Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LAST SITTING Of 11^ SENATE Thirteen Present Members Will Retire. . A FILIBUSTERING TO THE END. Uusual Din and Disorder Witnessed During the Closing Hours—Demo crats Held Much Objectionable Leg islation In Check. Washington, March 4.—The senate ■wag called to order at 10 o’clock to day for the last sitting of the Fifty- seventh congress, but business did not begin until some time later. The de lay was due to the asence of a quorum and to the fact that Mr. Cockrell in sisted that the presence of a quo rum was necessary to the taking up of business. Resident Pro Tem. Frye was, as usual, on the minute in ascending to tne seat a c the presiding officer, but only about a dozen senators faced him. The countenances of most of them bore evidence of two prolonged ses sions of Monday and Tuesday, but the indications of fatigue and business was discussed as smoothly as if the senate had adjourned at ti o'clock yes terday instead of 2 o’clock this morn ing. The attendance in the galleries was also comparatively small. The crowd increased gradually, however, so that by the time a quorum was secured on the floor the audience was respecta ble in dimensions and apparently suf ficiently wideawake to give due atten tion to the proceedings. Among the retiring members are six Republicans and seven Democrats, but of the Republicans two, Senator Jones, of Nevada, and Senator Well ington, of Maryland, have, in recent years, each supported for a time the national candidates of the opposing party. Two others, Senator De- Boe, of Kentucky, and Pritchard, of North Carolina, are southern Republic ans, and both are succeeded by Demo crats. The remaining two Republie- •aie are Senators Mason, of Illinois, and Simon, of Oregon. Of the seven retiring Democrats, Senators Harris, of Kansas, Turner, of Washington, and Heitfeldt, of Idaho, were elected as Populists, and all are succeeded by Republicans. Senator MlcLaurln, of South Carolina, was elected as a Dim. ocrat, and while still classed as such, has acted independently during the greater part of his term. The other three senators. Vest. Jones, of Arkansas, and Rawlins, have from first to last been in the Demo cratic ranks, aud Jones and Vest have risen to places of conspicuous leader ship in their party. In Senator Jones, of Nevada, the senate loses one of the two men who have served in that body for 30 con- secutlve years, the other being Sena tor Allison. In Mr. Jones, the sen ate loses one of its most iKmular as well as one of its most unique mem bers. He has not made a speech since the days of the silver debate in 1893. awl he has not during his entire 30 years’ of service introduced to ex ceed half a dozen bills, yet his influ ence in shaping legislation has been exceeded by that of few' senators, and his great ability has been recognized since the beginning of his national ca reer. With a few exceptions during his term the personnel of the senate has changed many times over. When Mr. Jones entered the body. Simon Cameron and Hannibal Hamlin were still prominent character there. Ros- eoe Conklin was at his best and James G. Blaine had not yet entered* * the sen ate. John A. T-ogan, Carl Schurz. Al. ^ len G. Thurman. Oliver P. Morton, Thomas E. Bayard and John G. Ingalls were leading figures. Senator Jones has from the beginning been recogniz ed as an authority on finance and his vast store of information has ever been at the command of his colleagues. Senator Vest belongs to the next generation of senators. He entered the body In 1877, and has served for 84 years, winning a reputation for brilliancy of speech, classic learning and sharp repartee seldom excelled in the senate. He baft been in poor health for several years past, but not withstanding he has been almost blind and has needed constant assistance In going into and out of the senate chamber, he has continued to main tain his Interests la the proceeding? and his people. Senator Jonee. of Arkansas, came to the front during the consideration of the Wilson-Gorman tariff bill on account of his knowledge of buaines? details and his tact In dealing with men and he has easily held his place as a party leaders since that time. He has been chairman of the Democratic conference since Senator Turpie and because of the fact that he ha? been chairman of the national Demo cratlc committee he has been regard ed much of the time as the official head of the party In the senate and the country at large. The retirement of Vest and the twe • Joneses will make three vacancies on the finance committee, and also cause vacancies on many other important committees | New Locomotives for L. Louisville, March 4.—The Louisville and Nashville railroad has contracteo with eastern locomotive builders foi 75 engines In July. August and Sep te- ')*r. The engines will cost about $1,125,000. WHITECAPS HELD IN CHECK. Positive Stand of Officials Has Awed T nem. Jackson, Miss., March 4.—The white- capper element in Mississippi has been thoroughly cowed by the deter mined opposition shown by the courts and officers of the law, and the com bined aggressiveness displayed by the state and federal authorities has had a most salutary effect in the hotbeds of outlawry. Over JO persons are now either un der arrest or out under bond on the charge of whitecapping, and in a ma- jority of instances the prosecution has first-class evidence against them. This has thoroughly frightened others in clined to indulge in similar outrages, and in communities where arrests have been made no further trouble is anticipated. Only one outbreak has been report ed among the whitecappers within the past three weeks, and this occurred in a section of .he state that has hereto fore been free from disturbances of this character. In the southeastern part of Lauderdale county a bundle of switches and a threatening letter were left at the home of a well-known citi zen, and* much excitement was stirred up for a few days, but peace and quiet has been restored, and no fur ther trouble is feared. The federal court will give a trial to its prisoners charged with white- capping at the May term of federal court in Jackson. The state prison ers arrested in the counties of Lin coln, Amite and Franklin will he tried during the next few weeks. With the near approach of the plant ing season in Lincoln, Amite and Franklin, the farmers are expressing great regret that the whjitecapping and labor agent troubles caused a gen eral exodus of negroes from those sec tions, and* many of them are in a di lemma. being unable to hire laborers to plant the crops. Thus they are reaping the fruits of their own folly, and the negioes toward whom the hos tile acts were directed are happily lo cated in the prosperous delta section, where good wages and freedom from molestation Is assured. BIG STRIKE IN PROSPECT. Chicago Street Railway Employes Present Their Ultimatum. Chicago, March 4.—An ultimatum rejection of which will mean a strike on the Metropolitan Elevated roads was authorized last night at a meet ing of division 308 of the Amalgamat ed Association of Street Railway Em ployes of America. The session con. tinned until early this morning. The action of the executive commit tee was indorsed in suspending nego tiations with the company because of Its alleged Insistence on a provision stipulating that the employes should work with non-union men. The com mittee was instructed to submit to the company an ultimatum, the chief spec, ification of which is to the effec t that the union members shall not use coercion or undue influence to bring the present employes of the road into the organization hut requiring that all new employes shall be union men CARNEGIE’S LIBERAL OFFER. Princeton University Recipient of One Million Dollars. New York, March 4.—The Evening Journal says Andrew Carnegie has given Princeton university $1,000,000 for the construction of a graduate school. The gift is made as a pay ment of a debt of gratitude Mr. Car negie felt that he owed his physician. I*r. Joseph J. Garmany, who attended him during his recent illness in Eu rope. Dr Garmany declined to ac cept a personal gift, but suggested that something be offered Princeton, from which Dr. Garmany was grad uated in 1879. Verdict Against W. of A. Montgomery, Ala., March 4.—The jury in the case of the estate of Thom as J. Russell against the Wefotern railway today brought in a verdict for $12,000 damages. Russell was engi neer of the train which early in Janu ary last year during the unprecedent ed flood* ran into a trestle near Che- liaw, which had been washed out. He was drowned under his engine. The suit was for $50,000. The ease has been on since Tuesday of last week. The Jury was out an hour and a half. The only one question considered* be ing the amount of the damages. Princess Louise Arranged For. Vienna, March 4.—It is stated that the courts of Saxony and Tuscany have arrived at an agreement by which the former crown princess of Saxony may remove to Austria in May and deliver her newly horn child to the Saxon court. She will then be per- fliltted to see her other children every summer. A satisfactory financial ar rangement is also made for her. Troops Protect Mills. Colorado City, Colo., March 4.— Companies I) and I, which comprise the local battalion of the Colorado national guard, and four companies ami a battery from Denver, surround ed the mill at Colorado City where a strike is In progress. Everything Is fjuiet. Celebrathes HI* 104th Anniversary. Morristown, N. J„ March 4.—Pres ton Garland, colored, celebrates his 104th birthday anniversary today. Un til recently he had been a constant reader of the newspapers and period Icals. Garland receives a small Unit ed Slates pension. He was born a slave In Lynchburg, Va. KNAPP CONFESSES OTHER CRIMES Will Be Asked To Identyfy Body Found In River. FIRST MEETING A SUCCESS. DECLARES HE IS NOT CRAZY. Officials Believe He Will Shortly Break Down and Confess All His Crimes. Hannah Goddard Knapp To Be In- tered Today. Hamilton, (_)., March 4.—The re mains of Hannah Goddard Knapp, sup posed to have beeu murdf 'd by her husband and her body thrown into the Ohio rivei, were placed in Wag ner’s morgue today and in all proba bility will be interred this afternoon. They were in a remarkably good state of preservation, considering the exposure in water for over two months. Her uncle, Charles Goddard, has no means to provide a burial so that the city authorities will bear the expense. The prosecuting attorney, mayor and chief of police are discussing the ad visability of taking Knapp, who is held here on the charge of her murder, to identify the body before burial. The ring and earrings will first be taken to Knapp and he will be asked to identify them. While talking about the finding ol the body of Hannah Goddard today Knapp confessed another criminal as sault. Knapp says he is the man who, in the summer of 188C, assaulted a girl at New Madrid Bend, on the Mississippi river in Lake county, Mo. He says he was chased by a mob bent on lynching, and that he hold a big crowd at bay with a Winchester rifle. He succeeded in saving his life by flight, making his way across the river. Then he said: “What will they do with me?’ ’ “Don’t know. Some say you are crazy,” was the reply. “Well, I am not crazy. I only get those killing spells at times, that’s all.” Knapp then deliberately told of other assaults on women in which he had narrow escapes. The chief of police believes that Knapp will break down when he sees this indisputable evidence against him. Greater Gecrgia Executive Committee Meet*. Atlanta, March 4.—With a unanimity that augurs well for the Greater Geor gia'association and* with a determina tion to do the best that is possible for the state, the executive committee of the association deliberated for thi<e hours Tusday in the rooms of the At lanta chamber ol commerce. Charles E. Cuirier, cashier of the Atlanta National bank, was elected treasurer of the association, having been placed in nomination by Mr. Dean, of Gainesville. Ellis, Wimbish & Ellis, of Atlanta, on motion of J. P. Stevens, of Atlan ta, weie made the attorneys of the association and were thanked for hav ing drawn the chaiter free of cost. The charter was read to the mem bers of the committee, and after sev eral changes as to form, was adopted. Methods of advertising occasioned a lengthy discussion. Finally Mr. Davis, of Cordele, moved that the chair appoint a committee of five mem bers of the executive committee to ■raise funds for the Greater Georgia movement and to advertise the re sources and advantages of the state as they thought best, but following the suggestions in the recently issued prospectus in so far as possible. His motion was adopted, and Pres ident Orr, who presided over the meet ing, will name the committee in a few days. Captain Park announced to the com- mittee that Madison and the remain der of Morgan county would subscribe $500" to the movement, which is five times the amount promised during the Greater Georgia convention. Th ecommittee Instructed Secretary Cooper, on motion of Mr. Sessions, to issue a call for the first half of the subscriptions to the Greater Georgia fund. After the business session had end ed the committee adjourned to one of the hotels, where a delightful lunch was served*, and over ■which President Orr presided. CONGRESS IS NOWADJODRNED Peaceful Ending of Stormy Scenes Marked the Close. MEMBERS SHOW GREAT FATIGUE GREAT MEDICAL DISCOVERY. WILL NOT BOLT. Bryan Denies Story to That Effect Sent Out From New York. Pittsburg, March 4.—•William J. Bry an, in an interview this evening denied that he will lead a revolt from the Democratic party in case the gold Democrats capture the national con vention, as reported from New York. It was said he would bolt the conveu- tion and lead an inedpendent move ment. Mr. Bryan said that he had not made any such statement and said that the contemplated action was im probable and he did not discuss im probabilities. “Never will you find the gold Dem ocrats capturing any Democratic con vention of national importance. The very idea is absurd 1 .” NEW POSTOFFICE FOR ATLANTA. Amount Appropriated Aggregates $200,000. Washington, March 4.—-After a day of uncertainty the public building bill finally met the approval of both houses of congress. As passed, it carries all of the Geor. gla ietms—Atlanta, Macon, Rome, Val dosta and Gainesville. Atlanta gets $200,000 for a new site for the proposed new postofflee build ing. while Macon gets $306,000 for im provements on the federal building In that city. Physician Dies Suddenly. Macon, Ga., March 4.—As a passen ger train on the Central was rolling into the city this afternoon at 5 o’clock Dr. W. M. Mulligan, one of the most prominent physician* of Colquitt coun ty, died suddenly. Dr. Mulligan’s home was in Moultrie, and for some time past his health had been poor. He started for Atlanta to place him self under medical treatment and was feeling as well as usual when he left his home. Just before the train reached Macon Junction he complain ed of feeling worse, and making a pil low of his overcoat, laid down In the seat of the first-class coach. In less than two minutes he was dead. Elevated Trains Collide. New York, March 4.—In a heavy fog which prevailed today two trains on the Fifth avenue elevated line, Brooklyn, collided at the Twenty- fourth street, Brooklyn station. Six persons were hurt, two of them seri ously. No one was killed. Within a few minutes there was another col lision on the same line at Twentieth street station. The fog enveloped th Harbor and caused several minor collisions of ferryboats. No one was Injured. Baseball Men Meet New York, March 4.—The National Baseball League met In this city to day to prepare for the opening of the playing season. President Pulliam was In the chair, and the officer* pres ent Included John T. Brush and Fred erlck Knowles, of New York; James Hart, of Chicago; Barney Dreyfus, of Pittsburg; Edward Hanlon and Harry Von Der Horst, of Brooklyn. Cholera Infantum Germs Destroyed by an Antitoxin. Baltimore, Md., March 4.—Another great discovery, the antitoxin which shall destroy the germs of cholera in fantum, has been announced by Dr. Si. mon Flexner, director of the Rocke feller Institute of Medical research. It was the death of his gradson that turned Mr. Rockefeller’s attention to the absolute inability of the medical profession to cope with the disease, that annually carries off many thou sands of infants, and resulted in the plans for the establishment of a lab oratory and hospital that is to he built in New York. Last fall, the announcement that two students of the Johns-Hopkins medical school had discovered the germ which caused the death of millions of eildren was re ceived. It was then stated that the energies of the investigators would be directed toward the discovery of a serum which would destroy the ba cilli. Dr. Flexner says the perfecting of it would occupy but a few months longer. TURKISH HORDES DEFIANT. Report of General Uprising In Prov ince of Macedonia. Constantinople, March 4.—Increas ing numbers of Bulgaria*n revolution ary bands are operating in Macedonia and the frt (uency of stiff encounters between them and 1 Turkish forces is regarded here as indicating that a general rising has already begun. The Inhabitants appear not only to be sheltering these bands, but to be in forming them of the movements of the troops, thus enabling the revolution ists to evade pursuit. The telegraph wires are being cut by the revolutionists, who are deter minedly opposing the troops whenever they encounter them. The aggregate losses on both sides have been heavy. EIGHTEEN HORSES BURNED. Thirteen Changes In Personnel of Body Will Occur with Adjourn ment, Seven of Whom Are Demo crats, Six Republicans. Washington. March 4.—The decks were clear for the final adjournment at noon when the housa reconvened at lu o'clock this morning. , The storm which culminated at 4 o’clock this morning when Mr. Cannon deliv ered his scathing arraignment of the methods ot the senate during the con sideration of the conference report on the general deficiency appropriation bill had passed, and everything prom ised a serene and peaceful ending. Al though members had had little mo;e than time to go home for baths, fresh linen and breakfast in the interim since -the adjournment shortly before daylight, they were back in their places for the closing ceiemonies. The leaders on both sides were among the earliest arrivals. As is usual, the scenes in connection with the clos ing attracted vast crowds. They be sieged iie portals of the house even before the doors were open, and when the seats in the galleries wer filled they stood in long linos outside waiting patently for a chance of adruttance. The veteran chairman of the appro priations committee, Mr. Cannon, with a red carnation in his buttonhole, came into the hall with his arm around Mr. Dalzell just as Speaker Hendei- son. whose long career in congress ended two hours later, ascended the rostrum. The speaker, despite the strain of the last fey daws, looked smiling and serene as he f:^-ed the house, gavel in hand. Mr. Ricnardson, '.be minority leadr who has been con ducting the lo*ag filibuster, was in his seat smiling hack at the speaker. The Democratic minority was de termined to make good their threat made when Mr. Butler, of Missouri, was unseated last Thursday and fili buster to the end of the ses.don. As soon as the speaker’s gavel fell he announce*! blandly that ro quorum was present, and whereupon Mr. Payne, the majority leader, moved a call of the house. The roll was called, which seem ed to visitors in the galleries to have been going on continuously for the past week. The buzz of conversation in the galleries checked momentarily by the bang of the speaker’s gavel was losumed. Members on the floor talked and laughed and the cracked voice ot the reading clerk arose hoarse- ly above the din. The sp * iker sev eral times was compelled to admonish the house to preserve order so that the clerk could hear the msponses. As the roll call was concluded a re markable scene occurrc 1. Speaker Henderson yielded the gavel to Mr. Cannon, the incoming speaker. As the latter took the chair the mem bers broke into a round of applause which the galleries joined. It was quite as much a compliment to the re tiring speaker as to Mr. Cannon. The speaker retired to his room in the rear of the hall and Mr. Cannon then announced the motio*n for a call of the house—defeated 17 to 134. March, April, May There is a best time fo 1 doing everything—that is, a time when l thing can be done to the best ad* vantage, most easily and most ef* fectively. Now is the best tim€ for purifying your blood. Whyl Because your system is now trying to purify it—you know this by tha pimples and other eruptions thal have come on your face and body. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills Are the medicines to take—they do the work thoroughly and agreeably and never fail to do it. Hood’s are the medicines you have always heard recommended. .I'awnot recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla too Ijitrhly sis a sprinsr medicine. When we take it in the spring we all feel betterthrough the summer.” Mrs. S. H. Neal. McCrays. Pa. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. MAJORITIES FOR LIQUOR. Recent Elections In Vermont Show Gains For High License. * White River Junction, V*t., March 4. —More Vermont cities and towns at their annual elections have voted in favor of selling intoxicating liquors than favored the change from prohi bition to high license in the general vote last month, while in. those com munities still opposed to the traffic the majorities have been, as a rule, decidedly leduced. The state after 50 years of prohibi tion decided a month ago to permit the cities and towns to decide the question of granting the sale of liquor restricted to high license. Th© ma jority at that time was decidedly smgll. about a thousand in a total vote of 60,000, and from the result it was believed that the state might possibly return to prohlbHion inside of the next two or three years. But from the last vote it appears that there is a more decided sentiment throughout the state in favor of liquor selling than a month ago. Although 83 cit ies and towns voted in favor o*f li cense, it will not. be until after April 1 that the #lling of liquor will actual ly begin. In the meantime the state will undoubtedly be dryer tham ever before In Its history, for all the so- called town agencies have been aban doned. PITTS ADMITTED TO BAIL. Teacher Charged with Killing Young Foster Given Bond. Spartanburg, S. C., March 4.—Reu ben S. Pitts was released on a $6,000 bail at the conclusion of a two hour’* hearing before Judge Aldrich this mo; ning. Ever since the excitement regarding the killing of young Foster last week interest has centered about the hear ing of petition of bail, which took place today. The courtroom was crowded with interested Hsteaiers, who remained through the entire trial. COUNTY OFFERS REWARDS. ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE. Bam at Millen Destroyed by Fire—No Insurance. Milledgeville, Ga., March 4.—Eight een horses and mules were burned to gether with a number of buggies and wagons ami a large amount of forage in a fire which destroyed the private barn of the Daniel Son* & Palmer company. The loss is estimated at $4,000, with no insurance. River Stationary at Memphis. Memphis, March 4.—The river is at a standstill today with the gauge registering 34.3 feet. The rivermen say that the rise In the Ohio should reach here by Saturday, and If the levees withstand the pressure from that volume of water all will be well. The levee engineers are quite active all along the line and express confi dence In the system. So Grand Jury Finds In Matter of Westfield Wreck. Elizabeth, N. J., March 4.—The Union county grand jury, which has been conducting an inquiry into the wreck on the New Jersey Central rail road near Westfield, on Ja®. 27. today made a presentment finding that Engi neer David, of the Philadelphia and Reading train, which crashed into the Easton local express, was primarily responsible for the wreck, he having passed signals set against him, but that a leaky ejector had enveloped his cab with steam, obscuring his view. The jury says that the cars were of ancient make and weakly put together, and that they were heated by coal stoves. The railroad officials, they added, should have notified Davis at Jersey City that the E&ston local would take the main track, or failing In this, they should have notified him at Elizabeth. Price Put on Heads of Spalding Coun ty Mob. Griflin, Ga., March 4.—The county commissioners of Spalding county met in regular session at their office in Griffin today at the request of a large number of citizens. The commissioners decided to offe? $50 a head reward for the members of the mob that shot Will Fambro near Griffin last week. This, added* to the reward offered by Governor Teirell, makes $300 for the arrest of each of the members ol the mob with evidence to convict. It is hoped that it will prove sufficient. February Commercial Failure*. New York, March 4.—R. G. Dun & Co., report 1,030 commercial failures during February, with liabilities of $10,907,454, compared with 1,104 In the corres|H)ndlng month of 1902 when the amount Involved was $11,302,029, and 1,024 In 1901, with liabilities of $11,287,211. Pension Act Approved. Columbia, 8. C., March 4.—The gov ernor yesterday approved the act amending the pension Law. He Is de •irons of this fact being made public, M a numer of pension boards meet Saturday next. Big Fire In Connecticut. Canaan, Oonn., March 4.—The Cum- j mins’ block containing the postofflee, * the private bank of Fuller & Poets, and the Collins' jewelry store, burned to- j day. It is believed the fire was start- ; ed by burglars after they had robbed the safes. On account of the heat of the ruins. It has been impossible to get at the safes to determine the loss. A posse of officers Is in pursuit of the supposed burglars. Western Merchants Visit South. Atlanta, March 4.—Arrangements were made during the meeting of the board of directors of the Atlanta cham ber of commerce Tuesday afternoon for the entertainment of a party of 55 business men of South Dakota and Minnesota, who will arrive in Atlanta tomorrow morning from Birmingham. The 55 business men of the northwest are principally hardware and imple ment dealers. They are touring the south, and having visite*d Memphis and New Orleans, are now in Birming ham, with the intention of returning to their homos by way of Atlanta, Chattanooga and Cincinnati. They travel in special cars in which they will live while in Atlanta, space having been reserved for them in the yard of the Southern railway. The Ohio Again Rising. Cincinnati, March 4.—The river reached 52 feet here this afternoon, and is rising slowly. The weather bureau sent out warnings for a limit of 53 feet. Tills is 3 icet above the danger line here and 2 feet below any Interference with railways. There will be no Interruption of traffic. Seismic Shocks In Porto Rico. San Jose, P. R., March 4.—Frequent earthquakes have been felt here late ly, and a heavier one than usual was experienced last night. The Boas volcano has been ejecting large quan tities of ashes. Chinese Refused Landing. Havana. March 4.—A Chlnar an and his wife have arrived here on board the steamer Vigllancla from New York They were not permitted to land, a-nd the immigration Inspectors have not authorized them to return to the Unit ed States, so they are In a quandary. A Chinaman who arrived here three months ago from Tampa, has been disposed of by being shipped* to Mexi co, at the expense of the shipping company. The latter also paid his living expenses for three months. Athens to Organize Her Prints. Athens, Ga , March 4.—The printers of this city have decided to organize a union. The ilon will start with 12 members. State Organizer C. C. Houston, of Atlanta. Ga., will at an early date visit Athens *o organize the pew union. x a—