The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 03, 1908, Image 1
VOLUME XI.
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CAMDEN, S. O.. FRIDAY. JULY 3, im
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SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS
Newsy Items Gathered from the Different Sections of
South Carolina.
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Address by Governor AtUMfl^C
Spartanburg, Spccial.-~-The pres
ence of Gov. Ansel and the usual
great interest in the occasion caused
t'ully ft, 000 people to gather at Cedar
Springs to attend the annua,! closing
exerciscs of the 00th session of the
tfouth Carolina School for the Deaf
?nd Blind. While possibly 2,000
people gained entrance to the build
ing, hundreds wero turned away who
fcpent the clay in true camp meeting
style.
The exorcises were exceedingly in
teresting, bringing out the work of
this splendid institution, whose lab
or* for the afflicted children of the'
State are so generally appreciated.
The graduutes to whom Gov. Ansel
awarded diplomat lire Auuie
Pauline Crisp, Osgood Andrew Darby,
Annie Ixmise Dwight, Maudi Lee
Edwards, Edith Eula Kdwards, Mar
garet Ella Hudson, Frederick Fritz
Hugh Livingston, Hei>nie Matilda
Mobley, Virginia Mary Rector.
Near the conclusion of the pro
gramme, Gov. Ansel was presented
by Col. T. J, Moore, and made a
brief but indeed, a most, appropriate
and beautiful address to the students.
He pairt a high tribute to Mr. N. F.
Walker, the head of the institution
and to his sons, who are ouguged in
the same work, two of them in other
States. Gov. Ansel, after dining with
Superintendent Walkor, held a public
reception during the ofternoon for
more than an hour and shook hands
with the people of Spartanburg
county.
Ootton Seed Men Adjourn.
Columbia, Special. ? The Cotton
Seed Crushers' association adjourned
The meeting was one of unusual suc
cess. The mill men mot to got ideas
?and they got them.
The members of the association are
very much pleased with the selection
of president. Mr. B. F. Taylor and
Mr. C. FitzSimons have made good
presidents, and it is sure that Mr. J.
J. Lawton will be an honor to the
association. ,
There was no business transacted
Thursday. The members took the
early morning cars to Kidgewood,
where the time was spent pleasantly
in an experience meeting, the man
agers exchanging views to their rout?
tual profit. The rest of the day was
given over to pleasure. First was the
wrestling match betweeen Jesse and
Buster, two active little darkeys who
amused the mill men fojr an hour
Then there wore "various comedy
stunts by some of the traveling men
of the association, and finally ? a bar
becue dinner which was a fitting con
elusion of the meeting of the associa
tion.- There were 300 mill men and
guests at dinner.
Merchant in Bankruptcy.
Abbeville, Special. ? WecYiesday
Judge J. C. Klugh signed an order
nppointnig \V. A. McCord of Hodges
receiver for Ed Kessie, the largest
merchant of Calhoun Falls. Kessie
states in his petition that his assets
nre $70,000 and bis liabllties about
$25,000; that the reason for wanting
a receiver is because his creditors
are pushing him and he wanted the
court to take charge of his affairs.
Mr. McCord was empowered to buy
and sell and to conduct the business
as he saw fit. His bond' was fixed
at $3,000, which was prmoptly macY*.
McCord immediately taking charge
of the business. The whole proceed
ings came as a surprise to overy ono
here and are considered very unusual
indeed. *
Inspect Insurance Books.
Columbia, Special. ? Insurance
Commtssioner McMaster has notified
all of the insurance companies that
he will shortly mako an inspection of
the hooks and business of all home
companies. The inspection will be
very thorough and is for the purpose
of determining the liability of each
concern.
Struck by Lightning.
Springfield, Special. ? Wednesday
evenfng, during the passing of a
heavy electric storm, Mr. Jno. M.
Steven?on and three of his children
were knocked senseless, but the at
tending physician, Dr. ,H. A. Odom,
reports that alt A re expected to re
cover. Mr. Stevenson with his little
eon, Spurgeon, were coming from the
lot # his little frirls, Adelle and Ada
Lou, were in the yard. Just as Mr.
Stevenson and his boy passed the
well, lightning struck hie milk-house
or dairy' with the result that for
soriie time his wife thought . the en
tire family haQ been killtd.
? Express Rata Tariff. .
/Columbia, Special.V-The railroad
? commission held a conference with
tfca officials of tfce Southed Express
ooopaay tad decideAo accept whit
ia> known aa tariff No, 70 as a sub
titute for tariff No. IS. The fonnar
tfriff had the ratea on soma articles
Lyghar thin-formerly, The officials
of the express company announced
T that the ruling of the eoaminaeion
jronld not be orotaaUd axainaL
An Electric Storm at Union.
Union, Special.? -A terrific electric
storm passed over Union luit week,
and for over an hour there was al
most constant vivid flashes and
crashing and heavy rolling thunder.
During the storm n lightning holt
struck the home of Walter Gist, col
ored, who lives near the colored
graded school, the chimney was
kijocked over, his suphoard andi other
household furnituro wore overturned,
and hia wife, who wm in bed, shock
ed. The telephone company had
over 75 telephone** put out of order.
Fatal Lightning Bolt.
Howesville, Special. ? During a sev
ere rain aud thunder shower last
week, lightning struck a tenant house
near here on Mr. W. ('. Crumg plare
The building was set on Arc and
burned to the ground. Jim Rhoa<Y>
and his family occupied the house
at the time. One of his children was
killed instantly and his baby was
badly injured and will probably die.
The entire family was severely
shocked and narrowly escaped being
burned with the building.
Death of Mr. Frank Reddin.
Waterloo, Special. ? Mr. Frank
Kcddin died last week at hi* home
in the Mount Olive section of the
county after a lingering illness of
consumption. Mr. Reddin was a
kind-hearted Christian gentleman of
llie old school, and his death will be
a source of sorrow and regret to his
fri*nd& in Laurens jCQiuity. Ihc
funeral services were held -at Mount
Olive Baptist church, near his home.
To Heat School Building.
Anderson, Special. ? An indirect
steam heating system, costing about
$2,500, will be installed immediately
in the building at the central graded
school. This was (Vrtcrmined upon at
a joint meeting of the school com
mitteo of the board of trustees and
city council. The present system has
been unsatisfactory and the trustees
sent one of its members all over
South Carolina and other States to
inspect heating systems.
Parole Pardon Granted.
Columbia, Special. ? Gov. Anseh
has granted' av parole pardon to M.
L. Fox of Lexington county, who was
convicted of gambling and sentenced'
to a fine of .$75 or imprisonment for
(50 days. ?It was stated in the peti
tion, which was passed upon favor
ably by Solicitor Timmerman. that
Fox's wife and children were ill and
in critical comY.tion, and the pardon
was granted with the condition hat
should Fox be convicted again lie
should serve out the sentence.
Teachers for Coming Year.
Johnson, Special. ? The following
teachers have been elected for the
next session of the Johnston graded
school^ Principal, Prof. W. C. Zeiglcr,
assistants, Misses Daisy Brocking
ham,Winnsboro ; Ethol Coleman,
Earl; Leliah Walkor, Morris; May
Hodges, Spartanbnre; Mrs. L. C.
Latimer, Johnston ; Mrs. M. A. Huiet,
Johnston; Miss Lil Parish, New
York, music; Miss Lylie Lagroue,
Johnston, art and expression.
Dividends in Gaffney.
Gaffney, Speoii^l. ? At a' meeting' of
the board of directors of the Lime
stone mill it was decided to vote a
uomi-annual dividend of fl per cent.
July 1. At a meeting of the boan'i
of directors of the national bank it
was voted to teclare a semi-annual
dividend of 8 per cent July 1.
Lost Greater Than Expected.
Rock Hill, Special. ? The burning
of the foundry building at the
Sylecau Manufacturing company's
plant Tuesday morning at 3.30
o'clock was a more costly matter
than appeared in news sent previ
ously. The loss will aggregate $3,500,
with not over $750 insurance. All
the machinery was, of course ruined.
Hailstorm in Cherokee.
Oaffney, Special. ? Thicketty sec
tion of Cherokee county was visited
by a very destructive hailstorm Sun
day. The hail fell for 15 to 20 min
utes, doing much damage to cotton
and corn. The rain that fell just af
ter the hail did considerable damage
to the hill land. There arc several
acres of what was fine land that is
so washed now that it can not be
worked any more. The damag* in
tlii* section to growing crops will
run up into thousands. This is by*
far the worst hailstorm this section
has had in years.
Dividend Pay in Graaavilla.
Greenville, Special. ? Jnly 1st* is
I semi-annual dividend day in Green-.
viUe, and over a quarter of a million
dollars in chocks will -be * mailed out
Haaday to shareholders in Greenville
m^lU end banks, dvidends having
befn declared at tfeo annual spring
meeting*. The aggravate for the
banks is $21,000, while the total for.
the mills is $236,650; tiro eoaibined
dividends amounting tp $257,050. ^
REGISTRATION LAW EXPLAINED
f"i '
Miorusy-Oeusral Lyon (Htm Int?r
MAia< luterpreUtion.
Columbia, Special.* ? The opinion
fiven by Attorney (lenernl Lyon on
the new registration taw will be sent
to every board of registration in lh#
9taie by Gov. Ansel. Gov. Ansel
considers the law modi ini|H>rtant and
thinks that all ? boards should be
familiar not only with the statute
but with the interpretation of i(s
provisions us given by the attorney
general.
The opinion of Mr. Lyon, with the
iuhtructiona sent out by (Jov. Angel,
will result in a rigid application of
the law and in purging the book* of
hundreds of named not entitled to
place thereon. Jt in given below as
follows :
To Ilis Kxcellency, (Jov. M. F. Ansel,
rolutnbia :
Dear Sir: l{c*ponding to your in
quiry heretofore as to what in neces
sary to comply with the law us to
registration and re-enrollment for the
year 1008, I will say that i( is my
opinion; .
That each mid every person who has
her?tofoi? registered and become 11
quailfied elector must, during 1908,
register and have his name re-enroll
ed upon the registration books in (he
same manner as if it were an entirely
new registration and enrollment: I'ro
yided^ however, TJiat persons who
were registered and enrolled before
the year 1898, shall be entitled to re
regist rat ion and their name.* shall bo
re-enrolled upon presentation of their
registration' certificate heretofore is
sued, or upon presentation of a cer
tificate from the clerk of court, or
secretary of state, that their names
appear upon the record of persons
registered before January 1, 1803.
That upon presentation of such cer
tificate from the secretary of state,
or the clerk of court, or of (he orig
inal .registration certificate issued to
such qualified elector, a new registra
tion certificate should be issued him.
All persons who have registered
f.nd become qualified electors since
the year 1898 must apply for re-regis
tration a n re-enrollment in the same
manner as if never registered or en
rolled before, and upon showing com
pliance with (he provisions of tho
constitution entitling him (o regis
tration and enrollment, a new certif
icate must be issued him and his
name re-enrolled.
I: pon the new books of registration
to he made up during the year 1003,
(he names of all persons who have
registered since the first day of Jan
uary, 1908, should he enrolled.
That section 3 of the act of 1908.
providing that (he books of regis
tration shall be kept open at the sev
eral county seats every day, Sunda\
excepted, during the months of July
and August, 1908, is only to give
ample time during a convenient part
of the year for all persons
who desire to do so to pre
sent themselves for re-registration
and re-enrollment and was not in
tended to limit the time for such rc
rcgist ration and re-enrollment, as it
clearly appears by the act that this
may be done at any time when the
hoard is required to meet during the
year 1909.
Section 3 further provides "And
in addition thereto they shall attend,
during the month of September, 1908,
at least one day in each township in
their respective counties, of which
at least 10 days' notice shall be given
by advertisement in a newspaper
published in the county; and in
counties containing 50.000 inhabi
tants they shall attend in each city,
town or industrial community, con
taining 300 or more inhabitants, at
least one day, upon similar notioe:
Provided, That the provisions of this
soction 8hall"only ?T>ply to the re
enrollment and registration for the
year 1909."
It will be noted that it is not op
tional with the boards of registra
tion to attend at the various plaoes
described above, but It is made man
datory; in tho discharge of their
duties they must attend such places
and must give at least 10 days' notice
of this time and place of their at
tendance, in each township or indus
trial community described therein.
The opinion given above may be
and doubtless is, a very strict con
struction of the law. Nevertheless,
1 feel that if it is followed, the vati
dity of registration in ncordance
with tho same can not bo questioned
Yours very truly,
J. Fraser Lyon, Atij-.-Ocn.
Unusual Hold-up In Aiken.
Aiken, Special. ? A few nights ago
on the streets of Aiken an unknown
white woman approached n colored
man anrt demanded $"2 of him or fhe
would scream, nnd when help ar
rived, as she knew it would, she
would declare that he had grabbed
Iter and attempted an assault. The
negro man ran and called for a police
man to whom he explained his ex
perience. The woman was closely
watched and the next morning the
authorities communicated with Au
gusta from whence ahe said she had
come and learned that she was want
ed there.
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Verdict Against 0. 4 W. 0. Roed
Anderson, Special. ? A iury in the
civil court returned a verdict of $10r
356.90, tut the People's Oil snd Fer
tilizer company against tbe Charles
ton & Western Carolina railway. A
seed house of tb? plaintiff waa burn
ed in February, 1907, snd it ws*
charfed that the fire originated from
to ?Udas ST the defendant. T1*
money ee<ured in the virdict, or *
majoi^fcert *t it, gets lo tbe lm?
ance eofpsnies, tbe rent losers,
Ml CHIN WINS IH I HI
Named For Governor of North
Carolina By Democrats
LONG FIGHT IN THE CONVENTION
Oonteat the H?rde?t Fought and Most
Bitterly Waged Ever Recorded iu
tbo Political Anjual* of North Car
oiiua.
< 'harlot I o, N. C., Special Mr. Win,
Walton Kitchin, now representing
the tifth district in Congress wus, on
Rut unlav evening, at 7.?fJ o'clock,
nominated for Governor on the six
ty-first ballot by the- State Demo
cratie convention in aea?ion here.
Col. Ashley Home who had the small
est primary vote of jiny of the three
candidate* iji tho race withdrew after
the sixtieth ballot and the fight was
closed by Mr. Locko Craig, of Alihc
viile, and Mr. Kitchin, the result of
the last ballot being 473.59 for Kitoh
in and 381.72 .for Craig. After the
contest was over a love feast, in
which the friends of the enndidates
took part, followed. Among others
who spoke were: Former Governor
Aycock, who supported Mr. Craig;
Mr. Kitchin and Mr. Craig.
The closing scenes of the grewt con
test; which had continued for four
days, were most animated. More
than 8,000 people, men and women,
filled the Auditorium. Demonstration
after demonstration was made so
much so that the chairman had a
task to preserve order.
The victory won by Mr. Kitchin is
ranked as one of the greatest in the
history of the State. He was oppos
ed by Senator Simmons, the recogni
zed leader of the North Carolina
Democracy; Former Governor Ay
cock, and other well-known Tar Heel
leaders. He mado a fight on the
Southern Railway, and the American
Tobacco Company, which concerns lie
said were opposing him. He came to
tho convention with approximately
374 votes. Craig had 335 and Home
14&. The first ballot came at 12
o'clock Wednesday night. From that
time until the hour of tkr nomination
the contest was spirited and nt times
bitter. The delegates were noisy and
enthusiastic nil the while. Craig was
supported by the mountain counties
of western North Carolina. His moun
taineers were loyal U> the last and
went down after a game fight. Kitch
in not only had a plurality of the in
structed vote but |ie could count
more delegates in a final show-down.
He and his friends believed that he
would be nominated on the third or
fourth ballot, but a master hand was
against him, and, as a result, the bat
tle was prolonged and royal.
After the nomination of Mr. Kitch
in for Governor, Hon..W. C. Ncw
land, of Caldwell county was nomi
nated for lieutenant Governor. Gov
ernor Glenn and Senator Overman
were elected delegates at large to the
Denver convention; and just after
midngiht Saturday night adjourn
ment was taken until Monday.
William Wfclton Kitchin.
William Walton Kitchin, of Rox
boro, Person county, was born near
Scotland Neck, Halifax countv, Oc
tober 9th, 1860. He was educated
at Vine Hill Academy and Wake
Forest College, where he graduated
in 1884. He edited The Scotland
Neck Democrat in 1885. Shortlv
afterward he took up the study o?
law, first under his father, the late
W. H. Kitchin, and then under the
late John S. Maiming, at the Univer
sity of North Carolina. Was admitted
to the bar in 1887 and took up his
residence in Roxboro in 1888. He w-as
married to Miss Musette Satterfield
in 1892, Mr. Kitchin wai chairman
of bis county executive committee
in 1800 1 was the nominee of his party
for the State Benate in 1892; s was
elected successively to the Fifty-fifth,
Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, Fifty
eighth and Fifty-ninth Congress, and
wn re-elected to the Sixtieth Con
gress, receiving 16,503 votes to 11,
089 for C. A. Reynolds, llepublican
nominee.
The Convention City.
A feature of this most remarkable
convention was the splendid enter
tainment furnished by Charlotte to
her many thousands of guests, during
the session. With her forty-three
thousand population, her magnificent
hotels and her unsurpassed railroad
facilities, she met fully every expec
tation. Charlotte's new magnificent
auditorium was equal to the task of
seating the eight or more thousand
people who witnessed the end of the
long contest. Her hotels, boarding
houses and private homes have fur
nished fine and acVquate accomoda
tion to all tho people within her
gates. At her fine play-houses, parks
and public buildings, she has fur
nished ample amusements, and her
electric car aystem, the best in the
South, has taken the crowds easily
to all points of interest. The great
wholesale and retail stores have wel
comed all comers; the great citv
daily papers have covered in detail
every feature of the big convention,
the banks have, kept open house and
tbe contractors Jiave cone right along
with three million dollars worth of
buildings, while the bitilithie paving
people have kept busy laying the
best pavement on earth on Char
lotte's busy thoroughfares. Never
; before bee e eoAvention been ee
gladly ^eloomed $r so hospitably en
tertained. The qfy has beta decora
ted end fllnimfetert during tbe week,
tad everything Jtss beta in holiday
attire, tad thers baa beta no effort
eaywbere to "bol^ep" ibs ^aitoes,
or charge exorbitant rate*. . Onu*
loiter knows only one way of enter
taining?the best. ,
EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND DEAD
PASSES AWAY IN PRINCETON HOME
V I
PrlmuiUm. N.-J. ? Graver- CloyeWtnil died at hla .
homo here at 8. 10 a. in.
Tho following statement t-igmd by Dr. Joseph I). llryant, Dr. C<rorge
II. Lockwood, and Or. .1 M. '-.irnochan was given out:
"Mr. Clev< land f ir mat y years had suffered from repea . ed attaekB
of gastric lulurslinal origin. Also lie had a lous stumllng' organic disease
of the heart and kidneys, limit ftilure. complicated with pulmonary
thrombosis and oedema were the i:n:n<'diate cause of his death."
Mrs. Cleveland was the only lu'-nibcr of the family with nlin nt tho
time of ills death. The children are at Tamv.orth, N. 11., with Mrs,
Cleveland's mot her, Mrs. Pen ine.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland retuihed from Lakewood on June 1,
Grov$r Cleveland was the twenty- 1
second President of (ho United States. i
He was three times nominated by t ho '
Democratic party for t ho hlgheiit of- ,
fice within the gift of the people und ,
twico elected to that odlee. Ah the ,
history of the conntry is written from j
decado to decade and from century i
to century, he will !>?> rated In his
tory in comparison with lib prede-l
cessors and his successors in that '
high office. 11U rating will undoubt
edly be high.
Grover Cleveland was barn March j
1 8, 1837, In the village of Caldwell.!
N. J., nine miles from Newark. In a .
house still standing, the parsonage? ;
of the First Presbyterian Church.!
ills father, the Rev. IMchard l*\ I
Cleveland, n graduate of Yale, was!
a Presbyterian minister ?>f 1 1 1 h
character, a strong preacher, and fine j
scholar, whose forbears were Con- ;
nectlcut Yankees. His 'mother was i
Ann Neal, the daughter of an Irish
bookseller and a German Quakeress.
The fifth of their nlno children was |
christened Stephen Grover, for the i
minister who had preceded the clergy
man In the Caldwell pastorate.
When Grover was four years oUl
the family moved to Kayettevllle.
near Syracuse, N. Y., traveling by tfe
canal, and afterward to Clinton. N.
Y. In those places the boy got his
schooling and tho tradition Is thai .
he was in no wise remarkable at bis
books.
In 1853 the death of his father
obliged him to earn his own living.
With his older brother ho came to
New York and found a place as
ENGINE BIOWS UP,
THREE MEN NILEED
Boiler on Pennsylvania Locomo
tive Explodes at Stelton, N. J.
NO CHANCE LEFT TO ESCAFE
Bodies of Locomotive's Crew Hurled
Hundreds of Foot ? Knglr.!'
Killed Isaac I*. Dunn and His
Wife Two Yean Ago.
New Brunswick. ? Three members
of the wrecking crew of tho Pennayl
nla Railroad, stationed here, wore
killed when tho locomotive of the
wrecking train blew up at Stelton
soon before 1 o'clock In the after
noon. The victims were:
William Roberts, engineer, of New
?treet.
John Holman, fireman, of 88 Hunt
ington street.
Robert Donnelly, flagman, of 1SS
Albany street.
The accident occurred oq Track 2,
a abort distance west of Stilton. The
engine, 863. was going toward Me
tuchen. It left here at 12.30 o'clock,
p. m., to distribute ballast along the
road, and was running very slowly.
The throavlctims wore In tho cab,
Murdered in Philippines.
New Yorker in Forestry Service and
Chicago Teacher Killed bj^'ativei.
Manila, P. I. ? A telegram received .
bar# from the Island of Nrgros tells ;
of the murder of H. D. Everett a
Oovarnmrat forester; T- R Wakcly. a
school teacher, and toUr Filipinos by
Hill tribesmen -r
party had started aaroae 4h?
lalaad of Negros, which ia on? of tha
laaat civllls"* of the extreme southern
croup of islanda. and lad lean misa
BfWlh .wtoU . i
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v. rs,
t<ncher It) the Now York Institution
fur i ho Blind, lie studied law and
was admitted to practice at Buffalo
In 1 s r? . In I.X70 ho was elected
Sheriff of ISrlo County. X. Y. It* was
hi Ihbl that ho wan el'iclotl to the
office which established his first lar^e
reputation - the mayorship of Buf
falo. In six months he had attracted
such general attention that tho Dem
ocrat h Have him the nomination for
Eovernor. He was elected by an
enormous majority over li 1b Ropub
Hcj.ii opponont, Charles J. Folder.
At the Democratic national conven
tion, .July, l s x 1 . ho wan tho loading
candidate on the first ballot, and on
the second ballot ho secured the
nomination. Me wns renominated
1 > 1 1 1 Harrison defeated him. During
h!s first term, in ISXC, ho married
France/ Fotsom. In 1 892 he ran for
('resident analn and was elected.
Alter his retirement from public life
Mr. Cleveland live 1 at I'rlnceton, N.
J.
In 1905* ex-PreBlden.t Cleveland
was appointed by Thomas F. Ryan
one of the throe trustees for tho ma
jority stock of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society which ho held.
Tho Cleveland household was often
pictured, perhaps too Intimately to
pp.-aso Its master, as a beautiful
American example of domestic con
lent. ?
Tho uportlng finalities of tho
statesman and his lova of sport did
much to endear him to the average
American. Ho was a sincere lovor of
nature and a sportsman-? -angler and
humor-- of tho capital eort.
whan without warning tho locomo
tive boiler blew up. Just how the ao
cldont occurred Is unknown,
The body ot Enginoor Roberta waa
found on the track. The body of
Fireman Holman was blown Into a
cornfield 300 yards to tho rear of the
engine. A strange feature of the ac
cident A-aa that Holman's overall*,
which he wore at the time of the ac
cident, wero found hanging In tha
telegraph wires thirty feet above the
track. It Is supposed that his body
ahot directly through the wires.
Donnelly was blown down the
Stelton Lano road. In what Is known
as tho out, near the bridge, a dlstanca
of 2^0 yards. All of tho bodies were
badly mangled. The locomotlva
which blew up Is the gatnn one that
killed Mr. and Mrs. Isaac I'. Dunn,
two well known residents of Btelton,
at tho Stclton crossing as thoy were,
returning from cervices In tho Hap?
tlst Church there two years ago.
Woman to Die In the
Kloctric Chair at Auburn.
Watertown, N. Y.? -In tho shortest
time e\er taken by a Jury In Jeffer
son County to render a verdict In a
murder trial Mary Farmer, Jointly
Indicted with her husband for tha
killing of Mrs. Harnh Hrennnn, waa
found guilty I" 'ho first degreo, after
three hours' deliberation, and later
>?nfenced by Justice Wataon M. Rog
ers to die In tho olcctrlc chair at Au
burn Prison In the week of August 2.
Canadian Town Darned.
Fire destroyed a great part of the
business section of Tnree Rivera, Que
bee, Canada;, the lost is estimated at
over $1,000,000. ?
Kindly At'Ucles in London
on Grovcr Cleveland's Career.
London. ? The London morning
papers print leas memoir* and por?
traits of Mr. Cleveland, the Daily
Telegraph devoting six column* to
this purpose. 6c ma editorials also
ate published on the death ot the
former President ot tha United
Statu, tnrt tha majority ot^ thisi
main n Ota nf the itraB** coincidence
of his death on the date srfcea tha
American diplomatic repreeentaUve
wit?ir*w trom Venezuela, ' ?
mo imp 11 urn
Two PaH Into the Hands of An
Angry Mob and Die
AN EFFORT MADE TO SAVE ONE
Wbil? Officers Are Hurryln* Nofroee
Off For Safe Keeping, Mob Hud
douly Appear* and Take# Poeaee
?lon of FriMmera^-tfMUCOMMfiil At
tempt Made to Break .Handcuff*
and Both are Lynched, Though one
of Them May Be Innocent. ,
?WiycroM? Oi.r Special. ? Just At
sundown .Saturday afternoon two ne
goe* were lynched by * mob of at
least on# thousand persona, Tba
lynching occured on the eastern out
skirt h of the city. The uegroes were
Walter Wilkins and Albert Baker,
who were brought here Saturday
morning from Wayno county, one of
thorn charged with outraging the 14
year old daughter of MiU Wiley
Wainwright, Thursday evening.
The negroes were lodged in the
Wure county jail during the day and
lut *? in the afternoon were taken out
by Wayno county officers for the
purpoee of carrying them to Jessup
for safe keeping. Suddenly a rush
was nmdc and a doecn hands clasped
each officer and his gun. The negroes
were jerked across tho railroad track
and a hundred persons pounced upon
I hem, others still holding the guards.
Thiough the wire fence at the rail*
road the mob shoved the uegroea and
then started in a run .across College
Hill. For nearly half a mile they
continued to the flint oak tree in the
old Cherokee nursery. Here an at
tempt was made to break tho hand- ~
nifTs which held tho negroes iogeth
ee, ' but?without avail. -Nona had a ?
rope, but a heavy traco chain whiAh
was locked around ono of tho negroes
was broken apart nnd a loop was
noon made around his neck. Soma
one mounted tho tree and from the
tirst limb caught tho end of the ehain
tying il around the limb, while oth
ers held tho alleged rapist np from
the ground. The other negro, still
handcuffed to tho body of the hAQg* t
ing man, stood with hands clasped
around tho tree. The mob stepping
biwk about 10 paces opened Are upon
the men, hundreds of shots being fir
ed into their bodies. t ; j...
Many tried to prevent the killing of>
the negro who was clasping the tree.,
there being much doubt about his
connection with tho outrage. Nothing
could be done with the enraged mob. -
After tho lynching the mob dispersed.
The outrage oecured near tho
home of AViley Wainwright Thursday
evening. The girl had loft the housa
for -the cow pen when she was at
tacked by the negro. She was taken- -
to the woods nearby, her screams fail
ing to attract any one at the iiMisa.
Here, it is said two other negroes
joined tho first.
It was 11 o'clok at night before Mr,
Wainwright, accompanied by neigh
bors. found her. She was tcrrtWy
bruised ant'i mutilated. The uegro Al
bert Raker was arrested * Friday
morring and carried before tho girl
for identification. He was with asV
tral ether negroes at the time and
e.i } readily pointed him out.
Only Patriotic Airs.
New York, Special. ? In a procla
mation issued by Mayor George B,
MeClellan relative to the obaervanea
of the Fourth of Jul.v, ha direeta that
none but patriotic airs be played by
the bands in the public parks And
on the recreation piers 'on that day#
Tho usual orders as to tho raising of
the AmoricAn flag oa all city. build* .
ingi are issued, and the mayor fur*
ther urgss citizen* everywhere
throughout the city to display* nat
ional colors "as the moat appropri
ate manner of celebrating the anol*
vcrsary of the Declaration of Indfr*
pendence. "
Fifteen Dead in a Collision.
Bombay, By Cable. ? Fifteen per
sons were killed and 270 injured in
a collision between an express and a
freight train on the Bombay and Ba
roda Railway near Baroda. Four
of the passenger coaches and four
mail cars of the express train and
four ears of the freight train were
burned.
Attacked Ezpraaa Oar. , ,
Springfield, 111., ? Special. ? An ' ex
press car of the Illinois Traction
system, leaving St. Louis Friday
night, carrying a largo amount of
money and other valuablet, waa
made the object of atttaek by three
highwaymen at Lynch Station, oat
side of East St. Louis. C. E. Hart
man, a Chicago and Alton dispatcher,
saw the would-be robbera creeping
along tba gr^ss, and gave aiffl&l* to
the car to go on; Several ahota were
fired by the highwaymen, one of thavp
striking the ear, and three shot* wars
returned by tba motorman and eon
doctor of the car. No one waa hurt
Reactionaries Role Persia. ?
London, &y Cable.? A special dis
pAtch from Takarao to Tba .T km
aays "Tba reactionaries are masters
of tba situation bare. - Arrests sod
looting oootioos, And a paoic prar
vails. AU the n?w?papar offices and
tba snjuman'a jjremisea wn beam
wTfa'^af^Tabir ad TVmlafi. Trrrr***'*^
?ulcjuf n Mfi6KlAJ worn Itl