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t ANOTHER CALL. OtutiM Hot Eopreiontod'at Bocont Immigration Conrention nmnD to joh hotxxxvt. HathMon, Orlirtaator of the Preeent MoTement tor Immt* •rente Has Another Word on the Betyeet. To the Editor of The State: ' < Referring to immigration again, perhaps for the last time along this line, I wanted to gire my views In * full. — . First, I want each oounty that was not represented at Columbia on the 10th of November to let me know s^/promptly whether or not they care to cooperate with us In this great and grand scheme, so that I may enroll them on my list. Then I wapt two subscription lists circulated in each county, one of the subscription lists asking, for a small contribution for the State board to defray common expenses, such as literature, legal ad- ' vice, and other State expenses, this list to be circulated in each county by a member-of our committee. This Is to be called for In such sums as may be needed from time to time, as It may be required. The amount I would expect from each county 1 would say 1100, and perhaps Oharleer ton woor Columbia 1200 and Other counties that have large cities in them In proportion. And the other sub scrtptton list asking for contributions the expenses of getting the Immi grants to Sooth Carolina, say at least •1,000 from each county and counties that have cities In them to give In a rtlon, say Charleston 13,000, Co- a, 12,000, and so on, to be called for when required for above purposes. - Now, as to who we want, the Scotch peasantry, they are the- tillers of the soil, honest and able to dojfoud work, and they have good blood in their veins. They will make good cltlsens and help ua to pay our taxes'and help Vto support the schools and oburohes and at. n 1 In line with us when we have trouble between the races. Now, as to the Germans—I think they are . a good people, too, but they are a oom- merc al people, and not farmers as we want." As to the Irish, the better olaas of them are politicians and poor er .people are not ambitious—they - don’t like farm work. The English, as a rule are capiulists and manufac- . turers. The Swiss and Italians are not tillers of the soil; they like to <4, work in the cities. And, after all I ' think that the Scotch Is the kind that we want for the Interest of South, Carolina. — Now, the way to get them la-to get ^aome good literature suitable to strike their fancy, and spend a few bundled dollars having It distributed In the proper manner In Scotland by some one tbat can be recommended there, and in tbe meantlme.bave the govern or to endorse our action and then get the president to also, and to have tbe proper papers arranged and send them' to our agent in Loodon-and have him to present them to King EJward for his approval. If all of this works as we want It to, send over two good men, at least let one of them be an educated man and have some koowl- edge of law, tbat he might be able to draw legal documents with steamship companies and change our literature If necessary after they get to Scotland. And charter a tramp ship, or buy a ship If necessary. Now, Marlboro county ts ready to comply, ao far-aa tbe 1100 for tbe State pur poses and 11,000 to be spent moving tbe immigrants Is concerned, and will do more If it becomes necessary. " 1 hope that all the counties that have not come In will Jet me know promptly their intentfdril . . Below I submit a copy of a comma- ' . nloation which I have addressed to Ithe senator of each county that was purposes of our organization and who is willing to give some of his ability, time and attention to the dutiea of the position and who is willing to de fray his own expenses V 1 attending meetings, etc. I would ask you to do me the further favor of informing me whether or not there Is a commercial or civic organization in your county, and If so, tbe name of the secretary. Please kindly give this matter your attention as 1 wish to call the com mittee together at the earliest practi cable day. - v * . Yours truly, A. J. Mathkson, ...Chairman Executive Com. tJETS THIRTY YEARS In the Penitentiary for Killing His Three Little Children. Dr. Jay, the triple murderer, who vas recently tried at Asheville, N. C., was found guilty of murder In tbe second degree and was sentenced to 30 years in the State’s prison at hard labor. Dr. Jay’8"wlme was one of the most horrible in the history of the State. On the morning of Octo ber IS last; while apparently in a rage, he killed bis three young children with a claw-bimmer, at their home at Barnardsville, Buncombe county. The mother of the children, becom ing frightened at the action of her husband, rushed to a neighbor’s for aid. « While she was away Jay killed the children, one f>y one, taking tbe bAb^fflttdlJLable to talk, in his arms and crushing Its sklill with hammer. As soon as neighbors could be summoned Jay was taken in custody and hurried to jail at Ashe ville. Tbe community was very much wrought up over the crime, and there have been threats of lynching should the murderer escape the death penal ty. Tbe plea of the prisoner was In sanity, and a number of witnesses were introduced, during tbe trial to to establish this contention. Tbe time of tbe court, yesterday was taken up with argument, tbe case going to tbe jury late Wednesday afternoon. At 10 o’clock Wednesday night tbe jury retired, having failed to reach a verdict. The verdict was not a sur prise, as it waa^predicted Wednesday that tbe jury would reach such an agreement Dr. Jay la about 50 years of age. He has been married seven years and his wife is but little over 20. The ages of tbe murdered cblld- ren ranged from one to six tears, riy The Boll WeetiI Peet A dispatch from New ()rleans says a special session of the Louisiana leg islature will be held in December to pass legislation which It la hoped will keep the boll weevil out of Louisiana. Gov. HeArd made the announcement of biS-intautioQ to thfr boll weevil con vention. He said he was fully alive to tbe’dangera of tbe^hreatened invasion of th* Weevil and that be had been as sured that tbe State - would have tbe hearty cooperation of tbe agricultural department at Washington in tbe effort to keep tbe pest out of-the State. 'The boll weevil oobfentlon was addressed by a number dr plant ers, merchants and oil men, and also beard Vice President Miller of the Audubou association on the relation of birds to the boll weevil. The con vention decided to ask for the enforce ment of laws for the preservation of tbe birds of tbe State, as an aid in tbf destruction of the weevil. <55- whleb please publish for tbe public in formation. As therein stated, I wish to have committees meet as soon as the*vacancies can be filled. Tbe fol lowing is a list of the counties which failed to send delegates to the oon- veation, namely: Abbeville, Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beanfort, Berke ley, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Colleton, Dorchester, Greenville, Hampton, Horry, Kershaw, Lai ter, Oconee, OrangCburg, Pickens afid Spartanburg. If In any of these coun ties there is a commercial organiza tion, such body Is entitled to distinc tive membership, and I hope the otH- will suggest the name of a citizen tbat I may appoint him.. Yours respectfully, A. J. Mathbsok, Chairman Executive Com. Bennettsville, Nov. 30, 1903. A Hunter Killed. A dispatch from Spartanburg to The State says Johq Godfrey, a young white-man, was accidently shot wblle out hunting by a white'man named Greer Thursday, and as a result the wounded man died at 10 o’clock that olglvt. Godfrey and Greer were two of v party of four who went hunting In the woods Of Capl. Dean’s farm, three miles from the city. By some accidental means the breeCh-loading gun of Greer was discharged, tne en tire load, an ounce No: shot, tak- jag. " The wounded man bled to death from tbe wound before medical aid could THE POSTAL FRAUDS. Bristow’s Report Condemns Tyner, Beavers and Kate he .* WHO ROBBED THE GOVERNMENT the Ac- The Report Shows that cased Men Had Been Dishen alleviate hla sufferfug. Her was a resi dent of this city and unmarried. ; :T Bennettsville, S. 0., Nov. 30, 1903. Dear Sir: At* tbe convention held In Columbia Nov. 10, last, for the purpose of devising ways and means of bringing to our State a desirable dtoss of Immigrants, provision was made for an executive committee to consist of one member from each coun ty of the State and one from each commercial body; tbe chairman of that committee to appoint at bis leis ure a member of the committee from each county and such commercial body as was not represented at the Convention. I regret to say tbat oonnty was one of tbe few-which qo delegates and my purpose in edt^nrom the Moment - They Took Office. X The brief of J. L. Bristow, Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General, who conducted the investigation of the United States Post Office Department was made public last week. It details tbe glaring frauds, conspiracies, black mailing and looting of tbe public treasury that for ten years had gone on in this department of the public service. It-is shown that in toost cases the accused men bad been dis honest from tbe moment they took office. —, In the case of August W. Machen, Superintendent of the Free Delivery Division, Mr. Bristow, openly charges ttiat be was a forger when he entered the service. As tbe arch-conspirators of tbe department be mentions for mer Assistant Attorney-General Tyner, Chief George W. Beavers, of tbe Salaries and Allowances Division, and August W. Machen, in charge of the Free Delivery Division. Barrett. Tyner’s nephew Is mentioned as a dost; second to bis uncle in plots to rob the treasury. — -The brief discloses the finding forty-four Indictments, though more than this number have been recorded. Of these, fourteen were against Machen on Various specific charges, and eight wete against George W. Beavers, in charge of the Division of Salaries and Allowances. There is no attempt on Mr. BrUtow’s part to smooth over a single detail. He fells In a most open, matter-of-fact way tbe methods by whom Post Office Officials used their offices to put money Into tbelr own pockets. TTNBR AND HIS NEPIUUjV. The charges against Assistant At- torhey-General Tyner for tbe Post Office Department indicate, in a very practical way, tbat be was in partner ship with bis nephew, Barrett, who bad been bia assistant, In order to profit by tbe non-prosecution of bond Investment companies, or “get-rich quick’’ concerns tbat were using the malls, to perpertuate their frauds “Stop orders” had been issued against thape companies, Bristow recites, by Assistant Attbraey-Generaf Thomas, who declared they were “a greater menanoe to society than tbe avowed lotteries.” Barrett wrote an opinion declaring all bond investment concerns fraudu lent and ‘-Unlmical to the postal laws.’’ but still suggesting that they beglven “an opportunity.In order that the “get-ricb-qglck” concerns mlgbt not tack tbe opportunity. Barrett resign ed from bis office and formed a part nership with J. Henning Nelms, an agent for one of these concerns. Then they became attorneys for nearly all bf them and thereafter tbe approval of Assistant Attorney-General Tyner to any plan of the investment com panies was sure, if the application was through his nephew, Barrett. Mr. Bristow says that the fees of Nelms and Barrett* for the firsttifty- flve days of their copartnership were 16,000. -The opinion of Barrett, prior to his resignation from the depart ment, had scared the investment com panies, who all fled to Barrett for protection. He obtained it through bis uncle. Mr. Bristow takes up the. case of each bond investment company and shows what was done. Fraud orders were issued againf»fr-the re k a rd Southern Mutual Company for usiijg]^^^ the malls. Tyner arranged with the law firm to allow the concern to do business. Other concerns operated gull tbe public are mentioned, includ ing the Physicians’ Institute, of Chica- -gov-Er-J^-Arnold & Co., the turf firm, of St. Louis; J. J. Ryan & Cy., and others. It la pointed out that the fraudulent concerns were able to use the mails for six years under Tyner’s That he conspired with Maurice Runkle, of New York, and Charles E. Smith, of Baltimore, for the supply of leather cases for the carriers In rural tree delivery routes and thereby made a liberal profit for himself, while the two men mentioned', were allowed to defraud the Government. Machen and tbe twain were Indicted fur this. . rx “graft” in lbttrr boxes. That Machen conspired with M4y- bury & Ellis, of Detroit, to make and distribute a vast number of rdral let ter boxes, at extortionate prices, with intent to defraud tbe Government. Mr. Bristow gives tbe prices charged and the profits that, accrued each year, 170.000 being paid out uselessly by the department in four years. That Machen, with Isaac McGlehan, conspired to defraud tbe Government in the manufacture of package letter boxes, charging from 14 to t8 a box when they could have beeh made for $3.50.- * t--' 'Wl- - . „ That Machen, with George W. Beavers, then In charge of tbe Divi- si in of Salaries and Allowances, con spired to defraud tbe Government .through the introduction of tbe Mon tague iddioabor, a device to show, the houis of collection at street letter b-x^s. Machen and Beavers each, re ceived stocn of the company promoted by W. W. Montague postmaster at San Francisco Mr. Bristow introduces lettmrto prove all be says about this allege fraud. That Machen received 10 per cent rebate from Charles J. Heller Of Phila delphia, who had been allowed a con- vracr tenrurntsh badges ter rural m- ^-Tiers at fifty cei^ts each. Mr. Bristow says in conclusion: ‘‘Mach^h'does not Seem to have con sidered a day of reckoning possible; over nine years of continued prosperity bad given him confidence. He had passed through three Congressional investigations. He bad deceived his superiors through four different Post- masters-General and a like number of First Assistants.” BEAVERS WORSE THAN MACHEN. Tbe findings of Mr. Bristow against Gewige W. Beavers are: j ' Kan Returns Home After Abeenee of Fifty Years.* an HE HAD BEEN MOURNED AS DEAD That as chief of the Salaries gga stances pointed to her husband. ng this communication to aek that yon suggest the name < liable citizen whom I may. appoint II 1ft Itopiless for there la no -poHtics and we want a man who will Intonat In the objects and ■ ■ Long Staple Upland Cotton. Secretary .Wilson says satisfactory results are recorded wild the hyblrd or long staple upland cottons and ex tensive field tests are now under way, and If the result of the present sea son’s work Irr satisfactory seed*'wHl be grown for distributions. Indications at the present stage of experiments also favor the belief tbat we shall soon have ^varieties of Egyplain cotton adapted to cultivation in this coun try. At present we pay Egyptian growers 1^1535,000 annually for their oottons. t ■ . Caught at Last. A young man who declared that be is Frederick °Strube, wanted at Havana, Ilia., on the charge qf having killed Alice Henninger, was’arrested at Macon, Mo., on Wednesday. Strube said be struck Miss Henninger wltb a monkey wrench because she laughed at him when be pressed her to marry him. They were In a buggy and, be said, fell out of the vehicle during thp struggle and on the ground he at! her and killed her and afterwards buried her body. A Great Problem (Solved. * A North Missouri editor asked: “Who is the happier, the man who possesses 11,000,000 or the man who has seven daughters?” Another Mis- 1°® souri editor promptly solved the ■<* lem In this way: ‘The man wit rulings. A BANKRUPT AND FORGER. Mr. Bristow finds against August W. Machen as follows: That he cen tered the service In 1887, a bankrupt; and forger; tbat be bad then secured loans from lriends on false repie^euta- tloiis; that, v as Superintendent of the Free Delivery System, he Introduced straps Instead of twine for the use of carriers in tying up mail and collect ed 130.000 from George D. Lamb, a man with whom he had only a verbal contract for suppling tbe straps; tbat the straps cost the Government $14,-* 00C a year. .. ■ ... : ' • / — That he made a contract with John Boyle A'Co., for the furnishing of carriers’ shoulder straps and collected a rebate from the firm for each used; tbat be made a similar c with William G Crawfonj^-of Wash ington, when the Bgyldcontractfor four year? expired; and tbat by its terms be entered Into a conspiracy^ with Crawford and George E Lorenz, ledo, Ohio, to furnish straps and divided tbe money received from the Government. By its terms Machen and Lorenz each received 37} per cent Tbat Machea conspired with the GrolTi and Lorenz to defraud the Government In the supply of the Groff fastener for attaching letter boxes to posts, and tbat Jiacben actually re- AHpwances Division be conspired to defraud the.Government through a series of schemes for tbe promotion of clerks, the appointment of others who did no work and drew salaries; that he collected vast sums for the alleged advancement of clerks and by chang ing tbe official titles of clerks to ad vance their salaries anil take part of them himself. . That lie leased premises at exorbi tant figures In order to reap a profit himself. —r*-— —— That he purchased a vast number of useless Brandt-Dent automatic, casheirs for post offices, compellidg the Government to pay a fraudulent price for them in order to reap a per sonal gain. The machines provd useless. j That he compelled postmasters to buy the Elliott A Hitch typewriter, an inaccurate and poor machine, for $200,| when other and better machines could be bad cheaper, so tbat be could profit by thus mulcting tbe depart ment. Mr. Bristow- gives many in stances of-this kind. .. *; That Beavers purchased thousands’ of unnecessary time clocks, used In tbe -service to record tbe time of arrival and this departure of carriers through a conspiracy with the Bundy Clock Company in coujunction with George E. Green, its president. That he conspired with II. J. Truesdale and George E. Green, of Binghamton, N. Y., and W. D. pore- mus, for pie purchase of useless stamp cancelling machines, 670 of which cost the Government $143,475, while only thirty-nine were used. Mr. Bristow goes into great detail as to the scheme regarding the cancelling machines were invented by Doremus and named'after him. Beavers, Green and Doremus wCre^all indicted in thiscon- «oda his arraign ment of Beavers with the remark that: • - -• “The administration of Beavers was, If possible, more demorallzioi upon the tntegrity of tbe service than that of Macheu: Mr. -Bristow also goes Into the offences of mihor’offlcials, giving the history of. each one and the action taken against him. After He Deserted His Home He » Never Wrote a Line to His , WiDe or His Helpless Children. After an absence of fifty-four years from bis family Jacob Wesley Cloy wandered into bis son home, J udge John R. Cloy, at Graniteville, last Monday night week ago.. The story reads like the plot in some romance of the mid dle ages^ but surpasses the ancient fic- tion ln the fact tbat it is a true tale. A reporter for the Augusta Chronicle heard of this marvellous story a day or two ago and meeting Judge Cloy on tbe streets, who confirmed It and added more wonders to the way It bad been told by another. The story recounted by Judge Cloy began When he was only twenty-seven days old and tils fattier disappeared, leaving tils mother with two' Helpless young children, and never returned uutil last weelit jtDuring the alisence of the father the two children had advanced past middle age and the good mother, who tolled for their support and education, had died in ignorance ot what bad become her husband, Mrs. Cloy departed this life iu 1889. ~“B5cirTnTHe"Teaf T849 TaobFTToy was the overseer on tbe plantations of Frank Posey, a prominent planter of the eastern section of South Carolina. The great farmer had a son, Martin Posey, who married a young wife, and for a while lived happily on one of the places owned by his father. One day tbe young., wife disappeared and a search was instituted to find her. In a..few days after the disappearance her mutilated bbdy was ound jn a swamp nearby, and the e\ldence was plain that murder bad )een com mitted. The strong finger of circum- Ue was arrested and tried. MAIN WITNESS PISAri'EAHS. Jacob Cloy was one of the witnesses summoned by tbe state at the trial. He was one of lheL_party that found the,body of Mrs. Posey and it was thodgbt tbat testimony given by bim woiild throw considerable ligbl on tbe case. In fact, many (bought tbat Cloy’j evidence would convict Martin Posey of tbe murder of his wife. All were anxiously awaiting tbe time when Cloy would take* tbe stand and say the words that would clear up the mystery that bad shocked tbe whole country side by Its ^horrors. The week In ibis city Judge Cloy met a relative of bis father; wbo told bim that he took no stock in the report and did not even brother himself to write to tbe address given. He had long since begun to believe tbat his father bad passed away. RETURN OF PRODIGAL FATHER. Last Monday night week an old man, bowed down with tbe weight of eighty odd years, boarded the South ern train that left Augusta at 11:15 p. m., and told Conductor Wooten that be was the father of Judge John R.Cloy, of Graniteville, and wanted to go there. He had only money enough to pay bis fare to that place and asked anxiously to be directed to the home of his son when the train would reach Graniteville after midnight. The conductor told the old man that Judge Ooy’s father had been dead for over^orty years and thought he was endeavoring to deceive bim. Tbe ancient passengei was so insistent, however, tbat when tbe train reached GranitevHle, Conductor Wooten called tbe night man at the depot.and asked bim to show tba old man td the borne of judge Cloy-abd that If the judge was not borne to take him to a board ing house and be would see tb^t tbe night’s lodgibg was paid. , J The watchman escorted the traveler to the home of Judge Cloy and the owner himself answered the loud knocking at the door. When he asked what was wanted tbe old man in a broken voice made blmself known. He told bis son that he was now pen niless and without a borne and that be was seeking bis roof as shelter in the time or opportunity there in the chilly midnight air to establish the identity of the man wh* came to his door for shelter and Judge Cloy invited the visitor inside and made * him comfort able for tbe night. In the morning tbe old man proved beyond a shadow of a doubt tbat he was-tbe father, who deserted his two children and their mother fifty-four years ago last March. * HAS BEEN WELL TO-DO. Jacob Cloy ad mite now tbat be left borne sooner than become a witness against Martin Posey, but be bas not uttered one word jtbat would indicate* what bis knowledge of tbe killing of Mrs. Posey was. During the fifty-four, years tbat he has been away from, South Carolina Mr. Cloy tells a tale of ups and downs in life. Once or twice he basbeeh well-to-do and has lived in Mississippi, Indian Territory, Texas and Canada. He gives no rea son why he never wrote to bis wife or children. .It la with difficulty tbat be can be questioned as be Is now Governor Heyward Did Net Reqaeet the Holding Up of CHARLESTON’S LIQUOR PROFITS. Tbia Statement la Made la Reply to Unfriendly Critieiam. Tbe Formal Reeolntlon of . tbe Board. ■y Tbe Columbia State saye It bae been regarded as a fact that Gov. Heyward asked tbe directors of tbe State dispensary to wltbbold from the city of Charles ton the profits which that city would receive from tbe dis pensary law. This impression seems >0 have been gained from tbe state ment which was issued at tbe time, la,view of some criticisms which have appeared, which the governor made known his unwillingness to notice, Mr^ L. J. Williams, chairman of the board of directory, made tbe foil iwing state ment Thursday: “While tbe governor has heartily co-operated with tne board in all that has been done, sod i-eeat* pitted at toe prospect of a final adjustment of this matter between tbe boaid and the cit^.authorities, it is a manifest ‘injustice to him to blame bim solely with tbe matter and to charge bim wjth having taken the initiative. “While at my borne In Edgefied I saw by tbe newspapers tbat the con- rurce in tneunrbf Chariea- ton was In desperate need of assistance from the State authorities, and know ing tbat the only way by which the? could get' relief would be through funds furnished tbe governor by (be ’ State board of control, under section 665 Df-tiwdispensary law, and wish ing to co-operate wltb tbe governor, I felt It my duty to ooffie to Columbia, and did so. When I arrived bere I found that tbe governor was absent on bis plsmtatton in Colleton county and waited over to see him. Upon his arrival be did not seem to be fully informed as to the status of affalra, and, after several consultations be tween us it was determined tbat IG was necessary that I, as chairman, call the State board of directors In ex traordinary session, since tbe board was tbe only authority in the State wltb power to furnish tbe governor necessary funds to protect the consta bles. “At this meeting of tbe board It was deemed an Injustice to tbe bal ance of the State to take this money, quite deaf, speaks wltb difficulty *#d to protect tbe constables, from tbe bis mind is not dear as a result of'hls greatage. What a change of fortune IS' this? time for tbe trial d rew-near and Inter"'an old, world worn man to the borne of hfiflon asking for shel ter in bis declining years when in tbe ffcll strength and vigor of young man hood he left tbat son a helpless Infant of twetfCf-Seven days old in the arms of a young and inexperienced mother. Tbe mother reared tbe son in such a manner, (hat now after having passed tbe mfddUi mark of life be Is in tbe enjoyment of plenty of this world goods and thempeot and esteem of his fellow man. * with tbe surplus girls, of course.,. Tbe man wltb the money Is not satisfied and wants mo;*, the man with tbs saves daughters it satisfied—be bas ‘ » ' .... “ ' , prob- oelved more tban conspired with John haven. scheme. That Machen T. Oappsx,- of paint letter boxesjatr exorbitary rates and collected a rebate for blmself for awarding tbe contract. I A White Man Hanged. ! At New Berne, N. C., a murder case embeaclng many interesting and un usual feat pros came to a tragic end Friday with the execution of Chris D xon- Friday. Godfrey yteber, a substantial farmer was shot from ambusb near his home, Nov. 22,1901. He lived only a few hours, and while dying expressed the belief tbat was the assassin. Dixon was convicted of the crlmejthe' strongest evidence agahrait^im being that two pages of a magazine was used as a gun wad antLa copy of the same magazine fopedm Dixon’s house bad these two es missing. After being sentenc ed- Dixon broke jail and escaped. He was rearrested last October near Chestertiield, S. C., after enjoying two years’ freedom. Tbe widow of the man be murdered bad beCdme bis wife and was living with him. Dixon’s crime according to the testimony at the trial was prompted by jealousy. Dix.-n and tbe girl wbo afterwards married Weber were sweethearts be fore Weber appeared as a suitor. Tbe latter being a man of some means she discarded ( Dlxon and married Weber. Htate Banka. The secretary of the state has'com •25,000 from\tbe pleted the statistics of the capitaliza tion of new state banking corporations organized during the year, moat of which are in riperxtld^orwiU be soont Tbe total capitalization amount* to •1,100,000, which exceeds tbat of pre vious years. est increased. Finally the day set for tbe hearing arriyevL and the court room was crowded to the doors. When Jacob Cloy was called to go on tbe stand it was found tbat he bad dis appeared. Application being made at bis borne it was learned from hla wife that he had not been at tbe house fo r several days. Many people Immediately -were convinced that an other murder had been committed to keel) tbe truth about tbe first one from coming to tbe light of day Again tbe country was shocked and ail sorts of methods were adopted to try and locate the whereabout of Oloy, but without avail. After thorough search not i a few people came to tbe opinion tbat Cloy bad gone away to keep from convict ing hia n J^a£L.fiiend, Martin Posey Mra. Cloy was left with a son twenty- seven days old and a daughter not quite two years. She immediately set about suppofting them. She un dertook such work as a Woman could do and succeeded - in raising her de- Itfted children In a creditable man ner and giving them, ad education. Sbe often harbored tbe idea that she would bear from her husband, but as tbe years speed qd and not a line canie sbe became convinced that he was dead; ** “ BON MEETS FATHER. Durtugabe latter part of the war Judge Ctoy^ihen a boy of 14 years of age, was a student at tbe Arsenal in Columbia. Tbe Confederacy was in *desper l at< ktraitfs. It was almost a case of robbing the cradle afitMJie grave to keep -the armies suppl with soldiers. Tbe boys of the JiTi nel and tbe Citadel at Charle-stdp-were mustered into one coinpacy^dnd sent to camp at .Spartaiit^i^ prepartory to being ordered j^tbc front. In tbe company w^h-JudgeCloy at tbc t,lme was Mj^ZT W. Carwyle and others re now well know in Augusta, command of boys never reached tbe firing line for Lee surrendered while they were still in Spartanburg and they were mustered out of the service and sent home. While traveiling to bis home in Aiken county Ifie ypUthful soldier, John R. Cloy, met a mao in cna ge of a drove of ptock that was being driven through-the country 1 . The man and tbe'bo? soldier struck up a conversa tion and. when tbe young man told bis name the man began to question bim very closely. They were together for nearly an hour and us tbe man was about to depart be told tbe youth ful Confederate tbat he was bis father. The ydtrUT’Vas Incredulous and tbe clan rode on without any further information. Young Cloy reached home be recited tbe occurrence to bis mother. From tbe deecriptlob given of tlie man and the subjects on which be asked ques tions Mrs. Clpy was pos drover wbo ebdountered her son, was Babe In the Woods. Near Greensboro, N. C., Emily Scboffoer, a three-year-old girl, who was lost in a forest for three day-', was found half frozen and half starved. After being revived she pluckily told of her adventure. Last Friday morn ing week Phillip Shoffner, a farmer, started to market, and the child fal lowed the wigon. ^Her parents did not know this, and the child got lost in tbe forest. Tbat night a search ing party scoured.the country and the girl was found in a thicket cuddled up.undec a: tree. The baby told an Intelligent story of her adven ture, saying she bad been walking in a ptue tblcket calling^ for mama and papa, and when she'ooul^ not find them or tbe “big road” she went to sleep. She had been walking, she said, when sbe was not sleeping. It is remarkable that tbe child did not freeze to death, as the weather, has been bitterly cold, and sbe was bare footed and .wore only summer clothes. - Two Tugs Calltde. ee lives were, lost and one man Ijadly hurt Wednesday by a ool- iBlon"betweentbe tugs Idle Wild and Heroulesxiff^Ellis island in New York harbor. Haris Peterooo, Wm. Lasker and a man whose name has not been earned were drowned Sto^- berg, a boatman was cut abdut tbe State funds, and it was, therefore, jte> - > termlned to take an amount neoeesary to reimburse tbe school fund from the ~ city of Charleston, since the failure of public sentiment in Charleston and he hick of co-operation oftheettf of ficials were at last the cause of all the trouble. The.pnly ‘request’ ffiade by the governor, as formerly published, - was for financial aid aftof these con ferences, In behalf of the constables. “I Invited the governor to be pres ent at the hearing yesterday in re sponse to a letter from Mayor Smyth A) that effect. These are the bald facts with reference to the matter, and I don’t suppose the governor or the State board have any reason to r feel that we could have done other wise.” "" - Following is the text of the resold- giving When f her husband. | m ... _ Thlrbecureoce WjuMust after.Leet Three deaths have occurred surrender. From “that day lap to one *“ “■ year ago Judge Cloy never beard of headand his left knee broken. Is In a serious condition and unable to give any details as to how the acci dent occurred. The Hercules is owner by the American Towboat company of Baltimore. The IdhrWtld, which had 11 men on board, was cat nearly In two and sank immediately. Al save three of those on board were picked up by tbe Herculem. Tbe Hercules was not seriously injured. lion which the board bas passed after bearing tbe return of the officials of the city of Cbarlestom Resolved, Tbat tbe profits scorning to tbe city of Charleston are hereby withheld until Jan. 1, 1904, “to pay State constables” for tbe better forcement of the dispensary law in tbe cit> of Charleston. . .., . Second, Tbat thereafter the profits accruing to tbe cltr shall be restored, provided, tbat in addition to .7 three detectives now employed for iqaklng cases against Illicit liquor . dealers, four other officers be employ ed by the city subject to the direction tie division chiel h; )nstable fer the main purpose of detecting and captur ing contraband liquors. Drowned in the Congo. A cablegram received at Nashville, Tenn., announced the death of H. C. Staymenter, an American missionary nd the drowning of 23 of the native ew by the capsizing of a bjaton tbe Congo river in Central Africa. T.ie boat was the “Lapstey” and was the nilst-iooary craft of the Boo them Presbyterian church. Oq It.were Mr. Staymenter and Mutte Martin of Alex andria, Va., who left tbe United States on August 1 and went as mis sionaries into the interior* of Congo Free State. The boat capsized bet ween Leopoldville and Luebo, and Staymenter went down with 23 of vUw« vauvsv JTAAt vi as •* sssj wsas v vas* An AtHeted Family, A dispatch from Pickens to Tbe State says Mlsp Pauline McDaniel, j daughter of Sheriff J; H. G. Me Dan iel, died Thursday night. She h?< been ill for some time of typhoid fever. She has gradually grown wor^e. since tbe death, qf her mother, which occurred about three weeks ago. This caused a shock from which Miss Mc Daniel never recovered. Tbe remains will be interred tills afternoon at Se- cona Baptist church, of which she was a devoted member. She was ako a valued member of tbe local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. in this family in about a month’s Jime. The sympathy of the entire community A Fajcltive From Justice. .j. Gqv. Heyward Wednesday imoafi a rewarded of 160 for tbe aprebt-nston and conviction of Henry Byrd of Dar lington county, who has been tlve from'Justice for some time, bas been committing depredations tbat county, frightening wpman and children. The rtaideoto of tne county, 7 being thoroughly enraged,114ve offer- L t ed a - reward of fiSQ for hla capture. . -w The sum which the governor has otter ed increases the amount to flOO. Byrd was convicted of stealing a bale of cotton and sentenced to serve two years on the county chalngang, from which be escaped, ■ « —. l ■ :■ v ' ' A 8m! Accident^ bis tether. During ths iast festive I goes oat to the sorely bsntved family At piar.kstonc, Ma sons of Mia. Nellie seventeen; William, George, eight years drowned in the while attemptfig HD ioe. * * . the r<v r*-' - ■ * -—*——- 7*’ — —-—— . L jw.