Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BUZZMKn TIONS NOW IN EVIDENCE Snow is General East of The Mississippi River. TRAINS FROM THE NORTH LATE. Snow Fell All Night In The Mountains of East Tennessee and Western Carolina—Train Service Greatly Hampered. Louisville, Jan. 8—The blizzard con ditions which prevailed yesterday and last night in Kentucky and Tennessee axe in evidence today, although with diminished force in Elast Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and along the Atlantic coast. Snow is general east of the Mississippi river and freezng temperatures extended into the south ern half of the cotton belt. Snow fell all night in the mountains of Tennes see and* w'estern Carolina, and train service through the mountains is ham pered. All trains from the north were late arriving in Louisville this morning, both the Monon and Big Four’s Chica go trains being reported four hours behind time. South of Louisville the railroads experienced no delay, as the snowfall was light. The temperature in Louisville at noon was 20 degrees, with the forecast for continued cold. Telegraph facilities to th^, smith- west, which were disarranged yester day by reason of adverse weather ( m- dltions, showed a decided improve ment SECRET MEETING PROCEEDINGS. A Plan Suggested to Make the Mem bers Entirely Independent Pittsburg, Jan. 8—The Chronicle- Telegraph will say: “The result of the secret meeting of independent aheet and tinplate interests held here last week has just leaked out. At the time It was announced that the meet ing was to consider plans lor protec tion of manufacturing concerns out side of the United States Steel corpor ation. J. F. Baumgarton, secretary of the association, suggested a plan, which, II adopted, would make the members entirely independent as to raw ma terial. It is proposed to consolidate all the independent interests, secure ore lands, coking and steam coal prop erties, build blast furnaces and a large bessemer steel plant to furnish steel to the finishing mills of the consolida tion. The project is looked upon with fa vor, and a combination was appointed to prepare plans for the proposed con- aolidation and data as to the cost of erecting the necessary blast furnaces and steel plants, and' to secure options on valuable coal and ore properties. J. A. Andrews, president of the New port Rolling Mill company, of New port, Ky., was waited upon axid his reply is being awaited. Governor’s Message a Surprise. Indianapolis, Jan. 8.—The sixty- third regular session of the general assembly of Indiana today heard the message of Governor Liurbin. One of its surprises was the recommendation that the woman’s prison be moved from Indianapolis to Michigan City and be placed in charge of a matron. Concerning trusts the message says: “I most earnestly recommend that, without prejudice and in the exercise of conservative judgment, such legisla tion as may be necessary shall be rec ommended that shall safeguard the welfare of the people of Indiana against any contingency of wrong as- socia ed with modern methods of con centration and combination forward ing the expanddng volume of business that is increasing with the growth of this prosperous republic. “Old Hickory’s” Anniversary. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 8.—The anni versary of “Old Hickory” victory at New Orleans will be celebrated this evening by a ball at Tulane. The his toric taper found in the tent of Corn wallis after the battle of Yorktown will be lighted, and is held in an old candlestick that was used in the Ma sonic lodge of which General Jackson was a member. Letters of regret have been received from Presid _nt and Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Dewey and the governors of several states. Acquitted of Murder. Torre Haute, Ind., Jan. 8.—Mrs. Mary Kane Brown, of Clinton, Ind., who was charged with murdering Mrs. W. E. McDonald, was acquitted this morning. The women took up a quar rel, in which their children engaged, and Mrs. McDonald attacked Mrs. Brown with a poker when the latter shot her. The jury was out but a fe w minutes. Run on Savings Bank. Schenectady, N. Y., Jan. 9.—Because of a misapprehension regarding the recently issued report of State Super intendent of Banks Kilburn, there was a run today on the Schenectady Sav ings bank, one of the oldest and most conservative banks in the state. Deep Snow at Knoxville. Knox\Mle, Tenn., Jan. 8.—East Ten nessee was covered with snow Wed nesday night. A hard' snowstorm be gan early, increasing In force up to midnight. The snow Is now 2 inches deep and there is no prospect of a cessation. MOB RBLASE TWO LYNCHERB. Took Prisoners From the Sheriff In Tennessee. Lewis burg, Tenn. Jan. 8.—Wednes day night at midnight 80 masked- men released W. P. Hopwood and W. H. Johnson from the Marshall county jail- The prisoners were charged with lynching a negro named John Davis and a numerously signed peti tion to Judge Houston to grant a ape cial term of court to try them had been refused. The judge’s action became known here last night and shortly afterward the masked party appeared at the door of Sheriff Wallace’s residence. Assistant Jailer Marshall answered the summons and was forced to give up the keys to the jail, which was at once entered and the prisoners re leased. The keys were then return ed to the officer and the crowd quiet ly departed, taking the alleged lynch ers with them and today the where abouts of the fugitives is unknown. Tho town is quiet. Three Candidates For Chief of Police. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 8.—Alderman F. F. Jones’ failure to secure the nom ination of the Oitizens’ club for re-elec tion as a member of the board, was explained today by his announcement for chief of police. He has been chairman of the police committee of council, and he now says he is in the race for chief. Thus far there are three who want the place--Jones, Charles Garfunkel and Owen F. Reilly, the incumbent. The position offers the prospect fer the warmest fight of all before the new council. Will Not Be Removed. Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 8—Harvey Logan, the alleged Montana train rob ber, with not be removed from Knox ville jail as early as had been antici pated. Judge H. H. Lurton, sitting at Cincinnati, has permitted Logan’s attorneys to present his appeal and they will in a few days argue this pro ceeding In an effort to get a new trial for Logan. If the circuit court of ap peals at Cincinnati allows a new trial Logan, it is said, will not bo removed from Knoxville for three months at any rate. Six Liens Filed. New York, Jan. 8.—Six liens, aggre gating nearly $80,000, have been filed at Hempstead, L. I., against the Cas tle Gould, the country seat that How ard Gould Is building at Sands Point, Port Washington, near Long Island sound. The contractors who filed the liens refuse to explain their reasons until the case is brought up in the Nassau county court. Mr. Gould had trouble with workmen last autumn and had twenty sheriffs to keep walk ing delegates off his premises. Serious Collisions with Police. Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 8.—Tho car men’s strike for higher wages is re sulting in serious collisions with the police. Revolvers were used In the streets, strikers threw petroleum on the premises of the Northern railway with the intention of setting fire to them and hidden bombs were discov ered near the city leading to the be lief that dynamiting was contemplated The police have been largely rein forced and special orders have been promulgated to the civil guard to bo in readiness for action. $100,000 Fire. Cleveland, O., Jan. 8.—Fire early this morning partially destroyed the Central building of the Young Men’s Christian Association, at the corner of Prospect and Erie streets. The losses to the Association and to the mer chants occupying stores on the ground floor of the building will aggregate $100,000. Partially covered by insur ance. Would Injure State’s Fishing Interests. Augusta, Me., Jan. 8.—Governor Hill declared today in his inaugural message that the ratification of the Hay-Bond treaty would result in seri ous injury to the state’s fishing inter ests. “The welfare of the important towns of Maine,” he said, "require us to do everything in his power to pre vent its acceptance.” Reward Offered for Roodwin. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 8.—The gover nor today offered $300 reward for the arrest of R. L. Roodwin, the commer cial traveler charged with seducing Miss Hattie Barnhill, of Wiliiamston, N. C., and’ with giving her drugs which caused her death. Firce Fire In Waycrcsa. Savannah, Jan. 8.—A special from Waycross says a fierce fire which started in a row of wooden houses is raging, and the entire business portion of. town is threatened. Tho wind is blowing a gale. Empress Has Stormy Passage. Victoria, B. C., Jan. 8.—The steam er Empress of Japan reached tho quar antine station last night one day over due from Yokohoma, after a stormy passage. She will reach port today. Philippine Constabulary Bill. Washington, Jan. 8.—In pursuance of the order made yesterday the house Immediately today entered upon the consideration of tho Philippine con- tabulary bill. Steamer Thirteen Day* Overdue. Yokohama, Japan, Jan. 8.— The American steamer Pleiades, Cap tain Purrlngton, which sailed from Beattie Dec. 4 for this port, is now 13 days overdue. BEATEN IT STJfEB'S MOB Lady Was an Eye-witness to The Assault. \ - — HUSBAND INTERNALLY INJURED. After Mob Had Assaulted Her Hus band She Threw a Stone at Them, When She Was Siezed and the As sault Renewed. Philadelphia, Jan. 8.—The first wit ness called by the counsel for the nonunion miners before the coal strike commission today was Mrs. Emily Stephens, of Schuylkill county, whose husband worked during the strike in a Silver Brook colliery of the Phila delphia and Reading Coal and Iron company. She was an eyewitness to an assault made upon her husband by strikers. She said that after her husband had been knocked down twice she picked up a stone and threw it at the men committing the assault. She was seized and held while the beating con tinued. Her husband was internally injured. Mrs. Robert Robinson, of Lower City, told of an attack being made on her home while her husband worked during the strike. She was particu larly bitter against her brother-in-law, James Lewis, who she said, led the mob. NEGROES SAIL FOR LIBERIA. Thirty-Two Georgia Negroes Enroute To Black Republic. New York, Jan. 8.—In the steerage of the White Star Line steamer Teu tonic, which sailed Wednesday for Liv erpool, were 32 negro men, 12 women and 10 children, who are going to Li beria to settle. They come from Ir win county, Georgia. One of the men said: “We axe just poor farmers. Busi ness was not very good with us, so we got together, sold out our farms and are going out to Liberia to begin life again.” The party has about $2,000. Leaves Projected Railroad. San Franc, co, Jan. 8.—The Exami ner says that by making an alliance with Senator Clark, of Montana, E. H. Harriraan leaves Prince Ponatow-. ski’s projected railroad from Los An geles to San Francisco in the air and neutralizes the danger of a pos sible combination between Ponatow- ski, Clark and the Gould railroad sys tems, the Clark corporation has agreed to buy from Harriman 300 miles of road, part of the Oregon Short Line running southwest of Salt Lake to a point in southwest Nevada. Boy Loses Left Hand. Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 8.—Clifford Stewart, the 14-ycar-old son of John Stewart, a prominent farmer who lives near Matthews, lost his left hand on Wednesday .as the result of a gunning accident. The boy was out shooting, and, after aiming at a flock of birds, pulled the trigger, when tho barrel of tho gun burst at the point where Clif ford’s left hand was resting. The hand was so badly lacerated that am putation was necessary. Doing a Big Business. Decatur, Ala., Jan. 8.—Tho Decatur cotton compress is doing the biggest business this season that it has ever done in its past history. They have already compressed over 50,000 bales this season and their year’s business has not closed, yet by any means. Their yards and warehouse's are now crowded with cotton to their fullest capacity. Child’s Narrow Escape. Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 8.—Katherine V^renberg, daughter of Dave Voren- berg, was badly burned Wednesday af ternoon at the Bradshaw seminary. The little girl was poking the fire when her dress was ignited. She would have been burned to death had it not been for Mias Annie Bradshaw, who smothered the flames by wrapping her dress around the child and smothering the flames. Coal for Cuha. Paducah, Ky., Jan. 8.—The towboat Kenton left here last night .with a big fleet of coal which is to be delivered to Cuba. The towboat will carry the coal down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans, where it wni he reshipped. This shipment from the Paducah mines is to be followed by others, all intended for tho same point. A Secret, If Tried at All. New York, Jau. 8.—Replying to an inquiry regarding the reports circulat ed in the United States that W. G. Hunter, Jr., had been tried and ac- qiuttfd of the murder of Fitzgerald, the Associated Press correspondent ca bled as follows: “Guatemala, Jan. 8. —If there has been a trial it has been a secret one. Mystery here.” Railway Engineer Shot. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 8.—Leo Stratton, a Southern railway engineer running between this city and Atlanta, was shot last night at Barnett, Ga., 30 miles from here, by Bob Nixon, a brakeman. Nixon escaped. Strat ton was brought to this city and died at Erlanger hospital this morn ing. The remains will be taken to Atlanta. LAST SEEN WITH EVANS. Mysterious Killing of Thrower at Jas per, Miss. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 8.—'The kUUsg of A. F. Thrower at Jasper, Paulding county, and the mysterious circum stances connected thererwith. Is at tracting much attention throughout the state. A young white man named George Evans, who was the last per son seen in the society of the deceased, is under arrest and will bd held to await the action of the grand jury, al though he strenuously denies that he was in any way connected with the tragedy. Evans and Thrower were engaged in a drinking bout, and on the following morning Thrower was found dead beside the railroad track with his skull crushed. Evans says that he parted from Thrower at the exact spot where the body was found, but the latter was uninjured at that time. Evans’ hat was picked up on the spot, and this is one of the strong est bits of circumstantial evidence against him, but he explains It away by saying that Thrower had taken his hat from him and said he would keep It unless Evans accompanied hftn to town. Both were quite drunk. Evans has several times contradicted his state ment, and the authorities are con vinced that he knows more about the tragedy than he has yet related. Negro Postmistress Visits Birmingham Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 8.—Minnie Cox, the deposed negro postmistress of Indianola, Miss., Is here accompa nied by her assistant, Annie Moore, colored. The two are stopping with a brother of the Moore woman and will remain here until the Indianola trouble blows over, so it is announced. Mrs. Cox declines to be interviewed. Her husband, W. W. Cox, a postal clerk, on the Southern railway, gave out a veiy guarded statement in which he said that he and his wife were hopeful of a settlement of the Indiano la trouble as they desired to return to that place to live, having many friends there among both the colored and white population. Cox a^ded that he had no desire to “butt up against a brick wall,” and for his own sake, as well as for the sake of his wife and his future intentions, he would not make a public statement reviewing the Indianola incident. He looks for an early adjustment, and says some of the best people in Mis sissippi have the matter in hand with that end in view. It is rumored that Mrs. Cox will retain the position of postmistress with a white person as assistant and the latter actively in charge, but neither Cox nor his wife affirm this report. Bubonic Plague In Mexico. Washington, Jan. 9.—A dispatch has been received at the public health and marine hospital service from the board of trade at Tucson, Ariz., calling attention to the existence of bubonic plague in Mexico and requiring that necessary steps be taken to prevent Its spread into Arizona. The presi dent of the superior boardi of health of Mexico has announced that the re ports that the plague exists at Ensen- dao and Mazatlan are correct, and has requested the public health and marine hospital service to notify the bureau of American republics that the South American countries through them may be informed. Dr. Grubbs, a medical representative of the public health and marine hospital service, now at Los Angeles, who has been in vestigating the situation at Ensenada, and Dr. Alexander, the medical repre sentative at Ensenada, have been di rected by the surgeon general to take any necessary action in the matter. Another Reply From Castro. Washington, Jan. 8.—Minister Bow en transmitted to the state depart ment today another reply from Pres- ident Castro touching tho arbitration proposal. As heretofore, President Castro expresses willingness to sub mit the matter to arbitration and in addition to his former communication he is now willing to recognize the pro priety of submitting the clams referre^ to in the British and German notes to the Hague, something that he has not up to this point been willing to do. Some details remain to bo ar ranged before the next step, which is the appointment of commissioners, can be taken up and It is not yet known how Castro will receive de mands still insisted upon by tho al lies for a money payment and how he will view the rejection of his own de mand for the immediate withdrawal of the blockade as a condition precedent to the arbitration. Coal Sold on Physician’s Certificate. Toledo, O., Jan. 8.—The coal situa tion in Toledo has reached the point where the physician’s certificate is re quired by local dealers before they will sell even a ton of coal. The cer tificate must show that there is illness in tho home of the would-be purchaser and that coal is necessary as a safe guard for the patient. Standard Oil Company’s Statement New’ York, Jan. 8.—The Standard Oil company authorizes tho statement that it does not own or control any part of the producing territory of either the Beaumont oil field in Texas or the Jennings field in Louisiana, and has never sought to do*so. Louisville Bank Robbed. Louisville, Neb., Jan. 8.—Tho Bank of Louisville was broken into and rob bed of $4,200 early today. The rob bers drilled into the safe from the rear, avoiding the burglar alarm.Tbeio is no clew. FBIGHTFUL COLLISION NEARJITTSBUBG Paasenger and Freight Train Crash Together. BRAKEMAN CAUSED COLLISION. Failed to Warn Passenger Train—Sov- *ral Men Are Dead, One la Dying and Five Are Probably Fatally In jured. Pittsburg, Jan. 8.—As a result of a collision between a passenger train and the rear end of a freight train on the Monongahela division of the Penn sylvania railroad Wednesday night, at Cochran Station, several men are dead, one is dying and five are injured. The dead are: C. E. Stroud, baggagema&ter, Eliza beth accommodation, Homewood. C. M. Boehner, brakeman of accom modation, Pittsburg. John Stewart, passenger, residence unknown. Two unknown foreigners killed out right. Two unknown foreigners, died on way to the hospital. The injured are: T. D. Cook, conductor accommoda tion, will probably diedi. Sam Sullanowsky, shoulder blade fractured. Peter Kimosky, burned. John Smith, seriously injured. Mike Chonick, slightly injured. Mike Gcntill, slightly injured. The passenger train whch was from Pittsburg, was on time and had a clear track, according to the signals dis played. At the siding at Cochran it ran into the rear car of the extra freight which had taken the switch, but failed to clear the main line. The officials of the road atttribute the disaster to the failure of Patrick Quinn, the rear brakeman of the freight, to see that his train had fully cleared the main track. Quinn has not been found since the wreck. When the passenger locomotive struck the caboose of the freight It was forced back upon the combina tion baggage and smoking car in a mass. Three of the victims were killed 1 instantly; two were roasted to death and two died on the way to the hospital. Almost immediately after the im pact fire from tho stove in the smok ing car set fire to the wreckage and the imprisoned victims were tortured. Not a truck except those of the ten der, left the track. None of the pas sengers in the coaches were hurt. The tender stopped within a few feet of the rear of tho combination car, crowding everything and every body in the smoking car into a small space, like the plunger of a cylinder Men were pinned so that they could not be extricated. The stove, full of firo, shoved back In the car with the men and seats, and with a 15-gallon can of oil. The oil ignited, there was an explosion, and tho wreckage be gan to burn. One of the unidentified men, the upper half of his body ex tending from a rear window of the car, was pinioned by a piece of wood in the car. He was alive and con scious of his peril. He called' for some one to release him. “Chopper!” he would shout, pointing back into the car at something which held him. Efforts were made to relieve him, but tho poor fellow had to be deserted, and ho slowly burned to death. COP, COON AND DOG. Itching Skin Distress by day and night— That’s the complaint of those wk* are so unfortunate as to be afflicted with Eczema or Salt Rheum—and out ward applications do not cure. They can’t. The source of the trouble is in the b'ood —make that pure and this scal ing, burning, itching skin disease will disappear. “I was taken with an itching on my arms which proved very disagreeable. I concluded it was salt rheum and bought a bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. In two days after I began taking it I felt better and it was not long before I was cured. Hava never had any skin disease since.” Mas. Ida E. Ward, Cove Point, Md. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills rid the blood of all impurities and core all emotions. I He, bOUTHERN RAILWAY. Magnificent Trains Helng Inaugurated Be tween Northern and Southern Points. To induce tourists from the East, North, and West to visit Florida and other Southern resorts, each year, the Sonthern Railway under takes to do a little more than in pre vious years to make the resorts of Florida and the South more attract ive to the people of the East, North, and West and this season have put in service the best tourist trains that have ever been operated in the South. Ti e first of these trains established is “The Chicago <fe Florida Special,” first trip Southbound, January 5th., 1903. This train will have through sleepers from Chicago, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Louisville and are run thro igh to St Augustine in very qu ck time. Tram will consist of very best Pull man cars, dining cars and club cars, etc. Between Chattanooga, Tennes see, and Jacksonville, Florida, there will be also provided on this train a first-class coach, which will be of much accommodation to travel be tween Chattanooga, Atlanta. Macon and Jacksonville. Between Chatta nooga and Jacksonville, the train e-ill only stop at Rome. Atlanta and Macon. Northbound this train will leave St. Augustine 8:15 a. m. leave Jacksonville 9:20 a. m. pass Atlanta 0:20 p. in.; arrive Cincinnati next morning, at which place the sleeping cars diverge to various lines reaching Chicago. Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburg, the same afternoon. This ‘Chicago & Florida Special” was inaugurated by the Southern Railway two seasons ago, but this season the train will be better than ever before, and will do very much towards di verting the people from Chicago and the Northwest to resorts of Florida, instead of as heretofore they going to Mexico, California, etc. Maitland, Fla. The Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co., Baltimore, Md. Gentlemen:—I have bad eczema over thirty years, have tried many remedies prescribed by various physi cians, but to nothing has the disease yelded so quickly as to Liquid Sul phur I thu k if used properly it is undoubtedly a specific for eczema. 1 have prescribed it for others with most satisfactory results. I consider it the best remedy for cutaneous affections I have ever known, and re gard .1 us the greatest medical dis covery of the age. Respectfully yours. W. A. Hkard, M. D. For sale by the Cher ki-e Drug Co When a person feels ill, it doesn’t always take seven days to make one weak. Novel Case In Court at Anniston, Alabama. Anniston, Ala., Jan. 8.—It is quite seldom that a policeman gets arrested. However, such was the case here Wed nesday, when Constable Sweets served warrants on Officers Thomas Self and John Fitzgerald. The cause of tho affair started on last Friday, when the above mentioned officers went to tho house of a negro to get a dog that had disappeared from Cle burne county, and on which there was a reward of $25. The officers got the dog, but before they had time to deliver the dog or claim the reward the negro had brought suit in the Justice court and regained possession of the dog. Oh Sunday Officer Self found the negro and dog at the union depot, when he again got possession of the canine, this time resulting in the ne gro swearing out a warrant as above stated. Tho charge against Office Self was for taking the dog, and against Offi cer Fitzgerald for assault, and the cases will bo tried before Judge Crook in the county court next Friday. Both I were released on their own recogni- j zaneo. Attorneys have been engaged ! to represent both sides. Mr. Fitzgerald, in addition to being a policeman, is a justice of the peace , iu the fifth ward. Serious Charge Against Pugilist. London, Jan. 8.—William .). Sulli- I van, the boxer, better known as “Spike” Sullivan, and a companion named Charles Harris, were remand*- ed at a police court today on the charge of attempting to 'pass bank of England engraving notes. Bail was refused. Sullivan denied all knowledge of the notes and said he only met Harris casually at a railroad station while awaiting a train whlcn he intended to take for his training quarters. Rev. Charles M. Sheldon’s stories. We have secured for our columns a new on The Reformer which will begin in a few days.