Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jfinor Events oi the Week in a Brief Form. Lacking just a few miautes of mid might Monday night, two negroes. names unknown, were gallantly res cued from a watery grave near Charleston by Arthur Young and Ed ,ward Sparkman. The two colored men ere attempting to reach the wharf of the- Charleston Canning Company -with a Ioat load- of produce. when, rough some mishap, the boat and ble .crew were overturned in the water. The men yelled lustily for heip t hey were swept down by the swift tide. The young men who passed the re cealt examination cf the State Board of Medical ExAminers include some of the ripresentative families cf the :State. The highest mark in ti- ex amination was made by Dr. Lawrenlce ' Elliott Bull, of Cheraw, a gra-duate of the South Carolina Medical College. e seccnd highest ma.k vas ma, Dr. Julius Her.'ard Taylcr, cf Co Ia. a graduate of the Universit'y of Virginia. Dexter Harvey, cf Pacolet. was ce 3leved of a twenty dollar watch cn -Choice street in Spartanburg Tuesday might between nine and ten o'cloc-. Mr. Harvey was walking alrng the street in companions when he says that they turned upon him and tookt watch by force- The matter was re ported -to the police and warrants were issued for the parties who were found and the watch recovered. Among the victims of the Gairez ville, %a.. storm was E. 0. Moseiev. formerly of Spartanburg. His wife who is now living in Spartanbur-; re ceived a telegram Tuesday announcing her husband's death. Mrs. Moselcy left immediately for Gainezv'lie. Mr. - Moseley was employed by the clcctric 'company of that city. The funeral takes place Wednesday in Jasper,' Ga. - Tuesday night at 10 o'clock as a team of Charles Gaines, of Seneca, e down Stump Horse Mountz1in d with a driver and a commercial eler, they were overtaken by a se ere thunder storm. The drummer isamounted and preceded tihe team. At curve in the road the driver drove near a precipice and the h*a.ck and -es went over, the driver saving self by swinging f-m the hack. orse was killed, while the oatcr s apparently unhurt. Li ghtning Wednesday night about 9 o'clock st-uck a house occup'.d by J-s. Henderson, on Milan street in Spart - burg. and severely damaged one end of 4t, The house was set on fire by the balls- of electricity which played ab~-st t,. but was .extinguished with a 'few .-bu4et ~.vater before the arrival of the se reeib-4311-:"enderson was thrown out of bed by the force of. th-n s&ck and was made. sensoless for a *time, but subsequently recovered. Tuesday morning about 1 o'clock fire *as discovered in the large three -story brick tobacco plant of Schooi -field. Boatright & Co., at Mu lins. This plant .is comprised of three large buildings, each separate, but connect * ed by large fire doors. By much effort and hard work the fire was coniined to one building, resulting in a loss of about $18,000, partly covere1 by Insur ance. The loss Included :.bout 100 hogsheads of tobacco. Seventeen cars conveyed nearly 2, -000 negroes over the Southern Rail-. way Monday to Ladson, f:'om Char lotte, N. C.. where the anziual picnic ~f the Jenkiris Orphanage took place. ~t-Ladson they found about 500 ne .'es "from the country" awaiting Sthem. The town negroes eyed the country negroes and sniffed. Acri *monious personalities twere lired; also buckshot. *There was a rather serious freight wreck at Central, on the Southern rail road, Wednesday morfing, which de layed tryvel some house. A freight train was heading into a siding in the town when the engine left the track and after running a short distance on the cross ties it turned over, wrecking also several cars. No one was injured The track 'was completely blacked by the wreck. Henry Richardson? colored, of Lex ington county, who has been blind for 13 years. fell from the window of his Shouse the other day and broke his oeck War is on between the faculty o! SColumbian University and seven of the male students of this year's . aw class over the awarding of the degree of -.doctor of civil law to Mrs. Emma Reha Bailey, formerly of South Carolina, whom these students claim is "mental ly unqualified for such a high degree." The city baseball league of Charles ton -was reorganized on Saturday itight and arrapgements were made for the continuance of the popular sport during the rest of the season. Ed Gordon. a young man 18 years ~ld and son of James Gordon. a prom Inent farmer of the Donald's section. died very suddenly this week. He was apparentiy In perfect health until he fell in the yard and in a few minutes Was dead.. It was announced at the commence ment of the Kentucky Wesleyan Coi lege that the honorary degree of doc tor of divinity has been conferred upon Rev. J. L,. Stokes, pastor of the Metho dist church at Yorkville. The literary - ~.address was delivered by Prof. J. E. KHenneman of the University of the liuth, but formerly of South Carolina. 9The Carolina Portland Cement Company. of Charlrston. has increas ed its capital stock from $50,000 to $200,000. The Isacjuina Mills, of Cen tral, has also receivedi a charter. The cap-ital is 8'200.00'). D. K. Norris is president and treasurer aud L. G. Ga nes is secretary. Lighting struck the front tower of th e Co-litten Cotton Mills during a thunde:- sermn recently. Several hun dred- b-i-:' vwere knocked off and a aumee: ci the'2ectric lights were de stroy-ed. R-vcral operatives 'e SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Early Harvesting of Grain and Ship. ment of Fruits. The week ending 9 - m. Manuay, Jne 1st. bad a mean temperature of 7G degrees, which is practically nor nmal. There were no excessively iaot devs, nor abnormally cool nights. -.he winds were generally light, althoiugh high winds accompanied thunder storms, in places, 'that lodged wheat and oats. There was more than the usual amount of cloudiness; the sun shine averaged about 40 per cent of the possible. Parts of the State had copious and beneficial rains on the 26th, 27th, 28th, but parts of the western, northern, ex cept extreme northeastern ones, and the eastern, east central and south eastern counties - had insufficient amounts and there crops are suffering, not so much in the last two divisions. except truck in Charleston county that needs rain ver- much. Parts of the Savannah valley counties are also suf fering for rain. Hail damaged crops in parts of Dorchester, Edgefield, Marion and Saluda counties. The reports from different sections, as to crop conditions, vary greatly. They are favorable from points that had beneficial rains, and unfavorable from places that had - insufficient amounts. The favorable ones include by far the larger area. the general condition of corn im proved as to color and growth, but stands continue irregular, and are still being injured on bottom lands, by worms. Upland corn has good stands. Some corn has received its last work ing. and has been laid by, though this is exceptional, as all corn is small for the season. The condition of cotton as to stande, color and growth has improved gener ally, and shopping is well advanced and has been finished in places, whils in other places cotton is just coming up. In Cclleton county, fields have been plowed up and planted to corn owing to the poor stands, and their grassy condition, but generally fields are free from grass and are well culti vated. Seaisland cotton is thriving. Tobacco is not making satlsfactor3 growth. It is buttoning low, and lacks a healthy color. Localities that had copious rainfall report an im provement in these conditions. Rice is doing well. Oats harvest is general. and the crop is better than expecC'cd though not a full crop. Spring sovr oat:s are failures. Wheat Is ripening and its conditions remains very poor. Melon vines are rusting in Charlestor coaitspd .,mg) for the sensor, elsewhere. Peaches are'fitnurtgset two weeks earlier than last year; their quality is about average. Some re ports indicate excessive rotting ci early varieties. Gardens need more rain. The general condition of minor crops Is very promising.-J. W. Bauer Section Director. The Markets COTTON MARKET. These figures represent prices paid to -wagons: trict good middling-..--------.12.OC Good middling-...-..----------11,% Strict middling-..-..-.------11% Stains and tinges-..-.-.....----11 PRODUCE MARKET. * Onions-..--..----- ------------I Chickens-sprinlg-..-..-..-..-..12%A Hens-per head.~.-..-..-..--.30 Eggs..-..'-------- --------12%A Beeswax ..-....-..----------.-20 Turkeys .. . ----- ----- 12%A Corn-.--- ----- ------------.0 Duck .....-.....--------.22%A WheS--..--------- -- --------o0 Whe&-seed.......----.-- ----1 00 ats.....-.--.---- --- 4 Rye-......-------..------- ---.1 00 Sides-..---- ------- -------- Skins-calf .... --.. ----- 40 Hides-dry salt .- ..-...-- - 10 Tallow-unrendered....... -- . New Enterprises. A charter has been issued to the Williams & McKeithan Company, of Lumber. The company propo-ses tC handle and manufacture lumber. The oiicrs are: Ernest Williams. presi dnt and treasurer; D. T. McKeithan vice president and general manager; J. M. Barr. Ernest Williams and D. T McKeithan, directors. A commission for a charter was is sued to the Edgefield Mercantile Com pany, of Edgefield. The corporatori named are: Joseph P. Ouzts, F. L Timmerman and Samuel T. Williams 'he capital stock of the corporatior is to be $25,000. A commission for a charter has beer Issued to the American District Tele graph Company, of Charleston. The capital stock of the company is to be $5,000. The corporators named are Mesrs. George H. Fearons and Bel videre Brooks, both of New York. The cmpany proposes to have the right to construct, own. lease and muaintair ,telegraph lines. The headquarters ci he company are to be in Charleston Vacant County Offices. Governor Heyward was notifier Saturday of the death of Grandizor Williams. who was a magistrate it ChEster county. He will refer the mat ter of the vacancy to the Chester deld gation. Official notification has been made to the Governor's office of the death of Supervisor Padgett, for Edgefiet county. The matter of the appoint ment of his successor will be left tc T HE PALMETTO STATE Miny Matters Gr4hered From flany Sections. Memorial Day at Beaufort. Beaufort, Special.-The annual cus tom of decorating the graves of feder al sodiers at the nationa cemetery took place Saturday. The following G. A. R. veterans took part in the ceremonies: Hunter post of Beaufort, Reed post of Charlestcn, Lincoln post of Hilton Head, Shaw post of Savannah, Delaney post of Brunswick-all of whom were accompanied by their respective wo man's relief corps and sons of vete rans. While marching to the cemetery the procession was creditably conduc ted, Co. B of Beaufort and a Savannah company acting as escorts. H. J. Grant was marshal of the day. M. W. Gilbert of Columbia was the orator of the day. He was followed by several speakers. all of whom spoke in eulogy of the dead veterans. The floral decoration was performed by school children, a child representing each State of the union. A prayer by the Rev. Dr..Wat son, singing by school children, read ing of general orders from headquar ters by Post Adjutant Edward Wal lace, ritualistic exercises by the G. A. R. posts, a recitation entitled, "Ne gro Soldiers," by Willie Smalls, alter nate music by various bands, conclud ing with a benedication by the Rev. John Brown, constituted the Interest ing features. Several thousand color ed people witnedsed the ceremonica and were duly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion. On returning from the cemetery the veterans and their frienda congregat ed chiefly on Bay street, where they indulged in food purchased chiefly from tables lining the street for sever al blocks. Lemonade stands were also extensively patronized, that being the favorite beverage. The crowd of about 8,000 colored people represented Co lumbia, Augusta, Charleston, Savan nah, Brunswick, the adjacent islands and all the towns along the Charleston and Western Carolina road. They be gan to arrive yesterday evening by ex cursion trains and steamboats from the places mentioned, the last train arriv ing at noon today. Five bands furnish ed good music on Bay street, which was productive of continuous gaiety during the day. Considering the large number present the visitors were re markably well-behaved, only a few ar rests taking place for disorderly con duct during the day. As usual these arrests we,- occasioned by the indulg ence of too much liquor. The gala scene and exuberant meiriment of the visitors occasioned considerable amusement to white observers. There was every indication of a very happy day for the visitors. College Law School. Columbia, Special.-The South Car olina College has inaugurated a new departure to strengthen the course in its new law department. Besides two professors regularly employed in this department, as heretofore, disting ulshed lawyers from different parta of the State will give special lectures during the next session. have been invited are very gratifying to President Sloan. These lawyers1 show a keen interest In the move-] ment to develop the Law School of! the oCilege, and their co-operation In] this spirit will have most beneficial results.< The object is to bring the law stu-1 dents into touch with some of thej foremost lawyers of the State and< thus stimulate itheir ambition andi deepen their conception of what it means to be a lawyer. Men in the ac tive practice of the law. each with1 special experience and Interest In a special phase of the subject, will to-i gether present to the law students of the college a series of lectures cover-1 ing a wide and varied field of practice. The following subjects and lectures have been definitely Indicated, and many others have accepted, but have not yet named their topic's. Judge William H. Brawley: "The 'United States Courts and Their In fluence on the History of the Coun try.' Justice Eugene B. Gary: " 1st. The Development of Equity;'. "2nd. The Supreme Court of the United State3." Edward McCrady: "Constitutional Development in Sotith Carolina." J. P. Carey: "The Missibn .of the True Lawyer." Stete News. Dr. J. A. Robinson, a prominent physician of the Due West section, died suddenly Monday morning. Last week the doctor attended the reunien1 af Confederate veterans in New Or leans and returned to his home, fivei miles west of Due West. Sunday. Next morning he ate breakfast with hisI family, returned to his room and in a] few monutes was found dead in his chair. . Robert Bin'gham, a negro employed at W. J. Whitaker's mill, at McBee. in Chesterfield county, was shot Saturday night by Peter Davis, another- employe. Three balls took effect, one entering the abdominal cavity. Dr. J. D. Ingram was sumnioned and dressed the wounds. He says Bingham may die. Davis has fled. Three seperate suits against the Postal Telegraph Company are now penfling before Magistrate Kirby in Spartanburg, the plaintiff in the three cases being Lucinda Mason, Margaret Mason and T.J. Burnett, each party* asking $100 damage because of the erection of the company's poles upon tir ii lands, etc. Stanyar'ne Wilson rep rescnts the plaintiffs In these cases while Ravenel & Gantt represents the defendants. J. E. Smith, pardon attorney for the Uniled States department of justice. Washington, is seeking information as to~ the manner of granting pardorns in this State and has written the governor aletter about the matter. Hairdly a dlay passes now but what same additional burglary in Cclumbia is addle:i to the already long list there and the gellec thus far have been ab sriutely uinnb!e to cope with the situ atia. Two macre crimes were reported Wedincsday and in both instances the MORE POSTOFFICE THIEVERY Arrests Follow Unearthing of Whole sale Rascality. Washington, Special.-As a result of the sweeping investigation of af fairs at the Postoffice Department, Thomas W. McGregor, a clerk in charge of the supplies for the rural -free -delivery service, and C. Ellsworth Upton, of Baltimore, one of Mc Gregor's assistants, Friday were ar rested on the charge of consplracy with Charles E. Smith, of Baltimore, to defraud the government in the pur chase of the leather pouches furnish ed the rural carriers throughout the country. Their cases make seven ar rests in all since the investigation be gan. Other arrests are expected later. The story of arriests is best to-d in the following official statement given out by Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Bristow. "Thomas McGregor and C. Ells worth Upton were arrested this after noon upon warrants sworn out in Bal timore by Inspectors J. D. Sullivan and A. D. Simmons, charged with a conspiracy with Charles E. Smith and others, to defraud the United States government in the purchase of pouches from C. E. Smith, of Balti more. The complaint sets forth that McGregor and Upton agreed with Smith to obtain for him orders for many thousands of leather pouches, such as are used by rural letter car riers. The price agreed upon was 90 cents per pouch. The actual value was less than 50 cents. Smith was to pay to them the difference between 90 and 50 cents per pouch. It is stated at the department that the actual number of pouches which' were purchased ex ceeded 20,000, for which the govern ment paid 90 cents each, or $18,000 In all. Smith received and retained of this for his own use $10,000. The re maining $8,000 was paid to McGregor and Upton. The government could have bought the entire number of pouches from the manufacturers for $8,000." McGregor has been in the postal service since 1891. He came here from Nebraska as a messenger and subse quently was promoted to a clerkship and finally was appointed by Mr. Machen, in charge of the supply work of the rural free delivery service. Mr. Upton is a Baltimorean and has been in the postal service for 13 years. Both the men arrested are married. They were taken into custody1 at the Post offce Department shortly before the close of office hours. Upton asked to be taken before a. commissioner at am-reggeor in two city, be cause of his wider acquaintance there and better opportunity for securing bail. Accordingly he was taken to that city by two postoffice inspectors shortly before 6 o'clock this evening. McGregor was taken to the office of United States Commissioner Taylor. McGregor has been under the close surveillance of the inspectors for weeks, and has been subjected to a close examinatin for several hours a day. The insliectors say that they com pleted the evidence they wanted be fore taking decisive action-. Postal officials after the arrests would not say whether their investi gations 'In any wise implicated Mr. Machen, who was general superinten dent of the system, while the aP1 aged transactions occurred, in the present matter. Fourth Assistant Bristow, when -asked a question on this point, declined to answer, saying that the statement made. public comprises all the department cared to give out on the subject at this time. Mr. Bristow also declined to say what action was lkely to be taken in the case of C. E. Smith, the Baltimore contractor, who Is named in connection with ,the case. Mr. ~ Bristow said, however, that the two arrests close the case for the present. Water Rising. St. Louis, Special.-Slowly the Mis sippi river crept up the levee, inch hy inch, until between sunrise and sunse~t the gauge marked a rise of six inches and stood at 31.7 feet. The surfac" of the swiftly flowing water was thickly strewn with -Irift wood, which seemed to increase as the day drew on, indi cating that the crest of the flood is ap proaching. A number of frame house. submerged to the roofs passed Louis and now and then a dead anir .g but no human bodies were seen though a vigilant watch has e maintained. A 35-foot stage is ooked for by Saturday. Fire at Albemarle. Albemarle, N. C., Sp ial.---Fire Wednesday night destroy d the ma chine shops of R. L. Sib y & Co. and a large amount of lu er ownedl by the company. The fire'- riginated in the boiler room, some avings catching fire frondhe~ boiler At 12 o'eloe. the fire is under con' rol, but the stops will be almos a ota~l eloss. 'Phe dam age is $6,000, ithout insurance. Congress an Ball to Resign. Houston, ex., Special.--Congress man Er-ll, representing the eighth Texas di trict, has ' m?ade public his intcntio of resigning his .seat. due to the pr -s of private business. The resign ion is to take ecect Novem ter 4 Thi-s will give arr:ple time for hold- ng primaries and a special elec tic . There are already several candi SOUTIERN INDUSTRIAL ,May Make a Ceal Route. Reports from Eastern Tennessee are to the effect that the Virginia & Southwestern Railway may build an extension eastward to meet the west ward extension of the Carolina & Northwestern Railway, which is now building from near Lenoir, N. C., to the summit of the Blue Ridge. Tb construction of such a line would make possible the establishment of a coat route from the Tom's Creek region, iS Wise county, Virginia, via the Vir ginia & Southwestern, the Carolina Northwestern and the Seaboard Air Line, to Wilmington, N. C., a pla which has been discussed for so% time. Henry K. McHarg of New York Is president of the Virginia & South western, the headquarters of which are at Redford, Va. Textile Notes. Announcement was made last week that B. Frank Mebane and associates of Spray, N. C., had purchased 4000 acres of land and begun to burn bricks for structures to be built for textile manufacturing purposes. Rumors have since become current that Messrs. Fred Vietor & Ochelis, the commission firm of New York, represent the German capitalists said to be interested, and that Messrs. Ladshaw & Ladshaw at Spartanburg, S. C., will prepare plaza and specifications for the buildings. Mr. Mebane' and associates already have cotton and woolen mills capital ihed at more than $500,000 and extes sive water-power properties at Spray. The Graniteville Manufacturing Ce. of Graniteville, S. C., has sold sopm 400 bales of cotton, realizing a profit of about $30,000, and will close its miR for the next two months, This is done because of the high prices prevailing for the staple. There are ample gofods on hand to meet the demands of rega lar customers, so that the company will not lose any of its valuable trade. Pelham (Ga.) Manufacturing Co. has let contract to 0. A. Robbins of Charlotte, N. C., to furnish machinery for its dyeing and finishing plant men tioned last wdek as to be added. Oon tract has also been let for erection ot buildings. About.$10,000 in al will be expended. The plant will have capacity of 6000 pounds per day, two dip direct colors for denims. Oxford Knitting Mills, BarnesvilIe{ Ga., will increase capital by $50,000 and double present plant, which has forty knitting machines, etc. Contracts have been awarded for the additional ma chinery and for building materials. Stockholders of the J. C. Collier Co. take all the new stock of the Oxford company. Messrs. Joseph E. 'Patchet, F. 3. Reynolds and E. B. Reynolds of Key ser, W. Va.; T. G. Powell of Cumber land, Md., and William Gund of New Creek, W. Va., have incorporated the Patchett Worsted Co., for manufactur ing worsteds, etc. Capital stock is $100,000. Oakdale Cotton Mills of Jamesto2 N. C., will increase its- capitsi.stoek--.---' ._ em 'nO.noO tr~Stoo,.. poubtless this actl~at f llfbre'6iowed by enlarge ments to the plant. There are now 5328 spindles in position, manufactur ing yarns. Messrs. P. W. Hart and P. H. Walker of Flat Rock, N. C., and F. G. Hart of Flat Rock, N. C., have incorporated the Hart Knitting Mill Co., with capital stock of $50,000, of which $6000 ha beeni subscribed. Messrs. T. M. Stroud, H. C. Balleir and W. B. Barnes of Corsicana, Texas, have incorporated T. M. Strcnd Manu facturing Co. fer manufacturi'ng cotton. and woolen goods. The capital stock is $25,000. Northern capitalists and investors of Emporla, Va., will build a cotton mill at Emporia, Thiey have secured a sits and engaged engineers to plan the do velopment of water-power. The names of the interested parties have not ben - announced as yet. The Anchor C Itn Ga.; will increase Is of $75,000.to $150,000 ital stock from.. making enlargem r the purpose of has 7000 spindles - ; company now d -about 210 looms. N. Amfoteot on foot at Newton, millcompny. nization .of a cotton vestigating w inetraei decison. .a view to making a. Lumber Notes. The s ipments of lumber from the port 0 Charleston. S. C., last week amvu ed to 1,754,000 feet.. S shipments of lumber last week fr6o the port of Savannah aggregated '.482 superficial feet, of which 1. 2 ,670 feet were by steamer and 3,451. 8 2feet by sailing, vessels. The distri ution of shipments was to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Tallulah River Lumber Co, or Atlanta. Ga., has been incorporated for developing timber and mineral lantds. IThe incorporators arc W. A. Love4 W. C. Shafer and others. The Martin Lumiber Co. of Kansas City has been incorporated, with a. c.pital stock of $25.000. The incor porators are A. J. Martin, Samuel T.. Carl, Yancy J. Martin and others. The Mississippi Naval Stores Co. of Hattiesburg, Miss., has been incorpora ted, with a capital stock of $50.000. The incorporators are J. A. Carr, A. S. Carr and J. S. Turner. The Yarborough Lumber Co. of Quit man, Clarke county. Mississippi, has been incorporated, with a capital stock of $30,000. The incorporators are C. F. Thomnpson, S. 'H. Tel/JZ. ter and others. The Henderson Land & Lumber Co. of Clawson, Angelina county. Texas. has been inccrporatcd. with a capital of $40,000. The incorporators are S. W. Henderson. J. H. Kurth, A. J.. Feary, Eli Wiene:- and others. The saw an~d planing-mill plant of the Collins-Rudy Company .of Maya ville. Ky.. was destroyed by fire last wcek. together with the lumber-yard ceeupier1 hy Harold and Eugene Cal li:: Thec loss i, -time~ted at $1!),000, with insurance $$0 lAYWOOD RELEASED Slayer of Ludlow Skinner Out of Jail on heavy Bond HABEAS CORPUS WAS SUCCESSFUL Ten Thousand Dollar Bond Is Easily and Quickly Given, and Haywood ees Home a Free Man. Raleigh. Special.-Ernest Haywood, the slayer of Ludlow Skinner, was Wednesday afternoon released on $10, 00 bail, Judge Douglas and Walker deciding that the case was bailable. The decision of the court was ex pected and in consequence a large crown of people filled the building. Judge Douglas had a bundle of pa pers in his hand, which he laid on the Iesk. In a moment he took from his pocket an envelope and read its con ents, which was the decision of him elf and Judge Walker in this notable ase. This paper was as follows: THE DECISION. North Carolina, Wake County. [n the Matter of Ernest Haywood, Pe titioner. This is an application for bail upon he return to a wirit of habeas corpus .eretofore Issued by me at the instance f the petitioned. The State was rep esented by Solicitor Walter E. Daniel nd associate counsel and the defen ant by his counsel. Judge Walker, at ny request, sat with me. After a care ul consideration of all the testimony nd argument of counsel, we are of the pinion that, as the case is presented o us, under the rule laid down in State rr Herndon, 17, N. C.. 934, the peti Ioner is entitled to bail. It is therefore ordered and adjudged hat the petitioner, Ernest Haywood, :,Ie bond with good and sufficient ureties in the sum of $10,000 condi ioned as required by law for his ap tearance at the next term' of the Su )erior Court of the county of Wake to .nswerW the- indictment now pending gainst him, and upon approval of the aid bond by me or by the clerk of the ;uperior Court of said county, the heriff will.release the prisoner from ustody. It is further adjudged that the costs )f the State in this proceeding be paid y the county of Wake and that the ,etitioner pay his own costs, the said csts to be taxed by the clerk of the uperior Court of said county, includ ng the usual fees of the officers. R. 0. M. DOUGLAS. [ustice of the Supreme Court of N. C. June 3rd, 1903. When the words "entitled to bail" ;'ere spoken, there was some applause, .ot much, which the sheriff and Judge )ouglas quickly checked. The next ing to be done was to prepare the ~nd. Blanks were reads and the prep Lrationl of the bond was effected on thme ' the required oaths of justifica The bona~'ils rfhfny an .60. The )ondsmen were Alfred W. Haywood, ~Iubert Haywood and Edgar Haywood, rloth'ers of the defndant, $10,000 each; r. F. J. Haywood, a cousin, $5,000; lliam M. Caunders, of Johnston :ounty; Henry E. Litchford, Joseph F. 'erall and W. Z.' Blake, $10,000 each. :t required only 25 minutes to read the lecision and give bond. As soon as he decision was rendered several per ons gathered around the defendant ud shook hands with him, and many ore did so after the bond had been repared and the judge had directed e sheriff to release him. In a minute two more Haywood. accompanied )y his brothers, walked to a carriage front of the court house and was hen driven, along quiet streets, to his mome on Newbern avenue. The crowd ,oured out of the court house. Five Killed in a Wreck. Columbia, S. C., Special.-Six miles )ut from Sumter an excursion train a the Atlantie Coast Line, loaded ith negroes coming into Columbia to ;pend the day early Wednesday morn g ran into a washout 'caused by a ~loud-urt the night before. Conductor )lements was instantly killed, as were our of the negroes, one being a wo nan. and about 30. passengers were In jured. Engineer Wilson was badly calded, but not seriously injured. Sur-. eons were sent on extras from both sumter and Columbia. A negro who iaw the washout made a desperate ef ort to warn the train with a piece or ed paper in his hand, but the engineer mither did not see his signal or sa it 00 late. Killed: J. J. Clemnents. Wil nington, conductor; Frank Ross andI mis wife, Minnie Ross. Sumter; Joe )avis,- Marion: Ned Weston, Sumte'r. ('he latter died on the relief train on ie way to Sumter. Big Fire in Virginia Town. Richmond. Special.-A large portion f the business sectiotn of North Em ora (Belfield) was entirely destroy ed by fire Wednesday night. The fire riginate1 In the building occupied by . E. Mayes. H. W. Lamb. the Cato Collier Company and others and swept Main street from the store house of W. H. Cato to the building of E. A. Hartley & Brother. Twelve buildings were destroyed. It is estimated that Ihe loss is about $30,000, with probably p7,000 or $8,000 insurance. Killed While Resisting An Officer. Columbus, Ga., Special.-George )verstreet, a 17-year-old white boy of olumbus, was killed at Salem, Ala., sear Columbus, by a bailiff. Over ;treet and a companion named Reeve's, f Atlanta. bu-glarized a store and a residence at Opelika, Ala., and whlill esisting arrest Overstreet was killed > the officer. Reeves escaped. Secretary Moody to Resign. Washington, Special.-It was an sounced authoritatively Wednesday ht Secretary Moody, of the Navy De~ drtment, would not remain in thme iabinet longer than~ the present terum oi President Roosevelt. Mr. Moody ex Its+ +hen to resme the practice Lf