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' "' 1 THE FORT MILL TIMES. 17TH YEAR ' FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1908 NO. 1 CUT IN TWO. Thirty-Six Men Perish In a Tor pedo Destroyer Which GOES TO THE BOTTOM The Deck Crew Goes Down With th? Vessel?Dressed in Oilskins and Boots, Victims Have No Chance? Twenty-Two Are Rescued by Boats From the Other Ships?Destroyer Tries to Cross Big Cruiser's Bow. A dispatch from Portsmouth, England, says thirty-six men. Including Lieut. Middletou, commander of tho tnrnniln tir>nt dnHtrovor Tlrer. lost their lives In a collision off the Isle of Wright, Friday night, between that vessel and the British cruiser Berwick. The vessels belong to the Portsmouth division of tho British home fleet and wore engaged In night maneuvers In tho channel on their way to Portland. The night was very dark and the Berwick was steaming slowly. When tne destroyer attempted to cross the big cruiser's bow she was caught anildshing and cut In hair with frnlfelike pcrclson, sinking almost immediately. The deck crew who were dressed In heavy ollsklnB and boots, went down with the vessel, not having time to free themselves from these heavy encumbrances. Of the twenty two men who were rescued most of them were engineers and stokers, who having light clothing, were able to keep themselves afloat until boats from the other ships, which werre Immediately launched, picked them up. , The smaller naval vessels were In the midst of an attack on their bigger consorts when the disaster occurred. The' entire fleet was under masked lights, and In darkness. The destroyer was cut In two as If she had been made of T>%per. The forward half sunk' instantaneously aim thesea became dotted with strugg"ng inen. Most of them, however, sank before help could reach them. The Tlirer had a complement of flfty-nlne men. * T1IHEE DEAD AND MANY HURT. Terror Stricken Tenants ore Wedged Solidly on the Escapes. At Now York three persons were killed, fifteen were Injured, Bome of them seriously, and the lives of nearly a hundred persons were endangered by a fire in a five-story tonement liousc nt No. 4 4 Hester street. Rrel Welnsteln, hts wlfo and one yearold son were sufTocated In their apartments on the fifth floor. In their mad attempt to escape from the smoke and fire scores of soantly clad men, women and children crowed the narrow Iron platforms and ladders until they became wedged in solid masses on the fire escapes, unable to extricate themselves and blocking the way of those who had not yet succeeded in getting out of the building. In the meantime the flames had been con etantly spreading and the terror among tho tenants had carried them past the point of self restraint. Whilo the firemen were calling out to them that there was no danger and that help soon would reach them ?Vir>v Hoiririin one bv one. to lumt) from the vlnrtown. resulting in the list of injured. GHOST MONEY III K\KI>. .Clearing Ilouse Certitlcutc* Deutrojreti in Columbia IjuI Week. A Are In Columbia last week destroyed $4 4 6.832, but no one lost a cent and there wero no regrets The Columbia Clearing House Association held a meotlng at which all the banks were represented and the Clearing House Certificates Issued porno time ago were ordered destroyed, having been rodeeined and recallod. The total amount of the Issue was about $450,000, and there la about $5,000 in certificates still outstanding, some of which aro In the hands of the banks. The Clearing House certificates served their purpose and the stringency In currency having passed, the ebuc was retired some weeks ago. ' KILLED BY FALL. - - - *"" ? ? t _ S 111. On the Kvo or Mis leicnrmion 01 nu Birthday. Juat aa the family preparations foi a surprise party in honor of his 1 9tt birthday were being completed last evening. I/Oui? Lee. of Seginow Mich., was killed by falling down stairs, lie died half an hour aftei being picked up by his mother at th? foot of the stairway. The young man who was well known as an atheleto and footbal player, had been complaining that ht felt Blck Starting to descend th< stairs, ho missed his footing, turned a somersault in the air and landet on his back on the floor below. Pby sicians found that his back wai broken, _ _ ' PRETTY ROMANCE. SECLRED A WIFE BY NBWSPA. i PER ADVERTISING. Tb* Prospective Bride Game From | Michigan and Met Her Intended Husband In Columbia. The Columbia State says through I thft M PAnPV nf Hnar nM TTnela C3?? ? ? C"*' ?W* UVMI WIU VUVIO tJOUi O I malls a romance which bridged 1,000 miles And culminated fhursday In the joining of the hearts and lives of a , South Carolinian and Mlchigander. A venerable citizen of this State, ' who had seen service In the Confedrate army and wuose hair 1b snowy white, patronized a matrimonial agency Beverai months ago and had InBereied In the official publication of t he perpetual bliss society an advertisement, giving notice to all marriageable women from coast to coast that ho was lonoly in his ol 1 nge and was in a receptive mood to take unto himself a partner for life. The advertisement told of h.a being a farmer, In a prosperous farming section of South Carolina, and the information that he was able to provide for a heipmate and would not only provide for uur but shower upon her all the love and affection of his warm heart. A winsome lady of far-awey Michigan answered the advertisement and one letter followed another for a brief spell, and finally he of marrying inclinations sent i-er word to "come down." He liked her photograph and liked also the way her .oners were wrltton. Sho told him that she had a son, and this was satisfactory to the man who was looking and longing for a good wife. He sent the money for the two tickets and wrote that he would meet her In Columbia. They met there and recognized each other Instantly, for tuey had exchanged photographs, and as she alighted from the train they fell Into each other's arms and the lBtle fellow was happy, too. They left on the next train for Sumtor, where they planned to be married, and from there they will go to their home In Williamsburg county. F. M. Brltton, Sr.. is the bridegroom and he resides at Church. Williamsburg county, be Is past 70 years of age and 1h a little hard of hearing, but otherwise Is sprlghtly and well preserved physically. He Is "well fixed" In a financial way and has a nice home all preparod for the bride of his later years. Tho bride Is Mrs. Lillian Barnett of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Rhe Is Just past forty-five. Her son Is a bright young boy and when seen with his mother and the man she has chosen as his step-father he seemed to be very well pleased. , IMDES WELL WEST. Egyptian Cotton Can Re Successfully liaised Out There. Successful experiments in the cultivation of Egyptian cotton have been conducted in Now Mexico and Arizona, according to reports made by the bureau of plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture. Dr. Webber, now of Corneas, experimented with the Egyptian plnnt in South Carolina and Northern Georgia, but the climate was too severe in these sectiona. Dr. Carson of the department was rewarded greater suc ess la his efforts made in the Colorado river basis, as much as nine hundred pounds of liut having been secured from one acre last year. It is believed that the plant can be grown in Northern Florida and Southern Georgia. Egyptian cotton, millions of dollars worth of which are Imported annually Into the t'nted States, Is more val uable than Inlnnd specimens of se:island and upland vurleties though leas valuable than the best grades of the former. It Is the strongest variety of cotton, and Is used largely in the manufacture of fine laces and best quality of undergarments. . 8ENT UP FOB TEN YEARS 1 For Sending Through the Mails a t Deadly Machine. At Greensboro, N. C., Hardin Germany was convicted in the superior l court and sentenced to the peniten I tlary. for sending an infernal ma, chine through the mail to Caesar J Cone, the millionaire cotton manu, facturer to that city, two weeks ago. Germany was a former employe in one of Mr. Cone's mills, and is 20 years of age. lie did not emply counj sol to defend him. and offered no testimony, but nedied the charge. Mr. Con was the principal witness. WEST VIRGINIA holt BRYAN. i He Is Endorsed by n Vote of Two to One. } The Democratic State executive committee of West Virginia Friday . decided to nold the state nomination I convention at Charleston on July 25>. * The convention to select delegates to > the national Democratic convention 1 at Denver will he held in Wheeling I on May 2 8. After an acrlmoniius dc. hate of three hours, a resolution 4 Indorsing WllHam J. Dryan was adopted by a vote of 10 to 65. BRYAN WILL Wll Says Senator Tillman If Republ cans Nominate Taft In TALK WITH THE STAT Representative at Ills Rome In Trc; ton?The Senator Getting Better Will Work for Democracy In Oct' bcr if Health Permits?To Vis Atlanta and Then Go Abroad Wil Mrs. Tillman. A representative of The State cal ed on the Senator at his home i Trenton Tuesday morning and foun him alone in his library. He was 1; Ing upon a couch reading his mori ing's mall. Later he changed his p< sitlon to a largo rocking chair an had his breakfast brougut in. H ate heartily and seemed to relish h food During and after breakfast Sei ator Tillman talked upon a great v; rlety of subjects, ranging from nna omy to national politics. In appearance the senator seem to be in his usual good health. H does not, however, feel that he wi be able to return to congress thl session. He expects to eo to a Atlanta sanitarium as f is li feels strong enough to n ! trnve Ing. He, with Mrs. Tillman. wi?l r? main there for sever. ! weeks, aft'> which they will go to Viurope for complete rest. Senator Tillman salil that ho fol satisfied that he must not take o any more work Just now. and ths it would require time to show ?vhe he will be able to do so. He said that he had no plans wit regaru 10 poiuics, as ne could no now seo far enough ahead to rnak It worth while. Ho could not low to'l whether h would attend the State Democrntl convention, but Indicated that If hi health permitted he would do so. As to Instructions. "Senator, do you favor an Instruct ed delegation to the Denver con teotlon?" he was asked. "Well, I have not been elected delegate yet, and for that reason do not think It proper for me to sa what the convention ought to do. "What about national politics senator. Do you think that Rrya will be nominated, and what are hi chances of election?" "It all depends on one thing: I the Republicans nominato Taft fo president at the Juuo convention Bryan will undoubtedly be named b the Democrats and I think he wil win. But on the other hand, If th Republicans lock up the conventlo and stampede It for Roosevelt an nominate him, I do not think thn the Democrats can put Bryan fo: Wjard." "Do you think the matter of third term would defeat Roosevelt? "Well, all that Ryran could sa would be "third term," because h has prased the policies of Rooseve has praised he pojicles of Rooseve! him to Bay." "If tho Republicans nominal Roosevelt, who do you think th Democrats would put up?" f o ?? .tnahU a uni i am uuauiu iu on/, i * plied the senator. "When do you expect to go t Atlnnta?" "Juat as soon as possible,:" Ti said. "I want to take a Bpeclal trea inent of ruassago, baths and electr <dty. Further than this I have n plans for the future. I am going t Europe Just as soon as I feel stron enough to make the voyage." Intended to CJo Abroad. SenatorTlllman said that for long time he had boon intendin to take a trip ahroud and that jui as soon as he felt ablo to take It t would do so. He intends to vis Itnly first, because of the good cl mate, and afterwards to go to Enj land. "Will you study the question t Immigration while there?" "Study? No! I'm not going ov< there to study; I want to rest and r new my acquaintance with Englls history and literature." Senator Tillman's conversation I: dlcated that he had no idea or r Ungulshed his wokr for the State ar nntlon. He said the real fight In tl nntlonal campaign would not op? up until Octolier and thnt If h physical condition permitted. 1 would go Into the campaign tool unit null iiml tt'nrk for the trlnmi of Democracy. Hotter from Senator Chandler. Among the letters the senator w* neadlng when The Stale's rpresent five reached his home was one fro Former 1'nlted States 8onator W ' 11am E. Chandler, a Republican, New Hampshire. Senator Chandl and Senator Tillman, as Is wi i known, are warm personal frlent He said that Senator Chandler, the age of 72. Is still vigorous and full possession of his mental powei , Up to a year ago he was preside of the Spanish-American wjar claii . commission Since that time he h [ been practicing law In Washlngtc Senntor Tillman paid a high tribv | to the former senator from N< TInmiohire. Although a Republics Senator TUlmuu said that hp coi 11 not question his patriotism and that N he regards him as a very high man. When asked if he would not allow the letter to be published, the senator at first declined, but afterwards it consented to its publication. The letter follows: "My Dearly Beloved: The papers say you are staying In bed. Good. "Stay there. "If you knew how many pluocrats Ethat fact pleases you would realize that in no other way can you cause so much happiness to humans. They may not be the cIubs of bipeds whom you live to please and prnlse but God n^ works in a mysterious way His wonders to perform. ~~ "There is a time for amnesty toward all criminals. "If you were here you might disit turb Mr. Taft's plan to get nomlnat. wd"(1) All pending prosecutions of trusts to be kept on the docket until mo district attorneys report that they 1- can see no evidence, and then dlsit missed. l(j (2) A statute of limitations?vs. now prosecutions after one year?not v~ before. j. "(3) The labor unions to boycott a- everybody at will, and no Injunctions 1(1 to be issued. "(4) The Sherman law to bo so js modified that trusts shall be deemed reasonable nnd sacred until a court at the end of a lawsuit shall say 4 they oro unreasonable. "(5) The railronds may mnke pooling contracts ad lib, divide traffic 18 and proceeds and agree not to cow, pete with each other. . "The plutocrats and proletrlat all |8 for Taft! Q If you were to get out of bed you might expose this plan and defeat l_ Mr. Bryan. ^ "Stay In bed and Bryan wflll win. ir "You know I have often told you u you wero a great help to the Ropub-1 llean party by your talk. Now you I, will help It by keeping quiet (?) See! n "While you are away I shall urge t Mr. Burrows to get through a publicly Ity bill and take the credit away from you. Will he do It? h "Seriously now?take a rest. Do lt not bo Worried. Sleep, walk In the e garden and see the glories of the flowers. 0 "Vis medlcatrlx naturne. Be a c farmer again and not a stateinan s any longer. Faithfully yours, etc., "Wtn. E. Chandler." Mrs. Tillman Shipping Asparagus. > During the conversation of two - hours or more between Senator Tillman and the representative of the n State, Mrs. Tillman was busily en1 gaged In the packing house, along with six or olcht hands Iirpniirini? 1 m ? ? o ?- ~ ~* r* a asparagus for shipment by express to : ' Boston. New York, Richmond and ' !l Atlanta. Mrs. Tillinau was hard at I u work, doing the actual work of wash- ' lng the asparagus and marking the boxes for shipment. She has about < r eight acres plunted In this vegetable < l' and has orders for all that she can i * furnish. At present the market price < Is 40 to 50 cents a bunch. ' u When first approached Senator < Tillman talked slowly and deliborate' ly, but after warming up to questions _ of interest to him his old time fire i was apparent. While he Is some- < what feeble physically, his mind is 1 ? perfectly clear as was evidenced by the vartous topics he discussed in a J vigorous manner and the interest he 1 displayed In State and national af- 1 fairs. When the senator was first stricken he said that the attack came upon him as If n flash from a gun. He 0 attributes the present Illness to that with wOitch he suffered 4 4 years ago, when he lost his eye. He was similarly effected then and has had sev? oral attacks of a like character since that time. t'* Senator Tlllmnn's wishes are to get ~ away from everything and have absolute rest for u tline and ho feels ? and hopes that this will restore him to ha former vigor. K During the course of conversation reference was made to the recent speech of Senator Tillman In the sona ate. In which he took the Repuhlicans to task and Incidentally gave B President Roosevelt a walloping. He said that never before In his life had j ho felt less like making a speech, nor had h? ever before experienced such a strain and effort as he did while delivering his address on 3 March 16. Ho said that he was in full posesslon of his facts and Pr thoughts, but still he was unable to . assemble hlr* ammunition as he ' should like to have done. He gave notice on Saturday of his Intention n" to deliver the address on Monday and had hut a brief period to pre( pare his remarks. Altogether, It may be said that " Senator Tillman, as well as Mrs. s Tillman, hope that the senator will soon be restored to his usual heatlh ' and will resume his place in the fight 3 for Democracy's supremacy. senator, din you see mucn or me late Senator William James Bryan I of Florida, and what was your opln-1 a ion of him?" ni "Well, ho was In the senate only j " a short time, but he Rave every promise of being a valuable addtlon to the Democratic side." He said that Senator Bryan's death had grieved | him very much, as it had other sena. tors, especially because of his youth 1 and great promise for future develr8j opment. He thought that the Florida senator would have made a name T1R for himself and reflected credit upon 1,8 his State. He said that the young senator had been married but three jtfk or four years, having won a bride at Lexington, Va , where he attended L.n' college at Washington and Lee uniXTWitJ. . BLOODY BATTLE. I 1 Man Convicted of Arson Kills One and Wounds Three 1 IN THE COURT ROOM. After Verdict of Guilty la Head Pris- r onor, In Terr? Hnatc, Indiana, n Opens Fir? on Prosecuting Attor- c ney and Officers and is Seriously ? a Wounded Himself Before Melee n Ends. n 3 At Terre Haute, Ind., Henry F. Mc- P Donald, on Thursday,, In the Circuit Court room, after being f ound guilty j' of arson, "hot and killed Chief of De- ' trvr111? . ,uu. c. uwyer, seriously I wounded three other officers and a ,( bystander and w as himself seriously wounded. McDonald had been tried for dynamiting stores and a church , in Sanford last year. As soon as the Jury reached its ?. verdict McDonald Jumped up, drew a revolver and fired at rrosecuting At- 0 torney James A. Cooper, Jr., but miss ed because Cooper tipped his chair over backwards. McDonald contlnu- K ed fired at the officers seated around the counsel table. Detective Dwycr ' fell dead at the third shot. Policemen and deputy sheriffs In the Court room drew revolvers and opened flro on McDonald, who returned the fire, llefore the convicted man ri fell with half a dozen bullets in his ls body he had shot Harvey V. Jones, ? superintendent of police, in the side; vc Deputy Sheriff Ira Wellmun in the chin; Sylvester Doyle, Court bailiff. lr In the log, and a bystander lu the C( side. The Jurors Jumped to their feet at Lhe first shot. Judge J. T. Walker. 'a me of the attorneys, tried to stop c< McDonald, but he only hindered the * ifilcers, who were hitting him, when Lhey shot at McDonald. Judgo Crane, who presided at the ,( triul. ran to the railing of the Jury tx>x and spectators rushod out in the n< confusion. Persons in offices below -c :he Court room heard the shots and w -ushed towards the upper floor only o collide with the people leaving the Sourt room. Somo of the spectators to the shoot- P' ng said McDonald's brother also fired v< it the officers. The officers are look iui iuo uruiuvr mcuonaia wjif Inally overwhelmed by ofllcera and aken to a hospital. ^ It is said that McDonald and the jther wounded men will rocover. The 'n >vents which culminated so tragic- d< ill had their origin in dynamiting ->utragos that destroyed the Metho- Pi list Church and the general storer <*t af 8hychle and Johnson, and J. W. Ri Erne, of Sanford, on February 2, at 1907. Henry McDonald and Jamef ol Scanion were arrested the next day charged with the crime, in a formal dl trial the Jury disagreeing. Scanion fc has not been tried. w McDonald had been permitted his liberty during the trial. The police c< department has been active in the la case, and several officers were in dl Court to hear the verdict. la o< DIED FROM BURNS. P< S. Hanging Lamp Falls to Floor With n< tc Fatal Results. n. As the result of severe burns re- fl ceived by a swinging lamp in her room tailing from its fastenings and p breaking at her feet, Miss Lollie R Smith, daughter of M. D. Smith, of R VVnnerhtown N f1 dlod Tnendav nnil her mother is confined to her room suffering from painful burns received in trying to save the life of her daughter. A brother, Gilmer, was also badly burned In attempting to put out tho flames that enveloped his mother and sister. h A MAN HURT IN WRECK. h n Sees His Ix>g Cut off With His Own h Knife. Pinioned under wreckage caused 1 by a rear end collision on the Bur- w lington road Friday and with steam from a broken engine pipe pouring in- ^ to his face. Horace A. McKittrlck, a 11 stock broker of Brook field. Mo.,, h directed the amputation of his leg and furnished a dull Jack knife with 11 which tho work was done. Tho rough ^ operation was performed by the h Rev. R. C. Allen, of Grove City, Pa., v ut it failed In its purpose, McKittrlck r dying later at a hospital. v A Campaign Button. 1. Among other things of interest re- v j celved in the morning's mall of the n ; senator was a "Bryan button," which t he presented to the correspondent. t The button, which is probably one I of the first received in South O.aroi Una. is just a little larger than a : silver dollar and contains the like- s I nessee of George Washington. Thomas Jefferson, Andrew" Jackson nnd Abraham Lincoln with Mr. Bryan In the center, under whose picture Is I this Inscription: 'The People's Choice' t ' At the top Is a legend, "Enemies of j Special Privileges," and on the bot| torn is "Upholders of Equality of the ( Law. Just above Mr. Bryan's head ( In the picture are Inscribed "Ideal , Americans," and "Popular States| men." _ j -5 ** . e.-r V MANY OUT OF WORK. WE LABOR CONDITIONS ARE MOST DISTRESSING. Thousand* o f Wage Earner* An Thrown Out of Employment ;>y Distressed Industrial Conditions. A Washington Dispatch says the riost serious problem now confrontng the country is the unprecedented umber of idle work people in every ity of any considerable sire throughut ihe land. In New York alone, ccordlng to the latest statistics, early 700.000 are without employlent and with no visible means of upport except what comes through a recarlous sort of charity. Of this nnmtipr r?v?r VAA Ann v. kuviVVV ill V* 1 sported as belonging t\> the various ibor organizations, the rest being ] onunlon work people. The eondl- Ion of ihe laboring class is almost < not quite, as bad in Chicago Not a city, in fact, either in the Northern or Central Western stale* i exempt from this anomalous state f things. Even in the extreme 'orthwest there Is a surplus of uu- , m ployed labor. Efforts have been made to relieve ie city of New York of its congested lie working people, but so far all fforts have proven futile. Recently | le editor of the Christian Herald ?nt letters to the governors of over ] venty states inquiring if it would e possible to replace unskilled with j tilled labor, and saying that he mid supply two thousand skilled iborers at a moment's notice. With- , ut a single exception, the governors ?plied to his letters to ihe effect . tat their stntes have more idle work ig people of their own than they >uld provide with employment. The situation is frightful, and con- f derlng the enormous crops made st year and the vast wealth of the mntry, it is strangely anomalous. , dded to this general impression in ie business world, by which a mil- ^ on and a half of work people have ;en thrown out of employment, l! 10 fact that the cost of living has 3t decreased to any appreciable ox nt. Such a condition of things ould seem to be prophetic of a reign ' terror. ^ No work nnd hunger that cannot ? appeased by honest toll make pooe desperate. They are ripe for re- 1 ilutlon or for anything that wil' ^ ?ep the wolf of starvation from their oors. And yet nothing is being j jne to relieve the situation. Thf , louble IB, what can be done? AI< lat we can say le that 'tis a pity the inoeent h ave to puffer for the wrong. ' jlng of the guilty. Business heretofore conducted lin- J roperly, If not dishonestly. In its " >turn to honest channels of output id trade has left those unemployed randed and with nothing to stave T starvation. They are the suffor s, n ot those who hy devious and Ishonest methods were responsible >r the panic that has wrought such Idespread ruin. The South, being an agricultural >untry, is fortunately exempt In 11 .rge measure from this dreadful conItion of labor glut, although in the irger cities we have more unemployi p eople that they care to see. It 1> osslble that the farmers of the outh. who at this time of the year eed help, could relieve to some ex>nt the congestion In other sections f the country. But the greatest dlfculty in the way would be the fact lat the great majority of the unemloyod are artisans of one calling or nother and know probably nothing bout farm work. VERY STRANGE CASK. . Itursrlar in Mlcen. But an Honest Man Awake. Charged with breaking into the ome of Fred Folger, at No. 4001 irmour avenue, Chicago, and attackng Folger and hla wife, Ross Free nan, son of n wealthy oil dealer, wnf cquitted on the ground that he war ' sleep when he committed the ofTonce Freeman was found by Folger in ho kitchen of his home. He grappled dth the Intruder and was getting ' adly beaten when his wife appeared klthough she was beaten also, the> nonaged to overpower Freeman and old him until the police a rrlvod. In ocurt alienists testified that they elleved Freeman was asleep when e entered the Folger house and thai its attack upon Folger and his wife - as not a criminal act. One alienist )r. O'Neill, said that Freeman's act /as committal while he was in the automatic mood following an epi eptlc seizure." He asserted that thlf L-?a different from the state of snm lambultsm and testimony was given o show that Freeman was an epllep ic. RUE HORSEWHIPPED HIM. lays Ho Had Annoyed Her With IID Attentions. In the presence of a thonsand people, Mrs. Minnie Cowden, of James own. N. Y., horsewhipped Henry Franklin, on the city's main thor onghfare Friday. When Franklin Lore the whip from her hands. Mrs Cowden broke an umbrella over hjf head According to Mrs. Cowden Franklin had been annoying her with his attentions. * THEY ARE GLAD. ??? 1 Republicans Are Jubilant " .That Senator Tillman is Absent ARE AFRAID OF HIM. The Republican Loader* Raid to Bo Breathing Easier Than in Years Because of the Enforced Absence of the Senior Senator From South Carolina.?Democrats Will Greatly Miss Him and His Leadership. The Washington correspondent of The Nowb and Courier says since it was announced a few days ugo that Senator Tllman's physicians had positively forbidden hint to return to Washington before the beginning of Ihe next session of Congress and In he meantime had ordered a coninlete change or livng in every respect, here haB been a considerable amount >f discussion as to who will tnko his >art in tho Denver Convention and A'ili lead the Senate until he returns. It 1b said that Republican leaders iro breathing easy now for tho first line since Tllliuan went to tho Senite. While they ndmlt that he lias 'oned do\#n considerable since his idvent into Washington political life tie la sti 11, they say, anything but loclle, and what troubles them most s that they never can tell just where >r when he is going to break out. That part of tho Senator's make-up ias given them mot ? trouble than i little and many times when they hought him quieted he was only gathering more material for a still ulghtler onslaught. Beverldgo, Lodge, Aldrich. Hale, . n fact all tho big men on the Rembllcan side of tho Senate wear a [liferent look now from that to be otind on their features two wneeks igo. They knew Tillman was a lghter who did not know the meanng of tho word fear and they had to ;ues8 many times Justwhere to uckle in order to get a hold. Some lines thoy held him, sometimes they hrew him, but it was always beause of the combined forces of the lopubbllcans on one side as opposed o tho half-hearted help of tho Demicrats on the other. No man who had made plans to .ttend the Denver Convention will be nore missed than Tillman and many Jemocrats who expect to attend from llfferent parts of the United States iave so expressed themselves. He ras to be the central figure?certainy so far as the South Is concerned ? iniess it bo Bailey, of Texas, and here is now serious doubt whether ho great Texas orator will bo alowed to present his State or not. owed to represent his State or tot. There will lie other democrats from various sections of ho country, but all eyes were beginning to centre on Tillman and iailey as the two Southern leaders. The people of Texas have never ieen able to believo that their forner idol, Bailey, was entirely divorced from the scandal that two years igo came near ending his political ife, when - his alleged connection with the Watefs-Plerce Oil Company lecanie known to them. In order hat the people of Texas may vote on he issue as to whether Bailey shall ie on? of tho four delegates at largo 0 tho Denver Convention a special jlection is to bo held May 2. Should it be decided at that election that Ualley shall not attend two of the foremost Democrats in political life !o-day will bo absent- Tillman and 1 tailey. KJLIjED AT Gill ST MILL. V Colored Boy Got Caught in Ma chinery Somehow. The Aiken Journal and Review nays on Snturday week ago a negro ?oy, whose name could not be learned, was killed at Mr. E. If. Toole's grist mill, near Wagoner. The boy went to the mill with aoine corn to bo ground Into meal, and after It was ground, he was Instructed not to hang around the machinery. Mr. Toole went Into another part of the house, not thinking further of the boy. He eoon heard a thud and he thought that something was the matter with the machinery. When ho reached the place, he found hte boy lying lnosnslble on the floor. Ho had evidently touched one of the bolts and was thrown heavily to the floor. Ho was not dead, and was carried to his home and care given to him. It was found that no bones were broken, but blood on tho brain was supposed to have * * u 1" v* a-Moh nrpiirrtt/i on rilUiv?*U IHO ucuiu, " Sunday morning. The boy had severe convulsions from the time he was Injured to his death. AblK'vllle tiot* lliilhliitg. A dispatch from Wsahlngton says building and grounds Wednosday or dered reported hills for new bulldthel Senate committee on public Ings ot Muskogee, Oklahoma, $26F>,000; Abbeville, South Carolina. $75,000; and Miami, Florida, $75,000. Hot urn Flags. At Trenton, N. J., Thursday th* house passed the senate Joint resolution providing for the return of ?Joe?hern flags taken during the Clv -* \