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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13

measure that is abhorrent to the
majority, of American citizens Is a
mischievous measure.
1t is not unreasonable to argue
that the Presidents proper course
with regard to making appointlo euts
ls indirectly indicated by the Consti
tuition Of the United States. Each
State ls virtually an independent
part of tuv body polite, possessed
OF the right to make it's own laws, to
conduct it's individual affairs as it
thinks best suited to prevailing con
ditions and to take such measures
for the protection of it's special in
terests as may be consistent with a
due consideration for the interests of
the other States. The power of in.
tervention vested in the Federal
government is clearly laid down, and
is permissible only under certain
stipulated circumstances and within
certain carefully defined limits. It
ls consequently a debatable point
whether the Chief Magistrate is not
tacitly bound to consult the local
sentiment before deciding upon a
particular administrative step.
How the President cannot shut his
eyes to the fact that the white popu
latlon OF the Southern States has
strongly developed very tenacious
prejudices with the regard to the
negro question. There is no neces-
sity to discuss the justice of those
prejudices. Their existence and
strength cannot be denied. When,
therefore, the President takes an
initiative which is protested against
by a majority of the population he
not only commits a grave political
blunder, but also exceeds his moral
authority. The possible conse
quences of such q step as the nomi
nation which has aroused storm of
indignation in the South cannot be
considered without apprehension
1t would take very little of this kind
of administration to light the lamps
OF race war, in which the principal
sufferers could only be the negroes.
Public sentiment, in fact, is strong
ar than idealistio theorizing, and is
usually embittered and made more
obstinate by opposition. The great
colonizing Powers Of the world
Rome, England, Holland, have all
shown that they are aware of this
truth by conoiliating the people un
der their rule with respect for their
customs, creeds and even prejudioes
The attitude of Southerners toward
the colored race, whether it be due
to custom, creed or prejudice, is a
very uncompromising one, and the
situation is one that calls for great
clrcumspection in it's treatment.
Every friend Of President Roose-
velt, therefore, must deplore his i'll
advised attempt to row against such
tremendous current of public opin.
loD, l. O., to set his personal views,
be they ever 80 respectable, against
those of the vast majority of his
fellow conntrymen.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
An mnOcOnt Woman Seven Years I'm the
fenltentlary.
TColumbia Record I

There is white woman in the
penitentiary who has been there sev
en- years, and all the facts 20 to show
that she is innocent, and that from
her religious scruples about taking an
oath she was convicted. Her name
is Plume Hall, and with p man named
Ferrel she was convicted in Marlboro
county of killing Waston Hall, her
husband There is no doubt abont
the guilt OF the man, for no has con
fessed and exOnerated the woman
from all participation in the murder
or even any knowledge Of it. When
trial was had letter was produced
from the woman to the man in which
she warned him mot to do what he
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
PAINFUL TO RECORD.
A Gallant Confederate Soldier Dies In
LaurenS P0OrhOuSe.
Special to The State. !

Laurens, Jan. 8.--Mr. Hillary
Mosely, aged IS, died last night at
the county home. He was a native
of this county and at the outbreak of
tho Civil War he promptly volunteer
cd enlisting with the Sonth Carolina
Guards, Company A, Third S. G..
regiment. He served gallantly to
the close Of hostilities. He was we'll
connected in this and GreenviIle
counties. His health failing few
years ago he became a ward of this
county. The remains we're inferred
here this afternoon.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
HAS SLEPT 100 DAYS.
Dora Heeks Went IntOt a Trance After a
Quarrel,

Centralia, III. Jan 8. The one hun.
dredth day Of Dora Meek's sleep
passed quietly today, the patient
knowing nothing of the event.
December % she became suddenly
i'll. On Sunday she awoke slightly
and passed into trance.
Today she sat ur, soeing no hing
hearing nothing.
Dora Meeks went to sleep while OK
cited over quarrel with her sweet.
heart.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
REPUBLICANS SQUIRM
UNDER THE COAL FIRE.
RESOLUTIONS TO REMOVE THE DUTY
DISCUSSED.
Senator Tillman Takes a Hand-MaOrity
Attempts to Muddy the Water and
Avoid Question Till Pass
Ing Of Blizzard.

HS VI OAELalAs
Washington, Jan. S-Today the
senate again discussed the Vest reso-
luton requesting the finance COM
mittee to prepare and report a bill
removing the duty on anthracite coal
and Mr.. Aldrich replied to some Of
the criticism Of Mr.. Vest, made Inst
Tuesday. Mr.. Aldrioh insisted that
the resolution would not accomplish
the result sought and also that it in.
fringed the constitutional rights Of
the house in respect to revenue bills.
Mr.. Aldrich said that Democratic
senate voted to put duty Of 40 cents
ON coal in 1894 and that they fa-
vored free coal except on the day
when they could have voted free coal
into tho tariff bill. Mr.. Aldrich said
the high price Of Coal in the country
now was not due to the present tar
if.
Mr.. Vest replying, said it WAS an
open secret how the rate of 40 ents
ton WAS put on coal in the Wilson
bill. There were five Democratic
senators opposed to the bill who
we're i'll Il position to dictate what
sh uld he placed in the bill, and that
their votes we're needed TO passed the
measure President Cleveland, he
said, had urged free coal on congress.
"We were held up" said MIR. Vest,
to use plain vernacular," and told if
we dared to put free coal in the bill
it would be defeated. A compromise
therefore WAS effected on the basis of
40 cents u ton.
"What does it matter how anybody
voted in 1894 he inquired. "ls that
an answer to the poor, freezing
| people who now demand immediate
relief?"
He referred to his former state
! ment that the rates in the Dingley
bill were made 30 high as to render
possible the negotiation Of reciprocity
agreements and said 1T was based on
information he believed to be true.
Mr.. Hale defended Mr.. Dingley,
| saying the statement attributed to
him is radically opposed to all his
utterances and involved the charge
| Of insincerity.
Mr. Tillmau of South Carolina in
terrupted to remark that he did not
consider that there had been rehec-
ton on Mr.. Dngley. The policy Of
| his party, he said, had been OK
emplified in the reciprocity treaty
negotiated and pending, that nothing
but the selfish greed Of the people
whose protection is reduced prevents
the ratification of tho pending
treaties.
"None of u.s." said Mr.. Hale, re-
ferring to the alleged interview with
Mr.. Dingley, "would want our Sill
cerity impugned by somebody five
| years after our death"
Mr.. Tillman replying to Mr.. Hale
said there was no accusation against
Mr. Dingley's character or sincerity.
The senators who sympathizod with
the senator from Missouri were not
hard up for arguments on the trust
question.
"This is certainly put forward now
as the one argument" retorted Mr..
Hale.
Mr.. Tillman said that congress
only had been assembled three weeks
and eve have hardly gotten over our
Christmas orunks yet"
| The Vest resolution went over to
come up on next Legislative day.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
Especial to News and Courier.

Especial to News and Cnurier.1
Greenwood, January 7.--The Viii.
liamston Female College is be moved
to Greenwood. This decision was
reached yesterday. Nine tenths of
the trustees Of that institution de
cided to move it here A vote of the
students of the College resulted in
over Is per cent agreeing to come to
Greenwood. There are at present
one hundred and five boarders in the
College.
The Williamson Female College
is said to possess the most extensive
and valuable equipment of any fe
male college in the State, Winthrop
alone possibly excepted The col
lege has about $4,000 worth of appu
ratus. All Of this, the furniture, pi
amos, ETC., will be moved here. The
building will be furnished by Green.
wood DR.. Lander, the we'll known
president of the College, will sub
scribe literally to the fund He will
have charge of the school. He will
also keep the building iu repair and
run the College. If he should leave
the College the property will be ten.
dered to the Methodist Conference
and that great body will not allow
80 splendid a gift to pass The Col.
lego is a certainty.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
A TRAIN FOR MILLIONAIRES
Is to Run Between Chicago and Florida
Resorts.

Chicago, Nov. 2l.--Chicago is to
have a millionaire's tram between
this city, Jacksonville and other
Florida resorts, which will be az fine
IN equipment and as fast in time as
the famous train running over the At.
lantic Coast Line from New York to
Florida points Tho new train will
be placed in service by the East ern
Illinois soon after the first of the
year, and will make the trip from
here to Jacksonville in thirty houre,
instead Of thirty ono as heretofore.
All equipment to be used is to be
new and is now In course of construc-
tlon by the Pullman company. The
cost of the necessary equipment will
be between 100000 and 81 900 900.
This elegant new train from the
West will be operated via Evansville,
Nashville, Atlanta, Albany and the
Atlantic Coast Line to jacksonville.
thence to st. Augustine, Fla.
1t will be seen that the Atlantic
Coast Line viii! maintain ita reputa-
tion for perfect passenger service
from the West, rs we'll as from the
East.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
WILLIAMSTON COLLEGE.

Anderson, January g. - In
formation received here today is to
the effect that it is by no means set
tied that the Williamson Female
College is to be moved to Greenwood
Efforts will be made to have the Col
lege retained at Williamston.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
GREENWOOD TO HAVE A COLLEGE.

Nlne-tenths Of the Trustees, President
Lander and Seventy-five Of the One
Hundred and Five Boarding Stu
dents Favor the Removal Of
the Williamson Female
College.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-07
MILL|ONA|RF'S Wife
SHOT AND BEATEN
Los Angeles Woman Claims
Husband Assaulted Her
and He Is Arrested.

Los ANGELES. Cal, Sept. Cool
Grlf1th, millionaire resident of this
city and member of the board of
PARK commissioners, has been arrest
eu on the charge of assaulting his
wlte with murderous intent. Mrs
Grlfnth is in a hospital suffering from
the e1ects of pistol shot wound in
the head and compound fracture of
the shoulder. She was shot Las
Thursday evening in her room at q
santa Monica hotel. where, with her
husband and fifteen-year- son. she
had Deen spending the summer
In her statement to the district at
tCrney, Mrs. Griffith said her husband
shot her after forcing her to answer at
the pistol point some irrational cues
lions as to her faithfulness and her
knowledge as to any attempt to poison
him. When he shot her she was on
her knees. She jumped up and ran to
a window, out of which she Jumped.
talllng on roof some fourteen feet
peIoW, fracturing her shoulder blade
Mrs Griffith wanted a charge of in
sanity preferred against her husband.
Col. Griffith insists that his wife
was wounded accidentally He was
bending over a trunk, according to his
story, when he heard the report of a
revolver and turned to see Mrs. Crit
fifth fall to the floor. The weapon,
ne says, was one of his own Mrs.
Grlfhth came across in gathering to-
gether their effects for packing How
1t was discharged Col. Griffiths does
not know, as he asserted that his
back was turned. He denied that
there was any possible cause for a
quarrel between himself and Mrs.
Griffith and declares that reports of
his having fired the shot are absolutely
unfOunded
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-07

better demonstrated in the history of
transportation than that route and
port of shipment can hold precedence
only as long as they offer favorable
terms to business. New York city be-
Heved that it had a cinch on the grain
business years ago, and the port charg-
es there grew to be an fncumbrance
that the business could no longer toll
crate. And before New York knew
what was the matter her grain trade
was diverted, and other Atlantic ship
ping points grew great at her expense.
Nothing seems SO foolish as attempts
along this line to obtain and hold an
unfair advantage at the public expense.
There is too much capital in the world
seeking employment for any shipping
combine to hold it's own perpetually if
it imposes unreasonable charges. 1t
creates competition, and the competi-
ton will come. There are too many
seaboard cities for any one of them to
be able to fetter commerce. Others will
furnish the required facilities and take
the trade away. The dream Of a COM
merce arbitrarily controlled SO as to
bring in forever unreasonable returns
is foolish. The high freight works its
own destruction, and that of all who
are dependent upon it.
Incidentally the situation at the East
will contribute powerfully to the grow
ing Importance of the westward route
That, of course, cannot carry the grain
traffic of the Mississippi valley and the
Northwest, bound for Liverpool But
this is only one element in a worlds
commerce, which will have to choose
between the Suez line and the trans
Pacific way. Every excessive charge on
the former adds to the controlling
strength of the latter. The people of
this section, occupying what we might
call the trade watershed, whence the
stream of commerce may flow easily in
either direction, will win essential ad-
vantage from the struggle between
them. But the people in control of
traffic charges from Chicago to
Europe are making the mistake of
their lives in trying to wrest from it
unnatural profits by excessive charges.
They are doomed to inevitable defeat,
and will be themselves the chief suf-
ferers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-07
AGAIN THE Low FREIGHT RATE.

In discussing the possibilities Of the
traffic movement westward, especially
with reference to the development Of
trade across the Pacific, we have said
that the key to the situation is the low
freight rate. Because of that, trade
currents are being revolutionized, new
ports are rising to prominence and the
northern routes are in a position of
command. The high freight rate is now
seen to be troublesome thing for
shippers whose business runs eastward
to deal with.
Grain shippers of Chicago make COM
plant that their trade is being killed by
exorbitant. demands~by the carriers.
The Atlantic steamship combine is not
in business for its health, and has
named rate which is a handicap on
trade. There is equal objection to the
rates imposed by the trunk lines on
grain shipments from Chicago to East
ern seaports. Shippers say that the
combined tariffs are divertii1g the trade
to Canadian and Southern ports, and
are up in arms about it.
If the high freight rate eastward is
maintained. traffic will be lessened and
turned into other channels. Nothing is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-07
PERSONAL MENTION.

John sueppel, sr.. D. Mueller. iowa wa Civ Cit
L. D. Mueller, Waterloo, Iowa; Ben IL
spence Winnipeg; J. w. Irwin, Webster,
II. r. Sager, F. Johnson and wife. j.
FRANKLIN and wife, Z. A. Van Felt and
wife, Truman; DR.. A. J. Cox and wife,
Tyler; G. e. Lundquist. Warren.
Ryan: C. D. Kendall and wife Miss
Nellie Kendall, Brookings, S. D.; F. S.
Coiquhoun and wife. H. L. Dresser, Du-
Iuth; Mrs: p. G. Leavensworth, Miss F.
Mrs. X. Wood Detroit; H. e. Cobb and
wife, Lake Geneva, Wis; Hugh Arm
strong, Portage la Prairie, Man; w. T.
Hutchins, Vancouver.
ingston, Mont: Mr.. and Mrs. Al Nc
Cluskey, Sioux City; E. r. Day, De
troit; Rudy Cole, Fargo; r. S. walker
1MIoinesj; D. N. Driscoll, Grafton; ]. I,
Higginbotham, Brandon. Man.; G. Gal
len and daughter, Merson, Man; T. b. De
lsn4y; Duluth; Miss Klnde, Saltwater: A.
.: Riley, Waterloo. Wis; w. F. Ladder.
Missoula; Helen Wyland. Spokane; G. e.
Bardwell, Belle Plain; s. H. Frank, Liv-
1ngston; Lucille H. Brooker Saltwater;
F. L. Johnson and wife, Fargo; O. G.
Kinstad, Winona.
A. G. Bernard. of Cass Lake. was in
st. Paul yesterday returning from Wash
1ngtOn, where he assisted Congressman
Buchanan in the rehearing of the Cass
Lake land Office squabble. 1t is not known
when the decision will be fled but Mr.
Bernard is confident that the office will
not be removed to Bemidji
Congressman C. r. Davis, of st. Peter.
is at the Merchants. Mr. Davis is prepar1
Ing to join Congressman Stevens and a
party of Minnesotans who will attend the
irrigation congress at Ogden next week.
Senator III. H. Witherstine. of Roches-
ter, was in st. Paul yesterday
Mrs. Frank E. Searle and Miss Edith
Searle. of Duluth. are at the Ryan.
Senator Daniel Shell, of Worthington, is
at the Windsor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-07
A REAL WORLD POWER.

Russia compels admiration. She is
a nation that does things. And it is
just because she has ideas and policies
and a future hope of her own and is
not afraid to work for them that she
has grown so mighty and become the
one power before which all others in
Europe and Asia have to bow.
The rest of Europe is afraid of the
Turk. Russia is not, nor is she greatly
afraid of the rest of Europe. In all
probability if she were to seize Con-
stantinople tomorrow, the nations,
though they would buster, would not
dare actually to interfere. But it is
not yet to her interest to do so. She
knows that. if she bides her time, she
will get what she wants; and get it
probably with far less disturbance and
cost than now. Therefore she is con-
tent to wait.
But when an emergency rises she
does not wait. A Russian consul in
Turkey was murdered. The Turks are
their general occupation, and occasion
ally the wrong man gets killed. Rus
STA did not ask the other powers what
they thought about 1t. or what she
might do. She sent fleet to Turkish
waters. and Turkey has just granted
every demand made. for satisfaction
and punishment. Her submission is
abject and complete; and had it been
less than that, so as to leave the
slightest chance for action, Turkey
would have been wiped off the map
probably. whether Europe liked it or
not.
Just at present Russia's greatest &C
tivities are concentrated elsewhere. She
is rounding out her empire in Asia
She is securing seaports upon the Pa.
cific. She is so colonizing Manchuria
that whether she formally evacuates
it or not, in military sense, will not
have the slightest effect upon her
fortunes. For it will be completely
Russianized, and a portion of her great
territory as loyal as any other There
she has played her great game with
consummate success; and always with
the same winning card-that she dares
and her rivals do not When she is
ready she: will play it also in Europe,
and realize the wonderful dream of
her rugged founders and her indonit-
able people. ,.-re~-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-07
Mr.. DEAN AND HIS coAoJuToRs.


Charles Wesley Dean would be worth
million dollars year to Mr.. Frank
A. Munsey or some of those other gem
tlemen who are engaged in the bust
ness of supplying the American public
with the condiments of literature.
Mr.. Dean has produced a book. He
calls it 1.-THE Book of Books" He ad-
mits that he had some assistance in
his work. Among the distinguished
parties in the list of associate editors
with whom Mr.. Dean is willing to
divide the credit for the work-are
Adam. Methuselah, Jay Gould, Sam
son, Judas Iscariot, Robert G. Inger-
soil, Mary Magdalene, Martin Luther
and score of others. Lots wife was
the first literary woman, it appears, for
she helped quite a bit. Mr. Dean does
not give us her full name nor ex-
plain why it is that she came down
through the ages labeled Lots
Wife" The jealousy of the lit
erary man of that date is shown in
the recorded finish of Mrs. Lot. The
matter should be investigated by Mr..
Edward Box.
Mr.. Dean explains that most of his
c6llaborators dictated their contribu-
tons to him. His object and theirs
was to exploit a new scheme of relig-
ion and the book announces that the
millennium is here; that the sordid
struggle for the dollar is all off and
that it is up to us all to take to the
primrose paths and avoid the pave
ments. Incidentally we are informed
that Mary Baker Haddon has taken
charge of the whole works and that we
should take orders from her alone.
Which makes it possible to shunt the
responsibility for the late summer car
nival off on to Mary.
AS a discoverer Mr.. Dean is not ex-
actly in the Columbus class, but as an
editor who knows how to get people
to write for him he has the modern
ton for his capacity in this direction
is likely to distract the attention from
the prime object of THE Book of
Books" which merely aims to regen-
crate the world and start us all in
fresh with nothing to do. He puts a
damper on the opponents of the
strenuous life. OF course there is no
telling what will happen to Mr.. Dean.
He happens to live in Chicago and the
other natives may not like what he
says about the finish of unrighteous-
ness. They will not consider his abil-
ity to get distinguished persons on his
staff in extenuation of his crime in de-
claiming against their ordinary pur-
suits. On the other hand they may
recognize in him a get-rich- quick ge-
MUS who has put gold brick between
book covers.