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VOL. XXVII MANNING, S. C, WEDNESDAY* SEPTEMBER1.11 __ ___ WILL PROBE DEEP HiTO THE CHARGES Of FRAUDS IN THE PRIMARY. SEVEN PROBERS NAMED To Conduct Thorough Investigation of Recent Primary and Report to Stat. Committee.--Second Primary Next Tuesday for County O.ices Only.-Jones Protests Every Box in State. A comfittee of seven, to probe icharges of fraud In the recent pri mary election, to take testimony, ex amine witnesses, have charge of all club rolls, poll lists and all records and, in short, to act for the full com mittee, in an exhaustive investiga tion into charges of fraud and irreg ularities growing out of the recent primary election, was adopted by the State Democratic executive commit tee late Wednesday afternoon, after a full and unlimited discussion by the members of the committee. The sub-committee, as named by Chairman Evans, consists of W. F. Stevenson, chairman; T. B. Butler, J. B. Park, W. B. Wilson Jr., R. M. Jef feries, J. D. BIvens, and J. M. Greer, our Jones men and three Blease men. Six of the sub-committee, Mr. Stev enson being represented Wednesday by proxy, held a meeting Wednesday night in the Jerome Hotet and decid ed to hold their first meeting next Wednesday at noon in the library of the State House. Attorneys and all parties interested are asked to be present at this meeting and all the parties having information of fraur affidavits or any charges of irregu larities are asked to forward same to the chairman of the sub-committee, Mr. Stevenson, at Columbia, before next Wednesday. The sessions of the committee will be open and evidence and testimony will be taken under oath. The com mitte announced that they desired the co-operation of all citizens and they would proceed to the completion of their task with: all speed. They decided to wait until after the sec ond primary for county offices, next Tuesday, so they can get the club rolls, the poll lists and other rec ords which they will want for their probe. They ask that any charges of fraud' In any_part of the State be sent .to them and those making charges can appear in person to substantiate them. The work will be thorough and complete. Another important action was the passing of a reselution, offered by Major 3utler of Gaffney, requesting the county executive committees to hold their second primary, for ccun ty offices not nomidated in the first primary, next Tuesday without re gard to the State ticket. The reso lution was passed in response to a telegram from Anderson County as to how to proceed in the matter of a second primary for county offices. The practical result of the appoint ing of the sub-committee of seven to probe charges of fraud wIll be to in definitely delay the second primary for State offices, if one should prove necessary. The committee passing the Man ning resolution to appoint this sub committee to take testimony agreed 'with the ruling of Chairman John Gary Evans, that the State commit tee has original jurisdiction over all State offloes, can hold a second pri mary whenever necessary without re gard to the rules, which would or dinarily call for the second primary to be held next Tuesday, and throw out the whole election for State offic ers and order another primary if they deem it advisable. Urged to Hasten Work. It is not certain when this sub committee will conclude their labors, but as soon as their report is ready a full meeting of the State committee wil be held and upon the request of their findings, the question of a sec ond primary or the results of the first primary would decide. Howev er, this sub-committee Is charged to proceed to the task of their probe wlth all pos~ble speed. As far as cou'ity offces are con oerned, the State committee hold that they have only appellate pow-' ers. All county primaries for coun ty offces in counties wuere necessary will take -place next Tuesday. Judge Jones amended hIs protest Wednesday morning so as to contest the result of the election at every box in every county in the state. Re turns to this protest were read on be-1 half of Governor Blease and Mr. Jno. T. Duncan. All morniag and well through the afternoon the State committee debat ed the substitute motion, offered by Mr. Eugene Blease, to ap~point a com mittee of five to tabulate the returns. This substitute was finally voted down 7 to 33. Those voting "aye" in favor of the Blease substitute, be ing: M!ayfield, of 'Bamberg: Bivens, of Dorchester; Kitchen, of FaIrfield: Jeffries of Jasper; Crews, of Lau rens: Blease of Newberry and Greer, of Union. Those voting "nay" were: Jones, of Abbeville; Holley, of Aiken; Bre zeale, of Anderson; Christensen, of Beaufort; Williams, of Berkeley; Rivers, Charleston; Butter, of Cher okee; Caldwell, of Chester: Mclver, of Chesterfield; Davis, of Clarendon; Moore, of Colleton; James of Dar lington: Hamer, of Dillon; Padgett, of Greenville; Park. of Greenwood; Lightser. of Hampton; McDermott, of Horry: Williams, of Lancaster, Scarborough. of Lee; Grifiith, of Lex ington; Mace. of Marion; Drake, of Marlboro; Toole, of Ocon~ee; Lide, of Orangeburg: Jones, of Richland; Lester, of Saluda; Gosnell, of Spar tanburg; Manning, of Sumter; Stoll, of WilliangsbUrg, and Wilson, of York. The Mfanning resolution to appoint the sub-committee of seven to probe the alleged primary frauds passed viva voce. After deciding the county contests which were appealed to them the committee adjourned to meet at the call of the cha-ran. Three Men Were (illed. Three men were killed, one fatally inlured and a number slightly hurt when the Pennsylvania railroad train whIch left Pittsburg Friday morning for Cleveinnd over the Cleveland and Pittsburg division ran into a wreck train aiding in clearing up a freight wreck that bari occurred a short time hafore near Conway. COUNTY CONTESTS DECIDED BY THE STATE EXECU TITE CO)MITTEE. Cases From Several Counties Were Taken Up and Decided According to the Law. The State Democratic Executive Committee decided several interest ing cases from the counties on Wed nesday. The appeal from Dorches ter County was first considered. J. H. Whetsell was declared the nomi nee for county treasurer of Dorches ter County by the county committee and C. H. Dukes entered a contest, which was overruled by the county committee, and Mr. Dukes appealed to the State committee. Both sides were represented by the attorneys and each was allowed ten minutes to present arguments. Chairman Evans ruled that separ ate boxes must be provided for State and county offices, as provided in the constitution, and then a ballot in one box must not be transferred to an- 1 other box. One hundred and twen ty-five ballots for county treasurer were placed in the State box at Sum- a merville and these were counted by the Dorchester executive committee, and Mr. Whetsell declared the nomi nee with these votes counted. I Mr. Jeffries moved that the action I of the Dorchester committee be sus- t tained. On roll call this was lost, 1 17 to 19, and the Dorchester County i executive committee was reversed c and Mr. Dukes was declared the nom- c inee for county treasurer of Dorches- t ter County. A contest from Jasper County was t next taken up. Mr. W. T. Preacher ( was ruled out of the second race for r superintendent of education, on the t ground that he failed to file his ex pense account. Mr. Preacher went to the clerk's office on Monday to file c his expense account .but the clerk was c out and so 'Mr. Preacher was unable r to file his etpense account. Mr. Ben- I ton was declared the nominee, but v he said he was perfectly willing to t run a second primary with Mr. r Preacher. Mr. McKay moved that I the action of the Jasper committee r be reversed and Mr. Preacher be al- a lowed to enter the second primary. t This was carried unanimously. s E. C. Wells. candidate for county i ommissioner In Jasper, was ruled f. out of the race because he failed to le his expense account. Out of sev- b en candidates for that office only two I: declared the nominees. Mr. Wells f appealed to the State committee, as he knew nothing about the require ments of filing an expense account. The State committee, after much ar gument, ruled that only two of the Smiths cild enter the second pri- b mary for the two county commission ers' places. but on explanation by Mr. a Jefferies. that five were qualified, or- t dered thy. C. Kirby Smith, G. C. Smith, Alex Smith, and A. B. Jones go in the second race for the county 3 commissioners in Jasper County. a The action of the Berkeley County a ommittee in declaring Mr. gpigener the nominee for county superintend ent of education by a majority of c one vote was sustained. 0 CRO'WD LYNCHED FIEND. a a Walter Johnston, negro, accused of t assaulting a fourteen-year-Old white e girl at Princeton, W. Va.. Wednes day, was lynched that night. John- a ston was first hanged to a telegrapnit. pole and then his body was riddled! t with bullets. Johnston Is said to n have attacked Nita White. daughter t of a well-known railroad ian. After f entering the White home, where the c.ild was alone, the negro choked r and chlorofomred her. He was cap- a tured later and partially Identifieda y his victim. To protect the negro C ficers secretly took him out of town and had reached Lashmoot when ov- t ertaken by the mob. The negro was t. taken away from the authoritIes and brought back to Princeton. Upon p arrival at Princeton the mob listened a to speeches by a criminal court judge and district attorney. It was deci d ed to postpone the lynching until b hursday pending a certain identifi- t cation of the negro by the girl. But r later this decision was reconsidered. t TRE SENATORIAL CONTEST. I c Talbert and Dial Wants Senator Till-f man Ruled Out. Protests of the vote for United States Senator were filed wIth the Democratic State Executive Commit tee on Wednesday by W. J. Talbert d N. B. Dial. Mr. Talbert contending that as Senator Tillman had not at tended any of the campaign meetings nd was not otherwise qualified' e was entitled to be declared the j amnee and if not only he and Mr. Dial go Into a second primary. Mr. Dial filed a protest against Senator Tillman on the ground that he had not filed his expense account and asked that a second primary between himself and Mr. Talbert be ordered. The contests were filed for future ac tion by the committee. A telegram from Senator Tillman stating that the only expense he had incurred was the $250 assessment and he had twice fied this with theI Secretary of State was read. BARlS TEDDY'S PARTY. And His Supporter Hold a Meeting of Their Own. After the executive committee of the North Carolina Republican or- 1 ganizaton Wednesday demanded that all except those who took the oath of allegiance to the Tart-Sherman n a tional ticket be barred trom the floor of the convention. anout 400 Roose-j velt delegates. led by six of the prin-' cipal Republican leaders of the state. 1called another convention and met that afternoon in Charlotte at tha same time as tne regulars. They passed a resolution against the action f the committee and declIned to have1 an further relations with the Tart; elctoral ticket and also a single Progressive state ticket independent~ of any action on the part of the reg Killed ini Explosion One man was killed and three rore or less seriously hurt Monday morning when the Southern passen gr train for Atlanta collidad with a and car loaded with section hands Inear McCarty's 'Station. Tenn. THINKS IT ILLEfAL BLEASE OBJECTED TO THE IN VESTIGATTION Of THE ClARiES Of FRAUD .oved That the Executive Committee Tabulate the Vote and r'ecare the Result at Once, Which Was Voted Down by a Large Majority. There was quite a fight In the tate Democratic Executive Commit ee at Its meeting in Columbia on Wednesday on a motion to appoint a ~ommittee of seven to fully investi ate the charge of fraud In the late rimary. Eugene S. Blease, who act d for the Governor as the commit eeman from Newberry county, ob ected to the Investigation and mov d that a committee be appointed to abulate the vote and declare the re ult at once. This was voted down Lfter some discussion by a decisive ote. R. I. Manning said the com nittee was confronted by an extra >rdinary situation and on the face of he returns Governor Blease was re iominated; that the election was teld under extraordinary conditions; hat the primary had been allowed :o run on under loose conditions, hich are almost criminal; that the ommittee could not Ignore the cries >f fraud; that the demand for Inves igation comes from all the candi ates, from the people everywhere; hat It's not a question of whether bovernor Blease or Juage Jones was iominated, but whether the primary, he rule of the white people, was to o on like it was. Mr. Manning spoke of the necessity f a thorough probe, that the people f the State be told that the com aittee heed their demands for an in estigation, that the committee Is rithout funds to carry on the inves gation, that it be laid before the eople and they asked for funds and the people responded, that a com ittee of seven be appointed to make n investigation; that the commit De come to Columbia without parti on spirit and make a faIr and square vestigation. Mr. Manning then of erred the following resolution. Whereas notices of protest have een filed with this committee, charg ig, among other things, widespread rauds and irregularities; and Whereas,iznder a former resolution assed by this committee, certain in estigations are being made as to the onduct of the election held August 7, 1912, and full reports haven~tyet een made thereon as to the conduct f the election held August 27, 1912 nd in some counties the investiga ons have not been completed, ther yre, be it, Resolved. That a sub-committee of even members of this committee be ppointed by the chairman to hear nd pass upon all contests and all atters of every kind and description roperly the subject of action by this Dmmittee as a whole, pertaining to r Incident to the election held Au ust 27, 1912, with full power and uthority to 'take testimony, and ake full investigation or the con uct of said election and report the ame. together with all testimony nd all records back to this commit se for action at a meeting to be call d by the chairman for that purpose. That the said sub-committee be, nd s hereby given power and au ority to employ at the expense of his committee such assistance as tay be deemed advisable to further de said Investigation and shall have all power and authority to summons itnesses, require the production of ecords and papers and do any and 11 other acts necessary to~ the full .d complete investig~ation of the on duct of said election, as a whole. The actual necessary expenses of te said committee shall be borne by be treasury of this committee. Eugene S. BJease, who held the roxy of his brother, Governor Blease s the Newberry member of the comn 2ittee, took the floor immediately allowing Mr. Manning. He said that e desired to repeat what he stated b other day, that his brother did ot want the nomination If tainted in be slightest degree with fraud, but bat he didnot want his nozmination eld up because of fraud on the side f his opponents, and charges of raud eminating solely rrom them. Ie appealed to the commIttee to lay side personal and partisan feeling. e said that the committee did not now ofiicially who had receIved the omination and he had never heard such a motion as that offered by ir. Manning. Mr. Blease moved as a substitute hat a committee of five be appointed. tabulate the votes and report back. o the committee. Mr. Manning hought the votes should not be tab lated until the charges of fraud had >een investig~ated. Replying to a ruestion, Chairman Evans stated that udge Jones had filed notice of con rotice of protest contesting the result r every box in every county In the tate. 'Mr. Mayfield wanted to know rhat other contest were in the hands f the committee. Mr. Blease said such a procedure .s suggested by M4EManning was un zeard of, that the peopie had been beyng the rules of the Democratic arty, and that under the constitution t would be necessary to hold the see md primary next Tuesday and he did tot think the committee had the pow er to override the constitution and told a second primary after next uesdy. He pointed out that on the ace of the returns it was necessary o hold a second primary for Attor zey-General, and that in many of the ounties second primaries were nec ssary for county offices and that this rimary must be held next Tuesday. H-e said that the attorneys of Tudgre oJn%: had filed notice of pro rst and rnot a single proof of fraud >r a specific case had been specified. le said that a majority of the De mocracy had spoken and they were satisfied and they dIdn't want the declaration of the result held uip. Mr. lease then asked from which side was the kIcking being done and where is any evidence of fraud? He wanted to know why the delay, for instance, in Anderson County, where the executive committee is composed of Jones mren; why did they adjourn over until Thursday. when every one knew the State committee was to meet Wednesday? HeI said that it was strange, pass ing strange, that in almost every otit 'wer t'e argm of irregn laritles have been filed that those counties were carried by Blease and the charges of irregularities filed by the Jones men. Mr.:Blease said that if there could be found and proven fraud at any single box he would vote to throw that box out, but De did not want the honest counties held back| nor delay in tabulating the honest returns. He pleaded with the com mittee to meet the issue like men and to lay aside all partisan feeling and work for the Democratic party. Mr. Kitchen favored the appoint ing of a committee on tabulation. Mr. Manning said he offered his resolu tion in favor of good feelings and that righteousness might prevail in South Carolina, that the committee was not making charges, but he thought the cries of fraud coming up should be thoroughly proved for the I benefit of the wh!te people and the I salvation of the primary. Mr. Caldwell suggested that to clarify the situation the protests of Judge Ira B. Jones and the return of Governor Blease and Mr. Duncan be read, that the protests of Messrs. Dial and Talbert be read and the re turn of Senator Tillman be read and then the committee could aecide as to how they would proceed. The amended contest of Judge Jones, contesting the vote of every box in every county in the State on sweeping charges of fraud and irreg ularities, was read and was substan tially, as already published. An ob jectinon to reading the amended pro test of Judge Jones was read by Mr. F. H. Dominick, one of Governor Blease's attorneys, the objection was lost and the reading of the protest proceeded. The return of Governor Blease was then read. Senator Lide thought the Senate committee was merely an Appelate Court and the committee could only pass on matter sent up from the county committee. He thought that if there is any work to do, the com mittee might as well do it now, and then, if there is any further data or work they might appoint a commit tee to do this. He thought that ev en if it took two or three days is was a duty the committee owed the peo- 0 ple. Chairman Evans said he held that the State committee was an Appe- a ate Court as far as county contests were concerned, but that as far as tate offices were concerned the tate executive committee had orig- e nal jurisdiction, and they could or- r Jer another primary if they saw fit, regardless of any contest by any can- S lidate. t Mr. Park thought these making t :harges of Irregularities ought to be ;iven a chance to be heard, and the :harges ought to be thoroughly re- . nvestigated and proved. b Mr. S. G. Mayfield thought that the s Wanning resolution ought not to 4i pass. He differed with the chairman n nd thought the committee had only n powers appellate; that the matter be- ti un in the counties and whatever the h ounty committees declared the re ult, that must stand. He referred to he recent State Convention as a 'Jones convention" and said the 'steam-roller" process did not set rell with the people. He said that he committee should pass upon the ontest and not leave it to the com ittee. He said the charges must be nade specific, or such sweeping alle ation of fraud as filed by the Jones ttorneys would not stand in any sourt of South Carolina. Major Butler said he did not think hat the committee could now take E p charges as suggested by Mr. May eld; a committee ought to be ap ointed. He wanted full investiga ion before he could cast a vote eith r one way or the other. He favored ' committee being appointed to make full investigation, take testimony, wear witnesses, ete., and to report to sub-committee meeting of the corn ittee and the committee has the C ower to order a second primary if hey see fit. Major Butler thought :he fate of the primary demanded I :hat thorough Investigation be made. V M-. James H. Price of Greenville, - ~avored the 'ianning resolution, and I. hought the investigation ought to i made thorough and complete. Mr. fayfield thought the charges of raud ought to be investigated in hose counties in which charges of raud have -been made, but he e bought It absolutely wrong to in lude those counties in which noe harges have been made. He saidT :hat the Ira B. Jones amendment to bis contest protesting every box in he State was an outrage. Mr. Kitchen wanted the commit tee to proceed as far as possible. butC when those counties were reached in which fraud is charged, then make e n Investigation and it the committee y s necessary then appoint and make z such investigations as Is necessary. Senator Lide agreed with Mr. Kit ben and thought the returns from , those counties in which no irregular ities are charged should be acceptedv and counted and then take up those :ounties where specific charges of fraud have been made, one by one, the evidence heard and then passed n one by one. Mr. R. B. Caldwell agreed with the Manning resoluti~n and wanted all the evidence heard. A roll call was then demanded on the Blease ubstitute and it was lost, 33 to 7, a.nd the question was then on the doption ~of the -Manning resolution, which was done by a viva voce vote. KILLED BY MfEXICANS While Protecting His Daughter From Outrage. Death at the hands of a rebel sol dier was the fate of an American citien, Joshua Stevens, while hei fought to protect his two daughters in Colona, Pacheco. News of the trag edy was received at El Paso. Texas, by 0. P. Brown, business agent of the Mormon colonies in Mexico. At first it was reported that Stevens was kill ed by an American. but this report was sent, it was said, to avoid trou be with the rebels, who still infest the Amnerican.settlemnent southeast of Jua:ez. Two rebels visited the Stev ens home, apparent with intention of assault on the two young women of the household. Stevens met the intru ders with a shotgun and escorted them to the limits of his property. Gasoline Stove Explodes. An explosion at Malabar, Fla., In which Mrs. Frank Westendorf, and two little girls, aged two and four years, lost their lives. Mrs. Westen dorf was filling a gasoline stove, I when it exploded, the flames envel oping her and her two children. Railroad employees nearby came to, the rescue in time to save the build-i ing. The husband w-as away at the; PROVE THE FRAUD ---- HIANY TIEGAL VOTES CAST IN ANDERSON COUNTY. nors, Republicans, 'orefgners, and Repeaters Were Used to Pad the Total County Vote. A special dispatch from Anderson :o the Augusta Chronicli says the sub-committee of the county execu :ive committee appointed to hear tes imony with regard to charges of rraud in the recent election, met igain Wednesday and the following Lleged irregularities was aired: That Frank Cowan, a residenit of 3eorgia, voted in Ward 5, this city. That T. M. Gordon, who moved in .o South Carolina durIng the present -ear, voted at Gluck Mill. That the name of J. L. Ivester .as put on the Gluck Mill club roll in election day. That J. C. McLain, who moved ere from Georgia during the year, oted at Gluck Mill. That M. M. Dill, a Republican vot d at Bolton. That A. C. Griffin voted in Belton s W. T. Griffin. That the name of A. 0. Tewls was iut on the club roll on election day. That five state tickets were cast in he Hunter Springs county box and ounted as legal ballots. That several state tickets were cast n Martin County box* and were ounted as legal ballots. That C. M. Simmons, a minor vot d in Ward 6, this city. That A. E. Scott, E. E. Scheld, and 3. A. Rampey, reputed to be Republi ans, voted in Ward 6. That Joe Herneck, an unnaturallz d citizen, voted in Ward 6. T)at two unnaturalized citizens oted in Hunter Springs box. That the name of G. W. Wright ppeared twice 5n the concrete box olling list while it does not appear n the club roll. That the name of W. J. Reece ap ears on the Pelzer club roll once nd the polling list twice. That only 33 of the 53 club rolls ave been turned over to the sub ommittee and of these only six are rtified to by the presidents and see-, tarieq of the clubs. B. F. Martin, attorney for the tate executive committee, stated : at, on examination, it was found 1 at 10 or 12 names appeared on the ra polling list that did not appear n the club roll. He said that he - a.d had time only to examine this I ox, and that he thinks more time i aould be given so that a thorough c vestigatIon of all boxes can be - iade. In making a motion that I tore time be given for the investiga on Mr. Martin stated that enough as come out to indicate that 500 or tore fraudulent votes were cast in .nderson County. The committee did not ask in ev ry instance who the irregular votes I ere for. In one instance, that of the rogon Mill box, where eight votes I 'ere cast in the wrong box, 'all were . >r Blease.. It Is safe to say three- 1 yurths of irregular votes were for ,lease. 1 LARGE SHARK Is SEEN. athers at the Isle of Palms Should be Careful. The News and Courier says those 'ho go in swimming at the Isle of alms had better look sharm during 1e next week or two, or they may nd themselves falling foul of a ent-five foot shark. This, at least, Sthe advice given by Mr. William E. immons, who on Monday while fish g on the Isle of Palms near Breach let, saw a monster shark engaged i conflict with a number of por oses. Sir. Simmons states that the ark was far and away the largest 2at he has seen in these waters. The fin of the big fish appeared to roject nearly five teet above the erface, and the lengtn of the shark self is estimated by Mr. Simmons s being about twenty-five feet. Sir immons has been much on the wat r, not only there but also in many arts of the tropics, and ts very fa-1 iliar with sharks and their habits. e is a careful observer and is con dent that he has not over-estimated de size of the big fellow that he saw f the Isle of Palms. This being the case, it would be reA for bathers as a matter of pre auton not to display too much rash ess while taking their sur? baths. 'isitors from this section to the Isle Palms who are not desirious of be ag gobbled up by this monster shark ad better "hang their erothes on a ickory limb, and don't go near the Taer". e I VOTED TOO OFTEN. everal Men Arrested for Repeating at Spartanburg. The Spartanburg Journal says soy 'ral warrants have been issued by lagistrate Kirby for parties alleged o have voted more than once in the irimary election on last Tuesday. The prosecutors in the case are those rho were successful in catching mon n the act of voting the second time, .fter they had taken the oath that hey had not voted elsewhere. They vil be tried for the grave offence of >rjuring themselves, and the arrest f the men has caused a sensation nd it is predicted that there will be omething doing when they are >rought up for trial. There is a re v'ard of $100 offered for tlie arrest f any person caught in the act of oting more than once, and if the arties are convicted a nice sum waits the sleuth who caused the am Volcanoes Run WThales. Alaskan volcanic disturbances are 2cld Indirectly responsible for the hortage of whales on the North Pa af fic coast by the captains of whaling r'essels. They say that the' disturb inces have made changes in ocean 'urrents which for a time may have iverted the small nshfrom the food supply of the whale. Chases Boys, Trips and Dies. At Newark, N. 3., John Gilroy's ire at the gibes of a party of sinali boys who were annoying him was the indirect cause of his death Monday. He gave chase to the boys Sunday night and tripped at a street corner, his head striking the curb as he fell. Iis skull was fracture~d and he died1 CHURiN O F CREAMA POISONED NINE PEOPLE AT AU iUSTA ON MONDAY ONE WILL LIKELY DIE Used Condensed Milk and Lemons I and Some of the Cream Was Sent to a Sick Neighbor and Three In That House Are M11 From Eating. the Samo. . The Augusta Chronicle of Thurs day morning says as a result of eat- c ing ice cream made of eggs, lemons If and condensed milk, nine persons are I ill; onc fatally, one critically ,and of f the others two have practically recov- e Bred while five others are seriously ill c at this time. The poisoning occurred Monday s Lfternoon between five and six o'clock I when Mrs. Lula Etheredge, wife of t Wm. B. Etheredge, of 1321 Barrett 0 Street, made a churn of ice cream, in e :elebration of Labor Day, using con- c lensed milk. Mrs. Etheredge, out of kindness for m he sick or afflicted sent some of the e ream to a neighbor, a Mr. Gay who I las been sick for some time, and he t Lnd his two little children partook of i1 .t, the result being that he is fatally a 11 and the two children are in a criti- v al condition. s Those who are poisoned are: Mr. c nd Mrs. Wm. B. Etheredge; Mrs. o theredge's mother and father; Mr. p tud Mrs. L. Lyles; Mrs. Etheredge's wo brothers, Messrs. Allen and 0 Walker Lyles, and Mr. Thomas F. e Zay and his two small children whose d xames are not known. 'I After eating the cream Mrs. Eth- e redge and a son of two years, La- asl nar, went to visit relatives who live % n Chafee Avenue, where Mrs. Eth- c ,redge left the baby for the night. t4 he next morning the child wasill, t] ;he mother was sent for, and answer a qas brought that she, too, was seri- h >usly ill. t] The relatives worked unceasingly 14 >ver the child and the doctor I nat- a endance said that the little one's d ever was as high as 102 1-2 at one o ime. He is now out of danger. t Mr. Etheredge states that he ate a: nly a small amount of cream and e: ras not violently ill at any time. He c s now .up and attending the sick. ti drs. Etheredge was in such a serious w ondition at one time that no hopes ei vere entertained for her recovery, b, >ut she has since improved consider bly. a: Most of those that are now 111 n vere affected Tuesday morning, ex- t! ept Messrs. Allen and Walker Lyles f4 vho were affected Tuesday evening t is interesting to know that all had y4 ard chills followed by high fever. a The doctor in attendance says it is is opinion that the condensed milk vhich was used was the cause of the rouble, which is thought to be pto oe poison. Then, also, the con amination of the lemon juice and he zinc freezer may have had some hing to do with it, but of exactly hat nature the poison Is has not as -et been assertained. a LURED MEDN T ORESORTS. n C L.nd Then Murdered by Those Who e -e Drugged Them. - c Revival of rumors that a number f murders had been committed in esorts in West Hammond, a suburb c '~ Chicago, came Thursday after the e .rrst of Frances Ford, twenty, as ac- b esr.ry before the fact In connect~in vith the death of John M(enmaker, c mr August 13.e The girl made a statemnent to Cor er Hoffman and Assistant County ~ Lttorney Johnson, dealing with vice :1 ditons in the village during the :ast year. Messmnaker, it is said was iugged and a hypodermic injec-.ion S >f poison was given him. The girlV udmitted being with him siiortly be- ' ore he died.V In her statement she told of a hot ;le which she said always was kept o~ ehind the bar of a saloon and which a ihe understocd was to ,be givei to C nen under the influence of liquo- f: Ld suspected of having considerable c noney on their persons. Although t~ :he girl admitted that she and 'Mess naker drank heavily the day before p te died, she denied that she saw him: Irugged. Coroner Hoffman expects a report saturday from a chemist who is mak- C ng an examination of Messmnaker's yody for poison. The girl Is said to 1ave given the authorities informa .ion against certain West Hammond d esort keepers in regord to white s lave traffic. It Is alleged by Miss p Brooks that a score of deaths have n ccurred in West Hammond resorts .j :hat have never been explained. On- a three are of record. a Lets Beard Grow Again.s At Milwaukee, Wis., Frederick C Holelzer, a farmer, who lost his t: wife's love when he shaved off his a beard, has grown another silky C bard. His wife visited the circuit c ourt with him Wednesday and re- a guested the dismissal ot the divorce il uit in which she had specified her ; buaband's loss of his whiskers as a, t ause for divorce. Lost Their Lives in Fire. Twelve persons, including the six ~ children of S. J. Zarde, a wealthy summer resident, and their nurse, have been missing since the outbreak of the flames that Wednesday night I destroyed the amusement section of Ocean Park at Los Angeles. Cal. Po lice guarding the ruins expressed the belief that all had lost their lives'. Jack Rai.r' -s Spills Auto. A jack rabbit, which became en- r tangled in the running gear of an au-I tooile belonging to W. L. Lidesay, an Iwa man, caused the machine tot run into a fence near Dover, Cal.,t throwing members of his party into the road and damagIng his machine. The rabbit was attracted by the lights and sustained "fatal injuries". Texas Fever Epiaemilc. Now is the time of year for the breaking out of Texas fever among cttle. and we are informed that a nuner of cows In this county and city have the disease. Farmers should examine their cattle closely1 for ticks these days and do all pos sible to prevent the disease spread APPEALS FOR FUNiDS TATE CHA3mAN ASKS FOR FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE. Expecta IPemocrats of the State to Contribute so Primary May be 1d ly Ivestigated. Pointing out that the Democratic arty in South Carolina is sorely dis- 1 ressed, John Gary Evans, the chair aan of the State executive commit ee, Thursday issued a call to the )emocrats of the State, asking that hey contribute to the fund to investi ate the charges of fraud in connec ion with the recent primary. The ollowing is the call: "The Democratic party in this tate is sorely distressed. For the I rst time in our history white men " re charged with cheating and de rauding white men in our primary t lection. The elections in every ounty in the State are contested and our executive committee Is in pos ession of sufficient evidence and I har-ges to warrant It in making a bLorough and complete investigation f these charges insofar as in its pow r lies. The committee has no ma hinery for getting at the proof and iust rely upon the good and true ien of the State who believe in hon st elections to assist it in its efforts. I r you know of fraud and irreguifari es, tell it; if you hear of such tell , and the committee will sift it. We re determined that right shall pre all and we care not for the per nal interest of any candidate or andidates, -but for the honor and life f the party and the salvation of the t rimary system. Help us preserve it. "Your executive committee is with- e at funds, the only source of its rev- E aue being from assessments of can- s dates in the primary election. t hese were made without any knowl- t dge or expectation of the present tuation. We must have funds with hich to defray the expenses of our mmittee and employ such assis- 9 mnce as may .be necessary to secure t ie evidence. Will South Carolinians c [low this investigation to fall for n Lk of a few dollars? - I am sure. at you will not if you follow the a ad of a noble South Carolina girl r ho earns her living by her own en- a savors but who loves the fair name g I South Carolina. She has volun- 0 Lrily enclosed her dheck for $5 to be 5 pplied in this investigation. Let e- V 7 patriotic citizen help. in this g %use by sending to Wille Jones, g -easurer of tne party, at Columbia, hat he or she can give for the pres- a ivation of the purity of the ballot E "This is not a call to arms, but an h peal to the virtuous men and wo- t en of South Carolina to wipe out 0 e stain if any be found upon the E ir escutenean of the State. b "Act .promptly and make true ur motto, 'animus opibusque par "John Gary, Evans, 'halrman of Executive Committee." P GETTING AT THE FRAUDS. t] eing Found Where They Were Not t Even Suspected. h A dispatch from Greenwood says t ter holding a three-day session this k N eek, following the preliminary l eeting last week, the Greenwood ounty executive committee ,adjourn- b I Wednesday evening and forward- e I its report to the State executive ~ >mmittee in Columbia. . The comittee did not give out its ~ adings, but it is known that many ises of irregularities and some cas Sof fraud were found. One mem sr said there were cleariy over one undred and fifty fraudulent Votes ~ st in Greenwood county. It Is stat-b I that the box at Grenola had 24 ' ore votes than its poll list called r r; the box at Grendel Mills had 18 ~ ore than its poll list, and the box. SYeldell had 10 too many. All ~ tese were strong Blease boxes. ~ ome of the county contests weret ry close, and these surplus votes ~ ould affect the general result most a Ltally. When the committee frst met no s t suspected anything of the sort, k s it was believed that Greenwood ' ounty was free from the taint of aud, but such, it appears, is not the 3e. The committee has gone into ie matter thoroughly and exhaus- " vely; every box has been canvassed, oll list and club rolls compared. ONDOUCTOR CUT BY FLAGMAN. ause of the Trouble is Not Known by thePublic. The Augusta Chronicle says Con uctor R. A. Boozer of Southern pas-a mger train No. 7 was seriously but I robably not fatally cut Wednesdays ight by Baggagemaster George W.-e amison at .a point between Summit it nd Leesville. The fight occurred: bout an accident report which was l eing made out, covering injuries I ustained by Jamison Monday night. kductor Boozer was taken off the t rain at Leesville, and given medicale ttention, and was later carried tot olumbia on a special. Jamison was t rrried to Lexington on the special h nd lodged In jail. Jamison was comn ig to Augusta, deadhead, and Ceni uctor Boozer was in charge of the o rain. Jamison is the regular bag- I agemaster for Conductor 'Boozer, ut had secured a few days leave be ore leaving Columbia, to rest up rom his injluries. BANDIT ROBBED TRAIN. ~nocked Senseless as He Was About to Escape. A lone train bandit held up the 1 orthound express of the Louisville I Nashville Railroad at 8:30 o'clock t ~ednesday night, near Michaud, 12 I ~.iles from New Orleans, icoted the< ail car, robbed the passengers in te Pullmans and a club car and hen, just as he was about to leave he tender, was struck over the head rith a brass torch by Engineer Baer, 1 ,d captured. He was taken to Bay, 1 t. Louis and may die. The booty, 4 cept for one mail bag thrown from he car, was recovered and returned. he bandit would give no name. Young Men Drowned. The body of Gayle Rord, a cashier] n a Dixon Springs, Tenn., bank was 'ound floating in the Ohio river Sat-1 ;rday and wa s carried to Ford's for ner onme, in New Llherty, Ky. 2ui~ilie relatives scout the theory ENINEER FELS PLO EEI AF TER RE HAS SEARGHED TRIlN LADIES UNM1LESTED While the Robber Examined His Plunder in the Cab the Engineer Catches Him Off His Guard, knocking Him Down Unconscious. Left for Arkanas the Next Day. The lone bandit who Wednesday Light held up and robbed the New .ork Limited train on tne Louisville Lnd Nashville Railroad near Mechaud welve miles east of New Orleans and as later felled by a blow over the Lead by Engineer Baer, was brought - o New Orleans on a special train - rom Bay St. Louis, Miss., Thursday. norning and placed in a chariy h3s >ital. The man gave his name as Howard !. Edwards and said his family lived .t Jupiter, Fla,. He gave the pblce niormation which is expected to lead o the early capture of three other nembers of a gang which is believed o have been responsime for a series >f sensational train romeries in that ection. Edwards Is in a precarious condi ion and attendants at the hospital 7hursday morning stated It was oubtful if he would recover from. he injuries inflicted by the engineer. Following so close on the attempt d robbery of the Cinemnati South inbound passenger tran - on the ame road at almost the same spot he night previous, wnen a freight rain was held up by- mistake the rork of Edwards Is considered most aring. Edwards crawled aboard the en ine and covered Engineer Baer and he finemen with two revolvers. He arried a small valise contalning dy .amite and nitro-glycerine. The train ras .stopped and with the engineer nd firemen preceding him, Edwards Efied the mail car of registered mail nd then relieved the male passen ers in five Pullmans and a club car f their cash. He decline to take ewelry and did not offer to molest romen. Hhe then marched the en ineer and fireman back to the en ine and ordered them to proceed. After riding on the engine for bout twenty-five miles, Engineer aer caught Edwards off his guard nd struck him a terrific blow on the ead with a brass torch, fracturing be base of the skull. Edwards firee' ne shot as he fell, which went wild |ngineer Baer proceeded to rain lows with the torch .until he had he bandit unconscious. When the train reached Bay St. ,ouis the robber was taken off and laced in the charge of the railroad urgeon until police officers and de 'ctives from New Orleans arrived bere in a special. Although Ed rards was unconscious at intervals roughout the night he gave the po ce valuaole information concerning is "pals" and Inspector Reynolds, of a New Orleans force, Thursday said e hoped to make some arrests short, Edwards stated that ho had a rother in Oklahoma City and anoth r brother in Meridian, Miss. Ed rards 18 a sniall man, only five feet, Lx inches in height and weighs but 30 pounds. He appears to be about 0 years of age. Superintendent Marshall, of the iew Orleans division of the Leuis lle and Nashville, viho was a pas sger aboard the train, stated that -- ut one man o'hL the train had a revol er, but could not use it because the abber kept the trainmen in front of im when he passed tnrough. A dispatch from West Jupiter, Fla. ays that Howard E. Edwards, who eld up a Louisville and Nashville ain out of New Orleans Wednesday ight, left there August 25. He has wife and three children inl tha' lace. A letter was received from imn September 1, dated New Orleans, a~ying that he would depart for Ar ansas the following day. KTTJiEn BY ELECOION SHOCK. Vas Howled Down by-Voters Hostile to His Election. County Supervisor J. P. Goodwin ed at his home in Greenville Wed .esday after, an illness of two weeks. 'he sudden death of the supervisor 3attributed in a measure to excite aent of the campaign just closed. Vhile attending a political meeting .t Lickville two weeks ago he was owled down as he attempted to peak. He was a candidate for re lection ana he plead earnestly with he crowd to hear him, but Blease en In the crbwd knowing the su ervisor to have been a Jones sup orter, refused to let him .be heard. ollowing his vain attempt to speak o the crowd Mr. Goodwin was strick n with appoplexy. He was hurried o the city, and given every atten ion but the stock was too severe for uim to survive. The excitement of he Lickville meeting, coupled with is defeat later at the polls, brought n his death. He was an efficient of cal and had served two terms. KILLED IN TRAI N WRECK. )ne Passenger and Five Trainmen Met Their Death. One passenger and five trainmen ere killed, two other persons were eriously injured and twenty-one ere slightly hurt Sunday when rain No. 112 on the Lake Shore di ison of the Chicago and Northwes era railway, running 30 miles an. icur, was derailed two miles north >f Lynchburg, Wis., as the result of a ashout caused by a cloudburst. The ocomotive. mali car, baggage car, mroker and a day coach left tho rack an~d Mll but the day coach urned over. The 21 other passen ers who were slightly cut and bruis d had their wounds dressed at Lynd turst, Wis., and proceeded to Mil vaukee and Chicago. Perish in the Flames. At Rutherford, N. 3., Mrs-. Emilio ebar and six of her seven children. ranging inl age from frve months to twelve years, perished early FrIday Ln a fire which dastroyed tneir home. The husband and father and a son of eeecn esca~'d by jumping -,- -> wacnd stnry window'.