Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"Black Death" Walks on Five Coo?inen?s. Plague Still Spreads-Thous? ands of Cases Reported to Matine Hospital .Service. Washington, April ll.-Thousands of cases of bubonic plague io ali parts of the world since Nor 1st last have been reported to the marine hospital service.! ^t Bio Janeiro from Feb 1 te 10 there ooourred five new cases and three deaths At Hongkong, Cbioa, S?. at! fatal, occurred dnriog tba week ending Feb. 18 The plague is steadily increasing in Cape Colony according to reports received both io London and Paris The official report rom Cape Oolony for the week ending March 2 shows 24 new cases, two deaths and four suspects, for the fol lowiog week -60 case-, 18 deaths and ll suspecte Several Europeans have been attacked and a number of natives have beeo found dead from the disease The rats are reported to be "trekking" from Capetowo io great numbers and at Simoostowo are reported tc be dying from the plague. At Mauritius duriog the two week? ending Maroh 8tb there were io the island 18 oases of plague and 23 deaths. On Maroh 14 two fresh plague oases are reported to have occurred to Perth, West Australia. ' The marine hospital service surgeon in charge at-Loodon has reported that tbe rumor of suspected plague at Southampton? published in the Paris papers, probably ia unfounded, but extra precautions are being exercised at that port in view of the large num? ber of tro?pa returning from South ?frica. T??o plague at Karak uga. Russia, is stated io the official repors from Parts to be on tbe decrease, the j same report saying that 13 deaths from ; cholera oeoorred at Singapore, Strait Settlements, duriog the last week of January. ? < A report published in a Berlin paper i and forwarded here says the plague at Cape Town is sow attacking the well > to do people. The marine hospital ser vice surgeon, Dr Green Albertrn, bas just reported that in the Kirgisen .reservation, JjEoranok, Russia, 13 per *BOOS have isHeo victims to the plague -and ia . the presidency of Bombay, >Britieh East India, during the week ending Feb 8:b there occurred! 1,770 plague cases. and 1,293 deaths, ab increase of 515 oases and 314 deaths over the previous week In Bombay / city that week, there were 1,056 cases 1 r * of tbe plague, ac increase of 309 and 1,359 deaths due to the plague .Up to March 2 fifty plague cases bad -ooourred in Cape Tow o of which 12 terminated fatally Io Argentina five ^plague patients were in the isolation i-iospitai at San Nicholas os Feb 7 and '"plague was suspected io the cities of Belleville and Marios Juarez. Official notice has been received that tbe government of the Danish West Indies had raised the quarantine against Pori Said and Smyrna and declared the port ot Brisbane, free from plague PLAGUE AND SMALLPOX. P'-fcio, April ll -Robert McWade. TJoi'ed S'ates coucut at Cactoo, Cbioa, reports that .10,000 deaths from the plague have occurred toere daring the pa?: six weeks, and that there are 13 cases ot smallpox oo beard the United States iKoottor Montetey. Only one death has resulted on the Monterey, aod the other cases ot smalipix are progr-^iog favorably Toe meetings of 'he foreign ministers at Ptrkin have been po-fpooed at the req-i-'-iC of M de Giers, on account of the E -ster holidays For Water, Lights and Sewerage. P*3ck Hill,April ll.-At ao adjourn? ed weering of the citizens this after noon. Mr Rordmao, an expert from Raleigh, N U , made bis report in the mather or tbe valuation of the Rook Hi?? Wa'er, L gb: and Power Com paoy. H is esna>ate of the waterworks pUot was $37.000. Tbe valoatioo made last y*?ar upon tbe electric iigbt plant was ?17,000, making a total of $55 000 for tbe plants aod iranohises Af.er a hvely dtsco-sion, a motion was carn* d fiat tbe C?ty Council should ord*?r ao election, a* eariy as practica? ble, to say w?eT&er an issue of bonds of tbe amount of $95 000 should be made for tbe uurpo-?e of buying these plants and t rao oathes, and io addition, i: neoe^ry, io put in a system of sewer? age - i mi? .?<?. PHILIPPINE XE WS. Manila, April 10-Lieut Mapes rf the Twenty tbird infantry has captured ?40.000 of insurgent funds aod has tak ^o prisoner three effisers belonging to Geo Caille*? staff near Manila Uoder the old regulation oockpits will be reestablished io Manila, the privilege of conducting them being ranted to the widow of Capt Lara, who commanded the Dative police of tbe city Formerly the municipal revenue der ved fron cockfighting amounted to $60.000 apetsfiv It is stated that before Aguinaldo is liberated he will bf? required to obtain the surrender of .Gao Tinto, tbe insur? gent leader. TRAINING STATION FOR TBE ?. S. NAVY. Port Royal Loses Dry Dock But Gains Important Prize. Washington, April ll -Admiral Crowninshield, who has just returned from an inspection of southern ports with a view to the establishment of a naval training station, bas recom mended to the secretary of the navy that the naval station at Port Royal, 8. C , be utilized for this purpose. The secretary heartily opproves of the recommendation and informed Congressman Elliott today that the buildings at Port Royal would be used and improved for the accommo dation of from 500 to 1,000 boys, chiefly from the sooth. The station, he told Mr Elliott, would be made a most important one Toe machinery now at Port Royal dry dock will be transferred to Charleston in accord? ance with the recent act of congress removing the dock station, and new buildings will be erected near Charleston for its reception, it being impossible to remove those at Pori; Royal AN ENGLISH FORTUNE. Wife of the Governor Said to be One of the Heirs. A letter bas been received in this city maying that Mrs McSweeney. wife of the governor of South Carolina, is among the heirs entitled to a fortune of one hundred and forty nine millions of dollar? in England This fortune is to go to the heirB of Gov Moare of colo? nial times, 1700 to 1720, aod Mra MoSwseoey and several others io this State are descendants of that offioial, and the family tree bas been very weii preserved What steps will be taken by the heirs io this State after confer? ence with ono another remains to be aeeo -The State, April 10. THE DRY GOODS TRUST. Making Beginning With $20, 000,000 Capital. New York, April 9.-Official notice of the rumored combination of depart meat stores was given today by J Pierpont Morgan & Co, who solicit subscription8 to the stock of the Aseo estated Merchants Company. The com? pany is capitalized at $20,000,000 and proposes to acquire dry goods busi? nesses or interests io this and other cities The prospectus states that a onebaif interest has been secured in both the H. B Claflin Company and the Adams Dry Good? Company and that the James . MoCreery & Co's Tw9nty-Third Street store bas been bought outright. CUBAN G 'NSTITUTIONL CONTENTION. "Negro Blood" Opposed to American Rule. Habana, April 10 -r-The Coban constitutional convention at today's session took no action regarding tbe proposal to appoint a commission to go to Washington in reference to thc future relations between Cuba and tbc United States The whole time was takeo up by Senor Juan Gualberto Gom<z and Gen Sanguily, who made loog and impassioned speeches, the former against the Platt amendment and the latter in its favor. Senor GOOKS said io ?ub9faooe that '.he black blood io his veins made bim opposed to the Americans, intimating ?bat their treatment of bis race stamped them as unfriendly to the negro '.I would rather be under the sov ereigoty of Spain." he exolaimed, than under t?at of the United States The Platt amendment eodacgers the inde pendeoce of Cuba. It means the pre dominance of American iofluenoe I wouid die of grief or leave the country shruid it be accepted." He admitted that be was not particu? larly opposed to pending a commission to Washington, but be s?id be be;ieved the PUtt amendment should be rejected first Gen Sanguily made a s?roog appeal to ?ho uelegares to accept the amend meut H1; c!t?d the reasons he had already givn in a public letter in favor of such a course and emphasized the fact that the amendment in no way endangered the independence of Cuba, but realiy provided guarantees that it would bc mainlined. WHO GOT THIS GOLD ? Cherbourg, France, April 9--On the arrival here today of the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiger Wii helm der Grosse, Capt Eoglehard, Now York April 2, it was announced that tbree gold bar3, worth 4,000 pounds each, had been stolen during the voy? age. All the baggage landed here was examined with the utmost care by| the custom officers and detectives but the gold was not discovered. One hundred and fifty passengers laoded for Paris, and several detectives traveled in the speoial train with them. PHILIPPINE NEWS. Iloilo, Uland of Panay, April II - Gen. iM8rt?D Delgado, the chief in eurgent commander in the island of Panay until hi? surrender in January, has been appointed governor of the province of Iloilo, created by the United States Philippine commission today Gen Delgado was recom mended by Gen Hughes, his sub ordinate officers and the natives, as honest, capable and popular. His salary will be $3,000 in gold, the highest of all the provincial governors Lieut Thompson, of i:he Thirty eighth regiment, was appoint ed treasurer. The other officials are natives The province contains nearly half the population of the island of Panay, estimated at a mil? lion persons A feature of the session of the com? mission was the opposition to the land taxatioo provisions, but a fuller explanation o? tbe American system i sufficed Aguinaldo's Successor Has Sur? rendered. Paris, April 12 -Agoncillo, the agent of Aguinaldo in Paris, received a cablegram this morning announcing that the Filipino general Sandico has been elected to succeed Aguinaldo as commanding general of the Fi I ipi no forces as well as director during the contiauatiou of the insurrection. Sandico belongs to a distinguished family residing in Pandaka, near Manila He is a man of energy and is well educated, speaking several European languages As announced by the Associated Press Monday, April 8, in a dispatch from Manila, Gen Sandico surrender ed to the American authorities at Cabanatoan, in the province of New Ecija, island of Luzon It was added that Sandico bas a bad record and may be tried A Protest Filed. Gov MoSweeney has received pa pera in a novel case The people of Saluda held a primary election to name a dispenser The county board ignored the primary nomioee and appointed a man of their choice dispenser. The people now ask the governor to with hold bis signature from the commission. This cannot be done, as the appointive power rests with the county board, which, when approved by the State board, makes the signing of the com mission a mere matter of form -The State The Wurtemberg Scandal. Stuttgart, April ll -Baron Sobott von Sohottecsteio, minister of war for Wurtemberg, concerning whom reports ot resignation under pressure and of suioide pending disclosures were circu lated last mooth, resigned his portfolio today. For nine years the baron, wbo is a general of infantry, was minister of war for Wurtemberg List mooth a woman was arrested in Stuttgart, at I whose fasniooabie residence, ic was j alleged, scandalous orgies bad ocourred. Biroo von Sabottenstein was accused ot' beiog one of the principal participants and wa9 called upon to testify at the preliminary hearing of the cbargrs egaicst the accused woman. Shortly afterward be was given leave of absence by the king of Wurtemberg, ar.d there was a report that be had committed suioide From the outset bis dismissal or bis resignation was expected as the inevitable outcome cf the scandal. New York, April 12-Wm C Coffin of this city, who was a former partner in the banking house of Coffin & Stanton, which made a general assignment in 1894. filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court today. He schedules his iiabili ties at ?4,150.907 and assets at ?25. which is cash in ba?k. Tbe secured claims amount to $2 786,172. A few years ago the merchants of Charleston took up with much concern an investigation of the conditions which made possible the tremendous mail order business that flourished in that city The investigation developed that Cbarle^tonians were sending off thous? ands of dollars for goods of identical class and quality with those to be found on sale io Charleston at less prices and free of postage The local merchants' association studied the matter, appoint? ed committees and adopted resolutions and got their complaints into the papers at 'length The wherefore of the whole thing cuotinued to be a mystery until one day there appeared in the Charles? ton Post a communication which, in substance was as follows: "Northern merchants have tbeso goods and let the publio know of ?be fact by advertising in the newspapers and magazines Char leston mero'aants have the goods also and leave it largely to tbo public to find out about them as best they oan. Through the advertisements the people learn of the goods North; they do not learn of tbe goods here except by accident " The sense and logic of this solution of the mystery was so convincing that the merchant's ast?ociati.>n dropped the subjeot at once, and sinoe that time the mail order busme-s in Charleston bas decreased only in proportion to the extent that the iocal business men have taken steps to let the publio know of the things they have for sale.-York ville Enquirer. Claims Against China. Washington, April 9 -The state department has heard further from Mr Rockhill, our special commission er at Pekin, touching the effort making there to reach an agreement respecting the indemuity to be de manded from the Chinese govern trent Mr Rockbill's principal rffurt, acting under direct instructions from Secretay Hay, to induce the minis ters of other powers to keep down the total of their claims to the amount which the financial experts, headed by Sir Robert Hart, have decided to be within the ability of China lo pay The United States government bas felt that on no account should the to?.al indemnity claim exceed 40,000, OOO poonda sterling, and bas stead factly sought to make that figure the outside limit of the claim For itself the state department claims $25,000, 000 indemnity and bas supplied Mr Rockhill with data for the presenta tioo of an itemized account showing the expenditures made by the gov ercment of the Uunited States in the transportation of our military contin get in China, its maintenance lhere, and the just claims of the missionaries who were American citizents and Buffered in property and person from the Boxer outbreak ID its anxiety to avoid oppressing China and to secure a speedy settle merit of the Chinese question, the dnited States government stands willing to make a heavy cut in its slaira. provided tbe other nations represented at Pekin will abate their claims in proportion Tbe administration is satisfied that the great danger of the situation at Pekin lies in delay Had the repre? sentations of Mr Rockhill been heed >d the officials are confident that the formidable rebellion which bas now broken out under the lead of Gen Tung Fu Slang in Sben Si province aever would have occurred It is :he laope of the officials here that TuDg Fa Slang's movements will stimulate the lagging ministers at Pekin to final action. If it does not, f the court is obliged to flee from 3inan Fu, and the great Yang Tee j viceroys are overslaughed by Gen g Tung Fu Siang, as seems entirely probable, then all China will be )lunged into anarchy, io the estimate >f the officials here. STew Barratory Law in Texas. { Austin, Texas, April 12.-The gov- f sroor yesterday signed the barratory )ill. This measures imposes a heavy ioe aod imprisonment against lawyers , vho foment, snits against railroads aol j >fber corporations, or who advance noney to clients to secure snob cases Rock Hill, April 12.-The voters of - his ci'v do not propose to have more iqaor sojd here than is done already, i By a vote of three to one, with a , nargin of two, they expressed them- - (elves ar the ballot box tndav. the igures being ; For dispensary, 56 ; co iispeosary, 170 New York, April 10 -It was an J aounced today that the two stock ^ exchange members who sold their 3eats recently for $58,000 each, the highest price ever paid for a seat, are Edward Talcott and Louis V I Bell Mr. Bell is retiring on the twenty first anniversary of his en trance to the exchange Both men ' have been among the most daring room traders on the exchange floor. Indianapolis, April 12 -Rsjab, the B 2D jal tiger that fatally injured one of \ ihe keepers at the "Zoo" in this cry several months ago, after a desperate ' light io the animals' cage, today attack? ed Frank C Bostock, proprietor of he "Zoo*' and dangerously injured him. It is feared by the purgeons that Bostock will lose his lett arm Hi* : right leg and bi* face were badly lace- , rated. Louisville, Ky, April 12 -Geo ' Thos H. Taylor, a veteran of the . Mexican and Civil wars, died today 1 fr'om pneumonia, aged 75 During thf | Mexioan war he was elevated for dis? tinguished services through tbe various grades from private to major aod io the , Confederate army from oaptaio tc brigadier general. Union, April 12 -News has jun reaobed here of a horrible murder oom milted at Wbitmire, 18 mile" sooth of Uoioo Mr W S Lie is the victim, [c appears that Mr Lee, a me'ohaot and a oripple, sleeping io his store bouse, was awakened some tim1 during last night and admitted som^ parties sup po&ed to be customers. Wheo be was found today his head was beat ioto a j?lly and he wa? in bi* night clothes His store was robbeyd and a considerable amount of money and three p:s'ols bad bi?eo taken. There is ns clue at this time as lo who were the perpetrators of this crime. Charlotte. N C . April 9.-A nol pros with leave was today entered in the United States district court at Greensboro in all the cases brought against Democratic registrars for their alleged action in refusing to register certaiu Republican voters prier to the State election last August Many leading citizens had been indicted in these cases and the dismissal of the cases is generally commended The district attorney scated in court that as a means to peace arid harmony among ail citi? zens he thought best to nol pros the cases, reserving the right to try them in future if deemed best Judge Boyd agreed with him and tbe matter is now regarded as settled. ?V?ge table Preparation for As - ;|? similating ute?oodandRegu?a ting the Stomachs andBowels of MUANTS CmLJ)KEN Promotes D?gestion,Cheerful ness andRest.Contains neither Opnjm,Morphine nor Minerai. NOT NARCOTIC. Xeape c* Old BrSAJ4UEL PITCHER Pumpkm S et?' Alx. 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Carriages and Surries, . will have the nicest line of one and two horse Extension and Canopy Top Carriages and Sorries ever shown io this city, Doable seated Ooe>Horse Bug? gies with and without tops and The Same Line of High and Medium Grade Buggies \.s heretofore carried* in stock, namel\: The Babcock, the Tyson & Jones, thc hackney Bros, the Courtland, the Sayers and Scoville, the Wreno & Sons .nd several other cheaper grades of vehicles Also a large and ?eli selected stock of Double and Single Carriage, Buggy and Wagon \zd one of the nicest lines of Riding Saddles. Bridles and Blankets, Sum? mer Buggy Laprobes. Whips* &c. . Carried io this city. Vi y goods are right, and my prices are right. Give me a manee to come out of the ashes again. I will be found on the old Jervey House lot on Main Street GEO. F? EPPERSON. March 27-lm THE CRITERION, ?1.00 a year, IO cts a copy. rSE BEST ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGASINS OF TSE Z?H2 PUBLISHED. Its pages are filled by a brilliant array of writers and artists, [ts authoritative and independent reviews of books, plays, music and art, its clever stories, strong special articles, humor and verse, with fine illustrations, make it a necessity in every intelligent home. The very low subscription price-$1.00 per year-puts it within the reach of all. Reliable agents wanted in every town. Extraordinary inducements. Write for par? ticulars. A TSXAL &T72SC3XPTX02T "WILL ?E0TE XT. WRITE TODAY for sample copy. Criterion Publication Co., Subscription Department, 41 East 21st St, N. Y. City. Fib 6 The season for stock is closing foul we still have some good ones on hand. ALSO OUR USUAL LINE OF Buggies, Wagons, Har? ness, Hay, Grain. Lime and other building mate? rials. Call and see us. H. HARBY.