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Pf MAKES REPLY
Senator Tillman Makes Retarn to Role
Regarding Children
TO THE SUPREME COURT
The Return Contains No Attack on
the Virtne or Goodness of the
Beautiful YounK Daughter-in-law
of the Senator but Gives IMuin
Facts.
The case of Mrs. B. R. Tillman,
Jr., petitioner, against Senator B. R.
Tillvian and hiB wife, Mrs. S. S.
Tillman, for the custody of the two
children of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Tillman,
Jr., was taken up by the supreme
court at Columbia on Monday
morning and occupied the whole
of the morning session.
The Dally Record says the largest
crowd that has visited the usually
empty court room filled that hall 1
when the case was called, a large
number of the spectators being ladies
of Columbia, including relatives and
friends of the parties in the suit.
The petitioner, a young woman of 1
strikingly handsome person and re- '
fined face, was accompanied by sev- ;
eral ladles and gentlemen of her fam- '
lly. Senator Tillman and hiB son, '
Mr. B. R. Tillman, Jr., sat on the
opposite side of the court room, but 1
the younger man soon left the room. !
The elder Mrs. Tillman and the two
children were in another part of the 1
building. '
The return of the respondents to
the rule to show cause why the writ 1
of habeas corpus should not issue was '
purely formal, denying such parts of '
the petition as were legally necessary 1
w u? uemea, ana mere was no r??- 1
flection whatever on the petitioner. 1
The return was first read by Mr. 1
Thurmond, who is counsel for Senator
Tillman, which was follower by
the affidavit of Senator Tillman.
A brief affidavit was then presented
from Trenton neighbors, testifying to
the character and ability of Senator 1
Tillman and his wife as fit personB (
to have the care and custody of the 1
children. These affidavits were, as !
pointed out In the affidavit of the (
senator, put In merely to satisfy the 1
technical rules of the court, as the *
respondents did not consider It was
necessary to present testimony to
bolster up their reputations.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the affidavits for the respondents, Mr. *
DoPass, who Is the counsel for Mrs.
n. R. Tillman, Jr., presented a number
of affidavits In reply, two of them
being by the petitioner, Mrs. R. R. t
Tillman, Jr. The tenor of these was r
to show that the differences between t
her and her husband had been ng- 4
gravated by the conduct of Senator h
and Mrs. Tillman. c
Several letters from Senator Till- t
man to his son's wife were included t
as exhibits along this line, and it was ii
also set forth by the affidavits of n
Mrs. Tillman, Jr., Mr. W. W. Sheppard,
Mrs. \V. W. Sheppard and others
that Senator Tillman had made
some references to a deceased relative
of Mrs. Tillman, Jr., which had a
enraged her on one occasion and that
following this incident she had de- u
clared her Intention never Pb have
anything further to do with her husband's
family. The exact nature of
this remark was not explained in the
affidavit, except that it was said to be
Insulting. n
There were also presented letters
to Mrs. Tillman, Jr., from Mrs. Tillman,
Sr.*and from Miss Sophie Till
mini, ns wtril as IOIIOTH lO niS Wire ll
from Mr. Tillman, Jr., the purpose c
being to show the attitude of the Till- r
man family to the wife of young Mr. c
Tillman. The contents of these let- 1
tors were personal lij the extreme In e
their character, all of them giving t
out evidence of the very unfortunate situation
within the family circle. t
Several letters from young Mr. o
Tillman to his wife wero also pre- a
sented, written during the last fall, h
when they were preparing to make
their home in Washington again, i
these being couched in endearing a
terms and expressing great regret for h
his previous errors and shortcomings, a
The purpose of their presentation e
was said to be to show that Inline f
dlately prior to their seneration the e
last time there was apparently no p
reason for such action and that the a
taking of the children was entirely d
unexpected and uncalled for.
In one of her affidavits presented fi
In reply, young Mrs. Tillman declared ?
that, when she was taken ill In Wash- n
ington in November last, her hus- e
hand before telephoning for a physi- t(
cian telephoned first for a bachelor T
friend and then for a physician and d
that in her hearing, in the next room b
to that In which she was ill, her hus- c;
band explained to his friend that the
reason he sent for him was that his si
wife might die nnd he wanted a wit- cl
ness to the fact that he had given b;
her proper attention, so that her rel- tl
fttives could not bring any accusation b<
against him.
In another affidavit were Incluled P
letters from young Mr. Tillman ex- tf
pressing the deepest contrition for ac- ei
cusations he had made against his J<
wife at the time of their first sepera- cl
tlon, involving "Jim", and declaring Jo
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VERY QUEER CASE
\ MAN WHO HAS SLEPT FOR SIX
TEEN DAYS STRAIGHT.
Malady of a Wealthy North Carolinian,
Who Went to Toledo to Marry,
Puzzle* Doctors.
Physicians and detectives are myaterfled
over the peculiar condition in
which J. P. Sniithwlck, a wealthy
cotton merchant of South Creek.
Beaufort county. North Carolina, has
remained for two weeks at the State
Hospital at Toledo, Ohio. During his
strange sleep, which began sixteen j
days ago, Smithwick has not spoken
over a dozen words and at all times
seems to be unconscious.
It was supposed when Smlthwlck
was found unconscious in his room
that he was the victim of gas, a
small .,as jet above his head being
found partially turned on. There Is
no doubt in the minds of physicians
that Smithwick's condition has been
brought on by something besides gas
At no time has the victim come into
actual consciousness. At times he
opens his eyes and watches the figures
in the room, but does not speak.
Smithwick formed an acquaintance
with a Toledo girl through an advertisement
published in a matrimonial
paper. After several week's
correspondence he came to Toledo
ind met his fiance. According to
her statement they had planned an
early date for tbeir marriage.
When he was found unconscious
in his room at the hotel the police
darted an investigation but the
whole alTair appears as much a mysiery
as it did the day ho was found
unconscious.
Smithwick is fed through a tube
ind is given principally liquids. He
ias not been removed from the holel,
as it is feared any movement
might prove fatal. The attending
physicians do not entertain much
lope for his recovery. And so Smithwick
remains sleeping. When he
will awake is as deep a mystery as
what caused 1i1b relapse into the unconscious
state. Up to the present
he has slept just 384 hours.
Several nurses have been in constant
attendance working under the
iirections of attending physicians,
who had charge of the victim's case.
Slaay physicians, both local and foreign,
have been called in to see the
latient, but all go away with a shake
)f the head?they are as puzzled aB
h.e rest.
iiou' viiivu a-nann
Maces Damaged Matches on the Stovo
to Dry Them.
The Newark, N. J., police believe
hat they have averted a serious tenenent
house fire and perhaps saved
he lives of many by the seizure of
0,000,000 matches in an Italian flat
louse. The matches had been purhased
by Solomon Paplowsky nfter
hey were damaged by water. When
he police entered Solomon was dryng
them over a stove in the hope of
inking them marketable.
ltefuse to Hear Bailey.
Senator Joe Bailey of Texas won't
ddress the legislature. The proposllon
to invite him was so vigorously
ttacked in the senate Wednesday
hat Senator Weston withdrew it.
iraydon, Slnkler and Clifton riddled
lailey on the score of corporation
aint, Graydon particularly attacking
he Texan ou his Standard Oil conectiori.
Kills Huge Snake.
A snake fifteen feet long and five
riches in diameter that ha 1 been
rawling along one of the principal
esldent streets of Jersey City wai
ut in half by a trolley oar last night,
'lie police belioTe that the snake had
scaped from some animal show Is
he neighborhood.
hat hlB action was then due to his
iwn drunken condition, going on to
ssert his love for and confidence in
lis wife and her purity of character.
It was one o'clock when the hearng
of affidavits was concluded, only
n hour remaining before the usual
our of the adjournment of the court,
nd by agreement the attorneys llmitd
theiij arguments to half an hour
or each side, Mr. E. O. DePass openng
for the petitioner, being followed
y Mr. Simpktns for the petitioner
nd Mr. Thurmond for the responents.
The position takes by the attorneys
or the petitioner in their argument
ras that the deed of Mr. P. R. Tllllan.
Jr.. of the rhilftron hio
nts wag invalid in view of the writ n
agreement between Mr. and Mrs.
illman, Jr., which was prior to the
eed, and that the power conveyed 1
y the statute did not apply to such <
ises.
The respondents relied upon the 1
atute for the authority to hold the <
lildren. and this was supplemented <
y the argument that it would he for I
te best interests of the children to f
B reared by their grandparents. <
At the conclusion of argument, Mr. I
ePans ashed that the court commit J
le children to the care of the moth
pendente lite, but Chief Justice <
ines stated that this would he de- 1
ded later, and the court then adturned.
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WILL DO GREAT GOOD
CORN BREEDERS OF THE STATE A
HAVE ORGAN 1ZED.
The Movement Will Menu a Great N
Ileal to the Development of the Intenslve
l'lan.
For the purpoBe of providing better
corn seed not only for the mem- v
hers of the association, but for ev- p
ery farmer in the State the South 3
Carolina Breeders' association was G
organized in Columbia on Tuesday,
with a membership of 30. Those
In attendance were representative v
farmers from all secOions of the s
State and there was a lively interest ^
displayed in all of the proceedings
of the meeting. It was urged upon
the members that it is necesary to
breed corn seed that will be adapt- i
able to this climate. The organiza- q
tion wcs perfected and many of the s
details for the future of the organiz- ^
ation worked out. The following y
particulars of the meeting we clip
iroiu i ue siaie.
A. G. Smith, farm management w
agent in this state of the United j.
States department of agriculture, announced
at the convening of the
meeting that A. E. Gonzales, president
of The State company, had giv- f
en $1,000 to be used as premiums j;
for those that do the best corn breeding
within the next two years. J.
N. Harper stated to thoBe present (|
that he would ofTer a prize of $25 w
for the best ear of corn produced in t>
the State dur'ng the present year. p
The members of the association will
have the privilege of entering their
specimens in the State corn con- 't]
test and In the national contest. The
sessions of t he association were held
in the office of Commissioner Watson.
A resolution was passed indorsing
the proposed corn exposition to be
held in Columbia next fall and a
committee 'was appointed to take
the matter up with the Columbia c(
chamber of commerce.
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It was decided to memorialize the
legislature to pass an act calling for ?
the inspection of all seed. This bill J
will be of the same nature as the
measures calling for the inspection of G
commercial foodstuffs, and iluminat- _
lng oil now pending before the general
assembly. Speeches by the mem- 1
bers of the association present indicated
that the farmers of t.hj State
were having to buy seed of an in- 1
ferlor nature and that an lnsnectioa *
would prevent this. It was also
brought out that the Corn Bredcrs*
association had been organizid for
the purpose of securing better seed.
After the organization of the association
had been perfected the following
officers were elected: A. I)
Hudson, Newberry county, president;
Ij. L. Baker. Blshopvllle, vlce-presi- at
dent; R. K. Hayes. Dillon county.
secretary and trensnror b<
There were 30 charter members of ~~
tho association, of which over 35 cv
were present at the meeting yesterday.
The following are the members as
of the association: J. N. Harper, co
Clemson college; A. I). Hudson, New- or
I>erry; J. B. Douthit, Pendleton; J. 1,1
W. Bowden, Anderson; D. N. Barraw,
Clemson college; J. A. Shanklin, Co- *s
lumhia; L. L. Baker, Bishopville;
Wm. Lykes, Lykesland; P. B. Bailey tr
Laurens; H. K. Hayes, Page's Mill;
B. Harris, Pendleton; VV. T. Walker, Pr
Blackville; j. P. Garrlck, Wonton; a
Thos. Taylor, Jr., Columbia; E. A. 's
Brown, Camden; W. D. Byrd, Lau- ar
reps; W. J. McKinnon, Lykesland;
J. D. Fooshe, Coronaca; J. H. Hanna,
Gifford; L. T. Chappell, Lykesland; de
A. E. Gonzales, Columbia; L . R. t*1
Thompson, Pendleton; W. F. Clove- Pe
land, ltidgeway; E. J. Watson, Co- th
lumbia; C. A. Woods, Columbia: Wl
Samuel Dibble, Orangeburg; R. W. 'e
Myers, Beech Islnnd; C. F. Harris, ^
Coronaca.
A committee consisting of Messrs. w'
Harper, Bmith and Kyle was appoint- dc
ed to prepare full instructions for
starting the work of the Corn B:ed- l)r
ing association, the result of the
wbrk of the committee to be dis
iriDUlod as a bulletin or circular. St
The committee appointed to take tip
the matter of a corn exposition with T1
the Columbia Chamber of commerce 18
was composed of the following: a
Messrs. Hudson, Walker, Hayes l*1
Smith and Baker. lh
A committee consisting of Messrs. ',r
Hudson, Walker, Fooshe and Baker
was appointed to present a resolution f "
to the ways and means committee 18
asking for an appropriation of $f>00 an
to be used in furthering the associa- 1?
tion.
The following resolution was pass- Si
ed by the association and will be pre- as
sented to the ways and means com- co
mittee: an
"Resolved, That a committee of
three be appointed by the president ?'l
r? f Hi!" . - -
v...... uaaucmiiun 10 } o DC'Tore the I wl
committee on ways and means of the Tli
house of representatives and the fi- ^a
aanee committee of the senate and
earnestly urge that an appropriation v?
-?f $r>00 be made for the purpose of
furthering the purposes of this as- coi
lociation; said appropriation to be thi
expended under the direction of the sh'
resident of this association and the mil
5tate commissioner of agriculture." tio
A. f?. Smith, In speaking of the He
lorn Itreeders' association and its or>
mrposes, Tuesday said: coi
"It takes four things to ma*e goodlev<
:orn in South Carolina?seed, soil, Stt
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STRUCK BY FOOTPAD
i llOLD THIEF OX THE STREETS L>
%
OF MEMPHIS.
legro Attacks Throe Different Wo- sk
men in Twenty-four Hours in That
City.
Three attacks on white women
Hthin 24 hours by a negro footpad it:
irompted posses of armed citizens to o
earch, under the guidance of p oiice lo
'fflcialB, through Thursday night, but m
without capturing the culprit. Re- pi
varda have been offered and the lu
earch will be continued until the hi
lighwayman or highwaymen, as the
ase may be, is apprehended.
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Two of the attacks occurred with- cc
n au hour Thursday. Mrs. J. G. to
icruu was nrsi accosted but when H
ho replied to the demand for h or tl1
urso with a blow across the face 'n
.ith her umbrella and a scream for
elp, the nogro took to (light.
An hour later Miss Anna White ei
- as struck several blows with a "
istol after she had offered the man ^
er purse. Grabbing the mouev and 11,1
everal packages she droj>ped, I he fr
ootpad made away before her cries
or assistance were responded te. t,a
loth attacks occurred In a fashion- a"
ble resident sections of Merphis. ce
The other occurrence was on Tuob- co
Tl
ay night when Mrs. Jennie Dafroth
as struck across the head and fell- (1<
d as she entered the home of a
elative. From the descriptions glv- ??
1 in each instance it is thought probble
that the same negro committed
le three assaults.
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CHOKFI) OX FltKK LlNOli.
er
m:
'uilo?l to Swullow Piece of Meat He w]
Was Fating.
At Louisville, Ky., Henry V. Wolff,
runcilman from the eleventh ward. rn
lioked to death Tuesday on a piece
f meat which he was endeavoring (
) swallow at a free lunch counter ( ^
1 a saloon at Tenth and Market
Teets.
Mr. WolfT, who Is a clerk for the " 1
DUthern railway, felt the pangs of
unger a couple of hours after breakist
and, going to the saloon to apcase
his appetite, attacked the free
inch. He had taken but a few bites er
hen he was seen to grow black in (
le face and fall to the floor. A *
tiysiclnn was hastily summoned, but '?
le man died of suffocation before mi
d arrived.
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t'nrising in Korea.
?ul
A special dispatch from Seoul ra)rts
a serious uprising of insurgents
. South Phongan, Korea. Twenty
lpanese aettlers are said to have
?en murdered. ,,a
illivation and fertilization. It is
le object of the Corn Breeders'
isociation to provide better seed po]
irn, not only for the meniberB of the Sw
ganization but for the farmers or len
e State. It is practically impos- Bri
ble to secure well-bred seed that de:
knovr to be high-yielding, and wh
at will produce a progeny that is
uo to type. a ?
"Every state in the Union that the
oduces a large amount of corn has is
Corn Breeders' association that hat
continually improving the seed ab<
id it wna necessary for South Caro- ten
la To have the same sort of organiz- bri
ion before corn growing could be
veloped to the highest point. Corn a j
at has been bred up will yield 10 by
r cent, more or better thai corn Shi
at has not been bred up. In other the
ards. South Carolina is losing at the
act 3,000,000 bushels a year in me
e yield, owing to the poor quality 1
seed. Members of the association hm
tio breed corn along the lines laid to i
>wn In the meeting will be able to Ita
larantee seed that will be high car
oducing. 1
"Rules for the corn contest are the
drtig mapped out by which The cor
ate will give $1,000 in premiums Th<
r thos? thaf tho v.,.o? > ????
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ie corn is to ho bred in tho yoar the
)10 and succeeding years. In 1911
comparison will be made between
e corn that is bred up and tho corn l
at hag not boon improved, and the Ala
eeders who have made the greatest in
jprovement in yields will receive tioi
.00 in prizes in 1911 and $900 in Cnl
>12. This contest will be open to Oil
iy farmer in the State who wishes anr
enter the contest. int.
"The local agents of the United hin
ates farm demonstration work will of 1
sist the farmers who are breeding
rn in harvesting the breeding plots
d selecting seed for the coming c
ar. The corn division of tho Unit- v
the
States department of agriculture
11 furnish the plans for breeding. ,.
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ie office of farm management will
ve general supervision of the con- '
it. It is the Intention of these
rious departments to foster the or- !
nizatlon as far as possible until the .
ntest is concluded. At the end of
at time the farmers r>f tho
ould understand corn breeding
fbci^ntlv to conduct the oriranizan
without assistance. It is be- F
ved that this association has h^en y?ai
sanized along the best lines of any of 5
rn breeders' association that has Wet
ar been organized in the Vnlted a m
ites." savt
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, BALING COTTON
I THIS ANI? OTHER COUNTRIES
THAT CHOW IT.
mi? Tilings About It Not to Our
Credit, und Which Our Farmer*
Should Correct.
The department of state through
consular reports is doing an ex llent
service in pointing out the
as to American prodijcers by poor
ethods of baling, packing and shipng.
This loss is particularly strikg
the manner in which cotton is
indled.
Consul Drlttain of Prague recently
sited one of the leadiug Bohemian
itton spinning mills and made some
miparisons between American cotn
and cotton from other countries,
e Bends to the bureau of manufacires
three samples of bagging and
his report says:
"Sample No. 1, which Is forwarded,
as cut from one of the wrappers
iveloplng a bale of cotton from Ina,
and sampe No. 2 was cut from
e covering of a hale of cotton from
gypt, while sample No. 3 was cut
om a bale fro in United States.
"I examined a great number of
lies .".vm each country indicated
id found the cotton from India exedingly
closely packed and neatly
vered with burlap like the sample,
le cotton from Egypt was not so
Dsely packed, but each bale was
'atly banded with iron and neatly
vered with burlap in a manner
mllar to the bales from India.
"The bales from the United States
?re in a miserable condition, many
them broken open, with the cotn
exposed and bulging out in numotis
places. The proprietor of the
ills said he could not understand i
iy such Intelligent people, as Anier- I
ins are, were so ?ceedingly careis
in packing cotton for export. I
"The cotton from India was In 1
od enough condition to ship around
e world, while the American cot- i
n was in no manner fit for export; i
fact, the bales appeared more like (
indies of old rags than hales of 1
e cotton. American cotton is pop- 1
ar, but If the condition in which (
reaches the Uohemian spinner does
t improve the Imports from Egypt i
d India will materially increase at ]
e expense of the American plant- 1
I
Aa the Columbia Record says this 1
a matter of vital importance to the 1
tton grower, affecting both the deiad
for and the price of American 1
tton, and needs to be impressed 1
ongly on the farmer, who ordinariconsiders
that any old bagging will i
dice to bale his cotton. r
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GUIDE SAVED I?Y TOURIST. i
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inn* on ino Safety Hope I'ntil Help '
f'?nie to Their Aid.
t
Hermann Diner. one of the most f
injlar Alpine guides at Zermatt, v
itzerland, had a terrifying exper- ,
iCo while making an ascent of the
elthorn, and was only saved from (
ith by the heroism of the tourist (
0 accompanied him.
[liner was engaged by Dr. Shivel, v
dunich physician, to guide him to j
summit of the Dreithorn, which
IS.000 feet high. After the Doctor j
1 crossed a snow-covered crevasse s
>ve the Theodule pass. Diner at- r
npted to follow, hut the snow j
dge collapsed.
The guide dropped thirty feet over t
irecipice and remained suspended
the rope which bound him to Dr. j
vel. The latter, notwlthstandnlg
i terrible strain, managed to hold ?
guide in midair for two hours,
anwhile shoulting for help.
When the Doctor was nearly exiset
and Diner had shouted to him j
cut the rope and save himself, two
lian smugglers, heavily laden,
ne over the Theodule pass.
Hearing the shouts they rescued
i guide and assisted Dr. Shlvel, > *
iveyed him nearly to Zermatt.
>n the smugglers disappeared, hav- 11
: refused to accept any reward for f
ir services.
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Those Goal Claims.
Explaining his connection with the "
iskan conl claims, as brought out i "(i
im- otuiinger-Kinchot investiga- j
rt. Representative McLachlan of ^
ifornia, Monday mentioned Gov.
lett. Representatives Knowland
1 MeKInlay of California, as being v
erested In the proposition with (
iself and Representative Kinkald, '
Nebraska. and a number of others. ()
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Rlows OtT His Mouth. n
knsatlonal newspapers were under e
fire of Speaker Cannon's Invective r
dnesday night when he addressed
Washington Loyal Legion at Its
h annual banquet. To the "yels"
he charged the murders of Lin- I 0
i, Garfield and MeKlnley, claiming j a
t the murderers had been inflamed v
nn
l>uuui:aiU)IIS. f)
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Hurtling of an Old Church.
'rected one hundred and four
ago. the First Methodist Church
tparta, Oa., was destroyed by fire a
rinesday afternoon. A piano and pi
emorlal slab to Bishop IMerce was in
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DIED IN A MINE
One Hundred Lives Snuffed Out By a
Terrific Explosion
AT PRIMER, COLORADO
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The Awfnl niNwtter is Sold to be the
Worst that Has Ever Happened In
the History of Western Coal Mining
and Has Cast doom Over tho
Surrounding Section.
A dispatch from Primero, Col.,
nays more than a hundred mon are
believed to have been killed by a
terrific explosion in the Prlmero mine
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
at 4:30 Monday afternoon.
Eight bodies have been recovered
and rescue parties are making desperate
efforts to reach the interior
workings cut off from the outside by
the caving of the main 6haft.
Three men were killed at the
mouth of the mine slope by the force
of the explosion.
ltoth fans with which the mine is
equipped were shattered and it was
impossible to enter the mine until
they were repaired.
As soon as the fans were repaired
General Superintendent J. F. Thompson
and a rescue party entered by the
main air shaft, but they were unablo
to reach the main shaft, which is
completely blocked. The party returned
to the surface after securing
five bodies, which were badly burned.
A party equipped with oxygen helmets
replaced this party, the workings
were reached through an air
haft and they are now searching
for more bodies.
Miners were rushed to l'rimero
from Trinidad, Segundo, Starkville,
Sopris and Coperville, and are laboring
frantically to clear away the
main shaft, relieving each other every
few minutes. It is impossible to
determine how far the main shaft
has caved, and it may be days before
the shaft is cleared and the total
death list known.
There is little hope that any of the
men in the mine are alive. The company
clerk reports that 79 safety
lamps are missing, and it is sure that
that number of men are entombed.
Many of the miners, however, say
hat 150 men are missing.
Most of the men are Slavs and
Hungarians. Pit Hoss Wilheim is
mown to he ? ~
_ ...iv/>>K me missing.. ^
The camp is a scene of indescrib
ible horror. While every ablebodied
nan is taking his turn with pick and
shovel to clear the shaft, the women
md children, kept bark by ropes,
tave gathered about the shaft, weepng
and calling wildly upon their
oved ones, who have not been found.
At ten o'clock Monday night flfeen
bodies had been recovered from
me of the main slopes. The bodies
vere literally blown to pieces and
vere unrecognizable.
Officials of the company state that
he disaster is the worst in the htsory
of the coal mining in the West.
A similar explosion, in which 20
vere killed, occurred in the same
troperty January 22, 1907.
Superintendent of the Wooten
^ines, and J. R. Mlnley, mine inpector,
will head another rescue
mrty, as soon as batteries for electric
ights arrive by special train.
'Members of the special rescue pary
say that the efTect of the explosion
inderground is indescribable. The
todies recovered were horribly burnd
and unrecognizable. One l?ody
vas impaled on broken timbers.
PHYSICIAN ASSASSINATED.
>r. C. W. Hickman ,.r \ ?
911'tl
to Death in Str<s't.
Or. Charles W. lilrkman, one of
he most prominent physicians in the
lonth, brother of Tracey I. Hickman,
resident of the C.raniteville Mnnuarturing
Company, was found dead
rorn gunshot wounds, at ten o'clock
Vednesady night, on the streets of
'nommerville, the fashionable surburb
f Augusta. The HickmauB live in
lommerville and l>r. Hickman had
een at his brother's home, leaving '
here shortly after eight o'clock. It
* recalled by residents of the neighorhood
that three shots were heard
bout that hour. There were two m
rounds, one in the head and one in M
to- body. The pocketi had been fl
ifled and Dr. Hickman's watch had V
een taken from his vest. It is not
nown by the family that Dr. ilicklan
had valuables or money iri any
xtent on his person. There is no
lue to the murderer.
.lumps to Death.
Despondent because tho Infirmities
f o?r?. - * -
. jM?v?-nx<'d nim from earning >. ^
living, Frank D. Cornell, aged 75
ears, leaped from the second story
f a local institution for the aged at
remphls, Tc-nn. He died In a few
ours.
New Stjle Postcard.
The postoffice department ad >pt9d
new style postal card, which will be
aced in the postofhee this week. Tho
rw card has a hluelsh ting-: and
?ars the portrait of Wm. McKinb.-y.