The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, July 18, 1906, Image 3
PALMETTO AfFAIRS
Occurrences of interest from
All Over South Carolina
MANY ITENMS OF STATE NEWS
A Batch of IUive Paragraphs Cover
ing a V.-de Range-What is Going
On in Our State.
General Cotton Market.
Gaivecon.. steady.... .... ..11 1-16
New Orleans, quiet and easy. .11 1-S
1Mobile. steady.... .... ......1) 3-4
Savannah, steady.... .... ..10 3-4
Wilmington. firm.... .... ..10 3-4
Norrolk, steady.... .... ....11 1-S
Norfolk. nominal.... .......11 1-S
Naw York, steady.... .... ....10.80
*Bostoni. quiet.... .... ........10.80
Philadelphia. steady.. .........11.05
Boust.n, steady.... .... ....11
Augusta, steady.... .... ...11 1
'Iemphis. quiet.... .... ....1) -S
St. Louis, steady.........10 15-16
Lonisville. firm.... .... .....1 1-S
Charlotte Cotton 'Market.
These prices represent' the prices
paid to wa-ons:
Good middling..............11.35
Strict middling...... ......11.35
Middiing.... .... ..........11.35
Good middiing. tinged.... ....11
Stains.... .... .... ....9 to 10
The State Board Will Pay Claims.
The directors of the State dispen
-ary have decided to pay all of the
outstanding claims which shall be re
ported to be just. In determining the
justice of the claims the board will
be governed by the advice of the spe
cial attorney, Mr. J. E. McDonald.
There are said to be $675,000 in these
unpaid claims and in a lot of in
stances the liquor has been sold. The
.board decided to pay at once these
-elaim on which the liquor has been
<disposed of. If there is not money
enough in the State treasury to meet
fhe elaims, the deposits are to be ap
plied on a pro rata basis to settle the
claims for whiskey already sold. In
addition to this. Mr. J. E. McDonald,
the special attorney. will investigate
the 4ther claims to see if somb or all
are Just. Upon his renort the other
-clainis will be paid or suspended. The
hoard was busy Tuesday with the case
of J. H. Doseher, manager of the Ger
mania Brewery of Charleston. Dosch
er hae been selling his own beer and
also Wiedener beer. The point was
raised that his is but a brewer's per
mit and not a retailer's. After con
siderable <iseussion the matter was
referred to the Charleston county
hoard for a further report.
New 3. F. D. Routes in South Caro
lia.
The monthly report of the superin
tendent of rural free delivery of the
Mieearmn shows that dur
ing the month of June 133 new R. F.
D). routes wvere put into operation in
South Carolina, distributed among the
various congressional districts as fol
lows: First district, 7; Second dis
trict, 5; Third district, 13; Fourth
district. 11; Fifth district. 34; Sixth
district. 3; Seventh district. 20. There
were in all during this month 1.211
fatitions filed for routes in South Car
olina: 549 of these were acted on ad
versely. and 9E3 are still pending.
There were no routes discontinued in
the State.
Kied Near Columbia.
Cumi.Special.-A rear-end col
ision btwentw freight trains on
the high trestle of the Seaboard Air
Line entering thscity fo h ot
occurred at p few minutes before noon
Wednesday in which Conductor W.
H. Snead of the first section was
atally injured, and Flagman Burgo
y, also of the first section, was ser-I
sly but less dangerously hurt. Two
enger coaches, which were being
eaded over the road, and the en
of the front train were thrown
lie trestle to the ground. 4?0
w. and were so demolished
i t mo't of the woodwork was re
duced to inters.
Boy Caught by Belt and Seriously
Hurt.
Columnbia. Soecial.-A young boy,
emoloved in the Columbia mills as a
we(er, was serionsly injunred and
ie wit hiin a hair's breadth of a
'orrible death, by being caught in
a 'lt and hurled against the ceilingz.
'The -bov's name is Willie Lathiam.
i'eft shoulder is fratured and his
~knee is dislocated and fractured.
mediately after the accident the
was taken to the Taylor Lane hios
I cad wa considered to be in a
'orable condition lpter.
o Mute Killed by Freight Train,
.ywherry. Speial.-Tom Baxter.
red, was kilied by Sout hern
ht4 train No. 71. two miles from
-e at 6 0o'ese Wednesdayv after
ni. Baxter, whob w(lea: and
bx .*a walking in the middle of
t rack withi n mbrell up when*f
a- e. The ''i enineer. ais Eu
cameI ro :1 theuve ow
6.at s xgr waski!!ed.
Donation of $100.000.
e:2y. Cal.. Speciai.-Wishinz
mo 'hemeor of Jh W.
ay, r., is rothr Carene H
ON IHE CAMPAiGN AGAIN
After a Rest the Meetings of Candi
dates, tAre Resumed.
Orangeburg. Special.-The State
campaign meeting was held- in the
county court house here. About 600
people crowded into the court room
and gave attentive ear to the speeches
of the different candidates. At 11
o'clock County Chairman Robert Lide
called the crowd to order. The Rev.
D. D. Dantzler was called on to make
an opening prayer. For adjutant and
inspector general, Cols. Boyd and
Haskell told the people of their rec
ords and asked for their support. For
railroad commissioner, Messrs. Sulli
van. Sellers. Summersett and Cansler
bit hard at Col. Wharton, who came
warmly back at them, claiming to
disprove allegations made by his op
ponents. For, Lieutenant Governor,
Mr. Thomas G. McLeod was very hap
py and grateful over having no oppo
sition. Mr. McLeod believes in a per
fected State dispensary.
Scores Col Ansel.
Mr. McMahan, if elected, would
stand for the stern enforcement of
law. He would not permit any city
to nulify the law. He is running as
an independent and believes the vot
e-s will cast independent ballots. He
is the candidate of no clique or com
bination. He is a free 'lance. Mr.
McMahan said he realized that per
haps in Orangeburg he was in a man
ning stronghold. The Raysor-Man
ning bill had Mr. McMahan's moral
support but, on the other hand. the
Morgan bill met with his disapproval.
He feels that Col. Ansel's plan would
leave the liquor question unsettled.
He feels that a good name for Col.
Ansel would be -Mr. "As-yon-like-it"
Col. Sloan says Mr. Ansel is standing
on an India rubber platform-stretch
it one way and Mr. Ansel is in the
dispensary camp, stretch it the other
way and we find him in the prohibi
tion camp. Mr. Ansel, as Joseph of
old, is wearing a coat of many col
ors, some dispensary stripes and some
prohibition stripes. But he must take
off his coat of many colors and don
either a prohibition or a dispensary
vesture.
Col. M. F. Ansel promised, if elect
ed. to discharge the duties of the of
fice conscientiously and' satisfactori
hv. Mr. Ansel restated his local op
tion plan between county dispensary
and county prohibition and cited
North Carolina and Georgia to show
h.ow successful the county dispensary
plan has been. Col. Ansel received
deafening applause at the close of his
speech.
Blease Attacks Manning's Record.
Mr. Blease claims to have stood up
on his platform for 16 years. In
speaking against the appropriation
for being instrumental in cutting
down the appropriation for this col
lege. When Mr. Blease made an at
tack on Mr. Manning's record, the
rowd shouted ''Hurrah ,for Man
ning.'' Mr. Blease claims that Mr.
Manning, in 1892, called Tillman a
despot and spoke disparagingly of
the judiciary of South Carolina; that
Mr. Manning's platform is inconsist
ent with his dispensary recoerd. The
crowd gave long and loud cheering
to Mr. Blease as he continued his at
tack on Mr. Manning's record and he
was loudly cheered when he finished.
Mr. Brunson made a vigorous ap
peal to the voters to do away alto
ether with the liquor business and3
stablish prohibition that will protect
the youth of t-he land from a fiery
estruction, Hie asserts that the re
sults of the rum business have been
ounds. bruises, turmoil and strife.
The' Bffect in Newberry.
Mr. A. C. Jones read a letter from
he chief of police of Newber-ry stat
ng that there has not been a marked
mprovement in conditions in .the
own of Newberry since the dispeni
arv was voted out. 'When asked by
r. Blease why the mayor of N ewber
v had not answered Mr. Jones' let
tr of inquiry to him. Mr. Jones said
e did not know. ''Because,'' said
Mr. Blease. ''the mayor knew thiat
our allegations of improvement are
ot true.'' Mr. Blease said that Mr.
. C. Davis. Mr. Jones' brother-in
aw, lied when lie asserted that Blease
as Hub Evans' attorney. Messrs.
ones and Blease passed some hot
words standing facing each other. It
ooked at one time as if there would
e serious trouble.
Manning Greeted With Applause.
Senator Manning was greeted with
rolonged applause. The people gave
him a close and attentive hearing.
Ee will not be drawn into a personal
-ontroversv. but will answer impor
ant issues made by his opponents. In
he conlvention 'f 1890O that nominnt
d Tillmian he did not part icipate. as
oth the~ reform and enservative del
eates from Sumiecr county were re
fused seats in the convention. As a
onservative led he beeni in the con
ention. lhe wou'ild not. have voted for
i~r. TBibn:mu. hi .mn the i. ner:'l ele
ten of 2S~0 he was one of the six
n 11-0 big soting precinct of Sumter
ho supported~ Mr. Tillman. consider
n ihimself honor-bound to suppeCrt
he rcenhir T) m'wratic norminee. As
-:mdide .for the Sen:.e i~n 1S98 he
an or. a dispensary pian at first. but
was led to endorse it after seeing it:
zood (f~eets on the community. His
inOuence wvas given to the enforee
enct a4 the d~;isensar law as soon a
it wr- flut mit' force. Ha explain
-1i-nadorily to :he pecople that,
ii ''e last *.s* in oft thei Le:Cazturi.
e and AIr Raysor had formulatedi
e nf..or-n-M:ing'tr bill '.n3 :ll bilk
At Manning.*
Maining. Special.-The candida teE
fr State offices spoke here on Thurs
dar t,, a.mall but atentive audienee
The speeches were about the same ai
a: otler places. J. W. Raesdale de
elared that "the newspapers deal in
dirty Ijes.'' There was some disens
s!i '1n aS t the anthorship ot' the Na
sr-Manninz hill introduced ito
!rst session of the lI iature. M:
ninz and Lyon were heartily applaid
ed.
At Georgetown.
Georgetown. Speial.-The cam
paign party had a fair turnout of
voters here Saturday to listen to
about the usual speeches.
Prohibition Aplause.
Although the county is a dispensary
one, the prohibitionist got some ap
plause. Mr. Joel E. Brunson said
that all of the candidates except Mr.
Blease admitted the corruption in the
dispensary and all proposed a compro
mise. It was a debauch of the morals
of the grand old State and an admit
ted shame.
County. by County.
Candidate A. C. Jones said that
while a prohibitionist he believed in
voting the dispensary out county by
county. He said he had produced
proof of the dishonesty in the dispen
sary and any ,member of the State
board of directeors receiving a cent
over $400 per year stole it.
Mr. Richard L Manning. who was
well received, facored no radical
changes except those necessary by
changed conditions. While apreciat
ing the evils of liquor he recognized
that prohibition was a failure. He
took off his hat. to Mr. Brunson and
his work and would aid in it, but the
matter would not be settled that way
in our time. The profits of George
town amounted to about $25,000 and
the necessary evil might as well be
made to yield this to the State.
After Ansel.
two of the other candidates pro
ceeded to have fun with Mr. Ansel.
Mr. John J. MeMahan said he was an
"as you like it"' candidate and stood
for nothing definite. He wanted te
put the best men in dispensary offices
and gradually eliminate the aleohol
and build up a temperance people. To
fully carry out his theories he wanted
the State to manufacture as well as
sell the stuff, vile as it was. The
people should not vote for a man whc
could not give us prohibition.
Col. John T. Sloan siid that lum
ber was one of the principal indus
tries of Georgetown. but that ever
though enough was furnished to build
a fence alound the world it could not
be made tall enough to keep Ansel
fl' it or climbing up and straddling
(ol. Sloan believed the dispensary
with improvements, could solve the
liquor problem.
Mr. M. F. Ansel got hack a this op.
-nenIts b saving th~at he wvould come
off the fenice when elected governor
He explained his county dispepsary
county prohibition idea.
The Campaign Schedule.
Following is the schedule of the
State campaign for the rest of the
time:
Marna, WVednesdav. .July 1S.
Conwvay. IFridav. July 20).
Darlington. Satu rhay. .July 21.
}Eishopville. Tuesday. .Jtuly 24.
Bennettsvillhe. Wedfnesdtay. July 2..
Camden. Friday, Jly 27.
Lancaster. Satunrday. .Julv 25.
Winsboro,. M\onday. Aug. 6.
Chester. Tuesday. A ug. 7.
Yorvillec. W~edinesday. Aug. S.
Gaiffney. Thursday. Aug. 9..
Spart anbureg. Fritjay. Aug. 10.
Inion. Sat urdav y. Au. 1
Newberry. Tuesday. Aug'. 14.
G reenwvood. W\edniesda y. Aug. 15.
Abeville. Thursday. Aug. 1(i.
Anderson, Friday. Aug. .17.
Walhialla. Saturday. Aug. IS.
Pickens. Monday. Au g. 20.
Greenville, Wednesday. Aug. 22.
THE LABOR WORLD.
The laborites in England are to
ave a daily paper, to be called the
ajority.
Some 150 Yiddish cooks have
tarted a union on the east side of
Cew York City.
The A. F. of L. is working on lines
o0 organize the express messengers of
tl the railroads.
red that the men wore overalls with
>ut the union label. They got them
nd work proceeded.
The eight-hour law of Michigan
las been declared valid by the Su
reme Court of that State.
Stonecutters of Sherman, Texas.
ave made application for a charter
from the national headquarters.
Recently sixty bricklayers seceded
rom Chicago Union No. 21 and
tarted their own union, but have
een unable to get a charter.
Bricklayers working on a garment
factory addition at Oskaloosa, Iowa,
vere made to quit work because the
irls employed in the factory discov
Sky Pilots' Union No. 1 has been
ormed in Chicago. Preachers? No;
>~alloonists. There are about sixty in
hat city and they want to hold up
ages.
National Tube Company at Lorain,
)hio, will moure than double its blast
urnace capacity at its local plant,
iving employment to several 'nun
Ired more men.
President Roosevelt appointed
harles Earle solicitor for the De
artment of Commner'ce and Labor, to
ucceed Edwin WV. Sims. now United
tates District Attorney at Chi:-ago.
Kansas City carpenters have adopt
d a new seale of fifty-five cents an
ou for toremien, an increas:: of
even and a half ceni:s. and forty-five
~ents for journ~eymen, an increase of
ive cents.
IN NO HURRY TO M3ARRY.
Young girls are less ea:;er to mar
ry than they used to be. At one
ime a girl who remained unmlarrd(
when she had been our one or two
e aons was- almoe.c a epoach to her
>arens andan un 'shieae bict o
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
Condition of South Carolina Crops
for Week Ending Monday, July 9,
1906, as Given Out by the De
partment.
There was more than the usual
smounit of cloudiness during the en
:ire week with only short intervals
:luring the middle of each day when
some sunshine occurred. The nights
were also generally cloudy.
Temperatures were high at the be
ginning of the week, but the week
as a whole was unusnally cool. The
weekly range in temperature was
large, having been from a maximum
:f 97 degrees at Blackville on the
2nd to a minimum of 64 at Colum
bia and Greenville on the 5th. The
average temperature was about three
degrees below normal.
The precipitation was unevenly dis
tributed, but the average for the State
was in excess o fthe normal amount.
A number of places had excessive
rainfall ranginm from over two inches
to over four inches, with a maximum
weekly amount :>f 4.45 inches at Sum
merville. idely separated localities
had very light rainfall, but those de
ficiencies are not damazing as all sec
tions of the tSate still have ample
moisture. High winds, accompanying
thunder storms, occurred in various
.ocalities, but without doing any ma
terial damage.-J. W. Baner, Section
Director.
Went Out of Town to Shoot Each
.Other.
Lake City, Special-About 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon near the outskirts
of town Elisha B. Gaskins shot and
seriously wounded Madge B. Morris.
Both are respectable white men, liv
ing near here and are brothers-in-law
Gaskins shot Morris twice, the first
shot missing and the second striking
Morris in the right side of the abdo
men just below the ribs and penetrat
ifg the interior to the region of the
spinal column. The wouvd is regard
ed very 'dangerous, but physicians
have not announced a positive opin
ion. Morris' right side appeared to
be paralyzed, and he seems to suffer
very much. Gaskins went home im
mediately. t seems there had been
bad blood between these men previous
to this trouble. Morris came to tow:
a short while before the shooting with
a double-barrelled shotgun which he
displayed, declaring that either he or
Gaskins would die before night, which
threat -was reported to Gaskins, who
appeared to avid a meeting. Howev
er, they did meet near the postoffice
and proposed that they go out.of town
and shoot the matter out, to which
Gaskins assented and they started out.
On the way Morris cursed Gaskins
and dismounted from the horse he was
riding. He continued cursing and
Gaskins shot as above stated. Mor
ris did not have the gun at this time.
He was drinking it is said.
Bank of Elloree.
Elloree, Special.-The stockholders
of Bank of Elloree held their annual
meeting in the bank's building last
week. Capt. J. D. Shuler was elected
chairman o fthe meeting and W. M.
Fair, secretary. President Robert
Lide's report showed that the bank
was in a sound financial condition,
having net earnings since Jan. 1, 1906.
of 20 per cent. of its capital stock
and a large deposit account. The
stockholders were highly pleased with
the bank's showing and voted the di
reetors and officers their thanks. The
old directors. consisting of the follow
ing gentlemen, were reelected: Messrs
W. F. Ulimer, E. F. Trick, Robert Lide.
T. W. Ulmer, J. M. Weeks, J. D. Shu
ler. Dr. P -L. Felder. The following
officers were reelected by the board
of directors: Robert Lide, president;
W. F. tSack, vice-president; W. M.
Fair, cashier; C. B. Dantlzler, assist
ant cashier.
an't Find Daughter; Thinks She i
Held.
Spartanburg, Special.-Pearl Mos
ser, the young girl from Asheville,
who has disappeared since George
Shaver, who is charged with -having
abducted her, was placed in jail has
not yet been found. J1. S. Mosseller
is still in the city trying to locate
his daughter, but so far his efforts
have proved un::uccessful.
Abbeville to the Front.
Abbeville. Special.-The Commer
ial club of Abeville was organized
in the courhouse here. Mr. L. W.
White was appointed chairman and
Dr. G. A. Neuffer secretary. The fol
lowing directors were elected: F. E.
Harrison, W. P. Greene. G. A. Nuef-4
fer. L. W. White. J. P. Quarles, R. S.
Link. F. B. Gary, Hl. G. Smith. J. S.
Stark, who will obtain rooms where
meetiaes will be held. Also apply for
a charter and elect officers. The aim
of the clnb is to promote the commner
ial and industrial interests of Ab
bville.
Important Railroad Work.
Anderson. Special.-A prominent
business man of Kno:xrille writes to
a friend in this cityv that thle Southern
has begutn work oni its line to Rush
nell. Tenn.. and that it will be ex
tended on acrouss the mountains to
Wahalla. The fact that the work of
extension has started is of particula
:'terest to) thIiis cityV and the recent
tip of leading. Sout hern ofbeials
across the joonsed route from Wal
halla lends additional interest to the
report.
Eight Injured by Cars.
Memphis, Special.--After colliding
with tile Southern Railway passenger
train at Orleans Street the Southern
railway switch engine with two ears
at tachied dashed wildly withbout a
crew'~\ three-qjuarters of a m2ile to theL
Inion Dienot and~. crashed io w
uin hurt Eniner Willimsisr
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY
Faur Members of Family Are
Butchered in Their Beds
FIRE SET TO DESOLATED HOME
Ike Lyerly, Eis Wife and Two Vhild
ren Mudered as Thcy Slept in Their
Home by Unknown Hands.. Sever
al Negroes Arrested for the Crime.
Greensboro, N. C., Special.-One
of. the most horrible traze
dies in the history of Row
an county occurred near Bar
ber's Junction, about 40 miles from
this city Saturday morning. Between
the hours of 1 and 2 o'elcok an un
known person or persons entered the
home of Ike Lyerly. a well known
farmer, while its occupants were
asleep, killing Mr. Lyerly, his wife
and two of the youngest children and
fatally wounding the third.
The parents and the three children
were asleep in the front room on the
first floor, there being two elder
daughters sleeping up stairs, who
were unmolested and were awakened
by the smoke from below. The girls
descended the stairs to awaken their
father and mother. On reaching their
room they beheld their father and
mother and three youngest children
lying on the bed, their heads were
crushed and their faces badly dis
figured.
The two older daughters, Mary and
Addie, aged 18 and 16 respectively,
managed to carry the dead bodies
from the house and extinguish the
flames. Then they ran to the near
est neighbor, W. B. Barbers, and told
the story of the awful tragedy. There
being no officers of the law at this
place, R. R. Mulliken. train dispatch
er on duty at that hour, was notified
and promptly wired the news to the
sheriff at Salisbury, who started at
once to the scene with bloodhounds
and a posse of armed men. Blood
hounds were also sent from Winston
Salem to assist in the pursuit of the
guilty.
Mr. Lyerly was a highly respected
citizen and well connected and it is
inconceivable that any one should
have aiything against him or his fam
ily.
Three negro men and a negro wo
man-George Erwin, Jack Dillingham
and Mitchel Graham and his wife
have been arrested and put in ,iail
at Salisbury on suspicion of compli~
eity in the case.
Excitement is intense in thle neigh
borhood and there is talk of lynching,
if the criminals are caught.
Charged With the Crime.
Charlotte, Special.-Sheriff Julian
of Rowan county brought to this city
for safe keeping, Neal Gillespie. his
son, John Gillespie. Jack Dillingham
and wife, George Ervin and Henry
Lee. colored, charged with the mur
der of Isaac Lyerly. his wife and
two children near Barber's Junction.
There was nothing to indicate a lynch
ing at Salisbury. but the Sheriff
thought best to m?ove the prisoners.
The coroner's jury fastenedl the crime
upon all the prisoners.
-Negroes Made Threats.
Mr. Matt L. Webb, a white man
who had worked with Nease Gilles
pie, a large mulatto.,about 40 years
old, reported that lie had heard the
negro ust the following language:
"Old man Lyerly can eut that wheat
and thrash it but he will never est
it or get the money for it.''
This recalled something that Mr. J.
G. Lyerly, a son *be a former wife,
ad heard his father say. Nease Gil
lespie, who is a saw mill hand for
Mr. John Dellinger, inoved into one
of Mr. Isirae Lyerdy's cabins last fall.
He, his son and step-son agreed to
work so much land if they took the
house. A section of wheat was laid
MLf The Gillespies sowed part of this,
but finding that they could get plenty
f work at good wages did not sow
the entire lot. This, not being ac
ording to contract. worriedl Mr. Lyer
ly. who spoke to Nease and was, in
turn, cursed. Finally. howeve. the
matter was settled by Mr. Dillinger.
the saw mill owner. agreeing to pay
ouse rent for Gillespie. Nothing
more was heard of the wheat until
soec time ago, when it had been cut
y Mr. Lyerly, who was preparing to
have it thrashed.
~Monday Nease Gillespie went down
to Mr. Lyerly 's house and asked .him
what lhe was going to do with the
wheat.
"W\hy. I am going to thrash it and
use it." said Mfr. Lyerly.
You will not.'' declared Ncase.
Hot wordls followed and Mr. Lyerly
ordered the negro out of the yard. It
was here G;illespie told his landlord
that lhe would kill him or (lie in the
attemn)t if lie used lie wheat without
giving him a share of it.
It was after this that Nease told
Mr. Webb that Mr. Lyerly might cui
the wheat. but lie would never eit 0r
sell ir. Gillespie luul been very mn
sol'nt to Mr. Lyerly.
The crowd whichi gathered at the
Lverly home heard of this threat of
Gillespie and went to his home to
arrest him. The negro had gone to
his work, a mnile or more away. but
his5 wife bec:une frighitened and~ ran
10 the hlome of Mir. Di'k Files. a
farmer. and begged him 1) protect
her. savina tha1 she would be hangcedl
for killinie the Lye:'iys w hen she h a
umbh ;o o withI it.
Said Gillespie Knew of the Crime.
Near the home of Gillespie was
freshly burnt spot, where a straw be
and other things had been tired sine
daylight. Those who graveled in th
charred piace found pieces of clotl
ing. and a spoonful of seortehe
blood. Some paces from the hous
a bloody shirt, which had been boilei
and was still wet, was discovere
in a weed patch. These bits of evi
dence, when put toether, make al
interestng and convincin'X story.
Gillespie's wife was hysterical an<
wild. She talked two ways. hut th,
officers believe that she gave her hus
band away to Mr. Files. Gillespie I
described as a fussy negro.
One of the ladies told the officer
of a conversation that their fathe:
had with Dillingham, one of hi
hands. He had been after Dillinghan
for being triffing when the negro tol<
li~m that he was going to leave an<
go to work at the saw mill. Mr
Lyerly answered: "Yes, if you g<
there and work five days righi
straight along I will set you up.'
This seemed to iile Dillingham, for ho
told some one that, except for the
reason that he lived on the old man'i
place, he would have given him i
cursine.
Friday Mrs. Lyerly had trouble
with Dillingham's wife, who was tak
en to task for leaving dirty watei
in a wash tub, which had been loan
ed to her. The neeress became mad
and abusive.
Those who were looking for mo
tives thought that Jack Dillinghau
and his wife should be arrested.
Attack On Rowan Jail.
Salisbury, N. C., Special.-On Sat
urday night, just before midnight, z
desperate attack by a leaderless mot
was made upon the jail here with the
yrrpose 'of dealing summary pun
ishment to the alleged murderers of
the Barbers Junction family. The
officers allowed two committees of the
lynchers to go through the jail anc
see for themselves that the prisoner.
had been removed to Charlotte. Ther
the mob dispersed.
FEMININE NEWS NOTES.
Patti sleeps with a silk scarf
about her neck.
In stature Esquimaux women are
the shortest on earth. -
In Africa ;wives are sold for two
packets of hiir pins.
William Waldorf Astor, Jr., and
his bride. arrived in New York' City
on their wedding trip.
President and Mme. Fallieres gave
a dinner at the Elysee Palace in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Longworth.
The eighteen "most popular" maids
of Dixie visited Ellis Island, and one
thanked Commissioner Watchorn for
all with a kiss.
Crown Princess Frederick William
of Prussia, wife of the heir to the
imperial crown of Germany, was
safely delivered of a son.
The Union Spenders' League is the
name of a new organization that has
been formed in New JIersey. It is
composed of the women relatives and
friends of union men-those who
spend all the money or nearly all.
The Astors, Goulds and Vander
bilts are among Mrs. Robert Os
borne's patrons, 'as are many of the
theatrical stars. It was she who
originated the ,shirt waist and was
the first to wear this practical gar
ment.
Of Queen Victoria's twenty-one
grand-4aughters, only four now re
main unmarried. These are Princess
Victoria of England, Princess Bea
trice of Saxe-Coburg, Princess Patri
cia of Connaught and Princess Vic
toria of Schleswig-Holstein.
SThe first 'American women's chess
congress was concluded in New York
City, when Mrs. Charles P. Frey won
the first prize and the championship.
Mrs. Frank W. Lynn, of Chicago, was
placed second and Mrs. M. Wilkin
son-Robertshaw, of New York, third.
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
Cossacks in the' Province of the
Don refused to obey mobilization or
ers.
Archie and Quentin Roosevelt
drove a locomotive from Oyster Bay
to Mineola.
The Shr an Estate Company has
decided to rebuild the Palace Hotel,
San Francisco, on the old site.
More witnesses were discovered to
say they had heard Harry Thaw
make threats of death for Stanford
White.
Government attorneys believe they
will be able to indict Lake Shore and
Standard Oil officials on the charge
of rebating.
Red flags were carried and rebel
songs sung in many parts of St. Pet
ersburg, causing conflicts with the
police and troops.
General Trepoff said the Russian
Duma was simply a revolutionary
centre and too much freedom of
speech was allowed there.
Charles Berry, charged with em
bezzling $500,000, is driven by lone
liness to return to Boston, Mass.,
and surrender to the police.
Arrangements are being made for
a new railway from Pittsburg to New
England by way of the Delaware and
udson and Boston and Albany lines.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
found the beef packers trying to
evade the clean-up order and warned
them the Government will not stand
The International Policy Holders'
Committee organized for the fight
against the present managers of the
Mutual and New York Life, and
elected Richard Olney chairman.
Secretary Shaw sent a letter to na
tional banks, urging them to issue
more $5 bills, saying the United
States Treasury is unable to meet
the pressing demand for notes of
small denomination.
Both steel and gold pens are appar
ently dcometd. Dr. Werner von Bol
ton delivered before the Electro
Technical Association inl Berlin, the
other day, an address in which he
described the new metal tantalite,
which is so hard that a diamond drill
makes no impressioa on it. Pens
made from it are mnestructihie, and
more elastic than gold pens.
RAILROAD HEAVILY FINED
C
Railroads Assessed Heavy Fines for
Granting Bebates.
e Chicago, Special.-Judge Landis, in
the United States District Court, sen
tenced the Chicago and Alton road re
centlv convicted of gr:nting illegal
reb'ates at Kansas City, to pay a fine
I of $20,000 on each of the two counts.
John Faithern 7 and Fred A. Wann.
former officials of the road were sen
tenced to pay a fine of $5,000 each, on
two couits. The defendants were fin
ed on two counts of the indictment
containing ten counts. The specific
chage on which they were convicted
was that they had given to the Sch
wartehid and Sulzberger Co. a rebate
of ode dollar per car on all sh4pments
from the Kansas City plant of the
packing company. Judge Landis
practically directed the jury t- bring
in a verdict of guilty. The attorneys
for the railroad and individual defen
dants asked until time to show that
the rebate was not a seeret matter.
The attorneys.for the railroad said
that they had not been able to bring
witnesses into court to testify be
cause the witnesses feared prosecu
tion. The court in passing sentence
said that he could see no extenuating
circumstances in the granting of re
bates. The defendants gave notice
of appeal.
Vermont Woman Assaulted
Columbia, S. C.. Special.-Monday
morning about 2 a. m. Mrs. L. S. Cha
pin, a prominent lady of Manchester,
Vt., was assaulted by a negro named
Isaac Knight, at her home about six
miles from Aiken. Mrs. Chapin had
.no near white neighbors, consequent
ly nothing was known of the affair
until Wednesday. The sheriff imme
diately upon learning of the affair,
went to the vicinity and tried to cap
ture the negro, but no trace of him
could be found. There is no fear of
lynching, but every effort will be
made to capture the negro. Mrs.
Chapin lives with no one but the ne
gro who committed the assault and
a negro family which lives in her
yard. The negro stayed in a room
at the side of the house. Mrs. Chapin
treated the negro with the greatest
consideration and is said to have re
marked that .she considered him, a
perfect gentleman. She had been
warned by white people several times
to be careful hw she allowed him
to stay at her home with no white
protection, but she would pay no at
tention to them.
Dry Dock Dewey Lands After Long
Voyage.' , i
Washington,. Special. - Seceretary
Bonaparte sent a ,cable message of
congratulation to Commander Rosley,.
at Olangapo, for the successful man
agement of the dry dock Dewey on
its long voyage-from Chesapeake bay,
in which he said: "Department deep
ly appreciates and sincerely congrat
ulates you and the officers and men
under your command upon the suc
cessful termination of such a difficult
undertaking so admirably and excel
lently accomplished.'' The Dewey
sailed from Solomon's Island. Ches
apeake bay, Dec. 28 last, on its peril
ous voyage of more than 12,000 miles.
The average speed was over 100 miles
*a day while in motion. Commander
Harry H. Hlosiey was detached from
command of the supply~ ship Glacier
and from command of the expedition
which towed the dry dock Dewey to
the Philippines and authorized to re
turn to the United States.
A Gigantic Loan.
New York, Special.-Negotiations
for a loan, understood to be for St.
Paul Railroad stated to be from $25,
000.000 to $30,000,000, was concluded
in Parig.
Kllecd By Exploding Boiler.
Lumberton, Special.-Jos. S. Stone,
well-to-do citizen of this county, was
killed by an explosion of the boiler at
his saw mill at Long Branch about
six miles from Lumberton. He was
trying to remedy some irregularity
while the regular engineer was away
from the room. He was about. 50
years old.
Fertilizer Cases. -
Richmond, 'Va., Special-Tn the fer
tilizer anti-trust cases .Judge Wad
dill granted permission for the de
fense to incorporate in the courts or
der a recital of the circumstances at
tending the appearance of the defeud
ants and attornevs. Both sides be
gan the preparation of' the record to
be submitted to the Federal Supreme
Court. The defense will make a test
of the case of J. G. Linsey. When
he is committed a habeas corpus will
be applied for.
Outlaws to Be Punished.
Manila, By Cable.-Montalon, the
Ladrone leader. surrendered to Col.
Bandholbe Assistant Chief of the
Constabulary at Talisay July 8. and
was removed to Cavite for trial. The
ceapture of Montahon leaves one more
Ladrone leader at large in thc coun
ty. The chief of the Constabulary
has announced that all outlaws must
stand triul. The govcrnment has been
eriticised for not hastening their
trials.
Pharmaceutical Aissociation.
Naragzanset Pier. Specia.-- Si'iy
me~mbers ot the V irgnaPamcu
tical Association 'arrived on their n
m '~al outing. Oni the wa up m
Nrfolk a brs~iness meetim. hld~. on
sh~obard a whichi (3) new m er