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IH TD SET WM. tlOW st J KU AM) OTHERS MA DK A UK, STAKE IN THE WEST. HIB, I/on) Mount Stephen, Ixnrd Stralhcooa ami Co,, Qe4 500 Miles Of Hood. J,500,tO? Acres of Loud Wltftsout Paying a Dollar and Hold The Land for $IS.0?M.Ha7. New York, March 2?.?That James J. Hill. Lord Mount Stephen. Lord struthcon* and a fsw others aasoctat #4 la the Hill rallrouds of the North *est have in about thirty years divid? ed among themselves the colossal sum >f 1407.000.000, exclusive of divi? dend*. Interest r other emoluments, aad that this stupendous fortune has been made from an original Invest saent if nothing, is the amaslng as? sertion made by Charles Edward Rus? sell la an article entitled "The Heart of the Railroad problem" In the April number of Hampton's Magasine. laeredlble as thie amount is. the present Investigator has found It to he "only a part of the colossal profits coined from an investment of nothing by thai moat wonderful American moaey-snaklng machine, and when you come to ? e the full balance sheet of these operations you will agree with me Mat never before have there been su< i marvelous results from a beginning so Inconsiderable." Tracing the genesis of what Is now the Great Northern and allied lines, the court records disclose, amoni oth? er startling facts, that "when Jesse P. Farley cams into the St. Paul A Pa i oMc railroad la 1170 as receiver for the Us I ted States district court, the I flm division of the St. Paul * Pacific ae then known, had the line from St. Faal to Breckenrldge and the branch to Sank Rapid?; the other company, known atmply as the St. Paul * Pa? cific railroad, had the extension from Wala? to Brain ed aad the line from 9L Clouds to 81. Vincent, la all some? thing more than 400 miles of track. Farley not only put Uvea* la order, out he completed connections with the Canadian railroad at the frontier, ?a etUl further proved hie capacity whoa, after three or four years of his rooervershtp. the Minnesota legisla? ture leased aa act providing that un? less the road should be completed to m certain point within a certain time ft must forfeit part of the rich land franc whereof the people's represent? atives lead beea so liberal Judge John F. Duloa authorised Farley aa receiv? er to construct this extension and to karoo receiver's dsbentur ? for the ex poeee. 3o the receiver built one hun? dred and twelve miles of new road aad eared the land grant." says Mr. Russell ' Reed C<s* of a Railroad. Four facts connected with this ou oration are Im lortant, he summar "Plrst. Judge Dillon limited the coot of the construction to $10.000 a mile, and thin ?um must Include sta? tion building*, grounds, side tracks and equipment "Second. The receiver built and equipped the one hundred and twelve miles for less than the limit fixed, ex? panding only about It.600 a mile, soaie etretche? being done for $8.225 a pnlbv Kindly remember this. It Is a good fact to have handy when you encounter the Assertion of gentlemen .In the railroad war that It costs $40. 000 to $71.000 a mile to build a rail? road. "Third. The receiver filed with the court detailed Accounts of every Item of expense connected with his work, and every cltts>>n can go now and see la the office of the clerk of the United Statm district court at St. Paul. Minn., exactly what It OOflla to build and equip a railroad when the work Is hone*tly done. "Fourth The construction compa? ny with the *!las before noted, ex? pending money of the lowly and Igno? rant foreigner, had charged up $$. 000 a mile for construction In the same region and had done the work so badly that when the receiver took charge much of the track was un? safe. ' J J Hill, at that time, was local freight agent of the road at St.. Paul. Securing the corporation of Norman W. Klttaon. Onorge Stephen and Don? ald A. Smith, first mortgsge were preeently and quietly obtained "on more than 300 of operated railroad ?nd 1.180.404 acre* of land, on the Understanding that they should not be paid for until the road should be reorganised This wss done In 1879, ths Canadian brotherhood forming the St. Paul. Minneapolis A Manitoba Railway Co.. of which (Jeorge ?tOfflb | was president. Norman \V. Ki t*..n and Donald A. Smith directors and James J. Hill general manager Whereupon th-Te was appointed a ma*t?T In chanceiy who. Of f be Mth day of June. 187?. sold all the prop? erty of two St. Paul & Pacifies t<> the St. Paul. Minneapolis A Manitoba RollWSy Co for $4.780.000 oh\ mun ly one of the most romantic events In raln >ad history, and too romantic for those who did not share In It. "For presently came the sale by the flt. Paul. Minneapolls m Manitoba ' Railway Co. of the greater part of the land lor $13,068,887. followed by the sworn testimony of tho receiver that the property sold for $6,780,000 was worth at the time more than $16,000,000. "There was also issued by the brotherhood $15,000,000 of St. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba stock, for which not one cent waa ever paid In? to the company's treasury, being In fact the purest water that ever gush? ed and gurgled from the financial rocks. Of this stock Mr. Hill. Mr. Kltt son and Mr. Smith took 28,823 shares each, being about one-fifth. Mr.Ste phen took two-fifths, one of which he held In trust for some person or per? sons unknown. 'The $15,000,000 of stock thus neatly created out of nothing by the mere waving of tho wind of financial wizardry presently became an enor? mously valuable possession, and is, therefore, to be added to the spoils secured from the outwitted Yankees." HOUSE NEARLY SEES A FIGHT. Hyrtl, of Missiwrippl, and Fordney, of Michigan. Hare lilt. Washington, March 26.?Through a misunderstanding Representative Byrd, of Mississippi, and Representa? tive Fordney, of . Michigan, almost came to blows on the floor of the house today, while the later was mak? ing a speech on the tariff. Mr. Ford? ney, In response to numerous ques? tions relative to the existence of a Lumber Truat, was contending that no combination of lumber manufac? turers exists. Mr. Byrd asked Mr. Fordney If It waa not true that a combination ex? ists among the fetall dealers of Mis? sissippi, to whJeTi Mr. Fordney's firm, which is operating In that State, waa a party. Mr. Byrd added that he knew whereof he apoke when be charged the existence of such a com? bination. 'The gentleman does not know a damned thing about It," ahouted Mr. Fordney irritably. Immediately Mr. Byrd made his way toward Mr. Fordney, but several Democratic members shopped him before he cduld reach the former. Mr. Fordney Immediately apolo? gised to the house for the profanity and said that if he had offended the gentleman from Mississippi, he most humbly apologised. He added, how? ever, that Mr. Byrd could not say that his firm was a member of a Lumber Trua^. Mr. Byrd then explained that It waa not his Intention to make such a charge, and the Incident was cloaed. DU RANT'S NOMINATION CON? FIRMED. Senate Acta Upon the Charleston Col lectorshlp. Charleston. March 30.?E. W. Du rant, Jr.. will be the next collector of the port of Charleston. The United States senate yesterday confirmed his nomination to that office, the appoint? ment having been'made by President Taft Immediately after the convening of the present congress. Mr. Durant, who is one of the leading business men of the city, being one of the owners of the E. P. Burton Lumber Company, and who Is also popular socially, has received notification of his appointment, but he will not tuke charge of the office until the arrival of his commission. Until that time, he said last night, he will not be able to make any definte stntesment as to whether he will make any change In the personnel of the force of the col? lector's office. SHOOTING AFFAIR AT AIKEN. Two cttlaroH Fight Moodiest* Duel With Rifle and Shotgun. Alken, March 26.?Yesterday after? noon a preliminary hearing was given Mr. J. D. Piothro, a prominent citi? zen, who resides near Alken, before Magistrate Smoak, on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill the charge being made by Mr. J. H. Richardson, a farmer, who resides on the road upon which Mr. Protho's ru? ral telephone line runs. Near the place of Richardson. Protho's tele? phone crossed the Postal wires, and he had to change the route slightly tp avoid his. in changing, n p?ls had to be plaeed near Mr. Richardson'* place In the right of way of the pub? lic road, on which Mr. Prothro had secured consent to place his poles. Mr. Illchurdsnn objected S the pole . j iced near his place, and | dis Mr. Richardson objected to the pole there. It Is charged that Mr. Prot hro fired at Mr. Richardson eleven times wltb a rifle, and that Mr. Richardson fired at Mr. Prothil three times with a shotgun. AJ1 the shots went Wide Hnd no Injury was done. It Is not known which fired tlrst, as both claims the other was the assailant. Aftf-r bearing the prosecuting side, Maglstiate Smoak bound Mr. Prothro over to the higher court under a bond of $200, which was furnished. A sweeping assertion must be the kind that throws dust In the other fellow's eyes. THE TARIFF GRAFT F.I KINS SAYS EAST HAS BEEN GIVEN EVERYTHING. Democrats Not Considered?Southern Member** Excluded From Commit? tee Hearings on Pnyne Measure? Sarcastic References by Senator (iorc, Washington, aMrch 29.?Objection was made in the senate today to a statement by Senator Hale that the finance committee is holding dally seesions on the tariff bill. The crit? icism came from Senator Bacon, who said he understood that only certain members were present. He referred to the fact that the Dmocratic mem? bra of the committee were excluded. "Perhaps I should have said sub? committee," explained Mr. Hale. "Is it not usual to give the minori? ty representation on sub-commit? tees?" asked Mr. Bacon. "Not on tariff matters," replied Mr. Hale, which rejoinder provoked general laughter. Senators Money, Culberson and Newlands protested against the ex? clusion of the minority, but the crit? icism appeared to be only perfunc? tory and without hope of changing the existing order of procedure. Joining with the Democrats In their protests against the manner in which the tariff bill is made up, Sen? ator El kins. (Rep.) of West Virginia declared himself and his State to be of the South, the interests of which, he said, are "being crucified." He as? serted that New England is over-rep? resented on the commitee while the great Middle West and the South are not represented at all. He said that he understood the committee would make a free trade I measure for New England, and In the past the statesmen from the South, I like "poor, miserable deluded peo? ple," had been compelled to support I such propositions and had got as a I return only high protection on ar? ticles they consumed. He complimented the Southern stateemen on their protests and de I clared himself in league with them. I To make his position more forcible I several senators from the South ask I ed questions of Mr. Blklns and Mr. Hale sought to answer some of these. "There you have It." said Mr. El kins. "You can see what a close corporation this New Englandf crowd Is. Speak of one of their interests and some New England representative comes to his feet. Speak of some? thing In the Interest of the South and the New Englander comes to his feet just the same." Mr. Elk Ins referred to the fact that the Democrats in the house had no opportunity to criticise the tariff bill before It was reported. Exception was taken by Mr. Gore and in a sar- j castic speech he said that the Demo- ' crats had been given four minutes in I which to examine the bill before ac I tion upon it In committee, j Mr. Elklns grilled the New Eng I land "domination" of the senat?4. Speaking of the appointments ot I Messrs. Lodge, McCumber, Smoot and I Flint as new members of the finance I commitee, Mr. Elk ins said they had J been chosen from > cctions as fa" I away from the South as possible. He spoke at length In defense of South? ern industries and urged the senators j from the section to Join him In de I manding that the South be given a I fair show. Speaking caustically of the in 1 fiuence of the New Englanders in the I senate, Mr. Elkins said they had seen I to it that the same influence prepon? derated in the finance committee. He j protested against the summoning of I witnesses before the committee unless J other senators are given a chance to I listen to thir tstlmony or read It be I fore the bill under consideration is I acted upon. Mr. Bacon presented a resolution I directing that all hearings and exam j Ination of witnesses by the finance J committtee or the majority members I thereof be open to all members of the sei.ate. The resolution went over I under the rules. HOUSE SHOW FOR CAM DEN. One to be Given at the Popular Re? sort Tills Week?Also u Circuit. Camden, aMrch 28.?This week is to be quite a lively one In Camden in the way of amusements. The horse show will be pulled off on Wednesday and Thursday. This is the first time a show ut this kind has been gotten up for Camden. It will be held un? der the auspices of the Camden Coun? try club polo Association. Already there are quite ? number of entries, and it is expaOtad that the show will !>.? i decided success. The probabili? ties are that it will become a regular feature hereafter. The old baseball grounds, near the Seaboard freight depot, will be used for the horse sbow . TheU to add to the amusements of next week Spark's Show will visit Camden on the 1st of April. They will pitch their tents near the horse show grounds. Following the horse show and Spark's show there will he a big auction sale of city lots. MAJOR FREMONT EJECTED. President Taft Decides to Dismiss Him From the Army?A Son of "The Pathfinder.'' Washington, March 28.?Despite the efforts of his friends in the army, in civil life and in congress. Major Francis P. Fremont, son of the noted "Pathfinder," John C. Fremont, has been stripped of his commission by the president and ejected from the irmy in disgrace. Major Freeman after having several narrow escapes from dismissal, finally found his un? doing in the making of an alleged false statement concerning a fellow officer?not to use Mr. Roosevelt's "shorter and uglier" word. After having the qase of Major Fre? mont before him for several days, President Taft today closed his eyes and ears to the "influence" of con? gressmen and to the pleading letter of a former wife of the deposed of? ficer, who is now living happily with her second husband, an officer of the Medical Corps, at a Western post. Al? though the major and his first wife had their differences, and each later took another mate, still the former wife has written to the authorities pleading in strong terms that the father of her son might not be dis? missed in disgrace. Major Fremont, who commanded a battalion in the Fifth Infantry, has been in service in Cuba for two years past. Just before he was sent to Cu? ba he was accused of chronic pro? crastination concerning the payment of debts. The major had been in Cu? ba but a short while when he became generally unpopular with his fellow officers. Later, it is charged, he wrote a letter to a fellow-officer in which he stated that Major Wallis O. Clarke was sadly addicted to the use of intoxicants. This statement in due time was laid before General Barry, commanding the army in Cuba, and a quiet investigation of Major Clarke's habits was made. The result was a complete vindication of Major Clarke, and General Barry recom? mended to the Washington authori? ties that Major Fremont be court martialed on a charge of slandering a brother officer. Later the court-mar? tial was ordered. He was convicted of violation of the 61st Article of War and recommended for dismissal. As explained in an official statement is? sued today by Major-General Ains worth, the Adjutant-General, "Major Fremont was convicted on charges of knowingly making false statements in regard to another officer of the army 'and of making false statements in re? gard thereto to an Inspector-General, in violation of the 61st Article of War and of making derogatory statements to junior officers about their senior of" fleer, in "violation of the 62nd Arti? cle of War." The papers in the case reached Washington about the first of March and were left by Seortary of War Wright for revlewal by Secretary Dickinson. First, the court's record had the approval of Judge-Advocafcc General Davis and. after being in? dorsed by Seceretary Dickinson it "went to the White House for ilnal ap? proval. In the meantime several let? ters have reached the War Depart? ment and White House concerning the case, among these being the ap? peals for clemency on the part <?f the first Mrs. Fremont. The former wife's interest apparently WAS mostly on bo half of their son. who is now about 20 years old. He is a clerk in a New York mercantile house. The form? er Mrs. Fremont stated that the maj? or had .always been an honorable, honest and truthful man and an" ex? cellent soldier, and accordingly he should have been acquitted; or, If convicted, should be promptly par? doned. Major Fremont stood No. 76 in the list of majors when he was brought up for trial. ? About two years ago. at Plattsburg Barracks, New York, he lost 60 files by being convicted of failing to pay his tailor and grocery bills and falling to repay borrowed money. In 1901 he was convicted, in the Philippines, of cursing and abus? ing a soldier. He was then suspended from command for a period, but the sentence later was mitigated on ac? count of the need of the officer in the insurrection work then being done by the army. m Major Fremont is a brother of Capt. .lohn <*. Fremont, commander Of the battleship Mississippi Captain Fremont has a son. Liuet. .lohn G. Fremont, Jr., In the navy. The New York Sun says that Mr. Roosevelt "has achieved the most glorious notoriety that modem mor? tal could compass, and ? reputation secure from the ?nvy of all honest men. The bad hoy who gOCS fishing on Sunday deserves to be caught. So do the fish. "WALK OVER" SI ioc? $3.50 & $4 The Sumter Clothing Company* COTTON MARKET CONDITIONS. Movement During Past Week IIa? Been Small?Market Resists Every Decline. New York, March 26.?Prices have1 changed little during the week. The tendency has b( en towards steadiness in the old crop months, and some? thing like dragging in the new crop options. Speculation has continued dull and trade at home and abroad is reported quiet. Some large spot in? terests here are belived to be against the market and to be selling October, December and January steadily, as well as more or leas May, and there is little outside support. On the other hand, cotton is by many people con? sidered cheap and the market dis? putes every decline and shorts cover readily on the slightest cause. Much of the time Liverpool has done good spot business! and has been a steady buyer here of May in liquidating straddles. The May option is watched with a good deal of interest. The tendency of late has been for both May and July to increase their premiums over the later months. It is predicted that May will reach a much higher pre? mium later on when it can be put up without too much danger of attract? ing big shipments to N^w York. There is believed to be a large short interest here and at Liverpool both on strad? dles and hedges. Liverpool shows a disposition t > liquidate these transac? tions at the present level of prices. Within a day or two large Chicago grain operators have sold out consid? erable holdings of July without dis? turbing even a narrow market. KILLS SELF WITH KERCHIEF. Negro Murderer Cses Novel Method In Taking His Own Life. New York, March 28.?James Van go, a young negro, who, after his ar? rest in Chicago, confessed that he had murdered Isadore DeVallant, night clerk in the Eastern Hotel here, for the purpose of robbery, strangled himslf in his cell in the Tombs prison early today. Vango used a method to encompass his death, which required almost Spartan courage. He twisted a hand? kerchief around his neck, and, after tieing it securely, tightened it with a small piece of lead pencil, which he used as a tourniquet until it closed his windpipe. He then threw himself on the cot, placed his hands under his abdomen, buried his face in the pil? low and waited for death. Mr. H. H. Beard, for more than 30 years manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company at Yorkville, has tendered his resignation to become effective April 1. MA HI X ES SENT BACK TO SHIPS* Taft Suecps Aside Teddy's Order Aav signing Corps to Shore tuny . Washington, March 2?. The last remaining vestige of the Roosevelt order taking marines ott the hatti? ships and cruisers of tlw United! States navv was swept away today when President Taft, after the mat? ter had been considered at ? cabinet meeting, directed that an order he Issued i<>toring the marines to ex? actly the same dutus that they per? formed prior to their betas; ordere?! ash >re. After congress had placed a pro visian in the navy appropriation bill to xhe effect that a certain percent? age of the marine corns should be assigned to ship duty, i n order was issued the day before President Roosevelt went out of office restor? ing the marines to ships, but plac? ing them under the orders of the captains of the vessel on which they WCre to serve. Under the old order of things, the marines were given specific duties. One of these was to sight- certain) guns of the secondary battery. The> order placing them under the direc? tion of the ship's captain made it possible to assign the marines to any sort of duty and to deprive them of fighting any part of the ship's bat? tery. DARK HORSE MAY LAND JOB. Florence Keenly Interested in Poet mastership Question. Florence, March 2?.?The Florence postmastership is the one absorbing, topic throughout the city these days*. Although the municipal eleetien #s> on. there is little raid or thought of this very important matter, as the appointment for the postolttee ha* side-tracked all other matters politi? cally for the time being. It has turned out just as was pre? dicted some days ago, and that i? that there' are now so many candi? dates for the place that the job will probably be landed by ? "derbr horae." and it now seems that this prediction may come true. The citlxens of Florence have aa* been consulted on this matter since the public meeting called by tha board of trade last year, when Mr. W. Stroud was selected as the mam for the place by the citlxens la saaaa meeting, which was certainly a very representative one. It was In his in? terest that Mr. E. D. Smith end otT? ers were appointed as a committee to. go to Washington and^o secure, if possible, his appointment, and it cer? tainly sr. ms that Mr. Stroud is the j regular candidate selected for the place. If not. another meeting should ' be held arid another man selected. Promotes Digeslion?hcerfii ness and Rest.C on tarns neide ! Opiuni.MorphinB norMiaeraLj Not Narcotic. CASTOR For Infants antt ChiF/en. The Kind Vou Havs Always Bought Bears the Signatare of I I\mpktn Setd~ JbcSmaa * JkaMteSalti jtaiseSttd* t HimSteJ" Qon/kd Sugar * Wutojrro/ flaw. \ Aperfecl Remedy forConsfias tion, Sour Ston^h.Diajrrt?? Worin^,Cwwulsiousj7everislr ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. Use For Ovsr Thirty Years . Afh months old JJD65ES-35CENTS Exact Copy of Wrapper. CASTOR TMI r E. J. I I. K. D?NNE, ARCHITECTS. 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