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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14

years, and that neither be nor his wife
is receiving an annual income of S75
from any source or possessed prop
erty sufficient to produce such an in
come. (B) If woman, first, that
she is the widow of man who was a
bona fide soldier or sailor in the ser.
vice of the State or of the Confed-
crate States in the war between the
States, and, second, that she has
never remarked or that she being
sixty years of age is widow again,
her last husband having died, and 3,
that either (a) she is sixty years of
age, or (b) that her husband lost his
life in the service of the State or of
the Confederate States, and, fourth,
that she has not an income of 500
per annum nor property sufficient to
produce same.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14
WILL NOT ATTEND CORONATION.
President Roosevelt Decides That his
Daughter annot Accept the Invita-
lion.

Washington, March 7.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt, daughter Of the President
will not attend the coronation OF
King Edward.
When the White House officials
discussed the matter it was stated by
those in position to know that she
should not 60.
It was learned to night that the
reason why Miss Roosevelt will not
attend the coronation of King Ed
ward is because it has been found
practically impossible for her to 60
simply as young American girl
travelling privately in the household
of Special Ambassador Reid. Not
withstanding it was stated she would
not 20 to London as the daughter OF
the President, but simply as Miss
Roosevelt, it was learned that Lon
don court circles we're considering
seriously the question if the status
became q matter of international func-
tions. When Miss Roosevelt's status
became matter of international dis
cussion, the President considered the
advisability # cancelling the VISIT
but found that an invitation to visit
the Emperor and Empress of Ger
many was on the way to America
It was decided, in view of the youth
Of Miss Roosevelt and the interna
tional conditions, as we'll as courte
sizes she would be called on to meet
that the English visit and all its de
lights would have to be relinqulsh
| ed.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14
WIraDRAW| CHAFFEE'S
NOMIN ALTON.
Shortage OF $500 in Accounts of Aiken
Postofice Reported by Iuspsctor-No
Explanations,
Especial to The State.

J
Washington, March 1O.-Presi
dent Roosevelt has withdrawn the
nomination of Vim. G. Chaffee to be
postmaster at Aiken because Of the
shortage in the accounts of Postmas-
ter Chaffee amounting to $500.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the president through a
report of postofice inspector which
is now on file in the department.
As soon as the shortage was made
known to President Roosevelt by
Postmaster General Payne he told
the latter he would take the matter
in hand and the withdrawal Of Chat
fees appointment is the result.
Senator McLaurin, upon whose
recommendation President Mckinley
appointed Chaffee last summer, de
clined to discuss the matter today
further than to confirm the above
facts and to say that so far rs he
knew Chaffee had not offered an ex
PLANTATION of the affairs.
No applications for appointment
have been yet filed.
The senate had refused thus far
to confirm the nomination on account
of certain opposition to Chaffee from
unknown quarters.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14
The President.
White House, March 10.
John D. Long.


NV Dear Secretary: 1t is with
very sincere regret that I accept your
RESIGNATION. shall always count it
a privilege, not only to have served
with you during the last six MONTHS
but to have served under you at the
outset of President McKinley's ad-
ministration. I have seen you IN
both relations, and it has never been
my good fortune to be associated
with any public man more single
minded in his devotion to the public
interest. Our relations have been
not merely official but also those OF
personal friendship.
May all the good fortune you so
richly deserve attend you wherever
You 20. Sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt.
To the Hon. John D. Long, secre-
tary of the navy.
Mr.. Moody's selection for the port
folio of the navy was the outcome OF
an interesting contest. There was
no less than half dozen aspirants
but the struggle finally narrowed
down to the two representatives IN
congress-Mr. Foss of Illinois, chair
man of the naval committee of the
house, who had the energetic sup
port of his western colleagues, and
Mr.. Moody, for whom Senator Lodge
made the winning fight. It was for
q time in doubt whether Mr.. Moody
would not be placed in some impor-
tant foreign mission rather than in
the navy department, but he pre-
ferred to stay at home.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14

MIR. Marcus Lester, has been very
i'll.
We learn that Mrs. Jas. Moore,
has been very sick.
Mr.. A. B. Mills, Sr, has a Case OF
La Grippe.
Some Of our farmers have sown a
great deal of spring oats.
Our schools are all still running
with good attendance.
Rev. A McA. Pitman, of Green
wood, preached at Bethel last Sun
day.
We had hoped that the last ses
sion of the legislature would have
appropriated money to have built an
old soldiers home. As we consider
the pension law as it stands today
rotten from beginning to enc, as II
applies to certain individual soldiers
and not to all who rendered service
in the Confederate services. We
favor an old soldiers home let it cost
what it may, or either proportion the
amount expended to every old sol
dier, or his widow.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14
A Printer Greatly Surprised

I never was so much surprised in my
life, as was with the results OF using
Cham berlain's Pain Balm" says Henry
T. Cook, pressman of the Aseville,
IN. C.) Gazette. II contracted Sc
we're case of rheumatism early last
winter by getting my feet wet. tried
several things for it without benefit.
One day while looking over the Gazette
7 noticed that Pain Balm was positively
Guaranteed to cure rheumatism, so
bought a bottom of it and before using
two-thirds of it my rheumatism had
taken it's flight and I have not hsd a
rheumatic pain SINCE" Sold by w. f..
Pelham & Son.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14
SECRETARY LONG
LEAVES CABINET.
w. M. MOODY OF MASSACHUSETTS
NAMED AS SUCCESSOR.
Old Secretary iOut of Politics-Wlil Return
to Law Practice-Kindly Notes Pass
Between President and
Himself.

Washington, March 10.-The third
change in the cabinet of president
Roosevelt occurred today W en- Sec
retary Long submitted his resigna-
tion in graceful letter, it being &C.
cepted in one equally felicitous by
the president. The change was made
complete by the selection of VIM.
Henry Moody of the Sixth Congress
sional district of Massachusetts, as
Mr.. Longs successor in the navy de-
partment. MIR. Moody will assume
charge of the navy department May l.
This change has been expected for
a long time. Mr.. Long had intended
to retire at the beginning of the late
President McKinley's second term
but he consented to remain until GER
tain lines of policy, in which he was
involved, was more satisfactorily ar
ranged. Then when President Roose-
velt, succeeded, though. anxious to
return to private life-for Secretary
Long will never again enter public
life-s strong feeling of loyalty to-
wards Mr.. Roosevelt induced the Sec
retsry to defer his retirement until
it was convenient for the president
to make change. Mr.. Long will
re- enter the practice of law.
The correspondence exchanged to-
day is as follows:
Navy Department,
Washington, March 10.
My dear Mr.. President: Will you
kindly accept this as my resignation
of the secretaryship of the navy-to
take effect on the Ist day of May
next, or sooner, OF course, if you shall
at any time so wish? 1t has been to
me a delightful service. 1 leave the
official circle of your cabinet, in which
my association with you and it's mem
bers has been so happy, with high
appreciation of your administration
and with most cordial good wishes
for it's success and for you personally.
Very truly yours,
John D. Long.
The President.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14
THE SOUTH CAROLINA
BiD'BB'r At ST. LOUIS
HOW 1T [s TO BE sECUKsD UNDER
LEGISL ALIVE PLAN.
Preiiminsries Noon to Begi"-Wtn be- MADE
up from Exhibits Now io the State
s EuiIdins at Chsrl+ston ExpHsi'ion.
THE State, llth.

Every effort is to be madeho"
that the general assembly has made
provision for it to have S"uth Caro-
llua suitably reple ente at worlds
fair at St. Louis. With the mate
rial in the way of exhibits in the
State building at Charleston, if it
can be secured and properly worked
over, will form q fine exhibit.
Under the clause put in the appro
priation act by the general assembly
it will be the duty of the present
South Carolina commission in charge
of the State building and exhibit at
the Charleston Exposition to take
charge of the work. This commits
sion will soon meet to map out plan
OF action and get the preliminary
work under way.
This provision IN the aPproprla
tion act of this year for the exhibit
at ST. Louis reads as follows:
"For the purpose of preserving
the exhibits of permanent charac-
ter at the South Carolina Interstate
and West Indian Exposition which
may become the property of the
State as provided in section 5 of an
act entitled san act to provide for
a building and q State exhibit at the
South Carolina Interstate and West
Indian Exposition, and to make an
appropriation for the same, approved
Feb. s, 1901, and such county ex-
bibits as may be placed under the
care OF said commission so as to form
an exhibit st the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition in 1908, at st. Louis, Mo-,
$4,000, and any unexpended balance
of the appropriation in ssid act"
The section of the original act re-
ferred to reads, as follows:
"Section 5. The commission here
insbove created shall receive and
hold for the use of the State all ex-
hibits of permanent cha, scter that
may become the property of the
State by purchase, donation or other
wise, and shall make report as to
such exhibits to the general assem-
bly, at it's first meeting after the close
of Che exposition"
In Q letter to Gov. McSweeney,
MIR. Charles N. Reeves, secretary OF
the committee on Legislation of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition com
pany received today says:
SIR: Your very kind letter of
March l, giving the amount OF the
South Csrolins appropriation for the
worlds fair exhibit and list of the
members of the commission, came du
ring my absence in Minnesota
0ur people we're very much pleased
to note the patriotic action taken by
the South Carolina Legislature, and
! want to thank you particularly for
the kindly interest you have shown
throughout. Fh. commission is a
strong body, and believe that the
South Carolina exhibit will be lot
only credit to tho State, but to the
exposition as we'll.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14


IN few years would have been
the States property, and after built
done away with appropriating money
for pensions, and let all those who
are not able to live at home without
a pension 60 to the old soldiers home
and let the State bear all expenses,
and if they refused to 60 give them
nothing. Here is what we favor, to
build an old soldiers home or divide
the apportionment of 100000 for
pensions, in equal amounts to each
old soldier or his widow, let him be
rich or poor, high or low, as every
man who went to the war was a tar
get for the yankee bullets, and faced
the storm of shot and shell, and his
life was held up to the missiles of
death just the same as his poor neigh
Dor who received a pension, and do
away with property qualifications.
The man who went to the war and
did his duty and gets no pension,
deserves one as much as the man who
is receiving one.
We ask the question, is this fair
legislation? That is the condition Of
affairs as we find them today, par
tial Legislation to benefit some, while
others receive none who were better
soldiers may be than those receiving
a pension. We claim it is right to
divide the amount. If our legislature
is going to apportion money for the
old soldiers give them all a part
if it only be $100 a piece. We be-
lieve in "equal rights to all and
special privileges to none" We be-
lieve if the State is going to pension
her old soldiers there should be
classes, as there is today in the law,
and give every old soldier or his
widow, rich or poCr, their part Of the
apportionment, according to the class
he comes under. We believe that
the one leg and one arm soldiers
should receive more than the others
because they have been disabled
from making an honest living, and
suffered the loss of one of their limbs.
IF we are going to have part al leg
islation, and not going to give all the
old soldiers or their widows a part
Of the apportionment made, then we
say build an old soldiers home. and
do away with appropriating money
to pension old soldiers and widows.
And after. the soldiers home is built
and if any Of them refuses to 60 to
it let them alone and stop pensionlng
them. We know of an old soldier
who says he will perish before he
will 90 to the County home, if the
County home is not good enough for
a man, when he needs help and an
old soldiers home is not to the taste
of an old soldier or his widow and
they are in need, and a home is Of
fered them, and help freely given
and they refuse, we say let them suf
fer. We would be glad to see the
day come where all the old soldiers,
or their widows receive their proper
ton, or either build an old soldiers
home for those braye boys of bygone
years, and do away with partial legis
lation, Leona.
Newberry Co. March 10, 1902.
president WIraDRAW1 CHAFFEES
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14
TIE PENSION LAW.

HLaona" Wants Soldiers Home or Lne
Money Divided Between The Vet FANS
other NeWa.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-26
ANOTHER STAGE IN 1MpERrA1rsm

ANOTHER STAGE IN IMPERIALISM.
The passage of the Philippine tariff bill
by the senate marks another stage in the
progress of Imperialism. All recognized
constitutional barriers affected by it are
thrown down, and new principles, never
dreamt of as possible in the administra-
ton of the affairs of our general govern
ment, are established, apparently forever.
It is useless to argue further. The
bill has been enacted by the house
through a partisan majority, and will be
the law CT the land within a few brief
weeks. The Philippines are wholly for
tariffs on goods introduced into them
from the United States and other lands
are involved. Yet so far as the tariff
on imports into the United States are
concerned, the islands are only rs per
cent foreign 1t is a singular situation:
but it is one which has been brought on
the coVltry as the inevitable result of
the determination of the rulers of the
American people to change the existing
system of constitutional government.
The changes represented by this strange
stitutional methods Of raising revenue or
to the conditions and circumstances at
tending the raising of such revenue. The
| established national policy, adhered to
11xyo
controlling absolutely its own coasting
trade, is also discarded, and the Philip
pines are thereby declared to be foreign
territory within certain arbitrary restric-
tons.
The congressional majority have gone on
| the assumption that they have full pop
ular warrant for all these extreme and
| contradictory courses. They have the
warrant which the election of Mckinley
offered them, however effective that may
be. But they have to encounter the re-
American people in the coming fall cleo
tions, and it will be surprising indeed,
with the opportunities which the people
have had to advise themselves Of the in
evitable tendency of the administration
courses, If the next house of represent
atives has not a fighting Democratic
majority.
The situation which is being created by
the enactment of such legislation as this
is one which in the forthcoming national
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-26

Just at the present writing Hiram Hig-
gins, commercial traveller, is holding
down seat we'll up toward the middle
of the water cart. Hiram insists that he
is not searching for any vacant
drunkard's grave and the grape has been
cut out
Mr.. Higgins commercial traveller be-
came convinced that he had reached the
tottering line last Thursday night. On
that night Mr.. Higgins participated in
many strange doings. Taking a chance
at overwork and figuring on the for
want of the-horSeshoe -nail-the king
dom-was-lost system the blame can be
laid at the door of a tired architect, but
Higgins being slow at figures blames the
malt and hop extracts for all the excite
ment and he is through with the siren
uous life.
Hiram Higgins, commercial traveller,
lives in an apartment house up on the
hill. The apartment house was built by
a man with money to invest. -Four other
houses went up at the same time. The
architect furnishing the plans designed
the entire row. 1t saved time to use one
plan all the way down the row and the
tenants had to make the count every
time they attempted to get back to the
home fiat.
Hiram Higgins lived in the second
house when the count was started at the
south end. Beginning at the other end
and counting two brought one to the
apartment house containing the fiat Of
the Russell family.
Last Thursday Mrs. Russell hired a
new servant girl. Last Thursday night
Higgins started to create a drink famine
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-26
MISSING IN FIRE RUINS
-FOUR MEN BELIEVED TO HAVE
DIED IN IDAHO BLAZE
Boarding House Destroyed by
Flames and Twelve of the In
mates Injured by jumping
From Windows.

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 25.-One Of the
worst disasters in the history Of the
Occur d'Alene occurred last night at
Mace, Idaho. Twelve men are in the hos
pitfalls and the bodies of four others are
believed to be in the ruins of the board
ing house of the Standard mine which
was destroyed by fire this morning.
Shortly after midnight flames were dis
covered in the building, which was occu-
pied by sixty men. The fire spread
quickly through the hall, shutting off all
escape, except through windows. Four
men are missing.
The company refuses to make the
names public until the lists can be re-
vised.
The twelve men injured jumped from
the windows 1t is believed that two will
die. These are D. McCallum and John
Bowbay, who were frightfully burned.
The list of those less seriously injured
includes A. Townsend, f. Marlborough, J..
Mackenzie, p. Bowers. r. M. Brand, T..
Seiberhart, ]. B. Bond, John McAuliffe,
w. C. Mcconnell and A. H. Adams.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-26
tHG . . .
FARMERS
VIEW
POINT.

Of agricultural property are equally i'm
pressive. M
The present assessed valuation of i'm
plements in this state is as follows:
In Hennepin, Ramsey and st.
In TerSa iI9Sn1 .:.' .''....$1 6S9, SOL
III remainder OF state .............. 2,724,644
Total in state 4 414 445
1hese figures include manufacturers
teols, machinery, engines and boilers.
ana the like, which are kept on sale as
stock in trade by the merchants and
manufacturers Of the large cities. Hence
a large part of the item Of 81 689 801 at
tributed to the three large counties oP
the state ought properly to be cIassed
as merchandise for purposes Of taxation
Inc report of the federal government for,
I9OO, already alluded to, fixes the value oF
implements at 30,9S8, $780, If the farm
efs OF Minnesota Wish~the assessed VaIna
of their implements raised to tba fIII
value thereof, amounting to an increase
OF nearly 200 per centum, they should
haSten TO instruct their Jealous represen-
tatlVes in the legislature to that effect.
Under the existing, utterly Inadequate
system Of taxation, the assessed yaIua-
tlon OF personal property for the entira
state only amounts to $107, 100000 while
the above quoted figures of the govern
Inent report show that the true value of
hve stock and implements alone. exceeds
such total assessed valuation Of all nar-
sonalty in Minnesota.
The method of taxing farm lands ar
tEeir full value would also produce strik-
ing results. The total assessed valu9
tlon of all farm lands and improvements
for 1900, was $267, ,340,zEo In this state TT
taxed upon the basis of their full cash
value, how much would the assessed val
uauon of such lands and improvements
have to be increased? Again referring to
the government report above quoted. it
appears that the value of farm lands and
improvements thereon in Minnesota is
1914, 6O7, 600; hence, the 'cash value" basis
OF taxation would increase the assessed
valuation Of farm lands and improve
ments over $50 per centum Citv
lands, as has so frequently been pointed
out, would, on the other hand, permit of
only very slight, if any, increase in
assessed valuation
While thus busily engaged in advocating
measures designed to tax their constitu
ents out Of existence, those rural represen-
tatlves already mentioned, who largely
bear the responsibility of shaping the
course of tax legislation, should nondar
Weu whether or not they are not in
the meantime, allowing public-serv!ce cor
poratons, such as street railway. teIe-
phone, telegraph and waterpower compa-
mes, TO place themselves forever bevond
the proper supervision Of the taxing an
thoritieS.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-26
TIE cAsE or K4N sANr.

And thus is the last vestige Of public
excuse for calling the legislature in
extra session destroyed. The application
of the state to the federal supreme
court for leave to bring suit against the
Northern Securities company is denied,
and the attorneys for the state of Min
nesota and the $500 railroad corpora
tion have fallen in the judicial ditch to-
gether, probably never to find their way
out. Not this alone; but the house of
representatives, Notwithstanding all the
snorting of the member for Lac qui
Parle county, discards the legislative
abortion offered to it for adoption as a
tax code.
Where now will Gov. Van SAINT find
extenuation for his act in subjecting the
state to the expense of calling the pres
ent session? First he avowed that he
would call it for the purpose Of eaking
action on the so-caIled merger. Then he
announced that it was to reform the tax
laws that he issued the call.
He deceived nobody, not even himself.
Everybody knew, and still knows, that
he called the present session into ex-
istence to strengthen his chances for re-
nomination by his party, which were
| concededly weak
1t will he surprising if even his own
party associates are not by this time
fully awake to his mountebank per-
formances. He has not only made a fool
Of himself but of the state. He has
sought to damage two Of its most valu-
able commercial interests by his Quixotic
performances here and in Helena. He
has made Of Attorney General Douglas,
a well-meaning man and fair lawyer,
a tool of his foolish ambitions. He has
made the state play stool-pigeon to a
foreign railroad corporation. And now,
he finds that all his senseless perform
ances have ended, as it was inevitable
they should end, in showing what shame
wealth when it's people select to represent
them as their executive a demagogue and
mountebank.
There are one or two things which Gov.
Van SAINT can do to redeem himself par
TALLY. The first of them is to pay off
the attorney for the $500" railroad and
put an end to the pitiful exhibition which
he is making of himself and the state
before the entire country. Another thing
is to send special message to the legs-
lature suggesting that before any further
damage is done to the general CONNER
cial and industrial interests of the peo-
pie, that body provide for calling a con-
stitutional convention and adjourn forth
with.
Such a course as this will serve the
state materially and may save Van
SAINTS political interests from the coll
lapse which now threatens them.