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THE FORT MILL TIMES. c ' ... .. ' ^ 1GTH YEAR FORT MILL,, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1908 . NO. 42 | MEETS AGAIN. * . ' V t ' The General Assembly of South Carolina In Session * V , AND IS HARD AT WORK. Legislature Will Visit Wlnthrop Saturday, Going <? Kock Hill by Special Train?Lee's liirthday to be Celebrated by Solons at the College?Two Judgeship llnces (.rows Interesting. The General Assembly convened at Columbia at noon on Tuesday and each house was in session only a short 'time, as there was no business to be transacted boyoncl swearing In new members and reading the annual message of Governor Ansel. The members spent their time Tuesday getting their stopping places and settling, down., Tbey lingered, however, in the lobbies after the adjournment of the two houses and mingled in the hotels, talking about the prospects in the?races for the two Judgeships. . There is much interest in the race for the place on the Supreme bench held by the Hon. E. B. Gary, for which the imcuiubent and the Hon. T. P. Cothran are the candidates. The race for the position of Judge of the 2nd circuit is also attracting a great deal of Interest especially nmong the members from that circuit. The- candidates are the Hon. Robert Aldrieh, Senator Hates and Solicitor Davis, of Barnwell, and the Hon. Claude B. Sawyer, of Aiken. -The General Assembly will not be in session Saturday, as an invitation has been accepted' to visit Wlnthror College, and the trip will be made on a special train provided by the board of trustees. It is usual to observe Bee's birthday. January 19, as a holiday, but thuLdato falls on Sunday, this year, ant! the ISth will be observed instead and there will be appropriate exercises at that time at Winthrop. l*roceedings ?11 the House. The House of Representatives was called to order tit noon by Clerk IJamer, who called the roll by coun? tics. When the clerk announced that a quorum was present. Speaker Whaley took the chair and the proceedings were optned with prayer by the chaplain, the Rev. It. N. Pratt, who prayed for Divine guidance upon the work of th<| House. \T ? Qli nnnmmno/l t It o t M r V B. Wannamaker, elected to succeed the late J. M. Epting, of Lexington, was present and ready to be sworn In. Mr. Von Kolnitz announced Mr F. M. Bryan, of Charleston, successor to the Hon. John Marshall, present Mr. Clary announced Mr. N. W. Harden, of Cherokee, successor to the Hon. \V. F. McArthur, of Cherokee, present. Mr. Yeldell announced Mr. J. M Major, of Greenwood, successor to the late Jns. White, of Greenwood present. Messrs. Wannamaker. Bryan. Harden and Major presented themselves at the bar of the House and took the oath of office. A message was sent to the Senate by the clerk that the House war ready for business. A committee consisting of Messrs. Nicholson Banks and Beattie was sent to in form tho Governor that the House had met. and was ready to recelv* any communication he might wish to make. The Governor's niessaer was shortly presented by his private secretary, Hon A. J. Rethea, and was immediately read by Rending Clerl Withers. Dr. Save, of York, presented thinvitation of the Winthrop hoard o' trustees to visit the College on Sat urday. the hoard furnishing a ape cial train for the visit. Dr. Sayr moved that the invitation he accept ed and a committee of two he ap pointed to make arrangements foi the trip. This was agreed to. Proceedings in the Senate. * Sergeant at Arms Schumpert came up the main aisle of the Senate and placed the "sword of State" on the reporters' table. Then the I.ieuten ant Governor, Mr. T. G. Mc.l,eod culled the Senate to order and roady for business. Gen. Robert R. Hemphill, who hat for years called the Senate roll and been its official clerk, called the roll The Rev. Alex N. Branson delivered the opening prayer and then Lleuten ant Governor McLeod in a brief talk wished theSenate and the State well: spoke with feeling of the companionship and good that resulted from the meeting of the meiphers. He spoke of the panic and viewed the present situation with favor. Mr. McLeod made the appointment? for the present session as follows: Journal Clerk, G. E. Moore, Honen Path. Hill clerk, the Rev. W. S Stokes Spartanburg. Secretary to president. J. T. Mee han. Columbia. Doorkeepers. Peter Sanders.C en teoarv. S. C ; M. E. McDonald, Col umbln: J. G. Prown, Chester. Mail Carrier, N. O. Pyles, Colum . bla. Pages. J. P. Deerham, Jr., Greet Lea; Carl A. Droher, Lexington. Laborers, Jack rressley, Edge i '? i lL WAS HELD UP. A Columbia Man Assaulted by Two Bold Highwaymen. Before He Knew He Watt in Danger He Had Been Bobbed of .VII He Had. The Columbia State says as Mr. Klah Dent, Jr., of that city, was going at five o'clock Monday morning to open up his meat market ho was held up and robbed by two unknown men. Tho amount taken from Mr. Dent was $19.G0, the money being in one $10 bill, nine one-dollar silver pieces and a half dollar. There is absolutely no clue to the identity of the two men and Mr. Dent himself does not know whether they were white or colored. Mr. Dent was going to his work ar usual and was on Lumber street within one and a half blocks of Main street. As he was walking with his hands in his overcoat pockets he was suddenly approached front behind and before he could realize whut was happening ho found himself on the ground with two men upon him. As the wind was very high, Mr. Dent did not hear the approach of the men. When he did realize what had happened he felt one of the men sitting on his head and the other holding him down by the feet with one hand and going through his pock ^ts with lhe other. As Mr. Dent's head was burled on one side in the nud that had accumulated on the .treet from the recent rnlnB, he could tot nee either of the men. As his pockets were being rifled ?he coat was torn off of Mr. Dent'g ' hack and the shirt he wore was torn ' 'n several places by the men in their ( haste. When the men had taken the money and n bunch of keys from the sockets of Mr. Dent they picked up his hat that had fallen off and made 1 oway as fast as they could. For a ' 'ew moments Mr. Dent was unable to collect his thoughts sufficiently to ;et up and when he did he could not ee the rneu as his eyes were blinded ( 1111 UiUU. Mr. Dent was unable to see In 1 vhloh direction they had gone but 1 i gentleman who was coining up 1 .trcet at the same time saw the af- 1 'air from a distance and said that 'he two men turned up Assembly 1 street. With no clues to work on the ( lolice have been unable to catch the llghwaymen who committed the assault upon Mr. Deut ' A FINE COURT HOUSE 'tut the People Have to l'uy Well I For It. Mr. T. H. Tutum, member of the Legislature from Lee County, gives lotlce thnt he will introduce at the >resent session of the Legislature a till to issue bonds for the complelon and furnishing of the Lee couny court house. This bill, in all trobabilitv, will provide for an adMtionnl issue of $35,000 to complete he court house, which will then be building costing, in the aggregate, bout $75,000 and will be one of the landsomest and most modern cout-i louses In the State. The ad valorem ax. which will probably be provided in the supply bill for Lee county, vlll be about Ave and three-qharter nllls. EIGHT MURDER TRIALS VIII Take Place nt Anderson This W?'k or Next. The spring; term of general bos ions court convened at Anderson ionday with Judge Klugh presiding; 'rue bills were returned on eight idictnients for murder as followsVIII Guvton, Press Lewis, Tom An 'ergon, John Dill, Houston Tribble ). B. Barnes, Theodore Walker and Vayman Norrls, all negroes. Nine ther true hills were returned, two <f which were for housebreaking nd larceny, two for assault and batery with Intent to kill and five minir charges. GOLD RUSH BEGINS. \ Tent City Springs l"p Near Valuable Strike. A groat rush Is on to the new gold :trike near Manvel, San Berdino. ounty. California, where employers >f Tex Rlokard on Christmas day pened up surface ore that assayed is high as $120 to a ton. The strike s just over the Nevada line. A tent ity has sprung up, streets have been aid out, corner lots sold, and water mpply arranged for. The town is ?nly three miles from the Sante Fe tracks. leld. :Robt. Caldwell, Newberry, and Vbe Foster, Laurens. The usual exchange of messages heween the House and Senate and the lovernor were had. Senator Ray so r thought that conMtlons had changed and that many dlls had been rushed on the Calen lar without full consideration, and uggested that all hills on the Calen> iar he reconsidered. The committee ould hear arguments if they '.illxought best. SAME OLD TALE. The Old Dispensary Winding Up Board Springs a Sensation. LYON WIELDS PROBE. Scheme to Collect Claims Laid Bare by an Euquiry Brought by Letter . W-lf I... *? ... v?u UJ l< IIUUMO nf(l'Dl. Nanios of T. M. Mordecai, E. W. Robertson, August Kohn, P. 11. Nelson nnil AV. 1). Melton In Case. The commission appointed to wind up the old State Dispensary, sitting as a court of inquiry, held a special meeting on last Wednesday for the purpose of making an investigation of a certain letter purporting to be signed by W. I"). Roy, a prominent liquor manufacturer o' Louisville, Ky., and addressed to various creditors of the State dispensary. The letter, which is published in full herewith, fell into the hands of Hon. W. P. Stevenson, attorney for the commission, and he advised the commission that it was a matter which demanded immediate consideration at their hands. The matter created a sensation us the names of several prominent gentlemen were connected with it. The letter is as follows: Letter Roy Wrote. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 21, 1907. ' Gentlemen: At a meeting of the creditors of the South Carolina State dispensary, held at Cincinnattl December 9, a committee was appointed for the purpose of securing a settlement, or at least to arrive at a tentative basis of settlement with the commission in charge. For several weeks prior to this meeting I had been here and about effected arrangements which, if a co-operation 3f creditors could be obtained, seemed to me reasonably promising of favorable results. I so notified several of the creditors, who presented mv proposition at the meeting, and from Ihll liluiri-linio ?" >' ?- * ...V .. UB>UU11> DCIU IIIC 1 hll||posed it had been adopted and that the committee had been appointed to carry it out. i believe that quite a number at the meeting were of the same impression and to these I wish to say that not a shadow of authority was given to me to act in any capacity whatever. The committee was represented here by Mr. Geo. 11. Lester, a member of it, afld general counsel for Messrs. Fleischnian At- Co.. who made Charleston his headquarters when he first reachthe State. 1 met him there, and whilst somewhat disappointed at finding no power to act delegated to me or my associates, determined not to let this abridge my efforts to get our money. 1 went over my plans with him and gave him the names of gentlemen associated with me, also a letter endorsing these gentlemen from Gov. 1). C. Hey ward and E. W. Robertson, in whose bank about half of the dispensary money is deposited. Mr. Lester seemed much impressed, both with the plans and the eminent respectability, financially and otherwise, of the members of my organization, several of the latter be Ing officials or co-directors in banks with some member of the dispensary committee. "Mr. \V. I). Melton, who, with oine difficulty, was induced to join is, is the luwyer who was tendered nd declined the position on the comnisslon now held l?y Mr. Stevenson. N'ith these and other connections or elationships, not prudent to nienion here. Mr. Lester appeared much leased, and gave me a letter auth^ izing me to go ahead with my plans. "Two days later he came to Oolimhia, and at a meeting for the pur>ose I introduced him to three of ny associates; in the discussion vhich ensued a difference of technical nature between him and Mr. Melon. which culminated as Mr. I^es er will admit, in quite a display of emper on his part. Mr. Melton herefore declined to have anything further to do with the case, and with him I lost forces without which 1 could accomplish noting. "Before I could patch up the unfortunate disagreement Mr. Lester was persuaded by rosy assurance from another element to ndopt plans altogether independent from nine. 1 stuck to him. however, hop ing his strong personality might carry him through, but knowing that he was pursuing a course into which thers had been allured only to meet with failure. He proved no exception. "Now. I do not wish this to be construed as a reflection upon Mr. Lester or the vigor of his efforts. During the week I have been thrown with hitn my regard for him has grown daily. He is a manly fellow of high attainment, and I thiuk a lawyer of exceptional ability, indeed i man who under conditions approximately normal would succeed In almost any undertaking, hut he It wholly out of touch with these people down here, nor has he the tact to handle this situation. T am send Inp him a copy of this letter and be lieve he will confirm all I have writ tan. ^ .MM "Now from a standpoint of resource I am perhaps more vitally Interested than any other creditor; mv claim is over $40,000 and I want the money. A concentration of the claims or a major part of them is absolutely necessary to get it and I ask you to Join In my plans to secure a settlement. I am unable to give you any flattering assurance of success, but I am free to say that your claims will be In the hand? of men of unquestionable financial re- | sponslbillty; men who are nlso in close business relationship with members of the commission, and If they cannot get our money for us no < one else can. "If you care to join me please sign and date the enclosed agreement and return It to me. with statement of your account, by next mail, care of the Columbia Hotel, Columbia, S. C. Let me beg of you also not to insert any time limit in this agreement, for if you do mv nnrties horn will handle your claims. You are at liberty to withdraw when satisfied that no substantial progress Is being made, and remember I shnll stay * right here on the ground until some- 1 er more, if the worst conies to the t more, if the worst comes to the 1 worst, and we have to appeal to the t Legislature, or any local tribunal ? which that body may establish to v pass upon the claim, we would have c in my organization the strongest rep- v resentation to be gotten together in f the State. Very truly, W. I). Roy, n President, Belroy Distilling Com- c pany, Louisville, Ky." Accompanying this letter was the p following proposed but unsigned s agreement. . h Agreement Proposed. 'We, the undersigned creditors of (1 the State dispensary of South Caro- ' llna, hereby appoint the National Loan and Exchange Bank, of the city 1 of Columbia, S. C., and W. D. Roy. '' of Louisville. Ky., attorneys in fact for us and in our name to represent ' us in the adjustment and collection '' or claim and demands against the j"' South Carolina State dispensary, ' and to that end employ such attorneys and others and to do all such ' other thing as they may deem neceB- ' sary or advisable with power of substitution. Provided, however, that ^ no authority is hereby given to institute any proceedings at law with- ^ out first referring It to us and obtalnlng our consent thereto. "And we do hereby agree to al- ? low the said National Loun and Ex- sj change Bank and W. D. Roy six nor cent, of all sums as may bo hereaf- V ter collected, or paid, or satlsfactor- ^ ily secured to be paid on our claim for such services as may be ren- ^ dered by them or other persons em- ll ployed by them. "And we do hereby authorize and n empower the said National Loan and l} Exchange Hank and W. I). Roy for '' us and in our name to collect, re- ^ celve and acknowledge receipt for a all such Bums as may be paid on our '5 claim, remitting to us the balance e after deducting the Raid six per cent, for the services und expenses. "In the event disputes or differ- " ences shall arise as to the amount M due on said claims or the prices charged in said claims and demands. " for as to any other matter effecting " the amount thereof; it is snderstood that the same shall be referred to us ? for advice and instruction. 1 "We also agree to waive interest '* on said claim and demands if such ? will be found necessary to facilitate 11 a settlement. ? "And we do hereby agree to fur- c nish to our said attorneys in fact a ' full itemized statement verified of ^ our said claims and demands, forthwith u)>on the execution of thi9 ? agreement by us." r Lyon Questions Roy. After the letter had been read Mr. j. | Roy was questioned as to its contents s i Mr. Lyon asking the questions. Mr. ^ Roy said that the agreement with the j, letter had been signed by only four j or five creditors whose names he s gave, and that these claims repre- j sented less than $10,000 altogether. \ His information as to the deposits of a t ho /?nm mloolAn V* r? *4 ^ 4 " ' 1 V..U VUIUUIIODIUH ii ci ii nrrii um.lllll'U si from Mr. Melton and Mr. Kohn. v The gentlemen referred to as asso- ^ clotted with him were Melton. Kohn and Nelson. Others were Indirectly e interested, as referred to further on ^ In the letter. Pressed by Mr. Lyon to sa> what others were interested, either dirctly or Indirectly, Mr. Roy said that only the Loan and Exchange Hank was interested and no others. "Who occupied the relationship of codirectors with members of the commission?" asked Mr. Lyon. Kohn and Melton," replied Mr. Roy. Mr. Lyon called Mr. Roy's attention to the fact that in the letter he used the word "banks" in the plural and wanted to know what othei hanks were meant. Mr. Roy said this was an error of the typewriter, as no other bank was interested. When asked to tell the plans referred to in the letter Mr. Koy said he was glad to do ho. He said that , the creditors had received a letter from Dr. Murray in September stating no condition as to bringing the hooks before the commission, and later had received circulars saying i the books would be required, but setting no date. Then the panic came t on. He concluded that the commission ' . wanted to aid their banks and he . knew it would be a hardship to call } on the banks to pay out the money . at that time. Therefore he conceivt ed the idea of forming an agreement . with tho banks so as to solve the . situation and let the money remain . on deposjj. To do this he surround1 .(Continued on last page.) .tf' f-k 4 '*: NO MORE BALLS To Be Held In the State House at Columbia. HOW MEMBERS VOTED [>n the Question, Which was Adopt#vl hr n ! -' .v .. liui^r Kiajuni}.?int Members Ih-cido That Use of llall of Representatives Should be Given Only When There Will be No Removal of the Carpet. The house of representatives deeded Thursday that the new furniure should not be removed, especally the new carpet, which means hat the South Carolina club must lereafter seek new quarters for heir annual ball held during the State fair. The action of the house vas not taken until there had been onsiderable debate, but from the oie of the members it could be seen rom the start that all parliamentary noves to defeat the exclusion of the lub would be of no avail. The friends of the club did not irepare themselves for a sentiment 0 "decidedly expressed and probably ind they seen the strength of the pposition th result might have been liferent. However, the clincher has eon put on th resolution and there 1 no chance for n recall. When the ouse met at 11 o'clock it was decidd to get down to business at once. Mr. LaDe's resolution refusing the se of the hall of the house for any urpose that would necessitate the emoval of the carpet was taken up. Ir. Hanks by the ways and means onimittee thought that the resolu[on should be killed. It would afect the South Carolina club and ^ieir annual ball held in the State ouse for years and while he did not ance himself he thought that it ould be very small and narrow on le part of the members of tue house > object to the use of the hall hv ttaers. Mr. Ilucker spoke along the ime llneB. On motion to strike out ie enacting words by Mr. Flanks, le house refused by a vote of 60 to 1. Mr, Howell Morrell then spoke In ivor of the resolution, following le explanation by Mr. Lane. The itter did not think the house should jrn over the use of the hall to anyody for any purpose. Mr. Morrell louglit that it was wrong to use the all for balls, even though they were ttended by some of the lending citsens of the State, Including the govrnor. Mr. Porter McMaster spoke in favr of Mr. Hanks' motion to kill the esohition as did sevearl others. Af?r it was seen that the bill would ass an effort was made to exempt tie South Carolina club from tie provisions of the varlus paragraphs. The house, howver, killed this by a vote of 64 to 5. It was decided, however, to al>w the desks to be removed in case f a convention. Motions to leave tie entire matter wi?vi the secretary f state were k iI lot. with little disussion and finally the clincher on lie resolution was put on by Mr. harpe. ? The vote on the motion to strike ut the euncting words of the Lane esolution was as follows: Ayes?Speaker VVhaley, and Mesers Ayer, Hanks. Heattie, Brantley, \ M. Bryan, Cannon, Carrigan. Caron, Cothran, Courtney, Cox, Defore, Dick, Dingle, Doar, Dowling. 'raser. Frost, Garris, Hall, Harley, larmon, ungues, Hydrlck, Johntone, Kershaw, Dawson, Legare, dttle, McColl, McMaster, Nash, Bcliols, Nicholson, Patterson, Rlchrdson, Rucker, Saye, Scarborough, Ihipp, Kurtz P. Smith, Splvoy, Stillk-ell, Tompkins, Verner, Walker, Vlngard, Woods, Youmans?f?0. Nays?Messrs. Arnold,'Bailey, Mainline, Methane, Boyd, T. S. Mrlce, V. I). Bryan, Cnrwile, Clary, Clinkcales, Derham. Dixon, J. M. I)odd, iouglass, Kpps, Cause, .1. P. Gibson, Joodwin. Greer. Gyles. Hardin, Haris, Harrison, Hintou, Jones. Kellelan, Kirven, Kane, I,ester, Leitner, riajor, Miller, Morrell, Nesbltt, Nlvjr, Norton, Parker. Reaves, Rlchirds. Robinson, Scruggs, Sellers, Jharpe, Salughter, I). L. Smith, J. 3. Smith, Stubbs, Tatum, Wade, iVannamaker, Wiggins, Wimberly, A'yche, Yeldell- f>0. Those who voted on the amendnent introduced by Mr. McMaster, which exempted the South Carolina dnh from the provisions of the resoution, were: Ayes?Speaker Whaley, and Mes <rs. Aull Boattie, Brantley, Cannon Sarey, Carrigan. Clinkscales, Cox OoVore, Dick, Dingle, Doar. Bowline Eraser, Frost, Harris, Hall, Hurley Harman, Hughes, Hydrlck, John Uone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, Mc Coll, McMaster, Nichols, Nicholson Patterson, Richardson, Rucker, Saye Scarborough, Shlpp. Slaughter, Kurt; P. Smith. Spivey, Stlllwell, Thomas rompkins, Verner, Wlngard, Wood; ? 45. Nays?Messrs. Arnold, Ayer, Bail ey, Ballentlne, Banks, Bethune Boyd, T. S. Bride, W. D. Bryan Carson. Carwlle. Clary. Courtney Durham, Dixon, J. B. Dodd, J. H Dodd, Douglass, Epps, Gause, J. I' Gibson, W. J. Gibson, Goodwin Greer, Gyles, Hardin, Harris, Hln $ I i i AFTER THE GRAFTERS. } Dispensary Investigation Results in Sensatioual Arrest Uoodninn, Black, Towill and BoyI kin Arrested and Warrants Are Ont for Others. As a result of the investigation which was conducted by it on Wed j nesday, Thursday and Frlway of last week the state dispensary commission has caused a blanket warrant, alleging conspiracy to defraud the , state, to bo sworn out ngalnst about fifteen persons, two of whom have already been arrested. The first arrest under this warrant was that of M. A. Goodman, a representative of Ullman & Co., who was taken in charge Thursday evening and later released by Magistrate Jas. A. Fowles, Jr., under a surety j company's boud of $25,000. Friday morning former Dispensary | Director John ltlack, of Columbia, ! learned that he was one of the per| sons named In the wnmnt ?" cume at once to Magistrate Fowles' oltice and surrendered himself. Ten minutes afterward he was released on bail in the sum of $10,000, the bond being Justified by a number of his family and by Mr. Win. L. Califfe, who is understood to be worth more than $50,000. Warrants for former Director John Hell Towill and L. W. Hoykln have been Bent to Lexington for service. ! It is supposed that Sheriff Corley, of Lexi igton county, will serve these upon tho defendants at their homes in Batesburg. Warrants are out for other whls! key meu and for other former dis! pensary officials, but these cannot be mentioned because to do bo might interefro with tho officers in their attempt to apprehend the persons named. Tho blanket warrant under which these arrests are to bo made was sworn out before Magistrate Fowles by Mr. Avery Patton, of Greenville, a member of tho dispensary commission. In the work of developing these cases the attorney general has the assistance of Col. T. B. Felder, Gen. Clifford L. Anderson and Mr. 11111, all of the Atlantic bar. t ; COL. KOIiN'S STATEMENT. Denies Most Emphatically That He | Did Anything Wrong. Col. August Kohn made tho fol- j lowing statement for publication: "I was at a board meeting all the afternoon, and the first I heard of the hearing was after it was all over. I have no statement or explanation to make. Mr. Roy voluntarily came to see me and I gave him such suggestions as I could, all in a legitimate and honorable way. "I referred him to Mr. Meltou and urged him to turn his affairs to him i liDPfiimn I u'no u I '* ",M wimiiu u in ii ir* *11)11ity. I sought to have the bank in which I am n shareholder made the disbursing hank because it meant legitimate business. Governor Hoyward and Mr. Robert sou gave Mr. Roy letters commending Mr. Melton as a lawyer to people who did not know him, and thew absolutely had no other connection with thematter so far as I know. "If it bo wrong to undertake to direct a client to a friend, to act with j kindness to nn utter stranger and to j speak well for an institution in j which I am interested, then 1 have | done so, that's all. No one so far as I know or heard of even suggested or intimated improper influences on the commission or anyone else. I certainly never dreamt of it. "tSigned) August Kohn." t MARCH OF THE VNEMIMjOYEl). Ten Tliuosaiul I'nion Members to Make Great Demonstration. At a can vent ion of delegates from labor unions at Seattle it was decided that a monster demonstration be made on Monday to enforce the demands of the unemployed for work or food and shelter. Ten thousand men will assemble and march to the city hall, where they propose to camp until the city council takes favorable action. BULLY IN COTTON 1>KAL. Such is the Report Thai Comes From New York. Reports from New York say cot ton tradors aro taking an interest In . a story which is clruclated among . them to the effect that Daniel J. Sul. i ly, who engineered the most, gigan. ; tic cotton corner ever attempted - some years ago. and who led the blg gest hull market the Cotton Ex. change ever saw until he failed for . something like $2,000,000 had again s entered the market. t 3 ton, Jones, Kellehan, Kiryen, Lane, Lester, Leitner, Little, Major, Me Keown, Mann, Mlley, Miller, Morrell, , Nash, Neshitt, Nlver, Norton, Par, ker, Reaves, Richards. Robinson, , Scrugggs. Sellers, Sharps, D. L. . Smith, J. E. Smith, Stubbs, Tatum, Wade, Walker, Wannamaker. Wig, gins, Wimberly, _ Wyche, Yeldell, -1 Youmaus?-64,- I . V T jjfa | i I DIED IN FIRE. Many People Are Cremated In a Small Playhouse. LOSS OF LIFE GREAT. Indescribable Scenes at the Fatefal Fire in the Little Town of Boyertown, Pa., Where Many Women and Children Were Trampled Down and Were Afterwards Hurtled to Death. One hiiudred and sixty seven persons were burned to death Monday uight in a fire which completely destroyed llhondc's opera house in Boyertown. Pa. The opera house was crowded with members of St. John's Lutheran Sunday school, who were attending a benefit performance given for the church. While the show was In proI gress. a tank exploded. The actors endeavored to quiet the audience, but in their anxiety to make themselves heard and to avoid the awful stampede of the women and children the coal oil lamps which were used as the footlights were overturned. setting the placo on lire. The flumes, fed by the oil, shot al most to the celling ami there was a wild rush of the ThO persons to escape from the burning building. Scores of women and children were trampled upon and several who escaped being burned to death, died after being dragged from tho opera house. In many cases. It Is said, entire families have been wiped out. The scene which followed the explosion is indescribable. Scores of persons who were in the balcony nt the time >f the explosion occurred Jumped from the windows and sustained fractured limbs and skulls. To add to the terrible disaster, tho fire apparatus became disabled and the structure was left entirely to the mercy of the seething flames. It is almost certain not a vestige of the bodies of the unfortunates who were tvercome by the smoke and perished will ever be fffund. Assistance was tskod from Poitstown, but before the tire apparatus from that city reached the place the entire centre of the tructure was a roaring furnace. Had the women and children heeded he warning of tho cooler heads in the audience the horrible loss of life might have been avoided, but there was tho usual panic and stampede which invariably follows at such a catastrophe. Tho flames spread rapidly and communicated to the other parts of the theatre. Men, women and children rushed for the many exits, and the weaker sex and the children were trampled and maimed in the mad rush to gain the street.. Assistance was nt once nsked of both Reading and Pottstown, and special trains were rushed to th? scene of disaster. Every home within a rndlus of half a dozen blocks of the opera house was made a temporary hospitals, where the wounded were rushed by carriages and other means of conveyance. Hoyertown is a borough with a population of almut 2.500 and is located about midway between PottBtown and Reading. T1110 nivXIM.V Al'TO. Newspaper Man Killed by Collision Willi Street Car. At Houston, Texas, on Monday, in an endurance rare in which sixteen lutomobiles participated over country roads covering 112 miles, an ac"blent occurred on the final round in wbi'-h John Trentem, sporting editor >f the Houston Post, was killed by a collision with a street car, Rrown Hotts was injured internally and Ray \Veiss, general sales agent of a lumber company, was badly Injured. Trentem was In a car which had lost a tire. The wheel without a tire caught on a street oar track and the automobile was thrown against an oncoming car. Trentem was instantly killed. The others were Injured by the car being turned over. DOUHIjF, killing. Negro Shoots Woman of His Own Race and Himself. At Columbia Wednesday night Simpson Henry, colored, chief cook it the Union Station dining room, shot nnd killed Grace Wate, a colored woman, and then shot nnd killed himself. So far as the police know there were no others involvod in the trouble. N'o reason is assigned for the killing. Ifonry went to the Wate house, on Lincoln street, shot the woman and then shot him?elf . Doth died within a few mla, utes after the shooting. Five Suicides. A Boston dispatch says a number of suicides were reported in Massachusetts Sunday following a day marked l?y stormy and depressing weather conditions. Five persons, including four men and one woman, , took their lives. A sixth death was : caused eithor by accident of violence. "*. i