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tfTiiiltC'ui au ± . i The Farmers’aod Merchants’ Bank, OF AIKEN, 8. C. •ccommodation extended to customers, conslsten . with safe, conservative Banking. Accents of small merchants and farmers a spe cialty. We take care of our customers. Correspondence invited, or call In to see us when yo j want loans on Warehouse receipts. Mm tMkt The Farmers’ and Merchants Bank. OF AIKEN, 8. C. CAPITAL STOCK $50,000. .President, J. P. McNair. Tice President, IL W. McCreary. Cashier. B. Monroe Weeks. YOUR ACCOUNT SOLICITED. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. Arthur P. Ford, Editor and Proprietor AIKEN, S. C., MONDAY. JANUARY U, 190;. Established 1881. Price81.50 a Year, in Advance. IN A MOLTEN TIDE Of Furnace Metal Twenty- Four Workmen Die. IRON FOUNDRY HORROR Majority of Victims Vanished Entire ly, Not Even Their Bones Being Left—Only Eleven Out of Thirty-Five Accounted For. A disastrous explosion occurred "VNiednesday night about 7 o’clock at the Eliza furnaces, of the Jones 6c l^ughlin steel works, In Pittsburg, Pa., when a large quantity of gas which had accumulated at the base of the furnaces became ignited. Tons of molt en metal w'as showered around the furnace for a radius of forty feeL Out of a force of thirly-flve men employed at the furnace when the explosion occurruJ, three of them, John Cramer, Andrew Featherka and Gustave Kessler have been taken to the morgue, their bodies horribly mu tilated by the fire. Seven meu are in hospitals latally injured and twen ty-four others have not been account ed for. Wiiile the mill officials are inclined to believe that all ot the missing men wore not cremated In the molten metal, nothing dennile ia known as to their preset where abouts. Only one man, George Cox, has turned up since the explosion, and he says everj thing happened so quick that he doubts whether the meu es caped. Chief Peter Snyder of the fourth lire district, was seriously injured, while directing the liremen to extin guish the fire, which followed the ex plosion. The officials at the mill refused to allow any one to enter the yard where the furnace is located. All in formation was refused to newspaper meu, the officials saying that later they might issue a statement. A heavy guard of foreign workmen were placed at the yard entrance, and even the police were powerless to get past . +aetaftinat ^ ' lA- i Clmrles Bennett, a yard braia who w'as, passing near the furnace on a freight train when the exjWo- sion occurred, gave a graphic de scription of the disaster. “Our train was right near the fur nace,’’ said Bennett, “when the metal poured out of the furnace over the ground. I saw the men running for a place of safety. To the right of the furnace I saw a party of ten men, all of them running wildly, and their clothes a mass of flames. Apparently some of them had been injured when the explosion occurred, as they' could hardly run, and several of them trip ped and fell. The hot metal ran over them in a mbment. Just at this time a second explosion occurred. I again looked to the right of the furnace for the men, but 1 could not see any of them, and I believe all were burn ed to death. My train was In the path of the metal, and I was compelled to uncouple the train and signal the- en gineer to pull ahead.” ROAD OFFICIALS HELD. Eight B. & O. Employes Will Be Call ed to Answer for Many Lives Lost in Washington Wreck Horror. PRAYER MEETING AT LYNCHING Mob of Prominent Citiens Hangs a Lunatic for Double Murder. A crowd of more than one thou sand men Wednesday night battered through the walls of the county jail at Charles City, Iowa, and took James Cullen out and lynched him for wife murder. Cullen murdered his wife and stepson Tuesday morning. The mob took Cullen two blocks from the mam part, of the city and hung him to the county bridge over Cedar river. The mob conducted prayer meeting and asked Cullen to pray. Cullen had been demented for over twenty-five years. The mob was composed of many cf the leading citiens of the town, and even the leaders made no attempt to disguise themselves. Four or five ministers and a large number of wo men w ? ere in the crowd. At Washington Wednesday night, the coroner’s inquest over the Terra Cotta wreck of Sunday night, Decem ber 30, held for the action of the grand jury, Harry H. Hildebrand, en gineer of the • dead” train 2120; Frank T. Hoffmier, conductor of that train; P. F. Dent, night train dispatcher at Baltimore; William E. McCauley, di vision operator for the Baltimore and 'jnio railroad; B. L. Vermillion, engi neer ol local train No/ 6G, into which 2120 crashed; George W. Na gle, conductor of train No. OG; J. W. Kelley, Jr., train master of the Bal timore and Ohio, and William M. Du- trow, the telegraph operator at Sil ver Springs. The verdict ot the jury was that ihe deaths were caused by impact, due u> the excitement ot Operator Dutrow, in displaying an improper signal to the crew of train 2120, and directs that Dutrow be held for the action of the grand jury. The jury also held tor the grand jury' the others already mentioned as responsible in a lesser degree tor the deaths. The jury ar raigned the block system on the Bal timore and Ohio as no u afiording sat isfactory protection to the lives and property of its patrons, arraigned the system of wage? paid the operators and signalmen on the road, and rec ommended that all block sjgnal^ sta tions be kept open 24 hours a day, and no additional duties given the operators aside from working the sig nals and attending to their telegraphic duties. Cnarles W. Galloway, superintend ent of the Balimore and Ohio, was asked by the coroner if he had heard all the testimony, and he replied that he had. He was asked if he could point out any rule which had been violated by any witness in the case Mr. Galloway replied: “They have all been violated; all the rules re lating to the movements of trains.’’ He was asked if he was surprised at the disclosure apparently showing laxity among the operators regard ing tCe rules governing their posi tions. He said: - “I am surprised at their disregard — r v*i 4 - In operating a railnpad you must de pend upon the fidelity and trustvvorthi ness of the employees. If they are lacking in that, I know nothing that will compensate for it.” When William D. Moore, the oper ator at Washington, in his testimo ny *in connection with the letting of No. 18 in on the block between Ken sington and Silver Springs, on the night of the wreck, characterized the operator at Silver Springs as “in competent, wild and reckless.” Coroner Nevitt asked him who gave him confirmation that the block was clear and Mr. Moore replied: “This young fellow from Silver Springs,” meaning Dutrow. Mr. Moore said he was not positive that the block was clear. “I told the engineer that I could not trust the party” (referring to Op erator Dutrow). “I told the engineer •You go down there more carefully.’ ” ROOSEVELT IS ENDORSED NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT. Roosevelt Sends List of Appointments to Seriate. The president sent to the senate Tuesday a numoer of nominations, among them the following: Collectors of Customs—George A. Alba, lor the district of St. Augustine, Fla.; Antoine J. Muiuratt, district of Ai*alachicola, Flu^ Georgia: Postmasters—11. F. Brim- berman, Albany; ir. P. Mitchell, Am- ericus; J. B. Crawford, Cairo; W B. Sharp, Jackson; C. C. Head, Talla poosa. PHILIPPINE ELECTION LAW. rnd Measure Becomes Effective on January 15. t Manila dispatch says: The gen- 1 election law was passed Tuesday, becomes effective January 15, and - election for which it provides will e place January 30. The law pro- es for the election of municipal 1 provincial officers and asscmbly- u. Six months’ residence is re- red to become eligible to office. By South Carolina Legislature Anent Brownsville Affair. By a vote of 21 to 1G the South Carolina senate, Wednesday, adopted a resolution endorsing the action of President Roosevelt, in the Browns ville affair and requesting the South Carolina delegation to uphold him. Some of Senator Tillman’s friends opposed the resolution. INSPECTOR AFTER EXCHANGE. Cortelyou Begins an. Investigation of Charges of Fraud. Representative Livingston has been advised that an inspector has been sent to New York by the postoflioe department to investigate the charges made against the New York cotton exchange on account of fraudulent, and debased contracts sanctioned by the exchange. EXIT SHAH OF PERSIA. Death Dethrones Him and Host of Women Weep. The Daily Mail’s correspondent at Teheran, in a telegram sent Tuesday- night at .11:30 o’clock, says: •The Shah of Persia died this even ing, though no public announcement of the fact will oe made until to- moirow (Wednesday). His multitude of wives at once be gan preparations for mourning. "Soon alter sunset the doors of the harem were closed. This was the sign that ail was over.” MANDAMUS AGAINST ROAD. Court Orders Central to Accept Lum ber Cars from the Coast Line. An ^Dider was passed by Judge (janu in the superior court at Savannah, Ga., Thursday night, directing the Central of Georgia railway not to re- iuse to accept carloads of lumber from the Atlantic Coast Line. The or der was an injunction that partook of tbe nature of a mandamus. ROW IN THE HOUSE Between Gaines of Tennessee and Mahon of Quaker State, NO GORE WAS SPILLED Tennesseean, Branded as Liar, Made a Rush for His Opponent, But the Members Interfered — Ended in Hand-Shaking. A Washington dispatch says: The house late Thursday took on the ap pearance of the closing day's of the fifty-fifth congress, commonly known as the “war congress,’ when alterca tions between members were fre quent. Late in the session Mr. Gaines of Tennessee, and Mr. Mahon of Penn sylvania, were only prevented from meeting in a personal encounter by the intervention of members. Mr. Gaines was making a speech cn his bill to “dock” members’ pay for absence from the house, and was being twitted by both sides of the chamber to his evident embarrass ment, when he charged Mr. Mahon with being absent from the house 95 per cent of the time. Previous to this sweeping asser tion, Mr. Gaines had reed excerpts from the record in relation to the withholding of pay in the fifty-third congress, and the pari . When Mr. Gaines had concluded, Mr. Mahon rose.* He explained how from the fifty-third and fifty-fifth con gresses he had $7,000 due hint, and that the then speaker, Crisp, had giv en him an order on the sergeam-at- arms for the amount, which was paid. Then coming to the remarks of Mr. Gaines’ charge, Mr. Mahon thun dered: “Any man who charges me with be ing away from this house 95 per cent of the time tells an untruth.” Mr. Gaines started down the aisle from his seat. “No man can tell me I lie,” exclaimed Mr. Gaines. Both men were ordered to their seats. Mr. Mahon obeyed the com- nd while Mr. so'od two chamber snaking Ccth list and head at the Penhsylvauh.n. When order had been lestored Mr. Mahon again arose. Having been cau tioned by the chair that it was against the rules to address a member in the second person, he measured his words —saying he would speak in the fourth person. He then said: “The charge of the gentleman from Tennessee that 1 am away r from this house 95 per cent of my time is a deliberate falsehood.” With a rush, Air. Gaines reached the center of the chamber, making direct ly toward the gentleman from Penn sylvania, insisting that no man could call him a liar without personal chas tisement. Tbe house was in an uproar by this time, the chair adding to the noise* if not to the occasion, by pounding the desk with his gavel. His efforts final ly caused the head of the gavel to fly off, and it bounded into the body of the house, almost striking one of the members. The rush of Mr. Gaines upon his ad versary brought a dozen or more members before the speaker's desk. Messrs. James of Kentucky, Taylor of Alabama, Bell of Georgia, \\ il- liams of Mississippi and Stafford of Wisconsin grabbed Gaines, who, re sisting vigorously, was borne back to his seat. Mr. Mahon, standing iu the first aisle, on the republican side, seemed to wait for the impact, which never came. With Mr. Gaines back in his scat, the Pennsylvanian made his speech of explanation as to how he became connected with the invoking of an old statute compelling mem bers to forfeit pay for the time ab sent from the bouse. Later both “belligerents” made apologetic statements and clasped hands amidst applause. - - -*■- -- — a Palmetto State Hews; ^ t » » »■ r A CONSCIENTIOUS GOVERNOR. Believes Graft Money Should Be Re turned to North Carolina. Much discussion has been indulged In by southern senators in Washing ton over the position taken by Gov ernor Elod of South Dakota in icgard to the return by South Dakota of $25,000 secured by his state in a suit against North Carolina to recover bonds issued under carpet bag govern ment by North Carolina, and later pronounced fraudulent by the state. The governor wants the money re turned. Postmaster at Clio Named. President Roosevelt sent \f> the sen ate Monday the nominatior of D. P. McLaurin as postmaster at Clio. • * * To Invest Eastern Capital. New York capitalist sto the number of two score were in Charleston a few days ago, representing millions, for the purpose of organizing in this state the South Carolina public ser vice corporation, capitalized at $10,- 000,000, which purposes to build net work of trolley lines from Charleston to Columbia and to Orangeburg, con necting with the Augusta and Aiken. • • * Brother of G vernor Dies. John J. Ansel, an elder brother of Governor-elect M. F. Ansel, died at his home at Walhalla a few days ago, after an Illness of several weeks. He was a veteran of Orr’s regiment, 58 years old, and leaves a wife and five children. The Interment took place at Walhalla, and was largely ab tended. A Fleet-Footed Sheriff. Sheriff Corley of Lexington has ar rested John Moore, colored, who is wanted in North Carolina for killing a white man at Gastonia. The negro tried to escape frorti Sheriff Corley by running across the tbll bridge over Congaree river into the city of Co lumbia, but the sheriff was too quick for him, and the negro is now in Lex ington jail awaiting for a North Caro* lina officer. • * * Jordan Not Present at Meeting. The meeting of the South Carolina Sea Island Cotton Seed Association was held in Charleston the past week. Editor Schell of Florida and Dupe -of Georgia were on bftnd, representing the associations of Florida and Geor gia. Harvie Jordan was unable to be .present. ( The object of tire meeting was to consider the questi'^n of tlie-Ipng sta- v i le planters cruSpgg their own seed busheTT“a' year- more than needed /for planting. Onlj the soil of the islands of this state will reproduce a permanent quality oi this cotton. Respite is Granted Adams. R. A. Adams, the Walterboro man slayer, whose case lifis occupied more dime in the courts than any other cap ital case in years, will not be hanged yet awhile.j Governor Heyward re spited him until February 22, at the request of the board of pardons, In or der that late petitions, in his favor, which are now in the hands of the court officers, may be examined by the board. He is not likely to be finally pardoned. He escaped once wfriile under the death sentence and njn-ained out long enough to make a crop for his family la his own county, keeping a shot gun by him in the field by day and hiding out oy night. * * * Columbia After Subtreasury. General Willie Jones, president of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, has announced the following commit tee to go to Washington and press Columbia’s claim for the sub-treas ury.- E. W. Robertson, president of National Loan and Exchange bank; George L. Baker, president of the State bank; John J. Seibels, vice pres ident of Palmetto National bank, and B. F. Tavlor, president of the Taylor Manufacturing company and director of Palmetto National bank. This committee went to Washington in order to be present before the confer- •ence on Tuesday morning. General Jones and Governor Hey ward desired to go with the commit tee, but General Jones has important business in the city and Governor Heyward cannot go on account of the meeting of the legislature. Columbia will leave no stone unturned to se cure the sub-treasury and it is under stood that Columbia has the undivided backing of the South Carolina dele gation. The fight is said to be be tween Columbia and Atlanta. FT>UWD’ED 1835. Southern Churchmani Richmond, Ya., steamer long missing. The Ponce Sailed from P rto Rico cn December 26 and Disappears. The steamship Ponce ot the New York and Porto Rico ime, which sail ed from Pono Rico, December 26, and was due at New \urk, January 1, is still missing and the belief that the vessel’s delay was due to some ac cident to her machinery is ghing away to the fear that she i.-> lost. She was last spoken on December 28. Secret Orders Name New Officers. The secret orders of the state have all elected their officers for the ensu ing year. The Knights of Pytuias elected the following officers: A. II. Kohn, chan cellor commander; J. S. Wheeler, vice chancellor; J. I. Bedecbaugh, pie- late; E. S. Mathis, master at work; R. C. Coun*s, keeper of records and seal; J. F. Browne, master of ex chequer; C- M. Harmon, inner guard; D. J. Taylor, outer guard. The Masons elected the following officers: E. N. Kibler, worshipful mas ter; Vv. F. Gibson, senior warden; J. F. Browne,, junior warden; N. H. Young, treasurer; B. B. Schmr.pert, secretary; C. T. Dyche, senior deacon; J. L. Wise, junior deacon; S. C. Barre, tyler. The Woodmen of the World elected the following; J. p. Wheeler, C. C.: THE OLDEST PROTESTANT EPIS COPAL CHURCH paper in the Uni ted States. All important diocesan and foreign news. Religious miscel lany and Interesting and instructive family and children’s departments. $2 a year; $1 for 6 months; 50 cents for 3 month*. Trial subscriptions 25 cents for 3 months. To clergy men $1-00 a year. R. C. Counts, Ad. Lieut; W. W. Wheeler, banker; T. A. Dominick, clerk; M. S. Dominick, escort; A. Z. Coumts. watchman; J. A. founts, sec retary; A H. Kohn, P. C. C^ The Masons had their banquet on the 28th. The Woodmen had theirs on January 3d. The Knights of Py thias banquet was held on the night of January 4th. Immigrant Labor Discussed. Cotton presidents and superintend ents from every mill in the state, representing a capital of $55,000,000, were i:i session at Spartanburg a few days ago, the occasion being the an nual meeting of the South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers’ Association. The meeting was called to eider by PUlison Smythe, president of the Fel- zor cotton mills, and president of the association, who made the open ing address, wnich was responded to by Arch B. Calvert, of Spartanburg, president of the Drayton mills. The session was held iu secret, only mem bers of the association being present. The leading topics under discussion were labor, including immigrant la bor, child labor, compulsory educa tion and transportation. The associa tion was organized at Lake Toxaway last summer. The association adopted resolutions for the support and encouragement of m-.i, Lr,rrTrrrr-<<■» .^nge. a he leuis will Ho virion to enable Commissioner of Im migration Watson to carry on immi gration work. The association recom mended the passage of state laws providing for compulsory education and for registration of births and marriage licenses. President War ner, of the National Civic federation of New- York, addressed the conven tion on civic improvements at mill \illages. Addresses wore made by El lison Smythe, president of the asso ciation; A. B. Calvert, of Spartan burg; D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, and Professor Doggette, of the textile department of Clemson college. A banquet to the visitors was given by the local mill men at the conclusion of the conference. WIFE OF LAWYER ARRESTED. Mrs. Guinn Charged With Hiring Men to Murder Husband. About three weeks ago, Colonel W. A. Guinn of MeCays, Tenn., was as sassinated while entering his front yard about 9 o’clock at night. Ever since that time the coroner’s jury has been investigating the crime, and until Thursday their investiga tions have been kept a profound se cret. On that day John Ellis of Fan nin county, Georgia, who lias been held under bond as a witness in the murder, made a confession which is highly sensational. He states that Mrs. Guinn, the wile ot the murdered man, divided $250 between himself and John Allen, who is now in jail at Benton, Tenn., for the murder of Colonel Guinn. For this amount either he or Allen were to kill Colonel Guinn. They stationed themselves at the two gates which gave entrance to Colonel Guinn's premises, and at whichever gate Colonel Guinn entered whoever was stationed there w’as to shoot and kill him. This was the agreement. From Ellis’ statement. Colonel Guinn entered by the gate where Al len was siationpd, and Allen shot and killed him. Ellis also gave informa tion w here was placed the gun with which the murder was committed. On inves T igation the gun was found as Ellis stated. Ellis also stated where could be found a bottle of turpentine, a part of which was used on their ieet to prevent the dogs from tracking them. Mrs. Guinn and Ellis have both been placed under arrest. MILLION FOR MANEUVERS. Big Appropriation for Encampment* Remains in Army Bill. By a vote of 27 to 50, the house, in committee of the whole, Wednes day, having the army appropriatjpn bill under consideration, refused to strike out an item of $1,000,000 for the purpose cf paying the expenses of egimeats, battalions, etc., of the or- ganied militia to participate in such .riga 7 e oi division encampments .as THE nAGNOLIA INN. AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FOR THE SEASON OF 1906-1907* A riodern Family Hotel. HEATED WITH HOT WATER FURNACES, AND OPEN FIRE PLACES IN ALL ROOMS. ELECTRIC LIGHTS, HOT AND COl D BATH 8 AND ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS. ' CUISINE AND SERVICE THE BEST. FOR TERMS, ETC., ADDRESS, ^ HENRY BUSCH, THE MAGNOLIA INN, AIKEN, 8. C. Pine Forest Inn. Opened Saturday, December 1st. 1905. 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