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r . FIRST ELECTROCUTION IN THIS STATE TODAY t J ANDERSON COUNTY NEGRO TO PAY DEATH PENALTY. little Death House at State ePniten- j nary Ready For Business?Six Cells ia Death Structure. Columbia, Aug. 5.?Tuesday, be f tween the hours of 10 a. m. and noon, William Reed, a negro from Anderson county, will be electrocuted at the ' State penitentiary in the electric chair provided for that purpose, substituting the electric chair for the gallows and the hangs man's rope. Through Reed's4 * - ,x- as.; a. ibody will be snot i,you voiu>, sumciem to cause instant death. The execution will be witnessed by only the penitentiary officials, spiritual advisers of the doomed man, and a few witnesses. Reed has confessed his crime and is : * ' - - ue- ?Hi. iV ? I ready to pay ror nis me wnu me uctzucless crime of having attempted assault i on a white woman in Anderson county. First to Go to Chair. William Reed, the first who will go j to his death in the new electric chair at the State penitentiary in tne "aeam house/' attempted criminal assault on a white woman near Dean's station, in Anderson county, on February 26 last, lor which offence he was convicted and sentenced to deatn. Jtie coniessea to his crime a few days ago to the Rev. f Richard Carroll, a colored preacher, "who with the Rev. Thomas Jackson, of Columbia, and another colored parson to be named by Reed, will be present , at the execution as witnesses. Reed, j outside of being a little nervous, is i calmly awaiting his fate. He says that | he does not care what becomes of his! remains and they will probably be disposed of by the authorities. Besides Reed there are several other prisoners confined in the State peni- j tentiary awaiting electrocution. Among ; them is Samuel N. Hyde, the Anderson county murderer, who is being examined by a commission as to his lunacy. He was given a respite until j September, and before tnat date ar-j rives the commission is expected to re-1 port to the governor as to whether or j f note Hyde is really crazy and on the result of that examination will probably hang the fate of Hyde, whether lie will go to his death in the electric chair or whether he will be committed to life imprisonment. The Little Red House. The little red brick house within the penitentiary enclosure is in full readii ness for the electrocutions. With walls j of red brick, three bricks deep, inlaid j with cement mortar, and with windows j barred with heavy, steel, the death j house encloses the chair in which Reed j and those who will follow him to crim- ; inals' graves will be put to death, a j chair exactly like that in which Henry j Clay Beattie, the Virginian who mur-; dered his pretty young wife, met his | death. + r In the death house are six cells in] ^ which those under sentence of death will be kept during the days that immediately precede their executions. 1 From one of these death cells on i Tuesday William Reed will be escorted . % 1 by two prison guards into the warrant j room, and here between cement walls j . and heavily armed guards, the death j n*nrror? +- nrill Ko i>ood &rv tVio i naiiUUt v? iii l/V 1 VV t-iXV UVV1UVU J trnan. This will take three minutes. Thence he will be lead into the death chamber, where one minute will be [ consumed in putting out his life. + Harnessed to Chair. The prisoner will be strapped, head, body, wrists and ankles into the heavy j oaken chair, and the electrodes, one-; * _ on the helmet of leather, and saltwatered sponge placed over his'head,, and the other an anklet around his right leg, will be placed in position. The head strap, passing over nis eyes j and under his chin, leaving his nose ^protruding and giving to his head a . \ ghostly appearance, will be adjusted and the doomed man will have lived ; his last minute of bodily freedom. ? i Behind the death chair is the pannel Wboard, where the electrician will work the switch that will send through the j V criminal's body 1,950 volts of electri- j V city. It took 1,950 volts to kill Henry j |r Beattie and a like current will next f Tuesday be passed through the body , T*r:n:? J I vvinmm xvctru. The Current's Work. The electric chair will be tested between six and twelve hours previous > to each electrocution. It takes a current of 1,950 volts and of between eight and twelve amperes to dispatch an av- ! erage man. The switchboard will be so operated as to send through the j body of the criminal the high voltage, 1,950. At the signal of the attending physician the switch will be reversed anri thp vnifaorp. virill be reduced to 200. ' At another signal from the doctor the ; - voltage will be again increased to / / 1.950 and at once again reduced to the low voltage. At a signal the high vol- j tage will for another time be sent: I through the dying man's body, and when the high voltage is reached the current will be discharged. The whole operation will consume one minute and the man's life wi'l have been taken. The switchboard is equipped with a double circuit io that if an emergen cy arises mere win oe suinuieut power to quickly end the life of the criminal. The electric chair at the penitentiary cost the State, complete, the sum of $2,800. It was purchased from the Adam Electric company, of Trenton, N. J., and Mr. Carr, representing that company, will assist in the first elec trocution. Prisoners Secure. The death house is so constructed as to make exceptionally secure the keeping of the criminals under sentence of death. Each of the six death cells is equipped with double doors, one of heavy steel and an outer door of light steel wire netting. The two walls are two feet apart, and this is so arranged that in case those under sentence of death wish to see visitors the visitors may talk to the prisoner at a safe distance, not being allowed to come within reaching distance. In the heavy bar doors are small openings through which food for the cell inmates may be thrust Each cell is equipped with toilet conveniences, and when once a criminal has entered one of the cells he has bid farewell to the nature world. Visitors Frequent. Since the recent completion of the death house there have been scores of visitors to the penitentiary, most of j them desirous of seeing the place where South Carolina will in future punish with death persons found guilty of capital offences, and the guards at the prison are kept busy explaining the particulars of the death chair and its accomplishments. SURPRISE FOR "LOCKER CLUBS.* ! i Managers Pay Fine and are Bonnd Over to Big Court. Columbia, August 2.?The city of Columbia evidently intends to use drastic measures to bring the "locker clubs" or the "social clubs" to order, for j this morning in the police court not only was the usual fine of $40 imposed on the managers of each of the five clubs which had been raided, but in addition they were bound over to the court of general sessions, 011 the charge of violating the dispensary law and released on bonds of $200 each. | The custom has been to fine the | managers of each club $40 at stated | intervals when they are raided, and I this fine is paid and the clubs have! been going on doing business at the j same old stand. The other ni?ht, how- I ever, the police swooped down on five of the clubs at one time, confiscated the beer and liquor on hand and made the managers put up bonds. Heretofore the cases have been ended by tb managers of the clubs paying a fine of $40, but the assessing of this fine and the binding of them over to i higher court to answer to the charges j of violating the dispensary law has , caused consternation in the "club" j ranks. Records in the office of the secretary of State, where the clubs are chartered as social clubs as required by law,; and in the revenue collector's office, j where the club, in probably every in-1 ~~ 1 ~ lirtanoa chrtu* i SLitXICC, IlclS H I14UU1 nw&ucL) uuu? there are many of them in Columbia, j They have been having an easy time i up to recently. The indication are that Mayor Gibbes is going to use the mailed fist on them. ?? THREE MEN ARE SHOT IX A PISTOL BATTLE j Ben F. Hanna Was Instantly Killed. His Brother Wounded?Fight Followed Quarrel Over Game. Spartanburg, Aug. 1.?Quarreling over a game of cards, a party of white men who were holding a drinking bout | in a grove on Cunningham Hanna's plantation, midway between Enoree and Kilgore, engaged in a pistol battle about 6 o'clock this evening. Ben F. Hanna, 32 years of age, was killed i and his younger brother, Belton E. Hanna, wounded probably fatally, j John Watson was shot throught the! hip. Watson's brother-in-law, Barth I Odom, who is said to have shot Hanna, j has fled. He is a brother of Polk Odom, who was shot to death in the ' same neighborhood last winter. After Belton Hanna had been examined by physicians-, who found that a bullet had passed through his chest, near his heart, and there was no hope for his recovery, a deposition was taken from the wounded man. He said the trouble was caused by Watson, ? !? *? ? r-vo ns? n t in fho W H?J ? CIS IIUL a [)UI uvu/uuv ill Vgame of cards, but looked over the shoulders of the players and made, audible remarks about their hands. Belton Hanaa said that he lost his |temper and struck Watson; that Ben ; Hanna drew his pistol and the battle ; became general. Ben Hanna was shot through the head just above the ear and was almost instantly killed. The Hanna boys were unmarried and lived with their father, Cunningham Hanna. They have a number of kinsfolk in that section of Spartanburg county, who are prominent They are nephews of the Hanna brothers who keep a store at Enoree and j first cousins of Dr. C. D. Hanna of the same place. Dr. Hanna, Dr. C. P. j Vincent and Dr. J. W. Allen were summoned to give Belton Hanna whatever aid was possible. Watson, though severely wounded, managed to drag himself home. P. J. Odom, father of Barth; J. I. Lawson, another white man whose nnmp wii.c rint lparneri. a.nd a neSTO were witnesses of the fight. The party had consumed three gallons of whiskey during the afternoon, it is said. Sheriff W. J. White and Coroner John S. Turner have left for the scene. SALUDA HAPPENINGS. The Angusta-Northern May Extend Read to Greenwood?Fire Destroys Dwelling. Saluda, August 2.?A trip across the country from here to Greenwood quite recently by the officials of the Augusta-Northern railroad has given rise to what appears to be a well-founded rumor that the road from Ward to this point will in all probability be extended to Greenwood in the near future Tt ic Irnnwn that the rro>? noun try trip was made by the officials of the Augusta-Northern accompanied by a citizen of Saluda and that the purpose of the journey was to get an idea of the intervening territory, its topography and its possibilities. It is also known that a very favorable impression was made on the party, and while nothing authoritative was given out yet it is known that such an extension is greatly desired and it will be made with that end in view? is confidently expected that plans The prediction is freely made that sooner or later Saluda will be a town on a main line from the coal fields of the West via Greenwood to Charles- ! ton instead of a terminal of a short I branch from Ward, and there is more | than mere rumor on which to base it The dwelling and contents of Henry Berry, a young white man living near Emory, this county, were destroyed by fire about noon on yesterday. It is supposed that the fire originated from i a spark in a defective flue. There was no insurance. W. E. Huff, conductor on the Angus- i ta-Northern, has resigned and will make his home at Greenwood, where ! he will engage in the sales and livery j I business. Capt. Huff has made many j friends in Saluda who regret to Jearn i of his leaving. Protracted services are being held at the Methodist church, in this town. The Rev. E. A. Driggers, of Leesville, is conducting the services. His ser- j mons are of a high order. i B. Frank Crouch and family have | moved to Saluda. Mr. Crouch will open up a complete line of dry goods j and gents' furnisnings'on septemoerj i. I ! A SAFE SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL A Mild Vegetable Medicine for the Lir-1 er That is Free From the Dangers of the Powerfnl Cheeimal, Calomel. ? i The W. G. Mayes drug store has a j mild, vegetable remedy that success-; fully takes the place of the powerful1 mineral drug calomel, the old-fashion-1 ed lfver medicine. This remedy is Dod-1 son's Liver-Tone, a very pleasant tast- j ed liquid that gives quick but gentle j relief from constipation without the.) bad after-effects which so often fol-i low taking calomel. } Dodson's Liver-Tone is fully guaranteed to be a perfect substitute for calomel, and if you buy a bottle and: it does not entirely satisfy you, Mayes drug store will promptly give you your money back upon request. It is fine for both children and | grown people. rrr4f!UPD WtVTFIV XJL.1V/UJUJLI liai.lJ.Xiv> The patrons of Smyrna school wilF meet on August 9 to elect a teacher for the school. School to run seven or eight months. Salary $40 per month. Applications may be sent to J. S. Boozer, G. P. Boozer, or H. T. ! | Longshore. NOMINATIONS. For United States Senate. | I hereby announce myself a candiI date for the United States Senate, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Your support and influence will be appreciated. N. B. Dial, Laurens, S. C. \ For Congress. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Congress from the Third Congressional district, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. F. S. Evans. T herphv announce myself a candi date for Congress from the Third Congressional District of South Carolina, subject to the action of the voters of the district in the Democratic primaries. Marcus C. Long. Wyatt Aiken is hereby announced a3 a candidate for re-election as Congressman from the Third Congression al District of South Carolina, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. For State Senator. Col. D. A. Dickert is announced as a candidate for State senator from Newberry county, and will abide the rules of the Democratic party. Alan Johnstone is hereby nominated I for reelection to the State Senate from | Newberry county, subject to the result of the Democratic primary election. I ; ? [ For House of Bepresentatives* I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives from Newberry County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Ne'al W. Workman, Chappells, S. C. H. H. Evans is hereby announced as a candidate for the House of Representatives from Newberry county, and is pledged to abide the result of the Democratic primary. I Arthur Kibler is hereby announced as a candidate for re-election to the Legislature from Newberry county, subject to the Democratic primary. Henry 0. Long is hereby announced as a candidate for tbe House of Representatives, subject to the Democratic primary. Voters. C. T. Wyche is hereby announced as a candidate for re-election to the legislature, and will abide the rules of the Democratic party. j Geo. S. Mower is hereby nominated for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. , ________ 4' S. W." Young is hereby nominated for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the Legislature from Newberry county, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary J. H. Chappell. For Judge of Probate. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Probate Judge, subject to the Democratic primary. G. G. Sale. Claude C. Schumpert is hereby announced as a candidate for Judge of Probate for Newberry county, subject to the rules of the^ Democratic primary. / B. B. Leitzsey is announced as a candidate for Probate Judge of Newberry county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. E. Lee Hayes is announced as a candidate for Probate Judge of Newberry ? - - ?' V<! A A ?*><1 A ^ A UUUUty, tu LUC 1 Ui"3 Ui wo Democratic primary. J. F. Stephens is hereby announced as a candidate for Probate Judge of Newberry County, subject to the rule of the Democratic primary Jos. H. Hunter is hereby announced as a candidate for Probate Judge of VCkTi'KQr,r,T7 pAiin+r <-> 11 Vvi+r> < V\ o rmlzio 1 V/ n UVi 1 WUU U J J OU WJVrfV U tw ti.1^ A UiVO of the Democratic primary. : Marion Q. Boland, of Little Mountain. having been solicited b> friends, is hereby announced for the office of Probate Judge for Newberry County, and will abide the result of the Demojcratic primary. , For Sheriff. Being conscious of the fact that I havie ditecharged the duties of the I Sheriff's office' to the best of my ability, and believing that I have the endorsement of the majority of the people of Newberry county to this end, I again announce myself a candidate, subject to the decision of the Demo-: cratic primary. M. M. Buford. j v i 1? ! I iiereuy auuuuuue j'^sen as <a caudidate for Sheriff of Newberry county, | subject to the Democratic primary. ! Cannon G. Blease. j 1 For County Anditor. Eug. S. Werts is hereby announced : as a candidate for re-election as CounI I ty Auditor, subject to the Democratic J primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Auditor of Newberry coun ty, subject to the Democratic primary. J. B. Halfacre. For County Treasurer. Jno. L. Epps is hereby announced as a candidate for re-election afl County Treasurer, subject to the Democratic primary. For Coroner. F. Marion Lindsay is hereby announced as a candidate for Coroner of Newberry county, subject to the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Coroner of Newberry county, subject to the Democratic primary. S. J. Cromer. I hereby announce myself as a canfriT* fV>r<vn P r nf NPwhfVPTV roun ty, subject to the Democratic primary. J. R. Bouknight I hereby announce myself as a candidate for coroner for Newberry county, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. Murray H. Kinard. For County Superintendent of Education. I am a candidate for election by the people of Newberry county to the office of County Superintendent of Education, which office I am now filling for an unexpired term by appointment from the State Board of Education. I will abide the result of the Democratic primary. Elbert H. Aull. J. B. O'Neal 1 Holloway Is announced as a candidate for County Superintendent of Education and will abide the rules of the primary. George D. Brown, Jr., former superintendent of the Prosperity high school, is annouced as a candidate for County Superintendent of Education. He will'abide the result of the Demo cratic primary. I For Supervisor. To the Voters of Newberry County: At the solicitation of many friends I have concluded to make the race for supervisor, and if elected I will stay on the job and work for the best interest of the county and will give you the best service that I am capable of; and I hereby pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. W. A. Hill. I announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Supervisor for Newberry county, sub+/ ? +viq -riilac nf thp Democratic 'JCV/L IAJ W4V A V?. primary. ' L. I. Feagle. J. Monroe Wicker is hereby announced as a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the Democratic primary. For Clerk of Court John C. Goggans is hereby nominated as a candidate for re-election a3 Clerk of Court for Newberry county and will abide the result of the Democratic primary. James D. Wheeler is announced as a j candidate for Clerk of Court for Newberry county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, and will abide the result of the Democratic primary. For Master. I hereby announce myself as <i candidate for re-election as Master for Newberry county, subject to the Democratic primary. H. H. Rikard. For County Commissioner. Jno. F. Wheeler is hereby announced as a candidate for County Commissioner and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. The voters of No. 11 Township hereby nominate Felix A. Graham as a candidate for County Commissioner of Newberry County, subject to the I Democratic primary. I * I hereby announce myself as a can- j didate for County Commissioner, sub- j I ject to the Democratic primary. ! Jno. C. Wilson. W. H. Wendt is hereby announced as a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the Democratic primary. '*" * - 1 1 Q a I W. f. .fUgn is ueitiuy auuouutcu ; a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the Democratic primary. I Joe W. Epting is hereby nominated for the office of Sub-Supervisor, and is pledged to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. Friends, j I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner and win abide the result of the Democratic primary. J. S. Watts. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election as County C&mmissioner, subject to the Democratic nri m a rv T P T iTTinorcfAnn f * **"*-* L J U* \J? UlTiU^OVVUVt I am a candidate for re-election a* County Commissioner, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. Custus L. Leitzsey. ^ Thomas L. B. Epps is hereby announced as a candidate for County Commissioner, and will abide the re .11 ^ a . T\ ^ ...11 1 buit ui uie i^iuucraixc primary. J. Pierce Harmon is hereby announced as a candidate for County Commissioner, and will abide the -rules of the Democratic party. Magistrate Ros. 1 and 8. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Magistrate for Nos. 1 and 8 Townships, subject to the Democratic primary. x. u;?wa.iu otcwa^u I hereby announce myself aa a candidate for Magistrate for Noe. 1 and 8 Townships, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. W. 0. Wilson. A I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election as Magistrate, for Nos. 1 and 8 townships of Newber- * ry county, subject to the Democratic primary. J. Q. Sample. Magistrate Ko. 2. S. J. D. Price is hereby announced as a candidate for Magistrate for No. 2 township and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as candidate for Magistrate for No. 2 ^Township . and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. C. H. Alewine. / ' For Magistrate No. 3. Township* I am a candidate for Magistrate for No. S Township, Newberry county, and will abide result of the Democratic primary. Jno. Henderson. For Magistrate So. L I announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Magistrate of No. 4 Township, Newberry County, subject to the rules' of the Democratic primary. R. M. Aughtry. , Magistrate Jfo. 6. George H. Martin is hereby announced as a candidate for Magistrate for No. 6 township, and will abide the results of the Democratic primary. Wm. M. Dorroh is hereby announced as a candidate for re-election as Magistrate for No. 6 Township, subject to the Democratic primary. For Magistrate No. 7. The many friends of Mr. W. R. Reid hereby announce his as ac andidate for Magistrate for No. 7 township, and pledge him to abide the rules of the Democratic party. W. P. Allen is hereby announced aa a candidate for Magistrate for No. 7 Township, subject to the Democratic primary. Many Friends. For Magistrate 5o. 10. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for magistrate for No. 10 township subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. E. H. Werte. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Magistrate No. 10 Township, and will bt subject to Democratic primary. H. B. Richardson. Magistrate >"o. 10. J. A. Kinard is hereby announced as a candidate for Magistrate for No. 10 township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Magistrate 3To. 11. E. A. Hentz is hereby announced aa a candidate for Magistrate for No. 11 township, subject to the Democratic primary. Voters. T. Bachman Richardson is hereby announced as a candidate for Magistrate for No. 11 township, and will abide the rules of th-e Democratic primary. For Magistrate. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate for No. 11 Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. J. T. Kinard. H. H. Ruff is hereby announced aa a candidate for Magistrate for No. 11 township, subject to the Democratic primary. , : - y*i'rS^iSi*iVfi