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ABLISHLDL86 . A ' NEWB'ERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 27 1902 TWICE A WEEK 1.50 A Y A * THE STRICKEN KING, EDW.iD-S CONDIrION BECOMES W RESE-%N OPEt -TION PERFOR&IED. The Operation is For P,rttyphIltis and Is Suocessfully Performed. the King Stands the Shock Well-The Corona tion Ceremonial indefinitely Post poned--It Will be Several Days Before the Royal Pa ient tecan be Pranonoced Out of Danger. London, June 24. -The corona tian has been postponed indefinitely, , on account of the indisposition of King Edward, who is suffering from o perityphylitis, and who has under gone a surgical operation. e Sir Francis Knolls, the king's pri- a vate secretary, has issued the official E medical announcement as follows: "The king is suffering from peri- n typhlytis. His condition Saturday t, was so satisfactory that it was hoped 14 with care his majesty would be able to go through the ceremony. On e Monday evening a recrudescence be came manifest, rendering a surgical P operation necessary today. t "(Signed) Lister, Thomas Smith, b Laking, Thomas Barlow, Treves." The first news of the renewed ill ness of the king came from the house si of commons, where various court of _$ials. gave an intimation that the ar rangements for Thursday would bet ter be suspended forthwith, as the h coronation would be postponed in - definitely on account of the indispo sition of his majesty. The sudden announcement of the postponement of the coronation, just d oathe eve of the ceremony, caused the utmost conbternat ion everywhere. d The news spread like wildfire. The tens of thousands of occupants of the streets suddenly stood still under the sudden shock and gazed at one an other in silent dread of what might come next. On Saturday and Sunday, socioty discussing the reports of the - king's ilinessQ, and though the cir K cmstanciality, detail and sources .from which they came precluded en tire disbelief, there was a disposi- b tion to doubt the stories, and whena the positive categorical denial was officially issued, they were dismissed as being uunfounded. Hemborridges, apoplexy and lum bago were a few of the king's mala dies discussed in the clubs and draw ing rooms and those discussing them recalled the stories of the king evenc recently reiterating bis belief that he d would never be crowned. On the Stock Exchange the effect of the startling news was immediate. Prices weakened, led by consols, by a fall of one balf a point. His majesty, under ordinary con ditions, was not looke'd up on as a good subject for operations, and though the king passed successfully ~ throurgh thbe ordeal, it is believed that a four weeks must elapse before be e be able.to undergo thbe ardnonis la 'l bors of the coronatiou cere'monial. I Therefore no dato can yet be indi 'l * cated for carrying out the corona tion. t Official announcement of the king's t serious illness were made to public i bodies as speedily as possible. Word. I was ent to the house of commons 1 and acting Lord Chamberlain, Lord I Churchill, personally delivered to the a igansion house, the official residence i .tif lord mayor, a message regarding c his majesty's illness and at the morn- c ings rehearsal of the coronation cere mony in Westminster Abbey the c bishop of London, the Rt. Rev. A. F. Ingram, at the request of Lord Esher, c the deputy governor of Wmndsgr cas- I tle, made a statement as follows: '-I have to make a very sad an nouncement. The king is suffering * from an illness whbich makes an opera tion necessary today. The corona tion, therefore, is postponed." The bishop requested the congre- ] gation to join in the litany out ofi the coronation service anid pray for the recovery of the king. During the afternoon the Earl Marshall, duke of Norfolk, issaad the following notice:1 ''The earl nmarsha!1 has received the king's commands to express his maji esty's deep sorrow that, owing to his serious illness, the coronation cere-1 nony must be postponed. The cele- u >ration in London in consequence d Till be likewise postponed, but it is Ic he king's earnest hope tL at the cele- is rations in the country shall be held lc s already arranged." f] The king also expresses to the lord is iayor his desire that his majesty's e] inner to the poor of London be not c< ostponed. Nothing has yet been decided re- T arding the movements of the foreign fi nests. The first intimation which c: Phitelaw Reid, the special ambas- w %dor of the United States to the cor- tc nation, heard that anything was h, Trong was contained in a communi- r< %tion canceling the banquet of ir ate which was to be held at ci ockingham palace. ir It is privately admitted that his iajesty's condition is more serious ai an represented by the medical bul- pl tin. in Ontside of Buckingham palace p, aormous throngs of people congre- is ated since early morning for the ai urpose of witnessing the arrival of sc ie special ambassadors who were to h, e received by the king and queen )day. Large numbers of foreign repre- f )ntatives actually arrived, but the ki iortness of their stay was noted, in- fr airies were made and soon the ews of his majesty's serious state of ealth was circulated among the ri waiting thousands. At the various palaces and hotels' here the foreign representatives are aying, the news created the greatest ismay. Royal carriages were already rawn up in readiness to take the nests to the reception at the palace, ri ut the moment the "tickers" an Dunced his majesty's illness, all the ci reparations for the day ceased. On the streets the change which al 3me over the crowds was most pro- dE onnced. Traffic seemed paralyzed P, d it was long before the full effect m the startling intelligence was to Tbe street, as the day wore on,s ecame more and more congested,T d tbe holiday crowd concentrated al ato groups reading and re-reading ce ie extras. Most of the people B semingly felt daz.ad and scarcely ap il reciated the full import of what d~ ey read. a Work on the stands erected on all Ldes to enable people to view the P ronation procession was gradually ei iscontinued. Te lord mayor has instructed the 1 rorkmen to demolish the stands in h ront of the mans'ion house. Those ~ al t Piccadily will be taken down to iorrow. AFTER THE OPERATION. London, June 24.-An operation it ras performed on the king this after- ri oou by Sir Frederick Treves, the T minent specialtist in appendicitis. n 'he operation was successfully per tc( rmed and a large abcess evacuated. ti 'he king bore the shoek well. n There was an unusually large at t] endance at the house of commons ei his afternoon when the official an Louncement of the condition of the ing was made. The government eaders decided not to adjourn par T ament as it is believed that such ction would create a panic in the vinds of the public. The Marquis f Salisbury announced in the house it f lords that there was every pros- b et of a favorable issue from the 2 peration. P London, June 24, 2:5 p. m.-The ti peration was performed success- a uly. His majesty did not lose con- tl cioasess while being operated upon Lt nd is now asleep. London, June 24, 3:30 p. m.-The tl ting is progressing favorably.s should the operation prove success 'ul, and those close to affairs in I uckingham palace say his majesty I s worse than the public know, the ti covery of his majesty must be r iecessarily slow. Perityphlitis is an u ilment similar to appendicitis in I :hat it affects the bowels but is a f nore serious operation, owing to the t dAanced age of the king. Previous s nedical reports concerning the con- i lition of the king have been so mis- a eading that little credence is placed x pon the official bulletins issued to ay. That the coronation will be >ng delayed if it takes place at all, indicated by the fact that the rd mayor has ordered the stands in -ont of the Mansion house demol hed. The work on the stands sewhere has gradually been dis. )ntinued. London, June 24.-Midnight. he king continues in a stupor. The rst rumor of his death at 10 o'clock used wild excitement. The troops ere ordered under arms at Welling >n and St. George's barracks to slp the police. The queen and )yal family and premier are wait g in adjoining apartments for the isis. The doctors expect the crisis the early morning hours. London, June 25 --One o'clock, a official bulletin signed by all the bysicians says: The king is rest ig as well as expected. He has artaken of a small amount of nour bment. His strength is;maintained id he is in less pain. It will be >ms days before it is possible to say is out of danger. LATEST BULLETIN HOPEFUL. London, June 25.-2 o'clock-No trther news' m the bedside of the ng. An unofficial announcement om the physicians says the crisis iss will not occur today. The ieen is broken down over the ter ble etrain. CHOLERA IS NOT CHECKED. reads in an Alarming Manner in the Philippines Manila, June 24.-Despite the gid precautions adopted by the au orities and the heroic work of th" vil and military doctors, the cholera the provinces is spreading in an arming manaer. Yesterday 242 maths from the disease were re )rted, and there were undoubtedly any other deaths that did not come the knowledge of the authorities. The province of Laguna de Bay is iffering heavily from the epidemic. be burial of the victims has been >andoned and the corpses are now emated. The ports on Lagona de ay have again established a quaran re against homeward bound sol ers, and the detention camp has so been re established. The troops and constabulary re >rt increases in the number of chol -a cases. The native police, assisted by the habitants of the province of Rizal, ave captured the leader of the band hich recently murdered several cay rmen at Binanonan, together with majority of the others implicated the crime. General Chaffee is rigidly uphold ig the civil government. He has primanded Captain Wild of the hirteentbh Regiment, who was court iarrialed and convicted for refusing comply with a civil judge's request at he investigate a charge that a mber of soldiers burned a cockpit lat was organized by the muni paty. THE ISTHMIAN CANAL. here a Little If Any Doubt that the Sen ate Bill will be agreed to In Conference. Washington, June 23.-The open ig conference on the isthmian canal ill was to have been held to-day at o'clock. The House conferees ap eared at the appointed time, but rough misunderstanding the Sen e conferees were not on hand, and e meeting went over until 11 A. M. >morrow. There is said to be no foubt that e House conferees will at the out et make strong insistence on the icaragua route, as provided by the louse bill. Statements made by the louse conferees, however, lead to be belief that the insistence will ot be carried to the point of a per 1anent deadlock, defeating all canal gisation at this session. The riends of the Panama project have keen making a canvass of the trength of the Senate amendment ai the House and are confident that .motion to concur can command a naorit. CAMPAIGN MEETINCS, A GREAT OVATION I% GIVEN HEV WARD AT WALTERBORO. Nothing New Except a Little scrap Between Caughman and Evanis, Candidates for Railroad Commestoner-Every thing for Heyward. [Special to Charleston Post.] Walterboro, June 23.--In the presence of 1,000 yeomanry and 300 ladies, Chairman Howell introduced the campaign speakers today. It was absolutely and enthusiastically a Heyward crowd, his home folks giving him an ovation. Each candi date for governor was given a. respect ful hearing, but the Hey ward senti ment permeated everything. The candidates were cared for by the citizens. The same old speeches were made by the candidates for comptroller general and adjutant and inspector general. Caughman and Evans for railroad commissioner had a hot colo quy. Caughman was charged with opposing the anti-trust legislation and Evans for lobbying against the establishment of an independent fer tilizer factory. There were cheers and cries for each. Ansell led off for governor with the same speech and the same story. Heyward met with immense cheers. He laid down the same platform as heretofore and closed amid terrific cheering. There was too much music and time killing. MANY BEAR THE CANDIDATEs Senatorial Meeting at Bennettsville on the 23d Attracts Good Crowd. The senatorial stone, contrary to the old adage, gathers moss as it rolls. The best meeting of the cam paign to date was held in the court house here today, County Chairman McCall presiding. Prayer was said by Rev. Rufus Ford. The weather was cool and pleasant. There was the largest crowd which has vet at tended, there being about 600 pres ent, with standing room in demand. Some ladies attended. The crowd was in a good humor and the candidates in good condition. They referred to the splendid crops, the excellent conditions and the beau tiful ladies of Marlboro. The audi ene was intelligent and attentively applauded the speakers. Sympathy was liberally divided among the candid"tes. The speeches were along the same lines as before. The oleomargerine laws were the subject of discussion be - tween Hemphill, Evans and Latimer. Hemphill opposed the tax a.ms an effort to prevent the South from legitimate sale of oleomargerine for legitimate purposes. Evans favors the tax as the oil mills are ownedI by a trust which dictates the price of cot tonseed and makes the farmers pay $2 to $3 more per ton for fertilizers. The only tax now paid by the trust is the tax on oleon.argerinle. Lati mer replied that oleomairgerin'e pure food was not made by the Virginia Carolina Co. If the principle was admitted discrimmnationi can be made in other articles such as fertilizers. The candidates are entertained by citizens of the town. COL. GEORGE JIoBNSToNE. [News and Courier.] The big crowd proved an inspira tion to Col. Johnstone. His exposi tion of the cardinal principles of Democracy, ini his introduction, was in keeping ,vith the vigorous man that he is. He is a born orator and his deep earnestness holds at every meeting the attention of his audience. In speaking of the Philippines and their acquisition, tir-t by purchase and afterwards by a wvar of conquest nd subjugation, his knowledge ol the constitution wa-s nmade maunifest. A synopsis of his argument has pre viously been given. He made n reference to any of bis competitors and on more than one occasion wait interrupted by spontaneous outburst! of applause when he sp)oke of t bi cause which made the SoutL rise upo; the North. He said that it was at unequal strife that the Soutberr character stood, but it elicited th< miration of the world. He point ed out the necessity for buildingj fe, isthmian canal and the great benefits to be derived from its construction. sl The Republicans hold out to us the b ship subsidy measure as a compro- R mise. Col. Johnstone also received m a bouquet. s IN THE NEW COUNTY OF LEE. The Aggregation of senatorial Asplrants q Have Ratber an Uatatlafactory Meet Ing at Bisbopville b [The Daily News.] t Ehotts, S. C., June 24.-The fifth b regular campaign meeting was held a today in Bishopville, the county a seat of the infant county of Lee. It n wa9 the first meeting yet held in the b open air. Congressional candidates Lever a and McLaughlin spoke in the fore. o noon. They had a very lively spat. s McLaughlin attacked Lever's record t! in the legislature and in congress t and Lever replied with vigor and t discussed tariff revision and expan t sion. o After the recess for dinner County s Chairman Rhame again called the f meeting to order at 2 o'clock and b the senatorial candidates had their b say. After the first speech threat- b ening weather drove the crowd into a the opera house. About 400 persons t were present, including some ladies. t The peculiar railroad schedules ne- b cessitated a very short stay in Bish- A opville. The speeches were limited a to twenty mirutes each and they v were along the same lines as before. t, Evans, Latimer and Hemphill en- rj livened the day a little. Evans re- I ferred to the cowardly policy of some v congressmen who attempt no legis- f lation for the relief of the south be- a cause the Rvipublicans are in power y and promised if elected not to have t his wife for private secretary nor give his son a fat office. Latimer said no man had ever faced him and called him a coward. He had done everything in his power. 4 It was impossible to legislate on any question without consent of the Re pblicans. Elliott , lso defended his record and showed that the Republicans in the Crampacker bill and in the Cu ban reciprocity bill were thwarted through the efforts of the Demo crats. At the reque-,t of citizens of Dillon a special meeting will be held there ou Saturday. This makes a meeting every day this week. NKI2T~at 01F A KfY LIFE IntereAting Inicidenit. of Ltw (Civil War Ke lAted by ''X Von. Fd'" a Memwber of the" Captain Samuel N. Davidson was a native of Newberry County. A tbe beginning of the war be was farming on his place near Silver Street. He volunateered at Jalapa on the 5th of January, 1861; was eected captain of the company that was known as Co. B., 3d S. C. V. His company entered the Confederate service in June, 1861, and was trans ferred from Lightwood Knot Spring to .Virginia with the regiment in June, 1361. Capt. Davidson had never attended a military school, but nevertheless he was a military man and soon had his company well drilleri. He was a strict disciplina rian, but alway s kind and considerate to his men. He was second senior captain of the regiment. At the re organization of the regiment in 1862 he was again elected captain of his company, and as Capt. B. C Garling ton was elected Lient. Colonel, Capt. Davidson was the senior captain of the regiment. Just befire the Seven Pines fight, Capt. Davidson was given a furlough, but b elievmng that some ighting was soon to occur, he sent one of his lientenants home ini his ulace, ali bough he was not at all well. The day of the Seven Pines fight the 8d regiment wa;s stationed just up th river from N'ew Bridge That night we were carried to thbe battle -field and lay all night on the field in thle mud anid sli'hl of the river swamp. The next day we returned to our former position near New Bridge 9.nd Capt. D)avidson was ear red to thbe Manche'ster hospital at - whichpae he died with typhoid rer. Capt. Davidson was about a feet high, square shouldered, th in the discharge of his duty, pe ut e- kind and considerate of the dr relfare his men. His remains fe rere carrie'wme and buried on his gc ister's place att two miles from th It. Zion church. re let me tell w f a strange occurrenec connection di rith the death of Capt -avidson. ki le had three sisters who s-vived si im-Mrs. Emily Goggans, wni f fr e late Daniel Goggans, Mrs. Eliz eth Reeder, wife of Alfred Reeder, ' nd Mrs. Mary F. Reeder, who was b t that time a widow and is the a iother of John W. Reeder of New- t erry. Our noble women of the 1 outh (and none were more noble 1 nd patriotic than the good~ women h f Newberry County) took days at s tations along the railroads to feed c be soldiers going and returniDg from i be army. Silver Street was one of a be stations that took a week to feed 7 be soldiers. A few days before the s ccurrence Mrs. Reeder dreamed that b be was going to Silver Street to help v eed the soldiers, and that she knew ( er brother, Capt. Davidson, had een quite sick, but thought he was t etter. In her dream about half 1 mile from Silver Street she met t wo ladies in a buggy and asked bem if they had heard from her t rother. They told her that Sergt. I L. K. Tribble was at Silver Street C nd could tell her ahout Capt. Da- v idson. In her dream she hastened v o Silver Street and found Strgt. n 'ribble with her brother's remains. i t was announced that her brother i Fould be buried at the Davidson < amily burying ground the next day t ,t a certain hour, and that the body v as so badly packed in charcoal that v hey found it necessary to bury it at < HON. I. H. I andidate for Congress From t ( -arol IsAA H. cCALA ws bon nI IACn Hs faer was aptan Ge< Earmers in that section of the State. 3lose of the Civil War, and attended tI in which his father lived until he was ahosen occupation for life, that of farn be has devoted himself to agricultural judgment have been crowned with sue' best farmers in the upper part of the E been identified with all the movemeni farmer and their interests, and for tU ounty and State. He was an ardent ble days of 18~76, and did valiant anid of his State, taking an interest in pa county in the State Conventions since aving stood with Senator Tills tion in 1888, he became a leader of t most active support. He was a dl District to the Democratic National (O convention of 1896 and 1900, and was sent South Carolina at the notification gust, 1896. In 1894 he was elected serving his county with ability. He Constitutional Convent ion, receimng t other member of the delegation. In 1898 when the United States / Carolina was called upon for volantee Columbia at his own exPensa to aid an Company A, and the soldiers of thF He took great interest in th beOcomfort a .re called out to fight for their cour complimentary resolutions, thanking and assistance. Being a life long Democrat be cratic voters of the Third District, a1 atioanalusins from time to time earlier hour, and that going from e burial ground she met certain ople going to the burial. The eam faded from her mind, but a w weeks after the dream she was >ing to Silver Street to help feed e soldiers. At the identical place aere she met the ladies in her -eam she met the same ladies and iowing that her brother was sick, e asked them if they had heard ow him. 1 hey told her Sergt. K. Tribble was at Silver Street could give her news from her ro r. Her dream was immedi tely remiubered, and she hastened o Silver 'reet and found Sergt. ribble with bM brotner's remains. 'he same annoukxtment about the urial as she had se in her dream as made, and every tail of the ream was carried out, eve- meet ag the parties going to the 'brial nd the other people coming awy, 'his was a strange octurrence but is trictly true. Mrs. Reeder still owns Ler home in our County, but lives ribh her daughter, Mrs. Andrdws, in xreenwood. X. Con. Fed. One of the English papers gives be answers of certain board school oys who were asked to write down be whole or part of the chorus of Rule Britannia." One of them gave be first line as "Royl Brick Tanner, rick Tanner rules the way;" a sec rid began it with "Rore B,aanier," bile a third attempted a whole erse. This was his version: "The ations not so blest has he but still stern but still stern to God most ,11 this was the Chelter, the Chelter f the stall and God in Angles sang he .1;rau Bi'oia,a lya biatanya oves the waves for Britains never vil be slain." This boy ought to ompete for the prize coronation ode. VIcCALLA. he Third District of South [ma. r/ondsile S .,i Abvil -ge R.wnMcCalla, one Cofi Abelae He was a lad of twelve years at the Le public schools of the neighborhood sixteen, when he entered upon his uing. For more than thirty years pursuits, and his energy, and good ess. He is considered one of the t.ate, and for a number of years has s looking to the advancement of the .e general good of bis community, ollower of Hampton in the mnemora ffective service for the redemption lic affairs, he has represented his in in his light in the State Conven he Reform miovemenit, giving it his gate from the Trhird Congressional )rvetionl of 1892, anmd also to the selected by the delegation to repre of Mr. Bryan, in New York, in Au o the State Senate for four years, was also elected a <delegate to the se largest number of votes of any leclared war against Spain, and South -s-, he amie to the front, an-1 went to d assist ini the proper equipment of first regimLenit, for military service. id welfare of thbe young soldiers who itry~, and Company A passed most im for his most valuable services ubits his candidacy to the Demo i will present his views on leading is the mp-an proo-resses.