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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-30

A committee of the directors of the
Spokane Amateur Athletic club has
been appointed to investigate the
matter of the proposed change of site
for the new club building and to re-
port at the annual meeting to be held
January IS. The matter of the ia
bour Carnival and Circus company
will also be taken up at that time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-30

From Helena comes the story that
Jeffries. the invincible, has at last
been conquered. It's no Josh this
time One of the Dcmoyer sisters
Cthc prettiest one) of a Helena con
cert hall IS said to be the cause of all
the troubles in the Jcfirics- FitZsim-
mons troupe. which have led u Jeff' :
busting dates and quarrcls with Ii;2,
who in turn quarreled with Ball. his
brother-in-luw and manager, who WAS
recently Knocked out by tho Cornish
man. Champion Jeffries is said to be
hard hit"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-30
EOLZEL ACADEMY.
A Select Day and Boarding schoo

A Select Day and Boarding School.
Students Admitted at Any Time.
University trained faculty. 1nstruc-
lions thorough and personal. Char
acter building.
The academy prepares thoroughly
for the best universities, scientific
and professional schools.
Special classical. scientific and bus
mess courses for those not intending
to enter college.
A primary and grammar school adj
mits pupils at the age of 6, and pre-
pares them for the academy.
For information, address
c. c. HOLzEL
Red. 5000. 1901 Pacific Ave, Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-30

partments of the county government
for the year was as follows:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16

dent of the exposition, who spoke
briefly, bu. most appropriately. Mayor
Smyth, CT Charleston, followed, enthu.
siastically hailing the presence Of the
bell as a proof of good will between
these two great commonW ealths-
Pennsylvania and South Carolina-and
these two cities-Philadelphia and
Charleston"
Mayor Ashbridge, OF Philadelphia,
responded in like vein. and was ap-
plauded to the echo. Other addresses
were made by Hon. ]. F. Ficken, Hon.
George McCurdy, president Of the
Philadelphia common councils. and F.
G. Ravenal, a collateral descendant OF
Edward Rutledge, signer OF the De-
claration of independence.
The exercises closed with the sing,
ing of "The Star Spangled Banner" by
the school children, an address by Hon.
Henry Clay, Of the select council OF
Philadelphia and chairman Of the.
committee on exhibits in the Philadel..
phia building, and Praise God from
Whom All Blessings Flow" sung by:
school children and the audience, with
grand organ and military band accom-.
paniment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
SOUTHERN TRAINS CRASH.
Engineer Killed and Several People
Hurt, Among them Nine. Nordica.

Engineer Killed and Several People
Hurt, Among them Nine. Nordica.
AS result of wreck on the South
ern railway early Sunday morning at
Reeves Station, 20 miles north of
Rome, Ca, Engineer Frank Tracey
was instantly killed; Nine. Nordica,
the famous singer, was injured; E. r.
Simmons, pianist for Nine. Nordica,
sustained a badly bruised hand; Guy
Connally, engineer of the freight,
bruised; George Florence, conductor
of the passenger, badly bruised by
falling in his car; Ed Lewis, negro
fireman, injured.
Train No. 9 was mixed passenger
and freight, leaving Atlanta for Chat
tanooga at 1880 and arriving at
Reeves at $3.50. Engineer Tracey had
orders to meet freight No. IS at
Reeves. An extra freight was on the
side track at Reeves when the pas
senger passed and the engineer
thought the track was clear. The pas
senger was making 40 miles an hour
when it met the regular freight No.
SIS on a sharp curve mile Iorth of
Reeves.
The two engines plunged ihte each
other in an instant after they came in
sight. Engineer Tracey, Of the pas
seager, leaped, but was caught be-
tween two freight cars and crushed
to death. The engineer and fireman
Of the freight escaped by jumping and
sustained bad bruises. The engines
were total wrecks and a dozen cars
destroyed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
HA0CAUST In BUFFALO.
/esea Lives Lost In Burning Building
Which Was Wrecked BY
an Explosion.

Seven lives were lost in a fire in
Broadway Street, Buffalo, N. Y, at
aa early hour Sunday morning.
Ioe Pesrlsteins and another family
lived in rooms above shoe store and
were asleep when the Are started. The
watchman told the police later in the
day that he accidentally dropped a
lamp, A few minutes after the fire be-
gan there was loud explosion that
blew out the front Of the store and
hurled some of the contents OF the
window into the middle of the street.
Plate glass windows On the opposite
side Of Broadway were shattered and
the sound Of the explosion was heard
two blocks away. The flames envel-
oped the building in short time. The
family living in the rear fat barely
escaped with their lives. The Pearl
stems were awakened, but before they
could reach the only stairway leading
from their rooms the fire had under
mined the floors in the hallway and it
collapsed, carrying them down into u
mass of flames. Their bodies were
found at o'clock, four hours after
the fremen had extinguished the
flames.
The body of the mother and baby
were found together, the little one
tightly clasped in it's mothers arms.
Pearlsteins body was found close to
that of his wife. He also had one of
the children in his arms. The bodies
of the other three children were found
huddled close together near the ia
ther's body.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
BAY0NETS As PEACE MAKERS
Secretary Root Talks to House Com.
mittee Regarding Rebellion
In the Philippines.

Secretary Of War Root gave an in
teresring exposition Of the condition
of affairs in the Philippines together
with the outlook for terminating
military by civil rule, in the course Of
a secret hearing Thursday before the
house committee on military affairs
in connection with the army appro-
priation bill. The discussion was
brought out by question by Mr.. Hay,
of Virginia, as to whether civil gov
ernmert could be maintained in the
islands without the presence Of the
army.
Mr.. Root said the army was neces-
sary as a moral force to maintain the
civil condition. One of the main
causes, he said, why there had not
been more progress in the Philippines
was that the Spooner amendment, re-
stricting the grant of franchises, prs-
venting the investment of capital and
the consequent employment Of labor.
Many people were idle and many Of
these became conspirators simply b.
cause they were idle. The secretary
instanced the fact that although rice
was one Of the main products Of the
Philippines, yet about s5,0OO,O0O
worth of rice had to be imported last
year. In this and many other
branches Of industries the wheels OF
industry were not moving, the people
cut of employment were encouraged
in viciousness and as result 1t was
necessary to keep some 10000 troops
in the Islands.
In some provinces very satisfac'
tory civil administration had been set
up, but Mr.. Root pointed out that
even in provinces where civil govern.
ment had been success, there were
men conspiring to assist in the agita-
ton and warfare carried on in neigh
boring provinces. On the whole, how:
ever, the secretary expressed the be-
lief that if congress enacted the bill
proposed by Senator Lodge, or that
CT Representative Cooper, of Wiscon-
sin, providing systems of laws for the
Philippines, it would be possible soon
thereafter gradually to reduce the
military establishment in the Philip
pines.
Mr.. Root said it was the eGpecta
ticn of the war department to do
away with the army transport ser.
vice, so that the transportation Of
troops thereafter would be carried
Oh by private concerns. Some ques-
ton had been raised by members OF
the committee as to the propriety Of
an item in the bill of 100000 for
emergency expenses Of the war de,
partment. The secretary said this
amount was unnecessary and had
been estimated through oversight, so
that the committee doubtless will
omit it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
SOUTH LEADING ALL
We Have Taken First Place ia
lncrc Sc of Population.
NORTH and WEST FALL BACK
Is First Time In History That This
Section Of the Country Has
Forged to the Front In
Popular Growth.

The director of the census announc
ed Monday the percentage OF increase
Of population in different parts of the
country, showing for the last decade
a rapid decrease from the previous
growth Of population in the west, a
less marked, but decided decrease in
the north and a slight increase in the
south. For the first time in the his.
tory of this country the population CT
the south has increased somewhat
more rapidly than that CT the north.
The east geographically is included in
the term north. The rate of the
growth in the north, west and south
is far more nearly the same that it
has ever been. The official announce
ment divides the country as follows:
West-From the Pacific to the east.
ern boundary of Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado and New Mexico; north and
south, the respective line formed by
the Potomac and Ohio rivers and the
southern boundaries of Missouri and
Kansas.
The percentage Of increase from
1860 to 1880 was 61.9 in the north,
S4.4 in the south and 1855 in the west,
while In the last twenty years, 1880
to 1900, it was 4S.7 in tie north, ass
in the south, and 1915 in the west.
Prior to the civil war the northern
states nearly doubled in population
with each twenty years, while in the
southern states the increase Of popu-
lation was only about two-thirds as
great. Since 1860 the rate Of growth
in both parts of the country has been
much less. While the rate of growth
in the north as decreased steadily,
that in the sourn during the last twen-
ty years has been slightly greater
than during the twenty years from
1860 to 1880. During the last twenty
years there has been no substantial
difference in the rate CT growth Of the
two sections.
The percentage Of increase Of
growth of these regions during each
of the last two ten-year periods fol-
lows:
1SSO-1S9O: North, 24.s; south, 20.1;
west, 71.3. 1S96-lsO0: North, 10;
south, 22.4; west, 31.9.
If the comparison is limited to the
states east of the Mississippi river,
the result is slightly differentff. 1t
will show the increase to be:
1Ss9-1S9O: North, 20.1; south, 16.
1S9O-1900: North, 1919; south, 17.7.
When the trans Mississippi states
are omitted, the rate of growth in the
north IS slightly greater than that in
the south, but the present difference
between the two sections in this re-
spect is about one-half what it was be-
tween 1880 and 1880 and less than one
seventh Of what is was between 1850
and 1850.
The frontier, as large area OF rap
id but intermittent growth, is no long.
er an important factor in the progress
of American population, and the rate
Of growth in the several great areas
of the United States is now nearly the
same.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
uNoT WORTH THIRTY CENTS"
Senator Morgan Throws Cold Water
on Panama Canal Agents.

Senator Morgan Throws Cold Water
on Panama Canal Agents.
Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, has
started an investigation OF the Pana'
ma canal affairs that is causing con.
sternation among its advocates. Sat
urday he summoned NJ. Lampre and
NJ. Boefve, agents Of the French COM
pany, and gave them a bad hour and
half.
Your property is not worth 80
cents" he said. 1T makes no differ.
ence whether you offer it for s109,OO0,
600, your first bid, or s40,00O,000 your
last tender, you cannot give clear IT,
tie. Unless am much mistaken, the
United States will not be deluded into
this scheme to rob the French peas
antry. If we buy your ditch, we will,
for years to come, be confronted with
claims from the 100000 stockholders,
whose rights cannot be alienated by
any hocus pocus Of French or any
other courts. This is an attempt to
take advantage of the friendship be-
tween France and the United States
to rob the American government and
the French peasants, and l warn you
that it will not succeed
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
PLAY BEoETs FALSE IDEAS.

Lexington, Kentucky, Women Opposed
TO AUneie Toms Cabin.
\ Lexington chapter, United DaugE
ters Of the Confederacy. has sent 2
written petition to Charles B. Scott
manager of the opera house in Lexing.
ton, KY, asking that the play Uncle.
Toms Cabin" never be played again
at the opera house there.
They gave as their reasons that the
best citizens and old families living ~
and around Lexington were once slave
owners; that the incidents OF Jncis
Toms Cabin" are not typical OF slaye'
life in the south. but OF isolated cases;
that the production and its advertise
ment with bloodhounds and pictures OF,
an old negro in chains and 9 slave
owner with whip in his hand peesent
O. false idea Of the history OF the times:
to the children OF the city, and are 10.
dlsrespect to the southern gentlemen
and good citizens and their faimies u
this part Of the country.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
BoERS READY TO YIELD?

Rumors in London Says Peace Over.
tures Will Soon Be Maec.
The London Globes financial edi-
tor said report which came from well
informed quarters was current ia tn
city Friday that the Boer chiefs aao
made overtures to the British govern
ment to the effect that they were Pre-
pared to lay down their arms, provided
they were not exiled. Wednesday neg
is Boer feast day, and it was said the
surrender of the Beers would prohab!.
occur then.
The war Office officials asserted that
no proposals to surrender had been re
ceived from the Boers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
6I3lGANDS HAVE RELENTED.

officially Reported that Miss stone
Will Be Liberated at Once.
The release Of Miss Ellen M. Stone
br the brigands who have held her IN
captivity since September 3 is belleV'
ed to be only a question of hours. An
official telegram received in London
Friday afternoon, which was dispatch
cd from Constantinople after midday
saws The release OF Miss Stone is immi
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
RApIsr MEETS HIS DOOM.

Mob Storms Jail, Secures Prisonsf,
and Swings Him to a Limb
Jim Mays, charged with assault
ing a white girl. was taken from laiii
at Springfield. ", by mob about 2
o'clock Saturday morning and hanged
His body was found hanging 10 tree
in the high school yard.
The mob came Into town quietly,
and after arousing Jailer catiet5 ds-
manded the keys to the jail. Thelr:
REQUEST was refused, however, and
they were forced to break down . tne
jail doors. ~
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
MccREARY FOR SENATOR.

Former Kentucky Governor Named In
Caucus to Succeed Eeboe.
Standing in the rostrum of the old
hall Of representatives Of the Ken
tucky capitol at Frankfort, where
nearly thirty years ago he began his
public life, the Hon. James B. Nc.
Creary, of Madison county, Thursday
night accepted the nomination of the
democratic party to succeed William
J. Deboe in the senate of the United
States. He received the nomination
by vote Of 81 to 81 over Circuit
Judge James R. Cantrill, Of Scott
county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
TO WATCH CASTRO
American Warships Are Ordered
to duayra, YenezHela.
HIddINdsoN IS IN COMMAND
The Move Has No Connection VIII;
Germany's Castro
Prepared to Flee the coun-
try II Necessary.

A Washington special says: The
finish Of President Castro Is In sight
If the adyices which the government
has had from Yenezuela reflect the sit.
uation properly, and 1t Is believed that
the growth Of the revolution against
the Venezuelan dictator president has
been steady and certain, and It Is
now believed that be cannot long with.
stand the combination OF forces.
against him. Castro Is said to feel
this and has on the quiet made all
necessary preparations TO disappear
when things get too not for him. haY.s
Ing already sent large amounts Of;
money for deposit in Paris banks. &: q
It leaked out at the navy department
Friday that orders are In preparation.
II they hare not already been sent
directing Rear Admiral Higginson and
the north Atlantic squadron to proceed
to Venezuelan waters and take up
headquarters at La luayra This
move, it is made plain, has nothing to-
do with eermany's trouble with Vene-
zuela, but Is made Ia the conviction
that the Castro government cannot ex-
list much longer. It Is feared BY the
authorities that the triumph OF the
revolutionary forces would bring such
state Of uncertainty as would almost
breed lawleesless and 1t Is essential
there should be good American
squadron to look after American inter-
ests. It was also deemed highly esser-
tisl that in any such event the ranking
naval officer on the scene should be an
American, hence an admiral Is sent.
In any concerted action by the foreign
navies Admiral Eigginson would be IN
command. ~
II II significant that the ships OF the
squadron have recently been equipped
with larger compliments OF Marines
than usual, indicating the belief y thsss
mizds of the authorities that landing
parties viii be needed. In addition 70
the admiraps flagship, the Kearsags,
there will be the battle ships Alabama
and Massachusetts, and these VII
soon be Joined by the battleship HI
nois. Other smaller vessels may b
assigned to the squadron later.
The ships which Admiral Hgginson
will take with him on this cruise VIII
have an unusually large complement
of marines aboard. y (.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
BOOkIES HELD UP.

Masked Men Rob Pool Room People
In Kansas City.
Two young men Of slight build, with
handkerchiefs tied across the lower
portion Of their faces, entered Harry
B. Chicks pool room in the center Of
Kansas City Monday night and with
drawn revolvers commanded the pro-
prietor, a cashier and three other en-
ployees, who were in the place, to lie
down on the floor. A third man, sup.
posed to be a confederate, but not
masked, guarded the entrance while
the robbery was committed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
WERE HIGHLY "REcOMMENDED.'
Rathbone Testifies as to Appointments

Rathbone Testifies as to Appointments
Of Nicely and Reeves.
The hearing of the charges growing
out of the Cuban postoffice frauds
were resumed in Havana Monday at.
ternooh. E. G. Rathbone was unex
pectedly called b. the government
The court told h;,21 he had the right tc
refuse to testify # he so desired, tc
which he replied he was glad of the
opportunity to testify.
The court questioned him concern.
ing the appointments of Nicely and
Reeves, to which he replied that both
men had been sent him by the depart.
ment at Washington well recon-
mended.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
Without Water and Light.

TISbSOS ss0eST ClIS 1tShSs
The power house Of the Abbeville
Electric Light and Power Company
was totally destroyed by fire one day
the past week. The company operated
the city waterworks in connection with
it's electric plant and in the same build.
ing, and the city loses about 81 600 in
damage to the machinery Of It's works
The city was without light for some
time and Is also without water. The
company lost electrical machines, en-.
gine and other property Of the estima-
ted value of s3,L.1 to $4,000. There
was no insurance on any Of the prop
erty. The origin Of the fire Is un-
known.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
Health Rules Are Modified.

The health department Of Charles.
ION has amended the port rules con-
cerning the quarantining Of vessels
rom South and Central American
ports so as to permit entries without
detention of vessels from clean ports.
Heretofore, in order to avoid detention,
vessels in trade between here and trop,
ical ports were required to carry ply
sician who could give a certificate for
each voyage. The modification is made
for the benefit of the fruit trade, which
is growing here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
1~p0JgSS@1(SeS
|. SOUTH CAROLINA
{; STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Ex-Governor Moses a Convict.

Admitting that his picture was In
the rogues' gallery and that for Pc
riod Of years he had been familiar with
the Lowest depths Of New York opium
JOINTS" yet pleading for mercy from
the court, Franklin J. Moses, once gov
ernor of South Carolina, was sentenc-
ed at Boston, Mass, a few days ago
TO four months Imprisonment for the
larceny Of an oyercoat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
ScHLEY STARTS SOUTH.

Accompanied by His Vile He Left
the Capital Thursday Night.
Admiral Schley, accompanied by
Mrs. Schley, left Washington City
Thursday night for a. ten days visit
to Savannah, where they will be the
gue; SITS of General Winlia W. Gordon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
SAVANNAH MERCHANT SUICIDES

Turner, Tired Of Life, Ends Ills Ex'
istence In Atlanta Hotel.
r. Fl. Turner. cotton merchant OF
Savannah and a member Of one of
the most prominea }fanlilies in south
Georgia, was found dead in a room
at the Jackson hotel, in Atlanta, Sun
day morning.
He had taken morphine, ana the
verdict CT the coroner's jury was that
he had taken the poison with suicidal
intent,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
CROKER FINALLY RETlRES.

Tammany Boss Delegates Affairs OF
the Organization to Lewis Nixon.
Richard Croker announced his re.
t;rement from the formal leadership
Of Tammany Hall, at New York, Sat-
urday afternoon. The announcement
was made at the meeting Of the eXecu-
tive committee at which the plan If
organization for the year 1902 Wa:
agreed upon. Lewis Nixon was che
sen as Mr.. Croker's successor as the
chairman OF the finance committee.
This position, by long usage, carries
with it the leadership of the organiza-
ton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
SHAkE-UP IN MISSISSIPPI.
Presidents Appointments Greatly Dis
pleasing to Republicans.

PreSiGehtS APPOINTMENTS 1featly DiS'
pleasing to Republicans.
A Washington special says: The
turn-down of the organization Of re-.
publicans in Mississippi seems to be
even more complete than was first un-
derstood.
Not only did democrats get the
places under the department of JUS
tice announced Wednesday, but Jim
Hill, the colored leader from that
state, who has been a power in the
republican councils for long time, a
member Of the national committee, is
to be superseded as register of the
land office at Jackson. His successor
Is, however, a white republican, Fred
erick Collins, who has been marshal
of the southern district. Collins made
a good record as marshal, and is ia.
ken care Of in the shake-up.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
Costly Blaze In Chicago.

Fire which broke out about 1870
O'Clock Monday morning in the eleva-
tor Of the American Mailing Company
Eat Chicago, destroyed 100000 bushels
of barley, together with the building.
TIE loss, it is said, will be near half
million dollars.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-16
EXPRESS AND FREIGHT CRASH.

Accident Occurs on Mississippi Rail
road Near New Orleans.
The Vicksburg express on the Mis-.
sissippi railroad collidea head-on with
a freight IL miles from New Orleans
Thursday during a heavy fog.
Henry Foster, negro fireman Of
the freight, was killed, and Engineer
Campbell was seriously injured. En-
gineer Baldwin and Fireman George
Wasson, of the passenger train, and
three negro brakemen, were injured.
None Of the passengers were hurt.