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TEDDY RETIRES
Anjfturns the Government Over
to W, H. Taft in a
TERRIBLE BLIZZARD
Which Upset All the lMuns for the
Occasion, Denying the Two Hundred
Thousand Visitors the Privilege
of Seeing the Actuul Inauguration
in the Senate Chamber.
Washington, March 4.?With all
the homage that assembled thousands,
representatives of every State,
almost every hamlet, of the nation
could pay; to the accompaniment of
martial music, the rhythmic tramp
of RoldiPl'R foot tViP ooho of enliiHmr
guns, the unchecked enthusiasm
privileged only to a free people of
a great republic, William Howard
Taft, of Ohio, became the twentyseventh
president of the United
States.
Second only to the inauguration of
the man who will be both ruler and
^ /Servant of the American people for
the next four years, was the induction
into office of James Schoolcraft
Sherman, of New York, as Vice
President, a position carrying with
it always the grave responsibility
of succession to the presidency
through death or disability of the
executive.
And not without its influence upon
the day and the epoch-marking event
was the exit of Theodore Roosevelt,
heralded today by countless admirers,
for seven years past the most
picturesque, the most virile, and one
of the greatest figures ever upon
the stage of American public life.
This afternoon the retiring presiN.
Y., while upon the spot occupied
N. Y., while uopn the spot occupied
by him four years ago stands President
William H. Taft reviewing one
of the most magnificent military and
civic parades in American history,
his dominant figure the commanding
presence in a cheering multitude
of more than two hundred
thousand patriotic American persons.
Tonight a new ruler of 90,000,000
people >yend his tired but happy
way rnto the long sought seclusion
of the White House, and the
most magnificent inauguration ever
witnessed by a republic will have
seen its formal end.
President Taft had arrived in
Washington from New York the afternoon
of February 27, and until
March 2 with his family was the
guest of Miss Mabel Roardinan, of
the Red Cross Society, at her home,
1801 P street northwest. Yesterday
he accepted the invitation of
Mr. Roosevelt which had been oxten.dafj
^ Some .time ago, to bo his
guoim the White House the day
before inauguration. The Taft fam
11 y Weill 10 ine Willie nuuso >ubiciday
afternoon and lunched with the
retiring president at the usual hour,
lie slept in the White House last
night, and was up bright and early.
Breakfast was served there at 9:30
a. m., and the incoming president
had practically nothing to occupy
him until the time came to make
the start to the capital.
Wm. Howard Taft took the oath
of office as 27th president of the
{ United States in the senate chamber
at the capitol shortly after noon today.
Owing to the snow and sleet
storm it was necessary to modify
the arrangements for the administration; ?**
the oath on the platform
f at the'^ASt entrance to the capitol.
An endeavor was made to carry
out the original program concerning
the inauguration parade, but on account
of the storm only the regular
military organizations were in line.
Immediately after the inauguration
ceremonies were concluded, exPresidcnt
Roosovolt proceeded to
the union station, there to wait for I
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a train to New York, which the officials
of the Pennsylvania railroad
expected to be able to start out
about 3 o'clock.
It was after 10 o'clock this morning
when the first passenger train
over the Pennsylvania due at 8:15
o'clock, arrived here. At the union
station it was not known when the
Pennsylvania would be able to send
out a passenger train north, or in
fact in any direction, although every
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cuuii ?u? ueiug uiuue m gt'i <i n am
through for ex-President Roosevelt,
who was scheduled to leave the capitol
at 10:25 for the union station,
where he was to take a train for
Oyster Ray, N. Y.
At 10:25 o'clock the first communication
with the outside world was
etliblished by telegraph through
wires working to the South. No
wires were working northward at
that time, although both the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
had hundreds of linemen at
work between here and Baltimore
and elsewhere repairing the lines
as fast as possible. The telephone
company also had no lines working
out of Washington beyond Alexandria
and it was said that it was not
known when communication with
points outside of Washington would
be re-established.
Although doubts had been expressed
about the possibility of carrying
out the program of the day it was
decided that the general arrangements
should be followed as closely
as possible. Accordingly the veteran
escort division gathered near the
White House at 9:15 o'clock to escort
the president and presidentelect
to the capitol.
Promptly at 10 oclock President
Roosevelt and President-elect Taft
left the White House for the capitol,
escorted by the veterans and troop
A of Cleveland. Mrs. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Taft rode in the carriage with
their husbands.
It was exactly 11 o'colck when the
retiring and the Incoming presidents
of the United States entered
the president's room at the senate
where they were met among other,
by a delegation of prominent men
from New York, including Senator
Chauncey M. Depew and Senator E.
Payne.
At this time Mrs. Taft was escorted
into the senate by Capt. Putt,
aide to President Roosevelt. Charles
P. Taft and his family entered a
few moments later. Robert, Miss
Helen and young Charles Taft, the
president-elect's children, entered
tho visitors gallery at the same time
as did Mr. Henry Taft and his wife.
Rear Admiral Sperry and Mrs. Sperry
were also among the arrivals.
As the hands Crept near the hour
of twelve the president and president-elect,
the cynosure of all eyes,
entered amid a wave of applause.
Each caught the eye of his wife in
the gallery and bowed in that direction
first. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.
Taft were escorted by the congressional
committee on arrangements,
who a moment later re-entered the
chamber as escort to the vice president-elect.
He received an ovation.
Tho president, the president-elect,
and the vice president-elect took the
seats reserved for them on the
rostrum, facing the immense throng,
Mr. Roosevelt, still chief executive,
oecuping the right.
Vice President Fairbanks, in his
most Impressive manner, then administered
the oath to his successor.
I The venerable senator chaplain, the
Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, offered
prayer, the subdued murmur
of hundreds joining in the final invocation
of the Lord's Prayer. This
impressive feature over, Mr. Fairbanks
handed the gavel over to Vice
President Sherman, the retiring vice
president taking a seat near Speaker
Cannon, Mr. Sherman then began his
short Inaugural address.
As the last person took his sent
Chief Justice Fuller advanced slowly
toward Mr. Taft, who arose to meet
him. The supreme moment had arrived.
Holding a Bible between the
two chief figures stood James H. McKinney,
clerk of the supreme court.
A quiet fell over all. Slowly the
chief justice began to speak the oath.
William Howard Taft repeating the
words that made him president-.
Thousands leaned forward in breath
less expectancy as he said:
"I do solemnly swear that I will
faithfully execute the office of president
of the United States, and will
to the bt*st of my ability preserve,
nrntect. and defend the Constitution
of the United States."
Then he reverently kissed the open
pages of the Bible and stood facing
the people?their chief magistrate.
When the tumult and the shouting
had died he began his inaugural address
which appears elsewhere.
That over, there was another demonstration,
hundreds pressed about
to grasp his hand, until at last he
slipped away to the president's room
in ilie senate wnere he rested a few
moments before beginning the return
to the White Hons?. The retiring
president, loath to divide the
honor with his successor, quietly
began the Journey to the union station,
where he took a special train
for Oyster Bny.
The inauguration proper was over.
The parade, the spectacular scenes
in honor of the new executive, were
about to begin.
MAIL POl'CHES STOLEN.
Eon ml (kit in Shreds in n Ditch at
Denmark.
On Tuesday night one of the mail
pouches bound for Augusta was
found in a ditch, near the depot,
cut into shreds and with a number
of lettres lying scattered on the
ground near by.
Ordinarily the pouch contains between
300 and 4 00 lettrcs, and the
person who stole it from the Denmark
depot is supposed to have appropriated
all except the thirty that
were found. There is no clue to the
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car Wilmington-hound Atlantic Coast
Line train which was standing at
a water tank at Dudley, near Goldsboro,
and blew five of the cars clear
off the line and overturned on? on
the track. There wav. no other damflfe#
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identity of the mail robbed, but the
authorities are working on the case.
The Seaboard Air Line train from
New York to Florida is due at Denmark
at eight minutes after 1 o'clock
in the morning, and it leaves several
pouches of mail there, to be picked
up by the Southern train from
Charleston to Augusta, which is due
at Denmark about 2 o'clock. The
pouches contain no registered mail
and are sealed and in charge of the
baggage master from Denmark to
Augustu.
While they are at Denmark a nogro
porter at the depot was supposed
to watch them until the Southern
bound train for Augusta is due. On
Friday morning last, when the train
headed for this city arrived at Denmark,
there was one pouch missing,
and it was not found until the policeman
picked up the fragments in a
ditch Tuesday night.
THK EVER READY GUN.
Shooting Scrape in Ijuncaster Caused
by Nothing.
Lancaster, March 3.?A difficulty
occurred here this afternoon between
two young white men, Claude Small,
son of Leonard Smull, a well known
farmer of this vicinity, and J. W.
Gregory, of Yorkville, in which th'
latter fired four shots with a revolver
at the former. Small, however,
was struck by only one bullet,
which lodged in the shoulder. The
wound is not considered fatal. The
shooting originated over the most
trival matter. There were three
young men in a wagon. The wind
blew off Small's hat and in catching
it he knocked off Gregory's hat and
the shooting followed. Blind tiger
whiskey, no doubt, was the cause
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SEVEN MEN HANGED.
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Bee on Friday.
New Orleans, March 6.?Seven
men, all of whom were negroes, were
legally executed in the State of Louisiana
Friday.
At Port Allen, west Paton Rouge
parish, three men died on the same
scaffold. Two of those, Wallace and
Pen Jones, were brothers and were
accused of killing C. H. Hall, a railroad
conductor, while the other,
Chas. Davis, murdered W. II. Poatner,
a guard at the State penitentiary,
Davis, at the time being a convict.
Clmirles Madison committed the
crime of assault and was hung in
Calcasieu parish.
The others, all murderers, were
Jack Ratier, St. Mary's parish; Willie
Williams, Jefferson parish; Andrew
Washington, Madison parish.
Jim Collier, who was to have been
hanged today for murder in Madison
parish, was granted a reprieve.
BLOWN FROM TRACK.
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Gal? of Wind Plays Strange Prank
With a Train.
Wilmington, N. C., March 3.?A
gale of what, which, accompanied by
gale of wind, which, accom|fanird by
mornine. struck the mlddio ? rr.
LEVER'S PROTEST
ALLOWING FEES IN OONG11ESSlONAL
CONTESTS.
l(o Shows the Iledirulous Position
of Negroes Who llring Cases Merely
for the Money.
Zack MoGee, in his Washington
letter to The State, says Representative
Lever in the House Monday tilled
a "long felt want" by entering a
protest against the sham contests
of congressmen's seats by the enterprising
negroes of South Carolina
who have been repeatedly contesting
certain seats in order to get the
contest fee. The House committee
cut down the expense accounts this
year, not allowing all of the usual
$2,000. Hut the three negro contestants
still were given $2,500, being
a little over one-third of the usual
amount, $2,000 each.
Mr. Lever said:
"Mr. Speaker: Operating, as we
are, under a rule forced upon the
minority which does not permit any
debate to amount to anything and
prohibits amendments to any of
these appropriation bills, I am denied
the privilege of offering several
amendments to this bill which, I am
sure, would make it a much better
bill. If the rule would permit it.
I would offer an amendment striking
out the appropriation allowed Dantzler
and Myers, who contest the seats
of myself and my colleague, Judge
Patterson. The appropriation
amounts to $2,500 and is a pure
gift, to these negroes, who had no
idea of wihning a seat and no othei
purpose than getting the fees allowed
in this bill. I want >br? ni\Iiti
try to know the ridiculousness of
these contests, and, with unanimous
consent, I desire to submit a statement
of tbe contested election cases
in South Carolina for tbo past 20
years. This farcinl piocedure, this
unnecessary drain upon the treasury,
will never cease until this congress
has the courage to say to these negroes
that 'Your case must be more
than a farce, more than a ridiculous
pretense, before any fees will be allowed.'
Three contests have been
filed again for the Sixty-first congress,
and they will never stop until
tho Republican majority joins with
us on this side in refusing fees where
the only purpose of the contest is
to obtain the fees. I wish I had
the chance to test the sense of the
house on this matter, but your rule
does not permit it, and I can only
voice my protest.
"The list shows 18 cases, only two
of which were successful. The list
will also show that the votes received
by the Republican contestants
have grown less and less, until they
now practically amount to nothing
"List of contested election cases
from South Carolina from the Fifitieth
to the Sixtieth congresses, both
inclusive:
"Fiftieth Congress?Seventh district,
Robert Smalls (vote 5,961).
vs. William Elliott (vote 6,493).
"Fifty-first, (Jongress?Seventh district,
Thomas 13. Miller (vote 7,003),
vs, William HI I lot t (vote 8,358).
Millor seated.
" Fifty-second Congress?Seventh
district, Thomas E. Millor (vote 1,4
10), vs. William Elliott (vote 3,792).
"Fifty-fourth Congress?First disfriet,
George W. Murray (vote (3,913),
vs. William Elliott (vote 5,650).
Murray seated.
"Fifty-fifth Congress?First district,
George W. Murray (vote 173),
vs. William Elliott (vote 2,4 78);
second district, B. P. Chat field (vote
635), vs. W. Jasper Talbert (vote
7,999); Seventh district, Thomas 15.
Johnston (vote 1,342 ), vs. J. William
Stokes (vote 8,065).
"Fifty-sixth Congress?Third district,
K. It. Tolbert (vote 332), vs.
Asbury C. Latimer (vote; 4,029).
"Fifty-seventh Congr ss?Seventh
district, A. D. Dantzler, vs. A. F.
Lever.
"Fifty-eighth Congress?First district,
Aaron P. Prioleau (vote 175),
vs. George S. Legare (vote 3,749 );
Seventh district, A. 1). Dantzler
(vote 167), vs. A. F. Lever vote
4,220).
"Fifty-ninth Congress?First district,
Aaron P. Prioleau (vote 2 34 ),
vs. George S. Legare (vote 6,068);
First district, James A. Noland (vote
346), vs. George S. Legare (vote
6,068); Second district, Isaac Myers
(vote 419), vs. James O. Patterson
(vote 7,426); Seventh district,
Charles C. Jacobs (vote 563), vs.
Asbury F. Lever (vote 8,726).
"Sixtieth Congress?First district,
Aaron P. Prioleau (vote 28), vs.
George S. Legare (vote 3,965); Second
district, Isaac Myers (vote 226),
vs. J. O. Patterson (vote 4,588);
Seventh district, A. D. Dantzler (vote
133), vs. A. F. Lever (vote 5,391)."
Church Blown Down.
Luverne, Ala., March 7.?A severe
storm swept over Crenshaw county
after (lark to-night, and considerable
damage Is reported In the rural sections.
At Cerdedge the Methodist
church was blown down and several
tenement houses were destroyed.
The gin of J. A. Bell was destroyed
and his residence was struck by
lightning. So far as can he learned,
no lives were lost, but telephone
wires are demoralized, and reports
from the country are meagre.
KILL.K1> IIY A IIOllSK.
Mr. J. (i. KtlirmlKr Tlirowii From
lluggy Near Sumter.
The Columbia State says Mr. J. G.
Etheredge, residing at 192 2 Assembly
street, Sumter, was killed by being
throwu from a buggy while driving
near Sumter yesterday afternoon,
between 3 and 4 o'clock. The family
in this city received a telephone
message shortly afttr the accident
occurred that Mr. Etbridge was seriously
injured, and another message
shortly after that he was dead.
Hut few details of the accident
have been received bv the fnmtiv
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It is stated that Mr. Etheredge was
driving in tlio country, near Sumter,
with his daughter, Miss Addle Etheredge,
when the horse was frightened
by a passing train and ran away,
throwing him out. Mr. Etheredge
had but one arm. Miss Etheredge
was unhurt.
The deceased was 54 years of age
and well known throughout the
State. He was a lightning rod salesman,
and in liis travels throughout
the State had made many friends
who will be shocked to learn of his
death. He had been in Sumter for
several days and was joined by his
daughter Thursday.
Relatives left immediately on receipt
of the startling intelligence of
the accident. No arrangements for
burial have been made as yet but
the body will probably be taken to
l.eosvillo, the former home. Mr.
Etheredge was a candidate for railroad
commission r In 1900 and that
in connection with his being a commercial
traveler caused him to have
an extensive acquaintance. He was
well known in Orangeburg county,
having traveled over it several times.
THE PREACHER'S MISTAKE.
Ills Plan Worked Well t'ntil He
Said lloiinct.
It is stated that a preacher in a
neighboring town had been much
annoyed by the way members of
the congregation had of looking
around to take stock of late comers.
After enduring it for some time he
said on entering the reading desk
one Sunday:
"Brethren, I regret to see that
your attention is called away from
your religious duties by your natural
desire to see who comes in b hind
you. I propose henceforth to save
you the trouble by naming each person
who may enter, and hope that
the services will then be allowed
to porceed without interruption."
He then began: "Dearly beloved,"
but paused half way, to interlopate
"Mr. Stubbins with his wife
and daughter." Mr. Stubbins looked
rather surprised, but the minister
with perfect gravity, resumed his exhortation.
Presently he again paused:
"Mr. Curtis and William niggle."
The abashed congregation
kept their eyes studiously bent on
their hooks.
The service continued in the most
orderly manner, the parson inter
rupting himself every now and then
to name some newcomer. At last
he said still with the most perfect
gravity: "Mrs. Symons in a new
honnOt." In a moment he felt his
mistake, but it was too late. Every
feminine head In the congregation
had turned around.
HLIND TIGERS PAY WKhL.
Over Three Thousand Dollars Taken
From Them.
Augusta, March 3.?The Chronicle,
of last Sunday says a total of $3,650.00
was assessed in lines in the
city court yesterday morning by
Judge W. F. Eve. The bulk of the
fines was imposed upon the blind
tiger keepers, there being $3,350 imposed
upon them. Judge Eve was
severe on the blind tiger keepers
and in each sentence it was a fine
of so much or six months on the
I county chain gang. They were not
I given a jail alternative.
The fines imposed were as follows:
Ilenry G. Kale, $4 00; George
Hanvey, $400; T. P. Pagan, $100;
.j. i',. Alien, $t?uu; J. W. Fitzgerald,
$400; ,J. J. Dunne, $750; F. W.
Sherlock, $4 00. The abovo m n
were charged with running blind
tigers.
In passing sentence upon .T. TC. Allen,
the court remarked that Allen
had been before the court two or
three times before on the same
charge, and for that reason he would
make the fine heavier than In the
other cases.
When passing sentence upon
Dunne, the court remarked that he
thought the jury had brought in
the only verdict that they could, under
the evidence, and for that reason
he was going to impose a heavy fine
upon him.
(The investigation as to the cause
of the recent crib disaster in the
lake at Chicago, by which sixty people
lost their lives, is ended and, as
was freely predicted, no one is blamed
for the disaster. The Jury, however,
made a number of criticisms,
and also some recommendations,
which, if carried out, will probably
> ensure ermtnr 4w~
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I workmen. To an outsider the
verdict of the coroner's jury seems
i J to he "not guilty, but don't do II
t again.
CRUM QUITS
Resigns Coliectorship cf Pctt to
Take Effect Today
THUS RESCUES TAFT
I'rom Ills Dilemma?Ho Says Hid
Act \V as Voluntary, and Declare*
That 11 is action Was Duo to a
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Desire to Save the President-Fleet
From Finl)arrassin#???a
Charleston, S. C., March 1.?With
the resignation of William I).
Crum ?is collector of customs at this
port, the resignation to take effect
March , a situation which threatened
to cause President-elect Taft considerable
embarrassment Ik avoided.
No appointment made by President
Roosevelt during either of bis administrations
has given rise to as
much discussion as that of Crum,
whose appointment as collector at ?
Charleston was vigorously opposed
because of the fact that ho Is a noi
I g,'?- - .
A long and hard fight against bis
confirmation was made by Senator
milium and others when he was tlrst
named for the position by President
Roosevelt in 1 }>0!t and within ii?? i?*??
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few wocks, following his reappointment,
Senator Tillman conducted a
successful filibuster against his confirmation
by the senate.
Crum says that no prcssuro has
been brought to bear upon him now
to cause him to resign, but that ho
does so in part because he wishes to
save Mr. Taft, for whom he entertains
great respect, from any possible
embarrassment as to his reappointment,
and chiefly because he
feels that he has been especially identified
with President Roosevelt's administration
and he wishes to retire
with his chief. In his letter to President
Roosevelt, after thanking the
president for appointing him six
years ago and for renominating htm
recently for a second term, he says:
"Since assuming the duties of this
position 1 have striven diligently to
justify the confidence Imposed in me.
During all these years, so far an I
know, not a single charge has been
brought against my moral character
or a single adverse criticism made
in regard to the performance of my
oflicial duties. I wish further to add
that those employed in this ofllco
under me, composed of both races,
have been at all Hm??
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kind and interested, and we have ail
worked together to make the office
work successful and satisfactory.
"When I became collector of the
port the annual receipts of the office
were scarcely $20,000. I am
glad to say that they have shown a
flattering increase each year, the
total for the fiscal year 1908 being
almost $7 1,000, and for the first
eight months of the present fiscal
year are more than $80,000. I do
not claim credit for this increase in
business; much of it would have
been brought about through the natural
growth of the port, but cite
these facts to show that I have striven
in every way possible to increase
the usefulness of the office and the
position which I hold.
"Before closing I feel that I
should add that during all these
years I have been treated with kindness
and courtesy by all those who
have had official business with the
office, and have not had unpleasant
contacts with any one in tho city.
"In conclusion p* rinlt me to thank
you again for the trust imposed, and
to wish you, as you end your official
career, a hearty godspeed and long
life."
KILLED WHOLE FAMILY.
For Which Murderer Only (?et* Life
Sentence.
Decatur, Ala., March 1. Tho
jury in the case of Holt Clements,
for the murdtr of the Edmondson
family of five members , tonight
found the prisoner g.iliiy of murder
in the first degree and fixed his sentence
at life imprisonment.
Clements was charged with the
murder of Tom Edmondson and Kdmondson's
wife, mother and two children,
last November, near Woodland
mills, In this county. After the family
had been murdered, their bodies
were plaoed in the barn and the following
night the barn was set on Are,
only a few bones remaining to tell of
the gruesome tragedy.
Clements had been in the employ
of Edmondson and it was brought
out that Bdmondson came home, and
found Clements talking to Mrs. Bdmondson,
and the supposition is that
Bdmondson threatened his lifo, and
that Clements killed him and then
killed other members of the family
to hide the crime.
Seta Herself Afire.
Tampa, March 5.?Maria Jamenes,
i a beautiful eighteen-year-old Cuban
i girl who had quarreled with bar
; sweetheart, todny poured kcrotrin*
: 1 over her clothing and lighted the
| soaking ga: ments with a match.