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i The La^caster^News ^ LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. 2. NO. 70. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., JULY 3. 1907 PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY. End of Virginia's Sensational Murder Case-Judge Loving Acquitted. Houston. Va , June 29?After being in jury room forty five minutes ihe jury this evening returned a verdict of "not guilty" in the case of former Judge Wm. Loving, of Nelson County, and manseerof the Virginia estate of Thomas F. Rvan, who was placed on|trial here last Monday before the Circuit Court ot Halifax, Judge Wm. R. Barksdale presiding, for the murder of Theodore Estes, son of Sheriff M. K. Estes.of Nelson County. Judge Loving shot and killed young Estes on April 22 at Oak/ .bridge, following a buggv ride ^ Estes had taken with the Judge's daughter,Miss Elizabeth Loving, who told her father that her escort had drugged and assaulted her. Loss of Thumb Causes Death Columbia State: Mr. E F. Gay, an employe of the Southern railway, died yesterday morning at his residence, 1016 Oak street, of lockjaw. The circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Gay are very sad. While at work last week his thumb was caught in machinery and severed from the hand. While the accident was a painful one it was not thought that anything serious would develop and Mr. Gay ex pected to be at work this week. Wednesday, however, tetanus developed and for several hours he suffered intensely until his death yesterday morning. Fatal Fight Between Two North Carolina Officials. Charlotte, N. C., June 30. ?A special to the Observer from Bakersville, Mitchell County, ^ives news of a fatal encounter near there Thursday, when Coun V^y Treasurer J. C. Randolph ntabbed County Commissioner A 1 ' 1 * xvnuernon nuneson to death with a pocket knife. The killing followed a dispute over tax returns. Randolph was afterwards badly beaten by brothers of Burleson, one of whom is a State Senator. Randolph surrendered. t JkftToman Killed by Lightning. Hickory, N. O., special in the Observer: The saddest death occurring here in years was that this afternoon of Mrs. Robert L Abernathy, who was struck by lightning and instantly killed during an electrical storm, while standing on the porch of her home in the northern part of the town and watching her husband and two snail children approaching. Just as the little boys were near the steps, the crash came and the mother tell lifeless in the presence of her husband and them. ^'Jprs. Abernethy was about 25 years old. v * 1 News in Brief. Two big jusr factories in Georgia h ?ve closed down in anticipation of the passage of a state prohibition law by the legisla. ture now in session . .. . Hoke Smith was inaugurated governoi of Georgia last Saturday. . .The South Carolina anti-bucket shop law went into effect last Mou day .... The office of the Rev. W, B. Wharton at Epworth Orphanage was burglarized Friday night, aeveral insurance policies, private papers and a small sum of money being taken.. . .Filmore Lathau, a prosperous farmer of Orangeburg county, was shot Saturday by his wife. He attempted to whip his adopted son, when his wife interfered.... William EL. Mills, who killed Frank Deal in Blacksburg on ac count of alleged intimacy with Mrs. Miils, was tried in G?ffnoy last week and found guilty with a r< commendation to mercy.. . . Joseph Meisheimer, a col ton mill weaver, shot and killed Mr?. Charles Walker, with whom he boarded, in Lynchburg Va , Saturday night, and probably fatal ly wounded her mother. He had been drinking and it is stated that his landlady had allowed another tnarder to take his seat at supper table .... A tornaj Co struck Tampa, Fla., Saturday, blowing down the Methodist Tabernacle Hllfl II niimhui. r\t ings.... Crops in Lee county, this state, were badly damaged by heavy rains last week. A house, store and two barns were struck by lightning and destroy ed by fire. . . .A Coast Line train was wrecked near Darlington Sunday. Two passengers were injured, H. B. Middle'on of Florence and A. M. Moore of Hartsville. iMarriage in Heath Springs Yesterday. There wa9 a pretty home wed ding in Heath Springs yesterday. The contracting parties were Mr. Samuel Miller, a merchant of Mooresville, N. G., and Mi9s Bessie Hammond, the popular and attractive daughter of Mr. VV. J. Hammond. The ceremony was performed at midday at Che home of the bride's parents, by the Kev. I. E. Wallace, pastor llio i~_ ~1 ?- *? ui hid i. icou? icuan uuuruu. iurMiller and his charming bride left on the afternoon train for their future home. ?Mr. James Catoe, of Flat Creek township, whose arm was amputated some days ago, as published elsewhere in today's paper, died last Thursday. j ?Uev. J. T. I)en lv has been granted a month's vacation by his c mgregation. Lie expects to leave tins woek for a visit to his old home in Oconee county.? Kershaw Era Capt. Wm. Jenkins and daughter, Miss Gaston, left yesterday to visit the Jamestown Exposi* tion and Washington, D. C.? Kershaw Era. Kershaw's Contested Dispt sary Blection. Camden special in \ eslerda ' News and Coude : The bof of county canvassers mot at t Court House today to take tet niony and to hear arguments 1 the protests filed against the sj cial dispensary election. T seven protests weie read and , were &uhstanlially the same 1"! Q X7C\ nlroorltT 4 - 1 .... u xncuorcn rejjurieu ' The News and Courier. A number ol witnesses wt examined lor the pro'estan , ?1. E. Schroder might be oonsi ered the star witness. He i mained at the polling precii about all day and noticed the who voted with clerks' certi cates. There were 73 of thei Some voted for and some agait the dispensary. Dr. Dunn <; him to the polls to do this. Dr. Dunn, chairman of t board, testified as to thesampl which had been given away him. The samples belonged the parties who sent them a not to the dispensary. The size of the tickets we questioned and a number of the were measured. Several we found to vary something like sixteenth of an inch. It was lather tedious proceeding a after spending the day at it adjournment was had until o'clock tomorrow morning. A Fatal Cutting and Shoe ing Affray in Edgefield. Edgefield special in yes^erda} State : Sheriff Outz of Edgefield tl afternoon returned from Mod( on the Charleston <fe Weste Carolina railroad in Edgefie county, whither he hurried i Sunday to look into a most u ^prtunate and bloody affray. Mr. Winchester McDaniel, man of meffns and highcharac < is the leading merchant of M doc. Mr. Tom Glanton. also Modoc, entered McDaniel's sic under the influence of tvhiskc it is said, late on Saturday alt* noon and became engaged in dispute with McDaniel and 1 two sons, who were ill the stor about some little bill or accoui He was ordered or pushed out the store, but returned, his r turn giving ri3e to a bloody , fray, tlje particulars of which a not vet very clear. In this affray Warren M Daniel, on^of the sons of Wi Chester Mcl)Wiiel,shot Tom Gla ton in the stomach twice ai in all probability the wound w prove fatal. Glanton empfi his pistol without effect. Whi< man began the shooting does n seem to be clear yet. # Freeman Glanton, a son Tom Glanton, was also atabb and but tor timely medical a might have bled to death. Tom Glanton was taken the hospital in Augusta, whe at this moment he lies in extren if not dead. < Letter from Senator Latimei Congressional Immigratior y'b Commission Investigating ird Conditions in Italy?South lie Carolina's Junior Senator iti- Writes Interestingly oi in his Trip Abroad. )p l,e Special to tlie Lancaster Nt'ws iil1 Naples, Italy, June 11, 1 ^07. !IH Mr. Editor : 1 arrived in Naples 111 the morning of May 30th, the steamer coming to anchor about !rt' ten o'clock. The Bay of Naples is said to be one of the most beautiful in the world. With Vee" suyius on the right and a frown 1C* ing castle on the left, together >Pe with a number of attractive villages spreading around the citv, 133 one is ready to concur in the ,fi' opinion, so oft-n expressed, that :o' this is one <?f the prettiest spots in the world. The Bay of Naples 'le has bet n so frequently described es that it will bo unnecessary for b-v me to add anything further. Our party was soon landed and were n" met bv tthe American Consuls at Naples and Messina, Messrs re Byiogton and Caughy. Because 5n) of our mission the Italian Gov,re ernment had arranged that our ) a baggage should be speedily in ft spected and we were therefore in "d a short while at Parker's Hotel, an where rooms had been engaged B for us. After a voyage of twelve days we were delighted to be on land, though the voyage itself it- was most pleasant, both the sun aoove ana tne sea hniow being Iriendly. f 'g The next morning we went (o the emigration station to witness ^ the method ot inspection of emigrants. While there we weie )Ci joined by Cavalier Adolfe Rossi, one of the Commissioners of oii . Emigration, who has been sent ^ from Rome by the Government to place himself at our disposal in order to facilitate in every way our work, the importance r ' of which is recognized by the i oItalian Government. While at the Custom House we also in>re ( , spected most thoroughly one of 'r the new Italian ships, ihe"Flor ^ ida," going down to the lowest decks used by emigrants, testing the food andj inspecting the ' sleeping and eating quarters. We also inspected the method used by the ship for the inspection of t emigrants. We have at Naples three physicians, two Americans, D ctors McLaughlin and Foster, who are attached to the U. S c Public Health & Marine Hospital n" Servic , and one Italian, Dr. ,n Bonacori, who is employed by ll(* the government. The method of medical inspeciion is thorough, 0 (1 as no emigrants who have not c h been passed on favorably by our ?' doctors are admitted to the ship. The largest emigration from Italy ol conies Irom Naples, and it is e(* therefore pleasant to find the l'(* methods of inspection so thor ough. Emigrants from Naples to come not only from Northern ?re Italy and from the Province in lis which the city of Naples issitua. ted, but also irom more Southern 1 p Italian points', Sicily and Sardegna, and there are also a number of Greek-, Syrians and 1 Hungarians who are subjected ? to this medical inspection, as 1 Naples is the final po:t of embarkation lor many ships which ' touch firs' at other ports in Italy. Iii the afternoon, as is the custom in this country, we called officially on the Governor or , Perletto, as he is called, of this , Province, who received us with every courtesv, and recalled our call the same day, which is regarded as exhibiting t he highest consideration. The next day we undertook to see some of the ruins of the ancient cities, Pompei and Hercula,m..ro ..111 - . I1VUIU| auu our viuu^o ()l 008COIrecasa, which only about one vear ago was destroyed by a new eruption of Vesuvius These places have been so often described that I shall not, attempt a description, only to say as all do that we found in them much of interest. On Sunday we attended services at a Presbyterian Church and heard the good old-fashioned Gospel as it is preached at home. The theme discussed by the preacher was the healing of the Centurian's servant and dwelt considerably on the idea of obedience, and spoke of St. Paul on his way to Damascus, and the inquiry he made when he was stricken down, ''Lord, what wilt thou have me do," and it recalled to mind the fact that wo were in the same country through which he passed on his way to Home. The sermon was by a Scotch clergyman and it was a very refreshing and [lea^ant hour that we spent in the little chapel. In the afternoon, by special invitation, we were taken to the Rival Palace in Naples, and given an opportunity to admire its beauty. On Monday morning Commissioner Rossi had arranged to have two of thA best students of emigration in Italy to meet us, Prof. Nitti and Mr. Morretti. tfothof thesegentPme 1 are memhers of Parliament, which corresponds to our Congress, the m-mbers of which are called I "Deputati." We went with these gemlemen, and the ladies of their families, on a special steamer to the famous Island of Capri, and although we had crossed 4,000 miles of ocean without any trouble, many of us succumbed on this shor ttnp to our first reasickness, and offered up our breakfast as a sacrifice. However, the Commissioner treated us to a boautitul luncheon at the leading hotel on the Island, and we were soon all ritrht again. After luncheon we viewed the Roman villa of the American Uonaular agent, Mr. Jerome, a most interesting building, and then in carriages we passed over one of the moat beautiful roads I have ever seen, wHich winds on an easy grade up and around (Continued on page 8)