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VOL. XXVI MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBE BEN HANDS OFF S inter Tillman Replief to Accusation That He Is P.o isg AGAINST GOV. BLEASE Son of Late Col. T. B. Crews Charges That Tillman Has Joined Hands With Richards and Ira B. Jones to Work Defeat of Bleas.e in Race For Governor. Senator Tillman has been accused of entering into a conspiracy with divers persons to defeat Blease for Governor next year. The charges came from W. T. Crews. son of one of Senator Tillman's most ardent supporters during his long life, the 'ate Col. Thomas B. Ciewxs, of Lau rens. W. T. Crews, or as he is more wIdely known. "Bose" C:ews, is edit ing a newspaper in Greenwood, the first issue of which appeared on Sep tember 22. Following the "Announcement" and a few other matters, appears an editorial entitled, "The Plot Against Brease" and it is in this article that the editor charges Senator Tillman with conspiring and plotting with John G. Richards and Ira B. Jones to defeat Blease for a second term as Governor. Senator Tillman, who has made public stitement to the effect that he will be hands-off in the Governor's race, was naturally a little wounded by the article, especially since it wa.s froni the pen of one so closely relat ed to the Senator's staunch support er in the days of the'90s. Consequent ly, Senator Tillman replied to the editoriaf in a letter to "Bose," cop ies of which were distributed for publication. The letter from Senator Tillman is as follows: Trenton, S. C., Sept. 25, 1911. Mr. W. T. Crews, Greenwood, S. C. Dear "Bose": This morning mail brings me the first number of your new paper, The News Scimiter. I was very much surprised to find that you had hatched a mare's nest out of my recent visit to John G. Richards at Liberty Hill, and have been none too tender of his feelings, and have dealt very unjustly with him. Although it is perhaps not worth while, I take the trouble to write you .this letter which you are at liberty to publish. Your father was my stauch friend all of his life and it will not add to my peace of mind or contentment to feel before I die that his son is not the same loyal friend that Tom Crews 'was. I know your paper will circu late, if it circulates at all, among the pronounced Tillmanites of the State because the Laurensville Herald with which you have been connected was always one of the "blue hen's chick ens" and outspoken as regard Till manism.. I think it unkind, therefore, to lend yourself to any suggestion or scheme Which will weaken the confi dence in me of any friend of mine. You know, if you know anythint, that I have nothing to do and never will have anything to do with that Gonzales crowd, or any emissary that they will send to me. I may be a fool and not recognize such emissary, but I think I have sense enough to know an ambassador or agent of that bunch of politicians snould one ap proach me. Your editorial. "The Plot Against Blease," is so unjust to Richards and to me and so calculated to mislead that I write this in order to set you straight. In the first place, Richards is not the anti-rubber politician and hypocrite you insinuate he is, but an honorable and high-toned man, and should have been elected governor last year, if character and ability to serve the people creditably had been considered by the voters. The sub ject of, Jones' candid'acy was not dis cussed during my visit to Richards and his announcement was a surprise to me. .Richards has known all along that my candidacey for the senate depend ed entirely on the condition of my health, and even if I am in bed un less wholly paralyzed, I expect to al low the people of South Carolina who want to do so to have the oppor tunity to vote for me. I am anxious to see whether or not they appreciate my earnest and t nest efforts to serve them these twenty-one years. So any hint or suspicion that I can be usedi in the way you suggest in the ,editori al is an insult and outrage to me and I am shocked to have such an as sassin's blow come from Tow Crews' son. If I am re-elected I wiil not re sign but dit in harness. You of all men are the last one to insinuate that I am so cowardly and so easily wrapped around peo ple's fingers that t would join any such combination. I am astonished at you and of course you know I am very much hurt. 7 do not expect to take sides in the go.'ernor's race next year. It is none 'f my business. a'yway. and my pGucy as a public man has always been that of Jeffer son, 'Teach the people and trust the peope.'' Both of the candidates thus far announced are old Tillmanites and the people must judge for them selves which one of them is~ best en titled to their confidence. Very respectfully, B. R. Tillman. Convicted of Manslaughter. The jurv in the case of Lawrence Wise tried in the Aiken Court for the killing of John Duncan at Langley a few months ago brought in a ver dict Thursday nizht of guilty of man slaughter. Many though that Wise sould have been convicted of murs der, as the killing was a cold-blooded FLOODS SWEEP TOWN HOMES AND STORES DESTROYED BY RWER'S OVERFLOW. Although Warned Beforehand Inhab itants Delay Flight for Safety Un til Peril Becomes Imminent. The situation at Black River Falls, says .a dispatch from LaCrosse, Wis., which was swept by a flood Friday afternoon when the waters of the Black River, swollen by recent rains, washed through the embankment of the LaCrosse Water Power Company's dams a.t Hatfield, is worse by far than was even feared when the flood swept the town. Half of the business section has been destroyed, together with a part of the residence district, and it is alleged by the townspeople, who have taken refuge on high lands, that the town will be wiped out. Whether or not lives have been lost is yet un certain. The people have been scattered, and canvasses are being made to de termine how many, if any, are miss ing. Thus far two persons have not been accounted for. The town is in darkness, the electric light plant being one of the first .to be struck by the flood. At seven o'clock Friday night be tween twenty-five and thirty business houses, comprising all the stores on both sides of two streets, have been destroyed, together with an equal number of houses. At that hour the waters were still rising rapidly, and the destruction of the stores in the other -business streets is looked for every minute. The buildings have not been mere- r v flooded, but destroyed. The water, a flowing in tremendous volume, un- Y dermined one big building after an- C other, and as each collapsed, the de- IL' bris was carried away. I No means could be taken to stop the wrecking of the town. The peo- c ple, although they knew of the over- n flcwing of the dam, showed little % fear of its effects until the waters t burst upon them. * The disaster was caused by the : sudden rise of the Black River, be- xx nd the dams of the LaCrosse Water 13 Power Company, from rains which e lasted almost a week. The dams P withstood the pressure, but in each b ease the river washed around the W sides, taking out a big section of the h river bank -and coming down upon tc the country below in almost as great tU volume as though the dams had 0 been swept away. t Besides the damrge at Black River U Falls, a great tract of surroundind ountry was ove-rrun. Effort was 3 made to send warnings to farmers, p but telephone wires soon went down e and the fate of many settlers who e: knew nothing of the flood until it tl struck their immediate locality is the it cause of some apprehension. 0 Below Black River Falls are a it umber of villages and the- high wa- d ters are due to strike them during e: the night and next- day. Forces of n men have been sent out to strengthen si the bridges in the three counties n long the river. * n ti BALLOONISTS FATAL PLUNGE. b arachute Fails to Work and He ja Fails 700 Feet. d While engaged in a balloon racef t the South Georgia Exposition at 0 Tifton, Ga., Thursday afternoon, b Capt. John Broder fell 700 feet from. is balloon and was instantly killed.r roder had just finished a high di"- k ing act, and Prof. Gowdy, an aero.. ti naut, was preparing to ascend when . Broder volunteered to take' another M~ balloon and race. Both balloons as ~ended perfectly, a few yards apart, g for a distance of S00 to 1,000 feet, c4 hen the signal for them to cut c4 loose was fired. Broder dropped ti slightly in advance of his fellow bal- d loonist but in some unknown man- A ner his parachute failed to fill and d he plunged to earth like a~shot. De.. t~ spite Broder's fate, wuich he witness- c: ed, Gowdy also cut loose and landed r4 safely nearly half a mile away. Brod- U er was unmarried and has a mother a and sister living at Green Lake, Wis- u CHOKES MAD) DOG TO DEATH. s - ., I, Saved Some School Children But He t( < Was Badly Bitten. v At Atlantic City, N. 3., Daniel ond, twenty-four, chocked a mad dog to death with his bare hands Wednesday afternoon. He was everely bitten about the arms and 0 wrists and was taken to the Cityh ~-iospital. where physicans quidkly cauterized his wounds and then put him in the observation ward :o ae a fight for his life should hy drophobia develop. Bond, walkingt down Atlantic avenue, saw a big nongrel, frothing at the mouth, dash toward a crowd of school chil dren. He started in pursuit. The dog snapped at him and leaped for is throat. Bond caught the beast0 by the neck as it leaped. In a fur us battle of several minutes the man was the victor, but not until he ha.d been severely bitten. Captured a Transport.* t The Italian cruiser Morco Polo y brought into Toronto, Italy, Wednes- ( :y the Turkish transport Sabah, which she had captured. Great ex- s iteent prevailed throughout the 1 day during the disembarkation ofi prisoners taken on the steamer. These e include a Turkish general, colonel of the medical corps and many soldiers. , t A Fatal Auto Ride.1 At Jamaica. N. Y., James Colton t was killed and two companions were< fatally injured when Colton's $6,000 I autmobile running at the rate of fory miles an hour, struck the head I of a Long Island tro-1ley ear early t TARIFF REFORM PResident Pdkr D.fiaes His Positis on Important Matktr THIMS IT IS NEEDED Ilead of Merger Dissented from the Views Expressed by Committee of Fifteen and Resigned from Com mittee Appointed to Represent the Cotton Mills by President Smyth. That Lewis W. Parker, president )f the Parker Cogon Mills company, tnd one of the most influential cot on mill men in the South, differs rad cally from the position taken by the ommittee of fifteen appointed Ellison . Smyth to represent the American wotton Manufacturers' association, in -gard to the revision of the tariff, s developed by inquiries made of dr. Parker by The Daily Record, fo - owing the suggestion, during Mr. arker's absence in. Europe, made n the Daily Record editorially, Aug ist 7, that the fact that Mr. Parker's tame did not appear signed to the emorial prepared by the committee ight indicate his dissent from the ommittee's position. Mr. Parker ow states that he resigned from the ommittee and permits The Daily tecord to publish, below, his letter to he chairman, Mr. Miller. Greenville, S. C., June 12. fr. R. M. Miller, Jr., Chairman, Tar if Commiitee, Charlotte, N. C. My Dear Mr. Miller: I have just eturned to the office this morning fter several days' absence and find our letter of June 9, enclosing copy f brief submitted to Hon. 0. W. nderwood, chairman of the ways and ieans committee. I regret I must return to you the py of the brief sent to me for sig ature, unsigned, as I cannot agree ith the iommittee who subscribed iereto, for the following reasons: (1) In my judgment, a policy of 1action, as proposed by the com ittee, is not. in line with what the eople of the United States in the lection of a Democratic house of re resentatives have demanded; and I elieve that it is necessary that the ays and means committee of the ouse of representatives, in response > this demand of the people, should Lke some action looking to a reas nable reduction of the tariff on cot mn goods as well as in other sched les. (2) Furthermore, I believe it ould have been a matter of good tlicy on the part of the manufactur -s to have recognized the demand cisting for reasonable reductions of ie tariff, and the demand existing my judgment, to make such reas able reductions. In my judgment would have been the part of wis am on the part of the manufactur 's, generally, recognizing such a de and, to have rendered every as stance to the ways and means co'm- 1 ittee, so that a policy of reduction ight have been put into effect in a( ~nserva.tive manner, rather than riski te effect of delay, in which possi .y there will later be necessary more< treme action, which would in my idgment be unfortunate. In my inion it would be the part of wis ym today oi the part of the manu ~cturers not only to assent to a reas table reduction along the whole line it to render every assistance to the ays and means committee, so that ~ductions may be made with a owledge of their effect, rather than tat manufacturers shouild pursue te policy of inaction or "-tand-jat (3) I connot assent aj the sug stion of inaction proposed by your >mmittee to the ways andl meanst >mmittee for the further reason tat at the request of what I un rstood to be a committe of the rkwright club, and, as I had un rstood, with the concurrence of te committee of the National Asso ation of Manufacturers. I have al lady made representations to Mr. nderwod, chairman of the ways id means committee, in which I rged a policy of conservative re action not only in the cotton goods hedule but in other schedules. If therefore, at this date subscribe the brief submitted by your com ittee. I should be completely re rsing myself in the matter of rep sentations5 made to Mr. Underwood. I regret very much that it is -not racticable for me to be present at te meeting of the joint committees Emanufacturers on June 6, but as I ave already explained to you, this eeting was called on a date when was impossible for me to be pres tt. It is my sincere desire to act icooperation with my brother man facturers, and I a.m always inclined a compromise of views. In the resent instance the joint commit e has asserted a view which is ino wise a compromise, and which. 1 no sense recognizes the views of. thers, like myself. Under such circumstances I regret tat I cannot act in harmony with e committee, and as the committee as already taken action that is not accordance with my own views, I sel that there is nothing for me do but resign fronm the committee. have therefore this day forwarded apt. E. A. Smyth, president of the .merican Cotton Manufacturer's as ociatin, my resignation as a mem er of the committee on tariff revis tn, and beg to enclose a cdpy there f to you. In order that Hon. 0. W. Under rood, to whom I have made represen ations, shall not be under any mis Enderstandingf as to my postion in hs matter, I am taking the liberty *f sending to him a copy of this Had I time, I think I could de ,onstrate many errors and inconsis ercies in the brief submitted by thej immittee of manufacturers to Mr. GOV. BLEASE TALKS I)ISCUSSES SEVERAL SUBJECTS WHILE ON THE WING. Wants His Friends on the Pardon Board Before He Refers Any Cases to It. The Spartanburg correspondent says Gov. Cole L. Blesse arrived in that city Friday night from Green ville. He will speak at Greer, to a gathering of Red Men. The Govern or reiterated the statement given out ii, Greenville in regard to the Belton ircident, and displayed the letters. lie stated that when the Legislature convened again he would urge the passage of the bills that failed to get through at the session on, notably, among them being the abolition of all free passes by the ra.ilroads and to force them to charge the same fares to all alike, rich and poor, white and black. He stated that he would recom mend to the Legislature to abolish the hosiery mill and will introduce expert testimony to show that it is a nuisance and that it is determental to the health of those who are forced. to work in it and that it should be abolished. Gov: Blease spoke interestingly of the Democratic chance sfor the elec tion of the next president and reiter ated his choice of Governor Harmon, giving as his reasons that he thought that Harmon could carry New York and Ohio, .and that this would win, together with the other sure Demo- a ratic IStates. He stated that he was in favor of winning and Harmon was the only man, in his opinion, who could defeat raft. Personally, the Governo rsaid that he preferred either Champ Clark >r Oscar Underwood. both being Sou thern men, but he feared they had no hance. He explained that Dr. Parker, of harleston, employed attorneys and ought a pardon for the three ne ;roes sent up for taking a joy ride n his auto and explained why such a >ardon was granted. When asked why he 4id not sub nit any matters to the pardoning n >oard, he said that it consisted of c ree of his enemies and that it would be foolish to submit matters to hbem when they would oppose a par-, ton because, he, the Governor, favor- i d it. "But," added Governor Blease, "if hey will resign I will appoint three f my friends and will agree to sub nit every case to such a board." *C MORE CONVICTS GO FREE t ov. Blease Turns lose Men Killers fi and Negro Thieves. b Robert Pierson, convicted in Clar- D ndon county in 1899 on the charge t( f murder and sentenced to life im risnment in the penitentiary upon ecommendation to mercy, has been s aroled by the governor during good S ehavior. li' The three negro "joy riders" of o: ~harleston, Lewis Davis, Robert ti mith and Henry Field, who were D onvicted in February on the charge st f conspiracy, malicious mischief and ti eckless driving and sentenced to a) erve five years each in the peniten- ti iary," have been paroled by the gov rnor on the condition that they re- r rain from the use of whiskey. s, T. A. Brown, convicted in Ches- M erfield county in June of this year u n the charge of involuntary man-p laughter and sentenced to two years ti the penitentiary, has been pardon- tr d. fc A pardon has been granted to Har e R. Smith, who was convicted in e )conee county in July on the chargr f manslaughter and sentenced to t vo years in the penitentiary. ti Since assuming office the governor is ias extended executive clemency in al 39 cases as follows: Paroles 12S, si mardons 111,- as WILL HAVE TO PAY UP. ellers MIust Pay Mrs. Farmer Five Thousand Dollars. The Columbia State says Wade lampton Sellers must pay $5,000 to. drs. May W. Farmer for killing her ri ~usband, James P. Farmer. This was n: he verdict of the Richland county si ,ourt and the supreme court Monday, C n a decision by Associate Justice t( ods, affirmed the verdict of the ~ O .chland court. b! In the Richland County court o-f W ~eneral session Sellers was acquitted N )f the murder of Mr. Farmer, and s ater the common pleas court render- t d a verdict directing compensation II or the homicide. tl The verdict of $5,000 for the ben- -f fit of 31rs. Farmer and her children a as awarded against W. H. Sellers it inder the allegation that the homi ide was committed "unlawfully,' vilfully, wontonly, recklessly, and -naliciously." The defense set up a n ;eneral denial, claiming that Sellers ci shot Farmer in self-defense and in si be protection of his dwelling, and t< Lhat Sellers had been tried for the cq killing of Farmer and had been ac- n uitted. c Underwood, but at the monent 1 can-. not write at greater le'igth. I aminterested in noting the com lete change of position made by| the committees from the Arkwright I C club and the National Association, of cl Manuacturers, which change I take I to be consequent upon the knowledge r that it is improbable at the present C time that any legislation affecting C the tariff ca~n be passed. In my view this is most unfcortunate, for I believe that a failure to have facili itated a reasonable reduction in the e tariff will lend to an uncertainty and a dullness of business for many months v to come. Very truly, s Lewis W. Pnrner_ n WILEY IN CONTROL EXPERT'S ENEMIES TAiEN OFF P1 GOVERNMENT BOARD. UcCabe Resigns and Dunlap, Other Alleged Defender of Adulterants, Given Vacation Until Taft Returns. In a sudden succession of orders G it Washington an initial move in the xpected reorganization of the de partment of agriculture, George P. qcCabe, a department solicitor, Mon lay was retired from the pure food Lnd drug board. F. L. Dunlap, as ociated chemist, closely identified ith McCabe, was allowed leave of et rbsence until the president's return St i.nd Harvey W. Wiley, chief chem- re st, left apparently in supreme com- po nand of the board. Dr. R. E. Doo- as ittle, of New York, was temporar- st ly appointed to the board to suc- po eed Mr. McCabe. - C These changes were an-nounced on of -Ionday by James Wilson, secretary in )f agriculture, following a confer- pg mce with Dr. Wiley, who has been hi )n a long vacation. They were deem- n< n inevitable in view of personal an- bu agonism aired before a congression L. committee the past summer and ed )r. Wiley's exoneration by President at aft, after Attorney General Wicker- he -ham, whose views were alligned ta vith those of Secretary Wilson and nc ;olicitor McCabe, had recommended fe. )r. Wiley's removal frKom office be- ha ause of a teachnical irregularity in he .ppointive methods, the responsibil- Hf ty for which he denied. sa The pure food and drug board is he, agency which passes upon many op mportant cases arising under the ca. nforcement of the pure food law. kn )r. Wiley, on the one hand, and So- an icitor McCabe and Dr-. Dunlap on He e other, were the members of the aw oard. Dr. Wiley declared that he co: ras usually outvoted and made a les umber of sensational statements in me ie investigation of the controver- ing y. Smarting under the frequent an verrulings 6f his views wherin he lox eld foodtproducts deleterious to ealth, 6e told a congressional com- an ittee that he regarded his asso- tin iate, Dr. Dunlap,' as his superior of- 'he cer. fa< Secretary Wilson's brief announce- his ient of the change stated that So- an citor McCabe voluntarily resigned by nd that his resignation had -been tel cepted. - - wh Dr. Dunlap was acting chairman f the board when Dr. Wiley was ab- ho mt from Washingtn. Whether Dr. sai unlap will return to his duties on er ie board was not stated. His tem- pl. rary withdrawal was attributed of- wil cially to the fact that he is to take tha ie customary four weeks vacation; scr t Secretary Wilson stated that Dr. kn unlap would not return until af- tVw r President Taft had returned to wh Tashington. en Tn place of Solicitor McCabe, toit ~rve with Dr. Wiley on the board, he ecretary Wilson appointed Dr. Doo- the ttle, long a member of the bureau Schemistry force and now head of hio iat bureau substation in New York. I r. Wiley and Mvr. Doolittle will con--os itute the majority of the board forol i immediate future, the latter'sth ppointment being necessary 'to give i board's action legal effect. in The reasons for Solicitor McCabe's me ~signation were not announced. go ecretary Wilson stated that Mr. rea c~abe's duties - as solicitor remain am nchanged, and under the general bec rviions5 of 'the law, he will con- ba< nue to exercise an important con- int 'ol over the enforcement of the pure loo iod law- the "There will be no permanent anges in the department method ienforcing the pure food law un- a 1 President Taft has had an oppor- A nity to take the matter up in Wash- i gton" said Secretary Wilson. "Thesa ppointment of Dr. Doolittle will mply continue the board operations for at present, up to the time when Oih resident Taft returns."ki ths PIGEON FROM COLUMBIA. the l' bu1 Homed" for St. Louis, but Goes th< tri to New York City- me A St. Louis dispatch says the car-- of .er pigeon which fiew in an apart- he ent at No. 226 WVest Seventh-eight to reet, New York, was released at if olumbia, S. C. The pigeon belongs -D >Frank Stoney, a St. Louis corn Lercial traveller. He brought the ird on his trip South and released it E 'hen he reached Columbia. Frank .Sohus, No. 5948 Houston place, siid the bird was "homed" for St. ouis and probably became lost ow- Lo ig to storms or rapid changes in A. 1 air currents. He declared Stoney Mr 'equent took the pigeon on his tri-ps wh d "homed" it to St. Louis. In each ed istance the bird reach there safely- ho: Child Accidentally Poisoned. bei Mrs. A. N. Hilburn Friday after- ha con at Albany, Ga., accidentally an aused the death of her two-year-old thE on, Alton, when, after putting a ha easspoonsful of carbolic acid in a pa] art of water, she administered the gr ixture internally to .the boy. The thi hild lived two hours. The mother prostrated by the accident. * Farm Girls Ran Off as Boys. f Jennie Smith, 14 years old, and a ~nnie May, 13, both ol Kingsfisher, ye ~kla, were found dressed in boys' ed othing at Chicasha, Okla., last week. inl 'hey ran away from their homes and h-a ode on freight trains and tramped er ou-ntry roads. They are daughters mn f wealthy farmers. * we Catches Bullet in His Teeth. J. P. Simpson, of Florion, La.. aught a bullet fired at him ten feet od way and spat it out. Two false teeth da rent with it, but Simpson was only a HE GAVE UP 01 mnsilvania Negro Surreidtrs Hisel to Charleston Police AD KILLED TWO WOMEN tve Himself Up Because His Con science Troubled Him.-He Was Surprised to Learn that He Had Killed Two Women Instead of One as He Supposed. Two people were killed in Ha.ck L's, Washington County, Pa., by uart Palmer, the negro who sur ndered himself to the Charleston lice a few days ago, instead of one t Palmer thought, according to the I itement made Thursday to a, re rter for The News and Courier by unty Detective William McCreary, Washington County, who arrived Charleston Thursday and took c imer back to Pennsylvania with 1 m. Palmer stated that he had ' t known that he had killed two, .r t that it was all the 'ame thing. c County Detective McCreary arriv- j in Charleston Thursday morning t d spent most of his time at police adquarters, whither Stuart was c ken from the jail. He had been a tifled of the arrest of Palmer a t v days before by Chief Boyle, and t d left for Charleston as soon as could secure the necessary papers. 3 recognized Palmer as soon as he a Y him. e Mr. McCreary seemed to be of the t nion that Palmer had a very good ie of self-defence. The detective i ew the circumstances of the case b d treated the negro very kindly. b -said that he would report to the C thorities in Pennsylvania the good iduct of the negro while in Char ton, and it is expected that Pal r's behavior here after surrender himself, together with his quiet A confident demeanor, will go a g way in his -favor. Palmer is a tall negro, between 30 1 40 years of age. During the G te he was on the road and in jail a grew small side whiskers.. His n e is not an unpleasant one, and manner is quiet and subdued. He ti ;wered all questions put to nm the authorities very readily, and c4 is a very straight story of the C ole affair. tl hen asked by the reporter to tell W x the trouble occurred, Palmer e d that the whole thing began ov a crap game in which he was i ying. He said he had some words d h another negro in the game, and e .t he gave the latter a slight 0, a-tch on the cheek with a pen- S .fe. Shortly after this, he said, t > women, friends of the man with 94 om he had had the trouble, threat- a d him, but he took no notice of ti ti rhe day after this, Palmer said, r< went to the two women and asked m if he had offended them. The t men cursed him and threatened Sagain, one showing a large gun. a the room, Palmer stated, were ti , the mother of one of the women, the man with whom he had had trouble originally. s ['he woman with the gun, accord to the story, pointed it at Pal- tl r and led him to believe she was t ng to kill him. Palmer then ched in his pocket for his pistol, ti the other man in the room grab him around the waist from the ik. Palmer then fired two shots ~ the room wildly and breaking se, fled. He learned that one of women had been killed. 'almer then started South, riding freight trains and working here l there to get something to eat. g er four weeks of this, he arrived E Charleston. His conscience, he 1, troubled him so that he was ced to give himself up to the t rleston police and confess the D etectivie Mc~Clpary told (Palmer ,t two women had been killed by b shots. Palmer seemed surprised 0 added after a few minutes' c ught that he might as well be ci d for killing two as one. Pal- E r is reported to have told some the men in the police station that a1 was tired of living and was ready tI go back to Pennsylvania, even r ;hey should hang him. le ADLY WORK OF DYNAMIlTE. a -4 losion in Fireplace Kills One and Injures Others. it .Cooper Hill, Tenn., .Mrs. Steve Etus was instantly killed, Mrs. R. Barclay was fatally injured and s. C. A. Jarrard was badly hurt en five sticks of dynamite explod- fl on Thursday and wrecked the tc ie of R. A. Barclay, of that place. 13 is stated that workmen who had e: n blasting a well on the place ce left the dynamite in the house, tl in so-me way it was thrown into tc fireplace. The Barclay family 4 just moved into the house, and o1 >ers and trash were lighted in the w .te where the dynamite had been vi 'own. li Spent Last Cent for Poison. ,ix After arranging the details of a teral whch she said was to be for dear friend," Mrs. Mary Levi. 72 rs old, of Los Angeles, Cal., kill- rn herself Saturday night by drink- n pcison. *Her capital nearly ex- h sted, she called on an undertak- h two weeks ago and paid for a b dest funeral. Her last few cents a re spent for the poison. * tl Breaks All Records. At Savannah, Ga., all previous rec Sfor the receipt of cotton for one were broken with the total arriv- ;, of 27,650 bales. Tnis exceeds the hi -ier record, established October d 100, by -1,9 balhs. HOLD UP A TRAIN [HEE MASKED MEN RIFLE MAIL AND BAGGAGE CARS. [wo Trunks Containing Jewelry Sam ples Had Been Taken On Only Ten Miles Away. Missouri, Kansas & Texas -passen ;er train No. 29 from Kansas City to )klahoma City was held up by three nasked men early Tuesday near Ok sa, Okla. The robbers rifled the mail and aggage cars, but it is believed got ittle of valtie. They did not enter he passenger cars and escaped as oon as they had finished their work. Two trunks full oZ valuable jewel y samples belonging to a salesmar or an Eastern firm were put on .ae rain at Okesa, but it has not been earned whether or not they were tolen. A special train carrying a heriff's posse and blood honnds left )kesa for the scene of the robbery. The hold-up took place in a new ut and the train was running slow F. Suddenly four shots were fired. he engineer and fireman saw three iasked men climbing over the ten er pointing their revolvers at them. ] ames Myers, engineer, was ordered D stop -the train. Myers did. The bandits compelled Fireman witz Enky to uncouple the baggage nd express cars and run them down I ie track several hundred yards from I ie remainder of the train.* The robbers fled after spending 15 inutes going through the baggage nd express cars. The train continu I its way. The amount of loot ob- i ined has not yet been learned. The sheriff of Osage county organ ;ed a posse and with a pack of blood x ounds started on the train of the c audits, wbich led into the wil: sage hills. IGNORANT OF ITS MA TING. te Big Dinners ond Could Do No s Justice to the Spread. t The Atlanta correspondent of the reenville Daily Piedmont says an c nusing incident occurred in con- t ction with the entertainmet of the t ternational Blacksmith's Union d ere Tuesday. a Many of the brawny sons of Vul- a n come from the cold provinces of 1 inada and the Northwest. Out a ere people have never heard of the V ord "barbecue." Many of the de- a gates didn't know, and didn't ask. They simply took for granted thai d was some pleasant form of- out- 3 or entertainment, and in order to 5 joy it fully-it was set for 2 clock Tuesday-they fortified them lves with good heavy dinners al I eir respective hotels. -When they ' t out to the woods and learned that barbecue was something to ea I eir distress was pitiable. When e odor of the meats turned and 1 asted in their own juice above the 3 rning coals assailed their -nostrilE I eir plight was still sadder. It was enough to -provoke tearm Ld la.ughter. Nor was it a reflec n in any sense upon the learning Ld intelligence of the visitors for >arbecue" was simply a "dowr uth" word they had never happen ito meet before. One of the gen amen confessed afterward that hc .ought it was a tournament, and other had an idea it was some ing like a merry-go round. .1 i'OMAN'S ASSAKlANT LYNCHED. ob Wreaks Summary Vengeance on Georgia Chauffeur. Frank Mack, a negro chauffeur, om Dublin, Ga., was lynched near P lstman, GIa., Thursday night, by a ob compoeed of uniknown parties r attempted criminal assault upor .e wife of a well-known planter of ~ odge County. The negro was frus ated in his attempt by the arrival several negroes from a field near Sby the woman's screams. County icers were notified and after 2 tase of several hours, Mack was .ptured about five miles north of ' stman. While returning with the icers he was ta.ken in charge by mob at GumCamp. The negrc 1 en was tied to a pine tree near the ad and his body riddled with bul- I ts. The coroner's jury returned a ~rdict that Mack came to his death the hands of unknown -parties. RUSHING COTTON TO EUROPE rannah Ships Five Million Dollars Worth One Day. Statements that the foreign de and for cotton was of a mere "ha'nd mouth" character were effective-7 refuted by the enormous foreign ~ ports from Savannah one day re ntly. The official reports showed at the day's exports 34,204 wentt Great Britain, 10,500 to France, ,680 to the continent anad 4,372 herwise. The foreign exports ere 91,38S4 bales, representing a r lue of over $5,000,000. It is be- c eved that this is the largest a ount ever exported from any port r Sone day.,a Arm Crushed by Train. In an attempt to board a Southern ilway train at Taylor, eight miles orth of Greenville, Edmond C. Bing am, fell beneath the wheels and3 ad his left arm ground off. He is a rother of Dr. C. C. Binghiam who f as sentenced to the penitentiary for 1 ie murder a- his wife at Murrel's tet several years ago. Jealousy Fatal to Two. Mrs. WValter Marshall, a farmer's ife, age 26. wa shot and killed in er home half a mile west of Hills-c ale, Iowa, by Frank Shroud, aged: 6 w-hn later committed suicide.s FIRE UPON TOWN talians Bombard Trioli hen Turks Refuse to Sarreadr. RESISTED TO THE LAST Turkish Gunners Are Reported to Have Stood by Pieces After Demol ition of Forts-Town Deserted by People and Many Houses Destroy . e. by the Firing. - Tripoli has been bombarded twice jy the Italian fleet. The Arst shot was tired shortly afteE three o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Shelling was resumed early Thursday morning a: ;er a quiet night. There was a stea y but slow fire from the war ships antil dusk Wednesday evening, and shots also came from the forts in ;he town. The French steamer Tafana took a lelegation from uDjerba to the scene >f the hostilities. Among the paty kas the French consul gene K. .eon, who made several ineffectual ttempts to land. The Tatanz was ;topped about ten miles from Trip >li by a boat from the cruiser Var ,se, which ordered her to return, ut she remained for nore. than an .our, even creeping in closer to the >lockaded town. The white buildings of Tripoli were >lainly seen and the whole field .of iperations was unfolded before the ratchers. Officers of the Varese olind that the battle had been delay d because Admiral Aubrey, com aander of the Italian fleet, had re eived a request from the Tripoli arrison for ancther day's graee and ,ave the garrison an extra few hours. 'he battleship Benedetto Brin ad' rmored cruisers Giuseppe Garibaldi ad Francusco Ferruccio drew up In [ne in- the harbor. Theie were 'no mall craft in the battle line and the rarese stood off to keep back In ruders. There was no sign of life' In the ity, which appeared desert-d, but e Turkish fag flew Iom the cas le and torts. The first shots were irected toward Chrcehatetti -fort. nd later Kerekerche fort was shei d. As the first shells burst over 'ripoli the garrison seemed to be wakened. It returned the fire with igor and energy. A heavy cannon de was kept up on both sides for a w minutes and then firing became. esultory. So far as could be seen: o warship was hit. Vice Admiral aravelli at four o'clock ordered his bips to cease firing to permit the wn to surrender, but no sign was iven, and after a few -minutes the iips began again. This time great havoc was wrought nd the fortifications* were razed, the arts suffered severely and the light ouse to the northwest was destroy cl by shells from the Garibaldi. here was no means of knowing i'e loss of life in Tripoli, but ample pportunity was given, the defenders >escape. When the Tafana left le scene no landing had been at ~mpted by the Italian fleet,. and It as feared that during the night the >wn would be -pillaged by nomad rabs, who had been hovering in the: [cinity. Early .Thursday the first division E the Italian fleet, under Admiral aravelli, resumed the bombardment. he Turkish garrison occupied a pos :ion behind the forts and responded -ith a fusillade which fell short. he Italian commander endeavored >avoid damaging private dwellings, Ut some of them were destroyed, nd t.? governor's .palace and the 1ree forts at the entrance of the ort are in ruins. The consulates nd churches have not been damaged. The Italian flag floats over Sul mnia fort at Tripoli, which Is occu led by landing parties. Part of the eet is anchored in the harbor and ie warships lie a short distance com the dismantled fortifications. 'ew bodies of Turks have been found f the forts, and apparently no great mnong the ruins of the forts, and ap arently sno great number of Turks wre killed by the bombardment. According to a Consta~ntinople re oart, not yet confirmed; the Italian -arships Thursday bombarded Ben hazi and Derna. Various rumors incerning a 'taval engagement in 'urkish waters, an attack against Eytine and the blowing up the Ital mn battleship Conte di Cavour at 'ripoli have not yet been confirmed rom any quarter. Whole Family Murdered. At Monmouth, JIll., William -E. lawson, his wife and one daughter, 'ere found in their beds Sunday, the kulls of each crushed in. Dawson. ras the caretaker of the First Pres yterian church, and when he failed Sopen the building for services his riends went to his house and found he tragedy. Five Wiv'es After "Mr. Smith." Five women-and there may be. :cre--are seeking one JTohn Smith, i Los Angeles, Cat.. w'ith vengeance atheir eyes. They say they were 1arried to Smith. Detective Zeigler iso is looking for Smith. H{e has a carrant for his arrest charging big my. I |: Thrown from Motorcycle. At Danville, Va., Lewis Cook, a rhite rural letter carrier, married' :nd aged 29, died Monday from a racture of the skull sustained by seing thrown from his motorcycle when he ran' into a rope stretched .cross a street undergoing repairs. June Strawberries Now. Nearly a pint of strawberries were ,iked thme other day by C. F. Kibbe, f Walnut street. in a field iu West uflield. Conn. The berries have the ize nrd flavor of .Tung fruit.