The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 21, 1909, Image 1
VOL.MANNING, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY
FIRES THE JURY
Acqultted Defendents Who Ad
mitted Gullt.
SERVED THEM RIGHT
Th Juroes Very Much Dianbt"and
.. L-ft the curOom orestfanea.
The ActioM of Judg Mewmifger
3 Geerauy Approved by the Peo
pie of York County.
A special dispatch from Yorkville
to the columbia Record says Judge
Memminger Wednesday morning dis
missed a pane* of York-county jurors
" unt for further service in his
court. because it had deliberately
taied to convict of carrying conceal
ed weapons in a case %here two de
tendants openly admitted that they
had pistols.
The case grew out of a picnic row
at Tirzah last August where there
was promiscuous shooting and two
Ruases and a Robinson had been
indicted for assault and battery with
intent to kil and carrying concealed
weapons There was a good deal
of conficting testimony in the case.
but both of the Russells admitted
that they had pistols.
The jury Tuesday night brought
in a verdict of lot guilty on all
counts. Wednesday moraing Judge
Xemminger had the jury called and
juickly told it that If It saw At to
make itself and the county of York
idiculous with such a verdict he did
not propose to allow it to make him
ridiculous.
If the jury saw proper to acquit
o0 the ground of self-defense men
who had shot other men In the back.
as in this case, that was not his
lookout, for he could not help him
self. but when it came to acquitting I
defendants of carrying concealed
weapons, where there had not even
been a denial of the charge, it was
more than he would stand for.
He did not care to criticise the
jury or lecture it, but he would not
continue to try cases before It. He
therefore told the members of the
panal to consider themselves dis
missed from further attendance on
court~ and Instructed them to get .
their pay and go their ways. Then.
turning to the clerk, the judge or
dered the drawing of a special venire
of 17 men with which to fL11 the
places of the men dismissed.
The jurors were dumbfounded for
a few minutes and finally left the a
court room very much crestfallen.
Judge Mmmiager's action. though 9
coming in the nature of a surprise.
has met with uaqualified public ap
prOv&- b
NAREOWLY ESCAPED BUNIG
a of Columbia Awakes Wlfb tl
Bouse on Fire.
Mr. W. J. Jones had a narrow
esape Wednesday morning when the
home in which he was living took1
fire at 9:30 o'clock. in Columbia.
Mr. Jones was stil in bed, but was
warned in time to get out of the
house without injury. He has a e
night job and had not waked up
when the fire started. The house '1
In which he lived. No. 1.807 Wash
ingtoU #tee was almost totally
destroyed by the flames Very Uttle C
of the furniture was saved. The 'd
house nert door, occupied by Mrs. h
Lubby, was partially burned. Both b
houses were owned by Mr. A. H.
Boozer, of Columbia, and insurance -
was carried. The houses were small
dwelnagS. Several houses in the I
aeighborhood were in danger of be
ing caught by the flames. but wer"
saved. Mr. Jones had some insiir- I
ance on his furniture. b-ut he is net
cure that he can recover as the poll
cy date was out a few days ago.
S-p Re Would Rather' Hang Than
Stamp anla.
" Ililed 'Joe' Zizorda by smash
tiag his skull with a piece of anede
iron." was the cool statement .
Steven Cosh when he was accujis
of murder in Police court at Wes
Newton, Pa.. this week.
"But you will be hanged for mu
der." he was told by the po'l'~.
"I don't care whether I hang o
not." protested Cosh. "I 'would jt:'
as lef hang as stamp ballast onth
rauryoad all my life.
Cosh. aged 30. and Zizorda. aga
35, were working on the rallroad
together when Zizorda 'walked into
the brush. He did not return anJ
Cosh started a search. He stum
bled over his companion while th
latter was asleep and killed him out
right. He declared Zisorda was lazy
nd was always shouldering hard
work on him.
ROBBERS MTST GO
Geill Citizeus Determined to
Put a Stop to Depredat10ons.
Admitting that the police force i
powerless to cope with the gang nM
burglars that has terrorized Greer
ville. S. C.. for months. Mayor \la
hon has deputized a number of prom
ient citizens to arm themselves and~
patrol the streets o? 'he resIieDC
district. These men will serve with
out compensation and announce that
they propose to end the- reign of la w
lessness at the expense of bloodshe~d
if necessary. The homes of the may
or and the chief of police are an"ma
those disposat!l by the burglars. an-1
though dePredtionls hare occur. '
nigtly. not a single arrest has beeni
made.
SEVERAL BURNED
TWO DEAD AND TWO FATALLY
LNJT'RED.
Fuel Tank of Automobile Ripped
Opes. Throwing Liquid Fire oa
Car's Occupants.
Two persons are dcad. two mortal
17 injured. while three others are
more or less seriously hurt as the
result of an explosion of the gaso
line tank on the touring car of
George M. Hi!. late Tuesday night
at Jacksonboro bridge. five miles
from Sylvania. Ga. The dead: Hew
lett Hill. Miss Fannie Mills.
The fatally Injured: George M.
Hill. Jr.. twin brother of Hewlett
Hill: Mrs. George M. Hill.
The seriously injured: Miss Ru
ble Thomas. badly burned; George
M1. Hill. severely burned about head
ad trunk; Miss Lurline Cooper.
severely burned: George Hil!ton.
Lged 14. painfully burt"d.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill had taken a par
:y of young people for a moonlight
putlng. While preparing to leave for
own the car was backed onto the
>ridge. the tank contain!ng com
ressed gasoline being ripped off.
he fluid was thrown over the oc
upants and flames quickly spread.
overing the entire party.
The clothing of the two infants
nd the women was almost entirely
onsumed. Several youths gave such
id as they could, but it was not un
11 the shrieking women were drag
:ed Into the waters of the creek that
he Sames were extinguishea.
News of the accident was tele
honed to Sylvania from a farmer's
ouse. two miles from the .'cene. and
hysicians were rushed to the bridge.
The injured were carried to Syl
ania at an early hour Wednesday.
LQUOR POURED INTO SEWER.
?uzvus Sheriff Gets Rid of Thirty
Gallons.
Thirty gallons of "good licker"
oursing down the sewer main of the
ity of Laurens is the sad tale of an
metal act by Sheriff Owings and
is constables of that place. Some
ne could not stand the sight. and
"get even" with the sheriff wrote
n one of the cas.es about to be Ipe'-I
d. "Sheriff John P. Owings. Lail
ens. S. C. Express Prepaid." and J
en the laugh was on the oMcer
)r bringing out his own "jug" and
estroying it by naistake.
The thirty gallons of whiskey have
een beId in the sherifrs omce for the
lotted thirty days. It had been
ezed. at various tImes. from per
as in and around Laurens. who
er under suspicion of selling it.
o claim and delivery papers having
een served upon the offcers, It was
Estroyed Thursday morning by due
rocess of law. This is the first of
cal act of this kind in these parts
i many years.
ASHnEVILLE LINEMEN KILLED.
ouched High Power ire Which
He Thought Was Deed.
Suspended by his belt from an
lectric power pole near the .South
rn Railway round house. Wednes
ay afternoon. J. H. Leonard. a
nemn in Asheville. N. C.. in the
mploy of the Weaver Electric
ompany. hung lifeless, shocked to
eath by a high-power current comn
g over a line which he believed to
e "dead."
The deceased, who went to Ashe'
Ille two months ago from Column
us. Ohio. on' account of his wife's
sealth. was one of a force of line
men repairing a break in the trans
sission lines, and is believed to have
met his death when he reached up
o turn a switch. His comrades on
he ground heard no cry. and did
tot know of his misfortune until
hey looked up and saw the dangling
ody. Leonard leaves a wife, but
o children.
PATTEN A BmG TAX PAYER.
hcago Wheat King Has His A~em
ment Doubled.
James A. Patten, who is said by
fellow member of the board of
rade to have made a profit of $300.
0 within twenty-four hou's
Wednesday. found himself on top of
he list of Evanston taxpayers andl
tis option on this distinction he pro
ises not to close out for some time.
4r. Patten was assessed this year on
500.000 of personal property. which
is twce the amount levied last year.
Mdr. Patten himself asked the change.
"How much personal prope'rty
nght I to assess you oni this year.
Mr. Patten." asked Mr. Milne. Evans
ton's assessor.
"How much was it last year?'
aid Mr. Patten.
"Something like $5.1.l4." re
sonded the assessor.
"Never mind the figure." Mr. Pai
ten interrupted. "whatever it was
just double that now I r'-vkon
tat'll fix It about right."
Mrs. Roosevelt at Genoa.
Mrs. Theodore' Roosevelt and her
tree children, who arrived at Genoa
Snday from Naples. were met Mon
dy morning by Mis's Carom. Mrs.
Roosevelt's sister. The party spent
the morning driving around Genoa.
and left Monday afternoon for Miss
Carom's vIlla, at Porto Naurizio.
Mule and His Rider Killed.
White returning home from his
farm at Washington. Ga.. Tuesday
nnght riding a mule, lightning struck
John H Amoson. a T"-'mnn '
WANTS EXPERT
SENT ABROAD TO COLLECT DOTS
ABOUT COTTON.
Teit of Resolution Passed by the
Farmers' Unio at Their Meet
ing in Columbia Recently.
The cotton producers of the State Th
are very much Interested in the ted
eral government seediag a cottea
expert to the various foreiga coun
tries for the purpose of collecting
data on the cotton trade. By a reso
lution passed at a meeting of the
State Farmers' Union. held recently
in Columbia. Commissioner Watson the
is requested to go to Washington and tim
press the matter with President Taft. we
yhe commissioner while in Washing- sto
ton next week will take the question e"
stra
up. The resolution ask. that the
representative be selected from the me
cotton belt territory. A resolution ri,
of a similar nature was passed at Thi
the meetlng ot the National Farm- Pin
ers' Union. held in Atlanta some time son
ago. Ing
The following !a the resolution or
passed: are
.Whereas the cotton producers of
the South are in need of specifc Stit
nformation from the viewpoint of F
the producer of essenti facts as to ter.
length of staple. gradings. etc.. that P
are required by the consuming ran- er.
facturers of foreign aations. facts
that would be of material value in 12t4
he development of the cotton grow
Ing industry of the United States. -
an industry representing many mil- F
ions of dollars in the annual agricul
ural exports of the United States, ture
ad T
*Whereas heretofore all special torT
missions directed to securing infor- wer
mation abroad in relation to cotton Ste<
have been rather in the interests of Ing
the manufacturers than the produc- one
'rs. and ture
"Whereas efforts are now being 7
made by the producrs to better the and
rude existing system of marketing T
otton. and for
.'Whereas the class of informa- by
:ion needed can only be secured by a thol
man from the cot'on belt skilled in WhO
he growing of cotton and thorough- pen4
ev familiar with all of the details begs
) the present local system of grad- Bef
nC and buying crude cotton; there- mus
re. t it wax
"Resolved. That the commissioner hicd
)f agriculture of South Carolina. be inJu
equested to voice to the president w
f the United States the request of the
e State Farmers' Union of South hieha
arolina that this matter be given mOS
rompt attention, and that the feder- Inju
i government. through the depart- con
sent of agriculture. or the depart- roul
uent of commerce and labor. arrange The
lr a special representative. select- 1oo
d from the coffon belt territory, to for'
e sent to the various foreign coun-F
ie to collect the data needed. and line
bat his reports be published and in f
~urnshed to the produeer." A I
Experts in Live Stozck. rifle
The following resolution, as to the
ze detailing one or more field en- dro1
.erts from the United States bureau fain
animal industry to be stationed 51
the State for the purpose of adris. wit:
ng directing and assisttng ta live bro:
Lock raising and particularly in timi
he raising of beef cattle was also hail
assed at the meeting: atte
"Whereas we realize the great 7
tood that has bee~n wrought in the bul
realm of plant iniiustrv in Soaath Co. of t
lina by the introducti in in the State aIr
f the farm dernrntral'n W )k ty wht
he United States department of ag- is b
'icultue. and gini
"Whereas one of the greatest need'.
f the State at this time is a proper F
and intelligent development of Lhe
ire stock industry. and AtL
"Whereas we believ.e such dev.elop
ent as Is sought will be more speed
ly obtained by the conduct of such
practical work on live stock lines as
s being conducted in the matter of maa
plant life: therefore, be It of a
"Resolved. That the Farmers' ma:
t2nion of South Carolina hereby in- a
dores the request of the State de- o
partmnt of agriculture: of the sec
retary of agriculture of the United it
States and of the United States bu
reau of animal industry to detaIl the
oe or more neld experts from thefo
bureau to be stationed in the State the
for th.- purpose of advising, directing wh
and assisting those engaged in orth
about to en-zage in live stock raising. skt
particularly in the raising of beef
:attle.
"Reolved. further. That the sec
etary of agriculture of the United 'I"
States be specially requested to giva'
this matter his earliest and most
careful attention."
PROVID)E PUNIHME.NT.
in
GogasPass. Bill Making N a at
don of Women a Prison Offense. ti
D~r
The penitentiary stares scandal- Sir
mang'rs in the face now. The Geor- ma
ga senate pat-sed a bill Wednesday
making It a penal offens. to utter on
als. or defamatory remarks about fet
a woman. Heretofore the women de- ty
famed had no re-ourse except in the on
civil courts But the McCurry bill ini
canes a!! that and will, It tsb- a
lieved. put a bridle on scandalous fr<
tonu's. It was not passed without od
long de.bate. many senators believing th
It Impaired right of free speech- f04
ed
Detective Killed by Tramnps.
Wathing freight trains for tramps
at Laporte. Ind.. Lake Shore Detec
tive C'harles Silverside was killed. M:
probably t-y tramps. tr:
Masked Men Rob Postortce. bt
Tren~ masked men robbed the ho- I'1
el and paytofhce safe at Utah I-ot in
s ir's.Uta. of $54 twc-thirds
I.. z overnment money. t
UILDING FALLS
sasfer in Busiest Section Of
Philadelphia
SEVEN ARE KILLED
te~rttwo FPol Bued Be.at
be Rains of a Five-Stot7 Buildfag.
Which Waa Being Recoastructd.
Acctdent Ocurs gbout One o'clod
md Tervihes Paersby.
n one of the busiest sectloas of
city of Philadelphia. and at a
e when thousands of pedestrains
-e passing to and fro. the Ive
ry brick building at the north
t corner of Eleventh and Market
e'.s. whichi was being recon
icted for the United Gas Improve
at Company. collapsed with a ter
: roar shortly after 1 o'clock
trsday afternoon. burying or
ing beneath the ruins 32 per
. 7 of whom are dead. I miss
I. fatally injured and 24 more
ess seriously injured. The dead
harles Larsen. 45 years old. sub
ute foreman oi carpenters.
eter Fritz. 56 years old. carpen
tul Hanning. 49 years old. labor
igmund Tansberg. 3 years old.
rer.
irin -. 50 years old. a Swede.
nknown man .terribly mangled.
atally Injured:
imes Haggerty. 30 years old. frao
4 skull.
to two lower floors had been
out and the three upper floors
a shored up by heavy timber.
-I girders were bracing the shor
It is supposed that by moving
of the girders. the entire struo
was loosened.
he crash came without warning.
the narrow escapes were many.
he roar of the collapse was heard
blocks. By-standers and passers
led in desperation. as it was
tght an explosion had occurred.
mn they realized what had hap
d. people flocked to the ruins and
mn a series of thrilling rescues.
re professional aid could be
tered. automobiles. teamsters'
ns and all sorts of nearby ve
%s were filled with the dead or
red, and hurried to hospitals. It
a swaltering day and several of
rescuers were overcome by the
and dust irtm 'he debris. A!
t as strenuous as digging up the
red was the task of keeping the
ested masses of people from sur
iding too closely the wreckage.
walls which were left standing I
#-d unsafe. but the peotple surg.d x
ard heedless of the danger. 1
r a time service on the subway
which runs along Market street:
ont of the building was tied up.
-oman subway ticket seller. ter-1
d by the crash of the collapse and
shower of bricks and stones that1
ped down the subway stair. 1
ted in her ooffce.
any Instances of heroism were
esed . One man whose leg was
ten was pinned beneath some
er-s. When firemen came within
Lng distance~ he asked that they
d the more seriously injured.
he entire fourth floor of the
ding lay slant against the side
he adjoining building cutting off
in a section twenty feet square
re it is believed the missing man
uried. Workmen continued dig
in the ruins.
ALLS THROUGH MANHOLE.
ta Dramnmer Vici of a Pecs
lar Accident.
.B. GIlston, a traveling saies
of Atlanta. Ga.. was the victim
peculiar accident Monda7. which
result in his death. While wait
for a car tn the business section
stlanta. a manhole, upon which he
g. gave way and precipitated hIm
the basemnent beneath. As be
his chin caught on the side of
grating and he hung suspended
an instant before dropping into
opening. The manhole cover.
ch had only tipped, fell In upon
unfortunate man, fracturing hi.s
!. His condItion is very ee
KO RACING AUTO WRECKED.
hap Mars Practice for Speed
Coutest at Rome.
hile practicing Monday afternoon
the automobile races to be run
Rome. Ga.. two Chattanooga en
. left the track and were wrecked.
-er McKenney and Mechanican
pson, of a M~tche~ll car, having
-row %scapes from death.
r Mitcheli ear jumped the irvrk
a curve and crashed through a
ic". MeKenney heing thrown twen
iv feet. Simpson was thrown out
hIs lh-ad on the track. but hit.
ured are not serb'or A Mavz-.'!
.drIven by W. A. Witt. broke the
nt axle on a curve. the car dash
up an emb~ankmntn? crashed
-nih a fence and made a fifteen
it leap into a swar4.. Witt jump
and was unhurt.
Speedy Trial Given Negrn.
Jud Hardy. of Waynesboro.
s.. holds the record for speedy
al. in Mississppi. Will Gamblin.
negro. was arrested last week for
rglarizing a store at Waynesboro.
Ar Judge Hardy's decision, be was
dictd. tried. convicted and sent
th ponitentlary for two 'ears on
s esma day.
BOAT CAPSIZES
Sixteen of the People on thl
Ship Are Drowned
WHEN CRAFT SINKS
Tb. Fata Accidet Was Case.d b
the CapsIalg of the Pleasue Sloo;
to a Squa that Struck ler Whe
Saugug in the Bay at New Yor
sunday.
Sixteen perons. five of them wo
men. met death by drowning in the
waters either surrounding or in the
vicinity of New York Sunday. Ten
of the victims perished after the cap
sizing of the escarsoa sloop Roznar
carrying 22 pa-sengers. which was
,truck by a su4den sQuall in lower
New Tork bay, midway between
Coney Island point and Hoffman Is.
land. late Sunday afternoon. Of the
survivors one woman. Mrs. C. Knud
eon. of Brooklyn. iW in such serious
condition that she probably will die.
Her two daughters were drowned.
The other drownings with but one
exception. were swimming accidents.
Stephen ErueSt. 28 years old, of
Brooklyn. was drowned off Coney Is
IWnd while learning to swim.
Chaa. Hendrleksen. 42 years old. of
Brooklyn. met death in the same vi
inity by the upsetting of a row
boat.
William Yaeger. a 16-year-old boy
of New York. slipped of some rocks
and fell into the Hudson to his death.
Off Belmore, L I.. Charles Conn
3Zyears old, got beyond his depth and
ank.
Giano Rizzo. a laborer. 21 years
sid. perished while swimming In the
arlem river.
Lastly Edward WalU. 3b years old.
>f East Orange. N. J.. was seized with
:ramps and drowned In the Morris
anal. near Newark.
In the Roxana disaster. the follow
ing perished:
Selina Sameason. New York: Ella
lsen. Flatbush. L .; Olga and
elma Knudson. sister. 11 and 14
rears old. respectively. Brooklyn:
john Christensen. Brooklyn: Abra
jam Hunson. Brooklyn: Abraham
Jamison. Brooklyn: Alice Engeolson.
rooklyn: Peter Spielson. Brooklyn;
rohn Thompson. Brooklyn.
The captain of the Roxana and the
welve sur ivors were plicked up with
great difficulty in a rough and choppy
ea by the tog Lamont
The Roxana. with her skipper.
'apt. Samuelson. was charteed at
3elma Knudson. risters. 11 and 1 4
arty of Swpdes from Brooklyn for a
all acros the bay to Midland beach.
;taten Island and back. The E1rst
ec of the voyage was made without
nisbap and all hands pled ashore to
nake marry. Beer was served and
ome of the survivors could give but
haxy acoount of the accident.
All afternoon there was a stiff
~reze from the southwest which left
nas'ty cros't sea. Toward 4 o'clock
e Rorana. reeling homeward across
he bay under all the sail good judg
nent would permit her to carry. slip
>ed into a squall. She lay over until
;he copper plates glistened in the
un and as the angle of the deck
teepened to the angry water in her
ee. the women screamed and scram
>led for the upper rail.
The captain struggled to slack
way his sheet, but there was no time
'or such measures of relief. In one
:noment the Roxana was bottom up
Lnd the form was black with bobbing
iads. In another moment the Rox
ma had vanished and one by one the
cads began to follow her.
Fortunately the tug Lamont was
keeping a sharp lookout. Capt. Keyes
saw the sloop keel over in the guF:
and fail to come back. Instantly he
eaded for the spot where the Rex
ana had been. ',ut before hAecouid
reach her ten passengers had g~.
down. Life ines and buoys wer>
thrown to those etni afloat and. after
a few minutes of brisk and anxiou4
-ork, all in sight were taken aboard
the Lamont.
The survivors, thoroughly exhaust
d and half dased were taken to a
hospital on Staten Island.*
NOT TO COVE IN FEE.
Cotton Baggng Sure to be Taken Off
the Exempt List.
That cotton bagging, which waq
put on the free list by the Senate.
is not to remain undutiable, is one
of the first predictions made in re
gard to the proposed action of the'
conference committee on the taritt
ril in Washington. The House con
frees contend that a number ci
American ananufacturers o t cotton
bagging would be compelled to shut
down if that a.ticle should remain
on the tree list, and it is said that
the Senate conferees will not need
much urging to agree to return bag
ing to the dutiable list.
A DISHONEST WATCHMAN.
Steals the Goods He Is Employed t'
Watch Over.
At Columbia on Friday C. C. Gard
ner. nigit watchman at the steam
boat comp'any's warehouse. wa;
bound over to await trial 3* 'be Sep
tomber term of court on the chnrg'
f r.and larcesay. Ga-de-- con
feed to taking a large nu::.1l
articles from the warhouse. H
ad a walled up place in the riv.
bnk. where the goods were kept un~
til be enuld transfer them to- hi
trunk. Claims were received by thi
seamboat for goods alleged to b
lost, and this led to the working u:
of the~ case. The stolen articles it
MYSTERIOUS CRIME
YOU.NG MAN WOUNDED WHILE I
SLEEPNIG IN HIS ROOM.
Upon eturning From a ~ Visit to I
Fiancee, is Awakened ik the Early
Morning by a Pistol ShoL
Early Thursday morning Edgar
L. Shealey .a prominent young man
of Aiken. was shot in his room, at t
the home of Misses Reynolds and Mc
Ohes, where he boarded. on York1
street. He was shot once with a I
pistol, and the ball entered his thigh e
and lodged. His wound is not c
thought to be serious. but it is ex- t
ceedingly painful. The shooting is '
one of the greatest mysteries that
city has ever known, and the police, I
Mr. Shealey. or the ladies of the e
house can offer no satisfactory so- d
lutlon of it.
Mr. Shealey is engaged to be mar- '
ried and invitations were issued a day P
or two ago to his wedding to Miss 1:
Ruby Coward. daughter of Mr. and t
Mrs. Thomas W. Coward. who reside v
a short distance from the city '
Aiken. Wednesday night Mr. St"-sfey 0
called upon her, Miss McGhee at- f
tended a dance with Mr. William '
Murray. who also boards there. Miss . e
Reynolds remained at home. but she J
had expected to go. when Mr. Shea- S
ley left. and on returning at about
11 o'clock Mr. Shealey called to see s
her home from the dance, but find
!ng that she did not come to the t
lance, went on home alone. Miss C
Reynolds avers that -he left the front t.
loor open and a light burning in the &
hall. When Mr. Shealey arrived at a
.he house he found the front door t
'ocked and no light in the hall. He
Irst rang the door bell. and as he wa
'oing so. he says he heard someone 1
walking in his room up-stairs. He
thought. he says, that it was Misp
Reynolds trying to dnd a match to
strika a light, but Miss Reynolds P'
ays it was not she. She did not open tl
'he door. as she says she left it open. b:
and she thought it was someone try- W
ng to get entrance to the house. A t:
olored woman. the cook. was sleep- b
I n! in the house.
When Mr. Shealey called Miss Rey- P
nolds recognized the voice and got 19
up and opened the door. Shealey r
vent to his room and soon afte-r it
retired. At about a quarter to 1. fC
a pistol shot awoke him. and he in
2tantly arose and went to the door. 1
which he found closed. He- called X
ro Miss Reynolds and then felt the
wound for the 5rst time. although
bhlood on the bed sh-ws that the E
wound bad been bleeding before he N
::ot up. He says he was asleep lying IC
ou his back at the time. A careful
jsearch of the room revealed noth- I
Ing. No one was there or could an.- d
one be found anywhere in the house. at
The colored woman and Policeman
Bnusch. on his beat, heard the shot.
No one else heard it. Mr. Shealer
says he heard no sound after the
shot was fired. Mr. Murray and Miss
McGhee arrived from the dance about
1 o'clock. soon after the shot was
fred.
The room door was shut. TheP
window opening on a small porch was at
open. and he believes that he was T
hot from the porch. Nothing de- m
finite could be found from any tracks, a
When he came into his room, he no- bl
'1eed that the window opening on the ei
noch had been opened. notwithstand- is
ig, he says, that he shut it before e<
leaving. A physician wa~s summoned st
at once. and he is now resting easi- et
ly. The ball has not been extracted kt
yet. i
Some bureau drawers were found tl
open in two down-stairs rooms, but e
nothing was missed. Nothing was;f
interfered with In Shealey's room. c
No motive can be ascribed for the "
crime. The shot was fired from to
wards his head. ranging down Mr.
Shealey says he does not know of
an enemy in the world, and he is -
known to be an exceptionally quiv&
and well-liked young man. If it w.'u
committed by a robber. why did he
shoot when Shealey was asleep, and
there being no danger to the robber?j
Te robbery theory is not belie'e
generally. But it was someone wh1os
wanted to murder him, what was the
motive?
ILICIT STILLS ON INCREASE.
Prohibition Breeding "Moonshine" p
I Planta in Georgia
More illicit stIlls were destroyed b
in the State of GeorgIa during the I
fical year just terminated than wer.'
destroyed in Georgia. Alabama. Flor:
da, and Mississippi a ye-ar ago. says
a message from Atlanta. These'
statements are taken from the an
nual report of Revenue Age-nt James
H. Surber. During the year jus'
closed. Surber and his assistants;
raided and destroyed 616 stills In a
Georgia, 231 in Alabama. 24 in Flor
ida, and 10 in Mississippi. a total of
72. A year ago the entire number
destroyed was only 470.
The revenun oflicer attribut'es the
inrease to the high price and in
creased demand for whisekev sinlc
the prohibition laws began to be,
patned in the South.
:1 Children in 35S Years>.
In his .35 years of married life'
William Toner, a blacksmith, of
Wilmington. Dli.. has been the fa1her
of 21 children. The latest addition
to his fam!!y is a pair of twins which
arrived this week. Toner is 57 y'ear*
of-) age and his wife ts .n. Of th..
1 children 15 are living
SMillion Attended Expositin.
The million mark for attendance
t~at the Seattle exposition was pse
n 42 days. beating both the James
twn and Le'wis andt Clark sos
h-bch took 20 and 65 days respect
COTTON TUMBLES
AECLINES OVER TWO DOLLARS
A BATE ON FRIDAY.
)rops Off om Report of Dr. Nuater
That BolU Weevil Is Less Thream
One of the most remarkable breaks
n the history of tb New York cot
on market occurred Friday as a re
uit of a special report on the boll
reevil situaton by the government
utomologist. Dr. Hunter. At the
nd of the decline. cotton for new
rop delive-y was te:in; at $2 a
ale less tian the closing price of
'hursday.
The break was marked by panicky
!quidation and excitement seldom
qualled except !n times of complete
emoralization. Within half an hour
rices declined fully 35 points and
rhile the market recovered a few
oints of the lose the clo-e was bare
r steady, the general nervousness of
he trades suggesting a thoroughly
nsettled state of- sentiment.
The decline was the culmination
f a gradually increasing lack of con
dence in the stability of prices.
rhich nearly reached the 13-cent ler
! earlier in the week, when the low
uly condition report was received.
owing a continuation of hot dry
eather in Texas. where the crop was
apposed to be rapidly deteriorating.
ullish interests were disappointed
iat crop disaster prediction did not
eate enormous demand for con
-acts to insure future supplies. The
)ling movement which started
round 12.87 for December early in
ie week continued in increasing
amne until at the opening Friday
orning December was, sel!ing at
2.15.
Upon the publication of the boll
-eevil statem enti.ni.bt.shrdluhrdl
eevil statement. indicating that the
est was less threatening this year
tan last. liquidation reached record
raking proportions and the decline
as not checked until December con
-acts had sold at 11.91-47 points
low the closing figares of the pre
ous night, and 95 points ($4.75
)r bale) below the high record of
t Tuesday. There was a slight
'overy later. with December cos
g 12.05 bid, a net loss of 34 points
r the day.
Rumors of rains In Texas were
nied and bulls pointed out that the
nditions which have restricted the
vagee of the boll weevil have also
en very unfavorable to the plant
the Southwest. But It is believ
I that a strong bear clique has been
rmed under the leadership of Theo
re H. Price and that this clique
:erted a stroig influence on the
.y'3 market in the immediate situ
on.
PREACHER ROUTS BURGLAR.
aanoke' Minter Ovnes Ma.
Armed With Ratchet and Knife
When the Rev. W. H. H. Joye.
istor of Trinity Methodist church,
Roanoke. Va.. entered that edfince
ursday to go into his study he
et a burglar who attacked him with
hatchet. The burglar aimed a
ow at the minister's head In an
Fort to brain him, but Joyce. who
an athlete of powerful build. ward
I off the blow and in a desperate
ruggle got possession of the hatch
.The burglar then drew a large
site. but the mInister forced him
a door. The burglar dashed into
eO street and the Rev. Mr. Joyce
ased him several blocks. Thet
ing man dropped a pocketbook
>ntining a card that bore the words
)an Rice, aged 22 years."
7RANGE IN' GERMAN CABINE~T.
ox Bothmnan - Houlweg Becomea
Chancellor of the Empire.
A dispatch from Berlin says Dr
on Bothmn-HollWeg has been ap
>inted Chancellor of the Empire in
accession to Prince Von Buelow.
Various other cabinet changes .are
aetted. Herr Deibrueck of the
iterior Department. succeeds D:.
on Bothmnan-Hiollweg as minister
ithe Interior a-id vice chancellor
.enhold Sydow, secretary of the Tmr.
rial treasury. roes to the Depat"
ent of Commie:ce. .' rr Wermoth
ie under secreary for the interwor
comes secretarv of treasury. -ind
udwig Hiolle. Prussian minister ot
ublic Instruction. re'.res on accou'
ill health and is succee-ad by V'on
rott Zu Soiz.
Drowned at .Augusta.
Jos. J. Van Dyke, a locomotive dire
:an, was drowned Tuesday night at
.ankey's natatorium, at Augusta
l went to the swimming pool with
party of friends. He was a good
wimmer and dived from the apring
ard to come up no more. It was
lot known that he was drowned unti:
P was misse-d by the party. who be
an search imedia'e-ly and found
i body in the bottom of the pond
in is survived by se'ven children and
wife. .M1ss Normnan Vandyke. a
nughter. had jiust gone to Atlanta
-or a visit. and has been wired to
-turn homa at once.
Tnrnado Injured Twenty.
A tornado swept over a part of
Mt:er county. Ohio. a few days ago
iV a point even mIles from Hamil
on. Ohio. a funerai procession en
ountered :he storm and A per
ons were tore or less injured
Unusual Dlrownng Traey.
Dragged from a launch by a wire
ratthing her under the chin. Dorothy
Bruce was drowned at Iowa Falls.
Ta . This wrek. as was alt-o Arc'hi"
Drk'. u'ho jumped io the water
DIVORCE LAWS
Scored by Cardinal Gibbons in
an interview
COMMENDS THE LAWS
In south Carolina and Ca=ada. and
Sy6 Family Life In Them Cae
Be Favorably Compared With
Family Life in States Where It is
Ea."r to Obtain Divor-es.
Cardinal Gibbons. in an interview
at Baltimore on Wednesday replied
to remarks of former Supreme Court
lustice Henry B. Brown on the sub
ject of divorce before the Maryland
Bar Association at Old Point Com
fort last week. The Cardinal said:
"Justice Brown has taken excep
tion to my views. on divorce and re
marriage. He is reported to hive
referred to the founder of the Chris
tian religion as an 'idoslist.' whop
sentiments. while suitable to leu
favored times and circumstances, are
not adapted to this enlighteued age.
The learned jurist will pe-mit'mc to
say that the teachings of (h:ist have
been the basis of all Christian legista
tion for nearly 2.000 years. and con
tinue to be the light and guide of
millions of souls. And there is no
subject which he treats more fully
and clearly than the question of mar
riage, foundation stone of ouv family
and social life.
"In three of the gospels he pro
claims the unity of marriage and
permits separation of a married coup
le only in the cause of adultry. I
do not see why a law which has been
enforced and cordially accepted in
every age and country where Christi
anity dominates. should be consider
ed obsolete or impracticable in the
tUnited States.
"The multiplication of divorces."
the Cardinal continued. "Is largely
ascribed by some writers not to our
divorce laws, but to the eager and
reckless manner in which ministers
of God officiate at marriage services.
But are not these persons confound
ing cause for effect? Divorces are
multiplied not by ministers. who
willingly assist in ill assorted mar
rages, but because loose legislation
on matrimony renders It easy for
married parties to annual the mar
riage bond.
"If the civil laws of all our States
were as strict as they are In South
Carolina and Canada. the persons
contemplating marriage would se
riously and respectfully reflect: they
would study each others disposition
and tempprament before engaging In
a contract which would bind them
for life. And certainly the peace and
good order in the family life in South
Carolina and Canada can be favor
ably compared uith the domestic
eonditions existing in those States
where divorces can be easily obtain
ed."
DISSENSIONJ IN CHURCH.
Past~or Not Allowed in His Ow.
Church.
Dissension id~ the Second United
Presbyterian church. of New York
:Ly, which led its pastor, the Rev.
Dr. J. Howard T1ate, to have two
policemen stationed there during ser
v'ices two weeks ago, has become so
grave that Dr. Tate was barred out
,f the structure twice.
Back of the Board of Trustees' ac
tion in locking the church against
the clergyman lies a story in which
is nephew. Par.1 Tate, formely or
canist there, and a young woman
-inger in the choir figure. The pay
ment of $500 for the suppression of
ascandal affecting members of the
church is another feature of the
story.
Accompanied by his wife, the pas
tor went to the church at ten o'clock
*n the morning, and at eight o'clock
'u the evening prepared to hold ser
.ices. On each visit he found the
loors locked, while on the front door
as a placard, which read:
"No services today. Church closed
iy order of the Boar d of Trustees."
TRAGEDY ON MIORRIS ISL.ND.
Young Ladies Just Escaped Death.
Assailant a Suicide.
After attempting at about daylight
l'hursday morning to chloroform two
c'oung ladies, the daughters of Capt.
Wi'eking. head keeper of the light
louse on Morris Island. near Charles
on, who were aroused by an alarm
-lock barely In time to save them
selves from probable death. Ludvig
Iacogson. one of the assistant keep
-'rs of the Morris Island Light House.
locked himself in his room, and when
'fficers from Charleston reached Mor
ris Island and attempted to take him
;risoner. he first ran into a closet
and took a drink of whiskey while
-he offcers sonutht to effect an en
tranlen. and then lying down again
.n the hammock. in which he was
4ccustome'd to sleep. he placed his
I risn] harroi In his~ mouth and fired
a shot. which penetrated his brain
and ended his life. The scene of 'he
'ra gedy. the light house keepers'
house on Morris Isiand. is an Isolat
.-d s'po'. Some ten miles from the city
of Charleston. where the roar of the
waves is heard perpetua!!y.
Shriff Kill Negro.
Sheruff .1 C. Kakley. of Conerville.
Ala.. shot arnd kiled an unknown ne
aro Wednesday after:oon. who was
suspected of the brutal murder last
~wee'k of E. B. Wilson. a prominent
merchant of Briarfinid. Ala When
she'riff wen t"' arrest the negro
he -he dhh n a d