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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
DISCHARGED SOLDIER WHO
MARRIED A NEGRESS.
Such Men ms He Were Not Wanted in
the United States Army.


Washington, Nov. So.-Acting Sec
retary oliver to-day directed the dis
charge without honor" OF Private John
T. Smith, Hospital Corps, stationed at
Fort Mott. N. J., who is said to have
married a negress, and whose dis
charge was recommended by Gen.
Grant. commanding the Department Of
the East. he having acted upon the
recommendation of the post surgeon
at Fort Mott. Gen. Grants recon-
mendation was concurred in by the sur
geon generals office.
In the official statement given out
at the War Department in disposing OF
the case to-day. It is stated that Pri-
vate Smith married "a woman OF bad
character whose previous marriage has
not been terminated by the death OF
her husband or by any form OF legal
separation."
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
SAYS RUSSIAN GUNS
SANK RUSSIAN BOAT.

London Dec. 1.-The Morning Posts
correspondent at Shanghai telegraphs:
IL Is reported that a Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer returning 70 Via
uiFostok from scouting expedition,
was sunk BY the guns OF the Russian
forts I'm error"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
PAPERS ARE MISSING.
Some Can't he Found for the swayn.
Hearing.

Washington. Nov. SO.-search was
continued to-day for the missing let
ters connected with the investigation
Of Judge swayne. II is supposed that
they have been gathered up by mis-
take among the papers which were not
allowed In evidence. The stenograph-
ers have a memorandum OF the let
ters
Mr. Palmer, chairman OF the sub
committee. is not In the city and II
Is expected that no action viii be
taken until he returns.
II is understood that no supplement
tai report In the Swayne case will be
made 20 the House. as the order OF
the House directed only the taking o.
additional testimony. The members Of
the Judiciary Committee to-day learn
ed that other portions Of the testi-
mony are missing. and the clerks and
stenographers were told 10 go through
all the papers and try TO find the MISS
Ing documents.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
ATLANTA WILL SUPPORT
LIBRARY FOR NEGROES
Which VIII Be Established by An
drew Carnegie.

Atlanta. Nov. sO.-The Finance
Committee of the City Council de-
cided this afternoon to accept the
proposition made by Andrew Carnegie
to give $4,000 to establish in Atlanta
a free library for negroes, provided
the city would give to the project ST.
900 a year. After what Mr.. Carnegie
has done for Atlanta in giving the
city handsome free library, which is
used only by the white people, the city
felt it could not we'll act otherwise
than accept the present offer.
An amusing feature of the meeting
was that not one of the six members
of the committee could remember how
to spell Mr. Carnegie's name and were
about to put it down "Carnagy'' when
a newspaper man helped them out OF
the dilemma.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
FOR A LIBERAL REGIME
WOODWARD DECLARES
Indication of the Policy of the Next
Mayor of Atlanta.

Atlanta. Nov. S0.-Mayor-elect James
G. Woodward, announced himself in
favor of more liberal administration
for Atlanta in his speech at the an
nual Chamber Of Commerce dinner.
Mayor Woodward followed the Ger
man consul. Il would like to see more
Germans come TO Atlanta" he said.
but they do not come because they
are a liberal people. Atlanta Is not
a liberal city. IN many respects we
are very narrow. ! believe that n the
affairs OF this city were administered
in a more liberal manner and more
freedom allowed 10 its citizens the
next ten years would see such pros
perlty as was never known before"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
TWO CIRCULARS
ARE WITHDRAWN
FREIGHT RATES CASE ENDS.
RAILROADS MAY OFFER Salts
FACTORY TARIFF.

Promise of This Was Made by Col.
Baxter, Who VIII Attend a Con-
ference of Railroad Men i'm New
YOrk-ShOuId Satisfaction Not he
Given the Railroad Commission
VIII Take New Action TO Get Low
er Rates as Desired by Atlanta.
Atlanta, Nov. 30-Litigation over
the question of freight rates was alb
ruptly ended in the United States court
to-day as the result Of an agreement
reached between counsel on both Sides
which promises nothing SO far as lower
rates are concerned, beyond an eff
fort to get the railroad officials to
make concessions which will satisfy the
people of Atlanta, and of the state,
who have been complaining.
Negotiations which resulted In this
agreement were begun when Col Ed.
Baxter of Nashville, attorney for the
railroads, called attention to the fact
that there is to be a meeting OF the
executive officers of the Southern rail-
roads in New York city next Mon
day for the purpose Of considering the
whole rate adjustment between the
Potomac river and the Mississippi.
II will advise my clients to make
every effort" Col. Baxter said to At
torney General Hart, and the other
counsel for the state and the Atlanta
Freight Bureau, "to reach a revision
of the present freight rates that will
prove satisfactory TO the Georgia. Rail-
road Commission, IL the commission
will first withdraw circulars 3O1 and
302, 50 as to relieve me OF any en-
barrassment."
Revoked the Circulars.
Several conferences followed, with
the result that the agreement was
reached, the objectionable circulars
were revoked by the commission, the
suits for Injunction were dismissed and
now It remains TO hear only what the
railroad officials have TO say about
the matter.
Attorney General Hart first address
ed the court this morning, and read a
letter which he had written to Col.
Baxter in reply to his suggestion. In
this letter It was shown that In the
event OF a revocation OF the circulars
and dismissal of the suits. the COM
mission would be in a position 10 pass
any orders It might deem necessary,
II Ant IblAIbhu OAlltidAo utEAiiit 10 make
any revision Of rates
Judge Hart then read the order of
the commission. passed this morning,
revoking Circulars 3Oi and 302, except
so much of the order OF July l6. az re-
fers TO interstate rates, which was al
lowed 10 stand. He concluded with a
statement IN which he said II was the
desire OF the Atlanta Freight Bureau
70 let the matter take this course, be-
cause Il does not want 10 prejudice IN
any way the interests OF other sec
tions OF the state.
Col. Baxter then read his mennoran-
DUN Of tho agreement and took an or
der dismissing all the suits for inJunc-
tion.
Relief over the Result.
All Of the lawyers connected with
the litigation express themselves as
highly Eratlhed over the course the
matter has taken. n brings 10 an end
long litigation, which according 10
general opinion. could hardly have re-
suited in a victory Tor the Railroad
Commission, Tho states case. " is
said. was q weak one. in View or
threats made in the commissions or
contiDued on Ninth Pags.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
KILLED THE NEGRO WHOM
HE WENT TO ARREST.
Negro Had nm Az and the onicer
Used His Knife.

Americus, Ca. Nov. 3O.-William Jor-
dan, a negro under indictment for bur-
glary, was Instantly killed near Ameri-
Gus this morning by II. G. Boss. a
deputized officer sent 10 arrest him.
Jordan made stubborn resistance and
seized an ~. but before he could
strike Boss. the oflcer drove his knife
into Jordans jugular, killing him IN
sfantly The Ohcer WAS then attacked
BY the wife and fon ~ the negro
killed. one welding ihe az and fhe
other p club buf finally eluded them
and left fhe scene.
The killing, while regretted, was
wholly justinable.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
A WHITE MANS WORD
AGAINST FOUR NEGROES
The White Man, Too, Was the De-
fendnRt in Murder Charge.

fendaRt in Murder Charge.
Louisville, KY, Nov. 30-William II.
Slaughter, Jr, charged with the mur-
der of G. F. Sander was discharged
by Acting Police Court Judge Wilson
at the examining trial to-day. The
court said no witness had denied
Slaughter's statement that he had been
struck first by Sander. He said the
testimony of Slaughter, a reputable
citizen, was of greater weight than
that of four negroes, who testified that
Slaughter had kicked Sander after the
latter had fallen
Judge Wilson said he did not think
jury would find the defendant guilty.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
TWO GIRLS DIED OF
INJURIES RECEIVED
SIX Others at New Orleans May Die
from Their burns.

New Orleans. Nov 30.--Two deaths
have resulted from last nights explo-
sion and hre a. The Swiss laundry.
The victims are young girls, who were
removed 20 the hospital, terribly
burned. They nrci GeogiEna Beech
and Mary Nelson.
sK other kris were burned 10 bad-
iy that n 10 believed that they Will
dls.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
ON 2Oa METER HILL.

Toxic, Nov. so.-lt n reported 10.
Gay that the japanese assaulted. car
Iisd ana retain the southsaussn por-
ton of 2os Meter hill.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01
CAPTURED THE HILL.

Toxic, Dec. 1.-The Japanese have
captured and now hold 2OS Meter HILL
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-01

REV y. "a. Law, ID. d., Of Green
Vile. Al C.. neld agent ~ The Ameri-
can Bible Society. addressed the body
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14

them to keep moving toward Kansas
and fired a volley over their heads to
hurry them up. Then the train moved
on back toward the Cripple Creek sec
ton. Originally a quantity of supplies,
at least, enough to last the departed
miners three or four days were brought
along; but in the hurry of unloading
the supplies were forgotten, and the
miners were left out on a burning al
kali plain without food or water. At
ter considering the situation for q
while, however, they decided to march
to Salvation Army station some miles
away and there they were provided
with food and drink. General Sherman
Bell, who is in command Of the state
militia, says that he has between thir-
ty-five and forty men under arrest for
participation in the recent. dynamite
disaster and he intimates that. he may
hang them ALL, The search for union
men continues and the idea is to de-
port all that can be found. 1t IS. es-
timated that the last eighteen months
of the, strike have cost the state, the
mine owners and the miners about
s23,OO0,OOO. Of this amount the state
alone is out over s1,OOO,OOO on account
Of the military.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14
NOTE AND COMMENT.

There are ten prisoners in Jail at
this time, four white and six colored.
The commencement exercises Of the
College of Charleston take place in HI
bernian hall this evening. This Is the
one hundred and eighteenth year of
this institution.
The county campaign still wags along
rather slowly, the candidates generally
being considerate Of the fact that the
farmers generally are quite busy with
their crops.
While apples are abundant this year,
they do not promise to be Of good quail
ity, most of them being rather smaller
than usual for the season. A few ripe
peaches have been put on the market,
but they are not Of exceptional quality.
The National Union bank Of Rock
Hill, has recently adopted resolution
by which it pledges itself not to retain
in its employ any individual who is adj
dicted to the cigarette habit and not to
give employment to such individual.
This institution has for some time had
a rule prohibiting its employees from
entering bucket shops on pain OF In
slant discharge. :.
While there have been good rains
over the county generally. there are
few sections that are still suffering
from drought This is especially the
case with a considerable belt Of coun-
try in Bethesda township to the south
west of Rock Hill. Rock Hill and the
country Immediately surrounding have
also suffered considerably, and the
gardens Of the city are generally In a
very bad way. Yorkville has not suf-
fered seriously for want Of rain and
the country to the west Of this place
has had good seasons all along.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14
CHEROKEE TIN.

From a gentleman who Is more or
less familiar with the situation, THE
ENQUIRER learns that the tin prospects
near Gaffney still involve a great deal
Of uncertainty.
There Is no doubt of the fact that
Captain Ross has a tin mine, nor Is
there any doubt Of the fact that he
has made a shipment to Cornwall with
very satisfactory results. This ore has
turned out to be of very fine quality
and the shipment was profitable.
But the question as to whether tin
ore Is to be found in paying quantities
remains to be settled. Captain Ross
and others are now engaged In work.
ing out that problem, and the most
that can be said probably, is that they
are now in a position to fairly COM
mence.
The story of the big sale Of tin inter-
ests to the United States Steel COM
pany recently is more or less imagi-
nary. There may have been talk Of
such a deal, but from the best infor-
nation obtainable it has gone no fur
ther than talk.
The interests referred to lie along
a narrow belt extending from within
a few miles of Gaffney to Bessemer
City, N. c., a distance of about thirty
miles northeast and southwest. almost
directly along the line Of the Southern
railroad.
.Outcroppings Of tin have been found
all along this belt, and it Is reported
that some of the best specimens that
have so far turned up have been found
in the vicinity of Bessemer City.
AS THE ENQUIRER understands it, no
we'll defined mine has been found up
to this time. A small lead Of ore of
any kind does not necessarily mean
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

B. F. Caldwell-is announced as a can
didate for the office Of sheriff Of York
county, subject to the choice Of the
voters in the Democratic primary.
Hugh G. Brown-Announces himself as
a candidate for the office of sheriff Of
York county, subject to the action
Of the voters in the Democratic pri-
mary election.
Sam M. Grist-States his claims in ref
erence to the Mutual Benefit Life In
surance company and invites you to
put his claims to the test.
P. H. Nell, Observation-Disclosures all ap-
plicants for Clemson college scholar
ships to apply to the county superin-
tendents Of education for informa-
ton. Examination early in July.
Loan and Savings Bank-Calls the la
dies attention to the benefits to be
derived from the systematic and con-
slant use of It's home savings banks.
w. B. Moore G Co.-Haye an eight
horse power boiler and engine for
sale. They enumerate a long list OF
seasonable summer goods and call
attention to their beautiful line OF
iron bedsteads.
]. @. Wray-Again calls your atten-
ton to a long list Of June bargains
in white and colored dress goods
He Is wanting to make clean sweep
of this department during the month
of June.
R, D. Alexander-Says he Is making
and selling piazza settees which are
both comfortable and attractive. He
wants you to see them.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Have a fine line
of bulb and fountain syringes anl
say that every family should have
one. They have carriage paint. lin.
seed oil, machine oil. lemons, Ice, to-
bacco bargains, fruit jars, etc.
Foushee Cash Store-Is offering a lo
of handkerchiefs of various kinds al
bargain prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14

der water near Pine Stuff, Ark, as the
result of a break in the levee of the
Mississippi. The first two bales OF
new cotton were on last Saturday con-
signed to a Galveston cotton firm.
One Of them was shipped to the
Worlds Fair. :..... There was hall
storm near Laurinburg, N. c., last
Saturday, as the result of which the
ice drifted to depth Of three feet.
Crops were ruined and the damage Is
estimated at from $4,000 to s25, ,0OO....
Governor jeff Davis Of Arkansas, Is
being hanged in eff1gy in parts of the
state because of his refusal to pardon
q murderer in compliance with a nu-
merously signed petition. ..Abner NC
Kinley, brother of the late president
was found dead in a chair at his home
at Somerset, Pa, last Saturday. he
had been dead for three hours. 800.
Watermelon shipments have commence
ed on a large scale from several Geor-
gia counties. Leading Republicans
are still bent on nominating Speaker
Cannon to the vice presidency. The
union miners Of Colorado have appeal
ed to President Roosevelt to investi-
gate the situation. 1t has become
evident that the stories that have been
published to the effect that the czar rhas
lost confidence in: Kuropatkin are with
out foundation. 80. Virginia declined
to instruct her delegates to the Demo-
cratic national. convention; but they
are understood to be favorable to Far
ker.. ... Nine persons lost their lives
from high water in the Indian territory
last week. Senator Cockrell Of Mis-
souri,, was painfully injured In Wash
ington last Saturday by being knocked
down by a boy on a bicycle. Sharp
shocks of earthquake have been felt In
the state of Jalisco, Mexico, during the
past few days. 49,. The Texas Demo-
Gratis have declared for Hearst. t......
Manuel Quintava has been elected pres
ident of the Argentine republic, and
Jose. Pardo has been elected president
of Peru. ....... Mississippi Democrats
have decided to instruct for Judge Par
ker. -. Alexander Dowie, the leader
of the. Zionists.,is preaching in London
.....The Arkansas Democrats will re-
nominate jeff Davis for governor.
New York deputies have been having
a lively race during the past few days
after. Reggie Vanderbilt. They were
trying to serve Vanderbilt with sub
poena. He got out Of the state In his
automobile. The Japanese military
commission that was charged with the
duty of burying the Russian dead al
Nan Shan hill, puts the number OF
killed at 704.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14

A MISSING relative and heir of the
late Cecil Rhodes, the South African
empire builder, has been found In the
person Of Mrs. Mary Virginia Rhodes
Baker of .Asheville, N. c. Search has
been in progress for this lady since the
death of the African Croesus, and all
the while she has been engaged in mis-
sionary work in the south having trav-
eled with her husband more than 5000
miles in a gospel wagon. She has no
idea as to the extent Of the fortune that
has been left her, but says it will be
devoted to the furtherance of mission
airy work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14
Capital and Labor.

Although it is beginning to look as
If peace is at last to be restored to the
long disturbed mining districts OF
Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado,
there is no. immediate !: prospect Of
permanent settlement Of the troubles
that have distracted capital and labor
there. e.. ..... g. .........:
For a long time the members Of the
miners union have been resorting to
anarchy in order to carry out their
purposes, and now that the patience Of
the mine owners association has be-
come completely exhausted, they also
seem to have resorted to anarchy for
the accomplishment Of their ends. Be
tween the two interests the law is see
ing a hard time. e. =
If it Is fact that after polling q
tmajority' vote in the interest Of certain
reforms, the miners were robbed of the
fruits of their efforts by means of
bribery, there Is no doubt that they
have a right to be greatly provoked;
but nevertheless, when they resorted
to assassination as, means Of fur
thering their interests they made a
fatal mistake. 1t seemed to justify
the action Of the mine owners associa-
tion in the anarchistic lengths to which
they have gone in trying to make even;
but of course it didn't. The unlawful
and high-handed proceedings of the
mine owners association have been
Just as harmful and just as provocative
as the offenses committed by the min
erS,. =. &C., -'.'r;- -.
OF course it is easy enough for the
mine owners' association, which evil
IDENTIFY has the ear OF the powers that
be to claim that it is acting strictly in
accordance with the law. That it has
control of all the machinery of the
law Is hardly to be denied, and neither
Is it to be denied probably that it Is
keeping well within the letter of the
law; but that the spirit of the law Is
being utterly ignored, nobody realizes
better than the people who are now in
the saddle.
we are not prepared to, say, that the
Pminers'. union has acted: with Justice
and wisdom throughout all this long
struggle. We have no idea that such
is the case. The probability is that
many of the advisers and leaders. have
sought only. discord and strife rather
than fairness and justice. That has
always been a great hinderance to the
righteous adjustment of labor conten-
tions and we fear it will continue to be
for some time to come.
In our opinion, if the members Of the
miners's union and Of the mine own
ers' association had met each other in
the proper spirit at first-an honest
earnest desire to do. that which is just
the whole trouble would have been
speedily arranged and both sides would
have been much better off, finan-
cially and otherwise. AS it is, 1t
cannot be said that either side
has won. There may be peace
for a time; but the stings that
have been inflicted will continue to
rankle. and there will never be any
permanent settlement Of the existing
difference except a right one-a settle
ment made in a spirit of fairness and
justice to all concerned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14

RUSSIA mas opened a correspondence
with Great Britain over the question of
food as contraband of war. During the
war with the Beers Great Britain so
held; but of late her merchants and
ship owners have been making big
money in the rice trade with Japan.
Russia has protested and hence the
controversy. AS the matter now stands
Russia is hardly in a position to help
herself; but should she manage to cap
ture British rice laden steamer in
the Pacific with the help Cf one Of the
auxiliary cruisers she is arranging to
send out, the question will no doubt
become interesting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14

THERE is more or less controversy
over the action of the military board
in selecting Columbia as the place Of
encampment fors the; state troops this
summer. The papers representing
towns which sought the encampment
are especially critical, and some Of
them are arguing that Columbia is to-
tally unsuited for the purpose. We
are unable to see a great deal in the
matter beyond the fact that each seek
er after the encampment wanted it for
more or less selfish purposes, and
whether other qualifications were con-
sidered or not. it is hardly to be de-
MED that Columbia has the central To-
cation, and what is more important
than that she has the pull. 't.;
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14

JAMES N. Tyner, former assistant at
torney. general for the postoflce de-
partment, who was recently removed
on charges:of corruption preferred by
Roosevelt and Others. and af-
tefward Ssaednitted by the courts of
these same charges. has written a let
ter to the president asking that the
charges that were preferred by him be
withdrawn. There seems to be reason
to believe that although duly acquitted
in regular form there was probably
some doubts about the methods en-
ployed, and as to whether the president
will withdraw his accusation remains to
be seen. If he refuses, however, his
reflections would seem to apply to
the courts rather than to General Ty-
ner
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14

So far all the states but twelve have
held their Democratic conventions and
they have elected instructed delegates
as. follows: Hearst of New York,
107; Parker of New York. 172; Wall
OF Wisconsin, Is; Olney of Massaehu-
setts 80; Gray of Delaware. 6. In addi-
ton to these 379 yninstructed delegates
have been chosen. The understanding
is that Hearst has practically given up
the fight, but he will no doubt use his
strength in the interest of some other
candidate, probably German.