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MIKES CONFESS
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T, W. VAUGHN, FORMER SUPERk
INTENDENT OF ORPHANAGE,
CONFESSES ON STAND.
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Defendant Telia Horrible Story of
Wrong Doing and Plead* For Arother
Chance?la Brought to Penitentiary
For Safe Keeping.
Greenville. ? Found guilty of criminally
assaulting three little girls in
the South Carolina Odd Fellows
Home, of which he was superintendent,
the Rev. Thurston Vaughn, once
prominent as a minister, will pay the
penalty of his misdeeds, with his life.
The trial v:as brought to a sensational
close when Vaughn broke down
and confessed all. He named two other
victims in addition to those included
in the indictment. The jury, out
but four minutes, made no recommendations
for mercy. This means that
Vaughn will be sentenced to the electric
chair.
Tears streamed down the face of
Judge Purdy, named by Governor
Blease, as special judge for this trial.
Many jurors, court officials and spectators
alike made no pretense of hiding
their tears as Vaughn, pale and
broken, acknowledged his crime.
Many - jurors wept aloud.
When court opened there was no
Intimation that the accused would
make a confession. His attorneys
had fought stubbornly since the beginning
of the case to break down
the strong evidence developed by the
prosecution s little girl witnesses.
Immediately after the court opened
attorneys of both sides consulted resulting
in an agreement to let Vaughn
confess in an effort to save his own
life and that the case would go to the
Jury without argument.
, "I have acted devilishly; have
acted shamelessly," began Vaughn.
"The devil tempted me and I have
fallen."
He pleaded eloquently, but vainly
with the jury to save his life.
Cheraw Man Starts Pony Farm.
Col. C. F. Moorr, who is a very extensive
planter and seed grower of
Cheraw, and is well known in Columbla
and in state fair circles, bis horses
** having often carried off the blue ribbon,
has launched Into another line of
business which affords him both pleasure
and profit. Not satisfied with the
horses, both fast and beautiful, which
he has, he has Just started a pony
farm on one of his plantations near
Cheraw. He has received a car load
of beautiful and frisky Shetland and
other ponies, and the eyes of the small
boy grow large and look wistful whenever
one appears on the streets for
exercise.
Fortune Smiles on State.
Reports from every section of South
Carolina, and practically every county,
tell the story of a year of prosperity
and every indication of a still more
prosperous one to come. These tidings
of prosperity come in the face of a
poor cotton crop, but the foresight or
the planters of the state in planting a
variety of crops has turned what would
have been a wail of dismay a few
years ago to a cheerful content in conditions
existing this year. Especially
has the cultivation of corn increased
in South Carolina.
Kershaw County Prospers.
Kershaw county ht.s experienced an
unusually prosperous year, in spite of
the fact that the farmers are looking
rather gloomy over the fact that they
will not make more than 20,000 bales
of cotton this year, compared \Uth the
unprecedented yield of 36,000 bales of
last year, although the crop th's year
is easily an average one. The grain
crop is very good, and many of the
farmers have learned to raise all necessary
meats, flour, meat, butter, etc.,
at home, instead of purchasing them,
that heretofore left the farm.
Politics in Jasper County.
The official vote cast in the second
primary to nominate a supervisor of
Jasper county in place of W. H.
Woods, deceased, gives G. L. Langford
rot Gillisonville a majority of 26 votes
over James E. Gill of Tillman, as by
tfle tabulation made by the county
Democratic executive committee. This
K was the eighth election of the year.
and with the general election two
W weeks off, Jasper county hopes to end
I election matters for two years. James
f E. Gill was appointed to fill out the
unexpired term of Mr. Woods.
Governor Paroles One Man.
Governor Blease paroled Pope B
Havird, a wealthy white planter of Saluda
county, who was serving a fiveyear
sentence in the state penitentiary
for assaulting a school teacher in
Saluda two years ago. The parole Is
conditioned on good behavior and upon
the further condition "If he violates
any of the criminal laws of the
state and be convicted therefor thereafter,
that he shall be returned to the
penitentiary to serve the remainder
of* his sentence in the case for which
this parole is granted."
Monument at Cowpens.
Some considerable agitation Is going
on among Gaffney people as to the
possibility of erecting a monument
at the Cowpens battleground and semrine
eovernment aid for the purpose
of building a national highway to the
historic scene from this city. Congressman
D. E. Finley now has pending
in Congress a bill providing for
an appropriation for this purpose, and
It Is said that every effort will be put
forth to shove this bill through at the
text session of congress.
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CHARITY MEETING PLANNED
Programme For State Conference of
Charities and Corections Has Now
Been Completer.
Columbia.?The programme for the
state conference of charit es and corrections
has now been completed. It
is expected tbat the Greerville people
wjll give a warm reception to the
members of the conference. Local
interest seems to have been stimulated
to a gratifying degree and the conference
is being very well advertised
indeed. Its sessious are to be held
in the Y. M. C. A.'building at GreenVille
beginning Tuesday night, November
12, and continuing through
a night session Thursday, Norembei
14.
The names of distinguished visitors
have already been announced and assurance
has been had from each of
them that they will be independent at
the hour announced. It lias also been
announced that a meeting; of the Child
Labor Committee of South Carolina
will be held in connection with the
rhoritioa Pnnference. The
South Carolina Prison Association will
also meet in conjunct! :>n with the
conference. It looks now as ir a number
of the philanthropic and benevolent
societies will probably begin holding
their annual sessions in connection
with the State Conference of
Charities and Correction
The topics discussed in this conference
cover the whole field of charities
and correction and all the societies
organized for specli.l lines of activity
And a common p'atform at its
sessions. An invitation is extended to
Baraca classes to send representatives
to the conference at Greenville. Other
societies have been specially invited
to be represented and a recent suggestion
from a prominent gentleman
in the state that Baraca classes be
allowed to send delegates, has been
received quite favorably by the executive
committee. It is hcped that every
Baraca class in the sta.e will send at
least one representative.
One of the most interesting visitors
in the conference at Greenville will be
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Miss Gordon of New 'jrieans. one
will speak at the closing session of
the conference Thursdiy evening, November
14.
South Carolina New 'Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued
a commission to the Liberty Realty
Company of Charleston with a capital
stock of $15,000. The petitioners are
J. W. Waring and A. R. Young. The
Bank of Centenary has-been chartered
wJth a capital of $25*.000. The officers
are W. McG. Byck, president;
W> E. Stanley, vice president, and A.
O. Johnson, cashier. The Farmers
and Merchants Bank of Holly Hill
has been commissioned with a capital
of $15,000. The petitioners are S. J.
McCoy, L .A. Carson, W. A. Moorer,
and W. A. JefTers. The Columbia Development
Company has been given
the right to increase its capital stock
from $5,000 to $25,000.
S. C. Travelers' Association.
A place has been given by the
South Carolina State Fair Association
on the official programme for the fair
to the members of the South Carolina
Travelers' Association This association.
organized a few months ago in
Florence, will have a very wide scope
to include, all the traveling men on
the road, whether they sell wholesale
or retail, the only requirements for
eligibility to membership being that a
man be of good moral character, engaged
as a commercial traveler in
the business of selling, buying, collecting
or advertising of any article
of commerce, benevo ent or insurance
association.
Mrs. Sarratt Goes Fn?e.
In the court of general sessions In
Gaffney, Mrs. Frances Sarratt, a white
woman of this county, was tried,
charged with the mirder of a negro
infant anil tne jury reiumtu a indict
of not guilty. The occurrence
took place about a year ago. It is alleged
that Mrs. Sarrat was lying in
wait for negro women to come by, and
when she made her appearance Mrs.
Sarratt fired a sho': from a gun at
her. The negro woman had an infant
in her arms, and instead of being
1 killed herself the entire load took effect
in the body of the infant, killing
it almost instantly.
Exhibit For the Corn Show.
The South Carolina exhibit of the
good roads display at the Good Roads
congress will be shown at the coming
National Corn exposition. The high
grade made of the state road system
will be put on exhibition, as will be
many other displays. The Parker
Mills corporation will show some of
their choice products also. It is expected
that the state at large will exhibit
at least 10h products of the produced
crop of 1912. The department
of agriculture intends to show the
people the many special of food crps.
Have Planned Big Floral Parade.
Tuesday. November 12. the opening
day of 'he Orangeburg county fair,
one of the main features of attractions
will be the big floral parade
through Russell street. Railroad
avenue and on to the fair grounds.
The merchants of Orangeburg, under
the auspices of the county fair association.
offer 150 in prizes for the most
beautifully decorated automobiles and
i carriages There will be five prizes
awarded for automobiles, $35. $25. $20,
$15. $10. Three prizes will be awarded
for carriages. $25, $15 and $10.
Lextington County Fair Closes.
The 16th annual fair of the Lexington
County Fair association came to a
close after one of the most successful
fairs in its history. The attendance
was not large, but the grounds were
the scene of much activity. The showpeople
on the midway folded their
tents, and the cry of the speeler was
no longer heard. Many of the attractions
are headed for Columbia, where
they expect to show during fair week.
A number of the exhibits at the Lexington
fair were carried 'x> Columbia.
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PRESBYTERIANS OF THE STATE
END A FOUR DAYS' MEETING
AT COLUMBIA.
COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT
Many Matters of Great Importance
Were Considered at the Working
Session?To Meet Next Year at
Florence?Many Attend.
Columbia?The Presbyterian synod
of South Carolina met again and after
devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. H. A. Knox of Gaffney, resumed
business.
The counties of Edgefield and Saluda
and a part of Lexington were
transferred from South Carolina presbytery
to Charleston presbytery.
Resolutions expressing thanks to
the speakers in the Thornwell cententreian
state clerk keep a list of the
of their addresses were adopted.
It was directed that each presby- |
terial stated clerk keep a list of the
-u? Qtindnv school super
Ieiueru, ucavuup, k/UMMMtr _
intendents and heads of societies of
all the churches.
The report on theological seminary
was presented. Pending the adoption
of the report, Dr. Whaling, president
of the seminary, addressed the synod,
sounding a strong note of optimism
and good cheer. Drs. Reavis, Pearson
and Wardiaw made short talks, giving
account of the work of their chairs,
i Kev. J. 0. Richards, D. D., was reelected
a member of the board of
directors; W. W. Lewis of Yorkville
was elected a member also. The report
of the committee was then adopted.
The report on foreign missions
was read by Rev. J. O. Reavis, D. D.,
the chairman of the committee of
synod on this subject. The report
shows that 32 new missionaries hau
been sent out since last synod,' and
eight more are ready to go and will
be sent in a few weeks. Last year
the Southern Presbyterian church contributed
over $500,000 to this cause.
The report on local home missions
was adopted, which carries with it the
election of Rev. Q. G. Mayes as superintendent
and Rev. E. E. Gillespie as
chairman.
The synod adjourned to meet at
Florence October 21, 1913.
Ehrhardt. ? The Barnwell association.
comprising all of the white Baptist
churches of Bamberg and Barn -oii
pnnnfipR numbering 40, has just
closed a three days' meeting with the
BaptiBt church at this place. This is
an old and honorable body, having
produced some of the most useful and
distinguished men of the denomination;
among them being the Rev. Wesley
Lawton, missionary to China; Dr.
C. C. Brown of Sumter and Dr. Robert
J. Willingham of Richmond, Va.
Change in Hampton County.
Hampton.?The general crop conditions
in Hampton county are very
different this year from what they
were last, and there has been nothing
like as much made. In 1911 was produced
25,779 bales of cotton. This
year an extravagant estimate puts the
number of bales at 14,000. It is stated
in different sections that the corn
crop, taken the county over, is about
60 per cent of what it was last year.
Mast Memorial Year.
Saluda.?The past 12 monthsjhave
been the greatest agriculturally, Industrially
and commercially in the
history of Saluda county. The accomplishments
of this period, while extremely
satisfactory in all these re"
1 * ~ r\f n>hot tha
speciR, are uui a luiciuoir ui no?
near future holds for the town and
county of Saluda.
Labor Trouble* In Florence.
Florence.?The picking of cotton on
many of the farms is worrying a number
of the land owners. In fact, there
are numbers of farms in the county,
where so far not a lock of the fleecy
staple has been picked. Labor is difficult
and that which can be gotten
is so unreliable that it is impossible
to count on them for a erturn.
Good Year For Beaufort.
Beaufort.?The crops always bare
teen and are still the chief indicators
of conditions in Beaufort county, Industrially
and commercially, as well
as agriculturally. The truck business
of last year showed an increase of
$110,931 over the truck business of
1906, which is the latest year that
statistics are available. Letta*ce alone
shows an increase of $93,000. This increase
is due to the influx of farmers
and also to the fact that several of
the farmers have Installed irrigation
plants.
Hugh Long is Released.
Aiken.?Hugh Long, mayor of Wagener.
charged with the murder of Pickens
X. Gunter, president of the Bank
of Wagener. was released from jail,
having made his boad of $5,000. Mr.
Long was brought back to Aiken from
Columbia, having been carried to the
state penitentiary for safe-keeping a
short time after the tragedy at Wag?
? ? ? Ti'ac rorcictontlv rnmnr.
filer w iint iv v..i j-v-. v. ..?j
ed that a mob was gathering at Wagener
to come here and wreak summary
punishment upon him for shooting
to death Pickens Gunter.
Were Surprised at Order.
Edgefield.?The announcement several
days ago to the effect that the
i adjutant and inspector general had
issued an order mustering out the
Edgefield rifles was a surprise to the
people here. Many have expressed re1
gret that the historic old company has
been disbanded. The company was
organized in 1860 and has had practically
a continuous existence since
that time. The Edgefield Rifles joined
the Confederate army in January,
1861, with Capt. Cicero Adams in command.
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FROM THE PALMETTO STATE j
3hort Paragraphs of State News That I
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care By the Editor.
GafTney.?Hon. R. A. Dobson, of
3agne, who was appointed as one of
the Federal election commissioners
ay Gov. Blease, has declined to act
ind has so informed the governor.
Columbia.?The governor has appointed
W. W. Nichols as a member
jf the Greenwood county education J
coard to take the place of T. F.
iVright, resigned.
Abbeville.?The third annual Ab- C
beville county fair has proved the
most successful held so far. Five
thousand people witnessed two /successful
aeroplane flights by Fred Deicer,
in a Curtiss machine. The exhibition
of agricultural products is one
Df the best ever shown at a county
'air in this state.
Columbia.?The executive commit- 1
lee of the State Teachers' Association 1
meets here on Friday of fair week to j
select the time and place for the next j
annual meeting of the state teachers,
ft Is understood that Columbia and
one other pl^ce have put in invlta* (
tions for the next meeting of this t
body. ,
Columbia.?Dr. William A. Boyd, 1 i
city health officer, announces that he
proposes to fight the ' public drinking
cup" nuisance. "I shall bring the mat- '
ter up at the next meeting of the city 1
board of health and ask that a resolu- i
tlon be passed similar to that already ' j
adopted by the state health board," j,
says Dr. Boyd. j,
Belton.?The third annual fair of ]
Belton was held here recently, which i
waB decided by those who have witnessed
the former ones, as being the i
best in every way ever held. The
morning was ushered in clear with a
crisp October air which, as the day
passed, made an ideal one for the oc-,
caslon. The programme was replete
and carried out without a hitch In
every detail.
Piedmont.?The Piedmont Northern
Railway is rapidly completing its
line between Belton and Greenville,
freight cars are running now between
Belton and Piedmont. The roadbed is
being given its final touch by several
construction gangs, while the poles
and wires are being placed all along
the route. It Is believed that cars will
be run between Belton and Greenvilli
in thirty days.
Lancaster.?J. A. Houze of the Cedai
' Creek section of this county sustained
a heavy loss by Are recently. He lost
his cotton house, 14 bales of lint cot
ton, one-half bale of seed cotton, about
600 bushels of cotton seed, 25 busheli
of seed oats and a buggy. The fire ii
supposed to have originated by a spark
being packed in one of the bales ot
cottop. when ginned by a field gin. Thf
loss 1s estimated at $1,000, with no in
surance.
Andrews.?There was but little in
terest manifested in the municipa
election held here recently, there be 1
ing but a total of 57 voteB cast. May
or J. L. Grant was re-elected without
I opposition, receiving a total of 4*
votes. For warden the ticket was led
by: Messrs. Fred A. Weatherford
who received the solid vote of 57; J
B. Richardson following with 3t
votes; S. K. Jenkins reeciving 43:
Backman Doar 41, and \V. S. Camlin
34.
Lancaster. ? Charley Truesdale, a
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negro aDOUl 18 years ui agr, ?iiu an./,
and seriously wounded Sam Izzard
another negro, near town and made
good his escape thereafter, has been
apprehended and lodged in the count}
jail. Truesdale came on the night
train from Kershaw and shot Izzard
shortly after he arrived. The weapon
used was a shotgun, the load taking
efTect in Izzard's bowels. It Is though'
that Izzard will die from the effects
of the wound.
Florence.?At a meeting of the citj
council it was determined to put the
matter of enforcement of the hack
I ordiance, in regard to the matter ol
condemning unsuitable hacks, in tin
hands of the chief of police alone. It
has been formerly in the discretion
of the chief of police with the mayor.
Under the new arrangement it is ex
pected that the number of hacks in
the city will be materially reduced,
but there will still be enough to do
the legitimate business of the city and
that they will do it better.
Columbia.?Woodrow Wilson, governor
of New Jersey, candidate for
president on the Democratic ticket,
ad constructive educator and statesman,
will be invited to deliver the
principal address on national educational
day at the fifth National Corn
Exposition here next January.
Columbia.?The insurance department,
in its next report to the legisla
ture, win mane an interesting siaiement
in regard to investments by
insurance companies in this state
The variety of investments and the
amount invested in each county of the
state will be shown.
Columbia.?Governor Blease issued
an addresB to the Democratic voters
of South Carolina urging upon them
to rally to the Democracy and roll up
the largest majority she has ever
given them.
Greenville.?A small blaze at the
city hospital caused all patients to
be moved out. The large building was
filled with smoke so quickly that it
was impossible at once to determine
where the fire originated. It was later
located in the basement, where it
was caused by a defect in the heating
apparatus. The damage amounted to
several hundred dollars.
Orangeburg. ? Governor James K
' Vardaman, of Mississippi, considered
by some one of the greatest orators
-m *1 'i tapfnPQ in -hitt
OI lilt* ua?. unnciru a. icviu.v ...
, city under the auspices of Orangeburg
College at the college auditorium.
Columbia.?After conference lasting
all the morning between the strikers.
representatives of the company
and voluntary mediators, it was announced
that the strike of the 1-ical
! motormen and conductors had been
1 settled and 'hat cars would resume
| operation immediately. The company
j it was announced, agreed to recognizI
the local union.
MILI
RSDAY, OCTOBER 31, V
ille girdling
wireless system
'HE NEW PLANT IS COMPLETE
HAVING A RADIUS OF 3,000
MILES.
30ST A VERY LARGE SUM
Communication it Established With
Panama, Hawai, and the Philippines
and the Government Can Also Keep
Track of Its Ships.
Washington.?Crackling and sputering
with life the navy's new wireess
station at Arlington, Va., the most
jowerful plant in the world, flung
!rom its lofty aerials the first meslages
which signalized the completion
A an Important step in the building
)f a globe-girdling wireless system
vhich will keep every ship of the
Jnited States Navy and every insular
possession within instant communica:ion
with the Capitol. Wireless operators,
professional and amateur, on one
side of the globe probably had their
Instruments at their ears, straining to
:atcb the faint buzzes as the powerful
apparatus sputtered out its calls for
Panama Colon and the Atlantic Coast
aavy stations.
Down in the sound-proof operating
room, windowless and protected by
double doors, some of the navy's most
experienced operators dirtected by
Lieutenant Woodworth sent out the
first flashes.
NfA-X, N-A-X, the call for Colon,
1,785 miles away, was sent hurdling
through the ether. At intervals the instruments
sparked off N-A-R, the call
for Key West, 975 miles off. No official
messages were sent but the results
of the tests were noted at all
stations on the Atlantic Coast as well
as Key West and Colon and reports
on the trials will be made soon.
The radius of the new plant will be
about 3,000 miles. This range, probably
the acme of wireless operations,
will be attained gradually and it may
be weeks before the big plant is
"tuned up" to its highest efficiency,
Communications with the Pacific
Coast will be attempted only at night
for the present, but later on through
' '* * 41 nr\t t Hn Vorv
OUl me aay ine occiciaij ui i.?c
at his desk in Washington will be
within instantaneous communication
with Key West, Guantanamo, Colon,
the naval coaling stations, the winter
maneouver grounds and all Atlantic
stations.
For Final Week of Campaign.
New York?Members of the Demo
cratic National Campaign Committee
met here with Chairman McCombs tc
discuss arrangements for the final
week of the campaign. Charles R
Crane of the Chicago headquarters
and Robert Hudspeth of New York
Josephus Daniels of North Carolina
Wlllard Saulsbury of Delaware, Rep
resentative Palmer of Pennsylvania
and Representative McGlllicuddy ol
Maine, all members of the Democratic
National Committee, were present.
Street Car Strike Is On.
Jacksonville, Fla.?The local Btreei
railway system was effectually tied ui
as a result of the strike declared ear
Her In the day by the motormen anc
conductors. Only five cars were be
ing operated. These were taken off
hundreds of incandescent lights were
strung about the power plant and po
lice guarded the car barns. Despite
these precautions, leaders of botl
sides stated that no violence was an
ticipated.
Shippers Lost Contention.
Washington, D. C.?It was held bj
the insterstate commerce commissior
as a principle, that "where there an
two routes between the same points
over which different rates apply, i
shipper who elects to ship the traffic
via the route carrying the higher rat*
is not entitled to an award of damagei
merely because a lower rate was it
force via the other route."
Found Dynamited Under Car Track
Middleton, Mass.?State authoritiei
are investigating the finding of unes
ploded dynamite under the Bay Stat*
street railway tracks between thii
!own and Lawrence. Several charges o
dynamite thus far have been uncover
ed. Difficulty is being experienced it
getting men to conduct the search fo
more of the dynamite because of th*
danger of an explosion while digging
The dynamite unearthed is believed t<
be a part of the quantity left 12 year
ago when workmen repaired the roa<
and laid car tracks.
Aliens in the Death Cell.
Richmond. Va.?Helpless from th*
Injury received by falling from hii
horse. Floyd Allen, condemned to di*
on November 22 for his participatioi
in the Hillsville courthouse traged;
in which Judge Thornton L. Massie
commonwealth's attorney Foster an*
Sheriff Webb were slain, was brough
to the state prison here to await th*
fatal day. The aged mountaineer use*
crutches in entering the automobil*
which whirled him and his son, Claud
Swanson Allen, also condemned to di*
by electrocution to the great prison.
Allies Are Pressing Fight.
Londou.?Since the cupture of Eskl
Baba by the Bulgarian troops ver;
little news has been received from tha
j region where Turkey's future in Ei
rope may be decid d within a fet
days. A short message from Soflt
however, says Bulgarians have seize
a Turkish military train on the wa
from Constantinople to Adrianopb
This indicates that the Bulgarian ir
vaders have cut *he railroad, isola'
ing Adrianople from Its base, thereb
accomplishing one of the greates
strokes of the campaign
t McManus, dentist, destroying aiso me
i- buildings occupied by Hlchardson's
v market and Price's restaurant,
i, Columbia.?Eighteen thousand two
d tundred and ninety dollars is the
v imount that the churches of Harmony
?. 'resbyterv have nov- reported toi
ards the endowment fund of the
t- 1 resbyterian colleges of this state,
y .Many of the men coming to the meetit
it g of synod in Columbia brought re
ports with them.
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NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest News of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Mr.ny
Towns and Counties.
I.lttle mountain.?The federation 01
the Lutheran Young People's Societies
of tho South Carolina synod closed
its second annual conference at this
place after a most successful meeting.
Walterboro.?Fred Sanders and Levi
Taylor, two prisoners confined in
the county jail, escaped, leaving behind
them no trace to indicate how
or where they went.
Columbia.?Governor Blease desig'
nated H. P. Green, of Columbia, as
special judge to preside over the regular
term of the court of common pleas
for Chesterfield county.
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Columbia.?An invitation has been
extended the First brigade, N. G. S. C.,
to visit Charleston during the period
that the United States fleet will be ;
there, November 17 to 23, for the purpose
of participating in the military
parade November 21. At a meeting
of the Governor's Guards it was decided
that that portion of the brigade
would go to Charleston.
Gaffney.?The Southern Railway Is
putting a large force of men to work
on the tracks in this city. The approach
to the station here and leading
away from the station is very
crooked, a curve being on each side
and the work now going on is the
straightening out of the curves, mak
ing a direct approach to the station
from either side.
Charleston.?As a result of an important
conference between the board
of health and a committee from the
Charleston Medical Society looking to
the improvement of health conditions
along all lines, with special reference
to the abolition of the mosquito, the
isolation of the fly and the disposition
of garbage, a campaign of education
will be instituted in Charleston.
| Charleston.?Mayor Grace as the
head of a committee may go to Washington
to invite President Taft to
' visit Charleston during fair week.
The mayor had made an engagement
for the president to receive the Charleston
committee at Beverly, but the
cutting short of the stay of the presiI
dent and his family at the summer
home will require that another appointment
be made at( Washington.
Mayor Grace will later1 hear from
Washington, when it will be the pleas|
ure of the president to receive the
committee.
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Columbia. ? Newberry county is
leading off in an exemplary manner in
preparations for the Fifth National
Corn exposition here next January.
Some half a hundred members of the
Newberry county boys' corn club will
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visit me exposition uuut-r mi ou*-i
made by Col. E. H. Aull, county superintendent
of education, who announced
during the early part of the season
that each member of the club who
complied with the rules, made his
report and exhibited his best ten ears
at the county contest, would be given
, a one-day trip to the exposition next
' January, regardless of yield or prize:
winning.
Columbia.?City council took defi(
nite act*m with reference to the sanitary
problem in LaMott's bottom and
( passed a resolution providjng for a
. storm drain across Barnwell street as
part of permanent improvements in
f the much discussed district. Dr. F.
. S. Karle who stated that, after much
effort on his part, U? had failed to get
the property owners to do anything
with three or four exceptions, introI
duced the resolution calling for the
, city's doing its share of the work,
. . leaving the matter, then, with the
I board of health for rorcin^ the delin.
quent property owners to pay their
proportions of Xhe cost.
? Orangeburg. ? Camp Thomas J.
Glover, United Confederate Veterans,
? Orangeburg, held its annual meeting
i at the Elliott Hook and Ladder hall
- and the officers for the ensuing year
were elected. The following are the
officers: J, M. Moss, commander; G.
L. Salley, first lieutenant commander*
r F. S. Dibble, second lieutenant comi
mander; Mortimer Glover, third lieu?
tenant commander; F. A. Schiffley,
i adjutant; C. R. Jones, treasurer; Rev.
i D. D. Dantzler, chaplain; Jude Rob:
inson, sergeant major; G. A. Smoak,
? quartermaster sergeant; \V. F. Till,
j color bearer; J. C. Garvin and J. 0.
l Meaner, color guards; Miss Olive
Jones, sponser.
Florence.?The enrollment in the
. city schools shows an increase- for
i the past two years of 4b per cent.
- There are now over 1,200 children in
? the white schools.
sr Matthews ?The body of young
f John Shealey, a Charleston youth.
was found in a horrible mangled conl
dition on the Southern railway track
r near Singleton. Young Shealey was
? reported to have left home on a trip
of youthful adventure and is supposed
j at the time he met his death to have
3 been riding in hiding between the
j cars. It is not known on what train
he was riding.
Lexington.?Mary Burgess, a negro
woman, was lodged in jail, charged
e with shooting Marion Thompson, an3
other negro, at the home of the won
man. Thompson received the coni
tents of a shotgun in the face and for
y a time it was thought that he was
>, dangerously wounded.
1 Walterboro.?Very great interest is
t being shown in the second primary
e for clerk of court, which election will
j be held October 29, between D. B. Uude
son and J. M. Ackerman. It is expecte
ed that a large vote will be polled, as
s the candidates and their friends are
hard at work.
Pageland.?Fire here destroyed
property amounting to a loss of $2,000
i- with some $950 insurance. The blaze
y originated in the office of Or. ft. L.
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DIAZ IS CONVICTED'
BY COURT MARTIAL
REVOLUTIONARY LEADER AND
THREE CONFEDERATES SENTENCED
TO DEATH.
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THE SITUATION IS TENSE
The Impeachment of Madero I*
Threatened By Senate if He Allowt
the Execution to Take Place?Have
Appealed For Clemency.
Mexico City.?Gen. Felix Diaz, leader
of the revolution recently inaugu1
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raiea in vera v^iu*, <mu ?
confederates have been sentenced to i
death by court martial before which
they were tried in that city.
At the same time word of the verdict
against Diaz was received came
the report that the military court
had decided to recognize the order of
suspension of sentence upon the revo- j
lutionary leader granted by the Su- j
preme Court for the pending investigation
as to whether the trial of Diaz .
should be military or civil court. Populur
apprehension regarding the fate
of Diaz has not been greatly allayed, 1
however, by this action of the court |
martial.
The delay in the /eceipt of the
news concerning the outcome of the
trial is characteristic of all coramuni- J
cation between the capital and Vera
Cruz. The uncertainty as to what has
been transpiring there has served to
increase the tenseness of the situation, i
Friends of Diaz here fear the consequence
of the conflict of authority
which has arisen between the judiciary i
and military courts. If the military j
court observes the order of the civil
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case will be long postponed. But It
woujd be no surprise to thousands
here to receive a message announcing
the execution of the rebel general and
his associates.
Kfforts to save their lives, especially
that of Diaz continue unabated.
Turks Ready to Defend Adrianople.
Constantinople^?Reports of skirmishing
on tlie right wing of the eastern
army seem to indicate that the
Bulgarians around Adrianople are still
developing the turning movement. A
dispatch from that city says the commander
of rthe Turkish forces has issued
a proclamation declaring that
, the troops of the gurrison have heroically
accomplished the mission required
of (hem and have now withdrawn
inside the fortifications which
they are prepared to defend with the
courage demonstrated by their fathers
at Plevia. According to information
from reliable sources, the Sultan has
expressed the desire to accompany the
generals to the front.
An Automobile Party Drowns.
Belvidere, Pa.?Four members of an
automobile party bound for .{3hawnee,
Pa from their homes in Noble, Pa.,
were drowned in the Delaware River
when the ferryboat on which they
were crossing: was wrecked. The dead
are: .Mrs. Leon H. Gilbert, .Miss1 Rebecca
Tyson. .Mrs. H. W. Trump, Leon
Gilbert. Jr.. 7 years old. There were
eight members in the purty in two
automobiles. The ferryboat was struck
and knocked from its course by a raft.
When the ferryman lost control of the
windlass which propelled the boat,
those drowned were thrown into deep
water.
Autoist Killed By Train.
Atlanta, (la.?R. Vincent Connerat,
manager of an automobile agency
here, was instantly killed near Jonesboro,
(la., when a Central of Georgia
passenger train struck a racing
automobile which he was driving. According
to trainmen the auomobile
was carried about a half mile by the
engine and Connerat's body was picked
up a quarter of a mile from the
scene of the collision. ' Mr. Connerat
was 45 years old and formerly lived
in Savannah. He was one of the bestknown
automobile agents in the
Southeast.
Tells of Returning Cash.
Washington.?After hearing former
Senator Albert J. Beveridge tell of
returning $57,500 sent to him for campaign
use in 1904. the Senate Campaign
Contributions Committee adjourned
indefinitely. Since September
?>0V the committee has been in almost
continuous session with Senators
Clapp, Oliver, Paynter and Pomerene
conducting the examination of
witnesses. J. P. Morgan, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, Charles P. Taft,
George W. Perkins and a score of oth
er witnesses nave lesuueu.
Graves Have Been Marked.
Washington. -Gen. James H. Berry
of Arkansas, who was appointed by
President Taft to see that the graves
of Southern soldiers who died in
Northern prisons during the Civil
War and were buried near the prisons,
were marked, has completed his work
and tendered his resignation. In his
report to the President he says that
every grave is marked with a stone, a
tablet or a monument. About $51,000
of the money appropriated by Congress
for the purpose of carrying on this
work were not used.
To Play For the Davis Cup.
New York. The Davis cup tennis
matches will be played November 2fl,
I 29 and 30 at .Melbourne, Australia, acI
cording to official advices received
from London. The series will be the
I eleventh of the inr rnational competi
tion for the world famous cup which
was offered by Dwight F. Davis, an
American. The British challenging
team composed of C. U. Dixon, J. C.
Parke, F. (I. Lowe and A. E. Beamish
is already at Melhorne and will have a
month's practice on the courts there
\merfca is not to be represented
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f $1.25 PER YEAR
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION
The Sessions Will Be Held on Decern
ber 3-6?Establishing of a Sanatorium
Will Be Considered.
AshevHle.?The Baptist state con
vention will meet In its 92nd annua
session in Abbeville, December 3-6
The Baptist church here' is makinp
active preparations for the entertain
ment of the nearly 400 delegates wht
are expected to attend.
A committee on entertainment hai
been appointed, as follows: Dr. C. A
Milford, chairman: J. M. Lawton, R
B. Cheatham, A. B. Cheatham, J. a
Stark, W. D. Barksdale, A. H. Bar
nett, J. W. Nichols, W. ' H. McFall
R. C. Phllson, J. A. King, T. A. Put
nam, _J. E. McDavid, W. P. Wham
E. C. Horton, Otto Brlstow and Frank
B. Jones. This committee has beer
divided into subcommittees to look
after the various matters of prepara
'?? tKft r>r%r\ von f inn
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The South Carolina Baptist conven
tion is composed of ministers and lay
men, who are elected by the churches
No member has a sight to member
ship in the body by reason of officia:
position. The basis of representatior
is one delegate for every $25 contrtb
uted to state missions during the yeai
next preceding the convention. Upor
this basis there is a possible delega
tion this year of 1,600. Egery district
association cooperating with the con
eention is entitled to two delegates at
large; and as there are 38 such as
sociations in the state, the total pos
sible representation this year is 1,676
However, the enrollment last year wat
only 316, and together with visitors
there were present in the conventlor
probably 350. There will be a few
more than that number in AbbevilW
this year, it is said.
Probably the most important mattei
that will come before the conventior (
this year will be the report of a com
mittee appointed to make a recom
mendation upon the advisability oi
the establishment of a sanitarium.
Company of Militia Mustered Out.
Company F, Second Infantry, N. G
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i l/>i or iiiagenviu n<ta ucgu uiuqwv*
out of service by order of WTlliair
W. Moore, adjutant general. Folldw
ing ia the order issued calling for th<
muster: "Under the provisions ol
section 39, military code of Soutk
j Carolina, Company F, Second infan
try, N. G. 8. C. (Edgefield, S. C.) it
hereby mustered out of the military
service of the state of South Caro
Una. This company Is mustered out
because of failure on part of company
commander to furnish bond, as requir
ed by section 25, as amended, milltarj
code of South Carolina, and becaus<
of neglect to answer military corre
spondence."
Hookworm Campaign in Lexington.
Of^he more than 600 persons th&'
have so far been examined in th?
I fight which is being waged in Lexing
ton county by the state board ol
health to check the ravages of the
hookworm, fully half that numbei
has been found to be affected by th?
' disease. One of the very interesting
exhibits at the Trl-County fair at
Batesburg was the state board oj
health tent, which was visited by
more than 500 persons in one day
' Circulars giving the cause and symp
toms of hookworm disease were given
out on the grounds.^
Politics in Newberry County.
The County convention of the Re
publican party of Newberry county
was held in G. C. Williams' hall foi
the purpose of electing five delegatei
to the Third congressional convention
that was held in Anderson recently
" n elvjirman
ana 10 nomiuaic a v.uuu<.;
Prayer was offered by Rev. A. L. Carr
The temporary organization was: W
L. Lindsay, chairman, and Rev. A. L
Carr. secretary. Delegates elected as
follows: Newton Darby, T, A. Williams,
Jas. M. Sims, Green Davenport,
N. L. Lindsay; alternate, H. B
Rikard.
Grants Parole To One Man
The governor has granted a parole
to W. E. Blair, who was convicted
in Greenville county during the fall
of this year on the charge of assault
and battery of a high and aggravated
nature, and sentenced to serve nine
I months on the public works or to pay
a fine of $100.
First Train Over New Bridge.
The. first train over the new steel
bridge of the Blue Ridge railway, replacing
the wooden structure spanning
"Six and Twenty' creek was run
several days ago. The wooden bridge
was burned July 25. Through trafic
from Anderson to Walhalla has been
| re-established. The new bridge is
modern in every respect. The old
bridge was one of the highest wooden
bridge in the world, and although
parts of it has been replenished, stood
at the time of the fire as it did when
opened before the Civil War.
Nurse to Combat Tuberculosis.
In order to successfully and scien*
tiflcally combat tuberculosis, the
Spartanburg Health League has employed
a trained tiitrse, who will wait
upon every poor tubercular patient In
the county free of charge. This nurse
will instruct the patients how to care
for themselves, advocating proper
diet, fresh air and lots of It, and above
all, care in preventing other memberB
of the family from contracting this
disease. The expenses of such a nurse
are borne partly by the county au
1 ?knhi'slciont
tnoriues anu puni; uj mc
Corn Show in Sumter County.
A corn show haB been arranged to
be held in this county on November .
I 19, at which exhibits will be put up
which, if deemed sufficiently good,
will be taken from here to the state
' corn exhibit at Columbia. Small
prizes will be offered for best ten
ears and best single ears of corn, and
every possible effort is being made to
1 have all of the farmers enter the contest.
Much interest has been manifested
so far, and it is probable that
the corn show will be a great succMt