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THE FORT MILL TIMES.
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16TH YEAR FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1908 NO. 48
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HEAD CUT OPEN.
An Aged Woman Brained by Negro
With an Axe.
OVER IN LEXINGTON.
Sitting Alone lu ?' ltooni. Near ^
Caye, Mrs. Paul L>. Ellisor Has Her ]
Skull Split Open by Assassin Who '
Crept Vpou Her From Behind? '
Body Concealed in Clothe* Baa- t
* kct. *
Sitting in her home, two miles west
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of Cayce, nf Lexington County, Wed- b
nesday morning, white-haired Mrs. ^
Paul D. Ellisor was suddenly struck s
down from behind by a negro burg- 1'
lar armed with her husband's axe. '
The heavy weapon sank down into ^
the skull and death was probably in-'t
Ktantaneous. 11:
His fiendish work done, the nssas- t o
sin strove to cover un the pvtilonen r
eo that the crime would not be discovered
until he had made good his t
scape. Catching up the pitiful, n
wasted body he forced It Into a b
clothes basket near at hand and toss- c
d ovtr It the quilts from the bed. a
Then catching up Mr. Elllsor's shot- ji
gun and one of his coats the murder- t
er fled. n
The crime was not discovered until t
an hour or more afterward. Mr. Ellisor
had gone to New Brookland at >
an early hour to sell vegetables, leav- j,
ing Mrs. Elllsor alone in the little 3-1 /
room house. The supposition is that g
the murderer, seeing the master of r
the house drive away, supposed the g
house to be empty. Mr. Elllsor re- j
turned to the house at about 9:30 ^
o'clock and found his daughter and a
several friends sitting upon the doorstep
awaiting his return. a
The house wus locked up, and ail |,
supposed that Mrs. Elllsor had clos- g
ed it to run over to a neighbor's Af- v
ter waiting around the premises for ^
some time they became alarmed and t(
forced tho door to And the reality ^
far worse than anything they could
have feared. The alarm was quick- j
ly given, and within the hour men
were searching for the murderer.
Within a few minutes after the 1
alarm was given Mr. Steygert, constable
for Magistrate Bachman, of
New Brook land, was on the scene. He
took charge of the premises aud un- u
der Mr. Bacliman's direction empan lled
a 1 iirv. which vImuiihI tho f?_ I
mains. The inquest was then ad- 11
journed. Tli? body remains at the e
home.
The Columbia correspondent of '
The News and Courier, who furnishes
the above facts to his paper, says it
is believed that the murderer went e
direct to Columbia hoping to elude c
pursuit in the criminal quarters of r
the city. The police were not notified 1
of the murder until nearly two hours
after it had ben discovered. Mrs. 9
Elllsor leaves her husband, an aged 81
farmer much respected in the community,
and six children, four married
daughters and two grown sons. s
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TAMPERED WTH 3YVTCH. o
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A Southern Passenger Train Partly u
Derailed at Kingsville. '
Train No. 17, .from Charleston t
was wrecked at Kingsville at 9.15 1
Tuesday night at a switch about 100 r
yards north of the Congaree River, t
The two passenger coaches were do- \
railed but none of the passengers were e
hurt beyond a bruise or a good shak- t
ing up. 4
The trail, en conducted an inves- i
tigatlon ant' found that the switch .
had been tan., red with.. The engine '
and the mail r id the express ear;
passed over the switch in safety but >
the conch for colored passengort ;
which followed, left the rails and i
carried the coarb ror white passengers
with it. R
The two coaches ptrnck a string of g
box cars which were standing on the
siding, turning over two or three o?
them and wrecking the interior of the
negro coach, which, at the time was
occupied only by one passenger and
the conductor, neither of whom was
hurt. The coach for whites was turned
partly over, but was not damaged
The track for about a hundred feet
was torn up.
After an hour and a quarter the
passengers were put aboard the express
car and a caboose, and were
carried on to Columbia, reaching
there at 11.20.
THREE *?1E\ KI,LEI)
In a fright fitl Hear End Crash of Two
^ Trains.
* Two Trains.
Three men were killed in a frightful
rear-end crash between 2 freight
trains on the Now York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad's Harlem
branch just south of the bartow station
Wednesday. A heavily loaded
freight got beyond control on a down i
grade and ran into the rear of another
freight Just ahead. The conductor
of the first freight train was in the
caboose, and was instantly killed. (
The engineer and fireman on the en- 3
glne of the tecond freight woro pin-' ?
ned In the wreckage and killed. j<
BRUTES CONFESS.
The Tojand Negroes Tell of Foul
Killing In Lexington.
They Make a Full Confession of the
Murder of Mr*. Paul W. Elllkor
Near Columbia. , A
dispatch from Columbia Bays
"led and Brack Toland, negroes, agel
17 and 19 years, respectfully, late
Friday afternoon made a full conesslon
of the murder of Mrs. Paul
N. Ellisor, the aged woman who llv'd
Just across the river from Colum?la.
Brack, the youngest of the broth>rs,
said that Mrs. Ellisor Buspected
omethlng as soon as they entered the
louse. When thev cot insi^o nro^b
aid he caught the old woman and
icld her while his brother knocked
ter In the head with an axe.
They put her body In a basket and
Jed struck her two more blows. They
hen proceeded to rob the house, takng
a gun and a number of articles
>f wearing apparel. No money was
ound.
These negroes were arrested on
he train going to Newberry the day
fter the brutal murder and brought
ack to Columbia. There was a big
rowd of men at the train when they
rrlved and had it not been for the
iresence of several officers an atemyt
to lynch them would have been
nade. The two fiends are now In
he penitentiary for safe keeping.
A dispatch from Prosperity says
Jed Tolnud bears a bad reputation,
laving been in a number of scrapes,
tbout six years ago he broko Into
High's store, at Sllgh's Station, and
obbed the postoffico. He served a
entenco In the United States prison
n Atlanta for this crime. He has
een on the chain gang several times
t different places. ,
Brack was working In the oil mill
nd was enticed away by Ned. They
aft Prosperity walking Monday,
lomo of the hands In the oil mill
earned Brack that Ned would get
im In trouble. Ned's wife had gone
0 Columbia on the morning Columla,
Newberry and Laurens train.
ItH-EXllOLIiMENT HILL PASSED.
Vxt of Measure Providing for Registration
of Voters.
One of the most important meas
res the general assembly has passed
1 a bill to provide for the re-enroll
lent and registration of the qualltied
lectors of this State during the year J
908, and to provde compensation f
or the supervisors of registration as j
ollows.
Section One. That the suprvisors
of registration in each '
ounty of the State are required to
e-enroll all the qualified electors in '
his State during the year 1908.
Section 2. That the same time the
aid supervisors shall register all per^ns
who may mnke application thereor
and who may he entitled thereto.
Section 3. That for the purpose of .
uch enrolment and registration the ,
aid supervisors shall keep the books
f registration open at the several
ounty seats every day (Sundays exepted)
between the hours of 9 a. m.
nd 6 p. m. during the months of
uly and August 1908;and in addlion
thereto they shall attend, during
he month of September, 1908, at
east 1 day in each township in their
espectlve counties, of whlcn at least
en day's notice shall be given by udertlsement
in a newspaper publlshd
in the county, and in counties conalning
fifty thousand Inhabitants
hey shall attend in each city, town
>r industral community containing
hreo hundred or more inhabitants ai
enst one day upon similar notice;
'rovlded that the provisions of thb
ectlon shall only apply to the re-en
olmeut ana registration for the year
908.
Section 4. That for the purpose of
laid reenrolnient the secretary of
itate shall furnish the supervisors of
eglHtratlon with all the necessary
>ooks and the sum of Ave hundred
lollars shall he appropriated for sup)lylng
said hooks.
Section 5. That the supervisors of
egistratlon shall each rpcclve for
heir services during the year 1908,
he sum of two hundred dollars, to he
>ald by the State quarterly, as other
state officers are paid, except in the
counties of Anderson, Charlestons
Ireenville, Sumter, Orangeburg,
Richland, where they shall receive
:eive two hundred and fifty dollars
'or the year 1908: Provided, that in
Spartanburg county they shall receive
his year three hundred dollars, to he
jald as above provided. That nfter
ho year 1908 the supervisors of regstratlon
shall each receive fifty dolars
per annum in ofT years and one
nundred dollars in general election
rears, except in the above named
rouutles, wbere they shall each re eive
seventy-flve dollars per annum
n off years and in general election
. ears they shall receive two hundred
lollars per annum, Including the
:ounty of Spartanburg.
Wash Hunter Convicted.
Wash Hunter, who killed Elbert
^opeland In Laurens county ovor a
rear ago, was convicted of man*
.laughter at Greenwood on Wednesuy
ANOTHER VICTIM
Of the Fatal Quarrel in the Ker- '
shaw Barber Shop.
MOBLEY IS MURDERED 1
Bj Ororer Welch, a Brother of Store
Welch. Who Was Killed la the De* *
cember Shooting Scrape, When ^
Young Clyburn Was Also Killed, a
n
and Mobley Was Badly Wounded, el
Welch in Jail.
A dispatch from Lancaster says
e
Berry B. Mobley, the young man who ^
was desperately wounded In the Ker- ^
shaw double tragedy Just before t<
Christmas, in which Steven Welch w
and Thomas Clyburn lost their lives, f<
was snot and instantly killed, on the
81
Southern railway north-bound train lr
Monday night, by Grover Welch, a it
brother of the late Steven Welch. The
men were passengers coming to Lan- w
paster on the Southern Railway train.
Mobley's body was taken off the 0,
train at Pleasant Hill to have the oi
Inquest held. Welch came on to Lanpaster
and surrendered. He is now tu
In Jail. Mobley was about 32 years ^
Md and leaves a widow and Ave chil- gc
iren. Welch is unmarried. ITc is
about 25 years of age. He had nn w
Interest in the Heath Supply < .apauy,
of which his late broil er was
the president. c?
Mobley was accompanied by his un- dt
:le, Z. L. Robertson, of Oukhtirst, ^
ind was going to Lancaster to consult
Iris attorney about his approaching
trial. Welch was accompanied by his tb
uncle, W. U. Clyburn, of Haile Gold
Mine, father of the young Cylburn
Killed In the Kershaw affair. T!
The shooting occurred Just as the
train was slowing up at Pleasant
Hill. Several shots were fired. Three ci
Pullets struck Mobley in the head, to
pausing Instant death. Mobley's pis- er
tol showed one empty chamber af- it
ter the shooting, it is said. It is also
stated that no words were passed be- ni
tweeu the parties.
Mobley left Kershaw Monday af- T1
ternoon and drove to Heath Springs, or
there boarding the Southern train for h<
Lancaster. The trouble between the Sc
:wo men was apprehended. They 01
aaturnlly had little love for each oth- cc
?r, and it is known that Mobley has ?
lvoided meeting Welch, but no
threats have been known to pass between
them. It is thought that Mobley
may have driven to Heath Springs, ~
Instead of taking the train at Kershaw,
for the very purpose of evading
an encounter with Welch, not expecting
Welch would bourd the traiu
llso. lo
The Columbia Record says Monday $
nights tragedy is the aftermath of a j
pistol duel which took place in Wilson's
barbarshop at Kershaw on the
night of Saturday, December 21st $
last. On that occasion Steven Welch, 01
Thomas Clyburn and Berry Mobley, g,
all armed and all drinking to some g^
extent, met in the place in the evening.
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Anger engendered by whiskey and
by the irritation surviving from a pre- n<
vlous quarrel precipitated the trou- ^
ble. Berry Mobley remarked that it p<
was a good thing the previous diftl- ct
culty had been patched up, as the "
parties were all good friends.
At this stage, Steven Welch drew
his pistol and struck Mobley over 11
the head with it, then stepping back
and began firing. Clyburn, his cous-1 C1
In, rushed forward to prevent the
Impending homicide, and himself re^olved
the first three bullets from tl
Welch's revolver. He dropped to the '?
floor and expired Instantly.
Meanwhile llerry Mobley, regain- c'
lug his wits after the blow from
Welch's pistol-butt, had gotten his
own gun out. He fired two or three
times and Welch also fell, expiring
at once. Mobley then turned aside, A
himself hit In three places and with
his coat ablaze and walked into the
office of Dr. Twltty, which adjoins
the barbershop. Bullets from Welch's q
pistol had struck him in the right , ]
breast, the shoulder and the neck. j.
Ever since then. Mobley has been
more or less disabled. For a long
time he hovered between life and n
death, and it has not been three
week 8 since he has been able to leave .
his bed. p(
Mobley was head clerk at the store n
of Carson & Co. He leaves a wife f
and five children. Ills aged fnther, ^
Capt. W. C. Mobley, is a resident of n
the town of Lancaster. tl
Steven \V. \v elch was president of
the Ileath Supply Company. He was
a son of the late Capt. Jas. V. Welch,
of Kershaw county; was 28 years old
and unmarried.
Thos. L. Clyburn was president of
the Clyburn Mule company. He had 1
been a Clemson student. His father
Is Capt. W. U. Clyburn, of the Halle
Gold Mines. His mother was In Charlotte
at the time of the tragedy. Mr. s
Clyburn loft, a widow, Mrs. Dora v
Cunningham Clyburn. They had been e
married less than a year. n
Two women widowed and five lit- n
tie children orphaned is one of the g
results of that pistol duel December s
21st and Us aftormath of Monday t
night.
SHOT AT HIM.
In Attempt Made to Assassinate
" the Marshal of North
Vke ia a ton ( th Lata R. A.
Jaffaoat, Who Was Assassinated i
Ikart Tims Age.
It Is reported that aa attempt wat
lade a few nights ago to assasalnat*
Ir. William D. JefTcoat, a son ol
Ir. R. A. JefTcoat, who was shol
nd killed trom ambush a few
lonths ago. Mr. JefTcoat Is the
hief of police of North, and it wai
tiers that the attempt on his life
'as made.
It is reported that Prof. Carl
choenburg and Mr. JefTcoat entered
is waiting room at the depot of the
eaboard Airline Railway a little afsr
dark. The waiting room wai
ell lighted and so was the plat>rm
outside. They did not notice
ay one sdoui, and bad not the least
ispicion that an assassin was lurkig
in the darkness. But hs was, so
seems.
Prof. Schoenburg remained in the
siting room but a short time when
e left, leaving Mr. Jeffcoat alone. As
>on as Prof. Schoenburg was well
it of the way, some one opened Are
i Mr. Jeffcoat from some cotton
>ed houses nearby, but fortunately
me of the shot hit Mr. Jeffcoat. A
;arch was made immediately for
io would-be assassin, but he had
itten away.
There is no doubt but the intention
as to assassinate W. D. Jeffcoat,
id possibly the same uarty who klll1
his father shot at Mr. Jeffcoat.
joner or later the assassin will be
lught and punlBhed. The attack
>esn't seem to be on the people of
orth, but is a prolongation of the
ud that has existed in the Jeffcoat
inilly for several years. Such
icings are unusual in this country.
There is said to be a very st.'ong
ispiclon as to who the assassin is.
here are more than one person conscted
with the dastardly afTalr, acirdlug
io a report that is being cirilatcd.
Every efTort should be made
i bring them to Justice by the propoflicers.
If the parties are cuught
will go hard with them.
The good people of North should
)t be subjected to any such outrage
id we hope it will not again occurtie
assassin is after Jeffcoat and no
le else. If this was not the cuse
i would not have waited until Prof.
:hoenburg got away before firing
l Jeffcoat. The affolr has caused
insiderable talk in and about North.
-Orangeburg Times and Democrat.
HOT ATE YOUR CHOPS.
ood Advice to Farmers From One
of Their Number.
Cow peas, $2.00 per bushel; yelw
turnips, $1.00; sweet potatoes,
L.25; seed oats, $1.00; seed wheat,
1.40; common hay, $1.00 per hunred
and corn no doubt will bring
1.00 on time in this State. Any one
all of these crops can be grown in
reat abundance on any farm in
auth Carolina without the use of
immon fertilizers.
Twelve to fifteen cents cotton is
at in it along with these crops, says
r. J. C. Stribling. You are comslled
to hold and fight for fifteen
;nts cotton. We are now getting
ie above prices without holding or
ghting for it. Besides more net prots
on some of these, crops, cow peas,
ay, small grain and turnips all leave
ie land richer in humus after the
:ops come off than before planting.
Now here, listen, if you don't roite
your crops more, you will have
> rotate yourself by moving off the
irm or starve out yourself along
ith your lands. Surely you can
tiange your way of farming easier
lan you can move out.
PREDICTS HIS ASSASSINATION.
. Catholic Priest Says He Is a Marked
Victim.
"A murder will l>e committed in
hlcago within one month similar to
tie Denver assassination, where
ather Leo Ileinrlches was shot
own/' asserted Chancellor E. M.
lunne, of Chicago, arch-diocese Wedesday
night.
"I am positive that nnarchsts, antilerlcals
or whatever they en thejo
elves, have prepared lists of priests
nd clergymen to bp killed and I am
ertain that some Chicago man has
een marked," he said. "I am the
tost logical man for the assassinaIon,
and alrnough I have thousands
f friends in the Italian colony, 1
lso have many bitter enemies."
MURDER IN SPARTANBURG
'ho Panning of the Llo Causes Anoth
or Killing.
A dispatch from Spartanburg says
lullivan Hughes, a young white mat
.ho killed John Franklin In the low
r part of tho county Saturday, ha?
lot been arrosted though tho younf
nan's father Bays he will have hln
urrender to the sheriff. Hughe!
hot Franklin in the head with a pis
ol. The difficulty was m about i
damned lie" being passed"
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AWFUL RECORD.
' Nearly One Homicids Each Day
In South Carolina.
i DURING LAST YEAR.
' The Her, Ixrais J. Brietow Presents
i
f Some Interesting Fierce Compiled
t by Him from the Reports Made to
r
( the Attorney General by the Solid*
1 tors of the Various Circuit* In this
?
State.
J A recent letter to the Dress of <
, State, in wheh I gave the number of
homicides committed in South Caro1
lina during the last six months of
1907, caused a number of papers
both in this state and others to ask
, for a record of the convictions for 1
, murder during the Bume time. A !
careful study of the report of the 1
, Attorney General reveals th follow- '
ing facts: I
i There were in South Carolina in
1907 346 cases in which the defend- i
ants were charged with murder. Of 1
these, ten defendants were convict- '
ed of the charge and sentenced to I
death; 3 0 were convicted, but were
recommended to the mercy of the 1
Court, which under the statute, re
duced the penalty to a life term in
the penitentiary; 4 4 were convicted 1
of man-slaughter and given short 1
terms in the Penitentiary or on the 1
county chain gangs. Besides these I
thero were 15 convictions reported '
from the 2d Judicial circuit wherein
no record of degree of guilt or of !
sentence was given, and 8 in Chero- 1
kee, and 3 in Union. The total num- <
her of convictions thus was 110.
There were no murder trials In
Pickens or Oconee counties. In other y
counties they were as follows:
First Circuit?Berkeley. 8; George- i
town, 5; Dorchester, 20; Orangeburg.
15; total 4 8. Death penalty, Georgetown,
1; Orangeburg. 1: Dorchester.
1. Life term, Georgetown. 1; Or- 1
angeburg, 2. Short terms, Berkeley,
2; Dorchoster. 7: Orangeburg, 6.
Total convictions, 11.
Second Circuit?Aiken, 14; Bam- |
berg. 12; Barnwell, 12; Hampton, \
total, 4 0. Convictions, 15, but no re- |
cord of sentence.
Third Circuit?Clarendon, 4; Flor- ?
ence, 3 (1 manslaughter;) Lee, ?: ,
Sumter, 3: Williamsburg, 2 (man- (
slaughter:) total, 18. Death penalty, r
none. Life term, Sumter, 1; Wil- j
Lamsburg, 2; Clarendon 1. Short
terms, Lee, 1; Clarendon, S; Sum- <
ter, 1. Total convictions, 9.
Fourth Circuit?Chesterfield, 2: ,
Darlington, 2; Horry, 1; Marlboro, i
8: Marlon, 4; total, 17. Death pen- (
alty, 1 in Marlboro. Life term. Marl- (
boro, 1. Short terms. Chesterfield. ,
2; Marlboro, 2; Marion, 1. Total .
convictions, 7.
Fifth Circuit?Edgefield, 10 (1
manslaughter;) Kershaw 8, (2 manslaughter;)
Legington, 7 (1 mandaughter;)
Richland, 11 (3 man- 1
slaughter;) total, 3 4. Death penalty.
none. Life terra, Richland.
1; Edgefield, 1. Short terms, Edgefield,
1; Kershaw, 2. Total convlc- l
tlons, 5 (and 2 in Richland County
In which new trials were granted ty
trial Judge.)
Sixth Circuit?Chester, 11; Fairfield,
4; Lancaster, 6; York, 9; total,
30. Death penalty, Chester. 2;
Fairfield. 1. Life term, Chester, 3.
Short terms, Chester, 5; Lancaster,
3; Fairfield, 1; York, 2. Total con- <
vletlons, 17. (It la worthy of note ;
here that of Chester's 11 cases there :
were 10 convictions. I
Seventh Circuit?Cherokee, S; }
Spartanburg, 8; Union, 6; total, 22. |
Death penalty, none. Life term,
Spartanburg, 2. Short terms, Spartanburg,
S. Total, 6. (There are no
records for Cherokee and Union.)
Eighth Circuit?Abbeville, 7 (2
manslaughter; Greenwood, 4; Laurens,
30 (7 manslaughter;) Newberry,
11 (4 manslaughter;) Saluda. 11
4 manslaughter;) total, (53. Death i
sentence, Greenwood, 1. Life term,
Laurens, 6; Newberry, 1; Saluda, 2.
Short terms, Abbeville, 2; Green- 1
wood, 1; Laurens, 7; Newberry, 4; <
! Saluda, 1. Total convictions, 25. >
Ninth Circuit?Beaufort, 1; Colleton.
6 (1 manslaughter;) Charleston,
27 (3 manslaughter;) total 34.
Death penalty, none. Life term, Char
leston, 2. Short terms, Colleton, 1; '
Charleston, 3. Total convictions, 6.
t Tenth Circuit?Anderson, 17;
i Greenville, 13; Oconee, none; Plcki
ens, none; total, 30. Death penalty,
s none. Life term, Anderson, (5. Short
terms, Anderson, 2; Greenville, 5.
t Total convictions, 13.
I I have simply given the flguree as
compiled by the solicitors for the Attorney
General. They need no comment
further than to say that out
of 346 cases tried there were only
. 110 convictions. Of course. It does
not follow that the other 23 0 men
were guilty of murder and "got off."
But these figures reveal the fact that
' the taking of human life In South
1 Carolina Is not often considered a
" crime against society.
5 i One other matter: While of the
' 346, no less than 40 were convicted
1 by as many Juries of felonious and
s wilful murder, 30 of these Juries declined
to permit the murderers to be
1 executed for their crimes. I have of[te?
said that more than SO per cent
TRIED TO KILL HIM.
Two Bombs Thrown at the Shah's
Automobile, In Which
lie Wm Supposed to be Riding, but,
Fearing Ass&selnatlon, He Wu Rid- I
lng in a Carriage.
dispatch from Teheren, Persia,
says an attempt was made In that
city Friday afternoon to assassinate
the Shah of Persia by a bomb. His
Majesty was not hurt. Three of the
outriders who were accompanying
him at the time were killed.
The Shah owes his escape to the
precautions taken to protect him
from just such an attempt. He was
on his way to a nearby town, where
he Intended to pass a few days. The
procession had left the palace, and
waB traversing a narrow street, when
two bombs were hurled down as if
from the roof of a house.
One exploded In the air, but the
other struck the ground near the
Shah's auomoblle. This missile In
IITtilnillni. 1. HI **-- ?1 * ' "
-.r.vuius imiicvi luo lurea ouiriaers,
wounded the chaffeur and a Bcore of
b/utanders and shattered the vehicle.
The Shah, however, was not in his
automobile. He had taken the precaution
to send the motor car on
ahead and ride himself in a carriage
rurther in the rear of the procession,
rhe motor car was a closed one and
It was thought the sovereign was inside.
As soon as the Shah heard the explosion
he alighted hurriedly from
tils carriage and entered a neighborng
house. Here he remained quiety
while his attendants sent word for
x detailment of troops.
The soldiers were hurried to the
?cene and formed in front of the
louse where the Shah was. He then
:ame out, surrounded by a big body
?uard, and returned to the palace.
The house from which the bombs
vere thrown, and the buildings nearly
were searched, but no arrests were
itade.
GEN. CAXTON DEAD.
A'aa Stationed in South Carolina
Right After the War.
Brigadier-General Rufus Saxton.
J. S. A., retired, dropped dead at
iVashington Tuesday of heart disease,
le entered the army from Massachusetts
in 18f>5 as a first lieutenant of
he Third Artillery; received a concessional
medal f >r bravery In the
lefense of Harper's Ferry, and was
etired April 23, 11)04. General Saxon
was hnrn 8i v?nr? ?.>
During and after the war Gen.
?axton was stationed on the lsalnds
ibout Charleston and Beaufort,
vhere he was very active In oppressng
white people for the benefit of
he freed slaves. He was In charge
>f the confiscated lands of the planters,
which he distributed largely
imong the negroeB who own it yet.
TACKLED WRONG MAN.
Robber Shot and Killed in an Attempted
Hold Up.
In Chicago Herman Becker, an aleged
highwayman, was shot and instantly
killed Tuesday night at SJxeenth
and Forty-second avenue by
Frank Daverock, nn optician. Dave ock
was on his way home when he
was Intercepted by two men. One of
Lhem pointed a pistol at Daverock
md told him to throw up his hands.
Daverock had his hands in his overcoat
and in one hand had a pistol. He
\nswered the robber'B command with
i shot through his coat pocket. The
bullet struck Becker in the stomach
and he fell to the ground. His companion
fled.
QUITE A WARM TIME.
V Pole Wedding at Chicago Ends in
Fatal Fight.
Three men are reported dying from
stab wounds at the county hospital,
and 18 persons were Injured in a
riot and free for all battle with
knives at the close of a Polish wedding
celebration held over the saloon
of Joseph Kuza, 73 Front street, on
the North Side, Chicago.
The three most seriously injured,
who are expected to die, are John
Wadvo, brother of the bride, ear cut
off and face and body severely stabbed
in ten places; Stanley Wudasek,
stabbed in 20 places, about the head,
face and body; James Grim, cut and
slashed about the cheeks head and
breast.
IWDITI. nuiTU
A Woman Tour* Kerosene Over Herself
and Fires It.
Choosing fire as a medium of
death. Miss Emma Fink, of Slatlngton,
Pa., committed suicide at Slatedale
in a most tragic manner. Standing
where she could see the ruins of
her old home, which was dentroyed
by Are about a year ago, she poured
coal oil over her clothing and then
set fire to her skirt.
of the people of 8outh Carolina are
opposed to capital punishment; 75
per cent 'of those Juries were.
Louis Brlstow.
J
BOLTED PARTY.
Four Assistant Republicans Defeat
Democratic Nominee.
STABS THEIR PARTY.
Deadlock In Kentucky Legislature
Broken, Four So'Called Democrats
Going Over to the Ilepublirans and
Electing Their Candidate for the
United States Seuutorahip.?Ix>oks
Very Much Dike a Sharp Bargain.
i ne deadlock of the Kentucky Legislature
has been broken at last.
Former Governor F. O. Bradley, the
Republican candidate, was elected on
Friday to the United States Senate
after an exciting Joint sitting of the
General Assembly, receiving 64 votes,
four of which were Democratic.
The Republicans voted solidly for
Bradley, the caucus nominee. It had
been held from the beginning of the
contest (over six weeks ago) that a
majority of a quorum was sutliclent
for an election and with 12G members
present it required 61 votes to
elect. The votes of the four Democrats
who have steadily refused to vote for
former Governor Beckham were
transferred to Bradley from the various
Democratic opponents of Beckham.
Bradley received 64 votes to 60
for Beckham, one for Allen and one
for Blackburn. The Democrats b*rt
the hall In an attempt to break the
vote, but later returned and the vote
was ratified.
Senators McNutt nnd Charlton and
Representative iluller, of Louisville,
and Representative Lillard, of Boyle,
were the Democrats who voted with
the Republicans for Bradley.
A scene of wildest excitement prevailed
before the result was announced,
after the Democrats demanded a
recapitulation. Beck man came on
the floor and released the Democrats
from their primary nomination pledge.
Many Democrats sought to change
their votes, the majority going to
Congressman James.
A strong efTort was made to induce
the four recalcitrant Democrats to
leave Bradley and vote for some Democrat.
The many changes of votes
made tho capitulation slow and ..
also develonod nn dtlHItlnnoi
but the rote for Bradley remained
unchanged, 6tlll being a majority of
all members present und voting. The
Speaker finally announced that Bradley
had received a majority of tho
vote and was elected.
Tho announcment that Bradley had
been elected Senator was made after
nearly all the Democrats had changed
their votes. The four who voted
for Bradley resisted the strongest appeals
from the leaders of all their
party factious, declaring it was too
late.
In a speech accepting his election
Bradley promised to use every effort
as Senator to procure the repeal
of the t>-cent tax on tobacco.
Representative Lillard was the
only one of the four Democrats to
explain his vote for Bradley lie
said he thought the time had come
to "throw off party shackles and to
break up the machine," and, although
he did support the Democratic
ticket for 4 0 years, ho believed his
vote for Bradley "was the best Democratic
vote he over cast."
CHANGES IX POLITICS.
Gov. Ansel Soeni9 to Have Become
Very Unpopular.
The State says there has been a
marked change during the last 10
u?ys in me ouuook ior me KiiDcrnatorlal
campaign. Ten days ago there
had scarcely been heard a whisper of
opposition to Gov. Ansel. It was
quite generally conceded that he
would have no opposition for reelection,
but thero has been a change, although
It 13 somewhat dltlicult to
locate the starting point or to find
the reason.
Thero are evidences of a good deal
of quiet activity on the part of prohibitionists,
and It Is quite evident,
too, that the majority of the general
assembly Is "anti-Ansel." Why this
is true Is not so clear, for a majority
stood with hlin a year ago on the
dispensary Issue. It Is said, however,
that the governor does not consult
members as freely as they like, and
that he takes very few Into his confidence.
They prefer It to be otherwise.
Ilut the lack of support on the
part of the legislature does not altogether
explain the sudden change in
the gubernatorial situation. The fact
is that a couple of months ago when
it was rumored that Gov. Ansel might
he a candidate for the United States
senate, he was Importuned from many
quarters to remain In the gubernatorial
chair for another term; lndl?
* ? ~
Viauais a 11(1 Il(;w?|><(|>vi o unsuiucu mat
reelection was his for the asking.
.
Col. Youmans Dead.
A dispatch from Harnwell says Col
Lawrence W. Youmans died at four
o'clock Wednesday morning at tha
hospital in Savannah, where he was
taken several days ago for treatment
. for a cancerous affection. The new?
of his death was received throughout
the state with universal regret.