The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 20, 1906, Image 1
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The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 74. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., JUNE 20, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY
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Entries Closed for StateCam-18
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paign?-Eight Candidates,
for Governor?-Opposition ^
to Senator Tillman?JTull j,
List of the Candidates. \
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Columbia Record, Monday Afternoon.
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State Chairman Wilie Jonoa
at noon to-day closed the list ol ^
entrieR for the state campaign,
which opens with speech-making ^
at St. George tomorrow, with
six eleventh-hour entries, one ot
these being Oapt. W. W. Lumpkin,
of this city, commercial ^
agent of the Georgia railroad, *
who has entered to oppose B. R.
Tillman for the United States J
senate. e
Tire issue all along the line
will be the dispensary. n
Among the entries today is J.
Frazer Lyon, ot Abbeville, chief o
uioja nonn y in vcQii^niur, w nil IH ^
out tor attorney general. Five
minutes after his pledge came C
that of ex-Senator J. W. KajtH '(
dale, of Florence, a dispensary "
candidate for the same place. t
The third candidate lor the
place is the incumbent, Leroy c
F. Youmans, of Columbia, ap- v
* pointed by Governor II y* rd
to succeed the late U. X. Gunter.
Mr. Youmans was at.t?> nr-y general
under Governor li nopton,
and is over seventy ye?.rs old. r
The last pledge to cone in.
just five minutes before closing
time, was that of A. Crane Jones,
prohibition candidate for governor,
from Newberry. Another ?
anti-dispensrfry candidate to file I
his pledge today was Charles A . h
Smith, of Timmonsville, a local t
op 11 on is t candidate for lieutenant S
governor. <
The 01 her gubernatorial entries . i
are M. F. Ansel, county dispen C
sarv advocate, of Greenville; t<
Senator Cole L Hlease, of New- a
berry, state dispensary as it ?
stands, Joel K Brnnson, of Sum- f<
ter, straight prohibition; W. A at
Fdwards, prohibition, of Wards;
II. I. Manning, of Sumter, dis- 8
pensary reformed; J J. MeMahan c
of Columbia, dispensaiy reform n
ed; Lieutenant Governor John
T. fSloan, for the state dispell- ?
sary. tl
The dispensary candidate for o
lieutenant governor is Senator ti
Thomas <r. MeLeod, of Leecoun- t<
ty, on same platform' as Man- h
ning. 11:
The complete list of entries h
follows: United States Senator V
? B. R. Tillman, Edgefield, and tl
\V. W. Lumpkin, ol Columbia. b
Congress?First district, Geo. *
S. Legare, of Charleston; Second "
district, .1. O. Fattorson, of Barn- ^
well; G. L. Toole, of Aiken, and
Boiler R. Hair, of Saluda; Third
district, Wyatt Aiken, of Ahbe- n
ville, and J. E Hoggs, of Rickens; Fourth
district, W. C. Irbv, Jr., ,(
of Laurens, J. T. Johnson, of J!
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Spartani)iir^f and G. il. Mahon,'^
of Greenville; Fifth district, 1).
E. Finley, of Yorkville, T. J.
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trait, of Lancaster, and \V. P.
'olloek, of Chesterfield; Sixth
istrict, J E E.lerbe, of Sellers-;'
eventh district, A. F. Lever, of
lexington.
Governor?M. F. Ansel, O. L.
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tlease, J. E. Bruneon, W. A.
Sdwarda, R. I. Manning. !. J.I
IcMahan, John T. Sloan, A. C. I
ones.
Lieutenant Governor?Thomas
L McLeod and Charles A.
mith.
Secrotary of State?R. M.
fcCown, of Florence; J. B.
lorrison, of Berkeley. L. M.I
fcaginli of Columbia, and M. P.
'ribble, of Anderson.
Attorney General?J. Fraser
yon, John W. Ragsdale and
i. F. Youmans.
Comptroller General?A. W.
ones, of Abbeville; G. L. Walkr,
ot Greenville.
State Treasurer?R. IJ. Jenlings,
of Fail field.
Adjutant General?J. C Boyd,
f Greenville; L. W. Hankell, of
Columbia.
Railroad Commissioner?Jas.
Jansler, of Titzah ; John C. Sel
ors, of Sellers ; J M. Sullivan,
f Anderson; J. A. Summerset,
f Columbia, and John II. Whar011.
ot Laurens.
S'ate Superintendent of Eduation?O.
B Martin, of Green
il le.
Trouble in Fort Mill.
-ively Battle Between Offi-!
cers and Father and Son. ,
Fort Mill special in Charleston
iunday News : Chief of Police
'otts and Constable Call harp
iad an exciting experience yes
erday in attempting to arrest
id Hoik, a young white man,
liarged with cutting a negro
lelk, wlio lives with his father,
J. C. Belk, two miles south t?i
own, discovered the two officers
pproaching through the wood*1
nd ran. The officers chased him
or half a mile, tiring at him |
everal times. Belk did not re-1
iirii tln? fire, although lie had a
hotgun, hut his lather, who had ^
omo up in the mna'i'itn?, was,
ot so cautious and lie op?ned'
re on the officers with a phot
un. lhey returned the lire and \
lie shooting continued until the
fficers exhausted their amniuni-'
ion, when they came hack t<>!
awn tor more. Hdk, train be-1
ind a tree, defied them to the
ist and swore t hat neither he nor
is hoy would ever tie arrested.
V'hen the officers went back ?
hey found tii.it both tlie men
ad cros-ed tin* line into North
laiolifia, which is only two or *
liree miles from Belk's home.
feetlnff <>t I/ojtewell Allltttice
4 iillnl.
The Hopewell Alliance will
jeet Saturd ?y, ttOt h instant, at
p. in., at Dixie school hous**,
3r the purpose of making disosition
ot its portion of the
tale Exchange fund. All inter_
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Hien, pie asp ai tencl
W. (i. A. I'orter,
Agent of Fund.
Another Veteran (ione. 1
Mr. James R. Knight, after
Prolonged Illness, Passes t
Away ?t his Home in Pri- t
mus.
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Mr. James It. Knight, one ot j
Lancaster county's best known r.
and most highly esteemed citi
zens, died last Friday afternoon,
at 4 o'clock, at his home in the
r.'l 0
Primus section. Though greatly ^
lamented Mr. Knight's death was
not unexpected, as his health had f
hpnlt crpadiiuIKi I ? i 11?. ? e?
inuing mr many .
month". Last spring was a year
ago l?e had a severe attack ol
pneumonia, which was followed f
by Bright's disease.
Mr. Knight was a native ol
Chesterfield and was in his 73rd i
year, having been born Oct. 1st,
1833. lie moved lo this county
about 1872. lie was twice mar- ^
ried. His first, wile was Miss
Mary Haley, of Kershaw county,
to whom he was married Dec. j
21st, 1854. Seven children, tour
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eons and three daughters, blessed j
their union, of whom two tons .
and three daughters are now liv- .
ing, namely, Mr. \V. B. Knight, (
ot this place; Miss Alice Knight, (
ol Primus; Mrs. J.T.R.Marshall,
ol Pleacant HiP; Mr. Charles T.
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villain, in iroy,iexa>, and Mts.
W. B. Miller, ot WiIIh Point,
Texas. The grandchildren num
her iwenty-nii e. .Mr. Knight's
second marriage whs to Miss iVinllie
Melton, of Chesterfield, on the }
4lh ot Jan., 185)1), who survives
him. ,
Ar is well known, Mr. Knight ,
was a Confederate veteran, and <
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made a most excellent soldier.?
lie entered the service on the j
13th day of April, 1801, as a (
member of Capt. John S- Miller's ?
ppm noniT * ? ? O?l..o ?- 1 71
* . in me oiii o nun uaro- ^
11uh regiment ot volunteers.? j
Ho served throughout the war }
and was twice seriously wounded
in battle.
Mr. Ivnieht was a patriotic,
public spirited citizen and took
aii active interest in ail niatteis
pertaining; to the country's weliare.
lie was a consistent member
ol tlie Baptist church. t
The remains of Mr. Knight i
were buried Saturday at Union a
church, the Rev. S. N. Watson, j
ot H^ath Spiings,conductitm the
funeral eeivices, assisted bv the (
Rev. 1'aul Pressley, of Lancas v
ter. ]
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Horrible Death of Brakeman 1
Addison.
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Branchville special in Char- ,
leston Sunday News: ,1. A. Addison,
white, a brakeman on a ;
Southern work train, was run
over here and killed almost in 1
stantly about 8 o'clock this c
morning. If is not definitely
known how the accident occur-! v
red, but it is >-up posed lluit iivl'
coupling cars bo lei] across the ,
track. Several cars passed over
the body, and his neck and one
arm were broken. The body will I'
he taken to Charleston to niirht j
where it is said the deceased |t
had a family. ' t
kittle Girl Hurled Train
from Track.
Marietta, O., June 18?Little
Mire Kyle, a school girl, and
laughter of a farmer residing
>etween Mackf-burg and Elba,
ias confessed to having caused
he wreck of the Pennsylvania
Iyer near the latter town on
Thursday night, in which two *
nissenger coaches were over *
limed and the engine, tender (
ind mail car hurled down an em- *
>ankment. (
The girl, who is twelve years '
Id, says that she wedged a iail [
>olt between the ends of the 1
wo rails just to see the train
mash it, as it. had smashed nails *
md pennies.
\nd a Little Boy Did Like- 1
wise. t
Hamlet special in Charlotte (
Observer : Walter Speight, a
\hite boy, who says he is ten (
rears old, was arrested to-day by (
dr. W. II. Newman, special 1
igent for the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, on the charge of open- 1
ng the switch yesterday mornng
and causing the wreck of No. 1
>6. The boy made a full confes
don and said he knew no better.
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Death of Mrs. Joseph Whiteside.
Mrs. Sadie Whiteside, wife of
Mr. Joseph Whiteside, ol Kdg1110'
r. died Thursday morning at
i o'clock in Joiin Hopkins Sani
tarium in Baltimore, whither she 1
was taken for treatment last
Saturday. (
The deceased was Hie daugh '
er of the late Sidney Robinson I
if Edgmoore. She was loved and '
id mi red by all who knew her 1
tnd her death i< deeply deplored j'
iy her large circle ot friends and 1
icquaintances.?Rock Hill Her-i(
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inow ^tate ot Oklahoma.
W ashington, .1 tine 1 ?>?Anofch r
star was ad<)ed t' the Unionl
o-day when President Roosevelt L
tigned tin' bill admitting Okla ^
tonia ami Indian Territory as I
me Slate Tlie measure also pro- I
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rides ilia'. Arizona and New
i
dexico may be admitted toL
itatwbood as i lie Stale of Arizona, (
)r??v ded the people of the Ter- I
ilories vote in favor of admis-! |
ion *m the terms submitted to
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hem h\ Congress,
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San Francisco ex perienced four
lisiinet earthquake shocks last
Midav niiiht, Imt no (lnmace was 1
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lone. ; r
Col. Robert Aidrich, of Hani-1
veil, hat* been appointed to fill j
he vacancy on the t'lenison
>oard ol trustee* caused bv i lie.
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loath of C'ol. Titidal. I (
The hill apprt priating .$30,000 j (
or a nioiiumoiit to ho erected on
ving's Mountain has passed
lull) branches of congroRB and 1
>een approved by the I'resi '
lent. 1
Ugly Case in Durham.
^Jegro Charged with Attempted
Assault on White Woman?Dragged
his Victim,
into Yard.
Durham special in Monday's
Charlotte Observer: Freeman
fones, colored, is in iail here
charged with burglary and afempted
criminal assault, which
rimes were committed in Kast
Jurham this morning at out %
j'clock. He has teen positively
dentified by the victim oi his
irutal attempt, Mrs. J. W. Barer,
an<l has partially ad mil ted
he desperate charges against
rim. . :
Mrs. Baker was dragged (rem.
ler home and into the yard 6y x
iegrc. In the scuffle that follow?d
she was painfully hurt, and ??
lufferirg today from a bruised
>|)puf Ultrl onrniM/^d V- 1- "
....u OIJI t> I 111" LI llrtCK- tier
f :
;ries and.the cries of her aged
notber awoke a negro man and
lis wife wbc lived near by, and
when they started to ascertain
/he cause of the trouble thp uegre.
an off, going over soft earth that '
rnabled the officer to track him,
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and bring about his arrest soon
alter the crime. When arrested
the negro was dressed just as
described by Mrs. Baker, having
removed 01 ly his coat, and had.
on his pants and wet muddy
shoes. He was in bed. lie \yfis
taken immediately to Mrs. B;vker,
who positively identified
him, and at the same time she
exclaimed, "See, there is so me of
ray hair on his button." Sur?
enough, the oilicer secured a number
ol strands of grayish-black
hair, that corresponded to that of
Mrs. Baker. The only statement
tna'le by the negro was while being
carried to prison. He wae
tsked why he committed the
;rime. lie said :
"1 have lv en drinking an J
Ziiess I was drunk."'
The District Summer School-- ft**.
Course of Stmty.
The district summer school for
leathers opened here Monday, in
-lie graded sehool building, svii&
Job Hanks in charge. We have
)een unable to secure for tins
ssue a lull list ot the teachers io.
it tendance, but hope to he at?>.
o publish same in next ^aturlay's
paper.
A lull course of study has bee ft
aid out, and the 'eaeher-puprU
ire in real earnest and wilt do
?ood work. J lie i< urse embraces
Primary Method- i 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
md 4 h grades.) Algebra, Arithnetic,
History, tieography, Knjlish
drnminar, Chub's Method
>t Teaching Kngiish, Sehool and
Management,
The State summer school tor
eacheiH ojietis at Winthrop tolay.
The llouse, by a vo'e of rwe
ban three to rne. has decided
hat the L'auama (Junal shou'tl
>e of a lock typo.