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. %.. , - . THE PI KS SENINEURNA Entered April 23, 1903 at Pickens, S. C. as second elass matter, underaco.'j-t gr,-4* of .71arch 3,18 79 39th Year PICKENS. CS. ., OCTOBER 28, 1909. Number 23 DEPUTIES IN TUMULT. Spanish Chamber Is Scene of Riotous Demonstratione. Madrid.-Despite the fact that op position existed among the members of both the senate and the chamber Df deputies to a sitting at this time. parliament has been convoked. In he senate only routine business was transacted and everything was calm, )ut in the chamber of deputies vio ent scenes were enacted. The republican deputy, Asatti, iiarted the trouble when he demand ?d that a certain speech be rulel Dut of order by the president, against which action the opposition protested tproariously. While Premier Maura was reading, 'he tumult culminated in the exas perated conservatives rushing upon the republicans with raised fists. Ushers, however, separated the com )atants and the routine business ef :he session was carried out, althougl. imid continual interruption. Soething 3rowds surrounded the pa: lamen: >uilding during the session. AVERY BLOUNT EXECUTED. says Penalty for Murder of Breeland Family. Amite, La.-Avery Blount, the first nan to be legally hanged in Tangi yohoa parish in twenty years, paid the leath penalty on the gallows here. :n spite of the presence of state roops, his brother, William Blou;it. tarted a disturbance shortly befcre he hanging. He was prcmptly ar 'ested and placed in jail in which hiF )rother was spending the last houi )f his life. The murder of J. 0. Dreeland, his vife and stepdaughter, Mrs. Joe Ev rette, was the crime for which kvery Blount was several weeks ag: :ondemned to death on the gallows. COL. H. R. HARRIS DEAD. .x-Congressman From the Fourth Georgia District. Columbus, Ga.-Colonel Henry R larris, ex-congressman of the fourth xeorgia District, and third assistant >ostmaster general during the first Ldministration of President Cleve and, died at his home, Odessadale ,a., after a lingering illness of many nonths. He was 84 years old. The deceased was one of the most >rilliant Georgians who represented iis state, and was a man of sterling :haracter and 'great oratorical abil ty. RED FLAG RAISED. )amonstnation Made Before Spanish Embassy at London. London.-The red flag has been alsed in London. A large mob mov d upon the Sp4nish embassy to mak t demonstration of the disapprova; >f the execution of Professor Fran Isco Ferrer, the convicted revolution st, at Barcelona, a few days ago ~everal bodies of policemen werr itationed at the approaches to the 'mabssy, and they drove off thy ~rewds In their usual bloodless, efTect ual way. But considerable excite nent and uneasiness pervaded the ieighborhood. The groans and hoot ngs were plainly heard in the emI assy and at Buckingham palace. learby. GIVEN RIGHT TO SUE. ludge Charlton Passes Upon Petition of McLendo. Sav'annah, Ga.-Judge Walter (I. 3harlton has granted the petition of s. G. McLendon, former railroad x>mmissioner, to bring quo warrant-: roceedings against Comml3sioner oaeph F. Gray. Mr. Gray's attorneys did not argue he case, but, after Mr. Thomson and rudge Andrew J. Cobb had spoken on he motion to file suit, the present ~ommissioner announced that he wa v'illing for the judge to make his de ision. Judge Charlton stated that te considered sufficient ground for a uit had been shown, and issued an erder returnable Monday, October 25. Kidnapers Free Children. Chicago.-Two Italian children iden ified from photographs as Tamosso ad Grace Viviano, who were kidnap 'd from St. Louis, August 2, last, and tho have been gought since by the >olice of many cities, were found vandering on the north side of this Ity by Detective Stephen Parodi, of he Chicago avenue police station. Che police believe the kidnapers had he children secluded in a remnote ection of the city, and released therr vhen efforts to extort ransom had aiIed. Labor Upholds Gompers. Tampa, Fla.-By a unanimous vot' he building trades department of th tmerican Federation of Labor passe' resolution calling upon all t-hc iranches of organized labor to pledg' heir support to President Gomper: vhen he returns to America in the ases now pending against him an' >ther officials of the Americe.n Feder tion of Labor. Veteran Is Killed. Birmingham, Ala.-Horses hitched o a wagon being driven by N. L. Yar >rough, an old confederate veteran ecame frightened at an automobil" n the Tarrant Sprinags road, near 1ere, and the man was thrown out mf his head. He died a few hourz SHOCKING TRAGEDY Demented Farmer Decapitates Man With Axe. TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Wealthy Farmer, of LincoInton Coun. ty, N. C., While Insane, Does Hor rible Butchery. With an Axe, Then Sets Fire to His Home. Charlotte, N. C.-W. S., Wise, a wealthy farmer of Lincolnton county, cut off the had of his father-m-law, Joseph Halinian, with an axe, then barred the 'oor of his home. set fire to the furniture and was cremated. Wise appcared rational a few mo ments before the tragedy, but strange remarks caused his wife alarm and with the children she went to her father's honie and awakened him. Wise met the aged man as he neared the house and severed his head com plttely with one blow of the axe, and rushing back into the house, broke up the furniture with the sane axe and arranged his own funeral pyre. The tragedy occurred near Beth page church, six miles west of Lin colnton. REVOLT IN NICARAUGA. People Flocking to The Standard of the Rebel Forces. New Orleans.-A special to The Times-Democrat from Bluefields, Ni caruga, by wireless, via Colon, says: The revolution headed by General Juan J. Estrada against President Zelaya, has aroused the entire coun try, and seems to be sweeping the republic. Everywhere the people are reported to be flocking to the armies of the revolutionists. From the 1nterior comes the news that the revolutionists have seized Rivas and also that Corinto, the"sea port on the Pacific, has declared' for revolution and has overthrown the government there. Martial Law Rules Mganagua. Washington.-Advices received at the state department show that mar tial law has been declared in Mana gua, and that President Zelaya has decreed the Atlantic coast ports closed to ships. It is also reported that the entire east coast of Nicara gua is in the possession cf the revo lutiontsts, and that the revolt has ex tended to the wrestern part of the country. DEATH CLAIMS LINDSAY. Formerly United States Senator From the State of Kentucky. Frankfort. Ky.-Former Unitecd States Senator William Lindsay died at his home here. Judge Lindsay was formerly chief justice of the Kentucky court of ap peals and had servedl as state senator and representative before going to the United States senate. After quit ting political life, he began the prac tice of law in New York, andl at the time of his death was a member of the firm of Lindsay, Kalish & Pal.. mer, in that city. HeI was 72 years old. -He had been ill two mnths. To Reclimb Mt. .lcKinfey. New York-Having failed In his effort to get Professor Herschel C. Parker and Anthony Fiala to con duct an expedition to ascendl Mount McKinley. Dr. Frederick A. Cook an nounced here that he wvould abandon his lecture tour as soon as possible and himself head an expedition to as cend the mountain, to obtain, if pos sib)le. the records which he says he left there in 190G. Woman Jumps Into Well. Charlotte, N. C.--Temporarily de ranged by ill health, Miss Carrie Hunter. 23 years old. jumped into the well at the home of her sister, Mrs. B. F. Gulledge, in the southern part of Anson county, and was almost In stantly killed. She was prominetnly connected with the Southern railroad here. ____ Suffragettes Are Released. Newcastle. England-Lady Con stance Lytton and Mrs. H-. N. Brails ford, who were sentenced to a month's imprisonment for taking part in the suffragette demonstration against Da vid Lloyd-George, the chancellor of the exchequer, have been liberated on a government order, owing to their weak condition. Farm Brings $25,000. Americus, Ga.-Twenty -five thous and dollai s cash was the considera tion anniounced In the purchase by Dr. B. T. WVise, of the Oliver faran of 730 acres near Plains. The farm is a desirable one, situated upon an improved road, hence the pfice se cured. Rioters Invade Cathedral, Toulon.-During a Ferrer demon stration the rioters invaded the ca thedral and broke up the evsning ser vice. The police drove the disturbers from the church and arrested many of them. Killed Just Before Wedding.I White Castle, La.-Three hours be fore he was to have been married. Edward Lebouf, Jr., a prominent young farmer residing near here, ac cidentally killed himself with a ahot. gunn_ 46 STORM VICTIMS Parts of Three Southern States Laid Waste by Wind. GkEAT PROPERTY LOSS MaAy Towns In Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee Suffered From Storm of Cyclonic Intensity-Worst Gale In Many Years. Memphis, Tenn.-The total known death list of the late destructive hu ricane, which swept portions of Ten nessee, Alabama :! Ceorgia, has been increased by detailed reports to 46. If rumors of dca.h at various outly Ing points are to be believed, sixty eight people were killed by the storm. These repcrts have not been confirm ed, as they come from distant sections of the storm area, and it will be sev eral days before they can be verified. Every indication now points that the damage done by the storm to property and crops will go far above the frst estimates. The storm was probably the worst that has visited these sections of the south in years, being inte.,se in its destroying fury and widespread in its area. Whole sections of the coun ties were laid waste aad in ruin. Towns wcre destroyel,' plantations were danagei to untold extent and from all sections of the storm-swept area ccme reports of loss of life, ruin and desolation. The heaviest known loss of life oc curred at Hamberg, Tenn., where in the immediate territory, the storm claimed fifteen victims and did great property damage. Numerous . In thr,e states su. fered mo - Z)r-less s,erely. l ZAR'S ITALIAN VISIT. ordinary Precautions Taken For His Personal Safety. Rome,-Unusual precautions are be ing made by the Italian government for the perscnal safety of the czar of Russia on the occasion cf his coming visit to Italy to meet King Victor Emanuel. Racconigi, a small town near Naples, has been proposed as the meeting place of the two monarchs. Eight thousand soldiers are centered at Turin. the nearest town to Racconigi, in addition to a thousand policemen and carbineers, while about five hun dred Russian police are stationed pt Racconigi. The socialists have addressed a manifesto of sympathy for oppressed Russians with reference to the visit of Emperor Nicholas, whom they de signate a "great and bloody tyrant." ONE KILLED, SEVERAL HURT. Broken Rail Caused Wreck on New~ York Central Railroad. Poughkeepsie. N. Y.-One passen ger was killed and fifteen others were injured when the rear section of train No. 28, the western express, on th New York Central railroad, was wrecked at .Rhinebeck. Just south cf the Rhinebeck statio: the eight cars of the train wer< thrown from the track by a broken I The smoker and one of the day coaches rolled over on their sides, and James Krakcskie, a peddler, 21 years old, of New York. was hurled throug' a window and crushed to death when the car fell on its side. The injure'd were occupants of either the smok-e 4 or the day coach, but as their hurt were not serious, they continued o; New York in a special train. NIAGARA GIVES UP DEAD. -, t First Body Ever Recovered Aft' Plunge Over Falls. , Niagara Falls, N. Y.--Within he! < hour after he had gone over tP American cataract, two guides a < the Cave of the Winds. William Bar nett and George Wright. recover-tI the body of George Maero, of Milwau kee, a man about 40 years old, who committed suicide by wading out into th& swift current above the falls and being carried over into the abyss. t ~ever before in the history of the river, under normal conditions, has a 4 body been recovered from the ram part of rocks that'fronts the falls. $400,000 Fire at Baitimore. Baltimore, Md.-Fire, starting in t the large six-story double buIlding at the southeast corncr of Baltimore an'1 Eutaw streets, did damage approxi- I riating $400,000. By the falling of a large section ot one of the walls upon an a'djoin!nig building, six firemen were slIghtly hurt and four ot':ers at variousg points suffered minor i. juries-. Buchanan Dies in London-. London-WiTam I. Buchanan. of 1 Buffalo. N. Y.. fCtmer American min- I S Ister to the Argentine Republic an:d Panama. who ha:1 been closely Idea tified with several important diplo matic missions, died suddenly in this city, it is supposed, of heart failure. Plans Dash to South Pole. London-Captain R. .p. Scott, who led the Discovery Anarctic expedi- 1 S tion, plans another dash for the south pole, and is now making his arrange. ments. He expects to leave England inJl ell equipped for his daring FATHER AND SON FIGHT. Bad Blood Between Relatives Resultsl In Tragedy In North Carolina. Charlotte, N. C.-Colonel Robert L. Abernathy, one of the best known stock raisers in North Carolina, was shot and instantly killed in a desper ate encounter with his son, Reuben, aged 20 years, after the father had made an unsuccessful effort to kill his son. The tragedy occurred at the family 1ime, "Open View" farm, in Gaston .ounty, and was witnessed by the wife ind mother. Abernathy entered his .on's room, precipitated a quarrel >ver a trivial matter, and drawing a )istol, fired three shots at the boy, !either taking effect. The son grappled with him and in .he fierce hand-to-hand struggle that 'nsued the pistol was' discharged -wice, both shots taking vital effect ;n the father's body. The coroner ex nerates the son. There had been bad feeling between the two because )f the father's treatment of his wife, which the boy resented. HER REQUEST REFUSED. Woman, With Lover, Wanted to See Former Husband Hanged. Wilkesbarre, Pa.-Two ccavicted murderers, Thomas Willis, a negro, and Stanley Nazarko, a Slav, were hanged in the Luzerne county prison here. Nazarko's wife came to the jail with a man she intends to marry and reqested permission to witness the hanging. Although the condemned man was willing that the wife and her 'future husband should see him die, the s1rriff forbade it. Nazarko handed his wife, in the presence of her intended husband and a priest, a will, in which Narzake bequeather Ler his savings, $1,200. Nazarko bade them farewell and expressed hope that the prospective bridegroom would make a good husband. COLLISION IN FOG. Two Men Reported Drowned In The Alabama River. Mobile, Ala.-News received from Mount Vernon, Ala., 25 miles north of here, is to the effect that the big Alabama river steamer John Quill, during a fog, collided with a raft and two unknown men were drowned and a third had a leg broken. The raft was in charge of four men and only one of them escaped. The steamboat. was not injured and continued on up the river. FIRST KILLING FROST, Falls In Tennessee and Alabama Crops Damaged. Nashville, Tenn.-There has been a killing frost throughout this sec tion. Because of the lateness of the season the damage will be small. Thin ice Is reported. Huntsville, Ala.-The first killing frost of the season has fallen here. The late cotton crop is believed to be damaged to a considerable extent. Primary Law Unconstitutional. Nashville, Tenn.-Chancellor John Allison handed down a very lengthy written opinion in the case of W. L. Ledgerwood et al. v. John A. Pitts et al., in which he decided that the recent compulsory primary -election law enacted by the last legislature is linconstitutional. This celebrated case was heard by the chancellor some months ago, and he has had it under advisement until this term, de livering a typewritten opinion cover ing some twenty-seven pages. The chancellor holds the act void, and grants the injunction prayed. Methodist Women Meet. Savannah, Ga.-Two hundred dele gates of the Women's Board of Home Missions of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, attended the oponing session of their eight-day conference at the Wesley Monumental church here. The feature of the session was the address of Miss Bell Bennett, of Richmond, Ky., p)resident of the board. She reviewed the work of the board and told many details of the work of the Home Mission Society. Dog Saves Woman. Anniston. Ala.-Miss Margaret; Thompson, of this city, probably owes her life to a faithful watch-dog, whose anxious barks aroused her trom sleep just in time to escape in night clothes from the burning house, of which she was the only occupant. She! was occupying the home of Mrs. E. L. Tyler. Her parents were absent when the fire broke out. Her hair was badly singed and face slightly burned. in the escape. Negroes Put Out Ticket: Hamilton, Ohio.-The negro voters of the colle.ge town of Oxford, who' number 100 out of the less than 4001 voters in the commuNity, have put in the field a complete ticket of can did.ates for the public offices. As there are three white tickets, the town faces the possibility of being; governed by negrees. Liberal Element Wins, Nashville, Tenn.-In a municipal election here, Hilary E. Howse, dem ocratic nominee for mayor, and rep-! resentative of the so-called anti-pro-. hibition, or liberal element, was (lac-. ted over C. D. Johns by a large ma. jority. Johns was an independe-it candidate, and was supported by the satet-wid prohibition advocates. COME 10 GREEN' Railroad Fare Refunded Within j Fare One Way Here is ~ Buy $25 worth for cash, all a id part at another, within thr< chants named below. Not nec Get Rebate Book with first pi corded and when $25 worth is )ook to Secretary of Retail Me )f Railroad Fare. Buy From A China, Glassware, Etc. Gilreath-Durham Co. Drugs and Sundries. Bruce & Doster Drug Co. Dry Goods, Notions, Etc. J. Thos. Arnold Co. Barr's Dry Goods. R. L. R. Bentz. Hobbs-Henderson Co, Hovey Smith. C. D. Stradley & Co. Furhiture, Etc. L. A. James., Syrrmt--B, owning Co. E. S. Poole. Buggies, Wagons, Etc. Marklky Hardware & Manufacturing Co. R. N. Tannahi!l Co. If you doi't understam Information Clh je680VIle Retail IIe JOHN WOC ilice over ffii & Bisto. C Stermnines the measu ity of the stones. AIDntFtestOtheROAD Native Limestones to Be Tested briquettes and is t( ance under the trip at Kansas University. "We expect to be from now on for a: BY ENGINEERING DEPARTMEN der ways asaidPr I believe the worn Counties and Towns May Have the thing for the goodi Benefit For the Asking-Material 'imseswih and Methods Found That Will Ma' and put on the road Macadam Last Indefinitely- tha.t last indefinitel3 The engineering dlepartmnent Thr r ol i University of Kansas.i lu decidoe n heUnt join the good roads mnovemenOt. eupe o h e now on it will be e'quipiped to gi tth niesiy benefit of its testing iab'orakriie ws fOi sa the counties and cities in th~e sta t urlc eg..as Kansas on road m:aterk! s and met : ods. A bulletin will be published s es'Runo by the department giving the standar Dnil,V.T tests on more than 20) 'samples < et ofdrt limiestonie from the Pastern hailf oif t' gna hihhsb state. The regents established a fo he as a ing station at Lawrence ah:mt a afe os aif ago. lhut up to t his tin:e ?lere flruin h been n;o funids ti: pai,:' ;'e reau!. tenx erwl of the tests that !m:ve i.-n i.:rde. TI. grn co m de tests in the first hulbi in are of st":' o m ite ther ispratic:lv n ulimtiaons f towUnte amoequippeduforthe N.es. In Iii5 'ro!ssnr\X. . Uod. at whe enterity. hi has.~arg. f ilewok.b:~ to " . was ho i a thevaime f Knsa lstses ro knonVes eon C two mre sudens. EwardXNo en tbor cofedrte and D C. eCona:hy,carridgenia,H wsc aas be from time tfornth U-te days,ephrt men hf a oodide ofwhafliere os saWf Thee i a ondrfu diT:'enc ~fuagreuion. wahear them 5(lflCheiig pactcall woth promt yer wAl avielheftorgns m:n-dwaring quf i whir- igabae terie thismtn propctien:v n nomif roeInd the Proeasr of tCif. Hotd wh)l- anahGa tims hapenof tht to th:atw st.wntedcs od stdnt onegi resen invohestga iofroky,inaf accun oauef tanhe lac sftoe for ruil beoete.ite ntn. Wand~ theyitese ary aeemie h o adesh wadrignateds In thane thloity yer two uniorm piuents. Edwtad Nit Nwill wiandp.oC.moately, creleen tns.Dhe. Tety aept eoa mor tterewhc m dect,l consists ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Myo of anToyidr eta nmn er or angl of hiry deree wit th axi Bsaufr, N. e --e of rtatin. I thetes lasing ile ete rincaghis hour, te cliner i roate 10,00 C.,n wacrssho t time, an theamont gund ff he a~-d and e wns sdn~l In hat tme byweig te ard the rm ILLE [0 TRADE! Tadius of 40 Miles; Paid for distance Over 40 Miles. *he Plan: t one time, or part at one time, ,e months from any of the mer assary to buy all at one store. irchase, have each purchase re ,ntered in Book take or send rchants' Association for amount my of These: Clothing. Hall Brothers. J. 0. Jones & Co. L. Rothschild. Smith & Bristow. Stewart, Anderson & Merritt. Jewelry, Etc, Bruns-McGee Co. Lumber, Etc, Oregon Lumber Co. Office Supplies. Seybt-Lanfora Co. Mjllinery, Coat Suits. TThe Ayers Co. Shoes. Americus Shoe Co. Henderson-Ashmore Co. Pride, Patton & Tillman. 1, write the Secretary. eerfully Given. 1lgien, (luocIatog, )D, SEC'RY. Ire linl and WShinlIOn SteNeS. 'e of wearing qual- PROF. FERRER EXECUTED. In makin.: the ce der is taiken from Spanish Revolutionist Went to His nixed with water. Death Without a Tremor. - rden in cylindrical Barcelona.--Francisco Ferrer, who sted for its resist- was convicted of promoting the re hammer, cent Barcelona rebellion, was shot able to make tests in the Montjuich prison in execution y town or county of the death sentence imposed upon sizing project un- him. - t'essor Hoad, "and Professor Ferrer, S,panish educator will be a great and convicted revolutionist, faced the oads movement in firing squad without flinching, and re any amount of fell dead at the first volley. properly selected Except for a momentary expres s, will make roads sion of semotion immediately preced lng his death, he retained his com other testing sta- posure to the last. His attorney, M. I States that are Galceran, who defended him so -1y s now being made ally as to bring about his own arrest .he only other one for improperly addressing the court. the Iowa Agricul- secured permission for a brief talk ts City Star. with him just before his executroni. omes To Close. To his attorney Ferrer spoke fee! ie grand encamp- ingly of the work for which he had veterans of Vir- saerificed his life and of the future en in session here of his daughter, whose brave attempt; come to a close, to save his life touched the father .ctory and success- more deeply apparently than any meeting place fo other incident of his trial and convic 'e in charge of the tion. and his advisory. On Ferrer's arrest his family was left dependent upon his daughter, who - at once secured employment in a bis Assassinated., cult factory. -Y. Z. Newberry, Police Frustrate Attack. thue baNewport Lisbon.-The pollee have frustra ~antly by some un- ted an attack upon the Spanish em r. Newberry was bassy by Ferrer sympathizers. As and a member of they approached, the officers charged ounty commission, upon the rioters, and revolver 2hots id Odd Fellow. He were exchanged, though without se ro small children. rious injury to anyone. The Span ish consulates throughout Portugal arehouse. are being guarded. At the headquar warehouse con- ters of the republican clubs flags are owly averted by displayed at half-mast. ipe-smoker at the se struck a match SOUGHT HORRIBLE DEATH. t, a portion of the oose cotton and Wilmington Man Jumped In Front of Fortunately the Steam Road Roller. Asheville, N. C.-Leaping from be side his watchful keeper, who was savannah Fight. Iaccompanying him on a walk, J. a. ick Foy, of Atlan- Giles, of Wilmington, N. C., an inmate over Dick Miller,of,'the. Asheville sanitarium, jumped Bt, clean fight here headlong beneath the wheels of a 15 -n Athletic .Club. .tok,;steam roller and his head was ileased, but lacked crushed out of shape by the ponder a man out. Miller du wheels of' the machine, operat-. ing on the French Thoad river road, four' miles from A.ahevi1Re. n Squan.Temporary aberration, for whicb nt Sqall.sn o Mr. Giles. was being treated bore tPes on rivBur caused.this remarKable mode of sat. an on squrktt whe. iver ah squlwil Teacher-Csn you tell me the dlfre> river.:ble krach. ence between "like'' and "love?' Small isunbl t ra~.1ByY~ e ,,a, I like my papa and