INDEPENDENCE IN AfL THINGS.
VOL. VIII.
COLUMBUS, . C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1903.
NO. 43.
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OVERMAN ELECTED.
End of North Carolina's Senatorial
Fight .
MANY BALLOTS? WERE NECESSARY
A Sharf But Friendly Contest That
End2S Happily and Developed No
flalice.
By .tar the most important matter to
1 ksit with by the present general
assembly was the election of aUnited
States Senator to. succeed Hon J. C.
Pritchaid. whose term expires on
.March 4xh. The legislature being
3i rongl;; Democratic in both branches,
Mr. Pritvhard could not hope to succeed
himsrli. The candidates most promir,
nent'en the Democratic side were, Hon.
-t B. Watson, of Forsyth; Hon. Locke
Vraip, ul Buncombe, and Hon. . Lee S.
Overmau, of Rowait. The Democratic
oausua has met and balloted for three
uc t ks with but little fluctuation in the
result. No one.darecl claim a nomina
tion for his favorite v '
On Thursday night, however ' the
can. us selected Hon. Lee S. Overman
by a break in both the Watson, and
Craig fcrces.
Hon. , Lee S. Overman, of Rowan, is
a omparatively young man. He1 be
longs to the order of young men who
grew up in the period immediately
L.EE S. OVERMAN.
-after tie war. His record "as a; lawyer
-and a legislator is clean, and above
-criticism. As a politician his record is
-one of conservatism, coupled with ab
solute charitableness towards all who
differed from him
The folio wing account of his nomina
tion is taken from the- Charlotte Obser
ver's Raleigh correspondence: . ; - "s
. Raleigh. Special. At ten minutes 6
10 Thursday night, Lee S. Overman).on
the Gist ballot of the series and the
fifth bf the night received 73 of the 142
votes of the Democratic caucus and was
declared its nominee. The excitement
during the whole; evening7 had. been in
tense as the first ballot showed a
gradual increase for Overman and it
was realized at last ,to which 'of the
two, Watson or Overman, Craig, had
decided to give the 'victory."'
It has been the finest game and the
cleanest one of- high politics evsr
known in the State.' : ''; " '
As soon as the election ;was : .An
nounced by the chairman, Mr. Morton
Charles Webb.. Craig's manager moved
to make it unanimous. This was sec
onded by R. A Doughton, who was
Watsoa's foreman. On motion of Speak
er Gattis the chair, 'appointed Messrsv
Webb, Gattis, Doughton, -Murphy and
Watts a r committee to . -: notify Mr.
Ooverman of his nomination and: escort
him to the hall with ah invitation to
raig nd Watson; v a mighty cheer
went up when' the candidates appeared
and by a preconcerted signal, as Over
man entered the hall, a snow-storm of
Overman ballots, thrown from the gal
leries, covered the audience.
Ascending the platform in front of
-the speaker's chair, as soon as the
deafening - applause had subsided, Mr.
Overman said in substance: '
"Would that I could give expression
to the feelings of my heart I can only
ay to you I am-glad that I am grate
ful, profoundly, deeply grateful. This
ias been a battle royal but a battle be
tween Democrats. (Great applause).
With the exaltation that comes , with
success there comes to me- the sad re
flection that two noble Democrats have
been defeated. (Great applause). With
the responsibilities that are upon me I
feci gravely but it is my greatest am-
Dition to worthily bear them. With ob
ligations to no cornoration. no "aner-fai
I interest and pledges to none that will
conmct with, my service, with the
blessings of God 1 shall devote myself
to the best interests of all the people
of my State and for my party, for
which I have fought for the past 25
years. (Great applause). Great ques
tions are upon us; the very basal stone
of the temple of this republic equal
rights to all, special privileges to no
man or set of men needs to be care-
fully protected to prevent the encroach
ments by the great trusts and other
combinations that threaten the coun
try with industrial servitude.
"God bless you all, my friends. For
the gallant Watson and the great Craig
I tan but say they are noble in defeat
as they have been in battle. (Great ap-
. Mr. Watson said: "It was a great
pleasure to' him to appear before the
audience. It is not the first time I
have suffered defeat or been borne
from the. battlefield with, wounds. As I
have battled for the, Democratic party
and my country for the past 35 years, I
shall continue to do so for my party
and my country.'!
Closing he said he was proud to
night in defeat, having f oughj the
great fight against corporate greed and
encroachments of the great common
people than to have .won the victory,
Haying vfailed in the least of any one of
these particulars, Mr. Watson conclud
ed by 3aying he would never forget the
friends who had stood so devotedly by
hun during the contest and for those
on the other side he. had no heartburn
ings. He only hoped they would hold
up the hands of the genetleman ttfey
had entrusted with the highest office in
their, gift.
MrvCraig began by saying: "A sol
dier.: has lost his buckler, "but there is
no grief because a soldier has found
it." (Great applause). He said the dis
appointment to him was great, but
there was great compensation in real
izing that this honor had been con
ferred upon a true Democrat and as
vobl.e a son as the State counted, and
lie will work .and wear the mantle ol
the - great Vance under wh ose portra it -he
is now sitting. (Great applause).
The Democratic party owes me noth
ing -and 'owes 'no.:' man anything and '
every service I have ever given it was
due before it was given. (Great ap
plause). The great old Roman; Cyrus
B. Watson and I can continue to serve
in the .ranks and will help to hold up
the hands of Lee S. Overman, who has
'been elected by the best . Legislature
ever assembled in the. State. (Great ap
plause). I believe you have done what
you believed to be for the. good of the
State and what you honestly thought
would best build up your State a'nd
your party."
War on Employment Agencies.
New York, Special. Superintendent
Merwin. of the department of .out
door poor, has been on crusade against
those employment agencies which
have been bringing into this city from
the South hundreds of colored, people,
mostly poor girls, many of whom
after a -short time find themselves des
titute and without employment, and
are forced to apply to the department
for- aid. Miss Ferguson, who conducts
an agency in Sixth avenue, has been
arrested and the police are searching
for others ,
. Sale of Telephone Company.
Richmond, Special. The physical
property of the Richmond Telephone
Company; was s&d by , the Virginia
Trust Company, trustee, to Warner
Moore. & Company whosie bid was $10,
OOO.here was no other bidder. It is
believed that : the purchaser acted for
the Southern Bell Telephone Company.
The application for temporary injunc
tion to restrain the.sale made by TJ. C.
Heinroth, of Chicago, was withdrawn,
a settlement with Heinroth having
been made. --' ' v '
- Eight Americans Killed. v
- naneaf Mexico, Special. The Ya
quls have attacked the town ( of San
Marcial, the mining centre of the State,
and qlmost taken possession 'of it. The.
defenders of San Marcial against the
Yaauis Included more, than 20 Ameri
canseight of whom were killed, among r
them Mr. McAllister, formerly super
intendent of the Puerto Citos mine, of
this" place"; !Frakk Pendleton, formerly,
foreman of the same mine, and Ed
Shutt, and George Carroll. It is stated
there were a number of Americans on,
the side f t5a Yaijuis. '
Hobsonto Lecture.
Lexington, Ky., Special. -Captain
Richmond P, Hobson arrived here
from New York and is the guest of
Bishop Lewis W. Burton, 'a relative
He confirmed the report that he had
it resigned as constructor in the navy on
account of the condition of his. eyes.
As to his plans he said he would con-!
tinue to lecture for at least three
? years, going as, far West as the coast
His theme is an appeal for a grer
ciavy one that shall claim rank above
the greatest of any nation.
OUR STATE LAWMAKERS.
Many New fleasures Introduced A
Number Enacted.
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; NEW BILLS. '
Among the new bills :in the house
yesterday were , the following :
Mr, Clifton, to amend the code in ref
erence to demurrers.. : S j . -
Mr. Wade, to outlaw . slot machines.
Mr. Sinkler, by request, to provide,
for a State bacteriologist ; also a bill
to require towns and cities to fur
nish mortuary statistics. .
Mr. Gaston, relating to Increase in
salary of coroner of Chester. '
Mr. Hill, to increase number of mag
istrates of Colleton county.
Mr. Rainsford, to provide for the sale
of the State farms. 1 v
, Mr. Kelly, relating to a new jail for
Lee county. .
Mr. Moses, to change and designate
certain townships in Sumter county.
Mr. McMaster, to extend the 'rights
and remedies of employes of railroad
corporations as provided by the con
stitution to employes of cotton and
textile mill corporations and telegraph
companies.
There were a majority unfavorable
reports on Mr. Lanham's bill to require
railroads to 'allow each pasenger 200
pounds of baggage - without charge,
and Mr. M. J. Johnson's bill to pro
vide all railroads operating in this
State to protect the rates of freight
stipulated in the bill for carriage of
all freight, goods wares and merchan
dise, and to provide penalties for the
violation thereof. :
There was also an unfavorable re-;
port bnMr. Mauldin's bill to provide
against 'usury.
Mr. Pollock's dispensary bill was re
committed to the joint committee on
public schools and the dispensary. This
bill proposes radical changes in the
dispensary law. u ;r:7v' :.
TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS, ETC.
Mr. Kirby's billgtp regulate the
granting of certificates, to teach in the
free public -schools ciUR as unfin
ished businessa.ndfas filled. : y:'.pT
Mr. D. O. .Herbert opposed the bill.
It jis an abrupt and . unnecessary
junketing trip for the State board of
education. It also means that grad
uates of : normal colleges must stand
these examinations when the object
of normal colleges is to prepare teach
ers for their work. He objected par
ticularly to members of the Stavte board
of education traveling arduna over the
state granting certificates. He objected
to giving college graduates merely one
year certificates.
Mr. Kirby defended the bill on the
same line of his speech Monday. Mr.
Herbert had endeavored to find all the
bad' points in it, but had overlooked
the good features. ,
Mr. Fraser opposed the bill. The ad
vantages of a college education do not
consist in 'the knowledge of a number
of isolated, facts, but in the training of
the mind to fit itself to work. There
is but one, examination for doctors and
in other professions, then why should
teachers be subjected to such harrass
ing examinations 'every few years.
Mr. Barroti, of York, opposed the
bill. In behalf of the most legislated
against class in the State, the common
school teachers who gets a miserable
pittance . for. five days' hard : work, he 1
opposed the measure. Qualifications to
teach do not consist in the knowledge .
of a few facts;, but in common5 sense,
patience and general intelligence.
There is' already a paucity of teachers
in this State and such requirements as
this will still further cripple the pro
fession. This was -Mr. Barron's first
effort In the house, and he acquitted
himself very .well. , - v : -
Mr. Richards 'declared that the bill
had been reported unfavorably by all
of the committee except the author of
the. bill. v . " '-;; ; ' '
. The house killed the bill by an over-
whelming vote; , v. -.
There was considerable discussion
over .concurrent resolution to provide
offices in the State capitol- for the;
State superintendent of education. The.
resolution was killed on motion of Mr.
Moses '.'
Mr Wingo contended that If -was
"side tracking" this official to have his
offices on Main street Mr. Moses re
nlied that these offices are really more
comfortable and as accessible as those
in the State house. ' .. ' ' :
- Governor Heyward informed, the
bouse that LIeut.-Gov. John T. Sloan
had resigned from the board of trus
tees of the South Carolina college. Re
ceived as information. '
i The house killed Mr. Wade's bill to
provide for the office of commissioner
of agriculture to receive $1,800 per an
num out of the privilege-tax fund. The
house did not "seem to be much inter
ested. -;; ' . ,;: ,: : ; '
, Mr Wadedeclared that agricultural
interests are lagging, and the only sal
vation is diversified farming. This is
an agricultural State, but the agricul
tural interests are neglected. Clemson
College has not come up to its expec
tations. Commissioner Stevens is worth
a miilion dollars a year to Georgia. He
cited instances In which farmers had
made great, success with innovations
In tanning. The average farmer is a
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"slow coach'' and doesn't catch on to
ideas quickly. They don't subscribe to
agricultural papers. We need a bureau
where outsiders can get information
This is a very serious question and a
very important matter. The salary of
the commissioner, $1,800 was to come
out of the privilege tax fund and h
thought this a mere bagatelle in com
parison with the good it would do.
Mr; Tatura supported the measure.:
The bill was killed by an . over
whelming vote. i : ;
Wood For Associate Justice
Columbia S. O. Special On ! the .
fourth ba)lot the General Assombly of
South Carolina elected Chas, Albert
Woods, of Marion, Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court to fill the unex
pired term of Y. J. Pope, elected Chief
Justice last week. Mr. Woods received
87 votes to 67 for "Rebert Aldrlch, jn
Barnwell. The new justice is 50 years
of age, and is president of the State
bar association. Wm." Elliott, Jr.; of
Columbia, was elected code commis
sioner, to serve anunexpired term of
eight, years. , k . I
The following bills passed third
reading Saturday: -
Mr. Blake : A bill to fix the time
for the payment of taxes and penalties
thereon. ' . ' :; h
Mr. Mclver: 4 bill to amend section
1880 of the civil code vol. I, code! of
1902, so as include tramways in jits
provisions. j
Mr. Douglas: A bill to provide for
a voting precinct in each of the four
wards in the town of. Union. '
Mr. Cooper: A bill to provide for
reindexing the public records in the
office of the clerk of court for Laurens
county.
MR. LATIMER'S THANKS.
The following letter from A. jC.
Latimer was read, it being addressed
to the lieutenant governor and speak
er:" .. - - y:: ' j
-"Having been advised by the
morning papers of my election, On
the 27th inst, to the senate of the
United States for - the term, begin
ning' March 4, 1903r.i by the unani
mous vote of the legislature," I desire
to express to the members, through
you, my deep appreciation of the dis
tinguished ' honor you have conferred
on me. . ' ,1 .
Ten years of continued service In
the house -of representatives has given
me a keen appreciation of the arduous
and difficult duties which a seat in the
senate of the United States entails, and
A
of my imperfect equipment for their
discharge to the high standard de
manded by the country. Profoundly
conscious of my responsibility, I
pledge myself to the best service of
which I am capable and to unremit
ting effort in behalf of the best in
terests of all the people of the State
and of our common country so long as
I shall continue to represent South
Carolina in that high office.
. ' A. C. Latimer.
Six Blown to Death.
Axmifiton, Ala., Special A largv!!
boiler in the malleable foundry of the
Southern Car and Foundry Company
blew up Thursday, killing six persons
and injuring probably 20 ? others, sev
eral of whom will die. . The dead:
Thomas Birch, pipe fitter; Ike Hardy;
cbre maker; J. A. Forte boiler maker
white, and John Mitchell, Charles
Strong and one unknown coal heaver;
Bblored. The fatally injured: W. H.
Lewis a helper, and Clyde Price white
ind Anthony McKinney . and C.
: PaM, .colosed. ,' '
Mexican Earthquakes.
Chihuahua, Mex., Special. Reports
from Urique regarding the earthquakes
in that district state that there were
four severe shocks y throughout that'
section, one occurring on the 22nd
one on the 25th, one on the 26th and
one on the 27th ultimo. All were fol
lowed by loud explosions, but only
slight c damage resulted. ; Eighteen
houses were destroyed at Guazaparez,
State of Chihuahua. The. people of
the district are panic-stricken and fear
a volcano. Clouds of dust hung in
the atmosphere after each earthquake,
but there is no indication of a volcanic
eruption.
Arsenic io Coffee.
Louisville, Spectel. Arsenic in large
quantities has been found by ' State
Chemist Cashin in the - coffee which
poisoned Mrs. Nancy Birch, her daugh
ter Mrs. LauratPeaman; Mrs. Frank
Cannon, of Owensboro; Mrs. Emma
Wade; Mrs. Birch Cooper and a negro
servant, at Mrs. Birch's home, " near
this city, Wednesday morning. All of i
the victims have recovered, though for
several days Mrs. Birch and Mrs. Frea
man were in a critical condition. It is
thought an attempt was made to mur
der the entire . family. No arrests
have been made. j - - -
JEFFERSON HONORED
Appropriate Monument fo Be Erected
To His Honor.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO BUILD' IT,
Not a Tablet to the flemory of the
Great American Congress not to
Be Asked for Money.
Washington; Special. The Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Association form
ed for the purpose of erecting at the
national , capitol an appropriate -and
truly - national memorial to the author
of the Declaration of Independence,
through its president Admiral' George
Dewey, has issued an appeal to the
American people' for funds to carry
OUt the Ohiprt nf thA .HEnrifltinn The
textbf the appeal is as follows:
j "Headquarters, Thomas Jefferson As
j sociation of America. " T
I "Washington, Jan. 31, 1903.
"To the American People:
xuc xuuiuaa ocueiauu mtJUiuriao.
Association has been' organized to
take up' the long-neglected duty of
erecting a fitting memorial to the
memory of the man who wrote the .
Declaration of Independence. We"
liave here beautiful and costly trib
utes to the memory of American sbl-
aiers, statesmen, physicians, invent
ors and philanthropists; and the sol
diers and sailors of France are hon-
ui cu , uui iuci e its uut uiie uvuiet . iu
the memory of that great American
Thomas Jefferson. -I
"We ask the people to contribute ac
cording to their ability to this memo
rial. Congress will not be asked for
VU VJU, U-UVJ
children and their, parents for the suc
cess of the movement. The character
and cost of the proposed memorial
Cannot be stated, but it will be appro
priate to the greatness of the man and
the importance of the .document from
which his name is inseperable. Rigid
economy will be observed in , the ex
penses of carrying on the work,
j "Every contributor will receive a
certificate acknowledging his' subscrip-.
tinn a.nrl rnrrvinp' with it mem'hprsh.in
in the ' association, in time to" come
tnose cei;tincaies win oe . naages - or
honor. . .
,1 Contributions, checks, ' money or
ders, or drafts should be made paya
ble to the order of the treasurer of the
association, M,r. Jesse B. Wilson, Lin-'
coin National Bank. The people . will,
be kept informed of all important ,
actions of the association. The com
munications addressed to the - secre
tary, W. S. McLean, will . receive.
p rum yL aimuiiuu. ,
"GEORGE DEWEY, - ,.
! V . . "Admiral, U. S. N.''
ne association is now complete in.,
its list of officers, every State being -
reDresented bv a' vice-nresident and in :
. r
some cases by a representative on t
the board "of governors, the. control
ling body. No great movement of a
similar character in tnfs?c6untry. J it '
men of national character add ; infiu-, .
arrx ViqtV Tovrrk hoprvmo lnforooforl rl
have written to the.pfficerb of the as- ,
sociation expressions of approval; The
non-partisan..
1 roups waucu uui. :
Waterbury, Conn, Special. Eight '
necticut National Guard, ' and - five
companies of the Second Regiment,
with twn linriinp' otitis wprp'pn ori ta
Waterbury Sunday night, at the com- '
raand of Governor Chamberlain be
cause of "the imperative need"; occa
sioned by the trolley strike situation.
The riot about the streets , last night,
coupled with threats of further dis
turbances, led to the call for troops, t
There was no repetition of the vio
lence of Saturday night,' but crowds
congregated about the streets and had
to be dispersed by the police, while
there were rumors of an attack to be
made tonight on the car barn, where
the . non-union motorman and conduc
tors brought here by the Connecticut.
Railway and Lighting Company were
stationed.
Minister Burned to Death.
Elizabeth, N. J. Special. The Rev.
Rofrert Street, av retired minister, aged
57 years, was burned to death Sunday
at his residence in Roselle 'Park, by
the explosion cf an oil lamp. In an "
attempt to save him, his daughter was
terribly burned about the neck, face
and shoulders. Mr. Street was born In
of Princeton Theological Seminary.