The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, December 13, 1900, Image 1
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VOL. XV.
"the masks off"
The Republicans Demand a Large
Standirg Army.
HOT DEBATE IN CONGRESS.
The Intoductlon cf Army Bill in
the House Causes Lively
Scenes. It is Attacked
by R?publ ctns.
Tho introduction of thoaroiybill in tho
housolast Thursday rnado things livoly
for a time. Mr. liiohardsou, of Tcu
nesseo, on behalf of tho minority, said
those on his bide of tho Il"Uso recognized
tbo necessity for somo legislation
but they did not agrco that this bill
establishing a permanent standing army
should booouio a law. If an omcrg-ncy
exists an entergenny should bo provided
for, a largo standing army should not
bo established. Ono obnoxious fcaturo
was fundamental. It was proposed to
provide an army which oould bo oxpandcd
at tho will ot ono man from 58 000
to itu>,uuu. 1N0 matter now good or
able that man might be, ho was not
willing to see ouo man given suoh
power. It was, in his opinion, abdicating
the functions of Congress.
Mr. Orosvenor, of Ohio, in support
of tho resolution, taid that personally
ho w*s in favor of a standing army of
100,000. Tho people, ho said, were
not alarmed hy tho crios that their
liberty was to ho subvortcd. It was a
glorious tribute to our system that
never had tho President of tho United
States attempted to abuso his power
over the army One of tho magnificent
aots of Grover Ui< veland had boon bis
assumption of his duty to keep tho
peace in a great Uomuionwealth by
means of the United Siatcs army when
the Governor ol that Statodid not want
him to interfere. Mr. Grosvcnor said
that if there had been a standing army
of fifty thou^aud loyal men at tho battlo
of Bull Hun tho rebellion would
havo ended in thirty days. Mr Gros
enor and Mr. Uudciwood indulged in
flonio sharp crossfning, after which tho
resolution was adopted wiihoutamsion.
Mr. Hull explained the details of tho
bill, which, ho said, followed practically
tho schcmo already twico endorsed
by tho llouso. The main objection ho
bad beard to the organir.atiou pro
poeed was to tho alleged prcpondcrat!ii)g
influence of the oavalry. This, ho
said, was neocssary becauso of tho otfeotivenefla
of cavalry in operations in
tho Philippines. Mr. Hull ridiculed
tho charges made during tho recent
campaign by tho opposition to tho effoot
that tho Republican party desired to
foist upon the country a groat standing
army. Replying to Mr. Hepburn, of
Iowa, Mr. Hull said that to appoint
volunteer oftioera to tho grado of m?j >r
would do a great injustice to regular
I army offieors who have served twonty or
twenty-five years in tho army.
Mr. Coohran, of Missouri, who followed
Mr. Hull, introduced tho political
phaso of the question. Ho oharged
iL . 1 # it A ^
inai inn avoweu purpose 01 mo Administration,
to ubo an army of 60,000 to
enforoo its mandates in tho Philippines,
was the very essence of imperialism
Noatmy that marched upon tho faooof
the earth oould accomplish tho subjeo
tion of tho Philippines Their goographical
position mado them practically
independent of outside oontrol.
Mr. Kleberg, of Texas, announced
his unaltorablo opposition to an increase
of the standing army. Its only
uso oould bo tho establishment of a military
government in the Philippines and
he app< aled to bis ocllcagues to stand
unflinchingly against tho subversion of
the Constitution.
Mr. Shafroth, of Colorado, offerod
Bonne figuros to show that tho rctontion
of the Philippines, for which this pro
proposed largo incroaBO in tho standing
army was to bo adopted, must provo a
disastrous investment. IIo stated that
it would oostthe pcoplo of tho United
States sixty million of dollars a jear to
earn $135 000 for Amerioan manufacturers
and cxporteis.
Tho sensation of the day ooourcd
when Mr. Shafroth took his scat. Mr.
Bull, in ohargo of tho ti no on tho ll v
|( publican side, stated that no ono on
his sido desired to speak further.
Thereupon Mr. Su'xor, who had ohargo
J of tho time on tho Democratic side,
yielded an hour to Mr. MoCall, Republican,
of Massachusetts. This was the
first intimation the House had that tho
Massachusetts member was to opposo
tho bill.
I Mr. MoCall declared that ho did not
believe in the principle of giving tho
Exeoutive authority to multiply almost
by two the regular army, although
President MoKinley would doubtless
, exercise that discretion patriotioally.
Tho objeotion was ono of principle.
Suoh a grant of power oould not bo
paralleled in the constitutional monarchies.
It was not conferred with
any limitation as to timo. Tho Government
should havo doolared at tho
outset a polioy in tho Philippines similar
to that declared in Cuba. Our system
of government was manifestly unfit
for a oolonial polioy, but that position
had been so frequently discussed
that ho would consider the praotioal
question whotherit was for our interest
to remain in tho Philippines. Thero
was no community of interest between
[ the people of thoso islands and the (J nited
States, and they wcro almost as lar as
the poles asunder. No advocate of rot ain[
ing tho Philippines had been daring
1 enough to maintain thattbey should be a
j part of our politioal system. InfaH tho
| great argument in favor of tho principle
8 of the Porto Rioo tariff was that if wo
1 oould not apply that priuoiplo to Porto
I Rico we oould not retain tho PhilipI
pines.
| Upon what theory, he asked, are we
! i ?i. - i. l-..') 1/ V. I
m rciuiiu in ' it uiMiviiry i jl i&u r luuuu
srmv costs $125 000.000 a year; tho
German, $130,000,000; tho British,
$100,000,000 aud tho Russian, $153,000,000.
Theso figuros inoludo pensions
and fortifications. "If this
bill passes tho war department will
need $113,000 000. Thero is another
cost not included in theso futures,
which is a necessary incident to an
army, as uiuoh a part of its cost as tho
pay of the eoldiors. That is the pent-iou
system. We arc appropriating for
that purpose $145 000,000 a year. Oar
total charges, ihereforo, for military
purposes are $200,000,000 por year, an
auiouut greater than tho joint military
'xpensesof thoso two armed rivals,
Franco and Germany."
In conclusion Mr. MoOall pleaded
that in dealing with tho Philippines wo
pur-uo American precedents, andi-aid:
"Tho timo has oomo when wo can
frankly declare our purposes. Lot us
givo thoso pooplo thoso asf-u-anoes
which our his;ory inspired. Lot us to!l
th.i iii . I r
i ii11ii mat w?j wjii uiu I itulu lur uuu ) i'?r
or for fivo, if neod bo, in sotting up a
Government of thoir own, Bymbobzod
by their own fl??;, and wo will lcavo
wiih thorn all that is most glorious in
tho moaning of our flag?liberty, in
donendonoo and solf srovornmant."
When Mr. MnCall finished tho Democrats
applauded him vigorously.
Mr. Cox, of Toduoshoo, a member of
tho military oomuiittco, spoke against
tho general principle of iuorcaeiug tho
sizo of tho pormanont army.
Mr. Hull declared that Mr. MoUall
had misapprohondoo tho purposo of tho
bi'l. Tho President under tho troaty
of Paris must assert tho sovereignty of
tho United States over tho Phil'ppino
Inlands. Tho pooplo of tho United
States must deoido how low our authority
thcro shall exist. Personally ho
believed that our sovcrignty over tho
Philippines would oontinuo as long as
the Republic endured.
"Honestly, now," asked Mr. Williams,
"indopcudontly of tho Philippine
q lcstion, do you not want a permanent
army of UG.UUO men for other
purposes?''
"No, most emphatioally no," answered
Mr. Hull
/Till. i 1 1 1 1
i/onerai ucoaio was tnou oiesca ana
tho bill was read for amendment uudor
the tivo uiinuto rulo.
A YOUNoTlilGH. wTYML A N
He Will Stay in the Peniteniary Five
Years
Charlcstdn reoontly sont a batoh of
thiriy criminals to tho ponitonitary.
Among tho number is a ten year old
boy, who gets five yoars for snatching a
pookot-book from a lady. Hero is an
account of tho youthful oriminal as
given by tho Nows and Courier:
"Photographs of tho most notorious
membors of tho ponitontisry dclogation
wcro takon from tho police Saturday
aftornoon. Whon tho photographer
went to tho jail tho prisoners hailed
his arrival with moro or less pleasuro.
They all soemod glad to loam that pic
tures of tho "bad niggers" would bo
proacrvcd. Tho boy Singleton, tho
young highway robbor, was tho proud
est negro in tho bunch. Ho was so do
lightotl over tho thought of having his
photograph prescrvoil in tho polioo
archives that ho brushed himself up
and did tho bo)t ho know how in tho
way of looking pleasaat. Beforo hia
'sitting' ho naked for a pookotbook.
This orcatcd surprise, but tho boy said
ho wantod to pin it on hisbroaat, bo it
would show in tho picturo. '1 is or
highway robber' ho said behind smiles
'an as 1 is goin' up for stoaliu' a pocket
book L wants to liab ono ob dom ting
an mo breast. 'Tho purao was pined
on tho boy's shirt, whore it would bo
seen, and ho stood up with his best ex
prcssion. whilo tho photographer pross|
rd the button. Tho pictures of tho
othor criminals woro doairod by the polico,
and those will bo prosorved for fu
turo referonce."
Mujh oommont is boing mado as to
this caso, and it is likoly that somo
good pooplo will undortako to soouro a
pirdon and send tho boy whoro his
character may bo formod. A writor in
tho Nows and Courier says: ' Tho
caso of tho Sicgloton boy has attraotcd
a great doal of attraotion. Ho was with
anothor boy in King siroot ono afternoon
whon a young lady passed by.
8ho was woaring a purso suspended
fmm hor bolt, and it oontainod about
$65. Tho boy followed hor until he
saw a good opening, and without a word
ho ran up oloso and snatohed tho wallet.
A crowd had him oornorod in
Wontworth street a few minutes later,
but tho purso was not found. At tho
trial the boy said ho took tho monoy,
but gave it to another boy whon ho saw
tho orowd following him. Whilo the
boy is young in years, ho is old in ox
porienoe ana time, ana tie is bolioved
tohavo been tho leader of a young robber
band which had boon operating
quietly for somo tlino. His stay in
Columbia, howover, will holp to do
velop his body, althou<h it is doubtful
if it will improve his mind or his morals."
Tillman Scores One
To Senator Tillman bolongs tho
oredit of obtaining tho passago of tho
first bill of tho sootion in tho Scnato.
It was tho bill making art appropriation
for tho Charleston Exposition. Just
boforo tho ship subsidy bill was oallod
up Sonator Tillman was observed circulating
freoly around tho ohambor
oonvorsing earnestly with oortain republican
senators who might havo boon
i inolinod to interpose an objeotion to
the immediate passago of tho bill.
Ho roturned to his desk with a smilo of
, sttisfaotion on his faoo and presented
tho bill for immediato consideration.
He briefly explained the provisions of
the bill and the objeot to bo obtainod.
His explanation was entirely satisfactory,
so that the measure passed without
a dissenting veto. The bill appropriates
$250,000 for the exposition. |
CONWAY,!
I) 11VI V A III) VI1TI7Q I
l> u i i n VI u i t \j i i.u.
How Money Wat Lovishiy Used
by the Repub icans.
ANYTHING TO BEAT BRYAN.
Sale of Votes in Naw Yo?k
State Some Inside Facts
on the Late
Election.
Tho Washington correspondent of tho
Baltimore Sun lets in cont-iierablc light
on tho lato lootion. No nays: Yotcbrib
ng in Kent and other K.isu rn Hhoro
counties of .Maryland, as leoently rot
forth in I ho bun, had us parallel in
Western Shoro oounties of tho Stato
and in hundreds ol oounties in.tliII rent
States of tho Union. If the praoiico of
buyiUK votes is not broken up it will
attain to such an extont that elections
will universally be deoided by tho corrupt
uso of luonoy, and not by tho frco
will of tho peolo.
Campaign committees and subscriptions
by vested interests for the defrayment
of election oxpemos woro praoti
oally unknown in tho politics of tho
United States until after tho oloso of
Civil War. Tho poorest and most
obscure mau in the backwoods would
havo promptly resented as an insult any
proposition looking in tho purchaso of
his vote. It is truo thcro wcro cleotion
frauds; witness tho l'laipiemincs frauds
in Louisiana and tho repeating and
falso counting whioh were douo under
Know Kothing auspices in tho oity of
Baltimore.- Hut bribery, whioh has
now taken docp root io ovory doubtful
Stato and every doubtful Congressional
district ia tho cntiro Union, had no
part in tho determination of election
odntosts.
A REPUBLICAN PRODUCT.
It is ono of tho manifold bloEBings
whioh has come through tho rise and
progress of tho Uspublioan party. From
campaign to campaign it has grown un
til now it flourishes like a green bay
? . . i .li* . in. ca
irco. j no story 101a in tne mo oun
of Kout in btartling enough, hcavon
knows. It is very far from being the
whole story it' any rclianoo can bo placed
on tho current poliiie.il gossip which
il >ats in this dircotion. According to
this, a sum in tho neighborhood of
$50,000 was spent in tho iutorcst of tho
iiepub iean Electoral and Congressional
ticket on tho Eastern Shore of Maryland,
Tho same polioy of buying votes
was praotiocd in almost every oounty
on tho Westorn Shore, and tumor plaocs
tho cxpondituro at $80,000.
It is not understood that any votobuying
of consequence war done in tho
city of Baltimore. It scorns to bo tho
faot that in tho largo cities there is not
much of this kind nf hiisinr>ua Knr
various roasons it is rather a dangerous
operation in the oitios and onowhiohia
vory likely to got thoso oonoLrnod into
iuto troublo.
OTHER METHODS IN CITIES.
There aro other moihods of improperly
influencing oity votes, which aro
liberally avilod of?moihods perhaps
not so bad as bribery, but oertainly of a
character which thoso rosponsiblo for
would hositato very long boforo intro
duoing into privato business transaj
lions. I'olitios in tho IJuited Siatcfl is
fast boooming a vast gambling ganio,
whoro brag, bluff, triokory and stacked
oards aro tho leading features. The
prinoioal players show very ofton that
privato motives, not publio policy, influerioo
all thoir aotions.'
The campaign in Maryland just ended
furpiahos moro than ono striking
illustration of this. Suspicions wore
entertained, and upon sovcral occasions,
found uttoranoo, that several gontlomon.
supposed to bo aotivo in promoting Mr.
Brian's prospcots at hoart wero really
taking no interest in tho oauso and in a
covertwAy were throwing all tho cold
water upon it thoy oould. Thcso
ohargos wero indignantly denied by
thoso aff :ctod. Sinco tho oleot'ion tho
stories havo beon revived and brought,
to Washington by Maryland Republicans,
who inako groat sport ovorit. and
affirm thoy know what they aro talking
about.
"his fioiit next year."
A vory prominont Maryland l)omoorat
of tho regular persuasion,
sneaking to mo a nn?ht or two hnfrtrn
tho elootion of another not lops protninont
than ho, said: \'I bcliovo if ho
thought it would not bo found out ho
would plump in a voto for MoKinlpy."
A friend of mino, who does not rosido
in tho State of Maryland?a man
worthy of all oonfidonoo?told mo tho
gontloman who has for yoars boon known
as tho Domooratio boss of Baltimor?
said to him in Ootobor that ho was tak-'
ing no interost in tho fight; that it wak
not his fight; his fight would oome next
year.
Ono of tho most noted Domooratio
ward bosses of Baltimore, who was ostensibly
working vory hard for Bryan,
in his oonfidontial moments had no
hesitation in oxprossing tho most .cordial
wishos for his dofcat. All of tnoso
gontlomen will bo in tho fight noxt yoar
in Maryland tooth and too nail, beoauso
it will bo thoir fight, and, as politios
goos, it may possibly make no difforonoo
that passivoly, if not actively, they assisted
in tho downfall of the national
oandidate of tho party.
BOSS-RIDDEN 8f ATKS.
Tho tortuous ways of Maryland politios
aro, of oourse, not muoh hotter and
not muoh worse than tho politios of
other States ruled by bosses who think
of thomselves only. You will rooall
that grave doubts were expressed during
tho oampaign of the sinoority of
Kiohard Urokor's profossed devotion to
Bryan. I had that doubt myself, and
Bis now soaroely less than a conviction.
VVtl 1
S. THURSDAY, DE
iwcrytning reuas to oonarm mo oeiiot
that, as usual. there was a deal between
(Jroker and Halt, and each of them
knew what ho was about.
I must tell you what I heard down in
Wall street in thu later days of the campaign
and from men who professed to
have a shaio iu tho transaction. It was
said that a month or two b( f-To tho
Kansas City Convention a iuni was
rai-icd, variously estimated at front
$500,000 to $l,0U0 000, for the purposo
of scouring tho insertion of a silver
plank iu tho Kansas City platform.
The silver plahk was p^t in, and, ss is
a matter of history, by ono rnsjiritv
only. l>.tvid it Hill ^as most anxious
to bo a tu < ruber of tho oouimittco on
resolutions Mr. Crokor would not i or
mil this, but put on 'tho ccminiitoo
from Now York ono of his oo ti men,
who voted for silver If Mr Hill lad
been on that committee biivor would
have hern left out.
SENATOR DANIKI/H A1TIII*T>K.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, an i
teueo silver man, tarn- stly questioned
tho oxpodi>'uoy of reaffirming tho silver
cluuso of 181)0. Other Southern men
on that oouimittco sided with him.
Cotonol Ihtughmiu, of Maryland, mado
ail cloquout and passionalo appeal
against it. It has boon said tho vote
of l'rinoo David, of Hawaii, put in
silver. It might just as well bo said
tho voto of of auy othor metnhor of tho
majority determined it. Certainly but
for Mr. Croker's mau it could not have
nurriml
Tlio Wall etrcot men told mo Crokcr
got the uionoy which was raided, and
whether 1 >o divided with anyone elso
was neither known nor oared. As Mr.
(IrokcriHon rcoord as Haying ho in politic*
for his pookct, every ono is at
liberty to draw hi* own inferences.
WHERE 11RIUERY RAN RIOT.
To return to tho question of tho
systematic hr.bory of voters everywhere
h ) graphically dilated upon in Tho San
editorially, 1 will tell you in what
States it ran riot on election day, outsido
of Maryland: In Wost Virginia,
in Ohio, <n Indiana, in Illinois, in
Kant-as, Newbraska, in South Dakota
and in Now York. Thcro we re othors, of
oourso, whero bribory was tuoro or less
largoly resorted to, but it was nnst
glaring in tho Suites natnod. It may
be a surpriao to peoplo generally to hear
this about ''up-State" in Now York,
tho praotieo is oarriod on in ho bold and
unblushing a manner that tho bargains
aro made in Bight and hearing of all
thoso around. It is no uncommon
spootalo to seo an old farmer in Woatcrn
Now York drivo up to tho polls with
his sons, holding tho roius over a pair
of horsos which bolong to liirn, gotting
out and negotiating with tho voto buyer
for tho votes of himself and his hoys.
Kot this statement I havo tho authority
of ono of tho most eminent oitizous of
Buffalo.
Whatever may bo said of Mr. Bryan's
dootrinos and of his uttcranoos, thcro
is this which must ho said in his favor:
Not ono of tho millions of votes oast
for him represented bargain and salo.
NO MONEY 10 11UY VOTES.
Undoubtedly Domoeratio managers
havo beon as guilty as Republicans in
ibis horriblo traffic, but as it happened
this tiruo tho Democrats had no money
to buy votoa. Thoir campaign committees
from ono end of tho oouutry to tho
other woro lictrally riding under haro
poles. From Mr. Jones chairman of
tho National Committoe, down so
slender was tho exohequor tnat they
wire all ooinpclled to praotioo tho most
rigid coonomy in overy item of expenditure.
They oould not cvon havo
all tho nrintinc dnnn whinb thnv urmild
havo liked
' It is Raid that tho oontributionfl
which oarao to tho National Domoora'io
Oouainiittco did not in all exooed 1200
000, whilo tho stroam which flowed into
tho coffers of tho Republican Committee
aggrrgatcc $15,000 000. What may
bo styled legitimate cxpousos oould not
possibly havo absorbed moro than half
a iniliipn of this Hum. Just think of
the golden shower which was loft to
rain down oq tho heads of tho venal
voicrs, and how sickening it is to olaim
tho pooplo havo indoraod tho Administration
I v
Tho dollars whioh tho trusts throw
into tho lap of tho liepublioan Committee,
oauio thicker than doughnuts.
S ) muohaof tho treasuro is loft that tho
National Committoo and tho Maryland
and other State oommittcos proposo to
keop open houso in tho ontiro four years'
interval b?twuon now and tho next
Presidential clootion.
Pnokphatea and Fertilizers.
" A writor in tho Kronoh paper 1/ Eagrais,
roocntly said, oommonting on tho
Paris ExpositQn, and ospcoiaily tho
American exhibit at this Expobitioo:
"Tho Amerioan cxhabition in tho gallory
of mines is in all points romarkablo,
and complete specimens of all tho
nhnnnhfttr'*) rxnlnimd in thn ITnitn/i I
I Suites wcro expeotod, but tho disapppiptpioht
great. There was nothing,
or noarly nothing, bearing on the
varid is pbosphato exploitations in
Florida, Carolina and Tonnessee. Oao
of tho finest productions of America
was found oomplotoly ignored." It is
easy to soo tho oauso of this nogleot,
in the fact, that tho Southern States as
a wholo, took vory littleJtytorost in the
Paris Exposition, and thus failed to
prcaont to tho world one of tho largoat
industries of that part of the United
States, and ono which furniahos tho
chief source of wealth to tho oitisons
of oertain of tho moro important Statos
of the South. This is a foaturoin whioh
howevor, it is safo to say, The South
Carolina Inter Stato and West Indian
. Exposition will surpass any that has
over boon hold in this or any othot
oouQtry. It would bo strango if this
should not be tho oaso, seeing that this
Exposition will bo held at Charleston,
tho largest manufacturing oontro of
oommeroial fertilisers in tho world,
whioh is surroundod by rogions whioh
contain soma of thejichost beds of
py* Jiatio deposit* whioh hays boon
OEM BE R 13, 15*00.
PREACHKH AND LAWYER
Enact a Shocking Tragedy In a We?t J
Virginia Town.
Hon. 9. Davie Slokes shot and in- i
Htanlly killed K ?v. John W. Wohl in a <
airoot duel at, WilliauiHou, VV. Ya., Mr i
S(t-ke* hciiK also d iiineruu ?ly injured, i
Throughout tho whole town and even i
in tho oouutry districts tho oxoitomeut !
is intcneo. I
Mr. Siokrs, one of tho most promioont i
young lawyers in Mingo oounty, left i
his cilice this afternoon immediately <
after dinner and pleasantly grcoting
Irionds on the way, walked up with I
quick and firui step in tho direction o! t
the houso occupied by Kov. Mr. Wohl I
and his housckcoper, Mn, L?vino, Mr. i
Weill's lauiily boil g in Kentucky, i
Mr. Stokes stopped at tho g.itc to talk i
with Mrs. Lovtue, who stood in her
doorway. Within a low minutes the t
minibtor eaino out of tho house, llo i
jC mod to ho greatly excited about *
oouietbing, and said to Mrs. Lcvino as I
ho passed hor at tho door: "You would (
bo nrnoh bettor at present in tho house." t
She laughingly replied that tho day i
was far too prolty to bo spout entirely t
within doors, and Mr. Stokes interrupt- J
od by remarking: "Yes, don't tbiuk i
of leaving us for the house." i
Quick as a Hash Mr. Wohl turned, <
and uddrossing Siokos, said; "Leave
tho premises. 1
An alu roation followod. Both men
ran quickly to tho bidewalk dirooily in
froul of tho house. Something was I
siid, almost indistinguishable that drew i
from ILv. Wohl a sharp retort. i
"You are a liar," and in an instant <
tho report of a royolvor was heard, 1
Siokcs stuuib'ed, tried to rogain <
his looting. hli*. fnll in llin Ulrn.it
Wounded us bo was, ho drow his re
volvc-r and oovcind tho minister, now
within ton foot of his fullon foo Again
Wo hi tirtd, and simultaneously with
that shot tho gun in the sinking hand
of Stokes spoke. When tho suioko clear
ed away tho two men lay iu their own
blood upon tho sidewalk. A orowd
ran to iJjq soeno. Kev. Wohl was dead.
(Jhanoo had carried tho bullet from
Stokes'pistol through tho head of the
minister, killing him us he fell. Tho
bullet had entered Stokes' sido below
tho heart and pasbod entirely through
his body.
In tho hall of tho minister's homo,
faoing tho fearful duel to tho death,
fallen across tho doorway, was found
M rs. Luvino. It was first thought she <
was dead, and hud probably boeq shot,
but an investigation showed that t>ho
had ouly fainted from fright.
Up to a lato hour this evoning Mr.
Stokes has rifusod to say anything oonoerning
tho tcrriblo tragedy, and Mrs.
Livino is in too much of a stato of oxoiteniont
to talk.
llov. Wohl was rcoogniaod as ono of
thn ill I it rAMAflll anil ..1,1/innnt Pfnolio.
vr~- HMUVIVt|UVUU m. 4 "J
toriaa ministers of this Stato. Mr.
Stokes isan cx-Virginia university pres- |
ident and oomos from ono of tho bout ,
families of tho old dominion.
cause of the tiiouule.
Ib bo oomos moro evident that tho
shooting of Kcv. John II. Wohl by the 1
Hon. 8. I). Stokos was tho rosult of I
tho scathing sermon proaohod by Kov.
Whol last Sunday. Mr. Stokos is to* (
night improving and it is now exported 1
that ho will reoovor.
Mm. Lowis lato thin ovening mado 1
an afli iavit in whioh sho, tho only oyo- 1
witness of tho fight throughout, swears 1
that tho first shot was fired by 11 jv. 1
Whol after a prolonged disoussion of .
tho sermon and tho cartoons and oari- 1
natures that had boon u-od to ompha 1
sizo its moro striking passages. Tho
llev. Whol in his sermon depioted in 1
vivid language tho terriblo results 1
of tho dauoo and drink, and oondemncd
without oxooption every woman, marriod
or singlo, who indulged in either.
~: 1?! ?
biz Hundred million a Year.
The Secretary of tho Treasury to day i
flont to Congress tho annual ostimatcs i
of tho expenses of tho Government for i
tho ooming year. Thoy aggrcgalo 1626, <
741, 762. This is a Blight deoroaso i
from tho total ostimatos of last year, i
Tho appropriations for tho prosont i
year are 1586 653,362 Tho estimates i
oofor ovory bianoh of Govornmont I
service and by dopariment aro as follows:
i
Legislative, $10,956,700; cxecutivo,
$283,400; States dopariment, $2 125. i
148; treasury department, $158,869 i
136; war department, $176 6j8 345; i
navy department, $88,913,248; intorior i
department, $170,799 705; poatoffioo dcpartmont,
$6 295 877; departmont of
agriculture, $4,669,050; department of
labor, $177,980; dopartmont of justioo,
$6,993 170
The dotails of tho war and navy estimates,
including rivers and harbors,
havo boon published.
Tho publio building ostimato* inoludo
Baltimore, Md, custom house $500 000,
Now York oustom houso $500,000,
Tampa, Fla, Court Houso, poatoffioo
and oustom houso $100,000, ntarino hospital
at Honolulu $200,000.
The total for rivers and harbors, inoltiding
oontinuing oontraots, is $33,881,317.
Tho total for pensions is $144 000 .
000, for foes and examinations $700,000,
and for pension agonoios $545,230.
New consuls aro estimated for as follows:
Nuohwang and Hangohow $3 000
eaoh, Port Liinoo, Costa ltioa, $2,000;
Moscow, $2 000; Mansanillo, Cuba,
$1,500.
For Indian affairs $9,250,571.
Chinese Cruelty.
Walter Konnody, oontraotoi and expert
engineer who has jast returnod
from completing somo big eontraots in
China said he saw twonty six Chinamen
boheadod for no reason other than that
thoy were in his employ. During the
timo ho was erecting extensivo maohioory
ho was practically a prisoner
and did not know what moment he
would be taken from hie work and executed.
!
VERDICT AOAIMST DR KILOO.
llov. T J Qatlis Wiua His Suit for
SlanderA
ditjpatoh from lUlicgh, N. (J., nays
i noted legal contest in that Stain
jauio to a olot-o Sa nrlav whon tho lorv
awarded to the It v. I\ J. (JaUis, a
Methodist iuinistcr, $20,001) as tUmigos
in Iuh litiol suit agamst the It ;v.
Dr. .John C. lvtlgo, president of Trinity
college; It. N. Duko (ho million
uro tobacco manufacturer t f the Aui rloan
Tobacoo company, and W. It.
Udell, a wealthy cotton manufaotror.
1'ho last two are trustees of Trinity college,
which is tho Methodist iustituioa
for young men in North Carolina,
it is tlie wealthiest endowed institution
u tho South Atlantic States, having
oneive<i bcnefactios to tho auiouin of
f000,0l>0 Irotu tho Dukes
Mr. (Jattis used for $100,000 damigos.
Tho suit washisid ou u spoecli
Luado by 1'rc-ident kilg), ia whioli ho
>aid Mr. (JaIU* was a back slidor, a
iiypoorito and that lie rctail"d gossip
>vor I be ecu iter. Messrs. Duko and
Udell wore rnudo parties to tho suit by
'eason of the lacl that as trustees of
tho college thev voted to havu published
Dr. Kuigo's speech. Tho suit involved
.ho loAiiors of tho Methodist ohurch
in North Carolina. It arose out of a
jontrovcrsy between Dr. Ktlgo and
Justieo Walter Clark ol tho Nortli Caro
iiua supremo court.
.Judge Clark, who was a truatco of
trinity, oharged that Dr. Kiigo hai
iho reputation iu North Carolina of bouig
a wirepuller and manipulator of
iho ward politician typo, llo demandjd
hib removal and wlion iho ohargos
wore heard before tho trustcCH, Mr.
Jailis gave testimony against Dr. Kilgo.
In teply leg lo them, Dr. Kilgo denounc
jd Mr. Gaitia, and tho iruitcca, alter
jxoncratiog Dr. Kilgo of oliargob,
ieoidod lo publish ail tho projccdings,
which included the presidents speech.
AluiOHt tho entire oliuroh was arrayed
kgainst Mr. CaitiHat iho mectiug tf
he uonfereuoe. Dr Kilgo was made
iho hero of tho occasion. Diahop Dunjau
o( South Carolina waa a witness in
iho oaso at tho rcoent trial and affidavit
woro read from ex Gov. I?!.hrno
?nd Uoiled States S maior MoLauriu
jf South Carolina, who toaiifiod to Dr.
Kilgo b high oharactor.
Tho trial was in progross ten days
\nd twclvoof tho abl.ht ItwyorB in tbo
Stato adhrosbcd tho jury. Covornorjloot
Ayoook appeared for tho dofuooe,
jonoluding tho argument. Thi terdiot
was a surpriso. At Oxford, whoro tho
jaio waa tried, thoro in great prejudioo
against tho Amorioan Tobacco com
pany. Tbo oaao is appoalod to tho suproui
court, oT which Judge Clark, ono
jf tho oontral figures in tho trial, is a
uomber. Judge Clark will not ait on
iho oaao when it rcaohos that oourt.
Wireless Messages.
Consul Kjoaovelt, of Brussols. ro
porta to the state department that a
station has boon established at La
Banno, Belgium, for tho exihangoof
wireless tolegraphio messages botwocn
Belgium and lOjglaud. La Banco was
iclootod on aooount of its boing tho
point of Belgium littoral noarost tho
Koglish ooast and a mast of tho Maraoni
systom 13 ) feet high was crootod
thcro. Tho l>ovor Ostend mail boat
Brinooss Clomcntinc was titled up with
temporary apparatus for use in cxper
mental trials. An additional mast was
affixed about GO feot. Brom that extremity
tho toiegraphio waves are pro
Jeotod towards oaohooist. A spooial
room has been tilted up on tho Htoamer |
for tho instruments and from that room j
tho oablo is oarried to tho top of the
extended topmast. It is confidently
ixpeotedto maintain oommuuioation
between ship and shoro for at least iJO
miles, which is about half way aoross.
With stations at Lt Banno and Dovor
thoso on board tho vossul will bo able
to keep in touoh with tho land during
tho ontiro trip aoross. K.ioont rxper
imonts showed that rop'ios arrived with
the same regularity and oolority as ordinary
tolegrams. When about 40
miles from Ostond tho oaptain was
itmill In tnlni/ranli I tin Dl ilinn mflaSni.
at O.*tond tho probablo hour of his ar
rival. Vara us telegrams w< ro aont
from tho vessels to O^tond, Brussels,
Dovor aud London, and tho reception
of oaoh mcssago was acknowledged
promptly. 8ubscquont!y, tho consul
adds, a mossago was sent from tho vos
sol to tho station at Djver oourt, Essex,
a distance of noariy DO miles, including
many miles of olilfi and seas.
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y we can save yon m ingy in ine pure
f and the eaay terms oV pr.yiaent
f* factory or tlir'oiif^i ' our regular aut
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*< flu manufacturer*. Therefore,
n> i jw Oi ma?aty a 4 'aw
Lv^ construe to* is unnecefiaury. If yo
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For sale by Spivoy Meroantile Co., 4
tff WW% DR. MOFI
S'teeti
Wjjg./ JL (TetUOng P?
Erf?,. Costs oulj 25 oats
NO. 20
A SERIOUS MATTER.
8mallp->x Appev? in th? Hot*
pital for th? Insano.
THE MATTER TAKEN IN HAND
Thrt Status of Affair* at th?
County Jail Whonca
tha Stata Hospital
Case Cams.
li was only * fow lays ego that Th*
3ta o gave an aooou it of tho introlaotiou
of h i) i!' pox into tho men's build
ing for colore I people at tho hospital
f ?r (ho insane by a patient rent from
the IJ ii io i o mi lty j *il after oonfinoment
with porsons having tho tlisoaso At
tho tirno rumors w< ro plootiful her*
that smallpox was generally prevalent
!l I I T n i ft n
Thursday a lottcr from a thoroughly
roliablo man roaohod tho exocntiye
ohauihcr. Hero arc someextracts from
ihis lottcr Bhowiug a bad Htato of affairs:
"My object in writing this lottor to
you is to j ut, boforo you our condition.
1 mean tlic people of the town of Uaion.
Pho jtil hah boon used by county and
town (in oomnion) Hinoo its erection I
suppo*o. It has boon a post-holo for
some timo. Hcvoral oases have bcoo in
jail and no stops have boon takeo to
suppross or stamp it out. Tho town
oouioil is tho oiuso of tho disoaso
spreading on aooount of using it for
a look up. It is fearful to think of tho
number of casos havo in this town.
No 0110 knows; L know of at loast ton
oases. Wo havo ton dootors. Dr. Y.
Ij. I'oolo, one who has a fair practice
in tho town, told mo this mornina that
ho had about 20 oases under treatment.
All tho dootors will treat tho dinoase;
n >no Hoom lo ho afra'd of it. l)r. Poole
arid that Homo of his pationts had it tn
its worst form. It is in overy portion
of our town. Now thoso aro facts. We
havo a pest houso. Town authoritites
send patients to same Ho or sho returns
at night to visit about tho town
and returns to pest homo for broakfast.
Tho health olhior of tho town
told mo that ho oould not koop them
in tho post houso boo?uso tho board of
health would not givo him powor to
havo a guard. Tho board of health in
responsible for tho condition today. If
anything can bo dono, for Hoavon'a
sako order it to bo dono. Wo havo some
oases I am told (on good authority)
that have to bo handled altogether with
shoots. It is awful to think that nothing
is boing dono to suppress it. I
want you to understand that this dlacaso
is not confined to tho Nogro raoo.
I think rnoro whites arodown now than
blaoks, I don't wish to appear as a
grumblors, but I can't stand everything.
I do hopo that you will order tho matter
investigated and havo it thoroughly
dono. 1 do hopo that you will aot atonco,
not for my sako, but for the aaka
of the community. What I havo told
you in this letter is not half as bad aa
it really is."
The governor at once ordorod thia report
forwarded to I)r. T. Grange Simons,
ohairman of tho Stato board of
health, at Charleston, his secretary
wrting l)r Simons in part as follows:
"Ho directs that you will at onoe
tiko thin matter up and uso Huoh moans
and nu euros as you docm ncocssary and
as aro authorized by law to stamp oat
tho disca?o and prevent its further
spread. You no doubt havo observed
that it was from Union that a patient
for tho hospital for tho insano was sent
after having been exposed to smallpox
and has caused it to broak out in the
hospital. It is very important that
something should bo dono and that
promptly. Tho governor will bo very
vial to oooporato with you in any way
that ho oan in handling tho diease,
and will bo glad to hoar from you ia
regard to this matter. I'lcaso givo this
mattor your very earliest attontion.
S> far no new oases havo dcvelopod
at tho hospital for tho insano hero, and
tho sick aro getting along very well,
l)r Haboock is still using cvjry endeav
>r to stamp tho diseaso out of the
institution Tho Nogro tramp sent here
from Union is said to bo improving.
LIo is at tho post houso.?Tho State.
tl Chance in Marketing Method* *
applied to Sewing Machine*. < >
mi plan under which you can obtain < I
ftud better value in the purchase of
ions "'White" Sowing Machine than i *
(ffered. < |
>gue nnd detailed particulars. How , )
:h?3e of a high-grade sewing machine ^ )
ve can ofTer, either direct from 4 >
horized agents. This is au oppor* (I
i know the "WMts," yow know I'
ailed (iaaciT^Uuu of tbc macmu?Tn2 I '
u hare an old machine to exchange '
Vrlte to day. Address in fall. J >
JMY# (Dep't A.) ClCVCfeS*, ttfc. I ?
Conway, 8. 0'
'GIT'S Mlijs Million, Aids Dtpstka
I I 11 A Regulates the Bowels.
Jim / Strengthens the ChlldL
Jill f-1 Makes Teething Easy,
ywders) AJLtEETWINA Relieves the Bosd
.iJPrueal t. TrowWool CgktN^tf.
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