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VOL. XXI. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1907. NO. 42. WHAT JAPS SAY About the Sending of the Fleet to the Pacific. THERE IS NO DANGER. Marquis Ito Does Not Take the Mat ter Seriously and Says as to the Probability of War "There Is No Feeling in My Heart for This." A Japanese Paper Criticises Our Government. A dispatch from Seoul, Korea says the massing of the American fleet. about which the American papers have applied to Marquis Ito for an opinion, is semi-officially discussed by Ito's administration organ. The paper says: "We can not help feeling some misgiving with regard to the signifi cance of the intended massing of American batIteships in the Pacific, especially in view of the grandiose announcement attributed to Presi dent Roosevelt to the effect that the navy would furnish the world with a startling demonstration of Ameri ca's defensive capacity. "It Is difficult for us to accept the assurance that the coming manoeuv ers do not possess any connection whatever with the Japanese-Ameri can situation. We regret that Wash ington thinks it necessary to take what resembles a ' precautionary measure. "However, we are not disposed to attach serious importance to this matter and have no inclination to doubt the president's sincerity in as suring us of the peaceful nature of the proposed nnaval; manoeuvers. Neither have we the slightest doubt of the pacific and friendly sentiments of the American government. The people toward whom Japan's blame is probably due are the irresponsible 3ections of both nations." He declines discussion regarding the sensational agitation of the press. His sole comment on the probability of war is: "There is no feeling in my heart for this." There is No Ml Feeling. At New York Thursday two distin guished Japanese took occasion to declare in no uncertain terms that there was no unfriendly issues be tween the United States and Japan and to decry the undue importance attached by some trival incidents. The champious of peace and friendship - between the countries were Admiral Baron Yamamoto, a guest of the city. and Viscount Aoki. the Japanese ambassador who came over from Washington to attend the reception and luncheon given by the Japan Society of America in honor of Admiral Yamamoto. In the course of a formal statement Ambassador Aoki said: "There exists between the two gov ernments no difference or ill feeling of whatever sort. There is not the slightest cause for anxiety in the Jap anese-American relations and if there is any anxiety it is not because of ac tual existence of any difficulty be tween the two countries, but because of the demogogic influence of some unwarranted press talk that often tends to drive even the calmest tem per of the public into s. neahrl of tem pestous rage." Speaking of the luncheon at the Hotel. Astor. Admiral Yamamoto said among other things: "Our interests, commercial and otherwise, are so intimately inter woven and the cordial relations be tweenus of 50 years' standing are of so firm a nature, that I can confi dently affirm that they will. never be destroyed by mere trifling incidents. "Men are essentially prone to be controlled by sentiments, and it' is the duty of those in leading positions to see that they are always guided in the path of righteousness, and that they are not led astray." Expressions of international good will were also made at the luncheon by Ambassador Aoki, Thomas J. O'Brien, the newly appointed Ameri can ambassador to Japan, Rear Ad miral Coghlan, Rear Admiral Robley . Evans, commander of the Atlantic fleet, and others. Admiral Evans said that when the newspapers of this country stopped making war be tween Japan and the United States the people would come to their senses and a better feeling would ex ist all around. During the day, the Japanese ad miral and his retinue visited the navy yard and spent some time inspecting the different buildings and Admiral Evan's flagship, the Connecticut. SHOT FIVE PEOPLE. Man Shoots Every Member of a Fam-~ ily of Five. Bud Willard. white, shot five per sons near Fair Play. on Monday. Willard had a quarrel with W. J Cooper. also white, about a dog. Wil lard went to Cooper's home to get the dog in dispute, words followed and Willard returned to his home got his gun and returned to Cooper's to straighten the matter out in mili tar sfahtnof Cooper, Willard fired. satteing shot promiscuously into Cooper and four members of his fain i-v. No one was seriously hurt, but st'ill they are well aware that a gun sfired in their immediate neigh ohood, and have had an interesting experience picking shoth fo under shots in hi body, and a wman had tIt sedmc thtapemembers of the family were in a prett saore ropi the yarduse. aillard was committed toji hon-day by Magistrate John D. Sheldon of Fair Play, and is now awaiting pvents behind the bars. FROM CAR WINDOW A Prisoner Makes Daring Jump and Makes His Escape. John T. Thompson. a prisoner it cistody of Detective Joseph Jayart the Portland, Oregon. police depat ment. leaped from a car windu while the train was running 40 mile. an hour, and escaped. Thompson i. wanted in Portland, Oregon. to an swer a charge of stealing $3,000, an<: was captured in London, England afte a chase around the world. MURDERER ARRESTED The Fellow Who Killed Mr. Fish er at Salley Several Years Ago Caught in Newi York and Will be Brought Back for Trial. Fred Dunbar, the slayer of E. H. Fisher, has been captured after being at large for nearly two years. He was arrested at Middletown. N. Y., on Monday evening by Officer Char les Green, of the police force at that place. Dunbar shot and killed Mr. Fisher. at Salley, Aiken county. on the-24tih of December. 1905, while Fisher was attempting to arrest Paul Dunbar. a brother of Fred Dunbar. He. with Jim Williams. was charged with the murder. Williams was apprehended. tried, convicted and is now under sentence of death to be hanged at Aiken on the 10th of this month. Fred Dunbar was shown to be a desperate character and his capture was attempted, but he fled and was not heard from for several months. At one time he was reported to. have been under arrest in Florida, but he Dscaped while he was being brought to Aiken. Fred Dunbar's description was cir ulated all over the country and a few days ago W. H. Davis. chief of police of Salley, was advised by the .uthorities of Middletown, N. Y., that they had located Dunbar on Sionday he was arrested upon a harge of assault with intent to kill William Burns. whom he had shot nd badly wounded in a quarrel over t game of cards at Otisville, N. Y. When arraigned Dunbar pleaded ;ilty to this charge, but the magis rate refused to accept this and enter d a plea of not guilty and commit ed Dunbar to jail in order to hold e prisoner until the Salley authori es could be heard from. To the police of Middletown Dunbar denied -hat his name was Dunbar and gave .is name and address as "William Wagner, Shreveport. La.," He also tated that he had never been in 3outh Carolina. Dunbar's, alias "Wagner's." re ord since 1905 seems to bear out .e reputation he bore in this sec on. His description also tallies with -hat of the man wanted in Aiken and ,e Middletown authorities, as well I a is the local authorities, seem to be-;1 jeve they have the man wanted. At my rate Chief Davis and a man from alley who knows Dunbar well left .or Middletown on Wednesday and t f the negro proves to be the man) anted they will bring him to AikenI it once. The Middletown police are under 1 he impression that there is a reward d f $700 for Dunbar's capture and ionviction. The reward is $600. ;overnor Heyward offered $200 and [r. Fisher's family offered $400. a 'here is some doubt as to just what I xffect the capture of Dunhar will have upon the sentence of death which has been imposed upon Jim - Niilliams. who was tried and con icted of the murder. The case of Viiliams is now before the Supremet ~ourt and it is understood that Dun ar's capture will atleast stay the ex ~cution of Vv illiam's sentence. I In regard to the capture of Dunbara special dispatch from Mididletownt o the Waterbury (Conn.) American "By the capture of a negro in this ity the police believe that they have n custody Fred L. Dunbar, alias ~ve Dunbar, wanted at Salley, Aik n county, S. C., for the murder of . H. Fisher, who was one of the nost prominent merchants of that 3lace- . t "E. H. Fisher was called from his ;tore on the night of December 24. 1905, and riddled with bullets by two aegroes. One of the negroes. Jim Williams. was afterward captured. ut Dunbar escaped. Gov. Heyward.e ,f South Carolina, offered a reward f $200 for the capture of Dunhar, nd the executors of the dead mer ~hant's estate offered $400. A. M. Black, chief of police of Salley, sentC ~irculars all over the country, the colice department of Middletown re ~eiving one-. "About a year ago the negro now under arrest appeared in this city nd was suspected. Communication as had with the authorities of Sal 'ey but before a warrant arrived for 'he negro's arrest he fled. Chief of olice McCoach traced him to Bos ton, but lost him and later located 'iim at Springfield. Ohio. Before he ould get to him the negro again fled. ast fall he came to Otisville to work the Erie and Jersey Railroad con ~trucion work. After shooting a 'ellow workman he again fled. Chief icCoach again located him in this it and he was arrested. He -an woers the description of Dunbar per ectly, being 6feet 2 inches tall veighs 180O pounds. has a gold tooti n the right side. wear's a No. 8< shoc d is 27 years old. HeI is a Masor nd Odd Fellow'. 1iae man denies that he ever was n South Carolina. but speaks with r lecided Southern accent. lHe has r er pleasing appearance. dresser 'el and is fond of jewelry, wearing i diaond ring and a diamond sun 'urst in his necktie. The man want d is described as one of the most -esperte criminals, but the sutspect 'qere carried no weapons and i o -esist arrest." JAP AR~RESTED). Caught Drawing Plans of a Fort in California. A Jap was arrested at San Diego. Cal.. for drawing a sketch of Fort Rosencrous on last Thursday. The -omandant of the Fort Maji Get :hell acknowledges that a Jap~anese was arrested: also that he was draw lg plans of the fort: that he was not a servant. but a stranger, and that there is heavy punishment for the offence. He declined to give the Japanese's name. and would not say what had been done with the prison Held Up Train. As the Missouri Pacific railroad 'ailed to pay any damages after kill ing three mules and a horse belong ing to him. Robert Walton, a farmer of Fort Scott. Kan.. held up a passen ger train for half an hour. one night near his farm. and demanded $700 from the engineer for his stock. Wal Iton could not be persuaded to leave the tract until the passengers took the bit and led the horse away, al lowing the train to pass. AWFUL DEATH. A Young Man in Horrible Acci dent Meets Death BY RUNAWAY TEAM The Animals Were Frightened by a Rock Crusher and Became Un manageable. The Young Man Was Dragged More Than a Half Mile, Sustaining Fatal Injuries, from Which He Died. The Charlotte News publishes the ollowing account of an awful acci ent, which happened near that city n last Wednesday, by which a young an lost his life. Dragged more than half a mile. alf the distance over the providence acadam road, Mr. Thomas Helms eceived injuries in a runaway ac 'ident from which he died at six 'clock this morning. Mr. Helms was riving a pair of mules hitched to the ore wheels of a wagon. and on, this 'as coupled a heavy wheat drill. Mr. Helms left his home on the antation of Mr. W. 0. Crosby near haron church early yesterday morn ig, going to the former's old place n the river near Huntersvine to et the wheat drill. Returning he aft the city about ten o'clock last ight. When he approached the res ientce of Mr. W. S. Pharr, on the providence pike, at about 11 o'clock he mules became frightened at the >wnship roller and rock crusher and ucceeded in getting beyond the con rol of the young man. He was caught in the machinery f the drill and from the marks on he road, it is evident that he was E ragged by his feet the entire dis tnce of more than a mile. The mules ran down the macadam > the cross-roads beyond Mr. Pharr's r nd were stopped in the woods near he residence of Mr. Tom Alexander. s it happened, a negro, banks Wal er, was passing and was the first ian to discover the runaway team, rent immediately to where the mules t ere standing and found Mr. Helms i an unconscious condition, his ody being terribly lacerated by the harp drill. The wounds which grob bly produced deaths were in his ead, although other injuries were one to vital parts of the body. The negro hurried to Mr. Alexan er's and secured help to extricate ie unfortunate young man from the achinery. He was taken to the ome of Mr. Alexander and Dr. c ester W. Hunter was summoned. r e dressed the wounds, but could c nothing to save the young man's 0 fe. He lay unconscious until about r ye o'clock this morning when he woke and called for a cup of coffee hich he was unable to drink. He ied an hour later. Mr. Helms, who was about 30 IV ears of age, was a son of Mrs. Mittie ierson and a step san of Mr. W. H. ierson. He had lived in Sharon wnship about five years, removing ere from Matthews, where he was orn and raised. He married Miss, rancis Robertson about 13 years ~ go and is survived by her and three mall children. He was a member of ~ e Mlethodist church. STEAMER KILLS WHALE. - ams the Marine Monster, Nearly i Cutting Through It. Passengers on the steamship Ad iiral Sampson. which arri'ed at Bos n from Jamaica, witnessed an un sual spectacle when the fruiter ram ed a monster whale and nearly cut in two. Capt. Henshaw stated he ever saw so many whales as he pass d along the coast the other day. "It was 9:35 a. in.," said Capt. lenshaw. "The sea was as smooth s glass, and scores of whales were outing ab~out. Suddenly there arose n the port bow a mammoth whale. hen it saw the steamer so close it ttempted to dive, but the bilge .eelt vidently struck and stunned it soa hat it was powerless to get away. 1. "Gradually the whale quieted. and1i ithin a few' minutes its carcass1 as foating with the tide." I BLACK HAN I VICTIM. L Young Womtan Rescued lFriom Pri son in Garrett. At New York, Olympia Palnmre. 1.) 'ear old bride of a few months. was -eleased from the attic room Thurs- I ay where she was held ten days for aasom. She begged the police to eek her husibaand, Rappheal. She lieves him kidnapped and murder dd by the Black Hand. A detective seeking Olympia saw er eering from the attic and he mnashed the door and rescued her. 'e gil says her husband disail-ear da few days before she was ab tcted and she was kidnapp~ed while ecking him. Anonynmous letters sked her father for $5,000 for her e-eease. Lugi Tenna was arrested as s uspect. BLIND MAN FOR SENATOR. roias P. Gore, of Okilhomal, Sight less isince Ten Years Old.. A vey beautiful devotion is that between Thomas P. Gore. Democrat ic nominee for United States senator from Oklahoma. and his invalid wife. Mr. Gore has been blind since he was ten years of age. He was mar-1 red to M1iss Nina Kay. of Palestine Texxas in 1900. who, although she has been in poor1 health for many caars became her husband's assist nt and sympathetic companion. Her eyes have done the seeing for both. M~r. Gore was nominated for the, legislature in 1S91, but had to retire. >cause he was not of legal age. IfI he is elected he will be the first lind nited States Senator. Lad Floated onl Log. Clinging to a log in the middle of the3Missouri river. Nickolas Larri mre. a youth employed as a guard atie peitentiary at Jefferson City o.. flated down stream for 1 mils. nude. and in danger of losing his life any minute. He swam ous to the log thinking he could steer :t into shore. He failed, and as the stream was swollen he was unable t> ' back. Word was sent ahead and he was reed at a town 14 miles SWEPT OVER DAM. Six Persons Perish in River Ac cident in Pennsylvania. Enligine of Gasoline Launch Brooke and the Boat Drifted Toward the Dam. Six persons were drowned late Fri day evening near Russell, Pa. Nine persons had taken a gasoline launch on the Conewango River, which was very high, owing to recent rains. The boat was swept over a dam and six people drowned. The dead are: Mr. and Mrs. John Best and daugh ter. Violet, aged 18, of Warren, Pa. Mrs. George Baker. Warren, Pa. Mrs. Iilda Knox. Warren, Pa. 0. F. Butts. a traveling salesman from Philadelphia. A dispatch from Russel. Pa., says Ahat Mr. and Mrs. John Best had in bsted a company of friends to take upper with them at their cottage on he Conewango River and had come own to the Russel boat landing to neet them. The visitors were in one naptha aunch, and Mr. Best and his party n another. The boat containing the 'isitors became lodged on a pile a hort distance above the dam and ,r. Best went to assist them, when he engine in his launch broke and he boat containing nine persons rifted toward the dam without an ar to stay them. When the boat reached the dam t was drifting broadside and it went er, turning upside down. Six of he nine persons were caught under t. The other launch could not be ;otten off in time to prevent the sad Lcident, and those people in it could nly sit and watch their friends go o almost certain death. DEADLY WHITE DAMP GAS. uffocated Eight Miners in an Aban doned Mine Shaft. Eight Italian mine workers were eported killed by white dantp in an bandoned shop of the Lehigh and ilkesbarre Coal company at Honey |rook, Pa., Thursday. Two of the men were sent into the rine to measure the water. Then wo more went to assist them. It -as believed that the force was in dequate and the others were order d to help them. When they did not eturn after a reasonable time an in estigation was made and the pres nce of the deadly white damp was iscovered. Dr. John Farrar, of Audenried, ras lowered by a rope into the slope, distance of 160 feet. He was over ome and had to be hoisted out and evived. Later a rescuing party fol )wed and was also overcome after ne body had been recovered. The scuers have not been able to make iuch progress on account of the gas. DIED IN PULLANUI BERTH. oman's Dead Body Found on South ern Train at Charlotte. The lifeless body of Mrs. Frances V. Garrard, a prominent resident l Ocean View, Miss., was found ~hursday morning in the berth of a ~ullman sleeper attached to the outhern Railway's Washington and outhwestern Limited train, when it ulled in to the Charlotte depot. The discovery was made by the 1 onductor, who went to the woman's erth to return her ticket. Receiv-C g no response to his calls he drew ack the curtains and discovered the ;oman half dressed and dead. The body was turned over to a 1o al undertaking establishment and elatives at Ocean City notified. Mrs. larrard was 70 years old and left cean City Wednesday to visit rela Ives in New York city. ~KILLED BY SORGHUM. wo Cows Die From Eating a Few Sticks of It. An Anderson dispatch to The State ays Mr. L. E. Knight of hopewell1 >wnship lost two cows Thursday mil very unusual manner. The cowsi roke out of the pasture and got: nto a patch of sorghum cane. After having eaten about a dozen: talks each they were discovered. In half hour the cows became swollen Lnd soon died. Mr. Knight is un hle to account for the matter, as orghunm cane is not supposed to be )oisonous in any way. Mr. Knight is positive that the ~orghum caused the death of his :ows because of the fact that anoth r cow got out of the pasture with he other two, did not eat any of he cane and is still all right. BOY HERO'S EFFORT FAILS. strength Gives Out and Infant Sister Falls to Death. Six-year-old Willie Fotta, of Mon ela made a heroic effort to save his wo year old sister. Mary, from death 'hursday, when the latter crawled Lo the edge of an abutment of a ridge spanning the Monogahela ri As the tot slid over the edge the elder child seized her clothing and for several minutes he held his baby sister suspended, crying lustly for hellp. Several men. attracted by the lad a cries, rushed toward him, but before they arrived the little girl tumbled to the rink of the stream forty feet be low and was instantly killed. COMET SOON VISIBLE. Growing Brighter and May Shortly Be Seen With Naked Eye. Observation made by Dr. WV. R. Brooks. of Geneva. N. Y., show that the recently discovered comet is rap dly growing brighter being more tl'an three times brighter than at the rime of its discovery. It may be observed with small tel scopes 'and soon will become visible to the naked eye. The comet is on the breast of Aries in the eastern morning sky and is moving slowly in a northeasterly di rection toward Taurus. Blown to Atoms. After a quarrel with his wife, Leonard Henderson. of Deadwood. S. D., sat down on a keg of 50 -pounds of dynamite in plain view of his souse, and, touching the fuse, blew Isefto atoms. - MONEY SHARKS. How They Fleece the Poor and Ig norant People. Every Community In the State Should Run Them Out of Business By Taxing Them Heavy. The City Council of Charleston re quires the money lending establish ment in that town to pay an annual license fee of $1,000 for the privi ledge of doing business. In previous years the license required of these concerns was fixed at a much lower figure, but their profits have been so enormous that the city authorities felt that they were more than justi fied in requiring the money lenders to pay a license of $1,000. These money lenders deal with poor ind ignorant people, mostly, white and colored. They charge an enormous interest, and once a poor victim gets his or her name on their books it is almost impossible for them to get it off. Some of these money leaders are to be found in nearly every town of the State, but we do not believe that there is any of them in this city. Corporation Counsel Koffett, of Charleston, has prepared a number of affidavits showing how this business has been conducted. We copy this list from the News and Courier, and we feel sure it will be read with interest: Anna Mitchell obtained on the 25th day of May, 1907, a loan of $2 rom the White Banking Company in Dalhoun street, on which she was iharged interest of $1 a month, or 50 per cent. She also makes affi lavit that she borrowed $4 from Hull 9- Co., in Wentworth street, and on his loan she has been paying inter st to the amount of $1.60 a month er since January. David .Tames, who lives in St. Phil p street, borrowed eighteen months go from White & Co., $3, on which te has been paying $1,40 interest a nonth. James is seventy-six years f age and his wife is sixty-two years ld. Julia Mack borrowed $2 from hite & Co., on May 23, on-which he paid 40 cents interest on the ollar the month. Catherine Edwards borrowed $5 rom the same concern in April,'up n which she was required to pay 1.80 interest a month. Silas Brown borrowed from the amQ concern $2 in May, on which he vas required to pay 50 cents on the lollar interest each month. About three months afo Sarah 3raddley borrowed $2 from Hull & ,o., on which she paid $1 interest a nonth. She also borrowed $2 from he Globe Society in King street, on rhich the interest charge was 80 :ents a month. J. J. Robinson, who lives at No. 4 edar court, borrowed $3 from the outhern Loan and Investment Co., n which he paid $1 interest a month )n the 27th day of June he made Lffidavit before Notary Public Al recht to this effect, saying in his Lffidavit that h6 had been threatened vith the seizure of his furniture, and hat the following card had been left t his house: "Joseph -Robinson: If you don't ome to my office and pay me at )nce I will pull your God dam furni ure." William Brown borrowed $5 from he Southern Loan and investment o. He made amdavit on the 27th lay of June, 1907 that he had paid p1.40 a month on this loan, and that he company still claimed that he wed them $6.40. About July, 1906, e borrowed from the same concern 4, on which loan he paid $1.25 each onth, and on June 27th, 1907, he nade affidavit that the company ,laimed that he still owed them $5, 5 on this loan. A card was lefc at us house which he attached to his ffidavit, as follows: "William Brown: I have waited on ou as long as I can, and you do not ry to come up to your promise. Now, .f you don't pay me at once I am go .nt to come right down on you." Charlie Edwards, who lives at 37 Drake street, borrowed from L. Pa :rick, according to an affidavit be ore Notary Public Albrecht on June 7 of the present year the sum of $5, which he-paid "$1.80 interest for five months, and then paid the origi rial loan in November, 1906. In all this loan I paid him $14, princi pal and interest." In November, 1906. Edwards borrowed from the ame concern the sum of $3 and paid $1.40 a month interest from the ime of the loan until the making of his affidavit last month. "In all I have paid him $8.40, and he stilli claims that I owe him the sum of $4.40. He gives no receipt and I sign a blank mortgage." Lizzie Whitaker, living at 28 merica street, borrowed $5 from the Southern Loan and Investment ompany, in May, 1906, on which she paid interest at the rate of $1.80 a month up to May 24, 1907. In order to secure this loan she gave a mort gage on one sewing machine, one stove, matting and one wardrobe, of the aggregate value of $89. Enos Brockinlgtonl borrowed $4 from the Globe Security Company, upon which he paid $1.60 interest a month. A colored woman living in St. Phil ip street borrowed $8 on April 9 or 10. She still owes the full amount advanced her, although she has been paying so-called "interest" at the rate of $2.40 a month. . . Another colored woman, living in South street, borrowed $10 from the' Empire Banking Company in March, on which she was charged $3 a month "interest.' She has so far paid $12 on account and still owes 50cents on the loan. A colored man, living in Cedar street. borrowed, onl May 25, $5 and is paying "interest" at the rate of $.0 per month. These are only a few examples that are taken from the records in the Assessor's office and in the office of the Corporation Counsel. They show what the money lenders have been doing and they prove, if anything could prove, the terrible drain these peole have been upon the resourses of the poor and friendless in this community. Kiilled by One Bullet. Three negroes. two of whom were women, were killed by one bullet re cently, at a frolic at Hattiesburg. Miss. The rifle was wielded by JTas. Cannon, a deputy sheriff, who had been sent to preserve order. When the three negroes headed a mob against him, Cannon fired a single bullet down the line. He was exon erae on the plea of self-defense. STATE BANKS. Report of State Bank Examiner as To Their Condition. REPORTS COMPARED. Loans and Discounts, Capitalization and Savings Deposits Increased and Individual Deposits Decreas ed-Last Report Issued May 1 The Banks Are AIl In Good Condi tion. State Bank Examiner Holleman and his assistant, Mr. Rhame, have compiled a report as to the condition of the State banks based on the re ports called for on June 14. The last report was published on May 1, at which time the totals were as fol lows, as compared with the present report: Loans and discounts, $34, 723,364 in May, as against $37,793, 462.44 at present; total capitaliza tion, $8,449,020.88, as against $-8, 578,103.57 at present; total individ ual deposits, $17,813,943.70, as against $14,925,017.03 at present; savings-deposits, $12,611,303.73, as against $12,071,656.88 at present. The report in full is as follows: Statement of the condition of the 215 State savings and private banks, located ii South Carolina, at the lose of business June 14, 1907. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts.. $37,793,462.44 Demand Loans .... .. 1,784,193.87 Overdrafts.. .. .. .. 623,796.58 Bonds and stocks own ed by the bank .. 3,831,079.37 Banking house .. .. 678,663.43 'urniture and fixtures. 289,988.07 Other real estate .. 291,098.57 Due from banks and bankers .. .. .. .. 3,600,271.08 !urrency.. .. .. .. 840,987.49 3ld.. .......... 124,961.75 ilver, nickels and pen nies.. .. ...... 274,942.85 hecks and cash items 247,259.21 xchanges for Clearing House.. .. .......38,456.97 ther Resources .. .. 15,842.58 Total.. .. .. ..$50,435,004.26 LIABILITIES. apital stock paid in. $ 8,578,103.51 urplus fund.. ....1,492,356.68 Jndivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid .. .. .. 2,877,507.80 )ue to Banks and bankers . . ...... 717,869.62 )ue unpaid dividends. 20,402.99 :ndividual deposits sub ject to check .. .. 14,925,017.03 avings deposits.. . .12,671,656.88 emand certificates .. 269,094.00 ime certificates.. .. 2,457,345.70 ertified checks .. .. 11,785.52 ashier's checks. .. 52,988.70 otes and bills redis counted.. 1,561,521.70 3ills payable...... 4,775,844.69 ther liabilities .. .. 23,509.44 Total...... ..$50,435,004.26 The last report was as follows: Statement of the condition of the 13 State, private and savings banks cated in South Carolina at the lose of business March 19, 1907. RESOURCES. .ans and discounts. . $34,723,364.20 ~emand Loans.... ...2,086,457.08 )verdrafts.. .. .. ....636,095.08 3onds and stocks own ed by the banks .. 3,754,715.51 3anking houses . . .* 630,437.90 'urniture and fixtures 308,240.86 )ther real estate . .. 274,741.81 )ue from banks and bankers. .. ...-.-.-.762,998.68 ~urrency .. ..--.-.-. 1,034,011..L0 old.. ...-.-.-.--.-.-.- 130,146.75 3ilver, nickels and pen nies.. .. .-.-.-.-.-.288,53.11 hecks and cash items 408,950.93 Exchanges for Clearing . House.......--.-..43,745.35 )ther resources . . . . 21,567.66 Total.. .3 ---* . .$49,431,552,50 -LIABILITIES. Dapital stock paid in.- . $8,449,020.88 surplus fund. .. .. ..1,611,175.84 Undivided profits, le'ss current expenses and taxes paid..-.-.-.-.- 2,591,747.44 Due to Banks and bankers......... 6,998.08 Due unpaid dividends 21,576.93 [dividual deposits sub ject too check.. . .17,813,943.70 Savings deposits.. . .12,611.30-1.78 Demand certificates . . 280.48 9.45 Time certificates . . . . 2,252.87.3,43 Certified checks . . . . 16,052 10 cashier's checks . . .. .5o9,270.52 otes and bills redis- 924~0 counted .. ...-..--. 8248.. Bills payable..-.-.-.-.-1,031,270.05 Other liabilities . . . . 47,3 41.00 Total. ..-.-.--.-.- $49,431,552.50 KLLED BY A FOUL. Catcher Refused to Use Mask and Got Hit. Philadelphia's first baseman Con oy died Wednesday morning in St. Luke's hospital. He had been the catcher in a game played in Fair mount park Saturday afternoon. Dis ainig the use of a mask, he was catching close behing the bat. when a foul tip struck him on the left side of the head. He became unconscious mmmediately, and was taken to the home of one of his companions, near the park. A physician who was sum moned advised his removal to the There- the operation of trephining the skull was made ineffectually. His widowed mother, whose sole sup port he was, went to the hospital from her home, 1527 Emily street, and was with him when he died. N.AMES CHANGED. Cluibia Calls Streets After General Hampton and Whaley. The Columbia Record says having the matter before it ten months. council last night adopted the ordi nnces changing the name of Plain sreet to Hampton street and that of Idigo street to Whaley avenue, in honor, respectively, of General Wade Hmpton and Mr. W. B. Smith Whal eThe matter has been for a long time in the hands of a special com mittee. This committee got togeth er and agreed upon a favorable re port whic was promptly adopted. CRUSHES HER SKULL. Woman Trying to Hold Burglar Falls From Window. Robber Detected in Room, Flees to Roof of Adjoining House-Attemp ing to Slide Down Pole to Ground. Max Prichep and .his brother, Abe, keep a clothing store, at 150 Essex street, New York, and sleep in the rear. Along about 3:30 Thursday morning Max woke up and saw two men prowling around the room. Max jumped up and began shouting for the police at the top of his voice. One of the men made for the door leading into the front hallway. The other whose name was subsquently learned to be Levine, after first strik ing Max in the face, went through the rear window, taking the sash with him and sending a shower of brokdn glass into the back yard. A third man, who was in Abe's room, got away with $3 in cash. The man who went through the rear window ran across the yard, climbed a fence, and got into the tenement at 151 Norfolk street. He ran to the roof of the house. He found a number of persons on the roofs of near-by tenements when he reached that of 151 Norfolk street. The crowd saw him and yelled. Le vine leaped from the roof and grabb ed a high clothes pole, which stood near the house in the rear yard. He began to slide to the ground. As he was passing the second story Mrs. Annie Kelba'uer poked her head out of the rear window to see what was the trouble. She saw Levine coming down the clothes pole, and reached out and caught hold of the trousers. Levin struck at the woman with one hand, but was unable to free himself. According to the people in the neighborhood, he then grabbed the woman and pulled her by the hair. She lost her balance and went crash ing to the pavement of the yard. She landed on her head, crushing her skull. Levine then slid down the pole, and climbed over a fence into the rear yard of 149 Norfolk street. There the police found and arrested him. Mrs. Kelbauer was hurried to the hospital, where she died shortly af their arrival. Prichep giappled with the thief who made for the front 1 door, and held him until the police C ame. At the station-house he said c he was Ellis Levine. The name of the third man was Harry Strunhall. t CLERICAL IMPOSTOR. Eloquent Preacher One 'Week and a Prisoner the Next. Last week the Rev. Philip B. Pea body preached in two Episcopal churches in the city of Utica, N. Y. Re was supposedly a minister from Denver, Col., on leave of absence and in need of a little ready cash to help Lim along . His eloquent sermons won wide comment in the newspa ers. A week later the Rev. Mr. Pea body was a prisoner in the City ourt and was sentenced to six months in the Oneida county jail, onvicted of larceny. Mr. Peabody admits that he is an mposter. He testified that he was born in Batavia, 1%. Y., was 42 years f age and- a trained nurse by trade. e said he adopted the name and1 anner of a minister df the gospel henever he got hard up for cash. As he found it easier to win his way into the confidence of the people and then he could fleece them of what he anted. The charge for which he was arrested was petit larceny. He dmitted a number of attempts to de ~raud, which had failed. Two days1 fter preaching in Utica Mr. peabody appeared in Rome, N. Y. as the Rev. Mr. Bond. It was in Ronie that he was captured.. ELEMENTS KILL SIX. Three of Heat, One by Lightning, and Two by Accident. A Cincinnatti dispatch says three days of sweltering weather, with two electric storms which gave only tem porary relief, has resulted in three deaths from heat prostrations-one death from lightning ahd two other fatalities indirectly due to the ele ments. John Bergman, Perry Davis nd John Mulligan died from heat prostration, I. C. Whitstone was the ightning's victim. Five others were less seriously shocked. Blinded by wind and rain, Anton Ginder walked in front of a moving train and was killed. Alberta Bilger, of Reading, was injured by a tree felled by the FINDS A LOOPHOLE. England Would Not Be Forced to Help Japan. A London dispatch says England cknowledges the possibilities of war between the United States and Japan. and English legal and diplomatic ex perts are studying the Anglo-Japan ese treaty, and it is said they have found a loophole, by which England need not aid Japan in case of war with America. The treaty does not drag England into the war, unless the United States tried to seize Japanese terrn tory intending to hold it, which is the remotest possibility. Newspapers at London for the first time openly admit the possibility of a Japanese-American war. KILLED BY A HORSE. Little Child Met Death Under the Animal's Feet. The Columbia Record says "Totsy" the two-year-old daughter of Jim Sims. a negro farmer, who lives fiv miles from the city on theBlf road on Mr. J. P. McCartha's place. was mashed to death Thursday under the hoofs of a big horse, belonging to Sims. The little child's grandmother went into the barn lot to feed some chickens and the child followed close behind. The horse, becoming fright ened at something, jumped suddenly, knocking the child down and then stepped on it. The child was killed almost instantly. Sheriff Lead Posse. Hargrave Rcuc, a negro, charged with the murder of Richard Jones, another negro, at a campmeetinig two weeks ago, was shot and killed near Gibson, Ga.. last week, by a posse headedr bh' Sheriff Kitchens. TRAGIC DEATH. Runaway Team Thrusts Shaft Through Man's Brain. WILD DASH BY HORSE Samuel Cohen, New York Manufac turer, Meets Sudden Death While Standing on the Street.--A Police man Was Flung Off After the Wagon Had Been Smashed Into a Mass of Wreckage. With two policemen clinging to the fragments of the harness, a runaway horse dashed the end of a shaft through the brain of Samuel Cohen, a hat manufacturer of Nos. 201-203 Wooster street, New York, as he stood waiting to enter the Bleecker street station of the subway shortly after six o'clock Friday night. Death' came almost Instantly. Cohen was carried to the sidewalk, where the body lay for nearly an iour in rain waiting for liermission rom the Coroner's office to be noved. Startled by a fluttering piece of aper at Green and Bleecker streets, .he horse, which was attached- to a ,ingle wagon driven 'by Alexander arris, of No. 28 Rutgers street, rear d into the air and dashed forward. rhe jerk broke the king bolt of the vehicle; and the forewheels and shaft ;perated from the main body of the wagon moving forward with the orse. Barris clung to the reins for about alf a block, and then the strain roved to great for him. .The reins were torn from his hands and the - orse dashed on. 1 2 With the crashing wreckage of the ehicle behind him the frenzy of the tnimal .-became greater with each tride, and although Traffic Squad ?atrolman Joseph Allen, who is sfta oned at Broadway, two blocks from he spot where the wagon had brok n made a-frantic effort to-seize the orse's head as he swung by, the nimal evaded him, and went tearing own the street. The policeman lutched at the wheels and axle as hey passed and hung on trying to vertake the horse. But the, speed f the animal was so great that the oliceman had great trouble td main ain his position in the rear. East on Bleecker street went the errified horse trailing behind him he ruin of the wagon and the. shout ng policemen being in the rear. It ras jgst about the time the" sky rape in the vicinity were empty ng their crowds of workers, anld the ;treet was packed from curb to curb. At Bleecker and Lafayette streets raffic Squad Policeman Bracken prank at the head of the running orse. The animal reared, and, then ame crashing down on the pave nenf as the weight of the big-police nade itself felt. Standing at that oint was Mr. Cohen. He had not een or heard the animal coming and ras not aware of his danger. The pointed shaft, broken by a col 4sion with a lamp post, struck the nan squarely in the center of the orehead and crashed through his. kull and brain. As soon as the horse could. be )rought to a standstill, which was ithin a few feet of the spot where ohen was killed, the limp body was ifted off and carried to the sidewalk. - drizzle of rain was falling and the ,oliceman who bore the body laid it own~ In full view of the gaping rowd. Nobody thought of bringing blanket or covering. Later It was aken to the Central Office but a ~hort half block away. STANDARD'S SENTFNCE. miushent for Rebating to be Ad ministered oni August 3. The Standard Oil Company will be ed on August 3 for rebating in its lealings with, the Chicago & ~Aton ~ailroad, according to the announce nent made In the Federal court by rudge Landis. Much interest Is man sfested in just what the fine will be, ince under the 1,463 counts on 'hich the Standard has been convict d, a maximuf fine of $29,260,000 d a maximum fine of $29,260,000 mposed. The trial was closed for the pre sent, when attorneys for the Oil ;rust refused to submit any further ~vdence in the investigationl. At :orney Rosenthal, for the Standard, ;aid it would be an unheard of thing or the defendant to attempt to show :hat it had been innocent of wrong loing in matters outside of the re ord of the case. He said the court iad no right to go outside the record f the case in considering the penalty :o be meted out. SNAKE ENTANGLES HAWK. Inusual Incident Witnessed by Sa luda County Farmer. Mr. Whit Stewart, of ' Saluda ounty, tell the following remarkable snake story." A few days ago near his home he saw a hawk pounce upon. a large black snake and fly away. A~fter going only a short distance the ird was seen to suddenly and swiftly. foun othat tghe etl thad wrapped\ imself about the bird and firmly ~inioned his wings to his body. Vain yv did the hawk endeavor to disen gle itself from the snake's coils. Itwas. so to speak, a "hand to hand onflict," which he witnessed. When, in his opinion, the hawk had expired from strangulation, Mr. Stewart killed the reptii. On un winding it from the hawk's bod7, he was astonished to see the bird i'art away with the swiftness of the wind. HORRIBLE DEATH.' Fell Into an Open Coffin and Was Covered Alive. At . Florence, Italy. Marchioniess Magdlen Gastellane, a beautiful mem ber of the talian nobility, was foun in the coffin with the corpse of Sin nor Rossi, a dead banker. It is sp psede a te M ar ed i n ~ ii and accidentall wndere into eoe si's vault, swoond, fell inton thee coffin and the lidas. pTheI marhe darkness by attendasp he matron.