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L LI. O ~ ~~ VOLXLIINO44NYEWBERRIY. S. 0.T$ A. M A.Y 29. 19Od. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR Another View of Main Street, Photoj and News, April 28, 1906. Main St House to the Left. GRAND LODGE, K. OF P. Goes to Andekson Next Year-An derson Won Over Charleston -An Enthusiastic tele gram. The grand lodge of Knights of Pythias will meet in Anderson next year. The Daily Mail this afternoon received the following telegram from the Anderson delegates who are in attendance: "Sumter, May 23.-Anderson won over Charleston for the next conven tion by a thousand votes. Great and prolonged enthusiasm, et cetera and so forth. Proclaim it from the house tops and hang banners on the outer wall. Meet us at the depot with all the brass bands in the city. Action on the proposition for a state castle hall will probably result in defeating the proposition. Lonnie Mattison was elected grand prelate amid the beating of many tomtoms. Glory hallcluyaw. "IT. A. RatlitYe, Jr., "G. M. Tolly, ''A. G. Pinckney.'' The announcement that the grand ,lodge will meet here next year will )e received with the keenest satisfac tion. Invations were extended by the city council. the Chamber of Con merce, and by Chiquola lodge, and the Anderson delegates who are al Sumter evidently baecked 'up the in vitations by personal work, as the acceptance and their enthusiastic telegram shows. The announcement that Mr. L. S. Mattison, a former Anderson mal )ut who now lives in Columbia, has been elected grand prelate, will also be received with a great deal of pleasure by his friends. The election of officers for the eii suing year took pinee yesterday af ternoon and resulted as follows: G4. C., M. Rutledge Rivers. 0. V. C., M. L. Smith. 0. P., L. S. Mattison. (4. K. *R. and S., Dr. J. Hi. Thorn welil. .i 0. Mi. E., Wilson G4. HIarvey. G4. M. A., Dr'. F. M. Lander. 0. I. 0., J. W. King. 0. 0. 0., W. P. Mooneyhamn. A significant feature of the elec tion of offeers wvas the ovation ae corded Dr. Thornwell. A similar ova.. tion wvas given Mr. Wilson 0. Har *ey. There was a spirited contest for thme office of grand prelate, the cand! dates being Messrs. L. S. Mattison, of Columbia, Douglass McIntyre, of Marion and J. A. Berry, of Orange burg.. Mr. Mattison was the choice of thne convention. Sumter, May 23.-Action on the permanent location was deferred till next year. A committee of five was appointed to'report on the advisabil ity and secure options for an orphan age by next February and the grand lodgie is to take final action on the proposition: at the next convention. Biggs-After holding 'a political office for ten years Peachy has just retired a,poor man. Diggs-Huh I Why didn't he, re sign at tlhe start, when lhe discovered that he was being watched 1-Chica go Dalye News. ..... .' . .~. . A ;raphed by J. Z.'Salter for The Herald reet 16ooking East with the Court THE BLACK-LYON INCIDENT. Further Disclesures 'Expected When the Investigating Committee Meets Again on Wednes day.-The Records Transmitted to ' Governor News and Courier. Columbia, May 26.-There was a great deal of talk today about the incident in connection with Major John Black, member of the state board of control, who threatened to shoot Mr. Fraser Lyon, of the dis pensary investigating committee. There were many questions asked relative to the probable course of Governor Heyward, to whom the mat-. ter has been referred and much com ment as to the legal status of the mat ter. The members of the investigating committee have all gone home, as the committee has taken a recess until I next Wednesday. 17-tWhei the commit tee meets again next week some live ly disclosures are expected, and the report is that the work might he kept upl) all summer with pretty much the same result as to the past history of the institution, but the committee las siinl)ly pieked out types of towns and cities. Mr. A. M. Deal, actin under the advice of the investigating commit tee, today formally transmitted to the Governor the records in the ease of the investigating committee against Major Black. Governor Heyward was out of the city, and in his absence Private See retary Norment started the maclhin ery to get the matter in shape so that it cain receive prompt consideration upon the return of Governor Hey ward to the city. -He sent out the following notes relative to the )a pers. May 26, 1906. The Le Roy F. Youmans, A ttorney General, Columbia, S. C.,-Dear Sir: I have just received the enclosed communication from the dispensary investigating committee. In the absence of. Governor Hey ward I have thought it best to refer it to. you for your careful considera tion, in order that you may be thor ough ly conversant wit h the circumi stances of the case, pending a con ference with the Governor, I have the honor to be respectfully yours, 'J. E. Norment, Private Secretary. May 26, 1906. Dispensary Investigating Commit tee,'- Columbia, S. 0.-Gentlemen: Your communication sub)mi tting to Governor Hleywa rd testimony taken before your committee at its session, held Friday, May 25th, has just been recei ved. Governor Heyward left the city Thursday morning to go to his plan tation in Colleton county, as his pres ence was necessary there. It was his intent ion to return Monday and he is now out of the city. Your letter, with its testimony tak en before thme committee, has been niled, and I shall submit it to Gover nor Heyward for his consideration as soon as he returns. Respectfully yours, J. E. Norment, Private .Secretary. REV. ANGUS JOHNSON.. Minister Ninety-Seven Years of Agi Delivered a Sermon From the Pulpit of His Ordination. The State. Cheraw, May 27.-The Presbytei iann church of Cleraw was crowded I its utmost capacity - this mornii when the Rev. Angus Johnson arof to preach to a congregation, many < whom were the childrein, grandehi dren oi' great-grandchildrcn of thoi who board him preacl his ordinatic seron101 iii the same cliuireh over I years ago. Before beginning his so moni lie led the congregation inl pra; er to the thrione of grace and earnes ly asked for divinie aid for hinse and congregation that their vorsh be acceptable to God. As he pray< that God, who blassed his people he long years ago, would now make B prsesence manifest, the old toi quivered and for a moment a sacr silence prevailed, face, attitude ai heart - expressing what the voice i fused to utter. But it was only moment, for lie soon regained perfe control of himself. Mr. Johnson preached from t text, "For to me to live is Christ ai to die is gain,' Philippians, 1 : He described the life of Paul, sho ing how truly was the statement the text exemlplified in his life. I used him as a great example wortl of imitation. He dwelt upon the il portance of Christian living. Th upon its great influence upon othei Amotig other apt illustrations us was one which lie said lie had hea his friend and former companion the 30's, Daniel Baker, use. A ci tured infidel lawyer married a lov( Christian girl. Failing 'to agree this one particular, it was agreed I tween them that religion should neN be discussed. During a revival mci in-, tile husband would escort I wife to the church door and then aw.Kay. On leaving her once at t door, a pressure of her hand as assisted her in church directed I eyes to her face, where lie saw t tear drops falling over her ceel Her devotionl to him), her devotion her Master aid consecrated life wlhat reason had never beeni able do. brought hii to Christ, and so t aged pastor urged all Christians live for Christ. The Congregation Touched. But it was in discussion of the It clause of his text that the congrep t.iQp seemed most touched. As dwelt. upon the reunion on the otli shore with saints and loved ones w have gone before, lie commented the fact that not one of the faces had looked into and loved in yet gone by was before him now. Tli were ''over there'' and his appeal all in the church to prepare for t great hereafter was most touchinl Solemnly and effectively ati elose of the sermon Mr. and M ..J hnsion sang the beautiful hyn "When thle Eveniing Shadows Gat (er.'' It was a mlost p)at.hetic' incide and many eyes were dimmad i tears bef ore its close. The old ge th>mi'ni's voice is remarkably stro and clear for one (If advanced yen and is remarkable for his age and hi cooid carrying power. Sketch of Mr. Johns2n's Life. ''For the days of our years a three score years and ten, and ifI reason of strength they be four sec years. yet is-their strength labor ai sorrow, for it is soon cut off and fly away.' The verse from Psalms as quot recently in Greenville by Rev. A gus ,Johnson had more than its usu si'gnifleance. For full three seo years lie has labored in the service Christ anid, b)einlg the exception th proves the Biblical statement, lie I p)assedl the four score by nearly score more. And nowv on the bordt land, or as lhe said himself, on t brink of the river, lie comes on more to the State where he labored long with the souls of meni and tel them iln the same wvords lhe usedl long ago the truths of salvation. Tl old familiar faces are gone and lie dIwellinig among strangers.,N creeds have sprung upl and there a new thoughts entwined with the o nes of Calviniism. but Ihn old man still a1 belidver in the -old doctrines as taught by Thornwell and Palmer. The eall to pi'eacll the Gospel came early in -he life of Rev. Mr. John son. Born in lobeson county, N. C., in 1809, lie received little education ill) to his fifteenth year, having been appienticed to a.tailor. At. that age, low(ver, lie moved with his parints o to tie historic Cheraw Distriet, liv g, ing jtust. outside of tle old town. e Here lie was able to commence his o ediwation for the ministry and the I- gentle words of the elder Thornwell, ;e who at that. time assisted in tle in 1n struetion of the men in that distriet, 'O had much to do with the decision lie r- formed to enter the ministry'. H Y- joinled a small church, now in Hiar t-mony Presbytery, and in 1839 attend Ied tle Columbia Seminary for a year. 1P His previous instruction served him well and lie obtained his license to I preach a year later. Going bAck to is Cheraw lie served a short time, but cec his first. direct charge was the New A Hanover church in Newbern, N. C. He relieved the venerable John B. C- Tate of much of the arduous labor a the latter had performed among the et people of that district for several years. Later lie took, charge of the ie Philadelphia church. near Charlotte, id and in 1846 he went to Mississippi where lie had heard there was great fv- need for Presbyterian workers. He of organized a church at Water Valley, le Miss., and several others in the im 'y mediate territory, and, after leaving n them in trusty hands, went to Ger en mantown, Tenn., the Presbyterians of * that city being very anxious for this ed man who had made such a reputation rd not only for eloquent appeals to those of outside of the church, but for hard il work that brought results and re i 'ulted in much good for the religious " community wherever he labored. CaMed to Dallas. cr It was.necessary a short time after - ward for him to go to Florida, but lis while ther-e for his health lie insisted " on work and Whenl completely recov he (red a church at Dallas, then a vil Ile lage, called him. Here he has work ed for the remainder of his life, lov he ed by not onily the members of his own Idenomination, but by every one. lie is still able to engage in active pastoral ditties and there is little of t he detail of church work that es (' capes hinm and lie is able to tell ex to act-ly how the business of the church is eondlucted as he was when in years back Im made a Southern reputation st as an organizer and one who would a get results where others failed. lie ,See before you now a man of Ine e,r dium height, with broad shoulders ho I land a carriage that would be erect were it not for the failing eyesight that has made the stoo) and the cane necessary. His voice has not that ey cracked sound so common in very old to people and his laug11 is as chery and hearty as ever. Do not think that lie will be sensitive about his age. ''A h lain and simple life did it,'' lhe says. m. And yet the old1 man who has so m, long stood as a testimnony for all hi- tha '.ish gedly knws thati it cannot be ut inuch~l longer. And thle sweet--faced th old lady by his side only hopes that n-the summons will also call for heri n ~whien the time comes. They know ihiat it is set and fixed and as lont as as they are allowed they will set- them selves for the tasks appointed, no( nmatter how hard. r.e ,His present wife w"as Miss Sue .eJett Thomas of Elberta, Ga., to whlom id1 he was marriedl in 1885; his first ywife, Miss Mat-y Susan Ann Means ofConcord, N. C., having died t wo Syears previously. By the first wife n.there are eight children, nearly all al settled in the Southwvest and all sue re cessful, o,f lie has visited several general as at semblies of his church and was n as member of those of 1862 and 1864, a just after the organizat ion of the r.. Southei'n Presbyterian chureb. The hie c'ongregationl of the chnrch in Dallas, ce where lie has been so long, sent him so to the assembly just closed as a deli Is '(ate compliment to their aged minIs soter, eIt is worthy of note that lie preach is es to three congregations at his home w in Texas, often r'iding 10 miles to re meet an lippointmnent. la1 He Met Lafayette. in There s pinil out in Chie.nw aln 011 historic house where LaFayett was received on his visit in 1825. Mr Johnson was present at the receptiot and says that when LaFayette me some of, tle old Hevolhitioinary sol dier's that tears ran down his cheek: Iore th1an that lie remembers who a boy to have. seen a man ride up t their place and blow a horn and whe the people 'camte out to iiiii he ni noinced that peace had b)eei mad with England. This was in 18V Only a few of ti( houses that h1 knew in Cheraw remain and not single persoin except onie or two age persons who were children wIen I left. here in 1836. Notling his iir pressed the town more in years tha the visit oi this eitizeii of long year ago and tle citizenls wohill gladi keep him and his wife. Hui thei duties call tieni back to Texas ian they leave Monday morning over th Seaboard via Columbia for Texas, OHEOK FOR $17,000. Given to Girl who was Scalped Whil Working for Two Dollars a Weel New York Press. What lawyers say is the large: sums ever paid to a factory employ( for damages received when at wor was paid yesterday to Frank A Wells, of No. 60 Wall Street, atto Iey forI AInniie Lochsi and lReIingto Lochs, her father, for injlries rI eeived by tle girl whlen working the factory of Herman, Aukam & Cc of South River, N. J., onl June l' 1901. The check of Mr. Wells r, ceived from the Travelers' Insuran< Company, which concern proteetc the company in all suits for damag4 to emiployees, was for $17,000. TI case has been fought to the court. appeals, and, oii Thursday last, thi body handed down a unanimous opii ion sust aiiling tle decisions of the ai pelate division anid the jury in til supreie court. Before the case fir came to trial tile Travelers' insu ance company offerel to settle f $11,00f, wlichl Mr. Wells ref'used, a1 tihouglI he was eriticised for1 his a tion at the tilie. Annie Lochs was a worker in il factory of' llerman, Aukam & 0 mlanufactiirers of hIandkerebiiel's. SI w-%as 15 years old at the time' tie accident. and her work was hiemistiel hliandikelchiefs on a pow sewiing machine. For this she r ceived $2 a week. Oii the (lay of the accident sl stooped under the maehiie to pick I a bobbin and her hair became caug in a revolving shaft abouti a fo from tihe floor haint Conniiiected wi a belt running the sewing machin In an instant the strands of her ha became caught between the beitil and the shaft and quickly Coiled I in a hard knot. The girl was dragged to the floc screamig with pain nild terror, an although her comrades rushied to s ver. her hair at the skull they we too late and1 her scalp wias torn o: taking withI it. skin that reached her evebrows. She also suifferedC brokemn arm antd shoulder blade ai her eyesight was permiaiient ly affee edl. She was takeni from thle facto supposedly in a dying conditioii, bi after months of work on tIhe part < the dloctors she recovered partly,i lie (disfiguredi for life and a nervot wireek. Thle dloctors took skin from othl parts of her biody andl from frient and grafted in on lier skull, whil it has grown, but for the rest of In life it will be necessary for her i keep wet bandages on her head, an she will never be able to (10 any har work. One of the strong pleas mad3 by lier attorney wvhen lie asked ft lig dlamages--$50,000 was the su. sued for-was based on the fact thn the girl was so disfigured that 11 mnan wiould even ask her to marr; The suit was biroughit in the couri in thlis state because the defendanl have a residlence in this city. At thi same time that A nnie Lochis bronigh hen suit her father brought snit fk loss of his dlaughter's services. TI: law gives the fat,her the right of h: (laughter's services until she is < age. The dlaughter's enlse first came I trial beore .Tustice Blnchard andl jury in )eeember, 1904, and 'a ver diet was given for $10,000. It was a week before this that lawyers for the defendant offered to settle the - s w silits for $11,000, whieh was 10 i. per cent (if the total aiount. sued for. rI The iather's suit caie up two months afterward tle jury gave a verdict for a the full amount. - The defendlaniits took (he girl's suit 0 to the appellate divisioln on (he i. grouiids that the girl lid assuined 0 risks of injury when sle accepted f eiployimeiit and also that she Was l guilty of contributory negligence. e Mr. vells Illade a1 nlovel point when lie proved hat, it was static electric 1 ity genierated by the revolving shaft .4 liat attrac(ted tihe gir's hair, a cir V ('umstaice tiver which she had no con r trol and one whichii the defendants , should have guarded against. The ap e pellate division sustained the decis ioni of thie Supreine Court by a vote of three to two. This decision was in turn sustained by the court of ap peals. e Following this decision the do - fendants decided iot to continue their appeal against the verdict for the father anl paid the whole amount ;t with costs. This decision of the e court of appeals will have important k bearing on many damage cases now r. pending in the courts. n James E. Tindal. - The Honi. Jamnes 1E. Tinidal wag n bqrn ini Clarendon county, in Febra ., ary, 1839, where lie received his ), barly education and was prepared for - for college. le entered Furman Uni v versity, where lie graduated at an d' early age. He then went to the Uni _4 versity at Bonn, in Germany, to tin e ish his education. >f The War Between the States con it ing on lie hastened home and joined I 1- Hgh R. Oardner's Battery, of light artillery, of whieh lie was first ser e geant. The conyiN,%, was comiposed ;t of mien from Sumiter atd Clarelilon *- coumlties. The (.11111 imy was eomieet >r. ed with .lohn C. Itaskell's battalion ,. A fler the wvar. he returned home anld tiok charge of a large planting le interest whiicl he iilierited. 1., Mr. Tiidal1 took fnil interest inl m eveything pertaining to tie welfare >f of his county at State, being elecet o old to tle legislatulre several times. .'r Ie wvas secretary of' st at1 under flor ernor Tillinim's 1dmllinistration, anld was one Of the originattors of Clemi le son College, being a Imiemiber of tie [p original boalrd of trustees. He was it always from boyhood 2121 eariest dei >t oerat. H1e was active in every effort I of the while people to ?get 'oitrol of e. our goVernment during the days of ir radiealisim, and was seit to the tax ig payel't colveltion and all the state [1p coniventions after tile war. le wa one of tle most, active anld eaniest r, men inl 1876 to fiarmuoiiize file views [L ainid consolidate the white people up e- oni Haimptonui's views. se He was an a rdeu .nt ember' of the~ T, Baptist clhurch'h, haini'ig bleen m1odera'f to (t' oIf his associat ion several t imes, a lie was marr'ied t wice, fIrst to Miss (1 Mar iy Andi(ersoni. of (Greenville. Of t- t his 12m'rriage t here we're 2n( eliildrieii. y H1is secondi1 Vi wiws Miss Mariy lE. it Connors, of Clarendoni county, andi of f this mari'aige were, born three soins (I and three daughltes-Mrs. Mattie, is widow of the late William Henry Thomas, of Charleston; Mi's. E. G1. rr Quattlebaumn, of Columbia; aind a Mi's. Chairles Cultein, of Sumter. e Of the sons, A. J. and George are r successful planters in Cl arendon o county. The youngest, Leslie, is at dj Clemson college. eCouldn't Represent It. r A school tenehei' ome dlay, durinig thme hour for drawving, suggestedl to ther pupils that each driaw what lie o Ior she wouldI like to be0 when girown 1. 1"P s At thme endl of the lessonm one little a rgiirl showed an2 empjty slate. e j''Why,' ' said the teacher, ''isn't t thei'e anythinig you1 wVouild like to be r wthien you gr'ow up1?'' e ''yes,'' said the little girl, ''t a would like to be marr'ied, buit I don 't .f kniow how)I to driawv it.''-Life. Some wom01ien have wonderful skill ain keping their oiions to them selves. '/