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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10

barn and crib caugh3 on fire seve}
times but by hard work they we
saved His hog-pen was burned ana
three fiue hogs were saved by tearing
off burning plank and driving them
out.
Miss Lessie Quattlebaum has been
visiting on this route, all were glad to
see her.
Miss Mary Pardue has closed her
school at Oak-Grove on account Of
smallpox and returned to her home
in Granitc;.llc.
Mr.. I. h. Jones is our popular mag
is5rate, and all wish Judge Jonss goon
luck
| am glad to say Mr.. B. j. Rogers is
able to be out again after suffering
several weeks with cut leg
The W. S. Kaoln and Development
Co. is putting in saw mill at the
mines on the route.
Mr,J +. Watkins is in Aiken this
week courting.
Mr.. |. T Jones prosperous farmer
on the lower part of the route has put
up an approval mail box also L. Q.
Miles a colored man has added anoth-
er. Won't you patrons who have no
government box follow suit.
Messrs. w. WeStmoreland and son
are selling large quantities of guano.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10

Pub Hood, Charlie Hood. Jim Free
man, Arthur Johnson, Ham johnson
and Calvin Cray were arranged at
BenncttSville on March 9Th for muir
dcrouS assault upon Tom Gray on Feb.
10th. All of these young men attCn.
ed a dance given ut the home OF Il Mrs.
Sanders. Gray was put to bed drunk
afJcr the above named Young men
came back, took Gray out of bed and
Bob Hood shou'dered him and carried
him away, thYother young men going
along Mex horning Gray was found
in the road wi 1h cut across his face
q knife thrust>in the back. his 'ody
much bruised and with his clothing
covered with blood There is much
excitement around Bennettsvilic.
They gave bords for $iOO each
g%%
Since the North Carolina legislature
passed the anti-bucket shop bill, it is
rumorcd that the cotton exchange
will be removed to Fort Mill the near
est point.
-
Brookland. Just ac"oSS the Congaree
from Columbia, suffered fearful loss
by fire on the night of March 4th.
over half Of the stores and other
places of business are destroyed and
thirty homes are i'm ashes The losses
were S75, 1000. The fire was caused by
the explosion of a kerosene lamp in
the store of Mr.. Edward Boyer De
Struction Of the whole town was pre-
vented by prompt and efficient as
sistlncc Of the Columbia fire.
1t is reported that Timmonsville is
TO have electric lights in The near fu
ture. An election, for Ligh'S or no
Lightsis soon to be held there.
The committees on warehouses of
the South Carolina division mani-
mouSly adopted ON March 7th, rcso
luton as follows:
THAT it is the sense OF this com
mittcc that we recommend to every
community in South Carolina where
the necessity for warehouses exist TO
Duild these warehouses through their
own efforts. or by outside assistance, il
preferred, or if possible TO attain them
at cost of from $500 to ,2o0 with a
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10
Happenings On
SAMARIA K F d
ROUTE NO1BY
MR.. BOAT
WRIGHT

The Grippe S losing its holt on the
good folks this srnuy weather and
they are moving the plows at fast
rate.
Mr.. j. NJ. EIutto finished gathering
corn latt week I'll know where to get
my horse fed this summer when corn
gets short.
Mr.. j T.. Brogdcn has added another
bale of cotton TO his warehouse in the
grove.
On last Friday Mr.. Carver shingle
mill man on 'ateSburg II F.. d. no
let out fire, which came on and burnt
my turpentine and timber. Bad luck
for mail carrier.
Mr.. Alva Jones on the old w -.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10
GEN .ERAL.
NEWS

The last annual deficiency OF Ear
ward University was Sl,oO0ooo. That
Samuel Hill, Of Seattle, in the far Uf
State of Washington, should subscribe
$500 to the relief fun', gives us an
insight into how far the influences Of
BoSton'S Great University extends.
#=*
North Carolina is Jp bc + presented
at the Jamestown tcIc 'ntcnnial cXhi-
bitipn, in 1907. The general tsScmbly
Appropriated, provided the Congress
shall give 81 1,OOo,n0O, $4,000, to the
jamestown Torcentcnnial.
Judge La Fontainc, OF Montreal
Can las refused to release Greene and
Gaynor on bond The case was set
for March l4th. Greene and GIynor
are wanted by the United States au-
thoriticS- Iro:> W = .,A2r,ges of alleged fraud
at Savannah.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10
CFrom the Philadelphia Record. J

IFfOm JnC TTIIIaurIpNIl KCCOTU.I
Hungry crows, unable to find food
elsewhere, killed and partly devoured
Is pigs belonging to Julius Daubmann,
Il farmer ECar Olston, New NCrH.
The birds had hung around the
place for several days and became
such a nuisance Daubmann found it
necessary to use his CUR Yesterday
one of Daubmanns assistants was a
wakcued by the din of the crows and
saw the barnyard full of them. lie
aroused Daubmann and the other men,
and after firing into the crows Is Of
the pigs were found to have been kill
ed. all having their eyes pecked out
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10

Washington, March G.-Thc Presi-
dent sent large number Of nomina-
tions to the senate today, when il
convened in special session.
AMBASSADORS.
Henry White of baltimore Md. lcred-
tied TO Rhode Island
Whitelaw Reid, New York, TO
Great Britain.
Robert s Mccormick, Illinois, to
France.
George V. l.. Meyer, Massachusetts,
to Russia
Edwin II, Congcr Iowa. to Mexico.
MINISTER'S PLENIPOTENTIARY
William Woodvillc RockhiH. Dis
trict of Columbia, to China.
David J. Hill, New York, TO the
Netherlands.
Henry Larc Wilson, Washington to
Belgium.
William Miller Col ier, New York,
to Spain.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10

In the old Moravian Cemetery c'usc
to New Dorp, staten Island. lie the
remains Of Commodore Vanderbilt,
his son Wm. ii his grandson Cornc-
Illus and others Of the family. Tlc
old Vanderbilt house overlooked by
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10

him on last Saturia
went on to Er. Ars
double quick march
thing in its path N,
loss is about $2O0.S
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10

From Shawnee O. Il. it is reported
that, Klathlo Mario, Seminole In
dian generally known as ''Old Fi>h,
said to be the oldest Indian in Amer
lea and who died recently at Shawnee.
was 1lG years old. Old Fish was born
in the Florida Everglades, and fought
against the United States, both in the
War of 1872 with Great Britain, and
in the Seminole War. He for many
years acted as physician to his tribe
Since March Isl i has been current.
ly reported in Washington that PreS:-
dent Roosevelt Will in the near future
appoint Charles w. Anderson, promi
nent colored lawyer OF New York. as
collector % internal revenue for the
District OF New York. Anderson will
succeed Mr.. Charles III Treat
For the week ending March 4th last
there are reported for the Sou thern
States industries valued in each State
as follows: Alabama, $37lO 600: Ar
kansas, $4,000: Florida, $40 600:
Georgia. So 10000; Indian Territory,
So 600; Kentucky. Sll0. 600; Louisiana,
$500 200: mississippi, SIP 600; Okla
homa, $l.3Sj, 900: south Carolina. $J20.
600; Tennessee, $50, 1000: Texas, Si.3j0.
600; Virginia, $40 coo and West Vir-
xI,I lDD
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10

1t is reported that Timmonsville j,
to have electric lights in the near fu
ture. An election, Tor LighS or no
Lightsis soon to be held there.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-10

DR.. M. y. Boatwright,
DR.. w. P. Zimmerman,
j. Frank Kneece.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
FIND BODIES OF
FLOOD VICTIMS
MANY PERSONS PERISHED IN
y ARIZONA DISASTER
Remains of Five Have Been Recov-
cred at Clifton Since Waters
subsidized, and Others Are
Still in Drift
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Ell PASO. Tex, Jan. 1S.-Information
comes from Clifton, Ariz., that five
bodies have been recovered since the
flood there last week and that Others
are still entangled with the drift.
But two of the five bodies already
recovered have been identified. They
are John Hunt and Jesus Romeo.
Persons are hourly being reported as
missing and it is impossible to de-
termine how many have perished in
the flood.
All wires have been down since the
flood The first news was brought by
travellers, who rowed forty miles to the
railroad Damage to property of private
individuals will go over 100000, and I,
is impossible to estimate the, damage
sustained by corporations. Three thou
sand men are at work repairing dam
ages to the railroads and other prop
erty.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
FALLS OVER BASKET;
FATAL QUARREL RESULTS
Two Persons Stabbed in Fight in a
New York Tenement
House
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Fress-
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-The custom
of an italian baker to leave his heavy
delivery basket in the dark hallway OF
an east side tenement while he de-
livered his wares through the house
today resulted in quarrel in which
Pasquale Totoriello. aged 45, was
killed; his niece, Mrs. Maria Totoriello,
aged 80, was so badly wounded that
she probably will not recover. Both
victims were stabbed.
Mrs. Totoriello identified the baker,
Salvatore Ferrari, as the man who
killed her uncle and caused her own
injuries. He was captured after a
sharp chase by the police. The janitor
of the building fell over the baker,
basket. The quarrel followed and To-
toriello and his niece went to the jani-
tors assistance. When Ferrari was
captured later and brought back to the
tenement house for identification the
officers and their prisoner were sur
rounded by an angry mob and the
policemen had to fight their way out.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
COLONY EN- ROUTE
TO Los ANGELES
RUSSIANS SEEK RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM
HUNDREDS FLEE FROM HOMES
Members Of the Brotherhood Of splr-
situal Christians viii Join the
Settlement Already Formed
in Angel City

The little settlement of Russian
Molokane, which has sprung up I'm Los
Angeles within the last few months, is
soon to become thriving colony of
larse dimensions. Seventy-two MEM
bers of the sect are on their way from
New York and will arrive here tomor-
now. One hundred and forty-two
landed in New York January is and
are expected to reach the colony about
January "a, and over eighty have left
Berlin en- route for California. This
is only the beginning of large exodus
from Russia.
The colonists are members of the
Brotherhood of Spiritual Christians ard
their faith is similar to that of the
ancient Quakers, especially as they re-
fuse to do military service taking the
words "Thou shalt not kill' literally.
They have been living for twenty-five
years in Transcaucasia, near the Turk
ish frontier, in the district of Kars and
Erivan. In their native land they are
Known by the name of Molokane,
meaning milk drinkers, because of the
fact that they abstain from the use
of intoxicants. Another name which is
sometimes attached to them Is Pryguni,
which means jumpers, because of their
religious zeal in meetings.
The law of military service. together
with religious persecution, has led to
their leaving their native land and
they say that before long the 100000
members of this sect will have come to
this country. Their chief object in
choosing to come to America is much
the same as that of the early settlers.
They have come to seek religious free
dom and to carry on their work in a
country where they can worship ac-
cording to their views.
The colonists, who have already
passed the immigration laws more cas-
| lily than the usual immigrant, are des-
cribed as an honest, INDUSTRIOUS, fru-
gal class. Many of them have saved
small sums of money, and those who
have found employment in Los Angeles
are considered excellent workmen.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
CROSS TOWN LINE
IS NOW ASSURED.
EFFORTS TO BLOCK SALE OF
FRANCHISE FAIL
THE LEADER ADMITS DEFEAT
Movement to Invoke Referendum ~
Abandoned-Slxth Ward People
In Favor Of Proposed

The referendum which Il was pro-
posed to invoke for the purpose of pre-
venting the grant of the Tennessee
street electric erosstown railway franz
chise has been abandoned. The am
nouncernent was made last night that
all efforts to secure signatures in the
Sixth ward have been discontinued and
will not be renewed.
AS the time limit for filing the petit
becomes effective at the same time, 1t
may be stated with certainty that the
opposition TO the building of the road
is at an end.
r. Fl. Norton, president of the Good
Government league, who has been ac-
tive in the circulation of the referen-
dunn petition, made the announcement
last night that the effort to prevent
the granting of the franchise had been
abandoned. Mr.. Norton gave as his
reason for ceasing his efforts that it
had been found that great many peo-
pie in the southern part of the city are
much in favor of the building of the
road. The initiative petition asking
for the granting of universal transfers
was also abandoned.
Residents of that part of the city
who will be benefited by the construc-
ton of the crosstown railroad are much
pleased at the turn events have taken
The construction of the road in the
near future is now regarded as as
sured.
The road will cover the southern part
of the city and give transportation
facilities and transfer privileges to
great many people who have hereto
fore been compelled to come uptown
and then pay an additional fare in
order to ride back into relatively the
same neighborhood.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
LISTENS To TALE
Of HANNAH ELIAS
COURT HEARS NARRATIVE OF
PICTURESQUE CAREER
Negro Adventures Tells the Story
of Her Sudden Rise From Low
est Origin to a Position of
Affluence

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.--Hannah Elias,
the negress whom aged John r. Platt
is suing to compel her to return $685.
900 which he claims she extorted from
him during an acquaintance of twenty
years, today told the story Of her life
before Justice O'Gorman in the SUI
preme court, where the suit is on trial.
1t was an extraordinary tale Of sudden
vicious surroundings to position q
aff1uence, where money was literally
rained upon her and where she had
everything that great wealth could
provide. She declared that she had
nothing to conceal and insisted that
been given voluntarily. She believed,
she said, that she was under no obliga-
tions to return any part of the money
which she now possesses. How much
money Platt gave her she could not
say, even approximately, as she never
kept any account of his gifts, which
were made in large sums at frequent
intervals during their entire acquaint-
ance.
Mr.. Platt was very generous, even
from the first, she said, but he became
more so after the death of his wife in
1893. He told her at that time that he
wanted to provide for her handsomely,
and explained that if he mentioned her
in his will a contest might result,
Mrs. Elias apparently made no at
tempt to cover the details of her early
life. She admitted that she had served
two terms in prison, one in Philadei-
phia for larceny and the other in
this city for .disorderly conduct.
1t developed during the examination
of witnesses today that Mrs. Elias had
distributed her easily acquired wealth
with a free hand among those who had
been of assistance to her. Lawyer c.
Nanz said she had paid him $4,000 in
fees. Lawyer Washington Braun se-
cured from her more than $4,000 In
fees. other witnesses told of large
sums paid for services of comparatively
trifiing character.
When the defense rested a lawyer
representing the banks that were
brought into the case by an order of
court directing them not to dispose of
moneys in their possession belonging
to Mrs Elias. asked for dismissal of
the order. and the judge granted the
request.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
tABSENT-MINDED MAN LEAVES
S540 IN RAILROAD CAR
Returns to Recover His Sack of Coin
but 1t Cannot Be
Found
By Associated Press


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1S.-E. II.
Card, an absent minded Southern Pa
cific dining car steward. alighted from
Kearney street car today and left
behind him a sack containing $540 in
gold and silver. He was not aware
that he had forgotten the coin till he
went into the treasurers office to turn
the money in.
Card handed over the itemized ac-
count to the treasurer's clerk and
asked for a receipt.
where's the money!" asked the
clerk Just then the steward real
lied that he had forgotten his sack Of
coin.
Card remembered the number of the
car on which he had Travelled, and in
short order located IT, The conductor
knew absolutely nothing about the
precious bag, He had not noticed 1t
in the car and could give no informa-
tion concerning it.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
APPROVES JUNKETINe TRIPS
Assembly Takes Action in Contrast
to That of the Senate
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1S.-In contrast
to the action of the senate in the mat
ter of junketing, the assembly today
granted permission to the committee
on public buildings and grounds to in
spect the various state institutions, the
committee on commerce and navigation
to inspect the harbors of San Francis
co and San Pedro and the committee on
state hospitals and asylums to exam
inc into and report on the institutions
under it's care.
1t was stipulated on motion that but
two committees will be allowed to alb
sent themselves from the legislature at
one time.
Following out the agreement reached
in caucus, the senate this morning fully
confirmed the appointments made by
Governor Pardee during the interim
between this and the last sessions of
the Legislature. President Anderson
ruled that II was necessary to call the
roll on the name of each appointee and
this was done.
The expected happened when reso-
luton providing for a junketing trip
was introduced in the senate. While the
lower house has already authorized two
junketing trips, the senate has thus
far denied itself this luxury.
The latest junketing resolution. which
was presented by Senator Pendleton,
was referred TO the committee on
finance at the request of its author
1t provides that the committees on
finance, education. hospitals and asy-
lums, prisons and reformatories and
public buildings and grounds be author
lied to appoint subcommittee of
two each to visit such public institu-
tions as is deemed necessary.
Evidently believeing they should do
their lawmaking i'm the midst of lux
ury. the senators this morning adopted
a report Of the committee on contin-
gent expenses authorizing the purchase
of new carpet for the upper house
at cost of $l425.
In the assembly this morning Bran
stetter introduced bill making it a
felony to kill an elk and fixing the
penalty at two years. At present the
law treats the killing of an elk as a
misdemeanor. with the usual alterna-
tive of fine.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
FAVOR RECESSION
OF STATE PARKS
COMMITTEES or LEGISLATURE
RECOMMEND MEASURE
BUT ONE OPPONENT TO BILL
Prominent Men Appear to Advocate
Turning Over to Government Of
Yosemite and Msriposa
Big Trees
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Jan 1S.-AAfter hear
ing the arguments for and against the
bill introduced in the legislature by
Senator Belshaw for the recession OF
the Yosemite National park and the
Mariposa big trees to the federal gov-
ernment, the assembly and senate comp
mittees voted this evening to recon-
mend the passage of the measure
There was but one opponent to the bill
Senator Curtin, the statesman from
Tuolumne.
John Muir, one of Americas greatest
naturalists, whom President Roosevelt
honored by asking him to be his guide
through Yosemite; Dr. Joseph lie Conte
of the University of California; Arthur
r. Briggs, president d the state board
of trade; Judge John g. North of the
California Water and Forest associa-
ton: Mayor Warren Olney of Oakland,
and Mrs. Mary Fairweather. president
of the California club, and many other
representatives of civic and municipal
clubs were present to urge that the bill
be recommended in committee and en-
acted into law.
Arthur r. Briggs stated that the pro-
posal to recede the Yosemite park to
the national government had first been
made to his board by the Native Sons
of the Golden West. He had sent out
circulars to all the boards of trade In
the state and had received seventy-five
answers in the form of resolutions
favoring the recession.
Secretary Colby of the Sierra club
marshaled an array of statistics to
prove that the whole state was behind
the movement for recession. He cited
Senator Perkins and Congressman
Needham as being exponents of the
plan to give over Yosemite. He de-
clared Secretary Benjamin Ide Wheeler
and President David Starr Jordan to be
strongly in favor of the bill.
John Muir urged that If the Yosemite
park were placed under the care of the
national government it would receive
the improvements it so badly needs.
Senator Curtin made a stirring ap-
peal against recession, basing his argu-
ment mainly on the fact that the state
should not give up it's possession but
should demand that the legislature vote
appropriations sufficient to maintain
it's park. He was answered by Senator
Belshaw, the author of the bill, who
strongly defended his bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
REFUSE ACCOMMODATIONS
TO BOOKER WASHINGTON
Claim Made That Wichita Hotels
Would Not Receive Negro
Orator
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WICHITA, Kans., Jan. 1S.-Booker T.
Washington, who lectured in Wichita
tonight, was the guest of Sam Jones,
a leading negro citizen of Wichita.
Col H. G. Toler, who booked the
orator states that all the hotels in
Wichita refused to give Booker Wash
ington accommodations. The principal
hotels, OH the other hand, with one ex-
ception, deny that they were ever
asked to receive the noted educator.
At the close of his lecture Booker
washington took the first train north.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
THREE DIE IN ONE FAMILY
Remarkable Series Of Fatalities in the
Household of Chicago Man

By Associated Press
CHICAGO, Jan. IS. = Three sudden
deaths within the past twenty-four
hours have occurred in the family of
Thomas Meehan, well known i'm local
commercial circles. Yesterday James
Meehan, the younger son, died at Kan
kakee. A few hours later the mother,
Mrs Il. NJ. Meehan. was taken i'll with
heart disease at a railway station here
and soon died. Today telegram was
received that Thomas Meehan had died
in Denver, where he went last week
for vacation.
The survivors of the family are three
sisters of Thomas Meehan. The news
of his death reached the sisters as they
We're taking the remains of their
mother and other brother to the fam
lily home.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
JAPANESE TO INVESTIGATE
Report That Russians Disguised as
Chinese Is Regarded Seriously
By Assoclated Pfess.

by Assoclated Pfess.
TOXIC, Jan. 10, 2:3O p. NIT is be-
lieved here that the Chinese reported to
be accompanying Lieutenant General
Mistchenko's raiders are either uni
formed bandits or soldiers who had
been impressed as guides. 1t is not
believed that Chinese regulars have
been authorized to join the raiders.
The report that Russian troops are
disguised as Chinese is regarded much
more seriously and 1t is under further
investigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
HARDWARE MEN CONVENE
Seventh Annual Session Of Retailers
Opens at Stockton
IN Assoelated Press.


STOCKTON. Jan. 1S.-The seventh
annual convention of the Pacific Retail
Hardware association convened this
morning in Fraternal hail. President
John c. White Of Marysyille being in
the chair.
The objects OF the association are
to bring about a better condition of
affairs between the retailers and the
wholesalers. and harmony of action re-
garding rates and prices ana a better
understanding OF trade conditions gen.
orally.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-19
Beveridse Wins in Indiana

By Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 1S.-The
legislature of Indiana, in joint session,
today formally elected Albert j. Bev-
eridge to second term in the United
way of Bonneville to the unexpired
four years of the term to which Vice
President-elect Fairbanks was elected.