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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
LOUD POSTAL BILL BEATEN.

House Refuses to Meddle With Existing
Second Glass Mail Privileges.
E The Loud bill to correct alleged abuses
Of the second-class mail matter privilege.
which last year passed the House OF Repre-
sentatives, at Washington, by . majority
Of 34I to 10z, was buried under an over
whelming majority By the House on Thurs-
dag. The vote was not taken directly
upon the bill, but upon q motion to lay Il
on the table.
By vote Of 1s2 to 11s the motion was
carried. Forty-seven Republicans Joined
with the Democrats and Populists In ac-
complishing this result, and ten Democrats
with the majority Of the Republicans. The
refusal OF Mr.. Loud to permit q vote on
amendment at the last minute was re-
sponsible in a measure for the result, bat
the strength of the measure undoubtedly
waned throughout the three days debate.
The announcement OF the bills defeat
wasgreeted by burst Of applause.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10

He came out Of the Naval Academy In
1860 and went into service on the frigats
Potomac. He was made master in 1861,
lieutenant in 1862 and served on the prac-
tice ship John Adams for one year. After
that he was a lieutenant on the ironclad
Patapsco with the South Atlantic blockad-
ing squadron. He escaped luckily from
that ship when she was destroyed in
Charleston harbor on January Is, 1865.
After the war Captain Sampson served
on the flagship Colorado and became lieu
tenant commander in 1866. For three
years, until 1871, he was stationed at the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
BOARD OF lNaUIRY's PROGRESS.
1t Has Completed the First Half of Iti
Investigation.


WASHINGTON, D. c. Especially 1T L
officially admitted at the Navy Depart.
ment that the Naval Board OF Inquiry has
completed only the first branch Of its in.
yestigation into the cause Of the explosion
that wrecked the Maine. No opinion is ex.
pressed as to when the work will be com.
pleted, although it Is evident that Secre.
tary Long thinks the Board will make g
more detailed examination OF the hull Of
the Maine, and examine and re-examin'
witnesses.
With somewhat surprising patience Con.
gress Is keeping its hands OF the Cubar
question in Difference to the wish Of tht
Administration pending the investigation
OF the Board OF Inquiry. No attempt Is
made to force the question to the frontiir
either House, Notwithstanding the over.
whelmlng sentiment Of Senators and Rep
ressntatives in favor Of some kind OF inter-
vention.
Captain Fred Sharp. who Is in charge OF
the wrecksrs, says 1t will take thirty days
work before the Names guns can be
touched. The removal OF the turrets viii
be tremendous task. This is because o..
the immense riyets.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
THE NEWS EPIToMlzE
Washington Items.


A new issue Of the counterfeit tw|
Treasury note discovered by the
Service some time ago has made
pearance. This note bears check le
and plate number %.
Secretary Alger sent note to the s.
Committee on Military Affairs recomm
ing that the Governments Klondike
expedition should be abandoned.
Senators Gallinger, Money and Thur
ston and Representatives William Alden
Smith, OF Michigan, and Amos Cummings,
OF New York, left for Fortress Monroe,
where they embarked for Cuba as guests
on private steam yacht. They expect to
be absent about ten days.
The President sent to the Senate the
nomination OF Sol. Berliner, OF New York,
to be Consul at Teneriff, Canary Islands.
The Senate voted that Mr.. Corbett, OF
Oregon, was not entitled to seat In she
Senate.
The Sundry Civil bill was passed by the
House with the appropriation for the Paris
Exposition stricken out.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roose-
velt declares the department has no reason
to anticipate trouble, but 1t has no inten-
;tion Of being unprepared in case 1t should
come.
Secretary Long has directed that the
monitor Miantonomah and the ram Katah-
din be placed In commission. Survivors OF
the Names crew will be assigned to the
ram.
The Presiden: sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate: Captain Henry
|, B. Robeson, to be Commodore; Captain
Winfield s. Schley, to be Com modore;
Commander Theodore F. Jewell. to be 4
Captain; Commander William NJ. Folder,
to be q Captain; acknowledgements
Andrew Dunlap, to be Commander;
Lieutenant Commander Richard Rush, to
be Commander.
Guns and mounts for auxiliary cruis ers
are to be shipped from the Washington
foundry to the New York Navy Yard,
where in few hours they can be placed
on the vessels for which they are intend cd.
The President sent to the Senate the
nomination OF Charles j. Haubert to be
Marshal OF the Eastern District Of New
York.
The President appointed Colonel Henry G.
Corbin Adjutant- General of the Army, to
succeed General Samuel Breck, retired, on
account Of age.
The Postofice Department will have .
rural free delivery system In operation In
New Jersey about March II next.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Thomas B.
Bailey, United States Navy, was found dead
in Washington under conditions which led
to the belief that he had committed suicide.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
REAR ADMIRAL sIcARD.
REAk ADMIRAL SICARD.
On charge OF the United States fleet ut
present In Southern waters.

pairing to turn in, when Of sudden a ter
rife explosion occurred, and when I stag
gered to my feet, I found myself In tho
dark. There was one light In the distance.
and I made for that. On the way I met
Lieutenant jenkins and marine named
Garnett.
1--WE made for the ladder, and the ship
was rapidly filling with water. We reached
the hatchhoie, and the water was gaining
on us fast. Garnett said, We're lost and
seemed about to give up, but Lieutenant
Jenkins, who was the last man to reach the
ladder, said: GO ahead; don't give up
0arnett squeezed through and pulled me
up after him. As fell upon the deck 1
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
UNITED STATES MONITOR TERROR.

naval academy. He was then assigned to
the Congress, served a year on that ship at
the European station and got his commits
sion as commander on August 8, 1874. He
was placed in command Of the third-rater
Alert, on which he served until 1875. Since
then he has commanded the Swatara, has
served at the academy, at the observatory,
at the torpedo station and In other posts.
He was commissioned o captain in March,
1882
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10

court to 60 back to Havana. From this
dispatch two inferences were drawn:
First-That the court did not know yet
what caused the explosion that destroyed
the Maine.
Second-That the time that would eiapse
before the court would be prepared to
make its report could only be guessed at,
and necessarily must be more than day or
two.
Perusal OF letter from Captain 'Samp-
son, President Of the Court OF Inquiry, to
Secretary Long, suggests that the Court
will not undertake to form its judgment
until the wrecking companies shall have
accomplished some important work upon
the Maine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Main. Victims to Rest at Key West.

,,i. To SoPo,I SPn, .ne
in Key West. Orders to this effect were re-
ceived from the Navy Department, and the
coast survey boat Bache will bring back
any bodies found. Fifty cof1hs have
been ordered from Key West under
takers. The Navy Departments order
is said to have been issued under the pres
sure OF public sentiment against burying
the bodies OF the sailors in Spanish soil.
Rear Admiral Sicard and his staff have
charge Of the funeral arrangements, which
are expected to include all naval honors.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
The Terror Guards New York.

EEw YORK CRY (SpeciaD.-With gleam-
ing white sides and FURNISHED guns fore
and aft. the United States monitor Terror
cast anchor Monday of Tompkinsville,
within q cables length OF the spot where
the black sided Spanish cruiser Vizcaya
was anchored. Staten Islanders greeted
the guardian Of the port with a cheer, and
many small boats put out to the monitor.
1t Is fully expected. that she will stay
at her anchorage until the result OF the in
vestigation Of the Board OF Inquiry O; the
disaster to the Maine has been sent to Sec
retary OF the Navy Long and passed upon.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
NINE BURNED TO DEATH,
Mrs. Knicxmeyer. Her Two Brothers and
Six Daughters Perish in Charleston, 8. C.

Mrs. Rebecca Knickmeyer, with her six
daughters, whose ages ranged from seven
teen years to an infant one month old, and
her two young brothers, named o'Neale'
were burned to death in tenement-hodse
fire at Charleston, s. C. They were Sleep
ing on the third Qoor OF the building. The
fire, which started on the first floor, crept
up the stairway and cut of escape.
1t is thought that the fire was Of incen-
diary origin. There was distinct odor OF
kerosene oil in the building and different
parts OF the place were on fire at the same
time. The father OF the children, fireman
on night duty rushed home just in time to
see the body OF his wife brought out. He
dashed up the blazing steps and rescued
his baby, but it died ten minutes later.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Americans in No Danger.

HAVANA, Cuba (By Cable).-A meeting
OF American citizens in Havana was held
at the Hotel Inglaterra to protest against
the sensational reports sent to New York
OF Americans being In danger. Resolu-
tions, copies of which will be sent TO Presi-
dent Mckinley aud General Blanco, were
adopted, denying the statements that
Americans are insulted on the streets.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Court Returns to Havana.

KEY WEST, Fla. (SpeciaD The Naval
Court OF Inquiry into the Maine disaster
sailed from Key West to Havana, where II
will resume it's. Investigations. Two days
West, and the obvious fact that 1t was in
no hurry to return to Havana, have natur-
ally strengthened the belief, already pre-
yaiUng, that there is clearly-definsd ir.
tention OF gaining further time before the
report on the Investigation Is made.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Perhaps Last Breath a Prayer.

Mrs. Joseph Balm was burned to death
by the explosion Of a lamp at her home in
Bridgeport, Conn. Her body was found I'm
kneeling position. Her two-year-oid
baby lay asleep in cradle nearby and was
unhurt. Dir. Balm rescued the little one.
but did not see his wife's body until hs
stumbled oyer Il.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Lottery Record pesess. p.mas.

The United States Senate Conmittes on
Commerce decided by unanimous vote to
report adversely the nomination Of Henry
Demas to be Naval Offlcer at New Orleans.
There were many charges against Demas,
rejecting upon his general character,
but the one which seemed to influence
the committee most was q charge that
while State Senator he had been In the
employ OF the Louisiana Lottery.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Mysterious Murder in New York.

Nicholas W. Pontius was shot and killed
by Emil Guzman on the sidewalk in East
Fifty-ninth street, New York City. Guz-
man sent FIVE bullets into his victims body,
and then sauntered away with his hands
in his pockets. There is no explanation OF
the crime. Guzman, when asked for a
statement, replied, Gentlemen, have
nothing to say
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Killed Two Chicago Policemen.

Policeman Patrick Fenton was killed and
Policeman Daniel Carey fatally shot In
Chicago by Michael Clark, whom they at
tempted to arrest. Clark saw his victims
fall and jumped through a second-story
window OF his boarding place. He ran to
the Paris Church and gave himself up to
the priest, who turned him over to the
police
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Quarrel, FratrIcide, Suicide

shep Wood, o young farne.:, sh-. and
killed his brother Thomas at CordeIe, Ca
On seeing the result OF his shot he turned
the gun upon himself and sent q bullet
through his brain. The brothers had quar-
relied over business u,atters-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
A Reyolt in Cenezuels.

The State Department, Washington, has
been informed that small revolution has
broken out at Valencia, about 200 miles
from Caracas. Capital OF Venezuela. This
is evidently directed against President An
drade, who was only few days ago inau-
gurated as tho successor tV President
Crespo.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10

heard Lieutenant Jenkins cry: MY God, I
am drowningn and I remember nothing
more.
"a wardroon boy named McCann saw
me lying there, and, picking me up, threw
me overheard. The water revived me, and
I swan ashore"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
II has been freely stated that the

It has been freely stated that the
monumental railway enterprise of the
nineteenth century will be the trans
Siberian railroad. Considering that
when this tremendous length Of line
Is completed the Pacific httoral will
be brought into direct railway COM
-mdhication with the North Sea, one
cannot but pause for moment to ad-
mire the enterprise of nation which
In some quarters has been looked upon
for many years as one more or less
barbaric. There is no question that
Russia is marching onward with firm
ard vigorous steps, and in engineering
bids fair to compete 9th any of the
older, and, presumably, more intelli-
gent countries. Its latest engineer
ing scheme is one which is likely to
put into insignifcsnce any other un-
idertakings of a like character. 1t is
nothing less than to build a gigantic
waterway from the Black Sea to the
Baltic; in other words, canal deep
enough and wide enough to carry
cargo steamers from the North OF
Russia to the South, or vice versa.
AT the present time the country OF
tRussisn Poland in the watershed of
the Dnieper is being actively surveyed
coward this end, and early next year
ift is expected that the work of con-
istructing this gigantic canal will be-
gin. The estimated cost is 500, ,00O,-
Zoo, which includes system of elec-'
itric lights along the canals whole
length of one thousand miles.
: Wanted to Get Rich Quick.
"Did your railway make money!:
J mo- replied the promoter; I'VE
wouldn't let well enough alone"
! There was chance Of its being PROF.
fable. them
ayes; but we weren't satisfied with
selling stock. We had to 60 ahead and
TRY to build the road."-WashiDgton
St:r
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
General Merritt,s Views.

NEW YORK CITY Especially Major Gener-
al Wesley Merritt, commanding the De-
partment of the East, said Friday that
Congress should authorize the enlistment
of two more regiments OF artillery. The
men were needed. he said, to care for the
new big guns placed La our sea-coast de-
fences,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
Klnndiks Relief a Plot.

Secretary Alger stopped the Government
relief expedition to Klondike, and will re-
port to Congress that it is unnecessary and
-aart Of nlot to swndis tn Goracamenk
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
New Secret Service Chief.

John z. Wilkie has been placed in charge
of the Secret Service Bureau at Washington.
Ex-Chief ". P. Hazen has been transferred
to the New York Office.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
OLDEST MASON AND ODD FELLOW.

The Late George Lord, OF California, En-
joyed That Distinction.
George Lord, familisriy known as Uncle
George" the oldest Mason in the United
States and probably In the world, and also
the oldest Odd Fellow In this country. died
at his home In San Bernardino, CAL, tho
other morning, from paralytie stroke.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
"Biack Blister" in India.

An epidemic OF "black blister" has
broken out in the State OF Hyderabad, In
dja. Fifty deaths are occurring daily.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
CAPTAIN SIMPSONS RECORD. u

The President of the Maine Court OF In
Quiry an Able Seaman.
Captain William Thomas Sampson, Presi-
dent Of the Court OF Inquiry, investigating
the Maine explosion, is the commander of
the battleship Iowa. is an old and an able
sailor and has had much experience in
fighting ships.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10
HOW LIEUTENANT JENKINS DIED.

LOBI IfB IiI6 w HlI6 LACUuEuEIuB XWU
Members Of tho Maine Crew.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Especially William
Gartrell, the only surviving fireman on the
battleship Maine, has written two letters
home to his brother, George Gartrell, Of
this city. In his description OF the explo-
sion, Gartrell gives the first authentic ac-
count OF the death OF Lieutenant Jenkins.
ABOUT $40 O'clock" he says, 81 was
crossing the third lower deck, and was pre-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-10

George Lord was born in New York City
June q, 1900, and first came to California In
1S49. After mining for some time at Steep
Hollow he returned to his Iowa home and
married Miss Arabella Singleton. Again
coming to California In 1852, he settled I'm
San Bernardino, which had ever since bean
his home. Though latteriy rather feeble
physically, his intellect had not been im-
paired by the corrosion OF time, and he
always fondly hoped to see the dawn OF q
new century.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

a compass. The crew were unable 10 find
him any more than the ship. with snow
drifts binding their sight during the night
and fearing to move about because a false
step might send them through assures in
the ice into the ocean, probably drowning
them.
The men, fearing to move lay beneath
the shelter of ice hummocks, where many
were overcome by intense cold and per-
ished. Others were smohered to death be-
meath snow drifts, being unable to maintain
sufficient vital energy to struggle for life
believe the storm continued Tuesday be-
cause we had it here. and the steamer
could not reach the men. During that even
ing and night others perished, hunger being
added to cold.
On Wednesday when the steamer was
able to start to pick up the remnant of the
men, few of these were able to help them
selves. Another night probably would have
caused the death of ell on the foe.
Most of the crew. $50 at least, were from
Green's Pond and the neighborhood of Bona
Vista bay, and nearly all were married.
This will prove terrible disaster In every
respect, especially in the number Of widows
and orphans made. would not be surprised
if one or more other steamers had met the
same misfortune.
Mr.. Grieve's statement represents the
view Of most men Of experience in the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27
washington Bureau st. Paul Globe, J
CorcoYan Buifdinq. {
Special to The ST. Paul Globe.

Special to The St. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Presi-
oent Mckinley is being besieged by the
opposing factions which are seeking
TO bring about solution of the Cuban
question. EXcitable congressman on
the one hand and conservative sem
ators on the other, have surged in and
out OF the White house today, "by re-
quest of the president" ard the won
der is that the chief executive main
talns his equilibrium under the strain.
The president is bound to maintain
peace just as long as peace is possible
lie mas not changed his purpose, how
ever. of intervention in behalf of more
civilized methods of warfare The
only question still troubling him is as
to the method to be employed, so that
no suspicion of bad faith or ulterfor
motive can attach to it,
The project for feeding the reconcen-
tradoeS at our governments expense
and under our governments auspices
ought not, it is thought on general
principles to be objected to either by
Spain or by the Cuban insurgents.
From SPANS point of view the condi-
tion of the reconcentradoes affords the
only legitimate preteXt that the Unit
ed States could have for interfering in
hr domestic affairs; While from the side
OF the insurgents our charitable efforts
would appear to offer relief from the
one consideration which has given
them the most serious misgiving.
But the difference of opinion in con-
greSs as to how much ought to be ap-
propriated for this purpose is so great
that there is danger that the amount
will be too small, and then the pallia-
tive may lead to worse results than
the evil it is aimed to check. If, for
instance, congress should amend the
Sundry civil bill with an approximation
as many members now suggest, from a
quarter to half million dollars. this
sum would last only ten, fifteen or
twenty days, according to the manner
of its expenditure Then, if congress
were still in session, it would be neces-
Sary to make another appropria ton.
and speedy one, If it were to be eff
fective-by special act 1t is to such
an emergency that the radicals are
locking for their opportunity. To an
independent bill they could attach any
sort of rider" without jeopardizing
number of other appropriations. They
lHtend to seize upon such a bin and
append proviso to it, declaring that,
II by the time this second appropriation
has been exhausted the condition OF
things on the island has not been
changed for the better, armed inter-
vention by the United tSates shall fol-
low
1t is the dread of providing the en-
tering wedge for such a step which
gives the president much anxiety over
the question of intervening. even on so
peaceful an errand as the feeding Of
the hungry.
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PEACE OR WAR.

aboard the steamer and suffering ter
ribly, having been without proper med
ical attendance.
From the circumstances of the dis
aster it is feared that other steamers
have suffered in a similar manner.
The city is in state of great eX
citement.
The disaster is the worst recorded in
the history OF the sealing industry.
Most of the victims were married men.
The Greenland is expected to arrive
here tomorrow and the government is
making preparations for the accommo-
dation Of the frost bitten sufferers
Details Meagre.
Further facts concerning the Green
land disaster are difficult to obtain be-
cause a heavy snow storm is now rag
ing, interfering with the telegraph
wires. The steamer is lying off Bay de
Verde, and further messages cannot
be delivered tonight owing to the heavy
seas. Walter Baine Grieve owner Of
the Greenland, gives out the following
statement concerning the disaster:
My opinion is that the Greenland met
with the misfortune on Monday. On Sun
day night heavy gale ragged all along the
Atlantic seaboard of the island and reached
the northern latitude, where the Greenland
was cruising Monday forenoon. Being froZ-
en- solidly in the foe she sent her crew
out on the ice perhaps ten or twenty miles,
in search of seals.
The crews are usually divided into three
watches or companies. Her whole crew be-
ing 210, she would have sixty men in each
watch thirty remaining aboard, the cffi-
GERS, engineers, stewards and deck hands.
Each watch carries a bag of bread and
a kettle for boiling tea. When the storm
arose the men probably scattered over the
foe in parties of two or three, trying to
make for the ship. Ny belief is that the
first watch which started worked farthest
away from the ship, and is the watch which
lost the most men.
Only the master of the watch would have