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INDEPENDENCE IN AfL THINGS. VOL. VIII. COLUMBUS, . C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1903. NO. 43. " 1 " 1 " - i - - - . L 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. ;" , , " ' ; 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 - . ! - " ' 1 ' 1 . I I I "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.