Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More of Less Interest Con densed Outside the State. John Kenny, a white man. grabbed a woman's pocketbook on a street in New York on Thursday and knocked the woman down. Kenny was chased and shot two of his pursuers. He was finally captured and a demonstration was made by the crowd as if they would kill him. He was taken to the police station. Natchez, Miss., was visited by a severe wind storm on Thursday night, the city hall being unroofed and a number of dwellings being bad ly damaged. Sections of Texas were also visited by a tornado on Thursday night, and near Mexia, Texas, a child was killed. A double tragedy occurred near Water Valley, Miss., on Thursday. Ed. Gammon, a young farmer, had made arrangements to elope with Miss Fannie Kinsey when her father, Jake Kinsey, appeared on the scene. Gammon shot and killed him. The young lady sought to escape but Gammon shot her and then made his escape. ' Sixty-three Indians in a special car, en route to Washington to see President Roosevelt, were smashed into a mail train, near Maywood, Ill., on Thursday. Three of the Indians ;were instantly killed, three were fatal ly injured and twenty others were more or less seriously hurt. The In dians were from Rushville, Neb., and were members of the Buffalo Bill or ganization. The Kansas delegation to the St. Louis convention are i5 anti-Hearst and 5 Hearst men, with no instruc tions. The Swayne impeachment proceed ings, which have been looked upon as the only possible block to an early adjournment of congress, were dis posed of by the house on Thursday, by the adoption of a resolution mak ing the case a special order for De cember 13 next. In th6 meantime the judiciary committee is to take addi tional testimony in the case. The Southern Good Roads associa tion, in session in New Orleans, com pleted its'business and adjourned on last Thursday, after the adoption of a series of strong resolutions advo cating state and national aid. The largest and most effective gin nery in the West Indies has beev opened at Kingston. Island of St. Vincent, by W. B. Seabrook, an ex pert ginner from James Island. S. C. S. D. Wayvaster, a barber of Den ver. Col.. shot and killed his wife on Thursday and then attempted suicide by shooting himself in the neck. The trouble was the result of a quarrel because the wife would not give the man money to buy bread when he said he was penniless and needed it. King Christian, of Denmark, on Friday celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday in excellent health. Four men in Washington lost their lives on Friday by an explosion in the plant of a gas company. The death of one of the men was the re sult of an heroic attempt to rescue his comrades. He rushed into the engine room and catching the arm of one of them, who was buried in the debris, tried to~ drag him out. The flames rapidly enveloped the rescuer, but he released his hold on his companion only after the arrival of the firemen, by which time he had received in juries which resulted in his death. Coley. Hayden. i9 years old, was shot at the State college base ball park, at Lexington, Va., on Friday, by Lee Anderson, a State College stu dent, who was acting as guard. Hay den was looking at a game of ball through a crack in the fence. His wound is serious. Anderson resisted arrest and was backed up by 2oo tudents but was finally disarmed. Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, a woman convicted of murder in California, has estered an appeal. It is estimated that her prosecution has cost Califor aia in the neighborhood of $8o,ooo. William Farr, of Nashville, Tenn., is held on the charge of having been at the head of a college which con ferred degrees at $zo each. J. Stanley Parker, aged 28, of Dan ville, Va., blew out his brains in the o-a:-o a hotel1 at Greensboro, N. C., two days after he had been married to a lady from Roanoke. Va. It is said he had been notified of the loss of his position. The Russian church and the Rus sian people celebrated Easter on mid night on April 10. This is one occa sion on which the czar and his peo ple. the highest dignitaries of the land and the lower classes, mingle. and democracy reigns supreme. Col. Wm. A. Turk, passenger traffic manager of the Southern railway, died in Washington on Saturday night of pneumonia. He had been with the Southern and its affiliated properties for 21 years. Queen Isabella of Spain, grand mother of King Alfonso, died on Saturday morning, in Paris. The de ceased queen had been one of the most conspicuous figures of Paris since she left Spain. After her abdi cation, in 1870, she continued to live with queenly magnificence, giving largely to charitable and religious works. The famous factional fight in the Christian church, at Huntsville, Ala., has been revived. As a result, two el ders and three members of the church were placed under arrest on Sunday afternoon for wilfully defacing and injuring the church building. Only one faction has worshipped in the church for several months past, and on Sunday the other faction posted a notice on the door warning every one away, charging that the present trus tees were illegally elected. Mrs. Ella Graham and Victoria Robinson, of Wheeling, W. Va., dis agreed and quarreled over the atten tions Mr. Robinson was alleged to have lavished upon Mrs. Graham, and in onsequence Mrs. Robinson is dead and Mrs. Graham is in jail charged with murder. The two wo men met near their home. in Poco hontas, and started to fight viciously, tearing at one another's hair. Mrs. Robinson was proving too much for her antagonist, when Mrs. Graham pulled a revolver and fired five bul lets into Mrs. Robinson's body killing her instantly. The shots were fired at such close range that the clothing of the dead woman took fire, and her dress was partly consumed before the flames were extinguished. CO Dress C Every day a busy~day with ui department and at MONEY SAVIN CHANDISE AT ALL TIMES." Thousands of people of Newb weeks. Every week brings more bus able values. EVERYTHING IN N Voiles, Etamines, Grenadines, Broadcloth, White Mohairs, Nuns'i black and all colors. About 200 pcs colored Dress Good -About 200 pcs Bik Goods, Voiles, 65c our price About zoo pcs finer Bik Goods w 5 pcs 36 in Blk Taffeta Silk worth2 3 pcs 36 in Blk Taffeta Silk worth 15 pcs 28 in China Silk all shades 200 Silk Waists Patterns "no two 200 pcs fine India Linen worth 200 pcs fine India Linen worth 20 roo pcs fine India Linen worth 25 About 2000 yds Colored Lawns ani About 3000 yds Colored Lawns worth i5c our price . About 2000 yds Cottop Voiles season worth 15c and 20c our pri About zoo pcs of Silk Mulls and all shades worth 25 our pr 2000 yds short length 40 in Whit 2500 yds A. F. C. Ginghams wort 200 yds 36 in Percales worth roc 30oo yds Shirting Prints worth 63 5 bales good Sea Island worth 6%4 5 bales good Checked Homespun 3000 yds Androscoggin Bleach w 250o yds good quality 4-4 Bleach HOSIERY! For everybody. All kinds, best 7 and $z.oo per pair. Don't buy biggest in town. CciP SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More of Less Interest Con densed in the State. The city council oif. Anderson have, granted a franchise for a street rail way. It will be built entirely by local capital and work 'will be commenced as soon as the material can be assem bled William Thompson, a negro .i Co lumbia. became involved in -a quarrel with his step-d-u:,-ter and finally shot her with a pistol. the bill enter ing the fleshy par.: of the lcg and mak i.g an ugly wrund. rhompson was captured after an exciting chase. J. Bunyan Gregory. a white !ad of Lancaster, aged about 14 years,was ar rested on the charge of assault and battery with intent to commit a worse crime on Miss Minnie Caskey, daugh ter of Mr. John H. Caskey, who lives a couple of miles from Lancaster. The boy, who denies the charge, was given a preliminary and released on a bond of $i,ooo. There is cons%"erable interest by a number of Picker.s county people in the establishment of a proposed trol ley line from Easley to Anderson. The line would open one of the richest agricultural sections of the state. Far mers along the line agree to give the right of way and a thousand dollars a mile to the construction. The local papers are devoting considerable space in the interest of the proposed line. The B. Y. P. U. convention, held in Anderson last week. decided to meet in Charleston next April. Gov. Chas. B. Aycock, of North Carolina, and Governor Heyward, of South Cardlina, will be in Spartan burg on the evening of April 20 to attend a banquet of the Knights of Pythias. J. McRae Whitaker. second son of Mr. L. L. Whitaker. of Camden. was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon at Boykin Station, by J. E. Gillis. The men had had some trouble before and it was renewed. Whitaker called to the proprietor of a store and told of the trouble and at the same time sug gested that they turn over their pis tols and fight it out fairly. It was at this juncture, while he was about to pass the pistol to a disinterested par ty, that the younger Gillis fired at PELA] HEADQUA oods, Clothii . The reason is plain. Our BIG G PRICES and by sticking strictly GOOD TREATMEN~ erry, town and county, and atdjoinin ness to us, and every train that comn EW DRESS GOODS. Wohairs, English Coverts Serges, eiling and Albatros, all these in s worth 4oc our price . - 25C Etamines and Serges worth. trth $r.oo our price . . 75c $.oour price . . 89c $.25 our price . . 91c worth 75c our price . - 5oc alike' '-9o4 styles at actual cost. c our price (special) . . 1c our price (special) . . I2%~c c our price . - 15c Diities worth ic our price 5c ,and Dimities and Swisses and Suitings, extra good this >lain and fancy "Champagne" ice . . . . 15 and 20:: e Lawn . . . -.5 h oc our price . . . 8%c our price . . . . She c our price . . . .4c our price . . . - 5c iour price . . . - 5c Drth c our price . . . 8Jic worth 9c our price . . 7%4c HOSIERY!! dyes for 5, .io, -12%., .15, .25, .50, Hosiery until you see our line, the 'ELAR THE L EADING STOI him. the ball penetrating him just be low the heart and causing death in a few miutes. Congressman George S. Legare and a number of congressional friends have been in Charleston the past sev eral days enjoying hospitality of the old city. Mr. Legrt home. TRUE FRIENDS. Senator J. R. Burton, of Kansas, Should Count Himself Fortun ate in Their Possession. The following is from the editor ial columns of the News and Courier: Senator J. R. Burton should ac count himself fortunate in the pos session of friends such as are the Rev. W. L. Seabrook, of Newberry, and Mr. T. E. Dewey, of Kansas. The Rev. Mr. Seabrook declares that nothing short of a'confession of guilt from Senator Burton would The Newber For First Class ....For Prompt ! FOR WORK 1 The Newber D BF TERS FOR ig, Shoes ar TORE is simply packed and crowd to our rule of handling only "S I AND LOW PRICES TO EVERY counties have taken ayvantage ofc s to Newberry brings us more new RIBBONS! extra goc About 520 pcs Taffeta Ribbon, a About 500 pcs Taffeta and |Libe worth 25 and 35c our price . SHOES AN~ All the swell toes and lasts11 One side of store ioo feet long counters and on top of counters is and Slippers-best makes and lat pair to $5.oo. By all means, dc Ladies, Men and Children's ut please you better in style and price CLOTHING! CLOT] oo suits for men nobby new st: oo suits for men uobby new st: 25 suits for men nobby new st oo suits for men nobby new st: 150 boys' 2 piece suits-wool-1 125 boys' 2 piece suits-wool-I oo boys' 2 piece snits-wool-I oo boys' 2 piece suits --wool-v HATS! HATS!! One of the largest stocks of E Felt & straws for men and boys OL.I line of Ladies and Men's F1 Under wear, Shirts, Collars and C chiefs, Parasols, Umbrellas, Emn values in town-come to see usi glad to show our goods, and we kr Yours for ID BI WEFOR EVERYBODY. convince him that the gentleman had done wrong: and Mr. Dewey says that "not the verdict of a jury nor the judgment of the court" can im peach Senator Burton in the confi dence and -affection of the people of his native state. In view of the fact that Senator Burton has been tried, convicted and sentenced upon the charges brought against him, the loyalty of these friends is a conspic., uous testimonial to his personal worth. That he was guilty of the wrong-doing of which he was ac cused there is no room for doubt, but there must be a good deal that is ad mirable in a man whose friends are unable to believe him guilty in the face of such testimony as that record ed against Senator Burton. The Democratic clubs will meet next week and then will come *e county conventions and the state cdme vention. rU Shoe Shop Shoe Repairing ItI )hoe Repainag.... : 'PAT WEARS. rU Shoe Shop I ?OS id Hats. Led with new Spring Goods i: e-;ry YLSH AND RELIABLE MER BDY. ur special prices duiring the past fewy Goo is which must be sold. Unmatch d values in RIBBONS! 11 shades worth 15C our price roc rty Satin Ribbon, all shades, . . . . . 20 &25C D SLIPPERS. i Patent Kid, Viel and Velours. -and that's not all-under every table, packed and jammed with new Shoes :est styles-any price from So cents a n't buy your Shoes and Slippers, i you have seen our line. We can s than elsewhere. FHNG!! CLOTHING!!! les-worth $10.oo our price $7.50. les-worth $i5 oo our price $1o000. yles-worth $7.50 our price $5.0o 'les-worth $18.oo our price $12.50. worth $i-5o our price - - $z.oo, forth $2.oo our price - - $.0 rorth $3-50 our price - - $2-50 'orth $5.oo our price - - $3 75. HATS!!! HATS!!!! Eats in town all latest styles-in wool, prices from 25 cents to - $3-oo irnishings is complete in good values. auffs, Ties, Gloves, Corsets, Handker iroideries and Laces. The biggest r anything you need to wear, always iow we can save you some money. w0s.