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? INCREASE SHOWN "I
III ASSESSMENTS
REPORT 13 MADE BY THE BOARD ,
OF EQUALIZATION OF SOUTH t
CAROLINA. 1
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{PROTESTS WERE CONSIDERED I
Total Value of Cotton Mills, Oil Mills (
and the Fertilizer Factories of the ^
State of South Carolina For Taxa- i
tion la $31,970,255. (
f Columbia. ? Comptroller General 1
Jones announced the reduction en as- |
sessments of cotton mills, oil mills ,
and fetrillzer factories as foui.d by <
> the state board of equalization at a I
meeting when the protests were con- I
ildered. 1
The following reductions were an- ]
oounced for the cotton mlll?: Cal- i
houn mills, Calhoun Falls, reduced
from $500,000 to $460,000; Langley
Manufacturing Company, Langley, 1
from $875,000 to $800,000; Brogon <
mills, Anderson, from $498,900 to <
$426,000; Beaver Dam mills, Edgefield,
from $140,000 to $120,000; Mon- i
oghan mills, Greenville, from $1,050,- j
000 to $960,000; Piedmont Maiiufac- i
turing Company, Piedmont, from $1,- i
320,000 to $1,120,000; Ashley Manu- |
facturing Company, Newberry, from i
$15,000 to $10,000; American Press
Cloth Company, Columbia, from $29,000
to $25,000; Granby cotton mill,
Columbia, from $900,000 to $?50,000;
Chiesnee mills, Chesnee, from 8300,000
to'$280,000; Drayton mills, Spartan.
<< burg, from $587,500 to $560,000; Fort
Mill Manufacturing Company, Fort
Mill, from $200,000 to $156,000.
Farmers' Oil and Manufacturing
Cotnpany, Blacksburg, from $15,000 to
$10,000; Tyger Shoals Milling Company,
Wellford, from $30,000 to $20,000;
Due West oil mill, Due West,
from $33,000 to $24,000; Allendale Cotton
Oil Company, Allendale, from
$60,000 to $30,000; Fairfax oil mill.
Fairfax, from $20,000 to $15,000; Wilkinsville
Cotton Oil Company, Wilkinsville,
from $10,000 to $8,000; Walterboro
Cotton Oil Company, Walterboro,
from $27,000 to $26,000.
Combahee Fertilizer Company, of
oharloatnn. from $350,000 to $150,
000; Tidewater Fertilizer and Stor?
age Company, Port Royal, from $20,400
to $15,000; Read Phosphate Compamy,
Charleston, from $330,000 to
? $100,000.
South Carolina To Make Fine Showing
South Carolina will make a fine
showing at Seattle within a few weeks
for whon the National Electric Light
Association meets there far its thirty-flfth
annual convention from
June 10 to 14, the state will be represented
by an imposing list of men
who make life brighter for everybody.
Included in the South Carolina membership
are the Anderson Water,
Light and Power Company, the Charleston
Consolidated Railway, Gas and
Electric Company, the Columbia
Railway, Gas and Electric Company,
the Darlington Light and Water Company,
the Florence Electric and Utility
Company, the Georgetown Electric
Company, the Spartanburg Railway,
Gas and Electric Company and
the Sumter Lighting Company.
Gives Decision in Important Case.
In the United States district court
Judge Sra th handed down his decii
sion' in the Columbia case of Edward
H# Titus against the Granite Brick
Company and the Columbia Savings
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Bank and Trust i/omyau/, nUiv.. ?
attracted some general Interest, the I
motion having been made for a ternporary
Injunction restraining the is- 1
sue and execution of a mortgage.
Judge Smith signed an order, enjoining
mortgage of its property.
Severe Storms Visit Chester Cojnty.
Chester county was visited by a terrific
rain storm and in the Hazelwood
sect'ou it appears to have spent its
fury. At the latter place hail canr.e
down In such fusillades that over
rauc'i of the territory visited by the
storm there will have to be a complete
replanting of the crop.
Civil Service Examination June 1.
Civil service examination will be
held at Camden June 1 to select three
mail carriers. J. Blakeney Zemp. the
assistant postmaster, is secretary of
the civil service commission of this
district, may hold the examination.
Not only will there be many contestants
for the examination from Camden.
but several persons from other
sections of the state have signified
their intention in standing the examination.
The carriers salary will be
$50 a month, but will be Increased at
the end of the year.
' Ra Iroad Schedule To Be Aired.
The question of the schedule on the I
Northwestern railroad will be aired
before the railroad commissioners in
Sumter in the near future, the commissioners
having written they will
be here for that purpose. The schedule
has been giving a great deal of
dissatisfaction since It was changed
* ~ *><* ' ommiasion
last reuruar/, _
has ordered it changed back. A petition
was received by the commission,
to allow the schedule to stand as it
now is. the petition coming from the
Summerton end of the line.
A New Chapter In Arson Case.
A sensational chapter was added to
the charge of arson against Allendar
Gosnell, charged with the burning of
W. J. Gibson's home, when four children
lost their lives January 28, when
Henry Brown was arrested charged
with being accessory to the charge of
arson. Brown is said to have confessed
to a local magistrate and B. A.
.Wharton, deputy insurance commissioner,
who has been working on the
case for some time, saying that he
vjas present when Gosnell fired ihe
house. :
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Hardware mens meeting^
'roper Entertainment to be Given |
the Visitors?Called Special Meetto
Consider Arrangements. ^
Charleston.?Visiting hardware deal;rs
of the two Carolinas, here in Conrention
next month, may be given an
ixcurslon trip around the harbor in the
iteamer Sappho. This was one of the |
)lans discussed for the entertainment
>f the hardware men by several local 1
lardware dealers, who met at the
Chamber of Commerce to plan for this
Convention, to which about 350 visit>rs
are expected. To complete arrangenents
for this convention a general
neeting of the hardware men of the
iity is called at Shrine Hall, corner
>f King and Wentworth streets. j
At this meeting, in pursuance of act- .
on taken, Mr. E. H. Mclvar made a re>ort
as to details of these entertain- 1
nent plans, based upon investigations t
nade. Mr. Mclver was appointed j
chairman of the committee which con- (
tarred, and will be in possession of ^
facts which he will lay before the (
kntt/lwava mon ac a. hasis of action in I ,
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planning to give the visiting hardware
men a good time.
The annual convention of the hardware
men of the Carolinas will be held
here June 11, 12, 13 and 14. The Isle
of Palms will be the place of meeting
and general headquarters of the Convention,
and here, in the midst of the
surf bathing, the sea breezes and the
general gayety of the island season,
they will discuss hardware and other
appropriate subjects. They will also
give careful attention to the various
exhibits?that is, the exhibits of hardware
which will be set up for their inspection
by various hardware manufacturers
of the country.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued a
charter to the Elmwood Development
Company of Columbia with a capital
of $6,000. The officers are: Frank H.
Gibbes, president; Albert E. Douglas,
vice president, and W. A. Clarkson.
The company will conduct a general ,
real estate business. A commission .
has been issued to the Jenkins Express
Company of Columbia with a
capital of $5,000. The petitioners are
E. A. Jenkins, C. G. Gulgnard and
G. A. Gulgnard. The company will (
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do a general trucking ana irausiei (
business. A charter has been issued ,
to the KilgoreElwell Company of
Charleston, with a capital stock of
$2,000, to do a general builders' supply
business. The officers are: E. F.
Elwell, president and secretary, and
L. A. Kilgore, treasurer. A commission
has been issued to fhe Saluda
Cemetery association of Saluda, with
a capital stock of $1,000. The petitioners
are B. W. Crouch and J. W. j
Pitts. .
Several New Candidates Announced.
Several new candidates have been
announced | in Clarendon county.
Among the new candidates are W. R. (
Davis, H. L, Johnson and J. B. Holla- (
day for county supervisor, while the
incumbent, R. E. MIFaddin, announces
that he will not be a candidate for
another term. Archie I. Barron for
clerk of court, E. B. Gamble for sheriff,
P. H. Stoll for solicitor, E. J.
Browne for superintendent of education
and H. C. Padgett for coroner are
all announced for re-election, while
John L. JohnBon is a candidate for the
office of coroner. Only two candidates
have announced so far for the
house of representatives, Joseph H
Burgess and R. D. White.
Politic* in Charleston County.
Chairman Henry W. Conner of the
Charleston county executive commute
will call the organization together
probably within the next few days
but the time for the first meeting
since the day of the memorable dual
convention has not been definitely determined.
and It may be even longer
than a week before the first meeting
of the representatives of all the Democratic
clubs of the county. When the
meeting is held it will Include, of
course, not only the members of the
organization reported upon by the
committee on credentials of the Barnwell
convention on May 6, but also of
the clubs which sat on the opposite
side and refused to give their credentials
or otherwise participate in the
proceedings of the body, which hag
now had its status established as the
legal and proper convention.
Want Commission Form.
The Charleston Community clut
proposes to get active at once on the
matter of a commission form of government
for Charleston. It is proposed
to test the views of all candidates
who may offer for the legislature
and work to defeat all who may
be opposed to the new form of administration.
The candidates who meet
the requirements will, of course, be
supported by the members of the club.
The idea of the club is to secure the
passage of a bill at the next session
of the legislature.
A Negro Detective* Shot and Kilted.
A negro detective, Sam Washington,
! was killed at New Sumter. New
Sumter is the village around the C. M.
Betts company lumber plant, about
four miles east of Sumter. Another
negro, L. J. Jefferson, was shot and
dangerously wounded. Lewis Little,
the negro who did the shooting, escaped.
Washington had been working up J
blind tiger cases and had a warrant
for the arrest of Little. He went tc
Little's house and arrested him.
When they reached the door Little
shot the detective.
Young Man Killed By Live Wire.
Chester Foster, a young man of 1?
years, was killed on Main street near
the centre of the town by a live wire
while he was assisting in swinging a
cable of the Southern Bell Telephone
company for which he was working.
The electric light wires and the tele
phonecables run on the same pole
The young man was up on the cable
about midway between two posl*
and 30 feet from the ground wher
reaching round to get some instru
ment out of his belt he touched f
live wire.
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THE STATE PAYS TWENTY DOLLARS
A DAY FOR BERKLEY
COUNTY WORK.
DETECTIVE OF GOVERNOR
The Expense Account as Itemized by
Col. L. M. Creen Was Accepted by
Comptroller General Jones?Tho
Statement Has Been Issued.
Columbia. ? Comptroller General
Tones Issued a warrant for $360 to L.
tf. Green, lieutenant colonel on the
tta.fr of the governor for 31 days' serrice
as a special detective of the ofice
of the chief executive. The account
was itemized by Col. Green and
ivas accepted by the comptroller gen?ral.
On April 16 Col. Green filed an
iccount with the comptroller general
for $203 for one months' service. Of
this amount $105 was for expenses
ind $100 salary. The account was
turned down by the comptroller general
on the grounds that It was not
Itemized according to law. Col. Green
)n May 13 filed a second account for
(360 which was accepted because the
lates of the service were given.
In his first account. Col. Green
charged the state of South Carolina
(30 for investigating the Olar lynching.
In his second account he charged
(60. According to the expense account
of Col. Green he Bpent five days
In Berkely county from May 6 to 10
tor which he received $100 or $20
per day. In his first account submitted
Col. Green charged the state
(18.50 for Investigating the TolleyMudrow-Cheshire
afTair in Anderson
and in the second account this inveB
tigation was put down at $20. The report
shows that Col. Green received
an an average of $10 a day for his
work as a detective. The services
were rendered between March 18 and
May 10.
Executive Clemency Granted Two.
Columbia.?The governor has granted
a pardon to Henry Gilliam, who was
convicted in Newberry in 1903 of murder
with recommendation to mercy
and sentenced to life imprisonment in
the state penitentiary. Major Green,
alias William Green, who was convicted
at Orangeburg in 1899 of murder
1 tn ho h i nopi] hilt
tilltl OCJUICUVCU iw MV
whose Bentence was commuted to life
imprisonment by Gov. McSweeney,
was granted a parole. Since assuming
offlce the governor has extended
clemency In 368 cases.
Are Working For Record Crop.
Florence.?The farmers of this county
have joined heartily with R. E.
Currin, the county agent of the farm
demonstration work in the corn and
cotton contests for this year, and they
are working hard for a record crop
with everything in their favor so far,
exempt the late start. Crops ordinarily
look well, clean and well advanced,
considering the late start. Mr. Currin
Is also planning for a corn show that
will be preparatory to the big com
Bhow this fall, and will have a good
committee of business men to help
him out in the enterprise.
Both Legs Cut Off By Street Car.
Greenville.?J. J. Moore, a 60-yearold
man, had both legs cut off by the
motor car, which operates between
Greenville and Anderson. He is not
expected to recover. Moore alighted
from a street car at the point, where
the Pendleton street line crosses the
tracks of the Columbia & Greenville
railway. He started down the railway
toward the AuguBta street Btation and
was run down by the motor car on Its
nightly trip to Anderson.
Gaffney Wants Veterans Reunion.
Gaffney.?A movement was started
to secure the state reunion of the
Confederate veterans for GafTney this
year, and steps were taken looking
toward extending an invitation to
meet in Gaffney in August. Those
who are agitating the matter, state
that they are meeting with a hearty
spirit of co-operation on every hand,
and indications now are that Gaffney
will be able to invite the veterans to
come here.
A. Whirlwind Campaign.
Newberry. ? The corporators and
commitee having the matter in charge
have decided to make a whirlwind
campaign for raising the necessary
funds to build and equip the Newberry
County hospital. It was decided
to procure the amount in one day,
and for that purpose a hospital day
will be named and committees will
that day canvass the city and county.
It is hoped to have the stock all subscribed
within the next ten days, and
to have the hospital in operation by
the middle of November.
To the Road For One Year.
Barnwell.?Mace Jeffcoat. a white
man, was sentenced to one year at
hard labor in the penltentlnrv or on
the chaingang, having been found
guilty of storing whiskey for an illegal
purpose. This was his second
offense, and there was, therefore, no
alternative of a fine. He is the first
person in this county to be sentenced
without the alternative of paying a
fine. He served notice of appeal to
on/1 tion/lina fha
tut? on pi finer vuui i, c*uu v^.^,
hearing bail was granted in the sum
of $1,000, which was furnished.
A Remarkable Convention
Columbia. ? The State Democratic
Convention that has just adjourned
was one of the most remarkable gatherings
that has been held in this state
in many a year. It was conspicuous
because of the unusual evidence of
Interest in the political situation and
the high character of the delegates.
Men who have not for years taken any
part in political affairs made the sacrifice
of attending the convention and
the personnel of the convention was
decidedly above the average in this
stare.
MILL
TRSDAY, MAY 23, 1912.
RIVER IS FALLING
AT ALL POINTS
THE SITUATION SOUTH OF ODEN.
BURG CRITICAL ACCORDING
TO REPORTS.
THF RFIIEF FUND GROWS
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FORT MILL, S. C? THL
FROM ALL OVER-THE"STATE"
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care by the Editor.
Union.?The court of general sessions
has been in session here for
several days. Judge Thos. S. Sease
is presiding, J. C. Otts is solicitor and
T. Carlisle Perrin stenographer.
Columbia.?The annual convention
Df the South Carolina Funeral Directors
and Embalmers' association will
be held in Columbia on May 29 and
JO. The address of welcome will be
delivered by Mayor Gibbes.
Newberry.?News was received in
the city that a little negro was found
dead on Col. D. A. Dickert's Broad
river plantation, the little negro having
hee*: hanged by getting caught in I
a wire fence.
Columbia.?The board of county
commissioners convened in regular
semi-monthly session. Nothing outside
of routine business was taken up.
The board will let the contract for
the paving of the road to Hyatt Park,
It was said.
Charleston.?With the exemplification
of the thirty-first degree, and the
communicating of the thirty-second
degree of Scottish Rite Masonry, the
third semi-annual Reunion of the
Scottish Rite bodies of Charleston at
the Masonic Temple came to an end.
Fort Mill.?The Fort Mill graded
Bchools close next week. The sermon
before the graduating class will be
preached by Rev. Joel 8. Snyder of
Chester. Dr. George A. Wauchop of
the University of South Carolina will
deliver the literary address.
Manning.?The committee having in
charge the work of raising funds for
the erection of the Confederate monument
at this place have Just completed
[ an arrangement for a lecture by James
K. Vardaman of Mississippi, to be delivered
for the benefit of the fund
The lecture will be delivered in the
auditorium of the graded school.
Florence.?The city council has at
last granted a franchise to the Electric
and Utility company, and L. C.
D<+/?Viio tSo nroolrlpnt nf the comDanv.
says that it is his purpose to put in a
much larger plant, which will have to
be done by the Issue of bonds, and furniBh
light and power, power especially,
to industrial concerns all through
the surrounding country.
Florence.?Rev. E. O. Watson, Dt D.,
of Columbia is to make the annual
address for the Florence graded
schools at the commencement exercises
to be held on the 23rd. There
will be quite a large graduating class
this year, and the greater number of
them will return next year to take a
postgraduate course, the additional
grade which is to be added.
Washington.?In order to expedite
its passage, Senator Smith of South
Carolina has had incorporated in the
senate agricultural bill his joint resolution
to authorize the secretary of
agriculture to prepare and display an
exhibit at the fifth National Corn exposition,
to be held at Columbia from
January 27 to to February 9, 1912.
The measure was unanimously agreed
to.
Gaffney.?Gaffney munniclpal authorities
let the contract for 3,000 square
yards of payed sidewalks to V. L.
Spurgeon of Gaffney. The figure was
97 cents per yard, totaling $3,460, being
$389 cheaper than the next lowest
bidder, P. S. Minas of Spartanburg,
The contract calls for work to be begun
within ten days. Contractor Spurgeon
stated that a force of 20 men
would begin at once.
Newberry.?The barn of Mr. Alex.
D. Hudson, near Silver Street, one of
the largest barns in the county, with
contents, was destroyed by fire. In
the barn were about thirty tons of
hay, about $500 or $600 worth of farm
machinery, and some five or six tons
of fertilizer, all of which was burned.
Mr. Hudson's loss is about $2,500. He
carried some insurance, but his in
surance is very smau in proportion to
his loss.
Orangeburg?Algernon Blair, the
contractor of Montgomery, Ala., who
was the successful bidder for the conj
tract for erection of the new postofflce
building for Orangeburg, is in the city
I making preparations for the work of
| actual construction of the building.
The new building will cost about $50,!
000. The lot is now being cleared of
debris and the work of excavating will
begin in a short whlie.
Columbia.?The state board of equalization
met in the hall of the house
of representatives, when several protests
were heard on the assessments
of the cotton millB, cotton oil mills
and fertilizer factories.
Abbeville.?Seth M. Milllken and
party were in Abbeville for a directors'
meeting of the Abbeville cotton
, mill. A dividend of 3 per cent,
amounting to $9,500, was declared or
the common stock, payable July 1.
Besides paying this 3 per cent divt
dend, $125,000 worth of first preferred
stock was ordered called In and paid
on July 1, the regular dividend period
Sharon.?It is Baid that there will
; be the finest crop of blackberries here
i this season that has been known it
I several years. The very dry weather
of last year cut off this crop very
much and had the effect besides ol
making what berries there are very
: hard and dry.
Charleston.?A dispatch from Wash
ington. stating that L. Itedingei
had been '"removed" as postmaster al
i Myers, this county, conveyed a wrong
Itnpression. Mr. Redinger was not re
\ moved, but tendered his resignation
1 several weeks ago, and it has jusi
taken efTect.
Charleston.?In the May 15 issue ol
the Country Life Mabel Burke Egai
has an article, illustrated with twc
fine photographs, which ^hows that it
coastal South Carolina exist the larg
est oak trees in the world so far as li
known.
Orangeburg,?The trustees of Or
angeburg college have met and elect
ed the officers and teachers for Or
angeburg college for next session. Th<
college has undergone a change anc
the affairs of the college will be hand
led directly by the trustees and no
, by an individual, as has been the cas<
during the past several years.
Ten Towns Are Under Several Feet
of Water From Last Break?Morgan
City Is Flooded?Rescue Work ie
Still In Progress.
I New Orleans.?The Mississippi river
continued to fall at all points from
St. Louis south and reports received
at the office of the United States
engineers here concerning the levees
were favorable.
The situation along the Atchafalaya
river south of Odenburg, the scene
of crevasse, are critical according to
reports and relief boats were dispatched
to the newly inunudated section
to rescue the endangered people
and livestock.
Besides Odenburg and Woodside,
which are already under water, the
following towns will be inundated by
the crevasse:
Neita, Bayou Current, Elba, Rosa,
Palmetto, Richard and Bodoc, Mel?
Hi- Al 1 - 1W that copfinn
vine, ine im&eai iunn m mm bw?v..,
already is covered by water from 1 to
3 feet deep and will be flooded by the
waters from the Odenburg break to a
depth of from 4 to 8 feet.
Most of the women and children
had been taken out of that country.
A decided surprise was occassioned
when the back water from the
Atchafalaya entered the outlying section
of Morgan City and reached a
depth of three to five inches in some
of the business streets.
Mere than a hundred refugees from
the country south of Odenburg have
reached Opelousas. Many of them
expressed fears that relief boats
would not reach some of the marooned
persons in time. A large number
of gasoline boats were sent to this
Bection from Opelousas and additional
rescue forces will be dispatched.
Capt. C. O. Sherrlll, chief of the
army engineers, who has 1,300 men at
wora on the Hymelia crevasse, 35
miles above New Orleans, reported
that the work was progressing satisfactorlly.
Lid on During Johnson-Flynn Fight
East Las Vegas, N. M.?No lifting
of the liquor lid during the time the
crowds are here for the Johnson-Flynn
fight will be allowed according to
Mayor Robert J. Taupert. A greatly
augumented police force is being organized
to keep order and to see that
the gambling laws are not broken.
Th<> mavr>r announced that he would
revoke the license of any hotel 01
rooming house that attempts to
charge exhorbitant rates. No fak':s
will be allowed to use the streets.
Senate Majority Upholds Lorimer.
Washinton. ? The case of Senator
Lorimer, whose election was alleged
to have been brought about through
corruption, was placed before the
senate for final action. The majority
of the special investigating committee
I reported that all their rules of law,
judicial procedure and justice requir
| ed that the senate's former judgement
in Senator Lorimer's favor be held
final and conclusive, and that there
was absolutely no new substantial evb
| denco discovered, his election being
1 "the logical result of existing polib
! leal conditions."
Nurse On Trial For Infanticide.
j New York.?Charged with poisoning
| nine babies by putting oxalic acid in
; their milk, Winifred Ankers, a nurse,
was placed on trial before supreme
j court Justice Scudder in Brooklyn.
The nine children died several
, months ago in an infants' hospital in
I Brooklyn where the Ankers woman
i was employed as nurse. The defendI
Km n Ko hi* nf hop nwn Hpr eoun
! till l uao n uu\jj vi uvi w .. ...
Bel claims that the nurse was made
the victim by one who did the poisoning
and is being railroaded to prison.
Reign of Terror In Little Rock .
Little Rock, Ark. ? Municipal po1
lice, sheriffs, deputies, constables and
' citizens who answered the mayor's
proclamation to arm themselves
I and make strenuous efforts to capture
' j the mysterious prowler who for sevi
eral days reached the point of mur
der in this campaign of crime, are
1 still scouring the byways of this
place. Scores of houses were scearchplace.
Scores of houses were search,
to which it was believed possible for
' ; the murderer to have gone into hidinj
j j was searched.
The British Titanic Inquiry.
1 London.?When the Rritish Titanic
inquiry was resumed Rir Cosmo DuffGordon
was subjectel to a bitterly
^ hostile examination into his conduct
at the sinking of the vessel. The attorney
appearing on behalf of Irish
third class passengers, asked Gordon
if h< had suggested that the boat
' go back and receiving a negative re'
ply asked: "You saved your lives and
left the others to drowft." Lord Mer1
zv: "The position of the witness is
* bad enough. Do you think it fair to
ask such questions?"
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Five Persons Are Killed.
Chicago. ? Five persons, three men
. and two women, were drowned when
i the automobile in which they were
riding plunged into the Clauniet river
at the Ninty-Second street bridge.
* None of the names of the victims so
far has been learned. One of the wo5
men jumped into the river as the
' embankment was reached, according
to a watchman. Her body was re'
"overed later. The woman apparent1
\y 24 years old, and the initials "A.
A," were on her braclet.
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Chapter in Shocking Story?Gonncll |
is Lodged in Jail at Landrum.?
Four Children Lost Lives.
Campobello.?Following an invest!
gatlon by B. A. Wharton, inspector
of the state insurance department, on
the burning of the home of W. J. Gibson,
when his four children lost theii
lives, January 28, Allendar Gosnell
has been arrested and lodged in jail
at Landrum charged with arson. The
insurance inspector has been qonducting
an active investigaton into
the burning of Mr. Gibson's home
three miles from Campobello at
o'clock in the morning of January 28
and has unearthed sufficient evidence
to cause the arrest of Gosnell.
The burning of the home and the
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deatn or me iour uuuuiru ??ad i
of the most shocking tragedies in the j
history of this community. Mr. Gibson
is a prominent farmer, a formei
member of the house of representatives
and one of the most widely
known residents of this section of the
state.
The children who lost their lives
in the Are were: Hugh Gbison, 16 :
years of age; Annie Thomas Gibson,
14 years of age; Laura Gibson, 10
years of age; James Gibson, eight
years of age.
Walter J. Gibson had gone to Greenville
to attend the funeral of a kinsman
leaving the four children at
home. Their mother had died several
years before and their stepmother the
previous winter. The children spent
the Sabbath with their sister, who
lived a mile from their home, but
had returned home at 10 o'clock Sun
day evening.
Neighbors were aroused by the roar
of the flames in the early morning
and when the first to reach the scene
arrived at 1 o'clock the large twostory
frame building was a mass of
Aames. The screams of the children
were heard by those first on the
scene.
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South Crolina New Enterprises.
A charter was issued to the Anderson
Paint and Color Company of An- i
derson. with a capital of $3,500. The j
officers are: Ernest Dugan, president ;
and secretary; F. J. Martin, vice pres- '
ldent and treasurer. A commission ,
was Issued to the Standard Insurance ;
and Realty Company of Columbia,
with a capital of $2,000, to do a gen
eral insurance and real estate busi
uess. The petitioners are E. B. Can
tey, Jr., and T. D. Meares, Jr. The
Unted States Supply Company of St
George ws commissioned with a cap
ital of $500.
Governor Paroles Three Men.
A. W. Morgan, who was convicted
in the Richland county court in Janu
ary of this year on the charge ol
shooting into an electric car in Columbia
and sentenced to serve six months
on the county chain gang or in the
state penitentiary, or to pay a fine ol
$200, has been paroled by the governor,
on condition of good behavior
and that he refrain from the use ol
whiskey. Morgan flred into a street
car on Main stret in Columbia last j
winter. A parole has been granted tc
P. W. Bentley, who was convicted in
Richland county, in January of 1908
on the charge of forgery and sentenc
ed to five years In the state peniten
tiary, on the condition that he leave
the state within twenty-four hours af
ter securing his freedom and that he
never return. The sentence of F. W
: Johnson, of Spartanburg, who was
' convicted on the charge of assaull
and battery with intent to kill and
1 carrying concealed weapons and givei
a flae of $200 or six months' imprisou
; ment, has been commuted by the gov
ernor to a fine of $100 or six months
runner oompncduuns
Will an auction ale price of five
dollars satisfy the Federal authorities
for liquors valued at about $190? WU1
an auction sale where state officials
stood by and warned all prospective
purchasers that they were liable to ar
rest for purchasing the whiskey, and
thus reduced the number of bidders
to one man, be accepted with equani
mity as a legal auction under Federal
requirements? Such questions as
these were freely discussed in Federal
official circles at Greenville, in con
: nection with the auction sale of cham
pagne, Bendlctine and Imported
; Scotch whiskey,
The Greenville Horse Show.
The annual exhibition of the
Greenville Horse Show Association
takes place in the near future and the
indications are that this will be the
most successful show in the history
of the organization. Greenville has
the reputation of holding the best
open air show in the South, horses
being shown from Kentucky, Virginia
Georgia, North Carolina and many
other sections of the South. Entries
for the horse show closed several day?
ago.
Jeter Again In The Toils.
Jacob B. Jeter, said to be the first
[ man pardoned by Gov. Blease, was
lodged in the Lexington Jail on the
charge of assault and battery with in
! tent to kill. February 24, last .it is
I alleged, Jeter attempted to shoot P
L. Redmond, chief of police of Swan
; sea, W. L. K. JohnBon and H. K
Hooker, who went to arrest him for
being drunk and disorderly and at
tacking his wife. Jeter fired at the
chief twice, but missed his aim. He
still held the officers at bay, and it be
came necessary to shoot.
Southern Railway Train Derailed.
Several days ago a number of car:
were derailed above the north switch
on Blanding street yard of the South
ern railway, causing a delay of over
an hour to passenger train No. 3ti( dur
to leave Columbia at 5:35 o'clock ir
the morning. The accident also caus
ed considerable delay to the South
ern's vegetable dispatch northbounr
'rains. In order to clear up the
wreck it was necessary to order oui
the wrecker. No one was injured ant'
tho damage to the several derailet
cars was slight.
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A GLEAN BREAST
ferkins wants public to
>:now why wickersham
suit was held up.
MAKES ANSWER TO HILLES
Tl'.o Trust Magnate Believes That Taft
and His Managers Should Come
Clean With the Whole Affair?The
+ i niuftl Rplow.
New York.?Publication of all correspondence
relating to the prosecution
of the International Harvester
Company was suggested by George W.
Perkins, the New York financier who,
upon his return to New York, issued
reply to the statement given out at
the White House by Charles D. Hilles,
secretary to the President. The statement
reads:
"I have read Mr. Hilles' version of
the Harvester matter and fail to find
anything in it that in the remotest degree
anfcvers my letter of April 29 last,
to Chairman McKinley. If Mr. Taft
and his managers had at any time
meant to be fair and square and frank
with the public in this matter, they
would have complied with the Senate's
recent request and published in full all
that has taken place in regard to the
Harvester Company during the Taft
administration, especially during the
last twelve or eighteen months.
"The public is being deluded daily
with the Taft version of how Mr.
Roosevelt held up Mr. Bonaparte's suit
against the Harvester Company and
why; but great care is being taken
to keep from the public all knowledge
as to whether or not Mr. Taft held up
Mr. Wickersham's suit against the
Harvester Company and why. Full
publicity regarding the whole affair
would enable the public to form its
own judgment and reach its own conclusion.
It would also show what Mr.
HiUes regards as proper favors for a
private secretary to a President seeking
renomination, to ask from the offl
cprs of a corporation threatened with
prosecution by the self-same Prudent.
Town of Melville is Inundated.
Baton Rouge, La.?The town of Melville,
threatened since the present flood
began, was inundated when the levee
on the west bank of the Atchafalaya
river 16 miles north, broke. Captain j
Logan, in charge of the United States
rescue corps dispatched the steamship i
Minnetonka with a barge to Melville
to bring away those inhabitants who
desired to leave together with their
live stock and household goods. Lieutenant
Edward* was ordered to Opelousas
to assist Captain Bennett.
Taft Denounces Roosevelt.
Cincinnati.?In a most bitter and
scathing denunciation of Colonel
Roosevelt, President Taft declared
that, "the certainty of his defeat for
the Republican nomination must be
a source of profound congratulation to
I all patriotic citizens." declared that
his predecessor in the White House
would wreck the Republican party, if
he is not chosen by the Republican
national convention, and compared Mr.
Roosevelt to Louis the Fourteenth of
France, who said, "the State, I am it."
Hour of Death Draws Near.
Boston.?"I have made my peace
with God; I am resigned to my fate.
I wish now to go to mv death as soon
as possible, the quicker the better."
The words spoken by Clarence C. V.
T. Richeson to Rev. Herbert H. Johnson,
his spiritual adviser, expressed
the mental condition of the condemned
man, whose tenure of life is now
measured only by hours.
Man Badly Beaten and Robbed.
Baltimore.?Beaten into unconsciousness,
robbed of his watch and money
and probably escaping with his life
only through the mercy of one cf his
two assailants, Dr. George B. Reynolds,
chief of police surgeon of this
city, was the victim of an attack on
the street while returning home from
a professional call.
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Large Fire Does Much Damage.
Houston, Tex.?Fire destroyed about
$700,000 worth of property before it
was brought under control. The
I losses are: Stores Furniture Store,
destroyed; Mason building almost totally
destroyed; Goggans Music Store,
badly damaged; ('. L. and Theodore
Bearing building, damaged; Texas
I Company building, damaged; Levy
building, damaged; Temple building,
almost totally destroyed; Heyers drug
store, destroyed: Dodge hotel, badly
damaged: Capital hotel, slightly damaged.
No lives lost.
Body of King Frederick Lies in State.
Copenhagen.?The coilln containing
the body of the late King Frederick
VIII has been placed on a high catafalpue
of gold and white in Christianborg
chapel and here it will lie in
state until the funeral May 24. The
catafalque is surrounded by silver
candelabra, the historical silver lions
iiaooWit ea?tle and the orders
II ij in i luov * r>
of tho dead monarch. The royal standard
covers the coffin, while on the
j floor and about the room have been
arranged hundreds of wreaths sent in
j by every class.
Cipriano Castro is Seriously III.
Washington.?Cipriano Castro, exPresident
of Venezuela, the man who
defied all of the world powers and
: turned their ministers out of his capital,
probably has come to the end of
his activities. According to reports
he is lying very ill at Teneriffe, where
he had taken up his residence to be
near his own country in the hope of
some day leading a successful revolution.
His illness is of such a character
as to make it highly improbable that
he will every again be able tc pla)
a part in world politics. .
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From the palmetto state
The Latest News of General Interest
Collected From Many Towns and
Counties of the State.
Camden.?The Wateree river, which
reached 28 1-2 feet, is now slowly receding.
The rise was the result of
recent rains.
Washington.---P. P. W. Waller has
been appointed postmaster at Myera
Charleston county, to succeed L. Redinger,
removed.
Chester.?R. O. Atkinson, of the Armenia
section of the county has announced
his candidacy for the house
of representatves. Mr. Atkinson is
the fourth candidate out for that office.
Columbia.?An important meeting
of the Boys' City Beautiful Club was
held in council chamber, when all boys
entering the can contest handed In
their names in the prize for 540.
Washington.?David S. Taylor \*as
appointed postmaster at Cameron, in
Calhoun county, succeeding P. L. Taylor,
deceased, and John L. L. Hames,
postmaster at Lockhart, Union county,
to succeed J. L. Butler, deceased.
Charleston.?A voluntary petition in
bankruptcy was filed in the office of
the clerk of the United States district
court by T. G. McCall & Son, of Darlington,
a corporation. The customary
orders were taken.
Walterboro.?Dr. J. L. Ward, of
Columbia, state supervisor of rural
sanitation, lectured at the high school
auditorium. Dr. Ward delivered a
very Instructive and entertaining lecture.
Spartanburg.?J, L. Fleming was re-elected
commissioner of public works
for a term of six years in a city election
held here. He received 349 votes
as against 299 for C. W. Harty, his
only opponent.
Blacksburg.?A special municipa"
election was held here for an alderman
to fill out the unexpired term
of F. M. Sossamon, who has moved
into the country, and for school trustho
nlfl?o nt T, F Fowler.
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whose term had expired. T. A. Smith
was elected as alderman and George
C. Nutting as school trustee.
St. Matthews. ? While working at
the plaining mill of Willlan Holman,
Wallace Jones the superintendent of
the plant, got his arm caught In the
belting and came near having it torn
from his body. Several very deep and
painful flesh wounds were inbicted
and the arm was badly wrenched and
twisted.
Pinwood. ? This town and section
were visited several days ago by the
most severe hailstorm seen in years.
The stones were larger than bird
eggs, and in places the ground was
covered. The downpour lasted for two
minutes; if it had lasted a few minutes
longer it would have cleaned the
crops and gardens.
t->!..w..? PpoH Tnllpv a voung
DiatKUUIg. ? >vu _
railroad man from Rock Hill, was
struck by an engine on the main line
of the Southern, here and knocked
from the track. His arm and shoulder
blade were broken. He was carried
to Rock Hill to bis home. It is not
known yet whether or not his injuries
will prove fatal.
Walterboro. ? The second primary
to select a mayor for Walterboro was
held. Dr. W. B. Ackerman the incumbent,
and John D. Glover were the
contestants. Mayor Ackerman was reelected,
receiving 96 votes to John
D. Glover's 82. The race was a warm
one and the friends 'of both candidates
worked hard to win. The election
passed off quietly.
Marion. ? A shooting took place
near Fork in which two negroes were
killed. From the Information received
here it seems that Flag Mcinnis, a
negro laborer on W. J. Montgomery's
plantation, was calling on a daughter
of Bill Mace, ?~nd since she would
not agree to marry him he shot her
and immediately afterwards was shot
by her father, Bill Mace.
Spartanburg. ? The Spartanburg
delegation to the state convention
left here. The delegation goes Instructed
for Woodrow Wilson. There
Is a strong sentiment in the delegation
against the election of Gov.
Blease as a delegate to the national
convention. Dr. S. T. I). Lancaster
of Pauline will probably be indorsed
by the delegation as delegate from
this district. He is an enthusiastic
men and wants to go to Baltimore.
Ebenezer.?Supervisor McBride with
the Florence county chaingang after
several weeks' work in the Ebenezer
community, has put the public roadB
in good condition.
Florence.?The school board reelected
all of the former teachers who
applied and two new ones, to fill
pipaces of those not applying and has
still three more vacancies. New teach
ers elected were Prof. Briggs, principal
of the high school, who takes the
place of Prof. Brunson, who has been
made probate judge and master of
the county, and Miss Lida Neal of
Easley.
Union.?A second municipal election
was held here for the election of aldermen
for Wards 1 and 3. In Ward
1 J. E. Kirby was elected over E. D.
Humphreys by a vote of 33 to 26. I7r.
R. R. Berry was elected in Ward 3
over Simpson Young by a vote of 91
to 78.
Spartanburg. ? J. G. Williams, a
brakeman, employed by the Southern
? m?,?? ?.oc Ht Snartanbwr
lailWUJ, nao ??
Junction. He was 21 years of age and
a native of Albemarle, N. C. He had
Just coupled two freight cars and stepped
back out of the way when he was
struck by another train.
Columbia.?The monthly meeting of
the board of school commissioners of
Columbia was marked by the election
of teachers and the introduction into
office of several members of the
board. All the members of the board
wero present.
Ebenezer.?This has been a good
week for work, aDd the farmers have
chopped and sided a good deal of
their cotton. I'. L. Jeffords is build
ing a new 6tore near the depot. This
is a much larger house than his form
>r store, which indicates that he- ir
;oing into the mercantile business on
j more extended scale.
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