The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, November 18, 1904, Image 1
VOL XL NOft JSEW
VOL. XL. NO. 113. NEWBERRY, S. C.. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18. 1904, TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR
HENDERSON IN JAIL.
Postive Statement by Jailor Himsell
-Rumor to Contrary With
out Foundation.
The sensational report in yesterday
morning's State, to the effect tha
Sheriff Rhoden is not in possessior
of the person of W. L. Henderson
the white man who is accused o
having killed W. M. Morse, appears
to be utterly without foundation ir
fact. Mr. Julian Rhoden. the jailor
a son of Sheriff Rhoden, stated posi
tively yesterday, by telephone
that "Henderson is now in jail, and
has been there ever since Monday.'
This statement was confirmed by
several prominent men of Saluda
county.
The whole matter of the reward
being offered and claimed was a
rather curious procedure. It appears
that at the time the notice of reward
was issued by the governor, Hen
derson was not in hiding at all, bul
simply had gone to Greenwood tc
have his wounds attended to. Il
seems that Maj. Anderson, whoeve1
lie may be, took advantage of the of
ferofrewaraandwent to Greenwood
for Henderson. Those persons ir
Saluda whom the reporter has beer
able to reach by 'phone know noth
ing of any reward paid, so that side
of the matter must have been kepi
pretty quiet. One story has it thai
Henderson gave himself tip to the
sheriff. and that when he went tc
the jail he was accompanied by nc
one.
Certain it is, however, that Hen
derson is in the Saluda jail. and that
he has been there for some time past.
Expects a Contest.
Lexington. November 17.-Con
gressman Lever was seen yesterday
omrning at his room at the Kammi
ner hotel, where his headqaarters
have been during the campaign, and
expressed himself .as being entirely
satisfied with the result of the elec
tion in his district, as shown by the
tabuttions from. the several coun
ties.
The vote was the largest ever cast
since the present arrangement of dis
tricts, and since the inauguration of
the primary system. The returnN
from the district, exclusive of Sum
ter, show between 7,000 and 8,oot
votes for him--he running somewhat
ahead of the state and national tick
e .s -and with Sumter accounted for
the vote will approximate 9,ooo. This,
it is believed, is the most liberal re
sponse ever made by the electors at
a general election since the adoptior
of the primary system. The results
are not alone the fruit of his labors
on the stump, supported by the press
throughout his district, but a tribute
to Mr. Lever's personal popularity
Heretofore, democrats, thought
lessly, have deemed a primary nomi
nation as equivalent to an elctieon.
Previous contests from this congres
sional district have taught thep peo
ple thei mportance of attending tc
this public duty and they seem te
have determined as far as they car
that there shall be no excuse for the
usual bitter effort to deprive theji
congressman of his seat, preferring
that he should be permitted to dis
charge the functions of his positior
without the burden and loss of time
and energy incident to these annoy
ing contests.
"Register, then vote," has been th<
text of more than 50 speeches deliv
ered in his district in the past cam
paign; and, of course, Mr. Lever is
very much gratified at the respons<
the people have made to his appeals
"Do you exepct your seat to b<
contested ?" was asked Mr. Lever.
"Oh, I judge so, from present in
dications and past experiences."
"My inforamtion is that the oppo
singcanidat ha sered otics o
the canvassing boards of the coun
ties, protesting against the tabulation
and return of the votes cast, on the
usual grounds familiar to the pub
lic."
"What about the outcome of stfch
contest?" was asked.
"I am not prepared to say. but I
can hardly think there is any serious
danger. The support I received is
so much in excess of any former voto
given me. and my majority so over
whelming, there would seem to be
no room for a successful contest.
No new ground of contest has been
raised, and it would seem that the ae
cision of election committee No. 3,
of the present congress, in the case
of Dantzler vs. Lever, involving the
identical questions, would be res ad
judica so to speak. However, a dif
ferent committee might take a dif
ferent view of the case and it is not
possible for me to speak with any
degree of certainty."
"I notice that your vote in the pri
mary this summer was larger thai,
that given to you on the 8th inst.
How do you account for this?"
"There are two reasons, in the
main, for this difference-there was
some apathy, although not nearly so
much as heretofore due in a measure
to the lack of republican organiza
and aggressiveness, necessary to
stimulate democratic activity: but,
perhaps, due in a large meaure to
the mistaken idea in the minds . of
some democrats that our primary is
conclusive ->f the whole matter.
"Then t:,i. there were many who
voted in the pr:mary who were not
qualified to vote in the general elec
tion. having failed to register as re
quired by law. Such were, of course,
rejected by the managers of the
election. The list of those rejeceed,
with the causes thereof, emphasize
the great importance of a more gen
eral registration of the democratic
voters throughout the state as a pre
caution against possible danger.
"Every rejected democrat, there
fore, should take the very first op
portunity to register. I am constrain
ed to think the time is now come tor
the party managers to formulate
plans to secure the complete regis
tration of the democratic voters, and
if necessary impose such conditions
precedent for participation in the
party primary as will insure a , full
democratic vote in the general elec
tion. However, I take it' that this
problem will receive some solution
by the next democratic state conven
tion."
Col. Breckenridge Ill.
Lexington, Ky., November 17.
Col. W. C. Breckenridge, former
congressman from the Ashland, Ky.,
district and one of the best known
orators and lawyers in the south,
was stricken with paralysis at his
law office yesterday morning and is
seriously ill. Some weeks ago while
in Marquette, Mich, trying a law
case Col. Breckenridge contracted a
severe cold and upon his return to
Lexington suffered the second attack
of illness of his life. He had never
fully recovered from that illness and
had attended to little business,
though going to his office every
morning for the past week.
Yesterday while seated at his desk
he was tricken with paralysis. His
stenographer hurriedly summoned
his son, Desha Breckenridge, an'd
physicians. They worked over Col.
Breckenridge in his office for sever
al hours, after which he was removed
in an ambulance to his residence. An
examination by physicians showed
the right side paralyzed. Last night
he was slightly improved, though he
is not yet able to speak. Physicians
pronounce his condition serious but
not immediately critical. Should he
suiffer another paralytic stroke, how
ever, it is feared the result would
prove fatal.
S. C. COLLEGE CENTENNIAL r
h
Will Be a Great Event in His of I
Institution. 1(
b
Columbia, November 16.-The ap
proaching centennial of the South d
Carolina college will be the greatest
event in South Carolina for many a d
year. The occasion is of state impor
tance and of national interest. The a
presence of representatives of the n
universities of all the southern states
and of some of the older northern in
stitutions, such as Union, Brown and
Princeton, will attract the attention
of the entire academic world. South 0
Carolina college, the city of Colum- S
bia, and the state of South Carolina,
will be in the public eye as not before if
in decades. Considered from the low- 0
est plane of self-interest, the celebra- tl
tion will be invaluable in its adver
tisement of the state, the Capital City,
and- the college-soon to be the unt- c
versity.' h
All of the colleges, academies and
graded schools within the state will a
be invited to send representatives as P
guests of the South Carolina college a
and the city of Columbia. Each of r
the forty-one counties will thus at- k
tend in the persons of school men in I
charge of the more important educa- e
tional interests of the county, as well
as in the persons of the alumni of the
college, who are useful men in every b
walk of life. The gathering will be e
unique in its representation of the n
great forces for progress in the state t
now thoroughly recuperated from the f
ruin of war and reconstruction, and c
entering ipon an era promising un- t
precedented prosperity. Alumni, J
occupying leading positions in nearly
every state in the union, will revisit v
their alma mater and the capital il
city. some for the first time since the
*8os and 'gos when Columbia war
comparatively small and devoid of
enterprises-some for the first time
since the proud days before the war
of the sad days of Sherman's raid. v
Though for some there will be melan- t]
choly memories, the occasion for all t
will be most glad. Foremost in r
every mind will be the sentimeit,. "A s
great college for a great state." a
Following a fitting usage, the South 1;
Carolina college will signalize its cen- s
tennial celebration by conferring ii
honorary degrees upon a number of t
men (chiefly residents of the' state)
whose achievements in the world's
work deserve some marked recogni- f:
tion on the part of organized society ti
-the state, through its leading acad- s
emic institution. At comparatively tl
recent commencements, the South v
Carolina college has conferred, s
though sparingly and with proper a
discrimination, the degre, of Doctor a
of Laws upon such men as Edward
McCrady, Hugh S. Thompson, As- v
bury Coward, Henry McIver, Joshua a
H. Hudson William A. Courtenay; ti
the degree of Doctor of Letters upon ti
President Henry N. Synder; the de- c
gree of Doctor of Divihity upon such
men as Bishop Capers and the Revs.
Lucius Cu'thbert and John A. Rice.
On this, her one hundredth birthday
festivity, the college will endeavor to
bestow with liberality, tempered by t
due discrimination the marks of her a
"well done" upon many friends and I
guests in all walks of life who have ~
*by notable achievement deserved ~
well of the state. The program foi i
Monday, the 9th of January, provides ~
for the "conferring of honorary de- ~
grees," after the addresses by the '
president of the college, the governor e
of the state and the mayor of the city, a
and the responses by designated in- ~
vited guests.
As to the propriety of the policy t
of conferring honorary degrees or de- a
grees for other considerations than ~
pure scholarship (which is not uni
versally approved by university
men) the following -quotation from s
The Saturday Evening Post of June C
18th is to the point:
"In general, honorary degrees do (
epresent certain worth, even if not
igh scholastic or other attainments.
'hey may not signify that one i
,arned in the doctrine of divinity,
ut they do serve to indicate that ont
a clergyman of public efficiency or
enominational zeal. They may not
gnify that one is learned in either
:e civil or the canon law, but they
o tend to prove that one has made
worthy contribution for the better
lent of man."
Removed From Office.
Washington. November 17.-Pres
lent Roosevelt has removed from
ffice Frank H. Richards, United
tates marshal for the Nome district
i Alaska, and has requested the res
rnation of Judge Melville C. Brown,
f the Juneau district. This action is
ie result of the investigation of the
laska judiciary made recently by
,ssistant Attorney General Day. The
ase of Judge Alfred S. Moore is
eld in abeyance.
The nature of the charges made
gainst the officials was not made
ublic in detail, it being dtemed avis
ble not to publish at this time the
eport made "by Judge Day. It is
nown, however, that the charges in
olved selfish, if not corrupt practi:
s before the Alaskon 'courts in m;n
ig claim cases.
Charges, from time to time, have
cen made against nearly all the fed
ral officials of Alaska. Gov. Brady
ot being exempt, but it is said that
ie action of the president today
nally closes the matters of these
barges. officials of the administra
on being sati-Fted that Gov. Brady
udge James Wickersham. of the
ukon district and other officials in
olved in them have acted in the best
iterests of the territory. Judge
Vickersham was reappointed today.
Several Drowned.
Norfolk, Va., November 17.-Ad
ices from the Carolina coast say
lat the New Inlet Life Saving sta
on was destroyed by Sunday's hur
icane and that several of the crew
tationed there were lost. It is said
ttidal wave washed the strip of
mnd separating the ocean from the
ound and carried the station build
ig away. The news was brought
Elizabeth City today by seamen.
Four of the schooner Myra W.
pears' crew reached here tonight
rom Chicamicomico, N. C., where
'ie vessel grounded last week. They
ay the vessel went to pieces during
ie gale. The men report the storm
rashed the sea entirely over the land
eparating the ocean from the sound
nd say several houses were carried
way.
New inlet is below Pea island, at
rhich point communication stops
nd no further information regarding
ie destruction of the life saving sta
on there and loss of life can be se
ured tonight.
Steamer Damaged.
Wilmington, N. C., November 17.
-After being overdue 36 hours, as
de result of having encountered the
evere storm which swept up the At
mntic coast Sunday, the Clyde liner
arib, Capt. Chichester, from New
ork arrived in port this afternoon.
apt. Chich ester says it was a terri
c storm, and for hours the waves
ashed Over the ship's decks. The
essel was not damaged, but her car
o, which shifted, is badly damaged
nd is indescribably mixed. One
ailor was badly injured. Capt.
:hichester also reports that the Hat
eras lightship was dragged from her
nchorage in the storm and is now five
tiles out of her proper place.
One life was lost and several per
ons injured by a storm at Cleveland,
)hio, when the tug Gregory founder
d at the mouth of the river, and
antain Kinneas- down...
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Negro Was Playing With Loaded
Pistol And Shot Friend.
Ned Robertson, colored, was shot
through the head by Dick Martin,
also colored, on Sunday last, on one
of Mr. T .J. Davenport's plantations,
near Mr. H. H. Abrams' in this coun
ty. From what has been learn
ed it seems the shooting was an acci
dent. Robertson is still alive, and
Dr. Senn, who was in attendance,
thinks there is a possible chance of
recovery.
Martin and Robertson were In a
tenant house together with some oth
er negroes, when the affair happened.
It is said that the former had a pis
tol in his hand which was supposed
not to be loaded, and which he was
pointing at the different inmates of
the room. He had it pointed at one
of the women just before .e shot
Robertson. It appears that he turned
the gun toward Ned and snapped the
trigger apparently in fun. No ar
rest has yet been made, and as far as
can he learned there has been no war
rant issued.
Sentenced to Hang.
The State.
Walhalla. November i i.-Judge
McCollough yesterday at noon sen
tendced Earl Rochester to be hanged
January 6th next. A motion for a new
trial was overruled.
The scene in the court room was a
most solemn one, when a young man
of fine family received his death sen
tence for murdering his neighbor,
whose family is equally as prominent.
Before sentence was pronounced
Rochester made a long statement,
narrating the circumstances that led
up to the killing of Mills. He said
he was goaded into the killing by
threats and insults.
Evidence showed that Mills was not
armed when he was killed, only a
small knife a pipe and a piece of to
bacco being found on his person.
Beneath his right arm he held a
bunch of cabbage plants wrapped in
a piece of paper. The killing took
place near the home of. Rochester as
Mills passed going along the road
from a neighbor's.
Both men have wives and small
children.
On May 12 last Rochester shot and
killed Walter Mills. They can'c of
prominent families and were both
very popular. Mills was unarmed
when he was shot. He was killed oa
his way home as he was passing by
Rochester's house.
"Why is Judkins' wife so jealous of
his stenographer?"
"Well, you see, Mrs. Judkins was
his stenographer before he married
her, and she doesn't believe any wo
man can resist Judkins."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
Mother-Have you informed Mr.
Huggins of my decision that the gas
in the parlor must be turned out
promptly at 1o o'clock.
Pretty Daughter-Oh. Yes!
Mother-How did he receive the
information?
Pretty Daughter-Oh, he thanked
me. and said he'd be here at exactly
three minutes to 10 hereafter.-Har
per's Bazar.
In 1903 Great Britain imported 14,
710,598 gallons of wine in casks, in
which the following courftries parti
citpated: Spain, 3,493,925 gallons;
Portugal (including Madeira), 3,503.
774 gallons; France, 3,413,560 gal
lons; Germany, 562,984 gallons; Hol
land 618,427 gallons; Italy, 300,090
gallons; Autralia, 570,098 gallons.
Besides this there were 2,083,42A
gallons of wine imported in bottles.
California wine growers should work