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KILLED AGAIN Once Again the Ship Subsidy Gill is Voted Oown BY VERY CLOSE VOTE Four l>emooratH Voted for the Mohhiire and Thirty Republicans?Mr. Moon Said the Kill Would Give the Public Money to to Few Rich Ship Owners. Washington, March 2.?The ship subsidy bill was rejected by the houes of representatives today by a vote of 172 to 175. The principal feature of the bill is the provision that American mail steamships of 1G knots or over and of not less than 5,000 gross tons shall be paid $1.60 per nautical mile out ward bound on routes of 1,000 miles or upward to South America, the Philippines. Asia and Australia. Mr. Landis, of Indiana, an earnest plea for the passage of the bill. Mr. Moon, of Tennessee, led the opposition to the measure. "It is an infernal fraud designed to plunder the treasury," he declared. Speaking of the provision for training of American boys and answering the plea of patriotism advanced by Mr. Landis, ho said thai it was but a blind to bile the giving of the people's moiv y to corpo, rations of ship-owners. The climax came when Minority Leader Clark declared that a lobby had been carried on "right on the floor of the house" in favor of the passage of the bill., "it is an outrage to a civilized country," he declared. "This thing of coaxing men. button-holing men, and I undertake to say that when Mr. Moon, of TeniKsse, denounced this bill, as an infernal fraud, he used language he was justified in using." 'I'lie debute against the bill was closed by Mr. Cockran, of New York. He denounced the sending of the American flag abroad by a subsidy "as an outrageous concession of the enslaving of a people through the agency of a government." Among those to speak for the bill were Gobel, of Ohio; Landis, of Indiana; Humphrey, of Washington, and Ilobson, of Alabama; against it were Small, of North Carolina; Kustermnnn of UMonnnoi" ?'-M?* ? ? -1 ii lovuuaiii, oi.itiiord, or Wisconsin; Lloyd, of Missouri; Saunders, of Virginia; Wilson, of Pensylvanin; Clark, of Missouri; Stevensoli, of Minnesota; Fin ley, of South Carolina, and Norris, of Nebraska. The feeling in the house was strained as the hour of voting approached. The attendance was probably tho largest of the season. Every one recognized that the vote would ire (dose. Representative Goldfogle, of New York, who was operated on yesterday in a hospital, was carried on the floor in a chair, to vote against the bill. A scene of wild confusion followed the roll-call. With the announcement of the vote 172 in the afllrmative, the Speaker hesitated to get a good breath, and then said "175 in the negative." The Democratic side of the house broke forth in cheers. Mr. Overstreet, in charge of the bill, was recognized, and he asked to be permitted to change his vote. Thlj would have allowed him to move to reconsider and have another vote on the bill. The Speaker infrom him that the vote had been announced and his request came too late.. Thirty Republicans voted against the measure and four Democrats for it. Democrats for: Bartlett, of Nevada; Estopinal, of Louisiana; Ilobboii, of Alabama; Jones, of Virginia. DASHED TO DEATH In a Desperate Leap From a Hospital Window. Pittsburg, Pa., March 1.?Captain William D. Gearhart, who yesterday afternoon murderously assaulted Mi'd. Anna Baxter, at her home, No. 7125 Bennett street, jumped from a Vhlrd story window at the Pittsburg hospital shortly before 10 o'clock this morning. Gearhart eluded the vigilance of Policeman Edward aBrry, who was guarding him. <* Mrs. Baxter is in a serious condition at the same hospital. She spent a restless night, and the physicians attending her have little hope for her recovery. Captain Gearhart ! was in good condition Just before his ! fatal leap and the physicians expected his speedy recovery. Hnntflin fJnnrhnrt r\t PmrUA ? ' ..Mi V, Vfc M^S UQI1IO tu III' pany No. 27, and Mrs. Baxter had been friends more than ten years. According to a statement issued by , Mrs. Baxter at the hospital, the action of Gearhart was without provocation. Dead in n Mine. Butte, Mont., March 3.?Four men were killed in the Diamond mine, through the premature discharge of ! a blast. 1 KEATINGS RESIGNS IIATIIKll THAN PROSECUTE PUIr I ITZHIl AND SMITH. Federal District Attorney Quitn Service, Doing Conscientiously Opposed to Government's I'rotieeutlon. Washington, March B.?United State District Attorney Keating at Indianapolis has resigned rather than particiiMtte in the efforts of the department of justice to bring Delavan Smith and Jos. Pulitzer to Washington to stand trial for criminal libel in connection with publications concerning the Panama canal and railj road. .Mr. Keating in a letter to the atj torney general says: "For alUlOSL eiirht vn.nro I 0..? %t m.i ?> a lltl tu had the honor of representing the government of the United States as attorney. During that time I have prosecuted all alike without fear or favor, where I had an honest belief in their guilt. "I have Ik en compelled on several occasions to prosecute personal friends hut in each case I only did so after a thorough investigation had convinced 1110 of their guilt. "In this case, as to the guilt or innocene of the defendants on the question of libel I do not attempt to say. If guilty, they should be prosecuted, but properly Indicted and prosecuted in the right place, viz, at their homes. "I am not in accord with the government interests' attempt to put a strained construction on the law, to drag the defendants from their homes to the seat of government to be tried and punished while there is a good and sufficient law in this jurisdiction in the State court. "I believe the principle involved is 51 finiurne/mio * ... .. wu?, ?iriKin? at tlie very foundation of our form of government. I can not, therefore, honestly and conscientiously insist to the court that such is the law. j do not feel that I can, in justice' to my office, continue to hold it and decline to assist." In connection with the Elkhart bank case, Mr. Keating prosecuted and convicted nil the oillcers of that institution, including Walter Krown, who was his closo personal friend and a member of the Republican State committee. C. W. Miller, who has twice been attorney general of Indiana, will be recommended by Senator Ileveridge for United States attorney to sucSOITTH CAROLINA ON DECK. Man Appointed From Tills State Commands Fleet. Washington, March 2.?When Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder succeeds Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry as commander-in-chief of the Atlantic licet as announced at the navy department today, South Carolina will have received her first appointment of a naval officer of this rank. Hear Admiral Schroeder, though born in the District of Columbia, was appointed from South Carolina, and lias always been carreld on the navy rolls from that State. When the fleet sailed from Norfolk 011 its voyage around the world, ho was the captain of the Virginia, was promoted to Hear Admiral before the fleet's return, and, as now announced, will succeed Admiral Sperry as commander-in-chief. Admiral Schroeder's record is one of which any naval officer should feel proud. He is a deep student of naval tactics and a strict disciplinarian. It has been many years since South Carolina has ever had a rear admiral in the naval service, if ever, and she should feel proud of her new representative. HAI> TOLD THE TRUTH On the Stand and He Was Not Afraid to Die. Bayside, L. I., March 1.?Declaring that he was not afraid to die, because he had told the truth at the recent trial of Thornton Hains, Thomas J. Tierney, who had been an Important witness for the defense, died of pneumonia Sunday at Bayside. Tierney testified that he went to the Bayside Yacht club to collect some money due him; that he was on the club house float when William E. Annies was shot and Thornton Hains did not draw his pistol until the shooting was over. He flatly contradicted Mrs. William E. Annis. ????????? , Senator Tillman Invited. i Washington, March 7.?Senator T*. i It. Tillman has Just received an invi- < tat ion from Former Attorney Gen- 1 eral W. A. Barber of New York, inviting him to be present at the annual dinner of the South Carolina Society of New York, which Is to be e given some time during April. Judge t Augustus VanWyck, who is president a of the society, conveys an urgent n request for the senator's presence, k through Mr. Barber. o THREE WERE KILLED IIY AN AVALANCHE DOWN THE ALPS. An Officer Who Escaped Tells His Experience While Hiding on An Avalanche. Genera, Switzerland, March 3.? An Alnine traerrtrtv p?anHin<? in . f ? vw\?i VIIIQ A U V IIU (loath of two army ofilcors and a favorite guide, occurred recently in the Furka pass. Lieut. Berkeley-Hill of the British army and Maj. Merian of the Swiss army, with Bleuer, their guide, were buried in an avalanche and suffocated. Maj. Bailey, another English officer, had a miraculous escape, riding on the top of the avalanche to a place of safety. The three officers, who have been staying at the Hotel Danioth at An!eimatt for a month, left there early one morning, accompanied by Bleue.. All four were expert skiers, an.l er. All four were expert skiers, and the hut n the Furka pass, climb the Dammastock, which is 1 1,920 feet high, 011 Fri lay, and spend Friday night on the summit. While in the pass the roar of an avalanche was heard. The guide shouted a warning to his companions, and the next moment all four were swept down a precipitous slope which was covere 1 with boulders. ivi ut. Berkeley-Hill, Maj. Merian and Bleuer w re buried immediately under tons ot' sncw. Mnj. Bailey found himself carried" along at terrific speed on top of the ivalanche, being at last filing violently against a rock. Ho spent the night und r this rock, after vainly shouting for his friends. Next morning, when news of the tragedy reached Andormatt, two search parties, consisting of 14 officers and men from Fort Andermatt and nine guides, set out. The soldiers found the holies of the victims after much trouble and langer, and brought them to Andermatt, where a number of English visitors, including Lieut. BerkeleyHill's brother, awaited them. ORGANIZED LABOR OFFENDED Because Senator Smith Appointed Galloway Secretary. Columbia, March 3.?The following letter has been sent Senator Smith: Columbia, S. C., Feb. 13, 1900. Hon. E. I). Smith, Florence, S. C.: Dear Sir: At the last meeting of the City Federation of Trades of this city the following resolutions were unanimously adopted, and we were instructed to forward a copy of them to you under seal of the federation: Whereas, The Hon. E. D. Smith, Senator-elect from this State, has appointed as his private secretary one C. M. Galloway, and Whereas, The aforesaid C. M. Galloway had given up t4ie telegraphic key for a more lucrative and advantageous position, did, during the telegraphers' strike in 1907, resume the key, taking the place of one of the striking telegraphers, also assisted in making this city a distributing center, thereby aiding very largely in breaking the strike; and, Whereas, The Hon. E. D. Smith. Senator-elect from this State, has always on the stump, the rostum and in private, proclaimed himself the staunch friend of the organized working man and woman, and is himself a member of the Farmers' Union of this State; therefore be it Kesolved, That the City Federation of Trades of Columbia, S. C., in regular meeting assembled, representing by delegates, all the organized working men and women of this city, most vigorously protest against the appointment of C. M. Galloway as private secretary on account of his having proven himself an enemy to the principles which are held dear and sacred to over 2,000,000 trade unionists in this country and urge that the appointment be rescinded. Yours very truly, C0MMITY3E. WANT SPEEDY TKUAIj, Citizens of Clarendon Want a Murderer Tried at Once. Manning, March 1.?A petition to the Hon. P. H. Stoll, solicitor of this circuit, signed by a majority of the county officials and many other prominent citizens, is being circulated throughout the county praying that a special and speedy trial be given William Bethune for the killing of Mr. G. Benjamin Minis on Sunday evening, February 21. The petition 3tates that feeling is running high, and it will be for the best interests :>f law and justice that a special .rial be ordered. locomotive Exploded. Findlay, Ohio, March 1.?An snglne pulling westbound passenger rain on the Cincinnati, Hamilton nd Dayton railroad blew up this lornlng, ten miles west of this city, tiling the engineer and Injuring live ther persons, probably fatally. SHOT DOWN Drunken Man Runnirg' Amuck Stopped by a Shotgun USED BY A MINISTER Servant of Gen. Miller, Crazed With Drink, Shoots at Several Villagers at Temple, New Hampshire, but Is Killed by a Clergyman Before Anyone is Injured. Temple, N. H., March 2.?While crazed with drink, George L. Marcotte, a valet in the employ of Brig. (|en. JVtmes Miller, United States army (retired), ran amuck late today and, after shooting at several villagers, who attempted to disarm him, was shot and instantly killed by Kev. Harvey Eastman, pastor of the local Congregational Church. The tragedy occurnd at Gen. Miller's residence, on the Wilton road one and one-half miles from Teinnle. Mareotte had been drinking freely for some time. This afternoon he becase uncontrollable and, seizing l one of Gen. Miller's army pistols, discharged it at random and drove the General and his housekeeper from the house. Gen. Miller telephoned to Temple for assistance, and in response tight men, armed with shotguns and revolvers, hastened to Miller's homestead. They surrounded the house, hoping to induce Mareotte to surrender, but the vakt refused to do and maintained his threatening attitude. Finally Mareotte left the house by the back door. The Itev. Eastman and Davidson were nearer to Mareotte than the others and endeavored to persuade the insane man to lay down the pistol. A shot was the Invariable reply. As a last resort Davidson, who was armed with a revolver, fired at Mareotte, but missed him. The valet continued to shoot, but his aim was so wild that ho did not hit any one. Finally the Rev. Mr. Eastman pointed a shotgun at the valet and demanded that he surrend- J er. To save his life the minister discharged the gun, the contents , striking Marcotte in the forehead and killing him. T1IE CONFEDERATE IIO.ME For Old Soldiers to lie Opened Very Soon. , # Columbia. Maifh G.?The Record says at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon the hoard of directors of the Confederate home will meet at the Palmetto bank to formulate plans for the opening of the home. An appropriation of $12,000 was made by the legislature for the home, but $ HI,000 was asked for. The $4,000 difference was for the purpose of buying suitable furniture and since this amount was not given, the board at its meeting Monday will be compelled to outline some plans for the raising of this amount. It may be possible that the Daughters of the Confederacy will lend aid by giving entertainments from time to time. Another matter the board will consider, is what they will require of the county pension board before the veterans may be admitted, as those who have comortable homes may prefer to remain at their own firesides. The home is a beautiful building, situated A>n 'the northern end of the grounds of the State hospital for the insane. It contains thirty rooms and is surrounded by ten acres of land. The homo will grow its own vegetables and raise forage crops, the inmates 'doing such work as they may desire, or if they prefer, they may devote their time to reading and writing, or in such manner as they wish. * SAW MISSING SON In Moving Picture and Finds Him Where Seen. Lafayette, Ind., March 3.?While attending a moving picture show yesterday afternoon where scenes from a r lonaa ostrich farm were being presented, Mrs. Hannah Mendelsohn recognized her son in the pictures. She had not heard from him for several years. She telegraphed him and today received a reply saying that he was at the ostrich farm and was employed as its manager. REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY. The Rig Lackawanna Steel Company Cuts Wages. Buffalo, N. Y., March 2.?A re auction of 10 per cent in the wages t of practically every employee of the Lackawanna Steel Company went into. effect *today. The Lackawanna j is one of the largest independent concerns outside of the Gary plant, i and this is the first announcement of a cut in wages from the independents since the war of prices with the United Steel Corporation began. x Southern States Bl'Y Fill ?5Sfi??i?22?^ F^^^bIrT^i COLUME FREE I I Ladies or Gentlemen's [) $5 BARNATTO If lirilliuncy equals genuine?-<!.ote quirement exacting?pleu(M? the ni the rout of real diamond. 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New York, March 1.?Investigation is being made into the circumstances surrodunding the death of Private Frederick P. Knopp, of Company O, Forty-seventh regiment, New York National guard, who was taken from his sick bed to attend the annual Inspection February 10, by a guard in charge of Sergeant Mask. He died three days later. Dr. ; Charles Trost, of Brooklyn, who had ( been attending Knopp, said the letter's death was unquestionably due ' to this exposure and the excitement following the trip. SAWMILL BOILER EXPLODES. Lad Killed and Two Men Probably Fatallly Injured. Charlotte, N. C., March 1.?The boiler of the Beck sawmill, five miles from Thomasvillo, exploded tnty morning, instantly killing Bertie Beck, son of one of the owners of the plant, and probably fatally injuring Hlllay and Andrew Beck, brothers, owners of the mill. The dead lad was blown 100 feet by the force of the explosion and horribly mangled. Three operatives of the , plant were knocked down and seriously Injured. 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