THE FORT MILL TIMES i
, - . VOL. XVII. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1909. NO. 40.
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UtAU HY tAKiHIjl
Cfly of Messina Levelled to 1
in the Sea, 4400 Square
Italy by the Greatest Dis
Half flic Population of Messina Buried
Along the Straits Engulfed by Git
of Earth's Trust Changes the Fac
Courses of Rivers Being Changed
Home, Italy.?One hundred tho
Reggio and a score of other tow
the entire Calabrlan .region laid wast
far as is at present known from the r
Rome on account of the almost com
cation with the stricken places.
The death list in Messina ranges
glo, which, with its adjacent village:
almost the entire population. At Pal
sana, 1000; at Cosenza, 500, and
about 4 000. The Montclcone regio
Seminars, San Giovanni, Scilla, Lazza
munea and villages bordering on the
* *1" London.?The
measure of the
freatest tragedy which has ever be- .
'alien the Christian world cannot yet
>e calculated. It is known In general
;erma that out of a population of (
f i 1,750,000 in the devastated area of
Southern Italy and Sicily at least
100,000 perished.
The appalling news that tho city
>f Reggio di Calabria has been totally
engulfed by tho sea may make it
lecessary to largely increase that estimate.
Besides, the figure given takes no
tccount of dozens of towns near the
jentre of the disturbance whence no
word has come and where there is
only too good reason to fear there are
M n eitrvlvnna f/IncsslUn i hoU '"1a I
The destruction of property cannot
be so great as at San Francisco, for
Messina and Reggio, the two prlnci- 1
pal cities destroyed, were not rich or (
magnificent from a metropolitan
point of view. i
As a great cataclysm of nature,
however, this disaster is on a far '
vaster scale than the California phenomena.
The whole face of the coun- (
<ry and the coast lino have been
\ltered. Even Scyila and Charybdis
lave changed the positions they oc- ,
upied since the legendary voyage of
leneas. 1
The three provinces where the ]
treatest damage was dono are Mes- (
jlna and Catania in Sicily and Reggio <
11 Calabria on the mainland. They 1
.omprise about 4 4 00 square miles. (
. ? Several hundred persons perished
;nd much damage was done outside
heso provinces, but with them the
levaatation was so complete that
icarcely a human habitation remains.
It will be days yet before the etory i
Of their destruction can be known. !
All accounts now agree that the time ,
occupied by nature's gigantic spasm ,
was but thirty-two seconds. It was
some minutes later that a great wave '
came from the sea to complete the '
havoc in the ill fated coast towns. (
The violence of the shock s.-ems i
to havo been unprecedented, except 1
in volcanic eruptions of limited area. \
The buildings in Messina were not i
merely shaken down. Their founda- j
tions were literally wrenched from 1
beneath them. To one side or the ]
other they were toppled from the
perpendicular and fell in ruins alongside
their original sites. 1
This was the experience of Messina, j
That of Regglo, on the opposite side ;
of the strait, must have been even ;
more violent, for scarcely one stone
remains on another of what was a
flourishing city only two days ago. 1
No one has yet been found to recount
the fate of this town and its inhab?
ltants.
i Messina probably will not rise 1
again from her ruins and ashes. This
last overwhelming calamity will alter
the future history of Sicily and j
Southern Italy. It may bo regarded
as certain that a considerable portion
of thq population of this fair land
will bow before the wrath of the gods
and seek homes elsewhere.
'Next to Italy Itself America will
feel the efToct of this calamity more
than any other country, for a larae
proportion of the stricken population
will seek refuge there as soon as the
means of flight can be secured.
Although there was no eruption of
Mount Etna at the time of the earthquake,
it became active Immediately
thereafter and continues to threaten
an eruption.
j O. F. KIXG GUILTY. jl
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Boston Jury Convicts Promoter on 27
| Counts in 925,000 Larceny Case.
f Boston, Mass.?Guilty on twentyseven
counts was the verdict returned
by i Jury in the Suffolk County Supe-.
- rlor Court at midnight against Cfcrdenio
F. King, formerly well known
' ' as a financial agent and promoter in
this city and New York. J ?
King had been-on trial for two
vreeks for the alleged larqeny of |26,m
sqf ftya P JL
UAKt AND DUAL
NOW ESTIMATED
the Ground, Reggio Engulfed
Miles Made Desolate in
aster in Modern Times,
in Its Ruins?All Towns and Villages
janlic Tidal Wave?Titanic Upheaval
e of Sicily, Hills Disappearing and the
?Entire Island of Sicily is Desolate.
usnnd dead; Messina, in S'cily, and
ns in Southern Italy overwhelmed;
e; this is the earthquake's record as
cports which arc coming slowly into
plcte destruction of lines of communlfrom
12,000 to 50,000; that of Regs,
contained 45,000 peraons, includes
mi 1000 are reported dead; at Cashalf
of the population of Bagnara,
n has been devastated, and RIposto,
ro and Cannltcllo, and all ether comstrait,
arc In ruins.
MOFNTATN OF WA
SHIPS
Torpedo float Commander
Wrought by Tidal
Rome.?Lieutenant Saccarese.commander
oT the torpedo boat Sappho,
which arrived at Porto Santa Venere,
thus describes the seaquake at Messinc:
"We were anchored off Messina
when, at 5.20 yesterday morning,
there was a fearful upheaving movement
which, coming from the bottom
of the sea, struck violently all the
ships anchored in the harbor.
"Then the sea suddenly arose into
a mountain of water which, running
down the strait, struck with a thunderous
crash ou the piers and jetty.
Ships Sunk at Anchor.
"The bridge giving communcation
jetween the breakwater and the shore
was swept away. Many ships at anchor
in the harbor were totally
wrecked; the Austrian steamer Andrassy
was torn from her moorings
and ran amuck, greatly damaging
othnr
"In a few moments all the harbor
works were destroyed. The sea became
less agitated, and its surface appeared
to be absolutely covered with
barrels, casks and pieces of broken
boats. Then a black cloud came over
and hid the town.
"Only when dawn broke was it posseible
to get an idea of what had happened
on land?a disaster whoso horror
and tragic magnitude no one can
describe. The whole town was reduced
to ruins, among which stood
the sinister skeletons of the Town
Hall and of the Hotel Trlnacria. All
the splendid palaces and villas which
"INFERNAT.," SAYS WC
XELLING OF EA
Catania, Sicily. ? The following
graphic story Is told by a woman who
arrived here from Messina. 8he was
herself badly Injured. She describes
Lhe horrors that accompanied the disaster
at Messina in these words:
" 'Infernal' is the only word that
will adequately describe the fearful
and terrifying scene," she said.
"When the first shock came most
the city was fast asleep. I was
awakened by the rocking of the
house. Windows swayed and rattled,
and crockery and glass crashed to the
floor. The next moment I was violently
thrown out of my bed to the
floor. I was half stunned, but knew
that the only thing to do was to make
my way outdoors. The streets were
ailed.
"Everybody had rushed out In their
iiJKiii-ujuuiea, neeuiusa 01 mo rain
falling In torrents. Terrified shrieks
arose from all sides, and we heard
heartrending appeals for help from
the unfortunates pinned beneath the
rhins.
"Walls were tottering all around
lit, and not one of my party expected
to escape alive. My brothers and sisters
were with me and, In a frenzy of
terror, we groped out way through
the streets, holding our own against
the panic stricken people, clambering
over piles of ruins, until we finally
reached a place -of comparative safeSCIENTISTS
SAY BISAS'
, BY SINKING OF
Baltimore, Md.?Dr. Harry Fielding
Reid, professor of geological
physics in the Johns Hopkins University,
and one of the leading authorities
in the United States on seismic
disturbances, attributes the
earthquake in Southern Italy to a
general dropping down or sinking of
the earth in that locality. Speaking
of the shock and the reports concerning
it, he said:
"Southern Italy seems to be what
may be termed earthauake territory.
Seismic shocks occur there frequently '
RUEF GETS FOURTEEN YEARS.
Former Boss of Sao Francisco Sen*
tenccd For Bribing a Supervisor.
San Francisco, Cgl.?Fourteen years
in the penitentiary, the maximum sentence
provided for bribery of a Supervisor,
was the penalty meted out
to Abraham Ruef. who for years directed
the political destinies of San
Francisco as adviser of the administration
of Eugene E. Schmltz, former
WAVE.
AT OVER IOO,OOt
RELIEF WORK IN AMERICA.
Movement to Express Sympathy li
Financial Terms is General.
Washington, D. C.?From all th<
large cities of the country come re
ports of prompt action for the relie
of the survivors of the devastatioi
wrought by the earthquake in South
ern Italy.
Governor Guild, of Massachusetti
issued an appeal to the people of tlia
State for money to be sent by cabl
to the Italian Government, and Bos
ton citizens began a response imme
diately. Mayor Reyburu, of Phlla
delphla. called a meeting of the Citl
zens* Permanent Relief Committee
and, upon receipt of a message fron
President-elect Taft, national head o
the Red Cross, that organization be
gan to raiee funds. In New York
Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Louis
ville and other large centres plan
for the relief of the Italian sufferer
worn nntlfif wow
....V uuuvi <tnj miuu a|ici lilt: Ill'W
of the extent of the disaster was re
ceived.
Italians all oyer the country wen
greatly stirred by the tidings, a largi
proportion of them having relative
or friendB in the stricken portion o
their native land.
San Francisco.?Mayor Taylor is
sued a proclamation calling on Sai
Franciscans and all Californians fo
aid for the sufferers.
TER HIT
IN THE HA.UUOR
Graphically Tells of llavoi
"Wave at Mcssiua.
had risen on the sea front and Cors<
Garibaldi had disappeared; the street
were full of debris, and at variou
points the town was reduced to i
mass of horrible ruins, from whicl
arose flames and smoke.
"Petty Qfiicer Denni.nl landed in i
small boat manned by eight sal Ion
after a long struggle with the augr,
waves, and entered the town.
Moans Greet Sailors' Ears.
"Cries, moans and desperato ap
peals for help arose from tho ruin
with disheartening insistence.
"Meanwhile convicts and othe
prisoners escaped from jail began t
plunder the ruins of the Bank o
Sicily, the Military College and othe
public buildings; nothing could b
done against them at first.
"Denninl and his few men. work
ing from 8 o't-ock until noon, wer
able to dig out 150 injured peopl
and keep life in many others by giv
ing them liquor; unhappily their fore
was inaderninte In (ho nprwla nt th
moment. Officers nnd men of th
Cruiser Piemonte also aceomplishei
miracles of valor and self-abnogation
"At least lialf the population mus
have- perished. The survivors wan
der about the ruins stupefied and hal
naked. Imploring: aid.
"Italy needs several millions o
dollars even to partially relieve th
suffering and want.
"Mourning women and men fill th
railroad stations here, trying t<vpr<J
ceed to the devastated region."
ill AN SURVIVOR,
RTHQUAKE HORROltS
ty. But this was not done before
was struck down and badly Iniurei
by a piece of furniture that fell ou
of the upper story of a Bouse.
"All along the road we were Jos
tied by Bcores of fleeing people, hal
clad, like ourselves. The house
seemed to be crashing to the groun
In whatever direction we turned.
"Suddenly the 6ea began to pou
Into the town. It Beemed to me tha
this must mean the end of everything
The oncoming waters rolled In a hug
wave, eccompanied by a terrifyin:
roar.
"The sky was aglow with the re
flection of burning palaces and othe
buildings, and as If this was no
enough there suddenly shot up Int
the rky a huge burst of flame, fol
lowed by a crash thatseemed to shak
mo wnoie town. This probably wa
the gas works blowing up.
"Eventually we reached the prlncl
pal square of Messina. Hero w
found 2000 or 3000 utterly terrifies
people assembled. None of us knei
what to do. We waited in an agon
of fear. Men and women prayed no
groaned and shrieked. I saw one o
the big buildings fronting on th
square collapse. It seems to mo thn
scores of persons were burled be
neath the ruins. Then I lost con
sclousness and I remember no more.
r " ^ - ' "-** * *
rER WAS CAUSED
THE EARTH'S CRi'SI
at irregular intervals. The whole o
that section of the country seems t
be sinking in pieces, and personally
am inclined to think that the shod
was due to this general droppln
uumi ui iimi jiuinuu ui me eurm
strata."
London, England. ? John Milne
the well known seismologist of th
Isle of Wight, said that hl3 record
showed the Italian earthquake to hav
been the most severe in Europe ii
many years. He fears that, when th
foil effects are known fhe loss of llf
Navy Bureaus Consolidated.
The practical consolidation of th
naval bureaus of construction and o
steam engineering was effected a
Washington, D. C., the President ap
pointing Rear-Admiral Capps, hea
of the former bureau, as head of th
latter bureau, also
Mexico Pacifies Vaquis.
The long warfare between th
Mexican authorities and the Yaqu
Indians has ended by a treaty be
tween three chiefs and the Governo
J>f Sonora. v ^
will prove to be even more appalling
than the present reports Indicate.
The shocks were as severe as those
which devastated San Francisco and
Valparaiso.
I Vienna, Austria. ? Professor Edward
Suess, the celebrated geologist,
says he believes the earthquake in
Calabria and Sicily was not due to
volcanic eruptions, but to the subsidence
of the earth's crust, and that
it is likely to be followed by volcanic
movements. Should this settling
down of the earth's crust continue,
says Professor Suess, the granite hills
of Scylla and a great portion of the
Peloritan Mountains will be suba
merged by the sea.
THE CALABRIAN CALAMITY,
o
j City of Reggio Disappears Under the
^ Sea and is One Vast Sepulchre.
Naples.?Latest Information received
here says Reggio, in Calabria,
I, is a vast sepulchre, having been uttert
ly destroyed. No part of the province
e escaped the awful calamity,
i- The ominous absence of details
- concerning Regglo proves to be due to
the fact that not only the city Itself
- but its whole'population, with the ex- '
i, ception of a mero handful, has disaps
peared.
f The warships which were ordered
to relieve the survivors were unable
to approach the coast owing to the
i- changed configuration of the Strait of
s Messina. Ultimately a torpedo boat
s ran close to the shore, but was uns
able to discover a trace of the city.
Where an aggregation of buildings
and busy streets stood two days ago
e there was nothing but rocks and
e earth. The city had vanished as coms
pletely as Aladdin's palace under the
f magician's spell.
Only five of the city's 17,000 in
habitants have yet been accounted
i for. These unhappy wretches reached
r Cattanzaro and Palml half demented
by fright. They were scarcely able
. to talk intelligibly, but their incoherent
stories are sufficient to confirm
the horrible fate of the city.
> In view of this latest development
L of the catastrophe the death roll may
well reach 125,000. One estimate is
, 200,000 dead.
The Ministry of Marine has received
wireless reports of the obn
struction of the Strait of Messina,
s showing that its safe navigation will
s be impossible until it is recharted,
a while its future navigation is likely
h to be extremely difficult. The news
lias caused a deep Impression here,
a for iis consequences, from commercial
i. and military points of view, will be
y incalculable. *
The strait was of great strategic
importance and the Government has
spent immense sums in fortifying it.
It is now anticipated that such fortlg
lications as may be undamaged will
be useless. Moreover, the strait
r formed the shortest route from Mar?
seilles. Genoa and Nanles to Rirvnt
f and India, and i( it be found lmpracr
ticable voyages to and from those
e countries will be lengthened by many
hours.
Even Scylla aud Charybdis, the
e great whirlpools in the Strait of Mesp
slna, which have resisted the forces
of nature for centuries, were moved
e by the tidal wave, thus rendering
0 navigation dangerous and preventing
p aid from reaching the stricken cities
by sea. The whole channel of the
! Strait of Messina Is altered.
-l. THE WORK OP RESCUE,
f
Ilome.?The first stories of the res*
f i cue work at Messina reveal to the full
e; the horrors which accompany such
catastrophes. In addition to thousands
of corpses, often hideously
mangled, hundieds of injured are lyI
ing beneath the wreckage.
! Many of these are women and cRII!
dren in their night clothes. Shrieks
and cries of pain are heard on all
$ sides. Now and again some unhappy
_ wretch, mad from terror or grief, if
* seen sitting in the mud the sea de^
posited In the afreets, or clinging
1 with useless energy to some support
fearing the sea will return and wash
him away.
Instances are recorded of such de^
mented persons deliberately plunging
into the burning ruins and perlshinc
in the flames. In one place five chiir
dren were found around their moth,
er's corpse, themselves only just alive
'' The torrents of rain have helped tc
check the fires, but make it dlfflenli
5 for tho rescuers to accomplish anything.
They are also aiding the de*
composition of the bodies.
r. Crowds of destitute, too much hurl
or tod dazed to help themselves, hud0
die In the higher parts of the town.
Many have fled Into the country seek?
lng refuge In caves and crevices in
B the mountains.
Reports from numerous places in
' Calabria and Sicily bring tales of die?
aster, any one of which would alone
cause a sensation. At Riposto the
* sea suddenly receded, and as suddenls
returned In a wave of enormoui
'J height, overwhelming everything foi
* a distance of a Quarter of a mile in?
land, and In its ebb sweeping hundreds
of inhabitants Into the sea. II
r It stated that the dead are lying it
i" thousands at Monteleoneandthroughout
that neighborhood,#
All kinds of reports" of robbery It;
Messina have reached here. The prl,
son was demolished and many of thf
prisoners were killed, but others
P made their escape and started to join
< the vandals whowere looting the city.
These robbers, undeterred by the
j appalling sights around them, robbed
, the collapsed buildings and took valuables
from the bodies of the dead.
The fear of the pestllenre that usually
follows such disasters confronts
those In charge of the situation^
s Savings Banks* Dividends,
e New York City's savings banks will
n pay to depositors a semi-annual lne
terest estimated at more than $20,e
000,000.
Embezzler Lowe Caught,
e Detective Flood brought back to
f New York City from California Theot
dore C. Lowe, accused of robbing thp
i- United States Express Company of
d $2500, whom the detective found
e with the wifo of an Amsterdam avenue
butcher.
Bookman "Wintlirop Selected.
p That Roekmn;. Wintlirop has beer
ll select'd as Firs Assistant Secretarj
of Siate, upon the suggestion of
r Judge Taft, win announced by Sena;
tor Knox In Washington, D. C. ^
CARING FOR THE VICTIMS
Rations, Clothing, Tents and Othci
Supplies Are Pouring in and the
Hungry and Injured Are Being
Cared For.
Rome, By Cable.?What chiefly
concerns the government and the peo
pie is the progress that is being
made towards the relief of those who
have suffered by the dreadful earthquake
in southern Italy and Sicily.
Considerable advance in this respect
has been made at Messina, where, according
to reports received here, the
supply service is beginning to Avork
satisfactorily. The different regions
on the coast have been allotted to
various warships and other ships as
centres from which torpedo boats
and launches convey and distribute
rations and water to tlie different
villages.
The Minister of Justice has wired
from Messina to Premier Giplitti
that large bodies of troops have arrived
and are now occupying all parts
ui uie town. The appallincr extent
of tlie diaster renders anything like
a systematic search of the ruins is
impossible, but persons are being
dragged out all day long and are
quickly transported to the relief ships
as soon as their wounds have received
attention.
The appalling message came on
New Year Day that the Ripnri Islands
which lie just north of Sicily
had gone down with its 28,000 inhabitants,
but a messenger boat sent to
leam the facts has returned with the
news that the islands arc but little injured".
Only the cracking of buildings
make any real damage.
Estimates jof Death List.
Rome, By Cable.?Estimates of the
death roll of the earthquake now
cease to concern the Italian people.
It is enough to know that the catastrophe
is overwhelming ? figures
would add nothing to the grief of the
stricken nation, nor move to greater
efforts those upon whom the work of
relief and rescue has fallen.
Every channel open to the government
has been utlized to this end.
and other nations have been quick to
come to its assistance, even before
the cry for aid went up. Shiploads
of fugitives have been carried out of
the stricken zono to Naples, Palermo.
Catania and other ports, and according
to the Minister of Marine, rescue
| vessels to the number of .10 are now
centered in the Strait of Messina,
and 5,000 soldiers are being landed
on the two coasts.
Most important of all now is the
question of the living. Thousands of
those who escaped the falling walls
and the sweep of the tide are starving
and without clothes or shelter.
They can scarcely longer survive
their sufferings. The first thought
has been to carry food and covering
for these helpless people, and it has
now been deeided by the government
to send a fleet of emigrant steamers
to transport them to other places.
Professor Ricco, director of the observatory
at Mount Etna, states that
his instruments have recorded 42 distinot
shocks after the first, but that
during the last 14 hours they have
been almost motionless. Etna and
8tromboll are now quiet and he is
certain that the earthquake was not
of volcanic but of geographical origin,
similar to that of 1875.
The horror of the situation at Messina
and Reggio grows" with every
fresh dispatch. One of the correspondents
places the death roll throughout
the entire territory as high as
300,000, but this appears to be extreme.
Others make their estimate
200,000, but the official estimate as
made by the Minister of Marine still
holds to 115,000.
The tidal wave lasted much longer
than the earthquake. During all the
time vessels shivered intermittently,
as though shaken by some huge ma
nne monster.
A riaval observer of the destruction
of Messina says there were four
tidal waves, ranging in height from
12 to 30 feet. Thirty minutes elapsed
between the rolling in of the first
and the destructive onslaught of the
last wave.
Moving Pictures Immoral.
New York, Special.?Moved by the
protests of ministers of every denomination
complaining that the
great majority of the 550 moving
picture shows of Greater New York
were exhibiting pictures detrimental
to the morals of the youth of the
city mayor McClellan issued a drastic
order revoking almost every pic|
ture show license. The order of the
mayor intimates that this revocation
is onlv temporary, but the con
[ iitions under which new licenses will
' be issued nre such that hardly a
I third of the licenses revoked will be
re-issued.
Invited to Jamestown.
Norfolk, Va., Special.?Telegrams
have been sent to the members of the
Congressional Committee on Naval
Affairs by Harry L. Maynard, inviting
them to come to Norfolk on Thursday
f<>r an inspect ion of the .Jamos'own
Exposition grounds, to see their
value and advantage to the Navy Department
as a governmental training
and coaling station.
SOUTH CAROL!!
News of Interest Gleaned f roi
Arranged For
RECEIVER FOR SEMINOLE.
Judge Watts Hears Argument and
Sees no Other Way to Protect the
Stockholders.
Cheraw, Special. ? Judge Watts
Tuesday night, after hearing the arguments,
announced that he would
appoint receivers for the Seminole
Securities company in acordance with
jtho request of J. f. Klugh. He stated
that on the allegations made he was
satisfied that there should be an investigation
of the affairs that could
only be done by a receiver. "If it
be true," said Judge Wutts, "that
these commissions were paid, it shocks
my consotence. Of course, it is a
V. .I U..4 T -?l 1- ??
*/?iw uiwn, urn i mt' iiu in hit remeuy.
The bond was fixed at $50,000 for
the receivers and $150,000 for the
value of the property. Messrs Hutrcr
Sinkler and Frank ft. Tompkins were
suggested by the attorneys for the
plaintiffs and others may be suggested
by the attorneys for the defendants
Wednesday. The ease was a long one,
but very interesting. The passengers
between the attorneys, the allegations
made an danswers returned, the arguments,
were all listened to closely.
The argument of attorneys for Klugb
was that the Seminole company was
a mere shell and for the protection of
the stockholders the receivers should
take charge. The argument of attorneys
for the trustees was that the
trustees were not responsible for the
action of some of the agents and that
no case had been made out; also that
there was protection inside the company
that had never been* asked. The
argiiment of Mr. Bellinger for the
Seminole company was that the allegations
were irrelevant and there was
protection inside the company for the
stockholders.
Judge Watts said in part: "I am
pf the opinion that justice imperatively
demands that a receiver should
be appointed. I think that under the
showing made that it iz an exception
to all cases that have been before our
supreme court and the allegation here
is that the stock was purchased from
the Southern Life at an extravagant
price, the price doubly more than it
was worth, and I think that matter
should be looked into and I unhesitatingly
say that the commissions
paid shocks my conscience. If they
are true it is a shock to any business
man in the world. As to whether or
not it is true I do not know. I am
not saying that it is so or not. It is
hji aiie^auon raaue uere Detore me
ami I realize the fact that whenever
you put a corporation in the hands of
a receiver you strike a had blow but
the directors and president brought
this state of affairs on themselves,
and it is high time that the strong
hand of the court should interfere
and allow the matters to be investigated
by a receiver and let whatever
assets that can he recovered be put
in the hands of the court for the
stockholders.
"I will hear nominations for the
receiver."
Judge Watts Wednesday announced
the appointment of three trustees
for the Seminole Company: F. 0.
Tompkins, E. J. Etheridge and Husrcr
Linker.
The stockholders on Wednesday
met in Columbia and accepted the
resignation of the old directors. The
meeting adopted the following:
Resolved, That the board of directors
to be elected today proceed at
once to collect all evidence of criminal
action on the part of any agent, officers
or employes of the Seminole
Securities Company, nud lav the same
before the State's Attorney General
and request tha^ wherever the evidence
justifies, criminal proceedings
Shot at Mark, Killed Boy.
Lancaster, Special.?A negro boy
about eight years old, a son of Nettie
Evans, was occidently shot and killed
in the suburbs of town Saturday
by Anion Lindsay, a young white
man. Mr. Lindsay -was shooting at
a mark, and did not see the child.
Christmas at Walterboro.
Walterboro, Special.?Christmas
passed off quietly in Walterboro, with
no casualties reported so far. The
closing of the dispensary by Mayor
Fishburne forced the majority of the
people who are accustomed to imbibing
on this occasion to do without,
and -consequently pass a soher Christmas.
On all sides one hears words
of commendation for the stand taken
by Mayor Fishburne, and it has been
an excellent prohibition argument.
The merchants did a record-breaking
business and many of them asciibe
this to the closing of the dispensary.
Minus to Stay at Glemson.
Washington, Special.?There will
bo no change in commandants at
Clemson College for the present, alC
L T At W ?
luuu^ii * ajn. v . minus recently
'"ont befora an examining board and
was declared eligible for retirement
because of poor health. In orders is- 1
sued by the war department Capt. 1
Minus, while being placed on the re- 1
tired list, will continue to act as pro- 1
fessor of military science at Clemson. 1
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NANEWS ITEMS
9 i ?m
m Ail Sections of the State and
Busy Readers
bo instituted; and that the directors
do give careful attention to pushing
the prosecution."
The body then elected as new directors,
R. T. Coston. Cheraw; Campbell
Courteney, Newrv; T. W. Berry#
Ldtta; E. J. Etheridge, Lecsville; A.
M. Kennedy. Williston; J. B. Watkins,
of Florida; Julian S. Carr, of
North Carolina; S. M. Smith, of West
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Ga.
Much blame is attached to the
trustees of the Seminclc Company
whose names pave confidence to the
public. The examination of the
trustees revealed the fact that Mr.
Clark had applied for 1,000 shares
of stock but bad never paid anything;
that Mr. Bryan never had any stock
and that General .Tones subscribed
for only 200 shares. Already attorneys
are being sinployed to briug
individual suits against the three.
NEGRO CAUGHT SATURDAY.
Man Named Johnson Arrested on the
Charge of Committing Criminal
Assault at Hartsvillc.
Hartsvillc, Special.?It semes that
the negro brute who committed the
outrage at this place on Monday
night last has boon apprehended and
is now within the penitentiary walls.
It has been a terrible week of waiting
and disappointment to every good
citizen of Hartsvillc as the days passed
and the many clues gave no results
and the many suspects failed
to bo indentified by the lady. Enraged
and determined that the crime
should not go unavenged if any human
agency could accomplish the detection
and arrest of .the criminal,
every man lias felt more and more
hopeless and Unfiled as each succeeding
day was fruitless. Every instrument
of the law and every means that
could be employed with any hope o?
success have been used to get to the
bottom of the outrage and quietly, but
constantly, the town and county authorities
have worked day and night
every hour. And added to the efforts
of the authorities has been the voluntary
work of many persons in their
private capacity. Through this latter
source came the first clue, which has
finally led to the arrest of the brute
against whom the evidence is very
positive. A negro named Johnson was
arrested at Effingham Saturday morning
by Sheriff" Burch, of Florence, C
acting with Policeman Seegars of this
place and Mr. Ed Perry, a brother of
the victim's husband. The negro was
taken to Florence and thence to Darlington,
where he was turned over
Saturday night to Sheriff Blackwell
at 8 o'clock. It was proposed to
bring him here for identification, but
the authorities here feared trouble
and advised Sheriff Blackwell to koop
him at Darlington. Later on, noting
on further advices from hero that a
threatening crowd was waiting to get
sight of the negro, Sheriff Blackwell
drove to Florence at 2 o'clock in the
morning and there took the 4 o'clock
train for Columbia. A crowd met the
train coming in here at 9 o'clock Saturday
night and it is pretty certaiiv
would have made short work of the
negro at once. Indeed, many of thejjn
believed that th4 negro had been ta|t*' *
en off the train on the outskirts
town and was somewhere around, *
all night and all day Sunday crowd*
of men have bo^n congregated aroubd
town nmaiting rtevefopriienr^ niid"lfflBr^
ions to locate the brute. There wa^ *~
never any intention on the part of
the town authorities to allow the man
to bo brought here.
Fatal Christmas Frolic. /CP"
Lexington, Special.?Oar field Hot?
to lies beneath the sod and Thoinas
Craft i? languishing behind the bars
in the Lexington jail as a res\ilt qt'/
the Chritmas frolic and the Chr??r^
mas dram. A gloom has been oa!?t
over two households, which genera.- /
tions cannot wipe out, and the Kfjcf
a young man once so full of proftiii&y
has been blighted forever. *^7--V ?.
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Shot His Sister to Djftthv
named Frank I triggers SnUtrday shfet
his sister, Mrs. Mamie I UiiWjfneiiJ with
n gun, inflicting :i wo , j .
sho died in about un?;jbnnr Mrs. *7
Boscmnn lived at Aicojtji. bi had '
been on a visit to lie^ brryflCr, on
\Y. T. .c.-^esFull
particulars are not but it.
is said there had been o-jme misunderstanding
between parties
on account of a hixse jlitf Drigf^ra
had, which belonqgp Jr* bis sister.
Mrs. Bosemnn ha<V-en?!^vod'rb.Vfl and
started for home when shot
tier in the back of thread
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Mr Smith Bc?PP?inted.
Columbia, SdaM^HjflRjigl^r Ansel
has reappoint?/ t?r the 'term of
ten years, bc^nM^J^nuarg/l, 1909,
Mr. Henry ,<d Charleston,
as. a member o^, 'he hwfrical commission
< ? >*fylina. Mr.
Smith lini h ,,fr) ? of the com- 4
mission Amoe ffcft iAcefttron, and has
Jevoted ^mrn*' 'Lta*" to its work. He
thrui man.