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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
JUDGE CHAMBERS RETURNS.
Chief Justice Arrives AZ San
Francisco and Talks Of
Samoan Affairs.

Chief Justice w. 7. Chambers, Of
Samoa, arrived at San Francisco Friday
on the steamer Moana, accompanied
by his family. He is on four months
leave of absence, but says that his
business in the United States is Of such
a nature that he will not probably re-
turn to Apia, In an interview, the
chief justice said
"All is now quiet in Samoa, but 1
cannot answer for the future. Both
Mataafa and Malietos affect to be sat
isfed with the present arrangement,
which abolishes the Office Of king and
vests tho responsibility Of government
in the consuls of three powers feel
sure Malietoa is sincere in this.
Though fairly elected, and after the
election accepting the kingship, he
never had ambitions in that direction.
As soon as the commission arrived he
proposed to resign, q spirit which later
proved TO be in accordance with the
plans Of the commissioners and have
every reason to believe that he will
live mp to his bargain.
"Mataafa is ambitious. For many
years he has thirsted for power and
will not be so easily satisfied. At the
same time he is a man of exceptional
ability, is shrewd, and have never
thought the interests of the natives
would especially suffer in his hands.
eyes, my decision has been sustain
ed by the commission, and it has pub
lished the fact in a proclamation.
"With respect to the future, can
say little. In its work, the commits
sion has endeavored to eliminate from
the original arrangement all of the
features that have appeared faulty OF
weak. Those sections have simply
been struck out, leaving nothing in
their places. What will rob the whole
document of proper effectiveness is
the tripartite treaty under which i
will have to operate. am sure NJ
government in Samoa will succeed IN
der such an arrangement. The sooner
the powers see this and formulate
some correction, the better for all con
cerned.
Judge Chambers said he had finish
ed up all of the cases to come before
the court this summer. The commits
sion is empowed to appoint chief jus
tice adj interim to act in case anything
arises before a permanent appointment
is made. Up to the time Chief Justic
Chambers left the commission had no
decided who the new mnn would be.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
QUARTET SWUNG UP.
Four Negroes Die On Same Gallows at |
Baltimore, Md.

Four Negroes Die On Same GaIlows at
Baltimore, Md.
Upon one scafold and simultanei
ously four negroes were ushered into
eternity Friday in the Baltimore. Nd,
jail yard. Three of the men, Corne-
Illus Gardner, John Myers and Charles
James, paid with their lives for Grim
inally assaulting Annie Bailey, a thir-
teen year-old negress, while Joseph
Bryan, the fourth member Of the quar-
tet, killed Mary Pack, negress with
whom he had lived.
A fifth negro, Daniel Rodgers, con-
victed of killing his brother-in-law,
Charles Lewis, was to Lave occupied
the same scaffold, but his sentence was
committed to life imprisonment by
Governor Lowndes.
The necks of James, Myers and
Bryan were broken by the fall, and
they died almost instantly. Gardeners
cap became disarranged in the fall, and
his contorted face was visible to the
spectators. He was apparently con-
scious about one moment, after which
he slowly strangled.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
Hecira From the Resorts.

A Washington special says: The
yellow fever outbreak at the soldiers
home at Hampton has caused great
anxiety at the national capital, be-
cause, when it became known that the
scourge was in reality existing in the
soldiers home, the summer guests at
the hotels at Old Point Immediately
packed up their things and took the
boats and trains for Washington and
Baltimore. There is fear that in this
way the disease may be carried to the
capital, and that o quarantine may be
instituted in Washington.
Monday the marine hospital service
hurried a number of surgeons to
Hampton and vicinity.
DIR. Wasdin, of the marine hospital
service, who is already at Hampton, is
detailed as the expert at the home.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04

A writer in the American Cultivator
says: "a descendant of the Puritans
informs me that his aged mother al
ways resented the modern slang of
calling every active little child a kid.
Her own babies, she insisted, wero
precious lambs, and if they lived
would grow up and be sheep, to be
Gods especial favorites, while, she
said q young kid could never be any
thing but a goat. But, whatever their
reasons, the Puritans never took kind
ly to the goat. They preferred to
grow sheep"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
DIR. KERFOOT ACCEPTS
secretaryship of Southern Baptist Home
Missionary Board

secretaTyship of Southern Baptist Home
Missionary Board.
DR.. F. Fl. Kerfoot, of Louisville,
KY, has announced to the Southern
Baptist Home Mission board his &C.
ceptance of the position of secretary.
He will remove to Atlanta, Ga,
about the LIST of September and enter
upon the duties of the Office.
Doctor Kerfoot has been for ten
years professor of Systematic Theolo-
gy in the Southern Baptist Theologi-
cal seminary Mt Louisville, Ky. He
has filled this position with distin-
guished ability. This is the largest
theological seminary of any denomina-
ton in the country.
Doctor 1. I. Tichenor, whose long
and distinguished services as secretary
have been thoroughly appreciated
greatly approves of his successor. DR..
Tichenor will be retired as emeritus
secretary.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
CARPENTER COMES HOME.

Late Military Governor of Puerto Principe
Has -Four Months Leave Of Absence.
General L. H. Carpenter, late mill
tary governor of Puerto Principe,
Cuba, and on four months leave of
absence before going to Porto Rico,
arrived at New York on the Munson
line steamship Olinda Sunday morn
ing. General Carpenter said he was
relieved from the military governor
ship when the province of Puerto
Principe was merged into the province
of Santiago After q brief visit to
Washington the general will visit his
family on the coast of Maine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
BRICKMAKERS ON STRIKE.

Ten Thousand WOrkmen Thrown Out of
Employment at Chicago.
Ten thousand men were thrown out
Of employment and work was stopped
on 200 buildings in the course of con-
struction in Chicago during the second
day of the strike of the union brick
layers of Cook county,
The tie-ups came first on the smaller
jobs, where the contractors had not
taken the precaution to increase their
supply Of bricks in anticipation Of the
strike. The bricklayers and hodcar-
riers were forced to quit for want Of
material, and following them the car
penters were compelled to lay down
their tools.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
ALGER answers CRITICISMS
ONE OF TIE LAST ACTS OF ne
TIRING SECRETARY OF WAR.
He FULLY EXPLAINS HIS ACTIONS.
Denies Emphufically That Appointments
To Army We're Made For POlit-
Zeal Reasons.

One Of the last acts Of Secretary
Alger, who relinquished his portfolio
Tuesday, was to prepare a statement
covering several matters regarding the
conduct Of the war which has been the
subject Of criticism in Republic press,
particularly with reference to the APP
pointment of staff oflicersin the volun-
teer army. The statement in part is
as follows:
"All is we'll known, the force, with
the exception of three regiments Of
engineers, three regiments Of cavalry
and ten regiments Of immune infan-
try, was made up Of regiments from
the various states, the officers OF which
were all appointed exclusively by the
governors Of the respective states from
which the regiments came, and any
officer found untitled for service and
discharged was replaced by another IN
the same manner. The president had
no voice or control in the matter.
"From the statement referred to the
public might be made to believe that
the volunteer was differed by men
selected through political influence
with the secretary of war by special
favor, and without any regard to fit-
ness for the duties they were to per-
form.
"The returns of the volunteer army
show that in August, 1898, there were
207, 244 enlisted men and 8, 785 officers
in those regiments. This, with the
regular army recruited up to the war
strength, made an aggregate OF about
275, 900 officers and men. The yolun-
teer officers appointed by the presi-
dent numbered, all told, 1892. Of
this number AL were taken from the
regular army, and sol from civil life.
cit has been stated and repeated
many times that the secretary of war
made these appointments, when the
truth is that very few we're made upon
his recommendation, although he caus-
ed the entire list, with the recommend
ations, to be compiled and placed be-
fore the president for his selection. l
would be only too glad to have had
the honor to have made these appoint
ments. No better, no more loyal or
more patriotic set of men, as a whole,
ever served their country, and their
appointments we're a credit not only
to the appointing power, but to the
country they served. There were ex.
ceptions, but that could not have beer
foreseAn.
Criticisms as to the amounts anC
methods of expenditures which could
imply the wrong or careless use o
money were also made by The Londol
Times. This charge is false. So fa
as the conduct of the service was con
cerned no person with any knowledg
of the facts can ever charge truthfully
and no one can ever show that dolla
was Incorporated, stolen or embez
zled out of the hundreds of millions 0
| dollars that were expended. "
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
SHORT ON GREENBACKs.
Northerners Are Annoyed BY Scarcity Of
Paper Currency.

Northerners Are Annoyed BY Scarcity Of
Paper Currency.
Secretary Gage is much annoyed at
the scarcity of paper currency in the
north, and is unable to help out the
merchants and banks in that section.
The demand for paper currency is ex-
traordinary at this time. In speaking
of the matter Assistant Secretary Van
derby said:
"The country has about all there is.
There is about $40, 900, 900 in green
backs in the treasury, but we need
that to do business with ourselves.
We cannot issue any more Sherman
notes or silver certificates unless some
one deposits silver dollars in the
treasury. 1t has been suggested that
the northern banks might be able to
get silver from the south and deposit
for silver certificates.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
ASSESSED BY JUDGE.

North Carolina Omclals EnjOined From
fixing Tax Upon Telegraph Company.
A Raleigh special says; Judge ST.
monitor has granted a restraining or
der forbidding the corporation COM
mission from assessing the value Of the
Western Union Telegraph Companys
property in North Carolina at 81 900,
coo, and directing that it be assessed
at $500, 900. The order is returnable
before him at Asheyille September
18th.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
of Yellow Fever at Hampton Causes
Great Alarm Throughout the Country.
EXPERTS ANNOUNCE MALADY GENUINE YELLOW JACK
People Hurrying Away From Resorts IN Vicinity of
Hampton Extra Precautions Taken.

A special of Monday from Norfolk,
Va, stated that the breaking out of
yellow fever at the Soldiers home at
Hampton, and the prevalence of an
epidemic even before it was known
that there was a case Of yellow fever
in the United States, is causing almost
a panic in eastern Virginia, and thous-
ands Of people, especially the summer
guests at Old Point, Newport News,
and other immediate Atlantic resorts,
are focking to the northern and east
ern cities for protection from the dis
ease.
No Doubt as to Disease.
Surgeon General Sternburg at
Washington received the following
from Lieutenant Colonel Dewitt at
Fort Monroe regarding the outbreak
of fever:
Fort MONROE, Va, July i3-surgeon Cen
eral, U. s. A., Washlngton--At 4 o'clock p.
M. yesterday Surgeon Pettus, United States
marine hospital service, quarantine officer
officially stated that yellow fever is at the
Soldiers Home; "a cases, with deaths
Commanding officer took immediate meas.
ures for quarantine.
Surge Pettus states surgeon genera
marine hospital service was notified yester
day afternoon, (signed)
DEWITT, Surgeon,
Adiutant General Corbin and Major
Johnston, assistant adjutant general,
were at Fort Monroe Sunday and were
present when Surgeon Pettus mad,
his report to Lieutenant Colonel D,
Witt. General Corbin says that from
oil accounts there is little doubt tina
the conditions are serious, and there il
no telling how far the infection ma,
have reached.
General Corbin further says tina
there is not the least question abou
the character of the disease, physician
who were present at the postmorten
on some of the victims declaring tina
yellow fever was surely present.
According to advices received q
the war department Monday, Their
had been a total Of 40 cases, six q
whom died.
| The Soldiers Home has no conneC
ton with the war department 1t
under a board of managers created b
congress, which manages all the sol
diers' homes throughout the country
The men admitted are soldiers {
the war of the rebellion. Officers {
the war department are very much cor
cerned on the part of the military pos
at Fort Monroe, which is within 81
miles of the home.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04

A thinker Of the name Of David
Morgan has been studying Tennyson.
He finds that Tennyson "sat like a
clam in his shell and growled and
grunted." This may not throw any
sudden wave Of light upon Tennyson,
but the growing and grunting clam
sitting in his shell is a new and inter
esting figure.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04

Farmers in Oregon and Washington
have reason to believe that the horse
less age has been postponed. Buyers
from Wisconsin, Minnesota and the
Dakotas have been securing those
states for horses, and paying from $15
up for animals that two or three years
ago we're thought fit only for the abat-
toir. So great is the demand for
heavy work horses aud animals suita-
bic for the cavalry service that it is
impossible to meet it with the class of
animals required, and buyers are fill
ING out orders in some cases with un-
broken range horses, for which as
high as $40 per head has been paid.
Government buyers, who a few years
ago were won't to Gull very closely and
reject everything that did not meet the
exact requirements, have been com
PEELED to waive some of the specifcN-
lions. or else fail to secure the full
quota Of animals needed. The prin-
cipal reason for the advance in prices
is that many breeders abandoned the
business when there was so little
profit in it. The work-life OF horses
Is short, and the demaud has nov
oyertaken the supply. A minor fac
tor is the increased government de
maud
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
ALGER POSTED OTIS.

Retiring War Secretary Notified General
That He Is Being Criticized.
A Washington dispatch says: About
ten days ago Secretary Alger cabled
General Otis, saying that there was
some criticism of him in the American
press, but assuring him that tie adj
ministration was thoroughly satisfied
with his conduct of the Philippines
campaign.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04

DR.. Hartland Law Of San Francis
co, told New York audience the other
day that it is not infrequent for the
woman to propose to the man aud that
presently it will be the regular GUS
tom. Day by day it becomes clearer
that it is the men and not the women
who need the chaporons.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04

England is willing to make consid-
cradle sacrifices to retain Gibraltar.
A new battery has recently been made
on the highest point of the rock, and
the shells, weighing four aud FIVE hun
bred pounds, are taken up by a mar
row path, on a barrow drawn by
mule and guided by a man. Frequent
ly, it is said, mule aud barrow and
man have fallen over the side of the
cliff; but instead of an cutlery against
the dangerous practice, the English
gravely congratulate themselves that
the accidents have not taken a more
serious form, considering that these
shells are charged with powerful doses
of Lyddite. The whole top Of Glib
raltar might have been blown of.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04

In 1871 Germany lost 143, 900 lives
by smallpox. In 1874 a law was
passed making vaccination obligatory
in the first year of life, and compel
ling its repetition at tho tenth year.
The result was that the disease al
most entirely disappeared. At pres
ent the loss of life from it throughout
the empire is scarcely one hundred q
year. At the time of the Franco
German war the German government
had it's civil population yaccinatod op-
tionally, and its army completely re.
vaccinated, while the French-popu-
lation and army were vaccinated per-
functorily. Both were attacked by
smallpox, the French army losing
%, 900 men and the German 278. In
the face of such facts, all one way,
with which statistics Of the disease
are crowded, it is not easy to see how
the anti-vaccinationist is able to give
any plausibility to his argument.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
PEERAGE FOR PAUNCEFOTE.
British Ambassador to the United States
Goes Up a Notch.

1t was officially announced in Lon
don Monday that Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, British ambassador to the United
States, who was head of the British
delegation to the international peace
conference at The Hague, has been
elevated to the peerage.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04

success comes always to those who
believe in printer's ink judiciOnsly
used. Let us have your ADVERTISE
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-04
Central halfway Incorporated.

The Utah central railway was IN
corporated at Salt Lake Monday with
a capital stock of SS7, 900, 900, its OBJ
iect being, it is said, to acquire the
Central Pacific railroad and all its
property and franchises.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
EXPEDITION TO ICHAU.

PLACE VII BE PROFESSIONALLY SEIZED,
But NO ANNEXATION INTENDED.
Berlin. April lit is learned that a punitive
expedition. consisting Of l20 men, is to be sent
to I-Chau. in the Province Of Shan-Tung. that
place being, it appears. the seat OF the recent
disturbance. 1t is added that I-Chau Will be
Professionally seized. although there is no inten-
tion of annexing II.
Washingtou. April 1.-The German reinforce
ments whch nave been ordered to South Shan
TunF, China, it is known, is owing to the reiter-
ated demands c. the German missionaries and
engineers in that territory, whose lives have
been menaced. The German Government, there
fore has authorized the Governor Of the German
territory In F!ao-Chau to send troops 70 South
ShanrT
This exp ition 1t is explained. has no terri
torial aims being wholly a measure TO secure
the life an ! property Of German subjects, and
only enter Upon after pressing demands upon
the Chirese Government to obtain protection,
which was not given. The German force it is
also underst I'd. has been directed to afford pro
lection TO krrerican missionaries who are in the
region where the disturbances have occurred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
SUICIDE OF SAMUEL WERTHEIN.
MERCHANT OF THIS CITY KILLS HIMSELF
IN CFARI ESTON IN A REMARK
ARLE MANNER

Charleston. S. c., April l (speciaD.-Samuel
Wertheim an oil and essence merchant. OF NO
AZ Vesey St. New-York. killed himself in TINS
city this afternoon in sensational manner
Wertheim had been staying for several weeks AT
Summerville, health resort near this city III
the hope that he might find relief from insomnia
from which he suffered greatly He was accom-
panied by his nephew. Arthur Wertheim, who
-;,eearlie alarmed ths symptoms deS elo2@d by
his uncle on Friday night. and it was decided
that they would return to New-York In ac-
cordance with this decision they came 10 Charles
ton this morning to take the train North.
The two men registered at the Charleston
Hotel and about . o'clock went to say goodby
TO G. NJ. "olitzer, cotton factor. at his once
on Adger's wharf When they walked into the
office Samuel Wertheim appeared greatly eX-
cited II walked up TO Politzer's desk and said
Gus. l have gone crazy" Immediately catching
I'm a heavv glass paperweght, with which ne
beat himself about the head infcting several
severe cuts.
Expostulation made him more violent, ana
Young Wertheim and Politzer ran out for help
the office being practically deserted. negro
ran in when the two men called for assistance
and saw Wertheim smash a window-pane with
his fist insert his head in the hole and saw his
throat on the Jagged fragments. The negro en-
deavored t. stop him. but Wertheim jerKed
away pushed his head through another pane
and again sawed his throat he then feil over
on the ioor. Police and medical assistance
wore summoned and the wounded man was
placed in the ambulance to be taken 70 the lily
uosnital but died before the ambulance mad
gone two blocks. His body will be sent 10 New
York tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
OKLAHOMA STATE PLAN.
GOVERNOR BARNES SAID TO HAVE CONSlD-
Erred THE QUESTION WITH GOV
ERNNENT OFFICIALS.

Guthrie Ok'a. April (SpeciaD.-lt IS reported
that Governor Barnes has conferred win Scr
tar,, Uitclcocn Of the Interior Department. Ju"s'
CLAYTON and Thomas Bixby. Of the Dawes 'o'"-
mission in regard TO plan to annex ',i' T.,
,rt,,r,. ,o oklahoma and divide the former in
.,cb , va, t,rlt a strong Republican state can DE
formed since three Of the five civilized nations
arc strongly Democratic. II is difficult 10 under,, under,
stand how such an Arrangement can an "C t 80 ,L. re
about. That O.. scheme OF TINS hHu u Oh iO'' ''' %
is much ground for belief. c = r, ti,.
Nrbcu q ys.uor Barnes was IN 81. LOUIS NC'I ,
be ,nrt Sr,.re.ary Hitchcock and number "l men
from the Inlian Territory. ana me conuIlorS II ~
,,gsibln Statehood were thoroughly gone over. -
= LIU.ved tnat an effort viii DE maze 10 bi 1i.t
Statehood 10 oklahoma by the new H'I'uDl.r'.nn i, ~ -
cDrVress II seems certain that Governor i'ains
,.to.d IN I,avcns Statehood bill passed py tne
Iast lcrslatiV- assembly after comHluhic wi, wi
H H ,,i"r D.nartueni Barnes has relations win
,hc new Secretary through Powell clayton MIN.
ister TO Mexico and this is what saves MN rom OF
q, the Democratic Legislative insurgents
,,bn are ,;0tting for his removal. hoping III u'S
- to head Of ,he Republican STATE pan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
KJJLED Az EY-POLICEUiN.
Fatal. RIsrIT OF A SALOON QUARREL
IN BIRMINGHAM.

birmingham Ala. April (speciaD.-Aoout .
O'Clock this afternoon. GIN 'ahOo" 'o""e mn
,, ,o,,r who weighs ninety pounds, shot ana
,,u,od T.. Gcggnns. a former policeman VINO
.,',ohod ,v. anndred and nifty pounds The tras
edy occur, ~ the Arcade saloon "oss'"S an"
,r,erd ~ ,oung Cahoon had been engaged III
= 49,. ,ar,s the night before. and Goggans got 'he
ros, - the game winning several hundred do'IhrS
cogeans and Cahoon and other men were 'i .n'
a,oo, this > ernoon drinking. ana qua''e' q"
su.A over last nights card game.
Cahoon charged Goggans with getting MS pa,
nor drunk nd robbing him at the game 10,
n,ords followed and finally Goggans drew p's,o'
=. rsboon twice Cahoon ran behind 'he
h"r and ,hc,e Goggans followed him. and 'h'nk
inc # easy game rammed his pistol into Cahoon
mouth About this time Cahoon got ms p's'o
o orcd two shots in rapid succession
Goggans fe to the floor dead ana S@hGSh nsos n his
,rn,n hebit 4 the counter with both pIStoniaa 80 '
h.nd ue Cns a ciear case or stlI-u ',sogoans
Just befor heing killed this hi',Imo'i , string Of a
tn nsssine Song the street cut tne uda 90 M
fov bsoo' peder and let severn ga 1yas not un-
lie leaves . " dow and a child Ills Ell" ""' NV
expected