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ESTABLISHED IN 1$
SLAYS PRIES1.
Father Heinrichs Murdered While
Administering the Sacrament
DIES AT THE ALTAR.
The Awful Deed Done by Alio Guis
eppe, A?u Italian Anarchist, Who
Was Kneeling at the Altar When
He Fired the Fatal Shot.?The
People Wanted to Lynch the As
sassin.
At Denver, Colo., Father Leo Hein
richs was shot and killed Sunday by
Alio Guiseppe, an avowed anarchist
and priest hater, while the priest was
administering the sacrament at early
mass in St. , Elizabeth's Caholic
Church. Kneeling at vhe altar rail
between two men, Guiseppe pressed
the muzzle of a revolver against the
body of the preist, after receiving
from him the consecrated water, and
shot the priest through the heart.
Exclaiming "My God! My God! My
God!" Father Leo fell prone in front
of the altar and died.
The assassin sprang into the aisle,
and, brandishing the pistol, dashed to
the church door. For a moment, the
hundred or more persons in tho
church were dazed. Then a woman
screamed and the congregation be
came panic stricken. Several women
fainted and many others became hys
terical. Several men, including Pa
trolman Dtniel Cronin, started in
pursuit of the murderer. Policeman
Cronin overtook the fleeing Italian at
the church steps. Guiseppe attempt
ed to shoot the policeman but was
foiled and overpowered after a des
perate struggle.
The murderer was removed to the
city jail. As threats of summary ven
geance were made by men who quick
ly gathered in front of the church,
Chief of Police Delaney called out
the reserve force of patrolmen.
Deputy Coroner Daniel Hayes took
charge of Father Leo's body. A sin
gle bullet hole in the white commun
ion robes of the priest showed that
the lead had gone straight to the
heart. The bullets remaining In
Guiseppe's revolver had sharpened
points.
? Gulseppa was placed in solitary
confinement. He admitted to a po
liceman that the priest whom he had
killed was a stranger to him, and in
explanation of his crime, said:
"I just went over there because I
have a grudge agaiu.t all priests in
general. They are all against the
working man. I went to the com
munion rail because I could get a
better shot. I did not give a damn
whether he was a German priest or
any other kind of a priest. They
are all. in the same class.
"I left Italy three months ago and
went first to Central America and
then cr.me to Denver. I am an anar
chist and I am proud of it. I shot
him, and my only regret is that I
couldn't shoot the whole bunch of
priests in the church. I am a shoe
maker, but have not worked since
comng to Denver."
ESCAPED FROM JAIL.
They Have Some Queer Ways Down
in Dorchester County.
The Dorchester Eagle says "last
Thursday night week Sheriff Lime
house was greatly surprised when
J. M. Walker, the white man con
victed of killing Joe Denicola at Bad
ham over a year ago and sentenced
to 15 years in the State penitentiary,
walked up and applied for admission
into the county jail. The situation
was explained when Walker told his
story.
"He showed a false key which he
had cut from a piece of broom han
dle. With this key he unlocked the
doors and freed himself. After trav
eling a few miles, Walker decided to
come back and give himself up to
the sheriff. The whole matter sounds
like a fairy tale, but the facts are
there.
"Walker has been awaiting a de
cision of the Supreme Court upon
the question of a new trial, and a
few days ago the Court decided to
refuse a new trial. Walker was tak
en on Tuesday to Columbia where he
has begun to serve his 15 years sen
tence." *
TWO MOSE JUDGES
To Fill the New Circuits Created
This Session.
Messrs. J. W. DeVore, of Edge
field, and S. W. G. Shipp, of Flor
ence, were Thursday afternoon elect
ed judges of the two new circuits
created by this legislature.
Mr. J. W. DeVore was chosen
judge of the eleventh circuit, con
sisting of Lexington, Saluda and
Edgefield. He was opposed by Mr.
C. M. Efird
Mr. DeVore represents Edgefield
In the house, ?.nd his opponent, Mr.
Efird. is supreme court reporter. Mr.
xJeVore defeated Mr. Sfird by a vote
of S9 to 70.
Mr. S W. G. Shipp, of Florence,
defeated Mr. W. Y. Montgomery, of
Marion, by a vote of 92 to 69. The
twelfth circuit eomist-: of the coun
ties t>f Florence, Horry, Georgetown
and Marion.
The new judges rill b' -1 the dis
charge of their r'i ies vi h the be
pining of the sprint terms o' court in
May. *
69.
OFFICERS KILLED
By Violators of the Law They At
tempted to Arrest.
Murders Took Place in Columbia, S.
C, Dillon, S. C, and Fayetteville,
X. C.
Three officers were killed last week
while trying to arrest violators of
the law. The first was in Columbia
on Saturday, when W. H. Sellers shot
and killed Constable Jas. Farmer.
Sellers is a notorious blind tiger, and
Constable Farmer and Detective Ogg
went to his house, where he stores
whiskey, with a search warrant to
hunt booze. Sellers refused to let
them in and they forced the door.
Sellers fired and jumped behind the
door. Farmer fell mortally wound
ed and Ogg beat a retreat. Sellers
was arrested and is now in jail.
Another Constable Killed.
Mr. Ragland R. Brunson, of Dil
lon, who for several months has been
acting as constable for upper Marion,
was shot and instantly killed at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon by a ne
gro whom he was attempting to ar
rest. He had previously arrested a
negro on Dr. Stackho use's place,
about eight miles above Dillon, and
was returning with him in a buggy
when he met another negro for whom
he had a warrant driving a buggy
As he got down to serve the war
rant, the man drew a pistol, firing
three shots into Mr. Brunson, who
turned and endeavored to get into
the buggy. With the assistance of
the negro already under arrest he
got into the buggy and requested the
man to assist him to Dr. Kellar's of
fice, about two miles back. He lived
only a few minutes, dying in the bug
gy. Great excitement prevails in Dil
lon, Mr. Brunson being a very popu
lar and highly esteemed man and
having a large family connection in
the town and surrounding country.
Chief of Police Killed.
Jas. H. Benton, chief of police of
Fayetteville, N. C, was shot and kill
ed early Sunday afternoon by a ne
gro. The murderer, Sam Murchis
on, was captured an hour after the
crime and despite three distinct ef
forts to lynch him was safely lodged
in jail.
Murchison quarreled with one of
his own race and shot his antagonist,
inflicting a slight wound Chief Ben
ton started out in search of Murchis
on and after a few words the negro
drew his pistol and shot the officer
through the head.
Murchison fired one shot at a cit
izen who attempted i.o stop him and
was wounded by one of three shots
fired by Charles Benton, 17-year-old
son of his victim, who took his fath
er's pistol and started in pursuit of
the murderer. Murchison continued
his flight to the outskirts, when, af
ter 30 policemen and many citizens
had hunted him for an hour, he was
overhauled.
Ah unusual circumstance of Sun
day's tragedy is that it is the second
time within a year that Fayetteville
has lost a police chief at the hands of
a desperate negro. Less than a year
ago Chief of Police Chesson and one
of his officers were shot by a negro
desperado *
POWDER l'LAXT EXPLODED.
Four White Men and Twenty-Four
Chinnmen Killed.
With a force that shook the entire
bay region like an earthquake, the
packing house of the Hercules Pow
der Works at Pinole, 14 miles north
of Berkely, Cal., blew up at 4 o'clock
Thursday afternon, and in the ex
plosion four white men and twenty
four Chinamen were killed. Ten
tons of dynamite went up in the ter
rific blast, shattering the sheds to
dust and splinters.
W. M. Stilwell, foreman of the
packing house, was blown to atoms
at his post of duty.
Manuel Euos, Joseph Grace and
W. A Rodriguez were the other
white men killed. The twenty-eight
dead included every man who was
at work in the packing house.
Flames burst forth in the ruins fol
lowing the explosion and threatened
the gelatine house, where two score
of girls were at work.
A panic ensued and many were cut
by flying glass and crushed and
trampled in the mad rush for the
doors.
REVEALED IX A DREAM.
Long Lost Ring Recovered by its
Owner This Way.
A vivid dream thrice repeated
showed George Chester of West Liv
ingston, X. J., where to find his wife's
wedding ring, which she lost nearly
five years ago. The dream came to
him first on Friday night. He saw
himself walking along Roseland
Avenue toward Caldwell. About half
way to Caldwell he seated himself
under a big tree. Aftr resting a while
he got up. His foot slipped and dis
placed a small stone. Then he saw
a bright object and picked it up. It
was the ring.
Carolina Negro Hanged
William Handy, a South Carolina
negro was hanged at Easten. Pa.,
Friday for the murder of Pcdice
man Shuman. of South Bethlehem
last .f ?immer. Handy decrlared ro
the last that he did not reinem) ??r
having shot the ofheer. Hrndy is
known to have shot a detective i:
New York seme years aco. *
LAID TO RES T.
Remains of Sen. Asbury C. Latt
mer Sleeps in Harne Town.
FUNERAL CEREMONIES
Were Most Impressive.?Throngs of
Friends and Associates Gathered
to Tay the Last Tribute to Their
State's Deceased Representative.?
Body Laid in the Family Plot at
Belton. Cemetary.
A dispatch to The State from Bel
ton says all that was mortal of As
bury C. Latimer, late senator from
South Carolina, was laid to rest in
the family plot at the Belton ceme
tary Friday.
That Senator Latimer was esteem
ed by his colleagues in congress was
evidenced by the kindly expressions
uttered by them, that he was es
teemed by the citizenship of his home
community was evidenced by the
unusual tribute paid his memory
by his townspeople in the suspension
of business and the large outpouring
of people, not only from the town but
from all neighboring localities, was
apparent at every hand.
Almost every store and business
house of the town was closed from
11 o'clock until after the funeral in
the afternoon, and nearly every bus
iness house was draped in mourning
as a tribute of respect to his mem
ory. The postoffice and the public
schools were also closed in honor of
the distinguished dead
The special train over the Southern
railway bearing the body of the de
ceased senator accompanied by the
committees from the senate and
house of representatives, arrived on
time. The body was immediately
taken to the Methodist church of
which the senator was a consistent
member, where it lay in state until
the hour of the funeral. Each train
brought delegations from various or
ganized bodies and individual citi
zens who had come to pay the last
tribute to their repersentative in the
senate and their personal friend.
The little town of Belton, the home
of the late senator, swarmed with
people from every section of the
State, who were there to honor the
memory of the man who had done
so much for himself, but who had
done more for his constituents, in
that he has been a faithful an dilli
gent public servant.
The funeral arrangements were In
charge of Mr. E. Livingstone Cornel
ius, assistant sergeant-at-arms of the
senate, and the train was in charge
of Mr. C. W. Fletcher, city ticket,
agent of the Southern railway in
Washington. Col. R. W. Hunt board
ed the train at Spartanburg and look
ed after the funeral party to Belton.
The funeral services were held at
the Methodist Church, of which Sen
ator Latimer had long been a mem
ber. The Rev. W. L. Halroyd, the
pastor, assisted by the Rev. W. T.
T?te, pastor of the Baptist church,
and the Rev. A. J. Cauthen, presid
ing elder of the Anderson district,
Senator La timer's former pastor, con
ducted the church service.
Perhaps the most moving feature
of the funeral was the touching and
eloquent prayer of the Rev. Mr.
Cauthen.
"Aslee-i in Jesus" and "T Need
Thee Every Hour" were swee-.ly ren
dered by the choir and at the con
elusion ol the church sei vie "Near
er, My c d to The? wa sang by
tho assemblage, after '.ich the
body was removed from tho church
and the service was concluded at the
gnive,
? tour-lung incident while the body
lay In state ws wai the old fam
ily servants, ol . "" in number,
passed through ^ s . ? horch ft.
i 1 c a last look a i ? ? ' I roas
ter. Ones old ucgra n. near:/
90 years of age, said with tearful I
face, "God bless him," and fell in a I
faint, having to be assisted from the
church.
The congressional escort, the hon
orary pallbearers, headed by Senator
B. R. Tillman first entered the church
and were seated near the bier.
The active pallbearers were: A. M.
Carpenter, R. S. Ligon, .1. M. Payne,
C. F. Jones and J. J. Fretwell of An
derson, and W. K. Stringer, John A.
Horton, L. D. Harris, D. A. Geer and
Dr. W. R. Haynie of Belton.
In accordance with resolutions
adopted by the general assembly of
South Carolina the following mem
bers were present to represent the
senate; G. W. Sullivan, George J.
Holliday, T. I. Rogers and J. R.
Earle.
On the part of the house these gen
tlemen attended: K. P. Smith, J. T.
Cox, J. A. Hall, L. S. Clinkscales, G.
W. Dick, E. L. Richardson. Allan
Johnson, J. H. Miller and Herbert
Gyles.
Among the floral tributes, which
were numerous and beautiful, -were
;dece.= from the sen"?*e committee on
immigration of which Senator Lat
imer was a member, the guests of
the Congress Hall Hotel, where the
Senator lived, and individual offer
ings from the various members of
the senate and other friends. *
SALARY BILL PASSED.
The House Agrees to Pay Its Mem
bers More Money.
The House by a vote of 67 to 34,
and without debate, last week passed
the bill of Senator Walker to change
the manner of compensation of mem
bers of the General Assembly. The
hill was amended so as to give the
Speaker double the compensation of
a member.
The bill as passed, reads;
Section 1. That members of the
General Assembly shall receive as
compensation for their services the
sum of two hundred dollars for each
regular session, and mileage for the
actual distance travelled in the most
direct route, going to and returning
from the place where the session of
ihe General Assembly shall be held.
The Speaker of the House shall re
ceive double the pay of the members
Section 2. That the provisions of
?his Act shall not go into effect until
January 1, 1909.
Section 3. That Section 14, Vol
ume I, Code of Laws of South Caro
lina, 1 902, be, and the same is here
by, repealed. *
HANDSOME WEDDING PRESENT
Carnegie Gives an Atlanta Bride Five
Thousand Dollars.
Miss Anne Wallace, librarian of
the Atlanta Carnegie Library since its
establishment, was recently married
to Max Franklin Howland. Among
the gifts was one from Andrew Car
negie which consists of $5,000 in 0
per cent, steel bonds, placed to the
credit of the bride at the Home
Trust company, Hobokon, X. J.
The gift is in recognition of Miss
Wallace's great work for the library
cause, not only in Atlanta, but
throughout the south. Miss Wallace
was greatly annoyed by exaggerated
stories to the effect that she had re
ceived a settlement of $100,000 from
Mr. Carnegie. *
DREW A PISTOL.
On a Bank Depositor Because He
Wanted His Money.
At San Francisco, Cr.al., Presdent
R. E. Ragland oi the defunct Citizens
State Rank was sentenced to nine
months in jail for pulling a pistol on
a depositor who clamored for his
money before the bank failed. .1
Poncnsky. Hie claimant, is a painter
who had $1,200 on deposit. He had
made several demands on Ragland
for money ??>???) had been put 'ff.
Finn' y an rppulm ent as jde
by the banker. inst< .'1 of piy/' ifcf
mo;' y. Rag': :d drew a rev:;' ,r.
dro\e Ponoi s ky fr m ? V p
BRUARY 25, 1908.
Bartholomew in Minneapolis Journal.
FOUND GUILTY.
Gen. Stoessel Condemned to Die
For Surrendering the
Court-Martial Which Has Been Try
ing him for Cowardice in Surren-!
dering Port Arthur Returns Ver
dict Sentencing Famous General
to Death, but Recommending Ten
years in Prison Instead.
Lieut-Ge. Stoessel was condemned
to death Thursday evening by a
Military Court at St Petersburg for
the surrender of Port Arthur to the
Japanese. The Court recommend
ed that the death sentence upon Lieui
den. Stoessel he commuted to ten
years imprisonment in a fortress am;
he be excluded from the service.
Gen. Frock, who commanded the
4th East Siberian division of Port
Arthur, was ordered reprimanded foi
a disciplinary offeuce, which was
not connected with the surrender,
and Gen. Smirnoff, acting command
Reiss, chief of staff to Gen. Stoessel.
Reiss, chic* of staff to Gen. Stoesseil
were acquitted of the charges agains:
them for lack of proof.
Gen. Vodar, president of the Court,
read the sentences amid a tense si
lence. By a great effort of self con
trol Gen. Stoessel maintained rigid
soldierly-like impassivity. Gen Smir
noff also was seemingly unmoved,
but there were tears in the eyes of
Gen. Reiss. t
The sentence of death was pro
nounced upon Gen Stoessel, "for sur
rendering I ho fortress before till the
moans of defence had been exhaust
ed, for failing to enforce his author
ity and for military misdemeanors.'
Commutation of the sentence was
asked on the ground that "Port Ar
thur, beset by overwhelming forces,
defended itself under Gen. Stoessel's
leadership with unexampled stub
bornness and filled the world with as
tonishment at the heroic courage of
its garrison; that several assaults
have been repulsed with tremendous
losses on the part of the enemy; that
Gen. Stoessel throughout the seige
had maintained the heroic courage
of the defenders and finally that he
had taken energetic part in three
campaigns."
Before the sentence was read,
measures were taken to prevent a de
monstration in favor of Stoessel by
a number of the younger olllcers.
and witnesses who were present.
These later sent a dispatch to the
Empress saying that they would hum
bly bear testimony that Gen. Stoes
sel was the soul of the defence
of Port Arthur; that he had always
encouraged and put heart in the gar
rison, and that in case of war they
would wish to serve again under
such a hero. They asked the Empress
graciously to bespeak from the Em
peror a full pardon.
There was a dramatic moment af
ter the reading of the sentence when
a detatchment of soldiers filed into
the hall. The spectators, thinking
they were about to seize Gen. Stoes
sel. displayed great excitement, sev
eral women fainting. It developed,
however, that this was merely a
guard for the disposal of the Court.
Gen. Stoessel, who was accompan
ied by his son, was the object of a
sympathetic demonstration, friends
Ids iug an I shaking him by the hand
as he left the Court leaning on his
so:1 i shoulder.
"ho basis of the indictment upon
which Lieut Gen. Stosssel, Gen.
Frock, who commanded the 4th East
Siberian division of Port Arthur,
and Major Gen. Reiss. chief of staff
to Gen. Stoessel, were tried for their
lives, was a secret report made by
* leut. Gen. Smirnoff, on the defence
o? P t Ar-.h'ir.
S: irnoff was acting cominnnd
>j ibp fortress, Stoessel beins
( mmandei of the Kwang-Tung Pen
HE WILL RUN.
Mr. C. C. Featherstone Will Op
pose Gov. Ansel Tfiis Summer.
The Distinguished Prohibitionist An
nounces His Candidacy on an An
ti-Dispensary Platform.
The Columbia correspondent of
The News and Courier says the pol
itical situation was still further com
plicated by the announcement Thurs
day night that Mr. C. C. Feather
stone, of Laurens, will be a candi
date for Governor in tb? primary
this summer.
Mr. Featherstone was in Columbia
Thursday night on his way home
from Orangeburg County, where he
had gone to deliver two prohibition
speeches. He said h : beileved the
time for the enactment of a State
prohibition law had arrived and that
he had acceded to the wishes of his
friends to enter the race for Govern
or to advocate that policy.
Mr. Featherstone was a candidate
for Governor in IS98 on the prohi
bition platform and was defeated by
a combination of peculiar circum
stances, and by a very narrow major
ity. He has not since that time par
stand in the next campaign is not
known.
I Mr. Featherstone is one of the
strongest lawyers In the State, is a
man of fine address and manners and
is personally very popular. He has
served as grand chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias, and is an ac
tive and prominent member of the
Methodist church.
Governor Ansel some time ago an
nounced that he will be a candidate
for reelection. He was elected two
years ago on the platform of local
option, but before that campaign he
was an out and out State Dispen
sary advocate. Just where he will
stand in the campaign is not nown.
Mr. Featherstone is ? candidate
that will have to be reckoned with.
Those who think that Gov. Ansel will
have a walk-over in the campaign
this Summer will find that they are
mistaken at the end of the campaign.
.Many who believe in the dispensary
will support Mr. Featherstone agaiust
Gov. Ansel.
Gov. Ansel is not near ?s strong
now as he was two years ago, and
many who voted for him then vill
oppose him now. Many people regard
him as dictorial in the extreme, and
r.his has made him many enemies in
all parts of the State.
There has been considerable talk
to the effect that Mr. John G. Rich
ards, of Kershaw, may enter the race
for Governor this year and Mr.
Richards in reply to a question said
he had the matter under considera
tion. He is also for State prohibi
tion. *
SUCKED POISON.
Bitten by a Huge Rattlesnake, But
Saved by Heroic Friend.
Though bitten by a rattlesnake
five feet long by measurement, El
liot W. Daniels, twenty years old, an
employe of the Southern Bell Tele
phone Company of Savannah, Ga., is
doing nicely and is regarded as cer
tain to recover.
Daniels, Charles Taylor and anoth
er young man were hunting near Bur
roughs. Daniels felt a stinging sen
sation near the ancle, looking down,
he saw the huge snake wriggling off.
Me called out and Taylor fired killing
the reptile.
Daniel's companions were equal to
the emergency. They removed Dan
iel's shoe and Taylor sucked the pois
on from the wound. Taking a belt
they bound it tightly above the
wound. Securing a team they has
tened to Burroughs with Daniels,
making quick connection with a
train for Savannah. At Burroughs
a pint of whiskey was secured and
Daniels was so full of "Snakebite"
when he arrived in town that he
knew nothing about the real thing
in that line. * I
KILLED HIMSELF
Because His Sweetheart Refused to
Smile on Him.
"Smile just once at me, dear,"
pleaded John Tripp, aged 20 years,
of his sweetheart. Mrs. Ester Pollock
Davis, a grass widow, 21 years oil
at the latter's home at Indianapolis,
Ind., on Wednesday night. Failiug
to get the desired smile, Trip; fired
two shots into his iK?dy and feil,
mortally wounded, at her feet. Tri.ip
was a railroad man, recently from
LaFayette. ind.
insula. Smirnoff categorically ac
cused Stoessel of cowardice and in
capacity, and finally of the deliberate
and treasonable hastening of the sur
render to save his own life and de
fiance of the decisions of two suc
cessive councils of war.
Gen. Smirnoff declared that the
fortress, which was surrendered to
the Japanese, January 1, 1905, could
have held out for six months longer.
The stands taken by Gens. Stoes
sel, Reiss and Frock were that the
fate of Port Arthur was sealed with
the capture of the "Eagle's Nest,'
and two other positions.
The indictment against Gen. Sml:
noff charged him wirh having failed
i to remove ien. Fmck from his com
manil, p.rhouch he suspected the
agreemen between Gens, stoess-.i
and Fro; : to surrender th-3 fort
SI.50 PER ANNUM.
A CHOICE PLUM
Several Gentlemen Hope to Suc
ceed Late Senator Latimer.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Legislature Expected to Hold Elec
tion on March 3 to Fill the Unex
pired Term.?Various Persons Are
Mentioned for the Place. Names
of the Candidates Who Expect to
Run in the Primary.
The announcement of tho de^th
of Senator Latimer on last Thurs
day threw the General Assembly in
to political turmoil. Coming with
in two days of the expected end of
the session with the certainty that
the Legislature must fill the vacan
cy before it could adjourn, the whole
aspect of legislation was changed.
In addition, the removal of Senator
Latimer from the race in the primary
entirely alters the condition of af
fairs, and that the political situation
in South Carolina had been complete
ly transformed.
Within an hour after the an
nouncement that Senator Latimer
was dead had reached the State
House, It was seen that the .names of
more than one member of the Gen
eral Assembly would be presented for
the unexpired term and their friends
at once got to work. This may have
appeared somewhat heartless, but at
that time it was the prevailing opin
ion that the election would have to
be held on Saturday and it was real
ized that in this case no time could
be lost.
Investigation of the law was set
on foot however and it was then dis
covered that the General Assembly
might not have to elect at this
time, and further, that is was possi
ble that the election could not be
held at this time. Though no official
information was served from Wash
ington until transmitted through the
message of Governor Ansel Thursday
night, the judiciary committee of
both House and Senate met and con
sidered the question that was pre
sented. Senator Carlisle, chairman
of the State judiciary committee then
50t into communication with Wash
ington and talked with Senator Bail
3y on the long distance telephone,
Mr. Bailey being regarded as an au
thority on such questions.
Mr. Bailey informed Mr. Carlisle
that after consulting Senator Till
tnan he and Senator Tillman
were of the opinion that the
General Assembly could at once elect
upon receipt of official notification of
the vacancy but that Senator Hale
and other Republican Senators, who
svouid in the final analysis decide the
point If it were raised, held differ
sntly and thought that the General
Assembly could not elect until the
second Tuesday after the receipt of
Dfficial notification of the vacancy.
Senator Bailey then advised as it
was a Democratic egislature electing
was a Democratic legislature electing
best not to elect anyone now, but to
follow the procedure which Senator
Male considered legal. In accord
ance with this opinion the Legisla
ture adjourned on Saturday until
Tuesday, March 3, when it will meet
and elect a Senator for the unexpir
ed term of Senator Latimer, which
has about one year to run yet.
On the understanding that the
General Assembly would elect some
one to fill the unexpired term a!?;nef
and not one of the candidates for the
long term, the following members of
the General Assembly were ut once
suggested:
Lieutenant Governor T. G. MeLeod
of Lee County; Hon. Frank B. GaT^*)
of Abbeville; hon. George Von Kol
nitz, of Charleston; Hon. James dis
prove, of Charleston; Hon. W. L.
Mauldin, of Greenville; Hon. Legrand
Walker, of Georgetown, Senator;
Hon. E. M. Ruckcr. of Anderson. The
name of Gen. Jones, chairman
of the State Democratic committee,
was also presented.
The list of candidates and prob
able candidates, as published in The
News and Courier a few days ago,
was a follows: Col. John J Dargan,
of Statesburg, Sumter County; Hon.
O. B. Martin, of Pickens County, at
present State Superintendent of Edu
cation; Hon. D S. Henderson, of Alk
en; Hon. Jas. A. McCullough. of
Greenville; Hon. George Johnstone,
of Newberry; Hon. E. D. Smith, of
Florence.
A LITTLE HERO
Loses Her Life Trying to Save a Lit
tle Companion.
At Cartersville, Ga., in an attempt
to rescue her six-year-old compa-nrn
Dave Rogers, from an approaching
train recently Lillie May Kline, 12
years-old, was struck by the erain
and with the child In her arms both
were crushed to death while the fath
er of the girl who was walking with
the children looked on. *
Made Deep Impression.
The newspapers at Lopaz, Bolivia,
commenting upon the passing of the
American fleet off Valparaiso, de? are
that the Armada has created pro
found impression in the mi' s of
thousands of South American . :-nd
is an excellent demonstration of :lio
power of the United States