The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 01, 1905, Image 3
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^^^^ATES WERE REPRESENTED
^^m^Q^arolina Executive is Unani^^Hvously
Made Temporary Chairman
Gathering at Washington and Delivers
the Opening Address^
Washington, Special.?Eleven States,
Alabama, Arkansas. Georgia. Florida,
Miss&sippi. North Carolina, South Carolina.
Tennessee, Texas. West Virginia
nd Virginia are represented by delegates
to the Southern Industrial Parliament.
which began its sessions here
Tuesday and will continue through Friday.
There are also present representatives
from New York, Philadelphia
And Baltimore, who are interested in
objects for which the parliament
was called, which includes the exchange
, of ideas regarding matters of impor- j
tanee for the development of the I
South. The feature oi the duy was the
address of Gov. Robert B. Glenn, at the
morning session.
Addresses were made by W. W.
Lumpkin, of Columbia. S. C.; M. V.
Richards, of the Southern railway, who
discussed mainly Immigration to the
South, Dr. Charles A. Cary. of the
Alabama Agricultural College, who
urged steps to exterminate tick fever
among the cattle and advocated that
that the Southern people raise more ;
live stock, particularly for beef purposes.
T. B. Thackston. of South Carolina,
wmsvelected permanent secretary of the
parliament.
Gov. Robert B. Glenn, of North Carolina.
was unanimously elected presiding
oQcer. and delivered the opening
address. At the outset of his remarks
lie received applause by stating that
while he had come to Washington with
his heart filled with love for the section
in which he lived, there were no
men living that loved, honored and revered
"the great Nation in which we j
live more than the delegates who are ,
here today from South of the Mason
and Dixon line."
After drawing a pen picture of the
development of the country during the
last hundred years. Governor Glenn
touched upon the devastation wrought .J
In the South by the contest between;'
the States, and said the people of that >1
aeetion had gone ahead with a will to 1
redeem, reclaim and build up. He '
spoke of the enormous production of j
cotton, iron, timber and other comrao- j1
dities in the South, and declared that 1
It had risen to the place where it ought
to stand?"equal, if not superior, to aav 1
other section of the universe in which !
ire live." But. he said, while the har- j'
vest of the South was great the labor- j
era were few. Laborers were needed 1
anywhere and everywhere, and he de- 1
dared that the South held out oppor- 1
tunities. and if they would come there 1
was no reason why they could not have \
the same returns, the same wealth '
and be even greater and grander than
tn any other section of the country. 1
* But while men of brains and energy
were wanted, the South did not want
the riff-raff of the countries of the
wojfld. '
Governor Glenn then aroused his audience
to a high pitch of enthusiasm
when he denounced the methods of cer- i
tain immigration agents of the Western
railroads to turn the tide of immi
* *~ V.v oAnfHnar
Snuvu irviu uc guuui uj o<~uutu&
abroad maps showing the marvelous
prosperity In the West, but picturing
the Southern States in black, in order
to show that the negroes have the su?
perioritv over the whites; that the
9?uth is a place where very few, if
any/whites live; where men of money
only can endure, and where the white
laborer cannot endure because it is the
home of the n^gro and where the negro
is made an equal partner with the
whites. "That assertion," he vehem- j
ently declared, "is false, and I herald 1
It here today. It is the duty of every 1
honest man in the United States,
whether he is a Northerner. Southernopor
Westerner, to remove this calumity
from the best and purest people j
this country has ever known."
Returns With a Plan.
New York, Special.?Mayor John
"Weaver, of Philadelphia, came to New
"v^rv ocru?f?aiiv to consult with Elihu
Root about his fight with the Philadel- '
^~*Pbia Republican organization on the
gas situation and returned at night
with a well defined plan as outlined
by the former secretary of war to be
carried out in a crusade against the gas
monoably.
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Not the Work of Terrorists.
St. Petersburg. By Cable.?Though
no details of the assassination of
Prince Nakacidze, have been received
the impression here is that the outrage
r was the work of the Armenian revolutionary
committee in revenge for
the attitude taken by the prince during
the racial war between Armenians
and Tartars in February last, and it
is not attributable to the Russian terrorists,
even though the latter are extremely
active in many parts of the
empire. The Armenians laid the responsibility
of the deaths of those
slain in February at the door of Prince
Nakachidze.
Tuskegee Trustees Meet.
Tuskegee. Ala.. Special.?At the annual
meeting of the trustees of the
Tuskegee Normal ana inausinai iu- >
stitute. former Mayor Seth Low. of j
New Yobk. and former Mayor W. M. \
Drejinen. of Birmingham. Ala., were j
elected, among others, to membership
of the board. The annual exercises of
the thirty-seven agricultural and trade
divisions of the school were held Wednesday.
The subjects included many
of the most practical nature, each being
illustrated in an interesting manr
ner.
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President Invited to Tampa.
Washington. Special.?A delegation \
of Florida Republicans, headed by
James M. Coombs, National committeeman.
and including Henry S. Chubb,
chairman of the State central committee;
John M. Cheney. Republican candidate
for Congress last autumn, and
George W. Allen, of Key West, called
on President Roosevelt and extended
to him an invitation to visit Tampa
when he makes his trip to Florida
next October. The President said he
had already promised to visit Jacksonville
and he hoped to be able to include
Tampa in his itinerary.
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OSTRIALMEETi
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Questions Relating to
i
Ifare in Session
i
In the South, the Governor said, the
negro is given every legal right^ he is
entitled to. Their children are edu-;
cated as are the white children; they
are given asylums for their deaf, dumb,
and blind, and are everywhere given |
the merciful hand; "but." he said,
"there is one distinction, one line we
draw, and that is the line of social
equality.'' That, he proclaimed, could
never be. The races were separated by
the laws of eternity, because, he said,
the white man never was intended to j
nn a cr?r>inl pni<?!itV with thO
UC MUL VU ifc ijvv?. ,
negro. He appealeu to every one present
to make known the truth and thus
"correct any error and lie."
The Session Wednesday.
Washington. Special.?A discussion
of immigration and an address by
Gustav H. Schwab, of New York, on
"Foreign Commerce and Ocean Transportation"
were the features of Wed-!
nesday's sessions of the Southern Industrial
Parliament. The immigration
question was discussed by Senator
Simmons, of North Carolina, and Commissioner
General Frank P. Sergeant,
of the Immigration Bureau. Permanent
organization was effected by the
election of Gov. Robert B. Glenn, of '
North Carolina, as president, and other
officers as follows : Dr. W. C. Murphy.
of Washington, secretary; T. P.
Thaxton, of Columbia. S. C.. treasurer. >
Vice presidents; Alabama. Wm. Richards.
Huntsville; Georgia. W. O. Mc-!
Gowan. Hoffman; Mississippi, Henry
Kernoghan. Jackson; North #aroiina,
R. S. Reinhardt, Lincolnton; South
Carolina, E. J. Watson, Columbia; ,
Tennesee. Robert Gates, Nashville; !
Texas. Thos. Schwartz, Corsicana; j
Virginia, C, L. Holland. Danville.
Executive committee: W. T. Brown,
? ? T TT?lli Woch.
Keglanu. ua.; r. j. aumuoi, ,,,
ington, Ga.; Miss J. S. McCarthy, j
Batesville, S. C.; J. A. Brown, Chad- j
bourn, N. C.; Albert Akers, Nashville,
Tenn.; E. C. Robinson. Houston, Tex.;
J. S. Browning. Pocahontas. Va.; H.
L. Vest, District of Columbia.
In the absence of Governor Glenn,
W. O. McGowan, of Georgia, presided.
Gustav H. Schwab, of New York, in
his address on the Subject of "Foreign
Commerce and Ocean Transportation,"
wae the first speaker. He was
followed by Senator Simmons of
North Carolina, who spoke on the subject
of immigration. He said as a result
of the agricultural and industrial
activity and expansion in the South,
there was a demand for labor which
could not be supplied from its own
people, and that in consequence the
South was struggling with a labor famine.
Nearly every section of the country,
tie said, had claimed and obtained a
share of the enormous immigration to
the United States from abroad during
the last 25 years. The failure of the
South to get a part of the new comers
not only accounted for the present
labor famine in that section, but in
many other ways, he said, had been
disadvantageous to the United 6tates.
rhe kind of labor the South needed,
tie said, was a debatable question. He
described the system of wages in the
South as being almost universally on
the share plan, and advised those actually
engaged in efforts to induce emi- J
gration to the South from other sec- i
tions or from foreign countries to present
that plan, and not be misled into
a comparison of wage scales. If labor- j
ers for the present could not be gotteu '
from this country, it was certain, he
said, that with proper effort the right I
kind of men could be obtained abroad, !
Mr. Sergeant declared that 32 per I
cent, of all the immigration to Aherica
came into the State of New York,
the great bulk of the aliens remaining
in New York city. They do not, before
coming here, he said, look up the geographical
situation, simply going to
where their friends have preceded
them. What was needed was to offer
advantages to aliens coming to the
United States whereby they may gather
some knowledge of the country out
side the great centers 01 population.
It would be a good thing not only to
say to the alien. "You may land," but
also to furnish him information regarding
the opportun ties in various
sections of the country. j
Suddenly Killed.
Bristol, Va., Special.?Olon A. Kenyon,
a prominent lumberman of Naomi,
Mich., was killed near Damascus,
Va., Monday in an accident on a logging
railroad. He was largely interested
in the T. W. Thayer Lumber
Company, operating in that section.
The body will be sent to Naomi, Mich.
Buying 193.000 Acres in Florida.
Brunswick, Ga., Special.?A deal involving
one million dollars and 193,000
acres of land in Liberty and Franklin
counties. Florida, was closed Wednesday.
The purchasers are a syndicate
of Chicago and St. Louis capitalists.
The closing of this deal, which has
been on for the past several weeks,
a majority of those interested have
been in Brunswick, means the building
of a railroad to Apalachicola, Fla.,
from St. Joseph, a distance of fort? ,
miles. The ' road will then extend
northward 100 miles to Quincy, and it
is understood that it will then head for
Atlanta. The purchase also means
the settlement and building of a city
at St. Joseph.
Denounce Immigration Plan.
Decatur, Ala., Special.?The Business
Men's League, at an enthusiastic
meeting here, has denounced in resolutions
the plans of flooding the South
with foreign immigration. The resolutions
set forth that while labor is
badly needed in the whole Tennessee
river valley north of Alabama, the
farmers are opposed to the promiscuous
importation of shiftless and uneducated
foreigners. The resolutions
call for men from the North and
Northwest to come South
News of the Day.
'Six men were killed by the explosion
of a locomotive at Columbus,
Ohio.
John D. Rockfeller, Jr.. again addressed
his Bible class at the Fifth
Avenue Baptist Church in New York,
after a five months' absence in Europe,
which has caused little improvement in
his physical condition.
London, By Cable.?The Shanghai
correspondent of The Morning Post
says he learns from a trustworthy
source that Vice Admiral Togo's fleet
is still off Masampho, on the southeastern
coast of Korea.
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100 COLD AND WET FOR COTTON
Good Stands Are Generally Reported
From Eastern and Central Sections,
But Present Conditions Are Adverse.
Washington, Special.?The weather
Bureau's weekly bulletin of the crop
conditions says :
"While good stands of cotton are
generally reported from the eastern
and central sections of the cotton
belt, ccol nights have checked growth
and the staple is suffering from lack
of sunshine and cultivation, complaints
of grassy fields being received
from nearly every State in these two
sections. Planting is finished in South
Carolina and Alabama, nearly com
pleted in North Carolina and Mississippi,
but about 25 per cent, of the
area remains to be planted in Louisiana
and Arkansas. Chopping is well
advanced in the Carolinas, continue in
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi and
has begun in some places in Arkansas.
In northern Texas, though cotton
was damaged somewhat by heavy
showers and is still poor in places, is
very weedy, and much planting is unfinished,
the prospects are improved.
With more favorable conditions for replanting
and cultivation, the crop
looks better and cultivation and chopping
are progressing. Cotton is growing
well in southern Texas; chopping
and cultivation are general; squares
are forming and some has been laid
by. Boll weevils and other insect
pests are active in some counties.
Tobacco plants are plentiful in Kentucky,
and transplanting continues in
that State, as well as Indiana, Maryland
and North Carolina. Considerable
has been planted in Virginia,
but the soil is too wet, locally, for
this work. The crop is suffering from
lack of proper cultivation in North
Carolina, and the weather has been
unfavorable for plants in Ohio."
Real Tornado in Georgia.
Reidsville, Ga., Special.?The most
destructive tornado that his swept
Tattnall county for years occurred
Tuesday afternoon, lasting ten minutes.
*V>5o Krlof O cnct I r%T\ ho.
t/UJIUg LU1Q UMVi j/Vl iWU W WVVMVM wv
tween Reidsville and Collins was practically
cleared of all crops, 'nd only the
strongest trees remained standing.
Houses were leveled, and it is remarkable
that thus far report of but one life
having been lost has been received. The
victim was a negro employed at the
saw-mill of A. C. Parker & Son. A falling
smoke-stack struck the man. At
Collins, a family of five were struck by
lightning. They were stunned, but were
revived. Their house was destroyed. So
heavy was the accompaning hail that
the stones lay on the ground to a depth
of 12 inches.
Linevitch Ready to Fight.
St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The news
from the front continues to point to
the imminence of a renewal of fighting
on a large scale. General Linevitch
is pressing the Japanese center both on
the line of the railway aud on the mandarin
road but whether he is simply
feeling Field Marshal Oyama's strength
or has assumed a genuine offensive, is
not yet clear. There is no doubt, however,
that Linevitch has made complete
preparation for a battle. All the Russian
siA and wounded, who were at
Harbin and places squth of there, have
been transported westward to Irkutsk,
and orders have been given to clear the
intervening hospitals. The sanitary
trains have also been oraerea to me
front.
browned Self and Children.
DallaV Tex., Special.?A special tc
The News from Sulphur Springs
Tex., says that Mrs. Tip Sanders
drowned herself and three childrei
In a creek near her home two miles
south of town Tuesday. The oldesi
child was a boy six years of age. Th<
other children were girls aged 3 years
and 10 months, respectively. Tht
tragedy it is said, was the result ol
domestic troubles. Sanders, the hus
band, left home this morning to wort
on the public road. Returning home
for dinner, he found a note on the
table from Mrs. Sanders telling hitr
that he would find the bodies of his
i wife and children iu the creek.
Contesting Yachts Sighted.
New York. Special.?Lord Brasscv's
yacht. Sunbeam, a contestant in the
| trans-Atlantic cup race, was passed
Tuesday by the steamer Kron Prin2
Wilhelm. bound for this port, 817 miles
1 from Sandy Hook. Captain Nierich, ol
: the North German Lloyd steamer Bremen.
which arrived from Bremen, be
lieves he sighted the Atlantic, which is
j supposed at least among the leaders, on
: Sunday morning. May 21st. The yarhl
| was then 827 miles from Sandy Hook
| more than one hundred miles furthei
I east than when sighted the day pre;
vious by three liners.
Five Firemen Injured.
' Tampa, Fla., Special.?Five firemen
I one of whom will probably die. were
| injured in a fire which destroyed twe
i buildings here Tuesday, entailing a
' property loss of $40,000. with only $S,
OCO insurance. The fire was caused bj
the explosion of a gasoline lamp. W. D
Kirk, a fireman, was caught under a
falling wall and so badly crushed thai
I he is not expected to recover.
Mexican War Veterans.
Dallas, Texas, Special.?About 15'
veterans of the war with Mexico ar
here to attend the annual re-mion o
members of the National Mexicai
Veterans' Association, which began to
day. The Texas Association of Mexi
i can War Veterans also held a me^'in
here. The session of the two bodies wil
be brief. The average age of those pres
! ent is in excess of 80 years.
Much Graft in New Orleans.
Vow Oripins Snecial. ? Thi
. grand jury presented indictment
against two commanding officers o
the police department, in connectioi
with a sensational report of the exls
tence of corruption on a grand seal
: in the pulice and detective depart
inents. The jury declares that lotter
' shops and gambling exist with littl
interruption on the part of the polic<
| and that the Sunday law is openl
; violated. These violations of the la^
j are possible, it declares, because th
I police are in receipt of corrupt mone
I to permit them.
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; IN SOUTH CAROLINA
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Occurrences of Interest In Various
Parts of the State.
i Geneal Cotton Market.
Galveston, steady 8W i
i i New Orleans, quiet 8*4
I Mobile, dull 8H '
Savannah, quiet 8^4 1
: Charleston, quiet 8
Wilmington, steady 8
: Norfolk, firm 8*4
j Baltimore, normal 8*6
New York, quiet 8.50
Bceton. quiet 8.65
I Philadelphia, quiet 8.75 >
Houston, steady 8 3-16
Augusta, quiet S^g |
j Memphis, firm S^4 i
I c? T 8V. I
I CI. LA/UIO, o ituu; I
i i Louisville, firm 8*4
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Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent prices paid
to wagons:
Strict good middling 8.15
Good Middlin 8.15 1
Strict Middling 8.15
Middling 8
Tinges 6 1-4 to 7 1-2
i Stains C 1-4 to 7 1-8
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Board of Equalization.
After a session of two days, the
State board of equalization has taken
a recess for two weeks. At that time '
the board will meet to hear protests |
from the representatives of any cor-_j
poration which may urge a reduction*
of the assessment placed on their i
| property. As was published yester- I
day, the board has decided to take 60
per cent, of the market value of the
stock of an enterprise as the basis
I upon which taxes shall be collected. I
The most important business was
i the adoption of the report of the com- j
mittee on assessment of property of
cotton mills. This report as adopted !
I makes a number of changes in the assessed
valuations of last year, and as
the majority of these changes were
: increased it is probable that the board
i will have its hands full when it reI
assembles.
The assessment on cotton seed oil J
mills and on fertilizer factories were ;
also adopted as recommended by the
committees. The board decided to j
put a valuation of $650,000 on the prpo- !
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j erty or me uoiumoia cau?i. iuia
i property has belonged to the Colum- |
bia Water Power Company, but ue- j
gotiations are on foot to have It sold
to the Columbia Electric Street Rail- J
way Company. The matter of taxing ;
this property has been in the State
| courts for .some time. When the mat1
ter came up, Mr. Quinby stated that
! he had information to the efTect that
! the canal had made $90,000 profit last
1 year.
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Oil Mill Assessments.
The State board left the majority
' of the cotton seed oil mills as the assessment
for last year. The following
changes were made:
1 Southern, Aiken, $18,720; Kathwood,
| Aiken, $12,000; Townville, Anderson,
$9,600; Seaboard, Barnwell, $22,500;
; Victor, Cherokee, ' $20,000; Southern,
' Chester, $25,200; Southern, Florence,
J $27,000; Independent, Florence, $20,
000; Timmonsville, $25,000; Kershaw,
1 $27,000; Clinton, $25,110; Southern,
i Laurens, $22,000; Bishopville, $22,000;
Dillon, $25,000; Simpsonville, $12,000;
Prosperity, $13,200; St. Matthews,
' j $15,000; Spartanburg oil mill, $24,000;
I Campobello, $10,500; Cowpens, $12,- j
t' 000; Fair Forest, $10,300, Victor, York,
5 $15,000; Walterboro, no return, penal['
ty attached, $22,500.
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j The following new mills were asi
sessed: Salley, $21,120; Peoples, An^;
derson, $21,120; Starr, Anderson. $12,;
| 000; Troy, $12,000; Bradley, $12,000;
: , Farmers, Laurens, $16,000; Hamlet.
5 $16,860; Farmers, Newberry, $21,600;
5 Little Mountain, $9,000; Pomaria.
1 $9,500; Strater & Finley, Oconee.
1 i $12,000; Taylor. Columbia, $45,000;
i Highland Park, $21,600.
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Bids for Manila Bonds.
1 Washington, Special.?Bids were
' : onened at the Insular Bureau of the
' j War Department for the sale of $1,000,1
000 Manila municipal bonds bearing 4
1 per cent, interest, redeemable after and
; within 30 years, the proceeds to be de;
voted to sewerage and other public
works. The highest bidder was the
i | First National Bank, of Columbus, 0?
! which ofTered 109,5623.
Director at Clemson Resigns.
Prof. J. H. M. Beaty, director of the
textile department of Clemson College,
has resigned to accept a position
as assistant to Mr. Lewis W. ParkCT,
president of several cotton mills in
Columbia, Greenville and Greers.
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( Killed in Collision.
k Two were killed, one fatally injured,
two probably fatally and three
slightly injured in a collision between
a passenger trolley car and a Louisville
and Nashville coal car on the
i Augusta-Aikbn railway in a stretch of
; woods some miles from Augusta on
CrtntK Pornlinn cirlo nf thp fiVPr.
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Spartanburg Bond Issue.
Spartanburg, Special. ? The street
0 j committee of the city council, which
e has in charge the petition for a $100,000
bond issue to increase street improvef
ments. after checking over the lists.
a find that there is not a majority of
i the freeholders' names affixed. Friday.
" ! the petition was being circulated again
" to get the requisite number, something
g like 100 signatures. The sentiment of
[j | the property owners is for good streets
and sidewalks and the names will
doubtless be secured in the near future.
State Bankers.
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s ; Anderson, Special.?The State Banf
i kers Association was held last week,
a and the attendance was large and rep'*
I resentative.
e i One of the closing events of the ses*
i sion was the election of officers and
v ! the choosing of the place of next meet?
lng. The officers eletted are: Preslj
dent, W. J. Montgomery, of Marion:
\ | Vice president, W. J. Roddey, of Rock
,v ! Hill: Secretary and Treasurer. Giles
e ) Wilson, of Spartanburg. Greenville
y r was selected as the place for the next
, | meeting, the time to to announced.
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OGDEN WRECK INVESTIGATION ^
Report Likely to Be Made Within a
Week Placing Responsibility For
the Accident.
Columbia Cor. Charlotte Observer: T
As forecasted in this correspondence
several days ago. the Southern's attorney
at the hearing begun before
the railroad commission Tuesday to
ascertain the cause of the wreck of
the Ogden special in the Greenville u
yards on the morning of April 29. as- t!
sumeu me posiuuu ma. nullum
R. Hunter, in charge of the special's ^
engine, is entirely to blame for the c
accident on the ground that he violat- tl
ed the rules of the company in coming
into the yards without having his on- 1
gine "under full control, expecting to ?
And tho main track occupied?under r
such control as would allow him to ; a
stop within the distance he could see" i
?and that as the special was running '
as an extra with right of way only 5
over trains of published schedules, the t
Greenville yardmaster, even in the b
face of the telegram placed on his ^
hook It 7.18 notifying him that the s
special would arrive at 7.55, was in ;
no wise responsible and was not to o
blame for having the freight boxes
on the main track.
The main witness put up to outline
and define this defense of the road I a
flras General Manager Spencer, who |e
^d that the telegram to the Green- 1
ville office was not sent with the view
of curtailing the right of work or shift- y
lng trains, as practice showed that it *
was not safe to supercede these kinds '
of rules with respect to large yards t
like those at Greenville, except by a c
"No. 31 order," which having to be c
receipted for and checked back to the
<iicnoti<hpF it was not wise to use on ! ^
a yard like Greenville's, for the reason i [
that It was bad practice to allow engineers
to get into the habit of run- (t
ning specials into such a yard not 1
under full control.
Division Counsel J. T. Barron, of the j
Coast Line was present representing
Engineer Hunter. Mr. Hunter's defense
has not been outlined, but it is J
said that his position is that he violated
no rule, but followed instructions 1
strictly and is in no wise to blame for 1
the Greenville accident.
Mr. Robert C. Ogden was not prea> (
ent, as he intimated in a letter to Gov- ! ]
ernor Heyward a short time ago, he i
might be. The Ogden party was represented
by Mr. J. E. Heges, a New
York attorney. Dr. Julius D. Dreher,
of Lexington, who was on the train,
w|3 present as a spectator, as were
State Superintendent of Education O.
B. Martin, Attorney F. H. Weston and
ex-Attorney General G. D. Bellinger.
General Counsel Thomas, assisted
by Division Counsel B. L. Abney, and
Attorney W. H. Welsh, conducted the
examination for the railroad, while Attorney
General Gunter was present in
the interest of the State. Members
of the commission cross-examined the
witnesses. i
Among the railroad officials present
as witnesses were: General Manager
H. B. Spencer, General Superintendent
C .S. McManus, Charlotte Division Su* (
perintendent P. L. M c Manus, i
Savannah Division Superintendent
H. A. Williams, Assistant General
Counsel Thorn, Assistant General
Superintendent H. Baker, Charlotte
Chief Dispatcher W. M. Lineberger, ,
Savannah Division Chief Dispatcher,
T. P. Baird. Columbia Shops Master
Mechanic C. G. Arthur, Charleston Dii
vision Superintendent Heether, and
others.
The testimony taken before the
commission was all on the lines that
' the engineer of the special train
was running contrary to orders in that
he should have approached the yard
with his train under full control. To
this main fact all the evidence tended.
The commission will probably make .
its report for a week or more.
Not Wanted in Augusta.
Augusta, Ga.. Special.?The Israel {
j Epstein, or Ebstein, whom the Paris ;
police stated In last nigni s aispaicuco ,
was wanted here, was formerly a 1
small merchant in Augusta. About i
twenty years ago he left here, going '
flrst to Columbia. S. C., and then i
drifting to parts unknown, leaving sev- |
eral accounts unpaid, and they were
put In the hands of a local attorney. ,
Lately, information came that Epstein
was in Paris and in good circumstances.
Tho attorney communicated
with the prefecture of police in Paris
and asked that Epstein be locked up.
There is no criminal charge against
the man from here.
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Met Fatal Accident.
Bristol, Va., Special?Olon A. Kenvon,
a prominent lumberman of Naomi,
Mich., was killed near Damascus,
Va., Monday in an accident on a logging
railroad. He was largely interested
in the T. W. Thayer Lumber
Company, operating in that section.
The body will be sent to Naomi, Mich.
Calms may seem pleasant, but they |
mark no progress.
Togo Still Off Korea.
1 London, By Cable.?The Shanghai
I correspondent of The Morning Post
says he learns from a trustworthy
j source that Vice Admiral Togo's fleet ;
; if still off Masampho, ca the southeast- :
em coast of Korea.
$75,000 Fire at Richmond.
Richmond. Ya.. Special?H. Binswanger
& Co.'s plate-glass and mirror fac- \
tory-and builders' supply score were ;
J destroyed by fire Tuesday evening ;
1 Loss about $73,000, fully insured. The
j plant, which has employed 80 poo- i
pie, will be rebuilt at oace.m
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Telegraphic Briefs. 1
i John D. Rockfeller, Jr., ad- j
; dressed his Bible class at^ffne Fifth |
j Avenue Baptist Church in New York, j
i after a five months' absence in Europe,
J which has caused little improvement in
his physical condition.
Wreckers ditched a train on the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe rail.road,
east of Emporia, Kan., and six
passengers were injured, two of them
fatally. ?
ISTiEfflEIWOlES
JUNE FOURTI-I.
"he Making cf a Christian: Helping
One Another. Eph. 4: 1-6;
Heb. 10: 24, 25.
Sometimes patient endurance 13
tie best way to help one another;
ometimes the very opposite.
In proportion as we realize our
nlcn in one body with our Lord, in
bat proportion will we form a union
qually close with all Christians.
We must know one another before
re can help one another, and we
annot know one another without
binking long about one another.
1 Lit; Willi Uuc uuv/iuv i
hat is the basis of mutual helpfuless
cannot be had without frequent
ueeting together. That is only one
eason for constant church attendncc.
Suggestions.
If we are really to help others, we
aust not consider what help we
hould like to give, nor what help
hey would like to receive, but what
elp they need.
Helping others is a flhe art not to
e mastered without long apprenticehip.
If you are in earnest about helping
thers. yon will not wait for large ocasions,
but you will begin with the
irst worried face, with the first cryng
child.
There is only erne Master of the
rt of^ftlpfulness, and all true helprs
h^e gained their skill from '
lim /
Illustrations.
If you would remember anything,
ou must tell it to some one. If you
vculd hold any talent, you must use
t for some one.
If there is any part of your body
hat can be injured without all the
>ther parts suffering, that is a token
>f terrible disease in the whole body
-of paralysis. So when you do not
iuffer in the sorrows of your brethen.
lorse and carriage, do- not merely
Use your best. If you have a
ake the arm of some weary traveler,
md walk briskly by his side.
When you open the door to let in
i visitor, you let in a gust of fresh,
)urifylng air.
Quotations.
However rich a man is, he cannot
io without some other man.?Joseph
Parker.
If I do not highly value my owu
nanhood. I cannot greatly help my
'ellow man.?Gladden.
A society that has no associate
nembers is without a blessed field
'or work. A society whose associate
nembers are not becoming active is
lot tilling its field.
EPWDRTK WE LESSM5
SUNDAY, JUNE FOURTH.
The Making of a Christian: Helping
One Another.?Eph. 4. 1-45; Heb.
10. 24. 25.
As God is one, so should the church
be one. We are to recognize each
other as brothers of a common faith,
and help each other in the building up
of character. In Hebrews we have
the further exhortation to "consider
one another," and only provoke unto
"good works." And this is to be done
by assembling together ani) exhorting
one another. This is what results
from the usual church service,
t The law of mutual dependence
runs through human society. We depend
upon a thousand other workers
and toilers for the common necessities
of life. The law is even more in evidence
in the spiritual life. We are
touching our fellowmen on every side.
As Alpine travelers are bound together
by ropes, so we are by ties of influence.
We are In a very'real sense
our "brother's keeper." We are members
one of another. Let us notice
how this law works in the Church.
Often the fact that we are selfish
and "seek our own" is a stumblingblock
and a hindrance to our fellowChristians.
Our indifference toward
the sufferings or trials of our brother
* Vl? f?11 A fall.
may De xoe nieaus m mo ion.
ure to speak the eucouraglnfc word or
do the helpful act :nav result in the
backsliding of a brother. A neglect of
helpfulness in a time of trial often
disheartens. A frown may do more
to discourage than a sermon can help.
Having our way. pushing our plans
without considering others, may be
the means of hindering a whole
church.
How often one sunny Christian is
the life and inspiration of a whole
church! One Christian who is
thoughtful and sensible may help a
hundred to be better and do more for
Christ. The Master is our example
in this. He went about not pleasing
himself, but doing good. Recognizing
the fact that we have influence, let
us use it for hiipfulness. ff you are
conscious of strength, use that
?v,?Korm hut tn hpln.
diicugiu?uvt iv UM* ??.* r.
Such a spirit of thoughtful regard
for the rights and opinions of others
will do more to recommend religion
than many sermons. It will attract
souls to t*e church and to Christ. It
will build up the kingdom of righteousness
on earth. By this blessed
unity wrought by the spirit of Christian
endurance the church becomes as
one living person from whose single
heart and voice God hears the songs
of glory.
PET CAT TRIES MURDER. ,
Turn3 on the Gas?Dog Won't Hav* It
and Saves Family.
Leonard Winkler's cat is in disgrace
and his hound, Sport, is livng
~ * land KOCQIICO thft
will lUf iai Ul tilC iau? wv ? Winkler
family is alive and well in
spite of the attempt of the cat to asphyxiate
them.
The only victims were the children's
canary and a jungle fowl that
had been sent to Mr. Winkler by an
exhibtor at the world's fair.
It was the persistent barking of the
dog. Sport, that aroused Mr. Winkler
early in the morning. Going to the
kitchen, he was nearly overpowered
by gas.
He found that the cat had been
having the time of its life with a ball
cf string, and in some way had got
it twisted about the handle that turns
on the supply of gas for the range and
had started the flow of the deadly
vapor. ,
Whether the cat lost any of its nine
lives is uncertain.?N. Y. Tribune.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUNE 4k
Subject: The lteiurrectlon, John xx., 11? ,
33? Golden Text, X Cor. xt., SO-Mea*
?>rr Tereee, 19-21?Commentary oa the
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l>ay'? Lmiod,
I. Mary and the angels at the tomb
(vs. 11-13). 11. "Mary." This was
Mary Magdalene, out of whom Christ
had cast seven demons, a physical
rather than a moral disorder. She wa?
a native of Magdala, a town on the
Sea of Galilee. She must be dlstin
gu is hod from "The woman who was a
sinner" (Luke 7:30-30), and from Mary,
the sister of Martha. "Stood without."
The other women and the disciples had
left the tomb and Mary was alone as
she supposed. "Weeping." Christ had
done much for her, and she had great
love for her Lord. "Stooped down."
She stooped in order to obtain a view
of the interior of the tomb. "The
sepulchre." The sepulchre seems to
have been a square room hewn out of
rock, partly above ground, its roof
being as high as the top of the door. >
12. "Two angels." Peter and John
did not see the angels. They were ministering
spirits to comfort those who ^Hj
were in such great sorrow and need,
and they gave explanation of what had
been done, no one else being able.
Matthew says there was one angel,
Mark says a "young man," while Luke
says "two men." "In white." This
was an emblem of purity (see Rev.
19:S).
13. "Why weepest tlion?" Are you
quite, sure that this empty tomb does
not show that you ought to be rejoicing?
II. Jesus appears to Mary (vs. 1416).
14. She turned to go again with
the other women to Jerusalem, who
had already departed, but she had not
as yet gone so far as to be out of the
garden. 13. "Jesus saitb." This was
His first appearance. He afterward
appeared on this same day to the other
women returning from the sepulchre
(Matt. 28:9, 10). to Peter (Luke 24:34),
to two disciples going to Emmaua
(Luke 24: 13-31). and to ten apostles
(vs. 19-23). "Why weepest thou?" Sh?
had cause sufficient to rejoice instead
of to weep. "Gardener." And therefore
a servant of Joseph of Arimathea.
who owned the tomb, and
who, of course, would be friendly.
"Borne Him hence." Thinking that
perhaps Joseph had ordered His body
taken to some other place. "I will take
Him away." She would be responsible
for His removal to a proper place.
10. "Mary." Jesus stirred the affeetiOu
of the weeping woman at His side
by uttering her own name in tones that
thrilled her to the heart and created
the new sublime conviction that He
had risen as He had said. "Rabboni."
My Master. "A whole world of emotion
and devotion in a word." As Mary
uttered the word she must have fallen
down at the feet of Jesus, embracing1
them. ' - III.
Jesus commissions Mary (vs. 17,
1S?. 17. "Touch Me not." Cling not
to Me. The translation "touch Me not"
gives a false impression; the verb doe?
not mean to "touch," but *o "hold on
to" and "cling to." "I am not yet ascended."
Mary appears to have held
Him by the feet and worshiped Him.
"Go to My brethren." First servants,
then disciples, then friends; now, after
the resurrection, brethren. "I ascend."
I am clothing Myselt with My eternal
form; I have laid down My life that I
might take it again and use it for the blessedness
of My brethren. "My
Father," etc. Father of Christ by nature
and of men by grace.
18. "Mary?told the disciples." An
apostie to the apostles. Mary was the
first to see Jesus and the first to proclaim
His resurrection. *
IV. Jesus appears to the apostle?
(vs. 10-2.1). 10. "At evening." The
events of the day had been many and
important, and the apostles, except
Thomas who was absent, were probably
talking over what they had seen
and heard. "Doors were shut ?for
fpnr " Thpre is noihiiisr to show that
the Jews designed to molest the disciples.
but because Christ had been put
to death they had reason to fear for
their safety. ' Jesus?in the midst"
In verse 20 John refers to the fact that
the doors were shut in a way to leave
but little doubt that he intends to convey
the impression that Christ entered
by His own power while they were
shut. "Peace be unto you.*' His usual
salutation and benediction. 20. "He
I shewed." Luke makes mention of sevI
eral other things that took place before
He showed thrin His hands and
side. See Luke 24::J7. 3S. Jesus proceeded
to convince them that He was
indeed a real person. "His hands and
His side." I.uke says hands and feet.
This leaves no doubt that Jesus was
nailed to the cross and not tied on as
ri-am _To??i< t.ilil thpni tn handle
Him (Luke 24:30i. which they probably
i did. "Glad." They were terrified at
! first, but when they knew Him they
were glad. "When they saw." It was
at this time that He gave to them another
proof that He was the same Jesus
whom they had known. He called for
food (Luke 24:41-401 and did eat before
them. Afterward the apostles called
attention to what now occurred as
a proof of their Lord's resurrection
(Acts 10:41).
21. "Hath sent Me." As I was sent
to proclaim the truth of the Most High
so I send you for the very same purpose.
clothed with authority and influenced
by the Spirit. 22. "Breathed
on them." Intimating by this that they
were to be made new men. "Receive
ye the Holy Ghost." Out of His fuliipss
their minds and hearts were to be
tilled, and thus they would be prepared
to carry on the work after He had left
I them. 23. "Ye remit," etc. The Re
vised Version renders tin's, "wnose soever
sins ye forgive, they are forgiven
unto them: whose soever sins ye re- V
tain, they are retained."
At 70 Years of Age a Cadet.
It is not often that a man of seventy
! years of age goes to school. It Is
' more rare yet to find one enlisted as
a cadet, drilling an hour each day 4
1 and taking a lively ihterest in his
military duties.
The latter, however, is not strange
when the fact is remembered that
this same cadet, William Standifer of
Hinds county, Miss., is a veteran of
j the civil war, was a gallant soldier in
i the Confederate army and bears scars
to attest his bravery in many an engagement
during four long years.
Now, in the sunset of his life, he
Again wears the Confederate gray, and
i steps as lightly forward to the stirjgng
music of "Dixie" as any sixteen-j*arold
cadet in the battalion of 400 at
the Agricultural and Mechanical Collage
of Mississippi at Starkville.
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Bishop Favors Child Labor Law.
The bishop of Rhode Island is tak
ing a prominent part in the presen'
agitation for a stricter child laboi
, '.aw. nov,- pending in the ptate legUI*
I ture.
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