The Aiken recorder. [volume] (Aiken, S.C.) 1881-1910, December 17, 1906, Image 1
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Bank,
OF AIKEN, 8. C.
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Bank.
OF AIKEN, S. C.
CAPITAL STOCK $50,000.
President, J. P. McNair.
Vice President, IL W. McCreary. -
Cashier, B. Monroe Weeks.
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AIKEN, S. C„ MONDAY. DECEMBER IT. 1900.
12,546,000 BALES
Is Government Report of This
Season’s Cotton Crop.
MARKET BADLY SMASHED
Price for Mar';h and January Broke
to Lowest Point That Has Been
Reached Slice Last August.
Great Surprise Created.
The crop reporting board of the
bureau of statistics of the de
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton, from reports of the correspond
ents and agents of the bureau in con
junction with the recent report by
the bureau in conjunction with the re
cent report by the bureau of the cen
sus of the quantity of cotton ginned,
estimates that the total production
of cotton in the United States for
the year 19(M>-(>7 will amount to 6,001-
726,000 pounds (not including linters),
equivalent to 12,546,000 bales of 506
pounds gross weight.
The estimated production of 500
pound bales by states is as follows:
Virginia ....
. 13,000
North Carolina . .
. 337,000
South Carolina . .
. 875,000
Georgia
Florida ....
. 54,(XH
Alabama ....
.1,252,000
Mississippi ....
Louisiana ....
. 930,000
Texas
Arkansas -. . . .
. 791,000
Tennessee ....
. 260,000
Missouri
Oklahoma . . .
. oou.000
Indian Territory. .
. 405,000
Sensational Break
Follows.
A New York dispatch says: The
government estimate of the cotton
crop of 1906 placing the yield at 12,
564,000 bales of 500 pounds, gross
weight, proved much more bearish
than the trade had expected and
caused a sensational drop in prices,
accompanied by active and exciting
trading in -he cotton market. The
market had opened easy Tuesday
morning before the report w’as is
sued under scattering liquidation, and
o» rumors that the figures vlould
prove bearish. Before the report was
published January sold off to 9.85 and
March 10 05, after which January
broke to 9.40 and March to 9.53, or 70
to 73 points net lower, of the lowest
price reached since last August.
There was a recovery of about 13
points in the late session, but the
market closed steady at a decline of
63 to 64 points.
MRS. BIRDSONG FOUND GUILTY.
Mississippi Jury Disappointed Public
With Unexpected Verdict.
In one of the saddest courtroom
scenes on reooid in the state of Mis
sissippi, Mrs. Angie Birdsong was
found guilty at Hazlehurst Tuesday
of manslaughter for killing Dr. Tbos.
Butler and was recommended to the
mercy of the court by \e jury which
tried the case.
After the verdict, while the young
defendant sat crying with a young
child in her arms, a deputy approach
ed to take her to jail. When he lift
ed (he child from its mother, the lit
tle one sobbed in fear, “Mamma,
don’t • let him have me.”
Among those whose eyes filled with
tears at the seme of the verdict was
the district attorney whose conduct
of the case secured a conviction
where the great majority of those in
terested looked for either an acquittal
cr a mistrial.
The minimum penalty for man
slaughter in Mississippi is a fine of
$500. An appeal will be taken. Mrs.
Birdsong, 22 years of age and a mem
l»er of a leading Mississippi family,
in November, 1905, shot and killed
Dr. Thos. Butler, also prominently re
lated. She alleged that he had boasted
of illicit relations with her and that
his boasts were untrue. The tragedy
occurred in Monticello, Miss.
APPLY FOR RE-ENLISTMENT.
Six Discharged Negro Soldiers Call
Upon Secretary Taft.
The immediate result of the memo
randum of Secretary Taft to the mili
tary secretary, signed Tuesday, out
lining the procedure to be followed
by enlisted men of the twenty-fifth
infantry, colored, who were discharg
ed without honor, was the visit Wed
nesday to the war department of six
of the discharged men n ho applied
for re-enlistment, declaring that they
were innocent of all complicity in and
knowledge o f the affair at Browns
ville.
CASH FOR NATION’S WARDS.
Indian Appropriation Bill Calls for
About Eight Millicns.
The Indian aprcpriaDon bill for
1908, carrying about $ s-C •fl.OCO, was
agree 1 upon Thursday by tin* house
committee on Indian arf\ ! **s. The ap
propriation for the Indian ■; in l?07
was $9,105,000. The estimates submit
ted by the bureau r f T n ij in affairs for
the year 190s ag y eg ue .I $7.97>t,OGO,
or abfiut S-TJ.COO loss than the bill as
amefmed.
POLICE WATCH PRIESTS
The Catholic Prelates and Vicars In
France Summoned to Court fer In
fraction of New Law,
A Paris special says: Thursday was
marked by the to'al absence of any
of the sensational or dramatic invi-
dents anticipated in alaimist quar
ters in connection with the execution
of the law of separation of church
and state.
The parish priests everywhere cel
ebrated mass in the presence of un
usually large congregations, but the
actions of the authorities were con
fined to noting infractions ot the law
and citing the priests and vicars to
appear before justices of the peace.
Everywhere legal notices have been
served for the evacuation of the ec
clesiastical residences, the seminaries,
etc. Several of these buildings were
abandoned without further ado, but
a majority of the prelates, while fully
prepared to go, announced that they
would not depart except under du
ress.
The net result of the uncompromis
ing attitude assumed by the Vatican
in this conflict with the French gov
ernment, seems to be that the clergy
will lose Its pensions, 38.300 of which
have been granted and gazetted since
the beginning of this year, that .all
aspirants to the priesthood will be
compelled to perform military service,
and that the taking over of the episco
pal mansions, rectories, seminaries,
etc., by the state department and the
commons will occur immediaely in
stead of in December, 1907.
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CRIME LAID TO SON-IN-LAW.
Charles Hardy Jailed for Alleged As
sassination of Brooks.
Charles Hardy was arrested three
miles west of Chipley, Oa., at the
home of Henry Kimbrough, Thursday
morning at 11 o’clock, on the charge
of murdering his father-in-law, Chas.
H. Brooks, whose assassination a week
ago. caused such a great sensation in
that section.
Brooks was shot while seated be
fore a fire at his home, his slayer
standing on the outside and firing
through the window/ pane. The coro
ner’s jury, which had bean investigat
ing the case, returned a verdict Wed
nesday night, holding that the shot
was fired by Hardy. When he learn
ed of the verdict Hacdy left Chipley
hurriedly. A posse was farmed soon
Thursday morning and started in pur
suit of him. and ne was captured a
few hours later. The capture was
made by Henry Kimbrough, whose
wife is a first cousin of Hardy. There
were rewards for Hardy’s arrest ag
gregating $1,500, and one theory is
that Kimbrough surrendered him in
order that this fund could be used
in defraying the expenses of the trial.
This Is simply conjecture, but If It
is true the situation is a most curi
ous one. The governor offered five
hundred dollars reward, which was
supplemented by the people of Chip-
ley. .
•On account of the excited condi
tions at Chipley, Hardy was carried
to the Troup county jail at I.aGrange,
by Sheriff Hulling. Hardy was later
removed to Columbus.
It is reported that Hardy, who is a
farmer, was in sore financial straits.
Mr. -Brooks, his father-in-law, was well
to do, possessing in the neighborhood
of $100,000 worth of property.
A day or two before the killing Har
ry went to the county seat at Hamil
ton. and examined the property rec
ords.
If the coroner’s verdict should he
substantiated the only motive that
has been suggested for Hardy’s deed
was that by the death of his father-
in law his (Hardy’s) wife could come
Into possession of her share of the
estate.
FOR MOST GIGANTIC WARSHIP
Secretary of Navy Bonaparte Submits
Plans to Congress.
Congress received from Secretary
Bonaparte Thursday the draft of the
plans of the big battleship provided
for at the last session.
The plan selected bj the navy de
partment was one prepared by the
construction bureau, embodying many
novel features.
ROOSEVELT BOWS TO CONGRESS.
President Yields to Knock-Out Blow
Given Freak Spelling.
President Roosevelt will withdraw-
his simplified spelling order to the
public printer, and hereafter all doc
uments of the executive departments
will again be printed in the old-fash
ioned style.
Representative Landis of the joint
committee on spelling had a. confer
ence Thursday with the president,
when Mr. Roosevelt said he did not
wish to have spelling overshadow
matters of great importance, and ex
pressed a willingness to revoke his
order for the new spelling.
SIXTY MILLIONS ADDED.
Total Stock of the Great Northern Is
Now $2"O.OCO.OOO.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Great Northern railway held In New
York Wednesday it was voted to au
thorize an increase of $60,000,000 in
the company’s preferred stock and to
give stcckhollders the opportunity of
subscribing therefor at par.
NO FREAK SPELLING
Will Be Allowed in .Official
Government Documents.
HOUSE GOES ON RECORD
By Decisive Vote of 142 to 25 Mem-
bsrs Put Pet Hobby of Roose
velt Under Ban—Debate
Mirth Provoking.
A Washington special says: Ths
house of representatives Wednesday
went on record in opposition to tha
new spelling as recommended by tha
president. By a ovte of 142 to 25 the
following was adopted as a substi
tute to the item reported by the ap
propriations committee on the leg
islative, executive judicial approprl-
atien bill.
“No money appropriated in this acH
shall be used In connection with prin
ting documents authorized by law or
ordered by congress or either branoh
thereof unless the same shall con
form to the orthography recognized
and used generally In accepted dic
tionaries of the English language.”
For hours during the session the
debate on simplified spelling held the
attention of the house and a score or
more members took part In the dis
cussion.
Representative Crumpacker of Indi
ana, made a point of order against the
original paragraph in the bill which
provided that public documents
should be spelled as Webster’s or oth
er generally accepted dictionaries
spells them.
Representative Bingham of Penn
sylvania, in charge of the bill, then
offered the amendment, which was
adopted.
During the discussion Mr. Sullivan
of Massachusetts remarked that if the
president, by “imperial ukase,” could
chanee the spelling of 200 words of
the English language he would hav©
the authority to change 30,000 words,
or every word in our language.
If this could be done, he thought
a new court language might be es
tablished by executive decree for the
American empire.
“We got along very well with the
English language until the reign of
the present president of the United
States,” said Mr. Sullivan.
Mr. Crumpacker of Indiana said the
house was not responsible for an order
of the executive on the question of
simplified spelling. He was of the
opinion that legislation would retard
progress and reform in spelling.
Mr. Lacey of Iowa asked Mr. Crum-
packer if the thought the public prin
ter would have the discretion to spell
the word ’Crumpacuer” with a T'..”
and Mr. Crumpacker replied that he
thought he would.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio
wanted to know whr.t existing law the
paragraph changed, and insisted that
there was no iaw as to spelling ex
cept as to the commonly accepted
way.
While Mr. Grosvenor was discuss
ing the amendment, Mr Towne of New
York asked him whether the item re
ferred to was not “on page 23, be
ginning with the line 23?”
"Yes, I believe so,” replied Mr.
Grosvenor.
"Then, is that not a double skldoo,
and if so, does it rot of necessity go
out?” ^
“Oh, that’s an oM story!” replied
Mr. Grosvenor, amid laughter.
The great confusion resulting from
the government’s double standard of
spelling has made it necessary for the
joint committee on printing to take
immedite action, an 1 Senator Platt
and Representative Landis of the com
mittee are at. work on a resolution
designed to strengthen the tangle at
once. Even if the house and senate
both pass the legislative hill, with
a clause declaring for old fashioned
spelling, the measure will not become
effective until the beginning of the
new year and meantime there would
be no well defined policy as to spell
ing.
MRS. BIRDSONG HAS £RIENDS.
Prominent Men Offer to Go On Her
Bond for Any Amount.
A special from Hazlehurt, Miss.,
says- Powerful influences are being
moved to save Mrs Annie Birdsong,
convicted of manslaughter, for killing
Dr. Butler.
Leading business men. state and
county officials and members of tlm
olergv are signing a petition to the
court to grant Mrs. Birdsong bail un
til her appeal for a new trial is de
cided upon. Local business men say
that they will furnish the voung wo
man bail without lea vine the court
room even if the amount is filhfi.oO:).
NAMED BY THF. PRESIDENT.
i Nominations Sent to Senate for Three
Florida Official Plums.
The president Tutsdey sent lo the
senate the following Florida non-.iua
lions •
Register of the land office at Gaines
ville, Fla, Henry Chubb.
Receiver of public moneys at
Gainesville, Fla., Shields Warren.
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Store Burned as Baker Died.
J. W. Baker, manager of the Bates-
ville cotton mill, died In Atlanta, Ga..
a few days ago. A peculiar incident
in connection with Mr. Baker’s death
was that at the moment he expired
in Atlanta his store was burned in
the village of Batesville, which is
near Greenville.
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Goodwin Released on Bond.
B. W. Goodwin, who. it will be
remembered, shot and killed Eugene
Leavell, several months ago, and who
has been in the county jail at New
berry since the killing, has secured
bond and has been released from cus
tody. Bail was giajited in the sum
of five thousand dollars.
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No Heyward County.
The proposed new county of Hey
ward was defeated by 38 votes of the
requisite two-thirds of the total num
ber of votes cast. All the precinct;
showed a total vote cast of 504, of,
which the new county received 298.
This was the new county Augusta
was so anxious to see formed. North
Augusta, just across the Savannah
being the county seat.
Boy Kills Twin Sister.
Lisco Coggins, a farmer living at
Cedar Springs, near Spartanburg,
returned from hunting and placed sis
gun, which was loaded, in a corner
of the room, in which his twin chil-
drein, Hcintish, a boy, and Hattie
Lou, a girl aged eight, and a negro
girl, about the same age, were at
play.
The boy picked up the gun and
aiming it at his sister and negro
child, pulled the trigger. Hattie Lou
was instantly killed, the colored girl
was mortally' wounded and Heintish
was perhaps seriously injured by the
recoil of the gun.
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Constable Kills Negro Woman.
Constable ®Js>. v d shot and kill'
ed Malinda Williams, a negro woman,
at her home, ten miles west of New
berry. The coroner’s jury returned
a verdict of accidental homicide.
Floyd went to the woman’s house
to collect an installment due on a
Bible which she had purchased. The
woman refused to pay the amount,
it was claimed, and put the book in
tlie constable’s buggy. Words passed
between them, resulting in Floyd
striking her with his whip. The wo
man resisted the attack and broke
the whip. The constable then drew
his pistol, it is stated, and was beat
ing her over the head when it was
discharged, the ball entering the head
at the base of the brain.
The woman’s husband was pres
ent at the time, and the above ac
count is said to be practically his
testimony.
Bail was at once granted the con
stable in the sum of $500.
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Cashed Forged Express Orders.
Leaving behind him a pretty young
wife in tears, more or less baggage
and several railroad and express of
ficials who would give much to lay
hands upon him again, 23 years old T.
S. Travis, a telegraph operator of
itinerant habits, cashed two forged
express money orders at Columbia
Sunday evening and disappeared af
ter “making a night of it” in the red
light district, with the proceeds of
$86.26.
Travis landed in Columbia with lus
wife about, a week ago from Eiko,
Ga.. and after a few days was given
work in the office of the chief dis
patcher for the Columbia division of
the Southern railway.
Mrs. Travis says that her husband
is from Senoia, Ga., and that he lias
always borne a good reputation, al
though be has moved more or loss.
According to advices from Elko, Ga.,
Travis and his wife landed at that
place some three weeks ago. They
seemed, without funds, but managed
to secure board at the hotel. After
working Ten days Travis secured of
fers of a better position at Columbia.
They got cut of Elko by pawning a
diamond ring. It now develops that
while there Travis purloined a cou
ple of express money orders from the
book the agent was using, tearing
them out near the back of the book.
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Baby Case in Supreme Court.
Before the state supreme court a’
Columbia, the past week, an attorney
representing the Salvation Army, ar
gued an appeal from the decision of
Judge Klugh, who, several months
ago, refused to order an unknown
white child to be turned over to the
Salvation Army.
The child is now in the custody ot
a negro woman, Emma Robertson, in
Columbia, and was found by the Sal
vation Army, which proposed to take
it from the negro and put it in more
suitable surroundings. The woman and
a physician, who has the child in
charge, refused to give it up, and
Judge Klugh sustained their claims
to it.
The Salvation Army is continuing
Disease
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Rev. Creighton Expelled.
Rev. C. W. Creighton has been dis
missed from the South Carolina con-
feience and expelled from the Meth
odist ministry. The trial lasted sixty-
three hours, prolonging the session
of the conference two days. He has
appealed to the general conference.
He is editor of the Christian Appeal
at GreenvL.G ..6 ..6 ..6 ..6 ....
at Greenwood, and has made repeat
ed charges of politics and ring rule
in (he conference, also alleging that
the presiding elders were self-seeking.
The charge against him was “false
hood and slander.” A committee of
thirteen, in secret session, found him
guilty.
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Firebug Saved by Sheriff.
Charged with the burning of the
stable and barn of Mr. P. N. Boo
zer, in which seventeen mules, fif
teen bales of cotton and a large
amount of hay and cotton seed were
consumed at an early hour Saturday
morning fifteen miles west of New
berry, three negroes, Lewis Burton.
Ernest Burton and Levi Ebo, ha\e
been arrested and lodged in the conn
iy jail by Sheriff M. M. Buford.
Lewis Burton, it is said, has con
fessed to the crime and implicated
the two other negroes. No reason is
assigned for the crime.
Feeling runs high against Lewis
Burton, who was captured by the cit
izens of the community, and had it not
been for the presence of some cool
headed men, among them Sheriff Bu
ford who pleaded with the crowd to
let the law take its course, it is
probable that the negro would have
been lynched. Much credit is due
ihe citizens of the community in al
lowing the law to take its course in
this case.
There are many who think that this
burning is the work of an organized
band of negroes. This opinion is not
shared by all, however, and it is
hoped that such is not the case.
WILL IT EVER BE PAID?
Sugar Refining and Cooperage Com
panies Fined $150,000 for Rebating.
Fines aggregating $150,006 were im
posed by Judge Holt in the Uniied
States circuit court In New York
Tuesday upon the American Sugar
Refining company and the Brooklyn
Cooperage company, after the defend
ants had pleaded guilty to indictments
charging acceptance of rebates on
sugar shipments. The sugar refining
company was fined $'0.0,jo am* tju*
cooperage company $70,000.
CONGRESS AFTER LUMBER MEN
Investigaticn cf the Prevailing High
Prices Ordered by House.
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thorizing the secretory oi commerce
and labor io investigate causes of the*
bi-.-.h prices of lumber in the various
r: :ges cf manufacture and sale. This
investigation is to be made with the
ar ici.tor object cf ascertaining
oetber or i j t ’•■ eient high prices
ie the result of trusts.
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