* THE FcHfe"1 MILL TIMES ]
VOLUME XVIII pjc^tTljllLL, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1909 NO. 3 j
AWFUL SCENES
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Butcheries That Shock Civilization
Described
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AUTHENTIC DETAILS
Given bj Eye Witnesses of the Mas- A
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?.*'* sacrelng of Christians by Howling tl
Mobs of Fanatics?Men, Women ?
to.
and Children Dragged From Their r,
Homes and Hacked to Death. tl
The following account of the dlsn
orders at Adana is given by Rev.
Herbert Adams Gibson, a mission- &
ary: o
"The entire vilayet of Adana has 81
been the scene during the last Ave 'r
days, of a terrible massacre of Arme- u.
nlans, the worst ever known In the .
history of the district. The terror
has been universal and the govern
ment Is powerless to check the dls- ;;
ordvrs. Adana, the capital of the ^
N province, has been the storm con- .
ter. J1
"Conditions have been unsettled ^
for some time and there has been
animosity between Turks and Arme- 11
nians owing to the political actlvi- 1
ty of the latter and their open purchasing
of arms ^
"Early last Wednesday morning. 1
while I was in the market, I no- !11
tlced that the Armenians were clos- J
ing their shops and hurrying to their
homes. An Armenian and a Turk a'
had been killed during the night and
the corpses were paraded through '*
their respective quarters. The sight ei
of the dead inflamed the inhabitants, 81
and crowds at once began to gather "
in the streets armed with sticks, 111
axeB and knives. A few young Ar- al
inenlans assembled in the center of te
the covered market and began firing
revolvers into the air. Ily 11 o'clock 1)1
In the morning the crowd had begun 1,1
the looting of shops. (1<
"The military commander of Adana
was by my side in the market
when the firing commenced. He had w
not the courage to endeavor to dls- n"
perse the mob; ho returned to his ^
residence and did not venture out
for two days. K
William Chambers, field secretary te
of the Young Men's Christian Asso- di
riation, proceeded to the Koenik and a
found a howling mob demanding
arms with which to kill tho Giaours. H
We then wont to tho telegraph office tc
to summon tho British consul. On "i
the steps of the building wo saw ci
three Armenians who had been massacred.
Their bodies had been rau- ir
tilated. While we were in the tile- b<
graph office a mob burst into the M
room where wo were and killed two di
Armenians before our eyes. The un- C
fortunates were supplicating the vali a
when they were struck down. m
"We managed to make our way ai
into the rnext room, where we made H
representations to the vail. This of- h
flclal said ho could do nothing. He ic
was afraid for his own life and made t<
no attempt to protect us. Somehow a:
we managed to go to the interior of o1
the Konak, where we remained at rr
the side of the government officials e<
for the next forty-eight hours. si
"That afternoon tho situation grew
distinctly worse. The Armenians V
withdrew to their quarter of Adana, r<
which is situated on a hill, and con- It
Kmicna f hat hf?M ,1(1
vantageous positions Into fortresses, n
Here the fighting went on for two P
days, during which the Armenians a
succeeded In beating off their Turkish
assallents. n
"Wednesday evening Major
Daughty-Wylle, the British vice con- a
sill at Merslna, arrived at Adana and A
established headquarters In the house '1
of a dragoman of a wealthy resident, a
where many refugees had been re- t
celved. The wife of the British con- e
sul. who was brought Info Adana
under fire on Thursday, tended personally
many wounded women and
children. ' s
"Adana was a hell. The bazars 0
were looted and set on fire. There i
was continuous and unceasing shoot- f
Ing and killing In every part of the
* town, and fires raged In many quarters.
"Moslems from the neighborhood ,,
began pouring Into the city anil j
notwithstanding our vehement pro- ^
tests, the vail distributed arms to
these men, alleged they were Turkish f
reserves. f
Major Daughty-Wylle, at the head a
of troops which he compelled the <]
vail to supply, went to the railroad j
end of the town, and was successful f
In preventing the villagers from com- f
Ing Into Adana. Later, while the j
major was attempting to pacify the ,
town, he was shot and disabled, f
"Missionaries of the Central Turkish
mission had assembled for a dls- f
trlct conference in the center of Ada- \
nn on the day of the outbreak. They ,
received and protected hundreds of j
refugees In the American seminary j
tor girls, and courageously endeav- (
ored to pacify the warring elements. ]
"Thursday Daniel Miner Roberts ]
and Henry Maurer, American mis- j
alonarles, were killed unaer treach- \
erons circumstances. ,
"On Frlday^e Armenians yielded,
since when tnere has been little ;
murdering.
"Adana Is In a pltahl* condition, i
The town has been pillaged and
wrecked and there are thousands of
homeless people here without means 1
of livelihood. It Is Impossible to
? estimate the number of killed. The
I HtY AKt SAFE
IISSIONARIKS NOT HURT EXCEPT
BY ACCIDENT.
tut They Suffer Very Much ft^r the
Want of Food and Witness Many
Sliocking Scenes.
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There Is a total of thirty-three
.merlcan missionaries in Syria and
he Clcillan district of the vilayet
f Adana. where the conflict between
lohammedans and Armenians are
tglng the fiercest. With the excepon
of D. M. Rogers and Henry
Lourer, who were killed at Adana,
o one of them, so far as It known
t the British or Amorlcan embassy
at Constantinople or the offices
f the American board of commisr
oners of Foreign Missions, has been
ijured.
The Mohammedans Indulging in
lassacres and incendiarism evidentr
are very careful to avoid killing
irelgners. When in the midst of
ie lighting and pillaging of Adana,
became known to the Mohammeans
that Messrs. Rogers and Maurer
ad but lost their lives while atimpting
to put out a lire in the
ouse of a Turkish widow, the fanats
ran away in alarm and practically
eserted that quarter of the town.
The missionaries appear to be in
angvr only from accident arising
om the fact that they are in the
lidst of frightful conflicts in which
ley bravely seek to protect Chrlslan
refugees and conciliate their
jsailants.
Rev. Stephen R. Trowbridge, of
le American board of commissionrs
for Foreign Missions, who is
atloncd at Aiutub, was in Adana on
ie day of the fiercest fighting. He
iade a courageous but ineffectual
Ltempt to protect an Armenian
mcher. He threw his arms around
ie man's neck and interposed his
:>dy between him and his assailant,
ut the Moslems shot the Armenian
?ad In Mr. Trowbridge's arms.
The greatest sympathy Is felt for
ie American wo ink n missionaries
ho are alone at Hndjim, in the
orthwestern part of the vilayet of
dana. Those women are now said
> be Miss Virginia A. Hillings, of
irkland, O.; MIsb Emily E. Rich
r, of Chicago; Miss Rose Lambert,
fuiRhter of Bishop Lambert, and
Miss Baldwin. Christian refugees
y the thousand have massed at
ad hill, nnd for ton dava now th-p
iwn has hern threatened by Mohamledans,
whose .camps completely cnrcle
It.
R v. W. W. Post, representative
i Constantinople of the American
aard of commissioners for Foreign
Ilsslons, sent a telegram last Sunay
to Rev. H. M. Irwin, at Talasesarea,
Instructing him to ask for
strong guard of troops and go lmledlately
to Hadjlm to the asslstnce
of the beleaguered women,
adjim Is two days' Journey on
orseback from Cesarea. Telegraph:
communication Is very much ln?rrupted
and ithere has been no
nswer from Mr. Irwin. Today, howirer,
Mr. Post received a message,
tuch delayed in transmission, dat1
Hadjlm Friday, April 23. It
\ya:
"Our sad condition Is unchanged.
/e fear fire. The people are taking
efuge In the churches. The out>ok
Is terrible."
William Chambers, an American
llsslonary at Adana tolegraphed Mr.
ost from that place a few days ago
b follows:
"There are terrible fires near the
lission, which Is In danger."
The lack of food, medical help
nd shelter Is very great among both
Lrmenians and Mohammedans in th^
Istrict distributed. Mr. Post has an
dmlrable organization for the dlsrlbutlon
of relief If funds to this
nd were sent to him.
Drops Dead in Meeting.
At Bristol, Tenn., Col. J. B>. Peters,
;enoral manager of the Bristol Board
f Trade, fell over dead while takng
the minutes of a meeting at
he executive committee of the
>ody Wednesday. Heart failure is
:lven as the caus" of his death.
treets. Friday, when I went out. T
lad to pick my way between the
lead.
"Sunday morning T counted a doz n
cartloads of Armenian bodies In
>ne-half hour carried to the river
ind thrown into the water. In t"he
Turkish cemeteries graves are beng
dug wholesale. The condition of
he refugees is most pitable. Not
>nly are there orphans and widows
>eyond number, but a great many.
>ven the babies, are suffering from
levere wounds.
"On Friday afternoon 250 so allM
Turkish reserves, without ofIcers.
seized a train at, Adnna and
compelled the engineer to convey
hem to Tarsus, where they took part
n the destruction of th* Armenian
quarter of that town, which Is the
iiest part of Tarsus. Their work of
looting was thorough and rapid. It
Is said that they fired the great historic
Armenian church at Tarsus, the
most Important. bu!ld!ng in the city.
'They demolished marble statutes
and shattered Important tables.
Everything portable was carried
away, but the church Itself resisted
their attempts to burn It. Fortunately,
few persons were killed there.
This was owing to the proximity of
the American college, where foui
thousand destitute and homeless pereons
had sought and found shelter.'
ASYLUM MATTER
Serious Charges Filed With The
Committee
BILL OF COMPLAINT
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Contain Allegations of Various Form*
of Mismanagement at the State
Hospital for the Insane?Names of
the Complaints Withhold?Inqutry
Adjourned Until May 4.
The committee charged with investigating
the State Hospital for the
Insane adjourned Wednesday to meet
on May 4. The committee 'wasin
executive session most of the morn
ing and when the doors werq, opened
the committee announced its decision
relative to the publicity of the
Inquiry.
The committee seemed to have
been much divided as to how much
should be given out relative to the
testimony, it was Anally determined
that the evidence should be public,
but that the newspapers should not
be permitted to give the names of
any of the witnesses, although the
connection of the witness with th<*
institution might be given.
During the morning the formal
charges that have been made against
the hospital management were offered
and copies of these charges
were handed all the members of
the board of regents and the superintendent.
The formal charges were
as follows:
Specification of Charges.
Specification of charges against
the management oT the State
Hospital for the Insane growing out
of complaints which have been made
to the committee of investigation by
those interested in asking for the
investigation of the management:
1. That the board of regents and
the superintendent act in violation
of section 2249 of the civil code of
South Carolina, which provides "thai
the hospital shajl be maintained solely
for the support, custody and treatment
for Insane persons," and define
when a person shall be considered
lnsaue or At to be a patient in
the hospital by receiving persons not
embraced in the said section, such
as inebriates, dotrads, paupers and
evew cases of nervous diseases.
2. That the board of regents' and
the superintendent are neglectful in
not properly looking into all oases
of persons who/are committed to the
asylum In ordej- to ascertain whether
or not such persons are fit subjects
to be committed therein, and
whether the law has been complied
with concerning the reception of such
patients.
3. That the board of regents are
In the habit of violating section 2267
of code of laws by not discharging
patients who shall have recovered
as expreesly enjoined upon them by
the 6ald section and that the superintendent
endorsed said action.
4. That the board of regents and
the superintendent constantly act in
violation of section 2267 of the co^e
of laws by requiring an arbitrary
form and receipt to bo signed by
various persons for the custody of
patients in consideration of what the
superintendent terms fc release
against the advice and consent of the
superintendent, instead of an unconditional
discharge contemplated by
said Beet ion.
r>. That the said superintendent
and board of regents constantly violate
section 2268 t>f the code by receiving
Inebriates addicted to the
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ill Uh Iiauii, nuu me uui UHllgtruuH
or violent, and by not. requiring the
pay therein provided for and by receiving
such patients as voluntarily
apply for admission without feqtfiring
pay and by retaining such patients
therein when thft accommodations
for the regular inmates ar- inadequate.
and against their will.
6. That the board of regents is
indifferent and neglectful as to the
care of patients-confined in the hospital,
and do not inspect the said
institution as often and in the manner
that they should and are too
subservient to the will of the superintendent
and employes.
7. That patients, especially In
solitary confinement on remote and
unclean wards, are subjected to suffering
for want of water and food
and are allowed to live in filth amid
bugs and lice.
8. That whiskey Intended for
medicine, eggs, lemons, chickens and
other such delicacies Intended to be
given to delicate patients are used
by the keepers on the wards, and especially
ward 6, and the patients
deprived of the* as me.
9. That generally, to irhlch there
are some exceptions, the keeper*
employed are Inefficient and unfit for
the positions which they occupy arid
instead of Jreatipg the ptffTSifife
manely and kindly, continually treat
them in a spirit of teasing and brutal
sport, to the great annoyance of the
said patients.
1 0. That many of the keepers employed
are uncouth, young and illiterate,
and have hot a proper concepi
Hon of the humane treatment which
the unfortunate patients should reI
calva at their bands, and disregard
I many of tks rules of the government
. of the attendant*. and the authorities
of the hospital over said attendant*
? either known of by proper diligence
cotild know of'this conduct on th<"
- part .of the keepers and attendant*.
12. That soma of the flufses
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Keepers mi attendants in the instlRtulon
frequently bathe several pa|,ticnts
one after {mother in the same
water, being too lazy and negligent
to take the trouble to change the
RHtne, notwithstanding some of said
patients are diseased.
- 13. That most of the cooking for
{he patients of the hospital is performed
by filthy negro patients; that
?he food is frequently unclean, improperly
prepared and a positive
feource of danger to life and health,
'and the-kitchen* filthy and dirty.
| 14. That the hospital dairy is for
the most part under the control of
idlrty patients who are totally ignorant
as to the hygienic care necessary
in handling the milk use.d by
the patients.
15. That under the law many patients
in the hospital not insane an.l
who are entitled to their liberty under
the law which provides that
when a patient ceases to be so insane
as to be dangerous to life or
property it is the duty of the authorities
of their own accord td release
such patient, and the practice before
rplpnaino' o nn? * ?*
n .? iMiwviii ui rei|uinnK some
friend or relative to be responsible,
for the patient's good conduct results
in such patient not receiving the
discharge which ho la entitled to under
the law.
16. That many of the Impales
work in the dairy, on the farm and
In the laundry, and In other departments
of the hospital for which they
receive mere nominal sums as wages,
and1 such patients work ought to be
discharged as contemplated by the
law, find should not be held for the
purpose of laboring practically for
nothing for the State, arfd It is unjust
to retain such in custody.
17. That the State and taxpayers
are imposed upon in the matter of
caring for whiskey patients and dope
fiends who arc of^n held in custody
unnecessary at the expense of the
State.
18. That the fire protection of the
institution is entirely deficient, and
no sufficient protection against fire
has been provided throughout the
institution, and in the case of a
fire the loss of life would be appalling.
19. That there is a lack of busiiietm
iiueihods, system and organization
throughout the institution and
those in authority over same are
neglectful In not providing for a
business-like and systematic administration
in the affairs of the institution.
20. That the operation of the
farm connected with the hospital is
expensive and not business-like, and
that by reason thereof many such
articles as flour, bacon, meal, grits,
cahltaffcg and potatoes, and other
articles which are used have to be
bought instead of raised upon said
farm.
21. That the conduct of the dairy
is inefficient, dirty and filthy, the
milking being done to a great extent,
if not wholly, by dirty negro patients,
and the management of the
milk is unclean and filthy and very
often given to the patients in such*
condition.
22. That there is unfair and unjust
discrimination on the part ofthe
authorities in control, paypatients
receiving much better attention
than the unfortunate inmates
who aro confined at the expense of
the State.
23. That a system of petty thieving
of articles sent to patients and
of property belonging to the State
Exists in the institution to the loss
of the State and to the patients.
i 24. That after a patient has been
Confined In the hospital for some
time very little attention is paid to
him. and very little examination
(hade in order to ascertain if recovery
he sufficient to discharge.
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I.VVrHL'n TV Pf /\?*rwt
The Usual Crime Brings About
Usual Result.
Strung up to a tree, *t? which he
sought refuge, and his bod/ riddle 1
with bullets, Charles Scarborough, a
negro, who attempted to assault
Mrs. Frlerson, of Fort foyers, Fla.,
mot a speedy death Wednesday at
the hands of a posse of. Infuriated
tnen.
The posse started out with bloodhounds
on the negro's trail soon
after the crime became known and
acoured the woods all night.
In a secluded spot the posse captured
the negro, finding him In the
top of a tree, which a few minutes
later served as his scaffold. The negro
confessed, and without delay a
rope was put around his neck and
he was drawn up to a limb. The
t>osse then stood off and fired twenty
shots into his body.
KILLED IN A FIGHT.
Officer and Robber Shoot Each Other
to Death.
At Liogansport, Ind., In a revolver
battle with two thugs who after a
circus performance Thursday night
stood on a nearby bridge and held
up passengers at the point of pistola.
Jos. Kroager, a patrolman, and
lone of the unidentified robbers were
killed. The wounded robber died
later In a hospital. As he was dying
1 priest begged him to tell his name
' and the man shouted, "You go to
> hell!" Chas. Pierce, of Scranton,
?iPa., was captured later several miles
north "of^th? city, and Is held In
. connection Kroager's murder.
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IT WAS DONE
Bribery Used by The Democrats
to Win a Member.
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LEAF FROM THE PAST
How the Democrats Secured a Negro
Member From the Markey
House to Make the Wallace House
Legal In the Great llattle for
the State.
The following is the story of the
"Winning of the Wallace House."
as toid in the Newberry News and
Herald:
The State, protected by U. S.
troops, had been hopelessly Republican
during the whole of reconstruction
dayR. It had submitted to robbery,
negro domination and infamy,
till forbearance ceased to be a virtue.
An informal meetine of thn
leading men of the State was held
In Columbia; there tl* y declared
for reform or revolution. General
Hampton was brought back from
Mississippi to lead the Democratic
forces, then, if that failed, well ?
The Democrats had learned some
tricks from the Carpetbaggers, and
no doubt tliore was some "ballot
box stuffing." Anyway when the
election was over, both sides claimed
a victory. Contesting delegations
were sent to the Leglslautre from
most of the counties. The Democrats
were the first In the Legislative
hall and elected as speaker Rrigadiet
Gen. W. H. Wallace, of Union.
In a few minutes thereafter the
Republicans chose E. W. M. Mackey,
of Charleston, their presiding officer.
Roth sides undertook to transact business.
but confusion became more
confound'ed, the longer this dual assemblage
sat. The Republicans
and negroes, to occupy the galleries
A Dory" club, a gathering of the
worst element in that city, composed
of cut-throats, thieves, scallawags
and negroes, to occup the galleries
and should trouble begin (everything
pointed that way) this club was to
clean up all the Democrats in the
house. These facts were all published
In the papers of the time. Whether
to avoid a conflict of overawe the
Democrats, the Republican Governor
Chamberlain, had posted at the entrance
of the State House, guards of
IT. S. soldiers and forbid any to en
tor. unscss tney naa credentials Trom
the returning board, or commissioners
of election. These the great majority
of Democrats did not have.
Speaker Wallace called his followers
together at the Carolina Hall.
He had no quorum, neither had his
adversary. Two negroes from Berkeley
came over to the Wallace House
early, before they knew the price of
votes. This brought the two houses
on an exact equal, 62 and 62. About
this time a telegram from President
Grant was received by the authorities,
that he would recognize as "de
facto" the first government that had
a quorum. Not Hayes, as friend
Loge thinks, that worthy coming in
months j^fterwards. You see what
effect Abraham Storke can have on
one's recollection.
The National Democratic party only
lacked the vote of one more stat<
to make Tllden president. There
were millions at stake. South Carolina.
Florida and Louisiana were the
three States with contesting electoral
votes. One vote could make
South Carolina Democratic and South
Carolina Democratic would change
the government of the United State?
This accounts for the State being
flooded with Northern money during
the campaign.
The white members of every contesting
county centered upon some
one negro In the Mackey House to
try njid hrlhe or beg him over. But
the Republican organization was "as
solid as a stone wall."
The delegation from Newberry
tackled Samps Bridges. He put his
ear to the ground and smiled. He
even listened to overtures, hut the
guif was wide yet. MaJ. L. B. Maffett.
and Capt. IT. B. Whites from
Bridges' home town were brought
to the capital to help convert Brldees.
A conference was agreed upon
at the hotel. Bridges was there, the
delegation and the two men mentioned
above. No jone else, Logo
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sparring was cautious at first, hut
became more reckless as time wore
on. Bridges did not deny that he
was In the market, and had a prlcr
"But." Bridges said, "If I go In
to the Wallace House one of yon
white men will have to give way."
"There can be hut Ihre* members
from our county and I will, under no
circumstance, give up my seat."
uoionei is. em. .wun parnoiie zeal,
seldom equalled, said "yon shall have
my seat." Then the Colonel left
and his Information ceases.
Y. J. Pope, one of the white delegates,
attended to the legal and argumentlve
end of the discussion,
while Major Maffett and Captain
Whites looked after the persinrslve
and reasoning end.
Y. J. Pope put some figures on a
piece of paper and showed them to
Bridges. He only smiled, didn't even
shake his head, then some more flg;
ures were made.
That woke up Bridges' horse sense,
i "Gentlemen, let me tefl you; T ain't
j no cheap roan; I know what I am
worth and I know what you~can
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SELLERS SUED
BY THE WIDOW OF CONSTABLE
FARMER
For Twenty-five Thouaand Dollars
Damages for tlie Killing o( Her |
Hu.sbaml.
A dispatch from Columbia Bays
the notice of a suit for $25,000.
filed Wednesday by Mrs. J. P.
Farmer agalnBt Wade Hampton Sellers,
has attracted considerable interest
and comment. Such a proceeding
is quite novel in this section and
it is doubtful If, in case of one charged
with murder, there has ever been <
Instituted against him such a suit.
The complaint filed is very interesting
and unusual and Is given below
in full:
May W. Farmer, as Administratrix
of Mm ~f T- ?. <
vi. i iiv uiiiuvo vi omiiro x . r rtriuur,
deceased, Plaintiff, vs. Wade H ,
Sellers, Defendant. <
Plaintiff above named, complain- I
ing of the defendant, {^lieges: :
1. That she, May Farmer, Is now
a resident of the county of Fairfield, State
of South Carolina, and was at ,
the the time hereinafter mentioned
i resident of the county of Richland. (
State aforesaid, and the wife ot (
James P. Farmer, whose admlnistra- ,
trix she is, having been duly appointcd
such hy the Judge of Probate for
Richland county on the 2fith of
March, 1908; that plaintiff brings
this action pursuant to the statute .
In such cases made and provided for (
the benefit of herself, as the wife f
of the said James P. Farmer, deceased,
and for the benefit, of his j
six children, namely: Jackson C
Farmer, Lllllob?ll G. Farmer, Maud
Fdna Farmer. John Preston Farmer.
Charles J. Farmer and Lvdia May (
Farmer, all minors now, and at the
time of their fathers death their
ages being, respectively, 19. 18, 15, ,
4 and 2 years, and the last named
child, Lydia Farmer, having been ,
itnm two days after her father's
death.
2. That Wade II. Sellers, the dn- t
fondant herein, Is a resident of the |
State and county aforesaid.
3. That on the 22nd dny of Feb- 1
ruary. 1908, at Columbia. S. C.. the n
said Wade H Sfltoro ,i-?.
,.iu u?"i ruutt u<
herein, unlawfully, wilfully, wanton- ^
ly. recklessly and maliciously, did s
shoot and kill the said James P I
Farmer. 1
4. That hy reason of the said
wilful, wanton, reckless and malic- ^
lous killing of the said James P.
Farmer by the said Wade H. Sellers. ;
as herein before specified, this plaintiff
and the children named were '
thereby deprived of the maintenance,
suppore, companionship, protection 5
and guidance of the uiid James P.
Farmer as husband ami father, and
suffered great mental shock and suffering
and endured untold sorrow
and grief, to the damage of plaintiff '
and the children named in the sum
of $25,000. J
Whprefore plaintiff demands judgment
against the defendant, Wade
H. Sellers, for tho sum of $25,000
and for the costs and disbursements
of this action.
Mrs. Farmer's attorneys are J. K.
McDonald, J. K. Henry and Christie
Renet.
Killed on Wrdding Kvo.
Instead of being a bride, Mrs.
L. E. Stone, who was to marry Alhin
II. Little Thursday afternoon, is
mourning his death. Little was U11 -
led Wednesday night by a strppf rar
whilp hp was on his way to thp home
of Mrs. Stone at St. Louis, for his
last ante-nuptial call. Mrs. Stone
collapsed when she heard of her
fiance's death.
This brought up more talk. The
figures had started at $300, $r.00,
$800. It was then Bridges woke up
good. Pop>e put down $1,000. This
seemed to anger the negro. "That's
baby money, white folks. I am a
man. if I is a nljjger'. You must talk
a heep louder or I will never hear."
Then Pope who seemed to guide
the money venture asked. "What will
satisfy you?"
"Twenty-five hundred dollars, all
cash, nnd my seat not to be disturbed."
*
That gave the .boys a rift. "Everything
is off. We will, all go home
and trust to luck. Can't raise the
money, and wouldn't if we could."
This brought Bridges' ear lower
to the ground. "Well, split the difference,
$800 offered and $2,800
asked, give me $1,680 and the thing
Is done."
Chairs bpgan to shuffle as If the
party* was about to disperse. Then
spoke up Pope. "Bridges, this is our
last offer. We wfll pay you down to-^
night. $f>00, th'en as soon as you are
jiwuni in, win pay you 91,000 more."
Then, drawing a long breath, scanning
the celling the while, Bridges
said: "Well, I'll take it, give me
my money." - The
money was counted out, then
after he had been sworn in*, he repaired
to the back end." of the hall |
and there Y. J. Pope counted out the
remaining $1,000 in new crisp ten
dollar notes.
Now these are the facts of the
buying of Bridges, and there is no
use of denying or lying abopt It:
"If this bn trealon, make the most
I ft" ft.
i DOWyR.
SEVERE STORM 5
The South Swept by Destructive
Cyclones and Tornadoes
MANY PEOPLE KILLED .
\nd the Damage to Property Will
Beach Millions of Dollars in Value.
Tenuesee is the Heaviest Sufferer.
Houses Blown Down and Wire
Coniiuunleation Interrupted.
A dispatch from Atlanta says cydome
and tornadoes the like of
vhieh have not been known for'years
twept through the South Thursday
light and all Friday, leaving In their
t?ol"? *
.uuiiarens or dead und mangled ^
lodies and the dismantled wrecka
if property worth many millions.
Tennessee was an especially heavy
mfferor. At 1> o'clock Friday night
rareful estimates indicated that at
east 50 people were killed in that
State alone, with monetary losses
iliout $1,000,000. At Franklin and
nUillsboro there was loss of life.
I'he latter town is said to be practoally
destroyed, while at Centreville
md adjoining villages the loss is relorted
very heavy, both in life and
iroperty. Near Pulaski. Giles couny,
the death list reaches 12 and
nany are inj'ired. In the vicinity
>f Chattanooga the storm was felt
it Its worst. Telephone and telegraph
wires were blown down and
he movement of trains was greatly
tampered. The hurricane followed
he Cumberland valley, wrecking
small towns and destroying farm
louses.
At Ebenezer 18 houses were blown .
low 11.
At CUarlestown the Btorm swerv.ed
ip the Hlwassee river, destroying
nueh property. _
At Fayette ille threo aiv kumfrh to
iave perlsjied.
At Cuba many houses were blown
lown, and at Gilestown not even a
bed was left standing.
Memphis reports heavy loss from
owns within a radius of 100 miles
n three States.
At Horn Hake. Miss., half a dozen
Ives were lost and the property damige
was very heavy.
In Arkansas eight persons were
tilled near Mammoth Springs, and a
core of buildings wrecked. Other
loints in Arkansas report heavy
oss.
At Hnntsvllle, Ala., fifteen are
lead, several score Injured and 250
lonsos demolished as a result of the
storm which struck \PayMtteville,
Tenn., and vicinity Thursday night.
icocrding to a reliable man who has
iust reached Huntsville from that
section.
The dead at Harmes number five,
md many more are injured. The
[farms flour mill was destroyed as
svell as a number of other buildings
in that vicinity.
Immense damage was done in Madison
county by hail and lightning.
Telegraphic communication with
FayettovilJe has been severed since
early last night.
At Pulaski. Tenn., twenty persons
r?re reported to have been killed and
forty Injured In a tornado which
swept over the eastern section of
Giles county early Friday. Bee
Springs, a village in the southeast
section, sixteen miles from Pulaski,
is reported to have been totally destroyed.
Atlanta and most of Georgia eseaped
with only slight property loss
during the blow. But two young
people, a brother and sister, William
and Pearl Withra. lost their lives
by the capsizing of a rowboat during
a sudden! squal'.
The hurrlcare continued upon its
course of destruction in Alabama
Friday night. Huntsville sends word
of heavy loss of property, with probably
several lives sacrificed near the
Tennessee line. At Danville. In Morgan
county, Alabama, the storm
struck with terrific force.- At Hartsvllle
at least one Is depd and many
hurt.. The storm Is still racing and
seems to be traveling almost directly
sotithenst.
Soon .after.dark .Friday night the
storm winds --shot across the telegraph
and. telephone lines connecting
Atlanta With ChatfanoOgft and Knoxvllle,
whlelvhnd- been -kept dp with
great difficulty dticlpg the .afternoon
coased entirely. T^ho ^Tegtern &
Atlanta railroad offices' here 'reported
that south of Chattanooga, near
Knmrson, several btg trees . were
blown across the railroad right of
way, hearing down wires and holding
up five trains. ?
The death totals w*ire swelled Friday
night by tlyse lighting- victims
at Monroe.. Ga. Date .Friday, afternoon
a rushing windstorm, accompanied
by -blinding lightning.'" broke
over Monroe and onq of the bolts
struck' residence of M. R. Barrett.
running down the 'chimney.
Rarrett. his wife and ,hls 17-year-old
daughter were killed , and. a 18-yearold
son and a younger child- were seriously
shocked. *. ;
Driven to Hi* Death. ' j
A. M. KendiU. 2 8 rears of age, W
whose five children were burned to /
death when their home at Dnnbar./
Pa., was destroyed three months ago./
shot himae^ thrfmgh the hear/
Thursday, dying 4totantljr.: Brood!
ics: over the Iosb of the lltle ones tun
unbalanced hi*
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