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CAMDEN, S. C., 'FRIDAY, OCTOBER It, 19011 m mm mm. rr-' > . --- The State Concludes" Its Evidence in Famous Case. r frjBp - IffW 1*i?jr~r ?'** \ I Wri ^)4C ' ?**' y. .. :ST WITNESS FOR DEFENSE. ^'BifllUant Array of Counsel Has Exhausted Its Resources In the Effort Co Break Down Sitate s 'iri !' i * -- '--' " Evidence;; - BI&h -? ? be e e*M? made to bim hVj?? be took- down in U&R l?* Mia- Hi***-**-**- ' Him wJk ItflSto a ^h'f^id ?M- <-]WKO< UOT^is I coil la W$-tk>tw wltimut tottcWnA_the Inside :|Mui. Ae I got on the torn, two or .. from the timet corner* Till tam patted ? pistol be had in uis and Jired and made some ex ^eanJ?R. The H&ock tfcF^w m? around igjtfnst -the pinkr on Mala airtet I Stesus^^fra.i ^onr ttdvirt,' o r some thi ng to that ?f HpKw |R?t Mar pfefc* labia tffccketand aaanmered Into the street. I nerep^rtrtvt Mm a message. He said,. M haWtaktir ?you at your word.' I suppose he re trr~*f>methlnK-.l a?fd Iff ati'edU torial in the campaign. He iaRT^EJir? Alter he fired. I bad no Idea of me<t |cg fcUn. I bad seeb bitn two days be Are to the lobby of tba Howe. The EOtorwg? ftnicbed-ai Hr as X wa? cob cemed," August Kohn, a wall known newa paper man, testified that Oonsalea tald lag ha<| sent no mesaage to Tillman. m STAFsmDENtt CUttST" Gonzales forced it on him; Tillman Bald tie was going to put.a atop to tho way he wm attacking Aid Slandering blm. The r^nvcraatlon ,waa in the smoking car. Col. Tillman came in while he and Mr. Black Vrere talking. Ho <Jld not remember the exact con versation but gave the substance and effect. He first discussed ftbat Col. Tillman told biro at Johnston. He men. tixjned it to several parties. He thought be mentioned, it to Mi*. G. P. Logau and aome time afterward* mentioned it to, Mr. ttlilott. He made no> secret of the matter. He was not anxious to get into the caae, but be had no desire to "back off" from the ease. He had no desire to damage the character of any man. He would not aay ho had been active against Tilipian. He answered ques tion* when asked him, but be did not regard that as activity. He felt his duty to answer questions when asked him. Ho 'was sure he had no feeling against CoL Tillman. He-direct: He never had any unkind feeling towards Co). Tillman personal ly. They were not intimate, but fairly intimate. ; * There was a contest as to the extent of the Intimacy and whether Col. Till man. ajad Mr. Terrell talked apout the chances of Col, Tillman's 'candidacy. - The testimony was admitted and Mr. TerrelMalked with him about his can didacy and aald be was going to make the race for Governor. He knew of nothing to maf the intimacy and be ad dressed him aa Golone) or "Jim," He wrote the editorial against Tillman because ha thought it for the good4 of the State for him not ta..bo_elected. He had no 111 will towards Tilfmao and spoke to him &fter fh? editorial oppos ing Tillman's 'election for Governor. He never knew*^ that Tlliman had any thing to do with Perkins, with whom he bad a- conflict. He denounced the* shooting of Tlllmarf in killing Gonza les, and Attorney General Bellinger asked him how and why be condemned the killing. r Cross-examination;- He knew Mr, Moiuson Smith and he started Krrepre seut him. He did not know that Till man represented Perkins and Terrell 4n which they had a personal diffloulty< First Witness for Defense. Ae this point Mr. ftalson, for tho defense, stated that Miss Roper, a material witness present for the de fense, was now a resident of New York, a trained nurse employed in b hospital, that it was necessary for her to leave this afternoon or she would lose her position, j^nd that unless she* were hold under, bond, the defense was powerless to keep her here. Mr. Nel son touchlngly related ttib urgent ne cessities or the case so far as the.de* tense was concprtieik.,. ; Some debute among the lawyers ensued, the defense finally suggesting that If Miss Roper were allowed to testify today, the State could cotitlftUu its testimony JCjU^M^y without being compelled to ? JMr. JobJ^Qne, at some length, "de livered a moving and eloquent oration on the subject, pointing o.qt that Miss Roper had been in South Carolina since the waiting to^tegtlfy, a ml painting Hp striking colors /. the importance tar Hiss Roper of leaving for New Yorfc in the afternoon. Mr. Bellinger, for .the State. aald witness under bond, ever. He did nftlTor a momept e46-r tsmplate that the lady need go to Jair, the very thought was repulsive to him, but the merely formal attachment of her^- signature, to a~hond- ^rt^d ^o hardship with ltv Judge Gary, however, took trie view of the defense, the un derstanding being that theStateway c^lTeF Other testimony If 4t-eo ?desires....:.. ? Miss Roper, a young woman of good presence and bearing, was then In troduced. She testified substantially tb.at, when ^trained nurse at a hospl taHa Spartanburg Ifir or About July. 1902, Mr. Gonzales visited wr two diyo atfd a half, his uncle, Capt. Ralph El liott. then hopelessly lit in the hoepl> tal and under her care, 1 He talked to her about the lieutenant governor.aFd peed the teems "coward" and "vlllian" la deefcrlblng htm. All of her conver sation with Mr. Gomales was pleasant. She told Mr. Gansales of her f ami It connection and long acquaintance with tha Tillman*. Ha inquired if aha con sidered the lieutenant governor a brave mafe. She aald that she certain ly; did. >Tben he. said that twice he. gongales, na'd"TBiqu TilUuaa show white feather, that Tillman had twice challenged him to duels, which he bad not' acknowledged and Tillman had * little" reaentfeent about him "that hs came to him ^11 a hotel lobby in Wa,Oi ^ngton, ap&ke to him and offered him a cigar, ft was noted thai shO 'dtd nnt testify to any threat on the 'part of Mr. "Ckmnoee* 7 Trial Inter rupt?d\ ?ex1iigUJUv 3. C.. SjwiaL-vrhe con- . tlawM Ulneta of Mttion Sh&rpe, one of jurors in the case Of J. H. Tillman, nevegaUated an adjournment Tuesday of c<5urt until Wednesday;. V/ksn co?m cdnteged Blftfig Caughman an nounced that Juror Sharps was t ? bed unable to appear. Upon Inquiry by Judge^Gary, tba attendlngj phytielan, Dr. .W^rard, attted that Sharp* woukThardly be able to do duty with .j?<24 hour* and be wib not able to *tat* whether he would be well rncmfcTJ at the end at the, period to continue, Ha ts suffering from bllions ferer. It wa< eapactad ihaths wtnrid be able to ; *? ia itfiiTt Tfs<inttrt*y, but the ttn troYament wblek waa noted dM ??t I* **w of tfc* aaaovnce j^swspyrt-sss reduce dividends. United Stales Steet Corporation Not . ? Prospering. ACTION OF BOARD UNANIMOUS. The Quarterly Dividend on Common Stqc^Comes frown to Ouc-lUlf ol One Per Cent, New York, 8epecial.~-Tbe dividend on the common stock of the United Btatea flteel Corporation for tlie last quarter 'was reduced from one per cent, to one-half per cent, thus setting at rest a matter that l\as agitated Well street and financial circles generally for many weeks. To quote a very high authority in tho affairs of the corpor ation. "the action 6! the 1>oard wae unanimous and was caused by the fall ing off of business." The course of Steel common the last few months clearly indicatod that the day's CUt has been largely discounted. In fact, wagers that the dividend would be reduced were plentiful re cently and there were predictions that it ''would be passed completely. Never theless today's action came as a aur priae to many who argued that it would be impolitic to make any change at this particular time. Thie importance of today's meeting, which waB preceded by that of the finance committee, was emphasised by the at tendance of 24 directors, including Jf. P. Morgan, whose presence at theae meetings, has been very rare. Among the absentees were John D. Rockfeller atfflT tils 3pn, John D., Jr., William II. Moore and Marshall Field, of Chicago. The absence of the Roekfellers was the subject of some cotrtxhenfbeeause of the rumor* industrially oirculated for weeks past that the Strffcdard Oil faction had arrayed itself against Mr. Morgan and hia friends, and would hold out for red uecd _d fvidends . Tho unanimous apttorTorTfie board on this , point, howler, disposed . of these ru piora. Tlyr regular dividend ?of 1% per cent, ortt the preferred- stock waa^ de^ clared./Thla dividend la payable No vember .16. The dividend on the com iu.on stock 'is payable December 30. The Btatement for ninb inontha of the year give?, total net earnings, after monthly deductfonsfor repairs, renew al*. maintenance and interest on bonds nnd fixed charge? of th'er .subsidiary companies, ' 194,013,836. Deducting amSHfiI&"|0JP BlUkiug-iinide o? -bonda of. subsidiary companies and depreciation a?d reserve funds brings (he net earn ings down to f82,21I,$92. A further de* ductlon of Interest on t&e corporation bonds, including the sinking funds, leaves a balance of $?6,978,217. ijivi .denda an the preferred and common shares tor tie nine mom ha, aggregates |3<M329.475, leaving a balance of undi vided profits or surplus for that period of IW;840,T42; tfradlnff to the Steal stocks -was tho chief feature of the market Ths common stock sold as low as 18 7-8, advanced * fnH point from The pretwed stock, on tieinrter traaaactlonS^.sfllAlgg, high asftt.bu* closed aC.filtt^jonfi .jaoInt gain of. the day. Dealings in the sink ing fund bonda were in very large vol ume, the price ranging from 71 to A little more than three months ago. Just before the last regular divi dend on steol common \pa'S declared, tfiarstopk eoW-around 80. Since then It has ibid at low aa li 7-8. Tunnel Fire Subdued. Roanoke, VaM Special. ? The Norfolk & Westortt Railway- Company, an nounce the re opening of their Clinch Valley division, at noon Monday, after an interruption of nearly six weeks. Cr&igen tunned which caught (Ire on August 27th, is restored and full train service will be performed ss u cus tomary without furthert interruption. The wooden lining or the tunnel burn' ed for several w?eks and proved a very stubborn - fire to extinguish. The tunnel, which' is 1,000 feet long, was finally successfully flooded and the wall* re-timbered. Hurdered at Distillery^ Reidsville, N. <? Special.? A tele phone message from YanceVille gives particulars of a murder ?in Caswell county, Saturday night E. E. Pierce, a white, toan about 35 years old, was found in an unconscious condition, about 8 o'clock, Sunday morning and \ dled^that day at noon. Pierce was a native of Iredell county, gjad had been, Hvih| in Caswell county tat a pumbcr I of years. He was sleeping at PsuUt 41 Siddlee* distillery, located about two miles from Gatewood, N. C.. near tfce Virginia line. Unknown parties en his room aim SUsj. ji murderous Mow over ihe-temnle ?srltft "? ; brakes chair post pillaged the premTsiS&nd made good their escape. Evidences of |4ssilty. Washington, Special.? In viejr~$& the fact that the duty bounty-fed can* sugar imported tnto the JJalted -Btatet j la from The Argentine Republic. tb? Treasury Department has Issued a ctr ] cular relieving importers from the ne ceselty of TurnTOtgfc tfcr s?idcnie ?? identity" required ?M, tobe* a*gar? Thus all cane sttgars except Argentliu can- bf brought natter tbe <*aiwUr cter [ tifteate of origtttfcer*tofore requires, as. ; - i i_.l7.r-r,^ni ";i'rn g&SfgPDf tg&KiMZ a-w?; FAVORS AN EIGHT-HOI >lt DAY, Vhe Committee of Organised Labor Walt* on the Cre?ld?at. Washington, Special. ?The exccutW# council of the American Federatlofof Labor has issued an address to organ ised labor, which advocates the eight* hour day, opposes abuse by the courts of the writ of injunction uud strongly asserts the principle of the union shop. The address describes the recent conference with President Koosevelt, quoting the President as favoring the eight-hour bill, lu the conference, say# the address, Hie "open shop" ldc& wan carefully considered. The address con tinues: '** "iUpJ^lng to statements oi) the sub ject, President Roosevelt set forth that in his decMon ho had nothing in mind but a strlpt compliance with Foderal, Including civil service law, and that he recognized ? difference between em ployment by the government clreumv fctribed by those laws and any otbfTr form of employment, and that hisJUe clslon in the Miller case ehoubl not be understood to have^any other effect or Influence than i#ffectlng direct employ ment by the government in accordance therewith. He furthermore made plain that In any ?orm of employment ex cepting that so clrcumscrlbcd, be be lieved the full employment of "nntot* men was preferable either to non union or "open shop." "In view of the, publicity given this subject, the executive council of the American Federation of Labor thkes this opportunity to say thut the trade union' movemont stands for strictly union shop, experience having proved that where the 'open shop' system has been tried, reduction in wages i.nd profits have ensued, with general dis aster to the industry practicing that system, and therefore declares that the best interests of the labor movement culls for tho employment of union workers and discourages in every way, shape and form the deteriorating: ef fects which follow recognition of the 'open shop.' " The address argues that- the success of agreements with employers depends on the complete organization of for only an organized body can . car$y Into execution such an agreement. . Condition of the Treasury. Washington, Special.? Mr. Roberts, .Treasurer of the United States, has j iiubffilttetrto SecretaryShaw his re port on the condition of the Treasury, Juae 30. and its op&ations during the past fiscal-year, total net rove mi ps for the year were $560,39(5, 67^ |_ftn increase of 138,058,439 avw^tfte year preceding, and die t5tatx*pendl tures $506,099,007, an increase or $3?, 782,034, The surplus was $54,297,60?, , as compared with $91,287,375 In 1902. j In the receiptor there was in increafe of upwards of $30,000, 0CO from cus toms, sod a faMta* o# of oysr^41,000, 000 from internal revenue, the tatter bains the result of legislation enacted i with that xtySBm&n the pendltures there was ah every IjaportantaCCbtt* the two. military deparl_ together amounted to. $191,837,584, forming by far the heaviest outlay for purpaac' were upward of $21,000,000 greater than the year -4*. fore. Treasurer Roberts put?*# zaakst taiy .stocH o( tfee?.countrjr on June 30, , 1903, including gold aridSilvenr/Uni' I ted States note*-, Treasury notes and national bank notes, *ut not certlfl cates. at .$2*68 8 al 49,62 Van in< " 1 tional bank ndtes $56,99$, 559. The total estimated stock Of gold was $1,- , 252,371,990; constituting nearly 47 per | cent, of the whole. The gold in the Treasury amounted to $031,420^78$^ after a tain of $71fW0r480., In tWflvs months. Of the receipts tram customs at the port of New York, constituting 67 per cent, of the whole 88 per cent, were in gold. The Increase of the. money In circulation during the year was $121,740,262, of which 159,997.700 . was Jn gold certificates and $54,620, 193 in natlOftyittauk imtee. The share | of money for each ; person Increased 89 cents and. the . proportion of gold to the whole rose to 42 per cent., the highest ratio ever recorded. There has t been a continual increase in- the pro* portions of paper currency of the de nominations of *10, and under in cir culation, but the grpwth hardly keeps pace With the demand. The supply can be Increased If Congress will authorize the iesue of gold certificates for $10, restriction rm the is sue of $5 notes by nationaifeanks. ^ Twelve Person* Drow??e<*. Marietta, Wis., Bppclitf . ? The pas^ , senger steamer Brie -T. HaciwaCj&j Pish Creek, fouhdeded in tlreen Bay Saturday night, during a hard squall, and twelve persona were drowned and seven rescued. The dead; Joseph Vo- . roue, captain; Truchly* "coo*. ofl the Hacklsy. Passengers: , Freeman ifc " SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS. Conditions Hor Past Week? Last Bulletin Of Beaton. Th$ week ending 8 a. m., Monday, October fith had a mean temperature of degrees which la practically por mal. The Hunshlne wau greatly above normal, with but ltttlo cloudiness. The wlnda were generally light easterly. There were very light/ mattered ahowertt on Friday, In the central counties. Otherwise the weok whh without rain. Haln would be of j;reat benefit to peas, potatoes, gardens, pas tures, truck, and for preparing lands for fall seeding. This woi'k is practical ly mispeuded owing to the dryness of the soil. Early corn is about all gathered; late corn Is fully ripe. The Utter Is a poor crop. Cotton opened freely generally, with r?ug)?s of premature opening In thf /western counties, particularly In fields affected by rust. The weather was so favorable, that picking kept up with the opening. In the eastern counties three-fourths or more of the crop has been gathered, while In the western one# less than one-fourth has beeQ picked, making the average for the State about half the crop. Without ex ception. correspondents report the crop a short one and that the i^ftupectlvu yields will he less than last ^ar, but the llntfs being saved In excellenkcon dltlon. There will ift no top crop- on upland cotton, but a small top crop Is i Indicated on sea-island. A few corres pondents state that ralti would benefit late cotton by chocking premature opening of half-grown bolls, but tho majority state that siVbsoquent weanta? conditions will not affect 4he quantity" of the crop. An early killing frost would reduce tho Indicated yield In the central and western counties owing to the lateness of the crop in those sec tions. About all early rlcc^h^s been har vested, In fine condition, and late rice Is ripe. The r Ivors and tldem are more favorable In Colleton ^CQuaty,. and no longer Interfere with rice harvest. Much hay was cured In the best con dition possible. Sweet potatoes are promising. Truck, gardens and minor crops are suffering from drought. Peas are not fruiting well; ^ According to was ?jtC?* for i fllnor tha ^ . J*ck?onvm?, St** ctUbratlon of tkf dtjr of Jactaonrill betinning Novwnt* tilt President will