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s DISASTROUS WRECK. Serious Railway Accident in the Suburbs of Philadelphia. STRIKE OF MANY STREET CARMEN. r The Situation in St. Louis and KanHv HST ?? ritv?.Svmnatliljrer* Acree to w w?, ? Philadelphia, Pa.. Special.?Frank I-inte! a lower operator in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, stationed at the entrance of the tunnel under Twentf-fifth street, just outside of Fairmount Park, slept at his post. As a result a disastrous rear end freight train collision occurred early , Saturday morning in the tunnel, caus- ! ing the death of Engineer George Loeb j and Fireman George Hinrhman. and it ! is believed five tramps, who were steal- j ing a ride. Fire followed the wrecic j and a dozen or more firemen were injured while fighting the flames .and are now in the hospital. All of the dead are still buried in the wreckage, and the fire department has been unable i thus far to extinguish the flames. I which are slowly consuming the j smashed cars. Operator Lantel has disappeared and 1 the police are looking for him. The accident occurred shortly after midnight. The vicinity of the tunnel early in the day was the scene of wild excitement. No one could approacn nearer man j within 200 feet of either opening, owing to the volume of ilames and smoke which issued therefrom. , , Another Strike. Kan.-as City. Special.?A strike was ordered early Saturday on all the street car lines of the Metropolitan Railway Company. About five hun- \ dred of the fifteen hundred conductors, motormen and gripmen of this city j and Kansas City (Kansas) responded. ' Not enough-men struck on any one j line to make any appreciable effect on j the running of cars on the main lines, j Many of tbi men not already members j of the union are. however, joining the j order since the strike leaders have . taken a stand, and it appears possible j that a tie-i') will result. St. Louis People Walking. St. Louis. Special.?Every street cai i line in this city is affected by the ! great strike which was declared five days ago. The suburban lines are run ? ' ^ a'/Iaa Arm f Ding as usual. DUlll B1UCO I cuiam U1UI, | the strikers refusing to recede one iota i from their demands and their employ- i ers declining to accede to them. Although a few of the lines have been j operated, the public suffers great inconvenience as a result of the strike, j having to depend almost entirely on ' the hundreds of vehicles that have as- j sumed the task that the street car } ' ompanies are unable to perform, j Many persons use wheels, while others , prefer to walk. The owners of vehicles i are making money fast, charging all the way from 10 to 30 cents for a trip that costs but 5 cents on street cars. Circles are being formed by those who sympathize with the strikers for the purpose of influencing every one possible to walk until the strike is over. The crowded sidewalks night and i morning seem to prove that this i3 working well. Kroonstad Entered. I/jndon, By Cable.?The War Office has received the following dispatch , from General Roberts: "Kroonstad, j May 12.?I entered Kroonstad at 1:39 | without opposition today when the Union Jack was hoisted amid cheers from the few British residents." President ! Steyn fled last evening after vainly | endeavoring to persuade the Burghers to continue opposing us. The Transvaalers said they would no longer fight on Orange Free State soil and made off for the Vaal River. Pension Granted. Washington, D. C., Special.?The House Thursday broke all records in the matter of passing private pension bills. In all 180 were passed. Among them was the bill to pension the widow of the late General Guy V, Henry. As the bill passed the Senate it carried |100 per month, but the House reduced this amount to $50. The House adjourned until Monday. Corbett Knocked Uuf. Seaside Club, Coney Island, N. Y? Special.?Jim Jeffries is still the heavy weight champion pugilist of the world. He defeated Jim Corbett in the 23rd round of their fight with a decisive > knockout. The finishing blow came as a sudden and startling surprise. Corbett had been making a wonderful battle. His defense was absolutely perfect and while he was lacking in strength he had more than held his own and etood an excellent chance of winning the fight had it gone the limit. He had not been badly punished and had managed to mark his man severely. The winning punch was a short left punch to the Jaw. 1 NEWBERRY COLLEGE. Graduating Class Numbers Eighteen? Subjects for Orations. The graduating class of Newberry College numbers eighteen, one of the number being a young lady. Miss M. L. Johnstone, of Newberry. The first | honor was awarded to Mr. J. R. Unger, of Mount Willing, and the second to Mr. J. E. Boland, of Little Mountain, j and Mr. H. W. Fulmer. of Hilton. The j graduates have been assigned sensible j subjects, as can be seen from the following: J. E. Barre, trade and the ? flae: J. E. Boland, 1900; J. E. Brim, the consent of the governed; B. T. Burn- | hardt, the right of neutrals; E. P. ; Copeland, international espionage; D. ' J. S. Derrick, the pursuit of unearned happinessj H. W. Fulmer, the Red I Cross; D. F. Goggans, wireless telegra- ; phy; S. P. Johnson, farm vs. factory; Miss M. L. Johnston. John Ruskin; J. I B. Kilgore, the price of progress; J. D. ' Luther, Drifting; C. C. Olney, Jr., col- ] lege athletics: A. P. Sites, social prob- ] lems; T. G. Swygert, the Boer cause; J. R. Unger, /aledictory; D. L. Weda- ( man. the uses of adversity; C. F. , Werts, immoral legislation. I "ri ?' ?i? A I i nere s muMi 111 me mi. , What is home without music? Gen- ; erally speaking it is a desert in the < journey of life in which there is no I brightness, no attractions to bind the ' affections so as to make it a little j J heaven below, consequently every home should contain a musical instrument of some kind to iilike home ( cheerful and inviting. It should, t however, be of the best kind and of I reputable make. A poor instrument ' is worse than no instrument at all. Malone, the music dealer of Columbia, is the agent for manufacturers of high grade instruments which are unexcelled for richness of tone and ex- . cellenee of build. There is no use of ; sending farther from home than Co- i lumbia when Malone can supply your wants at less figures and save you money in freight. Mr. Malone is per- j j fectly reliable as can be attested by i any bank or reputable business nuuse i ( In ?~at city. He never misrepresents j ; an Instrument to sell it. Write to him ! i for catalogues and other information, j I Twelve New Lawyers. Pursuant to adjournment the Su- | J preme Court met at 1:50 p. m.. Friday, j for the purpose of examining the applicants for admission to practice in t the courts of this State on written j questions. Present Chief Justice Mc- !? Iver and Associate Justices Pope, Gary . t and Jones. The applicants named be- ;1 low passed a satisfactory examination, js and being present were admitted, ! ( sworn and enrolled as attorneys of this j court as follows: O.- L. Baker, W. S. , Walker. E. G. McAdams, Richard B. i Smyth, Charles H. Henry. B. L. Weeks, C. W. Speer. F. F. Herndon. H. K. < Townes, B. R. Morrison, J. S. Acker \ ami J. H. Prick. At 10 p. m. the court adjourned until 10 a m. Monday next, I when the docket of the 1st circuit will ' be resumed. ! Gaffney Musical Festival. Gaffney, Special.?The Limestore ! Music Festival closed Wednesday night I and it was a most gratifying success to its promoters. In qunlity and propor- I, tions this festival has far exceeded all expectations, an unusually fine aggregation of foreign artists having made * * - * ?* T a tieciuen imprtrfsiuu. nc i College Choral Society, under the leadership of Prof. Wade R. Brown, did some splendid choral work. Visitors [ are here from many adjacent towns, j; Spartanburg, Charlotte, Darlington, Tnion, Rock Hill and other place?. Spartanburg sent a large and appreciative deleigation. The well selected programme has been admirably rendered and the festival has been a pronounced success. Palmetto Notes. A terrible accident occurred at Florence Thursday morning, in which Hampton i immuus, a. mit-ci lad, had his head smashed open and his brains scattered over the ground and died a few moments later. .Young Timmons was employed by Mr. T. C. Willoughby as a driver and was thrown from a buggy- with fatal results. Mr. Frank Jones, of Tirzah, was shot at Sharon last Saturday morning by " ' - ninAlr.Knrrr miss uiancne wukie, ui Diavn.?uu?6. The young people were amusing themselves at target practice with a light rifle. At the close of the practice Miss Wilkie, under the belief that the rifle, was empty, turned it upon Mr. Jones with the remark that sihe was going to shoot him and pulled the trigger. The bullet entered Mr. Jones's face on the right of ibis nose and ranged downward. Dr. Saye afterward probed for the bullet without success further < than to find that it had struck a tooth; but Mr. Jones was not seriously inconvenienced. He was out walking with the young lady the same after" noon and went out to church neit day. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. The South. Senator Bacon Friday introduced a resolution that the committee on relations with Cuba be directed to investigate and report to the Senate regarding moneys received, and expended in the island of Cuba by the repre. sentatives of the United States, both civil and military, from the date of j occupation of Cuba by the military forces of the United States until and including the 30th day of April, 1900 After defrauding the government of J5.500 by forged money orders, Joseph Brychter. a clerk at the Pulraan station of the Chigago postofflce, was arrested in Covington, Ky., and confess- , ed his crime. Ex-Governor W. J. Northen, of Geor- j gia. was re-elected president cf the Southern Baptist Convention at Little , Reck. Ark., by a unanimous "ote. Hinton, W. Va.. Special.?Will Lea. the negro who attempted to assault a , white weman at Sandstone, was taken < from the jail Friday night at 11:15 and hung and riddled with bullets by ; a mob of 100 masked men. When James Menzes. of Thiboileaux. La., arrived at Chicago. 111., to wed Ida Owens, he found that the bride-elect had disappeared. General Fitzhugh I^ee has been admitted as a member of ^rank S. Clare ] Post, Veterans of the Spanish-Ameri?an war. at Indianapolis. Ind. 1 Chief Justice D. L. Snodgiass, of , rennessee. has failed of endorsement j 'or the United States Senate in his tcme county because of his advocacy if the retention of the Philippines. At a Republican convention Satnrliv of Wo,4o,.!llo nr>i?ifir It?* auc* HUT, i LUUU IJ , Ma., 20 or 30 shots wore fired and Nee- , y King was perhaps fatal!-' wounded )y Postmaster James Howie. f > The North. The Wire Trust plant at Worcester. \ tlass., will discharge between 200 and 100 men on Saturday, due to a decrease n demand during the summer for the jutput of the mills. | A 1.000-pound bale of burlap fell on Jacob Kerns and Henry Hill, in the iold of the steamer Mohawk, at Buf'alo, N. Y., killing them instantly. Sadie Parsy fell from a fire escape \n fKo frmrfh flnnr at \'o 21(1 East ?eventy-eighth street. New York, and , vas saved by her hair catching in < ror.work of the first floor balcony. Mrs. 0. X. Olberg. of Albert Lea, tlinn., has been appointed judge of the ] extile division of the Paris Exposiion. 1 Daniel Shaw, the originator of the :oilet supply system for offices, com- J nitted suicide in Chicago, 111. The entire village of Elli9 Junction, darinetie County, Wis., has been pur hased by the Polska Industrial colon}*, ] ind a co-operative community will be jstablished. Judge Thompson, of the United State.- District Court at Cincinnati. 0., ; las decided that the law does not relulre revenue stamps to be atfixed to jonds of notaries public. : Despondent from long illness, Mrs. Carolyn Ahrens, of Now i'o:-k. hanged herself with a clothes line, her husband Ending her when he went home expecting to find her ready for the theatre. Brown University, at Providence, R. [., has announced five gifts of $23,000 ?ach from alumni, four of tho doners oeing Chancellor William Goddar.l, Robert Knight. Harold Brown and the late John Nicholas Brown, A fire in New York destroyed the Mallory Line pier, caus'ng a loss estimated at $1,000,000 and the death of an infant. Foreign. Anarchists from all over Europe are peeking refuge in England. Police, with drawn swords, were obliged to clear the hall cf the university in Vienna, the other day, two religious factions indulging in a free fight. Tim oarlv iiiflnY nf Ampriran trav elers in London has forced several leading hotels to turn away guests. France will supply her artillery and navy witn smoke-shells that will explode so as to blind and befog the enemy. An Anglo-German syndicate has been forsied with $10,000,000 capital for exploiting the German Southwest Africa copper deposits near Otavi. British troops have carried the crossing of the Vet river in the Orange Free State. The Ashantas have made a determined attack on Comassie, British West Afrcia. The celebration in honor of Crown Prince Frederick William coming of age, ended in Berlin. The Nationalists made large gains in municipal elections in France, defeating Republicans and Radicals. An unsuccessful attempt has been made to assassinate President Alfaro, of Ecuador. The reports from India of the ravages cf famine and pestilence are fearful. Miscellaneous. Benjamin Talbot, of Pencoyd, Pa.,, read a p*P?r on "Advantages of the continuous working of apen .Inearth furnaces" before the IroD and Steel Institute, in London. N ..j DISPENSARY BOARDS. those Who Manage the Liquor Business in the Counties. The State board of control has directed that the suggestions of the rountv delegations be accepted, and that the new boards of control take charge upon the expiration of the terras of the present boards. The new law. It appears, did not legislate the Did boards out, and the State board is appointing the persons named by the county delegations as soou as the terms of the Incumbents expire. As tihe terms of the boards are pretty badly mixed up the records were secured and a detailed statement of the new boards of control secured. The members "of the new boards, the dates of their appointment and the postoffice addresses are here all given. They are: Abbeville?G. A. Dougless, Abbev i'le, June 16. 1900; Wm. L. Miller, Mount Carmel, May 10, 1900; P. \. Cheatham, Mount. Carmel, May 10, 1900. New board. Aiken?J. Brunscn, Aiken, November I. 1900; H. C. Barton, May 13. 1900; ".7. H. Summerall, Aiken, May 20, 1903. New board. Anderson?J. W. Rathrocit, Denvrr, 4 4AAA. rp U U Tlnrria January 1, jljnjv; i iiuiuus ?i. uumo, Anderson, May 10, 1900; J. J. Vaughn, Belton, March 29. 1901. New board. Bamberg?No report from delegation. Barnwell?J. C. Wise. Waley. May 28, 1900; G. W. Peacock, Barnwell, May io. 1900; one vacancy. New board. Beaufort?James G. Cole. Beaufort; A. L. Mulligan, Bluffton; Charles L. Paul. Jr.. Port Royal. Old board reappointed. Terms expire: April 26, 1901; May 4, 1901; June 16, 1901. respectively. Berkeley?J. M. Harmon, Cummerville. Ma/ 5; J. H. Harvey, Ix>ng Ridge, May 27. New board. W. G. VVhaley, Monck's Corner, May 28. Charleston?W. H. Welch. L. Arthur D'Nfeil. H. F. Bremer. New board. May 10. 1900. all Charleston. Cherokee?W. L. Mogan. Gaffney, April 14, 1901; C. A. Spencer, Home, April 20, 1901; B. J. Gold, Gaffney. May 10. New board. Chester?J. . R. Thompson, Chester, July 16; J. P. Ragsdale, Rossville, December 24; W. M. Gaston, Hollis, Jute 16. Chesterfield?No suggestions. Clarend-on?A. Winberg, .Manning, July 16; J. W. Ridgill^ Manning, De lember 16, 1901; R. H. Davis, Manning June 16. Colleton?W. M, Breland, Walterboro, May 1; C. P. Fishburne, Walterboro, December 14. 1901; George Benton, Walterboro, March 27, 1901. Darlington?G. W. Wilson, Syracuse, December 7; S. C. King, Darlington, June 7, 1901; E. R. Cox, Darlingten, May 21. Dorchester?L. W. Westburg, St. George's, August 14, 1901; W. N. Campbell, Ridgeville, August 14. 1301: J. O. Murray, Summerville, August 14, 1901. Edgefield?P. C. Stevens, Johnson, May 10; J. A. Prince, Cole Springs, May 10; E. L. Stevens, Meeting street, May 10. Fairfield?'Thomas M. Jordan. Win nsboro, June 21, 190'; 1". O. DesPortes, Winnsboro, May 21; James F. Brown, Blythewood, May'25. Florence?No recommendations. Georgetown?J. B. Johnson, May 10; E. M. Doar, Georgetown, September 20, 1901; W. 0. Burke. Georgetown, May 19. Greenwood?No suggestions made. Greenville?Isadore Evans, May 10; S. N. Feaster, Greenville, May 10; R. R. Hellams, Greenville, May 18. Hampton?No suggestions from delegation. Horry?J. H. McCaskill. Conway, September 30, 1901: S. A. Causey, Toddville, August 27, 1900, A. J. Laa:aster. Kershaw?D. McLaurin, I-yuchwood, June 18; H. Trusedale, Camden, June 16, D. E. Spencer, May 26, 1900. Lancaster?R. C. McManus, Lancaster, May, 1900; C. E. Davis, Kershaw, April 14, 1901; W. A. Marshall, Pleasint Hill, May 10,1901. .r i?mnc?a ff. Owincs. Power. April 14, 1900; W. B. Boyd, Mountville, April 17, 1900; John W. Little, Clinton, May 18, Lexington?R. L. Keisler, I^ewiedalo, May 10; J. W. Addy, May 10; W. J. Ballentine, Chapln, November 15. Marion?J. E. Jamigan, .Toby, April 19, 1901;' R. F. Porter, Marlon, April 18, 1801; R. L. Lane, Dillon, June In. Newberry?J. P. Harmon, Prosperity, May 18; J. R. Scurry, Chappels. June 16; Jacob Senn, Newberry, June 16. Newberry?J. P. Harmon bair.frahm Oconee?T. Y. Cbalmer, Walhalla, August 4; E. A. Barron. Seneca. Sep tember 20, 1901; J. J. Keitn, wainauu, May 18. Orangeburg? H. C. Paulling, St. Matthew's, May 10; T. W. Zgtgler. Orangeburg, nererrrbpr v, DOT";' Charles A. Stroman, Orangeburg, May 21. Pickens?J. E. Cox, Pickens. April 15, 1801; L. R. Durham, May ;!o, Pickens; W. T. Field, Pearl, May 2?. Richland?E. D. Dent, Columbia, May 4, 1900; O. F. Chappell, Lever, ~ <AAA T DnnneUo Vnvom. May t>, j. uu, bcr 16, 1900. Saluda? G. C. Wheeler, Big Creel:, May 10; J. L. Jennings, Mount Willing. May 1; H. C. White. Saluda, November 13. Spartanburg?0. W. Harrison. Walnut Grove, May 10; J. M. Rudisail, Inman, May 1; Z. H. Lanford, Woodruff, April 21, 1901. Sumter?W. M. Sanders, Catchall, May 10; E. T. Windham. Sumter, May 10; W. 6. James, Bishopville, May 18. Union?F. M. Whitlpck, Gilmer, Oc ~<4- - ' r % roller 24; P. C. WhTsonant, Union, January 17,19$1; T. K. Foster, Union, Jan, uary 17, 1901. Williamsburg?No recommendation from delegation. York?No recommendation frotq delegation. Palmetto Notes. A meeting was held last week af Yarboroughs Mills, on the Enoree (Sandy Ford,) looking to the develop*' raent of that splendid water-power by| thg. building of a cotton mill. The property is owned by Mr. Daniel Yarborough. of Spartanburg. President Hartzog announces that farmers' institutes will be held in a limited number of counties this year for the instruction of the people in the various branches of agricultural science. The course of lectures will be arranged to present bo those in attendance the results of the most recent investigations in theoretical and prac-| J tical agriculture, and as far as possible; to make the subjects discussed meet; the special needs of the locality where inefltiito {r? Vi ft! i\ CUC 1UOUIUIV A3 UViUt Governor McSweeney has received % letter from Edmond Bruwaert, French! consul at New York, asking him forany existing or proposed legislation relative to trusts. He states that the desire is to make inquiry as to ' legal requirements to prevent any harm from the institution of such powerful corporations." All that South Carolina has ever done relative to trust3 is on the statute books, but, as in every other State, the statutes have been of no practical value. Sillicus?"What do you regard as the most uncertain thing in life?" Cynicus?"A woman's age." Arms for the Filipinos. ^few York, Special.?A dispatch to the Evening World from Hong Kong says: "The Filipino Junta has been receiving large amounts of money at Manila. Within the past three months three ship loads of arms have arrived here from Germany for the insurgent cause. The Junta gave a big banquet here last night in honor of the re-organization of their government. The Filipinos claim they will open aggressive .hostilities just as soon as the rainy season begins." Military Ordered Out. Rk>mond, Va., Special.?Wednesday in Henry county, a negro named Cbas. Houston attempted criminal assault upon a young white woman, and Thursday he was arrested and lodged in jail at Martinsville. Tonight Gov. Martin received a call for troops from the sherzee virVirw cqiH a 1 vnrhi ntr ILL Ui UUC LUU111J , ,, nv wu.v. u v was likely. The Piedmont rifles, at Martinsville, have been ordered out to guard the prisoner. The governor has ordered the Roanoke company to hold itself in readiness, to reinforce the Martinsville company. People near Vesuvius are panicstricken ove the volcano's rumblings. The station of the Funicular Railway has been destroyed and four guides burned by lava. The plague has disappeared at Alexandria. American Painters Sims, Iness and Green have won medals and Parker and Lucas honorable mention at the Paris Salon, and Sculptor Ward is also in the latter class. Seventy-three fourth-class postmasters have been appointed in Porto Rico. The system of registering letters by mail carriers is extended to 163 postofTices. Bonds have been exchanged at the Treasury for new 2 per cents, to an aggregate of $264,409,750. It i3 believed ,the Industrial Commission's report on transportation will simply embrace testimony and a digest. Another extension of the time allowed by treaty for the delimitation of the water boundary between the United States and blexieo was arranged for Saturday. The Discovery of the Spectroscope. It was In 1860 that Kirchboff and Buusen added this new weai?on to thearsenal of scientific research. The spectroscope itself, as an instrument, was an invention in the department of optics, hut its applications to chemistry were anions the most obvious and the most startling of its achievements. With its aid new elements were dis- , covered?rubidium, caesium, thallium, indium and gallium; in many lines of investigation it found immediate use; but. more than all. it made possible- the analysis of the heavenly bodies, and 1 ?,? oomn tinHa nf matter pruveu tuut iuc ornui. u.uu. ? exist throughout the visible universe. Before the day of the spectroscope alt speculation upon the chemistry of thestars was iu vaiu: with its advent the material unity of planets, suns, and nebulae was made clear. To the astronomer, a new eye was given; to the chemist, a new laboratory. Three sciences were brought to a single focus, and each one gained in power thereby.?Professor F. W. Clarke, in Appletous' Popular Science Monthly. Professor Agasslz's exploring expedition with Albatross has found the ocean 5Vi miles deep near the Islam? ** Tonga at li-a.