The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 06, 1902, Image 2
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PRESIDENT ISSUES |
HIS PROCLAMATION;'
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- Appointing a Day of National Thanks- t
giving. i
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KOVf.MBER 27TH IS THE DAY SET ^
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The President Calls Upon All the j e
People to Return Thanks for the 0
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Bounty of the Year. j ^
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Washington, Special. ? President j a
Roosevelt has issued his proclamation e
designating Thursday, November 27, 1?
as a day of thanksgiving. The procla- s
mation is a* follows: * I ?
"According to the yearly custom or i o
our people, it fails upon the President j n
at this season to appoint a day of fes- jt
tivity and thanksgiving to God. Over a j
ceniury and a quarter has passed since ^
this country took its place among the j r
nations of the earth, and during that ; 0
t.me we have had. on the whole, more ! ?
to be thankful for than ha3 fallen to ^
# the lot of any other people. Generation v
after generation has grown to man- h
boo-! and r^ssed away. Earn nas nan ; i<
to bear its peculiar burden, each to j v
face its sp-prial crisis, and each has
known years of grim trial, when the a
country wrs menaced by malice domes- ; ti
tic or foreign levy, when the hand of : s
the Lord was heavy upon it in drouth j .,
or pestilence, when in bodily distress :
and anguish of soul it paid the penalty
of folly and a froward heart. I v
"Nevertht less, decade by de ade we ; n
have struggled onward and upward: i0
we now abundantly enjoy material ^
wellbeing. nnd under the favor of the j
Most High we are striving earnestly to '
achieve moral and spiritual uplifting, ti
The year th at has just closed has 'been g
one of peace and of overflowing plenty. ' g
For this we render heartfelt and solemn
tbanks to the Giver of Good; and I
we seek to praise Him not by words 11
only, but by deeds, by the way in d
which we do our duty to ourselves and p
to our fellow men. * (j
"Now therefore. I, Theodore Roosevelt.
President .of the United States, do I e
hereby designate as a day of genera! |?
thanksgiving, Thursday, the 27th of the v
coming November, and do recommend ; i!
that throughout the land the people t
cease from their ordinary occupations
and in their several homes and places
of worship render thanks unto Al- l'
migtvty God for the manifold blessings o
of the past year." a:
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Evidence Not Valid. c]
' New York, Special.?The prosecution w
In the Molhieux case rested Wednesday j ?(
after the defense had secured an important
advantage in the decision by fc!
Justice Lambert that the reading of b
the testimony given at the first trial ; p
by Mamie Melando and Detective Far- w
rell. both of whom are beyond the juris- I
diction of the court, was inadmissable. ,
Miss Melar do was the first witness ac j"
the first trial to connect Molineux with j o:
the blue crescent paper and Farrell tes- t<
tilled that he saw Molineux in Newark j
with a small package the day the bot- ! ai
tie-holder was bought in that city.
"Now that your honor has ruled," i
ex-Governor Black said, "I want to say tl
that neither I nor any or the counsel | e<
defending have done anything, procur- ; f(
ed anything: or know of anything done j ^
to keep witnesses from the State of j
New Jersey or elsewhere, from coming | e
here to give testimony. I have not i 11
dodged any issue, I h:\ve made the fight j t<
against that evidence strictly within | u
my legal rights as counsel for the dofense."
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"I cannot quite see the relevancy o? t w
those remarks." said District Attorney v
Jerontf* in 'eply. "There have been no ; S
proclamations and no charges." li
The greater part of the session was v
devoted to the examination of Daniel : .
T. Ames, a handwriting expert, who, 1
like all those who have preceded him, j a
testified that one hand wrote the poi- a
son package address, the Barnet and p
Cornish letters and letters admittedly
written by Molineux. The presentation ..
of the case for the defense Is expected
to occupy not more than two days and S
interest centers in the question whether ^
Molineux will testify in his own be- t!
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Elg Qlue Company.
Trenton, N. J? Special.?The Glue
Corporation o! Jersey City was incorporated
here with a capital of $G,- ri
000,000 divided into $2,000,000 bearing *
8 per cent., cumulative dividends and n
$4,000,000 common stock. The com- -j
pany is to manufacture glue or any
articles in which glue enters as a part. n
The incorporators are Noel Gates and n
John ?. Charlton, of New York, and b
Richard F. Tully, of Jersey City. j,
President to Come South.
Washington. Special.? President
Roosevelt will make a trip through a n
part of the South next month if offi- g
riSl business should not make his _
presence in Washington necessary at n
that time. The trip will be made t
about -the middle of the month, the ^
primary object of it being to enable ti
the President to attend the reception E
to be tend'-red by the citizens of Mem- a
phis to General Luke Wright, vice _
governor of the Philippines. Subse- t
quently, it is expected, that the Presi- c
dent will accept an invitation to par- t
ticipate in a bear hunt in the cane- r
brakes of Mississippi. He may em- t
brace the opportunity, while in the a
South, to \isit the Tuskeegee Institute, ..
at Tuskeegee, Ala. ^
Caused Bad Wreck.
Bristol, Tenn., Special.?A flagman
on the Norfolk & Western Railway ^
fell asleep and allowed a heavy freight
train to crash Into the head-end of a ^
work train, three miles east of Bris- 8
tol. The work train engine was hurled 9
into a field and demolished. The 0
freight engine, after standing almost 8
on end. fell partially hurrying itself
in the dirt. Fireman Mason, of Bristol, e
and a number of work hands were in $
jured, but not serioualv t
POLICE FOR THE SOUTH,
in Unique Measure to Prevent
Vagrancy and Crime.
It is announced from Atlanta that
Ir. R. B. Blackburn will father at
he present session of the general asembly
of Georgia a bill providing for
he selection of about 10,000 additional
olice officers in the State. As explaind
by its author, the bill commands itelf
to prompt passage for Georgia and
o adoption as soon as possible by
very other Southern State. It means
rder, safety and prosperity. The bill
rovides for the choice by the grand
ury of each county in the State of
even men in each militia district to
ct as patrolmen. Each group of sevn
is to select a captain, and to his call
he patrol is subject. Under such a
ystem. end wherever the necessity
rises, paticl.acn may be provided upn
a basis of one for every six square
iiles of the S.ate's area and for .'very
wo hundred and twenty of its popula- i
ion. and the officers thus provided
-ill be specially charged with the arest
of ail suspicious characters and inividuals
who may be loaning a proigato
or an immoral life. The bill enirges
the vagrancy law so as to bring
ithin its pprview ali persons who
ave no fixed abode, and who may be
3und tramping through the country
ilh r.o visible nieaae of support
The proposed measure seems to S9ek
revival of some of the features of
lie old patrol system of the South, and
hould it succeed it would not only
rove a deterrent of crime and misdeleanors
costly to the State in many
ays. but would also be an effective
leans for the prompt administration
f justice, and hereby effect a saving,
t strikes at the root of many evils,
acial, economic, industrial, agriculiral
and financial, in reinforcing varnney
laws. One of the curses of the
? lit. IU. I
outh Is vagrancy, increasing wan iuv
iear?s for improper schooling o*
egroes, and vagrancy is the parent of
lvers offences against persons and
roperty and a constant drain upot
ae strength of a community. This is
specially the case in rural districts,
f ethers, the inevitable criminals of
heretlieidlersand drones, living upon :
iie honest and dishonest exertions of |
thers, the inevitable criminals of the ;
iture, are not as easily restrained at
ley may be in the cities whither many J
f them drift. The knowledge that at!
ny moment the country patrolman ,
lay appear will have the effect of
tiecking the tendency to vagrancy. !
lth all its possible dangers. There- j
)re, the law as proposed will be of in- ,
stimable value to the country neigh- i
orhood, making more secure life and j
roperty there, and will do much to-;
ard a settlement of many of the dlffl- j
titles which have cultivated the un- |
eaithy migration of valuable elements
f the population from country to
>wn. It will not only induce stability
i that class of the population, but will
dd to its numbers.
The author of the bill believes that
le law as framed by him may be exeuted
almost without direct expense
)r the State. That feature will unoubtedly
make it popular. But the
xpense should be regarded of minor |
nportance. Georgia could well afford
) spend for a few years half a million
ollars annually upon such a police
rstem, and every other Southern State
ould do well to make a similar inestment
in proportion to its needs,
uch an expenditure would have the
nmediato effect of enhancing farm
alues and of increasing the density of
ie country population of the South,
nd those of ultimately increasing the
bility of the State to make the exenditure,
and at the same time of reucing
to a minimum the necessity for
It is an investment which will bein
to pay interest immediately, and
hich will require r,-? sinking fund for
to extinction of obligations arising
rom it.?Manufacturer's Record.
Wealthy ranchman Killed.
Butte, Afcw., Special.?A special
rom Bear Houth says James Conn, a
ealthy ranchman on Willow Creek,
ras found shot to death in his hom-i
"ucsday. His mother lay upon the
oor with her skull crushed and canot
live. The murderer is believed to
e the lone bandit who held tp the
lorthern Pacific limited Friday.
fliners Imprisoned in Shaft.
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Mexico V/iiy, cipccioi.?iu uuc ui wu
lines near Santa Maria de la Pas on
Saturday a number of miners were
rorking at the bottom of a shaft when
aany tons of earth caved in. choking
he shaft at some distance from the
iottom. Relief parties went instantly
o work. Sunday night a tapping noise
aade by the miners could be heard
nd relief work was pushed with all
ossible speed. There is a bare hope
hat the imprisoned miners have exavated
holes for themselves where
hey can take refuge, for when the
emaining earth mass falls down into
he shaft there will be no hope for
iny one within it. It is considered still
)06sible that the men have not all
leen suffocated.
Minor Mention.
Des Moines, Iowa, Special?The
(oldest bank robbery of recent years
n Iowa occurred ai Prairie City early
["uesday. The robbers dynamited the
afe of the Iowa State Bank and
ecured an amount approximating $4,'00.
They exchanged a fusilade of
hots with local officers and escaped.
King Oscar of Sweden was summon<1
to a law court in Stockholm in conlection
with historical documents said
o be in his possession.
MET AWFUL DEATH.
Prominent Mill Man Is Killed By a
|Fall.
FKtMDtNl UP PAlULt I li ULAU.
Captain John H. Montgomery, While
Inspecting a New Warehouse, Fell
Sixteen Feet, With Fatal Results.
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Spartanburg, S. C.. Special.?News
has been received here of the death
of Capt. John H. Montgomery, in
Gainesville, Ga.. the result of a fall ]
Captain Montgomery was president of j
the Spartan Mills, in this city, the
Gainesville. Ga.. Cotton Mills, and the !
Pacolet Manufacturing Company, of '
Pacolet. S. C. Capt. Montgomery was j
regarded as one of the most success- 1
ful mill operators of the South. '
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Savannah. Ga.. Special.?A special
to The Morning News, from Gaines- 1
ville, Ga.. says: Capt. John H. Mont- I
gomery. president of the Pacolet Mills, i
fell a distance of 16 feet in one of the
new warehouses being erected in the
Pacolet Mill. No. 4, Friday morning
and sustained injuries from which
he died. His skull was broken and he
sustained internal injuries. Dr. j
Downey, or mis city, urs. wesunore- i
land and Nicholson, of Atlanta, and ,
his family physician, of Spartanburg. J
S. C.. were immediately summoned, j
but could not save his life.
Capt. Montgomery was perhaps the
largest cotton manufacturer in the
South. Besides being president of the
Pacolet and Gainesville Cotton Mills, '
capitalized at $1,500,000, he was also j
president of the three Pacolet Mills, of
South Carolina, and a stockholder and
director in several more.
Negro Alderman 5hot.
St. Augustie, Fla., Special.?Alder- (
man John Papino, one of the colored
representatives of the fourth ward, ,
was shot at a meeting of the city
council, late Friday night. The bullet ,
was fired by City Marshal Charles ;
Benet, who officiated as sergeant-at- ;
arms at the council meeting. The j
clerk had reached the stage of the .
proceedings of reading petitions. One
was from the njarshal, asking that the
council appropriate the sum of $60 for
four uniforms for the police. After it ;
had been read, Alderman Papino rose
and objected to the amount asked for.
Others spoke on the subject, and then
Marshal Benet asked permission to address
the council, which was granted
by Alderman McBride, who was presiding.
He was interrupted by Alderman
Papino, and becoming enraged,
fired at him. The afTair created a great
sensation. The official will recover.
Triple Murder in Arkansas.
Memphis, Special.?A special to The
Scimitar from Winne, Ark., says:
Mary, Sophie and May Gibson, aged
17, 12 and 10 years, respectively,
{laughters of Thomas Gibson, a prosperous
negro farmer, were killed and j
one of them was the victim of a i
criminal assault at their home near
here yesterday. The murders occurred
while Gibson, the father, was away
from home attending a circus leaving
the three girls alone in the house.
Upon his return he found the bodie3
of two of the girls with their head3
crushed, while the body of the third
lay in the yard terribly mutilated.
The girls had been subjected to the
most atrocious indignities. Posses,
composed of both blacks and whites,
were formed and David Cross, an old
negro, was arrested. Cross denied all
knowledge of the crime but finally confessed
that he had witnessed the killing
and said that a negro named Johnson
was the guilty man.
Killed By His Wife.
Jopiin, Mo., Special.?R. 0. Randall,
a real estate dealer of Carthage, was
shot and killed by his wife. Mrs. Randall
had sued for divorce several days
ago and whon they met in a lawyer's
office a quarrel ensued. Randall drew
a knife and attempted to st^b his wife
when she shot him five times. Mrs.
Randall was arrested. The Randalls are
prominent.
Fire at Newberne.
Newbern, N. C., Special.?Fire broke
out Friday night in the Trent Lumber
Mills, owned by Thompson Bros., of
Philadelphia. The mill is situated on
Trent river, close to the business section
of the city, and had the wind been
in a southwest direction undoubtedly
half the business section would have
been swept away. The entire dry kiln
and 250,000 fc-et of lumber was consumed.
The loss is estimated at $20,000,
with no insurance. The work of the
firemen in saving pier No. 1, of the Atlantic
& North Carolina Railroad, was
a masterly piece of work. The origin of
the fire is "ifhknown.
Thanked the Mechanics.
Washington. Special.?After breakfasting
at the White House Friday
morning, President Roosevelt informally
received the mechanics and lahorei.-*
who have been engaged upon the mansion.
The President stood upon the
front porch of the White House and
vreeled the workmen as they passed
having a pleasant word and smile foi
each. He thanked them as 3 body for
having faciiitarod by their work th.completion
of ths repairs to the mansion,
thereby enabling him in oc.uiy
it
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WAS ON THE STAND.:
Roland B. Molineux Testifies in His
Cxvn Behalf J
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CONCEDED AND DISPUTED WRITING o
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E*nerts Disagree as to Sender of I
the Poison Package?The Testi- ?
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mony. a
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New York, Special.?The cross-exam- e
ination of Roland B. Molineux by As- c
sistact District Attorney Osborne, ^
which was .resumed at the opening of
court Saturday, was linished within a
few minutes after resumption. Mr. 0.^- j
borne's first question was: "Did not ^
Mr. Barnet pay your wife attention'.'" ^
"Not at all," was the reply. b
"Did you not so testify at the inquest?"
Molineux's reply to this was that t(
Barnet had paid attention to Miss r
Chesborough in the spring and autumn a
of 1898 before she became Mrs. Moli- 11
ncux.
The defendant was in the best of j.
humor. When Mr. Osborne asked him
if he gave his wife an engagement ring
at the time of bis engagement, and his
answer was not to the prosecutor's sat ^
isfaction, he said smilingly: "I can tell li
you better than you can drag it out of k
me." t
4i don't wish to drag it out of you. r
Molineux then said he bought an en- o
gagement ring on November 18. 189S. v
Yesterday he testified that he and Miss e
Chesborough became engaged in Sep- *
tember. 1898. At Christmas. 1898, he d
gave her a "mizpah" ring and when he ^
became engaged in September, 1898. he
wished to buy her an engagement riiifc',
but did not do so until November. A.
letter to Miss Sadie Sheffler, in which y
Molineux spoke of his engagement and A
forthcoming marriage as a "romance," t
and said also that it was sudden, vas c
then identified and admitted in p\i- ?
dence. Mr. Osborne ceased his exami- ?
nation rather abruptly after several e
questions as to the prisoner's counec- t
tion with various medical associations.
As Molineux resumed his seat, behind
his lawyers, Rev. Lindsay Parker, of
Brooklyn, shook hands with him, and p
his father, General Molineux, patted ^
him affectionately on the shoulder and b
said, "Good boy." e
Mr. BlacS called Max Gum pel, a n
handwriting expert, as his first witness *
after Molineux. Mr. Gumpel told of hia 0
experience as an expert. He said he had 5
studied hand-writing more than 30
years and had testified in many impor- n
tant cases, among others the Riegana- fi
Becker forgery; the Sharon will case, h
the Sarah Althoa Hill controversy in ?
California, and the Rice will case in
New York. He declared that the coil j,'
oeaea ana disputed writings ncic .i??t u
written b ythe same hand. Mr. Gumpel
said it was his belief that the addre:.* g
on the poison package was in the nat- n
ural hand of the writer and that its P
cramped appearance was due to its ?
having been written after the package t(
was made up. On cross-examination, n
Mr. Gumpel said ho would expert the $
sender of a poison package to disguise
his handwriting. 4,I know of no case in ri
which a person had sent poison to any n
one without trying to conceal his idea- ?
tity." Mr. Osborne got the witness to q
say that the "u" and "c" in "club ' a
written by Molineux, had many char- ft
acteristics in common with the address
on the poison package wrapper. He f|
found also shading in the top of the L
letter "c" in "Cornish, on the wrapper
and like shading in the "c" of the word e
"club" in various of tne conceded writ- c
ings. Dr. David Ewell, handwriting ex s:
pert, was the next witness. He said he
had made careful studies of disguised
and conceded writings and was convinced
they had not been done by the y
eame hand. Dr. Ev/ell was still on the |j
stand when court was adjourned until $
Wednesday next. e,
Motcman's Strike Ended.
Schenectady, N. Y? Special.?The
strike of motormen on the Hudson Val- q
ley Electric Railway was ended a: 9 n
o'clock, the company recognizing the t
union and agreeing to the schedule o: a
wages put by he men. who will return t(
to work at ' o'clock. The strike has a
been notable for considerable rioting p
aud the consequent calling out of sov jeral
companies of State National
Guard. t(
Typographical Union Reinstated. t
Chicago, Special.?The Chicago F*l- p
eration of Labor Sunday rescinded its C
action of expulsion against Typograph- ^
ical Union No. 18, and offered to rein- '(
instate the delegates when they shall ],
apply for admission. The action of ?l:e c
Chicago Federation is due directly to p
an order from President Samuel Gom- s
pers, of the Federation of Labor, who ?
commanded it to reinstate the printers ^
by November 10th, or lose its right to o
affiliation. H? in turn was stirred by b
the International Typographical Union. $
which notified him that unless he
should issue the order it would with- 1
draw from the American Federation. h
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Another Scandal.
London. By Cable.?A tremendous p
sensation was caused here by state- ?
mpnts that another scandal of the Oscar
Wilde type was about to become
public property. It is asserted that the ^
man whose name is connected with the t<
affair, and who is a peer, has fled the il
country, but there is reason to bellevf j 1
that he is at present lying 111 at 'i
English watering place. A report o'
this affair found its way into print in
guarded language Sunday morning, bat ,
every effort will be expended to prevent
the further publicity. ^
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
flargolius Cotton Hllla.
A charter has been granted the
ifargolius Cotton Mills Co. at PortsQouth,
Va., its capital stock being
uaced at 850,000. with privilege of inreaso
to 8100.000. and the following
fficers: President, II. Margolius; vice
VAnli1i T TTUn?L . 4.
>i caiueui, j. nusca, bvcreuiry-tri:<*suir,
D. Margoiius. These officers aa<l
I. Margoiius are the directors. The
ompany will own and operate the jute
agging plant announced some weeks
go as to be built by Messrs. Margoius
&. Co., and now about completed,
'here are two buildings 100x170 feet
ach, and a portion of the machinery
omes from a plant formerly operated
y Margoiius & Co. at Charlotte, N. C.
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Rug Alii! at Petersburg.
It was stated several weeks ago that
'fcomas Hirst of the Hirst Smyrna
lanufacturing Co. of Vineland, N. J.,
ad about decided to establish a
ranch rug mill at Petersburg. Va. All j
etnlla for establishing the plant have !
ince been completed, and a suitable !
uiidir.g has been secured. From 50 j
o 100 looms will be installed, and ac .
apiaiy as local operatives are secured j
nd become proficient in using the j
Doms additional machines will be in- j
tailed. The plant will be operated at j
he Vineland Rug Co.; Joseph C. ;
lirst, manager.
A $10,000 Knitting Mill.
Thomas J. Li'.lard of Elkin, N. C.,
ras mentioned recently as contemplating
the establishment of a cotton or
nitting mill. He has decided upon a j
nitting mill, and incorporated the '
ilkin Knitting Mills to build and
quip the mill. Capital stock is $10,00,
and twenty knitting machines,
- ith complement of sewing machines, !
tc., will be installed for the produc- j
ion of men's, women's and children's !
osiery. Further details are now uner
consideration. Mr. Lillard has j
een chosen president. *
Textile Notes.
Messrs. J. Walter Williamson, Edrin
C. Holt and Clayton Giles, Jr., o!
Vilmington, N. C., have incorporated
he Sterling Manufacturing Co., with
apital stock of 150,000. Company's
urposea are stated as the manufacure
of cotton, linen and silk fabrics,
he finishing of same, etc. Those namd
are prominent cotton-mill opera.
ors. No specific statement as to inentions
of the company has been !
jade.
Stonewall (Mass.) Cottpn Mills ii
roceeding with the repairs to its No. 1
hint, recently damaged by fire. About
50.000 worth of new machinery has
een ordered from New England makrs
to replace equipment that wa?
lade useless. Additional fire proteclon
will also be installed, including a
0.000 gallon steel tank. The company
perates a total of 21,000 spindles and
00 looms.
T. T. Ballenger of Tryon, N. C., was
lentlcned recently as proposing tho
cremation of a xnitting company. He
as succeeded in organising with A. D.
leatson, president; T. T. Ballenger
ice-president, and P. P. Bacon, secreary-treasurer.
Investigations are now'
eir.g made with a view to deciding
pon further and final details.
The Josephine Mills of Cedartown,
fa., has decided to add considerable
ew machinery to its plant. These imrovements
will increase the plant's
utput to 750 garments per day. The
ompany at present operates 2080 cotcn
spindles, twenty-three knitting
laehines. etc., and is capitalized ai
100,000.
A M T-tatrhf?r r>f Houston Texas.
epresents capitalists who have aublitted
a proposition for the establlshlent
of a $100,000 cotton factory at
'rqnge, Texas. The projectors ask that
'range Investors subscribe a certain
mount of tha requisite capital and
jrnlah tree site for the plant.
It is reported that Henry Spang of
he Ely Walker Dry .Goods Co.. St.
ouis. Mo.. i3 seeking site in the South
5r the establishment of a large hosiry
mill. A plant of such size as will
mploy from 200 t* *>oe operatives is
aid to be contemplated.
A movement is on foot for the e *?oon
of a cotton factory at McCorm> a,
. C. B. F. Mauldin. president or 1t-.e
IcCormick Bank Bank, is interested
1 the proposed enterprise and will eneavor
to organize a company for its
stablishment.
Cotton O-l Note*
The Transatlantic Trading Co. of
falveston, Texas, reports the shipaents
of cotton seed products from
hat port for the month of September
s follows: Cotton seed meal 5495
ons and cotton seed cake 495 tons, or
. total of 5990 tons. The same cornany
reports the shipments from New
)rleans for September at 1225 tons
f meal and 2420 tons of cake, or a
otal of 3C95 tons.
The following are the official quota
ions of cotton seed and cotton seea
roducts as posted at the New Orleans
Jotton Exchange on the 20th Inst.:
rime refined oil in barrels, per galjn.
36 cents: off refined oil in barrels,
er gallon, 35 cents; prime crude oil,
aose, per gallon, 30 1-2 cents; prime
otton seed cake, per ton of 2240
ounds. $26.50 to $26.75; prime cotton
eed meal, per ton of 2240 pounds,
25.50 to $25.75; soap stock, per pound,
.10 cents; cotton seed in sacks devered
at New Orleans, per ton of
000 pounds, $17; in bulk delivered at
few Orleans, per ton of 2000 pounds
16.
Receipts of cotton seed at Gonzales,
'exas. last week were unusually
eavy, the price being steady at
16.50 per ton.
The steamship Salopia, loading last
eek at Pensacola for a European
ort, took as part cargo 1800 tons of
otton seed meal.
The Rosebud Oil & Cotton Co. of
tosebud. Texas, filed an amendment
a its charter last week. Increasing
:s capital stock from $75,000 to $100,00.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co. has
early completed its new oil-mill plant
t Florence, S. C. The mill jvill be put
-. operation this week. This plant is
ptid to be one of the finest In the
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WALLER IS PRAISED
Mentioned as Being Lntitled to the
Highest Credit \
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BRAVESY IN TliE SAMAR CAMPAIGN
Captains Porter and Bears Hentloned
as Being; Entitled to Highest Crvdit
for the Courageous ilanner in
Which They Routed the Enemy.
Washington, Special.?Major General
Charles Heywood. commandant
of the United States Marine Corps, in
his annual report presents in detail
the operations of Major Waller and
his courageous band of marines on the 1
coast of Southern Samar. Major Waller
is quoted as saying that the expeditions
early in last November in the
Sohoton district, were the most important
of the campaign, so far as their
effect on the insurgents was concerned.
A graphic account is given of
the operations of the main expedition
in the Sohoton district. The attack
was on the fortified cliffs and caves
which had been reported to be practically
impregnable. The plan of attack
was that two shore columns were to
nnite at the enemy's stronghold and
be joined there by a river column under
Major Waller. Concerning the result
of the attack the report says:
"On the 17th of November the shore
column struck the enemy's trail,
which was followed, and the detachment
soon came upon a number of
bamboo guns. One of these commanding
the trail had the fuse burning an$
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attack of the marines was a perf?;t
surprise and the enemy was completely
routed, 30 being killed. After
driving the insurgents from their position
the troops crossed the river, J
scaled the cliffs on the opposite sideand
destroyed the camps there. The
enemy fired two volleys and then fled.
Major Waller says that he himself was
not in this attack, being in the river
below and unable to reach the firing
line in time, but he mentions Captains
Porter and Bears as being entitled to
the highest credit for the courageous
and skillful manner in which they
routed the enemy, in the .face of apparently
insurmountable obstacles. In
order to reach the enemy's position
the troops had to climb the cliffs
which rise sheer from the river to tbs
height of about 200 feet and are
honeycombed with caves, to which
access is had by means of bamboo
ladders and also by narrow ledge*,
with bamboo hand rails, Tons of rooW
were suspended in cages held in position
by vines, and in readiness to be
precipitated upon people and boats below.
Instant destfuction would have
undoubtedly been the fate of the boats
had they undertaken the ascent of the .
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the insurgents. The effect of
the capture of this last stronghold
upon the insurgents of Samar cannot
be overestimated, as they had spent
years 01! labor upon the defenses and
undoubtedly considered the cliff fortification
impregnable.
The report contains an account of
the march of 190 miles across Samar
of Major Waller and his men and of
the incredible hardships they endured.
The command was engaged actively
and continuously against the insurgents
for three months. General
Heywood says that preliminary steps
have been taken to erect new barracks
at Norfolk, Va., at a cost of
$100,000. He renews his previous recommendation.
that Congress appropriate
liberally for main barracks.and
quarters at the Charleston?S. C.^
naval station.
Braktman Crushed to Death.
Spartanburg, S. C., Special.?Tuesday
marnfng at 4:15 o'clock Lawrence
Killian, a brakeman on the Southern
Hallway, was run over by a freight car
at the 8partanburg junction and died
from the effects of his injuries two
hours later. The unfortunate man
was entirely rational up to the point of
death and told how the accident occurred.
He had stepped from his train
and was walking down the track, unmindful
of the approaoh of a car,
which had been cut loose from a shifting
engine. He was struck on the arm
and thrown across the rails, where he
waa ground beneath the wheels of the
car. His right leg and left arm were
almost severed from the body. Dr.
George R. Dean, the railroad physician,
was summoned immediately, but
toon knew that death was only a question
of an hour or more. The dying
roan gave the address of his father and
brother, to whom a telegram was sent,
telling of the fatal accident
Killed While Hunting.
Richmond, Special.?Albert She>
para, is yearn oia, son or tienry snep*
pard, of this city, died Tuesday from
accidental wounds Inflicted while out
hunting. Young Sheppard was with a
friend near Highland Park In quest of
birds. His dog flushed a field lark, and
the hunter fired at the bird and then
passed the gun to his companion. In
doing so the weapon, which was a
hammerles3 gun, prematurely exploded
and inflicted a wound in thi
upper part of Sheppard's abdomen.
The wounded youth was removed to
the City Hospital, where he died in
about an hour after the accident had
"'"curred.
Record Broker.
San Francisco. Special.?The Pacli#
Mail Company's new steamer Korea
arrived at noon Tuesday from Yokohama,
breaking the record across the
Pacific. The steamer made no siof
between the coast of Japan and thli
port and came fl in? T- ;ough water at
the average of nea 1 * "0^ rrPes a day.
From Yokohama bj diiect line to San
Francisco is 4,b00 mile3. The Korea
sailed from the Japanese port October
18 and made the passage in tan. 1
daya. averaging 470 miles a day. |
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