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TUTO83CBEE. 80UTH CAROLINA.
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W. WOLFE .
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gfe gave away $3,200,000. That is
$20,000 a word. And ho has almost
the whole of the dictionary loft
The formation of an nnti-dnollittg ,
league in France with influential men
for officers is a sign that representative
Frenchmen are feeling the national
disgrace.
The number of women that are botog
killed l>y love-crazed suitors is
growing to a startling size. Scarcely
? *Knt eAirto mon <lrn.c lint"
U VU1JT |1U33V3 luai swiuc Uiuu ....v., ~ .
hoot or stab a girl who has refused
to marry him. It is to bo presumed
that the girl generally has a good idea
of the kind of man who is suing for
her hand, and that the refusal is based
on grounds of common sense, but the
result i9 that by refusing Iiiiu she
places her life in danger. The law
does not deal with this kind of criiu- j
inal as it should. Of course, when a
murder is committed the mau is sentenced,
but It seems a pity that *ome
measures of precaution cannot he taken
to protect the girl's life in the lirst
Instance.
The popular impression that oil in
commercial quantities is made in the
United States from the seeds of the i
sunflower is controverted in a pamphlet
just Issued by the Department of
Agriculture. In Russia the liner seeds
are eaten raw as a delicacy. The oil
Is preferred to that of the olive for ;
Balads, while the stalks are highly
prized for fuel. When the enormous
extent to which the plaut is raised in i
Russia was made known some years !
i
ago a stimulus was given to its cultivation
In this country, but the report
just at hand shows that the seeds here
are used mainly as food for poultry
and cattle. The rapid growth of the
Industry of crushing cotton seeds in
America has doubtless overshadowed
the Importance of the sunflower as ua
oil producer.
Sow little real stability there is in
Mexico as a republic of the people is
shown in the concern of Investors '
over the report as to the failing health
of President Diaz. As the chief of an
oligarchy, Diaz has ruled wisely and
well, but his rule is as personal as if
he came to the presidential chair
hereditary right What will happen
after his death i6 hard to conjecture.
Jf the leaders are of one m?nd as to
his successor the present even state of
things will continue, but if there is
disagreement, and clashing ambitions
are developed, the work of many years
may be overthrown and the usual
happy-go-lucky Latin regime of gov- i
orning by means of successive revolu j
tioas may set in, to the disgust of ah !
Who have money in the country, thinks |
the Philadelphia Press
"Now which shall it beV" asked the
*"1 ' 1 ' -1- .......... .....I
tune gin us uer Uiuiua
hear the mental arithmetic lesson:
"Apples or oranges?41 She meant j
which of those fruits should the exam
pics deal with. "I'd rather It was I
oranges, you know. When Anna-bail- j
four-oranges-I-took - two-away - Marygave-her-tive-iiiore-how-maiiy-bas-she
now I can do it so much easier than 1
can when Auna-had-four-apples-I tooiitwo-away-Mary-gave
- her - five more- '
.liow-inany-hat-she-nowV" expln>ued the j
little girl. Jibe couldn't tell why: it !
was simply a phase of juvenile arith
jnetical taste, a iitue 007 xuways uc clared
be could do liis mental arith metie
ever so much better when it
was boys that figured in the examples.
Apples, oranges, figs?it mattered uot
to him what the fruit was. so long
as girls" bad nothing to do with it.
A little gitl of a romantic twist,
balked at her menial arithmetic! until
her governne&s changed all the plain
every-day Marys and Surahs and Emmas
of the examples in llm book to
fanciful Isabels and Lillians and
Maud*. Then things went swimmingly.
As sidelights upon the childish
mind :.nd Ks work ergs, th< sc- facts
bavc .4 certoia interest. j? uot value, j
H'KINLEY'S SPEECH' I
ralksto His Fellow Citizens Down in
Dixie Land.
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CORDIALLY RECEIVlD EVERYWHERE
rhe (iuard of Honor at Memphis Con
sisted of Confederate Soldiers In
Faded Gray Uniforms.
Memphis, Tenu., Special?The presidential
train passed through the h: art
of Dixie, and at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday
af.ernoon reached Memphis, on the
banks of the Mississippi. This was the
first resting place of the tour.
At Memphis, the party received a
\vtcnderfully impressive welcome, a
committee, headed by Sena;or Carmack
ruet the train at Corinth and escorted
the party to this city. A natonal
salute of 31 guns signalled the
approach to the city. At the station
Governor McMillan and others met the
party. A military parade, with a company
of grizzled Confederate veterans
In their c!d uniforms, acted as guard
of honor, escorted the party in carriages
through the principal streets
and around the custom house, whence
a view of the Mississippi, now r* J most
overflowing on the Arkansas side., was
ohtained to the court souare Tl,,e
city was elaborately decorated with
flags and bunting. Not a residence or
business house seemed to have escaped
from the desire to decorate in honor
of the President's coming. Ranners
were stretched across the streets, bearing
such inscriptions as. "Mr. President,
the City is Yours," " The Nation's
President," etc.
The cheering through which the procession
passed was tremendous at
points along the route. In -the court
square, where the open air reception
occurred, the platform was so hedged
around with roses and other blossoms
as to make it a flower show. Over 10.000
people were packed into the square
when the President was introduced by
Mayer Williams. In response to the
cheers which greeted him the Presidant
made the first really notablo
speech of his trip.
His theme was the resistless power
of a great united people and was delivered
in his best vein. When he referred
in closing to tlie noble record of
the Tennessee volunteers in the Spanish
and Philippine wars, Governor McMillin
led the cheering. The speech in
full is as follows:
"I reciprocate the sentiment of good
will and fraternity expressed by your
honorable mayor and shown in this
corajai reception on me i>ai i. ui m<
people of Tennessee. I do not misinterpret
ilhis demonstration. I accept it in
its true spirit It is representative of
that unversal good feeling happily
subsisting among the people of the
United States and which is not bounded
by political or genrgraphical lines.
L; is co-extensive with the Union itself
and exists because of our love for the
Union. It is not perfunctory or superficial,
but deep and heartfelt. It is
the hearty, honest setiment of honest
jieople loving their country and proud
of its institutions and determined that
both shall be maintained. It is powerfully
influencing our national life and
development and completing that unification
30 essential to national security
and so indispensable to the realization
of our national strength and
influence. What a mighty, resistless
power of good is a united nation of
free men. Lt makes for peace and prestige.
for progress and liberty. It eon
serves the rights of the people and
strftncthen8 the -pillars of the govern
m-emt and Is a fulfillment, of that more
perfect union for which our revolutionary
fathers strove and for which
the constitution was made. No citizen
of the republic rejoices more than 1
'to at this happy state and none will
do more within his sphere to contin
ue to strengthen it. Our past has gone
Into history. No brighter one adoru?
the anr.ais of mankind. Our task is for
the future. We leave the old century
behind us. holding on to its achieve
ments and cherishing its memories
and turn with hope to -the new wtah it?
opportunities and abl {gallons.
"These we must meet, men of th<
South, men of the North, with high
purpose and resolution. Without Internal
troubles to district ns. or jealousies
to disturb our judgment, we
wt?l solve the problems which confront
ns "untrammelled by the past and
widely and rourngeoualy pursue a policy
of right and justice in aJl things
making the future under God even
more glorious than the past.
' r um s?l.id rr> meet the people of
Memphis and of th?* t-"tat? of Tennessee.
Their history is associated "with
the gToatest struggle and sacrifices of
our cooirtry and their valor has been
conspicuous on every battlefield of the
republic. The Commonwealth has los'
none of the zeal and partiotlsm which
gave to It in the earlier days the uame
of the Volunteer Stare. It. shows It is
still worthy of t'oait proud designation
for even now its enlistments iaa the
iiow army Atvording to population I
exceed those of any other S.a.te 1c the
Union (Applause.) Her recOTd In the
Spanish war was a distinguished one.
I shall never forgot t'hat during the
anxious days of 18f>9, it was the Tenrt^.osee
>-oliliers in the Philippines, who
wi h unfaltering patriotism, led all
others in re-enlistments for the new
regiment* then forming. (Renewed
ipplause.) They encouraged their
comrades aitd cheered the heart of the
whole country. Not can I fall to re
member and roc.il! lr? their presence
and make heartfelt jirknowledsrement
o the gallant First Tennessee Volunteers.
who, having once embarked on
the iransporLs. with their faces turned
homeward and toward those they !ov'
' 1 1.^.1 o n/l
ClJ, voluntarily Cisoimrmncii
marching to the relief of their comrades
in distress, fought a hrave
fight and witJi them turned defeat into
victory. All honor to the First
Tennessee Volunteers, and all the gratitude
of which my heart is capable to
the noble men and women of thi3 city
for this magnificent welcome to myself
and my associates." "
Coal Mines Sold.
Birmingham, Ala., Special.?The
Walker county coal properties, belonging
to the Virginia & Alabama Coal
Company, were purchased by the Monongahela
River Coal & Coke Company,
of Pittsburg, for $450,000 in cash.
The properties of the Southern Coal
Company, of Walker county, will, it is
understood, also pass into the hands
of the Pittsburg people Ln a short
time.
C nnon,?i
OUI1UIU LApusiiiiMi vpwuvui
Buffalo. Special.?The sates of the
Pan-American Exposition were thrown
open Wednesday morning, anil notwithstanding
it had rained all nignt
and the weather conditions were
threatening, large crowds were gathered
at each of the gates and as the
morning brightened the various
loutes to the ground were well patronized
by those who desired to be
present at the opening. At 8:30 a. m.
the turnstiles clicked and the first of
! the millions of people who will visit
; the beautiful city during the six
months of its existence passed into
I the grounds.
Yellow Fever in Havana.
Washington, D. C., Special.?Yellow
. fever has made its appearance inHavana,
and the order of the Secretary of
i the Treasury suspending tire quaran
tine re-gulatioiis until the 13th inst.,
has'been revolted. The news of the
presence of the disease was forwarded
; to the Surgeon General of the Marino
i Hospital Service by Dr. G-iennan, chief
euarantine officer for Cuba. He says
' there are two casta of live fever in
j vaua, but makes no report for th*
of her parts of the i3land.
Arrest Explained.
Washington. D. C., Special.?The
i Slate Department has received from
i th<> government of Venezuela a satisfactory
explanation of the circumstances
under which Ignacia Biaz,
; United States consular agent at Bar;
celona. came to he arrested and mulcti
ed of a heavy fine. While no details
are furnished, it is stated that the ac*
| tion of the Venezuelan government in
. the matter is all that could he desired
[ and Diaz has recovered or will re:
cover the money extorted from him.
f and will not be further molested.
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A $40,000 Fire.
Newport News, Va? Special.--Tho
' plant of the Hampton Sash, Door and
I31in.fl Company was completely wiped
out by fire Tuesday night. The proj
perty was valued a: $:ir>,00!), and was
(covered by insurance to the extent of
( ?2n,|-00. Two small <1 well I ngs in tiie
| neighborhood caught fire from sparks
and were burned. The Hampton Academy.
a private school building, was
partly destroyed. The total damage
to the property Is estimated at
' McKinley's New Orleans Speech.
London. I3y Cable.?Commenting
editorially upon the "exceptional clr'
cumstances of President McKinleya
; tour aud its party objects," The Times
i refers to his "use of language at New
Orleans, which, 111 a libera', sense,
' might bo adopted with acclamation by
the Oobdcu Club." and add?: 'If by
seveu weeks of cu'cmilliug toil he
can obtain any acceptance for tbc.;e
principles among the American peo'
pie. be wii! be able 10 look back upon
! them as tile bos; spool weeks of lbs
political ?ife "
telegraph e briefs.
Bulgarians observed the twenty1
fifth anniversary of their revolt
against Turkey.
I
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1 no govoriuuuui <>i ncn oumu
j Wales Is seeking to establish the
steel rail industry there.
Raiu has checked the epidemic of
' typhus fever in the Cit? of Mexico.
I Civil government has been established
in Manila.
! A sensational slump in stocks
caused much excitement in Wall
street.
j Last months lire losses, amounting
to $15,000,000. have aroused insurance
men to seek greater protection
against present methods of ol^etric
wiring.
Only four members of the Cabinet
and their families will accompany the
president on his Pecific Coast trip.
The census bureau has issued a
bulletin on the coke industry of Lho
' onntry.
II. M. Robinson, now in charge of
the United States postal service in
China, has been appointed chief clerk
and disbursing officer of the service
in Ibe Philippines.
A New York bicyclist who ran into
:wo women and was thrown from his
wheei has created a s'.nation by getting
uh and apologizing. v
FOREIGNERS REMAIN
6,000 To Police the Domains of the
Celestials.
GARRISONS FOR CHINESE FORTS
In a Letter to the ministers the Generals
Name the Number of Foreign
Troops to Be Distributed In China.
Pekin. By Cable.?Field Marshal Von
Waidersee, in the letter which he sent
to the ministers, as the reply of the
generals to the views of the ministers
regarding military questions, says a
garrison of 6,000 men should be left
at Tien-Tsin and the adjoining districts.
Great Britain. Frauce. Germany
and Japan to contribute 1,400 each and
Italy to contribute 400 men. To garrison
Shanghai-Kwan, France, Russia,
I Great Britain and Germany are to
contribute COO men each and Italy one
company until the forts are razed. So
long as any forces occupy Chinese
territory the foreign military com|
manders must exercise the full autbor!
lty of a civil administration according
|
i to the principels established at the
' Hague In 1899. The Chinese may rej
main in office as in the case of Pao!
Ting-Fu, and, partly. Tien-Tsin. Beside
the 6,000 men in Tien-Tsin district.
the warships, which must always
.!.? n.i t,l,? ,,-iJl nrpaoriP COmmU
' De in lilt; X CI 1IU, y.
nication with the international fleet at I
Taku. To allow this administration to I
1 depend in any respect on the manda- !
rlns would he an utter impossibility, i
I Frictions would arise immediately, :
which would lead to difficult conflicts, j
1 which will be better avoided. When the
troops at Tien-Tsin are reduced fo 2,!
too by lie granting of possibly a
' quarter of the concessions, then the
question of an absolute Chinese ad;
ministration may be considered. The
I creation of a chief command is desiri
able for purely military reasons, as in
oases of disorder or troubles of any
' kind, military measures will oe required.
These measures must take
' place where these troubles occur and
, the authority of the cornmandcr-in!
chief must also extend to the legation
I guards at Pekin.
; Concerning the question of evacua'
tion. ('V'niions were divided. The British,
Japanese and German commanders
, were of the opinion that the evacuation
could not commence until China
i had accepted the prescribed conditions
and paid the total indemnities. The
question of evacuation is most diffij
cult, on account of the approaching hot
i season, which is very injurious to the
* " ~ vnhich also 1
| health or inf u uut" a??v. ?
will increase the costs of the war lw
i demnity immensely, result in >the loss
of hundreds of soldiers and probably
j mean the reinitation of th etroops for
I the winter .The generals are coo:
vjnced Lhat 2,000 men at Pekin, 1,500
i at Shanghai-Kwan awl 4,000 men on
1 the railroad and altogether 12,000
, men, with the fleets at Taku and
: Shanghai, will be a fully sufficient j
force to compel China to accept the i
; demand for and manner of j>ayment of j
: the indemnity .
flonumcnt to Henry Timrod.
j Charleston. S. C., Special.?The i
, monument to Henry Timrod was un- j
1 veiled in Washington Square Wednes- :
i day afternoon before a large as- I
somblage. It consists of a bronze :
bust in heroic size and panels 'jy j
Valentine, of Virginia, on a graphic i
I pedestal and base, and is a notable I
i ?f ff,(, senator's art. The |
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fund was raised by tile sale of an
edition of 1,000 copies of Timrod's i
J poems, prepared and sold by the Tim- j
rod Memorial Association, of which j
i the Hon. W. A. Courtenay. un old
i friend of tlu> poet, was the organizer '
and h-ading spirit The main features '
i of the core Monies were a scholarly
i address by Prof. Thos. de la Torre on !
J "Sontii Carolina's Debt to Henry Tim- j
j rod," and a spirited original poem rej
cited by Henry Austin, of New York, j
Vanderbilt in Control.
j New York, Special--The Herald of |
i Wednesday says: "Raponts having
I hi-cm circulated to the effect that the j
Maine Steam-ship Company, with a
line of boats plying between New York j
ann Portland. ha?s been purchased by j
J. P. .Morgan and his associate?., and ,
" ' - ral had been ar- j
I LI1UL It i liou^ _
j ranged for. insuring a community of
) interests in conectiom with the operations
of the Ley]and Line and the Atlantic
Transport Company, Mr. Horatio
Hall representing the Maine
Steamship Company, said: I will
neither affirm nor deny any statements
which may be made regarding
the Main Steamship Company.' "
The Center of Population.
Washington. D. C-., Special. ?The j
CVn.-us Bureau has issued a bulletin I
announcing that the centre of population
of the Fnlted States, excluding
Alaska and recent territorial accessions
on June 1 last, was six miles
southeast of Columbus. BarthoLmew j
cowty. in southern Indiana. j
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ME PRESIDENT At EL PASO.
A nexican Bull right That tie Did
Not Witness.
El Paso. Tex , Special?The prtsldenial
party reached El Paso, the gate- .
way of Mexico, at 9 o'clock Sunday
morning and remained here until
noon Monday. President Ilaaz, of Mexico,
had hoped to meet the President
hero and shake hands across the border,
but as the Mexican Congress is in
pp.ccinn )ar? 1 * i-*t lonvo t-lio r?onir*4l
kvvw.v** x- w V* * .* ?.wb W*w Vi*yn*?..
He sent a personal message to che
President and also dispatched General
Juan Hernandtz, the commander of
the second m'litary zone of the State
of Chihuahua, personally to presnt his .
gjou wishes ho the Chief Magistrate of k
the United States. Governor Miguel
Ahumada, of Chihuahua, the most
northerly State of Mexico, also traveled
to El Paso to pay his respects, and
these distinguished Mexican officials,
accompanied by General Hesnandoez's
staff in full uniform, were received by
the President in his car at the station.
After exchanging felicitations, the
President requested General Heruan
ilez to convey to President Diaz his
peisonal good wishes for the health
and happiness of President Diaz ar.d
for a continuation of the cordial and
friendly relations at present exieting
between the two countries. President
Diaze's message was as follows:
"City of Mexico, Alex., May 5, 1301.
"To the Pr esident of the United States
of America, El Pasc:
"When you arrived this day at the
frontier of Mexico. I wished I might
shake hands v.-ich you, but I senu ascordial
a salute as ccrre&ponds with
the cordial relations which exist be1
itween the two republic of North America.
I also send General Hernandez
to express to you the same feeling.
(Signed) "PROKlRiO DIAZ."
To this the President sent the fol
lowing response:
"El Paso, Tex., May
"'To His Excellency, General Proflrio
Uiaz, Picsident of t.he Republic of
Mexico, City of Mexico:
"It gives me great pleasure u> reci|
procate the courteous greeting of Your
; Excellency, and to express my mo t
cordial good wishes for your health
. and happiness, and for the continued
prosperity of the Mexican republic to
; which we are bound h} so cnany ties
I of interest and friendship,
j (Signed) "VM. McKIXLEY."
It being St:nda>, the President had
' requested the local commiittee here uo{
to arange any programme for the day.
His wishes were respected, and the
military parade and official exercises
i President and Mrs. McsKinley and
members of the cabinet attended th*
Station Street Methodist church in
morning and in the afternoon some or
the party went for a drive. After dark
the Mexican Band, which had been
hnntirhr from the City of Mexico by
General Herdanadez, serenaded the
President and Mrs. Mcjsialey nt the
j twin. No horns or drums were "*
' ond the ?o?r, langorous Spanish airs
I stnluninud on gtritars and mandolins
j in the tool of the evening, were thonoI
ughly mjoyed.
j he g: feature of thti; celebrations
I in Me' ( >, was a Spanish bull fight.
I A fam ::s matador hail come to Jatires
] from the City of Mexico* for the occasion.
None of he members of the
President'-, in.mediate party attended,
hut bull f2 iting is the national spojty
of Mexico, is of Spain, and General
Hernandez and he Governor of Chihuahua
o" j"pled a Ikjx overlooking
the ring. < u' figlu proved to be mor?
than ustin1!. foody .and brutal. Th?
net1 c;..sua: . : were four Indls desi
patehe 1. o:u horse killed ,two picadores
un'"orsi d : n<l one toreador severiy,
but rot ,'itally, wounded, as he was
helped over the fence surrounding ib?
arena by .a maddened bull.
Wholes-le Arrests.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.?During
the last few days there have been
wholesale arrests and seizures id
connection with the alleged revolutionary
movenu nt. It is reported
that persons of high position and
reputation are involved. Several hundred
persons have been arrested during
the last 4H hours, including a
number of prominent men.
Cuban Commission.
Havana. By Cable.?The special
committee of the Cuban constitutional
coventiou who went to Waslv
in ;ton to obtain a bettor knowledge
- rr_:*?.i o ? ? . ? 1
Ol mo llllOUUUUS 111 lue ouiir?
grverninout. regarding Cuba. arrived
bore early Sunday morning. They
were met by a delegation of Cubans
a id by Colonel Scott, representing
the military government. Senor
l lorento said that the committee hud
held several conferences on the Ha- 1 :a|
vana during the trip, and that an uaderstanding
had been reached. He eitlained,
however, that it would bo
necessary to hold another meeting tonarrow,
when the report of the corfrJissiou
would be drawn up and ^
call issued for a conference with tho
c .her delegates Tuesday.
Gipsies Poison Wells.
London. By Cable.?The Daily Mail
publishes the following telegram from
Vienna. "A gang of gypsies, in revenge
for their previous capture by
gendarmes, poisoned the wells in the
village >f Kapolya. Hungary, with the
result thai 15 persons have died of
poisoning. Several of the Gypsies
have been arrested and strychnin*
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Was IVU/Ill li! i"Vii iwoovaaiuu.
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