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THE NEXT BIS REUNION GOES TO CHATTANOOGA i TENNESSEE TOWN WINS HON OK OF HAVING NEXT MEETING. i Choice of Commander-in-Chief and Grand Procession of Gray Heroes Will Mark Close of Session. **? - o -r\'? , rvrwci n O" n f I iViaCOU, tja., May <5.? lut: c : Chattanooga, Tenn., as the convention city for 1913, the unanimous enthus-1 iastic acceptance of the invitation of; Gen. Tribble, commander-in-chief of J i thA a. a R.. to merge the blue and j the gray at Gettysburg in July to heal all remaining sores of the long strife of the sixties, the crowding of Miss Mary Scandrett, of Macon, as queen of the 1912 reunion before 20,000 people on Coleman's hill and a Georgia sun j shining over the city all day, featured the third day of the Twenty-second annual reunion of the Confederate veterans in Macon today. All is in readiness for the two big I features of tomorrow, the election of a commander-in-chief to succeed the late Gen. George W. Gordon, and the long line of gray that will file through ' wide and shaded strets of Macon in j the annual parade of old and feeble j men who fouerht for the Confederacy, i Sweeping Victory. Chattanooga's -victory in the fight for the 1913 reunion was sweeping over both Jacksonville and San Antonio, coming at the close of a rather stormy session, although the uproar which retarded the progress of the convention was not altogether the out- j come of the fight for the next meeting j place. It seemed impossible to keep order and time and time again Gen. Walker, who was presiding, had to rap and shout for order before business could go on. Even when he used his office to command ne was aisre- j (garded, the deep drowning roar of aj thousand voices in conversation blocking business continually. The vote on the 1913 reunion was as follows: j Chattanooga, 1,048; Jacksonville, 606, ' and San Antonio, 476. The Tennesseans had been working hard and went j into the convention with the fight already won. STEEL FRAME CABS SATED MAM LIVES Southern's Fast Train Wrecked >"ear Columbia?Thirty-Six Passengers Hurt. Columbia State, 8th. Three score passengers narrowly escaped death early yesterday when the Southern railway's fast passenger train, Xo. 31, due here at 8:10 o'clock was wrecked near Fairwold, four and | one-half miles nOrth of Columbia.! Thirty-six passengers were injured, several suffering serious cuts and bruises. Two Pullman cars and the dining car on the rear of the train left the track and rolled down an embankment, turning over. The wreck was caused by a broken axle on the driving wheel of the engine. The baggage, mail and express cars and day coach j * were thrown off the rails but did not' turn over. All of the cars were of; steel construction and were not crush- ! ed in. The train was in charge of J. P. Dodd, of Charlotte, conductor; A. D. Worth, of Spencer, X. C., was the en ginter. Neither were injured. The track was torn up for over 400 yards. A wrecking crew was sent to the scene : and the track will very probably be ' cleared early today. All passengers j were transfered around the wreck and brought to Columbia. List of Injured. j The following is a list of the injured as announced by the railway offi-! rials: S. M. Morrow, Washingion, D. C\, very slight bruises. J. B. Davis, Winnsboro, S. C., very slight bruises. Thos. McXeely, Greensboro, X. C., very slight bruises. ^ A. Magoro, Columbia, S. C., very j slight bruises. Mrs. L. H. Seay, Lexington, S. C.,j very slight bruises. Frank Spinata, Columbia, S. C., very slight bruises. T. R. Chad wick, Charlotte, X. C., very slight bruises. W. F. Gant, Reidsville, X. C., very ! * sLgnt Druises. X. Davis, Jacksonville, Fla., slight; * bruises. E. S. Ca!lov?ay. Augusta, Ga., slight | bruises Mrs. H. P. Bane, New Smyrna, Fla., j cut on top of head. Jas. Barmelee, Jacksonville, Fla.,! slight injury. J. K. Hamilton, ?hipley, Ala., slight I : injury. A. J. Fleegal, Augusta, Ga., slight j - injury. Mark G. Cohn, Chicago, 111., slight injury. J. F. Elleaton, Chicago, 111., slight f iii jury, S. D. Ellison, Winnsboro, S. C.,; slight injury. P. C. Brunskiil, Ontario, Can., slight injury. 1. S. Call, Savannah, Ga., slight in- j jury. A. P. Stein and wife, Jacksonville, I Fla., wife painfully hurt. P. R. Martin, Washington, D. C., j slight bruises and cuts. A. T. Martin and wife, Culpepper, Va., slight bruises and cuts. C. R. Blake, postal clerk, negro, very slight bruises. W. H. Thompson, postal clerk, ne gro, very slight bruises. John Ross, dining car cook, Charlotte, N. C., very slight bruises. Arthur Wilson, dining car cook,! Charlotte, X. C., very slight bruises, j Richard Harrison, dining car waiter, | Charlotte, X. C., very slight bruises. J. W. Brown, waiter, Charlotte, N. C., very slight bruises. Thos. Harrison, waiter, Charlotte, j N. C., very slight bruises. Charles Armstrong, waiter, Charlotte, N. C., very slight bruises. L. S. Parsons, dining car conductor,1 Charlotte, N. C., very slight bruises. C. S. Lewis, New York, very slight bruises. | L. R. Shelton, New York, very slight bruises. John Frank. Baltimore, knee and back hurt. G. J. Walter, Baltimore, knee cut, slight. William Barrish, Xew York, slight injury. Train No. 31 is the Southern's fast train from Washington to Jacksonville. The train was running at a rapid rate and was about 15 minutes late I when the accident occurred yesterday; " I morning at 7.40 o'clock. The dining j car was hitched on at Charlotte. When the train left the track there were about 15 persons in the car at breakfast. The car turned almost completely over and many of the diners were j : 1.. i : ?j J ?* v.. n 0.U.-0 ! sexiuusi^ uruiaeu <tuu cui uy iue giaoo and tumbling chairs, tables and dishes. | There were a number of children in the car at the time, also a number of women. Several men in the car extricated the women and children as rapidly as possible from the wreckage. The next two cars from the rear were Pullman sleepers. All of the berths had been made up. There were several passengers in the cars and they were thrown against the sides when the cars rolled down the embankment. Several suffered slight injuries. The axle of the driving wheel on the left of the engine was snapped. The engine ran for several hundred i-or-rlo nn + V?.<% Tail on/1 "it" j the other on the crossties. This tore I i up the track, derailing the next three cars and throwing the sleepers and the dining car down the embankment. Several passengers in the day coach suffered slight injuries. The majority ; of them were not injured. "I felt a j terrific jar and did not k^ow that the wreck was so serious until I looked out of the window," said a passenger in the day coach. CHARLESTON MEETING SPLITS. Two Conventions Held, Martin Being the Sole Issue?Logan Recognizes ?Antis". ' Charleston, May 6.?Instead of one,1 two conventions were organized here j this afternoon, both meeting in the; same hall, electing delegates to the: state convention, state executive com- j mitteemen, county chairmen and other ! I officers and neither taking any action I on State politics. County Chairman i W. Turner Logan's allusion to the; prospects of the Democrats electing a i president this year in his speech open- | ing the convention constituting the: only reference to national issues. The division was due to a strictly ' local contest?that of the shrievalty, j in which the delegates on one side of J the hall favored the reelection of Sher-' | iff Martin and those 011 the other side I took the opposite position. It was one j of the most exciting contests of the i 4-U~4. <"<U 1 ~ i- ~ --- V il ' amu tuat ifbiun county oas Wll' i nessed, with the patrol wagon in front I 1 of the Hibernian hall and about 20 police officers directly under the command of Chief Cantwell 011 the floor. J Pandemonium reigned at times but, fortunately there was 110 serious1 breach of the peace and the two conventions held their sessions and transacted their business, which; means that the State convention will I have to pass on the question and de cide which faction of the party shall be recognized. Both Claim Legality. It was expected that the Martin fac-! tion would control the convention, but j as things turned out the opposiion forces were not directly outvoted and j tonight both sides claim to have been the legally authorized convention, and the State will have to rule on the question and perhaps go into a full investigation of the whole situation. Mayor Grace was a prominent figure i on the floor of the convention, directing the opposition forces to those of : Capt. Martin. It was his forces which County j Chairman Logan recognized on the initial question of a temporary chairman, turning the gavel over to Daniel L. Sinkler, who, with other officer of this faction, occupied the main table I on the stage, while Maj. J. W. Barn- j well, the candidate of the Martin wing, presided over the Martin clubs from one end of the stage. The Sinkler fac- < tion contended that the Barnwell con-! vention participated in its proceedings at the beginning by voting on questions and specially on the motion wmcn proviaea ior a recess peuuiug j the report of the committee on creden- ! ^ tials, although later the Barnwell con-1; vention or side of the hall received a ;{ report of its own committee and pro- ;1 ceeded to dispose of its business, fin- I' ally adjourning before the Sinkler con- 1 vention reconvened. 1 When the convention was called to order by Chairman Logan, the names ' of Messrs. Barnwell and Sinkler were j put in nomination for temporary 1 chairman. The former was nominated 1 by George von Kolnitz and the latter by Mayor Grace. Chairman Logan decided that 011 the viva voce vote Mr. Sinkler was elected. The Martin : forces demanded an aye and nay vote, wUlch Chairman Logan did not grant. ; Mr. Sinkler was escorted to the stage 1 and to him Mr. Lo<?an turned over the ' gavel. Hugh Ferguson was elects? vice president and Sydney Taylor was 1 made secretary. i > The Martin men called upon Mr. j ^ Barnwell to take his place and he j < went up on the stage, followed by W. j1 J. Leonard as secretary of the Barn- j i well convention. Held His Place. j] Calls were made from the floor for; the police to eject Mr. Barnwell, but j he had his position and the police j - stood between him and the crowd on the Sinkler side, who were demanding i that he retire. Committees on credentials were ap- ] pointed on both sides of the hall. The Barnwell convention first reported, ' seating 20 of the 24 city clubs and several of the "county clubs." In ? quick order the business of the Barn won Ui^iivcuLiuii w eta UI. While the motions were being put Chairman Sinkler was constantly re- 1 minding his convention not to vote on j the questions as the convention had : not reconvened and Mayor Grace "was himself on the stage calling to his side of the house to refrain from voting. He completely dominated his side. DRINKS POISON BY MISTAKE. Little Ejnvorth Orphanage Girl Lies j From Carbolic Acid. Columbia, May 7.?Drinking a quan- j tity of carbolic acid by mistake, lit- j tie ten-year-old Hattie Heron, an in- j mate of the Epworth orphanage, died j yesterday within three hours, the ac- , cident having been brought about by a , misnntferstanriinp- nr> the child's T>art when instructed by Miss Robinson,! i head nurse in the orphanage, to carry | the acid to another dormitory. It appears that Mrs. Rentz, matron l, of one of the dormitories, had sent a j child to the hospital building, with in- j structions to secure from Miss Robinson a small amount of carbolic acid. The nurse was under the impression . that she did not have any of the acid in the laboratory, and the child left without it. A few minutes later she discovered a small amount of the fluid, and called Hattie Heron, who had J been assisting her around the hospital building, and had at one time been confined there with an attack of meas- j! les, and told the child to "take this j 1 over to Mrs. Rentz." Evidently the j child understood her to say that she : (Hattie Heron) was to take it internal- < ly, for she stepped just outside the door and drank the acid down. It was only a moment until Miss Robin- j 1^,1 n ? v,?^ OUII ui5^u\cicu nai iiau icany naypened, and she immediately set about ( to render succor to the little girl by administering antidotes. In addition to this, Dr. H. W. Rice was called, and arrived at the scene of the accident about 20 minutes later. A stomach pump was brought into use and everything possible was done to alleviate the suffering of the little one, , but 111 spite of the Heroic ettorts sne died three hours later. Miss Robinson , is confined to her room, suffering from i a nervous break-down. Naturally, the sad affair has had its effect on her, and she is being treated with every < i - - * "? ' ' V --- - /?-- * J1 ? f consideration Dy ner numerous inenas i, at the orphanage. Hattie Heron's parents were from Fairfield county, and the little girl has been an inmate of the institution < for the past five years. The Rev. W. j B. Wharton accompanied the body to < Monticello. where the burial took place this afternoon. < This is the first accident that has occurred at the Epworth orphanage since ten years ago, a little boy took refuge under an old out house to seek [ shelter from a storm, and the wind j blew down the structure, killing the ' little fellow. SOCIALISTS .NAME STATE TICKET.! ~~7~" It. B. Brittoii >ominatea for uovernor. J. ('. Inabinet, of dewberry, for .Next Tlace. ?? Columbia, May 6.?Forty-five delegates, representing the organized Socialists in eighteen counties of the State, attended the Socialist State con; vention, which, has just adjourned. The Socialist party has not grown as rapidly in South Carolina as it has Ln other States, and several months igo the national executive committee Df the party sent 0. F. Branstette, of Oklahoma, into the State as a national Drganizer for the purpose of furthering :heir propaganda and forming a State Drganization. The present convention is the result 3f his work and the Socialists state that from now on they will maintain a complete State organization and participate in all State elections. The earnestness and enthusiasm which is characteristic of the Socialist party members marked the proceedings of the convention, which formed a permanent State organization, adopted a, State platform and nominated presidential electors and candidates * for State officers. Local Socialists declare themselves 5vell pleased with the results and state -hat in several districts and counties heir organization will nominate candidates for congress and full county tickets and make an active and aggressive campaign. The following nominations were made: Governor?R. B. Britton, Charleston. Lieutenant Governor?J. C. Inabinet, dewberry. Secretary of State?P. I. Rawl. Lex- " ington. Comptroller General?J. F. Fink, Leesville. ? Attorney General?John A. Mette, Columbia. State Treasurer?J. W. S. Pigler, Spartanburg. Superintendent of Agriculture?C. W. Thompson, Reevesville. Railroad Commissioner?W. R. Charles, Pelzer. Presidential Electors?G. A. Green, Spartanburg; I. M. Moody, Greenville; J. C. Raborn, Greenwood; E. \V. Pack, Piedmont; J. F. Creighton, Columbia; ; C. M. Newman, Charleston; John C. Gibbs, Georgetown; F. K. Knight, Gas ton; D. H. McLaughlin, Jefferson. Work of Humor. Customer?"I would like a book with some real funny pictures in it" j m ^*.1,. 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I By virtue of a decree in bankruptcy j in the above matter notice is hereby i given that I will sell 011 the first Mon- i day in June, it being the 3rd day of! June, 1812, before the court house j door in the town and county of Newberry, S. C., at 11.30 o'clock a. m., the : following described real estate, to-wit: ! All f Vinf lrvf r\T? no v r\"\ r\ f 1 o . -T.U Liiciu lvyu v/i pai Ui xunu HUH building thereon situate, lying and being in the town of Prosperity, county of Newberry, and State of South Carolina, containing one acre, more or less,: and bounded on the ^orth by Washing- j ton street, and on the east by other' property of the said Miss Nannie J. | Simpson and 011 the south by lands j of the estate of Mrs. Rosa Duncan, and on the west by McNary street, the ! samp hpin^ the former home of Miss i Nannie J. Simpson. 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