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Discussed by President Roose velt at Lincoln Banquet. GIVES SOUTH ADVICE And Pays Tribute to this Section and Commend* the An?-Lynchlng Cru* eade. After All the Negro Must Learn to Depend on Himself. AB the guest of honor at the Lin coln dinner of tho Republican Club in New York last week, President Roosevelt made a speech on tho race problem. 13e appealed to the north to make it3 friendship for the south all the gre Uer because of tho "em barrassment of conditions for which abo ls not alone responsible," and said that the problem was to "so adjust tbe relations between two races of dif ferent ethnic type, that the backward race be trained so that it may enter Into the possession of true freedom, while the forward race is enabled to preserve unharmed the high civiliza tion wrought out by ItH forefathers." The dinner was held In the main banquet hall ot the Waldorf Astoria, and in the number of guests and elaborateness of decorations is be lieved to have exceeded any function Of its character ever held in Now York. The guests numbered more than 1.300, including 275 women, who dined In the Astor gall? ry. THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. The president said in part: "In his second Inaugural, in a speech which will be rend as ling as the memory of this ua dem endures. Abraham Lincoln closed by saying: " 'With malice toward none; with charity for all; wltb thinness In tbe right, as God gives us to ste the rigbt, let us strive on to titilsh the work we. are in; * * " to do all which may achieve and cherish a Just and last Ning peace among ourselves, aud wltb ill nations.' ^?tCOLN OF SOUTH K!tS BIRTH. 'Tbls rettie spirit in which mighty Lincoln SO^M to bini up the na tion's womina Wheu lts soul was je! | seething witt? tierce barred, | wrath, with rancor, w'-n .*"?'? the evil and dreadful pass-^.u? provukr d by civil war. Surely tbls ls Hie spirit which all Americans should sh w now, when there ls so little excuse for nuilee or rancor or hatred, wben there, is so lit tie of vital consequence to divide brother from brother. "Lincoln, himself a man of south ern birth, did not hesitate to appeal to the swuid when he became satlhtkd that in no other way ciulri the union be saved, for high tbougii be put peace . he put righteousness still higher Ile warred for theunijn;he. warred to ftoe the Blave; and wben lie warred he wor red lu earn:st, for lt is a sign of weakness to be half hearted when Hows must be struck. But be felt only love, a love as def p as the tenderness of his great and sad bear!,, for all bis countrymen alike Sn tba north and in tbe seuth, and he longed above everything for the dav when they should once mere be knit together in tbe unbreakable bonds of el.ernal friendship. SPIRIT OF LINCOLN COMMENDED. ' "Woof today, in dealing with all our fellow cit zens, white or colored, north or south, should strive to sho* just tbequ.ilitles that L'ncolu showed: His steadfastness in striving after the right, mid lils bnflnlte^patlcnoo- and forbearaocajit&frt!;o.se wko saw that "right less clearly than he did; his W- ' earnest endeavor to do what was best, and yet h s readiness to accept the best that was practicaide when the ideal best was unattait able; his un ceasing effort to cure what was evil; coupled with his refusal to make a bad situ?t tm worse by any Ill-judged or Ill-timed effort, to make it better. "The gnat civil war In which Lin coln towered as the loft cst Ugure left us not only a reunited country, but a country which ha?, the proud right to claim as Its own t he gi try won alike by those who wore the blue and by those whr. wore the gray, by those who followed Grant and by those who followed Lee; tor beth fought with equal bravery and with equal Binceri ty of conviction, each striving for Lbe light as it was given iii m to see the light; thu gb lt is now clear to all that the triumph of thc cause of free dom and of the union was essential to the welfaro of mankind. We a:-e now one people, a people with f illings which we must uot blink, but a peo pie with great qualities In which we have the right to feel Just pride. FRIENDSUIP FOR SOUTH. "All geed Americana who dwell in the north mus t, becai.se they are gi od Americans, feel the most cai nest friendship for their f-dlow-couutry men who dwell in thc si uth, a friend ship all the greater beca ise it ls In the south that wc lind in i s most acute phase one of the gravest problems be fore our people; the pre hiern of so dealing v\iT.h the mm of one color as to secure him the rights that no one would grudge him if he were .'f an other color. To solve this problem it Is, of course necessary to educate him to pei form thc duties, a failure to perform which will render him a curse to himself and lo all around him. DIFFICULTY OF NEDOR PRORLEM. "Most certainly all clear-sighted and generous men In tie north ap preciate the diillculty and perplexity of this proolem, sympathize with the south In the embarrassment of condi tions for which alie ls not alone re sponsible, feel an honest wish to help her where help is practicable, and have thc heartiest respect for those brave and earnest men of thc south, who, in the face of fearful difficulties, aro doing all that men can do for the betterment alike of white and black. The attitude of the north toward the negro IB far from what it should be and there is need that the north also should act in good faith upon the principle of giving each man what is Justly due him, of treating him on bis worth as a man, granting him no special favors, but denying him no proper opport unity for labor and the reward of labor. Hut the peculiar circumstances of the south render the problem 11?re far greater and far more acute. JUSTICE FOR ALL MEN. "Noithe- I nor any otln:r man can ?.ay that any given way of approaching that probh m will present In our time even an approximately perfect solu tion, but v e can safely say that there can never be such solution at all un less we approach lt with tho effort to do fair and equal justice among all men; aud to demand from them in re LUID Just and fair treatment for others. Our effort should be to secure to each man, whatsoever bis color, r quality of opportunity, equality of treatment before the law. As a people striving to shape our actions in accord ance with the great law of righteous ness we cannot alford to take part in or be indifferent o the oppression or mal-treatment if any man who, against orusblng disadvantages, bas by his own industry, energy, self-re spect and porsevt rance struggled up ward to a position which would entitle him to the respect of his fellows, if only his skin wera of a different hue. - MUST HEH' ALL MEM UP. "Every generous impulse lu us re volts at the thought of thrusting down instead of helping up such a man. To deny any man the fair treatment granted to others no better tban he is to ccmmlt a wrong upon him -a wrong sure to react in the long run upon those guilty cf suoh denial. The only safe principle upon which Amer icans can act ls that of ail men up,' not that of 'some men down.' If in any commuuity the lovel of intelli gence, morality and thrift among the colored men can be raised, lt ls, hu manly speaklnp, sure that the same level among tho whites will be raised to an even higher degree; and it is no less sure that the debasement of the blacks will in tho end carry with lt an attendant debasement of tbe whites. THE PROBLEM STATED. "Tho problem ls so to adjust the relations betwee n two races of differ ent ethnic typo that the rights of neither be abridged nor jeopardized; that the backward race be trained so that lt may enter into the possession of true freedom, while the forward recs ls enabled to preserve unharmed the high civilization wrough out by its forefathers. The working out of this problem must necessarily be slow, it is not possible In offhand fashion to obtain or to confer thc priceless boons of freedom, industrial efSoienoy, poll t cal capacity and domestic mora'ity. Nor is it only necessary to train the colored man; it ls quite as necessary to train thc white man, for on his shoulders rests a well nigh unparallel ed Boclolog'cal responsibility. It is ai problem demanding the best thought, the utmost patience, the most earn est effort, the broadest charity, of the statcmun, the student, tile philantrop ist; of the leaders of thought lu every department of our national life. The church can be a most important fact" in solving It aright. But above ?..- e'se we need for Its i ur" <. *-". solution, the sober, kl"*11/ steadfast, unselfish per formance of duty by the average plain citizen In his everyday dealings with his fellows. NEG HO MUST HKI.r HIMSELF. "In thc first p'ace, it ls true of the colored mau, as lt ls true of the white man, that in the long run his fate must (leptud far more upon his own effort than upor the efforts of any outside friend. Every vicious, venal, or ignorant colored man ls an even greater foe to his own race than to the community as whole. The adored man's self-resDCct entitles him tc do that share lu thc political work of the country which ls warranted by bis In dividual ability and Integrity and the position he has won for himself. Hut the prime requisite of the race is mor al and industrial upliftiug. N KG KO MU?T AUHOn CHIME. "Laziness aud bhiftlessntss, these, and above all, vice and criminality of every kind, aro evils more potent for harm to the bli.ck race than all acts of oppression of white men put to gether. The oloredman who falls to condemn crino in another colored maD, who fails' to cooperate In all lawful wa,s In blinding col ored criminals t > Justice, is the worst enemy of his own peoplo, as well as an enemy to all tho people. Law-abi ling blick men should, for tBe~mkcNOf .fel??ir race, b? foremost in relenthss and unceasing warfare against law breaking black men. If the standards of private morality and industrial efficiency can be raised high enough among the black race, then Its future on this c tntinent Is secure. The stability and purity of the honio is vital to tile welfare of the black race, as lt is to the welfare of every race. DUTY OV WHITE MAN. "In the next place tho white man, who, if only he ls willing, can help the colored man more than all other white men put together, is the white man who is h:a neighbor, north or south. Each of us must do his whole duty without llinchtng, and if that duty is national lt must be dono in accordance with the principles above laid down. But in endeavoring each to be his brother's keeper it is wise to remember that each san nor mally do most 'or the brother who ls h's immediate neighbor. If we are sincere frienels of the negro let us each In his own locality show it by bis action therein, and let us each show lt also by upho ding the hands of tile white man. In whatever locality, who is striving to cio justice to the poor and the helpless, to be a shield to those whose need for succh a shield ls great. ANTI LYNCHING CUUSADE. "Tho heartiest acknowledgements are due to the ministers, the Judges ind law officers, the grand juries, the public men, auc. tbe great dally news papers In the scutb, who have recent ly done such effective work In leading the crusade against lynching in the. louth; and I am glad to say that dur ng the last three months tbe returns, is far as they can be gathered, show i smaller cumber of lynchings than br any other two months during ,he last twenty years. Let us up lold in every v ay the hands of the nen who have lcd lu this work, who Lre striving to do all their work In his spirit, lam about to quote from -he address of the Hight Rev. Robert strange, bishop coadjutor of North karolina, as given in the Soutiiorn ;hurchman of October 8, 1904: SOCIAL EQUALITY QUESTION. "The Bishop first enters an em ihatlc plea against any social Inter nlngllng of tho races; a question vliich must, of cours?;, be left to the >eoplo of eacli community to settle cr themselves, as in such a matter io one community-and Indeed no one ndlvidual-can dictate to any other; .lways provided that in each lt oallty cen keep In mind the fact that there, oust be no confusing of olvil prlvi eges with social intercourse. Civil aw cannot regulate social practices, ?oclety, as such, is a law unto itself, md will always regulate Its own prac Ices and habits. Full recognition of he fundamental fact that all men hould stand on an equal footing, as ?gards civil privileges, In no way In erfercH with ri cognition of the fur ner fact that all rellecting men bf ?otb races are u ilted In feeling that ace purity must bc maintained. W II AT WU1TE MAN SHOULD DO. "Tho bishop continues: "What should tho white men of he south do fer the negro? They mst givo him a free hand, a fair field, and a oordiul godspeed, tbe two race? working together for their mutual benefit aud for tbe dc~ veloprrent ot our common country. Be must nave liberty, equal opportu nity to make his living, to earn bis bread, to build his home. Ile must have Justice, equal rights, and pro tection before the law. He mu it have th? same political privileges; the suffrage should be based on character and lott lllgrnce for white and bia sk alike. He mu?t have the same pub lo advantages of eduoation; the pub io schools are fur all lue people, what ever their color or condition. T ie white n en of tbe south should give hearty and respectful consideration to the exceptional men of the negro race, to those who have tbe cbaraotor, the ability and the desire to be law yers, physicians, teachers, preachers, leaders of thought and conduct among their own men and women. We should give them oheer and opportu nity to gratify every laudable ambi tion, and to seek every innocent sat is'action among their own people Finally, the best white men of the stuth should have frequent confir erces with the heit colored men, w.iere, In frank, earnest, and sympa tLetlc discussion they might und ar stand each other better, smooth diffl culties, and so guide and encourage the weaker raoe.' "Surely we can all of us Join In ex pressing our substantial agreement with the p lnclples thus laid dowu by this North Carolina bishop, this rep resentative of the Christian thought ot tho south. BELIEVES IN TUE SOUTHERNER. "Throughout our land things on the whole have grown better and not worse, and this is as true of ono part ! of the country as lt ls of another. I believe in the southerner as I believe in the northernor. I olaim the right to feel pride In his great qualities and tics and in his great deeds exact ly as I feel pride in Ibu great quail and d-ieds of evciy other American. For veal or woo we are knit togsther, and we shall go up or down together; und I believe that we shall go up and not down, that we. shall go forward instead of halting and falling back, because I have an abiding faith in thc generosity, the oouiage, the resolu tion, and the common sense of all my countrymen. ."pi- - oouonern states face difficult nr--...>!eins; and so do the northern states. Some of the problems are the same for the entire country. Others exist in greater intensity in one seo Mon; aud yet others exist in greater 'ntenslty in another section. Bur, iu the end they will all be solved, for fundamentally our people are the same throughout this land; the st.me In the qualities of heart and brain and hand which have mado this re public what it is in the great today; which will make lt What lt is to bi in the infinitely greater tomorrow. ADMIRES TUE SOUTH. "I admire and respect and believe in and have faith in the men and women of the s> nth, as I admire and respect aud believe In and have faith in tbe men and women of the nort h. All of us alike, northerners ?nd southerners, easterners and western ers, can best prove our fealty to the nation's past by the way in which we do the nation's work In the present: for only thus can we be sure that our children's children shall Inherit Abra ham Lincoln's single-hearted dcvo ion to the great unchanging creed that 'righteousness exalte th a nation.'" ASKED TU SPEAK. Secretary Hay Invited to Southern I'itlncational Conference. As cue of the principal speakers of the So ?tbern E lucational Confert nee to be held in Columbia, Governor Ley ward has Invited Secretary of S ate John Hay, quite a noted orator ai d a man who has displayed a great deal of interest in the movement for jet terlng educational conditions In the sjuth. Preparations are going right ahead for tho conference there in April end Monday a letter was receiv ed from Mr. E'gar Gardner Murohy asking that Mr. Hay be invited th ;rc. Glovernor Heyward Tuesday sent the f jllowing letter: Sir: As you are doubtless aw ire, the Southern Educational Beard viii hold Hs approaching annual con'er ence in Columbia on April 2tl-28 next. In behalf of the people of my state nnd ah,o wirb the added consideration of furthering thc cause of education, I have the Donor to request that you will attend this conference and de liver one of the addresses. Thc pleasure of welcoming you cord ially and sincerely will be ours, and your visit will give us the added grat ification of kuowing that valuable aid has been given to all who are Inter ested In ttie work of the board. Permit me to urge that you will give thisy our care 'ul thought and that you will accept this Invitation, which ts so earnestly anc cordially expended. I i ?ave the honor to te, very re spectlully and truly yours, D. C. Hi:\ WARD, Governor. Hon John Hay, Secretary of ?tatc, Washington D. C. Borne Qaoer D?lau?. There are some queer doings in tho so-called high life of the people of the North. A dispatch from Newport, ll. I., says as a s< quel to two divorce :ases which two yiars ago caused sen sations-those of Mrs. Hollis H, Hun newel! and Mrs. Mary Isabelle Kemp -lt was learnod recently that mit ;iad been brought or was about tc be ; Drought against Hollis ll. Hunuewell >f Wellesley, Mass., now the busband if Mrs. Kemp, to recover for counsel | 'ees In connection with securing the i Ilvorco of Mrs. Kemp. The suit ls Drought by Col. Samuel It Honey, ? mc1 lt ls Btated on ttus-worthy i nithorlty that tho amount claimed is ; &25.000. Mrs. Hunuewell ls a daugh er of Mrs. Frederic Ni Hann and a i lister if Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt, she biouKht action for divorce against Vir. Kemp In the Rhode Island courts, | md the case was heard and a divorce ] granted at Newport on May 2ft, 1903, die grounds being neglect and refusal ( A) privldc. Undor tho laws of Rhode i sland Mrs. Kemp had to walt s'.x f nontbs before the divorce became \ iperatlve, and on November 27, 1903, i m absoluto decree was granted by i ludgo Dubois at Newport, and an | lour later Mrs. Kemp was married to j dr. Hunnowell by Judge Dubais, i dr. Hunnewell was divorced from his l vife about six months prior to t"?Ia, l ibo afterward marrying John S. ( Cookei. This ls certainly a mess. A nan ht lng sued for tho lawyers lees ecurirg a divorce for his wife fiom 1er foi mer husband ls something i ni 1 pie, ai d could only take placo am mg ! leople who have mislaid what little H norais they may have statarted lifo < clth. 1 BANKERS WILL HELP The Fwmori to Organise .to Fight the Speculator*. As has a?redy beei published, at a meeting ot Southern bankers held In New Orleans January 26th, at the time the Southern Cotton growers was In session, a resolution was passed agreeing to raise a fi nd ot 910,000 to aid the farmers In their efforts to or ganize for thc pur pos J of reducir g the cotton acreage. Mr. B. F. Mauld'u, of Anderson, was appointed a? the South Carolina member of the executive committee to raise this fund, and he la sending the following letter io the bankers ot the state: . "Anderson, S. C, Feb. 14, 1905. "To the Bankers ox* South Carolina: At a meeting of Southern bankers held in the city or New Orleans, Jan uary 25th, 1005, a resolution was pass ed .recommending that the banks of the South contributo 110,000 to aid Sou ihern cotton planters in their ef fort to organiza for the purpose of cut lng down acreage. An exeoutlve con mittue was apjiointed at this me ting to take this matter In baud, anc Mr. John D. Walker, of Sparta, Ga., was made the treasurer. I en olou? bis circular which lays the mat ter In a clear business like manner heft ire you. "AB president of the South Carolina Bankers association, and as a mern bar of tho executive committee above referred to, I beg heartily to endorse this circular. Prompt action in the mattel is very important, as what ls done in .the way of rcduolng acreage must be done at once. In view of tho large 1 cotton crop of 1P04 05 it ls a matter of vital importance that some systematic plan be made and carried out to insure a small crop for the pres ent year, a3 another largo crop wcu'd Hurely bo disastrous, not only to the farmer, but to the banker as well, and indeed to all cl as ?CH to a more or less extent. "In order that contributions may be ^equitable, Mr. Walker, in his cir cular bas given a graded Beale. "Remember that prompt action In this matter Is all Important. "Make your remittance to John D. Waiker, Treasurer, Sparta, (JA., ai* once. "B. F. MAULDIN, "Member Executive Committee, "Southern Bankers." 'Blind Tiger Whisker. Greenwood ls a prohibition town, so far, at lea*t, as dispensary whiskey is concerned, but the blind tigers that are evidently doing business there in violation of law munt dispense a terrl blo brand of whiskey, li we are to Judge lt by recent occurrences In that town. Some three weeks ago ono t f the policemen of Greenwood, under the influence of blind tiger whiskey, shot and killed his own son, a lad about Bixteen years of age. The fatbei said Hie whiskey he drank had made him crazy and he did not know what he was doing when he murdered his little son. We are disposed to believe that the poor fellow told the truth, as people who run blind tigers, and Bell whiskey in violation of law, are not apt to be very particular what sort of poison they sell their customers. The people of Greenwood had pot recover ed from this Bhookin-- nrder before another killing tc.*. - < sh their streets. Thl3 time s prominent young business man shootn and ?ills a negro boy whom he bad buen teasing a short time b-fore. The teasing evidently made the negro mad, and he threw a rock at the young man. Then the shooting took plac? with the result ab >ve stated. In v. riting np the kill ing the Greenwood Journal says that it does not know that whiskey was In any way connected with it, for it had not been informed IIB to whether the young man had been drinking on the might of the killing or not, but the Journal ventures the assertion that whiskey ls at the bottom of every such tragedy. We rather ngree wit i the Journal, and t:iat ls the reas > i why we celle ve that whiskey shu?ld be sol 1 under the restraints of law rathe r th-.n hy the irresponsible people wh > ru i blind tlgf.r* in so-called problb . tl? a towns like Greenwood and othen. B( ;h In theory and practice we aro i te totler individually, but we mue i pr fore the hand lng of whlske / th ough tho dispensaries, with th; re: trants of law thrown around lt, th .n to have lt handled by tho me i who usually run blind tigers. We d > not believe that Orangeburg woul 1 suffer much In comparison with Greenwood for law and order. Strictly Nun Poltttoat. One of the sections of tho constitu tion of the Southern Cotton Growers, Association provides that "this or ganization and all of Its associais, under Its system of state and county and sub civil division organizations, are and should be non political. They sh9.ll nut cooperate with any politi cal party, norm any manner uso their organizations, or membership to aid any political machinery, policy, or combine, but shall exercise and per form all powers and duties horein provided as a non partisan agricul tural and commercial organization, designed alone to further tho purposes recited in articlo 1 of this constitution by and through its sys tem of organizations, strictly In ac cordance with law, and by suggestion, presentation, to such law making bodies, as, from time, becomes neces sary, without reference to parties or party policy. Should any tUlcer of tills assoolation publicly announce himself as a candidate for Bny nation al, state or county c (lice, SUJII an nouncement shall immediately vacate his position as an officer, and no per son offering for, or holding any of tho above named political otllces, shall not be eligible to any position In thiB as sociation." Tills isa wise provision, ind, if adhered to, will steer the as relation safely pans the rocks upon which the alliance and other promis lng organizations among the farmers wcre|wr; c';ed. Tins movement among the cotton growers is of too much Importance to be endangered by atll Hating with any political party or made thc stepping Htone to ellice by leRigning politicians. In the tight Llie cotton grov/ois aTO engaged in tho lympathy and support of every man, woman and child in tho southland IB needed, and every effort should be nade to enlist them in thc caiiBe. For ibis reason as well as others we aro {lad that the Southern Cotton Grow ers Association bas been made strict y non political. All are welcome to ta ranks, regardlena of their politi cal affiliations. _ Bei vod lill i Hight. Richard Davis, colored, was sen ,enccd in Columbi:, on Tuesday to /en years in the penitentiary fo'* thooting at two lad los on tho street! >f Columbia two rr oaths ago, whilo Idlng on a street car. KILliED A MAN. Mrs. Bivens, Wife of Senator Eivons, of Dorchester Com ty, Shoota ?nd Kill? a riddler for In sulting Her at Her fiome in the ('omit ry. Thc Columbia State says Just after the senate convened for business Sat urday morning Senator J. D. Blvcns of Dorchester received v,he following telegram: "Your wife killed the Jew. Come home at oncu. Particulars later. "J. A. Ltmehou8e." The State further says that Sena tor nivens waa dumb-founded on re oetpt of this news fr un the deputy Bher'>fl of his county, and immediate ly left for his homo. Just after he had pone communication was estab lished on the long distance telephone by a friend, tut this disclosed little. Just before he left, Senator nivens Haid r.hat he supposed the telegram referred to a Jewish peddler named Greenburg, who had Intended opening a stoie In the neighborhood of Rave neb where Senator Blveus lives. When The State received tho news of the tragedy it immediately set about to obtain the particulars, but the district has so very few white people that this wa3 difllcult. Thc telegraph operator at Ravenel knew nothing of the killing, and so The State wired its correspondent at St. George, the county scat of Dorches ter. The following message was re ceived: "A telephone message from Sum merville says Mrs. Drcla T. R'.vcnB. wife of State Senator John D. nivens, killed a burglar .peddler who entered her home Friday nigh.,. Mr. BlvenB' home is some 10 miles fiom^Summer vllle and 25 miles from Dorchester. Tho particulars of the killing ainnot bc ascertained." Next thu news was fient to the Charleston correspondent of The State, who wired as follows. "A dispacch received here Saturday afternoon states that Mrs. John D. Blvens, wife of Seuator Bivens of Dorchester, killed a peddler named Greenberg Friday night, and Satur day the jury of inquest exonerated t-.cr, - Anging a ya?Mdt of justifiable homicide, it appears that Mr. Green berg was arres'.ed at D > robes ter a week ago for insulting Mrs. Blvens, but was released and prosecution drop ped on his promise to quit the town. Ho returned Friday n'ght, calling at the residence of Mis. Blvcns, who raised ar. alarm, bringing a number of neighbors to her assistance. The premises were searched and Greenberg was found in an outhouse. He ventur ed the explanation that be had re turned to tito plac? at the re quested of Mrs. Bivens, and the re mark enraged the woman, wi o accom panied the party, to such an extent that she raised her husband's shotgun which she carried and shot Greenberg, killing him instantly. Mrs. Bivens was released on a nominal bond." Saturday night Senator Cole L. Blease of Newberry, who is a close frleud of Senator Blveus and who so companied him home, having been en gaged as counsel for Mrs. Bivens, wired The State followiag message: ' 'Magistrate Cummings held inquest over the dead tody of Greenberg. Jury returned a verdict of justifiable homi cide. Mrs. Blvens relea-.ed uuder bo.:d to appear at next tc-rrr of court." Tho Associated Press explained the tragidy In the following telegram: '"OivhanB, Fob. ll."-A kiding took place near Dorchester 'friday morning at about 6 o'clock. A peddler named Greenberg frequently visited the heme of J. D. Bivens up to about a week ago, when he made advances to as sault Mrs. Bivens and was arrested. He promised to pay a flue and leave the neighborhood if they would free him, which was done. But he came back Friday night and entered the Bivens' house and made the same ad vances toward Mrs. Blvens, when she shot him with a shotgun, the load eu terirg Lis ncok. Maglstrato Cum mings was notiilod of the killing, and he summoned a jury of inquest, the verd.ot being just niable homicide. Mr. Bivens was In Columbia Lt the time." A letter from Bidgeville to-The State says Greenberg was In thc habit of stopping at Mrs. Bivens when In ti e aelghborhood and th il Mrs, Blv ern had him arrested for threatening tur lifo and making improper propos als to her. This charge, was dropped upon Greenberg promising to leave the neighborhood and not return. On the evening of the 10th of February Greenburg returned to Mrs. Blvens'. About 3 o'clock thc following morn ing, Mrs. Bivens sent for her neigh bor, Mr. Platt, to como to her home. On his arrival she told him that Green burg had attempted to criminally as sault her. Mr. Platt, leavldg Mrs Blvcns and Greenburg In the house, went to Mr. R. M. Llmehousc, a neighbor who lives about two miles from Mrs. Bivens. Tue two returned to Mrs. Bivens' about G o'clock tho same morning. As they readied the hall door Mrs. Blvens came to the door and they heard some one running through tho back door. On entering the bouse Mrs. Blvcns told them that Greenburg bad run into the shed room. Thuy found the door locked. Mrs. Blv ens brought a hatchet and they forced the door open and found Greenhurg in the room sitting on a bax with his hands tn his pockets. When asked why he had returned there ho said Mrs. Blvens had s?mt for him At that mo ment Mrs. Blvens eutered thc room and fired upon Greenburg with Mr. Platt's single barrel breechloading gun, ttie shot taking effect in the neck, just below the chin, causing in stant death. Mrs. Bivens then said, "God knows I did not wish to kill him, but 1 had lt to do." (Jot Fi Vf) Ycara, George Rogers, alias George Brown, colored, who killed another negro lu Columbia flvo years ago ani escaped, having been arrested lately in At lanta and brought back, was c m vtcted in Columbia on Tuesday of manslaughter and sentenced to Ave years In tli^ penitentiary. T-nB bill to establish a State Re formatory passed the House by a majority of 78 to 20. This ls tho meas ure advocated by the Womens'. Clubs* led by Mrs. Martha Orr Patterson, and the bill was Introduced by her son, Mr. Lawrence Orr Patterson, who is a quiet but brainy and Industrious mem ber -rom Greenville. This is one of the most important measures brought up lc thc legislature this session. WITH tho creation of two now judi cial circuits by tho legislature lt ls hope l that the congest.id condition of tho courts will bereliived and that thero will be less cause for complaint against the law's delay. It was urg ed bj tho advocates of tho ten-cir cuit measure that two new circuits wouli cost less than tbs Bpeclal courts whlca have been held. We shall see. MT Valentine. What shall I send my love? The flow ers are dead; The scent of summer roses long have fled; The blasts of winter long ago have blent With dying leaves-their mission well nigh spent. 1 sent my love when she and I were Ssung, i many a dream undreamed and song unsung, A valentine-such words as lovers write When hearts are young and happiness in sight. What shall I send her, now, from out the past The days so sweet, that could nor I would not las' V Nor Howers nor words the distance can o'erleap 'Twixt hearts tlu.t languish or 'twixt eyes that weep. The years that parted us have brought us pain; Naught can asst age it till we meet again: Rut thouiit can bridge the distance to I her shrine, i And thought, tonight, shall be my v .illumine. PARDOE REFUSED. George W. Eunli Will Have to Servo Oat His Ld lo Term. Tho Columbia Record says on Tues day Governor Ileyward refused to pardon George W. Ennis, a white man serving a life sentence in the peniten tiary for arson. Strenuous efforts have been mtde to secure the release of the man by hi? neighbors where he for me e y lived, in Illinois, and Represen tr. ti ve Warner, who wrote-a personal letter to Senator Tillman and tu Gov ernor Ileyward about the case. It seerr.rj that Ennis was originally from IUlno's and after serving in the "N Trihern army came to this state and settled In 18G8. Ile ?rst settled in Orangeburg and afterwards moved to Barnwell, whero he was Anally tried in 1892 for the burning of a saw mill and a shed and sentenced to be hang ed. Afterwards bis sentence was com muted to Ufa Imprisonment and since then he has been serving out his sen tence in the penitentiary here. Governor Hevward took considera ble pains to look up the case and its h'.Btory, on account of the very Btrong showing made by the man. Judge Witherspoon, who heard the case, bas since died, os baa Solicitor Murphy, but Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger, of this city, assisted in the prosecution, and facts which warranted the refusal of the pardon were obtained from bim. It appears that ever siro i the man has been In this state he has been in trouble. Ile was tirst tried In 1881 and given six months for obtaining m ?ney under false pretences. Since then other charges of arson wee brought against him, but his Anal conviction was not obtained until the last case, when be was sentenced to be bung and had the sentence commuted to life lm prlsonment. Good Democratic I)ootrlnr>. There is no doubt but that Presi dent Roosevelt ls now preaching good Demccratlo dootrine in his tight on the trusts. Everything that the Presi dent hos done so far in the interest of the people against the trusts waa ad vocated by Bryan in his speeches and in the platform upon which he ran for president in 1890 and 1900. The p.atform of the Democratic National Convention, wh'ob met in Chicago iu 1890, and nominated Bryan, declared that "the absorption of wealth by the few, the consolidation of our leading railroad systems, and the formation of trusts and pools require a strict control by the I ederal Government of those arterioso:' commerce. We de mand the enlargement of the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion and such rcstriot'ois and guaran ties in the control of railroads as will protect the people from robbery and oppression. " The platforrr adopted by the Na tional Democratic Convention, which met at Kansai Clt> In 1900 and which again nominated Bryan, after denouncing tru- LS and unlawful com blnatio is as a menace to beneficial competitijn an i on abstacle to per manent business prosperity, especial ly deno meed re nies and discrimina tion by tran8po tatton companies as the most potent agency in promoting and strengthenii g these unlawful con spiracles against trade, and demanded an enlargement nt the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission, to the end that the traveling public and shippers of this Government may have prompt and adcriuxte relief from the abuses to which they were subjected in the matter of tran?partatlon. In both the campaigns following tile adoption of the.so demands by the National Democratic party Bryan in his speeches oe. the stump pledged himself to carry them out as far as he was able should he be elected. In fact ho was the author of these demands and had them put in the platforms In the face of these facts it must be moat gratifying to Bryans to have President R' o ?velt adopt his views and'hlu party's platforms and attempt to carry them out. It shows that Bryan is a great man, and that, while ho was defeated by wholesale bribery and the purchase of the election by the Republicans, he so impressed his views upon the country that tho Re publican president had to take them up and try to carry them out to save his party from defeat in tho next presidential election, when no doubt Bryan and the same issues will lead the Democratic host to victory. Use Cotton RsKRlng. The recent suggestion of a Kansas milling company that the troubles o the Southern p;anters could be cor rected to some extent by the more general uso of cotton bagging for Southern products, is being generally discussed and many business men en dorse the Idea. It depends, of course, upon the farmers whether they will use cotton covers Instead of Jute for their cotton bales and many usos to which the proposed new wrapper could be put. Even wi h tho products which the farmers do not, originate, they ojuld secure the use of cotton wrappers by inslsliug upon receiving these- foreign products only in cotton covers. In this way they would be oreatlng a demand for their own staple and thus help maintain thc price. Many mills stand ready to make a ?touter cotton wrapping cloth if the demand is only created, and tho oast will bo little, if any, higher to tho farmers. This ls a matter worth con sidering, and we suggest that the Southern Cotter. Growers Association take lt up and c insider lt. There ls no good reason vdiy cotton should not hi put up in cotton bagging. If neces sary it could be made Ure proof, and would afford bitter protection for cotton than jute bagging. Let us got out of tho old ruts. THE GUINARD ! COIvUMB Banding and Ee-Pressed Brluk. Spe Terra cutta ?Tue tunings. Prepar for njUlions. _ Southeastern Lim CHARLE8T Boilding Material of all kin "RUBEROID." 1 KILFYRE! KILFYRJ That ls exactly what lt ls. a Fi day at the State Fair showing Its Qr Every Farmer, Oil Mill,- Saw Ml property should have them. "For sa' COLUMBIA SI Columbia, a. O The ina? VVhlsk? ?^Mor^m?ne^^ Habit, Habit | Habit Ourod by Keeley J 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 7C) Oolu euee solicited. TWO HEW JUDOES. Mr. R. Withers Mo rn mincer Anti Mr. George E. Prlnon. In J iln t asst milly the legislature of South Carolina Tuesday elected n^n. Geo. E. Prince of Anderson Judge of the tenth circuit and Mr. R. Withers Memminger of Charleston Judge of tho ninth circuit. Mr. Memminger was the nominee of the bar ot Char leston and us such had little opposi tion. The other nominee from the ninth olrcuit was Hon. Wm. J. Fish burue of Colleton. There was a very close race between Mr. Prince and Hon. Thos. P. Cothran of Greenville. There was no extended speeohmak I lng in placing the names of the can didates before the members of the general assembly, but Mr. Sinkler's brief remarks in nominating Mr. Memminger presented the picture of a high-minded Judge in a manner which can but give to laymen a more exalted opinion of the bench. Senator Peurifoy of Colleton placed in nomination the name of a mau "whose ability as a lawyer and whose integrity as a man are beyond dis pute, a man who would wear the er mine with credit to the State-Mr. William J. Flshburne of Colleton." This nomination was seconded by Mr. C. P. Sanders, who declared that lt was with unfeigned pleasure that he paid this tribute to the friend of bis boyhood, a man of mature Judgment, of high character and one learned in the law. Tuere were no other nominations, and the balloting resulted in the elec tion ot Mr. Memminger. The vote was as follows: 1 Memminger-Senators. 28; repre- \ sentatives. 82. Total, 110; necessary l to a oholce 76. 1 Flshburne-Senators, 8; reprrsonta- ? tives, 32; total, 40. Mr. Fishburne's ? candidacy bad not been pushed and i tho vote which he received was very j complimentary for that reason. Tue \ Charleston delegation had been work- i lng as a unit for Mr. M mmiuger. The nominations of candidates for ' Juige of the tenth circuit then being \ In order, Mr. John R. Harrison of ? Greenville nominated Mr. Tnorras P. I Cothran of Greenville. This wr s sec- \ onied by Messrs. L. J. B ownlug of Union, T. B. Fraser of Sumter and B. EL Keenan of Aiken. Senator Hood of Anderson nomi nated Hon. George E. Prince and this was seconded by Mr. Richards, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Mos^s, Mr. Beamuuard, j Dr. E. J. Etheredge and Mr. Kir ven. When the senate had balloted lt showed that there was a difference ot six votes In Mr. Prince's favor In that body. When two-thirds of the h mse bad votrf'd the result In that bedy was a tie, 39 to 39. But when the last 36 names in the house had been called lt was Hcen that Mr. Prince had gained 5 vi-tes at the very last, and this insured his election by ll votes. htruck Oy a Train. A dispatch from Barnwell say? Mr. Barney B. Easterllng, while OQ his way home from his farm Friday even lng was struck by the northbound Palm Limited train at the ensuing above thc oil mill. His horse wis in stantly killed, his rubber-tired bu?gv ground to pieces, while he, it is fear ed, is seriously injured. He was taden to Columbia on the same train that injured him, where an examination was made by physicians. Saturday morning he was carried home, where he will receive Buch care as only friends and a home can give. The de tails surrounding the lr Jury are con I dieting, but lt seems that Mr. Easier ling's horse while crossing the track g it his foot hung some how on the crossing, at which moment the Palm Limited came dashing on, with the above stated result. Itunaway l<'rom Homo. The News and Courier says about two weeks ago a yt ung man named Dick Davis went fri the home of Mr. R. J. Burckhalter, about ten miles | from Aiken, asking for employment ? as a painter. Mr. Burckhalter em- j ployed him, and while working there ? lie became intimate with Mr. Buick-j halter's son, Alvin, and on Monday ' night a week ago indued bim to leave his home. Before leaving they took 810, a pistol and a rai r. The boys left before midnight and have not been hoard from up to this time. Al vin Burckhalter is but 14 years old, weighs about 90 pounds, blue eyes and brown bair, wearing grey suit of clothes. Dick Davis is ah. u;. 18 years old, weighs abctit 115 pounds dark complexion, black hair and grey eyes. Wears black coat with striped pants and black overcoat. Mr. Burckhalter has made every possible effort to lo cate his son, but up to this time bas been unable to do so. Hilled on a Trestle. A dispatch from Spartanburg to Tho State says Carrie Hammond, a colorod woman, while walking on the little trestle between the Charleston and Western Carolina depot and the Southern station, was struck by the locomotive of the Glenn Sprlug train, and killed. The body of the woman was tossed to thc embankment on the left of tho track. She bad a m si. walked across tho trestle, whet, tho engine struck her, and it is probable that sbo slipped between the crossties. Eugineer Cummings tried hts upmost to stop tho train, which was pulling Dut Blowly. Her face and breast were orushed, and death must bave been Instantaneous. BRICK WORKS* IA, *S.O. total Shapes to order. 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They over the month of December for the ears 1902, 1903 aud 1904, and show hat for the drat period named the inmigration from Russia reaches the otal of 10,184, for the second period hey were 10,441, and for the last leriod they were 16,092, an inoreaae ver Deoember, 1902, of 57 per cent. ?his increase ls supposed to be due to be desire of the immigrants from tbe calm of the czar to avoid obleotlOD ble military service In the war with apan. Disastrous Flro. Indianapolis, Ind., sufi*ired from a dlsai;trious fire Sunday night. It la stlmated that the money lost will mount to ? 1,5(0,000. F jr four o'irs the wholesale district bounded y Gnorgia and Meridian streets, aokscn place and tho union depot hods was menaced. At 9.30 o'olook hree general alarms brought into ac ion every engine In the olty and uburt s. When t?e fl^re was brought nier control eight buildings, among rbloh were three hotels, had been oraplotely destroyed. One fireman ras hurt by falling walls.