The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 06, 1901, Image 6
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In thar&c tho dlflleult work of pre- t
paratlun. ami to the assembled visi
tors to tho exposition. Please accept
for yourself and cynvny to yo?r as
sociates my hearty congratulatlouay
Upon what has been achieved aud pMT
earnest good wishes for the com
plete success of your undertaking I
hope It may provo of great and fast
ing benefli to our Industries ?> i ? ? 1 to
our commerce with the West Indies.
"T1IEODOKR UQOSKVELT."
At the Grounds.
Charleston, 8. C\, Special. ? Willi
Imposing ceremonies, embracing a
parade of Federal forces, and State
militia, Confederate veterans, beau
tiful women, and cheering collegians,
a programme of exercises graced by
distinguished speakers and with
words of greeting from the Presl lent
of the United States, the South Caro
lina* Inter-stuto and West Indian I't
i iitloii \\;iH officially opened Mon
day, Cofi&efvfitlvo Charleston enter
talned tlrousuuds of visitors who
?thronged the historic old-town from
early morning, cheered the nrtiil^vy
men from batteries in the, narbor.
threw flowers; at old veterans and tho
lailies occupying carriages in the
parade, and gave cnthusiaHtlc wel
come to tho lnvlteih'guoata. Tho day
was set aside as a holiday, an I all
'places of business were closed.
In tho auditorium at tho exposition
fceouuds w^vcto tho exercises were1,
held, iiu aiklienco of 4.0U0 poaple
cheered theAname of the President
of . the UnltedrCstates gave hearty ap
plause to Hon. Chauncey M. De-iew,
tho orator of the day. listened atten
tively to tho afternoon's exorcises,
'and then joined tho crowds Inspect*
iug tho grounds and marvelled at tho
audacity of Charleston la und u*t ik
ing an exposition of such magnitude.
About 300 people, including Iho
Governor of South Carolina and staff,
tho ofllcers of the exposition, the
ag?o.i'd of lady managers, and the cltv
of Charleston. were on <ne
.Svi/e'of the bcaulifullv decorated an
K?S7^!um when the exercises uegan.
x&9itor Depew, on entering, wan
?P*Jbn an ovation by the audience, the
*Sjf*erlng cotitlnuir.g for several
gh/nutes. After welcoming ad
v*rcgsp3 bv F. ,W. Wagener, president
of tho exposition companv, and Gov
ernor M. R McSwcehev, Senator De
pew was Introduced by J. /ydger
Smvtb, mavor of Charleston. The uc
constic properties of the auditorium
aie splendid *nd Mr. ^Depew was
neVbr in better voice. After his
sjJeech followed the exchange of
vgvf>otings between President Itoose
velt and Mr. Wagener. and ihe ex
position. on a signal from the White
Mouse was declared open.
Briefs.
J. H. Durkholder of Ashland city,
Ky., has purchased some valuable (im
bor lands Irt that seotioi.n, and has re
liiovn.'l hi? iv.'o -ir. ills io his n ?- \v
purchase in tho vr,ennd district of Boyd
county for active operations.
A half-million feet of lumber, wit!)
one probale exception (lie largest cargo
?f^umber ever brought to port, ar
id at Baltimore last week in the
:|v?rge Pocahontas, consigned to
' ,A Char: hu & Jiro.
toTnatheroatlcal
Iliehard J. GftU
The Unemployed in Germany.
Berlin, By Cable. ? Official investiga
tions made by the municipal counclljia \
to the number of unemployed in the I
various industries of Germany reveal a !
: worse condition of affairs than had al
ready been intlmaTed by the Gorman
pres!i. These Investigations havo re
sulted in showing "Wat the aggregate
of unemployed in Germany reaches
600,000 men or 4 per cen{, of the total
number of artisans In the country.
Posse After McQc\
, Home, Ga., Special. ? A posse of l-?
men, accompanied by blood hounds,
left Cave Spring Thursday morning in
pursuit of?John B. McGhee, who shot
and Instantly killed Frank L. Miller, in
Floyd county. Both men are well
known an^ Miller woa a Confederate
veteran McGhee, it is said, accused
Miller at shooting at his children, but
this he denied. M celiac is known as a
desperate man. and the posse experts
that he will tight before being taken.
PROMINENT^ PEOPLE.
Marie Corclll, the author, is giving
lectures In England. ;
Senator Depcw.-will u*o<l M!s0- Pal
mer in Paris on Chris tin us Day.
General Santas J. Zelayn lias been
re-eleeled 'President of Nicaragua.
President Kw-Mnvelt- la . Hv?- feet
eight inches tall, weighs 183 pounds.
Baron Hood of Avalon, Admiral on
the retired list of the British Navy, is i
dead. lie was born on July 14, 1824.
Former Queen Tdluokalanl, of Ha
waii, -ka a W#on entertained _Jn Salt
Lake Wy; lltnlir hjt flib Hawaiian
colony ? \ ? -JSE
Jnmes J. IIl\hal two fads. One Is
.thflpcollectfng c% myntlngs. His otiter
^amusement is raccollccilng of unsc/
jewels.
?I/ord Boscbe1*y has thc coetlicfii.col
Irrtloii or anurr-boxes- In the world.
Hhi twenty-tw* fine specimens arc
valued at $170,000. N ? -
The Royal Soeiefc'fi Copley Medal
been awarded toVrofessor j; Wil
Sudden Rise Caused By Gove niiiien (
Crop l.siiinaie.
WILD SCl:Nl& ON THE liXCIIANGF. |
W Ithlu Ihreo Minut..-. After Uie<io\ ? J
ii
eminent Hstiiuuk* Was 1'iibl siK'J
Cotton Advanced .jo Points
Now \o n;, Special. ? Trading ?iu
the Una! cotton exchange Tuohbiy
was convulsed by the i?ul>lit:;it i on at
noon <.if the govm nmciit'd estini.ite of
u short cotton crop for the year. Vhe
tigurca wi re l?,t>74,oo<) bales, or near
ly 2,000, OoO bales lean than the tra !e
generally expo* ted. Cotton Jumped
a bale in as many minutea aim i
scenes of excitement rarely seen.
Brokers fought with each other to
cover short contracts and the ,>ii bo
came a pandemonium for several
minutes aii or iho import \v;v? re
ceived.
?Kor three hours \ hereafter the v>l*
ume of busluesa ti.ia t< ,1 Wftst etHil'?
tnous. After the Hist advance of is. ar
ly 40 points a slump developed whbh
carried prices nearly halt the way
back to the quotations prevailing be
fore the figures were made i:n < n
Before tlio close, however, the
v. as regained and prices were at thoi."
highest.
The markets were exceedingly
feverish ilUring the morning trad in'.*
and brokers wero not inclined en
ter into any commitments prior to the
publication of the government report.
The principal options ; were reeling
about 7.00 a pound. Within three
minutes after the report was read the
tape recorded advances of 1<> points
In all the options., livery one talked
8-eent cotton and when the ir,?u\ket
.closed brokers were, "rendering v'nt
inliuenco the report would have on
the Llverp' Dl market ,for it is gen
erally understood that Liverpool is
'imates were exceedingly bearish. The
louses with wire connections in the
Soiffrh did an immense amount of
business, mniinlv profit-taking.
2,oo3,ooo Bales Short.
/ Washington, Special. ? The ^itis
i tieian of the Department of Agricnl
turo reports U.C74.000 bales the prob
able cotton production of the railed
States in 1001-02. The area picked or
to be picked Is estimated at
acres or 2.0 per cent., from thcaere
age planted. The total production of
lint .cotton is estimated al 4 ."2!M>f?
000 ponies, an ?tVera;;? of /\u\i ponn is
per Acre frisked "or 1r? VlP^fdelced. Tbe
estimated production by State:-?, in
pounds of lint cotton per acre, is as
follows: Virginia. 170: North Caro
lina, 142; South Carolina, 141; tbor
gla, 107; Florida, 117; Alabama, l.'O:
Mississippi ; Louisiaum^ JH'0;
Texas^?iflf?; AN^juigaai. 1 7i? : Teanos
sec^^ojTtfS MissourT, 10?5* Oklah una,
100; ;Imf||in Territory, 21 i.
In add it ipu , italic Department's or
dinary crop reporting' agencies, 15.
OOO glnnerg and 5.000 bankers and
merchants ,'hw?e>-jJtuL'ni8hed valuable
information concerning' acreage r.nd
production. The ginners haver* also
reported flic amount of cotton ginned
between August 15th and Novemoe.r
20th, this year and laftt year, with the
average gross weight per bale and
the ^average weight of bagging ? re?
ties. This has enabled the statsi
ticlan to ascertain the average n'?t
weight for baleB for each separate
State and for the entire cotton belt,
and .these weights have been used in
determining the total number of
bales produced.
The average net weight for the MP
tire cotton belt Is 468.2 pounds," y.'h'eh
Is belietffcd' to - bo the lowest avom^re"
In at least ton years. The large num
ber of light hales being marketed and
also some reduction in the proportion
of lint seed cotton are subjects of fre
quent comment by correspondents of
all classes.
$4,000 Tak;n By Biirjr'ars. /
Williamsville, 111., Speclal.^The
Stater^3ank of Williamsville was enter
ed by robbers early V-Jjcsday and the
safe was blown and robbed of $1000
In cash and Jewelry, The explosion
aroused the totfn and cltlzcns wore
eoon on tho scene, but the robbers had
escaped on a hand-ear.
Increase in Coat Output.
Birmingham, Ala., Kpcria!.? -,T. D.B.
Hooper, State mine Inspector, has made
a detailed estimate by cowiiUpa of the]
ni*ndneH<in pf rtvy In . Alalv+wft- -^trrrnij-)
tho year 1901. '.Weording to his e?li
mate the total output will be 9,211,304
tons, 1,ast year's production wis 8,
273,362 tons, the estimated increase foi
this year being 938,442 ton?.
Reform in China. - - ?
J'ekin, By Cable. ? Thft imperial edict,
deposing the former heir apparent, Pu
Chun, eojvof Priuec Tuan. tho airttroi
of tho Boxer troubleo, is. generally
..CP.n.^ld-Cred. as. -Ilia. *tx-ong+&- proof yet I
given of the sincerity b t the Empress
leaning towards tetetxa- Consider eft
Willi* trevTous^ edicts, this last one ap>
l peara to corroborate tho belief amousi
LJShlacafl official* Spat-tha Bn^prow
Dowager sees the jrror of her aptWa&J
sign pollcgj?-***e* t yenrft Conversing
with rc^vMOtativBs of two of the for
alga pirsrs, PrlJee Ching said China
would ofeB?so.fiiM*laa ccrftroi of Mau
charts ii My. of < the powtrs would ?t?{v
ptt b*r is so SMm*. s
lOS.
THE PASTORAL ASSIGN Ml NTS.
[ Charges I l??t the Methodist Alluls*
tt-is W ill .Serve 'I hi h Yetr.
The Sonfh Carolina <?\iferonco of
the Methodist Kplscopal church, S?vuh,
ailjuuint.nl Monday night at 10 0Y10 k.
Th'o appointments for the coming
year are as follow#:
Till* APPOl NTM13NTS.
Charleston District ? A- J Stokes,
presiding elder.
Allendale ? C. \V. Crsighton
Beaufort ? A. 11. lOurle.
Black Swamp? A. 10. Holler.
C harleston ? Trinity. J. W. Daniel;.
Bethel, 10. O. Watson, H^li. .Lueas;
Spring Street. J. C. Roper; Cumbr
land and Mt. Pleasant, .1. I.. Hardy.
Cordsviile ? \V. A. Wlmberly.
Cypress ? C. \V. Burgess.
lOhrhardt- 10. M. MeKlasick.
U rover? W. S. Goodwyn.
Hampton? W. A. lh-tts.
llarleyville? S. D. Vaughan.
llendersonvllle ? ^0. IV llutson
MetMellanville? p. X. Roundtre.*.
I'inopolls ? W. T. Patrick.
l'ort Royal ? S. 11. Hootli.
RUlgeland W It. Buchanan.
KUlRi villi? R. W. lluniphrh
Ri^und O? J. C. Davis.
Smninervllle? W. S. Stokos.
St. George? P. L. Klrton.
St. Paul's? W. II. Murray.
Walterboro-r-W. O. Klrklaud.
Charleston Port Society? P. a Mar
ray. chaplain.
COKES BURY DISTRICT.
It. A. Child, presiding1 elder.
Abbeville- J. T. Pate.
Autrcviile ? J. 10. Carlisle.
Puller? H. W. Whlttftker.
Cokeabury? H. Stokes.
Donalds- - \V. T. Dunean.
. Greenwood Station ? W. A. Masse
bcau. .
Greenwood and Abbeville Mills J.
II. Graves.
Kinards? W. H. Thrower.
Lowndesville ? J. L. Daniel.
MeCormick-S. T. lMckman.
Ml. Carmel ? II. L. Singleton.
Ninety-Six? M. M. Brabham.
Newberry Central ? W. I. llevbcrt;
O'Neal Street. G. K. Edwards.
Newberry Circuit? D. P. Boyd.
Pa rksvilie ? J. F. Miller. .
Phoenix ? J. P. Way. A . .
Princeton ? S. W. Henry. it
Prosperity ? G. R- Bhaffprf"
Saluda? J. C. Counts/ .? *T|
V or (try? 10. M. MasOn.
Yv'aterloo ? A. S. tasicy.
COLUMBIA DISTRICT. ?
10. T. Hodges, presiding elder.
Aiken and Langley? W. A. Kelly.
Balesbullrg ? J. D. Crout.
j Columbia? Washington Street, M. L.
Carlisle: Main Street. S. H. Zlmnier
! ikhm : Green Street. H. S. Trusdale:%
CJrnnby and Rnjhlund, B. R. Turnip
r.eed; lOdgewood, J. L. Mullinix; Brook
hind. Foster Spcer.
Edgefield ? G. W. Davis.
Fairfield? A. R. Phillips.
Fort Ml tie? To be supplied.
CJranlteville and Warren v 11 lo? J. Ji?.
Mahaffcy.
J oil nfiton ? W: S. Martin.
Leesville ? J. F. Anderson.
? Lewlcdnle ? ?T. M. Dawson.
L?jxington7^Wr*-B. Bar re.
Lexington Fork? J** L. Ray.. ?
Ridge wayjML F. Dukes
Upper sfiHbhcws? C. D. Mann.
WinnsborflS^ B.> Campbell.
Ep worth Orphanage? W. B. Whar
ton, superintendent; G. H. Waddell,
financial agent. . . . . ' ?
Paine Institute? G. W. Walker, pvesi
1 Colombia Female College? W. W.
Daniel, president.
Conference Secretary of Missions? J.
A' RlC FLORENCE DISTRICT,
M. DaVgan, presiding elder.
Cades? Wni. Ruff. ?*
Chrraw Station? W. D. Wait.
Ch^raw Circuit? P. E. Gibson.
Clyde? J. A. White.
.Darlington? P. F. Ei]SO.
Darlington Circuit? T. J. Clyde.
Epword and Lumber supplies by \\ .
C. Kellcy.
Florence? Jno. O. Willson.
CccriL2iown ? W. M. Duncan.
Georgetown Circuit? "W. M. Htulren.
Georgetown mission to be supplied.
Hartville ? . 3. Stevenson.
Johnsonville- ? T. B. Owen.
Klngstree Station? H. J- Cauthen.
T.akp Citv? J. E. Rushton.
Lamar and CarJ^csvllle? R. C. Boul
wTtre." ' *
IyaneBr? L. L. Inaoinex.
Liberty? R. W. Splnger.
Rome? J. A. Graham. *
Walters? J? B. Weldon.
? Serartton ? D. A. Calhoun.
L ^QUt*1 ^1?rcnce ? O. h. DuRant.
' GREENVILLE DISTRICT.
Jno. B. Wilson, prtoldlqg elder.
Anderson ? St. Johnn, M.\B^ Kellpy;
West End. 1).W. Keller, OrrVllle, B. M.
Robertson .
.Eosley and BeUicsda.? :W, -JE WJLft?_
gins. n ;
Fountain Inn ? G. C. Leonard.
Greenville ? Buncombe Street, E. P.
Taylor; Highland and City Mills. J. W.
Speake; St. Paul'a T, Grlgsby Herbert.
Greenvlllo Circuit ? T. J. White.
/i?AAi.ii * ni llrtrinftii - -
* ^Ti ffwrif u. f . f ivi iiivTr? ? - **
McClure ? J. W. Bailey. " . '
North Plckenfr? C. L. McCain; J. P.
Attaway, Sup'y.
Pel*er? F. H. 8hul?r. ; ?
Pendleton- ? J. E. Beard.
h PluKanr?O. Mr Abney. v ? ri ?
L Piedmtmt-'-P. Stoke*. r
RoldfTjIie-J. wr siwl*#.
Sejieca and Walhalta ? G. P. Clark
\V u. UuKur.
!if ^ N0. k-'J N. W.U1U.
Bui'lMVlUo?W. W. WUIUm..
* Ol"lo" fcnrt" MculaH? A T Jno.
Maiuming .Sun'y
Conway J NV v:iklu* ? T n
Conway and Oool Springs- T. ??.
Ucynolds.
Dillon? C. C. HerboKt.
katta? D. Tiller.
Mllle KOfK-J. A. "".!'1;;1 ?
Uiris Hint MltW Hlvw? ?. ?? K"
ton. . .
Marlon R F.. Stackhouae.
Marion Circuit ami Mills? It*. 1- Soot;
* AU-Coll an;? Hen'nettsvllW Mills? J. C.
Welch.
Mil 11 ins? A. B. Watson.
North Marlboro T. k Relviu.
NoViU Mullina? U. J. G?o?*
Watvamaw? G. W. c5rtVi";.
orangebcrg di?irh r.
H. II. Browne. presiding older.
.RambrtPg ? M- W. Hook.
Barnwell- -.1. U. Beckworth.
HrnnchvilU? J. 1>. Frlerson. ?
Cameron- .1. 0. \ongue.
Denmark? CJ. K. Stokes. \\
Wrolua. Sup'y. P.-"> *- -
Edlsto ? A. .1. Cuuthen.
RUoree? J. k. Tylor.
Norwav? -10. II- Beckham.
OiaiiBOlHHS-Sl. J ,A pli I"0"'
Oranueburg Circuit ? W ? A. rut .
Orange- 11. 11 Hawl?.
Providence? U. M. Crier.
Huwi'svlll';" Orangeburg and <???>
missions, 1>. A. Phillips
Smonks? J. T. Macfai lano.
Springfield- J. A. Yonguo; M. V\ .
Ferguson, Sup y.
Swansea .1 ? II. t opeland.
South Aiken- -G. W. Dukes.
\Vagvner? J. K. lnablnet.
lOdltor Southern Chilian Advocate
? \V. It. Richardson.
UOCK lllkk DISTRICT.
II. W. Hay a, presiding elder.
Hlacksburg ? N. B. Clarkson.
Blaekstoek? -R. W. Barber.
Chester? Bethel. G. V. NN;*|;son ,,
Chester and kancaster Mills- 1 <a ?
Murphy. . ? ..
? Chester Circuit-? C?. M. Ilo>?i.
Chesterfield? N. k. Wiggins.
Kast Chester? r J. W. Noelcy.
tfast kancaster? -W. C. Winn.
Fart, Mill/ -NV. A. W'rlght.
Hiekbty-'/0 rovo-rP. B. Ingrahant.
.loffersou-L. L.^eaenhaugh.
Lancaster ? J. M. Steadinan^
Lancaster Circult-J. A. Pee ei .
North Hock Hill? W. II. Ai kill.
Uiurol Strrtt anil HigMa?<l J ?> <? ??
T. Adams; Manchester and Mt. Hoiiy.
12. A. Wilkes.
Van Wyek? J. E. Strickland.
Yorkville? A. N. Brunson; ?. A.
Weber, Supernumerary. i
York XJIrcult ? C. M. cpelor. c
8PARTANBUHG DISTRICT. ?
W 1'. Meadors, presiding elder.
Bc'lmont ? J. O. Hugging
* Clifton and Cowpens? W. J. Sn>der.
Cherokee ? J. N. Isom.
Clinton? J. M ^Friday.
Cainpobello ? A. H. Rest.
lOnoree ? C. B. Burns. I
Gaffney ? W. H. Hodges.
Gaffney Circuit ? S. O. Cantey.
? 'oJuesvllle? D. Hucks. '?
Kelton ? S. T, Creech.
l^auren - St. John's. W. B. Duncan,
Laurens Mills, J. T. Few'?r*
' North Laurens? J. K. McCain.
Pacolet Mills ? 12. S. Jones.
i*a"Clot Circuit? S. A. Netties.
SantXic ? E. M. Merrltt.
Spartanburg ? Central, J. E. Orici.
Duncan, M. TT. Banks. Jr.; Bethel and
Glandale, R. L. Holroyd. ,
Colon ? Grace Church, r. k. Morris,
Union Mills, E. Z. James.
, / Whltmire? W. B. Justus,
if Buffalo? To be supplied.
1 SUMTER DISTRICT.
J W. Kllgo, presiding elder.
Bethany ? S. 1). Bailey.
Blshopvllle ? A, C. Walker.
Cam<len ? J. k. Stokes.
Camden Clrcult-G. P. Penney.
Foreston ? G. H. Pooser.
Heath Springs? J. C. Chandler.
Jordan ? E. K. Moore.
Kershaw? R. E. Turnipsyt'd.
Lynchburg? J. W. Humbert.
Manning? P. B. Wtflla.
Now Zloi^O. R. Whlttaker.
Oswegi^J. H. Thacker.
Plncwood ? F. E. Hodges.
PembertB ? W. G. Smith.
Richland? A. F. Berry.
Santee? T. M. Dent.
Sumter ? First Church, R. H. >Jon?s,
Magnolia Street, W. A. Fairer.
' Sumter Circuit ? W. C. Gleaton.
Wateree ? R. E. Mood.
Secretary of Education? J. W. Kl go.
A HsiBtant-jSecretary ? -Sundiiy School
"Editor ? L. F. Bcaty;
CRIME IN OCONEE.
S oniig SS iiitc N\ otnan Shot to Death
? W lilto Man ami Nogro Arrested.
W'nlluiUu, Spivial. TIm>s? are re -ovd
breaking times for erlnics in Omiicj
county. Saturday night added another
vKtini, 1 1? i* second in I ss than a week.
Sunday night liachcl INjwell was k.U?
od while fleeing with a young baby ' i ri
her ai-jurt. Saturday night Dasle Smith
a young whlt? Kir), just is years of ag ?
was brutally killed with a shotguu
Tho work was ilono at short range. No
2 shot was u?mI anil t ti o body about i! i
neck And breast was frightfully torn?
na>U? Smith and Jim Ilnrton, a blacli
ucgro. went to Mr. N. Dunn's resident .1
anil raised a row witji Mis. Dunn. Th I
women Inul a light and later I |
Smith wtt.j shot, by whom, it haa n li
yot boon proven. Dnsle Smith lj a n 1
lorious character and for some tlm ?
luus beey entirely too Intlmat * with t : J
negro Barton. Mr. X. Dunn claims i ?
be the father i>f Dasie Smith. They
came to town and wliilo here, the negro
went to Flu tin's huuiiti ju>J JjaaxU*u^i
?*??Wrr. mth. Tnlliu warned" thii nogs >
not to return, lie waited near unt 1
Dunn and the Smith woman came and
then he started for Dunn's house with
the woman. Doth of them making
dreadful thrcnta. Mr. Dunn had. iu he
thought, quieted the two women and
vMid giving hid attention to ttyo team
when the fatal shot was fired. Mrs.
Dunn Is In Jail, .so is llarton. conse
quently their testimony was not takoa.
Neither Mr. Dunn nor hi# daughter,
about 7 "years of age, swore who
the fatal shot. Dunn said that Button
came from the direction In which tho
shot was fired. The negro came to
Walhalla to notify Sheriff Moon and
that ofllcer promptly locked Barton up
ii. s he seemed so excited and could not
toll a connected story about the kill
ing. The negro claims that Mrs.
Dunn tired the fatal shot, but Mi l.
Dunn Is absolutely mum. After th'j
shoot inn Mrs. Dunn left home for tho
house of a neighbor, saying that aim
feared Dunn and tho negro. She w t*j
arrested late In the night by Sheriff
Mcrt.s and brought to jail. Tlio pla o
of killing is live miles east of here. Bar
ton in a notoriously bad negro and
had come heje from Pickens. Dasle
Smith has been in many scrapes anil
has been in Jail in Any times. Mr. and
Mrs. Dunn are poor people. Tho for
mer. a Confederate soldier.
Killing In Unioh
Union, Special. ? Sunday night a f <: w
miles below the city Dave Thjmas shot
.md killed one Ileury Tucker, both
colored. Thomao used a d-mbl - bar
relled sho| gun. He says that the d v"
ceased Mejri iiim a pair or shoos lw 'In.
ur^rt^a f/\v minutes afterwards sent i". ;?
lijm to conic over to his house. As 1 ? <?
ii lid bin brother started they noticed
'i-oiixa one going around tho ganh-i'. Ho
askeU who it was. and not receiving
an answer ho shot'. Tucker ran and
waa not ?een by defendant any luoie.
Ho further claims that the deceased
has interforod with his fam'ly rela
tions. The defendant Is now In Jail
and Deputy Sheriff J. M. Wllburn has
been authorized to go and hold an I i
quest.
. Ducktowttrl
S?V%Lt!S
boUsi fiMshl
NosvtJle ?*
wrscksa two
Plans I- rust rated.
Florence, .Spcclftl. ? Tho 12 prisoner:?
in tI)o Kloonee county Jail lmil arrang
ed a clever scheme to kill Jailer An
derson and -secure their freedom, liri (
there was one stone, in the way th( ,v
overlooked. Sam Slaten, an unuaually
Intelligent negro, had previously re
fused to have anything to do With the
plans . of his . prison fellows, and a
short while boforc t&c scheme wan to
bo worked, warned the jailer by parsing
out a noto under tho pretence that It
wan u telegram he wished forwarded.
.Had no warning been given the
scheme would not have failed In tiJft
-execution, so cleverly had the pTnita
been laid.
fr
A Hunt Knds In a Tragedy.
Klsslmee, PIa.f Special. ? Mlea nolle
Steffo was shot and Instantly killed
this aftofrtoon at her home on Spviuglc
Creek, about three miles from h';r-\
and Harry Klndall Is probably mortal
ry wounded. He was starting hunting
and. It la supposed, *hot Miss Sieffo
accidentally, then attempted su'cldo.
He wu,j found,, speechless, but when
handed a paper and pencil wrote that
lie wanted to pnss out of tho world a.?
quickly as possible. They wore second
cottsltiH and the best oj-frlenda. Kln
dall has recently rej/ttrncd from th?
Vhllippincs. /
Contraband (Juns.
London, Hy Cable. ? Tho govern
meat 7ias caused tin* ilM?nH/>? -of- A
Rrltlsh steamer which was fitting out
ostensibly for a pleasure cruise at Vic
toria docks, on the ground that th'a
vessel jvas laden with contraband .;f
Wftr.ds8tl?od for the Doors. A search
light fixed to the steamer's mau.t
brought hereunder suspicion and it js
?aid the ?ulmefptent TraarcTi ~aiBcToiic:l
four field gum), quantities of raw ma
terial for tho manufacture of powder
and that the vessel was fitted up iu
aldeHo -accommodate from EQfc to COO
men. Tho capfeln of the stjrthfter says
-his hit! nitlppg frOTp ^lg^<mpTby<rs"
directed him to call/afilamburg ?fter
leaving the Thames.
?Od Eag^ser Kills*.
-A north
A PECULIAR CASE. 1
k y?
?X,
1
Well Known Voung White Man Pur?
ffued and Cn^ured. JJ
Thm> waa great oxciteinont in Lajt-^rl
ren? Wednesday. -During tho night pr '
vloua Mr. Clarence K. Babb. had
and seriously wounded a younatf
uan'fed Sullivan who was caughf m a ^
lady's house botwoeu 12 -and I o'clock.
Mr. Uabb wo a awakened by scroaras.
and jumped out of bod and, without
making any attempt to (tress hluuroif,
grabbed hu pistol and ran out Into the
yard. The acr earns- emi\e from the
home of sotno most estimable ladle* , ,
nearby, and Mr. Uabb wiw two !&M:
hurl themsolves out., of a
Barefooted and in airy attire heuflMft
rhase. For four hundred yards he par- .$f
sued one of the iiceiiifr'ueswuia^fls he'J-p
supposed they were. lU fired
shots, none taking effect. Finally tli$
man pursued stoopo<Vjaa If to pick
-tzzzttZZr-'-'TT Kwcrtrg
pistol caught him In fitat part of tiw r7
body nearest Mr. Babb: The woundtkVj^
man fell and rolled under a house. M^ocj
Uabb stooped and as it was a moon^. acj
night, saw tho party roll ovor ft
to the far aide of the house. Ijy tj^ 0j
time tho wounded man emerged jtttn}<
under tho houso, Mr. Babb had iul
Copt ed him. The dazed fellow did tj| cfc|l
kuow which way to turn .. un.tl\ lerftM
Uabb halted him. Groat was, tho 4Mb
tor's surprise t? find that ho had b*Be a?
pursuing a white man. * "Cagtiw
The latter could no aftceuntA!
himself, and would not 7fll8QOlse Ui_ .a
Identity of bis partnor, Who; ?eseapea 4'
although other nplghbors wore on th"*1^
set-no with shotguns by tho time M
Babb brought down his man. Th
whole seems to bo shrouded in
mystery. If tho wounded, iuau waa
drinking ho did good splinting for a
man in that condition. Burglary c;~
bo t he only plausible excuse suggeaw
it Is said tltat'feollng against yOwttg ,
Sullivan was titter at flint, but there
was no danger of violence b^lng done*
him. His father la a alspejiBpMy
tacho and la well. connected.
wounds may not be of a dange
character. 7 ? ' ;
Had not this boy been brought dOwpi
In hln flight, some poor darkey lurtfcht* \
hftvo hc.&i hanging to a }imb~-|ia att
example.
Mr. Babb was quite n hero. Gattjhs"
up on a cold night an^f curijil ngVba rp - ,
footed, across cotton p&tche# and- -rtUr,
rocks, requires ondufanco. Ht -
and nearly denuded himself*
nppajf-l was blood stalnod nnfl * '
easily have been taken for r
man rather than tho ono
shot. jA