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The State Unearthed Mysterious [
Scheme.
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GEO. A. BRISTOW'S ,
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Qaeilloiublo Methods to Get "Show"
Girls.?Postofflce Inspector Gregory
kuaan Out Indictment Charging
tk? Young Man With Fraudulent
I so of tho Malls.?lis Was Very
hVftily Trapped.
In Tho Stalo of Saturday morning
Match 14. appeared tho following apparently
vsry lanocent advertisement I
la rhe "Waat" Mlumu:
"Wanted?Three girls to learn ?be
how business; xperience unnecessary;
expenses paid while learning:
tat* age: enclose stamped envelope
for reply. Address Predro, care The
Mete."
A subscriber of The State at Kingstree
had his suspicions aronsed by
reading the advertisement and to satisfy
his curiosity he caused a fake
answer to the advertisement to be
written, singing the name "Miss Anile
Dow." His answer to the add
vat written on March 17 and was atfollows:
Kingstree. S. C., March 17, 1908.
Dear Sir: I see your advertisement
la The State for three glrla to learn
the show business.
I would be glad to engage with you
as I have always had an inclination
for that line of work and think I have
some talent if developed. Am 17
years of ago and neat In appearance.
Please writo me full particulars about
the work you would expect of mo
and how long it would be until I
would receive some compensation.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Respectfully,
(Miss) Annie Dow,
Kingstree, S. C.
Care of Tlox 173.
Four days later ho received a reply
vu hid iwiver, uaieu uoiumDia, niarcn
19, and writton on Columbia Inn
stationery. The letter was signed
"Wallace Amusement Co." and "Mias
Dow" was instructed to address thin
"company" care of general delivery.
Columbia. The letter set fcth that
"we could use you if you can come
up to the requirement, but we can
not tell you anything without we could
see you and you will have to coma to
Columbia."
The Requirement.
It was stated that the girls whom
the "company" required would have
to work but one hour each night,
"and we pay from $16 to $200 per
week and expenses." It waa also
stated that they traveled in a private
car and stopped at the first class hotels
only. The "requiremenv" was
then set forth in very suggestive language
and it was plainly stated that
only girls with good figurss were
wanted.
"If you care to Join us," continued
the letter, "you will have to come to
Columbia Thursday, March 26, and
put up ut the Columbia inn, then
our stage manager will meet you
there Thursday night, March 26 and
see you and if satisfactory will employ
you and you will be in a position
to become a successful actress with
an Income that will give you a mnrk
in your home town." It was explicitly
stated that "we must hear from
you before Thursday" and she was in
structed to drop them a postal card
with these words on It. "Meet me at
appointed place and hour." 9he was
Informed In tho letter that If she
were employed her railroad fnre
would be refunded, hut If rejectod
, she would have to pay her own expenses.
Out this very significant language
followod. "But if you will talk
to our agent, and treat him as you
should, we have no doubt but what
you will 'make good.' "
The letter consumed four pages of
ordinary stationery and was written
In pencil. On the top of the first
page was written In Ink the following:
"Charles Van Bureau, Manager
Wallace Amusement Co., Is the man
you are to meet In Columbia, S. C
Don't forget." On the letter head
also appeared In Ink the following
number: "6355." On the bottom of
the last page of the letter was the
following In Ink: "Register at the
hotel as you wrote to us. that lt>
Miss Annie Dow, so our agent will
know you.
Inve?tlgntton* Start <1.
On the day following tho receipt of
this letter It was mailed to the editor
of The State, enclosed In n letter from
the subscriber In Klngstree giving the
facts concerning Its receipt by him.
The letter and enclosuro was recelw
ed bv the editor of The Rtnto TimoHou
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morning at ten o'clock. Relng anxious
to protect the advertising col- ,
umns of The State and being annoyed
by the thought thnt they had been ;
used for futherlng not only a fraudulent
scheme hut one that appeared
to be vile and vicious. The State lm
mediately decided to Investigate -nc
matter without sparing expense. I
The number, "6635," on the letter 1
signed "Wnllace Amusement Co., in- dicated
that possibly the writer was
an agent of the "white slave" trafllc <
and was promoted by no other put- <
pose than to bring about the down- <
fall of Innocent girls. The number- |
Ing made It apponr that the whole i
hlng was a sytematlc scheme and was ^
being worked In a wholesale fashion.
The 8tate after hard work got Tost i
office Inspector Gregory to Columbia <
and sent one of Its representatives \
to KlngRtree to find a girl to come to <
Columbia Thursday and Impersonate t
the supposed M.ss Dow. lie succeed- \
ed and on Thar, day at 12:25 the girl t
reached Columbia, coming in on the
Atlantic Coast Line train from Flor- t
ence. tho train which a person from \
Kingstree would take in coming to t
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Columbia. Following instructions,
ihe registered as "Miss Annie Dow,
I. C.," aa the Columbia inn. Followng
instructions further, she managed
0 have the proprietor assign her to
oom 16. This room was to the right
>f the first stairway below the office
entrance. Room 15 adjoined this
oom, Immediately in the rear, with
1 door connecting the two rooms.
The Trap Set.
Inspector Gregory, who had arrivsd
in Columbia in the meantime on i
request of the editor of The State, arranged
with Mr. Monckon, proprietor
af the Columbia Inn, to place him In
room 15 without putting his name on
the register.
Inspector Gregory gave "Miss Dow"
further Instructions as to how to act
rhen the agent of the Wallace
Amusement Co., put In his appearance.
He outlined the plan of work
o Mr. Monkton, who readily promised
to assist in every way possible. Mr.
Gregory, not knowing at what hour
"Mr. Van Burean" or the "agent"
of the alleged show company would
likely put In an appearance, entered
the hotel at 3 o'clock through a rear i
entrance and secreted hlmBelf in |
room 15, putting down the ructalns I
and darkening the room as much 1
as possible. "Miss Dow" did not
go down to the dining room for her
meals but had them sent to hor room,
it being desired hat the should not
come Into contact with the man who
was to meet her except In the room
where all arrancements had been
made for trapping him.
At five o'clock Inspector Gregory
was "tipped off" by Mr. Monckton
that George A. Brlstow, who worked
at the lunch counter at the union
tatlon. wns lu all probability the man
who was conducting this scheme.
Brlstow had been stopping at the hotel
every night almost for two weeks
and had spoken to the night clerk,
Mr. Mcintosh, about a woman
whom he was oxpectlng, giving her
name to him as Mrs. Dow ana telling
him that she was a wealthy young
widow and that she had offered him
a position to travel wllb and look
after an Invalid son. Mr. Monckton
had also noticed actions of Brlstow's
which might Indicate that he might
be the man.
Brlstow In the Game.
After being joined by a representative
of The State Inspector Gregory,
waited for the "agent." For about
an hour there was nothing but stillness
to roward the watchers In 15.
Then a knock came at the door and
Pote, a porter who knows a thing or
two, whispered to Mr. Gregory a message
from Mr. Monkton to he efTect
sage "that man" had come In the
hotel and asked about "Miss Dow"
lu room 16. In Just a few minute
the door to the stairway below creaked
and then closed and some one
came tripping up the stairs, whistling
a gay air.
He was heard to pause about midway
of the flight of stairs and to call
out, In an apparently careless sort of
way, loud enough to be heard In tho
room ocupled by the young lady:
"Come on, Van Burean!" The man
came on up stairs and went In room
14. After about ten minutes he went
back downstairs. Bristow then 6ent
the young lady the following note:
Columbia, S. C., March 26, 1908.
Miss Dow: If you are the young
lady who wishes to see the advance
agent of the Wallace Amusement Co.,
I have been Instructed to see you,
and as not to attract attention, will
you be ready In a few minutes to
take a car ride around the belt and I
shall be pleased to explain the business
to you. If I have made a mistake
please pardon me. Mr. Van
Burenu has gone to Atlanta to Join
the show and I have full Instructions
to act. Pleas* let me know by the
portor.
Respectfully,
"C,?o. A. Brlstow."
She Informed the porter to tell Mr.
Brlstow that alie could not go out
with him. but If he wished to eee her
he would have to come to ber room.
The porter went back and delivered
the message. Brlstow then asked permission
of Mr. Monckton to call upon
the young lady In her room.
Mr. Monckton explained to him that
he did not allow gentlemen to call
upon ladies in their rooms at his hotel,
but (by agreement with Mr.
Gregory) he told Brlstow that if ho
fished to boo her ntrlckly on business,
as he stated, he would allow him to
go up. but advised hiin not to irtuy
too long.
Goee to the Room.
Brlstow then went up stairs and
knocked at the young lady's room
door. The door was then opened and
then came: "la this Miss Dow?" An
alTlmntive answer came from the
young lady and then Mr. Brlstow
started out by telling her how sorroy
he was that "Mr. Van Burean"
had to go out of the city, etc. He
again made the proposition to go
out for a car ride, saying that It
would he hard to place tho proposition
clearly before her as Mr. Monckton
objected to any one calling on ladies
In their rooms and ho could take
her for a car ride and then they could
go to some place where they would
not bo observed, etc.
She again declined to go. and rather
against his wishes Brlstow started |
In with his fancy and fascinating
story about the show business and
tho advantages to bo gained by girls :
who enter the profession. Tho story j
was roseate and almost poetical.
Bristow explained that tho "Wallace
Amusement Co." were playing at i
tho Bijou theatre, Atlanta, at that
irery hour, putting on that faaclnatlng
drama, "I Don't Care!" Of
course "Miss Dow" had never heard
)f this play and nrlstow proceeded to J
explain what a gorgeous and absorbng
theme It was. There were only '
to peopie In it, and only 40 of these I
vere chorus girls.
Then came the first "advances"
vhen he began to tell her. In an ex- j
ecdiugly apolegetlc tone of voice,,
hat the chorus girls wear short
Irosses. A little alter he time to,
he "tights." prefacing his remarks
>y, "Now, Miss Dow, I hope you won't
je offended." etc.
"i\ow, that Is Just the greatest
rouble we have In securing girls,"
te said, adding that there Is no res-1
on why any lady should object to
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wearing tights if shs expected to
learn the show business. He further
explained that he and his wife had
been in the show business for years,
vuat bis wife was as fine a lady as
ever lived and she appeared on the
stage every night in tights, etc.
Liked Her Looks.
. Bristow said he liked her appearance
and thought everything would
be all right, but he would, of course,
have to call up "Mr. Van Burean" in
Atlanta and see what he bad to say
about it. He explained that be had
put In a call for his partner earlier In
the evening but Mr. Van Burean was
not at the Bijou theatre at that time
and central Informed him that Atlanta
instructed that ho would have
to call later if he wished to talk.
The time came for him to go down
to telephone to his partner In Atlanta
and he would come back and 1st
"Miss Dow" know what he had to
say about It. Rut ha dldn t go down
and he has done no 'phoning yet
Ju?t as be was preparing to leave the
room he was confronted by Inspector
Gregory and Ills assistant, the
former appearing at the door leading
from room 1G to the hallway and
the latter through the connecting
door that loads from room 15 to 16
To say that Rristow was taken by
surprised and was completely nonplussed
expresses It but mildly. It
were as If the earth had opened up
and these men had appeared out of
Its centre.
He admitted his connection with
the scheme and turned over to Inspector
Gregory letters, etc., in his
posesBlon and Informed him where
others could he found. While he adjmltted
his connection with this
scheme ho Insisted that "Mr. Van
Hurean" devised It and was the prlnjc.Ipnl
operator, he (lirlBtow) being
| merely on "agent."
He was questioned at length and
! detailed how he met "Van Buren"
' and how he was led Into this scheme
nud how they had worked It togeth1
or. He snld the letter to "Miss Dow"
: was written by himself but that "Van
Bureau" dictuted most of It and told
1 him In a general way what to eay
to her. Later he answered other r*.
piles that were received bb a result
; of the advertisement, without the assistance
of his alleged frlond.
Other Girls Had Answered.
He told of receiving replies from
girls In the city and from others than
I "MIbs Dow" outside of the city. It
, was nrrangod for two of the girls to
' meet the "agent" at the Congaree hotel
and on Sunday night, March 22.
'he went there and stayed all night.
He said that "Van Burenn" wn? to
have mot the girls expected at the
j Congnree and went there himself and
i registered but later "Van Bureau"
told him that he had to go to Sumter
on the next atrln and asked him
(Blstow) to go to the hotel) and
meet, the glrla. He aald that the girls
had failed to come and he left word
with the proprietor that If they called
after that night that he was suddenly
called out of the city and would be
back In a day or two.
He talked with the proprietor of
! the Congaree. he said, about being in
the show business and to prove to
him thnt he was no "fake" showed
them some of the letters that he had
received addressed to the "Wallace
Amusement Co." and left them with
i him. He had not been back since to
that hotel and did not know whether
'any of the glrla ever went there to
; meet "Van Burean" after Sunday
' night.
"Van Bnreon"??Where?
Brlstow Insisted that "Miss Dow"
was the only one of the girls whom he
had met, but "Van Bureun" had met
several, mentioning one In Brookkand
and one on Blanding street, etc.. He
gave the names of four or five glrla
living in the factory district whom
jthey had planned to get Into the company
but he had left It to "Van
Burean" eo see them and make the ar
rangements.
I jiw uemea in.ii ne piacea m? aa in
I The S?ate and paid that he had never
; gone to tho postofllco and called for
I the mall. On being shown an order
sent to tho postmnstor directing that
the mail for he Wallace Amusement
Co., be delivered to "boy." he ad'
mltted that ho wrote it. The order
' was signed "Char.es Van Burean"
land was written on a piece of yellow
i paper. He also admitted that he had
[sent the same boy to the ofllco on
several occasions for tho mail. When
i Bristow was taken in charge by Inspector
Oregory he had Just $1.20 on
his person and that is the amount
with which he had planned to take
!"MiB8 Dow" out and give her a good
,timo. He caid that this was "Van
Bureau's" money and thnt $1.50 was
given to him by the latter Just as he
j (Van Burean) was fixing to leave
| Columbia for Atlanta Monday
l He also had a new tape line In his
'pocket and the money was to be used
itn paying for telephono message. His
attention was directed to the fact that
if $1.50 was given to him for that
' purpose he had already spent 20
I cent * of it for something else and
was planning to spond more of it in
Itakr.g "Miss Dow" out for a good
time nbout tho city. Well, he could fix
thai, he sad.
Bristow in Arrest.
Inspector Gregory had Bristow
locked up at the police etation at 1.30
o'clock Friday mornng for aafe-keeping
and at noon Friday he swore out
the warrant before Commissioner
Verner. Inspector Gregory spent the
onti.e day Friday following up the
investigation and overy stop brought
more convincing and more damaging
tetlmony against Bristow. Several
Columbia girls who had answered the
ad were interviewed and turned over
to Mr. Gregory the letters which they
had received from this fake "amusement"
company.
One young woman stated that she
would not like to have her name appear
in connection with the case but.
that if it were necessary in order to
insure Bristow being given the severe
penalty which she felt he deserved!
she would gladly appear as a witness. :
Many i laces that Bristow stated i
he had viiited in company with " \fan !
Muronn w. re visited by Mr. Gregory'
and at acli place it was learned that i
Bristow had l.ecn there aloue each
time. Ho gave the names of several
Houses of ill fame which he had vis
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BRDGB FALLS.
Thrw Men "Watching High Water j
Swept to their Death.
Three men were drowned by the!
collapse of a eaepen6ton bridge at
Rockkk, W. Va.. spanning Bluestone
River. The victims were standing on 1
the bridge with five other men and
boys, watching the rushing current
when the bridge gave way, precipitating
the entire eight Into the river
Flvo were washed down stream to a
point where the river had overflowed |"
Its banks and were lodged in trees ]
from which tney were roscua. The j
bodies of the three victims have not ,
been recovered. ,
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTED. I|
By Roaring Well at Beloit. WlnM '
On Two Occasions. ,'
The "roaring well" near Heloit, i
Wis., prdlcted the Mexican earth- i
quake as It did the one nt San Fran- i
clsco. The well Is on the farm of
Charles Lathers, northeast of Delolt j
It roared for several weeks, before i
the great earthquake at San Francis- i
co, and the curious sound of rum ,
blings, together with wind from the
mouth of the well ceased at the precise
hour when the shock struct the
California city. On the day, a little
over a week ago when the well resumed
Its roaring, residents of Rock
county predicted a calamity. Mon- j
day it came, at Chilapa, Mexico.
DEATH CAUSED BY LAUGHTER.
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Widow Overcome by Joke Related nt '
a Social Function.
At New York overcome by laugh- j
ter at a Joke by a member of the company
she wns atendlng, Mrs. Anna
Ferrera a widow forty-two years old,
was unable to stop the laught paroxysm.
She fell to the floor, was lift- ;
de back into her chair, gasping for
breath nnd before the horrified guests
realized that anything serious was .he
matter she was dying. Before a physician
who w-as summoned could
reach the house she was dead.
TROUBLE AT OW-..O.V.
Over Half of the Boys took 7'oliday 1
on Wednesday.
A dispatch from v^.emson to The ;
State says a little mbre ihnn naif the!
cadets, principally lower classmen, j
taking advantage of April 1, tooK ,
honday and went to Pendleton thif |
morning. All the seniors, most of j
the members of the athletic teanu j
and a number of all classes remain
ed at the collego and are attending '
their regular duties. The discipline j
commltte is consllderng the matter ;
but it is not known what actoinn it i
will takke.
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Wife of Grocerynian Sends Bullet
into her Breast.
A special to The News and Courier
from Spartanburg says Mrs. L.i.?ie
Sharp, wife of J. D. 8harp, a grocor !
committed suicide Thursday after-1
noon by shooting herself in the chest
with a 32-calibre p.atol. Deei>onden- i
cy is said to have been the cause of
the act. She walked into her room '
and seizing her husband's pistol plac-;
ed it to her bbreast and fired. She i
died almost instantly.
SEN. TILLMAN GOING ABROAD.
His Physicians Advise a Change and
Absolute Rest.
A dispatch from Trenton says
while alarm is felt there is consider- i
able anxioty over the continued illness
of Senator B. R. Tillman, and j
announcement is made that his phv-1
siclnns, Drs. Babcock and Hunter,
have decided that the Senator needs
a complete change. It develops that j
Senator Tillman's condition demands
absolute rest and quiet, hence any
idea he may have entertained of
making another lecture tour after
the olose of Congress or later in thej
year has been put aside. The Soua-?
tor and Mtb. Tillman are making ar-1
rangements to go abroad during the i
late spring or early in the summer, i
and will be away several months.
Will Return Flags.
The New Jersey House of Representatives
Weduesday passed the Senate's
Joint resolution providing for j
the return of Southern flags taken ,
during the civil war. Tho flags are
to be givento the organizations from
which they wore captured.
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SERIOUS CHARGE. 1
The Chronicle says Patrolman L.'
L. Cawley and Bicycle Officer W. M. (
Mnrtin, of the Augusta Police Department,
aro locked up at Police \
headquarters, charged with robbery, j1
Leo Yam and John Ling, Chinamen, ;
charge that the officers ertored Ling's ,<
store Sunday morning and held them j
up and robbed them of some money 1
and a diamond ring valued at about I
1300. 1
ited with Van Hurean, but the in-j,
mates of these places knew no one ,
nut urisiow 01 tno alleged pair. 1Ip](
had eomp and gone alone. Every-1,
whore the evidonce only added to the j (
theory that Brlstow and "Van Bur-i
ean" and tho "Wallace Amusement (
Co." were one and the same and (
operated the scheme all by himself. (
Inspector Gregory left yesterday \ |
evening for Atlanta but before going | ,
he had collected a great quantity of
amaglng evidence against Brietow.
Brlstow said last night that he:
knew h was "up against It" and want- $
od to know something about the pen- f
alty that would be imposed if ne: t
should be convicted He said ho did a
not know whether he could get out j t
on bond or not, but asked that his 11
brother be notified. j
Brlstow will be given a prellml- <5
nary on April 10. There are already s
move than n score of witnesses who'c
will be subpoened to appear In Char- 1
leston against him.?The State. {
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THEY MUST STOP. J
IKPI7UUCAN8 GETTING TIRED j
OF FAKE CONTESTS.
disposition on Part of Committee to
Refuse to Pajr Contestant* for Beats
In Congress.
The Washington correspondent of
The State says the contests for seats n
congress by A. P. Prloleau, A. D.
Dantzler and Isaac Myers will coutlniie
Just so long as Congress allows to '
these Interesting citizens the sum of
12,000 for the expense of their contests.
But from present Indications
this is not going to be much longer. t
As Representative Mann of Illinois, (
chairman of the election committee (
which hue sat patiently through the ,
absurd "arguments" for three times, )
said to the negro lawyer. Jacob Moor- ,
Rr. who unnaii"^ ?? .1 J
? f - ?? -fKV-iVU &VI L'OUUllM UUU |
Myers, it Is a fraud on the govern- (
ment, and as already stated in my (
dispatch, the chairman indicated
that he was in favor of not approving
the expense account.
The law allows the actual expenses
Incurred by the contestants, "not ex- ,
ceedlng $2,000." This account must 1
bo Itemized, and these negro statesmen
are at least sharp enough
to Itemize it up to the two thousand.
Chairman Mann questioned Jacob i
Mooror, the attorney, very closely
about the expense account and gave
tho whole crowd of them a little im- ;
promptu lecture on the subject of
coming here year after year with
these bogue contests.
"You had some sort of a case six 1
years ago," Bald Mr. Mann, in sub- '
stance, to Moorer. "Two years ago
you came with a weaker case and
now you come with practically none
at all. It is difficult to understtud
here what your kick is about. According
to your own statements there !
are 1,400 registered Republican
voters in the one county of Ueaufort
and 600 nemocraMc voters, and yet
you poll only 226 votes in the who'e
district. In the face of that showing
with 1,400 voters who are registered,
you come here and claim that you
are deprived of your right to regis- 1
ter."
Taking up the expeuse matter then
and tho fact that the cases are ?oj
flagrontly absurd, Mr. Mann nskod
Moorer if ho thought it right and just
to come here every year anc ask con- ;
gress to glvo them $2,000. Tne sub- .
stanco of Moorer's reply was that he |
thought it was right, entering in g-*n- j
eral tho plea that they needed the
money.
One new member of the commit- '
toe, Mr. Mauser, a Republican who
seemed unxlous to do tho square
thing and get at the true facts in the ;
case, closely Questioned iMoor?r al>out
the allegations that the negroes In
South Curoliua were denied the
right to register. It is really a pity
that these contestants and their lawyers
could not go before all the members
of congress so that other Northern
members, who huve false Jm- ;
presslons about the methods of disfranchiBment
of the negro in the
South could learn something as Mr.
Mauser and the few other members
of the committee did. Mooter was
wholly unable to cite any convincing 1
facts as to negroes being denied registration,
though he asserted that i'
was done.
Mr. Moss, representing Mr. Lever, j
stated that he had mude an investigation
in nearly every county in
South Carolina where there had beet:
allegations of denial of registration .
to negroes and that not once in hidistrict
had unv uegro taken an ap
peal from the registration uupervisor
to the courts, although, he do j
clared. the law distinctly provided for '
such an appeal to the circuit judge at
chambers. The only appeal ho found
ever made, ho said, woro in the So- ,
cond district, in Reaufort county. '
9ome years ago when Senator J. ii ,
Earle was a Judge, when in n number
of cases the appeals were granted j
and tho supervisor ordered to issue
the certificates
"Why is this?" Mr. Mauser asked
"I don't know," answered Mr.
Mosh.
A little later, in answer to another
question by the Ohio man, Mr. Moss
gave tho whole thing away, Mr. Most
admitted that there were a large
number of negroes In the Seventh district
who were registered and he ad
mltted that if they had voted they
would have voted Republican ticket
\fr_ Ma HflAr TVunt**A tr\ Irnnwr u R v
they had not voted. Mr. Mr>? snld l
there was a reason, but that It wns 1
not in his record in the rase and that '
it would be wholly upurt from any- 1
thins he had intonded to brlns ?P in :
ronnectton with it, but that If the ,
gentleman from Ohio really wanted
to know he would tell him. Mr j
Mauser wanted to know.
"Well, the negroes in tho district j
take the contestants' candidacy as a {
Joke," said Mr. Moss. "I would not
say anything against the contestant
either as to his charticter or his i
ability, but this is the simple truth.' j
Dantzler got 133 votes in the dls
Irict.
The claim upon which all these :
contests have been based for many I
pears, as estimated above, is the ,
claim for tho $2,000. Dut the argument,
so-called, Is as to tho validity
)f the Souh Carolina constitution of
1895. The claim in brief it that the
constitution of 1895 as to its suffrage
irovisiona is in violaticn of the act
>f congress readmitting South Caro- j
Ina Into the Union In 1868. ,
91 ft IM1UUAK8 HAVkI*? TO OKUAN '
CUSTOMERS For Next 40 Days.
We will sell our excellent $80 Or (
;ans at only $85. Our $90 Organr
or nly $75. Special Terms: One
hlrd now, one-third Not. 1908, ba)
tnce Not. 1909. If Interested, cllf j
his a<l, and enclose It with your let
nr. asking for catalog and price llsi '
f you want the beat orga on earth
lon't delay, bnt write us at once ano 1
aT# $16 and make entne harmrnl
>us. Address. M.tM'Vl > ui ->k |
IOUSE, Columbia, 8, ? . Planus and 11
)r$an*. , , ? ? a ||
Highest wages,
ri shortest hours.
cotton mii,l
Stop dally at 6
HEliP
p. in. Saturday
wantkd
ut noon.
Apply
Fulton Rag and
Cotton Mills,
Atlanta, Oa.
PREACHER'S BODY FOl'XD.
3uried Under the Ruin* of a Wrecked
Church.
While clearing away the debris of
he Epworth Methodist church, east
)f Columbus, Ga.. which was wreckid
by a storm several days ago, the
x>dy of Rar. John Wynn, a negro
preacher, of Cuthbart, Ga., was found
ander the timbers. He had tnkeu refllffH
!n the r? V? lireh ,1 nrl?. '
? o- ? ^ ^ V. * V UUI1U| IUV UW1VT
utorm.
CLASSIFIED COLUMN.
~ WANTED.
Wanted?Every farmer and Merchant
In South Carolina wrlto UBfor booklet
and testimonials. Hoggins'
Wrenchle68 Plough Stock and Clio
Sweeps. Ileunett-Hedgpoth Co.,
Clio, S. C.
~ MISCEI,LAXEOl'H.
Know Thy Fortune?Send your name,
dato of birth and sex, married or
single, and 10c. for a personal typewritten
Horoscope of your life,
your future love, business and personal
uffalrs. Prof. Opdyke, Box
963, Blnghamton, N. Y.
FOK HALE?M18CELLANEOU8.
For Hale?One twelve horse power
Blakesley Gasolene Engine, chenp.
Also lot of shafting, pulleys, etc.
Apply to L. E. Riley. Orangeburg,
S. C.
Easter Poet Cords?A lot go variety
at all prices. Send 10 cents iu
stamps for samples. Sims' Hook
Store, Orangeburg. S. C.
For Hole?Thoroughbred, long type,
Essex swine, from prize winning
stock Three gilts, three young
bonrs and also lot of fine plgB for
April delivery Prices right. Alex
Macdonald. TUackstock, S. C.
For Hale Cheap?One Ruger Prcad
Mixer, one Thompson Moulding
Machine: four llread Presses; two
Bread Troughs; one Cake Machine;
50 Plane Moulds; and many other
thlnirs lined In a flrKt-rlnsn Imlrarv
Apply to L. E. Riley, Orangeburg,
S C.
FOR SALE?K(.(iSA\lt POULTRY.
For Sale? IlufT Rock chickens, prize
Stock, also prize winning White
Wyondottee. Write for prices. S.
M. Oliver &. Co.. The Terraces, Elberton.
(la.
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds only
Langford and Abborneathy Strain.
None better at my price. Eggs. 15
tor $1.50. Satisfaction guaranteed.
W. D. Colclough, Dalzell, S. C.
White Rocks and BufT Orpingtons,
wonderful white winners, beautiful
blocky Buffs, good as any; better
than many. Eggs $1.50 and $2 00.
Florence Featherly Farm, Florence,
3. C.
IfflAU
IfJxXL
0 The super
f) factory Soufi
H cooking-fat t
|| the South fc
f} cotton seed
jf fined by o
M Wesson pr
clLlilC Ol pi
yl so men ess, a
A- THET" SOV/THER-N"
M J/ctn) Tork.Savam xihMtl c
GIBBES Guars
INCLUDES GASOLINE AND RTEAX1
AllLE AND STATIONARY IIOI LI
EDGERS, I'LA MRS, SHINGLE, Ll
CORN MILLS, COTTON GINS, I
MAKING OUTFITS AN'I) KIN DUE!
i Our *i(K k Is I he most varied an
Souther*. states, prompt shipincnt
ty. A postal card will bring our i
GIBBES MACHINERY COMPANY.
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CONDITION OF STATIC RANKS
The Stair Hank Examiner Make* Hia
Fiivl Quarterly Report.
Mr. Giles L. Wilson, the new examiner
oT State hanks, Thursday
made his . st quarterly report.. This
shows tl' condition of 8tate banking
insti?v' ions at the close of business
kiai' U 9th.
The li report was Dec. 16th.
Since thei time eight new bauks have
started bu??nees. two have consolidated
and r : > has nationalized. There
are now 11 State banks.
Staten o )t o f the condition of the
233 Stale, private nnd savings banks
located In outh Carolina at the close
of business March 9. 1908:
Resources.
Loans and discounts. . fS3.4R4.281.S3
Demaud bans 1.987,177.94
Overdraft- 571,899.40
Bonds and .-docks owned
by the Inuk 3.603.317.74
Bunking houses 733.061.91
Furniture and fixtures. 360,1 61.07
Other res'. estate.. .. 287,987.82
Due from banks and
bankers 4.862,180.62
Currency 1,092.952.74
Gold 1C5.220.5O
Silver, nickles and penl
nles 332.710.IS
Checks and cash Items. 359,798.83
Exchanges forthocleor- ....
lng house 97,711.lib
Other resources 5.973.15
Total $47,975.807.2S
Liabilities.
Capital Btc<k paid in. . $ 9,061,713.56
Surplus fund 1,536,410 44
Undivided profits (lees
current expenses aud
taxes paid) 2.781,584.87
Due to banks and bank- ^
ers 720,577.1^
Due unpaid dividends. . 27,569.64
Indivlduol deposits subject
to check 17,3 81,32 2.76
Savings deposits.. ..11.075,256.71
Demand certlficnten. . . 223.139 00
Time et titlcates. . .. 2,069.753.06
Certified checks.. 18.441.93
Cashier's checks.. .. 74.716.6.'
Notes und bills radlscounted
754,518.50
Bills payable 2,237,173.23
Other liabilities 18,329.14
Total $47,975,807 28
A I.KOPAKD IN IIAMl*TOX.
Beaot Hin?po?e*l to Have Escaped
Fn>ra Clrcnn is Killed.
A dispatch from Hampton to the
State errs an animal hearing the
resmblnme of o leopard was railed
Monday by Frank Llnto In the Grays
neighborhood about 12 miles from
Hampton. This animal passed
through the lower part of tho county
last week frightening the people
In the community through which It
traveled until It wandered ts way
to Grays where It was slain. The
animal was nl>out three feet lu
height and l>ore spots characteristic
of a le pard which 1b b up posed to
have escaped from some circuB.
Thirty-Two Cent Cotton.
TOR AAXJO?WiUon't c?l?brile4
lmpn>T?wl "Bummer Snow" upland Ion*
tuple rotten ?e?4. Make* bale and
more per *cre ordinary land under fair
condition:., sella for 17 U to IS cent* per
pound. bUdly picked Ginned dry
ou ordinary caw gin, ctaplee 1 <4 to
1H loc lir-t. Price: 1 buaheL | LM; 1
bttcbola, I < M; I buahol* and or or al
ll.N per UusbeL W. W. Watson. Proprietor.
Bu m uxor land Farm. Belaskwg,
ir "Up-io-date" Sawmill
has abeolutolv all the LATEST IMPROVENTS.
An?l \,o think vo ar. **fo l-i -ylng,
t?cBt food on earth. A money maker lc tho
"BEST GOODS?BEST PRICES"
lumbla Supply Co., Columbia.S. C.
5 LAR.D.I latively
satis- <0
hern standard Q
hat lias made m
imous. Pure Ij
oil, super-re- vf
ur exclusive a
T"M. _ \f
me ft}
n.rity, whole- (f
nd economy. ?
,COTTON Ol L CO = M
7 r>ta y\cwOrLiavs Chii
tnteed MaJi' """v.
[ KXGFV t H. l?ORT KBSSi:s,
miicit
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