The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 08, 1905, Image 2
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I Money*Geti
\ The Meanest
? Possessed
\ By a Wall St
MMMMM OHN D. ROCKEPELL
J J lion dollars and he
| $6,000,000 a month.
X 1 2 D's wealth, but as fo
w x opnug js coming, am
IMIIMMI ^?" *s going t0 cv<
* ^ the million other be:
ItttMtltt property of all those <
Standard does monop
totally unesthetic product anyway, and
is var pleasanter, and cheaper.
Moreover, John D. cannot take a
and the property he has accumulated 1
good of the world. The water in a n
except to turn his mill; he can't drink
it escapes and goes on its way. makins
lng taken up by the sun, to be showeret
benefit of the whole human family.
Wealth, in the same way, is of n<
and no matter how much a man has h<
of it-himself, and the n;st goes to enrit
A successful hlislnc.es man u-lin hac
"The faculties required for money-gettii
possessed by man." Why, then, covet
ties; why not rather strive for those hi
attached to them, and which indeed are
Mr. Rockefeller can buy some thin
the other hand, all his money cannot
which are within the res.ch of the ave
healthy tramp and Mr. Rockefeller's, f
little the better of it. As for us. we en1
?lo Mr. Rockefeller his money.?The Pi
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I Coming Am
By Edtvat
m"h-* Maintain* that the t
| the beauty of the w
+ w + further and to prove
I 4! *uture American
t the bruEette- In Pro
i j In the seventeent
r ? wife came from Palai
1 trod forests of Peni
cabin home?the firs
Christopher Meyer was a blonde, of 1
wife. They spread the glories of the ]
the sea. The result was the immediai
this new home, which Christopher Me;
county, Pa.). The point I want to mak<
were pronounced blondes, with blue e
down through the centuries this colon
They have been loyal to each other, an
nationalities who came later. Now. h<
is this: My forefathers (Christopher M
blondes. Today the sixth ami seventh
nettes, with black hair end eyes. Whai
I, for one thing; secondly, freedom?fr
working toward the ideal?namely, bru
Another remarkable thing is this: <
cestor, Christopher Meyer, was a ma
ation is a race of giants ranging from C
self being 6 feet 2 1-2 inches. This cha
able throughout central Pennsylvania;
to manhood and womanhood are growi
erage) and their complexion is darkenii
a hundred years from now will be a
height, perfectly formed, with black ha
dian bronze in color, features strong. <
work of the Divinity sinqe the Garden <
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A .
of Cha,
(&W&* By Henry Lo
|i HAMPLAIN is one of
can history. He was
when a voyage acros
life. He was a per
===== judge of men, and a <
an excellent man ol
^ V inspiring, and had w
L?-?.?.. and religious, but Ion
cal indifference to th
and was unselfish and self-sacrificing,
of the mysticism and superstition of 1
he could not meet with conquering i
more childish superstitions of his.sav
and courageous navigator, but he wa
all, he not only inspired men with his e
from the King, nobles, and merchants
In some degree, even as it was then |
art of politics, he was a statesman; h<
factorily, and he could administer th
charge with the requisite skill.?Harpe
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<> w w v X servances? No one '
i J % M T come boon has been 1
< I A little gossip has go
*'t ww vants have been disc
< > each visitor leaves, li
ably regretted late*?
are so temptingly pa
ran any one say that the real hand of
ency is to acquaintance only. The lit
goings, preclude anything like friends!
If there still remains with us the <
blessed with worldly goods than ours*
charity unconnected with any 6ub.scrip
The exercise of a more extended
who have not the means to enjoy J':tle
much to lessen the enforced sordid' ss
constant appeals from so many la te
charity, yet without apparently cur til
? ??oif.rianinl nnrrihf>r]ps?j i nt
UUb UiUVa OVlt uvu*w>| ? r
poverty, but hide it so bravely, mi .it
iered by those known to them, with at
Horror!
The superintendent of a department !
store in Brooklyn which caters a
great deal to the German trade tells J
the stoi% of a woman who came tc :
the stor? the other day and admired
a large basket of shamrocks which I
were on sale. She stared at them to: 1
a long time and finally asked the
saleswoman vhat they were.
Shamrocks." replied the sales
woman.
"They are very pretty." replied the
woman, "but haven't you got their 1
i in red? '?New York Times.
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Ung Faculty j
t and Lowest |
I by Man |
reet Banker. I
ER'S fortune is now a round half bills
adding to the pile an income of
Many people are grieving over John
r us, we are not coveting a cent of it.
1 we do not believe that the Standard
jrner up the sunshine or the flowers or ^
lutiful things which are the common |
r>annhlp nf eniovine them. What if the |
olize oil; it is a dirty, ill-smelling and
we ask very little odds of it. Daylight
single kopeck of his money with him,
will ultimately be redistributed for the
aill-dam is of no use to the mill-owner
it up, and as fast as he makes use of it
; the earth blossom and eventually be1
down again on the thirsty soil for the
) value except for its potential power,
e can consume only a certain modicum
rh the whole world.
> made his pile said to us the other day:
tig are the meanest and lowest of those
wealth that is produced by such faculgher
objects which have no price-mark
above valuation in dollars and cents,
gs which the rest of us cannot. %ut on
procure some of the simple pletrores
rage mortal. As between the lot^J a
or instance, we think the tramp has a
tj the tramp his freedom more than we
ithfinder.
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he=^
erican Type |
"d Meyer. ^
vpical American beauty (and therefore
orld) is a brunette. I shall try to go
by the following historical facts that
?j_? ?21, ,? cncoimfli of
giri win ue au caucmv o|/w.M.? -of
of this I shall cite history,
h century Christopher Meyer and his
itinate, Prussia, and penetrated the upnsylvania.
where they built their log
t touch of civilization in that region,
not extraordinary stature; so was his
New World among their friends across
te emigration of hundreds of others to :
rer namer "Muhlbach" (now Lancaster I
; here is that all these German pioneers
ves and flaxen hair. From that time
y of first settlers has remained intact. |
d have never married into the different
?re I want to emphasize point No. 2. It
lever was my direct ancestor) were all
generations are nearly all extreme brut
has caused the change? Climate, say
eedom of mind and soul that has beeu
nette type.
Dur race has grown in stature. My ann
of ordinary height, the present genfeet
to 6 feet C inches in height. I my.racteristic
increase of height is notice-7
all the boys and girls now growing up
ng taller than their parents (on an avag.
I predict that the American girl of
magnificent creation?about G feet in
,ir, black eyes, a complexion almost In:lean
cut. classical?the most beautiful
3f Eu^n?and a brunette.
Estimate
mplain~~~+~ \
iomis Welson.
the noblest characters of early Amerii
one of the great navigators of a time
s the Atlantic was taken at the risk of
severing and patient worker; a keen
careful and accurate observer. He was
! business. He was enthusiastic and
onderful self-control. He was devout
ig experience bred in him a philosophieological
disputes. He had no vanity,
He was humane. He was possessed
(lis time; not so deeply, however, that
idicule the deeper mysticism and the
age friends. He was not only a good
s a brave and skilful soldier. Above
nthusiasm. but invited their confidence,
of France to the savages of the woods,
given to Frenchmen to understand the
i could settle disputes justly and satise
affairs of the community under his
r's Magazine.
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Hospitality
By Charles Marshall
is at an end, and the last hand-ehake
has really benefited by these social obto
whom a good meal would be a weled;
in fact, nobody has been fed at all.
ne round, the shortcomings of the serussed,
and the children compared. As
ttle remarks have been dropped, prob-but
the faults of our poorer relations
tent to all the world. At an at home
friendship is held out? No. the tendnited
time, the ceaseless comings and
lip.
3uty of taking an Interest in those less
elves, we have a vast field for hidden
tion list.
and liberal hospitality toward friends
luxuries in their own homes would do
of the lives of many. I know that the
institutions naturally dwarf individual
ing these responses, and, indeed, withlewomen
who feel the bitter sting of
thankfully accept the kindnesses proflosing
their cherished independence.
"Paper" Lessons Not Enough.
Prof. John Dewey tells the following
story to illustrate the futility ol
certain present-day educational methods
when applied to the affairs of practical
life:
"There is a school in Chicago," said
he. "where they teach boys to swim ;
without any water. All the motions |
necessary for swimming are taught i
scientifically and correctly. I asked 1
one of the graduates what he did
when he got into the water.
"He replied laconically 'Sunk.'
New York Times. \
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PEACE NOW URGED
President Roosevelt Desires That the j
Warring Nations Come to Terms
.
CASSINI WILL NOT ADMIT NEED
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In a Conference at the White House 1
the President Declares That Rus,
sia's Military Position is Now Hopeless
and That Further Fighting Can
Only Serve to Increase Japan's Demade.
Washington, Special?The President
Friday struck a blow for peace in the
far Fast. In a cnnfarpnra at thp
White House this afternoon with
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador,
the President expressed the earnest
hope that Russia would forthwith
conclude peace with Japan.
Prolongation of the war, he believes,
will not result in victory for
the Russian arms and can only render
more difficult the drafting of a treaty
of peace which the Czar as well as
the Mikado can sign. The President
6poke, he said, as the friend of Russia
no less than of Japan, and on behalf
not only of the Washington government,
but the interest of humanity.
The President informed the ambas-,
sador that in expressing hope for
early peace he voiced not only his
suuug yersuuiti sfuumuius <tua IUUJB
of his government, but he believed
these were held- by all of the powers.
His opinion was that it would be a
mistake for Russia to continue the
war. In addition to the suffering entailed
by the naval conflict, he did
not believe that Russia has anything
to win :n prolonging hostilities.
The President did not enter into details,
but the personal nature of the
conversation and his long acquaintance
with Count Cassini enabled him
to talk plainly regarding the decisive
character of Japan's victories. What
Japan's probable peace terms would
be, the President was wholly unable
t/% #.nir Rttf V? a A i A n At liooitoto tr\ or.
lis sa; f uuv. uu uiu uut avouuwv w va
press the opinion that difficult as these
conditions might prove in the light
of such a victory as that gained in the
Korean Straits, they would increase
in severity with every day that a
state of war continued. Unless Russia
has substantial hope of administering
a decisive defeat to Japan in this
war, the President believed it would
inure to the interests of the Petersburg
government to conclude peace at
once.
Having received no word from his
government since the annihilation of
Rojestvensky's fleet save the brief of-|
flcial dispatches telling of the engage-l
ment, Count Cassini was unable to do
more than to give the President his
own personal opinions on the situation.
The ambassador was deeply
touched by the sincere cordiality of
his reception and the frank and friendly
manner in which the President
spoke. He could not see, however,
that there was anything in the present
situation, unfortunate as it undoubtedly
was for his government,
which necessitated Russia's suing for
noa/io is tn territnrv he Dointed
out that China and not Russia had
been the loser, for even Port Arthur
was held only under lease.
On the sea Russia had nothing more
to lose, he said. It was the ambassador's
firm opinion that this was not
"the psychological moment" in which
to discuss peace with Japan. Whatever
might be the ultimate decision
of his government, he took the ground,
that Russia could lose nothing by
waiting or by continuing the war on
land. There was hope yet of a victory
for the Russian arms, it was suggested,
and in any event Russia had
not yet lost one foot of territory and
that there was no Russian frontier endangered.
The ambassador pointed out that
there was not the slightest official intimation
from any source as to Japan's
probable peace terms, and that
these demands as stated unofficially
were "altogether impossible." If Japan's
terms should prove anything
like as severe as they have been reported,
it was the ambassador's opinion
that Russia could advantageously
continue the war indefinitely, and
eventually win a victory on land.
That his government would so decide
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acounts the Emperor was for a continuation
of the war.
Count Cassini will transmit an account
of the conference to the Czar.
Telegraphic Brief*.
President Roosevelt was the principal
speaker at the unveiling of the
General Slocum statue in Brooklyn,
and in the course of his address he
declared a strong navy was the moral
of the Eastern war.
Memorial day was observed In many
places, the graves of the Union dead
everywhere being decorated.
The program for the opening of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition from the
White House has been arranged.
The attorney who made an investigation
of the disaster in the Leiter mine
in Illinois for several foreign governments
has made public his report,
which scores the mine management,
and numerous suits against Leiter will
be instituted.
japan nas r?cc rmnui
Toklo, By Cable.?With the destruction
of Russia's naval power, interest is
returning to military operations on
land. Togo's victory tremendously alters
the military situation and removes
all limits of offensive operations
against Russia's marine provinces. It
is now possible to effectively close Vladivostock,
seize Sakhalin, the mouth of
the Amur river, Kamchatka, and any
point between the Tumen river and the
Arctic circle Rrat Japan desires.
Louis R. Amith Indicted.
Washington, m Special.?Louis R.
Smith, of Kormi Carolina, formerly an
employe of fle General Land Office,
was indictedthe grand jury of the
District of Colm^ia, on a charge of
abstracting and selling thirty land warrants.
Smith was employed in the
Land Office from July 1, 1901, to July
6, 1904, and it was during this time
that the warrantes were taken. He confessed
the theft when confronted with
the evidence against him. The warrants
taken were worth about $5,000,
JAPANESE VICTOIY COMPLETE
Fuller Details Given Show That Japa*
nese Victory Was Most Complete.
Latest advices confirm the magnitude
of the disaster suffered by the Russian
deet, and point to the fact that Russia's
hopes, so far as this war is concerned,
now lie in whatever may be accomplished
by the oft-beaten army in
Manchuria. An official report received
from Tokio by the Japanese legation at
Washington Monday evening says that
the Russian losses definitely known include
two battleships, a cost defense
ship, five cruisers, two special *ships
and three destroyers sunk, and two
battleshins. two coast defense shiDS.
one destroyer and one special service
ship captured, while over 3,000 prisoners
have been taken, including Rear
Admiral Nebogatoff. The Japanese, it
would seem, are still pursuing the Russians,
and it may be some time before
the final result is known.
There is nothing to clearly indicate
the extent of the Japanse losses, and
It is suggested from one source that the
Tokio government is waiting to hear
j from Admiral Rojestvensky by way of
Vladivostoek before announcing to
what extent his fleet has suffered.
The news of the disaster has caused
deep depression in official Russia,
though it is not yet known generally
among the Russian people. Rojestvensky's
defeat has given rise to renewed
talk of peace. It is pointed out by the
Associated Press' St. Petersburg correspondent
that Russia, in this crisis,
will turn to France, through its Foreign'
Minister, il. DelCasse, while from
Jaashington comes information that
president Roosevelt, in accordance with
his promise, announced a long time
ago, is taking steps to do all in his
power to bring about peace negotiations.
Nothing has been heard from Vice
Admiral nojesivensity. in iukiu mere
j is one belief that he has perished, while
, another source says he was rescued by
' a torpedo boat, but that he is wounded.
The Lost Vessels.
Tomo. By Cable.?In the battle
| fought Saturday in the Straits of Korea,
the Russian battleships Borodinc
and Alexander III, the armored crusi
ers Admiral Nakhimoff, Dmitri DonI
ski and Valdimir Monomach, the coast
j defence iron-clad Admiral Oushakoff
! the protected cruisers Svletlana anc
Jemtchug. and the repair ship Kamptschatka
and the cruiser Irtessim were
sunk.
The battleshipes Orel and Nicolai I
and the coast defence iron-clads Admiral
Apraxine were captured.
The Bornd'no was a first-class bat
tleship, completed in 1904, of 13,516 tons
i displacement and 16.000 horse-power
1 giving her a speed of about 18 knots
Her crew numbered 740, officers anc
men.
The Alexander III was a sister shii
j of the Borodino and was also com
j pleted in 1904.
The Admiral Nakhimoff was an ar
mored cruiser of 8.524 tons displace
ment and 9,000 indicated horse-power
. giving her a speed of 16 knots. Sin
| had a complement of about 567 -offlceri
| and men.
The Dmittri Donski was an armorec
I cruiser of 6.200 tons, sheathed, of 7,001
indicated horse-power, and having i
speed of about 16 knots. Her crev
numbered 510 officers and men.
The Valdimir Monomach was j
sheathed cruiser of 5.593 tons and 7,001
Indicated horse-power. Her crew nam
bered 550 officers and men.
Tne Admiral uusnaKon, a coasi ae
fence iron-clad, was 4.684 tons displace
mcnt and 5,000 indicated horse-power
: Her speed was estimated at 16 knot
and she carried 318 officers and men.
The Svietlana was a protec ted cruis
er of 3.826 tons displacement, had 3,
1 828 indicated horse-power, was com
pleted in 1897 and had a speed o
about 20 knots. She had a complemen
of 360 officers and men.
The protected criuser Jemtchug wa
; of 3.106 tons displacement and 17,00'
; indicated horse-power giving her i
i speed of about 23 knots. Her ere?
numbered 340 officers and men.
, The repair ship Kamtschatka was i
! most important unit of Admiral Ro
jestvensky's fleet. She is understooi
to have been fitted up with every scien
. tific appliance available for the repai
of warships and was described as beinj
i a "floating workshop." She had trans
port accommodations for 32 officers am
I 1,000 men.
The Irtessim was probably an aux
iliary cruiser, but her name is not glv
en in any of the naval lists available
The battleship Orel is a sister shi]
of the Borodino and carried the saim
1 complement of officers and men.
The battleship Nicholai I is of 9,
627 tons displacement and 8,000 indi
c?\ted horse-power, giving her a spee<
of about 14 knots. She has sheathed am
although completed as far back as 189
was thoroughly overhauled in 190C
Her complement was 604 officers am
menv
The coast defense iron-clad Admira
Seniavln is a sister ship to the Admi
ral Ousl.akofT. .
Bigamist Commits Suicide.
;
Knoxville ,Tenn., Special.?C. C
Cummings, of Pittsburg, Pa., commit
ted suicide at Williamsburg, Ky., b;
drinldng carbolic acid. He was em
ployecf by the Parker Oil Company
as manager of drilling. Two week
ago he married Miss Vicy Summer
of Williamsburg, and only a few day
ago was arrested on the charge o
bigamy, it being claimed that he hai
a wife and children living in Tennes
see. He denied the charge and gav<
bond, and thus far nothing has beei
found to bear it out. Brooding ove
his family troubles is supposed t
have caused the rash act.
Nebogatoff Among the Prisonerr.
Tckio, By Cable?Rear Admiral N<
bogat&ff, former commander of th
j fourth division of the Pacific fleet, r<
; centl- commander of the informatioi
I squr "on, composed of scouts of th
mer" antmen, with 3,000 other Rus
sia;.i-. is among the prisoners capturei
by the Japanese. Vice Admiral Rc
jeSlVeilSKy appears 10 nave estapcv
The battle begane Saturday morning
and the Japanese are still in pursui
of the Russians.
I
Tampa Officer Shot.
Tampa, Fla., Special.?Sam J. Cai
i ter, captain of police, was shot an<
i dangerously wounded by P. W. Knapp
a sewing machine agent. The shooi
I ing occurred on the steps of the Hills
! borough High School, where Carte
was talking with Knapp's step daugt
ter. 'According to Carter and th<
girl, Knapp fired without saying i
word. Knapp says he followed hi
step-daughter to see whom she wa
going to meet, and that when Carte
saw him he Vired, he (KnappJ firini
in return.
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ANTI WAR MEETING
Russian Citizens Met to Protest
i
Against Further Slaughter
?
RIOTING NEAR THE CZAR'S PALACE
Demonstration by 5,000 Persons at a
Summer Resort Near St. Petersburg |
is Interrupted by Police and Troops,
the People Defending Themselves
With Chairs and Sticks.
St. Petersburg. By Cable.?At a great
! demonstration Sunday evening in the
| Povlovsk Gardens, near Tsakro-Selo,
the five thousand persons present clamored
for a funeral march in memory
of the Russian sailors who had lost
; their lives in the naval disaster in the
Sea of Japan. The members of the orcestra
became alarmed and fled from
the platform, when M. Novikoff, former
mayor of Baku, arose and said:
"Let us all by rising show respect
for the victims. Down with the war.
We have had eflough of blood."
Some eighty policemen entered from
either side of the hall and elbowed
their way through the crowd towards
M. Novikoff, whereupon cries were
raised of "Let us attack the police."
Chairs were seized and hurled at the
police, the crowd being led by a colonel
with a drawn sword. The policemen
fled precipitately.
Order being restored, a number of
speeches were delivered on the national
crisis. Suddenly the police, re-enforced
to between 200 and 300, again invaded
| the hall and jushed on the audience
with drawn swords. The people defended
themselves with chairs and sticks,
but after ten minutes were driven from
> the hall into the garden, where there
i was a battalion of soldiers, who raised
| their rifles to their shoulders, preliminary
to an order to fire, causing a
panic. The public fled toward the exits,
and finding them closed, smashed
i the doors and windows of the hall and
. 30 gained the street. Many persons were
> injured, some so seriously that they
. had to be taken to a hospital.
M. Novikoff was arrested and the
t gardens were occupied by police and
Cossacks. A strong military force was
[ J placed on the road leading from Pav.
i lovsk to Tsarkoe-Selo and to St. Pe5
| tersburg and at the railway stations.
| People returning to St. Petersburg
I frnm tVin oQ-wlonc? onrfiarl or-PAiinfo r\9
, 41 VM* wv guiuvuo o|/i V?u HVVVUUVO Ui |
. the affair, which soon became a general
topic.
Pavlovsk is 19 miles from St. Petersburg
and is a summer resort for inhabi5
tants of the capital.
Called on Gov.-Gen. Wright.
I Manila, By Cable.?Rear Admiral Enquist,
accompanied by Rear Admiral
j Train and the French Consul, formal.
ly called on Governor General Wright
Monday. After the usual greetings
. had been exchanged, Governor Wright
. asked:
, "Do you wish to stay at Manila perj
manently?"
i Rear Admiral Enquist replied:
"My ships are unseaworthy. I have
1 not heard from my government, and
) I request time to make repairs."
i Governor Wright then said that acj
cording to his construction of the neutrality
laws, the Russian vessels could
i ' remain long enough to make neces)
sary repairs, and after these were fin
ished, they must leave within twenty1
four hours or dismantle and interne.
- Rear Admiral Enquist requested per
mission to bring his ships behing the
'. breakwater for repairs. This request
3 * was granted him. and the ships will
move Tuesday morning.
Narita Goro. Japanese, cunsul, called
- on Governor Wright just before Rear
- Admiral Enquist called and made inf
; quiry regarding the probable disposit
' tion of the Russian warships. Upon
leaving. Goro met Rear Admiral Ens
qulst in the corridor of the Governor's
9 residence and tendered him a profound
a salutation.
f Rear Admiral Enquist and staff then
i called upon Major General Corbin, to
a whom Rear Admiral Enquist ex
pressed great gratitude for the hospital*
' ity and comfort afforded them and the
- j courtesy with which General Corbin
r offered the use of the army hospitals,
5 , together with surgeons and food for
- the wounded Russian sailors. General
1 , Corbin said:
"Admiral, how many admirals were
- there in' the fight?"
"There were four of us/' said the
admiral.
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Conference of Reforms.
- ; Tangier, By Cable.?Mohammed El
? Torree, the Foreign Minister, on be^
! half of the Sultan, has invited the rep2
| resentative of the powers to ask for
! an international conference at Tangier
^ | for the purpose of discussing reforms
. ; in Morocco. The members of the dipJ
lomatic corps have communicated with
their respective governments requesting
instructions in the premises.
, Negro Woman an Assassin.
Rockyford, Ga., Special.?Sunday
y night Joseph Daughtry, a prominent
[m young farmer, was shot through the
, heart while in his buggy and killed in
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EXPOSITION THOWN OPEN
*
Great Northwestern Show U Now
Open to the Public.
Portland, Ore., Special.?Amidst a
scene of festivity and splendor never
equalled in the Pacific Northwest,
with din and clamor of cheering thousands,
accompanied by the booming of
artillery, the chiming of bells and the
blaring of bands, Portland, made
her greatest bow to the world in the
fnrmal nnoninc nf LiftWis and Clark
centenniaf exposition. The event took .
place under conditions presaging complete
success to this historical commemoration
of the blazing trial to "Old
Oregon" by Captain Merriwether Lewis
and Wm. Clark, who, commissioned
by President Jefferson, explored the
great Oregon country one hundred
years ago.
The celebration was participated in
by the President of the United Statea
through his personal representative,
Charles W. Fairbanks, representatives
of the State and the House of Representatives
of the National Congresa,
of the array and navy, together with
the Governors and stafTs of the States
of California, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon and multitudes of people from
far and near.
All Portland was decked in her best,
business was suspended and the holiday
spirit was everywhere in evidence.
The States of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, in which June 1st bad
been declared a legal holiday in honor
of the centennial, sent thousands of
visitors. The trains of yesterday
brought The vanguards of the excursionists
and the railroads and boat
lines entering Portland have been
taxed to their utmost. Never in the
history of Portland has this city been
called upon to care for so many people.
President'! Southern Trip.
Washington. Special?It is announced
at the White House that President
Roosevelt will start on his Southern
trip on the night of October 17. It ii
also stated that the extraordinary session
of Congress will not begin until
after the November elections.
The Southern trip will consume about
two weeks. The itinerary has not been
arranged, but the President's intention
is to visit many important cities, including
Richmond, Raleigb, Charlotte,
Jacksonville and perhaps ?Tampa, Birmingham,
Tuskegee, Montgomery, Mobile,
New Orleans and Little Rock, the
trip to end at Little Rock and the President
and party will return directly to
Washington. It is likely that some
other cities will be included in the
stops made by the President The
length of the stops at each place have
not been determined, but will be governed
by the necessary arrangements
to be made hereafter.
A delegation from Charlotte called on
the President recently to urge him to
spend a day in that city. He told the
callers that so long as a stop will not
be possible, ho promised to extend his
cordial greetings to the people of
Charlotte.
The delegation was headed by Mayor
McNinch and included Daniel A.
i Tompkins, R. M. Miller, Jr., B. D.
I Heath, George Stephens, T. S. Franklin,
Heriot Clarkson and G. C. Huntington.
Killed on Excursion.
Goldsboro, Special.?A colored excursion
from Washington, N. C., arrived
here Friday. When near Parmele, two
negroes became involved in a dispute
over a woman, and one of them drew
a nistol and shot the other in the
breast, killing him instantly. The
slayer then jumped from the train and
escaped. The remains of the dead maa
were left at Parmele.
News of the Day.
In a duel between two Italian army
officers one was transfixed by a sword
and almost immediately killed.
Rt. Hon. William Court Grelly,
Speaker of the House of Commons, has
resigned owing to bad health.
The Canal Commission has been compelled
to accept the Attorney General's
decision that the eight-hour day applies
to Panama.
Nicholas Biddle was a witness regarding
Mr. Loomis* connection with
the Mercador claim in Venezuela.
Chicago spent a quiet Memorial Day,
but more rioting is feared when the
sash and door factories undertake to
make deliveries.
The two officers deposed by Mayor
Weaver informed the latter that they
would drop injunction proceedings.
The Frick investigating committee
is expected to submit its report at the
meeting of the directors of the Equitable
IJfe Assurance Society.
Emperor William of Gerrmany clos
| ed the Kiecnsiag.
George E. Lorenz turned State's evidence
in the postal conspiracy case
against William G. Crawford.
An anarchist threw a bomb at the carriage
in which King Alfonso and President
Loubet were returning from the
opera at Paris.
The crush of titled gi?csts to attend
the royal wedding at Berlin is very
great.
The President announced that he had
selected Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte to be
Secretary of the Navy to succeed Secretary
Paul Morton.
Congressman Mudd is striving to
have Baltimore designated as a puri
chasing station for Panama canal supplies.
Judge George Gray. Justice Brewer,
i of the United States Supreme Court,
i and Dr. B. F. Trueblood made addresses
at the opening of the Lake Mohonk
j conference on arbitration at Lake Mo'
honk, N. Y.
i
The report of the Frick investiga:
ting committee was made to the direc)
tors of the Equitable Life Assurance
i Society, but it was not adopted. I
I The Lewis and Clark Centennial Ex'
position will be opened by Vice-Presideilt-Fairbanks
today. f
It ff^belleved aWWaahington and'
elsewh? .qTatth" hasten'
peace^^ \
g stantly. A negro woman (Caroline
, Riddy) fired (he shot. She escaped,
s This morning Paul Jones, a negro,
f was arrested as acessory to the mur3
der. While Jones was being taken
to the jail at Statrsboro he made an
0 attempt to brain the sheriff with a
1 brick. The sheriff was partly stunned,
r but succeeded in drawing his pistol
o and firing. The bullet went through
i Jones' temple and he was killed inj
stantly.
^ ! No Longer Obstructs Navigation.
e ! St. John, N. B., Special.?Word was
, recived from Edmund Stone, N. B.,
Sunday night that a portion of the Van
Duren Lumber Company's boom in the
St. John river, where Canadian and
! American lumbermen became involved
i in a clash a week ago, has been taken
* | up and swung in along the Canadian
' ; shore, allowing a free passage up and
' j down the river. It is said that the Van
* ' Duren Company will anchor the boom
so that navigation of the river will not
be obstructed.
Ambassador Conner Welcomed.
Mexico City, Special.?Edwin H.
J Conger, the new American ambassa!'
dor, arrived Sunday morning over the
.. Mexican Central Railway from Calir
j fornia. He was met at the station by
1.1 Senor Torras Rivas, introducer of ame
i bassadors, and Second Secretary of
a the American Embassy Heimke. Ofs
ficers of the Society of the American
3 Colony went in a body during the afr
ternoon to the ambassador's hotel to
g * welcome him. The official presentation
will taie place shortly. The amhotao/inf
laftf) pond health.i
^
Reports From Every Part
Belt Indicate Substantial
ASSOCIATION FIGURES 2
Decrease For 1905 is
18.43 Per Cent in i Acreage
1904, and 16.C5 in Commercial
tlizCs, as Shown by Tabuiatl^^^H
Statement Based on 17,754 Indivi^^^^
dual Reports.
v
New Orleans, Special.?The Southern I
Cotton Association issued its cotton
acreage report. The report says: 1
"The estimated acreage for 1904, as I
indicated by the report of the United
States Government, amounted to 81,- ,
730,000 acres.
"The decrease in the acreage for
1905, as shown by our tabulated state- y.
ment, which was compiled from 17,754
individual reports from fanners, bank- 1j
ers, merchants and others throughout Jj
the cotton belt, fixing the acreage this
year at 25,980,951 acres, a decrease of J
18.43 per cent, and 16.05 per cent in fer- M
tilizers. j
"The condition of the crop as i sport- -'fl
ed from Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas; JS
the Territories and portions of Mississippi,
are unprecedentedly bad, much $
of the acreage in those States and
Territories being yet unplanted, and
large tracts either under water or badly
washed by heavy rains.
"In the eastern portion of the cotton \;
belt the fields are grassy, tne coiion
still unchopped, and labor very scare?
throughout the entire belt The offlcejna !
of the association express the highest
commendation of the loyalty of fafm? : ^
ers throughout the cotton territory lr
bo fully living up to their promisee and
pledges in bringing about so material ^
a reduction in the cotton acreage and ^
the use of commercial fertilizers under
cotton for 1905.
"The present demand for cotton is
unprecedented, and, with a firm and determined
stand, higher prices for the jjB
staple will be secured in the near for
ture." |
Condition of Cotton.
New York, Special.?The June report
of The Journal of Commerce, points' to
a reduction of 12.8 per cent, in acreage, >"
or even less, and a condition of 77.4 '
compared with 79.8 per cent, last June.
The largest decrease in acreage, 17.1
per cent., is shown by Texas, and Ar- .
kansas ranks next with a decrease of
15.3 per cent. North Carolina is 4.2
cent, below last June. Louisiana, 13}?*
per cent.; Oklahoma, 13.7 per cert.;
Mississippi, 13.6 per cent., and Ten- J
nessee, 12.2. The reduction in Soutlt
Carolina ie 9.1 per cent.; Georgia, 7.7;
Florida, 9.9; Alabama, 7; the Indian
Territory, 5.3 and Virginia, 9.5. Texas, ,
Louisiana and Mississippi show declines
in condition amounting to 7, 12
and 11 points respectively, comparing ^
with a year ago. The condition in the
Carolinas shows a slight improvement,
while Georgia and Florida are up 5 and
6 points, respectively. The Indian Territory
indicates a reduction of about 12
points, and Oklahoma a reduction of 5
points. The Journal of Commerce Jj^ys
that securing a reliable estimate of cat- .
ton acreage this season is attended
with unusual difficulty, owing to the active
campaign carried on in the South
for a 25 per cent, reaucuon. ui ivuisc
no such reduction is to be expected, but
the agitation has undoubtedly exerted
an important influence, which is shown .-? ?
by the strong tendency towards large
decrease in making estimates. The report
is based on reports from 1,800 correspondents,
whose average date of re- J
ply was May 23. Weather conditions
have been generally unfavorable for
the entire belt, excessive rains makjjig
fields very grassy and washing out
many of the bottom lands. In consequence
considerable replanting will be
necessary, but many correspondents
fear that all available labor will be required
to cultivate cotton already growing
without replanting. The crop is
very late, ranging from one to four
weeks. In spite of the grass, good
stands have been generally obtained
and the plant has a vigorous growth,
and only fair weather is needed to give
the crop an excellent start.
Georgia's Reduction.
Atlanta, Ga.. Special.?Georgia's cotton
acreage has been reduced 13 per
cent as compared with last year, and
there has been a reduction of a little
more than 14 per cent In the amount
of fertilizer used under cotton, according
to the official report of State Commissioner
of Agriculture S. O. Stevens,
Issued Wednesday. The estimate is
based on reports from correspondents
in all parts of the State. j**** '
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Slayer to Hang.
Birmingham, Ala., Special.?A special
from Cullman, Ala.', says that the
jury in the case of John Williams,
charged with the murder of State Senator
Robert L. Hipp, returned a ver- a
diet of guilty of murder in the first ,
degree, and fixed the punishment at
death. Williams was sentenced to be
hanged July 14. Williams' son, aged
20, begged the court to permit him to.
be hanged in his father's stead. Williams
is a farmer and shot Hipp while
he and a deputy sherifT were trying to
I levy upon some of Williams' property.
An appeal will be taken to the su?
preme court
A New Connection.
New York, Special.?The surface
lines in this city are operated by the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company^ ,
which was controlled by the late Wm.
C. Whitney and his associates. Thia
1 company plans to build an extensive
sub-way system in competition with
the Inter-borough Rapid Transit Company,
which operates the existing subway
and the Manhattan elevated lines. V
Alabama Slayer Released.
Montgomery, Ala., Special.?John
Randolph, who slew his cousin, Judge
Francis Randolph, in a street tragedy
here Saturday, wa3 released at his preliminary
trial before Justice M. H. A
Screws. The testimony adduced in the
examin^y^lfftwcd that Judge Ran^ffffflxiadthreatened
to take the^life .
i of the man who slew him, in accord|
ance with the claim of self-defense .set
| up by John Randolph.