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VOL. XVIII. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBE AN AWFUL CRIME. A Father, Crazed With Whiskey, Kills His Three Children. ARRESTED AND LOCKED IN JAIL. One of the Most Fiendisb Acts Ever Committed in t h e Good Oid State of North Carolina. Transformed in a monster after a weeks' debauc Dr. J. V. Jay, a physician of prominence in the north ern part of Buncombe county, N. C., Saturday week drove his wife from home, brutally murdered his three children, and attempted to burn down his house. The man became violent Friday night, and after going home terribly abused his wife. Mrs. Jay had put the children to bed, and was endeavoring to quiet i -r husband, when the man attacked her and drove her out of the house. She went to the bome of Thomas Dillingham, not far from where she lived, and there spent the night. Returning to her home next morning she found her hus band in a dangerous mood. The man was even worse than before. Jay was continu.lly looking for his pistol, threatening to exterminateAhe whole family. Mrs. Jay, however, Nad taken possession of the revolver and hidden it from her husband. During the time that Jay was searching for the pistol, Mrs. Jay was engaged in pre paring the morning meal, at inter vals assisting the children to dress. When the children had been dressed and Mrs. Jay had finally finishea get ting breakfast, the brute had worked himself into a frenzied mood. Fail ing in his search for the pistol he had armed himself with a claw hammer, and with this chased Mrs. Jay around the house. The frigntened wife, feel ing that her own life and the lives of her children were in danger, went out of the front door and started for the little grocery, where there was a tele phone to ask the neighbors for aid, ann to notify the officers at Asheville. As she reached the road she turned and saw her three children standing on the top step crying, and begging for ner return. The mother stood for a moment in helpless agony, knowing that the lives of her children were in danger, and knowing also that she was of her own strength powerless to shield and protect them. Her indecis ion was of but a second's duration. Steeling her heart to the cries of her little ones, she turned and ran with all speed possible for the store. There she hastily told the story of the chil dren's peril, and accompanied by sev eral men who chanced to be at the place, haptened back to her home. The mother had been gone but a few mnoments, but in that brief space the demon had done his work, and as she entered her home a sight met her eyes such as words of no language can describe. Lying upon the porch with the blood oozing from their beads lay her three children. The two oldest were already dead, while the baby was barely breathing. The men who had accompanied Mrs. Jay tenderly gath ered up the lhttle lifeless bodies to place them in tne house, but the door was fastenned and.Jay was called upon to open the door. This he refused to do, and declared he w:>uld kill the first one who entered. It was then thought that he had found the pistol and had barricated himself in tue room, and that death awaited the iirst one who entered. Bnt this was not so. The man at that moment was preparing for self destruction. Without waiting an other moment the men burst in the door, and as it swung open, instead or the tcrack of a pistol, the men were greeted with "Hello boys, come in, I am just starting a fire to get warm by." Jay was found standing over a quantity of burning clothing that he had gathered and placed on the floor near the tireplace. The men rushed upon him and succeeded in extinguish ing the flames. The man was slight ly burned, but not seriously. His clothing was covered with the blood of his children, as were his face and hands. Sheritf Reed was telephoned for, and the man was held until the sheriff arrived. Upon receiving word of the horrible tragedy Saturday morning Sheriff Reed at once notitied Coroner Hemphill, and they left for Barnardsville. Sheirff Reed returned to Asheville before dark with his pris oner who appeared to only half realize the terrible deed he had committen.. Hie is now in jail. When asked why he had killed his children Dr. Jay said he just could not help it after catch ing sight of their blood. All Ashe ville is shocked by the tragedy. Dr. Jay is brother of WV. N. Jay, who for many years held a position as deputy clerk in the ottice of register deeds. iiis Blood Boils. Judge Peter S. Grosscup, appointed to the tederal bencn by President McKinley, recently said: "When I see the laws of my country introduced to enable men to consolidate money for the public good, turned into the excuse for swindles that should land the promoters in the penitentiary, and when I see that to be the almost universal history of corporations, every drop of my blood boils with hate and revenge." Judge Grosscup might also have expressed his indigna tion against the failure on the part of executives to enforce laws which were intended to land the violators of the laws in the penitentiary. Horrib>le Death. A Berlin woman was squeezed to death by a boa constrictor at Volk lingen, Prussia, Thursday night while giving a performanace in a menagerie. The spectators thought at first that her screams and frantic struggles, as the snake tightened its~ coils, were part of the show and applauded and cried, "Bravo" at the realism of her acting. The attendants, however, saw the wo man's danger, ran in and beat the snake and stuck it with knives. She was dead when released. Give Cp at Last. The State says after voluntarily abstaining from convers.e with women for :3 years. William Van Note, a wealthy farmer of New Jersey, has married a widow. His silence hereaf te- is likely to be compulsory. A PREACHER IN A FIGHT. Rev. R. F. Whilden Charged With Assault and Battery. Not long since the Rev. S. B. Jones had a fisticutf with the postmaster of his town and now come: the state ment from the Greenville News that Rev.R. Furman W bildena well known divine of the upper section of Green ville county, was arraigned and given a preliminary hearing Tuesday at Tigesville before Magistrate Ballenger on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. The state was represented by Adam C. Weldun, of that city. while the defendant repre sented himself in the trial. Mr. Whilden is ally ged to have at tacked and assaulted Spartan C. Berry, a leading farmer of the uper section of the county on September 23. It is said the trouble arose out of a dispute over a piece of land which Mr. Berry had purchased, but which Mr. Whil den still claimed. At the hearing, however, a deed to the property held by Mr. Berry was presented as evi dence. There were several witnesses swurn who testified as to the attack of Mr. Whilden upon Mr. Berry. Because of the prominence of the parties concerned the hearing attract ed much attention and there was a large crowd of spectators on hand to hear the testimony. including a num ber of the students from the North Greenville High school. Mr. Whil den, it is understood, has been preach ing for 50 years. He is now 77 years old, but enjoys splendid health and a strong constitution. It is said that as a result of his conflict with Mr. Berry be left his mark on his oppo nent's face. After bearing the ,esti mony in the case, Magistrate Ballen ger docketed the case for the bgher court and it will be heard at the next term. NERVE OF THE GRAFTERS. Lige Oowie Says "Show me Betore I Heal You. Dowie. the great religinas faker who is now operating in New York, has an eye on the main chance all the time. He is after money, and he is not particular how he gets it. Dash ing aside the guards who tried to stop them, twenty men and women stamp eded from his "Healing" roam in Madison Square Garden Wednesday afternoon when they were asked to give all their wealth to the Church of Zion City if they should be cured of their ills by the Dowie treatment. The indignation of the invalids was intence. Many of them were on crutches others were blind, while a few left the beds to test the treatment. The prophet with many gyrations, declar ed it was infallible to Christians. But they dashed over the Zion guards like a squad of heavy artillery ..J made their way to the street. The stampede came after the mid day meeting when it wa, announced that all persons who wished to be treated could meet Overseer Hiper in the "Healing" room. More than one hundred persons went to the room, including those who began treatment yesterday. The place looked like a. hospital ward when the subject were seated. The usual steps were taken to see that no outsiders could observe what was going on. A Poisonous Worm. A number of counties in the north ern -part of Georgia are greatly dis turbed over the discovery of a small worm, very much resembling a snake, about two inches lone, which has been found in the heads of cabbages, and which has just been pronounced by the state cemist to be a deadly poison. A number of deaths have o'curred recently in White county, which are now attributed to the insect. The discovery of the worm has resulted in cabbage being stricken from the menu cards throughout North--ast Georgia. The state chemist says a single worm contains enough poison to kill 15 per sons. It Pays to be Polite. Because of his involence to a lady who was riding on his car a colored Pullman car porter was put oti a train in the woods near Brunswick, Ga., on Thursday. He was left there to meditate how much better politeness would have paid him. He spoke to the lady something about transferring to another train. She did not under stand him and asked him to reapeat what he had said. He did it very in solently. George H-. Smith, treasurer of the city of Brunswick, was on the train, and, observing the manner in vhich the porter spoke to the lady. gave him a thrashing. He was tuen put oif.the train. Thirty-one Lost. The marine exchange reports that the steamer South Portland. from As toria for San Francisco, has been wrecked at Bandon on the Oregon coast. Thirty-one of her passengrs and crew are missing. Capt. McIntyre and six others succeeded in reach ing shore. The wrecked steamer car ried a crew of twenty-three and prob ably not more than eighteen passen gers. Capt. Mcintyre was in com mand of the vessel and had been on her about two months. Swift Justice. John Harris, colo red, murdered Policeman Deasback in Atlanta on October 5. Harris ran away, but was captured at Abbeville, his old home, taken back to Atlanta and tried last week and convicted. He was sentenced to be hung on Nov. 12. Harris confessed the whole thing, but said if he had not been drunk at the time he would not have done the deed. Some colored people at A bbev'ile in formed the authorties that Harris was there, and this lead to his arrest. Death of G. D. Tiliman. A dispatch from Clark's l111l to the Augusta Chronicle says Col. Georgte D I. Tillman, aged 23 years. youngest son of the late lion. George D). Till man, died at his home there Tuesday night. He attended the Citadel Academy at Charleston and was one of tho mnost popular students in his class. He was court stenographer of the third judicial circuit for a number of years and a colonel on Gov. Mc Swene's staff A WOMAN'S SCREAM Of Terror in the Middle of the Night Drove a Black VILLIAN FROM HER BED ROOM. After Robbing the House He Was Getting Ready to Commit a 1'->rse Crime. but Was lun Oft. Columbia seems to be suffering from an epidemic of burglaries. The follow ing we clip from The State of Thurs day. There was brought to light Thurs day the fact that there had been com mitted in the very centre of the city two robberies which were even more orazen and daring than the startling and unsuccessful attempts upon the residence of Rev. Dr. Lindsay a few nights ago. These last robberies oc curred on Lady street just one block on either side of Main street, but with in two squares of the police station. The methods of the robbers are al most identical, both houses on Lady street having been visited three times at close intervals. But there is a per fection of execution and evidence of design sinister and repulsive not be trayed in former depredations. The scenes of the robberies are Mrs. J. H. Folk's boarding house, west cor ner Lady and Assembly, and Mrs. B. L. Gary's boarding house, west cor ner or Lady and Sumter streets. The thief entered the former place by a rear stairway to the second floor of the dwelling, three rooms of which were unlocked and presented an open field. From one room, he secured the trousers of the three occupants and from another those of four heavy sleepers, and repaired to the piazza where he deliberately searched all the clothing, and decamped with a sum of $352 and a note for $75. Policeman W. G. Hiers was the heaviest loser, having in his trousers $272 and a note for $75. Mr. J. H. Foulk, Jr., was robbed of $45. The others lost from $3 to $15-whatever amount left in their clothing. Tne clothing nas left on the piazza and in the hallway. There were turee valua ble watches on the dresser in Police man Hiers' room, but these were un touched, although a lighted lamp was on the dresser during the entire night. Mrs. B. L. Gary's dwelling has three-stories. The thief gained an entrance through the front door and unlocked a door to the area part, then he worked his way up to the third floor, examining the doors on the sec ond and third floors, all were locked except one. From this room he took the occupants' trousers and carried them down stairs into the yard. He reentered and made an examination of the ground floor, but again only one was unlocked, presenting an in viting prey to this midnight maurau der. A married lady whose husband works until the latter part of the night occupied this room. She is a light sleeper, she says, and hearing a noise. opened her eyes. By accident her gaze was in the direction of the washstand mirror. The sight that she beheld paralyzed her with terror a form of a man bending over the dresser hurriedly turning over every thing. He emptied the drawers upon the loor intently seeking for some particular things. She says that every few moments he would cast fugitive glances in her direction and that she lay there, it seemed for hours, suffering the most torturesome agony. At last after searcuing the room thoroughly, he picked up a valise and as she thought left the room. Then thie lady, in the next instant, realized that the eyes of a negro were looking straight into her own. "I never knew what ''frozen with fear' meant unti3 thar moment," said she. "He stood there for ages, it seemed, never taking his eyes off ine, then stealthily he crept closer to the bed; I could not move or cry out until he put into words his dia bolical purpose." 11er agonizing cry awoke the'whole house, Mr. RI. C. Aughtry, Mrs. Gary's brother, and others were up instantly, but could not get a glimpse of theilee ig criminal. In the morning a suit of clotnes and a ripped-open valise were found in the yard: a guitar and some household articles of value were ound aro\md the premises. It was known by a few that thie lady's husband carried large sums .. f money at times. Fortunately he had deposited in a bank a very large .sum recently. This is the third attempt to rob his rooms since last Friday night. Mrs. Foulk's homie has also been un fer the ban for some weeks. Three weeks ago a burglar successfully bur glarized her husband's room during the iiight and relieved him of $20), all he had in his pockets at the time. UOfieer fliers is the custodian of the State house and has heavy expense in accont of illness but by scrupulous saving had made some money, the 'loss of Wich falls heavily on him. Assassinis Worked Cheaply. A story is published to the effect that the Servian army otficers who. as sassated King Alexander and Queen Draga received payaient as follows: The Queen's brother-in-law, Col. Machin, now commander of tne Bel grade and Danube divisions (of the ar my, .S6,000c. Col. Mischitch, recently departmental chief of the ministry of war, and two others, $4.800. Junior oflicers from $4')0 to $1.000). M. Ava kumvics, for undertaking the leader siofte provisional government, Lost on the Deep. On the schooner .john K. Kirkman, which arrived at Newport, Va.. Thursday night, are two seamen of the crew of the Gloucester tishing schooner. .J. T. Williams, which went t' pieces on a reef ott Cape Cod light in the storm last Friday m(orning. They are p robably the only survivors o the 14 men on board when the schooner struck. Tue rescued men. Waler .J. Harris of Bangor, Me., anid Carles Keeler of New York. were picked up last Friday night 611 miles east of Cape Cod, after the dory in wich they eapner. SAD FATE OF A BOY. He Was Smothered to Death in a Pile of Cotton. Ernest, the il-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonn D. H. Kinard, of the Bachman Chapel community, of New berry county. met with a horrible death Wednesday. He was in his father's cotton house, playing hide and seek with his little baby brother, when he fell head-foremost into a hole which he had dug into a pile of cotton and his life was smothered out. At the dinner hour at Mr. Kinard's home Friday, Mrs. Kinard asked her son, -Ernest. to take his baby brother. a little boy about three years of age, out to play. As the boy starred away from the house with the baby he was asked by his father where he was go ing, and replied that he was going to the cotton house to play. In about an hour Mts. Kinard called Ernest to dinner. He failed to answer and Mrs. Kinard, becoming alarmed, went to the cotton house. She found her son in the pile of cotton dead. The four little boys, sons of Mr. Kinard, had gone to the cotton house as they usually did every day, to play. Ernest was the oldest child. It is supposed the children were playing hide and seek, and rrnest fell into a bole about four feet deep which he had dug in the pile of cotton. He was in this position when taken out. It was found that breath had left the body. The neighbors were called in and every effort was made to restore the little boy's life, but all to no avail. Newberry News & Herald. A QUEER TALE. A Defaulter Gives Remarkable Ex planation of His Crime. The Mapleton State Bank at Man kato, Minn., has been closed pending an investigation )f the books. The assistant cashier, Alfred A. Buck, has disappeared. Mr. Buck went to Wal ker a week ago Saturday on business, and left there, ostensibly for Duluth, on Tuesday, and since then nothing has been heard from him. He is tbe only son of Judge Daniel Buck of this ctv, a former justice of the Supreme Court, who is president, and owner o half the stock of the bank. A letter from the missing official was found, saying that the shortage of the writ er was $18,700, with the bank, and be tween $7,000 and $8.000 with his father who had placed his personal funds in his possession to loan. The strangest feature of the occurrence is the excuse given by young Buck for taking the money. He disclaims speculation or fast living. He is 21 years of age. He informed his wife that twelve years ago he was made the victim of blackmail by a Chicago family, paid the money demanded, though not legally or morally bound to do so, and that this fan-ily has ever since from time to time held him up. He has paid every demand, fearing the result of exposure on the health of his parents if be refused, and the to tal amount paid over, he says, is $30, 000. He has finally obtained a receipt in full. Monumenat to a aero. Gentlemen of Augusta, Ga., in terested in the Cahill monument move ment have decided to order out a andsome .and costly bronze tablet, bearing the inscription already select ed, to record for coming generations the name, deeds and birthplace of him whose noble sacrifice of bis life won the admiration of all. T~wo years ago Patrick Cahill, a young Irish man, in endeavoring to save the life of a little girl, who fell from the bridge oer the main level of the canal. at Fifteenth street, went down with the victim and was drowned. Cahill was working on the bridge gang of the city. Tntey were reijooring the bridge. The child fell into one of the openings, where the dlooring had been torn out. On several other occasions Cahill had risked his life and saved drowning persons. A subscription fund was started to erect a m .nument to the hero. The monum-:nt has been placed on the scene of his last heroic deed. Into this the bronze tablet will be in set. Mrs. Tiliman's Ilojaries. A dispatch from Trenton says It has developed that Mrs. Benjamin B. Till man, the wife of Senator Tillman, was more seriously injured in tne runaway two weeks ago than was at tirst thought. At present her condition is improving, but the improvement. is slow. For several days she was criti cally ill as a result from the shoek and the injuries she received, and a week ago it was feared hier life was in grave danger. It is now thougnt that all danger is past. Mrs. Tillman, while out driving with her son, Mr. B. a. Tillman, Jr., was thrown from the vehiele and received very severe and painful gashes upon the head and face. The horse attacned to the buggy was frightened and became unmanageable and ran away. Created a Panic While going from Washington to Pittsburg on the Pennsylvania Rail road it was discovered A. Rasyona, a servant employed at the Japanese legation in Washirgton, was suffering from smallpox. The conductor sus pected that there was something wrong and sent a message to Hunting ton, where a physician discovered symptoms of smallpox. Passengers ted frantically, and it was with great dihliculty that a serious crush was pre vented. Tne car doors were locked, and from Hluntingto to Altoona, nearly 50 miles, the .Japanese was the solitary occupant of the coach. Here he was removed to a pest house. Remixiuering Our Dead. A monument to the Confederate soldiers from the State of South Caro lina who fell in the war between the States was dedicated at Greenwood Tursday afternoon. The dedicatory address was delivered-by Judge Wil iam T. Gary, of Augusta, who eulogized Soutlnern, womanhood and the part it played in the days of 1800O 5. The monumnent is thirty-tive feet gigh. the panels on which the inscrip tions are cut are from the granite quarries of Vermont. The remainder of the granite in the monument is from Snnth~ Carolina. TRIAL OF WHAM. The Defendant On the Stand Tells of the M rder. WHAM PLEADS SELF DEFENCE. He Admits Writing an Improper Note to the Niece of the Man Whom He Shot Down. The case of the State vs John G. Wham, charged with the murder of L. W. Ramage on the 9th of last July, was tried at Laurens last week. L. W. Ramage was shot and killed by the defendat John G. Wham July 9 last in the yard of the latter who bad been called upon by the deceased to explain and reach a settlement, amicably if possible certain conduct regarded reprehensible and charged to Wham toward a niece of Mr. Ramage. Wham admitted that his plight was bad and agreed to make acknowledg ment at the proper time and that would be from his viewpoint when his preacher would be present, probably that day. Ramage insisted that he go over at once and explain to Mr. Simp son's family. He declined and went back in the house having met Ramage and his companion at the gate. Ram age it seems entered the gate without being invited and proceeded to the back of the house going around. In a moment Wham appeared at an up stairs window and ordered Blakely who had , accompanied Ramage to leave. As he was withdrawing he heard the shot. Wham shot Ramage with a- parler rifle and immediately escaped. The State had ten witnesses, two of whom .were ladies Mrs. Tbos. Simpson, mother of the young woman, whose life the defendant is alleged to have tried to wreck and Mr. Jas. P. Dillard of Tylersville. Mrs. Simpson told of the note received by her daughter from Wham inviting her over to spend the evening explaining that a young lady, a relative, was visiting at his nome, etc. The witness when shown the note at once realized that there must be some mistake, something wrong be cause she Knew Mrs. Wham and her company were at Clinton spending the afternoon and that the note therefore was a deception and an insult to the daughter and the family. Taking the daughter, witness proceeded to Wham's house only a few hundred yards distant across the road, and de manded an explanation of his conduct. At ir.st he said the note in question had been found on the dresser written presumably by his young lady visitor and addressed to Miss Simpson, that he simply picked it up and dispatched it without thinking much of the inci dent. Finally however he admitted that be was the author of the offen sive missive. Mr. Reid Blakely who went with Ramage to Wham told how they were met at the Iront gate and that Wham seemed to be willing to appologize but did not suit to go then and turned to go back iatO the house. Witness said to Ramage "bet ter not let him go back," whereupon Ramage followed but did not enter the house, going around to the rear. Presently he heard shor. Called Lo deceased but received no res.ponse. Knew he was sh't, but Mr. Wham re fused to let him and the others who had arrived go to the body of their dead friend. Wham and his wife who was the only ee witness to the shootirg. testitied in his behalf. Wham sh~oned little or no hesitancy in making his statement and declared he believed when he fired the fatal shot his life was in immuinenit danger; that Rimage haCi his pistol leveled at him and was standing with in ten feet of him, when quick as a lash he presented his rfle and tired, killing Ramage- wh. had eniered his yard unojidden and who waxs trying to. prevent his escape from his own house. He admitted sending notes and ti e visits of the Simosons. including the old gentleman to his house, and the discussion concerning the import of the note. He denied cursing Mrs. Simpson as had been sta-ted, say ing that he used the language with refer ence to the party who told her or any of tihe family that he had stole his property as chaiged by the lady upon her second visit to his house. Trhe note was sent Monday morning. Tuesday he heard there was going to be trouble so he left home and lay out tat night, Wednesday anid Wednes day night. He sa'w that Ramage and B'lakely had a gun in their buggy ~.-hen nre met them at the gate and he reued to go with them to the Simp son house simply because he had no friend to go wiih bin, at that time. His wire substantially corroborated all her husband had'sworn to. She went out and begged Mr. Ramage to leave and followed him around the house. Just as he got around she saw Wham appear at the back door. Mr. Ramage drew his pistol and a shot from her husband's guon was tired. She was looking at Ramage. She was cool and told her story quietly. The case will be concluded Friday. An Unfortunate C-&se. The Augusta Evening Iherald says a woman dressed in the gara of mourn ing and much under the influence of an intoxicant arrived ini Augusta on the Southern train from Barnwell, S. C., Wednesday moruing. She was thought to be syk when the train reached the urdon station and Capt. Tanner, the station master, made her as comfortable as possible in the wait ing room. It later was discovered that the woman was not sick, but was un der the influence of liquor. Capt. Tanner had sent for Dr. A. C. Wade, who made an examination of the wo man and pronounced hersutfering from intoxcants. She appears to be about 30 years of age and looks to be of a re fined family. Great Loss of Life. Advices from Mazatlin, Mexico, state that the territic storm, which visited that city and vicinity a few days ago, caused considerable loss of life, in the city sixteen were killed and a number of others injured. Ships in the harbor also suffered much d;'m age. The Danish schooner Clara was entirely wrecked and the captain and fourten sailors were drowned. HUNDREDS SEARCHED. For Missing Millionaire, But no Trace is Yet Foand. The disappearance from the Wise County, (Va.), mountains of E. L. Wentz, the young millionaire, is still a great mystery, notwithstanding the earnest work of a thousand men form ing a searching party. The party is now divided into 10 squads of a hun dred each. and the search is being ex tended along Black Mountain. The rni.sirg man's father had not been notified of the disappearance of hissofn officially until Wednesday. Toe aged man gave out a statement in Pbiladel phia that he was dumbfounded, and. could not understand the theory of murder, as his son had no enemies. The father is on the way to Big Stone Gap, Va., having left Philadelphia Wednesday night. It is given out here that while young Wentz was an ad mirable young man, still be had in curred the enmity of certain moun taineers. When Wentz left Big Stone Gap it is stated he was to have joined the sheriff that day to serve warrants on certain trespassers, who had felled chestnut trees on the land of the Virginia Coal and Iron Co.npany. Chestnut trees had been fresblly cut at every point where the young mill ionaire would have gone. The theory that Wentz was murdered by outlaw and his body hid away is most plausi ble. Certain of the mountaineers who gave up homes at a nominal figure when mountain lands were bought up by capitalists fifteen years ago; have ever since cherished the feeling that they had been cheated out of their property. An idea of how cheaply those lands sold to capitalize is gained in the statement that coal properties in Southwest Virginia, owned by the Wentz family, were bought for $ 10, 000. The same properties are now es timated to be worth 82.000.000. A Brave Girl. The heroic conduct of a young lady of Linares, Mex., during the recent yellow fever epidemic there, has at tracted the attention of President Diaz and the Mexican congress and a medal has been conferred upon her. The name of this young woman is Miss Manuela Flores, anT she is the daughter of the mayor of Linares. When the epidemic of yellow fever was raging in the city, thousands of peo ple were stricken and among these was Mayor Flores. His daughter as sumed the duties of mayor and has capably directed the affairs of the city. The population of the city was reduc ed from 15,000 to less than 3,000 as a result of death and 'the panic due to toe epidemic, All the city otficials were stricken with the fever and died, and the burden of directing the af fairs of the city fell upon Miss Flores, the governor ging her full power to act as mayor of the city. Race Pride. Because of their pride of race, the Chicabominy Indians of King William county, Virginia. have disfranchised themselves, and not one of them can vote under the new constitution of Virginia. A telegram to the New York Tribune says: "The new or ganic law propided for only two class es, and as the Indians could not be registered under the class for whites, they refused to be classed with the negroes, and as a consequence refused to >e registered at all. Their pride of birth will cost them their vdtes, and they have no redress, as the num ber of Indians in tbe state is so small that it was not thought necessary to provide a special class for them un decr the fr.inchise clause of the new co nstitution."' Tne Ontlook in Co'ton. WV. P. Brown, the new cotton king, announces on his return to New Or h-ans that the bull campaign in which his syndicate actually handled 300,000 bales of cotton has been a complete .uccess. He predicts that the success of the corner inauguiated by him will' permanently raise the price of cotton. On the other hand it is reported that the New England mill men have en tred into an agreement to refrain from purchasing cotton except in sogll lots from time to time, hoping in this way to diminish the demand in the autumn and winter to such an extent as to hold down the price of cotton- Whether they can succeed in teir aims a doubtful. -The State. The Subsidy iteal. IThle Washington r.orrespcndent of the Chicago Tribune :erorts that agents of the ocean steamship trust Iare collecting in the government de partments data to be used in an at tempt to revive the ship subsidy bill when crengress meets. Commenting editorially upon this statement, the Tribune says: "This is to be expect ed. The man who tas once set out on the hunt for a sibsidy never aban dons it." Mr. Hanna set out on the hunt for a subsid:: and yet he has de clined to enter nto a joir.t debate with his opponent on the grround that there is nothing to &scuss. Mr. Hanna is one of tLs 'chief promoters* of this ship subsidy: sheme. A F'ine Bit afDipi'macy. At Vincennes, Ind., reuently a di vorce was granted to a womar and in the order she was prohibited fr~a marrying within two years. Th~e newspaper dispatches say that the r/o man arose and dramatically declared that the judge could make it ten years so far as she was concerned. She said she was dor.. with men as she had had enough experience; but before the astonished judge and lawyers had time to recover, the woman added that she had reference only to men outside of the court room. That was, a tine bit of diplomacy, and might suggest an opening for such talents in the court circles of Europe. M~ore Tramps. if laws against tramps and vaga bonds are to be enforced in the north, the Southern States may expect an even more formidable invasion or that class, particularly during the winter months. Tramps are annoying enough in the cities but in the country they are a menace to the unprotected, many of them being able-b:>died' ruf fians. If our laws against vagrants were enforced the building of public roads would progress rapidly during cold wathr-The Stat.t LETTER FROM A JUROR To the Editor of the spartanbur, Journal About the Verdict. The following has been received from one of the celelffated Lexington juror, one of the men who think it all right to assassinate an unarmed and unsuspecting man five months after cause for anger had been given and after he had beeu thrown off his guard: Spratanhurg Journal. Spartanourg, S. C. 'ir I have read your article. in the co lumbia state which was an insult to Every Juryman who sits on the Till man case, not only an iusult to that body of men, but to the Judges who was concerned in the case. you are following in the steps of the decease Editor, "abusing your liberty," I wish to be polite in this matter and show more wisdom than you did in writing up the Lexington court that triec James H. Tillman. To make my let ter brief, I refer you to the annals of History when you will fail to find a single conviction of any man for shoot ing an Editor. The State and counsel for same was satisfied with the Vedict, otherwise the state could have gone to the appeal courts, the Masses have ac cepted the verdict as fair but seem ingly the press wants more blood which can be found by walking ?n the foot prints of N G. Gonztles, Mr. Gon zales was an able man, but unfortu nately he made a great mistake by abusing the liberty of his press, the courts have sustained the defendant by which all law abiding citizens should be satisfied, If I was an Editor and not satisfied with the Defendant's acquittal and had the grit to follow my pen, I would certainly invite the Defendant to Entertain me beyond the Georgia lines which would be more patriotic to my fellowman than to sit in my sanctum and abuse him with my pen,, In Extending this invitation mention above I would say to my Bro. Editor If I should prove the unfortu nate one in the affair not to call it Murder but suicide by the abuse of liberty with the wrong man, now, Mr. Editor with the kindest of feelings to wards all Editors will you kindly give this note room in your paper and ask the the columbia state to copy same am not hunting a contriversy but will assure the press that any comments made same will be answer ed politely. Very Truly yours. W. I. Risinger. Lexington, S. C 10-21st, 1903 In justification of the statement that the jury was composed of ignor ant men the readers is invited to note that this man says the prosecution was satisfied with the verdict because appeal was taken to the supreme no ourt. Every citizen intelligent enough to sit on a jury knows that the state has no appeal in criminal :ases, the' defendant only enjoying hat privilege. Probably this jury round Tillman not guilty thinking that if their judgment was an error lte supreme court would correct it. Ihis juror tells what he would do if he was an editor. He does not happen to be an editor, to the good fortune of he newspaper profession. He also :onfuses us by referring to the "SAn aals of Hi.,tory." We have been un able to find a copy of that publication, but have no doubt that this ' juror ioows more anout history than we do, so we will take his word for it. We print his communication cheerfully and if it will, make the public think~ ty more of him and his 11 colleagues they are welcome to the service. SHOT IN THE CI'Y EALL. & Policeman Probabl~y Kilned in the Presence or the Mayor. At Savannah Ga, Policeman Chas. A., Collins was shot'down in the may r's office in the city hall Friday after noon by B~en'ry G. Green, an art dealer. The shooting occured in the presence of Mayor Myers, the superin tendent of police,- the recorder, the cairman of council, several alderman and a number of citizens. Collins was shot through the breast and will prob ably die. Policeman Collins was nnder inves tiga(ion by the mayor on charges brought by Green. A week or ten days ago Collins arrested Green on the streets as suspicious character. As a matter of fact, Green is well known in, the city. having been connected with the postottice for a number of years. There had been several robberies and burglaries reported to the police. Collins saw a man standing or "loiter ing on the sidewaik in the neighbor hood of where the burglaries had occurred about 2 o'clock in the morn ing and arrested him. The man proved to be Green, wbo explained that be was only waiting for a friend. The policeman refused to accept the ex planation and locked Green up with out giving him an opportunity to see his friends or arrange for bail. The next morning, the recorder im posed a tine on Green, who appealed to the mayor and lodged complaint against Collins. The complaint was under investigation this afternoon. Green had testified and Collins was cross questioning him. Collins asked a question which re fected on Green's morality. Quick as a flash Green pulled a pistol and fired. Collins arose and attempted to get his pistol out of the holster, but was caught by the chief of police and re strained. Collins was taken to a hos pit'al and Green was locked up at the county jail. Bank Failures. The Maryland Trust company, heavy backers of Mexican railway securities, and the Union Trust com pany, fiscal agents for the South and Western railway in Virginia, bo.th failed on Monday, the two failures succeeding each >ther in rapid succes sion and causing great excitement in Baltimore tinancial circles. The total liabilities of the two companies exceed ten million dollars. Money was promptly shipped into Baltimore and the situation was relieved. These failures was followed on Wednesday by the failure of a big bank in Pitts urg, Pa. ANGRY AND PIQUED. Canadians Refused to Sign the Alas kan Boundary Line. AND 'EE FEELING IS BETTER. The Mountain Line Adopted Gives the United States All the Terri tory in Dispute including the Coast. An engrossed copy of the Alaskan award was signed in London Wednes day. Tne Canadians uechuled to sign the award, and in consequence of the at;itude maintained by the Canadian commissioners Lord Chief Justice Alverstone dicided not to bold the proposed public meeting of the Alas kan Boundary commi.ssion, but to hand the decision to Messrs. Foster and Sirton, respectively, the agents of the American and Canadian govern wents. The Canadian commissioners not only declined to sign the, award, but tb'y said they publicly withdrew from the commission. They as well as the Canadians- connected with the case, are -very bitter. Telegrams from Premier Laurier and other prominent persons in Canada shows the senti ment is shared generally throughont the dominion. '. Messrs. Aylesworth and Jett will submit contrary opinions to the tri bunal so as to go ofilcially on record, and while they decline to sign the award. they signed maps agreed on by the majority. Messrs. Jett aad Aylesworth, the Canadian commissioners, in their statement or reasons for refusing. the record, say they consider the findings of the tribunal regarding the island at the entrance of the Portland 'channel and the mountain line not a judicial one. They said: "We urged our views as strongly as: we 'wereable, but we have been com pelled to witness sacrifice of the in terests of Canada' are powerless to prevent it, though satin the course which a majority was mined to pursue in respect to the mat ters above specially referred to ignored the just rights of Canada." Tue mountain line adopted as a boundary lies so far from the coast as to give United States substantially all the territory in dispute' The line when completed clears all the bays and inlets and means of access to the sea, giving the United States a complete' land barrier between Canada and the sea from Portland canal to Mount St. Elias. Around the head of the Lynn .canal . line follows the watershed, somewhat in accordance with the presentr pro visional boundary. The award-relat ing to the Portland canal gives the United States two islands, Kannau gbunul and Sitkilan, commanding the entrance of Portland channel and an ocean passage to Port Simpson and destroying strategic value .of Wales and Pearse Islands, which are given to Canada. Seed kSurn U p. A special dispatch from Washing on to the Atlanta Journal says if here is any departmental perfor ance which merits congressional urisity and inquiry just now, it is eveloping id~ the department of griculture. 'This week millions and millions of packages of seed of all inds which go to the quota' of con ressmen have been cnucited into the furnace of the engine room out at the epartment grounds and destroged. These seed constitute what was a lit- N le while ago valued at something like 30,000. it was seed left over after rhe last distribution, it being tue rule after the completion of the giving of a-itas .to senators and representa tives, the workc Deing completed the irst of April of each year, to hold the - surplus and turn it over to the co gressmen for future use. A recen inspection of this seed discovered the~ whole stock a mass of rottmesand bugs and worms. They were hurried ly cast into burning. This is seed of stock bought in the open market at the sweet pleasure as to patrons of Purchasing Agent Peters. There is no competition. Mr. Peters may buy from wnom he pleases. He is regard ed as one of the scientists of the de partment, of whom thp Hon. Joe Can non, speaker- to-be, said last snring, "Didn't know enough to set a hen or whittle a hoe handie." Don't Jump Up. Don't jump up the first thing your. eyes are open. Remember that while vou sleep the vital organs are at rest. The vitality is lowered and the circa lation not so strong. A sudden spring out of bed is a shock to these organs, especially to the heart, as it starts to pumping the blood suddenly. Take your utme in getting up. Yawn and stretch. Wake up slowly. Give the vital organs a chance to resume their work gradually. Notice how a baby wakes up. It stretches its arms and legs, rubs its eyes and yawns and wakes up slowly. Watch a kitten wake up. First it stretches out one leg, then another, rubs its face, rolls over and stretches the whole body. The birds do not wake up and fly as soon as their eyes are open; they shake out their wings and stretch their legs, waking up slowly. This is the natu ral way to wake up. Don't jump up suddenly, don't be in such a hurry but stretch and yawn and yawn andstretch Stretch the arms and legs; stretch the whole body. The Equality Batton. The "Equality" Button is just now disturbing Riepublican leaders. A dis patch to the New York World, under date of Chicago, September 21, says: "Charles H. Thomas, a white ER publican of. this city, has evolved a campaign button for which his party ~ will not stand sponsor. It represents President Roosevelt at dinner with Booker T. Washington. Across_ the face of the picture is the word 'Equality.' The zealous Mr. Thomas wished to impress upon the colored brother the idea that the only way to ,the higher life was to vote the Re publican ticket. His brilliant idea is depicted in the campaign button. Thousands of the buttons are being worn by colored men in'Chicago and. the demand throughout thecountry is erwing."