Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TOWN IN DiNGER FROM FOREST FIRES Onaway, Mich., Threatened With Destruction. LOSS OF LIFE IS FEARED. Every Direction the Woods Are Ablaze and Citizens Are Fighting the Flames—Many Persons Forced tc Leave Their Homes. Onaway. Mich., April 29.—Forest fires threaten the destruction of the city. In every direction the woods are ablaze. Hundred of citizens feught the flames last night to keep them from the lumber yards and plan; of the Lobdell and Bailey Manufactu! 1 - ing company. The lumber camps are surrounded by fire, and it is feared that lives will be lost. A high wind from the southwest prevails. Log trains were kept busy all night bringing in people rescued from the fire along the tracks. Residents of the southerin part of the section are moving out. Unless rain falls tonight, the result will be serious. IMPORTANT CASE DECIDED Involving the Validity of Marriages Obtained by Fraud. Albany, N. Y.. April 29.—An impor tant case involving the validity of marriages obtained by fraud has just been decided in the court of appeals in the case of Giegorio Bilorenzo, ap pellant, against Johanna Bilorenzo. It appears that the parties had been living together without marriage and that after an absence of the man in Philadelphia for some months the wo man produced a child, and, represent ing as her own, born during his ab sence, she induced him to marry her. He soon discovered that the child was not hers and brought action for annullment on the ground of fraud. A Jury in New York city, where the par ties lived, gave him the verdict, and the marriage was ordered annulled. The woman appealed, and the judg ment was reversed by the appellate di vision. The court of appeals again reversed, sustaining the order of an- nullment. KAISER’S VISIT TO ROME. Takes With Him Train Load of Horses and Coaches. Berlin, April 29.—A train load of Emperor William’s horses and equip- ^£ges left here for Rome today, so that the emperor when calling on the pope need not use a carriage of King Vic tor Emmanuel, whose liveries have not yet been seen outside the papal precincts. As the emperor had to send one royal vehicle, he conclud ed to send two, with eight coach horses, three saddle horses and 20 coachman, grooms and hostlers. The story that the empress is not going to Rome with his majesty be- -<cause she is not willing to call on the pope on account of her strong Protestant belief, is considered to be of sufficient importance to require an authoritative denial. This has been given out and cites the fact that the empress called on the pope during her former visit to Rome and that her fractured arm is really the rause of her staying at home. COSSACKS FIRE ON TURKS. Officer and Six Troopers Slain—Turk ish Troops Fled. Berlin, April 29.—A dispatch from St. Petersburg to The U>max An- zelger says It is reported from Kars. Asiatic Russia, that a squadron of Turkish cavalry crossed the Russion frontier 70 versts from Sara-Kamysh. Trans-Caspian territory, and showed Intention of advancing. A Russian frontier post gave the alarm to a regi ment of Cossacks, which fired on the Turks, killing an officer and six of the troopers. The Russians suffered no loss. The Turks retreated across the frontier. VOLCANIC EXPLOSION. Seventy-Five People Reported Killed Near Frank, N. W. T. Vancouver. B. C., April 29.—A vol canic explosion near the town of Frank, N. W. T., on the line of the Crows Nest Pass railway occurred early today. Seventy-five persons are reported killed. Commission Resumes Hearings. New York, April 29.—The interstate commerce commission resumed today Its investigation into the complaint of W. R. Hearst against the anthracite coal carrying railroads. John Ed monds, sales agent for the Reading Coal and Iron company, testified ft at f the company sold about a million tons of coal per year, payment for which was always made to the finance com mittee. He could not tell the aver age cost of selling the coal in this city. Important Decision Rendered. Guthrie, O. T., April 29.—Associate Justice Irwin has rendered an irapor tant decision regarding the appoint went of guardians' for Indians to pre vent them from disposing of theii tnoney as they please. A number ol ▼ ach guardians have been appointed for the Arapahoe-Cheyenne Indians Judge Irwin has dismissed all of them holding them to be Illegally in office and prohibiting the lower courts in the future from interfering with the In dians’ pilva.e finances. GOOD ROADS CONVENTION. Last Day's Session at St. Louis—Res olutions Adopted. St. Louis, April 29.—At the last day's session of the national and in ternational good roads convention Hon. T. G. Harper, fo Burlington, Iowa, chairman of the committee on resolu tions, presented the report of the com mittea which was adopted. The res olutions declare: 1. That the building of good roads in the United States is now paramount to national prosperity and commercial supremacy. 2. That we recommend the harmoni ous cooperations of the township, county, state and municipal govern ments in the furtherance of this great end. 3. That the association believes that the appropriations heretofore made for the building of lailroads, canals and other improvements of rivers and harbors lias been wise and beneficial, but an appropriation for the improve ment of our highways has now be come necessary to extend the bless ings of intelligence and to promote a high order of citizenship among all classes of people and to meet the ever-growing necessities of the agricul tural interests. 4. That we recommend the establish- ment throughout the United States of a complete and perfect organization from the nation down to the ownership, which organization shall so overlap each other and make a complete na tional association.. SLASHED HIS THROAT. Georgian Inflicts Probably Fatal Wounds Upon Himself. Greenville, S. C., April 29.—J. A. Wright, proprietor of a local beef mar ket, attempted suicide Tuesday in room No. 27, of the Southern hotel, by cut ting a gash in his throat and several gashes on his wrists and arms. The act is said to have been the result of despondency over financial circum stances. It is known that Wright was due the Cu ialiy Packing company, of Atlanta, a sum of money for which a mort gage on all his property was given Tuesday morning. About 2 o’clock, alter having signed the mortgage, Mr. Wright went to his room, leaving a cali for 4 o’clock. At that hour he responded to the knock of a hotel por ter. At C the elerkfwent to Mr. Wright’s room to deliver a package. The door was locked on the inside. The clerk crawled through the transom and found Wright lying on the bed with his head hanging down on the side, his throat cut and arms cut. Physicians were at once summonel. Their opinion was that the wounds will prove fatal. Wright is about 21 years old, a native of Athens, Ga. He has been here only a few weeks, but has made a number of friends. SIX YEARS FOR SIMS. Defaulting Bank Clerk Becomes In mate of Federal Prison. Atlanta. April 29.—G. H. Sims, who embezzled $93,000 of the funds of the Capital City bank, was yesterday sen tenced to six years in the federal pris on by Judge Newman. Sims pleaded guilty to 11 indict ments. The whole court proceeding occu pied but a few minutes, and when Sims had affixed his signature to the plea of guilty he was led out again and the carriage that brought him to court carried him to the prison. It was between 12 and 1 o’clock when he arrived at the great, gloomy pile out on the McDonough road, and stepped Lorn the carriage, passed up the stone steps, through the barred doorway and began his term. His hair was closely cropped, his fashionable attire exchanged for a coarse gray piisoner’s uniform, and down in the record room his photo graph and measurements may be found by reference to the index ol such things. FOUR YEARS FOR FRATRICIDE. Jim Little Sentenced at Waycross for Killing His Brother. Waycross, Ga„ April 29.—In Ware superior court Judge Parker has di reeled a verdict of voluntary man slaughter in the murder case of Jim Little and imposed a sentence of four years in the penitentiary. Jim killed his brother, Leon, with a rence rail near Biekley, ki this conn ty, last May. Leon was beating hit horse when Jim asked him to stop I<eon refused to do so, but continued beating the animal when Jim struck him in the head with a fence rail. Leon Little’s skull was crushed, and he died a few days later. Jim ha? been in jail for nearly a year and ha? become almost blind. “Fighting Bob’s” Daughter to Wed. Boston, April 29.—In the English cathedral at Tokio, Japan, Miss Vir ginia Evans, daughter of Rear Ad miral Robley D. Evans, U. S. N., will be married today to Harold Ingallt Sewell, of this city. The ceremony will be performed by the English Bish op of Tokio, and Lady McDonald, the wife of the British minister to Japan has offered the British legation for the reception. Bought Entire Bond Issue. Raleigh, N. C., April 29.—Three hun dred thousand dollars of 4 per cent bonds, authorized by the last North Carolina legislature to cover the state’f Indebtedness, have been awarded tc Townsend Scott & Son and Wilson Colster & Co., of Baltimore, who bid at the rate of 103,592 for the entire Issue. VISITGtS CROWDED Cilt OF ST. LOUIS Auspicious Occasion at the Missouri Metropolis. DEDICATION CF WORLD’S FAIR. Governors and Their Staffs anc^jpther Distinguishod Guests Arriving by Every Train—Hotels Crowded to Their Utmost Capacity. St. Louis, April 29—This morning the residents oi St. Louis in general and the manageis of the world’s fair in particular, were given their fiist experience of the conditions that will confront them during the remainder of jthe week. Passenger trains by the score rolled in all the morning, and militia men and regulars, governors, ami gover nors’ staffs, poured through the gates in what seemed a never-ending stream. The visitors who wore no gold lace and came merely to see, arrived by the tens of thousands. It was the first of the coming rush and it came like a tidal wave. Everybody was eared for promptly. All the distin guished guests were met by escorts and conducted to places previously set apart for their comfort and entertain ment. Those of the multitude who had made no previous arrangements for rooms were compelled to hunt for what they wanted, as the hotels were crowded to their utmost capacity, and the late arrivals had to take to the boarding houses. The people were provided with stopping places as fast as possible. Governor Van Sant, of Minnesota; Governor Cummins, of Iowa, and Gov ernor Micfitey, of Nebraska, arrived early in the afternoon and Governor Cummins in particular was accompa nied by a staff sufficiently numerous to make up a squadron of cavalry in itself. Cardinal Gibbons, who is to deliver the invocation at the dedication eere- m-nirs tomorrow is the guest of Arch bishop Kain. Governor Odell, of New York, came in this morning with his staff. Follov.’- ing him closely came a train bear ing cavalry, naval militia and infan try, all from New York. Governor Durbin, of Indiana, with a staff of 50 people, is expected this evening. Genera! Gomez, of Cuba, arrived at 10 o’clock, three hours late. He was given a hearty welcome and escorted to the Planters’ hotel. Ex-President Cleveland is expected over the the Baltimore and Ohio South western at 5:20 this afternoon. He will be met by a committee represent ing the exposition company, and will ire the guest of President Francis, of the fair. In addition to the troops from New York the following detachments ar rived during the day: One provisional regiment and band from Ohio; four regiments from Mis souri; one regiment and band from Iowa; one regiment and band from Il linois; one battalion and band from Oklahoma, and one battalion and band from Louisiana. LASHED ON BARE BACKS Double Whitecapping Outrage In Re publican State of Indiana. Nashville, Ind., April 29.—A double whitecapping has occurred in John son township, 16 miles from here. The victims were James Moffet and Els- worth Hashman, living one mile apart. Shortly after midnight a mob of 40 masked men broke into Moffet’s home, dragged him from his bed, tied him to a tree in the yard and gave him 40 lashes on the bare back with hickory switches. He was carried back into the house in the presence of his wife and told that if he did not cease his visits to a certain house in the neighborhood and stop beating his wife, the punishment would be repeat ed. Moffet promised. The mob went to the Hashman house, where the program was repeated. FIRED ON FROM AMBUSH. Unknown Parties Take Revenge on s Kentucky Sheriff. Knoxville, Tenn., April 29.— A spe cial to The Sentinel from Middlesboro Ky., says; Deputy Sheriff John Johnson was fired on from ambush from the moun tains between here and Mingo Hol low last night and was badly wound ed. Johnson aided in the arrest ol eight mountain coal miners Sunday, and it is thought probable that theii friends were incensed and tried to gel revenge. Levi Matthews, who it is believed, was implicated in the shooting and for whose arrest a warrant has been sworn out is believed to be in hiding near Middlesboro. Strikers’ Ranks Recruited. Chicago, Albpril 29.—More than a thousand recruits joined the ranks ol the strikers at the Hearing works ol the International Harvester company today. “We have more than half ol the plant out on strike,” declared Sec retary Erancke, of the Metal Workers anion. Guilt yon Second Count. Chicago, April 29.—Elsis Barrett who shot Bessie Palmer, the actress In their Oakwood boulevard apart ments last January, was today found guilty of the second count In the In dictment, charging criminal negligence This means a short jail term or houst of correction sentence. RUSSIAN POLICY TOWARD MANCHURIA Government FlatlyDenies the Pekin Report. WERE SIMPLY INVENTIONS. Semi-Official Note Says that Russia Has Absolutely No Intention of Plac ing Impediments In Way of Foreign Trade. St. Petersburg, April 29.—A semi official note on the subject of Russian policy towards Manchuria, just issued, characterizes the demands ascribed to Russia in the dispatches from Pekin as being simply inventions, as already cabled to the Associated Press on the authority of the Russian foreign office. “No change has occurred,” says the note, “in the iiitentions of Russia with reference to Manchuria. The ex change of views about to occur be tween the Russian minister and the Chinese government can relate only to the ineasiiies to be adopted for in suring the preservation of order and tranquillity after the Russian troops have marched out of the province. “Russia has absolutely no intention to place impediments in the way of foreign Lade.” DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED. No Truth In Published Reports Says Ambassador McCormick. Washington. April 29.—The state department lias received a dispai :h from Ambassodr McCormick, at St. Petersburg, to the effect that the Rus- sian minister for foreign affairs has assured him that the published re ports of the proposed convention be tween Russia and China relating to Manchuria, are {absolutely incorrect and that there is no foundation for the report that Russia demands that China shall refuse the requests of other powers for treaty ports and consulates in Manchuria. He lias been assured that the Rus sian government lias no intention to exclude other countries Lorn advan tages now enjoyed in Manchuria or to confer executive privileges upon Rus sians: that the United States may lie sure that nothing will be done to close doors now open, and that American commerce and American capital are those which Russia most desires to at ; tract. It is also understood that similar assurances were received by the secre tary of satte from his excellency, the Russia® ambassador, yesterday after- ! noon. MUSCOOTA DAM GUARDED. Westchester County’s Striking Quar- ! rymen Giving Trouble. New York, April 29.—Armed guards are protecting the powder house and dynamite cave of the contractors at the Muscoota dam, in Westchester county, Armed strikers who in the last week have attacked men at work several times have been routed by a deputy sheriff's posse, and are still in hiding in the neighboring hills. Deputy Sheriff W. J. Doyle, of Westchester county, says he believes he has quelled the disposition to riot on the part of the striking quarrymen at the dam. but admits, however, that the 2b or more armed Italians who have taken to the hills and are still prowling in the vicinity, constitute a menace to the public peace of un known proportions. The foremen for the builders of the dam became fear ful of a-n attack on the powder near the works, or on the (Tynamite cave in the side of the Muscoota mountain, half a mile distant, and requested pro tection for these places, and at their solicitation a guard has been placed at each. Boring For Carolina Oil. Asheville, N. C., April 29.—Informa tion has been given through real estate agents that Siddell & Stewart, the Pennsylvania mine owners, would com mence work of boring for oil on Beav er Dam Creek, a few miles north of this city the latter part of the week. It was also said that other Pennsyl vania capitalists had taken options on Elk mountain, in the same section of the county, for the purpose of boring oil and gas. Army of Coolie Laborers. San Francisco, April 29.—The ad vance guard of an army of Chinese coolie laborers, who will be employed in the hemp fields of Mexico has ar rived here from the Orient, en route to Salina Cruz. The coolies number 57, but 25,000 are soon to follow. The Chinese are under the immediate charge of John T. Meyers,, a hemp grower of Merida, Mexico. Contract for Canal Let Chattanooga, Tenn., April 29.—Cap tain Barden, engineer In charge of the Tennessee river improvements hag received a letter from the chief of en gineers announcing that the contract for the exntension of the Muscle Shoals canal has been awarded to the Sher idan Kirk Contract company, Valley Head, Ky„ for $545,000. Turkish Troops Engage Insurgents. Vienna, April 29.—Telegrams receiv ed here from Sofia, Bulgaria, announce that a fierce fight between Turkish troops and a large band of insurgents has occurred on the right bank of the river Strumm, In the district of Dshu na, European Turkey. WIZARD EDISON'S SCHEME. Plan to Produce Billions of Dollars’ Worth of Gold. Chicago, April 29.—A dispatch to The Record Herald from New York says: Thomas A. EJison has a scheme for extracting the’ untold billinns of dol lars’ wo:th of gold that lie in the im mense "low grade” quartz lieds in lower California, New Mexico, Arizona and northern Mexico. These cannot now be worked because the old-fashion ed placer hyd.aulic system is lacking and the gold runs in too small a quan tity to tlie ton to make mining it prof- itable under other systems. An air- blast is employed by Mr, Edison in his solution of the problem to separate the gol 1 particles from the mass. The system, it is claimed, lias now reached a working basis. Experi ments on the desert near Santa Fe by Floyd M. Chapman, one of Mr. Edi son’s assistants, have enabled Mr. Ed ison and Mr. Chapman to produce a marhine which, they declare, will re claim 98 per cent of the gold from the gravel. In hydiaulic mining it was thought remarkable if 75 per cent of the gold was washed out. One man, it is claimed, can run scores of separators. The gravel is first dug out of the ground with a steam shovel; conveyois then carry it to sieves that separate it into parti cles of uniform size. Each separator is designed to handle gravel of a cer tain size and the gravel is automatical ly distributed to the hopper of its prop er machine. The gravel falls through a narrow slit before a rotary blower, which drives a full blast of air against the falling gravel. The gold being heavier, falls to Lie bottom of the ma chine, but all ol the lighter giavcl and sand is blown into a separate com. part ment. IOWANS CHEER PRESIDENT. Roosevelt and His Party Given Ova tion at Keokuk. Keokuk, Iowa, April 29.—The presi dent iett Iowa at 9 o’clock this morn ing over the Burlington, en route to Quincy and St. Louis. At the sta tion in this city Governor Cummins, of Iowa, bade him goodby and Gov ernor Dockery, of Missouri, welcomed him to the state of Missouri. The party arrived at 8:3o over the Rock- Island road from Ottumwa, and was met by the reception committee con sisting of city officials and prominent citizens, who escorted them to their carriages. Escorted by the Old Fiftieth band and six companies of national guard, the procession moved along Main street, which was lavishly decorated with Hags and balin'is. and thronged with fully 3i),000 people. At Rani pa.k the president, standing in the pit of a natural amphitheater, made a 10. minute speech, which was heartily ap plauded. The grave of the Indian chief, Keo kuk, from whom this city gets its name, is located here and the carriages were halted for a few minutes beside his monument. The party was then driven back to the train and depart ed southward at 10 o’clock. The president while here was given a minature fac simile of the first Amer lean flag, as made by Betsy Rose. This banner was of silk, and was made by Mrs. Rachel Albright, of Fort Madison, Iowa, who is the 91-year-old grand daughter of Hetsy Ross. Cable Revolver Match. New York. April 29.—Negotiations are in pi ogress for another cable re volver match between French and American experts, and if conditions arc satisfactory to both teams, arrange ments for the contest will probably be made for holding the match in June. T. V. Heme] wright, secretary-treasurer of the United States Revolver associa tion. will this week submit conditions to the French association to be either accepted or modified. The Americans are so eager for the match that many candidates for the team are already practicing. Ship Loses Her Propeller. Algiers, April 29.—The Anchor line steamer Calabria, which sailed from Naples April 28 for New York, has been towed into this port by the Ital ian steamer Ravenna from Genoa for New York. The Calabria had lost her propeller. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Detailed plans for the New Orleans reunion arc being rapidly completed A resolution to divide the stats school funds between the races failed to get a constitutional majority In the Florida house. The governors of many states ar« enroute to St. Louis to take part in the dedication of the world’s fair grounds. Despite the protest of China and the United States and Great Britain, Rus sia seems to be bent on seizing Man churia. The New York court of appeals has sustained the validity of the franchise tax law- The corporations will ap peal to the United State* supreme court. The disturbances attending the evic tlon of the religious orders are increas ing in France. Riots are reported at several places. President Castro, of Venezuela, hat promulgated a very drastic decree against the foreigners. The decree bids fair to shut Immigrants and cap itai out of Venezuela. George F. Gilbert, the Waycross cai robber for whose freedom such a fight has been made, has lost his last chance at Waycross, Oa., and must serve his sentence. Peculiar To Itself In what it is and w hat it does—con taining the best blood-purifying, alterative and tonic substances and effecting the most radical and per manent cures of all humors and all eruptions, relieving weak, tired, languid feelings, and building up the whole system—is true only of Hood's Sarsaparilla No other medicine acts like it; no other medicine has done so much real, substantial good, no other medicine has restored health and strength at so little cost. “I was troubled with scrofula and cams near losing my eyesight. For four months 1 could not see to do anything. After taking two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla I could see to walk, and when I had taken eight bottles 1 could see as well as ever.” Susus A. Hairs ton, Withers, N. C. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. Asks Heavy Damages. Calhoun, Ga., April 29.—Suit has been filed in the superior court at this place by Charles M. Bowie against the Southern Railway company to recovei $25,1)00 damages. Mr. Bowie sets forth in his petition that on the second day of April last he was a flagman on one of the company’s freight trains bound from Chattanooga. When the train reached Oostanaula station, in Gordon county, it is alleged that he was jerked off the top of a car through the carelessness of other employes and run over, his right arm being cul off at the shoulder joint. Crushed In Waste Press. Augusta, Ga., April 29.—In the Au gusta factory two lads, 14 and 15 years old, were combining play with theii work, and in a game of hide-and-seek Barney Maine hid in the press for bal ing waste. His companion thought lessly or accidentally started the press and before some one came who knew how to stop it the boy was so badlj squeezed that serious, possibly fatal internal injuries resulted. A Sure Thing. It is said that nothing is sure except death ai d taxes, but that is not al together true. Dr. King’s New Dis covery for Consumption is a sure cure for all lung and throat troubles. Thousands can testify to that. Mrs O R. VanMetre, of Shepherd- town VV Va , says, “I had a severe case of Bronchitis and for a >ear tried everything I heard of. but got no re-- lief. One bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery then cured me absolutely.” It’s infallible for Croup, Whooping- f’ouch, Grip Preomonia and Con sumption. l'i\ it. It’s guaranteed by Cherokee D.ug Co , duggists. Trial bott'es free. Reg. sizes 50c, $1. Why does a minister always say: “Dearly beloved brethren” and not refer to the sisters? Because the brethren embrace the sisters. Caution! This is not a gentle word—but when you think how liable you are not to purchase the only remedy univer sally known and a remedy that has had the largest sale of any medicine in the world since 18G8 for the cure and treatment of Consumption and Ihroat and Lung troubles without losing its great popularity all these years, you will be thankful we called your attention to Boscbee’s German Syrup. There are so many ordinary cough remedies made by druggists and others that are cheap and good for light colds perhaps, but for severe Coughs, Bronchitis, Croup—and es pecially for Consumption, where there is difficult expectoration and c ugh- ing during the nights and mornings, there is nothing like German Syrup. The 25 cent size has just been intro duced this year. Regular size 75 cents. At ail druggist. G. G. Green, Woodbury. N. J. When did George Washington first take a carriage? When he took a hack at the cherry tree. Traveling U DaugerouH. Constant motion jars the kidneys which are kept in place in the body by delicate attachments. This is the reason that travelers, trainmen, street car men, teamsters and all who drive very much, suffer from kidney dis ease in some form. Foley’s Kidney Cure strengthens the kidneys and cures all forms of kidney and bladder disease. Geo. E. Hausan, locomotive engineer, Lima, O , writes, “Con stant vibration of the engine caused me a great deal of trouble with my kidneys, and I got no relief until I used Foley’s Kidney Cure.” Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. T f Mississippi wore Missouri’s New Jersey, what would Delaware? Alaska. (I’ll ask her.) From » Cat Ncratcb on the arm, to the worst sort of a burn, sore or boil, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is a quick cure. In buy ing Witch Hazel Salve, be particular to get DeWitt’s—this is the salvo that heals without leaving a scar. A specific for blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles. Sold by Chero kee Drug Co Money is pretty tight to a man who has do loose change. When you want a pleasant physio :ry Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. For sale by Cher okee Drug Co.; L. D. Allison, Cow- Dens.