Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKL' MERELY A BLUFF Government Brings Soil }o Brear^Sw^ Notorious Steel Tinat. FOOLING THE PEOPLE 4* Sweeping Anti-Trust Action Taken in the Courts, in which Many Mil lionaires are Named as Defendants. But It Will All Likely End In Nothing But Smoke. A dispatch form Trenton, N. J., sayB the government's suit to break up the socalled "steel trust" has been begun in the United States circuit court. It is the most sweeping an ti-trust action ever brought by the department of justice. *The government asks not only for the dissolution of the United States Steel corporation but for the disso lution of all constituents or subsidiary companies which are alleged to have combined in violation of the Sher man law to "maintain or attempt to maintain a monopoly of the steel business." There are 36 subsidiary corporations named as defendants. J. Plerpont Morgan, John D. Rock feller, Geo. W. Perkins, Andrew Car negie, Charles M. Schawb, E. H. Cary John D. Rockfeller, Jr., Henry C. Frlck, Shas. Steele. James Gayley, Wm. H. Moore, Edmund C. Converse, Percival Roberts. Jr., Daniel C. Reid, Norman R. Ream, P. A. B. Widener, and Wm. P. Palmer, named individ ually as defendants. The United States Steel corpora tion, Carnegie Steel company, Car negie company of New Jersey, Fed eral Steel company; National Steel company; American Steel and Wire company of New Jersey; National Tube company; American Tinplate company; American Sheet and Tin plate company: American Sheet Steel company; American Steel Hoop com pany; American Bridge company; Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines, all of which were organized under the New Jersey laws, and the H. C. Frick Coke company; Ten nessee Coal & Iron Railroad com pany and the Great Western Mining company are named as corporate de fendants. Louis W. Hill, James N. Hill, Walter J. Hill, E. T. Nichols, and J. H.' -Gruber' are named" as Eruitees in connection with ore companies. The steel corporator's lease of the Great Northern Railway's ore properties, which the directors of the steel company formally de cided to cancel, is alleged to be il legal. This action of the directors was taken but a few hours before the filing of the bill; ? The governmen acknowledges that it was advised of the steel corpora ton's action in this respect but states that under the terms of the lease, no cancellation would be effective un til January 1, 1915, E;nd there is no limit upon the amount of ore that can be tnken on in the meantime. Sensational allegations fairly top ple over,each other in the govern ment's petition which is an equity proceeding paying for injunctions to stop continuance of the alleged mo noply and such other relief as the court may grant. The steel corporation's acquistion of the Tennessee Coal Iron company during the panic f 1908 Is declare^] Illegal and scathingly criticised. The petition declares tha E. H. Gary and Henry C. Frick misled former Pres ident Roosevelt when they told him "that but little benefit will come to the steel corporation from the pur chase." "The president," it says, "was not made fully acquained with the state of affairs in New York relevent to the transaction as they existed. If he had been fully advised, he would have known that a desre to stop the panic was not he sole moving cause but that there was also a de sire and purpose to acquire the con trol of a company that had recently assumed a position of potential competition of great significance. A PICKPOCKET IS PARDONED. Governor Blease Turns Joseph Beck ivith or Red Mike Loose. Joseph Beckwith, alias Red Mike, a RLchland county convict, now serv ing a ten-year sentence in the State penitentiary, has been granted a pa role by the governor upon condition that he leave the State within twenty four hours, never to return. Beck with was convicted in the Richland county court in February, 190C, be fore Judge Hydrick, on the charge of picking people's pockets. "I will detail several men to watch him and it is pretty come off to have a man like that turned loose just before the State fair," said Chief Cathcart of the Columbia force, when informed that Joseph Beckwirii, alias "Red Mike," notorious pickpocket, serving sentence of ten years, had been patrolled by the Governor. Sentenced to be Electrocuted. Perhaps the quickest time in which a capital case was ever dis posed of in North Carolina was at Bryson City when Ross French, a Cherokee Indian, charged with the brutal murder of little 14-year-old Ethel Shuler, was tried, convicted and sentenced to electrocution in less than one-half day's session. _\ BETTER COTTON -?D TO PLANT sSffiqra variety. Leids W. Parker, Big Cotton Mill Man, Sends Out Letter to the Farmeis. Cloth manufactured by the South Carolina mills from long staple cot ton produced in the State this year will be shown at the State fair this week by the State department of ag riculture. "The ex'iibit," said Com missioner Watson, "will be the final word in .cotton." There will be an ex hibit of long staple cotton f all va rieties up to one and three-fourths inches. The department will next year prosecute a vigorous campaign to in terest the farmers in the growth of long staple cotton. Results have al ready been secured. Lewis W. Parker; head of the $15, 000,000 cotton manufacturing com pany, is very much, interested in the production of the long staple .cotton He has opened a market for the cot ton in this State. Mr. Parker has sent out the following to the farm ers of Suth Carolina: "We wish to advise you that we use at several of the mills in which we are interested staple cotton rang ing in length fron: full inch 1-8 to full inch 1-4, and will be glad to get into comniunicatir i with you with a view of purchasing your crop of same. "Our plan is to buy this cotton di rect from the farmer where poctica b!e, and. we sugg?3t that If one or more of you will get together in any (Community 25 r more bales we will send our expert staplers, who will ex amine your cotton od the spot, and make full market'offers theefor; but if it be not practicable for you to congregate your cotton, as thus sug gester, we would advise that you ship your staple cotton to fhe Stand ard Warehouse company, at eiher Greenville or Columbia, advising us of the shipment, and we will have cur staplers to examine the same and make your full market offers there for. "We further suggest that if prac ticable you have all staple cotton inned on a roller grin in irder to avoid cutting or napping the staple. This will likewise add to tin ltngth if the staple, anc" cirrespndingly to its value and r^-'cc;. but if it be not convenient to yon so ouse the saw gin, we advise that you watch the roll closely ad have the speed reg ulated s as not to cut the staple. Run Run the gin slowly. Whether you use a saw or roller gin we wuld urge that you see that ulated so as not t cut the staple, staple before allowing you long staple cotton to bo put in it. We shall be glad to cooperate with you in every way possible in the preparations of your staple for the market, in order to secure you the best possible results. It is all im portant that lo?g staple cotton should be handled and ginned with greatest car.1 in order that jou may compete wi:h the Mississippi sec tions and secure he j*>es paid them. "If we can be of any service to you we shall gladly assist you and give you information upon request. "Parties in the eastern par of the State will finci it to their advantage to communicate with J. L. Coker & Co., Hartsville, who will buy cotton for our account at full prices." denies the whole thing. Gaffney Grocer Replies to Sensation al Story. A story came from Gaffney some days ago to the effect that a. man liv ing in Gaffney was suspected of hav ing committed a brutal crime in North Carolina some years ago. The story was to the effect that a boy had been murdered in North Car lina by two men one of them whom had since died. The article stated that a minster of Gaffney was in pos session of facts which strongly in dicated that the orher guilty party was now a resident of this city. In reply to this J. G. Simmons, a groc cryman of Gaffnej, says: "Your paper of October 24 con tains an article which interests every citizen of Gaffney, and especially me. One sentence, by it;; indefiniteness, involves every minister in the city, and at least one merchant. In re sponse to a direct request, your re? porter has given me the name of the ministsr to whom, reference was made. Feeling convinced by all the circumstances thai I am the mer chant referred to in that article, in justice to myself, my family, my church, my frienos and the city which has so kindly received me as a citizen, I beg that you give me space, in order that I may defend myself against an underhand attack, the reason for which I have not the remotest idea 1 have been living in Gaffney since the 11th day of May. j 90S. I think that I am as well and favorably known as is he who is try ing to blast my name, blacken my character and bring shame on the church of which I am a member. Let me say that there 's not one particle of fact for the gross insinuations contained in that article and appar ently aimed at me, Had I been such a villian, fleeing from justice, would I have stopped in Gaffney, so near my former home and the place of the alleged crime?" ORANGEBUE HELP JP_ AUTO Farmer Draws God gd Driver and Is Shot Dead in the Public Red SATED AUTOS AND USERS Sam Whither, Wealthy Farmer, Met and Threatened Lucius Randall in the Road. Because lie Was Driving an Automobile, and Is Shot to Death by Him. Because he allowed his prejudice against autonioblles to lead him to the extremity of drawing a pistol on the driver of a Whither car Sunday evening, Sam Whither, a wealthy Cleevland county farmer, lost 'his life. Facing the drawn weapon in Whither's hand, and believing that he intended to execute his threat to kill, Lucius Randall, a prominent business man of Gaffney, S. C., shot Whither -to death. The tragedy occurred at 6:30 o'clock (Sunday evening two miles west of Shelby and just across the river. Mr. Randall, who was giving a party of children an outing, im mediately turned back to Shelby, N. C., and picking up the sheriff and a physician returned to the scene with them. Whitlher had been in stantly killed. His pistol, a 38 cali ber Smith and Wesson, lay near his body. The sheriff at once notified the coroner. \ Mr. Randall, who is a native of Cleveland county, made a trip into North Carolina in his Overland car on a visit to relatives. Late this afternoon he started out to take some young relatives for a ride. Just across the river the automobile party met Whither in his buggy driving a mule. The farmer stopped his buggy and allighting approached the machine with a drawn pistol, an nouncing to Mr. Randall that he in tended killing him. Mr. Randall- reasoned with Whith er and tried to dissuade him, it is said, and finally, as the farmer continued to approach reiterating his threat, Mr. Randall reached un der the seat, drew his own weapon and shot Whither twice, killing him instantly. On bullet took effect in the head and the other entered the mouth. Mr. Rar.dall then retraced his way to Shelby, surrendered to that officer, and took him, with a physician, to the scene of the trag edy. In addition to the pistol, which lay near the body, there was found on the dead man's person $75 in cash and a partially-empted flask of whiskey. It is said that Whither's antipathy to the invasion of the horseipss vehicle has been outspok en and pronounced, and certainly there is no other known cause for his action in holding up Mr. Randall and announcing his intention of kill ing him beyond the allegation that he had been drinking some. The men were utter strangers to each other. Whither was an unmarried man and one of the best-known and wealthiest planters in the county. Mr. Randall is the proprietor of a foundry and machine shop "in Gaff ney and one of the most prominent business men in the South Carolina city. Mandall is in the custody of the sheriff pending the verdict of the coroner's inquest, which was in pro press at a late hour. It is generally believed that the jury will uphold Mr. Randall's justification of self defense. ITALIANS PANIC STRICKEN. A Large Turkish Force Menaces Gar rison at Tripoli. Uncensored information from Trip oli is to the effect that something in the nature of panic has seized the i city since it became known that a Jussulman force of 00,000 Turks and Arabs are threatening Tripoli. They are well armed and provisioned. But for a premature attack by a party of Mussulmen on last Monday the Italians would have been am bushed, completely surrounded and few would ha\e survived, so num erically superior were the Turks and Arabs. In the subsequent revolt in the city the Italians suffered more than ISO casualties before they gained the ascendancy. From 40 to 50 Arabs are shot daily in town. The Italians were taken complete ly by surprise inasmuch as the ring leaders in the revolt had been among the first to hail the occupation ot Tripoli by the Italians, Arabs ap peared on very balcony, terrace or vantage point, tiring on passersby. It is now stated that no forward move ment will be made until the arrival lot reinforcements. The 15,000 Italian i ! troops in the town are panic strick ! en over the demonstration and the extent of the Mussulman force. Mal test and other British subjects in Tripoli are asking lor warships to protect them. Daughter Greatly Shocked. When Miss Ruth Hibbard, at Tam pa, Fla., Friday morning joined a curious crowd which had gathered at the engine house of a drawbridge to view the body of a man who had been killed, she discovered that the' vic tim was her father, Marion M. Hib bard a machinst, while repairing the machinery, was caught and crushed to death. IG; S. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBE: ?NTI TRUST SUIT TAFT DENIES THAT ins MOTIVES AHE UNWORTHY. The President Lets Off Some Hot Air Chicago About the Wicked Trusts. Trusts. In a speech at Chicago Friday night President Taft in vigorous language denied that the administra tion was being influenced by political motives. "I would rather cut off my right hand," he exclaimed, "than do any thing to disturb the business of this country, especially with a motive of cultivating political success." The president said he wanted it to be understood for all time that he intenhed to enforce the anti-trust law to the letter. "Statements as to what I may be responsible for in bringing about business troubles, however regretful it may be that it is so, can not turn me from duty that lies straight be fore me," continued Mr. Taft, j He spoke to an immense throng in the First Regiment armory hall, and his anti-trusr declarations paused much applause and cheering. There was no doubt as to what was in the president's mind when he said: "I come to the subject of the trusts at a time when the matter is boiling." The president had declared he believed the railroads of the coun try had brought themselves within the law and were conscientiously try ing to keep within it. "I hope that at some no far dis tant time the same thing can be said of the great industrial combina tions," he said. "Mere zigness of plant mere bigness of company or corpora tion, does not constitute a violation of the law. It is the purpose to re strain trade, to suppress competition and control prices that transgresses the statute and the supreme court has declared that these practices must end. "Through my career," the president continued, "I have always conducted myself and promoting prosperity. If there is anything that arouses dis gust in me it is the calamity howler the man who attacks business and seeks to arouse prejudce against it. Prosperity we all need. We are all in the same boat." It was here that the president de clared he would rather cut off his right hand than d!fv.rb business for political motive "but," he added, "Wb have a kind of lawlessness to deal with. We have had it for 20 years. We have gone on organizing combi nations in violation of the anti-trust law on the theory that it either could not or would not be enforced. Must Stop Lawlessness. "The supreme court has held :hat this lawlessness must be stamped out. There is no discretion in the execu tive's enforcement of a statute. It is his duty to enforce and direct the prosecution of those who violate the law. "I am just now in the remarkable position of being charged with an attempt to destroy business by en forcing the anti-trust statute and of having set up the supremo court to emasculate the statute in the inter ests of the trusts. "I am hopeful this period of strain soon will end, that business will soon adjust its self with the law. I believe a majority of business i= square with the law. There is only oen wan that I know to cure the cor porations of disease, and that is to eradicate the disease. The law will be enforced to the letter. Now I hoj:e that it will ha understood." SEARCHING FOR SWEETHEART. Comely Norwegian Woman at Savan nah Looking for Finance. Miss Theresa Just, a comely young woman from Frimstad, Norway, has arrived in Savannah in search of Ot to Matheson, her finance, whom she has come to wed. Three years ago the couple were living in Mobile and be came engaged. Miss Just went back to her home in Norway and has been corresponding with Matheson, who said he was in Savannah. She came back to this country and wired him she was going to Savannah. Arriving she was unable to find any trace of him and is now at the rooms of the Y. W. C. A. She says she is certain her sweetheart did not get her wire and that as soon as he knows she is in Savannah he will come to her.. Matheson is supposed to be employ-! ed ou the river front. Injured In Auto Colli^on. At Jacksonville. Fla., Robert Van Ness and L. T. .Milton, tire vulcau izers, were seriously injured when tile automobile in which they were riding collided with a trolley car on the Adams street viaduct, Van Ness, who was riding next to Milton, who wuti driving died from his injuries. Furtuan Get's a Donation. At a meeting in New York Friday of the trustees of the general educa tion board, Rock feller foundation Pur man University. Greenville, S. C, was given $25,000 toward S100, 000. This is good for Furman. Dies In the Electric Chair. Norval Marshall, colored, was electrocuted at the North Carolina State's prison this morning at 10.30 o'clock as the penalty for criminal assault upon a white woman, of War ren county, on September 19. Ei 31, 1911. QUEER CASES Loss of Memory by Two Men For Many Years Reported la Seattle BOTH ARE NOW ALRIGHT Extraordinary Cases of Forgetfull ness?Bigamy Revealed by an Ac cident?The Gnilty Husband Says He is Sorry of His Forgetfulness A Seattle dispatch to The New York World tells the curious story of two Instances of lapses of mem ory which come to light there. George Fcott, a rich lumberman of Van couver, supposed himself a bache lor until 1909, when he married. Now he suddenly remembers that 2fi years ago he left a wife and children in Edinburgh, Scotland. The other case is that of S. Chand ler Rogers, who was beaten so badly in New York 14 years ago that he forgot his name. He drifted to Seat tle, and has been known as George Kelly. An operator recalled him to himself. In all the years that Scott was piling up a fortune he seemed heart proof until a musical company visit ed Vancouver two years ago. He then capitulated to Jane Patterson cf Allegheny, Pa., one of its mem bers. Although their gase were far a part they lived happily. Scott finally met with an accident which fractured his skull and brought on, in addition, a serious illness through which his wife nursed him. Memory of his youthful domestic life came with his recovery. In tell in his wife of it he said his name was always George Scott and that he never had a physical mishap or ill ness to explain a loss of memory. All the same his mind had been utterly blank as to the wife and babies in Scotland. Mrs. Scott didn't question his good faith, but said his story dictated a plain course for her, Dhrough the di vorce court. They talked it out thor sughly and it was finally arranged that she should bring action for di vorce and Scott return to Scotland r.nd learn what has become of his family. Should he find the first wife he must make proper amends to her. if she had died he will come back :o Vancouver and the later Mrs. Scott will marry him again. Rogers or Kelly was taken to a hospital October 10, suffering from :m attack of acute insanity, with which he had been taken in his home. The doctors found that a por tion of the skull was pressing on the brain. Surgery soon relieved him and he became perfectly normal. He called for pen and paper and wrote, "I am in hospital and all O. K.' add.essing the envelope to Miss Florence Douels, No. 418 West Thir ty-second street, New Yosk. A posr sript to the letter asked that Father Doherty of the Paullst Society, be sent him. Picking up a newspaper after he had finished his note, and seeing the late line "Seattle, Oct. 20, 1911," he turned wonderingly to Dr. Milton G. rUurgis and his nurse and said: "Am 1 really in Seattle " Then he broke down with a fit of sobbing. He told his story when he had omposed himself. The hospital staff think it one of the most remarkable an record. For fourteen years, he said, he did not know where he had been or what he had been doing. He was born in Xew York in 1SS0 and lived with his grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Douels, in New York. His name was S. Chandler Rogers. On May 1, 1S97 with a boy friend and two girls, he went to the theater. Having seen his girl to her home he started to walk to his own. Three men stopped him and asked for a match. He said he was no match fac tory and the men pounced on him. On struck him with blackjack. The next thing he knew he was in the river, naked and swimming. He said he remembered clutching at something in the river and being dragged out, but that was the last he knew of himself as Rogers until he awoke in the hospital after the skull pressure had been lifted from his brain. , QUANTITY OF MEAL SEIZED. Labelled Water Ground When It Was Electric Ground. One hundred and twenty-eight sacks of corn meal, shipped by an Asheville, N. C, milling company to two mercantile firms at Greenwood S. C, have been confiscated by the Unit ed States, by virtue of the decision of a jury in the Federal court. The meal was seized upon the grounds that it was labelled in violation of the pure food laws of the United States. Upon the sacks, in red lettering was stamp ed "water ground" meal. Facts brought out in the Federal court went to show that the meal was real ly ground by electric power. Two Slain By Japanse. At Los Angeles, W. M. Selig, of Chicago, head of a motion picture company, was probably fatally wounded, and Francis Boggs, man ager of the Pacific coast department of the concern, was killed Friday by a Japanese gardener. HESTER ON COTTON GIVES ALL THE FACTS ABOUT THE GREAT STAPLE. Some Figures That Will Prove In teresting Reading to All Who Plant Cotton. Secretary Hester's weekly New Or leans Cotton Exchange statement is sued before the close of business Friday shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with tihe seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 71,000 an increase over the same days year be fore last of 103,000 and an increase over the same time in 190$ of 70, 000. For the 27 days of October the to tals show an increase over last year of 225,000, as increase over the same period year before last of 128, 000 and an increase over the same time in 1908 of 209,000. For the 27 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 57 days of last year G46,000, ahead of the same days year before last 373,000 and 1908 by 581,000. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 671, G42 bales, against C00,534 for the seven days ending this date last year, 5S6.171 year before last andj G01,495 same time in 1908; and, for the 27 days of October it has been j 2,3S6,311, against 2,1 61,302 lastj year, 2,25S,298 year before last and 2,117,456 same time in 190S. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 3,039,065, against 2,487,324 j last year, 2,680,454 year before last and 2,386,634 same time in 1909.' Overland across the Mississippi, Ohioj and-.Potamac rivers to northern mills j and Canada 72,721, against 95,429 last year, 97,097 year before last and 170,317 same time of 1908; in terior, stocks in excess of those held! at tihe close of the commercial yearj 459,143, against 371,969 last year, 423,760 year before last and 463,-! 202 saime time in 190S; Southern mills taking 409,000 against 379; 355 last year, 405,S37 year before last and ?79,424 same time in 1908. These make the total movement for the 57 days of the season from September 1 to date 3,979,929; against 3,334,077 last year, 3,60'7, 148 year before last and 3,3 98,597 i same time in 1908. Foreign exports for the week] have been 400,S07, against 2S5.274 last year, making the total thus far for the season 218,497, against 1, 690,338 last year an increase of 487,149. Northern mills takings and Cana da during the past seven daji show a decrease of 16,022 as compared j with the corresponding period last year, and their total takings since September 1 have decreased 49,754.! The total takings of American mills, North, South and Canada, thus far ? for the season have been 775,336, aganst 797,822 last year Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading Southern interior centres | have increased during the week 115, 345 bales, against an increase during the corresponding period last season of 146,406 and are now 219,301 more than at this date in 1910. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought in to sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 4,206,963, against 3,5S2,629 for the same per iod last year. ? <*> * FE LI) EH STILL AFTER BLEASE. Says He Will Furnish Evidence That He Is a Crook. The Augusta Chronicle published the following as a special dispatch from Atlanta on last Saturday: "If Senator Tillnian only wants proof that Gov. Cole Please is a crook in order to fight him, then he'll have that proof shortly in overwhelm ing degree," said Tom B. Felder, when shown the Senator's interview in The Chronicle of Thursday. "Will you be prepared to go before the South Carolina Legislature with the evidence " he was asked. "If friends in that State, with whom I am in touch and who know the facts request it, I am prepared to go before the Legislature with ab solute proof of Blease's crookedness, and unfitness for office, or for asso ciation with decent men," replied Col. Felder. MAIL CARRIER BADLY HURT. His Wagon Han Into From the Rear by an Auto. At Columbia on Friday Rural Mail Carrier Swift Sligh. longer in service than any other of the other carriers there, was badly injured his wagon was smashed, and his horse so badly hurt that he had to be shot, when his vehicle was struck from the rear on North Main street by an automobile, which the driver, Wil liam Long, had taken without per mission from the Etheridge garage where Long was employed. Up to this hour the police have not located Long. He brought the car back to (he garage and then disappeared. Another Aviator is Killed. At Rheims, France, Jean Despar met, a military aviator fell six hun dred feet and was crushed to death on Friday. TWO CENTS PER COPY. SHOOTS FAMILY . in The Awfnl and Desperate Deed oi ai Enraged Railway Conductor. TOOK IS OWN LIFE TOO m ! c ' ? ' ? it Seeking Vengeance, Breaks Into the House, Open Fire on Sleeping Victims. Killing His Father-in Law, and Wounds His Wife and! Her Mother. Carroll L. James, a railway con ductor of Parkersburg, W. Va., shot and killed his father-in-law, Wil liam Pritchard; probably fatally wounded bis mother-in-law; slight ly injured his wife, and committed suicide Sunday at Pennsboro, W. Va. James broke into the Pritchard home and caught his victims while they slept. He made no effort to harm his 4-year-old daughter, who opcuried the bed with her mother and grandmother. The tragedy follows a series of sensational occurrences here about six weeks ago. when James shot Sey mour Kuhn of Fairmont, W. Va., a fellow railroader, whom he alleged he had found with his wife at the James home. KUhn's injury was slight. James brought suit of divorce and Mrs. James brought a counter suit. During the taking of depositions in the suits last Monday Mrs. James gave evidence which resulted in the arrest two days later of her hus band and George Mitter of Gr?ften, W. Va., an express messenger, on the Charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States Express company. James was to have received a pre liminary hearing next Tuesday on the conspiracy charge. It is said that he worried greatly over the matter and was much embittered against his wife and 'her family. It is alleged that he threatened that he would "kill the whole Pritchard tribe," and' the shooting Sunday was an appar ent effort to fulfill his threat. James quietly forced his way in to the Pritchard home at Pennsboro at 2 o'clock this imorning, and going to the second floor he entered the room occupied by his wife, young daughter and his mother-in-law. Wlthoxit a word he began firing. The shots were directed at "the two wo men. On bullet struck Mrs. Pritchard in the arm another hit Mrs. James in the hip. .lames then stepped intJ the next bedroom and saw his father-in-law rising from his bed. He fired direct ly into Mr. Pritchard's face. The ball passed through his mouth, kill ing him instantly. Returning to the other room. James found his wife gone but his mother-in-law was still there. Twice more he shot her, the bullets lodging in her left foot and right arm. James went in pursuit of his wife. An open rear door indicated the di rection she had taken and he came upon her a short distance from the house. He had two revolvers and pulled the triggers of each in an at tempt to kill 'her. The cylinders were empty. Placing the revolvers in h!3 pocket he caught her by the throat and chocked her. As the woman sank to the ground with her young child holding on to her skirts crying, James beat and kicked her and lied only at the ap proach of a neighbor who heard the child's cries. James ran back to the Pritchard home. There he re loaded one of the revolvers and killed himself. TILLMAN MODIFIES REMARKS. Says He Said More Than the Report er Said He Said. The following note from Senator Tillman to the Augusta Chronicle ex plains itself: In today's Chronicle your corres pondent, Mr. McWhorter, has fallen into a serioin mistake or omission. He makes me say "if he (Jones) does that and makes his fight on Blease's record, he will win." I went on to say and I now repeat that as the record now stands under the Indict ment as drawn by the newspapers, I do not believe Jones or any one else can defeat him. Something rew and disgraceful must be brought out :\ hieb will shock the people and arouse State pride. Very truly yours, B R. Tillman. Whole Family Has Typhoid. A speical from Huntsvllle, Ala., says that Miller M. Cown, of Merid iansville, brought s-jven of his daugh ters to the hospital to lie treated for typhoid fever. The girl's mother died with the disease several weeks ;,go and the seven daughters were stricken. Wanted to Ix-r Arrested. Frank Lowry, the notorious cracksman and train robber recent ly released from the Atlanta peni tentiary after serving fifteen years, was jailed at Washington Friday for stealing a laprobe. He said he was hungry and glad to be arrested. Seven Sailors Drowned. At Kiel, Germany, seven men were drowned when a small boat belong ing to the German cruiser Muen> chen capsized Friday night.