Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ELEGTOR?L VOTE ANHOONGED.. f -- . Senate and House Met in Joint Session at One O'clock. Election of Theodore Roosevelt and Chartes W. Fairbanks Formally An TC ?need by Senator Frye, Presi deajt Pro Tem of the Senate. Washington, Feb. 8.-Theodore Kooeveitand Charles W. Fairbanks, were today formally declared Presi? dent and Vice President-elect to the United States. The ceremonies incident to the event of canvassing the electoral vote by the Senate and House in joint ses son took place in the Hall of the House this afternoon in the presence of a concourse of distinguished men. ll The galleries were f?ll?d to suffocation. Both houses met as usual at noon. At 1 o'clock the Senate was notified that the hsoue was prepared to go in? to joint ?session for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the constitution in ratification of the vote cast by the electoral college. L ' The Senators at once formed a solemn procession* which issued from the South door of the senate chamber passed along the mosaic floor of the corridor and wended its way to the entrance of the hall of the house. It was proceeded? by a phalanx of capital police. After the- Senators reached the house the mahogany boxes con ^ talcing thee lectora! votes were placed W> on the speaker's desk. Speaker Frye of the Senate unlock? ed the boxes. President pro tem Frye then took up the brown envelopes in alphabetical order and when votes had all been counted Senator Frye rose and announced that the whole number electors appointed to vote*for the pres? ident is 475, of which a majority .is R 239 and that Theodore Roosevelt of ^ the State of New York had received 336 votes, and Alton B. Parker of the State of New York had received 140 votes. A simiFar announcement regarding the vice president Was made. Sena? tor Frye.then announced the joint ses? sion adjourned. TWO MEW STITES. The Joint Statehood Bill Passed by the Senate. Washington, Feb. 7.- After a con? tinuous sitting of almost nine hours, the senate ?t S. 45 o'clock tonight pass- , ed the jor. it statehood bill. As pass? ed the* provides for the adminis . tration - ?>tbe States of Oklahoma, tdg be com*. 4? of Oklahoma and Indian Territory; "and New Mexico, and ac? cording to its present bondaries, with" I Arizona eliminated. The long session was characterizedby exciting incidents and many surprises. Beginning promptlyTuponjthe conven? ing at % o'clock the senate proceded to consider the various amendments which had been suggested by the com? mittee on territories and which had fceerr passed OVCT. One of the first of taken up was the amendment ?ibiting the sale of intoxicating ?rs, in what is nowjlndian Terri? tory, for the next 10 years and this was displaced with a csubstitute offer? ed by Mr. Gallinger which extended the amendment to the entire State for a period of 21 years and this was adopted by a vote of 5 to 20. fb- The first surprise of the day came when the comm i tee accepted Mr. Forager's amendment providing for a separate vote by each of the territor? ies of Arizona and New Mexico on the constitution to be adopted by the proposed Stete of Arizona. This amendment proved to be the point around which all the subsequent pro? ceedings of importance revolved. It was at first adopted by the close vote of 42 to 40. This vote was taken while the senate was sitting in committee of the whole andjwas reversed in the senate proper by the tie vote of 38 to ?38. ; Au Unkhfl Reminder. Not long ago a wealthy Irish contrac? tor died, leaving to his wife a good sized fortune in real estate and bonds. Both had come to this country many years ago, and he bad begun work as a day laborer. Gradually by saving and good sense he came to own a cart, and in the course of time blossomed out as a politician. He made money fast, but as he ascended the social lad? der his wife turned away from her former friends as not being fit com? panions for her increased importance. This was fully demonstrated when he died. The room in which the coffin lay was filled with flowers and mourners, but Mrs. S. did not appear for some time. When she did enter she was heavily veiled. She locked neither to left nor right, but walked straight tc* the casket. A large floral anchor stood prominently out among the other pieces. As the widow saw it., with flashing eyes, she raised her veil and turning angrily on the company, demanded with as much hauteur ss she could summon:*'Who tb' div il sint that pick?'-'New York Timse. Dogging as a Busi i *? -? The "profession" of the beggar is now as well established as the "pro? fession' of the thief. At the lowest estimate there are 120,000 " profes? sional" beggars in the United States, and at present 2,000 of them are roam? ing about the streets of New York, which is their Mecca during the holi? day season, when the philanthropic purse is open wider than usual. No beggar in New York makes less than 35 a day, according to some re? cent newspaper estimates. They re? ceive contributions varying from one penny to $25. Some of them a re experts in their lines and play only for donations of 85 and $10 and up? ward, telling plausible stories of un? paid rents, dying wives and starving children, of funeral expenses a sd other harrowing experiences that ap? peal to the sympathies of tender? hearted humanity. During the ten week days of the holiday season, therefore, the amount of alms collected by this gentry prob p to?"?t least $120,000. V. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR JSOYS. B ouse Passes Bill to Establish School for Youthful Convicts. Columbia, Feb. 8.-The house re? fused by an aye and nay vote to kill Mr. L. O. Patterson's bill to establish an industrial school for boys. The bill then passed as amended so as to re? duce the appropriation to $5,000, but so as to require the penitentiary peo? ple t9 furnish the necessary convicts to construct the buildings. An amend? ment was also passed requiring three "women on the board or seven trustees. NORWAY AND SWEEDEN. Steps Being Taken to Dissolve Union of Two Kingdoms. Copenhagen, Feb. 8.-Reports from Christian state that Premier Ge rup announced in the Sorthing or legisalture today that negotiations be? tween Norway and Sweeden, regard? ing special consuls had failed. It is rmderstood that the Sweedish and Norwegian governments will discuss the form of a peaceful dissolntion of the union between the two countries. STRIKE IN ASIATIC RUSSIA. Petroleum Industry of Russia Tied np By Strikers. 5. Batoum, Feb. 8.-There has been no .improvement in the strike situation here; Freight traffic has been sus? pended and the movement of many of the steamers have been interrupted, as men on the docks have refused to lill the naptha tanks of the vessels. .An attempt was made today to mur? der the station master. NEW BANK REGULATIONS. National Bank Officials Are Adopting New Rules. Washington, Feb, 8.-Comptroller of Currency Ridgeley has put into ef? fect tb:e new rule which it is believed to^be indirectly the outcome of the Chadwick case for the purpose of safe guarding more carefully the in? terests of depositors and other cred? itors of national banks. It has been decided that hereafter matters called to. the attention of the comptroller effecting a particular bank shall be submitted and attended to by the en? tire directory of that bank, instead of by ; two individuals officers of the bank as has been the-practice. <- V .- mm , . ? - COLLISION AT SEA. _ Norwegian Ship Run Down hy Stand? ard Steamer-Two Browned. Quarantine, X. Y., Keb. 9.-The Standard Oil steamer, City of Ev? erett, hound from this port for Sa? bine Pass, returned today with her "bow damaged and 20 shipwrecked seamen of the Norwegian 'steamer Lafe-Ericissin, whi?h was sunk in a collision on yesterday off Cape Ro? maine, Flordia, in an intense sea fog and heavy gale. The Standard Oil stainer hit the Norwegian vessel. The ?Norwegian boat was ripped open be? low the water line. The crew of the I Norwegian promptly took to boats. The Norwegian steamer sank quickly but all the crew except the second en? gineer and one seaman was saved. BULLYING THE SULTAN. France Secures Settlement of Claims and Captures Order for Arms. Constantinpple, Feb. 9.-The Turko French crisis, arising from the porte's decision to negotiate a loan* in Ger? many and order a new armament there before settling French Syrian railway claims, has been settled. The French claims were granted and only a part of the arms will be ordered in Germany. . REJOICE DOPE FIENDS. The Senate Has Killed thc Anti-Coca Cola Bill. Columbia, Fb. 10.-The senate kill? ed the coca cola bill today by a de? cisive majority. MANY KILLED. Thc Russian Sustained Heavy Losses in Battles Near Mukden. St. Petersburg, Feb. 10.-The news? paper Birgevga Visdoomosto reports that in the fighting to the south of Mukden between July 25 and January 30 the Russian casualties were 314 of? ficers and 11,642 men killed and wounded. Central System Elects Drectors. New York, Feb. 8.-At an ad? journed meeting of the directors of the Central railroad this morning H. H. Rogers and H. C. Frick were elect? ed directors. Nihilists Arrested. Marseilles, France, Feb. 9.--The police have arrested eight Russian revolutionaries who have arrived here from Paris enroute to Odesso. The Sunshine of Spring. *The Salve that cures without a scar is DeWitts's Witch Hazel Salve. Cuts. Burns, Boils, Bruises and Piles dis? appear before the use of this salve as snow before the sunshine of spring. Miss H. M. Middleton, Thebes, 111. says: "I was seriously afflicted with a fever sore that was very painful. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve cured me in less than a week." Get the genuine. Sold by all druggists. INDICT3CEXTS QUASHED. Managers of iriquoise Theatre Where 575 People Lost Lives Escape Punishment. Chicago, Feb. 9.-Thc indictments returned a year ago against Will J. Davis, manager of the Iroqouis thea rte, which was destroyed by fire on December 30. 1903, with a loss ag? gregating 575 lives, was quashed to? day by Judge Green of Peoria, sit? ting. Insufficiency in rawing of in? dictments was the court's reason for granting the motion to quash. By same reason indictments against Thomas J. Noonan, business manager of the theatre, and Stage Carpenter Cummings, whose trials have been set for Judge Green's court, will be ren? dered inoperative. srruATTOx ix WARSAW. Little. Change. But Resumption of Strike Impending-Officials Ap? prehensive. Warsaw, Feb. 9.-There is little if any change in the situation here to? day, except that most of the strikers who resumed work are out again and the authorities are somewhat nervous over the impending renewal of the strike and accompanying rioting. At Kieff the orders which were received for the troops to proceed to Manchu? ria have been countermanded. The troops will remain there as long as the local authorities require their presence. LOW TARIFF FOR PHILIPPINES. Honse .Ways and! Means .Committee Decides to Reduce Rate on Fa? vored Articles. Washington, Feb. 10.-By a strict party vote the house committee on ways and means today ordered a fa? vorable report on the bill reducing in 150 instances the tariff rates on goods to the Philippines. The principal re? duction in rates were on machinery, engines and steel rails. Democrats -made an unsuccessful effort to have absolute free trade as far as the Phil? ippines are concerned on rice, corn, wheat, oats, etc. A SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Teddy the Great's New Horses Ran Away on Pennsylvania Avenue. Washington, Feb. 10.-President Roosevelt's new team of sorrel horses which he purchased a few weeks ago in Virginia ran away this morning at Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Driver Wheeler was the only one on the carriage. The horses were frightened at an auto and ran down Pennsylvania avenue, where the horse "Dion" landed on the rear pal? ings of the war department. A gash 12 .inches long was cut in the horse's side. Driver Wheeler was thrown on the sidewalk and severely bruised. RUMORS FROM WxVRSAW. Governor General of City Said to Be Seriously Wound. London, Feb. 9.-The Berlin cor? respondent reports that during the rioting at Warsaw-yesterday the gov? ernor general was seriously injured and that his right foot is said to have been since amputated. The report is unconfirmed. RUSSIAN RIOTERS SENTENCED. Participants in Anti-Jewish Riots Sent to Prison for Short Terms. St. Petersburg, Feb. 9.-The court which has been trying the cases of those charged with connection with the Jewish riots at Cornel a year ago today handed down the following de? cision. Sixteen Jews were acquitted, thirteen were sentenced to five months and ten days in prison with the loss of their civli rights; twelve Russians and the same number of Jew were sen? tenced to twenty days' imprisonment; eleven prisoners, who were minors, were sentenced to a fortnight impris? onment. WRECK IN IOWA. Chicago Train Falls Through a Bridge and Four Killed. DesMoines . Iowa, Feb. 9.-Tele? phone communications from Mel? bourne, twenty-five miles from Des? Moines, says the . Milwaukee train which left Chicago for DesMoines last night broke through a bridge two miles from there. Five persons were reported killed and 'many . injured. Eight coache were overturned. CAPITAL WINS IN GERMANY. Striking Miners Return to Work Un? conditionally. Berlin. Feb. 9.-The strike of two hundred thousand miners in the Rhine provinces, which has been in progress since January ended today in a victory for the owners. The men return to work tomorrow uncondi? tionally. Their funds are exhausted and they had to go to work. This is the most crushing blow that capital has ever given German labor unions. KUROPATKLN TO BE RECALLED. Duke Nicholas Leaves Next Week for Manchuria to Take Command. Eerlin, Feb. 0.-The Lokal-Anzei? ger learns from Russian oilicials sources that Grand Duke Nicholas of the Russian cavalry, will start for Manchuria next week to relieve Ku ropatkin of command. THE STRIKE RENEWED. WORKMEN IN ST. PETERSBURG HAVE QUIT WORK AGAIN. T?iey Are Bitter Because the Promised Reforms Have Not Been Promptly Granted-No Disorder. St. Petersburg, Feb. 10.-The sit? uation here is still uneasy and trade is paralyzed by the feeling of uncer? tainty which prevails everywhere. It is estimated that 30,000 additional workers went out on strike yesterday. The men are bitter because they have not received the promised reforms promptly. A large number of men at the Pontiloff Works and at the Frank Russian Works went out this morn? ing because they had not been grant? ed an eight hour day. They are pa? rading the streets in small groups and very quietly. No disorder has occur? red. GAS TANK EXPLODES. A Fierce Fire in Xew York Tliat Threatened Great Damage. New York, Feb. 10.-An explosion and the resultant ?re in the Central Union Gas Company's plant in the Bronx this morning for a time threat? ened the destruction of the entire sec? tion of the city known as Fort Mor? ris. A number of gas tanks and a Naptha tank were nearby and the firemen had a hard time keeping the flames from reaching these. If the flames had spread a million dollars' worth *f damage would have been done. Five men were hurt seriously. Columbia, Feb. 8.-At the instance of Sheriff Epperson, Governor Hey? ward today offered a reward of S100 for John Henderson who stabbed his wife to death in Sumter on December 17. London, Feb. 8.-A decision favor? able to the United States was render? ed by the privy council in the Greene and Gaynor case today. Greene and j Gaynor who were indicted with ! Captain Oberlin Carter in connection with the Svannah harbor frauds escaped to Canada and the United States officials have been unable to arrest them. Today's decision means that they can now be brought back to the United States under arrest. Mr. Bryan wants the Democratic party to help the President in all that is good and we belive the Democrat? ic party is broad enough to accept the Bryan idea of true Democracy.-Mem? phis News. From the lexicon of feminine oaths the Carbondale W. C. T. U. would eliminate "My Lord" and "Good Heavens," thus restricting the output to-"Dully Gee" and 'Don't You Know. '-Detroit Free Press. Governor Penny packer says he be? lieves the devil :is an editor. Many good editors served their apprentice? ship as devils.-Washington Post. 0 On the whole Mr. Bryan seems to be a man the majority of his country? men heartily like and would firmly decline to vote for.-Milwaukee News, Arizona and New Mexico insist that they are brothers, but not twins ,Give Your Si : oma ch a Rest. ?Your food must be properly digest? ed and assimilated to be of any value to you. If your stomach is weak or diseased take Koiol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat and gives the stomach a rest, enabling it to recupe? rate, take on new life and grow strong again. Kodol cures sour stomach, gas, bloating, heart palpitation and all digestive disorders. Sold by all drug? gists. MON E Y PICKED UP!! BY Writing Life Insurance In The Penn Mutual Insurance Co. LIBERAL contracts to live agents in unoccupied territory. ADDRESS PERRY MOSES, JU General Agent; Sumter, S. G. DeLORHE'S PHARMACY, 23 Soutlb. Main St. Open from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. ; Sunday, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Having consolidated my two stores, I will be pleased to see all my customers at the aoove stand, where I am better pre? pared than ever to serve them. Your prescriptions will be called for and delivered. Phone 45. Full line of Drugs, Garden Seed and Cigars. Your patronage solicited. Call bell for night work. Thc Kind You Have Always Bought, and which hats been in uso for over 30 years, has borne the signature of -- and has been made under his per ff jt&lfflf'y?* , sonal supervision since its infancy. ^*u2zvy, '-???CsM* Allow no one to d<?ccive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are bot Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Oastoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It; is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Karcotic 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 Friendo GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS /9 Bears the Signature ^ o? ^.^ ^ ^ Tie Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over? 30 Years. THC CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STRICT, Ht? YORK OCTY. WHISKEY J MORPHINE I CIGARETTE j ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT, j HABIT. ? HABIT. ! HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. 0. 1329 Lady St, (or P.O. Box*75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited AN OPPORTUNITY. We are now offering the magnificent plantation known as Shady Side, containing 750 acres, situated 3? miles West of Sumter. This place has a nice 8-room dwelling, thirteen ten? ant houses, and a fine orchard. In fact 'tis an ideal home for you. Better se? us about it. WHITE & MCCALLUM, Beal Estate and Insurance Agents, PHONE NO. 143. S. C. OFFICE NO. 18 S. MAIN St Mch9-ly The First of the Season. A choice car load of [horses and mules just received and need sell? ing. Among them are some extra nice drivers, some good smoothe, ftdl made work horses and a few nice mules. All youiig and sound. I will appreciate a look from you whether you a,re ready to buy or not. Eespectfully, A. D. H ARB Y. OUR SECOND Car horses and mules due to arrive Friday Oct. 14th. i-,-_ Bought in St. Louis, at the World's Fair, conceded to be the largest horse and ; mule market in the U. S. If you want a j good selection see this bunch before they ! are picked over. I SPECIAL. Several choice drivers and family broke j harness horses, 'j Ten (10) smooth young mules. ; I_' South Carolina Rust Proof seed oats, the heaviest on the market, 65c per bushel.