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VOL. XL -L-O 0.NWERY .C.FLTIEAW XL.~~~~~~~~ ~~~ NO. 109 i\-ERY 0. C..-. 1TIA O E BEJ: 4. 1904. T I EA E K 15 .Y A GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of Mor or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the State. Relatives of Ira D. Sankev, the fa mous singing evangelist, have decided to take him south in the hope of pro longing his life. Eight officers and 25 seamen of the British stearmer Kelvin arrived at New York on Tuesday morning on the steamer Ponce.- They had aban doned their sinking vessel. The McCue trial at Charlottesville is nearly ended. Progress has been exceedingly slow and the trial has been a tedious one. The affair will in all probability be ended this week. John Sharp Williams, the demo cratic floor leader in the house of re presentatives, is making campaign speeches in Maryland. He spoke. in Frederick on Tuesday. Judge Alton B. Parker addressed a democratic mass meeting at Madi son Square Garden on Tuesday, held -under the auspices of the Parker and Davis Business Men's association. Gen. C. C. Mason, a distinguished British officer, who served 30 years in India with the Madras army, died at his home, near Greenfields, CaL., on Monday last. The officers of the organization of the Slocum survivors sent a letter to President Roosevelt thanking him for his prompt and energetic action in the matter. Rear Admiral Rae, in a navy re port this week, states that the navy is becoming weakened by the great scarcity of first class engineers. This profession, he says, is sadly in need o -ien. The -American consulate at Amey, China, has been burned to the ground, valuable records being destroyed. The report of the disaster reached Washington on Wednesday. The marriage of Lizzie Fey band Allen May. which was to have been solemnized in Philadelphia on Wed nesday was checked at the altar when the priest learned that May had been divorced. The reservoir wall at Winston Salem. N. C., broke on Wednesday -morning, with the result that ten per sons were drowned and many houses were swept away by the rushing wave of water. Martin Olson, who shot himself on October 21 after holding up the bookkeeper of Mundy's Machine works in Newark. N. J., and trying to get away wvith $i,271, died from his wound on Wednesday. 3A dozen persons were injured, ~Nthree of them seriously, in a colli sion between two surface cars at Norty-second street and Ninth aven .\on Tuesday afternoon, in New Yolk. Both cars were badly smash ed. Ten miners were killed in a shaft of the Lackawannia coal company, in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. The car in which the men were descend ing was attached to a cable which broke, precipitating. the men to the bottom of the eighteen-hundred-foot shaft. The engineer is thought to have :ost control of his engine. The Japanese have crossed the Shakhe river toward the north-east. The Japanese center and right flank are endeavoring to complete an en veloping movement which will take in the greater part of the main Rus sian division. The Russians are holding their own, but it is under stood that no -further attempt will be made to hold Mukden. Being a great political leader is akiihg other people believe what SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed in the State. Rev. J. W. Ariail. pastor of the Bennettsville circuit. has been given a free trip to St. Louis by his appre ciative congregations. The Whitney mills in this state, have declared their semi-annual divi dend of three per cent. The report shows the mills to be in a flourishing condition. (The Ridgewood club, a new Colum bia organization, opened on Wednes day afternoon with a membership of 170. An extensive club house hat been built on the hills to the north of the city. The Branchville Supply company was totally destroyed by fire on Sun, day night. The fire was one of the most disastrous that ever visited the little town. There was no insur anc.e on the company's property. Mr. William. Pollard, an aged citi zen of the neighborhood of Campton, was found dead near his home in the woodland, on Tuesday morning. There were no marks of violence on the body and it is thought that his death was due to heart failire. The tent meeting of the Wesleyan Methodist church at Campbello has been brought to a successful close. Wonderfully large crowds have been in attendance and a great deal of good has been done by the meeting. The Chalk will contest in Spartan burg county has been decided by Judge Gentr'y. The original will was sustained. A number of counter claims had been set up, and for that reason the affair was of consider able interest. A conference of the Unitarian churches of the entire south will be held in Charleston or the 22 of No vember. It will last two or three days and will be attended by repre sentatives of nearly every southern state. 'Fannie Binds, colored. of Ashland, was found dead on yesterday morn ing, having been shot in the mouth during the night by her husband, Peter Binds. Te weapon used was a thirty-eight calibre revolver. . The couple had quarrelled before. Mr. Seth M. Milliken one of the leading industrial spirits of Spartan, burg stated that considerable im provement would be made in the near future in the plant of the Pacolet mills. Either new buildings wvill be erected or the old ones will be im proved. A warrant was issued this week ir Orangeburg for the arrest of David Ott, charging him with the assault of Miss Lula Shumaker, daughter of Adam L. Shumaker. All parties are well-known, and the affair is gener ally deplored. The young man, whc is about seventeen years of age. de nies the charge. The convention for education ir the south will be held in Columbia next year. The announcement is made in a letter from the general sec retary of that body to the state super intendent of education. This will be a great thing for Columbia and for the state, for the greatest education al leaders of the south will be pres ent. Special Judge Culbreath. Hon. J. Y. Culbreath of this city has received a commission from Sec retary of State Gantt to hold a spec ial term of court in Oconee, begin ning on November 7. Mr. Cuibreath is but lately home from Pickens where he acted as spec ial judge a few days ago. and was highly commended by the local bar for his universally satisfactory rul ings. CRISIS PASSED. All is Quiet at Gibraltar and the Ex. citement Has Abated. Gibraliar. November 2.-All ex citement caused by the mobilizing of troops yesterday has abated. It is believed that the cris: is over. The British cruiser Boomerang and the torpedo flotilla have returned to [he harbor. The battleship Illus trious and .be cruiser Lee' er have also arrived from Vigo and Malta re spectively. Three of the largest battleships left the harbor today sailing eastward. The Cruiser Leander and Boom erang and three torpedo boats left this afternoon, sailing westward. WILLIAMS NOT TO HANG.. Has Been Granted a Respite Till De cember 23-New Evidence. The State. Aaron Williams will not be hanged at Camden Friday. Upon the pre sentation of affidavits which indicate that the negro might not have been convicted had all the evidence been submitted at the trial, Gov. Heyward has given the condemned man a res pite until December 23. This is done in order that parties interested in having nothing but justice meted out may go before the courts and ask for a ne v trial on the plea of "after discovered evidence," or evi dence wh;ch was not available to be procured at the trial after due dili gence has been exercises. Aaron Williams was accused of 1-having made a criminal assault upon a Mrs. Langley in the eastern part of Kershaw county in September. There was no lawyer for the defehse when the case was called and Judge Purdy appointed Mr. W. D. Tran tham to appear as the negro's coun sel. Mr. Trantham made all the de fense possible under the circumstan ce., but the negro was convicted. S-,n after the negro was arrested on this awtul charge, the husband of the woman committed suicide. There were so many suspicious cir cumstances that thr Rev. W. B. Gor don, the Episcopal rector at Camden, Mr. L. W. Bovkin., one of the direc tors of the state dispensary, and other representative citizens came to Mr. Trantham's assistance and endeavor* ed to get together evidence which~ would show whether or not the negrc was guilty. On the 17th of Octo ber the gentleman named came to Columbia to intercede for the negro and brought a petition numenously signed. Governor Heyward declined to interfere unless affiadavits could be presented. Wednesday the gentlemen camt back with affidavits showing tha' there is grave doubt whether or not the crime was committed without consent, and the governor decided to give the condemned man a respite until after the meeting of the specal term of court in Kershaw so that the negro may get a chance to be heard on his motion for a new trial on the plea of after discovered evi dence. She Never Forgot the Lost Five. Atchison Globe. An Atchison man lost $3 in making change and when he went home tol his wife about it. This happened si: years ago, and she has never forgot. ten it, often telling him what luxuries they could afford if he hadn't lost the money. Last week their sor dropped $2.ooo in a poor investment "Don't say a word to him abou.t it, she said to her husband. "Poor boy he feels bad enough as it is. An actress may not be an angel herself, but she doesn't object to hav COL. HUNT TO PRESIDE. Invited By the Greenville Bar to Preside at Common Pleas Court. The fnllowing is from the Green ville Daily News: After an informal meeting of the Bar associat'on yesterday mornirg it was decidl-ed to invite Co. V. H. Hunt of Newberry to preside over the com ing term of the court of common pleas which convenes here November 31. A telegram was sent Col. Hunt at once, and yesterday afternoon Oscar Hodges. the secretary of the associa tion, received an answer from Col. Hunt. in which he expressed his wil lingness to serve, but informed him that Judge Gage was improving and hoped to be able to fill his engage ment here. Because of this, Govern or Heyward will hold Col. Hunt's ap pointment as special judge open until just before the court convenes, when Judge Gage will decide whether his condition permits him to attend or not. The acceptance of Col. Hunt af fords the local attorneys much satis faction and pleasure. He is a law yer of ability and has frequently act ed as special judge in several other counties wi;h tact- and fairness. He is popular everywhere and the local bar will be glad to welcome him when the court convenes. This is not a more genuinely ad mired man in public life in the state. however, than Circuit Judge Gage. He is an ornament to the bench, and his prolonged illness ha given his friends at every bar in the state no little concern. No presiding officer could be more free from prejudice than Judge Gage. Should he ul'i mately decide not to come, his de termination will be learned with gen eral regret here, because of the per sonal regard and esteem in w hich he is held. There will be a great deal of work at the coming term. There are num erous cases on the docket already for trial in spite of the fact that the last day for filing suits with the clerk of court does not expire for several days. Excursion on Southern. The two last special excursions were so successful that the Southern railway will operate another person ally conducted excursion to St. Louis, (World's Fair). Special train consisting of coaches and Pullman cars will leave Columbia, S. C. Thurs day. November 17th, 1904, at 7:1o a. in., and arrive St. Louis 4:5o p. mn., next day, going via Union, Spartan burg, Asheville, Knoxville and Louis ville. This train will be in charge of one of our most courteous and exper ienced passenger agents, who will look especially after ladies and chil dren traveling alone. This train will be a solid through train, and upon application in advance, we will re serve for each passenger one whole seat, also accommodations and board will be engaged in Sa. Louis, by giving notice in advance, as to what rate desired, length of stay in St. Louis. etc. This will be the la;t oppo)rtunity to see the greatest World's Fair, as it will close on December ist, 1904. For fnll information as to rates, schedules. etc.. appi. R. W. Hunt, D. P. A. Charleston. S. C. I NOTICE. Notice is hereby given t.hat a meet ing of the democratic party of N.w berry w'1l be he'd in the c~ty council chamnQers on the n:ght of November the 4th :-t eight o'clock. A large attend(ance is urge&. 'lhe meeting is for the pumpose of providing for the nomination of mnunicipdl officers and for the tr;.nM'ction of other bus iness. 0. B. Mayer, IL H. Hunt, ' Chairman. REWARDS OFFERED. Governor Sets a Price Upon tie Heads of Newberry Mur derers. Rewards have been offered by the governor for the capture of Fed Her bert anO Will Simpkins, both wanted for murder, in this county. The re wards were offered At the_request of Hon. Geo. S. Mower, who brought the matter before 'the chief executive The Columbia papers contain a re port of the correspondence which led up to the offer. Under dates of October igth Sen ator Geo. S. Mower of Newbeny wrote Governor Heyward that in the last 6o days two homicides had been committed in Newberry county and the accussed we-e still at large. Mr Mower. supposing that the coroner had informed the governor's office of the crimes, wrote that it would be advisable to offer a reward. Gov. Hevward wrote back for a descrip tion and upon receipt of Mr. Mower's reply Monday offered a reward of $50 in each case for the arrest of Fed Herbert and Will Simpkins. It is singular that these two are accused of crimes committed within 20 miles of the place where the Sa luda tragedy occurred. and one hom icide occurred October iith and the other October 12th. Sheriff M. M. Buford has given the following description of the two wanted in Newberry county: 7 "Fed Herbert, a negro, is wanted foi the murder of Jim Petersc murdez committed September 24, 1904. De scription: Ginger cake, weight i6o, 5 feet 6 inches high, thick and chunky has a swinging walk, been shot in jaw or side of face. "Will Simpkins, a negro, is want ed for the murder of Chris Porter, murder committed October ii, i9o4. Description: Black, age about 28 or 3o years. weight 165 pounds. height about 5 feet 6 inches. largL pop eyes. has a peculiar walk, wa: raised in Cooper township. near Old Territory, Greenwood county. ha. been living in Newberrv county for last io years. Arrest and wire me at my expense in case they are lo cated or arrested." Simpkins killed Chris Porter ovel a trivial matter. The latter's hogs destroyed a quilt belonging to Simp kins. the article of bed covering be ing on Simpkins' fence at the time. The deceased was shot without warn ing. A picturesque feature of the 1'omicide is the fact that the inquest w as held by torchlight in the field were the negro wa.s sot down. . Meteorological Record. Temperature for October, 1904. Mean maximum 74.6. . Mean minimum 47.5. Mean 61. Maximum 90.; date, 11th Minimum 30.; date, 24th. Greatest daily ran ge 36. Precipitation: Total -37 inch. Greatest in 24 hours, .20 inch; date. 6th. Number of days with o1. inch or me>re precipitation, 3: clear 25 fair 2: cloudy 4. Dates of killing frosts 23. 24. Thunder storms 6th. Very dry month. Splendid weath er for gathering crops. Too dry to sow: gramn. Rainfall 1o months I903-50-79 inches. Rainfall ro months 19o4-a.79 inch es. Deficiency 1o months 1904-21.0o inches5. September 1895 did not have any precipitation. hut O?tober had some. September and October- 9o4, is the drvest on record at this station. T had no rain gage in 1886 but my re collection is that we had scaricely any rain in September, October and No vember. W. G. Peteron, V 0.