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THE FORT MILE TIMES | * ? ? ' ? VOLUME XVIII FORT MILL, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1909 NO.15 ' ' ' . i 11 TEXAS HARD HIT Eighteen Persons Perish in the Hurricane. HEAVY RAINS FALL Besides the Dead, Sixteen Wore 8er, iousljr Hurt and Property Damaged to the Extent of Over a Million Dollars, According to the Latest Reports. Eighteen persons dead, and sixteen Beriously hur, and property exceeding a million dollars damaged, as far as can be ascertained at a late hour Thursday night. Is the grim record resulting from the destructive sweep of the hurrleane along the Louisiana and Texas ooasts. The number of dead as reported I from various towns and cltlee are I as follows: Texas: Bay City S; Galveston 4; Palaclos 4; Eagle Lake 1; Wharton 1; Kondleton 1; Ramsey 1; El Campo 1. Louisiana: Mudd Pass 2. The number Injured seriously Is reported us follows from Texas points: Eagle Lake 1; Ray City 15. Meagre reports from the following Texas points, with many other towns la the devasted district not heard from give but a faint Idea of the Immensity of the storm in property damage: i Galveston, loss $175,000. Pay City, loss $150,000, Bay Shore, considerable property damage. 1 Velasco, only three stores left standing, and many homes blown down. lago, syrup mill destroyed. Austin, many buildings unroofed; telephone and telegraph wires level- 1 ?d. Damage about $100,000. Brazoria, many buildings destroy- 1 d, and loss of life feared. Pledger, heavy property damage, 1 syrup mills wrecked. < Allenhurst, many structures were wrecked. Rumors of loss of life as yet without confirmation. mcuiiumu, liny iL-aiuL'uum muu stores partially demolished. PalacloB. a number of houses were blown down. Angleton, every house In the town badly damaged. Dlesslng, several lives reported lost and considerable property damage. Eagle Lake, many houses unroofed and two large sugar and rlcs plants partially wrecked. In Louisiana points in Cameron Parish are reported to have suffered severely from the hurricane. Much , property is reported as having been damaged In the settlements at Barry, Creole; Grand Chenler and Johnson's Bayou. The territory around Bay City seems to have been the c entre of the storm, which moved southwest from Galveston. For four hours thera a 70-mile wind swept across the country, carrying everything before it. Velasco, a little town near Ra> City, is reported demolished, but with no lose of life and none Injured. Every building was unroofed, or partly demolished, and the town is In four feet of water. People are scaping in boats from Colorado Rlv r, a mile away. Reports from the special train, on which General Manager W. G. Vanvleck, of the Southern Pacific Railroad. left HouRton, Indicate that the lower coast suffered greatly. The loss will total thousands of dollars, and In some districts reports state that the storm was worse than the disaster of 1900, which destroyed Galveston. Eagle Lake seems to have suffered on a parity with Hay City, but very few houses escaping the fury of the atorm. The same situation Ja reported from Llssde, Nowatta and East Bernard, though there Is no fatalities reported. At Glidden. a round house Is entirely demolished, and a well derrick is scattered over town. At YVillinger part of the railroad station and ofllce was unroofed u? was the Allenton depot and East Bernard Matlon. It Is Impossible to estimate the total damage. Along the Brownsville road from Klngsvllle, In parts, the desolation was nearly complete .Corn fields wore swept to the ground and harvesting will have to be done by a hay rake. The cotton, however, withstood the storm well. At El Campo, the electric plant 1? wrecked, all elevators are badly damaged and almost every church In towns Is either demolished or wrecked. In the oil field around Markham, derricks were blown down and wells stripped of their machinery. The Iron ware houso of the Markham Mercantile Company, the Brown Grain Company ware house and the Enterprise restaurant were entirely demolished. The new building of the Coast Telephone Company wae lifted from its foundations and probably will be a total wreck. At Bay City, about 50 per cent of the business section was damaged, including the Opera House, one bank, TEN LIVES LOST MEMBERS OP PISHING PARTY SWEPT INTO 1 HE SEA. They Were Caught Par Out in the Gulf of Mexico on a Fishing Pier by the Storm. Ten dead la the total number of lives lost so far as is known in the hurricane, which swept over the Gulf of Mexico and struck Galveston Wednesday morning and continued until after midday. While the city of Galveston was held safe against the fury of the torm by the new $2,000,000 seawall, , far out In the Gulf, on Tarpon fishing pier, seven miles from the city, where the storm whipped over the ' Jetty Into the bay, ten persons were 1 washed from the rocky promotories | Into the Gulf. Boats are searching < the tiftT tnr tYta Wl?. er Are Mistfing. The police In every city of the t South, is addition to a number of t detectives, are searching for Foy W. i Dulaney, the missing Circuit Court Clerk of Washington County, Tennessee, who suddenly dMsapjpeared i from hla home nearly three weeks i ago. Warrants have been Issued for 1 his arrest on a charge of embezzle- I ment. It Is believed that he Is nearly $20,000 short as clerk. He left I other Indebtedness of probably $20,- < 000. I It Is a singular coincidence that s Dulaney's stenographer, a pretty black-haired girl, left Johnson City 1 the day before he was missing, and has not been heard from since. Du- ' laney left a note saying he was go- ' Ing away to try his fortune else- 1 where, and If left alone would, If possible, pay back his shortage. Dulaney has a wife and one child here. He Is believed to have gone to South America. i WILL BE READY SOON. The State Will Help Take the Census Next Year. As a result of Commissioner Watson's visit to Washington and a conference with the chief of the bureau of statistics it Is very probable that he census figures for South Carolina tor the year 1910 will he published at least one year earlier than usual It Is also very likely that this State will b? the first state to announce the result of the census. By an agreement reached between Col. Watson and the census bureau it will bo necessary for the manufacturers of the State to fill out only one schedule, thus relieving them of much work. The federal and State government will cooperate with each other In the matter of taking the census In this State. The method of gathering agricultural statistics will be Improved. An expert from the bureau of animal Industry Is now available for this State whenever needed. Was Millionaire's Ron. The hody of an Itinerant umbrella mender found In Stoney Creek, rear Paris, Ky.f last Friday was Identified as that of Harry Hobbe, whose father is said to a millionaire. Word was sent to the father wheco i home Is In Dorchester, Mass. He ordered the body burled nn-1 full particulars of the death sent him. The umbrella mender, who was known as Harry Martin, was about 36 years of age. the Court House, the new high school building and the city jail. In the jail the cages were left standing and the prisoners were exposed to view but were safe. Six prisoners escaped from the Jail at Richmond, when the windows had been blown in and while the guards were repairing the damage. , < Those drowned were members of r i flshln* party and employees of the i Tarpon Pier, marooned on the petty. ^ Boats were sent to t?ielr nBRlntnn^ late Wednesday, and It was learned that the house In which they had sought refuge had been washed away. While It Is Impossible to get un accurate list of the dead, owing to the fact that the register has always been kept at the pier, the best Information obtainable Is as follows: Capt. Bettlson and wife, Edward Lewla, C. H. Daly, circulation manager of the Galveston Tribune, formerly of Chicago, and four negroes. The others are unknown. Mr. Daly was a guest at the pier, and It Is stated that a young man named Peatsorn, of Houston, son of a book dealer, was also among the guests. This report could not he confirmed, however. Friends In Galveston set forth a faint hope that It might have been possible that all, or a part, of the party on the pier might have secured wreckage from the pier and floated to the Bolivar shore. In view of this report the launch Clifton, owned by Capt. Bettlson. made the trip to Bollva r Wednesday evening, returning: shortly after sevBn o'elock, the captain, however, reporting that no trace of the partyhad been found. THKY ARK ROTH GONE A County Clerk and His Stenograph FALLS INTO SEA Daring French Aviator Attempts to Fly From FRANCE TO ENGLAND Herbert Latham Attempts tb Go from France to England In his Monoplane, but After Covering Half the Distance, the Motor Falls. Itescued by Torpedo Koat. Herbert Latham, the French aviator, made a daring hut unsuccessful itteinpt to croBs the English channel In his monoplane Monday morning, rte fcot away splendidly under perfect conditions from the top of the 2halk Cliffe at Sangatte, and had covjred over half the distance at an iverage height of 500 feet, when the notor slowed down and he was obliged to descend. The air space of the wings, howler, kept the machine afloat and the iinnnhlnna lllrn o wnnn^o/< Klr#! " > i w I vfc ?? v. | n?v u n vuuuvu uiiu, noa ttretched out on the water, when the French torpedo boat destroyer Har>on, which had kept abreast thorough >ut the Journey, came alongside and licked up the aviator. M. Latham was not wet and still lat on the saddle, which is located ibove the wings and behind the mot>r, calmly smoking a cigarette. He ramediately announced that he was lot discouraged by the failure and vould try again as soon as the nia hine was repaired. The injuries to he monoplane were slight, the principal damage being caused when it vus hauled aboard the torpedo boat lestroyer. The motor is Intact. The watchers on both shore had an inxious hour after the machine was ost to view behind a thin veil of fog ?n the French side, and apprehension vas not allayed until it was reported it Calais that the Harpon was reurning with M. Latham, uninjured, i board. On landing the aeronaut was glv;n a frantic reception. The failure of the motor is attrl>uted to J* bad carbureter on the nonopiane, which, when 4 00 feet in he air, began to descend. When the nachine was 200 feet above the waer M. Latham shut ofT the power md the machine glided down gently ind alighted on the waves with hardy a splash. In a brief interview M. Latham said: "I cannot exactly say what stopped the motor. I tried to get he engine working again, but could lot, and was obliged to lly gradually lown to the sea. The heavy motor immediately vent under water, but the machine tself tloated like a cork, and I lifted ny feet to a spar to keep them dry. [ found my mutches still dry, and o was able to light a cigarette. I iplleve l)n< mnphlno u'nnM hmv (loot. Hi for two hours in a calm sea, but :he wings were soon broken to ihreds. "My experience has shown me that he English Channel can be crossed. Mever mind, I will have another Antoinette monoplano from Charlons, with which another attempt will be made to cro^s the channel within a week or ten days. " ACCOUNTS I><> NOT BALANCE. Georgetown Treasurer Admit.* Apparent Shortage of $0,800. A special dispatch from Georgetown says persistent rumors of a shortage in the accounts of County Treasurer J. V. Detyens have been current slncq the 17th instant, following an examniation of the hooks by Comptroller Jones and Chief Clerk E. II. Wilson, but as nothing of an authentic nature could be gathered nothing was mentioned in he papers. It Is now definitely stated by those in position to know and in fact is Admitted by Treasurer Detyens, that there is an apparent shortage of about $<>,800, which cannot be ac counted for. Mr. Detyena asserts that* mistakes in bookkeeping incidental to the complicated system in vogue in the office is undoubtedly responsible for the outstanding balunce against him. As Mr. IJetyens is a young man of quiet, and thrifty habits and appears to have always lived an upright life, the idea of his having used $6,800 of the county funds for his personal ends seems most improbable. He has never gambled or speculated. * Made Big Money. The Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company made big money out of the farmers the past year. President S. T. Morgan said that the net profits of the parent and subsidiary companies for the year amounted to $3,538,593, and the total rales to $444,942,227, exceeding the last year's sales hy $5,144,287. Stung by Bees. Two young ladies of Fair Forest In Spartanburg County were fearfully stung by bees Wednesday. The youns ladies went to the rescue of a ca:f that had overturned a bee gum, and the bees made for the girls by tlv thousand?. The calf was so badlv stung that it swelled to the size ol an ox. - "if' PROHIBITION ROW. LAST YEAR'S BATTLE WILL BE FOUGHT AGAIN. Bill Aimed at "Near-Beer" Dealers Arrays the Legislature 1n Opposite Camps. When the Georgia legislature adjourned Friday It was evident that the prohibition fight, which everyone thought was stilled two years ago, had broken out once more, and that the battle would have ta be fougfht over again. The ALtl-PruhibltlonIsts openly declare In favor of filibusters during the remainder of the session, which Is only twenty days. The "dryB" promptly forced through a resolution calling the daily sessions at 9 A. M. Instead of ten. And they declared Friday night that unless the new "dry" legislation is passed promptly at this session, they will force an extra session to carry out their purpose. A new feature of the row is a pledge extracted from Governor Brown, before his election, by which he bound himself to veto any liquor legislation that might be passed by the State Assembly. At that time the | Prohibitionists did not dream of more stringent "dry laws, but were endeavoring to fight against any measures Introduced by the "wets." The ethical question as to whether Governor Brown can sign the new hill is exciting much discussion, and even the "drys" are divided over it. The bill which is causing all the trouble is the one drawn by Representative Hooper Alexander, of Dekalb County, making it illegal to buy, sell or possess any liquid beverage which contains even a trace of alcohol. It is aimed at the sale of beer and aear beer, under a decision of the Courts that to be intoxicating a liquor must contain more than four per cent alcohol. The prohibition law enacted two years ago merely prohibited the sale of intoxicating liquors. An attempt to put the bill upon its second reading' was prevented by Ellis, of Bibb County, who held the floor until the time for adjournment. Meantime Representatives Alexander and Anderson nearly came to blows upon Vhe floor, but were i^eparated by friends. The renewal of the quarrel has attracted representatives of both sides to the scene and the battle is now on. The "drys" frankly say that the time for absolute prohibition has arrived. GROOM A SLAYER. Bride of Memphis Man Makes Him Confess Murder. James W. Robinson, who was arrested at nenver Polo FVIdnv nn suspicion of being J. L. Byrd, wanted In Memphis, Tenn., for the murder in 1907, of Ja8. lllack, a shoe dealer of that city, confessed that he was the murderer. Byrd was married two weeks ago at Colorado Springs and with his bride was enjoying his honeymoon at Denver. Robinson confessed at the behest of his bride. After the chief of police had questioned Robinson for some time, Mrs. Robinson exclaimed: "Jimmie. If you are the man, tell them. It will make no difference to me, because I will stick by you, no matter what the circumstances." Robinson, white and Bhaklng, then said: "Chief, I am the man you want. I killed Black because I thought my life was in danger. We engaged in an argument over a base ball bet, and he started towards me with an open knife in his hand. I seized the only weapon at hand, a shoe stretcher, and struck him over the head with It. I did not mean to kill him." CLOUDBURST KILLS TWO. Picnic Party In Colorado Canyon Decimated by Yellow Torrent. Two are dead and two seriously Injured as the result of a cloudburst that deluged Two Mile Canyon north of Boulder, Colo., Friday. The dead are Verne Carlisle, aged 13, Boulder, and Arthur Dlckerman, aged 3 5. of Greeley. The seriously Injured are Mrs. Abbott of Garden City, Kan., and Miss Rrlstow, of the University of Colorado. The victims were members of a picnic party. When the rain began to fall the par?y sought shelter under a huge boulder. Presently a torrent two feet deep swept down the canyon. The walls of the canyon were precipitous, and It was with great difficulty that they found places of safety. Six were able to gain shelter, but In aiding their companions Dickerman and Carlisle were swept down with the torrent. . * Fatal Crap Game. As the result of a quarrel over the devislon of the winnings In a : gamt of cards at Dean's Camp on the Carolina, Clinchflcld and Ohio Road 1 In Spartanburg County Saturday 1 night. Babe Kirby and Jim Ix>gan, r both colored, were shot and perhaps ' fatally wounded by Chris Sims, also colored, who made his escape. ... . . SAVED THE CITY ( Galveston Secure Behind Her Great Sea Wall. WATER IS HELD BACK The Texan Seaport Weathers a Ter- ^ rible Tidal Wave and Hurricane of j Similar Porportlons to One Which (| o ncu-Dign iMistroyed tbe City Nine ii r Years Ago. c Man's strength and skill were pit- ' ted against the fury of the elements a Wednesday and man won. when the 1 city of Galveston, safely entrenched ' behind her impregnable 17-foot sea wall, withstood, with comparatively 8 trifling loss, a tidal wave and hurrlcane equal in intensity and destruc- n tive fore to the one which destroyed ' the city on September 8, 1900. The hurricane swept the entire ^ Gulf coast with an intensity and viclousnesa that has seldom been equal- w ed in a country where destructive 11 storms are not unusual. It has its 1 origin on the Atlantic coast and, 0 swinging westward and southward, 11 devastated the entire Gulf coast even ' as far South as Matagorda Bay. That n some lives were lost and that much a property was destroyed is the general ^ belief. a The hurricane struck Galveston 8 about 11 o'clock Wednesday morn- a ing. The wind, attaining a velocity ? of nearly seventy miles an hour. whipped the treacherous waters of p the Mexican Gulf into a fury of destruction. With the pent-up anger p of ten years of hate the waves blind- a ly assaulted the grim parapets of ? stone which man had builded to restrain its attacks. In vain it hurled its thousands of tonB of water upon the splendid breastworks. Only a c feeblo burst of spray and a little n it water reached its objective and the beleaguered city lay calm and safe 1' behind the wall. 11 Outside the limits of the city, 01 where the wall had not been reared ? and where the city had not been ele- l> valed, the waters had their way. but t( they wrecked only deserted huts and ft abandoned territory. In this section 1 of the city, which is low and sparcely ]' settled, the water rose to a height of ^ seven feet, but the warntnaa nf the a weather bureau had been heeded and ? the Inhabitant* had removed their possessions out. of the danger zone. ^ A hurricane for East Texas was forecasted at tho district weather n bureau in New Orleans early Wednesday morning, and warnings were sent a out. When wind an' rain arrived " several hours later they found Gal- ? veston prepared. The Inhabitants of ,l the few scattered houses in the low K part of tho Island had already sought e safety, and the vessels that had clear- e ed aud prepared to sail were riding at anchor In the bay. The fury of the storm soon abated a and the anxiety of those who enter- '' tained fears of another tidal wave ' were soon relieved. Small boys pad- r dllng around the flooded streets, even '' before the heavy winds had died down, presented a scene which dis- a pelled the alarm felt by the timid. So short was the duration of the storm that the Mallory Line steamer, w which was booked to sail for New York shortly after noon, left on the scheduled time. Message of Greeting. The following message was Issued Wednesday night: "The city of GalvcBton sends gseetings to her sister cities, the people of the United States and of the world in that, at this hour, It has passed through a most formidable storm, manifesting in its course some of the most violent incidents of cyclonic H 1st nrhniieea nnrt lts? crnnt con mal. h?-v? completely vindicated flts efilclency and protected the city against dangers from the seas, leaving such Insignificant damages as are incident to all storms. "The city. Its great business interests and Its people have safely pans- ' ed through a most severe hurrlcene, ( the sea wall proving a complete success. The city's great wharves and 1 shipping Interests suffered no dam- ( age and not a life was lost. (Signed:) "Lewis Fisher, Mayor; E. O. Flood, President Chamber of J Commerce; H. Adoune, President Maritime Association." KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Mrs. Itnbon of Horry County Meets | Death fn a Storm, During a heavy thunder storm on Wednesday Mrs. Tally Rabon, who llvea near Cool 8prlng, in Horry county, was struck by lightning and I killed. Her stop-father, Mr. Abram Rabon, who stood only a few feet from her, was struck by the same j bolt and knocked unconscious. His shoes wero also torn from his feet. Mr. Rabon never regained cosclous- j ness nntlll several hours afterward. Mrs. Rabon's husband and children knew nothing of the sad occurrence until several hours afterward, when returning from the tobacco field they found the dead body lying in the : yard and only a few feet away the , unconscious form of another. The ' man and woman wore In the yard > when struck, they having started to ! i the well during the heaviest of the j ' lightning. , DANGER FROM FIRE CAN BE REDUCED BY RIGID INSPECTION OF HOUSES. Commissioner MeMaster Thinks That Something Should Be Done hy All Municipalities to Save Property. Insurance Commissioner MeMaster s determined to enforce the building nspcctiou law which gives and re[uires of every fireman or other city fflcial the right to inspect buildings n order that risks might be reduced, tecently he called attention to the arelessness many officials had shown n the examination of property aud s a result Just that much wealth of he world had been wiped out by he flames. He has prepared a circular letter, etting forth the requirements of the > iw, which has been mailed to every aayor or intendant, the chief of poIce and chief of the fire department f every city and town in the State, "he letter Is as follows: i "In the henn of r??Hitelrnr Uio fl.n raste In this State, 1 call to your ftontion section 4 of the act of 904. which gives the chief of the , re department, or chief of police, or | atendant where there is no chief of ? he tire department, the right to inko examinations of all buildings nd premises within their several < urisdictions, at reasonable hours, , nd whenever any of said officers < hall find in any building or upon | ny premises combustible material | r inflammable conditions dangerous , 5 the safety of such building or i remises, they shall order the same j > be removed or remedied. A like ower is conferred upon the insur- j nee commissioner, as the successor 1 f the comptroller general or his ( eputy, to act in a like manner. , "it is the desire of this department , 3 act in co-operation with the muniIpal authorities of the State, and to ^ ender such assistance as is within , 8 power in such matter. In order , int the assistance which this depart- ( lent is able to give may not be over- r stimated, it is proper to say that the j nly fund at the disposal of the de- ] artment for this purpose amounts y j aliout $1,500 a year derived from tax of lire insurance companies. , his fund must be used primarily for | tie investigation of incendiary tires. ( he deputy of the department may j id in the inspection of buildings, nly when he is not employed in j ivestlgating supposed Incendiary , res. j "Hence the appeal is made to the j lunicipal authorities to have made eriodic examinations of all buildings | nd premises within their jurisdic- | Ion to discover combustible material r Inflammable conditions nnd to ; ave these evils corrected. The sugestion is made that a house to house j xamination be made at least once ] ach quarter. 1 "This matter is of such great im- | ortance that I should be glad to give ] 11 aid within my power, to furnish iformation concerning fire prevenion means or building codes. All equests for information or corresondence will be gladly answered. "I beliove the following to be xtoms: "(1) Thp destruction of property y flro is a loss of wealth to the < forld, and especially to the comtnunty In which It happens. (2) Property destroyed by fire, if nsured and replaced by insurance aoney. Is paid for by the other in- i ured members of the community hrough their Insurance premiums, nsurance companies merely act aH he clearing houses for the colleelon and distribution of flro loses, ,nd so far ns they are aide they atempt to make each community pay or its own lire losses through the ates charged for fire insurance. In ases of great conflagrations, as Balin>ore, San Francisco and Chelsea, ho whole country is laid under conribution. But as a general rule ach community has its fire insurance ates fixed by its fire loses. "(3) Careful property owners thould not be subject either by direct lestructlon of their property, or by jeing laid under contribution to rein ir the losses of their careless or ;rimlnal neighbors. "Therefore the great need for the municipal authorities to take steps to prevent fire loss. It preserves wealth and money In the pockets of those who take care of their own property. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The removal of combustible material or correction of Inflammnhlo conditions, may save thousands of dollars, or may prevent the loss of life or limb of firemen who attempt to put'the fire out after it haH started. "With due respect, I suggest: "(1) Adoption of a building code by each municipality. "(2) The careful Inspection of all buildings in process of construction to see that they conform to the building code. "(2) The quarterly Inspection of all buildings (whether a building code Is adopted or not) to see that Inflammable conditions are remedied." Valuable Catcher. flood base ball players are worth big money. President Murphy of the Chicago National league Baseball Club Is quoted as emphatically declaring that he would not taHe $50,000 for Catcher Kliug. GOOD MAN^GONH The Passing Away of Judg^^H Joshua H. Hudson. SOLDIER AND JURISlH The Venerable Man Was Visiting Daughter When the Knd of Ii<>ng and Useful Career F.nded? lUidy Shipped to Ills Home at Hen nritMiiU' for Interment. HH Joshua Hilary Hudson, lawyer, H H Judge, teacher, State Senator, and Veteran of the civil war. on.> of the most distinguished men in South Carolina, died shortly after noon Thursday in Greenville at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William A. Death was due to Brlght's disease which had confined him to his room and bed for the past two weeks. His HH last public appearance as a speaker HH was at the meeting of the State Press nfl Association when he delivered a H short impromptu address. At that time he appeared to be in the best af health. Several weeks ago ho left his BE home at Bennettsvllle to visit his IffiS laughters at Greenville, and during i large part of the time he spent in RM rireenvillo he complained of feeling 111. and for the Inst few days his gM family and friends havo been ex- ESW meeting the end. lie was totally l)Iind during the last hours of his illness. Judge Hudson is survived by the fcgj following children: Mrs. William A. BBw Williams, and Mrs. A. A. llrlstow, >f Greenville, and Mrs. J. L?. Jordan ind Mrs. W. It. Crossland, of Den- ?? lettsville. The interment was at Bennetts- mS . Ille, the remains were taken to that B place on the train leaving Greenville Sag it noon Friday. Members of the SS| 3reenvllle Bar Association will act 69 is honorary escort for the body whea B ;t is removed from the residence of 6gR Vlrs. Williams to the Charleston and ? Western Carolina railroad station. Judge Hudson was ono of the Bj ablest lawyers, as well "as ono of B ho most prominent and highly ro- B yarded citizens, of the Palmetto Sj Stnte. He was president of the State M liar Association at one time, and g South Carolina has produced few H menil>ers of the legai profession who n itood higher in the estimation of the S people. . || He was a lifelong and consistent members of the Ilaptist denomination and, as in affairs of State, his idvice in church councils was always respected and generally followed. In 1897 Judge Hudson wrote his lutobiography for "The Bench and Bar of South Carolina," by Col. * Brooks, in which he graphically but t modestly portrayed the struggles of j Ills early life. j CHANGED WITH ELECTHICITY. Stopped on Ground and Shocked to Dentil. Two horses were killed Wednesday morning at Anderson in a most peculiar manner. Early that morning a horse belonging to J. H. Evan was passing in front of Anderson's Pharmacy, when it keeled over as dead as a mackeral. A crowd quickly gathered, and about the time they had decided on the cause of the animal's death Mr. Prue Skelton came along, driving a horse belonging to TJgon & Ledbetter. He was told to stop but before ho realized the danger ho drove onto the same spot of ground and his horse, too, fell dead. It appears that the electric wires leading into the pharmacy had become crossed in some way. This lead a heavy charge of current, about 1,100 volts, into the ground wire leading from the store. There is a little drain running across the street at this point, fed by the waste water from the soda fountain, and as water is a good conductor, It soon had the ground along there charged with the electric current sufficient to kill a horse. Several bystanders who came up at the time were shocked but not hurt. It takes a much heavier charge of electricity to kill a man than it takes to kill a horse. The matter was speedily reported to th? authorities. CIlAHCiKI) WITH IHSFKAl'DIXG. A Man Arrested in Charleston On Such a Charge. .loo Anarows or ;\o. i>zi rving hi., Charleston, doing business under the name of the Carolina Produce and Commission house, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon on a warrant sworn out by Post office Inspector Smith, charging fradulent use of tho mails. On account of tho absence of material witnesses the preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner \oung was deferred until next week. Andrews is an Italian. He is charged with soliciting and receiving consignments of fruit and vegetables and not making returns. Ho denies that he meant to defraud his creditors and correspondents. I among whom are several parties In Orangeburg and other places in this and adjoining state...