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VOLUME XIX CAMDEN, S. O., FRIDAY. APRIL 3. 1?08 SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS "" ?? 1 i Newsy Items Gathered From the Different Sections of South Carolina. le*th?"ton? on Prohibition. S?^~Ho?, a C. Uii-<?iKii hprp i-,.. Lfturang paased ? (1H LJZlIi wc<5k *nd *hi,e ''ere matter If "ti? 1,18 fttt?tude on *'iitod th iir i. a * *e*ther*tone xvi^out aiw nr Wa^ tor prohibiti on ,0 it In ti.i pv,,,-ow.w conditions th?t lie ha l?nrtl0n' he 8tated "bout u month . 8 ,,u?8,tion c,e*r ad f 1 1 u ? ?lonf'1 aKO m which he atat hihtiion. Wfta f?r 8trai&htout pro ^/Zh,Tone \utei th,t toa* <"rvi"w on H 8 T' 1,6 ?av? ? in* OTeZt h '3M! advoc?t''"? tor "ntimJZ M weat't vW{hS "a" mal""k?y'- C<mtinuinK he said : W?, do in tfie State my .proll">iti?n views. endorsed my "I stated in that interview that ' course what we ultimately fcought and fIO!t i State-wide prohibition w? lt aAiD T j'/gemeat "?? wn.?l i J , r off when Kate lh?f i le,a y for iJ; "?d further ofi? ^t?tS fjnn *Vor of State-wide prohibi *?vinRou t tiiat interview, I bitionist " t\" ?? l? w't'1 P>o'>? lno / throughout the State, en strens-'tli'1^ f V? nKcertnin tho Present K f.he sentiment and making <M>g*nt inquiry as to the enforcement x the Jaw in dry counties. I have d """M"* the report, of the rnenl T '? ?"(1 10 m-v ?n * that the county dispeiir nes are selling almost as much li quor as aid the old dispesai? when it was in full blast. They sold in the tast year three million dollars worth that theV add,bon to tHis, I find that the dispensary counties are sell. ig tiemendous quantities of whiskey to contiguous drv territory *.n s,ule of affairs I have de termined to stump the State this year, The?nnin? St+ra,fht0at prohibition. ^ 77- t0 flnd owt the length of the prohibition sentiment is to sub t, L TP question squarely to the peo P'e. If a majority of the people are in favor (,f state prohibition, then we I *\v<? *t a" honest, fair trial. The prohibitionists of the State are not ? natnjs, but on the contrary are sen "loto, practical men. Q.".If the practical workings of a str?? y?h:h.\tlo? ,aw should demon strate that it was impossible to en force certain counties where the sen timent is weak, then it will be a very easy matter to tack on a local option !nlV,0,I"m'ne ",ose counties, under the ^most rigid restricfiom, to \ote in the sale of whiskey. Sufll thG dav is t,,e evil thereof.' VMiat wo want," said Mr. Feath bi?/o?nu '18 K'V0 n *eneraI prbhi Dihon law an honest, fair trial." r* Featherstone said in regard to the present law: "We have a substi te for the old diapeneary law that is nothing but a reproduction of the old system on a smaller scale." In tune he thinks tliis substitute will do kw?P the. bad features of the old ne^nnnU0 8S he W03 peioonally concerned he would prefer J?L * ? thi? year, but his prohibi tion friends insist that the time "is I npe (and he agrees with them as to ' conditions) and that he feels he must 1 respond to what he regards as a great j moral abligatrbn. I .J*?'" he hoped the qnen IhonM hT L ",'"" ,?r no Prohibition should be Bnbmltled to tho , people in' the primary and lie hoped'the Stnle1 Mr. Charles Roach Dead. Kershaw, Special.? Mr. Charles Roach of Rock Hill, who came down n few days at;o to be of service wait ing on his father-in-law, Mr. James Bowers, who was recently paralyzed, died suddenly Thursday. Ho was about 60 years of age and - leaves a wife and several children. The re mains were carried to Rock Hill for interment. Good Old Negro Dsad. Rock Hill, Special. ? In th? past 12 months there have passed* away in this State quite fl number of those good old negro men and women of the ante-bellum type whose many vir tues are only in exceptional eases imitated by those of the present, gen eration. Such an one was Edwin Moore ? later and" better known as Edwin Eaves ? who died at his home in E^gemore last week. He was all his life an honest, faithful man, high ly respected by all with whota he came in contact whether black or white. Contract For Paving. Blacksbnrg, Special. ? Tho contraet for paring the sidewalks of our town has been awarded by the town coun cil to Mr. Julian C. Ross, who is a resident of the town and an eipsri enced and successful railroad contrac tor. Mr. Roee baa also the contract for grading a road from SpaKanb.ng . ? Democratic executive committee would have this done. He said: "The people have a right to vote up on this question and nettle it at the ballot box, and that be known of no other praotieal way of presenting the cause to the people other than from 1 the stump, during the campaign. "I am for straightout prohibi tion said Mr, Featherstone in con clusion. College Journalist* to Meet in Spar tanburg. Spartanburg, Special.? The first annual convention of the State Col "jlf? Press Association convened here Friday morning at Wofford chapel. I be afternoon meeting 'was held at Converse college. An elaborate pro gram including many social features had been arranged. The officers of the association are: President, J. A. Willis, Wofford; first vice president, V* Babb? Furman; second vice president, John C. Sheppard, Jr., University of South .Carolina; corre*! ponding secretary, Miss flallie Mc e, Greenville Female college- re. cording secretary, Miss Corlinno Bar fleld, College for Women; treasurer Winl)iiox?. Among the delegates who have arriv ed in the city are; C. A. McLindon. ? O. Pratt and Messrs. Crider and on; R' E* OonzaloB and J. C. Sheppard, Jr., of (he Uni verity of South Carolina. Saturday afternoon the association for ^on- session at Converse college. The medals for prize artic les were distributed to the colleges winning them. Saturday evening, ih the dining room of the Spartan Inn, the annual banquet of the association was hold. vlhe following is the list of toasts as arranpd by the executive committee: lhe Visiting Delegates, " Mi.ss Anne Chreitzberg, Converse; "The Association," F. W. Capplemann, Newberry cdlege; "The College CJirf of South Carolina," \V. O pratt Clemson; "The College Bov of South Carolina," Miss Sara V. Furman, V^inthiop; Our Successors," J. C. Mieppard, Jr., University of South .Carolina; "Spartanburg," Miss Sal "%i Grecnvi,le Female college; flpfw- n1CerS; ' Ml8s Corinne Bar Held, College for Women; "What We Have Accomplished," Earl V. Bnbb. jjurman; "After it is Over," D. W. (Neville, Presbyterian College of (South Carolina; "We're Olad You I L" S: Hardin? Wofford. J. ,A. Willis of Wofford acted as toast ( master. May Rendezvous in Charleston Har bor. Charleston, Special. ? Preliminak y to the coming of the torpedo flotilla to Charleston, making the Charleston navy yard the base for the boats, Capt. Hugh Rodman of the Sixth lighthonso district has received a re quest from Washington for infdrmn tion about the depth of water in the ( canals and inland passages along (he ? Coast- Capt. Rodman has prepared a statement, furnishing the infoi ma lt ion,at least so much 0f it as he' , could supply, coming within the sec ,tion of the coast under his iurisdie jtioii, from Cape Fear, N. C., to Jupi ter. Tho inquiry asked about (ho j route that the flotilla would take iij preceding from Norfolk south. Tho ( information about the section of (he , coast north of Cape. Fear wftT be had from otlie^uirces. Farnum Surrenders. Columbia, Special. ? .James S. Far nnm, agent for the Anheuser-Busch Browing company, and charged with conspiracy to defraud tho State of South .Carolina, came to Columbia last week and voluntarily appeared before Magistrate Fowlcs to give b?"d. f?r $10,000 for his appearance .before the Richlnd criminal court I when the case is called. Petitions For Pardon Before the Gov * * " ernor. Columbia, Special. ? Gov. Ansel re | fuesd a number of petitions fo Tpar Idons precepted during the past few weeks. One of the most remarkable cases wa nthat of Ned C'rias of Char leston, a negro* who ia >iow serving a fife sentence in the p^nitrn'iarv. after being sentenced to hang in -lfW). Crisa and n negro named 'Caesar Frn ser entered the store of E. H. Older berg, on Wall atreet tn Charles on, fwith the intention of robbing it. Mr. jOlderberg discov^rfed the thieves end while endeavoring to give the alarm was killed. Home-Made Silver Ware on Exhlbi ;^~_$ioi*In Sumter, Sumter, JBpecial.?There ha* been on display in tbe ahew window of L. W. Folsom's jewelry store, in (his city for several weeks a beautiful col lection of dlvjTwajit manafiadtrowd at ^artaville. The silverware factory at HartiviUe is said to be tlw Jonlv establishment 6t iU kind is the South and the wara turned out compere* in finish, quality and bean Willi IS M nit fire follows Explosion Deep in Coal Shaft RESCUERS LOSE THEIR LIVES In * Desperate Effort to lUaoh the Bodies of 18 Victims and Poguible Survivors of Explosion, Probably 50 Rescurers Met a Similar Fate by a Second Explosion in the Hanna Mines of the Union Pacific Goal Company. Cheyenne, Wyo., Special ? Hot ween 55 and 70 men, it developed Sunday, lost their lives in two explosions in ?oal mine No. 1 of tho Union Pacific Coal Company at Hanna. The explo sions were caused by gases and coal dust, and each was followed by fire. The first explosion occurred at 3 o'clock, killing 18 miners, including a superintendent and three , bosses. The second explosion occurred at 10;30 o'clock at night, snuffing out tho lives of from 40 to 50 rcseurers, including State Mine Inspector I). M. Elie. The wildest excitement prevailed in Hanna and at the mine, where hun dreds of persons are congregated, in cluding widows, children, and other relatives of the m victims. Men and women are running about wringing their hands and crying, while many litle children, separated from their mothers, are sobbing with fear. When tho second explosion occur red^ additional ftpponis were tele graphed to all surrounding towns for assistance. One train is rushing west from Omaha, carrying officers of tho Union Pacific Railroad and of the Union Pacific Coal company. The regular force of men employ ed at mines Nos. 2 and 3 wore pressed into rescue work, which is extremely difficult. The bodies of four of the JH ihhm who lost their lives in the first ex plosion, wore found Sunday night, hul owing to the increasing volumes of gas, which threatened to explode at any moment, no effort was made to remove them to the surface. At 3 o'clock the fire reached the i?as, and a terrific explosion followed. In a . few minutes many men volun teered 'to enter the mine to rescue any possible survivor. Fumes and fire hindered the rescurers but they made I some progress. After a long strug gle, the volunteers got well into the mine. Those on the surface had lv - gnu to expect results from the intre pid daring of tho rescurcrs, but at *10:30 o'clock the camp was startle by a second explosion that parti, shut oft the shaft of 1 the mine an 1 most likely killed the volunteers. The victims arc all below the tenth level and it is probable that flumes have consumed the corpses. Bomb Thrown in New York. New York, Special. ? Saturday a? tho police were dispersing o crowd of 10,000 idle people who were holding a socialistic meeting without a permit, a bomb was thrown with telling ef fect. The bomb was intended for the police, who with rough firmness had broke up a meeting of 10,000 uncm ! ployed. It exploded prematurely in j the hands of the assassin, horribly wounding him, killing his companion, injuring sliglitly four policemen and throwing to the ground a score of those who were massed in the viein j ity. To Try Banker M?*)tgonury. New York, Special. ? William- K. Montgomery, former - president of the Hamilton National Hank, whe was indicted on two counts charging tho over-certification of checks, will be placed on trial before Justice Dowling in the Supreme/Court. Mont gomery has entered a plea of not '?tnnHy--- of" Ih^-kfdhtrrtdrtr s.- -\ Guilty of Embezzlement. Macon. Go., Special. ? The jury in the ease of former Cashier C . M Orr, of the foiled Exchange Hank, charged with embezzling funds of tin bank, after being out about thrc< and one-half hours, relumed a ver dict of guilty. Judge U. V. Whipple sentenced the defendant to sever years in the penitenitary. A motior for a new trial was made. Germany Accepts Hilt. Berlin, By Cable. ? Emperor Wil.| liarn, having been fully advised as f ' the attitude of President Ro rove! and the feeling * of the Amcricai public in regard to the alleged re fusal of Hia Majesty to receive Pv Drtvid Jayne Hill as American am hassador to Germnay, in aticecssio* to Charlemagne Tower, has \vith drawn all the expressions of d;.s approval he recently sent to l'resi dent Roosevelt and. would bVplcasecj to receive Dr. Hill as American aro bsaaador. Murdered Woman round in Bed. Trenton, N. J., Special. ? Mrs Frances Kabe was found dead in bee j at bar borne at Fallsington, Pa. Sunday morning with two eta! wounds in the body and a fracture* skull. The woman had been mur.lcv ed and bad been dead at least 2< hours when the body was discovered A broken chair and other condition: In the room gave evidence of i k Thm |s no elus to thi The Charge of the Money Brigade Lee* than one hundred men oc/ntrol the financial, Industrial and commercial bu?lne?? of the country, and their name# uopoar In 1 BOO dlreutoratoa. -Stiuitor Ia i in Hit ai(n<H on tfu AUliicH biU at INTO THE VALLEY OF WEALTH RODE THE 100. ? Weok'H Cleverest Cartooh by Johnsuti, in the New York Kvoning Journal. SENATOR LA F0LEfTE~ NAMES RICH MEN WHO RULE THE UNITED STATES Rockefeller and Morgan He Puts in a Class by Themselves, With Three Lists Following in the Order of Importance in the Financial System, Washington, D. C. ? "Along with this enormous increase in trust power has gone a steady process Of centralization in the control of that power until now the entire situation is dominated by the Standard Oil-Morgan combination. uThe old fights between theao two great powers have been laid aside. Mr. Morgan's picture adorns the wall of the inner roam of ths Rockefellers at No. 26 Broadway. In combination to-day, they ar) working together to gather in tho smaller powers. "Mr. Hill has been taught that he must not oppose the big ones. Standard Oil got in on the Great Northern ore deal. The Gould interests are being swallowed by the combine. Morse and Heinze were neatly pocketed during the recent panic. The Smelter Trust was given a drubbing and started in the same direction. "The Vanderbllts can no longer retain their important control and themselves see the handwriting on the wall." Thus spoke Senator La Follette In the third and final Installment of his memorable speech against tho Al drlch Currency bill. Flings Charge Back at Critics. ? His assertion that the induRtrles of the whole country are controlled by fewer than 100 men had been at tacked as sensational. He took up the charge and flung it back in the teeth of his critics. On the contrary, he declared, he had been too conservative ? a much ?mailer number of men rule the na tion's wealth. The Senator quoted John Moody to show an enormous growth lu trust consolidation and capitalization in four years. In 1&04 Mr. Moody placed the capitalization of thei in dustrial franchises and railroad trusts at over ?20. 000, 000, 000. That amount had increased more than $11,000,000,000, or moro than flfty flve per cent. Tho $31,000,000,000, ho said, did not represent the finan cial combinations, hanks, trust and insurance companies. Mr. La Follette named as next af group of fourteen men, who, he said, were "big operators and men of large power and interests in their own i rights." In Harmony With "Big Two." These men, he said, find their best Interests "in working in harmony with Morgan and Standard Oil." No combination which they could form among themselves or with others could cope with that power, ho de clared. Here are the fourteen: W. K. Vanderbilt, E. H. Harriman, August Belmont, Thomas K. Ryan, Frederick Wejrcr- Ivoiiiff 8. Swift, hauser, John Jacob Autor, Henrjr C. Frick, James Hpoyor, J. Ogden Armour, Janie? J. Hill, George J. Gould, \V. H. Moore, Jacob SchifT, A second class of men In tho lift i ware the "stars of lesser magnitude," | but men of wealth and power, who | work In with the combine, and a few * of the higher rank of attorneys and ! bank presidents of the system. This , group follows: O. H. Dodge, C. H. McCormlck, Stephen 8. Palmer, Drayton Ives, C, A. Fcabody, G. F. Baker, J. F. Dry den, J. 8. Postt H. Tayr lor Paytfe, T. H. Hnbbard, O. G. fsvea, W. J. Oakmau, F. J. Be* Captain Made Soldier Parade At Barracks With Bad poy Placard. Washington, D. C. ? Capt. Clark D. Dudley, of the Fourteenth Cav alry. at Bo 1m Barracks, Idaho, has been convicted by court-martial of t]K? charge of cruelty In having com pelled a young soldier to parade up and down the porch of the barracks for three hours wearing on We hack a placard with the words "Bad Boy. His comrades Sad a complaint. peet for four inonthe. wind, J. 11. Duke, F, A. Valen tine, W. 1>. SIokii, Adrian Iseliu, Jr., Frederick Cromwell, (>. W. Young, C. Lfedynrd lllair, I). (iug genheini, V. I\ Snyder, A. II. Itrndy, ICdwin Hawley, I). (). Mill*, Charles Steele, John J. Wnterbury, Oliver Ames, Nnthn nlel Thayer, I?3. II. Gary, John Clatlin, John 11. llagemnn, C. 11. Muckay, F. \V. Vanderbllt," J. ,T. Mitehell, T. Jefferson Coolidge, Thomas Dolan, Samuel I^R, Charles Lanier, James C. Forgo, 1>. O. Ileid, Henry Walters, Nor ...innn I). Ilenm, 11. L. Hlgginson, 1'. A. 11. Widener and F. II. Mor- " rig. Third Group of Financiers. Of the third group, Including the rest of the list, Senator La Follotte said : "While some of them' eterclsed large power and held mauy director ships, it was a delegated power exer cised by them in a mere representa tive capacity. This part of the list follows: "Fdwln S. Marston, O. W. H. Kahn, Janus F. Jarvis, Fw. ^ Krotch, Paul Morton, H. C. Dent ing, Charles II. Itussell, Chaun eey M. Depew, Oliver H. Payne, ,>V. S. We bh, James 11. Forgan, Moses Taylor, Francis M. llncoii, J. A. St ill man, Luther Kountze, H. P. Whitney, P. 1). Cravath, Ix*vl 1*. Morton, II. H. Vreelnml, W. Woodhury Langdnn, C. W. Morse, Charles M. Schwab, K. F. O. young, C. S. Falrehlld, ?. S. Whit son, A. I). <1 uilliard, O. II. Allen, V. Morawetz, J. II. Par* ker, Frederick Sturgls, C. N, miss, A. F. Orr, II. McK. Twom* bly, Charles Dawes, K. 11-. Ship ley." The net result of the speech wa? another victory for La Follette. He demanded a Congressional commis sion to consider currency reform leg islation in order that Congress may ho assisted in promoting the enact ment of a general currency lqw In the next session. At thn end of the speech Senator Beverldqo arose and inquired of.Senntor Aldrlch what he thoughrf^of the plan. Mr. Aldrlch tald that the present currency bill made no pretense of em bracing banking reform, and added that before this- Congress adjourns legislation would bo passed providing for just such a commission!. Millions of iiadiuni, (.'old and Silver Going to Waste. Washington, D. C. ? Thomas F. Wnlnh , tbo multi-millionaire mine owner of Colorado, told the House Committee on Mines and Mining; that millions of dollars' worth of radium and more millions' worth of gold and allver are going to waste as A result of Improper mining methods; ahd strongly recommended the creation of a bureau of mines. Later the .committee agreid to, report (he bin creating -such a bureau, and it :*HH 1 surely pas* -J CONGRESSMAN SHOT NEGRO III STREET CAR Heflin, of Alabama, . Asked Him to Stop Drinking. WHITE MAN HIT IN FOOT l(ci)r?'H<i)(HlJvu Ari'i'itWl and Ilelease<l on ItaiU? Had AdrojMtwl ?Mini Cars For \V?Hl?li?K<on-T? Had Permit to Carry Arm*. Washington, 'I). C ? Representa tive James T. HoflliV, of Alabama, who recently advocated a "Jim Crow" law for Btrcet car service in tho District of Columbia. shot a negro on a Penn hylvania avenue, car. The negro had Insulted him. Tho bullet hit the man, howl* Lum by, Just above fhe light oar. It did not penetrate bin skull. Tho ne^io Is now In the hospital, and Congress* man Iieflln wan arrested and charged with assault to kill. - Lato?" ho was released on fftOOO bail-' * Heflin fired two shots. The, first failed to reach the negro and struck Thomas McCreary, another passenger, in the foot, McCreary U a trainer in the employ of August Belmont, and is In Washington in charge ot Hie Bol ihont string at the Bcnninga track. Tho shooting occured shortly after 7 p. m., as tho car reached the corner of Pennsylvania avonuo and Sixth street, bound for Capitol Mill. Con gressman Heflin, accompanied by Congressman Edwin J. Rllerbe, of ; South Carolina, had boarded the car at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue, Mr. Heflin being on his wnv to dellvor a tompcranco lecture at the Metropfilltrnr l\f rtbodlst ? Kpl?oopa.l Ch urcli. Ho observed two negro passengers, one of whom was Lewis Lumby, who van in the net of taking n drink from a bottle of whisky. There were a; number of other passengers, Includ ing several women. Mr. Heflin "C monstrntcd wlfh buinby and :isl:cd him to atop drinking, saying: "Don't take that drink, there aru Indies here, mid It is not right. It Is against tho law for you to-do this thing In a street car, and I hope you will put that bottle away." The other negro, who was sober, attempted to take tho bottle away from his friend, but. failed. I.umby became offended at Mr. Heflin'* re monstrances and applied vile epithets to him. As the car reached Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue Heflin hod Lumby were engaged in a struggle Mr. Heflin, who Ik a large, powerful man, succeeded in throwing Lumby oft' the car as it eamn to a stop. Mo-t of tho occupants , of the ear hastily nllghtod, including Mr.' and Mis. Thomas McCreary. Tho negro fell to the ground on. be ing pushed off the car. Ho rose nnd, it is said,,, began cursing Mr. Hefiin again, and mado a motion for his hip pocket as If to draw a weapon, where upon Mr. Heflin ilred at hini through tho car window, inisslng the negro and hitting Thomas McCreary, v.' ho. was about twenty feet fro.m the car. Mr. Heflin fired again, one of the shots striking Lumby in tho heu.l above the ear. Lumby ran a short distance and fell. Mr. McCreary'g wound is not se rious, and after treatment at a hospi tal ho returned to his apartments. Mr. Heflin says that since he intro duced the ''.lira Crow" measure he has received many letters of a threat ening character, and obtained per mission from the police authorities to go armed. 4 Mr. Heiiin represents . the . Fifth Alabama District, In which the Tus kegee Institute, of which Booker T. Washington Is at the head, is located. ALD1UCH HILL 1>AS8KI>. Senate at Washington, D. C? (lives It a Majority of 42 to 10. Washington, D. C. ? By a vote of 4 2 to 16 the Aldrlch Currency Mil passed the Senate. Five Republicans voted against It ? Borah, Bourne, Brown, Heyburn and La Follntte. Threo Dam<j(crats ? Johnston. Owen and Teller-^voted for the hill. As passed, the *blll bears small resem blance to Its original shape fv.nan it Jocted to the fire of amendments. The most Important amendments adopted were those Increasing the cash reserves of batiks, the Joint work of Nelson and Johnston, ami provid ing penalties for falpo reports made by officers of banks aa to circulation of emergency currency. This last was offered by La Follettc. and wai adopted only aftor a sharp fight. 8ENATOK FRANCHOT 1HE8. New Yrtrkl-i' KikI fione to MoMlr.'?l to Undergo nil Operation. Montreal. ? State Senator 8. JP. Franchot, of New York, whO> was op erated upon here for paralysis, after showing encouraging symptoms, suf fered a relapse during the night and died. ... He. was conscious just before the end and recognized hie relatives Albany, N. Y. - ? The Senate ad journed out of respect for .the mem ory of Senator-Frwwfhot, ffCSf adopt ing a resolution thnt th? Senate shall attend tne funeral In body. The Assembly also adjourned. Stanislaus P. Franchot represented the Forty-seventh. Senatorial District, composed of Niagara and Orleans counties. He was born In Morris. Otsego County, on January 80, 1861. TV--"? M ? v * J. W. Stewart Sncceeds proctor. John W. Stewart, of Mlddlebury, ex-Governor ot Vermont, hss been ap pointed to ttoe United States Ssnate by Governor Fletcher D. Procto.- to fill the vacancy caused hy Uie death of Senator Reidfield Proctor. Sena tor Stewart was born In Mlddlebury November 24, 1825. Wage Reduction* in iPfe atton ing s ?<1 nc I red actios. t Cotton mills in New England em ploying about 06,000 ^hnnds. hav# j.ostejgfyioUces announcing 'a wage PIKE or TWO CHOPS W END TOBACCO war Trust Said to Havo Agreed With Society of Equity. $14,000,000 PAIO FOR PRODUCT Take 1000 Crop .at Sixteen and IOOT Crop at Eighteen OcnUi on AKreomciit That No Tobacco - \Vil{ Do Grown la 1008. Cincinnati, Ohio.? The American TobaccQ Company has surrendered to tho Kentucky white burley tobacco planters, associated as tho American Society of Equity, which has been waging a strenuous war upon th?> M ust for more tl?an*a year, It la said In an unofficial report of the settle ment of the controversy between the planters and tho trust tbat the trust has bought tho pooled crops of 1906 and 1907 at prices far above those dictated by tho buying cor potation at tho time, of the spilt between tbejn and tho planters. The total amount tq be paid for tho tobacco that the as sociation has in warehouses and which It was holding, refusing to sell at the prices offered, is $14,000,000. Tho prices to.be paid for the 1900 crop is sixteen cents a pound, and for tho next year's output eighteen cent*. In the settlement the planters decided not * to raise a orop this year. The report, which comes front members of tlvo Planters' Society and fins not yet been fully verified by tho I other side, is discredited by many conversant with the situation because of the fact that the White Burley Hoard of Control has heretofore asked only q p""nd fnr.v both the crop of 1906 and X907. The higher prices are explained by the agreement to carry out the "po crop for 1908" Idea as part of the consid eration to the American Tobacco Company. The agreement as report ed only affects the white Burley dis tricts, and has no relation to the darjt tobacco districts in which most of the night riding outrages haVe taken place. The light or burley tobacco district covers flfty-flve counties in Ken tucky, several in Ohio and two or three In West Virginia.* The region in Kentucky Is In the notthern and central part of the State. This dis trict is the only place In the world where this clans of tobacco is grown. ^ The weed 1b used in tho manufacture of tho finer grndes of both chewing and- smoking tobacco, The dark to- - bacco district embraces fourteen counties In Western Kentucky and several In Tennessee. The product of thin district Is nearly all taken for export. NJglit Hiding Continues. Jlopkinsvllle, Ky. ? Night riftjttffi f?> tho number of twenty-five or thirty. Invaded Golden Pond, Trigg <Jounty, dragged Thomas Weaver, it }egro in the employ of tho tobacco associa tion, from his bed, and carrying him to the road, commanded him to run When he failed to obey the nlxht rid ers began firing at hint. Two bails penetrated the body, and he_ was."' found later in a dying condition. No cause for the crime is known. Judge WIU Not Offer Reward. T Carlisle, Ky. ? Judge McNeal. coun ty judgo of this county, refused to of fer a reward for the arrest and con viction of any of the night riders Who shot and killed Harlan Hedges, an In dependent tobacco farmer living near Carlisle. Hq said-Uia^4fe-wtlt=not=do so unless sanctioned by a meeting of the fiscal court now in session. Ask Federal Aid Against uRMem.** Lexington, Ky. ? Tho failure ontho . part of the State authorities to run down perpetrators of outrages com mitted by "night riders" culminated in a direct appeal to President ltoose velt for Federal interference in Ken tucky, in tho form of a petition pre pared by leading men of Lexington and Central Kentucky. The petition ers nro aware that the President can take no action unless the Governor ho requests, but they say. it 1b their purpose by this inrans to bring tha two Executives together lp tho mc.tr* ter. ft. LABOR INJUNCTION PERMANENT. Appeal Decided Against Duck Stove nnd Range Company Boycott. , , Washington, D. C. ? The temporary injunction recently lesucd. against tho American Federation of Labor by, Justlco Gould, of the District Su premo Court In favor of the Buck Stove and Ilange Company was mada perpetual by Chief Justice Clabaugh. The injunction effectually restrains the American Federation of Labor from in any manner interfering with the business of the Buck Stove and Bar.^e Company. The costs of the proceeding wero taxed to the Federation of Labor* HKPUGKUS AT HAITI. German Cruiser ltrcmen Take* Fob* cigncrs A>vay. I'orVAri T'rlutfe, Haltl.^?-The city Iranq-ui], The German cruiser Bre men will sail to take on board thm r refugees in the consulates at Port d* Paix and Saint Marc and convey them to Kingston. Septimus Marlus, Judge of the Supreme Court, is still In Ml* ugo at the Frencb Legation here. CONBEHVATiVKS WIN YICTO?*v Kngliib Liberals Ate ILadljr AY hi In One Partiauicutary JJj London. ? Tae nipac hopes ot Vbo OouMiyflUvci the Feokuam clociiott'tt r P*?ftur,c o : were aeMfci&TJ vA) .'fei in. JJThei*. Gooch. roiled $?70 v? era!