The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 24, 1903, Image 1
?^VOLUME XIV
CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 24. 1908
nluor Event* ot the Week In ft
Uriel jPontt. .
*
For Oood l^Qidy,
Newberry, Special.? The Good Rogda
* WPCifttton of Newberry county held a
meeting in the court house here 'last
?week. The speaRera preaent war*: Sen
i ator A. 0. Latimer and Congressman
"? W^att Aiken. President Hyatt of tha
Ktate Oood Roads association was not
_ h?r* on account of sickness.
There was a very large attendance for
a meeting of this hind and showed the
; great interest the people of the county
are taking In the permanent Improve
*u?nt of their roads. Senator Latimer
look a rising vote on whether those
v preaent were in favor of taxing prop
nrrty for this purpose and there was not
ft man to rise against It All stood up
i.u favor of taxation with the exception
of tjiree or four and they did^jot. vote
either ifcay. Both Senator Latimer and
Congressman Aiken were received with
applause and made excellent addresses.
Senator Latimer was. of the opinion
that the people should go ahead and
*<He taxation iftliey wanted the good
roadaand get national aid. if possible.
He outlined his plan of government
'i!d, Senator Latimer spoke for about
an hour and his address was filled with
good sound logical reasoning. Congress
man Aiken followed Senator Latimer
in a very practical speech, which was
^veiy literally applauded. The -reports
were then received from the tQwnship
organizations and seven /out of the
eieven townships had organised. There
vere meetings appointed to be held in
each , township and speakers appointed
.?q make addresses. The question of
gobd roads is Jbeing liberally discussed
throughout the county and a healthy,
sentiment is being aroused in favor of
imshihg this mstter until every frond1'
IMjbe^punty will be In flrst-clajs con
Nearly a Million.
Anderson, Special,? Auditor Bole
than has completed the work of mak
ing up nls abstracts of the real and
personal property of thei county for
the year 1M3.' The books show that
the county's total taxable property
. tor. this year will afeoiifit to about $?,r
000.000 an increase of something like
%l&ojrn over last year Next year!?
- rettmnr will show a mu& larger in
crease on account of the'jlarge num
ber of cotton mills now ln courae of
conaWclIoh. Sir of the returns for
this year have been fixed except man
/urlng 'enterprises and these wITT
J by the State board of asses
" * * thisweek. ? ^
......... Summer School Cfpaes.
Vfalhalla, Special.? The teacher#
rummer school closed Saturday last
after a most succeBsfulmontli'B work.'
there was an attendance of about 50
: teacher The work of the faculty,
Nicholson and Mlssea Kate J.
and EAe StrlbUng.^has been of
and their woMt baa been
ieed by the teacher pupils.
sferscsosir
nm
of Converge cot
'v, w?. Si Morrison of
college weM present and
n the "Ggden Movement."
?ored it while Prof. Morrl
ifeia
ssxssss
Spartanburg1 s Postmaster.
S. T. Priuier wiii succeed hint*
iaater--?t"^"0i
n an oppointment in the
jepartment as a deputy col
revenue. ?*pt> John
sent to Ww^hlngt^n
-u?? endorsement of pol.' Pofnler since
' am> withdrawal. The appoint
may not be made before congress
STbttttherete no doubt of <3olv
crli succeeding himself.
Palmetto Mention.
The 8t. Andrews misgioa of Green
ville was Issued its charter by Secre
tary of Bute Gent*. The officers of
mlssTOtt sn Messrs; O. ?. Crockeys,
warden; John H. Hondur, treasurer,
? ? Tnlin H tTnske aecretarr. __
A Batesburg special to tfca Columbia
' ?aU says: News bas/Jast reached
.*?** that Willie Hall, a young white
_ man ttflng Sight miles south Of tfcis
, place, just otst the Aiken county liner
- was killed Wednesday afternoon by a
negro, George Bd wards. Halt kept a ;
coiitry store sad was postmaater at
- Chliwiuepln, in Aiken cibiinly. : The
v-HWlllng wis on the beglngtpii side, one
mil" Hall%' home, ? -
Columbia State of Wednesday
motwlou. character
tau been such a afcdnsro to.the
'psiusn at ' times that Tie til #" :
berewb en released
rnSm
PALMETTO CIOP CONDITIONS
- V*
r ?- M
tbf Growth H<? Been Satisfactory
In Moat Sections.
The .week ending 8 a. m., Monday,
July 20th, had a mean* temperature of
?9 degrees,, which is about 2 degrees
below normal. Duriug the middle of
the week, tjia nights were, too
<?>ol for ' the beat development
and growth of cotton, but no other
erop was apareivtly adversely affected,
and the last three day* again had more
seasonable temperatures. There waa
considerable cloudiness, and the air
humid, early in the week, but the last
half waa sunny, with very low relative
humidity and 'fresh to brisk, drying
winds during the daytime. ?
Oa the 15th there was rain over the
wh6le State, heavy in places, and It
was general y beneficial, though not
needed iri the e^ftt central counties
where low landtfa& still too wet to
cultivate, and fcre grassy, and where
some corn and cotton have been de
stroyed by^the wetness, or will be
abandoned owing to their foul condi
tion and the impracticability of clean
ing them. Thero is need of more rain
In the north central counties where
corn and cotton are beginning to suf
fer, but bvef the rest of the State there
Is plenty of moisture for the continued
rapid growth of all crops. The rain
fall averaged 1.14 Inches, and In place*
exceeded four inches.
. There was a general Improvement In
crop condltons durftrg the w^ek, very
slight In the ea^t Central and north
central counties, and on sandy lands
generally, (but marked In the west cen
tral and western ones, and about nor
mals in the Pee Dee sections. The im
prpvjejnent <8 confined to fields and
crops that have been properly cultivat
ed Laying by made rapid progress,
but is much later than uaual, with In
dications that many fields will be laid
by in a grassy condition.
Early corn is made in ihe eastern
counties, and is generally well eared,
and being laid by in other sections.
Toung corn has good color and looks
promising.
The cool nights checked the other
Wise rapid growth 6t cotton some
what, and caused lice to reappear In
plftceft. Imtg^mlly the crojp improved,
and is inbloom over the whole
Stato, but looks yellow. Is small, and
Is not froltlng-weH- and-eheddlng same
on sandy lands. "The. eaat central
..cflutttlca ? ahoar ? leaai. ,lmnmvftm?n.t.
Many fields will not be in full bloom
until about August 1st. Some cotton
hat* been laid, by, and most or it has
been rid of grhss. while much is still
grassy and. till be lafd by Inthateon,
dition. Sea-island cotton ia- doing weST
Tottacco curing continues, and th$
crop la about half gathered. - -i?
shooting ja&di heading, although about
two Wedi#* iate. Peas and sweet pota
toes dolnsf well ~Fruit Ib vafiaWe, but
much Spiting of peaches Is still com
plained of. The general condition of
anlpor crops is good. Pall trqcX plant
Short palmetto Paragra|
Will Holland . notorious <>haraeter.
of Columbia, who has been such d me- ?
naee tojUfcat Jiltyfa pea ce at tl mas that |
he was ordered away from there when
released tfcom piri^n eomo time ago, |
was shot to his death Tuesday by Joan
W. Burkehalter. . a telegraph operator, ,
The homicide occurred ia a house of'
Ht-iepulu iij a luw quarter of the, city
shortly after 6 o'clock In the, morning.
The . avldanca ..adduced at the pralimi
nary hearing seemed to Indicate that
the shooting was done insel f- d ef en ae.
Holland was flfcut In the abdomen just
fcielpw the navel, and had also two
Bttjftt -womitll ill tM arm and shoulder.
Tuesday Mrs. Sanders, daughter of
Capt G. W. Austin, of Greenville, who
was fisltlng herfather on Dean street \
in that city, received a telegram from
I*afo)lette. Tenn. /announcing that her
husband, Mr. Earl Sanders, was burled
in an excavation, caused by blasting
on a railroad. No further detail* could
be secured. Mr. Karl Sanders was born
: ' - ?
~ News reached Central Tuesday that
a young man named /Walter Matihl|n,
of the 81* Mllf section of that cotraty, j
was shot and killed at his home Mon
day night by unknown parties. The
bloodhounds at Clemson College were .
sent for la the Botfe or running. dd'wn |
Xowilfc, Xaitldln waa
known aa a very , xeckless character.
-Nearly three hundred" teachera aref
attending; the summer schoqfl at Win*
Wm
tOr rap^V Monday night
[ by; J^her negro ha
the house OT James Orant on the su^
of Charleaton and outraged Vtbia
'nC/'lfff .air.'
Pliahed r
anotl
THE POPE DIES
AFTER BOLD FIGHT
1 Z 11 V ' O 1
Head Of The Catholic Church Passes
To Kis Reward
A I.I I t OF YEARS ANU HONORS |
The End Cmn? Monday A^lnooa
Le O XIII tM?d Surrounded Hy His
Relatives ?nd Hi e Cardinals ? Th?
^ lmn?ai(itf Cotm "
u Mi
Rome, By Cable.? Pope I^eo XIII ii
dead. The iatst flicker of life expired:.]
at four minutes past 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon and the Pontiff now Ilea at
rest. The period of over two week*
that Pope Loo paaaed in the ahadow i
of death wak no less wonderful than
hla life. Hla splendid battle against j
disease was watched the world over !
with sympathetic admiration and end
ed only after V aeries of tremendous
'efforts to confer the weakness of his
aged frame by the marvelous will pow
?r of his mind. *Fhe pleuropneumonia
with which His Holiness has been Buf
fering was scarcely aa responsible for
' his death <s that in evltable decay of
t'flsue which thfiuc3 upon 93 years of
,llfie. The tested steel which had bent
so often before human ills was bound
tp break at last. Today the emaciated
and lifeless frame which held so bravo
a spirit lies on the bed In the Vatican
beside which almost All the world has
prayed. The red damask coverlet resets
lightly ovi'X the body, the cardinal's
scarlet caputs oboflt the shoulders,
while on his head has been placed the
papal hood of Velvet, bordered with
ermine. A white silk handkerchief la
tound about bp chin and in his hands,
wbich,have blessed jao many thous
ands, has been^placed a crucifix.
Pope* Leo's* final moments were
marked by that same devotion, and
when he was conscious, that .calm in
telligence which is associated with his
25 years' pontificate. His was no easy
death. An hour before he died, turn
ing to Dr. Lapponl* and his devoted
valet. Ho Centra, Mij rau r fnu red : "The
pain I suffer is moat Terrible." Yet his
parting wo/ds werenot of the physIcSf
anguish that he suffered, but*- were
whlepertd- benedictions upefa the- car
dinal* and his nephews, Who knelt at
the bedside, and the last look or h ft
a&foaost 'sightless eyes was towards the
great Ivory crucifix hanging In the
death- ehamber? Practically all the
cardinals 4n Rome,* kueriing at the
bedside, watched' &e passage 'of his
e?al. Earlier Jin thi day Crt-dlnal
C ?* a n ??
pronounced. the absolution in a^ticulo
mortis. Th?$condltl<*n of His Holiness ,
varied frose agony to coma. Wishing
to relieve him. Dr. Massonl suggested
should ee administered,"
that th^ end might be quickened. Of
t?!s supremo mcmcat Dr. Lsppc^i
gives an Impressive description. He
-"BwlU wwrwj through wttortlrt,]
although in tM lMt two hours Pops
Leo made a anpreme effort to gather
euergl?>,Jffe gass?s<!r_
W>ta fWop?WM those about htm by
ths sound of their voices, as his slinr
via almbst lost. Still ho made a mar
velous display of his energy and even
Wdeath TO resITjF grand ritwaa ro
algned, jcalta and Mrwe. Vary few ex
amples can be given of a [man of such
advanced age after so exhaustive dis
ease. The Pontiff's last breath was
taken At four minutes past 4. I ap
proached a lighted candle to his mouth
three times, according to the tradi
tional ceremonial attd afterward: de
clared the Pope to be no more, t then
j . lA UlfATM aa/imut PnllflCPft
wroi w imvf IB xHV wwwiTU - wiieflV)
Cardinal Oreglla, who immediately as- 1
famed foil power and.gave orders that
t(? Vatican be cleared of *11 curious
persona having no right to be therein.
Contemporaneously, the cardinal iri.
atructed'Mgr. Rigbl, matter of eers
monles, to sewd theBwiaa Ouards from
the CtemeaUpe Hall to cloee all the
entrances *o the Vatican and dismiss
the body being entrusted to the Fran
ciscan penitentiaries."
Perpetuity of Role.
events of moment of j
importance to Catholics were I
occurring. The death of Pope JjpJ
meant the passing of tho . supreme
power into the hands of ths sacred
oollefs off card In sis as tts temporary]
custodian during the Interregnum.
machinery I
>d against the!
ooPgte. Cardinal Ore-]
?
TOE LIFE OF LEO TBIITEENTB.
Sketch of the Hu Who to Mourned
By the Cetboltc World.
In 1837 Joachim Pecci received the
sub-dlaconate end In tho seme year
Gregory XVI mado htm e domestic pre
late his first promotion, with the tltljF
of monslgnor. . . \ I
On December 88./183T, he wee ctf
dalued priest by/ Cardinal Odoscalcw,
?ayiiig hie flrat waae tu the chepel of
St. Anlslaus at the Jesuit Noviciate of
St. Andrew. Early in 1888 Mgr. Peed
waa named governor of the papal pro v -
iuce or Benevento, and, like SIyUu.<Y^
buBiod himself with- the euppreaalOA of
brigandage/
* He waa called tip exercise hla talenta
In a more important poet, In <> 1848,
being consecrated bishop of Damletta
in jpartlbua end twol to Brussels aa
papal nuncio. It w|a aa representative
o i the Vatican in fihe, Belgian capital
that he flrat galne&jtbe political inalgbt
and experience wjpch have been ofoe of
the principal ^hdkcteriatlea of hla ten
ure of the pox$tflclel throne.
Mgr. Pecci remained over three yeara
in Belgium and on his retail to Italy,
wae'decoratiKI with the grand cordon
of the v^r of Leopold. After leaving
Brusaeltf\t% nuclo paid a vlait to Ten
don. Thta was in February, 1846, and
in the same year he' waa cornaecrated
arohblshfip of Perugia. He continued In
tble position for the thirty-two yeara
-which Intervened before hla, election
to the highest position In the Church
his tenure of the episcopate coinciding
exaftly with the 32 years of the reign
ius IX.
the death of Pius IX he waa ele
^l to the popacy and hla reign
closed with hla death waa one of
ost famous periods In the world's
history, great progress In the church
bonur made. His successor will be
elected within a abort while. Little Idea
can be given aa to the successor.
Danger '*>1 War.
Pekln, Special. ? AccortK?vg to diplo
mats here thegreatest factoid .the
Eastern situation is the ^acfeesfc* !
?danger of war betwe<#n Rm^ta end
Japan. They b?H#vo It la becoming
plain that Russia Is willing to light
Japan if couvlnced tbat~no other pow
er will aeetot her/ The Russians are
eenfldeet el theto ability to easily do
-y ? ?- ??'?"? ??
feat Japin and are said to.be anxious
J2^?? d?^!tely. ^er position In
Eastern politics and end her ambi
tions to oppoee Russia's progress In
Manchuria. Tho belief" la" attributed to
tho Japanese th*^tb*Russlfcn policy
ltr to attempt to^placate Great Bri
tain and America, add provoke Japan
into beginning hostilities. Tbey re
gard Russia's consent to opening
Ports In Meachurla. the Czar s prom
" I I ? ? ' ? ? I "W M 1
lawl visit io Bftgliiid' wd tffe occupy- |
tion of the Oorean Murder -*a parte of
that policy. Ruasla's activity on the
Yalu river to more irritating, to Japan
t>iqT> the fit- Mpp^HTlmnid
, all Japanese in (M speak' of War
Kllletfaod la|*roJl
Cleveland, Special ? A ? the
Cbirlln branch of t ha Cleveland *
Soatheaatera Railway JBaaday nl*ht, E.
L.(U?rrla, ot Obarlla, Is daad and a
number of paraona mora or. laaa aeri
oualy hurt tBjttN* fti?: t>. C.
Whartoek, OtoarMa. k* eroafefd, tatar
VBrKB; mototanan.
Oaraland. Ia( cruabad a?d otfaaraiaa
' '*V , 1^L,\ _ ' ? '<^7"**?"
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Danville Denim Plant,
The annual stockholdere'meetliig of
th? Dan River Power & Manufacturing
Co. of Danville, Va., was held last
week. The report of the ' directors
showed that work In progressing
steadily on the plant, and that the con
tractors expect to complete their work
by the allotted time, December 1. Con
tract* for the water- wheels, electrle
cower equipment, looms, etc,, have
been awarded, and ?h)\>ment? of the
Apparatus will soon begin. The secre
tary reported that tfce Ely A Walker
bry Qoods Co. of 8t. I?ouls had filed
in order for the first bale of completed
product from t^e looms. The Dai}~
vtlle company's plant has been, fre
quently referred to previously. In these
columns. It is to havo 90,000 spindles
ind 2400 looms. About 92,000,000 wtU
be the Investment In the enterprise.
$100,000 Enlargement*
An enlargement to cost $100,000 haa
been decided on by the Wiltlamston
Mills of Wllllamston, 8. C. The com*
pany will increase its capital stook
from $200,000 to f 300,000 to provide the
ncccssary funds, and has engaged J.
E. Slrrjno of Orcenville. S. C., as en
S^nderin charge of the Improvements.
Active work on the erection of the ne
cessary building will begin Septem
ber 1. A 160-foot addition will be erec
ted to the present main structure.
There will be 11,000 spindles snd 200
Ipoms added, thus increasing the com
pany's equipment to 25,000 spindles
and' fifio looms. Sheetlngs-Ul the Wil*
llamston product. Jagies P. Qossett Is
president of the company.
Textile Notes.
Norrlq. Cotton Mills Co.. Cateeebee,
Sl C., has let contract to Messrs. hot- .
Wn 6 Thompson of Gastonla, N. C., for
erection of a building 72x76 feet, -four
stories high. The structure is to ac*
".ommodate the 6000 additional' spln^
<1!ph announced In April as to be in
stated in the Norrls plant 'Ahont
$100J)00 will bo the cost of -the im
provements. The D. A. TonUpkin# Oo,
.of Charlotte, N. O., Is the. engineer In
charge.
Messrs. E). R. Cash. F, O. Stacy. H.
D. Wheal, J. G. Ward law, O. P. Ham
rlck, J. C. Jeffries and W. L. Settle
meyer of Oaffney, 8. C.; O. O. Falls
and C. 8. Elam of Kings Mountain, N.
D, A. Tompkins of Charlotte, N . '
B. Hopkins of Baltimore,
[ Md.. have llraa* ted the Marie MiHa
[Of GWTney, 8. C., for Si* mjxpose of
?Congress at the next session. -
H.N. ClemenceW 06lnBhtt?r CW.T
wlil organise, as reported last week, a
company to build a cotton faetory for
te pro 5 u cfTon or fine cToTfi: The capital
stock will probably be $S00,()00, and an
epdeavor is now l^lng m^e ^ lntw
est. New York and Boston capitalists.
Mr. Olemence haa been treasurer of tin?
Biagle and 'Fhoftftt Mills f6r~soffie
years. -
AjUttlston (Alft.) Manufacturing Co.
)tas closed its mill and tor. fttottfc ft
month will be occupied In thoroughly
overhauling its plant of 11,200 ring
spindles and 120 looma, A story will ]
.b* added to the main1 structure, new
1)6 ^ J tf ??>>!?? an
iraprovementa will be made.
Ernest O. Oalther off Stateevllle, N.
C.. is Investigating the manufacture of
ftne grades of figured cloth Jglth ft view
to establishing mill. Me oki makers
Of tha neceaaary machinery to aend
htro prices on
Information
machlnerr
- ? ?*
aQdlpmutt Ma
experienced -designer
ital la also deal red.
The Rhode Island Company of Spray
, Its 'p^al *
dent, and' W.R, Walker,' treaanrer.
This oomp?ly'? purposeto-bullda
lfr.CflO-splndle mill for making fl&i
yams waa detailed soms weeks mg*. ~
C_ J. Burton of Bdgefteld. 0. C., haa
purchased the Tenniile (Ga.) Gotten
Mills, and will operate the plant, prob
ably arranging for- the. production of
cea and other fine goods. There are
' mule aplndlea In position at pres
? . ?
The Interior Decorating Manufactur
ing Co. has been Incorporated at .New
Orleans. La., for manufacturing textile |
fabrics uaed in Interior deoorating. etc.
Jean H, Duffy la president^ and Ferdi
Griflln <(H.) Knltting
crease capital stock from $20,000 to
$25,000 and laaue preferred stock of the
amount of $26,600 to provide capital for
Improved facilities. The preferred will
bear-interest at 6 per cent,
WdrtV Manufacturing Co. pf Worth. I
Title, N. C.? wlU e?W a4dM?*al hnttdr J
lags, install new < machinery
change Its product from whits to co j
ed goods. It itow
?ad 224 loom#.
Measra. Sfcmuei and Thomas Watts
of; Raleigh; ? Wt Or. hftss estsblisbsd the j
Waits Bilk Factory.
Weatherford (Texas) Cotton Mills
win Increase capital by |1#,000 for the
purpose of mskirig improvements.
It IS reported that the Wlllianiston
(ft. C.) Cotton Mill* will double Its )
plPat of 10.712
O. M. Bowls apd others of Weather*
ford. Texas* are
ern parties
a knitting ]
HUNDREDS KILLED IN BATTLE
* A- ?
Terrible righting In 5outb AlKerlun
Republic,
Soledad, Venezuela, By Cable.?
Since tbo last dispatch was newt to
the Associated Press at 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon, the Jbattlo be
tween the revolutionary forces at
Cludad Bolivar and the Venezuelan
government army, commanded by
General Ooipez, baa raged madly.
Block aftor block waa disputed, the
government troops entorlng the city
slowl)K The city appears to have
been struck by a cyclone.
At 8 o'clock In the morning, when
the Inhabitants of. the commercial, and
foreign parts of the pUjs-neir the.
Alameda, saw the artVauce of the gov
ernment troops, they all abandoned
their homes and sought refuge In
other parts of the o!tyr crossing the
streets amidst a hall of bullets and
shells. Many men, trying to protect
the women, fell, struck by bullets in
th? middle of 'thtt streets.
The ' government troops, however,
acted with humanity, especially the
forces of General Rlvas, who, fighting
bravoly, was the first to order the at
tacking forces to We merciful.
The government troops sootv after
captured the north side of the Ala
meda, the public p?rk of Cludad -Boll*
var, which has been defended by a
double row, of barricades. Behind one
of these were found more than thirty
dead soldiers lying on top of aach
other, while wounded men were ?eon
on all sides.
The soldiers on both sides hare had
no food for two days, no ambulances
?re being used and "the fighting still
cOntfiftttt, The Da Hon block, the prop
erty of the United States _eonsulj
where al^" the landing Oermsn "%ria
French firms reside, Ib now" being at
tacked. Tho jail is ill tho center of a
terrible resistance. All the defeated
revolutionists have concentrated
there. It is estimated that 200 or moro
havo been kljled in that vicinity*. S
The capltor is- still In possession of
the revolutionists, but the complete
success cf the government forces is
assured. , *
Wrecked a Train.
Roanoke, Va.. Special.? Detective
William Q. Baldwin, of , Roanoke,
Tuesday night arrested James W. Bail
ey and John W. Kennedy near Shep
andoah, charged with wrecking a Nor
tel* ft Western passenger train mr
Green VI Me on the night of December
to Inst, .whmn, Finglnrnr Wnnlry Tfrfffir.
killed: The men had a hearing to
day, pleaded guilty and were sent to
Stanntstfc iailwithmrtJkP??: They.-*re.
charged with murder. In a sworn pon
iessionOhey say tfcey-r {tanned with
Mrs, ?Jlen Painter- to wreck the train
and Wfl jtny passengers who might es
cape death in the wreck. Only the
?gfineer was killed and the plan for
wholesale murder was abandoned, |*rs.
Painter come* from North Carolina
and will be arrested later.
>uis, Special. ? What is
St. Louis, Special. ? What ia said to
bo the flrst salt ever ?fc*ln Bfc. Louis |
for damages resulting from V labor
strike b^ employer* agalnat employes,
ha* been Instituted in the Circult CourL
Ths suit wai brought by three firms
manufacturing bank; bar and office fix
United Brotherhood of Carpenter* and
Joiner# of America for an liSlhedlat*
writ of injunction restraining the de
fendants from ln nny way interfering
with the operation of the plants of the
complainants and Judgment of llfcggflL
for damages alleged to have already
been sustained, an a .result of the action
of the defondanta.
Elrctrfc Rond In Virginia.
Roanoke. Va, Special.? Work w^L
Tueeday begun on an electric road to
run from Chrlatianabur^on the Nor
folk 4 s Western main line, to the
United States Arsenic Mlftes, In Floyd .
coupty, a distance of 20 miles. The
Westlnghouse Company, of Pittsburg,
have been awarded the contract for
constructing the road, their bid being
sturtg to Deatli By Bees.
Rockingham. Special.? Dr. N. C.
Hunter, of this place, lost hie horso-ina
very unusual manner. While making a
call the animal waa hitched near a bee
gum. The "bees attacked the.horao. and
completely covered him. He waa out
loose and an effort -made to brnatrtfce
Jg&l otf, but so vigorous .wtifa ths th-?.
wets lh their attack that all efforts at
rescue were of no avail and th? horse
- died In- a very Short -time.
Patsl Storm tn ctifcago.
Chicago, Speelal.? Two psraona were
killed outright as the result of a storm |
Jilovfe, two
death beneath a piano "blown from the
hands of movers; Henry Temm. i
*7 ? bolt of lightning wH(? sti
on a street corner. If any persons
tared from broken tfmhs and severe
cuts and. brnSsea doe to .tnamy
aQfuu.
ail
Frightful Lawlessness Prevails to
Wyoming,
_ 0 1 n?"
TWO, AIE BANGED BY A Kt OB.
? ^ '? ' v
An Officer Shot Dead In tfce Attack? v
Two Wbfto PrlMMf* KMM
Troops Called For.
Butte, Mont, 8pecial.~-A special to
Tho Miner from Hod Lodge. Mont,
?aye: Jim Gorman, who ktttcrd -
broUaer about a year a go, and ran 08
with bis brother'a wife, and ? man
named Walter*, who kilted a' widow
named Hoover at tho Hot Springs, '
two years ago, becauBQ uhe refxleed ;
to marry him, were lynched at Basin,
Wyo., Sunday. 0. E. Pierce, a deputy
sheriff, wtuj HUled during the attack,
on the Jail. A elate of lawteeanesa
now pro valla In northern Wyot&tog, a*^
a result of which alj law and ?rde?
soem to have been abolished. Iflroin
President Moffat t of the Montana *
Wyoming Telephone Company;, Who lr
no'vir making a tour of inspection of
his company's lines, comos the news
of the lynching and of an appeal tor
help from 8herlff Kenton, of Big Hforn
county, who has arrested a number of.
prominent cattlemen near
polls and has appealed to tttft
nor of Wjomlng for ssalBtanceof M*a
militia In getting his priiowprg : to ;
Basin
flora f eud Tronbl?, _
Jackson. Ky? Special.? A r?ei
feud troubles Is browing here,
speciRl grand Jury nailed by 1,
Judgo Red wine to investigate
charge of attempting to turlb#
Ewen not to
Jett and Thomaa Whit
cum murder case, and
afson for the burning ^
after he had teaUfted, ...
are anxiously *i
that tho grand
go into ? sweep
conditions In B
27 Uvea bAVe b?
m^mm
no one h fry*?
el theee eafitel
Involved
df. cox;
wlHtoIlo
jMtua
CI)* ' Iff
~ath' "?jiyin
l?VHl
wii>
month ago, bat
?f?o^the
the troopa are
ha* been eonifc