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. VOLXLIV NO 100 NEWBERRY. 8. 0., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1007. TWICE A WEEK;. $1.50 A YEAR
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R. / SIMPSON TRANSFERRED
1 TO ASHEVILLE DIVISION
I Oapt. Honry A. Williams' Division
I Has Been Enlarged'?General
I Shake-up in this District.
HSR. Columbia Stnte, 14th.
'Willi Tlvo rumors of changes affecting
' 'l(i superintendents of the Columbia
MS Spartanburg; divisions of the
wisf Sout,lorn rnilway, were yesterday
confirmed by an order from Mr.'-W.
?| N. Foreaere, the general superintendI
cnt of the Southern, instructing
i Siipt. R. E. Simpson of the Spartanburg
disi vision to report for duty al
Asheville t-o take charge of thai
division, and Supt'. llenry A. Williams
of the Columbia division was
instructed to take charge of the
FpnV'tanburg division, consolidating
that with the Columbia division.
|Uf This means a promotion for 'oacli
of these officials, which will be very
gratifying news to their many
friends in Columbia and throughout
the state, although Supt. Simpson's
removal from Columbia will be a
matter of general regret,
jpk) It is rumored that other changes
Bp will be announced today or tomorrow,
one of the rumors being that
fMtr. (jco. \V. Bishop, trainmastdr
of the Spartanburg division, will be
assigned to other duties,-and another
is to the effect that Mr. W. W.
.Barber, general yardmastcr of the
Southern at Columbia- will accompany
Mr. Simpson to Asheville and
will be promoted to trainmaster of
that division. Mr. Bishop was special
iaw agent for years of the Columbia
division before the formation
of the Spartanburg division.
Mr. W. N. Foreaere, general superintendent
of the eastern division of
the Southern, is expected to arrive
5n the city this morning to consult
with Supt. Williams about the other
changes which this new order
makes necessary.
Trouble in Arhoville.
'The changes announced in the order
issued yesterday are caused by
thw recent dismissal of the head officials
of the Asheville division.
?upt. Ramseur, Headmaster Ramsey
and Trainmaster Fortune of the
Ashevilie division wore forced to resign.
Their resignations were followed
by the resignation of the chief
dispatcher and other minor officials.
The action of the Southern in forcing
these men out. aroused a strong
protest from many of the business
men of Asheville and a petition,
numerously sign id, has bean forwarded
to President Finlcy, asking
that these parties be given a hearing
011 the charges which were preferred
against them. The wording of the
following petition indicates that
those charges were of a serious character:
"Mr. W. W. Fin ley, President
\ Southern Railway Company, Washington,
B. C.
i "Bear Sir: You are doubtless
aware of the recent action of the
^Southern railway resulting in the
<lUsmissal of Supt. Ramseur, Roadmaster
Ramsey and Trainmaster
Postunc of the Asheville division.
'lis is generally understood by the
Asheville public that there has been
no hearing given these gentlemen,
and 110 opportunity of making a proper
defense. We believe that the
charges we have heard in connection
with this matter arc untrue; and
j that, judging by the character of
| these gentlemen, nn injustice has been
? done through lack of full informa?
tion. Relying on your sense of justice
and fairness, we request you to
i make a personal investigation at
II once, so that there will be no possiB
bility that any injustice be done
HS these gentlemen."
|H The following; telegram from Oeneral
Manager Ackert, in reply to a
l&l telegram from Mayor Campbell of
|1& Asheville, indicates that the Soutlipjjjgl
(>1'n win stand pat in its action:
lira Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 11.
John A. Campbell, Mayor, Asheville,
jgjaHt T have telegram addressed to Mr,
jrg|ffi Finlcy in regard to petitions being
sent in from Asheville relative to
l <?'ian"e *n division officials at that
gflllBl point. B is not my desire to do any
Xhb|^K injustice to any one, but conditions
are such on the Ashevillo division 1
. that I feel it my duty to make the
changes decided upon. I can assure 1
t you it is done only wit-h a view of
perforn'.ng my duty to the Southern
railway. ^
C. II. Ackert.
Superintendent Williams is a na- (
f tive of South Carolina, his birthl
place being Williamston, Anderson I
s county. lie began his railroad car- |
' Per when a mere lad. as brakeman '(
011 the Columbia & Greenville rail- v
road, now Southern. llis father, c
Capi. Newt. Williams, has been a o
conductor for years. In time Henry I
Williams was promoted to conductor, i
then yardmaster and trainmaster. In j
.1805 he went with the P. C. & P. t
(now Seaboard Air Line,) as train- 1;
master of the lines between Colum- I
bia and Jacksonville. After two 1;
years he returned to the employ of s
i the Southern, as trainmaster of the ?
- North Carolina division, with head- 1
quarters at- Durham, N. C. After a |
year lie was transferred to Greens- ?'
; boro, N. ., as trainmaster of the I
. main line between Spencer, N.. C., (
and Monroe, Ya. lie held this posi- c
; lion about four years, when lie was h
promoted to the position of superin- tendent
ol the Norfolk division, s
which included the lines from Norfolk
to Danvilie and from Norfolk a
lo Selma, N. C., with headquarters f
at Norfolk. After a couple of years (
he was transferred to Columbia and 1'
put in charge of the lines now in tfTe j
Columbia and Spartanburg divisions. (
Last year, when the territory cover- u
e;l by the Columbia division was di- o
vided, Mr. li. E. Simpson was put in f
charge of the new Spartanburg di- t
vision, Capt. Williams remaining in ;i
charge of the lines under the Co- o
lumbia division. n
The change made yesterday puts v
iMr. Williams again in charge of the ('
territory which he had under his su- s
pervasion prior to the change, of last c
year which means considerably more p
work for him and his office force. s
Mr. R. E. Simpson got his first ex- c
perience in railroading on the West- ti
era North Carolina railroad, now the s
Southern, starting in tlie roadway s
department in a minor position. lie r
worke.l up rapidly, becoming train- o
master at Aslveville. He came to Co- 11
lumbia last year, when tli? Spartan- u
burg division was created, as super- p
intendent of this division. e
Mr. Sim-j)Son is a native of North e
Carolina and by the new order re- a
turns to the lines on which he start- s
ed as a section hand not many years ti
ago. As division superintendent. h'< n
will liave^ charge of the lines from
Salisbury, N. C., to Aslveville, Ashe- T
ville to Spartanburg and branch ii
lines. c
Mr. Simpson will leave Columbia a
this morning for Asheville, but will
not move his family for several w
weeks, probably not until after the
holidays. He said last night that
while he appreciated the promotion, h
he regretted very much that he had I
lo leave Columbia. He made many c
friends during his stay here and the ?
best wishes of all these will follow ?'
him in his new field of labor. d
Mr. Simpson will have under his 1'
control the following lines, in addi- H
tion to the terminals: r
Miles 1J
'Salisbury to Asheville .141 w
Asheville lo Spartanburg .. . . 70 fi
Asheville to Murphy 123
TIendersonville to Toxaway . . 42 n
tl
Total 376 s
By coin billing t'e Columbia and
Spartanburg divisions Superintendcut
Williams is put in charge of 0
about 700 miles of road, including
terminals, as follows: t
Miles >'
Charlotte to Hardeeville .. .. 230 1
Columbia lo Augusta 82
ICdgefield-Aiken branch 24 '(
Balesluirg-PeiTy branch 20 f
Total Columbia division . . . . 371 ?
Miles il
1 Columbia to Spartanburg .... 04 e
Columbia to Greenvilie 145 o
Hodgcs-Abheville branch . . . . 12 '
' Lockhart branch .13
Total Spartanburg division . . 2fi4 '
Grand total both divisiions, not v
; including terminals, G35 miles. C
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PEDDY AGAINST OORTELYOU.
iitchcock and Capers May Lose
Their Jobs?Won't Work
For Bill Taft.
A special from Washington lo the
Columbia State says:
The deep lni;l "conspiracy" of
''rank II .Hitchcock, first assistant
>ostmaster g?inernj, and John G.
Papers, commissioner of internal reen
lie, who have formed the Soul lira
Republican muckamueks into a
oalition for the nomination, not' of
ioosevelt, but of Cortelyon, is the
nost interesting aftermath of the
iresident's great second rcnuneiaion.
And Washington awaits with
>oth ears trained and one foot- susxmded
to hoar the axe fail upon tlie
lenighted heads of the throe conpirators.
For the Great Silent
dan himself, who is said to have
laid the foundations of the deep
>lot, it indeed lie lias not directed
very move, is involved now with his
wo ardent admirers, Hitchcock and
apers. Capet's will not today disuss
the report that his resignation,
iy request, is now pending, pendant
-indeed, between the pen and the
word.
It is said here, though, on tire best
uthority that Capers, when sent
or by the president some time ago,
old the big chief in so many plain
/.lglish words with a few others
a row n in that if lie was expected in
he ofiice of commissioner of interial
revenue to organize the federal
llice holders in his division for Taft
lien he would resign his ofiice. If
liis was a biuff the president did
ot call it; he preferred to play the
ame another way. Mr. Capers
lakes 110 denial that with Rooseelt
now out of the race ho is for
Jortelyou, though he declares tlint
0 far as his part in forming the
oalition is concerned, it was for the
resident's nomination. This is now
criouslv doubted hereabouts, beause
of the smoking out of Mr. Corelyou's
candidacy with various
moke producing circumstances and
ubstances, and for the additional
eason that it is known so well what
bligations Mr. Capers is under to
lie ambitious secretary of the treasry,
if for nothing else than for'his
iresent job. T( is also rememberd
that Mr. Capers was once relievd
of a goodly position as district
ttorney of South Carolina by this
ame Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Hitchcock,
im, owes his all to Cortelyon, and
lighty little to Roosevelt.
Neither of them owes anything to
'aft. As for paying anything; or givng
anything in the form of in fiance,
promotion or manipulation to
ny leader high or iow without owig
it or expecting pay for it after'ards
these two are not celebrated
or that kind of politics.
So the conspiracy is thoroughly
elieved in by many in Washington,
t might be called a 5,000,000-vote
onspiracv as a sort of counterpart,
f tire $5,000,000 conspiracy, though
1 truth ir seems to have 11101*0 founation.
Drastic measures are contemplated,
it is said, but lots of
lung's have been said hereabouts in
eeent days and enterprises of great
ith and moment are sicklied o'er
'ith the pale cast of the possibility
f making matters worse.
And matters would cortainly be
lade worse should three heads like
liese fall in a bunch. They would lie
horn of their Irength which lies in
lie main in their dominance over the
ederal office holders under them,
specially those in the south, which
ave already been organized with
lie magic name of Roosevelt' as the
harm. lint, on the oilier hand,
here would be the effects of so gr.'at
row, and the necessity, if (lie pivslent
would make things any better
or his protege, Mr. Taft, of his aploinling
men to these offices who
,'otild. with the presidential aulhorIy,
organize the federal ofTiec holdi's
for Taft. Could the president
( lite United States afford to do
I)at ?
Question for debate: Resolved,
'lint Augusta, and not Savannah,
.'ill be the blind tiger metropolis of
leo?":'ia.?News and Courier.
TILLMAN PRIMED.
Will Lay Bare Finacaiial Situation 1
in Senate?Refuses to bo
Held Off.
A special from Washington to the
News and Courier under date of Do- ']
comber lo says: Senator Tillman ?
will, i[ nothing prevents, throw some
hot. shot into the Administration to- ^
morrow when lie takes the floor to '>
speak on his resolution oal 1 iiitr for 0
information relative to the issuing "
of clearing ly?use certificates and a
the management of national banks. '
1* or several days he has been col- a
lecting data to use tomorrow and is (>
now prepared to make some stinging
comments on the financial affairs Si
of the government as conducted by
the presen't Administration. C
He is of the opinion that the issues
of clearing house certificates by ^
slate institutions may be subject to ?
the 10 per cent lax imposed by Federal
statutes upon currency issues by v
stale banks, and is not so sure that ?
national banks are not exceeding the "
rights conferred by their charters u
when they issue cul'raney through 'l
the clearing house associations. Il
Incidentally, the Senator will dis- t<
cuss the alleged mismanagement of.'1
the Mercantile National Hank, of!'1
Xew ork, and pay his compliments J(>
to John li. Walsh, lie is of the opin-l^'
ion that there has been inexcusable In
delay in bringing Walsh to trial. , "
The Senator was in commuuicn- "
lion yesterday with the comptroller ^
of the currency and the United Slates
attorney of New York regarding b
tlie conditions disclosed by the fail- ti
ure of the lleinze banks. si
There has been a determined ef- 0
fort on the part of Republicans in ithe
senate to choke off the Tillman 1
resolution "for the good of the fin- a
ancial world and to prevent another t'
flurry," as stated bv Senator Aid- t
rich. The real reason is that, as on <>
former occasions, Lbe Administra- 'I
>tition is seriously guarding its ae- tl
tions for political , reasons. Just' ,i'
now, especially Senator Aldrich and
other Republican senators, fear an
attack on the Administration from fl
Tiilman and would cheerfully shelve ^
an investigation and probable ex- c
posure of bad financiering at this 't
time. t
Senator Tillman is backed by Sen- I
ators Culberson, of Texas, and Clay, a
of Georgia, and shows no signs of ''
letting up in his determination to (
demonstrate that in many respects c
the financing of the government as .1
now carried on is radically wrong. I
Besides paying his respects to Walsh a
and other bank wreckers he is pre- a
pared to handle Secretary Cortelyou ?
without gloves. t'
Tomorrow's work in the senate, if h
'Tillman gets the fioor, will be deeid- 0
edly of a sensational nature and will t.i
probably give the financiers of th'3 n
country something interesting to fi- X
i>ure on. ji
As already stated in this corrcs- <>
pondence Senat'or Tillman proposes r
to go to the. very bottom of this mat- P'
ter regardless of what the result c
may be for the present- to the business
world, believing in the doctrine
flint a sick patient sometimes needs
heroic treatment to bring about an p
ultimate recovery.
ENTRY FOR THE SENATE.
p
Hon. Daniel S. Henderson, of Aik- j
en, Announces His Candidacy. -i
4*
Aiken, December 15.?The lion.
Daniel S. Henderson has announced <>
> that he will be a candidate in the '
I stale Democratic primary for United <*
J State Senator in 1008. Mr. 1 lender- <'
| son is so well known throughout the I
I stale that il seems hardly necessary j I
J to say anything about him. lie is I
j one of the leading lawyers of South
. 'Carolina, and has always been ac- t
j live in public affairs, lie wan n can- I i
didate for I'nitcd St.nfes senator in i h
1002 when, it will bo remembered, ! ii
j the aggregate votes received by the '
six candidates were not very widely r
separated in the first primary, Senator
Latimer and ICx-Covernor John
Clary Evans leading, and the other i
I four candidates following, all with t
j laigc support. e
SHIP LOST IN STORM. B!
Flic Schooner Thomas W. Lawsou N
Turns Turtlo and all but Throo
of Crow Perish.
H ugh town, Scilly Islands, Decemier
14.?-AM or (successfully riding F:
u( n succession of gales which she ra
ncounlorod nil (ho way across the wi
Uiantie, in which she lost all her bu
ifc boats, the American seven-mast- *31
(1 schooner Thomas W. Lawsou was ch
npsizod in Broad Sound. Scilly Tsl- th
litis, wheiv tho captain sought shol- th
iM* I'roin the fierce storm raging bo
long the coast, last nigh I. Of the
row of 18, including Pilot. Hicks, I J.
ho boarded tho vessel from a life
liver's boat during the night, only lai
iirce wore rescued. Those, were on
lapl. W. N. Dow, of Melrose, Mass.; in
Idward L. Rowe, the engineer, of 1ft
^iscassott, Maine, and George Alien, *>11
f' Bradford, England. th
Tho schooner loft Philadelphia No- Pi
ember lft for London with a cargo d.v
f oil. She had a hard battle with pe
lie seas all the way across, and to
lien she entered the Broad Sound *a
or captain, knowing the dangers of th
le coast, threw out his anchors. La r,
in answer to his signals of disress,
the life savers put out two K<
I'o bonis and found the Lawsou an- lh
ho rod i:i a dangerous position oil' ut
[minor's Hock. The seas were run- to
ing high and tho gale was incroas- a:i
ig, and tho life savers foun.l that he
lieir efTorts at rescue were useless.
>ne of tho boats returned for a tugith
ml the other was compelled to put ed
nek to shore because of the oxhaus- St
ion of the men. During their ab- 11
[ nee I 'no Thomas W. Lawsou turn- dii
d turtle. One of the rescued men o'
; not expected to live, while Capt.
low is suffering from a fractured oil
nil. His rescue was effected af- tin
sr the most superhuman efforts of st
he life savers and the gallantry o.a
f Fedcrick Hicks, the son of Pilot in
licks, who accompanied them on ed
lieir second trip in the hope of find- ar
ig his father. ,v<
Late this afternoon, after a long
enroll, Capt. Dow and Engineer in
[owe were seen alive on the IIel- st
'other Hocks, to which -they had so
lung for upwards of fifteen hours,
ho tremendous waves preventing Fi
lieir making a 'iandimr. Young at
licks plunged into the boiling seas
nd swam ashore, carrying a lif.? al
no by means of which he and the ni
'aplain hauled back to the boat the <>'
ngineer, who was practically unin- <>1
nred. After assisting Capt. Dow IJ
licks was able to reach the boat un- on
ided, but the effort exhausted him C<
nd the doctors ordered him to re- be
lain quiet tonight. Capt". Dow told p?
ho life savers that when ho foun.l or
is vessel was doomed ho. the engin- th
or and tho pilot lashed themselves pi
i) the mizzen rigging. When the en
lasts fell tho captain and the en- w<
ineor managed t'o got clear. They p<
umped to the dock, but wore washed *'s
verboard, being carried by tho our- fo
(" nts to the rocks whore they were to
mind. Pilot Hicks, however, seem- re
d to bo entangled i:i the rigging. pi
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NEW COUNTY ELECTION. io
m
otition for Injunction Forbidding 11
it Denied by Court. il*
to
m
Columbia, December 1f>.?Tne suireme
court has refused to issue an
injunction against I he elect ion on
'uosday, December 17, upon the
st ablishment of Calhoun County
nd has dismissed the petition. The
pinion of the court, whiedi is writ- A
en by Associate Justice Woods, reognizes
tho conflict between the
oustilulion and statute in regard to
hose entitled to vote at such eleeio.i,
hut disposes of th.* point as fol- K
dws: c
''The queslion made by the plain- '*<
iff is obviously ;i serious one, b it j gl
Is decision in this proceeding woul I | g<
ie preinatlire. The riylit to vote at ci
in election being a mere political j bi
ig'nl the general rule is that il is ! A
io| within equitable cognizance." m
ft will be observed that the Washngton
jury did not delay tr? let loose
he woman who can shoot as soon as tl
ongress met.?News and Courier. lei
1 ..II, I I 111^,
REACH IN FARMERS' UNION.
otico Recalling Call for Mooting
Calls Forth Notice from Originators
of First Call.
Greenville, , December 13.?Thv)
\rmors' Union fight is warming up
pidly. Yesterday President Gondii
called off the Columbia meeting,
it today Secretary Farle and
ate Agent Moore eanve back,
arging Goodwin with trying to bo
c whiole thing. They insist that
e meeting will be held on Decemr
18. The notices follow:
"To the Members of F. 10. and C.
of A., S. C. division:
" Wthereas on the request of a
rge majority of the membership a
il for a state meeting to convene
Columbia, S. on December 18,
07, was issued by (lie undersigned
icei's ol the Farmers' Union, after
e prc.-odcnl. (). 1\ Goodwin, J. C.
ckett, \\ . ('. Moore, \Y. I,. Kenneand
.Jonn P. Hoggs had had tha
tit ions ol tin' members presented
them and had disregarded Hie
ino and neglected to respond to
e demands ol' I In1 membership, and,
"Whvreas, (he said O. P. Goodwin,
H. Picked, \V. ('. Moore, W. L.
sniredy and >lohn 1'. Hogg's assume
at they are the whole union and
terly disregarded and endeavored
override I he will of the members,
d stale thai no meeting shall bo
Id.
"Now we stale to the members
at in accordance with their recordvote
and wish, a meeting of tiro
ate Union will be held al lire City
all in Columbia, S. ('., on Wednesiy,
December 18, 11)07, at 10
clock, a. in.
"That every delegate 'heivlofiore
osen is urged to be present and all
embers ol tin? union I1 roughout the
ate are invited to-attend, and in
so your county oUlcers have failed
their duties and have not providfor
the election of delegates, you
e urged to be present and see that
>ur county is represented.
H. F. Farle, slate secretary, treas er
and agen-t; T. T. Wakolield,
ale vice preudenl: \V. L. Andern,
secretary executive committee.
"Ollice of Slaie business Agent,
irnicrs' F.ducal ional and Co-operive
Union: ' ;t
"1 hereby make a general cali to
I local and county business agents
id all local and counly presidents
the Farmers' Union of South Carina
to meet me in a State Farmers'
nion meeting to be held in the
uncil chamber i.i the City Ilali of
dumhia, S. C., Wednesday, Decem?r
IS, 1007, al 11 o'clock, for the
irpo^e of devising plans and an
'ganix.nlion to make the service of
e union benefit each individual
tying member, and to report tlra
tidnct and management of my
?rk and ollice for the year, and es'.cially
I he work accomplished in
lablis'hing direct sale's and olTices
r the shipping and delivery of cotn
to European spinners. And tire
suits of my trip lo Furope for that
irpose. This will be the most imirlni.t
meeting ever held in llie unn
i:. the .-Male and some twenty or
ore counties will be represented,
e meelMig will positively be held
: slated, disregarding any notices
the contrary. Your interest vleands
your presence and protection.
"\V. C. Moore,
"Stale Pusiness Agent."
GEN. OATES IS SELECTED.
ppointed as Commissioner to Mark
Confederate Graves?Has Had
Distinguished Career.
Washington, Dec. I.'{.?-President
oosevell today appointed (Jen. Win.
, Dales lo succeed Col. Flliolt as a
>iniiiissioii(?r (lo mark (Confederate
raves. (Jen. Oates was a former
vernor of the slate of Alabama, a
donel in lln* ('onfederale army, a
rigadier general in the Spanishmerica:i
war and also a former
ember of the house of represerilave.-'.
Senator Davis al least convinced
ic country thai his family is big
longh.?-News and Courier.