Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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, ' * ? * rrr"f:11 W 09UHTY REGORO. j PoWisbed Erory Thursday ?AT? 11NS8TBEE. SOUTH OAROLINA. ?BI ? a W. WOLFE . Bdtter and Proprietor. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY The South. A bill has been introduced in tho Florida Legislature to tax bachelors over 40 years of age $100. Gen. Thomas H. Taylor, a vereran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, died in Louisville, Kentucky. Will Black and Henry Wilson, negroes, who murdered Ivy Wilson a year agx>, were hanged at Magnolia, Ark. Business men of Fredericksburg, Va.. are securing subscriptions for the purchase of a new boat to run on the Rappahannock. A strong fight will be made by influential colored mem before, the Virginia Constitutional Convention against the disfranchisement of their race. The annual Easter german, at the Vdrgicia Military Institute, Lexington, was a brilliant affair. Several Baltimore belles participated in the dance. When he saw his sweetheart driving wiltih another man. Jack Eodd, a \v>nngr wlhitft man dropped dead near Birmingham, Ala. f The North. A combination of gasoline lamp nanufacturing interests has been effected at Chicago. Minnesota Legislature Instructs the Attorney General to investigate proposed consolidation of railroads. The Now Coast Division passenger train was wrecked near Bradley. Col., and seven cars burned; no one injured. The body of a murdered babe was found in the hallway of the Wilhelmina, a fashionable apartment house on Nicholas Avenue, New York. A special from PLt'tsburg, Pa., says: Thomas D. Kahney, a grocer living at | No. J.I Albert street, was murdered by | a bunsdar early Friday morning while trying to rescue his wife from the clutches of one cf three inen who were in the house. The man who fired the fatal shot and his two accomplices escaped. The Association of Catholic Colleges in session In. Chicago ad ted re9olu tk>ns protesting against what jw'as termed discrimination against church schools in the educational laws of the county. Jersey Central Railroad official^ at & conference in Jersey City, N. J., offered to add $30,000 to the piyroll for the disaffected enginemen, the men to divide it among themselves. The Pike's Peak region, Colorado, is buried under two to ten feet of snow. The Lower House of the Connecticut Legislature has rejected a bill making eight hours a day's work. Four s'en-meTs from European ports arrived at New York with an aggregate of 4.ITS Immigrants. Two passenger treins collided on the Demver and Rio Grande Railroad et Ed-era-, Col., and three trainmen were fnjured. Walter H. Chamberlain, of Chicago, last week tendered his resignation as JJnited States assistant commissioner of patents. The resignation will take effect May l, when Mr. Chamberlain will resume the practice of patent law. A Louisville dispatch says: Assis tant Treasurer S. H. Edgar, or iue Louisville & Nashville road, has been promoted to the position of second vice* president, left vacant several months ago through the death of A. M. Quarrier. Mr. Ergan's headquarters will be In New York. A Halwards. Cal.. dispatch says: Hunt Brothers Company fruit canning plant was totally destroyed by fire Friday. The company's boarding house and 85 cottages, 75 of which were owned by the company, the plant ' fruit warehouse and 2.000 cases of fruit, were destroyed. Many faniillies were rendered homeless. The loss will exceed $123,000. The fire is believed to have been incendiary. Foreign. The r?lan of a cycle corps mtor.n m i to heighten the safety of Emperor William has been abandoned, because it was found that the bicyclists were ui>- able to follow his Majesty's Hungarian four-in-hand. Canada's Governor General will stop fishing at Old Proprietor Lodge, N. B., r by means of dynamite. A sp^rini dispatch from Hong Kong says two Chinese steamers came in:o collision between Canton and Wu Chow, and that 70 Chinese were drovi ned. It is re-ported that 5.000 men wore kiMed in a bai.tle in Arabia, which resulted in -tho defeat cf Sheik Ma baroak by ibu Itachid. Minnesota farm lands have advanced mere then 100 per cent, in value during the past seven years. " .% ??S^dPl II II I M?? f A THAI If C AHIAIIPNi V/illlULIW rti/ejuunn ? * Convention of Ca'.liollc Collets Closes Session. OECl ARATfON OF TIL IR VIEWS. Adherents Reminded of a .Systematic Effort in Som^ Quarters Looking to State Control of Schools. Chicago, Special.?A declaration of the Catholic position on education in the United States was adopted at tha closing session of the national conference of the Association of Catholic Colleges. The resolutions comprising the declaration received the unanimous assent of the representatives oi 70 dii fcrent colleges?practically the entire collegiate system of the Catholic Church in America. The delegates on adjourning were enthusiastic over tin results of their laborD, feeling c miident that the conference has been a marked success. The declaration adopted was as follows: "First, That this Association of Catholic Colleges requests its president, iit. Rev. Thomas J. Cunaty, respectfully to cail the attention of the bishops of the United States at their annual meeting, to the work of this conference in regard to "the collegiate conditions and especially to the importance of tin hi;h school improvement. "Second, That the tendency of educational legislation forces U3 to remind our Catholic people of the systematic and well-defined eorts in certain quarters toward absolute State control in education, thereby threatening and crippling all private educational erforts, thus depriving a large class of the citizens of the liberty of maintaining schools in which the religion shall be made an essential element. "Third. That we remind legislators of the rights of conscience guaranteed to us by our American citizenship, and call their attention to the system of schools which our people have maintained at great expense and sacrifices. "Fourth, That we protest against the unfair and unjust discrimination resulting from much of the educational legislation, and we appeal to the fairmindedness and sense of justice of the American people to protect us from such liberality. "Fifth, That this conference of Catholic colleges convinces, us that we are justified in asserting that our college, system deserves the generous co-operation of all Interested in higher Catholic education; and we pledge ourselves to use every effect to perfect still more our collegiate conditions. "Sixth, That we call upon all Catholics to recognize the Imperative need of a more perfect organization of our educational system ar*l we assure them that with a fuller development of the Catholic High School, wo shall have a complete system, with its headship in the University, and thus we shall continue to remain a high collegiate standard." Words of cheer from across the sea were received in a cablegram of congratulation from Pope Leo XIII, at Rome. The message read as follows: "Rome, April 12. "Mgr. Thomas J. Oonaty, President, of the Conference of Catholic Colleges: "The Ooly Father thanks you for the good wishes expressed by you in the name of the eonference of Catbollc colleges and bestows most heartily tha apostolic benediction. (Signed) I "CARRINAL RAMPOLTiV" The cablegram was in answer to a message which the convention sent to the Pope, when it convened. No Concessions. New York, Special.?The trouble 1??- j tween the Central Railway Co^r" -?*' nf I New Jersey and its employes is s i:! :'a. from settlement. The representatives of the employes and employejs'held a long conference In Jersey city, the conferees confessed tha no progre-s to. wards a settlement had been made. Surrendering to McArthur. Washington, D. C.. Special.?General MacArtbur has cabled another capitulation of Insurgents. He says: "Col. Arce surrendered at Castalleges yesterday with 22.> soldiers. 12 officers and I mi.:.. j c*?, Ati/lat* r"-.l I CUIUS. X 111*3 U.1IU t-AtV OUHVUUU Alva Orongapo on April 8th with '3 officers, 349 men. 92 rifles, frees bo.tik Bataan and Zam bales provinces." Newsy Notes. * Le Siecle, 'leading Dreyifusite organ, suspends at Paris. . . r llenry Labouchere suggests a war taxon newspapers. = T1 linvtiis u.1 c maui; uj .utiicuuuiauo ti? blow up the Chamber of Deputies at Sofia. Tlie thirtieth German Congress of Surgeons was opened in Berlin Friday. Count Von I'ueiow. tJie German Imperial Chancell >r. is expo ted to return to Berlin from Italy neat Sunday. *1. Delea330. the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit St. Petersburg April 22, and will stay six days. WILL NOT BUDGE. The President Firm in Attitude Toward Cuba. THEIR CONVENTION MUST ACT. # Required to Define Relations Between The Island and The United States? Action on Piatt Amenement is inoi Final. Washington, T). C., Special.?Senators Proctor and Cockrell and Represent?^ ve Hilt called at the War Department Saturday morning and had a long conference with the Secretary of War in regard to the political situation in Cuba. Xone of them consider the vote in the Cuban convention yesterday as a final rejection of the Piatt amendment. Senator Cockrell, who has just returned from Havana, remarked that the resolution expressing the opinion that the convention is opposed to tho amendment d-oes not altor the situation at all and is 'no stronger than the other resolution adopted by :.he convention. War Department officials are of the opinion that the resolution was adopted merely to indicate to the people of Cuba that ithc convention did n.ot want to adopt the Piatt amendment ar.d give color to a claim that the a merriment was forced upon them in case they should finally adopt it. It is certain that the President considers that unless the convention completes the work for which it was called he has the power to order General Wood to dissolve the body and cail an election for another convention. lu this connection i: is not oeueveu that the rejection of the Piatt amendment would be sufficient cause for such action. The icstracdaoG to the j convention were that it should define j the relations which are to exist be- j tween the Untied States and Cuba. It was not provided that the cocjrent.ion ] rfi.cnld adopt the Piatt amendment, j but that the relations with the United : States should be defined. The adoption by Congress of the Piatt amendment presented to the Cubans what the United States considered a satis- | factory arrangement and authorized ! the President to approve any action ! of the Cuban convention which was substantially the same aa the Piatt amendment. President McKinley and Secretary Root hold that the President is not authorized to approve on behalf of the United States amy -action of the con vent'.lon not substantially the same. I and the President Is therefore de i tfti.minn/1 no!? fn Wtl+I AllV POTT1- ! i,C" 1 IlliliCU vv? u?wvww? .. -v.. mission from the convention the question of relations except on the basis of the Plallt amendment. It is declared by those close to the President, moreover, that he is not inclined to favor the sending <*f a commission to Washington because of its reflection upon General Wood. The at. aoks upon General Wood b> the Havana press have served to > rerathen his support by President M. KInlcy and Secretary ltoot. Should a commission rcme from Havana the j President will receive the members. | Hr wiill n:.:. however, consider any j compromise propositions and will re j fer .he commission to General Wood, j who has Le?n authorized to speak for the President. President Gompers Visited Charlotte. Chariot*e. N. C.. Special.?It Is said in local mill circlet that President Compers cf the -Federation of Labor rp'.rt several days in Charlie t. e h t wfek .for the purpose of or.-,, -rizi s .he mill "eparaftvei for co-opera ion in the general mill,strike which it is y " bear; <: I "I fo- V~ 1. The n a.uufacaift :s adat.it that The situriion is grave.-and this is said :o Jf> one of, the reasons why* the convention of the Sbuchern Cotton Spinners" Asrociation at".Atlanta was postponed. ? Ninety Thousmd Short. Washington, D. C., Special ?The 1 eompi xodlen x>f the currency has appoir. e:l J. T. Sullivan, of his office, a temporary receiver for the Farmers" Xati oa-al bank of Vergennes, Vermont. The bank,.examiner. Frank L. Fish, during an examination of the bank on Aptil 3.-Kite cove red a shortage in the 'cash, and a further investigation yhich has been conducted by Special Errantinet J.:hn B. Cunningham, indicatrs a fetal embezzlement by the cashier. IX H. Lewjs4 of $90,000. Aftcr tho discovery of the defalcation, the examiner secured the rturn of $f3.COO to the Irank. A Girl's Sad End. Washington. Special.?Loulie rowers. wiiio ariivo.l in this ci y f;om Richmond oavo days ago. was found dead in a room on the s-ror.d floor of I J. U5 Iimci .i..? i .... rote .found ro a tit'.'S bf-i.io her indicates tha<t she coakT.I:ted suicide. Ti>e beiy was removed to t"ie morgue and' receives of the ycuag woman wer3 r-cti?cd. * ARP ON VACCINATIONi J Bi.'l Down in Florida Where There !* Scare. \ ' 4 SAYS MANY ARMS \VERE':BARE - Arp Then Talks About Mow'Physi* clans Have Become Famods' foi Their Discoveries. * Jacksonville, Fla., April 12?J&ek cnnvillfi has eot the smallpox scare It is not a panic, for there has been no deaths, but there are about' forty cases and the board of heal*' havs got them out of town and have order ed universal vaccination. A child can't go to school without a sort arm and a certificate" from the doc tor. My son is a doctor here and i< interests mc to note the flocks ol children who come and go and to listen to their talk. Mothers or sisters come with them to keep their courage up. Some are timid and some are brave.' Young men come at night fend take their turns, and the city .wiK soon be immune. What a wouderfuj discovery it was?only a hundred years ago Dr Jenner dared to pro claim it to the world and it tooh twenty-five years to make the world believe it. Now every child thai bares its arm to receive the virus is a living monument to the sagacity ol that great aud good man. It is pa thetic to read how he was hounded and persecuted by the envious and malignant of the medical profession How patiently he waited for time arid truth to prove his theory, and livad to see it confirmed, and when he died a beautiful monument was erected in Trafalgar square to honor his name and perpetuate his fame "and ? Oil* urn. rir Crawfnrf IIll'IIIUl J VIII . Long is entitled to a similar memor ial, not only by the state, but by tht nation, for although he did not pro tect mankind from a pestilence, hf did give them immunity from pair under the surgeon's knife. I re member well when the patient had tc clinch his teeth and strong men hac to hold him while the doctor cut and sawed his limb in two. I remember when it was my pan to hold the foot and leg that was being severed from a poor sufTerer and when at last the saw had cui through the bone and the weight o! the limb came down upon me I faint ed and fell down upon the floor with the bleeding leg. But Evans nevei groaned. He lived to make me another pair of boots. I remembei when at college in 1840, I had a jav tooth extracted, and took what was then called Morton's Lethean, auc didn't know when it was punea. n took me some time to get over i' and as T was reeling back to eollegt I met Professor McCoy, and in a hi larious manner slapped him on: th< shoulder and said: "Hello, old Mack' and he thought I was drunk and hac me before the faculty. My roomm^tt Derrell Cody, was with me and tried to explain, but the professor woulc not hear him and we had fun nex: morning when the truth came out The professor apologized to me and not long after invited me to supper Poor Bill Williams was there?good loving Bill Williams. He was mj classmate and I loved him. ant mourned for him when he died. H* had charge of the blind asylum, al Macon for many years. Every now and then the boys drop out. Jusl drop out and the procession moves on I read of every one and feel sad bul that is all I can do. A friend in At lanta asked me the other dav, "why didn't you write something about Eugene Harris, your college mate and one of the truest, kindest and besl men that ever lived." "Of course of course." said I, "but what could 1 write." He was a l'ridhd in need, a friend indeed?an aristocrat by birth, a irentlentn in heart ar.d rnr.Tvv-n Lost evetything by the war except the gentleman that was horn in him He died poor and was buried by liis friends, but he was a big-hearted gentleman to the very last. How L-inri ho was to my wife and little children during the war, when thev were fleeing from the foul invader and I was far away. That's all. Hi was not a great man in any sense but he had a great big heart and would have died for a friend. That's all! If I can't find him in heaven. 1 shall be disappointed. My wife says he was the best friend she ever had when she was in the greatest distress Easter is about over and will soon be forgotten. 1 brought down some Easter eggs for a little grandson His cousin dyed them for him and he was very curious to know more about them, and said to his mother, "Moth er, who is this Easter man and where does he live?" "He lives up in hea cowl "and bis name is Jesus." "Is he selling eggs up there'* he asked. How these little chaps do perplex us with their questions. Little .Mary Lou has the whooping cough and didn't want to take her medicine. "If you don't take it." said her mother, "you may die." "Well, mamma, if I do die 1 will go to heaven, where God is, and he will give me a pony." I wish the grown up people were as trusting and innocent as the children. "Suffer link children to come unto me. for of such is the kingdom of heaven" is one ol the sweetest verses iu the scriptures ; The preachers may quarrel aboul r < ? f ? the confession of faith and Infant salvation, but the mothers don't want any better faith than is in that verse and that one other where David said of his child:' "He cannot come to T 11 V? ?' \0t me UUl 1 snail f,u iu uiu. tuvni IK another remark that I will make about mothers. Not one believes that her -dead son is los.t." no matter how wicked he was. The mother expects to meet him in heaven and if he is , not there how can she be happy! God knoweth. We do not. All that a poor mortal can do is to trust Him and do good.?Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution. Policeman Kills a Tough. New York, Special.?Policeman 3?-. phcm. W. Kin shot and fatallly wound4 ed Henry F. Guershing, 22 years oM. * a'i -an early hour Sunday. Guersing has since died as a result W his injuries. King claims that Guersiog was the leader of a crcwnl o?f roughs :hat set upon him when he tried to disperse them, from a street corner. Hd was struck w-'i.h his own club before Ire draw his pistol and fired the fatal shot. Release for Prisoners. c?.,? I.-?, .i/vlo-.a Hnonf-vl?.An- rtitlur cuii riautwvu, v v.wv. has been issue ! by Presided fticKinIcy directing i&at the prisoners at Alcatiaz belong ;o voiun'jeer ro-glmcr.s, sentenced for minor offenses be ri leased. This is done <:? enable the iih'U to go hone with their regimen:.-:. The older reads chat the release shall take plate on tfca da. e gj? which tlae regimer.it to wWc.h the prisoner formerly belonged m mustrcd cm:. The:e are about 25b general prisoners <;n the is kind who will be affected by die order. / Had Seedmen. Washington, D C., Special.?The Secretary of Agriculture declined to view seriously the attitude of the Wholesale Seedmen League, which met In New York, and denounced the distribution of seeds as extravagant. The charge that there was collusion' between the Department and those filling contract is now denied having been made by the League's President. The Agricultural Department says the League has always been fighting rree seen distribution. Two Speculators Retire. New York, Special.?It was announced that the two stock exchange members who sold their seats recently for $3S,000 each, the highest price ever paid for a seat, are Edward Talco'tt and Louis V. Bell. Mr. Beli is retiring on the 21st anniversary of his entrance to the exehange. "Both ra?n have been among the most daring room trader? on the exchange floor. -? Two Men Killed In Boiler Explosion. Norfolk, Va.,' Special.?At an early hour this morning the boiler at the plant of the Builders' Manufacturing Company, blew up and wrecked the building. Two men were killed and several injured. The dead: W. S. Har! rell, night watchman, and Turner Battler, colored. The cause of the explosion is unknown. Fortunately the day force of 25 men had not gone to work. The plant is located in Huntersville, a suburb of the city. i The Dry Goods Trust. New York, Special.?Announcement Is made that the underwriting syndicate of the Associated Merchants' Associations, has many times over sub scribed the issue of $Y900.000 first preferred stock offered to the public. There are unconfirmed reports that the Associated Merchants' capital is negotiating for control of a number of other stores In Greater apw York, besides those originally mentioned in that eonnec. tion. " ' he Province of Austrias, Spain, haj no fev.*er than 28 centenarians in a total population of 000,000. mTT" imciftD i m i]LU, U. unuiiLii u uuh. ' MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, MOULDINGS AND Building flaterial. Dealers in Sash Weight*, Cord, Hardware, Window glasi, etc. We rfuarautee our work superior to any sold in this city, all bein? of our own manufacture. E.n.HACKER, Proprietor, CHARLESTON, - S. 6.