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I APPOINIMENIS READ Assignments of Methodist Preache il to Stations and Circuits Were A nounced at Wednesdey's Session the South Carolina Conference. The Sotuh Carolina annual ConfE S ence o the Methodist Episcop chureb. South, did not get throu; until Wednesday night, the trial W. C. Creighton occupying a go( g deal of time. Mr. Creighton was a judged guilty and expelled from t] eh-ureh. He took an appeal to t General Conference. The appointments were announct a Ls follows: 1- Anderson District-J. S. Beasle i presiding elder; Anderson. St. John t R. S. Truesdale; West End. W. ] d Ki-gins; Orille, G. E. El wards: Antreville, supplied by H. N s Shealey; Donalds. J. E. Bear< 0 Lowndesville, 0. M. Abney; McCo A mick, J. M. Friday; Mt. Carmel, >f W. Bailey; Pelzer, R. W. Barbe :o Pendleton, S. W. Henry; Starr, E. I o Scroggins; Seneca, C. L. McCaii e Townville, supplied by J. M. Bryan e Wallialla, J. C. Yongue; Westmin e ter. G. T. Harmon, Jr.; Williamste d circuit, R. C. Boulware; William .n ton and Belton, R. L. Holroyd; G. L, Harmon, supernumerary. u - Charleston District-R. Herbe d Jones, presiding elder; Allendale, e C. O'Dell; Appleton, J. T. Peelei e Beaufort and Port Royal. A. B. Wa e son; Bethel circuit. J. C. Copelane Black Swamp, J. B. Campbell. Cha: leston, Bethel, J. G. Beckwith; Trii ity, W. I. Herbert: Spring Street, il P. Watson: Cumberland, S. e Creech; Mt. Pleasant, L. D. Gillespit e Ehrh.rdt. T. L. Belvin; Hampton, ( V R. Shaffer: Hendersonville. H. I , Hardy; Ridgeland, Jno. Mannin e Round 0., S. D. Vaughn; Smoaks, R. Sojourner; South Hampton. W. I I Bendenburgh: Walterboro. J. L. D3i t iel; Youngs Island. supplied by W. ^ Wimberly; Charleston Port Societ, a P. A. Murray. chaplin: student i -- a,-derbi,t University. P. C. Garri t, Cokesburg District-W. T. DuneZu i. presiding elder: Abbeville. J. C. Roi er; Butler, 0. L. Durant; Cokesbur: G. R. Whitaker; Greenwood and Al beville Mills, J. M. Lawson: Kinard: - D. P. Boyd; Newberry, Central. I M. Grier; O'Nealle Street and Moll( 3 han. J. T. Miller; Newberry circui . A. H. Best; NinetySix. E. T. Hodges Parksvilie. R. R. Doyle: Phoenix. e E. Strickland; P1rosperiy. H. V WVhit-ker: Princeton, J. L. Ray; S. luda. R. W. Humphries: Verdery. I P. G::eei; Waterloo. W. E. Barrc . Whitmire, Foster Speer: Lander Co lege. Jno. 0. Willson, president; st, dent at Vanderbilt University, J. I KIlgore. a Columbia District-H. Bascom Browne, presiding elder; Aiken, \) J. Snyder; Batesburg. A. J. Cautl en; Columbia, Washington Street, I F. Kilgo; Main Street, A. N. Brui 7son; Green Street, B. R. Turnipseed SGranby, J. T. MacFarlane; Brool land, supplied by J. C. Holley; Edge Swood, C. E. Peele; Edgefield, Marvi SAuld; Fairfield, J. I. Spinks, Gilber sJ. K. Inabinet; Graniteville, J. I a Wright ; Johnston, J. W. Ariai] Leesvile,M.M. Brabham; Lexinm ton. A. S. Leslie; Lexington Forl E. A Wave; orthAuguta,J. Stokes ; Ifidgeway, 0. N. Rountret e Wagner, supplied by I. N. Stone Warrenville. supplied by D. B. Roo: Wateree, supplied by XW. D. Patriels Columbia College. XW. W. Danie 7 president; S. H. Zimmerman, agent Y Epworth Orphanage, XV. B. Whartoi t superintendent: Paine College. G. N' ~Walker; assistant Sunday school e< itor, L. F. Beaty; conference missio1 Y arv secretaries, P. F. Kilgo and H.I d Browne. SFlorence District-W. P. Meador a presiding elder; Bennettsville, A ~*W. Hook; Bennettsville circuit, - T. Dunlap; Brightville, P. B. Ingrarr tCartereville supplied by J. E. Tayloi Cheraw, B. G. Murphy; Cheraw ci: cuit, supplied by F. S. Hook; Che terfield, J. J. Stevenson; Clyde; J. ~Weldon; Darlington, Trinity, P. ~Wells; Epworth and Lumber, su) plied by H. C. Bethea; Danlington ci Icuit, J. R. T. Major; Florence, T.] SMorris; Hartsville, B. J. Guess; Je s ferson, R. A. Rouse; Lamar, A. Phillips; Liberty, D. H. Everet SMarlboro, J. L. Mullinix; McCc Mills, supplied by Hamlin Etheridg< South Forence, supplied by WV. Gleaton; Timmonsville, E. WV. Ma on. d Greenville District-E. P. Taylc presiding elder; Clinton, WV. Hodges; Easley, R. M. DuBos< Fountain Inn, G. H. Waddell; Gre s Court, J. F. Anderson; Greenvill - Buncombe Street, WV. M. Duncan; S Paul's, XW. R. Vaughn; Hampton A enue, A. E. Driggers; West Gree: ville and Monoghan, N. G. Ballenge t one to be supplied; Sampson at 0 Poe, J. N. Isom; Greenville circui r, J P. Attawar - Greens, C. B. Burn Laurens, First church, J. D. Crou Laurens circuit, supplied by A. Merritt; North Pickens, supplied I Samuel McCarty; Pickens, D.] Jones; Piedmont, S. T. Blackmai South Greer, J. C. Huggins; Trava ers Rest, R. F. Bryant; West Easle e . R. Walker. SMarion Distriet-E. 0. Watso Le presiding elder; Blenheim; W. e Martin; Britton Neck. \V. M. Har en; Buckville, G. P. Penny; Cente . av, W. A. Bet ts; Conway, G. e Leonard; Conway circuit, J. C. Da s is; Clio, F. H. Shuler; Dillon, W. irkland: J. A. Campbell, surpernut erary; Dillon Mills, supplied by J. L Gasque; Gallivants, supplied by I y. C. Kelly; Latta, J. W. Speaks; L i ta circuit, WV. B. Baker; Little Hoe te E. K. Moore; Loris, T. W. Godbol< te Marion, M. L. Carlisle: Marion ci Is cuit, supplied by J. H. Brown ; Mu s, lins. W. L. XWa?t; Mullins circui Dove Tiller; North Mullins. J. . Ruston; XVaecamaw, Allan McFa a.lane; student in Vanderbilt Univer ity, J. H. Graves; conif4ence see'r ftary of education, W. C. Kirkland. Orangeburg Distrit-J. XW. Kilg presiding elder; Bamnberg Station an Mills. Peter Stokes, one to be su: ALMETO AffAIR currences of Interest Fror All Over South Carolina ANY ITEMS OF STATE NEW ;-.A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cove: ing a Wide Range-What is Goim On n Our State. Negro Kills Brother-in-Law. Greenwood, Special.-Joe Evans, aegro, shot and killecd his brother-ii taw, W iII Hughey, in the Buck Lev, ;ection of the countv. Sunday nigh Ee is now in jail here. It is allege hat Evans committed a criminal a ault on his sister-in-law, Hughey wife, Saturday. Hughey ene inI town Sunday and had a warra! sworn out for Evans. Evans heard this proceeding and went down Hughey's house Sunday night. talk over" the matter, and whi .the two were outside the house ti shooting began. Hughey had thri bullets in him and was stone dea when found. One bullet lodged -the spinal column, back of the hea, N -breaking his neck. The Evans neg 'fled and when caught was in be feigning sleep. When carried to ti place of the shooting for the purpos if having his tracks measured b rilted and confessed the crime. Nrway Oil Mill. Norway, Special.-The Norway 0 rill is now an assured fact. Son weeks ago it was decided by tli stockholders who intended operatin an oil mill and ginnery at Bolii about nine miles from here, to locai the mill at Norway, provided the ci Jzens would take half the stock an in place of a $10.000 plant make i 415,000 to $20,000. This met with tb approv.! of the Norway people and joint meeting was called. The folio Jng officers were elected: Presiden -B. F. Adden; vice president, B. I Williams; treasurer, J. H. Bonnett -ecretary, J. A. Weathersbee. For South Carolina Rivers and Hao bors. The secretary of the treasury in hi ,tter of recommendation of appr( priations needed, asks that the fo loving amounts be made availab] for the yea- ending June 30, 1906: For public buildings at Anderso, $35,000; Chester, $25,000; Greer ville, $25,000; Greenwood, $20,000 Sumter, $15,000. For improving Winyah Bay, $72 750. For improving Pee Dee River an maintaininqg same, $25,000. Anderson is Pleased. Anderson, Special.-The news c the reappointment of Mr. John I Cochran, Jr., as postmaster for thi city, which was given in a brief pres dispatch last week was ver Sgratifying to all of the patrot of this office. Mr. Cochran has bee in the office here as postmaster fc eight years, having received his ai pointment under President McKinle in 1898. During his past servicei the office, Mr. Cochran has given til best of treatment to everyone. Sold Almost fcr a Song. Winnsboro, Special-The propert of the Winnsboro Granite Compan was sold by the clerk of the cu: and was bought by R. G. Rhett< Charleston for $10,000. No perso -was allowed to bid this propert unless they depo'te/ a -eertifie the court before they entered a b and the property was sold for cas. FThis is the reason the propert rbrought so little. It is worth at leaf $300,000. Civic Improvement Society. Florence, Special-The ladies< the Civic Improvement Society a: making arrangements to give an ol fashioned tournament and a .ba during Christmas week for the ben fit of the society. Many kn~igh from this and adjoining counties a: expected to contest for the honor< crowning the queen at the ball to I given that night. Heywar~d 'Cormty Fails. 'Aiken, Special.-The propose Heyward county scheme was defeate by 38 votes of the requisite tw< thirds of the total number of vot< east. All the precincts have been r ported and show a total vote cast 504, of which the new county recei ed 298. A summary of the differer precincts follows: North Augusta 1; fcr. is against; Beech Island, S4 fo ,7 against; Talatha 13 for, 93 agains Sunny Side. 10 for, 45 against; E lenton, 14 for, 24 against; Silverto 17 for, 1.9 against. Palmetto Notes. The governor has been notified< the resignation of Mr. Jas. Cosgro, as member of the board of commi siconers of Sullivan's Island. TI delegation has recommended Mr. Fe: d.inand Cherry as his successor. The Greenville Cotton Mills Cot pany, with $20,000 capital, was cha; tered. The concern will do busines with cotton mill products, and J.] Walker is president. Railroad Commissioner Jo.hn I Earle said recently that he was pr paring a letter to the railroad cor mission and to the legislature on ti railroad situation in this State. Ti report and letter, it is stated, dea with the courses of late train wrecks and conditions general.r'. A bank has been organized at Wa: Shoals with S50.000 capital. Wr Smith of Connecticut, Benj. Reige of Pennsylvania, E. W. Sparks,< New Jersey and N. B. Dial of Wa' Shoals are the principal stockhoi plied by J. C. Thomas: Branchv E. H. Beckham; Barnwell, R. Youig: Cameron. A. C. Wali ra Denmark, J. B. Travwik; Edisto E. Wi2ins; Elloree, J. W. Nee Fort -Motte, F. E. Hodges; Lang MC. 1. Peeler; Norway, J. A. Grahi Orangeburg. St. Paul's, L. P. r- Ghee: Orangeburg 'Mills, supplied N. F. Jackson; Orangeburg cire SG. A. Dav:is: Orange, M. F. Dul f Rowesville, V. C. Owens: Springii J. L. Tyler; 21. M. Ferguson. sul j numer:n-v; St. Matthews, J. 1 Tiacker: Swansea. W. L. Gault. Rock Hill Distriet-R. E. St. house, presiding elder; Blackst< . L. SinlIeton: Chester. 1. ,Aks: Chester circuit. AN. E. H1of .East Chester, supplied by S. , Jones: East Lancaster, E. M. Mel . sick: Fort 1111, V. 21. Owings: ory Grove, J. C. Counts; Lancas R. E. Turnipseed; Lancaster cire W. C. Winn; Lancaster and Che Mills, supplied by C. P. Carter; Nc Rock Hill, AV. A. Beckham; R burg, IV. A. Fairey; Rock Hill, John's, IV. B. Duncan; Laurel W. B. Gibson; Manchester, supp by E. Myers; Rock Hill circuit, H. Ariail; Van Wyck, R. E. Sha Winnsboro. Henry Stokes; Yorkv H. J. Cauthen; S. A. Weber, su3 numerary; York circuit, supplied E. K. Hiardin. Spartanburg District-Marion I -an. presiding elder; Belmont. W. Willi'ams; Blacksburg, C. C. Derri Buffalo and Bethel, J. W. Elki Clifton and Cowpens, J. L. Harl Campobello, E. Z. James; Cherol - B. M. Robertson; Enoree, J. C. Ch dier; Gaffney, Buford Street, S. Harper; Limestone Street, J. B. N son; Gaffney cireuit, T. B. Ow Jonesville. D. E. Camack; Kell supplied by J. G. Farr; Pacolet, F. Gibson; Reidville, T. J. Wh Santne, supplied by R. A. Bro Spatranburg, Central, IV. A. 1a: beau: V. S. Stokes. supernumera Bethel and Glendale, D. W.-Kel Dincan and Saxon, J. T. Fow City Mission, J. V. Shell; Un Griace, D. 'M. McLeod: Green Str W. B. Justus: Wofford College. R. Child. financial eagent.; South Christian Advocate, S. A. Nettles. itor. Summerville District-J. E. lisle, presiding elder; Cades, J. White; Cordesville, supplied by . Knowles; Cypress, supplied by T. Patrick; Dorehester. IV. H. 2I ray; Geor;etown. Duncan, T. G. F bert: West End. W. P. Way; Gr evville, R. V. Spigener; Grover, C. Morris; Harlevville. J. P. Ina! et: Harper, W. H. Thrower: Jo sonville, T. J. Clyde; Kinsstree tion. J. E. Mahaffey; Lake City > tion. S. J. Bethea: McCellanville, E. Peeler; Pinopolis, C. V. Burg< b Providence, E. A. Wilkes; J. F. I\ Supernumerary; Ridgeville, H. Mouzon; Rome, W. S. Goodwin; S ers, supplied by J. 0. Carrow Sampit, supplied by J. E. Carter; .George, J. M. Steadman: Scrani W. S. Henry; Summerville, H. Mills. Sumter District-H. WV. Bays, Ssidig etder; Bethel, T. WV. Munm lyn: Bishopville, C. B. Smith; Ca dien, C. C. Herbert; Heath Spriz E. P. Hutson: Jordan, S. H. Boe SKershaw, A. 0. Jeffeoat; Lynchbi S. O. Cantey; Manning, D. Art Phllips; New Zion, L. L. B nd baugh; Oswvego, David Hucks; P w~ood. J. H. Noland; Providence, A. Lewis; Richland. C. S. Feli Saintee, E. S. Jones; St. John Rembert. L. L. Inabinet; Sum First Church, J. WV. Daniel; Mag in' Street, S. D. Bailey. STransferred to WVestern North ( olina Conference, J. A. Peeler. >Some Conference Changes. The following changes were m ~in the presiding elders' cabinet: R . H. Jones moved from Ander district to CharlEston district: Rev. J. S. Beasley of Columbia trict goes to Anderson, Rev. H.I comb Browne is :noved from Sun district to Columbia; and Rev. J. ~Kilgo of Spartanburg district transferred from Spartanburg ~trict o Orangeburg to take the p of ,.v. Marion Dargan who goes the Spartanburg district. Rev. W X. Bays is transferred from Cha: ton to the Sumter district. .: Thus no new nresiding elders 1created in those circuits and the: . siding elders of the remainig cuits will return to their labors. 'I are: Rev. WV. T. Duncan, Cokesi district; Rev. W. P. Meadors, I r ence; Rev. E. P. Taylor, Greenv .' Rev. E. 0. Watson, Marion; Re~ .E. Stackhouse, Rock Hill; Rev E. Carlisle, Summerville (form North Charleston district). - London's 36,000 "Motorists." r, The Pireblic Control Coirimlttee md the London County Council rept t, that in April, 1905, the Council s; thorized application being made t ; the Local Government Board for . additional index mark for moi v cars, the lImit number of four ures under the mark "A" having b *reached. The board assigned -mark "L. C.," at the same time I .esting that "L. N."' would be 5 able in case a third index should required. The available n-unbers der the mark "L. C." are now bec< S. ng exhausted, and the committee cordingly recommends that "L. should be the new Index mark. I ig June last in London appliCati for the registration of 439 motor-ce 56 heavy motor-cars, and 127 moi cycles have been dealt with, bring *the total number of these vehicles V. to 11,265,833 and 6,064 respectivt t- Changes of ownership in 288 ca .cases have been dealt with, the t( i; number of -such changes sil r- the beginning of the Counc 1- administration being 2.199 cars t. 1714 cycles. The number of licen i.to drive motor-cars and motor-cy< r Issued during the month was 1,5 s. bringing the total number up to e- S64.-London Times. 0; Coolies In China are giving up th png and eumbersomne pipes and 1 CL YOUMANS DEAD The End Came Peacefully, Quietly ey; and Unexpectedly at an Early P Hour Yesterday Morning-One of the Most Eloquent Court Room Orators Known in South Carolina uit. in Recent Years. Columbia, Special.-Leroy F. You mans is dad. The eloquent advocate >er H. and learned lNwyer passed away 'Mon day nornina about 3' o'clock. - -is death was peaceful and pain less. During the night Gen. Youmans .Vawoke and, as was his custom. began to read in bed. He had a volume of Cis- 11eaulay, which he read for a time, ick- and then rested his head on his wife's so te.. shoulder. After a short while Mrs. uI Youmans, thinking her husband was ster >rth asleep. felt that there was something ich- wrong with him. He was dead. t St. Gen. Youmans was in his ofice in ti the State Capitol on Wednesday. Th', lied c next day being Thanksgving Day the ofice was closed, and he has not B since been to the Capitol. He was ill a. lle on Saturday, but seemed better on 1 )er- Sna SSunda and thore was nothing alarm ing in his condition. He had suffer ed for months from cirrhosis of the W1 liver and several times during the el last year his death had been expect- R ek. ed. but he rallied and seemed to pos- n sess a wonderful vitality. J e; Besides his wife, who was Mrs. Til- n aee lingiast, of Gillisonville, Beaufort county, Gen. Youmans is survived by r tie following members of his family: th Prin-le T. Youmans, of the Colum Loll bia bar: Mrs. M. McCoy Metts, wife m T of M'ajor V. A. Metts, of Columbia, ti ite. at whose home he died, and Mrs. 01- y cte; ivette Himrod, of Erie, Pa. Three bi ek; children preceeded him to grave; oi rse Mrs. W. S. Reamer, Mr. Reamer, Mr. b y Rhett Youmans, who died 'about -:ix r teen years ago, and Mr. Paul You- Ii mans, who died-in June, 1914. The ft oll, following brothers and sisters sur- C ee vive: Mr. V. H. Youmans, of San h SSaia, Texas: Lawrence V. You- $ e mans. of Fairfax, S. C.; M. H. You- tc maiis, of Stafford, Hampton courty, fa S. C.; Mrs. Frank Causey, of Hanp- s A. ton; Mrs. Robert T. Sausey, of Estill, s, I- S. C. al . Leroy F. Youmans was born No- n - veinber 14, 1S34, at Lawonville, S. C. 1 r- He grduated at the South Carolina ol er- H [er- Uni-ersity in 1S52 and was admnitted d: el- to the bar in 1S56, having studied la-a si .M- under the celebrated R. J. Davant. w He formed a partnership with Mr. aj ii- Emund Rhett when first adritted TI ta- and later with Gen. J. W. Moore, at hi ta' Hampton. He was elected solicitor p: L in 1866 and moved to Edgerield, to ii ss; form a partnership with Gen. M. C. d; ay Butler, which continued until 1S72, tl C. when Gen. Youmans came to Colum- tii alt- bia, where he has since resided, re- ai ay, spected by all who knew him and it S. loved by lhis associates at the bar. :on' This year when Attorney General er R. Gunter 'died Gen. Youmans, at that ax time assistant to Mr. Gunter, was ap- a >r pointed Attorney General by Govern, in 1er- or Hevward. This appointment was n' am- made ~on March 20, 1906, and Gen. ni A Youmans has since been in oilice. a: t;During a large part of the timc. his R "'' health has been such as to cause his di huL friends much anxiety, but lhe has giv- te le- en attention to tile duties of his ollic ti me-C having a capable assistant in Mr. D. e< ). RaPv, of Columbia. Mr. Youmans R lewas inl his officee last week and had a: and lately seemed in better health. This li te'news of his.. death Mondlay, there "o- fore, was a great surprise to his Ii . friends in Columbia. h:; .a When Mr. W. H. Townsend in Sep. oi tember, 1905, resigned the position of ti assistant Attorney General Mr. Gun- p< ade ter selected Mr. ~Youmans to fill the di vacancy. Upon Mr. Gunter 's death, ;v sna few months later. in March, 1906, U and Mr. Youmans was chosen by Govern- tI di or Hevward as his successor, his corn- o: sas- mission bein'g issued March 27.b -Primary for Aiken. ." Aiken, Special.-At the called lac. meeting of the county executive corn-r Stc mittee for the purpose of consider H ing the matter of ordering a primary -les to iiominate successors to the present t! county treasurer and probate judge, r vere both of whom recently resign.ed, it. t pre. was decided to order a primary and~ F cir th~e same has been scheduled for tha h 'he; second Tuesday in January. '. Capt. Whilden Woodward Dead' ille: Barnwell, Special.-The towii and b .R surrounding community was shocked . Monday afterno. by the death of e erl3 Capt. Whilden Woodward. Capt. Woodward has been an inivalid for the last few years suffering from par alysis but his death was quite unex pected and came as a great shock to all his friends. Capt. Woodward I was injured in a wreck years ago and 0. >ts from that time he has never regain- k a-ed his former strength and activity. b aLater he suffered a stroke of parayl- C sis and since that time has been con- I fgfined to his room almost continually. een y g- Williams Case on Trial. ult- Columbia, Special.-In the Federal S be Court Monday the time was occu un- pied with the suit of R. M. Williams am- against the Southern Railway, the rt ac- trial not being concluded at night, e< N-" Williams claims $10,000 damages for ei ur- injuries alleged to have been received b: os ed while he and a companion were a< Lrs, walking along the Southern's track e< tor- near the Blanding street depot in Co- si ug lumbia in April, 1903. t ses Remarkable Case of Newberry Youth. ital A recovery which is regarded by sphysicians here as a very remarkable 14 isone, is that of young John Andrew d ds Satterwvhite. of Newberry. S. C. On e: 1es. November 13 this youth inhaled a el s part of an acorn and it went deep in- e< Gto his lungs. His condition was crit- tI ical and he was taken to the Columbia T hospital for an operation. An incis- 0: ion was made and a part of the acorn g .eir v-was found and removed; the rest of ix ak- it since then has been coughed up and tI AWLINGES HANGED G1 Fi ays Penalty for Murder of Carter Children. jul EGRO PAL SWINGS WITH HIM et he ormer Preacher Makes Statement Declaring the InnCcence of Hi3 g Scns To Be Hanged Friday Un- da; less Parden Board Saves Them. jm Valdosta, Ga.. Special.-With the no claration of the innocence of hii Th ns, J. G. Rawlings, Tuesday step- ve " a, d on the scaffold and paid the pen-. Wo ty for the crima of which he was be< und guilty and which decision has th, en affirmed in higher courts five an mes. With him Alf Moore, the ne. let -o, whose confession furnished the let invicting evidence, was hanged. al th fell through the drop at 10:15 m. and life was pronounced extinct ha minutes later. er Coi The expectation that the negro of >uld make a final confession, exon- ve ating Milton, Jesse and Leonarl wa awlings from participation in the bei urder of Willie and Carrie Carter, m ily 13, 1905, proved a disappoint- a ect. pa He reiterated his previous state. ent and declared that Milton fired he e fatal shots. ba The Georgia prison commission will cet Saturday to consider the peti- di on of commutation of sentence for an ilton and Jessie. Leonard has 12 en sentenced to life imprisonment Ju' the recommendation of cleiaency an r the trial jury. The crime and conviction of Raw. :-s and Moore presenied unusual atures. J. G. Rawlings and W. L. irter were nei.hbors 12 miles fron re. Both were Baptist ministers. veral years ago a dispute arose as the line between their respective rms. Litigation and bad blood re- tal ilted. Carter was wounded by a ot from ambush, and had Rawlings -rested on the charge of attempted , rder. A few days later, on June , 1905, a night attack was iade in the Carter home. Two of the chil -en, Willie and Carrie Carter. were ot just outside the house and sh>ts P-P Lre filred without Cffect at Carter tal d his wife and another daughtC.6 le wounded boy managed to dra 6 mself to the house and inform hii pr Lrents that Milton and Jesse Raw- ap igs had shot hin. He died the next ju< Ly. After shooting the children, pr< e attacking party attempted to sn el -e to the house, but were fired upon pr d driven off without further casual- tai es. pr A coroner's jury found that the n ime had been committed by Milton pri Ld Jesse Rawlings and Alf Moore, I negro. The latter confessed, tell- tic g of the plot which had been plan id by the elder Rawlings for the $ urder of the ehtire Carter family 54 id the burning of the house. J. ?. 5 awlings, the elder, took no imme- de. ate part in the crime, having gone 99 Valdosta to divert suspicion. The al, v:hich lasted two weeks, result- pr iin a verdict of deathi for the ciderti awings.' his sons. Milton and Jesses ti id Leonard Rawlings was given a 19 te sentence as an accomplice. Now began a 'Iignt for L e. Every legal expedient L been resorted to, causing the day Ja~ 'execution to be postp)oned from me to time as each successive tem >rary advantage was gained by the ins fense. The verdicts in the case g ent to the higher court, then to the eg nited States Supreme Court, then to Fc te State Supreme Court on an extra- Ja -dinary motion and then to the ex >ard of pardons. Arrests on Bribery Charges. Te Pittsburg, Special.-With the ar st of J. H. Milholland, a civil engin r, onr a charge of conspiracy to de -aud the issuance of warrants for an te arrest of Joseph Flaherty and H.f .Bostap on the same charge, and ie grand jury iindictment against resident C. S. Cameron charging f im with contempt and obstruction m justice, the developments todayth I the alleged $70,000 bribery scan al between the officials of the Pitts arg & Tube City Railroad and the embers of the Pittsburg select and. ymmon council wac sensational. zo Prominent Real Bstate Man Killed by Negro. e Valley Park, Mich., Special.-A. F.ni ddah, a prominent real estate man, bir i Chicago, was shot and instantly Cl illed by Wes Young, a negro. It is t lieved Young intended to kill W. de .Grubbs, who was accompanying m ddah 'at the time of the killing Ce ong escaped and is being followed h ' a mob determined to deal summar. Swith him.p aits for Violation of Safety Appli ance Law. Washington, Special.-Aeting upon Md ports submitted- by the inter-state an mmerce commission Attorney Gen- ~ al Moody has directed that suits be la~ ought against a large number of Ca ditional railroad companies to re- mn; ~ver penalties for violation of the of ~fety appliance law through failure pa keep their equipment in proper th4 mdtion. Floods on the Isthmus. Colon, Special.-Up to last night : )inches of water had fallen in Colon Sn ring two days. The Chagres riv ito Shas reached the highest point ev -known and is still rising fast while >mmunication and traffic by way of as te Panama Railroad is interrupted hiq he inhabitants of the villages north Iste Bas Obispo necessarily will suffer i eatly from the flood as it will be'. apossible to get relief to them until tn te Chagres subsides. There was ni n tin hre tis mrnin 'LL[TT[ MOUND G~UILT -st Decgre Verdict Agairst the ;urderer of Grace Brown Was tendered Tuesday. .erkimer, N. Y., Special.-The v in the trial of Chester E. Gill for the murder of his sweet -rt at Big Moose Lake on July 11 t. Tuesday returned a verdict of ltv in the first dearee. einec e will be i-):onnced Thurs ori'ng to whieI time court ad rued anir the jury had reported. rmer Senator Mills. Gillette's misel. before adjournment, an ineed that when court reconvened ursday. he would move to have the -dict set aside. The jury which I deliberated for tive hours sent rd at 11 o'clock that a verdict had n reached. Later they fied into court room and at 11:15 o'clock oflicer who had been sent for Gil te, returned with the prisoner. Pale I a trifle nervous, apparently, Gil :e faced the jury and when Marsh Hatch, the foreman, declared that rerdict of guilty in the first degree I been found the youthful prison gave no sign of emotion. When hii insel had announced his purpose making a formal motion that the -diet be set aside and the judgC s dismissing the jurors, Gillette it over to a nearby table and pick ,up a pencil wrote something upon ;heet of pper. He then folded the per carefully, afterward put it in pocket. Immediately afterwards -was taken from the court room !k to his cell in the jail. [t is learned that the jury had some iculty in reaching an agreement d six ballots were taken before the men agreed. Up to that time the v had stood eleven for conviction d one for acquital. THE APPROPRIATION. e Book of Estimates Transtnitted o Congress Mondag Appropria ;iors Made by Congress for Pre vious Year. Xashigton, Special.-The Secre y of the Treasury Monday trans ted to Congres* the book of esti. tes of appropriati01os required for ernment service for the fiscal yeac hg June 30, 10"S. The follow table shows these estimates to :her with the appropriations made Congress for each item for thc vious fiscal year:, Legislative es lishimeut, estimates for 190S, $5,. .175, appropriatnS for 1907, $5, 357; executive establishrgent.s ap >riations for 190S. $32.571,910, propriations for 1907, $26,064,092; licial establishments, $9S0,120, ap >priations for 1907, $1,10S,914; for n intercourse, $3,254,077, appre. ations for 1907, $3,796,6S3; mili -y establishments, $79,950,102, ap )priations for 1907, $72,305,270; al establishment, $115,444,960, ap >priations for 1907. $93,773,692; ian affairs, $7,970,1S6, appropriai ns for 1907, $14,376,144; pensions, 3,243000, appropriations for 1907, l3,46,106; public works $g5,S65.. D appropriations for 1907, $53. ,710; postal service deficiency, in-. nite, $293,416; miscellaneous, $59, L.0S6, appropriations for 1907, ~26.,57; permanent annual ap:, >priations, $149,836.,320. appropnia s for 1907, $15.117,320; general als, $6S9.02S, appropriations for 37, $701.551.560. VE WIRE FOR EAD HUNTER~ ps Use It With Deadlier Effect In Formosa Than Bullets. San Francisco, Special. - Accord to advices brought by the liner beria, after a year's unsuccessful ort to subdue the head-hunters of rmosa with bullet and saber, the panese soldiers have resorted to the >eriment of -exterminating the war tribes by the use of live 'wires. n For Assault With Intent to Murder. facon, Ga., Special-The negro, nry Fews, who shot Will Solomon r Charles Adams, at the centennial r in this city on September 7, ich precipitated a riot and wreck of the county jail, was Monday .md guilty of assault with intent to Lrder and sentenced to 10 years in Spenitentiary Eight Die in Flood. El Paso, Texas, Special.-A spec to the flerald from Morneci, Ari aa, says: Eight lives are said to have been t in a great flood at Clifton last ht. The Detroit Concentrator dam ke, sending a wall of water .down Lase creek. Wires are down be -een Morenci and Clifton, and no nite news can be obtained until ~ssengers return from Clifton. The ntral Telephone station in Clifton s been abandonded, having been ofounced unsafe. Suddenly Made Rich. Kew Castle, Pa., Special.-Thoma5 :Carthy, a clerk in a local hotel, i his brother,Michael McCarthy, of mpum, a suburb, received word t week that an uncle, Timothy Me rthy, had died in Australia, leav them the sole heirs to a fortune $3,000,000. They are making pre rations to go to Australia and claim money. A Double Tragedy at Macon. iacon, Ga., Special. - Horance ith. a young man, who was a vis r at the home of Doek Jones. near ni erville, Ga., was ordered to leave he was under the influence of auor. While going down the front ps Jones shot Smith, killing him tantly, and some one shot Jones ough the head and he fell dead. ir his own victim. It is not known Many Residences Desbryd or Damagtd BREAK IN RESERVR CMAE AriLona Mining Tawn of Cli2ca 1l most Ilund.-ed z.d 1mit:2s Forced to YLPs to X. : :r ._afety Nearly AllB sdee tt Ncith Clifton DCst=_r5CiL Clifton, Ariz., SpeFi,Z - . waters that caused upward of z se1m of deaths and much property en age Wednesday night are rzcedin rapidly and the 33-hour rain k ceased. No further da=g is - hended. Two bodies were reeored ovr. t!he wreckage along Chase Creek, ba the exact number of deaths eanw be told. Three men we exag looting and eA refasal to surrender were shot and fatally wounded by of fleers. The flood in Chase Creek s caused by the breakng of the resa voir of the Detroit Copper Compan and the freed water ran a own the creek with a seven-foot breast Only one business house on (ase Creek escaped damage and =apW were destroyed. North Clifton was partly wrecked, nearly all of the za idences in that part of the town be. ing destroyed or damnged So many restaurants arA beta have been destroyed that it is ahnse impossible to find a place t eat a sleep in the town. But them wilL be no shortage of provisians All trains on the Arizoa & YRv Mexico Railroad are held up. Ri road bridges are so severely dam.:eJ. that' it will be usafe to use them fr some time. Solomonvile, Ariz., Sper!&t-A* the result of 30 hours' saking rai over southern Arizona the m town of Clifton with 2) peop& : swept by a terriie flood avd hx reds of inhabitants have :Oed to de mountains for safety. Owing to 46r abled wires details are r. S -o4 tain, but the known' dead reacher 1. Most of the population are and Italians whose huts zre izanda06 .d. The castastrope began with tha breaking of a big reservoir ia d mountains, pr.cipating a vast fhV7 on the Chase Greek quarter of Clif ton. The principal street was =ixe It was along this sireet that the fz talities occurred as the fload engdi, ed the people withoat waming. Globe, Ariz., SpeciaL-AR ramk& communication with this eity is. o off for a week at least ay thec r ing away of the bridge over the Cila river near San Carios. Passengers and mail may be transferred in a Ifew days, but it may be manek toager be fore freight can arrive here. Naw President For Suthea New York, SpeciaL-The diretes of the Southern Railwar Wednesda elected W. W. Finley, of Washine president of the company, ta sceeel. the late Samuel Spenet. Mir. Ela: ley has been second vice pesideent of the road since September 1Z6 LMLii He has been active in railway wrR since 1S75. Prior to eaterdng ib Southern's service Mr. Finles v second vice president of the Grea~t Northern Railway. Before that be was third vice president of the Seuth, -ern Railway. For two years he wans chairman of the Sonitheastemi Paa senger Association at Atizae. Mo. Finley was at times sociated& wa James J. Hillt President Wan?s Mo azaINer Washington, SpeciaL - The Presi dent Wednesday seat a. special mes= sage to Congress urging begislti giving the Executive anthority spa his own inititative and resosibity to dismiss any officer whom he thim~ unworthy to rema ini tfe servi., The baw at present prevides that in time of peace no othecer snaIn be di missed except in pursunee of :n court-martial or in miti'ation thoe, of. This provision the Presid:t wants repealed. Death of Captain Baia. Digsby, N. S., Speca-Dea from the icy cold on the western ease of Nova Scotia came to Captaia A.c ry after his vessel, the three-mastad schooner Emma Harvey, had gone ta pieces, and he and all but one of his seamen had foreed their way through the breakers to land. One main wa drowned. The others of the ce found shelter. Investigating Wreck. Washington, SpeciaL-Offeisis oE the Southern Railway beganz a.fo 2 investigetion into the eauses of thme wreck on that line Thnhaiving morning, in which President Samu~e& Spencer, of the Southern system, an..& several other persons were killeA. Thme inquiry is being held at the gener.: offces of the Southern Railway, i this city, and probably wiHl at be eeneluded before Thursday afna or Friday. Major J. Gadsdan King Det.. Atlanta, Ga., SpeciL-M!ajor 4& Gadsden King, a well-knowni Couf'3d crate veteran, died at his homasr heer early Wednesday, aged 75 year&, Major King was born in Chaestor,. S. C., but has been a resident of At Ianta for 25 years. During the daJ. war he was a captain in Marion's ao t;11er.