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k NIGHT RIDER CONFESSED f PART IN MURDER "TED" BURTON IMPLICATED MANY PROMINENT MEN. Denies That He Was Present When Captain Rankin Was Murdered Bnt Admits Having Hand in Planning Outrage. Tiptonville. Tenn.. Oft. 27.?"Ted" Burton, i he self-confessed night rider. told a remarkable story today of night rider depredations near Keel Foot Lake, confessing to the part li" played in the outrages which reached '' a enlinination in the pulling to death of Captain (L>uintin Kankin. an attorney of Trenton, Tenn.. on the hanks I of Keel h'oot Lake a week ago, and j implicatinir men prominent in this I part of (lie Stale. I Of the persons who he charged had I a part in the killing of Captain KanI kin more than half are now in custoI dv at Camp Nemo, the military post noar Samburg. The confession was B made at the Tiptonvillc jail to Sheriff B Hains, Judge Harris, and owners of B a large tract of land in the Keel H Foot Lake region who has suffered much at the hands of the riders, and B Mayor Cleveland Pnnelson, of Tip^B tonville. ! The confession was made freely ^Hand voluntarily and apparently withHBout a qualm of conscience he glibly I^Bnnfolded his story. Ip?, While Burton denies that lie was iijjHprescnt when Captain Rankin was nflvut to death, he admits that it was ^^Khrough him at the investigation that WT the band congregated and took the W attorney while he was staying at the p hotel at Walnut Log. According to Burton's confession Tom and Garret Johnson, under arrest, and Win. Watson, under bond in connection with another raid, were the leaders of the band. Burton declares that the first part he played a* a member of (he night rider band was when he aided in the ; burning of a fish wharf at Sampburg. Several weeks lat< r he was one of several that erossco the county line from the Keel Knot Lake region into the adjoining county of Lake, and whipped Justice ef tin Peace Winn, an aged man. Coming to the killing of Captain Rankin, Burton declared hat on the night before tthe lynching he went to Walnut Log and there met Jas. F. Carpenter, an attorney cf Union City, at whose solicitation Rankin and Judge K. Z. Taylor, associated ' in the West Tennessee company, owners of the land on which the lake is' situated, came to the lake. It was I staled that the visit of the two atlor-! neys was to discuss a limber deal i with Carpenter. After this conversation Burton says he communicated ! with night rider leaders and told of the intended visit of the representatives of the land company. On the following night he saw the two attorneys at supper at the Walnut Log. but he declared he left Walnut Log early in the night and went out on the lake to fish, lie says that he was fishing when he. heard the shots which ended the life of Captain Rankin, but he did not rot urn to the shore for sometime. Tn his confession Burton gives the names of no fewer than -10 alleged ! members of the night riders. Carpenter is under arrest, and as | a vesub also more of those whom Burton implicated, but as to their I identity, Sheriff Tlincs would not say.1 fearing that to do >o would cause ad-I i ditional violence and provoke an out-i k break on the part of their friends | 1 Posses will start from Camp Nemo at ^ once to gather in those not now under guard. All of the suspects under arB rest have emphatically denied conra| nection with night rider organi/a-I Burton was arrested at Samburg J on Tuesday, the day the first troop* arrived from Nashville, lie was im-j mediately brought to jail. While en'i route, Burton admitted to the deputies thai he was a member of the night rider band, but when asked the L following day to repeat his confes[ sion he denied I hat lie had confessed I or that he knew anylhtingof the kill1 ing of Captain Kankin. After a few days in jail, however, his mood changgged, and it was at his request, that gj^fcllaines and others to whom he conI|jBfesscd went lo the jail today. Burton will not be permitted bond. I^Mftut it is probable that he will be reH^Pnpvcd to Nashville for safe keeping * jV Witnesses Make Disclosures. " cattle of a technicality it -nay be ue essary to ;iba11d>>'i ! 1 m* special lenn > court convened liere yesterdav i> i< ve^iiyate i he ni'.'.h! rhler outr-ivev Keel l-'oo! I,:?!: :M;d allow dav< elapse before t he inquiry can be i< & sumed. The statutes of tiiis State iv quire that any term of court called mist l)i> advertised in advance for 30 days. Attorney General Caldwell stated tonight that at a conference of attorneys it was held that the statute requiring 90 days' notice was directory instead of mandatory. Ten witnesses were before the grand jury, and according to the statement of Attorney General Caldwell, disclosures were made of almost as much importance as the confession at Tiptouville ul" "Ted'' liurloll. Ten More Prisoners. <'ani|> Nemo. Keel Font Luke, Teun.. (' I. 'Ji. The return ,<? camp todav I <>>' . ? : :?<??* I'm h. 'Mp.inied hy Assistant Adjutant General Harvey Alexander, the capture of ten additional prisoners and the return of < aptain lfo'jau from an expedition eoveriim the entire Keel Knot Lake section were the principal events here lodav. Governor Patterson canio in this afternoon and soon afterwards had a long conference with Colonel Tatom and looked over evidence developed from examination of prisoners in camp. Nothing definite has been given out by Governor Patterson as to his plans, but it is rumored he will make another sifting of prisoners and that the most important ones will lie sent, to Union City to appear before the grand jury. Two posses went out their prisoners about dusk. W. C. T. U. OFFICERS ELECTED. Denver, October 27.?Election l?f officers was the principal business transacted at todayV sessions of the annual convention of the \Y C I T. r. Mrs. Lillian X. Stevens, of Portland, Me., wa< unanimously elected president. Mrs. Francis P. Parks, West Virginia, was elected corresponding secretary, and Mrs. ft. p. Hutchinson, Kansas, was chosen treasurer. All other officers were reelected. An interesting feature of the afternoon's session was "a dry half hour with the State presidents," when efforts being put forth to extend the reign of prohibition were told. Mrs. Sarah II. Hoge, of Lincoln, Ya., was reappointed assistant recording secreta rv. Mrs. Ella II. Thatcher, at the end of her address on ''Work Among Soldiers and Sailors." offered the following resolution which was adopted: "Relieving that, not withstanding that all of the feting and feasiting which our sailors have been tendered on their trtip around the world, they liave not found braver, truer mother hearts than those of their motherland. '' lie>olved. That the members of I lie Women 's Christ ian Temperance Union prepare a proper welcome for these sailors on their return in recognition of their service to their country. '' NOTICE OF ELECTION. STATIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA, (GUSTY OF NF\YBER{>r Notice is hereby given that the General Election for State and County Officers will be held at- the voting precincts prescribed by law in said County, on Tuesday, November 3, 1008, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday in November, as prescribed by law. At the said election separate boxes will be provided at which qualified electors will vote upon the adoption or rejection of an amendment to the State Constitution, as provided in the following Joint Resolutions: No. 712. A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 7. Article VI IT, of the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Bo it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Carolina be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election for Representatives, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vole for members of the General Assemblv voting I hereon shall vole in favor of such amendment, and a majority of each branch of the General Assembly shall, after such election, and before mother, ratify said amendment by veas and nays, that Section 7, Article VITI, relating to bonded indebtedness, be amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: Provid d, I It ft f the limitations imposed by his Section and by Section f>. of A rcle X. n| lliis ('onsl it ill ion. shall 'I apply to bonded indebtedness iii '''red by the town of GalVney, ii <' ( o.inly o| Cherokee, when l!i iceed< of s;iid bonds are appliet 'civ and exclusively for the build erecting, establishing, and main tenauce of waterworks, electric li?^h? 1 plants or sewerage system, aiul where f the question of incurring such indobtedness is submitted to the qualified p electors of said municipality, as pro- e vided in the Constitution, upon the s question of bonded indebtedness. Approved the 27th dav of Febru- ,j ary, A. D., 1908. p c No. 70:*. t A Joint Resolution Proposing to s Amend Section 4 of Article XITI of n the Constitution of the State of s South Carolina, Helating to the t Office of Adjutant and Inspector I General. I Section 1. Re it resolved by the s General Assembly of the State of b South Carolina, That (lie following ti amendment to the Constitution of the e State of South Carolina, be submitted to the qualified electors of the n State at the next general election for ;i Representatives, and if a majority of v the electors qualified to vote for | members of the C.cneral Assembly I ? voting thereon, shall vote in favor of I y said amendment and a majority of each branch of the Ceneral Assembly ^ shall after such election, and before * another, ratify tlie same amendment bv yeas and nays, Section 4 of Arti- 0 cle XTIT of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, relating to ' Militia, be amended bv striking out in the first line the words "and \ Inspector," so that the said Section, as amended, shall read as follows: ' I There shall be an Adjutant Ghieral elected by the qualified electors of ^ the Stale at the same time, and in the same manner, as other State olIicrr?, ' who shall rank as Brigadier General, and whose duties and compeiH'Mion ^ shall be prescribed by law. Sec. J. I hat the question of "ldon'- I ' iug the anuiidment proposed ? i ;,e foregoing Sce'.ion sh;>!' b., suh' v:,d r" In 1 "r e!" -i?i., as foll.ws: Th.w i> j f:?vo< H-;;. >..l,i,ei>i .,11 d",-. i-|? j '' a ballot with the following v, i, -j* | plainly printed or writien thereon: "Constitutional Amen bnent to Section 4 of Article XIIT, Ye-;;" ;md 1 those opposed to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the following s words plainly printed or written thereon: "Constitutional Amend- 1 menl to Section -1 of Article XIII No." 'H Approved the 2(>th dav of Febru- , ary, A. D., 1 f)(?S. * I There shall be separate and distinct ballots and boxes at this clee- 1 tion for the following officers to wit: (1) Governor and Lieutenant Gover- 1 nor: (2) Other State Officers; (.{) State Senator; (1) Members of the < 1 louse of Representatives; (">) County Officers. ()11 which shall be the ? name or names of the person or persons voted for as such officers, res- | < pec-lively, and the office for which! they are voted. lie fore the hour fixed for opening the polls Managers and Clerks must 1 take and subscribe the Constitution- * *?1 oath. The Chairman of the ' Board of Managers can administer ( the oath to the other members and to * the Clerk; a Notary Public must ad- ^ minister the oath to the Chairman. The Managers eloct their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must he opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at I o'clock p. in., except in the City ( of Charleston, where they shall lie opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 0 j?. m. " B B 8 K| lo1 FINE WHISKEYS i H S B g I t IS- ffl fTVj ;,v, .. 1 illII IJjlpl The abovo is our shipping best and quickest shipping facilith HATKE'S VIRGINIA MOUN1 PRIVATE STOCK COr<N-'l ??>^.L^ND Gin soi APPLE BRANDY?This years PEACH BRAN DY? Mods es "nun 1 We prepay express Charges I In? Managers have (lie power to ill a vacancy, and if none of the fa angers attend, the citizons can apoint from among tho qualified votrs, the Managers, who, after being worn, can conduct tho election. At the close of the election, tho ilanagors and Clerk must proceed ubhcly to open the ballot boxes and ount the ballots therein, and coninue without adjournment until the nine is completed, and make a stnteient of* the result for each oflicc and ign the same. Within three davs hereafter, the Chairman of the toard, or some one designated by the must deliver to the Commisloners of Election the poll lists, the <?.\cs containing the ballots and writimi statements of the results of the led ion. Managers of Election?The followig Managers of Election havo been ppointer) to lu.id I)u? election at the arimis preeinets in the said County: Xewberrv Court House: S. S. Cuninjihani. 10. Summer, Wilson I nnins. Newberry Cotton Mills: B. K. ibuoy. W. 11. Bowen, B. B. Albritton. Mollohon Cotton Mills: J. R. Riv?' ?, M. W. Jones, J. W. CamenJn. Cilyniphvillc. J. B. Adams, J. II. finger, S. N. Henderson. Helena: B. E. Julien, W. 8. Melton, \ eleh Wilbur. Maybiuton: J. J,. Thomas, John lenderson. T. A. Conwell. Whit mire: l\ B. Odell, '/. B. Vriglil. J. S. Mc( -arlev. Cromer's: T. E. Chandler, S. W. >errick, T. 1). Cromer. lulapa: S. M. Duncan, XV. C. Slieh v. s. Waters. ' ' ( '- ""^lmr?',s: M. M. 1 -ivingston, S. ' Senn .1. T. Bills. Williams: ii. \\\ Walkins, B 11 :?'im. K. A. Kellers. ('Itipia: .1. M. Nichols, W. I, Buz' " 'li. W. I'. Blair. ! Yo-iperitv: <s. Nichols, N. E I it m i .-r. S. C. Miniidc. Henririx Mill; W. 1>. Beaphart, J. Dominick, .1. K. Bedenbaugh. Sligh's: B. J. Sligh, ,T. B. Keinp. on. R. E. Dowd. Jolly Street E. T. Wert/., T. A. Eptni/, I. 10. Stone. < entral School House; )) (' BunIrick. .1. 1). K'oo,,. W. B. Kibler. I'omaria: .1. (!. Bung, W. B. Ciralam. (Jeo. B. Anil. Walton: J. S. Kowler, B. M. Su>er, O. A. Kolker. Mount Bethel: J. M. Brown, II p iaker, Jno. P. Wicker. Saint Phillips: E. B. Ilalfacrc, J. Ruff. (J. Bukc Sease. Bilih' Mountain: ,f. K. Derrick A. Wheeler, Bal Bolnad. , ' n'"'i: M. B. Bon<j, M. E. Bong, E. v Kranklin. K i na rd *s : Eugene Mill. A. I). J?|?,"ii. J. ,\. I )oniiuick. O.-irmany Academy: .Bio. S. |??|T, < '. Beilzsey, ,1. T. ()v,K.r. T,'?: ,l,"'"iagers a( ea ch precinct lain;"! -il??ve ;<,< r"t| mJ rate one of (heir number to secure he boxes and blanks for the election "i '^"tnrrlav, October 'list, B)08, a! supervisors office in Old Court louse. E. W. Higgins, Chairman. J. P. Harmon. M. Bongshore. "mmissioners rd' State and County Elections for Newberry County, S. October 5th, 1008. . E~6tco nr^ r^UUllII! IBM ?Wt\ [IIIB Mill j R ErA i I. D K r-f.) { w :i o i. :sa Ltp [< W*< v*. /<&& tf.S yJ'i '4j' I ' " ' I, . n j housei where we have been doing busin A,i orders are sent out flarno day ] whiskey we have be datHi. t m?,,ow' try It onoe a at this low price - . : cr.op' but PURE BRANDY pec.ally for us in Maryland. o CENTS CXTft/X Pen ts/tLLON von n 2a Pints or an Huli-Piiits ?( t\?v al thwse prieos an.I gnaranteo kuI'c delivr Senr) Money Oidr.r or J{< A. IIATKi: iS NOTICE OF ELECTION. STAT 10 OK SOUTH CAHOLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. Notice is hereby given that the General Election for Presidential and Vice-Presidential Electors and Representative in Congress will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the Comity of Newberry on Tuesday, November .'I, 1008, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday, as prescribed by law. I lie (pialitieat ions for suffrages are as follows: Residence in Stale for two years, I iti I he ( oiinty one year, in the polling' precinct in which the elector offers j to vote, four months, and the pav- i ment six months before any election ' (of any poll tax then due mid payable. J Provided. That ministers in charge of i an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled t.? \ vole after <iv months' residence in! the Stale, otherwise qualified. Registration.?Payment of all tax-I es, including poll tax, assessed and j collectable during the previous year. I lie production of a certificate or the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe to lite Const it u- | lional oath. The Chairman of the! Board of Managers can administer the oath to the other Managers and to (he Clerk: a Notary Public must administer I lie oath to Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman I and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. m., and closed at -I o'clock p. m., except in the City of Charleston, where (hey shall | be opened al 7 a. m., and closed at 0 p. m. 1 he Managers have the power to i fill a vacancy; and if none of the' Managers attend, the citizens can up-i point from among (lie qualified voters, (he Managers, who, after being I sworii, can conduct the election. At the close of the election, the j Managers and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and con- I linuc without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the result for each otliee, and sign the same. Within three days thereat (cr, the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must deliver (o the Commissioners of Election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and writ 11 en statements of the result of || Better Than Gj |JATUKC'S RtMBDY is better than pilli t J Bl It itrcnptlirns the Stomach, aids 1>I p Llvrr ?i.H llowclt, curing Constipation, (j Usually o 116 tin Tablet It *11 that It E bio. It starts In tho ?tomarh and roc t ! Intoitlnc, dissolving and soothing as It g"jB NH Tablets aro always Just rlyht am g BP harmful after cflfocl. get A 26o box. William E. Pelham & LOCATED IH' RIGHT uTRnrRBr fill BBljO'pffr 11110 MWimrn r3 r f i c i--. If %? u. 'J " ' '. ' ,S " pkoMP. chh for more than forty yearn. Being next received. We make Iobbcs and breakage g< I G* en Belling for forty years - $2 61 , then n I ways . 2.5i - - - - 2.5? - - - - 2.51 i\jv of rttr mtovi: nnnivnc in rve.l qij (KUnvo IStiiit-In In Piuin Cnncn S.7.SCS. ry. \\ rile (or complete pric.e. list, as t sgistered Letter with order. ? C OMl'AXY, . on, r i v Vi the flee! icii. Managers of Election?The following Managers of Election havo been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts in the said County: Newberry Court IIouso: J. C. Wilson, 1). F. Pifer, P. M. Hawkins. Newberry Cotton Mills: Q. W. Killer, J. K. Thornton, J. P. Cook. Molloliou Cotton Mills: L. S. Darby, J. J. Porter, D. P. Adams. Cllymphville: CI. F. Smith, C. L Beit/.sey, V. M. Cannon. Helena: I?. F. (Imrirans, W. V. Lylcs. N. S. Pitts. Maybinton: W. |i. Whitney, C. E. Eison, I'.. II. Maybin. Whit 1:1 ire: W. S. Jones. F. W. Fatil, C. II. Shannon. (Vomer's: <'. M. Folk, S. B. McCarley, .1. B. Bomiuick. lalapa: \V. \V. |{i-,?r. W. E. Merchant, \\ . S. Ilohhius. l.on?rsh<?iv'<: .1. A. Schroder, ,J. W. \\ ilsnn. I*. M. M art in. Williams: .!. .1. Stilwcll, W. R. Reid, ('. A. Brooks. I lopia: J. R. Pavsinger, .T. A. Fov, W. 1?. Schumperl. Prosperity: E. W. Worts, T. Q. Hawkins. Alon/.o Redonhaugh. llendrix Mill: O. O. Shealy, J. A. \\ ise, W. P. Pngli. Sligh's: Jj. F. Kempson, E. E Sligh, .1, S. Walls. lolly S|reel : .Inn., p. Pedenhaugh, I. .1. Kihler, (I. P. Werts. Central Schoolhouso: P. S. Wieker. A. B. Anil, (!. A. Meetze. Pomaria: II. F. Conn Is, (!. ,7. Wilson, ,1. \V. Kiuard. Wall on: W. p, (Jrahatn, Geo. T. Prown, ,7. I). Crooks. Mount Pethel: Joe Adams, J. A. Sease, E. ('. Prown. Sainl Phillips: W. (J. Meetze, M. II. Wicker, Benjamin llalfaere. l.iltle Mountain: B. 11. Miller. S. W. Yoimir. J. E. Shealy. I nion; E. B. Strauss, B. W. Buzhardl. P. B. Banks. Jr. Kinard's: ,1. F. Miller, ,T. C. C.arv, . D. (la ry. Oarmany Academy: T. B. B. Ef/fw, O. II. Bane. J. J. II. Brown. The Managers at. each precinct named above are rcipioslcd to delegate one of Iheir number lo secure I ho b?.\cs an.I blanks for I lie election op, I Saturday October .*{I. BIOS, al Supei \ isor s ollice in uhl court lloiisf'. Eugene S. Bloase, Chairman. J. II. Porroh, A. II. Hawkins, Cominissioners of Federal Election for Newberry County, S. C. October nth, 1 DOS. Pills J] >r Liver Ills, j I, l>ocnuho It notn Id tlio right w#y. I tt.BiU.ij. corca I)y*iic,,KU. cle?uie, tho | nerexikry to correct the ?ver?Ce trou- I i trci.ea through the Kidney ??(! I Son, Newberry. S. C. TxHOEART OF^ "IOND, VA.dj ixrjcrt i' jQiii nt km I. x r-P"T Z'rr M I T SHIPMENTS,i I to the express oflico given uh the H >od f I- 2 Qalt. 3 Qalt. 4% Gall. K 0 $4.60 S6.50 $9.00 [ 0 4 50 6.50 9.00 ? 0 4.60 6.50 9.00 [ft r) 4.50 6.50 9.00 SJ 3 4.50 6.50 9.00 Sp nnrn." & host! arc only a k v, brand ). h [;.{ liion.vioNn, Va. jjjj