The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 03, 1903, Image 1
VOLUME XIV
CAMDKN, S. C.; FRIDAY, ,J IJLY H>0.t
ntnor Event# o! the Week In ?
Brief Form.
,, T. MH o' trustees of the Slaw
for met in the ?m"
8 the eleSm"1^ 1Ut '*"* ,n'' l,nlBhci>
to tS ?i 6Ui'chea ?' >ho Inetitu
i> r" J tiystees present were: Capt.
w ? Bradham nj Clarendon, Gen J
$gg*gS en-Senator A.
or m_f ? ^ Mr Cole JU Bleaee
Oran?h 7 a?" Ur' W' " kowinan
or lh? h .. Was ??e?tea secretary
. the b0l"-1- Williams, the former
' .? th. dm, was ra!le2"
cumhi . iary Va* reduce<J' and the In
tumbent declined the Job. a neKro
: 's zvry t "ir"
&W? ,rom whotm
was nothing ?! mak,n? clothes. Them
the board 0f lmpoitailce before
er^f iinaWrm?n' a l>10m,iient farm
Uurens Th,Ir;TenH County' was Tn
wTThe r yirchinK tor
grown for Mo 13 years ?W. well
grown for his age. and briiAf mi
name is Grady Wassnn it mf'
ijHTfo^ /e ~ ? J&2SS
?0 "oiThe?K"rcatraK?n'ft BU"
town'fllii J ^ Pi telei,hone ,n that
Ph?iSvwin b'i"R, a?y information,
ine boy s father thinks that the lad
? -Jnd SS^h ig idea8 about traveling
*na groin* the -world from a negro
who was hired on the farm.
' lives^iwh? mIt^/ a. colored n)an that
wh1?A on ifc, su,},lrbs ot Jonesvillo,
field 25? 5m ^ from the harvest
nein- late Thursday evening ridinc a
mule and carrying his scythe was
thrown from the mule. He fell on
- Uearwyoffe a* ' d cut his hand
in!l tj Southard, Douglass
and Hames attended him and found It
wrlBf^ww cuLthe urm off a^?ve the
wrist. Fiiday tB? wounded man was
doing very well.
?,j?iV j Thornwel1 orphanage ha3 just
passed a very eventful y^a r.. Eventiul
? ml i* "jany respects. Progress has been
- ? ^y? every department, and new
accessions have been constantly made.
The board seeing the advisability' of
- a ? ln?. a v'co Presldent, who would>
assist Dr. Jacobs in his multiplied autf
arduous labors, dhose Rev. Thornwfell
Jacobs, sou of the president and an
alumnus of Clinton college aird Prin-e
tctr seminary.
? ^ hcivy wind and rain storm iiassed
?over St. Matthew# Thursday aftern
r.oon about 5 o'clock, accompanied
by a severe fall of hall. Corn and cot
- -ton are Injured more or less, but the
tobacco crop of Mr. John McLauchlin I
.w^;.L# well nigh a total loss. He had 45
acres of beautiful weed which he held
as worth at least $4,000. NoW he do.
Clares be will take $50# This is the
----- third . time tliat section has been visit
ed by haiMhiy season, 1 ^
::: .Atttr months Of parleying *nd gpin-.
' P'nf rPd tape the much-mooted elaluft
the Charleston Bxposjtion
rompmy are to b? paid. W. H,
Wsloh, chairman of the board of re
cti ve?, received from the treasury de
*? ptftmant at Washington $95,745.83,
-Which will be fiovoted to ihe purpose
aforementioned. The money la in the
hand* of M. Rutledge Rivera, attorney
? -for- tha r 6c elvers of the exposition com.
pan y. 4 r~
,,Rev. J. Barr Harris, a yotmg preach
"?--x-t who gained considerable proml
-v_. nenfce in upper South Carolina through
7 his revival meetings, wherein he ar
r;; Gently preached sanctiflcatlon, has
heen -oonvlctet^of seduction in Mon
tana and sentenced to one year In the
penitentiary. Previous to his convlc
^ tlon he was charged with another case.
. . of like nature out there. He is well
known here.
Dr. Baeot, of Charleston, secretary
or the State Board of Health, to
whom was referred the report of an
epidemic Qf lunrf disease among the
negroes of Williamsburg cotinty, has
made an Investigation and say9 there
is no epidemic, but many negroes
. -haye .consumption resulting from tho
f diaSipated life they lead, and that the
matter is not within the jurisdiction
of the board to act'upon.
Chief Hammett submits a report
showing that the cost of the constabu
lary has Increased , about $3,850 a
month to $4,750, but the results Justi
- fled -the increased efforts to enforce
the law. The value of seizures of
? JUHSOr.has Increased from $1,230 to $i,
diiTerence In far or of the now
constabulary of $3,184.12.
Tho 'eight-year-old son of P. B.
Bryan, of Saluda county, died of
hydrophobia* Ho was bitten two or
three months ago by a mad^ddg."
The secretary of state has received
?n application for a commission from
tbe jonesvllle Oil Mill. The corpora
to*a are M. Uttlejobfi of Star Ford,
B. L* Ut tie John aim M. R. Sams of^
Joneavllle. The capital stock will be
. . t$25,0W. - ? a
The King's Mountain Military school
of Yorkrllle has been chartered with a
capitalisation of $14,000. The corpora
"Twit are Prof. w. Q. Stephenson, Dr.
White and Prof. R. T. Stephen
son.
A charter was issued to the "Su
preme Grand ^.Council of the Grand
United Order of tho Courts of Fraiur
n!ty" of Blackville. No extra charge
mi made by the eipaftusnsls who en -
mttm id the name in the charter, far
-it la an el^moaypary concern with
?mall exchequer.
_ Ike esTen-jrear-old aon o!
Jowi Brabham of OreeiyrlHe. Hied
^ FiSRy fnxto jhe ?*?*? o ? Vdwt
sBorphfnc ad&tnfst?c*4 by mistake
L1l 8toi^ 9r??t4cat of the
? *latt9aal bank and of t|?
tt to fir*
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS.
Conditions Qlore f avorable During
Ihe Past Week.
The week ending 8 h. m., Monday,
June 29, J 903, had a mean temperature
of 76 degrees which 1b about 4 degrees
below normal. The nights continue too
cool for the favorable development of
cotton. There was more than the
usual amount of t-loudlivess, and there
1h an Indicated need of more sunshine
for corn, cotton and melons. TUere
were local high winds accompanying
thundersoms that caused slight iarn
age over limited areas.
The Western half cf the State had
beneficial rains on the 22nd and 26th,
the latter heavy enough to stop culti
vation for the remainder of the week,
but it was needed, to soften crusted
lands that had become too hard to
plow. ' The central and northeastern
counties had rain nearly every day,
y)th omo excessive, rains that washed
lands and rendered all but hillsides too
wet to cultivate. In Barnwell.. Bam
berg, Orangeburg, Berkeley, Williams
burg, Sumter, Clarendon, Florence,
I>arlington, Marion and Marlboro, and
parts of adjoining counties, crops are
suffering from lack of work and ex
cess of moisture. The Immediate coast
counties had moderate and beneficial
rains. The average rainfall for the
State was nearly 2 Inches. Hail storms
occurred In many counties, but serious
damage by hall was reported from
Berkeley ^Marlboro and Saluda coun
ts qftJy)
.^,The general condition of all crops la
better than any time this season, byt
the improvement is comparatively
slight Sn many places, and all cultiva
ted field 'crops ne?u dry weather to
permit cultivation, and to rid them of'
grass. They also need more sunshine,
to give them a healthier, color, and
greater warmth to stimulatef-a moro
rapid growth.
The corn' crop Is fairly promising,
except In a few central counties where
lack of cultivation and an excess of
moisture has given It a sickly color
and a stunted growth. Esrly corn Is
being laid by in the eastern and cen
tral counties, with many fields In a -
grassy condition. It is tafesellng. Bot
tom land corn has not recovered from
the effects of the recent floods and Is
poor.
There Is a general improvement In
cotton over last w?ek l>oth In col^r ami
growth, but the plants contlnueSmall
and in places stljl lack a healthy col
or, while stands are broken^ and ir
regular. Lice are less prevalent than
last week. First blooms are reported.
Blnce the 19th from the eastern and
cential parts of the State, but' bloom
ing is general. Last year cotton was in
full bloom by the first of Jyly. The
work of cleaning fields has narade rapid
progress but ' many 5 fields are still
grassy, and some ha.ve not been chop
ped to stands. Sea-lslamd cotton is
small, but vigorous and wealthy.
Tobacco curing Is in progress. The
tobacco crop has Improv?d^r?cfilltlXi_
*nd now ranges from fair to exceeding-"
ly fine. Rice It doing well. Cantaloupe
shipments have begun. Hay meadow*,
sweet potatoes tad cane look flat, The
fruit prospect* are lee* promising, es
pecially (or apples and grape*. Garden*
are line.
The Markets,
COTTON MARKET.
~ These figures represent prices paid
to/sfragons:
Oood middling .....13%
Strict middling 13^j
Middling . . -h~Tv- . . rr, . , r. . . . 13-1&
StainB and tinges ,.12 to 13.00
* PRODUCE MARKET.
Onions . . . . % 70
Chiekens? spring 12*4
Hens ? per head. 30
Eggs : 12?4
Beeswax 20
Turkeys 12Vfe
Ccjj?w^ 60
Ducks... rr .-.-.. 2V&
Wheat 60 . .
Wheat? seed 1 00
Oats 45
Rye ? 1 00
Sides 9*'
A Thousand Warriors K'lled.
London, Special. ? The War o Office
has received a dispatch from Colonel
Rochfort. onjf, of the British officers
serving with the Abyssinian force in
Somaliland, which says the Abyssln
ians on May 31; after a series of forced
marches, struck -Uie Mad Muulah'a
forces near Jeyd. surprising them at
dawn and killing 1,000 spearmen and
capturing almost all their cattle and
sheep and 1.000 camels. ^
New Corporation. ,
Vteffney is to have another cotton
mill to be knowiv-as the "Marie." The
amount of the capital stock* is to be
$150,000 with the privilege of increas
ing to $200,006. The petitioners for a
commission are E. R, Cash, P. O.
Stacy. H. D. Wheat. J. G. Wardlaw, Q.
P. 'Hamrick. J. C. Jeffries and W. L.
Betltomeyer of Oaffney; O. O. Falls
and C. & Elam of Kings Mountain. N.
C.; D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte and
R. B. Hopkins, of Baltimore; ?
A charter *Was fiMied to The ?tar .
Publishing company of Marlon, capitaU
stock |2,000; J. C. Mace, president sndj
F. W. McKerall secretary' and treas
urer.
A Nsw Bank
Greenwood. . Speciel.? -GreenwoodV
fourth bank wl# he known as theJLoan
slid Exchange hank and* was formally
launched by the filing with the secre
tary of state of as application for a
eommlasloo. The corporators of the
new bank art J. T. 81mmons; J. T.
*edkx*, A. F. McKlssick, W, R. Coth
W. J. Moors. J. 9. Kl?jth. C P.
O. P. Neal. Of theae the
w oAoevs tft tW haaio
m. pi rata sat. mi *. T.
TRIAL IS- REMOVED.
The liltman Case Goes to Lexington
County
ft"" ? iiih. ? ?iji*L. /mil' mi' rrju_.
f - ? ?
COURT GRANTED CHANGE OF VENUE
In tho ^ase of the State Agaitst Jus..
Tillman For (tie Killing of Editor
Gonzales. Removal Is Qrdered
, Third Day.
Argument on tho motion of a chango
of venuo In the ease of James II. T?U
inan, indicted for murder, was con
cluded at G o'clock Wednesday after
noon and Judge Townsend at once an
nounced, his decision that tho chango
would be granted. Counsel disagreed
concerning the county where the cuh*
should he sent.
The day's proceedings opened with
the argument of Mr, Andrew Crawford
for the prosecution against the motion.
He apoke for an hour and a half and
his presentation of the law was highly
complimented. He was followed by
Mr. P. H. Nelson for the defense, win
also devoted himself largely to the law
of the case. Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger,
formerly Attorney .General, iioxt ad
dressed the court for the prosecution,
first answering the arguments on tin
other side. Solicitor Thurmond closed
for the prosecution in a clearcut
speech.
. Mr. Croft closed the argument, as
serting that there were ample accom
modation at Saluda and that it is
not Tillman's stronghold.
Judge Townsend then instructed the
attorneys to draw up an order Cor a
change of venue and leave the county
blank;
On Thursday an order waB Issued by
the court removing the trial to Lex
ington county, to be held at the next
regular terra of tho court for that
county.
Strke at Charleston.
Charleston, Special. ? One hundred
and fifty men, members of the Build
ing and Trades council, struck work
Monday on account of the ultimatum
of the contractors, requiring them to'
Withdray from the council or give up
their Jobs. As a result, there was a
partial suspension of work all over the
city. The majority of the contractors
are' in the Master Tradesmen's associa
tion and consequently nearly all the
work in the city is Effected. The. coun
cil has been endeavoring to force sev
eral of the branches of the organized
labor Into the council by refusing to
work on the same Jobs with them and
>t&e contractors have been much an- 1
noyed by constantly-^T^vlng-ii^elA^voi-k
dejifyed by th^tfounoll people quitting
,-jrfnenever th?4e few unaffiliated unions^
were put to *ork on joba, that Wtp
decided to aever all connection wUh
the council and the ultimatum wtfe
drawn up, raquMnf ill their mecnanX
lea to leave tfitfcouncll, If they would
continue in their employ. The council
people are standing together and their
leaders say that there will not be a
split.. The contractors on the other
hand are certain that they will win
out. They claim that th$ unions are
largely made up of negro&s, that they
have no financial backing, will not be
recognized by tht national organiza
tion and in a few days they will all be
glad to resume work. In consequence
of the council people quitting on jobs
being done by contractors who are In
the tradesmen's association, all build
ing work is more or less afTected. Tho
mills and a few of the contractors,
who are not in the tradesmen's asso
ciation, employing all union and coun
cil help, are not affected by the strike.
Several meetings tfcrc hold but no
demonstration of any kind wa? made.
Palmetto Briefs.
The C. & W. trestle over Little* Rivlr
near Lowndesvllle was set on Are by
a passing train and burned on Thurs
day. ?
The Supreme Court has dismissed
the appeal in the case from Hampton
Q. Box, convicted or manslaugh
ter, and Box,- a farmer of some stand
ing in Hampton, will servo his sen
tence in the penitentiary for the kill
ing of J. H. HcCreary.
It la learned In Greenville on unques
tioned authority that the Southern
Railway, the Blue Ridge Railroad end
the Anderaon Light and Water Com
pany, which would suffer tremendous
damage In the event of any serious
break In the Toxaway, N. C.. dam,
scud engineers to the Sapphire country
to maksa careful examination of the
structure. <
Uhas. L. Hit! wounded and captured
a large eagle near his home, two and
4. half miles below idE in Anderson
eounty. The bird Is of the grey Vfrl
and measure* seven feet from tip
Ip-tifr of Its wiaga. Thia la the second*
Ant captured near Iva In the last few
years. _ i
OrKtveod Merchant Killed.
SfMurtaaburgr Special.? J. Leslie An
drew, brother cf E. B. Andrews, of
thia rity, w^lW aup^hlirodTW ft Th e ~rm
loadlsg of a freight car at Greenwood,
was throws from the ear, and both
Jaw bones broken. Ms immediately,
became paralysed sad dtad last night
Deceased 4fm jnaHemtof UtepOTSt
Andrews Cft, of Grveawood. and a
J red by a
WILL HAV? NEW FAIR BUILDINGS
|?ru?pccts Bright For the Beat Stato
Fair Ever Held.
( : ?. ?
Columbia, Special. ? Tho "old build
lug" at the fair ground la to come
tlowu, and out of the timbers Ik to bo
constructed a now "hall of agricul
ture" which will bo as roomy as the
no-called "new .tyilldlng" on the Kim
wood avenue aide of the grounds.
The location of the hall of agriculture
will -be changed so that there will be
plenty of room around tho arena In
which tho crowds may circulate, hast'
year and the year before there was a
great Jam In the passage way around
the arena , between the two main
buildings and at times persons could
not get from one place to the other.
Mr. A. W. Ix>ve of Chester, the new
general secretary of the fair was in
the city, and went over the grounds
with Mr. E. A. Gulgnard, member of
the executive committee, and Mr. C.
C. Wilson, architect. Plans foi|r tho new
building have not been drawn, but tho
requirements of the State Agricultural
and Mechanical society have been
made known to the architect and he
will prepare details In accordance
therewith.
in addition to w building, two
large restaurants will be built, In dlf-(
ferent parts of the grounds. First
class meals will be served in these
places, and there will be lodgings for
the concessioners. There would bo a
greater number of these concession
ers coming Into tho city from other
Stales but for the lack of such hotel
accommodations on the grounds.
Tho entrance to the grounds is said
to be badly located, apd Mr. l?ve
wants the street railway company to
put In a side track a little further
west on Elmwood avenue. This would
in a measure relieve tho congestion
around the entrance and between the
buildings on "big days." Before leav
ing the city yesterday afternoon, Mr.
Love said: "We will have 30,000 peo
ple here this fall If tho Chamber of
Commerce will help us as I am fcure
it will. I propose to work tho counties
of the State with the hope that the
exhibits of tho county fairs will be
sent to the State fair." He has ether
plans which will ensure new features
and give new life to the fair.
Already the committee In charge
are anticipating the State fair al
though that festival do.es not occur
until the late autumn. Though the
fair ha3 always been a season of en
joyment and festivity yet It Is the in*
tention thtw y?ar to surpass . all pre
vious efTorts in that llnsr. There will
be in the language of slangdom "some*
thing doing" every minute and the
visitors will leave the city delighted
with Columbia's hospitality.
As last year, tho street carnival will
btf a most prominent feature of the
fair. The Klks will not bo behind the
project as the law of that order now
forbids Its participation in -such en
terprises, but the Chamber of Com
merce will take unpn>Jl?elf the dnty
of carrying out ft carnival such as was
had last year, The eit !y fair associa
tion, as told in The State of last
week, haa dissolved and has been
merged intd the Chamber of Com
merce. I
Secretary A. W. Lov$ of the State
Fair Association has lately been Id
corresw6ndanen with the Chamber of
^Comto$roe and has entrusted to them
a large part of the preparation neces
sary to make the fair an eminent sue*
cess as far as- Columbia is concerned.
It has not yet been decided whether
or not tho midway on the grounds
will bo dono. away with. In the event
that It Is its place will be supplied by
the Bide shows on Main street as in
the laet carnival. A new feature of
this fair is to be a great, military
parade with the co-operation of Adju
tant and Inspector General John D.
Frost, who, It is said, is thoroughly
enthusiastic over the plan. In case
the Stato encampment Is secured for
Columbia it Is certain that the militia
of tho State will wish to return in the
"all to attend the fair.
Of course the football game has al
ways a star, atraction with the
collego men and women of the State
and laet year the crowd which saw
Clemson defeated by Carolina *vas the
largest ever assembled on the athletic
Held at the fair grotinds.
Another Resignation. t
Jacksonville. Fla.', Special. ? Captain
D. E. Maxwell. superintendent of the
sixth division or the Seaboard Air Line
with headquarters at this place, has re
signed hfa position, and A. P. Connol
ly, now assistant superintendent, has
been appointed to succeed him. The
change will take effect July 1. Captain
Maxwell will remnln with the road in
in advisory capacity.
New Corpotatlon*.
The Morgan Wood and Iron Worka
of Spartanburg was chartered Satur
day. The capital 4$>ck is $40,000. Mr.
Wm. M. Jones Is president and treas
urer, Mr. Walter ff. Montgomery secre
tary. and these officers together with
tlie following constitute the board of
directors: Geo. W. Nicholls. V. M.
Montgomery, Geo. S. Coffin. Horace L.
Bomar and J. G. Evans. The Charles*
ton Hunting and Fishing club was also
raftered. The Consumer*' Grocery
fompany of Florence gpplled for a
commission. Tho corporators are W. H.
Mailoy. Angus McTaggaft. W. P. Burch
tad J. S. Stackley.
State PreM Association.
The members of the South Carotins
Frees, ossoclatlop wtH go to Denver
this year. The meeting of the asso
ciation will ho held at the White Stone'
Mthia Springs on the ?th to the 10th
of Jsljr. Mr. E. H. Anil, president of
the aaoodatton. while te the city yes
terday stated that the hotel 1# tefftg
aatten In readiness for tit mesUpa of
the aaeoclatton. Hit tWOiK wtf Use
is InsyNMtlo* and the Int. Mr. 1.
V. Harris, to ? fcfas MMM I IHfti
AN OFFICIAL KILLED
State Comptroller of Texas Shot By a
Crazy Man v / *
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WHO THIN COMMITTED SUICIDE
Frenzied by Hl? Supposed Wrong*)
W. CI. Hill, ? former Employe of
the Official Kills State Comptroller
Love. v .
? 0 ?
Austin. Tex,, Special. ? Frenzied by
Buppoaed wrongs. W. O. Hill, an ex
ftUaehc of the Stato Comptroller's of
fice, Tuesday morning a few minutes
past 10 o'clpok, entered the prjvate of
fice of Stato Comptroller Ix)ve and
killed him by means of two well-di
rected bullets from a large calibre re
volver. As Hill turned to fleo, he was
Intercepted by Chief Clerk Stevens, of
the Department, who engaged htm in
a scuffle, during whleh 'his revolver
was accidentally exploded. The bullet
entered Hill's abdomen, causing a
wound from which he died at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, three hours after the
death of the man whose life he sought.
Thus. In brief, as told, is the story of
the tragedy, the first assasalnatlou ever
chronicled in the Texas capital. The
shooting has thrown the town and
Stato in a commotion, but the doath of
the assassin, as well au his victim, has
closed the story in ono chapter.
Ah to what caused the shooting nohe
can explain, other than that it was the
act of a madman. Hill had been an ebi
ploye of the Comptroller's office for
ten years preceding Love's term of of
fice. He was let out by Mr. I*ove when
the latter took charge, and it Is pre
sumed that this fact preyed upon hiB
mind until he went insane. Tuesday
morning he went to the capttol, en
tered >tr'." I^ovc'a private office, spoke
t'> him cheerfully, shook hands, and,
handing him a letter to read, sat down
at the invitation of the Comptroller,
No sooner had Mr. Love begun to read
the letter than Hill sprang to his foet
and fired two shots Into the body of
Mr. Love, one taking effect Just above
the othor immediately below the heart.
Mr. Love screamed, dropped the letter
and sank to the floor.
Hill, seeing that his purpose had been
aee^hiplished, turnecLtP make for the
door. He was intercepted by Chief
Clerk SleVens, whp grappled with him
and was wrestling with him when
Hill's pistol was accidentally discharg
ed, the bullet entering Hill's abdomen.
He fell a dead weight In Stevens' arms,
and was lowered gently to the floor,
where he lay until .taken to the hos
pital. He died at 3 nfclock.
Love was given alf immediate atten
tion possible, but died wlthlu an hour
after the Bhooting.
The^letter that Hill gave 'to Love
? reads (*s follows:
"Austin, Texas, , 1903. p
"Col. R. M. Love, State Comptroller:
"Dear Sir: Public ofTlce la a publlo ,
trust. Public officers are created for
the service of the people and not for
the aggrandizement of a few Indlvldu
rls. The practice of bartering Depart
ment clerkships for prlvato gain Is a
disgraco to the public service, and In
this nefarious traffifcVou ore a record*
breaker, You hatf? rObbed, tho State
employes and jfour incompetent admin
istration has prompted others to rob
the State. The man who, claiming to
bo & Christian, deprives others of am*
ployment without cause, la a base hyp
ocrite find ? tyrant. The greatest mind
that ever gave Ha wisdom to the
v, orld; the mind, of all others, moat
capable of 'umpiring the mutiny bo
tween right and wrong,' said, *You
take my life when you do take from me
the means by which I live.' If that"
be true, you are a. murderer of the
deepest crime. Although I cannot help
myself, before laying life's burdens
down, I shall strike a blow ? feeble
though It be ? for the good of my de^
serving fellowmen.,,
"For tho right against the wrong.
"For the weak against tho strong.
"Yours truly,
(Signed) "W. O. HILL."
Mr. Hill was a quiet and gentleman
ly person and was never known to
have been addicted to any bad habits.
At the time of the shooting be was
holding a good position here In the city,
so that dire want could not have insti
gated the frenzy that prompted the
shooting. It Is the opinion of all that
It was the act or an insane man. lm
mediately after, the shooting and while
Hill waa still lying in the corridor, a
bottle of laudanum was taken from his
pocket, and, reaching for It, he said:
"Let me take that arid die easy."*
This has led many to believe that
be contemplated suicide, following his
shooting of tne Comptroller. Both men
hive families surviving them. Comp
troller Love's remains were shipped to
his old home In Limestone county for
Interment and Hill's remains will bo
burled here.
Mtot Ey Lynchers.
Scottsboro. Aln., Special.? Andrew
Diggs, a negro,* was taken from jail
Monday night and hanged by a mob.
The negro wa(t arrested Sunday for j?u
attempt to cr^xnlnjrily assault Misa Al
ma. the 19-year-old daughter of Dr.1
B. Smith. Sheriff Austin, In charge of
the jail, did all that waa possible to/
defend the prisooor from the mob who
fired on him. Two of the eh 6U too*"
effect in the aherlff's arm add Kg. The
aaob secured the Mys toJHggVeell
from the sheriff's daughter snd quick
ly secured the negro, whom they hang
ed to a nNtr-by telegraph pole. ? ~
In I
Wllsson. Special. ? After being out
from i o'clock Saturday l**ttt 9:H>
T?**day mwrnlag. the. Jury l*.._th?
Jones namttwr case had in* artrotfat
a verdict, and ' as tlwy stated that
they Ad aot think they. cOaMjpgree,
Jodge ttii? ilnhwiH t|?B Ml %
MMulat-aas ordered. Ball ?r tha Vr?
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
A Large Addition.
Another largo cotton manufacturing
plant will be established in tlio Char
lotto (N. C.) district. It it* to bo built
by the Hiss Manufacturing Co., which
filed articles of Incorporation during
the past week, With capital stock
placed at $500,000. The incorporators
are Messrs. George B. Hiss and I).
O'Donoghue of Charlotte, N. C., and1
John M. Rhodes of llhodhlss, N. C.
They are largely Interested in cotton
manufacturing, Mwsrs. lliau and
Rhodes being president and superin
tendent, respectively, of tho Rhodhlss
Manufacturing Co., now operating 15,
300 spindles and 420 looms at Rhodes,
where tho new mill wljjj also bo lo
cated. The HIwb Manufacturing Co.'fi
plant will havo 25,000 spindles and
800 looms, driven by electricity gen
erated from water-power, and the pro
duct will be high-grade cotton goods.
The engineering contract has not yet
been mado. The stockholders will meet
this week to olect officers and arrange
further details. Ofllces are at 41 8.
College street, Charlotte.
New Knitting Mill.
Through the efTort3 of tho Hoard of
Trade of Roanoke, Va., contracts havo
jeeti closed securing tho establishment
>f a $20,000 knitting mill In that city.
VIcubi'b. Charles Michael and Daniel
Robb of 219 Chestnut street, Philadel
phia, Pa., will own and operate the
plant. They will occupy building throe
itorlcs high, 40x80 feet, and manufac
ture hosiery, employing about forty
operatives. Messrs. Michael and ljtobh
were mentioned in January lastj ag
;onU*mplatlng this plant. ?
l?t Textile Notes.
It is Btfttcd that tho Lowe Manufac
turing Co. ami the Eastern Manufac
turing Co. of IIuntBville, A>?.. will con
solidate aid add a plant for finishing
the product* of both mills. The output
>f these mills Is at present finished at
Fitchburg. Mass. These two com pan -
.cs have -been underythe samo' manage
ment (being in cont\ol of FJtchburg,
Mass., cotton manufacturers), and aev
jral weeks ngo announced that plans ?
md speclficationH aro being prepared
for doubling each Mil. Messrs. Cow-.
*11 & Ix>ve are now preparing plans
md specifications for the enlargement.
The J,ove addition will be an 80x130
foot structure, and the Eastern will be
10x120 feet. The two com Mantes re
:ently Increased capital by $150,000 to
provide funds for enlargements,
, Messrs. Charles J5. Garner and Btallh
Pickett xtf Jacksonville. Fla., nave
nade a pYopositlon to build a $200,000
;otton factory near Albany, Go. Thoy
propose locating the plant at Big.
Shoals dam, on Muckafoonee creek,
wo miles from Albany, and utilising
:hat watef-power, which they control;
Miian y investors aro anted. to sub- ,
icrlbe $50,000 of the amount to be In
vested. A committee 1b now endeav
oring to meet the terms of the proposi
tion.' Some months ago Mr. Plekett
Alive d of building a mill at Albany.
The Washington MIIIb of Pries, Va..
baa bean fully completed and recently
TCgtra operations. The plant has 45,000
tplndles and 1500 idoins manufacturing
iheetlng and duck, and the company"
Is capitalized at $2,220,000. When this
jntcrprlse was first announced by
Manuafcturers' Record In 1901 the
equipment was given aff 40,900 spindles
ind^lOO loom*.
Extract Wooljk Merino Cto. of Chat*
tADooga. Tenn., haa begun the tra
j>rovemente tor * which It Increased
Capital frcss 820. WO to 140.000 1a
March. An additional building will be.
srected and equipped with aufflelent^
machinery to double^ preaent output.
The producet Is shoddy or wool ftscured
from rags and cloth containing cotton
ind wool. " "
It Is stated that the Clifton <8. C.)
Manufacturing Co. has sold about 6000
bales Qf cotton at a profit of about
(150.000. This company la one of those
frhose three to^lls were destroyed and
Jamagod by the recent flood. The cot
ton sold is what was saved of about
>000 hales In the warehouses that were
washed away.
Messrs. U. A. Guignard and I* I.
Gulon have incorporated the Lexing
ton Water-Power Co. of Lexington, (8.
CJ.) with capital stock of $50,000. They
propose developing A water-power and
transmuting the energy by olectrfcfly,
to establish cotton and woolen mllla,
?In
Messrs. John M. Jones, John K.
Brown, P. A. Carter, W. M. Patton,
James May and J. H. McCaslin have
Incorporated Sweetwater (Tenn.) Hos
iery Mills, with capital stock of $35,
MM).
W. H. Johnston, Box 546, Miami.
JTa., proposes developing water-ppwtr
lndjcaiAblishlng a cotton-yarn milt in
Georgia. He la In the market for alT
the machinery required.
Messrs. J. A. Abernathy. H. S. Aber
aathv and 'Tr-ffV Coster have lncnrpo-:
rat?d the Wampum Cotton Mills Co;
af Llncolnton, N. C? with an author
IxefTbapltal of $160,000,
Weldon (N. C.) Manufacturing Co.
will erect a three-story addition and
install additional machinery. Thl#
company operates a knitting mill.
L^Wltten McDonald of Kansae City,
| Mo!r*t>roposes. organizing $250 ,000^ com
pany to build 10.000-eplndie cotton
mill at Carthage, Mo.
.? P. O. Carpenter and othera have ln-1
corporated the Newton Moslefy -M4H* j
Stpro Co. of Newton, N. C. The capl
tal stock Is $10,000.
The StlleT- Ootttm Mill* of Sasley,
$. C.. haa Hied notice of its Intention
to increua.Cftpttat stock from
to $500,000. ?
Lumber Natea.
The Mobile Lumber Co. of Mobile,
Ala;, has Increased tte eepiUi -atock
from $150,006 to $1000,000.
ttal of $9,000, The incorporators are
We. T. Kahaa, La Roy C. PaUllo aM
Waa. H. Whiting. ?v
>The flcreea mar h
FALL OF ELEVATOR
"
Results in Serious Injury to Miiy
People
CROWDED CAGE DROPS tO FLOOR.
The Accident I* Supposed to Have
IJccn Occasioned by Overloading of
(he Car.
Pittsburg, Special.? The breaking of
a shaft on the Arst floorofthsA. jf?
Heinz Company's plant, In AUeghebyV"'
Monday, released the ropes supporting
a largo//rclght elevator, on which M
poisons were crowded. The cage fell
from the fifth floor into the cettar, ft
distance of 45 feet, and everyone on
Ihe elevator was injured. It iS thought
that at leust two will die.
When the accident occurred the ele
rator was evidently overcrowded. Ac
cording to what was told this evenini
by I)r. J. B. Phillips, physician at the
plant, the antics of two men on the ^
elevator, who were Intoxicated, caused
the disaster, Dr. Phillips Bays the two
nien crowded on tho car after being
told by the opera tpr*to say off. Once
on, they commetuwd^Jumping, with the
vc.hu it that the/iliatt snapped and left
tho elevator without control. ??
According to the story toid by Wll- ?
llain IConcana, n dry goods merchant '
of Cleveland, at the hospital, there .
was no disordor In the crowd. ' "I
thought there were too manyottv4h?
car," ho said, "when I&aw how crowd
ed we were, and cs ?oou as the car left
the fifth floor, 1 am certain everyone
realized that something had happened _
to tho machinery and that-llicfcldvator.
was slipping, u There was hot a- sound
or cry uttered by any one untli ^we
landed in a heap In the cellar." -
All but two of the injured were vlst
tors to the Hclnz plant .Weber and
Thompson are employea of tho COfftr
pnuy. The visitors are fiom Cleveland,
and are members of the Bohemian
Catholic Central Union. They tooi part: '
in the blessing ^f the guiis ftf tn*
cadets of St. George of Allegheny, on
Sunday. Monday they took for fight*
seeing and tho Heinz plant wwkon tho
programme. An examination of the:
plant ? and? machinery showed that
ttioee Injured Itarrowly- escape* i??u?t
death us- the 7W -pound- welghtr#|t tha '
side of the shaft shot to the rtppf of
the building, ripped* through the tli??
beis at the top and toll half Us length
through the celling ovor the
floor. Had tha timbers
leegstoutlUd
have fallen near]
mass of Injured
heep on the floe
elevator. .
The screams _P<
crash dfthe h"5
the bottom of thi
drediof
tescue, and
physicians i
jured wers
Hid ta thi
This la the flltt
which hit ?
in a statement given
petals of lh? plant It
the elevator was thor
ed and a new ^arum place*
about two J?ari^ajl!&and t
been Inspected d2v by,n?
charge of the -machinery one#
by the oiler and once a month
mlllwrlghtfSsvTha l
placo Impossible to ^ he"
inspectors as It was Inside the
drum.
Temperance Law Constttiitlopal*
Nashville, Spocial. ? The
Court has tendered a dwltlon
that the Adams law, which wa*
by the last Legislature, to
tlonafc The msestirn Mt&JL '
law. There are only eight t<
State that are exempt trdrn fltff.
operation.
1 37- ^
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Additional
Washington^ Special.? The
Jury reported additional Ifc
against August W. Jfachen
Brothers, fn ihe -eaee. of
receiving a bribe, and la tha
Oroff Brothel*., for giving a
fon? IndlntihanH sr*> WwjjffSr
cover three additional
put the first indictment oa
tooling >w
comata
v hived the
the charge of:
At the suggestion of
presiding over CMm
th<^ tic fend ants will
w?ek\ ?
~*wm.