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IF^IEiT SBCOITD. I
I A PEW PICTURE
I By Colonel St??aD of Three Promina
I Men He Once Knew
I WHO BECAME GOVERNOR'
I Ool. Pleasant Stovall Gives Earl
I Memories of Miles B. McSweenej
I Ben R. Tilhnan and John Gar
I Evans, All Three of Whom Wer
I Elected Governors of S. Carolina
I Col. Pleasant A. Stovall, editor o
I the Savannah Press, used to work 01
I the Augusta Chronicle. At that tim
g three young men from South Caro
I llna had the habit of dropping int?
I the Chronicle office now and then t(
I see the reporters. Col. Stovall ha
I been letting his memory dwell 01
| those days recently and the resul
Is the following editorial ia Th<
Press:
About twenty years ?go, In Th<
Chronicle office in Augusta, som<
Interesting people used to come uj
at night and chat with the editors
traro f mil
Many of tnese vibuu.s
across the river, for Augusta is ver:
largely made up of South Carolin
lans, and In the course of a da:
about half of the visitors are fron
Carolina.
One of these men was a short
thick set, florid boy, with light, sandj
or reddish hair. He had gray eye;
and wore a large mustache. If w<
remember aright his hair was curly
He was a modest, quiet newspapei
man, who published the Hamptor
Guardian. Most of these neighbor
lng papers lived by securing advertisements
from Augusta, and M. B
4 if
McSweeney naa gwa
that city. He was a practical printer
in fact, had begun his career as ?
newsboy. His paper was always wel'
set up and neatly printed. He wat
a stickler for having a clean, brighi
print, and his was one of the best
of the country weeklies which cam?
to the office. Every time McSweene}
went to town, which he did about
once a week, he received a notice ir
the personal column something like
this:
"Mr. M. B. MoSweeney, the progressive
editor of the Hampton Guardian,
is in the city. The Guardian
I has a large circulation in the new
county, and those who patronize tut
advertising columns of The Guarglan
find it a good investment."
"Mac" was really a warm hearted,
attractive boy, and the newspaper
craft was very fond of him. He
probably had a little farm, owned
a horse and buggy and enjoyed life
in the quiet, simple way of country
editor?which, by the way, is about
the most satisfactory way that a
man could live.
Another visitor to the Chronicle
office for whom the boys had a greai
liking was young John Gary Evans
He came over from Edgefield to reat^
law In his uncle's office. John bat"
not begun to take life seriously. He
was tall, slender, rather frail-looking;
had small dark eyes, with a ver\
fine brow. He was popular wltfc
everybody. He was essentially a
favorite In society. He possessed
a flDe, delicate tenor voice, and ever
In conversation his tones were rather
high and piping. After livln?
In Augusta a few years he came uj
to the Chronicle one night and tolc
" 4 n-ota P'otnc
them to announce mat 0 ?
to move to Aiken and open a la^
office. There was a perfect howl of
protest. The crowd did not wan*
him to leave Augusta. They tolr
him that the man who left Geor
gla left God's country, and that th<
move to Aiken was to bury him
self and to give up all thought of t
career In the law. However, Johr
Gary had thought It over, and nex
morning the Chronicle contained :
personal item something like this
"Mr. John Gary Evans, our por
ular and talented young townsman
who bat1 been reading law in th<
f city for the past two years, has de
cided to return to his native State o
South Carolina. Mr. Evans will han/
out his shingle in Aiken, and w.
bespeak for him the confidence of thpeople
in his new home.'
John Gary Evans was the young
est polon of the house of Gary. Hi
Opneral Mart W. Gary, ha<
been a i>ower in Edgefield during th
early days of Democracy, but fo
pome reason be did not train wit]
the political school of Hampton
Bugler. Hagood. Richardson and oth
rrs The other uncle, Major Wil
llam T. Gary, had- moved to Au
gusta just after the war. and wa
practicing law. He was later judg
of the Augusta circuit, was a mem
her of the legislature from Rirb
mond county, and was appointee
United States district auorcej u
President Cleveland. He also ha
a good practice in South Carolinj
and It was probably by his advic
that the young nephew returned t
Aiken.
Very frequently a plain farme
from Edgefield used to come to th
Chronicle office. He lived at "Rof
ers." South Carolina, which was
postoffice in Edgefield county. Reaci"
lng the city he would climb th
high steps principally to see the Hor
Patrick WalEh, who ^-as the edltc
and publisher of the , Chronicl<
His name was Ben Tillman, and soL.
and then he would write a commu
nlcatlon to the Chronicle stresslni
the rights and recounting th
wrougs of the Southern farmei
These article were always well writ
if ten. The man did not seem to b
cultivated In his manner. He hai
but one eye and his hair was rarel,
well brushed. But he evidently hai
read a great deal and there was lot
n of vigor and originality in his pieces
^ Generally he signed "Farmer" t<
his articles. They mainly related t<
South Carolina matters. Next, Cap
tain Francis W. Dawson, the edi
^ tor of the Charleston News an<
r, Courier, became attracted by thesi
articles and wrote Ben Tillman, ask
Y ing him to publish them in the New;
and Courier. He wrote sometime)
for that paper, but was not entirel:
t. weaned away from the Chronicle
which was really his home paper
1 His brother, George D. Tillman, was
a member of congress from that dls
e trlct. He was one of the braines'
- and most original men who ever rep
3 resented South Carolina in Washing
3 ton. Ben Tillman was a free lance
s but his articles set people to think'
i ing. Finally he got the farmers stir
t red up. They organized a farmers
e movement and pretty soon Tlllmar
became a political factor In Soutl
21 Carolina. His first appearance It
- ' - in fnlnmhlft In
Z 4 L<Jii * CUUUU nuo WW.
j 1880, when John Peter Richardson
. was nominated governor. He was e
x ielegate from Edgefield and favored
i the nomination of ex-Governor Shep
pard, who waa from the same count
ty.
j .
Who was Ben Tillman? The people
of Augusta began to talk about
, him. His cotton factors said that
r he was a good farmer, but that hie
; wife was a better farmer. He was
; a stickler for paying his debts. He
. was not a large planter, but his credit
: was good ou cotton row. When he
i to como to the Chronicle office
- it night he Invariably brought a pret
ty jar of fresh butter or a little
. oHsket of fruit for his friend, Pat
i Walsh. This shows that Ben not
, tnly raised cotton, but that he made
i his own supplies. He had a fine
I orchard, a good dairy; many peo;
pie said that the management pf his
t .vlfe secured these things. At auy
t rate, he lived at home, and be lived
> well. Now and then the local col'
amns of the Chronicle would print an
L irticle like this:
i "Our popular friend, Captain Ben>
lamin R. Tillman, of Roper's, has
oft upon our table some fine fruit
>nd fresh eggs, just from his flour
iahing little Carolina farm. Come
i igaln. Captain, the latch string always
hangs on the outside."
i
Who was Ben Tillman? Well, he
A-as captain of the cavalry company,
jr the red shirt 'fellows over in
Edgefield. When Governor John B.
> Jordon, with General Wade HampI
:oa, was Invited to Augusta to open
i the fair, Ben Tillman brought his
jompaay over from Edgefield to turn
: out in the parade. The Chronicle
i joys remember that during the ex rclses
the Edgefield troopers were
.tanked over in an old field and the
! yun became very hot at midday.
: They remember Ben Tillman's dashng
across the field on horseback to
i ak the commander if he might move
! ils troopers in the shade, as the
> :ien and horses had ridden across
he river from Edgefield that mornag
and needed water badly.
i 1
i Now you have the three person
i mc Ti-hn nsrrt to Mime to the Chron
1-jle office at least once a week and
elieve the long vigil of the boys at
! tight by talklDg politics; gossiping
i .bout persons and things?discussing
! the grandeur that was Groece and
r .he glory that was Rome.'' Ben
illman was remarkably well read;
f ohn Gary Evans was classic and
[ leilcate and UcSweeney was a very
i ;ul?t man who talked but itttle>
' >ut was looked upon as a good
: rlpnd and a deserving fellow. I do
ot recall that these men ever met
t that time. They may have and
i iey may not have done so. If they
! id I don't remember that they im>reseed
each other. Their lives inovin
entirely different spheres,
heir ages and professions sent them
.r apart. Well, time changes aua
i the great crucible of politics these
en after a while got together.
' pd Tillman continued to write hir
rticles. His faction became a ma^
i nrity party. I well remember th.
t .ght he was elected governor. He
wr;e over to the Chronicle ofiice a;
.suul and sat by the desk of tin
ews editor. The Chronicle received
f -pedals from all parts of the StaU
? md Ben Tillman read, but from tht
p olegraph ticker, the news of his
j riumph. Pretty soon the office wa'
ti illed with Edgefield people and Car
Hui'ins generally, congratulating
Ciptain Tillman," or "Governoi
.'illman." which should it be?
"Boys, call me Ben," said the lead
s or. and it was generally that way
e myhow. I don't recall that Johi
i- Gary Evans or McSweeney came ii
r hat night. If they were in towr
' 1 j:j T <-?momher fViat Rnmft
Q I OPy U1U. A i CU1CU4UV4 ~ ? v
body wanted to Bet up champagm
d over TUlman's election, but he re
i, i'used it, saying that be didn't lik<
c it?never drank It, and that as fo
o i raw oyster, he couldn't touch one
Well, John Gary Evan6 ploddei
r -iloug in Aiken. Uhe Garys all Join
c e<i the Tillman movement, and firs
?- hing we knew little John Gary ha*
a V>een elected to the senate?the sam
i- pale-faced, delicate little chap wh
e used to sing tenor and make his re
\ ^aarkable speeches in the justic
ir court. Then, after Ben Tillman, h
s. ^-ae nominated and elected governoi
* by the farmerE. Th? rest is kaowi
*
IN GOOD SHAPE
e According t? figures Gi?ea Out Set
3
y Carolina is Prospering
i
I MANY NEW ENTERPRISE
j Seventeen Million Dollars Pat In
3 Various Easiness Ventures Sin
3 First of Year?What Each Conn
? Has Done Along the New Indn
7
trial Line.
3 A Columbia dispatch to T1
- News and Courier says sevente*
t million dollars is a big amount i
"(money, yet that much has been pi
into various kinds of business e
- terprises in South Carolina elm
the first of the year, according to
statement Issued a few dayB ago t
1 Secretary of State McCowu. T1
t statement shows that charters hai
i been granted to several hundred coi
i cerns, including mercantile house
i banks, cotton mills, trust comp&nle
1 water and light companies, real e
tate companies, building and loan's.
soclations and similar industries t
the amount o fover $9,000,000. Tt
net increase of companies alread
chartered amounted to $8,209,00
; Mr. McCown haB already collectei
; to the first of October, $16,000.2
i In charter fees, against, to the san
i date last year, jmz.udo.iu.
s Several concerns were given tt
; right to change their name,
i As will be seen from the list (
i counties, Charleston and Marion lea
In the amount of capital investei
i $1,156,900 and $1,285,000, respec
, ively. The least amount Invested i
a chartered company wa-s in Salud
i county, whi'/b was only $5,00i
Greenville is third in the list, wit
$897.f?oo. Laurens comes fort]
with $565,000, and Richland fiftl
with $429,300.
The most of the $262,000 investe
in chartered companies In Georg<
town W88 in real estate companie
there having been at least four chai
tered within the past month. Co
leton was very small, with only $8
000.
In the Pee Dee section of th
Ctoto fhoro wppfl cpverfll wntfir an
light companies chartered with larg
capital.
The following statement take
from the records in the ?ffice of th
Secretary of State shows the amour
of capital Invested in the dlfferer
counties of the State during the pre!
ent year. Charters were granted t
companies In the following amounl
In the different counties of tb
State:
Abbeville $ 118,500
Aiken 90,000
Anderson 133,000
Bamberg 136,000
Barnwell 89.000
Beaufort 37.000
Berkeley 51,425
Calhoun 2r> 00>j
Charleston 1,156,900
Cherokee 255 500
Chester J 09,6 Of
Chesterfield 170.450
Clarendon 49,000
Colleton 4n.0f?0
Darlington 129,900
Dorchester ?j0.000
Edgefield 227,010
Fairfield 94.500
Florence 112,000
Georgetown 262.000
Greenville 897,000
Greenwood .. .. .. 137,000
Hampton 32.000
Horry 35,500
Kershaw 114.000
Lancaster 67.000
i I>aurens 565,000
Lee 40,450
Lexington 28,000
Marion 1,295,000
Marlboro 124,000
Newberry 163,000
Oconee 33,000
Orangeburg 136.300
Pickens 115,000
. Richland 420.300
Saluda 5,000
i Spartanburg 283.700
Sumter 332,500
Union 368,000
. Williamsburg .. .. 37,000
; York 97,8u0
I Me became president of the const
; tutional convention which put dl
> nensarv. negro disfranchisement arc
i non-divorce In the organic law <
i South Carolina. His careers wi
- meteoric. No one in Augusta dreac
; ed of it. But Ben Tillman went 1
r the United States senate and Jot
Gary went to the executive offli
- in Columbia.
i But truth is stranger than Actio
i In some way McSweeney?quie
i plodding, popular?had broken in
. the legislature. He, too, was a Til
3 man man. Finally he went to tl
. senate, and then became lieutena
3 governor. During his term of offlc
r as second in command. Governor E
.. lerbee died and McSweeney actual
became governor of South Caroliua
i
This accounts for all three of t]
t Chronicle visitors. McSweeney dii
3 the other day?the quiet newsbi
e and careful printer. John Ga
0 Evans is living in Spartanburg, ri<
i. and successful in his law practlc
e and Ben Tillman i6 senator and le
e turer. making about as much on I
r> platform as he maket from hi& eala
u tin the upper bouse.
; CUPID'S PRANKS
CONSTANTINOPLE LOVE AFRAIRS
END IN TRAGEDY.
Armenian Girl (Joes to Mussulman
'C and Hoi- Compatriots Threoton to
Lynch Her Lover.
A dispatch from .Constantinople
says some tragic love affairs among
ce Moslems have been reported of late.
Gen. Habil Pasha unexpectedly entered
the room of his daughter
Medlha and was surprised to find
her in company with Capt. Mehmedali,
a former aide-de-camp of
Abdul Hamld. The general instantie
ly drew a revolver and fired at Capt.
?n Mehmedall, who died a few hours
of later.
at In the Bechlktash quarter of the
Htv a Mussulman named Ismail car
a" ried off a young Armenian girl called
w Slranushe, the daughter of a banker,
a The parents followed to claim their
jy daughter, who, however, Btated that
she wished to remain with Ismail.
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The Armenians of the district
Te threatened to lynch the girl, and
a- the Moslems made ready to defend
b, the two lovers. At this point the
s, police Intervened to prevent bloodb
shed, and arrested both Ismail and
s- Slranushe. The latter was given
to over to the care of an old Moslem,
as she expressed her wish to be conly
verted to Islamlsm.
0. A third case Is that of Lieut
3. Mehmed Aga. lie had two wives,
Husna and Fatma, who, during the
ie Imprisonment of their husband for
a trifling offence, were said to have
io taken advantage of his absehce to
atjmlt other men into the house.
>f The neighbors of the two women
d had often to complain of the scan
3, dal, and the lieutenant's wives were
t- twice arrested as a consequence,
n Hearing of what had taken place,
a Mehmed Aga, on his discharge from
5. prison, decided to avenge himself,
h He went back to his house, then
i. InhHblted by his wife Husna, and
i saturated different rooms with petroleum,
afterward setting fire to
d the place. Mehmed Aga's iwq houso
and the houses on either side were
s. burned to the ground, together with
r- Husna and another woman, named
1- Rushena.
EDITOR SHOCKED TO DEATH.
ie ?
d Waycross Newspaper Man Is Killed
;e
by Live Wire.
n At Waycross, Ga., A. P. Perham,
8 Jr , editor of the Waycross Herald,
was Instantly killed In an electric
lt- storm of violence that swept over
that place Wednesday, destroying
0 telephone wires and throwing live
A wires about the streets.
A number of horses, some of them
fine animals, met instant death in
coming in contact with the wires,
while danger was everywhere. That
no one met death except Mr. Perham
is regarded as surprising.
Mr. Perham was on the street near
the office of the Southern Express
Company when a wire, dangling from
a pole, struck him. He dropped to
the street dead. Mr. Perham was
one of the best known men of this
section, having been in the newspaper
business in Wavoross for years.
DOGS FES'D INCENDIARY.
Negro Arrested Charged With Burnin
Farmer's House.
A dispatch from Statesboro, Ga.,
c-.n-c Iraplfpd frnm th* hlimin.2: home I
of Merfljli Ifendtflcks, a wealthy
farmer of that county, Jack Mesca/,
a negro, was caught by bloodhounds
a few days ago and Is locked up,
charged with arson. The home and
stables of Hendricks were burned.
The fire began at 3 o'clock Wednesday
morning, the family being arousel
just in time to stagger to safety
through the smoke and flames. The
bloodhounds were put on the trail
at the house and followed without
losing the trail to Mercer's house.
A quantity of corn, the barn, stables
and residence, all were burned.
Trains Collide.
One passenger was killed outright
and thirty-five persons were Injured,
four probably fatally, In a collision j
between a special, taking home sever-1
_ al hundred excursionists who had J
j. (been attending the tftate iair 'in
g. j Springfield, 111., and a regular pas1(j
I senge rtrain on the Illinois Central
! at Parnell, 111.
I , t
J5
Q_ Child Hangs.
to At Saginaw, Mich., George Henm
! ry Rambo, seventeen months old,'
;e | accidentally hanged himself while
j playing In a swing at a neighbor's
home. The little fellow naa toaaiea
n. over to play with the neighboring
it, I Shepherd children. When his mothto
j er came for him she and Mrs. Shep[1-1
herd found the child dead, tangled
ie in the ropes of the swing.
at
e, Boat Lost.
!1- A Pensacola, Fla., dispatch says
ly: all hope for the fishing schooner
. I Francis H., manned by a crew of
I eight, ha6 been abandoned by the
tie owners, who believe that the vessel
?>d! with all hands weut down in the
oy Gulf hurricane on September 21.
ry *
ch Beats War.
An average of eleven persons have
)C~ been injured daily add one person
killed every other day for the last
r? I three months by the Chicago street
care.
SHAFTJNVEILED
Impressive Exercises Held on a Historic
Battleground.
OF KING'S MOUNTAIN
j Governors and Members of Congress
of South aHd North Carolina, With
Many Other Prominent Men From
the Two States, Take Purt in Ceremonies
Attending Dedication.
A special from King's Mountain,
N. C., to The News and Courier,
says upon that historic battlefield
men lived again Thursday the struggle
for Americun liberty. North and
South Carolina vied with each other
to do honor to the memory of the
heroes of that decisive engagement
of the Revolution. Within sight of
the graves of those who perished
for their country, their descendants
recited the story of deeds of days
gone by. They told of the bloody
battles of the war with the mother
country, of the privation of tha
soldiers, of the final success of liberty
and America's freedom. In that
mighty conflict King's Mountain played
an important part?the "turning
point of the war?" the spot bo sacred
to sturdy mountaineers Is rightly
called, Ferguson was routed here?
the brave British warrior lost his
life here?and the fortune of war
was changed.
To commemorate the brave deeds
of the American soldiers on this bat
tieneia, toe unitea states nas given
a monument. This monument was
dedicated at King's Mountain Thursday.
On the very spot of ground
where Ferguson was routed, th? people
of the two Carolinas joined in
paying tribute to those who fell for
the cause of liberty. On the sacred
soil consecrated by the blood of
these men of the Revolution the
hoDor due them was given.
It was a great occasion for the
country-side. From early morning
people came from the neighboring
towns, and from the farms wagons,
buggies and every form of vehicle
conveyed the crowds to the mountain.
Ou tae side of the hills and
for quite a distance around groups
were gathered as if at a picnic. The
trains brought hundreds, and In their
enthusiasm of the occasion many did
not hesitate to walk for miles to
reach the battle ground. The crowd
that packed and surrounded the
stands and was stretched In every
direction the country around could
hardly be estimate.1. Many of those
who crime could not get within th?
sound of the voices of the speakers.
Eight thousand people were probably
ia the ." mediate neighborhood.
A distinguished gathering packed
the stands provided for the occasion.
Governor Martin P. Ansel presided
gracefully over the exercises. The
Governor of South Carolina, by his
pleasing and happy manner, won the
hearts of the audience. On the
stand with the Governor were seated
Governor W. W. Kitchen, of North
Carolina; Senator Lee S. Overman
and Congressman R. N. Page, of the
same State; Senator Smith and Congressman
Finley, of this State; Dr.
H. N. Snyder and Dr. S. C. Mitchell,
presidents of Wofford and the University,
respectively, the ladies of
the Daughters of the American Revolution;
Gen. Julian S. Carr, of North
Carolina, and many other distinguished
persons.
On the stands and immediately
surrounding the main stage were the
ladies of the Daughters of the Confederacy
and visitors who were given
cards to enter. There has rarely,
If ever, been seen in South Carolina
such a large assembly of beautiful
VVUU1CU UUU ^(JUUfc 511 is, ci uu nuiuo^
got her share of tribute. It is to
woman that the State is responsible
for the preserving of true facts of
history. Woman has made possibl?
all the beautiful monuments to war
heroes, the Daughters of the American
Revolution were iintiring in their
efforts to get a monument at King's
Mountain, and finally succeeded.
The battle heroes will never be forgot
as long as the women live to
commemorate their deeds of valor.
"God bless the women" was the sentiment
in men's hearts at this unveiling,
as always.
As a fitting feature of the celebration
the soldiery of this State and
of North Carolina were represented.
Col. Lewis, commanded the provisional
regiment from this State, composed
of the following companies:
Greenville, Cornwall, Rock Hill, Columbia,
Camden. Fort Mill and Spar1
1 n ??a1 Inn /?r?m
I a II OUTS. 1 ue 1>UI IU vaiuiuia 1.UIU
pany was from Dallas. Governor
lvitchin's staff was present as follows:
Adjt. Gen. J. F. Armfleld,
Lieut. Col. W. W. Pierce, Col. C. B.
Armstrong', Personal Aide Col. H.
Montague, Major A. A. Hicks, Col.
T. R. Robertson.
The battle of King's Mountain;
was fought in sham conflict by the
troops. These manoeuvres were under
Gen. Boyd's supervision.
The soldier boys are encamped on
the mountain's Fide, and right royal
was their entertainment to their
friends. Beautiful weather marked
the joyful occasion. Not a cloud
obscurod the sun's rays. Everything
was carried out according to the program
arranged for the occasion. The
educational value of the gathering
cannot be stressed sufficiently. The|
factB of history -were made known
to the younger generations. School
children came from Spartanburg and
young collegians from the same city.
The neighborhood was out In full
force and the descendants of those
who fought for the Union that was
to be born of that great conflict.
Altogether the occasion was one to
be long remembered. "Such a day
happens but once in a lifetime," said
Governor Ansel.
Col Asbury Coward, of Orangeburg,
called the meeting to order,
expressing a few well chosen sentiments
a6 to the nature of the occasion
and the historic significance
of the event about to be celebrated.
Recounting the historical shafts
erected to the memory of heroic
deeds, Col. Coward referred to the
eloquent addresses delivered on former
occasions of this kind on practically
the same spot. Within sight
of the new monument was erected
many years ago the flrst humble
stone that the neighborhood reared
to tell the story of buried heroes.
Then came the uniting of counties
In 1855 to have a celebration at
iving's Mountain, at which such men
as John S. Preston and the eminent
historian, George Bancroft, spoke.
Then the State erected a monument,
and now comes the United States
Government and does honor to the
dead soldiers.
Col. Coward Introduced Governor
Ansel as the presiding officer for the
occasion, and In feeling words the
State's Chief Executive referred to
the sacredness of the occasion, the
historic commemoration of heroic
deeds and valor of mea of old days.
Dr. 8. C. Mitchell .president of the
University of Sotfth Carolina, delivered
the Invocatory prayer, asking
the blessings of God upon those
who were taking part in the occasion.
The King's Mountain Centennial
Ode, written by Mrs Clara Dargan
McLean, was rendered by the audience.
This beautiful lyric had
music arranged by Prof. Llnebach
Governor Ansel Introduced President
Henry N. Snyder, of Wofford
College, who was the orator of the
occasion, selected by the Daughters
of the American Revolution. The
address or Dr. Snyder was ft gera
of thought 9Pd oratory, and was listened
to with the closest attention
by all. Dr Snyder'B fine appearance
and his eloquent words made his address
th? subject of enthusiastic an
preclation. Picturing the previous
battle before the great American
Revolution, Dr. Snyder told of the
thrilling struggle for the rights of
liberty and finally of the struggle at
King's Mountain that turned the
scales of the war. A glorious tribute
to the women of the land through
whose efTorts It is possible to keep
alive the old tradition and the history
of heroes was found in Dr.
Snyder's closing words that had an
echoe in the heart of ail those within
the sound of his voice.
The singing of the National
Anthem brought the audience to its
feet, and while the patriotic music
was being played all remained standing.
The Hon. R. N. Page read the
speech of the Hon. E. Y. Webb, Congressman
from North Carolna. Mr.
Page is Congressman from the 7th
district. Mr. Webb was unable to
be present on account of illness in
family, and Mr. Page stated that be
would be his personal representative
by reading the speech that Mr. Webb
had prepared.
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Left Note That Her Home Was in
Hell, Body In Creek.
A Spartanburg special to The News
and Courier relates the details of a
strange suicide. "My home Is In hell
and my body will be found In the
bottom of the creek," Is the way a
note read, which wap pasted on \
vallee, which was found on the bank
of Lawson's Fork, .near Whlte'B
Mill. The name signed to the note
was Eula Poster. Near the valise
was an umbrella.. The find was made
by two carpenters, who were recovering
the gin house of Mr. White.
Seeing a young white woman walk
through the woods towards the
creek, they made an investigation
and discovered the valise hanging
on the limb of a tree with the note
pasted on the outside. The deputy
sheriff and others visited the scene
and made a search, but the body has
not been found.
Little Boy Killed.
David Haulbrook, a boy of 6 years,
was killed a few days ago at his i
father's home, near Walhalla. He;
was shot In the breast and died in-|
stantly. No one was present, but)
a brother, aged 8, heard the report!
of a gun. Reports are meagre and
dPtails cannot bo had. It Is not
known whether it was accidental
killing or homicide.
Seven Mules Killed.
A dispatch from Summerton 6avs
the rains Tuesday night were the
heaviest known there for many years.
The wind was pretty high In some
localities. It Is reported that seven
mules, the property of Mr. l>. C.
scarooro, were Kinea on ms iarm
about eight miles from Summer-!
ton by the collapse of the barn situ-j
ated over his stables, caused by the<
high wind.
Florida Man Kills Himself.
At St. Petersburg, Fla., W. W.
Coleman, 60 years of age, committed
suicide at the Paxton House at 5
o'clock Wednesday morning by shooting
himself in the head. Ho was
found tfc- his wife shortly after shooting
him^Blf, -and died at 10 o'clock
without regaling oonBdonBtteee. j
LOOKS FISHY |
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A Chicago Insurance Company is Trying
to SeQ Stock Here.
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BETTER LET IT ALONE ;
Insurance Commissioner McMaster
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Gives Out Some Information About
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a Big Concern Working This State
for Cash That Should Cause Our
People to Think Before Biting.
A Columbia dispatch says inquiry
has been made to Insurance Commlssloner
McMaster concering the
United Insurance Company of Chicago,
with a claimed capital of $10,000,000
and surplus of $40,000,000.
The c^cular of the company states
that it proposes to handle fifty-one
kinds of Insurance. The company
haa not been licensed to do business
in South Carolina. It is stated
that the company has an agent in
this State at the present time selling
stock. Mr. McMaster stated that
he had no Jurisdiction over an agent
selling stock for an Insurance eompay
and would not have any authority
over the company until it
had been organized and licensed to
do business in South Carolina.
On the circulars which, it is said,
are being sent over the State, is
the name of Mr. James A. Cathcart,
the well-known Columbia insurance
man, as 'a member of the advisory
board. Mr. Cathcart, when seen
gave the reason for the name being
in the advisory board list.
He stated that through an old
friend of his, an insurance man well
known and trusted, he had learned
of the United Insurance Company, v.
he proposed to write fifty-one different
kinds of Insurance. The capital
was to be $10,000,000 and surplus
$40,000,000. In many of the
Biaies me iawa loruia au insurance
company from writtlng more than
one kind of Insurance. This company
proposed to be made up of a
number of subsidiary companies, like
the United Fire Insurance Company,
the United Life Insurance Company,
etc., the head company to be
the United Insurance Company.
A man by the name of Mr. Shaw,
who is well known to Mr. Cathcart,
was to 4iave charge of the United
Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Shaw
had considerable correspondence with
Mr. Cathcart in reference to his becoming
a member of the advisory
board, and that he would not be
required to subscribe to any of the
capital stock. He gave his consent
to the proposed company, in good
faith, thinking that It might be a
success.
Several days ago a man, of busi- v,
ness like appearances, called on Mr.
Cathcart at his office. The agent
had a large number of circulars telling
of the United Insurance Company
and its subsidiary companies.
In fact, explaining everything pertaining
to the United Insurance Company.
He had a long conversation
with Mr. Cathcart and then stated
to him that before amyone could
become a- member of the advisory
board that they would have to subscribe
to a certain amount of th*?
capital stock.
Mr. Cathcart stated to.the agent
that he was willing to subscribe to
a certain amount and asked him
to name the lowest amount that one
could subscribe to become a member
of the board. The agent named
a very laige amount and also stated
tbat a prominent insurance man ol
the I ledniont section had subscribed
to the same amount and was a
men.bor c-f the advisory board.
At the time Mr. Cathcart told the
agent that he was not willing to invest
the amount named and he might
consider the incident at an end.
The pgent informed Mr. Cathcar:
that he was going V make Coiu \bia
his headquarters and would visit
the various towns of the State, In
uruer iu seu siuck. iu me cuuiyauy.
When the agent left Mr. Cathcnrt
addressed a letter to the well known
Insurance man In the up-country and
asked him If he had subscribed
the amount of stock in the United'
Insurance Company, as named by
the agent. The reply came that no
such amount had been subscribed,
and that the agent had "lied" when
he made the statement. It was also
stated by the up-country man that
he had no interest in the company.
The agent has not returned to Mr.
Catbcart.
In the last issue of one of the best
known and most substantial insurance
papers, mention is made of the
United. Insurance Company, saying
that It wa6 flooding the country with
attractive circulars, telling of how
they were able to write fifty-one
kinds pf insurance.
Succumbs to Pellagra,
Benjamin F. Fent, aged thirtyeight
years, a prc^jHnent merchant of
Anderson, died of pellagra in a
Greensboro sanitarium Wednesday
morning. The body was shipped to
Anderson for interment. The deceased
was well connected and unmarried.
Proved to be Good.
A dispatch from Bristol, Tenn.,
says after being kept in jail five
months charged with counterfeiting,
John Preston has been, released upon
the. discovery that the alleged bad
t mony, is ?ll gfenuiaa.
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