The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, September 28, 1911, FIRST SECTION PAGES 1 TO 8, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1911. Vo1 17 No- 34
TILLMAN IS HANDS OFF
"WON'T HELP A D-M SOUL" IN ME
FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP
TO RUN FOR SENATE IF ALIVE
And .May Give Tlieui a t*Vvance t/o
Vote For Him if He its Then
Head.
"I will be a candidate for reelection
to the United States Senate
if I am alive and not in articulo
mortis. Yes, by God, 1 believe
if I am dead I'll let 'eni vote
for me a little anyhow."
In this emphatic language Senator
Tillman is quoted by a correspondent
to The Augusta Chronicle
as disnosiner of rumors to the ef
feet that he would be a candidate
for re-election.
^ At his farm near Trenton Senator
Tillman "talked the matter
over" with, a representative ot' The
' Chronicle, and in language more
or less Tillmanesque, as the various,
phrases demanded, stated that
lie believed he would he elected
without trouble.
It has been said often that I
could sit on my back porch and he
re-elected,"said he. "1 don't know
why they always mention the back
porch for the front porch is much
more cheerful and I love it the
more, but I suppose they mean to
imply that 1 need not even show
myself in the campaign and that my
friends in South Carolina will see
that 1 go back, if I want to."
Senator Tillman was busy on his
,. farm, but he took time to say this
>much.
To those who are familiar with
the oft repeated statements as to
his failing health it may come as a
surprise to know that lie sleeps
well, eats heartily, gives the
whole farm his personal supervision
by walking and riding over it
every day, in fact many times a
day, dictates his private and offic'al
letters to his secretary, and
that his mind is as clear as a bell,
and his old time fire of speech, and
manner blazes out at opportune
times. The only real reminder of
his past afflictions is the cane he
carries?a?nd he sometimes forgets
that and gets along seemingly as
well as with it.
Barring death, he will be in the
race, and he will make speeches,
too, and he says he doesn't care
who or how many enter the field.
Any one has a right to offer who
wishes to.
"Senator it has been more than
^ hinted by some that you are encouraging,
and will back Gov. Blease for
re-election as Governor, next summer.
The chronicle wants to know
directly from you, if you will give
it, how much truth there is in
these hints and rumors?" was the
direct question asked Senator Tillman
by the representative of The
Chronicle.
t - "I aan not going to help a damn
soul in the race. I am going to be
strictly hands off and neutral, and
further more I have not given any
one any authority to say that I
was for or against either of the
if of the candidates who have announced.
I am not Eoing to mix
in it or have anything to do with
it."
MaJlory.
Dear Mr. Editor:?As I never see
anything in The Herald from our
part of the county I thought I
would send a few notes.
) Mr. C. P. Hodges, of Brownsville,
came very near loosing his dwelling
, by fire Saturday night. A negro
fired it in the kitchen behind the
! range. They caught him and craried
him to Bennettsville yesterday
evening. Just a few nights ago he
lost his engine shed and grist mill
at h's Argyle place over in Dillon
I county by fire.
Rev. J. I. Spinks preached at
) Bethlehem church Sunday morning.
Mr. Bartow Pierce, of Mallory,
? was over here yesterday.
Mr. P. L. Brigman, of Georgia,
is visiting hie facber, Mr. J. L.
f ^Brigman
Mr. C. C. Brigman is all smiles
k* 4 ^ d Ii l_ _ ? _ 1
r wumy, il fits u uoy ana ne says ne
will bet a dollar he will weigh 10
h prunds.
The Epworth League, ,of BethieI
y hem, is still growing. It has a
' membership now of 50 or 60.
^ The fo-urth quarterly conference
f ** of the Brownsville circuit will be
held at Bethlehem October 7th and
} 8th.
Mr. Paul Grice, of Bingham, was
Ltf. over here yesterday.
Mr. Purman Allen was seen ovk
er this way this morning.
M?*" Mr. Liston Harper, of Zion, was
^ up here yesterday.
pJP Mr. Walter Harper, of Florence,
4 w lb over here yesterday.
P'-** Wishing The Herald much success,
I am
Old Crow.
| Tot>lli Stopped Flying llullct.
rak ^ Spartanburg, Sept. 11. ? A tooth
MPr b Ed Talley's mouth Stopped the
R74 ' /jurse of a bullet fired at hint by
0* . V i 11 Sexton. Both are colored.
The force of the ball, however,
lifted the molar from its moorings
and Tally, after recovering from
the shock, both the tooth and the
wr thirty-eight bullet. The two negrops
were quarrelling and Sexton
MP took a shot at Talley, who, after
^ spitting out the tooth and lead,
Rgp caused - a warrant to be issued for
his assailant, charging him with
'Intent to kill.
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HOOKWORM EXPERT IN l)IliI<UN
State Will Establish Dispensary
Here for Treatment, of Disease.
Dr. J. LaBruce Ward, director of
j rural sanitation of the State Department
of Health, was here Satj
i#rday for the purpose of establish|
?ng a dispensary at Dillon for the
[treatment of hook worm. Dr. Ward
,will return to Dillon in about three
weeks and will remain here until
J he is satisfied that every person in
! Dillon county affected with hook
worm has been examined and treatled.
The treatment is free and ev!ery
person in Dillon county afflicted
with hook worm will be invited
I.to come to Dillon and take the
treatment. The treatment is very
simple and does not incapicitate one
for work. Dr. Ward, who has made
a tour of the State, said that he
found evidence of hook worm in
everv mimtv Tt ? ->?? ?? ?*
_ _ ? ...v^ . ? iic (Iioradt" I5> IWJl
confined to any particular class or
section. It is everywhere. Nearly
j everybody is affected with hook
worm but the disease is more pronounced
in some than in others.
I Persons who have chronic cases of
long standing are pale and sallow,
have abnormal appetites and
feel a lack of energy. There are
dispensaries in several counties and
where the treatment has been givjer.
tba people are showing signs of
I marked improvement. The Herald
j takes pleasure in endorsing the
work ot the State board of health,
i When the hook worm theory was
| first advanced it was taken as a
' joke A close study of the disease,
however, has put the world
i to thinking, and now systematic
i study of its effect upon the hui
man family has induced certain perI
sons to contribute funds for its
| eradication. The disease is more
I prevalent in the South than elsewhe-e
on account of the open air
' life of the inhabitants and the lack
of sanitation in communities where
a dozen or more families are living
near each other. The Herald hopes
that every physician in the county
will take an interest in this movement
which promises so much for
i the health and comfort of the peoIple
of the county aiul induce those
! of their patients afflicted with the
! disease to visit the dispensary and
take the treatment. The Herald
I will have more to say about the
! hook worm in the next week or two
as Dr. Ward has promised to contribute
some articles dealing comprehensively
with the new disease.
Kemper.
TVr. * m " ' * *
i i^iir Mr. rjanor:?will you allow
me space in your valuable paper
for a few lines from Kemper.
The farmers of this section are
busy picking cotton and getting
I ready for market.
Mr. Tommie Rozier returned
; home last Sunday from Laurinburg,
N. C., where he spent a few days.
Misses Minnie and Hettie Haye6
spent last Sunday with Misses Belle
and Vallie Horn, near Piney Grove.
Mr. John Bryan was at Pages
Mill last Sunday.
Messds Leroy ajid Devon Ford,
of Nichols, were pleasant visitors
in this section last Sunday, a week
ago.
Mrs. W. P. Rozier, who has been
very sick for several months is
slowly improving.
Mr. R. F. Bryan went to Nichols
last Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Lizzi? Sneed, of I-aurinburg,
spent three weeks near here visiting.
The home of Mr. Frank S. Sneed
was sadly bereaved when his mother
passed away on September 21,
at 7 p. m. She died in her eightieth
year. She was laid to rest in
the Sneed cemetery at Old Hundred,
N. C. She will be greatly
missed by her friends.
Blue Eyes.
There are various kinds of fools
but the one who neglects hie work
ill thA i 11 f procl >-*f tho of
low gets the least out of his foolishness.?Atchison
Globe
A scientist says ttiat people would
have more sense if they did not
wear hats. Yes the husbands would
have more dollars. ? Charleston
News and Courier.
Petit Jury.
List of Petit Jurors for Common
Pleas Court for Dillon County, October
9, 1911.
T. J. Bennett, Harleesville.
W. M. Harrelson, Carmichael.
D. G. Muggins, Reaves.
Ed. Hill, Hills bo ro.
L. A. Turbeville, Carmichael.
Walker Floyd, Dillon.
D. K. Ford, Hlllsboro.
J. V. Bullard, Kirby.
J. W. Finklea, Ijatta.
D. W. Bethea, Harleesville.
R. P. Hamer, Jr., Cermlchael.
B. D. Clarke, Manning.
Alien P-arfield, Hillsboro.
W. M. Fiord, Hillsl)oro.
XVigus lvester, Harleesville.
W. S. Lupo, Hillsboro.
G S. Rogers, Reaves.
S. I. Schafer, Harleesville.
J. Albert Campbell, Carmichael. |
J. S. Hayes, Bethea.
A. L. Wallace, Harleesville.
T. S. Rlcbbourg, Manning.
J. W. McKay, Carmichael.
M. M. Monroe, Latta.
Jno. D. Hyatt. Carmichael.
J. W. King, Dillon
W C Blracey, Dillon.
J. J. McKenzie, Dillon.
I). McLaurln, Dillon.
Curtis Rogers, Hillsboro.
A. W. Church, Hillsboro.
H. N. Cousar, Bethea.
W. Q. McKenzie, Carmichael.
S. J. Curry, Harleesville.
J. M. Gaddv Hillsboro.
J. H. Qaddy, Hillsboro.
FRENCH BATTLESHIP BLOI
! KILLING 4{
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FORCE OF EXPLOSION BURSTED VESSELS'
THE AIR XT A TRE
SHIP'S BUGLER THROWN ONJECI
CKKATKST BLOW EV Kit SlSTA
ABOAKO REACHES MA(;A/J
IXSASTKH OKEATEIt THAN !
Toulon, France, Sept. 25. ?Be-|j
tween 350 and 4UO officers and men 1 ,
i were killed to-day, when the hat- ,,
lhtmh|i i^iuerit* \> as lurii apart uuu
totally destroyed by an explosion of
. her magazines.
Hie battleship Republique wasi ,
badly damaged and the battleships!
Democratic and Verite also suffered
i severely from the masses of twisted
iron and armor plate that were j
hurled upon tlieir decks.
This is the greatest disaster that
h,.s ever fallen upon the French
navy and in magnitude is almost
witlioot precedent in tlie annals of
the world's fighting ships. The
grief which prostrates the fleet and
tiuiior is made more intense by
the r_ emery of the recent review!
here, a notable display of France's
: aval greatness, in which tlie
doomed ship was one of tlie finest | ,
figures. ij
Result of Fire.
The explosion which wiped out
one c* France's newest and most j ,
powerful battleships, occurred at (
5.53 o'clock in the morning. It was
preceded by and was the result of ; ,
an outbreak of fire. The flames i
spread rapidly and in spite of all | (
efforts to master them and reached .
the magazines before there was
time to flood them. The magaI
zines exploded with tremendons (
| violence, sowing death and deI
struction in every direction.
While the naval authorities es
I uuirtiv lilt? Mlltru ill UVfl OUV l*. | |
is feared that the figure will bej .
exceeded. It will be necessary to I
go through the ship's muster
rolls, a task of some days, before
a full list of the victims can be
prepared. A number of men have already
been extricated alive from the j
fantastically torn and twisted mass
of wreckage, which once was the {
Liberte, and the hope is strong i
| that there are others within the i
broken hull which cannot be reach- | (
ed.
Cause Not Known.
Exactly from what cause or when
the fire broke out has not been established,
but it is believed that
it had smouldered for several hours.
Of the vessel's full complement,
742, ('apt Jaures, brother of the
Socialist leader, and th? second ofcer
in command were both iishore on
i leave,' as well as 140 oflfcere and
men. The command of the ship developed
on the senior lieutenant,, ]
who perished.
The fire was first discovered at
4 a. m and the bugles immediately
sounded the alarm. The crew <
rushed to quarters and fought des- I
peratel*i_ the spreading flames, but 1
it soon was evident that the fire 1
had obtained a firm hold. Signals 1
of distress were flashed to the oth- ]
er ships and these dispatched stean
pinnacles and launches at full '
speed to assist in the work of ex- i
tiuguishing the flames and rescu- 1
ing the men, but their services 1
were of little avail.
Kneli For Himself.
The position of the fire made it (
impossible to flood the magazines;
nevertheless, efforts to do so were
made, and finally the commanding t
officer, realizing that the ship was (
doomed ordered the buglers to |
sound the "Sauve Qui l'eut, < Let .
him save himself who can) and
to the men to jump for their lives. (
Then came the final terrific detonation,
which shattered the windows
of the entire city and was
heard for a radius of many miles.
The Liberie was torn asunder, her
bow was thrown high in the air
and then slowly settled down and
in nineteen minutes nothing was
visible but the top works.
I Those still on deck were hurled
skyward amid a shower of iron
and steel. The boats of the rescurI
ers were sunk and serious damage
was done to the Republique, which
lay at anchor close by. Two of her
! docks were stove in and one of the
Liberte's armor plates was hurled
| against her port side and demolished
the cabin of an absent ensign.
Horrible ?i>ectaele.
For a few minutes after the
final explosion an intense black
i cloud of smoke hovered over the
[ harbor. When it shifted, a horrible
spectacle met the eyes of the people
of Tuton, who, awakened by the j
first explosions, had hurried to c
shore. The twisted upper works of j
the battleship were protruding from v
a mass of formless wreckage, among j
which struggled the seamen from =
rushing bouts that had been sunk J
by <Jie flying debris or sucked down ,
'in the inaelstorin. ]
| Late to-night the naval autbori- .
[ ties declared that the number <>1 i
victims is greater than at first up (
I peared. The official estimate is j
| now given as between 350 and 400 }
dead or missing. \
The work of rescue was quick b
j begun. An ambulance station was 5
installed in the arsenal and Ad- j
mlrable Marin-Darbel, maritime
perfect, went out to the wreck and j
superintended the work of extricat- {
j ing those imprisoned under the ,
. shattered steel. The first body recovered
was that of an officer, .
| which was hauled from under an
NS UP
iJ^AND INJURING OTHERS
SIDES AND HURLED BODIES THROUGH
1ENDOUS RATE
mANOTHER SHIP STILLLIVES
INKD IIY FKKM'H N'AVV. TIKI'.
NKS. SHII' SINKS I.IKK A SHOT.
ilNKIXO OF THK MA INK.
nwnlng w'th i boat hook. Tliia
evening forty bodies had been taken
out and ninety-four injured have
been transferred to hospitals.
(Virs of tJie Dying.
KUmI Hp sIliMirt t.. ...it ? I. ........ I.
Lilt? plates of the Liberte, and a
powerful floating crane, to lift the
masses of steel were used in con-j
nection with a crew of divers who'
were at work exploring the interior
of the hull. This afternoon
the Liberie appeared as if her how
bad doubled over the stern. Men
burled in that part of the wreckage
above the water could be heard
groaning and streaming for help,
which often the rescurers were tillable
to give. The lower deek was
nit infernal sight. One man had
his foot held under a mass of
steel weighing tons. After three
vain efforts to lift the tnass of surgeon
amputated the foot. Through a
hole in the armor portions of bodies.
contorted and piled together,
fouId he perceived, all of thein j
charred by the flames.
One of the survivors, a warrant *
officer, who came out of the hurri-j
fane of fire with only a slight cut
on the forehead, telling of the disaster
to-night said:
<>raphical Kecitnl.
"The fire broke out in the gen-1
eral store among cans of oil, tur-j
pontine, lint and other inflamahles. !
in spite of every effort the flames!
reached the coal bunkers and after!
that it was difficult to prevent
them from gajnin g the powder |
magazines.- It was 5.30 o'clock and
dawn was breaking before the dan-j
ger seemed to lip rpjiii7?.?i Ac?t??-I
ance was then being sent to us and 1
from the port an? three other warships
lying in the harbor.
'"Just when the whole ship's crew
seemed to have reached the boats I
in safety there was a terrific ex-!
plosion. The Liberte was hurled 1
over on her side and the forepart, |
where the full force of the explosion
was felt, lurched forward heav-j
lly with an appalling crash. Cries;
resounded on all sides. The
greater part of the ship's boats
with the rescurers and the men from
the Liberte instantly sank.
Told of Disaster.
"How 1 escaped from this fright-!
ful calamity, 1 do not know. From
that moment all I was conscious of
was being carried aboard the Re-'
piiblique, where 1 was taken care of
When I had somewhat recovered
my senses they told me what ban I
happened. After the explosion !
enormous fragments detached from
the boats of the Liberte and other
que, smashing the bridge and
pieces of iron fell on the Republi-I
que, smashing the bridge and
plunging between the decks. The
bugler of the LJberte was hurled
through the air from our Ill-fated
ship to the deck of the Repub-:
lique, where he was picked up badly
hurt. In his hands he still i
held the bugle with wliicli he was
sounding the alarm."
An eye witness of the disaster
lays:
"While walking with my family
this morning about 5.30 o'clock, 1
saw little flames darting out from
the sides of the Liberte. Having
heard a rumor that the vessel was
vfire, 1 said to my wife:
" ' It will be better to go home,
there is sure to be an explosion.'
"Hardly had 1 spoken the words,
when the most appalling report 1
?ver heard in my life almost
threw us to the ground. A great
sheet of flames suddenly
Humiliating the entire roadsted.
Phen, looking up at the sky I distinguished
black specks whirling |
through the air and falling back in0
the sea. It seemed only a moment,
so rapidly did the ghastly
icenes pass, and the Liberte had
vanished, leaving in the place of
he great battleship a shapeless,
mass on the water."
A newspaper reporter who wasj
>11 the ciliary immediately after the
lisaster occurred, said the smoke
ibscured the entire harbor and the
sun shone red through the veil i
)n the way out to the wreck he met
1 sloop from the Patrie which hail
teen moored close to tlie Liberte.
ltoats Vanished.
"The work of rescue was in
ull swing," said sailors of the
iloon "when ell llnnionc.
,,...,1. w.
imoke arose slowly and the flames '
spread fast. Suddenly a tongue of
Ire shot up, there was a deafenng
roar and all kinds of debris
ained down upon our heads. All
he boats which surrounded the |
L.iberte were engulfed in the whirl-!
?ool caused by the sinking ship. 1
rhen vanished amid the despairing
:rles of the crew. We could see
lothtng of the Liberie; it dis- .
ipeared iji the dense smoke and
he boiling waters."
Petty Officer Leon, one of the
lurvivors, who was taken aboard *
ho Reptiblique said:
"I was in my hammock, and hear- j
ug shouts, got up in terror. I
>aw smoke and flames all around
ine, and 1 knew nothing more."
Commander De Keraudren. of the
(Continued on page 8 ?
TKiKKS HAVINti !1AK1> TIM K
Clio Authorities mi tJie Alert ?
Condition of fli<- Crops.
Clio, September 2U. ? Special:
The blind timers "n this town and
surrounding country have been
playing in bad luck since a week
ago. The detectives have been hot
on their trail and have been exceedingly
successful, as the record
will show nine cases before the
town authorities, which netted the
snug sum of $400 In cash, while
several cases go up to the Circuit
v umt I\#I 11 UII. ns a fcvviu uianj u?
them have been up before, they
stand a good chance of working
the roads, its the second offence
for selling liquor in this county
usually winds up this way.
Very little cotton and seed are
coining on the market now, as a
result of the farmers" meeting on
last Sunday.
The weather is extremely hot, but
as there is quite a lot of young
cotton in this county, planted after
the sand storm, the seasons now
are ideal. If there is a late fall
this young cotton will probably
make three-fourths of a crop. The
crop is not being gathered as fast
as it usually is on ..account of poor
labor. The report that the crop
would lie normal that appeared
some linu ago in the papers, certainly
does not fit this vicinity, for
it will fall a good deal short of a
normal crop. This information is
gathered from some of the best
farmers in the county and is without
doubt reliable. The corn crop
is very good, but not up to usual
conditions.
LAID TO NO OXK.
Mystery of Myrtle Hawkins' Death
t'nsolved.
A sji? rial dispatch to The State
from Hendersonville says the testimony
of fifty witnesses lias not
solved the mystery of the death of
Myrtle Hawkins, whose body was
found in Osceola lake thirteen days
ago, but who was not drowned.
The coroner's iurv Wednesday
found "from the testimony introduced
that she came to her death
at thi hands of some unknown person
or persons in a manner and by
means unknown." This differs
from the verdict in the first inquest
l-y making the case one of
murder
Immediately after the verdict was
rendered it was annaunced that the
Hawkins family offered a reward of
$500 for the arrest and conviction
of Miss Hawkins' slayers. Added
to 'lie other rewurds offered or
promised, this makes a total of
72,500.
Dr. W. R. Kirk, coroner, said the
investigation would be continued,
and if any additional evidence is
discovered a special grand jury will
be empaneled to consider it.
There remains three possibilities of
new evidence. Torn fragments of
paper bearing an unfamiliar handwriting
were found in. Miss Hawkins'
room and have been sent to
Washington to he put together. On
tlie shore of Osceola lake, near
where the body was found, there
has been discovered a piece of Manila
paper, blood-stained and hearing
finger prints. The finger
prints may be identified as those
of somebody concerned in the crime.
It is expected that Mrs Bescie
Clark Giuice will be arrested as she
is thought to know something about
Miss Hawkins' death. A warrant has
been issued for Mrs .Guice in allot
ner county, accusing her of having
performed the same kind of
criminal operation, as it is said
was attempted on Miss Hawkins.
One of the principle efforts of the
inquest was directed toward finding
who was responsible for Miss
Hawkins' condition.
'' estimouy that she was seen with
George Bradley, a recently married
nriii, mier sne aisappealew 111 i:i
home was contradicted, as was the
testimony concerning other suspicious
circumstances.
BAILEY T<? I'ltACriCK LAW.
Texas Senator Will Not Beside in
New Ynfc-k, as K?*iMu*te<l.
Gainesville, Texas., Sept 22.?It
was stated 011 good authority here j
that Senator Bailey will not change!
his residence to New York City, af-'
ter the expiration of his term, but
that he will practice law in one of
the larger Texas cities. This statement
was the outcome of a confer-1
ence here between the senator and
several prominent Texas Democrats.
TWO KILLED ON* SOl'THEKN.
Engineer anil Eireman Meet Death
in Collision.
Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 22. ? Two en-!
ginemen were killed and several!
passengers slightly injured when
Southern Railway passenger train.
No. 11, struck a switch engine, on
the Peachtree Creek bridge, on
outskirts of Atlanta, to-night. The
switch engine was knocked off the
bridge to the Seaboard Air Line
tracks. blocking traffic several
hours.
The dead: J. A. Farris. engineer,
crushed under engine; N. M. Robinson,
fireman, caught under engine
and scalded.
Among the injured, most of whom
received only bruises, was Mrs. W.
M. Felton, of Cartersville, Ga., well
known in literary circles throughrxn
C/x..?L ? * *
i/ui iin- tiuuui. i ne vauae OT mi'
wreck has not been fully ascertain-j
?d, but it is stated that the engine
was trying to cross the trestle
thend of the passenger train,!
when the latter crashed into it ;
toppling it off the bridge.
Pride goeth before destruction
ind a ' aughty spirit before a fall. I
?Proverbs 16:18. I
WATSON TOSERVE TERM
MR. NORTON NOT SLATED FOR JOB. SAYS
GOVERNOR BLEASE
NO CHANGEJJFFICE NOW
Kvcculivi' Intimates that Present
< Viciimissi?MM'r May Be lU'taiixil
in Officr.
Columbia, S. ('.. Sept. 22. ? Special:
"There will certainly be no
change in the office until the expiration
of Mr. Watson's term, tutd
i doubt very much it there will be
I then," said Gov. lllease to-day
when asked about the rumor that
lias been afloat in official circles
during the last few days that Mr
James Norton, of Mullins, would be
appointed commissioner of agriculture,
commerce and industries, to
succeed Col. K. J. Watson, who
has held the office since March.
1 Mo 1.
"1 do not even know that Mr.
Norton is an applicant for the position."
said Gov. lllease. "He wsis
in my office a few days ago, but
merely shook hands with me, and
* he office was not mentioned at
that time. I really know nothing
whatever of the newspaper accounts
which have been sent about the
apiKiinttnent ot Mr. Norton to the
office. Mr. Watson has been doing
very good work in his present position.
and 1 do not know that there
will be any change at all, so far
as I can tell at present, when Mr.
Watson's term expires."
Had Kieluirds in Mind.
(Jovernor ltlease said also that
lie had thought of offering this
position to Mr. John CS. Richards.
Jr., but that the hitter had been
appointed railroad commissioner,
and lie haul not done so.
Mr. Norton has been in Columbia
for the past few days and his presence
appears to have awakened
rumors which were afloat some
months ago, that he would he appointed
by Governor ltlease to succeed
Col. Watson when the bitter's
term expires in the early part of
next year. Mr. Norton is a former
member of Congress and was for
seven years Comptroller General of
South Carolina. He is at present
editor of the Messenger, published
{at Mullins. When asked concerning
the rumors Mr. Norton said he
! thou glut it best for him not to say
anything for publication at this
time, and that the rumors which
were in circulation did not originate
from him.
liidn't "IVimiise the State."
Referring to a paragraph which
has been going the rounds of the
Northern press, and which has
been copied in this State, that he
had had a conference with a party
i of supporters of Governor Harmon
for the Presidency, while attending
I the lied Men's Council in Cleveland,
and that he "was ready to
promise that South Carolina. wiL)
!support the Ohio Governor." Gov.
I Bleese said characteristically that
(this was "one of the biggest lies"
J he had ever seen in a newspaper,
j He wished it to be stated that he
I said that he had no conference
I whatever with supporters of Har!
mon in Cincinnati, and, of course,
'that he did not promise South Car*
jolina for Harmon.
"I am supporting Harmon lor the
| Presidency, however," said (iovexn*
| or Blease, "and will do all in my
I power to carry the State for him,
even if it should hurt me in my
race here."
RKhTSKB $10,000 CHKCK.
Offered Methodist IVeaclu'i* to Tie
Astor-Force Nuptial Knot.
Antigo. Wis., Sept. 22. ? That
a Methodist minister of a little
church near Newport, It. 1., refused
a check of $10,000 to perform the
marriage ceremony of Col. John
Jacob Astor and Miss Madeline Talniage
Force, was the announcement
of Hisliop \\\ Hamilton, of New
York, before the Methodist conferejtce
here to-day.
The information was contained
in a letter which the Bishop read,
but refused to divulge the name of
the clergyman who rejected the
proposition. The minister's selfdenial
was great, the Bishop said,
because of the fact that he was
burdened with debts.
When the story leaked out. according
to the Bishop's information,
a wealthy layman of the
Methodist Church offered the clergyman
of the humble parish an
equal sum to recompense him for
the loss, but this tender also was
refused, the clergyman saying he
had done only his duty.
The Minister located.
Newport, R. I., Sept. 22. ? The
Rev. Frederick I... Brooks, of the
Methodist clrurch at Kittle Compton,
is the only clergyman in this vicinity
known to have been asked to
perform the Astor ceremony. It ie
understood here he was not offered
anv snpcifif Knt ~
vfsited liim assured him money did
rot enter into the ease.
"Do you mean that Col. Astor
would pay as much as $10,000?"
the minister is said to have asked.
He received an affirmative answer,
but still declined to perform the
ciremony,
Mr. Brooks refused to discuss
the statement of Bishop Hamilton
to-night, l/ut he mentioned an article
In the church paper which said
he had been been offered a "fabulous
sum." He said the article
was correct, though he would not
indicate Just what the sum was.