erect dams at I) relier's and Ka ucl i's shoals in Lex ington county. This was passed aud sent to the senate. Mr. T. F. Stackhouse Introduced the memorial from the State Temper ance, Law and Order League. This document was received as unformation and was spread on the journal. Unfavorable reports were made on the following: Mr. Ford's marriage license bill; M . Dorroh's garnishee bill; bill to change tho time for con vening the gene ral assembly until the secoud Tuesday in May, and the bill tc curtail the hi nting season. Mr. Slnkler's resolution to extend the use of the ?all to the State bar association this afternoon and tomor row afternoon : nd night was adopt ed, In making uo the list of ofilces to be tilled by elecci?n Wednesday, two vacancies in the Citadel board were overlooked. This omission was correct ed Wednesday ky Mr. D. O. Herbert's resolution. WORK OK THE SENATE. The senate session was short, Wed nesday the body adjourniug within the hour and little being transacted other than the introduction of several new bills and the reading of the cal endar. Senator Brice introduced two peti tlonst asking that they be placed on the calendar without reading. One was from the State Law and Temper ance league and the other from the women of Yorkville and both were along the lino of changing the dispen sary law so that a dispensary might be ipmpye? by,-popu*ar vote. Immediate consideration was asked by Senator Hardin for his concurrent resolution relating to the Columbia Female college. It Included a change of tho name to the Columbia college and also empowers the trustees to dis pose of the present property If desired, lt was passed and sent to the house. A concurrent resolution sent up by Senator McCall proposing to grant a special charter to the South Carolina Immigration society was also passed. Senator Butler's bill to exempt Con federate soldiers from peddlers' and hawkers' licenses was sent to the house as was Senator Douglass' bill apportioning a part of Union's share of the dispensary funds for maintain ing a public library. The Lanham ex cess baggage bill and Senator Itay sors Oraugeburg school election bill were also given third reading. The house rcsolutior of Mr. Lanham to give Clarendon's county treasurer cer tain funds in repayment was in definitely postponed. The Cause bill to prevent ship ping shad out of the State was made a special order for Wednesday. Rev. John Lake who made the opening prayer for Rev. Walter f Her bert was once a page in the senate' He is a South Carolinian and in now a missionary lately returned from China. KAUM LABORERS CONTRACT. There was a long debate on the bill providing punishment for violation of labor contracts. This was a most important measure, the object of the. friends of thc bi l being to protect the farmers form merchants as well as from the laborers who violate con tracts. It was argued that merch ants swoop down on the laborers In the middle of the year without giving notice to the farmer whose work will be disconcerted hy having his laborers taken away. Toe bill as passed pro vides that any laborer working on shares of crop, or for wages in money, or other valuable consideration, under a verbal or writ! en contract on farm lands, who shall receive advances, either in money or supplies, and, thereafter, wilfully and without just cause fall to porfom the reasonable service required of him bv the terms of the said contract, shall bc liable to prosecution for a misdemeanor; and, provided, the prosecution shall be commenced within forty days after thc alleged violation, and, ou convic tion, shall be punlsed by imprison ment of 'IO days, or to be lined in the sum of not less than 850, nor more than 8100, in the discretion of the court; provided, thc verbal contract herein referred to shall be witnessed by at least two disinterested witnesses; provide that the contract shall be valid only between the original parties thereto and any attempted transferor assignment of any rights 'hereunder shall be null and void. TO I'URLISM HANK REPORTS. The house gave second reading to Mr. Little's hill requiring private banking institutions to have their statements published as other banks. The old law requires all banks to ub llsh ina newsr aper every quarter a report of the condition and business of tlie institution, tho report to con tain a statement under oath from the president and tho cashier of the deposits, liabilities, discounts, capital stock anl properly of the Institution, this to bo verified by three dlrectois. Mr. Little's bill applies this law to all private banking institutions, whether chartered or not, and to any person, firm or partnership doing business of lending money, and re ?oolvlng deposits. Failure to comply will be regarded as a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction sball bo lined bot less than 8100 nor moro tban 31, OOO, or imprisonment for not less tban tbree months or moro than one year.. | NO LICENSE ON CERTAIN VETEKANS. I Mr. Trlbble's bill to exempt Confed erate soldiers and'sailors from paying' license, which had received an unfa-' vorable report, came up fer discussion. Mr. Mauldin moved to strike out the' enacting words. Mr. TMbble explained that there is a law exempting veter ans from license in the counties, but thiB does not apply to towns. He ap-" pealed for the old Confederate soldiers.. Mr. Holman and Mr. Barron appealed to the sentiment of the house in re gard to the penniless Confederate sol-'; diers trylug to make a living by ped-, diing, but Mr. Moses rather embar rassed the members from York by suggesting that thc bill would exempt from license tax the two richest mea in Rock lilli. Mr. Mauidin disavowed any unfriendly spirit toward the Con federate soldiers; he >vas one himself, and would go as far u3 any other man toward helping them, but the bill does not discriminate' between rich and pior, and there are cx-Confeder ates who are wealthy merchants. The bill was amended to meet Mr. Maul din's objections and was passed to third reading. TniS "WAS KILLED. The house Friday killed Mr. Webb's bill to authorize and require thc dircc tors ofjtbe State penitentiary to erect and equip fertilizer plants and ware houses for the manufacture and sale of commercial fertilizers. j A very important matter among j the new bills was the presentation of a memorial from the State Immigra tion associaticu. This was ace >m panicd by a bill presented by Mr. D. D. McColl, Jr., to have a bureau of commerce.and immigration. Another new bill which will attract attention was presented by Mr. Wm. L. Muul oin of Greenville, which provides for thc . establishment of distiller tea ? breweries and blending plants in ci Jes of 10,000 inhabitants. THE DISPENSARY REPORT. What tho Institution l'a i il tho Coun ties anti Schools Liant Vcar. In its report to the governor Friday the State board of dispensary Oonnrol gives the following statement of the business for thc ?scal year ending Nov. 30th last: To His Excellency D. C. Ileyward, Governor of South Carolina: ' We ha"e the honor to submit here with a statement as the business done by the State and county dispensaries during the fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 1903. By referring to the several I statements attached hereto you will '. find, that thu total-c^L of iiqu'??Si wines, beer, etc, for the year'hasbeen 81,997,550.47, and that the total sales (exculslveof fresh beer) have been 82, 817,998.77. The net earnings for ac count of the school fund for tiscal year, which have been placed to its credit amount to 812(>,2G?.OO. The net protits that have accured to, and equally divided between the counties and towns amount to 8512,21(1.35. Grand total of earnings for the year for school fund and counties and towns 8(538,482.35. Increase over earn ings of last year 871,584.02. Two years ago the school fund amounted to 8011,354.38, and thc act of Feb. 2t?, 19U2, requires us to reduce this sum to $400,000.00, and within a few days we will have met this re quirment. As we said In our last re port 8400,000.00 is an Insufficient amount tit conduct the business of the dispensary on a cash basis. After the Boll Weevil. Secretary Wilson is arranging the details of the campaign authorized by congress to be waged against thc cot ton boll weevil. A number of gov ernment entomologists and scientists are already en route to the ravaged Texas Heids and to the Sabine river valley in Louisiana, the pest having been reported from titree places in tlint section. There will he 30 or 40 scient ists at work against the pest he fore long. They will organize the farmers to fight the weevil and will educate them in the best methods,of attack. Secretary Wilson expects to make another trip to the districts in volved while the light is on and Dis. Gallaway and Howard of the entomo logical division will keep In close touch with the situation. Settlors Icu* Alabama. Seven thousand acres of land situat ed in Washington county, Alabama, 35 miles from Mobile, on the main linc of the Southern railway, has been purchased for colonization purposes. The tract will he subdivided into small farms and sold to Italian farm ers. The heads of 25 families have already reached tho property and com menced the erection of buildings. Farms will be opened up at once. Thc settlers will engage n general farming, the growing of fruits ind vegetables. From reports already re ceived,1 the Indications are that f illy 1,000 colonists will settle in Washing ton county during the current year. Murder on a Train. A special from Graham, Va., says ti.at. in a row on a Norfolk and Wes tern passenger train, near Bl tie Held, W. Va., Thursday night, Thomas Leedy, a merchant of Graham, shot and, lt ls believed, fatally wounded Walter Harris, a Norfolk and Western tlreman, who was riding In the day coach. Leedy had no ticket and re sisted the conductor's demand for his fare. Ho drew a revolver and tired several shots, one of them taking ef fect near Harris's heart and passing through his body. Leedy was ar rested. Negroes on Juries. In the case of Bogers versti3 the state of Alabama, tho supreme court of the Cninted States sustained thc right of a negro to serve as a juror in criminial cases. Bogers was tried for murder. Negroes were not allowott to sit on the jury, for no reason, it is alleged then that of race and color. The supreme court of the Unilctj Stales holds this tobo a denial oj equal rights under tho fourteenth amendment. Tho decision of thq Alabama supremo court against tho negro, Rogors, was, for the reason stated, reversed. ?V mn IN THE WIND. 1 ^-f-soven People Killed at Mcund F< 1 ville, Ala., by Cyclone. COMPLETELY WIPED OUT. "ind Monster Came In tho .?ness. Several Have Thrll ft Kscapcs. Details of the Disaster. j ?\ Ispatch from Tuscaloosa, Ala., says: l>e most disastrous cyclone tbat evti flyvept over that section visited i/illo, Ala., a town of 300 in nis, 16 miles south of Tusca ?Frlday morulog at 1 o'clock ya result 37 persons were killed drift more than 100 injured, and every biasness house with thc exception of a Small drug store completely destroyed. 'rb.C: cyclone struck the city from Itijkt?^uthwest, dealing death and dpa' ir?ction as it made its path, a |fiutj:'t?r of a mile wide, through the tcv q. The following is a list of the I w?u?> (bersons who were, killed: VJ. :'. Seymour of-Nashville, Teun., who accepted his 'position as operator a*'" rj?-raliroad station last evening. v,; W. Warren of birmingham, em plbjed by the Alabama (grocery com pauy\ Redmond, superintendent iing station, from Nashville, jort Powers of Tuscaloosa. Dfes Hettie Farley, negro dead are: Miles, wife and six hildren. Libert Holscon, wire an I thres children. .jjkc nolstm, wife and three cbi I df?p. , ??ine other negroes, yet midenti BedJ Thc following is a parti il list cf ] the seriously wounded: Mrs. . W. A. Grubbs of Kontacky, dislocated h p; lt. L. Grlllln, sprainel back? Mrs. lt. L. Griffin, arm broker; bee. Qjiffin, badly bruised; A. I-. Grjffln; eyes torn out; Mrs. Farley, face cut and ankle broken; Mrs. Gal ley, badly jut; Mrs. F. T. Galley, badly lacerated; Mr. Farley, blinded; A. B. Taylor, leg broken; Mrs. Mc Catiey, ches ? crushed. The names of the injured negroes have not ye', been procured. Surgeons vere rushed toMoundvill: from Greensboro and Tuscaloosa, an 1 all possible \/as done to alleviate th i I sufferings of the injured. I^y the force of the storm person} were blown hundreds of feet froci their beds i i the blackness of night ?Through terror, a father, mother and ti ?ree children lied from their hom? tJ I sec lc .refuge and in their excitement ,'iGi? ;vnvb year old boy in bed.- This i [norning he was pulled from beneath some timber and thus far it is i inpos sible i o hud any other member of the ' family. Bedding, carpets and wearing appa rel are scattered a distance of ten miles through what was a forest, but wbich is now as clear as if it had been cut by the woodman's axe. Freight ears are torn to splinters, thc trucks from them being hurled hundreds of feet from thc track. The depot, tie hotel, warehouses, gins, 30 homes, the store houses cccu pied by ll. L. Grltlln, A. W. Wiggins & Sou, W. J. Dominick, A. D. Gritlln and W. P. Phifer, together with their |s%cks, were completely destroyed. Where they stood it ls impossible to lind even the pillars upon which these structures rested. Bales of cotton, which were stored in warehouses were torn to ato?is, the fragments of lint together with thc debris lodging in trees making ic appear as if that section had been visited by a snow storm. Heavy iron safes were carried hy the storm, the doors being torn from their hinges. A young clerk employed hy W. 1'. Phifer, hearing the terrible roaring of tlie cyclone, let himself down into a well in the centre of the store. He had no sooner found his place of safe ty than the store was completely de molished. Friday morning he was drawn out uninjured. An AKi'icaltuul Hall. The corner stone of the Hall of Ag riculture was laid at Clemson College on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Senator Till man made au earnest address, giving tli'j history of causes that led up to 1 tho founding ol the college and a his tory of thc college since. He showed how thc college had been turned from its intended course into a mechanical direction by force of circuiii.stances and the demand of tho people. He said it was a sad fact that tho young men were leaving t he State to lind po sitions. He. hoped that the founding Of t his building would lead to giving tlie sons of farmers an cement ?on that, would help them make au honorable living on the farm. Col. Newman followed in an eloquent speech,, deal ing with the long st rug/lo for such a building ano expressing high hopes of what this, thc lirst agricultural halli in tlie south, would do for South Ca roi i na._ Dr. Crawford Declines. The State says Dr. T. A. Crawford has declined election to the board cf trustees of Winthrop college. Tbl3 action on lils part is regarded as mor j than liberal, it is looked upon by som i as magnanimous, becusc Dr. Crawfor 1 himself was legislated olT of tho boar 1 about three years ano. It appeals I that Dr. Crawford was elected Thun day night lo lill tho vacancy cause 1 ! by the expiration of thc term of Sens tor Tillmarv. Having declined, Di. Crawford le ives an opening for Scnt tor Tillman to be elected. Ho ls Hight. W. Q. I Ia.n mond, an Anderson rai nier, gave Ii s check for $100 on Mor |day for Anderson's share In the ca penses ol'thu State Immigration socie ty. He says tlie Immigration move? mont is tho most important that has been launched in the state since til i war. Tho HopiililicniiH. Tho Republicans aro getting to work carly. The state convention will bo held on the 24th of February on tho call of thc executive oommitee which met last week. Tho commit I ten endorsed Roosevelt, and said they I wanted him for four years moro. 1. i: BRYAN EST ETISSIA. Tho "Novoo Yremya" Quotes Bim as tho Democratic Leader, Mr. William Bryan, tho famous American politician anti rival of^the late Mr. William McKinley in the two last presidential campaigns, is now visiting St. Petersburg. Mr. Bryan will not remain long in Russia. He will depart in a few days. He came hore as a tourist who ls Interested in Russia and interviewed Count Leo Tolstoi, whoso writings an* teachings Mr. Bryan says have penetrated his heart. Tho ex-candidate is of middle height, somewhat stout, with a hand some face ami clever eyes. His big" forehead and clean-shaven face remind us a good deal of Napoleon I. lt is to be regretted that Mr. Bryan refused to go Into the question of some sharp politics. In his early youth, he says he became interested in Russia. "When a schoolboy I read some in Russia, and I was convinced' that there awaits Russia a great fu ture in Europe, as a great future awaits the United States in the new world." We.have mentioned in our paper more than once that of late the Amer ican press denounces us very bitterly. Mr. Bryan, when asked to give us some explanation on this subject, re plied in a very resigned tone: "The United States are under en tirely different conditions irom the rest of tito powers. They have no friends nor enemies. Nor do tiley have any allies." And as to the American press, Mr. Bryan points out that our press often criticised the United Siates government, but that it would be ridiculous to blame the entire nation therefor. Mr. Biyan re called that the czar, as the author of peace was first to call the conference at the Hague, and has set the founda tion of peace in nur times. "Of course, " Mr. Bryan sai s, "we cannot harvest tomorrow what we have sown today," but he hopes that the peace-loving tune of Russia poli tics will not change. "At.tho pres ent crisis in the far east," Mr. Bryan continues, "when the air is full of war rumors, it is especially pleasing. I shall sympathetically regard Russia, whose future is very great, and also Japan, which stands in the road of progress, and it would g-ieve me in deed if these two conn tries should meet in collision. All mer sures should be taken to avoid this c readful war, but this, I fear, will not ie done." Mr. Bryan was interested to know about our new city administration. He inquired about the parties In the city hallj ana" whether we are satisfied with tlie results of the election, and what we await from the new adminis tration. He himself' is a Journalist and editor of a newspaper. The Com moner, and its circulation is 150,000 copies. The Commoner is devoted to Democracy, as lie is the leader of the Democratic party in America. Mr. Bryan is also known as the leader of the silver-10 to 1-sentiment. The American embassy is giving a dinner in honor of its distinguished guest. St. Petersburg Novoe Yremya. An Object Lesson. Tiie Columbia State says Manitoba is a province in Canada not a great deal larger than South Carolina. It has few railways and poor wagon roads. It is frozen up six months of the year, the temperature going to 50 below zero. Yet the commissioner of immigration of the Dominion govern ment reports that 122,111 immigrants settled in Manitoba during the nine months ending September 30th last, and that 41,000 of these were from the United States. During the same months the previous year 54.490 im migrants settled in Manitoba, 23,000 being from this country. That was the result of "very energetic work" I y the Canadian government to induce immigration. She secured the best class; people who had some money and who expect to work. What could not. the south accomplish if the laws were enforced and active effort made to people the waite places with industri ous whites 1 An Awful Fate. The Colima jla State says Mr. B. I Meddautfh, an engineer for the Pboe j nix Bridge company, which is putting ina bridge foi the Southern at Broad river, near Shelton, was brought to Columbia hospital Wednesday and died Thursday night from Injuries re ceived in the shafting of an air com pressing machine. Mr. Meddaugh was standing near the Hy wheel of the machine when his coat was caught by a key on the Hy wheel shaft, and was Instantly wound up in the shafting, whirling his body over and over. The machine was stopped as quickly as could be, and the mangled form ex tricated. Advice to Farmers. The Columbia State says: "With cotton selling for 14 cents a pound there is no usc arguing against a tre mendous acreage being planted this spring; nor with a fair season s there likelihood of thc jield being less than 12,000,000 bales. The Sr,nth Carolina farmer's wisest course is to plant as early as is reasonably si.fe; to plant the earliest maturing varieties ol seed obtainable and to use economy, mak ing the greatest quantity with thc least outlay. Whatever the size of the crop, high prices will be com manded by the first half million bales of the new crop that are put on the market." Sixty Persons Drowned. It is now estimated that 00 persons were drowned as a result of the burst ing of a reservoir at. Bl >emfonteing, South Africa, Sunday, which also de stroyed 170 houses and .bree hotels. There was a public funer il and inter ment Monday of 23 of the bodies al ready recovered. The ceremonies were attended by all the local officials and 2,000 of the inhabitants. The shops were closed and the town is in mourning. Ile Will Preach. Chas. B. Bobo, a prorrlfhent mer chant of Laurens, has sold his homo and business and has gone with his family to Louisville, Ky., where lie will take a course in the Baptist Theolglcal seminary preparatory to entering tho ministry. KILLED BY AN OVERSEER. Trnccdy on ft Plantation "About Bevon Mlles from Aiken. A dispatch to The State says a ne gro named Jim Stevens, living on Mr. J. D. Protbro's place about seven miles below Aiken, was shot and killed by Mr. Jackson Fanning, an overseer for Mr. Prothro, Tuesday afternoon J>.n. 19. Mr. Fanning was here Tuesday and stated that the trouble arose over a dispute with the negro about water ing the stock. The negro was Imper tinent and Mr. Fanning reprimanded him. The negro cursed Mr. Fanning and advanced upon him with an open knife in his hand, and Mr. Fanning drew his pistol but slipped it in his pocket and struck the negro with a stick. The negro than ran to bis house and others standing by told Mr. Fanning that he had better be careful for Stevens would kill him If he had to waylay him. Mr. Fanning did not believe that the negro would trouble him again, but he went home and got his shot gun and came out to the gate. In the meantime Stevens had gotten his shotgun and came back to Mr. Stev ens' place, stopping on the way and trying to buy rome buckshot. The negro crouched behind a wagon shed and tried to get a shot at Mr. Fan ning who had dropped behind the fence when he saw the negro coming. After the negro came bis wife, who screamed and bagged him not to kill Mr. Fanning. Mr. Fanning, think ing that perhaps the woman was maneuvering against bim also, turned his head towards her when Stevens shot him and ran." Mr. Fannkig's face and head and hands wore pep pered with bird shot, but as the ne gro ran off he sbot him twice and killed him almost instantly. Mr. Fanning is a young man, un married, and seems to be quiet and orderly, and tells bis story In straight forward mannor. He has been work ing for Mr. Prothro only a few months but his employer speaks well of him. His homo is in Willlston where he has many friends. And while he re grets getting Into trouble there is no doubt that he killed the negro In self defense. The coroner's inquest was held Tuesday but the verdict ls not yet known. TRUST CASE DECIDED. First Step in tl.c Fight Against the Virgin la-Carolina. Judge Gary h is rendered a decision in the state's case against the .Vir ginia-Carolina Chemical company and seven fertilizer concerns of this state, j charging them with .violating the anti-trust laws of the state and enter-1 ing into a conspiracy to control the prices and products of tho product in South Carolina. The decision is upon a demurrer entered by the company to the charges and the demurrer is_over ruled. The complaint was first lodged againsnt the company under the acts of 1807, amnded by the acts of 1898 in regard to the combination of two or moro parties or corporations that may lessen competition. The complaint alleged that in 1900 the V. C. compa ny with a capital of $24,000,000 purch ased all other similar concerns in this state except four small ones and also an interest in Che Southern Cotton Oil company which produced a fertili er ingredient. The company demurred on the ground that thc act of 1897 was in violation of tho const itut ion of the United States. This is overruled by Judge Gary on the ground that tho ant i-trust laws ire within the police powers of the sti.te and that said pow ers aro not subject to the amendment referred to, which is the ]4th. The second ojjection was that no state had the -ri-.rht to pass laws that impair tho obligations of a contract. This was oven tiled on the ground that the corporation carno into this state knowing the laws and found the other co-defend: nts organized under the said laws and subject thereto. The third objection in regard to the shipping of goods which conies under the inter-state commerce law is sus tained, but the judge holds that the other clauses of :he action constitute a cause for action, the clauses being separable. In tho fourth and fifth objections that tho complaint does not state facts that the company has violated .the terms of the act, the judge recited thc complaint and concludes that there is sufficient ground and overrules Ute demurrer. This is practically the first step in the light and it, is proba ble that this will be carried to the supreme court.-Coulmbia Record. lie Should Jtesign.i P. D.Ollarron, who misrepresents York County in the lower house of the legislature, seems to have a rather unique idea of thc rights, privileges, and prerogatives of thc representative in the general assembly or this com mon wealth. Ile was taken up a few days ago in Columbia for drunk and disorderly condt ct and carried to the station house by thc police. Coming up thc next morning before thc re corder's court l e was convicted and tined. This was not only too great an Indignity to be perpetrated upon one of tho cleat and set apart function aries of tho state; and not only this but as Representative Barron saw it it was positivcl..' against the law, and he forthwith entered thc pica that he, being a raembei of thc legislature was not amenable to arrest and punish ment. As a h glslator it was his to make laws, so nobody else's to obey them. Such a representative is a rc llectlon on thc people ho misrepre sents, and the} should forthwith re quest him to vucate. Tired or lil Ito. Col. John Hi Bacon, 75 years old, former mayor of Colorado Springs, Cul., committed suicide by shooting himself on Sunday becauso of bad health. TOO Sensitive. Rather than face lils creditors, Harry S. Twambly, a Blddeford, Me., jeweler, ended his Ufr on Monday with a dose of cyan''1- potassium. DEAD IN A M?NE. A Terrible Fire Damp Explosion. Deals Death to. Minors. _ A BRAVE RESCUER PERISHES. Women and Children Crowd Around tho Month of tho Mino Becking Their Hus-/ bands and Fathers. A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa., says from all that can be learned be tween 180 and 190 men are lying dead in the beadings and passageways cf the Harwick mine of the Allegheny Coal company at Cheswlck, the re sult of a terrific explosion. Cage af ter cage has gone down into tho mine and como up again butonlyone miner of all those who went down to work Monday mornb g has been brought to the surface. The rescued man is Adolph (Junia and he is still.in a .semi-conscious condition at the ten - porary hospital at the rude school house on the hillside above the mint. . In addition to the miners who were at work when tho explosion occurred, lt is now believed by practically all of the men of the rescue party who come up the 220 foot vertical shaft for a warming and breathing spell, that Selwyn Taylor, the Pittsburg mining engineer, who plotted the mine and who was the first to reach tho bottom after the explosion happened, is now among the list of dead. Every effort is being made to rescue the imprisoned miners. THE EXPLOSION". The explosion occurred at 8.20 Mon day morning and tho first warning was the sudden rumble under ground, and then a sheet of flame followed up the deep shaft. Both mine cages were hurled throiUTh the tipple, 29 feet above the landing stage and the three men on the tipple were thrown to the ground. A mule was thrown high above the shaft and fell dead oo the ground. The injured were brought at once to thc city where some of them have died since. After the explosion I the brash at the pifo m?uth~stOTflecT the little village. The wives and children of the men below rusheel to the scene of the disaster, but to gain no encourage ment. There was no way to get into the deep workings. The cages that let the men into the mines and brought them out again 'when the, day'n work was done were both demolished. All day long there was a jam of women and children waiting' about the mouth of the pit. There were calls for assistance and for surgi cal aid from the men in charge of the mine, but.it_was not until 4 o'clock Monday afternoon that the first attempt at rescue was made. This was a failure as the two men who volunteered were driven back by the foul air. A BRAVE MAN'S DEATH. Shortly after 5 o'clock Sel>7yn M. Taylor and one of his assistants 'sig naled for the engineer to lower them into the shaft. Taylor is still down there. Three times efforts have been ,?? made to reach him but so far wity' *'0J!B<I avail. Thomas Woo?lU..ne n* 1 yV of the rescue party hi???i^Kaj^^^y^Rqu face, told his story of hi3 fcrrw whore the mine. He said: "I was wit#^ij0_ lor and we clambered over three * four falls. Taylor laid out tho minex"^ and seemed to know the way. There was one man alive at the f^ot of the shaft. He was sent up and then we took the mule path into the south lever. We saw two men who wereallve and notified those back of us and then went on. We passed the third,.fourth and fifth headings and then went, through an overdrlft into the other shaft. I began to feel dizzy and siclr, and than I saw Taylor stagger a.nd fall. His lantern fell. We tried to lilt him but could not carry him up and I made my own way to safety." tTte body of Mr. Taylor was found and brought to the surface at a little after ?two o'clock, having sacrificed his Hie crying to rescue others. Many "Want Onice. The Columbia State says Mr. W. O. Tatum, recently elected dispensary eomraisiioner, iabeggining tc feel tbe responsibility of ofllclal position. At lils disposal are 18 clerks' and inspec tors' positions paying from 860 to $150 a month. In addition he bas the employment of every person who works by the week or by the day around the big warehouse where the bottling is conducted. Mr. Tatum Monday appealed to the newspapers to state that ho will entertain no applications now. His work in the legislature is very much interfered with by communications and by per sonal appeals. He states that he. will announce no appointments just now, and he will keep all written applica tions on file, answering none. When ho takes charge of the office about the 1st of March, te will announce the names of the successful applicant:}. There are fifty now applying for tho live places of inspector. As each place in thc establishment has an in cumbent who is anxious to hold on, and as there are hundreds of others trying to get in, Mr. Tatum's posi tion is easily seen. Tho State says Mr. Tatura has on tile live hundred applications for jobs in the dispensary. Fatal Huntliip: Accident. At Savannah, Ga.,'Henry Qarwes, keeper of the city cemetery, died ' Thursday morning from a gunshot wound in tho abdomen, inflicted on Tuesday morning accidentally by a friend, W. H. Kldwell, during a deer hunting expedition o.i Saint Catherine Island. Garwes had left his stand and was makiug his way ont of the woods. Kid wellshot at a deer. One buckshot glaced on a board fence and ricocheted forty feet striking Garwea In the abdomen. He was brought to thc city on a tug and died Thursday after much suffering. . Burned to Death. At Springfield, Mass., August Stein hart, aged 71, a cripple living here, today poured kerosene on his wife's clothing and houso and set fire to them. Tho woman escaped sevoroly burned. Steinhart was bumed to doath.