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THE FORT MILL TIMES VOLUME XVIII FORT MILL, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 19Q9 NO. 1Q EXPLAINS VOTE Sayt Duty on Iron Oro Will No1 Hurt Consumors. TILLMAN'S LETTER The Me Bator in a Reply to a Letter From a Citizen of Williston, Stated His Reasons for Voting for a Doty on Ore?Claims There Ait? No "Independents." Senator Tillman has Just received a letter from W. C. Smith, of Willtston, asking the Senator to explain why he voted for a duty on Iron ore. This letter ie oh follows: "Wllllstou, May 27th. 1909. Senator B. R. Tillman, Washington. D. C.?Dear Senator. Having always been a "Tillmanlte" at the cmiot do*, i am emboldened to ask If have ever stated your reaso-. for voting for a duty on Iron ore aad if Mich statement is in prl-v.. that yon will send It to me. i' am ?3% ^corlooa-to know why. Yours truly $M . J ~~ "W. C. SMITH." ' To which Senator Tillman replied: "Your letter of May 27th has remained unanswered simply because I have been overwhelmed with work here, and have spent several days in South Carolina, looking after matters at Clernson, and lost one day as I returned by reason of a rullroad wreck. "I have never printed anything about my vote on iron ore, and will % very gladly give you an explanation direct. I notice that my old enemies are making a great howl about my votes up here, while many others who have not been enemies are yelping In ohorus, simply because they are Ignorant of conditions. Th< trouble with many editors In South Carolina, is they take and read the Associated Press dispatches, which k are colored in behuif of the KepubI llcan party, and are garbled and r condensed, and give no adequate | concept J uu of things as they realb happen. The fa els in regard to iron ore are imply these: There is overwhelming evidence that there are no independent steel or iron producers. tan Dim irum uas ausoiuif control end enjoys a monopoly of the iron a ad stee-l business In this country. The so-called independent concerns are dominated and controlled by it. though not all owned by It. The 8t?el Trusts fixes prices and the others conform. "There ure immense, well-night inexhaustible deposits of iron ore in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and the Steel Trust controls imuienfie deposits in those States. It also controls, or some of its sub- J sidary companies do, largo deposits la Cuba. It was brought out in the debate, that Fomo of the Eastern companies have contracts with the Cuban mine owners, to import not less than a million tons a year of Cuban ore, and I do not think it worth while to let this come in free when it would make no difference whatever to the consumers of iron ond steel as to the price we would pay for thoae articles. I believe that the American producers of iron anil 6feel (that Is the Steel TruBt mainly), can compete with England, Germany and France In the markets of , the world, aad that the whole scheme f* of protection of manufactured steel Is a bare faced robbery of the Amer icao people. No one but an idiot will increa?e' the price of anything ^jpanufactured of iron, to the Ainerlt :4 consumer. If we could reduce tariff on manufarctured iron we W could get cheaper prices, but tinder " ' existing circumstances the tariff lawbars out the European competitor, who is already handicapped hv having the ocean freights to pay. and our people ore charged the cost of production in Europe, phis the freight, plus the tariff, and this is the source of Carnegie's millions. Assuring you of my high appreciation of your friendship in the past, and hoping to continue to merit your confidence, and support, I am, "Sincerely yours. "B. R. TILLMAN. KILLED MI LK AND 8KLF. ptoynlflr Tragedy Is Enacted in Horry County. A rpe^lal dispatch from Conwav M. - TV-. i A aa CO Pnrhona Ko IUAIO TO I ur CMB/O. ? w. tur uiwn. peculiar suicide aver heard of was committed In this county Thursday. Mr. John S. Grainger, a white farmer shout 40 years of age. wEo lives near Green Sea. shot and killed his niuio and then turned the gun on himself, dying almost instantly. The facts as reported from LorH by teleph.'V c.-e. that Mr. "War* held a b li r; sale for on the mule owned by Mr. Grainger and a few das ago sent word to Grainger that unless he paid off tho bill of sale at once he would send for the mule. Grainger, it is reported, sated that Watts would never get the mills and Thursday morning led tbe animal in tbe nearby woods and killed It and. returniuc to the house, shot himself, using the same weapon with which be klled his animal. No cause for the suicide othei than the above has yet developed. ft kUjK' L CORPORATION TAX TAFT SENDS MESSAGE MAKING HIS RECOMMENDATION. Advocate* Amending the Constitatioa to Give Congress Right to Tu Incomes. Recommending legislation looking to the placing of a two per cent to* on the net income of corporations ind also the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution providing for the imposition of an income ta* without an apportionment among the several States, President Taft Wednesday sent to Congress a mesnage embodying his views on the subject. This action followed a protracted spt&lal meeting of the Cabinet. In hie messago the President speaks of the apparent Inability of Congress to agree to an inheritance tax, and as regards an income ta* he refers to the decision of the Supreme Court In the case of Pollock vs. Farmers' I,oan and Trust Company In which the court held the tax to >e unconstitutional unless aDDortion ed according to population. "It is," says the President^ "undoubtedly a power which the government ought lo have. It might be Indispensable to the nation's life in great crises." The amendment, therefore, he declared, was the only proper course. Such an amendment to the Constitution, he contended, was preferable to the one proposed of reviving a law judicially declared to be unconstitutional. The amendment which he proposes should .be made to the tarifT bill provides for the imposition upon all .corporations and joint stock companies for profit, except national banks (otherwise taxed), savings banks and building and loan associations, of an dxcise tax of 2 per cent of the net income of said incorporations. This, it is estimated by him, will bring an annual revenue >f $2,r>.000.000. "This is a tax on privilege and not on property," he - aid, "and is within the Federal power without apportionment according 'o population." The president points out that another merit to the tax on corporations is the Federal supervision, which will glvp to the government, the stockholders and the public, knowledge of the real business transactions nnd the gains and profits of every corporation In the country. The adoption of the amendment, he qavs will moire o i*-- ?*? "* .? iuiik siep "toward (hat supervisory control of corporations which in ay prevent a further abuao of power." The message concludes: "I recommend then, first, the adoption of a joint resolution by twothirds of both houses, proposing to the States an amendment of the Constitution granting to the Federal Government the right to levy and collect an income tax without apportionment among the States, according to population: and. second. he enactment, as part of the pending revenue measure, either as a substitute for. o?* in addition to. the Inheritance tax. of an excise tax upon all corporations, measures by two per cent of their net income." The message was referred to the finance committee. DRIVKX FROM TOWN tiecuu.se They Tired to Force Social Recognition. At Green\ille, Miss., efforts of n legro girl to force white women to address her as "Miss" resulted Wednesday night In the hasty deparure of the family of E. W. I>ampton, bishoy of the American Methodist Episcopal church. The girl is Bish>p Lampion's daughter. fiho has vainlv Inwuti"! o- ?i?i- v iu?i. me une ue used >y saleswomen in stores and by tol phono operators. On Saturday, after some sharp words addressed to one of the telephone operators, she said that her father \yould SPP that she was spoken 'o in a respectful manner. Bishop Lampton called on the telephone manager and demanded that all the young women at the exchange bp ordered to address his daughter as Miss Lampton. The manager declined and made the interview known. An Indignntion meeting was held by citizens and Bishop Lampton was given five hours to take his family from the city. STFUTK BY LIGHTNING. Bolt From Clear Sky Strikes Young T .a. v ?" >u?j .n-or \ iiBfinifP. Lightning from a clear sky struck Miss Sallte Underwood. 16 years old, daughter of R. .T. Underwood. at River Rend, X. C., a remote town In Gaston county. Wednesday, felling bor and producing a state of coma j Crom which physiolans have been i unable to arouse her. The girl was still unconscious at last report. , Killed by T.iRhtT?ing. Relton Goff. a well known young I white man. 22 years of age and unmarried. whose home was about i .-even miles from Camden, was killed Wednesday evening by lightning. lie was going from his barn to the 1 house when struck. ACCEPT DESIGNS GREENVILLE FIRM AWARDKI CONTRACT For Silver Sritlre?Historic Scene* Will be Reproduced and Plans ol Commission are Carried Out. The commission in charge of the selection of the silver service for the battleship South Carolina decided Thursday to award Gorham & Co., of Now York, represented by the Gilroath-Durham Co., of Greenville, ithe construction )jf the designs. The service will cost 95,000, the amount appropriated and with the exception of a few minor changes the design as originally planed by the commission will be carried out. The designs submitted werie very tasteful. There is a dsign showing the battle of King's Mountain, another showing the reception by Gen. Marion to the British officers when it was claimed that the dinner consisted of boiled potatoes, another showing .Taspor replacing the battle Hag and other historical scenes. On the large bowl are the historical words of Pinckney, "Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute." Throughout the design the seal of the State, (the palmetto tree and various symbols and scenes are reproduced. The company wa? represented here by Mr. E. J. Dings of New York and D. C. Durham of Greenville. Other Arms who had representatives present were Jas.f Allan & Co., of Charleston. Chas. F. Sentz, of Columbia, and S. Thos. Thomas and llro., of Charleston. The South Carolina is expected to go in commission in December, and this service is to be ready to be presented to the battleship about the middle of January, and the service is to consist of the following pieces: One punch bowl and ladle. Twently-four punch cups and plateau. One centre piece and plateau. One water set of four pieces. One tea set 3nd kettle aud waiter. Two fruit dishes. Two meat platters. One fish dish. Two salad bowls, with forks and spoons. Two bon-bon dishes. Two compotleis. largo, two small. i wo vegeiaoie dlabes. Two centre dishes. The price to be paid is $3,000, being the amount appropriated by this State. OONVICTKD OF AKSOX. Negro Found Guilty at Aiken of Setting Fire to a I la en. A dispatch from Aiken says Wednesday night the jury in the case of the State against Moses Stevens, charged with arson, returned a verdict of guilty, which carries with it a sentence of death. This case has created a great deal of Interest, as this is the second conviction for the burning of the barn of Mrs. M. C. Moseley. About three years ago her barn was burned under suspicious circumstances, and a negro was tried and convicted of the crime of burning the building. Ho is now serving a sentence of twenty years in the State Penitentiary. Last summer the bnrn on Mrs. Moseley's place was again razed to the ground by fire. In the early part of the night. The burning was again under suspicious circumstances, and detectives were put on the vmov. i/v? Vila " no (U I US was also Henry Clark, another negro. They were held for several weeks, and then released for want of sufficient evidence to convict. The case was Riven up for the time being, but later?this spring?evidence cropped out against Stevens, and detectives were again employed, with the result that Mosea Stevens was again arrested. The trial consumed all Tuesday The main witnesses were the wife and mother-in-law of the defendant, both of whom testified that Mosee told them he committed the crime, and that he attempted to commit snicido at the time, by attempting do shoot himself, and then tried to cut his throat, the knife being taken away from him, and then hf threw himself against a wall several times. They said be told them hf had poured oil on the pea heap in the loft of the barn and set flr? to It, because he had gone to Mrs Moselev to borrow some money, and she refused him, and he did it fot revenge. The defence, conducted bj w. M. nmnaK, Kaq., attempted tc show that these witnesses, as was also George Washngton, father-inlaw of the defendant, were prejudlc rd heeause they had fallen out with him, and were attempting to gel him out of the way. I Stevens has not yet been senteno ed and it is probable that the east | will be appealed. The crime rarriei the death sentence because of th< close proximity of the barn to th< residence of Mrs. Moseley. niaokborries Cause Death. | As a result of eating blaekberrie: 1 picked in a field near Amite. La. . two negroes died Wednesday. Then is said to be a poisonous insert, eg! en some of the berries which i j deadly. TARIFF ROBBED ' People Yearly Plundered ot Billions for BENEFIT OF TRUSTS > Senator Bacon, of Georgia, Ciives Some Startling Facta as to lfow the Mujwtes of (no I'foplt are Held I'p aud Robbed I'ndcr Form of On May 7 in the discussion of the tariff bill Senator A. O. Bacon made an argument which will be the death knell of the tariff system when the people shall once clearly understand It Tl,? I?> -? 1 ? ?.. t uc rciiiiiur IlilU HUUWU IlOW 111 tho higher price of goods due to the tarifF duties the people are made to pay $2,000,000,000 a year to enrich favored corporations nnd individuals, and the Republican members, excited by the fearful arraignment of the tariff that wus being made, were plying the senator with a rapid flre of | questions. Hut unconcerned thereby. Senator Ilacon continued: "In considering tho protective tariff senators lose sight of two great questions. One is: Whrt is best in order to rnise revenue for the government? The others is: Who pays thiH money? The great cotton industry of the South, makingl 3,000.000 bales of cotton, which preserves the balance of trade between this country and Kurope, brings into this country every year in gold, or keeps gold from going out of the country through bills of exchange more money nearly twice over than all the gold that is mined in all the mines of all the world each year. "What possible excuse can be given that this immense industry shall be required to pile up here in this chamber, not only for once but for every year, its great proportion of this two thousand million dollars of tariff tux, and ray that it shall be distributed without return as a bonus to other parties, who are either unable to live upon the profits of their own business, and who demand that the public shall contribute out of their pockets that which is necessary thus either to reserve them or to still further enrich tbem? "Suppose that instead of this indirect way of collecting money and paying it over to the favored industries, we, here sitting in our sovereign luw-making capacity were to determine, so far as it could be done under constitutional limitations, tuat a tax gatherer should be appointed by the law of congress, and that he should proceed through the country to levy and collect this two thousand million dollars, und have it said by this tax gatherer, as he took this tribute from men toiling with brain and muscle, 'this is not for the government, nor a dollar of that will go to the public treasury, it is to be carried to Washington and piled up in front of the secretary's desk in the senate chamber, to be distributed by the senate to private parties to aid them in their private personal business.' "And after it has been thus collected front the people by the taxgatherer and piled up in a great heap in this chamber, suppose that we should then be aarrounded in all these lobbies and hotels with men engaged in other bronches of industry, and that they should importune us that this money should be given to them for their private gain, ^at we should listen to them and to their demands, that the Hepubli can senators stiould hear them in bosom talks in the secret conclave, in that marble palace of which I have spoken, and to which the senator from Iowa alluded day before yesterday, and according as this one might have political influence, or that one might have power, or that ' one might excite pity, and thus secure the recommendation of the Hepublican members of the finance committee in favor of this one, that ' and the other, this two thousand mil1 lion of dollars, gold dollars, thus gathered out of the toll of the American people, should be put in bags and handed out to them at the door ' cl the senate chamber, and they ' should walk away with it?each om of them taking in his hand his hag of ill-gotten gold, llow long would it be before the people of the United 1 States would rbe up in revolt and overthrow it? Yet that is not an overdrawn picture. It Is the God's ' truth as to what in practical effect is being done under the operation of a protective tariff. ' "The most tin welcome visitor tn 1 the world Is the taxgatheror. We have in the I'nited State* two wtnH* ' I of taxgatherors outside of the inter' ! na! revenue officers. Wo have tax1 . gatherers who are at the ports and | who Rather through duties on im| ports the taxes that are necessary ' : for the support of the government. 5 ' Who gathers the other taxes? Who 1 , gathers the $2.00(1.000.000, that 3 ! men and women and the industries of : all kinds In this country are required I to bring here and pile up in gold 'dollars before that desk? Who are s the tax-gatherers? There is not a . corner grocery store that sells a e pound of sugar to a poor widow but ? what at. the time it. sells that sugar ? gets the value of the sugar and then collects froru that widow between THE AWFUL CRIME OF A BLACK FIEND IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY. Young Ljidj School Teacher Dragged From a Bnggy and Fiendishly Assaulted. A dispatch from Georgetown to The Newa and Courier says; At four o'clock Friday afternoon word was hurriedly brought to Sheriff Scurry that a criminal assault had I just been committed ui>on the oer BUYS ANOTHER ROAD GEORGIA CENTRAL IS TRANSFERRED TO HARRIMAN. Be P?jr* Three MOUoim for Stock of tho Par Valuo of Fire Millions, at $CO Per Share. The sale of the Central of Georgia Railway to the Illinois Central Railway, carrying out plans forecasted more than a year ago. was announced Wednesday. Tho transaction originated in negotiations culminating in November, 1907, when tho entire capital stock of the Central of Georgia passed into the hands of Wm. Nelson Cromwell and John W. Castles. The purchase, it was announced a few months later, was for E. II. Harriman, whose intention, it was then stated, was to transfer it to the Illinois Central. The price paid by the Illinois Central was not given out. Announcement of the traasfer was made in New York by John F. Han ?ou, of Atlanta, president of tho Central of Georgia. The price paid by Mr. Harriman for the stock, to the par vulue of $5,000,000, it was stated, was $3,000,000, or at the rate of $60 per share. The entire capital stock of the Central of Georgia was originally held by the reorganization committee of the Richmond and West Point Terminal Railroad and Ware House Company. In June, 1907, the stock was sold to Oakleigh Thorne, of New York, and Marsden J. Perry, of Providence, R. I., who agreed to retain voting control for at least two years. It was from these gentlemen that Messrs. Cromwell and Castles secured the stock, and they Gold it to Mr. Harriman. The transfer of the Central of Georgia carries with it the control ,,f torr. - ? C!_ v. ? ? v uu.nui^ IIUVO, UUC 1IUU1 OUvannah to New York, and the other from Savannah to Boston, operated by the Ocean Steamship Company. The Central of Ocorgia operates a little over 1.000 miles of road. Us system touched that of the Illinois Central at Birmingham. Ala. RATS THE NEWSPAPERS. "Headlight* of Protection" Crjr for Free Paper, Sa.ra Tillman. Immediately upon tuklng up the tariff bill Thursday the Senate agreed to the amendments previously offer^ by Mr. Aldrich for the committee on finance relating to flint glazed and other surface coated papers and calendars, cigar bands, etc., composed of lithograph paper. Alter disposing with little difflculy of a number of disputed paragraphs iu the tariff bill, the Senate began the coisideratlon of the print paper and wood pulp provisions of the tariff bill. The subject was lnroduced by Senator Aldrich, who, as hainnan of the finance committee. ?roposed an amendment Increasing he duty on print paper to $4 u ton. The House reduced It to $2 a ton. Senator Browne offered an amend ment to place print paper ou the free list. "These very papers that are ?sk| :ng for free papers.'" said Mr. Tillnan. "are the very headlights of orotectlon and they deny me the >pportunlty to buy this coat or these shees," Illustrating by pointing to the article of attire. "Yet they want free paper." Mr. Tillman brought his foot down in the velvet carpet with a resounding effect as he added that they are humbugs. FIRES ON STEAMER. Russian Wurship Opens Pits* ou Ilritish Vessel. A dispatch from Vlborg, Finland, says a Itrltish steamer has been fired upon by a Russian torpedo boat for approaching too close to tho bay on 'he Finnish coast, where Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William were 'o meet Thursday. The Hritish steamer in question is the Nothburg. She waa hailed and fired upon off Wirolahti, Island of Rlorke. The projectile from the torpedo tx>at pierced a stt-amplpe and one member of (he crew of the English vessel was wounded. Must C?ire I*p Cigarettes. Governor Kitchen, of North Carolina. granted a pardon to Jacob Splvey of Gulford county on condition that be abstain from smoking clgaretts. Splvey is 15 years old. The charge was trespassing and the sentence was six months In ttao work house. 1 and 2 cents, 1 think is is approximately 2 cents, from that purchaser, not. for the benefit of the government, hut for the benefit of the Sugar trust." Some time the people will understand how shamelessly they are being robbed by tlfs protective tariff iniquity. and then they will hinasb it and eternally darao the party I whi<"h ha* been its sponsor and chatnI plon. A " too of a >oung woman school teacher by an unknown negro at Crab Hall, a place situated immediately across Wlnyah Day from Oeorgetown, on Waccamaw Neck. The young lady boards at the home of Mr. Huck Coins, and whllo out driving with one of the Cains children, a little girl, she was dragged from the buggy and carried into the woods by her asaula*', who ordered the child to flee at the peril of her life. The child's father returned with her to the spot to Hnd the young lady in a terrible plight, and bloody from the fearful struggle which r-he had bravely woged. The man had fled. The sheriff and his posse is in pursuit with dogs, and numerous parties of mou from the city are scouring the woods in search of the brute. WIND MOVES HOUSE. Home of Farmer Near S< ronton Ciiveo Now Locution in Htorm. Monday afternoon the Liberty section, about seven miles from Scranton, was visited by a heavy wind storm, lightning and some rain. The only damage so fur as this correspondent has been able to ascertain, except slight damage to crops, is that Mr. Josiah Cock field, a 6on of the late Capt. James A. H. Cockfleld. a prosperous young farmer, had bin residence lifted from the blocks and carried somo distance away, and the plaz7.a completely torn from the body of the honse. Mr. Crockfleld was away at tho time, and his wife and young babe, being frightened, went to a near neighbor's houso for shelter. Just at this time the accident is a heavy loss, as Mr. Cockfield will he compelled to rebuild, besides the damage to all his household goods. ' During the 6torm lightning struck the old gin house of the late Capt. James A. H. Cockfield and demolished the old building to a considerable extent. So far this rorresponcjent has not heard of any injuries or lives lost. QUKKR AGREEMENT FROl'OSKI). Atlanta Woman Tells of Husband's 1*10 position. fn a suit for divorce on the ground of penury, Mrs. E. L. Douglas, a wealthy Atlanta woman, Monday filed a petition setting forth an agreement which she alleges her husband asked her to sign. Article "fourteenth" of this agreement reads as follows: "Neither party shall under any circumstances speak or act In a disparaging. petulant or unkind way, trx cv# w?; ui vt iuu uvuri uuut'i u luriri* ture, or penalty of making a humble apology, either public or private, as the offended party shall elect, nnd also submit to be kissed by the other party one hundred times, or less, at option of said party as to time or place." Tho other articles, numbering twenty-four, covered the financial relations of the couple in detail. Mrs. Douglas said she refused to sign this agreement. Policeman Acquitted. John G. Darby, chief of police for the town of Hatesburg, charged with assault with Intent to ravish, was acquitted by the jury Friday morning, after they had deliberated for thirty minutes. The trial of Mr. Darby has attracted a great deal of attention, and he was the recipient of many warm congratulations in his acquittal. * Print Piq>er Taxed. Just before adjournment Friday night the Senate adopted by a vote of 44 to K2 the amendment of the Senate committee *e ffnance fixing a duty of |4 a ton on print paper, in place of the House rate of $2 a ton, but the other amendments to the wood pulp and print paper afhfvrf !i1a<i haH V?cwx n rxti a/4 itrvsxn when the Senate adjourned at 7 o'clock. * I/wt While at Soa. I On the arrival at Naples Saturday from Genoa of the North Gor.nan j Lloyd steamer Berlin, It was ascertained that Holland Bennett, of Boston. U. S. A., who was traveling with his wlfo on their bridal trip, was missing from the vessel and the belief prevailed among the passengers that ho either committed suicide or fell overboard and was drowned. Shipment of Alligator*. A carload of alligators, said to be the largest number ever shipped over a railroad, left New Orleaus for Loa Angeles Thursdav. DIE IN WRECK Fatal Accidant on Southern Railway Thursday. TRAIN DERAILED Engineer W. II. Turner of C olumbia and Fireman J. Y. Carlisle of FairHeld Killed in the l>erailng of an Extra Freight Train Near Columbia. The derailing of an extra freight. No. 2 75, at Ktyx, a few miles south of Columbia on the Savannah line of the Southern railway Thursday morning about 10 o'clock, caused the death of Engineer W. II. Turner of Columbia and Fireman J. Y. Carlisle, a native of Fairfield, but a resident of Columbia, his home being directly opposite that of Engineer Turner on east Laurel street. Just how the derailment occurred will probably never be known, but It was thought to be due to a defective tie or rail caused on account of the ruins. The engine and about 18 cars turned over and several others left the track. Engineer Turner was fatally injured and lived but a short time and Fireman CarI ~ * * " loir) ?ua uunea unaer trie werckage, his body not being taken out until several hours afterwards. As soon as the news was received in Columbia a relief train was made up and sent from Columbia to the wreck. Here passengers on train No. 134 from Augusta were transferred and the remains of Engineer Turner carried to Columbia and turned over to Undertaker VanMetre. Engineer Turner was on? of th? most popular men in the employ of the Southern. He is survived by a wife aud four children. He was a member of the Richland lodge of Masons and of the local order of th? Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The funeral was hold at th? reaidence, 2315 Laurel street, at 4:30 o'clock Friday aftemon and the interment was made at Elm wood cemetery with Masonic nonors. The body of J. Y. Carlisle was taken to Wlnnsboro for burial. Mr. Carlisle was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and well known throughout tho 8tote. His body was buried under a mass of debris and was badly mutilated. It was necessary for the wrecking crew to work several hours before he could be located and one of th? remarkable discoveries made when his body was removed was that his watch was uninjured and still running. Almost every part of his body was covered with wreckage but his watch was uninjured. His death was instantaneous. The news of the accident spread quickly and many expressions of sympathy were heard for the family of the railroad men who met sudden death. It Is tho first fatal accident on this division in some time. MURDERER CAUCJIIT. Arrested in Columbus, Ohio. Hlurta Out Ktory. Solomon Shepherd, alias William Thouiae, a negro, confessed by accident to the Columbus, Ohio, police that he Is want?*d at Durham, N. C., for murder. Ho Is held awaiting word from Durham. Shepherd was pawning a watch when the police arrested him. He began to deny that he had "killed the man." After some questionlng as to what he meant. Shepherd said he was Implicated In the killing of Knglner Holt, on the Seaboard Air Line botween Winston and Durham last October He said the engineers caught him riding the blind baggage and threw him off. whereupon he fired at the engineer. DOCRLE TRAGEDY. Macon I'olkeman Kills u Woman nnd Himself. About one o'clock Thursday morning Officer Oscar Abel of the Macon police force shot and killed Emma Raymond, in the red-light district of Macon, Ga. Whether a quarrel ensued before the double murder o* not cannot be ascert'iw ed as tb? coroner has not arrived ?ip to a late iiours. Tie v ! o'e af-.'r i.. 6hvunjcd mystery- "1 ho office w:n dre s- d In his uniform at the time, badge and all. The woman was shot. thr?-o times in the breast. Abel lived only a short time after shooting himself ? n'loo In Vto Kah/4 ; ' Killed by Lightning. A special from Camden to the i News and Courier tho lfith say*: : "Helton doff, a well known young ' wblto man, 22 years of ago and tin: married, whose home was about ' seven miles from Camden, was killed j by lightning. They Tako a Ride. The Newberry Observer says the English spnrrows have hit upon a : bran new wrinkle; they perch theiu' | selves on tho bands of the city clock i and take a ride. It is funny to s::o them slide off when the bands approach a vertical position.