Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TWO BURGLARS CAPTURED. Spartanburg, Jun. 10. ? Depu. ty Sheriff White went to Charlotte, N. C., Thursday kfternoon, und returned thif tnarning, bringing with him two prisoners?# Miles F. Smith and Will T. Kmith ? .L- -rr' - . "uiio, ? iju Hi t) ULUW gUU with tho burglary of the Saxon mills store on tho night of Dee. 1, 1902, and with a murderous assault upon the store mauuger, Mr. J. S. Wlngo, who happened to interrupt their work. The authorities have been looking for these meu for some weeks past. GANG OF FIKF.BUGS. llishopville, Jan. 14.?An atr tempt was made last night to % burn the large frame buildiug on Main street, occupied by Heasou & Kelly in their brokerage bUsi ness. The fire was fortunately discovered by a negro man who lives in tho rear of this t>tore, and the blaze was soon put out with a bucket of water. Two negro boys, Jim Davis und Ben George, N had previously' bought three cents worth of kerosene oil at the store of G. O. Rogers. They were both arrested and confessed the crime. They claim to have been put up to it by others and it is raoso than probable that a gang of fit o fiends have been operating in this town,' as it is believed that m>ro than one fire has been of incendiary origin. TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. Laurens, Jan. 17.?Mr. John H. Pully, a youpg farmer of the Tylersvills section of this county, commuted suicide by shooting himself about 6 o'clock yesterday evening. He resided with his father, Mr. Chan. A. Fully, and had been married only three monthb. Ho had been sick sever al d?ys with grippe and was threatened with fmcumoniu. Last evening he requested his sister-inlaw, Miss Sanders, to absont her-* self from the room, wlion he arose from his bed, procured ins pistol, a 38-calibre, and shot himself three times, thej?hots tuking effect in his chest and upper part of the abdomen, lie died within ten minutes. No 'cause can benssigned other than the attack of grippe. * v ' POSTOFFICE ROBBED AT OBEEu's. Greenville, Jan. 17.?A postoffioe robbery took placo at w. Greer's between 2 and 3 o'clock j this morning by expert cracks?' men, who blow open the safe with nitroglycerin? and secured $300 worth of postage stamps and $75 in money. The explosion wa# heard by Mr. Rutledge at the hotel across tho street from tho postoffice, and he went out' with his gun to see what was the matter, and fired.at a man who was ?- ? minting trucks down the street. 1 The statement just received from Greer's;says that there wero three ( men engage^! in the robbery, and ( that bloodhounds wero put on their trail, but without any-deft- , nite result, as the dogs were not ( satisfactory in making the search. , Every effort will be made to cap- ] ture the robbers, who are supposed to bo part of the gang that has i been operating for sevei al months , in the State. 1 The }5ost Powerful Gun Ever Built in Americanj A Hugo 16-inch Coast Defense ltiflo Successfully Tested at Sandy Hook. ? Ne.v York, Jan. 17.?A huge 16-inch coast. defense rifle was successfully tes'ed at the gorern ment proving ground, Sandy ' Hook, today. The gun was fired ( three times in the course of thu afternoon in the presence of several hundred artny officers, a few civilians oml nno rnprosooUtlva of the legislative branch of the gov eminent, Congressman Gilletto of ( Massachusetts, who was invited as a member of the appropriations ( committee. 1 The throe tests were marked l>y the wonderful accuracy with which they fulfilled the mathematical | calculations of the army experts who have had charge of the gun's construction. The three shots also proved thattho special smokeless powder made for 16-inch guns bad been accurately prepared. The first shot was a sort of 4'warmer." The charge of 550 pounds of smokeless powder and the velocity of the 2,400 pound projectile when it left the muzzle was 2,003 feet a second. The pressure of the great charge Clf nowfler in pvnbwlinrr wn? OK _ __ t ? p, ..I.-* 000 to the square inch. "For the second shot the full chargo of 640 pounds of powder was used and the. velocity was 2,306 or six feet more than calculated. The pressure was 38,000 to the square inch. Gen. " Crozier said the tests showed the gun was an absolute success and provod that 16 inch guns could be furnished whenever the country wanted them. The gun tired today cost $100,000. It was said at the tests today that tho gun undoubtedly would be mounted atSandy Hook. Gen. Crozier said that while its range at its highest elevation was about 20 miles it cottld bo used to hit objects only a distance of four or five miles. IKW CKNTURY COMFORT Millions ato daily finding a world of comfort in Bucklcn's Arnica Salvo. It kills pain from Burns, Scalds, Cots, Bruises; conquers Ulcers, and Fever Sores; cures Eruptions, Salt Rheum, Boils and Felons; removes Corns and Warts, Best Pile cure on earth. Only 25c at Crawford Bros , and J. F. Muckey & Co., i drug store. j % The Legislator. A High License Bill Presented? Important Measure Proposing Elections on the Quesv tion of Bonds to Build Highways. Columbia, .Ian. 15.?Speake Smith this morning announcod hi appointment of House committees There were ninny surpises. Mr T. i'. WilliaiiiR fli? l""""0' v ?>/ tw^ivni o v i vj cesser of Mr. Bucot on the jadi ciary committee, was retained i the second place on the commit tee and a Charlestoninn become chairman of this most importan committee, Mr. Richard S. Wha ley. Mr. Sinkler was deposed fron the place of chairman of the com mittee on education, which eo titled him to the oflico of trustee of several ^tate colleges. Mr Morgan, who nominated Speake Smith, gets this important posi lion. The governor's message in re gard to Hampton Memorial da; was read in the house. Mr. Siukler's resolution con lemning the appointment of W D. Cruui as collector of tho por )f Charleston was adopted an< lent to the senate for concurrence l'he 'resolution calls npon thi South Carolina senators in Wash ngton to fight the confinnatioi jf the appointment on tho grounc 1?q? th?\ nnnnintmftnl wnu morl< igninst tbo protest of tho mayoi ind of leading citizens of Charles ;on. Representative Logan o Charleston introduced yesterday Lwo bills relating to amendment! if tho dispensary. The first oil authorizes and directs tho Stat board of directors of tho dispen 3t?ij I^inuii K liCUUSU ID aIIJ person, tirrn or coi po rat ion whiel wishes to engage in the sale o retail of liquor upou payment o a licenso fee of fifteen hundre dollars; the money to be disposo of as follows: Five hundred dol lars to the State for the couiiiio school fund, five hundred dollar to the county treasurer whore th licensee does business for genorii purposes, and live hundred dol lars to treasurer of the city, cor taining forty thousand or mor inhabitants, in the county whci the licensee does business. Th bill only applies to counties cot taining a city or cities with fort thousand inhabitants or more, an is therefore practically limited t Charleston county. Tbo bill Avi/lnnil tr /!?? ??* l~ ? 1 - ? - v> t UIUIYU WU IUU 1 LUC 3 I the Charleston county jury bill ( 1900, which has boon held coi stitutiouul by the .supreme eou in the case of State v?. Murpln The effect of the bill is to alio an> person, firm or corporation engage in tho sale of liquor < the same footing as the State, a exactly tho same restrictions i put around tho sales as applies disponsuries. In addition to license foe, tho licensee is also quired to give a penal bond in unm tif .iwn */* >i?v luv/uouuu uvuiaiSf i . ditioned for non-violation of 1 of tho tferms upon which th? 1 cense is granted. Tbo other bill of Mr. Lu J seeks to submit a constitute | amend moot to tho people/ |, which the city of (JharlJ ( would ho enabled to issue lir v licenses and the provisions (0 dispensary law would not jf t to that municipality. Tho & c received their first reading f <? i and were referred to the newly created dispensary committee. *OTllKU NEW 1)1 M.S. Mr. K. U. Aull introduced a road bill of great importance, and a child labor bill. This is the first child labor bill in the house this session, r Mr. Anil's road bill provides s for en election in each county on il - * * ?. in? question of issuing bonds for . the purpose of mnciulntnizing tfnd i. permanently improving the pubi lie roads. The bill in elaborate n detail provides the machinery for i- the snlocof tlio bonds, and the fols lowingjs the manner in which t the money i* to be expended: Sec.O. Tint the said board of county commissioners are heie1 by authorized and directed that as soon as the uaoney is received - from the sale of the tirst block of e bonds, forthwith to apply the . sumo to the grading and macadr aunzing or permanent lmprovo ment of the public roads, highways and bridges, cmnniencincr at % r~> - J the court house of each county y ; upoh soaie main public road or i highway and continuing thence ! to its intersection with tho boun. dary line of adjoining county, t Then to commence again at the 1 court house and continue tlio ini provement upon tho main roads 0 shall have been macadamized or put into a permanent and improv1 ed condition. WO UK OF THE SENATE. J ?A forty minutes today. Among new bills introduced was one to establish tho orlice of oil in<|ieotor., and another to limy il the tjmo of all enmlovnns in . J -?- ? 3 railway service except the crews ^ of freight and passenger trains to 0 ten hours daily. In case of emergency they are to be empowered ) to sue for salary for overtime. Ii *- <?- ?* 1 km Know IVliat You arc. Takitiy When you take Grove's Tastelss Chill Tonic because the form ia is plainly printed on every bot1 showing that it is simply Iror n ad (Quinine in a tasteless form ,8 '.*o Cure. No Pay. 50c. e " """ " " I | Smallpox in Laurens County. j. Laurens, January 13. ?A negro nan died of smallpox last Sati#e 1 Jay, near Barksdale's, six miles north of Laurens. (Vithin a few 1 e t miles of Barksdale from fifty vto yseventy-tivo negroes have tho dis- 1 ^pase. One vhite man has it Fit his ' home, throe miles south of Lau- ' . rens. Tho typo is mild, but tho ^doctors say that it is severer than 1 }it was some time ago. Occasion- > al c i>cs have occurred in thotoun(ty and town for several years, ( the number is larger than hereto- c fore. Citizens of Barksdale havo c written to tho Governor. There 11 are no cases in this city now. ^ Doctors say that tho situation Is a no-worse than elsewhere, as the di-oiiso is every wh.cre. ^ ' or FIND* WAY TO hiVM b LONO, b, The startling announcement of M i Discovery that will surely long- C( hen lifois made by editor O. 11. v Downey, of Churubuvco, Ind, "1 j yvish to state,'' ho writes, "that 1 Dr. King's New Discovery for 'H Jonsumption is the most infalli- sti >le remedy that I have over mown for Coughs, Colds and Jrrip. It's invaluable to people M vith weak lungs. Having this wonderful medicine no one need Iread Pneumonia or Consumpion. Its relief is instant and "l' urc certain.'' At .J. F. Mac key's ^ : Co. and Crawford llro's. wi I Wilcox's Second Trial. Testimony Tending to Prove tha Nellie Cropsey was not Drowned,?but that sho wis Killed by a Blow 011 the Left , Temple. Charlotte, N. C., January 15 A IDCCial to the Ohsnrvpi* fvnt Hertfort says the twelfth jure was secured in tho Wilcox cas and the trial was begun. Tli Misses Cropsey wero in tho wit ness l)ox during tho mornim session. Mrs Wilcox was nlpn in Court. She may test if y he son's behalf. , Dr J. K.. Wood, the -first wit ncss called,offered himself as com potent to give expert testimony After argument the Court heh it. i.i mat lue witness was an expound should be allowed to testify a such. This was done under ob jection by the defence. Dr Wood declared thet he was pica out ut the autopsy over the bod; of Nellie Cropsey. Dr Isaac Pealing, coroner of Pasquotank Coun ty; Dr Oscar McMillan and th corner's jury were with him They found the body of the gu on a table in an out house, nea tlio Cropsey home. An interna examination revealed the followinj facts: The girl was a virgin; the heart lungs, pleural cavities and atom )**"'- wator nnd t.b lungs, when squeezed, emitted' litt'o bloody froth. Dr Wood sail he went back for a second autops after some time had ilapsod. I was then that a bruise on the sidi of the head was noticed and tx amincd. Tho k....:. 1? .u tniiist, WllUIl CUt was found to contain dark blood, Tho bruin, though in outwurc appearance all right, hud begun to decay. Tbewitncss declared that, in hit opinion, tlio bruise on tho left temple of tho head of Nellie Cropsey was made by a diroet blow. Ho could not give a positive answer as to the kind of instrument used in making it. However he thought somo blunt or covered instrument would have produced it. Such a blow would have stunned the girl and rendered i,.... uiiuuubuious. i he witness did not believe, from the t bsence ~>f water in the lungs, the heart, the pleural cavities and tha stom ich, that the girl could have been silled by drowning. Sfio must have been knocked inconscious and then put in the vater. The State turned tho witness >ver to the defence. Mr. Aydlett iross examined hun and, among ither things, loo admitted that no loticaof tho bruise on tho head ;ad been taken during tho first utopsy. Dr. I?aac Fearing followed Dr. Vood. H? -- 1 ... tu? uiiiiui nno nve it as his opinion that the raise on the lemplo was caused y some round instrument. Dr. food's testimony was corroborate i by Messrs Leroy Shipp nod erribeo, members of the jury at hold the autopsy. Miss 01) Cropsey will take the witness and to-morrow. iss Nell Cropsey's Two Sisters Testify Against Him. Ctmrbtto, N. (\, dan. 10.? A ecial from Hertford says that i i-s Ollio Cropsey was tho star < tness in tho Wilcox trial today, t I k-w i /\ uiao ur.u inoz Miss Carrio Cropsey vrna called to corroborate Miss Ollio's testi^ mony; Civil Engineer Greenleaf was put on the stand to testify to distances, and Chief of Police Dawson told of arrest of Wilcox. Nellio Cropscy's father was ( also on the witness stand. Two unimportant witnesses are to be examined tomorrow and the defense will then take the case. There were no sensational inci mvi.io rti iwuii> o 111211. 1U15H VJIilO C Cropsey was o* the witncsi stand 0 for the greater part of the day and detailed the relations between if 3 Wilcox and her sister, tolling of his visits to the house nad told of their quarrel. Her testimony was given in a direct manner and was unshaken, but developed nothing new. ' Leonard Owens who met WiN cox on his way fr;om tho Cropsey home, on the night tho girl disappeared,-is regarded ns an important witness for tho State. By his testimony, Wilcox had about 20 minutos to dispose of, from V tho time he left the Cropsey home until Owens met him. Caleb Barker testified. He said 0 l V that he had passed the Cropsey place soon after 11 o'clock on the night of the 20th of November. ^ lie saw a man and woman of nboot equal size moving along tho si<ln O n " ' walk, llo did not know who they were. ? ? Km " IIE A DS SliOU B, if N KV E 11 ACHE, a Mover*- ?tutor* this trouble. j Use at onco the remedy thutstopped it for Mrs. N. A. Webster, of Winnie, Va., sho writes "Dr. 1 King's New Life Pills wholly - cmcd me of sick headaches 1 had - suffered from for two years." Cure Headache, Constipation, Biliousness. 25c at Crawford ? Bi os., and J. F. Mackoy tfc Co., drug store. is Horses Buruod at Newton. i Special to Char lotto Observer. ' Newton, Jan. 16.?This morn' in;* about 2 o'clock it was discovered that the livery st&blo of Young & Corpening was 011 fire, and it was only a short Time until the entire building was destroyed. The building belonged to Z. II. Yount and was insured for ;*i,500, while the loss nmnnnta about $800 to $1,000. Eighteen horses and a huge lot of vehicles, together with grain, roughness and other articles belonging to Young & Corpening was burned. Their loss is estimated' at $3,500 to 000; insurance, $1,000. Very little was saved from the fire. Dr. J. 11. Campbell also lost a horse which was being cared for at these stables. Another Simon Cooper. Siluria, Ala , Jan. 17.?Tom Benton, a notorious negro, is at large in Shelby county% Ho broke jail throe days ago and reI wards have been offered by the sheriff and county officials for his capture. No is now barricaded in a do* sorted shuck a few miles beyond Hardy rillo and is said to be keeping forty men at bay. Ho has killed one, a negro, and J wounded a number of white.men. Tho inhabitants arc terror strickon. To Cure A (< Itf in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablets. All druggists refund nonoy if it fails to cure. E. W. Jrovo1 ssignature is on each box 25c.