Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NAVAL ENGAGEMENT !N PANAMA HARS9S f Rebel and Government Fleets Exchange Shots. IN THE SENATE. GOVERNOR REPORTED KILLED Governor Slain. Washington, Jan. 20.—The state de partment has receive ! the following cablegram from Consul General Cad ger, dated Panama, today: “Fighting in hay. Governor killed. Excitement great.” FLAMES AT A FUNERAL. TWO FREIGHTS IN COLLISION. iQun^of Las Eovedas Are Firing at the Revolutionary Ships and Govern- £P^|)t Forces Are Throwing Up En trenchments—Excitement Intense. Colon, Colombia. Jan. 20, via Gal veston.—A naval battle which began at G o’clock this morning is in prog ress in the harbor of Panama. The revolutionary fleet consists of the steamers Padilla, Darien and Gaitan. They are trying to lorce a landing oft Sac-ana. The government ships are the Chi- llao^kte- steamer Lautaro, the Pacific 1 Ste^^Navigation company’s steamer Chieuito and the Panama Canal com pany’s steamer Boyaca. The first named steamer was seized by Gen eral Alban and the other tv. o have been chartered by the Colombian gov ernment. As this dispatch is sent three shots have just passed over the Chieuito and she has answered with several Eliots. They fell close to the Padilla, which is seen to be retiring. The guns at. Las Eovedas are also firing at the rebel ships. The government torccs are throwing up entrenchments. The United States cruiser Philadel phia is close to the scene oi the ligat ing. Casket and Corpse Came Near Being j Cremated. Hartford City, Ind.. Jan. 2b.—At the United Brethren church near Hum boldt while Rev. J M. Hobbs was preaching a funeral sermon dames burst through the floor beneath the casket and the church was almost Im mediately filled with suffocating smoke. In the excitement the panic stricken mourners and friends of the deceased escaped through win dows and the corpse was momentarily forgotten, but was finally rescued from the flames. The male worshipers formed a bucket brigade and the flames were extinguished before the church was totally destroyed. The funeral cortege then proceeded to the cemetery, where the preach er finished the ceremony at the grave. The fire was caused by an over-heated stove in the basement. Engineer and Fireman Killed and Two Brakemen Injured. Parkersburg, Va., Jan. 20.—Two freight trains met in a head-on co'li- sion on the Baltimore and Ohio rail road G miles north of here, killing the engineer and fireman of one train and injuring the brakeman on each train. Tea cars were piled up and both en gines almost demolished. The dead: Engineer William Sorrel, of Park ersburg. Fireman Oscar Shank, of Vinton, Ohio. The injured were J. W. Woods, brakeman. of Newark, W. Va.; S. V. Shelburne, brakeman, of Radford, Va. Sorrel had orders to pass at Vinna siding, but he was relieving his live- man, who was new and exhausted, and passed the siding without knowing it. Mourning Season Nears End. New York, Jan. 20.—In the course of a few days the year’s mourning of the royal family for the late queen will be over and the court will r- sumo its brighter aspect, cables The Tribune's London representative. The West End Is full of preparations tor the new or der of things and it is clear from many Indications that their royal majesties desire the London season to he as cheerful as the conditions will permit. Reported Uprising Denied. London, Jan. 20.—The officials of the Indian office here declare there is no truth in the rei>ort from Odessa that a native uprising has occurred at Naslnabad, in the Ajamere district of India, which repor* alleged that the British troops had been defeated in three engagements. Debate on Philippine Tariff Bill Post poned. Washington, Jan. 23.—R*'v. J. J. Dol- liver. of Fort Dodge, la., father of Sen ator Dolliver. pronounced the invoca tion at the opening of today's session of the senate. Soon alter the senate convened Mr. Hale, of Maine, moved that when the senate adjourned today it be until next M mday. Pending action upon the motion Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts, in charge of the Philippine tariff bill, said he had been informed by Mr. Rawlins, in charge of ^ne minority substitute, that the opponents of the measure were not prepared to proceed with the de bate today, but would be on Monday. Mr. Lodge gave notice that on and af ter Monday he would press the meas ure daily for consideration. Mr. Hale's motion was then adopted. In the House. Washington, Jan. 23.—Soon after the house met today it went into the com mittee of the whole and resumed con sideration of the urgent deficiency bill. Mr. Cummings, of New York, ex plained his action of yesterday on the Philippines army post. He closed by saying that his party started right on the subject, but ended miserably. He said he voted as he did as a Democrat —as a Tammany Hdu Democrat—and was proud of it. and added: "There is no politics in a question where the lives ol American sol tiers are at stake.” Mr. Kahn, of California, who visit ed the Philippines la.-^t summer, said that it the minority Knew of the suf ferings of t’ae soldiers in the Philip pines because of a lack of quarters there would not have been a vote against the Cannon amendment yes terday. Mr. Pierce, of Texas, sai l if such was the case the president and offi cers ot the army were responsible, ts they had absolute authority in the Philippines. Mors Rigid Oleomargarine Bill. Washington, Jan. 23.—The house committee on agriculture today by a vote of 12 to 5 ordered a favorable re port upon a more rigid oleomargarine bill than the Grout bill of the last con gress. It is the vMcLeary bill amend ed in some particulars, making great er restrictions than contained in the Grout bill. PRINCE HENRY SELECTS GIFTS. Will Come to This Country Loaded With Presents For Americans. Berlin, Jan. 23.—Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia selected at the court Jewelers this morning about 50 pres ents for Americans with whom he will come especially in contact during his visit to the United States. The presents included several gold and silver boxes set with diamonds. They have the emperor's monogram, encircled with diamonds, enameled on the li<ls; beautiful silver cups with "Hohenzollern” enameled on them; gold and silver cigarette cases, on which his majesty's autograph is traced in small diamonds and small compasses encased in gold and silver boxes with "Hohenzollern” enameled on tueni, besides larger and more va! uable gifts. A number of cuff links, brooches and searfpins, with the initial "H.” in dia monds, are also included among the presents. The latter are intended for less important persons. official secrecy is maintained as to what the emperor and Prince Henry wrll present to the president, Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans and Miss Alice Roosevelt, though it is well known that his majesty will semi Miss Roosevelt a jeweled bracelc t, and Prince Henry will probably offer the president a line hunting gun, with interchangeable shot and rifle barrels and its accompanying equipment. ONE CENT IS ASKED OF EACH. School Children Aid In Raising Ral eigh Monument Fund. Raleigh, Jan. 23.—Janies Webb, a well known citizen of Hillsboro, sends his check for $48.47 to the treasurer of the Sir Walter Raleluh monument fund, this being 1 cent for each ot the 4,847 school children In Orange coun ty. The appeal as made is for 1 cent from each chi’d in the state. Only one contribution has been made by any person outside of Nortfi Caro line, this one being of $22.50 by Colo nel John W. Gordon, of Richmond, be ing 1 cent tor each pupil In the Oxford orphan asylum in this state. No Peace Overtures Made. London, Jan. 20.—The colonial sec retary. Mr. Chamberlain, in the house of committee this afternoon said there was no foundation for the reports that overtures for peace In South Africa had been made by the Boer envoys. Theater Gutted By Fire. Stuttgart, Wurtemburg, Jan. 20.— Tin- Hof theater has been gutted by fire. There was no loss of life. The king of Wurtemburg and other mem tors ol the royal family watched the conflagration for hours. Buried Under Falling Wall. Bellast, Jau. 20.—A wall of thr Siuithfiehl flax mills collapsed today, i burying th<- operatives, who Included ; many worn* n. As this dispatch is sent ; ten bodies have been extricated from , the ruins. I SAWED THEIR WAT [Patrick THROUGH IRON BARS Daring Jail Delivery at Sir mingham, Ala. FOUR MODERN JACK SHEPPARDS Time Must Be Extended. Jackson. Miss., Jan. 23.—Two weeks of the legislative session have passed, eleven sessions of the senate ami twelve of the house have been held, and only two weeks more are left In which to complete the business. A gubernatorial extension of the thirty- nay limit will be imperative if even a small portion oi the important mat ters pending are to be disposed of, ami it is stated that the governor is likely to first authorize an extension for two weeks, iu which time it is hoped that all the more important matters can be transacted. Poweis To Disagree Over Sugar. London, Jan. 23.—A representative of the Assot iated Press here was in formed upon excellent authority that the international sugar com ere nee at Brussels Is nearly certain to end In a disagreement between the powers con cerned therein, with the result that France and Great Britain will take ag gressive steps against the Austrian and German bounty syatems. Notorious Criminals, One Under Sen tence of Death for Murder, Make Their Way Through Steel Bars and Bolts to Liberty. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 20.—During the early morning hours Frank Dun can, a notorious safe blower under sentence of death for murder, anti three other prisoners made their es cape from tlie Jefferson county jail by sawing through numerous oars and cutting the lock ori the outer gate of the prison yard. The escape was dis covered at o clock and officers in ev ery city within a radius of 1.000 miles were notified to look out for the men. Fiank Duncan was a pai of Frank Miller, the noted cracksman who was hanged in Birmingham last year for killing Policeman J. W. Adams, an 1 he was under sentence to hang for killing Policeman G. W. Kirkley, who was Knle-u along with Adams in a pitched battle with a gang of safe blowers in this city in 1000. Duncan was to have hanged in December, but his case was pending in the supreme court. He was from Cincinnati, and it is bei»eved that, friends in that city fur nisheu the saws with which the escape was made. His wife resides there. Georg?- Bullard, charged with mur dering a man in the railroad yards at Bessemer and placing the body across a pair of bumpers on a freight train, was another of the escapes. The tact that murder had been committed was revealed by the discovery ot a bloody sleeve in the yards, torn from the shirt of the victim. The. other escapes were A. J. Dye, of Nashville, charged with grand larceny, and Jeff Van Horn, of Easley, charged with highway rob bery. All are white. A reward of $500 has been offered tor Duncan, while $100 each is offered for the others. Over Mount&ins Dwrack's | ^ t0 Mad Ride | uZ Gix Pat Durnck and bis plucky little horse recently covered the distance of 200 miles between Moctezuma and Ca sa Graudes, state of Sonora, Mexico, over rivers, mountains and plains in the marvelous time of thirty-one hours. The ride was made to save the lives of six Americans who had been arrest ed for the murder of a popular Mexi can mine owner at Topaches. Durack knew the men, who belonged to the El Paso Mining company. So he lost no time in calling on the authorities at Moctezuma. They told him that the prisoners were now on the way to that place. They also told him it was “fiesta week.” and as all the inhabitants were Intoxicated it would be clearly Impossi ble for them to prevent the Americans from being shot instantly on their ar rival. The force of officers was small and the feeling against the men run ning high. It was a lucky day for the Americans when the story < f the death that a wait ed them reached the cars and touched the heart of the brave. Impulsive Irish- 'vv-s' t 'rv . f 1 A?! V l 1 - n v! • s. ' at .H -•y ■ . ■ <jf 'V' :V - 7 L* ' ^ , V' I \ , t iF' /,'*•'■ v ■ V“> V . ■ . \ \ ---^ • ’ ;V|| KILLED IN SIGHT CF HOME. White Carpenter of Columbia, S. C., Found Tying. Columbia. S. C., Jan. 20.—Henry Hunt, a white carpenter, was found Saturday night mortally wounded from a blow on the head and in a dying con dition near the pavement at 1253 Wayne street. He was taken into his house near by and a physician was summoned. He never regained consciousness and died at 2:30 o’clock. He was probably about 40 years ol age. Those who knew him well say that he and his wife did not live hap pily together. She was a widow when he married her. The two men who reported the mat ter were with Hunt a short time befofe in a store near his house. Sent Editor Challenge. Knoxville, Jan. 20.—A special to The Sentinel irom Bristol says J. W. Me- Broom, postmaster at Abingdon, Va., has sent E. M. Slack, editor of an Abingdon paper, a challenge to fight a duel. Slack has refused the challenge and has forwarded the communication to the postoffice department at Wash ington. The trouble grew out ol an attack in Slack’s paper on the man ner in which mail was handled in the Abingdon postolflce. It is said the let ter contained very strong language, even going beyond calling Slack a liar. Will Meet at Charleston. Charleston, S. C., Jan. 20.—Director Martin Dodge, of the office of public roads inquiries, United States depart ment of agriculture, has issued a cir cular directing attention to the south ern interstate good roads convention to he held in Charleston Feb. 5, 6 and 7 next. The southern states, the may ors of all southern municipalities, presidents of boards of trade and road associations and all other societies and bodies working for the improvement of the common roads are requested to ap point delegates to this convention. River Steamer Goes Down. Mobile, Ala., Jan. 20.—The rivet steamer Frank S. Stone, of the Big- bee and Warrior Packet company, wa* wrecked on a floating log or deadhead in Mobile river Saturday night at a point 30 miles above Mobile. The steamer lies careened in 15 feet ol water in mid-channel. No lives were lost. Matt Jackson was in command and T. O. Stone pilot. Fire Sweeps School Away. Dothan, Ala., Jan. 20.—The city pub lic school building at Dothan, .Via., was totally destroyed by fire Saturday evening. The alarm was promptly sounded and tin fire company re spoil.led Immediately, but the flames had made such headway that all et- forts to extinguish the fire proved fu tile. Loss Is $25,0410, insurance $8,- SbO. Falls Through Elevator Shaft. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 20.—J. J. Downe, an employe of Loveman, Jo- s 'ph Loch's department store, fell through the firm's elevator shaft from the third floor to the ground. While he was badly jarred, no bones were broken and no permanent injury was done him. THAT CUV SAYLD HIS LITK. man. He determined they should not be sis ;t without t:u effort t > prevent the tragedy. He was an old man. sixty- five years of age. but what cand lie for that'/ To save them meant a jour ney of 2d0 miles over precipitous moun tains, Intersected by dangerous and swollen rivers before he could catch a train at Casa Graudes and after that a day’s ride on the train bed'ore he could get relief from Juarez. If lie could reach Casa Graudes In thirty-one hours, catch the train and get to Juarez, perhaps the American consul at that place would have influ ence enough to have the prisoners stop ped before they reached Moctezuma. If not, his efforts would bo in vain, and the prisoners were virtually dead men. Pat Durack was quick and strong physically and mentally. He s t out on his ride of peril and mercy at 1 in the afternoon, heading toward the Sierra Madre mountains, following trails where there were any and taking chan ces where they were absent. In this way lie reached the Yaqui river, which he crossed. Once again he crossed the Yaqui, his trail taking him over it three times In ten miles, ami the last and most dangerous lay before him. Arriving at the third crossing, he hesitated for an Instant. The night was bitterly cold and Intensely dark. Peering Into the darkness, lie saw’ a dim light on the other side of the river. This gave him hope, and he hallooed with all the strength In him. Finally men were awakened from their sleep, and an answer came. He was encouraged when he heard they were Americans waiting for day light to cross the river. They asked Ills name, and when Durack replied they recognized him at once and urged him to remain where he was. declaring that no human being could cross alive In the night. He explained the situa tion, begging them to start at once to Juarez to arouse the United States au thorities and friends of the prisoners, but the men were helpless, for. having turned their horses out to graze, they would be unable to find them until morning. Here was u trying situation, indeed. It was one chance In a thousand if Du rack got across alive. But. on the other hand, there Were six men without an other chance this side of heaven. So -he wound the rope around the horse's saddle to keep it In place and make a handle to which lie could cling, and. removing the bridle that the ani mal might be entirely free, they both plunged Into the river. Durack holding to the rope with one hand and dash ing water into the horse’s face with tin- other. In order to keep him up stream and away from the narrows. From the sound of the rushing water he soon discovered that they were being drawn Into a whirlpool. Harder and harder lie worked to roach the bank. He saw that he was losing Instead of gaining, and Ids head swam ns he recognized the fiendish roar of the treacherous nar rows. A despairing cry escaped his Ups. That cry saved fils life. Answering voices reached his ear fr i the towering nrr<'t-p-, . Men v.’< > toady to lend n.-sist.-im <. bolding foitb torehes in their efforts to locate the Irowuing man. II- felt i lasso around 'dm. He and Ids In • v re towed up s.ream to as safe a landing as could be found in ti e darkness. I >ry clothing was found for Pat and food for him and the horse. Then again into the night they went. Ti ny were now facing the second range o^’ the Sierra Madre. and as :! reached the top of the ridge they wer > almost swept from their feed by a 1 t- rific storm that raged as only mountain storms can rage. Traveling in the face ot this storm was slow and difficult, hut they reached the Warple ranch just before daylight. On dismounting at this place Durack discovered that he could no longer stand, hut a ter some nourishment he was on the road again. The trail Durack was following also crossed Babispe river three times, hat ff was daylight now. Leaving tiic mountains at noon, they faced the plains, making good time until 2 o’clock in tlm in .ruing. Charley was fast giv ing out for want of water, but did his :>* t. The last n hue miles Durack mad” driving little ( ’barley b fore him. Arriv ing where the train cou! 1 be flag- gvl. ! :*■ gave the Lor-e into the ea re of a Mr Armstrong. : ind not a mo nuut too S' 10:i. for the t: .in came t hu id r- lag a <vg. The sta '.im was s X ail s off. ai id a lake hit r .•eno J betw -e; Du rack ami the trai: . After s ''TV. ping the t: •ain ho plunge .1 into the shallow ho : md on emergi: g i n the oth.-i cj.ju fouui the passing* rs cnnvuL d with : r. When L- ; rons ;ns v er giv- ea. b iv.i-ver, their laiui.t. r t’ rm *d to s, and Pat Durack realized that he ws is a hero. Dut oi k had made tlie ri le fr m Moc- tcatt • in to Casas < Landes, 2 j u ik. s 0 r mountains, 1 iva-s, plai r t ^ ■ind !:.!:• s. in thirty- .:v* hours. I! -aching Junre:',. he b- t :r t n moment In pre- -eating his case to the Amei lean con sul. wao at once communicated vulU •he American consul at liermosiilo. ariital of the state of S no: a. The prisoners wei\ met by the M -xi- :au authorities when within three ...i s i;f M ictozuma a: ! marched back to Topaches. Of this the drunken nmb was ignorant. On their lut.iru there .hey were tried and had no trouble .uoving their innocent-'*, lint dr y tv d their lives, m v. rlliel. ss. to Pat Durack and liis brave lid!” horse. the life 1! Tin* Rpaaon. A German prof->- r who is given tc pro it leliberation of speech and Las never been known i<> increase its sp'* -d under the must c;mpdling circum stances had an amusing experience in u restaurant not long ago. The waiter had brought him raw oys ters. and, to his dismay, he saw that the professor had apparently no inten tion of tasting them. “I cannot eat these oysters,” said the German slowly, without raising his eyes to the anxious waiter. The man seized the plate and bore it out of sight in an instant. lie was a new waiter, and it was with much trepida tion that he laid the second supply of oysters before this discriminating pa tron. “I cannot eat these oysters,” said the professor after one glance at the plate which had been set before him. ”1—1 think you’d find them all right sir.” faltered the waiter. “I don’t thinK there’s anything wrong about them, sir.” He looked miserable, hav ing been told that the German was a frequent and valued patron of the res taurant and must be well and quick!; served. “I cannot eat those oysters.” an nounced the professor for the third time, with the calmness of chorus In a tragedy, “because as yet you have fur nished me no fork.”—Youth’s Compan ion. Heffci i Eruv^ry c* British Ccaut Guards A heavy gale, cyclonic in character, swept the Eritish coast line at alnn. t •very point on Nov. 12 and 13. Warn ing was gi'an of iln* approach of the to’.m by the L isting cf the storm sig- al.-i by order of the mete r.dogionl of fice. Early on the 12th the gale made u <-!f felt, and it raised a tumultuous cm. which brought an unusually large number of big sailing vessels ashore, lore up embankments and esplanades and cause 1 the death of many brave seamen n:..l Lfc! out men. The storm was preceded and aceoiupaui -d by a heavy downpour of rain, and .n parts of Ireland as well as in the west of Euvianu the amount measured in twen- t.\-four hours was about equal to the usual fall during the whole of Novem ber. The passage of the storm aiea was rather erratic, its center at first being in the south ot Ireland. It finally tiia..-iicd toumd iie.o,a'..i. While the gale was at its fiercest the tow rope of the admiralty lighter Jas per parted, and at high water she came ashore under the south foreland. Masses of chalk and flints showered upon her deck and drove the crew be low for shelter. It was tUen that Coast Guards Beil and Downey descended !<,. a rope ladder from the top of the ciilY 340 feet high. For protection from fall ing flints one of the men wore the only cliff helmet that could be procured. It The Pnhlle Taste. Several hind Workers pooled theii Efforts to insure the Waifs a Lapp. Holiday. They rounded up the lit do- ILckeys at a Mission and gave them ;* Free Show. Every Swipes In tin Place was a Monday Night Calh.y God, so the Church Talent was goin^ again’ r a knowing Proposition. A pule young Man with amber Fir*. Escapes sprang a line < f Parlor Magic that would have queered even a Sup per Show. The Bunch advised him t.o back off the Dump. When a Young: Lady with Glasses tackled "Stabat Mater” on the Violin they broke her up with Cat Calls and told her to tear off some Rag Time. They bieatet* at the Amateur Elocutionist ami acted Rowdy when a Stout Woman got up to read a Fairy Tale from Hans Chris tian Andersen. Then they began to yell for Mulligan and Hicks to come* on and save the Show. Whereupon two pug faced Kids came forward anti did a Hotuntot Song and Dance with a Buck and Wing finish that killed them dead. Moral.—The Waifs cannot be expected to lift themselves many Notches above the Public Taste.—Now York Herald. A Testimonial Worth llavinK. An inventor, having produced a won derful hair invigorating fluid, sent a case of bottles to a bald editor, with a request for a testimonial. He got It in these terms: “A little applied to the Inkstand has given It a coat of bristles, making a splendid penwiper at a small cost. We applied the lather to a twopenny nail, and th* 1 "nail is now the handsomest shaving brush you ever saw. with beautiful, soft hair growing from the end of it some five or six inches in length. “Applied to doorsteps, it does away with the use of a mat; applied to the floor, it will cause to grow therefrom hair sufficient for a brussels carpet. A little weak lather sprinkled over a shed • .akes it impervious to the wind, rain or cold. It is good to put Inside chil dren’s cradles, sprinkle on the road side or anywhere that luxurious grass Is wanted for use or ornament. It pro duces the effect in ten minutes.”—Col lier’s Weekly. Afrleun.'i Wnah, hot Never WI|>e. Great attctitiou is given in most of the African tribes to the care of the- body. The teeth are cleansed with a stick which lias been chewed into a kind of brush. The hands are washed frequently, not by turning and twisting and rubbing them together one 1 within the other, as with us. but by a straight up and down rubbing, such as Is given to the other limbs. This manner of washing is so charac teristic that an African might he dis tinguished by it from a European with out reference to the color. The sun la their only towel. HANGING ON THK ItOI'E UDDUUS Is strongly i Hide of cane in the s!kv>« ■ if a singlestick 1: ’;\ct During tin* de scent but!: men were obliged t - leave the rope ladder several time- :*!’d Li, 4 a he Eartlcut Cltf 'ii-B. The earliest mention of cigars In English occurs in a book dated 1735 A traveler in Spanish America name*; Cockburn. whose narrative was pub lished in that year, describes how be met three friars at Nicaragua, who. he* says, "gave us some seegurs to smoke; • • • these are Leaves of Tobacco rolled up in such Manner that they serve both for a Pipe aud Tobacco it self: • • • they know no other way here, for there is no such Thing as e Tobacco Pipe throughout New Spain.' A Chaiiife. “We must economize,” he said pet emptorily. “I’m so glad!” his wife exclaimed. “Y’ou take the announcement nun good nuturedly than usual. “Yes: it’s pleasant to hear you us*> the plural pronoun. Ordinarily, whei there Is any economizing needed, y ji . expect me to do It all.” only > hllc tL \ dis entangled the ladder when It b -a.m* tv ;ted up b.v tlie gale. Ou reaching *! c Jasper Bell and Downey wci • una ble to persuade the crew to face the h rrible climb. They pivfonvd iio 1 main on ’.he lighter and eventually they got t. >lund when the tide fell. Unite Lond. Tudor—Harris gets all his clothe ready unde now. Sutton—80 he told you too? Tudor-He told me nothing. I?’*-' didn’t have to.—Boston Transcript A white object can be seen at h di* tauce of 17.250 times Its own diameter In strong sunlight—that Is to say. white disk a foot across can be sect 17.250 feet away. The Koreans ns a people are better developed physically than the Japt* nose. They are taller and mental!;.' are liberally endowed.