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EDGE FIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1905.
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A SUNDAY ADDRESS!
President Roosevelt Made a Sensible
ind Interesting Talk to Lutherans
SPEAKS AT CHURCH DEDICATION
Mr. Roosevelt Declares That the Luth
eran Church in the United States
i's Already pf Great Power and is
Destined to be Orre of the Two or j
Three Greatest National Churches.
"Washington, ?, Special.- President
Roosevelt delivered aja address Sun
day at the re-dedication of the Luther
Place Memorial church, -which was se
riously damaged by fire just one year
ago Sunday night while a sociable
given in honor- of the 78th birthday
anniversary of the pastor, the Rev.
Dr. J. G. Butler, was in progress. The
church has been entirely restored and
?was occupied for the first time since
the fire Sunday. The President spoke
in part as follows:
. .. "From the standpoint from which .1
am obliged so continually. to look at
. matters, there ?3 a pepuliar function
to be played by the great-Lutheran
Church in the United States of Amer
ica. This is a Church which had its
rise to power in, and until it emi
-, grated to this side of the water, had
always had its fullest development in,
the two great races in northern and
northern middle Europe-the German
and the Scandinavian. The prime duty
of those already in the land is to see
that their o'wn progress and develop
' ment are shared J>y newcomer from
across'the sea. It" is a serious and
dangerous thing for any man to tear
loose from the soil, in which he and
his forbears have taken -root and to be
translated into new land. He should
receive all possible, aid in that new
land; and the aid can be tendered
him most effectively by those who can
appeal to him on the ground of spiri
tual kinship. Therefore the Lutheran
f Church can do most ' ia helping up
wards and onwards so many of the
*>newcomers to our shores; and it seems
. to me that it should be the duty of this
' Church to see that the immigrants, and
especially the emigrants of Lutheran
faith from the old world, may be not
suffered to drift off with no friendly
hand to . him out of the Church com
munion. The Lutheran Church in this
country is of very great power, now,
numerically and through the intelli
gence'and thrift of its members, but it
% win grow steadily to even greater
power. It is destined to be one of two
pr three greatest and most important
. national Churches in the UnltetTT
States ; one of the two or three church
es most distinctively "American, most
distinctively among the forces that
areVto tell for making this great
country even, greater in the future.
Therefore a. peculiar load cf responsi
bility rests upon the members of this
Church.
"It is an important thing for the
. people of this nation to remember their
right, but it is an even more import
ant thing for-them to remember their
duties. In the last analysis, the work
of statesmen and soldiers,, the work of
the public 'man shall go for nothing
if it is not based upon the spirit of
Christianity working in the millions of
homes throughout this country, so
that there may be that social, that
spiritual, that moral foundation, with
out which no country can ever rise to
permanent greatness. For material
well-being, material prospf ;ity, success
in arts, in letters, great industrial tri
umphs, all of them and all of the
structure raised thereon will be as
evanescent as a dream, if it does not
rest on the righteousness that ?xalteth
.a nation.
"Let me congratulate you, and con
gratulate all of us, that we live in a
land and at a time when we accept
it as natural that there should be an
inter-denominational service of thanks
giving, such a ceremony as is to take
place this afternoon, in which the
pastors of other churches join to con
gratulate themselves and you upon the
re-building of this church. The forces
of evil are strong and mighty in this"
century and in this country, as they
are in other countries, as they have
been in all the past centuries; and
the people who sincerely wish to do
the. Lord's work will find ample op
portunity for all their labor in fight
--N.ing the common enemy and in assum
ing toward their fellows of a different
confession an attitude of generous
rivalry in the effort to see how the
most good can be done-to our people
as a whole. .
Chicago Banker Arrested.
New York, Special.-W. H. Hunt,
president of the Pan-American Bank,
of Chicago, which closed its doors sev
eral days ago, has been arrested here,
charged with embezzlement. Kunt
was arrested at the leanest of the
Chicago police, who notified the New
York authorities that they had a
. warrant for Hunt's arrest on the charge
of embezzling $36,000.- Hunt was""? -
raigned in court, and held for extradi
tion. Kc was later released on $5.000
bail.
iCS?on Out at Mosco?*
Warsaw, By Cable-^ nundred thou.,
and people are now out on strike. Thu:
far there have been no disturbances
of anv importance. The street cari
are not running and no newspaper^
were ru?Iisned this morning- Tnerl
is practically no bread left in the ba
voir* About 100.000 persons hav<?
ifruck at Lodz. Telephone coinmumca
??n" with that city has been interrupt-',
ed by tao strike. _ -
Heavy Loss by Fire
*T"rfr,vk Va.. Special. - Almost a
^ buildings were destroyed or
-core % Saged by the fire whic*
WS!fin C: Kgash's ice warebous^
en BtrSt, Portsmouth, ear,
P?n ? horning. The loss is piad
l^the' SS?*** of $50 000 B
in SftS heroic -work of 250 limb
for the neruiy Admiral Ha!
States ^m^0r^ with a ya
^S^4netogether" with assistan
feSff & a Norfolk engine compan
Ifould ?2!J| a?t j 30 o'clock.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
The House and Senate Getting Down
to Solid Work.
The University Bill. '
The first and only matter discussed
by the House of Representatives was
a South Carolina University bill. Ac
lion was not taken, as the election of
judges, etc., interferred.
Mr. Morgan, chairman of the com
mittee on education, favored the hill,
even if the change secured no addi
tional money.
Mr. Banks, of Orangeburg, opposed
spending any more money on higher
education.
Mr. Brantly, of Orangeburg, de
clared this to be a step in the right
"direction. In eloquent terms he spoke
of the work already done by the col
lege. The bill carries no appropria
tion. He called attention to the dis
crepancy in the amount paid to Clem
son and to the South Carolina college,
and yet the South Carolina college,
with its megre appropriation, is even
nov/ doing good work. The sons of
this State are forced to go away for
university education. ' The proposer!
step is necessary. The alumni are
raising an endowment fund. The
friends of the college all appeal for
this new condition. The university in
Columbia would iii no wise interfere
with other state colleges.
Mr. DeVore opposed the bill. Is the
State of South Carolina able to under
take td increase its appropriations to
the State'institutions. He would op
pose giving any more money to State
colleges until the State can give some
thing to the public schools cf the
State.
Mr. Banks again opposed the bill.
He is not" opposed to higher education
and would not strike a blow at the
institution which has done so much for
Scuth Carolina, but he wisiip? to repre
sent the people of South Carolina, who
are'doing their best for these institu
tions. We are confronted by a serious
financial condition. He cited the fig
ures by the comptroller general to
show "that the appropriations have
exceeded the income by $365.000 in 10
years.
Mr. Pittman, of Lee county, favored
the bill. He had come here from
North Carolina, and having felt the
need of additional education, had look
ed to the South Carolina college and
he found that there were no elective
courses, such as may be found in
other States. He favored equalized
things. In reply to Mr. Banks, he said
that he is in favor^of giving to South
Carolina some of tiie Clemson funds in
years to come.
A number of other good speeches
were made by members.
Just previous to adjournment Sena
tor Manning sent in an amendment to
Senator Raysor's dispensary bill which
is still on the calendar as a special
order. Senator Manning's amendment
is practically a substitute bill and
provides that three members of the
board of directors shall be appointed
by the governor to serve one year.
TLe salary is $1,500, with bond for $10
OOOv They shall not be candidates for
any other office and shall not begin
their terms of office untill the terms
of the present members have expired.
A dispensary commission shall be
.elected by the general assembly for a
term of two years. The commission
er may be suspended by the govern
or, who shall report this suspension
to the general assembly on the first
day of its session, and that body may
if it wishes, remove the commission
er and elect a successor.
Thirty days after the first of March
the board of directors shall advertise
for bids in two daily newspapers in
the state and one outside. The bids
and samples shall be sent in boxes
each in a separate box wit hno dis
tinguishing mark on the outside to
the state treasurer. The state treas
urer hall open the box, take out the
bottle (which must also be without
distinguished mark and of a special
kind authorized by the directors) and
number it. He shall also copy this
number in a book and with it a state
ment of the bid, which must also be
recorded by number. The numbers
on the bottles and their accompanying
bids are the same.
The board of directors thus- would
not know who submits the bids and
accompanying samples, as the identi
fication is in the State treasurer's
book. After making the ' award by
examining the sample and agreeing if
the price is satisfactory, they shall j
anununce to the State treasurer thc
number of the bid which has been se
lected. He shall then open his book,
and the name of the firm and announce
the award. No bids solicited by agents
drummers or sample, except as pro
vided will be considered.
Quarterly reports will bc made and
the governor shan .appoint two ex
pert accountants not later than De
cember 15th every year to go through
the books.
If the State treasurer makes public
tht name of bidders before the propel
time he is fined between $100 and $2,
000 or imprisonment of one month tc
a year. Any firm soliciting otherwise
than provided shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be fined nol
less than $1,000 or inmprisoned nol
less than six months.
If any dispenser or clerk violate
any provisons of the dispensary law
he-shall on the first offense forfeit hi? j
?alary for one month and on the sec
ond be discharged. The grand jurj ,
will keep watchful eyes on the counts
dispensers and their employes and in
stitute action against them if neces
sary.
The bill also provides a fine of $50(
fer any dispenser who sells withoui
written request or to minors, drunken
men <?r persons who are in the habit
of becoming intoxicated.
Friday in House and Senate.
In the House Friday 19 new bills
were introduced, running up the total
to 411. The committees showed thal
they "re working in the afternoons
and af Tight by turning in reports OD
40 bills?
Amon^ the new bills of note wer?
the following:
Mr. DeVore-To amend the act plac
iiig telephone lines under the juris
diction cf the railroad commission.
By Mr. Sellers-To amend the law
relating to license paid the State bj
insurance companies.
By Mr. Prince, by consent of th?
House-A bill to change the name ol
?Williamston Female College at Green
:,wood to Lander College.
There was a favorable report on Mr
Nash's bill to provide for a board ol
pardons; on Mr. McFaddin's con
cealed weapon bill. An unfavorable
report on Captain Sellers' bill tc
amend constitution so as to extend
term of representatives to four years
and on Mr. Beamguard's bill to pro
vide for teaching of agriculture ir
public schools.
The House yesterday passed Maj
Haskells bill to establish a State arm
cry. The bill provides for an appro
priation of $6,000 to erect' the buildim
in Columbia. Maj. Haskell explainet
that the Adjutant General had reborn
mended it In his report and the House
had passed the bill a year ago, but
it did net have an opportunity to get
third reading, as the session was draw
ing to a close. Mr. Haskell explained
Ihe expense incident to renting a State
a.iniory in this city. The Federal gov
ernment requires military property to
be kept in proper condition. By build
ing an armory the property .can be
stored where it will not mould. The
saving of rent will pay for Ihe build
ing in ten years.
Capt. J. G. Richards also favored
the bill. The -Federal government
will withdraw from this State the an
nual appropriations unless the proper
ty is protected.
Mr. Beamguard opposed the bill on
the ground that $6,000 would be in
adequate. That amount would not
build an armory in keeping with the
dignity of the State. It would require
$2,000 to purchase a lot. The State
is not able at this time to build an
armory in keeping with the demands.
Col. Moses favored the bill. He has
been informed that the armory can be
built at the intersection of streets, so
that no money need be expended for a
lot. He has been informed further
that two Columbia military companies
would rent the .; upper stories. He
would oppose the erection of a small
building on the Strte House grounds.
It would be economy to put up a
?building to protest government prop
erty. The State? should 'own its own
building to store its arsenal supplies.
Col. W. W. Bruce, who had been
connected with the militia department
for four years, favored the bill. The
department needs a place in which
to store supplies.
The vote was 60 to 15 in favor of the
passage of the bill. This vas clinch
ed on motion of- Col. D. O. Herbert.
Thc House had accepted the commit
tee imien?ment prohibiting building on
State House grounds.
While the senate did little of interest
Friday, a good deal of hard work was
t.^nsacted, for the entire calendar of
over nine pages was gone through
with. Among the bills which passed to
third reading were none of extreme in
terest. Senator Marshall's historical
commission bill was sent to the house.
Compulsory education was not dis
cussed although Senator C. L. Blease
submitted an amendment that persons
sending their children to private
schools or having ihem taught at home
should be exempted.
It was a question of constitutionality
that was brought up when Senator
Douglass' bill to allow Union to have
a town auditor came up for debate.
The argument was made that this was
special legislation.
There was an extended debate on
Mr. Ardrey's house bill to prohibit tres
pass. The bill provided that any one
hunting, fishing, trapping, netting,
gathering fruit, vegetables, herbs or
cutting timber on the lands of another
witftout consent shall be fined between
$5 and $20 or imprisoned between 10
and 30 days.
The bill does away with ?S&?fciMfa
makes any one wishing ^Qg/fH^^^m?
gain permission. The^^^|-^^^hei?
of amendments o^t?^^i^e^l^i^
LA'BOR WORLD.
ilie number of laborers in the indus
tries of France is about ?5,500,000.
The steel- employes of the Illinois
Steel Company have decided to accept
lower wages and a twelve-hour work
ing day.
One of the most interesting develop
ments in the trade union world in
France is the development of the so
called labor exchange.
An official of the Schenectady (N.
ir.) plant of the American Locomotive
Company says'that the plant will soon
be"'running with its full force.
It is asserted that the United Typo
thetae of America is nt present accu
mulating a defense fund in order that
ihe eight-hour day enforcement may be
combated.
A report of the United States Com
missioner of Labor shows that in 102
occupations where labor was organized
there was for the most part a steady
increase in wages.
.Resolutions have been adopted by
the National Industrial Association ad
vocating the establishment of artisan
schools throughout the country by
boards of education.
Mr. .T. Weir. J. F., secretary of the
Fife.- (Scotland) Miners' Association,
was elected lo the secretaryship of the
Miners' Association in 1SS0, and-has
held the office without interruption
since that time.
Thc building trades in San Francisco,
which include sixty unions and 21,000
men, intend to erect a "temple" which
will accommodate all the unions and
the general officer?:. It is expected to
cost about ?100.000.
A canvass of the anthracite mining
region discloses a new feature in ibo
industrial outlook. It is the undoubted
insistence of the miners upon an eight
hour workday nt nine hours' wages
when the present agreemeut with the
operators expires._
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
Elbert Hubbard is now a Socialist.
The King of Portugal is a devoted
fisherman.
.1. Pierpont Morgan has just paid
?GOO0 for the oldest piano in existence.
Michael .Tonkins lins Riven to Balti
more a site for the Maryland Institute.
John Hay, Secretary of State, is a
graduate of Brown University, class
of 185S.
Jose Ecbegnray. the celebrated Span
ish writer, has published more than
twenty dramas.
Count Cassini, the Russian Ambassa
dor, has just completed his fiftieth
year in the Russian diplomatic service.
A pension has been granted by the
Government ot Sweden to Pierre Ib
sen, brother of the dramatist. Ile is a
lighthouse keeper.
Former Judge Allon B. Parker lifts
lost the first case argued by him before
the Court of Appeals after returning to
the practice of law.
Mme. Le Bargy, who is regarded in
Paris as the natural successor of Mme.
Sarah Bernhardt, has been on the
stage only three years.
The late ex-Governor Cia flin, pf Mas
sachusetts, was one of seven ex-Gov
ernors- of that Slate who were born in
ISIS. These were Boutweli. Cia il in.
Andrew, Gardner, Rice, Talbot and
Butler.
John Mackintosh. LL.D.. the leading
authority on Scottish history, wrote bis
"History of Civilisation in Scotland"
on the counter of his tiny stationery
store in the carly morning before cus
tomers came..
Marconi's thirtieth birthday is due
ou April 25. The inventor began his
experiments with wireless telegraphy
on his father's estate near Bologna
nearly twenty years ago. He was still
a boy vhen he succeeded in sending
his fi:*c wireless signals a distance of
a milej . j
RUSSIANS HOPEFUL1
Better News From the Seat of War
Simplifies Matters at Home ,
BRACES THE RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES
Gen. Kuropalkin's Repulse of the Jap
anese Advance is Expected to Have
the effect of at Least Partially Dis
tracting Attention From the Strike
Situation-No Longer Any Doubt
That the Strike is Practically Broken
at St. Petersburg-Workmen Re
turning Unconditionally.
St. Petersburg, Special-The news
of General Kuropatkin's successful re
pulse of the Japanese advance comes
most opportunely. The belief exists
here that Field Marshal Oyama sought
to take ?advantage nf . any depression
prevailing in the Russian ranks as the
result of the news from St. Petersburg
to launch an attack against General
Kuropatkin's right, but' the Russian'
commander-in-chief seems to haw.
nicely turned the tablos, inflicting con
siderable loss upon the Japanese on
Thursday, and taking several positions
westward along the plain of the Hun
river.
The authorities are receiving the
news from the front with great satis
faction, being convinced that it will
serve to at least partially distract at
tention from the strike situation and
internal, affairs generally.
At the same Lime,'the strike situa
tion generally is improving. In St.
Petersburg, there is no longer 'any
doubt that the strike is practically
broken. Fourteen establishments al
ready have resumed, and an entire
starting up of factories seems to be
assured for next Monday. A" remarka
ble feature is that the men who are
returning to work are not asking con-'
ditions of employers. They have
teemingly turned their backs upon pol
itical agitators and accepted the gov
ernment's promises in the matter of. j
shorter hours and an equitable ad
justment of their grievnnces at their
face value.
Kuropatkin Takes Offensive.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.-General
Kuropatkin has telegraphed as fol
lows to Emperor Nicholas:
The advance has commenced of our
right flank against the enemy. "We
have occupied Khailastosa and Ktiei-;
are seven versts southwest of Sande
pas. We occupied Khailatosa without
firing, the Japanese being bayoneted
Kheigoutaya was bravely defended,
but we finally occupied it at 10 o'clock
at night. Our cavalry pursued two
regiments ct Japanese dragoons, which
fled southeastward. ' On our left flank
a detachment repulsed the Japanese
and occupied a defile between Khandi
ensan and Expansan."
Supplementing the foregoing Genei1
al Kuropatkin says: "From later re
ports, it appears that in capturing
these positions, we made prisoners of
100 Japanese. We also occupied the
village of Weheitaits, on the Hun
river, losing 50 men. On January 20,
our troops continued the offensive
against Sandepas. The Japanese a:
t?cked our position near the village
from the south and southeast, but
were repulsed. Our cavalry partici- I
pated, maneouvering against the left
flank, and attacked the Japanese in
the rear. Our force then attacked
Sanderpas, and at 7 p. m., after a des
perate fight, with the assistance of
sappers, we surrounded the strong en
trenchments and occupied the large
village. <
"The same day our troops occupied
the enemy's entrenchments at Shakhe
and repulsed Japanese attempts to re
take them."
Asheville Get? Convention.
New Orleans, Special.-President
Jordan presided over a meeting of
the executive committee cf the South
ern Cotton Association. Most of. the
members of the committee remained
over to attend. John M. Parker, for
mer president of the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange, who was elected treas
urer of the association by the con
vention, was present. The committee
decided to hold the first annual meet
ing of the association at Asheville, N.
C., on August. 15th.
Strikers Quiet at Moscow.
Moscow, By Cable.-The day passed
with complete quiet, thc strikers gen
erally remained quietly indoors and
rot visiting the heart of th? city. The
Tverskai has resumed its f?ormal ap
pearance. Several rail!? ara rupert cd
to have offered en increase uf wages
to their employes In thc industrial
district, no factories are in operation
it. the whole region sou Mi of th;- river,
with the exception of one largo estab
lishment, which was ampi? guarded,
ir. order to prevent possible intimida
tion of workmen; but there was no
attempt at such intimidation
Fall River Cloth Market.
Fall River, Mass., Special.-Sales
for the week in the print cloth market
will reach a total of 75,000 pieces.
Trading in the local market has been
of a very-light character for all class
es of goods. Wide and narrow do not
show any change from last week's
prices, remaining at a basis cf 2 3-4
cents for regulars. Bidding for goods
bas not been as brisk as reported a
week ago, but manufacturers are still
Indisposed to offer any concessions.
McCue Must Hang.
Richmond, Va., Special.-The su
preme court of appeals has denied
the supplementary appeal in the case
of ex-i.iayor McCue of Charlottesville,
convicted of wife murder. Hewas sen
tenced to be hanged Jan. 20 and was
respited by Gov. Montague until Feb.
10.
Charlottesville, Va., Special.- J.
Samuel McCue was informed in his
cell today by the Associated Press
correspondent that the court of appeals
of Virginia had refused a rehearing
in his case. He took the news calmly
for a few minutes, and then saying,
T toll get justice above," burst into
tears. He gave way to uncontrolla
ble griief for five minutes. '
PALMETTO AFFAIRS
Occurrences of Interest In Various
Parts of the State.
Geneal Cotton Market.
Middling.
Galveston, quiet.6%
New Orleans, easy .6%
Mobile, quiet.6%
Savannah, steady.6%
Charleston, steady .6%
Baltimore, nominal ...^.7%
New York, quiet.7.00
Boston, quiet .7.00
Philadelphia, quiet.7.25
Houston, easy .-6%
Augusta, steady. 6%
Memphis, steady.6 13-16
St. Louis, steady .6%
Louisville, firm.7.00
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures-represent prices paid
to wagons:
Strict good middling .71/i
Good middling.7%
Strict middling.7
Middling .7
Tinges.6 to 7
Stains.5 to 6
South Carolina Items.
George Thomas, a negro wanted in
Columbia for murder, was arrested in
Savannah a few days ago. The Savan
nah authorities, knowing that Thomas
wag "wanted," notified Chief Daly, of
Columbia, of the arrest. The chief,
having no funds provided for such an
expense turned the matter over to the
sheriff, who sent to Savannah for the
prisoner. About two years ago Thom
as and a number of his cohorts were
indulging in a carousal in a disrepu
table resort known as "Heifer's Pen,"
in Columbia. This place is in the
centre bf the block bounded by Ger
vais, Gadsden, Senate and Lincoln
streets. During the carousal Thomp
son killed another negro called the
v "Savannah Kid." He immediately
fled and Policeman Scott pursued him
through dark alleys and over back
fences for several miles, but he es
caped and has not been heard of since
until his arrest in Savennah.
Suit has been seldom brought
against the city of Columbia, but the
case of Baynes vs. the' Cit yof Colum
bia, which is now being tried at the
United States court, is one of great
interest. ? Mrs. Gertrude Baynes, of
Virginia, it is alleged, received serious
injuries cn April'8, 1903, and demands
$25,000 damages. It is alleged that
about dark on the day named Mrs.
Baynes was returning to her boarding
place on Plain street, in Columbia,
and scon after turning the corner at
Main street she stepped upon a loose
brick in a drain across the sidewalk.
SJje was thrown violently forward on
and sustained serious inju
the jury Wednesd:
time and the evidence continued
throughout the day.
A special to the State from Rock
Hill says: A horrible accident hap
pened in the. Selwood section Satur
day. It seems that a shooting match
had been laid. This was over and the
older folks had left their guns lying
or standing promiscuously around.
While no one was paying particular
attention, some boys began "playing
war" with the empty (?) guns. Un
fortunately, one in the hands of Ro
land Lowman, about 12 years old, was
not empty until it had been discharged
into the neck of little'Tet" Harmon,
who was still younger. The little fel
low died instantly. The former ia the
son of Mr. Levi Lowman, and the lat
ter of Mr. Henry Harmon. He and
his wife were away at Lexington when
their little boy was killed. The affair
has cast a gloom over the whole com
munity.
Judge Purdy has signed an order
granting bail in the sum of $1.000 to
W. B. Rowell, the dispensary consta
ble who killed Jos. G. Blount in Flor
ence last month. Rowell was repre
sented by J. W. Ragsdal? and Walter
H. Wells, of Florence, and Solicitor
Wilson resisted the motion. No new
evidence was introduced at the hear
ing, the motion being based on testi
mony taken at the inquest.
The dispensary constables seized 44
half pints of "King's Choice" corn
whiskey Saturday afternoon in Char
leston near Willie Sims' negro pool
room and store. Sims' place has sev
eral times been raided and nearly ev
ery time blind, tiger booze has been
found. It was in this pool room that
"Red Bill," the negro who shot at
ladies on the street from a passing
car, claimed to bo working when the
shooting occurred.
.Three white men, Oscar Lewis, Wal
ter Edwards and Butler White, have
been lodged in jail in Anderson on
the charge of assaulting the county
chaingang guards near one of the cot
ton mills Saturday night. Lewis was
captured at the time, but the other two
men escaped and were caught Tues
day. .
Mabel, the four-year-old daughter of
Mr. J. L. Sanders, a member of the
Yorkville police force, died Sunday
night about 10 o'clock from effects of
burns received about 4 P. M. She
and several other children were play
ing in a room where there was an
open fire. No adult was present. Her
clothing waa burned entirely off.
Mr. S. F. Clinton, of Edgemoore,
Chester county, had the misfortune a
few days ago to lose by fire his barn
and stables with one horse, two mules
and almost his entire crop of corn.
Origin of fire not known; it occurred
at 4 o'clock in the morning.
In the Court of General Sessions at
Greenville Thursday John B. Waldvop
was found guilty of the murder of Sam
uel Maddox, the jury recommending
mercy. Waldrop is a well known far
mor.
Clemson is soon to lose another good
man. Prof. H. Benson, for several
years assistant professor of agricul
ture, has received a very flattering of
ter with a good salary attached, from
the Government department of agri
culture at Washington. It is very
likely that he will accept the position.
Professor Benson has worked hard at
Clemson and has proven that he is a
valuable mau. Clemson will give him
un with Genuine regret and will be a
fakes the Oath As Governor Fer His
Second Term'
STRIKING, INAUGURAL ADDRESS
The Chief Magistrate Who Succeeds
Himself Spoke Directly to the Mem
bers of the General Assembly.
Hon. D. C. Hey ward was on Wednes
day inaugurated Governor, the cere
monies taking place in the hall of the
House of Representatives. The cere
monies were simple. The inaugural
address follows:
After taking the oath of office Gov.
Heyward addressed the joint assem
bly in an inaugural remarkable
for its' brevity, its directness and
its evident, purpose to encourage the
upbuilding of the State. Gov. Heyward
said;
Gentlemen of the General Assembly
and My Fellow Citizens:
Two years ago I had the honor of
taking tho oath of office as governor
of South Carolina. Standing again to
day in this distinguished presence, to
pledge myself anew to the service of
our State, I am even more solemnly
impressed with the duties which must
and do devolve upon one whom the
people have selected a? their chief ex
ecutive. This occasion, with the for
mal renewal of my oath, though it
brings before me afresh the realization
of grave responsibilities, fills my heart
with deepest gratitude because of the
honors which have been bestowed upon
me by my felic w citizens.
The past and the future alike in
stinctively arise before me, the one
with its work finisher?. its history
written; the other with its unknown
tasks, with its welfare in our keeping.
In the retrospect I see much for which
I am deeply grateful, much that I can
never forget. Especially true is this
when I remember the loyal support ac
corded me by the people of ^tir State in
my endeavor to merit their confidence
by advancing, as best I could, the high
est interests of our commonwealth. To
feel that those to whom one is alone
responsible should set upon him the
seal of their approval by such a re
election as was mine, is indeed a re
ward than \vjuch there is none greater
to strive for. If I have rendered any
service to my State, if I have served
my people in some measure as I boped
to serve them, if indeed I have kept
the faith, this has only been possible
because you, my countrymen, gave me
your encouragement and your help.
Unto you, then, the credit is due, and
to you this day I acknowledge my debt
of gratitude.
The future is fraught with even
greater import. Its duties must be
is must be faced, its
evac
here by the soverign people and you
are sent for service. It rests with you
alone'iD-mcasure up to your great re
sponsibilities^uni~l- believe that you
will not fail to do so. The highest
duties of civilization devolve' ?non yon.
for to you is entrusted the sacred duty
of framing and enacting laws which
shall govern an enlightened people.
The future welfare and the continued
prosperity of our State will be assured
if your deliberations are characterized
by thc "spirit of wisdom and under
standing, the spirit of counsel and
right, the spirit of knowledge and of
the fear of the Lord."
In the oath which I have just taken
I have obligated myself to uphold and
enforce the lavs of our State. This I
shall endeavor to do with- full regard
to the right of all our citizens;
with jealous care for the fair namf
and the unsullied reputation of South
Carolina; with faithful effort to main
tain the dignity and honor of our
commonwealth; with hope and confi
dence in all because of our glorious
past. In the discharge of my duties
as governor I shah expect-and I feel
that I shall receive-the continued co
operation and assistance, not on' ol
the members of your body, but also of
the law-abiding people of our State.
In my annual message recently sent
to your honorable body I called atten
tion, in as brief detail as possible, to
the condition of our various State de
partments, and made therein such rec
ommendations as I deemed wise and
expedient. You are now fairly launch
ed upon your labors and I shall make
no further mention oE these matters
trusting that what I have already said
concerning them has had your careful
attention. I >am deeply interested in
all that shall merit and receive your
consideration and I will deem it both
a privilege and a pleasure to assist you
in any way that lies in my power.
You are making laws for a growing
and prosperous 'State. The unrivalled
natural advantage*; of South Carolina
its groat undeveloped resources, its
wonderful industrial development-all
of these are attracting to us, more
than over before, the attention of the
outside world. In addition to these at
tractions and advantages, with us labor
and capital are not in conflict, but to
gether are working in harmony for
the upbuilding of our State. This is a
blessing which is denied to many States
and we should neglect no means to
promote its continuant J. From every
standpoint, with increasing growth and
influence, thc future of our State is
brighter than ever before in its his
tory.
To properly meet these growing de
mands, so rich with promise, merits
our united action and our utmost en
deavor. Difficulties must be overcome
to achieve the ends desired, but this
should nerve us to stronger and more
determined effort. Unnecessary legis
lation is unwise legislation and unwise
legislation hinders and retards the ad
vancement and progress of a people.
Fewer laws upon our statute books and
th?Mr better enforcement will undoubt
edly bring improved conditions gen
erally and this would then be accom
plished with less friction. A law should
not only be necessary, but it should
be capable of enforcement because, if
disregarded, this leads to the disregard
of ail laws, thus striking directly at
the very foundations of government.
It is your providence to direct the ex
penditure of thc funds collected from
the people and this should always be
done with regard for proper economy.
In your official capacity you should
always exercise tho same judgment and
foresight that you r?o in your private
business, counting the cost but never
losing sight of tho object to be
attained. Economy in public-as in
private affairs-means doing what Is
necessary, what the great ne^ds of the
State require. A growing and progres
sive State necessarily means increas
ing expense in the conduct of its gov
ernment and if the expenditures are
wisely made, we can, with confidence,
look for greater results.
I have briefly given you some of the
thoughts that stir you on this occasion,
deeming it unnecessary to add to what
T have already presented for your con
sideration in my annual message. We
are here, commissioned by the people to
work fer the best Interests of South
Carolina. We can have no higher priv
ilege and should strive to prove our
selves worthy of their trust by meas
uring up (o our responsibilities. I have
made reference more than once to the
honor and the duties which are ours,
but the, full measure of success can
never crown our efforts tfnless we have
in all we do the co-operation of the
people^
. I have tried to express to you some
of my feelings upon assuming, for the
second time, the office of chief magis
trate of South Carolina. In main
taining the honor, the integrity and the
dignity of their State, South Caro
linians have ever done their full duty,
and it is this which has done so much
to make the glorious history of our
State. Our people have never been
wanting in the past and they can be
safely trusted for the future.
Let us, then, all strive to do our part
to prove ourselves worthy of our herit
age, which is indeed a great one.
* * * "Be just and fear not;
Let all the ends thou aims't at be thy
country's; thy God's and truth's."
May tnis animate and inspire us in
all that we do, and thus faithfully striv
ing may we together consecrate our
selves anew to the service of our native
State, to cur own, our beloved South"
Carolina.
When Gov. Hey ward had concluded,
there was tremendous handelapping on
the floor of the Bouse and in the gal
lery likewise. When quiet had followed,
Senator Manning presented the lieu
tenant governor-elect. Col. John T.
Sloan, who also took the oath of of
fice. Accepting the gavel from the
presiding oflu-er Lieut. Gov. Sloan an
nounced that .the Governor and his
escort would retire. The joint assembly
was then dissolved and the senators
returned to their chamber.
Rich Costumes of Savage Women.
The women of savage tribes have
not infrequently a wardrobe consist
ing of furs which would be worth from
$5,000 to $10,000. Grundeman, the ex
plorer, relates how one fair Green
lander wore a dress of sealskin with
a hood of that costly fur, the silver
fox. The garment was lined with fur
of the young sealctter, and there was
a fringe of wolverine tails. About
$600 is probably the average worth of
the dress of Indian women on the Co
lumbia and Fraser rivers.
?coen m
Whitman's Saddles, Bridles, Whips,
Blankets Etc The finest line of Trunks,
Satchels^ Traveling Bags and suit cases in
the citv.
Masury's House Paints,
A full line of all colors always in stock.
749-751 Broadway,
Augusta, Ga.
W. J. Rutherford & Co.
MANUFACTURERS OF
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T?mte Us For Prices.
Corine r R'e^^^?^^Q%^0tsliin^guon^S tree t's
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THIS SPACE IS TAKEN
The Leading Grocers of Augusta
ARRINGTON B
COMPANY,
839 Broad
ggg-W. F. SAMPLE of Saluda County and
H.H. SCOTT, JR., of Edgeiield County are with us
and want to sec you.
Wagons
Buggies
. FURNITURE
Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies
just received. Our stock of furniture and houso furnishing?
is complete. A Large stock.
COFFINS and CASKETS.
always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt-j
ly responded to. All goods sold on a small marj
gin of profit. Call to see mc, I will save yo)
money.
GEO. P. OO:
Johnston,_South Carolii
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DIRECTORS.
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b\ P. ELMORE,
?
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