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SENTINEL - JOU Entered April 23, 1903, at Pickens, S. 0., as Second-Olas Matter, Under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. III. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1909. NO, 41. RtPLY Its Reading enate. E CRITIUISM Will Be Read Examined All the by the Presi if the racts Be is Guilty Simply n and There Was in His Actions. ecial.-No subject I about recently at ueh fervor as Pres disclosure of Setia gted connilon with deal, but the collen i Carolinian are in id judgment 1util he ortiunity to explain. tat t e Senator will read anation probably will rob it of the sharp and homely epi sual to his speeches. expressions of dissatisfaction rd becaune of the manner in he President made public the I gathered by postotfice in s about Senator Tillman. It ted out by Senators that the sent to Senator Hale wias not onse to the latter's request to ds of the executive depart. or a statement of the opera the secret service, as the inl ion of Senator Tillman's effort to obtain Oregon lands secuted by inspectors of the Department. rumored at the Capitol that ident told a friend, who re e reinak, that an effort was Senator Hale and Aldrich ess 'the facts' about Senator Undoubtedly this impres gained by a visit to the t by Mr. Hale, who suggested matter relating to Mr. Till ithdrnwn. President Roose lined to withdraw the refer of the Senators who have ex all of the evidence produiced President and thle postoffiee tors say that if the facts are as ented, the offense was one of riety and indiscretion, but that minalitv is involved. It was said Mr. Tillman might have intro his resolution calling upon the fment of Jnstice to begiii pro lgs to compel the sale of the i in d,I at $2.50 ani aere, in ac iee with the original grant. and 0 saime time apply for some of and withdrawi without making If the target for severe criticism. his statement itn February last Senator said that lie had not lit any Western land1 not had lie dertaken'' to blV ally. P evidence siublitted by the ident. shows that prior to this ement Mir. Tillman had made c) ation for nine quarter seetions. )eteninrg himself against the ap rance qf having nmade a mislead1 statemAnpt, Sentator Tillman toldi frienids that he should have said the floor that lhe had( not ''con eted '' to btay any land, and that whole case atgainst him has bueen t upon the intter'pretationi placed n the word ''netkn' obring this Phole mat ter belfore public eye at ,nee let it be ntoted Senator TilIm ~in some time neo thtat certainl land1 grants in n had been fo feited by lack of mp iance with te s of the grant nd urged that the.\ be sold. While ooking into the mnat~ er heo concluded to make an investment. himself. When -Certain invest igat ion,. wvere b)e1tt made by the secret sArvice men this was discovered1. In thie,late troubles between the President .ind Congress ~about the secret service - appropria tions which the' President wanted re storedl to former suffleidney and the 'charges by Congress th,tt the secret serv'ice department wvas becomin~g of fensively active, the Pauesident used strong language whlichi Congress looked utnon as reflections on that 'body and demanded of the President instances to justify his latnguage. While disavowintg any i'ntenition of discoutesy h:e coiplied sio far as to I-give namies that furnished the basis of his langnage. Thus te east of Senntor Tillran becnme a part of the justfleation of the President. It seems flint the Senator's case was stumbled upon while making cet tain other investigations. It is also stated that certain parties who were offended with Senator Tillman 's urging the snPa of this Oregon land regortedl to this method of revenge to put the President i-i possession of the facts of Senator Tillman's purpose to aemitire some of this land. The Senator. it is well known. is in danner of physical collapse but wil make a strong per-onal defense- be fore the Senate. Now lie finds too that an envelope with certain im portant papers which he left (before goig to Europe) in his private desk in r.mimittee room are missing. He does not eliargn that they were taken by detectives but such was possiblo from the fact that there were only colono locks on the desk. To add to the complication Post master Purns has senf. enator Till man a bill of $16.00 for postage for a tvyewriter that the Senator had franked from Trenton, S. C.. to Wash ington. it being claimed that he hai no right to send it under the frank ing privilege. The 'Senator refuses to pay the bill on the ground that it is the government's tYpewriter. that he was using in the interest of the public and that it was the eustom so to do, lie having never heard of any rule promulgated against it. Had it been his own private affair he would have expressed or freighted it. Senator Tillman has been necredit ed with rigid honesty as is President Roosevelt. the former fiery to the term of ''pitchfork'' and the latter impul sive to an inusual deziree. Withal the public will rost probablv pass no judgment until further dpvelopments. Saved By a Parrot. Naples, By Cable.-Queen Helena is taking particular interest in a six year-old girl who was rescued from the ruins under remarkable circum stances. While some Italian sailors at Messina were climbing over wreck age they heard weak cries of "Maria! Maria!'' After much work they reached a room where they found a parrot continuing to utter cries of "Maria.'' The seamen turned to leave, but as the parrot persisted in its cries, they broke into an adjoin ing room and found a girl lying sense less. She and the parrot were taken on board the battleship Regina Elena. Hill Pays Carnegie's Gift. Berlin, By Cable.--David Jayne Hill, the Amlerican Ambassador, paid into the Seehandlung Bank, Wednes day Andrew Carnegie's gift of $125, 000 to the Koch Institute for Tuber culosis Research. Mr. Hill also com municated to the president of the in stitute Mr. Carnegie's cordial ae knowledgement of the gratification lie felt upon having been elected an lion orary member and his good wishes for the success of so beneficient a work. Stamp Clcrk Short in His Accounta. Anniston, Ala.. Special-According to a statement of postofflice inspectors here Wednesday. Ed D. Smith, stamp clerk in the Anniston postoee, who suddenly left here Saturday night, was short in his accounts between $1,800 and $2,000. It is said that friends of the young man wvill make goodl the shortage. Nothing has been heard from Smith since the recepit of a letter Mnnday, saying that he left because he could not stand trouble. lie w"as last seen in Bir mingham Sunday night. Wilbur Wright Smashes All Aero piano Records. Lemans, France, By Cable.-'Wil bur Wright, the American aeroplanaist, beat all previous aerop)lanec records here Thlursday' with a magnificent flight that lasted fo'r two hours, and nine minutes. Hie covered omeiially a distance of '73 miles. but ais ai matter of fauct , counting thme wide curves, he made over 90 miles. Mr. Wright 's feat was the more remarkable beeauise of thme intense col. After breaking the reccord Mr. Wright wvent aloft again withI M. Biarthou as a pase ger. Bavaria's chief mainufacturlng cen. for te Nuukmbners whieh, with the ad 'oIiMn'e ('t '~ .e ',,. n w Jmas a pop 'fllnofnary10,0.1 ALL ARE INDICTED Pittsburg's Councilmen Accused of Accepting Bribes. Pittsburg, Pa., Special.-The seven councilment accused of accepting bribes and conspiring to secure bribes and the two former bankers accused of giving bribes, all of whom were ar arrested two weeks ago upon com plaint of the Voters' League were in dicted late Monday by a grand jury impaneled Monday morning. True bills were found as follows: T. 0. Atkinson, select councilman, bribery and accepting bribes. William Brand. president of common council, bribery and accepting bribes and conspiracy. John F. Klein, common councilman, bribery and accepting bribes and con spiracy. Jospeh C. Wasson, common councilman, bribery and accepting bribes and conspiracy. Jacob Soffel, common councilman, bribery and ac cepting bribes. Hugh Ferguson, com mon councilman, bribery and accept ing bribes. W. W. Ramsey, forier president of German National Bank. offering and giving bribes. A. A. Vil sack, former cashier of same bank, of fering and giving bribes. All of ac cused gave bond after their arrest, and these bonds will stand until the court hearing. There is every indica tion that these hearings will be held almost immediately. Mr. Taft Will Eat 'Possum and 'Taters in Atlanta. AtJanta, Ga., Special-One hundred o 'possums with the usual accompany vaenf of sweet potatoes, will grace the banquet table of the Atlanta chamber of commerce on January' 15th. when President-elect Taft will be the guest of honor. When a dele gation of prominent Atlantians called upon MT. Taft a few days ago in Au gusta to arrange the details of his visit to this city the spokesman court eously esked the next occupant of the White House if he had any sugges tions to offer relative to the prepara tion of the banquet. "Just one," he smilingly replied, "I have had a life time longing to taste 'possum and' ta ters. My visit to the South would be incomplete unless this wish is realiz ed. Relief For Earthquake Sufferers. New York, Special.-Laden with twenty-five tons of clothing and more than thirteen tons of provisions with which to clothe and feed the starving and half-naked survivors of the Cala brin and Sicily earthquake and carry ing homeward over 300 Italians of all clases, most of whom are lhurrying to the scene where their loved ones have been killed, maimed or rendered des titute, the steamship Hamburg, of the Hamburg-American line sailed Tues day for Genoa and Naples. Most of the provisions destined for the Italian sufferers were donated by Nathan Straus from the stock of a local firm of which he is a member. No Trouble With Honduras is Antic ipated. Mobile, Ala., Spceial. - Ernesto Fotes, Honduras consul at Mobile, referring to the publication of a prob able Central American conflict said Monday that all these reports are not able for their want of varacity. He said that peace in these countries is an assured fact, and that the neutral ity of Honduras is maintained by the trcaties of Washington, and in conse quence, Honduras today has only a normal number of regular soldiers. Alligators Raised Like Pigs. Since the alligators are getting scarce on our Southern coasts and their value is being better known there are at least three alligator farms in this country and there may be more. since each one of the three has made a success of the industry. They are situated1 in Arkansas, Flor-i da and California. They are raised and butchered like pigs. Southern Steel Company Will Soon . Start Up. Birmingham, Ala., Speci .-W. P. G. Harding, member of the re-orga~ni zat.ion committee of the Southern Steel Company, announced Monday that the new corporatior. will be one of the largest in thce South and that the plant will re'mne operat ion with MR. TAI'S VISITORS. The President-Elect is Kept Busy Greeting Callers and Conferring With Prominent Republican. Augusta, Ga., Special.-The Presi dent-elect is a member of the national child labor committee, and Wednes day he listened to a report on general conditions of child labor in -the South, from A. J. MeKelway, secretary of the committee for the Southern States. Wr McKelway has head quarters at Atlanta. It was his con clusion that the ehild labor laws of the Southern States are pretty well adapted to conditions, but that there is laxness in their enforcement. No action on the subject is understood to, be contemplated at this time. National Chairman Frank H. Hitch cock returned from his t-rip to Bir mingham and Atlanta, and had an ex tended interview with Mi. Taft. John Hays Hammond, wlxo visited Atlvnli; came back with Mr. Hitchcock. Chauncey Dewey, of Chicago, recently appointed inspector general of the Il linois State militia, is here to see Mr. Taft and Mr. Hitchcock. Mr. Dewey was one of the two Taft delegates from that State in the convention, and it is understood he has some po litical friends he wishes to intercede for. A call was made on Mr. Taft by Judge William H. Jaakson, of New York, and his brother, Henry Jackson, of Atlanta. The latter is a Georgia Republican of prominence. Henry Anderson, of Richmond, talked Southern polities with Mr. Taft at some length Wednesday, but noth ing tangible for publication resulted. The President-elect smilingly sub mitted himself for "exposure" to practically all the photographers in Augusta Wednesday. They called at his cottage, they said, to keep an en gagement made' by Mr. Taft's "Jap anese secretary." This meant Moni co Lopez, his Filippino valet, and Mrs. Taft enjoyed the joke hugely. Building the Sea Wall at Sumter. Rapid progress is being made on the construction of the sea wall on Sullivan's Island and no trouble is experienced with the receiving of the material. At the scene of the work there is a large force of men and a fine equipment of machinery, driving piles and placing roek. and the work is very satisfactory. The building of the sea wall, of course, is under the charge of the United States engineer officer stationed at Charleston. Capt. E. M. Adams, of the corps of engi neers, and he has as engineer in charge Mr. J. H. DuPre. a well known civil engineer, who is assisted by Mr. William Dehon. another capa ble member of that profession. Venezuelan Matter Not Yet Settled. Washington, Special-Daily ddvices are being received at the State De partment from William I. Buchanan, the American special commissioner, who is now in Caracas. conducting ne -otiations with the Gomez govern ment. having in view the reaching of an understanding regarding a ba.is of settlement of the international questions pending between the Unit. ed States an Venezuela, as a pre. r"quisite for the resumpltion of diplo matic relations. Mr. Buchanan's dis patches are hopeful in tenor but show that no definite conclusion have been yet reached. His instructions are very broad and form t.he basis on which his negotiations with the Venezuelan government are conducted. Grounds Off Cape Charles. Norfolk, Va., Special.-Losing her hearings in the dense fog early Wed nesday morning the British steamer Anglo-African, with a carog from Tocopila, Mex., bound for Baltimore, brought up .A Smith's Island, off Cape Charles. There is little wind and only a moderate sea running. She is reported in good condition. I ;s said it will be necessary to lighten the cargo before the vessel can be hauled off the beach. Meteor rails in Alabama. Marion, Ala., Special.-A large meteor fell in~ the western part of Percy county at 10 o'clock Friday night. It came from the so,uthwest and could be seen thoro'ughout the county. A short time after it fell a distinct shoek was felt her a large part of the county tl"t caused win dows and doors fo rattle. NIGHT RIDERS GUILTY Court Will. Sentence Six to Death. OTlTER TWO GOOD FOR 20 YEARS Motion For New Trial Overruled Two of the Eight to Have 20 Year In PrIGon--Brief Summary of Orim inal and Their Capture. Union City, Tenn., Special.-With a verdiet of guilty in varying degree the jury in the night-rider trials re Ported at 8:45 p. m. Thursday. The twelve men found Garret John son, Tid Burton, Roy Ransom, Fred Pincon, Arthur Cloar and Sam Apple white.guilty of murder in the first de gree with mitigating circumstances, and Bud Morris and Bob Huffman, the other defendants, guilty of mur der in the second degree and fixed their punishment at twenty years in the penitentiary. The punishment of the six first named defendants was left to the court and may be death or life imprisonment. The defense filed a motion for a new trial which was set for hearing Saturday and which will be overruled, as indicated by the court when sentence will be pronounc ed. The court will sentnece the six first named defendants to death. Thus is ended, in the lower court, one of th- most vigorously contested and notable criminal trials ever heard ih'this State, the outcome of a reign of lawlessness, the culminating act of which being that of which men were found guilty, calling forth the muster ing of the militia of the State, under the personal direction of Governor Patterson, to the aid of the civil authorities in the ferreting out and the taking into custody of those who were charged with the commissio rof the crime, the so-called "nigh' " clan" of Reel Foot lake. Ja The operations of the nigh. r band began with the burning IIh docks extending to the inflie /of corporal unishment on those w, he leaders in their counsels demp ilty of actions in opposition to the IAshes of the clan, finding a climax in the lynching of Captain Kanken. MRS. ERB A FREE WOMAN. With Her Sister She is Acquitted of the Murder of Capt. J. Clayton Erb by a Jury in Meida Court. Media, Pa., Special.-Mrs. Florence M. Erb, wife of Capt. J. Clayton Erb, and her sister, Mrs. Catherine Beizell, who were charged with the sensation al murder of Captain Erb on the night of October 4th, 1908, Thursday walk ed from the Deleware county court house free women. After the jury had been out nearly eighteen hours it bronght in a verdict of not guilty in the ease of each woman, both of whom had been charged separately and jointly with the shooting of the captain. During the morning the jury filed into court and asked for further in structions on the question of self defense, soon word came from the juhy room that the men had agreed. The defendants were sent for at once, but there wvas a fewv minutes' delay before they arrived. When the foreman announced the verdict of acquittal there was a sec ond 's pause, a dead silence and then with half a scream, the sisters fell in each other's arms. Women wept as they looked at the pathetic scene. In an instant the women were sur rounded by their friends and attor noys and overwhelmed with congratu lations. S Fund Distributed. Durham, N. C., Special.-The larg est per capita distribution of school funds in the history of the State was made Wednesday by the apunty Board of Education. It was $4 for every child attendipig school. Forty thousand dollars w s apportioned to the public schools o4 the county. Dur- ' ham leads the StateN 'n this respect.