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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-12-18
THE STRIKE HEARING
President Mitchell Goes Upon the
Stand Again
CUMULATIVE EVIDENCE REVIEWED
Lawyer Torrey Engages Mr.. Mitch
ell in a Colioquy and Gets Badly
WorSfed.

Scranton, Pa, Special.-The greater
part of Fridays session Of the Anthra-
cite Coal Strike. Commission was
faken up in presenting cumulative tes-
timony on matters that have already
been heard by the commission. This
testimony tended 20 Snow that JhC.r
has been excessive docking: t.:ai
many men were Disseminated again,
because they went o. STRIKE :atr2"
than do the work of St.I!:crS; th@t icy
are paid one price for mine cars Of al
sizes; that they do not sct paid for ali
the coal mined; that tfcy should h-.G
the S-hCuT day because the pines az
unhealthy and dangerous. and that
they ought to receive higher wages.
Late in the day, President l':tcheli
was called to the witness stand ana
presented comparative figures which
showed that the men paid by the day
receive from 10 to 80 per cent. higher
wages in the bituminous regions than
they do in the anthracite fields. His
figures of the anthracite fields were
gathered by his own officers, and q
hurried comparison with the figures
handed to the commission by the Dsla-
ware G Hudson Company, he said.
showed that his were generally higher.
The Delaware & Hudson's statistics
are the only ones Officially before the
commission.
Chairman Gray asked Mr. Mitchell:
what was done by The miners to adj
just grievances dining the lnterVa!
between the two great strikes. and NJ.
Mitchell replied that he did not know
Of any company refusing to hold cor-
ferences with their own men, but he
did know that in most cases the AZ
tempt to adjust grievances proved &
failure In some instances. notably il
the upper fields. company officials
have refused TO see district officers O.!
the union.
At this point. .Ttmes Torrey, coun-
sci for the Delaware & Hudson Com
pany. and Mr.. Mitchell, entered into
a colloquy as to the Interpretation OF
the letters sent by the coal road p:esi-
dents early last spring. in reply TO the
unions invitation that the operators
meet the miners in conference for the
purpose of forming wage scale.
Mr.. Mitchell stated that the opera
tors had refused the proposition for
collective bargaining or collective
agreements but that Chairman Thomas
CT the Erie Company. early in 1901.
agreed to treat with his employees
through committee or representative.
The men have the same right" he
concluded, ito employ representative
to speak for them as the company ha3
H. engage you or any other lawyer tc
speak for them"
That's all very pretty and bright"
retorted Mr. Torrey, but it does not
fit in this case"
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Aid to Education.

The board of education CT Atlanta
recently suggested legislation permit
ting a vote on a proposition to issue
100000 Of bonds for the erection of
new school buildings. The yearly APP.
preparation made by the council for
the public schools is not sufficient to-
conduct them, and it is authoritatively
stated that they are overrun and thai
the bond issue was the only means OF
meeting the emergency. Subsequently
an arrangement was made for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the schools
in lieu of a bond issue. But the bond
issue is probably one of the best,
means Of meeting the increasing de-
mands in the South for better school
facilities. 1t practically places the,
cost Of the schools upon the genera
ton which will be principally bene-
fitted by them, and removes the
slightest excuse for receiving charity
from outside, however, sugar-c0ated
such a policy may be. 1t also gives
opportunity for philanthropy that does.
not sap independence. Men who wish
to aid Southern education may invest.
in the bonds.
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Textile Matters.

Charles Scott of Rosedale, Miss. IS
negotiating with German capitalists
relative to the erection Of cotton fac
tory at Rosedale.
The Oxford IN. c. Cotton Mills viii
install some additional machinery
Contract has been awarded for 900 ad-
ditional spindles to wind both COPS and
tubes. Conpany's present. plant has
C120 ring spindles.
B. F. Seago of burst, Ca, will plant
mulberry trees and grow silkworms
with a view to cultivating silk for
manufacture into marketable products
A $4,000 stock company is being
organized to build a knitting mill
at Carlisle, S C. FAINT Gillian OF Union,
S. c., will be elected president. 1t is
stated that the capital has been sub
scribed.
Irving Ackley of Cincinnati, Ohio.
and his associates will establish a
wooden mill at Carroilton, KY. They
have secured buildings formerly used
for woolen manufacturing, and viii
install an equipment of machinery to
employ about $50 persons. The further
details are now being considered.
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SENAT E.

Ninth Day-The Senate devoted most
of the day to the immigration bill and
adopted a number Of amendments
There was considerable discussion du-
ring the day uDon an amendment offer
ed by Mr.. Burton, Of Kansas, to admit
Chinese laborers to Hawaii, which met
with considerable opposition and final
ly was laid on the table. The provis.c2
in the bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
in the capital building caused little
furry and criticism of the House for
putting it in the bill. The provision,
however, was not stricken cut. During
the day the militia bill was discussed.
1t will be taken up again Thursday.
An amendment to the immigration
It'll, offered by Mr.. Bailey, of Texas.
was adopted, providing that skilled la
Dor may be imported if labor Of like
kind cannot be found in this country.
The amendment prohibiting the sale
of liquors in the capitol was taken up
and Mr.. Berry, Of Illinois, declared
that the capitol was not the proper
TO act in the matter without any law
of Congress.
Mr. Tillman said he wanted little
light on the subject. He had been in
formed, he said, that no liquor was sold
in the Senate end of the capitol. "Tha
House is simply playing hypocritical
game before the people" said he, "and
cndeavoring to make the Senate attend
to its morals"
Mr.. Penrose, answering him, said the
paragraph was stricken out because the
committee thought 1t was not proper
PLACE for it.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas. con.ended that
each house OF Congress Ead authority
place to run a saOon..
The amendment was adopted, which
has the effect of retaining the clause
in the bill prohibiting the sale Of
liquor in the capitol.
Eleventh Day-The Senate heard
committee reports and then went into
executive session. At 4:j5 it adjourn
ed.
Twelfth Day-The committee heard
arguments on the eight hour labor bill.
No report was made, as the arguments
were not completed when the Senate
adjourned.
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Kinston and carolina.

The Kinston & Carolina Railroad,
recently chartered to build "a line
through Lenoir. Duplin and Pendd
counties, North Carolina, to a point on
the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad OF
the Atlantic Coast Line system, is az
ready in operation for part Of the dis
tance. President J. W. Lynch writes
from Kinston to the Manufacturers
Record that twenty-one miles of line
are built and in use. Starting at Kin,
ston, where it connects with the At.
Iantic Coast Line and Atlantic & North
Carolina, the road runs south via the
little villages of Deep River, Repose
and Pink Hill, the latter now Being
the southern terminus Of the line. The
officers are: President, j. w. Lynch;
treasurer, w. C. Swift; secretary, Dan
Quinerly.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WAIT Our Congress is Dc:Eg Day
by Day.
HOUSE.

Ninth Day-After debating the Lo2-
den dock charge bill foT almost loHr
hours the House chopped It's head CT
BY striking out the enacting clau
l3S 10 129. This killed the bill. Tee
debate was spirited en- both sides and
all day the members were 40 )dei With
kilograms. The withdrawal of the sup
port OF the lumber and meat packing
interests. which originally joined hands
with the flour milling interests IN
pressing the measure, b:ough: about
lis defeat. TIE final vote was !3S to
l29 in favor Of the motion to strike out
The enacting clause. Speeches were
made in favor OF the bill by Nf. Tdw-
hey, Of Minnesota, and Mr.. Rich2r!-
son. OF Alabama, and against it by the
Mcssys. Adams. Of Georgia; Wagner, i,
sG"G:s and Daizell, Of Dcnncyivana;
6I!icson and Burgess, of Texas, end
Ma1n. OF Illinois.
llr. T2wney explained at length the
purpose CT the bill. which he said a?-
rl!2d only to the port Of London ani
n@S simply designed to relieTo the
.ir:c"ic2n shipper Of the. charge made
~ the TRANSPORTING companies for d.
uvcr;nE goo!s over tie side of the YES
Sci. This charge. he caid Was Included
ii the contract OF s Shipment. The bill
would prevent such contract.
.ir. Adamson, OF Georgia. member
of the committee wnich reported the
6ili. opposed it, first On the ground that
Il sought TO prevent the liberty of con-
tract and second, because it was sup
ported practically by single interest,
the millers.
Mr. Mann read many kilograms from
firms. which had formerly supported
the bill, stating that after invesGSa-
ton they desired to change their posi-
ton.
Eleventh Day-The House session
had the private calendar under corsid-
GRAFTON all day. Good progress was
made.
Twelfth Day-The House devoted
the day to the consideration Of private
pension bills. The calendar was clear
ed. 173 bills being passed. None of
them was of especial interest. The bill
to appropriate $1,000,00O for the eradi-
cation Of the foot and mouth disease IN
New England was made special order
for Tuesday, with the understanding
that the only legislative features Of the
bill would be considered and that the
appropriation would be reported from
the appropriation committee. Mr..
Maddox objected to the consideration
Of the bill, until he had had an oppor-
tunity to examine it.
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Tried to Bribe Miners,

Scranton. Pa. Specialize most in.
teresting, if not important, testimony
brought out at Wednesdays sessions
of the coal strike committee was to
the effect that an alleged attempt was
made by a former mine foreman to
bribe two presidents of local unions
of the miners to have ten men in each
local use their influence to have
resolution passed sending the men to
work, thus making serious break IN
the solid ranks OF the strikers. Each OF
the presidents was to receive $500
and a good position as mine foreman
and each man was to get from s1OO to
$500. The name Of no company was
mentioned in connection with the
bribery scheme, none of the lawyers
cross-examining the witness.
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S;ntNrs Capital.

Pt:t-Ar-PTi2 .. E'ayti, By Cable
General Alexis N)rd. who was War
Minister under tie provisional govern
nl;nt. entered tie capital Of Haytt Sun
a2y. a. t!:c hsci .. MS army. lie was
accorded O. sympathetic reception by
tho people. General Nord's intentions
aGv net known. 1t is generally believed
that IN case he announces himself a
candidate for the presidency his elec-
:icI to that Office is assured, by reason
d the numerous force at his command.
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4 FIRz IN ATLANTA
DestrOysa q Ni!oic gI2ck, Doing Much
Damage
MANY BUSINESS PEOPLE LOSERS
A Section OF Old Buildings In the
Business District Completely Burn.
ed Out.

| Atlanta, Special-Fire in the heart
of the downtown section Of Atlanta
wiped out almost block of business
houses, causing loss estimated be-
tween 100000 and s5O0.OCO.
The fire originated in The furniture
store Of SncAk {; Austin, on the White
hall street yiadict and was first dis
covered about O'Clock in the morn
ing. 1t spread with gccat rapidity TO
the Norcross building. & structure on
the corner CT PeachtTes and Marietta
streets. whose SIX stories were largely
taken up with tie oGicss OF physi-
clans, dentists ANA attorneys. The Nor
cross building and the Shook building
ere entirely consumed. Only portions
of the walls remaining. The building
occupied by the Jacobs Pharmacy
Company, adjoining the Norcross
building. on Marietta street, was COM
pletely gutted and the Jacobs Com
pany and the Shook Company sus.
tanned the heaviest individual losses
of the fire. Water did considerable
damage to several stores adjoining and
across the street. The Williams Hotel
small hotel located on the upper
floor OF the Jacobs Pharmacy build
ing, contained about 65 dodgers, and
for some time rumors prevailed that
loss of life had occurred among the
guests Of the hotel. but Fire Chief
Joiner declared tonight that all the
guests had escaped unharmed.
The entire street car service Of the
city was suspended for a period Of
about four hours, during the fiercest
progress of the fire. The burned build
lngs were most of them old and their
material value was not great. The Nor
cross building, the most valuable OF
those destroyed, IVES to have been de-
molished within a year to make way
for aNmodern Office structure. 1t was
built at a cost of about $4,000. The
heaviest monetary loss falls upon the
merchants in the various board build
ings who lost their stock and fixtures.
There was considerable apprehension
early in the morning that the flames
would spread to other buildings.
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
CoioriZing Southwest.

With the selection of Capt. James
w. Steele to be the colonization conf
missioner, the railroads identified.
with the recently organized move
ment for the colonization OF the South
west may be said to have made o.
definite and an auspicious beginning.
of the vastly important work pro-
posed, Adequate Offices for the coloni--
zation agency of the Southwestern
lines, as the headquarters Will be-
termed, have been secured in me most
eligible part of the business. district.
of St. Louis, and a. the time Of Cap,
tain Steele's appointment it was an
nounced that the headquarters would
be opened for business December l.
The Manufacturers Record recent
ly reviewed at length the plans and
purposes Of the Southwestern rail-
roads in inaugurating this new enter
prise, and pointed out the great bene-
fits which mu2t result to the sections
invclved-Oklahoma, Indian Territory.
Arkansas, Texas. as well as parts of
Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana and New
Mexico.
That the work more fully acqua!nt-
ing the world with the great variety OF
resources this section contains may
we'll be intrusted to the hands Of Cap
tain Steele, assurance is given by tho
experience and capacities Of the new
commissioner, as well as by the great
esteem in which he is held by al! the
railroads connected with the move
ment Captain Steele knows the South
west as few men do. He has been con- I
nected with railroad publications for
q number of years, and it is to him
no change Of scene or enforcement OF
sympathies when he takes hold Of this
larger field of activity. In the earlier
days of Kansas Captain Steele was
member Of brilliant coterie of young
men, among them the late Senator
ingalls,, who gave fame to the transi-
tory Kansas Magazine, and ever since
those days Captain Steele's pen has
been employed in attractively pre-
senting various phases of life in the
great West.
Having been long identified as we'll
with the practical work Of interesting
and locating immigrants, it would
seem that Captain Steele is excep-
tionally qualified to execute the very
ambitious plans Of the Southwestern
railroads, and that, backed up by tha,S
enthusiasm and liberality Of his prin-
cipals, a notable success cannot faiE
of achievement.
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Reform League.

Philadelphia. Special.-At Fridays
session of the National Civil Service
Reform Leauge the following officers
were elected: President, Daniel c. Gil
man, Baltimore; vice presidents. Chas.
Francis Adams, Boston; j. H. Choate.
New York; Grover Cleveland, Prince
ton; Charles w. Eliot. Cambridge; Ar
thur T. Hadley, New Haven: Henry G..
Lea. Philadelphia: Seth Low. New
York: Franklin MacNeagh. Chicago;
Henry c. Potter. D. D.. New York; p.
J. Ryan, d. D.. Philadelphia; Harry A.
Garfield. Cleveland Elliott H. Good
win was reelected secretary. Resolu-
tons were adopted congratuiating tn"
country On the growth Of the merit
system in the Federal service.
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Bishop Surrenders to Authorities.

Petersburg, Va, Specialization l..
Bishop, who shot and killed Thomas
Wilson. in Charlotte, last Tuesday
night, and for whose arrest Governor
Aycock offered a reward Of S40O, is a
prisoner in the Jail of this city. Sunday
Aight, Jackson Bishop, letter-carrier
Of this city, and father of Arthur
Bishop, went to Mayor VIM. NJ. Jones
residence, on Harrison street, and in
formed the official that his son, Arthur,
was at home and wished to surrender
himself. The mayor, at Mr.. Bishops
request, accompanied him to young
Bishops home, and there the surrender
was made The mayor at once took
Eishop to the city Jail and turned him
over to the officials there.
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Murder at Charlotte. n. c.

Charlotte, n. c., Special.-Arthul
L. Bishop, well-known travelling
salesman, who represents a shoe
manufacturing company OF Lynch
burg, Va, shot and killed Tuesday
night, Mr.. Tom Wilson, an overseer
on the public roads of this county.
The shooting occurred at Wilson 5
residence, at 2OS Oak street, at 1880
o'clock. Bishop fed Immediately az
fer he fired the fatal shot and has not
vet been apprehended, though the
police are watching every train and
making diligent cffcrt to arrest the
criminal.
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Cadets Under Arrest.

Lexington. Va, Special.-Fifty-six
cadets. embracing nearly all the third
class of the cadet corps Of the Virginia
Military Institute, are under close ar
rest for discharging fireworks at mid
night from the roof of the academic
building. This breach of discipline is
alleged to be one to the refusal OF the
board CT visitors TO the school to grant
an application for ten days Christmas
holiday. Several years ago a whole
class was dismissed for similar Of
fense to the present one and drastic
action may be taken this time.
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Fierce Cold Up North.

New York, Special.-New York and
New England have experienced dur
Ing the past "a hours the coolest
weather of many years. In this city
Il was the coolest December 9 in rs
years, the thermometer registering as
It did in that year above zero. The
severity Of the cold was intensified by
The fact that he people were not pre-
pared for it, the cold wave having
descended suddenly and without
warning. Then. too, the scarcity OF
coal caused much suffering among the
poorer classes and even those able to
afford the luxury of ton of anthracite
had to use it sparingly for fear that
the cold snap would last and they
would be unable to get fresh supply.
Every effort is being put forth to allie
yiate the suffering, charitable organ
izations having taken steps to supply
the Door and the board Of aldermen
having voted $4,000 to help along the
good cause.
The cold in the city was mild COM
pared with that prevailing in the
northern sections of the State and in
New England. At Albany, the mer-
curry fell to 10 below zero and in some
nearby districts it went down to 70.
The river is frozen over at Albany,
putting An end to navigation. Balston
reportcd y below, the lowest regis
tration since 1861, and Saratoga felt
the grasp Of weather 80 below. The
cold wave struck New York also. Nor
walk. Conn, reported % below zero,
the coolest in years.
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Passed Over Veto.

Atlanta. Ca. Special.-A bill was
passed by the Georgia Legislature over
Governor Tcr-cll's veto which extends
the term o. the Governor ami ether
State officers eight months beyond the
time which they would otherwise have
expired. The bill also provides that
the Legislature shall meet on the
fourth Wednesday in June instead OF
the fourth Wednesday in Octobec, as at
present. The Legislature adjourned
sine die the 5O-day Limitation having
eypired. The next session will COM
mence in June, 1909.
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Lumber Notes.

A fire occurred on the 2Sth ult. in the
Rat Portage Lumber Co.'S yards at
Norman, Ontario, Dominion of Canada,
consuming 25,Oo0,0O0 feet Of lumber.
The Tallahalla Lumber Co. Of Ellis
vile, Miss, has amended its charter by
increasing its capital stock to nos less
than 100000 nor more than s500, 0,OG0.
The Holly Mount Lumber Co. of
Yazoo City, Miss, has been chartered,
with capital of $4,000. c. T. Yartee, S.
H. Lusk, D. B. Sproles, w. W. Cain
and others are incorporators.
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Will Be Arbitrated.

Washington. Special.-A cablegram
received at the State Department Fri
day from Minister Bowen, at Caracas.
states that the Venezuelan govern
ment has requested him to propose to
Great Britain and Germany that the
difficulties arising out of the claims
for damage and injuries to British ana
German subjects during the civial war
be submitted to arbitration. In con-
formity with the understanding al
ready reached with the representatives
of the British and German govern
ments here, this proposition from Pres
ident Castro will be duly laid before
those governments. the State Depart
ment acting merely as channel Of
communication.
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Five Killed.

Kansas City, Special.-A special to
The Star from Bucklin, Mo-, says: "a
serious wreck occurred on the Ha2ni-
bal & st. Joe Railroad Saturday night.
A freight was wrecked four miles west
Of Bucklin, Mo. The wrecked engine
went through the bridge at Yellow
Creek. The killed ere: ]. Murphy, road
master; Arthur Hight, ThoW:s Aims.
worth. A. Green. fireman; ]. E. Vctau,
tra;rmaster. Engineer Good was fatal
ly il Jured and sevcra! others slightly
hurt"
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Col Phelps Dead.

Aiken. S. c.. Special.-Colonei shef-
field Phelps died here Tuesday morning
and his remains will be taken to his
home in New Jersey for interment. He
was a son of the late William Walter
Phelps and was at one time editor Oh
the Jersey City Journal. A few years
ago he built a winter cottage here and
has spent each season here since. he
also owned a game preserve Of 1900
acres.
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Indians Dying Out.

Guthrie, o. T., Specia!.-Dr. Wymaa,
government physician at tns Sac ani
Fox Indian agency in Oklahoma, an
ncunces that a large majority OF the
tribe are. afflicted with tuberculosis.
scrofula and other incurable diseases.
and adds that the tribe will be extinct
within few years. The latest re1cr;
says there are left but 479 members OF
this once-powerful tribe
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Wages Increased,

Knoxville, Tenn, Special.-A local
official of the Southern Railway is au-
thority for the statement that the con-
ference at Washington between a COM
mittee of conductors from the entire
Southern system and General Manager
Ackert, has resulted in advance o.
wages for the men. Just what the ad-
vance is cannot be stated. The increase
asked for by the men was about 10 per
cent.
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Gold For Buenos Ayres.

New York, Specialize local agen-
cy Of the London and River Plate
Bank. limited, will ship s5O0,oOO gold
to Buenos Ayres. The transaction OF
a special, and makes total OF ST.
100000 shipped by the bank since
August last. The Muller-Schaller Com
pany announce the engagement OF
$500. 600 gold to Buenos. Ayres.