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HENRY C, PAYNE
BREATHED HIS LAST
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
DIED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN
WASHINGTON.
Disease of the Mitral Valve and Di
latation of the Heart the Cause.
President Called Jnst Before the
Death Was Announced—Described
Mr. Payne as “the Sweetest, Most
Lovable and Most Trustful Man 1
Ever Knew.”
Washington. Oct. 4.—Henry C. Payne,
Postmaster General of the United
States, a member of the National Re
publican Committee, a stalwart of his
party, with the history of which both
in his home state and nationally he
has been identified for many years,
died at his apartments, at the Arling
ton Hotel, at 6:10 o'clock to-night, aged
60 ye*ars.
The death was announced in an of
ficial bulletin issued by the attending
physicians, which gave the cause of
death as “disease of the mitral valve
and dilatation of the heart.”
Mr. Payne had been in poor health
for at least two years, but his last ill
ness covered only seven days ago, an
attack of heart trouble last week pre
cipitating the end at a time, when after
a rest, he seemed to have recovered a
small measure of his vitality impaired
by years of arduous labor. Death this
afternoon came after nearly six hours
of unconsciousness.
Tribute from Roosevelt.
The last official caller to inquire as
to Mr. Payne’s condition was Presi
dent Roosevelt, and he had been gone
only about ten minutes when the
stricken member of his cabinet expired.
Secretary Hay had called at the Payne
apartments a few minutes before the
President made his visit. Neither en
tered the sick room. As Mr. Roosevelt
was leaving about 6 o’clock he spoke
feelingly of Mr. Payne to the news
paper men gathered in front of the ho
tel as “the sweetest, most lovable and
most trustful man X ever knew.”
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by Capt.
Cowles, was a caller at the family
apartments of the Paynes during the
late afternoon.
Tho last day had been one during
which .practically all hope had been
abandoned for some hours. The ap
proach of dissolution began during the
noon hour, when the sick man lost
consciousness and no longer recognized
those whom he had attempted to cheer
during his illness by saying to them
that he was all right. When Mrs.
Payne saw that the end was near she
summoned the Rev. Dr. Dunlap of St.
John's Episcopal Church, and at her
request he read at the bedside of the
dying man Psalm 150, “Out of the
depths,” and then repeated the prayers
the Episcopal church provides shall be
read at the bed of those about to pass
away.
Plans for the Funeral.
Funeral services will be held at St.
John’s Episcopal Church, in thiß city,
next Friday morning and at 3:15 that
afternoon the body will be taken to
the Pennsylvania Railroad station and
placed aboard the private car of Presi
dent A. J. Earllng, of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, who
tendered the use of the car by tele
graph and announced that it would be
here by to-morrow morning.
The remains should arrive at Mil
waukee Saturday evening and serv
ices will be held next Sunday, at the
All Saint’s Episcopal Church there.
A message has been sent to the Right
Rev. Isaac Nicholson, the Bishop of
Milwaukee, who is now at a convention
in Boston, asking him if he can offici
ate. Interment will be at the Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee. Mrs.
Payne has expressed a desire that the
services be as simple as possible.
Further plans for the funeral will be
decided on to-morrow.
The Career of Payne.
Henry Clay Payne was born at Ash
field, Franklin county, Massachusetts,
Nov. 23, 1843, the son of Orrin P. and
Elizabeth Ames Payne. His ancestors
on both sides were natives of Massa
chusetts and their names are found in
the military and civil history of that
commonwealth as far back as the
Puritan settlers. He was educated in
his native town and at the Academy
at Shelburne Falls, where he graduat
ed in 1859. He entered business life at
once at Northampton, but in Septem
ber, 1863, moved to Milwaukee, Wis.
He was connected with the dry goods
firm of F. R. Sheriom & Cos. until
January, 1875, when he was appointed
postmaster of Milwaukee. He was
president of the Wisconsin Telephone
Company from 1885 and president of
the Milwaukee City Railroad Company
and of the Cream City Railroad Com
pany from 1888. Through his efforts
the oapltal was enlisted which pur
chased and consolidated all the street
railways in Milwaukee and which are
now owned by the company of which
he was vice president and manager.
In 1887 he was elected president of the
Milwaukee and Northern Railway
Company, where he remained until its
consolidation with the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul Railway. In 1893
he was appointed a receiver of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company.
Mr. Payne wus a member of tho
Milwaukee arid Deutsche Clubs of Mil
waukee and of the Chicago Chib. He
was married in New York city Oct. 15,
1867, to Lydia W., daughter of Rich
ard and Mary Thomas Van Dyke, and
descendant of Hendrick Van Dyke,
who came to New Amsterdam in 1646
as attorney general of the province.
Mr. Payne's first appearance In poli
tics was in the Grant-Greeley cam
paign of 1872, when he was active In
organizing the Young Men's Republi
can Club of Milwaukee and was Its
first secretary. Since then he had been
In continuous service as an officer of
the Republican organisations In the
city, state and nation. In 1880 he was
elected a member of the Republican
National Committee and held that po
sition up to his death, serving through
!h* last three campaigns as an execu
tive officer During the McKinley cam
paign ef 1896 he was in charge of the
Western headquarters at Chicago. He
has served as delegate at large from
Wisconsin st the Republican inri^n
tlons of 1888 slid 1892. He wss' ap
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JAPANESE FEELING FOR
THE RUSSIAN POSITION.
Outpost Affairs Indicate That Such
an Investigation Is On.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 5, 1:15 a. m.—
Official advices from the Far East
given out this evening describe a
series of skirmishes on the southern
front of Gen. Kuropatkin’s army, the
only importance to which lies in the
fact that the Japanese are showing
a disposition to press forward and
feel out the Russian positions. Gen.
Mistchenkos Cossacks in every case
drove back the opposing forces.
the activity of the Japanese out
posts is doubtless intended to screen
movements of their armies, and
therefore, may be regarded as pre
cursory symptoms of final prepara
tions for an advance, which probably
will begin within a week.
A special messenger has brought to
the Emperor Gen. Kuropatkin’s full
report of the battle of Liao Yang.
The messenger, who submitted to an
interview, declares that the main army
is concentrated at Tie Pass, and tha’t
it is not likely Gen. Kuropatkin will
make a determined stand at Mukden.
Gen. Grippenberg, recently appoint
ed to the command of the second Man
chugjan army, will be received by
Emperor Nicholas at Peterhof in the
morning. *
It is understood that the third di
vision of the Guards, stationed at
Warsaw, is under orders to go to
the fragit. This, with the second
division of the Guards and the Rifle
brigade of the Guards, stationed in
and around St. Petersburg, will make
altogether about 40.000 Guards who
have been ordered to the Far East.
There were recurrent rumors to
night of the fall of Port Arthur, but
they have not the slightest founda
tion.
RUSSIANS REPULSE
JAPANESE ATTACKS.
Snkharnff Report* Successes In
Sharp Engagements.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 4. —The War Of
fice has received the following dis
patch from Gen. Sakharoff, dated Oct.
3:
“At dawn of Oct. 1, a squadron of
Japanese cavalry twice attempted to
break through the line of advance posts
of Cossacks of the guard in the dis
trict between Ksuankhuandia and Feti
tiapu. Both attempts were unsuccess
ful. Two sotnias of our cavalry re
inforced the advance posts and the
Japanese dispersed.
“Towards noon the same day one bat
talion of the Japanese advance guard,
with two or three squadrons of caval
ry, renewed the offensive movement
against a regiment of Cossacks. The
firing lasted until nightfall. Gen. Mist
chenko sent reinforcements to the aid
of the Cossacks and towards evening
the enemy was repulsed at all points,
the whole line retreating towards Sia
lionkhetsy, pursued by our cavalry.
C*apt. Tolstoukine, commander of a
sotnia, ambushed one of the enemy's
patrols at Konschutzy. One Japanese
officer was killed.
“In the positions abandoned by the
Japanese our Cossacks found a num
ber of cartridges and medical stores,
and also a few dead horses. We had
two officers and two Cossacks wound
ed.
"The same day a Japanese force of
one battalion and a half and a squad
ron of cavalry, attacked in three di
visions our outposts between the Hun
river and the railway. Towards even
ing this movement was checked with
the help of another company, which re
inforced the outpost. One Cossack was
killed and another wounded.
"One Russian ifatrol dispersed two
Japanese patrols in the vicinity ol’ Tch
jantan, on the right bank of the Hun
river, taking three Japanese prisoners.
“Another Russian patrol sent in an
easterly direction discovered Taw'ang
hau pass occupied by 200 Chinese ban
dits, commanded by Japanese officers.
During the reconnaissance one Cos
sack was killed.”
JAPS CLAIM VICTORIES
IN MINOR ENCOUNTERS.
Same Affairs in Which Russians
Hail Claimed Success.
Tokio, Oct. 4, 4 p. m.—The following
official report has been issued:
"The Manchurian headquarters re
ports by telegraph that a body of
scouts sent by our advance detachment
on Oct. 2, consisting of a company of
infantry and a troop of cavalry, at
tacked and routed a detachment of
the enemy’s cavalry, sixty strong, on
cupying Pachslngtun, thirteen miles
north of Liao Yang and nine miles
west of the Mukden road.
"While further reconnoitering In the
vicinity, a force of Russian cavalry, 230
strong, attacked the Japanese scouts.
After fighting for some time, the Jap
anese retired. The enemy’s loss was
about thirty.
“We sustained no casualties.
"The state of affairs at the front
of our army remains unchanged.”
TWENTyTiVES* LOST
IN THE GREAT FLOODS.
Santa Fe, N. M., Oct. 4.—Reports re
ceived from different points In the ter
ritory show that at least twenty per
sons perished in the floods that have
occurred in the past week.
Ten Santa Fe passenger trains are
tied up at Santa Fe to-night, but pas
sengers are being sent East and West
over the Rock Island and Southern Pa
cific roads, connection being effected
through the Santa Fe Central, which
resumed operations to-day.
confederatToaughters
IN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
St. Louis, Oct. 4.—The national con
vention of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy met to-day and will con
tinue In session during the remainder
of the week.
Dr. James W. Lee delivered the in
vocation, which was followed by the
address of welcome by Mrs. A. Wash
ington Rapley, Missouri state presi
dent. Yteeponse was made to this and
other addresses by Mrs. A. T. binyUie,
president general. _
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SCENE OF BATTLE
LIVINGSTON AND GOREE
PINCHED EACH OTHER, GOHKE
DOING MOST OF IT.
The Head-Pancliing Occurred af
Conyers. W here the Democratic
and Republican Cgiidldates Were
Benching Out for Votes—An “In
famous Linr” LnCle Lon Called
Goree—Goree Got Bony With His
Fists Immediately—No Arrests.
Conyers, Ga.. Oct. 4.—ln the course
of his speech here to-day. Col. C. P.
Goree, Republican candidate for Con
gress, was named as an “infamous
liar,” by Col. Lon Livingston, the pres
ent Democratic congressman from the
Fifth district and candidate to succeed
himself.
A lively fight was precipitated, as
Col. Goree immediately sprang at his
opponent and began raining blows In
his face'.
The two men were separated before
either was injured. Neither was ar
rested .
Col. Livingston’s reason for giving
Col. Goree the lie was an allegation
made by Col. Goree to the effect that
a grandson of Col. Livingston had been
given an unusual increase In salary
while in the postoffice here.
INNOCENT BYSTANDER
STOPPED THE BULLET.
Neither of lhe Men Shooting nt Knell
Other W*i Hurt,
San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 4.—ln a
street duel here to-day between J. M.
Chittim, known as the Texas Cattle
King, and W. W. ..Tones, a cattleman
and banker of Beeville, H. S. Elwell, a
traveling man of Milwaukee, Wis.,
chanced In range and was accidentally
killed. The bullet, it Is said, was fired
from Chittim’s gun.
Chittim was placed in jail charged
with murder.
Elwell worked for H. C. Miller Com
pany, stationers, of Milwaukee. From
letters in his possession It appears he
has a brother In Sheboygan.
Neither of the participants was In
jured.
threeTwereYsphyxiated.
* ________
Ainu and Ills Wife und Hrr Brother
the Victim*.
New York, Oct. 4.—Augustus Dono
man and his wife and Richard Small
were asphyxiated by illuminating gas
in a bedroom in a hotel kept by A.
Salvatore Kappolla in Flushing, early
to-doi£.
Donoman and his wife were formerly
residents of Flushing, but had been
visiting in Philadelphia. Small was
from Charleston. S. C., and is said
to have been the woman’s brother. The
three were to have started for Charles
ton to-day.
Kappolla, the proprietor of the hotel,
was arrested and held In ball to answer
the charge that he delayed In reporting
the case to the police.
ALLEGED LYNCHERS
SECURE THEIR RELEASE.
Invoked llnliens Corpus Proceedings
and Won Their Freedom.
Huntsville, Ala.. Oct. 4.—James H.
Mitchell and Jsmes Armstrong, alleged
lynchers, were released from Jail to
day n writs of habeas corpus, the
Indict men ta * gainst them being held
Illegal ,
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1904
MOVING A 81 KGB GL'JV.
HARDWICK AT A RALLY.
One of the Principal Speakers at a
Washington Gathering.
By R. M. Larner.
Washington, Oct. 4.—Representative
Hardwick, of Augusta, was one of the
principal speakers here to-night at a
large political rally of Maryland and
West Virginia Democrats temporarily
residing in Washington.
Mr. Hardwick was passing through
the city on his way to New York, where
he is to receive assignments from the
national committee. His colleague.
Representative Lon Livingston, was
scheduled to address to-night’s meet
ing, but telegraphed his ltlabillty to be
present, so Mr. Hardwick was pressed
Into service to fill up the hole In the
programme. He briefly reviewed Presi
dent Roosevelt’s official record and
pointed out his numerous Inconsis
tencies In attempting to administer the
greatest office within the gift of the
American people.
The young Georgia Congressman pro
voked the greatest enthusiasm among
his hearers when he touched upon the
rtice issue. The race question cuts an
important figure, both In Maryland and
West Virginia, and Mr. Hardwick at
the close of his speech was showered
with Invitations to visit those two
states during the campaign.
EIGHT WENT DOWN
WITH THE BRIDGE.
Seven Alen Swept Into the Flood Are
Still Allsslnif,
Oklahoma City, Oct. 4.—Seven men
are missing of a party of eight who
went down with the wagon bridge
between Lexington and Purcell after
battling with the swift rush of wat
ers for many hours In a, vain attempt
to prevent the bridge from going out.
The bridge was the only connection
between the two towns.
As all telegraph and telephone wires
In the south and southwest portions
of Oklahoma and the southeastern part
of the Indian Territory In the flood
ed districts are down, Information Is
hard to get. hut that obtainable Is to
the effect that the waters are reced
ing.
BOYS WOULD'HAVE
NO NEGRO TEACHERS.
Threw Stones and the Police Had to
He Called Out.
Chicago, Oct. 4.—With stones
other missiles, a mob of boys to-day
bombarded the Hamlltie school, near
the stock yards. A patrol wagon
loaded with policemen dispersed the
Juvenile rioters, making several ar
rests. '
The attack was the culmination of a
•trike which was started by the pu
pils owing to a report that colored
teachers had been assigned to the
school. The report aroused race feel
ing. growing out of the presence of
colored strike breakers in recent la
bor troubles.
ANXIOUS TO START
ITS RUINOUS RATES
RAILROAD COMMISSION TRIES
TO MAKE THEM EFFECTIVE ON
ALL HOADS SAVE CENTRAL.
Judge Newman le Asked for a Modi
fication of Ills Order So ns To Per
mit the Commission to MsUe the
Iniquitous Kates Effective—Central
the Only Hoad Directly In
volved in the l.ltlantton—This
Will Be Argued Saturday.
Atlanta, Oct. 4. —Attorney General
John C. Hart, representing the State
Railroad Commisßlon, has filed In the
United States court a motion asking
Judge Newman to modify hla recent
Injunction order against the rate pro
mulgated in circulars 301 and 302 by
the commission so as to permit the
rates established by the commission to
go Into effect on all. the railroads In
the state except the Central of Geor
gia, which Is the only road Involved
directly In the litigation.
The state contends that the com
plainant, Central Trust Company
of New York, has no Interest In any
of the other railroads In Georgia, and
that It has no right, therefore, to ask
on the ground of damage to Its prop
erty that the rates promulgated by the
Railroad Commission should not be
permitted to go Into effect on those
lines In which it Is not interested.
This motion will he the first one
heard by Judge Newman on Saturday
next, when the case comes up, and If
It Is decided In favor of the state,
the rates on manufactured products
from Atlanta to Athens, Augusta, Co
lumbus and Macon recently announced
In circular 301 and the syrup rates In
circular 302 will go Into effect on all
lines except the Central.
The second matter to come up on
Saturday will be the demurrer which
the state counsel will file to the gen
eral bill, holding that the Centrul Trust
Company has no ground of complaint.
It is expected argument on the demur
rer will Sake up the entire day, after
which Judge Newman will take It un
der advisement.
derelict" company
is MUSTERED out.
Failure to Defend the Negro Coats
It Its Charter.
Huntsville, Aim., Oct. 4.—Company
F, Third Regiment, Alabama National
Guard, was mustered out to-night by
the adjutant general for failure to pro
tect the jail from the moh the night
Horace Na plea waa lynched
PARKER’S CALLERS
HIGH IN THE PARTY.
Prominent Dcnincriits Visited Tliclr
t'nndldnt.. for President.
New York. Oct. 4.—More prominent
Democrats to-day called upon Judge
Parker than on any previous day since
the Ht. Louis convention. In the list
were such men ns James H. Kckles of
Chicago, controller of the currency un
der former President Cleveland; Rob
ert VanWyck, former Mayor .of New
York; William Randolph Hearst, Sen
ators A. O. Bacon of Georgia and Wil
liam J. Btoije of Missouri; I'apt. Rich
mond Pearson Hobson of Alabama; for
mer Senator Edward Murphy of Troy,
former Gov. James B. t'ampbell of
Ohio, John R. McLean, Norman E.
Mack. William F. Sheehan and
Thomas Taggart.
Judge Parker concluded his busy
day with a dinner ut the Hotel Seville,
having as his guests Mr. Hearst, Mr.
Taggart and Mr. Sheehan. The din
ner lasted for nearly three hours and
every phase of the campaign was gone
over.
(’apt. Hobson will speak In two or
three Northern states, and he Is now
waiting to he assigned by the National
Committee.
Polls have been completed by the
Democratic Committee in all the
doubtful states und the results have
been reported to Judge Parker. Three
polls have been made In Indiana and
it Is announced that It Is now possible
to take an accurate poll In one day.
Further than the statement that the
polls show a condition most satisfac
tory, nothing could be obtained at
Judge Parker’s headquarters concern
ing the result.
NEG R 0 nrL~OPP OSE
HARDWICK IN TENT”
Hardwick's Views on Negro Ques
tion Win 111 in O|)|iosltlon.
Augusta, Oct. 4.—The Republican
Executive Committee of the Tenth
Congressional district announces the
nomination of H. M. Poster, the only
negro practitioner at the Augusta bar,
to oppose Hon. T. W. Hardwick for
Congress.
The negroes are very resentful of
Mr. Hardwick's attempt to have the
fifteenth amendment to the constitu
tion repealed.
This Is the first negro to run for
Congress here since reconstruction
days.
ANOTHER CABINET MAN
WILL BECOME SENATOR.
Moody Will Be Appointed to Suc
ceed Senator Hour.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 4.—The Tele
gram to-morrow morning will say:
“Gov. John L. Bates will, In all prob
ability, ut the next meeting of the Gov
ernor’s Council, announce the appoint
ment of Attorney General William H.
Moody of Haverhill, to succeed Senator
Hour,”
I'ItEDITOHS OF HOLLY A CO.
Derided to Klabt n Bolt Hronght
Against Them.
New York, Oct. 4.—The creditors of
Daniel J. Sully & Cos. who are mem
bers at the New York Cotton Exchange
held a meeting to-day, and after a
discussion of the action brought
against them by certain New England
creditors of the Sully firm who do not
belong to the Exchange, represented by
Richard B. Comstock of Providence,
decided that they would fight this suit.
To this *-nd they authorized the cred
itors' committee to employ counsel to
represent them. The papers In the ac
tion, which have been served on them,
are to show cause why they should not
share with the outside creditors the
three millions of margins paid over to
them at the time of the failure, on the
ground that these should be regarded
ns general assets of the estate of the
bankrupt, and to show cause why ths
uverage prices, the day of the failure
Instead of those of the following day,
should be taken as the heals of settle
anent. ,
5 CENTS A COPY
DAILY. *8 A YEAR.
WEEKI.Y J-TIMEB-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR
MOB TOOK NEGRO
FROM OFFICERS
NOTHING HEARD OF HIM.
IT IS BELIEVED Til IT PERRY,
FLA., HAD A LYNCHING.
Nrurn Was to Have Hern Tried for
Attempted Criminal A*.nnU.
Court Had Instructed the Sheriff
to Conceal the Prisoner In the
\Vooda—Sheriff Wus Severely Rep
rimanded for Keeping Him in a
Barn Where Mult Found Hih.
Perry, Fla.. Oct. 4.—This morning
about 1 o'clock a negro named Rivera
w.ts taken front Sheriff Smith and two
deputies by a mob of 100 or more men.
Nothing has since been heard of the
prisoner, and it is believed he was
lynched.
Rivers was bound over yesterday to
await the action of the grand Jury at
the present term of the Circuit Court,
which convened to-day, on the charge
of attempting criminal assault last
Friday night on Mrs. Williams, a white
woman living at Blair & Henley’s tur
pentine still.
When the Circuit Court convened
this morning .Sheriff Smith was severe
ly reprimanded by Judge Palmer for
his conduct In this matter, * being
charged with having Palled to comply
with orders from the court as to con
cealing the negro from the moh. The
sheriff had been ordered to conceal the
negro In the woods until this morning,
and then take him across the coun
try to Madison, hut instead he con
cealed him In a barn within the town
limits, and the negro's whereabouts
were, soon ascertained by the mob, who
took him from Lhe officer and hurried
him off In the darkness.
The work was done so quickly that
but few persons know of the affair un
til this morning.
FILIPINOS ~PICKEDIjP
INDEPENDENCE NOTIONS.
Gov. Wriahl Promptly Tries to Tare
'Em of Them,
Manila, Oct. 4.—The federal party
has given a banquet to the delegation
of leading natives of the archipelago,
who have recently returned from a
visit to the United Elates. In their
speeches the members of ths delega
tion spoke In generous praise of the
treatment necorded them In the United
States. Each touched on the Inde
pendence movement and made an ur
gent plea for a popular assembly at
once, and full Independence at an
early date, except Vletorlno Mupa, as
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court,
who aciokc In a different tone. He ad
vised h!s people to have confidence in
the people of the United States, and
to prepuro for the time when their
hopes would be fulfilled.
Gov. Luke Wright, In a speech, said:
“Some seem to think that Independ
ence will work miracles and bring
about the mlllenlum. You make the
claim, and I believe that your claim Is
Just, that with the opportunity and ex
perience you are capable of better
things. What the returning commis
sioners say about the kindly feeling
throughout America, and fthe purpose
to assure to them the greatest degree
of liberty Is the truth to-day, and ever
since we put our foot on these Islands
It has been the truth—the same old
truth.
“Is It not true that you now elect
your municipal and provincial officials
and that a greater number of employes
of the government are Filipinos? Have
you not three representatives on the
commission Itself? How many more
centuries would you have remained
here under Spanish rule before you
would have enjoyed what you have un
der six years of American occupation?”
HILLTPOKTiN ALBANY.
Former Senator Offered an Arraign
ment of Roosevelt.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 4.—Former
United States Senator David B. Hill
made his first Bpeech In the Demo
cratic campaign here to-night before
the Albany Constitution Club in the
Humane Society Hall. The Young
Men’s Democratic Club marched to
the hall In a body, and there was a
large attendance of Albany Democrats.
The speech was devoted to an at
♦tfcick upon the course pursued by
President Roosevelt In connection with
the Panama canal treaty and the rev
olution which resulted In the seces
sion of Panama from the republic of
Colombia. Mr. Hill said In part:
“Why need President Roosevelt have
weighed the 'big stick' In behalf of
the French company, then chaffering,
lobbying and huckstering at Bogota
as It had been for a quarter of a cen
tury? What Influence, bad for the
United States, would have been ex
erted by paying a few millions, more
or less, in comparison with Interna
tional law violated by the President
of the United States, a public obli
gation like that In the treaty of 1816
repudiated by him, the federal con
stitution set at defiance by him. a
plain statute disobeyed by him. and
executive precedents begun by him
most Inconvenient and damaging In
our future diplomacy?"
CAROLINA COTTON MILL
IN A RECEIVER’S HANDS.
Valley Falls Manufacturing Com
pany la In Distress.
Spartanburg, S. C., Oct. 4. —The Val
ley Falls Manufacturing Company, op
erating 3.400 spindles and 100 looms,
with a payroll of 12.000 per month, has
been placed In the hands of a receiver.
G. K. Wilkinson, cashier of the Spar
tanburg Central National Bank, was
appointed receiver. The application
was mad* by the company, which is
capitalised at $75,000.
Artillery Gives • Boast.
Norfolk, Va.. Oct. 4.— Ths Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company of
Hoston was tendered a Lynn haven
oyster roast at Caipe Henry to-day and
this evening the command gave a Ntr.
quet at which Gen. F!l*tiugn Leg and
othsre responded te toasts.