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•V: c: ■■mmm ■M ms BARNWELL, S- THtTRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1007. NO. 3. >- BURGLAR KILLS To Watery Grave and the .Young Groom Jo Diaconoolate ■■The Young Bride Knocked From the Deck of Friend’s Yatch and Drowned 1 Her Young Husband Tried to Rescue Her, But He Had to Ik-Rescued. - Swept off the deck of a yatch while dining with her husband, Mrs. Mar- gerita Croft, on her honeymoon, Wed nesday met death near Greenwich Point, close to Philadelphia, and the life of her husband, John Croft, was saved only through the frantic ef forts 6f friends. - Croft is said to be the head of^a big advertising agency in New York, bat his exact address cannot be learn ed, as, his nervous state is such that he will answer no questions concern ing himself. A fejf days ago C. F. N. Bennett, a wealthy advertising agent of Phlla- t delphla' Inviting Mr.-Croft and his twenty-one-year-old bride to take a trip wtih him to the Jamestown Ex position. . The invitation was accepted and . the -party set fOrth oh the scKooner rigged yatch “Bennett” which is equipped-With motor powen No ac cident marked the voyage to Hamp ton Roads, and the young couple, piloted by their Philadelphia friends, - enjoyed themselves hugely in~the maze at exhibits. After a few days spent wandering aronnd the grounds and visiting the snrburbs, the party decided to return to Philadelphia. The bride and groom left the Exposition with re- gret, but when splendid weather fa vored the beginning of the voyage ^ they were content «• Late Wednesday the Bennett using only her sails for purposes of propul sion. skimmed up the De*awsre River to Greenwich Point. Just ns the crew were rounding her into the pro per channel a tremendous squall struck the veesel. * On the deck at'the time, chatting and platmlng foe the future they be lieved would be happy, were HrerHW- ly married couple. With their hosts they sat at table and nte and <!r*nk- amld jesting and criticisms of the big - fair. When the rrrn* pinb nf 111111 ’ struck the vessel, without a single Unw Stand Trial for Insnttliig a Lancaster Lady. A Book Agent Admits Making Im proper Proposals to a Lady and Is Beaten. . A special dispatch from Lancaster to tha Nows and Courier aays a young white man named W. C. Gardner, said to be fron Adamsville, Ga., was arrested in Gaffney and carried, to Lancaster by Constable James T. Hunter, of Lancaster, to answer to the charge of making improper pro posals to and placing his hands on a young married lady of that place, Mrss. E. A. Thompson. The offense is said to have occurred at Mr. Thomp son’s home, he being absent at the Umo. —.—- / Gardner, who is a book-agent, went to the home to try to sell some r books. Upon Mr* Thompson’s return a day or two' later hie wife totd him jbf Gard ner’s conduct, and the indignant hus band forthwith set out to find Gard ner, who in the meantime had left town. Learning that he had gone to Rock Hill Mr. Thompson went to Rock Hill Monday in search of him. Gardner had jnst left town,, however, going on the train toward Yorkville. Resuming his journey Mr. Thomp son found out that Gardenr was on tha aame train as himself and just before reaching Newport he discov ered him in the baggage car.” He at- THi Wife of a Naval Officer at Her Home. ' home, No. 832 Park avenue, Park Jed he would resist arrest, and it was View, Portsmouth, Va., by an un- rumored that ha said he would kill known burglar about three o’clock on I any, man who attempted his capture. Tuesday morning of last week. I David 1£^ Jeff coat is a cousin of Mrs. Rorscharch was shot through the desperado Jeffcoat, who created the heart with her own pistol, taken so much trouble in this country some from her by the burglar after she had years ago and killed several men be- town - Ireland, Sunday, and lunched ^ red _ twlce **P° n trough an open fore he was himself killed. David in New York Thursday. Both exper- door leading into the kitchen, where Jeffcoat, is a powerful man, about 47 iments, equally successful, were he was cornered. ? '• years of age, and has a wife and five , The murderer escaped; dropping -sons, two married daughters and sev- P —.* the pistol as he fled through the wood eral grandchildren. < I *j* e P° we, v the Clermont with her. house door in the rear of tlje kitchen A He does not seem to think that hlsl®*“ e P^^ 168 , an d the Cunarder with Moodbounds carried to the house is ml. very ^serious predicament, but " er ( l ua< i r nple turbines. \ from the Portsmouth Jail shortly af-| aa yk’ bfl jpu* naai. ho no* l voyage of the LnsItantfiT" feS tacked Gardner, knocking-him down -t*r the alarm wafWQftdttdr seen red a soon, as be has a crop to gather and | ha PP tlycom Pl<t4l. was most import scent and ran from the house. The a turpentine Crop to look after. He scent was soon lost, however, and the owns some property on the Edtsto hounds were unable to pick up the River, but he spends most of his trail. ^ time hunting and fishing. Mrs. Rorschach was living with her The crime that has been laid to his two children, the elder seven and the blame is one of the most heinous In younger five years old. Her hus- the history of the county. It is charg- band recently was promoted and I ed that he wnat to.tjhe house of a re transferred from the battleship Ken- spectable^man while .he was at work tucky to the cruiser Tennessee and is in a nearby field and assaulted the al>,e 40 cr08a the Atlantic In five days with Admiral Evans’ fleet off Prov- colored man’s little eight-year-old a . n< * fl fty-ft>ur Miputes.and was able, incetown. Mass. daughter, seriously Injuring her. . on ^ er mai den trip, nearly,to equal The two shots fired by Mrs. Rors- Itrls alleged he was seed In the the best Trans-Atlantic reeford, is cfaach wakened her elder boy, Frank, act by the girl’s small brother, whoJ^®* d to be of secondary importance, _ She cried to-htm that somebody reported" the matter to his father, 8 of the line said that the Lus- had taken her pistol and shot her. The man then went to the house and Mt aa i a had dane all that was expected She told him to go for help. accosted Jeffcoat and attempted to ber without being^pusbed to make The boy rushed for assistance but rescue the girl from his dutches, but a record, and they were confident when he returned with neighbors bis I was threatened with his life. she would be able, when called mother was dead. An effort was made Afterward It is said that Jeffcoat upon* to add to her achievments the to inform Lieut Rorschach by wire- went around to the field where the fastest voyage across the Atlantic, less'telegraph of*the tragedy. man was working and waited at " the Heretofore, It "was pointed out, tur- The Rorschach homo is immediate- end of the row where he was plough- h l ne8 have been constructed for mod ■ ly In the rear ofSthe naval hospital Ing, and then shot him with a shot- erate SP®®^* but on the Lusitania and woods In Portsmouth and near a gun, seriously wounding him. her sister ship, the MaiiretanU, built lumber mill to which negroes fre- He was arrested and carried before w lth the greatests subsidy ever quently pass. A newsboy who lives a magistrate, but the charge, of as |P al d, was stakejAhe British hopo that nearby saw a negro shortly after thejsault was not brought against him, so J turbine driven -vessels would prove tragedy running rapidly by his home I it is said, and he was released on ball. n °t on ly the most comfortable but the towards a small foot bridge. The 1 Hi* bondsman finally said he would 8W, ftest liners afloat, negro was taking off his coat. | not stand for him any longer, but the I From the time that the Lusitania wfth fils fist; his pistol and knife hav ing been taken from him shortly be fore by parttM, whb knew that trou ble was brewing. — He tried to take Gardner, off the train, getting him as far as the car door, when Gardner’s coat, giving way, caused both men to fall, Thomp son fallng off the train, his face strik ing a crosstie, making aeveral ugly cuts and bruises on his forehead, nose and cheeks. Gardner fell inside the door, and thus remaining on the train, made his escape. He ^ras caught, however, as itAted, at.Gaff- Sirr premonitary roar, the sail bellied out, the boom was swept about in an In stant, and Mrs. Croft, with- her hus band looking into her eyes and laugh ing, bras tosaed into the water, which itsd become turbulent-under the in- _ ftuenoe- of-the violent wind. Everybody 'but Croft a*A stHL stunned and bewildered. The hus- sprang to his feet, and. scorn- ng the danger of being struck by the boom M it swung back after Its binges had caused reaction, leai over the rail at the point where his bride had dissapeared. For many rainhtqs the unfortunate jnan, erased by WeL struggled like The crew put khe vessel about and swished by Croft, who fought against the men who tried to pull him to the deck. Hut the crew was too strong for After being in jail sometime Gard ner confessed that he made improp er proposals to Mrs. Thompson and that he placed bin hands on her. He offered to strip and allow Mr. Thomp son, the husband, to administer one hundred lashes on his bare back, pro vided he be gtfff& his liberty. But the proposition was not accepted. Mr. Thompson tried to kill Gardner when the latter was taken off 1 the train at Lancaster Wednesday. He presented his revolver at Gardner's breast and pulled the trigger, but Constable Hunter, who had charge of the prisoner, quickly seized the wea pon. the falling hammer striking his in her hand the bnrglar evidently was finger and that preventing an explo- Croft, and he was dragged aboard. whUfr net a trace of)his young wife' could be found. The Bennett sailed around the spot many times, the hue- crying madly for ^Margerlta” and the the ft crew hallowlng constantly. But search was futile. Mrs. Croft, on the eve of what she believed would 1)6 a career of happiness, had died. Thursday night the Bennett war atlll cruising about, and two police tugs were called, the hluecoats using hooks and nets with whwlch to drag the bottom on the stream Croft, sailing his sobs, gritted hir teeth and said in desperation. “I am going to stay here until I find Margerlta If It takes ..all year.” Doctors were called to attend the New Yorker, but the tremendous nervous strain under which he is lab oring has sufficed to keep him up physically, although It is believed when he realizes fully the loss he h.as suffered hit m* nd ma y be ‘ffeeted. at least temporarily. The grief of the man has touched the heart of scores and boatmen who never heard of Croft »re oiit aiding In the seCtch for the body. MARRIED THE WRONG TWIN. Woman Who Was Tricked Into Cere- F ^pnhaf mony Now Wants IHvoree. Following the filing of her suit it divorce from Calvin Thomas, Mrs. da Thomas, of Chrisman, 111., say* that shp was tricked Into contracting a marriage with the defendant, who ' closely resembles his twin .brother, Alvin Thomas. Mrs- Thomas says; that after a courtship ***-three months she made an appointment to meet Alvin at Paris, 1 III., and they were to go to Charleston and be rted. Alvin’s ardor had cooled, bow- •var as ha sent hta twin brother, ever, m ^ ^ realize the de- aothe time later when the twina together. After WENT THERE TO ROB And Was Fired On by the Lady The RRots Went Wild and the Burglar Overpowered the Lady, Took Her Pistol From Her and Shot Her Through the Heart, Kill- _ ing Her Instantly. Mrs. Mary Lawless Rorschach, wife of Lieut. Frank Rorscharch, U. S. N., and sister of Joseph T. Lawless, for MUD FM ASSAULT. BREAKS RECORD. A WfcItt liiN te Oiilid With a L gjMt steamor Completes Mai- ffevHltal Cifcu. j ^ Voyage Successfully. MADE QUICKEST TIME David M. Jeffcoat, of Orangeburg County, Gets in Serious Trouble " Over In Aiken. A special dlspatch frpm Aiken to!On Record, ('rossing the Atlantic The State says David M. Jeffcoat, the Ocean in Five Days and Fifty-Four Minute*—The Largest Steamer Ev er Built Proves Herself to Be the Fastest and Best Steamship Afloat Today. A few days ago there was a local white man charged with Ola rape of I OgB ra[ girl In an eight-year-old negro girl In May I last, was arrested Thursday and was carried to Aiken and placed in jail. Jeffcoat is a resident of Orangeburg, Just over the line, but the crime which he is charged with was com-1 mltted, it is alleged, in Aiken county. He was arrested by Deputies Bus-1 celebration of the hundredth anntver- bee and Cate and Sheriff Reborn. mer secretary of the commonwealth When he was arrested Jeffcoat sub- of Virginia, was murdered In .her|“itted quietly, though Mf%as report- sary of that proud occasion when Robert Fulton's 130-foot steamer Clermont went puOag up the Hudson River at five miles an hour. Thursday New Yorkers turned out - ' & ' J 1 - ’ to welcome a steam craft the passen gers of which breakfasted in Queens- While Mrs. Rorschach had a lamp magistrate did not rearrest hinu. slon. SERVED HIM RIGHT. sailed from Queenstown at noon Sun When" Jeffcoat learned that a | da y. she came through the new In the kitchen In the dark. Both I charge of assault was going to be I Ambrose channel and reached her bullets fired by the woman was | brought against him he was reported ] P ler at the foot of West Thirteenth foun^l ln the wsli of the kitchen. to have made the threats which North River, New York, at Mfs, Rorschach, with her money (said to have caused some fear among |noon Thunwlay, the steamer behaved Neighbor* Pelt Him Very Stale Eggs. The New York American says Fer dinand Plnney Earle, who discarded p® d 4 4ti * wtf * because he wished to marry hll “affinity,” Miss Julia Kutner, left Monroe, N. Y'TVednesday night amid a shower of rotten eggs. Three of these landed on him as he reached .he railroad station, and the towns people who had gathered to see him off cheered lustily Ai_ each missile found its mark. Earle says_that he left Monroe 4o transact some business ia New York, sphere he will be for the next ^ew days at hia mother’s apartments up town. The townspeople, however, de- clare tjgt he left, bhf&Tiae he haft thard cf a meeting they were to hold to plan to run him out of town A number of posters had already been printed, warning him to leave town within twenty-four hours, and a woman had made fifty white caps for a committee which was to vlsl’ him. Earle denies any knowledge of these doings. Earle made no demonstration until he was safely aboard his train. Then he turned, and shaking his fist at the mob cursed them under his breath "They are a lot of cowards,” he said as the train pulled out, "and not one of them would dare to Insult mo alone.” WRECK NEAR TRYON. Passenger Train Derailed and Twelve People Injured The Southern railway has received a report announcing that a local pas senger train was derailed near Tryon, N. C., Wednesday night, and twelve persona were slightly injured. The tejrder of the engine, mail car ant baggage and express car were turned 'over, and three coaches left the track The cause is not known. Following are the injured; O. M Drage, of Spartanburg, foot hurt Jesse R. Ibby, of Asheville, knee hart; M. O. Nance, pf Packolet, ankle hur^; P. O. Hunter, of Abbeville, side hurt; Isaac Young, a negro., of An nieon. Ala., hurt Internally;. W. Croker, of Pacolet, hip hurt; Preston Smith, a negro, of Union, slightly hurt, about tha head; Ben Jenkins, a negro, knee skinned; H. G. Dnltoo, of ant in that it was a test of the most [modern propulsive power. Thii la the view taken by her owners, who are satisfied that the practicability of the turbine for fast vessels has been demonstrated and that this new de parture in English shipbuilding has | been justified. The fact that the Lusitania was THE COHON CROP. Dr.W. W, Ray, Who Has Been Out South Wost Says It Is Much Shorter Than It Was Last Season and That It Should Sell Well. ’ Dr. W. W. Ray, of Richland Coun ty, member from South Carolina, of the Cotton Association’s executive committee, has returned from Jack- son and gave out the following Tor publication: f In res ponce to a call for a meeting of the* ecectrtive committee of the Southern Cotton Assosciatlon, I left Columbia on Tuesday morning, the 3rd at 7.25. :* ‘A I examined, as well as I could from the cars, the cotton and corn crops from Columbia to Atlanta. These crops I found to be exceedingly poor, burnt up by tbe sun and rust, show ed considerable until I reached Spar tanburg, there I saw a few crops, WAR IN ORIENT. Itpifttn and Chinas# May Clash DISPUTE OVER ISfaMD Subjects of the Mikado Seise Near the Phillippines aad OfflcUle . Are Nervous—The Action May Bring Into Play American Dtple macy—Chinese Troops Are on the Move. The Far East may again, within fl short time, be plunged into a son of blood. The probability of n serious clash between the Chinese and Jap anese troops Is Involved in the action of H*l, the viceroy of Manchpria, in dispatching a force of Chinese sol diers to K wan to, or Middle Island, where, In the name of the Korean government, the Japanese have as sumed control. .. The territory named is the ontf 1 "'*-' which were good, but the balance of r , C h region between the Yalu river the way to Atlanta the crops were and Manchuria on the northern aide away below the average, In conse- P ( the Shangpl range of mountains. quence of great drought. 1 11 ha * lon « *>«•“ th « subject of dis- i , [put* between China and Corea. The sa nothing of the crop from population Is estimgfepA, »t jftt.ttt — Atlanta to _ glrmlnth»m to'-fons*- Icorean* and 400,000 Chinese, quence of darkness. But early next Before the Russian war both gov- morning I began to inspect the crop ernm ® ntB • ent offlclala with mttRnry- - ~ and corn cr^Tthroughou^Al^blmi l offlc^la ^ ^ wlthdrew ** and Mississippi were exceedingly poor several months ago Marquis Ito as a result of the same causes which Be nt Lieut. Col. Salto with a small affected the crops of Jk>uth Carolina force of troops to assume the admtn- r - e0r »?T , . » r Istration. ThU face seems Jnst to I reached Jackson, Miss., on Wed- U tve become known to the Chinese nesday afternoon. The next morn- authorities who now enter a protect, tog the executive committee of the e!<tal iig ^vereignty. The dispatch 1 Southern Cotton Association held a of Ch , neM troop , to the territory In' 1 seefton In the Knights of Pythias hall, I the Uftst move. In Jackson. We had a good attend-j Vhe announcement that ance. I was very much Impressed with j a p a neee explorers -from L.__- the personnel of the committee, men hav . r , lied t helr national flag over of high chaiacter, conservatives in L B Qiall island immediately adjoining their views, but with no desire to t h* Philippines has attracted much I?**® ,t ^ enient8 °* th ® condi- attention in official circles ia Japan. tion of the drop. — They evinced,-to The Japanese Insist that the Island , t , “r “Ind, the doeB not belong to the Philippine*, greatest care and painstaking in com- |t ls ot the twentieth ,n * CODC U8lon * : they ,eein ' | parallel. The island which was des- ed to have gone over the ground in tgnated Protns or Prataa, by the oM their several states very carefully. L^^ph^ „ BD | a h,bltod. Wbcth- After comparing notos, the commit- OT tt , B of po^ib,* value for naval tee, by h large majority, jlpclded that vurv(>mm i. not dlecleeed. * the "coming crop would not be over] „ twelve million bales—twelve million | NOW IN WANT, five hundred, at the outside. HI Health Poverty. A dispatch from New -York wt tied In a rojl and hanging around'her the people in'the"seetfeii of neck, had run down stairs .by the |aronnd where be lived, back steps. She was standing In an entryway Just at the foot of the steps when she fired. The lamp which she had held was found at her feet un broken, though the lamp shade was shattered. The pistol had been placed ctowe to Mrs. Rorschach left breast over her night dress and discharged.^-It was five-shooter and only three cham- J>ers were empty. These • were the two fired by Mrs. Rorschach and the one fired by th* burglar upon her. tig - South Carolina reported conditions about 10 to 15 per cent, better than last year; Georgia reported about the same condition as South Carolina; North Carolina reported abont the, _ . same condiUons as last year; Ala- Dr - Alexander Fraser, who had a lo- bama reported conditions about 2 5 I crstlvc practice In Providence, R. I., y, and according to the|to 30 per cent, leea than last year; j on,y two years *go, Mas ts, showed no defects: ^ • jltlaalssippl reported the crop raateri- l ••riousiy ill and in want on The proudest man aboard, of I ally less than last year, as a result of Brook,ky,l a,at ® r . course, was the man oh the bridge, imperfect stands, having to plant over T®* Physician, who j* of Capt. J. D. Watt, who saKL.“She is Us many as four times, and in a great a*®- waB graduated with honorsDorn the fastest ship yet built .We did many instances lota of the flelda had th® University of Pennynranin, a^ not try to press her. on this trip l>e-|to be abandoned, as the cotton failed soon built upw tine practice In Provl- cause her machinery is new and ItTto come up; the same conditions pre- denc ® and Riversdale, R. -L Two endanger her. We passed vailed In Louisiana; Texas repor his wife became Bland had A Toklo dispatch to the New YorlM jbrongh enough rough weather to j tha| they will be at least one million Jto he taken to a private santtartam. Herald^ reports that while the Amert- g^e | 8 a g 00< j sea boat. She bales or more shorter than laat year, After that the heuth of the physician can cruise* Chattanooga was at Nak-1 wt)ii-r-.h*tte/’tR*n we.expected.” on account of the ravages of the boll began to fail and he wns grad- JAP8 MOBBED SAILORS _ His Said They Attacked the Japanese Without Gaaee. 1 bdate recently dour of her men nar * I - TheyLuiiianla Is the largest liner I weevtlr also a lot of the"cotton did u *Uy forced to give up his praetiee. rowly escaped hands of bullt THe^Lucania. also of the not come up. — ' ^ —f -Recently he went to Krooklyn and a mob. Two of the men had to c unar( i Line and the previous record The area In cotton was much lea* | secured employment With fljiul epip~ Her money add jewelry were u«-| 8Wl,n f ? r . lt ’T h,,e dther two were | holder, which was started to pace the (than that of laat year. In consequence) P*®* **^ a . . .rescued by the police. i j . Investigation hr the*ship’s officers! Mrt.TRorschach was very hand, | I hourB '>« h,nd the new ship some. She was about 36 years old Japanese storekeeper and the Japan- ese storekeeper and the Japanese | were exonerated. The dispatch also states that the I Chattanooga’s visit to Yokohama had appointed to the I by the usuaI exchange and one of the most-accomplished musicians in Virginia. Lieut. Rorschach was formerly of Kansas, but was navy from Virginia. , | of callg f rom j a p an ese officials. Shore Thonms Archer, a mulatto, claim- ., . . . . Lusitania with fifteen minutes ad-1 of the cotton not coming up; in vance at Queenstown. reached Bandy | Arkansas they reported oofton in Hook-bar at 9 o'clock that night, 13 | bottom lands as being in-good condi tion; cotton on the hill landa waa , tr . f, having suffered very much from HW AM TO SHORE. Iwatut of rain and in consequence of rust; Tennessee reported a reduction Portuguese Risked Life so as to Stay | from last year. The Indian Territory and Oklahoma were not represented, on American Soil. | ybe committee, by a decisive vote. was a handicap that could not be GIVES |JP THE FK2MX-, Me of the The Ouly Colored Georgia Assembly Quits. An Atlanta dispsteh aaya Repre sentative W. H. Rogers, of McIntosh, the ouly colored member of the Geor- rhrvg 1 to'bT inthe employ of the Mer-| ,eaTe had b®®® g ran t® d t ®^ he Crul8 ‘ | ste^rnerofenTnn” juI^arYiv^atVew mum Price of cotton. They think that|g la general assembly, has tendered ^ - ■ Lr “ m “ n " n ' , thftPe ^ ^ n ° Un -' VoTfrom Hnel^ wmto ^A * a " a ®t the®i In this hlB resignation to Governor Smith. I at the beginning of the trip and was demand - The ® dltor of th ® C® 410 ® It was accepted and an election for told that at the end he would be sent Joarnal -wrote an article In the Jour- h , B lessor will be ordered Ro^rs lack to Eurone na1, “*1®* ®lteen cent* should I gaTe reason* for Ms resignation. When the lights of the New Jersey | ^_ th ®:^, I“ d “ h ® h ad chants' and Miners' Transportation and ther ® ha « ^ no un companyrwnsTirreated in Portsmouth | toward occurrences as a suspect. The negro denied any knowledge of the crime. Policeman Elliott, at 4 o’clock Tuesday morn ing. 45 minutes after the murder, saw a negro enter the house of Archer at 1028 Glasgow street, Portsmouth. Archer when arrested was In bed. CRUSADE ON CIGARETTES. Harriman Asked to Use His Influence on Boys. coast were In sight on Saturday night stances. And an article appeared In I it i B not understood. It was thought Lucy Paige Gaston, of Chicago, Hls hats bore spots that looked like I President of the National Anti-Cigar- the Portguesse decided that he would * he Manufacturers Redqrjl CoiWtont- tba t Rogers’ action was due in some swim the rest of the way to America. ln ? "P™ th ® f^ lcl ® lr afor ®“ ld ’ » ua ' measure to t*e acUpu of tbe leglsla- He was not missed from the ship un- ta,n,n * th ® taken by the Cot-|t„re In passing the dtefranchisement til she dropped anchor off Sandy A rope was seen dangling | I ton Journal. The committee also stood for twen- blll. blood stains and hls shoes were wet, ette League, has come to New York Hook ^ w „„„ In condition such as might have been to organize a local branch of the I. the 8tern and a life bouy had l ty do ' lari P® r to ®- as tke minimum caused by walking 1® wet grass In the league and the first movement In her bccp cut away> price for cotton seed. A member of rear of the Rorschach residence. Ar- campaign will be to call on E. H. c t G11 ji n g 8 inferred that the the committee, who was a practical cher say* he got wet in the severe Harriman 4n an attempt to ‘“d®®® 8 to W away had taken the bouy with 0,1 t ma ” and • n oU “J 11 rain that night. him to suppress smoking in his boys’ L lm to ag8igt ln hlg effort8 to rea ch| 8a,d t . hat . thl ! p i r,c ®_ WM * x ^°[ b f ' Gov. Swanson offered a reward of c lub. the j er8ev shore. |200 for theTapture of the murderer | While the,first efforts ot the Anti-' YOUNG COUPLE DROWNED. tant, but in fact, was a Just and fair one. Bodies of Unknown Rescued From the Mississippi River. —T *; 'v ‘ ‘ A dispatch from Muscatine, Iowa, WHAT IT COST. of Mrs. Rorschach, Col. Lawless, Cigarette League In New York will be brother of the victim, ia a member directed toward street bands and of Gov. Swanson’s sUff. . boys in the public schools, Miss Ga8 'Ij U8t Published Lists the| with the prop f i r with no Coroner Holiday found the fatal ton and her colleagues will later Uke ,8 * Aten,eBt r " Wlsnea ine| * m bullet that penetrated Mrs. Rors- up the work among girls. chach’s heart. WORKMEN OVERCOME Cigarette smoking is prevalent [among high school girls and many Expenditures in Panama. I am aatialled that thl. In each oth.ra' anna. tk. Is an nacellent Imiy ol men, *«1“* noa| M 0 f n young man and n girl „ ^ “T . were found in the Mississippi river Th.,. i. .oih l n. o. .>. to establish their MentHy. The and tt is their firm conviction and belief that the cotton will lift « The Panama Canal cost the United I the estimate made, and nnder exist- While Repairing Acid Vat and One of Them Killed. police are undecided whether the pflir girls In fashionable boarding schools I States Government $84,448,000 up to|j n g circumstances fifteen cents is not | Whether they^r-*"^* are addicted to the habit. Mi;** Gas- December 31, 1906, according to a a large price for our cotton. suicide compact and ton asserted. ^ sUtement of the audited expenditures | n V iow of th* fact that all other ,nW) a , ” ■ — I just published. The largest Item was Lojmoodities h*ve advanced in price TORTURED BY ROBHERB. ; jthe $50,000,000 paid to the French I we mub t have a good price for our . 1 ipiiay" End the Panama Govern I cotton ih Order that we can obtain into the river In n last emb Brutally Treated. Spartanburg, hand brpissd; H*®*^ , to livs are William E. Swseney, Simpson, a negro, of Columbi i ^ . , ^ dwd who made a hurt internally; D. Oooh. uf r ^ ^ tB ® a «“ a dispatch from, Buffalo, N. ■ . tavs in repairing a wrecked acid vat I ^ |r arm er and His Wife meat for canal property, right Of h abor and compete with prices offered at the plant of the General Chemical company Thnrsday night, five men were overcome by fumes. One of the men is dead and three otherf , are dying. The dead man ir^Artilur J„ Sweeny. Thoee who are not exxpect- way and franchises. For material f or anakllled labor in other en and supplies, $3,449,000 was paidMpriga,. ~ ■" ^ . ... vitSt .n l ,or * eneral administration. $1,11,4,- We were advised that the demands At Lincoln, III., Warren kiurfly.n 22f . for g 0 y e rnraent and sanitation, of the Farmer*’ Union were similar to f , an ". er ' r d r? wlnnUtoTnisht end tor construction nod those of our committee. We urge all tnred for flT ® t hdUX ^ dnes l ay W n t engineering, $1,729,654. Other «- Lottoa growers to stand by as ia this I by three masked robbers _ Tbe me* ^ lnc i uda n , #lf gt g5 2 under the fight , and wa will assure them that burned the soles of Mnrdy s feet with of . wfcfek t.clude* roll-1^- -» ts sa atfart tn fnrro him In I