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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. 2 , :?? ? ? li & Eepresentatiue Newspaper. Bouers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Like a Blanket. | ""VOLTXXXVL - i LEXINGTON, S. C., 'WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1906. 3~ P;:: Z ' GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, 7 P * if T*7'' 2^03srC^:,T0^r' 3"^., lv?^3ST-A.G-EI5, , *VL> gfijj/ItfsiO MAIN STREET, . - - - - - - - C OLUMBIA, S. C. Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. * > Or?tr>h?r istrf ABEIVAL AT PANA1SA. j The President Takes a Trip Around the Bay?Address of Welcome by President Amador?Responded to by Mr. Roosevelt Panama, Nov. 15,?The train which brought-?the presidential party from Colon arrived in from the Tivoli Hotel at Aconon at 10.30 a. m. There President Amador and his party alighted and -President Roosevelt and his party were conducted to La Boca, at the Pacific entrance of ,the canal, where the steamer Bolivar was in waiting?to take the president on a cruise about Panama Bay'. At 11 o'clock the Bolivar left her pier, pass ing around the Flamenco, Naos and Perico Islands, afterwards returning - to La Boca. All the steamers, dredges and tugs in the Bay were decorated with flags and when President Roosevelt's steamer passed they saluted, blowing their whistles, while the . crews of seven American steamers cheered the president frantically. The president seemed determined to obtain all the information he possibly could. He asked questions of all the canal employees. During his trip from Colon he met a number of work trains full of earth and rock from the Cule- . bra Cut and saw several steam shovels working. The President came this afternoon to Panama City. From the railroad station he was driven up Central avenue to the Cathedral Plaza. The streets were filled with people and the balconies overlooking the line of march were crowded to their capacity. The people cqnstamdy cheered the "president as he passed. At 4 o'clock all the prominent officials of the Panama Government and the canal commission, and delegations of citizens gath WgVUU>a VU WUV |/AWVWA?U9 VA V/V WVVi. in front of the Cathedral, and President Amador delivered his address of t Vs V welcome. President Roosevelt's re> ply was interrupted time and again by the admiring crowd, who cheered almost every word. At the conclusion of the addresses, the school children ' of the city marched by the platform and assembled in the park, opposite, where they sang the national anthem. From the Cathedral Plaza President Roosevelt returned to the Tivoli Hotel, escorted, as he had come, by the government officials and prominent citizens, preceeded by200young members of the aristocracy of Panama on horse.. back. The welcome given President Roosevelt upon the landing in Panama territory today proved conclusively that the people of this Republic are his firm and sincere admirers.?News and Courier. . CABBOLL GETS $5,000. Andrew Carnegie Has Given That Amount to the Home, Richard Carroll has just received a letter from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, containing the good news that he wonld send him $5,000 for hi3 work. Mr. Carnegie writes that in snch men as Washington and Carroll rests the hope of the colored race. Mr. Carne* gie writes his congratulations to Carroll for his work, and is particularly pleased that he stands so well at home with both races. Carroll has plans for industrial development which he is now formulating, and which he expects to have in shape within the next few days. Personally he expects to devote 'much of his time to the lecture field, iu which he has met much success and encouragement. He is pushing the race conference in January ana has received a letter from Senator Tillman in which the latter says that it may be impossible for him to attend as the senate will be at work then.?State, Nov. 21. Shot Dead by Unknown Parties at Poltava. Poltava, Rnssia, Nov. 17.?General Polkownkoff, commander af the garrison here, was shot dead tonight and a soldier passing at the time was also killed by unknown persons. ASSASSIN'S HAND MASS ITS IMPRESS Called to Front Oroor, Shot Down and His Pockets Rifled With Bloody Hands. Branson, Nov. 16.?Mr. L. B. Padget, a prosperous tenant farmer living alone about two miles from this town, was called to his door about 9 o'clock last night and shot to death. The murder was found out early this morning by a near neighbor. The load from a shotgun was fired into the head of the murdered man. The object of the murder was evidently robbery, as Padget was known to have several hundred dollars in cash. The clothes of the dead man showed they ' had been searched by bloody hands and the money taken. The neighborhood is aroused and diligent search is being made. Mr. Padget was a Confederate veteran and served in Virf'nia in Hampton's cavalry.?State, ov. 17. TWO DEAD Z2T HEADON^COLLISION. A Terrible Accident Near Columbia v Friday Morning. In a terrible head-on collision seven miles north of Columbia at 8 o'clock Friday morning between north-bound work train No. 476 and south-bound special freight No. &8 on the Southern railway, Flagman Melton W. Kelsey of the work train was killed, Flagman Claud C. Lloyd so badly injured that he will die, Engineer W. F. Snipes seriously injured and Fireman Marion T. Crouch and Conductor John A. Triplett slightly injured. Not one of the crew on this train escaped without death or injuries. Engineer George W. Parish and Fireman Ernest Clay burn of the northbound train jumped and escaped with pauiiui ui iuscj. * It is announced by railroad officials that the collision was the result of the crew on the work train overlooking their orders and failing to protect themselves by further orders against : the south-bound freight. Their orders 'i were to do certain work along the ? line and to look out for No. 828. Having this order they should not have ] left Columbia without another order ( indicating a meeting point for the ] trains. They left Blanding Street \ station without this necessary order ^ and witnout knowing where they might meet the other train. The j south-bound train not knowing that } the work train had left Columbia, was ^ running as usual, supposing that the ( track was open. ( . . ( Second Week on The Bounds. Our second week on the trip with ] Treasurer Frank W. Shealy was as pleasant as the first, and the hospital- ] ity and kindness of the people contin-' ] ued. # We opened our engagement for the week at Edmund, where a rather ] small turn out was found, and from ; there we journeyed to Pelion, a hust- ' ling and busy little village on the Per- :J ?- ? U/NtaA 4-1-% iroo < Ajt CAUC1191UU* 11C1C UJL1 v' "ao J ^ large, good naturad, feady with the where-withal and seemingly glad to see us. Dr. D. R. Kneeee, jovial, ev- . er ready with a joke, D. F. Shumpert J attentive,' courteous and safe; Lucius Wise, pleasant and cordial, in charge of the Sphaler business, and our substantial friend, Curtis R. Rish, are the men who make Pelion the live town which its father, Col. J. C. Fort, has dreamed about for years, and has at last seen realized as a fact. We saw evidence of growth and improvement at this place, and there is no reason why it should not develop into a most substantial town. A rural delivery route, through the good work of Congressman Lever, will shortly be established, and the people in the community greatly benefitted thereby. It goes without saying that we spent the night with our good old friend, John McCartha, and Prince, our faithful old horse, neighed a knowing neigh when we got in sight. .He too, has enjoyed before, the kindness of friend McCartha. The next morning found us at Williams' Cross Road, where the collections were good, and the people in ordinarily good spirits. The crops in this section are, perhaps, a little above the average. The little town of Steadman was - the next on the list. The elements were against us here. The sleet and rain struck us, and we began to have visions of the well filled fire place at home. The crowd was not large. These people have been pretty hard struck by bad crops this year. This is a lumbering and turpentine distributing point and H. J. Burgess and W. W. Hall, merchants, seem to be doing a nice business. The Treasurer had made arrangements to stop over at Samaria for a few moments, and while the collections were not large, still the people showed their appreciation of the kindness of Mr. Shealy. Through wind and sleet, we pushed on to Batesburg, anchored in the triangle of the three counties of Aiken, Saluda and Lexington, and here the collections were most excellent. Batesburg is one of the very best towns in the count3r, if not in this section of the State. The people in the surrounding country are well to do, live and prosperous, and the merchants are genuine business men, with an eve alwavs rvnen tn the needs I of their customers and the town. Through the courtesy of the postmaster, J. F. Kneece, we were shown through the post office building, and i we were much impressed with the neatness and convenience of all the arrangements. We were especially struck with the store of Jacob J. Rawl, which is particularly handsome. He lias a splendid stock, and all the arrangements are tirst class. We spent the night with that prince of good fellows, W. J. McCartha, and his most excellent wife joined heartily in the hospitality shown us. Our next point was Leesville, the educational hub of the county. Here elegance, hospitality and refinement in the people impress the visitor, who i chance to stop over. Leesville is still showing substantial growth, and despite the bad crops, the merchants seem to be doing business at the old stand. We have often noted a spirit of unity among these people, and J . HARVES j! 8 > Harvest follows seed ti I; 8 s low the opening of a Sa\ jlS? one with us at 4 per cent months? Come in and m si? of our interest savings b< I THE HOA HI LEXING' P. W. OSWALD, ALFRED ) 6 ? President. without this, no town can hope to wz-vTir Tho ninrVif. ttjjq HTiPnt, ftt, thft ^IVVV* JL iiV> uww ? fcCinard hotel, which is becoming a most attractive place for the commercial traveler. There is no better hotel anywhere than this and everything is done to make your stay pleasant and home-like. The collections were a little off, though as good as might be expected under the circumstances. We spent the following night with that good eld mother, Mrs. Shealy, the mother rf our Treasurer, and we -cannot say enough about her kindness. Here pou feel at home and go away wanting to remain. / We found the usual crowd, the next morning at Summit, and no complaint can be made as to the collections. We reached Gilbert in the afternoon and found a fairly good crowd to meet us. The merchants, T. S. Sease, W. H. Donly and Pierce Leaphart, all seem to be doing well, and are all alive to the needs of their trade. We then pulled for home, well pleased with our trip and proud to have been identified for so long with these good people. This week we are in the Fork. SOKE CHANGES AT PANAMA. Phairman Shnnts Nnw Has the Supreme Authority. Washington, Nov. 19.?An order signed on the Isthmus of Panama byPresident Roosevelt, making radical changes in the organization of affairs of the government for the canal zone, was made public today at the offices of the commission. The order gives to Chairman Shonts supreme authority over all departments. It reorganizes the entire workings of the commission in accordance with the president's views of controlling the situation under his plan to press the excayation as rapidly as possible. The executive committee of three members, each the head of a department, has been abolished, and in its stead seven departments are created, and the chief of each will report to and receive instructions from the chairman of the commission. These departments will be under the direction of John F. Stevens, chief engineer; Richard R. Rodgers, general counsel; Wm. C. Gorgas, chief sanitary officer; D. W. Ross, chief purchasing officer; E. S. Benson, general auditor; J. William, disbursing officer and Jackson Smith, manager of labor and quarters. The president will take up the question of the appointment of a new commission upon Sis return to Washington. ItTJRDER RECORD FOR FIVE TEARS. Forty-Five Thousand People Killed in That Time. Chicago, Nov. 19.?"During the last five years 45,000 persons were murdered in the United States. More persons were murdered last year than died of typhoid fever. This awful total has been due to the way in which the law was administered. And the law itself is ban and inefficient. It is burdened with restrictions and technicalities, and in .almost every case the criminal has nine chances of escaping to one of being found guilty." So declared Judge Marcus Kavanaugh in an address before the alumnae of St. Ignatine's college on "Enforcement of the law in large cities." He declared that the United States was the most criminal country in the world and the jury system the most loose and antiquated. Death of James Howell. Mr. Jas. C. Howell, one of our old war comrades, a member of Co. K, 13tli regiment Capt. Meetse's company, who died at his home in Florida, was buried at his old home, at Cross Roads Methodist church, this county, last Wednesday. Thus another old soldier has answered the last roll call. T TIME. I Ime. Likewise,riches fol- ?$$ ings account. Have you <&5 ;. compounded every three Lake a deposit and get one sg> )oks. >Ss IE BANK, f roN, s. c. HI J. FOX, K. F. OSWALD, Cashier. Ass'fc Cashier. SHOT FROM BEHIND IN THE BARENESS Operative Assasinated at Goidviile Cotton Mill?Killed His Father in Mother's Defense Two Years Ago. Sheriff Gone to Scene. Laurens, Nov. IS.?News was received here this morning of the killing at Goidviile, this county, last night of John Atkinson, a young mill operative at the Banna cotton mill, located at Goidviile. Particulars of the affair are meager, but it is reported that Atkinson was shot at 11 o'clock last night as he wras passing betwTeen the mill building and the railroad on his way home. One report is to the effect that he was in company with two other young men and was fired upon by some one concealed behind a building. On the other hand it is stated that Atkinson was alone when the assassin got in his work. Young Atkinson killed his father, John Atkinson, Sr., at Goidviile about two years ago while the old man, who I xotttou trrLirvninnr "\TTi: i ill il ui uii&cix lttgt n oc n i Atkinson, his wife, and mother of j young Atkinson. At the following term of court the grand jury returned "no bill" against Atkinson. Sheriff Duckett and his deputy have gone to the scene and the inquest will be held this afternoon. Negroes Denounce Roosevelt. Salisbury, N. C., Nov. 15.?At a meeting of the Negro Baptists' association of North Carolina today, resolutions denouncing President Roosevelt for discharging three companies of the 25th infantry, were adopted. The body represents a constituency of 160,000. The resolutions "strenuously protest against the unprece^ dented and arbitrary action of President Roosevelt in punishing the innocent and guilty alike. No one for a moment believes that these companies would have been dishonorably discharged if they had been composed of white soldiers. If extreme measures had been necessary, this present time of tension between the races and of fear, foreboding, uncertainty, unrest and heartaches on the part of the colored people, was the most unprop itious that could possibly have been ? - j mi. _ _i ? .* a.: ? ^ i. iounci. me cmei executive ox a great 1 nation has estranged ten millions of his hitherto ardent admirers and supporters, and it is the voice of the convention that a committee be appointed to confer with similiar committees throughout the United States to take the steps necessasy to have the action of the president reviewed by the highest tribunal of the land." DAUGHTERS SELECT HOBFOLZ. Meeting Place for 1908?-Newly Elected Officers. Gulport, Miss., Nov. iS.?The following is the full list of officers elected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy early this morning, after the convention had decided to meet next at Norfolk, Dec. 2, i?08: President?Mrs. Lizzie Henderson, of Mississippi. First Vice President?Mrs. Alfred H. Vorhees, of CaliforniaSecond Vice President?Mrs. D. A. cj it i.t T O. vaugjii ui xn^uiBiana. Recording Sec re tan?Mrs, A. L. Boldwell, of Alabama. Corresponding Secretary?Mrs. A. E. Riply, of Missouri. Treasurer?Mrs. L. R. Williams, of Kentucky. Custodian of Cross of Honor?Mrs. L. H. Raines, of Georgia. Daughters Thank Roosevelt. Gulfport, Miss., November 15.?The United Daughters of the Confederacy today apopted a resolution thanking President Roosevelt for the part he played in the passage of the Act providing for the marking of the graves of the Confederates who died in Northern prisons. Another resolution commends the institutions of chapters of the Order in the North. THE LAST TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT HAMPTON Splendid Memorial Unveiled?Thousands Were Present. The day set apart for the unveiling of the Hampton monument is one never to be forgotten. To South Carolinians there could be no occasion more full of interest than the commemoration, in so worthy a manner, of General Wade Hampton. To the people of the State, gathered together in Columbia today, are brought together by the same spirit of love of their state and desire to honor the memory of one so closely associated with the glory of their state's history. All dav vesberdav thev were com ing into the city and the crowd today has been large, as it should be. Columbia has given the day up entirely to the occasion. Business was suspended some hours during the morning, and Main street seemed more like an outdoor place of reception than the business center of a busy town. The day has been almost perfect and the state house grounds were dotted during the early part of the morning with groups of veterans talking over old Hampton days. Long before time for the parade the crowd centered on Main street and from the state house to the postoffice the streets were lined with people who seemed content to spend the ! time standing out in the warm sunj shine talking to the many friends they met here. There are almost as many ladies in the city as men, the Daughters of the Confederacy and the college girls mingling with the veterans, the sons of veterans, the militia and the university students. The merchants have spared no pains to make the decorations attractive, and to those seated on the steps of the capitol it was a beautiful sight. The blue sky overhead enclosed Main sfrppf. u'hp.re bannpr and flacs hpar ing the Southern cross and draperies of red, white and red of the Confederacy blended in the distance with the gray uniforms of the veterans gathered at the postoffice for the parade. The crowd on the streets was an interesting crowd. There was a good deal of cheering as the parade passed along, but the spirit which characterized it was one of enjoyment and appreciation and cordial fellowship with the one next. Seeing the old Confederate flags, the graj- uniforms, the red shirt, called up in the mind of the old soldiers many an incident and thrilling scene in which perhaps these identical relics had figured.?Evening Record, 20th. Returns Empty Handed. Laurens, Nov. 18.?Deputy Sheriff A. R. Sullivan has returned to the city from Georgia and Alabama, whither he went a few days ago, armed with the necessary papers to arrest and return to Laurens Mrs. Charlton Boyd, wife of Charlton Boyd, a mill operative here, and their two children, whom Mrs. Boyd is charged with kidnapping while the Boyds were .living at Greenwood a short time ago. It is claimed by Boyd that his wife went to Atlanta, where she joined another man, a well-known contractor who formerly lived in Laurens. The deputy sheriff got a trace of the parties in Atlanta, which he followed into Alabama, but the trip was unsuccessful. Battle With Safe Blowers. Chicago, 111., Nov, 19.?One policeman and a safe blower were fatally wounded in a pistol battle between two policemen and four safe erackers early this morning. Luke Fitzpatrick, the policeman, was shot four times in the head and body and died, Charles Manson, an alledged safe eracker, was shot through the stomach. He will die. The shooting occurred in the presence of a dozen people. More Ahout the Trolley. \f.. T7 t> "n:i .. i.: iu ? j3oi, jet. ?>. jriiuiier, representing ine ' Augusta-Columbia Electric railway j company, spent several days here | last week in the interest of the comj pany. Mr. Pileher is going over the i line securing the right of way, which i he says is the only thing lacking?the | financial part having already been ari ranged- He said he found the people | along the line between here and Co; lumbia very much interested in the proposed line, and found no trouble in getting them to sign the papers. They realize, he* says, that the road will greatly enhance the value of land and other property, besides it will be of great convenience to all classes. As soon as the right of way has been seeured, a final survey will be made, and the grading will comI rvt On/">n oKiMlt inml lot nnirt nn/1 liiVUV/V^ UUVUC X31) ilCAl) Cliiu pushed rapidly to completion. The management expects to have the road in operation within twelve months. Mr. Pilcher is working this week between here and Batesburg. He is a good conversationalist and it is always a pleasure to talk with him. Miss Ella Mackey, for many years connected with the R. L. Bryan Co., of Columbia, died of typhoid fever at the Columbia hospital * Monday- Her remains were shipped to Heath 1 Springs, her old home- for burial GLEBE'S SALES. . STATE OF SOOTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. In Court of Common Pleas. , Clara J. Swygert, T. C. Moore, R. C. MoOre, Ann Rlioden, Mollie Shull, John Price, Julia Hobbs,Geneva Roof, Andrew Price, Alice Lewis, Effie Hare and Enoch Swygert, as Admr. of Julia A. Sliealy, deceased, Plaintiffs, against Willie Powell, Defendants. Partition. In obedience to the decree of the court herein, signed by Hon. R. W. Memminger, presiding judge, and dated November 12, 190(5, I will sell to the highest bidder at public outcry, before the court house door in Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in December, 190(5, All that piece, parcel or lot of land, containing one acre and one-sixteenth of an acre, situate, lying and being in the town of New Brookland, in said county and State, with boundaries as follows: North by Center street of said New Brookland, east by lot formerly owned by Dr. Robb, south by the Augusta public road, on west by lands of others. Terms of sale?One-half cash, balance on a credit of twelve months with interest from day of sale secured by bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises sold; with leave to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. Samuel B. George, Clerk of Court. Lexington, S. C., November 12, 1906. J. Brooks Wingard, Esq., Attorney for Plaintiffs. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington, In Court of Common Pieas The National Lean and Exchange Bank of Columbia, Plaintiff, against *' tt n "d ? 1 3 i. xi. v^. -Lsexcxuxtuit. Foreclosure. In obedience to the decree of the court herein, signed by Hon. J. C. Klugh, presiding judge, and dated October 13, 1906,1 will sell to the highest bidder at public outcry, before the court house door in Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in December, 1906, All that lot, piece, parcel and plantation of land, situate, lying and being in Lexington county, State aforesaid, containing fifty-six and one-quarter acres, more or less, bounded on the north by tracts Nos. 1 and 2 on a plat made by George A. Derrick, surveyor, 23rd day of January, 1899, which numbers 1 and 2 were on the 6th day of March, 1899, conveyed to Miss Laura P. Bailey and S. D. Bailey; on the west by D. L. George's land, on the south by tracts Nos. 4 and 5 on said plat, which were conveyed to W. L. and J. E. Bailey, on March 6, 1899, and on the east by lands of John H. Bailey, known as tract No. 3 on said plat, a four-fifth interest in said tract above described having been conveyed to me by Laura P. Bailey, W. L. Bailey, J. E. Bailey and S. D. Bailey, by deed dated March 6th, 1899, not yet recorded, from which deed the above description is taken, the remaining onefifth interest in said tract was vested in me by the will of Mrs. Sarah A. Bailey. Terms of sale?Cash, purcliaser to pay for papers. Samuel B. George, Clerk of Court. Lexington, S. C., November 10, 1906. Messrs. Herbert & Benet, Plaintiff's attorneys. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington, Court of Common Pleas. Delia Lucius, Henrietta Brown and Henrietta Mitchell, Plaintiffs, against Rose Surginer, Frank Surginer, Joseph Surginer, Mitchell Surginer, Phoebe Anderson, Sallie Davis, Emiline Drafts, Harry Simmons, George Lylesfc Maria Lyles, Albert Simmons, Harry Simmons, Jr., and Sarah Simmons^ Defendants. ^ Partition of Real Estate. In obedience to the decree of the court herein, signed by Hon. R. W. Memminger, presiding judge, and dated November 9, 1906,1 will sell to the highest bidder at public outcry, before the court house door in Lexington, S. C., during, the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in December, 1906, All that piece, parcel or lot of landf, containing forty-seven and three-quarter ' acres, more or less,' situate in the county of Lexington, State of South Carolina, being part of that tract of land conveyed to Joseph Surginer, Sr., by Thos. J. Robertson on the 10th day or 'January, A. D. 1891, which deed is on record in. t> ry ? t . ^ luc vi iv> iu? v. iur ojexington county in deed book "Z," pages 464-465;' bounded as follows: On the north byConner and Joseph Surgiuer, on the east by Joseph Surginer, on the south by- ? Elizabeth Geiger, and on the west by Joseph Surginer. Terms of sale?Cash, purchaser to pay for papers. Samuel B. George, Clerk of the CourtLexington, S. C., November 10, 1906. Albeit M. Boozer, Esq., Plaintiffs Attorneys. GINNERY NOTICE. I WILL ONLY RUN MY GIN ON Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon the remainder of the season. John W. Bouknttht. Nov. 13, 2w3 i A