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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1907,
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wheels which for Beauty, Easy Riding, Light;. Run
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A complete line of Harness always on hand. Heavy
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DEATH OP JUDGE CRAWFORD.
Distinguished Lawyer and Jurist Dies
in Colombia Circuit Court While
Examining a witness-Was 59
Years Oold.
Columbia, Special.-This communi
ty was profoundly shocked -by the
sudden death of Judge Andrew Craw-^
ford, the most eloquent member. of
the Richland har, who succumbed to:
an attack of apoplexy while examin-'
lng a -witness in the Circuit Court. He
expired in the solicitor's room just
behind the judge's stand, within
seven minutes after he suffered the
stroke aud just as his physician, Dr.
James H. McIntosh, was reaching
him.
The distinguished lawyer was
about 59 years' old at the time of
his death, but he was in excellent
health for a man of his years, and
in the morning seemed particularly
alert. Only a few da3rs ago he re
marked to a friend how well he
was feeling, how he always so much
more enjoyed life in the fall. He
was under no particular strain when
he was stricken in the court room.
Thc case ho was engaged in was a
small damage suit case of. Mrs. Mo
rant against the City of Columbia on
account of her property being over
flowed. He excused himself to his
fellow attorney on i he other side,
Col. J. Allen Green, and to the pre
siding judge, Col. George Johnstone,
and-passing by the clerk's desk,
said in his usual' gracious manuer
and with a smile, that be would be
out just a moment. To Sheriff Cole
man, who conducted him to a
lounge in the solicitor's room, he
said he had had a little trouble with
his stomach the night hefore, hut
that he expected to get relief as soon
as some lithia tablets he had sent
out for arrived. In a minute or so,
however, he complained of his
heart, said it did not seem to be
working right, and asked that the
doctor be sent for. Just as the
physician started into the building
Judge Crawford crumpled over to
one side, gasped and was gone.
Judge Crawford wasv' among thc!
best of South Carolina's lawyers.
Perhaps the most celebrated case he
was; in was that against ex-Lieu
tenant. Governor James EL Tjllman,
at Lexington, for the murder of '
JSdiibr N. G. Gonzales, when ( he as
sisted Solicitor Thurmond in the
proseen tic
.-Juil^r-eriwfor^ Was'1 the so? of->
Daniel McLaughlin Crawford, a na
tive of Ireland. He was 'a graduate
of the " law school of the University
of Virginia, and served the Con
federacy during the latter part of
the war in-Col. Artemus Goodwyn's
regiment.
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Cunningham Acquitted.
Spartanburg, Special.-D. K. Cun
ningham was tried -Friday in the
court of general sessions for the mur
der of "Babe" Huntsinger. The
jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
The killing occured June in this city.
Cunningham hit Huntsinger in thc
head with a brick, inflicting a wound
which caused death some days later.
The plea of self-defense was present
ed hy defendant's attorneys in the
trial and was sustained throughout.
Solicitor Sease said that he would be
satisfied with a verdict of not guilty
and Judge Watts so instructed the
jury. Huntsinger and Cunningham
were both hard working and highly
respected farmers. ,
Only 68 Votes Were Cast.*
Y?rkville, Special-There were 6S
votes polled at the election held here
Wednesday to decide whether or not
thc town should issue bonds to the
amount of $25,000 to install a sewer
age system. Forty-three votes were.
recorded in favor of tbe proposition
and Lwenty-five against.
Charged With Arson.
I
Newberry, Special.-On the 10th
day of this month the gin house and
contents belonging to Mr. A. J. S.
Langford of this city on his planta
tion, about five miles from town, were
burned by an incendiary. Since that
time detectives in conjunction with
some of the local, officers b*?ve been
working up the case. Monaay night
Constable J. H. Chappell brought to
jail Will Ruff, colored, who is charged
with the crime. They have several
strong clues which go to show that
he is the guilty party.
. Abbeville Mill Meeting.
Abbeville, Special-The regular
annual stockholders' meeting of Ab
beville cotton mills was held here at
'he company's o^lce. D. A. Davis
of New York was the only out-of
town stockholder present. The old
board of directors were reelected, ex
?ept Mr. Hatch of New York was
elected in the place of B. S. Barn
well, deceased. This leaves only four
local diiectors. . I
Baseball Troubles.
Columbia, Special-On account of
lie arbitrary conduct of the baseball
directors, who stubbonly insist on car-j
ving the league diamond to the fair
-rounds in the teeth of an almost un
mimous protest of the fans. Dick
keenan, who has been contributing
he old grounds free from rent, ha3
tarted a movement to wrest tho
'rnu?bise from the other crowd op
nat Columbia in the State ham
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A Newberry Negro- Sentenced to
Death.
Newberry, Special.- At the recent
term of the court for this county
three negroes were tried for buming
the barn and stock of Mr. P. N. Booz
er of the county, the deed having
been committed some time last yer|\
At a previous term of the court when
the case was called for trial two of
the negroes, Lawson Johnson and El-,
more Mays, were represented hy at
torneys. The other negro, Lewis Bur
ton, having no attorney, the court
appointed vMessrs. E. S. Biease and
Geo. B. Cromer to represent him. For
some reason the case was continued
and came up at this term of the court
The case went to trial, Burton confes
sed to the burning and implicated the
other two negroes. The jury, convict
ed and furnished the testimony to
son and Mays to mercy and they were
sentenced to ten years in the peniten
tiary. Burton, thc one who confess
ed and furuishe dthe testimony to
convict, the others, was sentenced to
bc hanged ?li December 13th.
Successful Bald For Stills Made in
Greenville's "Dark Corner."
Greenville, Special.-A party of
revenue officers returned 'Ivom the
"Dark ?orn?r^^seetion of the coun
ty, bringing with them two while
men by the name of Cook and Mas
ters, . who were arrested at a still
which was destroyed at Douthit Cave,
near Caesar's Head. During the raid
on the "Dark Corner" section three
stills were cut up and about 1,100
gallons of corn mash destroyed.
Masters, one of the men arrested, was
the postmaster at Clara., in this coun
ty. The officers do not know wheth
er he was due of the owners of, the
still or was present for the purpose of
getting something to drink.
House Near Newberry Burned.
Newberry, Special.-Thc dwelling
house in No. 6 township, this county,
known as the Jim Davis place, be
longing to Mr. I. M. Smith and occu
pied by a negro family, was burned
Monday night. The older members
of the family went away and left a
child in the house alone and it is
supposed that the fire originated from
a coal popped from the fire. The child
escapei1. hut the negroes lost _every
' thing "they/Ta'a'd iii the "house.
Burglars at Pinewood.
Pinewood, Special.-rThe store of
Messrs. D. R. Lide & Co., was broken
into some time Thursday night and
the outside doors of their safe were
broken up, but strange to say, was
not entered. Glasses were broken out
of the windows of three other small
stores and a few goods taken out. The
indications are that this was not the
work of " experts' ' but a local
"gang," but as yet no arrests have
been made.
Five New Injunctions are Issued.
Charleston, Special-Five addition
ni alleged violators of the dispensary
law were served with injunctions, re
straining them from selling liquor
and to make the order of still great
er effect, in several cases, the owner?
and agents of the buildings in which
tho violators are said to have occur
red are similarly made a party to the
proceedings.
Divers Fight on Bottom of Gulf.
Tampa, Fla., Special-Six miles off
Tarpon Springs on gulf's bottom, fif
ty-seven feet under surface, Nicholas
Andreas and John Bastonis, Greek
sponge divers fought desperately wit'
sponge hooks for possession of bip
sponge. Both received wounds. An
dres came to Tampa to institute pro
secution against Baston?s only tr
learn that no court had jurisdiction
Negro Wanted 81,800 For Injured
Feelings.
Greenville, Special-In the court
of Common Pleas a negro sued the
Southern Railway for $1,800 for in
jured feelings. It seems that one of
the trains on the road was ven
crowded and a number of white peo
ple went into a section of the negrd\
coach. Later the negro came in and
sat down by thc white people. The
conductor came in and toid him he
would have to go into thc section of
the coach occupied by negroes. This
caused the suit for damages. The
jury in the case found for the rail
road.
House Approves Bill.
Montgomery, Ala., Special.-The
Carmichall prohibition bill- as it pass
ed the Senate Wednesday was ap
proved by the House by a vole of 7f
lo 4. It will bc sent to the Governor
at once. The law is effective 1909, al
which time the sale of all liquors ex
cept alcohol for medicial purpose
must cense in thc State. A State of
ficer with a salary of $5,000 a year is
to be appointed to enforce the law.
Pope Signed Reorganization Decree.
Rome, By Cable.-The Pope signed
a decree reorganizing thc datary, ai;
ecclesiastical department, dealing
with grants, dispositions, registration
church documents, and thc peniten
tiary, which settles the questionjoi
conscience, absolution and confession
The reorganization is expected to ex
pidi?lo thc transaction of business in
both departments anti remove nbu?r '
of Wbivb ftJ?r? ImvQ been wmptoiiit
W Sill ?lWftfHl W). I?? WWWi
GENSUS BIM/flREPORt
Figur-is Show 7,30,202 Bales Ginned
to November 14th-Th,c Report by
States.
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Washington, Special.-fThe census
bureau issued- its report .on cotton
ginned for the growth of ,1907 to No
vember 14th showing a toiaTof 7,311r
202 bales, 'counting round as half
bales, compared with* 8,502,242 bales
for 1906 and 1,501,180 f<^1905. The
number of round bales/included is
142,609 for 1907, and J?O,S66 for
1906, and 209,006 for 1903. Sea Is
land included 42,70S for 2907, 30,071
for 1906 and 64,103 for|"1905^ " The
number of active g-innerifo were 26,
571 for. 1907.
Following is the report hy States,
giving running hales* counting rounds
half bales and excluding linters, and
nmnoer of active gmnentis:
Alabama 761,138 balef land 3,370
ginneries; Arkansas- 36^,770 bales
and 2,042 ginneries; Fijada 35,565
bales, and 237 ginneries ; ."Georgia 1,
375,111 bales, and 4,439;ginneries;
Kentucky 766 bales, and ,Sonneries ;
Louisiana 349,840 bales^&d 1,729
ginneries; Mississippi 79???'27 " hales
and 3,398 ginneries; Mis?buri 15,102
bales and 70 ginneries; T{-ew Mexico
24 bales and 1 ginn?ry; ."North Caro
lina 401,852 bales and'2,6^-gH?neries ;
Oklahoma 491,274 bales ?;924 gin
neries; South Carolina S>7,455 bales,
and 3,119 ginneries; .Tennessee" 140,
921 bales and 629 ginneries;' Texas
1,709,583 bales and 3,92?; ginneries ;
and Virginia 3,674 baies,|^nd. 83 gin
neries.
The distribution of-th^'Sea Island
cotton for 1907 by State is: .
Florida 14,492; Georgia _22,6S1.
South Carolina 5,535. "
There was ginned ; 6^123,562 bales
to November 1st, 1907. ..'Thc statis
tics of this report for November 14th
arc subject to slight eore???ons when
checked against the .individual re
turns of the ginners b?iig transmit
ted hy mail.
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Attempted Bribery.
Norfolk, Va., SpeciaUr^-A great
sensation was created in--.the' Ameri
can Federation of Laborf^ednesday -
afternoon by President. Gompers in
his speech replying to the attacks up
on him and other officers of- the fer
eration by the Manufacturers" As?
ciaiicn, when he told-of'an" alleged
tempt to bribe him at the "Viet'
Hotel in New York, in-October /
young newspaper nian?"""v?Y
name as Charles Brand?r:h?j
latter President Gomperji:
ing declared that he r?pV?s???
National Manufacturers-' jt?k
and was prepared to offe^r
nity from all exposure ian,;' :,
financially secure thei?i**aiK???
his life)*f :be; would sign , a :@58t&3?
paper and othenrise aid ?A the '.ex
posure"", of the other ;leider?* in th
American^Federation of Labor, with
the idea "virtually of destroying the
influence of organized labor of thc
country. .
The paper, President Gompers said
purported.to have been-signed whenJ
he (Gompers) was ill in 1895. This1
paper, Mr. Gompeis said, he had pre
served and, while death-like stillness
prevailed in the convention, Presi
dent Gompers drew forth the ori,
inal document and read it.
Mr. Gompers, during his recital of
the alleged attempt at bribery, call
ed upon different delegates present
who were with him at the time of
interviews with Bredenburg, lo verify
his statements. This the delegations
did, rising in their seats. At the close
of President Gompers' speech there
was a great demonstration, even Vic
tor L. Berger, of Milwaukee, the So
cialist opponent of Mr. Gompers, ris
ing and with uplifted arms declar
^ that- although he had at conven
ion after convention, bitterly oppos
d the re-election of President Gomp
.rs, he would bo the one this year
to move to make his election unani
mous, with a vote of confidence not
iniy to President Gompers hut to all
the officers of the American Federa
iou of Labor. "There," declared
Mi*. Berger, "is thc answer of the
Socialistic to the Manufacturers
Association."
Shoots Wamon and Suicides.
Tampa, Fla., Special.-Karl Chris
tian, 24 years of age, shot -and in
stantly killed Mrs. Florence Williams
then turned the revolver on himself
inflicting a fatal wound. R. W. Wil
liams, the husband, arrived on the
scene of the .tragedy in a few min
utes and had to he forcibly prevented
from killing himself. Mrs. William.!
was formerly Miss Florence Simmons,
of Summerville, S. C., and Christian
has a mother living in Palatka, this
State.
Foraker Endorsed hy Ohio Republi
cans.
Columbus, O., Special.-Senatoi
Foraker was formally endorsed for
re-election to thc Senate and for the
Republican nomination for Presiden!
at a meeting of the executive and
advisory committee of thc Ohio La
gue of Republican Clubs. The meet
ing was held at the Neil House and
about 85 members from all over thc
State were present.
Five Killed in Explosion
Norfolk, Va., Special.-Five men
were killed, one fatally injured and a
number seriously injured, as the re
sult of the explosion of a boiler in
planing mill No. 2 at the John L.
Roper Lumber Mills at Gilmcrton,
Norfolk ppuuty, at 4 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. The dead:
F, E. Ferrell, carpenter,
li, A. Sorrell, plainer.
A fltgro firman.
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Made By State Commissioners
of Agriculture
AT THEIR COLUMBIA MEETING
??Sci. ' .?*-'i. ' ". . ' . ' * ' i.? '
Committee Appointed to Canvass the
Returns From the Soutfiern States
Makes Its Report to the Columbia
Convention of State Commissioners
of Agriculture.
Columbia, Si C., Special.-Tho
third and final day's session of the.
Southern States commissioners of ag
riculture and agricultaural workers
was held, closing,at 3 o'clock. Just
prior to thc conclusion of thc meet
ing, after two ballots between Atlan
ta, Asheville and Nashville, thc lat
ter place was chosen as th? next place
of meeting.
Commissioner T. H. Hudson of At
lanta, Ga., was unanimously elected
president, with Commissioner Blake
slee, of Jackson, Miss., as first vice
president, and Hon. R. E. Rose, of
Florida, as second vice president. .
. Dr. B. W. Kilgore, of North Caro
lina, was reelected secretary, and
Dr. Maegruder of Virginia, was re
elected- assistant secretary and treas
urer
During the session the special com- .
uiittee appointed to canvass the re
port received from the several States
of the cotton belt estimating the-1907
cotton crop of the South, reported
through Commissioner Hudson, of
Georgia, who in presenting the report,
slated that tho material difference be
tween the 1906 and the 19?7 crop
rested iu the telegraphic estimate of
Commissioner Milner, of Texas, who
had reported the Texas crop at a
ar ^nm Q? two and one-half million
b ^itepi of two and
r '^?$g&inst over 4,
ive annor. He
that he considered
sary in the Federal laws,
nection he said:
"? " First and foremost, the Federal
law should not only allow absolute
freedom for the State selection of
immigrants, but should aid and assist,
instepd of hamper the work along the
lines of a picked immigration. As
conceived and demonstrated by the
able commissioner of this State, what
ever the ultimate effects upon Nev/
York City as an exporting and im
porting colton commission specula
tion port. In my opinion,, S^ate su
pervision is the only plan if thc South,
would escape immigration evils from
which the North is suffering."
Agricultural Betterment.
Another feature of the convention
was the address of Commissioner
Wilkinson, of Alabama, aloug the
line of the work not now undertaken
by State departments of agriculture
for the betterment of the^ agriculture
of the several States. Commissioner
Wilkinson, urged in the strongest
terms co-operation at every pojnl
with thc Federal government looking
to the improvement of these condi
tions.
During the afternoon session there
was a vigorous debate in regard to
the endorsement of the bill pending
in Congress as to intermediate agri
cultural education proposed by Con
gressman Davis, of Minnesota. Fin
ally a resolution* urging the passage
of this bill by "Congress was adopted.
Resolutions were also adopted en
dorsing in heartiest terms the Ap
palachian forest reserve.
The association re-enacted ito
hearty endorsement of the policy of
selection of immigrants at their own
homes, and of the effort being made
to open trans-Atlantic service between
the cotton belt and Europe for the
purpose of putting the agricultural
product of the South on direct ex
port. These resolutions have been
adopted by the association for the
last three years.
The draft of the uniform pure food
laAv was submitted and approved, the
association referring such draft to
the different States for their consid
eration.
Uses of Fertilizers.
There were numerous addresses re
lating principally to uses of fertiliz
ers in thc Southern St?tes.
Thc association .reached an ad
journment sine die,, at 3 p. m., and
the balance of the day was devoted
to a ride over the City of Columbia
and her suburbs; the guests, being en
tertained informally at the Country
Club by Commissioner Watson, of
South Carotina.
The estimates for this year's cot
ton crop in running bales, by Stales,
follows :
Alabama, 1,135,000; Arkansas,
300,000; Florida, 45,000; Georgia, 1,
750.000; Indian Territory, 400,000;
Kentucky, 3.500; Louisiana, 750,000;
Mississippi, 1,500,000; Missouri, 50.
[)00; North Carolina, 532,043; Okla
homa, 430,077; South Carolina 1,000,
507; Tenneco, 803,500; Toxaa, 2,500,.
500} Virginia, l?,Q?0| toiftl 11,412,?
320, TI? totel-ftr'J0O9-w?'i8,43?l.'
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We sell Suits that make us friends
-the profits comeof thems elves, ?
The lowest rung on the price ladder is $10. to $30?
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money.
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Johnston, South Carolina.
Proverbs and Phrases.
Success leads to insolence.-Irish.
Sin beginncth pleasantly.-Bible.
Tho avarcious man is always in I
?vant.-Horace.
The devil tempts all other men, but
die men tempt the devil.-Turkish.
Don't budge if you sit at ease,
?enuan,
A blitho luart sakes e feleog&ig
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rents.
A man may be a good fellow and
Ftill be not half bad.
The more mystery there is about C
thing mo'more attractive ana scary
it looks.
BMi&t in disguise would make 1
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