The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 17, 1900, Image 7
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.