THE FORT MILL TIMES. |
16TH YEAR FORT MITT, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1908 NO. 43
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Flelschman & Co., of New York,
Ask for Receivers of
DISPENSARY FUNDS.
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They Allege That the Reason the
Money Is Withheld from Creditors
Is Because Members of the Dispensary
Commission Have Placed
It in Certain ltunks in Which They
Are Individually Interested.
In the United States Circuit Court
Tuesday at Asheville Judge J. C.
Pritchard signed an order citing the
dispensary commission of South Carolina
to annear on Wodnesdav. Jan. <
29, and show cause why the relief
prayed in a bill of complaint tiled by
Flelschinan & Co., of New York,
creditors of the dispensary, should
not be granted and a receiver appointed
to take charge of the funds :
held by the dispensary commission, {
and the affairs of the commission ,
wound up.
The bill of complaint tiled by
attorneys representing Flelschman &
Co., is interesting and in parts sensational.
The complaint in efTect
charges that the dispensary coin- ,
mission has failed to pay the claims
of the creditors because the corumis- |
sioners are financially interested in
the banks in which the great Bum of'
ulmost $1,000,000 is deposited. The!
bill alleges that tho commission has
violated its trusts and a receiver
should be appointed to take charge
of the monies and uffalrs now under ;
control of the dispensary commis- i
slon.
The bill In part recites that said
defendants are abusing the trusts re- j
posed In thiem by wrongfully and unlawfully
fulling and refusing to car- j
ry out the terms and provisions of 1
said act of 1907 of the general ub- j
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BlTiu ui > Ul iuc ouuc ui uuuvu vui uUna,
and that the greater part of
the money which tho defendants
have received, as aforesaid, has been
on deposit for many months, and is
now on deposit in certaiu banks in
the State of South Carolina, in which
bunks the said defendants, or some
of them, are respectively interested,
either as officers, stockholders or directors;
that a large sum of said money
is now in the National Loan and
Exchange bank of Columbia, in which
bank the defendant, Murray, who Is
chairman of the dispensary commission,
Is a large stockholder and director;
that another large portion of
said money is deposited in the Hunk
of Tlmmonsville, in which said bank
the defendant, McSween, 1b a stockholder
and director, and 1b also Its
president; that another largo portion
of said money is on deposit In the
People's bank of Union, in which
bank the defendant, Arthur, is a
stockholder and director and also its
president; that another large portion
of said money is on deposit in the
Hank of Aiken, in which bank the
defendant, Henderson, is a stock'
holder and dlroctor; that another
^ portion of said money Is deposited in
..the Piedmont Savings and Invest amont
Company of Greenville, in
which the defendant, Patton, is a
stockholder, and a portion of said
*money is deposited in tho Merchants
and Farmers bank of Cheraw, in
which bank one W. F. Stevenson,
who resides in the said town of Che*
w and who is the attorney for the
defendants constituting the State
dispensary commission, is a stockholder
and director and also its president.
That the said defendants have
wrongmiiy, uniuwiuuy uuu iruuuu
lently declined and refused to mak<
distribution of the said mono;,
among the creditors of the said
State dlspenasry or to pay the clain
of your orator or uny of the othei
said creditors, for the reason. aB you:
orator verily bellevos nnd alleges th?
fact to be. that there has been form
ed and now exists nn unlawful un
derstnndlng or agreement between
the defendants by which It has been
decided that the money deposited in
the banks above named shall be held
and allowed to remain as long as
possible in said banks and be used
by them for their own benefit and
profit.
Attorney General Lyon of South
Carolina was present In the interest
of the dispensary commission. That
side contends, in effect, that certain
claims of creditors are not genuine;
that undue Influence was used in tno
purchase of poods and too great n
price was paid. It Is understood
that there are claims aggregating
about $1100,000 against the dispensary
commission and these creditors, alleging
that the funds In the hands
of the commission aggregate about
$800,000, demand that their claims
be paid. It Is prpbable that there
will be an Interesting hearing on
January 20, when the dispensary
commission will appear to show
cause why a receiver should not be
appointed.
Tried to Destroy Factory.
At Clarksville, Tenn., an attempt
jAih made Wednesday night to set
fire and dynamite the loose tobaccr
factory of the Ilayes-Sorey Tobacc#
Company. Tonoy Allen and Walte*
r Watklns, negroes, were killed whlk
DKTAN A WINNtK.
Henry Watterson Says He Wil
Be Nominated and Elected.
Thinks Gov. Hughes, of New York
Is the Only Republican, Who Cai
Defeat the Great Common-'.-.
"Bryan is as good as nominated.'
"Just so sure as the convention o
the Democratic party meets in Den
ver next July Bryan will be named ai
the standard bearer of the party."
"If the country remains in its pree
ont condition of unrest. Bryan wil
be elected."
"Governor HughCB is the only can
didate the Republican party cat
name who could defeat Bryan undei
normal conditions."
These quotations express the latest
opinions of Henry Watterson, the
famouB editor of the Louisville Cour
ler-Journal, and are part of an Interview
with him while in Washington
recently.
The fact that Col. Watterson has
been leading tae fight against Bryan's
nomination by the Democratic party,
makes his utterances significant.
"It is too late to defeat Bryan for
the nomination." said Col. Wetterson.
"Hud I been given six months
ago the support of those Democrats,
who are now clamoring for another
nominee, we might have accomplished
something.
"When I suggested that If Bryan
were to withdraw from the contest,
I could name a man who measured
up to all the requirements, a good,
winning Democratic candidate for
president. When I named him and
found that he possessed all the qualifications
I claimed for him, some
Democrats guve me credit for having
some perspicuity is now too late.
Then followed the quotations made
above.
"I am not personally unfriendly
to Mr. Bryan," said Col. Watterson.
'On the contrary, I like him. ar.d I
im convinced that if the country remains
in its present state of unrest,
Bryan will be the victor In the next
election. Gov. Hughes is the only
man the Republicans could name
who would have a chance to defeat
the candidate of the Democrats, however
he may be and with the country
in a normal state he would probvbly
be elected. But I repoot, If the
country remains in a state of unrest,
victory will perch op the banner ol
Ha flpmnrrntk In h a nntinnnl aIap
tlon next November.
"Who appears to you to bo in the
lead, so far as the Republican nomination
is concerned?" Col. Walter ?on
was asked.
"If Taft is not nominated on the
tlrst ballot, Gov. Hughes will be
chosen on the decond," was the
laconic responce.
"What about the senatorship oul
In Kentucky?would you becoma a
compromise candidate, if Gov. Beckham
is not elected?"
"I would not come to Washington
to take the oath of office if a certl
flcate of election were handed tc
me," replied Col. Watterson.
IJ-XJISLATIVK KRUCTIONS.
The Joint Assembly Choose Officer!
to Fill Yancanclea.
In Joint assembly Wednesday th<
senate and house balloted for sev
eral hours on the elections to fill th<
various vacancies. The followini
wore elected:
Associate justice?Eugene B. Gar;
of Abbeville.
Judge of secoud circuit?Rober
aiaricn 01 nariiweii.
State librarian?Miss Lavinla 11
'..aBorde of Columbia.
Directors of Slate penitentiary?
I D. B. Peurlfoy of Saluda and R. F
| Thomas of Barnwell.
Trustee South Carolina Milltar
icademy?Orlando Sheppard of Edge
1eld.
Trustees University of South Car
>lina?Robert McFarlane of Darling
'.on and Julius H. Walker of Colum
'jla.
Trustees Wlnthrop college?Will
lones of Columbia and J. E. Hrec
;eale of Anderson.
Trustees Colored Normal and Ir
dustrlal college?Daniel Kibler c
Newberry and A. L. Dukes of Oi
angehurg.
Trustees of Clemson collegeTohn
Q. Richards, Jr., of Kershav
Coko D. Mann of Oconee and Jese
H. Harden of Chester.
The race between Col. Aldrich an
Capt. Sawyer for circuit judge wi
.dose, the former beating the lattt
by only thirteen votes.
TRAGIC ENDING.
Werrvmakers Are Driven Into The
Homo* and Burnt Up.
A dispatch from Sofia, Bulgar
says news has reached here of a te
rlble tragedy which occurred at tl
village of Dragosh, near Monastl
a town In Macedonia, several da;
ago. While a festival was In pr
gress and the villagers were dan
ing upon the lawns In the publ
narks, a large band of Greeks 6U
denly swooped down upon them, ai
after driving them into their house
set flro to the buildings and burn*
them to death. The victims inclu
ed women and children, and nm
hered, it is said, between twenty-fl
Xand forty-flve
BRYANTRUEBLUE
11 He Is for Democracy and Not Any
Particular Man.
; HE MADE AN ADDRESS
To the Dcmoratlc Members of the
f
Kentucky IiCKislature in the Inter
1 ests of Gov. Beckham, Who Is the
Democratic Primary Nominee of
' the Democratic Party for the United
States Senote.
A dispatch from Lexington, Ky.,
says the climax of W. J. Bryan's vls
it to that city was reached Wednes>
day afternoon when he spoke to the
Democratic members of the leglsia
ture behind closed doors, advocating
the election of former Gov. Beckhnm
as United States Benntor. Mr.
i Brayan said neither Gov. Beckham
i nor anybody else had invited him to
. Frankfort.
He declared he had no fears for
' himself. He said he wna told in the
Goebel campaign that he might hurt
himself if he came to Kentucky.
"I am not afraid of hurting myself
when the Interests of the Democratic
party are at Btake," said Mr.
Bryan.
"I might be a candidate this year,"
he said, "I do not know. Only two
delegates have been elected and they
have been instructed for me, but
they aro not enough to elect me.
If what I say herq afreets my
chances of election it 1h not a Bufll!
clent bribe to keep my mouth closed.
I am iu the habit of Buying what 1
think."
1 He said he had come to Kentucky
not for Beckham, but for the Democratic
nominee and that if McCreary
were the nominee for senator he
would ho here speaking for McCrary.
"I am here," he said, "because I
believe the Democratic ticket has u
good chance to be elected this year.
1 do not know who the Democratic
1 standard-bearer may be, but I know
that it takes a Democratic senute
' and house to uphold the president. I
' do not want to be president simply
to sit in a chair, but to do something
for the people.
1 "All the popularity of the Republican
president has come from adoption
of Democratic principles and reform.
! "We cannot rely much on Republican
senators. We may get the
house, but it will require au overwhelming
victory to get the senate.
' 1 I urn hopeful wo may make enough
! gains to secure the senate for Dem
ocratlc reform. On the vote of one
senator may rest the fate of Demo1
cratic. principles.
1 "For a generation we have had a
government under corporate control.
This government was sold to the
1 highest bidder and since that time a
saturnalia feast has existed at Wash1
lngton. The only relief is a Demo1
cratic triumph this fall; not only the
White House, but also the house and
sennte. The legislature of Kentucky
faces a great responsibility and
* should arise to the occasion and elect
a Democratic senator on whose vote
the deliverance may result."
? He said personalities should not
- be allowed to figure in politics. He
e said It was wrong for Democrats to
j refuse to support men Just because
they did not want them. He said in
J 1904 lie took his medicine in Parker.
Parker wus the man above all others
he did not want, "but," declared
Bryan, "he stood for more Demo
crats than the Republicans did aud I
accepted him and did what I could
for hint. (live me a hitter enemy
. and If he stands for the same things
I stand for I will do more for him
% han his best friend."
[ At the conclusion of Mr. Bryan's
speech to the Democratic members
>f the legislature, Senator Wheeler
Campbell, one of the anti-Beckhani
| Democrats nrose and said he would
refrain from making public bis reasons
why he would not vote for Ileckham
for senator, but he would give
Mr. Bryan his reasons in private and
1 he felt sure Mr. Bryan would shakt
)f hands with hlin and say: "Well
r done, good and faithful Democrat.'
He was gneted with hisses.
Mr. Bryan made an address be
for the legislature speaking as fol
^ lows:
"The embezzlement of power Is ai
| great a crime as the embezzlement
lsjof money."
?r I Mr. Bryan was referring to th<
man who is elected to a legislative
body and then votes against the wish
es of the people who sent him. "
hope the time will come," he said
lr "wheu such betrayers will be wlpe<
j from power.
Mr. Bryan declared that legtsla
tors who are too conscientious t<
la vote as those who elect them wan
r" should he conscientious enough t<
10 resign their offices.
lr' "The rights of the corporation^. e:
Vs tend only to those given to them b;
?" law," declared Mr. Bryan. Th
c* warnings of President Roosevelt a
'c to great fortunes which had beei
d* built up by the growth of the cor
poratlons was warmly commended b
the speaker. Mr. Bryan said that h
?d wanted to express his gratiflcatlo
d- and gratitude for the taking off fror
n- his shoulder a part of the cussln
ve corporations which he formerly ha
. lu> hear.
LOCKER CLUBS
1
, Over in Georgia Will Be Put Out
of Business.
United Stoics Judge Speor Ilulcs that ,
Each Member of Them Must Pay
Twenty-Five Dollars License.
A dispatch from Savannah, Ga., to j
the Augusta Chronicle says "trouble
of a deep nature is looming ahead
for the locker clubs of Georgia?
those oases in the desert into which
the prohibition have converted the
State, and unto which those who are
Bore at thirst are wont to wend their
way.
"This trouble is not that which is
lurking in the approaching session of c
the legislature, but it awaits the
clubs in the term of the United 8
States court for the Southern district (
of Georgia, which is to convene in 1
Savannah on February 20. Judge [
Emory Speer sounded the docket for ^
the term. He will return to hold (
tuuri uPKinuing reoruury zu.
"ABked about the status of the s
locker clubB in Georgia, Judge Speer t
cauped Burprlse when he Bald thnt
he would charge tho United StateB
grand Jury that the clubs are con- c
ducted in opposition to the statute *
requiring that each place where 11- o
quor is sold or dealt in in any way r
shall pay a license of |25 to the federal
government. Each and every j
member of the clubs, said Judge
Speer is, under the law, liable for r
such a license. He is required to .
take out such a license and to post (
in a conspicious place.
"Thus far the members in no case
have complied with the law, and the
Judge says he will charge the Jury to {
Investigate this omission. This, of j
course, means the death of locker '
clubs.
"Judge Speer .said the impression
prevails up the State that no Savan- ^
nah Jury would take cognizance of
failures to observe the prohibition *
law. This, he is not inclined to believe,
he said, for he had found Sa- ^
vannah citizens ever ready to do their
duty as JurorB.
"However, the Judge naively continued,
that if he found it necessary 1
he might call upon the 'sturdy yeomanry'
of Bullock, Emanuel, Screven
and other neighboring counties to ,
come to his aid in enforcing the law.
"It was quite evident that Judge
Speer was fully Informed of the ra
pld musnroom growth of locker
clubs In Savannah." t e
c
BRUTALLY ASSAULTED.
Hit in the Head With u Hrick on
the Street.
A Sumter dispatch says Mr. Lawrence
DuBose of the Mechanlcsvllle
section was going down south llarvln
street Tuesday night at 7 o'clock
he was assaulted by a negro and his
skull crushed by a brick. He was
taken to the Sumter hospital and Is
In a very critical condition, his skull
being so crushed that It rests upon
the brain and a very delicate operation
had to bo performed.
Krom all that can be learned of
the affair Mr. DuBose was In company
with a Mr. Easterllng and they
were going to the Coast Line Passenger
depot. It Is said that the nergo
ran against Mr. DuBose on the street
and then attacked Mr. DuBose. Mr.
Easterllng went to the residence of
Alderman P. P. Finn, told him of
the attack and asked that a physician
be called, which was done immediately,
Dr. Walter Cheyne responding.
Easterllng is said to have mysteriously
disappeared after the assault,
and it is alleged he took the
: train. He Is supposed to be from
Dalzell section. It was learned later
by the officers that one Dan Robinson,
i a colored man, who runs on the
i North & Western train between Cam
den and sumter, commuted me assault.
He did not return on the train
| as usual the next morning and the
Camden officers have been asked to
capture him. He Is said to have
> told some negroes ut the depot that
1 he assaulted a white man.
,
I Hrnwley Cuts Sentence.
Henry W. Thompson, a prominent
young Spartanburg stock broker who
got into trouble last summer by us
tng the molls for fraudulent purposes
to get $r>.900 from a York, I'n.,
* firm for Aiken mill stock, which he
t pretended was to be sold to an Augusta
broker, pleaded guilty in the
* Federal Court at Columbia Wedness
day and was given 18 months in the
- Atlanta Federal prison.
I
Karrorly Escapes Lynching.
1 On account of the accidental killI
ing of some laborers by a railroad
" locomotive at a surhuban station at
naKU. ] rana-waucosis, j umusy, n
t mob of the comrades of the victims
5 attempted to lynch the engineer. To
escape the engineer opened the
* throttl.e and dashed through the
y crowd, killing six men and wounding
B many others.
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n According to the speaker the recent
paplc was due to fictitious valy
ues. The railroads, he said, "had
e palmed off on the public" stocks that
n were the primary cause of the disn
turbance. He said every State should
K pass such laws or amendments as
d would make Impossible watered
took and fictitious capitalisation t
v -Urii
SAVED AT LAST
Rescued From Mine After Being
Entombed Over Forty Days.
FED THROUGH A PIPE.
1 1\ t?-n *?
m. i/. ixiurj, i'. .i. imiwn and F.
McDonald, Three Miners, After Hplng
Prisoners In a Colorada Mine
Since the First of Lust I>eceniber,
Wcro Drought to the Surface One
Day Last Week,
After having been entombed 4 6
lays, one thousand feet below the
mrface in the Alpha shaft of the
liroux mine, near Ely, Nev., P. J.
Irown, A. D. Bailey and Fred McDonald
were rescued last week
Vhistles ull over the cnmp blew
oudly, while crowds cheered In the
treets of Ely to the ringing of the
tells.
"Ah," waB the only word of Bally,
the first to reach the outer air.
ie tottered forward into the arms
>f comrades, who in a few minutes
ecuperated him.
"Is that you, Arthur?" queried
''red McDonald, aB his brother stepted
forward and embraced him after
tearly seven weeks of seperation.
By George, it certainly seems good
o be out of that hole," ho Baid as
te was led away, telling his brother
f his terrible experience.
"Somebody give me a chew of totafcco,"
said Brown, with a laugh as
te was led from the mine shaft to
he change room where the three
uen were made comfortable.
The news that rescue was near at
land reached Ely from the mine
hortly after 11 o'clock the day beore
and many citizens went to the
nouth of the shaft to greet the men.
lany hours passed while the crowd
raited aud the entombed men and
hplr rocpnnrc A
. vv.vuvio uiift nguiuusiy iu renove
the earth that blocked the
nouth of the 1,000 feet tunnel.
Finally the anxious crowd around
he shaft heard the bell signal,
hoist away" and a loud cheer
uirst forth. The basket soon roBe to
he surface, bearing one of the resuers
supporting Bailey. Mrs. Bally
was not present, as one of her
hlldren was sick. As soon as Bailiy
was provided with clean clothes
te hurried home supported by
rlends.
Another shout of joy greeted Fred
ilcDonald and when the last man
'eter Brown, came out the crowd beanie
almost hysterical, realizing
hat the long entombment was end;d.
On the morning of December 4th.
dcDonald, Brown and Bailey and
wo Greeks were working in the botom
of a shaft 8 5 feet below the
lump station and 1,685 feet below
he surface. The shaft caved In,
mapping the cable used to haul the
age from the shaft and hurling
housands of tons of rock and tim>ers
Into the shaft. From the hoton!
of the compartment In which
he men were working to the pumpng
stntion. a series of rickety ladlers
ofTered the only means of eg-oou
With falling rocks and timbers
streaming down on them the five
lien struggled up these ladders. Half
way up falling timbers knocked the
two Greeks from the ladders killing
them. lJailey, McDonald and Drown
reached the pump station. Its timbered-roof
withstood the rock and
timber that came down the shaft and
offered them a safe prison where for
a whole day the men crouched
while at inervals, rocks and timbers
kept crashing about them, threatening
momentarily to crush the deep
tomb.
At first it was thought on the Burface
that all five of the men had perished.
but twenty-four hours after
the accident the tlireo burled men
managed to make themselves heard
by tapping on a six inch water pipe
that reached from the pumping station
to the surface. Communication
was established with the world
above and food and drink were plenteously
lowered through the pipe.
A largo supply was sent down, as
it was feared the pipe might be broken
before the rescurers could reach
the imprisoned men. But throughout
the long weeks of imprisonment
this pipe was dailey used. A portable
telephone was lowered and the
men were able to talk with peoj le
above. This telephone carried from
friends news of the world and messages
of cheer, and from the burled
men reports of their condition
REFUSED AID TO HIS SISTER
And So H-d Shot Down and Murdered
M. Sviridoff.
At Krasno-XJfimBk, Russia, Sylrldoff,
president of the local Zemstvo,
was shot to death by a brothei
of Mile. Ragozlnnlkova. the murderess
of General Maxlmoffsky, directoi
of tho department of prisons of th?
ministry of the interior, on Octobei
28 last. It is supposed that the murder
was committed In revenge foi
the refusal of M. Sylrldoff to muk<
any move In behalf of Mile. Rago
zinnlkova during her trial.
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OFFICER KILLED.
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Shot By a Convict Who Escaped
Two Months Ago.
Policrinan W. A. Clyde, of Sumter,
Shot to Death While Trying to Arrest
u Nefcro Convict.
Policeman Clyde, of Sumter, was
shot and killed about twelve o'clock
Monday night by Toney Moses, colored,
an escaped convict, near Bossards,
Sumter county. Moses escaped
about two months ago from
the Sumter chaingang. He was located
Monday night at a house near
Bossards. Officer Clyde and Constable
Nunnamaker went out to capture
him, as a rewnrd had been offered
for his cantnre rr?i? "
Vent to the houBe and demanded aduittanco.
Mr. Clyde went to one
loor and Mr. Nunnamaker to another
loor. Mr. Clyde forced his way Into
lie house with hlB characteristic
bravery and found Moses under u
bed.
He called upon Moses to come out
and surrender, but Moses' reply was
a shot from a shotgun, which took
effect In Mr. Clyde'B abdomen. The
popular and efficient officer succumbed
to the terrible wound within a few
hours, exhibiting rare fortitude and
forbearance. Mr. Nunnamaker went
to the assistance of his Injured
brother officer and medical assistance
was secured as soon as possible.
Mr. Clyde meanwhile being taken
to the house of Mr. Marlon Doru,
where he died about two o'clock
Tuesday morning. The affair has
created consternation In Sumter and
is regretted beyond expression. Mr.
Clyde's brother officers of the Sumter
police force are using every
means to locate his murderer.
The city of Sumter has offered a
reward of J100 for the arrest of
.Moses. While public sentiment Is
very bitter against Moses still It can
not be Bald that excitement runs
high.
Less than a month ago this genial
and kind hearted officer's little
2-year-old child was burned to death.
The coroner's Jury returned a verdict
In accordance with the facts,
and Implicated Daphne McDaniels,
one of the women In the house at
the time of tho shooting, who was
placed In Jail. 1
The murdered officer has many '
friends In Orangeburg, having lived i
here four years when his father was
the Presiding Elder of the Orange- i
burg District. They regretted to heur i
of his tragic death, and hope the i
lirntol will ..-u* i
IXU1US1B1 mil uu taugui 11 LI 11
punished.
FATALLY HURT IN RUNAWAY.
Sod Accident Cause* Young Lady to
Lose Hex Life.
One of the saddest of accidents
happened over In Barnwell last Tuesday.
About eleven o'clock that
morning Miss Bertha Walker, of Appleton,
wag out driving a spirited
horse. She stopped at the home of
a friend for a few minutes and while
In the house the horse ran off with
the buggy. He was caught by a
negro and brought back to Miss Walker.
The horse was excited and the
man urged her to let him drive her
home.
Miss Walker being an excellent
horsewoman and having full confidence
in herself started to get In the
buggy alone. As she got on the step
the horse dashed off and before Miss
Walker could get In or take the
reins, sno was dashed headlong Into
a large tree. The full force of the
blow was received on the head, fracturing
the skull and lasceratlng her
face.
Nearby friends rushed to her aid
and found her In an unconscious condition.
She was Immediately taken
to the home of her uncle, Mr. J. C
Keel, where Bhe was visiting and
given medlcnl attention. Drs. A. 11.
Patterson, E. L. Patterson and R. C.
Klrkland nttended her. They operated
In hopes of saving her life, but
the fracture was so severe and other
Injuries so serious that she died despite
their efforts at 4 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
ATTACKED BY ANGRY BULL.
Two Young Women Frightened and
Injured by Ferocious Animal.
Chased by an angry bull, Mlssos
Phoebe Polhemus and Jessie Cavanaugh
tried to take refuge In a tree
In their uncle's pasture, near Jacksonville,
N. J. Miss Polhemus was
climbing a small birch, when she
folt the tree shaking violently und
fell.
The girl landed upon the back of
the bull, which she clutched as a
drowning man clutches at a plank.
The animal bounded off across the
uneven ground, carrying her a quarter
of a mile before It stumbled and
fell, throwing Miss Tolhemus over
its head.
The shock that had shaken Miss
' Pol hem us out of thfl tree was caused
by Miss Cavanaugh being tossed by
the bull Into the branches. When
5 Farmer Cavanaugh rushed to the asr
sl8tance of his nieces, he found Jes
sle hanging from a limb by her
r skirts. The girls were hysterical.
J Miss Cavanaugh was badly brulued,
and will be kept to her bed foi several
days t
A VILE PLOT.
Brazilian Police Discover Scheme
to Destroy American Fleet
AT RIO DE JANERIO.
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Foreign Anarchists Are Deeply lavolved.?All
the Conspirators Fled
to the Interior.?Every Precaution
Will lie Taken to Prevent Injury
to the Ships of the Fleet, and the
Police Kay All Danger Is Over.
A dispatch from Rio dc Janeiro,
Brazil, says tnnt the police have discovered
an anarchist plot having as
its object the destruction of part of
the American fleet now ivir.?? *
IU lUB
hnrbor. The conspiracy, while centering
in Rio de Junerio and Petropi11h,
has ramifications in San l'aulo
and Minus Geraes.
An individual named Jean Fedher,
who residua in Petropolis, was the
chief conspirator at Rio de Junerio,
although it is understood that foreign
anarcnlsts are deeply Involved
in th e plot. Fedher has fled to
Sao Paulo, and the police who know
him have been sent to that place for
the purpose of apprehending him.
One of the detectives, who was
well acquainted with Fedher, having
served on the police force at Petropolis
for some time, returned
from that place Sunday, after having
made investigations there and
had a long conference with the
chief of police at Rio de Janerlo.
The latter let it be understood
later that the Sao Paulo police are
on the track of the arch conspirator
and expected to arrest him soon. In
an official note which the chief of
police sent to the correspondent of
the Associated Press he says:
"Some time before the arrival of
the American fleet at Rio de Janerlo,
the Brazilian government received
from Washington and Paris advices
that anarchists of different nationalities
iutended to damage one or
several of the ships of the American
fleet. The names and addresses of
the conspirators were Indicated bv
information which the police had received
previously from France and
Germany. The police of this district
are working with the police of Sao
Paulo and Minns domes and I am
sure every precaution will be exercised
and the most rigorous vigilance
observed both on land and at sea to
prevent any injury being done."
The chief of police, after having
made this official statement said that
ho did not feel he should go into any
further details with regard to the
conspiracy, but he authorized the
statement that the plot was organized
by Fedher and he added that
the people of the United States could
rest easy, as all of the conspirators
had taken refuge in the interior.
The people of the interior are ignorant
of the details of the plot to
do injury to the visiting vessels, although
there has been some slight
Inkling of the matter. The impression
which the exposure of this plot
will make will be profound, because
it Is the first anarchist conspiracy
that has ever been known in Brazil.
The police of Sao Paulo have sent
word that they are on the track of
the malefactors, who, they declare,
will not be ablo to come to Rio tie
J&nerlo.
YOUNG MAN MURDERED.
Ilia Gun and Garments Found in m
Negro's House.
The dead body of Thomas Furr, 18
years old, was found n short distance
from his homo in Union county, the
other morning, with a gunshot wound
In his heart.
Young Furr loft homo the day before
in the early evening riding a
mule. The animnl returned at daylight,
riderless, with blood on the
saddle.
A search revealed the murdered
body In a field and, later Furr s gun,
together with blood-stained garments
were fouud in the cabin of SusieWatts,
a negress, near the scene of
the crimo.
Tho woman, together with a negro
man, Charles Stratford, were arrested,
charged with tho murder of
the young man. t
THEY AKE FOR BRYAN.
National Committeemen Have a Talk
With the Commoner.
A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb.,
says William J. Hrynn met the subcommittee
of the Democratic national
committee at the Hock Island station
and shook hands with all tho members,
including National Committeeman
Roger Sullivan, of Illinois,
whom he attacked several months
ago as an emeny of the Democratic
party.
8ulllvan said to Mr. Rryan: "You
nead have no fear from us; we are
all for you."
Others in teh party were Thomas
Taggart, of Indiana, chairman; Norman
E. Mack, of Huffalo, N. Y.t;
Urey Woodson, of Kentucky, and
James C. Dahlman, of Omaha.
The committeemen are on the way
to Denver to arrange for the nation- S
al convention.