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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
BARACAS TO ENTERTAIN.
Social to be Given in Grace Church
Parlors Tonight.

A delightful social event will be a
musical to be given in the parlors of
Craze NJ. z. church tonight at o.
clock under the auspices of the Baraca
class CT the church. The purE Eosss Of
the gathering are TO arouse and in
crease interest in the brotherhood and
therc will be in attendance aside from
the DaTacas the pastor Of the church,
Rev. T. a. Smoot, the members OF the
official board, and several invited
guests.
After the program of musical num-
ters has been concluded refreshments
will be served.
The gatherlng will be presided over
by Mr.. Leon Corbett, president Of the
Earacas, and the committee which has
The affair in charge is composed of
Messrs. L. H. VanKirk, J. F. Garrell
Gilbert Foard
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
INSPECTION OF THE w. l.. /.
Will Take Place at Armory ON Fri.
day Night.

The annual inspection of the VII
ningtOn Light Infantry will take place
on Friday might at the company's ar
mory on Market street and the NOM
beTs Of the company are ordered to re-
port at the armory at 7:30 o'clock.
The inspection Of armOry and lock-
ers will probably take place during the
afternoon and Capt. Robertson gives
notice that the lockers must be in
clean and orderly condition before that
time.
The inspection of the w L. l. will
be made by Captain Huguet Of the
regular United States Army, who has
been detailed for the purpose and by
Inspector General of the North Caro-
lima National Guard Strin ngfield.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
SURVEY ON THE UPLAND.
As to Amount of Damage Sustained
i'm Recent Collision.

A board Of survey is making an ex-
animation into the condition of the
Norwegian steamship Upland, which
is now lying at SINNERS shipyard in
this city for repairs made nee
essary by an accident resulting from
a collision with a schooner at sea The
Upland Is reporting to Heide & Co..
and the members or the survey board
can be addressed At the Heide Of
fee.
The board OF survey consists of C'p-
tain Lange, agent for the underwriters
Of the ship: Captain Adams. agent for
the owners: Captain Saunders, agent
for the underwriters OF the cargo.
al lof these gentlemen being from
New York.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
ROBBERY THE MOTIVE.
Georgia Farmer Killed and His Wife
Fatally Injured-Two Negroes Ar
rested.

Hawkinsville, Ga, March AT
daylight this morning some persons
or persons attacked Warren Hart.
near Empire, Ga. as he went out to
feed his stock. crushing his head TO a
jelly and killing him instantly. They
then went to the kitchen where Mrs.
Hart was preparing breakfast and at
tackled her with an axe. leaving her
for dead. She is now barely alive. The
motive was robbery, as Hart had
about one thousand dollars In the
house which the murderers failed TO
find. Two negroes have been arrested
suspected OF being the assassins.
Mr. and Mrs. Hart were aboue g
years old and were highly respected
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

the foot OF the stairs they found tbs
aames close upon them and so swift
rush was made for the door that IN
an instant a tightly packed mass OF
children was piled up against It FROM
that second none of those who were
upon any portion Of the first flight Of
stairs had a chance for their lives.
The children at the foot OF the stairs
attempted to fight their way back
to the floor above while those who
were coming down showed them mer-
cilcssly back into the flames below.
III au irstant there was d Irightful
palic with two hundred of the pupils
Sighting for their lives. Most of thpsc
WHO were killed died here. The great
er part Of those who escaped Inahag-
ed TO turn back and reached the fire
escapes and the windows in the rear.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
ADMIRAL CQW[ES
Testifies Before Committee on
Naval Affairs
DEFENDS RAPID FIRE MANIA
and Describes accident on the
sdIss0uri
Admiral an Enthusiastic Advocate of
Open Turret-Aceidents VIII Oc-
cur When Powder is Handled Fast
Naval Officers Not Discouraged
for Making Suggestions.

Washington, March 4-"There is no
safe place in battle" declared Rear
Admiral William s Cowles, chief of
the bureau of equipment, testifying
today before the senate committee on
naval affairs in the investigation of
critisisms of American battleship con-
stfuction. He wa in command of the
missouri AT the time of the worst ex-
plcsion in the history of the navy.
Alter recounting graphically the story
e that accident the admiral was
questioned as to the causes, the les
sons learned from the accident, and
lie precautions taken to prevent such
occurrences in the future.
"You can't handle powder and hand
le it fast without having accidents"
he said. you have got to handle it
East because you must reach your gun
first"
On the principle that a man must
get his hands to his pistol pocket be-
fore the other fellow suggested Sen
ator Tillman.
"You have got to hit the other
fellow quick and as many times as
you can before he gets at you," said
the admiral.
AS al advocate OIL tuc open IuT-
cet, and the direct hoist, Admiral
Cowles was enthusiastic. He assert
ed that they had decreased the time
between fro9ihds @'of Are from 800
seconds to forty seconds.
Describing the Missouri accident
Admiral Cowles said that If the flaps
on the doors of the powder magazines
had been closed the ship would have
In don hot I0
present designs, he said, make it
impossible for fire to get into the
magazines under any circumstances.
The witness said that shipmates of
the men killed on the Missouri had
no hesitancy in going into the ILL
fated turret and continuing the tar
get practice.
Chairman Hale referred to waht
he called the mania for rapid fir
ing" which has developed in the Am
the committee to understand that he
approved the mania" in some de-
gree. He thought however. that with
the shutters in the ammuni On hoist
the men still could fire fast enough
and the navy department was right in
declining to permit the officers to
have them fastened back.
During battle the guns will not
be fired as rapidly as in target prac-
tices," said the admiral, Nout we
want to be ready"
He said the open hoist was less
dangerous to the ship than two
stage hoists, though it was some
times bad for the men.
Taking up the question of whether
naval officers have been discouraged
from submitting suggestions to the
board Of construction of which he is
member the admiral denied the
charge emphatically He said that
criticisms were frequently Investigate
ed without considering the officers
making them and experiments were
always going on in technical parts
with which fault was found. Moth
ing ever comes from naval officers
without the board treating it with
the utmost consideration" he de-
clared.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

many years and was reputed to 80
one of the wealthiest members OF thu
senate. He was largely interested In
The marble industry. He was n civil
war veteran. on the stan of General
William +. (''Baldy'') Smith. was see.
retary OF war during President Harri-
sons administration. and had been In
the senate since 1891. when he left
the cabinet to succeed George +. Ed
munds- The senator was bortl in
Proctorsvi!le June /. 1891. and served
his state as a member OF each house
OF the legislature In turn and as gov
ernor and lieutenant governor
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

Norfolk, Va. March 4-s- the Of
fee Of the general manager of the Sea-
board Air Line railway II wss stats-9t
today that no trouble had been occ.-
s'oned by the nine hour iaw affecting
railroad telegraph AMI that mono
In expected. IL was also stated that
no teiegraphic office on the seaboard
will be closed.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06

gvxytody visits tho Bisoa
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
IlnIIIlU i
Ohio Village Scene Of Awful
Holocaust
DETAILS Of DISASTER
People of CoIIinwOod Horror
Stricken at Calamity

WGre Supposed to Have Started From
Defective Flue-Children Unable
to Make Their Way TO Lower
Floors in Time to Escape Flames
bodies of Victims So Charred
rs to Make Identification Difficult
Teacher Loses Her Life in At
tempt to Save Pupils-Distracted
Mothers Gather at MOrgue to 1den-
eify Mangled Corpses.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-26
N. Y. EXCH!''NGE
AUCTIONS FIRST BALE
BROUGHT Sd CUNTS In HtU TON
29 CENTS In NEW YORK.

New YO"k, June 2l-lhe frs, b ,lc
of his years cotton GRO was soIl y,
auction at the New York Cotton lex
change today. 1t was fully strict 20 d
m Hing IN grade. and brought 35ct,
per pound.
This ba,e arrived at Houston, Tex.
th1 morning of June 10Th and was
soiu a' auction tn re at "a cents per
p'uhu' jt was Immediately exprcsst d
10 THIS city al q following the sale This
morning was buried ON board the
Malretan:a sailing at noon for l.ty,r-
pool, where it VIII again he sold at
auction according to the usual custom.
This is said to be a ecord for rapjd
handling OF the first bale. which las
travelled from Houston 10 New y r,<
and Will probably be sold in Live ,ool
within Il period of ten DAYS
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-26
WHEN SHE GIVES UP.
Tho Frenchwoman of Years Degen-
| erates Into a Dowdy.

The French have a neat phrase for
the woman who, growing old. throws
OE, with the follies OF middle age. all
pretensions to toilet. charm or good
looks. They say, in word, that she
has abdicated.
But when the Partisan queen abdi-
Gates she does ii i'm no half hearted
manner. Her dowdiness is n thing To
make elegant elderly American women
stand aghast The British matron of
mature years is dangerous siren COM
pared with her French prototype.
From being plump. silver voiced
enchantrcss she changes to an un-
wieldy mass OF flesh. with a baritone
voice, n small bonnet twinkling with
jet placed far back on her parted and
Scraped hair and with black clothes of
namaess fashion and depressing dingi-
ness
This elderly Frenchwoman may be
dowagcr duchess from the Faubourg
or the cherished spouse of your grocer,
The type is the same.
The fact is that the French are an
cmincntly practical. not TO say mate
rial. race. and the Frenchwoman Is the
very embodiment of these national
idioSyncrasies.
What is the use" they would argue.
"of running up bills for dresses and
what not when there is no chance OF
any longer pleasing? Why not enjoy
the pleasures of the table. even if your
waist assumes alarming proportions.
when they are the only pleasures left?
NbN fry tn S,npl I'm Iulrnt tomas. ,,I,,r
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-26
NEXT TUESDAY
CAMPAIGN DAY

The candidates fpr govvror and
other state Offices will b" at Lrxiay-
ton next Tuesday, the Both. ll,.lhc
duty of every citizen to cImn ont and
give each of the cIudi lltes Il r. .poci-
ful hearing.
The most interest cantgrs around
the gubcrnatorial race, there being
two aspirants Hon Cole l.. Blcas,
OF Newberry aud Gov. A.Sal who is
seeking re-rlcct;ol.
There wlll be- s"mc Zine speaking
and H. is expected THAI a large crowd
will greet the candidates. xiugion
Dispatch.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-26
Ti1r 4, Good Old DAYS.

1c richie st man i'm King Charles
us Engin ld could not get so good
Il dinner rs tens OF thousands VIII sit
down to to day. Cattle were Of a Ear
poorer bree, !. vegetables were few and
bad and Tn T. commonest convcniences
OF The tab Ic were unknown. Fish
knives. for instance, are hardly con
Sid"red an &fravaGant luxury but Mr.
Gladstone olnd remember when they
were not 10 oe found on any table
London Tcle graph
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-26
). Il. HARMAN DEAD.

MIR III. liarman. age y yoa,s N.
""E'H' son OF Nj. G. NJ. Ii rmai'
'"''"r OF The Dispatch. died at the
nome TT h's father ON Saturday n!orI
'nE al o'clock after bricr illness
y snort funeral service, conducted l.,
KEY W II Hitler, was hcld at N,
'am'Iy residence on Saturday aflc,
moo" at . o'clock, after which TN
o""y was Iaid to rest in st. Steph.u',
cemetery j" the presence of a larg,
"'hco"'se OF sorrowng relatives an
fIendN. Ihc pass bearers were. y,
n prsher' Hr p. H. Shealy, Sam +.
Root Harry Roberts, Samuel BickIcy
ana Sim } MilIcr.-Lcxington Dls
patch.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-26
SPECIAL.
SUMMER EXCURSIONS,
Southern Railway


extremely low round trip WEEKI
END excursion tickets are nov, ON
Sale Tor all trans Saturdays and for
sunday morning trains only, to ISLE
OF IA Inns, TYBEE: also to many
attractive MOUNTAIN RESORT
POINTS, from principal stations in
south Carolina Tickets good to rc
lHrn unlII Tuesday following date or
sale
Also special sunday Excursion rate
from Columbia, Augusta and inter
mediate stations to Isle Of Palms and
TSbee
FOR details, rates, etc, apply to
Southern Railway Agents. or
} G. LUSK, ID. +. A..
Charleston, :. G..
j MLLE, : G.P.A..
Atlanta, Ga
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-26
Announcements.

All announc emeuts coming under
this head will be charged for at the
rate OF SIS 90 for eich announcement
The same II ram u!t.l The result oi
The primary
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-26
EVERYTHING
In EDrugs.

When YOU have a pre-
sCription filled, you want
TO be sure that pure drugs
are ed--When they are
filled by our Licensed
Druggist, with our pure
drugs, the best results are
obtained.
Our Line Of Patent Med
icincs are complete. We
have Horse. Cattle and
Poultry Powuets.
Keep ns i'm mind
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-26

Pearl Yes, our college had a female
b bisebaN team.
Ruby IA / YOU Eaye any good
catChe S?
PEARL should say so Five oftbcm
caught husbands the hrstF ,easop and
broke up the team Chicago News.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-16

Castro's name was hacked out and
erased. Some of these legends We're
carved upon the public buildings of
the city.
The mob. lacking leadership, then
paused in its work. and at about l
O'CLOCK detachment of troops was
called out for duty and Acting Pres
ident Gomez issued IA manifesto pro-
hibiting further manifestations. The
mob then quieted down and dispersed.
The attack yesterday on the Of
fees of El Constitutional, when the
troops fired into the mob, resulted in
several fatalities. The paper has
suspended and Caracas is practically
without a newspaper.
In spite of Hollands warlike dem
onstrations along the coast there has
been no demonstration against the
Netherlands. They have all been di-
rected against President Castro and
Acting President Gomez.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-16
A REMARKABLE FEAT
OF MODERN SURGERY
+ Especial to The Sentinel.l


Paterson. n. j.. Dec. 16.--If sur
gical operation performed in this city
proves successful. Cornelius Snyder
of 1872 Goffle road, Hawthorne Dor
ough, before long will be going
around with one of his fingers sewed
to the place where his nose used to
be.
Snyder suffered from cancer of the
nose several years, and. about year
ago, the greater part OF his nose was
amputated in order to remove the
eancerous growth. This operation
was a success and the physicians told
him that they could replace the lost
nose with finger
He decided to have the operation
performed. and the finger was dou-
bled at the middle Joint. laid in
the opening of the nose and fastened
with sutres. The head and upper
part of the patients body was then
enc ased in plaster casts and bandages
to maintain the utmost rigidity and
to guard against the sutured parts
being disturbed.
It is expected that within three
weeks the flesh of the finger and the
remains of the nose will have united.
The finger will then be amputated
at the middle joint. and. when the
wounds are healed. Mr. Snyder will
have as good n nose as could be eX-
pected under the circumstances.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-16
in FEARFUL MANNER PEOPLE
REVOLT AGAINST THE TYKANI
THE RlkAsspE
rs ANOTHER ROAD
special iosThe Sentinel. /

opetlhi IO~lHt StilLllel. ]
New York, Dec. f6.-The New
York Railway and Engineering NeWs
states that it is reported that the
Santa Fe Central railroad has been
acquired by the Denver e Rio Grarfae
and is to he extended from Santa Fe.
n. NJ, via Roswell to El Paso, Tex.
1t was stated at the general Of
fees of the company in this city that
no information had been received
here of such n deal.
The Santa Fe Central was con-
structed from Santa Fe to Torrance.
a distance of 10 miles, a few years
ago by Pittsburg capitalists. Robert
Law, well known in Denver. is at the
head of the company.
Negotiations were conducted in
Pittsburg some time ago between the
owners and L. T. Jeffery, represent
ing the Rio Grande, but no deal was
consummated at that time.
Recently the company let the con-
tract for extending the road to Albu-
querque and the Hagan coal fields
from Moriarity junction. The road.
as projected, is to extend from Tor
rance to Roswell, where it will con-
meet with the Pecos Valley road. and
from that point to FL Paso.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-16

Further dangerous demonstrations
are anticipated.
No official act deposing Castro from
the presidency of Venezuela has yet
been taken. but such n step is expect
ed at any moment.
An enormous crowd OF the inhab-
itants of the capital, swelled by many
people from the outlying country
gathered upon the streets soon after
daybreak. The people began march
ing up and down the main thorough
fares. The police stood by and made
no attempt to restrain the mob
The first building to be looted was
that of the lottery monopoly. The
offices of this state enterprise that
has enriched itself at the expense of
the people was ransacked and pill
laged. The furniture was broken
and thrown into the streets and the
piles of lottery tickets were de-
stroyed
The crowd then moved to the
printing Office of El Constitutional,
which is the organ of President Cas-
tro. and wrecked it.
A steam laundry belonging to SEN
or Rivas was also wrecked.
The crowd then turned it's atten-
tion to several drug stores belonging
to Senor Thielen, the son-in-law of
General Tello Mendoza, and turned
them inside out. General Mendoza
was at one time minister of finance
under Castro. He was also the presi-
dents private secretary for several
years. and is regarded as one of Cas-
tro's staunchest supporters. He is
universally hated by the enemies of
Castro.
The statues and pictures of Presi-
dent Castro were made into a huge
bonfire on the boulevard de Plaza.
The crowd cheered as the flames
completed the destruction of these
efIisies of the dictator.
The numerous inscriptions setting
forth the virtues of Castro and eX-
tolling his powers next attracted the
mob and every inscription bearing
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-16
ROOSEVELT TO
ENTERTAIN CABINET
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Washington. Dec. 16.-President
and Mrs. Roosevelt will entertain the
mem bers of the cabinet at dinner to-
morrow evening, thus opening in the
customary manner the program of
official entertainment at the White
House.
The next important event on the
White House calendar will be the
New Years reception on the morning
of January / The reception for the
diplomats is scheduled for January
Z, and that for justices of the SUI
preme court on January IS. The
Congressional reception will take
place on February A. and the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt will close
their last social season in the White
House with the army and navy re-
ception on February Is. -.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-16
Great Editor is
Not Frightened

Mr.. Roosevelt is mistaken. He
cannot muZzle the World. While no
amount of 'billingsgate' on his part
can alter our determination to treat
him with judicial impartiality and
scrupulous fairness. we repeat what
we have already said. that the Con
gress of the United States should
make a thorough investigation of the
whole Panama transaction. that the
full truth may be known to the Am
erican people.
In his message he does not state
correctly, even in so simple a matter
as the pretended causes of his griev-
ance. The World has never said that
Charles P. Taft or Douglas Robinson
made any profits whatever. Taft de-
MED that he was concerned in the
transaction in any way which denial
the World published and accepted.
Ii would have been equally glad to
print Robinson's denial had it sue
ceeded in obtaining one from him as
ii frequently attempted"
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-16
PREACHER MAD AND
HAS men ARRESTED
Especial to The Sentinel. }

Steamboat Springs. Colo, Dec. 16.
because the Rev. Arthur p. Evans
of this city was compelled to do
buck and wing dance in local saloon
last Sunday during the festivities in
cident to the laying of rails of the
Moffat road into town, he yesterday
swore out warrants against the four
saloonkeepers of the town charging
them with keeping open in violation
of the statutes
According to the story that is told.
he heard merriment in the place and
strolled in, as all the doors were
open. Thereupon the inmates of the
place compelled him to dance. 1t is
claimed that no revolvers were used
to persuade him to furnish the i'm
promptu entertainment.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-16
lBy Associated Press I

New York. Dec. 16.-Attracing
the attention of the entire country
is the answer that Joseph Pulitzer,
editor of the New York World. has
made to the sensational and bitter
assault made on Mr.. Pulitzer yester-
day, as announced in dispatches, by
President Roosevelt in a statement
sent TO the United States senate.
That Mr.. Pulitzer and the World is
not abashed or frightened by Presi-
dent Roosevelt's bitter attack. is GER
tain.
In part last night the World said:
No other living man so grossly
libelled the United States as does the
President. who besmirches Congress,
bulldozes judges. assails the integ-
rity of the courts. ISLANDERS private
citizens and who has shown himself
the most reckless, INSCRIPTIONS
demagogue whom the American peo-
pie ever trusted with great power and
authority
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-16
WEATHER HERE
IS Still BAD

Again last night and this
morning snow feii in the city
and valley and there have been
occasional flurries all during the
day. The weather is still very
cloudy. The SNOW fall. as stated
yesterday. breaks many local
records. Heavy SHOWS are re-
ported from all over the western
slope.
Today Weather Observer Hardinge
issued his first weather map. and this
promises to prove an immensely pop
ular feature of the local service. The
map is of great interest and is very
instructive. The citizens of the city
will be able to know daily what kind
of weather is prevailing throughout
the country.
The following statement concern
ing western weather conditions is
made today:
This morning a storm is central
over northern Arizona. causing heavy
precipitation over the southern por-
tions of the western slope and the
Plateau region. Snow north of Du-
range. and heavy rain to the SOUTH
ward. Durango reports go inches of
rain. and Flagstaff $50.
Low temperature prevails over
the northern Rocky mountain re-
gion. From the Middle States east
ward the weather is partly cloudy and
comparatively mild.
THE conditions indicate continued
snow at intervals during tonight and
Thursday, with lower temperature
tonight"