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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
COlUmBIA's GRAND FESTIVAL.
Preparations Now Complete for the
Great Performances.

Columbia, April 81 Special: Every
srrang. ment for the grand concerts OF
the Columbia Festival Aasooi. ton, to
take place on May and z. is nov COM
plete. There will he ore concert on
the former day and two concerts on the
latter.
The chorus Of 200 voices, under the
direotion Of Prof. Ki,tredge of the
Presbyterian College for Women has
made .xccllent progress, and tho ex-
pectations Of the public rs to this
feature will be fully realized. La addi-
tion an array of talent, from New York
has been engaged Altogether, such an
organ zation has ntv5r been seen in
Columbia
C,mpansri heads the list Of singers
aud stands among the leading st6rs in
IN tho Melrol olitan grand opera caste,
New YORK CITY. Ia close comparison n
follow Mr.. G!eun Hail, Mr. GAilym
Miles. Mis- Msrie Kunkel Zjmmermar,
Miss Fielding K jsello and Miss Mario
Nicho,s, all OF whom arc artists of
Daiionai reputation.
The superb Boston Festival orches-
trs, comprising 80 musicians 3, will : o an
extraordinary Sea,ure of the OCCASION
Of this organiz. IN TO much cannot bo
said. The press everyw hero speaks in
terms similar 10 the following from tho
Sprpg6e'd Republican:
The Boston Festival orchestra is
indeed highly satisfactory orsan.zs
tion, and tho musical association is
fortunate indee d in havir & so ne bod y
Of mu siciaus available. The eyce lence
of the solo wines is surprising. The
tire quality OF the striugs has also bee
constantly in evidence. Mr.. Mollen.
lauer is an admirable conductor and
dril'-!nastor, and the quality Of his dis
cipliUo il shown BY lhe ensemble at
tainod In spic of the limited tim o
availa bic for rehearsa. Tnere is hard
Is any other orof e7tra in the countr,
which could dc such satisfactory work
uCder the same circumstance. rte
men play with snap aud vigor, and co
rot sc Ia to lose interest In their work
by reason of much vain repetition at
one festival after another. The rem
dering of the Mendelssohn symphony
was an uocommonIy strong aud artist Q
piece of work."
The prices OF tho season tickets
scarcely average 81 a concert, which is
ABOUT oae third tho price paid in cast
ero cities for similar concerts. a
ticket costing FIVE dollars is good for
two seats at each Of the three concerts.
All the rAlro ids have fixed rate of
onc fare for the round trip.
A grand SUCCESS is already assured.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
A Remarkable Case

Tie Columbia SAFE says OH Thur
day IN, Governor received tho follow
ing letter from w. b Holues OF Char
l,ston stating most unusual and ind d
remark lhlO case.
If body, buried soma years ago,
is "asl,,4 up by he l,des and on that
toiy Is louad inc sum Of $3.50, docs
this money lolorg TO tho parties to
,,bcm the lands belong where found,
or, . It belong TO tho State2 Ii to
the Sta'o, does the State give 4 reward
for in'ormation lcsaiDg to the recovery
of such fud2'
The governors reply 10 tho letter is
as follows:
"Reply ing to your letter OF tho 23d
Gov Moss eency directs me to say that
he knows Of no law regulating such
cases as you refer 10 but he would sug-
gest that you might report the case to
the coroner aud If he concluded the
facts Istlfy il he might institute an in
vestigstion.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
An Inhuman Father.

Suspicion IN the brutal murder Of
fvo children, aged respectively II, IL,
Z, D, 4 yesrs, which occurred at farm
Ia the neishborhood Of Charities,
France, now falls upon the father Of
the children. 1t is suggested that the
father murdered hiI children in a f of
drurken madness, "a he speat the
eveniog in drinking aud no trase of the
alleged tramps has been found. 1t is
3 strange fact that while the children
were killed with hammer or bludgeon
the father was only stabbed and his
wounds arc slight. The knife with
which these wounds were make belongs
TO the hou and blood stained jacket
belonging TO tho father was discovered
in the court yard hidden under some
stray. Brir,, the father, WAS COZ
fronted with the corpses Of his childiC n
and he vas afterwards arrested.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
Held I'D a Train.

A. an early hou; Friday morning the
Southern Express car on the Central of
Geogia' $ through train from Atlanta to
Savannah was robbed uear G. G1rdon, Gs. =,
by two white men. After binding and
biiudfo'diag the express messenger
White-tho men took his keys opened
apd iiAed the small local safe. They
got several package, but missed one
contaloiog 81 600 in silver Hos much
money was secured cannot be IS certain
ed, but it is believed to have been
small. Not much business Is transact
ed on that train lolslly There was 3
considerable su n in the large through
safe, but Messenger White convinced
the men that he could not open it even
if he wanted to, aud they did not try.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
Jones Says His Say.

Charles ton, S. G, April %, 1901.
Editor The Greenville News:
Sir: | calnot b. responsible for
Senator John l.. McLaurin, iu his
meeting the challenge of Senator Till
man to debate the questions Cf great
moment to the people; all the people
of South Carolina al this time. | hope
they will meet. Senator McLaurln
still claims to be a Damorcrat, and |
regard him to be the true exponent of
the twentieth century Democracy. |
am pre- psred to meet and take Senator
rilIman st bis challenge. | do Sd as a
white Republican of many years stand
ing in this my uativJ state Of South
Caroiua. Haviag served lhi3 people
in pace nnd in war | am prepared to
meet the foo anywhere, everywhere in
our State. The paramount thought
viii be with me: What has Senator
Iillman done, or rather what has he moi
demo for the material interest of ms
much beloved State and com mo onwealth
Wien Greek meets Greek, then comes
tho tug Of war Let it come.
(SIgueD T. Barker Jones.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
Poor Old China.

The Atlanta Journal says thtro can
be little doubt that the real design and
hope of the powers in demanding exor-
bitsnt indemnities from China is to
divideup the empire among themselves.
They certainly know that China cannot
raise the $500, 600, 900 which would be
required to pay their aggregated de-
msnds, and 'u1h failure would afford
the pretext of dismemberipg china and
distributing the pieces. Tne entire re.
venues Of the Chinese government
amount to only about $5l, 900, 900 a
year, which is barely sufficient to meet
the expenses OF the governmental ms-
chinery, crude as it is, and to pay the
interest on the $3.50, 900, 900 of out
standing Chinete bonds. Chinese cre-
dit WAS low before the recent compli-
cations and they have naturally degra-
ded further The proper name for the
scheme which the powers are working
would be plot to cat up aud appropri-
ate the Chinese empire.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
Bryan's Position.

In ttstcmsnt given publicity VIM.
j. Bryal says in effect that he has no
intention of seeking third nomination
for the presidency. MIR. Bryan's an
noun cement is an answer to an article
in an eastern paper srecul ,tiug on his
pl ms as a political les der. Mr.. Bryan
ssid: i am not plan ming for another
presidential nomination, if | were /
wJult not BIZ editir & paper. IL |
e3er become a candidate again it will
be because it seems necessary for the
Advancement OF tie principles to
.sEs.a5 alalIa- -. ihas I - -.
now seem probable. shall, how.
,ver, take an active interest In politics
for several years ye', if live, and can
be relied upon to support thos, who as
candidates, advance Democratic prin
ciples and who can be entrusted to en-.
force them if elected, have no enc
mics u push. No matter what a mau
nay have said or done against the
ticket in 1896 or in 1900, that man be-
comes my friend the moment he ac-
cepts Democratic principles. Neither
have | any disposition TO reward politi-
ca! friends at tho expense of our
CAUSE. No matter what man may
have said or done for the ticket il
1896 or in 1900, that man becomes al
opponent the moment ho turns again st
Democratic priciple. Political battles
are fought, not in the past or in the
future but present. The heretofore
cannot be recalled ard the hereafter
cannot be tlcipatet, but the Nowi:
all important"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
The Terrible Cost.

The New York Tribune, which has
been distinctly pro British in regard
to the South African war, summing up
tho cost to date ssys the gold mines Of
the Rand probIbly will be made to 70.
paY the millions expended, but never
from mina or veldt can arise the thous-
ands of strong young lives that have
boon spent in the same cause. Seven
teen thousand lives, of her best picked
mem And it was to have boon merely
military promenade to Pretoria 1t
is an appalling proof Of the illimitsble
uncertainties into which nation
pluDges blindly and headlong whenever
it goes to war" The United States is
paying the same prico for the Philip
pines.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
sEws WOUND IN MANS HEART.
Remarkable Operation Performed in
8, Louis City Hospital

With . stab wound and three stitches
10 his heart, Philip Gum is st the St.
Louis, oity hospitsl, ard from present
Indications Gems ik, ly tn reoc yer. He
was OF Grated upon by D.. Ii. L Naitert
ho is probably the FIRST person in the
world who seSed together a wound in
the heart OF living person. Three
sutuIes clos' d the ope uing, which was
about oLe-hslf Of sn inch long, spd
which peneirst. into tho heart cavity.
Wbi' e his heart was ,xpos.d u To the air
Gum eusera,d from the aBes heiic,
nl infested erfeot consciousness and
talked Ia IL @ surgeon aud his tend
ants During the hour and a half re-
qn1red for tho oper.uop, hypodermic
injections Of salt solutions were kopt
up to couDtersct the luss Of llood
DE- Meter remov' d soc,ion OF tho
breast bone, exposing the rcardium
or cC vering of the heart. L. vas t,und
tn t c kLi:e had peaetra c ! tins, ID
6l, od VAS spnutIrg fro n this. aud
spouting from the aperture with every
mouon of tho most delicate orgaa Of
the be dy. Aa Incision was made 10
tn" ptrcsrdium, AID large qpan'ty of
blood which had pulsed flom the knife
would In the heart Was poured out
This rev, aled the hear, Vh,ch palpita
ted violently. A il res, and fell the
sveouo by which the blood had .soap
ed from the heart tecsmi visible. The
POINT Of he knife blade had entered
the right vtDuicle and had pierc,d to
the cavity, Luckily the knifo Lad en-
tero tic Lear. obiiquely. sad tue Ie
suit Was tLst the ,pCni,g between
cavity snd the perca,G um was lip-shap
ed on DO, h sides The wound acted as
valve, aud at oaoh rulsat,, f bloc
through tie hear, but sm,li quantity
e'caped through the artificial opening.
The task OF stirshing thio uusual
wound was very difficult TIE motion
of the heart cannot be repressed, ard
Dr., Nei,,r5 was forced TO make the
stitches while the organ was shifting
about After the delicate operation
was FLUSHED the percardium was
sewed together. The pOrtioa Of The
breast bone could cot be replaced, and
The operation va, concluded by stitch
ing tcgsther the skin and ou' or tissues
which cover the chest.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
CUBAN G. MMISsION.
Passed Though Columbia on III. ir Way
to Washington.

On Tuesday afternoon Of last wee
the Cuban sssemblage commission now
en- route to Washington to confer with
President Mckinley upon the relations
OF the United States to Cuba, and fee
what are the chances for securing
Cuba Libre," passed through Co,um.
bia. They were travelling on the Sc =
board Air Lines elegant metropolitan
limited train, which happened to be 4
very heavy ore, loaded with eastern
tourists fastening home from Florids a.
The gentlemen were travelling in the
last oar on the train, and occupied the
observation end, from which they had
been viewing tie country en- the way
up from Jacksonville.
In the party were Gsn L. m;ngo
NJ o'z Cspote, president OF the COM
mission; Gen. Pcgro + Betsucourt,
Con. Rsfasl NJ. Portuudo, Mr.. Diego
Tamsyo and De Pedro Gorzsl,z Lor
euto. These a-e the members Of the
commission. They are scoompa ed By
Pedo NJ Enter "a, Interpreter; Col. NJ
VI Coronado. oditor Of La Discusi Dc
NJ, Marquee Scrlirg, preventative If
tho United Stats press of Cuba, and
correspo nde mt OF FL Muudo.
Tho train arrived here at 6 20 o'eloc X
tuesday afternoon, and stopped here
for about quarter Of aud hour. a
representative Of The State called ueo o
the party of Cubsns. AS be enterod
and before he could speak, sll rose aud
bowed. One of the party is an sged
gentleman, and ono Of the most polite e
ever seen here. Mono Of tie party, save
Siguor Entenzs could speak English,
and his Eoglish was as pretty as his
Spanish. The gentlemen s's eli tho.
they were very much ploascd with ,hs
appearance of the country through
which they had passed; that their uip
thus far had been most pleasant, AID
without accident or incident; and that
they hoped to accomplish something
Tor their bs loved country. When q, ked
how long they would be in Washington,
they shook their heads aud said that
would depend upon the shape things
took sitter tn, ir arrival.
No more distinguished looking Jarty
OF gen ptlemen ever passed through Co
lunbis. The msj,rity OF those in the
party were exceedingly handsome me q,
and their ability was manifested tin. Q
and again in the brief talk with them.
At this point Travelling Passenger
Agent Batto OF the Seaboard joined
the party, with instructions to take
them through to Washington, seeing
that they were given evcry attention.
The State.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
April Snow Storms.

The Flcrerce Times says the cold
snap breaking up nov it is hoped, re-
calls to tho minds OF tho older N habi-
tants of this section the snow storm
of April 10, 1919. The spring Of that
year WAS far advanced. all the trees
were in full foliage, roses wcro in full
bloom, and all spring and summer flow
era were in blossom 1t was delight
full spring weather and crops Looked as
promising as ever they did look On
the 18Th Of April, however, a sudden
and remarkable change took place in
weather conditions. The mercury
tumbled over itself in it's hurry to reach
the low figures. Clouds having gathered
it began TO SLOW and for time the
fakes fell thick and fest until the Garth
was covered TO depth of q iaches.
1t was bcsu.iful picture to look upon
say tho ''oid" people. Roses poeped
out fro N their covering Of crystal white,
and the green of the trees made a
charming background However, the
snow disappeared in very short timo.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
Attempted Murder.

T. j. Hughes, merchant at LoSk-
hsrt junction, in Union County, was
assaulted and .obbed Thursday night.
Mr.. Hughes is q widower and lives
alone in his store. and that night about
8 or 3 o'clock, after he had closed his
front door, soms one knocked at the
door aud Mr.. Hughes opened it and
turned round to go behind his counter,
supposing it was a customer that wanted
TO trade and just then hs rCceived a
blow on the back of tho head from some
kind of a club which fclled him to the
floor and he remembers nothing more
till late in the night when he came to
himself sud was very cold and just able
to crawl to his bed, which Is in back
room to the store, and no laid in bed
with hiI front door open till mornin G
when he was found by some of his
friends Ia a very serious condition.
There was considerable blood ever the
floor whero Mr.. Hughes crswled about
before he came to himself. He had
$l2.0 and pistol in the store which
is missing.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
Grand Old HamptOn.

at is remarkable, says the Charles.
ton News and curier, "how kindly the
leading Confederate oavalrymen have
taken to Republican policies. Mosby,
Rosser, Wheeler, Fltzhugh Lee, and
now Butler. 1t is very curious
development, but perhaps Trey could
not break themselves of the habit of
scouting in the enemy's lines" In
stead Of scouting" our contemporary
evidently ment to say 'fcrairg" AS
thus amended the explanation IS philo-
sophie. Yet the greatest Confederate
ossalArymln Of them all holds these
political foraSing parties in wholesome
contempt The State.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
Supports McLaurin.

A dispatch frc N Washington says Ex-
Senator Nj. Q. Butlir and Senator Mo
Liurin. who formerly were asw h apart
as the roles arc now oliti,al bed-fel
lows. MIR. Butler, in an interview, en-
do!ses Senator McLsurin's Charlotte
speech. He sueaks approvingiy of the
course of the President with r,f,reGc
to our new possessions, says thai ex
pansion will be advantageous to the
South and gives the opiOlon that it
would be go, d thing 20 have in South
Carlins an active ard respectable op-
position to the present political organi-
"a ion of that State Sera,or McL.urln
was in the city ThursC ay and talked to
his friends ooncernlng his candidscy for
re election. He will ask for re election
upon the platform of supporting the
ADMINISTRATION policy of expansion ou
the ground that il is ben fetal to the m,
teriI welfare Of his State. He will
supp Iort hts votes in the Seuate at the
last session of Congress by arguments
to show that he was voting for the be 81
interests of South Carolina.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01

Marion r. Reese, at Oxford, Miss,
was aeurp;ise to ever, bod here, except
ing three men, ramsly, w. G. Il. Por
ter, j. M. Caskey and j. b. Sims, who
were instrumental in bringing it about.
The facts bri, fly are these:
u. A. Montgo mery, formerly of Lam
caster, but now residing at Oxford, is
in the employ Of United States Mar
shal Buohsnan OF Mississippi. Some
few weeks ago Mr.. Montgomery wrote
his cousin, j. Montgomery Caskey, ask
ing him 20 Try and procure the photo
graphs of Reese, L1Ckie and Mrs. An
derson, and send to him at once; that
there WAS a man and woman In Ok
ford who had never been known, since
their residence there, to go to the post
Office either to mail letters or to ask
for letters. Mr.. Caakey after receiving
the letter showed it to Mr.. Porter, who
said he would mako the effort to get
the photo graphs. He, accC rdingly,
She riff Logan OF York c2uuty, request
ing that he send him the photographs.
On tho 8;h April instant, Sheriff Logan
sent Mr.. S ms photographs of Reese,
Luckio and Ms Anderson with a mi.
mute description Of q three. Tie pho
tographs and description we're at once
sent to Mr.. j. a. Montgomery, at OK
ford. The next step was the arrest ot
Reese, news of which vas contained
in Sundays State. Thus it will bt
seen that lancaster men, three at TIL!
end, viz: w G A. Porter. j. NJ. Gas
~ and b. Sims, AID Mr.. j. A
Montgomery at tho other end Of tn,
line, put the Machinery in motion
which led TO the capture Of Reese, snC
common justice demands that the!
should not be overlooked when the re
wards offered sre dis buted."
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
The Texas Kind

William LAbatt, assistant ticket agent
for the Santa Fs, captured aud Gagged
a mosquito Thursday morning claimed
to be the largest and 6erSest ever seen
in this seotiol OF tho country. Labatt
discovered tho inseot pershed on an
inSstsnd on the counter. The insect
is on exhibition in glass case aud il
attracting considerable attention As the
giant of his rtci. Hs is moro thar
half an inch long and stands ABOUT ar
ipch high. Galveston News.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
Gave Them Up.

Marcus Miller, of Binghampton, N.
Y, educator, inventor aud author of
several widely read political brOc chures,
who died Wednesday, ma 10 an unusual
request during bis last hours. 1t wa
that the works of Col. Robert IDgersoll
be burned ~ his grave in Floral Park
cemetery Friday afternoon, immodi.
ately following tho oommittsl services.
This act was designed by Mr.. Miller tc
be an exploit public declaration of his
absolute reputation Of IDgersols
teachings
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
An Outrage.

A dispatch from Atheas, Tenn.,
says az the on cjme OF TCc5nt tomper.
auJe crusade the office of the McMinn
Citizen was rsided during the night.
The presses wera overturned and the
type was dumped into a stream oArby.
The Citizen published temperance eel
torials during recent election. This
ia supposed TO have caused the raid.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01

Capt. Frank Grassland Of the Bri
tish steamship Selma, committed sui
oit in lodging house at Houston,
Texas, Wtdueldsy. He disappeared
two weeks ago and bis vessel sailed
without him. He left no letters. A
considerable amount of money wa
found on his person.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
HUNDREDS KILLED.
BY tho Explosion of Chemicals n
a aOermsn Town.
THE FACTORY DESTROYED.
Tho Fro Spread to Adjacent
Buildings Igniting smokeIess
Powdar. People Fed
from the viIlags.

One oftho most disastrous explosions
on record cc,urred Thursday afternoon
at the Electro Che miosl works near
G riesbeim, Germany, where smoab less
powder is manufactured. Most of the
boilers exploded. The roise was so
tremendous that it was heard at great
distances, inc uding Frankfort and
Mayenee.
The factory immediately became a
mass OF Il .mes aud a northeast wind
carried the sparks to naighboring vii
lagos where several houses were also
set on FIRE.
e ghteeu cylinders, each containing
about 100 hundred weight Of smokeless
powder, we're ip the room where the ex-
plosion ooc Irred.
Troops were at once ordered to Cries
helm to prevent the fire spreading to
the largo beDziDe reservoirs nearby.
Fire brigades from every place in the
neighborhood hurried 10 the scene, but
owing to the dangerous nature cf the
disaster and the fear of a renewal Of
the explosion, the greatest d ffioulty
was experienced in stopping the pro-
gress of the FIRE Oaly after We hours'
to some extent controlled aud the dan
ger passed, so as 10 make it possible to
begin TIE work Of extricatiug the bodies.
1t is fasrod that nearly 200 persons
have been killed o. injured.
The fire eoaiiooes to burn, alth ough
the greater part Of the Frankfort fire
department and the troops are irving
to prevent its spread to the buildings
outside of the fire zone. Hospitals have
been improvised in the vicinity.
The flames spread with frightful ra.
pidity to the adjacent buildings and
they ran over the river Main to
Schwanheim. When second explosion
occurred the fumes aud masses Of burn
ing chemicals made it impossible to
stay In the vicinity. T'b6 iikastsa Of
Griesheim were orderS
village, which they did
fort.
The last explosion
m, and when it-was as scertsineS. that
no further danger was anticipated the
inhabitants were allowed to return to
their homes.
AT $50 the fire was still burning and
the work Of tsking the bodies from the
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-01
MAY Attain ..SassietY.,

Gunner Charles Morgan, who accord
ing to Admiral San p5on did L OF possess
enough social accomplishments to hold
society commission ia the navy may
yet get into society,"" and acquire
those accomplishments which he SO
lStely lacked. He has learned to dane .
and is now suing for divorce.