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. . . ........ . .... V O L Piu s c h u rc h -- church VOL LIII NO.~o. EWBERYS.: 0.TESDA.Y. JUY 2M. 1906. TWICE .A. WEEK. $1 50A>. E.A.R EDITORS ADJOURN. press Association Will Again Oon vene in Charleston-President Aull Re-elected. The Press association of South Car. olina had two interesting business ses sions Thursday. The first on the programme was "Recollections'' by Cot. T. B. Crews. This was given very close attention. Maj. N. 0. Osteen, editor and publisher of the Sumter Watchman and Southron, also read a very interesting paper telling of his connection with newspapers in severa14l Cities, says the Columbia State. Maj. J. C. Hemphill, managing edi tor of the News and Courier, made a brief address upon the necessity of having a better libel law so that the press may protect the people from the rule of rascals and may show up the rascals. "Government by the news papers is the best government the peo ple have ever known, some people to the contrary notwithstand,'' he said with reference to Senator illman's attacks upon the press. The following committee was ap pointed to present to the legislature a bill to promote the independence of the press so that they may properly arraign scoundrels: Messrs. Christen sen. R. R. Hemphill, Peurifoy, Aull. and Kohn. . The following committee on a badge for the association was appoint ed: J. C. Hemphill, Stricklin and Me. Dowell. The committee on officer's I reports endorsed the suggestion that members delinquent for three years 1 be sitspended. This was agreed upon. The change in the constitution rela tive to active and associate members was recorded on the minutes to be acted upon next year. Mir. J. P. Meehan, the editor of The i Carolina Citizen of Cheraw, read a very enjoyable paper on ''The Staff Poet'' and presented a poiem dedi eated to the association lY Mr. ). Milton Clarke. This was romundly al Folanded. Riev. W. . Witsell real a paper Ilrepared by ('apt. W. E. 0mizales on., the subject of the 'sort par.-uraph.'' The association regreted the enftore Vd absence of the edito. of The State. Mr. Keiley, press represenlative of Ille Jamestown e\positli(In. wns t dueed to the 1si11ion and 1n11.he a Very enjoyable presetailtion 41 the 1rospects. He will aecoipa1ny the pa'ty friom the assoeiation to Nor folk toiorrow afternooli. Major Hemphil Iwas exv.en'ed I'-1m Presenting.- at pIperI on'Our "OIll. unty.% Cousins.'' He referred to ithe fact Ilat all newspaper wockers r-e akin in spirit anid showed I hat every work er on the staff of 'll News ancd Courier. is an inipi'rti-d man and Ii:1 only o(ek of the staff it, Thlv Evenin. Iost is a Charleston mall. Mr. J. u. Mehee -;p11ke vithl I phiasis and intelligenitly upon thei subl ,ieel ouf ' 'The Newvspaper(' Mani as an1 ua n using Ci cotroverisy ini whih Ge. H. R. HIemph)ilI spoke4 i~~ aiains Mr. Me1 lhee 's view thait givinhg Iree noitie ,(t' to church festivals is wr'ongi. 'The Business I'and of It'' was, dliscuised b)y MrIi. J. L. Sims~ of Oran nte buiirg, who advisedl ailtlpaplers iradlli I ly to establish a cash ini advance syn tem with sublscrib)ers. Mr. Kiti referred pointtedlly toi a qiase of in position. A party13 in thle secondi 4'n- 1 gressional district hado sent out a statement dleclinting to he a cani (late for congress. 1111is annonneementiU~ was not accomipaniedl by a c'hec'k hut several papers had prinitedl it. IH thought it time for the associationi to deInne what is news antd wthaI is liree aidvertisino. of t he nmost eicaleUll kind. At thle after'nioon sessioni it was5 de eided( to m ieet againi in Chaiirleslt441. ManIily compllimntarIi y spieechies welvi4 mnade. Major Hlemph111ill wat fins l madnnoe thle pemaen meetini'' pla IC4 A conmmittee was aintedi4iI to( I'on0 sider thle adlvisab)ilit y, Ma.o lO'Itli hill, Col. Cr*ews, A. W. Knii, t, Camp and Sims. DeCamp ando MeOltee come anthorii' izedI to invite thle associatlion to Gaff ney a nd Greenwood, but. af.ter I le openl hearted hospitality and genumite friendliness of the people otf. Char leston they declinel to offer any Op-' position to a return engaement in this city next year. This has beei one of the most en joyable meetings that the South Caro lina Press association has had. These Words are not mere platitudes, but the echo of a sentiment freely express ed here today. Dear Old Charleston has endeared herself in a huidired ways to the members of the associa tion. There have beeii pleasure out in,_s lipin top of pleasure outilngs and not Olie 'eIt of expense to the miei hers of the association. The recep tion was cordial, tle entertainment roVaI and11 the communion of editors withl Charleston people has been most friCdly. The attendaINe has beenl Ia'g-er than oil anly previous occasion. Tuesday night it was the 25 mile boat ride; Wednesday evening the frolic at the Schuetzenplatz, and to iii-lt the reception at the Seashore hotel. The association was pleased to have Gov. Heyward here yester day. He was unable to remain through the meeting. A party of 40 left Friday afternoon for Norfolk, where they will be the uests of fhe Jamestown ex position commissioners. Part of that numberl will go upon an extended visit o Boston and other points. The following officers were elect d: E. I. Aull, president; William Banks and J. C. Mace,vice-presidents; tiugust Kohn, treasurer; W. W. Ball, E. H. DeCamp, and C. M. Galloway, nembers of executive committee; R. . Freeman, secretary to succeed Mr. C. C. Langston, retired. Mr. Freeman -eceived 16 votes and Mr. C. M. Gallo vay 13. Mr. Banks presented resolutions of o]row on account of the death of Ur. J. J. Hull, editor of the Rock Hill lerald. These were adopted by a ris nv vote. The meeting was adjourned until -'rida morning. The committee on es4-Slotions will then report. This i 111111itee colsists of Messrs. McGhee, I'lliks. icon. Normlent, Bethea and ,iis. Tllni-.lt a Ieeption is being given It he Seashore lotel. A luubisom tOestimoial of affee iol ill tihe l1 i1lre of a solid -oId valetl ftball,a cutiln was preseli(ed IN ille ilssoialioll to Mr. la1n.st oi. or 12 years sevetarI. r Pl . 11. Gadsden, pesident of 'solidated company, was eleet 4 an ho1ror.v life member. This -lan has sparedito painls and has 1111111,1red no litt'- cNIense to give thl" 1,.,11t.iationl a pleasant visi(. Red-Rock Price. Iarl-per's Weekly. The Pr,oprietor of Bostonl hotel avs that 1 week oIr wo ago a dusty, 111I h phin ieronlL from Nashua, 1,w lamsilire. presented himself at he desk of the hotel. statinlg that lie *I 've et my supperW al sialli he ,tf befr t bri'I ieak fast, '' sa id lie, grave y. to thle ('lerk, " now what wIou1ld . yiiur lo west pr'ice for a1 room) to --ne dol Ilar, ifI you leav~e at 6 Ilock tomorrow' mi'norninug. '' wvas thle Se-t abhout righ t 7,, demnanded thle vafireir, prodinig a bat tered fifty .en iiece. " You see, i 'm all exci ted lp, triavel in', an ' I don 't expect to leepti morel'ni half (lie time 'I 'm in hiere. Latest Decorative Fad. \ iew fadl of Japane0 iise decoraition(1 m lie wld beIIn surpl risedl Io learn it anyi iiiomient thlit a c'orphs of Japa I ,iitn<o. tI'irist. sent tol ~Iirope to mtii1iat thle 1U(1 sItyIes or' fluorali 1-1r'! Ot I0n 1111(, i r eprshat i Lodwon .Liit io'l jitotle i hwes at tllo bi e in I eat the aesef leoatinst h. motn d RUSSIA AND ITS CZAR STAND FACE TO FACE IT t SOLDIERS PREPARED TO t1tL. t Imperial Ukase Oauses GrOat Conster- 1 nation-Many People Leaving Oapital. St. Petersburg, July 22.-With the imperial i ukase disolving parltiament, whieli was promulgated early this morning the curtain rose uponl possi bly the last act in the great drama of the Russian revolution. The people and the government now stands face ' to face and upon the army depends the immediate issue. Even should the government, how- t ever, succeed in restaining an out break of the people of victory pro bably will only be temporary and sim- t ply confine the stream for the final exposion. No one doubts the sever ity of tlie storm which will rise in the country in response to the Emperors' dispersal of the men wlhom he wel (omied two months ago in the Winter0 palace as the best.'' men inl Russia,ly bt the die is cast. The government t has elected to fight, and the capital t today bore- eloquent testimony of the t prepjarations made to repress the masses by force. The city was packed with soldiers and resembled an armed camp. During Saturday night, additional V troops were brought in and disposed of according to plans previously adop. ted. These reenforcements included t four infantry regiments of the Cheval ier guard, Hussars, mounted grenad, 1 iers, and a battery of machine guns. t The troops occupied railroad stations and the bridge across the rivers and canals and the patrols of both police and geNidarmes were everywhere doulWed. The work of gathering in revoli tionlary agitators began immediately after the ukase placin.g St. Peters ur- inl "a state (if extralordilnar y, se (i1-ity'' was promiulgated and hun dreds of arrests were made before dayliuIght. The powers eoiferred ulponl Mt. Von Der Lmllity prefect of police, and Solovietf. 41overnr01, o* tle proVince, are little short of tihose of petty die tators. Searelies and arrests canl he made witlout process of law, nlews papers forced to suspend publicationiA and pers<lms deported by adllilistr-: tive order without trial. Public and private lmeeting"s are forbidden. ''hoso' arrested may, if it is desired, be tri ed by military courts and sum1mari ily executed. The only real differ ence between "extraordinary secur ity' and full martial law is tlAt p<wer is exercised by tile so-cillved civil instead of military aitlhority. Although th le news of the dissolu lion of parliamenit spread like wild fi re attimn thle members of thle vari onms Political orga nizationis, thle inms ses here generally are hardly awake to t ie moillentobls even t. Th'le neWs traveled fast in the country and the xenrcal expectat ion is that thle peasani try, acceplt ing thle dispersal oif paria~ menit as the finial blow to t heir hopes, will rise en masse. Thel proletariat (irganizat ions havye beeii prein~'ig for months for just such pr~ooat ion to declare openi warI. Tt is imipos5sib)le to dlescribe the 'oin-I sterniation with which the constitui ional D)emocrats lea rned the news. AIt hough it had been britled for thleI past three days ukase was received by them in blank amazemeit. E'veni Sat urday night 's eaucus did not be Iieve the aonrnment would dare t o tak<e thle t hreatened step and seri(ons-I ly disculssedl the at titud(e to be Itaken Itowardls Minister of thle tnt erior Stoi w In, when he appeia red in parli a-I Th'le voverinment (cluIted( oni (elt - chinii' thle oppolisit ion off its guard, hnt if' ii was exl)ceted~ to strmike tero toiiI Ilie hearts of the mienibiers of paluia-. ment1 it hias f. iied signal ly. Si timeIii ni %i whmen dhissollion seemed immniin enit, thle di fferentI groups of thle o ppoN ~ it ion viritualIly agrreed to follow thle example of their' Fri;ineh compatriots of the states general and meet, if '1 drivnen Out. of Tan.d ni)a mih.ere ver and whenever circumstances die. rited until a constitution was firmly stab)lishied. At a hurried secret conference this iorning it was decided on account of he possibility being broken up and lie members arrested that they g< nmediately to Finland and decide ponl the course to be pursued, and nall groups left this afternoon an3 vening by train. Whether word was given them to icet at, Vib)org or Helsingfors is tin. nown, but it seems proable that Fin. mid in future Russian history will b( ome synonomous with ''The Tennii 'ourt.'' of the French revolution .ven Count Heyden, the learder, and ther members of the Right are tin erstood to have departed. It is quit< inprobable, however, that parliament s a body will attempt to formall3 t up its authority against that of lie government. The Constitutional Democrats and ntellectuals generally recognize that hey have ino weapons with which t< ight the government bayonets. Thu itiative, therefore, naturally will all to the proletariat. This the So. ial Democrats and the Groups of 'oil in parliament all along have ree gnized, and the most elaborate pre arations have been made' to repeal hle tactics of last full and paralyze lie country with a general strike. But lie plans at this time have been per ected with much more deliberatior nd involve not only the p)aralysis of ities, telegraphs, railroads and all leans of communication throughout lie empire, but a complete strike of easants in the country as well. They onfidently believe the loyalty of the rmops has been so shaken that the tilitary supports of the governmeni till give way and that when put t< lie test the army will be divided gainst itself. Pointed Paragraphs. Death loves a shining mark; thai i why halheaded mena do not liv orever. A man who is worthy of his hir annot be blamed for looking higher iven the most thirsty e-iminal isn' nxious to line iu) before the bar 01 ast ice. Money you may het on Ihe miar oesn't alawys iake her go un11der tit ire first.. A woman never has much confi enCe in at grocer who doesin't belon; o tle satme Chlurlch she does. We never realize how mumtch nerv( e have until we have occasion t< ceelpy a dentists chair. Nearly all women are smart en ngh to retend t1hiat their husband ave all the brains. To see the cashier ot her bani alkim.r to any of her friei'ds lumake womanal terribly slspiciolus that h s telling about her account. When a girl has a poor figure it' sign she is too modest to talk aboi neht things. A manm is a goodl deal prouder ovec neaking (out of his taxes thanm liei avor having a pew in church. Thme time thle <ievil feels he en' noek off work and1( go fishing is whei veryb)ody 's family is awvay at sum ner hotels. Lt there was no fun in thme worldi v!ould b)e much easier to go to heaver id people wouldn 't mind1 so much he 7inning the tr'ip. -A w~omamn is afiraid she isn 't a good nother unless she worries her' hus mnd ib thme middle of a theatrical per omance about what might have hamp ienedl to the children since they lef *hildelphia Ledger. RIagson Tat ters-dese is might iard1 times, ain'dy'? iingry Ilnwhos-Dant'si what de re Ragsie, old man. So many pee >le is offecrin ' me work whmen I ask ar grub (hai I' m rniiiling out. of ('N niises. etter frmom Pr'esiuden t IRo osevei; I lhe r'lemeor of Japan.; "'There is nothi,aso sat isfactorm is a clear conscence." " 'No, '' answem 3d Senator Sorghum! " and thle ncs >est thing is a good la wyer."'-Wash ngton Stat' n L.NG or uOrELAND. Facts Connected With The Depdorabl( Tragedy Near Cinton-The In. quest. The Laurens corrsepondent says of the killing of Elbert F. Copeland by S. Wash Hunter, near Goldville: The shooting was the result of e dispute over cards, the principals to gether with two others, R. Lee Hun ter and Ross ). Leake, having playeI all night. The tragedy took place ir a small store-house at the home of R Lee Hunter, brother of Wash Huni ter, the slayer of- Copeland. Wasl Hunter went to his home, a mile an< half distant immediately after thi killing. It is understood that he i: willing to give up after things ge quiet, but Sheriff Duckett, will like ly get him tomorrow. Coroner Watts held an inquest Testimony of R. Lee Hunter and Ros: Leake, eye witnesses of the whole af fair, was taken. Both stated tha Copeland and Hunter had hot word: over the game when Copeland, wic was a cripple, struck Hunter witl his crutch, almost knocking him down and at the same time drew his knife and(] declaredl he would cut Hunter' throat. Quick as a flash Hunter drev his pistol and shot five times, four o: the shots taking effect, three in th( left side and one in the temple. He died instantly. Two other young men of the vicin ity were with the gamblers until late but had left before the difficulty oc curred. It is said that all parties were d -.-king. Al pawnes involvei ar among the wail-to do 4itizens of th." community. Elbert Capeland w-w 2 and unmarried. He was a son o: Mr. Adolphus M. Copeland of Clinton one of the best citizens of Lauren county. The deceased was buried at Clintoi Thtrsday afternoon. Hunter is at older man, and is also tininarried. C C. Featlierstone represented the Stat( att the intuest while W. R. Richey up peared for the accused. Large erowd. visited the scene during the day. Another Account. Clno,July 19-nawhul tralge. dy was enacted this m1lorinigl.. about 41 'cloek just f Ior miles below Clinltol on the( Columibiia, Newherry and L;it rens railoiad. ll it smitall stilr-e-holls a 1hn1ost inl tihe ed-e ot R. Lee Hute' yaIrd. Mr. Ebb ('41pt4awd was shot t death by Wash 11ttniter). In this littil store-h1(;tuse where this erine wAis 'm(pi llitted it is said var11iois Itl-icles 111r1 sold hy the proprietor. Mr. R. Le -fiHunter. It sevims. thalt MrV. Lep 1Hun1 er was ini town. as le is allmost e (1elaternoonl. Mr. Ebb) COpJeland, whl (411(Itets a nmarket here, weit boml), with uint ter presbtililbly to1 have limle of poker. They, with Mr. Ros Ur'lke, Was'.1sh H,utn11ter and perhall others, stipped iin a piee If' womds (l t this side of Mr. Lfee Hunter's hio r fronm ev~idenice biotight ouit in t h anmd ectontied until atboiut 1 anid thle i r'epair'ed to this little stire. RI. Le -uit Hunte, thIe propriiet or, Mr. .Roy Leake of Clinuton, who lives WithI M Hute(1, Mr'. Wash Hut,er, whtoi , Mr. Ebb C'opelatnd, the murdi(ered( nti - were' t he parit icipants. Almost at b.rea f day atnd as thte ,xnme still wore oi I now itn favor' of' one, itow of thew othle' Mir. Wash Hutnteir and( Mr. Ebb CopE - Ianad beca me intvolved in ani alt eret: - tioni aver' the izamte, in whiebic M t Copelantd lost his life. On ly t wo witniesses lest i fied itt thI 'oi'on er's itiiest . Thiere weie M Ross ILea ke and R( . L ee hiuittri, wht test ifiedl to prael('Iically the si lhingr. 1aout as tollows: That M Waishi Huterc and Mir. Ebb ( opel tam who hats bhen a cip ple till of' his lit' had but aiS simopl of ai l'm. and wen'it El his ernit ch, kniocked MIr. I [uintert' his kine", wvhe''irepn hie also drew~~ h knifec amih said hiE wouild e'tt iTutiieri d ~ throt. It was thlen t hat Ib n ant il he hadh shot five thioes. fouri' Ihe hilleltS tak in. ''ffect, eit her w~hi'h woil produtce inst ant dent tThis is said to hb Mr'. H'unteri''s thiu .. or' forth victim. All Ionetios connecte,d with this ne' ful affair are among the most promin ent people of the county and both are largely connected in Clinton and surrounding country. Mr. Copeland was erared In Clinton and lie is the son of Mr. A. M. Copeland of this place, who is a gentleman above re proach. Mr. Ebb Copeland is a broth er of 0. 0. and Barton, Copeland, pro minent merchants of Newberry, and there is a brother in Baltimore who stands very high in dentistry. Mr. Wash Hunter is son of the late Mr. Henry M. Hunter, who is said to have been one of the best citizens of his time. Mr. Hunter is also a broth er of Mrs. Evans of Newberry, wife of Mr. H. H. Evans. Mr. Hunter, has one brother living Lee Hunter who figured as a witness in the case to lay, also another sister, Mrs. J. R. Copeland, who lives just below Clin ton. Really they are all Clinton peo ple. This is to be more regretted because of the prominence of all the parties. Gave Himself Up to Sheriff. Laurens, July 21.-G. Wash Hun ter, who shot and instantly killed El bert. F. Copeland over the card table rhursdny morning, near Goldville, this county, caie in this Morning and -ave himself II) to Sheriff Duckett, who at once locked him up. Hunter came in about 10 o'clock, having- been preceded to the city two hours earier by his brother, R. Lee -Hunter, in whose store house the t,ra gedy of Thursday morning occured. Mr. W. R. Richey, attorney for Hunter, went to Newberry this after noon to make application for bail be fore Chief Justice Y. J. Pope. Hunter appears to be greatly dis tressed over the killing of his friend and declared to-day that he would not have committed the deed for any thing in the world. But he denies be ing dniik at the lime. His great horror of beinar confined in jail is his reason for not giving up -l mlonev or permiittinl'u h1imsc"lf toI be arrested. He did 111not leave tle comn nm1nity at all. hut simply lwpt out of tihe way ot the sheriff and his Imn, who 11uale dhe seconld atempt (4o lo ente and arrest himi yestrda1y. THE CAMPAIGN ITINERARY. Where and When the Candidates Will Meet the People Face to Pace and Praise Themselves and Depreciate Their Competitors. - Bisholville, Tutesday, July 24. Beinet tsville, Wednesday, .uly 25. Chesterfivid, Thursday, July 26. Camden, Friday, July 27. Lancaster, Saturday, July 28. A feser, Monday, Aiu 6. p Winnsbort, Tuwsda,. Amug 7. Y, orkvillet, Wedc(nesdlay, Autgust 8. (Gaffney, Tuesdey A ugust 9. Spartanhurg, [Friday, A uguist 10. 1 11'nion, Saitur iday, A ugust 11. s Newb,erry. Tueiisday, A ugumst 14. '. Green wood, Wednaesdany, Au~gust 15. * AbbuevilIe, 'ITursday, August 16. rI Anderson, Friday, August 17. I, k Walhialla, Saturday, August is. ,Pickens, Monday, August 10. ',Greenville, Tuesday, August 20. - Laurenrs, WVednesd(ay, August 21. Aaron Burr in Prison. .Even to his jailer' Burr was the o grand seigneuir, whose rights t hero e was~ noneIC to disluilte. r. ."i hiope,s si,'' ventured that t.offi -itwouhl not hed u disaigreeabClhe to you nI if I shonI01 lock~ I his door0II aftr dark."' ht i'l the. turnk(y, ' to ext ingujishi all 0 li.huts at 9 II''clOIk. I hiope, sir, you s will have no objltioni to c'oinrm to s hat ?' nee en tl bed( until 12, andh a1lays I. *' " 'Ver well siru-- jusi as you please,' Cl arneed IheI jaileri. " ' shoul111d have been glad ifi.a ee tews, but as --ou we as, sir. ''