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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-25
The HOUSE.

Twenty-fourth Day-The urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill was taken
up in the House. 1t was the general
expectation that it would open up
stormy debate upon the question OF ex-
pansion. in view of the large army and
navy items 1t contains. but members
only became very much engrossed in
a discussion of an item of $3.50, 900, 900
for rural free delivery, in which all are
personally interested, and the subject
of expansion was barely touched upon.
The last hour of the debate was enliv-
ened with an attack by Mr.. Richardson
the minority leader upon the Secretary
Of the Treasury for his course in con-
nection with the sale of the New York
custom house Mr.. Hopkins, Of ILL.,
nois, championed the Secretary.
Twenty-fifth Day.-The Roberts COM
mittee concluded its work and came to
a unanimous finding Of the facts.
The majority report will be signed by
seven members. 1t favors exclusion OF
Roberts from the House. The minori-
ty report. signed by two members, ia
vors the seating of Roberts. then eX-
pelling him. Those who sign the la
ter are DeArmond, Democrat, and Lit
tlefield. Republican. Democrats Lam
ham and Mere voted with the major
ity.
Twenty-siXth Day.-The House pass
ed the Senate bill TO extend the powers
of the director of the census, after
striking out the committee amendment
to authorize the director to contract
for extra printing with private con-
tractors. After some further debate
the committee rose. the bill was passed
and the House adjourned.
Twenty-seventh Day.-The pension
appropriation bill, carrying $145,245.-
25O,was passed by the House 1t was
made the vehicle of attack upon the
Commissioner of Pensions by Mr. Cur
tis, of Kansas. who was seconded By
Mr.. Lertz and Mr.. Norton. of Ohio:
Mr.. Robinson, Of Indiana. and other
Northern Democrats. All inveighed
against the lack OF liberty in the ad
ministration Of the pension laws. The
Commissioner was ably defended by
score of members from both sides O.
the House. A rider was put upon the
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bill. by unanimous consent. empower
ing the Commissioner. in his discre-
ton, to withhold the fees Of attorneys
OF record in pension cases where he
was satisfied that the attorneys had
not prepared the cases under their per-
sonal supervision. Mr.. Barney, of Wis
consin, in charge of the bill, said the
Commissioner OF Pensions estimates
under the bill during coming year
would largely decrease. but the appro
priation should not be reduced owing
to the pendency of $4,000 Spanish war
claims. which s5,O0o,OOO or s6,OO0,CO0
would cover.
Twenty eighth Day.-The House
spent an hour Tuesday in disposing of
bills favorably reported and among
those passed were the measures to
build the League Island and Mare
Island Dry Docks Of stone instead OF
timber. The reports on the Roberts
case were also received. An hour was
given to pronouncing eulogies on the
late Representative Danford. OF Ohio.
Mr.. White IN. c., coloreO presented
a petition signed by 2,413 persons for
national legislation against lynching
and mob violence, and asked that it be
read at the clerks desk. Mr.. Richard
son (Tenn) objected, saying that
there was no reason why this petition
should not take the usual course.
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Mr.. BRYAN IN baltimore
Speaks to a Large and Enthusiastic
Audience
ON THE ISSUES OF THE DAY.
Declares That the Silver Question is Still
Paramount Issue. Strongly Opposes
Expansion.

Baltimore. Nd. Special.-Hon. w.
]. bryan delivered an address here
Saturday night upon the political
questions OF the day to an audience
which filled the music hall, the big
gest auditorium in the city to its full
est capacity, and which greeted him
and his remarks with the greatest en-
thusiasm. The meeting was held un.
der the auspices of the Maryland Dem
ocratic Association, one CT the free
silver wings of the Democratic party
Of the State and was not encourag ged
in any manner by the regular Demo-
cratic organization. In fact, the latter
held strictly aloof from any partici-
patton in the affair. They made no
effort to discourage it in any manner,
but not one of the Democratic leaders
appeared on the platform, and an Of
fer of stage tickets was politely de-
clined by the principal members Of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
With the party who came from
Washington with Mr.. Bryan were Sem
ator Tillman. of South Carolina, Con-
gresham Sulzer, of New York; Rich
ardson, OF Tennessee; Jones, Of Vir-
ginia, and DeArmond, of Missouri. L.
was nearly eight o'clock when the
party reached the music hall when the
crowd greeted him uproariously.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
II want to assure you in the begin
ming that my happiness does not de-
pend upon any honor which the peo-
pie OF this nation can confer, neither
do l believe that this nations happi-
ness or welfare depends upon any one
person. AS in politics, as in the army,
the generals get glory and the privates
do the work. And therefore feel that
l owe it to those who for nearly four
years have been bearing the burden
in the heat Of the day; owe it to them
to say that what have done is but an
atom compared with what they have
done
I'm 1896 the voters proved that they
could control the policy OF the party
and during the last three years they
have proven that they could hold wha:
they gained in 1896 in spite OF news
papers. in spite of railroads. il spite
Of banks, and in spite Of every in
fiuence supposed to obtain, the plain
people of the Democratic party have
and now stand for the Chicago plat
form. in all that it says. | want to be-
gin with an accepted proposition, that
proposition which l consider most fun
damental in government.
81 find 1t in the Declaration OF indie
pendence-if you will pardon me for
quoting anything from that old and
outworn document as our Republican
friends seem to think it.
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Americans Fired On.

Manila. BY Cable.-On Thursday
pack train escorted by 80 men of Co.
C. Thirtieth infantry. Lieut.. Balston
commanding. was ambushed by insur-
gents near Lipa. province of Laguna.
and two Americans were killed. Four
were wounded and nine are missing.
The insurgents fired three volleys and
the escort was obliged to retreat after
killing Is of the insurgents. Several
animals G.: the pack train were killed
and their packs were looted
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When one is confronted with the
Dead Letter Office statistics he forci-
bly, realizes that at the close of this
nineteenth century, which is popular
ly supposed to be full to oyeraowins
with enlightenment, there are thou
sands upon thousands of persons writ
ing letters who are amazingly ignor-
ant or phenomenally absent-minded,
or preposterously careless. There
reached the Dead Letter Office last
year $685. ,9s3 pieces. Included in
this vast number we're 25,S24 letters
which were absolutely withou. all ad
dress, and of these -, 445 contained
money. In view of these figures
might it not be well to make the study
of penmanship in our public schools
include instruction in the art of ad-
dressing letters, so that they will no.
go astray?
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The st. Louis Star believes it has
found remedy for the steady deple-
ton of our forests. The Star says:
Let it be enacted that no timber less
than O certain diameter shall be cut,
and that all ground sprouts and young
growth must be protected and eu-
couraged with severe penalties for all
violations of the acts. One great
cause of the destruction of the forests
has been in the lease of lands, in
large bodies, by both State and nation
to private corporations without proper
protective provisions. Let these
leases, that are still in force, be re-
vised and no more entered into no
matter what the lesseeS may contend
for. So far as public timber lands
are concerned, either State or na-
tional, 10 lease should ever be en-
tered into that dld not only contain a
clause for the protection OF ground
sprouts and understood timber, but
also for the replauting OF tree for
every one cut. By this means the re-
plenishment of public forests will al
Ways be assured,
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Free Rural Mail Delivery.

Washington. D. c., Special.-It has
been decided by the postofice depart
ment to permit the star route system
in measure to supplement the system
of rural free delivery, and to permit
carriers on star routes to deposit mails
in proper receptacles placed along their
line of travel. This plan will be inau-
gurated in South Carolina, beginning
July l, and will be extended to other
parts of the country as rapidly as pos
sible
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go astray?

Another prison to incorporate the
reform idea with that of punishment
is the one in northern. Indiana, under
the management of Warden Shideler.
The warden seeks personal acquaint-
ance with every convict in his charge,
believing that if he knows their life
history and former environments, he
will be better able to change their
course of life. He has adopted the
rule of calling them into his Office 60
have talks with them, AID he says he
is already getting satisfactory results.
All illiterate convicts are required to
attend night school three times q
week. Each convict has been pro-
vided with looking-glass, comb and
brush, and will be graded according
to his neatuess of person. Semi
weekly, instead of weekly, papers are
permitted to the men, and no censor
ship is exercised over their contents.
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News Notes.

The Supreme Court OF the District OF
Columbia fas issued al orde. that the
Navy Department submit survey,
appraisment ard inventory Of ths1
Spanish vessel Intanta Maria TsreS
This is a part CT the proceedin
brought for the award CT prize nor
to Admiral Sampson. his officers a
men, for captures by the United State
fleet during the Spanish war.
Richard Carter. colored, 19 years o
was hanged at Cumberland Col
House, Va, for attempted criminal
sault on a 6-year-old white child. a -
made a speech from the gallows. warn
ing negroes in strong language to de-
sist from outraging white women. This
is the second execution IN Virginia for
ATTEMPTED asSa"l'
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General Wood Pleased.

Havana Special-Gen. Wood return
ed from an inspection OF the inStitu-
tions of Pinar del Rio. The residep6
were highly pleased with his VII
General Wood has congratulated G.
eral Lee on the condition OF his pr
ince. He found the plantations in a
cellent condition and all WHO desireN
were at work
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How 1t HaDDened.

The Conqueror-I fought yer said
yer could lick me wit one hand in yer
pocket. The conquered-Well, l fo:-
got to put me hand in me pocket
New York Journal
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The Suclety OF Naval ,r.nltectS ii
Berlin takes no stock IN submarine
boats, but Europe was always slow
about accepting American Inventions
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Look Up Old Cotton Glenn.

At Washington Southern Senators
express themselves as hopeful over the
prospects of securing legislation during
the present session of Congress. look
ing to the refunding Of money paid into
the treasury of the United States soon
after the civil war, as the result OF the
sale Of the cotton captured by the Fed
eral troops. There was originally
about $50, 900, 900 Of this money, but
portion of it was paid to the owners Of
the cotton soon after the war. The re-
mainder was left in the treasury and
has remained there ever since. Sena-
tor Money. who is giving special at
tention looking to the reopening Of the
subject, says that the sum left amount
ed to about s11 10000 A bill intro
duced by Senator Davis gives one year
additional time for proof Of such claims
before the court of claims. 1t mas been
favorably reported by the Senate COM
mittee on claims and Senator Money
thinks the outlook very good for ia
vorable action. Most of the claims are
held in the Southern States.
JOY in Lady smith.
Ladysmith. BY Cable.-The enemy
have placed in position new guns
throwing eight-inch shells and have
been bcmbarding more vigorously for
the last few days. though little dam
age has been done. Three of tins
British force have been wounded. The
troops are jubiiant over General B1l-
ler's successful advance. His guns
can De heard distinctly. and the burst
ing Of shells cl2 he plainly seen.
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p The postal service costs about s6,-
600, 900 year more than it yields IN
revenue.
The evening times., 1900-07-02
SLAIN UNDER A BRIDGE
Unknown Man Beaten to Death b!
Quaker City Thugs.

&uakcr City IhaEs-
PHILADELPHIA, July Another mur-
der talIying in every detail with that OF
Prof Roy Wilson White. was committed
last night beneath the Penrose Ferry
Bridge A well-dressed unknown man was
attacked by unknown persons. who sneak
ed behind him and beat him down by rain
ing blow after blow on the back of his
head with a blunt iron instrument.
The victim was found lying face down
ward, near the edge Of the water by three
boys who we e rowing on the SehuyIkiI
They notified Bridge Tender Bosser. who
Informed Pol .ceman Meyer. OF the Twen-
tieth and Federal Streets station. The
unconscious form was conveyed to the
Methodist Hospital. but life was extinct
before he reached the institution
The police state that this crime in every
respect resembles the work of the men who
killed Prof. White Detectives Donaghy
McKenty. and Gallagher. Of the Detective
Bureau, and Special officers Williams and
Ectermeyer of the Twentieth and Federal
streets station, are investigating the case
The murdered man was about feet s
inches in height. about fifty years Of age
Of light complexion with a bald head He
was dressed in well-made light suit and
had marks of refinement in every respect
The murder was committed between the
hours OF and 1 o'clock While rowing
down the Schuylkill close to the shore
the three boys who were in the boat had
their attention called to a man apparently
dead. lying on the shore. They went 10
the shore and found blood oozing from a
cash on the mans head They notified
the bridge tender Of their find. who in
turn notified a policeman, who sent in a
hurry call for the patrol wagon The dy-
ing man was put in passing carriage and
was on the road to the hospital when the
patrol wagon was met.
There was nothing found on the man
and the only thing that may lead TO his
Identification Is tattoo mark on the right
arm, marked -. c." Ii is said by the po-
lice that a gang OF thugs infest the vi
cinity In which the murdered man was
found. From the evidence il is supposed
that the man was lured to the spot and
beaten into insensibility and left to die
His body WAS removed to the Morgue.
The evening times., 1900-07-02
VICTIM OF THE CHINESE.
BoatsWain's Mate Thomas Well
known in Philadelphia

BoatsWain's Mate Thomas Wen
known in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA. July Rear Admi-
raj Kempff has finally cabled to Washington
the names Of the American seamen who
were killed or wounded in the severe bat
ties between the allied foreign forces and
the Chinese before the siege OF Tientsin
was raised. Among the former is Thomas
Thomas. who. whenever he was not in
the naval service. made his home In Phil
adelphia. He lived off and on during the
past eighteen years with Thomas Loner-
gan and mother. at 603 South Front Street,
and the news of his death in the far dis
tant East come with sudden shock to them
last night
He was native of Denmark" said Mr.
Lonergan to a reporter. Born in 1860 at
Copenhagen, he became fond OF a sailors
| life when quite young, and had served on
several merchant ships before he was twen-
ty-one years of age. About 1882 he came
TO Philadelphia and soon afterward enlist
ed in the Navy. He became fayorite
with the officers. and liked the service so
well himself that he frequently declared
to me he could not keep out Of it.
Eventually he obtained promotion with
out seeking it. and was made bOatswan's 3
mate. We had not heard from him for
more than year. and did not know where
he was. though he previously wrote from
| time to time. He was a splendid fellow
a fine specimen of the American seaman.
| OF about medium height, he was stout
Of build and fond of athletic exercise.
Brave as could be- he was of quiet dis
! position, steady and of pleasing manner
He never drank to excess and did not like
to see his shipmates do so. The last time I
saw him was on the Minneapolis 1t was
| after the close of the war with Spain,
| through all of which he had been in ser
vice. II was at League Island. and his
time was nearly up. He said that when
ne was discharged he thought he would
take long rest on land. l suppose he
changed his mind and re-eYiisted as the
cable despatch says. at Mare Island The
news OF his death is. of course a shock to
| all OF US, because everybody liked him .
Thomas was Of light complexion. He
| wore heavy mrstache. but his hair had
begun to thin of late. With a high fore
head. large blue eyes, and a healthy face.
he was called good-looking sailor.
The evening times., 1900-07-02
EXPENSES OF JUSTICE.
The Cost of Hanging sIayers Brown
and Taylor

ana Taylor
ROCKVILLE, Nd. July 2.-The following
is a statement showing the cost OF the ap-
prehension, trial, and execution Of the ne
groes Brown and Taylor. who were hanged
here last summer for the murder OF Mr..
and Mrs. Rosenstein at Slidell:
Grand jury. S2O3.6O; witnesses, S25; ju-
rors, etc, special term. S254.20; W. G.
Bouic. stenographeT. $50; DR.. J. d. Hird,
chemist. s35; Dr. ~ C. Keirle, post mortem,
$50; reward for Taylor, $500; board for
Taylor at Baltimore city jail. $3.50; L G.
Blunt. making plat Of scene of murder. SIS;
Thomas Dawson, clerk Of circuit court,
fees, S64.55; trial at Frederick, etc,
81, ,35S. 20; witnesses at Frederick. $67S-55
W H. Kinks. States attorney Frederick
county, trial fees, $50; r. B. Peter, trial
and appearance fees, $40: W C. Bouic and
c. NJ. anderson, appearance fees. $40: E. c.
Peter. trial fees. $500; Alexander Kilgour.
States attorney Montgomery county trial
and appearance fees, $40; John W. Will
Jams, detective services, 500; II. G.
Thompson. sheriff. fees and expenses,
s5S3.I9: John A. Selby. deputy sheriff fees
and expenses. 1885; Samuel II. Jones,
deputy sheriff. fees and expenses, SIS; W
Frank Gather, fees and expenses, S1S-75:
c. w Meads, expenses, 5000; T. c.
Groomes building scaffoii S45
The evening times., 1900-07-02
UNDERWRITERS
j. WILLIAM LEE,
Undertakes md Livery.
Ss2 Perm Ave y w Washington. d c

spise the terrible thing called dissent"
At his private schools his seniors showed
him how TO despise the junior master. who
was poor. and here his home training
served again At his public school he de-
Spised the new bOy-the boy who boated
when Setton played cricket, or who wore
a colored tie when the order Of the day
was for black. They were all ayatars OF
the outsider" II you got mixed up
with an outsider you ended by being
compromised" He had no clear ideas Of
what that meant. but suspected the worst
His religion he took from his pz rents. and
it had some very sound dogInas about out
siders behaving decently- Science 70 him
was a name connected with examination
papers He could not work up any interest
in foreign armies because, after ali. a for
eigner was a foreigner and the rankest
form Of Outsider Meals came when you
rang for them; you were carried about the
world. which is the home counties. in vehi-
cies for which you paid You were moved
about London by the same means; and IL
you crossed the channel you took a steam
er. But how or when OF why these things
were made or worked or begOtten or what
they felt OF thought or said or who be-
longed TO them he had not. nor ever wished
to have. the shadow Of an idea His lack
Of imagination was equaIled only by his
stuPendOus lack OF curiosity
The evening times., 1900-07-02
COAL STRIKE IN ALABAMA.
Dispute with Operators Over an In
crease fn Wages.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July 2.-Ten thou
sand Alabama coal miners suspended work
today pending the settlement Of their wage
dispute with the operators. The miners
demand an advance OF 40 per cent in
wages. The operators have refused this
and offer TO renew the old scale, which eK-
pired yesterday 1t is 50 per cent advance
en- the scale which prevailed up to a year
ago and the operators say that, In view
OF the decline in iron and the dullness Of
the trade. this is the best they can do.
The State Miners Convention rejected this
proposal. and joint committees Of the min
ers and operators. after being In session
two days failed to agree on compromise.
Today mass meetings are being held at
ali the mining camps to instruct the rep
resentatives to the State convention
whether TO adhere TO tho miners original
demands or accept the offer Of the opera
tors The result viii be mad known
when the miners convention reassembles
here tomorrow. The prospect now is that
the miners Will stand out for their de-
mands and a general strike viii be or
dered.
Such a strike would tie up the coal and
iron industries in this part OF the South,
and would involve directly and indirectly
over 20, 600 men.
The evening times., 1900-07-02
JERSEY wHEELMAN DROWNED.
FOur Men ImprisOned Beneath n
Capsized NaSyI-

TRENTON. y. J., July 2.-Seven OF his
closest friends were helpless witnesses OF
the death % Henry Miller, a prominent
member Of fEe Mercer County Wheslmen
in the Delaware River, opposite Tulley-
town, yesterday afternoon
The party had secured a private yacht
FOR the day. and three OF Miler's compan-
ions took the vessel out to midstrsam.
there TO await the arrival OF Miller and the
other late comers.
Miller and three Of his neIghbors took
a yswI and started for the yacht. When
close by the yacht the yawl capsized anu
the four men were imprisoned under IT.
All OF them. save Miller. were expert
swimmers. Miller could swim. but mis-
judged the distance he had TO go. and was
In distress before his friends in the wa
ter missed him The men on the yacht
seeking 10 save those nearest to them,
went overheard with lines, and thus IN
douhtedly saved three Of the four men
from the capsized yawl. Miller continued
swimming and no anxiety was felt for his
safety until he sank for the last time. His
body was recovered and taken to his late
home
The evening times., 1900-07-02
FRIGHTENED BY LUNATICS.
Brace of JFugitives Causes Conster
nation in n Farmhouse.

=
nation in n rnahonse.
UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, July 2-Eu-
gene Holland and Arthur Fleming. the two
eolored youths who were adjudged lunatic
paupers on Tuesday last and ordered to
be sent to Montevue Hospital by Judge
George C. Merrlek. created quite sensa-
ton here by making a break for liberty
while handcuffed together en- route TO the
hospital.
They were In charge of Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Nj. Underwood, who hal missed
the Chesapeake Beach train and had driy-
en- back to Jail to procure a team TO drive
from there to Washington. Getting out
OF the jail wagon, he turned his back for
few moments in order to unlock the
door to the entrance to the jail, and upon
looking for his prisoners found that they
had disappeared.
They hurried along the street leading to
the Pennsylvania depot, and attempted to
take possession CT a carriage being driven
through the streets by a young lady. Be-
ing frightened away, they fastened from
the town. keeping along ore of the public
highways, until they reached the home Of
Lee Coffren, manager of the farm owned
by Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore.
They rushed in the house and jumped
in bed beside which was a crib with a
sleeping infant The child began to cry,
bringing in-the mother, who became great
ly alarmed by the sight of a couple of ne
groes handcuffed together in one of her
beds, making faces at the infant She
seized her child and started for the ie d
to find her husband. She had not gone far
when Charles Hill, who had tracked the