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?NDS Hw ? A Prominent lawyer of Mobile Swots Himself to Oaath. ' v ? j / ???? . I THE CAUSE UNKNOWN -Major Edward Murphy Robinson, After Leaving the Dinner Table,' Fires Two Bullets From a Re volver Into His Brain?Leaves Young Wife and One Child. A dispatch from Mobile, Ala., says lhat Major Edward Murphy Robin #on, odd of that city's most promi nent citizens, and one of the leading criminal and civil lawyers of the .South, a club man, former repre sentative in the general assembly of Alabama and who had refused many political honors, ended his life Sun day afternoon by two shots from a revolver! in his bedroom at his hand some home in Government street, jshortly after 3 o'clock. The h-ews of the tragic ending of shis brillinat young man, when it became generally known throughout the city, shocked everybody. Major AvObinson had been down into the business district during the morning. He left one of the leading social Clubs of tne city at 2 o'clock, vent to his home and was seen with his wife and little child on the lawu. Later the trio entered the house and sat down to dinner. During the dining hour he arose from the table and went to his room vithout saying a word. In a few moments two shots rang out. one following the other very closely. On rushing to his room, the lifeless body of the attorney was found stretched across the bed, blood flowing from two ghastly hoies in the head. He died before anything could be done. Major Robinson was the idcl of Mobile county Democracy and the best known orator in the State. He gained national renown by his speecn of presentation of the silver servic? to the battleship Alabama, and im mediately became a prominent figure in State politics. He was mentioned this year as u candidate for governor. He served In the Spanish-American war as cap-r tain of company S, Second Alabama volunteers, and, *jras,^mad?f major of the Battalion*-'oh the^reorganfzatioa of the military forces following the war. In Mobile he had been elected to every office to which he aspired. He married the daughter of Prelate D Barker, present postmaster of Mo bile, and leaves a wife and one child. His political affiliations have been undeviatlngly with the Democratic party. He was born at Stockton, Ala., m 1873, his fater being a veteran of the civil war. He was a social lead er and prominent in fraternal and secret orders. During 1901-02 h? was president of the Alumni of the University of Alabama. HEAVY CRIMINAL DOCKET. Eight Murders Committed in New berry in Tour Months. What a tremendous mania for murder Newberry must have. The Herald and News says: 'Solicitor Cooper has ordered a second wee1! for the criminal court at Newberry and it is probable that he will he unable to compete all of the criminal business even with the two weeks of court. "There are probably more criminal ceseij on the- docket at Newberry for this court, than has been there for many years, and we do not recall at any time within our recollection of the criminal court at Newberry when there were as many murder cases. "There are now eighteen prisoners in jail, four of these are appeal cas es, and one a prisoner from the chain gang who is sick, leaving 13 priso ners in jail for trial. In addition to these a number of those charged with crime are out on bond. "Since the 29th of June there have been eight homicides in the county; and thero are twelve prisoners, eight principals and four accessories charg ed with murder." Heavy Verdict. At Greenville in the Federal Cour: Monday a verdict for two hundred and sixty-three thousand, four hun dred and fifty-three dollars and fifty three cents was returned for the Southern Power Company, of Char lotte. N. C, in the suit against the Catawba Power Company, of Rock Hill, S. C. The suit was for the .collection of some promissory notes. The Wages of Sin. At Augusta, Ga., on Sunday night, James Mcmurphy, twenty-five years of age, was probably fatally shot, at a house in the redlight district, and Ib expected to die during the day. John Keener and Joe Stafford are both charged with the ehooting. Paused Over Kings tree. A balloon passed over Kingstree Tuesday morning at 10:15 o'clock, traveling in a southeasterly direc tion, towards Charleston. It was too high to distinguish the occupants but one could alomst make out the waving of a flag. 69. . JE IN HER HOLD A STEAMSHIP AT SEA WAS IS GREAT DANGER, Wireless Station at Charleston Keeps in Touch With a Steamer That Had 1 Gone to the Rescue. The Charleston Evening Post says the steamship Luckenbeck en route from New York to San Juan, Porto Rico and South American ports re ports through the wireless station at Hampton park the presence of Are in her main hold, but the blaze has been brought under control by th-j combined efforts of her crew ami the crew of the steamship Philadel phia which has the Luckenbeck in tow. The message of the fire In the hold of the steamer was caught by the riampton park wireless statron about 11 o'clock Monday night, having been sent by Captain Crockett, of the Philadelphia, when the steamship and her convoy were off Charleston about 70O%mlles>and --58O miles-south of Sandy Hook. ' At the time that the wireless mes sage was sent to the Charleston wireless plantj the steamers were making about nine and ? half knots an hour. The Hampton park station remained in touch with the plant of the Philadelphia for. several hours Monday night. The steamship Luckenbeck is one of a fleet of five ships belonging to the Insular Steamship Company, one of the competing lines of the Morse syndicate of steamships, running to florto Rico and South tAmeiJlean ports. The Luckenbeck family of New York practically 'own' and con ! trol the vessels. The Luckenbeck Is one of the best boats of the line, hav ing a tonnage of about 5,000. Bound from the South American ports with coffee and other staple products of that country, and re turning with general cargoes cf mer chandise, the line does a good bus iness. It Is of course not known what will be the damage by the fire on tho Luckenback. The survey will prob ably, be held. upon, the arrival of the vessel at San Juan, and then esti mates will be prepared of the amount of the damage. .f- ' DEAF MUTE KILLS HIMSELF. Body of Union Printer Found Dead ?in Woods-Sunday; A dispatch from Union to The News and Courier says Robert Glo ver, 26 years of age, and p deaf mute, was found dead in some woods about one mile west of Union, late Sunday afternoon, with a wound In dicating thrt a pistol had been placed in his mouth and fired. Mr. Glover was a printer by trade and had work ed in Union for several years, with both the Progress and the Union Times. On Thursday last he returned to the city after several months1 ab sence and resumed his position with the Times, working ther.s Friday a.id Saturday, vmd seemed to be In high spirits. Sunday morning, however, he left his boarding house a'iout 8 o'clock and did not return for dinner. A party of friends went in search of him, finding his dead body, as stated above. While there was no eye wit nesses as to the manner of his death, it seems to be generally conceded that It was a case of suicide. His parents, who reside In Spartan burg, went to Uuion Sunday night and Monday morning took the re mains back to that city, where the Interment took place Tuesday. His mother stated that the dead man had never entirely recovered from an at tack of'grip from which he suffered Borne time ago, and It is also said he was of a despondent disposition from brooding over his afflictions. CENSUS COTTON REPORT. Over Six Million Bales Ginned Up| to October 18. The census report on cotton issued Monday shows a total of 6,283,780 bales, counting round as half bales j ginned from the growth of 1908 up to October 18 and a total of 25.440 active ginneries. This Is as compared with 4,931. 621 for 1906; 4.990,566 for 1905 and 6.447,894 for 1904. The number of active ginneries in 1906: 4,996.556 for 1905 and C,417.S94 for 1905 was 26.577. P.ound bales Included this year number 115,438 as compared with 97.957 for 1907. 132,144 for 190C and 146.574 for 1905. Sea island hales aggrepate 32.4R2 for 1908, 18,775 for 1907; 12.091 for 1908 and 31,487 for 1905. The report by States giving bales (counted round bales as half bales) is as follows for the States named: State. BaleB. Alabama . 690.788 Florida. 34.577 Georgia .. .1,119.617 j Louisiana. 206,02" Mississippi. 621,423 North Carolina. 276,173 South Carolina ..:. 653,075 Tennessee. 132,227 Texas.2.041,570 Virginia. 2,816 Each report also announces that corrected statistics of the quantity of cotton ginneu this season to Sep tember 25 are 2,590,639 bales. | OKANOEBUf GIVES HIS VIEWS SENATOR TILLMAN ON THE LIQUOR QUESTION. Says He Cannot See Where Proh? bition Stands Any Chance in the Coming Legislature. The Columbia correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle says Senator Till fman does, not endorse the movement {headed by Representatives M. L. I Smith, C. W. Garrls, John 0. Rich ards, Jr., State Senator Earle and others' of the old State dispensary loaders to join forces with ttief pro ?hibitionlsts and push a Statewide prohibition bill through the coming legislature, as was attempted with out success In the last legislature when the county option scheme tool: the place of the State dispensary sys tem. "I cannot see that prohibition stands any chance of success in thi coming legislature," said the Sena tor in answer to a question from your correspondent. "With a ma jority of the counties in the State holding on to the county dispensaries, isn't it natural to suppose that the delegations from those counties win stand by the present system?" The Senator added that so far a.i he was concerned it was a matter of indifference whether a prohibition bill was enacted or the present sys tem was continued. Two hundred years from now folkr will be wrangling over this same liquor question," said he, "and it is Idle to talk of settling the problem. I have been seeing the same old tussel over in Europe. The countries that have heeu longest at it have reached a solution that seems most satisfactory to them in the adoption of beera and light wines. During all my travels through Italy, France and Germany I never snw a drunken man, but plenty of drinking men. Ov^. in London, where a big fight is on over the matter I saw many drunks. When I was governor I recommend ed this same substitution of light alcoholic drinks. I wanted to set beer given a chance. If we could give the beer privilege to a big, re sponsible concern that would he under a heavy bond, say something like a half million' dollars, to sen beer throughout the State under cer tain definitely stipulated conditions, we would do much for tue cause of temperance, and get big revenue for the State besides." Senator Tillman occupies a unique position in the present situation re garding whiskey in this State. He is not with the State dispensary lead ers in their efforts to join forces with the prohibitionists. He is not with the prohibitionists, and he is not an unqualified endorser of the county option scheme. He thinks every county in the State would be better off having dispensaries. "I venture to say," said he in answer to a question, "that counties like Orangeburg. Sumter and Flor ence, which are retaining the dispen saries, are in a much better state morally than such counties as Green ville, Spartanburg and others which have voted out their dispensaries, and where blind tigers are doing tha business." When ho was reminded that it appeared to have been proven that the police records of the dry couutiei had materially improved the senator said this was oniy temporary, that it would oniy be a short time in a county going dry before it was in a worse state morally than it had been on voting out its dispensaries. On the whole the Senator did not appear to be mnch interested in tin situation and answered questions guardedly. ? I Ii/ t?, S. C. ERE DAY, OCTOl irS ALL FIXED. MEETS TERRIBLE DEATH. Trying to Clean Out Gin Which Caught His Ann. A dispatch from Newberry to The News and Courier says a terrible accident happened at Mrs. R. L. Schumpert's gla on last Friday after noon, whereby Mr. Dudley Hawkins lost his life. Mr. Hawkins was a nephew of Mrs. Schumpert and a son of Mr. P. M. Hawkins. He has been with Mr. :-.nd Mrs. Schumpert for a good many years, and since Mr. Schumpert's death has had practically entire con trol of the roller mill and ginnery as .well as the farm. He was a young man about twe*nty-ioun. years old, very attentive to business and with a host of friends. On Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock something got wrong with the gin and Mr. Hawkins undertook to clean it out, and In doing cO his right hand was caught in the paws .and his whole arm pulled into tho gin, cutting it Into shreds up to his shoulder before the engine could he stopped. It took at least a half hour to take his arm out of the machine, and during the entire time he di rected how It should be done, and showed remarkable nerve and pres ence of mind, though suffering ter ribly. He was taken from the glr to the home of Mrs. Schumpert and Dr. Gilder was summoned, but did not reach Mr. Hawkins until about 6 o'clock. SENSATION AT WEDDING. Veiled Woman Present* Child t* Groom at Altar. A most sensational event took place at a wedding at Fall River, Mass., Tuesday. The marriage of Charles J. Regan, banker, and Miss Mary B. Chadwick was the social event of the season. The church was filled with friends. After tho ceremony the bride and members of the wedding party started down the aisle as the wedding march was played. A closely veiled woman, clad In black, rose, picked np a four-year old boy and held out to Mr. Regan. "Stop, Charles Regan!" she criod. Mias?Miss Sullivan!" gasped Rea gan. "Yes, it 8 I," answered the woman. "Here he ie; here is your child; I've taken care of him for four years. Now you must take him?you or your wife." The woman turned and walked out. The bride fainted and friends were horror-Btricken. Regan stood alone in the church aisle, holding in his arms the baby, who was crying for his mother. When the bride revived she re turned to her home alone. Mr. Rea gan left town, refusing to ranke known his destination. He took tin? child with him. Rejects Dispensary. Union county by vote on last Tues day refused to ro-establish the dis pensary In her borders. Last De cemoer the dispensary was voted '2 by a majority of eleven, but the elec tion was set aside on account of irregularities. Tho majority against the dispensary in. the recent election was nearly three hundred. Shot to Death. While sitting in the back room of her home at Pooler, ten miles from Savannah. Wednesday morning, Mrs. W. E. Torrenco, the wife of an engineer, was fired upon from the rear by Solomon RIley, a negro boy, and lnatantly killed. The boy waB captured and is now la jail. BER 30, IH08. ASKS ALL TO VOTE SENATOR TILLMAN ISSUES AN APPEAL TO DEMOCRATS Not to "Fnrniah Formidable Ammu nition to Fantical Agitators and Enemies of the State Like Crum packer and Keifer." Senator Tiilman gave out the fol lowing a day or two ago: As a member of the National Dem ocratic Committee for South Caro lina,. J am in receipt of the follow-. Ing from Horn. Norman E. Mack, the national chairman of the Demcratic party: "New York, Oct. 25. "Hon. B. R. Tiilman, Trenton, S. C: "We are now confident that Bryan will win in the electoral college. I am wiring to urge you to call upon the voters of your State to be active and to appeal to those hi strong Democratic sections to bring out. the full Democratic vote, so that a big majority of the popular vote will be cast for Bryan and Kern. A large majority of the popular vote will help to secure the reform legisla tion to which our party is (ommitred. A big majority in your tSate will help the Democratic cause everywhere. Please leave no effort unused to get out the full Democratic vote in your State. Appeal to the Democratic papers which have done so much in this campaign to aid in this work. "NORMAN E. MACK." This is probably a copy of a dis patch which has been sent to every State in the Union, and while it mav net appear important In South Car olina owing to the peculiar conditions here, I desire to have the Democratic papers of the State give the widest publicity to this appeal and to urge our people to go to the polls on elec tion day, November 3rd, and cast their ballots for ,the Democratic tick et just as though we had an active contest on hand and were in doubt about the result. It is the stock in trade of agita tors like Crumpacker and Keifer who urge our reduction in the electoral college and Houso of Representa tives to point to the small number of votes cast in the legal election in the South. Of course, with our primary sys tem the usual feeling is that we have settled our politics in that election, but nevertheless the selection of our nominees does not absolve us from the obligation to give those nominees a full vote, and I beg that every Democrat will take the time and trouble necessary to do this next Tuesday. The oath to support the nominees Of the party creates an obligation which as honorable men and patriots we should fulfill. While it may not be necessary in this State, every man will feel far better if he shall con tribute by his vote to strengthen the Democratic cause and shut the mouths of our fanatical enemies. B. R. TILLMAN, Member National Committee Demo cratic Party for South Carolina. Trenton, S. O. Oct. 26. Another Milliner Arrested. At Sparatnburg Monday Mr. Jame., Henry Rice, Jr., secretary of the Audubon Society, swore out a war rant against J. M. Goodlet, proprie tor of a well known millinery estab lishment on East Main street, in the fashionable shopping district of the city, charging him with displaying two hats with feathers from the snowy egret, the most famouns bird of plumage lb the world. FALLS UNDER WHEES AND IS CRUSHED TO DEATH INSTANTLY. Skittish.. Mule Starts Off Suddenly t and Leopold Weile is Run Over by Heavy Loaded Truck. j A sad and fatal accident happened In Charleston on Monday. The Evening Post says Leopold Wlele, of No. 267 St. Philip street, foreman of drays for C. D. Franke & Company, I fell-Monday morning under a wheel of his heavily loaded truck at the I Atlantic Coast Line freight :? are houBe in Bay street, and was so badly Injured that he died a few mlnuteB after the fatal accident, without re gaining consciousness. Mr. Wlele had driven his some what skittish mule up to the freight platform and having found out that It would be necessary for him to move to the receiving door further up, stepped upon his dray to drive off. He could reach only one rein, and leaned forward to get possession of the other. As he rested one hand upon the back of the big mule at tached to the truck, the animal start ed quickly, and Mr. Welle lost his balance. He fell to the side of. the shaft and his body struck the pave ment directly In front of one of the heavy wheels which passed over his body, as the now more startled mule moved off. A great weight borej the heavy wheel down upon his body, crushing his stomach and ab domen fatally. Immediate assistance was given the poor old man by witnesses to the horrible accident, but ho could not be helped, and was dead uot long after his Injuries were received. The body was taken to the undertak ing rooms of J. Henry Stuhr, In Wentworth street, where Monday afternoon at 6 o'clock an Inquest into the death of Mr. Weile was held by the coroner. His body was almost severed into two parts. The dray, a two-wheeled affair, was heavily loaded with car riage stock, and the big wheel press ing his body against the granite paving of Bay street had a fatal force, that the strongest man could not have withstood.. Several people witnessed the accident, but it oc curred before they could realize the awful fact. Mr. Welle was a native of Ger many, coming, from the home city of , Mr. E. H. Jahnz. He is survived by I a widow. 'He had been in the-em ploy of C. D. Franke & Co. for over twelve years, winning the esteem of his employers by his faithful aDd willing service. There waB no prompter man at the company's store than Leopold Welle, and he took pleasure in performing his work day by day. Before he entered tho employ of Messrs. Jahnz he was known by hundreds of people as a driver of a Rutledge avenue' horse car. Leopold Weile had ?'. cheery greeting and a good word for every body he knew, and his friends wore shocked deeply when they heard of his terrible death. He was between fifty-five and sixty years of age. URGES FULL VOTE. senator Tillman Calls on All Demo crats to Vote Tuesday. In response to a telegram from i Norman E. Mack, Senator Tillman. as South Carolina member of the National Democratic committee, has issued an urgent appeal to the voter? of the State to roll up as big a majority as possible in this State for Bryan and Kern. "A large majority of the popular vote," says Mack, "will help to se cure the reform legislation to which our party Is committed." Senator Tillman urges a big vote as an answer to the agitators like Crumpacker and Kelfer for a reduc tion of the electoral vote. Senator Tillman calls on all' the newspapers to support the appeal. KILLED BY TRAIN. Colored Farmer Tries to Board Ca bose and Fails. Jim Wharton, a colored farmer, who lived in the Barkesdale neigh borhood in Laurens county, was run over and instantly killed about 8 o'clock Monday morning by the mix ed train coming over the Charleston and Western Carolina from Green ville, the accident occurring at Barksdale Station, seven miles from Laurens. Wharton tried to swln< the caboose of the swiftly moving train. He fell and was crushed to death under the wheels of an extra box car attached to the rear of the caboose. Both legs were cut off and his head was cut in two by the car wheels. Forty Killed in Battle. A battle between Papago and Taqul Indlaus has taken place norUi of Altar. Souora, and that forty Yaquis were killed. According :o reports the Mexican government arm ed the Papagos. who lured the Yayu'.s into ambush and slaughtered them. Killed From Ambush. J. G. Jones, a prominent merchant at Holland, Va., was shot from am bush, In his own yard. Monday night and died luesday of gunshot wounds and pistol wounds. There is no clue. Jones was to have given tes timony la a contest will case, ? $1.50 PER ANNUM. MUST PAY FINE Evangelist Convicted of Using Vulgar Language in the PRESENCE OF LADIES "5>? tT The Georgia Court of Appeals De cides Against Rev. Walt Holcomtx?, Son-in-Law of the Late Rev. 8ar* P. Jones, Who Had Appealed Prora Lower Court. "The defendant was clearly guilty, and the record presents no revers ible error," declared the Georgia State Court of Appeals in sustain ing the verdict of guilty against Bev. Walt Holcombe, of Cartersville, Ga.. convicted of using "profane, obscene, and.vulgar language in the presents of females." Dr. Holcombe, an evangelist, and a son-in-law of the late. Rev. Sam P. Jones, was indicted for certaia remarks he made at a meeting fn the Cartersville tabernacle, in tae presence of ladies. He appealed the case, and the higher court sustainei the verdict of guilty. "It was not the ribaldry of some low grade comedian in a second class theatre," said the court. "It was ftfc .Indescent jest of a minister of the gospel, made in a house devoted to the services of God, in the presence of some three thousand worshipers, aimed at a female member of the congregation, whose excess of adi pose upon an unmentionable part of ner person happened to excite his attention." The case against Evangelist Hol combe has been in the public eye at Intervals for several months, and aas attracted wide attention, because of its unique features and the prom inence of the minister. The annual tabernacle revival meetings were in progress in Car tersville, and Evangelist Holcombe was In charge of the services. A meeting for men only had been ad vertised and arranged for a partic ular Sunday afternoon, and It is re corded that a great crowd gathered. Rev. Mr. Oliver was to address tho men. Following the services for men the regular services were to be held . On this particular Sunday after noon It began to rain very hard just before the meeting lor. men was to begin, and a' number of women sought shelter under the tabernacle. The court record shows that Min ister Oliver, who was to address the men, suggested to Evangelist Hol combe that the women retire, so th* meeting could proceed, as per sched ule. Evangelist Holcombe advised the women to retire, and his remarks were such as to lead to his indict ment and subsequent conviction for using "profane, obscene and vulgar language in the presence of females." The minister's remarks, accord ing to the record, were aimed at one particular woman, whose back was turned to the rostum from which he was talking. She was a particularly large woman, and his remarks re ferred, in part, to her adipose. In passing on the case, the court of appeals declares that the wor? profane" is regarded as surplusage, where the language set forth is, as a matter of iaw, not profane, but is obscene and vulgar. "As used in the code, obscene and vulgar language includes any foul words which would reasonably olfend the sense of modesty and de cency of the woman, or women, or any of them, in whose presence they were uttered." Evangelist Holcombe will have te pay the fine of $200 and cost, which was imposed by the trial judge a? Cartersville. KILLED BY BLIZZARD. Many Sheep and Hemers Perish ha Now Mexico. Six herders and 20,000 sheep grac ing on the Cumbers mountain range, in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico, are reported to have perished in the blizzard which raged in that section. Tho storm was the worBt in years, and the snow is from five to ten feet deep. Donald Cameron, a sheep herder, and two others, were caught in the storm. They had to leave their sheep to perish. (> Cameron became exhausted, and died. After being sixty hours without sleep or nour ishment, the other two reached a ranch in safety. It is feared that many other herd erB have perished. Three thousand sheep were driven by the storm in to Many Islands Lake, and only 3 0tf were saved. Kills His Son. At Russellvillc, Ala., James Thorn, a farmer, while attempting to run a mule out of the yard Wednesday picked up a small stone and threw it at the animal, he missed the mule and hit his 2-year-old son, killing him instantly. Night Riders Caught. Many of the night riders who bru tally murdered Captain Quentin Ran kin in Tennessee last week has been arrested and Is now in jail. Onojof the murderers has confessed, indi cating eighty-five other person^n^ the lynclng. :