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Il l'Fit. \Vallodia, .1 tily 11.?The liegro IU;d iViestly was today found guilty of munslaughter for killing Christopher llunsinger on the night of February 13th last and sentenced to 15 years confinement in tlio penitentiary. ? AN UOLY AFFAllt. Spartanburg, duly 11, lt)(J3. ? This afternoon Air. Xiles lluuna, ? i - " ??. ivimiug iMisuiuss man or iMioreo, i telephoned to this city of a high bunded net of some negro desper adoes. Mr. Elms Fowler, an aged citizen of Hnoroo anil u niun of some means, returned to his home today from a business trip, lie lives about two and a hulf miles from the cotton mill. This _ afternoon two negro men walked 3 = into his yard, and advanced* to | the door steps where he wat at- \ ed. "Hello, captain," one of them said in a friendly manner. I The other reaching forward struck ^ the old gentleman over the heijd^ with knocks or with some hurd substance like a knife handle. Ho fell to the ground completely k stunned. The negroes then rob| bed him and escancd. Tlmv mn?t | have secured at least $20 fiom the person of Mr. Fowler. Th^ entire neighborhood at Enoree is wrought up inil a largo partV vt hunting for the negro robbers. Mr. Fowler's wounds are very painful. SI IOC KINO ACCIDENT AT UNION. Union, .July 11.?At 8.0b to night Foster Wood, the 15-yonrold son of George Wood, an operative at the Aetna Cotton mills was run over by southbound freight train No. 88 and his body mashed almost to a jelly. The cause of tho sad accident could 3 not be learned, but it was generally believed that the lad was \ swinging on tho train while it was shifting. This is the second accident of the kind there within the J past year. The other victim was a negro boy about 12 years old. Last night Geo. C. Perrin had his barn and seven mules with wagons, plows and other" farm iiiK ^ piements burned at his place, a mile froui Carlisle. The total loss is $2,000. The origin of the > tire is not known, it having occurred at 3 o'clock in the morning. I KILLED 15Y LIUIITMNO. Batesburg, July S.?A sad occurrence is reported from the Saluda side. Yesterday evening during the rain lightning struck J the residence of Mr. Boatwright, killing one of his little boys and shocking another child severely. > It also damaged tho house and furniture. The nhll/lvon _ . . ..v Vlllivtl VII HtlU J? seated inside near tho tireplace when the bolt struck. manning's new jail. Manning, July 10.?Tho board of county commissioners at their last meeting awarded a contract for the erection of a jail to a jail building company of St. Louis, r for the sum of $0,500, the comnunir fr* *vt?rA Vw. ?'! ? 11? * ' * * * 1 ^... 7 vw ?,Y" i?r lUC ItlllDTUl performance of its contract ac* cording to the plans and specifications adoptod. The structure is to W> a modern prison, fire proof in" that portion whore the prisoners arc to t?o oonliued, with the latest steel cages, and the front portion of the building to have suitable and comfortable, (pun ters for the family of the jailor. (: " ? A UKSTUl ("ll\ K mil' IV ...? ? 1 .11 1 r.u ? Sumter, .July 11. ? One of the raoi-l destructive tires that Sum ter h:\s experi niccd in some time arcane.I here today when the Sumter stcmn laundry. which oe. t'Upiod one of the ohl three-story tobacco prize houses, and the two adjoining prize houses, all near the old C. S. vV N. railroad were burned. The tire started ahoiit 11 o'clock and was over '>y about t.'-iO o'clock. All three buildings were a total lo.-s and valued as follows: Steam laundry about $2,000 insurance $1,000; buildings, loss about $:>,200, insurance $2,250. Tin? explosion of a gasoline tank in the laundry caused the tire. > MlSTltlAI. IN IIOVl II\VI>' ( ASK. ^ NValhalla, duly 10.?The ease ,in court against Hoyt Hayes, charged with killing liis wife, re'8 tilled in a mistrial and the jury .was discharged this morning, af'tor being out for 2<> hours. It i> understood that eight held for conviction and four for acquittal Doctor Relieved 01' Performing Duty. Finmcr Finishes IIis Victim on Operating Tabic?Hnitul, I>111 Determined Act. HluMton, Jnd., duly 12.?.John Terrell, a wealthy fanner living near Petroleum, nine miles from here, killed his son-in-law, Melvia Wolfe, this afternoon, liring both barrels of a shotgun into his head as Wolfe lay on a doctor's operating table to have a leg amputated, necessitated by a wound irom Terrell's gun a short time before. Wolfe deserted the girl, it is said, leaving her with a young child. A suit was brought to compel him to s ipport his wife. It is claimed Wolfe had twice driven by the Terrell home shunting insulting lcmurks and shaking his tist at Terrell. The third time he drove by Terrell jumped from some bushes along the roadside and tired at his sowtn law with a double barreled shotgun. The lirst charge shat tered Wolfe's right leg. The second barrel missed. Wolfe was hurried to the ollico of Dr. Saunders at Petroleum and placed on an operating table to have the leg amputated. While a crowd stood outside watching the doctor Terrell came up from his homo in a boggy, ??.? .i.w e i ...? ' 1'iuav ill illU UUUI 9 1 UU HOUlOl" a offl co, drove o4t the crowd at the point of his gun and with the remark, <41 am aftor him, and I am going to get him yet," tired both barrels into his son-in-law's head. He was terribly mutilated. At the timo ho lirst came the young man was only half conscious. Terrell got in his buggy, loaded np his shotgun and pointed it at tho mob that hud hastily formed, held it at Imy and drove to the sheriff's residence. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to euro. E. VV. Grove's signature is on each box 25c. Murder In Laurens. HUm Wham lvillod Kate Rainage >Yhon Latter Resented Intuit to a Young Woman. Lao reus, July i?. -ThU city was startled 1 ?y the new> that leached here this m nning a1out nine o'clock that John Wham has shot and killed Fate Kninago at Wham's house, ahuut six mileeast of tiie city, and three miles west ofjJClinton. Ilolli are prominent citizens, highly i espeeted and prosperous fanners. '1 ho details of tlu" unfortunate killing are hunl to ohtain. It seems that trouble had been blew ing for two or three days. I'mii Simpson lived across the railroad from Wham's, and Mr. Simpson is Ji brothcr-in law of Mr. Kam age. On Monday .Mrs. Wham and Miss Coleman, who was vi-it ing at Wham's went to Clinton t<> spend the day and ni.'ht. While they were gone Wham wroV a note over Mi?s Coleman'- signa lure to Miss Simpson, a young lady of about eighteen, niece of Mr. Uamuge and daughter of Mr. Simpson. This note, it is said, invited Miss Simpson ovei to spend the night, The mother of Miss Simps in g<?t hold of the note, and knowing that Miss I I - .... v.? MV.JIIUH. 11 il< I gOIIC III I IlHtoU il-U cd the negro who brought- it who wrote it, and tho negro said Wham hail sent it. The Simpson-' -uspccled sinister motives in Wham's writing and of course V . - Simpson did not go to the Wlvim . Mr. liamnge was sent f- . to come to the Simpson-, us weii as Mlht rof Simpson's connections an 1 relations, Anyhow, it is reported here today Lhat several parlies among them Ramago, went ov r to W ham's litis morning to see Wham about his having written such a note. Wham was expecting trouble and was fortified m c? his house. At the inquest it was substantially brought out that there were several parties over across the road from Wham's at Simpson's and that they wore armed. About s o'clock La Fayette Kamuge, and Reed Rlakelv went to Wham's house and culled him out to the gale. \\ ham came out. They invited him to r. ove to Mr. Simpson's as suring him of no harm. It is not known what answer he made to their invitations, but he went back into the house and from the window ordered both men to go |away, lilakely went out of the yard lnio me road. Kunuge went around hack of the house Wham was upstairs and ii is supposed ' saw several persons who were coming down the road in the direction of his house. He rami 1 down and started out. t hen it was he saw Knmage near his back door. The shot was tired and Wham ran out through hi-, hack 1 yard and through his cotton patel; down into some woods. A ride, ;?*2 Remington, was found in the ' cotton patch. The crowd surrounded the house thinking that Wham win still within and it was not until two hours afterwards did anyont touch the body of Kam-ige which was found lying faro down at full length. I'ndcr him was a phst >1. He was shot under the left arm, slight over the hoirt, the ball penetrating bis body and coming out on the rierht. lod<?m * in ~ v,,v i j imuch; of the urm. ' Plu'ic woio no eye witnesses to tin* shooting except Mrs. Wham, who was not sworn at the eoroner's inquest, for the purpose of obtaining ntnl expl ition in regunl to the note sent Miss Simpson, his niece, Mon<ls\ afternoon. The purport of that note is merely speculation, as nothing has been testiiiml, throwing any light on it. I WHAM O'Mf.s TO T1IK I.At'UKNS J A11. Lauren-, .July 11.?.John (1. Whum, the slayer of Lafayette \Y. K;imaiK,o, i- in the custody of Sherill' Tlio-. .1. Duckott at the oounty jiii!. Wham, accompanied hy friends, came in 1 :i-t nij*ht i at 12 o'clock and jravo himself up to the sherilF. To t lio sherill he la-l nijrht mailt: :i ^warded stuto1 in 'lit to the etlort tlmt he was simply f teed to -ho >t U?ima?*e to j >uve himself front ;? d.atly shot the pinlol of li'.unuL'e, who had hiweapon leveled on him (Wham) i who had, ii<' says, proceeded from the house and was in the yard i ? j making every elloi t to escape j when covered hv Unmade'* re; volver. <v> ick as a llt-h he rais' id iii- til! and at eh runi*e tired the fatal -hot I ?!: t 'i. i \ ro < jk K! A ca e c mo l?> i :1 lii t fi r ;)?'? ! -trill lUlll I. !11IH i 1 11 lo.tuu; I iiis perhaps never been equaled, .loo (iolol-icK i.l" Co iisii, Call', writes. "For I l year- 1 endure I Insufferable pain from Kheumutisi i and iiothimr relieved ino though I tried everythinj* known. 1 cam Across Lkvtiic Hitters and it's the roalfst incilieinc on earth for thnt A low I" ties of i! coin, ;>lctol\ reli veil ami cured mo." .lust as <ro id for Liver anil Kidney ; t roubles and oonoml do' iiity. Only r>uc. Satisfaction guaranteed by Crawford Bros., -i. F. Miickey A'Co., and 1 ndcrbuik FiiarniaI ?VSkinned Kegro Alive. lie Kidnapped a Wliite Girl and Death Ouieklv Followed. ; Roanoke, Ya , .lulviu. A youn?r .. white jzirl, living at Devon, Ming ! county, \*iririilia, was ki Inapped ithe lirst of the week. A scareh' iny party fouti I lua last night, ill roe miles awav, tied to a tree i ... .i . i > .... I iii uuj woods, wnercshe na<l open houn 1 by :i burly negro. The party of searchers heard the mil's story. ! .'ft her tial an.I hid in the Inishcs. rile neyro returned Inst night, bringing the yir 1 something to eat. W hen she told him her 1 friends had seen her he threaten ed to kill her. The men came out of t tic bushe.t and cany lit the i brute, who made a desperate tight 11 o \va- skinned alive front head ' to foot and died in awful agonies. Tito girl is in a serious jcondi' lion. .-vii uai;ii:iii^?j i v i i > n> <?i il Illt'l" chant tlnit advertised in the coun. In papoi I'm* a l?<?y and the follow i ing day his wife had twins: and yet some follows will say that it * doesn't pay t?> advertise. ; 7g rT r t :SdUPP0Rl ; SCOTT'S EMULSION serves as a ? i 1 L t?? carry the v tokened '* ' ; j':rvcd system along until it can fir.'i | 1..7.i support in ordinary food. Send tor (roe sample. I . Sf'OI'T .tr IU)\\ NI., Ciiemij.ts, t /, . i IVirl Si.-<- New V * ' ; an 1 f i >? ; all dru^.U. 5 * J5* .S?* r:^