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% t n ? < VOL XLY NO, 28 NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 7. 1008. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR TRAGEDY IN COURT ROOM. M Oonvictccl Man Shoots Five People, J * And Is Himself Seriously ' Wounded. I .f Found guilty of a cbargo of arson, Honrv 1<\ McDonald, in the circuit I court room, in Torre Haute, I ml., on u ? Thursday, shot and killed Chief of | Detectives William bl. Dwyer, serious- n ly wounded three other otlicers and a c bystander, and" was himself seriously ( wounded. McDonald hail been tried ( for dynamiting stores and n church in i] ^ Sand lord last year. li I As soon as the jury reported its i I verdict McDonald jumped up, ilYew a a revolver and fired at Prosecuting At- 1 I torn'ey James A. Cooper, J., hut miss- a ed because Cooper tipped his chair s w over backwards. McDonald continu- c ed firing at the otlicers seated around c l|| the court room. Detective Dwyer fell e H <lead at the third shot. 1 Policemen and deputy sheritTs in c the court, room drew revolvers and i opened fire on McDonald, who re- i turned the tire, lie fore the convicted i man fell with half a dozen bullets in , his body lie had shot Ilarvev V. i Jones, superintendent of police, in i the side. Deputy Sheriff Ira Wellman in the chin, Sylvester Doyle, court < bailiff, in the leg' and a bystander in | the side. The jurors jumped to their . feet at the lirst shot. Judge J. T. < f Walker, one of t.he attorneys, tried to i stop McDonald, but he only hindered y the otlicers, who were afraid of hit- > ting him when they shot at McDonald, t ^ Judge Crane, who presided at the t I trial, ran to the railing of the jury 1 box and" spectators rushed out in con- > fusion. Persons in offices below the i court room heard the shots and rush- t ed towards the upper floor only to < collide with the people leaving the i court room. ' Some of the spectators to the shoot- I ing said McDonald and his broth m* t 'both rired al the otficers. The <?!li- 1 cers are looking' for the brother. MfcDonahl was finally overwhelm- I ed by officers and taken to a hospital. > It is said that McDonald and the oth- 1 er wounded men will recover. I'he I events which culminated so tragical- I ly had their origin in dynamiting out- ' rages that destroyed the Methodist > church and tin? general stores of i Shickle & Johnson and J. W. Reese I of San ford on the night of Pel). 21, | .15)07, Henry McDonald and' James \ Scanlon were arrested the next day charged with the crime. In a former trial the jury disagreed. Scanlon has not been tried. iMcDonald had been permitted his liberty during the trial. T'/e police department has been active in the case and several otlicers were in court to hear the verdict. ABBEVILLE PUBLTfC BUILDING. , Senate Committee Rccommends Sum j of $75,000 for a Building. . a Washington, April 3.?The senate * committee on public buihTing's and ' ! grounds has ordered reported bills for ] j i new buildings at Muskogee, Oklahoi * ma, $205,000; Abbeville, South CaroJ ^ lina, $75,000; and Miami, PI a., $75,- i ] 000. HEFLIN IS SUED. >H ! Lundy, Negro Who Was Shot by AlaIbama Congressman, Files $20,000 Claim. Washington, April I.?'Representative Thomas lloflin, of Alabama, was ' today made the defendant in a suit < for $20,000 damages filed' in the dis- trict supreme count by Louis Lundy, the negro with whom the represent a- i live had an altercation on a street < car on March '27th last. j Lundy alleges that the representative kicked him, slapped him in I'he ( face and with great force knocked him off the car, shot him, inflicting a wound above the left ear and exL tendng backward to the top of his ( ' head', and that he sustained bruises on the body and limbs. -The affair grew out of Mr. Ilelf-ji in's taking exception to the negro'.-:!] drinking on a street car in the presence of women. Lundy is represented bv four negro , i r SUPERSEDEAS WAS DENIED. udgc Pritchard's Action Wcdnc: day Apparently Misun* derstood. Asheville, X. April ?-Judg 'ritchard 's act ion last Wednesda pon !lu' motion mailt1 by counsel Ci ho South (Carolina dispensary con lission for a "supersedeas bond in lli onsol-iilatt'.l cases ?>l* tlie* Kleisehman 'oinpany a:ul the. Wilson Distillin Vni|nuiy. against tin1 South Carolin lispensary commission, appears t avc been misunderstood by some < lu> parties in It1 rested. Judge I'ritcl rd on Wednesday announeed that 1 lad refused to ^rant the motion f< i supersedeas made hy tin1 commi. ion's counsel because Mr. A.hney, i ounsel, had previously notilied tl -ourt a! Friday's holding- that II ommission could not yive as great tond as $2~>0,000, stating- that it \vj ourt's opinion that it should" accej )o supersedeas bond in a sum 1 e: ban th, amount <.f the claims again: lie dispensary fund already prcseu (1 to the court by complainants an ntervenors. ami' these exceeded f'JoC 100. Indire Pritchai'd wrote counsel ; 'olumbia that he would allow tlu- si lersedeas if the commission won live a bond sullicicnt to cover li laims involved in the Wilson-Kleiscl nanii suit, but denied the motion f< aipersedeas because counsel had pr iously said commission would m :ive any such bond as $250,000. he commission wished t-? give tl xmd, he said, the court intended nake as a condition ol.' aec.-.piance t >rder that the conwnlif.sion depos lie securities furnished it hy tl lepository hanks in the registry i lie court pendinir aj?]?ea 1 lv the co? nission to the court of ..appeals iieSuncnd. . This was not stated 1 he court Wednesday because, havii teen informed' by counsel that tl fe2.>0.000 bond would no! he give he court simply refused to allow t! mpersedeas and supposed the matt u'as ended, and there was no ne< :o make any order as to the terms [he bond. etc. Hut on Thursday ivas published here that the conrmi 'ion would" probably make the boi indicated, whereupon it was learnt !hal the court would require the d >o<it of the collateral if the hon.l w riven. NTo move will be made by conns for complainant here until lie week. The following* was sen! out by tl Asbevilh1 correspondent of the A social.>d Press Wednesday nigh I : " Asheville, X. ('.. April 1.?In tl lrniled States court todav Judge C\ Priteliard announced his decisi< granting* tne motion of counsel f Hie South Carolina dispensary coi mission for a supersedeas bond. Tl nmouiv! of the hon.l was made lartre as the already present claims of creditors, amounting a proximately to $2")0,000, " "There is only one real failure life possible, and I ha t, is not to I rue to the best one knows." "Look not mournfully into t] >asl : it comes not back ayain. Wise improve the present; it is thine. ( rort'li to meet the shadowy fulu ivitliout fear and with a man earl.''?Long-fellow. " Be careful to avoid with great <1 igenee those things in thyself wliii lo commonly annoy thee in others. ?Thomas a Ketnpis. "I must judge of what is right ;u necessary not by what men say ai lo. not by progress, but by what feel lo be true in my heart."?Tolstt There is a difference between i sxploring1 ami a courting expeditio ?Xews and Courier, Black care sits behind the rich nw in horseback.?<f To race. \\ here is the uinn who will pi lend' t?> call himself a philosopher at lay down no i ules of duty ??A ristot li doesn't mailer how cheap lliiny i. if yon have no earthly u for it. HIGH SCHOOLS. i- State Supt. of Education Martin Advises the Patrons?Explains New Legislation. re j 1 Inn. '?). I>. Marliu. State suporiny | tendent of education, ha- is>uod a >r statement with reference i<? tho itnl J prove incuts made recently in the hitrh lOjSchoed an*I. lie says i!ia\t tli^ most n ; si ri 1:iu??- features ol' the law. as il itr i now is, are ais l\dl.?ws: ia : '' A sinule district may establish ;i .? j lii'_ii school. d J " I'rustees of the common school i- j \\. i i he trustees of the hitrh school in io jail districts under t Iw amende.! act. ; "In rural hitrh school districts aid s- j may be ?iven where there are only 1.") if j pupils and one teacher in the hitrh ic j school department. te j " Hiuh school taxes must be voted a J by the people just as other special rs 1 taxes are voted. ?l I "The basis of aid will lie the charts actor of the work and enrollment of -t | pupils rather than the financial basis. t-|Of c.iiirse there i> a financial limit, i I Jt will be impossible for a community I.- to trot aid unless it make- invprovc'menls. Aid may bo uiven to a livrh it J <chool district which does not contain ii- an incorporated town of more than hi "J..")!II) people. Then1 are other details io in Hie act and regulations which I Ii- i b-.'lievo will conduct' to a belter im>r I dorslandiu.tr and a better working of e- j the hitrh school law. j "Naturally it takes time and If lliouirht to work out a hitrh school ic system which is in itself a component t<> ; part of a State public school system, in | T believe that within tho next few it i years wo shall ?>-o a lontr way towards >e j putt in,ii a hrrh school within the :1f : reach of ev >ry hoy and trirl iu every ! county. The lower grades, as well as atjtl:: ;-n|' <-?e.s i?i* universitios. will >>' j very soon feel the beneficial effect * V'l' f t!:i- wi rk. 10 ! "The procedure in securiny ;i hiuh ii<'sch?-ol is not dillicull. This otVtc-e lias ; I'm nislied to the county superinten<'r {-opn- petition form>. It i> nee" jessary to pass these around in the "f j proposed territory ami u.'t the siunai sure* of at least -Id per out. of tin freeholders. As a rule, this not otil.v ldj.M-ts their consent but it secures theii l'd I interest. Alter the petition i- - iuiieil j il should be sen! to the c uinty boarti of educalion. "This lioiird will designate a day I for an election. The public school X trustees will be the election managers. ! The question of a hitih school tax may I be voted upon in the same way, and at the same time, or it may be voted upon at a different time. If a majority of the voiers favor the hitrh school an application should be made out *' and addressee! to the Slate board ol in education. This application ninsi or lirsl lie tiled with the county superinn~ londent of education and approved l?\ ',tl him. Forms for this application ma.v lie obtained from county superintendouts or from this olTice. When tnr I1" a]'plication i> received by the State hitrh school hoard, the school will In inspected by an inspector representin intr the saicF board. If it is found Iv2 !"it tin schorl has complied with the1 law and regulations, the aid will be lie disbursed throu<rh the county treasjv urv, as provided by the act. j0 "There are a ureal 'many cominnni|.,i ties throughout the State where I hi |y advatila.tres of this act :ht to be secured a- early as possible. I beU licve that a ureal many schools will , cpia'il'y by t'.io time the session opens ,, ! in Sept ellibcr.'' Advertised Letters. Letters rciuaininir in the post oilier 1 j ail Newberry, S. (',, for week endin;: } A.pril -I. I DOS. ('?AI iss Krnestine Coleman. Mr >Ji Karncsl ('router. n. K?(i rover lOrnst. 11?J. M. Ilaniilton, Jedin (I. llainni .1?Aliiss Ktnma Jenkins, in 1/?dames l*\ Latimer. M?Mrs. Sarah Milchel. li ? A1111a Hohorlson. e S?.Miss Sarah Simpson. Mr. Clarid i ence Smith, S. I\'Smith, Miss 1'. C j S|okes, Miss Clara Stokes. ! W-Alr. W. (). Wilson, a j Persons calling for |hi'-<e lellcrs?' will please sav that J L \ were adver j t isc.d. . THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Third Assistant Postmaster General Will Attend and Will Moke an Address. I'llird Asistant Postmaster (ieneral A. Ii. Lawslio lias accepted lite invitation extended I)y President Anil on behalf (if the South Carolina Slato Press association, to attend the meotiny to he hold in (!afl'uey be.yiuniuy .Inne 1.). and to make an address. Mr l,a.wshe will discuss the tonic. ''The Post Otliee Department and the Legitimate Publisher." Mr. Lawsho will spend at least ; lay with the assoeiatioti, ami it i: hoped that he will he able to spend longer time. Mis address will bo in torostiiur and valuable, especially ai this time, in view o.f the rulin.y by the post otliee department, which weni into effect on May 1, that newspaper} could not be mailed as second' das? matter to subscribers in arrears. Mr. I.awshe is a pleasant yonlle man, and the members will en.jov hi: presence amony them. CARNEGIE OPENS PURSE AGAIIS Will Add $5,000,000 to His Founda tion so as to Include Teachers in State Universities. Announcement was made that An drew Carnoyie would ad I :jC)a000,00( to the fund of the Carnoyie founda tion, or whatever sum mi^hl be nee cssary to include as pension beneficiaries eligible professors of State universities. No provision was made for I hi: class of educators in the oriyina fund, for the reason stated" by Mr Carneyie, the donor, who thought i possible that such institutions iniyh prefer that their relations slionli ccntinue exclusively with the Stat j from which their chief support wa i derived. The National Association o ; (State ('uiversit ies in (lie year follow j iny the establishment of the founda . I lion, petitioned the trustees for ;\<l Omittance to the benefit of the retii . j iny allowance system. It wa< the j found that the earnings of the oriyi jnal fund of $10,000,000 wer,. exhaust j ed. and thai if the faculties of a , State niver.-ities were to benefit i v'd, an aii'ditional $."),000,0n0 would l> required. _ The silualion wa- place formally before Mr. Carnoyie o I March !>1 last, ami Mr. Carnoyie n plied that the pension would be forth , coutiiiy for any State inst initio whose application received the ap .proval f the legislature and yovei . nor of its State. The additional d< nation will tie in "> per cent bond providing an annual income of ipiarter of a million d'ollars, and a t< tal for yearly disbnrsment of $750 000. The Carnoyie Foundation was e> tahlishcd by Mr. Carnoyie on A)?ri . 27, 1(107, with a yift of a trust fun< . ol $10,000,000 in 5 per cent tir. morlyaye bonds id' the United State . S"ieel Corporation. This fund wa . placed in the care of Irustees, who in [ elude the presidents of the belle , known colleges and universities. Th . revenue of the fund provides pen . sions for teachers of nniversities, eol I eyes ;i11?i technical schools in tli I nilel State, Canada ami Nei I Poumllnnd. who are retired after 2 ! years' service, or liaviny reached 111 J aye of 0.") years, have tanyhl fiftee I j years precediny. From the benefit . I of the trust were excluded in>til!i lions supported by Stale or colonin i yo\eriinient and schools under <er | I a rian cont rol. i | KILLING AT YORKVILLE. . Quarrel in Barber Shop Results i; Den.th of One Man and Wounding of His Brother. i , Yorkville, A,pril I.?-As a resul of a .-hootiny scrape in a neyro bai i her shop h- re this afternoon ;it aboit ! ."*? o'clock .John Warlick is dead. !ii j br.dher, .left", is painfully tliouvh in . j seriously wounded, and Lnwreuc Marlev i> in .jail eharycif witli mui ) der. All are vomit? while mm. 1' iiora ice of the law evcu-^s n i one. | THIRTY-SIX SEAMEN UERISH. i English Torpedo Boat .Destroyer Cut In Two?Disaster Occurs At Night. Portsmouth, 1*<11 _!']11?1. April .'1.? Tliii; > ix in.<11. in? 1 mTin*.i laeiit. Mid-j . diet n. ilij' commander of the torpedo i i l)o;it iir> t rover 'finer, lost I hoii* lives I in I lie collision oil' tln? Isle of \Yij?ht j last ni.uln bet weeu that vessel ami the I . I'ritish cruiser llerwiek. The vessels ? belonn to I he Portsmouth division of I * thi' I'ritish iiome t'leel, ami were eniram'il in niirht mano>'uvers in the ; i channel while on their way to Port-J > land. The uiirhl was wry dark, and I i the Berwick was steaiuiiijj slowly. \\ lien the destroyer attempted to I [ cross the bin cruiser's how she way I 1 caiiiilit atnidsiiips and cut in half I with knife-like precision, sinking al- I < most immcdiaIely. i The deck crew, who wore dressed in heavy oilskins and hoots, went - down with the vessel, not having time > to free themselves from these heavy encumbrances. Of the twenty-two men who were rescued, most of tliein I were engineers ami' stokers, who, havinu' liuht chdhinn, were able to keep - themselves afloat until boats from other ships, which were immediately launched, picked them up. The collision occurred ?t S. ID - o'clock last ui.nhl. The ships were > manoeuverin.n without' li.niits. It is - believed that several of the men were - killed by the impact. Tuns were dis patched to the scene of the disaster J at daylinht today. The smaller naval vessels were m * the midst of an attack on their bijrI yor consorts when the disaster occurred. 'fhe entire fleet were under t masked li^Iits, and in the absolute t darkess the 'finer was suddenly il struck -ipiare amidships by the I*<?rt' wick, 'flic ship stem of litis vessel, to s use i he w ords of eye-wiI nesses, cut > the destroyer in two a< if s!ie had - In "ii made of paper. The forward" i- half <ank instantaneously ami the I- -> a >ci ai: e d?.tted \\:ili >1 ni^nlinn' men. H AFo<i i.f llieni. however. sank be tore help could reach them. T!ic war - ships mi t lie immediate vicinity II <|Ui< i\ly had ! * ** n?at> nvrhoard * ami jh. -?*ene of the t ra.se ly w:i< brii ' lianlly iHumiliated by a eonccntra1 tion (?| searchlights". !*!i -dier por" lion of 'ii.i 'finer floalel ft?r ;i minute or two. jus| tnnir enoie.'!; I.? enable - tliose on board to seize life preserv" er?. 7'ey hurled them.??. !ves int ? 111.' '- water, and were able In keep afloat -Until picked tip. \Y. K. M i < I 11 < t on va> ?- on the bridge al the I'.Me of the dis^ aster and went down wit I i tlie forest part of the ship. The Tincr Ind a '- Jc nplemeii! of .">!) men. ami was of - -HMl |,.?s. A Hoker !' cued from ilie Ti'.:er L.:\'e a vivid account of t!;e accid'eiii. 1 "The lie-wick flew up ,i| of 1 Ii il darkness ami seemed ! > i;>'! < u us,'' if said this man. s fhe noise of thi' impact was not s meat, but in a few seconds we were i- ripj.i I in halves. The forward half r of the l iner reared up like a frijrhle ened horse ami then sank beneath '..ha i- wave., 'fee en 'sneer 1 Cilenaiit, who I- was in the engine room in the after part, shouted. ''All hands on deck!" a* but owiny to the hissing of ilie steam ) j ami' the noise of the enyiiics many e i of the stokers could not hear him. n j When we did realize wli.it 11a?I haps j pened we made frantic efforts to yet I I- j on deck, lb,; water was pinnim.* down i! into the hold in nreat torrents and i* ' , was al! v>'e could do I.? make our w.iy ; a*;'.ainsI it. Kvcrythinn' happem! wi;h I start linn suddenness. A minute or two after the collision we were ?1 ri ft j ipast the Kerwick in full u'larc of tl the search linhls. The next thinn I remember is beinn drained into one of the rcscu'inn" boats in a somiconJ scions condit ion.'' Sun..,iv U not a day for leyal pro11 ( *d i II ,!S. ^ \'; -ati\e word's are ne'-essary in a , s'aiute 1m effect ;i repeal of tile common law. ?> ! ? \ a Wed by unbend n j i ice. race - ill fiorislies. FORTY-EIGHT CLEMSON CADETS ARE EXPELLED ALL ARE MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR CLASS. One Junior Suspended?Case of Others in Lower Classes is BeingConsidered. ' ('l(Mi)son Co|le?e. April |, ?1?'ji'iy members of the junior class wero ? li:?with f:i 1<in?>- part in the "All I'inils 1 )ay ' rebellion, an,| afloi' carcliil investigation by i li ? discipline commit lee I ori y-('!<_ |i | ?i these were found .unilty ami wore <>r.lcrcc! dismissed lliis morning. One other who did not take part in tln> rebellion except by refusfn.y to ?y,> ((J drills and classes was -m pen.led ami another was found nut guilty. he having been in t!ie colle-re in firm a rv. Tiro class niiniliereil so that there am I m.w |:t men in the clas-. The cm. imitlef is now busy inve-ti'jnt inn* the rnses of others in the lower classes | who are charged with the >ante offence* j for which the junior- have been di-. i missed. 'I'll" slorv of ih.. ' AM l-'ool-.' Hay" i rebellion has already 1. . n to],| exl ci'pt that line important feature was | omitted. It develops tint 11ji Wednesday uiorniii'j just previou- to the. drill call at 7.1.) a mas- meetiui>' of all classes except seniors was hcl | ill the mess hall without the knowledge or consent of tin- aul liorit if s ?S is required. At this moetimr Ihc rebellion was decided upon, certain bolder ones urynn^ on the mob of undecided ones, feeling secure that llolliin.ir could, or would*, be done if si nirire a number |oo|\ par'. I lie,i came the rcfu-al to respond i '':t' 'n'l calls, tli,. niarc'i t>, I'enjdlelon. four miles away, the day ; ! liiere. the I, ! i\.m- hark So j t!l'' ' ' '""fiidan'. I' ie , .tha. afj 1111 the . of the di-eip|j?e :' i: ' '' " eoi:si?!i matt.r. all ! ' I w !: !c'i ha b.-t ti , ; I he ? >,ir m;? s.!.i It ,.| I' Mia,it I ee ; !ia e . -i, , : , > ^ i n \ i' -1 i 'j a I'. i . i, ... ilV man. and I he decision i;: i t:t,y -?11 :i' <! !a!e la-l '''uI' I. !mt !,,,; a a.!. .. ;:- j; | (j, js } J?: i-i:i. The ceil- :!t:o| IIi:I< uniipni ! :,M 1 dramatic. Cap,. Mi,,,,... , | ""imaiidant. had th- cor;.- drawn up ''"-"'bu- tormation. I';... m, ,, jM , s"pli"iuorc. fre.-hiuan and preparatory classes who participated in the i'fbeiiioii were called and r piircd to -lep three paces forwai-". These were. : J1' ?l'ered t,, their rooms under arrest. Then the jumiors w? re called and sent ! comma:i la:it V. otijec. where llhey were told of |lie scntcme of ,h.> j commit tee by C;,p|. Aliiniis. who in i I IVw <|uie|, friendly words ,,r-ed i ll'cm to takc their punishment manhilly and learn a valuable le-son ! '''he ili-miNSed men -peak | very highly of ('apt. .Mjslll>\, J f ude in t he cut i re ma 11 er. j Tl,(' members of the junior class i Imve held a meetin? in which it was I nrired in decided resolutions that the i "fliers must not sacrifice themselves 1,1,11 "'e in^t it ill ion out of sympathy for ihcir jiiilty fellow-. TJiev j li:ive also absolved the lower classmen |,n"" " H'-'I'-'e ha.-t i!y lake,. to j ''.v l,!,, .i"iiiors and walk out if , |l"' I'-'ller were punished. The sentii 'be dismissed juniors. ''be ninaiiiint; junior.-, and the sen'"i's is almost unanimous that the : P'l'iishment is ju t ami cuhl ?o| hav l"SS for the ,-ake of the eolleo,. , Us di.-ciplin... tin- men,'i.-rs ( of Hie lower classo r.-alize that hei joic measures arc neee>sar.v to pun-' such rebellion.- a-ain-t' law and | order. Tiie dismissed juniors are I '""-isi'- Ih. ir comrades not to take i !m-v '-''sh steps, but to remain and en(.i".v the ailvanlayes thai they them, .selves have thrown a way. One dis! "'issed junior said that 'he had been i'i-1 piini-hniejit and had jj" !1,,u !" was working to <( ep her., all Who did not have to j I here have been many serious faethe la-l three days, i ' - th, -dt.v ,. " ,iiV"y ' ' i. < -Miialiou. r.vr \ body feel- ; d'--"*olie??