The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, June 17, 1908, Image 1
VOL. XXII MANNING, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JUN 17,
FATAL SHOCK.
Mr. Chas. Lundy Meets Instant
Death From Live Wire.
TELEPHONE LINEMAN.
Be Was Electrocuted While Work
ing on a Telephone Wire. Which
Was in Contact With Live Electric
Wire. The Unfortunate Mal Had
Been Knocked From Wire Some
time Ago.
The Columbia State says those wh'o
watched Charles Lundy ascend a
telephone pole on upper Main street
Thursday about noon saw him reach
for a cable, fall across two wires
and. while sparks flew from every
metal substance on his person. saw
him make only one 'convulsive jerk
and realized that he had been electro
cuted.
About 3.150 volts had passed
through his body and the unfortu
nate lineman had died almost in
stantly. For fully 15 minutes the
body hung across the wires in mid
air though some of those who saw
the tragedy telephoned at once to
the telephone and electric power com
panies to have all current shut off
until Lundy could be brought down.
The request was not very promptly
complied with. In the meantime me
dical aid was summoned, but it was
too late. One-third of the amount
of voltage would have been sufficient
to cause death even to those who are
used to heavy shocks.
The death of Mr. Lundy is the cli
max of a -series of accidents with
which he met while at work on the
wires. and his announced intention of
seeking some other vocation makes
his death peculiarly sad. Some time
before he became employed by the
city he was nearly killed by a shock
received in the lower part of the
county. About six weeks ago he was
knocked from a pole on ewer Ger
vais street and the injuries received
laid him up until last :.e". He
went to work again this week and at
the time he met death was engaged
in stringing some of the city wires
to a patrol box to be placed about two
blocks above Elmwood avenue for the
section just admitted to the city. It
is supposed that he touched the ser
vice wire of the telephone company
which had crossed with the heavily
charged wire of the electric power
company and perhaps the dampness
and wire he carried formed a short
circuit which resulted in the entire
voltage passing through his body.
Mayor Reamer and Chief Cathcart
were at the city hall when the news
of the accident was telephoned inl
and both went at once to the scene.
The body was taken down and after
being viewed by the coroner was or
dered m'oved. The affair created con
siderable excitement in the- neigh
hood and a very large .crbwd gather
ed to witness the removal of the
Mr . Lundy resided on Gadsden
street and was about 32 years of age.
e came here from Darlington some
time ago and is survived by his wife.
who was a Miss Price. and one child.
Since hbis accident some time ago, he
has been continued on the pay rool
of the city and Mayor Reamer, who
w'as shocked by the accident, was
gratied to learn that it was through
no fault of the city that Lundy met
Shis death.
Coroner Walker, on being notified.
empaneled a jury, which brought in
the usual verdict, that the deceased
came to his death while working on
a telephone pole by coming in contact
with an electric light wire.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Father and son Dead and T'woDaugh
ters Injured.
A special to The State from Spar
anburg says Mr. J. E. Cole, aged
about 43 years. a prominent -farmer
of Walnut Grove section of the coun
y d his sofl. Albert, aged 12 years,
were ankilletd by lightning~ Thursday
w fero ab -t3 o'clock. The young
d aughters of Mr. Cole were shce
by the stroke of lightning. it l
reported that the little daughter, 9
-er fae s in a serious condi
oas the rsult of the shock. Mr.
Coewsi he act of lowering a
Cindo wsn tthe flash came killing
him and his son instantly.
lANGDL HIMSELF IN SKIRTS.
Odd suicide Regaled Himself in a
Woman's Attire.
.angling from a clothesline in his
home in Springfield, Mass.. Joseph P.
Johnson was found a suicide. Be
cU5of his habitual refusal to ans
c:.sknoCkS at his door no suspicion
srousd rwhef he did not respond
a i ody was n1ot found untii the
door was forced open-.
Johnsonl had selected the newesi
noete nlingerie and skirts and
noeltieus incased himself in
n eroidered corset, several szes
o thght to have no relatives it
this country.
BAN~l~nt ATTACK PACK TRAIN
ur ard!s Were Killed and Fou
Tosanlds Dollars Taken.
A Adispatch from Mexico City say:
word camne Wednesday night tha
bandits attacked a pack train on thi
way to Les Grandes mines, neal
Balsa, in thie State of Guerrero. O
thescort of four men three wer
killed and one~ wou.ade2d. Four thons
anddollars were captured. Rurale
r n autit of the highwaymet
THE OLD VETS.
TEN ThfSAND VETERANS I
MARCH AT BIRMINGHAM.
Eight Companies of Citizen Soldiers i
in Line-Sponsors Accompany the
Commands They Represent.
A dispatch from Birmingham, Ala..
says the parade of the heroes of the 1
Confederacy Thursday morning was c
a ftting climax to what is generally t
pronounced to be one of the most
suecessful reunions of the United
Confederate Veterans. With spright- b
1y step. measured to the airs the c
South loves, the old warriors, no less a
than 1..0 strong, traversed the
two miles of the parade route be
tween thousands of sympathetic and h
interested spectators and there was ti
not an accident, not a sign of a tot- e
tering step.
Loving hands served ice water to
the old 'men as they passed along C
the route, fans were disturbed and 1
everything passibl4 was done to re- a
leve the long tramp of its tedium.
That the heroes were in excellent r
spirits was shown by the fact that h
many of themn sang old camp songs t
as they marched. such as "Butter- of
milk Cavalry," "Old Time Confeder- a
ates." "Bonnie Blue Flag."
They were happy and they left a of
trail of tears among the spectators, tr
for every one was touched by the e:
sentimental appeal made by the ap- le
pearance of the old soldiers. There w
were many in the parade who had ox
left a leg, or perhaps both legs, on ci
some battlefield. but they enjoyed la
the occasion as much as the others, pi
being carried in vehicles. Trheir ap- 01
pearance drew forth, if anything. tb
greater applause than the sight of E
the foot soldiers. ,p
The parade formed shortly after g;
11 o'clock and required one hour and sip
45 minutes to pass a given point, to
The route was from Sixth avenue on Y<
Nineteenth street to First avenue, to qt
Twenty-first street. to Fifth avenue, hi
to Twentieth street, to First avenue, lo
:ountermarching on Twentieth street
to Capitol park. where the reviewing w4
stand was located. In the vanguard cr
were eight companies of the local in
National Guard, including one bat- la
tery of artillery and one troop of ta
cavalry. Chattanooga had one troop hi
>f cavalry in line. Gov -B. B. Com- F.
er of Alabama with his entire staff B<
was next in line. Gen. G. P. Har- all
rison, commander of the Alabama 1w
division, was chief marshal, and Col. se
E J. McCrossin of Birmingham was
chief aide. f
Feature of Parade. ja
The veterans of the department of wi
the Tennessee headed the line of ,,- cri
itors of honor, these being followed se,
by the Trans-Mississippi and the Ial
Army of Northern Virginia. Among wl
the more conspicuous companies were up
the Forrest cavalry corps, mounted, tri
ad the mounted troop from Nash- ti'
-He which has attracted a great deal by
ofattnton during the reunionl.These du
cmpanies are regular members of du
the N.tion1al Guard, being the only vi
onnfederate body to have that distinc- ly
tion. bE
Memphis representativ~es also came he
nn for great applause. They were ac- pr
copanied by the crack .fife and
drum corps, which helped to give the th
martial atmosphere. Probably no fr
one person -in the parade attracted ja
more attention than the handsome du
Eiss Tommy Gentry. a fullblooded -u
[ndian maiden who accompanied the i a
Edian Territory department as spon- it
so. Her escort was Adj-t. Gen. Cole
Gen. Clement A. Evans. the new F.
czmmandeichief, was at the head of a'
th column with the entire staff.
The Sons of Veterans followed the R1
veterans and they were accompanied in
by their sponsors. A noticeable fea- su
tue of the' parade was the fact that s
a umber of the sponsors preferred fri
to walk with the companies they rep -sil
resented rather than ride in the car- gq
riageS which had been provided. st
iss Mary Hall Gray, accompanied th
the Georgia division on foot. Mrs. a
Kely of New Orleans. a lady of 79 of
years old. went through the march on thr
foot as did Miss Edna Raub of Memn- f..
pphi., who had the title of daughter of vi
th company she represented. *
KLE HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF.
They Had Quarreled several Times .'n
Account of Jealousy.
Charles P. Corlett, a prominent
arhitect and head of the Corlett En
,gneerig company, Tuesday right 'T
'ied his wife. Elizabeth, and theu g,
ended his own life in a hotel in WVi1- ti
loghby. a Cleveland. Ohio. suberb. f<
The double tragedy is said to have a
b een the result of jealousy.
Shortly after' Coriett returned from e,
Cleveland. three shots were heard by h
the guests. When the hotel proprie
tor burst into the door he found Mrs. s
Corltt dead upon the floor. Near- e
by as the almost breathless body e
of her husband. A revolver lay near
his outstretched hand. The man 13
die a ~ew minutes later..a
M. Corlett was 38 years old; his
wif was four years younger and I
was a beautiful woman. The couple'
had uarreled recently several times.
AN OLDI COUPLE ELOPES.
The Woman Eighty and the Man(
Nearly Eighty.
Rdolph Pioetz.aged 79. a wealthy
wiow of the village of Prairie du 1
Sac. Wis. eloped with Miss Ursula
Hunnes. aged 80. his sweetheart of
childhood days. Unknown to his six
soons. who had bitterly opposed his
mariag the bridegroom and his
bride sippd into Mazdisonl Friday
and ere married by ,a justice of the
peeac. The systemi of espionage on
the old man by the sons failed to
prevet him from carrying out his
desesir. The couple were sweethearts
in youth and had parted after a petty
-qquarel. Miss Hunges had never
mararrid, waiting a life-time for her
l is ove -
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
RUGH EXPERIENCE OF MAN
WHO LOOK EDC) LIKE ANOTHER.
lc Spent six Months in Jail. Fined
.590 and Got "Third Degree" Be
fore His Luck Turned.
For the one. simple reason that he
oked like somebody else, F. N.
trsh, of New York city, has played
he tragic cart in one of the greatest
are comedies that escaped the
oards of a theater. Entirely inno
ent of all the chirges brought
gainst him, he has been arrested
r forgery in three different cities.
eu wrongly ids 2tified scores of
mes. prosecuted by State and Fed
ral authorities. spent six month in
rison. fined $500, "mugged" for the
bicage rogues' gallery, and now is
ving in constant fear of further
rrest.
It was simply because of a chance
semblance to a forger that Rush
as been made to suffer every men
anguish the law can inflict short
hanging. In face. figure, manner
id even voice. Mr. Rush resembles a
urger. badly wanted by the police
a score of cities. who has been
vling over the country for sev
al years, leaving a trail of worth
ss paper and duped victims. ip
ards of 100 persons have declared
oath that they knew him. ,and
amored for his conviction. His re
tives and lawyers have grown sus
ious in the face of the tremend
is pile of circumstantial evidence
at has piled up against him.
-angelists have prayed over him in
ison, and then turned away in dis
st. pronounced him a hardened
aner because he refused to confess
crimes of which he knew nothing
t in the end Rush has been ac
titted by an alibi so certain that
s prosecutors have been made to
ak ridiculous.
It is nearly a year since Mr. Rush
>nt West to find his remarkable
ime record awaiting him. It was
Cincinnati that he was arrested
st September, and when he w :s
ken to jail the police told him. n
s astonishment. that he was .ilhn
Blair, alias John L. Baldwin. alias
yd G. Clark, alias F. N. Rush,
[as S. S. Pickney. and that he was
nted for forgery in Chicago and
reral other cities.
He was actually taken to Chicago,
ere his troubles began. Cast in
i. he was speedily overwhelmed
t such a mass of identifications,
Imes and evidence that his bal was
at a prohibitive figure, and he
aguished five month in his cell
ile the prosecution was building
a case aganst him. When the
al finally arrived Rush was posi
eely identified as the slick forger
a score of persons who aad been
ped. The array of witnesses pro
ed against him proved so can
eing to the jury that he was actaa.
found guilty. But a doubt had
en raised in the judge's mind, and
was let off with a month's im-1
isonment and a fine of $500.
But he was no sooner released
a he was re-arrested on warrents
n other cities and was cast into,
LI gain. He was confined in a
ngeeon for thiec e-ys with the rats
ove- E-: aami without a bite
L rd deg:." by burly .Ooli(,
eevs who sougibr t' make him r..
s -,y resortin:; t. violence. But
;hefused ..) e.ues aniQ the
h.'~ties were ,m ther perplexed.
ash set about to establsh an alibi.
rebuttal of the five days evidenceI
LIittel by the district atwtorney
ppemented by a four hour speech
ym tha; offcial, Rush presented his
nple alibi to the jury. and was ac
iitted in 11 minutes. Later he
oed to the entire satisfaction of
ee hicgo authonntes that he was.
victim of the most remarkable case
mistaken identity on record in
at city. But he is living in constant
a of arrest in other cities which he
sits in his business of traveling re
eestative of a proinnft Ne~
irk drug firm.
hIRESS WE1)s POOR CLERK.
ar Motaia Lar-gey Comes Into
F~rtue and Promptly Weds.
A dispatch from Butte. Mont., on
ussday says: Mary Montana Lar
y.. ighteen years old, youngest of
ee argey miners. came into her
rtne of St .500,000 on Tuesday
d at midnight she was married to
ayoond J- McDonal,. a younlg
er in a Broadway cab office who
ad een working for $16 a month.
Some friends asked the girl why
ie wanted to marry the poor cah
errk "because I love him and have
nogh money for both."~ she replied.
Th couple left for San Francisco
neaialy and they will make an
utoobile trip for New York. Miss
arggey's big touring car and driver
avig been shipped on ahead sev
ra eeks ago. From New York
hey ill go to Europe.
BROWN BEATS SMITH.
;eorga Changed Heir Giovernior
on Last Thursday.
An tlanta Dispatch says official
eturs5 from -126 counties and offi
tal ounts from the remaining twenty
fthe votes cast in Friday's Demo
raati rimary, gave .Jos. M. Brown
orr overnor, a majority of 12.0t'
,ver Hoke Smith Of the I i' on
:ies in the State Brown carried 90
-orr railroad commissioner, Judgf
;eoree Hillyer and F. C. Callwa:
ere the succesful candidates. Th<
-ace for prison comnmissioner is stil
ninddout. All of the present Con
wressmeni were returned with tah
Exceceptin of E. B. Lewis. in the 31
d,.s.ric., who sdefeated by Dudle:
THIRTY CHILDREN
Ii>RN IN SIXTEEN YEARS TO TImE
SAME MOTHER.
The Most Remarkable Case on Re
cord. Seventeen of the Thirty
Children Are Living.
Four boys were born to Mrs.
Abram Gotofsky. of Terry Hill, N.
J., on Wednesday. All of them are
in good health. The combined weight
of the quadroupiets is 16 pounds
and four ounces.
Mrs. Gotofsky. who is 32 years of
age is the mother of 30 chidlern, 17
of whom are living. She was born
near Warsaw. Poland, and came to
this country in 1891.
She was married in New York in
April, 1892, and immediately left
for her new home on an 18 acre
farm near Terry Hills.
Mrs. Gotofsky gave birth to .twins
on March 22, 1893. Both are living.
Since then the Gotofsky family has
had an annual increase of one, two
or three members. In 1894 but one
came. and that one died within a
week after its birth. Twins follow
ed in '1895. and in 1896 triplets, all
of whom are living. The twins born
in 1897, 1898 and 1899 all died In
niancy.
Mrs. Gotofsky gave birth to one
child only in each of the two follow
ing years, but in 1902 she was again
the mother of twins. For the next
three years one child was born an
nually, and then in 1906 triplets
came. Last year they were twins.
and the four which were added on
Wednesday make the total- number
of 30.
Besides raising his family, Mr. Go
tofsky has had such great success
that he now owns the place with no
mortgage and has added about 20
acres to the original 18. *
GOV. HEYWARD VERY SICK
Has Announced Withdrawal from
Senatorial Race.
The Columbia State says it has
been known to his most intimate
friends for two or three weeks that
Gov. Heyward's health was in a pre
carious condition. The condition,
however, was not considered serious
by any other -than his immediate
family and his physician until after
his trip 'to Georgia last week.
It was hoped that this trip would
entirely restore him, but it failed to
do so. On his return .from Georgia
his condition was found to be seri
ous. so much so that his physicians
have been insisting for several days
on taking him to a sanitorlum. He
has, however, strenuously fought
this idea.
For several days he has been con
fined to his bed and his condition
had grown so much worse that it has
een found imperative that he go
way at once for treatment.
Gov. Heyward was too ill to be
seen Wednesday. t-at it was stated on
his behalf that ne will not be a can
didate for the senate since his physi
cians, Drs. McIntosh and Guerry,
enter the campaign.
While it is hoped that rest and
lreatment will completely restore
him to health, his physicians' state
that he will be unable to return home
r to engage in say active work
within less than three months or
more.
It is understood that Gov. Hey
ward will leave Thursday morning
for the Philadelphia Orthopaedic
ospital, accompanied by Dr. Mc
intosh.
LOCKEI) IN CAR SEVEN DAYS.
achinest Has a Terrible Experience
in Potato Car.
At New York. crazed from want of
food and water, Chester A. O'Connell,
machinest of Bath Beach, was re
scued from a freight car in the
Harlam yards and taken to Lincoln
Hospital. where it was said that he
might die. O'Connell was working
in Jacksonville, Fla. and losing his
iob. crawied in a freight car' laden
with potatoes to make his way back
to New York. While he was asleep
in the car the door was locked and
the car started northward.' For sev
en days and nights he was locked in
the car. and the heat was intense.
To appease his hunger be ate some
of the raw potatoes, but they made
him deathly ill, and some time in
the fifth day he lost consciousness.
Finally after a journey of 1.200
miles the train reached New York,
where the car was opened. O'Con
nell was found unconscious and taken
to the hospital where typhoid fever
developed.
BLAMES THE COURT.
She Shot Doctor After Court Refused
Her Justice.
The refusal of the judges to her
charges preferred against Dr. Mar
tin W. Auspitz,~ of New York. is al
leged by Miss Sarah Katen. a nurse.
as the reason she was impelled to kill
the man who had outraged her. The
woman is now in the Tombs await
ing further developments.
Miss Katen is 22 years of age. She
says she came to this country from
Russia six years ago and became a
probationary nurse in Dr. Auspitz's
hospital. There he assaulted her.
Later he tried to repeat the crim(
and she shot him to d'eath. "*I con
sulted a lawyer," she said. "and we
went to court. But the judges didn't
Ibelieve me-they believed him. HeI
was rich while I was very poor. Ther
slowly came the impulse to avengE
raylf. The c'ourts had denied me
ustie. The law meant nothing.
bought a pistol."
-Thieves Got 93,000 in Diamonds.
Thieves eutered and robbed thi
Ijewelry establishment of Taylo
Brothers. on Thursday at Houston
Im Teas of 000' in diamonds.
BADLY INVOLVED.
THREE SPARTANBURG INSUP
ANCE COMPANIES IN BAD SHAPE.
All the Profits Eaten Up by the Ex
penses, Which Was Mostly High
Salaries.
According to a statement of In
'surance Commissioner McMaster
Tuesday, the affairs of three mutual
fire companies at Spartauburg are in
volved and on the face of the re
turns it looks as if there has been
mismanagement of the funds.
In the case of the Carolina Mutual
under control of Stanyarne Wilson.
outstanded contested claims on July
1. 1907 ,amounted to $9,367, and
adjusted claims on the same date to
$35,897. The amount that should
have been realized was $18,848, and
the actual amount realized $10,667.
Contested claims on January 1, 190Q.
amounted to $23,374 and additional
adjusted claims to $11,871. The
account that should have been realiz
ed was $10,528 and the actual
amount realized $5,483. The amount
of outstanding claims on May 25,
was $'9,437.
An examination of the Carolina
Mutual's books shows that between
January 1. 1907, and June 6, 1908,
$69,342 were collected from all
sources. Losses in that period were
$38,464. The difference between the
amount received and that paid out
in losses excepting $891 was consum
e: in expese-s whirh were extraor
dinarily high. Mr. McMaster shuns
where Wilson received a salary of
$300 a month through 1907 and up
to March of the current year. After)
he resigned as president he got $2001
a month as attorney. He also took
$1,000 for back salary in 1905-06.
Up to November J. M. Whatley re
ceived $100 a month and expenses as
adjuster and since then $125 a
month and expenses. In' March
Whatley succeeded Wilrso ^s presi
dent. The secretary. Mi Calla
han, drew $1,300 in sala or 1907.
Wilson's stenographer, Miss M. Ful
mer, drew $15 a week as assistant
secretary.
A. M. Alexander manages the Pied
mont Mutual and Palmetto Mutual
at Spartanburg. No minutes of the
Piedmont have been kept since May
6, 1907. At that meeting the direc
tors were A. M. Alexander, D. B.
Alexander, W. G. Barnes and Dr. H.
13. Goodell. No ledger nor cash
books were kept, policy records be
ing the only account obtainable. Mr.
McMaster declares it is impossible to
find out how, why and where the
money were expended and Alexander
can not say definite.ly. D. B. Alexan
der drew $100 a month and expenses
as adjuster. and A. W. Whitlock $15
a week as secretary. Other items
if expense can not be given at this
time.
Judgments are on file in the of
fice of the clerk of court at Spartan
burg against both the Piedmont Mu
tual and the Palmetto Mutual. The
ommissioner has not finished his
searching investigations.
VOYAGE HELPED TILLMAN.
The Senator Now Enjoying the FineI
Climate of Spain. '
There will be general~ interest in
the report as to the physical condi
tion and trip of Senator Tillmana,
who is'now in Spain. In a letter
written May 25, from Gibraltar, this
interesting statement is made:
"Senator Tillman feels that there
has been a distinct gain. He has a
fine appetite, sleeps well and has no
serious symptoms whatever. The
swimming in the head and feeling of
uncertain equilibrium bhave disappear
ed. Unless there is some organic
trouble he does not see why he will
not return home in the fall as well
s-a man of his age ought to-hope
tobe./
"he voyage, he says, has been
xceptioally pleasant, with only' one
rough day and one of moderately
brisk wind. The rest of 'the time the
weather has been fine and the trip
enjoyable. He really enjoyed doing
nothing.
"The plaus for his trip on the
Continent have not been definitely
outlined. They win probably be de
termined upon after he finds out
how he stands travelling in Spain.
After landing at Gibraltar his plans
were to take a side trip to Tangier,
in Africa. and return to Gibraltar to
visit Seville.. Cordova, Toledo, Mad
rid and Granada; then to get back
to Gibraltar in time to take the next
White Star steamer, June 12, and
go on to Naples.
"His address until the last of June
will be care of Cook's Agency, Rome,
Ital."
It will be interesting to note that
none of the party, which included
Senator Tillmani. Mrs. Tiliman and
Dr. J. WV. Babcock. were seasick: on
the trip, arnd that altogether they
had a most enjoyable voyage.
BILLIK MU'ST HANG.
o Reprieve for Chicago Slayer Who
Wiped Out Family.
On recommnendation of the State
Board of Pardons, Gov. Deneen, ot
linos. has refused to interfere i
the case of Herman Billik. undex
entence of death in Chicago for the
murder' of the- Vzral family. Ac~
co'dingly, the prisoner must hang or
Friday, 12. BIllik collapsed whet
he heard the news.
The convicted muirderer' was
Bohemian fortune teller,. whose con
iction has been freely declared t(
le the result of perjured testimony
ihe accusation against his was that
tl".rouh the agency of Mrs n"rai
who sfterward committed suicide
he murdered the w'oman's 1-nsha1
au idr 0of the Vzral cyiiarenf 1!
order tO get their life insuranlc
ONLY A SOCIAL CALL1
MR. AND MRS. WATTERSON
VISITS THE BRYAN S.
The Great Keatuckian Says Bryan's
Nomination by Acclamation at Den
ver is Now Certa.in.
A dispatch from Louisville, Ky.,
says Editor Watterson, accompanied
by Mrs. Watterson, is on the way to
Lincoln, Neb., on invitation of Mr. c
Bryan.
It can be stated with certainty
that Mr. Bryan and Mr. Watterson
have been in constant correspond- I
ence since the two came together in c
New York two months ago.
I Mr. Watterson was askec. for an b
expression of opinion on the cutlook, n
and in substance, said: c
"I am merely going to avail my- n
self of a business call to Chicago to is
accept Mr. Bryan's invitation to run t'
over to Lincoln. There will be but I
one real issue in the coming struggle. v
That is the case of the 'people against C
predatory wealth.' It has been very h
well put by Mr. Roosevelt; but Mr. s
Bryan, more than any one else, rep- t
resents it in all its length, breadth, a
and thickness.
"If Mr. Roosevelt were the candi- V
date of the Republicans, there might
be some question as to the 'original le
Jacobs' between him and Mr. Bryan, C,
But Mr. Taft can stand on no plat- n
form setting forth the Roosevelt poli- s]
cies. He is far closer to the Wall tl
street interests than Fairbanks, r
Hughes or Knox. His nomination r<
means :the Republican party wearing na
the mask of Roosevelt, but using the a
claws of Harriman, Morgan and com- it
pany. If Bryan cannot beat this co
combine, nobody can. He is its tl
logical candidate. All suggestions si
to the contrary are misleading. They ec
are simply weak devices of the ene- h
my.
"You feel certain that Mr; Bryan's
nomination is already assured?"
"Mr. Bryan ,said Mr. Watterson,
"will be nominated by acclamation
at Denver. The only things left out
standing to be considered by Demo
crats are the second place on the tic- T
ket, the platform, and the chairman- Pc
ship of the national committee." ti:
Asked about the coming conven- h<
tion and the general outlook for mn
Kentucky can be relied upon not to Li
wreck their bark before she gets out 17
of port. I do not care what the ce
Lexington convention does except ac
that it shows itself fair to all parties. si
This I fully appreciate. We -Ken- Si
tcky Democrats are pretty good o;
fighters, but in emergencies we know si
how to sit down in unity, and to tip
smoke the pipe of peace. This is an
emergency." ta
sr.
SELLS LESS BOOZE. th
he
Dispensary Receipts Fall Off Very n<
u
Materially.
Dispensary sales in Orangeburg -and t~
alhoun counties coitinue to decrease ti
a the weather gets warmer, or, per- ai
aps, the falling off is due to the 0o
preading of the "prohibition wave,". ri
hich, it is predicted by some who tC
claim to know, will have the entire cE
State in its grasp by the time the el
next General Assembly convenes, it
Prohibition is as confidently ex- 0
ected as was the repeal of the lien ~
aw before the last session of the -
egislature, but the lien law is still b:
n the statute books of South Caro- fi:
ina. i
Liquor sales in the two counties hi
for May were $14,518.20, as com- b,
pared with $15,577.70 for April, and
the April figures were about' $2,000
ehind those of March, which shows
steady decrease for several months. Ja
'he sales in this city for May were
6,298.45, against $6,941.30 for
April.
Should the Supreme Court decide d
that Calhoun County is dry and pro- rr
hibit the Orangeburg County board s
from shipping liquors into Calhoun ,
the sales from this county's central. r
r wholesale, dispensary will be stillg
further diminished to the extent of t:
about $5,000 per month.
PECU'LIARI WILL PROBATED.
Earm Bequested to Daughter Provid- d
e'd Conditions Are Met. s
Thec will of the late Louis Schroed- e
er has been offered for probate in a
Detroit, Mich.. county seat of Wayne b'
county. It leaves a farm .to his e
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and h
Mrs. James Gladden, onl unique con-.
ditions.
Each week the Gladdens must de- e
lit er to Mrs. Schroeder two dozenp
eggs, no matter what the season nor t
the disposition of the hiens. Pastu
re and a "warm barn' for a cow ist
s:'cifidl. and all the firewood Mrs.
Schroeder may need. On the firstc
day of DecembeCr of each year a pig
weighing not less than i50 pounds
must b~e turned over to the widow. I
and -if the pig is held until Decemf-t
her and found to be one ounce shy
of the required weight. the Gladdens t
are in danger of losing their in- 1
heritance. Fifty dollars a year cash t
and "some flour" given to Mrs.
Schroeder are the conditions to give
the Gladdenspossession of the farm.*
SHOT THROUGH SCREEN DOOR.
Prominent Attorney in Florida As
s'assinated While at Supper.
At Arcadia, Fla.. C. W. Foster. a
proinent attorney, was assassinat
ed at 7 o'clock last Friday night
at the supper table with his family.
The assassin stole up to the screen
door of the house and fired a full
charge of shot from a shotgun into
his b)ody killing him instantly. There
-is no clue to the murderer. Sheriff
Freeman has wired for bloodhounds
and the entire town is aroused and
posses have been formed. and have
~started out in all directions. If the
murderer is captured a lynching is
CAUSED BY SHAME
IUSBAND'S CRD'IE P - 'D WIFE TO
KILL .. -:itSELF.
While She Wa. .* )sent From Home
He Attacked Little Girl and Then
Fled From Justice.
Overwhelmed by the shame of her
iusband's crime, Mrs. Lena Winnett
ommmitted suicide in ner home in
yew York. In her death she also
:illed her 18-month-old son. The
Husband who brought disgrace to
is fair wife's name has fled on ac
ount-of his crime.
The Winnetts lived in a small
ouse along side of a family by the
ame of O'Brien. On the day of the
rime Mrs. Winnett, her son and her
other, went to the cornerstone lay
ig of Father McClure's Church of
ie Immaculate Conception, in New
'rk, and while they were gone,
innett coaxed nine-year-old Agnes
,Brien to his porch and then, got
er inside the house. There ,he as
tulted her. The weeping child ran
> her mother when she was released,
rd told what had happened. Mrs.
'Brien summoned the police but
;innett had fled.
When the wife returned home she
yarned of the man's deed and. be
time hysterica with grief. Her 1
tother tried to soothe her and soon
ie did become quiet, but hers was
ie calm of desperation. When she 1
tired she closed every hole in her
)om, placed a quarter in the gas
.eter, stretched herself and child on
bed and died from the effects of
Whaled gas. Winnett' has a bad re
>rd. His wife's mother opposed
eir marriage but they eloped, and
ace that date phe has been compell
I to keep Winnett in addition to
?r daughter and grandchild. *
HEART LAID BARE.
S
onran's Vital Organs Seen In Ac
tion by Operating Physician. -
hat the heart and lungs can be ex
>sQ to view performing their func- I
ins and that manipulation of the I
tart will restore life are facts 'de- a
onstrated by a recent operation in s
>ng Island College hospital, Brook- t
n. N. Y. The operation was suc
ssful, the patient living for four a
Lys. I ater- pneumonia se: in and
.e d'ed within 12 hours. Dr J. C
irman Wright, who performed the
lei ation, says it would be unprofes- i
Dnal to publish details of the opera- I
an. .
From what is learned at the hospi- I
a woman of 50 years of age was S
ifering from cancerous growths in
e breast. They were pressing her t
,art and it was certain she could S
t live. Dr. Wright determined to I
idrtake a desperate chance. . She C
ss opened on the right side that a
e pressure of air might not stop
e heart. The right lung collapsed 1
id the patient was breathing with t
re lung while her breast bone, two I
bs and a collar bone were removed,
gether with every trace of the can- 2
rous growth. In the midst of the I
tting he heart ceased beating and 2
was feared the woman was dead..
tygen was tried and other knowni
eais for restoring respiration. 11
iua' y Dr. Wright reached nto the t
-east, squeezed the heart with hist
igers and the beating began. The
ciscons were sewed up and were 1
aling when the patient was seized
r peumIl'onlia 'rd dliCd *
CU'RES TUBERCULOSIS. t
pae; .Physcian Makes Claims in
American University.
Among the members of the gra
a~tng class of the Medical depart
et of Willamette university, at
rlem, Ore., is a Japanese physician.
ho claims he can cure tuberculosis.
r. Y. Takabatake, physicina and sur
on. came to this country to learn
ie .English language and American
ays. He has a hospital in Tokio
d serv'ed in the Japanese navy dur
,; the late war with Russia and iD
te Chinese war. He asserts he has
iscoverI ed a serum that wiil cure
berculosis in the first and second
ages, and betweefi 20 and 30 per
ent of the cases in the thir'd stage,
hich until fteently were thought to
e hopeless. The doctor has treat
d cases in Oregon and the results
ae been entirely satisfactory.
)nly a few years ago leprosy was
eclared to be incurable but progres
ive physicians have waged such a
rsistenlt battle that the spread o'f
he scourge of the human race is
ractically pirevented. The aim of
he profession is now against tuber
ulosis. which is said to be the pause
i one-seventh of ty deaths in tl.e
orld. The go'rm of tlbn disease a as
is covered in 1882 by Dr. Robert
ock. of Germany. He learned at
he same time that it will not develop
fresh air and sunshine. Precau
ion and serum are bailed as the
neans of preventing the spread of*
he disease.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
rwo Were Ground Beneath Wheels
of Express Train.
Caught between a fast moving1
Pennslyvania passenger train train
and safety fence at Lockport
r;reensb~urg. Pa.. Friday eveu n:'
an wom a was toi n to pieces. d'.
ig instantly. and another was so
crushed that she died an hour later.
They were: Mrs. George Sauers. aged
20, instantly killed: Mrs. William
rter' ise injered. died at th-3 isspi
To re ach the platform across the
tak imrm th'e stntin the womanu~
w ked to the end of the safety fence
Starting to the opposite side. they
w ere caught by the train. The entira
4.an pae oer their bodies. *
CAUSED BY MILK
Eight Million People Doomed to -
Be Killed by the
GREAT WHITE PLAGUE.
Costs Over $4,000,000 to Fare -For
and Bury Victims-League Dis
cusses Action--Ati-Tuberculosis
Workers in Favor of Wiping Out
All Infected Cattle.
The "Great White Plague" seems
likely to lose some of its greatness
as the result of the national conven
ion of the American Anti-Tubercu
Iosis League which closed at St. Louis
-ecently. The principal demand of
the convention was for legislation
against defective cows, it being as
;erted that about 99 per cent of the.
:onsumptives in the United States
contract their tuberculosis in raw
ilk.
Opposing factions, one advocating
he isolation plan for the treatment
d consumptives and the other defend
ng the present-policy of treating the
isease in cities, were in combat at
he closing session. The controversy
Lssumed the form of a debate, Dr.
Valter G. Tyzzer, superintendent of
he Mayfield Sanitarium, of St. -Louis,
epresenting the isolation advocates;.
nd Dr. Joseph E. 'Chambers, presi
tent of the Hippocratean College of
[edicine, of St. Louis, representing
he other faction. The subject of
he debate 'was:
"Resolved, That tuberculosis can
e more effectively treated in the
solated arid regions than in hospi
als in cities."
The honors were about even, but.
)r. Tyzzer had the more meritorious
ide of the argument, apparently, as
e majority of the delegates- not
ersonally interested in some city -In
titution were in his faction.
"Raw Milk" was the title of a pa.
er\submitted by Nathan Straus, the
ew York philanthropist., It was .an
ble paper, covering the raw milk
bject thoroughly, an closing with
ie following three deductions:.
"1. That tuberculosis is aprevent
ble disease.
"2. That raw milk is the common
ause of tuberculosis. _
"3. That the peril of tuberculosis
a milk can be absolutely removed. by
roper pasteurization." .
Ernest J. - Lederle, former Com-"
issioner of Health of New York,
ubmitted a paper. entitled, "Public
[ilk Supplies, with Speelal Reference
> the Tuberculosis Problem. He
tated that tuberculosis was now-very
revalent among 'milk cows and In
reasing, and urged legislation aimed
t such consumptive cows.
C W. Saleeby, of London, Eng.
nd, spoke on -"Potential Homicide,
lie Greatest Menace of the Hnman
, ace.". .
"Sterilization, valuable as it is as
final safeguard against tuberculosis,
s, after all,'' said Dr. Donohue, "only
a ex'pedient and must not. be put
ato so much prominence that the
cnportance of the other safeguar? '8
st sight of. Beyond any puestioni,
e ultimate advantage lies in ob-........
iing milk from cattle frefol"
isease. It is a. fact comparable
,'ith the advantage of obtaining
rinking water from - pure source
stead of taking it from a contami
Lated one and relying upon purifica
ion afterwards."
Dr. W. Hi. Mayfield, general secre-'
ary and executive omicer -of the
mecan,- Anti-Tuberculosis League,
predicted in his address that "be
ore long there will be state and n
ional layvs requiring that inspecton
hall duly examine every cow whose
lk is offered for human use, and
very animal adscertained.to be aflict
d even in the slightest degree with
he tubercie 6acilli shall be marked
or destruction.
"The mere money cost to the Unit
d States of' the plague of tubercu
osis overshadows all other expendi
ares," continued Dr. Mayfield. "The
irst five years the United States
rmy occupied the Philippines the
ost was about $200,000,000;. the
;econd five years $125,000,000. or a
:otal ,of $325,000,000. In 1907 our
army'and navy cost taxpayers $2 22,
100,000, and with the pension roll
or that year added, makes out this
um to $384,000,000. This Is 67
er cent of the nation's income for
war or its expenses. These'- two
amounts added together giv'e a total
f $709,000,000. These are colossal
gure, but in comparison with the
following they are as electric light
o sunlight.
"Medical science is authority for
the statement that out of the 80,- '
00,000 of people belonging to the
nited States 8,000,000 are doomed
to die of consumption . Without con
sidering the cost these have been to
their parents, or thousands of help
less orphans these deaths will send
to public institutions, or computing
the profits that would accrue if they
were allowed to live, and without re
ferring to the distress, despair and.
human agony accompanying their
taking off, the amount in mere dol
lars, incident to their demise, is
simply appalling.
"Estmating that $400 must .be
spent upon each victim so affiicted
and the amount is often $4,o0e
and reckoning the burial expenses
at $200-which is below the actual
average cost-we have a 1oss of
$600 per capita on 8,000,000 of peo
ple or the unthinkable amount of
more than S4.000.000,000!."
Life Lost in Sham Battle.
Capt. Robert Watson, o.f one of
the student companies of the South
Dakota College of Agriculture, at
Brookigs. S. D.. died as the result
Iof an injury sustained by a fall in a
sham battle. A fixed bayonet pierced
hi grin. -