THE FORT MILL TIMES.
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' 17TH YEAR FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1908. NO. 9
PRICE INDICTED
He Is Accused of Participation in
Crop Report Leaks.
BIG COTTON DEALER
(haint'd With Conspiring to Furnish
Advance Informal Ion ami
Willi Attempting to Helix* Holmes
to Shape Reports to Suit llim ami
His Assistants.
Tlieo. H. Price, big dealer, was inflicted
in New York Friday by the
Federal grand Jury after a long investigation
of the leak of the rrnn
statistlos contained in a Government
report, which had not been made public.
The government found two indictments
against Price, one charging
conspiracy to commit an offence
ngulnst the United States and the
other bribery o f a government official.
Three other persons were indicted
with Price and warrants issued
for their arrest.
With the handing down of the indictments.
.Mr. Price, who. apparently,
anticipated the action taken
against, him, appeared at the Federal
building and surrendered himself.
He was arraigned before Judge
Hough and pleaded not guilty. Kail
was fixed at $5,000, which was furnished.
and Mr. Price was released
after the Court had set June 19 as
the date for the prellmary hearing.
Mr. Price in a statement made public
after his arraignment asserted that
he was entirely innocent of the
charges. I
A dispatch from Washington says
almost simultaneously in Washington
and New York indictments were today
returned against Theodore H.
Price, a prominent New York cotton
operator; Frederick A. Peckham and
Moses Haas, both of New York, and
Ciuwin s. Holmes, Jr.. of that city,
formerly asistant statistlcan of the
department of agriculture, for alleged
participation in Government crop
report leaks. Price is charged with
having conspiied with the other
three men to furnish advance information
regarding the crop reports of
the department of agriculture, and
Price, Peck hum and Haas are charred
with i >nspiring to bribe Holmes
to shape the official reports to suit
their interests.
There were four indictments
brought in by the Federal grand jury
in both cities. All but Price have j
heretofore bee 1 indicted under true i
bill returned in October, 1905, following
the sensational exposure of
(lie crop leaks. After h long legal
light U*ain and Hn..s succeeded
inprovriP ng their e<i>^iiion here
from New York, but Holmes was
placed on trial in June, 1907, the
jury reporting a disagreement. Holmes
lifts not beeu retired.
The indictm< nt were returned here
late Friday. According to them
Price made $750,000 as a result of
his advance information regarding
the report for December 190-1 and
pnid Unas $175,000 out of this sum.
While not stating how much Holmes
received ?? hi* share the indictment
charge that Haas paid Holmes $1,000
for information on the June report
of I 905. The Indictment, whieh
sets out seven overt acts, says that on
May :n. Price and Haas conspired
by promising, offering and giving
to an official of the United States
a sum of money to induce Holmes,
in violation of his duty, to furnish
such advance information.
It recites the conference in New
York on May I between Price and
1 fa as, following which Hans came to
Washington, met Holmes and promised
to pay for Advance information;
that on June 1 sod 2, lftt?r>, Hans
received such information from Holmes
and if was conveyed to Price, and
that 011 June 'J Haas paid Holmes
$ 1,00 0. The second count of the
indictment says Haas and Price conspired
to bribo Holmes to arrange the
June rejiort so as to show a greater
crop than the information in the
statistican s office justified
The other indictments charge
three New Yorl; men, in eight counts,
with bribing Holmes for the information
and shaping the conspiracy report
as mentioned; charge Holmes,
I'cckham and llaas with conspiracy
to defraud the Government by getting
information in advance, and the
fourth indictment, charging Peck
ham and Haas only with conspiracy
to bribe Holmes to give out advance
information. *
HOLS FOI \l> IWXKS
Of Some More Victims on the Luin
ncss Farm.
At La Porte. Ind.. hogs. wallowing
In the lowland, just below the
private ceiuetary of Mr?. Belle Guinness.
Friday, brought to the sutfaee
two human Itones. One was
from an arm and the other from a
lee. The hers dragged the nones
around thp hog yard for some time
before tho find became known. As
a result. Sheriff Snuitzer will begin
turning the surface of the nog run
and dragging the pond which bo.deis
t>T? it t *
RuiiSKifiJfcv-< ' ' .
GEN. S. D. LEE.
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COMMANDER OF VETERANS ANSWERS
LAST ROLL CALL.
lie Was the Last Living Lieutenant
of tlie Confederate States of America.
General Stephen 1). Lee. romtuauder-in-chief
of the United Confederate
veterans and the last Lieutenant general
of the Confederacy, died at
Vicksburg. Miss., Thursday morning
after an illness of seven days. General
Lee was taken ill on May 21,
after a hard day's task in making
speeches and welcoming the Iowa
and Wisconsin reunion of veterans, I
Grand army of the Republic at the I.
.National park In Vtcksburg.
The following sketch of Gen. Lee's '
life and services was written by Col. 1
U. R. Brooks, of Columbia: 1
"About 76 years ago, in Charleston. '
S. C., Lieutenant General Stephen D. i
Lee. C. S. A., was born. His eduea- '
t.ion was finished at West Point, i
When the tocsin of war was sounded. '
lie responded to the call of Gen. J
Wade Hampton, and helped him raise
th?? celebrated Hampton Legion, by I
coinmanding the Horse Artillery, then *
known as Lee's battery, which cov- 1
ered itself with glory on so many <
bloody fields, and was known as <
Hart's battery, after the gallant I
young Captain Lee was promoted at f
Sharpsburg, September 17, 1862. 1
"The subect of I his hurried and <
imperfect sketch was assigned to 1
duty in the army of the West, and i
served under General Bragg. John- t
son and Hood. He gradually rose
from brigadier to major general and <
to lieutenant general, and for hrs gal- *
lant services rendered at the battle 1
of Ezra church, near Atlanta, on July f
JS. "1861, was highly complimented, a
"No better or more loyal Confeder- t
ate ever lived than the lamented Ste- c
phen 1). Lee, whose great soul took a
its flight this day, to answer to the i
last roll-call. The old Hampton Le- ?|
gion was composed of some of the
I very best and most gallant men in li
III,. Cnnfo/lo??l? -
? ui au.v oiner arinv. i
The Legion furnished to our glorious o
cause five generals, as follows: J
Hamilton. Lee, Butler, Gray and \
Connor. . f
"General Stephen Lee's promo- o
tions were as follows:
Captain artillery, March, 1861. it
"Major artillery, November. 1861. s
"Lieutenant colonel artillery. No- t
vember, 1862. F
"Colonel artillery, December, 1 862. f
"Brigadier general, P. A. C. S.. g
March. 1863.
"Major general. P. A. (3. S., Au- t
gust, 1863. fi
"Lieutenant general. P. A. C. S.. f
June, 186 4. (i
"As colonel he commanded a bat- i
talion of artillery- Lee's hattallion? (
Composed of Euhanks', Grims*. .lor- (
dan's. Parker's, Rhett's and Taylor's (
batteries of artillery. g
"As brigadier general, he commanded
a brigade of Infantry, gar- j
risoning fixed batteries of artillery at f
Vicksbnrg. \
"As major general, he was assign- (1
ed August 16, 1863, to t/^ command t
of all the cavalry oT the department H
of Alabama, Mississippi, East Louis- j,
inna and West Tennessee, and on p
May 24, 1864. was asigned to the r
command of the above-named department.
"As lieutenant general. lit* was us- (
signed July 27, 1864, to the coin- ,
mand of Hood's corps, army of Ton- |
nossoo, composed of the divisions of t
1). H. Hill, Stevenson and Clayton. v;
"He' was one of the host qualified, ^
all-round officers of the Confederate j
army, commanding with distinction \
in every branch of the service. I
"An old-time South Carolinan, ho
has put his impress upon the matter
of writing the truth as to facts for
the history of the Confederate states j
and the Confederate soldier To
this end he has spoken often and
t written much.
"(Jon. Stephen 1>. Lee fought side
hy side with the lamented and dis- '
tinguished (Jen. Kllison Capers, the i
beloved bishop. It was the good for- I
tune of the writer to witness the last t
meeting of these two great men on ^
the afternoon of January 22, li><?8. (
The most touching and pathetic thing I
was lo see these Confederate heroes,
who fought on so many bloody fields,
weep like children whan they parted.
'May their great souls rest in
peace', is the prayer of their com- 1
rades." *
liM.M) THil'iKS
Amkrson Will Kid Herself of Illicit '
Whiskey Sellers. i
i
At Anderson of tlx liquor cases ,
tried by the present session of the j.
criminal court. -4 convictions have \
resulted. There are yet a great ?
tnany cases on the docket, some of 1
which will he tried Friday afternoon,
and the remainder continued on account
of one pretext or another, un- ]
til the September term of the court.
The fact that so many convictions
have resulted will very likely have a
good effect upon the illegal sale oi l
whiskey In Anderson county. In1'
each cose where sentences have been 11
! made thedefendantshas been required <
to pay $100 or serve 00 days on the <
county gang or In the state penitent!- 1
ary. Such punishment is calculated 1
to put a stop to the operation of
ibiind tigers. __ .
WHO THEY ARE.
Names of State^Candidates So
Far Who Have Announced.
MAY BE OTHERS.
What Kuril Candidate lias to Kay to
Kilter the Rare, Whirli With His
Other Kxpensos .Makes Running
for a State Oflire an Kxpensive
Luxury.
As will be noticed upon reference
to the schedule published In another
column the State campaign will open
Dn June 17. and there will be two
campaign parties one composed of
the candidates for the I'nited States
senate and the other composed of
the candidates for state offices. The
two parties will starton the same day,
it different places, and tour the state
in different directions.
At present there are live candidates
Tor United States senator?Hon. John
Clary Evans of Spartanburg; Hon.
It. C. Hevwurd of Richland; lion.
Jcorge Johnstone of Newberry; Hon.
3. It. Martin of Richland and Hon.
S. D. Smith of Florence. These
gentlemen, and others who may
lereafter enter the race, will tour
he state together, and it is to be
loped that people will be edified on
lational issues by their al>le nddte-?s
on topics of the day.
There are two candidates for gov>rnor?Governor
M. F. \nsel and
bate Senator Cole I.. lllease of Newterry.
There is yet possibility of
urther opposition to Governor Ansel,
is some of the most insistent prohiblionists
do not relish his recent ?
hange on the prohibition issue and
ire disposed to bring out a candidate
n opposition who will stand for nu[ualified
prohibition.
None, of the state officials is apt to
tave opposition except Railroad Comnissioner
Caughman, who will be
pposed by several, among whom are
. A. Summersett of Columbia, Hal. !
V. Richardson of Barnwell, F. C. '
Mshhurn of Charleston and Cansler
f Tirzah.
The superintendent of education
j .i ?<11111 lujin- lor nil' i niti'd States 1
enate and for that office there are !
hree announced aspirants?S. R. 1
t. Melllchamp of Orangeburg, E. C.
llmore of Spartanburg and .1. E.
iweuringen of Edgefield.
CJen. VVillo Jones, for the execu- )
ive committee, anounce the' following
rate of assessment for candidates
or United States senate, congress, I
tc.: i
Jnited States senate $50.00 1
Congress SO.00
lover nor 50.00
>ther state officers 37.50 i
iolieltor 25.00
The state campaign opens up on
line 17 and the candidates do not j
lave a great amount of time now in
chich to file their pledges anil hand
ver their colli" for the privilege of <
elling the "dear peepul" a few things 1
.nil appealing to them for their supiort.
The last hour for filing pled;es
is noon of the day before the itilerary
begins.
It is necessary to have an experincod
railroad man. one who is
horoughly conversant with sehediules,
etc.. prepare the onimpaign
tiuerary and Mr. B. H. Todd, city
icket and passenger agent of the
lout hern, has been assigned to this
luty by the subcommittee in charge 1
U least two weeks will intervene !
ictween the two campaign meetings
n each county.
i
WHALE KII.I.MU
lig l-'isli flagged Near I'aliiietto
Itrarli, Kin., on Tuesday.
A whale feet long was raptured
ruesdny morning by a fishing party
n Hillsborough hay. two miles off
'almetto bench. A bombardment of
wo hours with Winchester rifles
vns held before the whale was killid.
It was then towed to the beach,
t. Is the first one seen in these wnt rs
in many years.
IMI'MCWTKI) IN Ml ltDKll.
Darlington Negro Suspected Under
Arrest in Alabama
The State says: Gov. Ansel has
tranted a requisition for Epperson
dcLeod, a negro, who has been arrested
in Alabama and is wanted as
in accessory to a murder in Darlingon
county in 1 POO. Epperson is
mid to have prompted another ne?ro,
Geo. McFadden, to shoot a ne
*M? r (UMil'll |? 1I1IW HCM'Vng
it life sentence for the deed.
TIIKKK SI.AIN IIY HAN I UTS.
Englishman nml Two Americans Killed
liy Mexicans.
Two Americans and one Englishman
were attacked by bandits and
killed near Coachinin. Mexico, one
r>f the mining camps of the Green
Copper Company, near Dolores, Chihuahua.
The report of the case was
received by tho Pritish consul in
Mexico City Thursday, hut no details I
were given. I
BRYAN WANTS TAFT
TO HELP GET THE PUBLICITY
BILL PASSEO BY CONGKESS.
Tuft's Itcply Is That lie Hns Written
a I/etter e to That Effect Already.
A dispatch from Washington says
Secretary Taft received the following
telegram from Hon. Wm. J. Bryan on
Thursday:
"I hog to suggest that as leading
candidates in our respective parties,
we ;oin in asking congress to pass a
ldll requiring publication of campaign
contributions prior toelection. Ifyou 1
think best wo can ask other candi- '
dates to unite with us in the request. :
"\v. J. Bryan." (
Secretary Taft. after a talk with
the president save out for pul)licatiou ,
his answer, as follows:
"Hon. William .1. Bryan, Lincoln, ,
Neb:
"Your telegram received. On (
April 30th, last. I sent the following .
letter to Senator Burrows, tlie chair- j
man of the committee on privileges ,
and elections of the senate:
" 'My dear Mr. Burrows: I sincerely
believe that it would greatly
tend to the absence of corruption in (
politics if the expenditures for nomination
and election of all candidates
and all contributions received
and expenditures made by political
committees cobld be made public both
i 11 respect to state and national poliics.
For that reason 1 am strongly
in favor of the passage of a bill
which is now pending in the senate
and house bringing about this result
so far as national politics are concerned.
I mark this letter personal
because I am anxious to avoid assuming
an attitude in the campaign
which it is quite possible I shall never
have the right to assume, but so far
[is my personal influence is concerned
I am anxious to give it for the pu:.sage
oi the bill.
" 'Very sincerely yours,
" 'Wm. H. Taft.'
"Since writing the above, in answer
to inquiry. I have said publicly
that 1 hoped such a bill would pass.
"Wm. H. Taft."
Lincoln, Neb., May 2(1.?Mr. Bryan
received Secretary Taft's telegram
this afternoon. He sent tlib
following reply:
"Hon. William H. Taft. Secretary of
War, Washington, 1). C.:
"I am much gratified to receive
iour telegram ami trust the publication
of your letter will add the
weight necessary to turn the scales
In favor of the measure. Elections
ire public affairs and publicity wi'i
help to purify politics.
'VVni. J. Bryan,"
M \ Rryan wired Sen.itor Culberson
end Representative Williams as
ft i lows:
Pious-* secure copies ->f mv teVgru
nr. 1 Secretary Taft v-kI I. s reply
i icertunt campaign jou rP? 'Hons '
His letor to Senator burrows may s
enable you to secure action on the
bill.
"Win. J. Bryan."
FIVE ARE DEAD.
And Many Others Are Made Sick by
Ice Cream.
At Rockwell City, N. Y.. an epidemic
of typhoid fever which had its
origin in the food cooked for a Methodist
church social, has already resulted
in five deaths. Thirty more
members of the church, includng the
pastor Rev. M. E. Ready, are now
seriously ill, with a chance that several
more will die. Physicians who
have investigated the case declare
tlint the germs existed cither In the
fried chicken or the ice cream.
YOUNG MAX SHOT
By Mother of Girl He Persisted in
Going With.
At Monroe, N. C., because William
Luther, a popular young society man.
persisted in his attention to Miss
Margaret Thompson,a school girl,aged
lf?. against the protest of her mother,
he was shot and serrlously wounded
by Mrs. Thompson. Luther's condition
is not regarded as critical. Mrs.
Thompson after repeated protests,
declared that she would shoot Luther
if he did hot desist coming to see
her daughter. He came Sunday
night, and an angry scene ensued, the
shooting following.
CLAIMED SHE WAS WILD.
i
Ollicer Takes Cliarge of Woman
Found in the Woods.
A dispatch from Greenville to The
nn,l -I..... ? ...l.i*.
aiiu \ nu.vn a whim: WU |
man named Lillian Smith was found i
in the woods, near Monaghan Mill, i
Friday morning. Deputy Sheriff Hal- ]
lenger received a teiegrom early in ,
the morning to tho effect that ther <
? is wild woman In the woods, and i
he Immediately left for the scene, i
i he woman claimed that she had
only spent one night In the woods
and denied that she had attempted ]
to kill any one. She was dressed t
very poorly. The officers are detaining
her and will have her examined <
by a luuac) commission. *
DATES FIXED
For the Speaking in the State
Campaign Meetings.
A TWO RING AFFAIR.
c?
The Two Campaign l'artles Will Ihs
Kin to Stump the State on June 17,
One Start bigg at Sumter and the
Other at St. Matthews.
A subcommittee of the State Democratic
executive committee, consisting
or Chairman Wilie Jones,Comptroller
General A. \V. Jones unci C.
L. 11 lease of Newberry, met and arranged
the schedule for the Democratic;
campaign this summer. Capt.
D. J flriffitv. ..i
-- ?... i. mf 111 u??r, was |
unavoidably absent on business. As
was decided upon by the State contention
there are to be two campaign
[iarties. one for the candidates for
the United States senate and congress
md the other for the candidates for
lie State offices. The State campaign
*ill open at St. Matthews on June 17,
?nd the senatorial campaign will op>u
at Sumter 011 the same date.
The itinerary for the candidates
tor state offices follows:
St. Matthews. Wednesday, June 17.
Orangeburg, Thursday, June 18.
St. (leorge, Friday, June 10.
Charleston. Saturday, June 20.
Walterboro, Monday. June 22.
Meaufort, Tuesday, June 22.
Hampton. Wednesday, June 24.
Barnwell. Friday, June 20.
Bamberg, Saturday, June 27.
Lexington, Tuesday, June 2 0.
Saluda. Wednesday, July 1.
Edgefield. Thursday, July 2.
Aiken, Friday, July 3.
Sumter. Tuesday, July 7.
Manning. Wednesday, July 8.
Monks Corner, Thursday. July 9.
Georgetown, Friday. July 10.
Kingstr?*>, Saturday, July 11.
Florence. Monday, July 13.
Marion. Tuesday. July 14.
Conway, Thursday, July 16.
Darlington. Friday, July 17.
Bishopville, Tuesday, July 21.
Dennettsville. Wednesday, July 22.
Chesterfield. Thursday, July 23.
Camden, Friday, July 24.
Lancaster, Saturday, July 2.7.
Winnsboro. Monday. July 27.
Chester, Tuesday, July 28.
Yorkville. Wednesday, July 29.
Gaffnoy. Thursday, July. 30.
Spartanburg, Friday, July 31.
Union, Saturday, August 1.
Columbia, Tuesday, August 4.
Newberry, Wednesday, August .7.
f!enA?ui/A/wl A
Mn/v>iin\;uu, I 11(11 ?UUV, AlimiM O.
Abbeville, Friday. August 7.
Anderson, Saturday, August 8.
Walhalla, Wednesday, August 19.
Pickens, Thursday, August 20.
Greenville. Friday, August 21.
Laurens, Saturday, August 22.
Following is the schedule of meetngs
for.candidates for United States
enate, congressmen and solicitors:
Sumter, Wednesday, June 17.
Manning, Thursday, June 18.
Monks Corner, Friday. June 19.
Georgetown. Saturday. June 2 0.
Kingstree, Monday, June 22.
Florence, Tuesday, June 22.
Marion, Wednesday, June 24. *
Conway, Friday, July 26.
Darlington. Saturday, June 27.
Tlishopville. Tuesday, June 3 0.
Rennettsville, Wednesday, July 1
Chesterfield. Thursday, July 2.
Camden, Friday. July 3.
Lancaster, Saturday, July 4.
Winnsboro. Monday, July 6.
Chester. Tuesday, July 7.
Yorkville. Wednesday, July 8.
Gaffnev, Thursday, July 9.
Spartanburg. Friday, July 10.
Union, Saturday, July 11.
Columbia, Tuesday, July 14.
Newberry, Wednesday. July 15.
Greenwood, Thursday, July 16 .
Abbeville. Friday, July 17.
Anderson, Saturday, July 18.
Walhalla. Tuesday, July 21.
Pickens. Wednesday, July 22.
Greenville, Thursday, July 23.
Laurens, Friday, July 2 4.
Lexington, Tuesday, July 2 8.
Saluda. Wednesday lntv >'?
Kdgefleld. Thursday, July 30.
Aiken. Friday, July 31.
Bamberg, Saturday, August 1.
Barnwell, Tuesday, August 4.
Hampton, Thursday. August 6.
Beaufort, Friday, August 7.
Walterboro, Saturday, August 8.
Charleston, Wednesday, August 19.
St. George, Thursday, August 20.
Orangeburg. Friday, August 21
St. Matthews, Saturday' August 2 2.
IWHAKH OCT AGAIN.
Carrie Nation I'ut in Jail for the Odd
Time.
Carrie Nation was arrested at
Pittsburg. Pa., on Thursday. This
Is the thirty-third time in her ad
renturous and checkered career that
*he has been in the hands of the
police. Carrie Nation's latest, was
alleged disorderly conduct, in that
*he is charged with giving four men
a tongue lashing in public for something
that displeased the doughty
crusader. She was released upon
nayment of a $30 forfeit for her appearance
In court After her release
Bhe declared that she would n"v >r
pay another fine, hut. would serve
out whatever penalty she received In
Jail in preference. *
BOAT TURNED OVER
AXI> 11KV. JKXMN'CiS AM) PR.
IiKOXAItl) DltOWMCI).
A >lusl Distressing and Futal Accident
Happened at Tucapan Pond
Near (iiwr Monday Hveniitg.
A dispatch from Greenville to The
State says: Dr. T. M. Leonard, a
dentist, and Rev. Mr. Jennings, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at
Reidville, were drowned Monday
evening at 6.30 in Merry's mill pond,
eight miles from Greer.
The two men were taking a day's
outing and were fishing when iii?
storm cunie up Monday afternoon.
To escape a drenching they drew in
anchor and wore paddling rto the
{shore, when the boat overturned,
throwing both men into the water.
Neither could swim and there wtjre
no eyewitnesses to the tragedy.
Dr. Leonard's body has not yet
been recovered, though the body or
the minister was found late Monday
night. Further search is being made
at the pond for the recovery of Dr.
Leonard's body. Rev Mr. Jennings
leaves three daughters, his wife having
died a year ago. Dr. Leonard
leaves a wife and three children.
A dispatch from Spartanburg says:
I Mr. Jennings was a graduate of the
Clinton orphanage and was held in
high esteem by Dr. Jacobs and others
connected with the orphanage. He
had becu stationed at Reldville for
five years and was serving a number
of churches. He was loved bv
the members of all bis churches and
his sudden and tragic death has caused
widespread sorrow.
There were fully 400 personr gathered
at Tuscapau Tuesday night, coming
from every section of the country
and 20ti are actively engaged in the
search for the body of I)r. Leonard.
Tuesday night the great pond will
be practically dry and the recovery
of the missing body is expected.
This distressing accident has caused
wide sorrow throughout the
county. Dr. Leonard was welt known
in this city. He was a former student.
of WofTord college and a relative
of Dr. O. \V. Leonard of Spartanburg.
Leaving WofTord college,
he studied dentistry and practiced
his profession at Reldville his home.
He is survived by his wife and scvral
children.
ui>' ri til i.as.
Had a Fine Meeting in Aiken Last
Week. 1
The Grand Lodge of the Knights ;
of Pythias met in Aiken last week I
and had n most delightful time. The !
following oUlcers were elected for
the ensuing year:
For Grand Chancellor, Mr. L. M.
Muttison, of Anderson, was elected
without oposition to succeed Mr.
Mendel L. Smith, of Camden.
Mr. A. G. Rembert, of Spartanburg.
was the only candidate for (
grand vice chancellor, and he was
unanimously elected.
Mr. .1 Walter hoar of Georgetown, 1
was elected grand prelate. Mr.
hoar had opposition.
There were several candidates for ,
grand keeper of records and seal.
Mr. C. h. Brown, of Anderson received
the election.
Mr. Wilson G. Harvey, of Charleston
was elected grand master of exchequer.
Mr. J. W. King, of Columbia, was
elected grand master at arms.
Mr. .J. I.igon Reeves, of North, was
elected grand inner guard.
For grand outer guard. Mr. H. J.
Cottingham. of Dillon, was elected.*
AXOTilFIt DISASTKIt.
Caused by a Typhoon Which Followed
Freshet in China.
The steamer Shinono of the Japan
ese line, brings news of another disaster
through a typhoon at Hankow
China, following u freVhet which involves
the loss of more than 1,000
lives, with the wrecking of 14.000
junks and the stranding of many
steamers, including several foreign
craft.
The typhoon came suddenly and
in a few hours reduced hundreds of
boats in the Kan river to splinters.
Steamers broke away front their
moorings and only those which could
get up steam quickiy escaped.
The shores wero thick with corpses
of river people. Hundred were
wrecked before the steamer left
Shanghai. News was also brought
of a great coal mining disaster in
Kwang Si, where 100 lives wore lost
when a mine took fire.
FOUND IN MVKIt.
The I tody of a Mail Thought to Ite
Murdered.
At Jacksonville. Fin., the body of
|an unknown white man. supposed to
be a mute of some schooner in port,
was found lloatiug in the river Tuesday
and upon investigation it was
found that the man had been shot
in the head. The authorities believe
the man was murdered and his hody
thrown into the river to hide the
crime. A thorough investigation is
being made. Nothing was found on
the body to lead to an identification.
LOST AT SEA
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Seventeen Men Drowned by the
Wrecking of a Schooner.
ONLY TWO MEN SAVED
Tin* Boston Fishing Schooner Fame
ICiiit Down ami WreckiMl in a Thick
Fog hy (lie Old Diniinion Atlantic
Liner Boston Off Yarmouth, N. C.
The Boston Fishing schooner Fame
was rammed and snnk by the Old
Diniinion Atlantic line steamer Boston
and seventeen members of tho
crew of the schooner out of nineteen
were lost.
The collision occurred in a fog.
The Boston, which was hound from
Yarmouth. N. C\. the officers state,
was proceeding at slow speed, whistle
blowing constantly. Nothing was
heard or seen of any vessel until the
lloston smashed into the Fame. The
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v i-ioM m rue steamer sliced the
stern off the scoouer and she sank in
three minutes.
The Boston was stopped and a
boat Immediately lowered, hut by an
accident to the fall it capsized. Two
more, however, were sent off wihttn
a few minutes. One of them found
EdwnVd I'ltts, the cook, floating about
supported by a life belt.
John Clark, the other survivor was
swimming in the wreckage ami was
hauled on hoard the life boat in an
exhausted condition. The lifeboats
firmed about for nearly an hour without
Hading others of the schooner's
crew. They had much difficulty iu
returning to the Boston owing to
the fog.
Pitts, the cook, stated that at the
time of the collision only Captain*
Fa hoy and three men were on deck,
while of the others, nine were in the
forecastle and the rest in the cabin.
Those in the forecastle reached the
deck safely, but it is the opinion of
Pitts that noue of those in the cabin
were able to get out. The survivors
say nothing was known of the proxlmit>
of tin- Boston until she struck
the schooner.
The Fame was one of the largest
trawlers iu the Boston fishing fleet.
She left Boston on May 4. and ran
Into this port last week for supplies.
The Fame was built in Essex in
15105. She registered 150 tons, was
twned bv the Eastern Fishing company
of Boston and was valued at,
$15,000. She had 100,000 pounds of
Hsh on board, and was intending to
start for home Friday. *
(;.\VI-: IT TO THE BAPTISTS.
lelfersoii Davis' Berth Place Site of
a Church.
Dr. W I). Powell says in the Western
Itecorder: "A Baptist church
stands on the place where ex-Presilent
Jefferson Davis was born. Mr.
Davis presented Bethel church, in
ixs?>, with his old home stead, including
nine acres of ground. The
Baptist built, a fine parsonage, a
splendid house of worship. house
for sexton, etc. '1 ney have the finest
plant of any country church that I
know. Mr. Davis was present at the
dedication and made a talk. He
said that many asked why he .being
a Methodist. ga\e his birthplace on
wj|ich to build a Baptist church. He
said it was because his father was a
Baptist and a better man than ever
li had been. The church is sustained
in part by endowments, as many
of the wealthier families are moving
to Hopkinsviile, Pembroke and Elkton."
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IOI ND IN IIIVKH
Ami Identified as .diss Marie Mo..ney
of North Woodbury.
The body of the woman found on
Gloucester Plats on the hank of Big
Timber Creek, was identified as that
of Marie Mooney. aged of North
Woodbury, N. J. The woman lived
with her mother and had been missing
from home since las Friday night.
It was at tirst thought that she had
met with foul play, but an examination
of the body Saturday failed to
reveal any marks of violence. It is
thought that she fell from a trestle
bridge into the waters or the croek
and was drowned. Then her body
was washed ashore. The suicide
theory was scouted by reason of the
lack of motive. *
CIIHtlNO INSTANTLY KILLED
Noted Italian Auto Driver Meet*
Death on Itace Track.
At Haltlmore Emanuel Cedrlno, the
noted Italian automobile driver, was
instantly killed on Pimlico race
I rack Friday ol ternoon. Spectators
saw his car skid and turn over, three
of lis wheels being smashed. Cert
rino and his brother, who in his
mechanic, and was with him in the
car, were thrown out violently against
a fence, and while the brother was
little hurt, Cedrino had apparently
died instantly of a broken neck. *