The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 16, 1903, Image 6
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Are Esse?
By Walter A. Wyckoff.
\>M 0 an American observer then
the essentially English eh
^ F And the lower he
^ I standard of life, the more s
Myygj it is almost incoueeivable :
M palling conditions ol the sti
jtenstomed to seeing the native-born of his
earners and never practically among the
^expects foreign faces, and there lm in'
^eighteen months as a Avage-earuer in Aim
jlabor and working at all manner ot jobs,
jcut to California. In that time I was t
foreigner, but it was a rare event wli
mother American, except as I got imp
of navvies 011 some Western railway or
^Dnce during that time I lived for a fort
cago, and saw. of necessity, much of the <
irat never did I set4 an American among
in more than 0110 American city, more terr
[?certainly more terrible than any in th
In them only foreign faces. The English]
jioountryuiau. not only in every grade of
"V artisan and mechanic and operative to th
less, anaemic "casual." but down even a
tegistered lodging-houses in Dorset street
ton the benches about Christ Church in
face-Earners," in Seribner's.
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An Unmitigated
Some of the Possibilities
of Immigration. By Gu
0O say "that the groat bull
recent phase of immigra
evil is probably not an e:
for such an opinion wcr
be that the newcomers
student of man, howevei
which they carry in the
with most of our preset
cause the lack, not of t
ftkmai facilities, it is an acquired negati
TV ? transmissible to offspring, and means abs
nee. The first Baltic people brought to
Rooked upon in contempt by patricians :
orant, rude, uncivilized. Fifteen cen
towept over .their land, the descendants of
civilization which, in many respects is
jtai the highly favorable American oconou
^ tour Italian immigrants will promptly si
iigence nor imagination nor artistic talc
? immigration will deeply and in many 1
06 certaiu. That it will deteriorate it is
4m? fnr the worse some for the bettor.
and ought thereby to be prevented from
v The most conspicuous physical changi
termarriage with the newcomers will I
ologist-. It is the change which tool: ]
(the great prehistoric Alpine invasion, an
posterior to that event The skull will
change 4s taking place now. on a largt
Pennsylvania, and especially Massachusi
tide whether it gives us reason to rejoi
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The Gospel of (
Hard Work, No Worrj
j&r "\ y Fellow, and a Smiling 1
HAT is the use of being pes
# m any good? Did it ever do y
. WW coal is low in the bins ai
lflf Worrying about it will not
w w to hard work this minute, k
mmmhm ing the right way, will,
ppyg"#'?' ' Every minute idly sponl
latiug as to what is goinf
Imammmmmf wasted. Hard luck is a pi
lazy, and you will not have
.antics. Work according to the rule am
problem.
Wherf you are feeling glum, down in
out of sorts, remember the gospel of go
Stop thinking about yourself anil your ti
fellow. The result may surprise you. ^
Sear, but, even if he is, lie knows the
tastes It
A smile is contagious. , Ferhaps you
that fear was catching, that discontent
begot sickness. We all acknowledge the?
results. Why not change the thought?
v . the future, happiness and good health ai
It was a wise philosopher who said. "
philosopher who declared, "As a man ti
perfect," is a saying, the truth of which :
pood nature, and you will reap peace,
make you unhappy. If you refuse to be u;
prork.
The Humility oi
By Justice Ernest Hall, <
York.
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(..UlLill I IS, IU UlUl'l ]?."<
W acteristics a mau caii pc
(L a I him in his battle with
I & 1 seldom a loader?his ver;
j? jwvcj 9 to take the initiative?ye
J h II tory, the most learned an
I V & 9 fcllow-mcn were modest
| H humble in spirit.
V ^ At tirst glance this st
?t is not. Students ma;
they acquire wisdom, for they become
limitations, and mere and more sensible tc
as compared with the wealth ol" wisdom
?. Ulity of other mem
To be truly great, and yet he humb
few men possess. Those who have wc
truggled toward a definite end; and it
? chieveruent when the battle lias been I'o1
Humility is a lesson which the olergj
gregations, and every Sunday-school schc
most^odest and humble man who ever
. vfiir iSaac Newton was so keenly al
compared to the marvels of the world
I /?it it would have been utterly impossil
"bumble.
Mr John Wesley and John Bunyan are ins
K jiml unlike many followers of the Carpen;
their humility.
- Benjamin Franklin was so lacking i
streets of Philadelphia with a loaf of I
became one of the most powerful men o
? self-conscious.
gfV- Some men remain humble because
?wn greatness, and others because they a
nature which was theirs by birth.
To be "proud as Lucifer' is a commo:
*are virtue. ,
2-Earners
itially English
? is no fact more striking than that of
aracter of these millions oi wa.ae
looks in ilie scale of work ami the
urprising does the fact appear, until
is it stares out from anions tiie apbmergcd.
The American i* little
own race among the ranks of wagedestitute
poor. There he invariably
variably meets them. 1 once spent
Ticji. living 011 the wages of unskilled
as I journeyed slowly from Connectibrown
-with nearly every varic.y of
ion I found myself working beside
loyment with farmers or in a gang
in a llocky Mountain milling camp,
night among the unemployed of Chilestitution
of a typical American city,
the destitute poor. There are slums
ible, it strikes me. than any in London
0 East End?but the American leads
man, 011 the contrary, sees his fellowlabor.
from the most highly skilled
e unskilled navvy and the idle, thriftmong
such human wrecks, from the
r, as one may see basking in the sun
Spitallields.?From "Among Loudon
1 Evil?
; In America's Swelling Tide
:stave Michaud.
: of the American people sees in the
tion to their country an unmitigated
taggerated statement. If the reasons
e asked, the answer would generally
are ignorant and shabby. For the
\ these reasons have not the weight
popular mind. When, as is the ease
it immigrants, ignorauce has for its
ntclligence. but of the proper educave
characteristic. As such it is not
solutely nothing for the future 01 me
Rome l>v the armies of Caesar were
and plebeians alike. Tliey were igturies
later, when the Renaissance
those same Baltic barbarians started
now the llrst of the world. Placed
lie conditions, the next generation of
iow lis that they lack neither intelnt.
That the recent turn-taken by
.rays modify our national character
not. Some of the modifications will
We can measure the extent of- none,
making sweeping assertions.
i which will be brought about by In>e
the least noticed by all but ethplace
in many parts of Europe after
d which is clearly seen in sepultures
become shorter and broader. That
? scale, in the States of Xew York.
?tts. We leave it to Esthetes to dece
or lament.?The Century.
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Sood Nature.
r, a Thought For the Other
Face the Way to Happiness.
simistlc? Did pessimism ever ilo you
our neighbor .any good? What if tho
id the money slack in tho pockets?
till either of them, but getting down
eepiug at work, and, above all, workt
wondering and worrying and speou;
to happen is a minute worse than
inutour, laziness is a fact. Don't be
hard luck. Life is a class in matliej
stick to it, and you will solve the
the mouth, discouraged and generally
iod nature. Then put it in practice,
roubles. Do something for the other
l*ou thought, possibly, that lie was a
milk of human kindness when he
never thought of that. You knew
traveled like wildfire, that sickness
:e things and v.e all know the deadly
Why not recognize that confidence in
e also contagious?
Thoughts are things." It was a good
iiinketh, so is he." "Practice makes
is axiomatic. Sow optimism, practice
joy and contentment. No one can
happy. Try it and sec if it does not
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f Ability.
of the Supreme Court of New
3ple, one of the most charming char ssess,
hut it is not one that will aid
the world. The man of humility is
y nature makes it impossible for him
" the greatest men in the world's liisd
those *.vl:o have done most for their
iu demeanor, simple in habits and
ntement mev appear paradoxical, but
y become move and more humble as
more and more alive to their ov.*u
> the insignificance of their knowledge
there Is in the world and the versale,
requires qualities of miml which
>a fame have done so because they
is but natural to take pride i:i the
agiit and the victory won.
seldom fail to impress on their con>!ar
is familiar with the name of the
lived.
ivc to the insignificance of man, as
I and the wonders of the universe,
bio for him to have been other than
tanccs of preachers who were humble,
tcr's Sou, they never became proud of
n pride that lie walked through the
iroad under his arm, and. though ho
f his day, he was never puffed up or
they realize liow very little is tlieir
re never able to overcome the retiring
n failing?to be ' meek as Moses" is a
MORO BOMBARDED.
Eleven American Wounded in the
Battle.
PERSHING'S FORCES TAKE BAC0L09.
The Horos Were Strongly Fortified
and Defended the Place Desperately.
Manila, Ey Cable.?The investment
of Bacolod which was captured by Captain
Pershing's forces, after a fight in
which a hundred Moros ware killed,
occupied three days. The final assault
was made at noon Wednesday. Desperate
lighting took place inside the
forts. Seven cannon were captured
and eleven Americans were wounded,
a few of them seriously. It is probable
that all the Americans will recover.
The column approached Eacolo.l early
on Monday and found new forts, which
had been a year under construction,
flying battle flags. The Moros did not
wait to be attacked, but fired a volley,
which wounded two Americans. Captain
Pershing then decided to bombard
the fortification, and Gatley's batteries
took up positions and shelled the forts
and works until Wednesday mo.ning,
the infantry and cavalry supporting
the attack. Many of the Mores left the
forts on Monday and Tuesday nights,
and escaped in boats on the lake. The
assault on Wednesday was carefully
prepared. The column carried forward
a bamboo bridge, on which the troops
crossed the moat under fire and afterwards
scaled the walls. The fighting
inside the forts was most desperate.
Sixty dead Moros were found inside
the walls and 40 were killed in the
trenches. The whereabouts of the Sultan
of Bacoloa is not known. He is
believed to have escapcul Monday
night.
Murder at Buffalo.
BulTola. Special.?A shooting affair
in which a 9-year-old hoy was killed
and a woman mortally wounded, an attempted
murder, two suicides and two
attempts at suicide that may result fatally.
occurred in this city. Joseph
Kwaitkowski, 51 year:-; old, a representative
Polish citizen, is locked up
at police headquarters, charged with
shooting his landlady and killing his
own 9-year-old boy, Kwaitkowski
formerly conducted an extensive business
in one of the markets of the city.
His wife died about a year ago, leaving
two children. Since the death of
his wife, business difficulties drove
him to drink. For the last four months
he has lived in rooms at 190 Coit
street. The owner of the house, Mrs.
Tekla Winskl, her husband and the
children, occupied the rear part of the
building. The children of the two
families were constantly quarreling.
Sunday night Kwaitkowski returned
home and found the children in the
usual turmoil. Mr. Wolinski informed
him that he would have to move,
whereupon Kwaitkowski drew a revolver
and began firing, backing out cf
the house as he did so. Mrs. Wolinski
followed the infuriated Pole and grappled
with him. He pointed the revolver
at her breast and fired. She
fell to the ground, mortally wounded.
Kwaitkowski fired several more shots,
one of them striking his own 9-yearold
son, Peter, killing him instantly.
A large crowd quickly gathered and
Kwaitkowski retreated Into the house,
locking and barricading the door behind
him. Then began a lively exchange
of shots through the windows
between the policemen who had gathered,
and Kwaitkowski which continued
until the latter exhausted his ammunition
when the officers battered
down the dcor and captured him.
George Denning, 55 years old, had
been separated from his wife for some
time. He called upon her and tried to
induce her to resume martial relations.
She refused. He drew a revolver
and fired. She fell to the floor in a
faint, and believing that he bad killed
her, Denning ran away. His body was
found later in the evening in a Salvation
Army lodging house. He had
| taken poison.
Two Burned to Death.
Indianapolis, Special.?Nathan Morris,
one of the best known attorneys of
Indiana, and Frank Haas, the 12-yearold
son of Dr. Jos. Haas, were burned
to death Sunday, and Mrs. Jos. Haa3,
Miss Belle Haas, Mfcs Rose Haas,
Louis Haas and Grace Lemon, a governess,
were injured more or less seriously.
The residence of Dr. Jos.
Haas was nearly burned to the ground.
Demands of Textile Workers.
Philadelphia, Special.?Union textile
workers of this city assembled in convention
Sunday, for the purpose of formulating
demands to be presented to
the operators. The convention adjourned
at night after adopting a resolution
demanding a 33-hour week, dating
from June 1, leaving the wago
I qutsiloi! LVl lUlUi'v VwiiWiuviMv.v?
and half time will be asked for all
work done in excess of the 55 hours. A
committee was apponited to present
the demands to the manufacturers who
will also be informed that a strike will
follow their refusal to accept the proposition.
Killed by Falling Cannon.
Mobile, Ala., Special.?While superintending
the removal of a six-pounder
gun from the wharf to the United
States barracks here Saturday, John
R. Burns, aged 29, an electrical engineer,
was instantly killed by the gun,
which broke from its fastenings and
passed over his body. The remains will
be interred in the National Cemetery
here. Burns was from New York city.
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
A 50,000 Spindle Addition.
It is announced that the Fultcn Bag
and Cotton Mills ef Atlanta, Ga., will
build aii addition to be equipped with
50,000 spindles. This extension of the
piant will cost from 5250,000 to $200,?
liA/l r\r\A orrcnati-ntinft: -?rP HOY/
made to begin the work of construction
scon. The company has at present
45,000 ring spindles and 1 C32 looms,
using steam power. its product is light
sheetings. seauib-ss begs, burlap. ecttcn
and jute tv/ines an 1 uac'.ing. and
has been known cn the- market for
some y:a:s. The corr.pany's present
capitalization is ?2bo,{:y i.
A 5,030 Spjiiciie Addition.
The Morris Cotton Miih; Co.. Cateochfe.
S. C.. has decided to aud 5.000
spindles, with looms and other complementary
machinery to suit. This
enlargement v.-ill rccpiire the expenditure
of probably about ytOO.OOO, and
immediate arrangements will be made
to effect the betterments. The D. A.
Tompkins Co. of Charlotte, K. C., has
been engaged as engineer in charge.
The Morris plant at present lias 13,24i<
ring spindles and 352 looms, uses
water and electric power, and manufactures
sheetings. Its present capitalization
is $200,000.
To Add 3,000 Spindles.
The Opclika Cotton Mills of Opelika,
Ala., has increased its capital
stock $50,000, making $150,0G0 in all,
for the purpose of enlarging the plant.
An additional building will be constructed.
work to begin at once, and
3,000 additional spindles will be installed.
There will then remain space
for installation of 2,000 spindles more.
Contract for the new machinery has
been signed. At present mere are
7.400 ring spindles in the plant, and
fine counts of yarns is the product.
Industrial Miscellany.
The big dry-kiln at Corbett's mills,
i Nov; Moultrie. Ga.. owned by Ayeoek
Bros., was destroyed by fire on the 3rd
inst. The loss is estimated at $3,000.
with no insurance.
The W. I?. Small Spoke Manufacturing
Co. will build a hardwood sawmill
with capacity o! 30,000 feet of
lumber per day on tract of 1,200 acres
| of timber land near Corinth. Miss,
i Savannah trade bodies have endorsed
I the project for an inland waterway
connecting the Chesapeake bay with
Beaufort inlet. North Carolina, and
their secretaries will co-onerate in assembling
statistics showing how the
project will bcnefii Savannah's trade.
The Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange
of Meridian. Miss., in a desire
to promote the common good of all the
commercial and industrial Interests cf
the State, have invited the commercial
bodies of Mississippi to a convention
to be held at Meridian on May 2G. It
is designed to form a federation of the
commercial organizations in a union
j of efforts and energies for the devel{
opment of Mississippi's resources and
j the encouragement of the migration to
the State of men and money.
Textile Notes.
Messrs. D. K. Norris, J. T. Gass,
away and F. B. Morgan of Central,
j S. C., and O. A. Robbins of Charlotte,
i'N. C., have incorporated the Isaqueena
j Mills of Central, S. C., with capital
i stock of $200,000, to build plant. This
enterprise is identical with the Norris
Central Mills, mentioned March 26 as
to be incorporated. The projectors
changed the title. Details as to the
plant have not as yet been decided.
Louisville (Ky.) Cotton Mills Co.
has engaged Messrs. C. R. Makepeace
& Co., Providence, R. I., as engineers
in charge of its improvements and additions
of machinery, referred to last
week. All contracts for machinery
have practically been awarded. Messrs.
D. X. Murphy & Bro. of Louisville are
*bcut completing plans for the uew
building, which will be 100x00 feet in
size.
Woodruff (S. C.) Cotton Mills' addition,
now in course of construction,
will be equipped with 16.500 spindles
and 394 looms, as was announced some
weeks ago. The company will have
space in this new building for 22,000
more spindles, which it hopes to install
during the next few years. Contract
has been placed for machinery
required at present.
Messrs. A. G. Velasko and C. G.
Culin of Syracuse, N. C.. are conferring
with the Business Men's League
of Florence. Ala., with a view of building
a hosiery mill in that city. Mr.
Velasko is manager of the Oak Knitting
Co. at Syracuse, New York.
A. K. Clark, now engaged in cotton
manufacturing at Augusta. Ga.. contemplates
establishing a plant of 5000
spindles and 150 looms at Jackson,
Miss.
The Spray (N. C.) Woolen Mills is
having plans prepared by O. A. Robbins
& Co. of Charlotte, N. C., for a
four-set woolen mill.
A company has been organized to
build cotton mill 'at Pauline, S. C. E.
D. Forest of Fair Forest, S. C\, is reported
as president.
H. 13. Neal of McDonough. Ga., is
organizing company to build cotton
mill at Neal, Ga. He owns a waterpower
which it is proposed to develop
in connection with the mill.
Messrs. B. Frank Mebane, W. W.
Walker and J. S. Patterson, all of
Spray, N. C., have incorporated the
Rhode Island Co. to manufacture cotton,
wool and other textiles. The capital
stock is SI25,000.
Messrs. W. E. Morton and M. L.
Smith of Clover, S. C., and associates
will build a cotton mill The details as
to character and size of plant have
not as yet been determined. It is said
that Northern capital will be interested.
Messrs. Harry Tatum and brothers
of Franklin, Ky., will form company
to build a woolen mill at Springfield,
Tenn. They propose a stock company
with capital of $35,000, and will manufacture
blankets, linsey and yarns, employing
about fifty persons. The mill
building will be 60x150 feet in size,
two stories high, constructed of brick.
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DEADLY EXPLOSION.
Twelve-Inch Gun Bursts With Fatal
Results.
INVESTIGATION EOASD APPOINTED.
Tha D.?m.".ge to the Vessel of Such a
Character as to Necessitate Putting
Her Out of Commission.
Washington, Special.?The cipher
dispatch received by the Navy Department.
regarding the explosion on the
Iowa, of? Penaavola was cn Friday do
clphcred. It was from Admiral Higginsen
and said: "Iowa's breach-loading
12-inch gun burst in front o?
trunnions, tnree killed, Jour wounded."
Then followed the names given in previous
dispatch. The Department expects
fuller particulars. Another dispatch
was received as follows: "Purcell.
landsman. Koilc, seaman, F. T.
Kerry, ordinary seaman, killed in Iowa,
will be buried at navy yard at Pcnsacola."
Because of {he meagre details of the
explosion which Admiral Higginscn's
dispatch contained, officials at the
Navy Department c?.n only speculate as
fo its cause. An Investigation board
has already been appointed.
Rear Admiral O'Neill, chief of the
bureau of ordnance, has already issued
orders for the transportation to New
York of a now 12-inch gun which Is
now at the Washington navy yard, and
it will be placed on the Iowa when that
vessel comes to New York for repairs.
Admiral O'Neill said:
"The gun which buret was designed
I? 1 CQO nn/1 ?v> OTMi'onfn ?>o/1 of f?%o
ill io<7i) anil inauu:av.uuru cat iuv litnai
gun factory. January 1. 1905. The gun
had been fired 125 times. Yesterday's
accident is the first that has ever happened
to any of the large calibre guns
of the navy, except in the case of the
j 12-inch gun on the ICearsage. -the i-ore
of which was injured by a premature
explosion of a shell two years ago. A
lining tube was inserted in that gun
and it is in use at the proving grounds
No reason can yet be assigned for the
accident. As yet I do not know what
kind of powder was used, or details as
to the location of the shell. While the
accident may have been due to the premature
explosion of the shell in the
bore, such a contingency is unlikely, as
shells have on several occasions broken
up in bores of guns without any other
injury than the defacing of the bore. So
far as the bureau is advised, all the
Iowa's 12-inch shells are . fitted with
base covers,'with a view to preventing
a possible prematures explosion due to
the action of the powder gasses."
The bureau of navigation has sent
telegrams of sympathy to the families
of the men killed and wounded in the
explosion. Acting Secretary Darling
sent the following dispatch of sympathy
to Rear Admiral Higginson,
commander of the North Atlantic fleet,
at Pensacola:
"Please convey to the officers and
men of the fleet sincere sympathy of
the Denartment in the less of their
comrades by the unfortunate accident
on board the Iowa.
(Signed) "DARLING."
Although it had been intended that
the Iowa should be repaired at the New
York yard, the damage done by the explosion
will probably make it necessary
to put the vessel out of commission.
The damage to the battleship Iowa
caused by the premature explosion of
a shell in the forward port 12-inch gun
has developed to be more serious than
was thought when the first examination
was made and as a consequence
the big ship has been ordered to the
New York navy yard to go out of commission.
She steamed down to the
Pensacola navy yard, where she is fitting
out with supplies and coal preparatory
to sailing soon as possible for
the North. It is known that threq.
decks including the upper deck in the
forward part of the ship, will have to
be entirely removed and rebuilt. It is
feared that the steel supports under the
12-inch port turret are sprung to such
an extent that they will have to be removea,
tnougn inia cannot yet oe stated
positively. The gun itself is a hopeless
wreck. Although the gun which
burst went into numer'iess pieces
the end of the gun is as smooth as if it
had just been turned out of a ship, and
except that it is about 12 feet shorter
than the starboard gun, it is hardly
noticeable that an explosion occurred.
According to the record of the exploded
gun. it was good for at least another
year of service, and reports that the
gun had been condemned are without
foundation.
Blind Chaplain Dead,
Washington. Special?The Rev. Wm.
Henry Milburn, the venerable blind
chaplain of the United States Senate,
died in Santa Barbara, Cal., Friday.
Word to this effect was received here
tonight by Col. Randall, the sergeantat-arir.s
of the Senate. The deceased
was a native of Philadelphia, where
he was born in 1822. When he was five
years of age, a playfellow accidental}'
struck him in the left eye with a piece
of glass. For two years he was confined
to a dark room under meuieal
treatment and subsequently became totally
blind.
Government Forces Whipped.
Willemstadt, By Cable.?News has
been received here that the Venezuelan
revolutionists have defeated the forces
of the government near Caracas and
captured two cannon and a large
quantity of ammunition. They* have
also captured the city of Barquismeto,
which is the key to the western part
of Venezuela, taking many prisoners.
Heavy fighting, undecisive as yet, has
taken place at Coro.
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FOUND TRUE Bill.
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The Slayer of Editor Gonzales
Appeared in CourtTHE
TRIAL WAS POSTPONED! .
Because of Absence of Two V/itne<ses
the Hearing of the Case Went Over
Until June Term of Court.
Columbia, S. C? Special.?Jarnes H~
Tillman, who is charged with the killing
of N. G. Gonzales, the editor of
The Columbia State in January, .was
taken to the Criminal Court hereWednesday
for the purpose of having,
him plead to the indictment /eturned. .
against hi:n last Monday for taurder
and carrying concealed weapons, orunlav:ful
arms, as they are termed in.
this State. The arraignment was not.
had, however, and the proceedings,
which it wa3 thought would be of a
purely formal character turned -out to
be highly sensational. The trial cf thedefendant
had been set for next Mon-?
day, and both sides had caused the- "
report to be circulated that they wereready
for trial. Much to the surpriseof
the spectators and lawyers here?
the defense availed themselves of the?
opportunity presented to secure a continuance
en the ground that it had.
been impossible to secure the attendance
of two matei-ial witnesses. Captain
J. A. White and Miss Julia Roper..
Tillman, the defendant, was brought,
into court shortly before the proceedings
were commenced. He was accompanied
by his uncle, Senator Ben Tillman,
who appeared to be very much,
more deeply concerned about the proceedings
than the prisoner himself.. .
Distinguished counsel appeared oa>
both sides. The people were represented
by Col. Andrew Crawford and
Solicitor {Commonwealth's Attorney)
J. W. William Thurmond and the defense
by Congressman George W..
Croft, who was at one time the defen
ant's lav/ partner, and Patrick K. Nelson.
The prosecuting officer opened theproceedings
with a request for an arraignment.
Counsel for the defease interrupted
to enter a motion for a continuance
on the ground of the ahsenceof
the two witnesses already mentioned.
They presented affidavits from the
witnesses which in a measure indicated
what they would testify to. The
prosecution promptly announced that
it was entirely willing to accept theseaffidavits
and strenuously objected toany
further delay in the case. The
point was made that the defense had
had ample time to prepare for thetrial
and the affidavits were all that
was necessary in the defendant's behalf
so far a3 the witnesses in question
were concerned.
The prosecution urged that a ruie- .
had been made recently to prevent
continuances under such circumstances
as those shown in this case but.
the court ruled against them and
granted a continuance until the Juneterm
on an affidavit of defendant^. ^
counsel stating that it had been iin
possible to get witnesses in time for
this term. The solicitor then urged
that the defendant be arraigned at this
time, but Judge Klugh declined to accede
to this request and the prisonerwas
remanded and the case continued
until the June term of court
May Cotton Up.
New York, Special.?The rise in cotton
which began almost four months
ago was continuel when May touched
10.40 and July 9.99. new high records
lor the present movement. The market
opened active and strong all.
around, but the shorts were almost thebuyers
of May, the bull element holding
off and taking only so much as was
necessary to strengthen their position.
Advances tended from 1 to 7 point3, but
the bulk of the trading was in May and
July. Offerings of July cotton at 9.98were
liberal and sales at that figure
were moderately large. By 11
o'clock May sold off to 10.33 and July*
to 9.93. May closed 10.29 bid; 10.30 asked;
July 9.90 bid. 9.91 asked.
Telegraphic Briefs.
There has been renewed on the New
York cotton exchange the agitation for
a system of delivei'es of cotton in carrying
out contracts made on the floor
of the New York cotton exchange at a.
number of Southern ports instead of"
New York only as at present. A company
has been selected to work in favorof
the plan to which there is considerable
opposition.
A London dispatch says: "Mrs..
Mabel Townsend, foimerly of the
Alcazar Theatre, San Francisco, shot
herself with a revolver on the doorstep
of her residence in Great Litch<5"1-1
trnc r1r>n.l whfrl taken
1IU1U Oil etc. CJWC
to the hospital. Mrs. Townsend is said
to have been suffering from religiousmania."
. An Indianapolis dispatch rays:
"The national executive board of trie
United Mine Workers met here at
which it was understood reconimeitdations
would be made for bringing
all the miners of the country into the
organization before the next annual
convention. There are probably 150,000
men about the mines who do not
belong to the organization.*'
One of the greatest pugilist3 that
America ever produced, John Dwyer?
of Brooklyn, quit bis regular occupation
to enter the counting room. Her
died within a year from tuberculosis..
The explanation in this case was simple
enough. The immense lungs,.
' which were necessarily an advantagein
the prize ring, fell into disuse im
the counting room. ELisuse meant degeneration,
and degeneration meant a,
lack of resistance, of which tubercle
bacillus was not slow to take advantage.
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