The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, April 22, 1909, Image 3
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H News of Interest Gleaned Frc
i ^ Arranged Fci
T Five Life Prisoners Pardoned,
it Columbia. Special.?Samuel Smalls,
George Simmons and Thomas Rivers,
p of Charleston, sentenced to life imprisonment
in the State Penitentiary
< for assault, were Monday aftenoon
f pardoned by Governor Ansel upo'n
recommendation of the State board of
r pardons.
'W. R. Cade, of Willamsburg, sentenced
to life imprisonment in 1896
i i for murder, bing recommended to the
mercy of the court, was pardoned upop
the recommendation of the board
of pardons.
I John Martin,, of Beaufort, in 1903,
was sentenced for life upon conviction
of murder, and it is stated now
that the testimony against the prison
er was altogether circumstantial. He
was pardoned.
Herbert Boyles, of Bamberg, was
paroled, a pardon having been asked
t for in his case. He was found guilty
of house-breaking and larceny in
190S, and was sentenced to live years.
In this ease there was some evidence
tending to prove an alibi. Under the
parole now granted Boyles may go
free if he gets into no further trouble.
In that event he would have to serve
1 out his sentence.
May Move Office to Rock Hill.
Rock Hill, Special.?There is more
than a chance that Rock Hill may, in
the near future become the headquarters
of the Southern Power Company,
now located in Charlotte. It is
stated on good authority that the big
corporation is dissatisfied with the
new amendment to the charter of the
City of Charlotte which imposes a 10
per cent tax on the gross receipts of
corporations doing business there,
and while nothing definite has been
done, it is believed that the company
will move its offices within a short
time. Acting on this belief the executive
committee of the Chnnihpr of
Commeree has appointed a committee
to go to Charlotte and consult with
Mr. Lee the vice president, and endeavor
to induce them to come here.
Among tlie inducements to be offered
is the fact that a syndicate stands
ready to erect a $40,000 office building
under plans looking specially to the
company's convenience and subject
*o its approval.
Object to Odor of Liquor.
' Spartanburg, Special?At the meeting
of the Great Council of Red Men
of South Carolina, which was held
here, a motion was made by S. S.
Tiner, delegate from Pncolet, that all
members who appeared at the door
of the convention hall with the smell
of whiskey on their breath be refused
admission, the motion caused a lively
debate but was voted down. The
Red Men, as an order, is strictly temperate,
no wine or intoxicants ever
being served at their annual banquets,
but to prevent a member from attending
the (treat Council because he had
taken a social glass was voted down.
Mr. Tiner was formerly president of
law and order league at Pacolet.
Couple Die on Same Day.
Laurens. Special.?News was received
in Laurens Wednesday morning
of the death Tuesday of Mr. and
Mrs. Brown Whitmire at their home
at Young's crossroads, about three
miles southeast of Clinton. Mr. and
Mrs. Whitmire were both ill with
pneumonia, and early Tuesday afternorm
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? i. iiiiiiiiic 1'u.^vu ttwu.y* .jum
a few hours later Mrs. Whitmire died.
Mr. anil Mrs. Whitmire were about 50
years of age. The burial services of
the couple were held at Hurricane
church.
Collins Sent Up For Life.
Spartanburg, Special.?John Collins,
white, was convicted in the court
of General Sessions Wednesday on
the charge of murder, the jury returning
the verdict of guilty with recommendation
to mercy. He will be sentenced
to life imprisonment. J. W.
Mansfield, counsel for the defendant,
gave notice of a motion for new trial.
Hews at Columbia.
Columbia, Special. ? News was
brought to the city Saturday morning
of what appears to be a deliberately
planned wrec% of the Seaboard's
through southbound passenger train.
No. 43, near Denmark at an early
hour resulting in the injury of several
persons and the derailment of the entire
train, except the Pullman car.
aii it. j ...t-- j-j -"- i'
iiit* nijuieu iviiu nrviea. niienuon
. -were brought to this city, and at 11:30
"^o'clock the Seaboard's regular, No.
SI, was detoured on the Southern's
tracks to Denmark, carrying a party
to examine the scene of the wreck.
Boy's Head Split Open.
Florence, Special.?Oscar Pitts,
the little 6-year-old son of Mr. Pitta,
of Palmetto, whose head was split
open by the saw at a saw mill, near
'A Palmetto, while playing in the saw
pit on Friday, and who was brought
to the infirmary here for treatment,
died Saturday evening. The little'
fellow was unconscious all the while,
a* the saw cut through the skull into
the brain. * ?
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Mfciteriiii i in HI i iifrir-v '
NA NEWS STEMS
?m All Sections of the St.ite and
B^sy Readers
Notorious Negro Captr.red.
St. Matthews?. Special. ? Sunday
morning at {) o'clock, Sheriff Dantzlcr
and Deputies Fred Huugerpclcr and
John J. Wolfe eumc in from Sandy
Run with Isaac Robinson, a negro of
a rather notorious reputation in
"those parts." The slu'iifT and deputies,
armed with a warrant, charging
him with assault and battery with
intent to kill upon one Capers Williams.
colored, went in search of Robinson
and located him. Robinson
escaped through the window and made
a bee line for an adjoining swamp.
Several shots were fired before he
was brought down. He had a buckshot
wound in his right side, and a
bullet, which has not yet been located,
penetrated the hip. He is detained
in the local "calaboose" until able to
attend a preliminary hearing, when
he will be bound over to court, which
convenes in May.
Newberry Lady Badly Burned.
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Richardson, wife of Mr. Henry Richardson.
met with what may prove to
be a serious misfortune last Saturday
evening. Mrs. Richardson was in the
dining room baking and making preparations
for Sunday, when her drops
caught tire from the stove. She ran
to the door and called her husband,
who fortunately w&s not far away.
Mr. Richardson ran to his wife at
once and made an effort to tear her
clothing off, burning one of his hands
quite badly. However, the fire had
made too great headway, and he then
ran and got a bucket of water, but by
this time the clothing of his wife was
in a blaze. He dashed the water over
her and managed to put out the
flames, but not until Mrs. Richardson
was most painfully burned from the
waist down and the hair on the back
part of her head singed.
Serious Fire at Florencee.
Florence, Special. ? Spontaneous
combustion was the origin of a fire
that broke out in the oil storage and
paint department of the Atlantic
Coast Line shops here on Monday
night, destroying the oil and paint
room and several box cars that were
standing nearby. For a time it look,
ed as if the large number of cars that
stood on the side tracks to the rear of
the big machine shops of the Coast
Line were in imminent danger. They
would have been destroyed but for the
hard work of the shop fire department
assisted by the local department and
the removal of the cars by a switch
engine. The damage was considerable
but it is covered bv insurance as it
is all railroad property. The men working
on the yards lost all of their tools
that were stored in one of the "dead
ears," which was destroyed.
NegTo Shoots Two White Men.
Hampton. Special.?Mr. W. IL
Causey, clerk of Court for this county,
and Mr. Jesse Sheppard, a white
man living near Hampton, were shot
here Saturday night by a negro man
known as "Peg Leg" Hughes. The
particulars of the shooting are not obtainable.
Mr. Causey was shot
through the body and has been taken
to a hospital in Augusta to be treated.
Hf.. Ol- '
i?ir. Diieppam received n bullet in his
right arm. which was removed Sunday.
Hughes was arrested Sunday
morning hv Mr. D. H. Reid
and was turned over to Sheriff Lightsey
and Deputy Sheriff Anderson,
who carried the negro to Columbia
for safekeeping. Hughes has served
time in the Penitentiary before.
Farm Work Well Under Way.
Gaffney, Special.?Farm work in
this county is probably farther advanced
now than it has been at this
seasoil for several years. The farmers
who were in town Wednesday say
that the fruit crop will be about onethird
if we have no. more severe
weather. Good rains all over the
county were a great help to early
vegetation.
RtmaIII
Vi UO4 DU,
Florence, Special.?The city council
of Florence has at last ordered
the election on the question of sewerage
and extension of the water system.
The election is to be held on
the first Thursday in May, the same
day and time that the election for
municipal officers will take place. A
separate box will be placed at the
polls, and the property holders of the
city will be given the opportunity of
voting for or against the issue of
$80,000 of bonds for the purpose
above noted. Sixtv-fiv?? thnnoon/i
| for sewnrge, and $15,000 for extension
I of water mains, etc.
Seventh Smallpox Victim.
Yorkville, Speciall.?Peter McFadden,
colored, the seventh smallpox
victim, out of 12 developed cases,
since the disease made its appearance
at the York Cotton Mill several weeks
ago, died at his home in the outskirts
of town Friday afternoon. McFadden
was, previously to being stricken,
employed as fireman at the cotton
mill and is supposed to have contracted
the disease from Kirby Pugh,
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I TWO AMERICANS SLAIN
Confirmation Received of the dillir.
of American Missionaries at Ac.a
?Others Ccnnectcd "With the i.
sion Arc Safe
Constant inopli. !?y (V.hl*.?( mutinn
has Ik'?:i rcieiocd lore ii ?
killing ?>l t\v?? Aiin-ncnn : ; -sa.uai
at Adanu. Tho nmrdt-rcu mi: - .
aries were Mr. it s and ?I .
Mauier. Tiio otIk-is (onneotcd v. '!;
till' mis?ii>n< Iirii ^ I!.... * t .
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Christie, who is nt Tarsus.
Three French warships are hurrying
to Morsina, where the situation
is desparate. Foreigners ami many
Christians have taken refuge in the
consulates. The local troops and the
Governor are doing their best t.> protect
the town, but there is great fear
that it cannot hold out much longer
against the invasion of the Moslems,
who are sweeping down in large
numbers. The Amerienn vice consul
at Mersina, John Dcblws, has been
unable to proceed to Adana. owing
to interruption of communication. A
British warship is proceeding to Alexandretta.
which is threatened by the
Moslems.
The Chuiuber sent a deputation to
the barracks to explain to the soldiers
the evil results of disobedience.
The Deputies for Alephao and Adana
demanded immediate measures to restore
order in the Adana district and
to punish the ringleaders of the massacre.
A motion to this effect was
adopted unanimous!v. According to
the latest news from Adana. the missionaries
do not dare tr> leave the
mission house. They are suffering
from lack of provisions and medicines.
and have sent an appeal to the
military authorities for protection.
Adana is still burning and it is reported
that not less titan three thousand
people are homeless at Tarsus.
I icir^niii^ rei'i'ivi'a I rom t-fie
British vice consul at Adana state
that there are apprehensions of further
trouble at that place.
SERIOUS FIRE IN CHARLOTTE.
Black's Livery Stable in Ashes?Six
Horses Burned?Loss $25,000.
Charlotte, N. ('., Special.?A tire
which dared the utmost efforts of the
city's tire tighters, a blaze which
threatened to wipe out of existence
a half-dozen or more surrounding
dwt^lings, a conflagration that
brought thousands to view the conflict,
was that which razed to the
ground the long, two and three-story
brick structure which it early claimed
as its own. Result, six horses
dead, the building and contents, including
vehicles, harvesting and fanning
machinery entirely destroyed,
with an approximate total loss of
$25,000; with damage done to the
stables of Mr. R. C. McManus nearby
to the southeast on College street to
the extent of about $1,200 and a
similar amount of loss charged up to
Mr. A. W. Whitaker's stables, which
adjoined on the west. All the injury
done to the two latter establishments
was wrought by the collapsing of
heavy brick walls which carried with
them nart of tli?> i lL
t ... .... luuiiug ucncaui.
Cuba to Have an Army.
Havana, By Cable.?Extraordinary
' progress is being made in the organization
of the Cuban regular army.
When fully recruited, it will number
about ">,000 infantry and artillery.
That the President considers this as
indispensable to tlu* maintenance of
the government fs shown by his reference
to it as "a powerful instrument
for the preservation of peace" in his
recent message to Congress. Privately
the President is reported to have said
that he will not really begin to rule
until the army is fully ready for
service. Already more than threefourths
of the force has been enlisted
and the work of training is going on
rapidly.
Highwayman Captured.
San Francisco, Specinl.?James M.
Thompson, vice president of the
Thompson Bridge Company, on entering
his office Saturday with a sack
containing $.'1,2(10 was confronted by
two masked men, one of whom shot
1 him through the chest, inflicting a
serious wound. The men escaped
with the money, but were captured.
During the shooting William ltoseburg
received a stray bullet but was
not serinnnlv
The King of All Crooks.
Marion, N. C., Special.?Of all the
systems of graft an ingenious age has
produced, a negro preacher of this
place has invented the one unique.
He has been holding a revival for
the past month and there have been,
it is said, 110 conversions. When a
nigger is converted he issues a certificate
like this: "This is to certify
that Sister Jane Jones has this day
been born into the kingdom of God,"
etc., and charges the poor, deluded
fool the sum of 50 cents for her passport
into Glory.
Wheat Flurry Subsided.
Chicago, Special.?After a memorable
speculative week the ticker's
"good night" was received at noon
Saturday with a deep sigh of relief
from board of trade men, not to mention
an army of laymen drawn into
the vortex of the wheat pit by the
publicity given James A. Patten, the
leader, and his following. Mr. Patten
personally, left the market to its fate,
from the view which the Patten
crowd improved considerably.
GEN! BUTLER IS DEAD
Former South Carolina ScnaPesses
Away.
WAS A CONFEDERATE OFFICER
Cavalry ? Was Fcrrrcr United
States Senator From South Carolina?
Served in Spanish-American
War.
Columbia, S. C., Special.?Gen.
Matthew Calhrnith Rutler, of Edgefield,
one of the last of the Confederate
cavalry generals, died Wednesday
night at 11:40 at a local infirmary.
For several weeks General lhitler had
been ill and had been gradually growing
weaker and for several days it
had been known that the end was
ne.ar. General Butler's death was duO
to a complication of diseases, induced I
by an old wound.
In 1S70 General Rutler was elected j
to the United States Senate and (
served three terms. During the Spnnish-Ameriet
n war he was a major general
in the United States army. After
the war he was appointed a member
of the Cuban peace commission. He is
survived hv Ills widow mnt throi. ohil
di en, Capt. M. C. lint lor. Jr., U. S.
A.; Dr. F. W. P. Butler, of tiiis city,
and Mrs. MoNeelv, wife of a naval
officer.
On Ins 75th birthday General Butler
received supreme unction from
the Catholic Church. He died within
50 yards of the convention hall in
which the seccession convention met.
General Butler was n nephew of Commodare
Perry, of the United States
navy, and but for fate mieht have
been a distinguished officer of tho
United States army instead of a Confederate
leader.
Gen. Butler was a son of Dr. William
Butler and descended from a
spenldid ancestry.
In childhood he nrenmnatiiod tiis
father to Arkansas, but after the
lattcr's death returned to South Carolina
in lSol. and made liis home with
Senator A. P. Butler, near Edgefield.
He was educated at the South Carolina
College and then reading law was
admitted to praetice in 1857. Tn the
following year he was married to
Marin, daughter of Governor F. W.
Pickens. He was elected to the Legislature
in ISfiO, but before the conclusion
of his term, entered the military
service of his State as captain of
a company of cavalry in Hampton's
Legion. This command took a distinguished
part in the first battle of
\[anassns, and Captain Butler was
promoted major to date from July
21st, the beginning of his famous .
career in the cavalry of the Army of
Northern Virginia. He commanded
the cavalry of the legion under Stuart
in the withdrawal of the troops from
Yorktown, and was warmly commended
for gallantry at Williamsburg.
In August, ]S(52, he was promoted
to colonel of the Second Regiment.
South Carolina Cavalry, Hampton's
Brigade, and in this rank he
participated in the Second Manassses
and Maryland campaign, winning favorable
mention for gallant leadership
in the affair at Monaeacy Bridge and
Stuart's Chaxnbersburg raid. He commanded
the main part of his brigade
in the Dumfrie. expedition of December,
1S(>2, and in June, 18f>3, he was
onn nf t hck >?w .l i~- i
.... ut? -?i vuun|?inuMi? n'aucrs j
in the famous cavalry battle of Bran- j
dv station. Here lie was severely
wounded by a shell, losing his right,
foot, and promotion to brigadier general
followed in September. Returning
to sendee before his wound healed.
he was sent home to recover. He
sueeeded General Hampton in brigade
command, and took part in the fall
campaigns of the army in 1S03. and
throughout the famous struggle of
1SG4, at the Wilderness, Spottsyl- j
vnnia nnd norore rnehmonrt tn opposi- (
tior to Sheridan, he was one of the j
heroic figures of this last great cam- ;
paign of the Confederate armies. The
reports of Sheridan and himself at- 1
test the splendid fight of Butler and |
his brigade at Ilawc's shop, and Cold
Harbor. At Trevilian station he was
in command of Hampton's division,
and repulsed seven distinct nnd deter- I
mined assaults hv the largely super- 1
ior forces under Sheridan, his com- I
mand occupying a most important
part of a Confederate line and fight
ing as infantry. In September ho
was promoted mojor general, and in
the spring of ISO") he was detached
with a small division for the campaign '
against Sherman in the Carolinas. lie
commanded the rear guard of Hardee's
army at the evacuation of Columbia
and Cheraw. and at the last
had division command of cavalry., his
forces and Gen. Joe Wheeler's forming
the command of Lieutenant General
Wade Hampton. The close of the
war left him in financial ruin, hut he
bravely roet the exigencies of fhe occasion,
and in a short time attained
national repute for the firmness and
boldness with which he handled the
political questions which concerned
the essentials of the reorganized social
life. While he powerfully advocated
obedience to the reconstruction measures
as the law, law being preferable
to chaos, he receded at no time from
a persistent opposition to infringements
on good government, and was
largely instrumental in securing the
election of Governor Wade Hampton.
In 1876 iie was elected to the United
States Senate, where admission was |
I met by a storm of partisan protest,
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; - ,-*T r? - ,T-.Tr^"' " rw ?'
which is memorable in lTic history of
the n?*ion. but his on roc r of oijhfccii
years in that exalted body vindicate.!
tlio "jooi! judirnient and patriotism
of I ho State. which deputed hint a>
its representative. In tlit- stormy davs
of sectional debate ?n ("ojnrress. tie
was one of (ho foromosf ohainpions
of tho South, hut at u later porio?l ),<>
was enabled to make a spuwdid record
in ''constructive statesmanship
by Iiis staunch advocacy of a stronj
navy, of civil service reform, an.I
other measures now settled in national
policy.
KEN1LW0RTH INN BURNS
Mr. Gazzam, the Owner, Barely
Escapes With Life and May DieHotel
Cost $310,000?$74,000 Insurance.
Asheville. X. C., Special.?Keni!worth
Inn. the mairnificunt properly
of Mr. J. M. Gnzziun, which caught
(ir?' Wednesday morning shortly bofore
2 o'clock, was burned to the
ground. The hbtel, located nearly
two miles from town, was inaccessible
to tire protection and the tiremen,
while rescinding promptly, were of
service only in the use of ladders.
Senator (iiizzam, who barely escoped
with his life by jumping from a
third st< ry window, is believed to be
fatally injured. Tie has a broken
inkle, an injured spine and a fracture
of the skull at the base of the brain.
One of the most narrow escapes
was that of Tom Foster, a negro servant
employee, who roomed over the
dining room quarters, Foster was not
awakened until his bed falling partially
through the burned floor tilted
hirn out. Re jumped from the win
:low to a roof ami thou full to the tiro
?soape. Ho was injured, hut will recover.
Fire Chief Bernard, who was
-nt off hv flames while attempting to
arouse Mr. Gazzam, and who was
scorched in lighting his way out, is
all right. Mr. Bernard also sulTcrod
% sprained ankle.
The guests of the inn were eared
for after leaving the hotel by the other
hotels and boarding houses of the
town while many found welcome in
private homes.
The inn was a mass of ruins in
three hours after the lire was discovered.
It hurned faster, the firemen
say, than any fire that Asheville lias
had in many years. There is nothing
standing but two great chimneys to
mark the spot of the inn location. The
trrass and trees for 100 yards away
from the inn are scorched and killed.
I The inn was built 1G years ago at
a cost of $310,000 and was popular
as a resort hotel. A number of conventions,
including the Young Women's
Christian Association arid Young
People's Missionary Movement were
booked for this season.
The total loss is estimared at
$250,000. It is doubtful if lvenilworth
Inn will he rebuilt.
Mr. Gazzam carried but $74,000 insurance
on the property and his loss
was lieavev as was also Mrs. Martin'swho
lost all house furnishings.
BIG FIRE IN ROCHESTER.
Damages Estimated at $500,000 Mayor
Calls For Help For Destitute.
Rochester, N. Y., Special.?Swept
along in the face of a 25-mile gale,
lire Tuesday destroyed several sections
of the city and did damage esti
mated at lwili' a million dollars.
Mayor Kdgerton issued n rail for
relief funds for these families. Some
of them were quartered in precinct
houses and a large number spent the
night in a public school.
A heavy rain set in a 0 o'clock
Tuesday night and while it helped in
extinguishing the smouldering ruins,
it was a hardship on the homeless, especially
those whose household effects
were in the open.
Although accurate estimates cannot
be made at this time, the loss is
estimated at least .$.">00,000. This includes
$60,000 on the Palmer Building;
$100,000 on the Hunting Company.
manufacturers of plumbers'
supplies ;$ 00,000 on the beautiful
Jewish temple, Berith Kodesh, and
the rest in small amounts, is apportioned
among the manufacturers,
house owners and tenants.
One Life Lost in Storm.
Pittsburg. Pa., Special.?One dead
and a number injured are the results
of Tuesday's wind storm in this
city. The wind blew down the north
wall of the Jeanette Opera House, recently
damaged by fire. It fell on
the residence of Dr. A. A. Custard,
adjoining, crashing through the roof
and instantly killing Mildred Felton,
16 years of age, who was visiting the
Custard.
Liquors Will be Returned.
Mobile, Ala., Special.?In the inferior
criminal court Tuesday before
Judge Alford, attorneys for defendants
in the prohibition eases argued
| a motion to quash the affidavits and
seareh warrants on the ground of insufficiency.
Tuesday Judge Alford
handed down his decision, sustaining
the motion and ordering that all liquors.
held under previous orders ol
the court, he returned to the partiei
in whose possession they were fount
at the time of the seizure.
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Items of Interest Gathered By
Wire and Cable
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GLEANIKGS FROM DAY TO DAY
Live Itcris Covering Events of More
or Less Interest at Home and
Abroad.
The luiiios to tin- Chesterfield Horel
and Julaes* shoe store in Petersburg
collapsed Wednesday.
Horman J. Lusbbuugh. SO years
old. committed suicide ia Staunton,
Va., Wednesday.
Boston Stainaker. an old miser,
who died in u cheap lodging house
in Parkersburg. W. Va.. last week,
wus worth $100,000.
The beautiful Kenilworth Inn, near
Asheville, N. C., was destroyed by
lire and the owner perhaps fatally
hurt Wednesday.
One* indicted Councilman in Pittsburg
is said to have confessed and
many arrests may follow.
Two Wfgncn, cabin mates, ended
their lives in the same way on 'ho
eastward trip of the Lucania last
wekk. They were buried in the ocean.
| .lames A. Patten, the Chicago
broker, who sent up the price of
j wheat, denies cornering it, saying he
1 only snw the chance and took it.
The Olympia cotton mills, of Columbia,
B. C\, purchased three cai
loads of ready mixed paint last Wednesday
from a Charleston lirrn to be
, used on its property.
The late frost did great damage
? C?....il e \r:?--J
bU 1.1111b 111 UIU * eiiivy V?l ? ll^IUlU U1IU
in the Norfolk trucking district.
In the excitement of a fire Arniistend
Yuille und his wife forgot their
bnby nnd it burned to death at
Lawyer's, Campbell county, Va., last
j week.
; Six persons lost their lives and
four blocks were burned in a fire at
Lenox. Massachusetts. Sunday morning.
| Eighty persons were immersed in
the Mississippi River at St. Louis, on
I Easter day, joining the colored Baptist
church. Forty more intended to
join hut were deterred by the icy
water.
| Mrs. Georgia Allyen Sampson was,
on last Saturday night, at Lyons, N.
! Y., ucc<|uitted of the charge of killing
her husband.
i Governor Johnson, of Minnesota,
has signed the anti-cigarette bill,
which makes it a misdemeanor to
manufacture, sell or give awav cigarettes
or cigarette paper. T\ie bill
exempts jobbers who do an interstate
business.
! Bemnrd Carlin, aged 22, was electrocuted
at Ossining. N. Y., Monday
for the murder of his mother.
James Cabaanne, 7 years old, was
kidnapped at St. Louis, Mo., thuj'si
day. It is uncertain whether by his
relatives or for ransom.
Lynchburg, Va., will issue $400.|
000 of bonds for municipal improvements.
Woolgrowers of West Virginia,
, Pennsylvania and Ohio met at Park|
ersburg. W. Va.. last week, and
adopted a protest against the wool
schedule in the Pnvno hill.
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i nnarn>v ? iouu, or Frederick eounI
ty, Virginia. was acquitted last
; week of the murder of his brotherj
In-law, North Shirley.
Ben. alias "Booker" Barnes, a
1 negro, eighteen years old, was lynched
Friday at llopkinsvilD, Ky.. by
2/VO farmers for attempting to assault
1 Miss Iluth Gee. seventeen years old,
, daughter of William Gee. a farmer.
Floyne Higlitowcr, ten years old,
: was killed in his father's yard in Atlanta.
Oa., last Thursday by the explosion
of a shell that was being kept
| as a relie of tbe Battle of Atlanta,
fought by the armie9 of Hood and
1 Sherman.
Washington Notes.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer will
order the Mississippi to proceed to
Natchez at the proper time to receive
the silver service from the people
in whose honor the ship wag
named.
After four hours' discussion tho
Democratic conference of Senators
was able to agree on but one amendment,
that for an income tax.
Senator Aldrich holds to tho beliol
that his hill will produce enough revenue
to run the Government.
President Taft has selected the
Stetson cottage, at Beverly, Mass., as
his summer home.
Low rates on necessities and high
rates on luxuries will distinguish the
Senate Tariff bill, Senator Aldricb
says. .
President Taft says no Union veterans
will lose their Government
positions as long as they are able to
work.
In receiving the new Cuban Minister
Friday President Taft reassured
Cuba of America's intention to up(hold
its independence.
The House passed the Payne Tarift
bill Friday night by a vote of 217
to 161. Four Louisiana Democrats
voted for the bill.
By an overwhelming majority the
House last Friday placed oil on the
I frc list, with but 40 votes against it.
Ethan A. Hitchcock, former Secretary
of the Interior, died in WashingI
ton Friday.
L The President has given his support
, to the great interdenominational
campaign for foreign missions.
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