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. THE FORT MILL TIMES.
7TH TEAR FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAT, SEPTEMBER 3, 1908 NO 22
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I ANSEL ELECTED.
DEFEATED II LEASE 1)Y A GOOD
MAJORITY.
No Choice for United States Senator,
Superintendent of Education, or
llailroud Coiiiiulssiouer.
For United States Senator.
Jno. Gary Evan.*: 25,723
Jno. I*. Grace 1,41)4
George Johnstone .... 13,405
W. \V. Liimkin 3,430
O. II. Martin 0,274
It. G. Khett 22,348
, E. D. Smith 28,840
For Governor.
M. F. Ansel 00,402
Cole L. Mease 41,085
Vnr (VtmnlHillov
N. W. IlitMikor
A. W. Jonns "0,7(KI
SFor Adjutant uud Inspector General.
J. V. Boyd 57,-101
li. T. Tho mpsoii. . . .42,710
. For State Supt. of Education.
K. C. Elmore 39,107
Stiles It. Melllchanip. . .31,310
J. E. Sweai-ingen >19,102
For It. It. Coinnilssioner.
Jut. Cannier 23.GSO
Hanks li. Caughmaii . . .31,113
Frank ('. Flshburne . . . 9,715
II. \V. Richardson. . . .10,737
,). A. Suimnersett. . . .23,270
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In the race for the United States ,
Senate. E. D. Smith Is leading, with
John Gary Evans second and R. G.
Rhett third. Johnstone Is fourth man
The second race will be between
Smith and Evans.
For Governor, Ansel is elected. 1!.'
will defeat Hlease by 16,000 to 20,000
votes.
Boyd Is re-elected adjutant and In- .
spector general, defeating Col. Henry (
T. Thompson.
Jones is re-elected comptroller
general, defeating Brooker oy a large
majority.
Swearlngen, the blind man. Is leading
for State superintendent of education.
The second race will be be- (
tween Swearingen and Mellichamp.
For railroad commissioner, Caugh- ,
man is leading, with Canaler and
Summersett not far behind. It looks
like the second race is between
Cuughmau and Cansler.
ntoniNU RACE WAR.
Npringflchl (iraml Jury Still Invest!- '
gating. I
A dispatch from Springfield, 111,
says with a total of 78 indictments ,
returned the special grand Jury empanelled
to hear evidence on the recent
race riots, is still in session
and there is little probability thnt
tills body will adjourn before the latter
part of next week. After failing
to make a return for two days,
the grand jury presented seventeen
true bills to Judge Crcighton.
til iii^iici im*111 i iiiii^niK miiruei
was returned against Frank Bryant,
alias Frank Sullivan. The young
man has confessed to killing Thomas
Brady last Monday morning. William
Phillips, better known as "Fuzzy"
Philips, an ex-police officer, was
indicted on the charge of attempting
to commit arson and also riot. Two
more indictments were brought
Ernest Humphrey, one of the alleged
rioters, and under indictment for the
murder of Win. Donnignn. lto>
Young was indicted for arson. Tin
grand Jury took a recess until Moil
day. *
AMBUSH KILLING AT YK.MASSKF.
Two Xcgni Car Thieves Kill Tw<
Members of Posse.
At Yemassee, a negro boy whlh
hunting coons Friday morning ran
acrrosR two negro men who had robbed
cars Thursday night and were awaiting
a chance to bundle theii
spoils and to leave at 11 o'clock. The
l>oy reported the matter to Capt.
\Vm. M. Elliott, who is the Atlantic
Coast Line's special agent, and several
started In pursuit.
S. W. Litchfield, white, a merchant,
and Joe Francis, colored, were shot
and killed from ambush by the robbers.
They ran through an old rice
field, making their escape. They
wore seen by several parties, who
could easily identify either of them.
Friday the Rheriff was notified by
the train dispatcher of the Atlantic
Coast Line, of the robbery and killing
at Yemassee and requested to
send blood hounds to the scene, bat
unfortunately Sheriff Martin has no
dogs at his disposal. No. details were
given of the robbery and killing,
only a request that the dogs be sent
to Special Agent Elliott at Yemassee.
General's Wife Murdered.
The wife of Major General Chas.
Eaward Lur.rd. retired officer of the
Royal Engineers, was murdered in
the woods near London, England,
last week. Robbery is believed to
have been the motive as her Jewel
BRICK WALL KILLS EIGHT.
Laborer** at Chelsea, Mass, Crushed
by Falling Wall.
A dispatch from Chelsea, Mass,
says a forty-five-foot high brick wall
iu Chelsea square collapsed suddenly
Tuesday, burying beneath it some
thirty workmen. Eight were killed
outright or died in ambulances on
the way to the hospital. About
twenty others were injured, eleven
of whom were" taken to the United
States Marine and Navtfl Hospital,
some of them in a serious condition.
A number of others escaped with
but minor injuries. The dead:
Meyer Arlwok, 60 years old.
Ferri Santi, 4 8 years old.
Eelechl Genellfla, 34 years old. 1
John Co8tcllo, 55 years old.
Morris Zachlad.
Joseph Adler, 3 8 years old. t
Carnifllo Murzello, 23 years old. 1
Unknown man, features hardly re- 1
cognizable. I
M. Gordon, of the firm of Gordon i
& Seegal, the contractor who had the 1
work in hand, was arrested late Tues- (
day on u warrant fiiarging man- t
cl (i n frli tot* onH hlo i\n rt nnr Con rr o I
was arrested that night. 1
Five minutes before the collapse i
of the wall, it is said. Inspector of 1
Buildings Frank Yevmouth had or- t
dered the foreman of the gang to c
stop work, as he saw the wall was i
crumbling. It was planned to build j
a four-story house on the spot, which c
was the site of the old Academy of i
Music. I
The wall which fell upon the t
workmen stood against the Park c
Motel. Beams of wood were being
fitted into this old wall in order that
it might be utilized for the new
structure. It is claimed that the j
wall was undermined by the large \
boles that were dug into it and that, j]
with no proper support, it gave way.
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t>.\M AHOVK AUGUSTA BREAKS. (
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riiree Lives lx>st and Property I>uni- n
aged to Great Extent.
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A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga., 3
says the floods in the Carolinas and b
Georgia culminated Wednesday in the h
breaking of the big dam six miles c
Trom Augusta, which diverts the c
water f rom the Savannah River into v
lie canal at that point. The great li
lood of water let loose soon found n
ts way Into the city and that night,
from 15th street to the eastern C
boundary, Augusta was under from I
dx to twelve feet of water, which Is e
gradually rising. o
The bridge across the Savannah r
River went down In the rush of e
waters and the dam at the locks, .
-even miles above the city collapsed, t"
Hiding to the flood. t
The Associated Press cor; espond- a
nt at Augusta succeeded in getting d
i tel< phone wire to work in the h
imilding next to the Augusta Herald h
>fllee, and from there the first com- h
inunlcatlon was obtained after the d
wires went down. r
He reported three deaths, two fl
white persons and one negro, but ,?
"ould not give any names, as the j
means of travelling were only by
boat. , l<
At It o'clock Wednesday night two
'elegraph operators employed by the
Western I'nion Telegraph Company
-wain to the Chamber of Commerce
building and cut in on a wire that had
tot been cut down. This wire, with
lOssthly n railroad wire into the j.
ards in outlying sections of the city. t
no the only means of communica ion
to the outside world.
The current through the city
streets is swift, but not enough to 1
nore than carry away debris, box '
' rees, store boxes and loose signs.
TWO XEtiltOKS DROWNKD.
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llrlilKo M?'t Disaster.
A snedal from Saiuria says Tues'ay
afternoon Dock Abney and Sam
'Tolland, two negroes wore drowned
In the So In (I a River at fllggins Fer
ry. Wallace Sheppard another ne tro.
liarely escaped being drowned (
with them.
The three negroes had gone out In i
about from the Saluda side to see ?
how the bridge was standing the flood,
and the boat, a small one, be- |
"anio entangled In some telephone t
wires and was capsized. The Shepnard
negro hnd a hard struggle,
finally caught in a tree and was later
rescued.
The long bridge at Chappell's was
swept away Tuesday morning and
the steel bridge at Higgins' Ferry
went down that evening. Saluda
River was four feet higher than it
was in 1 8R8. *
SEABOARD TRAIN* I/)ST.
Passenger Train on Line Rctwen Co
Minima aim navniinnn
Train No. 81. on the Seaboard Air
Lino, which has been "lost," since
Thursday at noon, so far as the Savannah
dispatcher's office is concerned.
is still in the lo*t column. No
word of the train has reached the
operating office there. All tl^at it
teems to know is that the train is
tome where between there and Columbia.
it is thought that it must be
tied up at some river or stream where
the rCMle has been washed away,
with no open way of escape behind
it, and with wires down. There was
a dining car with the train, so pas'srengers
will not suffor for food.
COVERED BY WATER.
THE CITY OF AUGUST A IS INUNDATED.
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Flood Girutest iu suite's History? i
The Property Loss Will Reach .
Euoruious Figures.
Property damaged to the extent of I
hundreds of thousands of dollars, at
least two or three lives lost, devested
farms, ruined crops. bridges
washed away, cotton milis and power
plants closed, railroad service
traffic paralyzed, and telephone and
telepgraph service badly crippled,
tell the story of the flood which has
been rawliio- In 1,1? ~ ?
? --o ?r> ... iuv neainoni and I'eeDee
sections of South Carolina, and
the eastern portion of North Carolina
for the past few days, and which 1
is undoubtedly the most destructive
:hat has ever visited this section of ^
:he country.
The rivers are ail out of their v
>anks and some of them are steadily ?
*islng. It is Impossible to give any s
air estimate of the loss, but it will
to into the millions. Owing to the 1
Unorganized condition of the usual '
noans of communication. Tt is 1m- 1
tossible to get dispatches from all
?f the couuties where the flood 1
s highest and the damages greatest, s
>ut sufficient information was secured a
o give a tolerably fair Idea of the 0
sxtent of the flood.
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Flood lliillctin Issued.
A dlpatch from Washington, says
he weather bureau at 10 o'clock
Vednesday night issued the following
lood bulletin: B
The heavy rains that have fallen
ontlnuously since Sunday over the
'arollnas and Eastern Georgia have
aused widespread floods of the ?
nost dangerous and destructive
haracter. The Savannah River, at "
uigusta, \vill likely reach a stage of '
8 feet, or 6 feet above flood stage. T
iy midnight Wednesday, and there r
? grave probability that the entire ^'
ity will be flooded. Telegraphhic r:
ommunlcatlon with the outside
rorld has been cut oft and no reports
iave been received since Wednesday K
norning. pi
"The Cntawba Hlver, of North H
larolina, and the Wateree and Pee- B
)ee rivers, of South Carolina, have
xeeeded all previous stages by sev- ri
ral feet, while Eastern North Carolina ?*?
eports indicate the greatest flood w
ver known in that section. Toe w
ninfall was particularly h-mvy ir d1
he vicinity of Raleigh, N. C,. where M
he total fall since Sunday was ex- it
ctly ten inches. The losses and H
a in ages are enormous. Railroads ts
lave annulled trains, bridges* have ir
icen washed away, roads rendered
tnpassable and large areas of crops '
estroyed. The Oconee and Ocniulgee
ivers, of Georgia, are also above
ood stage and high water will be
xperienced in the Altamaha River
uripg n- "ch of So; t.? inner "
tERN IS FORMALLY NOTIFIED. a
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H?nioorntic nndidate For Vice ITes- t|
ident Accepts.
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At Indianapolis, Ind John Woi'h tl
Cern, Democratic candidate for Vice
resident, v. as notified formally on 11
"uesday of his nomination by the Na- c
ional Convention at Denver and acopted
the honor in a speech deliver d
to 15,000 people in the Coliseum
it the State Fair grounds. t,
The notification speech was made (
>y Theodore E. Hell, of California,
hairman of the committee, selected
it Denver to officially Inform Mr. ^
tern. William J. Hryan, candidate j
"or President, was present, and
poke at length on the subject of
rusts. The meeting was called to
>rder by Thomas Taggart, member t
>f the national committee from InMana,
who relinquished the gavel to
V'orman E. Mark, of Huffalo, N. Y.,
diairman of the national committee.
Mr. Mark presided through the 1
meeting. Mr. Mark was given an K
enthusiastic reception. Tie spoke '
very briefly. Tie predicted victory '
In November for the national Demo- 0
r*ratir ticket. He introduced Theo. '
K. Hell, of California, who as chairman
of the notification committee. 1
formerly announced to Mr. Kern his '
nomination by the Denver Couven- '
tion.
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CLAMOR MANIAC MAY DTK. 1
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Swallows Iodoform After He Is 1*1 ho- (
efl Hehind the Hnrs.
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At St. Louis Robert Caulefleld. a
boiiermaker, suffering from clamor
mania, "a passion for noise," after a
struggle with a policeman on a street *
car. is in a hospital sutrering rrom a
dose of iodoform. His chance of recovery
is slight.
Ho was found near the Broadway
viaduct unconscious on last Monday
night, and taken to the hospital. The
quietness of the place caused him to
rave incessantly. It was decided to
take htm to jail handcuffed and in
charge of a policeman.
Caulcfleid was placed on a suburban
street car. When the car entered
the quiet country district he became
violent, and attacked the policeman.
Later he was placed i|^ jail.
Five minutes after he was locked un
he swallowed iodoform.
GAMBLERS FLEECE YOUTH.
Captain of Liner Helps a Heidelberg
Graduate Keep His Funds.
A news dispatch from New York
say a wise captain, a letter of credit
and a efllncient service saved August
Walter, recently graduated from
the meshes of a quartette of professional
gamblers who tried to get his
money on board the liner Kfoupriuzessln
Cecille, which arrived at New
York Tuesday from Hremem.
The young man met the gamblers
In the smoking room of the steamer
?oon after she cleared the English
;hannel. They Induced him to throw
lice for $r> a throw and let him win.
Then they let him lose, and when he
>howed a letter of credit and explained
that he would give them
checks, they told him that it was all
ight and urged him to continue the
;anie.
When he had handed out I. O. IT v
o the amount of $1,520. the young
nan decided to stop. He said he
could pet some cash before the
learner docked and pay up before he
nnded. A fatherly German ap roached
the Heildelburg man later,
ind told him the men were profesional
Ramblers.
Young Walter unburdened his tale
o Capt. Hodgemann, and he sent a
rireless message for the boy to the
atter's banker's in New York, advisng
them to refuse payment of the
hecks, if presented. When the
teamer docked, there was no scene,
nd the gamblers did not refer to a
ash payment of the debt. They
rere informed of Capt. Hogemann's
ction, and will be apprehended if
hey attempt to cash the checks. *
TWO DROWNED IN KERSHAW.
Iridge Over the Wateree Goes Ilown
Carrying Man and Roy to IVath.
A dispatch from Camden, says the
Tateree iron bridge, which was
perated by a corporation as a toll
ridge, was completely wrecked
uesday by the high water. The
Iver is higher than it has been for
ears and the immense amount of
ifts and a large flat which came
nating down the stream was more
lan it could stand. At the time it
ave way there were a number of
eople on the bridge, including Mr.
VUI j uuvagr, U1U pn^lUt'Ul UL Lilt'
ridge Company. Mr. Savage and
vo negroes went floating down th?ver
on a raft. The negroes nianagi
to get out and the others that
ent in at the time the bridge gave
ay were all rescued, but the most
(stressing feature of it all ts that
[r. George Kabon. who was crossing
i a wagoii with a littleboy named
mson, went in. and it is almost cerilu
that they were drowned. Nothig
has been heard of them.
"AFFINITY" EARLE IX UMBO.
Ian Who Created Sensation Several
Months Ago, Placed in Jail.
Ferdinand P. Earl, the artist of
(flnity fame, was arrested at his
ome near Monroe, N. Y.. Tuesday
fternoon charged with assault in
tie second degree, alleged to have
een. committed on his wife on or
l?out August 16. twelve days after
tie birth of their child.
The complainant was Mrs. Inez
lardy, an aunt of Mrs. Earle. It is
ot known on what the assault
harge is based. Earle pleaded
uilty to the charge and was held to
wait the action of the grand jury,
'referring to be locked up rather
han give ball. Earle wos conveyed to
he county jail at Goshen.
In the Court Earle appeared to be
ery much affected, tears streaming
own his cheeks during the proceedngs.
YEGGMAX SHOW THE POLICE.
Jives Demonst rat km of How Safes
Arc Cracked.
Acting Capt. Council, of the deteoIve
bureau In Newark, N. J. and
evcrnl of his men had a practical
iiustration at police headquaters of
hat city of how safes are operated
in by expert "yeggmen" preparatory
o blowing them open.
The demonstrator was George K.
iVllllams, alias "Humpty," the lead r
of the gang of burglars captured
n Newark last Friday night.
Williams deftly applied a block to
he knob of the safe in the office of
""hief of Police Corbitt, put his drill
?ud prepared to connect the battery
fvith the dynamite. Rut when the
teir.onstrator tried to insert a charge
>f dynamite and explode it the police
tiastilyreturned him to hlscell.
LIGHTNING KILLS MILES.
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Vol Injured.
Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock
near Rhem's. about ten miles from
Georgetown, lightning struck and
killed three mutes belonging to F
Rhem and Son. The instance was
very peculiar.- F.
Rhem and his son had seni
their three double teams to Lak<
City to carry tobacco to market. Or
their way back about four o'clocV
lifhtning struck and killed one roub
from each wagon, leaving the otbei
three unharmed. The drivers of th<
wagons were stunned but recoverer
shortly after the stroke. '
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IN YELLOW STONE l'AKK BY
LONE HIGHWAYMAN, <
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Who Held l'|? a Number of Stage 1
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Coaches and Went Through the t
Passengers. 1
The most daring stag i hold-up in <
the West in many years occurred t
Tuesday within the boundaries of t
the Yellowstone Park. The work s
was done by a lone highwayman and t
the passengers were absolutely help- r
less in his hands as no guns are per* c
mitted in the park to either drivers c
or tourists. From the statements of i
passengers, It is estimated that ap- f
proximately $2,000 in cash was ob- t
tained, drafts worth $10,000 and I
other papers and transportation be- a
sides a rich haul in watches aud t
jewelry. s
In all, twenty-one coaches left the li
upper geyser basin. The highwayman t
was encountered about live miles
further on at a lonely point along d
the banks of Spring creek, a tribu- c
'ary of the Fire river. The creek is o
lined with bushes. The first lot of a
coaches, numbering seven and fol- si
lowing each other closely, passed the ii
place unharmed. There was a gap b
between that and the next lot of tl
?ight following. As the first of the n
eight came along the highwayman u
stepped from the bushes and ordered tl
the driver to halt. He did not molest
auy of the drivers. s<
On 'the first seat sat B. Drew, of ?
Orlando, Fla., and his stepson, 11. v<
Gaskin. Mr. Drew, with the gun n:
upon him. was ordered to "hand fi
jover," which he did to the extent of d
$90. Young Gaskin was ordered to
lismount and hold the man's sack, la
This he did at the point of a gun, h
long the eight coaches. Every ti
driver was warned not to start his m
team or he would be shot. ti
In one of the other coaches Forest
Stevens, of Wilkes IJarre, gave
a nervous laugh which seemed to enrage
the bandit, and he was ordered \
.o dismount and also accompany the
highwuyman when he got out. He
started to go around the rig. but was
summarily ordered to come back and X
got a whack over the head with the Tl
barrel of tli? rifle for his pains. in
When the last of the eight coaches L<
was reached the highwayman re- in
marked that he had a good mind to of
shoot Stevens any way, and did fire
1 shot nvor ?i?? l J ""
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men were ordered back to their rigs m
ind the drivers ordered to move on m
These eight conches had scarcely yc
gone when three more came along
and these were robbed in like man- m
ner. In one of these coaches was M.
L. Walker, a Oklahoma banker. He
nad $10,000 in drafts in his pocket ?0
book and tried to conceal this under y<
the seat. The robber saw him and ot
ordered him to bring it forward. Mr. cr
Walker asked for his drafts and trail- jt
sportation, but they was contemp- h,
tuously thrown into the hushes with tr
the remark that the bandit would ^
not have done so if Walker had not
tried to hide his money. I
The last coach contained five
voting ladies. The highwayman oil- j
tained very little from them, but w
stopped long enough to appropriate
some candy. al
In all about 123 people were held nj
up but not all of these suffered loss- a(
es. When he ordered the drivers to
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move the bandit stood a few minutes
with his gun pointed toward then and
then walked down the road. As
quickly as possible after a telephone y
was reached at Thumb station, word
was sent to the soldiers and a detail
started after him.
The man is described as about 3 ^
feet 8 inches high and having bluish
grey eyes, bristling grey whiskers and j
acted either as a man who was short
of breath or a consumptive. He un- ^
derstood German, as he answered
questions asked him in that langu- ^
age. He had on bluish brown over- s
alls, brown shirt, soft felt hat and
carried an automatic rifle used
smokeless powder. tl
WASHED FROM HOVSK TOP. ^
Negro Family l)rr?wn?l in Darlington c
on lAst Tuesday.
A dispatch from Darlington says a
Joe Rrown's family, consisting of his 1
wife and three children, all coiored, t
were drowned in the Pee Dee Tues- o
day. Their home was situated in s
the swamp at Pee Dee on a planta- ^
tion belonging to John A. Russell,
and It was surrounded by water of
the freshet.
Before they ha dtime to e scape I
they lrst climbed to the top of the
house, but It was Anally swept away
from it position and was carried
1 down the stream. But before going (
very far the wife and children were (
drowned. Brown himself escaped by ^
holding on to the top of a tree, which
was not fully covered by water, and (
held there until recsued . Great ,
damage has been done to the river ,
plantations in Darlington county. The
bodies of those drowned have not (
been recovered.
Soldiers Ordered to Leave.
A dispatch from Springfield. 111.,
says the "th regiment I. N. O., has
been ordered to withdraw from the
city and by 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning there will be no more solders
in Springfield.
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PRESERVE THE FORESTS. |
An Urgent Plea for the Prcnervution
of Our Forests.
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Washington, I). C.. Aug. 25?The
iisastrous floods now raging throughjut
the South, with their appalling
Damage to huma nlives and to property,
is a striking though laiuenta- y
Die and costly object lesson, said an
jiliciul of the National Forest Associaiou
today. With the torrential rainfall
in the Piedmout and Appalachian
fountain region, coupled with the
irlminal deforestation of the niouu- S1
ain sides throughout this section, at ri
he headquarters of our Southern S|
icvere floods can be expected; and ^
his condition, as bad as it is, tj
nust steadily grow worse and in- e)
reasiugly more damaging, until ^
?ur people return to sanity 0
n their treatment of the forests.
t proves as no other lesson can. |(
he need of the forest covering and js
tears eloquent testimony to what we rf
,re preaching day in and day out, a,
hat our forests are absolutely es- w
ential to the Nations life and must |?
ie preserved, if -?11
-- ?u\ nil I/Ulllllion
and losses are to he prevented. is
Such work as our Association is t*.(
oing. in getting forth the facts, in
ailing attention to the results of ol
ur present methods and policies; in
wakening the interest and concience
of the earnest and thoughtful
tidlvldual, must in time, and wo hope -pj
efore all the forests are gone, make ]y
tie South reall/.e that her forests ^
lust lie saved, and must call forth jj
nanimous sentiment and effort j(
lerefor. that they will lie saved. s()
Surely we are not true to our?lves
or to our Southland, if this
rave matter, affecting as it does the j(
ery life of our people and their , ^
laterial prosperity now iwul in the ^
lture, does not receive the immolate
attention it deserves.
We must have not only the Appaichian
National Forest, hut we must
nve state forest throghout the en- .
re South?it is only through and by
leans of both that rorest perpetuaon
will become a reality. *
TILLMAN SKillS LOK HOMK.
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ml the Hog ami Hominy He Can't }
tiet in Europe.
A dispatch from London to The ^
ew York llerald says: Senator , 1
lllman, of South Carolina, who is
uking his first European tour, likes
ondon very much, though he sigh '
vain for the delicacies of the table
' "down South."
"Young man." said the Senator ^
iin IHUI uiiiKi 11 ,WU Will Ulliy lf?il
e where I can get some real corn
eal In this town you will make nic is
)ur debtor for life." , ai
A friend who was standing near ;lJ
ipplied the Information and the
Miator was effusive in his thanks.
"Well, sir," "I've had a hard tinn
i get something to eat over here. 11,1
on know a man used all his life to
ir Southern cooking Just naturally
aves for something that has corn in /<M
I don't eat beef and I have the "?
ml est time everywhere I've been V'
ying to explain what I meant by
reakfast bacon, hut as for corn ,ls'
read and hominy grits, why sir. (<>l
haven't been able to find a trace of ' ?
lent anywhere, so I just thought if s!"
could only find somebody to toll me
here I could get some corn meal 1
ould take It to my stopping place
id show the cook how to make a
Ice yellw pone of corn bread or an
ih-cake. Brompton road, did you
ly? I am certainly much obliged."
na
Sl'KIDK WAS A TEACIIKH.
pa
0 Heasou Known for I'rof. Krewer's
in
Self Destruction. sW
More light was thrown upon the tr;
ientity of J. Al. lvrewer, who coiniltted
suicide at a downtown hotel Bt
1 Chicago on Tuesday, by J. L. Hill, 1 r'
teacher in Vreneh and German, of
taying at the same hotel, who said Hi
tint Krewer was a teacher in Ger- in
tan an3 French at the I nlversity
chool at Louisville. Y<
Hill said he was acquainted with th
;rewer for several years and during
he past summer Krower had lleen A'
n instructor in a school in New
'ork.
From papers found among the suiide's
effects, the police learned that
I ill knew Krower. A telegram was
ent to New York, where Hill lives,
nd an answer was received in which 11
t was told that Hill was at the ho- sa
el in Chicago. Hill was surprised a
m hearing of Krewer's death. 11c "1
mid he had not known thaf his friend ,r
cas in Chicago. *
hi
SHOT RY HIS S1STKR. u
______ ol
Hhu ftrings Rride Home, Hut Couple r'(
vl
Isn't Welcomed. n
Hecause her brother, John Vincent,
who is twenty-eight years old,
married and was about to leave his
parent's home in Brooklyn, N. Y , I'
Franeesca Vincent, seventeen years
old. Vincent alleges, fired two shots
at him with a revolver. He was shot
twice in the left arm. ?.
Franeesca ran from the house and \
disappeared. (
Vincent says he married several v
months ego and brought his wife ,
home. His sister scolded him for ^
marrying, and thereafter refused to jspeak
to him. He told her that if f
she did not treat him and his wife r
with respect, he would move to some }
other house. He says his sister then ^
opened fire on him. * i
i
DAMAGE AT AUGUSTA
'WKXTY-TWO 1IOD1KS REtXlYKHKi>?STKAMKH
SAW THIItTY.
w the Water Recedes It Ls Found
That the Losm lias Heen (Jreatly
L'udersti mated.
A dispatch from Augusta Friday
ays the flood water is receding
lipidly and as the water leaves the
treets It is apparent that the loss
as been underestimated. In ad (lion
to the disasters already reportti
It is found that the Riverside
lills, in damage to plant and loss
f cotton which floated away, suslins
a loss of $100,000; Reid's eot>n
ware house th?? ?.?? - *
, ill llll* flOUtll
damaged in a large sum. but it will
quire a survey to determine the
liount; Triangular block, where the
holesale houses are assembled. Is
idly Injured. The Neisou, Morris
Co s ware house has collapsed and
being ranged; the Augusta Grocery
ampnny's building is damaged in
5,000: Hill Merry escaped seriis
loss; C. 1). Carr & Co.. Paul I.
ustin & Murphy are comparatively
ightly damaged; the National Hislit
Company building Is wrecked,
lie Central Grammer School is badhurt.
and the Davidson Grunnnur
:hool Is damaged severely. In adtion
to the fires already reported
developes that there were ten
nailer houses burned in different
ctions of the city.
As the water goes down further
is feared that damage similar to
e Traiugular block damage will
velop.
As to thi- loss of life twenty-two
idles have been recovered and
rpses are found every hour or so.
le captain of the river steamer
tan. which got in Friday, reports
at he saw on the up-trip. at least
corpses, all negroes except one. a
lite man. There aro reports of
my drownings among negro farm
nds in the lower valley. The
ironicle estimates the death list at
it.v.
The citizens in mass meeting, the
y council In special session and
[ board health in special session
ve taken measures to re.ieve the
dress. Citizens are subscribing to
fund to help the poorer people in
p submerged districts, for portions
the town arc still under water,
lere is sure to be the greatest suf iug.
and relief must be quick to
went starvation swelling the death
t. In some districts people who
nnot leave their houses have not
5tod food since Wednesday night,
i gust a is trying hard to measure
to the demand upon her. At the
Idle meetings it was decided not to
ike an appeal for outside assistive.
but to accept any contributions
ered. It is a question if the citi>s'
meeting and city council did
t err in declining to make a public
peal for assistance, and many beve
they will yet be compelled to
k aid of the outside world. It is
rtnin that the mayor will gladly acpt
contributions, and he so publicly
Id in reply to Atlanta's inquiry. *
VHTOIIY SITIIK, SAYS MACK.
tliana, Illinois, Ohio and New York
for Bryan and Kern
Chairman Mack, of the Democratic
tional committee, arrived Tuesday
New York to inaugurate the catiiign
in the Kast.
He said: "The elements of doubt
the coining election are being
'opt awav by the drift of the couiiy
toward the Democracy. I am abinii'iv
confident of the election ot
yan and Kern. 1 say this frankly.
Dm the fact that reports received
oonvasxes made are the Indexes
at the next administration at Washgton
will be Democratic.
"Indiana. Illinois. Ohio and New
irk will undoubtedly go Democratic
is year." *
rr.\<K OX "MKHIIY \VI1H?\VS."
enturky Night Hitlers Vent Their
Fury on Dig llats.
Prejudice against "Merry Widow"
its is so stiong in Mead county, K\
i.vs a telegram from Elizabeth, that
hnnd of forty night riders desc-nl
(ion the village of Cnston and d< soyed
the milinery store of Miss Jenle
Myor. A tobacco bam was .i!so
urned in the raid, but the Merry
"idow hats were the special objects
r the moh'f fury. The raid follow1
the adoption of resolutions in 1 e
lllage church declaring the hats a
tiisance and a sin.
SI" It TDK AT !.ATHENS.
Tisoncr In Police Station House
llanos Himself Willi Itlanket.
A dispatch from Laurens, Tuesday
ays the city was stirred by the news
hat some time during' the night Mr.
C. Wilson, a white man about 50
ears old, had committed suicide in
he police station house by hanging
dmself with the blanket from his
>unk. Patrolman W. Ii. Dodson disovered
the pendant body at about 1
?>1ork Tuesday morning on a casual
.troll through the building. Life
vas extinct, the neck having been
token.