Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ANOTHER R?iLW?Y COLLISION. Flagman Dies at His Post Three Ki?led. Roaonoke, Va., Jan. 7.-There was a head-end collision on the Kenvao division of the Norfolk and Western railroad at 7 o'clock this morning in which Hugh Smith, an express mes? senger and baggagemaster of this city and Flagman John Turner of Bluefield were killed. The collision occurred near Alnwick, W. Va., between No. 4, passenger, eastbound, and an extra westbound freight train. The passenger train was on time and the freight was de? layed. The freight train sent Flagman Tcsrner ahead to hold the passenger train at Alnwick, but owing to the heavy fog the engineer of the passen? ger train did not see him, and the iiagman in his efforts to be seen got on the track in front of the train and was run over and killed. The two trains came into collision just east of Alnwick. Both engines were badly damaged. The express car was crushed and Messenger Smith kill? ed. Engineer Bailey of the passenger train was seriously hurt, and Conduc? tor Moran of the same, train was slightly injured by being cut with broken glass. Engineer Ki pps of the freight train was slightly hurt, but his fireman was uninjured. The ex? press car and the combination ex? press and baggage car caught fire and were destroyed, nothing being saved except two trunks. The body of Mes? senger Smith was badly burned before it.was rescued from the flames. None of she passengers were injured. Engineer Bailey of the passenger train, whose home was at Bluefield, died this evening from his injuries, making the number of dead three. It was not thought at first that Engi? neer Bailey's injuries would prove fatal. - - The Women of Sumter. There is so much that is pretty and interesting and dainty and valuable and entertaining in the Woman's building that the average visitor has hardly time to really inspect more than a few of the dozens of rooms and booth and departments, unless indeed be is entirely at leisure nad counts not the hoars as they pass. The place is well worth a full study and no doubt every? one who has entered and gone away feeling that much has been left un? seen will return when it is possible and go on with the very pleasant task assigned. Those who now visit the Woman's building will find that in the section devoted to county exhibits there is little more to be done, and among those recently finished is the exhibit of the ladies of Sumter. The Gamecock Cuonty has now one of the most attractive and beautiful booths in the building, and there is much to invite attention and repay all visitors for the time spent .therein. * The Sum? ter booth is about'midway; in the spe? cial section of counties, on the east side of the building, and is handsome? ly decorated. The -walls.are hung with wine-colored, figured damask por? tieres, and the floor is covered with a velvet rugkof rare Oriental pattern. About the space are wall cases, cabi? nets. The south corner is occupied by. a rustic stand upon which are perch? ed a number of fine birds, such as are hunted in Sumter County, and the stand also contains several very fine sets of antlers, also the trophies of Sumter's game preserves. Fine paint? ings, in oil and water colors, adorn the walls, and valuable old chairs are placed near the window and entrance. In one of the large glass cases is dis played a splendid collection of em? broideries, painting on silk and lace work, made by ladies of Sumter. Another cabinet contains several pieces of white and gold china, mark? ed "E. M." which belonged to Gen. Marion and are now owned by his descendants. The chapeau and epau? lets of Brig. Gen. Thomas Childs, U. S. A., a "hero of three wars, who ??lied in 1854," occupies a space, and the portrait and sword of Lieut. Gen. 41 Dick." Anderson are given promi? nence in another. This sword is of beautiful workmanship, gilded and having the head of Calhoun at the hilt. It was presented to Gen. An? derson for gallantry in the Mexican war by the State of South Carolina. A pretty and ornamental wall cabi? net is filled with rare old jewelry and bric-a-brac, snuff boxes of chased sil? ver, Wedgewood ware and hand-paint? ed china. There is much more in the Sumter booth that is worthy inspecting, but a visit is necessary in order that it may be appreciated. The ladies' com? mittee of Sumter worked faithfully and well to make their exhibit worthy of the Gamecock County and they have succeeded admirably. Mrs. Agnes Bogin is chairman of the Sum- ! ter committee and with Mrs. Thomas j L. Childs, vice chairman, has person? ally attended to the placing of the ex- j Jhibit.-News and Courier. ""Some time ago my daughter caught a ? severe cold. She complained of pains in her chest and had a bad cough. I gave her Chamberlain's Cough Remedy accord? ing to directions and in two days she was well and abie to go to school. I have zsed this remedy in my family for the past seven years and have never known it to fail." says James Prendergast, mer chant. Annato Bay, Jamaica, West India Islands. The pains in the chest indicated an approaching attack of pneumonia, which in this instance was undoubtedly warded off by Chamberlain's Cough Rem? edy. It counteracts any tendency of a cold toward pneumonia. Sold by Dr A J China. Yokohama, Jan. 12.-A report has been received from Seoul, Corea, to the effect that Russia, without waiting for Corea's permission, has pushed its telegraph line across the Tooman river into Corean territory. Amsterdam, Jan. 10.-The Boer delegates in Holland evidently antici? pate that some kind of peace overtures will shortly be made, though they are reticent as'to their reasons for this be? lief. They maintain, however, that the demand for an unconstitutional surrender must be abandoned. It is privately admitted "that the delegates will not reject what they call "any fair offer to terms." If the negotia? tions are started by a neutral power the delegates will earnestly seek to obtain aux modas vivendi which will reconcile Mr. Kruger's desire for complete independence with the terms offered by Great Britain. One Cent Letter Postage. Mr. Charles Emory Smith, who re? cently resigned the postmaster general? ship, filled that office with conspicuous ability and his opinions as to the needs of the postal service are entitled to respectful consideration. It was his ambition to see one-cent letter postage an accomplished fact before he left the cabinet, and though it has not yet been realized we are nearer to it now than we were when Mr. Smith became postmaster general. He helped forward the acuse of one cent letter postage by his persistent efforts in behalf of reform in the sec? ond-class mail service. A reduction of the letter rate could have been effected long ago if the vast quantity of matter that goes through the mails as second-class matter which is not really entitled to that privilege had been required to pay a higher rate. The second-class rate was intended to apply to legitimate newspapers, magazines, etc., but a multitude of cheap advertising and gift enterprise publications have been permitted to use it. j These publications have been car I ried by the government at a loss of millions of dollars a year, whereas if i they had been properly classified the postoffice department would for several years past have had a surplus instead of a deficit, a surplus that would have brought about either a reduction of the'letter rate or other improvement in mail facilities* Postmaster General Smith by execu? tive order ruled out a large quantity of the bogus second-class mail matter, and in his last report urged congress, as he had urged at several times tie fore, to change the law so as to make certain and permanent the exclusion of all such publications from second class privileges. His reasons for this reform were so strongly put and his exposures of the impositions now practiced upon the department so clearly set forth tha.t he succeeded in convincing the country that the amendments of the postal regulations recommended by him are badly needed and would be perfectly just. These reforms may be accomplished by congress at its present session. At any rate, they cannot be delayed much longer. With the proper regula? tion of second-class mail privileges the advance toward one-cent letter postage would be promoted so much that the long-hoped-for reduction would soon be made.-Atlanta Journal. OUR GOLD DEPOSITS. Charlotte, Jan. 8.-Through the courtesy of Assayer W. S. Clanton of the United States assay office in this city, some interesting data regard? ing this branclVof the treasury depart? ment is made available. The business of this branch is to purhcase gold bullion on government account for the Pihladeplhia mint, and to make ore assays. The bullion territory tributary to this office in? cludes North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Ala? bama. The gold bullion deposited from these states, with a few small deposits from other sections, during the year just closed, amounts to $236,223.63 fully 80 per cent, of this amount com? ing from the Carolinas and Georgia. This essay office is the only one of the twelve mints and assay offices of the government that is authorized to make ore assays. During the past year work of this class has come from 25 different states and territories as follows: North Carolina, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, Washington, Mary? land, Maine, Kentucky, South Caro? lina, Pennsylvania, New York, Massa? chusetts,' Arkansas, West Virginia, Ohio, Indian Territory, Kansas, Texas. Alabama, Virginia, Mississippi, Mis? souri, Idaho and IoAia. The amount of gold bullion deposit ed during the year just closed shows a slight decrease as compared with 1900, and some S30,000 less than 1899. This shortage, however, does not in? dicate a falling off of production of this territory, but is due mainly to the large amount of shipping ores in the shape of copper matter contain? ing gold and silver that has gone to northern refineries. This amount added to the bullion actually handled by the Charlottee office would indi? cate an increase for tte slope of at least 840,000' over 1900. Testimonials of Good Times. The declaration yesterday of a quar? terly dividend at the rate of 8 per cent, on Jersey Central shares, instead of the 5 per cent, formerly paid, was another case of the great railroad in tersets declaring themselves as believ? ers in the continuance of prosperity. It is a long list of big railroads that have done this at the very time Wall street "bears" were proclaiming their belief that either a panic'was impend? ing or else that business was on a gen? eral decline. Yet the large financiul interests in charge of the transporta? tion systems of the United States go on increasing their burdens anp the profits of stockholders. Assuredly these men who have been conservative for so long would not do this in the face of certain decline in earnings that would come with a general falling off in business. Even those roads which run through the Corn Belt, such as the Atchison and Missouri Pacific, re? port large traffic every week, and their managers insist that the increase in general business will mere than make up for the loss in corn shipments. The improvement is more pronounced in the hard coal roads than in any others, but the soft coal carriers are also doing better than ever before in their history. The same is true of the lines which draw so large a patronage from the steel and iron furnaces, miils and shops. The railroads are equally as goori in dices to the business situation ;:s the iron trade, and certainly all that they show is a promise of good times for the year 1?X)2. if not longer. Ano that is the general testimony in all lines of legitimate business.- -Courier-Journal. CASTOR IA Por Infants and Children. Tile Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of SENATOR DAVIS' SPEECH. Second Pan-American Congress May Result in Good for America. Mexico City. Jan. 10.- Senator H. G. Davis, chairman of the United States delegation to the International j American conference, who leaves for I Washington tonight, took leave of the j conference at this morning's session in a brief speech, saying in part: ?4Much against my desires, circum? stances require me to leave tonight for my home. Enough has been accom? plished to assure ns that much good will come to the Americian republics as a result of the second Pan-Ameri? can conference. "Among the achievements of this conference a plan of arbitation hhs been substantially agreed upon that will be of great value to all of the re? publics. This I feel sure is a long step towards preserving peace and set? tling disputes between American re? publics. "Permit me to say to my colleagues of the southern republics, where ques? tions so often arise, and particularly about boundaries, if you accept the opportunity to adopt The Hague arti? cles it will be the greatest and best move you can make toward a peaceful settlement of all disputed questions thus following the enlightened, civil? ized nations of the world. "By the construction of the Pan American railway it is believed com? mercial and friendly relations will be increased. "The government of the United States appreciates the many courtesies extended to their delegates and are pleased with the results accomplished. Personally I owe a debt of gratitude to the officials and all connected with the conference for many kind acts that have made my sojourn in this country most pleasant. I hope that the friendly relations between the delegates here will not terminate with the adjournment of this conference. With best wishes and expressions of my high esteem, I extend to all an affectionate good-bye. ' ' A Biohop Under Fire. . Pew preachers discuss public ques? tions, political, economic and social, so frequently in the newspapers as does Bishop Potter, of New York. He is a very active participant in current affairs and is usually ready to express his opinions concerning issues and movements of almost any character. His frank and forcible manner of doing so makes it inevitable that he should sometimes offend those who do not agree with him. At present Bishop Potter is in a lively controversy with the prohibi? tionists. He provoked it by a recent address in which he contended that prohibition is rot only a failure, but has done more harm than good. The following is one of ?his declara? tions that has especially irritated the prohibition papers, orators and organ? izations : "Whenever prohibition has triumph? ed it has educated a race of frauds and hypocrites. In Maine, New Hamp? shire and Vermont today by actual statistics the consumption of certain preparations is larger than anywhere else in the country. One of these isa sarsaparilla which has 17 per cent of alcohol, another is a compound with 27 per cent of alcohol, another is bitters with 61 per cent of alcohol. A good claret has 10 per cent, of alco? hol, and great multitudes of people who are sworn prohibitionists are the consumers of these things. We are going to persist in this policy, to se? curely close all the front doors on Sunday and open the back door: we are going to nurse a race of hypocrites, to furnish an opportunity to a party to exact a bonus and to close the door to the manlv and Christian method of dealing with intemperance. Prohib? ition is an impudent fraud and an im? pudent failure." In the same address Bishop Potter condemned the habit of speaking of every drunkard as a victim or a martyr. He said in substance that all the blame is laid on those who make and sell strong drinks, while the man who makes a beast of himself is held up to sympathy as if it were the cus? tom of the liquor dealers to hold their customers and pour the stuff down their throats. There is little truth and less reason in such arguments. There comes a times, perhaps, in the life of a confirmed sot when he is to be pitied, because he has reached a point where he has no power to con? trol his appetite and is a drunkard be? cause he cannot help it, but intelli? gent, sensible men who start on the downward road to a drunkard's grave do so of their own free will. They are not in any sense martyrs and they are not victims of anybody but them? selves. These and similar declarations have called down a storm of criticism upon the bishop's venerable head. It has come in the form of hot editorials in prohibition and religious publications, in condemnatory resolu? tions passed by prohibition organiza? tions and in great stacks of personal letters signed and anonymous. Bishop Potter has been through such ordeals before and should be used to them bv now, but the present row is one of the liveliest he has ever stirred up.-Atlanta Journal. Many Schley Resolutions. Washington, Jan. 10. --When the j house committee on naval affairs met ; today for organization, Representative j Rixey of Virignia proposed that the various measures relating +o Admiral ' Schley bc considered by the commit- I tee as a whole instead of awaiting the consideration of a sub-committee. Tho sentiment of the committee was against the proposition and it was de? termined to allow tb ese measures to take trie usual course. Tlier" are ten resolutions and '?ills bearing on the ! Schley case and t hey will be in charge of the regular sub-committee on or ganization, rank and pay. consisting of Representatives Watson. Dayton, Cou? sins, Tay 1er, Meyer, Cummings and Wheeler. Washington, .Tan. 10.- Representa? tive Lovering of Massachusetts today introduced a bill providing a salary for ex presidents of the United States. The salarv is to bo at the rate of *2?, OOO annually, from tho date of retire? ment from the presidency, and the bill is to apply to any ex-president living at the time the law is enacted. WANTED TO GET IN. He Was Willing: to Join if It Didn't Cost Too Much. A lank, long countryman stood out? side of the reading room door of the li? brary of congress and looked with long? ing eyes at its gorgeous interior. Admit? tance had boen refused on his declar? ing that he had no intention of reading, but he lingered near the door hoping something would turn up to let him in. Finally he again approached the door? keeper. "You say I can't get in, boss?" he asked. "Not unless you want to read," was the discouraging reply. "A dollar wouldn't be any object to you, would it, boss?" The doorkeeper shook his head and waved the insistent visitor away. In a few moments three members of con? gress approached and, nodding to the doorkeeper, said, "We are members, you know," and passed in through the door. The countryman darted forward again. "I say, boss," he asked confidentially, "how much does it cost to be a mem? ber? I belong to one lodge already, but ef it ain't too all fired much I'll go you, for I certainly do want to git in thar and set down a spell; I certainly do." New York Tribune. Asiatic ilnmor. . "At one of the public dinners given by Ameer Abdur Rahman Khan," says Mr. Stephen Wheeier in his story of the ameer's life, "an excited native rushed into the midst of the assembly and prostrated himself in front of the ameer. " 'Sahib!' he gasped. 'The Russians are comingf " 'From what direction are they visi? ble?' asked the ameer without chang? ing his expression. " 'From yonder hill.' replied the na? tive. ."Climb that tree and watch until they come!' was the royal command. "The native ascended to the topmost branches and was forced to remain un? til he dropped to the ground." "Political upholsterers." whom Addi? son described as "grave persons." may see in this anecdote evidence of the ameer's full confidence in Russia's in? tentions toward Afghanistan. It i3 more probable that it was a manifes? tation of that grim humor which was of the quaint oriental stripe with which the "Arabian Nights" have made us familiar. A Ckintman'i Protest. The Peking Gazette, speaking of Chi? nese in foreign lands, says: "We dress and speak differently from foreigners, just as foreigners do who come*to China. But nobody in the streets calls us 'Chinese devils.' The children in the streets wish to see how long our cues are. but the police, seeing them annoy ns. scatter them. When we go Into a shop to buy any? thing, we are treated with even more consideration than their own people: We enter their homes, it is the same. They seek to please us in every way, show us curios or play the organ or piano for ns. The writer has been to France, England. America. Japan, Spain and South America and stayed years, and everywhere he was treated with'the same courtesy." It is to be feared that some Chinese laundrymen in this country would not wholly indorse this view. Ligrht Without Sigrht. We can "perceive" light without the smallest aid from the retina. If the optic nerve is sufficiently excited to reach the sensorium and create a dis? turbance at that center of the brain where the optic nerve terminates, we shall then see light and sparks. If. moreover, the optic nerve is cut or mu? tilated in any way. we should see a brilliant flash of light, though without any sensation of pain. And so it is with the other nerves. The auditory nerve has only to be excited, not nec? essarily by sound, so as to reach its center, the brain, and we shall hear a sound. How many ghosts might not be destroyed in this way?-Chambers' Journal. " Wc have three children. Before the birth of the last ene my wife used four bot? tles of MOTHER'S FRIEND, if you had the pictures of our children, you could see at a g ance that the last one is healthiest, prettiest and finest-locking of them alL Ky wife thinks Mother's Friend is the greatest and grandest ttgm remedy ia the U^^g world for expect? ant mothers." Written by a Ken? tucky A?tomey-at -Law. Of fOII! Preven?s nine-tenths of the l?li! Ult suffering incident to child E liligi? birtiL The coming mother's disposition and temper remain unruffled throughout ihe ordeal, because this relax? ing, penetrating liniment relieves the usual distress. A good-natured mother is pretty sure to have a good-natured child. The patient is kept in a strong, healthy con AiHon, which thc child also inherits. Mother's Friend takes a wife through the crisis quickly and almost painlessly. Il ascIs.ts in her rapid recovery, and wards off the dangers th.it so often follow de? livery. Sold by druggists for $ 1 a bottle. T:?S BRADFIELD REGULATOR O ATLANTA. GA. Send f:>r our free ii KST.ce 1 b<x>k. ?vrit?e expressly for expectant mothers. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has horne the signature of and has been made under his per? sonal supervision since its infancy? Allow no one to deceive you in this? All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good99 are hui? Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups? It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. ..It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend? GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind Yon t Iii Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR COMPANY, TT HURRAY tTKtr, NCW YORK CITY. AND ???OfCO+OfO* We took in a lot of : Good ? ?oung : Stock't Which have since fattened up, and beingf acclimated are really more fit for present use than fresh ones. The time approaches when planters are pre? paring for the next year. Come and see them? - They will be sold worth the money HARBY & CO. Deo 18 MRS. L. ATKINSON 18 PREPARED FOR The Fall and Winter Season With a large and artistic collection of SHIMMED MILLINERY! The public are requested to call and see the display. The largest assortment of Pattern Hats ever shown in Sumter. Hats for all tastes from the "Picturesque Gain bow" to the simple street hat. Misses and children are not forgotten. Styles for them this season are quite ele? gant. Tailormade Hats are all. the go in New York. We can show you quite an assort? ment of them, and at reasonable prices. We are in our new store-three doors below old stand. Come and see our hats, and we are sure you will buy, for they are quite irresistible. Yours to please, MKS. L. ATKINSON. Oct 9 THE STANDARD Warehouse Co. COLUMBIA, S. C lias si Stodge capacity of 20,COO Bales of Cotton Storps and insures Cotton for 15 cen'8 per Bule per month or fractional month Lower r?it^s on 500 Bales and HNjve. "?pe cia! rates for months ni:d ecason Contra?is All railroads running into Columbia j permit Cotton to be stopped for storage j and reshipped at any lime during the st a son at the through rate from original start- | point, with only a trifle charge for j re-handling. Cotton consigned to Columbia has the ? advantage of active competition when ?old, j and loans can always be secured on our : Warehouse receipts at minimum rates. No commission or other charges for selling ? cotton. Correspondence solicited. H. L. ELLIOTT, Manager. Nov 13 v MONEY TO LEND. | ? ON LONG TIME at 7 per cent interest. LEE & MOISE. Oct 9-3m Sumter, S. C.