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i ttjII C w VOL. XL. NO. 91. NEWBERRY. S. C.. TUESDAY JUNE 14. 1904 TWICE A WEEK. 81.50 A YEAR ANOTHER SALUDA KILLING A Negro Cursed And -Beat And Shot By Three Young White Men. Saluda. June 13-Coroner Gibson returned late yesterday afternoon from holding an inquest over the dead body of Richard Truesdale. colored. who was killed at Long bridge, Cloud's creek. five miles from Batesburg. about nightfall Saturday. -It was very clear fron the testi mony taken that three young white men, two Miller boys and a- McCor mick. were the guilty parties. but the witnesses not knowing the given names of either of the white toys im plicated, the jury returned a verdict that the negro came to his death at the hands of unknown parties. The jury under the circumstances could not have done otherwise, but it is said the coroner should have ad journed the inquest until the Miller boys and McCormick were put up for identification. According to the,story told at the inquest, the homicide was unprovoked - and uncalled-for. Nathan Truesdale and two of his nephews had left Bates burg. and were on their way to their home in this county. The Miller boys and McCormick overtook them first at Bates' branch. and there cursed and abused the negroes. and then drove on: At Holston's Cross Roads the white men held up another negro and abused him. Here the Truesdales passed them. but were overtaken near Providence church. where they were again interfered with. Then the white men drove ahead, and after crossing Long bridge stopped. cut sticks and waited for the negroes. As soon as the negroes' wagons came up one of the party caught hold of the horses and stopped then and began to curse and threaten the ne groes for the third time. There was a barrel of flour in the negroes' rear wagon, which rolled out as they came up the hill from the bridge, and when it was being put back the white party commenced to beat the negroes. Richard Truesdale. the dead negro. got hold of the stick which was being used on him, and one of the Miller boys immediately shot him. first just above the collar bone near the throat and the second time in the arm. As soon. as the negro was shot the Miller boys jumped into their wagon and drove on. The wounded negro died on the road home. It is believed that Solicitor Thur mond. as soon as he hears of the mat ter. will cause a further investigation to be made, and the guilty parties ap prehended and held for trial. RUSSIANS AMBUSHED. They Suffered a Severe Defeat, Los ing Eight Hundred Killed And Wounded. New Chwang, June 13.-It is re ported that the Russians suffered a severe defeat as the result of an ami bush at Pulanben (probably Pulien tien). to the rear of Port Arthur. The Japanese attacked the Russians and then drew the latter on by a feigned retreat. The Russians were entrapped and are said to have lost eight hundred killed and wounded. The Czar's troops fell back to Kai Chow. In Retreat. New Chwang, June 13.-Two thous and Russian infaritry passed through New Chwang yesterday morning from the direction of Kai Chow, accompan ied by a large supply of teams and a number of ambulances full of wound4 ed. The troops appeared to be exhaust ed aiter their long forced march. The officer said they had retreated from Tsai Chow. The Russians have abandoned their position eight miles south of New Chwang. GENFRAL NEWS NOTES. ems of More or Less Interest Con densed Outside the State. The Virginia democratic state con vention has chosen an uninstructed delegation to the St. L.ouis conven tion. Governor Pennypacker has ap pointed United States Attorney Gen eral P. C. Knox to succeed the late M. C. Quay as United States senator from Pennsylvania. Floods have ruined the cotton and other crops in the Arkansas river bottoms. and the people have appeal ed to the department of agriculture for advice and assistance. George Billups. of Norfolk, Va.. a cabin passenger on a steamer from Newport News to Norfolk, commit ted suicide on Friday by jumping overboard. He had been in a melan choly mood for several months. A Memphis paper published an in terview with one of the proprietors of a pool room there, which has been closed, in which he said that the place would be re-opened yesterday and that wireless telegraghy would be used to transmit the results. The recent floods in the Indian Ter ritory have caused the death of nine persons. All the tributaries of the Washita river have been out of their banks, and cotton and other crops have been destroyed. Railroad traffic has been seriously delayed by wash outs. Conventions held throughout the counties of Texas to send delegates to the state convention show that the Parker people have been successful. and although many of the counties did not positively instruct it is certain that a Parker delegation will be sent to St. Louis. By an explosion in a huge sewer iri Chicago on Saturday four persons, including city Engineer Miltimore. were killed. The four men were go ing down into the sewer carrying a gasoline torch when they encounter ed sewer gas and the explosion oc curred. The bodies of all four men were entombed. The Texas populists have held their state convention and have instructed their delegates to the national con vention to be held at Springfield. Ills.. to vote as a unit, and for no one ex cept an old line populist. Nearly all the individual members of the dele gates at large favor Thomas Watson. of Georgia, as head of the ticket. As the, result of friction over the selection of a teacher for a public school at Elk. Texas. a bloody street fight took place between R. B. Tor rence. and J. McAden, a son-in-law being on one side. and Dr. Holton. his son and Prof G. W. Perkins on the other. The elder Torrence was killed instantly. Others in the party re ceived dangerous wounds. Shotguns and revolvers were the weapons used. Mart V. Vowell, an aged white man. was hanged at Paragould. Ark.. on Thursday. for the murder of W. F. Lovejoy. The governor refused to grant the man a pardon, despite peti tions signed by two thousand citizens. The execution was delayed several hours by the sheriff, who was a per sonal friend of the condemned man. in the hope that executive clemency might be extended. E. H. Jones, a trolley car motor man of Berkerly, Va.. tried to lift a fallen wire out of the way of his car. He climbed on a shed and took hol<4 Iof the wire. He fell to the ground dead. still holding to it. His wife. standing upon her piazza. saw the ac cident and rushed to extricate her husband. She too was instantly kill ed. The man and his wife leave six small children. three of whom saw their parents killed. A Strong Arrau of It is the magnetism of vt that draws people to '/i best tor your needs, a,nd of all. Here is a few of SPECIAL VALUES IN BLACK DRESS GOODS. 50 pieces Black Dress Goods, not a yard ,in the pile worth less than 35 cents and 40 cents, your choice of anything in the pile for this week 23 cents. 50 pieces Black Dress Goods, worth 65 cents and 75 cents and 85 cents, your choice 48 cents. 25 pieces Black Dress Goods, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50, your choice 89 cents. Now is your chance to buy a fine black skirt for a little money. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS SALE. Table linen remnants short lengths, bleached and unbleached table linen, 2, 2 1-2 3 and 3 1-2 yards lengths. The whole counter full for quick selling for less than half price. 50 dozen Huck and Turkish towels, di rect from the mills, at a saving of 33 per cent., here is a big saving for you: 15 and 20 cents Huck and ' urkish towels, your choice as long as they last at 10 cents. 250 large counterpanes, some in the lot worth up to $2 00 each, your choice as long as they last go cents. 340 counterpanes worth 65 cents up to 85 cents, your choice as long as they last, 49 cents. Another lot of $2.25 fine Marseilles Quilts, all pfled on a big table, your choice $1.49. BIG CUT PRIC Too many shoes for the secret of the cut price si shoes than we ought tc naugh's plan to let them 300 pairs fir 4 strap sandal and $2.25 foi $1.49. 250 pairs lh pers 3 and 4 worth $2.50 this big sale $1 500 pairs la , E pers and O> $1.50 and $1. and kinds, yc Men's Oxfords cut to them. Every pair of mt in this cut price sale. I dollars worth of fine shot well afford to let the bale out a penny's profit. Ni quoted you, I will be lowi MIMNA Facts in Your Favor Llues coupled with style mnau.gh's, we show the put the price within reach many items to prove it. WHITE LAWNS CUT TO THE QUICK. We pull down the lever of low prices en abling you to provide for yonr summer needs at a great saving. 150 pieces plain white Lawn, worth 8 1-3 to go this week at 5 cents. 200 pieces plain white Lawn, worth 10 cents, to go this week at 7 1-2 cents. 150 pieces plaIn white Lawn, worth 15 cents to go this week at 9 cents. 100 pieces more just opened, that 40 inch Lawn, the 15 cents kind, special 10 cents. 100 pieces plain white Lawn, worth 20 cents and 25 cents to go this week at 14 cents. UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS. A reign of style prices as if April showers never come in June. 300 fine Parasols, steel rod 60 cents quality for this big sale, your choice 35 cents. 200 fine Parasols, steel rod 98 cents quality for this big sale, your choice 9 cents. 100 fine Parasols, steel rod $1.49 quali ty for this big sale, your choice 99 cents. 50 fine Parasols, steel rod $2.00 quality for this big sale, your choice $1.39. Bear in mind that values like these you will never find except at Mimnangh's. 50 dozen fine Napkius worth $1.50 special for this week's selling 93 cents. E SHOE SALE! 15th of June, is the whole ioe sale, we have more > have and so its Mim go, be on hand this week. ie slippers, and s, worth $2.00 r this big sale idies' fine slip strap sandals, and $3.00, for .98. .dies, fine slip fords, worth 75 all shapes sur choice 98c. the price that will move an's low cut shoes will go have sold thousands of as this season, and can tnce of my stock go with Smatter what prices are er. kUG H'S.