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VOL. I. NO. 3. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? OCTOBER. II, 1903. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPV.
The Camdem Mystery.
1
A Slight Clue Said to Have
Been Found?Inquest Adjourned
Until Next Friday.
Special to The State,
Camden, Oct. 6.?There is
now some little clue to the iden
tity of the McDowell murderer.
It seems to be over so vague
ailrl hnlils nut little lirn-vo I
wi H.O
ultimate success of tlie earnest
efforts which are now being
made to get on the right trail.
But the coroner's jury, all determined
and patient men, will
not be found disregarding any
circumstances, however insignificant
it may appear to be, in
their efforts. The development
since ye-terday, whatever it
may have been, was of sutlicient
importance to cause the coroner
\ to adjourn the sitting, which
was ordered for tins morning,
until next Friday at 5).30 o'clock.
There was a certain matter
about which Chief liaile felt
very hopeful and the coroner
was determined to facilitate his
^ inquiry as far as he could.
Dr. A. W. Burnet, who was
the first physician to reach the
side of the dead man, was sworn
and gave his opinion as to the
cause of death. He said that
he was called to see Mr. Mc'
V Dowell between 9 and 10 o'clock
on the night of the killing and
found him dead when he reached
his side, lie was still warm,
lit said, and hml Koon u.?? I
, - ... > uveu wudll Wilt
a few minutes.
After the examination of the
wounds he concluded that death
was caused by a direct 'blow
from some sharp edged instrument
which produced a fracture
of the base of the skull. In
Dr. Burnet's opinion he never
knew what hit him and was un
conscious from the reception of
the wound. The direct result
nf rlofitli **?oa 1>? '1
.. IiciuuiHiii?(3 Ol uie
brain.
r
He thinks Mr. McDowell was
unquestionably struck from be
hind. The instrument of death
was either curved or flexible.
He thought that a piece of lead
or iron had been used. In Dr.
k ' ] Burnet's opinion the same in
strumentwas used on both men.
Mr. Porter's wound was on
the right front of the head and
the assailant would have had to
reach over to have delivered the
blow from behind.
Mr. ?V. F. Russel made a
statement about a hatchet which
he found near the body. It was
a hand axe, weighing about two
and a half pounds, has been in
use for some time and the edge
v .is gapped. When found it had
no handle in it.
Mr. Russell found it near the
body and after he and Dr.
Kurnet and Mr. E. D. Blakeley
t had examined it he turned it
over to Chief Haile. Other witnesses
will testily next Friday.
MR. PORTER'S CONDITION.
?. Inquiry at the Columbia hos
pital yesterday elicited the en-|
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mITV .
couraging information that the
condition of Mr. Porter showed
so much improvement that the
hopes for liis recovery are brighter.
Last night lie was passing
through the most critical stage
of his injuries and every hour
he lives now will strenghthen
the chances of his recovery.
lie is said to have been talk
ing perfectly rationally during
the day but is still unable to re
call what occurred from the
time lie was struck until the
time he regained consciouness
il.. \\T .. a. i 1
iii. vno w aieree oriage.
Mob in Wall Street.
Howling Men and Boys Hunt
for "Mr. Raffiles."
New York, Oct. 9.?The mysterious
"Mr. Ilafliles," employed
by a mo/ning newspaper, advertised
that he would circulate
about the curb market in Broad
street between noon and one
^ 1- in 1 " -
u uiuLK v rmay aiternoon, anil
as a result business in the Wall
street district was paralyzed for
nearly two hours. So great and
disorderly was the crowd that
the doors of the sub treasury
were closed as a precautionary
measure. Reserves were order
ed from all the West Side
stations as far as Forty seventh
street, and for the rest of the
day Wall street did business un
der a strong police guard.
A compact mob of pushing,
howling men and boys engaged
in the pleasant occupation of
assaulting peaceful citizens on
a more or le_s genuine surmise
that of the persons so mauled
and buffeted one at least 'would
prove to be a certain journalist,
"Rallies," for whose capture
the newspaper in question offered
a $.'>00 re waul.
ALMOST TORN TO PIKCKS.
As a result of the disturbance j
Police Commissioner McAdoo
issued orders that the man masqueraded
as the mysterious "Mr
Sallies will he arrested. ^Numerous
complaints have reach
ed from persons who have been
mistaken for the mysterious
"Mr. Rallies" and almost" torn
to pieces. The commissioner
said that he would ^o as far as
getting out a warrant should
such a step prove necessary.
The crowd looking for "Raffles1'
swarmed into Wall street
district with a rush that swept
the bulls and bears off their
feet. When the hour of noon
arrived Broad street, south from
Wall and for more than two
blocks, was packed from curb
to curb, and Wall street from
Broadway to Williams street
was practically impassable.
Every man bearing the slight
est resemblance to the published
photos of the mysterious
"Mr. Rallies" was stopped and
questioned. Some of the victims
had their clothing torn off by
the eager mob. Dozens of young
men were thrown down and
trampled by persons anxious to
grab them and claim a reward
for recognizing the mysterious
"Mr. Rallies."
The State's Cotton Crop.
Reports From all Sections
Show that the Farmers are
Holding for Better Prices?
The Crop Unusually Early.
Tho Columbia State, Oct. 10th.
The State presents today,
through the prompt work of its
correspondents, an estimate of
the condition of tho cotton
mantel 111 this State, giving reports
from practically all the
county seat towns which are
rated as cotton markets.
While the>e reports are necessarily
no' exact, they give a
fair idea of the situation in
South Carolina at present. The
most prominent idea brought
out by the correspondents is
that the crop of this year has
matured early and that a large
proportion of it has been gathered
a' this time, much more
than is usual before the middle
of October. This fact must be
taken into consideration when
the amount of cotton being hell
is estimated and when the disposition
of the farmers as to a
irglier price is considered. It
is apparent that during the first
few weeks of the present season
the fanners were induced bv
the favorable price to put their
cotton on the market ;uid that
since the recent slump there has
oeen a very general withdrawal
from the market and the farmers
are more disposed to hold
for a higher price. This shows
incidentally, that the farmers
on the whole regard 10 cents as
a fair price for cotton, that it is
indeed an attractive price to
them.
That there wdl be 110 sales to
amount to anything at 10 cents
is amply demonstrated by the
statement from so many towns 1
that tiiere was practically nocot |
tw11 uu me iiuirKet yesterday,
when the price was ranging 1
around 9A cents.
The ell'ect of organization
among the farmers is shown by ,
these reports. In those counties
where the Southern Cotton as
sociation is most thoroughly or 1
ganized the farmers are keeping <
their cotton oil' the market most
I ersistently ami successfully ,
The effect of warehouses is
shown by the statements from
those counties where the ware 1
houses tire accessible, as in
Richland and Greenwood. The 1
number of bales in storago this
yt ar is much greater than the
average. Tins proves that where
war houses tire located the hold
ing movement can be made
most succes-ful.
RKPOUT FROM LANCASTER.
Lancaster, Oct. 9.?The total
receipts of cotton in Lancaster
county from Sept. 1st, 1905, to
this date are about (>,500 bales. 1
the total receipts last year at 1
this time were about 4,000 <
bales. The farmers generally i
holding for higher pric< a. The
highest price paid for spot cot
ton today was cents per
pound.
FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. ,
Chester, Oct. 9.? Receipts ol ,
cotton in this county this year ?
to date, 7,000 bales, same date
last year, 8,200. Since the
price went under 10 cents farm- '
era generally are holding lor
higher prices. Ruling prices
here today for middling cotton '
9 12 cents. '
Camden, Oct. 9.?There have i
been about 9,000 bales of cot-11
J
ton bought here this season,
against about 7,000 up to this
time last year. Farmers have '
been selling freely up to this |
time, but will probably hold
what they have left for better J
prices. The average price fori
middling today was 0 1 4 cen's.
Cheraw, Oct. 0.?Cotton re
ceived October 1, 1904, 2,800
bales; this year 4,300 same date,
estimated. Farmers are begin
nig to hold generally, have been
selling rapidly lip to date. Rul j
ing price 9 1-2 cents. Crop
much advanced this year.
Ten Thousand Drowned.
Fearful Work of the Typhoon
on the Coast of China.
Victoria, B. C., October 8.?
The steamer Tartar, which nr.
rived last night Irom the Orient,
brought news from Shanghai that
the loss of lile among the natives
of the island at the mouth of the
Yangtse River as a result of the
typhoon at the boginmg of September
was tremendous. The
North China Daily News, ot
Shanghai, says:
"To the east of Tamagming,
t wo islands,one called Yawoshwa,
the other Shiiiiousha, distant
about twenty miles I rem Woo
subf, have suffered much Irom
the typhoou, nearly ail the in
habitants having been swept
away. The islands have only
heen inhabited for a short tune,
comparatively speaking, as they
are of recent formation and are
not much above high water mark.
It is reported that nearly 10.000
people have been drowned on
these two islands and the smaller
islands adjacent. Tamagming it
sell has not suH'ere 1 much, being
well above the high water mark. '
The Shanghai papers say that
the damage to the Canadian I'a
tsific Liner Empress ot Japan by;
the typhoon will necessitate the
expenditure ot .$100,000 tor repairs.
During the storm the
? ? I > I * 1 - A* ?
iirauiiei i cuniu, iormeriy llie
Rio Gsando (In Sol, foundered
near the mouth ot tlie Yangtse
Her crew ot 54 were soved l>v
i lie German steamer Albenga.
Missouri and N. Y. Life.
McOall must Replace Money Contributed
to Republican Campaign
Fund, or else his Company's
License to*do Business
in Missouri will be Revoked.
Jefferson City, Mo., October 7.
?State Superintendent of Insur
mice, W. I). Vandiver, lias sent a
communication to John A. Mc
Uall, of the New York Life lnsur
mice Company, demanding that
the $148,702 campaign fund contribution
be replaced to the company,
under penalty of revocation
of the company's license to transact
business in Missouri for fail,
lire to comply with the demand.
The communication also informs
President McCall that the Mi6
souri department of insurance
will insist on a new president,
vice president and financial committee
for the New York Life Insurance
Company just as soon as ,
the directors c?n possibly effect
the reorganization. \
Remarkable Petition.
Citizens of Texas Want
Lynching Legalized?Ask
Governor to Endorse Such
a Policy.
Chicago, October 7 ?A dispatch
to the Tribune Iroin ll<>us
'IV
iwn, savs:
A petit ion Iroin a number of
citizens, headed by (i W. Knight
ni !S tn M irons, lias oeen present,
ed to Governor Lanhain, a.-king
hat the State pe.uiit nub punishment
of negroes who assault
women.
The Governoi is aske 1 to en- w
dorse a policy ot absolute unpro- *
tec'ion to negroes guilty of as.
sault, ensuring that I hey lie given
110 trial by legal inquiry ot any
kind, and that they may tie v,
hanged instantly as soon as apprehended.
I 11? n ..... '
u uniniii o icsponse
principally is directed to the legal
phase of the proposition, it
is set forth that it is impossible
for him to countenance the policy
in view of the oath of office
and the Stale legislation, which
lie is bound to proiect.
Cotton Between Septembers.
First Census Bureau Bulletin
Oil the Siihiopt .... A ?
,-v.^jv>Vv -?11V IT O t* 11 *
gregate of 14,455,904 Bales,
of Which 1>1 Per Cent. Was
Exported, and 30 Per Cent.
Consumed at Home, Leaving
a surplus of 9 Pe,r Cent.
Washington, Oct. 9.?The
Census Bureau to day issued a
bulletin showing ilie production
and distribution ot tlie cotton
of the United States available
between September 1. 1.904, and
oeptenioer J, r.io;i, 10 be 14,455,994
l)ales. Of tins 01 per
cent, was exported, 30 per cent,
was used in domestic cousurap
tion, leaving a surplus of nine
per cent. The domestic consumption
includes 30,770 bales
destroyed by fire.
The exportation amounted to
8,834,929 bales, the domestic
consumption 4,315,756 and the
surplus 1,305,309. Of the total
13,093,279 bales were included
in the crop of 1904 and the remainder
in that of 1905. Of
the quantity consumed in the
United States, 2,138,829 bales
were u?ed in Northern and 2,140,15i
in Southern mills.
Pretty Young Woman Makes
Two Attempts to Kill Herself.
New York, Oct.. 6.?Seelie
Terapolis, a pietty young Russian
eight months in this countrx,
made two attemnta m o.wl
. 1 vv, viiv* ucr
lite during the last two days.
Tuesday she jumped into East
river and was rescued by mem
hers of lite saving corps. Today
she went to the roof ot the fac
tory where she was employed and
attempted lo jump off, but was
prevented.
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