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e 7 !emIb rnW ! IIrw VOL. XL. NO. ()(. NEWBERRY. S. C., FRIDAY -ULY 22. 1904 TWICE A WEEK. S1.50A YEAR COLUMBIA LETTER. Irvestigation of Berkeley Butchery -Railroad Suits. Columbia. July 2.-The inquest in the case of the negro who was lynch ed at Eutawville. in Berkeley county, 'vas held yesterday. and Magistrate Wiggins. who first reported the affair to the governor. and who had impos- i ed the light sentence which the negro was serving for a trivial offense when he was lynched, will make his report today. Every additional fact which has been obtained on the lynching makes the affair appear a murder more brutal and cowardly. The whole matter seems to have been that of a drunk negro who in his drunkenness made some insulting remarks to a white man and for that he was taken out and put to death by the mob. Lynchings in South Carolina have fo! lowed each other in rapid succession during the past few weeks. Governor Heyward is pushing the investigation in the Berkeley butchery. as he has been doing in the case of -all the lynchings. Col. George Johnstone. of Newber ry. has been in Columbia in connec tion with the suit of F. L. Richardson against the Atlantic Coast Line for S.,ooo damages. Col. Johnstone and Messrs. Frank G. Tompkins and Ellis G. Graydon represented Mr. Richard son. and obtained a verdict of $875. Col. Johnstone returned home this morning after the victory was won. The verdict was returned yesterday afternoon. It was a hard fought case and one in which the railroad men took a great deal of interest. bec-.use it concerned the sale of a ticket to a point at which the train on which Richardson was riding did not stop. Several months ago Richardson bought a ticket to Latta and the rule was that a change should be made at Florence for the train which stopped at that place. The plaintiff. however. i, was put off at Pee Dee. which was ahoiit eight miles this side of Latta. because the train on which he was riding made no stop there. although his ticket read for that station. On account of the rights of a passenger involved there was. as stated. a great deal of interest in the case and an ap peal will doubtless be taken to the supreme court.. State Liquor Commissioner W. 0. Tatum has issued an order forbidding dispensary constables from using their influence or the influence of the institution for any candidate for pn litical offce. The order reads s fol lows: Columbia. S. C To Eniploycs of the South Carolina Dispensary: For the guidance of your political conduct. the fIl!owing rule is pr mitilgated: Dispenizary employes must not use the influence incident to their posi tions for ur against any candidate, whether by talking politics during business hours, or by using oficial letter heads at all on which to wirite political communications. This rule is not initended to inter tere with the individual political free domn of any employee, but to prevent the influence of this institution from being used for or against any candi pdate. This rule will he strictly en forced. WV. 0. Tatum. Commissioner. H-on. I1. HI. Evans. chairman of the state board of control. is here attend ing ai meting of the board. Mr. Evans says the purchase to be made at this meeting, if any. w'!i he merely to ti1l in the stock. a large stupply having al readly been bought. Ma.jor Robert H-. Welch has already in the short time which he has been bei made a fine reputation at the Columbia bar. He won in the present court the first three cases in which he, fofr the Southern railway, was inter estea. J. K. A. hen :.girl is in love it takes but ther person to make a world. RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR Victory For The Russians Ar One For The Japs. St. Petersburg. July 21.-The new paper No Vesti prints a dispatch fro: a correspondent who is with the Ru -ians at Taschichao. stating that large force of Japanese attacked th Russian detachment to the eastwar of that place. and after a hand-to-har encounter. succeeded-in driving th Japanese back and capturing ten Jal ainese guns. The Russians. it is said. followe ..p their advantage and took posse: sion of all the positions formerly o< cupied by the Japanese. England's Attitude. London. July 21.-jingoism is ran pant throughout England today. The Balfour Ministry must face th situation regarding it and must exe: cise the most careful diplomacy if th nation is not to be plunged into a wa involving all Europe. The Malacca affair has so worke upon the minds of the people and ur on the press that a unanimous an popular demand is being made fo drastic action. The cabinet will meet this afternoo to consider the situation regardin the Malacca incident' British Steamship Held. London. July 21.-A dispatch to th Lloyds states that the British stean s.hip Pakling. in charge of Captai Lewis. which sailed from here o July 2nd for Yokahoma with a gener al cargo and passengers. has bee captured by the Russians. She sailed from Gibralter on Jul 7th and is supposed to have bee taken in the Red Sea where the Ma acca was held up. She is a larg ,teamer and a valuable prize. The news created a vertiable set ation. and war risks which vesterda %.ere worth only a few shillings a! :day quoted at the Lloyds as bein "orth ten guineas. Spain Prays For Japs. Madrid, July 21.-The temper r the Spanish people is greatly change regarding the situation in the ia east. Pro-Russian sentiment is no greatly in fav\or of the Mikado. In the Municipality of Siguensa tc day a solemn service of prayer for th success of the Japanese arms wt held and the Bishop of the distric celebrated mass. Similar services have been held i the various other municipalities. Russian Victory. St. Petersburg. July 2.-It is ri mored here that a Russian reconnoi sance which was in force in the direc tion of Maturinsky Pass, has bee disastrously defeated by the japanes The Russian losses are reported t have been very heavy. Depression on Exchange. London. July 21.--There is a se irns feeling of depression on the Lom don stock exchange todlay. This fee itg is due~ to the fact of the admitte crosesof the Malacca affair. The c nsuls further dlecline fro: tne-fourth to tive-sixteenths. Russian Papers' Opinions. St. Petersburg. Jttly 2L.-The Novi remiya. a leading Russian newspal er, in an editorial today. justites tI action of the volunteer f eet in lea' ing the mierchantmen and being ctl veted imtt war vessels on the his Thte papers declare that Russia sigto put an end to the carryinl ofcontrabandl goods and that all tn; i ns must realize this fact. Worth Knowing. A.- Bird's-Evye View of the Pan; ma Canal." which appears in the Jur Woman's H ome Companion, is one< the most interesting features to I found in the magazine of the mont: It is a picture of the canal from oces to ocean, and gives an idea ofi position and construction such as ca ehadr in no other urynv PROSPERITY NEWS. d Many Items of Personal Interest in Town and County. ;- Prsperity. S. C.. July .2o.-MIisS n '.:uise \\~iart-)n. tf CIunibia. is vi -in iss Istelle Stewart. a .ir and Nlrs. D. XV. Boland left to e a d for Sullivan's Island. Tliev will d lalso o to Florida bef-re they return. d liss Carrie Hunter visited frielids e i town this week. >I \liss- Kate Wheeler. -f. C-dlll'ba. visiting the fiiilv of ir. F. Fobb. d Misses Tsoline Wyehe and Lena Lestr are in Newherry. the guests of Nlis- Helen Smith. Niss Jessie .\oseley is visiting in .\nderson. Mrs. L.izzie Hunter is visiting the faMnily of Mr. A. H. Hawkins. e M\isses Edna and Lucy Fellers are visiting in Newberry. e Misses Annie Moseley and Marie r Schumpert are visiting in Columbia. MIisses Adams. Matthews and d Workman visited Miss Nannie Simp son last week. d Mrs. Dr. L. G. Corbett. and chil r dren. of Greenville. are visiting the family of Dr. J. A. Simpson. n Mliss Crozia Welch. who has been g visiting relatives here. went to New berry today. There was a delightful entertain e ment at Grace Lutheran church last t Sabbath evening given by the W. n C. T. U. The Program was perfect n ly grand. being made up of temper ance recitations. selc:ions. papers. n lovely temperance misic a-.d a nire temperance leciure by Rev. 'Mc y Cain. The meeting was conducted by n the fficient president. "Mrs. 'H. S. I ." A freec will' azl-t- ~:t e ed of the large audience for the bene fit of the Children's Legal Temper ance Legion. Mrs. Boozer made v i some eftiective remarks on the sub e .iect of giving. Irs. Alice Robertson g rendered the instrumental music and sang a beautiful solo which added greatly to the program. d Had to Treat Back. r There was a sensation in a Glas w street one evening when one man was seen pursuing another at a breawneck pace. The pursued. much the smaller man of the two. leaped nl to a passing car, the pursuer leap 't d on almost at his heels. and. seiz ing the runaway by the collar. the two rOlled ,ff the car t,,,gether on to the -treL!. Deeming it was a thief who had been caught. a crowd collected. "What was lie doing?" asked a man as the1 two struggled to their feet. the larger tightly grabbirg tre smaller. \ch, the mean hound.'he gaspt-d. I -t(,od him a gla,ss o' beer alang there, an* ht was botlin' without tLaldin' me vin. But I'l! watch him. Andi he marched off his man. Ini the famous Silver Bow club in Helena. they used to play big poker." a id Artemus L. Litchnleld. of Cana da. to the L.ouisville Herald. "At the game one (lay sat Mlarcus Dly.~ Senator Hearst and J. R. Hag gin, wvhen there butrst in a radiant New York dIrumnmer who had a two weeks' card to the institution, Hie e marched upi' to the players and po litely asked if lie might take a hand. Whyli. yes. come .right 'in.' said The dIrummer pulled out a roll of hi bls and11( threw a htundred-dollar note down on the table. 'Let mec have cips for that.' lie said. gravely. Hei wemu to hang tip his coat and hat. Whent he. returned the bill still lay on "\ -ht's tae mnatter. genitlemen? he~ travel~ ling nian haughtily inquired: aiin' my oney good?' Why,iv yes, to be sure.' said Daly. Hleart . give the gentleman one e white chip.'" n It's as easy for some men to get :s under a cloud of debt as it is difficult more ir cedritors en see the silver PACKER'S STRIKE ENDED. Representatives Came to an Agree ment Last Night-Will Submit Board of Arbitration. Chicago. July av.-The strike of packing house employees begun nine day ago and which has demoralized the packing industruy throughout the c-mntry. was settled last night at a conference between the representa tives of the packers, the officials of :he meat cutters union and the repre sentatives of all the alleged traders employed at the stock yards. The whole controversy will be sub mitted to a board of arbitration. both Aides agreeing to abide by whatever decision this board may reach. Love's Young Dream. The wind swept a cloud of dust about them as they turned the corner of the street. "Did you get any dust in your eyes. darling?" he asked fondly, holding her colse to him as though to keep the too eager wind away. "Yes." she murmured. searching for her handkedchief. "Which eve. dearest?" "The right one, love. Did you get anything in yours?" she asked anx iously. seeing his handkerchief ap pear. "Yes. darling." A Musical Argument. George Kennan. the well known journalist. was talking about the naive and child-like minds of sailors. "Two sailors." he said. "once at tracted my attention in London. They were lunching in a restaurant. and I took a table near them so as to hear their talk. It was plain they had just returned from a long voy age. " 'Hark! Hear that!' one of them suddenly exclaimed. "All 1- could hear myself was a very harsh voice raised above the traffic or the street in a hideous bellow. but the sailor said: 'Ah. Jack. it's many a day since w've heard that song.' 'W'hat song?' said the other. 'The one that chap is singing in the .treet--The Banks o' Doon. 'Go on.' returned the, second sail or. 'That ain't "The Banks o' Doon." I l-en a-listening to it for some time. It's "Darling. I am Growing "They argued the matter for a while. Then they told a waiter to g 11ut and ask the man in the street what it was that he was sngig. "The waiter htrried forth. and on his return said: 'The feller ain't singin' at all. ents. He hawkin' dly paper. Fast. Charles W\. Kempel. thte mayor at Akron. was accosted near the city hll the other afternoon by a small hback. "lc.Yr llonor." said the lad, as hi' took frotm his pocket a v'ery' large. hck w atch. "gimme the time? --Four a'clock." said M1ayor Kempel. mi In. 1 Te hi.y set his wvatch at o'clock. wh r po the may'or. whotc had paus 'd =aid kindly: '"I said 4' not one. myt~ lad." "S-It, that's all right. y'er honor." he hoy replied. "Shte'll soon make up that hit. She's a wontderful goer." "W\hicht rye. decarest?" "The right One'. Iov. "'Il' w sweet!"' sIte ('elaimled with a glad light glowing in her well eve. "Do y. ' sutlppoe. clearest hteart. that it'onh! have ' een part of the same niceo dtst thtat got in our eyes. darling?" "! hope it was," he said, beaming wih one eye and( wiping the other. "Wouldn't it be sweet, dear?' "Wouldn't it, love?" And the wind howled round the corner as though it was in pain, and from the houe three doors below a POPPER'S BUSY TIME. He Relieved Mommer in Taking Care of a Three-Year-Old. Hartford Times. A resident had a busy time on Sun (lay afternoon which he is likely to remember for some days. In the family there is a healthy little fellow who celebrated his third birthday a fortnight since. Mommer was evi dently nervous on Sunday, and Pop per decided to take care of the little fellow for two or three hours. He took the lad's hand and sauntered out in the back yard to recline in the shade of a noble elm. He read a page in a novel and as he was turning the leaf he glanced lazily over his shoul der to tell the boy to keep in the shade. Not chancing to find little Joe there. he cast a glance over the other shoulder. but the lad was not in evi dence there. He sighted the rascal away on the other side of the street, toddlying as fast as his bare legs would carry him toward a railroad crossing. To overhaul the boy and reprimand him and bring him back to the shade required considerable time. The little runaway was peni tent and tearful. but he had scarcely dried his eyes when he was discover ed in the vegetable garden. sitting on a hill of Shaker sweet corn. This experience necessitated a change of costume. When Joe reap peared he was so bright and fresh that proud Popper decided to take him to Laurel Park. The trip on the car was not without incident. The seats being occupied. the youngster stood. but in a few minutes he pre ferred to sit down on the floor. Res cued from that location, he insisted on retiring to the lap of a strange young lady who was carefully dress ed and viewed his advances with tre pidation. jiustinied by the disorder he quickly created in the laces and rib bons. Pausing on the bridge at tile park he discovered the long ne1cked swan in the wa-ter. 1He squealed with de fight. "\\ubber! \ubberneck!" and f,r live minutes nothing could induce him to resume the journey. When Popper's collar - -as wilting the band struck ap an a.. and next thing Pop per saw was a pair of little bare legs and barefoot sandals striking across the bridge and up the hill. The band was :11I playing when the little tel It,%w arrivrd. and it required vigilance to head him off fr)-m ascending the and stand steps. When the music ceased the ywungster sight-:d a merry go-round. and peace was established by a treaty binding Popper to give little Joe a ride. For a time peace reigned and the co,ol shade and the holiday panorama were enoyed. ljt in a few minutes oe insisted on a iet of peantuts. The 1:g c ctpied his mind and suggested t . him pictures of thl tomato can on 1Happy H ouligan.' so lie inverted the hag and pulled it dliwn on the bare head of an elderly gentleman sittinig next to him. Popper shifte'd to an ter seat, and a minute later a beau iful yung wi man who had just been making loveC ti Joei gav-e a suddenl .tart anda jerked a hand betwe en hwr sh ulder blade:s. Pipper leartued s' sequently that Joe had dlropp)ed a pea nut shuck down the- hack of her neck. Jie wvas again penitent wvhen the enrmity iof his offence had been care fly explained. lie promised never to rop a peanuit shuck down the Ia d's hack again, Ile put his dirty little hands in Poipper's clean collar anl prited a sloppy peanut kiss i n Popper's cheek. Then he lean ed over ti wardl the youing lady with peace andl goodl will beaming in his face, and ord:red: "'Kiss Popper!" T['1. girl gasped. b:ished, reached down and grabbed her skirts and re tired in confusion. Even now .Toe ap pears unintelligent when the offenice is explained tq him. The Lord hasn't time to help a .-ma.:d+.stpO .toheln'himsefa'