Seaator Pomerene Wants tie Officers ef the Frosts Prosecuted THAT WOULD STOP THEM ??' Whether the Stars and Stripes or the OH Barrel and the XVbacco Tag is the Emblem of Their Power. In a prepared speech In the senate Thursday Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, called upon the attorney general to undertake oriminal prosecution of the officers of Standard Oil and Amer can Tobacco companies under the re cent decision of the supreme court of the United States in the case of the two corporations. He did not ask for action on his resolution instructing the attorney general to bejin the suits' giving way to Senator Nelson, who' desired to speak on Canadian reciprocity, but he will press for a vote on it in the immed.'ate future. Taking up cudgels o... behalf of, Attorney General Wickersham, whom Mr. Pomerene had criticised. Sena tor Kenyon declared that the present head of the department of jusico had chieved more results in his prosecu tion of trusts than any of his prede cessors. He said Mr. Wickersham did not require Instructions from congreus to do his duty. Senator Nelson created a diversion when, applauding Mr .Wickersham's work, he declared that the present governor of Ohio, Judson Harmon, when atorney general In President Cleveland's cabinet, had said the Sherman anti-trust law wis a deao letter. Both Senators Pomerere and Hitchcock were immediately ca their feet to reply. "That is mere imagination." said the Nebraska senator. "Mr. Harmon was the-official who first brought any life into the Jp*w>" In his speech Senator Pomerene declared that the Sherman anti-trust law was specific in Its authority to press such 3 suit against conspirators who restrain trade and, further that the interpretation of the statute by the supreme court of the United j States was clear. "With-these, plain findings of fact and-concluslons fcy the court that thl?" statute has been violated, what rea son can be given by any sworn court official fqr not continuing his fight against t^iem in order to bring them to the bar of justice?" asked Sena tor Pomerene. He added: "A decent sense of self-respect requires the government either to enforce this law or to repeal it.'' The Ohio senator declared that the ruling, of the supreme court must be followed up quickly in the most, vig orous fashion "or the fruits of these victories will be lost to the govern ment and to the people.** The senator declared that by his resoluton it is proposed to declare to the department of justice in no un certain way that the congress which made him and clothed him with power is cognizant of the fact that the tew has been violated; that the court has so declared; that for 21 years no respect has been paid by those defendants to the provisions of "judgment of congress he rught to begin those criminal prosecutions and the resolution instructs him to do so in order that the majesty of the law may be preserved." STRUCK A FERRIS WHEEL. Passengers Thrown in a Panic and Women Wanted to Tump. Five dead, four missing and a ?oroperty loss of nearly $1,000,000 is the result of a two days' storm which has raged intermittently in New Ycrk and vicinity. The torrential down pour has been a boon to the depleted reservoirs, ten days' supply having been accumulated in the watershed. The llghtnitfg played a strange prank at Clason Point, on the sound, strlk-l ing a. ferris wheel. The big wheel, which carried several passengers, was rhrown from its axis and stuck, fast. The lightning blinded the pas sengers and there was A panic. Sev eral women attempted to leap from the wheel, but were restrained. The passeivrs were taken down on lad ders rigged together. Saloon Keei>er Shot Down. Hesitation to obey the commands of two negro hold-up men cost J. H. Norhen, a saloon keeper of Chirago, his life early Thursday.' As he was counting his money after closing up, two negroes entered the saloon and one covered him wiah a revolver. He hesitated when they commanded him to throw up his hands and was shot through the head. One negro was raptured by a police officer but the other escaped. Bolt Plays Havoc. Jeff Griffin was instantly killed, his two young daughters were badly hurt, and Charles Toeuans, a neigh bor, was probably fatally injured by a bolt of llgtnin?;. according to in formation received at Americus, Ga., Wednesday lafternoon. They were sittir.g on. the porch of the Griffin home, when lightning struck a near by tree, and then fell among them. Griffin was a wealthy farmer WHERE COTTON GROWS NUMBER OP BALES PRODUCED BX US LAST YEAR. .Total for Sooth Carolina and the Figures 'Given for Hach of the Counties. The government's report on cotton production for 1910, just issued, shows that the total number of 500 pound bales ginned in South Caro lina was 1,153,501, compared with 1,099,955 in 1909. In production by counties, Marlboro ieada, with 67, 343; Anderson^ with 61,611, comes next,* Spartan bung- tnir i, with 56 - 312, and Orangeburg fourth with 53,080. The crop, by counties for 1909 and 1910, figured by 500 pound bales, follows: Counties. 19::0. 1909. Abbeville .'. 32,069 29,896 Alken.35.JJ87 36,530 Anderson. 61,641 48,2*03 Bamberg.16,300 22,329 Barnwell.45,043 44 919 Beaufort. 8,993 6,'803 Berkeley.11,178 11,434 Caihoun (2).20,125 21,292 Charleston.10.770 9,754 Cherokee.14,210 11,391 Chester.26.908 20,830 Chesterfield.26.42 4 22,696 Clarendon.36.954 32,870 Colleton.14,390 15,749 Darlington.40,587 48,287 Dillon (3)..39,318 38,910 Dorchester.13,947 10,970 Edgefield.25,034 26,203 Falrfield.25.143 20,522 Florence.34,140 37,942 Georgetown.3,413 4,012 Greenville .35 281 27,521 Greenwood.28*^59 27,439 Hampton.16,626 20,185 Horry.7 816 7.S47 j Kershaw.21,527 20,461 j Lancaster.23 053 19,256: Laurens. 39,799 30,569 Lee.26,877 32,169! Lexington (2)-- 21,484 19,962 Marlon (3) .> .. ..16;585 17,0271 Marlboro...67,343 67,17. Newberry....31,289 27,012 Oconee...,13.850 12,529] Orangeburg (2).. . .53,080 58,847j Bickens. 13,780 11,077 Rlchland. 14,246 15,649 Saluda .. ... ... ..18.282 18,729 Spartanburg ... ..56,312 42,977 IJumter. ... ..33.622 28,936; Union. ..17,135 12,882 Wniiamsburg.24.264 32,3 27 York.% ...39.458 32,821 WILL BE HANGED. Negro Who Killed Overseer in New-| berry Sentenced. Guilty as to the negro Sam Boozer and not guilty as to John C. Hipp, was the verdict of the jury at New berry Wednesday eveniug in the case against Boozer and Hipp, charged with murder in the killing by Boo zer to kill Gilliam. Th* case had ex seer, at Old Town on March 3. A motion for a new trial was made by Boozer's counsel and this motion will be heard by Judge Gary at Laurens next week. Boozer was sentenced to pay the death penalty on the third Friday in August. ?Hipp, who is one of the largest property owners in Newberry county, was charged with having incited Boo *eer to kill Gilliam. The c?;Se had cited intense interest snd the court room has been packed during the trial. Should there be no interference with the sentence imposed, the exe cution of Boozer will be the first legal execution in the county in fourteen years. HELP AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES. r* Pnrpose of Bill Introduced By Congressman Lever. Tuesday Representative Lever in troduced in the House of Repressiv tatives in Washington a bill to estab lish agricultural exte.i6lon depart ments in connection \*ith the agri cultural colleges and experiment sia tions in the several states. The bill provides that in order to aid in thej diffusion among the people of the United States useful and practical in formation on subjects connected with agriculture and hmoe economies, there shall be established at each agricultural college a department to f ? known as an "Extension Depart ment" and that there shall be appro priated for this purpose $15 000 for each such department, condition ed upon the state appropriating a like amount for the same purpose. Ship Gave Up for Lost. A dispatch from Now York says coast towns from Delaware Break water to Montauk Point which have been on the outlook for the missing sloop Vayu since Sunday have re ceived no tidings of tl .. vessel or the party of five persons on board, and hopes for their safety have well nigh been abandoned. The sloop left Ba yonne, N. J., for -a day 's cruise about 2 o'clock Saturday. Severe Storm at Lamar. 'During a heavy stc" n Monday aft- j ernoon lightning 3t, u. k barn and stable belonging to C. N. Oates, be tween Lamar and Darlington, burn ing the building with its contents, j which included two fine mules. Dur-i Ing the storm the corn and tobacco crops of a number of farmers in the same community were literally torn to shreds. I ORANGEBI THE GROWING COTTON i DROUGHT CONDITIONS PARTIAL-1 LY RELIEVED. In this State Especially, Government Says Rains Have Broken Long Dry Spell. The severe drought which has pre vailed In thehcotton belt was relieved in the more eastern portion, but still continues in the western, according to the weather bureau's! bulletin for the week ending' Tuesday. The bul letin by states is reported as fol lows: Virginia, precipitation generally deficient; abundant sunshine. .North Carolina, light rainfall; some uood rains in south partially relieved by drought. South Carolina, drought broken by good rainB; sunshine above normal. Georgia, drought relieved in east and south; sp-'ous in west; temper ature above'normal; scarcity of wa ter threatened. .Florida, temperature above nor mal; rains well distributed; sunshine ample. Alabama, temperature above nor mal; precipitation below, although some showers in east; sun-shine am ple. Mississippi, hot and dry, excessive sunshine; insufficient showers. Louisiana, little rain in sonth; drought severe; sunshine and tem perature above normal. Texas, clear, dry and abnormally warm; rain much needed. Arkansas^ drought becoming seri ous; only few scattered liisht show ers; sunshine and heat above normal. Tennessee, almost unprecedented drought In some localities; some showers east and central portion; hot sunshine Kentucky, slight relief to serious drought conditions; all crops need rain; heat intense; water supply unusually low. Missouri, severe drought unbrok en; excessively hot and dry. Oklahoma, scattered showers in east, remainder of State very dry; all vegetation suffering.. ROBBERY ON BROADWAY. Eight Men BMe Up fin Auto, Only] Six Role Away. An automobile containing eight men, pulled up in-front of the Hotel Boy, on West Thirty-fifth street, near Broadway, New York, about one o'clock Thursday morning and the men all lined up befcre Chas. Sim mons the night clerk. Each of them held a revolver and I their leader ordered the clerk to stand back while he explored the cash drawer of the open sa::e. There was nothing for the clerk to do and the intruders quickly scooped out $160 in bills. Then the men filed out, the last one covering the clerk' with his revolver until all were outside. As soon as he w?.s free the cler.i grabbed his own gun from a drawer and -fired five shots to call the po lice He was so quick about it that he got a response from a Broadway patrolman before the robbers could crank their automobile and gpt start ed. The patrolman captured the last two of the men and found in the pockets of them a roll of bills twice the size of that which the hotel clerk had lost. DYNAMITE EV LAMP. Caused Death of Two Negroes Light ing It. . Dynamite and an ignition cap plac ed Into the lamp used by a negro convict miner, with the evident at tempt to kill the man, caused the death of two negroes in a mine of the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land Com pany at Belle Ellen near Birming ham. Ala., Thursday morning. Both the victims were convict miners. The one whose lamp contained the explosives had just entered the mine and lighted his lamp when another prisoner approached. The dynamite went off and killed ,both instantly. Who placed the explosives Into the lamp Is not known but it is thought it was done by some miner who had trouble with the nejro. RESCUED IN TIME. Passengers Taken Off Ship as Flames Reach Deck. Flames menaced the lives of G.r? persons on the steamer John Lowry that burned in the Ohio river op posite Smithland, Ky., early Thurs day. As the flames licked at the i feet of the scores of frightened peo ple gathered on the steamer's deck, her nose was smashed into the Illi nois shore land all were rescued. The fire started near the boilers and was not discovered by the crew until it had gained such headway there was no chance ot staying it. A few of the !>0 passengers sustained minor injuries and severul of the j crew of 15 were hurt The fteamer i was destroyed. Make The.nselves Known. In the House of Representatives at Washington a bilF, providing that every newspaper must print in a conspicuous place th j name of the owner or owners, publisher and managing editor, was introduced by Representative Barnhard of Indiana. JRG, S. C, SATURDAY, JUNI ALMOST SOLVED Uoraveiicg an Awful North Carolina Brutal Mordir Kjsltry. RUMOR OF CONFESSION Reported that a Negro Tells of the Tragedy and Implicates a White Muji?The Murder of Mrs. Hill One of the Most Brutal Ever Perpe trated. i The mystery surrounding the bru tal and mysterious murder of Mrs. Ida Hill, at Jamestown, N. C, is said to be.on the eve of solution. It will be remembered that Mrs. Hill, whose family is both prominent and weal thy, wss found dead in a room at her mother's house about two weeks aso with a stocking stuffed down her throat and another tied around hei neck. It is rumored that a confession has been secured from a suspected negro and that in this confession a white man is implicated. A dispatch from High Point, N. C, which is near the scene of the awful tragedy says: "Never before in the history of this section have the people been so stir red. In the quiet of her mother's home, a worn, heart-weary woman, caused by the loss of her husband, was attacked by brutal fiends, stran gled( bound and left hanging to her bed.' Only a short distance away In nearby bedrooms were the children and relatives who slept on in igno rance of the awful tragedy. Her aged mother is prostrated and the other members of the family are broken hearted, while the entire com munity shares their grief and whis pers wonderlngly at the audacity, as well as brutality of the crime. "The story of the tragedy is one of awfulness. The elegant Ragsdale house, sitting back In Its grove of ce dars and magnolias, is the place of In terest. The room on the second floor facing the front, will ever be a sorrow-bringing spot. Sometime du ring the early morning hours two brutes, probably one black and one white-skinned, but both black at heart, climbed up the rose arbor ove. the front porch and entered the open window of the room occupied by Mrs. Ida Hill. They were seeking money. Mrs. Hill had recentyl returned from a journey and It is reported that she was to leavetgain shortly and these black-hearted fellows presumed she had money in her room. "Mrs. Hill was a light sleeper and possibly was awakened when the bur i7l'2rs entered her room, for a passer by on the road saw a light in her room at midnight. At any rate It appears that she was aroused as the succes sive stages of pumping out progress as daylight will not penetrate into the hull of the vessel and work will have to be done with artificial light. What can be saved of the Maine aud what it is most expedient to do with the vessel can only be well de determined when she is exposed to view. Many engineer officers fear I she can never be floated and will have to be taken apart in sections if it is decided to save her at all. Other of ficers believe she will break and fall to pieces when the unwatering of the cofferdam gets under way. iThe army officers in charge of the 1 work do uot expect to satisfy every one with their work or to get through without obstacles of any sort. Thare already is criticism from those who do not appreciate the bask of the army officers are undertaking and vho believe they are wasting time and money because they do not do everything with a rush. The officers expect more criticism when the pumping out begins, as their work will not be done for the benefit of the gallery, but for the government of the United States. IMMIGRANTS IGNORANT. Do Not Know Essentials of Our Nat ional Government. At New Orleans Tuesday sixii ap plicants for entrance into this coun try?Italians, Ruslans, Turks and al most every other nationality?anx Ig? . to swear allegiance to Uncle Sam, appeared before the board of naturilizalion. Some of the candi dates naively admitted that they were anarchists and polywtniists; that they had never heard of the constitution of the United States; that they did not know how a congressman gets his job and a few other things that a well-regulated citizen is inclined to profess knowledge of. One of the applicants declared that New Orleans was the capital of the United States and that there was on ly one house of congress and that the president occupied that. He confess ed, however, that he was intimately acquainted with the constitution. A former citizen of Turkey stated there were 371 houses in Congress and that a congressman serves as long as he lives. We Don't Rlame Him. At Burlington. NT. J., Joseph Mil-; \or quit the bench in a choe factory following receipt of the news that he is sole heir to a fortune exceeding $250,000, left by Mme. Monchezi, a cousin, who died intestate In New j York a few weeks ago. Must Have Licence. To diminish the danger that exists in the operation of motor boats by inexperienced persons, the navy de partment has planned to secure fed eral legislation requiring every own er to take an examination and car ry a license TWO CENTS PER COPY. REVISE TARIFF Droocra?c Bills to Tht End WJ1 Not Be Defeated in (be St r ale COALITION IS FORMED Or Being Form ed Between I he Dem ocrats and Che Progressive Repub licans to Revise the Wool, Cotton and Steel Schedule at the Present ScMSion of Congress. The Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution says Demo cratic tariff legislation will not be doomed to defeat in the u;>per branch of congress at this session, as has .been generally feared. ? A co ilitlon between Democrats anoj progressive Republicans i:i the senate^ is rapidly taking sraye, and will^ result in the passcge of bills for the revision of the rvoolen, cotton and the iron and steel schedules. This news became known here and as the occasion for jubilation. / Senator La Follette of Wisconsin/ is taking the lead in these negotia tions, and eleven progressives h?/ve agreed tc co-operate with the^tyem ocrats in the end of securing .fjariff reductions. So the work of a /Hong, hard summer will not oe fruitless. The administration counts, upon enough votes to force through CAn-r adian recprocity, with the Hoot amendment to the wood pulp and print paper provision eliminated. This win be done by the votes of Democrats and regular Republicans. When it cornea to the adoption of the free list, the progressive Repub Micans wi'l inerst upon several amend ments, but if an agreement can bo reached on these, the bill will be sup ported 6S an amendment to the Can adian reciprocity pact. Eleven of the thirteen progressives have reached the conclusion that it would be the part of discretion to aid m passing tariff bills whlrh will effect a reduction in existing eoednles. The Underwood bill for the revis ion of the woolen schedule is, in the main, satisfactory to them. But they will insist that the cotton echedu.!e"'be revised also. ' Then here Is a strong feeling upon the phrt. of the progressives that the duties on steel and iron eeheduJ? should be materially cut They are framing, up the program of their own and wish to know the extent of the revision that is contemplated before committing themselves to support any single schedule. There are now 41 Democrats in the senate, 37 regular Republicans, and 13 who are on occasions insurgents to measures and policies proposed by the regulars. ^This was the number th:t demanded recognition from the committee on committees as a sepa rate organization in the Republican ranks. as a majority of the senate is46, it only requires five of the progressives to vote with the Democrats to con trol that body, f eleven progressives vote with the Democrats there will be six more than a majority of the sen ate. But it is probable that the two Demcratic senators from Louisiana will not b? in accord with their breth ren on the -bills for revision of the va rious schedules. This would cut the majority to four, which is a bare, workims majority bnt will be effec tive. DEATH OF REV. DAVID HUCTC8. Heloved Minister Soon Follows Son to the Grave. A dispatch from Pinewood says the Rev. David Hucks, Methodist minister at that place, died Wednes day morning about 9 o'clock after an illness of six weeks, from typhoid fever. His fifteen-year-old son. Ben nie, proceeded him to the gruve by only five days. Mrs. Hucks has also been very sick with fever, but is now considered out of danger. ThJi Is, Indeed, a sad home, and (Mrs. Hucks has the prayers and sympathy of the entire community In her bereave ment. Out of a family of ten, only Mrs. Hucks